2010 Annual Report

What does it take
to save a child’s heart?
Annual Report
July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010
together, we have what it takes
Dear Friends of Children’s HeartLink,
We are pleased to report another successful year of educating, training and empowering medical
communities at our many partner sites that span the globe. This year, our 41st, has been a time of
maturity and focus — one in which we have begun to more clearly articulate how our experience helps
us answer the question, “What does it take to save a child’s heart?” In this year’s annual report, we
present a few of our thoughts to you.
At the core of the answer are the vision and deep commitment that Children’s HeartLink shares with our
many volunteers and partners: that children the world over should have ready access to quality cardiac care.
Our approach is to support health care centers in their own communities as they build their capacity to
become sustainable, regional centers of excellence. This approach is a challenging one, requiring
dedication. Children’s HeartLink staff and volunteers patiently build and strengthen the long-term,
long-distance relationships that are so fundamental to success. Knowing the impact of today on the
outcomes of tomorrow is what keeps us marching toward our goal of saving more and more children’s lives.
To save a child’s heart, it takes all of us, but the possibilities and opportunities available to children who
have faced and overcome heart disease are simply breathtaking. Thank you to everyone who has united
across the globe to help give children this hope. Thank you to the brilliant medical minds whose skill and
dedication empower our global partners, and thank you to our generous, steadfast supporters. You are
all in our hearts.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Perlich Sweeney
President
together, we can save
a child’s heart
Congenital and acquired heart disease affects millions
of children around the world. Approximately one in
every 120 children is born with a heart defect. Yet in
many countries with developing health care systems,
the majority of children with heart disease lack access
to adequate care. In fact, by some estimates, 90 percent
of babies born with heart defects live in areas of the
world where appropriate medical care is inadequate
or unavailable.
While a family’s financial resources are always a
concern in obtaining treatment, other obstacles exist
as well. In some countries, there are simply not enough
trained physicians, nurses or other required cardiac
team specialists to treat the vast number of children
who need help.
Each year, more children wait for help. Each year, the
backlog grows.
But not all the news is grim. Inspiring stories of hope
and promise motivate the Children’s HeartLink team
and its many committed and devoted partners. What
are the successes that point to progress? What does it
truly take to save a child’s heart?
A patient at Innova Children’s Heart Hospital in Hyderabad, India. Photo: Bistra Zheleva
teaching what we know and learning every step of the way
Dear Friends of Children’s HeartLink,
On our travels, we are fortunate to meet and work alongside physicians, nurses and other medical
professionals who inspire us with their dedication and commitment. In eight different countries, we work
closely with our partner health care programs to support them in strengthening the knowledge, skills and
abilities of their pediatric cardiac teams. By providing the types of training and mentoring programs each
individual site needs, we help our partners move toward becoming a sustainable center of excellence.
For our partner programs, the road to successful development depends on numerous variables including
government support, hospital administration support and consistent leadership from a committed medical
staff that is receptive to making collaborative change. Children’s HeartLink asks that our partner sites
embrace a patient-centered, multidisciplinary, integrated team approach to the cardiac care of children
that is distinct from their adult care programs, because treating heart disease in children requires specific
training, skills, instruments and follow-up care. Just as critical is our partner sites’ willingness to measure
progress, report outcomes and evaluate success in areas such as diagnosis and treatment, data acquisition,
morbidity, mortality and infection control. With these elements in place, our partner sites have successfully
advanced their programs, improved the quality of care and increased their reach to more children.
We could not do this work without the extraordinary dedication of our medical volunteers, who represent
some of the finest medical institutions in the world, including Birmingham Children’s Hospital in the United
Kingdom, Children’s Hospital Boston, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, The Hospital for
Sick Children in Toronto, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University, Mayo Clinic, New
York Presbyterian Hospital, Seattle Children’s Hospital and University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s
Hospital. By capitalizing on their kindness, generosity and skill, Children’s HeartLink is able to mobilize
resources to build capacity and promote sustainable cardiac care for children, touching hundreds of thousands
of lives around the world.
Thank you for your unwavering support.
Sincerely,
Joseph A. Dearani, M.D.
Medical Director, Children’s HeartLink
Mayo Clinic, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
What does it take
to save a child’s heart?
Effective International Programs
and Dedicated Volunteers
Volunteer Pam Sagan with a patient at Innova Children’s Heart Hospital in Hyderabad, India. Photo: Sam Mohan, yolkstudio.com
Kyiv, Ukraine
Children’s HeartLink Headquarters
Minnesota, United States
Changchun, China
Lanzhou, China
Hyderabad, India
Bangalore, India
Kochi, India
Loja and Manabí
Provinces, Ecuador
Nairobi, Kenya
São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Cape Town, South Africa
Chengdu, China
Shanghai, China
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
our commitment to healthier children
The vision of Children’s HeartLink is that children the world over will have ready access to quality care for the
prevention and treatment of heart disease.
To expand children’s access to quality care, Children’s HeartLink’s
program strategy has focused on this objective: to help pediatric
cardiac programs in the developing world become sustainable
centers of excellence in pediatric cardiac care and training. To do
this work, Children’s HeartLink relies on the tools of
collaboration, capacity-building, measurement, accountability,
and most important of all, friendship.
In this fiscal year, recognizing the rapid pace of change in the many
disciplines with which our work intersects — pediatric cardiac
and critical care, international development, medical diplomacy,
and philanthropy — Children’s HeartLink continued to add new
activities to its programmatic approach. Children’s HeartLink takes
pride in working with partner sites to customize a development plan
that meets their needs, incorporating both full-team training visits
and, when specialized learning needs call for it, a more targeted
approach. Examples of these other approaches can include:
•Sponsoring specialized off-site training in the developed world
for partner site staff
Children’s HeartLink is committed to developing close working
relationships with our partners in order to understand their needs.
As appropriate, we will continue to provide these and other types
of targeted support, as well as full-cardiac-team training visits.
The need for our services remains strong throughout the world. As
Dr. K.S. Murthy, Chairman and Managing Director of one of our
partner hospitals, Innova Children’s Heart Hospital in Hyderabad,
India, notes, “Unfortunately, the children born with congenital
heart disease, many of them die before anyone recognizes (their
illness) ... and they die silently because children, they can’t complain.
“I’m very happy that Children’s HeartLink has chosen this specialty.
They have identified rightly to train the medical professionals ...
and as they improve their skills, they can serve the children much
better. Children’s HeartLink brings expertise from other parts of
the world to developing countries and develops much better care
than what is there at this moment.”
• O
rganizing consultant or small-team visits to meet the specialized
needs of our partner sites, such as infection prevention and control
• Supporting distance learning opportunities
•Supporting participation in quality measurement, monitoring
and improvement activities
•Supporting partner sites in educating parents and other family
caregivers in the most effective ways to care for their child at
home after an open-heart operation
1 in 120
number of children born with a heart defect worldwide
our medical volunteers:
Children’s HeartLink relies on the skills and expertise of dedicated volunteer medical professionals from the world’s foremost hospitals, clinics and medical
organizations to fulfill its global work. Please join us in honoring these volunteers and their employers for their generous support:
number
1
Mary Victoria Arnolde, R.T.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Joseph A. Dearani, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States
Lori Harrison, R.N.
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
Tacoma, WA, United States
Mark Lewin, M.D.
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, WA, United States
Roxann Barnes, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States
Neil Derechin, M.D.
Associated Anesthesiologists
St. Paul, MN, United States
Peter Hesslein, M.D.
Swedish Pediatric Specialty Care
Seattle, WA, United States
Tim Lord, M.D.
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
Tacoma, WA, United States
David Barron, M.D.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Linda Fazari, N.P.
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON, Canada
Esther James, C.C.P.
National Heart Centre
Singapore, Singapore
Lim Luen Ying, R.N.
National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
Lisa Belch, R.N.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States
Marie Fewtrell, R.N.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Gina Martin, R.N.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Lori Bizzell, R.N.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Teresa Figari, R.N.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Beth Johnson, R.N.
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics
of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Barbara Bor, R.N., C.I.C.
Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare
St. Paul, MN, United States
Lorry Frankel, M.D.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Jo-Ann Marilyn Castanares, R.N.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Deanna Gage, R.N.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States
Liao Sze Che, R.N.
National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
Gayle Gilmore, C.I.C.
St. Mary’s Medical Center
Duluth, MN, United States
Lynn Chernick, M.N, R.N.
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, WA, United States
David Gremmels, M.D.
Children’s Heart Clinic
Minneapolis, MN, United States
David Clements, C.C.P.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States
Jeanette Guimond, R.N.
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON, Canada
David A Dassenko, M.D.
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics
of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Frank Hanley, M.D.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA , United States
Sophie Jones, R.N.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Robert Keenan, C.C.P.
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
Tacoma, WA, United States
Justine Kidd, R.N.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Krishna Kumar, M.D.
SevenHills Hospital
Mumbai, India
Stephen C. Kurachek, M.D.
Children’s Respiratory & Critical
Care Specialists, P.A.
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Linda Latta, Ph.D., R.N.
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, WA, United States
Jason Macartney, R.R.T.
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON, Canada
James Patrick McCarthy, C.C.P.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Martha McCravey, M.D.
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
Tacoma, WA, United States
Roger Mee, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH, United States
Sanford Melzer, M.D.
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, WA, United States
Dennis Mills, C.C.P.
Aurora Medical
Chanhassen, MN, United States
Jill Misgen, R.N.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States
congenital heart disease is the single most common major birth defect around the world
parent education project launched in india
Jimmy Montgomerie, M.D.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Rodolfo Neirotti, M.D.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nicola Ngiam, M.D.
National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
Inger Olson, M.D.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA, United States
David Overman, M.D.
Children’s Heart Clinic
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Jeff Paurus, R.N.
Minneapolis Community and
Technical College
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Stanton Perry, M.D.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Li-Chen Linda Pu, R.N.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Lee Pyles, M.D.
University of Minnesota Amplatz
Children’s Hospital
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Mohan Reddy, M.D.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Fiona Reynolds, M.D.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Tracey Roberts, R.R.T.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Pam Sagan, R.N. (retired)
Los Altos Hills, CA, United States
Christie Sawh, R.N.
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics
of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Edward Schneider, R. T.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States
Steve Schwartz, M.D.
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, ON, Canada
Guat Ling Teo, R.N.
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
John Tessmer, C.C.P.
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics
of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Anita Wattier, R.N.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States
Frank Watts, B.E. (retired)
Nesbit, MS, United States
Sriram Shankar, M.D.
Gleneagles Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
Cindi Welch, R.N., C.I.C.
SMDC Health System
Duluth, MN, United States
Shanthi Sivanandam, M.D.
University of Minnesota Amplatz
Children’s Hospital
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Robert Willets, C.C.P.
Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Jennifer Snider, R.N.
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics
of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, United States
James St. Louis, M.D.
University of Minnesota Amplatz
Children’s Hospital
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Sandra Staveski, R.N., P.N.P.
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Palo Alto, CA, United States
Chris Stefanelli, M.D.
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
Tacoma, WA, United States
Joan Wobig, C.S.T.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, United States
Keng Yean Wong, M.D.
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
This year, Children’s HeartLink piloted the Parent Education
Discharge Instructions (PEDI) project at Innova Children’s
Heart Hospital in Hyderabad, India. The PEDI project goal
is to provide better information for parents, and eventually
for primary care physicians, cardiologists and nurses, that
will support more consistent follow-up care for heart surgery
patients at home and in the community.
A group of volunteers, including nurses and physicians from
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, University
of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital, Birmingham
Children’s Hospital UK and Minneapolis Community and
Technical College, helped Children’s HeartLink develop postoperative information for parents on medication administration,
wound care, physical activity, diet, etc. Alongside the discharge
instructions, a booklet was produced to help prepare a family
for their child’s hospital stay and heart surgery.
In June, Sandy Staveski, a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
nurse practitioner from Packard Children’s, and Pam Sagan, a
retired PCICU nurse, joined the Packard Children’s team on
a cardiac training visit to Innova and trained the local nursing
staff in presenting the information to parents. Children’s
HeartLink plans to introduce PEDI more widely in India.
Ron Woods, M.D.
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
Tacoma, WA, United States
John Wright, M.D.
Starship Children’s Hospital
Auckland, New Zealand
Jenny Sullivan, R.N.
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital
Tacoma, WA, United States
Mary Tan, R.N.
National University Hospital
Singapore, Singapore
Volunteer Sandy Staveski trains nursing staff at Innova. Photo: Bistra Zheleva
85
%
percentage of operated cases of congenital heart disease that can be expected to reach adulthood
our organizational volunteers:
Children’s HeartLink depends upon the extraordinary dedication and tireless efforts of volunteers who support our organization’s
programs, outreach, event logistics and numerous other activities. Thank you to everyone for your service!
Amber Anderson
Erica Dolan
Stephanie Kolstad
Tracy Olson
Susan Smith
Kielyn Anderson
Kandace Ellis
Taylor Kristoffe-Jones
Teagan O’Malley
Mary Solberg
Robin Asbell
Paul Enck
Dave LaCouriere
Erin O’Neil
Justina Steele
Tom Bach
Pat Evans
Amanda Lambrecht
Kurt Paben
Amanda Symes
Katie Bellows
Jeff Evanson
Leila “Lee” Larson
Omar Palacios
Cindy Symes
Peter Beniares
Sarah Fesler
Dee Lee
Emily Pallansch
Doug Symes
Audrey Bergengren
Karen Frankel
Haley Leonard
Juliana Junqueira Panetta
Cathy Taylor-Sharp
Madeleine Bickel
Mike Fuller
Kelly Linnihan
Kristin Peters
Kelly Thomas
Kelsey Boer
Susan Gebelein, M.S.
William Lippitt
Yena Phillips
Michelle Thompson
Susan Bordson
Danny George
Hank Long
Randi Raslack
Jessica Tibiatowski
Lucy Bossert
Emily Grimshaw
Susan Long
James Rice, Ph.D.
Solveig Tofte
Sarah Bougie
Karin Haas
Lindsey Loomer
Gordon Ritz
Jeanette Tsakistos
Maurielle Bowers
Elizabeth Hagen
Megan Maguire
Mary Root
Lindsay Tsakistos
Bradley Broom
Joe Hanson
Kathy Manley
Mark Rosen
Michael Tsakistos
Maria Bruun
Ben Heinemann
Besse Maragos
Amanda Russler
Frank Vascellaro
Thanh Bui
Cindy Heinemann
Jay Miller
Ray Santos
Carissa Wassing
Tayler Burns
Rachel Hilger
Tajalli Missaghi
Maya Schmelzer
Amelia Watson
Lydia Busiahn
Laura Hinrichs
Lisa Moore
Barb Schuh
Kate Weber
Tzviatko Chiderov
Tricia Hipps
Rahul Nabar
Brandon Schuh
Cailin Wertish
Sunny Comstock
Jude Hockley
Emily Najjar
Joe Schwarz
Tom Wertish
John Cushing
Christina Holm-Sandok
Susan Najjar
Liam Scott
Barb Williams
Gayle Dalton
Anthea Johnson
Jessie Narveson
Dana Shapiro
Deb Wuebker
Grace Dawson
Peggy Johnson
Andrew Nelson
Alan Share
Molly Yee
Greta Deutsch
Marjorie Johnson
Essa Nerenhausen
Melanie Sherman
Sue Zelickson
Kim Deutsch
Jamie Johnston
Quan Ni, Ph.D.
Sandy Simmons
Lizzy DeVita
Hillary Jordan
Clare O’Donnell
Barb Simonson
Charlene Dobbs
Jason Kalgreen
Kerry Olejniczak
Don Smith
Linda Dohse
Kathryn Kamrowski
Eric Olsen
Jackie Smith
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What does it take
to save a child’s heart?
Fundraising Efforts and Events
Sufi Aysar Amir with his mother, Nor Faizura, at Institut Jantung Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Bistra Zheleva
where philanthropy meets community
Saving the heart of a child starts with the philanthropic
spirit of our loyal volunteers and generous supporters.
Children’s HeartLink is fortunate to partner with
globally minded businesses and individuals who are
passionate about the welfare of children suffering
from heart disease. While fundraising is the focus
of Children’s HeartLink events, the combination of
exciting entertainment, celebrity guests and an
enthusiastic audience makes each one unforgettable.
This year’s events were a testament to the imagination
and dedication of the volunteers, whose gifts of time
and talent yield incredible dividends for our partner
sites and the people they serve.
2009 HeartLink Gala
The 2009 HeartLink Gala brought together nearly
700 guests and volunteers at the Hilton Minneapolis
to celebrate Children’s HeartLink’s 40th anniversary.
The guests were treated to performances by the
JUGHEADS, the Unity Singers and soloist Maeve
Moynihan — all of whom donated their time and
talents. A thrilling combination of silent auction
culinary experiences and live and reverse auctions
helped us reach our fundraising goal, and the 2009
HeartLink Gala raised more than $595,110!
Heart to Heart 2010
Our Valentine’s Day event helped raise nearly $61,263
for Children’s HeartLink. Gourmet supermarkets
Lunds and Byerly’s created Tiramisu for Two, the
perfect Valentine’s Day dessert, and proceeds from
each sale benefited Children’s HeartLink. Lunds
and Byerly’s also sponsored a tiramisu tasting in
every Twin Cities location, featuring blue ribbon
baker Marjorie Johnson, local chefs Robin Asbell and
Solveig Tofte, Minnesota Monthly’s Sue Zelickson,
TV personalities Frank Vascellaro and Pat Evans, as
well as Cities 97 radio host Brian Turner (BT).
18th Annual heartLINKS Golf Invitational
The 18th Annual heartLINKS Golf Invitational was
held at the Golden Valley Golf and Country Club. The
event, hosted by WCCO-TV Sports Director Mark
Rosen, included an exciting day of golf, the Miller
Lite heartLINKS Oasis, cocktail reception, award
ceremony, and live and silent auctions. Contests
such as Chipotle’s Beat-the-Pro, Halleland Habicht
PA Million Dollar Hole-in-One Challenge, Longest
Drive and Closest to the Pin provided a competitive
atmosphere for golfers’ enjoyment. This year’s event
raised $69,323 for Children’s HeartLink.
in addition to these major fundraising events, many individuals and groups held
fundraising campaigns on our behalf. thank you to everyone for your generosity!
Top: Former patient Winnie Wanja Njue speaks at the 2009 HeartLink Gala. Middle: Elena Karalis, board member Besse Maragos and Paula Gerlach at
Byerley’s during Heart to Heart 2010. Bottom: Eric Olsen, Gigi Marvin, Bill Marshall, Margaret Shreyers and Bernie Harlow at the golf invitational.
What does it take
to save a child’s heart?
Generous Supporters
Staff member Carrie Ellis holds a patient’s hand at Innova Children’s Heart Hospital in Hyderabad, India. Photo: Sam Mohan, yolkstudio.com
thank you from the bottom of our hearts
The generosity of Children’s HeartLink supporters never
fails to overwhelm us. It is because of these individuals and
organizations that Children’s HeartLink is able to continue
its work to build sustainable programs to prevent and treat
heart disease for more and more children around the world.
We thank all of our donors for their devotion and their concern
for children, and we are proud and honored to recognize
their contributions.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of contributions
made between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010. Please inform the
development office at (952) 928-4860, ext.23, of any oversights or
inaccuracies and accept our apologies in advance.
corporations, foundations
and organizations
$100,000+
Medtronic Foundation
$50,000–$99,999
AGA Medical Corporation
Bracco Group
Edwards Lifesciences
$25,000–$49,999
Boston Scientific
General Mills, Inc.
Lownade Foundation/David and
Deb Andreas
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
U.S. Bank/FAF Advisors
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of
Minnesota
Delta Air Lines
George Family Foundation
The Hubbard Broadcasting Foundation
Irish Titan
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
Moss & Barnett P.A.
Nath Family Foundation
Nilan Johnson Lewis P.A.
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.
Sandvold & Associates
Target Corporation
$1,000–$4,999
ADP
Aeration Industries International, Inc.
Alerus Financial
UnitedHealth Foundation
Alpha Theta of the University of
Wisconsin
$10,000–$24,999
American Legion Auxiliary Dept.
of Illinois
ACIST Medical Systems
Bellisio Foods, Inc.
Andreas Foundation
Bjork Financial Services
Best Buy Company, Inc.
The Boston Consulting Group
Caribou Coffee Company, Inc.
Catholic Community Foundation
Great River Energy
CBX
Lunds and Byerly’s
Chestnut & Cambronne
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP
Customer Elation
The Tarsadia Foundation
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
UnitedHealthCare Services, Inc.
Ernst & Young, LLP
The U.S. Charitable Gift Trust
Greater Twin Cities United Way
International Parts Supply Corp.
$5,000–$9,999
Carlson Companies, Inc.
Farihah Nizam, a patient at Institut Jantung Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Photo: Bistra Zheleva
Kaiser Permanente Community
Giving Campaign
LeJeune Family Foundation
TexasOne Community Credit Union
Geyen Group
Medtronic, Inc.
Thrivent Financials for Lutherans
Foundation
GoodSearch
Mesaba Aviation, Inc.
Mortenson Family Foundation
Piper Jaffray
Principal Financial Group Foundation
Razr Marketing
RBC Wealth Management
Ritz Family Foundation
Schwebel, Goetz, & Sieben, P.A.
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux
Community
Tradition Family Foundation
Harvard American Legion Auxiliary
Unit No. 185
Truist
Nick Magazine
The Walser Foundation
Oak Grove Foundation
Watershed Partners Inc.
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Stanford University
$250–$499
Stokes Auction Group, Inc.
Aurora Medical, Inc.
Tea Zing
Chipotle Mexican Grill
United Way of Northeastern
New York
Dorsey and Whitney Trust Company
Tankenoff Families Foundation
Lutheran Community Foundation
UCare
United Way of New York City
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
Value Travel Inc.
Up to $249
Wayzata Community Church
American Legion Auxiliary Cecil
Unit No. 15
Wells Fargo Minnesota
Whitney Foundation
Wicker Family Foundation
$500–$999
American Legion Auxiliary Dept.
of Oregon
American Legion Auxiliary Dept.
of South Carolina
Airline Tariff Publishing Company
American Legion Auxiliary Dept.
of Vermont
Airworthy Aerospace
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 52
Bio Instruments, Inc.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 73
Brown and Brown
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 139
Commgenix, LLC
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 169
Grand Casino Hinckley
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 186
Greenspring Media Group
ATG Corporation
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Global
Impact Funding Trust, Inc.
Avon Foundation
The Olson Foundation
C Cachet LLC
PGN Foundation
Cape Henry Collegiate School
Phileona Foundation
Church of our Saviour, Lutheran
Symbios Clinical, Inc.
End Childhood Hunger
By the Yard Inc.
United Way of Olmsted County, Inc.
United Way Sacramento Area
Uponor
Vital Images, Inc.
West Chester United Methodist
Church
individuals
$25,000+
Gary and JoAnn Fink
Franck and Katina Gougeon
Steve and Kathi Austin Mahle
Nadine and Bill McGuire, M.D.
Mike and Elizabeth Perlich Sweeney
$10,000–$24,999
Kay and Glen Hasse
Laura and Joseph C. Kiser, M.D.
Ann and Michael Lyon
Kathy and Emmett McMahon
Kathleen and Gim Middleton
Darin and Vance Opperman
Michael Rimland
Kathleen and Thomas Rogers
$5,000–$9,999
Anonymous
Ann and Mike Ciresi
Joel Conner
Susan Gebelein and Richard Holcomb
Jean and John Hedberg
Gretchen and Rick Jelinek
Kelly and Andrew Nelson
Rene Newman
Dorothy and Robert Ollmann, M.D.
Judy and James Rice
Mary and David Wicker
$1,000–$4,999
David L. and Debra K. Andreas
Rachael and Craig Atkinson
Pat Berg and Gene Babos
Karen and Thomas Bach
Katie Bellows
Nancy and Paul Boddicker
Nancy Brown
Susan Wyble and Kevin M. Busch
Sally K. Bye
Christine and Jeremy Chase
Fay and Jack Chestnut
Dannette Coleman
Cinda Collins
Delia Dall’Arancio
Ann M. and Joseph A. Dearani, M.D.
Holly and Francis Denis, M.D.
Daniel J. Durda
Katherine and Themis Economou
Susan Kline and John Eisberg
Brynn and Jeff Evanson
Kathy and Bill Farley
Janice M. and Lawrence J. Grundtner
Sharon and Bill Hawkins
Cindy and Greg Heinemann
Stacey Mills and Samuel Heins
Andrea Kaufman and Jim Jacobson
Peggy Johnson
Laurie and Mark Jordahl
Molly Joseph and Andrew Olson
Nischala Kale
Carrie Ellis and Jason Kalgreen
Cheri and Tom Kamp
Brian Kirk
Besse Maragos
Stephanie and Daniel McKinnon
Meghann McLouth
Mark Murphy
Leatta Hough and Bob Muschewske
Ardelle Nicoloff
Sara and Eric Olsen
Donna and Jim Pohlad
Brian Rice
Maggie Gilbert and Robert
Rosenbaum
Pam and Bill Sagan
Van and Jim Sanders
Lynda and Terry Sandvold
Janet and Ron Schutz
Jennifer and Mark Sheffert
Andrea Scott and Joe Schwarz
Joyce and William Sieben
Ann and Charles R. Singer
Mary Lynn and Warren R. Staley
Emily and Jonas Starita
Julie and Todd Stohlmeyer
Angela and David Sunberg
Michael Towns, M.D.
Tim Trissler
Karen and Robert Vanney
Christine Honaas and Craig Wildfang
Beverly and Steven Woo
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Pamela and Mark Wood
Winifred Wu
Carla and Rod Young
Paul Zisla
$500–$999
Shirley and Ray Bentdahl
Connie and Bill Cameron
Annamarie Daley
Estelle Brouwer and Gary DeCramer
Beatrice Rothweiler and Neil
Derechin, M.D.
Loralee and Gene Dilorenzo
Sarah and Drew Fesler
Karen and Lorry Frankel, M.D.
Zachary Freedman
Jan Conlin and Eugene Goetz
Beverly Grossman
Susan Haggberg
Jane and Peter Hesslein, M.D.
Carol and Jason Hoopman
Sharalyn K. and Bruce S. Johnson
Erika and Herbert F. Kahler
Marlene B. and Thomas C. Kayser
Victoria and Thomas Keller, III
Maureen Kucera-Walsh and
Michael Walsh
Marie and Steve Kuker
Elizabeth and Michael Lori
Susan and Richard Lundell
Robert Lux
Jean and Jeff Paurus, R.N.
Paul Pitlick, M.D.
Anne and Phil Pole
Sonja Hutchinson and Rick Rohrer
Mark S. and Stephanie Nicoloff
Schoening
Joel Shapiro
Susan and Don Smith
John and Cheryl Alexander Stearns
Robin and Henry Stein
Marie Steiner, M.D. and Lee Pyles, M.D.
Lawrence E. Stirtz
Ida Belle R. Sweitzer
Jeanette and Michael Tsakistos
Bohdan Washchuk
Cailin and Tom Wertish
Steven Wexler
Lois and Tim Young
Sue and Alvin Zelickson
$250–$499
Greg Appelhof
Cheryl and Mark Ashby
Amy and Stan Baratz
Bonnie and F. Blanton Bessinger,
Jr., M.D.
Sue and Paul Breckner
Elizabeth and Bradley Broom
Alvina Vander Sluis and
Louis Brouwer
Julie Verry and Dean Davidson
Kate and Jim Engel
Paulette D. Engelby, R.N.
Judith and Larry Ettinger
Sarah Truesdell and David Etzwiler
Becky and Damon Farber
Mae Ferguson
Amy and Pat Flanagan
Bistra Zheleva and Denis Gablenko
Irene M. Grangaard
Jack Greenberg
Caren Griffin
Mary and Gregg Guider
Dorothy and Larry Hamm
Bernard Harlow
Anna and Greg Hernandez
Bill Hren
Saraswathi and Sreenivas Illa
Susan Isay
Elizabeth and Erik Jensen
Sally and Dan Johnson
Robert M. Jones
Claudia and William Kaul
Sean Keegan
Karen Kensok
Cheryll A. and Joseph P. Kerzman
Donna Avery and Thomas Kigin
Pablo Kuntz
Clifford Lake
Edward Lechner
Mia and David Liebl
Jed Lund
Tracey and Manfred Maiers
Gina Martin, R.N.
Elizabeth and Daniel Mayleben
Tim McCarthy
Mitch McMillian
Jay Miller
Mark Mooers
Charles Neal
Quan Ni
Mary Nicol
Carol and Steve Nulsen
Ann and Roger Pagel
Mary Perlich
Diane and Scott Peterson
Susan and Carl Platou
Allen Pofahl
John Polley
Jesse Powell
number of Children’s HeartLink partner hospitals in medically underserved areas of the world
Nancy and Frank Rondoni
Rebecca and Michael Sandberg
Jayne and Mark Schneider
Linda and Thomas Sheran
Barb Simonson
Nicole and Peter Slattery
Karin and Steve Spencer
Anne and Robert Strachota
Michelle and Randy Strobel
Paul Thissen
Tom Trutna
Lisa and Duke Uihlein
Betty I. and Robert I. Van Tassel, M.D.
Mark Weber
Gloria and Howard Weisskopf
Up to $249
Anonymous
Teresa Ace and Nell Lewis
Lauren B. and Walter L. Adamson
Michelle and Blair Allen
Kari and Gerald Anderson
Donna Anderson
Holly Andrews
Linda Z. Andrews
Marina and John Antoniou
Robert and Patricia Appel
Jerry Ann and Howard Applebaum
Eileen and Thomas Armitage, M.D.
Ann Bancroft and Pam Arnold
Denise Artley
Mary Bach
Duncan Baird
Christina Bakritzes
Girish and Vaishalee Ballolla
Carol Barnett
Lucrece L. and Paul S. Bauer
Mimi and John Bauer
Carin R. and Todd J. Baumgartner
Virginia Beckett
Geraldine Beckmann
Charlene Behne
Brandon W. Bell
Peter Beniares
Rose Betzler
Kelly Woods Birkenholz
Jan Bjork
Elizabeth Ann Blackhawk
Bette Ann and Richard Bloom
Mary and Ronald Bloomquist
Brandon Boat
Johnathan Boettcher
Katherine D. and Nick T. Boosalis
Barbara Bor
Susan H. Bordson
Nancy Borgstrom
Jean Boyce
Sara Ann Brinkman
Richard Broderick
JoAnn and Tom Brown
Nancy Brown
Leota K. and Gregory G. Brucker
Yvonne Brutger and Dain Rodwell
Tim Bryant
Anna Burk
Julianne Bye
Kathryn L. Cahill
Carolyn Calkins
Mary Kay and Charlie Callahan
Mary Ann Campbell
Mary Capper
Megan Carpenter
Nadine Yvonne Cassada
Courtney Michelle Caswell
Erin Catlin
Leslie Cedar
Jen Chamberlain
Hiren Chawra
Stuart A. Chazin
Luci and Michael Chorley
Jason R. Chu
Lois J. and William D. Clynes
Gerry M. Cochran
Maria and Thomas Coffman
Marcia and Dan Cohen, M.D.
Megan Craig-Casmer
Roberta and James Craig, M.D.
Kendra and Mike Creevy
Ulisses Croti
Martha Joy and John C. Cushing, Jr.
Carol Cushmore
Annie D’Souza
Debbie and Rob Dalton
Tane S. Danger
Laurie Danley
Ian Pool Dantuma
Colleen and Paul Davis
Silvia De La Vega
Amy Delacluyse
Dawn and Richard DeVerre
Matthew Dickson
Amber Dinopoulos
Daisy Dohanos
Joanna Dreyer
Lewis Driskill
Coleen M. Duke
Margaret and George Eck
Marjorie and Brooks Edwards
Barbara Eiger
Cydney Einck and Michael Shelton
Janne and Rob Eller-Isaacs
Marjorie and Erik R. Ellingson
Carol Joy Ericson
Cynthia Hasselbusch and Larry Espe
Linda C. Evans
Nicholas T. Evans
John Falb
Sarah Farnia
Nancy J. Feldman
Joy M. Fisher
Stephanie and Scott Fisher
Barbara and Rick Fisk
Deborah Flood
Gloria F. Freeman
visionary circle
The Children’s HeartLink Visionary Circle recognizes the largest
investors in our mission to save lives and heal hearts around the globe.
Members of the Visionary Circle are individuals who contribute
$10,000 or more and corporations, foundations and organizations
that contribute $25,000 or more in a given year. Thank you for your
generous support!
Individuals
Gary and JoAnn Fink
Franck and Katina Gougeon
Kay and Glen Hasse
Laura and Joseph C. Kiser, M.D.
Ann and Michael Lyon
Steve and Kathi Austin Mahle
Nadine and Bill McGuire, M.D.
Kathy and Emmett McMahon
Kathleen and Gim Middleton
Darin and Vance Opperman
Michael Rimland
Kathleen and Thomas Rogers
Mike and Elizabeth Perlich Sweeney
Corporations, Foundations and Organizations
AGA Medical Corporation
Boston Scientific
Bracco Group
Dalton Sherman
Edwards Lifesciences
General Mills, Inc.
Lownade Foundation/David and Deb Andreas
Medtronic Foundation
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
St. Jude Medical, Inc.
U.S. Bank/FAF Advisors
UnitedHealth Foundation
dr. demetre nicoloff fund
Dr. Demetre Nicoloff, a Children’s HeartLink medical volunteer
who passed away in 2003, epitomized the spirit of giving and
gaining experience and skill through volunteerism. The Dr. Demetre
Nicoloff Memorial Fund supports training and educating surgeons,
physicians and nurses throughout the developing world to better
care for their patients with heart disease. It also supports the cost of
cardiac treatment for hundreds of children who otherwise would
never receive the care they need.
Bonnie and F. Blanton Bessinger, Jr., M.D.
Marjorie and Brooks Edwards
Paulette D. Engelby, R.N.
Engelsma Family Foundation
Leah Hendrikson
Kelly and Steven Housh
Elaine and Kenneth Jordan
Alexander D. Nicoloff and Leslie Otto
Ardelle Nicoloff
Jim and Beth Otto
Paul Rog
Mark S. and Stephanie Nicoloff Schoening
Nicole and Peter Slattery
Tankenoff Families Foundation
Volunteers Tracey Roberts, Gina Martin and Lorry Frankel talk to a patient.
Photo: Bistra Zheleva
Patty Fuelner
Karyn and David Gaffaney
Katherine Marie Galliart
Hemalatha Ganesh
Janet Garlock
Dale Garton
Daniel Philip George
Deborah Giesen
Jennifer Gilbert
Kristina Gilbertson
Gayle and Bob Gilmore
Lilli Giron
Beth and Christopher Gliedman
Dorothy and Leonard Gloeb
Alan Goldboom
Burton Goldfield
Rita and David Goodman
Keith Grauman
Mark Grauman
Russell J. Gray, Jr.
Donna and Gregory Greene
Virginia and John Greenman
Bonnie and George Griffiths
Emily Grimshaw
Curtis Allen Grupe
Patty and Tony Guidice
Terri Hagen
Rodney D. Hald
Meagan Halverson
William D. and Donna Holtan
Halverstadt
Donna Gies and Richard Hamer
Judy and Martin Hansen
Floanne S. Hanson
Joe Hanson
John J. Harrer
Lech Harris
Ila and Kevin Harris, M.D.
Roxane and Michael Hartkopf
Jessica Hartnett
Carmelinda and William Haury
Frederick Hawkins
Kiki and John Hedican
Mary Ann and Jim Heine
Benjamin Heinemann
Rebecca Heistad
Dean A. Henderson
Tammy and Tim Hettinger
Patricia Isabel Hibbard
Judith and James Hibma
Alexander William Hipp-Faragher
Thavy Hoeun
Gay Carpenter and Joet Holmberg
Christina Holm-Sandok
Elizabeth Hopwood
Kelly and Steven Housh
Alicia Corin Howes
Jeff and Heather Hudnut Page
Elma Hujic
Sheri and Boyd Huppert
Gretchen Iwen
Caroline Jackson
Theodore Jacobs
Jill Jamison
Michael Raphael Janisch
Adam Johnson
Carissa Johnson
Rees Johnson
Chreese and Geoffrey Jones
Thomas Jones, M.D.
Vijay Jonnalagadda
Elaine and Kenneth Jordan
Marilyn and Harlan Jorgensen, M.D.
Irene and Jon Joseph, M.D.
Erica Kagan
Bonnie Barnett and Robert Kagan, M.D.
Irene and Ed Kaplan, M.D.
Margit Katz
Gloria Gunville and John Kaul
Phyllis and Robert Kilgore
Kelli Kimpton
Karen Welle and Bill Kirchgessner
Patrick Klinger
Alex and Debra Korluka
Robert A. and Mary A. Kovell
Carolyn Kreek
Rosemary and George Kreutzer
Mary Kuehl
Alice H. and Thomas B. Kullman
Rajesh Sampath Kumar
Pamela and Richard Kunkel
Raphael Kurian
Craig A. Kvamme
Aimee V. LaBree
Kathy and Robert Laedtke
Molly and Per Lagerback
Bonnie Lambrecht
Kevin Lane
Paul Lane
Alycia Larson
Morse Leavenworth
Ryan Lee
Virginia M. and William A. Lee
Ida and Ray Leightman
Lonso and Sandra Leinonen, R.N.
Voigt Lenmark
Lori Lippert and Jane Leonard
Cynthia A. Klassen-Leppink and
Harold B. Leppink, M.D.
Ruth Levin
Oren and Jo Anne Lewis
Bradley Paul Lewis
Claudia Liebrecht
Jennifer and Mark Lindberg
Catherine and Greg Lindsey
Susan and Hank Long
Rick Loutsch
Mary Ann Lucas
Frank and Cheryl Lushine
Michelle Lyden
Christina Mahady
Mary A. and Thomas J. Maimares
Joanne Fioravanti Makielski, R.N.
Kathy Manley
Stanley Marks
Bill Marshall
Rebecca Martin
Genna Martinez
Swati and Barun Maskara
Julia O. Mason
Ingrid Mattsson
Alison May
Johanna Maytin
Judy and Tom McCullough
Jon McTaggart
Edward L. Mears
Paul M. Mendard
Diana Metcalf
Cynthia and Scott Mevissen
Nor Meyer
Lee Ann M. and Bruce R. Meyer
Brian Meyers
Cassandra Middleton
Alison and Patrick Middon
Lewis Miller
Mary Pascale and Eleanor Mischuck
Jill Misgen, R.N.
Shrish Mishra
Brittany Mold
Kathy and Roland Molinet
Heather Elizabeth Moore
Katie and Mark Mortenson
Bruce Moyer, C.C.P.
David Narvaez
Jonathan Philip Nash
Turner Neal
Karen and Kevin Nelson, M.D.
Elaine Nelson
Essa Nerenhausen
Michelle and Erik Newcomb
Evangeline Nicklow
Leslie Otto and Alexander Nicoloff
Stacy Nitz
Michael R. Nixt
Shannon Norton
Feri Tabib and Fred Nourbakhsh
Linda O’Brien
Mary O’Brien
Clare Aileen O’Donnell
Betty J. and Richard J. Olen
Jennifer Oliver
Karen Orlosky
Judith A. and Douglas A. Osland
Phyllis Ostergren
Beth and Jim Otto
Larry Paster
Abhilash and Prash Patangay
Patty D. Pate
Mary Jean Pearson
Anthony K. Perkins
Mike Peters
Jon Peterson
James R. Peterson
Tam Doan and Tam Phan
Lori and Darrell Phillips
Margorie J. Pihl
Julie and Robert Plaetz
Jean Launspach, M.D. and
Tony Plucinski, M.D.
Kathy and Roger Post
Robert Prisuta
Eric Anthony Purves
Robert Ready
Marilyn and Paul Redin
Judith and Pierre Regnier
Rob Reul
Virginia Rine
Donna and Charles Rogers
AnneMarie McNamara Rogers and
J. Brittan Rogers, M.D.
Richard L. Rosenberg
Alice Ross
Elizabeth and John Rossiter
Patricia Rowe
Nancy Rowland
Carol and Anthony Ruggeri
Mary Jo and William A. Rusinak
Ann and Patrick Ryan
Annamarie Saarinen
Kimberly and Thomas Sabow
Erin Scanlon
Pat and Bernard Schellenberg
Tom Schindler
Karen Schlain
Rachel Schutz
Frances Schwartz
Pryce Score
Ashima Sehgal
Lori Sharbono
Melanie and Keith Sherman
James McGee Shoemaker
Samuel Riley Shoemaker
Mary and Keith Sjodin
Doris Skubinna
Christine and Roy Smalley
Alexandra Smith
Dan Smith, M.D.
Jessica Smith-Schuh and
Brandon Schuh
Maria Brunn and James Sondag
Joan and Peter W. Spell
Balaji Srinivasulu
Jean and Ron Stanish
Amy and David Stene
Jaci and Robert Stephens
Corinne and Timothy Sterling
David B. Stewart
Peter Storlie
Sarah Storlie
Tom Streitz
Samuel Stuart
Sanjay Swamy
Amy Swan
Edward Swingen
Renee Tasaka
Judith Taylor
Sara Thatcher
Audrey Thiesse
Joan J. and Mark J. Thompson
Veronika and George Thorne
Casey Thrash
Jessica Tibiatowski
Karen and Daniel Tich
Lindsey Tofte
Janice Treat
Carol Trick
Katherine Trousdale
Brian and Lori Turner
Justin Turner
Michael Ushay, M.D.
C.J. Van Sloun
Candice and John D. Varco
Sanjay Vaswani
Joan and Segundo Velasquez
Gurugopal Venkatanarayanan
Sharon Vik
Linda and Douglas Von Allmen
Matthew Vorwerk
Ha Pham-Vu and Chinh Vu
Erin Wallen
Madeline and Fredrick Washburn, M.D.
Emma Watson
Merissa Ferraro and Brian Wellhouse
Maria and Jeff Weness
Cathy Whiting, M.D. and
David Whiting, M.D.
Lucia and Ricki Whitson
Lana Wickberg
Margaret WilcoxBrowning
Danielle Kay Wilebski
Betty Williams
Marguerite P. and Alex Wilson
Robert El Winston
Laura and Teddy Wong
Jon Woodruff
Richard Wright
Laurie and Wallace Yahn
Howard Yee
Molly Yee
Nicolas S. Yee
Elizabeth Young
Rose Mary and Mark Zenobia
Paulina and Glen Zibley
Heather and Peter Zimmerman
in-kind sponsors
companies
Children’s Theatre Company
Heights Theater
Minnesota Children’s Museum
Chipotle
Hell’s Kitchen
Minnesota Monthly
20.21
Christos Greek Restaurant
Hilton Minneapolis
Minnesota Orchestra
Chronicle Books
Ichiban Japanese Steak House and
Sushi Bar
Minnesota Twins
It’s Greek to Me…
The Modern Café
5-8 Club
Abdallah Candies and Gifts Shoppe
AES Golf Strang
The Affair
AGA Medical Corporation
Al Vento
Aloft Hotel
Amy Zaroff Events + Design
ComedySportz
Cossetta’s Italian Market & Pizzeria
CRAVE
Crispin Cider Company
Custom Christmas Lighting
Dalton Sherman
Arrowwood Resort &
Conference Center
D’Amico & Partners
Augusta Green Lawn Care
Delta Air Lines
Axel’s
Dino’s
Barbette
Elsworth Menswear
BayView Event Center
Fat Lorenzo’s
BDM Agency
FireLake Grill House &
Cocktail Bar
Big Ink Display Graphics
DeLonghi America, Inc.
Ivy Spa Club
Izzy’s Ice Cream Café
Jerry’s Foods
Jessica Barker Photography
The Jewel Golf Club
Joe’s Garage Restaurant
Jyland Distinctive Homes
Minnesota Vikings
Old Dutch Foods, Inc.
One Dish At A Time
The Outing Lodge
Outset
Pairings Food & Wine Market
Palomino Restaurant
Kafe 421
Paradise Charter Cruise/
Minneapolis Queen
Kathleen Interiors
Parasole Restaurant Holdings
Kemps, LLC.
Penelope Paperie
The Kitchen
Periscope
La Petite Fleur
Peter’s Grill
Le Creuset
Phoetic Images
Bourget Imports
Fleurissima
Lions Tap
POWERadeZERO
Broward Center for the
Performing Arts
Food Works, Inc.
The Local
Professional Turf
Fortune Bay
LoiSuites Hoteles
Rainforest Café
Bruegger’s
Four Seasons Hotel
Lucia’s Restaurant
Red Stag Supper Club
Brunswick Zone XL
Fujiya Japanese Restaurant
Lunds and Byerly’s
Redstone American Grill
Buffalo Wild Wings
Gaddere
M&S Grill
Roberts Business Forms
Burl Oaks Golf Club
Garden of Salonica
Mad Hatter Records
Rocca Vinyards
Café Latte
Golden Valley Golf and
Country Club
Mahady Creative Services
Rybicki Cheese, LTD.
Grand Casino Mille Lacs Hinckley
Makally Photography
The Sample Circuit
Mall of America
Sanctuary Restaurant
Media Loft
Santorini Taverna
Medtronic
Scandinavian Child
Miller-Coors Brewing Company
Scanlan International
Minikahda Country Club
SCICOM Data Services
Café Maude
Callaway Golf Company
Caribou Coffee
Chanhassen Dinner Theatres
Chapelco Golf & Resort
Char Crusts, Inc.
405
Classics by David
Great River Energy
Hammer-Made
Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
Haskell’s, Inc.
number of health care professionals Children’s HeartLink has helped train this year
Sea Change Restaurant
Wusthof-Trident of America
Shakers Vodka
Xcel Energy Center
Shapco Printing, Inc.
Yardscapes, Inc.
Smashburger
Zelo
Spill the Wine Restaurant
Sprecher Brewing Company, Inc.
St. Jude Medical
in-kind sponsors
individuals
St. Paul Saints
Robin Asbell
Stages Theatre Company
Doris Fortino
Star Tribune
Vicky Lakshmanan
Summer Harsh Botanical Artistry
Paulette Mitchell
Sundara Inn & Spa
Pat McCarthy
Sweet Queen, CLC.
Sameer Mohan
Tangletown Gardens
Kathy and Allan Share
Tiger Oak Publications
Mary Tan
The Toro Company
Jorge Taylor
Toshiba
Andrew Weber
St. James Hotel Red Wing, MN
Turtle Bread Company
Twin Cities Polo Club
children’s heartlink adds a partner site
in brazil with help from multiple teams
of minnesota-based medical volunteers
In September 2009, Children’s HeartLink added a new partner
site: Hospital de Base in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil. A team of
medical volunteers from Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota
Amplatz Children’s Hospital completed the first full-team cardiac
training visit to Hospital de Base that month. In June 2010, Children’s
HeartLink sent a second team, with volunteers from Children’s
Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic. During both
trips, medical volunteers spent a week working side by side with
and training the local pediatric cardiac staff, as well as providing
patient screening and treatment.
To be selected as a partner site, a hospital needs to demonstrate
a commitment to pediatric cardiac care. Hospital de Base began
its pediatric cardiac program in 2002 and has a pediatric cardiac
surgeon on staff. Hospital de Base also plans to move its pediatric
cardiac program to a new adjacent children’s hospital, currently
under construction. Children’s HeartLink and the two volunteer
teams will continue to work with Hospital de Base to enhance the
knowledge and technical skills of its cardiac team and to promote
its development as a regional center of excellence.
Twin Cities Statement Magazine
University of Minnesota Press
Value Travel, Inc.
View Restaurant and Bar
Vincent – A Restaurant
WA Frost and Company
Walleye Dan’s Guide Service
Whitefish Lodge & Suites
Whole Foods Market
Wild Mountain
WineStyles
Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge
Brazilian cardiologist Carlos De Marchi (left) discusses a case with volunteers Rodolfo Neirotti
(center) and David Dassenko (right). Photo: Katie Najjar
in honor of
Carrie Ellis
Rees Johnson
Abihudi Miduri
Michael Towns
Dr. and Mrs. George Fisher’s
50th Anniversary
Ardelle Nicoloff
AGA Board Members
Jim Otto
Jerry Ann Applebaum
Bette Ann and Richard Bloom
Gina and Corey Bauman’s
25th Anniversary
Nancy Borgstrom
Richard Bloom
Jerry Ann and Howard Applebaum
Estelle Brouwer
Louis Brouwer and Alvina
Vander Sluis
the cardiac critical care team from
the hospital for sick children visits
chengdu, china
West China Hospital #1 of Sichuan University in Chengdu,
China, has been a partner of Children’s HeartLink since
2006. Since then, Children’s HeartLink and The Hospital
for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, have collaborated
to support the program’s growth and have traveled on fullteam cardiac training visits to Chengdu. In October 2009,
to provide focused training to West China Hospital #1’s
ICU staff, a critical care team from The Hospital for Sick
Children visited the hospital for a weeklong training visit.
In their follow-up report, The Hospital for Sick Children’s
team observed significant progress in several areas: The West
China Hospital #1 team exhibited an increased awareness
and focus on teamwork, had better knowledge of current
concepts surrounding infection control, and were more
consistently using a broader array of pain control strategies.
The small-team training visit also helped to identify other
aspects of West China Hospital #1’s critical care needs,
which are being incorporated into future activities with that
partner site.
Volunteer Jeanette Guimond (right) trains staff in West China Hospital’s ICU.
Photo: Andreas Tsakistos
Estelle Brouwer’s and Gary DeCramer’s
Birthdays
Duncan Baird
Louis Brouwer and Alvina Vander Sluis
Nancy J. Feldman
Karyn and David Gaffaney
Gloria Gunville
Pamela and Richard Kunkel
Catherine and Greg Lindsey
Phyllis Ostergren
Karen Welle
Louis Brouwer’s Birthday
Estelle Brouwer and Gary DeCramer
Sally Bye
Julianne Bye
Children’s HeartLink Staff and
Volunteers
Annamarie, Paul, Jack, Elle and
Eve Saarinen
In Celebration of Christmas
Sally Bye
Mary Perlich
Mike and Elizabeth Perlich Sweeney
Franck and Katina Gougeon’s Wedding
Lori and Darrell Phillips
Anne and Robert Strachota
Bennett Greenberg’s Bar Mitzvah
Jack Greenberg
Matthew Greenberg and
Dr Jonathan Chen
Karen Schlain
Jean and John Hedberg
Kathy and Roger Post
Robert and Riksene Higgins
50th Anniversary
Gayle Gilmore
Ian’s Engagement
Bette Ann and Richard Bloom
Kathy Jenkins, M.D., M.P.H.
Michelle Lyden, The Managers’ group
from the Program for Patient
Safey and Quality at Children’s
Hospital Boston
Peggy Johnson and Carissa Johnson
Caroline Jackson
Dr. Joe and Laura Kiser
Dr. Francis and Holly Denis
Joseph Kiser, M.D.
Joet Holmberg and Gay Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. Gordy Lewis
Ardelle Nicoloff
Michele’s Birthday
Dale Garton
Richard and Francis Moyer
Bruce Moyer, C.C.P.
Leslie Eber
Bette Ann and Richard Bloom
Wayne Meichner, Scott Hettinger,
Dan Boivin & Michael Gatti
Jill Halama
Michael Eber
Bette Ann and Richard Bloom
Ardelle Nicoloff’s Birthday
Beth and Jim Otto
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ollman’s
50th Anniversary
Ardelle Nicoloff
Alvina Vander Sluis’ and Lynnette
Brouwer’s Birthdays
Louis Brouwer
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Paulson’s
50th Anniversary
Ardelle Nicoloff
Sharon Wisness and Smith Barney,
Jean and Roger Sorenson &
Michael Klovanich
Bette Ann and Richard Bloom
John Perlich
Sally K. Bye
Mary Perlich
Sally K. Bye
in memory of
Richard Rocco
Larry Paster
Paul John Anderson
Debra and Alex Korluka
Eve Saarinen
Annamarie Saarinen
Nicholas Bakritzes
Christina Bakritzes
Amelia Schellenberg
Pat and Bernard Schellenberg
Fillis Bergstrom
Richard Broderick
Shirley Setterberg
Craig and Christina Holm-Sandok
Billy Bye
Mary and Ronald Bloomquist
Elizabeth and Erik Jensen
Phyllis and Robert Kilgore
Elizabeth and John Rossiter
Sylvan Siegler
Bette Ann and Richard Bloom
Noah Sherman’s Birthday
Mark and Stephanie Nicoloff Schoening
Elizabeth and Mike Sweeney
Sally K. Bye
Jennifer and David Miller
Mike and Elizabeth Perlich Sweeney’s
Wedding
Elizabeth and Erik Jensen
AnneMarie McNamara Rogers and
J. Brittan Rogers, M.D.
Dennis Gablenko and Bistra Zheleva
Heather and Peter Zimmerman
Elizabeth Perlich Sweeney’s
50th Birthday
Sally K. Bye
Helen Haggberg
Susan Haggberg
Darcy Polhand
Peter Beniares
Baby John Hedican
Kiki and John Hedican
Pipitsa Sarlis
Marina and John Antoniou
Peter Beniares
Lorraine Hedin
Gayle and Bob Gilmore
Dr. Bruce Johnson
Frances Schwartz
Dorothy and Larry Hamm
Judith and James Hibma
Claudia Liebrecht
Jean Launspach, M.D. and
Tony Plucinski, M.D.
Dr. Bruce Johnson’s June 4th
Birthday
Judith and James Hibma
Evangeline Kennedy
Nicole and Matt Kennedy
Judy and Tom McCullough
Frank Kipeistin
Jerry Ann and Howard Applebaum
Philip Collins
Charles Neal
Judy Lindall-Hawkins
Rita and David Goodman
Frederick Hawkins
Mary and Keith Sjodin
Laurie and Wallace Yahn
Delores Coolidge
Howard Yee
Connie Mattina
Patty and Tony Guidice
Maureen Crooker
Judy and Martin Hansen
Alan Miller
Lewis Miller
James Demos
Besse Demos Maragos
Joan and Peter W. Spell
Olivia Rene Newman
Timothy and Rene Taylor Newman
Ian Campbell
Mary Ann Campbell
Benjamin Michael Dercks
Judith Taylor
Laura Driskill
Lewis Driskill
Dan Stendahl
Debby Anderson
Emily Ann Stene
Amy and Dave Stene
Cavan Varco
Candice and John D. Varco
Charlotte Vizzler
Virginia Beckett
Jean Boyce
Margaret Wilcox Browning
Lois J. and William D. Clynes
Kendra and Mike Creevy
Lewis Driskill
Susan Haggberg
Judith and James Hibma
Sheri and Boyd Huppert
Laura and Joseph Kiser, M.D.
Claudia Liebrecht
Cheryl and Frank Lushine
Marilyn and Paul Redin
Cydney Einck and Michael Shelton
Mike and Elizabeth Perlich Sweeney
Audrey B. Thiesse
Joan J. and Mark J. Thompson
Carol Trick
C.J. Van Sloun
Kermit Olson
Ardelle Nicoloff
Rita Patient
Candice and John D. Varco
percentage of newborns worldwide with congenital heart disease who live where medical care is inadequate or unavailable 2
90
%
staff and board of directors 2009–2010
children’s heartlink staff
board of directors
President
Elizabeth Perlich Sweeney
Founder
Joseph Kiser, M.D.
Emmett J. McMahon, Robins, Kaplan,
Miller & Ciresi
Vice President and Director of International
Programs
Estelle Brouwer
Chair
Keith Halleland, Halleland Habicht PA
Mahendra Nath, Nath Companies
International Programs Advisor
John Cushing, Jr., MHA
Eric J. Olsen, Great River Energy
James Rice, Ph.D., Integrated
Healthcare Strategies
Medical Director
Joseph A. Dearani, M.D., Mayo Clinic
International Programs Coordinator
Andreas Tsakistos
Secretary
Jim Jacobson, Medica
Office Manager/International Programs
Assistant
Carissa Johnson
Stephanie Nicoloff Schoening,
Community Leader
Treasurer
Ajay Gupta, Ernst & Young LLP
David P. Wicker, As One Technologies
Events Manager
Katie Najjar
Development Assistant
Karin Haas
Thomas L. Armitage, M.D., Medtronic, Inc.
Thomas Bach, Community Leader
Joel Conner, Bellisio Foods
John F. Eisberg, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi
Gary C. Fink, Museum “Louvre It or Leave It”
Director of Marketing and Communications
Carrie Ellis
Franck Gougeon, AGA Medical Corporation
Finance Director
Barb Simonson
Mark Rosen, WCCO-TV
Members
Gerald R. Anderson, Commerce Bank
Donor Relations Coordinator
Tane Danger
Events and Marketing Coordinator
Jessica Smith-Schuh
61 million
Keith Sherman, Go East
Andrew Nelson, HealthPartners
Research Foundation
Assistant Director of International Programs
Bistra Zheleva
Director of Development
Brian Herstig
$
Vice Chairs
Molly Joseph, UnitedHealth Group
Susan H. Gebelein, Savannah Consulting
Tom Jollie, Padilla Speer Beardsley
Thomas A. Keller, III, Moss & Barnett PA
Thomas J. Kigin, Minnesota Public Radio
Besse D. Maragos, Schilling Travel
value of support Children’s HeartLink has provided partner hospitals over the last 41 years
What does it take
to save a child’s heart?
Strong Financials
Volunteer Inger Olson examines Sreeja, a young patient at Innova Children’s Heart Hospital. Photo: Sam Mohan, yolkstudio.com
a healthy balance sheet means more healthy hearts
Balanced with the enthusiasm for the work we do is the
knowledge that Children’s HeartLink must continue to be
a strong, sound organization in order to help our partners
reach more children.
statements of financial position years ended June 30, 2010, and 2009
assets
We are extremely well positioned for the future with:
•Recognized global leadership in the development of sustainable
pediatric cardiac care programs in underserved countries
•Strong relationships with outstanding medical institutions
and leaders in cardiac care
• Solid fundraising results and committed supporters
• Talented, experienced staff and a proven operational model
With these strengths, Children’s HeartLink looks forward
to continued work with our partners so more children in the
world can access the cardiac care they need.
assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash — Held for others
Contributions and other receivables
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Property and equipment, net
2010
$1,246,984
—
11,021
6,709
186,091
2009
$1,221,255
4,345
104,418
10,847
191,284
$1,450,805
$1,532,149
$17,805
20,000
—
7,337
80,000
21,848
$67,610
20,000
4,345
35,526
42,500
21,848
146,990
191,829
net assets
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
803,419
500,396
932,232
408,088
total net assets
1,303,815
1,340,320
total liabilities and net assets
$1,450,805
$1,532,149
total assets
liabilities and net assets
liabilities
Accounts payable
Due to hospital sites
Funds held for others
Accrued payroll and benefit liabilities
Deferred revenue
Beneficiary payable
total liabilities
Thank you to Shapco Printing and Periscope for graciously donating printing and
design services.
If you would like to help us reduce expenses by receiving an electronic version of our
annual report next year, please email Karin Haas at [email protected].
Patient Pham Thi Ngoc Duyen with her mother, Le Thi, at Nhi Dong 1 in Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam. Photo: Bistra Zheleva
statements of activitiesyears ended June 30, 2010, and 2009
temporarily
revenue and other support
unrestricted
restricted
Contributions
$282,974
$478,770
Donated goods and services
627,609
Special events and activities
725,696
)
Less direct benefits to donors
(194,347
Net revenue from events and activities 531,349
Interest and other income
4,803
Satisfaction of restrictions
386,462
(386,462)
total
temporarily
2010
unrestricted
restricted
$761,744
$285,723
$350,360
627,609
793,644
725,696
902,542
)
(194,347)
(269,627
531,349
632,915
4,803
11,058
0
377,505
(377,505)
total
2009
$636,083
793,644
902,542
(269,627)
632,915
11,058
0
92,308
1,925,505
2,100,845
(27,145)
2,073,700
1,578,813
102,976
104,800
175,421
1,578,813
102,976
104,800
175,421
1,764,931
108,159
118,802
186,736
1,764,931
108,159
118,802
186,736
1,962,010
1,962,010
2,178,628
2,178,628
total
1,833,197
expenses
Program services
Management and general
Special events and activities
Other fundraising
total expenses
change in net assets
(128,813)
92,308
(36,505)
(77,783)
(27,145)
net assets — Beginning of Year
932,232
408,088
1,340,320
1,010,015
435,233
1,445,248
$803,419
$500,396
$1,303,815
$932,232
$408,088
$1,340,320
net assets — End of Year
5% Management
14% Fundraising
expenses
by activity
81% Program Expenses
(104,928 )
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