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Volunteers Gather at the General Meeting
in Celebration of TSRHC 90th Birthday
On
On Saturday,
Saturday, May
May 14,
14, Texas
Texas
Scottish
Rite
Hospital
for
Children
Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
(TSRHC)
(TSRHC) held
held its
its General
General Meeting
Meeting for
for
volunteers
in
the
T.
Boone
volunteers in the T. Boone Pickens
Pickens
Training
Training and
and Conference
Conference Center.
Center. The
The
hospital’s
hospital’s 90th
90th birthday
birthday was
was the
the theme
theme
for
for the
the lunch
lunch meeting,
meeting, which
which was
was
attended
by
240
volunteers.
The
attended by 240 volunteers. The
General
General Meeting
Meeting celebrates
celebrates the
the
hospital’s
volunteers
and
recognizes
hospital’s volunteers and recognizes
those
those who
who have
have served
served for
for aa number
number
of
years,
or
reached
a
milestone
of years, or reached a milestone in
in
hours
of
service.
Two
major
awards—
hours of service. Two major awards—
the
the Samson
Samson Wiener
Wiener Award
Award and
and the
the
Paul
Taylor,
D.D.S,
Trailrider
Paul Taylor, D.D.S, Trailrider
Award—are
Award—are presented
presented at
at the
the meeting.
meeting.
Important
business
is
also
conducted
Important business is also conducted
at
at the
the meeting,
meeting, as
as new
new officers
officers of
of the
the
hospital’s
Volunteer
Executive
hospital’s Volunteer Executive
Committee
Committee are
are elected.
elected.
In
In keeping
keeping with
with the
the theme,
theme, the
the
hospital
was
decorated
for
a
birthday
hospital was decorated for a birthday
party,
party, with
with balloons
balloons and
and aa large
large cake
cake
greeting
volunteers,
staff
greeting volunteers, staff and
and other
other
guests
guests as
as they
they arrived.
arrived. A
A delicious
delicious lunch
lunch
of
of steak
steak with
with artichoke
artichoke sauce
sauce and
and salad
salad
was
served,
and
volunteers
was served, and volunteers also
also
Loren
Loren Koziol
Koziol accepts
accepts the
the
president’s
gavel
from
president’s gavel from
Shana
Shana Santoni.
Santoni.
enjoyed
enjoyed aa special
special dessert—chocolate
dessert—chocolate
cake
cake with
with aa birthday
birthday candle!
candle! Some
Some
volunteers
even
sang
an
impromptu
volunteers even sang an impromptu
verse
verse of
of “Happy
“Happy Birthday”
Birthday” to
to TSRHC.
TSRHC.
The
hospital’s
90
years
of
The hospital’s 90 years of caring
caring
for
children
and
the
importance
for children and the importance of
of its
its
volunteers
volunteers were
were highlighted
highlighted during
during the
the
welcome
welcome and
and opening
opening remarks
remarks of
of Bob
Bob
Walker,
TSRHC
vice
president
Walker, TSRHC vice president and
and
administrator.
administrator. Volunteers
Volunteers have
have played
played
aa vital
vital role
role at
at TSRHC
TSRHC from
from the
the
hospital’s
beginning
and
continue
to
hospital’s beginning and continue to do
do
so
so today.
today. In
In the
the last
last year,
year, volunteers
volunteers
contributed
contributed more
more than
than 108,000
108,000 hours
hours
of
of service
service to
to TSRHC.
TSRHC. Volunteers
Volunteers who
who
have
reached
certain
levels
of
hours
have reached certain levels of hours or
or
tenure,
contributing
to
that
grand
total,
tenure, contributing to that grand total,
were
were recognized
recognized with
with 75-hour
75-hour pins,
pins,
tenure
bars
and
recognition
on
tenure bars and recognition on the
the
Hours
Hours Board.
Board.
Special
Special thanks
thanks were
were given
given to
to Marilyn
Marilyn
Phillips,
who
has
volunteered
Phillips, who has volunteered at
at the
the
hospital
for
35
years.
Ms.
Phillips
hospital for 35 years. Ms. Phillips has
has
volunteered
volunteered throughout
throughout the
the hospital,
hospital,
most
most recently
recently in
in the
the surgery
surgery area.
area. Bob
Bob
Mason
and
Margaret
Stockton
were
Mason and Margaret Stockton were
recognized
recognized for
for 25
25 years
years of
of TSRHC
TSRHC
volunteer
service.
Tenure
pins
volunteer service. Tenure pins were
were also
also
awarded
to
hospital
volunteers
who
awarded to hospital volunteers who
have
have provided
provided 20,
20, 15
15 and
and 10
10 years
years of
of
service.
service.
Recognition
Recognition was
was also
also given
given to
to
volunteers
who
have
contributed
volunteers who have contributed an
an
exceptional
exceptional number
number of
of hours
hours to
to the
the
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Dear TSRHC Volunteers,
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Te x a s S c o t t i s h R i t e
Hospital for Children
Vo l u n t e e r E x e c u t i v e
Committee
President
Loren Koziol
President-Elect
Karen Kantner
Secretary
Ken Hill
Tre a s u r e r
Audra Rowell
Past President
Shana Santoni
Bazaar Chair
Anita Murphey
Recruitment, Orientat i o n s a n d To u r s C h a i r
David Axley
Vo l u n t e e r A c t i v i t i e s
Chair
Nancy Morris
Special Events Chair
St e p h e n A p p l e
Junior League Liaison
Angela Reding
Another General Meeting of
Volunteers is in the books. The
enthusiasm, excitement and
camaraderie that this event
brings each year is truly
amazing. We have such wonderful volunteers at TSRHC,
and to bring so many of you together in one room, at the
same time, makes for quite an incredible experience. To
hear your stories and to know the amount of time each of
you has dedicated to supporting the patients and patient
families makes me proud to be part of this volunteer
community. I am truly honored to represent each of you this
year as president of the Volunteer Executive Committee
and I thank you for your commitment and dedication.
I would also like to extend my congratulations to our
two award winners from this year’s meeting: Bill Marble is
our Sampson Wiener Volunteer of the Year and Bruce
Neustadt is our Paul Taylor, D.D.S Trailrider Award
recipient. These two gentlemen have made outstanding
volunteer contributions to the hospital and I would like to
thank both of them for everything they do. If you see Bill
and Bruce around the hospital, be sure to congratulate
them.
I am looking forward to a great year at the hospital.
There is so much to be excited about, particularly the yearlong celebration of TSRHC’s 90th birthday, and I am
counting down the days to the festivities on Thursday,
October 13, at Treasure Street! (Coincidentally, that’s my
birthday, too.) I hope to see many of you there.
In closing, I would like for each of you to know that I
am always available for you. If you have suggestions,
ideas or just want to grab a cup of coffee and chat … I am
open to your thoughts. You can contact
me via email at: [email protected]
or on my cell at 214-808-3252.
Kind regards,
Volunteers Saddled Up for the Bike Rodeo
On Saturday, April 9, the Rotary Club of
Dallas partnered with Texas Scottish Rite
Hospital for Children (TSRHC) to host the
10th annual Rotary Club of Dallas Bike Rodeo
and Child Safety Day. The bike rodeo gives
children from around the Dallas community the
opportunity to learn about safety in a fun,
family-oriented environment. The children met local heroes, including
firefighters, police officers and emergency responders; and
participated in many activities, including a bike rodeo skills course. The
hospital’s Volunteer Services department provided 46 volunteers for
the event, who assisted with the bike raffle, traffic sign bingo, face
painting and many other assignments that helped make the event a
great success.
Volunteer and face painter
Monserrath Cerros on left
and a young Rodeo
participant.
Farm and Ranch Day
Thanks to all the volunteers, including mother/daughter teams from
the National Charity League, who helped make Farm and Ranch Day on
Saturday, May 21, a rousing success. More than 1,600 patients, family
members and friends from the community converged at Reverchon Park
to enjoy great weather, entertainment and the importance of Texas
agriculture in our everyday lives. Participants enjoyed a variety of fun,
hands-on activities including face painting, hat decorating, and snacking
on popcorn and snow cones. We also appreciate the Dallas Park and
Recreation Department, the local 4-H Clubs and the Southwest Dairy
Museum, who each provided support to make the day run smoothly.
Volunteer Chris Hefner,
left, and staff Rick Smith
pose with special guest
Texas Tech Red Raider.
New Volunteer Services Summer Intern
Each summer, TSRHC invites a college student to intern in the Volunteer
Services department and experience firsthand the important work TSRHC
volunteers do, supporting and encouraging patients and families who come
through the hospital’s doors. This year, we welcome Jennifer Brooks.
Jennifer is not new to TSRHC, having spent two summers in the Junior
Volunteer program when she was in high school.
“I am really excited to be back. I love the culture and the fun-loving
environment that the volunteers work so hard to provide for patients and
families,” Jennifer says. During her time at TSRHC this summer, Jennifer will
be assisting David Kim with the Junior Volunteer program and helping make
the annual summer book sale a success. Jennifer attends Texas Christian
University and plans to graduate in December with a degree in marketing. Be
sure to say, “Hello!” to Jennifer and welcome her back to TSRHC.
Jennifer Brooks,
new Volunteer
Services intern.
Award Recipients
Samson Wiener Award
The Samson Wiener Volunteer of the Year Award was
awarded this year to William “Bill” Marble. The award is
named in honor of Samson Weiner, a 33rd-degree Mason
who served Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
(TSRHC) for more than 40 years, initially as a volunteer
reading to young patients and eventually as vice-chairman
of the TSRHC Board of Trustees. The award was
established in his name in 1985, and is presented annually
to an individual or group who has demonstrated exemplary
commitment to TSRHC patients through meritorious
voluntary service.
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2011–2012 Volunteer Executive
Committee Officers
Samson Wiener award recipient Bill Marble is
congratulated by TSRHC staff, Loren Koziol,
and his wife, Kate, also a volunteer.
Mr. Marble is a former business executive who works
with the hospital’s Property Management department.
Although he began volunteering as recently as January
2010, he has contributed 873 hours to TSRHC. Mr. Marble’s assistance and business experience saved the hospital
thousands of dollars; and he gave invaluable advice on a project in the department. Although Mr. Marble was unable to
attend the General Meeting, with the help of his wife and fellow hospital volunteer, Kate, the Volunteer Services
department managed to surprise him at a special lunch held in his honor to present the award.
Trailrider Award
This year’s Paul Taylor, D.D.S., Trailrider Award was
presented at the General Meeting to volunteer Bruce
Neustadt. This award was established in 2004 and named in
honor of Paul Taylor, D.D.S., who served on the hospital’s
dental staff for 40 years and continued to support the dental
service after his retirement in 1986. The award is presented
each year to a volunteer whose tenacity and long-standing
commitment to the hospital merits recognition.
Mr. Neustadt has volunteered at TSRHC for more than
22 years and has provided more than 4,400 hours of service
to the hospital. He is an evening volunteer who is always willing
Paul Taylor, D.D.S., Trailrider Award
to help where he is needed, whether it is the front desk, the
recipient Bruce Neustadt is joined by
snack cart or reading to a patient. He has been active as a
daughters Jordy and Hanna (both Junior
special events volunteer as well, supporting the hospital at
Volunteers), and wife, Susan.
many events, including the Dallas White Rock Marathon, the
Katy Trail 5K, Treasure Street and TSRHC night at the
Mesquite Championship Rodeo. Mr. Neustadt also provides tours of the hospital and promotes it at every turn. He is
a Mason who always shares information about hospital events and donor opportunities at his Masonic Lodge, and he
is a great recruiter of new volunteers. He also works to improve things for patients and volunteers, and served on a
committee that chose the new volunteer uniform in 2008. Mr. Neustadt embodies the long-standing commitment that is
the hallmark of the Paul Taylor, D.D.S., Trailrider Award.
Loren Koziol,
President
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) is
pleased to announce the 2011–2012 Volunteer Executive
Committee Officers. The Volunteer Executive Committee
is charged with developing new and additional ways to
support the hospital’s volunteers, so they may best serve
the patients and families of TSRHC. They serve as a
volunteer advisory board for Volunteer Services, represent
the hospital at local and state volunteer functions,
participate in hospital fundraising activities and represent
the volunteers at hospital special events.
Loren Koziol (president) is a five-year volunteer,
serving primarily Wednesday evenings and as a special
events volunteer. He has served in several other capacities
on the Volunteer Executive Committee as president-elect,
treasurer, recruitment and orientation chair and special
events chair. Loren is employed by UBS Financial Services
Inc. as a financial advisor.
Karen Kantner,
President-Elect
Ken Hill,
Secretary
Audra Rowell,
Treasurer
Karen Kantner (president-elect) has volunteered in the
TSRHC clinics for three years and formerly worked at
the popcorn stand. She has served on the TSRHC
Executive Committee as treasurer and volunteer activities
chair. Karen is a long-time community volunteer with a
professional background in medical technology. She loves
combining volunteer service with her medical experience.
TSRHC. This year, the hospital
recognized Lew Kravetz and
Jason Shelton, who have each
volunteered more than 12,500
hours at TSRHC. Mr. Kravetz
works in the plaster clinic, cast
room and wherever he is needed.
He has volunteered at the hospital
every Christmas Day since 1975,
when he began volunteering. Mr.
Shelton handles volunteer uniforms
and also works in the cafeteria
greeting patients, staff and
volunteers. John Speirs, Jr., was
also thanked for giving 7,500 hours
of service to the hospital and Mary
Lou Magee reached the 5,000
hour mark this year.
During the meeting, volunteers
elected new officers for the
Volunteer Executive Committee.
Loren Koziol was elected
president, and Karen Kantner was
voted the committee’s presidentelect. Ken Hill was elected
secretary, and Audra Rowell was
voted committee treasurer.
Ken Hill (secretary) is a five-year volunteer who has
served Thursday evenings and as a special events
volunteer. In addition to his role as secretary, Ken has
served as the special events chair. “It is a privilege to
volunteer at TSRHC because we always take away more
than we can possibly bring,” says Ken, an architect with
NADC Architects LLC.
Audra Rowell (treasurer) has volunteered as a tour
guide, and with Creative Capers and special events during
the six years she has been connected to TSRHC. She
has also served as secretary, recruitment and orientation
chair and Junior League of Dallas liaison to the TSRHC
Executive Committee. Audra is employed by Irving
Independent School District as an elementary gifted and
talented coordinator.
Volunteers Susan Karesh, Angie
Tracht and Sally Matusky work
the registration table.
A N N U A L G E N E R A L M E E T I N G 2 0 1 1 A WA R D S P R E S E N T E D
2 Years
Pushpa Anand
Karen Apple
Stephen Apple
Terri Barto
B. Bender
Kristin Brasher
Lee Carter
Natasha Carter
Tinsley Cheatham
Tom Chiles
Richard Davies
Carson Doss
John Esterline
Richard Gonzalez
Geri Gundy
Jennifer Hagood
Sandy Heckman
McKay Heim
Cody Hetrick
Jordan Hiemstra
Erin Hotz
Janice Hoyt
Helen Jacques
Jessica Jurecko
Susan Karesh
Don Karns
Ron Knoll
Joanne Landers
Enrique Limon
Don Mann
Vianey Mansoori
Nancy Marino
Jennifer Mayo
Nettie Messimer
Jennifer Mills
Anthony Mungioli
Fernanda Pinarte
Arian Popal
Courtney Price
Jacqueline Ramirez
Rodney Reyes
Judy Robbins
David Rutledge
Linda Sahliyeh
Kathy Schwartz
Dianna Sorrells
Sweta Srivastava
Mary Frances Valicek
Sharon Watt
Lawrence White
Melissa Wilson
5 Years
Gloria Alfaro
George Ashley
Judy Carter
Robert Cecil
Virgie Childs
Roger Coltrin
Leatrice Conwright
David Dibrell
Elizabeth Farren
Isela Gillam
Kathy Hall
Julie Herlihy
Kenneth Hill
Terry Hovey
Orvil Jones
Sonja Jones
Norris Keirn
Sandra Kirk
Loren Koziol
Carol Jan Leigh
Ted Leiman
Richard Lissauer
Anita Murphey
James Murphey
Mary Painter
Jon Poort
Natalie Potter
Audra Rowell
Paula Tennyson-Jones
7 Years
Jim Allums
Kirsten Anderson
Debbie Conard
Thomas Covert
Dub Cox
Lou Ann Gill
Hodgie Henderson
Ollie Phillips
Frank Rainwater
Kathy Steuck
Ana Torres
Rose Watel
10 Years
Chris Barto
Mary Jo Beverley
Carol Clarke
Jerry Ely
James Gura
Marian Guthery
Donna Hoverman
Jeanne Isaacson
Ronnie Isaacson
Patricia Jonker-Martinez
Melissa Manchee
Joyce Oglin
Tom Oglin
Jerry Ridnour
Karen White
15 Years
Charlotte Bernstein
Nancy Reddick
Kay Thiessen
Sharron Vance
Stephen Voekel
Amy Whitten
20 Years
Audrey Merolla
Faye Morgan
Lisa Prideaux
Sandra Schroeder
25 Years
Bob Mason
Margaret Stockton
35 Years
Marilyn Phillips
75 Hours
Amber Anduza
Algerita Andy
Audrey Basse
Roger Bell
Stephanie Burbano
Genny Bush
Erin Cesla
Elena Chen
Billie Cox
Linda Cox
Natasha DeSouza
Larry Devers
David Diehl
Kari Doyle
Farid Foroughi
Thomas Gallagher
Samanatha Gedelian
Betsy George
Kristin Gillis
Maribel Gonzales-Bush
Ashley Gray
Martin Greenberg
Geri Gundy
Allison Haas
Mary Hasty
Penny Hawkins
McKay Heim
Alicia Hernandez
John Holguin
Cindy Holman
Gilbert Holt
Jewell Horne
Beatrice Huang
Mona Jackson
Bob Jernigan
Richard Johnson
Callie Kamps
Lida Kechavarz
Sana Khan
Patricia Kilpatrick
Amy Kirkpatrick
Edwin Kirkpatrick
Benjamin Kogutt
Karlee Lau
Robert Lindeman
Maritza Lopez
Janene Lutz
Michelle Maldonado
William Marble
Jose Marquez
Isabel Martinez
George Matuskey
Jeannette McClennahan
Benita Medina
Esperanza Mendoza
Alen Michael
Tanya Miles
Kenneth Moffet
Dafne Morales
Nancy Morris
Karen Nathan
Brenda Patterson
Carolyn Patton
Brielle Payne
Melvin Pearl
Danny Pina
Fernanda Pinarte
Paige Power
Neal Rich
Whitney Richardson
Linda Roney
Marilyn Rose
Olga Rykova-Wigginton
Antonina Sachse
Maurice Schermann
Chelsea Scott
Gretchen Semtner
Rori Shaw
William Sheahan
Hannah Siegers
NaDeane Stark
Helen Stein
Christina Thompson
Gerald Thompson
Jennifer Torres
Angela Tracht
Deborah Utterback
Victoria Valtierra
Leticia Vargas
Nancy Vaughn
Elona Verveckken
Barbara Ward
Adam Weber
Nicholas Wharton
Johnelle White
Victoria Zak
1,000 Hours
Gloria Alfaro
Karen Apple
Kaye Blonkvist
Bill Bond
Thomas Covert
Lenard Davis
Anne DeBlank
David Dibrell
Marlene Dibrell
Edith Epstein
Gwen Fisher
Josie Flores
Robert Hogg
Terry Hovey
Orvil Jones
Karen Kantner
Leon King, III
Don Mann
Darden McGlothlin
James Murphey
Carol Myers
Donald Oginsky
Natalie Potter
Frank Rainwater
Carmen Reza
George Scragg
Sharon Watt
2,500 Hours
Colleen Armstrong
George Ashley
Sharyn Bledsoe
Dub Cox
Lynn Giles
Hodgie Henderson
Kenneth Morford
Stephen Voekel
Bill Williams
35 year award recipient
Marilyn Phillips with Bob
Walker, Shana Santoni and
Mike Stimpson.
25 year award recipient Bob Mason
with Bob Walker and Shana Santoni
(not pictured-Margaret Stockton).
15 year award recipients Nancy
Reddick and Sharron Vance with
Bob Walker and Shana Santoni.
20 year award recipients Sandra Schroeder,
Lisa Prideaux, Audrey Merolla, Faye Morgan
with Shana Santoni and Bob Walker.
10 year award recipients Jeanne Isaacson, Mary Jo Beverly,
Marian Guthery, Jerry Ely, Donna Hoverman, James Gura,
Karen White, Ronnie Isaacson with Shana Santoni and Bob Walker.
12,500 hour award recipient Lew Kravitz pictured
with Mike Stimpson, Shana Santoni and Bob Walker.
12,500 hour award recipient Jason
Shelton with Shana Santoni.
5,000 Hours
Mary Lou Magee
7,500 Hours
John Speirs, Jr.
12,500 Hours
Lewis Kravetz
Jason Shelton
7,500 hour award recipient John Speirs, Jr. with
Mike Stimpson, Shana Santoni and Bob Walker.