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CHRONICLES
Stories and news about how Kempe is leading the fight against child abuse and neglect,
and how your support is making all the difference in these young lives.
The Kempe Chronicles is a
quarterly publication of:
Fall 2011
Issue 6
The Kempe Foundation at The Gary Pavilion • Children’s Hospital Colorado • Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 E 16th Ave, B390 • Aurora, CO 80045 • www.kempe.org
OUR PASSION FOR HELPING KIDS
starts at the top.
There is new energy in the air and a spark of excitement
around Kempe. We are coming off the heels of a successful
summer and looking forward to the future.
On August 1, we welcomed new Kempe Center Executive
Director, Dr. Des Runyan. Under Dr. Runyan’s leadership
and with his strategic vision, The Kempe Center will begin
offering mental health clinic services to children and families
in early 2012, treating more abused children than ever before
and helping to break the generational cycle of abuse. The
Kempe Center and Foundation will also expand prevention and
awareness efforts in the community.
Also in August, many Kempe supporters, myself included,
joined 150 climbers on the slopes of Mount Bierstadt during the
6th Annual IP5280 Climbing for Kids event, raising money for
Kempe and Children’s Hospital Colorado. Participation in the
Kempe Klimbers team nearly quintupled from the 2010 team.
The following week, The Kempe Foundation Alliance hosted
the most fabulous event of the summer, Salt on the Rim. The
spectacular views, festive decor, delicious food, wonderful
margaritas and electrifying live music added to one of the best
events I have ever attended.
do something about it. Forty years later, The
Center continues to fulfill its vision.
The second milestone is the 50th anniversary
of the publication of “The Battered Child
Syndrome.” In 1962, Dr. C. Henry Kempe
and his colleagues led the identification and
recognition of child abuse with this defining
Pat Peterson
paper. Publication of “The Battered Child
Syndrome” was the single most significant event in creating
awareness and exposing the reality of abuse.
Throughout 2012, we will celebrate these milestones with
events and awareness activities. With a history of excellence
and a new vision for the future, The Kempe Center and The
Kempe Foundation are moving forward with more conviction,
energy and passion for helping abused and neglected children.
Please help us honor the legacy of Dr. C. Henry Kempe and
the efforts of The Kempe Center by supporting child abuse
treatment and prevention in this 40th anniversary year and for
the next 40 years and beyond!
Sincerely,
We need to keep this momentum going during the rest of
2011 and as the new year begins. Looking ahead to 2012, The
Kempe Center will celebrate two huge milestones.
Pat Peterson, B.S.N., J.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Kempe Foundation
First, the Center will have its 40th anniversary. The Kempe
Center opened in 1972 with one vision: to recognize that
children were being abused, the threat was real, and we must
P.S. The winter holiday season is quickly approaching. Please
give the gift of hope by financially supporting abused and
neglected children treated at Kempe.
Kempe News
Kempe Center’s Don Bross
Receives Ronald C. Laney
Distinguished Service Award
The American Professional Society
on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
awarded the Ronald C. Laney
Distinguished Service award to The
Kempe Center’s Don Bross, JD, PhD,
Director of Training, Education and
Consultation during the APSAC 19th
Annual Colloquium this July. The
award is presented on a periodic and
exceptional basis by the Board of
Directors of APSAC to an individual
who has exhibited a life time of
service to others as exemplified by
Ron C. Laney. Bross joins the two
former recipients Laney (2007) and
Jon R. Conte, PhD (2009). Bross has
worked at The Kempe Center for 35
years.
Kempe Center Staff Presents at
National Justice Conference
National District Attorneys
Association (NDAA)’s National
Center for Prosecution of Child
Abuse Strategies for Justice Advanced Investigation and
Prosecution of Child Abuse and
Exploitation featured current and
former Kempe Center staff as
presenters. This national conference
provided training for child advocacy
center teams, prosecutors, civil
attorneys, law enforcement, social
workers, forensic interviewers, and
victim advocates.
The Kempe Center’s Don Bross,
JD, PhD presented “Kempe Center,
Medical Expertise and Resources for
the Child Advocacy Community.”
The Kempe Center Child Protection
Team’s Kathryn M. Wells, MD, FAAP
and former Kempe Center Child
Abuse Pediatrics Fellow Sandeep
Narang, MD, JD, FAAP, now at
the University of Texas Health
Sciences Center at San Antonio, also
presented at the conference.
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The Ripple Effect: Letter from Board Chair
By Andy Boian
Kempe Foundation Board Chair
Most People Focus
on Making the
Splash. We Want
the Ripples.
A close friend of
mine said to me
the other day
Andy Boian
that he believes the
tough stuff we’re all going through
economically is all part of a bigger master
plan to keep us conscious of just how
good we really do have it. My immediate
response was to find fault with his
argument, but I then began to think
about just how plausible it really is.
More than half of this world lives in
poverty. In some areas, women and
children live in fear of abuse and death
every day. In others, young boys are
taught that killing is righteous and their
solemn duty as citizens. Right here in the
United States, there is an ever-increasing
gap between the “haves” and the “have
nots,” something candidates running for
office used to talk about often.
I recently became the chairman of
the Kempe Foundation, a fundraising
organization set up to assist in the
prevention of and treatment for those
children traumatized by abuse and
neglect. It has caused me to think about
how much we, as human beings, tend
not to realize how much our actions
affect others. Child abuse increases when
the economy turns for the worse, with
large natural disasters, or when either
one of the parents in the home loses a
job--just to name a few. Crying babies
or perhaps even the loss of a game by
your favorite sports team can trigger
short tempers and inappropriate acts.
Despite a major economic advantage, the
U.S. has some of the highest child abuse
statistics among the major industrialized
countries of the world.
I long for the day when we, as a people,
figure out why it seems so hard to
understand that despite how tough it is,
regardless of how pressure-filled we all
feel to make ends meet, we have it so
much better than more than half of the
world. Maybe something to keep in mind
the next time your favorite sports team
loses a game.
Kempe Center Doctors Listed in 5280’s Top Docs 2011
5280 magazine named three of The
Kempe Center’s doctors to its 2011
Top Docs list. Dr. Antonia Chiesa,
Andrew Sirotnak, MD, FAAP and Dr.
Kathryn Wells appear in the Child Abuse
Pediatrics specialty section. The three
doctors are members of The Kempe Child
Protection Team.
Dr. Sirotnak makes his third appearance
in the Top Docs issue. He is Professor of
Pediatrics at the University of Colorado
School of Medicine and Director of the
Kempe Child Protection Team.
This is the second appearance for Dr.
Chiesa and Dr. Wells.
Dr. Chiesa serves as a Senior Instructor of
Pediatrics at the University of Colorado
Denver and Health Science Center and
attending physician
of the Kempe Child
Protection Team.
Dr. Wells is an
Assistant Professor
of Pediatrics,
Medical Director
of the Denver
Family Crisis
Center at Denver
Health Medical Center, and is attending
physician with The Kempe Child
Protection Team.
Dr. Edward Goldson also appeared in
the Top Docs list for DevelopmentalBehavioral Pediatrics at Children’s
Hospital Colorado. Dr. Goldson conducts
education and training seminars with The
Kempe Center.
Support Kempe on Colorado Gives Day December 6
first place winner in each group will
be awarded the High Five prize. The
categories include:
By The Kempe Foundation Staff
For the second year in a row, The Kempe
Foundation will participate in Colorado
Gives Day. The event, presented by
Community First Foundation and
FirstBank, is an initiative to increase
philanthropy in Colorado during a 24hour period on December 6, 2011.
In 2010, Kempe collected more than
$60,000 during Colorado Gives Day
and we hope to increase that number to
$75,000 this year. To donate to Kempe
on December 6, please visit www.
givingfirst.org/kempe.
100 percent of donations designated for
Kempe on Colorado Gives Day go to
The Kempe Foundation. Additionally,
FirstBank has provided $300,000 as
an incentive fund that will leverage
donations made through GivingFirst.org
on December 6. The FirstBank Incentive
Fund will be proportionally allocated
across all donations received, increasing
the value of each donation.
The Community First Foundation, the
organization that processes all of the
donations, also covers all credit card and
bank processing fees. This means that
In addition to the credit card fees and
incentive fund, FirstBank will also sponsor
12 prizes at $5,000, each to encourage
giving and reward nonprofits. The
• Most Dollars Raised
• Most Donors
• Most Dollars Raised through
GivingFirst Fundraising Pages
• Largest Percent Increase in Dollars
Compared to 2010 CO Gives Day
During last year’s inaugural Colorado
Gives Day, Coloradans far exceeded
the $1 million goal by donating
approximately $8.7 million to their
favorite local charities. Supporters can
make a donation for as little as $10 on
Colorado Gives Day and may donate
via credit card or bank account. Help
support Kempe at www.givingfirst.org/
kempe on December 6!
Summer Events Make a Splash; Raise Money for Kempe
Top: Kempe Klimbers team during the 6th Annual IP5280’s
Climbing for Kids event on August 12.
Bottom: Climb participants on Mt. Birestadt summit. The
event raised more than $50,000 for Kempe and Children’s
Hospital Colorado.
Top: Kempe Foundation CEO Pat Peterson and Board Member
Walt Imhoff at Salt on the Rim. More than 300 people
attended the event on August 20 at Kent Denver.
Bottom: Event chairs (from left) Paul Heitzenrater, John
Farnam, Lawrence French and Gregory Sargowicki.
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Next year marks 40th and 50th anniversaries for Kempe
In 2012, The Kempe Center will celebrate its 40th anniversary.
Next year also marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of
“The Battered Child Syndrome.” Fifty years after its original
publication, “The Battered Child Syndrome” continues to be
the top download on www.kempe.org. We will honor these
milestones with awareness and special events in 2012.
The Kempe Center and Foundation are living legacies of
Dr. Kempe and his belief that every child deserves a life free
of abuse and neglect. The Kempe Center and Foundation
has touched the hearts and minds of children, professionals,
individuals, and communities across the country and with each
new move, Kempe continues the fight to stop child abuse and
neglect while granting a more hopeful future for children and
their families. For more information on Kempe’s history and
the anniversaries, visit www.kempe.org/4050.
Kempe Timeline
1958 Kempe created one of the first Child Protection
Teams to identify and treat child abuse.
1962
Drs. C. Henry Kempe, Brandt F. Steele and their
colleagues published their landmark article “The
Battered Child Syndrome” in the Journal of the
American Medical Association.
1967
Lay Therapy Program instituted, which utilized
nonprofessionals to support abusive and neglectful
parents. This program laid the foundation for home
visitation programs that continue today.
1972
The Kempe Center opened with one vision: to
recognize that children were being abused, the threat
was real, and we must do something about it.
1973
First Crisis Nursery created, which provided care for
abused and neglected children. Today, a crisis nursery
is found in most communities throughout the U.S.
1976
The Kempe Foundation, an independent 501(c)
(3) nonprofit organization, was founded to raise
the needed funds and awareness, and engage in
advocacy to create sustainable support for the work
of The Kempe Center.
1977
The International Society for the Prevention of Child
Abuse and Neglect was organized with publication
of the first issue of Child Abuse and Neglect: The
International Journal, the leading publication of
research to the field.
1982
Family Evaluation program established to assist local
agencies and courts in assessment of complex cases
of suspected abuse.
1983
National Adolescent Network created to provide
information to professionals working with adolescent
sex offenders.
1984
Third Party Program began to provide treatment
services to families when a child has been molested
by someone outside the family.
1991
Research and support groups were established for
survivors of childhood incest.
1993
Prevention Research Center was created to serve as
the primary knowledge base for public policy relating
to home visitation services to support young families.
1997
Ground-breaking and completion of the Georgia and
Walt Imhoff Pavilion, new home of Kempe
1999
Kempe Foundation secures 1st Endowed Chair – the
Jack and Viki Thompson Chair in Child Maltreatment
and Family Health.
2000
Kempe Foundation secures 1st Endowed Fellow – the
Berger Fellow.
2002
Kempe Center hosts the 14th International Congress
on Child Abuse and Neglect.
2008
Kempe Foundation awarded “Nonprofit of the Year”
by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.”
2009
Kempe moves into the new Kempe Center in the
Gary Pavilion on the Anschutz Medical Campus.
Dr. C. Henry Kempe
Jasmine St. office, 1970
For more information
on the 40th Anniversary
of The Kempe Center,
visit www.kempe.
org/4050.
Oneida St. office Kempe staff, 1977
Imhoff Pavilion, 1997
Gary Pavilion, 2009
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Success Story: Creating a Support System
By Sanya Andersen-Vie, Communications and Marketing Manager at The Kempe Foundation
When Meredith started her probation
this spring, she did not have much
support. She lost custody of her fouryear-old son, Tobey, to a drug-related
charge and he entered the foster care
system. She also faced possible jail
time if she violated her probation.
Meredith began working with
Treatment Accountability for Safer
Communities (TASC), who helped her
enter substance abuse and parenting
programs. If she passed all of the
programs, she might one day regain
custody of Tobey.
TASC referred her to Meghan Dahlin,
MA, LPC, CFI, a mental health
clinician with the Kempe Access
to Services for Parent Infant/Child
Relationship Enhancement (ASPIRE)
Program. ASPIRE treats trauma
exposed children to ensure that these
children do not become abusers
themselves. ASPIRE is a component
of The Justice Initiative for Drug
Endangered Families (JI-DEF), which
provides opportunities for parental
substance recovery, the prevention of
child maltreatment, and reduction of
child welfare involvement and out of
home placement when appropriate.
Starting in May, Meredith and Dahlin
met once a week, weather permitting.
At first, Meredith lacked motivation
and felt reluctant to meet with Dahlin.
She did not see how issues with
attachment and discipline affected
her relationship with Tobey. “There
were hard times at first, like getting
motivated to get him back,” she said.
Soon after her meetings with Dahlin
started, Meredith came to the
realization that she wanted to succeed
and see her son again. The road to
recovery was not easy. Not only did
Meredith have Dahlin to hold her
accountable for her treatment, but she
also had to fulfill other components
of the JI-DEF program in order to see
Tobey again.
During her weekly meetings, Dahlin
taught her different parenting
techniques. One constructive
discipline idea she learned was Magic
1-2-3. This involved counting to
one, two, then three each time Tobey
misbehaved. If she reached the
number three, then Tobey had to
spend three minutes in time out. This
way, he would learn the consequences
for his negative actions in a nonabusive way. “I didn’t believe it
would work at first,” she said. “But
it actually worked. Meghan was such
a great coach and it turned out to be
really helpful.”
Meredith now had someone she
could talk to and teach her how to
become a good mother to Tobey. She
needed someone to be in her corner
and could count on for support. Even
between their weekly meetings,
Meredith could reach Dahlin by phone
any time she needed someone to talk
with for help.
With her new support system in place
and her treatment completed at the
beginning of September; she soon
regained custody of her son.
Back home with his mother, Tobey
is flourishing. Every morning, he
attends preschool and he spends
afternoons in day care. His social skills
have improved and he has a great
relationship with his friends, who
hug him goodbye everyday when he
leaves preschool.
Meredith is also succeeding. She is
attending college and one day dreams
of becoming a pilot. She feels a huge
sense of relief and much less stress.
Meredith found the support system
she needed to hold her accountable
and make her a better parent. And
now, Tobey has the support he needs
from his mom. According to Meredith,
“I’m really happy for
how everything has
turned out.”
Pseudonyms have been
used and photographs
substituted to protect
the identity of the
children and family
members served by The
Kempe Center.
Sanya
Andersen-Vie
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Kempe Trauma Program Trains Professionals in Seoul & Hong Kong
This summer, Monica Fitzgerald, PhD
of The Kempe Center’s Child Trauma
Program visited Seoul, South Korea for
a conference and then traveled to Hong
Kong, China for a seminar and intensive
training with clinicians.
The Support Center for Women
and Children Victims of Violence in
Seoul organized the “1st Anniversary
Symposium” forum to celebrate their
first year. Dr. Fitzgerald delivered the
“Foreign Expert Keynote Address”
on understanding and treatment of
intra-familial sexual abuse and gave
an overview of Trauma-Focused
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT;
www.musc.edu/tfcbt). She provided
information on evidence-based
practices in the child trauma field. On
the second day, she did a more in-depth
overview of TF-CBT as an introduction
to the model in hopes that the
professionals would seek formal training
in evidence-based TF-CBT treatments.
For these events, a translator provided
simultaneous, live translation. The
training was timely because the Korean
translation of the TF-CBT treatment
book will come out soon.
Attendees included practitioners from
agencies for women and child victims
of sexual violence, including counselors;
majors in counseling/psychology
interested in child sexual abuse, treating
trauma, or cognitive-behavior therapy;
and members of the Korean Counseling
Psychological Association and Korean
Psychological Association. Most of the
attendees provide crisis intervention to
victims and psychological treatment.
Dr. Fitzgerald then traveled to Hong
Kong and trained the first group of
mental health clinicians (masters
level therapists, social workers, and
psychologists) in China to become
formally trained in TF-CBT. The
clinicians who participated in the
training are highly committed to
learning how to integrate trauma
focused assessment and implementing
TF-CBT with their trauma cases. Dr.
Fitzgerald also provided them with an
overview of TF-CBT applications with
child traumatic grief cases. The TF-CBT
treatment book was recently translated/
published into Chinese.
Additionally, Dr. Fitzgerald will continue
to provide this group of clinicians with
ongoing monthly expert consultation
in the model to facilitate their skill
development. This will help overcome
barriers to implementing this treatment
model with diverse families in real
practice settings in Hong Kong. She will
use teleconference and web technology
for consultation.
Top: Dr. Fitzgerald in Seoul, South Korea
Middle: Training in Hong Kong
Bottom: TF-CBT Training in Hong Kong
Kempe Center’s Diane Baird trains majority of Montana child welfare workers
By The Kempe Foundation Staff
Throughout the summer, The Kempe Center’s Diane Baird,
LCSW visited 12 sites throughout Montana over a six week
period and met with nearly all child welfare workers in the
state. She presented her day-and-half presentation, “If You’re
Not Building Health, You’re Reinforcing Pathology,” traveling
to five geographic regions in Montana.
“Child welfare happens at the caseworker level,” said Baird.
“The focus of the training was on healthy, non-abusive
parent child relationships.” The training involved therapeutic
visitation to change relationships, evaluate relationships
and move toward a relationship focus. This means that
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professionals do not just treat the parent, then treat the child;
instead, they work on the relationship between the two.
Baird has visited Montana each year since 2005. Many of
the workers she trained have been in their positions for 20
years or more and they value the relationship with The Kempe
Center. “The Kempe Center has a great reputation among
professionals throughout the region,” said Baird. As a Kempe
Center staff member, Baird has the ability to present current
research and new ideas to many areas within the state of
Montana including geographically isolated ones.
Internet access and distance learning makes more of these
trainings possible, but Baird enjoys visiting the locations and
meeting one-on-one with people.
Corporate Spotlight: Innovative Program Partners
Kempe & the Business Community - Charity of Choice
By Steve Harrell, The Kempe Foundation
The signs of child abuse are often difficult to discern. For
Teresa, an innocent bath time question from her five-year-old
son Tyler led to the discovery that he had been inappropriately
touched by a trusted family friend. For Jackie it was having the
courage to step forward as a 15-year-old and acknowledge that
her stepfather had sexually abused her from the age of 12. For
7-year-old foster child Jackson it was continuing to believe that
someday he, too, would have a “forever family.”
While their stories are quite different, one thing all of these
children share is that each received direct support from The
Kempe Center. Like hundreds of children each year they
benefitted from Kempe programs designed to heal children
from the effects of child abuse and neglect while also
strengthening families.
The sad truth is that child maltreatment continues to increase
in Colorado while statistics are actually declining across the rest
of the country. This presents Colorado and the companies who
do business here with a choice. Do we look the other way and
hope that child abuse and neglect simply goes away, or do we
invest in real and lasting change?
Fortunately, dozens of businesses and corporations do invest in
the work of Kempe. We are gratified that many of them have
asked, how can we do more? To not only answer this question
but to also provide tangible proven methods for partnership
success we now offer Charity of Choice.
Charity of Choice is a great way for companies to invest in our
community while partnering with their employees and providing
an opportunity to support one of the world’s foremost teams of
experts on the issue of child abuse and neglect.
When businesses and corporations partner with Kempe through
Charity of Choice they have a menu of support opportunities
to choose from throughout the year. Some of these include
outright gifts; event sponsorship; employee giving campaigns;
corporate foundation gifts; 3rd party promotions; employee
volunteering and corporate board engagement. Charitable gifts
may also be made through many different programs such as
grants, matching gifts, in-kind services or by naming a program
or endowment.
Companies recognize the value of their support. In fact, one
recent survey found that, 84 percent of corporate executives
believe that society expects businesses to take a more active
role in social issues than it has done in the past. Another
survey found that, 72 percent of Americans want their
employers to do more to support a cause or social issue, and 93
percent say it is important for their employer to provide them
with opportunities to become involved.
As a corporate executive, business owner or employee of either;
you can make a difference! Consider Charity of Choice as the
vehicle that provides your company with improved customer
loyalty; enhanced reputation and standing in the community as
well as increased name recognition and brand awareness. All
of which provide value to your company. But as we all know,
the real value comes in making a positive and life-changing
difference in the life of a child. Tyler is now self-confident and
enjoying his best T-Ball season ever. Jackie is pursuing her
college degree and wishes to someday work with children and
families. And Jackson – Jackson has been
adopted and now has a “forever family.”
Please consider becoming a Charity of
Choice partner today. Like Jackson, the
benefits can last forever.
Steve Harrell is the Vice President –
Strategy and Corporate Advancement.
Steve Harrell
Kempe Foundation’s April Gala Date, Theme and Event Chairs Announced
The Kempe Foundation’s annual spring gala
will take place on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at
the Denver Marriott City Center. The theme
will be Kempe Takes Hong Kong. And, with
great pleasure we announce that the event
chairs are Jack and Adrienne Fitzgibbons.
Tickets and corporate sponsorships for the
Kempe Takes Hong Kong gala event are now
available at www.kempe.org.
Kempe Takes
HONG KONG
April 21, 2012 at the Denver Marriott City Center
Jack and Adrienne
Fitzgibbons
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YOUR GENEROUS SPIRIT
and your generous gifts are changing kids lives.
Contributions made from May 1 to August 31, 2011
Organizations
Alpha Beta Conclave, Alpha State
Alpha Beta Conclave, Mu State
Alpha Beta State
Alpha Epsilon Conclave, Beta State
Alpha Gamma Conclave, Epsilon State
Alpha Gamma Conclave, Gamma State
Alpha Iota Conclave, Mu State
Alpha Pi Conclave, Eta State
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Beta Conclave, Omicron State
Beta Conclave, Phi State
Beta Epsilon Conclave, Delta State
Beta Kappa Conclave, Delta State
Beta Pi Conclave, Delta State
Blue Mountain College Campus Conclave,
Mu State
Brinker International
Cafe Star Inc.
Colorado Children’s Trust Fund
Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment
Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (VOCA)
D & G Enterprise, LLC
d Bar Desserts
Dan Sharp Europe Luxury Outerwear
Daniels Fund
Delta Conclave, Eta State
Delta Xi Conclave, Alpha State
First Data Foundation
Fred E. Scholl Charitable Foundation
Fremont Middle School
Gamma Conclave
Gamma Conclave, Omicron State
Gamma Conclave, Theta State
Gamma Eta Conclave, Delta State
Gamma Gamma Conclave, Delta State
Gamma Kappa Conclave, Delta State
Gold Family LLC
Hamilton Middle School
HC Companies
Highland Ranch Pizza, Inc.
Hornsby Insurance Agency
Iota Conclave, Epsilon State
Kappa Kappa Iota
Kappa Nu Conclave, Upsilon State
Lambda Conclave, Psi State
Lifestyles Catering
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
Mark Smith Family Foundation
Mile High United Way
Miller Weingarten Realty, LLC
Mu Conclave, Iota State
Mu Conclave, Lambda State
Mu Conclave, Rho State
Nordstrom, Inc.
Nu Conclave, Eta State
Partnership of Aurora City Employees
Pi Conclave, Zeta State
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
Ponderosa High School
Primrose School at Shadow Canyon
Primrose School of Erie at Vista Ridge
Primrose School of Littleton
Rose Community Foundation
Saunders Construction, Inc.
Sigma Conclave, Alpha State
Strear Family Foundation
Tau Conclave, Theta State
Texas Roadhouse Holdings, LLC
The Denver Post Season to Share
The Helen M. McLoraine Kempe Children’s
Fdn Endowment Fund
The Kenneth King Foundation
The Seff Group, P.C.
The Young Philanthropists Foundation
Timothy and Bernadette Marquez Foundation
Tipsy’s Liquor World
Upsilon Conclave, Mu State
Upsilon Conclave, Xi State
Upsilon Conclave, Zeta State
Western Digital
William D. Radichel Foundation
Zeta Conclave, Zeta State
Individuals
Ms. Sandra Abeyta
Mr. Robert Alfonso
Ms. Andrea Allen
Ms. Naomi Allen
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Ms. Sandra Allen
Ms. Tanya Alpert-Appel
Ms. Danielle Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Angelich
Anonymous
Ms. Cheri Apol
Ms. Maritza Baez
Mieko Bailey
Mrs. Karen S. Barratt
Ms. Dawn Barrett
Ms. Tahlia Beacham
Ms. Christine Benero
Mr. Ramie Blatt
Mr. Andrew Boian
Ms. Kathleen A. Boland
Mr. Clint Bounds
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Bowlen
Ms. Barbara Boyce
Ms. Nicol Bradley
Mr. James Brause
Ms. Virginia Bray and Mr. Louis Bindner
Ms. Geraldine Brimmer
Mr. James A. Broderick
Dr. Donald C. Bross
Ms. Sandra J. Brown
Ms. Barbara Burrell
Ms. Freya K. Butterfield
Ms. Yvonne Camacho
Mr. and Mrs. Ren Cannon
Dr. Hendrika Cantwell
Mr. Steven Capuozzo
Mrs. Karen Carleo
Ms. Kimberly Carpenter
Ms. Kimberly Carpentier
Mr. David A. Castro
Mr. Lawrence A. Cerrillo
Ms. Mary Chappell
Ms. Kellye Chatman
Ms. Judy L. Chirila
Ms. Lisa Ciazza
Ms. Margaret Colbert
Ms. Linda L. Cordova
Ms. Carol A. Core
Mrs. Barbara J. Corriveau
Ms. Sheila Cox
Ms. Joani Cravens
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Cross
Ms. Judy Cusack
Mrs. Sandra Dahlberg
Mr. Todd Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Craig H. Johnson
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Daniels
Ms. Jennifer M. DeDominici
Dr. and Mrs. Colman L. Dell
Ms. Darcy Dodd
Ms. Donna Doty
Mr. Christopher C. Duran
Ms. Lori Durham
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Ehrlich
Mr. and Mrs. Rick L. Ellis
Ms. Mary Ervolina Atkins
Ms. Cynthia Esslinger
Mr. Jesus Fandino
Mr. John Farnam and Mr. Paul Heitzenrater
Mr. John D. Faught
Ms. Karen Feeney
Mr. and Mrs. Al and Terri Fisher
Ms. Amy Fitch
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fitzgibbons
Ms. Joanne Flaherty
Mr. and Mrs. C. Dale Flowers
John and Marcella Fox
Ms. Rennie Friedlander
Ms. Kathryn Fulton
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Galbreath
Ms. Ashley Garrett and Mr. Alan Jones
Edward Garrido, Ph.D.
Dr. Nancy Gary and Mr. Samuel Gary
Mr. Jason Gaulden
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gendelman
Ms. Barbara Gibb
Dr. John H. Githens, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Glantz
Ms. Jessica Goulding
Mrs. Juanita J. Greeley
Ms. Kelly Greengard
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gudka
Ms. Ann Gugenheim
Ms. Brandi Hagan
Ms. Laurie Hall
Ms. Karen Hancock
Mr. and Mrs. Warren R. Hanks
Mr. and Mrs. Cannon Y. Harvey
Ms. Melissa Hayes
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Heitzenrater
Mr. Paul Heitzenrater
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Heller
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hemmings
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hinterreiter
Ms. Dianne Hirsch
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Hittman
Mrs. Diana Hixenbaugh
Ms. Lisa Horton
Mrs. Tamara K. Hubka
Ms. Marlo Hughen
Ms. Margaret Huston
Ms. Julie Hutmacher
Mr. Walter F. Imhoff
Mr. Ben Irvin
Mr. Gary A. Johnsen
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson
Mr. Gregory A. Jones
Mr. Fred Kail
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kane
Ms. Susan Kauffman
Ms. Brandy Kautz
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Keller
Ms. Stephanie Kenkel
Ms. Barbara A. Knopp
Dr. and Mrs. Jerald W. Koepke
Kerry Kohnen
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Kornfeld
Mr. David Kovsky
Mr. and Mrs. Jon B. Kruljac
Mr. David Larkins
Ms. Brina T. Larson
Mr. Michael Lawson
Mr. L. Dean Leedy
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lerman
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff D. Litman
Ms. Jennifer Lockwood
Ms. Kathi Lovett
Mr. and Mrs. Gary H. Lundberg
Mr. and Mrs. William Mackiernan
Ms. Jill Majkrzak
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Marx
Mr. Christopher Matthews
Mr. and Mrs. Dirk McDermott
Ms. Carla McElroy
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mehos
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd H. Miller
Mr. John M. Miller
Mr. Mark Mims
Mrs. Deborah J. Mitchell
Mr. Luc Moens
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Mohatt
Mrs. Pauline Mondragon
Mr. Charlie Monfort
Mr. Tyler Montgomery
Mrs. Shirley L. Moore
Shannon Nehm
Mr. and Ms. Gary Newcomb
Ms. Gayle Novak
Ms. Lisa Odenheimer
Chris Ogle
Dr. John W. Ogle
Mr. Randall C. Ohlson
Ms. Stacy Ohlsson
Ms. Ilse Oshel
Mr. Harry Palmer
Ms. Toni Palmer
Ms. Janet E. Paul
Mrs. Diana L. Payne
Allen and Patricia Peterson
Ms. Jane Petrie
Ms. Mary Petryszyn
Ms. Susan Pharo
Mr. Paul Liscom and Ms. Kim L. Pierpoint
Mr. Mike Pina
Mr. Jared Polivka
Mr. Mike Porter
Dr. and Mrs. Meldon Preusser
Ms. Karen Behrents Ramey
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Ringsby
Ms. Barbara Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Rosenthal
Ms. Martha Rubi-Byers
Ms. Caroline A. Ryan
Ms. Lisa Sabatinos
Mrs. Carolyn Samuelson
Ms. Suzanne Sanchez
Dick and Jeanne Saunders
Mr. David Savin and Family
Mr. and Mrs. David Savitz
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Schaffer
Mr. Tim Schmelmer
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Schroeder
Ms. Carol A. Sears
Mr. and Mrs. George Shaw
Mr. David Short
Ms. Marilyn Skowronski
Ms. Patricia Slevc
Ms. Diane Sloniger
Mr. David Smith
Mr. Kevin Smith
Mr. Mark J. Smith
Ms. Salye R. Stein
Mr. Ryan Stelzner
Ms. Nikke Stinson
Ms. Cheryl H. Stratten
Mrs. Mary G. Symonton
Mr. Steven Talley and Ms. Stephanie Walsh
Dr. and Mrs. Lynn Taussig
Mr. and Mrs. Dylan Taylor
Ms. Marsha Temple
Ms. Kristen A. Terjesen
Ms. Paulette Trubey
Ms. Tara Trujillo
Mr. Jason Varra
Mr. and Mrs. William Wagner
Ms. Gari-Ann Waite
Quinn Walker
Mrs. Smitty Wallace
Ms. Sandee Walling
Ms. Mary Walter
Mr. Ryan Wanger
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Ward
Mr. Colin Warnock
Mr. Bruce Waters
Ms. and Mr. Mallory Watson
Ms. Ellen Watson
Ms. Kareina Westlund
Mr. Christopher Wheeler
Ms. Diane Wiley
Kim Winslow
Mr. Nathan Witmer
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Yaros
Zim Zimmerman
Endowment Funds
Brandt F. Steele, M.D. Endowment Fund
The Berger Fellow
The Jack and Viki Thompson Chair for Child
Maltreatment and Family Health
The Helen M. McLoraine Kempe Children’s
Foundation Endowment Fund
Georgia R. Imhoff Endowment Fund
Dr. C Henry Kempe Society
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Adams
Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Alexander
Ms. Barbara Bardt
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Berger
Ms. Kathleen K. Brock
Ms. Heather Campbell and Mr. Jerry Landeck
Estate of Patricia B. Booth
Ken and Judy Friednash
Mr. Walter F. Imhoff
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Jon B. Kruljac
Ms. Jane E. Meeks
Mr. and Mrs. James Possehl
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rifkin
Rev. and Mrs. Ronald H. Rude
Dick and Jeanne Saunders
Dr. Marguerite Stewart
Dr. and Mrs. Lynn Taussig
The Dorothy M. Wotring Trust
Ms. Betty Thomas
Ms. Nancy Vagianos
Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Zola
True Blue Society
David and Tina Brisnehan
Ms. Christina A. Brown
Mr. William DeLisio
Ms. Jeanne Desautels
Ms. Mandy Harvey
Mr. Geoff Hayes
Mr. George Ibarra
Ms. Kristian Koehler
Mr. William McBride
Ms. Helen L. Meininger
Ms. Stephanie Palm Neves
Mr. and Mrs. David Repka
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Robl
Mr. Jack Schroeder
The Singerman Family
Mr. Kent P. Steines
In Honor of Ren Cannon’s Birthday
Ms. M. June Regan
Mr. Charles G. Cannon
In-Kind Donations
In Honor of the Wedding of Peggy Sands
& Steve Weston
Ms. Nancy Witt
Mr. and Mrs. James Basey
David and Tina Brisnehan
Ms. Michelle Houchens
Ms. Sharon Schonhaut
Ms. Heather VanBogart
A Precious Child, Inc.
Kroenke Sports Enterprises
Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church
Wild Blue Yonder
Tributes
In Honor of Al & Terri Fisher’s Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hartman
Ms. Beverly Black
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Tucker
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Ophaug
Ms. Terry Vitale and Mr. John Head
Ms. L. Catherine Peterson
Ms. Peggy Fasing
Mr. and Mrs. Al and Terri Fisher
Mom and John, Elaine and Gary, Eddie and
Susan, Brian and Ronnie
In Honor of Arthur VanDyck, Dr. Allison
Kempe and Debra McVicker
Ms. Martile Rowland
In Honor of Bryce Hart
Mr. Brian Gibson
In Honor of Cameron and Andrew
Pilkinton
Ms. Peggy L. Pilkinton
In Honor of Caressa
Ms. Lauren Pino
In Honor of Carol and Howard Torgove’s
50th Wedding Anniversary
The Seff Group, P.C.
Ms. Roberta Rosen and Mr. Ivo Roospold
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Pepper
Mr. Jay Spivak and Ms. Muri Sigman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Ross
In Honor of Dr. Allison Kempe
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Seewald
Anonymous
Mr. John F. Wolz
Ms. Lori Crane
Mr. Christopher Stille
Ms. Martha B. Johns
Ms. Carol J. Petitmaire
Mr. Arnold Grossman
Mr. John W. Bengston
Mr. Timothy J. Croasdaile
Mrs. and Mr. Brenda Mehos
In Honor of Drew Finley’s Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas B. Haughey
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Droy
Anonymous
In Honor of John Farnam & Paul
Heitzenrater
Ms. Jo Ann Semple
In Honor of Miriam Abreu
Mr. John Hargrove
In Honor of Owen McMahon’s First
Birthday
Ms. Taleen Maranian
Becky and Brian Schaub
Kelly Moye
Ms. Lauren Hillary
Ms. Katherine Strupek
Ms. Melissa Trapp
Ms. Misty Meade
Mr. Charles E. Rounds
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Wald
Ms. Kasia Hoover
Ryan Fugler
Ms. Marilyn Wald
Fran and Mitch Handman
Ms. LeighAnne Kent
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schatz
Ms. Molly Lee Greenblatt
Ms. Jaclyn M. Bradley
Mr. and Mrs. Michael McMahon
Armen and Jameela Khadiwala
Ms. Margaret Gottlieb
In Honor of Shari O’Malley
Ms. Lucinda Harper
In Honor of the Wedding of Mark & Jen
Dudley
Ms. Amanda MacPhail
In Honor of Will Biermann’s Bar Mitzvah
Ms. Julia A. Mannion
Mr. and Ms. Jeff Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Miller
Ms. Cami Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. David McDaniel
Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Frankel, MD
Mr. and Mrs. James and Wendy Miller
In Honor of Zoey Kortz
Mr. and Mrs. Howard H. Torgove
In Memory of Karla Filholm
Ms. Nancy Witt
In Memory of David Navratil
Mr. Scott Navratil
In Memory of G. Curtis Scarborough
Estate of Charles N. Miller
In Memory of Georgia Imhoff
Mr. and Mrs. E. Patrick Wiesner
In Memory of Henry Kempe
Dr. and Mrs. Stuart A. Schneck
In Memory of Jerry Hirsch
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Luth
In Memory of Kathleen Cannon
Ms. Debra Dennis
Ms. Brown Canon
Mr. Thomas S. Woodruff
Ms. Constance L. Hauver
Ms. Jennifer Loughridge
Mr. Frank R. Newell
Mr. Thomas A. Gougeon
Ms. Carol A. Menard
Ms. Lisa C. Flores
The Wallach Family
Hat Creek Energy LLC
Ms. Merial Currier and Mr. James Vander Laan
Mrs. Cynthia Shwartz
Ms. Valerie Gates
Ms. Robin McGee
Ms. Mary E. Zinn
Ms. Shelley B. Thompson
Ms. Charla Cannon
Ms. Eva R. Lanier
Ms. Eleanor L. Webster
St. Mary’s Academy
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bosworth
The Chotin Foundation
In Memory of Lynne Napolilli
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Beard
In Memory of Nelda Winter
Alpha Sigma Conclave, Delta State
Salt on the Rim
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Abreu
Ms. Judy Adams
Ms. Jody Alioto
Ms. Nicole Ament and Mr. Jonathan Ament
Ms. Sheryl L. Anderson
Anonymous
Ms. Cheryl Arnold
Ms. Sandra M. Asercion
Ms. Theresa A. Atkins
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Azar
Mieko Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory K. Barnard
Dr. and Mrs. Max Bartlett
Ms. Jean Bernard
Mr. and Ms. Mike Blackburn
Mr. Andrew Boian
Ms. Virginia Bray and Mr. Louis Bindner
Ms. Wendy H. Brodsky
Ms. Lynn Bronikowski
Dr. Donald C. Bross
Ms. Sherri Brown
Ms. Yvonne Camacho
Ms. Keri Christiansen
Ms. Kristina Cizmar
Ms. Melody Combs
Ms. Carol A. Core
Mr. John Cover
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Davidson
Ms. Joanne Davidson
Ms. Suanne M. Dell
Mr. Elmer Dewitt
Robert and Lisa Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic W. Duboc
Ms. Martha H. Eskesen
Mr. Paul R. Esserman
Mr. John Farnam and Mr. Paul Heitzenrater
Ms. Karen Fisher
Mr. and Ms. Patrick Fitzgerald
Ms. Layne Fleishman and Mr. A. Craig
Fleishman
Mr. and Mrs. C. Dale Flowers
Ms. Heather Fowler
Mr. and Mrs. Larry French
Ms. Elizabeth Fries
Ms. Barbara Galgano
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gendelman
Mr. Brian Gibson
Ms. Margaret S. Gorsuch
Ms. Kathy Graveley
Ms. Molly Lee Greenblatt
Ms. Lisza Gulyas
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hammond
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Harrell
Mrs. Bertha E. Haugen
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Heitzenrater
Ms. Anne Hitchcock
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Hood
Mr. Kurtis Hooley
Pamela and Joe Ignat
Mr. Walter F. Imhoff
Ms. Katie Imhoff
Mr. Ben Irvin
Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson
Mr. Daniel Jones and Ms. Colleen Mathews
Dr. Ruby L. Kadota
Ms. Sue Kardon
Mr. John C. Kitts
Ms. Bethany Knode
Ms. Sheri Knox
Mr. and Ms. Brian Koenigberg
Ms. Nancy Bruner-Koontz and Mr. Bob Koontz
Mr. and Mrs. Jon B. Kruljac
Mr. William R. La Bahn
Ms. Collene LaLuzerne
Ms. Sydney Lapidus
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lessnau
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Lipsius
Mr. Martin Lohmann
Mr. and Mrs. William Mackiernan
Mr. and Mrs. Mort Marks
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff M. Gruitch
Ms. Kathy McAdoo
Ms. Carla McElroy
Mr. and Mrs. Michael McMahon
Mr. Michael A. Meisinger
Ms. Lindsey Miller
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Morgridge
Mr. Steven Morrow
Ms. Elizabeth A. Moser
Ms. Amy Mulholland
Carolyn Nerheim
Mr. and Ms. Gary Newcomb
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Novak
Ms. Fredi Novin
Mr. Randall C. Ohlson
Renee and Thomas Ortiz
Ms. Lois Paul
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Pearl
Ms. Sarah Peiker
Allen and Patricia Peterson
Mr. Paul Liscom and Ms. Kim L. Pierpoint
Ms. Adrienne Porterfield
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell R. Powers
Ms. Barbara J. Robb
Mr. Bill Roberts
Ms. Laura Romero
Ms. Martha Rubi-Byers
Dr. and Mrs. Des Runyan
Mr. Dion Sanchez
Mr. and Ms. John Scarborough
Mr. Larry Schaap
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Schaffer
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Seefried
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Seff
Mr. Stephen Shapiro
Mr. Barry Sharcot
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Sheppard
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sherman
Andrew Sirotnak, M.D.
Mr. Cody J. Smith
Mr. Kent Smith
Mr. Mark J. Smith
Ms. Michelle Spickard
Ms. Shelly St. John
Mr. Don Stevens
Mr. and Ms. Colin Stone
Dr. and Mrs. Lynn Taussig
Ms. Jenny Thamer
Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Thompson
Ms. Tara Trujillo
Mr. Ted Vanderveen
Mr. Francisco E. Varela
Mr. Puneet Vedi
Ms. Sandee Walling
Ms. and Mr. Mallory Watson
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Webdell
Ms. Emily Wetmore
Mr. Henry Williams
Ms. Rochelle Woods
Ms. Trudie Yount and Denver Concierge
Mr. David Zupancic
Community First Foundation
M.J. Smith & Associates
McMahon & Company
U.S. Bank
Salt on the Rim In-Kind
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Abreu
Mr. Patrick Armatas and Ms. Mallory Watson
Ms. Cheryl Arnold
Mr. and Ms. Brad Bawmann
Ms. Martha L. Bennett
Ms. Dana Berry
Ms. Keri Blair
Ms. Virginia Bray and Mr. Louis Bindner
Ms. Yvonne Camacho
Ms. Carol A. Core
Ms. Becky Creighton
Mr. Mark Euler
Mr. John Farnam and Mr. Paul Heitzenrater
Mr. and Mrs. Al and Terri Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fitzgibbons
Mr. and Mrs. C. Dale Flowers
Mr. Bruce A. Fowler, Esq.
Ms. Heather Fowler
Mr. Lawrence French and Mr. Gregory
Sargowicki
Mr. and Ms. Roy Fronczyk
Mr. Launcelot Hawk
Mr. Brad High
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Holland
Mr. Ben Irvin
Mr. Donald Johnson
Mr. Kevin Jones
Ms. Annie Kempe
Mr. and Mrs. Taner Kodanaz
Ms. Carmel Koeltzow
Ms. Sydney Lapidus
Ms. Sally Lucero
Ms. Cathy Marquis
Ms. Michele Martinez
Mr. Michael McConnell
Ms. Carla McElroy
Ms. Lindsey Miller
Mr. Donald Johnson and Mrs. Arlene MohlerJohnson
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Morgridge
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Novak
Ms. Gayle Novak
Mr. Greg Oaklief
Ms. Pamela Orth
Ms. Lois Paul
Allen and Patricia Peterson
Dr. and Mrs. Meldon Preusser
Ms. Marit R. Rosacci
Dr. and Mrs. Des Runyan
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Sheppard
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sherman
Mr. Kevin Smith
Ms. Christi Stafford
Ms. Salye R. Stein
Ms. Marsha Temple
Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Thompson
Ms. Tara Trujillo
Mr. Guenther Vogt
Ms. Sandee Walling
Ms. Stephanie Welsh
5 Star Talent and Entertainment, Inc.
Above It All Balloonery
Bolder Events Inc.
Bouquets LoDo
Destiny Zareck Skin Care
Encore on Colfax
Four Seasons Hotel Denver
Four Seasons Resort Vail
Gerald Schuster Photography
J.Hilburn
Jay’s Valet Parking Services
McNeil Designer Portraits
Pamela Hill Skin Care
Soignee Elegant Attire
The Palm Restaurant
Three Blind Mice
Vitamin Cottage
Vuka
Waterworks
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Kempe Seeks Toys and Other Donations for Holiday Season
By The Kempe Foundation
The holiday season at Kempe is an opportunity for you to
spread joy to the kids and families being treated by The Kempe
Center. Each year, we seek generous sponsors to “adopt”
families in need or buy gifts from our children’s wish lists to
Santa. This means we need teddy bears, toy cars, dolls, art
supplies, winter clothes, gift cards, Legos, puzzles, and other
gifts for kids struggling with the aftermath of abuse.
Due to the health concerns associated with working alongside
Children’s Hospital Colorado staff and patients, we cannot
accept used items. Donated items should be in their original
packaging and/or have their original tags still attached.
For a list of specific holiday giving needs or to arrange a
donation, please contact Christi Stafford at 303-864-5315 or
e-mail [email protected].
US Bank decorated a toy donation display with a “The Grinch
Who Stole Christmas” theme during the 2010 Hugs for the
Holidays toy drive. Kempe receives hundreds of holiday toy
donations each year from individuals and corporations.
Kempe True Blue Giving Club Allows Donors to Schedule Payments
By The Kempe Foundation
As a True Blue donor, you will receive:
The True Blue giving club provides
Kempe with reliable and predictable
financial support on a monthly or
quarterly basis. By knowing in advance
that we can count on your gift, we
are able to cut down on fundraising
expenses and send more of your
contribution directly to our life-saving
and life-changing programs.
• One consolidated annual statement
of your contributions.
• Recognition.
• Fewer solicitations from Kempe.
• A safe, secure and convenient way
of giving. • Ability to spread out your donations
over a period of time.
Visit www.kempe.org and select the
How You Can Help tab to become
Kempe’s newest True Blue Giving Club
member. When you partner with us
through True Blue, you make a strong
commitment to preventing and treating
child abuse and neglect.
To learn more, please contact Christi
Stafford at 303-864-5315 or stafford.
[email protected].
The Kempe Foundation Board of Directors
Andy Boian, Board Chair
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Reynolds Cannon, Vice Chair
Windsor Capital Partners, LLC
Ruby Kadota, MD, Secretary
Colorado Permanente Medical Group
Dan Seff, Treasurer
The Seff Group, P.C.
Nicole Ament, Esq.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Jamie Angelich
Community Leader
Yvonne Camacho
Simpson Housing LLLP
Stephen Daniels, PhD, MD
CU School of Medicine/The
Children’s Hospital
John Faught, Esq.
Fognani & Faught
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Bruce Fowler, Esq.
Fairfield and Woods, PC
Patrice Gendelman
Hannah Rose Knows, LLC
Walter Imhoff
Community Leader
Gail Johnson
Community Leader
Richard Krugman, MD
CU School of Medicine
Jon Kruljac
GVC Capital, LLC
Bill Mackiernan
Miller Weingarten Realty, LLC
Tate McCoy
Lockton Companies
Ellen Robinson
ERH & Associates, Inc.
Martha Rubi
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Des Runyan, MD, DrPH
Edward Goldson, MD
Circle of Latina Leadership
Kempe Center, Executive Director
David Savitz, Esq.
Attorney at Law
Mark Smith
M.J. Smith & Associates
Pat Peterson
The Kempe Foundation
Lisa Taussig
Community Leader
Dean Prina, MD
Jeannie Ritter, Former First Lady of
Colorado
Landri C. Taylor
Anne Trujillo
HONORARY BOARD
Dylan Taylor
Jules Amer, MD
Sandee Walling, John Farnam, Paul
Heitzenrater
John Elway
Colliers International
The Kempe Foundation Alliance
Kareina Westlund
U.S. Bank
Frances Owens, Former First Lady of
Colorado
Howard Torgove
Recognizing Our Supporters
The Kempe Foundation receives support
from generous organizations throughout
the year. Foundations, government
agencies and corporations make it possible
for The Kempe Foundation and Center to
provide programs and services as we work
toward the ultimate goal of bringing an
end to child abuse. Major gifts and grants
($25,000 and above) received from April
1 to August 31, 2011 designated for the
general operations and programs of the
Foundation and Center include:
The Daniels Fund continues to
demonstrate its respect for and
confidence in Kempe’s Fostering Healthy
Futures (FHF) Program by supporting
clinical services for 9-11 year old children
who have been placed in foster care due
to maltreatment. While participating
in FHF, the children benefit from an
academic year-long program of receiving
assessments for better targeting of
comprehensive services, weekly skills
groups, individualized mentoring by
graduate students being supervised
by FHF staff, a career shadowing
component and interacting with panelists
who have experienced out-of-home
placements and have gone on to become
contributing members of society.
The Denver Post Season to Share has
committed to its third consecutive year of
major funding for Kempe. Partial funding
provided help to support the Therapeutic
Preschool from June through August
and the remainder is to be used for the
development and initial delivery of new
mental health services for preschool aged
children.
The Timothy and Bernadette Marquez
Foundation has funded a new grant for
Kempe’s Child Protection Team (CPT)
which is now in its 53rd year of providing
comprehensive, multidisciplinary
consultation, assessment, treatment
and referral services for children and
adolescents who may have been sexually
of physically abused or neglected. Last
year the CPT saw a 22 percent increase
in services delivered to children in the
Denver metropolitan area.
Mile High United Way’s second year of
School Readiness Community Initiative
funding was designated to assist the
Therapeutic Preschool through August,
with the remainder to be determined
pending approval of the new mental
health services for preschool aged
children to be defined by an inclusionary
process of determining community needs
and expertise to be provided by Kempe
staff.
Rose Community Foundation’s second
grant to support Fussy Baby Network
Colorado is evidenced by a new
18-month funding commitment. The
four goals of FBNC during the grant
period are to: 1) Increase access to
and service delivery for families in
need; 2) Target expansion of service
to monolingual and bilingual Spanish
speaking population; 3) Implement FBNC
model into pediatric primary care; and,
4) Identify and evaluate mechanisms
of sustainability and diversified funding
sources to maintain and expand FBNC
services. FBNC uses an approach which
views intervention around infant crying
as a unique opportunity to reduce infant
risk by building family resilience while
remaining highly attuned to risk and
vulnerability in the baby, parent, or the
family.
Planned Giving: Women and Their Wills
In the past, men usually were in charge of a family estate. Times
have certainly changed. Following World War II, women have
become much more active in the workplace and many families
now have two working partners. In addition, women have a
longer life expectancy. As a result, it has become their decision
as to how the remaining estate should be planned. For this
reason alone, women need wills.
There are laws which establish rules for the disposition of your
estate at your death, whether or not you have a will. Your assets
will go somewhere at your death, but do you know where
they will go if you have no will? There is no reason to wonder.
Prepare a will so that you know what will happen to your assets.
By preparing a will you not only provide and protect your
loved ones and those close to you, but you are also afforded
the opportunity to designate your ongoing support of The
Kempe Foundation by naming our organization as a beneficiary
in your will. There are any number of ways to benefit The
Kempe Foundation through your will, of which your attorney
or financial advisor can advise you. The Kempe Foundation is
also happy to assist you with recommendations. For example,
Kempe Foundation Board Member Mark Smith, a repeatedly
recognized top financial advisor and principal of M.J. Smith and
Associates adds that, “If The Kempe Foundation is named as a
beneficiary of an IRA it will allow them (donors) or their heirs to
escape any and all income and any applicable estate taxes.”
Simply stated, your will is the means by which you control
disposition of your property/assets, minimize taxes and transfer
expenses, provide for the special needs of any relatives or
friends, and identify the person or persons who will carry out
your wishes.
You spend a large part of your life working hard to earn money
to look after yourself, to provide for your family and to save for
your future. Estate planning will help you control what happens
to you and your assets should you be unable to take care of
yourself and in the event of your death. Don’t put it off any
longer. Take control and plan for tomorrow, today.
It is wise to consult with your attorney or financial advisor
when organizing your estate plan. Please inform Kempe of your
planned gift so that we can make certain your intentions are
understood and also recognize you as a Kempe Society Member.
For more information contact Steve Harrell at (303) 864-5306
or [email protected].
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The Gary Pavilion at Children’s Hospital Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 E. 16th Ave., B390
Aurora, CO 80045
UPCOMING EVENTS
Alliance Holiday Event - Nov. 30, 2011
The Kempe Foundation Alliance will host a performance of
the holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol” with a portion of
ticket sales benefiting Kempe. Visit www.kempe.org.
Colorado Gives Day - Dec. 6, 2011
The value of your donation increases when you support
Kempe on Colorado Gives Day. To support Kempe, make
your donation at www.givingfirst.org/kempe on December 6.
40th Anniversary of Kempe Center - 2012
The Kempe Center celebrates its 40th year in 2012. The
Kempe Foundation and Center also recognize the 50th
anniversary of Dr. C. Henry Kempe’s “The Battered Child
Syndrome” in 2012. For a complete listing of activities, visit
www.kempe.org/4050.
National Child Abuse Prevention Month April 2012
With this month-long observance, Kempe raises awareness
about child abuse and neglect and educates the public on
prevention. Visit www.kempe.org/capm.
Kempe Takes Hong Kong - April 21, 2012
Join us for the sights, sounds and tastes of one of the world’s
most exciting cities during Kempe Takes Hong Kong! Visit
www.kempe.org and click on Events.
Cherry Creek Sneak - April 29, 2012
Kempe benefits from the Sneak through pledges and direct
donations, so please pledge your support during the 30th
Annual Cherry Creek Sneak. Visit www.kempe.org and click
on Events.