Glennon Magazine Spring/Summer 2017

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Spring/Summer 2017, Volume 36, Number 1

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s athletes, we are all put on a platform for the world to see – it’s up to us how we use that platform. I can’t think of a better way to do so than helping kids.

When Matt Holliday asked me to join Homers for Health in 2015, I was thrilled to be a part of something that I knew was bigger than both of us. Little did I know that one day I would be called on to lead this program as Chairman of Homers for Health. I am honored and humbled to take on this role, continuing what Matt and his wife Leslee started in 2012.

I am excited that Jedd Gyorko has joined us as a fellow co-chair this year, along with the continued leadership and commitment to doing God’s work by Trevor Rosenthal and Adam Wainwright. Thanks to the amazing generosity and support of Cardinals Nation, together we’ve raised $3.7 million dollars for Cardinal Glennon kids in just five years. That is a truly unbelievable accomplishment that each and every donor should take great pride in.

The funds raised through the Homers for Health and K’s for Kids program have been able to create child-friendly spaces at the hospital, fund purchases of world-class medical equipment and more. Donations to the program this year will support the ongoing needs of the hospital, including the renovation of the fourth floor inpatient cancer unit into a child-friendly, beach-themed environment.

As a new father myself, my heart goes out to the parents who are hoping and praying for their children to heal. I feel blessed to serve as Chairman of Homers for Health and look forward to meeting many of the patients and families cared for at this amazing hospital.

I know that Cardinals Nation will continue to rally around the kids at Cardinal Glennon, and look forward to a record-breaking year. I hope you will join me.

Matt Carpenter Homers for Health Chairman

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Published semiannually by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation 3800 Park Avenue • St. Louis, MO 63110

BOARD OF GOVERNORS Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson Chairman Of The Board Craig E. Labarge President

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Brian C. Behrens First Vice President James G. Koman Second Vice President James F. Whalen Chairman, Finance Jack Schreiber Chairman, Investment Sub-Committee Molly N. Cline, PHD Secretary Sandy Koller Vice President, Philanthropy June L. Pickett Assistant Secretary Allen D. Allred Margaret Barrett Galen D. Bingham Cheryl Boushka James G. Brennan Clayton Brown J. Michael Bruno Steven Burghart Anthony J. Caleca Julian L. Carr, Jr. James G. Castellano Sherri Cliffe William M. Corrigan Bob Costas Timothy Danis Dan Dierdorf John F. Eilermann Douglas Fabick Monsignor Vernon Gardin Dennis G. Gipson Shawn Hagan Sherlyn Hailstone John F. Hefele Edward T. Hempstead

Edward D. Higgins Thomas E. Hilton Nicole Holland-Hong Leslee Holliday Dennis J. Jacknewitz Candace Jennings Laura Kaiser John D. Lee Bob Leonard Thomas McMillin Marian V. Mehan Chrissy Nardini Dennis O’Connor Christopher R. Pronger Jerry E. Ritter Mary Jean Ryan, FSM Farouk Sadiq Shermini Saini Daniel J. Sullivan Bryan M. Swift David L. Taiclet Ibrahim Vajzovic Raymond T. Wagner, Jr. Robert J. Witterschein Jim Woodcock

ON THE COVER: Thomas Lorenz and Joey Renick To share a grateful patient experience, a donor story or a volunteer effort, please contact Rose Fogarty, Director of Marketing, Communications and Media Relations at 314-577-5605 or rose.fogarty@ssmhealth.com

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Glennon Glow

Presented by Centene Corporation

Super Thomas and Uncle Joey

Two generations face leukemia at The Costas Center

Heart & Soul

A Magical Evening at the Palladium

Homers for Health Holliday’s Heroes and GBR17

Glennon Style

Glennon Guild Fashion Show, Boutique and Luncheon

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GLENNON GATHERINGS

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CORPORATE CORNER

Find out the latest news

Pictures from recent events

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GLENNON AMBASSADORS

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GLENNON KIDS

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PARTNERS in PARENTING

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GLENNON CIRCLE

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GLENNON FRIENDS

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WHERE are they NOW?

PICU Happy Hour

Dru Hemmann

SportsCare

Become a member today!

Supporting Cardinal Glennon Kids!

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Hero 911 First Responders and Olaf visit Cardinal Glennon Kids

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n December 22 Nate McVicker and his team of law enforcement were in uniform as they handed out gifts to patients in our atrium with the Tree of Hope shining behind them. Olaf joined in the fun with bags of unwrapped gifts for the patients who came to get a hug from him and a present from Hero 911. They ended their visit with a visit to the Glennon1 helicopter. Hero 911 is made up of First Responders all over the St Louis area.

Oncology Patient Takes Nurses on a “First Date”

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ourteen-year-old patient Collin wanted to go on a first date - and when he thought about whom he’d like to spend a nice evening with - he chose his beloved SSM Health Cardinal Glennon oncology nurses!

In January the group met at the hospital, then headed out in a limo for a nice dinner in Kirkwood.

Collin gave each of his dates a rose and sparked conversation with some kid-friendly one-liners.

What a special night for all! Thanks to Aleeza Granote in Social Work and to Kellsie’s Hope Foundation for arranging this event.

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Pictured (L): Lauren Hull, Erika Pearson, Jessica Smith, Jordan Lilly, Collin, Meggie Hilbert, Dana Beckemeier, Lindsey Emrich, Aimee Roddy

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Fire Truck O’Toys

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ire Truck O’Toys has created a Christmas tradition at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital where grateful patient Mackenzie Scott, her family and Santa pull up to the hospital in a red firetruck and deliver more than 1,000 toys to Cardinal Glennon kids! Mackenzie, who created the program in 2011, was diagnosed with a degenerative bone disease called Legg-Calves-Perthes as a child and was treated at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. During her hospital stays, she noticed many children and families missing the opportunity to share in the joy of the holidays, so she created Fire Truck O’Toys to spread joy and hope to all of the children spending their holidays inside a hospital. Mackenzie and her team deliver toys straight from Santa and the community, who come together to donate toys to children during Christmas time!

Upcoming Events Join us for our upcoming events in 2017!

June 4

Glennon Sunday

July 27

Ambassador Choice Awards

September 8

Glennon Golf Classic

September 16

Glennon Gallop

September 24

Sun Run

October 16

Dierdorf/Pronger Golf Classic

October 28

Glennon Glow

For more information, call 314-577-5605 or visit glennon.org.

2017 Events September 16 - Cowboys For Kiddos Buff your boots and shine your belt buckles! This event features BBQ, beer, western-themed activities such as live country music, horseshoes, roping, dancing and MORE!

November 4-5 - Extra Life Gaming Marathon Play Games. Heal Kids. It’s easy: play games for 24 hours for Extra Life – a gaming marathon in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals of Greater St. Louis. Gamers rally friends and family members to sponsor their play.

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CELEBRITIES GIVING BACK

Celebrities Giving Back Adam Wainwright helps Gage wear his mask

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even-year-old Gage Dugan loves to play baseball on the Britton’s Bullpen team from Olney, IL. In December of 2012 Gage was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in his shin bone and has been in remission since 2015. However, in 2014 he was diagnosed with cryopyrin-associated autoinflammatory syndrome, also known as CAPS, which

Gage Dugan

makes him very susceptible to illness, sometimes requiring hospital visits.

Wearing a medical mask helps alleviate being prone to illness, however, Gage wanted nothing to do with the mask and his parents had a hard time getting him to wear it.

This is where his baseball coach, Phil Britton stepped in. He asked him what it would take for him to wear the mask, to which he answered “if Adam Wainwright signed my mask I would wear it.”

Coach Britton reached out to the Foundation, who sent a box of masks to Adam Wainwright at his home in Georgia in the off-season.

Adam not only signed all the masks, he included a baseball with the scripture Acts 20:24 “But my life is worth nothing to me unless

I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.” When Gage started wearing the mask autographed by his hero Wainwright, he gained weight and was eating and feeling healthy again. Gage is excited to play baseball this summer and even stopped by the Gage and his baseball coach, Phil Britton Foundation to masks and baseball and donate his chore overnight them back to money to Homers for Health!

Gage. They hope Gage can Coach Britton and Gage’s use this as an example going parents, Derrick and Kendra forward to make someone’s are so grateful that Adam life a little brighter! took the time to sign the

St. Louis Football Club Delivers Baskets of Hope to Patients

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n November the St. Louis Football Club joined efforts with Baskets of Hope to deliver baskets full of books, toys, crayons, markers and stickers to Cardinal Glennon kids!

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Chris Pronger Visit

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ormer St. Louis Blues Defenseman Chris Pronger, his wife Lauren and their family and friends stopped by the hospital in December to hand out toys, sharing the Christmas spirit with Cardinal Glennon kids.

Chris and Lauren Pronger and family

Chris and Lauren Pronger with a patient

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pecial thanks to our friends from the St. Louis Blues, who took some time off the ice in December to score a hat trick with Cardinal Glennon kids.

The players - Jake Allen, Alex Pietrangelo, Paul Stastny, Kevin Shattenkirk and Alexander Steen - along with “Louie” the mascot handed out Blues scarves and hats too.

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GLENNON GATHERINGS

Glennon Glow November 5, 2016 The Chase Park Plaza, Khorassan Ballroom

PRESENTED BY:

Bob Costas, Justin Willman

Michael & Noemi Neidorff

Debbie Dennler, Ozzie Smith, Kristin & Mike Matheny

Allen Allred, Walt Galvin

Al & Sandy Koller

Jerry & Peggy Ritter, Karen & Jim Castellano

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Jim & Dana Whalen

Stacie & Jim Fryrear, Bob Costas, Connie & Bill McDermott

Dr. Susan Haynes, Anne Gildehaus

Monique & Galen Bingham

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Candace & Phil Jennings

Steven & Michelle Burghart, Andie & Craig LaBarge

Barb & Tom Hilton

Craig & Anne Moeller, Mike & Claudia Bush, Patrick & Alicia Elsner

Craig LaBarge, Ed Higgins

Dr. Bill & Vicky Ferguson

Rob & Tina Murtha, Pam & Norm Davis

Ken & Donna Naumann

Lauren McMullan, Luke Weaver

William & Connie Kallaos

Jack & Louise Donovan, Cindy Erickson, Jim Woodcock

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HOLLIDAY’S HEROES CELEBRATION Holliday's Heroes Celebration January 16, 2017 The Ritz Carlton, St. Louis Leslee and Matt Holliday Meet and Greet

LIbby Nolan, Becky Domyan, Lyndsey Bleckman, Cate Worley

Trevor & Lindsey Rosenthal

Allen & Andrew Meyer

Denise & Joe Waechter

Dr. Ken Schowengerdt & Dr. Joyce Koenig

Abby & Travis Sarich

Cathy & Dr. Robert Wilmott

Jim & Rose Brennan

Jenny & Gregg Hosch

Al & Sandy Koller

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Tree of Hope Opening November 17, 2016 SSM Health Cardinal Glennon PRESENTED BY:

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TASTE GLENNON Taste for Glennon January 28, 2017 3rd Degree Glass Factory Development Board with 3rd Degree Glass Factory staff

Arthur Clyne, Romondous Stover, Michael Garner

Wayne Taake, Matt and Ashley Carr, Lisa Taake

Steven & Michelle Burghart

Erin Nichols, Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick

Eric Barr, Bridget Melloy Daneshyar, David Kilper

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Heart & Soul February 4, 2017 Palladium, St. Louis

PRESENTED BY:

Clarice Lewis-Patterson & Mike Patterson

Rusty & Julie Keeley

Ryan & Staci Budde

Tina, Elijah, Jason Kohrmann

Billy, Lauren, April and Luke Ryker

Dr. Jason & Jessica Garnreiter

Dr. Marta & Dr. Wilson King

Dr. Leane & Dr. Andrew Fiore

Dr. Saadeh Al-Jureidini, Barb Kountzman

Dorothy and Larry Dallas Heart Center Staff

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Tim Berry, Dr. Charles Huddleston, Janet Berry

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GBR17 April 2, 2017 Streets of St. Louis • Busch Stadium

PRESENTED BY:

Laura Wasson & Tech Electronics staff

Team Blake sponsored by Mid-America Transplant Services

Team Kennedy sponsored by R.V. Wagner, Inc.

Team Mia sponsored by Lipics Engagement

Team Lilly sponsored by Heartland Coca-Cola Bottling Company

Team Thomas sponsored by American Family insurance, Tom Shipp Agency

Tom Shipp, Bruce Sutter, Joey Renick, Carol Anne & Thomas Lorenz

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38th Annual Glennon Guild Fashion Show, Boutique & 20, Luncheon Glennon Style April 2017

Chase Park Plaza

PRESENTED BY:

Jennifer Boyer, Laura Rottjakob, Julie Holland, Amy Schenk

Dave Mack & Cindy Preszler

Jill Benkelman, Marlene Diekmann

Lala Vella, Theresa Vella

Debbie Fogelbach, Shelly Bass, Judy Stanfield

Donna Carruthers, Melanie Nesser, Mimi Boyle, Colleen Dolnick

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Jessie & Greg Austermann

Val Courier, Michelle Romano

Jenny Douthitt, Laura Baylis, Barb Weiss

Cindy Wendling, Rebecca Cook, Ellen Peccola, Laura Bodnar, Lauren Underhill

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE

2017 AMBASSADOR CHOICE AWARDS We are celebrating our sixth year of the Ambassador Choice Awards.

This special evening recognizes the people and the qualities that are “exceptional” in the eyes of our families.

Thursday, July 27, 2017 • 6 pm

Joseph Schulte Theatre • St. Louis University High School 4970 Oakland Ave. • St. Louis, MO 63110 Free parking available in St. Louis Science Center lot

6 pm Heavy hors d’oeuvres and cocktail reception, followed by awards program and dessert.

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oin grateful families and staff of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital for an evening of appreciation and recognition, as we honor the work of our caregivers and highlight stories of those who “reveal the healing presence of God” through their exceptional work and dedication.

All nominees will receive recognition and complimentary admission to the event.

To purchase tickets, visit GlennonAmbassadors.org.

For more information about the Glennon Ambassador Program, contact Program Coordinator Laura Wulf at 314-678-6635 or laura.wulf@ssmhealth.com.

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CORPORATE CORNER

From left to right: Doug Fabick, Chief Executive Officer; Harry Fabick, Chairman; John Fabick IV, Senior Vice President (standing) and Jeré Fabick.

Four Generations ….and Counting Fabick Cat Celebrates Long-Standing Partnership With SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital

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arry Fabick says, as he reminisces about his family’s long-standing support of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, “There’s something that pulls at the heartstrings whenever I think or talk about Cardinal Glennon.”

Since the hospital opened its doors in 1956, a member of the Fabick family has been helping in front of and behind the scenes to make sure the hospital would thrive. That represents four generations of one family, all

understanding the need to support a premier pediatric hospital.

“It started with my grandpa, John Fabick Sr.,” says Harry, current chairman and former chief executive officer of Fabick Cat based in Fenton, MO. “He started a livery stable over in Tower Grove.

Then he went into sales of motor vehicles before he founded the Fabick Company in 1917.” Today the company is the exclusive dealer of more than 300 types of new and used Caterpillar equipment and specialized power systems in

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major portions of Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan.

Of his grandfather, Harry says, “He was truly a successful businessman, but more importantly, he was a generous man, always giving of his time and money to help support programs and projects in the community.”

Devout Catholics, John Fabick and his wife provided funds to build a church in south St. Louis and supported a local orphanage.

“They provided land in Fenton, as well as equipment and livestock so

that the children in the orphanage could have a place to work during the Great Depression,” says Harry.

“Grandpa also hired many of the boys at the tractor company when they got older so they could make

that is being done here. They all come to realize that this hospital is amazing.”

Over the years, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon has received more than $800,000 from the Fabick family and Fabick Cat. In addition to serving on the Foundation Board of Directors,

hospitalized children. “Every time I’m here, it makes me want to do more,” he says.

This year, Fabick Cat celebrates its 100th Anniversary. Now getting actively involved is the fifth generation of Fabicks.

Says Harry, “Our company’s motto, first established by my

“We have a special place in our hearts for this institution.”

John Fabick Sr., Founder

a good living. He, and then his sons, continued to support the orphanage financially until it closed in the late 1940s.”

John Fabick Sr. died in 1941.

With the Archdiocese, local physicians and community leaders starting to talk about the need for a free-standing pediatric hospital, Fabick’s sons — John, Maurice and Francis (and later Joe) — decided that money from the eventual sale of the farm as well as regular donations to the orphanage would be redirected to help build the new hospital.

“We’ve been a part of Cardinal Glennon ever since,” says Harry, who now is semi-retired. “My uncle Francis was on the hospital Board, I was on the Board and now my son Doug is on the Board.

We have a special place in our hearts for this institution.”

Harry encourages people to take tours of the hospital. “When you take a tour, that’s when you really get involved,” he says.

“You get to know more about the hospital itself and you have a chance to see all of the good

grandfather, is ‘To ever serve our the family has donated and raised customers better.’ I think that’s how money for The Costas Center, we also feel about this hospital — Danis Pediatrics, and the hospital’s to ever serve and ensure that it new neonatal intensive care unit. continues to thrive.”

They also donated a remarkable animated clock that brings joy to patients and visitors alike and have been long-time supporters of the hospital’s annual golf fundraisers.

“We have a lot of good customers who join us every year for the golf tournaments,” says Harry. He laughs and says, “I may not be a great golfer, but we have fun trying to outdo each other while raising money for this great hospital.”

Still, it’s those less visible, less public moments where the Fabick family truly shows its love for SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. They spend hours visiting with young patients and giving of their personal time and service. Several times last year, Harry and his wife brought dozens of stuffed toys to Fabick Cat donated a cake sculpture to the hospital in honor of the City of St. Louis’ 250th Anniversary. hand-deliver to

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S A T U R D AY, N O V E M B E R 5 , 2 0 1 6 The Chase Park Plaza, Khorassan Ballroom P R E S E N T E D BY:

Proceeds benefit inpatient and outpatient cancer services at The Costas Center at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.

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hen people talk about SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, we often hear the term “Glennon Factor” – that special feeling families get when walking through the doors. That extra smile, that warm hug – those little things that set us apart from the rest.

When coming up with a new event to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon, what better name to call it than Glennon Glow – celebrating the radiating light that people feel from God’s healing presence throughout the hospital.

The first annual Glennon Glow event was held Saturday, November 5 at the Chase Park Plaza, hosted by NBC Broadcaster and longtime friend of the hospital, Bob Costas. The event, presented by Centene Charitable Foundation, was a one-of-a-kind night to celebrate the hospital opening its doors in 1956. As guests arrived they passed a wall of children’s smiling faces – representing the joy felt by families and children as they are healed by our world-class physicians.

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rom there, they were immersed in a wonderland of glow-in-the-dark visual effects.

While guests sipped on cocktails in the pre-function room, they were surrounded by digital walls of words exemplifying our mission “Faith, Hope, Healing, Joy.” Shining brightly amongst guests were the iconic Cardinal Glennon red sun, a model of the hospital and a large number 60 to celebrate the anniversary, all glowing in the dark, boasting our heritage to the crowd.

Entering the ballroom, there was no escaping the bold, warm, soothing colors surrounding the room. Each table was beautifully decorated with colorful lamps that changed colors, along with their glow bracelets they were given at check-in.

Bob Costas mingled with guests before he took the stage to welcome the crowd, including former Cardinal great Ozzie Smith and Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny. Guests were awed by the 60th Anniversary video Bob introduced, including footage that hasn’t been shown publicly since the campaign for the hospital began in the early 1950’s.

After the video, Costas was “interrupted” by an acapella group performance singing a version of

“Bright Sunshiny Day” – replacing the words with verses such as “I can see clearly now, the pain is gone. I can see all cures coming my way. Gone are the complications that had me blind. It’s gonna be a bright, bright, bright Glennon day!”

After dinner there was a special presentation to longtime supporters, Jerry and Peggy Ritter.

They received the hospital’s highest honor, The Glennon Award. The Glennon Award is presented as worthy recipients are identified and selected. Nominees for the award come from all segments of the community and recipients are named on the basis of demonstrated commitment in the areas of civic leadership and involvement, volunteer service, financial support and other pursuits that benefit children.

Past recipients of the Glennon Award have been Anheuser-Busch, McDonald’s and Pope John Paul II. Jerry has served on the SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation Board of Governors since 1978 and has been an integral part of various fundraising initiatives for the hospital. Peggy served as a vital member of the Bob Costas benefit committee for 26 years, securing major sponsor support year after

year to support the benefit. Peggy has planned many dinners to celebrate the Costas Benefit and is actively involved with the Glennon Guild Fashion Show and other fundraising endeavors to support the children of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon.

The Glennon Award presentation was followed by a special performance

by St. Louisan Justin Willman, who shared with the audience that he used to do magic tricks for the patients at the hospital. Willman wowed the crowd with his magic and comedy, even predicting the exact date and time his performance ended through using the calculator app on a guest’s iPhone. All through his performance his comedy kept the guests laughing and his magic left them dumbfounded at his talent!

The evening ended with a soulful performance by St. Louis’ FatPocket, as guests took the dance floor, wearing their glowing bracelets, celebrating the light that is felt throughout our hospital each and every day.

Save the date for Glennon Glow, Saturday, October 28 at the Ritz Carlton.

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S AV T H| EA White DHot AT E Wine, DineE and Divots Affair Saturday, September 16, 2017 KRÄFTIG POLO CLUB 2017 CO-CHAIRS Susie & Peter von Gontard Chrissy & Mike Nardini LUNCH CHAIRS Ashley & Matt Carr

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oin us for the fifth annual Glennon Gallop – Wine, Dine and Divots!

Back again this year is Retail Row, offering you a chance to shop local St. Louis retailers while helping Cardinal Glennon kids!

Proceeds benefit Danis Pediatric Center at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. Danis DANIS PEDIATRIC CENTER Pediatrics is a teaching environment for medical students and residents of Saint Louis University School of Medicine.

PROCEEDS BENEFIT: Danis Pediatric Center at

In addition to caring for children, full-time faculty physicians take time during each child’s office visit as an opportunity to teach future pediatricians how to provide exceptional care for children. In 2016 Danis Pediatrics served nearly 21,500 patients, with approximately 85% of those being below the poverty level.

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Tickets on sale June 2. For more information visit glennon.org or call 314-577-5605.

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Noelle Renick, Deepika Bhatla, MD, Thomas Lorenz, Joey Renick and Gordon Gale, MD.

Super Thomas and Uncle Joey Two generations face leukemia at The Costas Center It was, unusually, a gloomy day on 4 North, where doctors and nurses faithfully maintain a cheerful atmosphere for patients undergoing inpatient treatments for cancer and blood diseases.

“A nurse said he could feel that something wasn’t right,” says Carol Anne Lorenz. “Then someone told him, ‘Thomas Lorenz is up here — Joey’s nephew.’”

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Joey & Thomas with Karen Imperiale, RN.

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arol Anne’s 3-year-old son, Thomas, had been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and admitted to the floor for the intense, 30-day, induction stage of treatment.

Thomas was across the hall from his 23-year-old uncle and Carol Anne’s brother, Joey Renick, who was undergoing treatment for his third bout of ALL in 20 years.

Carol Anne was no stranger to 4 North at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. “It was horribly shocking and sad,” she says. “Joey was just coming out of the scary part of his treatment then we found out Thomas also was sick. There are people on 4 North who have known me since I was little and visiting Joey. They were taking it like Thomas was their kid.”

1996 Diana Sollmann, Joey’s mother, remembers the day her family began to learn about leukemia.

“It was 20 years ago on October 18. I brought Joey to the hospital because he had a fever. After three hours Dr. Gale and our pediatrician told me Joey had leukemia and it would be a very long road — three years of treatment.”

Gordon Gale, MD, was Joey’s first oncologist. When Joey relapsed at age 18, Dr. Gale had become a sedation specialist in the division of critical care and prepared Joey for procedures. He provides that care to Thomas.

“I have gotten very close to this family,” says Dr. Gale, a Saint Louis University Medical School professor of pediatrics at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. “I consider them friends as well as patients.”

“From 3 years old until I was 6 I was in the hospital pretty much all time,” recalls Uncle Joey, as he is known to family and the staff. “There are lots of memories — shots, chemotherapy, spinal taps, bone marrow aspirations, total body

Mom Carole Anne and Thomas during a treatment break.

irradiation and a few surgeries.”

However, he adds, “Glennon makes a bad situation a little more comfortable. I have known a lot of the nurses for 20 years. They love their jobs. They have had birthday parties for me. I know who is going to see me and I trust them.”

Except for routine checkups, Joey enjoyed a normal childhood of school and sports. “I relapsed for the first time just before my 18th birthday,” he says. After another course of chemotherapy, he was in remission and embarked on a nursing career.

transplant replaces the diseased marrow and provides a new immune system which helps fight leukemia cells. A transplant with a second relapse of leukemia is fairly standard treatment.”

Dr. Bhatla cared for Joey when he was 18 and now cares for Joey and Thomas.

“They started looking for bone marrow donors,” Joey says.

“Usually, one in six siblings is likely to be a potential match.

All three of my sisters were.”

When youngest sister Noelle was born her umbilical cord stem cells were frozen in the then-new

“It is rare for a second family member to develop leukemia.”

Coincidence During his second semester of nursing school — February 12, 2016 — Joey relapsed again.

“Relapsing a second time is an indication that the leukemia will not be cured with chemotherapy alone,” explains Deepika Bhatla, MD, a SLUCare hematologist/ oncologist at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon’s Costas Center and associate professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. “A bone marrow

St. Louis Cord Blood Bank at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon.

The cells are collected after babies are delivered and can be used to treat more than 70 diseases, including leukemia. Considered an investigational treatment when Noelle was born, cord blood stem cells are now classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a biologic drug.

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THE COSTAS CENTER Super Thomas and Uncle Joey Diana Sollmann with son Joey, grandson Thomas and Dr. Gale.

ALL “Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a fast-growing, whiteblood-cell cancer that is in the blood stream so it affects your entire body,” recites Joey.

ALL causes the bone marrow, where most blood cells are produced, to create abnormal

signals. They divide when they don’t need to and don’t die when their job is done. Those cells escape normal immune mechanisms and take over the normal blood cell productions in the bone marrow.”

“It is rare for a second family member to develop leukemia,” says Karen Imperiale, RN, an SSM Health Cardinal Glennon nurse for 39 years and a staff member of The Costas Center since 1984. “It doesn’t happen very often. Thank God.” Joey and Thomas might lead to better understanding of acute lymphocytic leukemia. Could there be a genetic factor? “I think there is definitely something that we have not been able to uncover,” Dr. Bhatla says. “I hope we can find out so we can make things better for Joey and Thomas and for other people who have this leukemia.”

Role model With his cancer again in remission, Joey looks forward to resuming nursing studies this fall while serving as a role

“Having Joey to look up to has been important to Thomas.”

Thomas steering his way through the atrium.

Noelle’s bone marrow supplemented her cord cells.

“The stem cell number with cord blood alone would have been too small for Joey’s age and size,” Dr. Bhatla says.

Noelle, now 17, underwent a donation procedure. “They used needles to syringe marrow out of my pelvic bone,” she says. “I was in the hospital for a day. I feel really honored that I was able to do this for him.”

white blood cells (lymphocytes) that displace normal white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. The cancer can spread to other parts of the body.

An estimated 6,590 patients were diagnosed with ALL last year — 0.4 % of all cancers in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. Its incidence is 1.7 of every 100,000 people.

“Joey and Thomas have a very common childhood cancer,” says Bhatla. “It is a good-prognosis cancer — one that we have had a lot of successes in treating.”

Little is known about ALL’s causes, she says. “Something happens within the cells that causes them to disobey normal

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model for nephew and godson “Super Thomas” who is a fan of comic book hero Superman.

“Super Thomas was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia on Oct. 23, 2016, so we are still in the intense part of his treatment,” says mother Carol Anne, Joey’s oldest sister. “He will be in active treatment until 2019.”

Thomas is the middle of three siblings. Johnny is 5 and Cora is 2.

Thomas and Uncle Joey “already had a really special bond,” Carol Anne says. “Thomas has watched Joey go through all his treatment. When we told Thomas he had leukemia like Uncle Joey, he didn’t see it as something

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scary. Having Joey to look up to has been important to Thomas.”

Science and research The treatment protocol prescribed for 3-year-old Thomas differs greatly than the plan devised for Joey when he was 3.

“There are more drugs, but the drugs that form the backbone of the treatment are still the same,” Dr. Bhatla says.

Dr. Gale adds, “We can do more to tailor therapy to the child’s illness. Genetic characteristics that are measured in the laboratory were not available 20 years ago.

We hope to avoid over-treating children more aggressively than they need to be treated and not under-treat children who perhaps need more aggressive therapies.”

Testing for minimal residual disease (MRD) was not available five years ago. “After the 30 days of induction treatment you are supposed to be in remission and all the leukemia cells are supposed to be gone. They do a bone marrow test to make sure,” Carol Anne says.

Joey and fiancée Caylee.

high-risk patient, he has a really good prognosis,” says Carol Anne. “It is sad when someone tells you the success rate is 85 to 90%, but that is still good.

“There are a lot of smart, capable, trustworthy people here.”

“They found that Thomas was still MRD-positive. Had they not done that testing we would have gone with the low-risk protocol.

He probably would have relapsed immediately, which is much more dangerous. They switched his protocol and hopefully that will lead to a better outcome.”

Improving success The success rate in treating ALL has tripled since 1975 and approaches 90% according to the National Cancer Institute.

Chemotherapy was a major advance in leukemia treatment, Dr. Bhatla says. “Since then the pace of progress has been smaller, but smaller is probably expected when it is getting you from 80 to 90%.”

“Even though Thomas is a

The doctors and nurses say we can’t focus on the numbers. We just have to look at our child.”

During 33 years at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon, Imperiale

Costas Center and 4 North.

“They are like part of our family,” says Diana. “Our nurses are so close. The doctors call to see how we are doing when they have the weekend off to spend with their own families. The woman who cleans the rooms says a prayer for Thomas and Joey every time she comes in.

“There are a lot of smart, capable, trustworthy people here,” she says. “You can only feel sorry yourself for a

“The success rate in treating ALL has tripled since 1975 and approaches 90% according to the National Cancer Institute.” has watched countless cancer patients reach adulthood.

“Probably hundreds. Some come back to visit and bring their own kids. We are fine-tuning the protocols to see if we can make the success rate 100%.”

In May, Joey married longtime friend Caylee Miller. The wedding reception was attended by many staff members from The

minute when you look around and see all the other kids.”

“I have attended a lot of weddings. It is rewarding,” Dr. Gale says, adding that one reward is the best of all. “Joey and Thomas are here!”

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eart and Soul, A Magical Evening at the Palladium, was held Saturday, February 4 to celebrate the work of the Dorothy and Larry Dallas Heart Center at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.

The Dallas Heart Center makes cardiology care more convenient and more accessible for patients and their families, performing more than 23,000 visits and procedures each year. Having the only pediatric hybrid cardiac catheterization suite in the region allows cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons to work together to provide the best options for patients.

Proceeds from the event will be used to expand the facilities and programs such as implementing ambulatory telemetry for hospitalized children, expanding 3-D printing capabilities, updating the current electrophysiology lab

magicians Steve Finkelstein and Johnny Harper. The magicians walked amongst partygoers, wowing the crowd with their magic tricks.

Heart and Soul was once again presented by Keeley Companies, whose owners Rusty and Julie

“As a city we are so blessed to have this amazing hospital in our own backyard.” with new 3-D mapping technology which allows for radiation free procedures and adding other critical equipment to the Dallas Heart Center.

The event boasted a magic theme, complete with strolling

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Keeley are grateful for the care they received when their son Ryan’s life was saved at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. “As a city we are so blessed to have this amazing hospital in our own backyard,” said Julie Keeley.

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Magician Johnny Harper with Dr. Susan Haynes and Anne Gildehaus, PNP

“We are so thankful for the donor families and the doctors and cardiology staff...”

Additional sponsor support was provided by Reinhold Electric, Lipic’s Engagement, Sandberg, Phoenix and von Gontard, KTRS The Big 550, Averi Budde Foundation, Mid-America Transplant Foundation and Stratasys. Kendra Scott donated gorgeous jewelry for the always popular “jewelry pull” and Stratasys donated 3-D printed SSM Health Cardinal Glennon sun wine charms for guests to take home as a parting gift.

As always, we like to incorporate the “Glennon Factor” in all of our events. Grateful mom April

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Heart & Soul Ryker spoke to the crowd about her son Luke’s heart transplant, which he received in April of 2016. Fighting back tears, she shared her appreciation for the care they received and all of Groovethang playing for the crowd the support from their SSM Health Cardinal Glennon fund-a need ask to support the Dallas and Mid-America Transplant Heart Center. Each donor received a families. “We are so thankful for the special bracelet donated by Chavez donor families and to the doctors for Charity, which are also sold and cardiology staff who never at Lusso Boutique, who chose gave up on Luke,” she said.

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon as Grateful heart moms Staci the benefactor of the bracelet sales.

Budde and Angela Miller got the Guests enjoyed a sit-down crowd in the giving spirit with their dinner and exciting silent and live auction items, including a oneweek stay in a Breckenridge condo and an authentic Arabic meal prepared by Dr. Al-Jureidini. There was a special on-stage magical performance by Johnny Harper, where he performed illusions on Dr. Susan Haynes and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Anne Gildehaus.

As the night came to an end, popular St. Louis band Groovethang brought all the guests to the dance floor, including April, her husband Billy and kids Lauren and Luke Ryker, who were surrounded by the doctors, nurses and caregivers that helped save his life.

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HOLLIDAY’S

HEROES CELEBRATES OUR DONORS AND THE HOLLIDAY’S

Thank you!

n January 16 Matt and Leslee Holliday hosted

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their annual Holliday’s Heroes dinner at the Ritz Carlton in St. Louis. Each year they host (and fund) the dinner, to thank the most

generous donors to Homers for Health and K’s for Kids, known as Holliday’s Heroes. However, this dinner had

a different tone than previous years, as our beloved Matt Holliday is now a New York Yankee.

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S c a n to w at c h ! hile the evening is meant to celebrate donors, the Foundation also took the opportunity that evening to celebrate the Holliday’s and all the work they have done for our patients over the last five years.

The evening began with a meet and greet with Matt and Leslee, followed by KMOX Cardinals broadcaster John Rooney, welcoming the crowd and thanking

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sponsors and guests for their support of the program.

Matt and Leslee were surprised by a special five-year recap video that was shown during the evening, highlighting the support given over the years by fellow co-chairs David Freese, Allen Craig, Jason Motte, Matt Adams, Matt Carpenter, Trevor Rosenthal and Adam Wainwright.

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With Matt at the podium, Holliday’s Heroes fighting back tears, he shared his hope that Cardinals Nation will continue to support Homers for Health going forward. Finally, unable to continue speaking and overcome with emotion, Leslee took over for Matt, sharing how much their connection

... fighting back tears, he shared his hope that Cardinals Nation will continue to support Homers for Health...

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HOLLIDAY’S HEROES 2016 Celebration

with the families has meant to them, and how rewarding their involvement has been.

From there, Leslee introduced Joey Renick, who won his battle with ALL Leukemia when he was 3 years old, only for it to return again at age 17, two weeks before his senior year in high school. Joey, now 23, won his battle at that time, however it returned again last year, requiring further treatment. He is now in remission and spoke to the audience of his brave fight, and his appreciation for his caregivers and his fiancée Caylee who he

met through a cancer camp when they were 10 years old. Joey then introduced his sister, Carol Anne Lorenz, whose 3-year-old son Thomas was also diagnosed with ALL Leukemia, at the same age as his uncle Joey was first diagnosed (see story on page 22). Carol Anne spoke of her love for the staff at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon, and appreciation for the care they give Thomas.

From there, several patients came on stage for a special thank you moment for the Hollidays. Each and every patient had a special

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connection with Matt and Leslee.

Joey Renick, Alex Wangerin, Carlei Huff, Nikki Warnecke and Maggie Bohannan presented the Hollidays with a shadowbox filled with seven baseballs, each signed by the six of them, and one special patient, Chance Wunderle, who could not attend due to a bad cold.

Maggie Bohannan, the first patient the Hollidays connected with when they visited her hospital room in December 2011, then shared an unforgettable moment with Matt and Leslee that left them speechless and full of tears and

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heartfelt emotion. “To thank you, Matt and Leslee, for all you have done over the last five years for our hospital, it is my honor to announce that we have dedicated a wing on the fourth floor to be named the Leslee and Matt Holliday wing, so your dedication to the children of

“ Matt, Leslee, your sweet family will always live in our hearts, because you gave your hearts to us.”

Cardinal Glennon will live forever in the halls of the hospital,” said Bohannan. Matt, Leslee, your sweet family will always live in our hearts, because you gave your hearts to us.

We love you and thank you.”

While Matt Holliday may be a New York Yankee now, he will forever be a Cardinal in the hearts of Cardinal Glennon kids.

The wing is part of the inpatient cancer unit renovations expected to open later this year.

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THERE’S A NEW

chairman IN TOWN

On September 30, Cardinals fans watched Matt Holliday step up to the plate to DH in the seventh inning against the Pirates, in what was thought at the time to be possibly his last at bat as a St. Louis Cardinal. Fans watched as tears welled up in his eyes, and then the unthinkable happened. He belted one into right field, hitting another home run for Cardinal Glennon kids.

Holliday, who broke his thumb at an at bat the month prior, rounded the bases wiping tears from his eyes. As fans watched, especially the patients and staff at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, they couldn’t help but wonder what would happen to the Homers for Health program that Matt and his wife Leslee started in 2012.

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arpenter joined the program in 2015, serving as Holliday’s co-chair in both 2015 and 2016. Holliday always knew he wanted Homers for Health to continue for years to come, and he knew Matt Carpenter would be the perfect choice to serve in his Chairman role, which he announced at his Holliday’s Heroes dinner

in January. Carpenter brought in teammate Jedd Gyorko as his Homers for Health co-chair, and Trevor Rosenthal and Adam Wainwright returned to represent the pitchers with K’s for Kids, and

they are excited to carry on what Holliday started.

The 2017 program kicked off with Cardinal Glennon Days in Jupiter, Florida in early March. Fans stopped by our booths to purchase raffle tickets for autographed memorabilia, first pitch experiences and more. Fans not only wanted to give, but they wanted to share their stories of gratitude for the lifesaving

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work performed at our hospital.

One gentleman who stopped by the booth said his grandson had two open heart surgeries at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon.

Tears filled his eyes as he shared with us how grateful he was for the care we provided to his family.

We had an exciting week, including a first pitch by hospital President Steven Burghart, and a

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S c a n to w at c h ! $5,000 check presentation from the Cardinals Marlins Fund to support Cardinal Glennon kids. Thanks to all of our volunteers who helped make the week a success!

The Cardinals had a great time filming the new commercials and you don’t want to miss the always popular blooper reel! Be sure to visit our page at glennon.org/h4h to view them or scan the QR code in this article.

We are extremely grateful to our new presenting sponsor, Heartland Coca-Cola and thankful for our 2017 corporate supporters,

Phillips 66 Petro-Mart, UGas, Mach 1 and Fast 2017 Homers Lane stores, Commercials Fabick Cat, Alberici Healthcare Constructors, The Gatesworth, Dierbergs, Johnny Mac’s Sporting Goods and the Lids Foundation. And thanks to all the support we get from our media sponsors throughout the year, Fox Sports Midwest, KTVI Fox 2, KPLR11, FM NewsTalk 97.1, NOW 96.3, KSHE95 and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Carpenter hopes to raise another million dollars this year, and wants to get a pledge from every state in the country. So be sure to tell your out-of-town friends to donate, and let’s make this another banner year for Cardinal Glennon kids!

Make your pledge today at glennon.org/h4h!

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he St. Louis Cardinals 2017 home opener took place against the Chicago Cubs on April 2, a beautiful Sunday in St. Louis. The massive crowds filled the streets in a sea of red and the sun shined brightly in the sky. That’s right, we had a home opener this year without rain, which was great news for all of our families running the Homers for Health Game Ball Relay, GBR17!

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Presented by Tech Electronics, GBR17 kicked off at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital with the Bahr family starting the relay. Two-year-old Blake, who had a lifesaving kidney transplant in January of 2016, was joined by his parents Heather and Nick as he bravely carried the home opener game ball held high in the Rawlings Gold Glove torch from the hospital to begin the race with the rest of “Team Blake.”

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From there, the ball was carried by patients Kennedy Watch the video Burger, Mia Amerson and Lilly Yank and all of their sponsors and supporters. Team Lilly then then passed the torch to cancer survivor Joey Renick and his nephew Thomas Lorenz, who is in his brave battle with cancer. Dr. Deepika Bhatla, who cares for Thomas, also joined them in the relay.

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Team Mia Thomas and Joey greeted St. Louis Cardinals legend Bruce Sutter at Ballpark Village, who then carried the torch through the crowd and through the downtown streets filled with fans. They then took the ball into Busch Stadium, where they made the final lap around the warning track and Joey and Thomas presented the ball to the pitcher’s mound, completing a day that was a win for Cardinal Glennon kids AND the St. Louis Cardinals!

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38th Annual Glennon Guild Fashion Show, Boutique & Luncheon P ROCEEDS BEN EF I T:

INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CANCER SERVICES IN THE COSTAS CENTER

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he 2017 Glennon Style Fashion Show, Boutique and Luncheon was presented to a sold out crowd at The Chase Park Plaza Hotel on Thursday, April 20. The 38th Annual event was attended by nearly 600 people and the audience was wowed by the fashion stylings from 17 different vendors.

The day began with boutique shopping inside three different areas of the hotel where guests had

the opportunity to hunt for amazing deals on unique items at almost 30 different vendors. A large silent auction and raffle gave attendees the option to take home amazing items such as an autographed hockey jersey by Wayne Gretzky and Brett Hull, a black wool cape with rex rabbit tuxedo and black fox trim and many different spa and restaurant opportunities.

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Cindy Preszler of WeatherSTL.com served as emcee this year and she welcomed everyone to the event, even providing the day’s forecast to the crowd. Cindy has been a frequent guest of this annual event and told the crowd she was, “honored to be this year’s emcee.”

Following Cindy, the Vice President of Philanthropy for SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation, Sandy Koller,

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took the stage and thanked the Glennon Guild for all of their hard work and shared that proceeds from the event will benefit inpatient and outpatient cancer services in The Costas Center, including the creation of the Cindy Brooks Reading Nooks in the inpatient cancer unit in memory of the Guild’s past President, Cindy Brooks, who passed away suddenly in September of 2015. The reading nooks are part of a renovation plan currently underway in the cancer unit, which will provide a soothing, beach-themed environment for the patients and their families.

After a video was shown highlighting the work being done in the inpatient cancer unit, Koller introduced the current President of the Glennon Guild, Kelly Bick. Bick also thanked the crowd and shared another one of the Guild’s programs, the Glennon Card, announcing the dates for the Glennon Card Shopping Days, October 20-29. Since its inception, the Glennon Card program has raised more than $1 million for Cardinal Glennon kids!

Lunch was then served and it Glennon Style was time to turn down the lights, turn up the music and make the runway come alive!

Preszler shared the latest fashion trends, including the hottest colors, jumbo frills and lots of bling!

Nine different scenes presented everything from beach wear to mom prom to wedding season.

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon patients became fashion models for a day and worked the runway to the delight of the supporting crowd.

3-D printing was also featured at this year’s show and some of the patients wore special 3-D printed items including tiaras, bracelets and bow ties.

The unforgettable day was made possible thanks to our many sponsors, including our presenting sponsor Dr. Brown’s Bottles. Additional sponsor support was provided by Deloitte, Soft Surroundings, Stonewater Spa, Salon and Boutique, Companion, Footwear Unlimited, The Fur and Leather Centre, Show Me St. Louis, Franks Auto Body, Kenrick’s Meats & Catering, Mungenast Acura, Peggy and Kevin Lorenz, Vee-Jay Cement Contracting Company, Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grassi’s, Massman Construction Company, Janice M. Denigan, Brigette & Tom McMillin and Sign of the Arrow.

Thanks to all who attended to support Cardinal Glennon kids!

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CMN UPDATE

Meet Kennedy Burger CMN Ambassador 2017!

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even-year-old Kennedy Burger has been in a whirlwind of activity. The Warren County, MO, resident is SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital’s 2017 Ambassador to the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals of Greater St. Louis.

“She’s already helped to promote CMN at IHOP pancake restaurants and at a dance marathon and she loved Dairy Queen Day,” laughs her mother, Jodi Gruenloh. “Yes, I love ice cream!” Kennedy chimes in.

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, such as SSM Health Cardinal Glennon, treat one in 10 children in North America each year. The network collaborates on fundraising to support patient care,

education and pediatric research with donations funneled to local pediatric hospitals.

Kennedy is a strong supporter of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon.

While shopping for shoes two years ago, her mother noticed that Kennedy’s legs and ankles were extremely swollen. “The doctor initially thought it might be an allergic response to medication she was given to treat pneumonia,” recalls Gruenloh. “But by the next day, her foot wouldn’t even fit into her shoes, so I took her to the

hospital emergency department.”

Kennedy was soon diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome, a kidney disorder. She was referred to SLUCare pediatric nephrologist at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Dr. Craig Belsha. He recommended steroids, but within a month, Kennedy stopped responding to the treatments. She then began a long cycle of infusions, coming to the hospital almost monthly for several days at a time to treat the recurrent swelling. In January 2016, Gruenloh received a second diagnosis

“We can’t change the medical situation, but we can give back this way and encourage others in a larger way to support the hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals...”

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for Kennedy — focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), an incurable and rare disease that causes scarring in the kidney. Kennedy will need a kidney transplant within the next several years.

“Kennedy now comes to Cardinal Glennon for outpatient infusions every Wednesday,” says Gruenloh. “I’m so proud of her because she was on the Principal’s Honor Roll for getting all A+ grades so far this year, which is amazing because she misses about 30% of her classes and yet still never needs to bring home additional work.”

Kennedy spent much of her time reading books while at the hospital, something she excels at, already reading at the fifth grade level even while she’s in second grade. “It’s my favorite thing to do when I’m here,” she says. Her books often came from the Shining Star School, an in-hospital program run by educator Brenda Wilson that offers books and tutoring assistance to patients in the hospital for four or more days at a time.

Kennedy was so happy about the free books she received that she started new book drives in her school and community. To date, her family has donated more than 450 new books to the Shining Star School.

“It’s healing for us, in a way,” says Gruenloh. “We can’t change the medical situation, but we can give back this way and encourage others in a larger way to support the hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals while she is Cardinal Glennon’s CMN Ambassador.”

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t. Louis resident and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital patient Roxie Schopp has been named the national Ace Cares for Kids All Star by the Ace Hardware Foundation. As such, Roxie will become the national ambassador for the Foundation and help to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals around the country.

The third-grader was surprised with the honor at Ross Elementary School in St. Louis in late January. Roxie has been a patient at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon and St. Louis Children’s Hospital since the age of 3 after being diagnosed with Stage IV High Risk Neuroblastoma, an aggressive type of cancer that affects the peripheral nervous system. She underwent surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, a bone marrow transplant and immunotherapy. She also entered a clinical trial at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon designed to combat the high risk of recurrence that comes with her disease.

As the fifth annual All-Star, a $10,000 donation from Duracell was made to CMN Hospitals of Greater St. Louis in Roxie’s honor. Her photo and story will be highlighted in more than 4,000 Ace Hardware stores across the country. In addition to visiting several of the stores, Roxie and her family will receive a trip to Disney World to attend the CMN Hospitals’ annual conference.

Over the past 25 years, the Ace Hardware Foundation has raised more than $80 million for CMN Hospitals.

“We are thrilled to welcome Roxie into the Ace All-Star family,” said Kane Calamari, President of the Ace Hardware Foundation.

“Roxie’s strength, courage and selflessness are just a few of the characteristics that exemplify why she is the perfect Ace All-Star. Together, Roxie and her family, have transformed their extraordinary challenges into a platform to raise awareness for childhood cancers and generate valuable funds for research.”

Want to donate books, too?

Visit Books for Kennedy at Gofundme.com!

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PICU Happy Hour

A Monthly “Recess” for Parents

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new effort for parents has been made possible by members of our Glennon Ambassadors – our valuable resource of grateful parents and past patients who find ways to give back to the hospital. Through various fundraising efforts, peer support, and staff recognition opportunities, the Ambassadors have an ongoing passion to partner with the hospital and the community, putting mission “in motion” on a daily basis.

Happy Hour is a monthly “recess” for parents. Parents often crave to get out of the hospital room for a little stress relief or socialization – but are often hesitant to leave the unit where their child is hospitalized. Each month, the Glennon Ambassadors facilitate Happy Hour in the hospital’s Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), where parents are going through what is likely the worst experience of their lives. While focused in the

PICU at this time, there are hopes to expand to other areas of the hospital in the future. A different “openhouse” style activity is coordinated each month, and there is complimentary light food and nonalcoholic refreshments provided.

The stimulus for the new initiative came from parent feedback on the inpatient units.

Family Advisory Council members discussed their own experiences from inpatient hospital stays, combined with rounding survey feedback obtained by leaders in the

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PICU and other areas.

Family Advisory Council member and Glennon Ambassador Heather Morgan serves as a monthly facilitator for the parent happy hour. “The family-centered care here is something that sets Cardinal Glennon apart”, says Morgan. “It’s exciting to be a part of something that I know is so needed, and I know it can only lead to more!”

Some of the fun activities planned for parents this coming year include bingo, spa services, DIY crafts, painting, dessert decorating,

and more. “We really hope to nourish some parents with a much needed break, and address a fraction of the stress that is an inevitable, yet highly talked about part of their experience,” says Grateful Patient Coordinator, Laura Wulf. A Glennon mom herself of 9-year-old Jude, a cancer survivor, Wulf remembers wanting to stay with her child at the bedside, but needing opportunities

to “exercise” her physical and mental self. “This is a very small step in the direction of addressing some much needed stress relief that our parents verbalize all the time. We plan to survey the parents who attend, forward the feedback through the Family Advisory Council, and incorporate their feedback into other projects aimed at improving the parent experience.”

Activities and refreshments for Parent Happy Hour are completely donor-supported. The Glennon Ambassadors actively seek vendors, businesses or individuals who might wish to contribute to this effort. Contact Grateful Patient Coordinator, Laura Wulf with any interest or further questions at 314-678-6635 or laura.wulf@ssmhealth.com.

Family Advisory Council empowers families to have a voice at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon

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here’s a diverse and impactful new group at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital – and they are not about doing “business as usual.” In partnership with some enthusiastic grateful patient families willing to serve, the hospital initiated a new Family Advisory Council in September 2016.

The mission of the Family Advisory Council is to promote the services, mission and facilities of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon.

The council provides a collaborative partnership for families, hospital associates, clinicians and administration to promote the delivery of patient and family-centered health care.

The hospital president or designee serves as the Council’s liaison to the hospital. Members make recommendations to hospital leadership regarding improvements, community outreach, neighborhood awareness, corporate reputation and brand familiarity. They provide resources and guidance to strengthen collaboration, improve communication and empower families to have a voice in their child’s care.

The Council meets monthly, on site at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon, and a conference call is set up for those who cannot attend. The inaugural council consists of eight members, and they are looking to expand their membership. Family advisors are selected to represent the many different types of families who access the hospital, including those who utilize a vast array of services, parents, adult family members, and those from a variety of ethnicities, races, religions and socioeconomic backgrounds.

All appointments to the Council are made by the hospital president or designee. When a vacancy occurs, the members and/or hospital staff solicit applications for replacements and submit recommendations.

Following a brief interview with the president or designee, recommended prospective council members apply for council positions through Volunteer Services and complete interviews with additional staff, if appropriate.

Members serve for two-year terms and, at the discretion of the hospital president, may be reappointed for subsequent

two-year terms. Members must attend hospital orientation, and not miss more than three meetings per year.

Each meeting has an agenda for discussion, and various hospital leaders are invited to engage this group for feedback.

Grateful Patient Coordinator, Laura Wulf, says “Providing hospital leaders with feedback is often a way in which parents wish to serve and give back; however, parents are often challenged to attend hospital committee meetings during daytime hours. The Family Advisory Council is a perfect forum for committee reps to ‘come to them’, and engage in productive dialogue to hopefully achieve the same results.”

Hospital President, Steven Burghart, is excited about the potential of a growing and robust council. “I look forward to seeing them set goals and have ownership in them. So far the members have provided some very valuable insight to some of our LEAN and Patient Experience Teams. Their energy and insight can only help us better serve our families.”

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14-year-old Dru Hemmann of Perryville gets ready to compete in a regional volleyball tournament.

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Ace-ing Her Recovery

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y all accounts, 14-year-old Dru Hemmann is “ace-ing” her recovery. The Perryville, MO teen has made a remarkable comeback following a traumatic injury and has returned to the sport she loves — competitive volleyball.

Her family credits her comeback to an indomitable spirit and a fierce drive to succeed.

While off-road riding with family and friends over Memorial Day weekend in 2016, Dru was on an ATV when she went around a corner too sharp. “I hit loose gravel and flipped,” she says. “I stuck my leg out to catch myself and my leg was crushed.”

“Other people had gotten ahead of us and we were trying to catch up,” says Dru’s mother, Tracy. “When the ATV started to lift up, I thought, oh my God, we’re going to roll over.”

Tracy soon realized something was horribly wrong with Dru’s leg.

Immediately she tried to call her husband, Mike, on her cell phone but there was no phone service.

Thankfully, Dru’s grandparents soon rode up and left to call 9-1-1.

Within minutes, Dru was airlifted to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital where she was diagnosed with a severe leg fracture and extensive soft tissue loss.

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Dru Hemmann

Dru’s custom sports blade prosthetic enables her to play competitive sports.

“We had four orthopedic surgeons as well as specialists from plastic surgery, vascular surgery and general surgery all working together to try to save her leg,” says Elizabeth Engel, MD, a SLUCare pediatric orthopedic specialist at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon who was part of the team.

Dru underwent multiple procedures to try to fix the fracture, stave off infection and restore

young, Dru was named her school’s Female Athlete of the Year just weeks prior to the accident.

“I cried a lot,” Dru admits. “I had lived my life a certain way for 14 years and now it’s not going to be the same. I was going to have to learn to do everything different.

But I did, and it’s fine now.”

Through sheer determination, Dru powered through not one, but two amputations, first below her

“Dr. Lin had tears in his eyes when he said there was just too much damage and they couldn’t save the leg.” blood circulation in her leg. Despite all the efforts, SLUCare orthopedist Aki Puryear, MD, and SLUCare plastic surgeon Alexander Lin, MD, had to tell the family that an amputation was the best option.

“Dr. Lin had tears in his eyes when he said there was just too much damage and they couldn’t save the leg,” recalls Mike.

“I never dreamed we would have to make a decision like that,” adds Tracy. “It was the worst day of my life.”

The family’s decision was made all the more difficult because Dru was a standout athlete. Involved in multiple sports since she was

knee and then above it, as doctors worked to restore mobility. Physical and mental toughness carried her through painful rehabilitation. Still, her parents worried about the physical aspects of Dru’s favorite sport, competitive volleyball.

I never worried about her not wanting to play,” says Mike. “I worried that she couldn’t and that not doing what she loved might make her upset or depressed.”

A month after she got her first prosthetic, Dru started high school, walking first with crutches and then with none around the entire school track. She also

Tracy and Mike Hemmann with their daughter, Dru, at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon following surgery.

Dru’s rapid return to sports thrills her family and doctors.

started attending practice for a regional select volleyball team.

Early in September, her coaches decided to let Dru compete. “We were shocked when we got the news,” says Mike. “I couldn’t make it back to the school, so I just waited at work to hear some news.”

Dru’s rapid comeback still amazes her doctors.

In her first serve, Dru scored an ace. “Tracy sent that picture (top right) to my phone and I started crying at work,” Mike recalls. “I knew it was game on from that point.”

Dru’s rapid comeback still amazes her doctors. “You sometimes second guess yourself because we are trained to save legs, not remove them,” says Dr. Engel.

“To see her getting right back into things within a very short time frame makes you feel like you made the right decision. Even though we might recommend amputation to other patients, Dru shows us all that it’s not the end of her world.”

“I can run, walk and play volleyball,” says Dru. “I just made the high school soccer team and I’m practicing with them, too.” She adds with a twinkle, “Yep, it’s game on!”

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Brock Beins, a three-sport letterman at Pattonville High School, recovered from a wrestling injury in time to run sprints and pole vault in track season.

Below: Brock stretches before a spring track team practice.

SportsCare

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t hurt and looked pretty bad after another wrestler fell on Brock Beins at practice, dislocating his elbow.

“When you have a child who is injured, it is panic,” says Brock’s mother, Sandra. “Sam, the athletic trainer at Pattonville, told us to contact Katie at Cardinal Glennon SportsCare.”

Brock, 17, is a senior at Pattonville High School, where he has lettered in football, track and wrestling. He was treated at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital by Lauren Smith, PA, a SLUCare sports medicine physician

Keeps Athletes In The Game assistant, and returned to sprints and pole-vaulting in the spring track season.

“Katie got the process moving quickly. It is nice to have competent, professional people looking out for you,” mom says.

“They popped his elbow back in place and got him a movable brace and physical therapy,” adds Brock’s dad, Mike.

Pattonville High School, where Samantha Keeler is the athletic trainer, is one of more than 100 schools and organizations, across a wide swath of Illinois and Missouri, that are supported by SportsCare.

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SportsCare Specialist; Amanda Sullivan, Katie Smith, and Emma Blankenship.

“We provide education on sports medicine and partner with our organizations to help them navigate the health care system,” says Katie Smith, MEd, ATC, LAT, SportsCare outreach manager.

Outreach liaisons Emma Blankenship, ATC, LAT, and Amanda Sullivan, MS, ATC, LAT, also keep in touch with young athletes. “In 2016 we helped more than 500 patients get into SSM Health Cardinal Glennon to see the right people and get the right services,” Smith says.

“Sports are a big part of life for children and teens,” Smith says.

“Kids are playing organized sports and getting direction earlier and the level of play is increasing. We are seeing kids with the types of injuries we used to see in adults.”

Young athletes play for clubs as well as school teams so they may be in uniform year-round.

“Club sports are fantastic because they keep kids active, but a lot of times kids focus on one sport very early,” Smith says. “That causes 90% of over-use injuries — doing the same movements over and over.”

“We see a lot of elbow and arm over-use injuries in baseball and softball.

We see knee and ankle over-use injuries in soccer.

We recommend that kids don’t specialize in one sport until high school.”

Ongoing skeletal growth is another reason to delay specialization, she says. “Until kids hit 17 or 18 their bone growth plates are still open. Growth plate injuries in children can be detrimental so it is essential that kids be treated by pediatric orthopedic specialists.

Pediatric orthopedics is very specialized. We are fortunate to have specialists who treat things that are very different from adult injuries.”

The goal of SportsCare, she says, “is to evaluate each kiddo’s needs and send him or her to

Rotating through different sports will minimize over-use of the joints, as will monitoring pitch counts in baseball and softball. “We know kids at certain ages should only be throwing certain types of pitches and watching counts,” Smith says.

“Katie got the process moving quickly. It is nice to have competent, professional people looking out for you,” Brock’s mom says. the most appropriate facility and specialist. Some families don’t need hospital services and we can offer advice on how to manage injuries at home. Our hope is to get them back to being physically active.”

That prescription worked for Brock. “It was good,” he says. “We didn’t have to wait too long.”

Summer Care “Youngsters will play countless hours of sports this summer, when hydration is the first key to safety,” Smith says. “When we are dehydrated our muscles fatigue and this is when injuries happen. Kids don’t think they have time to stop playing to take a drink of water.”

Pain should not be ignored, she cautions. “If an activity is causing physical trouble, they probably shouldn’t be doing it. If they are still having pain, ask the appropriate people what to do.”

The SportsCare website, cardinalglennon.com/sportscare, offers more than two dozen injury prevention and safety sheets.

The SSM Health Cardinal Glennon SportsCare team can be reached 24/7 at 314-577-5640.

SportsCare Outreach Manager Katie Smith checks on Brock’s elbow on the Pattonville High School track.

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Nicole Holland-Hong

Grateful Donor and Foundation Board Member

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efore even her own children were born, Nicole HollandHong says she was led

by God to join the SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation Board of Governors.

“I do think it was divine intervention, although I didn’t

Nicole and Justen Hong with Benjamin and Colten.

know it at the time,” Holland-Hong says. A resident of O’Fallon, IL, Holland-Hong soon found out that approximately 40% of the children treated at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital are from Illinois. The majority of its charitable support, however, came from St. Louis and surrounding Missouri communities.

“I took a tour of the hospital in the spring of 2013 when I was pregnant with our first child, Benjamin, to learn more about the services offered,” she says. “When I got home, I told my husband Justen that I was really grateful to have a hospital like this and I was wondering whether God had a plan for what I should do.”

In the third trimester of her pregnancy, Holland-Hong was told her baby had intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), a condition in which an unborn baby doesn’t grow at a normal rate prior to

birth. “The doctors monitored him closely, though, and although he was small, Benjamin was fine when he was finally born,” she says.

When Justen and Nicole decided to have a second child, both didn’t think there could be a repeat of a major medical problem.

Four weeks into her second pregnancy, however, Nicole was diagnosed with a blood clot in her uterus. Early test results came back fine, but subsequent tests pointed to potentially serious medical conditions. Like Benjamin, the unborn baby also was very small.

“It is emotionally exhausting when you don’t know what the outcome is going to be,” HollandHong says. “I devoted every free moment I had to pray to God.” Colten, the family’s new baby boy, arrived two months early, weighing only 1 pound, 11 ounces.

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Colten weighed under two pounds when he was born.

Colten battled back. Five months later, his mom says, “He no longer has hypoglycemia. He’s still very tiny — about eight pounds — and

“I really feel the healing presence of God here.”

For eight weeks, he remained in intensive care, first at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital and then at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. His organs were under-developed, impacting his ability to absorb nutrients from food. He also was diagnosed with hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. Against these odds,

All smiles: Colten Hong

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he’s on oxygen for some lingering issues, but he’s doing well.”

She adds, “I am so grateful for all of the people who make Cardinal Glennon so very special. I really feel the healing presence of God here.”

Holland-Hong now does her best to increase awareness of the “jewel” that is SSM Health Cardinal Glennon by talking with people in Illinois, encouraging friends and co-workers to support fundraising events, and seeking out corporations to sponsor hospital events.

“When I joined the Board of Governors, my husband said that maybe I was clairvoyant to get involved,” she adds. “I believe God had a direct hand — He had a plan all along.”

Champions $5,000 - $9,999

Thank you

Anonymous (1) Mr. David A. Blanton III Mr. Clayton C. Brown Mr. & Mrs. John M. Bruno Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Castellano Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Chivetta Ms. Mary F. Coles Paul & Donna Collins

GLENNON CIRCLE 2016 SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is grateful to the individuals who joined the Glennon Circle in 2016.

President's Circle $10,000 & above Anonymous (5) Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Bodine Mr. Joseph Bohnenkemper Mr. & Mrs. James G. Brennan Mr. & Mrs. Julian L. Carr Jr. Mr. Demetrick Coleman Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Conley Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Costigan Jr. Carol Kleckenbrink Daughtry Mrs. Nettie O. Dodge Mr. & Mrs. John F. Eilermann Ms. Jan Elsbach Dr. John J. Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Howard E. Harper Dr. Virginia Herrmann Mr. & Mrs. Justen Hong Mr. & Mrs. Matt Holliday Dr. & Mrs. Charles B. Huddleston Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Jurgensmeyer Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wayne C. Kaufmann Eugene & Connie King Mr. & Mrs. James G. Koman Mr. & Mrs. Craig E. LaBarge Mrs. Diane F. Lutfy-Frierdich

T. Danis Charitable Trust Mrs. Mary Rose Desloge Ms. Margaret D. Dulle Mr. & Mrs. J. Russell Flowers Mr. & Mrs. Garth F. Fort Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Fronmuller Mr. & Mrs. John M. Gunther Mr. & Mrs. John F. Hefele Mr. Michael C. Heim Mr. & Mrs. Andrew R. Higginbotham Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Hilton Mr. Charles Huck Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Kent Mr. Michael F. Kickham Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Al J. Koller III Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Kotcher Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Kutz Mr. & Mrs. Pierre L. LaBarge Nancy S. & John C. Leahy Monsignor Richard J. Lubeley Mr. Albert F. Metzger Mr. & Mrs. George E. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Mike Nardini Mr. & Mrs. James W. Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Stephen A. Orthwein Mr. & Mrs. John D. Quinn Mr. & Mrs. James E. Ringhofer Mr. Joe Robb Mr. William P. Thompson Mr. Jacob Turner John & Kathleen Veidt Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Wilmott

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Caleca

Guardians

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Callahan

$1,000 - $2,499

Dr. Molly & Dr. Steven Cline

Anonymous (5)

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Mr. & Mrs. William D. Davies III Dr. Teresa L. Andreone & Mr. Jon Deuchler

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Mrs. Betty J. Donahoe

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Mr. Dennis Eagan

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Dr. Colleen M. Fitzpatrick

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Greg & Melisa Baumann

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Joseph & Faith Herbers

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Dr. Tracy L. Ivy

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Mr. & Mrs. Phillip D. Jennings Mr. & Mrs. Raymond N. Karasek Jr. Ms. Virginia Karwoski

Mr. & Mrs. Fred A. Borges

Mr. Richard A. Krypciak

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Mr. & Mrs. Gregory P. Boyer III

Mr. & Mrs. William R. Maher

Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Brennan

Mr. Donald R. Martin

Rachael & Michael Brooks

Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Mooney Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Morgenthaler Jr. The Oefelein Family Ms. Patricia Ohlemeyer Mr. & Mrs. Milan Patel Dr. Robert S. & Dr. Sheryl Ream Peggy & Jerry Ritter Mr. & Mrs. Pat Ross

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bohannan Dr. Robert E. Bolinske

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Keefe

Mr. Michael L. Mudd

Captain & Mrs. James R. Blum

Dr. & Mrs. Matt A. Broom Mr. & Mrs. William L. Broom III Mrs. Jacqueline R. Browde Ms. Rose Brower Mr. George Buehrer Mr. & Mr. John Bukovac Mr. & Mrs. Steven E. Burghart Mr. Joseph M. Butscher Mr. John F. Byrnes

Monsignor Robert L. McCarthy

Dr. Kenneth O. Schowengerdt & Dr. Joyce M. Koenig

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. McMillin

Mr. & Mrs. Jay O. Shields

Mr. Thomas W. Capritta

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Sigmund

Mr. & Mrs. T. Michael Carpenter

D. Sisti

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew L. Carr

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Moore

Heroes

James & Mary Canova

Dr. & Mrs. Terry L. Moore

$2,500 - $4,999

Mr. & Mrs. Jason L. Motte

Anonymous (2)

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Straatmann

Dr. Kaveer K. Chatoorgoon

Mrs. Sally A. Nickens

Mr. & Mrs. James Alverson

Mrs. Judy R. Streif

Mr. & Mrs. James J. Checkett

Mr. Michael Riney

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Francis & Ruth Stroble

Ms. Patricia Clark

Mrs. Rosalinda M. Rosemann

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Dr. Stephen E. Vierling

Mr. & Mrs. R.B. Clark III

Mr. Thomas J. Rosemann

Ms. Dorothy Beismann

Jack & Suzy Villa

Mr. & Mrs. Terry L. Clark

Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Ross

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Mrs. Carroll B. Waldner

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Coleman Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. Mike Shannon

Mr. Thomas Birkemeier

Mr. & Mrs. James F. Whalen

Mr. & Mrs. Dave Collet

Dr. & Mrs. Timothy W. Staed

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James & Deborah Young

Mr. & Mrs. Herbert D. Condie III

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan M. Swift

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Mr. Michael Conley

Mr. & Mrs. James C. Wachtman

Mr. David E. Bussmann

Ms. Beverly Cowell

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Waechter Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Bytnar

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew B. Craig III

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Ms. Brenda S. Haalboom

Mrs. Shelley Maberry

Mr. & Mrs. Dale J. Schillinger

Mr. & Mrs. Brian K. Hagedorn

Ms. Donna Maguire

Mr. Jason Schmidt

Mr. & Mrs. William Hailstone

Mr. Thomas M. Mantych

Dr. & Mrs. Martin P. Schmidt

Dr. Kenneth A. Haller

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Marquitz

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Schnuck

Mr. & Mrs. Sam A. Hamacher

Mr. & Mrs. R. Patrick Martin

Ms. Stephanie A. Schnuck

Ms. Karen Hampton

Dr. Gina M. Marusic & Mr. Branko J. Marusic

Mr. Albert F. Schoendienst

Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Matson

Dale & Kristie Schulz

Mr. & Mrs. Damon R. Harbison Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Harper Mrs. Michelle A. Hawk Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Hawkins

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Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Creech Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Crump Mr. & Mrs. Frank A. Czajka Mr. & Mrs. Leon G. DeDonder Mr. Joseph Demand Mr. Louis Deutschmann Mr. & Mrs. Gene M. Diederich Dr. Ann M. DiMaio-Ricci & Dr. Bill Ricci Mr. & Mrs. Fred Dintelman Mr. & Mrs. Terrance J. Donohue Mr. Michael Doyle Mr. Derick L. Driemeyer Bill & Mary DuBois Dr. & Mrs. Justin Durel Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Dwyer Dr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Dzurik Mr. & Mrs. James Ehler Ms. Kathryn Eichhorn Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Eisele Dr. Samer K. Elbabaa Mr. Robert C. Elder Mr. & Mrs. Steven G. Elfrink Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Elsner Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard O. Erdmann Mr. & Mrs. John E. Evans III Mr. Steve Fafoglia Mr. & Mrs. James L. Faries Mr. & Mrs. David C. Farrell Mr. Mark Fedak Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Fels Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Rocco J. Fiordelisi Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Fox Mr. & Mrs. James N. Fryrear Mr. Jim Fultz Mr. & Mrs. Paul Garcia Mr. Tom George Mr. & Mrs. Dennis G. Gipson Mr. Joseph M. Grana Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Granger Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Grellner Mr. & Mrs. Christopher G. Griesedieck Mr. & Mrs. Christopher A. Gumper Mr. & Mrs. Chris B. Gurley

Ms. Emily Maxwell Ms. Joanna May

Mr. & Mrs. Jack A. Schreiber Mr. William P. Seiler Dr. Natalie Semchyshyn

Dr. Susan E. Haynes

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Mayer

Dr. Robert M. Heaney & Dr. Mary Susan Heaney

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mayo Mrs. Terry Mayo

Mr. & Mrs. Edward T. Hempstead

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick McClarty

Mr. & Mrs. Terry Henderson

Mr. Warren D. McGowan

Lynne & Ed Higgins

Judge Mary Ann L. Medler

Mr. Bradley Hill & Mrs. Camille Emig-Hill

Mr. & Mrs. Terrence J. Mehan

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Hock

Mr. Donald Menkhus

Dr. Mary Ann Morley & Mr. Dennis L. Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Meyer

Mr. & Mrs. Dale E. Sondgeroth

Mr. James N. Mills

Dr. Sherri M. Sprehe & Mr. G. David Sprehe

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey R. Hoelscher Mr. & Mrs. John J. Hogan Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Hogan Mr. Robert Holdmeyer Ms. April J. Hood Dr. & Mrs. Gregg Hosch Chris & Linda Howard Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Hurst Mr. Vincent J. Jansen Ms. Marlene Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Marvin J. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Julius Mr. & Mrs. John T. Kaestner Mr. & Mrs. Ehab Kaiser Mr. Nicholas W. Kalist Ms. Teresa Katubig Mrs. Kathleen D. Keenoy Mr. & Mrs. Bob Kemp Mr. & Mrs. John S. Kennedy Mr. & Mrs. Robert Killion Mr. & Mrs. Eugene V. Kleiser Jr. Mr. Robert E. Koberlein Mr. & Mrs. Al Koller Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Kopmann Mr. & Mrs. James R. Korbelik Mr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Krausz Mr. Jacob B. Krebsbach Mr. Boris Kusmanoff Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Larrew Mr. Beau Laughlin Mr. & Mrs. John D. Lee Mr. & Mrs. Jim Lengermann Mr. & Mrs. Lanis Lenker Mr. & Mrs. Chris Leuthauser Mr. & Mrs. Mark Livingston Dr. & Mrs. Mark Lobstein Dr. Philip Loftus Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Lorenz Ms. Karen Lynch Dr. Robert E. Lynch & Dr. Ellen G. Wood

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Mr. Michael Montgomery Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Monzyk Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Mueller Mr. & Mrs. William A. Mueller Dr. Michael E. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Murphy David L. & Teresa M. Neuner Mr. Robert Nichols Ms. Serafina Nicolais Dr. David A. Nile Mr. & Mrs. Christopher B. Noyes Dr. & Mrs. Dennis M. O'Connor Mr. & Mrs. James J. O'Connor III Mr. Tim Oehrke Mr. & Mrs. William L. Offermann Ms. Terry L. Palmisano Mr. & Mrs. James R. Paterson Mr. Joseph E. Pazero Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Shane Peng Dr. & Mrs. John R. Peter Ms. Rosemary Pitlyk Dr. & Mrs. Santiago B. Plurad Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gary Pohrer Mr. Bernard A. Purcell Mrs. Nancy Purvis John & Diane Rabenau Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Rauth Ms. Mirella Ravarino Mr. John L. Riat Mr. & Mrs. Doug A. Ries Mr. Jim Riley Reverend Thomas M. Robertson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Rollins Ellen Sherberg & Jerry Rosenblum Mr. & Mrs. Darryl A. Ross Dr. & Mrs. H. F. Sadiq Mr. John R. Sares Mrs. Christine Savage Mr. & Mrs. Arthur F. Scheer Jr. Mr. William J. Schicker

Ms. Carol Shahriary Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Shaughnessy Mrs. Joan B. Sheehan Mr. & Mrs. Nick Simokaitis Mr. & Mrs. Randall J. Singer Mrs. Darlene Skaggs

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy P. Stacy Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Stansifer Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Stanton Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David J. Stockman Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Streit Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Sullivan Reverend James M. Sullivan Mr. Steven P. Sumner Andrew & Tricia Sutton Aribella Thomason Mr. & Mrs. Mike Thompson Mrs. Betty Ann Keller Timmer Mr. & Mrs. David G. Tucek Dr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Vane Mr. Daniel A. Viers Ms. Bernice M. Voosen Mr. & Mrs. Ray Wagner Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Edwin L. Wahl Mr. & Mrs. Brian T. Walsh Mr. Patrick J. Walsh Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Walter Mr. & Mrs. David J. Warchol Ms. Laura Wasson Ms. Susan C. Weilbacher Mr. & Mrs. Mel Weith Mr. Gerard Wibbenmeyer Mr. & Mrs. William F. Willbrand Jr. Mr. & Mrs. W. Grant Williams III Dr. & Mrs. Warren J. Wimmer Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Winborn Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Witterschein Mr. Al Wolfarth Mr. & Mrs. Jim A. Wolfe Ann & Ken Zimmermann Mr. & Mrs. John A. Zipfel Mrs. Lynn M. Zond

Will you help Cardinal Glennon kids by becoming a member of our Glennon Circle today?

Members of the Glennon Circle enhance the health care and treatments of those we serve by making annual contributions of $1,000 or more:

RECOGNITION LEVELS Guardians $1,000-$2,499 Heroes $2,500-$4,999 Champions $5,000-$9,999

A gift of $1,000 could provide

an outpatient chemotherapy infusion treatment to help a child battle cancer.

A gift of $2,500 could provide two laptop computers for kids at our Shining Star School to keep up with schoolwork and interact with peers when hospitalized for long periods of time.

A gift of $1,500 could provide Bilirubin lights for a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit who is being treated for jaundice and requires treatment for several days.

A gift of $4,000 could provide a

hospital grade sleeper sofa that will provide much needed comfort and rest for parents who are enduring many long, sleepless nights with their sick child.

President’s Circle $10,000 and above Guardians enjoy the following benefits with their generous donation: • Special recognition on the donor statue wall located in the hospital • Glennon Magazine and Impact Report • Glennon Gram E-Newsletter • Invitations to First to Know Speaker Series • Invitation to the Donor Holiday party Heroes enjoy the following benefits with their generous donation: • All Guardian benefits • Private tour of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital Champions enjoy the following benefits with their generous donation: • All Heroes benefits • Two tickets to the Ambassador Choice Awards

A gift of $5,000 could provide

an echocardiogram exam table which assists in the diagnosis of heart related conditions.

A gift of $10,000 could allow

13 children with kidney disease to attend Camp Okawehna and receive dialysis treatment three times a week from medical staff while attending the week-long camp.

For more information please contact Colleen Dolnick at 314-678-6626 or colleen.dolnick@ssmhealth.com.

President’s Circle members enjoy the following benefits with their generous donation: • All Champions benefits • Invitation to participate in Glennon 101 - a behind the scenes opportunity to experience the hospital up close and personal alongside our physicians

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GLENNON FRIENDS Glennon Friends celebrates the faith, commitments and generosity of our supporters.

Listed recognition includes: CORPORATE, ORGANIZATION & FOUNDATION PARTNERS PARISHES & SCHOOLS GIFTS OF FRIENDSHIP MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES

To view the full listing of gifts received by our Glennon Friends visit glennon.org.

THANKS to the Development Board for their continuous support of our events and programs.

President

Michael Sluhan President Elect

Matt Carr VP of Public Relations and Marketing

Stephanie Moll VP of Event Support

Tracey Swabby Board Members

Anthony Bommarito Jason Buhlinger Mary Hannah Castellano Michael Garner Lacie Good Elizabeth Grana Marti Gurley C. G. Hintmann David Kilper Richard Kuhlman Libby Nolan Chad Silker Patrick VanCleave

New Endowed Chair in

Craniofacial, Maxillofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery

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LUCare surgeon Alexander Y. Lin, MD, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Endowed Chair in Craniofacial, Maxillofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery.

Dr. Lin, who is chief of pediatric plastic surgery and director of the St. Louis Cleft-Craniofacial Center at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, is nationally recognized for his expertise in treating complex craniofacial anomalies and deformities in infants and children.

“Alan and Edith Wolff were particularly passionate about children and treating childhood diseases,” says Dr. Lin. “Their generosity in establishing this endowed chair will enable us to increase our research endeavors into new techniques and innovations to help children who need complex cleft lip-nose-palate and craniomaxillofacial surgery, as well as enable us to study outcomes and identify optimal treatment options.”

Dr. Alexander Lin and Dr. Robert W. Wilmott

Lin joined the faculty of SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital's Division of Plastic Surgery in 2010. As director of the St. Louis Cleft-Craniofacial Center, he leads a team that has garnered Affiliated Team certification by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA), demonstrating experienced surgical outcomes and a high degree of coordinated care practices with a multidisciplinary

“ Their generosity in establishing this endowed chair will enable us to increase our research endeavors into new techniques and innovations to help children…”

The Wolffs had an extensive legacy of charitable giving throughout the St. Louis region. They founded Wolff Construction and specialized in developing subdivisions and shopping centers across the Midwest. Over time, the company expanded to include real estate investment and management.

Initially private about their charitable efforts, Edith Wolff made the decision to become more visible about their philanthropic contributions after Alan died in 1989. Her hope was to spark charitable giving throughout the community.

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team, He says he was drawn to plastic surgery while in medical school at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he saw “extraordinary case after extraordinary case of face reconstruction, hand reconstruction and body reconstruction.”

“I found the face the most human, important and irreplaceable part of ourselves,” he notes. “There is nothing so pure and innocent in the world as a child’s smile, so when you can reconstruct it and the face that goes along with it, there is not a more satisfying accomplishment.”

Why I Give » “Through example, my parents taught me at an early age to share what I was blessed with. So as a family, we have been encouraged to give financially to others in need. Through our faith we have learned that a giving spirit opens our eyes to the miracles around us. This understanding prompts us to teach our children this same spirit of giving. When we asked our kids the places they would like our family to donate to, our 11-year-old daughter, Lizzie, suggested Cardinal Glennon. Lizzie has a sensitive heart and was excited to share with the children, nurses and doctors what she has learned about through our Church and through the pictures and stories in Glennon Magazine. As a pediatrician in the early 1970’s, my Dad had a special connection with Cardinal Glennon and my niece works there now as an RN. We thank Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation for sharing with us the mission and miracles of Cardinal Glennon. We thank the staff for the work they do to share Christ with those in need.”

Liz Hogan and family

Liz Hogan

“We are blessed to have healthy children and grandchildren. But everyone is not so fortunate. We are not doctors or nurses, but want to do what we can to help the families who come to Cardinal Glennon. By giving to Cardinal Glennon we can help to provide the tools and facilities that the wonderful doctors and nurses need. It feels like such a small thing to do. Knowing that our donation helps provide comfort and even a place to stay for parents with sick children makes it all worthwhile. We will continue to donate as generously as we can as long as we can. Many thanks to the doctors and nurses who continue to provide such excellent care.”

Mary and William (Pat) Barrett Mary and William (Pat) Barrett

“Supporting Cardinal Glennon has always been a part of Bob’s life.

His mother, Rosemary Amsler, worked with Dr. Armand Brodeur in the radiology department and sewed the lab coats when they decorated the department with the Peanuts characters, which was the first time such permanent decorations were painted on walls in a pediatric hospital. Some of the leftover material became drapes in his room as a child. Bob was treated at the hospital a few times, too.”

Suzanne Amsler “Suzanne and I donate to Cardinal Glennon because we know of the important and caring work the doctors and staff practice daily. We also give because, as Catholics, we believe in the significant work of providing health care and Cardinal Glennon’s commitment to that purpose since its founding by the Archdiocese of Saint Louis.”

Bob Amsler

Suzanne and Bob Amsler

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Anita Sue Gregorich Tranquility Garden Opens This Spring Tribute

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bed,” says Gelven. “She told me o her many friends and co-workers in the it represented rebirth.” So Anita Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Anita Sue created a fun “club” for her fellow Gregorich embodied joy. A collector of angel nurses to join: The Periwinkle Blue, statues, ornaments and chimes, Anita was a caring and Power-Healing, Lotus Blossom Club.” compassionate nurse at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Anita loved to walk the grounds Children’s of Our Lady of Snows and kept a Hospital for long-standing membership to the almost 27 years Missouri Botanical Gardens, always before being noting that she enjoyed places diagnosed with Anita Sue Gregorich’s that provided quiet, peaceful and cancer and graduation photo from serene atmospheres. So when passing away nursing school. she passed away, she bequeathed at age 61 in $150,000 to the hospital’s NICU team. The group March 2016. fittingly decided to use the money to create a hospital “She held garden in Anita’s memory. a world of “Anita had such a caring and humble spirit and knowledge of she would go above and beyond because she wanted medicine and everyone to be at peace,” says Damon Harbison, mentored in the hospital’s chief operating officer. “Part of getting the art of truly to that level of tranquility is finding a location filled caring,” says her with God’s nature. The new Tranquility Healing Garden long-time friend really captures the essence of Anita by creating a place and colleague for patients and families to become absorbed in a Theresa Gelven, peaceful environment.”

BSN, RN, IBCLC, a The blue lotus blossom picture that hung over Anita’s hospital bed inspired her Periwinkle In her obituary, Gregorich’s family noted, “She lactation consultant Blue, Girl Power-Healing Lotus Blossom Club. will be missed by all those babies (in the NICU) and is in neonatal services rocking those in heaven who have gone before her.” at the hospital. “She lovingly cared for the tiniest of The Anita Sue Gregorich Tranquility Healing Garden patients and did what she loved for 26 years.” debuts later this spring.

Anita never married or had children of her own.

She did, however, call her colleagues her family and “adopted” each and every child she took care of while at the hospital.

“She brought blankets and toys for babies who didn’t have any, talked and played with them because she knew how vital it was, and she came in on her days off whenever one of her patients would go home,” recalls Gelven.

“She always believed that she was the lucky one who was given the chance to care for the babies.”

Proud of her Irish heritage, Anita was an intensely private person until she allowed word of her terminal cancer diagnosis to spread among the staff. She was overjoyed by the support she received from her colleagues.

“While she was hospitalized, a picture of a Architectural rendering of Anita’s Tranquilty Healing Garden at SSM Health Cardinal beautiful blue lotus blossom was over her Glennon Children’s Hospital.

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C. George Ray, MD 1934 -2017 Tribute

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n January, C. George Ray, MD, retired professor and former chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, passed away. He was 82.

Ray was the fifth chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and pediatrician-in-chief at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, serving from 1993 until he retired in C. George Ray, MD 2000. He previously served as a surgeon in the Epidemic Intelligence Service during the Vietnam War and held numerous academic positions at the University of Washington in Seattle and the University of Arizona in addition to Saint Louis University.

“He created a strong legacy for the Department of Pediatrics….”

“Dr. Ray left many memories and impressions behind in the hospital and with the faculty whom he had mentored,” says Robert Wilmott, MD, IMMUNO Professor, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and SLUCare pediatricianin-chief at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. “He is described by them as a strong leader who cared deeply about the welfare of the residents, the patients and the faculty members. Many of our faculty members still talk about the warmth that he showed towards them and the depth of his commitment.”

During Ray’s tenure, Wilmott notes that the Department of Pediatrics developed significantly in the areas of pulmonary medicine, emergency medicine and general pediatrics. “Dr. Ray spent considerable effort on the Pediatric Research Institute and supported the recruitment of several basic science investigators as well as fostered the development of the Cord Blood Bank for stem cell transplantation,” he says.

“He was a strong leader who cared deeply about the welfare of residents, patients and faculty.”

Following his retirement, Dr. Ray moved to Tucson, AZ, where he was an emeritus professor at the University of Arizona.

“I feel grateful to Dr. Ray for the way he created a strong legacy for the Department of Pediatrics and I know he will be very much missed by his friends, family and colleagues,” says Dr. Wilmott. “Some of his initiatives developed at a later time, but the preparation he did was invaluable. This was the reason for sometimes contacting him after his retirement, and he was always pleased to hear about our progress.”

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SPOTLIGHT LEGACY SOCIETY WALL UNVEILING

CORPORATE, ORGANIZATION & FOUNDATION PARTNERS

Clayco Realty Group

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation is grateful for the support of our generous Corporate, Organization & Foundation partners who supported us in 2016 with gifts of $1,000 or more.

CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP

Cliffedge Marketing, LLC Code Consultants, Inc. Coldwell Banker Commerce Bank, N.A. Concordance Academy of Leadership Consort Homes Corporate Group

Anonymous (5)

D & S Ranch, LLC

Academy Air

Daley Acquisitions, LLC

Acuia

Dana Brown Charitable Trust

Advanced Vision Care, LLC

Danis Charitable Trust

Airport Parking, LLC

Dave Sinclair Buick-GMC

Alberici Constructors

Deloitte & Touche, LLP

All-Type Vacuum & Janitorial Supply

Diamond Hauling, LLC

Ally Financial

Glennon Legacy Society Wall Unveiled

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o celebrate the generosity of donors who make our mission to reveal God’s healing presence a reality, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation offers the Glennon Legacy Society. The Glennon Legacy Society Wall was dedicated April 17, in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.

It is the support of donors who step forward in faith to support the children that allows us to seek more innovation, more growth and more ways to reveal God’s healing presence. Family members and friends of those who established bequests, memorials or tributes of $10,000 or more were invited to the unveiling.

Ameren Corporation Charitable Trust American Direct Marketing Resources LLC

Dierberg's Markets Diversified Packaging Corporation Drury Development Corporation

American Family Insurance, Tom Shipp Agency

Duggan Contracting Corporation

American Kidney Fund

Edward Jones

American Metals Supply Co., Inc.

Emerson

Anders, Minkler, Huber & Helm, LLP

Enterprise Bank & Trust

Andrea Rizzo Foundation Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Argent Capital Management Autism Speaks Averi Budde Foundation Bank of Springfield Barron Gymnastics Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. Bick Consulting Services

Eaton Bussmann Business

Enterprise Holdings Foundation Epic Health Services Fastlane Fiduciary Advisors, Inc. Fifth Third Bank Fischer-Bauer-Knirps Foundation Fleishman Hillard, Inc. Fox Family Foundation Frank Adam Foundation

Bisher Enterprises

Frank S. & Julia M. Ladner Family Foundation

Black Sheep Foundation

Fred M. Luth & Sons, Inc.

Blessings for Paytin

Freedom Title

Blue Rock Advisors

Friends of Kids With Cancer, Inc.

BMO Harris Bank

Fur & Leather Centre

Bodley, LLC Brewster Companies, Inc.

G.A. Buder, Jr. & Kathryn M. Buder Charitable Foundation

Brown Smith Wallace, LLC

G.J. Brown Charitable Trust

BSI Constructors, Inc

Gateway Combined Federal Campaign

Bull Moose Tube Company Cardinal Glennon Children's Guild Cardinals Care Caring & Sharing Program, Inc. Carrollton Bank CASCO Diversified Corporation Central Bank Centric Group Chemline, Inc. Chick-Fil-A Children's Miracle Network Children's Tumor Foundation

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Dicom, Inc.

Gateway Grizzlies Gateway Harmonica Club, Inc. Genentech, Inc. Generate Health Genex Financial Gori, Julian & Associates, P.C. Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. Hager Companies Hampton-Midtown Kiwanis Club Harry Edison Foundation Have Bible Will Travel

Christner, Inc.

Holland Construction Services, Inc.

City of Saint Louis

Hubbard Radio St. Louis, LLC

GIFTS RECEIVED 2016

Hussmann Corporation Image Technology Corp Imperial Ornamental Metal Company, Inc.

Lanis & Lynn Lenker Family Foundation Laurie's Shoe Center, Inc. LEGO Community Fund US, Inc.

Interior Investments

Lids Foundation

International Charitable Foundation

Lipic's, Inc.

International Order of Odd Fellows Lodge #5 J. H. Berra Construction Company, Inc.

Lisa's Market Street Grille LoneRiders Motorcycle Group Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis Mach 1

Jack in the Box - Illinois

Madonna Della Rocca Society

Jack in the Box - Missouri

Marcone Supply

Jacknewitz Law Offices, P.C.

MasterCard Worldwide

Jackson County Farm Bureau

McBride & Son Management Co.

Jamba Juice

McKelvey Homes

Jason Motte Foundation

McKnight Place Extended Care, LLC

Jerry & Judy Kent Family Foundation Jim Butler Fiat John S. Swift Family Charitable Trust

Meridian Enterprises Corporation Michael Shanahan Family Foundation Mid-America Transplant Services

John Thomas NKH Foundation

Midwest BankCentre

Johnny Mac's Sporting Goods Stores, Inc.

Midwest Elevator Company, Inc.

Johnsonville Church

Midwest Trust Company of Missouri

Julian & Eileen Carr Family Foundation

Missouri Athletic Club

Jungermann Charitable Fund

Missouri State Employees Charitable Campaign

Jupiter Stadium, Ltd.

Moneta Group, Inc.

Kaiser Electric, Inc.

Monsignor Sullivan Benefit

Karrenbrock Construction

Mueller Prost, P.C.

Keeley Companies

Mulqueeny Eye Centers

Kienstra Enterprises, Inc.

Murphy Company

Knight of Columbus Council No.565 Saint Louis Assembly

Nestle Purina PetCare Company

Knights of Columbus Bethalto Council 4688

Northwestern Mutual

13th Annual Holly Krieg Memorial Golf Tournament

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he 13th Annual Holly Krieg Memorial Golf Tournament hosted by the Krieg and Gianino Family Foundation was held on Tuesday, September 27 at Acorns Golf Course in Waterloo, IL. All proceeds from the tournament benefited the Footprints program at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. This year the tournament surpassed its fundraising goal, raising more than $101,000 for Cardinal Glennon kids!

Nordstrom, Inc.

Knights of Columbus Bishop John Wurm Assembly 2012

Optimist Club of St. Louis

Knights of Columbus Christ Prince of Peace Council 12986

Panera Bread Company

Knights of Columbus Columbian Charities of Missouri, Inc.

Parkcrest Plastic Surgery, Inc.

Painting Solutions Parc Provence Management, LLC

Knights of Columbus Evansville Council No. 1952

Petro Mart

Knights of Columbus Father William Pezold Council No. 7198

Presort, Inc.

Knights of Columbus Pere Marquette Assembly 0203

Quality Waterproofing

Pink Magnolia PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Knights of Columbus Saint Alban Roe Council No. 12022

Quintessential Hospitality Group, LLC

Knights of Columbus Saint Catherine Council No. 12323

R. V. Wagner, Inc.

Knights of Columbus Sainte Genevieve Council 1037

Reinhold Electric, Inc.

Red-Card Systems, LLC Reliant Care Managment Company, LLC

Kohl's Department Stores

Richard & David Losh Family Foundation

Koller Enterprises, Inc.

Road Rage Fuel Booster, Inc.

Krieg Gianino Family Foundation, Inc.

Robert E. Jones Foundation

Kurt & Janet Zerrusen Family Foundation

Royal Waterbeds, Inc.

Laclede Gas Company

SPOTLIGHT HOLLY KREIG CHECK PRESENTATION

Missouri Foundation for Health

Junior Gateway Grizzlies

Knights of Columbus Tri-cities Assembly 0224

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Royal Banks of Missouri RubinBrown, LLP

Holly Krieg was born on September 8, 1978 and was immediately taken to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon to be treated. She was diagnosed with hydrocephalus, a condition in which fluid accumulates in the brain, enlarging the head and causing brain damage. The Krieg family was told she would not live past two years old, but Holly defied the odds and lived to be 24 years old.

During Holly’s time at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon she and her family were supported by the Footprints program. The Footprints team is committed to improving the quality of life for children living with complex medical illnesses and their families. The Krieg and Gianino families carry on Holly’s legacy through this annual fundraiser.

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SPOTLIGHT USBORNE BOOK DRIVE

Usborne Book Drive

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elanie Greeno and her children hosted a book drive through Usborne Books & More in December of 2016. They raised more than $900 and with the additional funds provided by Usborne Books & More were able to purchase and donate more than $1,300 worth of new books to help sick and injured children at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital!

CORPORATE, ORGANIZATION & FOUNDATION PARTNERS

TNB Financial

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Tree Court Builders Supply

S.M. Wilson & Company

Tricia Lynne Kiefer, LLC

Safe Kids Worldwide

TRUIST

Saint Baldrick's Foundation

U-Gas, Inc.

Saint Louis Automatic Sprinkler Company, Inc.

UMB Bank of Saint Louis, N.A.

Saint Louis Cardinals, LLC Saint Louis Civic Pride Foundation Saint Louis County Children's Service Fund

Western Construction Group

Scrubs & Beyond

William & Betty Halliday Foundation

Sporting Angels, Inc. SSM Health - Saint Louis St. Louis University State of Missouri

William S. Kallaos Family Foundation World Wide Technology, Inc. PARISHES & SCHOOLS SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital is grateful for our Parishes & Schools who supported us with their 2016 gifts.

Stephenson Family Foundation

Abiding Savior Lutheran School

Stifel Foundation, Inc.

All Saints Academy

Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter 3

All Saints Parish - Saint Peters

Sur la Table Team Noah Foundation Tech Electronics, Inc. The Boeing Company Foundation The Chod Family Foundation The Container Store The Donald H. & Mary Jane Buchanan Foundation The Fabick Charitable Trust The Fleur de Lis The Gatesworth The Guth Foundation The Herman T. & Phenie R. Pott Foundation

All Saints Parish - University City All Saints School All Souls Parish Annunciation Parish Annunziata Parish Annunziata School Ascension Parish - Chesterfield Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish - Herculaneum Assumption Parish - Mattis Assumption Parish - New Haven Assumption Parish - O'Fallon Basilica of Saint Louis, King of France - Old Cathedral

The Holekamp Foundation

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School

The J.W. & Mildred A. Kisling Charitable Foundation

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish

The John Allan Love Charitable Foundation The Jordan Charitable Foundation

North Callaway R-1 School District Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis Christ the King Catholic School

The Korte Company

Christ the King Parish

The Marian Foundation

Christ the Savior Parish

The von Gontard Family Foundation

Christ, Prince of Peace Parish

The Wal-Mart Foundation

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Vie Boutique Vinson Mortgage

Soft Surroundings

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Vanguard Charitable

Scottrade

Society for the Propagation of the Faith

auren Lee was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in December of 2010. Today, a high school senior and in remission, Lauren rallied her Lady Kahoks Varsity team from Collinsville, IL, along with the Junior and Freshman team to collect toys for the patients at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. Each player and coach was responsible for donating one toy. All the support she got from her teammates meant the world to Lauren, who loves giving back to the hospital that saved her life!

US Bank N.A.

Villa Lighting Supply

Simons Jewelers

Lady Kahoks Toy Drive

US Bank Foundation

Sandberg, Phoenix & von Gontard

Sign of the Arrow

SPOTLIGHT LAUREN LEE TOY DROP

US Bank

Saint Louis County Treasurer

Sellenriek Construction

Melanie Greeno, of Usborne Books & More, and her kids dropping off books for Cardinal Glennon kids.

Tracy Family Foundation

Christian Brothers College High School

The William R. & Laura Rand Orthwein Foundation

Cure of Ars Parish

Thompson Coburn, LLP

Epiphany of Our Lord Parish

Title Resources, Inc.

Freeburg Elementary School

TivoliToo, Inc.

Freeburg Primary Center

Ellisville Elementary School

GIFTS RECEIVED 2016

Good Shepherd Parish Hillsboro Good Shepherd School Hancock Place Elementary School Hanna Woods Elementary School Holy Family Parish - Port Hudson Holy Infant Parish - Ballwin Holy Infant School Holy Martyrs of Japan Parish Holy Name of Jesus Parish Holy Redeemer Parish Holy Rosary Catholic School Holy Rosary Parish - Warrenton Holy Spirit Parish Holy Trinity Parish Immacolata Parish Immaculate Conception Parish Arnold Immaculate Conception Parish Augusta

Our Lady of the Pillar Parish Our Lady of the Pillar School Our Lady of the Presentation Parish Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Our Lady Parish - Festus Our Lady School Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish Parkway South High School Parkwood Elementary School

SPOTLIGHT THIRD PARTY EVENTS

THANK YOU!

to all who participated in our supporting events.

Pattonville High School

Abby Jones Rodan & Fields Give Back

Knights of Columbus River Rally

Point Elementary

Aly's Art Drive

Queen of All Saints Parish

Anna's Christmas Cards

Koenemann Whiskey Tasting Fundraiser

Reorganized School District R-II Resurrection of Our Lord Parish

Annual Memorial Race in Honor of Chris Bargetzi

Sacred Heart Parish - Crystal City

Anthony Ritter Memorial Run

Sacred Heart Parish - Elsberry

Ballwin Day's Pretty Baby Contest

Sacred Heart Parish - Florissant Sacred Heart Parish - Ozora Sacred Heart Parish - Troy

Kozeny-Wagner Annual Charity Golf Tournament

Barron Gymnastics Champions Against Cancer Black Sheep Golf Tournament

Immaculate Conception Parish Dardenne

Sacred Heart Parish - Valley Park

Brad Hahn Toy Drive

Immaculate Conception Parish Maplewood

Sacred Heart School Saint Agatha Parish

Brave Books

Immaculate Conception Parish Old Monroe

Saint Agnes Parish - Bloomsdale

Carlson Wagonlit Fundraiser

Saint Alban Roe Parish

Champions Against Cancer

Immaculate Conception Parish Park Hills

Saint Alphonsus Liguori Parish Rock

Immaculate Conception Parish Saint Mary

Chavez for Charity Bracelet Project

Saint Alphonsus School

Cheeriodicals Days

Immaculate Conception Parish Union

Saint Ambrose Parish Saint Ambrose School

Firetruck of Toys

Incarnate Word Parish

Saint Anne Mission French Village

Fleur de Lis Ball

Kennerly Elementary School

Saint Anselm Parish

Little Flower Parish

Saint Anthony of Padua Parish Saint Louis

Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19

Saint Augustine Parish Saint Barnabas Parish

Ryan Kelley Climb for Kids

Glory Riders Motorcycle Ride

St. Charles Community College Tricia Night

Grecian Kitchen Holiday Give Back

Saint Bridget of Kildare Parish Pacific

Holly Krieg Memorial Golf Tournament

Saint Catherine Laboure Parish

Immaculate Conception Dodgeball Tournament

Saint Cecilia Parish

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish

Saint Charles Community College

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish University City

Saint Clare of Assisi Parish

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Washington

Saint Clare Parish - Saint Clair

Saint Charles Borromeo Parish

Saint Clare of Assisi School

Our Lady of Providence Parish

Saint Clement of Rome Parish

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish

Saint Cletus Parish - Saint Charles

Our Lady of the Holy Cross Parish

Saint Cronan Parish

Ride for Rocky Rocking A Stocking

Most Holy Trinity Parish

Our Lady Help of Christians Parish

Richard L. Salinardi Golf Tournament

Glennon Guild Fundraisers

Hanna Woods Elementary School Penny Wars

Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish - Coffman

Reagan Waldman Christmas Light Contest

Gateway Car Cruises Car Show

Saint Bernadette Parish

Most Sacred Heart Parish Eureka

Monsignor Sullivan Benefit

Florissant Dental Candy Buy Back

Clyde C. Miller Career Academy Most Sacred Heart Catholic School

Mission Carnival

Rae of Sunshine Foundation

Saint Ann Parish - Normandy

Mary, Queen of Peace Parish

Miles of Smiles for Kennedy

Pacific High School Class Fundraiser

Drake Westcott's Power Showcase

Saint Anthony Parish - Sullivan

Mascoutah Middle School Running Club Pasta Dinner

Clyde C. Miller Career Academy Basketball Tournament

Saint Ann Parish - Clover Bottom

Mary, Mother of the Church Parish

Mary Hilton & Friends Gift Tags

O' Fallon Shiloh EMS Toy Drive

Immaculate Conception School Old Monroe

Saint Anthony Parish High Ridge

Mary Carroll Alonso Golf Tournament

Clay County Cancer Crusaders

Saint Angela Merici Parish

Lovejoy Elementary

Lovin from the Oven Pancake Breakfast

Northside Gymnastics Cartwheel-A-Thon

Immaculate Conception School Dardenne

Saint Angela Merici School

Lone Riders Poker Run

Chubb Charity Golf Challenge

Saint Andrew Kim Parish Saint Andrew Parish

KSHE-95 On-Line Auction

Mary McDermott 3rd Grade Basketball Tournament

Children's Miracle Network

Immaculate Conception Parish West Alton

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish New Melle

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St. Dominic Charity Soccer Game Summer Kick-off Party Team Brandt Gives Back Team Noah Trivia Night Tee Off for Kids Teen Board Bump Day

Intercon Annual Bake Sale Jackson County Tractor Drive John Thomas NKH Foundation Golf Tournament June's Toy Drive & Fundraiser Kash Dean Golf Tournament

Toys for Tots TTTS Awareness Game at Busch Stadium Usborne Books & More Books for Glennon Wendy's Bonus Bucks Program

Kids 4 Kids

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SPOTLIGHT DR DONAHOE

PARISHES & SCHOOLS Continued >> Saint David Parish - Arnold Saint Dominic High School Saint Dominic Savio Parish Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish - Saint Charles

Billboard Sparks Fond Family Memories

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here it was — alongside the interstate heading north to Chicago. “I saw a billboard out of the corner of my eye with a photo on the left side,” says Mary Donahoe. “I called my sister and said ‘I swear I just saw dad’s picture on a billboard.’”

(Left to right): Linda Wheeler, Peter Donahoe, and Mary Donahoe, hold mini billboards from SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital depicting their father, Dr. James Donahoe.

The billboard, part of a campaign by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital to celebrate its 60th Anniversary, showcased a physician caring for a patient shortly after the hospital opened in 1956. After investigating further, Mary and her siblings were correct. The photo depicted their father, James L. Donahoe, MD, one of the first staff physicians and head of the Cardiology Clinic.

He worked at the hospital from 1957 to 1984.

“We think the original photo was taken the same year that my parents started dating and then got married,” says Mary’s sister, Linda.

“They had six children and were married for 56 years before my dad died in January 2009.”

Says Mary, “Our father loved Cardinal Glennon and its mission to help children of any needs. We were so honored to have him on the billboard!”

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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Parish - Crestwood

Saint Joseph Parish - Zell Saint Joseph School Saint Joseph School - Cottleville Saint Jude Parish Saint Justin the Martyr Parish Saint Justin the Martyr School Saint Lawrence Parish Lawrenceton Saint Louis Abbey

Saint Elizabeth, Mother of John the Baptist Parish

Saint Louis Byzantine Ruthenian Church

Saint Ferdinand Parish

Saint Louis University

Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Luebbering

Saint Luke the Evangelist Parish

Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Oakville Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Portage Des Sioux Saint Francis Borgia Parish Saint Francis Xavier Church College

Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque Parish Saint Margaret of Scotland Parish Saint Mark Catholic School Saint Mark Parish Saint Martin de Porres Parish Saint Martin of Tours Parish

Saint Gabriel the Archangel Parish

Saint Martins School

Saint George Parish Saint Gerald Mission

Saint Mary Magdalen Parish Brentwood

Saint Gerard Majella Parish

Saint Mary Magdalen School

Saint Gertrude Parish Washington

Saint Mary of Victories Chapel

Saint Gertrude School

Saint Matthias Parish

Saint Gianna Parish

Saint Maurus Parish

Saint Ignatius Loyola Parish Saint James Mission - Crosstown

Saint Michael the Archangel Parish

Saint James Parish - Potosi

Saint Monica Parish

Saint James the Greater Parish

Saint Norbert Parish

Saint Joachim Parish - Old Mines

Saint Patrick Parish - Wentzville

Saint Joan of Arc Parish

Saint Patrick School

Saint John Bosco Parish

Saint Paul Parish - Berger

Saint John Nepomuk Chapel

Saint Paul Parish - Fenton

Saint John Neumann Catholic School

Saint Paul Parish - Saint Paul

Saint John Parish - Imperial

Saint Peter Parish - Kirkwood

Saint John School

Saint Peter Parish - Saint Charles

Saint John the Apostle - Bismark

Saint Peter School - Kirkwood

Saint John the Baptist Catholic School

Saint Peter School - Saint Charles

Saint John the Baptist Parish Saint John the Baptist Parish Gildehaus Saint John, Apostle & Evangelist Parish

Saint Mary Magdalen Parish

Saint Matthew the Apostle Parish

Saint Paul School

Saint Pius V Parish Saint Raphael the Archangel Parish Saint Richard Parish Saint Rita Parish

Shrine of Saint Joseph

Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish

Saint Joseph Mission - Highland

Saint Roch Parish

Saint Joseph Parish Apple Creek

Saint Rose of Lima Parish DeSoto

Saint Joseph Parish - Bonne Terre

Saint Rose of Lima Parish Silver Lake

Saint Joseph Parish - Clayton Saint Joseph Parish - Cottleville

Saint Rose of Lima School

Saint Joseph Parish - Farmington

Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne Parish

Saint Joseph Parish - Imperial

Saint Sabina Parish

Saint Joseph Parish - Josephville

Saint Simon the Apostle Parish

Saint Joseph Parish - Manchester

Saint Stephen Parish

Saint Joseph Parish - Neier

Saint Theodore Parish - Flint Hill

Saint Joseph Parish - Tiff

Saint Theodore School

GIFTS RECEIVED 2016

Saint Vincent de Paul Parish Dutzow Saint Vincent de Paul Parish Perryville Saint Vincent Elementary School Saint Wenceslaus Parish Sainte Genevieve Du Bois Parish Warson Woods

Mr. & Mrs. Dan H. Ball Ms. Kelly Ball Mr. & Mrs. Dennis L. Banister Mr. Scott Bante Mr. Gene Banze Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Baranowski Ms. Elaine M. Barker

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SPOTLIGHT ANTHONY RITTER

Honoring Anthony Ritter

Sainte Genevieve DuBois School

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Barnhart Jr.

Saint Genevieve Parish

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy G. Barrett

Saints Joachim & Ann Parish

Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Basler

Saints Joachim & Ann School

Mr. James Basta

Saints Peter & Paul Parish

Dr. Jacqueline Batanian

Saints Philip & James Parish

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard A. Batterson

Seven Holy Founders Parish

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bauer

Spring Bluff School

Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Baur

tumor. The outpouring of love and support that

Teutopolis Elementary School

Dr. Raymond Bayer & Dr. Christie Bayer

his community has displayed to honor his name

Ursuline Academy Victory Christian Academy Visitation Parish/Saint Ann Shrine Washington University

A

nthony was a typical 13 year old. He liked sports, fishing and doing things with his dad and family. In May of 1996, he was

diagnosed with a primitive neuro ectodermal

Mr. & Mrs. Jon Bays

has been nothing short of incredible. The Knights

Mr. Ken Bean

of Columbus Council #3790 started a fish fry to

Ms. Jane F. Beato

raise money for SSM Health Cardinal Glennon

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Becker Mr. & Mrs. David A. Beer

Children’s Hospital. Anthony was able to attend the first fish fry at the Knights of Columbus. After

GIFTS OF FRIENDSHIP

Mr. Robert W. Beetz

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is grateful to the individuals who supported us in 2016 with gifts of $250 & above, designated for specific programs or for the unrestricted Children's Fund.

Mr. & Mrs. Larry F. Behymer Jr.

Anthony passed away in 1997, the Knights of

Dr. Craig W. Belsha

Columbus have continued to raise money every

Mr. & Mrs. John Bender

year in his honor. A Poker/Fun Run is held annually

Anonymous (18) Mr. & Mrs. Keith Ady Mr. Arthur J. Ahne Mrs. Mary C. Alabach Mr. & Mrs. David B. Albers Dr. & Mrs. Gary M. Albers Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Aldenderfer Dr. Lisa Alderson Dr. Saadeh B. Al-Jureidini Mr. John W. Allen Ms. Sandra K. Althoff Mr. Charles Amen Ms. Lea E. Ames Mr. Donald F. Amos Mr. Kyle Andersen Mr. Dale M. Anderson Mrs. Kimberly Anderson Mrs. Ruth Andris Dr. & Mrs. Charles H. Andrus Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Anthon Dr. & Mrs. Todd Arends Mr. & Mrs. William H. Armour Mr. Joe AuBuchon Dr. Sarah AuBuchon & Dr. Jacob D. AuBuchon

Mrs. Dorothy L. Bequette Mrs. Aimee Bergan

at Lisa’s Market Street Grille in Praire du Rocher.

Mr. Jon F. Bergenthal

Other small fundraisers over the years have been

Mr. & Mrs. Lee A. Bernstein

fishing tournaments, cheese ball sales, washer

Mrs. Patricia Berridge

tournaments and various raffles.

Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Berron Mr. & Mrs. Herbert L. Beutel Ms. Joan C. Billing Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Billings Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Biolchini Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Birk Mr. John Blandford Mrs. Mary C. Boehm Dr. Edwin I. Bogucki Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bogucki Mr. & Mrs. Anthony M. Bommarito Dr. & Mrs. John J. Bonacorsi Mr. Andy Boogher Mrs. Cheryl Boushka Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bowers Mr. Riley Bowlin III Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Boyer Ms. Phyllis Braddock Mr. Carl R. Bradley Mr. & Mrs. Terry Brakhane

This year marks the 20th Anniversary since

Mr. Albert Brannon

Anthony passed away. More than $90,000 has

Mr. & Mrs. Darryl Brasken

been raised for the St. Louis Cord Blood Bank at

Ms. Janice Braswell Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Braun

Dr. Mark C. Azar

Mr. Charles A. Bremer

Mr. & Mrs. John P. Baker

Mr. & Mrs. Shane Brendle

Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Bakula

Mr. Charles W. Brennan

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Baldwin

Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Brennan Jr.

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. His legacy lives on forever!

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SPOTLIGHT LAUREN HEYFORD TOY DONATION

Lauren’s “Gifts for Glennon”

L

auren Heryford began her journey through SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital not long after she was born. She first was admitted with liver issues and later doctors realized Lauren had cystic fibrosis. Lauren spent the next 18 years in and out of the hospital, with various stays ranging from a few days to months.

Lauren started Gifts for Glennon, a toy drive for children spending the holidays at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon, over four years ago. She started this toy drive because she had spent several birthdays and holidays in the hospital and she knew how hard it was for families to provide a good Christmas and toys for their children when they were sick. She also knew how important it was for these children to try and have a sense of normalcy and experience Christmas like every other kid. She wanted to make sure every kid that was hospitalized during this time had a toy for Christmas and was incredibly passionate about helping others and this was her way of trying to give back.

Over the past three years, Lauren, even though she was very sick and weak herself, trekked out to stores to buy toys for these children. Through social media she was able to spread the word and her toy drive continued to grow, each year donating more toys than the previous year.

This year Lauren was not able to conduct a toy drive, as she lost her battle to cystic fibrosis on November 17, a day before her 29th birthday.

Family, friends and loved ones will continue Gifts for Glennon in her honor.

GIFTS OF FRIENDSHIP Continued >> Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Breuer Ms. Carol Bright Reverend Don G. Brinkman Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Brockhaus Mr. Gary W. Brockmann & Mrs. Susan Brockmann

Mr. Joseph J. Conway Mrs. Bernardeen Cook Mr. & Mrs. William E. Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Matthew T. Copeland Mr. & Mrs. William G. Copenhaver Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Cordes Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Corn

Dr. & Mrs. Robert W. Brooker

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Corrigan Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Barry P. Brothers

Dr. Dary J. Costa & Dr. Courtney Maguire

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Brouder Mr. & Mrs. David J. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Fred E. Brown Ms. Gracie R. Brown-Shanks Mr. Joseph E. Brueggemann Ms. Frances A. Brueshaber Mr. & Mrs. Tony Brusati Ms. Barbara M. Bryant Mr. Thomas Bryon Mr. Michael J. Buchholz Mr. & Mrs. Eugene K. Buckley Mrs. Nancy Bueltmann Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Bulback Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Burke Ms. Nicole R. Burleyson Ms. Janell D. Bursac Ms. Laura Busch Mr. Steven Busch Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Busekrus Mr. & Mrs. David Busenbark Ms. Gloria Butler Mr. Robert C. Butler Dr. & Mrs. James K. Cahalin Ms. Lauren Calef Ms. Rosemary Campbell Mr. & Mrs. James Campise Mr. & Mrs. Mark Carnes Ms. Christine E. Carr Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Carroll Mr. James M. Carron Mr. William Caruso Ms. Catherine Castelli Mr. Barry Cervantes Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Chabot Mr. & Mrs. T. Jack Challis Ms. Karen S. Chamberlain Mr. & Mrs. Mike Chapman Ms. Geraleen Chervenak Mr. & Mrs. David Christoff Mr. & Mrs. Doug Christopher Dr. Catherine C. Cibulskis Ms. Karen A. Clawson Dr. & Mrs. John R. Clements

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Colonel Andrew Colon, Ret.

Ms. Elizabeth R. Couper Mr. Richard Covert Mr. & Mrs. Gary Cowles Mr. & Mrs. Shaun Craig Mr. Donald W. Cramer Mr. & Mrs. Brian J. Crawford Mr. Thomas J. Creley Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Crippin Mr. Matthew G. Crowley Ms. Marie B. Cuddihee Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Cummins Mr. John P. Cunniff Jr. Mr. Jim Curran Ms. Susan W. Cutright Mr. Jon Dahlstrom Mr. Patrick Daley Ms. Rosemary Dalton Mr. & Mrs. Michael Danis Dr. Saar Danon Ms. Pamela L. Davis Mr. Thomas M. Day Jr. Mr. Mark D. Deany Dr. James W. DeBoard Ms. Nancy J. DeFabio Dr. Tatyana R. Demidovich Mr. Robert Denker Ms. Pamela R. Dennis Kathy & Bob DePung Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Deutsch Mr. & Mrs. John DiCarlo Ms. Frances C. Dickerson Mr. & Mrs. Francis C. Dickmann Mr. & Mrs. James M. Didion Ms. Caitlin Diederich Ms. Therese Diederich Mr. & Mrs. Mark E. Digman Mr. & Mrs. James L. Dillon Mr. & Mrs. Todd A. Dillon Mr. John E. Distler Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Diveley Mrs. Rita Dixon Mr. Thomas Dixon

Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Cliffe

Dr. William R. Dodd & Ms. Eileen M. Clarke

Mr. Robert E. Cochran

Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Donnelly

Mr. Edward Coleman

Mr. & Mrs. Leo J. Donovan

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Collier

Mr. Steven Dottheim

Ms. Amy Collmeyer

Mr. & Mrs. Ralph E. Dowling

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Collmeyer

Ms. Sally Downs

GIFTS RECEIVED 2016

Ms. Laura Doyle

Mr. Robert E. Frost

Mrs. Bonita K. Drummond

Mr. & Mrs. John Fuchs

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Dryden

Mr. Charles E. Fuhro

Mr. & Mrs. Victor Dubrowski

Mr. Scott R. Funke

Mr. & Mrs. John G. D. Dubuque

Mr. Daniel Gaffney

Dr. & Mrs. Barry P. Duel

Ms. Kathleen Gage

Mr. & Mrs. Warren B. Dunnegan

Ms. Helen A. Gagen

Ms. Martina Duperret

Dr. Gordon B. Gale

Mr. Jonathan D. Dutton

Mr. Daniel Gall

Mr. & Mrs. William R. Earlewine

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Gamel

Ms. Julie Earls

Mr. & Mrs. William R. Gardner

Mr. & Mrs. John Eaves

Dr. & Mrs. Jason M. Garnreiter

Dr. & Mrs. Timothy J. Eberlein

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Garnreiter

Mr. & Mrs. James Eiseman

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Gazzoli

Mrs. Kimberly Elias

Mr. Herbert J. Gebhart Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Elliott

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Genovese

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Ellis

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Gerhardt

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Elz

Ms. Julia A. Geringer Santiago

Ms. Sandra Emerson

Mr. & Mrs. David A. Gerstenkorn

Dr. Elizabeth Engel

Mr. Richard M. Getz

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Erman

Mr. & Mrs. Peitro G. Gianfrancesco

Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Ervin

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Giese

Mrs. Marie Eschbacher

Mr. & Mrs. Martin P. Gilfoil

Ms. Margaret A. Eschete

Mr. Denis J. Glennon

Mr. David R. Espinoza

Mr. Richard Gliedt

Ms. Nancee M. Evans

Mr. Francis X. Godfrey

Ms. Sherri Faith

Mr. David R. Goller

Mr. & Mrs. Keith FaQuin

Ms. Therese M. Gorman & Mr. Chester S. Moyer

Mr. Joey I. Favuzza Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Fedak Mr. & Mrs. David B. Feldewerth Ms. Patricia A. Feldmann Mr. Steven Fennewald Mrs. Wanda Fennewald Mr. Steve Ferguson Mr. John Ferrell Mr. Dale Ficken Mr. William Fickes Mr. Robert T. Fischer Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Fitzgerald Mr. & Mrs. Greg Fix Mr. & Mrs. James M. Flaherty Ms. Audrey A. Flavin Mrs. Tessa A. Fleischli Mr. & Mrs. William L. Fleschner Mr. & Mrs. Bradley K. Flesner Ms. Florence Flieg Mr. & Mrs. William Flis Dr. Robert G. Flood & Ms. Sara Timmerman

Ms. Sharon E. Gorsich Dr. & Mrs. Bryon J. Gorton Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Grayson Mr. Robert J. Grice Mr. Rich Grindel Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas P. Guehlstorf Mr. & Mrs. Don Guenther Dr. Tom Guenzler Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Guilander Ms. Elra M. Gullicksrud Mr. Paul J. Gund Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Gundlach Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Gundlach Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Haas Mr. Robert L. Haas Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Hagan Dr. & Mrs. Dean D. Hageman Ms. Linda Hagen Mr. & Mrs. Jake Hahn Mersed Halilovic Ms. Jenneen Halladay

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Fogarty

Mr. Ronald P. Hamel

Mr. & Mrs. Raymond R. Fournie

Ms. Judith A. Hamilton

Mr. & Mrs. George Fowler

Ms. Jeanne Hancock

Ms. Catherine Frankenberg

Mr. & Mrs. Kohl Handlan

Dr. Terry Freerks

Mr. Daniel W. Hankey

Mrs. Cherie L. French-Edwards

Mrs. Christina Hansen

Miss Margaret M. Friedhoff

Mr. Terry W. Harmon

Ms. Mary I. Friedhoff

Ms. Diana E. Hart

Miss Klara E. Frommherz

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Hartman Jr.

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SPOTLIGHT CLAY COUNTY CANCER CRUSADERS

“Joining Hands and Hearts Against Cancer”

T

he Clay County Cancer Crusaders have done it again! For the second time, the community organization has donated funds to support cancer research and cancer care programs at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.

The group, founded in 2011 by Nancy Mills, Lisa Haycock, and Rick and Sherry Gibbs, works yearround to raise funds to help local cancer patients through the Clay County Cancer Support Group, as well as donates funds to hospitals and physicians in the region on a rotating basis. The Cancer Crusaders host an annual carnival fundraiser in a local park and partner with other organizations, businesses, churches and individuals to raise the money. It also holds a fun Halloween “Zombie Walk” charity event. This year, the group donated $19,500 to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon, bringing the total they have donated to date to more than $32,000.

“What impresses us about Cardinal Glennon is that it is so welcoming to children and very kidfriendly,” says Nancy Mills, the group’s president.

“We were amazed at everything we saw on a tour of the hospital in February when we visited The Costas Center and the patient floor where children with cancer stay while in the hospital.”

While on the tour, members of the group were updated about the latest cancer research efforts and plans by the hospital to completely remodel the inpatient unit. “We absolutely look forward to continuing our relationship with Cardinal Glennon and working together to fight cancer.”

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GIFTS OF FRIENDSHIP

SPOTLIGHT GLENNON CARD

Continued >>

2017 Glennon Card shopping dates to be held October 20-29

SAVE

20%

Glennon Card

October 20-29

2017

Benefiting SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital

S

SM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Foundation and the Glennon Guild are once again holding Glennon Card shopping days, October 20 – 29. Throughout this 10-day shopping period, shoppers who purchase a Glennon Card will receive a generous 20% discount at more than 300 stores, restaurants and salons. All card purchases will benefit the patients and families at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.

During the 2016 program, 4,341 Glennon Cards were purchased and raised $219,916 through card sales and generous sponsor support.

“Our patients, staff and physicians are grateful to have such a supportive Guild,” said Steven Burghart, president at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. “Each year the funds from the Glennon Card program benefit the most immediate and important needs of our hospital, allowing us to continue to provide world-class medical care. An example of one of these needs is our inpatient cancer unit, which is being fully renovated to include larger patient rooms with private bathrooms, a sleeper sofa for parents so they can spend overnights with their children, and a playroom just for children with cancer. On behalf of everyone at Cardinal Glennon, we thank the Glennon Guild, the retailers and card-buyers for their continued support.”

The Glennon Guild, a ladies auxiliary made up of more than 150 volunteers, has been spearheading the Glennon Card program since 2011. In just six years, more than $1 million has been raised to help the patients and families served by the hospital.

To become a Glennon Card sponsor or participating merchant, call 314-577-5605.

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Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie D. Johnson Ms. Stephanie L. Johnson

Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hartman

Dr. Kelly Jones & Mr. Michael Jones

Dr. & Mrs. John Hartweger

Ms. Tammy S. Jones

Ms. Asmaa Hashimi

Mr. & Mrs. T. R. Jones

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel B. Hayes

Mr. & Mrs. Mike Joseph

Ms. Nancy R. Haynes

Mrs. Diane H. Joseph

Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Hellwig

Mr. & Mrs. Klyle Kabance

Dr. Thomas Helmrath

Ms. Bonnie J. Kallaos

Mr. James E. Hendry

Mr. & Mrs. Rusty Keeley

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Henke

Dr. William J. Keenan

Mr. Robert C. Henke

Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Kelly

Ms. Mary C. Hensel

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Kennedy

Mr. & Mrs. Ben M. Hentz

Ms. Marcella M. Kennedy

Mr. & Mrs. John F. Herber Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Kenny

Ms. Tracy Herbert

Mrs. JoAnn Kesterson

Mr. & Mrs. Roland F. Herbst

Mrs. Ann J. Key

Mr. Rusty Hermann

Mr. & Mrs. James F. Kick

Mrs. Patricia J. Heutel

Mr. & Mrs. William M. Kikas

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Hewett

Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Kilian

Mr. & Mrs. Larry M. Hill

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Killebrew

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Hillhouse

Mr. David Kilper

Mr. C. G. Hintmann

Mr. & Mrs. David M. King

Ms. Linda L. Hoefflin

Dr. & Mrs. Laurence J. Kinsella

Dr. & Mrs. Howard E. Hoenig

Ms. Lisa Klempert

Mr. Edward Hoertel

Mr. & Mrs. William E. Klipsch

Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Hoff

Mr. Robert E. Klopmeyer

Mr. & Mrs. Larry L. Hoffman

Mr. Joseph H. Klug

Dr. & Mrs. Steven M. Hoffman

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard A. Knobbe

Mr. James W. Hogan

Mr. & Mrs. Fred J. Koenen

Mr. & Mrs. Bradford Hohenberg Ms. Audrey M. Holdsworth

Dr. Joyce M. Koenig & Dr. Kenneth O. Schowengerdt

Mr. Justin Holland

Mr. Marc S. Kolaks

Ms. Debra A. Holley

Mr. & Mrs. John Komlos

Ms. Jacquelynne N. Holst

Ms. Sandra Komlos

Dr. & Mrs. J. Joseph Horan

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Komnick

Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Hornick

Ms. Karen Kopeck

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Howe

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kothe

Mr. & Mrs. John M. Howell

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Kozemczak

Mr. & Mrs. Bill E. Howle

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Krafcik

Mr. & Mrs. James W. Hrubes

Ms. Diana L. Kraus

Ms. Susan Huber

Mrs. Katherine S. Kraus

Mr. & Mrs. Jack M. Huether

Dr. & Mrs. Craig E. Krausz

Mr. Victor Hunn

Mr. Keith L. Krebeck

Mr. & Mrs. Clarence W. Hunter

Mr. Daniel Kuehnert

Ms. Gloria E. Hurley

John & Sharon Kueneke

Ms. Linda A. Hutton

Ms. Kathy Kuhlenbeck

Mr. Dominic A. Imgrund

Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Kult

Ms. Julie Iovaldi

Mr. & Mrs. Chris Kult

Mr. & Mrs. Russell H. Isaak

Mr. & Mrs. James A. Kwarta

Mr. & Mrs. Howard T. Jackson

Dr. & Mrs. Gene M. LaBarge

Mr. Timothy Jackstadt

Dr. & Mrs. Steven P. Laffey

Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Jacobson

Mr. Frances C. Lakenan

Mr. Joseph J. Jaeger

Ms. Beth A. Lamkin

Mr. & Mrs. Dick James

Mr. Joseph G. Lampen

Mrs. Mary Anne Jerabek

Ms. Kimberly S. Landry

Mr. Dongmei Jia

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick S. Lane

Ms. Kathy M. Johnson

Mr. & Mrs. Ryan T. Lane

Ms. Linda M. Johnson

Ms. Angela Lang

GIFTS RECEIVED 2016

Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Lauman

Ms. Lise McNamara

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory P. LaVigne

Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. McWhorter

Dr. Stanley L. Lawson

Mrs. Kathy Mead

Ms. Angela R. Lee

Mrs. Jenita Meier

Dr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Lesnik

Mr. George T. Mell Sr.

Ms. Julie Lewis

Mr. Robert Mellor

Mr. Larry Lieb

Mr. Thomas Melzer

Mr. Craig Lilley

Mr. Martin P. Metzler

Dr. Alexander Y. Lin & Dr. Katherine Lin

Mrs. Carol A. Meyer

Mr. William H. Linek Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. Linihan Mr. Edward Litteken Mr. & Mrs. Dave Lloyd Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Loewenstein Mr. & Mrs. Steven N. Lohe Mr. Thomas J. Lohse Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Lorenz Ms. Dorothy M. Loughlin Mr. Stanley Lubiewski Ms. Lisa D. Luth Mr. Christopher Lutz Mr. Edward J. Lynch Ms. Marie Mabbitt Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Maddock Mr. James C. Maender Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Mager Dr. & Mrs. James M. Maguire Mrs. Barbara Maher Mr. & Mrs. Pat Mahon Mr. & Mrs. Mark Maisto Ms. Erma Maloney Ms. Jodi L. Mammoser Ms. Diane M. Mandle Mr. Daniel J. Mangus Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Manley Mr. & Mrs. Edmund T. Mann Ms. Tasha Marchant Ms. Tracy Marciniak Mr. Carl Marker Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Maskell Ms. Priscilla Matthews Miss Janet M. May Mr. Craig W. Mayer Ms. Julie M. McCabe Mr. & Mrs. W. Dudley McCarter Mr. Joseph McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. McCarthy Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. McCoy Mrs. Vickie L. McCullough Judge & Mrs. David P. McDonald Ms. Nancy McDonnell Mr. William A. McDowell Jr. Ms. Jeanne M. McEwan Mr. Daniel McGowan Ms. Holly E. McGrath Mr. Kevin McMullan

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SPOTLIGHT SHINING STAR DOORWAY

Shining Star School

Unveils Father John Comer Doorway To Learning

Mr. & Mrs. Leo J. Meyer Ms. Patricia A. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie Meyers Dr. & Mrs. Jeff M. Michalski Mr. & Mrs. Steven C. Middendorf Mr. & Mrs. Dale Miesner Mr. & Mrs. Kusal Mihindukulasuriya Ms. Ann Mikolajczak Mrs. Shirley Miles Ms. Brittney L. Miller Ms. Mary K. Miller Mr. Vincent Miller Ms. Jennifer Miller Ms. Kelly Minifie Mr. & Mrs. Allen G. Minks Mr. & Mrs. David Mintert Mr. John Misailedes Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Mitulski Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Moak Jr. Ms. Carol A. Mollerus Mrs. Kathleen Mollerus Ms. Bonita D. Moore Mr. Robert P. Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Christopher C. Mower Ms. Janet Mudd Mr. & Mrs. David G. Mueckl Dr. & Mrs. Sean P. Mulqueeny Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Munsch Ms. Michelle Munzer Mr. Edward Murphy Ms. Kathleen Murphy Ms. Maria A. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Murphy Mr. Patrick D. Murphy Mr. William J. Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Derek Murray Mr. & Mrs. James S. Myer Mr. Julian R. Najbar Mr. & Mrs. John J. Napoli Mrs. Patricia L. Nash Dr. & Mrs. William C. Nash Mr. & Mrs. Clarence E. Nations Mr. & Mrs. Jack Netzeband Mr. & Mrs. Brian Neukirch Mrs. Jacqueline Niekamp

O

ur Shining Star School helps kids keep up with their schoolwork when they are hospitalized for long periods of time. What better way to enter the school than through the Father John Comer Doorway to Learning. The new doorway features learning elements and recognition of our Shining Star School donors, the William S. Kallaos Family Foundation, The Patrick and Mackenzie Woelbling Cancer Foundation, The Optimist Club of St. Louis and Joseph and Denise Waechter.

Father John Comer, a Catholic priest, had a soft spot for children and education and left a generous bequest to the hospital.

Ms. Sue H. Nilges Mr. John A. Nogalski Mr. Michael E. Nolan Mr. Paul Nolan Dr. & Mrs. Scott F. Nolen

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SPOTLIGHT GRANTS

Grants Meet Multiple Needs

I

n 2016, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital benefited from more than $1.4 million in grants. Thanks to the generosity of our numerous donors, we are able to continue and expand programs to benefit our patients and their families. Below are some of the grants we’ve received in the last six months:

GIFTS OF FRIENDSHIP Continued >> Mr. & Mrs. James F. Noonan Ms. Marian Norman Mr. & Mrs. David Lepsky Ms. Ruth Ann Norton Dr. & Mrs. Blakeslee E. Noyes Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Nugent Mr. & Mrs. Keith Obermark Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth B. Obrecht Mr. Michael O'Brien Ms. Lindsay O'Connell Mr. & Mrs. Henry E. Oestereich Mrs. Joan B. O'Hara Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Oliger Ms. Catherine O'Neal

• Mental Health Services – John Allan Love Charitable Foundation, Missouri Department of Economic Development Youth Opportunities Program

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. O'Neal

• Cancer Research – St. Baldrick’s Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Terrence J. O'Toole

• Inpatient Cancer Unit – Centene Foundation, Nordstrom, Sign of the Arrow, Missouri Foundation for Health, Friends of Kids with Cancer

Mr. & Mrs. Matt Orlando Mrs. Adele M. O'Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Ken Otke Ms. Teresa Rose O'Toole Ms. Christine E. Padberg Ms. Narendra D. Parekh Mr. & Mrs. Al L. Parker Mr. & Mrs. James E. Parker Dr. & Mrs. John J. Paterson

Mr. & Mrs. Vernon R. Pursley Jr. Mr. Michael Quinlan Ms. Melissa Radabaugh Dr. Mohammad B. Rahimi Mr. Ralph G. Rahn Mr. & Mrs. David R. Raich Mr. John Rall Ms. Margaret A. Rattini Mr. Jack Rawlinson Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Regan Mr. & Mrs. Gavin Rehkemper Ms. Barbara A. Reilly Mrs. Carol J. Reinhardt Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Rejent Mr. John Rekowski Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Reller Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Rengel Mr. & Mrs. James C. Restelli Mr. & Mrs. Mark M. Reynolds Mr. & Mrs. Alfred O. Rheinnecker Mr. & Mrs. James Rhodes Ms. Sarah C. Rice Mrs. Jeanette M. Richards Ms. Layna Richardson Ms. Tara Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Richter Mr. & Mrs. Stephen K. Rick Ms. Helen A. Riechmann

• Shining Star School - Optimist Club of St. Louis

Mr. Michael A. Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Luke D. Patton

Dr. Maureen Riffle & Mr. John J. Riffle

• Social Services - Pillsbury Foundation, Frank Adam Foundation, Kisling Foundation, Southwest Airlines Medical Transportation, Echo Valley Foundation, U.S. Bankcorp Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Marc T. Pekny

Mrs. Ava R. Ringhausen

Ms. Jill Perez

Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Ritter

Mr. Redford A. Perrine Jr.

Ms. Renee M. Roach

Mr. James Perry Jr.

Mr. David Robben

Mr. Michael Peters

Mrs. Katie Robbins

Dr. Renuka E. Peterson

Mr. Michael A. Robert

Mr. & Mrs. Jim Petre

Ms. Sandy Robinson

Dr. Mary Joanna Petruska-Nordmann & Mr. Matthew Nordmann

Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Rodamaker

Mr. & Mrs. John O. Phillips

Mr. Johnnie M. Roe

Mr. & Mrs. Jon D. Picou

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Roeseler

Mr. Greg Pieczynski

Mr. Peter E. Rogers

Mrs. Constance Pisciotta

Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Rohan

Mrs. Anna M. Pisoni

Ms. Molly Root

Mr. & Mrs. James O. Pitlyk

Mr. Michael D. Rosenblatt

Mr. & Mrs. Tres Poe

Mr. Curtis Rosenthal

Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Pohl

Ms. Cristie B. Rossel

Mr. & Mrs. Marion Politte

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Roth

Ms. Gloria J. Polston

Mrs. Mary Rothschild

Mr. & Mrs. Francis N. Ponder

Mr. & Mrs. Jerald W. Rumph

Mr. & Mrs. Linus J. Portman

Ms. Amanda C. Rupert

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Postal

Mr. & Mrs. William C. Rusnack

Mr. & Mrs. Marc S. Potrzeboski

Mr. & Mrs. John F. Ryan

Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy R. Pour

Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Ryan

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Preis

Mr. & Mrs. Timothy P. Ryan

Mr. & Mrs. Vernon S. Prinster

Mr. Michael P. Ryterski

Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Probst

Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Saliga

Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Prow

Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Salvin

Ms. Mary Pullen

Mrs. Irene Sanders

• Child Life – Lego Foundation • Baby Steps – Herbert & Adrian Woods Foundation • Children’s Fund – Missouri State Employees Charitable Campaign and Donald & Mary Jane Buchanan Foundation • Light Up Glennon (Holiday Lights) – Ameren Missouri

Children’s Foundation

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Ms. Aimee E. Roddy

GIFTS RECEIVED 2016

Mr. & Mrs. James M. Sanger

Mrs. Kori Stechmesser

Ms. Sharon Sassenrath

Mrs. Nancy Lee F. Steffens

Mr. & Mrs. John H. Sauer, III

Ms. Stephanie Stemmler

Mr. & Mrs. David P. Sauerburger

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Stern

Dr. & Mrs. Floyd E. Scales

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stoeckl

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel G. Schaeffer

Mr. Melvin C. Straatmann

Mr. H.R. Schaefler

Dr. Marya L. Strand & Dr. Eric Strand

Mr. Alan Schaffer Mr. & Mrs. Tim M. Schellhardt Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Chris Schildz Mr. & Mrs. Allan Schindler Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Schlueter Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Schmidt Lieutenant Colonel & Mrs. John W. Schmidt

Ms. Pamela C. Strecker Mrs. Shirley M. Strohmeyer Mr. & Mrs. James M. Strubberg Mr. & Mrs. William C. Stude Jr. Mr. Michael Suellentrop Mr. David C. Sullivan Ms. Dorothy Sullivan

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Schmitt

Ms. Joyce M. Sullivan

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Schmittgens

Mr. & Mrs. John R. Sundy

Mr. Steve Schomburg

Mr. & Mrs. Steven Sutton

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Schukai

Mr. & Mrs. Shekar Swamy

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Schulte

Mr. & Mrs. Earl W. Swink

Ms. Mary Beth Schumacher

Dr. Linda Tackes & Mr. John Tackes

Mr. & Mrs. George A. Schwetz Mr. & Mrs. James J. Scott Mr. & Mrs. David A. Scroggs Ms. Audrey L. Sczepanski Mr. & Mrs. Scott Seaton Dr. & Mrs. David Seibel Dr. Angela J. Sharkey & Mr. Gerry Lauber Mr. & Mrs. Rodney M. Sharp Reverend William E. Shaw Ms. Lori Sheahan Mr. & Mrs. Scott D. Sherrod Mr. Craig Sherwood Mr. Norbert Siegfried Ms. Sarah L. Sinks Ms. Sherry L. Skelton Mr. John W. Slivinski Mr. & Mrs. Dale G. Sluhan Ms. Gloria J. Small Mr. & Mrs. Mark Smith Mr. Steve Smith Mr. & Mrs. Terrance M. Smith Ms. Kathleen E. Smotherman Ms. Rebecca A. Smythe Mr. & Mrs. Dave Snively Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Snyder Dr. & Mrs. Kurtis T. Sobush Mr. Anthony Sokolich Ms. Dalia Soliman Mr. John F. Sommer Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Spinner Mr. & Mrs. Matthew T. Stack Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Staed Mr. & Mrs. Shawn O. Staley Ms. Julie H. Staley Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Stallard Dr. Thomas P. Stanley & Dr. Julia M. Stanley Mrs. Susan W. Staub

Mr. & Mrs. Dave Taiclet Dr. Salah G. Keyrouz & Dr. Aline Tanios-Keyrouz Mr. Richard D. Taylor Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey H. Teckman Ms. Nancy M. Terveer Mrs. Diana L. Tessereau Ms. Nikisha N. Thebeau Mr. & Mrs. Allen J. Thomas The Thomasson Eiseman Malececk Family Trust Mrs. Elaine Thomure Mr. Thomas Tillman Mr. & Mrs. Todd H. Tobiasz Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Todorovich II Mr. William Tomber

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SPOTLIGHT MARY MCDERMOTT BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

8th Annual Mary McDermott Basketball Tournament

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t was another successful event for the 8th annual Mary McDermott Basketball Tournament for third graders in the St. Louis Archdiocese. The tournament, held on December 29 with 16 teams, raised more than $30,000 to benefit the pediatric hybrid cardiac catheterization suite at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. The suite features a specialized procedure room that enables interventional cardiologists to work side by side with heart surgeons to diagnose and repair specific heart problems.

Mary, who was diagnosed with heart problems when she was an infant, passed away in 2008 at the age of 24. In her memory, her family holds the popular basketball tournament that hundreds of people attend each year. To date, donations have totaled more than $332,000. This year, the McDermott’s were thrilled with the many auction items they received for the tournament, including a Mike Matheny autographed St. Louis Cardinals uniform, an autographed sweater from St. Louis Blues hockey players Vladimir Tarasenko and Alexander Steen, Notre Dame football tickets, a Liverpool FC shirt signed by their entire team and tickets for the St. Louis Blues Winter Classic game.

Donated $30,000

Dr. & Mrs. Martin G. Towey Mr. & Mrs. John M. Tracy Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Tracy Ms. Jo Ann Traina Mr. Eric Trupiano Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Tucek Dr. Eric & Dr. Loretta Tuegel Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Tumminello Mr. & Mrs. Russell Tweedy Mr. & Mrs. Mike A. Uelk Miss Emily Uhe Ms. Susanne F. Valdez Ms. Nancy T. Van Cleave Ms. Rebecca F. Van Ekeren Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. VanDyke Ms. Margaret VanGundy Mr. & Mrs. Sam J. Ventimiglia Mr. Adam Vercimak Mr. & Mrs. Gustavo Verdun Mr. & Mrs. Bob Victor Mr. & Mrs. James Vierling

“We are so grateful for everyone who comes out to support the tournament year after year,” says Bill McDermott, Mary’s father.

“They continue to honor the memory of Mary and support Cardinal Glennon, so they are able to provide world class health care to all children in need.”

Mr. & Mrs. David Viers

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GLENNON FRIENDS /

GIFTS RECEIVED 2016

SPOTLIGHT ROCKING A STOCKING

Rocking a Stocking for Cardinal Glennon kids!

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orking Spaces and Kimball Office hosted their annual Rocking a Stocking event on Thursday, December 1. Partnering architectural firms competed in this holiday stocking decorating competition to benefit Cardinal Glennon kids. This year the judges consisted of Mary Englebreit - a popular children’s book illustrator, Kolten Wong St. Louis Cardinals second baseman, and Evie Morgan - an adorable grateful patient of SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.

Following the event the group donated all the stockings to patients at the hospital. Participants of the competition also donated more than 2,000 toys to the hospital.

GIFTS OF FRIENDSHIP

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Wiseman

Mr. Tim Viles

Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Wiswall

Mrs. Margaret M. Vogt

Mr. & Mrs. Don Woelbling

Mr. & Mrs. Peter von Gontard

Mr. & Mrs. Steve Wohlford

Mr. & Mrs. E. William Voss

Ms. Bernice R. Wojcicki

Mr. Michael J. Voss

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Woods

Mr. & Mrs. R. James Wachter

Dr. Jamie L. Wooldridge

Mr. & Mrs. Kent Waggoner

Mr. & Mrs. Ron L. Yates

Mr. John Wagner

Dr. Deborah J. Yersky

Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Waidmann

Ms. Tami K. Yonke

Ms. Shelley K. Walden

Mrs. Cathy Yost

Dr. Anne Walentik

Mary & Brad Zachry

Mr. David Walentik

Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Zaitz

Ms. Susan Walker

Dr. Joan K. Zawin

Ms. Leonor O. Wall

Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Zimmermann

Mr. Michael H. Wallace F.S.D.

Mr. & Mrs. Josh Zona

Dr. & Mrs. Chistopher Wangard Mr. & Mrs. Edward K. Warner Ms. Marcie L. Warner Mr. Ludwig Wasilenko Dr. David A. Wathen Ms. Eliza L. Watson Mr. Timothy G. Watt Ms. Olivia Watters Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Wazlawek Mr. Donald V. Webb Mr. & Mrs. Donald Weber Mr. Joseph A. Weber Mr. & Mrs. Scott L. Weber Mr. & Mrs. David Wedell Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Weeks Mr. & Mrs. William Weinzirl Mr. Donald N. Weis Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Weishaar Ms. Nancy J. Weiss Mr. & Mrs. James F. Wennemann Ms. Mary Wentker

MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is grateful for the companies that supported their employees gifts to our Mission with matching gifts in 2016.

Abbott Matching Gift Fund Bank of America Foundation, Inc. Baxter International Foundation Boeing Matching Gift Program CA, Inc. Cardinal Investment Advisors CNA Foundation GE Foundation IBM Employee Services Center Macy's Foundation Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Matching Gift Program

Mr. & Mrs. James B. Werle

MasterCard Matching Gifts Program

Mr. Christopher Westrich

Merck Foundation

Ms. Jennifer Wheeles

Microsoft Matching Gifts Program

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin D. White

The Monsanto Fund

Ms. Leah Whiteley

The Pfizer Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Wiessing

Roeslein & Associates, Inc.

Mr. Jeffrey J. Wiktorski

Salesforce

Mr. Kris Wilburn

Scottrade

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Wilcox

Textron

Dr. & Mrs. Alan P. Wild

Thomson Reuters My Community Program

Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Wilhelm Mr. Robert Williams Mr. & Mrs. Wayne W. Willman Mr. David C. Wilmot Dr. & Mrs. Joshua D. Wilson

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Mr. & Mrs. James Wise

Continued >>

US Bancorp Foundation US Bank N.A.

GIFTS RECEIVED 2016

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SPOTLIGHT BRAVE BOOKS

Brave Books-Love of Reading Stirs Giving

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lake Bahr went into kidney failure at just 2 days old and spent the first 14 months of his life on dialysis 13-24 hours every day. During his 135-day hospitalization, Blake’s family was grateful to receive books to help pass the time while Blake was connected to a dialysis machine waiting for a transplant. At just 14 months old the Bahr family’s prayers were finally answered. Laurie Janson, a woman who had recently lost her mother to kidney failure, offered to donate one of her kidneys to Blake and was a perfect match! On January 18, 2015 Blake received a lifesaving transplant at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.

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glennon.org/volunteer Blake’s love for books made it an easy decision for the Bahr family to start a book drive to give back to the place that helped save their son’s life. The family used the money they planned on using to buy Christmas gifts for each other to kick-start the fundraising. On the one year anniversary of Blake’s lifesaving transplant the Bahr family, Laurie Jansen and many of Blake’s caretakers gathered to celebrate the anniversary and donate more than 1,000 books to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? /

TRAINED AT THE BEST

Trained at the Best Timothy Rice, MD / 1985 – 1990: Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatric Residency, Saint Louis University Hospital & SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital now Medical Director, Vanga Evangelical Hospital, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Hospitalist at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon

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imothy Rice, MD, distinctly remembers the young patient at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital that impacted his decision to move from St. Louis to a remote area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa.

Dr. Rice, a pediatrician and emergency room physician and former head of the Medicine Abroad Program in the Department of Pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, was part of a large care team that treated a 10-year-old orphaned Congolese boy who was brought to the United States for surgery to treat a severely curved spine in 2006.

“His name was Pierre and I wondered what would happen to him after he returned to his village,” says Dr. Rice, whose church, the New City Fellowship in University City, MO, sponsored Pierre’s trip. “I wanted to search for a clinic that could continue his care. I was not trying to impact

all of the health problems found in Congo. I was just trying to help one young child that I knew from Cardinal Glennon.”

But that one child has led Dr. Rice and his wife, Kathy, a registered nurse, to help thousands of children and adults in Congo, which has scarce health care services and providers. “The country is in the top five worst countries to have a baby based on maternal death,” Dr. Rice says. “One in 23 pregnant women die in childbirth. Contrast that to America where the risk is one in 1,800 women. Lack of access to competent surgical care is a major factor.”

Dr. Rice, who serves jointly as a missionary for the Presbyterian Church in America and International Ministries, first helped to build a low-cost outpatient clinic in Pierre’s hometown of Kinshasa. Over the next several years, he and Kathy made annual mission trips to provide care and help train local doctors and nurses.

Dr. Rice also started bringing medical

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students and residents from Saint Louis University School of Medicine as part of the Medicine Abroad Program. “Together, Kathy and I want to see God raise up and train the next generation of Congolese medical leaders to serve and disciple others in Congo,” he says.

In 2015, the family, which included the Rice’s youngest daughter, Nancy, moved to a remote village 14-hours away from the capital to join Vanga Evangelical Hospital, a remote academic hospital that provides training for doctors and nurses. Kathy serves as the head of the Nursing School and Tim is now head of the hospital after serving as Director of its Family Medicine Residency program and chief medical officer. Once a year, Dr. Rice returns to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon to serve as a hospitalist and continue his connection to Saint Louis University, which maintains Dr. Rice’s academic appointment and fully supports his decision to serve primarily in Africa. “We are planning to continue this work as long as SLU, Cardinal Glennon and others support this unique collaboration and as long as God gives us health and strength to do so.”

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? David Stankoven / Former heart patient, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital now Production Assistant in Hollywood

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avid Stankoven has been pursuing a career in Los Angeles for two years. He works as a production assistant on studio sets, draws comics, produces music videos and writes scripts. “My goal is to be able to come up with an idea,

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write something, gather a crew and get it made,” he says.

David’s path to Hollywood took a plot twist at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital days after his birth in 1991. “My pediatrician noticed a weird heart sound and sent me

to the hospital,” he says.

He underwent heart surgeries to correct coarctation of the aorta at the ages of 14 days and 17 months. “My parents still have a hard time talking about it. If I had been born months earlier it would not have been possible to fix the problem.”

With his heart repaired, David played baseball and volleyball, graduated from St. Louis University High School and studied film at Missouri State University. He credits his parents for his creative talents -- Rick was a photographer and Peggy an editor at the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

David enjoys the view from the bottom of the Hollywood career ladder. “I have seen a lot of amazing people,” he says during lunch on a set with Oprah Winfrey.

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