Quarterly - Spokane Guilds School

Spok ane Guilds’ School & Neuromuscul ar Center
A n d Th e S p o k a n e G u i l d s ’ S c h o o l F o u n d a t i o n
Volume 11, Issue 2
May 2008
V I S IQOuarterNly
Working together to make a difference
Shock the Fox was a big hit with the
children and families volunteering at
the 2008 Community Penny Drive
Inside VISION:
Executive Director’s
Message
SGS Calendar
of Events
2
2
All-Star Staff profiles
Janet Cook
3
Wilde Flowers
5
The More You Know…
Prenatal drug exposure
6
Of Special Interest
6
12th Annual
Penny Drive
7
Contributors to
the SCHOOL
Contributors to the
FOUNDATION
Leaving a Legacy
8
12
15
Volunteers sorted through five
tons of pennies during the
12th annual Guilds’ School
Foundation Penny Drive.
The “Shock” of my Life
The “Love” of my Life
We’d like you to meet one of the inspirational
children currently receiving services at the
Spokane Guilds’ School and Neuromuscular
Center. Her name is Piper, and this is her
story, as told by her mom, Carolee.
away. We were never
disappointed, just more
fearful of her future. She
stayed in the NICU for 12
days. The hydrocephalus
had the shock of my life in January of 2006, when was minor, just little
a pregnancy test came back positive. Jason and I
blood clots that cleared in
had given up years ago after several failed attempts
a few days, but the echo
with fertility treatment. We were pretty satisfied
spot in her heart turned
with our life. We sea kayaked on the weekends,
out to be a hole or a
played computer games and had four dog kids,
Ventricular Septal Defect
though we would have given it all up for a little
(VSD). She also had a
one. It took a total of 12 years for our precious gift
Patent Ductus Artriosus
from God to come to us. This little one was an
(PDA), a blood vessel in
Piper and her dog Muttley
answered prayer. the heart that usually
We had a few ultrasounds in the first few
closes during the first few breaths after birth. The
weeks and everything was normal. Then, at the
cardiologist decided to just watch and wait for her
16th week ultrasound, things went differently. They heart to heal. In January 2008, we had our annual
saw an echo spot on her heart and she also had
appointment and found out the hole did not close
hydrocephalus or “water on the brain.” We were
on its own and they were going to close the PDA by
scared, but I just knew this little one was going to
catheter. We’ve had several other minor surgeries,
be okay. That year, 2006, was quite stressful for
including ear tubes, tear duct probe, exotropia of
us! The US Air Force moved us from Virginia
her eyes, (outward movement of the eye, which isn’t
to Washington, we bought our first home here
very common with children with Down syndrome).
in Spokane, and we had a high risk pregnancy.
I would consider her pretty healthy. She is a happy,
I also had ultrasounds done every few weeks to
teething, stubborn, goofy, babbling, getting into
monitor the hydrocephalus. At every
everything little girl, just like any
other ultrasound they would find other
other typical child. She just happens
markers for Down syndrome. Though
to have Down syndrome. We have
no one ever gave a diagnosis of Down
dreams for her just as other parents
syndrome, I had a feeling she would
have for their children. It is amazing
have it. I was becoming a “googlehow families and their children are
ologist,” looking up everything the
thriving. Each generation becomes
technician noticed, not a good idea for a
more and more able to deal with these
pregnant lady. I would worry, and Jason
difficulties that life throws their way,
would calm my fears. but it’s the early intervention and
Piper came to us on September 4,
medical advances that are making the
2006. I knew she had Down syndrome
difference.
when I saw her across the room.
At around 10 weeks of age Piper
Her beautiful almond eyes gave her
started
at the Spokane Guilds’ School
Piper and her pony
I
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VISION
May 2008
Executive Director’s Message
T
his school year has been action
packed. So much good work has been
accomplished for the children, families,
staff and the organization by so many
different people and organizations. The
school is truly blessed. A big thank you
to all of you who have been helping us
achieve our mission.
I hope you are enjoying the new DVD,
website and brochures developed by Gibby
Media Group. Lon and his staff are so
talented, and Lon and his wife Marianne
are such great supporters of the Spokane
Guilds’ School & Neuromuscular Center
(SGS&NMC). As alumni parents they
know the value of our program. Thanks
to all of the staff at the School and to the
people appearing in the new DVD. Please
visit our website at www.guildschool.org
to see all of the things happening at the
school.
The Benefit Breakfast, Wendy’s Classic
Golf Tournament, the Annual Auction, and
the Kids for Kids Penny Drive were all so
successful again this year.
Kudos to Faris Charboneau the
founder of our Penny Drive. Faris’ vision
has resulted in a wonderful program for
our community and the SGS&NMC.
The awareness and understanding that is
created about the SGS&NMC through the
school presentations is some of the most
meaningful work we do each year. We are
creating a more welcoming path for our
students as they leave the SGS&NMC
to go into the public schools. The local
school boards and their superintendents and
staff deserve great credit too, as they have
supported this program at the highest level.
The SGS&NMC and Dr. Betty
Williams, of Whitworth University, are
continuing to make plans for a different
SGS&NMC that would provide more
for children and families. This new
plan would provide greater capacity for
early intervention services, train more
professionals with our higher education
partners, and seek to become a research
center so that public policy can more
accurately be determined through evidence
based research.
The greatest part of my job is my ability
to witness the magic of the SGS&NMC
and its staff each day. The magic is based
on the staff’s knowledge and experience, the
parents’ engagement in their child’s program
and the children’s inherent capacity to grow
and develop. A big part of the magic is based
on hard work and the belief that there is
reason for hope and the knowledge that all of
the children are positively moving ahead.
The SGS&NMC is Spokane’s program.
Due to the help of thousands of volunteers
and donors, we are able to make a
difference. Thank you for KEEPING THE
DREAM ALIVE!
The “Shock” of my Life, The “Love” of my Life (continued)
& Neuromuscular Center (SGS&NMC).
She began with speech and physical
therapy. It was overwhelming at first, but
Nikie Noldin and Shirley Carlson, our
therapists, were so helpful in teaching
us how to motivate Piper. They taught
us how to get Piper to reach, watch
and hold objects. We also learned
exercises to help her hold her head, sit
up, crawl and now she walking. Piper has
also started “signing,” telling us when she
needs a drink, which is a lot. She
knows signs for dog and eat, which is
pretty cool. She is not saying full words
yet, so we’re able to communicate with
her by signing words and by reading
her body language. We learned all
this through the SGS&NMC.
It has been so amazing watching Piper
develop. Sometimes I sit at the play
area in the mall and watch the other
kids just “do” these milestones naturally:
clapping, crawling, rolling, and walking.
Meanwhile, Piper has worked so hard for
each milestone and more. It puts tears in
my eyes when I see this child we love so
much accomplish a goal. It is the most
amazing feeling to see your child achieve
something that seemed so impossible.
Piper would not be where she is now if
it wasn’t for the SGS&NMC . We look
forward to going there every week and
we always receive smiles and praise. It is
such a great place for Piper to start her
life. We’ll never forget our experience at
the SGS&NMC. Dick Boysen
SGS Calendar
of Events
(all activities May 20 —
September 30, 2008)
May
20 –Board of Directors Meeting
26 – Memorial Day (School Closed)
28 –Foundation Trustee Meeting
June
18 –Appreciation Night
August
18-29 –School Break (School
Closed)
September
1 – Labor Day (School Closed) 15 – Wendy’s Classic Golf
Tournament 16 –Board of Directors Meeting
24 –Foundation Trustee Meeting
28 – Foundation Trustee Meeting
We are beginning to
build an e-mail information board.
If you would like to receive
information via e-mail please
e-mail Julie at [email protected]
to have your e-mail address added.
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All-Star
VISION
Staff
We’d like to introduce you to the
special people who devote themselves
to the daily operation of SGS&NMC
– the therapists, teachers,
management and staff. All-Star Staff
will appear in each issue of VISION
and will profile a different member of
our team every quarterly.
I
had a very refreshing visit with Janet
Cook, our Special Education teacher
for team two. One cannot help but feel
her energy and enthusiasm for all she
does here at the Spokane Guilds’ School
& Neuromuscular Center (SGS&NMC).
Janet is such an enjoyable and pleasant
individual, it is easy to understand why so
many of the families and children are drawn
to her. Janet’s kind and warm manner
makes people feel at ease the moment
they encounter her. I discovered that
underneath this mild mannered individual
is a person that possesses an extremely high
work ethic with high expectations for the
children she serves.
Janet shared that she was raised in
New Mexico, in a family of six children
that had many dogs. As the third child in
a large family, she learned early on what it
takes to be successful when working with
others and getting things done. Janet told
me that her brothers and sisters were her
very best friends, plus having many siblings
naturally increased her circle of friends. At
the conclusion of high school, Janet was not
exactly sure what direction her life would
take, so she began working and saving her
money, which eventually would go towards
paying for her college education. Once
in college she decided to double major in
Elementary and Special Education with
a minor in Sociology. She obtained her
Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern
New Mexico University and continued
on to earn a Master of Science degree in
Special Education. After graduation, she
moved to Ashland, Oregon where she began
teaching for the Medford School District.
In 1980, Janet moved to Spokane.
She worked as a substitute teacher in the
Spokane Valley for one year before being
hired as a Preschool Special Education
May 2008
A Passion for Learning and Teaching
By Ken Daniel
Teacher at the SGS&NMC.
Janet told me how much she loves the
learning process. She so enjoys her job at
the SGS&NMC because it places her in
such a collaborative position with the other
teachers and therapists. “I love it here!”
she shared, “Working with the children
and their families has taught me so much.”
Janet believes that the team room setting is
where the real learning takes place, for her.
“Being with these little ones and watching
them grow and change is just amazing. The
“Being with these little ones and
watching them grow and change is
just amazing.”
children learn the most from play activities.
It is my job to help find new ways of playing
that will benefit the children the most.”
Janet’s most satisfying moments come
in watching the children attempt new tasks
and see the delight on their faces when they
succeed. Throughout the years, Janet has
observed that the children’s development
is more typical than atypical. “As teachers
and therapists, we have to think outside
of the box to find a workable solution for
challenges the children and their families
face. The children have kept me young and
make me laugh with their antics.” Janet
has found true happiness from doing what
brings her the most satisfaction. Working
with the little ones at the SGS&NMC
fulfills part of this for Janet.
Janet and her husband John enjoy
many wonderful activities such as, hiking,
camping, biking, ballroom dancing and
traveling. Janet loves making jewelry and
her new found interest is in acting and
producing plays. She believes that life is a
learning process. “We are in charge of our
own destiny, with the choices we make each
day dictating the way we live our life.”
She is proud of her two step children,
Katherine, age 25, a graduate student at the
University of Washington working on her
PhD in mathematics, and Nathan, age 26,
who is a computer specialist with Mountain
Gear focusing on web design. Janet loves
having a close family, good friends, and a
Janet Cook,
Preschool Special Education Teacher
great place to work. She feels that all of
these things provide her with a full and well
balanced life.
The SGS&NMC has been so fortunate
to have Janet as one of our dedicated staff
members providing outstanding professional
service to the children and families we serve.
Have a story you’d like to share
about either a current Spokane
Guilds’ School &
Neuromuscular Center student
or one of our alumni?
We’d love to print it in the Vision.
Stories and photos may be
emailed to:
[email protected]
or
mailed to:
Ken Daniel
Spokane Guilds’ School &
Neuromuscular Center
2118 W. Garland Ave.
Spokane, WA 99205.
All photos will be returned.
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Thank you to all of our sponsors, donors, volunteers and guests
for helping to make this such a successful event!
Major Underwriters
Doubletree Hotel Spokane City Center
PEMCO Insurance Company
Sterling Savings Bank
WSIADA
Platinum Corporate Sponsors
American Iron Works & Erectors
Bank of America
Banner Bank
Itron
Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Northwest Farm Credit Services
State Bank Northwest
Tomlinson Real Estate Group
Travis Pattern & Foundry
Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole
Scholarship Fund Underwriters
M.T.M. Contractors
Randy & Kathy Maurer
Stephen & Linda McIntosh
Mary Sherwood
Washington Trust Bank
Ventilation Power Cleaning, Inc.
Spokane East Rotary Club
Tom and Joyce Williams
WSIADA
Gold Corporate Sponsors
Air Electric Equipment & Tools
Cedar Property Management
Garland Vision Source
Horizon Credit Union
Spokane House of Hose
Spokane North Lions
Spokane North Rotary
Spokane Pro-Care
Spokane Restaurant Equipment
Washington Trust Bank
White Elephant
Auction Underwriters
A&L Compressed Gases, Inc.
Burke’s Distributing
Gregory Johnson
Lawton Printing
Wm. Winkler Co.
Special Thanks
Mark Peterson, Master of Ceremonies
Stuart Lee, Auctioneer
Auction Steering Committee:
Steve White—Chairperson
Patti Alder, Sandy Alderman, Phyllis Bill, Helen Black, Bette Blair, Jennifer Blair, T.J. Brill, Judith Crosby,
Ashley Goodman, Janet Guest, Brett & Lisa Hagen, Charlie & Dolores Hinton, Stuart Lee, Christine Johnston,
Cyndi Lucke, Karen Miller, Marcie Rae O’Connor, Connie Powers, Klaire Powers, Gregg & Barbara Pryde,
Bill Ryan, Trina Schmid, Mike Schneider, Beth Seely, Tracey St. Onge, Jayme Toth, Jamison Wagner and Karla White.
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Wilde Fl wers:
Stories from the Guilds’ School Garden
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and by the time Ben got there she had
abe...who
passed out. The baby boys were delivered by
doesn’t love
that name? It’s
c-section while Ben waited for 45 minutes,
both strong and
which seemed like an eternity. Tyler was
sweet. The name
the first born, weighing 1 lb. 5 oz., and a
Debra Wilde
makes me smile,
minute later Gabe came into the world at
and so did his parents, Alisha Blimka and
1 lb. 3 oz. Alicia’s first reaction when she
Ben Cockburn. They are very proud of their
saw Gabe was that he wasn’t going to make
son. I never tire of being around Spokane
it. Both babies were immediately put on
Guilds’ School & Neuromuscular Center
ventilators. The babies’ health issues were
(SGS&NMC) parents. They are as special as serious. Both Tyler and Gabe had heart
their children.
surgery at three weeks
old. The next surgery
After being together for five
was when Tyler had six
years, Ben and Alisha were thrilled
inches of his intestines
to find out they were pregnant.
taken out. Three weeks
At 13 weeks their excitement
later another inch was
doubled when they were told
removed. Tyler’s skin was
“its twins!” Unfortunately, that
so thin that Mom had to
excitement turned to worry
as complications came at them fast
wear gloves to hold him.
and furious. At 18 weeks, Alisha’s
Imagine not being able
contractions were so strong that at
to have skin on skin with
one point, she stood up and fell to
your baby, who was also
Ben Cockburn, Alisha
the ground in pain. Ultrasounds and
wearing a colostomy bag.
Blimka,
and
Gabe
hemorrhaging took over her life. She
While we were visiting,
Cockburn
told me her physician’s main advice
tears swelled in Mom’s
was bed rest.
eyes remembering how sick their son was. I
Five months into the pregnancy she
could see it in Ben’s face too.
had only gained 13 pounds, not nearly
Tyler went on life support after his
enough. Her severe contractions continued
intestinal surgery, which was December
into her 23rd week. Another visit to the
9th. A brain scan showed no activity and
hospital revealed her cervix was dilated
chances of him recovering were very slim. I
to two. As she often did, she went to her
don’t know if any of us can say what we
parents home to lie down and rest, but the
would do under those circumstances. They
contractions continued. Her Mom took
chose to hope and pray there would be some
her back to the hospital to hopefully stop
progress. Alisha told me she would have
the contractions. After being there for four
quit her job to care for him, no matter how
days, her doctor wanted to send her home.
developmentally delayed he might be. That’s when her Mom stepped in and said
In the meantime, Gabe was getting
“No, she’s not going home, she needs to
better, and by February 6th, his parents
be in the hospital.” But Alisha’s doctor
were told he could come home! He weighed
disagreed and replied “I’ll be the judge
5 lbs. 10 oz. and was 17” long. Imagine the
of that.” Unfortunately, Mom was right.
mixed emotions of bringing one child home
Three hours after being told to go home,
and leaving another on life support. Unless
her contractions were coming at 4 minutes
you’ve walked in those shoes, I don’t think
apart. She told me she was scared out of her we can.
mind. She was in labor and it was too soon.
The same day Gabe came home, they
It was October 21, 2006, when Ben got
received a call from the hospital requesting
the call that Alisha was in labor. He told me a meeting to talk about taking Tyler off
he was so nervous and scared for his family
life support. They went to the meeting and
that his Mom drove him. In the meantime,
finally realized it was time to let go. Hearing
Alisha was being prepped for a spinal tap
any parent re-live that moment is very
May 2008
emotional. Both
sets of grandparents
stood by his side
when Mom and
Dad were caring
for their other
son. Tyler lived for
two weeks before
passing away on
February 24th. His
grandfather was
Gabe Cockburn
holding him. Alisha
and Ben hurried
to the hospital, but he was gone by the time
they got there. Alisha held her son for two
hours, and told me how peaceful he looked,
and that his hands were crossed.
They met a lot of people at the hospital
over the months, and so Alisha and Ben
recommended Gabe be evaluated at the
SGS&NMC. They made an appointment
and at 6 months of age Gabe was accepted
in the program! Alisha remembers someone
saying to her, “Why don’t you just let him
grow at his own pace?” Why!, was Alisha’s
response, when we can have the best care
in the world? Both parents were on board;
in fact, Ben went to part time so he could
be as involved as possible with his son. His
employer, Wilbert Precast, Inc. told him to
do what he had to do. How great is that?
This comes as no surprise; both Alisha
and Ben say they don’t know what they
would do without the support, education and
compassion they find in that unassuming brick
building. Gabe goes two days a week, and
Mom takes him one day and Dad the other.
Gabe has come so far, and therapists tell them
he’s now about 3 months behind, that’s all!
And, he is catching up day by day. He now
walks, and is so close to running, Alisha tells
me, as she laughs. Gabe can eat, is talking and
his body isn’t so stiff. I understand he has quite
a crush on not just one of his therapists, but all
three, Joy Eastgate, Maureen Rager-McKinnon
and Jan Young.
They know that no child can be replaced,
but did admit they would love to have one
more. In the meantime, as Alisha says, Gabe
keeps on trucking!
Each quarter Debra Wilde takes the time to get
to know one our SGS&NMC families to share
their story with our readership. Debra has been
involved with the School for many years, and
served on the SGS&NMC board of directors.
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May 2008
ou Know…
The More YPrenatal
Drug Exposure
By Ashley Goodman
E
very child deserves to have the best
start in life. Unfortunately, drug
use around the country has drastically
increased during the last 20 years. It is
now estimated that between 550,000
and 750,000 children are born each
year exposed to drugs and/or alcohol. A
government survey on National Drug Use
and Health published in 2005 estimated
that nearly 4 percent of pregnant women
use illegal drugs such as marijuana,
cocaine, ecstasy, amphetamines (including
methamphetamine), and heroin. These
and other drugs may cause adverse effects
on an unborn child. Although doctors
know that use of these substances puts
the baby and mother both at risk for
difficulties, many women who use drugs
also use alcohol and tobacco, making it
difficult to determine which effects are
from the drugs.
What are the risks associated with
drug use during pregnancy?
Babies exposed to drugs are at risk
of numerous health problems, including
premature birth (birth before 37 weeks
gestation), low birth weight (under 5 ½
pounds), failure to thrive (loss of weight or
slowing of weight gain and failure to reach
developmental milestones), neurobehavioral
problems, infectious diseases, Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome, and Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome. Babies born prematurely are
more likely to be born at a low birth weight.
Both premature birth and low birth weight
are associated with poor overall health and
development. Children who weigh under 5
½ pounds at birth are more likely to have
health problems and exhibit developmental
delays. Neurobehavioral problems may
occur including symptoms of withdrawal
such as tremors, irritability, fever, diarrhea,
vomiting, and seizures. However, these
symptoms usually decrease over time; the
effects of the drug use may be permanent.
How does prenatal drug exposure
affect a child developmentally?
Children who were exposed to drugs
may be more hyperactive than unexposed
children, have short attention spans, mood
swings, and problems moving from one
activity to another.
What can parents/caretakers do to
alleviate the difficulties associated with
prenatal drug exposure?
Early intervention is essential to
help give babies exposed to drugs inutero the best opportunity to overcome
the difficulties with which they are born.
Doctors recommend that all children
with a history of prenatal drug exposure
receive developmental evaluations at 6
months, 12 months, and at least every year
thereafter until they are in school. Early
intervention will help the child develop
fine motor skills, social skills, and also
help the child learn what behaviors are
appropriate for his/her age. However, it
is also up to the parents and caretakers to
work with the child at home in order to
help the child’s development.
How can these difficulties be
prevented?
The good news is that difficulties
associated with prenatal drug exposure can
be prevented very easily! Women who are
pregnant or could become pregnant are
encouraged to refrain from drug, alcohol,
and tobacco use. Women who do use drugs
are encouraged to stop using before they
become pregnant. By avoiding drugs and
alcohol, a woman is taking the first step to
guarantee her child the best start in life.
With so many developmental
disabilities, delays, and rare
syndromes, it’s not surprising
that many people are
overwhelmed. For that very
reason, we have created “The
More You Know”, a column that
focuses on a different diagnosis
in every issue of Vision to aid
understanding and address the
basic questions many have never
had the opportunity to ask.
Of Special Interest…
•Our continued thanks to
JOHN TIFFANY of DIRECT
MAIL ENTERPRISES for
providing his mailing service
for the quarterly distribution
of the Vision free of charge.
•A very special thank you to the
Downtown Rotary 21 Club for
providing over $3,400 in funding
to allow the SGS to purchase
desperately needed therapeutic
equipment which will include:
Feeder Seats, Platform Swing, Tripp
Trapp Chair, Cloud Nine Positioning
Chair, Snoezelen Satchel, and a
Advanced Steamroller. Again,
thank you Rotary 21 for your
continued generous support.
•Special thanks to Inland
Northwest Dairies for their
generous $14,000 Matching
Gift Sponsorship supporting our
Phon-a-thon. In addition to the
thousands of containers that Inland
Northwest Dairies provides for
our Penny Drive each year, we are
overwhelmed by your generosity!
On behalf of all the children and
families that will benefit from
your support…thank you!
•Three cheers for the Boy Scouts
who volunteered their time at our
annual Dinner Auction on March
8, 2008. Not only did they serve
guests at the coat check, but they
donated back their $50 in tips…
to benefit our little ones here at
SGS. What a kind and honorable
act…and an example to us all!
•Special thanks to Century 21
Beutler & Associates for allowing
us to use their beautiful downtown
office for this year’s Phon-a-Thon
on March 25th, 2008. Over $60,000
was raised as part of our 12th annual
Foundation Penny Drive. Thank
you for your help and hospitality!
•Thanks to Cleon Folkins of CPF,
Inc. Money Processing Systems,
sorting this year’s silver change from
our penny drive was a snap! He
donated a Mach 7 coin sorter that
cut our time by 75%! Now that just
makes “cents!” Thanks CPF, Inc.
What a wonderful gift…thank you!
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12th Annual Penny Drive another success!
And we’re still counting…
A big thank you to everyone who volunteered and donated to our 12th annual Penny Drive. Our volunteers
hand-sorted over seven tons of pennies alone! Donations from the community and local schools continue to
come in, and we’re expecting a very successful penny drive by it’s culmination at the end of June. This
success could not be realized without the invaluable support of so many dedicated volunteers and donors.
From all of the little ones at the Spokane Guilds’ School & Neuromuscular Center who will benefit from this
generosity, thank you!!! Watch for our grand total in the next VISION.
Special thanks to:
PennyDrive
DriveCommunity
CommunityPartners:
Partners:
Penny
Inland
Northwest
Dairies
Inland
Northwest
Dairies
Lawton
Printing
Lawton
Printing
Washington
Trust
Bank
Washington
Trust
Bank
Windermere
Real
Estate
Windermere
Real
Estate
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Sponsors:
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James
Hoppe
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Dr.
Creigh
House
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Jeffrey
Marshall
Dr.Dr.
Jeffrey
Marshall
James
Mengert
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James
Mengert
Miller
Dental
Labs
Miller
Dental
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Patterson
Dental
Supply
Patterson
Dental
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Dave
Petersen
Dr.Dr.
Dave
Petersen
Saffer
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Dr.Dr.
Cynthia
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Phon-A-ThonMatching
Matching
Sponsors:
Phon-A-Thon
GiftGift
Sponsors:
Inland
Northwest
Dairies
Inland
Northwest
Dairies
Pacific
Northwest
Title
Pacific
Northwest
Title
PEMCO
Insurance
Company
PEMCO Insurance Company
Sterling
Savings
Bank
Sterling
Savings
Bank
Schools:
Schools:
Approximately
schools,
both
public
Approximately
6060
schools,
both
public
and
private,
participated
Penny
Drive
and
private,
participated
in in
thethe
Penny
Drive
this
year,
raising
over
$25,000
children
this
year,
raising
over
$25,000
forfor
children
Spokane
Guilds’
School.
at at
thethe
Spokane
Guilds’
School
and
Thank you all! Center. Thank you all!
Neuromuscular
CommunityDay
DaySponsors
Sponsors& &Supporters:
Supporters:
Community
Freedom
Riders
Motorcycle
Club
Freedom
Riders
Motorcycle
Club
Inland
Northwest
Car
Club
Council
Inland
Northwest
Car
Club
Council
KGA
1510
AM
KGA
1510
AM
KHQ-TV
KHQ-TV
KREM
KREM
22
KXLY
Broadcasting
KXLY
Broadcasting
Live
104.5
/ 107.1
Live
104.5
/ 107.1
FMFM
Loomis
Fargo
Co.
Loomis
Fargo
&&
Co.
Smith
Barney
Smith
Barney
Spokane
Association
Realtors
Spokane
Association
of of
Realtors
Spokane
Chiefs
(Boomer)
Spokane
Chiefs
(Boomer)
Spokane
Indians
(Otto)
Spokane
Indians
(Otto)
Spokane
Shocks
(the
Fox)
Spokane
Shocks
(the
Fox)
Spokesman
Review
Spokesman
Review
Success
Success
byby
SixSix
Wendy’s
Old
Fashioned
Hamburgers
Wendy’s
Old
Fashioned
Hamburgers
Zip’s
Drive-In
Restaurants
Zip’s Drive-In Restaurants
CommunityDay
DaySites:
Sites:
Community
Bain
Agency
Farmers
Insurance
Bain
Agency
Farmers
Insurance
Century
Beutler
Assoc.
- Downtown
Century
2121
Beutler
&&
Assoc.
- Downtown
Cheney
Masonic
Lodge
Cheney
Masonic
Lodge
Inland
Northwest
Bank
- South
Inland
Northwest
Bank
- South
Jump
Grind
Coffee
Co.
Jump
&&
Grind
Coffee
Co.
Rogers
High
School
Rogers
High
School
Spokane
Guilds'
School
Spokane
Guilds'
School
and Neuromuscular Center
Sterling
Savings
Bank
- Mullan
Sterling
Savings
Bank
- Mullan
Unitarian
Universalist
Church
Unitarian
Universalist
Church
Wheatland
Bank
- Hwy.
Wheatland
Bank
- Hwy.
22
Windermere
Real
Estate
- Manito
Windermere Real Estate - Manito
Windermere
Real
Estate
- North
Windermere
Real
Estate
- North
Windermere
Real
Estate
- Valley
Windermere
Real
Estate
- Valley
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Contributors to the
Tom & Mary Brown
Donald & Joanne Baird
Bruchi’s Cheesesteaks & Subs
Banner Bank
SCHOOL
Budget Rent a Car of Seattle
Brent & Connie Barratt
Build-a-Bear Workshop
Dr.
Mike
&
Ann
Barsotti
Anonymous (28)
Dale & Marilyn Burgeson
Tom
&
Sandy
Bassett
5 Mile Famous Nails
Congratulations
Jan Burkart
Stan
&
Lynn
Baycroft
A & L Compressed Gases, Inc.
Margaret Burke
Myrle Bean
Helle Aaes-Jorgensen
Graduates
Rodney Burke
Jadda & Molly Beason
John & Shannon Abernathy
Burke’s Distributing
Doug
&
Sarah
Bennyhoff
Ace Hardware
Congratulations and Happy Birthday to our most
Patricia Burns
Winston
&
Judy
Bentley
Advanced Medicalrecent
Massage
graduates. Many of you celebrated your
President George W. Bush
Theresa
Bettale
Advantage I.Q. - Team
Paradise
third
birthdays, and others were no longer in
Chadwick & Camilla Byrd
Jerry
&
Phyllis
Bill
Bill Akers
need of SGS services. Our hope is that you will
Cabela’s
Bin
98
Twenty
Restaurant
Mark & Rhea Albert
each go on to accomplish, achieve, triumph and
& Wine Bar
Brian & Laura Caler
Sandy Alderman
fulfill your every dream.
Bistro on Spruce
Carl Carbon Charitable Trust
Jim & Patty Allen February
March
April
Steve
Holderbee & Stacy
Bjordahl Heather Carling-Smith
Allied Security, Fire
David
James D. Black
Aiden
Anthony
Jimmy Carter
Products & Systems Kaden
Hailey
Donald & Helen BlackLogan
Casa de Oro
Chris & Pam Altig
Cole
Samuel
Blades
Design Group William
Castaway Fly Shop
Jerry & Judy Altig
Tyler
Jacke
& Bette Blair Tayton
Catch a Ray Tanning Co.
Alton’s Tire & Automotive
Ella
Jennifer Blair
The Cathay Inn
Centers, Inc.
Andre’
Steve & April Boharski
Catholic Daughters of
American Iron Works
Avery
America #2556
Denise Borchert
& Erectors Inc.
Ckayden
Cedar Property Mgmt.
Julius B. Bosold
American West Bank
Lillian
Century Marketing, Inc.
Norella B. Bosold
Matt & Eleanor Andersen
Chocolate Apothecary, LLC
Vern & Kathy Bott
Kay Anderson
Churchill’s Steak House
Steve & Christina Botter
Kathy Andrews
Cinema Vehicle Services
Jacci Bottler
Appraisal Services of Spokane
Julie Clarke
John & Catherine Bovey
Arby’s
Dennis Clinton
Richard Mark Boysen
Brian & Frances Arden
Sean Clyburn
Joe & Rachel Brabeck
Associates In Hair Design
Coastal Community Bank
Jim & Christy Branson
Auntie’s Bookstore
Cobra Roofing Services, Inc.
T.J. & Kris Brill
Kristy Ausdemore
Coca Cola Distributing
Tim & Megan Brinson
Avista Utilities
Thomas & Barbara Cochran
Larry & Jan Brown
Joan Baez
Mary Coerver
Lee & Sue Brown
Pauline Bafaro
Lisawho
Cole
ongratulations to the following
members
of the SGS staff
Scott & Denise
Brown
Julie Bailey
Clarence
& Virginia Collins
celebrated anniversaries during the months of February, March,
and
Concrete
Congratulations
to
the
following
members
of
the
SGS&NMC
April. Your commitment to the Guilds’ School children and their Works Statuary, Inc.
Richard & Mary Conley
staff
who celebrated
anniversaries during the months of
families
is inspirational.
February, March, and April. Your commitment to the
Costco Wholesale #66
SGS&NMC children and their families is inspirational.
Costco Wholesale #670
1 Yates,
Kathy
19 years
Father
Bernard Coughlin S.J.
Feb. 1 Feb.
Kathy
BillingYates,
AgentBilling Agent
19 years
Feb.
4
Chrys
Metts,
Staff
Nurse
5
years
Bryan
&
Gerrie Craig
Feb. 4 Chrys Metts, Staff Nurse
5 years
Cravens
Coffee
Company
Feb.
14
Liz
McAndrews,
Family
/
Staff
Liaison
16
years
Feb. 14 Liz McAndrews, Family / Staff Liaison
16 years
Creative
Music
Learning
Center
23 Eliason,
Barbara
Eliason, Secretary
10 years
Feb. 23Feb.
Barbara
Secretary
10 years
Kathryn Croff
Carol Hendershot,
Physical Therapist
18 years
Mar. 1 Mar.
Carol1Hendershot,
Physical Therapist
18 years
Judith Ann Crosby
7 Henderson,
Marilyn Program
Henderson,
Program Coordinator
years
Mar. 7 Mar.
Marilyn
Coordinator
31 years
Ron31Crosby
Mar. 10Mar.
Roseann
Driver Coach Driver
13 years
10 Tschabold,
RoseannCoach
Tschabold,
13 years
Crosby’s
Painting
Gerald
Cullen
Mar. 16Mar.
Cheryl
Physical
Therapist
16Morgan,
Cheryl
Morgan,
Physical Therapist16 years
16 years
Michael
& Linda Cunningham
Mar. 22Mar.
Bobbie
Planned
Giving
Officer Giving
4 years
22League,
Bobbie
League,
Planned
Officer
4 years
Bruce
Curran
Apr. 1 Apr.
Sallie1 Hamilton,
/ Language
Pathologist
22 years
SallieSpeech
Hamilton,
Speech
/ Language
PathologistTammy
22 years
Dahl
Apr. 10Apr.
Robert
Piston,
M.D.,
Medical
Director
12
years
10 Robert Piston, M.D., Medical Director
12 years
Gordon
& Trudie Damskov
Apr. 10Apr.
Ginette
Therapist
2 years
10 Kerkering,
GinettePhysical
Kerkering,
Physical Therapist
2 years
Kenneth
& Kristi Daniel
The Davenport Hotel
C
Rosauers employees, Shirley Whittaker and
Theresa Young presented the SGS&NMC
with a $2,500 donation from wine sales in
their March “Power Buys” book. Thanks
Rosauers!
Davidson Companies
Angela Davis
Bill & Mary Sue Davis
Mary DeGuire
Kurt & Marie Dehmer
Denny & Genia Denholm
Frank & Wendy DeSantis
Beth deViveiros
Didier’s Yogurt & More
Phyllis Diller
Direct Mail Enterprises, Inc.
Diane Donahue
Bryan & Vicki Dornbos
Doubletree Hotel Spokane
City Center
Dover Bay Marina
Downriver Grill
Tim & Marie Draper
Pat & Karen Driscoll
Duane’s Automotive Plus
Maria Dunkin
Christy Durgin
Alvin & Marsha Easter
Clint Eastwood
Greater Spokane Elks Lodge #228
Rich & Katie Engel
Exercise Solutions
Express Personnel Services
Fidelitas Winery
Patricia Fields
Dan Finney
Fi’s Body Shop
Five Mile Heights Pizza
Shaun & Sascha Flanigan
Jane Fonda
Bob & Barbara Forth
Foster Wine Estates
Fred Meyer
Dean & Carol Freeman
Jeanne Galford
E. & Maureen Ganley
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Honor Roll of Donors January 1—April 15, 2008
Garco Construction, Inc.
Nancy Gardner
Garland Vision Source, Inc.
Ed & Helen Gately
Lonna Gately
Linda Geier
Charles & Terry George
Michael & Linda Geraghty
Thelma Giampietri
Mary Giannini
Larry & Mary Jo Gilbert
Edward Gilmore
Stephanie Giordano
Jim & Carol Glenn
Golf Cars, Etc.
Connie Graham
Great Harvest Bread Co.
Jim & Betty Green
Rebecca Greene
Robert & Dolores Griffith
John Griffiths
Group Health Options, Inc.
Phil & Tammie Guidice
Joyce Gunning
Dorothy Haenle, O.T.R.
Dr. Brett & Lisa Hagen
Elisabeth Hairston
William & Edith Hale
Marc & Sallie Hamilton
Dick Hanson
Rich & Karen Hanson
Jeremy & Stephanie Hare
Harmon Glass Doctor
Pat & Kathy Harper
Cmsgt. David & Bonita Hartman
Sharol Harwood
John & Nadine Hawley
Rich & Carol Hendershot
Don & Marilyn Henderson
Richard & Anita Herdener
Robert & Barbara Higgins
Ted & Carol Hilderman
SGS Foundation trustee Jeff Gately, and
SGS&NMC employee Bob Edens team
up each year to run the penny sort like a
well-oiled machine!
Alfred Hill
Hoffman Music
Art & Lorrie Hoffmeister
Corinne Hogan
Steve Holderby & Stacy Bjordahl
Coltan Hoppe
Horizon Credit Union
Lori Houck
Mat & Shelly Houn
Dr. Creigh & Janice House
Steve Howard
Donald & Kristine Howell
Jonathan & Mary Hurst
Inland Empire Tours
Intermountain Community Bank
Itron
Cherae Monique Jenkins
Jewelry Design Center
Bruce & Maxine Johnson
Gregory Johnson
Jim & Bev Johnson
Matt Jones
William Jones
Dorothy Juhlin
Just Roses
Kelly Kampmann
Craig & Janine Kardokus
John & DeDe Keating
Dennis & Donna Kelly
Laura Kern
Dawn Kight
Don & Margreta Kilgore
Ilse Kilian-Tan
Lisa King
Mike & Debbie Kirwin
Peter & Joann Klager
Lance & Lynn Kliewer
Richard & Lauralee Klingler
Matt & Erin Kloes
Bill Knight & Dorothy Graham
Mike & Virginia Knight
Jessica Knudsen
Dennis & Nola Koesel
Kokanee Springs Golf Resort
Curtis & Loretta Kracher
La Quinta Inn and Suites
Ladies of FREON Guild
LandAmerica Financial
Group, Inc.
Lois Larsen
Darrell & Christine Larson
Leonard & Jean Larson
Latah Creek Wine Cellars
James F. LaVigne
Eleanor Law
Law & Order
Tim & Mary Lawlor
Guilds’ School Wishes…
We are in need of the following items:
Body Pillows
Weighted Blankets
Construction paper
Powdered, washable tempera paints
Oversized, washable bibs
Baby blankets
Costco gift cards
Wal-Mart gift cards
Enough resources to help all children who need us…
If you are able to help with these items please
contact the Development Office at 509-326-1651
Lawton Printing, Inc.
La-Z-Boy Galleries, High
Mountain Sales, Inc.
Richard & Bobbie League
Learning Is Fun
David & Susan Leavenworth
Stuart & Kelly Lee
Henry & Barbara Lewis
Paul & Linda Lewis
Michael Link
Linoleum & Carpet City, Inc.
Spokane North Lions Club
Spokane Hillyard Lions Club
Southeast Lions Club
Karen Lipton
Local Union No. 73
Intnl. Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers
Barbara Lockard
Joyce Lockard
Wendy Lohman
Wendy Lombardo
Robert & Patricia Loomis
Bill & Margaret Lubke
Dave & Cyndi Lucke
Jan Lydig
Mae’s Massage
Bob & Elinor Magnuson
John Doerschlag &
Kammy Magnuson
Pat & Donna Maguire
Mama Mia’s
Kathy Marshall
Mark Martin
W. Scott & Kristin Mason
Randy & Kathy Maurer
Alicia McAllister
Dennis & Carolyn McCanna
Doris McCroskey
McDonald’s Restaurants
Denny & Joy McDougall
Dr. Michael R. McGarvey
Pat & Carol McGurk
Stephen & Linda McIntosh
Brian & Carolynn McNaughton
Clara McNaughton
McNaughton & Nate
Insurance Group
Sue Melcher
John Mellencamp
Mel’s Nursery Floral & Gifts
Mercedes Benz of Spokane
Merck Employee Giving
Campaign
Andrew & Chrys Metts
We apologize if your name is missing
from the Honor Roll. Please call the
SGS&NMC Development Office
to report any errors or omissions.
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Honor Roll of Donors January 1—April 15, 2008
Windermere Real
Estate is a proud
supporter of the
“Kids for Kids Penny
Drive”throughout
their offices. The
SGS&NMC is
honored to have
you as a Community
Partner.
Linda Meyer
Miami Dolphins, Ltd.
Timothy & Michelle Middlebrook
Wes & Karen Miller
Margaret Miller
Maureen Moehle
Kenneth & Anita Mohr
Jerry & Clara Monks
Roger & Nancy Moore
Dennis Morissey &
Dolores Wilber
Sue Morris
Clarence & Ethel Moser
Mt. Spokane Ski &
Snowboard Park
MTM Contractors, Inc
Mary Mueller
Nick & Jody Murto
Dave & Debbie Navin
Roger & Mary Ann Naylor
Terry & Terry Neal
Frank & Jeanine Neeri
Mark & Julie Nevdahl
Bob Newhart
Kilmer & Kim Nichols
Bob & Shelly Niehenke
Dan Niehenke
Niko’s
Michael & Carol Lynn Nissley
Jim & Nikie Noldin
Steven Nordeen & Amy Beert
Jim & Lisa Norfolk
Greg Norman
North Division Bicycle Shop
Northern Quest Casino
Northwest Baseball Academy
Northwest Farm Credit Services
Northwest Tai Chi
Mike & Cindy Noyes
NW Golf Pass
Ryan & Jennifer Oberst
Thomas & Barbara O’Brien
Eric & Teri Ochs
Patrick & Marcie Rae O’Connor
O’Doherty’s Irish Pub & BBQ
Rick & Debby Ogan
Chris & Jean Olney
Leon Olney
Loren Olson
Robert & Frances Olson
John & Kathy Olsufka
Gary & Toni Orness
Jennifer Ostby
Earl & Bonnie Overlie
Katie Owens
Pacific Northwest Title
David & Cece Padon
Bill & Cheryl Papesh
Lori Pass
Elsie Patterson
Nicole Patton
Vada Paulson
Liz Pechous
Marie Pechous
Rachelle Pederson
Bitsy Peffer
PEMCO Insurance Company
Jeff & Tracy Penna
Brent & Terry Perry
Peters & Sons Flowers & Gifts
Kevin & Tammi Peterson
Lisa Peterson
Travis & Heidi Peterson
Peterson Properties
Petty Enterprises, Inc.
Paul & Kandee Pierce
Dr. Robert & Jane Piston
Pitney Bowes Employee
Involvement Fund
The Pizza Pipeline
Ken & Jeannine Plank
Maxine Polich
C.J. Pounder, Jr.
Suzette Powell
Jim & Klaire Powers
Charley Pride
Prospectors Restaurant
Barbara L. Pryde L.M.P.
Gregg & Barb Pryde
Kelly & Patti Pryor
Kimberly Puckett
Lillian Quaid
Quality Inn Oakwood
Quality Inn Valley Suites
Adelaide & Red Quebodeaux
Anthony, Adelaide, Keith &
Catherine Quebodeaux
Mary Quinn-Hurst
Dave & Shelbie Rabe
Edgar & Alissa Raczykowski
Radiant Touch Massage Therapy
Rahal Racing Team
Marlene & Butch Reagan
Jack & Linda Reber
Red Lion & West Coast Hotels
J.E. & M.J. Redinger
Mary Redman-Hill
Joel Reed
Rick &Lisa Repp
Maureen Rettmann
Jason & Jill Reuter
Chris & Nikki Riley
Leonard & Evelyn Riley
John Riley & Shirley Hart Riley
River Bank
River Ridge Hardware
Christopher & Laurel Roberg
Robert Karl Cellars
Robbie & Kinsey Robinson
Jeannie Rocco
Rock City Grill
Charles Romanick
Rosauers Supermarkets, Inc.
Michael & Dolores Rosman
Spokane East Rotary
Martha Rough
Round Table Pizza
Nancy Royse
Nehemiah & Shersten Rudolph
Dr. Robert & Diane Rutherford
William Ryan
Safeco Insurance Companies
Ken & Vicki Sax
Mike & Christine Schardt
Karl & Trina Schmid
Mike Schneider
Dan & Sherry Schnell
Dale & Barbara Schultz
Ken & Linda Schwartz
Dennis Trainor & Karla Sconiers
June Scott
Scout Troop 117
Screen Tek, Inc.
Donna Scripture
Penny Sczenski
Seattle Mariners
Ken & Mary Secrest
Beth Seely
See’s Candies
Hal & Juney Seim
Friends of the SGS
Sharp Shooting Indoor
Range & Gun Shop
Dr. Robert Shaw
Garry & Mary Jane Shea
Pam Sheldon
Mary Sherwood
Paul Shields
Allen & Donna Shilliam
Jerry & Juli Shogan
Shirley Sides
Silver Linings
Jennifer Simmons
Margaret Simpson
Bernadette Sipple
Barbara Slaughter
Alex Slawter
Nancilee Sloan
Scott & Delena Smith
Philip & Nikki Smith
Shelly Smith-Houn
Dr. Jeff & Julie Snow
Ken Spilker
Eddie Spitzer
Spokane Eye Clinic - South
Spokane House of Hose
Spokane Restaurant Equipment
Starbucks Coffee
Company - Shadle
State Bank Northwest
Sterling Savings Bank
Dennis & Karen Sterner
Phill & Cathy Stohs
Sheilah Stone-Dorame
Stoneridge Resort
Tom & Kathy Stuart
Tim & Debbie Stulc
Carl & Mary Sturm
2001 SGS&NMC poster child, Dillon
Williams, and his mom Theresa came from
Vancouver to support our 12th annual
penny drive. Once told he would never
walk, Dylan, 15, is active and has lettered
in wrestling.
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Sun Mountain Lodge, Inc.
Paul & Gina Sundberg
Susan Surby
Mark & Marsha Swenson
The Swinging Doors
Gregory Sypolt
Robert Tallan & Bo Smith
Target
Doug & Stacy Tatko
Shirley Taylor
TGI Friday’s
Shelley Thams
The Cabin Suites Bed & Breakfast
The Creek at Qualchan
Golf Course
The White House Grill
Adele S. Thomas
Mary Jane Thompson
Mike & Jeanette Thompson
Billy S. Thornton
Tim & Candi Todd
Tomlinson Black Affiliate
Services, Inc.
Tomlinson Black North
Daria Toth
Jayme Toth
Paul Town
Leslie & Jill Townsend
Travis Pattern & Foundry
Lee Trevino
Tune Tech
Lisa Tupling
Pat & Mary Tyrie
Bob Uecker
Unitarian Universalist
Church of Spokane
G. Scott & Marcy Upham
Robert & Mary Urbaniak
URM
Utopia Home Accents
Dee Dee Van Cleef
Debra Van Tine
Mark Vandine
Leslie Vanhoff
Serina Varallo
Joan Versteeg
John & Erna Vinje
Ann Vogrig
WA State Independent
Auto Dealers Assoc.
Jamison & Jennifer Wagner
Steve & Jan Waite
Amber Walker
Joy Lynn & Jack Walker
Chuck & Marilyn Wallace
Rusty Wallace
Steve & Sue Walther
Wandermere Golf Course
Wandermere Salon
Washington State University
- Marketing & Promotions
Washington Trust Bank
Susan Weber
Debbie Weiler
Wendle Ford
Wendy’s Old Fashioned
Hamburgers
HJ & Kristina Whapeles
Wheel of Fortune
Wheel Sport East
Steve & Karla White
White Elephant
Kathy Wilcox
Debra Wilde
William Grant Gallery & Framing
Drs. Randy & Betty Williams
Jeremy Williams
Dr. Michael & Nancy Williams
David & Hildred Winchester
Phillip Winter
Witherspoon, Kelley,
Davenport & Toole, P.S.
Tyler & Sharon Withrow
Wolf Lodge Inn & Steakhouse
Karla Womack
Wonderland Family Fun Center
Jim & Karen Woodworth
Dick Boysen, SGS&NMC Executive
Director, with 8-year old alumni,
Dominic
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Mary Jane Thompson
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Savannah Beason
Glenn & Glenda Reed
Olivia Beert-Nordeen
Mary Ann Otte
Richard Mark Boysen
Mary Anne Dobbs
Bunny Brooks
Jeff & Karen Wiley
Joseph R. Doerschlag
Richard & Alice Gingrich
Alexia Duckett
Ken & Diane Karg
Shannon Dyer
Robin Isherwood
Molly Engh
Jim & Sharon Engh
Aiden Fitzgerald
Dan & Darleen Fitzgerald
Kenneth Fry
Robert & Sherrie Ann Stradley
Cleo Furney
Eric & Ann Pirttima
Brian Gately
Jeff & Lonna Gately
Noah M. Hoppe
Anonymous
Dana Hydzik
Jim Hydzik & Simmi
Bath-Hydzik
Makenna S. Johnson
Sheila Lozano
Riley Kibbe
Inland Northwest
Fords Unlimited
Lisa King
Mike & Kim McKenna
Terry & Ruth Nelson
Patrick & Marcie Rae O’Connor
Bill & Denise Peters
Christopher & Catherine Spargo
Jeffrey & Christine Welch
Thomas S. LaLone
Heather Shea
Cole McMorris-Rodgers
Corene McMorris
John Roskelley
Dawn Roskelley
Joey Seefried
Jess & Ruth Sexson
SGS&NMC Management & Staff
Anonymous
SGS&NMC speech and language
pathologists, Marie Pechous and Lisa
Norfolk, helped gather change during our
community penny drive.
Pat Showman
Charles & Terry George
Mark O. Sonnenberg
Stephanie Lidstone
Pitney Bowes
Timothy Stulc
Brian & Carolynn McNaughton
Michael C. Van Gordon
Paul & Sarah Van Gordon
Joyce M. White
David & Mavis Dittberner
Gregg & Barb Pryde
Joan Williams
Dale & Kathryn Larsen
Amber J. Woodworth
Dominic Frucci
Stephanie Zobrist
Patrick & Barbara Lorang
Bill Zobrist III
MEMORIAL
Gerald A. Anderson
Lorraine Anderson
Charles L. Bailey
Jerry & Susan Bolles
Ron & Billie Carter
Jon & Barbara Eliason
Everett & Mary Knox
Carl & Hazel Kuney
Sandra Nowack
Mike & Cindy Noyes
Warren & Martha Pavlat
Dr. Jeff & Julie Snow
Anonymous
Doreen Whitney
John Benner
Karen Elmendorf
Cleo Brock
Lois Larsen
Berna J. Brooks
Jeff & Karen Wiley
Georgia Rae Camp
Squaw Peak Anesthesia, Inc.
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Freedom Riders’ President, Dennis Allure, with his wife Renee and grandchild. Hundreds of
riders joined them supporting their annual motorcycle ride to benefit the Guilds’ School.
Mary Boysen Carey
Dr. Tom & Wendy Boysen
Steve Ciezadlo
Squaw Peak Anesthesia, Inc.
Phyllis Coats
Sandy Alderman
Joe Coccia
Mary Lee Gaston
Louis Curtis
Chris & Kris Mikkelsen
Mae Fay
Anonymous
Theodore Fournier
IBM Employee Services Center
Seth Frye
Molly Riggs
Nina Furlong
Selma Sonntag
L. F. Furney
Eric & Ann Pirttima
Lillian Grandinetti
Chris & Kris Mikkelsen
Lois L. Gronning
David & Mavis Dittberner
Josiah Hansen
Della Stevens & Eva Vantella
Collin Hart
John & Beth Hart
Linda M. Hendershott
Anonymous
Ashlyn James
Walter & Marilyn Highberg
Red & Sandie James
Congratulations
Graduates
Congratulations and Happy Birthday to our most
recent graduates. Many of you celebrated your
third birthdays, and others were no longer in
need of SGS&NMC services. Our hope is that
you will each go on to accomplish, achieve,
triumph and fulfill your every dream.
February
David
Kaden
Cole
March
James
Hailey
Samuel
Tyler
Ella
Andre’
Avery
Ckayden
Lillian
April
Aiden
Logan
William
Tayton
Orville Jones
Beverly Canfield
Terry Kelly
Joe & Maureen Shogan
Michael Kulzer
Squaw Peak Anesthesia, Inc.
Kevin Lewis
John & Carole Oliveri
Robert Linsday
Bill & Nell McIntosh
Joseph Lorusso
Paul & Sarah Van Gordon
Carrie McNaughton
Paul McNaughton
Lou Morken
Bill & Nell McIntosh
Evelyn Nealey
Walter & Cynda Adams
William & Brenda Bacon
Garco Construction, Inc.
Ellsworth Moland
Wayne & Mary Paupst
South Side Newcomers
John R. Nevers
Squaw Peak Anesthesia, Inc.
Shereen Paff
Linda Geier
Lloyd & LaVerne Paff
Jean Reeves
Earl Reeves
Mary Jane Richardson
Squaw Peak Anesthesia, Inc.
John M. Riley
Tim & Theresa Sturm
Pat Robeson
Verizon Foundation
Marion Roski
David & Mavis Dittberner
Georgia Rupert
Dale Harris
Jerry Sides
Shirley Sides
Kate Elizabeth Staunton
Squaw Peak Anesthesia, Inc.
Billy Stevens
Ted & Marilyn Stevens
Pat Torgerson
Richard Mark Boysen
Fern Van Gordon
Paul & Sarah Van Gordon
We apologize if your name is missing
from the Honor Roll. Please call the
SGS&NMC Development Office
to report any errors or omissions.
Contributors to the
FOUNDATION
Anonymous (8)
Adams Elementary
Albertson’s Community
Partner Program
Mary Alexieve
Kathleen Allen
Art Anderson
Tom Anderson
Arlington Elementary
Austin’s Jewelry
Automated Accounts, Inc.
Kevin & Kris Bacon
Ralph Baker
Balboa Elementary
Bancroft Center
Ned & Linda Barnes
Tom & Sandy Bassett
Todd & Rebecca Bauernfeind
Ruth Beach
Bob & Renee Beal
Gary Bellinger
Bemiss Elementary
Greg Benner
Linda Birchard
Mark Bitz
Bruce & Kathy Bixler
Deanna Blair
Tony & Mary Lou Bonanzino
Gary & Julie Boop
Mike & Kelly Bowie
Jeff & Diane Boysen
Richard Mark Boysen
Jerry Breeden
Dale & Deanna Bright
Jim Brown
Robert & Pamela Brown
Tony & D’lyn Bruce
Ronald Bruce
Bruchi’s Cheesesteaks & Subs
Eric & Lisa Brulotte
Adam Burton
George Cain
Chris & Janet Carney
Kevin Carroll
Catholic Daughters of
America #2556
Harley & Marsha Chamberlain
Chase Middle School
Julie Cherry
Deborah Chilling
Bruce Clark
George & Evelyn Clough
Thomas & Cindy Cochrane
Alicia Cole
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May 2008
Honor Roll of Donors January 1—April 15, 2008
Contract Design Association
Cooper Elementary
Robin Corkery
Roger & Roxie Cramer
Christi Culp
Johnnee & Kelly Curtiss
Dan Sherfey Construction
Kenneth & Kristi Daniel
Dyer Davis
Mike & Jeanne DeBardi
Cathy Dernbach
Lisa Dickinson
Discovery School
Randy Dollar
Don Douglass
Don & Sue Downing
Tim & Marie Draper
Pat & Karen Driscoll
Brad & Julie Duncan
Brooke Eaton
Todd & Kay Edmonds
Dennis & Penny Elder
Evans, Craven & Lackie, P.S.
Evergreen Elementary
Express Personnel Services
Fairmont Memorial Association
Bill & Harriet Fix
Marian Flahavin
Tom & Colleen Flanigan
Randy & Christy Folkins
Foothills Lincoln Mercury
Forza Coffee
Foundation Northwest SGS Fund
Robert & Nancy Frankovic
Tom & Renae Frantz
Mark & Tanya Frost
Garfield Elementary
Global Impact
Gonzaga Preparatory School
Grant Elementary
Jerry & Charlotte Graves
Harold & Sharon Greene
Lynette Destefano presented SGS&NMC
Foundation Trustee Jim O’Connell
with a $2,847.87 donation from generous
staff at the WA State Unemployment
Claims Telecenter. Thank you all!
Jim & Jennifer Gumm
William Guttromson
H & R Complete
Hamblen Elementary
Rich & Suzette Hamm
Timothy & Patricia Harkins
Lorraine Harris
Cmsgt. David & Bonita Hartman
Haskins Properties
Melannye Hay
Dr. Robb Heinrich
Rich & Carol Hendershot
Don & Marilyn Henderson
Dean & Donna Hepper
History to You
Karl Hoffmann
Areta Holms
Paul & Maureen Horn
Larry & Lois Howes
Human Resource
Management Consulting
Lesley Hutson
Richard & Nancy Hydzik
Bill & Deborah Hyslop
Indian Trail Elementary
Inland Northwest Dairies
Jean Jarvis
Jefferson Elementary
Robert Johnson
Nancy Jones
George & Shari Kain
Jim & Trac Kalamon
Rick & Tris Kellogg
Nancy Ross Kennedy
Ronald & Wendy Kennedy
Bryce Kerr
Larry Kessler
Jim & Carol Killingsworth
Jerry Kostelecky
Joe Kramer
Dick & Mary Lee Kunze
Tom & Terry LaLone
Gary Larson
Dave & Denise Lawless
Richard & Bobbie League
Alan & Susan Lesher
Lewis & Clark High School
Logan Elementary
Longfellow Elementary
Lynn & Marilyn Lund
Jackie Lynn
William & Gail Madison
Madison Elementary
Bob & Elinor Magnuson
Kim Malone
Mark Martin
Bob & Karen McBride
Bing & Betty McClelland
Rob Steiner (3rd from left) and dedicated volunteers from the Cheney Masonic Lodge with
big smiles, and big hearts! Thanks for your help gentlemen!
Angela McDonald
Dorothy McDonald
McDonald Elementary
Donald McKinnon
Doranne McMahon
Clara McNaughton
Stanley & Kathy McNaughton
Ed & Betty McWilliams
The Melanson Family
James & Marie Meredith
Steve & Lauri Meredith
Jerry & Judy Mertens
John & Betty Mertens
Mike Meyer
Dave Michaud
Gary & Sandra Miller
Margaret A. Miller
Margaret Miller
Ted & Lisa Miller
Brad & Jenny Moeller
Monsanto Fund Matching
Gift Center
Mike Moore
Moose Lodge & Club Room
Jennifer Morasch
Nancy Morbey
Kevin Morrison
Jack Morse
Mother’s Cupboard, Inc.
Dennis Murphy
Ben & Judy Naccarato
Brian Nate
Charles & Joan Nealey
Curtis & Liz Nelson
Kris & Michele Nilsson
Jim & Lisa Norfolk
Mike & Cindy Noyes
Bonnie Nussbaum
Cars for Charity
offers a win-win
Cars for Charity is an easy way for you to help the
SGS&NMC kids. Donating an unneeded vehicle creates
cash to help fund the operation of the School, thereby
helping local kids with developmental disabilities and their
families. Thanks to the many generous donors who designate
the SGS when donating vehicles. The following individuals
made donations during the months of January through April:
Michael Bogulaski
Lisa Nelson
Ernest and
Jennifer Olvera
Wanda Dieterich
Laurel Roberg
Dennis Little
Jon Strain
Joel Maine
Anton Wurtz
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May 2008
Honor Roll of Donors January 1—April 15, 2008
Chris & Jean Olney
Allison Ouellette
Ernie & Dee Paez
Ross & Tomeline Palm
Mike & Kelly Pankey
Lynda Parry
Daniel Pasby
Alma Pearson
Marie Pechous
PEMCO Foundation
Frances Petefish
Don & Sandie Peterson
Sam & Tanya Picicci
Bernadette Pillar
Debra Piper
William & Wanda Podobnik
Ponderosa Elementary
Tom, Lonna & Kellie Power
Mike & Maria Pursel
Dr. Jim Quigley
Paul Rayburn
C.A. Reid
Robert & Lucille Reimer
Gene & Janet Ressa
Jim Rhoades
Ridgeview Elementary
Rings & Things
River Ridge Hardware
Ken & Sharon Roberts
Robbie & Kinsey Robinson
Rockwood Retirement
Community at Hawthorne
Jerry & Bernadette Rohner
Doug & Darci Ross
J. Stacy & Sharie Ruegsegger
Lowell Ruen
Ned & Nancy Rumpeltes
Dennis Ryan
Sacajawea Middle School
Mike Sackett
Safeco Insurance Companies
Saint George’s Lower School
Michael & Margaret Sandusky
Dave Sather
Karl & Trina Schmid
June Scott
Ben & Ericka Sharpe
Trevert Shelley
Mary Sherwood
Richard & Darci Shodel
Ron & Teresa Simon
Dr. Daniel Skinner
Russell & Connie Slackman
Sondern Packaging
Dr. John Sonneland
Fred & Monica Spicker
Richard Splichal
Insurance Agency
Jerry & Cary Sprecher
Bob St. Clair
Tana St. Marie
Larry Stanley
Step & Stretch
Ron & Diane Sterling
Sterling Savings Bank
Stevens Elementary
Bob Streich
Jay & Stephanie Suko
Sunrise Elementary
Gregory & Janet Tenold
Gayle Terry
Tony & Jill Thelen
Sam Thompson
Paul & Cathy Thorvaldsen
Tim & Kelly Throckmorton
Bill Tibbits
Dan & Sandy Tocher
Don & Sis Tocher
Tim & Candi Todd
Tom Patrick Accounting
Bob Tomlinson
Tomlinson Black Valley
Travis Pattern & Foundry
Jon & Diana Tutt
Julie J. Tyner
U.S. Healthworks Medical Clinic
Matthew & Mary Veeder
John & Erna Vinje
Josh Wade
Steve & Jan Waite
Dr. Jim & Lynn Watts
Jacob & Joan Wendel
Jeff & Robin Wendel
Dick & Carol Wendle
Wendy’s Old Fashioned
Hamburgers
Noel & Cathie Wescombe
Charles & Judith Wetzel
Whitman Elementary
Joan Williams
Wilson Elementary
Windermere Real Estate - North
Larry & Dian Wiwatowski
Jack & Phyllis Worden
Joe & Julie Ann Young
Zip’s Drive-In
Bill Zobrist III
Bill Zobrist
Dan & Joann Zyph
Wendy’s Classic
Golf Tournament
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Our Rainbows
Brian & Heather Ahlquist
Therese Beuhl
Anonymous
Richard Mark Boysen
Anonymous
Brian Gately
Jeff & Lonna Gately
Marilyn Henderson
Anonymous
Noah M. Hoppe
Fatima Locke
SGS Management & Staff
Anonymous
Dr. Betty Fry Williams
Anonymous
MEMORIAL
Anthony H. Anderson
Kay Anderson
Charles L. Bailey
Karen Elmendorf
Robert John Boysen
Richard Mark Boysen
Polly Burke
Kevin Burke & Susan Mossuto
Grace Dixon
Hal & Vicki Dixon
Mia Oliverez
Jason & Alicia Green
Rudy Polich
Maureen Moehle
Make a Difference…
Leave a Legacy
Are you interested in leaving a legacy for the lives that follow
yours? There are so many simple things you can do now to
ensure that the SGS&NMC continues to exist and provide
critical services to the children and families of the future.
Please consider:
•Listing the SGS&NMC in your will
•Naming the SGS&NMC as a beneficiary in a life insurance
policy or IRA
•Leaving a gift of real estate
•Giving gifts of stocks, mutual funds or appreciated securities
•Setting up a Charitable Lead Trust or a Remainder Trust
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eaving a Legacy:
May 2008
Building a solid future
For the kids of tomorrow
By Bobbie League
S
pring has been
long coming to
Spokane this year;
however, I believe it
has finally arrived.
As I pass a lovely
golf course on my
daily commute,
which has laid
under two feet of
snow all winter,
I’ve thought often
Dan Nagy
of our Spokane
Guilds’ School & Neuromuscular Center
(SGS&NMC) golfers. They must have
been anxiously waiting for the sun to shine
so they could get out their golf clubs and
begin a new season with great expectations
for their game.
I would like to share two stories with
you about our wonderful golfer friends who
have taken their love of the game to a new
level of caring and sharing with the children
we serve.
Eight years ago, the School was
approached by Dan Nagy, owner of Wendy’s
Old Fashioned Hamburgers, about being the
recipient of their annual Wendy’s Classic
Golf Tournament. I would imagine that
the buzz about the office that day, as it is
often, was one of excitement, appreciation
and renewed respect for the giving hearts
of others. I have come to know that just
as soon as one program funding source
unexpectedly disappears, another one
miraculously appears. The Wendy’s
story is no different. When Wendy’s was
looking for an organization to share their
resources with, our SGS&NMC friend Jim
O’Connell, Trustee, introduced Dan to
the School and shared our story. Another
friend of Dan’s, Debbie Leslie of Media
Specialists, visited many organizations
before suggesting the SGS&NMC to be
the beneficiary of the golf tournament.
Yes, on that day we were sent many new
SGS&NMC angels to help us continue the
important work of changing the lives of the
smallest in our community.
The amazing thing about the
“Wendy’s Classic Golf Tournament” to
the School is the fact that Dan Nagy
and his friends, Debbie Leslie, and Mark
DeGon of Merrill Lynch, along with Trina
Schmid, Events Manager for the School,
organize all facets of this large event.
Those of us in the Development Office
arrive on tournament day to help with
the set up and golfer registration. Being a
(Left to Right) Dave Padon, Dick Boysen,
part of this event is a source of energy like
Brian McNaughton and Bruce Medeiros
no other I have ever experienced. The
Ladies and their guests met for a catered
support you feel from Dan, Debbie, Mark,
lunch at Pavilion Park. Every aspect of their
the underwriters, sponsors, and participants
“Back to School” decorations, lunch and
is one of enjoyed confidence for the success
program had been planned with meticulous
of the event and the eventual outcome
detail. As I stood on the sidelines before
of funding for the SGS&NMC ’s early
my presentation, I could not help but be
intervention program. This popular
amazed at the hard work that had gone
event is a tremendous resource to the
into this event for the good of others. Each
School. We will always be indebted to the
child and family at the SGS&NMC would
continued support of the Wendy’s Classic
benefit from this day without the knowledge
for their time, talent, and generosity.
of what others had done for them. The
Our upcoming “Wendy’s Classic Golf
Trailhead Ladies insisted that I bring all of
Tournament” is scheduled for Monday,
the school supplies that had decorated the
September 15, 2008.
tables, back to School to share with the
My second golf story begins in June
families. Those decorations were gifts that
of last year when we received a concept
kept on giving for many days. The entire
proposal from the Trailhead Ladies
day had been a smashing success with a feel
Golf Club, in Liberty Lake, WA. The
of joyful caring for all.
SGS&NMC was selected as the recipient
We are most grateful and deeply
of their summer invitational fundraising
appreciative to both of these groups of
event. Little did I know what an exciting
individuals that have gone to such great
experience this would turn out to be. I
lengths to make a substantial difference
arrived at the Trailhead Golf Course a little
in the lives of others. On behalf of all the
before 7:00 a.m. on August 18th to a well
children and families at the SGS&NMC
organized group of enthusiastic ladies that
thank you for Keeping the Dream Alive.
were ready to work,
have fun, and play a
little golf. Everyone
I met was so gracious
and kind. It was a
perfect golfing day,
blue skies and just a
little chill in the air as
the ladies headed in
many directions of the
course.
After a morning
Trailhead Ladies Golf Club, Liberty Lake, WA
of golf, the Trailhead
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Child Profile
By Julie Bailey
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This bright eyed cutie was
born with Spina Bifida, but that
hasn’t slowed her down! Before
Brooklyn’s birth, her parents
were told their daughter would
have learning disabilities and
would probably never walk.
This sweet girl has proved the
doctors wrong! Brooklyn’s Spina
Bifida lesion is very low on
her back, affecting her trunk
control, lower leg movement,
and sensory impairment in
her feet. Despite these
challenges, Brooklyn started
walking at 15½ months of
age, and is now starting to run. She
also deals daily with bladder and bowel
issues related to her Spina Bifida, and
has a condition called hydrocephalus
(fluid on the brain). A shunt has been
surgically placed in her brain to help
drain this extra fluid.
Physical Therapist, Cheryl Morgan,
has had the pleasure of orking with
Brooklyn since September 2007. Cheryl,
who travels to Brooklyn’s home twice
a month to provide therapy, is always
impressed with Brooklyn’s progress.
“She is so sweet and always happy to
see me, her face just lights up!” shares
Cheryl. Brooklyn has two older sisters
and very supportive parents, who all
love to help with her therapy by playing
games suggested by Cheryl.
This darling little girl will definitely
succeed at all she aspires to do, and
will continue to amaze everyone with
the love and support of her incredible
family.