Spring - Susan G. Komen Houston

April 2015
together
The latest news and information for Friends of Susan G. Komen Houston®
A Lifetime of Hope
Celebrating 25 Years in Houston
T
Be Part
of the Cure
Join us at our signature
events as we celebrate
25 years of supporting
Houston and saving lives.
April 1, 2015 Race Registration Is Open!
Oct. 31, 2015 25th Komen Houston
Race for the Cure®
Presented by Marathon
Oil Corporation
Chair: Betsy Kamin
Nov. 16, 2015 2nd Annual Golf Classic
Chair: Tammy Howell
Feb. 20, 2016 25th Anniversary Gala
Chairs: Jane and Ed Parker,
Judy and Glenn Smith
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
o celebrate our 25th
anniversary, Susan G. Komen
Houston is unveiling a yearlong
campaign designed to support our promise
to save lives and end breast cancer forever.
Our goal is to raise $3,750,000 this year
to fund 25,000 more mammograms
in the seven-county area we serve.
We invite you to join the 25 Year
Anniversary Circle by donating to our
mammogram fund. With a gift of $150,
you provide this life-saving procedure to
women who otherwise could not afford it.
The year 2011 was a milestone for
Mary Helen Ybanez: She was turning
50, and her family and friends had
planned a special celebration. In the
middle of all the planning and
excitement, Mary Helen had a
routine mammogram. The Monday
after her party, she sat down with
her doctor and heard those dreaded
words: “You have breast cancer.”
“I was in shock, scared, in disbelief,
followed by many tears. I thought I was
so invincible,” Mary Helen says. “One
thing I did know was that having that
Mary Helen Ybanez
routine mammogram truly saved my life.
I could have easily delayed my mammogram,
but instead I kept my appointment
and I am alive today because I did.”
Mary Helen’s journey through surgery
and treatment was overwhelming and fast
paced, but on Nov. 7 she celebrated her final
treatment. The following year, she was well
enough to participate in Race for the Cure®.
Mary’s story is only one example of
why mammograms are so important.
There are many women who go without
getting a mammogram because they
can’t afford it. Supporting our goal to
fund more mammograms means more
survivors. We need more survivors!
In the 25 years since our inception,
Komen Houston has successfully brought
breast cancer to the forefront, changing
how Houston talks about and treats the
disease. Komen Houston has grown to
become one of the largest affiliate networks
of survivors and advocates, funding more
than $48 million to power national breast
cancer research and local community
programs that offer education, screenings,
treatment and support services.
Thank You to Our Donors! • Rebuilding Lives With Hope and Encouragement
Thank You to Our Donors!
Donations made from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2014
$50,000+
Pasadena Independent
School District
$25,000–$49,999
Charming Charlie
Nabors
Stage Stores
$10,000–$24,999
Blackhawk Specialty Tools
Bristow Group Inc.
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Flotek Industries Inc.
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
University of Houston
$5,000–$9,999
AAHOA Charitable Fund Inc.
Andrews Kurth LLP
Community Health Charities Texas
Episcopal High School
First Community Credit Union
Fluor Cares
Greater Houston Golf Charity
Phillip Hilsher
The Isenberg Family Charitable
Foundation Inc.
Carolyn T. Johnson
Legge Farrow Kimmitt
McGrath & Brown
Marlene Marker
McJunkin Red Man Foundation
Jane L. Parker
Reliant, an NRG Company
Christopher J. Russo
Shell Oil Company Foundation Matching Gifts
Southern Federal Credit Union
Texas Rush Soccer Club
Downy Vickery
Constance A. White
Richard D. Williams
YourCause LLC
$1,000–$4,999
Albemarle Foundation
Albion Hurricanes FC
Octavio Arrambide
Aurea Salon & Spa
Baines Middle School
Baker Hughes Inc.
Beckendorff Junior High School
Susan S. Bell
Krystal Besaw
Big Tex Delivery Service Inc.
BKD Foundation
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP
BP Foundation Inc.
Claudia A. Brown
Burbank Middle School
Chad Burns
Harold Cansler
Jo Castilleja
CB&I
CenterPoint Energy
Central Houston Nissan
Janet Coan
Community Health Charities
Shirley M. Coskey
Costello Inc.
Coufal-Prater Equipment LLC
Creech Elementary
Darque Tan Charity
Golf Tournament
Diamonds in the Rough
Joe D. Dunn
Dunvegan Hotel St. Andrews
Axip Energy Services
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Stewart Esposito
Fort Bend Fishermen Inc.
Margie Frank
Lori Franzen
Freeport-McMoran Oil & Gas LLC
Daniel M. Freyer
Lindsay Froggatt
Frontier Utilities
Bill Gasdaska
E. M. Gatewood
GDF Suez Energy
North America Incorporated
Give With Liberty
Greater Houston
Community Foundation
Halliburton Giving Choices Match
Rafiq Hashmani
Karen Hill
Hoerbiger
Honda of Spring
Terry Huffington
Huggins Elementary
Drew Hurst
Ivy Educational & Charitable Foundation of Houston Inc.
William S. Jarriel
Janice Jucker
Katy High School Band
Booster Association
Kendra Scott Design Inc.
Ken Kiecke
Johnny Kilpatrick
Kirksey
Ryan Kobermann
Michael S. Land
C. A. Law
Anne T. Leblanc
Mary-Anne Leblanc
Carmela E. Ledet
Thomas Little
Long View Systems Corp.
Priscilla and Brent Lowery
Magnolia West High School
Khambrel Marshall
Gari Martin
Yaruslava A. Martinez
Jeremy May
Bonnie McMurtry
Ray and Anne H. Meyn
Mike Calvert Toyota
William Miller
Mark Mize
MW Cleaners
Network for Good
Nexcar Auto
Robert Nicholson
Panera Bread
Paradigm Geophysical Corp.
Ed Parker
Sidney Perkins
Jennifer Petru
Lawrence Petru
Stephanie M. Petru
Phillips 66 Company
Doug Plette
Premier America Credit Union
Primrose School at the Galleria
Mark Przywara
Duane C. Radtke
Gilbert Ransonet
Dawn Raska
Deborah L. Raught
RBR Insurance Group
Rene Richard
Norma Robles-Gonzalez
Veronica Rodriguez
Brandy Roesner
Ron Carter Autoland
RTI Extrusions
Jeanne Rutledge
Paula Ryan
S.S.S. Giorgi Inc.
Cindy Saenz
Robert Saltiel
Sartartia Middle School
Robert Scott
Seitel Management Inc.
Nicholas P. Settineri
SF Public Charity
Skyline Displays of Houston
Nexhmije Smallman
Solvay Chemicals Inc.
Southwestern Energy
Spindletop Charities Inc.
Splendora Independent
School District
Spring Branch Honda
St. Luke’s Patients Medical Center
Sullins & Johnston,
Attorneys at Law
Swett & Crawford
Technip USA Inc.
TempStay/Habitat For Patients
The Kinkaid School
Truist Altruism Connected
UBS Employee Giving Programs
Kurt D. Vandervort
Web Marketing Associates
Weingarten Realty Investors
Westside Surgical Hospital
Robert White
Whitney Bank
Randall Wilson
Greg Wygoda
Jeff Young
$500–$999
Brad Adams
Adolphus Elementary
CJ Aguirre
Amerisure Insurance
Meagan Anthony
Greg Armstrong
Tamara L. Atkins
Natalee Bailey
Bank of America Charitable
Gift Fund
Bank of America Foundation
John Barber
Berryman Chemical Inc.
Rafi Bidros
The Boeing Company
Philippe Bourgeois
Kim Bowers
BP Fabric of America Fund
Nedra Brown
Burns & McDonnell
Engineering Co. Inc.
Jennifer Burtt
Donald K. Busby
Michael Butler
Tom Cabanski
Mark Campbell
Corvette Owners
Club of Houston
Richard and Margie Crump
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent
School District
Michael Dancy
Ned Davenport
Tanmay Desai
Neil Duffin
Adrian Easter
Joseph Ferrara
Sharon Freytag
David Frizell
Jane Gasdaska
John Gasdaska
Joni Gonzales
David and Mary Granger
Great American Title Company
Vicky Greene
Douglas Grijalva
Group 1 Automotive Inc.
Jennifer Guidry
Hamilton Middle School
Kim D. Harris
Georga F. Harrison
Greg Hatch
Shell Herold
Infinity Classic Homes LLC
Mary Jones
JPMorgan Chase Foundation
Derek Judd
Frederick Junkin
Marcia Kendrick
Keystone Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery LLC
Charles Kruse
La Torretta Lake Resort
Lamar CISD
LCI Holdings Inc.
Nolan and Jeannie Lehmann
William Lemoine
David Lesar
Lexington 26 LP
Live Nation Worldwide Inc.
David Lytle
Mark Mabile
Ben Magnus-Lawson
Daria Mahoney
Reinnette Marek
Tammy McDonald
Joe McWhorter
Chris Miller
Jeffrey Miller
Morton Ranch Junior High
Charles Munro
Jason Neal
Trudy Nelson
Will Noel
Vincent G. Odorisio
Joel Ospovat
Patriot Bank
Pattison Area Fire Dept. Auxillary
Brian H. Payne
People’s Trust Federal Credit Union
Diana Perez
Tim Petru
Lawrence Pope
Primrose School of The
Woodlands at College Park
Quanex Foundation
Joseph W. Richards
Ritchie Rivard
Leland R. Rutledge
San Jacinto College
Kenneth Sanchez
Rajen Savjani
Donald Saxon
Jo A. Shaw
Shell and Motiva Employee Giving Program
Peter Shields
Charles Siegel
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Solvay Employee’s Club Greenway
Space Center Orthodontics
Frederick B. Steves
Mark C. Sweeney
Karen Thomson
Brett Tisdale
Feleta Tolliver
Roxanne S. Tyler
UTMB Health Angleton Danbury Campus
Yuexsi Valles
Byron Way
Don Wells
Frank Wierengo
Williams Companies
Frankie Winfield
YMCA of the Greater
Houston Area
$250–$499
Ernestine Adams
Adetola Adenola
Adebayo J. Adesomo
Greg Alexander
Alief Independent School District
Alvin Independent School District
American Comfort Solutions Inc.
Lakeah Arceneaux
Cheryl Armstrong
Mellanie Askew
Avadek
Kristina Barrow-Booth
Nancy Belansky
Lynn K. Bell
Barry Benaway
Bengal Brigade & Cheerleadeer
Booster Club-Katy Senior High
Michael Bennett
Joel Benson
Jill Bokemeyer
M. C. Bo Brackendorff
Jo Breetz
William Breetz
John Breyer
Nancy Brinker
Vicki Brinkley
Michael D. Brown
Tracy Brown
Lisa Brownlee
BSG Inc.
Keith Buchanan
Janet Buchert
Jay Burnette
Julia H. Busby
Kellie Bush
Andrew Butler
Richard Butler
John Caley
Roger C. Camp
Kevin Campbell
Larae Cantu
Roland Cardner
Jaime Casas
Hershell Cavin
Linda Cernosek
Paul M. Cerone
Deo Cerrone
Donald R. Champion
Chick-fil-A at East Pearland FSU
Cinco Ranch Junior High School
Kelly D. Cobb
Christina M. Cole
Contemporary Garden
Homes Ltd., LLP
Michelle Cowling
Cormac Creaven
David Crowson
Suleyka Cruzalta
Anthony Cutola
Mary Sue Dailey
Nikole Davis
A. W. Dawlearn
Jonathan Denissen
Dickinson Diamond Booster Club
Dickinson High School
Mary Ditch
Laura W. Doerre
Lenard Dorsey
Ling Duan
John L. East
Eaton Corp. Charitable Fund
Carolyn Eckert
Ed Ellis
EP Energy
Kimberly Evett
Chris Fearing
Mauro Ferrari
Arthur Forbus
Debbie Freeman
Ricky Frnka
William Fulton
Vin Galeoto
Lisa Garling
Carla Gary
Lee George
George Weaver Inc.
George Gibbs
Marie Gleason
Mary Jane Glover Dodds
Maureen Grabowski
Janet Graham
Veronica Guereca
Stephen M. Guidry
Yvette Guidry
Deborah Gustafson
Tiffany Guthrie
Britt Hager
Kathy L. Harris
Tomika Harris
Kelly Hawkins
David Hayob
Barbara Hendrix
David Hensel
Mary Hernandez
David Hilfman
Jeffery Hill
Linus Ho
Houston Discount Sales
Howard L. Nations P.C.
William Hoyt
Todd Hughes
Lea Erin Hurley
Jason Jan
Anitra Johnson
Jared Johnson
Mark Johnson
H. D. Johnston
Edwardleen Jones
Darrell Karst
KBR Inc.
Beth Kendall
Kleb Intermediate School
Robert M. Kozloff
The Kroger Company Foundation
Cindy Krolczyk
La Porte Independent School District
Foster High School and B.F. Terry
High School (Lamar CISD)
George Ranch High School
(Lamar CISD)
Barbara Lane
John Langford
Peter Larsen
Raymond Lewis
Link Staffing Services Corp.
Linn Energy
John Lino
Little League Texans
Football and Cheer
Chauntelle Long
Lisa Long
M. Robinson Elementary School
M. K. Manuell
Manvel High School
Stephen Marmion
Kimberly Martinez
Fadi Matta
Linda K. McCasland
McCauley Lumber Co.
Rick McCord
Tim McDonald
H. N. McElroy
Jonathan McIntire
Scott McRee
Robert Mease
Suzanne Meissner
Nazeeh Melhem
Member Source Credit Union
Cynthia A. Mersereau
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Milam Houston RE Holding
Anne Miller
Brian Mooney
Moorhead Family
Rebecca Morey
Morrison Healthcare at Memorial Medical Center Livingston
Marc Morrison
David Moseley
Chayn Mousa
Marsha Mouton
David Murphy
Rob Mustard
Stuart C. Nelson
Ruth Newberry Porterfield
Stana Ocokoljic
Sarah Oconnell
Gary M. Olander
Ortiz Middle School
Elda Pacheco
Kelly Page
Meena Palanivelu
John Pasola
Paul A. Peacock
PGA of America S. Texas Section
Piping and Equipment Inc.
Nelda Prince
Nancy Quigg Young
Price Raborn
Jayne Rava
Debra E. Reeder
David G. Reid
Jessica Rensimer
Paul S. Richardson
David Roberts
David Rosen
Otila M. Sanchez
Carolin J. Santangelo
Jack and Judi Schanck K.
Schlumberger
Ann L. Schumacher
Chad R. Searcy
Beth Shannon
Ginger Shepherd
Arnold Skor
Gary Smith
Janice Smith
Simon Smith
Laura Solis
Margaret Stacy
Taryl Stanley
John Staples
Stewart Elementary
Lorita Stone
Lois L. Surles
Douglas Suttles
Marilyn A. Taylor
Paige Taylor
Tejas Toyota
Donatella Tosi
John Tully
Gary D. Tuma
Jennifer Vance
Sandra Vanderploeg
Dyer Vann
Karen Walker
Ronald Ward
Jackie Warner
Mary M. Weiman
Anne White
Melissa Whitehead
Nicola Why
H. L. Willcoxon
Clay Williams
Michael Williamson
Nina D. Williford
Mary Wolf
Richard Wolkwitz
Lindsey Word
Jacqueline Wright
John Yearwood
YES Prep Public Schools
North Forest Campus
Johnny York
Kristin Yoshida
Jane Young
Tribute Gifts
Honor Gifts
In Honor of Catherine Flowers
Fish Window Cleaning
In Honor of Monica Giuffre
Maria E. Scardasis
Stewart Elementary
In Honor of Glenda Griffin
Lawrence Pope
Jeffrey Miller
David Lesar
In Honor of Shelly Harrison
Dueitt Middle School
In Honor of Sherry Lewis
Kirksey
Jeremy May
Claudia N. Galey
Linda Twiggs
Lisa E. Brubaker
Aletra Stuart
Tammy D. Kerstann
Lea J. Fitzwater
Katherine L. Roberts
Melissa A. Thomas
Tracy A. Leroy
Jennifer Chapman
Kimberly Bozeman
Charla K. Lindsey
Yiannis Constantinides
Karen Mabry
Simon J. Bakker
Mirna Sirbegovic
H. Elofson
Kimberly A. Hord
Elizabeth J. Fitzpatrick
Emalie Nelson
Denise Vanacore
Holly R. Antis
Menda Sodesti
K. C. Pier
Karen J. Schnarr
Paulette Nemec
Myrtha Simon
Vikki Gimenez
Leigh Ann T. Sublette
Helen Salter
Kasey L. Macha
Julia Buller
Melanie Musser
Xiaojing Xie
Kimberly Franden
In Honor of Melissa L.
McPherson
Robert J. Samples
In Honor of Cindy O’Rosky
Steve N. Coates
Kameron Westmoreland
Sarka Hurta
Amy Dunlap
Cherie Steinberg
Matthew Neely
Terri Smith
In Honor of Judy Smith
Richard and Margie Crump
Memorial Gifts
In Memory of Melanie Crane
Warren Morales
In Memory of Becky A. Davis
Longwood Owners’
Association Inc.
R. G. Kobes
Anita Natale
Nabors
In Memory of Gladys
Hammermiller
Carrie Sliva
Pavlock & Sons Inc.
Josephine Mikeska
Kathryn E. Bowden
Beverly Matej
Lucille Jemela
June Grigar
George V. Sherman
Evelyn Kieke
Joan A. Carruba
Sharon L. Venables
Evelyn Wilke
Mary Lou Uhyrek
Rueben J. Petrusek
Thomas C. Hammermiller
Mitchell R. Ott
Misti Kinnett
Monique L. Van De Walle
Theresa Hecker
Alexandra Brooks
Kathy Moody
Brenda Haegelin
Medina Vally Vollyball
In Memory of Patti Koether
OXEA
Retirement Planning &
Wealth Management LLC
Joyce B. Janda
John and Cindy Scarborough
In Memory of Molly M.
O’Malley
Luanne Zacek
In Memory of Elaine Pridgeon
Charles F. Sprague
In Memory of Jennifer E. Smith
Mohle Crawford Design/Build Inc.
In Memory of Georgette Toma
Robert Dowdell
In Memory of Daisy White
Olson & Olson LLP
Rebuilding Lives With
Hope and Encouragement
Susan G. Komen® Houston Supports
Reconstruction of a Survivor
V
Vicky has participated in support
group meetings organized
by the local support group
Reconstruction of a Survivor.
How You Can Help
You can ensure that support
groups like Reconstruction of a
Survivor can continue making
a difference in the lives of
breast cancer patients across
icky woke up and got in the shower, going about her day as usual. She
felt a slight twinge of pain underneath her arm. When she discovered
the hard lump in her left breast, her world turned upside down.
Faced with a stage two breast cancer diagnosis, Vicky struggled to wrap her head
around her thoughts, worries and what to do next. Everyone around her would
be affected by her diagnosis—friends, family, coworkers. Vicky’s patient navigator
encouraged her to join a local support group, Reconstruction of a Survivor.
A grantee organization of Susan G. Komen® Houston, Reconstruction of a
Survivor creates, builds and conducts support group meetings for breast cancer
survivors, patients, friends and family members to help all parties understand
the disease, cope with treatment and learn how to support each other through
27 unique, targeted sessions. Facilitators of the groups are survivors themselves
and are supported along the way by Susan G. Komen® Houston.
“The grant from Susan G. Komen® Houston allows us to bring hope into what
seems to be a hopeless situation when a woman hears, ‘You have breast cancer.’ The
support allows us to have incredible group leaders and provide healthy meals for our
meetings,” says Dr. Jennie M. Bennett, founder of Reconstruction of a Survivor.
“These funds ensure that we are able to continue life-changing work, growing and
serving women and their families throughout the greater Houston area.”
Vicky’s experience with Reconstruction of a Survivor proved to be exactly what
she needed. She found an understanding support system of women who had been
where she was. “The staff at Reconstruction of a Survivor understands the journey,
the needs and the path that someone fighting breast cancer takes,” Vicky says.
Houston and in some of its
most underserved communities.
Visit www.komen-houston.org
and click on “Planned Giving”
under the “Donations” tab to
learn more about using your
estate plan to support Komen
Houston’s lifesaving work for
years to come.
Susan G. Komen® Houston
NEW
A
D
602 Sawyer, Suite 201
DRES
S!
Houston, TX 77007
(713) 783-9188
Fax: (713) 783-9187
Email: [email protected]
www.komen-houston.org
© The Stelter Company. The information in this publication is not intended as legal or tax advice.
For such advice, please consult an attorney or tax advisor. Figures cited in examples are for
hypothetical purposes only and are subject to change. References to estate and income taxes
include federal taxes only. State income/estate taxes or state law may impact your results.
If you wish to be removed from our fundraising mailing list, please contact us via email at
[email protected] or by phone at (713) 783-9188.
E recycled paper