Our Mission - Gilda`s Club Madison

Gilda’s Club Madison 2013 Annual Report
Our Mission
To ensure that all people impacted by cancer are
empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action
and sustained by community.
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“The activities
were great at a time
when it was hard
for me to socialize
or even smile. Will
be coming back to a
relaxation session.”
–Member
support groups held
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healthy lifestyle
classes
“It has really helped the communication with our kids.” –Member
Gilda’s Club Madison provides cancer
education, emotional support, and
hope to men, women and children
affected by any type of cancer—all at
no cost to them.
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social events hosted
“Gilda’s Club creates a haven for the soul.”
–Member
3,672
hours volunteered in
the clubhouse
339
volunteers gave their
time in 2013
“This is a place
for wellness; you
have a disease
but it doesn’t
define who you
are.” –Member
53
educational workshops
and lectures held
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60%
of members are families
or supporters of a person
living with cancer
40%
of members are people
living with cancer
2013 CORPORATE DONORS
This year we have chosen to include financial and in-kind corporate and individual gifts over
$500 in calendar year 2013. In the future, as we increase our organizational capacity, we plan
to include more of our wonderful donors. We want to take this opportunity to say thank you
to all of our donors who make our work possible… So that no one faces cancer alone™. Please
let us know at the time of your gift if you do not wish to be listed. If you or your company’s
gift was inadvertently omitted, or if you notice an error on our part, we sincerely apologize.
Please contact Teresa Gmur at 608-828-8862 so that we can update our records.
Names with an * signify that all or part of their gift was in honor or memory of someone.
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6AM Marketing
Allen Foundation
AlphaGraphics
Aon Foundation
Beacon Technologies, Inc.
Bishops Bay Country Club
Bistro 101
Brasserie V
Cancer Support Community
Capital Brewery Co., Inc.
Capital Newspapers
Capitol Bank
Celebrations Entertainment
Clasen Quality Coatings
Clasen’s European Bakery
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Colony Brands Foundation, Inc.
Community Change
CORE Health and Fitness
Cosmic Cookers
Costco
Cottonwood Tucson
Coyle Carpet One
CUES (Credit Union Executives Society)
Culver’s Frozen Custard
CUNA Mutual Group
Dean Clinic
Decision Point, Inc.
Dental Health Associates of Madison, Ltd
DeWitt Ross & Stevens
Diesel Forward
Drink, Inc.
Duarte
Dybdahl Kitchens
Elite A/V and Automation
EMC Corporation
Eventbrite
EXL Service
Ferrari Club of America N. Central Region
Fidelity Investments
First Choice Dental Group, S.C.
Fit Fresh Cuisine
Fleet Feet Sports Madison
Fresh Madison Market
Group Health Cooperative of South Central
Wisconsin
Gunderson Funeral Home
Harbor Athletic Club
Hausmann-Johnson Insurance
HotelRED
Houdini Club of Wisconsin
Insperity
Integral Building Systems, Inc.
J.P. Cullen Foundation
Jodi Lou Lung Cancer Foundation, Inc.
John F. Suby & Associates
Johnny Delmonico’s Steakhouse
Kennedy Communications
Kraft Foods/Oscar Mayer
Lake Forest Sports Cars
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Lexus of Madison
Liberty Mutual*
Liliana’s Restaurant
Livesey Company
M3 Insurance Solutions, Inc.
Mad City Techs
Madison Area Pharmaceutical Rep Association
Madison Asset Management, LLC
Madison Extreme Pizza
Madison Festivals, Inc.
Madison Investment Advisors
Madison Rotary Foundation
Marriott Madison West
Marshfield Clinic
Meicher & Associates LLP
Mickey’s Linen
Microsoft Giving Campaign
MIG Commercial Real Estate
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mortenson Family Foundation
National Guardian Life Insurance Co.
Network Engineering Technologies (NET)
Newcomb Construction Company, Inc.
Overture Center Foundation
P.E.O. Sisterhood Help Fund
80%
of members have
increased their
sense of belonging
Park Bank
Pasqual’s Commissary
Paul Toepfer Photography
Pearls For The World LLC
R W H Plumbing
Rippe Keane Marketing
Rock Road Companies, Inc.
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
SafeBridge Solutions
Sanofi-Aventis
Seneca Foods Foundation
Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.
SPEC, Inc
SSM Healthcare of Wisconsin
St. Mary’s Hospital
Starbucks
Starion Financial
State Bank of Cross Plains
Sub-Zero / Wolf
Summit Credit Union
Sundara Inn & Spa
Sushi Muramoto
Syntel, Inc.
Taylormade - Adidas Golf Company
The Bruce Company
The Capital Group at Lincoln Financial Advisors
The Employer Group
The Goldmine, Inc.
Truist
Turville Bay MRI & Radiation Oncology Center
United Way of Dane County
United Way of Greater Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
University of Wisconsin Athletics
UPS Store of Middleton
UW Carbone Cancer Center
UW Health
UW Provision/The Meat Market
Wal-Mart
Wegner CPAs
West Corporation
Williams Sonoma
Windsor Area Garden Club
Zimbrick European
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2013 INDIVIDUAL DONORS
This year we have chosen to include financial and in-kind corporate and individual gifts over $500 in calendar year 2013. In the future, as we
increase our organizational capacity, we plan to include more of our wonderful donors. We want to take this opportunity to say thank you
to all of our donors who make our work possible… So that no one faces cancer alone™. Please let us know at the time of your gift if you do
not wish to be listed. If you or your company’s gift was inadvertently omitted, or if you notice an error on our part, we sincerely apologize.
Please contact Teresa Gmur at 608-828-8862 so that we can update our records.
Names with an * signify that all or part of their gift was in honor or memory of someone.
Cindy & Barry Alvarez*
Patricia & Wesley Anderson
Conrad & Phyllis Andringa
Anonymous gifts made through
United Way of Dane County
Anonymous
Maneesh & Michelle Arora
John Aspinwall
John & Kay Berthelsen
Leslie Blum
Mary Beth & Christopher Blum
Lynda Blum
Karen Schlageter & Jim Borkenhagen
Rick & Peggy Bourne
Frank Campanile
Shawn & Patti Carlin*
Karen & Robert Carr
Cindy Cary
Ryan & Jacquelyn Cigler
Jack & Joyce Cotton
Huyen & Bruce Crass
Bill & Jan DeAtley
Michael Defnet
David Doran*
Richard & Vicky D’Orazio
Robin Douthitt
Lindsey Duca
Deana Dunahee
Joanne & Kirk Ekena
Jose Granados
Peter Greenberg
Dee & Ron Haag
Tim Harrington
Wayne Harris
Mary Jane & Robert Hartjes
Julie & Daniel Hartung
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Matthew & Amy Heckmann
Dan & Jill Heffron
Irving Hirschfeld
Larry & Toni Holweger
Michelle Howard
Bradley Hutter
Kenneth Johnson & Kristine Kay Fauerbach
Scott & Wendy Johnson
Steve & Kathy Kalscheur
Kathleen Kelm*
Randy Kohout
John & Chris Komosa
Sid & Nancy Korn*
Lois Krantz
Ron & Deborah Krantz
Marty & Mary Krueger
Steven Landry
John & Tiffany Litscher
John Louderman
Mike Lucas & Peggy Wrabetz Lucas
Jeff & Nancy Maurer
Harold & Christine Mayer
Michael & Karen McGriff
Elaine & James McNeil
Deborah & Roy Meyer
Kevin & Lori Miller
Jim Miller
Dick Moll
Jon & Kelly Mortrud
Curt Mueller
David & Barbara Nelson
Amy & Jerry Nickles
Kevin Noonan
Linda & Jeffrey Nygaard*
Eric & Julie Olson
Michelle & Rick Oster
Nancy & Dale Oyen
Toni Prestigiacomo
Leanne & Vincent Puglielli*
Brad & Shelley Raaths
Ginny Ragatz*
Dan & Patty Rashke Family Foundation
Joyce Rose
Carol & Christian Rosenstock
Elliott Ross
Kevin Santulis
Brian Schiro
Michael & Mary Schlageter
Cynthia Schlough
James Schumacher
Lynn Schweiger
Jay & Catherine Sekelsky
Scott & Linda Severson
Joyce Siefering
Michael & Rita Smith
Donita & Doni St. Marie
Stuart & Judith Stair
Lisa Stepsis*
Arthur & Sue Stickley
Bryan Thomas
Anne & Robert Trunzo
Doug Van Horn*
Matthew Van Nest
Rick & Anne VanDerGeest
Dennis Vinson*
James Walker*
Michael & Ann Whaley
Ginny Widrick*
Todd & Kelly Wiedenfeld
Michael & Tracy Yaktus
Timothy Yanacheck & Ann Heaslett
EVENT SUMMARY
Gilda’s Club holds several major fundraising events throughout the year. During 2013 those included:
GILDA’S RUN:
Starts at Ruth’s Chris Steak House, winds through the
nature trails of Middleton and ends at the clubhouse to
enjoy Ruth’s Chris burgers and Culver’s sundaes.
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members have reduced their
% ofsense
of isolation/loneliness
BACKYARD BBQ:
A casual event with live music
and a great auction, held in the
backyard of the clubhouse.
THE BEST OF SECOND CITY:
A hilarious night of comedy at the
Overture Center from the troop
where Gilda Radner got her start.
NOOGIE NIGHT:
An evening of cocktails and
comedy for friends and supporters
of Gilda’s Club in Heritage Hall.
RED DOORS GOLF:
The best tasting round of
golf is held in September at
Nakoma Golf Club.
“The kindness, care, compassion and sense of healing once I have walked through the red doors cannot be emphasized enough.
Every person... staff, volunteer, member... is consistently doing their personal best to create and maintain the sense of community.
The comfort level of the building and grounds... the soft and calm artistic surroundings... the sense of peace... the resource
materials... the events... the calendar... the PEOPLE... make the almost two hour drive well worth my while.” –Member
FREQUENT PROFESSIONAL PRESENTERS (MORE THAN 12 OCCURRENCES IN 2013)
Dr. Lauren Cunningham
Greta Johnson
Madison Laughter Club
Kathy Rothering
Kate Thompson-Feirn
Ridley Usherwood
Betsy Waller
Jules Wolf Stenzel
Patty Zahler
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IN MEMORIUM
In November of 2013, Gilda’s Club Madison lost Kathy Cuddy,
a member since the spring of 2012. Before she passed, Kathy
made a simple request to her family: that in lieu of flowers,
friends make contributions to Gilda’s Club, to thank members
for their continued
support over the years.
Gilda’s Club receives
many gifts in honor
or memory of loved
ones, but in 2013
the most gifts were
made in memory of
Kathy Cuddy. Because
she will live on in the
programs supported by
her memorial, we’d like
to share with you a bit
about Kathy.
Born on July 8, 1951, in
Marinette, WI, Kathy was
the daughter of Lloyd and Evelyn (Carlson) Clark of Green Bay,
WI. She graduated from Southwest High School in 1969, and
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later worked in Andover, MA. In 1976, she was united in marriage
to the love of her life, James Cuddy, and lived in New Hampshire
for 22 years. During that time she raised four children, Brian,
Alison, Elizabeth and Lauren, playing an active role in school,
sports and musical activities. The family moved
to Middleton in 1999 where Kathy worked as a
customer service representative for American
Girl for 11 Christmas seasons, her favorite
time of year. She was an exceptional mother,
supporting her children through school, and
she was especially proud that all four received
their college degrees. Her talents in baking,
sewing, and decorating the home will always be
remembered by her family and friends.
Kathy survived breast cancer in 2004 and
courageously fought a recurrence in the Fall
of 2012. As a member of Gilda’s Club, Kathy
participated in support groups, networking
groups, socials, and the “Red Sneaker” walking
group. Kathleen Marie Cuddy, age 62, passed
away peacefully on Friday, November 22, 2013 surrounded by her
husband and children.
HOUR VOLUNTEERS*
Faye Antolec
Joy Bjorklund
Val Hartjes
Cindy Hausfeld
Toni Holweger
Terri Hubbard
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Lynn Johnson
Bill Kerwin
Clare Kerwin
Jamie Klump
Sally Mandel-Rosen
Paula Romeo
Walt Stacy
Jodi Thieme
Audra Thompson
Ginny Widrick
*This list reflects April ‘13-’14 based on volunteer appreciation month.
“Gilda’s Club has helped tremendously
by offering activities for the kids,
including structured play groups where
the younger children can learn about
cancer, death and dying. The kids love
the groups and I’ve noticed a marked
reduction in their stress levels since
joining Gilda’s Club (i.e. it’s seems
easier for them to talk about their
mom’s illness).” –Member
“Gilda’s Club shows that it’s okay to have cancer, and it’s okay to reach out for help.” –Member
2013
RED DOOR SOCIETY MEMBERS
Gilda’s Club Madison recognizes that sustainable income is
needed to ensure programming remains free and accessible to
all our friends and neighbors dealing with the impact of a cancer
diagnosis. In a time of financial uncertainty, the Red Door Society
was established in an effort to sustainably respond to the need
for expanded programs, by providing a vehicle for advocates of
Gilda’s Club to make an ongoing financial commitment.
Five levels of support are suggested, but anyone pledging over
$250 per year for a minimum of three years will be recognized
as a Red Door Society member. Please contact Teresa Gmur
at 608-828-8862 if you’d like to know more.
Fernando & Carla Alvarado
Barry & Cindy Alvarez
Elizabeth Barnhill
Al & Danalin Bernstein
John & Kay Berthelsen
Chris & Mary Blum
Rick & Peggy Bourne
Cindy Cary
Dr. Joe Cristoforo
Bill & Jan DeAtley
Nancy Doll
Richard & Vicky D’Orazio
Scott & Lisa Ducke
Emily Erbs
Darren Fortney
Patrick & Joann Hall
Wayne Harris
Robert & Mary Jane Hartjes
Tom & Meghan Hendricks
Larry & Toni Holweger
Pat & Rosemary Hoye
Brad Hutter
Scott & Wendy Johnson
Kathleen Kelm
John & Chris Komosa
Lois A. Krantz
Ron & Deborah Krantz
Carol Jean Krause
Marty & Mary Krueger
87%
Helen Lambron
Gayle Langer
John & Tiffany Litscher
Christine & Harold Mayer
Michael & Karen McGriff
Michael & Sandra Mengar
Roy & Deborah Meyer
David & Barb Nelson
Amy & Jerry Nickles
Toni Prestigiacomo
Charles & Rose Marie
Prestigiacomo
Brad & Shelley Raaths
Katie Rezin
Elliott Ross
Fritz & Pat Ruegsegger
Mike & Mary Schlageter
Cynthia Schlough
Scott & Linda Severson
Joyce Siefering
Randy Sproule
Lannia & Walter Stenz
Shelagh Thomee
Kevin, Kerry, & Leeann Tvedten
Douglas Van Horn
Ginny Widrick
Mindy Wittig
Lance & Teri Woods
Linda & Brian Zimdars
of members felt that Gilda’s Club
programming has promoted
their personal growth
2013 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Schlageter, Board Chair
John Litscher, Vice Chair
Scott Ducke, Secretary
Mary Krueger, Treasurer
Mary Blum
Vicky D’Orazio
Jan DeAtley
Darren Fortney
Wayne Harris
Larry Holweger
Brad Hutter
John Komosa
Nancy Maurer
Amy Nickles
Kathleen Rezin
Joyce Siefering
BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS
Cindy Alvarez
PROFESSIONAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Dr. Mark Albertini
Karen Allaire, RN
Dr. Joanne Becker
Dr. David Bryce
Mindy Cardenas, LPC, ATR-BC
Lisa Dussault, OTR
Dr. Rebecca Georgia, ND
Sue Janty, RN
Christina Lee
Dr. Sam Lubner
Dr. Lucille Marchand
Cheri Milton, LMFT, CT
Jennifer Piccolo, Pharm D
Dr. Sam Poore
Dr. Diane Puccetti
Kathy Rothering, RN
Dawn Schramm
Dr. Hal Skinner
Jeanne Strickland, MA
Barbara Thiermann, MSHA, RT
Ridley Usherwood, M. Div., D. Min.
Dr. Teresa Woods
2013 STAFF
Lannia Stenz, Executive Director
Kirsten Norslien, LPC, Program Director
Erin Buscemi, LCSW, Facilitator
Tammy Conrad, LMFT, Facilitator
Lesa Fischer, LCSW, Program Manager
Teresa Gmur, Development Director
Sandy Henshue, Events Coordinator
Kristina Krizan, Office Manager
Emily Link, CCMHC, Facilitator
Carissa Metcalf, LCSW, Program Manager
Sara Tripalin, LMFT, Facilitator
Jennifer Yessa-Kast, LCSW, Facilitator
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INCOME
Contributions
Interest & Other
3rd Party Events
1%
22%
Red Door Society
9%
8%
2%
$592,676
20%
Red Doors Golf
(Not including $59,389
direct benefit to donors
or in-kind)
Annual Appeal
Memorium, Legacies & Bequests
4%
4%
United Way
5%
Noogie Night
5%
10%
11%
Second City
Backyard BBQ
Gilda’s Run
PRESENTER IN-KIND GIFTS
At Gilda’s Club Madison we strive to be diligent stewards of your financial
gifts, while still ensuring the highest quality in programming. In 2013, in
addition to the thousands of volunteer hours and many thousands of dollars
spent directly on our programs, we also received in-kind gifts of professional
services. The highly trained specialists and medical experts who lead many
of our lectures and workshops do not charge us their usual fee, which
saves money and allows us to offer even more world-class programs! The
breakdown on the right shows the approximate value of these in-kind services.
$26,720: Workshops Total
$8,625: Lectures Total
$3,485: Art Total
$625: Networking Group Total
$525: Other
This represents a total savings for Gilda’s Club Madison of:
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITIONS
December 31, 2013 and 2012
ASSETS
Cash
Certificates of Deposit
Prepaid Expenses
Unconditional Promises to Give
Property & Equipment–net
Total Assets
LIABILITIES
Total Liabilities
2013
2012
$412,980
492,438
14,601
100,866
2,904,869
$3,925,754
$406,948
488,056
6,212
90,001
3,014,952
$4,006,169
$27,303
$28,244
NET ASSETS
Total Net Assets
$3,898,451
$3,977,925
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
$3,925,754
$4,006,169
$36,495
EXPENSES: December 31, 2013
Program
Fundraising
Administration
Loss on noncollectable promises to give
Total Expenses
$460,402
$134,308
$81,794
$2,000
$678,504
Change in unrestricted net assets: ($79,474)
Gilda’s Club Madison
7907 UW Health Court,
Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 828-8880
GildasClubMadison.org
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Gilda’s Club Madison free programs and services exist thanks to the support from individual donors, corporations, foundations and grants.
Volunteer and funding opportunities are always available. Spanish translation services available.