Keeping the Promise: 2009 Donor Honor Roll from the N.C. Children's Promise by N.C. Children's Hospital

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Recognizing monetary contributions, grant awards, and gifts in-kind received January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.

LOOKING FOR A REASON TO SUPPORT N.C. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL? Why support the state’s children’s hospital? As I scan the names of supporters

being recognized in this publication, I know their reasons for donating so generously are as diverse as the individuals listed. Yet here and there my eye catches a familiar name, the name of one of the thousands of parents I’ve met at the Children’s Hospital since I came here in 1986. When I see a name like that, I can guess the reason many of them give—Because life can change in the blink of an eye. Just ask Steve and Betsy Saye of Pinehurst. Back in August of 2006, Steve and Betsy were celebrating the birth of their third child and only daughter, Hannah. They were anxiously making plans to bring 3-day-old Hannah home when they received unthinkable news—there was something wrong with Hannah’s heart.

ALAN D. STILES, MD Chairman, Department of Pediatrics Physician in Chief, N.C. Children’s Hospital

Before the Sayes knew it, Hannah was being transported via ambulance from Pinehurst to North Carolina Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill. They were not allowed to accompany their daughter in the ambulance, so they threw together a suitcase and jumped in the car. And though they rushed the 70-some odd miles from their home to the Children’s Hospital, they will always consider that trip the longest car ride of their lives. Fear. Panic. What was going to happen to their little girl? As luck would have it, Hannah Saye was among the first patients of the then newlyopened N.C. Children’s Heart Center at the Children’s Hospital. She was quickly diagnosed with total anomalous pulmonary venous return (or TAPVR), a rare congenital heart defect where the pulmonary veins return into the lungs rather than the appropriate chamber of the heart. Soon thereafter, Hannah had open heart surgery to repair the defect. Flash forward to the present. Hannah is now a happy, healthy 4-year-old. Steve and Betsy Saye remain grateful to the expert clinicians who saved their daughter’s life and also to those who care for their son, Stephen, who has since been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. The Sayes have committed themselves to raising awareness and support for the Children’s Hospital, because they know all too well—you never know when you’ll need N.C. Children’s Hospital. It can happen to any family at any time. For the Sayes, it was an unexpected medical diagnosis that brought them more than 70 miles to our doorstep. For other families it may be an accident or injury, surgery or a baby born too soon, and the distance travelled may be even farther. But why ever or whenever they need us, we are at the ready. It is our mission: N.C. Children’s Hospital protects the health and well-being of North Carolina’s 2.1 million children by aligning premier health care practitioners, world-class medical education, and innovative, interdisciplinary research to provide the highest-quality, family-centered care, regardless of a family’s ability to pay.

Betsy Saye and her daughter, Hannah, in a photo taken for the Children’s Hospital in 2008.

Looking for a reason to support N.C. Children’s Hospital? I can think of 2.1 million. In gratitude,

Alan D. Stiles, MD Chairman, Department of Pediatrics Physician in Chief, N.C. Children’s Hospital

2009

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If I’ve learned one thing sitting on North Carolina Children’s Hospital’s Board of Visitors, it’s that, even in the toughest of economic times, people want to give. They want to support causes, help the helpless, and make their communities a better place. This simple truth crystallized for me at the end of the 2008 Radiothon/Telethon when the N.C. Children’s Promise announced a record-breaking $1,000,000+ in undesignated gifts. I was amazed, in the face of the financial hardships suffered by so many, that people were still willing to give so freely. And my amazement grows when reflecting on all we’ve accomplished since:

• The Children’s Hospital saw another $1,000,000+ total in unre-

stricted gifts at the conclusion of the 2009 Radiothon/Telethon.

• Overall giving to the Children’s Promise increased to just under

$3.5 million for Fiscal Year 2009, a nearly 20 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2008’s $2.9 million total.

• Individual donations to the Promise grew 23 percent, with Fiscal

Year 2009 breaking all previous records in terms of the number of gifts received in a given year.

HARVEY BRASWELL Chair, N.C. Children’s Hospital Board of Visitors

• Fiscal Year 2009 also saw an increase in corporate and foundation

gifts, up 15 and 56 percent respectively, while gifts-in-kind rose a whopping 121 percent. We are careful stewards of your gifts. Fundraising costs are at just 11 cents on the dollar, below the national average. In fact, keeping costs down is at the heart of everything we do, this report included. You’ll see that we’ve used this edition of “Keeping the Promise” for a dual purpose. As always, we want to recognize our good friends for supporting N.C. Children’s Hospital through the Children’s Promise. Strategically, though, we also structured this report in such a way that it can be used as a guide to giving—a means to both introduce new people to the Promise and educate our current “Promise keepers” about ways to get involved. In these pages we’ve outlined eight simple ways to support the hospital through the Children’s Promise. Accompanying each of the eight is a vignette profiling a champion of the Children’s Hospital who chose that means to make a difference. I hope you come away inspired by their stories and with some new ideas about how you would like to continue making your own impact.

In these pages we’ve outlined eight simple ways to support the hospital through the Children’s Promise. Accompanying each of the eight is a vignette profiling a champion of the Children’s Hospital who chose that means to make a difference.

On behalf of the Children’s Hospital’s Board of Visitors, thank you for all you do in helping us “keep the promise” to North Carolina’s children. Please remember, support comes in all shapes and sizes, and every gift makes a difference! Most sincerely yours,

Harvey Braswell Chair, N.C. Children’s Hospital Board of Visitors

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1 ATTEND AN EVENT “It’s so powerful hearing patients and families tell their stories in their own words. I don’t know anyone who could leave unmoved and not wanting to somehow make a difference.” ~ Tammy Davis

Attending a Children’s Hospital fundraiser is a fun and easy way to get involved. Beyond selling tickets for events like the Run for the Promise Gala, the N.C. Children’s Promise offers sponsorship packages for each that include a variety of benefits and recognition opportunities. Visit www.ncchildrenspromise.org for a list of upcoming events.

As the “better half” of University of North Carolina head

football coach Butch Davis, Tammy Davis may be best known as the first lady of UNC football, but her love for UNC extends way beyond athletics. Since attending the inaugural Children’s Hospital gala in 2007, Davis has been as big a fan of N.C. Children’s Hospital. Being in the Children’s Hospital lobby for the first time at the gala, Davis was taken aback. She was there for an evening of fun but somehow couldn’t help recalling the two weeks she spent at a children’s hospital in Dallas, Tex., when her son, Drew, at 7 months old, came down with pertussis, or whooping cough.

(Left to right) Jamie Pittman, Lisa Williams and Freda Blake were among the friends that Tammy Davis (far right) invited to attend the Chapel Hill Pinwheels and Promises luncheon in May.

“Having seen those families’ struggles firsthand, having been there myself, I knew that night there was no way that I couldn’t get involved,” said Davis. And get involved Tammy Davis has, in many ways. One of her favorites is finding supporters for the hospital. She has served as a table captain at not one but three Pinwheels and Promises, a luncheon series that gives supporters an opportunity to introduce the Children’s Hospital to their friends, family and colleagues. Captains fill a table of guests, who are treated to lunch and a dynamic program filled with true stories from the Children’s Hospital.

3 START YOUR OWN FUNDRAISER Individuals and organizations across North Carolina are raising big money for N.C. Children’s Hospital by holding their own fundraising events to benefit the N.C. Children’s Promise. Whether it’s a bake sale that raises a few hundred dollars or a golf tournament that raises thousands, every dollar makes a difference, so get creative. You’ll find a “third party” event application online at www.ncchildrenspromise.org.

(Left to right) Mary McLean, Nicole Wooten, Mia Joyner, Caroline Monson, Emily Monson, Jan Basinger, and Taylor Peaden.

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Sheila Glick, an associate administrator in Medical Affairs, was one of nearly 100 employees from Talecris Biotherapeutics who volunteered at the 2009 Radiothon/Telethon.

Signature events like the annual N.C. Children’s Promise Radiothon/Telethon require hundreds of volunteers. Donating just two hours of your time at an event can make a big difference and give you a more intimate connection with the Children’s Hospital. Interested? Contact the N.C. Children’s Promise at 919.843.3948 or get more info online at www.ncchildrenspromise.org.

he Thursday before Thanksgiving is heralded by many as the best day of the year to be at N.C. Children’s Hospital. For eight years running (2010 will be the ninth!), it’s been the day of the annual N.C. Children’s Promise Radiothon/Telethon, UNC Health Care’s largest single fundraising event each year. The Children’s Hospital lobby is abuzz with nearly 20 Curtis Media Group radio stations and Time Warner Cable’s News 14 Carolina broadcasting live. The Women’s Hospital lobby, just down the concourse, is transformed into a giant phone bank, a staff of dozens taking calls from supporters donating to the Children’s Hospital. The Radiothon/Telethon is a tremendous undertaking that requires an army of volunteers—more than 500 of them, in fact. For the past three years, employees from Talecris Biotherapeutics have accounted for about 20 percent of the event’s day of volunteers. They work two-hour shifts throughout the celebration, answering phones, checking in volunteers, greeting visitors and whatever else is needed. Bruce Bunyan, vice president of federal government affairs at Talecris, said it’s just part of the company’s corporate culture.

“Talecris is committed to supporting the needs of the local community by giving of our time and our energy, and the Children’s Hospital holds a special place in our heart, because we recognize the vital need to raise money for young patients who require the hospital’s outstanding services and resources.”

The spirit of volunteerism incited by Talecris has a ripple effect that benefits the Children’s Hospital in more ways than one, according to Crystal Miller, director of the Children’s Promise. “Talecris’s involvement is huge to us, not only from the manpower perspective, but because those volunteers get a firsthand opportunity to develop a very personal relationship with the Children’s Hospital,” said Miller. “That connection keeps them coming back year after year and getting involved in other ways.”

Fashion and fun converged at the West End Wine Bar in Chapel Hill last December at a Mother-Daughter Fashion Show supporting the research of N.C. Children’s Hospital’s inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) group. The show was the vision of Julie Jennings and Katie Underhill of Uniquities, a boutique women’s clothing store in Chapel Hill, and Dr. Sandra Kim, a pediatric gastroenterologist at the Children’s Hospital.

Six young ladies—all IBD patients followed by Dr. Kim—and their mothers took to the catwalk as the evening’s models. Through sponsorships and ticket sales, the event raised about $1,000 for research and, perhaps more importantly, celebrated the perseverance of the models in battling this chronic and sometimes debilitating condition, which affects some two million Americans.

~ Bruce Bunyan Vice President of Federal Government Affairs Talecris

Need some inspiration?

Check out our Event Spotlights, highlighting the Krispy Kreme Challenge (page 4) and Reelin’ for Research (page 6), two third party events that have grown more successful than their founders could ever have imagined.

“We organized this event to honor the young women who live with IBD and their mothers who work tirelessly to help them live normal, productive lives,” said Dr. Kim. “It takes a lot of courage to accept that you have IBD and even more to persevere through all of the challenges—medications, hospital visits, disease flares. These ladies are inspirations to us all.”

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EVENT SPOTLIGHT DOUGHNUTS TO DOLLARS: $ 125,000+ AND COUNTING An unlikely dare among college friends becomes the (Left to right) Seven-year-old Children’s Hospital patient, Jonah Parker, and his dad, Parish (far left), accepted the cardboard check from the K2 Challenge co-chairs. Pictured with the Parkers (left to right): Kalie Porterfield, Jake Lloyd, Dr. Alan Stiles, and Logan Dawson.

ultimate collegiate challenge and nets tens of thousands of dollars for N.C. Children’s Hospital.

ne hour. Four miles. Twelve doughnuts. 2400 calories. Tens of thousands of dollars for North Carolina Children’s Hospital! N.C. State University’s newest (and perhaps most infamous!) tradition, the Krispy Kreme Challenge, is raising serious cash for N.C. Children’s Hospital, one doughnut at a time. But it didn’t start out that way. The Krispy Kreme Challenge actually began as a dare among friends at N.C. State University. The parameters? Run two miles from State’s Bell Tower to the Person Street Krispy Kreme store, down 12 doughnuts, and run back to the Bell Tower—all in under an hour, without puking.

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A group of about 15 students gathered at the Bell Tower for the inaugural race on a cold morning in December 2004 and ran into sweet history. The event caught the attention of campus newspapers and, later, found greater notoriety on Sports Illustrated’s “102 More Things You Gotta Do Before You Graduate” list. Organizers decided to capitalize on the Challenge’s ability to capture the imagination and draw crowds by turning the race into a fundraiser for N.C. Children’s Hospital. Since its humble beginnings, the Krispy Kreme Challenge has seen nearly exponential growth, both in terms of the number of participants and the money raised. (See inset table.) In fact, the 2010 Challenge this past February was the biggest to date, drawing 6,000 racers poised to devour more than 72,000 glazed doughnuts and hundreds more spectators. As has become tradition, many of them dressed in less-than-conventional running attire, adding to the pre-race revelry. Superman, a pair of sombrero-wearing tacos, and a man wearing nothing but sneakers and a black Speedo (despite 30-degree temperatures!) were among the first runners out of the gate, just behind a doughnutheaded mascot.

After the final runners left the starting line, a group of race organizers gathered at the base of the Bell Tower with the Children’s Hospital’s chief physician, Dr. Alan Stiles, to make a check presentation. “Doctors don’t often advocate the consumption of doughnuts, but the Krispy Kreme Challenge is the one time of year I’m willing to make an exception,” joked Stiles as he accepted the super-sized check from the students. The cardboard check, written to the Children’s Hospital in the amount of “forty thousand dollars (+ more),” was later replaced by a real check for $55,000, proving perhaps that doughnuts, when consumed for a cause, can actually improve children’s heath.

$100,000+ Curtis Media Group

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Merck and Co., Inc.

The Charles H. Goren Foundation Tom and Lisa Hazen, Trustees

Georgie Sears Brewer Tilley UNC Dance Marathon

$50,000 - $99,999 Corks for Kids, Inc.

Pfizer, Inc.

Foundation for the Carolinas

Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc.

Kohl’s

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$25,000 - $49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Braswell

K2 Challenge, Inc.

Canadian Society for Mucopolysaccharide & Related Diseases

Ronald McDonald House Charities of NC, Inc. The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith

Children’s Fund of North Carolina

Family Foundation, Inc.

COAG Industrial Inc. Duplin Wine Cellars, Inc.

Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. John W. C. Entwistle, Jr.

Time Warner Cable / News 14 Carolina

$10,000 - $24,999 Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bardsley

Live Nation Music Group, Inc

Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Trust

Biosynexus Incorporated

Making Precious Strides, Inc.

Dr. Andrew Stanley and Mrs. Lily Hsu

Mr. and Mrs. Butch Davis

MedThink Communications

Franklin Street Trust

Mr. and Mrs. Marc Noël

State Employees Combined Campaign

Michael W. Haley Foundation, Inc.

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP

Mr. J. Robert Stout

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Holbrook

Party City of Raleigh, Inc.

Swim for Smiles Foundation

Lori and Gregg Ireland

Pulte Homes Corporation, Raleigh

Tar Heel Monthly

Recognizing monetary contributions, grant awards, and gifts in-kind received January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.

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REELIN’ FOR RESEARCH: “LANDING” A CURE FOR THE KIDS Tony Montana teaching his son, Richard, to fish at age 3.

A man’s love of family and fishing creates a legacy of hope for pediatric cancer research at N.C. Children’s Hospital.

When Tony Montana was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer in October 2004, the

spiritual man with a dry sense of humor decided not to fight. He knew what the battle would look like—he’d watched a great-nephew struggle with bone cancer—and the price was more than he wanted to pay. Rather than grapple with treatment and its debilitating side effects, Tony Montana decided to spend the last nine months of his 72 years focused on what mattered most to him in all the world: his family. “Dad, in one word, was a teacher,” said Richard Montana of his late father. “He taught us how to fish because it was something he loved to do. I think Dad knew it was something we could always do together, no matter the age or ability. It’s not just about catching the fish but the journey together.” It seemed fitting then, maybe even meant to be, when Richard Montana’s high school buddies proposed holding an off-shore fishing tournament in Tony Montana’s memory. And Richard Montana knew immediately where his father would have wanted the money to go. “Dad felt like the ones who get cheated the most with this disease and pain are the children,” said Richard Montana of his father’s final days and the decision to use the tournament to advance childhood cancer research. “And I think UNC was an obvious choice for many reasons. For one, Dad always joked he did not go to Carolina but named his son so he would have the initials ‘RAM.’” Reelin’ for Research, as the event came to be called, was set for the first weekend of May 2009 in Morehead City, N.C. The friends formed a committee, and other Montana family members soon joined the effort, including Richard Montana’s sister, Anne Margaret Correll, and mother, Margaret Montana. The group sent email messages to friends, family and colleagues, each asking for a pledge and for the email recipient to keep the message circulating.

A jubilant Reelin’ for Research committee present the 2009 check to the Children’s Hospital’s Dr. Stuart Gold. Left to right, they are Allen Cooke, Mike Kilpatrick, Richard Montana, Dr. Stuart Gold, Paull Boger, Courtney Boger, Abbey Cooke, Sarah Hauser, and Ashley Watkins.

“Going into it, our goal was—in this down economy—if we made $10,000, we thought it would be a wild success,” said Richard Montana. It turns out they were in for a wild surprise. Reelin’ for Research raised nearly three times more than the committee had dared to dream, providing $27,000 to help fund a research fellow for the division pediatric hematology-oncology at N.C. Children’s Hospital. Even better, the 2009 tournament was just the beginning. Reelin’ for Research returned in May of 2010, more than doubling its inaugural fundraising total with almost $70,000 more for the Children’s Hospital’s cancer research and setting an aggressive $100,000 goal for the 2011 Learn more about tournament. As Tony Montana taught family, it’s not just about catching the fish but the journey together. And if his memory holds the hope of a longer life journey for children with cancer, the Montana family knows that Tony would be very proud.

Reelin’ for Research at www.reelinforresearch.org.

$5,000 - $9,999 Mr. Scott M. Aaron Alphanumeric Systems, Inc. Anonymous BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina Chapel Hill Sportswear Crown Automotive Management Company Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Davidson Divi Resorts Mr. and Mrs. David Emonson Harbinger

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Hazen Institute for OneWorld Health Keysource Commercial Bank Keystone Foods LLC Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings Lee-Moore Capital Company Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Lund Moore & Van Allen, PLLC Northeast Foods, Inc. RBC Capital Markets Corporation

Richard M. & Elizabeth M. Ross Foundation S & D Coffee, Inc. Ms. Kathy Sharpless and Mr. Sam Rohwedder Dr. and Mrs. Alan D. Stiles Tarheel Angels Foundation Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School Dance Marathon The Webkinz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Zederbaum

$2,500 - $4,999 ACCUDOC Solutions, Inc. The Bama Companies, Inc. Beaver Pond Sporting Club Boy Scout Troop 39 Cal-A-Vie Health Spa Child’s Play Charity ClubCorp Inc. Coastal Carolina Honda Educational Foundation, Inc. Governor’s Club Granville Towers Herman Miller for Healthcare, Inc. Holler Enterprises, Inc. Mr. John Hughes / State Farm Insurance Co.

KidsStrong Meadowmont Development Co., LLC Mr. Brendan Messenheimer Ms. Maria D. Meyer Mitchell Spas, Inc. Mustaches for Kids, Triangle Chapter Patient Financial Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Pfaff, Jr. Dr. Gregory D. Randolph and Ms. Janice Bryant Repros Therapeutics, Inc. Rex Healthcare Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel Skanska USA Building Inc. Mr. J. Troy Smith, Jr.

Southland Electrical Supply Co., Inc. Spongex The Triangle Medical Spouse Alliance Triangle Community Foundation, Inc UNC Hospitals Volunteer Association UNC Student Activities Fund Dr. Louis E. Underwood University of North Carolina Hospitals Wachovia Securities Mr. and Mrs. William W. Webb Mr. Max O. Welborn Mr. Charles L. Wickham, Jr. Windjam Development Co Dr. and Mrs. Richard W. Zollinger II

$1,000 - $2,499 Allen & Son Mr. and Mrs. Vincent C. Andracchio II Mr. and Mrs. Mattew P. Ayotte Dr. and Mrs. Edward S. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. John P. Barker Best Buy Stores, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Booth Dr. and Mrs. Frederick O. Bowman, Jr. Ms. Dolores Bradshaw Mr. Donald L. Bradsher Mr. Jeffrey A. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Bryant, Jr. Mr. Johnny Burleson and Mr. Walter Clark Mr. and Mrs. Mike E. Campbell Cape Fear Cyclists Mr. John T. Carey The Carolina Inn Centocor, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Chacos Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Chewning Clancy & Theys Construction Company Ms. Joan Greback Clarke Coastal Plain League, LLC Ms. Tonya M. Cockman Coins From Kids Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Inc. Mr. Jack M. Cooke Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc. Dr. Eric David DDS PLLS Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Davis Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Davis Mr. John A. DeMasi Dr. John D. Ellington, DDS

Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James N. Duggins, Jr. Eagle One Construction Management, Inc Mrs. Suzanne Edwards Edwards-Hobgood Foundation, Inc. Embarq Management Company Emily’s Kids Foundation, Inc. Farris Food Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Finlayson First Clearing, LLC Flow Autobahn LLC Mr. Paul Fulton, Jr. Fundraiser for Hope Genzyme Mr. and Mrs. Terry S. Giles Ms. Carolyn Gold Dr. Stuart H. Gold Golden State Foods (GSF) Ms. Lora Gunn GW Walker’s Inc. / Walker’s Bar Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Haber Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hall, III Mrs. Margaret A. Hall Mr. Mike Hansen Ruth Harbison Carr Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Patrick G. Hartley Heartbeat for Kids Mr. Francis Henry Mr. J. Knox Hillman, Jr. Mr. W. H. Holsenbeck Mr. Keith Hoover Dr. and Mrs. William C. Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Jackson Mr. Jose Juarez

Mr. Shulamit Katzman Ms. Barbara Kretzer Mr. Bill Lamar Dr. Edward I. Lee Mr. Christopher M. Leith LIDS4KIDS Mr. and Mrs. James R. Loftis, Sr. Mr. Jonathan Lohr S. Long Lynnwood Grill, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Mabe Ms. Dru McClelland Mr. W. Edwin McMahan Mrs. Crystal Hinson Miller and Mr. Eric Miller Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Miller, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Morton III Mr. Chadwick B. Narron NC Center for Dermatology The North Carolina Subway Group, Inc. Mr. Tu N. Nguyen Drs. Terry L. Noah and Margaret R. Helton Ms. Linda H. Norris North Carolina Institute of Medicine Dr. and Mrs. David W. Ollila Mr. Jeff Olson Optimist Club of Chapel Hill Orient Garden PACKLife (NC State University) Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Park Ms. Carole B. Pearce The Earl N. Phillips Jr. Family Foundation Piedmont Financial Trust Company Mr. and Mrs. Todd M. Pope Powell Schiebe Knight & Brannon Inc

PPD Development, LP Mr. George W. Ragsdale Dr. and Mrs. Todd Allen Rogers Mr. and Mrs. George Rountree, III Sandhills Pediatrics Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Saye Mr. Thomas J. Schopler SDS Design Associates, Inc. Smith Salley & Associates, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Edward L. Smithwick, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David L. Smithwick, II Mr. and Mrs. David G. Sneeden Mr. and Mrs. A. Donald Stallings Sutton’s Drug Store, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sykes Ms. Jennifer Ann Tart Teddy & Meekins Ms. Robin Tenney Mr. and Mrs. John E. Thompson Toleo Foundation Trammell & Bell, D.D.S., P. A. Triangle Velo UNC Department of Otolaryngology United Therapeutics Corporation Venture Construction Company Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Weill, Jr. Mr. Michael J. Wenig Mr. L. Samuel Williams Mr. Jack Woodring York Properties, Inc Younts Family REV Trust Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Zachary Jihui Zhang

Recognizing monetary contributions, grant awards, and gifts in-kind received January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.

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4 BECOME A PROMISE PATRON The Promise Patron program made its debut during the 2009 Radiothon/Telethon, giving Children’s Hospital supporters an opportunity to make an “unending” monthly gift to the N.C. Children’s Promise with their credit cards. Promise Patrons across the state are heeding the call with gifts ranging from $12 to $50/month, sacrificing a few lattes or a dinner out each month and, in doing so, making a big difference at N.C. Children’s Hospital. Want to join their ranks? Please complete and return the reply card at the back of this publication.

n a November morning in 2006, Carol Cheek of Chapel Hill, N.C. tuned in to 94.7 WQDR, expecting to sing along to her favorite country songs. Instead, she heard the voices of children and families sharing personal stories of hope and courage from the lobby of N.C. Children’s Hospital. She had unknowingly stumbled upon the N.C. Children’s Promise Radiothon/Telethon, and from that time on, Cheek—who had never set foot inside the Children’s Hospital—looked at life a little differently.

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“I remembering thinking, it’s by the grace of God that we never needed that hospital,” said Cheek, the mother of a college-aged daughter, Ashley. Carol Cheek picked up the phone and pledged a $50 donation. She tuned into the Radiothon/ Telethon again in 2007 and pledged another $50. Then, in 2008, she heard a different call to action. Would she be willing to make a “12 by 12,” pledging $12 per month for 12 months for a yearly gift of $144? Cheek didn’t hesitate. “For me it’s like an insurance policy,” said Cheek of the grandchildren she has yet to have. “I hope we never have a need for it, but if we do, the Children’s Hospital is there.” During the 2009 Radiothon/Telethon, Cheek upped the ante again, becoming one of the Children’s Hospital’s very first Promise Patrons. By becoming a Promise Patron, Cheek’s $12 monthly gift wouldn’t end after 12 months but would continue indefinitely until she discontinued the once per month deduction from her bank account. To Cheek, it was an easy sacrifice. “I can tell you through all the radiothons, I can’t think of one year when I didn’t cry and thank God that I’m not one of those stories,” reflected Cheek. “The kids are such an inspiration.”

n the same chilly November evening Carol Cheek became a Promise Patron, Craig Parrish was pulled over on the side of US 264 somewhere between Greenville and Wilson. He had not run out of gas. He did not have a flat tire. Parrish had heard the eighth annual N.C. Children’s Promise Radiothon/Telethon on 96rock and felt compelled to immediately stop and make the call to 1-866-9NC-KIDS. In 2002, after being diagnosed with melanoma, Parrish had sought treatment at UNC Hospitals, some 60 miles away from his home in Wilson, N.C. During treatment, he would spend entire days at the hospitals and, in between appointments, he often found himself sitting in the N.C. Children’s Hospital lobby. “I was overwhelmed by the number of seriously ill children I would see going in and out of this hospital,” Parrish said. “I couldn’t help notice that, regardless of their condition, every child had a special sparkle in their eyes.” Hearing the children’s voices, their stories, on the radio brought back a flood of memories.

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“I started thinking of all the children I had seen at UNC Hospitals during my visits, and I just had to do something,” said Parrish of signing up as a Promise Patron. “These kids fight for their lives every day. What’s $12 a month?”

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5 JOIN THE CURNEN SOCIETY The Curnen Society is the N.C. Children’s Promise’s newest giving society, recognizing N.C. Children’s Hospital supporters who pledge to contribute $1,000 to $5,000 each year for five consecutive years for a total unrestricted gift ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. Dividing the gift into monthly installments opens major giving to those who never have considered it within their means to give so much. A $5,000 gift, for example, can be made in installments of less than $84/month for five years. Please contact the N.C. Children’s Promise at 919.843.3948 or return the attached reply card to learn more.

or Andrew Stanley and Lily Hsu, the University of North Carolina will always occupy a special place in their hearts and minds. After all, it was as an undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill that Hsu briefly considered studying pharmacy. She ultimately majored in biology with a minor in information systems, but during that fateful detour, she met Stanley, the man who would become her husband. The married couple cherishes their Tar Heel roots and wanted, as they put it, “to give back to Carolina” as a token of gratitude for all the ways UNC has enriched their lives.

DR. EDWARD CURNEN

LILY HSU and ANDREW STANLEY

“Carolina provided us with a strong education, so we were well prepared for our professions,” said Andrew Stanley, now a pharmacist at UNC Hospitals. “Also, it gave us the chance to meet each other and to develop many other close friendships.” The pair had nearly countless options in leaving their mark, but chose to support N.C. Children’s Hospital by becoming among the very first members of the N.C. Children’s Promise’s new leadership giving society, the Curnen Society. Founded in 2009, the Curnen Society is named after the Children’s Hospital’s first chairman of pediatrics, Dr. Edward Curnen, who served as chair from 1952 to 1960, when the Children’s Hospital was a part of N.C. Memorial Hospital. Membership in the Curnen Society is reserved for individuals who make a sustained, five-year commitment to contribute from anywhere from $5,000 to $25,000 to the N.C. Children’s Promise. Stanley and Hsu chose to give at the Founders’ Circle level, knowing that their contributions will be allocated to the areas of greatest need within the Children’s Hospital.

CURNEN SOCIETY CHARTER MEMBERS The Founders’ Circle • $25,000 (five-year commitment of $5K/year) Matthew and Tiana Ayotte Harvey and Karen Braswell Butch and Tammy Davis

Jack and Wanda Entwistle Andrew Stanley and Lily Hsu Alan and Brenda Stiles

Benefactors’ Circle • $20,000 (five-year commitment of $4K/year) Your name here

Charter Members Club • $15,000 (five-year commitment of $3K/year) Your name here

Cornerstone Club • $10,000 (five-year commitment of $2K/year) Morgan and Shawn Jackson

Sustainers’ Club • $5,000 (five-year commitment of $1K/year) Cutler and Cristin Andrews Dustin and Danielle Bates Ray and Susan Ellis Cleo and Regina Hill

Steve and Kellie McPhail Crystal Hinson Miller and Eric Miller Marc and Cecile Noël David and Mary Ollila

“We wanted to make sure those who were less fortunate and ill could be provided with the best available care to get well and live their lives to their fullest without having to worry about the resources,” said Lily Hsu. “We hope that our gift will assist in the funding of medical bills for families who cannot afford it, create a comfortable environment for children and their families while they are getting treatment, help fund research to find new cures for children’s disease, and help educate the community about the diseases that affect our next generation.”

Accurate as of 08/30/2010.

$500 - $999 36 Corporation Mr. Dana Anderson Mr. Allen Andrew Cutler and Cristin Andrews Mr. Ernest J. Arsenault Ms. Lisa Blackburn Mr. and Mrs. Franklin L. Block Books-A-Million Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Bordeaux Mr. and Mrs. Rex A. Bost Robert and Ann Bothwell Mr. Kenneth Braswell Brittany’s Battle, Inc. Mr. P. David Brown Dr. and Mrs. Scott H. Buck Ms. Frances A. Buckley Mr. Esperanza N. Bustos Mr. J. Drayton Calmes Cameron’s Mr. Christopher Cantrell Capital Coffee Systems Capstrat Inc. Mr. Fred Carpenter Rechad H Cassim Mr. and Mrs. George H. Chadwick Jr. Chapel Hill Wine Company & Hillsborough Wine Company Charles Carter Plumbing Inc Mr. and Mrs. Erik T. Cole Mrs. Rebecca Cooke Cumberland Dairy, Inc. D.H. Griffin Wrecking Company, Inc. Ms. Claire B. Davis Ms. Landy B. Davis Mr. Norman C. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Davis, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dawson Mr. and Mrs. F. Burton Dean Ms. Suzanne L. Demarrais and Mr. Raymond Strong Domino’s Pizza, Carrboro Mr. and Mrs. Raymond K. Donohue Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dusek Mr. and Mrs. Alan Efting Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ellis Mr. Charles R. Ferguson Dr. and Mrs. Otis N. Fisher, Jr. Ms. Kathy Frisbie Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Fritsch The Foundation for a Sustainable Community G2 Global Claims Service, Inc. Mr. Carlos A. Garcia Mr. and Mrs. David Gerber Dr. Mandy Ghaffarpour,DDS PLLC Ms. Patricia Glembocki Mr. and Mrs. Christopher P. Goodell Mrs. Shannon S. Gooding Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Gordon Drs. Mark L. Graham III and Laneta Dorflinger Mr. Michael Graves Greensboro Grasshoppers Charities Mr. Lynwood L. Grissom Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Haley Mr. and Mrs. Russell P. Hall, III Mr. Niall Hanley Mr. Samuel W. Harris Mr. and Mrs. George Harriss Mr. Brian Hart The Francis E. Henry Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Rock Hood Ms. Sonda Jaffe Mr. Cecil G. Jester Mr. and Mrs. Charlie K. Johnson Ms. Annie G. Johnston Ms. Kristina Joyner Ms. and Mr. Janet M. Keiner Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Key Mr. Charles E. Kinney, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Kitchen Mrs. Margaret S. Knutson Ms. Catherine D. Ledbetter Mr. James F. Legette

Mr. Jun Lian and Dr. Mei Wang Dr. and Mrs. E. Allen Liles, Jr. Mr. Robert J. Lind Mr. John B. Linderman Dr. and Mrs. Jacob A. Lohr The Lookout Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Lowe, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Neil A. Macpherson Mrs. Peggy Mahan Mr. and Mrs. James B. McCormick Mrs. Patricia B. McIvor Mrs. Ellen McKim McMillion Associates Inc. Ms. Cynthia J. McNeill Mr. and Mrs. Steven C. McPhail Mr. Paul Milam Mr. Aaron Miller Ms. Nancy Mingis Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. Mitchum Dr. and Mrs. Paul L. Molina Mr. and Mrs. John C. Morisey, Jr. Ms. Kelley Moye Ms. Gina Nelson Mr. Greg Oberholtzer Ms. and Mr. Jennifer Patterson Peachtree Planning Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jon C. Peterson Mrs. Lynn Phillips Piedmont Retina Specialists Mr. Tony L. Pope Mr. James H. Price R.W. McCollum Company, Inc. Dr. Wayne R. Rackoff and Ms. Elise Bolski Ms. Alice Michele Reams Mr. and Mrs. George H. Reddin Ms. Nichole Robke Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory at Southpoint Mr. and Mrs. William J. Rotella Dr. and Mrs. David R. Rubinow Mr. and Mrs. Vance G. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Samet Mr. Brian S. Sapp Ms. Lillie L. Sapp Sara Donaldson Insurance Agency, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dodson R. Schenck, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold A. Schiffman, Jr. Mrs. Rebecca Schlosser Ms. Karen P. Sexton Jim and Debbie Sheegog Sir Walter Realty Company Darrell & Patricia Steagall Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Steiner Sterling Building Group, Inc. Mr. John S. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Stewart Ms. Morgan Stikeleather Ms. Eulene D. Stiles Mr. J. Darren Stuart Student American Dental Hygienists’ Association Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Styons Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sutter Ms. Valerie J. Swanson TCBY of Franklin Street Mr. and Mrs. Ronald B. Toler Truist Mrs. Melanie J. Underwood Mr. Brian Vandersea Mr. and Mrs. David L. Walker Mr. James Walsh Waste Industries Mr. H. Michael Weaver Ms. Julia E. White Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. White, Jr. Mr. James G. Whitton Ms. Frances H. Wilder Mr. Ed Wooddell Mr. S. Dillon Wooten Mr. Phillips I Works Mrs. Agnes O. Wright Dr. and Mrs. Peter R. Young, Sr.

PROMISE PATRONS (current as of 08/31/2010)

Ms. Kellei Agostinelli Mr. Cutler W. Andrews Mrs. Cristin K. Andrews Dr. Diane Barr Ms. Shakra Belton Ms. Nannette Blois-Martin Dr. Wallace D. Brown Dr. Scott H. Buck Dr. Julie S Byerley Ms. Jennifer Cable Mrs. Carol Cheek Ms. Ellen Collins Ms. Deborah Coningsby Mrs. Evangelina Contreras Ms. Lisbeth Coulombe Mr. John Dalton Mr. Rodney Davis Ms. Denise Dickinson Mr. Alfredo Edenton Mr. Felipe Espinoza Mr. Gary Farkas Mr. Matt Fisher Mr. Luis Flores Ms. Kathy Ford Ms. Heather Frazee Mr. David Fries Mr. Moises Garcia Mr. Oscar Garcia Mrs. Julie Greeson Mrs. Ana Guerra Mr. Luis Gutierrez Ms. Annie Hager-Blunk Mrs. Virginia Hernandez Mr. Juan Hernandez Ms. Regina Boone Hill Mr. Huey Hoague Mr. Mike Hodges Mr. Fred Holt Ms. Natalie Hood-Kramer Mrs. Jose Islas Mr. Cody Jenkins Ms. Stacy Jordan Mr. Ramesh Kalagnanam Ms. Lauren Kearns Ms. Mary Kling Ms. Joanne Kroesen

Dr. Matthew M. Laughon Mr. Edward Lefler Mr. David Leinenfelder Ms. Rhonda Lindsay Ms. Iretta Smith Litchfield Mrs. Carol Little Mrs. Laura Lloyd Mr. Elias Lopez Ms. Kathleen Lowell Mrs. Francisca Lucero Ms. Carolyn L. Mann Mr. Brian McGinnis Mr. Jesus Mendoza Ms. Crystal Hinson Miller Mrs. Cheryl Mills Ms. Courtney J. Mitchell Mrs. Ereida Moreno Mrs. Marian Mueller Dr. Terry L. Noah Ms. Bridget Norton Ms. Patricia G. Oliver Mr. Michael Parker Mr. Roy Parrish Ms. Annette Plato Ms. Kelly D. Posillipo Mr. Jared Price Dr. Lee Reesor Dr. Gregory D. Randolph Dr. Rupa Redding-Lallinger Mrs. Maria Rojas Mr. Jeremy Royals Mr. Andre Savoy Mr. Ronald Spagnuolo Mr. John-Paul Strachan Dr. Alan D. Stiles Ms. Amber Strickland Ms. Christy Summey Dr. Richard W. Sutherland Mr. Matt Tomlinson Ms. Pearl Warren Mrs. Elizabeth Warren Ms. Jennifer Whitehead Mrs. Dora Wooden Ms. Sarah Towner Wright Mr. Bruce A. Wicks Mr. Liyun Yu

The annual Bids for Kids art auction is another way Kids Cards raises money and awareness for N.C. Children’s Hospital.

Recognizing monetary contributions, grant awards, and gifts in-kind received January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.

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6 BUY AND SEND KIDS CARDS Sending Kids Cards is an easy way to support N.C. Children’s Hospital, while also building awareness for the Children’s Hospital among the people you know. Cards for all occasions are available for purchase online and can even be custom imprinted with your special message. New in 2009, Kids Cards debuted e-cards, a “green” and instant alternative to traditional print cards. Visit www.kidscards.org and start brightening mailboxes today.

KIDS CARDS: CELEBRATING 25 YEARS! In 1985, with small seed funding from the UNC Development Office, the Kids Cards program launched with just four card designs. The program, known then as the “holiday card project,” was organized by pediatric social worker, Marie Lauria, MSW, and then chair of the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Tom Boat. From day one, the program’s mission was to raise funds to benefit pediatric patients and bring public awareness to the special needs of seriously ill children and their families.

Honorary Kids Cards program chairs over the years have included UNC coaches Dean Smith, Roy Williams, and Butch Davis.

Today, a quarter-century since its inception, Kids Cards boasts some 64 card designs, covering all occasions, and a variety small gift items. They are available for sale at more than 40 retailer locations throughout North Carolina during the holiday season and year-round via the Kids Cards online store at www.kidscards.org. Above Top: Since the program’s inception, Kids Cards designs have featured artwork created by actual N.C. Children’s Hospital patients. Above Bottom: In 1994, the popular ”Baby Prints” series, created by NICU nurse, Karen Thaxton, RN, made its debut. The tiny hand and foot prints featured on these cards are the actual size of the babies who donated them.

“Kids Cards has grown in ways that were beyond prediction in 1985,” said Linda Bryant-Hampton, MSN, RN, chair of the Kids Cards Advisory Board, a group of 19 volunteers who offer their time, talents, insights and efforts to support the program. “Our cards and gifts are literally ‘just a click away’ anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. It’s amazing if you think about it.” Indeed, the rise of the Web has given Kids Cards a wider audience than was ever before possible through several program additions implemented in recent years:

2006 • Launch of Kids Cards website and online store 2008 • Debut of Pinwheel Print Shop, offering custom card imprinting 2009 • Premiere of Kids Cards e-Cards

Each sale is a benefit to the Children’s Hospital in more ways than one. Over the years, Kids Cards proceeds have helped provide adaptive play equipment, fund camp scholarships and support numerous health and educational program. But, even more than that, Kids Cards builds invaluable awareness about the Children’s Hospital. The program’s annual holiday brochure mailing alone reaches over 20,000 addresses— not just in North Carolina but across the United States—and its cards and gifts, through Children’s Hospital supporters, reach countless others. “With each card sent, a connection is made,” said Amanda Ballew, who directs the Kids Cards program. “It’s like ripples in a pond. You never know the impact those connections are going to have.”

$250 - $499 Dr. William Adamson Mrs. Anne M. Addabbo Mrs. Shanlyn S. Addison Airrich Heating and Cooling, Inc. Mr. Edward J. Albrecht, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Jorge A. Alfonso Ms. Michelle Arlotto Mrs. Dana Atkinson Mr. Frank Auman Bagwell & Bagwell, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baldwin, IV Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne Ballen Balloons & Tunes Mr. John D. Banks Ms. Patricia A. Baughcome Mr. Evan D. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Gerald H. Berrang Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Biersach Mr. James A. Black Dr. Julie S. Blatt and Mr. Arthur Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Boger Dr. and Mrs. Carl L. Bose Ms. Alexandra S. Bowie Dr. and Mrs. Wallace D. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Buck Ms. Stephanie Bumgarner Ms. Shannon Butkus Mrs. Rebecca Byrd Caison Enterprises, Inc., T/A McDonald’s Drs. Ali S. and Muge G. Calikoglu Dr. Robert B. Campbell, DDS, PA Mr. John M. Carew and JMC Construction Mr. and Mrs. George H. Chadwick, III Chapel Hill Country Club Tennis Shop Mr. Charles M. Chapman Beth and Bob Cherry Chick-fil-A at Carolina Pavillion FSU Mr. William M. Choate Dr. Kathleen M. and Dr. Daniel L. Clarke-Pearson Ms. Ellen S. Collins Mr. and Mrs. J. Trevor Colvin Mr. and Mrs. Glenn D. Corley Ms. Christy M. Cornell Mr. James C. Cunningham Davenport & Company, LLC Mr. William R. Davis and Mrs. Christina M. Gibson-Davis Mr. Robert Daye Mrs. Heather K. Delligatti Mr. and Mrs. Elwood M. Dodson, Jr. Ms. Patricia Doyle Mr. David A. Draper Mr. and Mrs. Nathan N. Duggins Mr. Robert J. Duncan Mr. Lewis Dunn Senator John R. Edwards and Mrs. Elizabeth A. Edwards Mr. Jeffrey Emanuel Mrs. Frances Everett Entwistle Mr. Ismael M. Fajardo Mr. Kelly Faulk Ms. Kelly M. Felten Mrs. Jennifer Fincher Mr. and Mrs. Jackie W. Finney Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Fisher Ms. Tamara Fore Mr. Dave Fussell Ms. Robin C. Gaitens Mr. and Mrs. Edward Randy Gardner Mr. Ryan C. Gessner Ms. Audrey J. Gilman Mr. Thurman B. Givan Ms. Catherine Gold Dr. and Mrs. William R. Goldston Mrs. Stacey V. Gonyer GPS - Guilford Capiral Corporation Mrs. Vicki B. Gramig Mr. and Mrs. William G. Graves Mr. Robert C. Greear Ms. Amy Grimshaw Ms. Lisbeth D. Gronlund and Mr. David C. Wright

Ms. and Ms. Ellie A. Gustin Mr. and Mrs. William W. Guthridge Mr. and Mrs. David B. Hagan Mr. Tarek Haidar Ms. Tanya D. Hale Mr. Maged Halim Mr. Jason M. Hall Mr. Travis C. Haneline Mr. John M. Hanson Mrs. and Mr. Vanessa J. Hardee Dr. and Mrs. James R. Harper, Jr. Drs. Dianne S. and Charles O. Harris Dr. and Mrs. Mark D. Harris Ms. Rene C. Hellams Ms. Kristina Helms Mr. and Mrs. William D. Hemphill Mr. Cleo Hill, Jr. and Mrs. Regina Boone Hill Hodges Triad Electric, LLC Mr. Thomas E. Holder Ms. Susan Hollobaugh Mr. and Mrs. Jason A. Holt Mr. Andrew H. Honeycutt Ms. Amy H. Hoots Ms. Suzanne C. Hultman Dr. and Mrs. James D. Hundley Mr. Melvin S. Hurston Ms. Natalie Hyler Ms. Joy Jackson Ms. Bridgit W. Jones Ms. Caroline B. Jones Ms. Lisa Jones Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Jordan Julian’s Mr. Philip Keith Eric and Randi A. Keith Ms. Barbara J. Kelly Mr. Harold M. Kern, III Mr. Byron L. King Ms. June T. King Mr. Lee King Mr. and Mrs. David Kingsbury Ms. Lisa Kostopoulos Mr. Gordon P. Kramon Mr. Jonathan K. Kudlick Mr. Pearce Landry Mr. Jonathan W. Langston Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Larson Dr. Matthew M. Laughon Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Ledford Mr. and Mrs. Al Lee Ms. Lloydene Lee Mrs. Jackie Lewis Libby Hill Seafood Restaurants, Inc Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linford Long Beverage, Inc. Martco Development Corporation Mrs. Nannette B. Martin, MSN Mr. and Mrs. Travis J. May Mr. Jerry G. McBride Mrs. Keri McCauley Mr. Jonathan R. McDonagh Mr. and Mrs. David L. McEntee Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McGinty Ms. Dawn McPherson Mr. Alexander Mihajlov Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Milam Ms. Sarah J. Milholland Millennium Sports Club Mrs. Jean D. Miller Mr. W. L. Miller Mrs. Carol E. Miller-Lewis and Mr. John P. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. William W. Minton, III Mr. Roland J. Moessner Moffat Pipe, Inc. Mrs. Dianne D. Moody Ms. Pattie A. Moore-Boyette and Mr. J.L. Moore Moran Plumbing & Heating Ms. Cheryl Murphy Mr. Davin Murray Mr. and Mrs. Mark Nelson Dr. and Mrs. Edward A. Norfleet, M.D. North Carolina Pediatric Sociey, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Norwood Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mrs. Mary C. Olin Ms. Patricia G. Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Oloughlin Dr. and Mrs. Louie L. Patseavouras Drs. V. Edgar Paul and Melinda C. Paul Ms. Concetta Percoco Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Perry, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn H. Person, Jr. Mr. Robert Petty Mrs. Susan J. Phillips Mrs. Gretchen Pratt Mr. Richard Price Mr. Gary Pysz Mr. James Quinn R. L. Carter Plumbing Co. Ms. Elizabeth Rabenda RALCORP Frozen Bakery Products Mr. and Mrs. J. Kevin Ramer Mr. Henry V. Ramsey Mr. Les Ramsey Ray E. Helfer Society Mr. and Ms. Michael Scates Schneider Stone Inc. Ms. Candace J. Senter Mr. Ricardo Serrano Mr. and Mrs. James B. Sessoms Sharp-Carter Corporation Drs. Thomas C. and Katherine M. Shea Mr. Jennifer M. Sherman Mr. Henry A. Sican Ms. Hannah T. Sigmon Mr. David Singleton Mrs. Jane Sleyman Ms. Angie Sloan Mr. and Mrs. Carroll R. Smith Dr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Smith Mr. and Mrs. William C. Smith, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. William T. Smith IV Ms. Eileen Spahl Ms. Valerie Steinbacher Ms. Lydia L. Stephan Mrs. Jean B. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Strader Straight Line Pie, Inc Mr. Jeremy Strauss Mrs. Claire Sullivan Ms. and Mrs. Thomas Sullivan Swift Creek School PTO Mr. J. E. Swon The Taproom Mr. and Mrs. Zachary L. Thick Mr. Leonard Tidwell and Ms. Sheri Castle Tobacco Road Cellars Torus Wood Mechanics Mr. Lawson Travers Ms. Lee W. Turner The United Way United Way of the Greater Triangle Mr. and Mrs. Harris R. Vaughan, III Ms. Louise Wallin Mr. Todd A. Walter Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Ward Ms. Sally A. Ward Mr. Ronald A. Watkins Mr. Matthew A. Weingold Werts Welding Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. West Westview Pentecostal Holiness Church Mr. and Mrs. C. Anthony White Dr. James L. White, D.D.S., P.A. Ms. Margaret O. White Mrs. Jeri Whitfield Whole Foods of Chapel Hill Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson III Mr. Jeffrey L. Wilson Ms. Jennifer S. Wilson Ms. Cynthia Wittmer Mr. Anthony W. Wrobel Mr. C. R. Young Youth Empowered Solutions (YES) Mr. and Mrs. Adam J. Zinn

Recognizing monetary contributions, grant awards, and gifts in-kind received January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009.

We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the supporters recognized in this report. If you find an error or omission, however, please forgive the mistake and contact the N.C. Children’s Promise at (949) 843-3948 so that we might correct our records.

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7 MAKE A “MAJOR” GIFT A major gift is not “major” because the gift is a certain amount of money. Instead, a gift is considered major when it will make a significant impact on how our hospital cares for children. In most situations, a major gift donor works specifically with a development officer to ensure the gift is used per the donor’s wishes—whether for a specific purpose (such as supporting a program or naming a room) or through a commitment to specific campaign (such as our current Lookout Terrace building campaign). Major gifts can be current gifts, in which money is donated immediately, or deferred gifts, in which money is donated through a bequest, charitable remainder trust, or other planned giving mechanism. Gift planning is explored in greater detail on pages 14-15. Thirty years ago, Jack Entwistle lost his father to cancer. Entwistle and his wife, Wanda, came away from the experience indelibly changed, not just from their personal loss but from spending so much of their time at UNC Hospitals during the elder Entwistle’s cancer care. They had observed so many—no, too many—children dealing with heart wrenching medical challenges at the hospital. They vowed to whatever little bit they could to make those children’s journeys less difficult. Only the Entwistles’ “little bit” turned out to be a whole lot over the years. And this year, as they have done for many years, the Entwistles worked with the N.C. Children’s Promise to determine the Children’s Hospitals most pressing needs and what they could do to help. “Families are coming to the Children’s Hospital from across the state and, for many of them, it’s a strange and scary place,” said Jack Entwistle.

“If our support can do something small, like providing a comfort blanket, or something big, by creating a better environment for them, it’s an invaluable investment,” added Wanda Entwistle.

JACK and WANDA ENTWISTLE

As part of this year’s “investment” in the Children’s Hospital, the Entwistles made a major gift. They provided a quarter of the funds necessary to keep a pediatric social worker/case manager for the N.C. Children’s Airway Center, a position the hospital was unable to fund with clinical revenues. The social worker/case manager helps reduce the length of patient stays and makes better home care provision possible. “We’re almost hesitant to use the term ‘major gifts,’ because people think it’s about a particular dollar amount or giving threshold,” said Crystal Miller, director of the Children’s Promise. “But, to us, a major gift is ‘major’ in terms of the impact the gift will make in a family and child’s overall experience at the hospital—how care is delivered, the sorts of programs we can offer, etc. Our nationally ranked pulmonary and endocrinology programs would have suffered were it not for Jack and Wanda’s support, and we cannot thank them enough on behalf of those children and their families.”

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8 CONSIDER PLANNED GIVING Though often assumed to be complicated, planned giving is actually a very simple way to support N.C. Children’s Hospital. A variety of giving strategies, many of them summarized here, can be leveraged to accommodate your specific needs and circumstances while building a personal legacy that will benefit the children of North Carolina now and for generations to come. Beth Cherry was a dental hygiene student at UNC living in Ehringhaus dorm the first time her life intersected with N.C. Children’s Hospital. “I would sometimes cut through the medical campus, mostly to avoid the bad weather,” recalled Cherry, chuckling at the memory. “Actually, there was no Children’s Hospital back then, just pediatric services scattered here and there.” Years later, a friend’s 10-year-old son was airlifted from Wilmington, N.C. to UNC for a heart transplant. Cherry came to visit the boy and his family during his recovery in the children’s area of N.C. Memorial Hospital. She remembers seeing the new Children’s Hospital, then under construction. She didn’t think much of it at the time, but a chance cocktail party invitation from a friend some months later would change everything.

BETH CHERRY

“When Oogie first called, I thought it was a joke,” said Beth Cherry of her friend Oogie Stanfield’s invitation to come to his home to learn more about the newly-constructed North Carolina Children’s Hospital. “He’s a die-hard Duke fan. I didn’t take him seriously at first.” But Cherry attended the small gathering, there meeting then development chair, Dr. Jake Lohr, and retired pro basketball player, Eric Montross, who talked about the Children’s Hospital and showed slides of the new facility. Intrigued, Cherry decided she needed to see it for herself and soon took a tour led by chief physician, Dr. Alan Stiles.

“Seeing the hospital is what really opened my eyes,” said Cherry. “I understood how truly blessed that, with three children of my own, we never needed that hospital, and I realized this was something I wanted to be a part of.” Since that time, Beth Cherry has dedicated countless hours volunteering and raising awareness for the Children’s Hospital. She even joined its Board of Visitors. Still, she wanted to do more. She wanted to give a significant monetary gift, but she lacked the means to do so. Undeterred, Cherry got creative. She did her research and learned she could achieve her goals through a life insurance policy benefiting the Children’s Hospital. “We are not in a position to give $50,000 to the hospital, but I can afford the yearly amounts we pay to the insurance company,” said Cherry. “And I can honestly say it was the most painless thing I’ve ever done in giving.” “I want to leave a legacy, and this is the way I can do it, even if I don’t see the impact of my gift during my lifetime.”

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WHAT IS PLANNED GIVING? Planned giving, also known as gift planning and deferred giving, refers to charitable gifts that require some advanced planning before they are made. Some common examples include philanthropic gifts to the N.C. Children’s Promise through your retirement assets, will or life insurance. Others include gifts of appreciated stocks and securities, real estate and personal property, among many others.

WHY MAKE A PLANNED GIFT TO THE CHILDREN’S PROMISE? By investing in the N.C. Children’s Promise, you are helping ensure that no child need leave North Carolina to receive world-class medical care. You are equipping our doctors with the greatest resources, our children with the greatest care. You are providing hope for new cures and breakthroughs. You are helping fulfill the promise of a happy and healthy tomorrow for thousands of children. When making a planned gift, you also secure valuable financial and tax benefits for yourself and your heirs. Planned and deferred gifts can be utilized to:

Provide gift plans that benefit you and your family. Bring immediate and deferred tax advantages to yourself and your heirs. Contribute a larger gift than would be otherwise possible from your income. WHAT PLANNED GIVING OPTIONS ARE BEST FOR ME AND MY FAMILY? There is no “one size fits all” in gift planning. From bequests to life-income gifts, there are many ways to tailor a planned gift to your specific circumstances. Planned gifts fall into one of three categories: 1. A future gift from your estate to fund your legacy at N.C. Children’s Hospital. You make a gift through your estate or a beneficiary designation. Options include:

Bequests | Retirement Plan Beneficiary Designations | Life Insurance 2. A future gift to fund your legacy at N.C. Children’s Hospital and provide income to you now. You make a gift to the N.C. Children’s Promise and receive income for your life, for the lives of the beneficiaries or a term of years. These plans include:

Charitable Gift Annuity | Charitable Remainder Trust | Pooled Income Fund 3. A current gift that helps N.C. Children’s Hospital now and your family later. The N.C. Children’s Promise uses the income from your gift for a specified period of time, and then the trust property reverts to you or your heirs. This plan is called a:

Charitable Lead Trust I’D LIKE TO MAKE A PLANNED GIFT TO THE N.C. CHILDREN’S PROMISE. NOW WHAT? Getting started is as easy as contacting the N.C. Children’s Promise at 919.843.3948 or returning the attached reply card. Though we cannot provide legal and tax advice, we are available to work with you and your financial and legal advisors to establish planned gift arrangements that accomplish your personal and charitable objectives and maximize your legacy at N.C. Children’s Hospital.

We’re one of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals – and the only children’s hospital in North Carolina to rank among the Top 10 in the nation! ABOUT NORTH CAROLINA CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL N.C. Children’s Hospital protects the health of North Carolina’s 2.1 million children by aligning premier health care practitioners, world-class medical education, and innovative research to provide the highest-quality care, regardless of a family’s ability to pay. The faculty of the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics offers complete inpatient and outpatient care at N.C. Children’s Hospital’s state-of-the-art facility at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill and at more than 25 satellite outpatient subspecialty clinics throughout North Carolina.

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OFFICE OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS & COMMUNICATIONS

Crystal Hinson Miller, MA, CFRE Vice President, The Medical Foundation of North Carolina, Inc. Director, The N.C. Children’s Promise Director, Office of External Affairs and Communications, N.C. Children’s Hospital 919.966.5812 • hinsonmiller@med.unc.edu

Cutler W. Andrews Director, Major Gifts 919.843.7648 cutler_andrews@med.unc.edu

Amanda Ballew Business and Marketing Manager, Kids Cards 919.401.5452 info@kidscards.org

Danielle M. Bates Director, Communications, N.C. Children's Hospital 919.843.9714 dbates@med.unc.edu

Eleanor Boyd Program Director, Pinwheels and Promises 919.843.3948

Regina Hill Director, Annual Giving 919.843.4155 regina_hill@med.unc.edu

Keela Lyon Director, Special Events 919.843.2915 keela_lyon@med.unc.edu

Mary Ollila Senior Development Director 919.966.7228 mollila@email.unc.edu

Denina White Manager, Development Services and Stewardship 919.843.0416 denina_vinson@med.unc.edu

N.C. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Board of Visitors Harvey Braswell, Chair Littleton, NC Matt and Tiana Ayotte Chair-Elect (Matt) Chapel Hill, NC Vince and Genie Andracchio Rocky Mount, NC Beth Cherry Wilmington, NC Scott and Betsy Custer Raleigh, NC Tammy Davis Chapel Hill, NC Jack and Wanda Entwistle Chair, Finance Committee (Jack) Charlotte, NC Thomas and Margie Haber Chapel Hill, NC Tom and Lisa Hazen Chair, Development Committee (Lisa) Chapel Hill, NC Jim and Susan Kitchen Chapel Hill, NC Steve McPhail Durham, NC Eric and Laura Montross Chapel Hill, NC Mamie Morton Chair, Marketing Committee Boone, NC Cecile Noël Raleigh, NC Steve and Betsy Saye Pinehurst, NC Chris and Ann Smith Chapel Hill, NC Clay Smith Charlotte, NC Patti Thorp Chapel Hill, NC Jay Trepanier Raleigh, NC Woody and Mary Webb Chapel Hill, NC Woody Webb, Jr. Raleigh, NC Todd Wielar Hillsborough, NC Phil Zachary Raleigh, NC Rick W. Zollinger II, MD Charlotte, NC

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