2012 Annual Report

PROMOTE • EDUCATE • ADVOCATE
2012
A N N UA L R E P O RT
CONTENTS
Letter from the Executive Director
Promote the Development of
Safer Products
Safe Child Walk-a Thon
Advocate For Children
Educate the Public
Financial Statement 2012
Contributions
Best Friend Award
KID Board & Staff
Volunteers & Donations
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KID is a nonprofit organization dedicated
to protecting children by improving children’s product safety.
KID was founded in 1998 by Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar,
the parents of sixteen-month-old Danny Keysar who died in his Chicago
childcare home when a portable crib collapsed around his neck.
KID’s mission is to PROMOTE the development of safer
children’s products, ADVOCATE for children, and EDUCATE
the public, especially parents and caregivers,
about dangerous children’s products.
Dear Friends,
In our annual report, you’ll find a snapshot of what KID has been doing to
accomplish our mission. You may support KID because of a personal story, a
belief in improving child product safety, or in support of a board member or safety
advocate. This report covering KID’s fiscal year from June 2011 through
May 2012 demonstrates the impact of our programs, education, outreach, and
advocacy. The passion with which we do our work is to prevent children from
being injured and in honor of all children injured or killed by unsafe products.
When parents and caregivers call, we hear tragic stories of preventable injuries
that motivate us to encourage manufacturers and regulators to make further
strides and focus more on child product safety now.
KID prides itself on its proactive, credible approach. We partner with existing
organizations to reach a larger audience of parents, grandparents, caregivers, and
policymakers. Through our social media outreach, along with good old fashioned
networking, we are reaching a wider, more national audience while connecting with
key players across states. Child product safety is a worldwide issue and we are
working to connect all the pieces of the puzzle through testimony, sitting on
panels, staying up to date on the most recent published data and requesting
manufacturer information through the Freedom of Information Act.
Our programs look at child product safety from all angles. Teach Early Safety
Testing (TEST) integrates information about design safety, testing and standards
into existing undergraduate engineering curriculum. Safe from the Start (SFTS)
focuses on educating vulnerable populations about dangerous products and safe
sleep. The Debby Sayah Grandparent Program looks at the unique role
grandparents can play in creating a safe environment for their grandchild.
KID’s staff and board members have taken a keen look at what is to come.
With the passage of Danny’s Law and its implementation, we are re-focusing on
expanded program impact and outreach as well as lending our voice to more local,
state, and national policy efforts to further strengthen child product safety. While
we have made gains, we want to continue to build on our successes -- to honor
those children, including Danny, who have lost their lives unnecessarily.
Awareness and action are ongoing. Read about our progress and then support
KID as we broaden our reach to prevent unnecessary child deaths and injury
from unsafe children’s products.
Sincerely,
Nancy A. Cowles, Executive Director
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PROMOTE
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SAFER PRODUCTS
The first and best defense against
dangerous children’s products is
making sure products are safe before
they find their way to homes and child
care facilities.
To that end, KID provides a strong
voice for consumers in the ASTM
International (ASTM) subcommittees
that set voluntary safety standards
for nursery products and toys. ASTM
standards committees are primarily
made up of manufacturers, testing labs
and consultants. KID brings the voice
of consumers into the discussion.
Consumer members such as KID are
vital to add balance and we are vigilant
in keeping up to date on hazards and
new products that should be
addressed through the standards. Our
work is more important than ever
now that these standards act as the
foundation for mandatory federal standards. KID continues to add insight
and the consumer viewpoint when
those standards are considered by
the US Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC).
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This year, KID had an active role in the
development of an ASTM standard to
address the hazards posed by the
cords of infant monitors. This issue
was brought to ASTM and KID by
the parents of Savannah, who strangled
in her crib on the monitor cord.
Throughout the process, KID was a
voice for a product design solution, rather
than just relying on a warning label.
We still continue to work for a standard that eliminates accessible cords
on these devices meant to be placed in
close proximity to an unattended child.
Other standard activity in FY12:
• In February, the final rule on bed
rails became a mandatory standard.
• The new rule on cribs, the strongest
in the world, became effective in
June 2011. As part of Danny’s Law,
named in memory of Linda Ginzel
and Boaz Keysar’s son, any cribs sold
this year – new or used -- must meet
these tough new standards. Child
care providers and other places of
public accommodation have until the
end of 2012 to assure all cribs in
their facilities meet the new standard.
• As required, CPSC adopted the
newer version of the ASTM F963 toy
standard, addressing new hazards.
• The CPSC also voted to implement
strong new testing requirements –
meaning children’s products will be
tested for safety before they are sold.
• And other standards were in the
pipeline – CPSC staff was diligent in
making sure the new standards
address all known hazards before
they are adopted.
KID with US Rep. Schakowsky, IL Atty General Madigan,
SIDS of Illinois and Action for Children to mark adoption
of tough new crib standard.
KID, working in coalition with other
consumer, health and science groups
such as Consumers Union, Consumer
Federation of America, and the
National Research Center for Women
& Families, submitted comments on
many of these standards including thirdparty testing, infant swings and play yards.
These new standards are required
under Danny’s Law and we take our
role in representing parents and caregivers in their development seriously.
Another way KID works to promote
safer products is by working with
undergraduate engineering programs to
integrate design safety into their
curriculum. Our Teach Early Safety
Testing (TEST) program, started in
2003, provides materials to professors
and others working with student
engineers. In addition, KID works with
student teams at University of Michigan
and Northwestern University, offering
design projects to both teach design
safety and investigate solutions to real
world hazardous products. Guiding the
next generation of product engineers
to design safer children’s products is
one more way we fulfill our mission of
preventing childhood death and injury.
In this fiscal year, teams at Northwestern
developed high chair and bassinet
prototypes.After looking at injury data,
their prototypes addressed the most
frequent injury patterns while keeping
the product affordable and incorporating caregiver input for features and
usability. At Michigan, a student team
looked at recent infant deaths in incline
sleepers – product meant to keep a
baby at an angle. In addition to products
developed for this, parents sometimes
improvise by having babies sleep in car
seats, swings or other reclined products.
The team developed an inclined product
to be used in a crib or freestanding.
While the team designed interesting
solutions to known hazards, KID determined that even with those measures,
the safest place for an infant is in a safe
crib with nothing else in the crib and
continues to promote this message.
Last November, KID Executive Director
Nancy Cowles addressed a large group
of students at Missouri University of
Science and Technology. TEST materials
are being revised to develop more alternatives for professors to incorporate
the materials into existing curriculum.
SAFE CHILD WALK-A-THON
To commemorate the effective date of
the new world’s strongest crib standard,
Michelle Witte and Susan Cirigliano, both
mothers who lost sons to unsafe
drop-side cribs, organized a Safe Child
Walk-a-thon on Long Island. The event
raised over $5,000 in much needed funds
for Kids In Danger and helped to spread
the word about the new standard. These
families see the new standard as the legacy of their sons, Tyler and Bobby, and all
children who have been killed or injured
in dangerous cribs.
Volunteers & walkers at the Safe Child Walk-a-thon
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ADVOCATE
FOR CHILDREN
While Danny’s Law which passed in 2008
moved children’s product safety forward by
leaps and bounds, there is so much more to
be done. KID continues to be the national
voice to strengthen regulatory solutions
to safety.
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KID ED Cowles with CPSC Chairman Tenenbaum and the
first annual Chairman's Circle of Commendation Award
Our influence in the child product safety
realm was recognized in December 2011
when Executive Director, Nancy Cowles
received CPSC Chairman Circle of
Commendation Award. Chairman Tenenbaum
presented this first of its kind award, saying,
“Nancy is the voice of child safety.”
children had been killed in defective cribs
to speak out and, with our allies and a
strong voice from CPSC, stopped the footdragging in its track. KID continues to be
the eyes and ears for parents – checking
online sale sites, stores and even rummage
sales for dangerous older cribs.
And the year brought plenty of opportunities to continue to speak out for safety. We
are proud to report that Chicago passed the
first ever ban on the sale of crib bumper
pads. These are unnecessary decorative
items that have been linked to suffocation
and strangulation. Despite lobbying efforts
by the manufacturers, the Aldermen listened
to the testimony of SIDS of Illinois and KID
and voted for the ban, effective in April 2012.
The new ban has raised awareness of the
issue nationally. Maryland is now poised to
follow suit –the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene has proposed a statewide
ban to be effective in June 2013.
KID worked with Congress and allies to
protect consumer interests as a bill (H.R.
2715) was developed to address implementation issues with the 2008 Consumer
Product Safety Improvement Act. We were
able to protect and strengthen the key
provisions of Danny’s Law.
On the national front, while standards were
being developed and strengthened as indicated above, a last minute effort by some
retailers and supported by the manufacturers was made to delay implementation of
the new rule requiring that only cribs that
meet the tough new standard could be sold
after June 28, 2011. After dozens of deaths,
the recall of millions of cribs and a decade’s
long delay in improving the crib standard by
these same players, neither CPSC nor
consumer advocates like KID were willing
to allow the delay. KID mobilized parents
around the country, urged parents whose
KID is committed to improving recall
effectiveness. Even after recalls are issued
on dangerous products, thousands and
sometimes hundreds of thousands of
products are left on the market because of
failed recalls. Our annual reports on recall
rates and a look at the reports on the
CPSC’s new database, SaferProducts.com,
reaffirmed KID’s commitment to improve
recall effectiveness rates. Nancy Cowles
put together a landmark workshop with
Rachel Weintraub of Consumer Federation
of America, on recall effectiveness at the
February Symposium of the International
Consumer Product Health and Safety
Organization of which she serves on
the Board. The panel brought together
retailers, manufacturers and technology
companies to develop new resources and
discuss improving the effectiveness of
recalls. Much lively discussion was generated
and steps were developed to make progress.
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC,
ESPECIALLY PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
KID’s mission has always included
education and outreach – making sure
all parents and caregivers have the
information they need to keep their
children safe AND be advocates for children’s safety. This group is always so
surprised by what they didn’t know
before hearing from KID.
In a major effort to expand our
reach and provide tools for keeping
children safe, KID, with the help of
WeMakeItSafer.com and Table IX,
developed a KID mobile site. Access
www.KidsInDanger.org from any smart
phone or other mobile device and along
with KID’s lifesaving material in mobile
format, you can also
search for recalled
products.
Unlike
some other mobile
search tools, KID’s
mobile site integrates the search
with other product
safety news, KID’s
three steps to safety,
Family Voices and
more.This puts child
product safety information at parents’
fingertips no matter
where they are.
This fiscal year KID increased our
Spanish language outreach, to reach new
vulnerable populations in Chicago and
around the country that may not have
language specific resources. Hannah
Thompson interned over the summer to
develop new materials in Spanish and
spread KID’s safety message.
We are continuing this effort – look for
new Spanish language resources on our
website this year.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan
serves as a great advocate for children’s
product safety. This year she called
together health, consumer and children’s
organizations along with retailers and
others to form the Safe Home Coalition.
KID joined the formative group and
actively participated in the first order of
business to develop educational materials and increase outreach on the dangers
of furniture and television tip-overs. We
also joined the Attorney General at her
annual release of the office’s Safe
Shopping guide highlighting recalls before
the holidays, and this year, drawing public
attention to the dangers of button cell
batteries.
With the requirement that cribs in child
care facilities meet the new tough standard by the end of 2012, KID was asked
to provide training for all child care
licensing staff in Illinois. In three trainings
around the state, KID presented not only
the requested information on the new
requirements, but vital safety information
for all providers.
Recognizing the role that product safety
plays in safe sleep for infants, KID joined
Cribs for Kids and Safe Kids in launching
CAUSE: Coalition against Unsafe Sleep
Environments. The group’s mission is to
multiply the efforts of our individual
groups to reach vulnerable populations
with safe sleep information and advocacy.
KID has taken the lead in bringing unsafe
products and their role in sleep related
deaths to the coalition.
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EDUCATE... (CONTINUED)
KID provided materials through workshops, safety fairs and mailings.
Here are some of the sites that got our life saving message this year:
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Weiss Memorial Hospital Senior Health Fair, Chicago
St. Joseph Missionary Baptist Church Health Fair, St. Louis
Safe Kids Chicago
Thoughtworks Staff Educational Meeting, Chicago
18th Annual Health and Wellness Fair, Chicago
Circle Family Health Care Network
Family Health Center, Chicago
Community Outreach, Longview,Washington
Asian Human Services Workshop, Chicago
39th District/First Ward Community Health Care, Chicago
Children’s Memorial Hospital (now Lurie’s Children’s Hospital of Chicago)
South Side Clinic Health Fair, Chicago
Rush Medical Center Preemie Fair and Picnic, Chicago
Parenthesis Parent Center, Oak Park, IL
Chicago CPR
Carmi Pre-kindergarten staff, Carmi, IL
Aspire Children’s Services, Hillside, IL
Marriott Wellness Fair, Chicago
Northern Region Child Care Licensing Training
Central & Southern Region Child Care Licensing Training
Cook County Child Care Licensing Training
Charlotte's Learing Center Provider Training,Waukegan, IL
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Home Child Care Providers, Bloomington, IL
AHS Family Health Center, Chicago, IL
West Central Child Care Connection, Quincy, IL
ESL workshop, Chicago, IL
MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED:
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1260
526
242
209
171
655
1603
160
1036
395
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Brochures with KID’s 3 steps to safety
Brochures with KID’s 3 steps to safety (Spanish)
Posters with new crib standard
Safe from the Start DVD’s
Comprehensive KID brochure packets
Grandparent safety brochures
Product Inventory Sheets
Product Inventory Sheets (Spanish)
Magnets with safety message
Safe Sleep Flyers
Safe Sleep Flyers (Spanish)
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL POSITION
2012
SUMMARY OF EXPENSES
AS OF MAY 31, 2012
Assets
Current Assets
Fixed Assets
Total Assets
Liabilities & Net Assets
Current Liabilities
Unrestricted Net Assets
Total Liabilities & Net Assets
$ 250,433
0
$ 250,433
$
5,268
181,185
$ 250,433
SUMMARY OF REVENUES & EXPENSES
Unrestricted Net Assets Support
Net Fundraising Support
Public Contributions-unrestricted
$
Public Contributions-restricted
Interest Income
Total Unrestricted Support
Expenses
Program Services
Administration
Program
85%
Administrative 15%
SOURCES OF SUPPORT
61,090
111,798
150,000
225
$ 323,113
$ 168,680
29,917
Total Expenses
$ 198,597
Decrease in Net Assets
$
10,542
Individuals
Corporations
Foundation
60%
28%
12%
Note: This chart does not
include the $150,000 restricted
grant from the Laszlo N.Tauber
Family Foundation.
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THANK YOU
To Our Contributors - Fiscal Year 2012
GRANTS
• Kluth Family Foundation
• Laszlo N.Tauber Family
Foundation
• Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
GOLD CHAMPIONS
($10,000 & over)
• Linda Ginzel & Boaz Keysar
• Toys"R"Us, Inc. & the Toys 'R' Us
Children's Fund Inc.
CHAMPIONS
($5,000 - $9,999)
• Campagna-Turano Bakery, Inc.
• The Elias Foundation
• Exelon Corporation
• GATX
• The Pritzker Pucker Family
Foundation
• Lester & Edna Shapiro Family
Foundation
• The Turano Foundation
ADVOCATES
($1,000 - $4,999)
• Accenture
• All Baby & Child
• Marjorie & Charles Benton
• Sally Blount
• Carol & Mort Blum
• Center for High Performance LLC
• Thomas & Dawn Clewett
• Corboy & Demetrio
• Deloitte
• Ellen & John Engel
• Eugene & Sally Fama
• Fremont Bank Foundation
• Sonny Garg & Julia Harris
• Linda Landrum & Robert Gertner
• Myung Ja Ginzel
• William Meadow &
Susan Goldin-Meadow
• Robert Goldstein
• Anne Henly & Howard
Nusbaum
• Injury Prevention & Research
Center @ Lurie Children's
Hospital of Chicago
• Shawn & Dawn Kasserman
• Rick Larrick & Cynthia Monarrez
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ADVOCATES (continued)
• France Leclerc & Richard Thaler
• Rob & Kate Levin
• Reid & Julie Miller
• Missouri University of Science &
Technology
• Kristina & Daniel Paschall
• Barbara Passy
• Chaka M. Patterson
• Holly Raider Burt & Ron Burt
• The Romano Family Foundation
• Lawrence Sayah
• Karen Sheehan, MD
• Steven & Leslie Swibel
• Dr. & Mrs. Robert Tanz
• William A.Von Hoene Jr. &
Nikki Zollar
SUSTAINERS ($500 - $999)
• Anat Admati & David Kreps
• Amer & Samar Ahmad
• Gerald Davis & Christie Brown
• Barry Cik
• Kay Deaux & Sam Glucksberg
• DyKema Gossett PLLC
• Linda Erf Swift
• Marla Felcher & Max Bazerman
• Irene Freeman &
Robert McDonald
• Daniel T. Gilbert &
Marilyn Oliphant
• Cornelia Grumman
• H. Reed Harris & Pamela Hoxsey
• Frank J. Baker & Co., Ltd
• Analisa Lafontant & David Kagan
• Miriam Kass & Rob Hochman
• Priscilla & Steven Kersten
• Donald Learner Family
Foundation
• Perry Lentine & Heather Mason
• Susan & Michael Levine
• Linda Loving
• Paula & Patrick McEvoy
• Clare Munana
• Lotika Pai
• The Honorable Carol Ronen
• Judy & Mark Sage
• Karen Salmon & Eric Garton
• Caroline Shoenberger
• Charles & Nancy Simon Cooper
• Lisa & Scott Solano
• Kristine & Brian Thiel
ALLIES ($250 - $499)
• Susan Allen
• Kenneth Bardach
• Leslie & Blake Batterson
• Tim & Krista Bollnow
• James & Susan Burns
• Italo Calpestri III
• Jane & Dennis Carlton
Philanthropic
• Jim Fernandez & Marisa Carrasco
• Daniel Casey & Delores Connolly
• Susan & Robert Cirigliano
• Ann Clark
• Ginny & Todd Costigan
• Annie Crane & Rick Dosik
• Liz & Bill Cullen
• Wendy F. Dawson
• Ellen Rudnick & Paul Earle
• Jonathan Eig & Jennifer Tescher
• Alon & Ayelet Fishbach
• Lori Friedman
• Noah Goldstein & Jenessa Shapiro
• Austan Goolsbee & Robin Winters
• James P. Harisiades
• Jason Harris & Loren Deutsch
• Laurence E. Herman Foundation
• Robert Hughes, CPA
• Christopher Joy
• Barry Lesht & Kay Schichtel
• Ken Levinson
• Fran Levy
• Karin & David Lindgren
• Mitch Lipka
• Jennifer & Kevin McGowan
• Lisa Gregg & Randy Mitchell
• Richard Moll
• Mr. & Mrs. David A. Pansini
• Geoffrey & Laura Phillips
• Bill Prinzmetal
• Mark & Stephanie Rickmeier
• Burton & Fredda Sage
• Jane Saks
• Jill & Timothy Schlindwein
• Dan & Anne Shapiro
• Marc & Noa Shinderman
• Anita Smith
• Christy L Spector
• Jon & Cathy Stein
• Town & Country Pediatrics
• Beth Daley Ullem & Scott Ullem
• Daniel Verakis
• George Wu & Penny Visser
• Rebecca White
FRIENDS ($100 - $249)
• Pam Abrams
• Karen & Norm Alberts
• Mr. & Mrs. Robert Z. Aliber
• Josh & Mirah Angrist
• Joy Aranas
• Cheryl & Wayne Baker
• Ayelet & Itzhak Ben-David
• Sandu Berschadski & Susan Masula
• Joanne Gilbert & Mike Bishop
• Ray & Susan Black
• Peter & Linda Boero
• Mary Bradford & Dave Heyszczuk
• Susan Brennan
• Richard & Marian Cadenasso
• Ron & Angie Campos
• Kathleen Carpenter & Jack Gould
• Stephanie R. & Richard Cirigliano
• Allison & A.Todd Clapp
• Marvin D. Cohen
• Barbara & Joel Cooper
• Mary Costigan
• Linda Covington & Steven Sloman
• Ariela Keysar & Peter Coy
• Elizabeth D'Angelo
• Lila Davachi
• Harry & Suzanne Davis
• Guy & Helen Delmas
• Betsy Dietel
• Colleen Driscoll
• Darrell Duffie & Denise Savoie
• Samantha & Ted Dulles
• Craig Ellinger
• Charlotte Ferrey
• Mary Ellen Fise
• Sheryl & Ralph Flum
• Fred & Annelise Glueck
• H. Hill Goldsmith &
Morton Ann Gernsbacher
• Sally Greenberg & Abbe Smith
• John Guenther
• Howard & Kaye Haas
• James & Elizabeth Hale
• Halo Innovations, Inc
• James A. Haried, Sr.
• Rachel Hayes
• Nancy Hayes
• Laura Hearn
• Julia Henly & Bernd Wittenbrink
• Doris E. Hepp
• Helen & Dick Hilbourn
• Laurie Hockin
• Robert & Lori Holohan
• Matthew Iannucci
• Maritza Ilario
• Deone Jackman
• Sofia Jones
• Steve Kaplan & Carol Rubin
• Paul Karabush
• Karen & Daniel Kardatzke
• Leslie Kay
FRIENDS (continued)
• Rick & Tracy Keigwin
• Shelley & Edward Keller
• Bradford & Bethany Keown
• Michael Kramer
• Robert & Judy Kretz
• Melanie Kule
• Patricia La Malfa
• Julieta La Malfa
• Shirley M. LaFond
• Fran Langille
• Tom Levinson
• Yih Yann Lian
• Matt & Sara Logar
• Judy Maas & Howard Silver
• Jane & Terry Macken
• Jeanne Marsh & Steve Shevell
• Carmen Marti
• Michael McDonald
• Patricia McEntee-Baxter
• Nahum Melumad
• Michelle Million & Michael Ranney
• Todd & Katie Dagenais
• Victor Mor-Avi
• Donna & Robert Weinstein
• Carol & Brian Moyer
• Francis Patrick & Patricia Murphy
• Susan Morros Nagel
• National Consumers League
• Susan Nied
• Aromie Noe & Halsey Rogers
• Dr. Robyne M. Novick &
Mr. Christopher Flathmann
• Mary Ann & Joe Opperman
• Tracy & Eugene Polmueller
• Paul Rathouz & Elizabeth Jacobs
• Eileen Redican
• Lela Rose
• Tonesia Rouse
• Marvin Zonis & Lucy Salenger
• The Honorable Jan Schakowsky
• Judy Schragel
• Bonnie & Robert Schroth
• John & Sarah-Anne Schumann
• Carol Senderowitz
• Stephen J. Senderowitz
• Julie & Andrew Shabica
• Tina & Barry Silverman
• Christopher Smokly
• The Sommers Family
• Ben & Susan Squires
• James Stewart
• Linda Stone & Frank McGhee
• Bryan & Jodi Stuart
• Jeanne & Tom Szromba
• Elaine Taylor
• Joanne & Brian Thier
• Daniel & Cheryl Towler Weese
• Anne M.Tremmel
• Tim & Sherri Turner
• Christa Van Ermen
FRIENDS (continued)
• Darwin Voltin
• Mary Ann Wallace
• Thomas D.Whalen
• Benjamin M. & Rachel Williams
• Michele & Henning Witte
• Amanda Woodward &
Andrew Campbell
• Elena Zinchenko &
Emir Kamenica
• Andrew Zuckerman
SUPPORTERS (Up to $99)
• Marcella Abbott
• Sharon Abendschoen
• Jason & Sara Ader
• Rene Aiguesvives
• Kathy Allen
• Susan Annunzio
• Allison Aquino
• Shinobu Asano
• James Barrett
• Anthony & Diane Belleci
• Cynthia Berger
• William F. & Mary A. Berju
• Pat & Margaret Bermingham
• Jamie & Linh Bernstein
• Cindy & Gene Bockenstedt
• Tami Bowling
• Tom & Katie Brandt
• Joanne Bregman
• Elizabeth & David Carlson
• Phyllis Catapano
• Celebrated Chefs
• Erica Chasser
• Ewa Chelmicka-Schorr &
Ian Schorr
• Chicago Cosmetic Surgery &
Dermatology
• Ilene Cohen
• Elliot Cohen
• Stephan & Barbara Cohn
• Joe Costigan & Nancy Cowles
• David Cox
• Hon. Barbara Flynn Currie
• Jeanette Dacey
• Nicole DeHoratius &
Dieter Cohrs
• Kathleen Del Carlo
• Erika Devine
• John Dignam
• John Dockery
• Nancy & Tom Donley
• Jennifer D. & Jefferson F. Cox
• Elton & Marie Dutton
• Cyndi Dyas
• Michael & Jean Edelman
• Karen Fazio
• Fred Feinberg
• Nancy Felden
• Elaine Feldman & Norbert Tatro
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THANK YOU
For the Generous Ways You Help to Support KID
SUPPORTERS (continued)
• Candida & Paul Fiermonte
• Barbara Fitzmaurice
• Richard Frankel
• Elliot & Tamar Frolichstein-Appel
• Robyn Gabel
• Maureen Gainer Reilly
• David & Laurie Gallo
• Mohan & Asha Garg
• Nina & Thomas Glenn
• Mary Glug
• Avigail G. Goldgraber
• Thomas & Barbara Grau
• Dan & Sue Griffith
• Andres Gutierrez
• Thomas Harris
• Michael & Keri Hayes
• Mindy Helfand-Damianou
• Marite E. & Marite S. Hennessey
• Joanna Holzman
• Robert & Frances Hughes
• William Landes & Rani Isenberg
• Julie Johnson & Lance Rips
• Virginia Jones
• Howard & Eileen Kerr
• Hagit Keysar & Elad Orian
• Bruce Kinsey
• Henry Kitajima
• Kelly Kittridge
• Bill & Sandi Kitzes
• Irina Konchan
• Susan M. La Barbera
• Vivian Landis
• Laurel School Social Committee
• Rebecca Levin
• Lisa & Barry Lipin
• Jean Lipman-Blumen
• Dan & Kay Lyons
• Barbara & Jack Malan
• Ann & Gary J. Mannino
• Shara & Daniel Margoliash
• Nancy Maruyama, RN
• Susan McKittrick
• Marion Meganck
• Mildred Miller
• Natalie Mindrum
• The Modersbach Family
• Mehreen Mundh
• Beverly Muscarella
• Elizabeth Necka
• Margret Nickels
• Thomas F. Nolan
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SUPPORTERS (continued)
• Andy O'Neill
• Silvia Orsi
• Kristin Patton & John Coleman
• Tracey Pavlishin
• Kitty & Mike Pilarz
• Peggy Pletcher
• Carol Pollack & Howard L. Nelson
• Elizabeth Powell, MD
• Carla Presser
• Garett K. Presson
• Virginia Primack
• Jeff & Karen Raizen
• Peter & Marilyn Rasmussen
• Christine Readdick
• Jasmin Reate
• Michelle Reinen
• Julius & Linda Rhodes
• The Rimco Group
• Vincent & Jennifer Rocco
• Maura & Andrew Vezzuto
• Patricia Rothwell
• Brad & Juliana Sage
• Neil Saha
• Angelo & Theresa Scala
• Schakowsky for Congress
• Miriam & Harvey Schiller
• Sarah & David Schimmel
• Blair Schlumbom
• Deborah & Michael Sheppard
• Michael Sitton
• Walter W. & Margaret M. Snyder
• Brain & Heather Spang
• Jean & Joseph Stasio
• Susan Stodolsky
• Larry Suffredin, Jr. & Gloria
Callaci
• Susan Sugarman
• Kevin & Christine Sweeney
• Dan & Mary Chris Sweeney
• Marion Synowiec
• Edmond Thiede
• Judith Tredici
• Terri & Brent Tucker
• Karen & David Tufte
• Janet R. & Lee M.Tunick
• Gaby Turnier
• Magdalena Wencel
• Tammara Wenig
• Benji Wittenbrink
• Amy Zimmerman
• Anna Zolkowski
MATCHING GIFTS
• AON Foundation
• Bemis Company Foundation
• GE Foundation
• Mattel Children's Foundation
TRIBUTES IN HONOR OF:
• Nolan Ames Caruso
• Karen Casson
• baby boy Cohen
• Nancy Simon Cooper
• Kay Deaux
• Theodore Eliot
• Tomer Fishbach
• Daniel T. Gilbert & Marilyn Oliphant
• Jane Hausinger
• Ella Hayes
• Alyssa Justus
• Emanuel & Rivka Kahana's
granddaughter
• Zoya Kamenica
• Kylie Lane
• Kevin Lyons
• Naomi Miller
• Kim Nakahara
• Ben Nussbaum
• Kristina Paschall
• Judy Sage
• Eliana Schimmel
• Mattie Schinasi’s first grandchild
• Katherine Schipper
• Harper Ransom Swift
• Jack Thomas
• Julia Henly & Bernd Wittenbrink
• Alex Yan
TRIBUTES IN MEMORY OF:
• Bobby Cirigliano
• Jane Hausinger
• Danny Keyser
• Louis Leclerc
• Stanley Leipzig
• Daryl Lincoln
• Rose Lineweaver
• Danny Lineweaver
• Avi Miller
• Yael Miller
• Sumner Rodman
• Andy Sage
• Tyler Witte
I can no other answer make,
but, thanks, and thanks.
~William Shakespeare
KID HONORS SONNY GARG WITH BEST FRIEND AWARD
At this year’s 12th annual event on May 24, 2012 at Fulton’s on the River in Chicago, KID
honored another long time friend and supporter of KID. Sonny Garg, Chief Information
and Innovation Officer at Exelon, received the Best Friend Award for his instrumental role in
developing local and national responses to protect children from
unsafe products and for his strong leadership and support for KID.
Sonny worked with public officials to pass legislation to eliminate
the sale of recalled products in Chicago. He later joined KID's
board and served as chair of our Advocacy Committee, working
to draft early legislation that was later incorporated into CPSIA
and led to the world’s strongest crib standards.
The reception included award presentation, raffles, auctions, and
remarks from KID co-founders and Mr. Garg. Many thanks to
Event Chair Lisa Turano Solano and our Honorary Host
Committee of KID stars, led by the Honorable Jan Schakowsky
and Marjorie Benton. More than $70,000 was raised to support KID’s lifesaving programs. We
thank our sponsors, auction and raffle item donors and program book supporters and well as
our wonderful guests.
Delightful food tastings were presented by amazing Chicago Chefs including those from Vivo,
312 Chicago, Sunda, Tony Hu Gourmet, Fulton's on the River, Sugar Bloom Bakeshop and
Chicago Pastry.
KID held its first Best Friend Award Night in 2001, honoring E. Marla Felcher, Ph.D. for her groundbreaking book, It’s No Accident: How Corporations Sell Dangerous Children’s Products.
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KID BOARD & STAFF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF
Leslie M. Batterson, CSP, CPEA
Senior Consultant, Aon Global Risk Consulting
Nancy A. Cowles
Executive Director
Linda Ginzel, Ph.D
Clinical Professor of Managerial Psychology at
The University of Chicago Booth School
of Business
Sarah Chusid
Program Director
Shawn Kasserman
Partner, Corboy & Demetrio Law Offices
Boaz Keysar, Ph.D
Professor of Psychology at The University
of Chicago
Geoffrey Phillips
VP & General Manager, Service Delivery,
GATX
Kristina Paschall
IT Dir of Corporate Systems &
Strategy, Ingredion
Hannah Thompson
Administrative Assistant
Archita Singh
Administrative Assistant
STUDENT
WORKERS
& INTERNS
Liliya Shmuylovskaya
Mirta Milanes
Oscar Rivera
Julius E. Rhodes, SPHR
Founder and Principal, mpr group
Judy Sage
Executive Beauty Director,Teen Vogue
Karen Sheehan, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern
University Feinberg School of Medicine
Steven W. Swibel
General Counsel, Mazzetta Company, LLC
Robert R.Tanz, MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Lisa Turano Solano
VP, Legal Operations,Turano Baking Company
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If you want to help
KID and have an
hour or more to
donate to the cause.
let us know!
KID VOLUNTEERS
• JMcKenna Batterson
• Jasmine Kwong
• Mary Botros
• Elizabeth Lombard
• Michelle Bernard
• Susan Cirigliano
• Hannah Costigan
• Lucy Costigan
• Walter Costigan
• Kelsey Cousino
• Sammy Cousino
• Laura Sharp Duff
• Rich Duff
• Jesus Enriquez
• Katarzyna Kasiarz
• Avi Keysar
• Tomer Keysar
• DiaJa’ Lacy
• Anthony Navickas
• David Nelson
• Jamie Netznik
• Lisa Olney
• Jerome Rhodes
• Lauren Rhodes
• Mark Rickmeier
• Steve Scott
• Archita Singh
• Chris Tinsley
• Michelle Witte
We make a living by what we do, but we
make a life by what we give.
~Winston Churchill
KID volunteer Tony Navickas holding a skateboard
deck that was donated for the silent auction.
IN-KIND DONATIONS
• Amy Cordell Designs
• Chicago Pastry
• Chef Luca Corazzina of 312 Chicago
• Chef Jesse DeGuzman of Sunda
• Chef Vicente Duran of Vivo
• Chef Tony Hu of Lao Sze Chuan
• Chef Kevin Schulz of Fulton on the River
• Devyani Seth
• Gopho Collective
• J. B. Graphics
• M. B. Classics
• Peggy Groves Design
• Sugar Bloom Bakeshop, Marcia Zizek
• University of Chicago Gleacher Center
• Wolfgang Puck Catering
THANKS TO THE GENEROUS RAFFLE & AUCTION DONORS:
• Antioch Fine Wines and Liquors
• Richard (Ashwan) Ashcroft
• Bespoke Cuisine
• Bistro Campagne
• The Blackstone - A Renaissance
Hotel
• Brookfield Zoo
• Bulls/Sox Training Academy
• Cafe Med
• Chicago Bulls
• Chicago Cubs
• Chicago Cosmetic Surgery and
Dermatology
• The Chicago History Museum
• Chicago White Sox
• Cooper’s Hawk Winery &
Restaurants
• Amy Cordell Design
• Diamond Sports Development
& Training
• Disney Theme Parks
• Downers Grove Wine Shop
• Ellen & John Engel
• Fairview Dental Practice
• HALO
• Hot Doug’s
• Howl at the Moon
• Hyde Park Art Center
• Illinois Sports Facilities Authority
• Shawn Kasserman
• Kids Science Labs
• The Kids’ Table
• La Sardine
• Arthur Murray Dance Studios
• Neighborhood Parent’s Network
• The Noble Grape
• One King West Hotel
• Oscar Isberian Rugs
• Panera Bread
• Piccolo Sogno
• PRP Wine International
• Rock The Love Yoga
• Mark & Stephanie Rickmeier
• Safety Squad
• Sayat Nova
• The Signature Room at the 95th
• Six Flags
• Skydeck Ledge Chicago
• Sprinkles Cupcakes
• Sugar Bliss Cake Boutique
• Sun & Moon Beach Yoga
• Dr.& Mrs Robert Tanz
• Toys”R”Us
• Wildberry
• Wines for Humanity
• Yoga Now
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PROMOTE • EDUCATE • ADVOCATE
116 West Illinois Street, Suite 4E
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone 312-595-0649
[email protected]
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www.KidsInDanger.org
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