2018 Spring/Summer Heartbeat Newsletter

Spring/Summer 2018

St. Louis

HEARTBEAT

Meet AJ HIS FAMILY CALLED OUR RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE “HOME” FOR 600 DAYS

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Letter from the Board Chairperson Meet the Vaughn Family; Volunteer Needs Volunteer Spotlights: The Dinner Divas and RMHC Courier, Jim Kiley 2018 Special Events Community Fundraisers Welcome to the Board; Outgoing Members New Faces; Donating Your Vehicle Frankie’s Friends; AmazonSmile Volunteer Spotlight: Grab and Go Breakfast Recycle for RMHC Ronald McDonald Family Room Opening Memorials & Tributes Major In-Kind Donors; Memorial & Tribute Bricks and Tree of Life 2017 Cornerstone Society Members 2017 Annual Giving Donors Charitable Gift Annuity Rates on the Rise Jacob’s Generosity Family Dinner Program; Heart & Sole Award Wish List; In Loving Memory and Transplant Recipients Shoes News: Red Shoe Society Updates Heartbits

OUR MISSION: To provide a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill children

2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS STEVE PELCH, CHAIRPERSON DEB VOGT, VICE CHAIRPERSON JEFF BARONE, TREASURER STEVE FAHRIG, SECRETARY KAREN BAER STEVE BESHORE DAVE BRANDT DR. MARY MICHAELEEN CRADOCK GREG DIEKEMPER SHAWN DRYDEN JOAN ELHOFFER CHRIS GIARLA GEORGE GIPSON, III ED HARMON BRIDGET HOY

ANTHONY IRACE ALICIA JETT DR. JOSEPH KAHN SIRUS KARIMI RYAN KURYLA DEREK MARTIN JIM MOSBY JILL OLLER DAVE SADLER KEITH SCHIELER DAVE TORNETTO

RMHC ST. LOUIS STAFF DAN HARBAUGH, PRESIDENT CHERI WUERTZ, VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE FRANK COGNATA, VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT JUDY SCHULER, VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS ALISON KASPAR, DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES PAT NEWBY, DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION MICHELLE BURMANN, SENIOR MANAGER, FINANCE ABBY BANDELOW, EVENT MANAGER VERONICA BIVER, HOUSE MANAGER, PARK AVENUE JENIFER BRAUCKSIEKER, HOUSE MANAGER, WEST PINE COURTNEY FISCHER, MANAGER, FAMILY ROOM PROGRAM IAN LINDQUIST, HOUSE MANAGER, WEST COUNTY KATIE NEPUTE, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER LANISHA THOMAS, DATA MANAGER MCKENNA COOPER, VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR JACLYN FRENCH, ANNUAL GIVING COORDINATOR BARB JARVIS, FINANCE COORDINATOR LAUREN ST. JOHN, COMMUNITY RELATIONS COORDINATOR ALLYSSA BOTTINI, ASSISTANT HOUSE MANAGER, PARK AVENUE CLARE BURKE, ASSISTANT HOUSE MANAGER, WEST PINE KATIE NIMTZ, COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT JEWELL PAINE, ASSISTANT HOUSE MANAGER, WEST PINE STEPHANIE PATTON, FAMILY ROOM ASSISTANT MANAGER LARRY PRY, DATA ASSISTANT BRITTANY RILEY, FAMILY ROOM ASSISTANT MANAGER KATIE SMITHSON, ASSISTANT HOUSE MANAGER, WEST COUNTY BETH VOEGTLI, HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT NICKI ISLAND, RECEPTIONIST, PARK AVENUE APRIL CUSAMANO, HOUSEKEEPER, WEST PINE VICKI RUCKMAN, HOUSEKEEPER, WEST PINE JOY TATE, HOUSEKEEPEER, WEST COUNTY

A Note from our BOARD CHAIRPERSON 2018 is off to a fast and dynamic start for Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis, as we continue to build on the positive momentum of the organization.

I want to begin by thanking all of you for making this possible – ­­ our generous donors (financial and in-kind), our devoted volunteers, our fantastic hospital partners, our tireless staff and our dedicated Board of Directors.

We are constantly reminded of the positive impact that our Houses and Family Rooms have in providing a bit of home-away-from-home as families face very challenging medical situations with their loved ones.

This is evidenced by the Vaughn family, shown on the cover and highlighted in this edition of the Heartbeat.

We wish all the best to Marilyn and AJ! On February 22nd, we hosted our 6th annual Cornerstone Celebration event, a fantastic evening thanking our most generous donors. At this event we also recognize an individual or family, a corporation and an organization for their long-term support of Ronald McDonald House Charities. This year’s most-deserved recipients are Kim and Brad Seabaugh, the ARCO Corporation and St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer.

On March 21st, I was delighted to cut the ribbon, opening our fourth St. Louis-area Ronald McDonald Family Room and second at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, along with Joan Magruder and Dr. Mary Mike Cradock. Last year, we had over 61,000 combined visits to our Family Rooms, which provide a bit of respite and a multitude of convenient services during prolonged pediatric hospital stays.

And if that wasn’t enough, on April 5th we purchased 2.5 acres of land at the intersection of Chouteau and Tower Grove Avenues. This is a critical piece of our longer-term facility plan, to consider combining our two Saint Louis City-based Houses into one larger facility. This would allow us to serve more families, more effectively, in the future. Again, while very exciting, this is a long way off. Until then, we will continue to serve our families from our wonderful West Pine and Park Avenue facilities, in addition to our West County House.

As they say, “It takes a village,” and I couldn’t be more proud, pleased and happy to be a part of this village.

Fondly,

Steve Pelch RMHC St. Louis Board Chairperson

Left: AJ Vaughn; Above, Right: The Vaughn Family smiles for a goodbye photo with our House Manager, Jenifer, and Assistant House Manager, Clare; Right: Marilyn Vaughn plays in the hallway of the West Pine House.

MEET THE VAUGHN FAMILY RMHC St. Louis bids a fond farewell to the Vaughns, who spent 600 days at the Ronald McDonald House on West Pine Boulevard.

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egan and Amos Vaughn heard the devastating news that their 13-monthold daughter, Marilyn, had a brain and spine tumor on July 14, 2016. Three days later, the Vaughns traveled 312 miles from their hometown of Danville, Illinois, to seek treatment at St. Louis Children’s Hospital for Marilyn, who had been diagnosed with Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumors (ATRT). Soon after, Megan and Amos, along with their 4 children: Solara, Selene, Marilyn and AJ, moved into the West Pine Ronald McDonald House.

At the time of Marilyn’s diagnosis, the Vaughns’ youngest child, AJ, had just been born. Soon after, Amos received a blood test confirming he

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was a carrier for the genetic abnormality of ATRT, meaning AJ was susceptible as well. So, as Marilyn began her chemotherapy treatments, AJ began receiving a screening MRI every three months.

In August of 2017, the Vaughn family experienced a rollercoaster of emotions when an MRI showed AJ had developed two brain tumors within the same week that Marilyn was declared cancer-free. When Marilyn ended her chemotherapy treatments, AJ began his.

Over the course of the next seven months, AJ underwent chemotherapy, surgery to remove a tumor, and three bone marrow transplants, meaning lots of time spent at the hospital. During his treatments and time spent recovering from

surgery, the Vaughns used the Ronald McDonald Family Room at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

“I find it really comforting,” says Megan, noting that she especially appreciated how AJ’s siblings could have a comfortable space to gather while they were at the hospital.

“I have a family motto of ‘No man left behind,’ and living here meant that we all got to be together,” says Megan, adding that she has no idea what her family would have done without the Ronald McDonald House.

Not only were the Vaughns able to keep their family close, they also sent their oldest girls to school and made new friends, which restored a sense of normalcy to their lives. They were even able to take their two oldest girls to a Katy Perry concert thanks to the generosity of an RMHC donor, which Megan says is one of her favorite memories from their time spent at the House.

In addition, Megan attributes much of the comfort and care they received to the RMHC team.

“I love the staff here; they’re just amazing. They became family to me,” she says.

We are thrilled to report that in March, after 600 days at the Ronald McDonald House, the Vaughns have checked-out because both Marilyn and AJ are cancer-free! With healthy kids in tow, this family’s future looks bright as they embark upon a move to Oklahoma, where a fellow RMHC guest family with whom they became close friends resides.

“It’s really awesome. I met friends here at this House who are going to help us get settled there,” says Megan, of her family’s next steps.

Here at RMHC St. Louis, we miss the Vaughn family dearly but wish them all the best on their new adventure! ■

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Our volunteers make a difference in the lives of families with seriously ill children by donating their time and talent. Monthly information sessions are held for those interested in learning more about volunteer opportunities. Current opportunities are listed below. For more information, please contact McKenna Cooper, Volunteer Coordinator, at mcooper@rmhcstl.com or visit www.rmhcstl.com/volunteer.

RONALD MCDONALD FAMILY ROOM VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are needed for a variety of shifts at our St. Louis Children’s Hospital and SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital Ronald McDonald Family Rooms.

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE VOLUNTEERS: Volunteers are needed for a variety of shifts throughout the week at our three Ronald McDonald Houses.

Carol Craddock and Sally Miskit were the first volunteers to welcome guest families to our new Ronald McDonald Family Room, located on the 5th Floor of St. Louis Children’s Hospital, which opened in March 2018!

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MAKING DINNER DELIGHTFUL Every meal becomes a masterpiece when the Dinner Divas visit RMHC!

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ne of the most important ways that our volunteers help transform each Ronald McDonald House into a home-away-fromhome is by providing delicious meals for our guest families. When moms and dads don’t have to spend time meal-planning, grocery shopping or cooking, they can focus on what matters most – being there for their child, every step of the way.

RMHC St. Louis is fortunate to have hundreds of volunteer groups participate in the Family Dinner Program. One group in particular, The Dinner Divas, has been cooking for families at our West Pine location once a month for the past three years.

This friendly, charismatic group of 11 women – Denise, Donna, Deb, Alice, Vara, Diane, Elisa, Mary, Bonnie, Kathy and Paula – pull out all the stops at mealtime. From adorning the kitchen with holidaythemed décor and Donna’s beautiful, lovingly created floral arrangements, to their matching black-and-white polka dot aprons, everything The Dinner Divas bring to the table is nothing short of fabulous.

This past December, in addition to their scheduled shift, they prepared muffins and French toast casserole ahead of time for families to enjoy

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on Christmas morning. Five of the Divas and their families also served dinner on Christmas Eve. And in March, they served a St. Patrick’s Day-themed feast, complete with a festive green cake. They even stopped by the House one day to take on the daunting task of thawing and cleaning out the freezers – then filling them back up with casseroles they assembled for times when a volunteer group is not available so that families don’t have to go a night without dinner. During warm-weather months, John, Joe, Kent and Nick, the Dinner Divas’ husbands, join in the fun by grilling chicken or brats.

On one occasion, when group-member Bonnie made her special ham and bean soup, a father who was staying at the House said it reminded him of the soup his grandmother used to make. According to the Dinner Divas, it’s bonding with our guest families over special moments like this that is most rewarding.

“It makes us feel so good to do something that helps,” says Denise, the group’s leader.

Here at RMHC St. Louis we couldn’t be more grateful to these extraordinary ladies for serving up lots of love and compassion with every delicious, homemade dish they create. ■

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: JIM KILEY Volunteer Jim Kiley is a “driving force” behind day-to-day operations at RMHC St. Louis.

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lmost a decade ago, Jim Kiley caught a glimpse of the West County Ronald McDonald House as it was being built.

From that time forward, he continued to follow its progress, eventually reaching out to see how he could lend a hand after it opened.

In early 2011, Jim took on the important volunteer role of courier. Now, every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, Jim makes the rounds to all three Houses to deliver crucial items and documents, saving our organization both staff time and money. Jim’s deliveries also help RMHC ensure that we have everything we need to provide guest families with the best home-away-from-home possible, every day. In addition to his weekday deliveries, Jim is also a welcome face at all three Houses most Sundays, when he delivers several boxes of donuts that have been donated by a local bakery.

According to Jim, the best part about sharing his time and talent is helping others while being out and about – something with which he is quite familiar after driving a newspaper route for 31 years – and the friendships he’s formed with RMHC staff members.

“This is a great group of people,” says Jim. “Everybody has a good heart, and it’s nice to come to a place like that.”

In addition to helping RMHC, Jim also volunteers for several other worthy causes, including Meals on Wheels and taking people who have transportation difficulties to their

doctor appointments. Jim says that giving back was installed in him from a young age, and he was further influenced by the schools he attended, the family he worked for throughout college and his in-laws.

“If you get a chance to help somebody out, do it,” says Jim. “When Jim first started volunteering, he was doing one or two days a week. Over time, as other days became available, he took them on and now volunteers as our courier four out of the five work days,” says Alison Kaspar, Human Resources Director for RMHC St. Louis. “That is who Jim is – reliable, dedicated and someone who genuinely cares for others. Whenever he is thanked, his response back is, ‘Happy to help,’ and it shows. He is a joy to have around the Houses. He has a pretty good sense of humor, too.” ■

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2018 SPECIAL EVENTS Mark your calendar and join us for one of our annual fundraising events!

14TH ANNUAL TAB TOP PANDEMONIUM SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018

Thank you to everyone who donated aluminum tab tops and keys at this year’s Tab Top Pandemonium event, sponsored by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield!

Special thanks to Didion Orf Recycling for providing weigh stations and volunteers from Bunge for their dedication. This free, family-friendly event took place at the Park Avenue Ronald McDonald House and featured games, face-painting, and more. For more information about the Recycle for RMHC program, including our 2018 collection winners, visit www.rmhcstl.com/recycle.

33RD ANNUAL CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD/RMH GOLF TOURNAMENT & DINNER AUCTION ■ JUNE 3 & 4, 2018 LOCATION: Meadowbrook Country Club Now in its 33rd year, the Cushman & Wakefield/ RMH Golf Tournament is one of the premier golf events in St. Louis. The festivities kick off with an elegant dinner auction on Sunday night, followed by morning and afternoon flights on Monday.

Altogether, this annual event raises $800,000+, with Colton Parayko of the St. Louis Blues serving as Honorary Chair in 2018. For more information, visit www.rmhcstl.com/golf.

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Each year, proceeds from special events contribute more than $1.2 million toward the mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis. For more information about our fun-filled fundraisers, or to see how you can get involved, please visit us online at www.rmhcstl.com/events.

18TH ANNUAL KIDS & CLAYS TOURNAMENT AND DINNER AUCTION ■ AUGUST 19 & 20, 2018 LOCATION: Auction - Missouri Athletic Club Downtown; Tournament - Black Hawk Valley Hunt Club Join us in celebrating the 18th Annual BENEFITING RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES Kids & Clays event sponsored by ARCO Construction!

Sunday night will feature a dinner auction with many exciting silent and live auction items, followed by a sporting clays tournament on Monday. Breakfast, lunch and beverages will be served throughout the day, followed by an awards ceremony. For more information, visit www.rmhcstl.com/kidsandclays.

25TH ANNUAL SCRAMBLE FOR CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

LOCATION: The Country Club at The Legends Sponsored by McDonald’s, this event is perfect for anyone looking for a fun, affordable tournament supporting a great cause! Foursomes will compete for prizes in morning or afternoon rounds and test their luck at several par-3 games along the course. Each player will also receive a gift bag, lunch and refreshments on the course. For more information, visit www.rmhcstl.com/scramble.

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COMMUNITY FUNDRAISERS Mark your calendar for these exciting Caring Partners Program events hosted by members of the St. Louis community and beyond!

1 Small Change, Big Difference Fundraiser at McDonald’s June 14-17, 2018

When you purchase a fresh-beef Quarter Pounder at a participating St. Louis-area McDonald’s restaurant June 14-17, $0.25 will be donated to the newly renovated Ronald McDonald Family Room at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Don’t forget to drop your change in the donation boxes, too, because every penny helps!

2 8th Annual LoneRiders Raffle Run Saturday, June 30, 2018

Join LoneRiders Motorcycle Group for their annual Raffle Run, benefiting RMHC St. Louis! Now in its eighth year, this motorcycle ride will begin and end at Shamrocks Pub n Grill in St. Peters, with check-in beginning at 9 a.m. The event will also feature food, drink, raffles and prizes. For more information, email LoneRidersRC@att.net or visit facebook.com/loneridersrcpokerrun.

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Help for Kids Charity Bass Fishing Tournament Saturday, September 8, 2018

The 31st Annual IUOE Local 148 Reel Help for Kids Charity Bass Fishing Tournament benefiting RMHC St. Louis will take place on September 8, 2018 at the Lake of the Ozarks Public Beach Area #2 Marina. Don’t miss the chance to compete for cash prizes and enjoy complimentary dinner and beverages. For more information on how to register, please visit www.local148.com or facebook.com/IUOE148.

For more information about the Caring Partners Program, or how you can help host a fundraiser, please visit www.rmhcstl.com/ thirdpartyfundraisers. To see a complete list of events being hosted by our community partners, visit www.rmhcstl.com/aroundtown.

WELCOME TO THE BOARD RMHC St. Louis welcomes the following individuals to the 2018 Board of Directors: STEVE BESHORE is a Partner at Husch Blackwell LLP. and has been with the firm since 2002. He earned both his Bachelors in Business Administration and his law degree from Saint Louis University. Steve joined the Ronald McDonald House Golf Committee a number of years ago and has served as the tournament’s chair for corporate sponsors the past six years. Steve and his wife, Ellen, have three children Molly, Megan and Declan. Steve, Ellen and family are lifelong residents of St. Louis as well as avid fans of the Cardinals and Blues.

JOAN ELHOFFER is the Owner/Operator of seven McDonald’s locations from Troy

through St. Charles, Warren and Montgomery counties, as well as Owensville, Missouri.

She has worked for McDonald’s since she was 16 years old. After attending UMSL, Joan pursued management with McDonald’s and became an Owner/Operator in 1991.

Currently, Joan co-chairs the Women Operator’s Tent at RMHC’s Annual Scramble for Charity Golf Tournament, which is sponsored by McDonald’s. McDonald’s is also where she met her husband of 36 years, David, with whom she has 3 daughters and 2 sonsin-law. She enjoys spending time traveling, boating and reading.

RYAN KURYLA is a Manager in the Benefits Compliance division at CBIZ, a

business advisory firm, where he has been part of the team for more than 10 years.

He earned both his MBA and undergraduate degree from the Trulaske College of Business at Mizzou. Ryan has volunteered on behalf of Ronald McDonald House Charities since 2012, and served as the inaugural President of the Red Shoe Society - the young professionals group. He loves showing off his seersucker pants at their annual Kentucky Derby watch party. Ryan and his wife, Emily, have two daughters, Grace and Genevieve.

JILL OLLER serves as Director, Sales and Service in Strategic Accounts for

Graybar, a leading Fortune 500 distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products. Prior to Graybar, Jill spent 13 years in the health care industry, with 11 of those being with BJC HealthCare where she most recently was the Director, Human Resources at Missouri-Baptist Medical Center. Jill holds a bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University, and holds the certification of Senior Human Resources Professional (SPHR). Jill is a native of Illinois, and currently resides in Maryville with her husband, Dave, and daughter Riley. In her free time, she enjoys attending and helping with her daughter’s sporting events and activities!

THANK YOU! We would like to thank our 2017 outgoing Board Members Tami Keller, Lincoln Gray, Colleen Schoendienst and Tammy Livers (not pictured) for their outstanding dedication and service to the RMHC mission. We appreciate your leadership and guidance over the years!

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NEW FACES Meet the newest staff members of RMHC St. Louis!

MCKENNA COOPER

joined as the Volunteer Coordinator in November.

She is excited to continue her career in the nonprofit world. She joins RMHC from the American Red Cross, where she managed disaster relief efforts.

McKenna graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with her bachelor’s in Public Health. In her free time, she enjoys cheering on the St. Louis Blues!

LANISHA THOMAS

joined as the Data Manager in December. She is a diverse individual with a wide range of expertise in nonprofit program development and evaluation with a specialty in funding management. She has worked in the service industry for many years in multiple capacities.

Lanisha’s many years of experience in the non-profit arena exemplify her sincere desire to improve the overall care and well-being of the St. Louis community.

BETH VOEGLTI came onboard this Spring as an HR Assistant. Beth’s background includes being an HR Generalist with an emphasis in recruiting. She also holds a Master of Arts in Human Resources Management from Webster University. Outside of work, she loves road trips with her family, watching her girls play soccer and walking their dog, Benny.

ALLYSSA BOTTINI is

excited to transition into the role of Assistant House Manager at Park Avenue.

Allyssa graduated with a degree in Child and Family Development with an emphasis in Child Life from Missouri State University, where she developed a passion for working with children and families in the health care setting. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends and family and traveling to new places.

A NICE TAX DEDUCTION COULD BE ROLLING YOUR WAY! Are you looking to get rid of a used or unwanted vehicle? Donating it to RMHC is easy! We will arrange for someone to pick it up and sell it on your behalf, and you will receive a tax deduction for the sale value of the vehicle. Best of all, proceeds from the average vehicle donation cover the cost of a family’s one-week stay at the Ronald McDonald House. To donate your vehicle, please visit www.onecarhelpsrmhc.com or call 1-855-227-7435. For more information, call Frank Cognata, Vice President, Development, at 314-932-4148 or email fcognata@rmhcstl.com.

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FRANKIE’S

FRIENDS

Frankie, our Chief Pawsitivity Officer and resident therapy dog, stays busy throughout our RMHC St. Louis locations and beyond!

Frankie, our Australian Labradoodle therapy dog, spends her days at our three St. Louis-area Ronald McDonald Houses, where she provides comfort and lots of smiles to RMHC guest families!

SHOP THROUGH AMAZON SMILE Do you shop online at Amazon.com? If so, you could help support RMHC St. Louis at no cost to you, all with the click of a button.

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support RMHC St. Louis every time you shop.

Simply visit www.smile.amazon.com, log in using your existing Amazon account, and select Ronald McDonald House Charities of Metro St. Louis as your charity. Then start shopping! A portion of the purchase price will be donated to RMHC St. Louis at no cost to you.

After you have selected our organization, Amazon will prompt you to use AmazonSmile in the future, and you can even bookmark the link.

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A DYNAMIC DUO Kim Bertram and Helen Stacy started the “Grab and Go” breakfast program to provide a quick and convenient morning meal for RMHC families.

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im Bertram and her family have been friendly faces volunteering their time and talents in a variety of ways at the Ronald McDonald Houses for more than twenty years.

In 1983, when Kim and her husband Topper’s child Tony was born, they spent many days and nights at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center (now SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital) while Tony received treatment and care.

Although they were not able to utilize the Ronald McDonald House at the time, they definitely grew to understand its importance. This combined with their wish to pay back some of the kindness they received from the nurses and physicians at Cardinal Glennon led the Bertram family to volunteer for RMHC. “RMHC supports the hospitals by taking care of the parents, so that the nurses and staff at the hospital can focus on the kids,” says Kim. Before retiring from her career as a teacher and principal, Kim, along with her husband and her mother, Helen Stacy, began researching ways they could help our organization.

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for a family with a child in the hospital, she came up with the idea of the “Grab and Go” breakfast.

“We wanted a small, deliberate act we knew we could maintain,” says Kim. Together, she and Helen visit our Park Avenue House twice a month and prepare an assortment of fresh food, including: sausage and egg biscuits, fruit cups, muffins, boiled eggs and cinnamon rolls, all of which are transportable and microwavable so that they can be eaten on-the-go or at the hospital.

“Having a partner makes it possible,” emphasizes Kim. “We have a great time just cooking and talking.”

Kim’s son Tony, now a teacher himself, also joins them for the breakfast program when his work schedule allows.

“It’s super fun when our son goes in to volunteer with us; it makes it really feel full circle,” says Kim. You can find Kim and Helen at the Park Avenue House every second and fourth Wednesday, putting smiles on the faces of our guest families. One morning, they overheard a mother say, “It’s Grab and Go breakfast day! I love Grab and Go breakfast!” which Kim says made her heart so happy.

“Every single time we leave, we leave feeling good about what we just did,” Kim says, when asked about her favorite aspect of volunteering.

“We get to leave them with a kind word and maybe something to eat. We understand that our breakfast program doesn’t change the medical challenges faced by resident families, but it, hopefully, makes some of the days they spend here a little easier.”

To those thinking of volunteering Kim says, “Don’t assume you have nothing to offer. If you are curious or have an idea just call. Come in and have a conversation, spur an idea - you will find that you’re needed.”

Here at RMHC, we couldn’t be more appreciative of Kim and Helen’s commitment to providing our guest families with the best home-away-from-home possible. Thank you so much! ■

Help keep families with sick children close while doing your part to sustain our environment by recycling for RMHC! The aluminum tab tops on beverage cans, old keys or small electronics you collect will be recycled and turned into a monetary donation for RMHC St. Louis thanks to our friends at Didion Orf Recycling. While it may seem like a small gesture, your recycling efforts have a big impact on families staying at one of our three Ronald McDonald Houses and those using our four Ronald McDonald Family Rooms.

TAB TOP PROGRAM The Tab Top Program invites people of all ages to collect aluminum tab tops from beverage cans to support The House that Love Built. Annually, these little tabs help generate over $21,000!

KEYS TO THE HEART PROGRAM Collect and donate your unused keys to RMHC St. Louis through our Keys to the Heart Program. When you donate the keys you no longer need, you open doors for families with seriously ill children.

ELECTRONIC RECYCLING PROGRAM Your old electronics can make a big difference for the families who use the Ronald McDonald House or Ronald McDonald Family Room programs in St. Louis. Donated electronics are recycled and turned into a monetary donation to support RMHC St. Louis.

Accepted electronics include: old cell phones, laptops, AC adapters, holiday lights, home and office phones, extension cords, network gear, satellite receivers and PC towers. *Currently, these are the only items we accept for the Electronic Recycling Program*

HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED 1. Find a Container – You can collect tabs, keys and electronics in anything! Visit rmhcstl.com/ recycle for printable wraps and signs to place on your collection bin, or get creative and make your own!

2. Start Collecting – Ask family, friends, schools, community groups or local businesses for help, too.

3. Turn In Your Collection – Tabs and keys can be dropped off at any Ronald McDonald House during regular hours, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Mon-Fri), or directly to Didion Orf Recycling.

All electronics must be dropped off at Didion Orf Recycling. Be sure to tell them that you want your donation to go to RMHC St. Louis! *Tabs, keys and electronics must be separated when turned in*

Questions? Visit rmhcstl.com/recycle or contact Lauren at lstjohn@rmhcstl.com or 314-932-4141.

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AN OASIS IN THE HOSPITAL St. Louis’ fourth Ronald McDonald Family Room opened on the 3rd floor of the new tower at St. Louis Children’s Hospital in March 2018.

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n March 21, 2018, RMHC St. Louis hosted a grand opening for the Ronald McDonald Family Room inside the new tower of St. Louis Children’s Hospital!

St. Louis Children’s Hospital President, Joan Magruder, along with RMHC Board Member Dr. Mary Michaeleen Cradock and RMHC Board Chair, Steve Pelch, cut the ribbon, welcoming guest families to this beautiful space.

Totaling nearly 3,000 square feet, the Family Room offers a kitchen, dining area, quiet room with comfortable recliners, a TV room, a play room, laundry facilities, showers, four computer stations and more. It will serve approximately 5,000 additional local and out-of-town families each year. We are extremely grateful to Emerson and St. Louis Children’s Hopsital, whose generous contributions made this expansion possible.

The original Ronald McDonald Family Room at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, which opened in 2007, is undergoing renovations thanks to a gift from Ameren and will reopen in Summer 2018 to serve families of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patients.

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MEMORIALS The following gifts were made in memory of someone special from July 1 to December 31, 2017.

Vito Agnello

Mr. David L. Tornetto Carlyn S. Anderson Mrs. Angi Courtney Ms. Vicki Creasy Mrs. Judy Prather Zaylee Armstrong Mr. Jerry Hudson Jeffrey Arst Laura Kaufmann Randy Barksdale Mr. and Mrs. Matt Vossen Darlene Beckman Mr. Jerry Baldwin Mr. John Baucom Ms. Camilla Ferrel Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Henning, Jr. Mr. Rudie Schappat Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Shults Spear Compound Ms. Nadine Uppinghouse Mr. Brian Warson Dianne Bell Mrs. Ruth Holzum Mrs. June Lammers Ms. Beatrice Parsons Family of The Pendletons Mr. George Schuler Mr. John Thomas UV PTO and Principals Dianne Bergheger Mr. Fred Bueler Anne Beyatte Mr. and Mrs. Clarence T. Basler, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Karl Mr. Donald Kirchner Ms. Dawn Leible Mr. James A. Samson Mr. Malcolm Scherer Ms. Viola Schilli Mr. Mark Schwent Dorothy Biggerstaff Ms. Kathy Murphy Olivia Billings Mr. and Mrs. Brad Hendrich Benjamin Bilpush Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Misuraca Evelyn Block Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Walker Ruth Block Mr. and Mrs. Henry Diamant Tina Boland Mr. Michael J. Boland Leona F. Bradford Ms. Nancy Haynes

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Jack Brandt Mrs. Mimi Klamen John C. Braucksieker Mr. James B. Orr Lou Briggs Mr. and Mrs. Matt Vossen Lorri Burgess Elser Anonymous Mr. Bob Cawford Mr. and Mrs. Jason T. Currington Mrs. Vera Currington Mr. Dave Easter Mr. Bryan Hargiss Mr. and Mrs. Don Huff II Ms. Beth Luecke Mr. Keith Mason Mrs. Laurel Sundhausen BW Carter Ms. Susan Brown Steve Chalmers Mr. David L. Tornetto Regina S. Chang Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Scott Frances Cline Ms. Shirley M. Good George Clobes Mr. and Mrs. James P. Foley Sharon Cohen The Honorable and Mrs. Robert S. Cohen Ms. Betsy Enger Sharon Cohen Ms. Barbara J. Hoberock Mr. Richard Rosenthal Mitchell Shenker Mr. Robert Tucker Mr. Richard Weckl Ms. Gail Winham Angeline Corich Ms. Marie B. Moore Dorothy J. Danner Hunter Mr. Fred Bueler Cecelia F. Dickmann Ms. Janna Braun David Dierberg Mr. and Mrs. Calvin F. Dierberg Mary A. Diestelkamp Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Walker Robert B. Dillon Ms. Alexa Anderson Anonymous Ms. Mary E. Barber Mr. Claude W. Cooley Midtec Associates Ms. Jeanne Rhoades Ms. Sandra Richardson

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Carol A. Doggendork Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Walker Thomas A. Dykstra Ms. Maureen Clancy May Maria Earl Mr. James Altman Mr. John Altman Anonymous Mr. Edward Berra Mr. Rickey Earl Mr. and Mrs. John O’Leary Webster Groves Fire Department Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. White Dorothy Eiglarsh Mr. and Mrs. Gary Levinson Chase Elmendorf Mrs. Ellen Broadway Mrs. Carol Elmendorf Mrs. Patricia Wood Breanne Erwin Ms. Debra K. Erwin Shelley Fedderke Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Desiderio Mr. Darrell Kombrink Mr. Larry McFadden Ms. Kathleen Morio Mary Feurer Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bartlett Geraldine Fiebig Anonymous Bill Fitzgibbons Mrs. Rita G. Fitzgibbons Mary M. Fitzsimmons Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Swift Laura Fleming Ms. Tracy J. Raben Jerry Friedeck Ms. Janet Sankey Elsie Fruend Mrs. Carol Boren Ms. Linda Harris Missouri Auto Auction St. Louis Regional Health Commission Mrs. Leslie Sortino Marvin Gelber B&C Dining Corporation Drury Development Corporation Ms. Patricia Duvall Gatesworth Residents Association Mr. Michael Goldberg Mrs. Tracy Goldberg Gross Ms. Suzanne Lasky Ms. Denise Moss

(Gelber cont’d) Martin E. Oberman and Merle A. Oberman Ms. Rochelle Popkin Ms. Ruth Sobel Mr. John Wilson Gina Giorgi Ms. Laverne Ogle Larry Goldberg Ms. Cheryl Land Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Brandt Connie Goss Mr. and Mrs. Ted Herman Richard and Marie Graves Ms. Teri L. Graves Shania J. Greener Ms. Jacquline Buso Ms. Clarice H. Dove Mr. Joe Dove Mrs. Janice Engles Hollenberg Farms Ms. Trudy Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Von Holten Ms. Susan Walker Jan Grossman Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Hartwig Cecil M. Hale Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Walker David M. Hallemeier Mr. and Mrs. Ramon W. Finke Chip Hein Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blankemeyer Barbara Hellwege Mr. and Mrs. David Behrens Mildred Hettenhausen Ms. Ann Brendel Mrs. Kathleen Donovan Mr. Patrick Flatley Diane Hill Blake Brown Transwestern Irene Hoff Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Walker Anita Holland Mrs. Ruth Richardson Connie and Norma Hudson Ms. Alexandra Babione Peggy G. Huey Mrs. Sharon Buckner Adrian Hutton Mr. and Mrs. James F. McConnell

Cameron Irvin Mrs, Kelly Westbrook Paige James Mrs. Mary Jo Sgro Mr. and Mrs. Eric James Virginia M. Jingst Blessing Hospital Sandra Kass Drs. Robin and Jay Androphy Rudolph Kasten Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Malter Allen J. Keim Mrs. Nancy Weitekamp Matthew Keller Drs. Robin and Jay Androphy Adam Kornblet Mr. Michael Weissman JoAnn Kubick Ms. Mary M. Nonn Rodney LaMothe Ms. Joan L. Bebee Tony Letizia Marilyn Merlo Carol Levitats Mrs. Betty Urban Judy Lincoff Mr. and Mrs. Matt Vossen Levi Loggini Mr. and Mrs. Frederic E. Brown Shayley Mabury Ms. Ashley Mabury Harvey Malter Kelly and Dan Harbaugh Mr. John Herber Mr. and Mrs. Jim L. Mather Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Murphy Ms. Emily Schneider Ms. Deborah M. Vogt Peter Mani Ms. Lisa Abood Anonymous Mr. William L. Bubla Ms. Kely Eyermann Fitzpatrick Pharmacy Mr. Thomas Gallo Ms. Barbara Gellasch Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Hoffman Mr. Kurt Lewandowski Mrs. Patricia D. Murphy Mrs. Ellen Papera Mr. Mark Patrick Mrs. Holly Sepe Spangler Erkert and Assoc Mr. Calvin Treat

MEMORIALS CONTINUED Ken Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Nies Robert May Mr. James Barylski Mr. Elgin Manalang Mrs. Donna Martin Ms. Karin May Mount Hope Elementary Mr. Kevin Smith Jim McDonough Mr. and Mrs. Ervin D. Weinmeister Bill McGrath Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Swift Sue Meredith Ms. Ruth M. Houlihan Aidan Meyer Ms. Dianna Adorjan Faith A. Miles Mr. and Mrs. David Mayberry Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Miles Jeremy Morales Ms. Pamela S. Laplant Thomas J. Moran Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Taylor Samuel S. Morrell Mrs. Jennifer Morrell Richard Myers Mr. and Mrs. Norman Becker Hannah Nance Joseph P. Vollmer and Susan Bartoni Vollmer Robert Newman Mr. and Mrs. David Lanahan Ms. Betty Moyer Alex S. Ocsody Ms. Susan Brown Neal O’Keefe Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Walker Thomas Oliver Mr. and Mrs. John E. Buckner, Jr. Oner Onergil Mr. and Mrs. James P. Foley Russell Phillips Dr. Karen and Mr. Jerry Tabak Blake Prosser Mr. and Ms. Guy E. Middleton Ollie Ragsdale Dr. and Mrs. Mark Feldman Jennifer Raley Mr. Ray W. Raley Stephen Rayhawk Mrs. Christine Schiller Rick Remming Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Hartwig

Peaches Reynolds Ms. Catherine Johnson Ms. Amy Wilkinson Margaret Richards Jack Richards Ms. Arlene Lang Kameron Rudar Kameron Rudar Ms. Carla Newberg John T. Saffa John Saffa Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf M. Sida Owen Salters Anonymous Mr. Scott Crooks Ms. Michelle Culian Ms. Veronica Dominguez Mr. Charlie Drennan Mr. Harry Grupe Ms. Norma Hankins Mrs. Katie Hirtz Ms. Edna Hoefer Mr. Robert Ide Mr. Don Keelan White Ms. Marissa Kling Ms. Carole Lander Ms. Cathy Lehnhoff Mr. Don Lukes Mrs. Teresa McFarland Ms. Janine Mroz Mr. Kevin Olsen Mr. Stephen Preskitt Ms. Sandra Ramirez Mr. Eric Winter Mrs. Cynthia Wooge Ms. Billie York Mr. Bruce York Mr. Keith W. York Michael Schaeffer Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Sterneck Mercedes Schmidt Ms. Anne Schmidt Carl C. Schneider Mrs. Joanne R. Schneider Eleanor Martha Eugenia Schneider Mr. Jere R. Brew Shell Oil Company Foundation Matching Gifts Program Charles Schuessler Ms. Chandos Pittman Ms. Comonia Schuessler Patricia Schweikart Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Armstrong Helen Sheahan Mr. Sean T. Geoghegan Mr. David L. Tornetto

Joseph J. Smoltz Ms. Jean H. Wagner Carl Spector Mrs. Robin Roach Sam Spehr Mr. and Mrs. Bob Armentrout Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Arnoldy Mr. and Mrs. John L. Barrow Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bax Berkshire Hathaway Alliance Real Estate Ms. Allison Branen Mr. Robert Breitbarth Mr. and Mrs. Luke S. Burkemper Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cerwin Cornerstone Mortgage Inc Chesterfield, MO Mr. Kevin Cushing Ms. Susan Davis Mr. David Delee Ms. Marlene Diekmann Mrs. Dorcas Dunlop Ms. Heather Gardner Mr. Sean T. Geoghegan Mrs. Dana Hamilton Kelly and Dan Harbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Hilmes Mr. and Mrs. Vance C. Hodge Ms. Ilene Jenkins * Wendy Kempland Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Klein Mr. and Mrs. George R. Kleine Mrs. Donna Kriete Mr. and Mrs. John M. Laufer Ms. Carol A. Lee Ms. Pat Malloy Mr. and Mrs. Michael Marsh Mr. and Mrs. Roger E. Mathis Mr. and Mrs. Joe May Mrs. Lisa McCarthy Ms. Mary Minton Ms. Angela Murrell Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Nix Mr. and Mrs. John Piechocinski Mr. and Mrs. Curt J. Rebstock Ms. Mary Reed Mr. Larry Reimelt Ms. Elizabeth Ridings Mrs. Jill Riecker Ms. Christine Roberts Ms. Paula Rose Ms. Mary Rupp Mr. and Mrs. Judy J. Schuler

(Spehr cont’d) Mr. and Mrs. Greg Simon Ms. Aimee Simpson Ms. Susan Slazinik Mr. and Mrs. Victor P. Thompson Mrs. Elaine Thomure Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thornton Ms. Karen Thrasher Mr. David L. Tornetto Mr. David Voges Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Wright Thomas Wright Ms. Mary K. Wuller Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wunderlich David Spiro Ms. Gloria Herzog Jaylee M. Stone Anonymous Mrs. Christine Boss Mr. Michael Bottom Mr. David Duncan Mr. Dennis Gernhardt Ms. Tracy Gerth Ms. Catherine Jackson Ms. Dee A. Johnson Ms. Carol Lewis Mr. Andrew Nelson Prarie Chapel Church Ms. Sarah C. Robinson Ms. Mary D. Short Mr. Timothy Spurling Ms. Julie Wade Donald Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Armstrong Bonnie Tabatznik Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Lipsitz Elle P. Terlip Mrs. Samantha Bogle Milton J. Tesson Ms. Carla K. Cawthon Mr. and Mrs. John Williamson Denice L. Thompson Joseph P. Vollmer and Susan Bartoni Vollmer Bootsie Till Ms. Mary M. Nonn Dora Till Mrs. Jo Ann Kubik Betty Tonneas Ms. Shirley M. Good James Torrisi Mr. David L. Tornetto Ava Tracey Mrs. Jean Weber Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Hengen

(Tracey cont’d) Greg Padavan Ms. Linda Segura Katie Tremblay Ms. Christina Len Kathy Uhlenbrock Mr. and Mrs. James P. Foley Miss Maryann Rodriguez Franklin C. Umbdenstock Calverton Heights Association Mr. Teddy E. Hicks Ms. Josalyn Moran Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moresi, Jr. Webster Groves Fire Department Charlie Vago Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Brennan Judy Van Dyke Ms. Julie Griffin Cornelius Van Zanten Mr. David L. Tornetto Don Veile Kelly and Dan Harbaugh Jake C. Wade Joseph P. Vollmer and Susan Bartoni Vollmer Adeline Wallenberg Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Walker Mary Webb Ms. Patricia A. Andrews Mrs. Sharon Buckner Ms. Betty J. Tisius Marcia Witte Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hart David Wood Ms. Kathleen Jacobs We make every effort to include everyone correctly. If you have a correction, please contact us at 314.932.4134. To make a donation, please visit rmhcstl.com/donate.

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TRIBUTES The following gifts were made in honor of someone special from July 1 to December 31, 2017.

Sara Alstadt Mrs. Stephanie Warden Michael Baumgartner Mrs. Aimee Baumgartner Marc Berger Mr. and Mrs. Henry Diamant Ida Bernsen Mrs. Nancy Brasfield Cheryl Beussink Mr. and Mrs. Delmar R. Gillman Chris and Sandy Wedewer/Gary and J. Biggs Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Meyer John Billingham Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ferman Stuart L. Block Ms. Roberta Cohen Doris C. Bonin Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Bonin Frank and Jane Bowles Ms. Beverly Dauernheim Kathy Busch Mr. Zack Busch Lucian H. Cain Mrs. Stacia Cain Steve Caraffa Mr. Anthony Caraffa April H. Christman Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Jarred Christman Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Tate Conner Mr. Tyler Conner Pat E. Coppinger Ms. Gina Horas John Costello Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf M. Sida Mary M. Cradock Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Malter Martha M. Crowley Mrs. Jody Maas Lynne Curtis Ms. Susan Brown Caleb Davis Mrs. Vonda Davis Edward Dowling Ms. Patricia A. Andrews Virginia Epstein Mrs. Barbara A. Schieler Emerald Ferebee Emerald Ferebee Paulette Fotsch Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ferman Keith & Nicole Freber Mrs. Darlene Freber Connor Gaddy Mrs. Nancy E. Weigand Emme Gestring Mrs. Jennifer Neuschafer

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Christopher Giarla Sparkmon & Associates CPAs James Gibson Mr. and Mrs. John W. Oliver Mary Glass Ms. Ingrid Carney Jonah Goodman Mr. Richard Knight Patricia Hagen Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mayer Ruth and Jimmy Halpern Mr. and Mrs. Henry Diamant Dan Harbaugh Mr. Brandon M. Blakey and Ms. Anne Grossmann Brent Hardesty Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Mary Hardesty Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Renee G. Hardesty Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Heather Hardesty Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Amy S. Hardesty Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Patricia Heninger Mr. and Mrs. Byrne E. Heninger Mary Henry Ms. Shirley M. Good Sandy Herberholt Mr. Jay Rademan Brandon Hibbs Mrs. Jan L. Hibbs Corey Hill Mr. Brandt Dolce Billie Hillmeyer Mr. Donald S. Boyce Henry Hirsch Mr. and Mrs. Hiram C. Martin III Jaylea Hobbs Mr. Ronald K. Hobbs Mary Hoffman Ms. Audrey Kleine Joseph Horton Mrs. Sharon Buckner Tom Hunt Mrs. Maria Earl Liz Isgriggs Ms. Mary Signaigo Barb Kahn Ms. Frances Estes Joseph A. Kahn Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Johnston Sharon Kamp Mr. Thomas J. McKeone Ethan Keller Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Keller John Kelley Mrs. Nancy Brasfield

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Gerald Korman Mrs. Sharon Buckner Robert Landwehr Mr. and Mrs. Tim C. Elder Quinn LeGrand Clayton Financial Group Guy Litteken Mr. Bill Murphy Deb Lyster Arthur Ostmann General Contractor, Inc. Sarah R. Malter Kelly and Dan Harbaugh Ron Marth Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Judy Marth Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Michael Massoni Mrs. Rebecca Light Robert May Ms. Helen Andert Rob & Sue McNally Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Garrett McNally Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Bliss & Beckett McNichols Rep. Kristopher Hoffman Margie Moon Ms. Mary Signaigo Samuel Morrell Mrs. Jennifer Morrell William Moskoff Chemline Inc Benjamin Mullanix Ms. Connie Campbell Amanda Murphy Mrs. Lisa Wilder Liv’s B. Naming Mr. and Mrs. Henry Diamant Layla E. Nepute Mr. Rick Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Niesen Mr. Frank Niesen Mark & B. Niesen Mr. Frank Niesen Alice O’Rourke Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Gayle Ortyl Mrs. Jennifer L. Dolce Lisa Perman Arthur Ostmann General Contractor, Inc. James M. Pinter Mr. Robert L. Wacker Mark Proctor Sparkmon & Associates CPAs James A. Proctor Sparkmon & Associates CPAs Michael K. Proctor Sparkmon & Associates CPAs

Jennifer Raley Mr. Ray Raley Madeline Rau Mr. Ron Rauh Claire E. Recar Ms. Michele Thorman Edward A. Reck Ms. Karen Schmidt Jacquelynn Richmond Ms. Linda Richmond Darlene Rose Dr. Judith Turian Lilia S. Rushing Mr. and Mrs. Everett Rushing Nancy D. Schainker Ms. Karen Witzofsky Dr. E. Schindler Ms. Mary Signaigo Kathleen R. Schnurr Mrs. Cara Laboube Colleen Schoendienst PEO Chapter E B Katie Schubel Mr. and Mrs. Delmar R. Gillman Brenda Schubel Mr. and Mrs. Delmar R. Gillman Kelly Schuler Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Chris Schuler Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Zachary Schuler Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber David A. Senften Ms. Amy Casey Johnny, Marcos & Manuel Sheryl Mrs. Sherry Kunst Kay F. Siegrist Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Elizabeth Simpkins Mrs. Susan Wagner Scarlett Sirois Ms. Mary E. Craig Sarah E. Slater Mrs. Nancy Slater Ronald Snow Ms. Kristine Holtgrieve Wesley Stone Ms. Diana L. Hall Jamie Storie Brewer Science, Inc. Eric Struckhoff Mr. Frederick Dressel Mark Tampow Mrs. Jennifer L. Dolce Bob & Gerry Tevlin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Tevlin Don Thieman Mr. Bill Murphy Adah Tibbetts Mrs. Deena C. Chaney

Taylor Trusty Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Clare Underwood Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Scott Marc & Andi Vaini Sparkmon & Associates CPAs Jane and E. Viscardi Ms. Amy Casey Alice Vogt Mr. Harlon Dobbs Aiden Vongontard Mr. and Mrs. Christian J. Mergenthaler Hannah Wacker Mr. David Wacker Gail Weber Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Hengen Eileen M. Weber Ms. Kay F. Siegrist Joseph N. Weber Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Scott Weber Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Joseph M. Weber Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Chelsea Weber Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Marianna Weber Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Mark Weber Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Carol Weber Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Grace Williams Mr. Robert Williams Jonathan Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Wilson Shirley Witcher Ms. Doris T. Abrams Max Zalkin Mr. and Mrs. Henry Diamant Sally Zimmerman Mr. Jack Heligman Snooks Zurmuehlen Ms. Andi Boyd Irma L. Zurmuehlen Ms. Terry Czarnecki We make every effort to include everyone correctly. If you have a correction, please contact us at 314.932.4134. To make a donation, please visit rmhcstl.com/donate.

MAJOR IN-KIND DONORS The following organizations and corporations made gifts in-kind valued at $1,000 or more to Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis between January 1 and December 31, 2017.

Amy Yount Julie Ahrling Kelly Bossi Steve Burrows Alex Dimitrief Jeremy & Christie Elmendorf Claranne Gleason Laura Guelker Rick C. Hemphill Kenneth Jones Phyllis Loiterstein Thomas L. Rea David Rosenberg Mark Rubin

C.W. Tichacek Carla Valenti Jeffrey Ward Megan Yemm Above All Development/ Home2 Suites Forest Park Adam’s Auctions After-Mouse.com New York, Inc. Allergy Techologies Anheuser-Busch All American Painting, LLC Bissinger’s Fine Confections Cherokee Antiques Coca Cola Refreshments

Dynamic Vending, Inc. Ecolab, Inc. Emerson Express Scripts, Inc. Gabriel Group Georgia-Pacific ISC Contracting Landmark Sign Co. La-Z-Boy, Michigan Nolan Office Interiors Optimist Club of Washington Paul Mitchell – RMH Program Piccione Pastry Prairie Farms Dairy

Rothman Furniture Rottler Holiday Lighting and More Schaefer’s Hobby Shop, Inc. Sherwin-Williams Southwest Airlines Syberg’s Table Sixteen Productions Thirty-One Gifts Tri Rinse US Pack Logistics, LLC Woodard Cleaning & Restoration

MEMORIAL & TRIBUTE BRICKS The following bricks were installed from September 2017 to February 2018 in memory or honor of someone special.

In Loving Memory of Skylar Mieldezis

In Loving Memory of Karlie Sue King

In Loving Memory of Brylee Ann Hudson

In Loving Memory of Julian Mieldezis

In Loving Memory of Daxden Blake Dominic McNail

In Loving Memory of Sydney Renee Manley

In Loving Memory of Nathaniel Hunter Bunch In Loving Memory of Avalyn Rose Frazier In Loving Memory of Carter Johnson In Loving Memory of Sylvie Hall In Loving Memory of Savannah Hanks In Loving Memory of Zaylee Armstrong

In Loving Memory of Jayden Williams

In Loving Memory of Michael William Backers

In Loving Memory of Gabriel William Polston

Happy 2nd Birthday Jackson Love Nana

In Loving Memory of Zayden A Correia

In Celebration ofThe Life of Miso Todorovic

In Loving Memory of Serenity Strubberg

Maplewood Lions Club Lion Sherley Specht 12/03/1932 to 01/07/2018

In Loving Memory of Samuel Alan Santhuff

TREE OF LIFE The following leaf on our Tree of Life was recently installed in memory of someone special.

In celebration Of the life of Maria Earl Thank you RMH for Your support Brandon Hibbs

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OUR FRIENDS. OUR PARTNERS. OUR FOUNDATION.

W

e would like to thank our 2017 Cornerstone Society members for their generosity! The Cornerstone Society was established in 2012 to recognize the individuals, organizations and corporations that give an unrestricted donation of $1,000 or more to RMHC St. Louis. In 2017, Cornerstone Society members’ donations totaled more than $2 million, accounting for nearly half of our operating budget. For more information about the Cornerstone Society, please call Jaclyn French, Annual Giving Coordinator, at 314-932-4146.

On February 22, 2018, we hosted a Cornerstone Society Celebration at the Palladium - St. Louis to honor our 2017 donors. A short program recognized ARCO Construction, St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer, and Brad and Kim Seabaugh with awards for their outstanding commitment to RMHC. We would also like to thank our sponsors, including Presenting Sponsor, Mercy Kids, for underwriting this event.

Additional sponsors: The Donald H. and Mary Jane Buchanan Foundation; Argent Capital Management, LLC; Edward Jones; SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital; HBM Holdings; Mike and Lee DeCola; St. Louis Children’s Hospital; Simons and Cordes Group at UBS; World Pediatric Project; Gardens of Grace; Graybar; The Northern Trust Company; Parkside Financial; and U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management.

HEART OF LOVE $25,000+ Larry and Sharon Carrico/SKC Enterprises, Inc. ♥ Child’s Play Emerson ♥ Friends of RMHC Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Kohlberg ♥ RMHC Global Ronald McDonald House Charities of Tri-State Co-op

HEART OF COURAGE $20,000-$24,999 Fraternal Order of Eagles #10055 Mr. Anthony W. Irace ♥ K-Meier Roof Systems, Inc./ Mr. and Mrs. Ken Schrautemeier ♥ Mercy Kids ♥

HEART OF HEALING $15,000-$19,999

Top Left: Margie Price and Mike Lefton of St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer; Top Right: (Left to right) Jeff Barone, Tony Irace, Diane Barone, Felicia Malter and Cheri Wuertz; Bottom Right: Brad and Kim Seabaugh.

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American Direct Marketing Resources, LLC ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Stuart L. Block ♥ The Butler Family Foundation Mr. Demetrick M. Coleman ♥ Edward Jones Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals O.K. Fasteners ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schuette ♥ Cornerstone Society Founding Members are denoted in bold. Six-Year Founding Members (those with consecutive gifts) have a heart symbol next to their name(s).

HEART OF COMPASSION ■ $10,000-$14,999 Brinkmann Constructors Michael J. Brooks Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mike DeCola ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Gary G. Deeken ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Greg R. Diekemper ♥ Equifax Workforce Solutions

Friends of RMHC Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Flagg ♥ Haberberger Mechanical Contractors ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Hartwig ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Jon Knauss ♥

Mr. and Mrs. David W. May Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Micheletto Mr. and Mrs. Steve J. Pelch ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Potter Mr. and Mrs. James Sramek ♥

HEART OF HOPE ■ $5,000-$9,999 Argent Capital Management, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bazoian ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Ben M. Bishop Blues for Kids Foundation The Boeing Company Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Burnes ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Campbell ♥ Chemline Inc Coca-Cola USA Community Health Charities of Kansas & Missouri ♥ Concord Village Lions Community Services Foundation, Inc. Connor’s Cause Mr. and Mrs. Ed Criswell Didion-Orf Recycling, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Dowling ♥

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Edwards Enterprise Holdings Foundation ♥ ESCO Technologies, Inc. ♥ Mrs. Barbara A. Farrel ♥ R & L & S & D & K Fraley Graybar Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Grimes Kelly and Dan Harbaugh ♥ Henkel Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Steve F. Holste ♥ Mr. and Mrs. John Irace ♥ Mr. and Ms. Donald T. Kukla ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Melvyn L. Lefkowitz ♥ Mrs. Peg McBride Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. McCoy ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Stanley McCurdy Mr. and Mrs. John Meara ♥ Meramec Instrument Transformer Co Mr. and Mrs. Harold M. Miles ♥ MKL Foundation, Inc. ♥

Moneta Charitable Foundation Monsanto ♥ Mr. and Mrs. James Mosby ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Timothy L. Myers ♥ Paul Mitchell The School St. Louis Mr. Ray W. Raley Ms. Mimi Ravarino Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Rothgangel Mr. Louis A. Russo ♥ The Albert Schoendienst Charitable Giving Fund ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Brad S. Seabaugh, Sr. ♥ Simons and Cordes at UBS Financial Services, Inc. Skarie Charitable Fund SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital St. Louis Children’s Hospital

St. Louis Italian Invitational Golf Tournament for Charities St. Louis Lodge No. 5, IOOF ♥ St. Louis Lodge No. 5 IOOFRobertson Benevolent Fund ♥ St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer ♥ Paul and Patricia Taylor Family Foundation Mr. William P. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Raymond R. Van De Riet, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Voigt Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Wegman ♥ Herbert A. and Adrian W. Woods Foundation ♥

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kohlberg Mr. and Mrs. John P. Leach ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Lears ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Erik K. Lescher ♥ Mr. Robert J. Lieber ♥ Mr. and Mrs. John Londoff, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Malter ♥ Dr. and Mrs. Alex Mammen Mr. and Mrs. Jim L. Mather ♥ Ms. Judith A. Maurer Medtronic Volunteer Grant Program Mrs. Elizabeth Miller Mr. and Mrs. James W. Moore ♥ Mr. and Mrs. William Moskoff ♥ The Northern Trust Company St. Louis Packaging Concepts, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lee K. Renz ♥ Dr. Maureen B. Riffle and Mr. John J. Riffle ♥ Mr. and Ms. Peter Roy Royal Banks of Missouri ♥ Mr. and Mrs. David C. Sadler ♥ Mr. and Mrs. John Schicker Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. Schuler ♥

Scottrade Security Traders Association of St. Louis Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Seymour The Shepherd Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sifrig ♥ Mr. and Mrs. David Simons Sprowls Family Charitable Foundation Ms. Sarah E. Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stieven TCG Services, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Thornberry Mr. David L. Tornetto ♥ UMB Bank Ms. Deborah M. Vogt ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Weible West County Endodontics ♥ Mrs. Barbara Whitehead and Mr. James A. Spence ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wies Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wilmes Ms. Denise Wool ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Wuertz ♥

HEART OF COMFORT ■ $2,500-$4,999 Alpha Delta Pi Eta Nu Chapter ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Altmann ♥ Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Mr. and Mrs. Denis Backer Bank of America ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Barone Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Beaty ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bueler ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Chris C. Busch Mr. Frank J. Cognata, Jr. ♥ CSI Leasing Richard L. Clark Mr. and Mrs. John C. Distefano ♥ Ms. Tiffany Durham Emerson Hermetic Motor Employees Community Fund of The Boeing Company ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Stephen A. Fahrig ♥ Friend of RMHC Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Fritz ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Gus Gast ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Chris Giarla Mr. Sean T. Geoghegan ♥

Mr. and Mrs. George Gipson III ♥ Golden State Foods Foundation Mr. Lincoln K. Gray ♥ Mr. Bradley Green Growe Eisen Karlen Mr. and Mrs. Mark Haberberger ♥ Mrs. Kristy Haney Mr. and Mrs. Alan C. Hautly Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Steve W. Hays, Sr. ♥ HBM Holdings Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Hillmeyer ♥ Mrs. Bridget Hoy Icon Mechanical ♥ InFaith Community Foundation/ The Patricia A. Healey Fund ♥ Mr. and Mrs. David W. Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Iovaldi Ms. Cynthia J. Jacob ♥ JUSTGIVE Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kahn ♥ Dr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Kahn ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Sirus Karimi Mr. and Mrs. Mike T. Klak Mr. and Mrs. Timothy A. Kohl ♥

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HEART OF THE HOME ■ $1,000 - $2,499 Frank Adam Foundation Mrs. Serena Adams Mr. and Mrs. Gary Agne Mr. Scott Alexander Ms. Jodi Apter Mr. and Mrs. John Arnold ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Arnoldy Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Aston Mr. and Ms. Chris Baer Mr. Robert Baer Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Barnes Mr. and Mrs. George Baskin Mr. Matthew Basler Mr. and Mrs. Tom Behle Mr. and Mrs. Steven Beshore Mr. and Mrs. John Beulick Ms. Jaime Bierk Mrs. Amanda Bjornson Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blankemeyer Blaylock Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Les Block Mr. and Mrs. Jamison E. Bloebaum Mr. and Mrs. Tony Borgic Mr. John Boyce Ken Boyer Family Mr. and Mrs. David R. Brandt Ms. Elizabeth Braun Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Brennan ♥ Mr. Wayne R. Brinkman Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Broun Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Brown Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Burkhardt ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Ed Burris ♥ Caleres Caring And Sharing Thrift Shop Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Chabot Mr. and Mrs. James Chalmers The Chod Family Foundation ♥ Dawn and Jared Christoffersen Mr. and Mrs. Mike Christopher Dr. Jeanne H. Cleveland and Mr. Jason R. Cleveland Collins and Hermann, Inc. Ms. Christine A. Crain Mr. Brant Daldanza Mrs. Julie Davis Mr. William Decker Mr. and Mrs. Art DeGuire ♥ Mr. Mozell Deloch Mr. Jerrod Deneke Dr. Paul Deutsch Mr. and Mrs. Rick Didion Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Donohue Ms. Judith Dorhauer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Douglass Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Dryden Mr. and Mrs. Joe Duggan Mr. and Mrs. Karl Dunajcik ♥ Dr. and Mrs. Justin Durel Dynamic Controls, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Eilerman Mr. and Mrs. David J. Elhoffer ♥ Mrs. Carol Elmendorf Mr. and Mrs. David Embry Enterprise Bank And Trust Mr. and Mrs. John E. Evans III Mr. and Mrs. Doug R. Fabick Mr. Nicholas Fasano Mr. Brian Favier Mr. and Mrs. James W. Finger II ♥ Mr. Brian Flint Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Flodberg Mr. Michael J. Foster ♥ Mrs. Dana Francis Mr. David Fricke Mr. and Mrs. Donald Friedla Friends of RMHC

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Mr. John J. Garrett, MD Gershman Foundation ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Dave J. Giarla ♥ Give With Liberty GlaxoSmithKline Mr. and Mrs. Milton G. Goldenberg Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Gomes, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gowin Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Will Gregerson Mr. and Mrs. Jim Grillo Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Growe Mr. and Mrs. Mike Guadagnoli Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Guffey ♥ Mr. Shashidhar Gujjula Mr. and Mrs. John M. Gunther Ms. Brenda S. Haalboom ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Steve Haberberger Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Hanak Mr. Lawrence F. Hanebrink Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hannon Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Harmon Mrs. Juanita L. Hartwig ♥ Mr. and Mrs. David T. Hawkins Mr. Timothy E. Hayes Heartland Women’s Network Ms. Amy Heeger Mr. and Mrs. Tom Heeger ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Hehmeyer ♥ Mr. Russell Henke Mr. and Mrs. Craig Herron Dr. Jorge Marcial and Dr. Katie Herzog Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hessel Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoffman Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Hoffmann Mr. and Mrs. John Hofman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Keith R. Hosto Mr. and Mrs. Rob Howe ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Doug Huber Mr. and Mrs. Matthew D. Hunter Mr. and Mrs. George Ikemeier Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Intagliata International Charitable Foundation Mrs. Patricia M. Jankowski Mr. and Mrs. Brian Jett JM Family Enterprises ♥ Mr. Don Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Johnston Robert E. Jones Foundation ♥ Mr. and Mrs. James J. Jost, Jr. Dr. Ehab M. Kaiser and Ms. Dalia Soliman Ms. Nancy F. Kalishman Mr. and Mrs. David Kaltenrieder Mr. Mike Kappel Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Kelly ♥ Ms. Marcella M. Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Kilker Kiwanis Club of Hampton Midtown ♥ Mr. and Mrs. James H. Klocke Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Koenig Mrs. Brenda Kossman KPMG LLP Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Kuryla Ms. Kimberly M. Kutis Mr. Mike Lamartina Ms. Donna Moog and Mr. Leonard M. Landsbaum Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Lane Mr. and Ms. John E. Lawler Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Leary Mr. and Mrs. Bob Leonard ♥

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Mr. and Mrs. Ian Lindquist ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Logan Livers Mr. Jeff Lowe Mr. and Mrs. R. Michael Lowenbaum Mr. Thomas Luaders Mr. and Mrs. James Lucas Mr. and Mrs. Brock M. Lutz Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Lux ♥ Mr. and Mrs. David Macke Ms. Lizbeth Maher Mr. Daniel Marquitz Mr. and Mrs. Derek L. Martin ♥ Mr. and Mrs. John J. Matejcic ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Randy Mathews ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mauger ♥ Mr. Andrew Mayer Ms. Carole McCabe Mr. Joseph McClanathan Mrs. Virginia V. McCook Mr. Jeffrey McCurdy Mr. Brian McGovern Mr. and Mrs. Ryan McMasters ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Medelberg Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meier Mr. and Mrs. Tony Mercurio Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Meyer ♥ Microsoft Giving Campaign Keiko and George Miller Mr. Zach Miller Mindteck, Inc Missouri Department of Corrections Mr. and Mrs. John D. Modder Mr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Moellenhoff Mr. and Mrs. William L. Moench, Jr. ♥ ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Dan Moll Ms. and Dr. Julie Moskoff Mr. and Mrs. John Moskoff Mr. and Mrs. John Mountain ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Dean P. Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Muenster Mr. and Mrs. McDara O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. John D. O’Hara Mr.and Mrs. Thomas E. O’Meara Opus Foundation Mr. Brendan Orf Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Orlet Dr. and Mrs. George A. Paletta, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Peck Mr. Michael Petru Phillips 66 Jacque Phillips, RN, BSN Ms. Robyn Pilliod ♥ Mr. Larry D. Pry Ms. Roxanne Putney Quality Solutions, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Rich F. Rafuse ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rawlings Mrs. Barbara C. Regnell Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Rehm, Jr. Mr. David Reiniesch Mr. and Mrs. David D. Rhodes Mr. and Mrs. Kent Richardson Mrs. Paula Richter ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Don Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Rohlman ♥ Mr. and Ms. Donald L. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Shawn P. Rowan ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Steve Runyon Mr. Philip Saettele Mr. Jim Saffo Mr. and Mrs. John M. Saguto Mr. and Mrs. Matt Sander Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sansone, Sr. Mr. Tom W. Santel Sanvi Charitable Foundation Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Satterthwaite ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Saur Mrs. Barbara A. Schieler Mr. and Mrs. Keith Schieler ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Don Schlapprizzi Ms. Mary A. Schlapprizzi Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Schlichter ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Schmid ♥ Ms. Colleen Schoendienst ♥ Mr. John W. Schultz Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Schurig ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Andrew V. Sciaroni Mr. Curtis Searcy The Shaughnessy Family Foundation Mr. Tom Sheehan Mr. and Mrs. Steve D. Short Mr. and Mrs. Jim Simon Mr. Matthew J. Smith ♥ Ms. Roseann St. John St. Louis Pre-Sort, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stroble Mr. and Mrs. Eric Stroh Mr. Christopher Swiecicki Mr. and Mrs. Kirk P. Syberg ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Dino Taylor Ms. Nancy Tegeler Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thompson Ms. Jane Thompson Mr. and Mrs. John M. Thorman ♥ Mr. Frank E. Thurman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Tisone Tyson Foods, Incorporated Mr. and Mrs. Brian Ungles Ms. Carla J. Valenti ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Randell Valleroy ♥ Mr. George W. Van Dyke ♥ Mrs. Mary Ann Virant Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Wagner ♥ Mr. Jason Wallingford Mr. and Mrs. Mike Walsh Mr. Tom Walworth Mr. and Mrs. Brian Warner Mr. and Mrs. Breck R. Washam Washington University Department of Orthopedic Surgery Mr. Dan Waters Mr. and Family of Mark D. Weaver ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Weber Mr. and Mrs. Glen Weeks ♥ Ms. Martha M. Weis Mr. and Mrs. James J. Welch ♥ Kris M. Welhart Mrs. Kelly Westbrook Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Whelan Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Wiese ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wiethuchter Ms. Jeannie Will Mr. and Mrs. William Willhite Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy E. Williams, Jr. ♥ Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Wist Ms. Melanie Wiwczaroski Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Woodard Mr. and Mrs. Rick Wright Mr. and Mrs. Neal J. Wunderlich Dr. Mary M. Cradock and Mr. Stuart Yancey Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yost Mr. and Mrs. Scott Zehnder Mr. and Mrs. Matt Ziemianski

ANNUAL GIVING DONORS The following individuals, organizations and corporations made a financial contribution of $50 or more to Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis between January 1 and December 31, 2017.

Ms. Camille Abboud Mr. and Mrs. Marc B. Abrams Ms. Phyllis Abrams Ms. Karen Acheson Mr. Richard Ackerman Mr. and Mrs. John Ackermann Mr. Gary Ackermann Ms. Cynthia Adams Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ade Mr. Lee Adkins Mr. and Mrs. Randy L. Adolph Ms. Dianna Adorjan Mr. Andrew Adrian Aero Charter, Inc. Mr. Jonathan Affleck Ms. Nancy Agnew Mr. and Mrs. Dennis C. Ahal Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Ahlheim Mr. Malik Ahmed Ms. Nancy M. Ahrens Mrs. and Mr. Meryl T. Akers Mr. and Mrs. Alan Akerson Mr. Brian Akerson Ms. Jacquelyn Akins Mr. Bayder Q. Al Moshkhes Mr. Mike Albers Mr. John S. Albert Mr. Gene Alexander Mr. Joseph Alexandre Ms. Jo Alfaro Aligned Studio Ms. Peggy Allan Mr. and Mrs. James Allen Mrs. June Allison Mr. Joe Allison Allstate Giving Campaign Mr. and Mrs. Marc H. Alper Mrs. Sara Alstadt Mr. Robert Alt Mr. Michael Alter Altered Grounds Outdoor Solutions, LLC Ms. Lucinda Althauser Mr. Martin L. Altman and Ms. Carolyn A. McKeone Mr. John Altman Mr. James Altman Mrs. Dorothy Altmann Ms. Bonnie Altrudo Mr. Fred Amad American Family Mutual Insurance American Legion Auxiliary No. 186 Ameriprise Ameriprise Financial Amvets Ladies Auxiliary Mr. and Mr. William Anderson Ms. Kimberly Anderson Mrs. Donna Anderson Ms. Alexa Anderson Ms. Patricia A. Andrews

Ms. Julie Andrews Ms. Lynda Andrews Mrs. Ruth Andris Drs. Robin and Jay Androphy Ms. Pat Anghilante Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Anstey Ms. Ginger Anthony Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Arman Mr. and Mrs. Bob Armentrout Mr. Doug Armstrong Mr. Michael Arnold Mr. and Mrs. David M. Arns Arthur Ostmann General Contractor, Inc. Mrs. Jane E. Aschemann Ashley Pentecostal Church Astellas US LLC Mrs. Ruth A. Atkins Mr. James Atkinson Mr. Joseph Attea Mr. and Mrs. Tom G. Auffenberg Ms. Alice D. August Ms. Liz Austin Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Axford B & K Tuckpointing Co. B&C Dining Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Rick Baalmann Ms. Jessica Baalmann Ms. Janice Babb Ms. Alexandra Babione Mrs. Judith Bachman Ms. Sue Backs Bact Equipment ,Inc. Ms. Carol Bacus Ms. Marjorie Badami Mr. James Baechle Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Baggio Ms. Maureen J. Bahn Mrs. Barbara B. Bahn Mrs. Barbara Bahn Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bahr Ms. Donna Bailey Mr. Stanley Bailey Grace Bailey Ms. Dolores Baird Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Baker Ms. Heather Baker Ms. Janice Baker Ms. Rita Baker Tim Balakas Mr. and Mrs. Fred Balis Ms. Barbara Ball Mr. Donny Ballard Mr. Mike Ballmann Mr. William Balmer Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Balzer Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Bamberger Mr. Donald H. Bancroft Ms. Abby Bandelow Mr. and Mrs. Gregory D. Bandelow

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Banducci Ms. Michelle Banducci Mr. and Mrs. David Banford Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Bank of America Matching Gift Ms. Cindy Banta Ms. Vera Barac Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Barach Ms. Mary E. Barber Mr. Kenneth Barker Ms. Mary Barker Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Barkett Mr. John Barnerd Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Barron Mr. Phillip Barron Mr. and Mrs. John L. Barrow Mrs. Betty Barstad Mr. Bob Bartenstein Mr. Charles Barth Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Bartlett Ms. Kathleen Bartlett Ms. Theresa Bartoni Mr. John Basta Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Bastian Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Bateman Mr. Jeff Bathe Ms. Carol Batson Mr. William Baudendistel Baue Funeral Homes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bauer Mr. and Mrs. Matthew P. Bauer Mr. and Mrs. James R. Bauer Mr. Jeffrey Bauer Mrs. Cheryl Bauer Ms. Margaret Baughman Mr. Richard Baum Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Bauman Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Baumgarten Mr. Edward T. Baur Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bax Ms. Carol Baxter Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Bayer Ms. Sylvia Bayer Ms. Casey Bazoian Mr. and Mrs. S. David Bazzell Ms. Sandra Beal Mr. Wayne Bean Ms. Terri Beaty Mr. and Mrs. John Beaver Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Becher Ms. Dawn Becher Mr. Joe Beck Mr. Everett Beck Mr. Michael Becka

Mr. David Beckel Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Becker Mrs. Mary Lou Becker Ms. Hettie Becker Mr. James M. Becker Ms. Mary Becker Mr. and Ms. Frank B. Beckley Ms. Mary Bedore Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Beermann Mr. Claude Begert Mr. Michael C. Behan Ms. Peggy Behnen Elaine Behnke Ms. Audrey Behr Cathryn Beisel Dr. and Mrs. Joe E. Belew Andrew and Renee Bell Mr. Bryan W. Bell Mr. Joseph Bell Annette Bellm Ms. Helen Bellville Mr. and Mrs. Michael Belshe Ms. Judith Belshe Mr. Nathan Belt Ms. Barbara Benefield Ms. Jeanette Benhoff Mrs. Debbie Bennett Mr. Larry Bennett Mr. Peter F. Benoist Ms. Nancy W. Benson Ms. Nancy Benz Mr. Matthew J. Berblinger Mr. and Mrs. James G. Berges Mrs. Kim Bergfeld Dr. Mary Berk Berkshire Hathaway Alliance Real Estate Mrs. Carol Bernache Ms. Bernice Bernthal Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Berra Ms. Glenda Berrey Ms. Marie Berry Mrs. Kim Bertram Bethalto United Methodist Church Women’s Group Mrs. Edith H. Betz Mr. Dennis Beutler Mr. Chris Bevis Mr. Richard Beyer Donna Beyersdorfer Bible Tabernacle Church, Inc. Ms. Pamela Bickmeyer Ms. Tracie Bidinger Mrs. June R. Bierman Mr. and Mrs. Larry J. Bigard Mr. John Biggers Mrs. Joan Billing Carole Billings Mr. Glenn Bingman Ms. Donna Biolchini

Mr. Robert Birenbaum Ms. Gwen Birke Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Bischoff Ms. Kay Bivens Mr. Paul Biver Veronica and Joseph Biver Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Blacet Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Black Mr. Thomas Black Mrs. Nora Black Mr. Carl Blackwell, Jr. Ms. Maxine Blaine Blake Brown Transwestern Mr. Fred Blank Ms. Donna Blanke Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blankemeyer Jacob Blasingame Mr. Matt Blaskiewicz Ms. Beatrice Blazek Stephanie Bleser Mr. Kevin G. Bley Mr. William Bliss Mr. Lloyd Bliss Ms. Tammy Bloebuam Mrs. Margaret Blomenkamp BMO Harris Bank Southtown Employees Ms. Dixie Bobbitt Mr. and Mrs. Allen M. Bockerstett Donna and Kenneth Bodart Tom and Liz Bode Hon. John Bodenhausen Bodley Lodge No. One AF & AM Mr. and Mrs. Eric Boehm Ms. Marion Boehm Ms. Debbie Bogar Mr. John Bogdanor Ms. Glenda Boggs Ms. Rhonda Bohl Mr. and Mrs. Milford Bohm Mr. Kevin Bohn Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bokermann Mr. Michael J. Boland Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boland Mr. Louis Bolasina Mr. and Mrs. James E. Boles Ms. Linda Bolhofner Mr. and Mrs. Danny J. Bolin Mr. and Mrs. Ronald K. Bollinger Mr. and Mrs. William C. Bollinger Ms. Marie E. Bolte Ms. Kathleen Bone Ms. Laura Bonebrake Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Bonin Mrs. Lynn Bonney Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Borchardt

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2017 ANNUAL GIVING DONORS - CONTINUED Mrs. Carol Boren Mr. Cletus Borlesch Mr. and Mrs. Robert Born Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Boron Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Borowiak Mrs. Christine Boss Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Bosse Mr. Michael Bottom Mrs. Joan Botwinick Mr. Farrell E. Boudinier Ms. Cambron Boudria Steve and Margaret Bour Ms. Connie Bowers Ms. Tracy Bowler Ms. Maria P. Bowman Ms. Kathryn Bowman Mr. Rob Bowman Ms. Patricia A. Bowolak Ms. Mary L. Boyce Ms. Lindsay Boyd Ms. Beth Boyd Ms. Vicki Boyer Ms. Gail Boyle Ms. Alice T. Brammeier Ms. LaVerne Brand Mr. Troy Brandstetter Mr. John Brandvein Ms. Allison Branen Ms. Rory Branneky Ms. Vivian Branson Ms. Susan J. Brasel Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Brasfield Mrs. Jenifer J. Braucksieker Mr. Zane Braucksieker Ms. Debbie Braunstein Mr. Terry Braxmeier Ms. Cheryl Bray Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Breeze Ms. Judith Breining Mr. Robert Breitbarth Mr. Vaughn Bremer Terry Bremer Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Brendel Mr. Gerald J. Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Brennan Mr. John A. Brennan Mr. Michael Brennan Mr. Michael Brenner Mr. Jason Brenton Mr. Leo Bressler Mr. Jere R. Brew Sr. Helen Brewer Brewer Science, Inc. Mr. Thomas K. Brickey Ms. Doris Bridegan Ms. Val Bring Mr. Joe Brinkman Robin Brinkmann Mr. and Mrs. John P. Britt Ms. Sandra Britt Ms. Melinda Broadhurst Mr. Don Broadway Ms. Mary Broadway Mrs. Ellen Broadway

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Mr. Jason Brock Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Brockmann, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Brockmann Ms. Mary Ann Broemmelsick Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Brooks Mr. Aaron Brooks Ms. Megan Bross Mr. Robert Brossette Ms. Stacie Brost Mr. and Mrs. Perry J. Browder Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brown Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Morton L. Brown, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frederic E. Brown Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Brown Ms. Chryl Brown Mr. Paul d. C. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Brad Brown Ms. Jessie Brown Ms. Candace Brown Mr. and Mrs. Ken Browning Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Bruce Ms. Marylyn Bruce Ms. Jean Brumback Ms. Barbara Brumfield Mr. and Mrs. Roland L. Brumitt Mr. and Mrs. William A. Brumleve Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Brumm Mr. Howard Brune Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brunetti Mr. Rob Bryant Ms. Mitzie Bryant Ms. Inez Bryant Fr. Thomas Bryon BSI Constructors Inc Mrs. Kathy Buchholz Mr. Barrett Buchmueller Ms. Mary Buckley Mrs. Sharon Buckner Mr. William Buddemeyer Ms. Blanche L. Bueler Mr. Frederick Bueler Mr. Fred Bueler Mr. Scott Buell Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Buescher, Jr. Mr. Paul A. Buhr Mr. Robert Buhs Ms. Kathy Bull Mr. John Bullock Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bumb Ms. Carla Bumba Mr. Randy Burch Ms. Denise M. Burger Ms. Karen Burget Ms. Nancy Burghardt

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Mr. and Mrs. John J. Burke Ms. Linda Burke Ms. Doris Burke Mr. and Mrs. Mark E. Burkhart Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie W. Burkhead Ms. Michelle I. Burmann Ms. Linda Burnham Ms. Norma Burns Mr. Roy Burnside Burris Management Mr. Harold Burroughs Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Burton Ms. Marilyn Burton Ms. Stacy Burton Mr. Zack Busch Busch Heating & Cooling, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Kraig T. Bush Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Bushold Ms. Jacquline Buso Ms. Robyn Buss Ms. Martha Busse Ms. Denise Busse Ms. Linda Butcher Mrs. Kristin Butler Mr. James Butler Ms. Joanne P. Buttice Mrs. Annie Buttry Ms. Virginia Byford Ms. Kristine Byman Ms. Betty Byrd Mr. and Mrs. Jim Byrne C&C Group Ms. Dora Cabrera Ms. Sharon Cady Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Cagney Ms. Carol Cahalin Mr. and Mrs. Casey Cain Mr. Mark Cain Mrs. Stacia Cain Mr. and Mrs. David Calcaterra Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Calcaterra Mr. Adam Calcutt Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Callahan J F. Callanan Mr. Donald Calloway Ms. Mary Beth Caluda Mr. Fernando Calvarese Ms. Quintella Calvert Calverton Heights Association Mr. and Mrs. Bill Campbell Ms. Connie Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Chris Canepa Mr. Robert Canfield Mrs. Marcella Canning Mr. Robert L. Cannon Ms. Cindy Cannon Mr. Larry Cannon Capital Insurance Agency Ms. Anna Capkovic Car Inventory To Go.Com LLC

Mr. Anthony Caraffa Mr. Lawrence Carafiol Mr. Ronald Carel Caring and Sharing Program, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Carlson Ms. Sharron Carlson Mr. Keith Carlson Mr. Shane Carlton Mr. and Mrs. Doug Carnahan Ms. Ingrid Carney Mr. Douglas Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Dean Carrol Mr. and Mrs. Steve Carroll Mr. Randall Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Michael Carron Mr. Earl Carrow Mrs. Letah H. Carruthers Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Carson Mrs. Tracey Cartnal Ms. Maria T. Caruso Mr. and Mrs. James R. Cary Mr. Clint Cary Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Case Mrs. Dawn Case Ms. Rachel Case Mr. Donald Casey Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Casey Ms. Lynn D. Casey Ms. Amy Casey Ms. Maureen Casey Mrs. Patricia Casey Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Caskanett, Jr. Ms. Michelle Catalano Ms. Kimberly Cates Mr. and Mrs. Perry S. Cawein Mr. Bob Cawford Mr. Fred Cay Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cejka Cement Masons Union Local 527 Mr. and Mrs. James Cerutti Mr. Barry T. Cervantes Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cerwin Mr. Richard Chadeayne Mrs. Karen Chaffee Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Challis Mr. and Mrs. Kent A. Chancellor Mrs. Deena C. Chaney Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Chapman Ms. Deborah Char Mr. Richard M. Charow Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Chase Mr. Richard W. Chenault Mr. and Mrs. Jordan B. Cherrick Mr. Sheldon R. Chesky Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church Ms. Bobbie Christopher Ms. Kathy Church Mr. Tom Ciembronowicz

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Cigno Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Cini Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore W. Cira Ms. Karen J. Clanahan Ms. Maureen Clancy-May Mr. and Mrs. Preston Clark Ms. Patty Clark Mr. Walter Clark Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Claunch Mr. and Mrs. Jason N. Clayton Mr. Robert Claywell Mr. and Mrs. William E. Cleary Mrs. Barbara Clements Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Clerc Mr. and Mrs. Matthew J. Cleve Ms. Catherine A. Cline Mr. Daniel Cline Mr. Charles Cloin Ms. Elaine M. Clouse Ms. Sara Clow CNB Bank & Trust Ms. Shirley Cobb Mr. Daniel Cobb Betty Cochran Ms. Patricia L. Codden Ms. Shirley Coffey Lt. Col. and Mrs. Don Cognata Ms. Patricia Cohen Mrs. Corinne Cohen Mrs. Rita Cohen Mr. Randy S. Cohen Ms. Roberta Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Hanley D. Cohn Mr. and Mrs. Harry O. Cole Ms. Jennifer R. Cole Ms. Alexandra Cole Ms Susan Coleman Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Coleman Mr. Travis Coleman Bob Collett Ms. Michelle Collins Commercial Roofing Solutions, LLC Communications Workers of America Local 6300 Mr. William D. Compton Ms. Lynn Conard Congregation Of The Mission Western Province A Conley Ms. Mary Jo Conley Mr. Terry Conlon Mrs. Prairie Conlon Mr. Tyler Conner Mr. Christopher Conness Mr. John Conroy Consultants On Design Ms. Tina Conti Ms. Patricia M. Conway Ms. Eileen Cook Ms. Grace Cook Mr. Claude W. Cooley

Tracey Cooley Ms. Pat E. Coppinger Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Corbett Mr. Steve Corbitt Mr. and Ms. Robert S. Corey Mr. John Corich Ms. Beverly Cormier Mr. and Mrs. John Corn Cornerstone Mortgage Inc Chesterfield, MO Mr. and Mrs. Stan Cornish Ms. Clara Cornman Ms. Jennifer Correale Ms. Margaret Cosgrove Cosgrove & Associates Mr. Steven Costin Harvey Cotlar Miss Betty Cottner Mr. Chris Cottrell Mr. Thomas Coughlin Mrs. Angi Courtney Mr. John Covilli Ms. Patricia Cowan Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Cowgill Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Cox, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cox Mr. Jason Cox Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Cradick III Ms. Cheryl E. Crain Mr. Donald W. Cramer Mrs. Caly Cramsey Ms. Carol Crandall Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cranmer Crawford Funeral Home Mrs. and Mrs. Marilyn B. Crawshaw Ms. Vicki Creasy Mr. Robert Cretin Creve Coeur Police Dept Ms. Tanya Crews Mr. Warren W. Creydt Mr. Dan Cribbin Mr. Keith Criblez Ms. Myrtle Crisp Ms. Ann Croghan Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Cross Mr. Brad Cross Ms. Rosemary Crouch Ms. Barbara Crouse Mr. Billy Crow Mr. Clarence Crowder Mrs. Debbie Crowell Virginia Croxford Ms. Dorothy Cruthfield Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Csik Ms. Debbie Cullen Mr. Stan Cummings Mrs. Christine M. Cuneo Ms. Kathryn Cunningham Mr. Rick Cunningham Ms. Rayanne Cupps Mr. Calvin L. Currinder Mrs. Vera Currington Cushman & Wakefield Customer Direct Technical Support Team Mr. Cornelius Curtin Mr. Kevin Cushing Ms. and Mr. April Cusumano Mrs. Sheri Cutitta Mr. Thomas Daake

Mr. Jonathan Dahm Ms. Susan Daigle Ms. Kathleen C. Dailey Mr. Kenneth M. Dalaviras Ms. Rosalyn L. Daleo Ms. Roberta Dallas Kimberly Dalrymple Ms. Margaret E. Dalton Mr. Kevin A. Daly Mr. Christopher R. Dames Mr. Conrad Damsgaard Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Daniels Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Daniels Ms. Diana Daniels Mr. Don Dankel Mr. Matt Danner Dardenne Presbyterian Church Mr. Conrad Dasgaard Ms. Beverly Dauernheim Mr. Gerald Daugherty Mrs. Janet Davinroy Ms. Janice L. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Marty Davis Mr. Gary L. Davis Mrs. Lois Davis Mrs. Vonda Davis Mr. Gary Davis Ms. Carol Davis Ms. Diane P. Davis Mr. David Davis Mr. Rich Davis Mr. Stephen Dawson Ms. Marian Dawson Ms. Parul Dayal Ms. Mary Deachan Ms. Christine Dean Mr. Sandy Dean Mr. and Mrs. Owen J. Deboer Mrs. Doris Decker Nicole Decker Mr. John Dedeke Mr. and Mrs. Byron N. Deforest Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Defrancesco Ms. Kelly Deganais Mr. Len J. DeGonia Mr. Chris DeGuentz Mr. Glen L. DeHart, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dehler Ms. Carole A. Deibert Ms. Amy Deiters Mr. Normand Del Castillo Mr. Philip Delaney Mr. David Delee Mr. and Mrs. Richard DelGallo Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Dell Mr. and Mrs. Mark Della Camera Mr. and Mrs. Steve Della Camera Ms. Susan Dellaquila Mr. and Mrs. A. Paul Demargel, Jr. Mr. John P. Deming Mr. David Dempsey Ms. Sherry Dennis Mr. and Mrs. T. Randle Dennison Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Denton

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. Derleth Mrs. Donna Deschepper Ms. Laurinda Deshong Mr. and Mrs. Desiderio Mr. and Mrs. Brett Detering Mr. and Mrs. Charles Detering Mrs. Andrea Dettmer Mr. and Mrs. Steve Deutsch Mr. Ronald Devenport Mr. George Deweese Mr. Wesley Deweese Mr. Kirk Diamond Mr. Stephen Dickens Ms. Betty Dickey Dr. Andrew Dickler Mr. and Mrs. James M. Didion Mr. and Mrs. Gene M. Diederich Mr. George Diehr Ms. Marlene Diekmann Mr. and Mrs. Todd A. Dietrich Ms. Ann Dietrich Mrs. Deborah Digby-Sauer Ms. Patricia Diggs Ms. Crista Dillinger Ms. Beverly Dillner Mr. and Mrs. Matt DiNapoli Mr. Marc Dippel Disabled Veterans of America Chapter Seven Mr. Steven Disko Mr. and Mrs. Scott Dix Artura Dobbins Ms. Louise Dobbs Mr. Harlon Dobbs Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Doerr Mr. Gene Doerr Mr. Michael P. Doherty and Mrs. Kathleen W. Kane Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Dolan Mr. John C. Dolan Mrs. Jennifer L. Dolce Mr. Brandt Dolce Dolores Schiermeier Mr. Ken Domash Ms. Veronica Dominguez Mr. Daniel Donahue Mr. Gene Donaldson Ms. Cathleen Donley Mr. and Mrs. Don Donlon Ms. Anna Donner Ms. Vickie Donoho Mr. Stephen Donze Ms. Marie R. Dooley Mr. Kevin Doolin Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Doonan Mr. Timothy Doonan Ms. Judith L. Dorhauser Ms. Susan Doris Ms. Lesley Dormeyer Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Dorries Mr. Patrick Dorsey Mr. and Mrs. Rex Dory Dotopia Mr. Vernon E. Dotson Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Dougan Mrs. June Douglass

Mr. Joe Dove Ms. Stephanie Dowdll Mr. John J. Dowdy and Ms. Leslie A. Wood Doug Downs Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Doyle Mrs. Dorothy Doyle Mrs. Tajuana Draper Mr. Charlie Drennan Mr. and Mrs. James E. Drenon Ms. Deborah L. Dressel Ms. Jeanne Dressel Mr. Frederick Dressel Mr. Drew Dressler Mr. and Mrs. Leonard E. Drew Ms. Sally Driemeyer Russell Drier Friends and Mrs. John N. Drobak Drury Development Corporation Drury Hotels Ms. Jean Duda Dr. and Dr. Harry T. Duffy Mr. Gary Duke Mrs. Linda Dumas Mr. Daniel Duncan Mr. David Duncan Mrs. Dorcas Dunlop Ms. Lauren Dunn Mr. Larry Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Paul Durham Mr. James Durham Ms. Janice Dusold Ms. Patricia Duvall Ms. Donna Dwiggins Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Dwyer Mrs. Mary Dykstra Mr. Timothy Eagleton Mrs. Maria Earl Mr. Rickey Earl Mr. Ryan C. Easley Mr. Dave Easter Mr. Adam Eaton Mrs. Barbara M. Eberle Mr. Bruce Ebers EBM Computer Services, Inc. Mr. John Echimovich Ms. Jolene Eckelkamp Ecolab, Inc. Mr. Jamey Edgerton Ms. Anne M. Edgren Mrs. Jeannie Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Michael Edwards Mr. Steve Egart Ms. Sarah Egart Ms. Louise Eggen Ms. Martha Eggers Mr. Richard Eichhorn Mr. Bob Eike Ms. Mona Elam Mr. and Mrs. Tim C. Elder Mrs. Tracy Elder Electric MD Mr. and Mrs. Steve Eling Ellsinore Community Pentecost Church Mr. and Mrs. Bill Elmendorf Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Elmore

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Mr. and Mrs. Wes Straatman Ms. Sharon Stratman Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stratton Ms. Kristin Straub Ms. Paula Strauser Mr. Gene Streb Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Striler Helen Stroback Ms. Marilyn Strothman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Strothmann Mr. Daniel E. Struemph JoJo and Sandy Stuart Mr. Lawrence Stuerman Mr. and Mrs. Terry Stuhldreher Ms. Frances Stumpf Mr. and Mrs. Barkley Sturgill Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Sullivan Mr. Michael Sullivan Mr. Mike W. Sullivan Mrs. Laurel Sundhausen Superior Promotions, LLC Mr. Kevin F. Supple Ms. Donna Supranowich Mr. and Mrs. Grenville G. Sutcliffe Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Suter Mr. Gary Suter Mr. and Mrs. Brian Suthers Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Swanger Ms. Charlotte Swanson Mr. Jonas Swartzentruber Mr. and Mrs. Danny H. Sweet Mr. Malcolm S. Sweet Ms. Sharon L. Sweet Mr. Chris Swenson Mr. Christopher Swiecicki Mr. John Swindle Mr. and Mrs. Wesley E. Switzer Mr. Thomas A. Switzer Mrs. Suzanne L. Swoboda Ms. Mary Swyers Mr. James Symanek Mr. and Mrs. James A. Syrett Ms. Karen Szegedy Mr. Ronald Taake Mr. Robert Tanenbaum Ms. Barbara Tapia Mr. Roger Tate Mrs. Ella Marie Taubel Taum Sauk Energy Center Employees Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Taylor Mr. Richard Taylor Jodi Taylor Ms. Gina Taylor Mr. Richard C. Tedoni Ms. Elizabeth S. Telthorst Mr. Scott Temkin Ms. Billie Teneau Ms. Klaus Tenter Ms. Vallie Tepen Dr. Arnold Tepper Mr. James Terry

Shauna Terschluse The Connexion Group The Layfield Family The Mallow Family The Merck Foundation The Schnyder Family Ms. Amanda Theil Ms. Erin Theobald Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thibodeau Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Thie Ms. Cheryl Thiel Ms. Debbie Thies Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Thoele Mr. and Ms. Richard Thoma Ms. Claudia J. Thomas Ms. Cynthia Thomas Mr. and Mrs. David R. Thomas Mrs. Diana Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Edward Thoman Ms. Gloria J. Thomas Ms. Janice N. Thomas Mr. John Thomas Mr. and Mrs. John A. Thomas Ms. Kimberly Thomas Mrs. Nancy M. Thomas Ms. Nancy Thomas Mr. Matthew Thomas Ms. Rita Thomas Thomas Reuters Ms. Marcia Thompson Mr. Frederick Thompson Mr. Thomas Thomsen Mrs. Elaine Thomure Ms. Michele Thorman Ms. Cindy Thorne Mr. Glen Thornell Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Thornsberry, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thornton Danette Thorp Ms. Karen Thrasher Three D Enterprises, Inc. Mrs. Barbara F. Throm Mr. and Mrs. William R. Thuet Ms. Dawn E. Thurman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Thurman Ms. Nancy Timmermann Mrs. Linsey Timmermann Mr. Chris Timpone Ms. Gretchen Tinkle Ms. Diane Tinucci Ms. Evelyn C. Tischler Ms. Betty J. Tisius Mr. Charles H. Toedtman Ms. Lynne K. Tomlinson Mr. Jeff Topal Mr. Enrique Toro Mr. Steven Torretta Mr. Stanford B. Towerman Mr. and Mrs. William G. Towers Ms. Janice Towers Mrs. Chanda Tracy Don Tracy

Ms. Huyen Tran Travelers Ms. Cindy Travis Mueller Mr. Douglas Traynor Family of Ann Trent Triangle H Farm LLC Rick Trimble Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Trost Mr. and Mrs. Scott Truett TRUiST Mr. David Tucker Ms. Jacquelin Tucker Ms. Jerline Tuggle Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Turner Mrs. Amy Turner Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Turner Mr. Anthony Tuzzolo Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Uelk Mr. Albert Uljee Ms. Rosann Umhoefer Mrs. Judith L. Underhill Mr. Douglas Underwood Ms. Dixie Unger Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Unger UnitedHealthcare Mr. and Mrs. Gary Unnerstall Mr. and Mrs. Karl Unterbrink Upper End Properties Mr. Steve Usselman UV PTO and Principals Mr. Justin Vader Mrs. Marilyn L. Vale Ms. Laura Valendy Mr. and Ms. Joseph A. Valenti Laura Valenti Ms. Breanna Valentine Mr. Hans Van Der Reijden Ms. Linda Van Dyke Mr. Thomas Van Horn Mr. and Mrs. Richard Van Meter Mr. George VanAntwerp Ms. Carol Vance Mr. Gregory Vandyke George Vandyke Ms. Susan A. Vanrees Ms. Jeanne Varel Mr. and Ms. Michael W. Vargo, Jr. Mr. David Vecera Mr. William Verbeck Mrs. Maria Verseman Ms. Teresa Vescovo Ms. Mary Vest Mr. Matthew Vetzner Ms. Colleen Vezeau Mr. Louis Vidovic Ms. Susan E. Vierling Mr. Dave Vietmeier Village Green Ms. Nikki Viner Ms. Irene Vining Mrs. Stephanie Visconti Mrs. Norma J. Vlahavas Mr. and Mrs. David Voelkerding Mr. and Mrs. Scott Vogelsang Babs Vogelsang Mr. Thomas W. Voges Mr. David Voges Ms. Tammy Vogler

Mrs. Patricia D. Vogt Ms. Sue Vogt Ms. Patricia Voigt Ms. Karen Volkman Mr. Tony Vonderhaar Mr. and Mrs. Mark Vorhies Mr. and Ms. Jerry Voss Mr. and Mrs. Rick Voss Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Vulbrock Ms. Marsha Waber Ms. Amy Wachs Mr. David Wacker Ms. Julie Wade Mr. Howard Wadlow Mr. William S. Waeckerle Ms. Jean H. Wagner Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wagner Dr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Wald Linda or Richard Walden Mr. and Mrs. Harold F. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Walker Mr. Richard Walker Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Wall Mrs. Marilyn Wall Major and Mrs. Donald Wallace Ms. Shannon Wallace Ms. Tracy Wallach Mrs. Kathleen Wallendorf Mr. Michael Waller Mr. Eric Wallerstein Mr. Robert Walpert Mr. David Walsh Mr. Gary Walshauser Mrs. Steven Walter Mrs. Marcy Walter Mr. Harold Walters Mr. Scot Ward Mr. Don Ward Ms. Lisa Ward Mr. Stephen Warmack Mrs. Barbara Warmbrodt Ms. Dana Warner Mr. Brian Warson Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Wasserman Ms. Jan Waters Ms. Mary Watkins Ms. Alverny S. Watson Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Watson Mrs. Carol Watson Mr. Bob Watson Ms. Lorrin S. Watson Mr. Brian Wayt Mrs. Gay A. Weadon Ms. Vivian Weathersby Mr. and Mrs. Eugene E. Webb Mr. Brian M. Webb Mr. and Mrs. Roger Weber Mrs. Jean Weber Mr. Andrew Weber Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Weber Ms. Sandra Weber Ms. Kathryn Weber Mary Weber Mr. Charles Webster Webster Groves Fire Department

Mr. Richard Weckl Mr. Chris Weddle Ms. Beth Wegrzyn Virgil Wehking Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Weiglein Georgiana Weil Ms. Linda Weinman Mr. and Mrs. Ervin D. Weinmeister Dr. and Mrs. Gary Weinstein Ms. Mary Weis Ms. Carly Weis Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Weishaar Mr. and Mrs. Larry Weiss Mr. Joseph Weixlmann Mr. James Welch Mr. William Welch Ms. Kathryn Welch Mr. Joseph Welch Mrs. Pat Wells Mr. Robert Wells Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wendling Mr. Jakob Weninger Mrs. Lisa Wente Mrs. Edith Wenzel Ms. Paula Wenzelburger Mr. and Mrs. James B. Werle Mr. Wilbert Wernecke Mr. and Mrs. Gene F. Wesley Ms. Chyrel Wessel Mr. Donald Wessling Mr. Anthony West Mr. Tim West Ms. Stephanie A. Westbrook Ms. Margaret Wester Mr. and Mrs. Rick Westermeier Mr. Mark Westhoff Ms. Mary S. Westmeyer Mr. Charles Weston Ms. Barbara J. Wexler Mrs. Joan Whelan Ms. Raegan H. Whitaker Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. White Mr. and Mrs. Kent P. White Ms. Laverne White Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. White Mr. Robert White Mr. Dennis Whitehead and Mrs. Kimberly A. Cross-Whitehead Mr. Harold Whitehead Mrs. Jolly Ann Whitener Brad Whiteside Ms. Maureen Whitmire Mr. Robert Whittingham Mr. Kevin Whitworth Ms. Barb Whitworth Mr. and Mrs. Burton Wice Ms. Rita M. Wich Mr. Ted Wickenhauser Ms. Michelle Wicks Ms. Kathleen Wiedenfeld Mr. Mike Wiegert Mr. Michael Wiejaczka Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wielansky Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wielansky

Mr. and Mrs. Hans Wiemann Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Wiese Ms. Suzanne J. Wilcox Wildey Lodge No. 2 Mr. Donald Wildt Mr. Donald Wiley Ms. Heather Wilkerson Mr. Bryan Wilkinson Mrs. Donna Wilkinson Ms. Amy Wilkinson Mr. William Willard Ms. Rosemary Willard Steve Willenbrink Mr. and Mrs. Hubert O. Williams Victor and Catherine Williams Mr. and Mrs. Tim A. Williams Mr. and Ms. Donald Williams Ms. Amber Williams Mr. and Mrs. Richard Williams Mr. John Williams Mr. and Mrs. Adam Williams Mr. Pete Williams Mr. Robert Williams Mrs. Myrna E. Williamson, Jr. Mr. Bob Williamson Ms. Melissa Williford Mr. Stephen Willman Willow Landscaping Mr. Timothy Wilmering Mr. and Mrs. James D. Wilson II Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Wilson Mr. Steven Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. Wilson Mr. Jimmy Wilson Mr. David R. Wilson Mr. John Wilson Mrs. Ann Wilson Mrs. Karen Wilson Mr. John Wilson Ms. Wilma Wilson Mrs. Rosemary H. Wiltsch Mr. Gary Wimberly Elizabeth Winkeler Mr. Robert Winkeler Mr. and Mrs. Richard Winkler Ms. Marie Winschel Ms. Sandra Winter Ms. Marilyn Winterberger Ms. Barbara B. Winters Ms. Carol Wipke Mr. Rodney Wisdom Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Wisniewski Mr. and Mrs. Tom B. Wissehr Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wissmann Mr. and Mrs. George J. Witt Ms. Michelle Witte Mr. Clem Wittenauer Ms. Carol Wittenberg Mr. and Mrs. Mark F. Wittich Ms. Karen Witzofsky Mr. Clint Wobbe Ms. Marilyn Woerner Ms. Phyllis Wojciechowski

Mrs. Prudence Wolf Mr. Michael Wolf Ms. Camille Wolf Mrs. Mary Wolfe Ms. Dorothy Wolfe Mrs. Kelly R. Wolfe Ms. Nancy Wolfe Mrs. Brenda Wolff Mr. Stephen Wolff Mr. Larry Wolff Mr. Bob Wolff Ms. Arlene Wollenweber Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wolpert Dr. Ellen Wood Ms. Dorothy Wood Mr. Eric Wood Mrs. Patricia Wood Wood River Woman’s Club Mrs. Cynthia Wooge Mr. and Mrs. Sandon Wool Ms. Loretta Wooten Mr. and Mrs. Ted J. Work Ms. Gail C. Workman Mr. Jake Worley Ms. Janet Worstell Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Wright Thomas Wright Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Wrobley Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wulfert Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wunderlich Ms. Julia Wunderlich Mr. Chad Wunsch Mr. James R. Wurm Mr. Bradley Wylie Mr. Brian A. Yaffee Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Yates Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Yeo Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Young Mr. Jeremy Young Mr. Peter Youngcourt Mr. Scott Yusman Mr. Bob Zabek Mr. and Mrs. John Zabrowski Ms. Beverly Zacher Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Zafft Ms. Jennifer Zaiz Mr. Thomas Zaiz Ms. Sarah Zalewski Ms. Charlesta Zekert Ms. Sheila Zelch Mr. Richard Zellich Mr. Lawrence Zenk Ms. Joyce Ziegemeier Mr. Joseph Ziegler Ms. Helen Ziegler Ms. Linda Ziese Ms. Cathleen Zimmerman Mr. David Zimmermann Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Zink Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Zink Ms. Anita Zinn Mr. Roy Zirges Alex Zisser Mr. and Mrs. Steve Zoll Ms. Catherine Zoll Ms. Irma L. Zurmuehlen Mr. and Mrs. Eric Zust

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EARN FIXED INCOME FOR LIFE WHILE HELPING RMHC D

id you know that it’s possible to boost your retirement income and support Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis? Effective July 1, 2018, charitable gift annuity rates will increase.

HOW IT WORKS The concept is simple. You make a donation using cash, marketable securities or other assets, and we, in turn, pay you a fixed amount for life. With this type of gift, you can feel secure knowing you can count on receiving stable payments for as long as you live. And now, if you make your gift on or after July 1, the gift annuity rates will be higher than they have been in over six years.

Take a look at the table below for the current and new comparative rates.

AN EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU MAY BENEFIT: Under the current rate schedule, Barbara, 72, transfers $25,000 in exchange for a charitable gift annuity. She will receive annual payments of $1,350, a rate of 5.4 percent. Instead, if Barbara waits to make her gift on or after the new rate schedule is in place on July 1, the same gift amount will provide

$1,450 in annual payments, reflecting a 5.8 percent rate. That’s a payout rate increase of approximately 7.4 percent.

In addition to the opportunity to increase your retirement income as you help shape our future, gift annuities offer you numerous tax benefits, including: • A partial income tax charitable deduction now for your gift when you itemize.

• Part of each payment is income tax-free throughout your estimated life expectancy.

• Capital gains tax savings on appreciated property you donate.

CONTACT US Contact Frank Cognata, Vice President of Development, at 314-932-4148 or email fcognata@rmhcstl.com to discuss how a charitable gift annuity allows you to make a gift and provides you, and another person if you choose, with secure, tax-favored payments for life. We would be happy to provide you with a confidential benefit analysis demonstrating the increased benefits you can receive from a charitable gift annuity if you make your gift on or after July 1, 2018.

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65/70

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4.7%

70

5.1%

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5.2%

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75/80

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7.3%

80/85

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6.6%

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8.3%

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90/95

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JACOB’S

GENEROSITY Thirteen years after his family called the Ronald McDonald House “home,” Jacob Moak returned to give back in a huge way.

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n July 2005, Jamie and Paul Moak welcomed their first child, Jacob, into the world nearly two months early. Jacob was born with multiple complications and was transferred by ambulance to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, two hours away from their hometown of West Frankfort, Illinois.

Over the next two months and two days, Jacob remained in the hospital, enduring surgery and battling an infection. It was a terrifying time for Jamie and Paul, but thankfully, they were able to stay just minutes away at the Ronald McDonald House on Park Avenue.

Now, 13 years later, Jamie recalls how thankful she was to be so close to Jacob, to not be burdened financially, and for the home-cooked meals they received while at the House.

“It meant the world to us,” says Jamie. “I really think he did as well as he did because we were able to be there with him all the time.”

After overcoming many obstacles, Jacob is now a happy, healthy 12-year-old. He is currently in the seventh grade and just recently celebrated his confirmation, which included a service project. Knowing that it had been a place of comfort to his parents after he was born, Jacob chose to collect donations and Wish List items for Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis.

To encourage participation, Jacob made flyers and set-up a donation box at his church for the Wish List items.

“I thought it would be a nice thing to do,” says Jacob.

And we couldn’t agree more! Altogether,

Above, Top: Jacob and his parents, Jamie and Paul, stopped by the Ronald McDonald House on Park Avenue in early 2018 to drop off the Wish List items and money that Jacob collected as part of his confirmation service project; Above, Bottom: Jacob Moak as a newborn, during his medical treatment in 2005.

Jacob collected $300 in donations and nearly $300 worth of Wish List items to help RMHC provide a home-away-from-home. Many thanks to Jacob for his generous act of service. ■ Heartbeat • Spring/Summer 2018

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FAMILY DINNER PROGRAM Our Ronald McDonald House families enjoyed delicious, home-cooked meals prepared by the following volunteer groups between August 1 and December 31, 2017. For more information about this program or how to reserve your next volunteer date, please visit www.rmhcstl.com.

Employees from The Westin St. Louis prepared dinner at our Park Avenue RMH location in February 2018.

AAIM Young Professionals AED Airport Terminal Services (ATS) Aldi Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Sigma Tau Edwardsville Alumnae Alsop-Stickland Family Ameriprise FinancialJennifer Barbey Ameriprise FinancialKulik, Rosenbaum & Associates Anheuser Busch Past & Present Anthem ANGLE Archonettes of Zeta Phi Sorority, Inc ARK at Living Lord Lutheran Church, Lake Saint Louis Athleta Bakin’ Betty’s Barry-Wehmiller Co Bel Canto Belleville Ladies Blackwell Contracting & Team Elijah Blades Elementary Staff Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Blessings Bloch/Drakesmith Family - In Honor of Mariel Boeing BDS Diversity Council

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Boeing Defense, Space & Security 777X Program Leadership Boeing F-15 Employee Engagement Team Boeing Women in Leadership Bonnie, Lynda & Friends Boy Scout Troop 412 Brown Smith Wallace Buckner Family Bunge Calvary Fellowship Center for Clinical Pharmacology Center for Innovation BJC Century 21 Advantage Columbia, Il Christian Foods McDonalds CHS Cheer Moms Cindy Birkner Clinical Research Center Coldwell Banker Gundaker- Fenton Office Coldwell Banker Gundaker- Hwy 94 Commerce Bank TD Community Christian Church Concordia Plan Services Connor’s Cause Cookin’ Crowns Cooper Family Cornerstone High School Ministry CPC

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Crestwood Sunset Hills Kiwanis Crew 2450 CSI Leasing Cushman & Wakefield Daniel Family Dentons Deweys Doers Dillard’s-Mid Rivers Dinner Divas Disney Volunteers Donna Russo Drury and Pear Tree Hotels Dulle Family Edward Jones-HR Associate Relations Emerson Family YMCA-Teen Leaders Club Enterprise Fleet Diversity Team Falyn Sample FB Maryville Singles Federal Reserve Bank Flanigan-Vazquez Freeburg High- FCCLA Galve Deleste Gateway Medical Equipment Gateway Writing Project Gateway/Cricket Wireless Geyer Road Baptist Church Girl Scout Troop 1494 Girl Scout Troop 2961 Girl Scout Troop 823 Grace Church Grace United Methodist Church of St. Louis Greater Mount Carmel Youth & Young Adult Ministry Greener Family Helitech Civil Construction Hofman, Valenti, Keeven, Harbaugh FamiliesBreakfast with Santa Hope Montessori Academy- Des Peres Hubbs Family Huber/Wibbenmeyer Hunt Family IMEG Corp In Memory of Jean Mueller Jean Lezzi and Friends Jennifer Heil Jewish Women International Jim & Barb McElroy JM Family Enterprises

JoAnn & Friends John & Mary Hofman John C & Bonnie Hill John C. Hill & Friends Jones-Bess Family Journey & Union Church Youth Groups Junior League of St. Louis Kala O’Connor and Friends Kappa Epsilon Kathy & Crew Kathy’s Friends KC Ladies Auxiliary 7198 Kirkwood Kiwanis Kirkwood School District Kiwanis Club of Meramec Valley Community Knott & Oberle Family LAF- Lisa and Friends Laquita and Friends Lauren St. John and Tori Mahassek La-Z-Boy Furniture Gallery LCMS Foundation Lillian Faith Brown Lisa Adden Loralee and the Storytime Princess Lord of Life Lutheran Church Lumeris Finance Team MAB and Friends Maggie Householder and Kelly IsaacsAaron Bailey Family Mallinckrodt Supply Chain Mallinckrodt-Grapperhaus Group Manges Family Manilow Music of Missouri Marcone Margaret’s Group Mary Glass & Friends Maryville University Communication Students Massa’s Italian Restaurant McBride Charitable Foundation McDermott Family McVey Family Meador Family Med Surg Service Line Medinal Temple #39 Youth Group Meetup Volunteer (Christy) Meetup Volunteer (Kate)

Meetup Volunteer Group (Vince) Mercy Central Coding Mercy Children’s Hospital Leadership Mercy CT Dept Mercy Ortho Mercy TCU/Burn Shared Governance Mercy-Integrated Marketing Ops & CRM Merkel , Berra & Kent MGMA of Greater St. Louis Michelle & Friends Microsoft Midwest Machinery Moneta Group Monsanto Inventory Team Monsanto Regulatory People Team New Neighbors League Club (NNLC) Nicky’s Hugs Nicole Scheper Oak Bridge Community Church Odd Fellow Lodges Olivos, Franco and De Castro Families Overhead Door Parents of St. Gabe’s Class of 2024 Parkdale Blessings Party with a Purpose Peregrine Society Perficient Perry Family Peterson Family Phi Theta Kappa - Xi Epsilon Pitzer Snodgrass Portica Real Estate Prairie Farms Dairy Puckett Group Ralston Family Rawlings Sporting Goods Red Shoe Society Regions Bank of St. Louis Richardson, Godar, Bangert Families Richmond & Friends RMHCSTL Board Robyn Weiler & Friends Rockwood Summit High School National Honor Society Rosati-Kain High School Royal Canin MVP

FAMILY DINNER PROGRAM CONTINUED RSM Dinner Group Sacred Heart Ladies Guild Saint John UCC Schulz’s and Friends Schwartz Family Scott Williams Agency Sczesniak-Davis Family Second Helping Sherry McDonald Siteman 8900 RN’s SIUE SSHP School of Pharmacy Sivia Law Firm SLU Alpha Delta Pi Small Group Bible Study SMILE SMOTJ-Avery SMOTJ-Burgoyne

SMOTJ-Stumpf So You Think You Can Cook Sodexo Southwest Airlines Sprague Family Square SSM Care Management St. Ann Ladies Club St. Charles Womens Legion Auxiliary Post 312 St. Elmo High School FCCLA St. Francis Xavier Youth Group St. John UCC St. Louis Homeschool Network

St. Paul’s Lutheran School National Junior Honor Society St. Peters Kirkwood Confirmation Class STL ADPi Alumni Association STL Meetup Volunteer Group (Chris) STL Volunteer Meetup STLCC Wildwood Stropnik Family & Friends The Dubrowski Family The Girls The Hartford The Helping Hands The Keesling Family The Krott Family

The Lawrence Family The Mange Family The Nanney and Thomas Families The Schlichter, Thompson and Mattie Families Thomas Family & Friends Timon Family Togetherness MB Church Troop 3905 Turning Point Youth Group U-City NHS United Healthcare Ursuline Academy Valley Park Middle School National Junior Honor Society Victory Christian Academy

Vogt Family Wash U Circle K Webster University Young Alumni Chapter Whitfield School Winn & Bailey Young Friends of Mercy Zeldin Family

2017 HEART & SOLE AWARD

Jamie and Josh Koritz accepted the 2017 Heart & Sole Award, presented by RMHC St. Louis’ 2017 Board Chairperson, Steve Pelch, and President, Dan Harbaugh, last December.

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n December 2017, Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis presented Dynamic Vending with the annual Heart & Sole Award.

The Heart & Sole Award was created in 2005 to honor Coldwell Banker Gundaker for its more than 20-year commitment to our organization. Each year, RMHC St. Louis honors a new company that emulates Coldwell Banker

Gundaker’s commitment and generosity.

Dynamic Vending’s support began in 2008 when Jamie Koritz, a volunteer at our Ronald McDonald Family Room at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, realized a need: keeping the room supplied with snacks for our guests. Her husband, Josh, who owns Dynamic Vending, made a commitment to donating 600 bags of chips per week to the Ronald McDonald Family Room program. But Dynamic Vending’s support does not stop there. In 2014, when bank fees for coin-counting were becoming costprohibitive for our charity, Dynamic Vending offered to donate the coin-counting services for our McDonald’s Donation Box program, saving RMHC St. Louis nearly $15,000 per year.

Today, Dynamic Vending continues to play a vital role in the success of our Ronald McDonald Family Room and Donation Box programs, which has helped our organization save tens of thousands of dollars over the last 10 years.

“We are extremely thankful for Dynamic Vending’s incredible partnership over the past decade,” says Dan Harbaugh, RMHC St. Louis President. “We are proud to recognize them with the 2017 Heart and Sole Award.” ■ Heartbeat • Spring/Summer 2018

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OUR WISH LIST We rely on donations of these household items to provide all the comforts of home inside our Ronald McDonald Houses and Ronald McDonald Family Rooms. To donate items, please call 314-773-1100 or email info@rmhcstl.com.

Kitchen Items: Sweet/salty individually wrapped snacks, such as cookies, soups, mac ‘n’ cheese, breakfast bars, hot chocolate, trail mix, dried fruit, peanut butter or cheese sandwich crackers, candy bars Dishwasher detergent Gallon-sized Ziploc bags Aluminum foil Large Tupperware containers Paper plates and bowls Plastic spoons

Laundry & Cleaning Supplies: High-efficiency laundry detergent Softener sheets Disinfectant spray Clorox wipes Multipurpose cleaner Floor cleaner Hand soap SOS pads and sponges Swiffer hand duster sheets Pledge and Windex

Miscellaneous: Antibacterial hand soap Travel-sized shampoo, conditioner, deodorant and shaving cream Disposable razors Feminine products iPhones (version 4s or newer) 60-watt lightbulbs

IN LOVING MEMORY Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis extends its deepest sympathy to the families of these very special children:

Sylvie Hall

Julian Mieldezis

Zayden Correia

Stella Davis

Jayden Williams

Karlie King

Serenity Strubberg

Adelaide Jaco

Savannah Hanks

Daxden McNail

Dillon Thames

Elliott Llewellyn

Brylee Hudson

Zaylee Armstrong

Ainsley Abodeely

Evelynn Mosier

Skylar Mieldezis

Gabriel Polston

Sydney Manley

TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS The following children who have stayed or are staying at the House have received transplants:

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Noelia Whitlock

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Kristina Collins

Haven Broton

SHOES NEWS ST. LOUIS

Updates from the Red Shoe Society St. Louis, our organization’s young professionals group!

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he Red Shoe Society seeks to engage, empower and inspire young professionals to participate in philanthropic and leadership endeavors while building awareness of our organization, which supports Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis. Members will enjoy an array of social activities, fundraising events, professional development opportunities and more!

For more information about the Red Shoe Society, visit www.rmhcstl.com/ redshoesociety or reach out to RSS President, Brian Jett, at brianrjett11@gmail.com.

Meet the Red Shoe Society’s

UPCOMING EVENTS: 6th Annual Washers Tournament Saturday, August 4 at Shaw Park

6th Annual Winetoberfest Saturday, October 20 at the St. Louis Wine Market & Tasting Room

2018 LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Brian Jett PRESIDENT Maura Rafuse TREASURER

Colleen Barry PR/MARKETING CHAIR Katie Mansouri DEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIR

Phil Saettele SECRETARY

Mike Bahr DEVELOPMENT CO-CHAIR

Maggie Bailey SERVICE CHAIR

Kyle & Kristie Ream

In 2017, the following individuals were members of the

SOCIAL CO-CHAIRS

UPCOMING MEETINGS: June 26 - Service Project Park Ave. Ronald McDonald House

June 30 - Cook Breakfast for RMHC Families West County Ronald McDonald House

July 24 - Membership Meeting West Pine Ronald McDonald House

Mike & Jen Bahr Abby Bandelow Dan & Nicole Callahan Ashley Diaz Jaime Fann Michael Jett Brian & Alicia Jett Ryan & Emily Kuryla David Macke, Jr.

Anoushir & Katie Mansouri Ryan & Nina Murphy Katie & Jordan Nepute Phil Saettele Andrea Schieler Andrew Szczuka Carolina Wong Rob & Lisa Woodward

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HEARTBITS

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Little girl, big heart!

Years ago, DeLana’s family stayed at the RMH after she was born. To give back and celebrate her birthday, she collected Wish List items instead of gifts.

Thank you, DeLana!

Mercy employees donated thousands of household essentials last winter, filling our warehouse to the brim! Thank you for supporting your patients and their families in this special way.

“It was really awesome to be a part of such a caring and generous organization.” Helen Anderson of Cornerstone Insurance Group, who completed a service project in February.

A huge “thank you” to Child’s Play Charity for granting us four interactive PLAY Touch Tables and After-Mouse.com for donating a fifth table!

RMHC kids are loving this fun, educational experience.

Wow! Many thanks to the employees of CSI Leasing for donating $23,510 from their 2017 Jeans Day fundraiser!

Your generosity is appreciated.

In April, families visiting the new Family Room at St. Louis Children’s Hospital enjoyed a special celebration with Ray Lankford thanks to the St. Louis Cardinals and Heartland Coca-Cola.

Lily Lowell’s parents used our Family Rooms after she was born prematurely and required significant medical care. Now, years later, Lily visited RMHC to donate tab tops as a happy, healthy 6th grader!

Colton Parayko of the St. Louis Blues stopped by our West Pine House on several occasions this past spring to sign autographs and visit with RMHC guest families.

Thanks, Colton!

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Love lives here! Thank you to the St. Louis community and beyond for sharing these heartwarming moments with us.

Bust a move!

RMHC staff member Stephanie will always make time to play “Just Dance” with her friends Isabella and Jefferson, who are staying at our West County House.

Our friend Braxton collected $22.73 for RMHC families through acts of kindness! Thanks for showing everyone how small change can make a BIG difference, Braxton!

Congratulations to longtime volunteer Mary Brooks, who received our 2018 Brandon Scott Award for many years of dedication to the Tab Top Pandemonium event and Recycle for RMHC Program.

Check out these talented artists!

RMHC kids spent an afternoon creating artwork that now hangs in the new Ronald McDonald Family Room at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Chloe and Emily, who stayed at our Park Ave. House, celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss in March with books and stuffed Sneetches, donated by our friends at Kohl’s!

Thank you to Krista Waldron, who hosted a fundraiser at Fox High School!

Krista visited our West County House in March to drop off the money she collected to support RMHC.

Happy Retirement Our friend Braxton to Joan Perotti, who collected $22.73 has volunteered in for RMHC families the Family Room through acts of at St. Louis Children’s kindness!

Thanks Hospital for 11 for showing years! Thank you everyone how for your dedication small change overmake the years. can a BIGYou will be missed! difference, Braxton!

Many thanks to the Cookin’ Crowns, who provided beautiful flowers and a Mother’s Day brunch to moms staying at our West County House, in addition to donating tab tops and kitchen items.

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