Spring 2006 - Arkansas Children's Hospital

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3 HEART CENTER: YEAR IN REVIEW
The Heart Center at ACH tied its record for
heart transplants, was impacted by Hurricane
Katrina, welcomed a new surgeon and performed
hundreds of procedures. These are just some of
the highlights from the center’s 2005 review.
Pictured: The Heart Team at ACH consists of
surgeons, cardiologists, anesthesiologists, nurses,
therapists, technologists, social workers, child
life specialists and other support staff. Many
members of the team gathered for a group photo
after their annual meeting in February 2006.
4 CANCER PATIENT FLYING
HIGH AFTER TRIP
Mattie Medlock, 8, of Atkins, represented Arkansas
Children’s Hospital by traveling with 49 other
children to Orlando, Fla., and Washington, D.C.
The children were ambassadors for the 17 million
children treated each year at children’s hospitals.
Pictured: 2006 CMN Champion Child Mattie
Medlock got to sit at the cockpit controls on her
first-ever airplane ride when she and her family
flew to Orlando, Fla., for the first leg of their
adventure.
10 B98.5 LISTENERS ARE
MIRACLE MAKERS FOR ACH
Miracle Makers gifts — ongoing, monthly
donations — were a big reason why the 2006
Champions for Children Radiothon, hosted by
B98.5, was such a success. B98.5 staff members
asked and their listeners responded generously.
Pictured: Phone bank volunteers were a critical
part of the Radiothon team, taking calls from
B98.5 listeners and cheering on the staff,
patients, families and caregivers as they told
the ACH story.
President and Chief Executive Officer: Jonathan Bates, M.D.
Medical Director: Bonnie Taylor, M.D.
President, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute: Richard F. Jacobs, M.D.
President, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation: John E. Bel
Editor: Chris McCreight
Design: Lori Howard Barlow, The Graphic Design Shop, Inc.
Photographer: Kelley Cooper
Contributors: Alyssa Anderson, Anna Swaim
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ARKANSAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Harry C. Erwin III, Chairman
Pat McClelland, Vice Chairman
Tom Baxter, Secretary
Dorsey Jackson, Treasurer
Michele Moss, M.D., Chief of Staff
John Bale Jr., Past Chairman
Gregory E. Barnes
Jonathan Bates, M.D., President & CEO
Larcie Burnett
Ron Clark
Michael Cronkhite
Haskell Dickinson
M. Edward Drilling
Debra Fiser, M.D.
Paul R. Hart
J. French Hill
Judge Marion Humphrey
Michael Joshua
Beverly Keener
Diane Mackey
Barbara Moore
Beverly Morrow
Eduardo Ochoa, M.D.
Skip Rutherford
Mark Saviers
Philip Schmidt
Robert L. Shults
Bonnie Taylor, M.D.
Everett Tucker III
Rick Watkins
Charles B. Whiteside III
I. Dodd Wilson, M.D.
ACH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Ron Clark, Chairman
Jonathan Bates, M.D.,
Vice-Chairman for Finance & Admin.
Debra Fiser, M.D., Vice-Chairman for Research
Robert Porter, M.D., Secretary/Treasurer
Richard F. Jacobs, M.D., President
Kanwaljeet "Sunny" Anand, M.B.B.S., D.Phil
LaDonna Bornhoft
Kathy Counce
Dale Dawson
M. Edward Drilling
James Gaston
Ellen Gray
Tommy Hillman
Roger Rank, Ph.D.
E. Albert Reece, M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A.
Mark Saviers
Robert Shults
I. Dodd Wilson, M.D.
ACH FOUNDATION
Jonathan Bates, M.D., Chairman
Charles B. Whiteside III, Vice Chairman
John E. Bel, President
Susan Adam
John Bale, Jr.
Gregory E. Barnes
Tom Baxter
Frances Buchanan
William Clark
James Cobb
Sue Cooper
Robert G. Cress
Don Edmondson
Harry C. Erwin III
Robin George
Barnett Grace
Barbara Hanna
Anne Hickman
Ray Hobbs
Ross Honea
Diane Mackey
Mark McCaslin
Jim McClelland
Julia Peck Mobley
Bobby J. Neill
Jeffrey Nolan
Robert Porter, M.D.
Sara M. Richardson
Stan Roberts
Vicki Saviers
Philip Schmidt
Witt Stephens, Jr.
Marianne Thompson
Sue Trotter
Tom Womack

HOSPITAL PROGRAMS
ACH Heart Center
Mending
Broken
Hearts
Jacques Brumfield, who received a heart transplant at ACH
after being evacuated during Hurricane Katrina, was
helped by the entire team at the ACH Heart Center, including
Mandy Staggs, a certified child life specialist. Child life
specialists help patients and families cope with the anxiety
associated with being in the hospital, providing explanations
of surgical procedures, medical play and sibling
support, among other activities.
Days before Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast,
9-year-old Jacques Brumfield of Angie, La., was admitted to
Children’s Hospital New Orleans with heart failure. Doctors
told his mother that if the medicine they were giving him
didn’t work, he probably wouldn’t make it.
After the hurricane moved through New Orleans, health
care was compromised, and Jacques was one of many
patients moved out of the area.
By the time the transport team from ACH picked him up
and brought him to Little Rock, his heart was failing, and he
had very little possibility of surviving.
Doctors at ACH moved quickly to put Jacques on a
ventricular assist device (VAD) known as the Berlin Heart.
The Berlin Heart is not available in the United States, nor is
it approved for use by the United States Food and Drug
Administration, except in an emergency situation. Within
two weeks of being placed on the Berlin Heart, a donor
heart became available for Jacques, and doctors at ACH
performed a successful transplant.
Jacques was one of 17 patients to receive a heart
transplant at the ACH Heart Center last year and one of
thousands impacted by the care provided by the heart team.
The Team
Congenital heart care, like that required by Jacques,
requires excellent equipment and exceptional people working
together as a team. Teamwork is not just a buzzword to
those who work in the ACH Heart Center. The heart team
has long had a model for success that involves the participation
of all members of the team who have anything to do
with a patient’s and family’s experience. Together, the
team members are focused on achieving the best possible
outcomes for all patients.
Because team is at the “heart” of what they do, each
year the Heart Center staff members host an annual
meeting to share the team’s accomplishments over the
previous year.
2005: An Interesting Year
In 2005, the Heart Center at ACH tied its record for
heart transplants, was impacted by Hurricane Katrina,
welcomed a new surgeon and performed hundreds of
procedures. These are just some of the highlights from the
center’s 2005 review:
The heart team performed 17 heart transplant procedures
on patients in 2005, tying the hospital’s record
number of transplants set in 1993. Twelve of the transplant
patients were from Arkansas; the remaining five were
out-of-state patients, including Jacques and another
hurricane evacuee. ACH’s involvement in the Hurricane
Katrina evacuation brought many pediatric evacuees to
the hospital, including nine cardiovascular patients.
After 10 months of being without a chief of the
pediatric cardiovascular surgery program, the heart team
welcomed **Dr. Robert D.B. “Jake” Jaquiss on November 1.
2005 Heart Center Statistics
• 7,669 cardiology outpatient visits
• 470 surgical procedures**
• 17 heart transplants
• 2 Berlin Hearts (bridge to transplant)
• 48 patients on ECMO (heart-lung bypass)
• 4/470 30-day mortality rate for surgical procedures
(less than 1%)
**The team was short one surgeon for 10 months; the average
number of procedures is typically around 600.
Continued on page 19
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PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WE HAVE KNOWN
CMN Champion Child Takes
‘Greatest Trip’ of Her Life
Mattie Medlock
When Mattison “Mattie” Medlock was 6 years old,
her mom found a lump on her back, followed by more
lumps under her arms. Her doctor in Atkins referred her
to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, where she was diagnosed
with a rare form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma
called anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
Mattie underwent a year of aggressive chemotherapy
treatments. Her mom, Dotie Medlock, says she remained
optimistic throughout her time at ACH.
“Mattie would be so sick from chemotherapy, throwing
up and with headaches, but if anyone asked her
how she was, she would always say, ‘good,’”says Dotie.
Russellville Wal-Mart
Sends Mattie Off in Style
Associates at Wal-Mart in
Russellville treated Arkansas
Champion Child Mattie
Medlock to a shopping spree
prior to her Champions Across
America trip. Mattie’s mom,
sister and associates followed
her all over the store as she
picked out some trip essentials
and not-so-essentials, including
the sunglasses she’s sporting
here. Mattie was a good
sister and included sister Marley in on the action,
making sure she also had things like a new suitcase
and some cool shades.
Mattie and her family enjoyed meeting
all the Champion families and making
new friends.An encounter on the first
day at the Atlanta airport brought the
Medlocks together with the Champion
family from Georgia. From left, Mattie
Medlock, Georgia Champion Sarah
Gwaltney and her sister, Anna, and
Marley Medlock.
When Mattie first started traveling to ACH for cancer treatments,
she and her family painted their van with the statement,
“My name is Mattie. I have cancer but it doesn’t have
me.” Now that her treatments are over, when Mattie goes in
for check-ups, the van reads, “I beat cancer, it didn’t beat me.”
While she was undergoing chemotherapy, Mattie even
entered and won first runner-up at a local beauty pageant. At
first, she didn’t want to enter because she had lost her hair,
but a few nights before the pageant she told her mom,
“Mama, I sure am beautiful even without hair.”
Mattie’s spirit and determination in facing her disease were
among the reasons she was chosen as the 2006 Children’s
Miracle Network (CMN) Champion Child to represent
Arkansas.
Champions are selected by children’s hospitals affiliated
with Children’s Miracle Network to act as ambassadors for
children’s health care. They represent the millions of other
children treated annually in children’s hospitals.
In March, Mattie and her family joined other Champions
from across the United States and Canada on a trip to Walt
Disney World, where they participated in the taping of the
2006 Children’s Miracle Network Celebration. The Champions
and their families then traveled to Washington, D.C., to tour
the nation’s capitol and meet with national leaders, including
President Bush.
Champions Across America is sponsored by Foresters, a
financial services organization.
Following are photos taken by Mattie’s family and excerpts
from her journal. Each day, Mattie recorded what she did, who
she met and her favorite part about the day, in her own
words.
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Mattie writes about meeting many
famous “people,” including some very
familiar Disney characters that she and
her family encountered. From left, Mickey
Mouse, sister Marley, Goofy, mom Dotie,
Minnie Mouse, Mattie, dad Greg and
Donald Duck.
Mattie got up close and personal
with country music star Tracy Byrd
during a bus trip and at a concert.
The Medlock family was chosen to
ride in the daily parade that takes
place in the Animal Kingdom.“We
were so thrilled to get to be in the
parade because they only choose a
few families each day,” says Dotie
Medlock.“We just sat up in that float
and waved like we were somebody.”
Wednesday, March 15: My first plane ride. Met Sarah and
Anna Champions frum Georgia. Favorite part: seeing the hotel
room and meeting new friends.
Thursday, March 16: Met fams (famous) peple and went to
a cosert (concert) with Leann [Rimes]. Favorite part: Meeting
Mickey, Miny (Minnie), Gufy (Goofy), Donald. Went to the great
big pool. Went down the water slide and had fun.
Friday, March 17: Went to Magic Kingdom. Rode Splash
Mountain. Got very tired and hot. Favorite part: Coming back to
the hotel and swimming in the pool.
Saturday, March 18: Went to Animal Kingdom. Met Mickey
and rode the float in the praed (parade). Met Tracy Byrd and
Steve Young. Favorite part: Meeting Mickey and the float.
Sunday, March 19: We rode the plane to
Washington, D.C., and got to set in the cockpit. Tracy
Byrd rode are bus and plane. Favorite part: Riding the
bus with Tracy Byrd and Brooke [from CMN]. They sang
to us.
Monday, March 20: We went to Capitol Hill and
ate lunch there. Took pictures with the kids.
Tuesday, March 21: We went to the White House.
Went to XM Radio and talked on the radio. We went to
ESPN and played games. Met President Bush.
Wednesday, March 22: We went home by a plane.
Said good-by to all my friends. Favorite part: Nothing. I
didn’t want to leave.
After hard days of
playing at the
Disney parks,
Mattie (right)
enjoyed returning
to the hotel and its
“great big pool”
and water slide
with Marley (left)
and Greg.
In Washington, D.C., the
Champion families visited
all sorts of historic sites,
had lunch on Capitol Hill
and swung by the White
House for a meeting with
the President.Though she
can’t be spotted here, Mattie
Medlock is in the mass of
Champions who crammed
together for a photo opportunity
during their visit.
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RESEARCH
When he’s not treating
patients, Dr.Ariel Berlinski
is in the lab trying to figure
out the best ways to deliver
aerosol medication to
children.
Philanthropy Helps
Make Aerosol
Lab Possible
The Pediatric Aerosol Research Laboratory at Arkansas
Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) is one of
only a few academic laboratories in North America
researching the best ways to deliver aerosol medication to
children. It was established, in part, with funding from the
National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and an endowment
from the George Family Fund for Asthma.
Aerosol medication is the primary treatment for children
with asthma and cystic fibrosis; however, much of the
medication testing has been performed in adults, and there
is little information regarding its optimal use in children.
“Children are not small adults, and there are variables
such as age, breathing pattern and cooperation, that must
be considered when a child receives treatment,” says *Dr.
Ariel Berlinski, director of the laboratory. “These medications
have to reach deep inside the lungs to be effective,
so we’re working to improve the amount of medicine that
can get into the lungs.”
Researchers compare and test nebulizers and inhalers
as they come on the market to determine the characteristics
of the aerosol formulas. They use technology that
mimics the breathing patterns of children of different ages,
allowing researchers a more realistic evaluation of the
effects.
“In testing these aerosol medications, we study how
variations in the administration determine changes in the
amount of drug available to the patient, and our research
shows that these differences could lead to a treatment failure,”
says Berlinski. “We can also measure the particle size
of the aerosol. If it’s too big, it fails to enter the lung; if it’s
too small, it may pass in and out of the lung or be delivered
to other organs. Therefore, it’s possible that a child
could be taking medication but never being treated.”
“Dr. Berlinski’s work and the efforts in the
Pediatric Aerosol Research Laboratory at ACHRI is
important work on a crucial area of medical treatment
in these patient groups,” says Dr. Richard Jacobs,
president of ACHRI. “This is another example of how
biomedical research and clinical research are important
in children. For children to be excluded from the
advances in science and medicine by not being
included in this research is unacceptable.”
Berlinski says one of the major hurdles he faces is
finding the funding to continue his research in the
future.
“Although our research is important, it is not one
of the top priorities of either funding agencies or
manufacturers,” Berlinski says. “They are already
selling the nebulizer, the spacer and the inhaler, so
they really don’t have a need for investing.
Philanthropy played a role in establishing our lab, and
I hope it will help us continue with future projects.”
Berlinski says in the future, his research will
incorporate new and innovative technologies to measure
particle size and to study other delivery systems as
these treatments are released into the market.
“I’m mainly a clinician whose time is spent treating
patients, but I also think it’s important to try and
learn more about what we do,” Berlinski says. “It’s
important to me to generate information that will be
useful to our institution and useful to the community
in achieving better outcomes.”
*Ariel Berlinski, M.D., is a pediatric pulmonologist at ACH
and assistant professor, department of pediatrics, UAMS
College of Medicine
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GIVING
Amy and Eric
Chilton:
Encouraging Young
Couples to Support ACH
■ Alyssa Anderson
Eric and Amy Chilton chose to establish an
endowment at Arkansas Children’s Hospital
because they knew it would be something their
children — 16-year-old Ally, 11-year-old Jenny
and 6-year-old Drew — could take pride in
many years down the road.
Amy and Eric Chilton describe themselves as
ordinary parents living ordinary lives that center
around their three children, 16-year-old Ally, 11-
year-old Jenny and 6-year-old Drew. But this young
couple’s dedication to Arkansas Children’s Hospital
is anything but ordinary.
Somehow, in between cheerleading practices
and basketball, softball and baseball games, the
Chiltons find the time and inclination to support an
organization they have never even needed to use.
“Fortunately, our children have not been
patients at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, but you
never know,” Amy says. “We’ve had friends whose
kids have been there, some more serious than others.
Our whole lives revolve around our kids, and
when you hear of somebody whose child is very ill,
you think about how much that would rock your
world. I honestly can’t imagine what parents go
through when their child has a serious illness.”
In an effort to make a difference, the Chiltons
established an endowment benefiting cancer patients
at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. They say they made
the decision to support endowment when Libby
Smith, a vice president in the ACH Foundation,
explained that it would be something their children
could see years down the road and something they
could take great pride in as a family.
They chose to support cancer patients as a
tribute to Amy’s best friend, who died in 1999 of
liver cancer.
“We were very best friends,” Amy says. “She
was the maid of honor at my wedding, and she
was there at the hospital when both of my girls
were born. Eric and I had always felt strongly,
from our parents, about the concept of tithing part
of your income. My friend was a school teacher
and had a lot of interest in kids, so that’s why we
decided on Children’s Hospital and on cancer.”
The Chiltons both say that recognition is not
the reason why they support ACH. They only
agreed to be featured in this story because they
thought it might help others — especially younger
couples with children — see the importance of
giving.
“I think sometimes people think you have to
have a large sum to give, and you really don’t,”
Amy says. “Every little bit helps, and it’s just the
feeling that you get — that positive, warm feeling
that you’re making a difference.”
Eric added, “You never know when the money
you contribute may help your own child.”
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CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK
2006
Miracle Day
Wal-Mart &
SAM’S CLUBS
Tom Montgomery, with the Wal-Mart/SAM’S CLUB
Foundation, poses with former Arkansas Children’s
Hospital patient Jenna King (far right) and her mother,
Kay Beck, who works at the Wal-Mart in Monticello.
“You are the heart and soul of what we do,” said Dr.
Jonathan Bates, ACH president and CEO, to welcome the
200-plus associates and other special guests at the 2006
Wal-Mart and SAM’S CLUB Miracle Day at Arkansas
Children’s Hospital.
“Your name is all over this place, and what you do
makes an enormous difference for us,” continued Bates.
“We depend heavily on donors like you, and we thank
you.”
Miracle Day is a special day planned each year to honor
Wal-Mart and SAM’S CLUB associates for their fundraising
efforts during the last campaign year and to kick off efforts
for the next campaign.
The theme of the day, “The Heart of the Matter,” related
to one of the Wal-Mart/SAM’S CLUB 2006 funding priorities,
the purchase of specialty monitors for the ACH Heart
Center.
Dr. Robert Jaquiss, chief of pediatric cardiovascular surgery
at ACH, spoke to guests about the Heart Center and
how their donation of new monitors
will make a difference.
“Your donation will translate to real
lives touched, helped and even
saved,” said Jaquiss. “New technology is
very expensive, and thanks to folks like
you, we are able to stay at the forefront.”
Tom Montgomery, Wal-Mart/SAM’S CLUB corporate
giving manager, spoke to the associates, thanking them
for their efforts in 2005, which resulted in a total donation
of $1,066,106. He also encouraged them to keep
telling the stories of Arkansas Children’s Hospital and
asking for the gift.
“Thanks to the generosity of associates, customers and
members, Wal-Mart and SAM’S CLUB have raised and
donated more than $15 million to Arkansas Children’s
Hospital through Children’s Miracle Network over the
past 22 years,” said Montgomery. “We are all fortunate to
live in the state of Arkansas, where so many generous
people support our world-class children’s hospital,
Arkansas Children’s Hospital.”
Montgomery introduced Mark Larsen, vice president
and regional general manager for Arkansas and southern
Missouri.
“I am so excited that we are a part of the Arkansas
Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network,” said
Larsen. “This Miracle Day celebration is a wonderful tribute
to our outstanding associates, and the
children we are able to help are precious.
There is no better cause.”
The group also heard from CMN representatives,
received awards for their fundraising
efforts and toured the hospital.
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Members of the Wal-Mart Choir performed for associates during Miracle
Day activities. Later, they sang for patients, families and staff in the ACH
lobby. The choir is made up of 98 members from 28 different states.
Pictured are associates
from Wal-Mart
Distribution Center
#8098 in Bentonville
(from left): Loretta
DePriest, Sharleen Belt,
Travis Loftin, Helen
Blair and Judy Hefner.
DC #8098 was the top
fundraising location for
ACH, raising $94,285.
Benton Wal-Mart Supercenter #0085 associates
(from left): Gail Morphus, Tammy Higley, Nita
Koplen, Jenny Stover, Stephanie Drombetta,
Jackie Doolin, Jesse Summerlin and Elaine
Shnaekel pose with Arkansas Children’s
Hospital patient Mattie Medlock, from Atkins.
Drombetta and Shnaekel also received an
Associate of the Year award for the central
region.
During a tour for Miracle Day participants, Beth McKitrick-Bandy, director
of rehabilitation (right), demonstrates the therapy pool in the rehabilitation
area at ACH.The therapy pool floor can be lowered or raised to
change the depth of the water to accommodate patients of all sizes and
abilities.
Pictured with Arkansas Children’s Hospital
patient Mattie Medlock, from Atkins, are associates
from the Wal-Mart Supercenter #1105 in
Sherwood (from left): Diann Winstead and
Audrey Ramsey.
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CHILDREN’S MIRACLE NETWORK
B98.5 Radio Listeners
and Staff Are True
Miracle Makers
Five-year-old Elijah Talley, an ACH
patient fighting cancer, and his mom,
Dawn, shared their story during the
Radiothon, while dad, Britt, looked on.
A tiny girl with bristles of red hair just beginning to
grow back on her head leans into the microphone and
sings a song she just learned: “John Jacob Jingle
Heimer Schmidt.” Radiothon volunteers and others
watching are both laughing and crying. Those listening
to the radio are doing the same thing as they think of
what little 5-year-old Kelly McClain has gone through in
her young life. Kelly was severely burned in a fire at
her home and has spent months in the burn unit at
Arkansas Children’s Hospital.
Listeners of B98.5 radio heard Kelly’s story during
the 2006 Champions for Children Radiothon, the second
annual event for the Citadel Communications station.
Radio announcers Scott Thrower, Jeff Matthews,
Steve Medley, Becky Rogers and Randy Cain broadcast
live for three days from the ACH lobby, sharing the stories
of ACH patients, families and caregivers.
Listeners responded to the stories and the pleas for
donations, raising a record $230,000 over the three
days. Much of that money came in the form of “Miracle
Makers” gifts, through which donors committed to
ongoing, monthly donations to the hospital.
Sponsors for the event included presenting sponsor
Wendy’s, Change Angels sponsor Lander’s, cell phone
sponsor Cricket Wireless and wrap-up party sponsor
Embassy Suites.
Five-year-old Kelly McClain shared her story about
being burned in a house fire with B98.5’s Scott
Thrower, as her mother, Joyce, looked on.
Randy Cain, program
director for B98.5
and Citadel
Communications,
accepted a Most
Innovative Montage
award for the station
during the Children’s
Miracle Network
Radiothon Awards,
presented during the
national meeting in
March.
Members of the B98.5 on-air team (from left), Becky Rogers, Jeff Matthews, Scott Thrower and Steve Medley, react as
ACH president and CEO Dr. Jonathan Bates and ACH Foundation staff member Carissa Wagnon reveal the amount of
money raised during the 2006 Champions for Children Radiothon.
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an alliance of premier hospitals for children
Log A Load For Kids Gears
Up for 2006 Fundraising
Arkansas Log A Load For Kids coordinators met in
the Lee and Bob Cress Board Room in Arkansas
Children's Hospital’s new office building in March to
kick off their 2006 fundraising campaign. The group of
30 participants set a goal of $400,000, which will go
toward the Log A Load Imaging Endowment Fund.
Dr. Jonathan Bates, ACH president and CEO,
shared the hospital’s construction and expansion
plans, and Dr. Robert Jaquiss, new chief of pediatric
cardiovascular surgery and holder of the Log A Load
For Kids Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular surgery nurse manager Jean Ann Phillips
(left) shows the Log a Load For Kids committee one of the
two operating rooms in the ACH Heart Center.
Surgery, provided an update on the ACH Heart Center.
After the presentations, the group toured the cardiovascular
surgery unit, pediatric intensive care unit and the
hospital lobby.
Children’s Miracle Network Sponsors:
Grassroots Fundraising Adds Up
Arkansas Children’s Hospital is a proud member
of Children’s Miracle Network (CMN), a nonprofit
organization dedicated to helping kids by
raising funds for 170 children’s hospitals across
North America. Children’s Miracle Network funds
raised in Arkansas, north Louisiana, east Texas
and east Oklahoma benefit ACH.
National sponsors for CMN raise money at the
local level with fundraising activities led by
employees and supported by members of the
community. The combined efforts of these sponsors
help the caregivers at ACH provide care,
love and hope every day for our patients and
their families. For their recent Children’s Miracle
Network fundraising campaigns supporting
Arkansas Children’s Hospital, we thank the
following:
Wal-Mart and SAM’S CLUB Associates
Will Golf 4 Kids
Log A Load For Kids
Will Fish for Kids
Credit Unions for Kids
RE/MAX
Charity Challenge of Champions
ACE Hardware
Goody’s Family Clothing
Kiwanis and Key Club
International
McLane-Love’s Country
Stores
Carmike Cinemas
Phi Mu
Valero Energy Corporation
Dairy Queen
General Growth Properties
Marriott International
Golden Corral
Rite Aid Corporation
Woodforest
Crossmark
Combined Federal
Campaign
Hershey’s
Church’s Chicken
Brookshire’s Inc.
Laidlaw Education Services
American Legion
USA Gymnastics
Auntie Anne’s
Sara Lee Direct
Foresters
Express Personnel
Krispy Kreme
“The employee volunteers at our CMN national sponsor
locations believe in our hospital and the importance of having
our specialized services available to all children in
Arkansas, regardless of a family’s ability to pay,” says
Jennifer Selig, CMN director for Arkansas Children’s
Hospital. “Their grassroots efforts add up quickly and in
2005 resulted in a total donation of more than $2.5 million.”
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AUXILIARY GROUPS
Circle of Friends Quarterly
ROUND-UP
During
Circle of Friends events held January-March 2006:
Special Events
• Harrison, KBCN Radiothon, $50,000
Kampaign for Kids
Kampaign for Kids is a corporate campaign organized
by Circle of Friends chapters and community
volunteers.
• Northwest Arkansas, $75,000
• Harrison, $50,000
• Arkansas River Valley, $40,000
Phone Phrenzy
Phone Phrenzy is an event organized by Circle of
Friends chapters, often in conjunction with schools or
other community groups. Volunteers gather for an
evening of food, fun and phoning on behalf of the
patients at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. All callers are
encouraged to contact only friends and family — no
cold calling is allowed.
• Northwest Arkansas/University of Arkansas, $8,000
the Harrison Circle of Friends KBCN 104.3
Radiothon, FedEx Freight employees raised $4,000
through head-shaving challenges in their departments.
Lisa Johnson (center) from KBCN was one of those who
went under the clippers to fulfill a challenge. Pictured
with Johnson are, from left: Circle of Friends members
Clara Sims, Toni Chapelle, Christine Rose and Sharon
Wilson, owner of Sachet Salon.
Kids Caring for Kids
Through the Kids Caring for Kids program, students
may participate in fundraising events that combine
learning math, spelling and reading along with the
value of helping others. Other activities include trike-,
bike- or walk-a-thons or multi-school challenge
events. Circle of Friends chapters work with schools
in their communities to organize these programs.
• Garland County, “This Heart’s For You” with
Lakeside Primary and Intermediate and Lake
Hamilton Elementary and Intermediate schools,
$27,000
If you are interested in joining one of the 18 Circle
of Friends chapters, please contact Circle of Friends
director Cristy Holland Sowell at 501-364-1865 or
hollandcl@archildrens.org.
These kindergarten students from
Lakeside Primary School in Hot
Springs won a pizza party for their
class by raising more than $360 in
the “This Heart’s for You” fundraising
campaign.The students sold heart
cardstock for $1 donations and
displayed the hearts throughout their
school.
Students at Lakeside Primary and
Intermediate and Lake Hamilton
Elementary and Intermediate schools
participated in the campaign and,
together, raised $27,000 for Arkansas
Children’s Hospital.
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DONORS
2005 Annual DonorRoll of Honor
— 2005 Children’s Circle of Care —
The Children’s Circle of Care is an organization of 22 preeminent North American pediatric hospitals
honoring individuals, family foundations and privately held corporations
who generously give on an annual basis.
Anonymous (7)
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert E. Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Anthony
Mr. and Mrs. John Bale, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ball
Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Barrett
Drs. Jon and Sally Bates
Mr. Raymond Battaglia
Judy and John Bel
Boyce W. Billingsley
Bob and Marilyn Bogle
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bowen
Mr. and Mrs. Hank Browne
Frances and Sam Buchanan
Karl R. and Nancy T. Buff
Horace C. Cabe Foundation
Elizabeth and Craig Campbell
The Linda Cesarski and
Mary Anne Evans Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robin Chapman
Amy and Eric Chilton
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Sam R. Clark
Lee and Bob Cress
Mr. Jack Davis
Paula and Danny Day, Jr.
Mrs. Mary L. DeFir
Mrs. Martha Jean Delaughter
Don and Ellen Edmondson Family
Terri and Chuck Erwin
Don H. Flanders
Craig and Rebecca Foxhoven
Mrs. Herschel H. Friday
Charles A. Frueauff Foundation
Alan and Dana Garland
The Bill Good Family
Barnett and Greer Grace
Jackson L. Graves Foundation
John Robert and Sue Ann Graves
Mr. and Mrs. Louis T. Hall, Jr.
Dr. Laura Hewitson
Anne A. Hickman
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hobbs
Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Joshua
Mr. J. Luther King, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. LaFrance, Sr.
Dee Ann Landreth
Paul and Chloe Langston
Ginanne Graves Long
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lyon, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander MacInnis
Mary Trimble Maier
Mark and Brandee McCaslin
Pat and Jim McClelland
Mrs. Elizabeth Lazenby Menard
W.C. and Sandy Mills
Julia Peck Mobley
Trish and Bob Mosesso
Bobby J. and Laura B. Neill
B.C. Pickens Trust
Ms. Mary Dean Pugh
Mr. and Mrs. Louis W. Reynolds
Sara and Sam Richardson
Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust
Doyle W. and Josephine Raye Rogers
Mr. Lawrence H. Schmieding
The Sam Schubert Foundation
Ms. Helen Sharpe
Belinda and Robert L. Shults
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sicard
Scott and Kellye Simmons
Don and Jo Ann Soderquist
Bess Chisum Stephens
Carol and Witt Stephens
Harriet and Warren Stephens
Jackson T. Stephens*
Steve and Claudia Strange
W. P. Sturgis Foundation
The Sunderland Foundation
William H. Sutton
Drs. Bonnie and David Taylor
Carol and Brent Thompson
Marianne and Bill Thompson
Trinity Foundation
Sue and Henry Trotter
Irene and Gus Vratsinas
Willard and Pat Walker
Charitable Foundation
Rick and Marcia Watkins
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Whiteside, III
Patti Schmieding Williams
Windgate Charitable Foundation
Charles Preston Winters Foundation
Lifetime Members
Horace C. Cabe Foundation
Elizabeth and Craig Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lyon, Jr.
Mr. Lawrence H. Schmeiding
Bess Chisum Stephens
Carol and Witt Stephens
Harriet and Warren Stephens
Jackson T. Stephens*
Willard and Pat Walker
Charitable Foundation
*Deceased
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DONORS
2005 Annual DonorRoll of
Honor
The following giving clubs recognize individuals, foundations, organizations and
corporations for their annual support of $1,000 and higher. These generous friends help us
provide care, love and hope for the children and families served by Arkansas Children's Hospital
and Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute. We honor them here as a way to express
our appreciation for their philanthropic spirit and generous partnership.
— Rocking Chairs —
ACH Pediatric Radiologists
Abby’s Angel Assignment
Ace Hardware Corporation
Air Transport International
Alcoa Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert E. Allen
The Allstate Foundation
Alltel Corporation, its Customers and Employees
American Management Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Anthony
Arkansas Best Corp.
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Auxiliary
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc.
Arkansas Department of Health
Arkansas Ford Dealers Big Bass Bonanza
Arkansas GM Automobile Dealers
Arkansas Wildlife Officers Association
Ash Grove Cement Company
B98.5 Champions for Children Radiothon —
Citadel Broadcasting Company
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Bale and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ball
Bank of America — Little Rock
Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Barrett
Drs. Jon and Sally Bates
Mr. Raymond Battaglia
Lee Roy and Melba T. Beasley Foundation
Judy and John Bel
Boyce W. Billingsley
Blue & You Foundation
Bob and Marilyn Bogle
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Bowen
Frances and Sam Buchanan
Karl R. and Nancy T. Buff
Horace C. Cabe Foundation
Elizabeth and Craig Campbell
Lorene Campbell Estate
Russell Carmical Estate
Carmike Cinemas, Inc.
Central Arkansas Sports Commission
The Linda Cesarski and Mary Anne Evans Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robin Chapman
Charity Challenge of Champions
Children’s Miracle Network (CMN)
Amy and Eric Chilton
Circle of Friends
Arkansas River Valley Chapter
Batesville Committee
Berryville Committee
Central Arkansas Chapter
Faulkner County Chapter
Garland County Chapter
Harrison Chapter
Izard County Chapter
Jefferson County Chapter
Jonesboro Chapter
Lawrence County Chapter
Magnolia Chapter
Northwest Arkansas Chapter
Paragould Chapter
River Delta Chapter
Spring River Chapter
Texarkana Committee
Union County Chapter
Mr. and Mrs. Sam R. Clark
Columbia University
Combined Federal Campaign — Pulaski County
Committee for the Future
Credit Unions 4 Kids
Arkansas Credit Union League
Arkansas Federal Credit Union
Telcoe Federal Credit Union
Wright Patman Chapter Federal Credit Unions
Cromwell Architects Engineers, Inc.
Anna Matee Daubs Estate
Mr. Jack Davis
Paula and Danny Day, Jr.
Mrs. Mary L. DeFir
Mrs. Martha Jean Delaughter
Delta Men’s Association
Doctors’ Anatomic Pathology Services
Marjorie Dowzer Estate
Don and Ellen Edmondson Family
Energizer Battery Company
Terri and Chuck Erwin
Exxon Mobil, B-B Oil Company, Inc. — Searcy
Elmer A. Ferguson Estate
Vivian Fishman Estate
Don Flanders
Charles A. Frueauff Foundation
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America — Arkansas
Farmers Insurance Charity Invitational
First National Bank of Fort Smith
Foreman United Fund, Inc.
Fort Smith Spring Spectacular
Craig and Rebecca Foxhoven
Mrs. Herschel H. Friday
Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP
Future Business Leaders of America — Arkansas
Alan and Dana Garland
The George Family, Springdale
The Bill Good Family
Goody’s Family Clothing
Barnett and Greer Grace
Jackson L. Graves Foundation
John Robert Graves
Mr. Josh Green
Mildred S. Griffin Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Louis T. Hall, Jr.
William and Winifred Halliburton*
James H. Hamlen, II Estate
Hank’s Fine Furniture
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
John A. Henson Trust
Anne A. Hickman
Vera F. Hill*
Ray and Debbie Hobbs Family Foundation
J.M. Products, Inc. Invitational Charity Golf Classic
Florence Jones*
Harvey and Bernice Jones Charitable Trust
KFC, BRM Foods, Inc. — Searcy
Luther King Capital Management
Kiwanis — Division 19
Kiwanis and Key Club International
Kohl’s
Conway
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Little Rock
Rogers
Sherwood
Kohl’s Department Stores
Lake Hamilton High School
Lakeside High School
Dee Ann Landreth
Marianne Lane-Thompson
Paul and Chloe Langston
James E. Lindsey
Log A Load For Kids
Bradley County
Central Arkansas
Drew County
South Central
Strong
Log A Load For Kids of Arkansas
Ginanne Graves Long
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores —
Greenwood, LA #209
Alexander and Bo MacInnis for Michelle
Magee-Women’s Health Corporation
Mary Trimble Maier
Mark and Brandee McCaslin
McClelland Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Carl and Alleen McKinney Charitable Trust
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DONORS
— Rocking Chairs —
Mrs. Elizabeth Lazenby Menard
Metropolitan National Bank
Mid-South Farmer’s Risk Management, Inc.
W.C. and Sandy Mills
Julia Peck Mobley
Harold F. Moody*
Murphy Oil Corporation
My Nanny
William R. Naylor Estate
Homer Lee Neel Estate
Bobby J. and Laura B. Neill
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Nuvell Financial Services Employees
Ottenheimer Brothers Foundation
Phi Mu Fraternity
B.C. Pickens Trust
Mr. and Mrs. John Tipton Pugh, Sr.
Ms. Mary Dean Pugh
RE/MAX
Associates of Fayetteville
of Conway
Real Estate Centre of Jonesboro
Real Estate Results of Bentonville
RE/MAX International
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Louis W. Reynolds
Sara and Sam Richardson
Riggs Benevolent Fund
Emma G. Roach Estate
Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust
William R. Rundell Estate
SAM’S CLUB — North Little Rock #8266
James G. Sawyer Estate
Schmieding Foundation, Inc.
The Sam Schubert Foundation
Ms. Helen Sharpe
Robert L. and Belinda Shults
Scott and Kellye Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Simpson, Jr.*
Elizabeth H. Snyder Trust
Don and Jo Ann Soderquist
Statewide Crop Insurance, Inc.
Statewide Farmer Risk Management, LLC
Bess Chisum Stephens
Carol and Witt Stephens, Jr. Charitable Foundation
Harriet C. and Warren A. Stephens
Jackson T. Stephens*
Thelma J. Stevenson*
W.P. Sturgis Foundation
The Sunderland Foundation
Drs. Bonnie and David Taylor
Trinity Foundation
Sue and Henry Trotter
USA Drug
University of Central Arkansas Athletics
Continued on page 16
— Red Wagons —
Agri-Related Services, Inc.
Don and Dianne Allen
R.C. and Marguerite Allmon Trust
Arkansas Community Foundation
Arkansas Fire Prevention Commission
Arkansas State Horse Show Association
Armstrong Foundation
Armstrong Wood Products
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Ashley, Sr.
Bale Chevrolet Employees
Tina and Robert Barnes
Mai Banks Blackwell Charitable Foundation
Blevins Community Bar-B-Que
Blockbuster — Flickers Management
Ms. Jenette Buchanan
Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation
CDI Contractors, LLC
The C. Louis and Mary C. Cabe Foundation
Ruth Bowen Campbell Estate
Carmike Cinemas — Fort Smith #157701
CenterPoint Energy ARKLA
Chandler Chicco Agency
Eva Cheah
Circle of Friends State Board
George “Geo” Cobb
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Conry
David and Samantha Crews
Mr. and Mrs. Haskell L. Dickinson
Fred W. Edick
Entergy Arkansas, Inc.
Entergy Services, Inc.
FBLA — Nettleton High School
Mrs. Joan R. Farris
FedEx Freight
Marilyn and Edward Fincher
Firefighters AR Local 0034 — Little Rock
Firestone Tube Company
Foundation Resource Management
General Growth Properties, Inc., Mall St. Vincent — Shreveport, LA
Goody’s Family Clothing
Conway #285
Hot Springs #205
Grand Chapter Order of Eastern Star
Al Graves
Mr. and Mrs. Dick D. Hendrix
Dr. and Mrs. B.L. Hill Family Charitable Trust
Lana and Gerald Hughes
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. Employees
J.C. Rhew, Jr. Charitable Trust
KFC Fowler Foods, Inc., Jonesboro
Kappa Delta Sorority, Zeta Gamma Chapter — Fayetteville
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn V. Kinsey
Lake Hamilton Primary School
Ed and Judy Ligon
Log A Load For Kids
Glenwood
Magnolia
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores — Prescott #277
Betty A. Lowe, M.D.
J.D. Lyman
MBC Holdings
Malco Theatres, Inc.
Ann and Timothy W. Martin, M.D.
Dorothy Miko
The Murphy Foundation
National Association of State Fire Marshals
Mrs. Sidney M. Nisbet
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Oakley
Old Town Cruisers
Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Parr
Mr.* and Mrs. Merle Peterson
Marilyn and Harlon Phillips Charitable Fund
Phi Mu, Epsilon Rho — Lyon College, Batesville
R.D. Plant Contracting Company, Inc.
Plum Creek Foundation
Janice and Bob Powell
Priority Insurance Agency, Inc.
RE/MAX
Real Estate Connection of Cabot
First of Russellville
Remington Arms Company, Inc
Rite-Aid Corporation
Win and Lisenne Rockefeller
SAM’S CLUB
Little Rock #8104
Fort Smith #8134
Searcy #8234
Springdale #8209
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sicard
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith
Smokehouse Bar-B-Que
Subway
Superior Industries International, Inc.
Tom’s Tavern
Unilever United States Foundation
Union County Coonhunters
United Automotive Group
University Heights Elementary School
Col. Roger R. and Jo Anne Utley
Donna and Mac Van Horn
Wal-Mart
Atlanta, TX #0226
Bentonville #0100
Bentonville #2741
Bentonville #9050
Cabot #2587
Conway #0005
Fort Smith #0125
Hot Springs #0261
Jonesboro #0128
Malvern #0127
Monticello #0348
Mount Pleasant, TX #0131
Poteau, OK #0031
Rogers #0001
Rogers #3479
Russellville #0058
Ruston, LA #0023
Searcy #0157
Searcy #6003
Searcy #6818
Sheridan #0336
Siloam Springs #0004
Springdale #0054
Van Buren #0016
White Oak Two Steppers
White River Fishermen
Wilbert Burial Vault Company, Inc.
The Wilbert Foundation
Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson, Inc.
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DONORS
— Teddy Bears —
Alex’s Lemonade Stand
Associated Builders and Contractors of Arkansas
Avon Products, Inc.
Tom Bagby Photography
Mr. and Mrs. Benny Baker
The Bank of Fayetteville
Mrs. Ann W. Basore
Tom and Trudy Baxter
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bennett
Betty’s Homes, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Branton
Carmike Cinemas
Bella Vista #077032
Hot Springs #077026
Cave City Watermelon Festival
Mary Anna Chop Charitable Trust
Citizens Bank & Trust Co. — Van Buren
Stuart and Jim Cobb
Combined Federal Campaign — Texarkana, TX
Mona and Ricky Copeland
Credit Unions 4 Kids
Arkansas Health Center Federal Credit Union
Cooperative Extension Service Federal
Credit Union
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Dierks
English Vending
Exxon Mobil
B-B-F Oil Company — Pine Bluff
Blackmon Oil Company, Inc. — Glenwood
South Arkansas Oil Company — El Dorado
TigerMart — Beebe
FBLA — Manila Junior High School
Firefighters, AR Local 502 — Texarkana
Flight Vehicles Consulting, Inc.
Forrest City Grocery Company
Fox Meadow Intermediate Center
Linda Sue Frank
General Growth Properties, Inc., Pierre Bossier
Mall — Bossier City, LA
Betty and Martin Gilbert
George and Linda Gleason
Goody’s Family Clothing
Batesville #291
Fort Smith #192
Jonesboro #191
Russellville #235
Searcy #224
Carolyn and Scott Gordon
Greenville Yacht Club, Inc.
Eulamay McKinney Haswell Fund
Hatcher Family Foundation
Hawkeye Truck & Trailer Sales, Inc.
Catherine and Ron Hughes
Deloris Iburg
Richard Jackson, M.D.
Kiwanis
Batesville
Pulaski Heights — Little Rock
Knights of Columbus Council #9514
Lacy Coyote Pen & Fox Hunters
Lariat Farms
Marriott International, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Denny E. McConathy
Miller Hardware Company, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. J. Malcolm Moore
W. Robert Morrow, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. Nolan
Nolan Foundation
Mrs. Irene Norman
Normandy Monroe
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Phi Beta Lambda — Arkansas
The Philadelphia Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Plant
RE/MAX Affiliates Realty — Little Rock
Replacement Parts Charity Fund
River of Hope
Mark Roberts
SAM’S CLUB
Jonesboro #6377
Monroe, LA #8237
Texarkana, TX #8295
Shawn Shellenbarger
Smith Association Banking Corp.
Dr. Sam and Nancy Smith
Staplcotn
Swamp Riders Club, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Thomas
United Steelworkers of America — Local 769
VFW Auxiliary of Arkansas
Valero
Bossier City, LA #380
Bossier City, LA #4199
J. Michael Vollers, M.D.
Charles Wesley Wagner, M.D.
Wal-Mart
Alma #0358
Arkadelphia #0318
Ash Flat #0160
Bastrop, LA #0098
Bentonville #6801
Bentonville #9848
Booneville #0055
Bryant #3230
Center TX #0364
Conway #2575
Corning #0235
Dardanelle #0296
El Dorado #0530
Farmerville, LA #1110
Fayetteville #0144
Fayetteville #0359
Fordyce #0339
Fort Smith #0141
Fort Smith #0388
Fort Smith #2744
Heber Springs #0281
Hope #1065
Idabel, OK #0038
Jacksonville #0024
Jonesboro #0045
Jonesboro #0149
Little Rock #0126
Magnolia #0083
McGehee #0289
Nashville #0033
New Boston, TX #0181
Newport #0018
North Little Rock #0007
Pine Bluff #3331
Pocahontas #0071
Sallisaw, OK #0047
Shreveport, LA #0450
Stuttgart #0102
Texarkana #0468
Texarkana, TX #2123
Vivian, LA #0116
Waldron #0380
Walnut Ridge #0057
Winnsboro, LA #0976
Walton Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Winter
Rocking Chairs
Continued from page 15
VCC
Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation
Wal-Mart
Benton #0085
Bentonville #6008
Bentonville #6094
Bentonville #8098
Bentonville #8600
Clarksville #0066
Clarksville #6082
Clinton #0788
DeQueen #0279
Fort Smith #6007
Hot Springs #0052
Mena #0067
Minden, LA #0087
Morrilton #0008
Paragould #0036
Searcy #6018
Sherwood #1105
Wal-Mart/SAM’S CLUB Foundation
Rick and Marcia Watkins
White Rodgers/Emerson Electric
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Whiteside, III
Will Fish For Kids
Will Golf 4 Kids
Patricia Schmieding Williams
Corliss Williamson Charitable Fund Legends in
the Rock
Windgate Charitable Foundation
Charles Preston Winters Foundation
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DONORS
— Building Blocks —
ACH Child Enrichment Center
Abercrombie Real Estate, LLC
Ace Hardware — Westlake #8817
Acme Brick Company
Acxiom Corporation
Judy and Don Adams
Ag Heritage Farm Credit Services Employees
Mrs. Mamie S. Ainley
Tony Alamo Christian Ministries
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Alderson, Jr.
All Souls Church
Charlotte Allen
American Dairy Queen Corporation
American Taekwondo Association
Amvets Auxiliary
Anderson Propane of Bergman
Aquarium Images
Arkansas Association of Fire Chiefs
Arkansas Baptist Foundation
Arkansas Biosciences Institute
Arkansas Pontiac Association
Arkansas Valley Mustang Club
Mrs. Mary Ann Ritter Arnold
James Aronson, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. William Arthurs
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels — Fort Smith #101
Backwood Trail Riders
Bailey Properties, LLC
Mr. Marvin L. Bain
Betty W. Baird
H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc.
Jackie and Bob Barker
Jennifer and Greg Barnes
Mr. Paul Barringer
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baughn
Ahmad Wasa Bayyari
Christina and Richard Bell
Mrs. Jane S. Bemis*
Ms. Christie Berner
Zelda I. Berry Estate
Beta Club — Bryant High School North
The Bicycle Outfitter
Judith Billing
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Blankenship
Blockbuster Video
Monroe, LA #22010
West Monroe, LA #22011
Dr. Margaret Bogle and Mr. William J. Bogle
Dr. and Mrs. Charles M. Bower
Mrs. Ann Brown
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Brown
Brown’s Drywall and Supply Company
Bull Motor Company
James and Patty Burge
Burrell Family Foundation
Carmike Cinemas
Batesville #077034
Conway #157734
Betta Carney and Patrick Ferry
Cars for Kids — Southern Style, Inc.
Dr. Patrick and Peggy Casey
Cavender’s Greek Seasoning
CenturyTel
Mr. Phil Chambliss
Millicent Chapman
Chevron Texaco
Mr. David L. Childs
Christmas Scramble Fund
Church’s Chicken — Monroe, LA #7193
Circle K International
Clear Creek Coon Hunters Association
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Click
Clinton Primary School
Ashley and David Coldiron
Community First Bank
Concord Confections, Ltd.
Ms. Mary Catherine Connor
Ms. Helen P. Conry
Cooling & Applied Technology, Inc.
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company — El Dorado
Mr. Harold Cooper
Mary and Rob Costello
Katherine Chambers Counce
Mr. Finis E. Cowan
Craighead County Mounted Patrol
Larry and Janett Crain
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Cravens
Crossmark — Bentonville
Crow-Burlingame
Credit Unions For Kids
Arkansas Best Federal Credit Union
Arkansas Employees Federal Credit Union
Arkansas Superior Federal Credit Union
Diamond Lakes Federal Credit Union
Hot Springs Federal Credit Union
Northwest Arkansas Federal Credit Union
Pine Bluff Cotton Belt Federal Credit Union
Rivertown Federal Credit Union
TruService Federal Credit Union
Jo Ann Cubit
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Kevin Scott Dalrymple Foundation
Mary Ann Danley
Melvin R. Davison
Judi & Dale Dawson
Delta Delta Delta Alumnae
Ms. Sarah J. Deskin
John and Ginny Deuschle
Diamond State Trucking
Mr. Jimmy Dill
Distributive Education Clubs of America — Arkansas
Doyne Construction Company, Inc.
Ronnie Duffield Gravel Company
Dr. and Mrs. W.T. Dungan
Patrick Earl Dunnahoo Estate
Eckerd Drug
Bossier City, LA #0554
Bossier City, LA #2143
Marshall, TX #2247
Mount Pleasant, TX #2488
Shreveport, LA #0557
Shreveport, LA #0559
Shreveport, LA #0561
Shreveport, LA #0566
West Monroe, LA #2600
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Erwin
Mr. Lawrence Andy Estes
Exxon Mobil, J. W. Magness Oil Company — Harrison
FBLA
Bigelow High School
Cabot Jr. High School South
Clinton Jr. High School
Coleman Jr. High School
Conway High School West
Heber Springs High School
Rivercrest Jr. High School
Rogers High School
Wells Jr. High School
FCCLA
Bald Knob Middle School
Berryville Middle School
Hope High School
Smackover High School
Marion “Jack” L. Farmer Estate
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Farmin
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Farrell
Farris Insurance Agency, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Fellows
Fellowship of Christian Anglers Society
Finley Family Foundation
Firefighters
AR Local 2765 — Benton
AR Local 3392 — El Dorado
AR Local 0879 — Hot Springs
AR Local 4078 — Van Buren
First Arkansas Valley Bank
First Church of God
First National Bank of Green Forest
First National Bank of Paragould
Fisher Manufacturing Services
Sarah Fitch, M.D.
Lawrence and Mary Fitting
Mr. and Mrs. Hampton Fontenot
Dennis E. Ford and Pamela A. Ford
Drs. Kevin and Judith Forte
Mrs. Florence Fortin
Steven K. Foster, M.D.
Fraternal Order of Eagles — Grand Aerie #0060
Sally and Elvin Frick
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fuller
Mr. George Gardner
June and Phil Garrett
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Gawenda
General Growth Properties, Inc., Pecanland Mall —
Monroe, LA
George’s, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Givens
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DONORS
— Building Blocks —
Dr. James Goad
Golden Partners, Inc.
Goody’s
Benton #215
Fayetteville #231
Mt. Pleasant, TX #315
North Little Rock #298
Paragould #266
Rogers #278
Ruston, LA #339
S. Bruce Greenberg, M.D. and Lynn A. Greenberg
Gary and Jan Griffin
Halloween Magic Costume Shop, Inc.
Albert R. and Betty Hammon
Happy Hollow Foundation
Harmony Grove Elementary School
Harmony Missionary Baptist Church
Mrs. Mary Warnock Harsh
Ms. Margaret Hatchett
Mrs. Loretta Hatfield
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hawkins, Jr.
Haymond James, Inc.
Mr. Jerry N. Haynie
Bill Heard Chevrolet
Heart Clinic Arkansas
Mr. and Mrs. Howell H. Heck
Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Herndon
Hickory Hill Pharmacy
Darin and Chris Hicks
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Holzman
Lolly and Ross Honea
Hoopman Family Limited Partnership
Don Houff Plumbing Company
Mrs. Margie J. Houff
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Howe
Richard and Gladys Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Hurst
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hussman
Donna and Eric Hutchinson and Family
INO Therapeutics
Illumination Station, Inc.
William G. Irwin, M.D.
Dorsey and Lucy Jackson
Richard F. Jacobs and Penni Jacobs
Jaeco Orthopedic Specs, Inc.
Drs. Charles and Laura James
Dr. Sudheer M. Jayaprabhu
Eva Jobe Estate
Johnson County Car and Truck Club
Jonesboro Board of Realtors, MLS
Kappa Sigma Fraternity — Batesville
Beverly and David Keener
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Kemp
Keo Fish Farms, Inc.
Cheryl and John Killingsworth
Mrs. Pauline P. Kinard*
Kiwanis
Montgomery County
Newport
Pine Bluff Intercity
Sarah G. Klein, M.D.
Arnold and Laura Knox
Claire and Adam Kohler
Dr. James D. Koonce
Dr. Patti J. Kymer
Laidlaw Education Services
Lakeside Middle School
Steven “Parker” LaRue
Mrs. Alma Laster
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Lee
Leggett & Platt
Leggett & Platt Aluminum Group
Richard Leithiser, M.D., M.M.M.
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Leonhardt
Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Lewis, Jr.
Liberty Opportunities, Inc.
U.S. Senator Blanche L. Lincoln
Lyndy Lindsey
Ann and Jerry Linebarger
Linda and Mack Litaker
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lofton
Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores
Broken Bow, OK #094
Little Rock #236
Deitha and John Lowe
Magnolia Soap Box Derby Association
Nancy Cooper Maier
Mrs. Ruby Marshall
Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School
Masons McNeil Lodge 440
Grace W. May
McCormick Baptist Church
Tena and Melvin McCoy
Mary Ann McGinnis
McKennon Implement Co. Inc.
Medical Services of Northwest Arkansas, Inc.
Merck Company Foundation
Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.
Mid-South Viper Club of America
Mill Creek Oil Company
Mary and Mark Millsap
Dr. Randy and Kristen Minton
Beverly and Curtis Morrow
Michele Moss, M.D.
Mountaire Corporation
Munro Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Vent S. Murphy
John and Jean Nabors
Katherine and Joe Nance
National Park Medical Center
National Safe Kids Campaign
New Wave Swing, Inc.
Newhope Freewill Baptist Church
Randy and Gena Norris
North Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Inc.
North Country Federal Credit Union
North Little Rock Police & Fire Awards
Northwind, Inc.
Old Liberty Church
Ozark Regional Share and Care Program
PBL — North Arkansas College
Parker Lexus
Mr. and Mrs. Don L. Parker
Donna N. Parnell
The Peabody Little Rock
Peacock Enterprises, Inc.
Edith Peiser*
Petromark, Inc.
Mr. Matthew Petty
Gene and Linda Pfeifer
Phi Mu
Alpha Rho, University of Louisiana —
Monroe, LA
Epsilon Delta — Arkansas State University,
Jonesboro
Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Linda and G.R. Pike
Mr. Michael Pocius
Dr. and Mrs. Robert A. Porter, Jr.
Ms. Evelyn A. Portis
Positive Lock, Inc.
Leroy and Lillian Pressnall Trust
Mildred R. Priddy
Ms. Mary Margaret Pugh
Quad State Bass Club
RE/MAX
First Choice Real Estate — El Dorado
Mena Real Estate
Professionals
Garland Raney & Sons Trucking Contractors
Roger G. Rank
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Rasburry
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Reese
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Rhodes
Richland Construction, Inc.
Roy and Keena Ridings
Rite Aid — Shreveport, LA #7335
E. Ritter & Company
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robins, III
Home IV Specialist Julia C. Robinson-Turner
Rodgers Family Limited Partnership
Frank A. Rogers & Company
Rollin’ Relics Car Club
Edna L. Rooks Estate
Skip and Billie Rutherford
SBC
SBC Federal Employee Political Committee
SMI Steel — Arkansas
SAM’S CLUB — Shreveport, LA #8273
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sargent
Vicki and Mark Saviers
Mary and Fred Scarborough
Charlotte and Melvin Schexnayder
Mr. DeLon P. Schmidt
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DONORS
— Building Blocks —
Drs. Susan and Michael Schmitz
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Scholzen
Mrs. Marilyn Schuetzner
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon E. Schutze
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed Scoggins
Second Presbyterian Church
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Seib
Judy K and John S. Selig
Barry and Beth Shannahan
Mrs. Matsy W. Shea
Shumaker Tire, Inc.
Mr. Wilburn A. Simpson, Sr.
Sims Ford, Inc.
Smith Holloway Patton Foundation
Libby and Gary Smith
Ms. Marcie Lide Smith
Mrs. Ruth M. Smith
Society for Arkansas Hospital Purchasing
Management
Carolyn and Breck Speed
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Spellins
Splash Car Wash
Lowell Staggs
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Stone County Fair Association
Todd Summers United Country Real Estate
Philip and Mary Ann Taldo
Talecris Biotherapeutics
Tap Magic Division of Steco Corporation
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Taunton
Ms. Billie Taylor
Ms. Tamela Taylor
Dr. Stanley D. & Maysel G. Teeter
Tenenbaum Foundation
Mark and Lauri Thomas
Today’s Office of Northwest Arkansas
Mrs. Betty Torgerson
The Trane Company
Transco Lines, Inc.
Tri-County Bass Club
Tri-Peaks Challenge
Andree L. Trosclair
Mr. Lawrence and Dr. Anne Trussell
Rett and Becky Tucker
USA Gymnastics
United Way of Bergen County
United Way of Pulaski County, Inc.
Earl and Kim Urfer
VICA — Berryville High School
VFW — Auxiliary Post #10007
Valero
Hooks, TX #4509
New Boston, TX #4522
Shreveport, LA #0379
Shreveport, LA #0382
Shreveport, LA #0384
Shreveport, LA #0386
Valley Implement Company
Theodora Vanderzalm, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Odie F. Vaughan
Mr. William B. Vick
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Vineyard
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America —
State Chapter
Wade Company
Wal-Mart
Ashdown #0133
Batesville #0119
Bentonville #6191
Bentonville #8501
Bentonville #9019
Bentonville #9101
Bossier City, LA #0376
Brinkley #0084
Broken Bow, OK #0117
Carthage, TX #0523
Clarksville, TX #0142
Crossett #0167
Fayetteville #2745
Fayetteville #9149
Greenwood #3231
Hot Springs Village #5433
Little Rock #5244
Lonoke #0169
Mansfield, LA #0323
Marshall, TX #0918
Monroe, LA #1193
Mountain View #1114
Oak Grove, LA #1108
Ozark #0209
Shreveport, LA #0278
Shreveport, LA #0448
HEART CENTER
Continued from page 3
Where to Next?
Members of the heart team will continue
to focus on the minimization or
elimination of long-term health issues that
may result from cardiac surgery. Recently
purchased monitors offer new technology
that will help in this area.
Research related to cardiac care will
focus on adults with congenital heart disease
(CHD). Because of better outcomes,
more patients with CHD are surviving to
adulthood, and this has led to a growing
population of adults with CHD, with their
own set of unique problems.
The Role of Philanthropy
Sustaining excellence as the standard
of care in the ACH Heart Center requires
the best facility, staff and equipment. The
key to excelling in all of these areas is
philanthropy.
Individuals and organizations, such as
the David and Stephanie Clark family and
Springhill, LA #1169
West Monroe, LA #0307
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Warren
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Washburn
Mrs. Sharon Washburn
Drs. W. Bryan Watkins and Julia M. Watkins
Mrs. Patsy J. Weaver
Melma M. Weir
Western Foods, Inc.
J. Gary Wheeler, M.D.
Ross and Mary Whipple
Dr. and Mrs. Boyd Whitlock
The Wilcox Group
Gena and Mark Wingfield
Mrs. Mary Shea Wood
Woodforest
Atlanta, TX #751
Marshall, TX #757
Marshall, TX #767
Mount Pleasant, TX #754
Texarkana, TX #750
Gary and Donna Workman
Ed Pat and Betsy Wright
Ernie and Irene Yates Estate
Yell County Rodeo & Riding Club
Mrs. Sue Yingling
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald E. Young
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Zimmerman
Log a Load For Kids, have provided
funding for endowed chairs and programs
that help ACH recruit and
retain the best staff. Wal-Mart and
SAM’S CLUBS, through Children’s
Miracle Network, this year will make
possible the purchase of new cerebral
oximeter monitors that will give staff
members the ability to better care for
cardiac patients.
Each year, these donors are joined
by other contributors who provide
support to the Heart Center and other
areas at ACH, to ensure that our kids
have access to the very best care.
*Robert D.B. “Jake” Jaquiss, M.D. is chief,
pediatric and congenital cardiothoracic
surgery at ACH and professor, department
of surgery, UAMS College of Medicine. He
is also holder of the Log A Load For Kids
Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiovascular
Surgery.
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Hospital Honors Child Health
Advocate Betty Bumpers
Betty Bumpers was recently honored as the 2006 recipient of the Betty A. Lowe, M.D.Award.
The Lowe Award was initiated in honor of Dr. Lowe and in recognition of her distinguished service to Arkansas Children's Hospital,
UAMS and the children and families of Arkansas.The award recognizes a person who has been an agent of change, a particular leader
who has made a significant contribution to the health and well-being of the children of Arkansas.
Bumpers was cited for her work as the leader of a successful statewide immunization program for children during the time of her
husband’s tenure as governor. She then presented that model at a National Governors Conference, where it was adopted by governors’
wives from many states, including Rosalyn Carter. In 1991, Mrs. Bumpers and Mrs. Carter founded “Every Child by Two” to promote early
childhood immunizations.As a result of their efforts, laws mandating vaccinations at school entry now exist in every state.
The Lowe Award was presented to Betty Bumpers (far right) by the chairman of the three ACH boards (from left): Ron Clark, Research
Institute; Dr. Jonathan Bates, Foundation board chairman and president and CEO of ACH; Chuck Erwin, Hospital, and Dr. Betty Lowe.
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