Amazing Kids Magazine - Spring 2012

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organization located in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh
that is dedicated to promoting the well-being of children, young
people and their families and to providing services that meet
their special needs.
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Aided by her walker and accompanied
by her mother, 3-year-old Lieba discovers
The Nimick Family Therapeutic Garden.
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CO N STA N T C H A N G E, CO N STA N T M I SS I O N
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dear
OF THE CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE,
It’s said that the only constant is change.
At The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh,
that’s true — in part. Over more than a century,
we have changed continuously in response to
changing community needs. Along the way
we have become a leader in the treatment,
education and support of children with special
healthcare needs.
Our evolution continues today, through
economic ups and downs, new policies among
payers and other changes. Some of that
evolution is reflected in this publication, which
serves as both an Annual Report for Fiscal Year
2011 and a report highlighting some of the
benefits we provide to our communities.
Among the more than two dozen brief
stories captured here, you’ll see, for example,
how major changes to two units in our Hospital
are allowing us to better help children with
challenging medical conditions, how research
done here may help change the future for
kids and families, how The Day School’s new
curriculum is codifying and consolidating the
approaches that work so very well for students
with special needs, how a Project STAR
visitation program is helping families that have
come apart to reunite in ways that are safe and
healthful for the children, and much more.
But change is not the only constant here.
The other is our mission: We are dedicated to
promoting the well-being of children, young
people and their families and to providing
services that meet their special needs.
While emphases and approaches, and needs
and responses, continue to evolve, our mission
is constant. We are here solely for the benefit
of the children, families and communities
we serve — yesterday, today and for all the
tomorrows to come.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Hannon
Chairman, Board of Directors
President and CEO
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$48,108,3 2
(CHARITY CARE AND CERTAIN OTHER
COMMUNITY BENEFITS AT COST)
COMMUNITY BENEFIT AS
A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL
EXPENDITURES
$4,600,741
10. 2%
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Total annual
expenditures fy 2011
Total
community benefit
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Are Our Patients and Families Satisfied?
When patients and families have received services at The Children’s Institute of
Pittsburgh — whether at The Hospital, The Day School or Project STAR — they are
invited to provide feedback about the services received. It’s a way to know whether
or not those we serve are satisfied with both the care and the caring they encounter.
“We are proud that the children and families we serve are, in great measure, satisfied
with what we provide,” says David Miles, President and CEO of The Children’s Institute.
“We read and learn from every comment and share satisfaction information with all
staff members in the organization — we want all staff to be aware of the successes
and opportunities to continue to improve our services.”
So, what did we find out?
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of the families of inpatients
and outpatients would
recommend The, Hospital at
The Children s Institute
%
5
6
%
5
more than
of parents are satisfied
with
,
The Day School s services
%
100
of Project STAR foster
parents would recommend
Project STAR to others
on average
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The Hospital at The Children’s Institute offers specialized pediatric rehabilitation
and related health services. Both inpatient and outpatient programs are accredited
by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) International.
That’s a high honor — across the country, only 31 such inpatient programs are
accredited; The Children’s Institute’s is the only one in Pennsylvania. Nationwide,
37 such outpatient programs are accredited; The Children’s Institute’s is one of
only two in Pennsylvania.
Fiscal Year 2011:
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the HOSPITAL AT T HE CHILDREN’S INST IT UT E
the HOSPITAL AT THE CHILDR E N’S INSTITU TE
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EXPANDING TO MEET A NEED
In response to demand from across the country
and around the world, The Hospital at The
Children’s Institute has expanded its program
for patients with Prader-Willi syndrome.
Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare genetic
condition whose effects can include
developmental delays, short stature, low muscle
tone, behavioral issues, obesity and insatiable
hunger. It is difficult to treat, requiring
intensive work by a multidisciplinary team.
The Children’s Institute offers the world’s
only comprehensive inpatient program.
Since the expansion, the program is able to
accommodate up to 24 patients at a time, with
separate areas for older and younger patients.
The unique program attracted the attention
of the Discovery Health Channel, which filmed
a documentary here. “My Deadly Appetite”
premiered in November 2010 and aired
repeatedly across the country.
Among its viewers was Anita Cooper of
Ft. Bragg, NC, whose daughter, Megan, 12,
has Prader-Willi syndrome. Anita says, “Our
household was full of chaos and frustration,
and we felt it was run by Megan’s illness.
The documentary gave us some hope.”
After consultation with Megan’s physician
and the team at The Children’s Institute, Megan
entered the program, spending about two
months as an inpatient. Her multidisciplinary
treatment addressed medical, behavioral,
nutritional and rehabilitation issues and
included a rigorous exercise regimen tailored
to her needs.
Prader-Willi syndrome is a rare
genetic condition whose effects can
include developmental delays, short
stature, low muscle tone, behavioral
issues, obesity and insatiable hunger.
“She did very well,” says Anita. “She learned
a great deal and got on a course that improved
her health considerably. It also helped that
she met other young people with Prader-Willi
syndrome; she didn’t feel so alone.
“We learned a lot, too, including her need
for complete predictability. We’ve implemented
the recommendations at home and at her
school, and now we don’t feel controlled by the
illness — so of course we think The Children’s
Institute program is fantastic.”
Janalee Heinemann, Director of Research
and Medical Affairs for the Florida-based
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) says,
“We’re constantly talking with people desperate
to get into The Children’s Institute’s program.
When weight or behavior issues get to the crisis
point, this is the absolute ‘must’ place to go.”
ratio than the other children, indicating more
difficulty with metal elimination; their immune
systems were far more active than those of
their peers, making extra antibodies to proteins
that can cause difficulties for gastrointestinal
and central nervous function; and they had
significantly higher anti-gluten IgG antibodies,
indicating inflammation from wheat, barley,
oats and rye.
From these and other resulting data, says
co-principal investigator and The Children’s
Institute developmental pediatrician Scott
Faber, MD, “There is the possibility of creating
graphs that may be helpful in the prediction of
autism, in diagnosis and in the elucidation of
possible treatment mechanisms.”
In the other study, ten children with autism,
accompanied by parents, spent nighttimes in
a special pollutant-free “cleanroom.” Pre- and
post-stay blood and hair samples were collected
from the children, and the results are being
analyzed; to date, they provide support for the
possible performance of a full 24-hours-a-day
immersion experience, a few weeks long, in a
living space that functions as a cleanroom.
Co-principal investigator with Dr. Faber
in the studies is Duquesne University Professor
of Analytical Chemistry H.M. “Skip”
Kingston, PhD.
Results to date of the two studies were
presented last summer at the high-profile
2011 Conference on Environmental Toxicity
and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, with
twin sessions in Pittsburgh and Morgantown,
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CHANGING THE FUTURE
Research advances knowledge — and that can
change the future. That’s why The Children’s
Institute, unlike many organizations of its size,
engages in research.
Newly named Research Manager Roxann
Diez Gross, PhD, says, “Because The Children’s
Institute values evidence-based practice, we
want to be among those producing information
about what is demonstrably effective.”
One study just launching, in partnership
with Chatham and Slippery Rock Universities,
will look at the effects of different exercise
regimens for patients with Prader-Willi
syndrome, which is often characterized by
morbid obesity.
Another, in cooperation with the University
of Pittsburgh’s Department of Rehabilitation
Science and Technology, uses sensors and fun
biofeedback to help motivate children to work
harder in therapies. Ultimately, the results of the
initiative will be put to work in other settings
where kids are treated.
A major research focus is autism, which
affects about 1 in every 88 children — and
whose causes are still a mystery. Two new
studies are helping to advance knowledge.
In one, researchers compared red blood
cells from cohorts of children with and without
autism, and looked at markers of immune
function, gastrointestinal inflammation, and
levels of metal and chemical toxins.
Among the results: The children with
autism had a significantly lower zinc-to-copper
In recreational therapy, playing the drums on the iPad
helps Nicholas develop fine motor control and work
on finger isolation.
WV. Renowned academicians and medical
professionals in neurology, toxicology, genetics
and environmental health science participated.
The conference was co-hosted by The
Children’s Institute and Duquesne University.
Several other research studies focusing
on a range of topics are in various stages
of development.
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AN AMAZING PARTNER
The Children’s Institute’s Prader-Willi Syndrome
Program gained a staunch new partner when
Clint Hurdle became the manager of the
Pittsburgh Pirates. The Hurdles’ daughter,
Maddie, has Prader-Willi syndrome, and Clint
is the spokesperson for the national PraderWilli Syndrome Association. He knew of The
Children’s Institute’s program, and soon visited
and offered his support. It wasn’t long before
the Pirates’ Wins for Kids program was involved,
too — through the program, fans pledge a dollar
amount for every Pirates win. The monies raised
benefit Pirates Charities and The Children’s
Institute’s Prader-Willi Syndrome Program.
For more information regarding Wins for Kids,
visit Pirates.com/winsforkids.
To learn more about our
program, see our story
in the Fall 2011 issue of
Amazing Kids.
“We believe that not having time away from some of the stressors that
can contribute to RND, and not being able to spend as much constructive
time with peers who have RND, can be less than ideal.”
ADAPTING WHILE MAINTAINING QUALITY
These days, insurers and other payers
sometimes require changes to the ways
healthcare is delivered.
That’s the case with the Reflex Neurovascular
Dystrophy (RND) program at The Hospital at
The Children’s Institute.
RND, which mostly affects young people,
is marked by disproportionately severe — even
excruciating — pain following an injury.
For years, The Children’s Institute’s
intensive and highly successful program was run
primarily on an inpatient basis, with patients
admitted after outpatient treatment — here
or elsewhere — failed to provide significant
improvement. In the inpatient program’s typical
two- to three-week stay, patients have about five
hours of physical and occupational therapy, and
one hour of psychological counseling around
pain management and stress identification and
control. Developing and practicing a rigorous
home exercise regimen filled other hours, as
did patient networking — it’s clear that finally
meeting others coping with the same problem
boosts patients’ (and parents’) spirits and helps
with motivation.
The program has earned a national reputation,
and patients come from across the country —
and beyond. Satisfaction ratings from families
are extremely favorable.
Now, however, some insurers decline
to cover inpatient stays for RND — so for
those patients, The Hospital has developed an
outpatient version of the program that is nearly
as intensive as the one for inpatients. Each day,
patients arrive at 9 a.m. and have therapies
until 4 p.m.
Patients are doing well in the outpatient
program, says Case Manager Mary Anne
McGuire, RN, MS. However, she says, “We
believe that not having time away from some of
the stressors that can contribute to RND, and
not being able to spend as much constructive
time with peers who have RND, can be less
than ideal. Nevertheless, as responsible stewards
of resources, we’ve created a way to effectively
serve young people with RND while complying
with payer requirements.”
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uncompensated care
Visit www.amazingkids.org to learn about our financial assistance policy.
2,664,826
$
The Children’s Institute provides a benefit to the community by offering uncompensated
care — the cost of care that is unreimbursed or not fully reimbursed.
the HOSPITAL AT THE CHILDR E N’S INSTITU TE
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TREATING BRAIN INJURIES
Many young patients come to The Hospital
at The Children’s Institute for treatment of
acquired brain injury (also called traumatic
brain injury), which produces a complex and
challenging array of effects.
These days, briefer stays at the acute
care hospitals where initial treatment is
delivered mean that patients arriving here
for rehabilitation are still very ill — and
successful rehabilitation is best accomplished
in surroundings carefully tailored to their
particular needs.
That’s why The Hospital at The Children’s
Institute has opened a newly remodeled
Acquired Brain Injury Unit. Access to the unit
is restricted to reduce the distractions of traffic
and to help patients refrain from wandering
away. There are quiet, private spaces for
occupational and physical therapies so patients
don’t need to move to one of The Hospital’s
gym areas. A multi-sensory room can either
stimulate or soothe injured brains, depending
on the needs of the individual patient.
The unit has 16 beds in semiprivate rooms
and in private rooms with managed air pressure
for infection control. Several rooms have
medical gases available to accommodate
patients on ventilators.
Victoria was 9 years old when she was diagnosed with juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma (JPA), a brainstem tumor.
After surgery, her rehabilitation team, including Occupational Therapist Kristin Fortner, helped her regain her ability
to walk and rediscover her independence.
“Patients do very well on this unit,” says
Tim Bittner, Children’s Institute Vice President
for Operations. “It’s a highly specialized
environment for optimizing recovery.”
The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program
has earned a coveted accreditation from CARF
(Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities) International.
A multi-sensory room can either
stimulate or soothe injured brains,
depending on the needs of the
individual patient.
A Place for Out-of-Town Families
Helping Young Athletes Stay Healthy
Athletics-related expertise of The Children’s Institute
staff is now benefiting young people involved in sports
in the community.
In order to best serve our young athletes, we recently
introduced a sports medicine clinic, with therapists
providing treatment from 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday
through Thursday and 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. on Fridays.
Staff physical therapists who also are certified athletic
trainers are getting out in the community as well. They
are contracted to provide coverage at the Duquesne
City Middle School’s football, boys’ and girls’ basketball
and girls’ volleyball games.
And physical therapists, neuropsychologists and
trainers are available to provide impact testing for
youth-oriented community sports organizations in the
area. Impact testing provides a baseline so that, if a
young player incurs a concussion, progress in recovery
can be measured against that player’s own “normal.”
The information can help the player make a safer and
more timely return to the sport.
For more information about athletic trainer/physical
therapist availability or about impact testing, call
412.420.2362.
Heasley House, right next to the Squirrel Hill campus,
can help. It’s a gracious Victorian home whose eight
bedrooms and common areas are available — as a
community benefit — to families of patients who live
more than 50 miles away. The nominal charge of $5
per person per night can be waived if a family cannot
afford it.
Heasley House, which is often fully booked, was
donated to The Children’s Institute in the 1980s, and
is named in honor of Marie Reinhardt Heasley. The
Heasley family is still involved with The Children’s
Institute: Marie’s son, Paul Heasley, is a member
of the Associate Board.
Wellness Program
People who exercise tend to be healthier — but for
those with neurological conditions, regular exercise can
be a challenge, and going to a gym can be impossible.
That’s why The Children’s Institute created the
Wellness Program, an opportunity for young people
with neurological conditions to use accessible
equipment for exercise at our Squirrel Hill campus.
The program — the only one of its kind in the
region — is available to 13- through 25-year-olds
with neurological disabilities. Each participant must
be cleared medically and have his or her therapist
design an exercise regimen. Exercise sessions at
The Hospital at The Children’s Institute are then
supervised by wellness coordinators knowledgeable
about the precautions and adaptations necessary
for safe exercise.
There is currently no charge for participation. The
program is supported in part by the AVS Foundation
and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
For information about participation, call Tess de las
Alas, MS, OTR/L, or Maria Tozzi, PT, at 412.420.2131.
The Amazing Bike Camp
“He was so excited and proud — and I was delighted. I
never thought this could happen.” That’s Rhonda Tipton
speaking of her son Sam’s experience with Lose The
Training Wheels™ — a day camp that uses specially
adapted bikes to teach kids with disabilities how to ride
a regular two-wheeler, just like all the other kids.
Lose The Training Wheels™ is a national organization
that partners with regional hosts, including The
Children’s Institute. The hosts organize the camps. It’s
a lot of work, but, for The Children’s Institute, it’s part
of the mission.
Sam Tipton, 8, has issues with fine and large motor
skills and with balance. He’d tried to learn to ride but
wasn’t able to — and he and his mom thought that
was it. But over just five days, Lose The Training
Wheels™ changed everything, and now, like 80% of
the kids who go to the camp, Sam’s a proud, happy,
independent bike rider.
For more information
on The Hospital at The Children’s Institute,
please contact Staci Gratton at 412.420.2248
or [email protected].
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FPO
When young patients of The Children’s Institute come
from out of town, parents and other family members
often accompany them. That can lead to considerable
cost for accommodations.
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SCHOOL AT T HE CHILDREN’S INST IT UT E
The Day School at The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh, with sixteen classrooms
for students with multiple disabilities and ten classrooms for students with
significant autism, helps each student achieve his or her maximum possible level
of independence.
SCHOOL Year 2010 - 2011:
the DAY
the DAY
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SCHOOL AT THE CHILDR E N’S INSTITU TE
CREATING THE NEW CURRICULUM
For years, The Day School at The Children’s
Institute has helped students make remarkable
progress through the thoughtful use of multiple
curricula integrated with The Day School’s own
experience-based approaches.
Now The Day School is taking the next logical
step: developing its own unique curriculum.
Chief School Administrator Cheryl Fogarty,
EdD, says, “Like all good curricula, ours will
include scope, sequence and activities — but it
will be more than that. It will express The Day
School’s whole philosophy: why and how we do
what we do to help students move toward their
maximum possible levels of independence.”
Additionally, a unified curriculum will help
ensure that, as students progress, they can make
seamless transitions between classrooms.
Developing the curriculum is a complex
process. The Day School has classrooms for
nearly 200 students from ages 2 to 21, including
16 classrooms for students who have multiple
and significant disabilities (for example,
cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy) and
10 classrooms for students who have moderate
to severe autism.
In addition, The Day School goes beyond
teaching functional academics. Life skills and
social skills work are built into the curriculum
to help students be as much a part of their
communities as possible. All students are offered
the “specials” — classes in adapted physical
education, art, library and music — taught by
certified teachers in those subject areas. Starting
Life skills and social skills work are built into the curriculum to help students
be as much a part of their communities as possible.
when each student reaches age 14, the school
offers intensive transitional programming that
helps each student and family determine the
best post-graduation situation for the student —
and then works toward that goal. Finally, many
students have behavioral issues related to their
disabilities that staff help them manage.
And all those facets of The Day School’s
work need to be reflected in the curriculum.
The approach underway is systematic.
After a full year of thought and planning, The
Day School is now producing the curriculum,
beginning with codifying the assessment
philosophy and protocol. Then, serially, work
will be done on curriculum elements for the
18 to 21 age group; then ages 14 –18, 9 –13,
and 5– 9.
The new curriculum is expected to be done
in 2013. It will be replicable and applicable in
other special education settings.
support the trunk, head, arms, legs, and feet, or
special “standers” and walkers. The supports are
gradually removed as the child gains strength.
National MOVE program developers
believe that, while not every child will be able to
walk or even stand, every child can make some
progress in the program. Says Kathryn, “We
haven’t accumulated enough experience yet to
know whether that’s true. But we are seeing
excellent results.”
National MOVE program developers
believe that, while not every child
will be able to walk or even stand,
every child can make at least some
progress in the program.
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MOVING IT!
A teenage girl walks down a school hallway to
the lunchroom.
In most schools, that would be an everyday
occurrence — but for this student at The Day
School, it was close to a miracle.
It’s just one result of the MOVE (Mobility
Opportunities Via Education) International
program, which systematically helps children
with severe disabilities make progress in their
sitting, standing and walking while engaging in
classroom activities.
MOVE was developed more than 20 years
ago and today is implemented around the world.
Three staff members of The Day School are
certified as MOVE trainers; they, in turn, have
trained school therapists and the staff in 9 of the
16 classrooms for kids with multiple disabilities.
Eventually staff in all 16 will be trained.
The program begins with careful assessment
of each child’s abilities and family needs.
Kathryn Burgwin, The Day School’s lead
physical therapist, says, “We ask parents what
they most want their child to be able to do that
would make life better.”
In the case of the child walking down the
hallway, the parents hoped for her to be able to
stand while being changed rather than having
to lie on the couch. After months in the MOVE
program, that happened — and the child even
became able to walk with support.
MOVE produces progress through
positioning the child in special equipment
including, for example, special chairs that
the DAY
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SCHOOL AT THE CHILDR E N’S INSTITU TE
“R” AS IN READING
Daily life is better and safer when we can
read — whether it’s directions on a medicine
bottle, a bus schedule, the TV listings or a
book or magazine.
But until recently, most of the students in
The Day School weren’t able to read, in great
measure because limitations in communication
made it impossible to know what they did and
didn’t understand.
Recent technological advances changed that
as computers were combined with augmentative
communication devices that “speak” for the
kids — and The Day School’s staff immediately
began to investigate whether the students could
learn to read.
In its second full year, the literacy program
involved teachers and staff members in all the
multidisciplinary classrooms, plus therapists,
a reading specialist, and even a representative
from an augmentative communication device
manufacturer. The literacy team has developed
tools, techniques and approaches for assessing
each child’s baseline — and helping the child
make all possible progress.
Across The Day School now, kids are
delighting in identifying letters, and even
beginning to read and comprehend. A recent
assessment showed that 63% of the students
have made significant progress. So far, the most
advanced students are reading at the first and
second grade levels.
Education Supervisor Alice Schaeffer says,
“We’re still in the early stages. We’re excited,
and we look forward to helping all of our
students make every bit of progress they can.”
MISSION ACKNOWLEDGED
The Day School has earned a four-year reaccreditation from the National Commission
for the Accreditation of Special Education
Services (NCASES).
Accreditation by the DC-based organization
is both rigorous and much sought after. Examiners
visit the applying school for several days, talking
with school district representatives, students,
parents, teachers and therapists, and spending
significant time observing interactions and
reviewing documents.
The examiners’ final report had high praise
for The Day School, saying, for example, “The
Day School has a strong mission that everyone
within the agency supports and believes in.
This was obvious throughout the site review
and demonstrated through interviews with
direct care staff, board members, parents
and administration.”
The Children’s Institute President and
CEO David Miles says, “This is what makes our
organization so exceptional — an unwavering
and universal commitment to our mission and
the children and families we serve.”
The Day School is an Approved Private
School, licensed by the Pennsylvania Bureau
of Private Academic Schools and approved
as a Special Education School by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education’s
Bureau of Special Education.
“This is what makes our organization so exceptional — an
unwavering and universal commitment to our mission
and the children and families we serve.”
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The Day School’s Parent-Teacher Organization
promotes communication, brings together parents of
students from more than 60 school districts and raises
funds for important extras such as specially equipped
buses for field trips.
Friends Across the Ocean
Do McDonald’s restaurants in Ireland sell Shamrock
Shakes around St. Patrick’s Day?
That was one of the daily life topics covered in video
conferences between Carol Pollard’s class at The Day
School and Dan Byrne’s special ed class at Northern
Ireland’s Foyle View School. This was the third year of
the warm and productive international friendship.
“Before, we focused primarily on knowledge about the
students’ countries, but this year was more personal,”
says Carol. “The students talked about movies and TV,
video games, their proms, and things they do with
their families.”
Communication is face-to-face, supplemented by
PowerPoint presentations and the use of augmentative
communication devices pre-programmed so students
can conveniently say exactly what they want to.
As to the Shamrock Shakes: “Yes,” said the Foyle View
students — “They’re here, and they’re delicious!”
This year, under the leadership of Jean Luoni, the
PTO stepped up its activity level. They raised funds
by selling candy and coupon books. They stocked a
successful holiday “store” where students had fun
selecting gifts for family members. They organized an
appreciation luncheon for all staff members of The
Day School — “They’re truly invested in our kids,”
says Jean. And they’ve held several meetings where
parents can connect with each other and with staff
in a relaxed setting.
“Our goal now is even more parent involvement,”
Jean says. “I think we’re on our way.”
on The Day School, please contact
Cheryl Fogarty at 412.420.2301 or
[email protected].
A Re-Energized PTO
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Project STAR at The Children’s Institute helps build families through foster care
and adoption services, some of them highly specialized. When stressors pull
families apart, Project STAR works to help the families come back together in
ways that are safe and healthful for the children.
Fiscal Year 2011:
PROJECT STAR AT T HE CHILDREN’S INST IT UT E
PROJECT STAR AT THE CHILDR E N’S INSTITU TE
PROJECT PACT
Project PACT and its visitation center were
1 of only 5 Pennsylvania programs to receive
recent designation as a “promising practice.”
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Soon, Allegheny County families in courtordered supervised visitation programs will
have a new homelike center in which they can
rebuild their relationships. A duplex house on
The Children’s Institute’s Squirrel Hill campus
is being remodeled to allow several families
to visit privately and simultaneously.
The new Project STAR Visitation Center,
expected to open in the summer of 2012, will be
available to Project STAR families and potentially
to families served by other agencies.
PARENTS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER
Sometimes, when a home environment isn’t
safe, children are placed in foster care. But if the
court determines that the home situation might
be made safe and healthful, family reunification
efforts can help.
Project STAR’s PACT (Parents And
Children Together) program in Beaver County
is an acknowledged leader in that effort.
The major focus is a series of frequent,
hours-long visits closely supervised in the
homelike Family Visitation Suite at Project
STAR’s Monaca office.
Before and between visits, permanency
specialists work to help the adults develop
parenting skills and understand child
development. Together, specialists and parents
determine what activities each visit will include
— for example, homework, cooking a meal,
games or just relaxing and talking. As skills
develop and trust builds, visits can be more
lightly supervised, and ultimately unsupervised,
although staff members remain close by. Finally,
when it’s clear that the children are safe and
the relationship healthful, visits can take
place in the home — a major step toward
family reunification.
The approach produces great results — as
it did for Jackie Carroll and his two young sons.
Jackie was living in Alabama when Lukiss and
Markiss were removed from their mother’s care.
He returned to this area, and began working
In June 2011, about a dozen judges and other
professionals involved with the child welfare
system visited The Children’s Institute and
heard about plans for the new visitation center.
In a follow-up letter, the Honorable Kathryn
Hens-Greco, Administrative Judge of the
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Family Division, wrote, “We view this project
as having significant impact upon the lives
of many Allegheny County children involved
with our court and community supports, far
into the future.”
To date, funders for the Visitation Center include
Eden Hall Foundation, making the lead gift;
Massey Charitable Trust; B.K. Simon Family
Charitable Foundation; and PPG Industries,
which provided in-kind support.
with Project PACT. “I had a lot to learn and
my kids needed to learn to trust me,” he recalls.
Jackie and his boys began a visitation program
while, at the same time, Jackie took part in the
24/7 Dad program offered by Project STAR.
24/7 Dad helps fathers learn in depth about
their roles and responsibilities.
Working in construction as an independent
contractor, Jackie found a suitable home, and
the boys began visiting him there. Eventually
the family was formally reunified.
Today, Jackie and the children, now 6 and
4, are doing well. Project STAR has linked
the boys with community supports — for
example, wraparound services and speech
therapy. Kim Majors, Project STAR’s Beaver
County manager, says, “It’s a good family;
Jackie’s a nurturing and consistent dad.” Jackie
says simply, “Project STAR and the visitation
program have been a blessing in our lives.”
“FOREVER FAMILIES” FOR OLDER KIDS
Imagine being in your teens without ever
having had a family to call your own.
About 700 Pennsylvania kids ages 1021 don’t have to imagine it; they live it.
They’re the kids for whom the Statewide
Adoption Network’s Older Child Matching
Initiative (OCMI) is trying to find “forever
families.” Project STAR is one of six agencies
collaborating in the effort.
Russ McCurdy, Project STAR’s OCMI
recruiter, says, “Most adoptive families want
babies, but we look for people who have the
vision to want to adopt an older child. Sure,
there are challenges — but there are plenty of
supports, and families who work through the
issues find tremendous rewards.”
The Dennises of Greenville are one such
family. David and Christie Dennis raised four
kids but had room in their hearts and home
for another. Children’s Aid Society of Mercer
County referred them to Project STAR and
the OCMI — and it wasn’t long before they
connected with 17-year-old Fred, who’d been in
foster care since age 6. The connection became
a warm bond, and it wasn’t long before Fred was
officially part of the Dennis clan. He’s thriving
— after graduating from high school, he began
a course of study in electronics.
“Of course there are bumps along the way,”
says David Dennis, “and we’ve been stretched as
a family in a lot of ways. At the same time, it’s
very rewarding to be able to have an influence
for good in the life of someone who otherwise
would have stepped out of the foster care system
without the love and support of a family to
call his own. Fred has enriched our lives in
countless ways.”
Project STAR is always looking for families
who might be interested in adopting an older
child. All types of families are eligible.
To read more about
adopting older children
and teens, see our story in
the Summer 2008 issue
of Amazing Kids.
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“Most adoptive families want
babies, but we look for people
who have the vision to want to
adopt an older child. Sure, there
are challenges — but there are
plenty of supports, and families
who work through the issues
find tremendous rewards.”
PROJECT STAR AT THE CHILDR E N’S INSTITU TE
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REACHING OUT TO MEDICALLY FRAGILE KIDS
Across Southwestern Pennsylvania, some openhearted people are quietly providing loving
homes to medically fragile kids.
Those terrific people are the Project STAR
resource families who provide medical foster
care to very ill kids whose birth parents are
unable to take care of them.
Project STAR contracts with agencies in
Texas, New Jersey, Ohio, and several counties in
this region to provide the medical foster care. “It’s
become a real niche for us,” says Bethany Leas,
Project STAR’s Manager of Placement Services.
“Finding families can be a challenge,” she
says. “Sometimes people hesitate because they
have no medical background — but we make
sure they have all the training they need to be
capable and comfortable before they bring the
child home.”
Many kids needing medical foster care are
in treatment, or are awaiting transplants, at
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.
Jennifer Halper, LCSW, works with that
hospital’s intestinal rehabilitation team. She
says, “These kids are very fragile, and their
level of care is very elevated. Project STAR is
sensitive to this, and they find foster parents
who can meet the demands of the medical
needs. We find the staff there to have a very
high level of dedication and responsiveness.”
About half the children in medical foster
care become available for adoption.
INTENSIVE SUPPORT HELPS SAVE FAMILIES
When stresses threaten to destroy a family,
Project STAR’s Intensive Family Support (IFS)
teams in Allegheny, Beaver and Westmoreland
Counties are there to help.
IFS permanency specialists spend a great
deal of time in the home of a family in need
— usually several hours multiple times every
week. They teach and model parenting skills,
work with the parents on understanding child
development, budgeting and home safety and
cleanliness, and link the family with a range of
community supports — for example, drug and
alcohol treatment, mental health services, job
training, housing assistance, medical services,
or transportation.
With the intensive help and support, more
than 90% of families can usually recover and
move forward in ways that are healthy and safe
for the kids.
Katie’s family is a good example. Her two
young children were removed from her care
as she struggled with substance abuse and
mental health issues. After jail time, Katie
enrolled in a treatment program, and clearly
wanted to turn her life around. Project STAR
worked intensively with her, coordinating
with community supports and her treatment
program. It has worked: As soon as a health
issue is resolved, Katie will have her kids back
home with her — and she’s preparing for a
career as a certified recovery specialist.
Making Matches
FPO
Building On Strengths
Even troubled families have strengths to build on.
Helping human services workers help families identify
and leverage those strengths is the goal of the Family
Development Training and Credentialing Program.
In the program, developed at Cornell University and
implemented locally through Allegheny County, human
services workers undergo 80 hours of classroom work
and then develop an extensive portfolio showing how
they’re putting the program’s theory into practice in
their work.
Carrie Charles, Supervisor of Intensive Family Support
at Project STAR, is a trainer for the program. She
says, “When we work with a family, we look first for
strengths — for example, if a family pays its rent on
time, we look together at how the family can transfer
that ability to be reliable into other areas that are
problematic. The strength-based approach empowers
families to help solve their own problems.”
The event — one of the largest matching events
in the region — brings together families considering
adoption and agencies who can tell them about
specific children waiting to find “forever families.”
At this year’s event, more than 50 families and 22
agencies filled several rooms.
Going back to school in the fall is more fun when you
look at least as good as the other kids — and Starting
Fresh Leads to Success provides kids served by Project
STAR with new clothing, shoes, haircuts and even new
backpacks filled with school supplies.
The initiative results from a contest in which
employees of The Children’s Institute were invited
to submit proposals on how they’d spend $5,000
that would be raised at a special event. Project STAR
permanency specialist Jennifer Nasser proposed the
Success program.
Only two months after the event, six matches were
in progress — and six families were on their way to
growing through adoption.
The Gifts of Pride — and Joy
Most of the families served by Project STAR struggle
with multiple issues, often including poverty. That can
be particularly difficult for the kids, who don’t always
understand why they can’t have some of the things
they’ve dreamed of having.
Two special Project STAR initiatives make
a big difference.
Each year, the Holiday Gift Drive provides gifts for
parents to give their kids — and that makes the
holidays special for the whole family. Depending on
the family’s needs, the gifts can be as basic as bedding
with favorite characters on it, but more often they’re
“kid stuff” like toys, books and music.
The Holiday Gift Drive depends on the generosity
of individuals, workplace groups, clubs, schools and
more. This year, Project STAR launched a wonderful
partnership with STAR 100.7 radio, resulting in
enough donations to make the holidays magical
for 217 children.
on Project STAR, please contact Asia Lloyd
at 412.244.3051 or [email protected].
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Last Spring, Project STAR hosted the fifth annual
Growing Families Through Adoption event at The
Children’s Institute’s main campus in Squirrel Hill.
OUTDOORS AT T H E C H I L D R E N ’S I N ST I T U T E
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Q: When Is a Garden More Than a Garden?
A: When it heals, teaches, delights and soothes
— as The Children’s Institute’s new 10,000-squarefoot Nimick Family Therapeutic Garden, dedicated
in June, does every single day.
setting for The Day School students. And, especially
in the evenings after their kids are tucked in, parents
of young patients sit quietly and let the garden
soothe their spirits.
The garden features an accessible treehouse, an
interactive fountain and song bench, children’s
planting beds, whimsical and entertaining sculptures
and plenty of spots for quiet reflection.
The garden was named in honor of the late
Thomas H. Nimick Jr. and his late wife Florence
Lockhart Nimick. It was made possible by the lead
gift from Nimick Forbesway Foundation — Charles
L.H. Nimick, Victoria Nimick Enright and Cathleen
Lockhart Nimick, Trustees.
During the day, the garden provides motivation for
kids during therapy, and a wonderful instructional
At The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh
You might think that chilly, blustery weather could
put a damper on an outdoor event — but that wasn’t
the case at The Children’s Institute’s Fall Festival at
Hartwood Acres.
The high-fun, low-stress event has become an annual
tradition for Project STAR families. This year, families
of The Day School’s students were also invited.
Local families are welcome to enjoy The Nimick
Family Therapeutic Garden and our terrific
accessible playground. Often on a weekend or early
on an evening, our young patients and neighbor
kids play happily together while their parents talk
companionably. In addition, many local nonprofit
organizations with no facilities of their own regularly
use our conference rooms for meetings. It’s all part
of being a good neighbor.
Despite the uncooperative weather, more than
150 happy kids and families danced to the
lively music, enjoyed hayrides in the beautiful
countryside, played games and chowed down
on delicious barbecue.
Healthful Fun at The Fall Festival
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FINANCIAL REVIEW O F T H E C H I L D R E N ’S I N ST I T U T E
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During Fiscal 2011, service-related operating revenues increased by approximately
$3 million or 10%. This is a direct result of Pennsylvania Act 49 of 2010, which
addresses the inadequacy of Medical Assistance payment rates by establishing
new federal funding. Additionally, the Act secures funding in the state budget
process through Fiscal 2013.
Total Net Expense: $39,862
Total Net Revenue: $37,082
EXPENSE & REVENUE FY 2011 (Thousands)
20,000
$18,530
$17,524
15,000
$11,838
$11,150
10,000
$5,662
$4,378
5,000
$2,695
$2,477
$2,143
$547
0
E
R
Inpatient
E
R
Outpatient & Satellite
E
R
The Day School
E
R
E
Project STAR
* Includes Net Periodic Pension Expense — Defined Benefit Pension Plan, change in fair value of interest rate swaps and miscellaneous.
R
Other*
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Facts and Figures (Thousands)
Revenue
2 million
$
reflecting decreased hospital
activity and the implementation
of cost-saving initiatives.
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
Net Service Renenue
$
33,075
33,176
36,155
Other Operating Revenue
$
1,889
905
629
29
Net Assets
Released From Restriction For Operations
$
690
275
297
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES
$
35,654
34,356
37,082
$
20,301
20,319
20,099
Operating expenses
decreased by almost
Operating Expenses:
Salaries and Wages
Employee Benefits
$
5,704
7,495
7,956
Together, the revenue
increase and the expense
decrease produced a
Other Expenses
$
15,668
14,033
11,807
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
$
41,673
41,847
39,862
4.7 million
Excess of Operating Expenses Over Revenue
$
(6,019)
(7,491)
(2,780)
Non Operating Gains (Losses)
Net Non-Operating Gains
$
(11,854)
11,278
4,652
Excess Of Revenues Over Expenses
(Expenses Over Revenue)
$
(17,873)
3,787
1,872
$
12,548
13,442
9,618
$
positive swing in the
operational deficit.
Also during Fiscal 2011, total assets
increased by 11
%
a result of the national
economic upswing.
Assets:
Total Current Assets
Other Assets
$
86,470
100,546
117,680
Property, Plant and Equipment (Net)
$
27,022
25,880
28,303
TOTAL ASSETS
$
126,040
139,868
155,601
Total Current Liabilities
$
4,723
5,368
4,953
Long-Term Liabilities
$
38,766
43,940
38,595
Liabilities and Net Assets:
NOTE:
Some expense classes have been changed
compared to prior years. Some numbers
reported may vary from previous annual
reports due to reporting adjustments.
Net Assets
$
82,551
90,560
112,053
TOTAL LIABILITIES and NET ASSETS
$
126,040
139,868
155,601
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FUNDING SOURCE NET REVENUE :: ACTUAL FY 11
All Other (3%)
Medicare (5%)
Managed Care (12%)
Highmark (16%)
Medical Assistance (17%)
Government, Non Health Plan (47%)
Project STAR (7%)
COMPONENT NET REVENUE :: ACTUAL FY 11
Outpatient & Satellite (12%)
The Day School (30%)
Inpatient (51%)
STATISTICS
FY 09
Employees (excludes Temporary Employees)
Staff and Contracted Physicians
FY 11
456
449
9
8
31
FY 10
446
10
Volunteers
261
200
356
Licensed Beds
82
81
81
Inpatient Discharges
554
483
419
Inpatient Average Daily Census
39
38
34
Outpatients Served
2,448
2,397
2,255
Day School Students
177
192
186
Project STAR Children and Families
865
1,307
1,330
446
456
10
9
449
356
8
554
82
82
483
81
419
261
200
09
10
11
Employees
(Excluding Temps)
39
38
09
10
11
Staff and
Contracted Physicians
2,448
2,397
34
2,255
09
10
11
Volunteers
177
192
09
10
11
Licensed Beds
186
1,307
1,330
10
11
865
09
10
11
Inpatient Average
Daily Census
09
10
11
Outpatients Served
09
10
11
The Day School
Students
09
Project STAR
Children & Families
09
10
11
Inpatient Disharges
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The Children s Institute
Board of Directors 2011-2012
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CHAIR
DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Eileen L. Lane
Michael J. Hannon
Gregory B. Benckart
Nancy M. Armstrong
Ann M. McGuinn
Patricia Suzanne Chesko
Thomas J. Bachman
B. Gordon Nelson III
VICE CHAIRS
N. John Cooper, DPhil
Burnett G. Bartley Jr.
Barbara K. Nelson
J. Keefe Ellis Jr.
Pamela W. Golden
John K. Thornburgh
John R. Denny
Mary Florence Brown
Maureen S. O’Brien
Carolyn D. Duronio
Mrs. Davis C. Burroughs Jr.
Judy G. Papernick
Shawn Fox
Paulette P. Cantwell
James S. Pasman Jr.
Holly Hatcher-Frazier, EdD
Henry C. Cohen
Ruth S. Perfido
SECRETARY
Joseph E. Imbriglia, MD
Sandy W. Côté
Lisa C. Fagan
Patricia R. Rooney
J. A. Katarincic Jr.
Ann H. Cutter
Jean McD. Scott
Ellen P. Kessler
George M. Egan
Lea H. Simonds
TREASURER
Pradeep K. Khosla, PhD
Sheila C. Fine
Ann E. Sullivan
Michele M. McKenney
Allan MacDougall III
Henry J. Gailliot
Harry A. Thompson II
James W. Marczak
Gus P. Georgiadis
Ginny Thornburgh
F. Brooks Robinson Jr.
Lillian H. Goldsmith
Jamee W. Todd
Susan Baker Shipley
George C. Greer
James W. Ummer
Merrill P. Stabile
Paul A. Heasley
Farley W. Whetzel
Nita Wadhwani
Audrey H. Hilliard
Susan C. Williams
Joan M. Kaplan
Margot B. Woodwell
PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
David K. Miles
Marcia L. Keehn
Front row, left to right: John H. Thornburgh, Vice Chair; Pamela W. Golden, Vice Chair; Michael J. Hannon, Chair;
Michele M. McKenny, Treasurer; Lisa C. Fagan, Secretary. Back row, left to right: Gregory B. Benckart; Joseph E. Imbriglia, MD;
Patricia Suzanne Chesko; N. John Cooper, DPhil; David K. Miles, President and Chief Executive Officer; F. Brooks Robinson Jr.;
J.A. Katarincic Jr.; Ellen P. Kessler; Nita Wadhwani
Absent from photo: John R. Denny; Carolyn D. Duronio; J. Keefe Ellis Jr., Vice Chair; Shawn Fox; Holly Hatcher-Frazier, EdD;
Pradeep K. Khosla, PhD; Allan MacDougall III; James W. Marczak; Susan Baker Shipley; Merrill P. Stabile.
The Children’s Institute is supported, inspired and guided in many different ways
by volunteer leaders who donate their time, expertise and personal resources.
Amazing DONORS
OF THE CHILDR E N’S INSTITU T E
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Thanks to the kindness of our amazing donors, The Children’s Institute was able to provide services to 5,400 children and
families in fiscal year 2011. We gratefully acknowledge the individuals, corporations, foundations and organizations who
together contributed funds in support of our amazing kids. The following is a list of donors who made contributions during
the last fiscal year, July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. Donors of $100 or more are listed here.
We apologize for any omissions or misspellings. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this donor list, please
contact Michele Mehal, annual fund and community outreach manager, at 412.420.2204 or [email protected].
Amazing DONORS
Joseph Brozstek
Kathy and Peter Paladino
In fiscal year 2011, The Children’s Institute received
support from individuals and families, including donors
who provided support through their estates or trusts.
Donors of $100 or more are listed below. For a complete
list of donors, please visit www.amazingkids.org.
Charles A. Brooks Charities
Mr. Charles Polonsky
Louise Colteryahn Charities
Edward E. Rieck Charitable Trust
Judy and Ron Davenport
Mr. and Mrs. Mathew L. Sampson
Mr. and Mrs. Lee B. Foster
Barbara A. Thomas
Mary Louise and Henry J. Gailliot
Jim and Carla Wilding
$100,000+
Marcia and Si Keehn
Anonymous Donor
Ms. Victoria Nimick Enright
Jack and Ellen Kessler
Sheila and Milton Fine
Mrs. Paula M. Lockhart
Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mellon
Locky and Lisa Nimick
Dylan and Zahra Nauhaus
Ms. Cathleen Lockhart Nimick
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Queenan Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brooks Robinson Sr.
$20,000 – $99,999
Beatrice Eakins Endowment Fund
Ovid D. Robinson Trust
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Staley IV
Barbara and Herb Shear
Ms. Naomi L. Siegel and Mr. Eric C. Cooper
Mr. Merrill P. Stabile and Dr. Miroya Monsour
$1,000 – $2,499
The Charles M. Alexander Trust for the
Benefit of Leland and Daniel Alexander
Daniel Aloe and Debbie White
Nancy and Henry Armstrong
Mrs. Ann W. Austin
Ms. Jamie Bails
Mr. and Mrs. William R. (Bill and Kathy) Bauer
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Benckart
$2,500 – $4,999
Pat and Donna Bianconi
Timothy and Deborah Bittner
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Blair
Bozzone Family Foundation
Mr. Kevin J. Boroch
Ms. Rebecca W. Burgwin and Dr. Patrick Kane
Mr. Rocco Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Calihan
Mr. Robert H. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Denny
Mr. George F. Cahill
Ms. Carolyn D. Duronio
Kevin and Patricia Cain
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Flury
Mrs. Mary Ann Casey
George and Jane Greer
Ms. Tiffany M. Cheng
Judy and Michael Hannon
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Chesko
Mr. and Mrs. W. Jeffrey Keim
Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Cleborne
Mr. and Mrs. Allan MacDougall III
Helene Conway-Long and Thomas B. Long Jr.
Martha Lockhart Mason Trust
Eileen J. D’Appolonia
$5,000 – $9,999
Jan and Dennis McGlone
Tina deVries
Mr. and Mrs. Danny P. Brown
Michele McKenney and Charles Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Donahue
Mr. William A. Brown
Rebecca and David Miles
George and Sharon Dorogy
$10,000 – $19,999
Tilden Bennet and Pamela Handlovitch
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Boyle
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Chait
Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Elliott
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Imbriglia
Mrs. Henry McConnell Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kelly Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Shapira
Robert and Jean Walsh
Anonymous Donor
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INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Amazing DONORS
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Bill and Lorraine Egan
Kenny and Gordon Nelson
$500 – $999
Dr. Peter Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Oberschelp
Barbara and Marcus Aaron II
Mr. and Mrs. J. Keefe Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley C. Oliver
Mrs. Melinda Bazzone Montalbano
Kathy and Wally Enick
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pagliari
Mr. and Mrs. G. Nicholas Beckwith III
Lisa C. Fagan and James G. Wallace
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Papernick
Mrs. George B. Berger Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Finegold
Jane and Jim Pasman
Mr. Jack R. Bertges
Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Glenn
Ms. Melisa N. Ratcliff and Mr. James G. Cermak
Dr. Ewa Brandys
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Gockley
Terrance and Elizabeth Resnick
Suzy and Jim Broadhurst
Pamela W. Golden
Mrs. Dorothy H. Richards
Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Brodbeck
Mr. and Mrs. Luis S. Gonzalez III
Mr. and Mrs. F. Brooks Robinson Jr.
Deborah and Don Brodine
Bob and Patti Gregorka
Rockwell Combined Memorial Trust
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brownlee
Roxann Diez Gross
Bette and Howard Rom
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Bryson
Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Guy
Dr. Mary Louise Russell
Dusty Kirk and Bill Caroselli
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Haunschild
Lisa A. Sandonato
Jim and June Chamberlain
J. Randolph Hiller
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Schaefer
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chantry Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Holland
Susan Baker Shipley and Neal Shipley
Gregory L. Cherpes, MD
Joseph A. and Nannette A. Hrycko
Mr. and Mrs. Norman R. Silnutzer
Tim Clark and Family
Mr. L. Martin Hurbi
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Smarto
Maureen and Jared L. Cohon
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Jackson III
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Thompson
Ms. Laura Crawford
Mary Beth and Dan Joscak
Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Thompson II
Mr. and Mrs. Frank D’Andrea
Ms. Katherine Kameshka
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Thornburgh
Christina Jennings and Guido D’Elia
Laura and Tom Karet
Mr. James Tighe
Jan and Kia deVries
Pradeep K. Khosla, PhD and Ms. Thespine Kavoulakis
Ms. Sandra R. Tomlinson
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Dollard
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Marsico
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Turcsanyi
Mrs. Lowrie C. Ebbert
Samuel A. McClung III In Memory of Mary Mellon
McClung and Cynthia McClung Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Sunil Wadhwani
Sylvia and Norman Elias
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua C. Whetzel III
Mrs. Deena M. Etienne
Mr. James P. McDonald
Will and Kim Whetzel
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Feiling
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. McLean
John R. Whitaker
Ms. Beth Fiedler
Mrs. Ruth E. McLean
Bruce and Barbara Wiegand
Cheryl and Tom Fogarty
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Meyer
Judy and Jim Williams
John and Char Fullerton
Ms. Loraine M. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Gallagher
Jody Mulvihill
Anonymous Donor (4)
Esther and Stuart Glasser
Barbara and Bill Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Warner III
Becky Gloninger
Sean and Susan O’Rourke
Ms. Amy Weber
Mrs. Dolores Gluck
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Pietrandrea
Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Weizenbaum
Mr. Bryan Graves
Tom and Sarah Plunkett
William McAlister Charitable Trust
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Guinn
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Re
Ms. Beverly W. Willner
Jeanne M. Hanchett, MD
Ms. Kathryn Reed
Anonymous Donor (2)
Tine and Kirk A. Hillegass
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Reichard
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hillman
Mona and Bob Riordan
Ms. Katharine Hillman
Stephen Robinson
Carol Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Ryals
John and Peggy Houston
Mr. Sam Sarandis
Linda and David Kaugher
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Schreiber
Brian and Emily Kelly
Herbert Seigle
Jill and Charley Knox
Mr. and Mrs. John Sherid
Ms. Shaun M. Krinock
Ribitha and Balu Shetty
Mrs. Alberta M. Leonzio
Ms. Linda E. Shooer
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lewis Lobdell
Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Silverman
Catherine and Mark Loevner
Bobbie and Keith Smith
Ms. Wendy MacKenzie
Sandy and Edgar Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mamrose
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Springer
Mrs. Kelly Massimilla
Jan and Lowell Steinbrenner
Mr. and Mrs. Neil McFadden
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes C. Stover
Mrs. Jane T. Meyer
Ann Ebbert Sullivan
Robert G. Mialki
Mr. John E. Tessaro
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Minervini Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tessmer
Janet and Donald Moritz
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Testa
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Morrison
Bertha and Ben Thomas
Tressa Manno
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Vaccaro
Ms. Mary E. Mulhearn
Mrs. Lenora J. Vasey
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Munion
Valentina Vavasis and Benjamin Speiser
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Murphy Jr.
Ms. Mary Kay Venet
Eric and Alice Neishloss
Virginia H. Volponi
$250 – $499
Gina and Michael Culleiton
Lawrence N. Adler, MD
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Angerman
Mrs. Jean F. Armstrong
Marshall and Karen Balk
Ms. Eleanore Barovitch
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Barrett
Mr. George Basara
Mrs. Edith Catherine Bashline
Mrs. Margaret Beattie
Annette and Robert Becker
Beverly Belkowski
Mrs. Teresa Benavides
Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Bernstein
Mr. and Mrs. G. William Bissell
Ms. Anne E. Bowes
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Bray
Ms. Jennifer Briggs
Mr. and Mrs. Fitzhugh L. Brown
Ms. Jane M. Burgess
Patricia and Charles Burke
Dr. and Mrs. Charles N. Bush
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Campbell
Mr. Thomas N. Canfield & Dr. Patricia H. Canfield
Patrick Carfagna
37
Robert W. Glenn, Esq.
Amazing DONORS
38
The Carr Family
Mr. Randy L. Jackson
Ms. Amy Mathieu
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Caughey
Walter and Jackie Jagodzinski
Dr. and Mrs. David M. McConnell Jr.
Dr. Chester Chorazy and Dr. Anna Chorazy
Ms. Susan Jaques
Richard and Nancy McHugh
Mr. John C. Crogan Jr.
William Peter Jelley
Mr. Hugh D. McJunkin
Mary and Walter Curley
Wendy and Jamie Johnson
Ms. Margaret M. McManus
Carmen and Frances D’Ambrosio
Ms. Christen M. Johnston
Joseph and Diane McNally
Ms. Mary Denison
Mr. John M. Jubas
Mr. Greg P. McNamara
Ms. Deborah Desjardins and
Michael Gunzenhauser, PhD
Michael and Janet Karpa
Mr. David P. McSorley
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Karpa
Mr. and Mrs. S. Prosser Mellon
Mr. Bart C. Dingfelder
Mr. Eugene C. Kaufman
Mr. Richard A. Mellon
Rev. and Mrs. James K. Donnell
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Kovacs
Dr. and Mrs. Ronnie Mignella
John and Lucy Douglas
Elaine and Carl Krasik
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Eshelman
Mrs. Amy M. Kuntz
Mrs. Betty Minnotte
Mr. Carl Evankovich
Eileen and Nicholas Lane
Wendy and Bryant Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen K. Evans
Bruce R. Lang
Dale F. Molt and Linda M. Ricketts
Donna and Joe Falgione
Marina and Ken Lehn
Miss Elizabeth Ann Momich
Dr. Donald and Nora Barry Fischer
Robert and Carolyn Liljequist
Mr. Satish and Dr. Shashi Narang
Stephanie and Tom Flannery
Ms. Elsa Limbach
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Nee
Mr. Michael Foster
Ms. Emily Jane Linn
Mrs. Nancy L. Olcott
Drs. Kenneth and Deborah Gage
Ms. Hilary Lopata
Mr. J. Lee O’Nan
Mr. Keith C. German
The Luhn Family
Michael, Liz and Tessa O’Rorke
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Glover
Louise B. Lytle
Ms. Jennifer L. Padden
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goodwin
Ms. Anne Comber Madison
Helen C. Paytok
Mr. and Mrs. George M. L. Gould
Mr. Stanley J. Maharam
Ruth and Leonard Perfido
Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Guttman
Louise and Michael Malakoff
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Perriello
Tondalaya Hampton
Lauren and Hampton Mallory
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Policastro Sr.
Mr. Robert J. Hanley
Mrs. Alan I. Marcus
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Porr Jr.
Ms. Kristen L. Hartmann
Mr. and Mrs. James Marczak
Dave and Linda Profozich
Mrs. Georgeanna Hill
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Marous III
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Pudlo
John and Coleen Holzinger
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Marous Jr.
Mr. Daniel Ratesic
Maria and David Holzworth
Ms. Diane Marzula
The Wedding Guests of Andy and Sarah Reasinger
Richard W. Hosking, Esq.
Carol and Joe Massaro
Ms. Kathleen Mary Reid
Dr. and Mrs. William A. Varley
Gerry and Samantha Balbier
Ms. Tabitha H. Riggio and Melanie Riggio
Ms. Donna M. Verone
Beverly J. Banovitz
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Rockar Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Walla
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Barlak
Mr. and Mrs. William Roemer
Mr. Thomas Edward Walters
Mr. Michael Barnard
Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Rogan
Mr. Peter M. Watt-Morse and Dr. Peg Watt-Morse
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Barrett
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Rosen
Mrs. Jacquelin Greene Wechsler
Ms. Constance M. Beatty
Eileen Rougeaux
Gisela and Konrad Weis
Ruth C. Bechtle-Pierce
Richard and Debra Rua
Mr. Richard P. Wilkes
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Beeman
JoAnne T. Rubinoff
Ms. Roberta A. Wolowski
Lee and Shirley Bellmer
Luisa Rylott
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Wyandt Jr.
David and Barb Benedict
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Salamon
Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Wyckoff
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford S. Berman
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler L. Sampson
Mr. Howard S. Yoder
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Bernard
Ms. Jamaca N. Sayles
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Zotter
Ms. Amy Jo Berresford
Mr. Stanley G. Schaffer
Anonymous Donor (12)
Ms. Laura Y. Bibel
Jonathan and Veronica Schmerling
Stephanie and Michael Schneider
Mr. Steve Sell
Dianne and Murray Shapiro
Marlene and Art Silverman
Lee and Myrna Silverman
Florita and Arthur Sonnenklar
Michael and Kimberly Sossong
Mrs. Joy Spang
Mr. Dale A. Stein
Clifford and Diane Stevenson
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Taylor
Ms. Carmen M. Tener
Spencer and Wendy Todd
Ms. Kelly Tomb
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Tosh
Beth Dubyak and Louis Towchik
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Turner
$100 – $249
Taylor and Teri Abbett
Ms. Arlene Abbondanza
Dr. Steven Abo and Dr. Holly Swartz
Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Ackerman
Mr. Ted E. Ackmann
Mrs. Maria Allen
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Allerton
Ms. Rose M. Alvin
Bill and Susan Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Apter
Ken and Dottie Ardell
Ms. Susan A. Ardisson
Eugenia Avery
Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Avery
Mrs. Ellie Bahm
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. Baker
Bob and Shelly Balawejder
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Biedrzycki
Abiathar and Betty Bishop
Mr. Matthew J. Bittner
Bill and Linda Blacksmith
Mr. Thomas H. Blackwood
Carol and Michael Bleier
Don and Katherine Blenko
Mrs. Charlotte Bluestone
Ms. Eva Blum
Carol and Ron Bobby
Mrs. Cynthia A. Bognar
Robert S. and Emma J. Borland
Ms. Romayne Botti
Kent and Nancy Bowers
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Braham
Mr. and Mrs. S. Richard Brand
Ms. Cathy L. Brdar
Ms. Cheryl Brooks
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Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Reiter Jr.
Amazing DONORS
40
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey K. Brown
Frances Cohen-Knoerdel
Ms. Genevieve M. Ebbert
Tom and Lee Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Colen
David and Delia Egan
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Alan Brown
Mr. Frank Colucci
Ms. MaryLou Einloth
Carol R. Brown
Dr. and Mrs. John T. Comerci
Judith Englert
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Brownell Jr.
Rita and Joe Coney
Paul and Lily Euwer
Ms. Diane C. Buchan
Jean Connell
Mr. Rulison Evans
Dr. E. Bayley Buchanan
Mr. K. Glenn Cornman
Mr. Barry M. Faber
Dr. and Mrs. Gibson P. Buchanan
Mrs. Susan Ann Couchenour
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Fagan III
Ms. Kathryn Burgwin
Mrs. Marion Nugent Cowan
Dan and Nancy Fales
John and Martha Burkholder
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Cummins
David and Rebecca Fallgren
Ms. Diana L. Burton
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Czarniecki Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Randall C. Fertelmes
John and Lisa Bush
Ted and Johnna Czekaj
Lesley and Pete Ficarri
Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Buterbaugh
Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Dandrea
Larry B. Fingeret
Michael F. Butler
Ms. Yoshiko Dart
Mrs. Lois K. Finkel
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Bytnar
Dr. Holly Davis
Mr. Leonard Finnell
Ms. Patricia G. Calderon
Joan Clark Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Fischer
Paulette Cantwell
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Davis Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Carey
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Davis III
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Flach
Mr. and Mrs. Donald H. Carretta
Edward and Sharon Dawes
Ms. Ann P. Flaherty
Geri and Vince Cerchiaro
Mr. David K. Depree
Richard D. Flinn
Gary and Janet Chace
Mr. Jeffery W. Descombes
Ms. Karen Brett Forsythe
Allen and Mitzi Chan
Henry and Eugenia Devens
Mrs. Christina C. Friday
Mr. Benjamin G. Chapman
Robert and Gene Dickman
Dr. and Mrs. Abraham W. Friedman
Peggy and Joe Charny
Jack and Joan Diederich
Carolyn and Tom Funk
Clifford Chen
Mr. Irwin J. Dobrushin
Miss Victoria Emily Fusco
Mr. George Childs and Dr. Miya Asato
Ms. Linda Doernberg
Mary Anne Gailliot
Dr. Paula Ann Chorazy
Mr. Mark J. Dominici
Mrs. Bernice M. Gaitinielli
Margaret E. Clark
Mrs. Cynthia Dougan
Edward and Laurie Gallager
Mrs. Danielle Lynne Clark
Mrs. Marguerite D. Dougherty
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Gaus
Ms. Sarah E. Clay
Mr. R. David Duncan
Ms. Alison L. Gavin
Don and Julie Clendaniel
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Gaydos
Christine and Howard Cohen
Ms. Tammy Dvir
Jane Gilbert
Mr. David Herring
Joe and Marcie Knittel
Mr. William F. Gladora
Mr. Jeff F. Hersh
Drs. Mark and Virginia Koenig
Leon and Marilyn Gleser
Susan Hersh and Cathy Gazzo
Ms. Roya Kousari
Zola H. and Steffi B. Gold
Mrs. Betty K. Hess
Mr. John Kovacs
Mr. Patrick W. Golden Jr.
Beth and Douglas Heuer
Ms. Karen Kovalow-St. John
EllenTeri Kaplan Goldstein
Jay and Constance Hillegass
Mr. and Mrs. F. Gordon Kraft
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Hines
Mr. Daniel J. Kramer
Ms. Patricia Graves-Helvy
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hirshberg
Blaire Kramer
Ms. Debbie Gray
C.T. and Paula Hiteshew
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kruczek
Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Greacen
Henry P. Hoffstot Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kushner
Daniel and Patricia Grealish
Ms. Patricia A. Hoge
Marcia Kurs-Lasky and Steve Lasky
Mrs. Patrice A. Greco
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hooton
Dr. Paul Lebovitz and Mr. Mark Caldone
Joel Greenlee
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Horvitz
Dan and Ellen Leger
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold R. Greenwald
Ken and Mary Hupe
Stanley and Nancy Lehman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Grimstad
Mr. Stuart N. Hutchison III
Todd and Paula Leipold
Edwin and Abby Grinberg
Annette and Sean Isgan
Mr. and Mrs. Cole Leppold
Gary and Janet Grysiak
Ms. Rebecca L. Jacobs
Mrs. Shirley K. Lewellen
Michael and Susan Haas
Graham and Marilyn Johnstone
Anne Lewis and Jim Zeszutek
Ms. Carol E. Hackett
Mr. Douglas A. Jones
Ms. Karen Liljequist and Mr. Rick Lawes
Ms. Marianne Haffey
Mrs. Ruth Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Limbach
Mary E. Hagan
Hannah and Marvin Kamin
Ms. Talia Livneh
Mrs. Anna Hall
Sam and Joan Kamin
Ms. Jennifer Lockwood
Mr. and Mrs. John Hanasewych
Joan M. Kaplan
Michele, Angela and Louis Mackey
Honorable Janet G. Harner
Ms. Mary E. Kearns
Mr. Jeremy J. Madeja
Mrs. Elizabeth Harris
Ms. Ruth Ann Keen
Ms. Athena Patrinos Mahramas
Mr. and Mrs. David Hart Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Kellen
Donald and Dana Manges
Mr. John F. Hartnett
Mr. and Mrs. John Kells
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Marquette
Ms. Jane Cieslak Hellmann
Ms. Kelly L. Kilgour
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Mars
Mr. Rob Henry
Dr. Margaret M. Kimmel
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Mason
Mr. Mark Heppenstall
Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Kingsley
Donald F. Mason
Mr. Kurt D. Herdman
Mr. and Mrs. R. Drew Kistler
Mrs. Sharon Rahaw Mastorovich
Jim and Beth Hergenroeder
Cheryl Klein
Jeffrey and Linda Mates
41
Mr. David Girdany
Amazing DONORS
42
Patricia and Paul Mays
Rick and Racquel Montgomery
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Pawlowski
Marc and Michelle McAndrew
Ms. Janis H. Moravec
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Petrovich
Mr. and Mrs. Denis P. McCarthy
Jane and Edward Moravitz
John and Betty Philips
Ms. Mary J. McCaul
Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Moraytis
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Pierpont
Mr. John P. McComb
Ms. Cynthia Morelock
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Pietrandrea-Drayton
Mr. and Mrs. W. Duff McCrady
Mrs. Jennifer L. Moss
Rob and Linda Pirollo
Mr. and Mrs. Russell McCurdy
Richard and Sylvia Muckle
Renee and Jamie Pivarnik
Mrs. Nancy McDonald
Mrs. Barbara Mullen
Jake and Abigail Ploeger
Drs. Hall and Kerry McGee
Ms. Judith A. Mullin
Mrs. Carol S. Pollard
Mr. and Mrs. Walter McGhee
Mrs. Elsie M.B. Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Pontiff
Ms. Roseanne McGrady
Ms. Karen S. Navarra
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Prine Jr.
Mrs. Patricia A. McKaveney
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Neff
Ms. Mary K. Quinlan
Mr. and Mrs. James A. McKennan
Robert and Linda Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Rajkowski
Moddy and Dave McKeown
Lana Neumeyer
Ms. Jennifer Ann Raleigh
Linda L. and Paul E. McLane
Sam and Jan Newbury
Mr. G. Scott Rantovich
J. David and Nancy McSteen
Suzanne Nolan
Grace Ratajeski
Mr. and Mrs. Shon Mechling
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Novak
Mrs. Marilyn Rattner
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Meditch Jr.
Caroline O’Nan
John and Ann Rayne
Ms. Theresa C. Meditch
Mr. and Mrs. James J. O’Neill Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Franklin Reed
Michele and Ray Mehal
Gerald R. and Rita M. O’Neill
Gail and James Restivo
Mr. Peter Mendes
Mrs. Heidi Orie
Gerda Reyersbach
William and Virginia Merchant
Mr. Jerome W. Osheka
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Riazzi
Paul and Lynn Mervis
Dee Jay Oshry and Bart Rack
Cynthia and Jerome Richey
Mrs. Bernadette L. Meyers
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene O’Sullivan
Mr. William G. Rissler
Barbara T. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Panczak
Ms. Meghan Robick
Mr. and Mrs. Barry R. Miller
Susan and Jeffrey Parker
Carol Robinson and Jeffrey Markel
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis H. Miller
Mr. Charles Pasco
Mr. and Mrs. David Robson
Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. William Patsy
Mrs. Jane Roesch
Mr. and Mrs. Errol Miller
Mr. William Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Terrance S. Roman
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Miller
Morgan and Terri Pattison
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Romig
Mr. Robert R. Mitchell and Ms. Linda J. Fleming
Ms. Suzanne M. Pattison
Ms. Jane Roney
Mr. Jeffrey J. Moad
Suman Paturi
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Rooney
Laurie and Paul Singer
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Tassone
Claire and Kenny Ross
Ms. Beth Sinnott
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Taylor
Nancy and Farrell Rubenstein
Robert and Janet Skees
Mrs. Gail Ann Taylor
Mr. Raffaele Ruberto
Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Skinner
Karen and Brian Teaman
Mr. and Mrs. Donald G. Ruff
Mr. Joseph E. Slick
Chuck and Sally Thomas
Mrs. Sharon L. Rusiewicz
Wallace and Patricia Smith
Michael and Betsy Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Rusnak
Edwin and Theodora Sojka
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Thornhill
Mrs. Martha Russell
Ms. Antoinette M. Sparte
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Toker
Mrs. Abby Ruttenberg
Cecile and Eric Springer
Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Tomb
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Sampson
Sally and Tom St. Clair
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Tomko Jr.
Mrs. Sally G. Santman
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stackiewicz
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Torres
The Santo Family
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stafford
Janice A. Toth
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Sarni
Mr. Richard A. Stafford and Ms. Rita R. Resnick
Ms. Cynthia Traficante
Ms. Kristen B. Sawyer
Frank M. Stagno
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Tuthill
Mrs. Virginia Schatz
Maureen Staley
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Vamossy
Melvin M. Schiff, MD
Hon. and Mrs. William L. Standish
Mary C. Van Buskirk
Mr. Daniel J. Schnorr
Mr. David R. Stanton
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Vasquez
Carol and Russ Schoemer
Bernard and Rose Ann Stapinski
Sybil P. Veeder
Mrs. Ann W. Schroeder
Craig R. Stauffer
Dr. Katherine Counihan
Carolyn and Frank Schwarz
Mr. and Mrs. Norman M. Steere
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Viehman
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Scott
Ms. Fran Steger
The Vizcainos
David and Lisa Sears
Mr. Steven Sternberger and Ms. Wendy Hosking
Mr. Greg Vroegindewey
Sheila Selznick, VMD
Ms. Erica Valencia Stewart
Suzanne and Richard Wagner
Leslie W. Serenyi
Christine and Charles Streaker
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wainwright
Thomas E. Sheehan
Ruth A. Succop
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Waldo
Mrs. Judith D. Shepherd
Del and Jennifer Suppo
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Walker
Mrs. G. Albert Shoemaker
Mrs. Nancy Svoboda
Ms. Nadine M. Wallace
Bob and Julie Silverman
Mr. and Mrs. Perry R. Swanson
Ms. Patricia M. Walter
Susan Silversmith and Larry Leventon
Mrs. Margaret Sznaj
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Wargo
Mrs. Joanne Simon
Mr. James F. Tanner
Lenora Watson
Bill and Kathleen Simpson
Ms. Maria Elena Tapia
Jim and Beth Webster
Ms. Erin M. Simpson
Ms. Maria L. Tapia
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Weger
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Mr. Peter T. Ross
Amazing DONORS
44
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wentling Jr.
$25,000+
$2,500 – $4,999
Ed and Pat Werner
PNC Foundation
Chaps for Charity
Mr. Jim Wertz
PPG Industries Foundation
Gateway Health Plan
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson White
United States Steel Foundation
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mr. Marvin B. Wikes
United Way of Allegheny County
Kettle Inn
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Williams Jr.
UPMC
Northern Speech Services, Inc.
$10,000 - $24,999
Professional Golf Management Student Society
of California University of Pennsylvania
Susie and Tim Williams
Miss Frances H. Wilson
Ms. Barbara A. Wilt
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wine
Sara M. Winokur
Janice Wirth
Lori Wittig
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney K. Wolfson Jr.
Mrs. Amy L. Yard
Tanya Yolton
Mrs. Carol M. Young
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Citizens Bank
Fraternal Order of Eagles Grand Aerie
$1,000 - $2,499
The Giant Eagle Foundation
Curtis Pharmaceutical Service, Inc.
Hub One Logistics Ltd.
Delta Gamma Fraternity, Beta Nu Chapter
Kennametal Foundation
Ductmate
McKamish, Inc.
Eaton Corporation
Mt. Lebanon Partnership
First National Bank of Pennsylvania
Steel Dynamics Foundation Inc.
Interim Healthcare
Mr. and Mrs. Ledlie W. Young Jr.
$5,000 - $9,999
Mark and Connie Zaremsky
Ms. Marjorie Zeller
3 Rivers/Pennsylvania West
Combined Federal Campaign
Anonymous Donor (34)
Equitable Gas Company LLC
Fountainhead Foundation
CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
We gratefully acknowledge the corporations and
organizations that supported The Children’s Institute in
fiscal year 2011. Individual gifts received through United
Way chapters and the Combined Federal Campaign are
represented in this grouping. Donors of $100 or more
are listed below.
Robert Wholey & Co., Inc.
Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 699 Ladies Auxiliary
Friday Street Associates
Oxford Development Company
Packaging Specialists
PNC Capital Markets, LLC
Martin Elementary School PTA, Students & Teachers
McMahon and Cardillo Communication, Inc.
Pilot Club of Pittsburgh
Pitt Undergraduate Finance Club
Pittsburgh Technical Institute
Timothy J. Tremont, DMD, Ltd.
United Way of Beaver County
United Way of Butler County, Inc.
UPMC Health Plan
Williams, Jones, & Associates, LLC
Simpson & McCrady LLC
$500 - $999
Spirit of Children Charitable Gift Fund
A.L. Brourman Associates, Inc.
Tamco, Inc.
Alpha Chi Omega, Kappa Nu Chapter
United eWay
Brownie Troop 51052
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
United Way of Chester County
STAT Staffing Medical Services
Staff of The Children’s Institute
University of Pittsburgh Student Occupational
Therapy Association
Target
Dan Stagani LLC
First Commonwealth Financial Corporation
WFH Oriental Market
Tobey-Karg Service Agency
Giant Eagle - Edgewood Towne Centre
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Trinity Commercial Development, LLC
Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd.
MML Capital Partners
Morningside Dental
Neiman Group
Norwin Middle School Honor Society
Passy-Muir, Inc.
Penn Middle School
Sri Venkateswara Temple
United Way of Washington County
WIS-PAK Central, Inc.
Anonymous Donor (2)
$100 - $249
Alpha Chi Omega, Chi Chi Chapter
Bethel Artist Guild
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Delta Beta Chapter
Dollar Bank
Fathom
Findings LLC
Fraternal Order of Eagles Connellsville Aerie 493
George V. Hamilton, Inc.
Gibraltar Associates, Inc.
Hanula Concrete Pumping, Inc.
The Rochester Mills UMC
United Seating and Mobility - James Albring
United Way of Delaware, Inc.
United Way of the Capital Region
United Way of the Greater Triangle
Unity United Church of Christ Youth
University of Pittsburgh
Valley of the Sun United Way
Winchester Thurston School
Anonymous Donor
FOUNDATIONS
The Children’s Institute is grateful to the foundations
who made grants in fiscal year 2011.
$250 - $499
The Sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Chi Chapter
Bethel Park Printing, Inc.
Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Delta Alpha Chapter
Clearview Federal Credit Union
Kaufman, Hall, & Associates, Inc.
The Alan L. and Barbara B. Ackerman Foundation
Deloitte Consulting
Keystone Paralyzed Veterans of America
Allegheny County Medical Society Foundation
Eckert, Seamans, Cherin, & Mellott, LLC
Kurt J. Lesker Company
American Foundation for Disabled Children, Inc.
Edward Marc Chocolatier
Legaspi & Carlson Associates LLC
Everest Software, LP
Marcus & Shapira LLP
The Anne L. and George H. Clapp
Charitable and Educational Trust
Franklin Interiors
Mark Emanuele Roofing
Kiwanis Club of Squirrel Hill
Marketcapture
Main Street Capital Holdings, LLC
McCrory & McDowell
Pittsburgh 49ers
Micropen Technologies Corporation
Seeders and Weeders Garden Club
Oakmont Presbyterian Church
Springhill Suites
Poff Elementary School
Sunray Electric Supply Co.
Saint Rose Catholic Church
Sweetwater Grille
SPRE
Members of Teamsters Local 212
Squirrel Hill Writers Group
Armstrong-McKay Foundation
AVS Foundation
B.K. Simon Family Charitable Foundation
Barbara and Marcus Aaron Fund of
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Beaver County Foundation
Beckwith Family Foundation
Bozzone Family Foundation
Bruce D. & Treasure Sachnoff Charitable
Family Foundation
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Carnegie Mellon University
Amazing DONORS
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Jack Buncher Foundation
The Burke Foundation
C. Menges and Helen D. Alexander Fund
of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Calihan Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
The J. Christopher and Ann C. Donahue
Charitable Fund
The Jeffrey B. Markel and Carol L. Robinson
Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Community
Foundation of the Jewish Federation of
Greater Pittsburgh
R.P. Simmons Family Foundation
The Rhoda and Seymour Sikov Philanthropic Fund
of the Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish
Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Robert and Mary Weisbrod Foundation
John R. and Margaret S. McCartan Charitable Fund
The Robert C. and Gene B. Dickman Philanthropic Fund
Joseph Horne Charitable Trust
Robert S. and Susan G. Solomon Fund
Cooper-Siegel Family Foundation
Katharine H. Hillman Fund of
The Curtis I. Kossman Foundation
Kelly Family Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
The Sanford S. and Patricia G. Berman Philanthropic
Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of the
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
David S. and Karen A. Shapira Foundation
The Marci Lynn Bernstein Philanthropic Fund
of the Jewish Community Foundation of the
Sarah F. Williams Family Fund
The Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation
The Second Chance IMO Fred & Kimberly Cecchini
Fund through the Community Foundation of
Westmoreland County
Catherine Loevner & Mark Loevner Family Foundation
Charles Polonsky Charitable Fund
Clara Bell Morgan Shea Trust
Dewey Dreams Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
The Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation
Duff and Sibby McCrady Charitable Gift Fund
EPK Charitable Foundation
The F B Robinson Family Fund
The Fine Foundation
The Forbes Funds
George and Ada Davidson Family Fund
Melvin “Bunny” and Edna M. Cooper Fund
The Milton G. Hulme Charitable Foundation
Morby Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Morris J. and Claire Weinbaum Philanthropic
The Gertrude and Philip Hoffman Philanthropic Fund
Nat Hwilc Foundation
Glenn A. and Karen S. Buterbaugh Fund of The
Pittsburgh Foundation
Nimick Forbesway Foundation
The Heinz Endowments
The Norman and Marilyn Weizenbaum Philanthropic
Henry L. Hillman Foundation
Henry P. Spilker Crippled Children Brace Fund
Hillman Foundation
Hurtt Foundation
J&M DiDonato Family Foundation
Netzer Charitable Foundation
Nina Baldwin Fisher Foundation, Inc.
The Papernick Family Foundation
R. K. Mellon Family Foundation
R. Morris and Bessie Wolk Glick Memorial Fund
Scott Fund No. 2 of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Shannon Wilson Charitable Fund
The Springer Family Fund
Staley Family Foundation, Incorporated
Thomas and Patricia Canfield Gift Fund
Thomas W. and Catherine G. Patterson Fund
Tippins Foundation
Walter J. and Joan M. Dollard Charitable Fund
William and Frances Aloe Charitable Foundation
Anonymous Donor (2)
MATCHING GIFTS
AK Steel Foundation
Allstate Giving Campaign
Bank of America
The Bank of New York Mellon Community Partnership
Cardinal Health Foundation
Citizens Charitable Foundation
Del Monte Foods
Dollar Bank
DST Systems, Inc.
Highmark
The Hillman Company
IBM Corporation
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Pfizer Foundation
PNC Foundation
PPG Industries Foundation
Dr. Anna Chorazy
by Dr. Paula Ann Chorazy; EllenTeri Kaplan Goldstein
Alea Bender
by Chad and Marcie Bender
Drs. Chester and Anna Chorazy
by Mary Beth and Dan Joscak;
Helen C. Paytok; Mrs. Joy Spang
Kirsten and Patrick Benedict
by David and Barb Benedict
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Berry Jr.
by Mr. Louis Berry III
Kate Billings
by Ken and Dottie and Keith Ardell
Joshua and Luke Blacksmith
by Bill and Linda Blacksmith
Kailey Ann Boyle
by J. David and Nancy McSteen
Bob Brand
by Bette and Howard Rom
William Bauer
by Dr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Guinn
Elaine J. Cornman
by Mr. K. Glenn Cornman
Nicholas Dominici
by Mr. Mark J. Dominici
Alexander Brown
by Anonymous
TRIBUTE GIFTS IN HONOR OF
The Barrett Grandchildren
by Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Barrett
Bailey Copelin
by Poff Elementary School
Alex Brown
by Eric and Kathryn Fogle; Jay and
Janet Roach; Paula and Doug Silhanek
Joshua and Shannon Bunting
by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dunn; Mr. Steve Sell
Roman Avetta
by Ms. MaryLou Einloth
Louella Compton
by Mr. Roger D. Loop
The Day School Staff
by Ms. Linda Doernberg; Ms. Marci Fischer;
Ms. Hilary Lopata
Charlie Brown
by Mr. Greg Vroegindewey
Willow Aupke
by Ms. Margaret Aupke
Dr. Bernard Cobetto
by Mrs. Bernard H. Cobetto
Elise Janine Bray
by Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Bray
The Prudential Foundation
Room 9 Staff at ACES Village School
by Mrs. Margaret Sznaj
The Clay Mowry Family
by Ms. Sarah E. Clay
Kathryn Burgwin
by Ms. Rebecca W. Burgwin and Dr. Patrick Kane;
John and Josephine Caldone
by Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Eshelman
Naomi Kathleen Caughey
by Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Caughey
The Chesko Family
by Morgan and Terri Pattison
Patrick Donahue
by Saint Rose Catholic Church
Tommy Dopico
by Craig R. Stauffer
Owen Egan
by Mr. and Mrs. Mark V. Glenn
Jeremy Elias
by Carol Hoffman
Keefe Ellis
by Dr. Peter Ellis
Ron and Karla Emmerling
by Mr. and Mrs. William R. (Bill and Kathy) Bauer
Mackenzie Evanovich
by Anonymous
Mrs. Robert J. Fallon
by Mrs. Jean F. Armstrong
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The Children’s Institute gratefully acknowledges the
following foundations and corporations that match
the generous contributions of their employees,
retirees and directors.
Autumn Benavides
by Mrs. Teresa Benavides
Amazing DONORS
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Davanna Feyrer
by Elizabeth Siennerth and Mary Jane Bannan;
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Feyrer
Seth J. Fiedor
by Ms. Nichole Fiedor
Savanah Franks
by Mr. James Franks
Chief Bob Full
by Ted and Johnna Czekaj
Marge Funk
by Carolyn and Tom Funk
Amanda Geiser
by Ms. Doreen Zettle
Holden Gerlach
by Ms. Karen Brett Forsythe
Joyce Goldmann
Ryan M. Goldstrohm
by Mrs. Nancy Wood
Emma Gordon
by Mrs. Lucille C. Gordon
Bruce, Leslie, and Elliot Greenwald
by Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Cummins
Jeanne Hanchett and Phillips Wedemeyer
by Dr. Chester Chorazy and Dr. Anna Chorazy;
Skylyr Hart
by Mr. and Mrs. David Hart Sr.
Joanne and Tony Johnson
Grant and Amy Mason
by Friends of Attorney Jeff Pollock for Judge
Faris Jones
by Anonymous
Sunie McCallen
Karen, Todd, Connor, Davis, and Grant
by Mowry Family
Ann McGuinn
by Gary and Janet Chace
Kenny Karpa
by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Karpa
Ann and Martin McGuinn
by Maureen and Jared L. Cohon; Dan and Nancy Fales;
Mr. Michael Foster
Gloria Kleiman
by Peggy and Joe Charny
Jonathan Krsul
by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O. Krsul
Dr. Michael Landay
by Ms. Janet Schindler
Dr. Stephen Landay
Maria Lyn Murray Laseter
by Mrs. Elsie M.B. Murray
Karen Liljequist and Rick Lawes
by Robert and Carolyn Liljequist
The Liljequist Family
by Ms. Karen Liljequist and Mr. Rick Lawes
Bennett Ryan Luhn
by The Luhn Family
The Madia Children
by Geri and Vince Cerchiaro
Noah James Hewitt
by Eileen Rougeaux
Terrence and Elizabeth Mahoney
by Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Bozzo Sr.; Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore
F. Greco; Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Lind; Dr. and Mrs. Harvey C.
Nathanson; Mr. Joseph E. Slick; Mr. J. Gary Snaith
Emmett Hurt
by Drew and Stacy Hurt
Caitlyn Malkovich
by Ms. Eileen Malkovich
Cindy Ingram
by Anonymous
Tressa Manno
by Helen and Don Berman; Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence M. Muckle; Richard and Sylvia Muckle
Hank Ingram Jr.
by Anonymous
Faye Martin
by Mr. David Girdany
Chris McGuinn and Katie Rice
by Carol and Michael Bleier; Anne Lewis and Jim Zeszutek
Mrs. Alma Michael
by Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hirshberg
David Miles
by Mr. Stanley J. Maharam
Alfred Minervini
by Bob and Patti Gregorka
Karen J. Modena
by Mr. and Mrs. John T. Chesko
Michael Mokotoff
by Jay and Julie Mokotoff; Mr. and
Mrs. Jeffrey Mokotoff; Naomi and Keith Weller
Patrick Morrison
by Ms. Beth B. Benckart; Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Greenebaum
Jody Mulvihill
by Mrs. Mary Ellen Mulvihill
Michaele Lyn Murray
by Mrs. Elsie M.B. Murray
Kate Myers
by Mrs. Elizabeth Harris
Rhoda and Dick Neft
Theresa Nimick
by Mrs. Lowrie C. Ebbert
Christopher Nitkiewicz
Charlie Rom
Harry Thompson II
by Michael and Betsy Thompson
Ruth Obernauer
by Joan M. Kaplan
Nancy and Farrell Rubenstein
Michael Oberschelp
by Mr. and Mrs. William F. Oberschelp
Richard Rubinoff
by JoAnne T. Rubinoff
Zachary Ochs
by Mrs. Kelly Massimilla
Dr. Mary Louise Russell
by Dr. Chester Chorazy and Dr. Anna Chorazy
Peter L. Thornburgh
by Paulette Cantwell; Mr. Benjamin G. Chapman; Ms.
Yoshiko Dart; Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Grimstad; Mr. and
Mrs. John R. Hooton; Mr. William Patterson; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Reichblum; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brooks Robinson Sr.
Marie Owusu
Courtney Ryce
by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Ryce
Kristen Pahler
by Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Woshner
Andrea Saacks
by Sharon and Dennis Saacks
Judy Papernick
by Gail and Charles Weisberg
Jack T. Sampson
by Mr. and Mrs. Mathew L. Sampson
Maxim Petrof
by Mrs. Anne Petrof
Dr. Karen Shiner
by Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Shelton
Felicia Phillips
by Michele Millick
Nathan Snyder
by Tanya Yolton
Eric Pirollo
by Anonymous; Rob and Linda Pirollo
Nicholas Snyder
by Tanya Yolton
Zachary Platto
by Ms. Marilyn Kaufman
Jake, Rachel and Ryan Stackiewicz
by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stackiewicz
Christina Policastro
by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Policastro Sr.
Audrey Steigerwald
by Tanya Yolton
Jack Potts
by Tanya Yolton
Jane Steigerwald
by Tanya Yolton
Tanner Potts
by Tanya Yolton
Julien Sternberger
by Amy Hosking
Heather S. Reid
by Ms. Kathleen Mary Reid
Ms. Marilyn Stolar
Melanie Riggio
by Ms. Tabitha H. Riggio
Ann Ebbert Sullivan
by Lisa C. Fagan and James G. Wallace
Aryeh Ringler
by Ms. Arlene Wolk
Becca Suppo
by Del and Jennifer Suppo
David Rogan
by Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Rogan
Wilson Talavera
by Mr. James L. Santistevan
Jamee W. Todd
by Sybil P. Veeder
Peter Torres and Family
by Mr. and Mrs. Pete Torres
Haley Turner
by Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Turner
Stacey and Kevin Vaccaro
by Lawrence Vaccaro
McCain Varley
by Dr. and Mrs. William A. Varley
Allie Veres
by Tanya Yolton
Alex Vitunac
by Dr. Katherine Counihan
Michael Vizcaino
by The Vizcainos
Miles and Emma Waldman
by Ann Jean and Louis Waldman
Cynthia Watson
by Lenora Watson
Mark E. Weger
by Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Weger
Farley W. Whetzel
by Mr. and Mrs. David P. Bennett Jr.
Jeri Williams
by Judy and Jim Williams
Owen Williams
by Mr. Shawn P. Williams and Ms. Susan Fried
Scott Woodmancy Jr.
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Adalee Nunnery
by Mr. Joshua A. Nunnery
Amazing DONORS
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Jay Wytiaz
by Ms. Beth Sinnott
Patti Yates and her grandchildren
Amy Young
by Mr. Joe Pelaez
The Zittel Family
by Ms. Karen Liljequist and Mr. Rick Lawes
Matthew Ryan Zytnick
by Anonymous
Zach, Will, and Matt Zytnick
by Anonymous
TRIBUTE GIFTS IN MEMORY OF
Ethel Adler
by Mr. Carl R. Schiffman
Stuart Arnheim
by Ellen Calig
Mary Arovits
by Ms. Eleanore Barovitch
Gary A. Bahm
by Mrs. Ellie Bahm
Sylvester J. and Gertrude W. Baker
by Mary Louise Karns
Mary and Michael Bazzone
by Mrs. Melinda Bazzone Montalbano
Victor Bazzone
by Mrs. Melinda Bazzone Montalbano
Mindy S. Bell
by Ms. Jennifer D. Bartlett; Ms. Jeanne H. Cooke; Ms. Linda
Donahue; Mr. and Mrs. Mark Drelick; Ms. Carol Rough; Mr.
and Mrs. David L. Shaffer
Thomas Bereznak
by Dr. Cathy Yonek
Renae Better
by Anonymous; Mr. and Mrs. James F. Barlak; Mr. and
Mrs. Robert E. Clark; Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. DeWoskin;
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Epstein; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lederman;
Ms. Arlene G. Levy; Ms. Beverly W. Siciliano; Mr. and
Mrs. Richard A. Smith
Dorothy Bortz
Allison Bosner
by Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Bosner
Joe Brozstek
by Mary Beth and Dan Joscak; Dan and Ellen Leger
Agnes Buchanan
by Dr. E. Bayley Buchanan
Charles and Sadie Burgess
by Ms. Jane M. Burgess
Mrs. Muriel O. Cahill
by Mr. George F. Cahill
Milton Coffey
by Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz; Dianne
and Murray Shapiro
Mary Lee Colvin
by Carol Hoffman
Gloria Connan
by Edie Engel
Christian Liam Connelly
by Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Kinsel
Vincent D’Andrea
by Mr. and Mrs. Frank D’Andrea
Mark DeGaton
by Ms. Karen Kovach
Paul E. Downs
by Marie Downs-Deasy
Gladys Edelstein
by Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz
Travis Carroll
by Ms. Stacey Carroll
Mary Egler
by Ms. Miriam J. Baker; Mary Beth
and Dan Joscak; Ms. Mary C. Sacco
Kyle Cernicky
by Polly and Sam Stabile
Joseph Emanuele
by Mark Emanuele Roofing
Don Chaklos
by Mary Beth and Dan Joscak
Nicole Marie Falbo
by Mr. August F. Falbo
Chancellor
by Ms. Linda E. Shooer
Patrick M. Farrell
by Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Novak
Isabelle Christenson
by Mr. Daniel Christenson
Rose Fishbein
by Ms. Helen Fishbein
Dorothy and Jack Clark
by Lisa A. Sandonato
Eric Frampton
by Anonymous; Kettle Inn; Ms. Bonnie E. Krouse;
Lamonica’s Restaurant; Little Rascals Daycare;
Dr. Stotler’s Office Staff and John
Beulah Clougherty
by Anonymous; Bob and Shelly Balawejder; Ms. Eleanore
Barovitch; Dr. Chester Chorazy and Dr. Anna Chorazy;
George and Sharon Dorogy; Mary Beth and Dan Joscak;
Ms. Ruth Ann Keen; Ms. Andrea B. Kush; Mrs. Christina
Lesick; Helen C. Paytok; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith; Dr.
and Mrs. John E. Tomley; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wilson
Dr. Gilbert Friday
by Mrs. Christina C. Friday
Jeanne Goldberg
by Mr. Ronald J. Brotsky
Elizabeth Hamrock
by Anonymous
Ted Hanasewych
by Susan Hersh and Cathy Gazzo
Frances Harrison
Amy R. Hay
by Dylan and Zahra Nauhaus
Lloyd Hergenroeder
by Jim and Beth Hergenroeder
Richard Hersh
by Ms. Roslyn Arnowitz; Ms. Eleanore Barovitch; Ms. Elaine
Beck; Ms. Amelia F. Brusca; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Etskovitz;
Mr. David F. Fulmer; Mr. Richard Goldsborough; Mr. and
Mrs. John Hanasewych; Mary Beth and Dan Joscak;
Mr. Matthew Klyman; Dan and Ellen Leger; Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander Zenker
Alec Hillegass
by Jan and Kia deVries; Roelof and Leslie deVries;
Tina deVries; Unity United Church of Christ Youth
Nancy Jackson
by Anonymous; Ms. Dorothy E. Demchak; Mr. and
Mrs. William Farrell; Cheryl and Tom Fogarty; Mary Beth
and Dan Joscak; Ms. Elaine C. Opatick; Ms. Sandra J.
Seech; Mr. and Mrs. Brian Vasquez; Ms. Lori J. Weber
Louis Leonzio
by Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Czarniecki Sr.; Mr. and Mrs.
Arnold R. Greenwald; Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Kingsley;
Mrs. Alberta M. Leonzio; Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Yonko;
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Zavada
Wilma Jacob
by Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Miller
Annabelle Levine
by Ellen Calig
Andrea Beth Jagodzinski
by Walter and Jackie Jagodzinski
Sandy Lewandoski
by Mr. A.R. Lewandoski
Bonnie Johnson
Tony Lewandoski
by Mr. A.R. Lewandoski
Rosellen Julian
by Geri and Vince Cerchiaro
Dr. John Lucy
by Anonymous
Mabel L. Kamens
by Ms. Betty Lawrie
Christopher Macey
by Mrs. Sandra Macey
Michael and Leocadia Karpa
by Michael and Janet Karpa
Teddy Mahramas
by Ms. Athena Patrinos Mahramas
Audrey Katilius
by Mr. and Mrs. Randall C. Fertelmes; Mr. and
Mrs. Donald J. Gaus; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephens
Bea Maier
by Mrs. Doris Jane H. Miller
Edward J. Klingensmith Jr.
by Mr. and Mrs. Nicola Scuccimarri
John S. Maine
by Anonymous
Alfred Hinch
by Mr. and Mrs. John Hanasewych
Benjamin Kovel
Abigail Mamrose
by Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mamrose;
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mamrose
Zackary Hinish
by Tim and Sally Mercer; Amy Vestovich, RN
Jason Kramer
by Blaire Kramer
Rose Ann Manko
by Mr. and Mrs. Barry Wetzel
Mason Robert Hischar
by Ms. Shirley W. Allison
Jean Kramrech
Mary Mellon McClung
by Samuel A. McClung III
Bertha Holod
by Kirk and Susie Rumbaugh
Rosemarie Labriola
Thomas McIver
by Mrs. Genevieve Amon
Daniel Holod Sr.
by Kirk and Susie Rumbaugh
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Lang
by Bruce R. Lang
James M. Meyers
by Anonymous
Henry M. Ingram
by Anonymous
Henrietta Speer Laughlin
by Mr. and Mrs. George M. L. Gould
Shirley Millstine
by Mr. and Mrs. William R. (Bill and Kathy) Bauer;
Ms. Linda Doernberg; Cheryl and Tom Fogarty;
Catherine and Anthony Jablonowski
by Cyndee Jablonowski
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Stuart Goodman
by Sandra and Lee Goodman
Amazing DONORS
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Loretta Mohler
by Mark Emanuele Roofing
Angelo Palumbo
by Susan Hersh and Cathy Gazzo
Vernon Reingold
George Moore
by Ms. Eleanore Barovitch; Mary Beth and Dan Joscak
Claudia Pasco
by Mr. Charles Pasco
Mary Reisler
by Dr. Chester Chorazy and Dr. Anna Chorazy
Calvin J. Morgan
by Ellen Calig
Russell Perney Jr.
by Ms. Mavis A. Perney
Stacy Remensky
by Mr. and Mrs. John D. Remensky
Esther Mozenter
by Aileen and Richard Hersh
Joseph E. Petruska
by Ms. Eleanore Barovitch; Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Bumba;
Dr. Chester Chorazy and Dr. Anna Chorazy; Mr. and Mrs.
David S. Halchak; Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Halchak; Susan
Hersh and Cathy Gazzo; Mary Beth and Dan Joscak; Jack
and Ellen Kessler; Ms. Mary Kubicar; Mrs. Betty L. Macik;
Ms. Donna M. Marrone; Helen C. Paytok; Dr. Mary Louise
Russell; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Schaeffer; Ms. Mollie B.
Smith; Mr. and Mrs. George L. Valociek
Henry Reyersbach
by Gerda Reyersbach
Bea Port
by Aileen and Richard Hersh; Susan Hersh
and Cathy Gazzo; Ms. Janet Schindler
Joseph Schneider
by Ms. Ruth W. Schneider
Madeline Nicoletta
by Rose Rita Delia
Florence and Tom Nimick
by Ms. Victoria Nimick Enright; Ms. Cathleen Nimick;
Locky and Lisa Nimick
Thomas Nimick Jr.
by Mrs. George B. Berger Jr.; Mr. George Childs
and Dr. Miya Asato; Mrs. Lowrie C. Ebbert
James H. Nugent
by Mrs. Marion Nugent Cowan
Robert Off
by Nancy and Henry Armstrong; Annette and Robert
Becker; Mrs. George B. Berger Jr.; Carnegie Hero Fund
Commission; Cook-Kuhnemund Insurance; Mr. and Mrs.
Whitney Debevoise; Mr. David K. Depree; Mrs. Lowrie C.
Ebbert; Mr. and Mrs. James A. Fisher; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
D. Flach; Mrs. James Hunter; Lisa and Tom McChesney;
Ms. Janis H. Moravec; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brooks Robinson
Sr.; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Robinson; Mrs. Ann W. Schroeder;
Wallace and Patricia Smith; Mr. and Mrs. Harry A.
Thompson II; Sybil P. Veeder; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
A. Warner III
Henry Posner Jr.
by Lester and Nancy Berkowitz; Mr. William A. Brown;
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Case; Tim Clark and Family;
Dollar Bank; Eckert, Seamans, Cherin, & Mellott, LLC;
Mrs. Frances I. Evers; Mr. Bryan Graves; Greenberg Traurig,
LLP; George and Jane Greer; Iowa Interstate Railroad,
Ltd.; Joan M. Kaplan; Ms. Shaun M. Krinock; Main Street
Capital Holdings, LLC; McCrory & McDowell; Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis H. Miller; Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Moraytis; Mr. and
Mrs. Richard L. Parish; Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Pietrandrea;
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Pietrandrea-Drayton; Pittsburgh 49ers;
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Schwartz; Sheila Selznick, VMD;
Barbara and Herb Shear; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Staley IV;
Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Thompson II; Williams, Jones, &
Associates, LLC; WIS-PAK Central, Inc.
James Orr Sr.
by Mr. and Mrs. James W. Orr Jr.
Bonnie Pribich
by Ms. Eleanore Barovitch; Mary Beth and Dan Joscak
Edward A. Palmer
by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Rick
Patricia Reddinger
by Ms. Andrea B. Kush
Mildred Palmer
by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald C. Rick
Howard Reel
by Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lowenstein
Mrs. Polly Bickel Off
by Annette and Robert Becker
Idamae Rich
by Jack and Joan Diederich
Fedele and Sylvia Ruberto
by Mr. Raffaele Ruberto
Dr. Samuel Schindler
by Anonymous
Joanne E. Schoyer
by Mr. Robert A. Schoyer
A. Reed Schroeder
by Joan M. Kaplan
Al Schubert
by Mark and Cheryl Klein
Verna Schwartz
by Netzer Charitable Foundation
Arthur Scully, Jr.
by Barbara and John Goettlicher
Robert A. Seigle
by Herbert Seigle
Mary Anderson Sheehan
by Thomas E. Sheehan
Jack Shepherd
by Mrs. Judith D. Shepherd
John Singer
by Cheryl and Tom Fogarty
Ruth Solomon
by Ellen Calig
Madison Lee Steele
by Mr. Kenneth Steele
Cynthia McClung Stone
by Samuel A. McClung III
Lisa Styles
by Robert S. and Susan G. Solomon Fund;
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Roda
IN-KIND DONORS
Every year, The Children’s Institute receives hundreds
of in-kind gifts ranging from toys to wheelchairs. We
are honored to accept each of these donations that
provide support for our amazing kids in very tangible
ways. Thank you to all of our in-kind donors.
Dorothy Day Center
Ms. Kim Amodeo
Ms. Georgann Amrhein
Hazel A. Szabat
by Mr. John F. Szabat
Diana, Dennis, and Jacqueline Arvay
Nancy Tatarzyn
by Mr. and Mrs. David A. Kovacs
Ms. Jean Bellini
Cody Jae Taylor
by Anonymous; Mr. and Mrs. Don Boldt; Ms. Mary Lou
Bowlin; Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Brock; Du Quoin Community
Unit Schools; Mr. and Mrs. Maurice L. Overturf; Mr. and
Mrs. Grady L. Sorrows; Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Stephens
Derek Bowman
Carl I. Thomas Jr.
by Barbara A. Thomas
Ms. Virginia Broz
James E. Vaux III
by Ann Lynn Witt
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Campbell
Leah Vidmer
by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Casey
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Cashdollar
Ms. Margaret Aupke
Mr. Lee Blankenship
BPI, Inc.
Ms. Mary Anne Broskey
Mr. Ronald J. Brotsky
Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Bufalini
Ms. Stacey Carroll
Anna Mary Walters
by Mr. Thomas Edward Walters
Staff of The Children’s Institute
Norman Williams Jr.
Mr. Daniel Christenson
Geraldine Wolfgang
by Mr. Ron Radocay
Brad, Ginger and Dakota Conaway
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Chonko
Don and Julie Clendaniel
Tom and Judy Conroy
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Crowe
Day School Class at The Children’s Institute
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Demnyan
Mr. and Mrs. James C. DePascale
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Ms. Jo Donatelli
DoubleTree Hotel
Duquesne University Pharmacy School
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Farringdon
Ms. Nichole Fiedor
Ms. Marci Fischer
Ford Business Machines, Inc.
Dan and Theresa Forlastro
Mr. James Franks
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Garofalo
Ms. Tamika Gethers
Girl Scout Troop 50134
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Girts Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert I. Glimcher
Holly Goodman and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Grady
Ms. Staci D. Gratton
Greater Pittsburgh Church of Christ
Ms. Julie Greece
Ms. Sharon F. Green
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Haines
Hanula Concrete Pumping, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hartle
Ms. Kristen L. Hartmann
Mr. and Mrs. William Haskins
Ms. Caroline Hayes
Susan Hersh and Cathy Gazzo
Beth and Douglas Heuer
Heyl & Patterson, Inc.
Ms. Gina Hiber
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Hope Elizabeth Stackiewicz
by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stackiewicz
Amazing DONORS
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Mr. and Mrs. Gary Holet
Ms. Jennifer Moore
Mr. Kenneth Steele
The Home Depot - East Liberty
Janet and Donald Moritz
Supercuts Pennsylvania
Hrabovsky Family
Mothers and More
Ms. Sandy Jacobs
Jody Mulvihill
Temple Ohav Shalom
Mr. and Mrs. Eric L. Jacoby
Mr. Matt Mura
Ms. Pat Torkos
James Flower and Gift Shoppe
Mr. Tim Mura
Total Learning Centers
Mr. Chandra Jayaraman
Nemacolin Woodlands
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Uber
Ms. Kelly Johnstone
Ms. Pam Nichol
Verizon TelecomPioneers
Ms. Julie Jubek
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nolla
Mr. and Mrs. David Wahl
Mr. Matt Kasprzyk and Ms. Mary Snowden
Operation Warm
Ms. Tracey Watkins
Mr. and Mrs. W. Jeffrey Keim
Mr. James Padden
Ms. Tracey Weber
Ms. Tricia Kelley
Mrs. Laura J. Paoletti-Thaxton
Ms. Amy Weston
Ms. Carolyn Kenawell
Ms. Melissa Parsons
Whole Foods Market
Ms. Karen Kovach
Mr. Swadhin Patel and Ms. Smaranika Naik
Mrs. Ruth Winer
Evan, Chris, and Linda Lau
Ms. Lora Peluso
Mr. and Mrs. William Yee
Ms. Karin Levin
Ms. Alicia Peterson
Mr. Thomas Yelenovsky
Mr. Pu Li
Ms. Heather Price
Mrs. Regina Zelik
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Quigley
Anonymous Donor (3)
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery S. List
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ricci
Catherine and Mark Loevner
Mr. and Mrs. Howard I. Rosenberg
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Long
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Ryce
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lozinger
Mr. James L. Santistevan
Ms. Debra Mahon
Mr. Kenneth E. Saylor
Ms. Theresa Maier
Lynn and Brian Schreiber
We formally acknowledge all of those who organized
events that benefited our amazing kids. Below is a list
of the community events that were reported between
July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011*.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Mamrose
Ms. Paula Sherwood
Brownie Troop 51051 Mother/Daughter Night
Ms. Delores Mazzarini
Mr. and Mrs. Harbaksh S. Sidhu
Caring Quilt Raffle
Ms. Elizabeth K. McGinnis
Ms. Erin M. Simpson
Carnegie Mellon University Tartan Olympics
McGinnis Sisters Special Food Stores
Ms. Deborah Smerker
Chaps for Charity
Mr. Jeffrey Smith
CMU Greek Sing 2011
Dr. and Mrs. Ronnie Mignella
Ms. Angel Soto
Coalfield Classic
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mokotoff
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
Fraternal Order of Eagles 50/50 Raffle
Rick and Racquel Montgomery
St. Winifred Food Pantry
Highpoint Homeowners Association
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Astorino
The Staff of The Day School
Laps for Love
Mrs. Ann W. Austin
Ms. Mary Denison
Martin School PTA
Avetta-Salamon Family
Deborah Desjardins and Michael Gunzenhauser
Norwin Middle School Honor Society Chocolate Sale
Gerry and Samantha Balbier
Dr. and Mrs. Jan deVries
Penn Middle School Penny Wars
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Barrett
Ms. Tina M. deVries
Poff Elementary Faculty/Staff Denim Day
Mrs. Melinda Bazzone Montalbano
Robert Wholey & Co., Inc. Count the Trout
Elaine Beck
Robert Wholey & Co., Inc. Rachael the Pig Collection
Mr. Curtis Beeson and Ms. Brenda Batenburg
Ms. Genevieve M. Ebbert
Rocco Brown School Project
Beverly Belkowski
Mrs. Lowrie C. Ebbert
Springhill Grand Opening
Mrs. Teresa Benavides
Ruth and Brad Eckman
Tee it up Fore Tots
Mrs. Mary Murtland Berger
English Lane Nursery
Tri-Rivers Heritage Foundation Annual Charity
Golf Outing
Mr. and Mrs. G. William Bissell
Ms. Victoria Nimick Enright
Matt Bittner
Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Eshelman
ULTRAparty in Memory of Lisa Styles
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Blair
Michael and Deena Etienne
Victoria Emily Fusco Violin Concert
The Bray Family
Mr. Carl Evankovich
Walk Miles for Kids’ Smiles
Lori Ella Brenner
Mrs. Frances I. Evers
Winchester Thurston School Own Clothes Day
Ms. Jennifer Briggs
Lisa C. Fagan and James G. Wallace
Zeta Phi Beta
Mr. Joseph Brozstek
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Foster
* If you do not see your community event in this list, or you are
interested in organizing a community fundraiser of your own, please
contact Michele Mehal at 412.420.2204 or [email protected].
Ms. Jane M. Burgess
The Fried/Williams Family
Ms. Rebecca W. Burgwin and Dr. Patrick Kane
Drs. Kenneth and Deborah Gage
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Campbell
Tina Gassette and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Caughey
Becky Gloninger
Mr. and Mrs. E. Joseph Charny
Mr. and Mrs. Luis S. Gonzalez III
Gregory L. Cherpes, MD
George and Jane Greer
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Chesko
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Harper Jr.
Citizens Charitable Foundation
Kristen Hartmann
Clearview Federal Credit Union
Jean Anne Hattler, PhD
Ms. Rosemary K. Coffey
Hawkeye Aerial Photo
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan T. Cohen
Mrs. Georgeanna Hill
Ms. Laura Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Jay L. Hillegass
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Daboo
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk A. Hillegass
Mr. and Mrs. Frank D’Andrea
Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Hillman
THE NIMICK FAMILY THERAPEUTIC GARDEN
Growing, changing, inspiring. The Nimick Family
Therapeutic Garden is a product of the generosity of
many individuals, corporations and foundations. We
gratefully acknowledge those who made our amazing
new garden grow.
Nimick Forbesway Foundation — Charles L.H. Nimick,
Victoria Nimick Enright and and Cathleen Lockhart
Nimick, Trustees
Mrs. Jean F. Armstrong
Astorino
Christine Astorino
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Kylie Dollard Online Zazzle Sales
Amazing DONORS
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Katharine H. Hillman Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Nee
Mr. Henry P. Hoffstot Jr. Esquire
Ms. Cathleen Lockhart Nimick
Barbara A. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin A. Holland
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Nimick
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Thompson
Mrs. Henry McConnell Ingram
Ms. Christine O’Brien
Cindy Traficante
Dr. and Mrs. Walter Jacob
Ron Ocheltree
Ms. Alexis L. Tragos
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jagodzinski
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley C. Oliver
Richard and Lynn Turner
Ms. Christen M. Johnston
Ms. Suzanne M. Pattison
United Way of Allegheny County
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Karpa
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Pierpont
Jane and Jeff Keim
Pilot Club of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Student Occupational
Therapy Association
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Kellen
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Plunkett
Dr. and Mrs. William A. Varley
Kennametal Foundation
Ms. Patricia M. Walter
Ellen Perlow Kessler Charitable Foundation
William K. Plunkett Memorial Fund of The Pittsburgh
Foundation
Jack and Ellen Kessler
PNC Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Joshua C. Whetzel III
Roya Kousari
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Policastro Sr.
Whetzel Family Charitable Trust
Kovacs Family
Quaker Valley High School Entrepreneurs Club
Lucy A. Krut
Ms. Melisa N. Ratcliff and Mr. James G. Cermak
Shannon Wilson Charitable Fund of
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Leipold
Ms. Kathryn Reed
Winchester Thurston School Kindergarten Class
Kathleen Reid
Window Box Garden Club
Ms. Hilary Lopata
Mr. and Mrs. F. Brooks Robinson Jr.
Ms. Arlene Wolk
The Luhn Family
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brooks Robinson Sr.
Amanda A. Wyandt
Mr. and Mrs. Allan MacDougall III
Mr. Stephen G. Robinson
Dr. Cathy Yonek
Mrs. Becky Mamrose
Mrs. Jenny Rogan
John and Amy Zotter
William Martin Jr. and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Rom
Anonymous Donor in Memory of Josephine M. Drazdik
Mr. and Mrs. W. Duff McCrady
Ms. Eileen M. Rougeaux
Anonymous Donor (5)
Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn
Mr. and Mrs. Mathew L. Sampson
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Sampson
Ms. Loraine M. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Tyler L. Sampson
Ms. Cynthia Morelock
Employees of Schneider Downs
Mrs. Beatrice E. Morrison
Rev. Susan C. Schwartz
Lorelli Moser
Seeders and Weeders Garden Club
Jody Mulvihill
Skinner Family
Judge Lester G. Nauhaus
Mr. Vincent Stawinski
Mr. Irving Wender
MISSION
CREDITS
The Children’s Institute is an independent, licensed nonprofit
organization located in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh
that is dedicated to promoting the well-being of children, young
people and their families and to providing services that meet
their special needs.
President and CEO
412.420.2398
[email protected]
The Children’s Institute was designed specifically as a
rehabilitation facility, and its administration and staff are
committed to increasing accessibility for all persons. If you
have accessibility concerns, please call The Children’s Institute
at 412.420.2485.
Helene Conway-Long, MBA, CFRE
Vice President, Institutional Advancement
412.420.2201
[email protected]
SERVICE
Deborah Desjardins
Development Director
412.420.2216
[email protected]
The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh does not exclude, deny
benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person
on the grounds of race, color, nation of origin, religious
creed, disability, ancestry, sex, age or sexual orientation in
employment or in admission to, participation in or receipt of
the services and benefits of any of its programs and activities,
whether carried out by The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh
directly or through a contractor or any other entity whom
The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh arranges to carry out
its programs and activities.
This policy statement is in accordance with the provision of
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975,
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Regulations of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued
pursuant to the acts, Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations
Part 80, 84, 91 and other applicable Federal, State, and
Local Laws and Regulations.
For more information about this policy, please contact
Administration at 412.420.2400. For more information about
The Children’s Institute, please call 412.420.2400 or log on
to www.amazingkids.org. For TDD use, contact us through
the Pennsylvania Relay Service. Voice: 1.800.654.5988
TDD: 1.800.654.5984.
Roya Kousari, MAM
Marketing and Communications Director
412.420.2202
[email protected]
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Photography
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The official registration and financial information of The
Children’s Institute may be obtained from the Pennsylvania
Department of State by calling toll free within Pennsylvania,
1.800.732.0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
The Children’s Institute is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization,
contributions to which are tax deductible to the fullest extent
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THANK YOU
The Children’s Institute has been part of our community
for more than 100 years. And the next 100 years will be
even more amazing. We are so very grateful to everyone
who has donated money, time or services that allow us
to help children with special needs reach their greatest
potential. To us, you are truly amazing.
CO N STA N T C H A N G E, CO N STA N T M I SS IO N :: CO MMU NITY B ENE FITS R E PO RT & A NNUA L R EPORT 201 1
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Amazing Kids Magazine - Spring 2012

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