CHKD Kidstuff, Winter 2017

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters

Winter 2017

The Forgotten Disease A one-in-a-million diagnosis

The Long Way Home

Lucky Breaks

More Than A Hospital

A two-year journey at CHKD

Special care for broken bones

CHKD by the numbers

Contents

Kidstuff is a publication of Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters 601 Children’s Lane, Norfolk, VA 23507 (757) 668-7043

President/CEO

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James D. Dahling

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OUR BOARDS OF DIRECTORS Children’s Health System Edward A. “Buzz” Heidt Jr., Chairman Buffy Barefoot Michelle G. Brenner, MD Kathryn P. Callahan

Karen Priest Marta S. Satin-Smith, MD Elly Bradshaw Smith

Susan R. Einhorn

Brian K. Skinner

R. Justin Fulton T.A. “Ted” Grell Jr. John Lawson Miles Leon

CHKD by the numbers

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The Forgotten Disease

Robert J. Obermeyer, MD

James D. Dahling Douglas D. Ellis Sr.

More Than A Hospital

A one-in-a-million diagnosis

Svinder S. Toor, MD Kathryn M. Van Buren

10 Lucky Breaks

Mark R. Warden

Fred J. Whyte F. Blair Wimbush

Special care for broken bones

Christine Neikirk

12 The Long Way Home

Children’s Health Foundation Lynne Mallory-Winter, Chairman Julia Childress Beck Larry Bernert Dan Boyle James D. Dahling Michael Glasser Chris Graves Kathleen Heaton Charles R. Henderson Jr.

Trey Huelsberg

A two-year journey at CHKD

Akhil Jain

16 Philanthropy Matters

Beth W. Johnson Michael R. Matacunas Merrick McCabe Sherri Miles

28 Calendar

Dan Ryan Lauren V. Wolcott

The King’s Daughters Elly Bradshaw Smith, President Mary Louise Barhydt

Katherine Knaus

Julie Childress Beck

Kristina Malleck

Cathy Britt Betsy Cooper Angie Francis Floyd Kim Georges Chandy Jones

Kathy Protogyrou Mary Beth Rickman Ashley Friend Vellines Stacey Vellines Whitney Metzger Weireter

Kristi Jones

Kidstuff Editorial Team EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Amy Sampson

MANAGING EDITOR

Ridgely Ingersoll

EDITOR

Sharon Cindrich

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Heather Kent

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Eric Cardenas

MEDICAL EDITOR

Arno Zaritsky, MD

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Fourth-grader Tyshaun Long pauses for a photo on a park slide near his home. Read his story on page 12.

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of the biggest stars from Sesame Street, Elmo and Cookie Monster, visited hospitalized children like Carter (pictured here with his nurse, Jordan Ferguson) at CHKD. The familiar furry faces brightened the day of children on the eighth floor of the hospital during a visit in October.

5,385

children came to CHKD with broken bones last year.

Diagnostic radiology services such as X-rays

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movies are available on six channels at CHKD. Kid-friendly features include favorites like “Frozen” and “Lady and the Tramp” as well as titles for teens like “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Movies are available 24 hours a day as a comforting distraction to hospitalized children and are chosen by CHKD’s child life team with input from the Patient Family Advisory Council.

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are offered at eight CHKD locations including our three Urgent Care Centers in Chesapeake, Newport News and Virginia Beach. broken arm

broken leg

40 days

is the average length of stay for a baby admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at CHKD. With 62 beds,

Pediatric Urgent Care on the Peninsula CHKD opened a new Health Center and Urgent Care at 680 Oyster Point Road in the Newport News Tech Center.

The new facility houses sports medicine physical therapy, primary care sports medicine, lab and radiology services and a variety of specialty clinics in addition to CHKD Urgent Care. Urgent Care is open Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Weekend hours are coming soon!

it is the region’s largest and most sophisticated critical care facility for newborns in Hampton Roads. Baby Owen is pictured here with parents, Laura and Adam Carver.

CHKD Medical Group practices distributed

84,877 books last year

to children ages 6 months to 5 years during well-child visits through the Reach Out and Read literacy program.

new CHKD blog, “Around the Blocks,” launched this fall at CHKD.org/blog.

Subscribe today to stay up-to-date on the latest health tips for kids, advice for new parents from CHKD pediatricians and information to keep your family well all year round.

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Feature

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Forgotten Disease ecoming captain of the varsity field hockey team is exciting for any high school athlete. But for Julia Beck, a junior at Cape Henry Collegiate in Virginia Beach, the honor marked a different kind of achievement – victory over a mysterious illness that had devastated her health only months before.

In March of 2016, near the end of a 10-day school trip to Israel, Julia developed a painful sore throat. By the time the students embarked on the 12-hour journey home, she also had chills, fatigue and severe nausea.

“The plane trip home was awful. I was more sick than I can ever remember being,” says Julia. “I called my mom as soon as we landed and told her I didn’t know what was wrong, but I was scared.”

Julia’s mom, Julie, was worried about her usually bubbly and energetic daughter too. The next day, she took Julia to Partners In Pediatric Care, a CHKD Medical Group practice. “Her throat was so sore, she didn’t even want the doctor to test her for strep,” Julie remembers. “I’d never seen my daughter like this before.” After a thorough physical exam and negative tests for both strep throat and mononucleosis, they went home with instructions for rest and fluids, and to return if her symptoms got worse.

After recovering from a rare disease, Julia Beck is back to the activities she loves – creating art, playing sports and hanging out with friends.

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Feature | Subject

Dr. Randall Fisher, a pediatric infectious disease physician at CHKD, visits Julia during her 10-day stay at CHKD for treatment of a disease diagnosed in less than one in a million people in the U.S. each year.

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PHOTOGRAPH BY Julie Beck

“Dr. Fisher walked in the room, so calm and reassuring. He gave us the answers we had been searching for.

That was the day everything changed.”

-Julia Beck

During the next three days, Julia began to have high fevers. Her nausea and vomiting continued and her throat became even more painful. More lab tests, a visit to the emergency room and a chest X-ray ruled out a variety of illnesses, but didn’t result in a diagnosis.

By Sunday morning, five days after returning from Israel, Julia was debilitated. “I was so sick, I could barely move,” she says. “Walking up a few stairs felt like a marathon. My body hurt all over; and worst of all, I couldn’t breathe right. I was afraid I was going to die.” Alarmed, Julia’s mom called their family pediatrician, Dr. Cami Jordan.

Dr. Jordan talked to Julia on the phone and instructed Julie to take her daughter to the CHKD emergency department immediately. When they arrived, Julia was put in an isolation room. “Everyone was concerned that she may have picked up something from her travels,” said Julie. “But no one was sure what it might be.”

A CT scan of Julia’s lungs gave the first clue to her diagnosis. Results showed blood clots dispersed throughout her lower lungs. Doctors immediately started her on intravenous antibiotics and researched recent outbreaks of diseases in the areas she had visited abroad.

Early the next morning, Dr. Randall Fisher, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at CHKD, was called to consult on Julia’s case. Upon hearing her story, he

immediately suspected a diagnosis. After a review of her tests and a conversation with Julia, he was sure his initial instinct had been correct.

“I believe you have a condition called Lemierre’s Syndrome,” Dr. Fisher told Julia. “It’s not contagious, and not at all related to your travel, but it is very serious. The good news is we’ve caught it early, and with the right antibiotics, we can successfully treat it.”

Lemierre’s Syndrome is a rare and frightening illness.

Most often seen in healthy teens and young adults, it begins with an infection in the throat that causes an abscess in the deep tissues of the neck. The infection spreads into the jugular vein, causing a bacteria-filled blood clot in the vessel. As bits of the clot break off into the blood stream, they carry bacteria to locations throughout the body where new sites of infection grow.

Without treatment, these infections can turn deadly, disrupting the function of vital organs like the heart, lungs, brain or kidneys.

“Dr. Fisher walked in the room, so calm and reassuring.

He gave us the answers we had been searching for,” says Julia. “That was the day everything changed.”

Called “the forgotten disease,” Lemierre’s Syndrome is so rare – only about 22 cases occur in the United States each year – that most physicians have never seen it. And WINTER 2017

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in the years before antibiotics, it was almost always fatal.

“During my fellowship training in infectious disease at Vanderbilt University, I cared for a patient with Lemierre’s whose illness was very similar to Julia’s,” says Dr. Fisher.

“And over the past 16 years, I’ve seen two or three other cases at CHKD, though none quite as sick as she was. I’m grateful that those experiences allowed me to make a quick diagnosis in Julia’s case.”

The diagnosis marked the beginning of Julia’s road to recovery. Dr. Fisher made sure she was treated with the right combination of medications to ease her symptoms and cure her infection. Dr. Gary Woods, a hematologist at CHKD and an expert in pediatric blood clotting disorders, treated her for months with blood thinning medications to eliminate all the dangerous clots in her body. Julia spent 10 days recovering in the hospital and another six weeks at home receiving IV antibiotics and shots of the clot-busting drugs.

“I don’t want to think of what could have happened if we didn’t have access to a doctor with his special expertise,” says Julie. “Dr. Fisher is our hero. He saved my daughter’s life.”

After three months, Julia was cleared to resume all her normal activities, which included a successful return to field hockey this fall at Cape Henry Collegiate, where she was named captain of the team. “It was a difficult and scary experience, but I’m stronger for it,” says Julia.

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“As awful as I felt, I realized that there were kids in that hospital even sicker than me. I appreciate my health in a whole new way now.”

Julia and her mom each plan to continue their relationship with CHKD as volunteers. Julia plans to apply to the junior volunteer program next summer, and mom has an interest in helping the child life team. “CHKD was incredible. We loved the doctors and the nurses – they couldn’t have treated us any better,” says Julie. “We feel such a connection to the place and what it does for families. We can’t help but want to be a part of that.“

Dr. Randall Fisher

Dr. Cami Jordan

Dr. Gary Woods

Dr. Randall Fisher is a pediatric infectious disease physician with Children’s Specialty Group, PLLC, at CHKD. Dr. Cami Jordan is a CHKD pediatrician with Partners in Pediatric Care.

Dr. Gary Woods is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist with Children’s Specialty Group, PLLC, at CHKD. For more information on CHKD’s infectious disease specialists visit, CHKD.org.

PHOTOGRAPH BY ©2016 Melissa Burns Images

“CHKD was incredible. We feel such a connection to the place and what it does for families. We can’t help but want to be a part of that.“

After three months of recovery, Julia started her junior year of high school as captain of Cape Henry Collegiate’s field hockey team.

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Amanda Shockey, a registered nurse and certified athletic trainer with CHKD’s orthopedic and sports medicine practice, puts the finishing touches on William Lowe’s orange cast – one of eight colors children can choose from at CHKD casting clinics.

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Spotlight

Lucky Breaks Eleven-year-old William Lowe may not feel lucky today, but he just got good news. Dr. Carl St. Remy, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at CHKD, examined William’s broken thumb and determined that his growth plate was not damaged. William would not need surgery – just a cast for about six weeks.

Active kids and teens are at the highest risk for injury to bones and joints and vulnerable to unique injuries involving the growth plates of a bone, which can occur in as many as 30 percent of childhood fractures. Growth plates are made of cartilage and produce new bone material that hardens as a child grows. They are also the weakest part of the growing skeleton and especially susceptible to injury.

“Children’s bones are different than adults, and treating the injured bone correctly and promptly is important because kids heal so quickly,” says Dr. St. Remy. CHKD’s pediatric orthopedic surgeons specialize in the care of stillgrowing bones and evaluate thousands of broken bones in young patients at six locations throughout Hampton Roads each year. “A break on the growth plate can affect a bone’s development and cause lifelong health problems if not treated properly.”

Falls cause most broken bones in children, followed by competitive sports activities. This was true in William’s case – he broke both the bones in his lower left arm after falling from a playground structure when he was 6 years old and fractured a bone in his right arm jumping from a tree fort a year later. Both times, William avoided damage to his growth plates, and Dr. St. Remy was able to treat him with casting for six to eight weeks.

William’s most recent break happened during a soccer game, where he sustained a fracture to the base of his thumb near the growth plate. This time, he visited Dr. St. Remy at the CHKD orthopedic and sports medicine clinic at the new Health Center at Landstown, which also houses lab and radiology services, sports medicine physical therapy and sports medicine primary care, along with other specialty clinics.

“William is an active kid, and these kinds of breaks are not unusual,” says Dr. St. Remy. Boys are twice as likely to injure their growth plates, and their bones don’t fully mature until as late as 17 years old. “So far, he’s been pretty lucky.”

Does William consider them lucky breaks? Ask him again in six weeks when the cast comes off.

Dr. Carl St. Remy is pediatric orthopedic surgeon with CHKD Surgical Group.

For more information on CHKD’s orthopedic and sports medicine program, visit CHKD.org.

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Susan Lowe

Dr. Carl St. Remy

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yshaun Long can barely contain his energy as he bolts for a turn on the slide – typical for an active 9-year-old who loves playing at the park. Despite a small brace on his foot and a scar that crosses the top of his head, no one would guess the young boy charging the playground equipment with a grin on his face spent his first two years living in the hospital, fighting to breathe on his own.

A two-year journey at CHKD

Nine-year-old Tyshaun Long demonstrates his strength on a playground near his Norfolk home.

Tyshaun was born six weeks before his due date with symptoms of a condition called Pierre Robin Sequence.

His birth defects included a cleft palate and an extremely small lower jaw (micrognathia), which pushed his tongue to the back of his throat, obstructing his airway and severely impairing his ability to breathe and swallow. He also had a club foot, which was unrelated.

“I was so scared,” says Tyshaun’s mom, Michelle, of her newborn son. “He was so little and helpless – I was just praying he’d survive.”

Unable to breathe without help, Tyshaun was intubated and put on a ventilator in the CHKD neonatal intensive care unit as physicians assessed the severity of his complex medical conditions. In the days that followed, Dr. David Darrow, a pediatric ear, nose and throat specialist at CHKD, performed a laryngoscopy – a procedure that allowed him to look closely into Tyshaun’s throat.

Unfortunately, he found additional sites of obstruction in Tyshaun’s airway. With no simple solution for all of his defects, Tyshaun’s medical team decided to provide supportive care to help him breathe while his jaw was given time to grow. At just 5 weeks old, Tyshaun had a tracheotomy, a procedure that enabled him to breathe through a tube directly into his windpipe, bypassing his upper airway. He also had a gastrostomy tube or G-tube, which was inserted into his abdomen to deliver nutrition straight to his stomach.

Tyshaun was moved to CHKD’s transitional care unit (TCU), the only one of its kind in Virginia that prepares patients who are technology-dependent for the next level of care. Children in the TCU often have serious pulmonary conditions, as well as other problems related to premature birth, traumatic brain injuries, and chronic lung, gastrointestinal and neuromuscular diseases. Many stay for several months or even years, like Tyshaun.

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Michelle Long and her son, Tyshaun, page through a memory album she kept during his two-year stay in CHKD’s transitional care unit.

“Tyshaun’s case is an excellent example of the multidisciplinary therapists celebrated Tyshaun’s first words, first steps and first approach we offer in the TCU,” says Dr. J. Francisco “Frank” Chocano, birthday. Michelle, who visited her son every day, and the entire a pediatric respiratory and sleep medicine specialist at CHKD CHKD team worked toward the same goal – getting Tyshaun well who cared for Tyshaun. “These children have complex medical enough to leave the hospital. conditions that require care from many specialists, and at CHKD “There were times when I wondered if he’d ever come home,” says we are able to bring all of the Michelle. “But he was surrounded services a child needs right to 24/7 by people who truly cared him in the TCU. Our main goal is about him and wanted him to to treat these children and train make progress. They were like our their families to care for them so extended family.” eventually they can transition Though he was growing and from life at the hospital to care gaining weight, Tyshaun’s airway at home. The TCU is absolutely a remained at risk of collapsing if team effort.” his breathing tube was removed, In addition to Dr. Chocano, which made it too dangerous for - Michelle Long Tyshaun saw many physicians him to leave the hospital. In 2009, in the TCU – specialists from neurology, dermatology, sleep CHKD pediatric plastic surgeon, Dr. Jesus Gil B. Inciong and the medicine, allergy and the craniofacial center. He underwent CHKD craniofacial team recommended reconstruction to lengthen surgeries to correct his club foot and repair his cleft palate. He Tyshaun’s lower jaw. “We felt this would create more room for his received occupational and physical therapy, speech therapy and tongue so it would no longer block his airway,” he says. rehabilitation services.

The surgery took nearly seven hours to complete. During the His CHKD care team also recognized the importance of operation, Dr. Joseph Dilustro, CHKD pediatric neurosurgeon, Tyshaun’s developmental and emotional needs. Child life removed cranial bone from the child’s skull, and Dr. Inciong then specialists engaged Tyshaun in play therapy, bringing him toys, grafted the cranial bone to Tyshaun’s lower jaw, adding several playing peek-a-boo and taking him to the hospital activity room centimeters to each side, moving the jaw and tongue forward and to interact with other children. CHKD nurses, social workers and opening up the back of the throat. The surgery was a success. After

“I am so grateful that CHKD had all of the specialists he needed, right there – to care for him and make it possible for my son to have the life he does today.”

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Tyshaun shares a photo of himself in the hospital as a baby.

six months of recovery, Tyshaun’s airway was much more stable.

Though he still needed his breathing tube to keep his airway open and support his breathing, he was finally discharged from the hospital.

“Bringing Tyshaun home was thrilling,” says Michelle, who meticulously followed the trach tube care instructions she received from training in the TCU. “It was exciting and scary at the same time.”

In the months that followed, Tyshaun underwent several follow-up surgeries at CHKD including procedures to remove his G-tube and his adenoids. In 2012, just after his 5th birthday, Tyshaun’s trach tube was removed. He was finally breathing on his own.

Today, Tyshaun and his mom are both breathing easy. Tyshaun loves to run and play, and only uses a CPAP machine to manage his sleep apnea and breathing at night. “Tyshaun’s progress from his start in the NICU until now is outstanding,” says Dr. Jennifer Wiebke, a pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist at CHKD. “Through everything, he has always been such a positive, happy kid.”

Tyshaun makes regular visits to his CHKD specialists for followup care and to Dr. Heidi Flatin, his CHKD pediatrician, for routine check-ups. As Michelle and Tyshaun page through the scrapbook she kept during his stay at CHKD, she still remembers the name of every doctor, nurse, social worker and staff member who touched their lives. “I am so grateful that CHKD had all of the specialists he needed, right there – to care for him and make it possible for my son to have the life he does today.”

Dr. Frank Chocano

Dr. David Darrow

Dr. Joseph Dilustro

Dr. Heidi Flatin

Dr. Jesus Gil B. Inciong

Dr. Jennifer Wiebke

Drs. Frank Chocano and Jennifer Wiebke are pediatric pulmonologists and sleep medicine specialists with Children’s Specialty Group, PLLC, at CHKD. Dr. David Darrow is a pediatric otolaryngologist with EVMS ENT. Dr. Joseph Dilustro is a pediatric neurosurgeon with CHKD Surgical Group.

Dr. Heidi Flatin is a pediatrician with CHKD’s General Academic Pediatrics.

Dr. Jesus Gil B. Inciong is a pediatric plastic surgeon with CHKD Surgical Group.

For more information on CHKD’s transitional care unit, visit CHKD.org.

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Philanthropy Matters

Your support makes new friendships possible.

es a new Sawyer, a cancer patient at CHKD, mak ty dog. friend in SaraLee, the hospital’s facili

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ixteen-year-old Sawyer is an animal lover who plans to be a veterinarian someday. So when he met SaraLee, CHKD’s facility dog, while receiving treatment for his leukemia, the two had an instant connection. SaraLee is a special part of CHKD’s child life program and has been expertly trained to provide physical and emotional support to patients of all ages in the hospital. Because of donors like you, whose philanthropy supports programs like child life, Sawyer was able to spend his afternoons playing with SaraLee and taking his mind off of his recently diagnosed illness.

A planned gift to CHKD helps local children get the pediatric care they need to fight serious illnesses and recover from traumatic injuries. Selecting CHKD as the beneficiary of your retirement plan or insurance policy can give sick children the care they need for years to come. Please consider including CHKD in your estate plans so that kids like Sawyer can have the best chance of recovering and continuing to play, grow and learn as they heal.

Contact Susan Carriker, director of gift planning, at (757) 668-7070 or email her at legacy@chkd.org to find out how your legacy gift can make a difference.

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Memorials | Philanthropy Matters

Memorials Memorial gifts received between June 1 and August 31, 2016.

Adele Dr. & Mrs. B. M. Friedland

Ann Woods Cutchins Mr. & Mrs. Guilford D. Ware

Larry Anderson Mr. & Mrs. William E. Ellsworth

Wilma C. Dail Mr. & Mrs. Theodore D. Galanides

Lucy Pauline Lusenby Andrews Nancy S. Walliser

Nancy Nelson Diggs Frank Godfrey

Brandon Gabriel Beasley Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Potter

Sandra Dumont Mr. & Mrs. Doug Stanard

Mark Bedell Jeanne Polizos Ross

Roseann Easterbrooks James Easterbrooks

Frances Beecroft Jerry Kantor

Neal Anthony Edgerton Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Pucciarelli The Sanborn Family

Kristin & Tracy Bender JimmieAnn Duffy Benjamin “Ben” Berryman Mr. & Mrs. Brian A. Filer Mr. & Mrs. William T. Roach Marsha Scott & Robert Baker Suffolk Moose Lodge No. 141 James Wesley Billings Sandra Sullivan Robin Riddick Blanchard Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Blanchard Delores “Dolly” Blemel Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Smith Clifton S. Brinkley Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Aufenger Anne A. Crenshaw Nancy Simpson Benjamin Brothers Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Palmer Mr. & Mrs. Jim Todd Mary Burroughs Mr. & Mrs. Henry Sargent Judith “Judy” Byrd Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Dudley Madelyn Marie Byrum Mr. & Mrs. Andrew W. Byrum Alice Byskosh’s Grandmother Mr. & Mrs. Phil Helman & Family E. Beale Carter, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph H. Drake Col. Neil M. Chapin, USA (RET) The Gilbert Family Frederick Chniel, III Norma Ray Rosenberry & Family Ann Liesmann Clare Virginia Land Darden Caroline Mary Crispino Mr. & Mrs. Joel Thomas Jean R. Cross Brenda S. Gwyn Jeffery A. Culler Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Ivey

Andy Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Michael V. Edwards Elton Evans, Jr. Roberta E. Hopkins Mary E. Fadness Mr. & Mrs. Edwin A. Salomonsky Sara A. “Mimi” Ferris Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Ackiss Pamela Lichtenstein Jim & Marcia Lyons Kimberly Span Mr. & Mrs. Stanley W. Thomas Virginia Wesleyan College Women’s Forum Samuel R. Forster Roxann J. Forster Jerry Foster Jeanne Polizos Ross Charles H. French Mary Fisk Mr. & Mrs. Hunter Motley

Jesse Hall Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Mayer, Jr. Lois Meadows Modern Electric Company George White William “Billy” Hansford Annie B. Gunter NASA, Building 1225 Jean O. Small Owen L. Tyler Robert T. Hasler, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Aufenger Mr. & Mrs. George H. Brown Dr. & Mrs. William Levi Old, III Mr. & Mrs. Paul Murry Pitts Thomas William Hedish Velma S. Mann Julie Michelle Heldreth Phyllis W. Clark Jonathan Henry Mr. & Mrs. Grey Martin Renee Heyman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Weintrob Candace Hubbard Dr. & Mrs. William Levi Old, III Nicholas Andrew Hurdle Mr. & Mrs. A. L. Hurdle, Jr. Betsy Jenkins Richard E. Jenkins Honorable John Joannou Mr. & Mrs. Steven Lieberman Betty R. Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Aufenger Carolyn Kane & Allie Gable Mr. & Mrs. Bill T. Gable, Jr. Hercules Kapos Mr. & Mrs. Theodore D. Galanides Penny Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Daniel S. Dudley

Peter Galanides Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Aufenger

Krystle Shaniya & Keisha Heard

Graham Gaskins Evelyn Hundley

Evelyn M. Kubrock Doris R. Giddes

Hannah Clarisse Geise Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Hawk

Mary G. Kuhneman Mr. & Mrs. James A. Bacon Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. McCoy

Jewell F. Glover Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Rainey William O. Godwin Mr. & Mrs. Chris Burch Lenora Gordon Cilda Meltzer Joseph F. Gower Karen & Claud Warley Quin Briggs Gray Mr. & Mrs. Francis I. Bartlett Geraldine Guynn Barbara Cox Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Davidson Tammy Hewitt Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hux

Lucinda Frances Morrisette Mr. & Mrs. James Norrell Mary Frances Morrisette Mr. & Mrs. Lucien O. Morrisette Dr. Faiqa Qureshi Mother Mr. & Mrs. Gary Osmundson Mary Jane Mullenax The Atcheson Family Mr. & Mrs. Alan M. Bolash Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Canfield Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Iracane Thomas LeVan Annmarie Lewis The Palmer Family Scott & Kathy Whitehead Mr. & Mrs. Crispin Zanca Julien Winston Myrick Sylvester E. Myrick Lisa M. Pride Capt. James O. Naugle, USN (RET) Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Aufenger Marion W. Baylor Anne A. Crenshaw Ann F. Lawler Mr. & Mrs. James B. Maus Anne Ray Carolyn K. Rogers Mr. & Mrs. George H. Tatterson, Jr. Barbara K. Nichols Mr. & Mrs. Allen E. Callis Mr. & Mrs. Claude T. Kail, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William M. Nettles Mr. & Mrs. W. D. Spangler, Jr. Leendert Nijssen Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Schlegel Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Weintrob Jimmie Larry Nixon, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Walter G. Saunders Alice H. O’Connor Judge & Mrs. E. Everett Bagnell John King Oast Marsha & “Mac” Dudley Rachel Lynn Peckham MSGT Everett W. Peckham, USAF (RET) Eva Whitley Perkins Mr. & Mrs. L. Thomas Duke, Jr. Leonard E. Perry, Jr. Susan & Brett Porter

Jack Mayer Mr. & Mrs. Monty Evans

Shirley Pitts Marion W. Baylor Eugenia W. Gates Julia W. Wood

Pauline “Dubby” Metrakos Jeanne Polizos Ross

Jessica Pope Mr. & Mrs. Scott Andrew Disney & Family

Rodney Miller Mr. & Mrs. Marvin M. Aldridge & Family

Jackie David Prater, Sr. Jackie Prater

Ann B. Millner Mr. & Mrs. Randy A. Manning Pamela C. Martin Virginia P. Millner

Margaret Pruden Judge & Mrs. E. Everett Bagnell

Katherine Grace Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Keith Cosgrove

John Richards Mr. & Mrs. Edwin A. Salomonsky

Edward “Ed” J. Manley, Sr. Emil A. Viola

Donald Keith Raiford Estate of Donald and Vanessa Raiford

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Philanthropy Matters | Memorials Willie Charles Ridgeway Minority Business Council

Kathryn Elizabeth Sheehan Jason Sheehan

Alice G. Riley Mr. & Mrs. Jim Burgess Kelly Ferrell Karen & Craig Riley The Troutman Family Bruce F Williams

Matthew J. Shiembob, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Brad Watkins

Connor W. Riportella Mr. & Mrs. Kevin T. Tully & Family Logan Samuelson Liz Burns Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Conty The Corlito Family Charlene & Joe Curtis Anne Gibson & Jeff Dalrymple Jasmin, Andy & Jakob Miller Bethanie Pastorek Andrea & Hoyt Rizzo Martha Samuelson Ronald Sandoval Jean A. Morgan Dan & Coletta Taylor Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer Berline C. Waterfield

Agnes C. Shrum Marshall D. Eng Hearndon Construction Corporation Jackson Howard Shumate Mr. & Mrs. John Shumate Mason Alexander Shutts Mr. & Mrs. Robert Buchert Earl V. Slattum Joan S. Lee Danny R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Robert Billingsley Phillip T. Smith, Sr. Betty L. Thompson Dr. Curtis Spear Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Aufenger Elizabeth Dudley Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Schlegel

Ronald Sands Mr. & Mrs. Edwin A. Salomonsky

Lois “Sugar” Spratley Elizabeth Dudley Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Schlegel Nancy Simpson

Marie Schaffner Mr. & Mrs. Phil Helman & Family

Alice J. T. Spruill Evelyn Hundley

Virginia Seaton Mr. & Mrs. L. Thomas Duke, Jr.

Sarah E. St. John Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. St. John

Sam Segar Mr. & Mrs. Paul Murry Pitts & Family

Margaret Ann Stallings

Megan Senet Mr. & Mrs. Mario Mazzarella

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur L. Rood

Caleb Shaffer Mike Chismark Matthew Hartsog

Mr. & Mrs. Ross Kantor

Mr. & Mrs. Henry A. Harrelson Evelyn Wright Strohkorb Mr. & Mrs. Bertrum N. Legum

Sherman “Art” Summers Sharon L. Dubuc Pauline S. Levin Mr. & Mrs. Theodore A. Levin & Family Curt & Diane Peters Mr. & Mrs. Steven Summers

Mr. & Mrs. Nick G. Gekas Mike Honrine Mr. & Mrs. Bill K. Mallas Powhatan Auto Repair, Inc. Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. Jean P. Weatherford

Robert Sweeney Bruce Forsberg

Scott Christopher Waller Susan A. Kain

Paisley Grace Szymanski The Hlinovsky Family Sisters of XI Delta Delta

Emily Walter Estate of Ronald Baum

Bernard Taronto Mr. & Mrs. Alex M. Berkowitz Judy Taylor Norma F. Rosenberry Caleb Thornton Lula S. Thornton Elizabeth Tomchick The June & Cecil McDole Charitable Fund Marty Unger Mr. & Mrs. Yale Nesson Judith S. Van Liew Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Bauer, Jr. Margaret B. Venable The Abu-Absi Family Irene T. Frost Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Horsley Jina & Raymond Lankford Mr. & Mrs. Aubrey C. Lee, Jr. The Marlyn Family Mr. & Mrs. Grey Martin Marc & Jenn Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Paul Seeman TowneBank Mortgage Family George Vlasidis Karen & Mark Batshaw Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Brunelli Tasos & Jennifer Galiotos

Amanda Ryan Ward Mr. & Mrs. James E. Mraz Teresa Waugh Everyone at Frank’s Dr. Robert B. Whitmore, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George H. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd V. Freeman Ross & Anne Legum Melvin “Mel” Williams Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd V. Freeman Bruce Elbert Winslow Dianne M. Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd B. Byrum Eureka Baptist Church Johnnie Morris Sunday School Class Mr. & Mrs. James C. Lewis Shellie B. Woodell Daniel J. Jobson The Langhorne Family Lelia Middleton Mr. & Mrs. James D. Morse, Sr. Frances Pride Anne D. Woodward Marsha & “Mac” Dudley Lawrence T. Royster Circle Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Schlegel Nancy Simpson Julie M. Young Ralph R. Young

Matching makes a difference.

Many companies offer employees a matching gift benefit that increases your contribution to CHKD. Matching gifts make a critical difference to our patients. When making your gift to CHKD, please check to see if your employer has a corporate matching gift program at CHKD.org/MatchYourGift.

For more information on corporate matching, please contact Larissa.Trinder@CHKD.org.

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Donor Spotlight | Philanthropy Matters

Mother/daughter duo embodies King’s Daughters traditions

Elly Bradshaw Smith and her mother Eleanor “Sugar” Bradshaw are pictured here on CHKD’s 8th floor.

“Supporting CHKD, a place where children can receive the best possible care and have their needs met for years to come, is truly what inspires us.” – Elly Bradshaw Smith

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ike mother, like daughter. That adage certainly applies to Eleanor “Sugar” Bradshaw and her daughter Elly Bradshaw Smith. Through their devoted service to The King’s Daughters, both women have had a profound impact on the health and well-being of our region’s children.

Eleanor says their “KD” DNA actually goes back to her mother and grandmother, King’s Daughters who supported the organization’s charitable Children’s Clinic, precursor to Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. In 1948, when she was in eighth grade, Eleanor joined the Margaret Roper Moss Circle of The King’s Daughters, in which she is still active today.

As a girl sorting coins collected in King’s Daughters milk bottles, Eleanor probably could not have foreseen the crucial roles she and her daughter would play in the evolution of Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. From the first moment The King’s Daughters conceived of a full-fledged hospital just for children in Norfolk, Eleanor was a passionate, outspoken advocate for it.

She was instrumental in helping The King’s Daughters raise the funds needed to open the hospital in 1961. Shortly thereafter, the Margaret Roper Moss Circle organized the first Holly Ball, now known as Moonlight and Mistletoe, and still The King’s Daughters’ signature gala event. After holding many different leadership positions in the organization, Eleanor served as president of The King’s Daughters from 1972 to 1979, overseeing a major hospital expansion that brought a host of new pediatric

services to the region. “It was a very exciting time to be president,” she says. “We felt a great obligation to help serve the children of the community.”

Eleanor instilled that obligation and spirit of service in Elly, who began volunteering at the hospital as a teenager and became a member of The King’s Daughters in 1978. “Supporting CHKD was just a part of our family’s routine. It was ingrained in all of us,” Elly says. Over the years, Elly has touched almost every area of The King’s Daughters operations and is now following her mother’s example of leadership as president of the organization and member of the CHKD Health System Board.

“Eleanor and Elly have improved so many facets of life for our patients; it would be impossible to enumerate their individual contributions,” says Jim Dahling, president and CEO of CHKD Health System. “We are deeply grateful for the passion they have always shown for our mission.”

Despite decades of fundraising and service for the children at CHKD, the two women still get emotional when they recount stories of children they have met over the years whose lives were changed by the hospital. “Supporting CHKD, a place where children can receive the best possible care and have their needs met for years to come, is truly what inspires us. I don’t know that there is another place in the world quite like this hospital,” says Elly.

Eleanor agrees. “The personal rewards we get from serving the children at CHKD always exceed any effort we put in.”

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Philanthropy Matters | Donor Spotlight

Employee giving continues in retirement

Leon and Anne Bunch enjoy a moment in front of their Norfolk home.

“I want to tell my fellow employees, and anyone else considering a donation, that CHKD uses those gifts to do great things. If you can … give back.” – Leon Bunch

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eon and Anne Bunch spent their careers serving children in their Norfolk community and always looking for opportunities to help others. When they retired, their daily routines slowed down a bit, but their longtime commitment to service continues to make a difference.

For more than 40 years, Leon worked at CHKD as a laboratory technologist and phlebotomist, drawing blood and performing lab tests for young patients at the hospital. Anne devoted 38 years to teaching elementary school students in the Norfolk public school system. “The importance of giving back and serving others started with both our mothers,” says Anne. “It’s how we were raised and how we have raised our own family,” she says of daughters, LaAndra and Audra.

When Leon began working at CHKD in 1974, he quickly learned how his role in the care of the children went beyond simply performing a job. His upbeat personality and refined technique led many patients to ask for him by name.

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patients and their families. They inspired me to want to do more.”

That opportunity came in 1993 when Leon met Beth Duke, then senior vice president of development and community relations at CHKD and a tireless advocate for the hospital. She showed him how CHKD’s employee giving program allowed staff members to donate a portion of each paycheck to support the special services the hospital provides to give kids the best chance at healing.

“Through my job, I knew firsthand how much CHKD’s special care meant to kids and their families,” says Leon. “When I found out how my monthly gift could help, I didn’t hesitate to get involved.”

Leon continued his participation in the employee giving campaign for the next 23 years. And when he retired from CHKD earlier this year, Leon and Anne committed to continue that monthly gift indefinitely.

“The need is still there at CHKD, and so is our support,” says Leon.

“I want to tell my fellow employees, and anyone else considering a donation, that CHKD uses those gifts to do great things. If you can … give back.”

Honors | Philanthropy Matters

Honors

Honor gifts received between June 1 and August 31, 2016.

All Children at CHKD Hunter Symons

Kenarii Cannon Siobhan Clark

Anne Marshall Baker Betsy A. Terry

Hannah Chase Mr. & Mrs. Britt D. Gillette

Dr. Thomas Bass Mr. & Mrs. John Aydlett

Elaine Chismer Carolyn Cloninger Karen S. Gershman Margaret M. Sarsfield

Chris Bertagnolli The Dziegielewski Family Thomas J. McDonald Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Snoddy

CHKD Cancer Patients Megan Aguilar

Leyba Blumenthal Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Weintrob

CHKD Employees Connie W. Waterbury

Brayden & Archer Mr. & Mrs. William Halprin

Shelly Clark The Team at Automotive Specialists

Zachary Bryant Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Herto

Cameron Conner Dr. John Chin

Blair Bunn The Honorable Barbara M. Henley & Mr. Winston Henley

My Family & Friends Mason Creighton

Skyler Burden Mr. & Mrs. Chad Burden Virginia Ann Burke Helen M. Willie Zachary Burke Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Burke Stephanie Adler Calliott Mah Jongg Committee Mr. & Mrs. Theodore A. Levin

Jack & Patrick Denton Mr. & Mrs. Jake Denton Annamarie Dubossi Mr. & Mrs. Ralph L. Dubossi Beth M. Duke Edith R. White Isaac Etter Mr. & Mrs. Britt D. Gillette Mike Fine Barbara Kabernagel

Maddie Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Chris Fisher

Chaplain Anne Kesner Marilyn & Don West

Piper Gill Mr. & Mrs. Matt Kelly Mr. & Mrs. Christian Pascasio Katherine Tarrant

Larry Kiley The Seidensticker Family

Alex Gilliam The Gibson Family

G. Ronald Kuhlman Mr. & Mrs. Edwin A. Salomonsky

Great Grandchildren Mr. & Mrs. Bill F. Eason

Kara Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. John Aydlett

John Hart Kimbery Ann Hart

Mireyah Z. & Holden G. Lee Mr. & Mrs. Karl F. Lee

Olivia Hartman Susan Williams

LemonAid-Squeeze Out Childhood Cancer Mr. & Mrs. David H. Covington

Dr. Reginald Henry, Jr. Elizabeth Davila & Jennifer Shelton Susan Hrubes Sandi Advocat Carolyn Janes Mr. & Mrs. Matthew D. Fine & Sons Andrew Jebson The Pugh Family Jesus Christ Timothy Patterson Adonis Jamal Jones Mr. & Mrs. Samuel W. Jones J. Jerry Kantor Jay W. Legum & Gary Kayleigh William Reith Dr. Robert E. Kelly, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Aydlett

The Kiley Family The Little Family

Caitlynn LeTourneau Brooke Leuer Logan Mann Dr. & Mrs. Michael R. Konikoff Olivia McGuire Mr. & Mrs. Steven L. Becraft, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James Erisman Mr. & Mrs. George E. Fausel Mr. & Mrs. James R. Long, Jr. Marius M. Madera Rescue Automotive, Inc. Caroline & David McKnew Shannon McKnew Jerry Meltsner Karen S. Gershman Mike & Finola’s Wedding Dr. Jane H. Kelly Karen Mitchell Susan O. Cox

Your old car can bring new hope to kids at CHKD. If you would like to donate an operational car, truck or boat to CHKD, please contact CHKD’s auto auction company at (757) 487-3464 for details.

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Philanthropy Matters | Honors Mary F. Morrisette Mr. & Mrs. James Norrell

Ethan Rekant Dr. & Mrs. Evan Rekant

Brendan Murphy Jeanette Tinkham

Kaylee Rios Mr. & Mrs. Randy Nolff

Norfolk Academy 5th Grade Students Dr. & Mrs. David Goss

Jackie Sandler Mr. & Mrs. Barry Kantor

Dr. Donald Nuss Jane L. Dembert Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Weaver Logan Oliver Anthony Califano Matthew Harrell Russ, Kimmy, Jake & Livi Lawrence Camiel Sims Stephanie Osler Ruth Sargeant Circle Jessica Nicole Peckham MSGT Everett W. Peckham, USAF (RET) Dorothy Perrel The Garbarino Family Dr. Mark Polak Rita Polak Shaina, Evan & Neo Potts Mr. & Mrs. David L. Potts Luke Purser Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Blanchard Mr. & Mrs. Bill F. Eason Mr. & Mrs. D. F. Reed, Jr. Gary Reed

Ginger Shackelford Mr. & Mrs. H. Braxton Allport, Jr. Chris Braig of Peninsula Community Foundation of Virginia, Inc. Carter & Margie Borden Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Whiting Chisman, III Tracey Cumberland George Cunha of Cardinal Survey Scott & Denise Finney Sarah Finney Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Hellier Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Hooker John Van Der Hyde & Associates, Inc. Marker Nine, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Hugh B. McCormick, III Mr. & Mrs. Donald Mullins David L. Peebles John Franklin Phillips Margaret Robins Sara A. Harris Tracy Shackelford & Harold Philipsen Vivian Shackelford & Wayne Fentress Kristen Shiveley Lisa M. Shivers Mr. & Mrs. Gene M. Silberhorn Mr. & Mrs. Kirby Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Charles V. Spain Waypoint Seafood & Grill Mr. & Mrs. Eric A. Weiner Cam G. Williams Justin B. Wynings Ardyn Lou Shaffner Dallas Family Trust Sarah Shepherd Mr. & Mrs. James Shepard

Watkins Family Circle Visit Norfolk Today Carleign Ann White Ari & Randi Cohen Mylo Whiteman Myra Whiteman Caleb Joseph Winslow Mr. & Mrs. John J. Lavezzo, III

David Simone Anne Sessoms

Kylee & Sloan Wood Mr. & Mrs. Sean J. Allburn Graham Hooker Anna J. Norville Alex Rous

Jacob Elijah Smith Mr. & Mrs. Jesse E. Smith, Jr.

Larve Wright Mr. & Mrs. Barry Kantor

Stella Smith CHKD & Mommy

Jimmy Youngs MSGT Everett W. Peckham, USAF (RET)

Christ & Karen Stefanovick Dan & Jan Young

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Dr. Brett Siegfried Mr. & Mrs. John Aydlett

Clare Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Lacore Denesha Taylor Teresa & Will Searcy USNS COMFORT CPO Mess Nuria Suttles Kylin Venable Tammy Trietch Versus Salon LemonAid Stand Michelle Williams

Allstate Ball Corporation Costco Wholesale Corporation Dominion Foundation IBM Norfolk Southern Foundation QVC UnitedHealth Group

Your help can make a difference for children at CHKD. With your generous support, we can give children like Jody, pictured here, the care they need to recover from illness and survive serious health challenges.

Please consider a gift to the children. For more information, visit CHKD.org/give or call (757) 668-7070.

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Board membership inspires continued service to CHKD

Merrick McCabe (center left) relaxes at her family home with (from left) daughters Betsy, Sallie Carter and Helen and husband Michael.

“We give because we are grateful that CHKD is here - not only for our family, but for our friends, our neighbors and the entire community.” – Merrick McCabe

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s a mother of three young girls, Merrick McCabe’s passionate support for CHKD reflects her dedication to her growing family and her hometown community.

Merrick, a Virginia Beach native and senior vice president at TowneBank, learned about CHKD by participating in local fundraisers. But it wasn’t until she was invited to join the Future Generations Board, a group supporting CHKD, that she gained a deeper understanding of how CHKD affects the entire community.

“It has been so eye-opening to learn about all the specialized care CHKD is able to provide right here in our area,” says Merrick, who served on the Future Generations Board from 2011 to 2016.

The experience inspired her to engage and educate others about the health system. “I want to make sure all young families are aware of this unbelievable resource in our community and encourage people of all ages to get involved,” she says.

Merrick says she is especially motivated by CHKD’s genuine commitment to uncover and meet new healthcare needs in the community. “Over the past five years, I’ve been able to see the organization’s leadership directly address issues affecting

local families. Opening the region’s first urgent care for kids is a perfect example. CHKD found a way to fill a gap and provide an important new service for children,” she says. “Now, just a few years later, several more CHKD urgent care locations are opening throughout the region. As a parent, it’s comforting to know that CHKD is in touch with the needs of local families and continuing to find new ways to care for our children.”

Merrick’s experiences at CHKD have also inspired her husband, Michael, a real estate portfolio manager at Dollar Tree. “CHKD is not just about making sick kids better. It’s about building and promoting a healthy community and that benefits everyone,” says Michael.

This year, Merrick continues her service to CHKD by joining another board – the Children’s Health Foundation Board. She and Michael make an annual gift to CHKD to help ensure it will be available to all children who need it in the future. “We give because we are grateful that CHKD is here - not only for our family, but for our friends, our neighbors and the entire community,” says Merrick.

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Philanthropy Matters | CHKD Development Boards

Your help can make the holiday season brighter for children at CHKD.

CHKD Development Boards Development Advisory Board Dan Boyle, Chair Susie Archer

J.T. McDonald

Catherine Callahan

Chris Mehler

Todd Copeland

Nancy Porter

Doug Davis Kandi Deitemeyer Walker Dorroh Janet D. Dungan Pace Frizzell Kari Jacobs Sunshine Leinbach Stephen A. Leon

David E. Russell Robert Schappert Stephen E. Sigmon Deb Vollmer Mark R. Warden Stephen Whitfield Rolf A. Williams Bennett Zier

Brad Martin

Future Generations Board Trey Huelsberg, Chair Dennis Cestra, Jr.

Cameron Reeves Poynter

Jason Deans

Amy Przymuzala

Katie Denton

Cart Reilly

Hunter Frischkorn

Shikma Rubin

Brooke Garrett

Natalia Soniak

Katherine Hines Ryan King Stephen Klimkiewicz

Leah Swatts Jill K. Wainger Lee Westnedge

Stephen Lipskis

J. Britton Williston

Merrick McCabe

Katherine Wynne

The holiday season is a special time for children. And with your generous support, we can give children at CHKD a happy holiday season and hope for a healthy new year.

Child Abuse Development Board

We hope you’ll consider a year-end gift to the children. For more information, visit CHKD.org/give or call 757-668-7070.

Best wishes for happiness and health in 2017.

Sandra S. Warden, Chair Warren Aleck

Ken B. Shewbridge

L. Ashley Brooks

Gay W. Shulman

Jean Compton Sandra Harrison Lynn Hornsby Maureen E. Olivieri

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Lisa Smith Lawrence Steingold Lydia C. Taylor Kelly Till

Johon J. Paul

Carol Weinstein

Solon E. Paul

Dorothy Winn

Betsy F. Phillips

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Sarah M. Bishop

Judi Worley

New Board Members | Philanthropy Matters

New Board Members CHKD welcomes the following new members to our board of directors.

Children’s Health Foundation Lawrence A. Bernert, III is a principal and portfolio manager at Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management, LLC in Norfolk. He serves on various boards including the Employees Retirement System of the City of Norfolk Board of Trustees, Norfolk Academy Board of Trustees, Norfolk Police Foundation and Hampton Roads Community Foundation Advisory Committee and is a former member of CHKD Development Advisory Board.

Daniel Boyle is the vice president and operating director in the Capital Group American Funds service organization, with prior industry experience including Linsco Private Ledger (LPL) and Ameriprise Financial. Dan is also currently serving as chair of the CHKD Development Advisory Board.

Chris Graves is an executive vice president with PRA, and directs PRA’s core acquisitions and core operations in the Americas. With more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, he has worked at Capital One, Signet Bank and First Union. Chris also serves on the board of directors for VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads and is a former member of CHKD Child Abuse Development Board.

Trey Huelsberg is a partner with Willcox Savage, a Norfolk-based law firm, where he practices corporate law. Trey’s formal affiliation with CHKD began in 2010 when he joined the hospital’s Future Generations Board, which he has chaired since 2014.

Beth Johnson is vice president of finance and operations for PAPCO, Inc. Past experience includes roles as general manager of Military Newspapers of Virginia and director of accounting at The Virginian-Pilot, part of Landmark Media Enterprises LLC. Beth has been a King’s Daughters member for more than 20 years and served three years as president of The King’s Daughters beginning in 2013.

Merrick McCabe is a senior vice president at TowneBank in Virginia Beach as a commercial lender and has been with the bank for 10 years. Merrick serves on the Alumni Board at Norfolk Academy and the Aquarium Connection at the Virginia Aquarium. She also served on the CHKD Future Generations Board from 2011 to 2016.

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Philanthropy Matters | Support for CHKD

Support for CHKD Campaigns are held during the year to support the children at CHKD, hosted by individuals, businesses and organizations throughout our community.

Farm Fresh President Micky Nye (center right) and Marc Theophelakes, vice president of operations (far right), presented a $100,000 grant from the SUPERVALU Foundation to Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters to help the hospital meet the region’s growing demand for pediatric behavioral health services. Accepting the gift for CHKD were President and CEO Jim Dahling (center back); Amy Sampson, CHKD vice president (far left); and Stephanie Osler, director of behavioral health (center left).

While in town for their annual air show, members of the Blue Angels stopped by CHKD to visit with children in the hospital. Spirits soared as the team shared inspirational stories and posed for playful pictures like the one above with Brielle Hicks, a CHKD cancer patient, before heading out to their afternoon performance.

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Dairy Queen held its 11th annual Miracle Treat Day on July 28. One dollar from every Dairy Queen Blizzard Treat sold was donated to CHKD. This one day event raised funds for kids like Landon Wright, pictured here.

Support for CHKD | Philanthropy Matters

Grand Worthy President-elect Jerry Sullivan (left) of the Fraternal Order of Eagles along with Stu Cook and Doug “Cosmo” Clifford, members of Creedence Clearwater Revisited, presented a check for $30,000 to help kids at CHKD. CHKD donors and art enthusiasts joined Brooklyn-based artist Esteban del Valle (right) at an event to celebrate the completion of his mural at CHKD which marked the inaugural work for the hospital’s creative arts council. The event, held at the Glass Wheel Studio in Norfolk’s NEON district, coincided with the opening of an exhibit featuring his other works. Del Valle paused for a photo with fellow artist Leo Tecosky (left) and Cheryl White (center), director of the Glass Wheel Studio.

Layden Blanchard and his mom, Amanda, held a lemonade stand to raise money for CHKD during the ninth annual Anthem LemonAid weekend. This year, families and businesses in 35 cities across the region raised an unprecedented $132,453 (and counting) to help children fighting cancer.

Ginger Shackelford, CHKD patient and cancer survivor, presents a $12,000 check to CHKD at the Tuna and Tea event this past July. The fundraiser took place at WayPoint Seafood and Grill in Williamsburg in collaboration with Northwestern Mutual. Pictured here (from left) are Sara Harris, Harold Philipsen, Tracy, Audra and Ginger Shackelford, Larissa Trinder of CHKD, Tina Phillips, and Rudy and Stephanie Heinatz. Photo by Sara Harris Photography.

Area Walmart and Sam’s Clubs wrapped up their annual six-week campaign for CHKD in October. Thirty-nine Hampton Roads locations raised more than $700,000 for the kids – most of it collected just $1 at a time! All funds raised through this year’s campaign support CHKD’s radiology department.

Seventeen local Chick-fil-A locations participated in September’s “Grab a Gallon of Love” promotion in which $1 from every gallon of iced tea sold was donated to CHKD. This year’s event raised more than $9,400 for the kids.

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Calendar | Events and Classes

Calendar

Events for Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Fundraising Events Visit CHKD.org/giving or call (757) 668-7070.

King’s Daughters Events Visit kingsdaughters.org for information.

Kid’s Christmas Shop Saturday, December 3 Azalea Unity and Union of Hands Circles invite you to the annual Kids’ Christmas Shop from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic School in Norfolk. Children can visit with Santa and shop for holiday gifts with the help of Jr. Circle “elves.”

Collector Santa Sales November 24-December 24 Help children’s holiday wishes come true by purchasing a Clothtique Santa figurine by Possible Dreams from 456 Fish, Byrd & Baldwin Bros., Big Easy Grill & Oyster Bar, 219 Bistro, Norfolk Seafood Co. and Bodega. Figurines are available for a donation of $50, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting CHKD. Coffee That Cares December 1-31​ Participating Dunkin’ Donuts locations in Hampton Roads and the Outer Banks will donate 10 cents from every large hot coffee and 20 cents from every extra-large hot coffee purchased throughout the month of December to CHKD. No Frill Bar & Grill February 1-28 For every appetizer and dessert sold in the month of February at the Norfolk and Virginia Beach locations, No Frill Bar & Grill will donate $1 to CHKD.

Your Baby Newborn care and development presented by CHKD’s pediatric providers. Visit CHKD.org/classes for dates, times and to register.

Meet and Greet/Baby Care 101 Expectant and new parents will meet the pediatricians, learn to provide a secure environment and basic infant care.

Courthouse Pediatrics Nansemond Pediatrics Pediatric Associates of Williamsburg Suffolk Pediatrics Town Center Pediatrics at Babies R Us Meet and Greet/Open House New and expectant parents or families new to the area can ask questions and tour the office.

Chesapeake Pediatrics Newport News Pediatrics Pediatric Associates of Williamsburg Welcome Baby!

Meet the pediatricians, tour the office and learn about newborn care.

General Booth Pediatrics Pediatric Specialists Premier Pediatrics Tidewater Children’s Associates

Hosted by David Wright of the New York Mets Moonlight & Mistletoe Saturday, December 3 Join The King’s Daughters at their fourth annual Moonlight & Mistletoe gala at the Westin Town Center. Enjoy an evening of dining, drinks and dancing, as well as silent and live auctions. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 757-668-7098 or visit KingsDaughters.org.

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Seventh Annual David Wright Vegas Night Friday, January 20 Join hometown hero, David Wright of the New York Mets, as he supports CHKD for a night of fun at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. The event will include a poker tournament and other casino games, as well as live and silent auctions. Advance registration is required. For more information, visit CHKD.org/DavidWright.

Events & Classes | Calendar

Community Parenting Education Visit CHKD.org/ParentingResources for online resources – webinars, parenting handouts, articles, Birth and Beyond parenting blog, web links and more!

Breastfeeding Classes Get breastfeeding off to a good start.

Tidewater Children’s Associates Coastal Pediatrics

Your Child A wide range of parenting topics presented by CHKD’s parenting experts. Register at CHKD.org/classes.

Parent academy

M i nfour d fParent u l Pa r e n t.workshops C o n nor e Cthet four-part e d C h series i l d.

Attend Academy

and be recognized as a CHKD Parent Academy Graduate!

Baby Yoga A four-session series for infants 6 weeks to pre-crawling and parents. Promotes early movement and bonding.

Learn fun activities you can do with your baby.

Fridays, January 20, 27 and February 3, 10 10-10:45 a.m.

CHKD Health and Surgery Center at Oyster Point Happiest Baby on the Block Learn how to soothe even the fussiest infant in minutes and help babies sleep longer. All participants receive “The Happiest Baby on the Block” DVD by Dr. Harvey Karp and a soothing sounds CD. Space is limited.

Saturday, February 11, 10 a.m.-noon CHKD Health Center at Landstown Infant Massage Two-session class for parents and infant (up to 9 months old). Expectant parents welcome.

Saturday, January 21, 28, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

CHKD Health Center at Landstown

Children and Trauma Learn symptoms of trauma and how to respond and help a child overcome challenges and develop healthy coping skills.

Friday, December 16, 10-11:30 a.m.

CHKD Health Center at Landstown Guilt Free Parenting How much is too much? Learn how to set limits and raise likeable, responsible and respectful children.

Wednesday, January 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

CHKD Health Center at Oakbrooke

Helping Young Children Manage Emotions Learn how an adult’s response to a child’s emotional upset can foster or inhibit a child’s ability to develop self-regulation. Based on Dr. Becky Baileys’ conscious discipline model.

Wednesday, January 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

CHKD Health and Surgery Center at Oyster Point Positive Discipline Learn techniques that establish strong relationships and thinking, responsible children. Based on the Positive Discipline Program by Jane Nelsen.

Wednesday, January 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Wednesday, February 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

CHKD Health Center at Landstown

Understanding The Angry Child Understand the causes of anger, how to anticipate and defuse angry outbursts and help your child manage their own emotions.

Wednesday, February 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

CHKD Health Center at Oakbrooke

COMING IN FEBRUARY SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

FOUR-PART SERIES

21st CHKD School Healthcare Conference (Formerly known as the Chronic Illness Conference) Understand executive function and self-regulation in children and teens. Target audience: school personnel to include: nurses, social workers, teachers, counselors, psychologists, community family support professionals and parents.

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2017, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

EVMS, Lewis Hall Keynote presentation by Sarah Ward Sarah Ward, M.S., CCC/SLP and co-director of Cognitive Connections has over 20 years experience in diagnostic evaluations, treatment and case management of children, adolescents and adults with a wide range of developmental and acquired brain-based learning difficulties and behavioral problems.

Parenting Your Child with Autism Join CHKD’s developmental pediatric interdisciplinary team to learn about your child’s diagnosis, educational needs and supportive parenting practices.

Thursdays, February 16, 23, and March 2, 9, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

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Save these dates to support CHKD.

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Hosted by David Wright of the New York Mets Friday, January 20th, 2017 Virginia Beach Convention Center Visit CHKD.org/DavidWright or call (757) 668-7070 to benefit

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