honoring a legacy of generosity

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SPRING 2013
VOLUME 4
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ISSUE 1
A PUBLICATION OF
NJ SHARING NETWORK
April is
Donate Life
Month
HONORING A LEGACY OF GENEROSITY
The “I am Drozd” Team Laces Up for the 5K Walk/Race
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
John J. Halperin, MD
Chair
Bruce I. Goldstein, Esq.
Vice Chair
Vito A. Pulito
Treasurer
Marc H. Lory
Secretary
Patrick M. Buddle, MD
Margaret Dreker
Edward J. Florio, Esq.
Michael P. Hedden
Aline M. Holmes, RN
Anthony L. Marchetta
Howard A. Nelson
Timothy J. Touhey
ADVISORY BOARD
Michael Shapiro, MD
Chair, Transplant Surgeon Representative
Loretta Aigner, RN
Transplant Center Administrator Representative
Gail Clegg
Organ and Tissue Donor Family Member Representative
Roseann DiBrienza, RN, MS
Public Representative
Katherine Kennedy
Voluntary Health Organization Representative
Stuart R. Geffner, MD
Transplant Surgeon Representative
Michael Gould, MD
Emergency Room Personnel Representative
Sarah E. Jensen, Esq.
Public Representative
This is my first message in NJ Sharing Network’s Circle
of Life magazine since the Superstorm of our lifetime hit
New Jersey. All of the emergency protocols in place at NJ
Sharing Network, as well as at the transplant centers across
the state, faced a real-life test that came fast and furious.
As New Jersey was reeling, NJ Sharing Network was
operating on a large generator, with employees staying in
local hotels near New Providence. There was some scrambling, yes, but I am proud to say we didn’t miss a beat.
We coordinated a chartered plane on October 31 to
bring a heart to New Jersey. It saved the life of Angel Vasquez of Newark at Newark Beth Israel
Medical Center, while much of the state was still in the dark (see story page 6).
Our response to the Superstorm was just one of our many accomplishments in 2012. In these
pages, we center on the incredible importance of tissue donation, and how a few donors can help
so many lives. Last year, we coordinated 378 organ donations and 23,712 tissue donations.
On page 5, we highlight Dr. Ronald Suarez, the Morris County Medical Examiner, and his
dedication and tremendous work in tissue recovery.
Our cover story on page 9 brings the importance of tissue donation home, with a heartwarming story of the Drozd family. Pam’s husband, Mike, enhanced the lives of more than 50 people
through his generous gift of tissue donation.
We also feature Michelle Brugger on page 11. She is a business owner in New Providence who
learned she benefitted from a tissue donor when her ACL was repaired.
This issue also reports on our recently dedicated William Reitsma Hall at NJ Sharing Network,
which honors one of our founding members. Bill served the organ and tissue community for over
30 years; retiring from his role as Vice President of Clinical Services.
Looking into 2013, we have many exciting events planned through our Foundation, as well as
highlighting the extraordinary team in our transplant laboratory.
I look forward to the annual reunion of friends, donor families, recipients and hospital partners
on June 9, when we celebrate the gift of organ and tissue donation at our 3rd Annual 5K Walk and
USATF Certified Race.
Despite the support of so many, there still are approximately 5,000 people on the transplant
waiting list in New Jersey. We are more committed than ever to working with you to increase the
number of registered organ and tissue donors so that waiting lists can become a thing of the past.
You are making an incredible difference. On a personal note: Thank You.
David A. Laskow, MD
Debra L. Morgan, MSW, LCSW
Shamkant Mulgaonkar, MD
Trish O’Keefe, RN, MSN
Hospital Administrator Representative
Ty J. Olson, MD
Neurosurgeon Representative
Joseph S. Roth
President and Chief Executive Officer
NJ Sharing Network
John S. Radomski, MD
Prakash Rao, PhD, MBA, FACHE, HCLD
Human Histocompatibility Specialist Representative
Bruce Stroever
Tissue Bank Representative
Harry Sun, MD
Dorian J. Wilson, MD
Mark J. Zucker, MD
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NJ Sharing Network President & CEO, Joe Roth,
and his wife, Lori, carry our life-saving message
wherever they go -- including trips to Mexico.
Joe Roth, president & CEO of NJ Sharing Network, recently appeared on NJTV as a guest of
Steve Adubato, Jr. to discuss the tremendous
gift of organ and tissue donation.
FOUNDATION BOARD
Peter Rooney, Chair
As we look back on 2012 there are so many reasons for
us to be proud. We’ve seen our Annual 5K Walk and USATF
Certified Race become a cornerstone event, helping us honor
our donors, provide hope to those on the waiting list, and
remember the lives lost while waiting. The 5K also gives
recipients a way to express thanks for a second chance at life.
I am so pleased to report that in just two years the 5K
has raised more than $1 million. We are looking forward to
this year’s event on June 9.
And we’ve just completed our first-ever annual appeal,
a successful effort that raises even more philanthropic dollars to support our education, research and
life-saving work. We are so thankful to donor family member Barbara Kuzminski for sharing the
heart-warming story of her grandson, Jonathon, as part of our appeal.
I also must express my heartfelt gratitude to Donna Albanese for her three years of dedication
and leadership as chair of the Foundation. Donna has been an inspiring volunteer and supporter for
more than a decade.
Donna passes the torch to Peter Rooney, a senior-level health care marketing executive who
brings a wealth of professional and personal experience to this new position. In these pages you can
learn more about Peter and his plans as chairman of the Foundation.
We have other board news to report. Helen Taverna Reagan, an entrepreneur and interior
designer, has joined the board following her husband, Mark, a heart recipient and founding member.
Also joining the board is another long-time supporter, Juanita DiNizo. Juanita lost her husband,
Romano, who was on the transplant waiting list, and she knows our work is far from over. Nearly
5,000 people in New Jersey continue to wait for life-saving organs.
To all our supporters a heartfelt thanks. Together we continue our work to save lives everyday.
Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide
Resident of Mendham
Marla Bace, Vice Chair
Circles, a division of Sodexo
Resident of Berkeley Heights
Philip S. Kolm, Treasurer
Resident of Fort Lee
Alberta D’Addio, Secretary
Resident of Watchung
Donna Albanese, Immediate Past Chairperson
Dairy Queen of Plainfield
Resident of Scotch Plains
J.D. de Leon
Resident of Jersey City
Juanita DiNizo
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Resident of Scotch Plains
Phyllis L. Elin
Resident of Stewartsville
Lenore C. Ford
Resident of Morristown
Randi Geffner
Resident of Livingston
Honorable F. Michael Giles
Resident of West Orange
Derlys M. Gutierrez, Esq.
Adams Stern Gutierrez & Lattiboudere, LLC
Resident of Montclair
Thomas Ludlum, Esq.
City of Paterson Law Department
Ludlum Law Offices
Resident of Glen Rock
Lisa Meyers
Summit YMCA
Resident of Summit
Anthony E. Pizzutillo
Smith Pizzutillo LLC
Resident of Lawrenceville
Helen Taverna Reagan
Resident of Basking Ridge
Suzann Rizzo
Investors Bank
Resident of Staten Island
Elisse E. Glennon
Executive Director
NJ Sharing Network Foundation
H
onoring those who gave, paying tribute to those who
received, offering hope to those who continue to wait, and
remembering the lives lost while waiting...for the gift of life.
You can help in our life-saving mission:
Bernard Simon
Resident of Edison
Myles Varley
Personal Resource Management Associates, Inc.
Resident of Mount Olive Township
Ex-Officio Members:
Joseph S. Roth
Barry Newman
President and CEO
NJ Sharing Network
Chief Financial Officer
NJ Sharing Network
Elisse Glennon
Executive Director
NJ Sharing Network Foundation
EDITORIAL TEAM
Mara Barlow
Assistant Director, Marketing and Communications
NJ Sharing Network
Lernard Freeman
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Register to become an organ and tissue donor
Make a contribution
Sign-up for our 5K Walk/Race, June 9, 2013 in New Providence
Support our Golf & Tennis Classic, October 7, 2013 at Baltusrol
Golf Club
Public Relations Manager
NJ Sharing Network
Romelle Holmgren Lysenko, MSW, LCSW
Donor Family Aftercare Coordinator
NJ Sharing Network
Wendy Rothschild
Funeral Home Medical Examiner Liaison
NJ Sharing Network
Co-Produced by Jaffe Communications
& Campbell Health Media
www.NJSharingNetwork.org
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ABOVE AND BEYOND
Newark Couple’s Outreach to Hispanics Builds
on Son’s Legacy of Generosity
For Iris and Ezequiel Garcia, life seemed
bleak. Grief over their son’s death made each
day difficult; they wondered how they would go
on. Their 28-year-old son, Reinaldo, a teacher at
Science Park High School in Newark, died in a
motorcycle accident in September of 2011.
“When something like this happens, you
search for a reason to keep living,” said Ezequiel, in the living room of the family’s turn-ofthe-century home in the Forest Hill section of
Newark. “We were lost. Then we realized we
wanted to do something to keep Reinaldo’s
legacy alive. He was sweet, caring and loving
and we wanted to honor his memory.”
After the one-year anniversary of their son’s
death, the couple visited NJ Sharing Network to
learn how they could support organ and tissue
donation, specifically within the Hispanic com-
munity. Their son, a physical
education and health
teacher, talked about donation with his students, and
his older brother knew
he wanted to be a donor.
Reinaldo’s corneas, heart
valves, and bone were
donated to help others.
His parents now want
to build on their son’s
generosity – a decision that
has brought solace and new
purpose to their lives.
“We visited NJ Sharing Network and we
were amazed,” said Iris. “Elisse (Glennon, executive director of the NJ Sharing Network Foundation,) treated us like she knew us for years. We
“People respond better
when they
hear something in their own language.
”
– Ezequiel Garcia
Ezequiel and Iris Garcia, of Newark, pin a patch the couple made in memory of their son, Reinaldo, to a quilt honoring organ
and tissue donors from New Jersey.
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left that day and decided that supporting this
organization is a way we can honor our son.”
The couple, both educators who emigrated from Puerto Rico and who have lived
and worked in New Jersey for four decades, talk
with Hispanic community and church groups
about donation.
“People respond better when they hear
something in their own language,” Ezequiel
said. “We need more education. Some people
mistakenly think doctors will not work hard to
save them if they are registered organ donors,
or that they would be too old to donate.” The
couple also has helped translate written information about donation into Spanish, and they
often talk to Spanish-language media on behalf
of the cause.
Transplantation experts say health outcomes would improve for minority recipients if
minority donation increased. Minorities comprise 56 percent of those on the U.S. transplant
waiting list, while only representing 30 percent
of living and 34 percent of deceased donors.
In their living room, near photographs of
Reinaldo, as well as his two brothers and the
couple’s first grandchild, the couple remembered their son as a talented athlete dedicated
to his students and to his family. Iris and
Ezequiel said their efforts to support organ and
tissue donation build on their son’s legacy and
keep his spirit alive.
LET’S GET CLINICAL
Morris County Medical Examiner Plays Critical Role
in Tissue, Cornea Donation
In the field of tissue donation, the clock
begins ticking as soon as a patient passes away.
Tissue must be recovered within 15 to 24
hours or donations could be for naught.
Dr. Ronald Suarez, the Morris County
Medical Examiner, understands the critical role
he and other medical examiners play in tissue
donation; he does all he can to support families
who want to donate.
“Not everybody can be an organ donor.
For the majority of families who want to
donate, tissue may be their only opportunity,”
Dr. Suarez said.
Dr. Suarez frequently facilitates the
recovery of tissue before he conducts an
autopsy, reducing time as well as the chance
of contamination. He said many medical
examiners, but not all, follow that protocol,
a measure that increases available tissue.
“We all know about organ donation;
organs are lifesaving,” he said. “Tissue is not
quite that obvious. We need to get the story
out about how tissue donation can help
children with orthopedic cancers and burn
patients. Cornea donation helps preserve or
restore eyesight. Heart valves help people live
again. So many others are helped, too.”
Dr. Suarez said only rarely must he decline
to recover tissue. A criminal investigation would
not necessarily prevent tissue donation, although
Dr. Suarez generally consults with prosecutors
first and on rare occasions may limit the tissue
he recovers to parts of the body not affected by
a possible crime.
He credited NJ Sharing Network with building strong bonds with medical examiners.
Wendy Rothschild, funeral home and
medical examiner liaison for NJ Sharing Network,
said some medical examiners will allow tissue
recovery only after an autopsy is complete, which
sometimes pushes recovery past the time limit and
causes the donation to be lost.
“Dr. Suarez will incorporate our needs within
his investigative process,” she said. “He completely
understands and values our mission.”
Four New Jersey Hospitals Participate
in National Learning Congress
Representatives of four New Jersey
hospitals participated in the National Learning
Congress in October as part of a nationwide
effort to increase the number of organ and
tissue donations across America.
Physicians and nursing leadership from
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New
Brunswick, Overlook Medical Center in Summit,
Capital Health in Trenton and Cooper Medical
Center in Camden travelled to Grapevine, TX, to
learn new tools to ensure every organ donation
meets exceptional quality standards.
“The National Learning Congress helps
ensure that donated organs are held in the highest regard and appropriately safeguarded for
transplantation,” said Joe Roth, president &
CEO, NJ Sharing Network, who invited representatives of the four hospitals to participate.
“The four hospitals are eager to work
toward implementing best practices to improve
organ donation and transplantation,” Joe said.
and Cooper Medical Center received the prestigious Silver Medal of Honor Award for achieving
both national donor consent and conversion rates.
About 2,000 hospital and organ procurement organization representatives from around
the country participated in the conference, considered the largest program of its kind focusing
on increasing donations.
Attention Critical Care Professionals:
Interested in learning more about how
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from UMDNJ
Susan McVicker of The University
Hospital’s Family Support Team retires
after years of service and dedication. Her
career was spent helping to support
families in their time of need, and fulfilling
loved one’s end-of-life decisions. Susan is
pictured on her last day with Oscar
Colon, a clinical donation specialist from
NJ Sharing Network, (left) and UMDNJ’s
Devashish Anjaria, MD (right).
our Donor Advocacy Trainings. Go to www.NJSharingNetwork.org today and sign-up!
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SHARING
news
Donor Mom Hears Daughter’s Heart Beat
in Hillsborough College Student
The moment an organ recipient and a
donor family meet is a moment filled with
emotion.
Time does little to lessen the feelings.
More than seven years ago, Joseph DiSanto
of Hillsborough was hospitalized and on the
organ donation waiting list. He would die without a new heart. He was just an 11 year-old boy.
On July 8, 2006, Natalia Crousillat, a 22
year-old, was killed in an automobile accident
near Washington, D.C. Her heart gave Joseph a
chance to grow up.
Jump forward to October, 2012. Natalia’s
mother, Guili Crousillat, traveled to New Jersey
to meet Joseph for the first time and to listen to
her daughter’s heart beat in his chest. At the
meeting, she hugged Joseph and held her ear to
his chest, sobbing.
The emotional first meeting was followed
with talk about their lives and Natalia’s generous decision to check “yes” to organ donation
on her driver’s license. Joseph, now a student at
Monmouth University in West Long Branch,
told Giuli that he respects his gift of life and that
he wants to volunteer to spread the word about
organ and tissue donation. Then he handed her
the medal he won from the Transplant Games
of America.
The meeting was filmed by WNBC-NY
and News 12 of New Jersey. Both segments are
available on www.NJSharingNetwork.org.
Joe DiSanto, an 18 year-old heart recipient from Hillsborough,
NJ, meets the mother of his donor, Guiliana Crousillat, for
the first time at NJ Sharing Network's headquarters in New
Providence. Joe also gave Guiliana one of the medals he won
at the Transplant Games of America during the emotion-filled
meeting to show her what her daughter’s gift has allowed
him to do since receiving a life-saving transplant.
NJ Sharing Network Schedules First
Annual Volunteer Conference on April 6
Hall Honors
Bill Reitsma
Bill Reitsma, the former vice president of clinical services and founding
member of NJ Sharing Network, with his
wife Nancy, during a ceremony to honor
his 32 year career in organ donation and
transplantation. Bill helped establish NJ
Sharing Network, where he worked until
retiring last December. NJ Sharing Network dedicated its Hall of Remembrance
in Bill’s honor, recognizing the profound
impact he has had on the transplant community over the past three decades.
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NJ Sharing Network volunteers and those
interested in volunteering are urged to mark
their calendars for Saturday, April 6, for a full
day of important updates about organ and tissue donation and to thank those who help NJ
Sharing Network fulfill its life-saving mission.
with a Volunteer Appreciation Celebration in
the afternoon.
“This day-long conference to be held at
NJ Sharing Network headquarters, is a great
opportunity for active volunteers to attend
training to stay abreast of new information and
provide new volunteers with information
they will need as they begin to volunteer,”
explained Sandy Erwin, assistant director of the
NJ Sharing Network Foundation.
Among the many sessions will be one
focused on the annual NJ Sharing Network 5K
Walk/Race with advice for team captains about
how to use email, social media, and the web to
drive team contributions and participation.
Participants can select topics of interest, including clinical aspects of organ donation and
transplantation, up-to-date facts and figures,
speaker training and more. The day culminates
Joe Roth, president & CEO of NJ Sharing
Network, will present the organization’s vision.
There will also be a general session on legislation governing organ donation.
Anyone interested in becoming a new
volunteer can complete their training at one
of the monthly new volunteer training sessions.
For more information and to RSVP for the
April 6 event, contact Amanda Abramo at
[email protected].
For Twins, 18th Birthday is Time to Register as Organ Donors
Turning 18 years old is a milestone for any
young person.
Twins Lauren and Stephanie Turci, and
about 25 advanced Spanish students at West
Morris Central High School in Chester, decided
to mark the big day – which fell on National
Donor Day (February 14) – to become registered organ and tissue donors and to educate
others about the need for life-saving transplants.
The teenagers invited Ezequiel and Iris
Garcia of Newark to the high school to tell the
story of their son, Reinaldo, who died in a
motorcycle accident and became a donor. The
couple told the students that knowing their son
helped others has provided them with a measure of solace during their time of grief.
The program, all in Spanish, was part of
a community awareness project assigned by
Spanish teachers Betsy Lynch and Maria Zezes.
“We became adults and can register as
donors on our official driver’s licenses,”
explained Stephanie. “Teens may shy away from
these issues, but it’s important that we under-
stand and can make informed decisions.”
Stephanie and Lauren are the daughters of
Barbara Turci, who is Donation Education
Manager at NJ Sharing Network. The teens are
asking, in lieu of birthday presents, that people
donate to their 5K Walk/Race team, Long
Valley Laps for Life.
Ms. Pumps, the official mascot of NJ Sharing Network,
celebrated her third birthday, which happens to be National
Donor Day, with students and teachers at West Morris
Central High School in Chester. Twin sisters, Stephanie
and Lauren Turci (l-r), standing on either side of Ms. Pumps,
also celebrated turning 18 on February 14. Also pictured
(l-r) are: Ezequiel and Iris Garcia, a donor family from Newark,
Maria Zezes and Betsy Lynch, both Spanish teachers at
the high school, Barb Turci, mother of Stephanie and
Lauren, and Oscar Colon, a clinical donation specialist at
NJ Sharing Network.
Hurricane Sandy Did Not Stop Life-Saving Heart Transplant
The call came just after Hurricane Sandy
ripped through New Jersey, knocking down
trees and power lines, and sending homes into
the sea.
The call said a heart was available for Newark
resident Angel Vasquez. The organ needed to be
retrieved from a Mid-Western hospital.
NJ Sharing Network arranged for a
chartered plane that left New Jersey in the afternoon of October 31 with Margarita Camacho,
surgical director of Barnabas Health’s Cardiac
Transplant program, and George Forleo, a
surgical recovery specialist from NJ Sharing
Network. The team returned that evening and
surgery began an hour later at the Harvey and
Georgina Weinstein National Heart and Lung
Transplant Center at Newark Beth Israel
Medical Center.
The hospital transplant team performed
the surgery while much of the state was
plunged into darkness, relying completely on
generator power.
Angel Vasquez woke up the next day with
a new heart.
The transplant was successful because
both NJ Sharing Network and Barnabas Health
were prepared.
“We have spent a lot of time preparing for
these emergencies,” Joe Roth, president and
CEO of NJ Sharing Network, told Star-Ledger
medical reporter Susan K. Livio, who wrote an
article on the Hurricane Sandy transplant.
“We have a very large generator in New
Providence. We lost power Monday evening
and there was no hiccup in our operations.
Employees had hotel rooms, and we have
emergency vehicles with lights and sirens so we
can get them around town as necessary.”
After beginning his life with a new heart,
Angel thanked God and his doctors.
Angel Vasquez recovering after his heart transplant at
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
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On the front cover:
Top Row: (L - R) Doug Burns, Tim Malone,
Chris Drozd, Pat “POPS” Malone
Middle Row: Peg Simurra, Pam Drozd, Geri Entrup
Kneeling: John Olesin, Tyler Malone
Pictured here:
Chris Drozd, Pam Drozd, Tim Malone
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MIKE’S
Story
5K RACE KEEPS LEGACY ALIVE
When Pam Drozd and her 5K team members lace up their sneakers and move through the
streets of New Providence this June, they will be
honoring her husband, Michael Drozd, and his
legacy of generosity in both life and death.
They will walk or run to educate others
not just about the value of organ donation – but
about the value of tissue donation as well.
The “I Am Drozd” team will be one of
more than 250 teams participating in the thirdannual NJ Sharing Network 5K Walk/Race, a
USTAF-certified race. More than 5,000 participants are expected to fill the roads for the June
9 event.
Mike, a volunteer firefighter known for his
kindness to others, made it clear to his wife,
Pam, that he wanted to be a donor.
“He said, ‘If I don’t need it and somebody
else does, they can have it. Let them take whatever can help someone else.’ That was how
Mike lived his life, giving to others,” recalled
Pam. In 2008, a faulty rear axle in the truck Mike
was driving caused an accident on Route 4 in
Paramus. At the hospital, his heart could
not be re-started. Mike’s story drives home the
importance of talking to loved ones about
donation wishes.
Because he died instantly, Mike was not a
candidate for organ donation. A person must be
on mechanical support and declared brain dead
in order for organs to be viable for transplant.
“The hospital told me that Mike could not
donate his organs. I did not think I could be any
more devastated at this point, but I was. I felt as
if I had failed him by not fulfilling his wishes to
be an organ donor,” Pam recalled.
Tissue donation also can help donor
families. “Mike lived his life helping others, so
knowing that he was able to help people even
after death brings me some solace,” Pam said.
Mike and Pam met while volunteering at
the Bergen County Fire Academy. They hit it
But soon after, she spoke to transplant
coordinators from NJ Sharing Network and
learned that Mike was a candidate for tissue
donation. Pam immediately agreed, knowing
donation would honor Mike’s wishes.
“Mike was able to help 57 people. 57!
That’s an incredible number of people all over
the country whose lives are better now because
of Mike. When we participate in the 5K, we will
be honoring Mike’s generosity and keeping his
legacy alive,” Pam said.
Tissue donation can enhance lives in many
ways. Donated cornea can help blind people
see again. A donated heart valve can save a life.
Donated bone can prevent an amputation for a
child with bone cancer. Donated skin can help
a burn victim recover and live a more normal
life. The list goes on.
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off immediately; Mike asked Pam to go out that
very night.
“I said, ‘I just met you!’” Pam recalled. But
soon they were seeing each other regularly.
Mike worked with computers and later was a
fire inspector for the Township of Mahwah.
He was a volunteer with the Mahwah Fire
Department and a volunteer driver for Mahwah
Ambulance and Rescue Squad Co. #1. He also
served as Pipe Sergeant with the Bergen County
Firefighters Pipe Band.
The couple married in 2006; Mike died 22
months later. They were together just five
years. “But the way we lived and loved each
other gave us more happiness than many people
experience in a lifetime,” Pam recalls.
This will not be the first time the “I Am
Drozd” team will participate in the 5K. Last
year, 38 people came out to honor Mike, each
wearing the Hawaiian shirts Mike loved.
Recently, team members gathered in Mahwah
to talk about this year’s event.
“We are running again to honor Mike,”
said Mike's brother, Christopher Drozd. “If you
ever needed anything, Mike was there. At his
wake, we heard story after story of how Mike
helped people. A friend had a leak on his roof
during a storm, and Mike showed up with a
ladder and a tarp to help out – during the storm!
Who does that?”
Christopher Drozd said all Mike’s siblings
now are registered organ and tissue donors.
“That’s another legacy of my brother,” he said.
The “I Am Drozd”
team comprises family
members on both sides, as
well as friends, including
many who knew Mike from
his varied work as a volunteer. Doug Burns knew
Mike from the pipe band,
noting Pam introduced
him to NJ Sharing Network.
“Being a donor is something Members of the ‘I am Drozd’ team at last year's 5K, wearing the Hawaiian shirts that
you don't think about, but Mike loved.
now we all know so much
“You take an athlete who might never be
more about organ donation. It’s as simple
as checking off yes on your driver’s license,” able to play a sport again because of a torn
he said.
ACL. With tissue donation, that person can get
While some on the team are learning his or her life back,” Pam said.
about donation, Pam’s cousin, Peggy Simurra,
already understood the need for organ transplants and tissue donation. She is a nurse with
experience working with dialysis patients. She
also donated her own kidney to the husband of
a friend.
“Donation has always been something I
believe in,” Peggy said. “And I am happy that
Mike is putting some focus on tissue donation
as well. I think people know much less about
the value of tissue donation, which can enhance
the lives of so many people.”
Organ donation may get more headlines.
But Pam said she, too, is happy that her
husband’s story can help spread the word about
tissue donation.
At the 5K, Mike’s friends and family – some
who met each other only through the 5K
Walk/Race – shared stories of his life, another
way the 5K event is keeping Mike’s legacy alive.
“When we get together, everybody has a
chance to talk about Mike,” said Pat Malone,
Pam’s father. Pam’s brother, Tim Malone,
recalled when he and Mike both shaved their
heads to raise money for a children’s cancer
charity.
“Nobody was surprised that Mike was a
registered donor,” said Tim Malone. “He was
the type of person who would drop everything
for everybody else. That’s the kind of guy he
was – and now he’s doing things for others, for
all of us, even after he’s gone.”
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Hosted by
Business Leader Owes
Her
Repaired ACL
to Donated Tissue
As a business leader in downtown New
Providence, Michelle Brugger has been a
supporter of NJ Sharing Network.
Her team “Martial Arts for Life” will
participate in the NJ Sharing Network 5K
Walk/Race for the second time. Michelle
supports NJ Sharing Network for its local ties
and life-saving mission.
But Michelle also learned that she has
a personal connection to the organization’s
work. She is a tissue recipient now able to
walk without pain and pursue her career in
martial arts. She is owner of Martial Arts for
Life in New Providence, and without the surgery using donated tissue, she would not be
able to own this business that she loves.
“I was talking to NJ Sharing Network’s
Jackie Lue Raia who shared her experience
donating her mother’s organs and tissue. She
mentioned a soccer player who had her ACL
repaired with donated tissue. I thought, ‘Wait
a minute! I had my ACL repaired. They told
me it was donated tissue but I didn’t make the
connection. But, yes, I am a tissue recipient,’”
she said.
martial arts instructor. Her leg would just
not function.
Now 31 years old, she recalls the surgeon
saying donor tissue would be used to repair
her knee.
“The surgery allowed me to be myself
again, to do what I love. I never really considered where the donor tissue came from or
thought of someone’s generosity to donate. I
have a great sense of gratitude now. I have my
life back because someone chose to give a gift
that could help so many,” she said.
She is especially grateful to create a team
to run in the 5K on June 9.
“If I did not have that surgery I would not
even be able to walk, let alone run, in a 5K,”
she said.
Michelle Brugger is the owner of Martial Arts for Life in
New Providence and a tissue recipient.
The Many Ways
Tissue Can Help
Her story underscores the myriad of uses
for donor tissue; sometimes even the recipients
are not aware, or forget, the origins of the
materials used in their medical interventions.
And only because of Michelle’s ACL repair is
she physically able to race in the 5K.
She was 24 years old when she fully
ruptured her ACL, a crucial ligament in the
knee. Her leg swelled; she had difficulty walking
and even standing. She was unable to run or
perform in any sports, which not only stopped
her from the activities she loved, but also
stopped her from fulfilling her career as a
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A Lifelong Connection –
The Story of a Daughter and a Mother
Lee Anne Walter gave
the gift of life.
It was December 1983 when Darcie Weber
was playing for the girls’ basketball team at
Johnson Creek High School in Wisconsin and
realized she was not feeling well. She had been
elbowed in the gut during a game and blamed
it for the pain.
Weeks passed. As her team marched that
winter to the state finals – a huge achievement
for a grades 7-12 school with only 250 students
– Darcie knew she had to keep playing. The
team needed her.
But the six-foot-tall junior was exhausted,
on the verge of collapsing when the team
ultimately clinched the title.
Things went from bad to worse. Living in
a house with 11 siblings, one bathroom and a
father being treated for prostate cancer, it was
hard to get special attention.
Local doctors dismissed her strange weight
gain, constant sleep, swollen ankles and lack of
menstruation as teen pregnancy, or perhaps
acute hepatitis.
It all reached a head at 11 a.m. one hot day
in August 1984, as the 17 year-old sat shivering
in her house in a sweater, under three coats,
gasping for breath. A brother drove her to the
University of Wisconsin Medical Center in
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Madison; she continually vomited in the van
during the ride.
Doctors took a barrage of tests, the results
were evident: Her liver was destroyed; she was
about to die.
donation,” said Jane Walter, now 75, a soft-spoken widow living in Fort Pierce, Fl. “I remember they asked me if I wanted to donate Lee
Anne’s organs and tissue. I really didn’t know
much about it, but we just decided to do it.”
Miles Away
Because of this generous gift, Lee Anne
helped many, with her eyes, her kidney, her
heart and, of course, her liver.
Some 925 miles due southeast that same
day, Mary Ellen McGlynn had just started
working as a transplant coordinator for Newark
Beth Israel Medical Center. She was called to
Somerset Medical Center to evaluate Lee Anne
Walter, a beautiful, blond-haired, 17 year-old
girl who had died from injuries sustained in a
terrible car accident.
Devastated from their loss, Lee Anne’s
parents found the strength to make the lifesaving decision to help others through organ
and tissue donation. Mary Ellen started making
calls to transplant centers to find recipients
when she learned of an urgent need for a liver
at the University of Wisconsin.
Within minutes, plans were made for a
Wisconsin transplant team to fly to New Jersey
and bring the liver back. That next day, Lee
Anne’s donated liver was placed inside Darcie,
saving her life.
“I didn’t know a lot at the time about organ
Ten Years Later
By 1994, Darcie was a 27 year-old surgical
technician in Milwaukee. She thought often of
Jane Walter – the mom whose selfless act in a
moment of grief had saved her life.
She wondered if Jane was still alive. If so,
how could she thank her? Darcie finally put
words to paper; the words flowed about her
life in Milwaukee and about how she was so
thankful for the life-saving organ.
Weeks later, she received a hand-written
response from Jane, with a photo of Lee Anne.
Jane told Darcie how Lee Anne died in a car
accident. “I looked at that letter at least once
a week,” Darcie said. “I looked at that picture
of that beautiful girl with the long blonde hair.
I tried to figure out what she liked and what
she did.”
“My brain clicked,” Mary Ellen said. “1984.
Walter. Oh, my goodness!”
“I asked Jane what her daughter’s name
was,” she said. “When she said ‘Lee Anne,’ it all
came back to me. The flight from Wisconsin…
The liver transplant that saved a 17 year-old
girl’s life... All of it.”
Mary Ellen McGlynn, RN, NJ Sharing Network
Manager, Family Aftercare Program
In 2011
Time would pass again; the two would not
swap letters again until 2011. Re-enter Mary
Ellen McGlynn – the transplant coordinator –
into the story.
By 2011, Mary Ellen had been working
for two decades at NJ Sharing Network, now
managing the donor family aftercare program.
In May that year, Mary Ellen was running a
bereavement workshop for donor families
coping with a recent death.
Sitting among the group was Jane, who
Mary Ellen had never met. Jane quietly said she
was there because her husband, Arthur, had
died in 2010. But she noted she first became
involved in organ and tissue donation in 1984,
when her daughter died.
Letter-Writing Tips
for Recipients
• Acknowledge your donor family’s loss with an
expression of sympathy.
• Say “thank you.” It may not capture all of your
feelings, but it’s a start.
• Tell your story – explain how your transplant
experience has changed your life. Tell them about
yourself, your family, your hobbies and interests.
• You may want to tell the family that you would like
to hear from them or meet them in the future (if they
choose) and that you will respect their feelings on
this matter.
Letter-Writing Tips
for Donor Families
• Share whatever is comfortable for you about your
loved one, their hobbies and interests.
• Tell them why the decision to donate was made.
• Wish them well in their recovery.
Jane asked how Darcie was faring. Mary
Ellen said she did not know, but it prompted her
to reach out to the University of Wisconsin for
an update.
“I learned that Darcie was doing great and
would love to have contact again with the donor
family,” Mary Ellen said. “I was able to send the
information on to Jane, and I felt really good
that they wanted to have personal contact with
each other.”
Was I sounding selfish?”
Darcie spilled out her life in a four-page
letter, including a photo of her family. It took
Jane some time, but she again replied, noting
she had recently lost her husband, whose tissue
she also donated.
There was some talk of Darcie and her
family stopping by Fort Pierce on a vacation to
Florida, if finances would allow. Jane said she
would welcome that visit.
But Darcie’s mind continues to swirl. What
would she do when she finally met Jane, after
all these years?
“If I got to meet her, I would give her the
best hug ever,” Darcie said. “I would ask her
about her daughter. And I would thank her
again and again.”
By 2011, Darcie’s, life had become hectic.
She was 44 years old, married (now Darcie
Zietlow), with two young boys and a mortgage,
while juggling life as a full-time surgical nurse.
But when she had learned someone from New
Jersey was looking for her, all she could think
about – once again – was Jane Walter.
It was time to write another letter.
“One of the hardest things to do is write
this kind of thing,” Darcie said. “You don’t want
to brag, but I wanted her to know a part of her
daughter was still on this earth. I didn’t know
how to put it in words without sounding bad.
Darcie continues to celebrate her gift of life with her family at
their Wisconsin home.
Why You May Not Receive
a Letter in Return
It may take months or perhaps years before an organ recipient and/or family member of a
donor is ready to send and/or receive a letter. Be aware that you may never hear from them.
An organ transplant is a major surgical procedure and it can take several months before a
recipient feels healthy again. Other times, the transplant may not have been a complete success.
Although some organ recipients may be open to receiving correspondence, others may feel
overwhelmed and find it difficult to express their thanks and gratitude. “Survivor’s guilt” often is
felt by an organ recipient, making him/her unable to respond to a donor family letter until they
come to terms with these feelings.
On the other side, some donor families may not write for personal reasons. Certain people
find it helpful to disconnect from situations that remind them of their loss. However, once time
has passed, some donor families are able to communicate with recipients.
It’s important to keep in mind that everyone has a right to privacy. And, that every individual
deals with situations differently and in their own time.
• If you would like to hear from them, let them know.
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Journeys
of t
he
Heart
Heart Recipient Rides Donate Life Rose Parade Float
to Honor Donors and Spread Message of Hope
Mark Reagan recalled standing on the
Donate Life Rose Parade Float, the cool wind
against his face and throngs of people applauding block after block.
“The emotion I felt from the audience was
as powerful as the emotion I felt meeting the
donor families and recipients riding on the float
with me,” Mark said. “People on the parade
route were giving us the ‘thumbs up’ sign and
cheering us on. We were so close to the curb
and the crowd never let up. It was spectacular.”
Mark, a heart recipient from Basking
Ridge, rode on the Donate Life float at this
year’s Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena
as one of 32 riders who were recipients, living
donors, or who represented deceased donors.
He stood next to the “floragraph” of his 18 yearold donor, Jorge Gonzales. In the crowd was
Jorge’s family.
Mark Reagan spends time with the family of the late Jorge
Gonzales, Jr., whose organ donation saved Mark’s life.
Pictured (left to right) are: Helen Taverna Reagan, Mark’s
wife, Magaly Gonzales, Mark Reagan, Lucia Gonzales and
Jorge Gonzales, Sr.
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Mark rode on the float to honor his donor
and spread the word about organ and tissue
donation to more than one million people along
the parade route, and another 40 million who
watched on television.
“The float was a celebration of the whole
Donate Life process,” Mark recalled. “It was a
celebration of my story and the stories of so
many others.”
The tenth-annual Donate Life float was
constructed with a pathway of looping hearts
lined with 72 “floragraphs,” or depictions of
deceased donors, including Jorge, created through
flowers, seeds and organic materials. The theme
of the float was “Journeys of the Heart.”
Mark knows these journeys. A successful
businessman in the construction industry, he
was on a business trip in the Amazon in 1995
when he contracted a viral infection that
attacked his heart. He went into cardiac arrest
in 1998 and doctors told him his only hope was
a heart transplant. He spent nearly six months
at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in 2003
before he learned a heart was available.
The heart came from Jorge, an 18 year-old
from Florida who had attended a program for
the special needs children his father worked
with in the state. After the event, the teen told
his parents to go home, he would stay late
to clean up. He died in a car accident while
driving home.
Hours after Jorge passed away, Mark was
wheeled into the operating room. He woke up to
a second chance at life. After his transplant, he
wanted to meet the people who made his new life
possible. Eventually Mark and his wife, Helen,
traveled to Florida to meet the Gonzales family.
“The Gonzales family had a wonderful,
young, healthy and terrific 18 year-old who was
doing a good thing,” Mark recalled. “His family
exhibited incredible generosity amidst their
unspeakable grief.”
A few years later the Gonzales family flew
up to Boston for a Reagan family gathering, and
this New Year’s Day the two families met in
Pasadena.
“It was an incredible four days,” Mark said.
“To see the donor mom listening to your heart
and hearing her son’s heart beat ... There are
really few words.”
Mark has brought comfort to the Gonzales
family, said Jorge’s sister, Lucia, who accompanied
her parents, Magaly and Jorge Sr., to Pasadena.
“Losing Jorge is not something our family
will ever get over. But Mark is very special to my
parents. And I cannot imagine not knowing
Mark in my life. We are like family,” Lucia said.
She was moved by the parade and the
Donate Life activities surrounding the event.
“Mark truly honored my brother. And seeing people who are alive today because of organ
donation was amazing,” she said. “Having Mark
in our lives has brought light to our darkness.”
Elisse Glennon, executive director of the
NJ Sharing Network Foundation, joined the
New Jersey delegation at the parade.
Floragraph on Rose Parade Float Honors
11 year-old Organ Donor
Heart recipient Mark Reagan is holding a photo of his donor,
Jorge Gonzales, while he proudly waves to his donor family
who is watching this moment from the grandstands. Jorge's
floragraph is appropriately located right next to Mark.
“For me, one of the best moments was
seeing Mark on the float, locking eyes with his
donor family in the grandstand,” Elisse said. “It
was very moving and reminded us all how
fragile life can be.”
The Donate Life families in Pasadena
attended a brunch for 500 people. Mark met a
child with cancer whose arm was saved from
amputation by a donated femur. He met other
heart recipients, as well as the family of a baby
who died in infancy and whose organs saved the
lives of many other children.
Before he left for Pasadena, Mark stopped
at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, where he
spoke to two men waiting for hearts: Trevor
Williams, a 22 year-old Summit resident, and
Brian Eaton, a 48 year-old Pine Beach resident
and father of two teenagers. He hugged the two
men and offered hope.
“You will get your life back,” he told the
two men.
Mark, a founding board member of the NJ
Sharing Network Foundation, continues to
support the mission of NJ Sharing Network and
his wife, Helen, is now a board member. But he
quickly objects to the assumption that he feels
an obligation to educate others because of his
good fortune.
“Obligation, no, not at all,” he said. “To
me, having the opportunity to spread the word
about organ donation is truly a gift. I see my
efforts as a gift I have been given and not an
obligation at all.”
After 11 year-old Jason Jiaa of Livingston
died of an allergic reaction, his mother did not
immediately agree to allow his organs to be
donated. Distraught and confused, she reached
out to friends and family and spoke to a transplant coordinator from NJ Sharing Network.
“I spoke to many people and at the last
minute I made the best decision,” said Sue Jiaa,
whose son died in 2008. “The decision of generosity came from the strength of many people.”
Others are alive today because of that
decision. An eight year-old North Carolina girl
received Jason’s heart, a 33 year-old New
Jersey man received his kidney and pancreas,
a 55 year-old Wisconsin woman received his
other kidney, and a 47 year-old Maryland
woman received his liver.
The floragraph, created by volunteers in
California, was made of flowers, seeds and
other organic materials. It was one of 72
included on the Donate Life Rose Bowl Float
at the New Year’s Day parade in Pasadena, Ca.
To honor Jason and to spread the word about
organ donation, Jason’s mother and father,
Sue and Henry, put the finishing touches on a
“floragraph” at a December event at the
Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation in Cedar Grove.
Elisse Glennon, executive director of the
NJ Sharing Network Foundation, attended the
Tzu Chi Foundation event, along with local
and Chinese media. She said she found parallels between Tzu Chi Foundation philosophy
and the mission of NJ Sharing Network.
“The Tzu Chi Foundation believes in
showing great mercy and love, even to
strangers, with no expectation of getting
anything in return. At NJ Sharing Network, we
support donor families who give the gift of life
to strangers with no expectation of getting
anything in return,” she said.
Elisse added that NJ Sharing Network
works every day to help the 5,000 New Jersey
residents on the transplant waiting list get the
life-saving organs they need. “Our work would
not be possible without people like the Jiaa
family making these generous decisions,”
she said.
Jason’s mother said knowing that her
son’s organs saved others has given her some
measure of comfort in the midst of pain and
truly reflects her philosophy.
“We must help each other to make the
world beautiful. I learned that if I really loved
my son I needed to give his organs to help others live,” Sue said. “If you have heart for your
own son, you have heart for others,” she said.
The Taiwanese family continues to
receive support from the Buddhist Tzu Chi
Foundation, which supports organ donation.
Sue said helping others helps her heal.
“If you only think about yourself you will
become depressed. You must reach out to help
others to help yourself,” she said.
She described Jason as an academically
gifted student who played the piano and violin, and studied karate. His music teacher said
he had superior memory. Jason often was able
to master the school work of his older siblings.
Sue, who works in human resources, says
she has come to understand that life is not just
measured in years lived.
“Jason never complained. He showed
me how to be a better person and let me
spend those years with him. I feel blessed,” she
said. “After he passed away, our family clung
together and we became closer. We are all part
of him.”
Donor mom, Sue Jiaa of Livingston, put the finishing
touches on a floragraph rendering of her son, Jason,
at a decorating ceremony hosted by the Tzu Chi
Foundation in Cedar Grove, NJ. Jason’s donated organs
saved five lives. The floragraph was displayed on the
Donate Life float at the Tournament of Roses Parade
in Pasadena, CA on New Year’s Day. Debbie Chen,
executive director of the Tzu Chi Foundation, is also
pictured at the decorating ceremony.
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life
SOCIAL
Kudos!
Hard to find a seat at Café
Gourmet for the “Make A Difference Fundraiser” benefiting the
NJ Sharing Network Foundation.
Pictured (left to right)
enjoying the fundraiser are:
Jan Hines, NJ Sharing Network
Manager of Hospital Services,
Bob, a heart recipient, Kathy,
the daughter of NJ Sharing
Network volunteer and heart
recipient, Nick Cerbo, who is
seated next to her, Matthew
Pierone, owner of Café Gourmet,
and Nick’s cousin, Allison. Many
thanks to the Morris County
Transplant Group and Café
Gourmet for organizing this event.
Mara Barlow, Assistant Director of Marketing and
Communications for NJ Sharing Network, displays the
2012 MarCom Award. NJ Sharing Network was named a
Platinum Winner in the prestigious MarCom Awards for its
media campaign supporting the “NJ Sharing Network 5K
Walk/Race.” The 2012 international awards competition
recognizes creative achievement by marketing and
communication professionals.
D.C. Bound…
Elisse Glennon, executive director of the NJ Sharing Network Foundation, met with Ken
Orchard, president of TriState Capital Bank and board member of the NJ State Chamber
of Commerce, aboard the train for the 76th Annual Walk to Washington. NJ Sharing
Network spread the message of organ and tissue donation awareness by distributing
green bracelets and sunflower seed packets to fellow riders.
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Many thanks to our new partners at the Sanford-Brown
Institute in Iselin for inviting
NJ Sharing Network to speak
to their allied health students
during Family Wellness Week.
Sanford-Brown has also committed to forming a team for
the 3rd Annual 5K Walk/Race.
Welcome Team Sanford-Brown!
While presenting at the 61st Annual NJ Nursing
Students Convention in Atlantic City, NJ Sharing
Network’s Sharyn Sawczak, manager organ
donation services, and Alyssa D’Addio, resource
development coordinator, spent time with Tina
Conner (pictured on right), a living kidney donor
who helped save her husband’s life and Suzie
Carano, a donor family member, whose brother
saved and enhanced the lives of over 20 people.
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
in Camden will light the hospital’s
iconic 30-foot, 15-ton statue of the
Blessed Mother green each time a
patient is undergoing an organ
transplant at the hospital. The
statue will stay lit for several days.
The hospital plans to make this a
tradition for years to come.
Donate Life
Around the World
NJ Sharing Network’s own Alida Sandoval brought the
life-saving message of organ and tissue donation and
transplantation to the historic wall that surrounds Old
Jerusalem. Pictured (left to right) helping Alida carry
the message are her parents, Ruben and Carmenza
Sandoval, and aunt, Lilia Bustos.
NJ Sharing Network volunteer and kidney recipient
Colleen Amaro was thrilled to carry the organ and
tissue donation and transplantation message to
Jamaica for another installment of Donate Life
Around The World. Colleen also celebrated the eighth
anniversary of her life-saving kidney transplant on
the white sand beaches of the Caribbean.
Mollie Rubinstein, NJ Sharing Network 5K Team Captain for
“Linda’s Home Team,” traveled to Washington, DC, to participate
in President Obama’s Inauguration ceremonies. Thanks for
sharing the message with the other 800,000+ attendees,
Mollie. Hail to the Chief and to YOU, our Captain! See you
on June 9th at our 5K Walk/Race.
NJ Sharing Network hosted a Pediatric
Designator Requestor Program at
Morristown Medical Center. Barbara
Kuzminski (right) spoke about her
grandson, Jonathon, and the gift of life
he gave to three other children. Wyatt
(middle) received Jonathon’s liver.
Wyatt’s parents, Kimberly and Matthew,
shared their experience and thanked
the Kuzminski’s for saying yes to
organ donation.
Congratulations to NJ Sharing Network’s
financial whiz, Barry Newman, for being
honored as one of the top chief financial
officers in the state at the annual NJBIZ
CFO of the Year award ceremony. Pictured
with Barry as he accepts the award are
the judges for this year’s competition.
Way to go Barry!
NJ Sharing Network Hospital Services Manager, Zadith Colon,
sat down with Telemundo’s “Buenos Dias Nueva York” morning news anchor, Allen Villafana, to talk about the
importance of organ and tissue donation and transplantation. (Photo on left). In another television news program,
NJ Sharing Network Senior Family Support Coordinator, Jay Arriso, Jr, promoted organ donation with Dr. Tallaj,
host of La Salud de Nuestra Comunidad, and Ezequiel and Iris Garcia of Newark, donor parents.
Friends and collegeaues attend a
ceremony honoring Bill Reitsma as we dedicate
the “Hall of Remembrance” in his name.
To see more pictures from our events, please visit www.NJSharingNetwork.org.
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Sunflower Program Shines Light
on the Legacy of Donors
When Ena (Po-Po) Lue died in a car
accident on January 23, 2010, all her family
could think about was the sunshine.
They recalled how Po-Po would sing “You
are My Sunshine” to her children and grandchildren. When family and friends attended her
wake, they were given felt pins in yellow and
orange, shaped like happy sunbursts.
“It was a very, very cold day,” recalls her
daughter, Jackie Lue Raia. “We all needed a
little sunshine; a little bright spot.”
Po-Po, which translates into “grandma” in
Chinese, donated three of her organs. Fortythree other people benefitted from her tissue.
From the tragedy of Po-Po’s death, there
has been a rebirth – a grassroots effort of providing sunflower seeds to raise awareness about
the importance of organ and tissue donation.
The effort was spearheaded through Jackie,
who joined NJ Sharing Network in March 2012
as the manager of foundation development. She
calls the sunflowers “Po-Po Petals” after her
mom.
“When we plant one seed, it forms into a
beautiful new life that creates many other
seeds,” she said. “It is an incredible symbol of
what donors do, and how the gift of life can
touch so many, including their own loved ones.”
Since the program started, NJ Sharing
Network has distributed more than 1,000
sunflower seed packets to groups large and
small – from hospitals to schools. Recently the
Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce
placed the seed packets on 250 seats at a holiday
luncheon.
“One of the most impactful things we have
done with our sunflower seeds campaign is to
collaborate with our donor family council to
create letters of thanks on behalf of donor
families to go into our partner hospitals to
present them not only with sunflowers but
the sunflower packets as well,” said Jackie.
“Hospitals can proudly display that they have
partnered with NJ Sharing Network and are
helping to continue the gift of life through
organ and tissue donation.”
Jackie also helped distribute the seeds on
the train to Washington, D.C., where 900 state
lawmakers and business leaders traveled to the
To obtain packets of seeds, please contact
Jackie Lue Raia at [email protected]
Faith Leaders to Talk About
Life Saving Donation
In the event of unforeseen tragedy, families
often turn to their faith leaders for spiritual
support. The topic of organ and tissue donation
often enters the conversation. To increase
support and understanding of organ and tissue
donation, NJ Sharing Network offers FaithBased Community
Gatherings.
Every major
religion supports
donation. At the
gatherings, a panel
of faith leaders,
such as Jewish
rabbis, Catholic
priests, Protestant ministers,
Buddhist leaders
and others talk
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annual New Jersey Chamber of Commerce
Congressional dinner on January 31.
“My hope is that people will take the seeds
home, plant them and continue the legacy,”
Jackie says.
about how their faith supports donation.
“They talk of how donation is a generous
act supported by their faith,” said Jay Arisso,
senior family support coordinator for NJ
Sharing Network. At the gatherings, spiritual
leaders hear perspectives and personal testimony about how organ and tissue donation
saves lives, restores health, and offers healing to
families who have lost loved ones.
Donor Sabbath is a national weekend in
November that focuses on how religious leaders
can spread the life-saving message of organ and
tissue donation. “At our Donor Sabbath gathering, faith leaders talk about how their own faith
motivates them to support donation,” Jay said.
Another faith-based gathering is planned
for October 9. For additional information, contact Jay Arisso at [email protected].
NJ Sharing Network Holds
Annual Bereavement Workshop
Donor families came together at NJ
Sharing Network’s offices in New Providence for an annual bereavement workshop
in early December to prepare for difficult
holidays without their loved ones.
The two-hour program was designed
for those coping with recent loss. Participants were encouraged to surround themselves with loving family, friends and
memories.
“During the holidays, some people are
really lost and hurting,” said Mary Ellen
McGlynn, manager of the family aftercare
program at NJ Sharing Network. “This was
a chance for people to come together. The
event was moving and very personal. It was
a small group; we lit candles and we talked
about loss.”
2012 – A YEAR IN REVIEW
115,000 people are waiting for a
life-saving transplant nationwide…
…and 18 people die each day waiting
One organ donor can save up to eight
lives and restore health to 50 others
4832 NJ residents wait for organs
(Source: United Network for Organ Sharing)
Kidney
Liver
Heart
Kidney/pancreas
Pancreas
Lung
Intestine
Heart-Lung
4084
536
71
62
41
33
3
2
139 Organ donors gave the gift of life
252 Bone donors gave
the gift of mobility
Lives Saved through
Organ Donation*
Bayshore Community Hospital
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
CentraState Medical Center
Chilton Hospital
Clara Maass Medical Center
Community Medical Center
Cooper University Hospital
East Orange General Hospital
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackettstown Regional Med. Center
Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
JFK Medical Center
Morristown Medical Center
Mountainside Hospital
Ocean Medical Center
Overlook Medical Center
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy
Riverview Medical Center
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Saint Clare’s Hospital Denville
Somerset Medical Center
St. Francis Medical Center
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
The Valley Hospital
Trinitas Regional Medical Center
University Hospital
2012 Total
1
40
1
5
2
6
21
3
15
2
18
9
8
37
5
13
2
4
25
10
7
37
2
4
10
2
7
5
22
15
4
36
378
274 Skin donors gave the gift of healing
667 Cornea donors gave the gift of sight
551 Transplants performed at NJ centers
NJ Sharing Network Transplant Laboratory facilitated 186 living donor kidney
transplants and 378 deceased donor kidney transplants
125 New volunteers completed our certification training
130 News stories were published about NJ Sharing Network
1,300 “Likes” on our Facebook page
245 Hand-made shawls given to donor families
32.53% of NJ residents are registered organ and tissue donors
Philanthropic giving climbed to $1.130 million making more
programs possible to assist with our life-saving mission
Lives Enhanced through
Tissue Donation*
Bayonne Medical Center
Bayshore Community Hospital
Bergen County Medical Examiner
Bergen Regional Medical Center
Camden County Medical Examiner
Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
CentraState Medical Center
Chilton Hospital
Christ Hospital
Clara Maass Medical Center
Community Medical Center
Cooper University Hospital
East Orange General Hospital
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Hackensack Medical Center North
Hackettstown Regional Med. Center
Hoboken University Medical Center
Holy Name Hospital
Hunterdon Medical Center
Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
JFK Medical Center
Kimball Medical Center
Meadowlands Hospital and Medical Center
Monmouth County Medical Examiner
Monmouth Medical Center
Morris County Medical Examiner
Mountainside Hospital
Newton Medical Center
Ocean County Medical Examiner
Palisades Medical Center
Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy
Riverview Medical Center
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
Saint Clare’s Hospital Denville
Saint Clare’s Hospital Dover
Saint Clare’s Hospital Sussex
Somerset Medical Center
St. Francis Medical Center
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital
St. Luke’s Warren Hospital
St. Marys Hospital
St. Peter’s University Hospital
The Valley Hospital
Union County Medical Examiner
University Hospital
Other
2012 Total
406
410
40
40
40
322
1124
602
552
180
334
882
588
180
310
90
974
318
90
230
502
596
768
634
50
180
242
184
562
1036
260
544
284
90
380
570
830
50
182
454
624
858
430
230
300
270
334
92
662
184
1110
270
342
272
130
532
90
272
510
40
23,712
* One organ donor can save up to eight lives. It is estimated that one bone donor can help
50 people, one skin donor can help 40 people, one heart valve donor can help two people.
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DONATION
matters
New Board Chair of NJ Sharing
Foundation Goal ‘To Save Lives’
Ask Peter Rooney his goal as Chairman of the Board of the NJ Sharing
Network Foundation and his answer is
simple: “To save lives.”
Peter, a Mendham resident and senior-level health care marketing executive,
has experience in health care marketing
and advertising as well as a personal
connection to organ donation.
His father, a Millburn firefighter also named Peter Rooney, was
among the 18 Americans who die everyday while waiting for an organ
transplant. The senior Rooney suffered from end-stage renal disease and
was on the organ donation waiting list when he died in 2006.
“As a firefighter, my father literally answered the call to help others,”
Peter said. “Unfortunately, that call never came for him. But through my
work with NJ Sharing Network, I have met so many people who did
receive life-saving organs and who feel blessed and so grateful. It is miracle
when a life is saved through donation.”
In his leadership role, Peter said he plans to focus his efforts on both
philanthropy and education. His aim will be to educate people about the
life-saving value of organ donation, as well as to raise funds that support
critical programs, such as one that provides specialized training for transplant coordinators who deal directly with families and staff in the hospital.
Peter praised the Annual NJ Sharing Network 5K Walk/Race as a
great campaign; the fundraiser has raised more than $1 million in just
two years.
“The 5K was a tremendous success,” Peter said. “I want to build on
successes such as this and take our effort to the next level, seeking out
more corporate sponsorships and increasing individual contributions.”
Elisse Glennon, executive director of the NJ Sharing Network
Foundation, noted Peter’s commitment and expertise in health care
communications, marketing and promotion.
He is Executive Vice President, Director of Client Services, at Ogilvy
CommonHealth Worldwide.
“We are thrilled to have someone of Peter’s caliber to lead our
board,” Elisse said. “His exceptional expertise in health care, along with
his personal understanding and passion for our mission, will help us meet
our philanthropic and educational goals for 2013 and beyond.”
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SPRING 2013
Gratitude and Generosity
Mark High Holy Days
Elliott Kominsky of Warren knew exactly how he would mark
the Jewish High Holy Days: expressing his gratitude to others. He
said a special prayer on Yom Kippur to the person whose heart now
beats in his chest. He also gave back in multiples of 18, representing
“Chai,” which translates to “Life,” to the organizations that saved
his life: NJ Sharing Network and Newark Beth Israel Medical
Center in Newark.
“I owe my life to NJ Sharing Network and to Newark Beth
Israel and the way I can give back is to write checks and, more
important, to give my time and to tell my story,” the 62 year-old
married father of two said.
Kominsky spoke recently after an hour on the elliptical
machine, sounding only slightly winded. He recalled how after his
transplant he wrote to his donor family.
“I wrote saying that I will never forget them and I promised
to keep this heart working, to listen to the doctors and to take all
my medicine,” he said. “I get up every day and I think about this
family and the generosity of their donation.”
“
I owe my life to
NJ Sharing Network
and to
Newark Beth Israel…
”
Grants Awarded to Help Fulfill Mission
The NJ Sharing Network Foundation is committed to supporting the work of NJ Sharing Network and to increasing the number of
lives saved through four distinct areas: Clinical Grants, Laboratory Research, Donor Family Support, and Education & Outreach.
“Grants are awarded to honor those who gave, pay tribute to those who received, offer hope to those who continue to wait, and
remember the lives lost while waiting for the ‘Gift of Life’,” said Elisse Glennon, the Foundation’s executive director.
Highlights of funded projects by the NJ Sharing Network Foundation include:
Clinical Grants
EffectiveArts – EffectiveArts, a leading
consulting, research and training firm in the
field of organ, tissue and eye donation, is undertaking a year-long comprehensive program to
enhance NJ Sharing Network’s performance in
family care and family donation authorization.
Faith Based Outreach – This program
funds outreach to faith-based leaders who
promote education about organ and tissue
donation among worshippers, with focus within
multi-cultural communities.
Kelsea Longo of Nutley (center) was awarded the 2012-2013 Benjamin R. Chirls Scholarship. Also pictured Charles Kistinger,
chair of the Benjamin R. Chirls Scholarship Committee (far left), Kelsea’s parents, John and Vicky Longo, and NJ Sharing
Network President and CEO Joe Roth (far right).
Education & Outreach
High School Heroes - This innovative
Faith leaders gather at NJ Sharing Network to learn how they
can spread the life-saving message of organ and tissue
donation in their faith communities.
Laboratory Research
Laboratory Research - A three-year study
in the molecular immunology of clinical organ
transplantation represents the first effort toward
establishing a state-of-the-art research program
at NJ Sharing Network.
Donor Family Support
Donor Family Support - These grants help
create materials that assist families through the
process and include beautiful tribute keepsake
booklets for donor families attending the annual
donor memorial program. There also are
family sponsorships, in which a donor
family or recipient attends the Rose Parade
and Donate Life Float activities annually. The
foundation also supports the “Wrapped in
Love” program, providing donor families with
shawls handmade by volunteers as a tangible
expression of comfort and compassion.
educational program established in response to
the state law mandating donation education in
New Jersey high schools is designed to educate
all high school students about the importance
of organ and tissue donation to ensure they can
make an informed decision regarding donor
registration. In addition to resources and training, teachers can download a complete High
School Heroes classroom guide (at no cost) by
visiting www.NJSharingNetwork.org.
Benjamin R. Chirls Scholarship – This
scholarship is named in memory of Benjamin
Chirls, a kidney recipient and strong advocate
for organ, eye and tissue donation. The NJ
Sharing Network Foundation, in cooperation
with Donate Life NJ and Gift of Life Donor
Program, awards one $4,000 scholarship
annually. The scholarship awardee is a
transplant recipient, a donor family member, or
awareness advocate. Applications are available
at www.NJSharingNetwork.org.
Center and “Zan’s Garden of Life” memorial
was established at Jersey Shore University
Medical Center.
Liberty Science Center - This partnership
provides an organ donation and transplantation
exhibition opening summer 2013 to educate
visitors about the benefits of organ and tissue
donation and transplantation.
Digital Memorial Wall - The Valley
Hospital in Ridgewood, in partnership with
NJ Sharing Network, has devised a new way
to honor donors: a digital memorial wall. A 32inch screen is to be unveiled during Donate Life
month in April 2013, showing photos of donors
from The Valley Hospital, honoring their life
saving gift. Learn more by contacting Whitney
Downer, resource development coordinator for
NJ Sharing Network, at [email protected], 908-516-5431.
Hospital-Based Memorials to Honor
Organ and Tissue Donors - The Foundation helped fund the creation of two donor
memorials featuring photos, tributes and letters
from transplant recipients, personalizing the
impact of the gift of life. The “Wall of Heroes”
memorial was established at Jersey City Medical
Facilitator shares helpful tips with NJ Sharing Network staff
during EffectiveArts training. The program includes one
double day intensive workshop for all clinical staff members
who conduct donation conversations, five half-day practice
sessions, three full-day critical topics workshops and three
full-day sessions for hospital services managers.
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2012 ANNUAL FUND
In Memory of Katelyn “Katie”
Ackerman
Ms. Tara Asea
Ann and Dale Bechtel
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Brandler
Ms. Lillian M. Branter
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Costa
Ms. Lisa DeRosa
Mr. Kenneth Genovese
Lynne and Anthony Ginexi
The Glander Family
Vytautas Iskeliunas and Claire Russo
Milko and Lesia Lasiy
Mrs. Mary L. Lio
Ms. Kathleen S. Mahoney
Ms. Patricia Mansfield
Ms. Gina McSheffrey
Mr. William Mikesell
Mr. Antoni Nerantzoulis
Peter and Amy Noll
Ryan & Ryan Public Relations Inc.
Schuyler Tuna & Fishing Club, Inc.
Mr. Jeremy Strife
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wever
In Honor of Adele A. Albanese
Donna Albanese Demair
In Memory of Stanley Aleski
Ms. Terri Borden
Croll Reynolds Co., Inc.
Mr. Samuel Dempsey
Ms. Eleanor Fanicase
Mr. Edward Galicki
The Harmon Family
Ms. Constance C. Hasek
Mr. James R. Hasek
Paul and Suzanne Janco
Susan Magee
Ms. Patricia Murphy
Joyce and Jerry Nemzer
Rochelle, Marissa and Ross Newman
Jitendra and Sushila Patel
Mr. and Mrs. J. Petriano
Ms. Muriel Scher
Ms. Irene Sidun
Debbie and Jeff Struble
Alexander and Betty Swetz
In Memory of Jordan Allen
Burlington County Institute
of Technology
In Memory of Keith Amato
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Karam
Mrs. Amelia Vassallo
Mr. Vincas M. Vyzas
In Memory of Amy Elizabeth
Anderson
Kevin McCarthy
In Memory of Tommy C. Anderson
Lois M. Anderson
In Memory of Albert Annuzzi
Mary Jo and Jorge Agostinho
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Caravela and
Michele Donato
Rosemary Ladis
Ms. Judith Mihal
Ms. Rachel Morejon
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22
SPRING 2013
The Partnow Family
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco A. Pinho
In Memory of James C. Appel
Richard and Victoria Bernat
Charles Pecukaitis
In Memory of Heather Anne Aurora
Andrea Pedregon
In Honor of Karen and Randy
Barlow’s Wedding
Mara L. Barlow
In Honor of Hannah Barr
Heidi Slurzberg
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Garlitz
Mr. Richard George
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Goller
Mr. Richard T. Goller
Jackson Lacrosse Club, LLC
Alan and Ann King
Mr. and Mrs. William Konrad
Mrs. Dorothy Kozikowski
Ms. Jean L. Matthes
Ms. Betty O’Keefe
Roberta and Erling Thompsen
Ms. Marian H. Vaughn
Mr. John Zdziarski
In Memory of Rosalie Bartiromo
Sally O’Neill
In Memory of Joseph Broxmeyer
Jennifer Baratta
In Memory of Mervin Baxter
Stanlee and Florence Kissel
In Memory of Evelyn Buddle
Mr. Craig Bowling
Ms. Maxine Fredericks
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Potulski
In Memory of Walter Beam, Sr.
Janet Beam
In Memory of Albert Bell
The Rotuba Extruders, Inc.
In Memory of James Bertone, Jr.
James and Rose Bertone
In Memory of Bernie Blye
Felisa L. Shein
In Memory of Angela Bongiovi
Alliance Technologies, LLC
BNY Mellon Community Partnership
Ms. Barbara Bolella
Kathryn and Dominick Bongiovi
Ms. Jennifer Brandt
Terry and Tim Capanna
Condor Capital Investment
Management
Connelly Campion Wright Insurance
Digit Payrol Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Drozd
Eighteen Glass Company, Inc.
Ms. Emily Karl
Ms. Jacquelyn Kirk
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Kosa
Toni M. Kuzmack
Gayle and Cassandra Martinez
Ms. Barbara Petersen
Ms. Amy L. Rafano
Ms. Lee Sanderson
Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale Selvaggio
South River Glass, Inc.
The Toye Family
Ms. Debbie Yesis
Ms. Dorothy Zajac
In Honor of Cindy Boyea
Paramount Group, Inc.
In Memory of Ingrid Brewster
Paul Brustowicz
In Memory of Stanley R. Brinster
Ms. Barbara Abbott
Toni and Bob Brinster
Ms. Patricia K. Caillouette
Mrs. Debbie Campbell
Mr. Gerald Carrino
Jim and Dorothy Davis
Carol and David Evans
Dave and Bev Evans
In Memory of Christopher Budzinski
Mike and Linda Johnson
In Memory of Michael Buro
Sandra and Charles Altman
Nancy and Paul Chazen
Mr. Victor Dong
Mrs. Linda Dudas
Betty and Neil Halpern
Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Morris
In Memory of James A. Byrne
Theresa Taylor
Theresa Wilson
Mary M. Wise
In Memory of Hugo Cabrera
Frances Valdes
In Memory of Mildred Caffrey
James and Mary Wood and Family
In Memory of Margaret Calabrese
Leslie Babyak
Sara M. Solan
In Memory of Eric Caposele
Frank and Sandra Blundetto
Edward Caposele
In Honor of Stephanie Caraway
Venus O. Davis
In Memory of Nicole Caruso
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ross
In Memory of William Cashin
Nancy Cashin
In Memory of Frank Castellvi, Sr.
Brian and Dianne Clark
Charles and Peg Marra
Wyckoff Reformed Church
In Honor of Leonard Cerefice
Marie and Bill de Lorenzo
In Memory of Vance Chapman
Joseph and Ann Davis
Nancy, Deb, Cheryl, Nan
and Stefanie Deliman
David and Kathleen Flagstad
Ms. Carol Kukucka and Doney Family
George and Eileen Lutz
Jane and Marcy Silver
In Memory of Eileen Cinquemane
Ms. Stacy Allen
Mr. Michael D. Amitrani
Ms. Hazel Boland
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cinquemane
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Cinquemane
Mrs. James E. Coghlan
Crum and Forster
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Dagro
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fox
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hammer
Johnson & Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jurusz
Mr. John J. Kayser
Ms. Tina Keene
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Kopchala
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Larsen
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Larsen
Mr. Jeff Lehman
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC Matching
Gifts Program
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Luongo
Ms. Deborah Mahovetz
Mr. Manny Mathew
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. McMullin
Ms. Lisa Meldrum
Ms. Patricia A. Pardey
Mr. Ralph Passero and
Ms. Nicole Vitiello
Mr. Michael Prohammer
Mr. Christopher J. Roglieri
Mr. Thomas J. Roglieri
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Scopellite
Shoreline Family Chiropractic
Hon. Mark Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Stiloski
Ms. Louis A. Taite
Mr. Dominic Tomaini
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Trapp
Mr. Kevin M. Trapp
Mr. and Mrs. John Villa
Mr. and Mrs. Mario Vitiello
Mr. Christopher J. Welsh
In Honor of Kyle A. Clemens wedding
Ms. Alice D. Alexander and
Mr. Roderick L. Ireland
Ms. Janell Bullock
Ms. Mary Freeman
Ms. Shirin M. Hollis
Ms. Christine Jenkins-Lucas
In Memory of Arthur J. Corniola
Karen and Robert Eschbach
Laurie and Matt Mecca
Robert Mozilo
Mr. and Mrs. Carmine Tufano
In Memory of Richard Creal
Ellen Greenfield
In Honor of John Crotty
Michelle Crotty
In Memory of Salaam Cruz
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Mohl
In Memory of Apolonia Da Silva
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Scala
We graciously acknowledge gifts made to the NJ Sharing Network
Foundation’s Annual Fund, January 1 – December 31, 2012
Individual gifts made through our fundraising events are acknowledged online throughout the year. We sincerely regret any errors or omissions.
In Celebration of Joseph V. D’Addio
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Florence Anne Barry
Alberta D’Addio
Valentino D’Addio
Quick Foundation
John Sumas
Bill Toler
In Memory of Richard DeFilippis
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Medina
In Memory of Michael DeLiso
Susan DeLiso
In Memory of Frank P. Dell’Aquila, MD
Geraldine A. Dell ‘Aquila
Pamela J. Dunn
In Honor of your birthday, Bob
Gail Reynolds
In Memory of Judi Melillo Dethloff
Mary and Frank Melillo
In Memory of William M. Donnelly
Linda Ialacci
In Honor of All Donors
Michael Morris
In Memory of Brian Dotson
Janet Belowich
Leo and Elizabeth Beyer
James and Barbara Burns
Michael and Maureen Dotson
Harlie Mountain
Ron and Penny Pukl
In Memory of Brandon Dowler
Mr. Jason Barbanel
Ms. Ashley Bulko
Dr. and Mrs. Todd J. Cooperman
Dusal’s Ristorante, LLC
Mr. Tony Karalzia
Dina and David Okun
In Memory of Michael Drozd
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney A. Van Natta
In Honor of Lisa Dvorkin Rubenstein
Barry Kessler
Dana Maselli
In Memory of Daniel K. Dwyer
Kevin and Fran O’Donnell
Ms. Jennifer Roeltgen
Ms. Jill Stricklin
In Memory of Carmen Eckstein
Ana L. Dobbs
In Memory of Ryan A. Engelke
Ruth and Lance Dager
Keith Engelke
Jason Kalinowski
William L. Niedrach
Shawnee Corner’s Club, Inc.
In Honor of All Families
Michelle Lynn
In Memory of Matthew Fedorochko
Margaret Fedorochko
In Support of Danielle Feehan
Gordon Campbell
In Honor of Paul Ferrari
Linda Haertel
In Memory of Sharon R. Feulner
Charles Feulner
In Memory of Michael Storm Fischer
Ms. Andrea Aluisi
Ms. Karen Andounian
Chris and Susan Bazer
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bisbe
Steven and Beverly Blanchard
Ms. Debbie Bobilin
Bill and Joan Borowski
Geralyn and John Boyce
Ms. Cynthia M. Brady
The Brettschneiders
Briggs & Riley Travelware
Mrs. Emilie Brinson
Jennifer Bryan & your friends in CO
Mr. Travis Cain
Ms. Kelly Cavanaugh
Ms. Julie Chadowski
The Clauss Family
Darlington County Park
Janet and Brandon Decker
Mr. Andrew DiClemente
Robert and Debra Dittemer
Ms. Carol Dunbar
Erskine Lakes Beach Club
Erskine Lakes Property Owners Assoc.
Erskine Lakes Sailing Club
The Romansky Family
Mrs. Carol Fischer
Ms. Diana Fischer
Mr. Richard M. Fischer
Ms. Tracy Flood
Gannett Foundation
Ms. Marjorie Goldner
Hackensack River Canoe & Kayak Club
The Heck Family
Ellyn, Carolyn and Sue Intemann
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Klotz
Ms. Roseline B. Laguerre
Ms. Linda Lembo
Ms. Rene Levy
Vera and Mark Lewandoski
Ms. Yu F. Chan and Mr. George S. Lin
Ms. Helen Matusow-Ayres
Merck Partnership for Giving
The Millers
Moen, Inc
Ms. Bernadette O’Connor
The Phillips Family
Jane and James Picozzi
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Pokorny
Mr. Richard Ranft
Margaret and Carl Readinger
Ms. Patricia Reiners
Ms. Mary Ann Renick
Ridgewood Orthopedic Group LLC
Kristie and Ian Rippke
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Riscica
Ms. Gloria M. Rodriguez
Kathleen and David Sayles
and Family
Rakesh Sharma, MD and Amita
Kalia-Sharma, MD
Coach and Mrs. Richard Shutte
Ms. Marcia Silfies
Andrea and Thomas Smith
Marvin and Amy Stein
The Valley Hospital Education
Department
Ron and Barbara Thren
The Valley Hospital
The Valley Hospital - Rehabilitation
Medicine Department
The Valley Hospital Staff, Physicians
and their Families
Valley Outpatient Rehab
Ms. Tessie R. Viado
Ms. Marianne J. Warhol
Adrienne and Chester Weinstein
Richard and MaryEllen Wennersten
Ms. Elena Zislin
In Memory of Thomas J. Fleming
Alexandria Gallant
Josephine Infante-Meehan
Camilla Morch
In Honor of Wyatt Fleming
Margaret Fleming
In Memory of Tom Frey
Andrew J. Cleland
US Equestrian Team Foundation, Inc.
In Memory of James H. Friar
Mr. and Mrs. David Baldwin
Mr. and Mrs. David McGrath
Jane Derickson-Friar, Crescent
Garden Design
In Honor of Phyllis and Leon
Freidman’s 50th Anniversary
Marcy and Stephen Siegel
In Memory of Theresa (Terri) Fritz
Nancy Ryder-Cunningham
In Memory of Michael Fusco
Cheryl A. Fusco
In Memory of Kathleen Gallagher
Margaret Ballinger
Elena Bingham
In Memory of Will Ganter
Lisa Giannetti
In Honor of Dr. Stuart Geffner
Donna Geffner
In Memory of Kevin Gilbert
Bridget Hemenway
In Memory of Randall Marc Giles
Mrs. Donna Albanese-DeMair
Mr. Serge Antonin
Ted and Greta Brown
Mr. Christian Camerino
Ben and Joan Cohen
Essex County Asst. Prosecutors
Association
Ms Deborah Freier
Mickey Garrity and Family
Mr. Douglas T. Hague
Judge Michelle T. Hollar-Gregory
and Mr. Milton H. Gregory
Mr. Peter Jackowitz
Dr. Joseph M. Juliano
Ms. Laura Mastropasqua
The Spano Brennan Family
Kenneth and Bernice Stein
Christopher and Shelby Talbert
Ms. Sandra Widmann
Ms. Theresa Widmann
Mr. Mo Winograd
Gus Zois
In Memory of Al-Sharik Glover
Mr. Carlos E. Arocho
Mr. Mike Black
Mr. Michael W. Clegg
Mr. Kwan Cooper, Sr.
Mr. Dwayne Davis
Mr. Terrell Day
Mr. Omar Diaz
Mr. Chris Freestone
Ms. Gwendolyn George
Mr. Scott Goffney
Ms. Barbara Logan
Mr. Jeffrey Logan
Ms. Hazel Lucas
Ms. Roxanna Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Timmy Perry
The Pierce Family
Ms. Mariah Shannon
Mr. Clarence Sims
Mr. James Stewart
Ms. Camille Thomas
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In Honor of Garry Gordon
Donna Gioello
In Honor of Andrea Grace
Joanne L. Davis
In Memory of Timothy Wayne Grace
Ms. Joanne L. Davis
Drum Point Social Committee
Mr. Richard P. Gerlach, Jr.
Ms. Susan Gough
Ms. Kristin McConville
Mrs. Miriam V. Schachter
Mr. Alajzezo Sczerenet
In Honor of Drs. John and
Ellen Gribbon
Charles W. Riley
In Honor of Victor Groisser, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Riley
In Memory of Richard E. Grossman
Mr. Aaron Grossman and Ms. Kristen
Nardone
In Memory of Stephen Hasbrouck
Maryann Hasbrouck
In Memory of Christopher
Hendershot
Theresa McCulskey
In Memory of Mark Henderson
Samuel W. Henderson
Patricia Meyer
In Memory of Jane Hillier
George Hillier
In Support of Jan Hines
Randi F. Ostrey
Bruce Whelan
In Honor of Michael Horowitz, MD
In Memory of Rose Hundt
Jeanine M. Hundt
In Memory of Richard Emery Hunt
Linda Fisher
Dorothy A. Herriott
Frances Morrison
In Memory of John C. Iannacone
Marianne Iannacone
In Memory of Paul Ippolito
Kerry Dodd
In Honor of The Jarema Family
John Jarema
In Memory of Derek “Shorty”
Johnson
Dorthia Johnson
In Memory of William James
Johnson, Sr.
Charlotte Johnson
In Memory of Brian Kern
Daniel Kern
In Memory of Donald A. Kerwin
Felix and Helen Almanzor
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin B. Backes
Gail and Vince Dickson
Ms. Mary Ann D’Oria
Ms. Maryann Frisbie
Aaron and Lora Hobart
Ms. Analida Ingraham
Dave and Janet Jacoby
John and Karen Keithler
The Lewallen Family
Ms. Donna Luciano
Gus and Linda Manukas
John and Barbara Marchetti
Metaverse Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond C. Mule
James and Joanne Polera
In Memory of Yvonne Kiamie
The Hobbie Brothers
Mr. and Mrs. Samer Kaiami
Ms. Gladys Koester
Albert and Jane Michael
Janet and Gregg Reilly
Ms. Laura V. Schwab
Ms. Bertha Shimkus
In Memory of Matthew James Koch
Elizabeth Crisafulli
In Memory of Horst Koller
Frank Himmelsbach
In Memory of Mark C. Kolodziej
Karen Toth
In Honor of Elliott Kominsky
Norman and Beverly Kominsky
In Memory of David Kornas
Kathleen Kornas
In Memory of Jessica Marie Kupczak
Peter Kupczak
In Memory of Marvin Kurland
Stephen and Stuart Breitkopf
Seth Kurland
In Memory of Robert E. Ladwig
Evelyne B. Fardelmann
In Memory of Evan Charles Laible
Ms. Francine Ferranti
Mr. Neil Getter
Ms. Renee Goldsmith
Adrian and Mary Gonzalez
Ms. Melissa Harder
William and Joan Lloyd
Mrs. Kara Romeo
Sanofi-Aventis Matching Gift Center
Dominique, Natalia and
Elaina Voitek
In Memory of Rebecca (Becky) J. Larsen
Mr. and Mrs. John Cassese
Roy Larsen
In Memory of Ralph Lash
Asco Oldtimers Club Automatic
Switch Co., Inc.
Asco Power Technologies
Emerson Network Power
In Memory of Jack Lecompte
Regina Snyder-Heater
In Honor of Lila’s Tikkun Olam and
Jon Lehman
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Claman
Mr. Stephen Feldberg and
Ms. Mary S. Knowles
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Greenbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Jon V. Lehman
Mr. Frederick P. Mirenda
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Rosenthal
Mr. Adrian C. Taylor and
Ms. Hilary A. Rosenthal
In Memory of Susan Leventhal
Jerome Wittels
In Memory of Don Litt
Fred and Majorie Greenberg
Dr. and Mrs. Herb Waldman
In Memory of Hugh MacDonald, Jr.
Irene S. Reed
In Memory of David Manahan
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Block
In Memory of Joseph Marangi
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Akers
Mr. David Berrian
Thelma and August De Precker
Ms. Niella Edone
Ms. Carol A. Esposito
Olive Ferro, Michael and
Dierdra Marangi
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Foote
Sandra Franklin
Sharon C. Garofalo
Lori Guggino
On Behalf of the Hill Family
The Marangi Family
Virginia and Lon Murchison
Harold and Kathleen Nightingale
Jean and Steve Perrella
Mr. Curtis Pitzer
Ms. Marie Raso
Mrs. Mildred C. Santora
Ms. Roberta A. Scioscio
Dorothy and David Shirey
Ms. Patricia Sisti
Howard and Darlene Weachter
Ms. Elizabeth A. Woetzel
In Memory of Ronald Martini
Mr. and Mrs. John Flatley
In Memory of Louis Massetti
Anthony Ingoglia
Mary Louise Samson
In Memory of Michael Matthews
Nikki Mazur
Ridgeway Elementary School
In Memory of Stanley McGinley
Theresa M. McGinley
In Memory of Roseann McGuire
Ingrid Armstrong
Jo Ann Cavallo
The Kane Family
Linda Mordhorst
In Memory of Keith McLaughlin
Tom Hickey
Mr. and Mrs. David McLaughlin
In Memory of Thomas G. McStay
Joyce and Clay Borchard
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Esposito
Robert, Carroll and Michael
Onischuk
In Memory of Michael “Mick” Meritz
Daniel DiSanto
Rick Haring
Susan Sensinger
In Memory of Sgt. Lori Meshell
Barry Newman
In Memory of Madeline “Maddie”
Midwinter
Bank of America
Domenick M. Bertelli
Raymond Carney
Darciena Christel
Robert Conklin
William Coyle
Lorraine Day-Midwinter
Jeri Del Vecchio Mosnick
Marlene Delacruz
Veronica Escalona
Colleen Fisher
Joanne Frey
Matthew and Madonna Gehrling
Jennifer C. Geller
Gina R. Genovese
Lisa Goldman
David Goldstein
The Haase Family
Richard and Patricia Kalinger
Kathy A. Karlovich
Kenneth Keen
KPMG LLP
Ann LaGrotta and Family
Mr. and Mrs. James LaGrotta
Richard LaGrotta
Jennyrose Lisena
Joseph Maiorano
Darren Marcantuone
John Midwinter
Nancy Midwinter
Veronica I. Molyneux
Mrs. Ilana Monteleone and Family
Alicia Montes
Navigant Consulting, Inc.
Barbara Nelson
Denise and Paul Neuwirth
Bruce Pfau
Joanne M. Quinlan-Roberts
Nancy Raschilla
Christine and Michael Romeo
Salt Brook Sunshine Club
Susanne Schaaffe-Whyte
Rebecca Schroeter
Christi L. Shaw
Rafael and Patricia Valdes
Michael Van Demark
Mr. Anthony Venditti and
Ms. Paula Wiseman
Ed and Jennifer Verkamp
Kevin and Carolyn Walsh
In Memory of Sadie Mignott
Michael Malamut
In Honor of Gina Mingrone
Barbara A. Hartmann
In Honor of Suzanne Thomson
Monohan
Mary J. Keane
In Memory of Maryann Montano
Robert L. Jackson
In Memory of James Murphy
Barbara Marra
In Memory of Kathleen Myers
Audrey V. Cherichella
The Comer Family
Maureen P. Connaghan
AnneMarie and Roy DeYoung
Maxine and David Horowitz and
Mae Mindlin
Richad Kus
Angela Pridgen
In Memory of Jeneen Nacion
Rubino Kathleen
Erica Scarpulla
In Memory of Harriett Nassif
Ruth Rosensweig
In Memory of Stanley Navarre
Carol, Elliott, Jordan and Jared
Kominsky
In Honor of Dee Nelson
Kurt Heinrich
In Memory of Kimberly Nelson
Diane Weidman
In Memory of Susie Nelson
Kurt Heinrich
In Memory of Elizabeth “Betsy” Niles
ExxonMobil Foundation
Robert Heinzman
Susan and Johan Nye
Sarnowski Family Foundation
Honoring those who gave,
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In Memory of Thomas “Tommy”
O’Neill
Thomas Corrado
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ervin
Martha and Bill
Mark and Sandy
Juanita Major
Kathy and Andy Oldenburg
Linda S. Puvogel and Michael J.
O’Halloran
Donna and Peter Shaft
Robert and Rosemary Stepien
The Vecchione Family
Mrs. Susan Wallendahl
In Memory of Jeff Orr
Virginia Orr
In Memory of Matthew Papera
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Papera
In Memory of Susan Penner
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Penner
In Memory of Michael R. Pentz
Martha Pentz
In Memory of Roberto DeJesus Perez
Mr. and Mrs. Giovanny Felizzola
Mary B. Ferry
Mary Loizides
Maria Perez
In Memory of Christian Robert Peters
Vicki Peters
In Honor of Tanya Piccini
Ronald Oswick
In Honor of D. Shawn Pierson, MD
The Greenberg Family
In Honor of Paul Podrazik
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kedziora
Meg Wright
In Honor of Sam Prince
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Resnick
In Memory of Susan Rabinowitz
Edith and Jerry Ritz
In Honor of Mark and Helen Reagan
Johnson & Johnson
John and Laura Taverna
In Honor of William Reitsma
Mark Van Denend
In Memory of Bob Remer
Colleen Amaro
In Memory of Dennis Rispoli
Nancy Cox
Nancy Springle
Donna Tomaro
In Memory of Anthony Rizzo
John and Kim Buscini
Philip S. Kolm
In Memory of Robert Roettger
Carol A. Roettger
In Honor of Leslie Rogers
Kyle Rogers
In Support of Alan Rogolsky
Irina and Steve Stolyar
In Honor of Gary Rombough, MD
In Honor of Cosmo Rossi
Debra A. Rossi-Kuhn
In Memory of William Rovensky
Matthew and Cheryl Schutz
In Memory of Christopher Russell
Hope Longdaue
In Memory of Anthony Russo
Dr. Martin Greenberg
In Memory of Joseph Russo
Donna Haskins
In Memory of Delecia (DeDe) Saltiel
Mr. and Mrs. Fernando Alves
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Alves
Linda Cerchiaro
Annette Fay
In Memory of Carole A. Sarnowski
Sarnowski Family Foundation
In Memory of Susan Schiavo
K. Grady Perry
In Honor of Stuart E. Schmelz
Ms. Vanessa L. Schmelz and
James Marcinek
In Memory of Valentine Schumakoff
Suzanne Schumakoff
In Memory of Kenneth R. Schwarz
Mr. and Mrs. Allan R. Beach
In Memory of Todd Semon
Sigrid B. Frawley
In Memory of Luke Shak
Judy Felmeister
In Memory of Karen Shimomura
Drs. Marianne and Lincoln
Shimomura
In Memory of Gerard Sigtermans
Diane Darnell
Marc J. Del Gaudio
Mike and Pat Fay
Margaret and Jack Gordon
Diane and Ed Hayes
Richard Horan
Deborah and Robert Lavell
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Nakashian
Helen and Bob Nixon
Mrs. Lois E. Reilly
Katarina and James Sigtermans
Mr. Gary Smith
Al and Louise Vereeken
Karen and Ken Waddill
In Memory of Grace Silvestrini
Susan C. Sandford
Bob Silvestrini
Diane Silvestrini
Elaine Silvestrini
In Memory of Sherryl L. Smith
Richard W. Meier
In Memory of Ronald Sobel
Mary Badre
Rosalind Belkin-Asseo
Anonymous
Ms. Frances Englander
Paul and Barbara Forste
Ms. Ellen Ganon
Mr. Eric Gerber
Mr. Arthur Gundersheim
Mr. Fred Holub and Mr. Geoff
McNally
Anita and Howard Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. John Korz
Joanne and Stephen Moldt
Ms. Naomi Sagiv
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schauben
Ms. Lillian Simon
Ms. Sheryl Suter
Mr. David Tomkins
In Memory of Edith Solomon
Ruth Rosensweig
In Memory of Sara Spingler
Elizabeth and Lauren Spingler
In Memory of Robert James Sullivan
Carol Sullivan
In Honor of Kevin Szabo
Jeanette Szabo
In Honor of Judy Tabs Retirement
from CAI-ECC
Aqudath Israel Early Childhood
Center
In Memory of Paul D. Talbert
Ellen M. Callanan
Rhea Talbert
Ruth E. Talbert
In Memory of Richard Tamburini
Patsy and Bob Boak
Ladies Auxiliary of Herbertsville
Volunteer Fire Department
The Lysy Family
Sarah Neuman
Michele Nixon
Christopher Pitt
In Memory of Luis David “Punkin”
Tardi
Judy De Feo and Family
Pamela Youngs and Aunt Amy
Rogers
In Memory of Matthew and
Michael Tetta
Patsy G. Tetta
In Memory of Shannon Thatcher
Shane Clark
James F. Ruggiero
Jennifer Thatcher
In Memory of Alexandra Tozzi
HW Mountz NJHS
In Honor of Jacqueline L. Tunick’s
Wedding
Jacqueline L. Tunick
In Honor of The Tunick Family
Rosemary Sotherden
In Memory of Esperanza Valdes
Rigoberto Rodriguez
In Memory of Edward Verrico
Joanna and Francis Daniele
Sharon and Frank Davies
Dawn and Gary Kaiser
Graham and Kay O’Brien
Diane Schwab
Rita and Bert Toron
Jean Verrico
Grace Weiner
In Memory of Steven Wall
George and Donna Cole
Daub’s Nurseries
In Memory of Alison Marie Walsh
Dr. Sandra Richardson
In Memory of Lenny Watson, Jr.
Lydia Watson
In Memory of Leonard Watson, Sr.
Lydia Watson
In Memory of Richard Weber
Deborah Albury
Anonymous
Arlington Players Club, Inc.
Janet and Archie Barber
Bower and Co.
Mary J. Buist
Mary Anne and Walter Bura
Theresa and Frank Burns
Mr. Larry L. Glasper and
Ms. Maria T. Corter
Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Dunn
Kimberly A. Dunn
Mary Ann Dziurzynski
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Fiduccia
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Filippi
Joan F. Garrigan
Shirley and Ronald Hackling
David Harvey
Monica and Steve Harvey
Geraldine and Robert Hooper
Elizabeth Kaminski
The Kapuschinsky Family
Kearny High School Supervisors’
Association
Gail Landi
Dorothy A. Lindsay
Jim and Pam Lyons
Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Mastrolia
Henrietta Mawhinney
Richard and Mary McCluskey
Susan A. McCurrie
Erin Moore
Rosemary Moore
Margaret and Thomas Moore
Carmen Nauen
Bob and Lynn Olez
Glenn and Karen Osborne
Thomas H. Pakradooni
Joan Prunetti
Lawrence and Doris Reidy
Joyce Ringele and the Basic
Skills Teachers
Bill Robertson
Bob and Lynn Sansone
Edmund Shea
Victor and Laura Silva
Kathryn L. Stanish
Ms. Barbara Condon and
Mr. James A. Svec
Deanne J. Terreri
Mary S. Torres
Deborah Vartan
Anonymous
Mrs. Lyndsay Vitale
John Warner
Cody Weber
Joanne and Elizabeth Williams
In Memory of Joan Catherine Whelan
Evie and Behram Bharucha
In Memory of Richard Whitaker
Karen Whitaker
In Memory of John W. Williams, Jr.
Joanne and Elizabeth Williams
In Memory of Frances A. Wojcik
Fredrica Brooks
Georgina Cordi Negro
Carmen Nanni
Raritan Bay Mental Health Center
Margaret Schmidt-Fuller
In Memory of Michele Wyckoff
Anthony Buccellato
Matthew Ferrano
Rose Tormohlen
In Memory of Christopher Yang
Tami Ellen McLaughlin
Deborah Probst
Irfan Raja
Dawn Reilly
Donna J. Sells
In Memory of Lee Michael Zerman
David A. Zerman
paying tribute to those who received,
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In Honor of all Donors, Recipients
and Those who Still Wait
for a Lifesaving Transplant
NJ Sharing Network
Employee Contributions
Placida Abes
Amanda Abramo
Maria Aguilucho
Kathy Aitchison
Joaquin Arisso
Mara Barlow
Anthony Benfatto
Patty Bowe
Thyria Caldwell
Susan Castellvi
Frank Catena
Moonsuk Chong
Oscar Colon
Zadith Colon
Alyssa D’Addio
Maria DeLauro
Dayanand Deo
Whitney Downer
Sandy Erwin
Senora Fraser
Lernard Freeman
Elisse Glennon
Cindy Godfrey
Jan Hines
Sogra Jafri
Joyce Jardot
Morgan Johnson
Jorge Kalil
Donna King
Helen Lacarrubba
Tess Lewis
Jackie Lue Raia
Romelle Lysenko
Wanda Martinez
Mary Ellen McGlynn
Rose Ann Melendez-Tavana
Josephine Mess
Margaret Moore
George Moser
Stephen Myers
Barry Newman
Ijeoma Okere
Karen O’Neill
Susan Quiroga
Monica Ramirez
Prakash Rao
Ratnaprabha Raval
William Reitsma
Joseph Roth
Wendy Rothschild
Alida Sandoval
Sharyn Sawczak
Michael Sheehan
Felisa Shein
Patrick Sheridan
Pamela Sniffen
Alan Sori
Beata Spiewak
Alene Stewart
Barbara Turci
Kelly Ann Weiland
Carolyn Welsh
Anonymous (3)
$100,000+
The Hampshire Companies
$5,000+
Joanne Friedman
$1,000-$4,999
Bruce Goldstein
Elliott Kominsky
Merck Company Foundation
NJ State Nurses Association
John Pflug
Team Liberty
$500-$999
Theresa de Leon
Paul Ferrari
John Havard
Jill Siegel
$100-$499
Marla Bace
Jeff Barlow
Kirsten Beck
Nick Cerbo Family Foundation, Inc.
Dairy Queen
Jon Fineman
Grant Fisher
Richard Giorgino
Friends of Al-Sharik Glover
Stuart Goldberg
John J. Halperin
Michael P. Hedden
Daniel Hussey
Knights Of Columbus, Council #5427
Carl Mangum
Richard Maus
Frederick Mueller
Casey Phelan
Dennis Posen
Susan Ragland
David Rankert
Adelphi Research
Emily Riley
Joan Elaine Ruane
Alison Snieckus
Christina Strong
Peter Ulrich
Alyson Wasko
Up to $99
Elizabeth Abela-Davi
Aetna Foundation
Allentown Presbyterian Church
The Alternative Press LLC
Madelyn Anderson
Tricia Bannister
Adele Ben’Ary
Karen Ben'Ary
Mary Blanco
Janet Bodine
Robin Braun
Phyllis (Kareemah) Brown
Lorraine Carine
Carol Collinson
Frank Conca
Rosemary Conway
Jeffrey Crane
Robert Davis
Darlene Dobry
Pete Easton
Tom Fourounjian
Judith Fujiwara
Peter Furka
Frank Ghiselli
Michael Goldman
Elana E. Gordon
Gerald Gurland
Cara Haid
David Houser
Joyce Jardot
John Jarema
Brigitte John
Thomas Kelly
Gerald Kelly
Naomi Kerstein
Arlene King
William E. King
John Korb
Cynthia Landis
Johnny Larsen
Meg Latham
Paul Lovendahl
Gale Martini
Mahwah PBA Local 143
Mary McClennan
Frank H. McEntee
Theresa McGinley
Susan Mead
Mary Melega
Philip Melnick
Elizabeth J. Mirbach
MJM Promotions
Gisela Moore
Carolyn Moyle
C. Nicholas Rusignuolo
Cheryl Oram
James Ottobre
Simon Parkinson
Charles Pascale
Richard Patishnock
Caroline Perkins
Laurie Perry
Sharon Phillips
Diana Pitsikoulis
Elizabeth Portine
Sheldon Preville
Kevin Quinn
Katherine Raffelt
Jules Rand
Kathleen Ranft
Lauren Reagan
Susan Rhodes
Anne Romano
John Rucki
Shelley Ruderman
Patty Rush
Nell Ryan
Agnes Rymer
Patricia Seader
Felisa Shein
Simone Shelby
Arlene Sheridan
Mike Sherman
Angela Smith
SVO
Janice Taub
Nancy Tomich
Towne Club
Peter Trethaway
John Van Pelt
David Van Zandt and
Robert Kendzerski
Marie Varley
Kim Vernon
Vincas Vyzas
Richard Weaver
Barry Weiner
Bridget Williams
The Yeo Family
William Zipse
Gail Zuckerman
Anonymous (6)
offering hope to those who continue to wait, and remembering
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Thank you all the members of Team Liberty
and those who supported their efforts in the 2012 Transplant Games of America held in Grand Rapids, Michigan from July 28 to July 31!
The team was awarded 50 competition medals all in honor of their donors!
Suan Adams
David Allen
Jim Almoney
Lucy Ann
Debbi Appel
Brad Aspel
Lynette Baker
Carmela Balacco
Melanie Bancheri
Carol Barnes
Sam Battaglia
Cara Beckenstein
Marvin Berg
Diana Bone
Maryanne Bone
Ali Boyd
Valerie Brandao
Jennifer Bu
Alison Cain
Eileen Cain
William Cain
Judith Calder
Thomas Callan
Cannon Campbell
Cheryl Caridi
Michael Carroll
Marlene Casey
Jennifer Castellano
Russell Catanzarite
Elise Catera
Central Synagogue
Margaret Chamberlain
Frank Chiovari
Robert Codignotto
Marie Colon
Michelle Compton
Tracy Crews
Michele Dabal
Darien DaCosta
Alyssa D’Addio
Sue Dailey
Cathy Devore
Donna Dicosta
Donna DiMisa
Frank DiPiano
George DiPiano
Karen DiPiano
Michael DiPiano
Carl DiSanto
Joseph DiSanto
L&P DiSanto
Laura DiSanto
Patti DiSanto
Victor DiSanto
Andrea Downey
Steve Downey
Nina Dube
Jane Dunleavy
Arlene Eisenman
Helen Eisenman
Ed Eltzholtz
Julie Englander
Boomer Esiason Foundation
Bonnie Farbstein
William Farbstein
Jason Faulhaber
Jenifer Feldheim
Stephen Feldheim
Brendan Ferriter
Linda Foster
Carolyn Freeman
Caren Friedman
Walter Friedman
Stuart Garmise
Kathleen Gerlach
Laura Giannino
Fred Gibson
Heidi, Steven, Adam and Jason Ginsberg
Peter Grantham
Frederick Grave
Debbie Greenberg
Stanley Greenberg
Jim Greengrove
Ken Grisback
David Halbrooks
Peter Harrington
Gilbert Harris
Jeff Helman
Robert Holmes
Ray Hoobler
Joseph Horne
Tze-Chen Hsieh
Kim Huff
Maria Ilardi
Sidney Irgang
Paul Jablonski
Jag Physical Therapy
Philip Jocelyn
Cora Johnson
Lauren Johnson
Joan Kaplan
Herb Katz
Shannon Kelly
R. E. Kenyon, III
Mitchell Kirschbaum
Allen Klein
Carl Kling
James Kulhawy
Peter Kupczak
Josh Kutchinsky
Woody Lashen
Ellen Lee
George Lee
Marty Lee
Penny Lee
Tricia Leicht
Tina Liu
LIU Post
Adi Loebl
Terry Lopata
Sarah Maca
Fred Macchio
Barbara Macdonald
Scot Mackie
Rick Mangi
Maria Mangino
Diane Martynowicz
Joseph Maurillo
Kelley McDevitt-Hooker
Mary McLaughlin
Nora McMillan
Paul Metselaar
Jack Michels
The Milano Foundation
Debra Miller
Louise Miller
Scott Miller
Modell’s II, Inc.
Beth Mohr
Kerry Moncure
Monsen Family Foundation, Inc.
Rose Montagnino
Montefiore Einstein Center
for Transplantation
Gisela Moore
Angela Morreale
Matthew Moshen
Victor Moutal
James Nelson
Linda Nelson
The New York Organ Donor Network
Yuan Ng
Eleanore Nissley
Scruffy O’Duffy
O’Neills Family
The Pampered Chef
Pilar Paulmeno
Frena Picazo
Jim Piro
Margaret Pisco
Jody Popper
Shannon Powell
Eilis Powers
Michael Rabin
Anne Rafanelli
Karen Rafanelli
Al Raymond
Darci Reagan
Joanne Regan
Denise Rempe
Glenn Rempe
Janine Rempe
Eion Robinson
Michael Rotzler
Florence Rubinson
Lena Santillana
Alison Saperstein
Randi Saslow
Janet Saulter-Hemmer
Zina Scarpulla
Rich Schaefer
Linda Schiff
Marilyn Schorr
Lynn Schwartz
Rose Schwartzseid
Anna Searle
Billy Searle
those lives lost while waiting for
Jackie Searle
Stephen Searle
Tracy Shannon
M. Shokouhi
William Silver
RoseAnn Simeone
Scott Smolka
Camila Isabel Sol de Pool
Rita Solimene
Susan Stern Calenda
Peter Sternfels
Steve Straus
Michael Strusiak
Patrick Sullivan
Patricia Taranto
David Tate
Ronald Taubman
Laura and Lew Tillman
Gregory Tolve
Dianne Tosti
Joan Usiak
Richard Utter
Chris Vancheri
Katherine Verni
Mary Verni
Joe Vollaro
Basil Vorolieff
Benedict Vozza
Linda Vozza
Mariana Vozza
Tyler Vozza
Ronni Ward
Harvey Weinberg
Joyce Weinberg
Julie Ann Wilson
Joseph Wu
Mary Wu
Ellen Yoshiuchi
Chris Zaback
Aleeza Zeiger
Jenel Zumbo
the gift of life.
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3rd Annual Walk & USATF Certified Race
SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013
For more information or to register, go to www.NJSharingNetwork.org
2012 Top Fundraisers
$5,000+
#1 Suzann Rizzo
#2 Alyssa D’Addio
#3 Alexandra Niles
#4 Kristina Dayback
#5 Diane Bernstein
#6 Phyllis Caputo
#7 Vincent Cucci, Jr.
#8 Dennis Dayback
#9 Nicole Alicea
#10 Gene Pepe
#11 Randi Geffner
$2,500 - $4,999
Dorothea Duffy
Cindy Boyea
Max Prince
Thomas O’Brien
Jackie Lue Raia
Jennifer Jova
Mark Feldstein
Tina McCabe
Nicole Kolb
Lisa Plona
Teri Russo
Roy Larsen
Emma Rothman
Michael Amato
Kevin Engelke
Meagan O’Neill
Barbara A. Kuzminski
Aaron Grossman
Amy Buckiewicz
$1,000 – $2,499
Danah Franchino
Joan DiMeo
Rashmi Khare
Gail Duane
Karen Praschil
Alyson Angstreich
Jamie Siegrist
Julianne J. Navarrete
Erin DeVivo
Donna Albanese
Peter Rooney
Kelley Niemi
Karen Hernandez
Beth Laible
Elena Falco
Lindsay Ganter
Joseph Roth
Nancy MacNiven
Matt Barr
Patricia Walling
Jeanette Szabo
Shevaun O'Neill
Romelle Lysenko
Ronald Oswick
Olivia VanBuskirk
Alida Sandoval
Sara Oliveira
Mary Pat Januszanis
Kevin Roth
John Longo
Mora Karas
Anne Feuerborn
William Reitsma
Lenore Ford
Sangeeta Badlani
Matthew Cumiskey
Mollie Rubinstein
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Andrea Fuller
Terry Mignott
Rajesh Karnani
Mark Reagan
Rosanna Scali
Carole Laible
Mimi Assegidie-Ingram
Eric Laible
Lisa Meyers
Mark Uptegrove
Bernard Simon
$500 - $999
Marc Moslowitz
Joe Russo
Sue Evans
Michelle Brugger
Emilie Brinson
Lisa Frazee
Jennifer Rizzo
Grace Piccini
Celestina Berlin
Christine Gorman
Derlys Gutierrez
Brian Farrell
Elisse Glennon
Rodger Davenport
Amanda Ignaut
Lucinda Monica
Lori West
Colleen McQueen
Kristin M. Mingione
Valerie Budka
Glenn Van Etten
Christina Mosleh
Melissa Maniscalco
Lauren Reagan
Michael Snyder
Dana Dempsey
Linda Scorsone
Lawrence Bologna
Ines Rosa
Stacy Hughes
Helen T. Reagan
Heather Rinaldi
Catherine Hamilton
Sonja Washington
Catherine Blumenschein
Cinthia Kerstein
Megan Cockcroft
Nancy Bird
Doreen Lechner
Allison Pini
Joanne Corniola
Kurt Heinrich
Ingrid Noonan
Jennie Reyes
Marisa Van Buskirk
Andrea Lorberbaum
Mickey Neuhauser
Melissa Coffey
Jamie D’Angelo
Karah Barroqueiro
Mary Louise Fessel
Dan Sarnowski
E. Denise Peoples
Tara Patel
Mara Barlow
Ryan Goldberg
Nick Paradise
Mark Van Etten
Dave Galonska
Siobhan Graf
Whitney Downer
Maria Marasa
Marcia Mohl
Alene Stewart
Philip Mangini
Julie Nelson
Lea Borghard
Marilyn Dipkin
Anna Zdep
Joshua Steidl
Christine Mallek
Pamela Deliso
Kelly Layden
Len Cerefice
Derek Piccini
Rita Ryan
Melanie Fortunato
Kristen Lalama
Deanna Pecora
Kimberly Cassidy
Dawn-Marie Dalsass
Tiffany Doda
Brian Price
Peggy Simurra
Anne Portine-Kudlac
Danielle McCue
Georgette Tzatzalos
Audrey Kleet
Janet Kolibas
Sandra Lue
Sarah Walters
Adriene Zepka
Sharon Salerno
Nikki Dunn
Mitchell Rubinstein
Doreen Amato
Cathy & Jim Carey
Brad Chernock
David Livingston
Danielle Novello
Maria Scali
Basil Vorolieff
$250 - $499
Stacy Berry
Megan Smith
Michael Ochotorena
Carolyn Moore
Courtney Schellhorn
Daniella Errera
Fred Kleet
Karen Shinevar
Kristin Steinmetz
Katie Strusiak
Nicole Hart
Adrian Gonzalez
Avinash Samtani
Linda Rubinstein
Ali Jones
Karan Raspatello
Katherine Holmes
Eve Reiners-Savva
Dayna Soluri
Carol Ercolano
Jessica Garrett
Jody Kelly
Rosa Williams
Carolyn Furey
Michele Martini
Jackie Chiera
Daniel Hussey
David Laible
Gerald Mohl
NanceyAnne Tallis
Brian Allain
Maria Perez
Danny Laible
Tara Goldsmith
Robert Bennett
Vashti Johnson
Gretchen Szabo
Lauren Turci
Michelle Clausen
Geraldine Entrup
Ethan Laible
Diana McGroarty
Melanie Meuerle
Karen O’Neill
Stephanie Caponigro
Hugh MacDonald
Tony Barroqueiro
Evetta Canty
Al DeVivo
Christine Tenore
Angela Fristachi
Rose Ann Melendez-Tavana
Michael Bialko
Joanna Cipriano
Peter Connolly
Marc Coopersmith
Kim Grebel
Jen Jones
Suzanne Monaco
Eileen Schwalb
Joey Kalmin
MaryLou Moczynski
Nancy Peet
Jill Doherty
Kathleen Bertinato
Kyle Drum
Helen Geib
Christine Leiter
Stephanie McCann
Alison Moor
Tanya Piccini
Michael Sheehan
Jeff Sobel
Lynn Williams
Tricia Bannister
Michelle Curnow
Tara Dublanica
Paula Gutierrez
Kristine Rovell
Lori Guadagno
Cara Haddon
Elizabeth Seitz
Jenny Stockinger
Christina Strong
Diana Aptaker
Kori DeNobile
Ken Loury
Lawrence Lue
Wendy Mehalick
Dina Ricci
Regina Rolwood
Becky Rose
Eileen Saake
Lisa Veit
Raffaella Bove
Katrina Charles
Kathleen Portine
Patricia Saklas
Kristi Diklich
Andy Cattano
Bob Chavez
Marissa Elmer
Maria Feeney
Jennifer Geiger
Jan Hines
Lorraine Hourihan
Kathie Napoliton
LeighAnn Russer
Jill D’Amica
Christopher Lake
Erika McKeon
Sandra McPherson-Gichie
Danielle D'Andrea
Nelson Miranda
Princy Varghese
Sharon Feniello
Sheila Hilger
Karen Panka
Hal Grossman
Susan MacKenzie
Anthony Pandiscia
Valerie Balogh
Charles Bechtel
Deb Belfatto
Barry Brikowski
Michael Cucci
Jason Elmer
Sandy Erwin
Linda Goldenberg
Susan Levin Aagesen
Dennis Malloy
Stephen Percy
Richard Perry
Marc Santucci
Suzanne Chocklette
Jacob Moroney
Melissa Rivas
Jason Aptaker
Aaron Lowe
Diane Russell
Alison Schrum
Christine Bidlack
Monica Schottinger
Amy Anest
Ed Arnold
Kim Atno
Carol Beideman
Walter Cockcroft
Kimberly Githens
Maureen Jacobi
Marilyn Jacobi
Erin Kay
Tanya Kenevich
Cindy Mazzatta
Janine McDermott
Ingrid Nau
Jayne Propert
Tina Seckerson
Elise Shelffo
Mary Swarthout
Kristina Tyliczka
Leslie Tyrie
Rosemary Zbeda
To Remember. To Honor.
To Give Hope.
2012 Top Team Fundraisers
Top 10 Teams - $9,000+
#1 In the “Spirit” of
Anthony Rizzo
#2 Team Courtney
#3 Papa Tony’s Team
#4 “Just Do It” in Celebration
of Joe D’Addio
#5 Betsy’s Dash
#6 Team Kevin Gilbert
#7 Max’s Mitzvah Movers
#8 Team Christopher
#9 Team DQ
#10 ONE LOVE for Brian Bernstein
$5,000 - $8,999
Team Evan
Be Like Keith Share-Give-Love
Randi’s Runners
3 Musketeers
Team Dorothea
Team Andrew
Team FCC
Jellybean’s Rainbow
Po-Po’s Peeps
Team Buck
Hearts for Emma
MacDonald Plumbing
Robert Cameron Plona
Martial Arts for Life
Team Will Ganter
ASG&L Law Firm
Team Lisa L.
NJ Sharing Network Staff and Friends
I AM DROZD! Celebrating Mike’s Life
$2,500 - $4,999
90607
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Team Jonathon
Pop-pop’s Team
Valley Hospital
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Medical Center
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$1,000 - $2,499
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opTIMists
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AOK
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You People...
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Pfizer
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the Brave
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EBG Shares
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Running For Our Angel
Many thanks to the companies
that provided matching gifts
For more information about how your company may match your
gift, please contact 908-516-5400 or [email protected].
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Gifts Program
Merck Partnership for Giving
Moretrench
NJM Insurance Company
Novartis Foundation
Pfizer Foundation
Prudential Foundation
RBC Foundation – USA
Sanofi-Aventis Matching Gift Center
Telcordia Technologies
The Warnaco Foundation Gift Match
Program
The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
Foundation
The Horizon Foundation of NJ
Matching Gifts Program
Verizon Foundation
American Express Philanthropy
American International Group, Inc.
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
AXA Foundation
Bank of America
Benjamin Moore & Co.
BlackRock Matching Gift Program
C.R. Bard Foundation, Inc.
Charles Schwab Foundation
Chubb & Son
Crum and Forster
Deutsche Bank
Gannett Foundation
Genentech GivingStation
Goldman Sachs
Johnson & Johnson
KPMG LLP
Special thanks to our
event sponsors
A & A Benefit Consultants
Adams Stern Gutierrez &
Lattiboudere, LLC
ASA Apple
Barnabas Health
Brinton Eaton Wealth Advisors
CJS Violations Services
Davis Enterprises
Document Solutions
Ethicon
Evergreen Millennium Capital, Inc.
Genentech, a member of Roche Group
Investors Bank
Jeffrey Sobel Consulting
LifeCell
Lourdes Health System
Magnet Mailers.com, LLC
Muskuloskeletal Transplant
Foundation
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Pfizer, Inc
PNC Wealth Management
Raritan Bay Medical Center
Mark & Helen Reagan
Robert Wood Johnson University
Hospital
Saul Ewing LLP
ShopRite (Village Supermarkets)
SourceOne Communication Group
The Hampshire Companies
TSS Facility Services, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
William H. Connolly & Co., LLC
Wiss & Company, LLP
Thank you to those who held
fundraising events on our behalf
Brandon Dowler Fundraiser
Brian Kern Memorial Deep Sea
Fishing Trip
D’Addio Softball Tournament
Eileen Cinquemane 2nd Annual
Memorial Golf Outing
MTF Hosted Appreciation Event
MTF Jean’s Day
MTF Winter Employee Party Raffle
National DL Blue and Green Day
New Providence Chiropratic
Papa Carl’s Jam for Life
Spring Lake 5 2012
Wiss & Company, LLP Dress Down Day
WithumSmith+Brown, PC Wear Jeans
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Turning Philanthropic Dollars into
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All in a Day’s Work
By Gina Restaino, In-House Coordinator, NJ Sharing Network
Each day I
make my way to
my corner desk.
Phones start ringing, sometimes
incessantly. I put
on my headset
and face the computer. My job keeps me in the office,
but the work takes me around the state and into the
lives of families whose loved ones have died – sometimes just moments before.
Hospitals are legally required to inform us of every
hospital death. If the potential donor is a candidate for
tissue donation, it is my job to make the call to the family. This is not an easy call to make. But I know my
efforts help the recipients. The donation of a cornea
may help a blind person see again. Skin can help a burn
victim live a more normal life, and donated bone may
prevent a leg amputation and help a person walk
again. The list goes on and on.
I also believe that offering the option of tissue
donation can help the families, who often find solace
in knowing their loved one will help others. I work with
the families and guide them through the process. It is
my job to offer families the opportunity to consider
tissue donation.
My desk has few adornments, but I have a
beautiful view to the outdoors. Knowing that I am
helping others keeps me focused through the long day.
Sometimes during my conversation with families, I will
ask if they know someone who needed mastectomy
reconstruction. Or I will ask if they know anyone who
had ACL surgery. These are the kinds of cases that can
require tissue donation.
When I tell families with whom I speak that I have
some idea how they feel, it's true. I was 18 years old
when my six-year-old cousin was hit by a car while
riding a scooter. I was at the hospital when NJ Sharing
Network offered us the option of organ donation. We
were hurt and all crying and nothing in the world
would bring our cousin back. But because of our
decision, other children are alive today and doing well.
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