Annual Report - Center for Developmental Services

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Our New Look...........................................1
A Message from the Chair.....................3
Board of Directors....................................4
Year in Review...............................................5
Hannah’s Story...............................................7
Partners.............................................................9
Sponsors...........................................................11
Looking Forward..............................................13
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We’ve given ourselves a makeover. After 15 years, we
wanted a fresh look that better conveyed our services,
our partners, and our mission.
New look. Same mission.
We sought a new approach to all of the ways we reach our
clients. It wasn’t about changing who CDS was, or how we
operated; it was about clearly communicating our services
and our capabilities, so that people who might need us knew
where they could find us. We will be unveiling new signage
and material, including a new website and brochures.
Our new logo.
We started with a logo that evolved our look and
feel. We did not change the original brand colors, but
we did tweak them, using less true “primary” colors in
favor of richer, softer shades that were easier on the eye,
and more calming. Bright, bold colors can affect both
children and adults (especially those with autism), so we
were careful to choose hues that were more soothing.
The child is reaching towards several stars that are
both inside and outside of the square. This design
has a dual purpose: it conveys our dedication to
the support of our young patients, as well as their
ability to receive services both inside and outside
our building.
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What an amazing time to be part of CDS! This year, CDS will celebrate our 15th
anniversary. That’s fifteen years of reaching milestones, and fifteen years of hope for
our families. It’s been a privilege to be part of this organization over the past few years,
and I’m excited to be leading the board in 2015. But before we look too far into what’s
ahead, I want to share some of our recent accomplishments.
In 2014, CDS served 5,700 children with developmental delays and disabilities through
our partners, programs and services. If you count all the times each child had an
appointment, evaluation or therapy session, it would total over 30,000 visits just last
year alone. That’s a lot of little feet through our lobby, and lots of smiling faces. In
addition, we had over 200 volunteers in the community donate 631 hours of service.
We are so appreciative of the community’s involvement, as those hours translate into
dollars saved.
We enjoyed several new events throughout the year, like our first hockey night with
the Greenville Road Warriors. SANDLAPPER Securities hosted a benefit concert
featuring John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band. We began a nutrition series for
our Hispanic families in conjunction with Clemson University. Lastly, CDS welcomed
Dana McConnell as our new Executive Director.
In 2015, we look to expand our outreach efforts by redesigning our website, creating
new resource materials, and increasing our use of social media. We are launching a
new logo as well, which will better reflect our mission to those needing services. We
have also planned more educational opportunities for our families, such as a family
resource night and car seat checks. But some of our programs won’t be new. Our
families will again enjoy the entertaining and enrichment activities that make CDS
unique, such as our Halloween event, the visit from Santa, arts and crafts, and concerts
in the lobby.
CDS continues to be that “place” in the community for so many services and programs
our families need. After fifteen years in operation, it’s a testament to the teamwork
of our partners, the CDS staff, our board members and the community. To all of our
corporate sponsors, grantors, United Way participants and individual donors, thank
you for your support and generosity.
You have made a difference, and we are truly grateful.
With appreciation,
Chris Robinson
Dr. William R. DeLoache
Chairman in Perpetuity
Chris Robinson
Chair
South State Bank
Trevor Gordon
Vice-Chair
SANDLAPPER Securities
Lindsay Bickerstaff
Secretary-Treasurer
Proforma
Jack Altman, CPA
Pacolet Miliken Enterprises
Frank Bentley
Bank of America
Kelley Norris
Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC
Rhiannon Poore
Find Great People
Reba Richardson, LPC
RCR Counseling Services
Bill Sykes
First Presbyterian Church
Stephanie Tarbet
Michelin North America
John Tripoli
Northwestern Mutual
Chris Robinson
Chair, Board of Directors
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We’ve had a great year. And we’re excited to not only look
back at our past success, but to look ahead at our ambitious
goals for the future. The Center for Developmental Services
has a number of exciting results to share from our past year
of service. And we’re pleased to be able to share with you
our vision for the journey ahead of us.
5,700
Children were served last year.
30,300
Total visits made to CDS.
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Volunteers gave their time.
631
Volunteer hours logged.
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Community health fairs attended.
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Tours were given.
272
Community members received a tour.
629
Families received free interpretation & translation.
2,080
Families called our intake line and were
referred to our partners for services.
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We asked Linda Johnson to tell her story about
experiencing CDS with her daughter, Hannah. Hannah was born at 5 ½ pounds, quite a bit smaller than
her older sister, Olivia, was two years earlier. Little did we know
that she would be an awesome challenge, and would provide
a lifetime of special blessings. After 8 weeks, Hannah only
gained 1 pound. Five weeks later, we began seeing a feeding
specialist, and within the hour, we were at the hospital for what
turned into a 10-day stay.
Her diagnosis was confirmed as Prader-Willi syndrome. After a
2-hour meeting with the doctor and the genetic counselor, we
felt numb, scared, and shocked. During the process of applying
for medical waivers, we learned about CDS and began her
physical therapy with Kidnetics, a CDS partner. Hannah’s
physical therapy taught her to roll over and strengthen
her neck muscles. At eight months, we enrolled her in the
Wonder Center, a day care for medically fragile children, also
at CDS. With the therapists right in the building to come
and get her for all three of her therapies, and the amazing
nurses in the Wonder Center to duplicate their efforts while
they were caring for her, Hannah quickly began to thrive.
Hannah is now 8 years old and in a typical classroom in
2nd grade at Oakview Elementary. She graduated from
speech therapy in December, and we couldn’t be more
proud of her. She has resource for one period every day
and loves school. She has a lot of friends, and is doing
very, very well in all aspects.
We certainly had no idea what to expect when she was
first diagnosed, but we know for sure that the the early
intervention with BabyNet, Kidnetics, Developmental
Pediatrics, the Wonder Center, and now with the
Greenville County School District, has helped her to
become the very best she can be. There will always
be unknown aspects with her diagnosis, but we are
hopeful that ongoing research will lead us to a cure.
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Our ambitious mission wouldn’t be possible without the efforts of our incredible
partners. CDS was formed so that parents of children with special needs had
a better way to get the help they needed. Thanks to their combined efforts, our
partners serve 6,000 children and families each year.
Children’s Hospital of Greenville Health System
• Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics: Medical & developmental
evaluations by physicians & nurse practitioners.
• Kidnetics: Therapeutic services for children, on an inpatient &
outpatient basis, from birth to 21 years.
• Wonder Center: Therapeutic day treatment for children ages birth to six
with medical and developmental problems that require daily nursing care.
• Pediatric Prosthetics and Orthotics: This new service began in the spring
2015 and offers our families specialty bracing and cranial remolding
orthoses for the correction of plagiocephaly.
Clarity
Evaluation and treatment for children and adults with speech, language, hearing,
auditory processing, learning/academic and other developmental concerns.
Family Connection
A parent-to-parent network providing support and information to families
with children with disabilities and special healthcare needs, as well as
workshops, support groups, and family events.
Greenville County Schools
Screening for suspected hearing, vision, speech or developmental
disabilities, and therapy services for qualified preschool students using both
direct and classroom integrative models.
KidVentures
Early-intervention learning activities for children with special needs, hosted
in the child’s natural environment in weekly intervals.
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The CDS Miracle Maker Society is a group or
individuals and businesses who have pledged their
support of at least $1,000 each year for five years.
Miracle Maker Society
Anonymous
Kristen and Steve Armaly
Sandra and Tom Banks
Katie Bolt and Chres Rainey
Ana Bowers
Don Clardy
Sharon and Trevor Gordon
Sherry and Tee Hooper
Lesa and Bill Kastler
Amy Milionis
Diane and Kenneth Parham
Evelyn Penkert
Rhiannon and Joe Poore
Will Quinn
Mark Reinstein
Bill Robinson
SANDLAPPER Securities, LLC
Kerry and Franklin Sease
Jane and Bill Sykes
Kelli and John Tripoli
Amy and Geoff Wasserman
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Our donors are the reason we move forward.
And move forward we will, thanks to their incredible generosity.
$1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous
Anonymous
Kristen and Steve Armaly
$10,000 - $99,999
BMW Manufacturing Inc.
Bon Secours St. Francis
Dorothy A. Bailey
Health System
Sandra and Tom Banks
W.W. Burgiss Charities, Inc.
Lynn and Brian Blackburn
The Children’s Hospital of the John Blessing
Greenville Health System
Katie Bolt and Chres Rainey
The Graham Foundation
Ana Bowers
Hollingsworth Funds, Inc.
Cy Burgess
The Jolley Foundation
Alvena and Harry Chapman
Northwestern Mutual
Don Clardy
SANDLAPPER Securities Benefit Dody and Dixon Cunningham
Concert for CDS
Beth and Robert Dobson
SANDLAPPER Securities, LLC
Ms. Laura duPont
EDTS, LLC
$2,500 - $9,999
Natalina and Jerry Ferlauto
Anonymous
Harold F. Gallivan, Jr. Family
BlueCross BlueShield of
Foundation
South Carolina
Peggy and Ed Good
The Raymond E. and Ellen F. Greene, Finney & Horton, LLP,
Crane Foundation
CPAs and Advisors
Sharon and Trevor Gordon
Ideal Business Solutions, LLC
Major Business Machines
Beverly F. Jameson
Michelin North America
Jennifer Little
Mr. James T. Pearce
Dee and John Malone
Piedmont Natural Gas
Amy Milionis
Sisk Foundation
Ronald McDonald House
Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. Charities of the Carolinas, Inc.
Bill and Connie Timmons Ronald McDonald House
Foundation
Charities, Inc.
United Way of Pickens County
Tolar Eugene Parker
Over $100,000
First Presbyterian Church
United Way of Greenville
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Rhiannon and Joe Poore
The Priester Foundation
Will Quinn
Gwen Randolph
Kandice E. Reed
Marie and Jason Richards
William P. Robinson
Dr. and Mrs. William F. Schmidt
SCI Electronics, Inc.
Kerry and Franklin Sease
Tracy and Aaron Shober
Sandra and Alex Sierra
Emilie and Huck Simpson
South State Bank
Southern First Bank
Jane and Bill Sykes
TD Bank
The Greenville News Holiday
Sunshine Fund
Melbourn Thompson
Kelli and John Tripoli
United Way of Greenville County
Anonymous Designations
Jeff and Ellen Walker
Woodward Charitable Trust
$500 - $999
Absolute Total Care
Kevin Arms
James Bagwell
Ted Bell
Vicki and Craig Brown
Carolina Power
Ellen Collins
Combined Federal Campaign
IBM Charitable Contribution
Campaign Anonymous
Sara S. Fayssoux
Susan and Paul Grier
Steve Guryan
Jennifer and Dixon Harrill
Lynn and Marty Harrison
Becky and Bobby Hartness
Thomas F. Hawkins
JHM Hotels
Melissa Keesaer
Dr. and Mrs. William S. Koch
Genevieve Manly
Joanie Martin
Rex Meade
North Greenville Rotary
Diane and Kenneth Parham
Evelyn Penkert
Kathryn and Chuck Pringle
Raymond James Financial
Corp.
Alisa and Randy Richardson
Joseph M. Ryan
Amy E. Schiera
Kristy and Cory Shick
Julie Smith
John Uprichard
Harriet and Philip Van Hale
WellCare of SC
Wells Fargo Advantage Funds
Roger Williams
George Wood
$250 - $499
Aging With Flair, LLC
Rebecca J. Bagwell
Rachel and Jeff Balck
Linsdsey and Neil Batavia
Wells Black
BlueChoice Health Plan
Medicaid
Dawn Brenneman
Jennifer Brown
Kristi P. Byers
Kurt Carlson
Jane and John Cocciolone
Katie Coker
Mike Coggin
Find Great People, LLC
Mike Gambrell
General Equipment and Supply
Alexandra L Givens
G-Five, Inc.
Carol Ann and Paul Good
Gail and John Houser
Honore Hishamunda
Keri H. Lewis
J. Michael Manley Team At Keller
Williams
The McCall Foundation
Rebecca Miles
Chris Newton
Marie Park
QuikTrip
Janine and Steve Sally
SANDLAPPER Securities, LLC
Staff
Select Health Of South Carolina
Richard Sham
Minor and Harold E. Shaw
Diana and Paul Sims
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Frances Suttles
Troy A. Tessier
Leigh and Sean Turner
UPS Inside Sales
Upstate Coffee Service Company
Walmart Supercenter #4583
James E. Woodside & Co.
$100 - $249
Linda and Bob Albright
Angela Alexander
Kim Anders
Anonymous
Robert Austell
Kimberly Avila
Stephanie Ayers
Baker Roofing Company, Inc.
Michele Balderson
Michael A. Balding
Susan and Glenn Batson
Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices,
C. Dan Joyner Realtors
Margie Bickerstaff
William Bishop
Jack Bixler
Sandra Blackburn
Joy and Christopher Blue
Aaron Boland
Anne and George Boroughs
Bradshaw, Gordon & Clinkscales, LLC
Ann Broome
Jacquelyn Buczkowski
Jordan Burns
Matthew S. Cardone
Beth Clark
Thomas H. Coker
Hubert Crosby
Robyn Ezzell
Betty Farr
Jenny and Daniel Fetterolf
Kelli W. Fleming
Candy Fletcher
Dallah Forrest
Clare P. Fulcher
Nancy and Richard Furman
Fielding and Gally Gallivan
Hesha N Gamble
David T. Garrett
Rev. Dr. Richard and Ruth Gibbons
Diana Gilbert
Deborah H. Godfrey
Greenville Carpet Cleaning
Greenville Office Supply
Greenville Road Warriors
Greenville Sports Leagues
Gregory H. Grossman
Steve Hall
Thomas E. Harvey
Sharon and Bruce Higgs
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James W. Hill
Anne and Frank Holleman
Graham Howle
Lynn R. Hudson
Alan Isom
A.L. Johnson
Robert Johnson
John E. Johnston
Brooke Jones
Jill and Desmond Kelly
Susan and Scott Kilgore
Amy and Jamey King
Kristy and Kevin Laird
Jason Littleton
Jerome Long
J Michael Manley
Crissy Maynard
Dana and Eric McConnell
Beth McNamara
Mary and Michael McNicholas
Corey Memmott
Jamie Moon
Cameron Morgan
Wendi Mullinax
Courtenay and Mark Nantz
Northwestern Mutual
Stacey Olive-Erwin
Milton Ozmint
William N. Page
Elizabeth and Tony Poteat
Rachel Prindle
Mark Reinstein
Robert E. Reeves
Ann Robinson
Sarah and Harris Robinson
Richard Andrew Rogers
Stephanie D. Taylor
The Spinx Company, Inc.
Michael Templeton
Emilie and Nick Theodore
Lyn and Luis Torres
Lizabeth K. Turner
United Chemical & Supply
Company
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United Way Of The Central
Carolinas
Vantage Point, Inc.
Marilyn Vanvick
Lara and Chris Wannemacher
William Weber
Mary Ellen and Bob Yeargin
Under $100
Sheila Ahern
Linda and Harold Alford
Lindsay Anderson
Anonymous
Anonymous
Becky and Joe Barron
Tiffany Beesley
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bingham
Robin Blackwood
Joan Burket
Adam Christy
Ann and Cotton Clarke
Angela Clemow
Leann and Tom Corbin
Chris Corry
Linda Dorsey
Polly and Peggy Ann Duncan
Lisa Edwards
Meghan Ellison
Scott Ferguson
Lawrence Garabedian
Carol Golden
Lesley Griffeth
John Harper
Chris Harrison
Carolyn Herbert
Aaron Higgs
Jennifer Hincapie
Janice and Thomas Holcombe
Cheryl and Herb Johnson
Taylor and William Johnston
Anna Karageorgiou
Susan and Ernie Kastner
Natalyn Klump
Katie Leckenbusch
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lenz
Jean Little
Bob Lloyd
Cecilia Lozano
Peggy and Charles S. Major
Ginnette Malay-Romkey
Melinda Massey
Terry McGrath
Brenda McKay
Kim McPhail
Kimberly Mincer
Beth Mixon
Caroline Morris
Mike Morris
Katie Mullins
Ashley Newton
Carolyn O’Connell
Karen Padgett
Jan Paige
Nicole Passerrello
Mark Pedersen
Thomas Poole
Publix Super Markets, Inc.
Mindy Ramsey
Shaun Ramsey
Michele Reeves
Lois Reid
Reba Richardson
Becky and Craig Robinson
Jack Robinson
William Sayre
Mikel-Ann and Drew Scott
Lura Seferian
Anita and Richard Sellars
Tyler Smith
Gail Solomon
Tiffany Stearns
Leigh Stinnett
Janice and Patrick Sudduth
Anna Swing
Beverly and Michael Tedstone
United Way Of Greater Milwaukee
Erica and Joseph Urban
Kate Venuto
Ellizabeth Wall
Kelly Wallace
Jamie Whitlock
Gloria Whittenburg
Nancy Wilburn
Paula Wolfe
Tobias Wolford
In-Kind
Better Tie
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Consolidated
Earth Fare
Rev. Dr. Richard and Ruth
Gibbons
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Louis Berger Services, Inc.
Lowe’s Of N.W. Greenville, SC
Midwest Balloon Rides
Protocol, Inc.
SCI Electronics, Inc
Ultimate Massage Therapy
In Honor of
In Honor of Henry, Eden and
Layton
Linda E Dorsey
In Honor of Margaret Murphy
Margie Bickerstaff
In Honor of Emma Blackburn
Lura Seferian
In Honor of Fourth Presbyterian
Church Wedding Committee
Kim McPhail
In Honor of Chas Major
Peggy and Charles S. Major
In Honor of the Robinson
Grandchildren
Becky and Craig Robinson
In Honor of Kathryn Burkhardt
Becky and Bobby Hartness
In Honor of Joann Hein
Lois Reid
In Honor of Jackson, Olivia,
Hudson and Camilo
Thomas and Janice Holcombe
In Honor of Eleanor and Sandy
Templeton
Michael Templeton
In Memory of
In Memory of David Gordon
SANDPLAPPER Securities LLC,
Staff
In Memory of David Gordon
Angela Clemow
In Memory of Ashley Kennedy
Hampton-Pinckney Historic
Preservation Association
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The road ahead has never been more
exciting. CDS has a number of incredible
initiatives planned for 2015, including:
Enhancing the family experience.
We will be offering more connections to
resources through referrals, health fairs,
and social media. We are planning more
educational seminars in health & nutrition.
Additionally, we will be expanding our
outreach and services in the community to
be a benefit bank and car seat check site.
Celebrating our 15th birthday!
We will be unveiling a whole new look for
CDS, including a new logo and indoor/
outdoor signage. We will have new
landscaping as well as a new mural on
the Hampton Ave. side of the building.
Finally, we will be adding additional
security cameras to the facility for
increased peace of mind for our
patients and staff. Be sure to check in
with everyone at CDS throughout
the year to find out more about
upcoming events, milestones, and
much more.
We can’t wait
to get started!
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