Amazing Kids Magazine - Spring 2013

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Amazing Kids Magazine - Spring 2013
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C O M M U N I T Y B E N E F I T S R E P O R T & A N N UA L R E P O R T
2012
Our Mission
The Children’s Institute of
Pittsburgh is dedicated
to promoting the quality of
life for children, young
people and their families
by providing a specialized
continuum of services
that enable them
to reach their potential.
Contents
5
Community Benefit
7
Patient Satisfaction
8
The Hospital
14 The Day School
18 Project STAR
22 Research Program
24 Vision 2016: Shaping
the Future
26 Financials
29 Board of Directors
31 Donors
Dear Friends of The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh,
In 1902, a badly injured child needed help and care. The Children’s
FY 2012
Community Benefit
Statement
Institute — then the Memorial Home for Crippled Children — came into
being in response to that child’s need, and he not only survived; he
thrived and grew into productive adulthood.
More than a century later, that same pattern — need, response and results
TOTAL ANNUAL EXPENDITURES :
$43,739,712
— still guides our work. We identify a significant community need; then,
through The Hospital, The Day School, and Project STAR, we respond
with services that use today’s best practices — and we produce results that
greatly benefit kids and their families.
Working in an uncertain healthcare environment and a still-fragile
TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT EXPENDITURES:
$5,261,233
Charity care and certain other community
benefits at cost
economy poses major challenges, but we are able to achieve our mission
through careful planning and stewardship — and extraordinary support
from individuals and organizations in the communities we serve.
We are enormously grateful to be able to respond to so many important
community needs and to be able to produce such amazing results.
Sincerely,
Michael J. Hannon
David K. Miles, MEd, MPM
Chairman, Board of Directors
President and CEO
COMMUNITY BENEFIT AS A PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL EXPENDITURES:
12.03%
Just ask the Desmore family
of New Orleans.
Our family-centered approach
leads to exceptional satisfaction.
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The family had struggled for years with
7-year-old Allison’s Prader-Willi Syndrome
and was in crisis when they brought her to
Pittsburgh. Dad Alan returned to work while
mom Holly and baby Claire, 15 months, stayed
at Heasley House, The Children’s Institute’s
courtesy facility for families.
Claire’s developmental delays required
therapies the family had postponed to come to
Pittsburgh — but The Children’s Institute staff
knew the postponement wasn’t beneficial, so
they arranged treatment. Claire was diagnosed,
treatment was initiated — and soon the tot who
hadn’t been close to walking was zipping
around with her tiny new walker.
Meanwhile, Allie’s treatment team
diagnosed her with several serious
conditions in addition to her Prader-Willi
Syndrome. “No doctor back home had done
that, but here they did — and they knew
how to help,” says Holly.
Before Allie’s discharge five months later,
it was clear that, although she had greatly
improved, the family would need help caring
for her — so staff partnered with Holly and
Alan to advocate vigorously for the care.
That level of family-centered care isn’t
accidental — it’s a century-old tradition
recently formalized to ensure that every child
and family receives services that are expert,
collaborative and respectful.
“A lot of places talk about family-centered
care — but The Children’s Institute makes it
happen,” says Holly Desmore. “There’s no
place else like it in the world.”
– Holly Desmore
On average
of families would recommend
The Hospital at The Children’s Institute.
This score is considered excellent
among children’s hospitals.
of parents are satisfied with
,
The Day School s services.
of Project STAR families and client
agencies would recommend
Project STAR to others.
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THE HOSPITAL
AT TH E CH IL D REN ’S I N STI TUTE
With treatment at The Children’s Institute,
Vanden is now happily eating and drinking
a good portion of his meals.
Little Vanden Bickar, 14 months, was
nourished only through a feeding tube. He
had refractory epilepsy and developed
further problems that left him unable to take
a single sip or bite.
Vanden was referred to the region’s most
comprehensive Functional Feeding Program
Health issues left little Vanden Bickar
unable to take a single sip to drink or a tiny
bite to eat.
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— at The Children’s Institute. The program
offers inpatient and outpatient options, and
Vanden needed the intensity of inpatient
treatment. A multidisciplinary team —
physicians, nurses, speech/language
pathologists, physical and occupational
therapists and nutritionists — evaluated the
toddler and developed a treatment plan.
(Behavioral psychologists are part of the
team when appropriate).
Treatment began with techniques to work
on Vanden’s lip closure and on the skills
involved in moving food around in the
mouth and chewing it. The team — including
Vanden’s family — also worked on Vanden’s
motor skills, some of them related to feeding
issues and some because prior hospitalizations
had led to developmental delays.
In Uncompensated Care FY 2012
Gradually, as the team worked with Vanden
several times daily, he began to be able to
take liquids, and eventually solids, by mouth.
And by his discharge eight weeks later, he
was happily eating and drinking a good
portion of his daily calories.
Today Vanden is an outpatient at The
Children’s Institute’s Bridgeville satellite. His
mom, Alissa Bickar, says, “The program has
been extraordinary, with great communication
and family involvement. Vanden is exceeding
expectations, and we can’t thank The
Children’s Institute enough.”
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Improving Swallow Studies
Often a first step in diagnosing feeding
problems is a “modified barium swallow
study,” a radiology procedure that shows a
child’s swallow as it happens.
At The Children’s Institute, the studies
are child-friendly: the child is acclimated to
the room beforehand, family members are
present to give the child the food containing
the barium, and the studies are done via a
“C arm” that can be positioned around a high
chair in which the child sits comfortably. It
adds up to relaxed kids that remain relaxed
during the process — and successful studies.
Hospital Earns Rare
Accreditations
Healing Injured
Young Brains
The Hospital at The Children’s Institute has
received three coveted accreditations — and a
compliment — from CARF, the independent
international Commission on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities.
Accreditations include: Comprehensive
Inpatient Rehabilitation Pediatric Specialty
Program (there are only 32 in the country; no
other in Pennsylvania); Inpatient Brain Injury
Rehabilitation Pediatric Specialty Program (seven
in the country; no other in Pennsylvania); and
Outpatient Rehabilitation — Single Service
Pediatric Specialty Program (38 in the country;
one other in Pennsylvania).
CARF has also praised the Center for
Prader-Willi Syndrome, a Children’s Institute of
Pittsburgh Center of Excellence.
Ivory Heard, 20, suffered a traumatic brain
injury in a terrible auto accident. Months of
treatment in acute-care hospitals saved her life,
but Ivory was still nearly comatose, unable to
respond, breathing on a ventilator and being fed
through a tube. Her next-step alternatives: a
nursing home — or The Children’s Institute.
Her family chose the Center for Acquired Brain
Injury Rehabilitation, a Children’s Institute of
Pittsburgh Center of Excellence, whose intensive
treatment and rehabilitation program was created to
help people like Ivory get their lives back.
Over Ivory’s five-month stay, physicians, nurses,
physical and occupational therapists, speech/language
pathologists, psychologists and nutritionists worked
intensively with her, aided by her loving family.
By the time she was discharged, Ivory was
walking with assistance and her personality was
shining through. Today she continues to make
progress through outpatient therapies and looks
forward to returning to school. Her mom, Kelly,
says, “We made the right choice: The Children’s
Institute was the only place for her to be.”
Commission on Accreditation
of Rehabilitation Facilities
RND and “Tough Love”
Fifteen-year-old Kenna was in excruciating
pain. Her doctors in Texas were unsure how to
treat her reflex neurovascular dystrophy (RND)
— so they referred her to the Pain Rehabilitation
Program at The Children’s Institute.
RND is marked by disproportionately severe —
even excruciating — pain following an injury.
Paradoxically, successful treatment involves
intensive physical and occupational therapies that
exercise the affected areas. Psychological counseling
and biofeedback help patients manage stress.
Over her eight-week stay, Kenna improved
remarkably. “We had a wonderful experience
there,” says Kenna’s mom, Vicki Faust. She
smiles and adds, “The therapists do ‘tough love’
in a nurturing and effective way.”
While many patients benefit from an inpatient
stay, some families in the region said they want their
kids to continue in school while receiving treatment.
In response, The Children’s Institute launched a
new late-afternoon scheduling program. Begun at
the main Squirrel Hill campus, the
late-afternoon scheduling model is so
successful that it will expand to the
Norwin Hills satellite later this year.
The Hospital at The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh is
of only 20 freestanding pediatric
rehabilitation specialty hospitals in the country. And the only one in Pennsylvania.
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Using the Mind
to Control the Body
Biofeedback, in which the
mind is trained to control body
functions that are normally
involuntary, can be a powerful
treatment tool. It typically
involves linking the patient to a
computer — through sensors on
the fingers or head — and having
the patient practice focusing his
or her mind to control objects
on the screen.
Biofeedback sounds like
magic, but it works as patients
learn to control their heart rate,
breathing, skin conductance and
even brainwaves and brain blood
flow. Biofeedback is often used
with patients who have RND
and with others who’d benefit
from learning relaxation
techniques to manage stress
and pain. In the Autism Service,
biofeedback is used to help
young patients increase their
attention and focus.
Most patients succeed at
biofeedback — and most enjoy
the process.
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Experience That Works for Kids
Helping Kids Breathe
and Grow
For therapists at The Hospital at The Children’s Institute,
education + experience = expertise.
Most good healthcare institutions
can manage the medical care of kids
who depend on ventilators to help them
breathe — but The Children’s Institute
offers more: it helps the kids catch up
developmentally.
Three-year-old Svana McCool of Brookville is a
chubby-cheeked child born with significant health
problems. One of her surgeries left her on a vent and
deconditioned enough that she couldn’t even hold her
head up or grasp objects.
Svana came to The Children’s Institute, and over
a two-month stay, excellent medical and nursing
care plus intensive physical, occupational and
speech/language therapies helped her become
a playful little girl again, even able to toddle
around with a portable vent.
Along the way, her family members learned
the at-home care for her complicated
equipment. “The staff was patient and wonderful
with us,” says mom Rachael McCool.
“We’re so glad we went there.”
Average length of
inpatient stay, in days
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Physical Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Speech/Language
Pathologists
28 Therapists
29 Therapists
44 Pathologists
18 Doctorate Degrees
1 Doctorate Degree
3 Doctorate Degrees
8 Master’s Degrees
23 Master’s Degrees
36 Master’s Degrees
8 Specialty Certificates
6 Specialty Certificates
3 Specialty Certificates
Example: Pediatric Certified Specialist
(there are only 40 in the state).
Example: Certified Brain Injury Specialist
Example: Neuro-developmental Treatment
220 Years
Combined Experience
310 Years
Combined Experience
360 Years
Combined Experience
Helping Kids
Recover from
Concussions
The Children’s Institute’s Outpatient
Concussion Management Program treats
children and young people from preschool
through college age. Drawing on the
expertise of the Hospital’s Center for Brain
Injury Rehabilitation, a Children’s Institute
of Pittsburgh Center of Excellence, the
multidisciplinary team helps patients
cope with symptoms that can be both
physical (for example, headaches and
balance problems) and cognitive (for
instance, inattention).
The team works with patients and
parents to structure a safe return-to-activities
schedule, and, when appropriate, advises
patients’ schools about necessary curriculum
modifications. The ultimate goal: to help
the patient regain his or her optimal level
of function as quickly as possible.
Outpatient medical and therapy services are
also offered at three satellite sites in Wexford,
Bridgeville and Norwin Hills.
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THE DAY SCHOOL
AT TH E CH IL D REN ’S I N STI TUTE
The Day School at The Children’s Institute
is individualizing technology, enabling our
students to be more independent.
A student at The Day School, Brent has
severe cerebral palsy that necessitates the
use of a wheelchair. His most effective and
controlled motions are with his head.
“Learning to manage leisure is important
for everyone, but it’s not easy for young
people with significant disabilities,” says
Cheryl Fogarty, EdD, Chief School
When most teenagers boot up their MP3
players, it’s no big deal. But it’s a very big deal
when Brent Smalstig,19, rocks the house.
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Administrator. “So, particularly as our
students get older, we focus on helping them
move toward independence in leisure.”
Brent had become adept with his
augmentative communication device,
making selections by inclining his head
leftward onto a padded switch. The reliable
but slow process involved scanning through
multiple options; that took time, but it let
Brent converse by choosing what the
computer would say for him.
Then a new-generation device offered
more capability. So Brent’s teacher, the
school’s lead physical therapist, the staff
rehabilitation engineer, and Pitt’s Rehabilitation
Engineering Department — a longtime research
partner — collaborated to figure out how to
help Brent use the device for his leisure.
They outfitted Brent with a high-tech
marvel: a tiny sensor that can adhere to his
forehead, and on his device a little camera
that sees where the sensor is pointing.
It took a lot of painstaking practice, but
now Brent looks at his device’s screen and
moves his head, making a selection simply
by pointing the sensor at whatever he wants
— for instance, Springsteen’s “Glory Days.”
Brent’s device can also read e-books,
and soon the staff will load his favorite videos.
Kathy Smalstig, Brent’s mom, says,
“Being able to entertain ourselves is a
lifelong skill. The Day School wants Brent
to have the quality of
life his father and
I want for him, and
they’re caring and
Students in
expert enough to help
The Day School
him achieve that.”
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Using Technology to Go Back in Time
Have you ever wished you could easily identify the triggers
for a child’s sudden behavior? Teachers at The Day School
are working on doing exactly that.
In some classrooms for students with
autism, The Day School is piloting “behavior
imaging” technology. When a puzzling
behavior occurs, the technology records it
— and, when the teacher hits a button on a
remote, the system’s buffering capability
shows not only the behavior but also
what occurred in the minutes before it.
“Seeing what preceded the behavior
helps us understand the cause,” says Cheryl
Fogarty, Chief School Administrator,
“and that understanding informs ongoing
intervention and treatment.”
The use of behavior imaging technology
is also being explored in the professional
development of teachers and others working
with children who have autism. The videos
can also be shared with the students’ families
and physicians, demonstrating behaviors
better than words could.
School Districts
Provide Feedback
New Curriculum
Moves Ahead
The Day School’s new District Advisory Panel
brings representatives from ten southwestern
Pennsylvania school districts together twice a
year to provide feedback about The Day School’s
programming and services and to make
recommendations about future activities.
The purpose of the Panel is to help ensure that
The Day School provides students with education
and skills relevant to the communities in which
the students live. Each school district provides the
funding for its students who attend The Day School
— so it’s essential to include representative
districts’ input about both current and future
programming and services.
This year, The Day School continued
creating its own curriculum focusing on
assessment.
The components of standardized
assessment instruments are often not
detailed enough to reflect the incremental
developmental progress of students with
significant disabilities. Without that detail,
it’s difficult to determine whether progress
is being made and what the “next steps”
should be.
The Day School has adapted
standardized assessment instruments and
developed its own literacy screening tool.
By color-coding the steps in each student’s
progress, teachers, parents and school
district representatives can readily see the
gains students make each school year.
The Day School plans to make the
entire new curriculum available to other
schools when it’s complete.
Number of school
districts from which
the students come
Special Olympics
For the first time last year, The Day School
hosted its own Special Olympics track and
field meet. More than 50 students competed in
both regulation and adapted events.
The large parking lot at The Children’s
Institute was transformed with lane
markings, cooling tents, daises for medalists,
refreshment tables, judges’ perches, areas for
spectators, and (of course) an Olympic torch.
The event earned rave reviews from kids,
families and staff.
Patients seen this year in
the Autism Service
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PROJECT STAR
AT TH E CH IL D REN ’S I N STI TUTE
700 kids, ages 10 through 21,
are still in foster care or group homes
across Pennsylvania.
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How Zach found a “Forever Family.”
The tidy Hermitage home of the Long
family looks typical: three kids and their
friends zooming in and out, laughing,
grabbing snacks and talking about school.
But the Longs are unusual because the
oldest child, 14-year-old Zach, is the newest
addition to the family.
Zach — an outgoing kid with a great
smile — was adopted through the Older
Child Matching Initiative (OCMI) — a
statewide program with which Project STAR
works to find “forever families” for older
kids who are traditionally less likely to
be adopted.
Terri and Jonah Long had two younger
kids — both adopted — but wanted a larger
family. Terri met Zach, who had been in
foster care in Johnstown, at a special
matching event — and they clicked. Terri
smiles as she recalls, “Jonah was working
out of town. I called him and said, ‘I think
I’ve met our son!”
After discussion with each other, Project
STAR and the agency responsible for Zach
— plus a lot of thought and prayer — the
Longs arranged for Zach to visit for a
weekend … and he’s never left.
Today the Longs are a close, happy,
multicultural family. Zach is delighted
with his role as big brother to Allie, 7,
and Trenton, 4 — and the younger
kids are crazy about him.
But across Pennsylvania, 700
kids, ages 10 through 21, are still in foster
care or group homes waiting for their own
forever families.
If you have room in your home and your
heart to consider adopting an older child,
contact Russ McCurdy at Project STAR at
412.244.3083 or [email protected].
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Family Visitation
Center Gets
Rave Reviews
Project STAR’s new Family Visitation
Center, part of the Center for Family Visitation,
a Children’s Institute Center of Excellence,
is receiving high usage — and great reviews.
The Center’s purpose: to provide a
homelike space that families can use for
their court-ordered supervised visitations.
Two adjacent houses on The Children’s
Institute’s Squirrel Hill campus were
remodeled and
joined to create
the new facility.
In Allegheny
Resource families trained
County, many
and ready to foster or
visitations
now
adopt a child
take place in office
settings. But Walter H. Smith Jr., PhD,
Integrated Program Initiatives Manager for
the Allegheny County Department of Human
Services, says, “Families working to
recreate or support bonds do best when the
setting encourages ordinary activities like
preparing something to eat or sitting on the
couch reading a story.
“We believe the Project STAR Family
Visitation Center is an excellent model. It
raises the standard, and one of our goals in
the future is to find ways to support what The
Children’s Institute does around visitation.”
Program Helps
Parents and Teens
“We’ve learned a lot about ourselves as well
as our children.”
That’s a father talking about Teaming
Together with Teens (TTT), a program in
which Project STAR partners with Beaver
County Children and Youth Services.
The purpose: to help parents and their
teenage kids experiencing conflict learn
mutual understanding and to help parents
learn to respond productively to teens.
Two groups — with teens facilitated
by CYS and parents facilitated by Project
STAR — meet every other week over
a meal. Typical meeting topics include
anger management, bullying and social
media safety.
Between meetings, Project STAR
caseworkers spend time with parents in the
family home, working on family-specific
issues. Kristin Lee, Project STAR
Permanency Specialist and TTT Program
Director, says, “Many families simply need
to brainstorm and problem-solve while for
others we recommend additional supports.”
Some families self-refer to the program,
and some are referred by CYS.
In TTT’s first year, just ended, 93%
of parents reported that their participation
helped them feel better prepared to handle
their teens’ behaviors; 68% reported
improved use of non-aggressive
consequences when teens didn’t follow
rules; and 67% increased rewards for teens
who complied with rules.
Medical Foster
Care Saves Kylie
Kylie was a very sick baby. Hospitalized
since her birth in New Jersey, and with
parents unable to care for her, she was
brought to Pittsburgh for treatment at
Children’s Hospital of UPMC — but she
couldn’t be placed on the list for a
multi-organ transplant
unless a foster
family could be found
to provide the
Children placed
complicated medical
with loving
care she needed.
foster families
Project STAR
stepped in — and asked the Schnupp
family of Brighton Township to step up.
“We were blessed with five healthy
children and wanted to help a child who
wasn’t so healthy,” says Mike Schnupp.
So while Kylie underwent treatment
and multiple extensive therapies at
The Hospital at The Children’s
Institute, Mike and his wife Amie
learned how to care for Kylie, who
went home as their foster child.
The excellent healthcare in the
hospitals and at home, plus lots of
love from her foster parents and
siblings, produced remarkable
results: The Schnupps
adopted Kylie, whose
health improved
enough that
she no longer
needs a
transplant.
Backpacks, Haircuts,
Boots and Bieber
Basic services
are vital to help
families survive —
but sometimes it’s
the “extras” that
help them thrive.
That’s why Project
STAR offers two special programs with
support from generous donors.
This was the second year for Starting
Fresh Leads to Success which helps kids
from Project STAR families start school
with the confidence that comes from new
clothes, backpacks and haircuts. A very
generous anonymous donor underwrote
this year’s expenses.
In partnership with STAR 100.7 radio
and its big-hearted listeners, the annual
Holiday Gift Drive once again brought
joy to dozens of Project STAR families who
might otherwise not
have had a Christmas.
Kids were delighted by
gifts ranging from Elmo
and underwear,
Families strengthened by
to Bieber and boots.
all Project STAR services in
all locations
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Creating Knowledge
Sharing Knowledge
Children’s Institute Researchers Develop New “Best Practices”
Staff Members Lead in Professional Development
Some people are surprised to learn that
The Children’s Institute, a relatively small
organization, has a research program that is
robust, comprehensive — and successful.
Long a collaborator with researchers at
universities and colleges, The Children’s
Institute launched its own program two
years ago. A highly respected research
manager, Roxann Diez Gross, PhD, joined
the staff, and The Children’s Institute’s own
Institutional Research Board (IRB) was
formed. An IRB is a formally structured
committee, regulated by the US
Department of Health and Human Services
and the Food and Drug Administration, that
carefully evaluates proposed research
projects with close attention to legal and
ethical issues.
The Children’s Institute’s research focus
is translational — aimed at developing
evidence-based “best practices.” Today there
are nearly two dozen studies in the pipeline
from design, to data collection, analysis
and completion. Principal investigators
are staff professionals collaborating
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across a wide range of disciplines.
The studies, which involve not only The
Hospital, but The Day School and Project
STAR, include, for example: the development
of ways to reduce the occurrence of
pressure sores in patients with spinal cord
injuries; examination of the swallowing
function in patients with Prader-Willi
Syndrome; using collaborative robot
play to improve the communication
skills of students who have
augmentative communication
devices; and determining whether,
and to what degree, family visitation
is more productive in a
homelike setting.
Most projects are
accomplished in partnership
with other research
institutions — for instance,
University of Pittsburgh,
Carnegie Mellon,
Duquesne, Chatham, Drexel and Slippery
Rock — while some are fully independent.
When studies are completed, Children’s
Institute researchers share the newly
developed knowledge through conference
presentations, professional meetings
and publications.
Members of the staff of The Children’s Institute continually share their professional expertise with
colleagues in the region and across the country. Presentations at conferences and meetings, leadership
in organizations that advocate and inform, and teaching tomorrow’s professionals are all activities that
ultimately benefit kids and families everywhere.
AWARDS
HAP Achievement Award
Presented by the Hospital &
Healthsystem Association of
Pennsylvania honoring excellence
and innovation in healthcare for
The Children’s Institute’s
manager training program
National Marketing
Impact Award
Presented by Children's Hospital
Association to The Children’s
Institute for its entry Philanthropy
and Awareness Bloom Where Planted
PNC's Community Achiever
of the Month Award
BOARD AND COMMITTEE
MEMBER POSITIONS
David Miles, MEd, MPM
Hospital Council of Western PA,
Board Member
Children’s Hospital Association
Education Council
ABOARD’s Autism Connection
of PA, Professional Advisory
Council, Board Member
Stacey Vaccaro, MPM, FACHE
American College of Healthcare
Executives, Western PA Chapter,
Board Member
Sharon Dorogy, MEd
PA eHealth Initiative
Organization, Board Chair
PA eHealth Collaborative Office,
Stakeholder & Communications
Committee Member
Jane Keim, BS, OT
Brain Injury Association of PA,
Past President
The International Pediatric
Rehabilitation Collaborative,
Vice Chair
Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition,
Past Steering Committee Member
Helene Conway-Long, MBA, CFRE
Association of Fundraising
Professionals, Board Officer
LEAD Pittsburgh, Board Member
Karen Liljequist, MLIS, AHIP
Medical Library Association,
Professional Recruitment
and Retention Committee
Special Libraries AssociationPittsburgh Chapter, Employment
Committee Chair
POSTER SESSION
Scott Faber, MD
International Medical Conference
for Autism Research (Toronto,
Canada), A Comparison Study of
Inorganic and Organic Compounds
in Children
PRESENTATION
(CONFERENCE, EVENT)
Judy Conroy, MEd, C.A.P.E.
Pennsylvania State Association
for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance, Motivation
For The Hesitant Swimmer With
Special Needs
Mary Denison, PhD, NCSP
National Association of School
Psychologists, National
Convention, Self-Injurious Behavior
in the Low-Incidence Population
Sharon Dorogy, MEd
Western PA Healthcare
Information & Management
Systems Society, Key Trends in
the Healthcare Value Chain Expert
Western PA Healthcare Financial
Management Association,
HIE: What's All the Buzz About?
Sharon Dorogy, MEd
Cheryl Fogarty, EdD
Cynthia Morelock, MS, CCC-SLP
International Society for Technology
in Education Annual Conference,
Round Table Presentation, iPads:
Birds of a Feather
Scott Faber, MD
Environmental Toxicity and
Neurodevelopmental Disorders,
Chemical, Metals and Autism,
a Tale of Two Studies
Nicole Garcia, MSN, RN
Phelicia Goshea, RN, COTA/L
Hospital Association of
Pennsylvania, Comprehensive
Unit-based Safety Program/
Central Line-Associated Blood
Streams Infection Co-Hort
Conference
Roxann Diez Gross, PhD,
CCC/SLP 0
HealthSouth Harmarville and
Northern Speech Services,
Interventions for Respiratory
Disorders: Effects of Lung Volume
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
(Baton Rouge, LA) and University
Health System of Eastern
Carolina and Northern Speech
Services (Greenville, NC),
Tracheotomy Tubes and Ventilators:
What the Speech/Language
Pathologist Needs to Know about
Communication and Swallowing
National Association of Long
Term Hospitals, Physician Training
Conference (New Orleans, LA),
Breathing, Swallowing, and the
Tracheostomized Patient: Turning
Evidence into Practice
Maryanne Henderson, DO
Sue Hersh, MS
Sven Lynch, DPT, CBIS
Jessica Sattler, OTR/L, CBIS
Heather Ufberg, EdM, PsyD
Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit,
ABI – Pediatric Rehabilitation and
School Re-entry
Jane Keim, BS, OT
Children’s Hospital Association
Leadership Conference (Seattle,
WA), Cultivating Clinical Leadership
GUEST LECTURE
Sharon Dorogy, MEd
University of Pittsburgh School
of Health Related Science
Scott Faber, MD
Autism Research Institute
(Newark, NJ)
Roxann Diez Gross, PhD, CCC/SLP
Neuroimmunology Division,
Dept of Neurology, University
of Pittsburgh
Katie Hartman, MA, CCC-SLP
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Association - Pennsylvania
chapter meeting
Karen Liljequist, MLIS, AHIP
University of Pittsburgh School
of Information Sciences, University
of Pittsburgh
Theresa Miller-Ferri, MPT, PCS
Chatham University
Marybeth Trapani-Hanasewych,
MS CCC/SLP
Rich Butler
Duquesne University
Stacey Vaccaro, MPM, FACHE
Slippery Rock University
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VISION2016
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Shaping
the Future
The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh
will be a nationally and internationally
recognized leader in the provision of
family-centered care and coordination
of services for children and youth with
special needs and for any child needing
rehabilitation services.
The hallmark of The Children’s
Institute’s legacy will continue to be an
unwavering commitment to these children
and their families.
The New
Strategic
Plan
Today The Children’s Institute of
Pittsburgh is a recognized leader in pediatric
rehabilitation, the education of students with
significant special needs and social services
that build and strengthen families.
The challenge, of course, is to ensure that
the organization will still be able to serve
kids and families tomorrow.
How to do that? Through an energetic and
meticulous strategic planning process that
helps position The Children’s Institute to
respond productively to challenges in
healthcare, education and social services.
The Children’s Institute recently
completed “Vision 2016,” a strategic plan
resulting from 18 months of intensive work.
Led by the Board of Directors, and with
participation throughout the organization —
including families of young patients and
students — the plan provides a detailed road
map to a sound organizational future.
“Vision 2016” lays out
four overarching
strategic objectives:
1. Establish The Children’s Institute
as the leader in innovative and
integrated care and education
delivery models for children and
youth with special healthcare needs.
Each of the overarching objectives has
associated sub-objectives, and the plan
outlines the tactics and resources needed to
meet the objectives.
The Children’s Institute’s Board,
management, and staff are now “working
the plan.” We have created five Centers of
Excellence and each is working to heighten
its impact through the framework specified
in the plan.
• Center for Acquired Brain Injury
2. Establish and enhance “Centers
of Excellence,” which adhere to
a framework that includes
expertise/best practices; continuity
of care; family-centered focus;
results/outcomes; knowledge
sharing; research; advocacy; and
external affirmation.
3. Provide comprehensive permanency
and family support services.
Rehabilitation
• Center for Autism
• Center for Family Visitation
• Center for Prader-Willi Syndrome
• Center for Spinal Cord Injury
Rehabilitation
The end result of making the plan a
reality will be that The Children's Institute
will be able to do even more to benefit
children and families.
4. Continue to develop organizational
capability to ensure sustainability of
the mission.
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Financial Review
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Net Service Revenue
OF THE CHILDREN’S INSTITUTE
During Fiscal 2012 service-related operating revenues
increased approximately $2 million or 5 percent. All
client-related reimbursements reflected no increase in
payment for service. This was a direct result of the
increase in client services, the majority of which was
related to hospital outpatient activity. Because of this
increase in client services along with expenses related
to electronic health record implementation, operating
expenses increased by approximately $2 million.
Also, total assets decreased by $5 million as a direct
result of investment activity correlating to the financial
market involvement.
Facts and Figures (Thousands)
Revenue
EXPENSE & REVENUE FY 2012 (Thousands)
FY 10
FY 11
FY 12
$
33,176
36,155
37,759
Other Operating Revenue
$
905
629
1,018
Net Assets
Released from Restriction for Operations
$
275
297
242
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES
$
34,356
37,082
39,020
Salaries and Wages
$
20,319
20,099
21,759
Employee Benefits
$
7,495
7,956
6,931
Other Expenses
$
14,033
11,807
13,271
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
$
41,847
39,862
41,962
Excess of Operating Expenses Over Revenue $
(7,491)
(2,780)
(2,941)
$
11,278
4,652
3,264
$
3,787
1,872
323
Operating Expenses
20,000
$18,048 $18,197
Total Net Expense: $41,962
Total Net Revenue: $39,020
15,000
$12,874
Non Operating Gains (Losses)
$12,052
Net Non-Operating Gains
Excess Of Revenues Over Expenses
10,000
(Expenses Over Revenue)
Assets
$7,057
$5,249
Total Current Assets
$
13,442
9,618
9,575
Other Assets
$
100,546
117,680
112,274
Property, Plant and Equipment (Net)
$
25,880
28,303
28,773
TOTAL ASSETS
$
139,868
155,601
150,622
5,000
$3,293
$2,787
0
EXPENSE
REVENUE
Inpatient
EXPENSE
REVENUE
Outpatient
& Satellite
EXPENSE
REVENUE
The Day
School
EXPENSE
REVENUE
Project
STAR
*Includes Net Periodic Pension Expense — Defined Benefit Pension Plan,
change in fair value of interest rate SWAPS and miscellaneous.
$690
$735
EXPENSE
REVENUE
Other*
Liabilities and Net Assets
Total Current Liabilities
$
5,368
4,953
6,425
Long-Term Liabilities
$
43,940
38,595
53,207
Net Assets
$
90,560
112,053
90,990
TOTAL LIABILITIES and NET ASSETS
$
139,868
155,601
150,622
NOTE: Some expense classes have been changed compared to prior years. Some numbers reported may
vary from previous annual reports due to reporting adjustments.
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Financial Review continued
The Children’s Institute Board of Directors, 2012–2013
STATISTICS
FUNDING SOURCE NET REVENUE Actual FY 2012
Medicare (5%)
FY 2012
Children, Patients and Families Served
School District (5%)
Commercial and
Managed Care (27%)
Medical Assistance (15%)
Outpatients Served (Therapies)
2,314
Outpatients Served (Physician Clinics)
1,255
Inpatients Served
400
Day School Students
189
Project STAR Children and Families
1,671
Total
5,829
The Children’s Institute is supported, inspired and guided in many different ways by volunteer leaders who donate their time, expertise and personal resources.
CHAIR
DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Michael J. Hannon
Gregory B. Benckart
Christina Cardoso
Patricia Suzanne Chesko
John R. Denny
Carolyn D. Duronio
Shawn Fox
Holly Hatcher-Frazier, EdD
Joseph E. Imbriglia, MD
Jonathan M. Kamin
J. A. Katarincic Jr.
Ellen P. Kessler
Allan MacDougall III
James W. Marczak
F. Brooks Robinson Jr.
Susan Baker Shipley
Merrill P. Stabile
Nita Wadhwani
Nancy M. Armstrong
Thomas J. Bachman
Burnett G. Bartley Jr.
Mary Florence Brown
Mrs. Davis C. Burroughs Jr.
Paulette P. Cantwell
Henry C. Cohen
N. John Cooper, DPhil
Sandy W. Côté
Ann H. Cutter
George M. Egan
Sheila C. Fine
VICE CHAIRS
J. Keefe Ellis Jr.
Pamela W. Golden
John K. Thornburgh
SECRETARY
Lisa C. Fagan
Uncompensated Care*
$3,136,886
All Other (6%)
Government (42%)
Employees (excludes Temporary Employees)
Staff and Contracted Physicians
Volunteers
COMPONENT NET REVENUE Actual FY 2012
Other (2%)
TREASURER
Michele M. McKenney
*Charity care and government shortfall.
462
PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
9
David K. Miles, MEd, MPM
346
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Licensed Beds
72
Inpatient Average Daily Census
33
Maryanne J. Henderson, DO
Henry J. Gailliot
Gus P. Georgiadis
Lillian H. Goldsmith
George C. Greer
Paul A. Heasley
Joan M. Kaplan
Marcia L. Keehn
Pradeep K. Khosla, PhD
Eileen L. Lane
Ann M. McGuinn
B. Gordon Nelson III
Barbara K. Nelson
Maureen S. O’Brien
Judy G. Papernick
James S. Pasman Jr.
Ruth S. Perfido
Patricia R. Rooney
Jean McD. Scott
Lea H. Simonds
Ann E. Sullivan
Harry A. Thompson II
Ginny Thornburgh
Jamee W. Todd
James W. Ummer
Farley W. Whetzel
Susan C. Williams
Margot B. Woodwell
Front row, left to right: Michele M. McKenney, treasurer; Michael J. Hannon, chair; David K. Miles, president
and chief executive officer; Maryanne J. Henderson, chief medical officer; Pamela W. Golden, vice chair;
Back row, left to right: Susan Baker Shipley; Shawn Fox; Patricia Suzanne Chesko; Jonathan M. Kamin; Nita Wadhwani;
J.A. Katarincic Jr.; Christina Cardoso; F. Brooks Robinson Jr.; Ellen P. Kessler; Allan MacDougall III; Holly Hatcher-Frazier;
Absent from photo: J. Keefe Ellis Jr., vice chair; John K. Thornburgh, vice chair; Lisa C. Fagan, secretary; Gregory B. Benckart;
John R. Denny; Carolyn D. Duronio; Joseph E. Imbriglia; James W. Marczak; Merrill P. Stabile.
Project STAR (7%)
Outpatient & Satellite (13%)
Day School (31%)
Inpatient (47%)
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A NN UA L REPOR T OF
amazingdonors
FISCAL YEAR 2011 - 2012
Thanks to the kindness of our amazing donors, The Children’s Institute was able to provide services
to over 5,800 children and families in fiscal year 2012. 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, 2011 through June 30, 2012. Donors of $100 or more are listed here.
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amazingdonors
OF THE CHI LD REN’S INSTITUTE
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Marcia and Si Keehn
In fiscal year 2012, The Children’s Institute
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Kelly Jr.
received support from 1,653 individuals and
Eric and Alice Neishloss
families, including donors who
Sandy and Edgar Snyder
provided support through their estates
Anonymous Donor
or trusts. Donors of $100 or more are listed
Pradeep K. Khosla, PhD
Melissa Drexler
Mrs. Kelly K. Massimilla
Jim and Carla Wilding
Mr. and Mrs. Lauren A. Ernst
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Morrison
Ms. Carolyn D. Duronio
Jim and Amy Mathieu
James and Judy Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Feiling
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Muckle
Mr. and Mrs. Allan MacDougall III
Bill and Lorraine Egan
William McAlister Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wilson
Ms. Anna Fisher
Ms. Mary E. Mulhearn
Martha Lockhart Mason Trust
Mr. and Mrs. J. Keefe Ellis
Samuel A. McClung III
Anonymous Donor (5)
Curt and Kim Fleming
Mr. and Mrs. Nabil Z. Nasr
and Ms. Thespine Kavoulakis
Jan and Dennis McGlone
Peter Ellis
In Memory of Mary Mellon McClung
Mr. and Mrs. Martin G. McGuinn
Kathy and Wally Enick
and Cynthia McClung Stone
Richard D. Flinn
Kenny and Gordon Nelson
$500 – $999
Dr. Cheryl Fogarty
Michael, Liz and Tessa O'Rorke
below. For a complete list of
$5,000 – $9,999
Michele McKenney and Charles Cohen
Ms. Victoria Nimick Enright
James P. McDonald
Barbara and Marcus Aaron II
John and Char Fullerton
Ms. Bonnie Otis
donors, please visit amazingkids.org.
Charles A. Brooks Charities
Mr. Richard A. Mellon
Estate of Rose Noon
Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. McLean
Ms. Ann Averback
Bill and Annick Gallagher
Mr. Toby Page
Mr. and Mrs. Danny P. Brown
Jody Mulvihill
Lisa C. Fagan and James G. Wallace
Mrs. Ruth E. McLean
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Baroffio
Mrs. Olive Lee Gilliand
Ruth and Leonard Perfido
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Chesko
Mr. Charles Polonsky
Mr. and Mrs. Alan H. Finegold
Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Meyer
Mr. George Basara
Robert W. Glenn, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Pudlo
Alan and Susan Citron
Edward E. Rieck Charitable Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Evan S. Frazier
Rebecca and David Miles
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Baum
Lillian and Ken Goldsmith
Pullen Family
Louise Colteryahn Charities
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Schaefer
Esther and Stuart Glasser
Janet and Donald Moritz
Annette and Robert Becker
Estate of Albert R. Goldsmith
Mr. Daniel Ratesic
Judy and Ron Davenport
Mr. Joseph A. Sinclair
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Glenn
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Murphy Jr.
Mr. Jack R. Bertges
George and Jane Greer
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Reichard
Ellen P. and Jack J. Kessler
Gretchen and Michael Smarto
Becky Gloninger
Mr. Satish and Dr. Shashi R. Narang
Pat and Donna Bianconi
Bob and Patti Gregorka
Mr. James H. Rich
Mrs. Paula M. Lockhart
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Thornburgh
Susan and Earl Glotfelty
Dylan and Zahra Nauhaus
Timothy and Deborah Bittner
Roxann Diez Gross
Mrs. Dorothy H. Richards
Mr. and Mrs. John R. McCartan
Anonymous Donor
Mr. and Mrs. James Gockley
Alice P. Olson
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Blake
Ms. Carol E. Hackett
Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Ryals
Pamela W. Golden
Jane and Jim Pasman
Don and Katherine Blenko
Jeanne Hanchett, MD
Mr. Sam Sarandis
$20,000 – $100,000
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Quinn
$1,000 – $2,499
Luis and Stephanie Gonzalez III
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Randazza
Cynthia Bognar
Hung-Wei Huang
Ms. Michele L. Schmid
Beatrice Eakins Endowment Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brooks Robinson Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Pritam M. Advani
Mr. and Mrs. George M. L. Gould
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Riordan
Ms. Romayne Botti
Mrs. Maureen O. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Schreiber
Estate of William J. Karolyi
Barbara and Herb Shear
Daniel Aloe and Debbie White
James Gregory, MD
Rockwell Combined Memorial Trust
Suzy and Jim Broadhurst
Christina Jennings and Guido D'Elia
Susan, Charlie, and Leigh Shanor
Maureen S. O'Brien
Ms. Naomi L. Siegel
Nancy and Henry Armstrong
Dr. Steven Hacker
Bette and Howard Rom
Chuck and Jill Brodbeck
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kearns III
Mrs. Lea H. Simonds
Mr. and Mrs. William R.
Ms. Amy E. Haid
Dozie Babcock Sheahan
Deborah and Don Brodine
Brian and Emily Kelly
Gayle and Bill Simpson
Jean M. and John F. Hensler
Ribitha and Balu Shetty
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Brownlee
Mr. Marc T. Kennedy
Bobbie and Keith Smith
J. Randolph Hiller
Mr. Ray Shirah
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Bryson
Ms. Margaret R. Kilner
Michael and Kimberly Sossong
Ovid D. Robinson Trust
Ms. Ritchie Scaife
and Mr. Eric C. Cooper
Anonymous Donor
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Staley IV
$10,000 – $19,999
Tilden Bennett and Pamela Handlovitch
(Bill and Kathy) Bauer
Mr. and Mrs. David Billings
$2,500 – $4,999
Mr. Kevin J. Boroch
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hillman
Richard and Virginia Simmons
The Carr Family
Jill and Charley Knox
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Springer
The Charles M. Alexander Trust for the
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Bozzone
Joseph and Nannette Hrycko
Sam and Linda Smalis
James and June Chamberlain
Mr. Jeremy Kulow
Clifford N. and Diane Stevenson
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Bridges
Mary Beth and Dan Joscak
Hon. and Mrs. William L. Standish
Mrs. Sally H. Childs
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Lackey
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tessmer
Ms. Katherine Kameshka
Steven and Wendy Sternberger
Helene Conway-Long
Margery J. Loevner
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Testa
Benefit of Leland and Daniel Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Boyle
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory B. Benckart
Mr. Robert H. Brown
Carlos and Christina Cardoso
Mr. Ross F. Bevevino
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Cain
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Katarincic Jr.
Ann Ebbert Sullivan
Wendy MacKenzie and Alexander Cortesi
Ms. Tammy L. Tice
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Carr
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Calihan
Mrs. Mary Ann Casey
Mr. and Mrs. W. Jeffrey Keim
Dick and Ginny Thornburgh
Mary and Walter Curley
Joseph and Diane McNally
Ms. Sandra R. Tomlinson
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Chait
Sheila and Milton Fine
Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Cleborne
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy B. King
Dr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Tremont
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Denny
Dr. and Mrs. Ron Mignella
Jack and Joan Diederich
Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Flury
Ms. Bridgid E. Cody
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kossman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Turcsanyi
Jan and Kia deVries
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. Elliott
Mr. L. Martin Hurbi
Judy and Michael Hannon
and Ms. Tracy Quinn-Hurbi
and Thomas B. Long Jr.
Eileen J. D'Appolonia
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Leiderman
Mr. and Mrs. Sunil Wadhwani
Tina deVries
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Davidson Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Lewis Lobdell
Mr. and Mrs. Rodd Werstil
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Dollard
Sean Montgomery, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Imbriglia
Mr. Clint Hurdle
Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher Donahue
Catherine and Mark Loevner
John R. Whitaker
Beth Dubyak and Louis Towchik
Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher Montgomery
Mrs. Cindy Ingram
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Jackson III
Andrew and Nancy Drazdik
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard J. Marsico
Bruce and Barbara Wiegand
Sylvia and Norman Elias
Ms. Fay Moraif
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amazingdonors
Kathy and Joe Tosh
Mrs. Lenora J. Vasey
OF THE CHI LD REN’S INSTITUTE
Mr. Thomas N. Canfield
and Dr. Patricia H. Canfield
Tondalaya Hampton
James P. Mondzelewski, MD
Ms. Tabitha H. Riggio
Mrs. Jacquelin G. Wechsler
Ruth Bechtle-Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Brownell Jr.
Mr. Robert J. Hanley
Ms. Gwendolyn Y. Moore
Philip and Lorrie Roberts
Mr. Zachary Weiss
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher T. Becker
Ms. Diane C. Buchan
Virginia H. Volponi
Paulette Cantwell
Mr. David Herring
Ms. Cynthia Morelock
Mr. and Mrs. F. Brooks Robinson Jr.
Mr. Richard P. Wilkes
David and Barb Benedict
Dr. and Mrs. Gibson P. Buchanan
Ms. Amy Weber
Patrick Carfagna
Ms. Rebecca E. Hirsch
Mrs. Beatrice E. Morrison
Mr. Nicholas G. Rock
Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Wyckoff
Paul G. Benedum Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Buehler Jr.
Gisela and Konrad Weis
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Carl
Mr. and Mrs. Bruno A. Holnaider II
Locky and Lisa Nimick
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Rockar Jr.
Mr. Howard S. Yoder
Ms. Carla Bergamasco
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Buerger
Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Weizenbaum
Bill Caroselli and Dusty E. Kirk
Mr. and Mrs. David G. Holzworth
Mrs. Nancy L. Olcott
Mr. and Mrs. William Roemer
Anonymous Donors (4)
Ms. Denise Bergey
Mr. Gregory J. Burgman
Ms. Beverly W. Willner
Dr. Chester Chorazy
Rick and Beth Hosking
Mr. J. Lee O'Nan
Richard and Debra Rua
Mr. Randy L. Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Ostrowski
Luisa Rylott
Mr. Jimil B. Wilson
and Dr. Anna Chorazy
Mr. Elias Betras
Ms. Kathryn Burgwin
$100 - $249
Ms. Laura Y. Bibel
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Burke
Roberta A. Wolowski
Gerard and Louise Cipriani
Ms. Caitlin E. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Perriello
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce D. Sachnoff
Ms. Arlene Abbondanza
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Biedrzycki
Dr. and Mrs. John A. Burkholder
Mr. Eric M. Wright
John and Karen Cooper
Michael and Janet Karpa
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Petro
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Schmerling
Dr. Steven Abo and Dr. Holly Swartz
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Bigley
Ms. Diana L. Burton
Ms. Nancy Yoshikawa
Mr. John C. Crogan Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kells
Betty and John Philips
Stephanie and Michael Schneider
Harry and Carol Adelsheimer
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Bildstein
John and Lisa Bush
Mr. Joseph G. Zyra
Ann and Louis Cutter
Mr. and Mrs. R. Drew Kistler
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Porr Jr.
Mr. Herbert L. Seigle and Ms. Robin
Lawrence N. Adler, MD
Mr. and Mrs. G. William Bissell
Kayla Bush and Monet Murphy
Anonymous Donor (7)
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Daboo
Mrs. Amy M. Kuntz
David and Linda Profozich
Mrs. Maria Allen
Ms. Christine R. Bissert
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney N. Busis
Mr. Richard C. Daley
Eileen and Nicholas Lane
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Prokopik
Steven H. Sell
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Allerton
Mr. Matthew J. Bittner
Ms. Dawn Butler
$250 – $499
Carmen and Frances D'Ambrosio
Susan Oberg Lane
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Queenan Jr.
Ms. Barbara M. Shadle
Ms. Amy E. Andersen
Ms. Kristen Bjorklund
Michael F. Butler
Mr. and Mrs. Alan L. Ackerman
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Davis III
Bruce R. Lang
Ms. Joyce Ramsey
Mr. and Mrs. Mathias R. Shaner
Ms. Patricia M. Andersen
Pastor Bill and Linda Blacksmith
Ms. Donna M. Carmen
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Angerman
The Staff of The Day School
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Latulippe
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Redlinger Sr.
Marlene and Art Silverman
Bill and Susan Andrews
Mr. Thomas H. Blackwood
Carol and James Cassel
Ms. Chelsea J. Angle
Ms. Elizabeth B. DesCombes
Reverend and Mrs. Thomas C. LeClere
Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Reiter Jr.
Robert and Janet Skees
Ken and Dottie Ardell
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Blair
Mr. Michael J. Castillo
Gerry and Samantha Balbier
Jeff and Joan Dierdorf
Paul and Susan Lieber
Gerda Reyersbach
Robert and Elizabeth D. Smith
Jane C. Arkus
Mr. and Mrs. H. Vaughn Blaxter III
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Caughey
Mr. Thomas J. Balestrieri
Mr. David Dorko
Ms. Elsa Limbach
Mrs. Susan A. Snow
Mrs. Jean F. Armstrong
Ms. Eva Blum
Ms. Roxanne L. Chalich
Marshall and Karen Balk
Mrs. Rachell H. Dorsey
Ms. Emily Jane Linn
Mr. Dale A. Stein
Ms. Lynn Armstrong
Ms. Myrna Blume
Mr. and Mrs. Allen H. Chan
Mrs. Edith Catherine Bashline
John and Lucy Douglas
Louise B. Lytle
Ms. Carol Lynn Tabas
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Armstrong
Ms. Francesca M. Bonadonna
Cheyenne Court Neighbors
Mrs. Margaret Beattie
Ms. Micaela Scott Dudley
Ms. Paige M. Mahaley
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Taylor
Mr. Michael Aronson
Kent and Nancy Bowers
Ms. Susan Chikalla
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Becker
Mr. David Duncan
Louise and Michael Malakoff
S. Lynn Taylor
Mr. Louis P. Astorino Jr.
Ms. Anne E. Bowes
Child Family
Mrs. Alice Beckwith
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen K. Evans
Lauren and Hampton Mallory
Gail Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Athey
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Boyd Jr.
Mr. George Childs and Dr. Miya Asato
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Beeman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Fagan III
Mr. and Mrs. James Marczak
Ms. Carmen M. Tener
Mrs. Ann W. Austin
Kathy and James Braham
Dr. Paula Ann Chorazy
Mr. Curtis Beeson
Mr. Eli S. Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Marous III
Barbara and Robert Thaw
Harry and Mary Ellen Austin
Mr. and Mrs. S. Richard Brand
Chuck and Mary Beth Chrissis
Stephanie and Tom Flannery
Ms. Diane M. Marzula
Mr. David Thornburgh
Eugenia Avery
Dr. Ewa Brandys
Ms. Sharon L. Christiano
Mr. Albert D. Christmann
and Ms. Brenda Batenburg
J. Bernstein
Mrs. Daniel H. Benckart
Mr. and Mrs. Hans G. Fleischner
Dr. and Mrs. David M. McConnell Jr.
Dennis and Michelle Tilko
Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Avery
Lori Ella Brenner
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Bohr
Lee and Isabel Foster
Dr. and Mrs. Richard McHugh
Spencer and Wendy Todd
Mr. Timothy M. Babbert
Mr. and Mrs. Terence Brophy
Dorene T. Ciletti, PhD
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bozic
Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Fox
Mr. David P. McSorley
Mr. Russell J. Tucker
Mr. and Mrs. David E. Barensfeld
Dr. and Mrs. Arnold S. Broudy
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ciriello
Mr. and Mrs. Fitzhugh L. Brown
Ms. Chakira George
Ms. Christina Medica
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Vaccaro
Mr. and Mrs. Blain S. Bargo
Mitchell and Ronda Brourman
Margaret E. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew W. Buck
Jane N. Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Mellon
Ms. Donna M. Verone
Ms. Laurie Barksdale
Carol R. Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard H. Cobetto
Patricia and Charles Burke
Mr. and Mrs. F. Charles Goodwin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mellon
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wainwright
Mr. Michael Barnard
Amy and Eric Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Colen
Dr. and Mrs. Charles N. Bush
Joan Gulley and HR Leadership Team
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Minervini Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Walla
Ms. Eleanore Barovitch
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Alan Brown
Margy Coll
Mr. George F. Cahill
Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Guttman
Miss Elizabeth Ann Momich
Tom Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Barrett
Tom and Lee Brown
Jean Connell
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amazingdonors
OF THE CHI LD REN’S INSTITUTE
Mr. K. Glenn Cornman
Mr. Laurence F. Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gordon
Ken and Mary Hupe
Mr. and Mrs. Cole Leppold
Ms. Margaret M. McManus
Suzanne Nolan
Bill and Nancy Rackoff
John and Susan Cosgrove
Judith Englert
Mr. Stephen T. Gorman
Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Hurite
Mr. Terry Lerman
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. McVeigh
Philip E. and Antoinette Norton
Ms. Jennifer Ann Raleigh
Mrs. Susan Ann Couchenour
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Falavolito
Ms. Rita J. Gould
Drew and Stacy Hurt
Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Lesako
Dr. Amish Mehta and Dr. Amy Mehta
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett J. Nury
Mr. G. Scott Rantovich
Ms. Hanley B. Cox
Dan and Nancy Fales
Mr. Adam Graswick
Mrs. Gladys L. Husted
Mrs. Shirley K. Lewellen
Mr. and Mrs. S. Prosser Mellon
Ms. Christine O'Brien
Grace Ratajeski
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Crane
David and Rebecca Fallgren
Ms. Y. Patricia Graves-Helvy
Buzz and Mary Lou Hutchison
Ms. Karen Liljequist and Mr. Rick Lawes
William and Virginia Merchant
Mr. Ron Ocheltree
Mrs. Marilyn Rattner
Ms. Jane A. Crompton
Ms. Michele Ciara Farrell
Dana and Richard Green
Janet R. Inghram
Robert and Carolyn Liljequist
Robert G. Mialki
Ms. Barbara Oldenburg
John and Ann Rayne
Ms. Diane L. Curry
Larry B. Fingeret
Janet and Gary Grysiak
Annette and Sean Isgan
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Limbach
Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz
Caroline O'Nan
Ms. Jeanne Rheaume
Kimberly and Andrea Damin
Mr. James K. Finkel
Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Guarino Jr.
Mr. Stephen Ivol
Mr. and Mrs. H. Kennedy Linge
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Miller
Jerry and Mickey O'Neill
Nick and Mary Riazzi
Eugene T. Danko, MD
Mrs. Lois K. Finkel
Ms. Marianne Haffey
Mr. Douglas A. Jones
Dr. Rodney C. Lipman
Mrs. Doris Jane H. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. James J. O'Neill Jr.
Dylan Kowalski
Dr. Holly W. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Finkel
Mr. Christian Hagen
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones
Michael and Sally Litrun
Mr. and Mrs. Errol Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence O'Neill
Jim and Mary Risbon
Joan Clark Davis
Mr. Charles M. Fischer
Edward Halferty
Mr. John M. Jubas
Diana Lozinger
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Miller
Dee Jay Oshry and Bart Rack
Thomas and Lisa Ritchie
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Davis Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Fischetti
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Halsband
Hannah and Marvin Kamin
Mr. Carlo Luciano
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene O'Sullivan
Carol Robinson and Jeffrey Markel
Lawrence C. Deihle
George D. Fish and Kathleen A. Sullivan
Mr. William Hamilton
Sam and Joan Kamin
Mrs. Annette Lutz
Bernero Family
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Padden
Stephen Robinson
Sister of Delta Delta Delta
Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. John Hanasewych
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Karpa
Mr. Jeremy J. Madeja
Ms. Donna Mintz
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Panczak
Mr. Roger Roble
Debra L. Demmler
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Fisher
Honorable Janet Harner
Ms. Mary E. Kearns
Ms. Athena Patrinos Mahramas
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Mintz
Susan and Jeffrey Parker
Jane Roesch
Deborah Desjardins
Col. Eugene Fitzsimmons
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Harper
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Kern
Donald and Dana Manges
Wendy and Bryant Mitchell
Ms. Theresa A. Parker
Mr. Ronald C. Rogos
Mr. Robert R. Mitchell
Ms. Audrey L. Parlagrego
Beth Rom
Mr. Charles Pasco
Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Roman
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Flach
Mr. and Mrs. David Hart
Ms. Kelly L. Kilgour
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Marquette
Mr. and Mrs. David James DeWitt
Ms. Ann P. Flaherty
Ms. Kristen L. Hartmann
Juergen and Julie Kloo
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Mars
Mr. and Mrs. James DiAndreth
Eric and Kathryn Fogle
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Heaton
Joe and Marcie Knittel
Mr. Nicholas Marshall
Dr. Michael Mokotoff
Mr. Michael Pata
Robert and Gene Dickman
Mrs. Christina C. Friday
Mr. William D. Heinricher
Mark and Ginny Koenig
Mr. and Mrs. William Martin Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony P. Mollish
Robert and Donna Paul
Irwin Dobrushin
Dr. and Mrs. Abraham W. Friedman
Mr. Robert J. Heiple
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Koodrich
Donald F. Mason
Mr. and Mrs. George Monezis Jr.
Dr. Bin Peng
Mr. and Mrs. Gale V. Dobson
Mrs. Carolyn L. Funk
Mr. Ransom R. Heller
Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Korb
Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Mason
Ms. Mary S. Monroe
Mr. Rajeev Peshawaria
Mr. Mark J. Dominici
Mary Anne Gailliot
Ms. Jane Cieslak Hellmann
Mr. and Mrs. F. Gordon Kraft
Mrs. Sharon Rahaw Mastorovich
Mr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Moritz
Ms. Chelsea R. Peterson
Mr. Matthew Donner
Edward and Laurie Gallager
Mark and Connie Heppenstall
Blaire Kramer
Jeffrey and Linda Mates
Mrs. Sylvia Muckle
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Petrovich
and Michael Gunzenhauser, PhD
and Ms. Linda J. Fleming
George and Sharon Dorogy
Ms. Christina Gassette
Ken and Pam Herdman
Elaine and Carl Krasik
Mrs. Helen F. Mathieson
Mrs. Barbara Mullen
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Pfahl
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Drummond
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Gaydos
Jim and Beth Hergenroeder
Ms. Lucy A. Krut
Sarah and Barry Mayer
Ms. Judith A. Mullin
Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Pfiffner
Mr. and Mrs. Scott H. Dudley
Mark and Annie Gensheimer
Mrs. Betty K. Hess
Mrs. Theresa M. Kutruff
Patricia and Paul Mays
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Munhall
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pinsker
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dunn
Mr. Keith C. German
Beth and Douglas Heuer
Mr. and Mrs. J. Landsbach
Marc and Michelle McAndrew
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Munion
Mr. David W. Plank
Ms. Pamela L. Dusch
Mr. William F. Gladora
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hock
Stan and Ina Lane
Mrs. Nancy McDonald
Mrs. Elsie M.B. Murray
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Plank
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Eckenrod
Leon and Marilyn Gleser
Carol Hoffman
Mr. Christopher V. Lang III
Ms. Linda M. McGee
Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Muse
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pomposini
Ms. Ruth Eckman
Mr. William E. Goehring
Janet C. Hoffman
Mr. Christopher W. Lang
Mr. and Mrs. James Cooke McGough
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Mycka
T.J. Dardet Preston
Mr. and Mrs. John Edelman
Ms. Macy Goh
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Hoge III
Ms. Quynh T. McGuire
Ms. Karen S. Navarra
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Prizant
Herman and Bonnie Edwards
Zola H. and Steffi B. Gold
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Holland III
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold H. Lazarus
Mrs. Patricia A. McKaveney
Mr. John C. Nelson
Ms. Erin Prosser
David J. Egan
James and Sharon Goldberg
John and Coleen Holzinger
Ms. Natalie Lee
Edward S. McKenna
Robert and Linda Nelson
Ms. Mary K. Quinlan
Anne and George Egan
Linda and Edward Goldston
Mr. and Mrs. Morris S. Horvitz
Stanley and Nancy Lehman
Mr. Ronald J. McKenna
Mr. Michael L. Nienstedt
Mr. Daniel P. Quirk
Ms. MaryLou Einloth
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Goode
Ms. Elizabeth M. Humes
Mr. Bijou N. Lendo
Moddy and Dave McKeown
Mrs. Theresa L. Nimick
Ms. Brooke D. Racicot
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and Ms. Christine M. Langston
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amazingdonors
OF THE CHI LD REN’S INSTITUTE
Ms. Jane Roney
Bill and Kathleen Simpson
Ms. Phyllis M. Timmins
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Wentling Jr.
CORPORATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Clearview Federal Credit Union
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
EDMC
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford R. Rowe Jr.
Laurie and Paul Singer
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Tohey
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Werner
We gratefully acknowledge the 134
Fountainhead Foundation
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Everest Software, LP
Mr. Robert H. Ruben
The Sirinek Family
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Torres
Ms. Jennie Rebecca Wheeler
corporations and organizations that
Hefren-Tillotson, Inc.
Nancy and Farrell Rubenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory C. Siuciak
Janice A. Toth
Farley and Josh Whetzel
supported The Children’s Institute in
Northwest Savings Bank
$1,000 - $2,499
Franklin Regional High School
Findings LLC
Daniel and Simone Rubin
Wallace and Patricia Smith
Mr. Timothy Townsend and Christine
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson White
fiscal year 2012. Individual gifts received
Oxford Development Company
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity
Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Rubinoff
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen V. Snavely
Ms. Cynthia Traficante
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Whiteford
through United Way chapters and the
Packaging Specialists
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ruppel
Leslie and Richard Snow
Alexis Tragos
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wholey
Combined Federal Campaign are
Simpson & McCrady LLC
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Rusnak
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Snyder
Employees of Tri Rivers Surgical
Ms. Barbara L. Widdoes
represented in this grouping. Donors
Tamco, Inc.
Mrs. Martha Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Sonnenklar
Mr. Marvin B. Wikes
of more than $100 are listed below.
Turbie Twist, LLC
Abby and Reid Ruttenberg
Mrs. Joy Spang
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Tristani
Ms. Carol A. Williams
Mr. Michael Salina
Mr. and Mrs. Alan W. Speaker
Alice Troup
Miss Eleanore E. Williams
$25,000+
$2,500 – $4,999
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Salley Jr.
Lucia and John Spicuzza
Ms. Barbara Kern Truel
Mr. John C. Williams Jr.
CMU Greek Sing
3 Rivers/Pennsylvania West Combined
Associates, Inc.
Mrs. Sally G. Santman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. St. Clair
John and Priscilla Turcik
Susie and Tim Williams
PNC Foundation
Shawn Scannell
Mr. Aaron St. Julien
Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Usher
Miss Frances Wilson
United Way of Allegheny County
Dr. Alice L. and Mr. Thomas
Mr. Merrill P. Stabile
Kep Vadnais
Mr. George Michael Wilson III
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Vamossy
Mr. James E. Wilson
A. Schaeffer
and Dr. Miroya Monsour
Federal Campaign
Institute
G. X. Clarke & Co.
Integrity Design
R.I. Lampus Company
Delta Tau Delta, Delta Beta Chapter
Sigma Alpha Epsilon PA Phi
First Commonwealth Financial
Spaghetti Warehouse Restaurants
Corporation
First National Bank of Pennsylvania
STAT Staffing Medical Services
United Way of Beaver County
Allegheny County Bar Association
First Niagara Bank
United Way of Washington County
Astorino
Gamma Phi Beta
Anonymous Donor
$10,000 - $24,999
Chaps for Charity
Kappa Sigma Fraternity,
Mrs. Virginia Schatz
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stackiewicz
Mary C. Van Buskirk
Ms. Nancy Cunningham Wilson
Citizens Bank
Delta Gamma Fraternity, Beta Nu Chapter
Mr. Mark J. Schervish
Bernard and Rose Ann Stapinski
Mary Anne Vangenewitt
Janice Wirth
Comcast
DiSalvo's Station Restaurant
The Eaton Charitable Fund
and Ms. Nancy J. Shurlow
Gamma Iota Chapter
Staff of The Children's
Student Council
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Delta Alpha Chapter
Kohl's Department Stores
$250 - $499
Bethel Park Printing, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Randall L. Stasik
Valentina Vavasis and Benjamin Speiser
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Witt
Equitable Gas Company LLC
Melvin M. Schiff, MD
Mr. Vincent Stawinski
Sybil P. Veeder
Mr. and Mrs. John N. Wittekamp
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Mr. Vaughn D. Schmid
Norman and Blyth Steere
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Viehman
Ms. Brehan L. Wolff
Mr. Daniel J. Schnorr
Fran Steger
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Waldo
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney K. Wolfson Jr.
Fraternal Order of Eagles Grand Aerie
Paragon Asset Recovery Services Inc.
Kiwanis Club of Squirrel Hill
Russ and Carol Schoemer
Miss Lisa M. Steinbugl
Ms. Nadine M. Wallace
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woodings
Greensburg Beverage, Inc.
Pitt Undergraduate Finance Club
Mt. Lebanon Junior Women's Club
Carolyn and Frank Schwarz
Ms. Marlena H. Stevens
Tracy and Kevin Walsh
Mrs. Bernice Worthington
Kennametal Foundation
PPG Industries Foundation
Pabco Construction
Professional Golf Management
PFE Fire and Safety Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Lance T. Shaner
Dority & Manning
Facilities Survey, Inc.
MML Capital Partners
The George Washington University
Ms. Patricia Walter
Ms. Joanne Yakshe
Neishloss & Fleming Inc.
Dianne and Murray Shapiro
Mr. and Mrs. Scot R. Stevens
John L. Wandrisco
Tanya Yolton
Pittsburgh Stock and Bond Association
Student Society of California
Kelley Sheehan
Matthew and Sandrina Swider
Mr. Charles A. Warden
Mrs. Carol M. Young
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
University of Pennsylvania
Thomas E. Sheehan
Mr. James F. Tanner
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Wargo
Mr. and Mrs. Ledlie W. Young Jr.
Spirit Halloween
Sigma Chi Alpha
United Way of Butler County, Inc.
Mary Beth Shimko
Mr. Lawrence Tarr
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Warrick
Kathleen and Joseph Zajicek
Steel Dynamics Foundation, Inc.
Timothy J. Tremont, DMD, Ltd.
United Way of Camden County
Susie and Neal Shipley
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Tassone
Ms. Joyce Waslosky
Mark and Connie Zaremsky
Trib Total Media
Trustmont Advisory Group, Inc.
Winchester Thurston School
Ms. Jennie Shoemaker
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Taylor
Ms. Marjorie Zeller
United eWay
UPMC Health Plan
Ms. Jill Siegfried
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Thomas
Lenora Watson
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour A. Sikov
Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Thompson II
Jim and Beth Webster
Mrs. Dorothy K. Zikos
$5,000 - $9,999
$500 - $999
Bob and Julie Silverman
Michael and Betsy Thompson
Ms. Melissa Weiner
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Zolot
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Alpha Kappa Delta Phi
Mr. and Mrs. Steven B. Silverman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Thornhill
Mr. Aaron Weisberg
James and Catherine Zora
The Bank of New York Mellon
Chief Oil and Gas LLC
Ms. Erin M. Simpson
Ms. Paula P. Thrasher
Michael and Gerri Weiss
Anonymous Donor (26)
CentiMark Foundation
Ductmate
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and Mr. Scott D. Swansinger
of Western PA
Littles Shoes
Merck Partnership for Giving
and Mr. Charles J. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Zener
PNC Bank
Rotary Club of Hampton Township
$100 - $249
Allegheny Conference on Community
Development
American Society of Highway
Engineers - Pittsburgh
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amazingdonors
OF THE CHI LD REN’S INSTITUTE
Ariba, Inc.
United Way of the Greater Triangle
Clara Bell Morgan Shea Trust
JustGive
The Rust Foundation
MATCHING GIFTS
C. Schick, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Schwab, The
Naomi Kathleen Caughey
Bethel Artist Guild
Unity United Church of Christ Youth
Melvin "Bunny" and Edna M. Cooper
Kelly Family Fund
Bruce D. and Treasure Sachnoff Charitable
The Children’s Institute gratefully
Sirinek Family, Ms. Brigit S. Sterling,
by Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Caughey
BLT Contracting, Inc.
UPMC
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Valley of the Sun United Way
Cooper-Siegel Family Foundation
Love Family Foundation
Scaife Family Foundation
George and Ada Davidson Family Fund
The Jeffrey B. Markel and Carol L. Robinson
Chad Delier Scanlon Memorial Fund
Calvary Episcopal Church
Wabtec Corporation
Central Elizabeth Lions Club
Washington Elementary School PTA
Chi Chi of Alpha Chi Omega
Anonymous Donors (2)
Cohort 80
The Design Alliance Architects
Edward M. Goldston Investments
FOUNDATIONS
The Children’s Institute is grateful to
Edward Marc Chocolatier
the 87 foundations that made grants
FHF Group, LLC
in fiscal year 2012.
Healthy Lungs Pennsylvania
Herbert Halsband Properties
Image First Medical Wear
Ingomar Middle School
Jan Lee Hypnosis
Kaufman, Hall, & Associates, Inc.
Keystone Paralyzed Veterans
of America
McKnight Women's Club
Barbara and Marcus Aaron Fund
of The Pittsburgh Foundation
The Alan L. and Barbara B. Ackerman
Foundation
C. Menges and Helen D. Alexander Fund
of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Allegheny County Medical Society
Foundation
Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
of The Pittsburgh Foundation
The Robert C. and Gene B. Dickman
The Curtis I. Kossman Foundation
Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish
Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Family Foundation
through the Community Foundation of
James McCandless Charitable Trust
Esther E. Severn Foundation
Assurant Foundation
J&M DiDonato Family Foundation
Walter J. and Joan M. Dollard
Charitable Fund
through The PNC Charitable Trust
Grant Review Committee
John R. and Margaret S. McCartan
Eden Hall Foundation
Charitable Fund of The Pittsburgh
The Fine Foundation
Foundation
David S. and Karen A. Shapira Foundation
The Rhoda and Seymour Sikov Philanthropic
by Mr. and Mrs. Chad Bender
Catherine Ciriello
Highmark
Kirsten and Patrick Benedict
by Carol and James Cassel
by David and Barb Benedict
Bernard Cobetto
Kate Billings
Mrs. Bernard H. Cobetto
by Ken and Dottie Ardell
Coleman
Joshua and Luke Blacksmith
by Mrs. Heidi Ann Conrad
R. P. Simmons Family Foundation
The McGuinn Family Foundation
B.K. Simon Family Charitable Foundation
McKesson Foundation
McKamish Fund of The Pittsburgh
Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation
Merck Partnership for Giving
The Springer Family Fund
Pfizer Foundation
Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish
McKesson Foundation
Staley Family Foundation, Incorporated
The PNC Foundation
Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
R. K. Mellon Family Foundation
Tippins Foundation
Travelers
Nina Baldwin Fisher Foundation
Evan and Holly Frazier Fund of
Morby Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Sunil and Nita Wadhwani Family
The Norbell Foundation
The Norman and Marilyn Weizenbaum
Pittsburgh Theater Corporation
James H. Beal Fund No. 2
Pleasant Hills Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge, Inc.
Beaver County Foundation
Quality Jewelry and Watch Repair
Bozzone Family Foundation
Roberts McGivney Zagotta LLC
Buncher Family Foundation
Saint Rose Catholic Church
The Burke Foundations
Sal Squad 82
Calihan Fund of The Pittsburgh
The Anne L. and George H. Clapp
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Charitable and Educational Trust
Foundation
R. Morris and Bessie Wolk Glick Memorial
Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Nat Hwilc Foundation
Foundation
Thomas W. and Catherine G. Patterson
Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish
Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Pirates Charities
Louis S. and Sarah G. Wolfe Gift Fund
Henry L. Hillman Foundation
The Pittsburgh Foundation
The ZPR Family Foundation
The Gertrude and Philip Hoffman
Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation
Anonymous Donor
Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish
William K. Plunkett Memorial Fund
Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Charles Polonsky Charitable Fund of
Joseph Horne Charitable Trust
The Milton G. Hulme Charitable
Foundation
Inflammation Research Foundation
Joy of Zaccheaus Foundation
The Pittsburgh Foundation
The Quinn/Hurbi Family Fund
GOVERNMENT
The Children’s Institute is grateful for
support from the federal government.
The Donald and Sylvia Robinson Family
Foundation
The F B Robinson Family Fund
by Pastor Bill and Linda Blacksmith
Shelley Coleman-Casto and all OTs
Matthew Bladel
by Gerry and Samantha Balbier
Trixie Puff Charitable Foundation
Gamma Fund of The Pittsburgh
United Way of the Capital Region
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Mildred B. and Malcolm Goldsmith Fund
Pamela Chrissis
by Chuck and Mary Beth Chrissis
Citizens Charitable Foundation
FISA Foundation
Foundation
Chorazy, EllenTeri Kaplan Goldstein
by Mr. and Mrs. Adam C. Becker
Pittsburgh
Audrey Hillman Fisher Foundation
The Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Fisher
by Dr. Chester Chorazy, Dr. Paula Ann
Julia Becker
Alea Bender
Raymond R. and Edna Gies Artz Fund
Teleplex, Inc.
The Bank of New York Mellon
Anna Chorazy
Cardinal Health Foundation
Pittsburgh 49ers
Citizens Charitable Foundation
Bank of America
Zane Barnett
by Mr. and Mrs. Gale V. Dobson
Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater
Weiner Family Foundation
The Charles M. Morris Charitable Trust
by Child Family
Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Nimick Forbesway Foundation
Squirrel Hill Writers Group
Mackenzie Child
by Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Munhall
Allstate Giving Campaign
Peter and Mary Gabriel Family Fund
Target
Tom Bachman
Westmoreland County
Armstrong-McKay Foundation
Foundation
contributions of their employees, retirees
and directors.
Scott Fund No. 2
PGT Trucking
Thomas and Patricia Canfield Gift Fund
Eric Chandler
by Ms. Barbara Gold
Massey Charitable Trust
Anchor Fund
SPRE
Ms. Lynne M. Welshons, Mr. and Mrs.
Matthew D. Zupan
Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish
Paul M. Lesako Funeral Home, Inc.
Seeders and Weeders Garden Club
acknowledges the following 12 foundations
and corporations that match the generous
TRIBUTE GIFTS IN HONOR OF
by Mr. and Mrs. William N. Andrews
Human Services
Elaine J. Cornman
Alex Brown
by Mr. K. Glenn Cornman
by Anonymous Donor, Eric and Kathryn Fogle,
Simone Costa
Ms. Joyce Waslosky and Mr. Charles
by Mr. Robert Macy
Brittany Antosik
by Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Brady Sr.,
J. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Terence Brophy, Mr. Gregory
J. Burgman, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cannon,
Alexander Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Cheeseman, Ms. Eileen
by Amy and Eric Brown
Cochrane, Mrs. Wendy Covato, Mario and
Amber Bufalini
Terry DeIuliis, Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Farkal,
by Mr. and Mrs. William J. Falavolito
Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Gibson, Mrs. Nina M.
Joshua and Shannon Bunting
Helbling, Jo Ann and Janet Kolesar, Beth
by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dunn, Steven H. Sell
Muehlbauer and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
J. Novelli, Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Pritchard,
U.S. Department of Health and
by Anonymous Donor
Mara K. Andrews
Jennifer Catanese and Blake Stanton
by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Stanton
Ms. Gina Ricciardi, Mr. and Mrs. John T.
Salley Jr., Ms. Margaret Scalise, Ms. Roberta
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amazingdonors
OF THE CHI LD REN’S INSTITUTE
Teachers, therapists, and aides
Benjamin Grysiak
Michael Landay
Ann and Martin McGuinn
Zachary Ochs
Roman Salamon
Harry Thompson II
Valerie Wolk
at The Day School
by Janet and Gary Grysiak
by Ms. Janet Schindler
by Mr. and Mrs. John D. Harper,
by Mrs. Kelly K. Massimilla
by Ms. MaryLou Einloth
by Anonymous Donor, Michael
by Ms. Arlene Wolk
by Dr. Michael Mokotoff
Mary S. Hackett
Stephen Landay
Pittsburgh Theater Corporation
Our Grandchildren
Frederick Sherman
and Betsy Thompson
Scott Woodmancy Jr.
Carol and Kurt DeHaven
by Ms. Carol E. Hackett
by Ms. Janet Schindler
Thelma C. Mitchell
by Betty and John Philips
by Mr. James H. Rich
Dick Thornburgh
by Saint Rose Catholic Church
by Mr. Roger D. Loop
Michael J. Hannon
Maria Lyn Murray Lasiter
by Ms. Phyllis M. Timmins
Dana Panczenko
Susan Shipley
by Mr. William Hamilton
Delta Gammas at CMU
by Anonymous Donor
by Mrs. Elsie M.B. Murray
Michael Mokotoff
by Rose, Mike, Michael, and Dana Panczenko
by Catherine and Mark Erickson
Peter L. Thornburgh
TRIBUTE GIFTS IN MEMORY OF
by Ms. Nancy Cunningham Wilson
Skylyr Hart
Rick Lawes and Karen Liljequist
by Jay and Julie Mokotoff,
Judy Papernick
Lance Shirah
by Mr. David Thornburgh
Mary Arovits
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Mokotoff
by Harry and Carol Adelsheimer, Gail and
by Mr. Ray Shirah
Maya Torres
by Ms. Gail A. Neft and Mr. Richard Callet
Charles Weisberg
Linda Shooer and Ted Osial
by Anonymous Donor, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Torres
Arthur
by Ms. Christine R. Bissert
Stacey and Kevin Vaccaro
by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. Raymond
Nathan Snyder
by Lawrence Vaccaro
Sylvester J. and Gertrude W. Baker
Nicholas Dominici
by Mr. and Mrs. David Hart
by Robert and Carolyn Liljequist
by Mr. Mark J. Dominici
Kurt Harvey
Brenda Levin and Stephen Kuznetsov
Monica and Jody
by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Indovina Jr.
by Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Panczak
Loretta Pasinski
Gavin Lynch
Michaele Lyn Murray
by Jan Lee Hypnosis
by Kimberly Currykosky
by Mrs. Elsie M.B. Murray
Aarush Patel
by Tanya Yolton
McCain Varley
by Anonymous Donor
Terrence and Elizabeth Mahoney
Christopher Nitkiewicz
by Mr. Swadhin Patel and Ms. Smaranika Naik
Nicholas Snyder
by Dr. and Mrs. William A. Varley
Evelyn Baraky
The Pirates Charities
by Tanya Yolton
Allie Veres
by Dr. Cheryl Ann Fogarty
Mary Bittner
Patrick Donahue
by Mr. Todd E. Lacock, Mr. and
by Saint Rose Catholic Church
Mrs. George Monezis Jr.
Emily Droder
Bailey Heaton
by Kathryn Droder
by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith
Owen Egan
Thomas W. Hiddleston
by Ms. Judith G. Arnowitz, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
by Saint Rose Catholic Church
by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Glenn
by Mrs. Janet E. Comby
D. Cervi Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Crowe,
Michael Oberschelp
by Nemschoff
Addie Soave
by Tanya Yolton
Keefe Ellis
Maddie Hurdle
Ms. Margaret Hamm, Mr. and Mrs. William D.
by Anonymous Donor
Eric Pirollo
by Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pomposini
Carrie Vitko
by Ms. Hilary Feldman, Ms. Gail A. Neft and
by Mr. Martin V. Latta
Larkin, Ms. Bessie Ann Leger,
Dylan O'Brien
by Robert M. Byers
Jake, Rachel and Ryan Stackiewicz
by Ted and Johnna Czekaj
Mr. Richard Callet, Miss Eleanore E. Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Matha, Mr. and
by Quality Jewelry and Watch Repair
Jack Potts
by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stackiewicz
Jack Vogel
Braelyn Boehme
by Tanya Yolton
Calvin Stayduhar
by Jack and Joan Diederich
by Staff of The Children's Institute,
Tanner Potts
by Mr. and Mrs. Rocco Volpe
Sunil and Nita Wadhwani
by Tanya Yolton
Audrey Steigerwald
by Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Redlinger Sr.,
Allison M. Bosner
Dr. Cherpes, Dr. Smith,
by Tanya Yolton
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Swider
by Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Bosner
and the staff of the Prader Willi unit
Jane Steigerwald
Cynthia K. Watson
Mabel and Richard Boyd
by Ms. Marianne Boyd
by Peter Ellis
Scott Faber
by Mr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Zolot
Josh Hurley
by Ms. Jane A. Crompton
Fred Fall
Emmett Hurt
by Ms. Minda R. Fall
by Drew and Stacy Hurt
Mrs. Peter D. Usher, Ms. Cecelia R. Zunic
Tressa Manno
by Helen and Don Berman, Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence M. Muckle, Mrs. Sylvia Muckle
Davanna Feyrer
by James and Doris Feyrer
Connor R. Jackson
by Mrs. Maureen O. Jackson
Joey Maxim
by Ms. Erin Prosser
Emmett Fitzgerald
by Mrs. Katherine Rutherford
Evelyn B. Kelly
by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Kelly Jr.
Sunie McCallen
by Saint Rose Catholic Church
Holden McMahon Gerlach
by Susan and Earl Glotfelty
Angelina Kodic
by Mr. Petar Kodic
John F. McCluskey
by Ms. Lois E. McCluskey
Ryan M. Goldstrohm
Jonathan Krsul
by Mr. and Mrs. William K. Wood
by Anonymous Donor
Carissa McComas
by Ruth McComas
Himanshu and Radhika Grover
Dylan Lampus
by Ms. Phyllis M. Timmins
by R.I. Lampus Company
Cristin McCormick
by Anonymous Donor
Ms. Roya Kousari
by Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Carr
by Tanya Yolton
by Lenora Watson
Nancy and James Pudlo
Chet Stofman
Norman Weinstein
Mark Brodie
by Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Pudlo
by Ms. Carol Lynn Tabas
by Mrs. Marilyn Rattner
by Mrs. Helen A. Epstein
Samantha Rayl
Marilyn Stolar
Jeri Ann Williams
Harry L. Brown
by Ms. Barbara Oldenburg
by Ms. Janet Schindler
by James and Judy Williams
by Ms. Eleanore Barovitch, Staff of The
F. Brooks Robinson
Ann Ebbert Sullivan
Christopher Wolfendale
by Mrs. Marjorie C. Greenberger
by Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Beeman
by Mark and Annie Gensheimer
Charlie Rom
Rachel and Marcus Thaw
Kim Wolfendale
by Bette and Howard Rom
by Barbara and Robert Thaw
by Ms. Alice L. Ronk, Mr. and
Children's Institute, Dr. Chester Chorazy
and Dr. Anna Chorazy, Mary Beth
and Dan Joscak, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew
Rajkowski, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wilson
Mrs. Scott P. Smith
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amazingdonors
OF THE CHI LD REN’S INSTITUTE
Dale Bullock
Rebecca Lynne DeHaven
G. McGuinn, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brooks
Nina Gorman
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Fisher, Mrs. Marjorie
Dino Iasella
Henrietta Spear Laughlin
Thomas W. and Catherine G. Patterson
by Andrew and Nancy Drazdik
by Anonymous Donor
Robinson Sr.
by Debbie Gaertner, Mr. and Mrs. Michael
C. Greenberger, George and Jane Greer,
by Anonymous Donor
by Mr. and Mrs. George M. L. Gould
by Thomas W. and Catherine G. Patterson
Annalouise Burkhardt
Sara DeRenzo
Aurelia Ferraro
P. Gaertner, Mr. Stephen T. Gorman
Healthy Lungs Pennsylvania, Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Jesionowski
Mary Irwin Laughlin
Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
by Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz
by Mr. and Mrs. George M. L. Gould
Joseph E. Petruska
by Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz
by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bollinger,
Laura Graden
Henry R. Hilliard Jr., Ms. Elizabeth M. Humes,
Brother-in-law of Julie Burland
Frank F. Donnelly
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Stayduhar
by Margery J. Loevner
Mrs. James Hunter, Mr. and Mrs. Donald
by Staff of The Day School
by Mrs. Daniel H. Benckart
Ben Fiorina
Jacqueline Greengarten
by Dr. Cheryl Ann Fogarty
Cynthia Buzzard
Paul E. Downs
by Mr. and Mrs. James C. Pfahl
by Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz
Josephson, Reverend and Mrs. Thomas C.
LeClere, Catherine and Mark Loevner, Love
Family Foundation, Ms. Stephanie A. McBride
Eleanor Joscak
Marshall S. Levy
by Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Halchak
by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Boyle, Buchanan
by Mrs. Lois G. Levy
Henry Posner
Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Ms. Michele Ann
Sandy Lewandoski
by Jean M. and John F. Hensler
Fiorillo, Miss Eleanore E. Williams
by Mr. A.R. Lewandoski
Merle Potter
Colleen Joyce
Tony Lewandoski
by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Goode
by Adrienne and Martin Slomberg
by Mr. Richard T. Calhoun
by Marie Downs-Deasy
Gerald Fosbaugh
John Guido
Muriel O. Cahill
Elizabeth C. Ebbert
by Anonymous Donor
by Patient Care Services Department
by Mr. George F. Cahill
by Mr. George Childs and Dr. Miya Asato,
Linda Fox
Lorraine Hall
Mr. and Mrs. David H. Miller, Mr. and Mrs.
by Mr. A.R. Lewandoski
William Rago
Evelyn Caplan
Ms. Carol E. Hackett
by Mary Beth and Dan Joscak
by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Okraszewski
Albert C. Muse, Mrs. Theresa L. Nimick,
Bernardo Kaliman
Joseph T. Limbaugh
by Dr. Cheryl Ann Fogarty
by Ms. Arlene Wolk
William Eckels
Eric Frampton
Rayseun Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Off, Mr. J. Lee O'Nan,
by Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz
by Mrs. Daniel H. Benckart
Patricia Reddinger
Roy Cochrane
by Colleen and Mark Eckels,
by Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Witt
by Anonymous Donor
PNC Bank, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brooks
Mabel L. Kamens
Abigail Mamrose
by Anonymous Donor
by Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Brady Sr.,
Ms. Maryanne Vitale
Doris Friedman
Danny Hartland
Robinson Sr., Ms. Mia Casey Sachs, Seeders
by Ms. Betty Lawrie
by Dorrine Mamrose
Mary Reisler
Mr. and Mrs. Terence Brophy, Mr. Gregory J.
Amelia Ellenberger
by Ellen Calig
by Anonymous Donor
Michael and Leocadia Karpa
Mary Mellon McClung
by Ms. Gail A. Neft and
Burgman, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cannon, Mr.
by Anonymous Donor
Fred Friss
Lloyd Hergenroeder
by Michael and Janet Karpa
by Mr. Samuel A. McClung III
Mr. Richard Callet
Donald A. Klein
Marilyn McKenney
by Ellen Calig
by Mary Beth and Dan Joscak, Jody Mulvihill
and Mr. Stan Nowack, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
J. McVeigh, Mr. and Mrs. S. Prosser Mellon,
and Weeders Garden Club, Mr. and Mrs. Alan
W. Speaker, Mrs. Amy R. Spear, Mr. Merrill
P. Stabile and Dr. Miroya Monsour, Hon. and
and Mrs. Robert B. Cheeseman, Ms. Eileen
Joseph Emanuele
Cochrane, Mrs. Wendy Covato, Mario and
by Mark Emanuele Roofing Contracting, LLC.
Anna Frost
Richard Hersh
Donna Falgione
by Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz
by Mr. Lawrence Tarr
by Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Baurle, Mr. and
Peggy Garland
Alec Hillegass
Mrs. Robert J. Beattie, George and Sharon
by Gayle and Bill Simpson
by Jan and Kia deVries, Roelof and Leslie
P. Veeder, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick W. Weber,
John E. Knepp
Roger Morgan
Evelyn Gartman
deVries, Tina deVries
Gisela and Konrad Weis, Ms. Martina Wells,
by Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Evans, Joan Gulley
by Dr. and Mrs. Sidney K. Wolfson Jr.
by Aileen and Richard Hersh
Audrey Hilliard
Farley and Josh Whetzel, Ms. Barbara L.
and HR Leadership Team, Mr. and Mrs. John
Edward Gladora
by Ms. Amy E. Andersen, Anonymous Donor,
Widdoes, Susie and Tim Williams, Mr. and
J. Kearns III, Mr. Thomas S. Kunz, Mr. and
by Mary Beth and Dan Joscak
Mr. and Mrs. William R. (Bill and Kathy)
Mrs. John A. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Mrs. M. James Popp, Mr. and Mrs. William
Bauer, Annette and Robert Becker, Mr. and
Woodings
E. Rosner, Ms. Joanne Yakshe
Mrs. George M. Blair, Mr. and Mrs. H. Vaughn
Zackary Hinish
Lynn Anne Kuffner
Blaxter III, Ms. Linda Bloom, Mr. and Mrs.
by Ms. Leota M. Cashman, Mrs. Theresa
by Mrs. Bernice Worthington
Thomas E. Boyle, Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael
M. Kutruff, Mrs. Shirley A. Mercer
George M. Lang
Conley, Mary and Walter Curley, Mrs.
Jason Hostetler
by Bruce R. Lang
Terry DeIuliis, Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Farkal,
Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Gibson, Mrs. Nina M.
Helbling, Jo Ann and Janet Kolesar, Beth
Muehlbauer and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
J. Novelli, Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Pritchard,
Ms. Gina Ricciardi, Mr. and Mrs. John T.
Salley Jr., Ms. Margaret Scalise, Ms. Roberta
C. Schick, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Schwab,
Matthew D. Zupan
F. Berryman Collins
by Mrs. Daniel H. Benckart
John Rinehart de Holl
by Mrs. Marjorie C. Greenberger
by Jim and Beth Hergenroeder
Mrs. William L. Standish, Mr. and Mrs. Scot R.
Dorogy, Joe Falgione, Ms. Elizabeth J. Hand,
Ms. Janice Hefner, Dr. and Mrs. Peter Karsten,
Carol and Milton Manes, Mr. and Mrs. L.
Robert McAfoos, Ms. Gail A. Neft and Mr.
Richard Callet
The Sirinek Family, Ms. Brigit S. Sterling,
Ms. Lynne M. Welshons, Mr. and Mrs.
by Mr. Terry Lerman
Jennie A. Farrell
by Ms. Michele Ciara Farrell
Anita Fellner
by Mr. and Mrs. John D. Harper, Jean Anne
Martin J. Gladora
by Ms. Gail A. Neft and Mr. Richard Callet
Stuart Goodman
by Sandra and Lee Goodman
Hattler, PhD, Mrs. Cindy Ingram, Mr. and
Elizabeth B. Dickey, Jack and Joan Diederich,
Mrs. W. Duff McCrady, Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick M. Douglas, Sylvia and
Stevens, Rob and Katherine Thomas, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry A. Thompson II, Dick and Ginny
Evelyn Klemp
George Moore
Thornburgh, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Toker, Sybil
by Mr. Martin P. Klemp
by Ms. Gwendolyn Y. Moore
by Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz
Louis A. Nicolai
by Andrew and Nancy Drazdik
Florence and Tom Nimick
by Charlie and Shane Appel
Robert G. Lang
J. Huesdash
by Bruce R. Lang
Norman Elias, Ms. Victoria Nimick Enright,
Florence L. Nimick
by Wendy MacKenzie and Alexander Cortesi
by Becky Gloninger
by Andrew and Nancy Drazdik
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Edith Netzer
Claudia Pasco
by Mr. Charles Pasco
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amazingdonors
OF THE CHI LD REN’S INSTITUTE
Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 699
Mary Ellen Meyer
Ms. Tracey Weber
MSL Associates
Whole Foods Market
Stacy Remensky
Daniel Silverman
Shanta Wadhwani
Carol L. Walters
IN-KIND DONORS
by Mr. and Mrs. John D. Remensky
by Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz
by Allegheny Conference on Community
by J. Randolph Hiller
Every year, The Children’s Institute receives
Ida Silverstein
Development, Alpern Rosenthal, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Webb
hundreds of in-kind gifts ranging from toys
Girl Scout Troop 51407
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Myers
Ms. Nicole Williamson
by Estate of Rose Noon
David E. Barensfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
by Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Muckle
to wheelchairs. We are honored to accept
The Glimcher Group
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Willoughby
each of these donations that provide support
Gluuteny
Nemschoff
Amy Yosko
for our amazing kids in very tangible ways.
Julianne Greece and Family
The Newton Family
Anonymous Donor (5)
Thank you to all of our in-kind donors.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Greenberg
Ms. Mary B. Palfy
Ms. Sarah Grill
Mr. Swadhin Patel and
Richard A. Richards
by Mrs. Dorothy H. Richards
Mae Roberts
by Ms. Eleanore Barovitch, Mary Beth and
Dan Joscak, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Munion
Hope Elizabeth Stackiewicz
by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stackiewicz
W. Buehler Jr., Eileen J. D'Appolonia, Marilyn
and Jim Davis, Mr. and Mrs. J. Christopher
Joanne Ross Wilder
by Jeffrey L. Pollock, Esq
Donahue, Mr. and Mrs. John Edelman, The
Ethel M. Stas
Tony Roknich
by Mr. and Mrs. Bruno A. Holnaider II
by Ms. Kiara Porter
Cynthia McClung Stone
Barbara Rudkin
Ladies Auxiliary
George Washington University, Daniel and
William H. Woodwell
Patricia Grealish, Mary Beth and Dan Joscak,
by Marcia and Si Keehn
Ms. Wendy Adams
Mr. and Mrs. John Hanasewych
Mr. Karl F. Krieger, Ms. Janet R. Markel and
Yvonne
Allegro Hearth Bakery
Ms. Lisa Hatfield
Peace Love and Little Donuts
Ms. Smaranika Naik
COMMUNITY EVENTS
We formally acknowledge all of those
who organized events that benefited
by Mr. Samuel A. McClung III
Mr. Barry Lhormer, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
by Mr. Sam J. Sayegh
The American Sewing Guild
Beth and Douglas Heuer
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Pierce
our amazing kids. Below is a list of the
by Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz
Audrey Sturm
D. Melcher, Robert and Donna Paul, PGT
Theresa Zadarko
Ms. Georgann Amrhein
Ms. Anne Hodapp
Pietragallo Law Firm
community events that were reported
Corey Salinetro
by Mr. and Mrs. George L. Bentley, Mr. and
Trucking, Pittsburgh 49ers, PNC Foundation,
by Mr. and Mrs. Francis C. Herman Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Andrezjwski
Hope Worldwide
Pizza Hut-Canonsburg
between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012.
by Anonymous Donor
Mrs. Robert Bruder, Mr. and Mrs. Paul E.
Bill and Nancy Rackoff, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Shaler Area Basketball Boosters
Diana, Dennis, and Jacqueline Arvay
Mrs. Dianne Humensky
Mr. Maxwell Pless
Dorothy Sampson
Buttenfield, Cheyenne Court Neighbors,
E. Redlinger Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Clifford R.
Mr. and Mrs. William R.
James Flower and Gift Shoppe
Ms. Kiara Porter
All Wound Up Yo Yo Club
Alyssa Kautzman
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of PA
Annual Golf Charity Event
by Aileen and Richard Hersh
Cookie Schaer
by Mark and Cheryl Klein
Samuel Schindler
by Anonymous Donor
Ms. Sharon Giza, Mr. and Mrs. J. Landsbach,
Rowe Jr., Barbara and Herb Shear, Mr. and
Ms. Mildred M. Litsko, The Matesic/Plunkett
Mrs. Mark A. Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Family, Ms. Christina Medica, Ms. Jeanne
Staley IV, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Taylor,
Monahan, Philip E. and Antoinette Norton,
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Thieman,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Padula, Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Hal K. Waldman,
Michael Peduzzi, Ms. Kitty Rosenbayger
Mr. Charles A. Warden
Hermoine R. Zeilinger
by Anonymous Donor
Margaret Zener
by American Legion Auxiliary Post #820,
Ms. Lynn Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. Brian M.
Grublis, Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hayhurst,
Mr. Walter Hineman, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Joanne E. Schoyer
and Ms. Linda Trinchero, Mr. and Mrs.
by Mr. Robert A. Schoyer
Stephen Sturm
Kickish, Mr. Scott Kugler, Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Luffey, Mr. Robert Manning, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Scully
Joan Price Tanzer
Ronald Onderick, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T.
by John and Barbara Goettlicher
by Mrs. Jacquelin G. Wechsler
Sestak, Mr. Timothy Townsend and Christine,
Mary Anderson Sheehan
Tom Theiler
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Zener
(Bill and Kathy) Bauer
Bovard Elementary School Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Keith
Project Sunshine
Ballhawking 2011
Kayla Bush and Monet Murphy
Laurel Medical Supply
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Pudlo
Becker Twins Dodgeball Blast
Cafe Raymond
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lavelle
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Quigley
Books for Brothers & Sisters
Casa D'Oro
Roberta and Larry Leas
Ms. Deborah Raymond
Brickman Company Raffle
CentiMark Foundation
Ms. Karen Liljequist and Mr. Rick Lawes
Red Mill Elementary School
Chakira George Senior Project
Gregory L. Cherpes, MD
Dale Lloyd
Mr. Kenneth Reichl
Chaps for Charity Bike Ride
Mr. Michael Chraska
Catherine and Mark Loevner
Joni and Frank Ricci
Charity ASSIST Raffle
Christ Temple Church
Janet Lukac and Family
Sarah Scott
Cigna Century Bike Ride
Ms. Geraldine Coffey
Peggy Mackin
Shady Lane School
Cayla Bush-Johnson and
CRH Catering Co. Inc.
Kelly Mainhart and Stacy McBurney
Ms. Erin M. Simpson
Ms. Jennifer Czap
Dorrine Mamrose
Ms. Dolores R. Solomon
CMU Greek Sing
Monet Murphy School Project
by Thomas E. Sheehan
by Ellen Calig
Ms. Linda Doernberg
Jonathan March
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Stanton
Coalfield Classic
Ethan Shenk
Drew Tilko
George and Sharon Dorogy
Mr. and Mrs. James Marczak
Starlight Children's Foundation
Baker Elementary School/Denim Day
by Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of PA
by Dennis and Michelle Tilko
Andrew and Nancy Drazdik
Ms. Dana Mathews
Debbie Shipley Redfoot
William Trozzi
Drive Medical Design and Manufacturing
John Mazur
Gail Taylor
For Gio's Sake
by Anonymous Donor
by Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz
Ms. Lisa Ducoeur
Mazzei Family
Ms. Maria Tozzi
Franklin Regional High School Student
Dee Silberstein
Rade Vignovic
DynaVox Technologies
Ruth McComas
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Uber
by Mrs. Millie Vignovic
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
McGinnis Sisters Special Food Stores
Verizon Pioneers
Emmanuel Baptist Church Youth Ministry
Mrs. Ruth E. McLean
Surriya Waheed - Life for Limb Loss
Glitzburgh
English Lane Nursery
Meat & Potatoes
Mrs. Barbara J. Warden
Highpoint Homeowners Christmas in July
by Dr. and Mrs. Richard J. Miggantz
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MidAtlantic
Findings Christmas Party
Council's Annual Homecoming Dance
From Kids to Kids
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amazingdonors
OF THE CHI LD REN’S INSTITUTE
Kaplan Career Institute Events
Ms. Joan M. Kaplan*
Laps for Love
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Klein
Littles Shoes/Merrell Trunk Show
Ms. Nancy L. Koss*
Mr. Penn Ken Pageant 2012
Mr. and Mrs. Allan MacDougall III*
We apologize for any omissions or misspellings.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding
this donor list, please contact Lauren Vermilion,
annual fund and community outreach manager,
at 412.420.2204 or [email protected].
Named for our founder, The Mary Irwin
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Mr. John H. Murphy
Laughlin Society recognizes friends who
Paragon Asset Recovery Services Inc./
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Panczenko
have designated The Children's Institute
Penny War
Miss Helen C. Paytok
as the beneficiary of a planned gift.
Points for Pediatrics
Mr. and Mrs. William Plank*
These donors are acknowledged for their
Pittsburgh Stock and Bond Association's
David K. Miles, MEd, MPM
President and CEO
412.420.2398
[email protected]
Mrs. Gerda Reyersbach
deep-rooted commitment to the future of
Monte Carlo Night
Mr. and Mrs. John Simmons*
The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh.
Ingomar Middle School/Staff Dress
Mr. Roland A. Watt*
Down Day
Mr. John R. Whitaker*
Helene Conway-Long, MBA, CFRE
Vice President, Institutional Advancement
412.420.2201
[email protected]
Joseph S. Azar, DDS
Taste the Good Life
Dr. and Mrs. Sidney K. Wolfson Jr.*
Elaine H. Berkowitz, DMD*
Tee it up FORE Tots
Anonymous Donor (2)
Mr. Charles T. Conrad
Walk Miles for Kids' Smiles
*Charter Member
Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Cutter*
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 Lauren
Vermilion at 412.420.2204 or [email protected].
Mr. Charles M. Fischer*
CREDITS
Miss Mildred M. Gerson*
Writing
Cosgrove Communications, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Goldsmith*
Mr. J. Randolph Hiller*
Design
Dymun + Company
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Johnston*
The Nimick Family Therapeutic
Garden, which blazes with color
in warm weather, was transformed
into a winter wonderland for the
first annual “Bright Spot on
Shady” celebration. The free,
family-oriented event — with
entertainment and refreshments
— provided hundreds of visitors
with an East End alternative to
the traditional Downtown
seasonal lighting celebration.
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Photography
Josh Franzos
John Sanderson
Courtney Ferraro
Anna Lee-Fields
Kathy Krause
Nathan Hogue
SERVICE
MISSION
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, sexual
orientation or genetic information 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.
The Children’s Institute is an independent, licensed
nonprofit organization located in the Squirrel Hill
section of Pittsburgh that is dedicated to promoting
the quality of life for children, young people and
their families by providing a specialized continuum
of services that enable them to reach their potential.
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.
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 permitted by law.