Annual Donor Report - Aurora Health Care
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2009<br />
<strong>Annual</strong><br />
<strong>Donor</strong><br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
Community members ‘Commit to be Fit’<br />
to achieve fitness goals<br />
Thanks to a generous grant from the <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Foundation, a formerly bleak exercise area at <strong>Aurora</strong><br />
Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center has been transformed<br />
into an inviting new exercise gym, designed to safely<br />
accommodate people of varying sizes and physical abilities.<br />
The grant enabled the <strong>Aurora</strong> Sheboygan Memorial<br />
rehabilitation staff to completely upgrade the Cardiac and<br />
Pulmonary Rehabilitation exercise area, and develop a new<br />
medically supervised fitness program. This program is geared<br />
toward community members with medical conditions that<br />
make traditional exercise programs either uncomfortable, too<br />
demanding or physically out of reach.<br />
The fitness program, called “Commit to be Fit,” is designed<br />
for those needing extra support and supervision while<br />
exercising. Participants may have challenges, such as obesity<br />
or cardiac/pulmonary conditions. The highly trained staff<br />
www.<strong>Aurora</strong>.org/HelpAHF<br />
offers extra attention so these people can exercise safely and<br />
effectively in a supportive environment.<br />
“Our staff is here and ready to meet people wherever they<br />
are on their health care journey. Our job is to help them<br />
move along safely on the road to physical fitness,” said<br />
Graceanne Forsyth-Krajna, MS, <strong>Aurora</strong> Sheboygan Memorial’s<br />
coordinator of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and fitness.<br />
She added, “I would like to thank all of <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Foundation’s many supporters for their generosity. Being<br />
able to offer this wonderful facility to community members<br />
helps us live out our organization’s goal of providing patientcentered<br />
care and improving the health of our community.<br />
I want foundation supporters to know that this money was<br />
wisely spent and will continue to pay big dividends in the<br />
future.”<br />
Continued on back
Stephen Farwig<br />
Philanthropy Manager<br />
<strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Foundation<br />
<strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Foundation Board of Directors<br />
Andrea Gavin, MD<br />
Chair<br />
Your gifts are making a difference –<br />
thanks!<br />
The <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Foundation exists to connect people who have a passion for excellent health care<br />
with giving opportunities available at <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> hospitals and clinics. You and all those listed in<br />
this report are those passionate people.<br />
Your gifts are making a difference throughout Sheboygan and Calumet counties, and beyond. Your<br />
generous support is helping provide medical care to people unable to cover the full cost. Your<br />
donations demonstrate care for <strong>Aurora</strong> patients in ways that make their treatment more comfortable,<br />
such as the blanket warmer provided to the <strong>Aurora</strong> Dialysis Center in Sheboygan, as well as in ways<br />
that permit a quicker and more enjoyable recovery, such as the new Cardiac Rehab Center at <strong>Aurora</strong><br />
Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center.<br />
In numerous ways, your gifts to the <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Foundation expand <strong>Aurora</strong>’s ability to offer patients<br />
the best possible care locally and, when needed, to easily connect patients with caregivers who provide<br />
the best possible care at our other facilities, such as <strong>Aurora</strong> St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. It is<br />
our privilege to offer exciting opportunities for you to achieve your charitable goals.<br />
I am grateful for each and every donor who chose to include the <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Foundation as a<br />
recipient of his or her charitable giving during 2009. On behalf of all of the patients served by <strong>Aurora</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> and all of the caregivers who treat them, thank you!<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Stephen Farwig<br />
Philanthropy Manager<br />
<strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Foundation<br />
Greg Banaszynski<br />
Executive Vice President,<br />
Mid Market Group<br />
Stephen Farwig<br />
Vice Chair &<br />
Secretary<br />
Eldon L. Bohrofen, JD<br />
Community Member<br />
Kevin J. Jones<br />
Vice President of Finance,<br />
Mid Market Group<br />
Treasurer
Thank You<br />
for your philanthropy<br />
The following donors listed have made gifts<br />
to the <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Foundation between<br />
January 1, 2009, and December 31, 2009.<br />
Gifts made “in memory of” or “in honor<br />
of,” estate gifts and gifts-in-kind are also<br />
identified.<br />
Every effort has been made to publish<br />
accurate contributor information in this<br />
newsletter. If an error has inadvertently<br />
been made, please accept our apology<br />
and contact Susan Simon, administrative<br />
assistant, at 920-449-7731 or<br />
susan.simon@aurora.org, so that our<br />
records may be corrected.<br />
Note: Included are <strong>Aurora</strong> Partnership<br />
Campaign pledge payments made in 2009.<br />
Pledges for 2010 are not included.<br />
Infinity Club<br />
The Infinity Club represents the <strong>Aurora</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> Foundation’s most dedicated donors.<br />
Membership is based on annual gifts of $100<br />
or more, given year after year. Members<br />
receive special recognition and invitations to<br />
events throughout the year. Thank you to all<br />
of our Infinity Club members.<br />
Giving Level <strong>Annual</strong> Gift<br />
Cornerstone Society cumulative 100,000+<br />
Champion $25,000+<br />
Philanthropist – Gold $10,000-$24,999<br />
Philanthropist – Silver $5,000-$9,999<br />
Philanthropist – Bronze $2,500-$4,999<br />
Ambassador $1,000-$2,499<br />
Advocate $500-$999<br />
Partner $250-$499<br />
Friend $100-$249<br />
Legacy Circle All planned gifts<br />
Visit our Web site<br />
For donors who gave under<br />
$100, or a gift through our<br />
Love Light Program, please visit<br />
www.<strong>Aurora</strong>.org/HelpAHF then click<br />
on “Donations” in the left sidebar.<br />
Gifts by<br />
Constituency*<br />
Individuals<br />
Corporations<br />
Foundations<br />
33 (3.5%)<br />
Foundations Corporations<br />
2 (.2%)<br />
Organizations<br />
6 (.6%)<br />
Our Mission<br />
The <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Foundation’s mission is to promote wellness and healthy<br />
lifestyles by supporting the needs and initiatives of <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Centers<br />
(clinics), <strong>Aurora</strong> Medical Centers (hospitals), Vince Lombardi Cancer Clinics<br />
and the <strong>Aurora</strong> Visiting Nurse Association.<br />
Our Vision<br />
Organizations<br />
$13,829<br />
(5.4%)<br />
Individuals<br />
911<br />
95.7%<br />
*Sheboygan and Calumet counties<br />
The <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Foundation will be the leading provider of charitable<br />
resources for patient care needs, community education and outreach within<br />
the communities we serve.<br />
Community Volunteer Leaders<br />
Sheboygan County Planned Giving Council<br />
Peter Mersberger, Chair<br />
Mel Blanke<br />
Jeremy Burri<br />
Camala Denman<br />
Corporations<br />
$41,273<br />
(16.0%)<br />
Foundations<br />
$26,500<br />
(10.3%)<br />
Rodney Eissens<br />
Kermit Ellefson<br />
Roberta Filicky-Peneski<br />
Don Hammond<br />
Individuals<br />
$176,599<br />
(68.4%)<br />
Total<br />
<strong>Donor</strong>s*<br />
Individuals<br />
Foundations<br />
Corporations<br />
Organizations<br />
Donald Meier<br />
Larry Siegert<br />
K. Allan Voss<br />
Margaret Wittkopp
Infinity Club<br />
Champion – $25,000+<br />
Acuity A it Charitable Ch it bl FFoundation d ti<br />
Melvin F. and Ellen L. Wagner<br />
Foundation<br />
Philanthropist – Gold<br />
$10,000-$24,999<br />
Shared <strong>Health</strong> Services of<br />
La Crosse, LLC<br />
Philanthropist – Silver<br />
$5,000-$9,999<br />
Bay<strong>Care</strong> Clinic, LLP<br />
Fraternal Order of Eagles<br />
Masters Gallery<br />
Foods, Inc.<br />
Philanthropist – Bronze<br />
$2,500-$4,999<br />
Dr. Andrea Gavin<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Curtis Hancock<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Knabel<br />
PRN <strong>Health</strong> Services, Inc.<br />
Dr. Tom & Marilyn Ries<br />
Dr. David & Mrs. Karen Smith<br />
Ambassador<br />
$1,000-$2,499<br />
Dr. Leslie Abitz & Dr. Kevin<br />
Johnson<br />
Drs. Thomas & Jessica<br />
Ambelang<br />
Anonymous<br />
ASMMC Departmental Giving<br />
Mrs. Jean Beaudette<br />
Mrs. Stacie Birschbach<br />
Dan & Carrie Bonk<br />
Bruce’s Brown Bottle<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Bullis<br />
Mr. Ernie Denecke<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Fehrman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David French<br />
Genentech<br />
Mrs. Constance Giese<br />
Mrs. Arlene Hetzel<br />
Kevin & Margie Jones<br />
Mr. Richard H. Jung<br />
Dr. John & Sandy Livermore<br />
Mike & Jane Martin<br />
Oce Imagistics, Inc.<br />
Dr. Scott & Mary Peschke<br />
Cindy & John Pfaff<br />
Mr. Frank Reif<br />
Sargento Foods & Employees<br />
Schreiber Foods, Inc.<br />
Ms. Mae Seaman<br />
Mr. Kenneth Strassman<br />
Dr. Rick Thyes &<br />
Ms. Yalin Chen<br />
Dr. Nick W. Turkal<br />
Wally & Tracy Waldhart<br />
Walmart Foundation<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Wilk<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Willis<br />
Dr. Randal & Sharon<br />
Zabrowski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Zilavy<br />
Advocate – $500-$999<br />
Sandra & Michael Albinger<br />
Anonymous<br />
Mr. Jeffrey Bard<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Britton<br />
Celgene Corporation<br />
Mrs. Lynn Coady<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Jan Deroos<br />
Dr. David & Lori Dielentheis<br />
Eli Lilly and Company<br />
Mrs. Marilyn Feld<br />
Mrs. Susan Fjeldstad<br />
Margaret French Estate<br />
Genomic <strong>Health</strong>, Inc.<br />
Viola M. Gutschow Estate<br />
A scene from Cancer Survivors Day 2009.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Halverson<br />
Mrs. Janet Halverson-<strong>Care</strong>y<br />
Mrs. Joanne Harry<br />
Mr. & Mrs. O. Henry Jung<br />
Ms. Belinda Kisley<br />
Ms. Cathie Kocourek<br />
Mrs. Lynn Kono<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kopitzke<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Larson<br />
M&I Bank<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Meier<br />
Dr. Cynthia & Dr. Cole<br />
Northup<br />
Ms. Jane Pfeffer<br />
Don & Mary Schaning<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Schroeder<br />
Mr. Norbert Sternitzky<br />
Anton Tagel Estate<br />
University of Wisconsin –<br />
Oshkosh<br />
Veritas Financial Services, LLC<br />
Woman’s Club of Sheboygan<br />
Partner – $250-$499<br />
Duncan Adams, PhD,<br />
& Debra Moths, LCSW<br />
Ms. Chris Backes<br />
Ms. Lynn Bogenschutz<br />
Mrs. Linda Bosman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Bruckner<br />
Dr. Mary Jo Capodice &<br />
Dr. Dennis Phillips<br />
Mr. Benjamin Cleveland &<br />
Dr. Katherine Cleveland<br />
Terry & Kathy Cram<br />
Mr.& Mrs. Bruce Deardorff<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Derus<br />
Mr. Jeffrey Eisenbooth &<br />
Ms. Christine Larson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kermit Ellefson<br />
Steve & Judy Farwig<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Clifton Ferch<br />
Mr. Dennis Grapentine<br />
Ms. Doris Gruenke<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Helminiak<br />
Imagine Nation Books, Ltd.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Knitt<br />
Michael & Carla Lafever<br />
Mrs. Ramona R. Larson<br />
Ms. Rose Marie Lauer<br />
H. Chapman Leffingwell, OD<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Metscher<br />
Louis & Joyce Milsted<br />
Mr.& Mrs. Victor Muehleis<br />
Dr. & Mrs. James Nicholson<br />
Ms. Kristin Nytes<br />
Ms. Susan Ourada<br />
Ms. Ms Mary Pippert<br />
Mrs. Patricia Reiss<br />
Ms. Catherine Rohde<br />
Mrs. Evelyn Rudnick<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Shircel<br />
Mr. Larry Siegert<br />
Mr. Warren Theune<br />
Mr. Allen Tschudy<br />
Dr. & Mrs. S.C. Westcott<br />
Mr. Warren Wieser<br />
Friend – $100-$249<br />
Ms. Cathy Anderkin<br />
Anonymous<br />
John & Deloris Ballhorn<br />
Ms. Diane Barlett<br />
Mr. Robert Barr<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Becker<br />
Ms. Katherine Biebl<br />
Mr. Mel H. Blanke<br />
Ms. Suzanne Boehm<br />
Ms. Jeanne Burris<br />
Ms. Jaclyn Charles<br />
Mr. Kenneth Charles<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Chiples<br />
Mr. Richard Colson<br />
Mr. Joyce Conrardy<br />
Mr. Mark Dalebroux<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ross Deblaey<br />
Ms. Lynda Dedee<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Diener<br />
Ms. Brenda Dillman<br />
Dr. Frank Eddleman<br />
Mrs. Maureen Faucher<br />
Mrs. Betty Fenner<br />
Ms. Kristine Feustel<br />
Mrs. Teresa Fialkowski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brian French<br />
Ms. Leila Froehlich<br />
Mrs. Jerith Buteyn Gier<br />
Ms. Beverly Goebel<br />
Ms. Kathleen Gunderson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hammond<br />
Ms. Joan Hanna<br />
Mr. Derek Harmelink<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Heidt<br />
Ms. Tanya Held<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hennings<br />
Ms. Doris Henschel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ross Hoblitzell<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Hoerres<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Holzmann<br />
Ms. Joanne Howe<br />
Mr. Mark Huber<br />
Ms. Sophia Hughes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kent Huibregtse<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Hundt<br />
Mr. Dennis Hunkel<br />
Mr. Ronald Irwin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Jones
Mrs. Phyllis Joosse<br />
Mr. Willard Jost<br />
Ms. Nancy Ann Kapellen<br />
Ms. Heather Keitel<br />
Ms. Kim Kennedy<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Don Klein<br />
Ms. Cindy Kleine<br />
Ms. Jeanne Kobuszewski<br />
Mr. Donald Kolberg<br />
John & Sandra Kuka<br />
Mrs. Marjorie Kuehl<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Lang<br />
Ms. Melody Lee Lamberton<br />
Mr. Melvin Larson<br />
Ms. Marianna Larson-Rennock<br />
Ms. Karen Leynse<br />
Mr. James Luckow<br />
Mr. Fred Lutz<br />
Ms. Carolyn Maciver<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Maile<br />
Legacy<br />
Circle<br />
The Legacy Circle honors<br />
those whose foresight<br />
and generosity will<br />
help provide excellent<br />
patient care in the<br />
future. <strong>Donor</strong>s qualify<br />
for membership by<br />
naming <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
<strong>Care</strong> as a beneficiary in<br />
their wills, or of some<br />
other type of planned<br />
gift, including but not<br />
limited to charitable gift<br />
annuities, charitable<br />
trusts, donation of a life<br />
insurance policy, and<br />
beneficiary of retirement<br />
fund assets.<br />
Ms. Jennifer Ahlers<br />
Mrs. LaVerne E. Carter<br />
Mr. Richard Jung<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Milsted<br />
Dr. & Mrs. David R. Smith<br />
Mrs. Marion Wunsch<br />
Ms. Marlene Mallow<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William Maser<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dustin Mcwilliams<br />
Mr. Alfred Meerstein<br />
Ms. Kristine Mohr<br />
Mrs. Pat Mohr<br />
Ms. Laurie Mueller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mullen<br />
Ms. Paulette Mullen<br />
Mr. William Napiecinski<br />
Ms. Patricia Nowick<br />
Ms. Janet Olson<br />
Ms. Dawn Ottery<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Art Pahr<br />
Mr. & Mrs. George Palmer<br />
Ms. Angela Panosh<br />
Ms. Mary Pantel<br />
Mr. David Peffer<br />
Ms. Lynne Pfister<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Pittner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marland Potokar<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ratzburg<br />
Mr. David Reichle<br />
Mr. Daniel Rogers<br />
Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Ruh<br />
Mrs. Rae Sanders<br />
Ms. Julie Schleicher<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Serketich<br />
Ms. Martha Shannon<br />
Charles and Susan Simon<br />
Ms. Jody Sommer<br />
Mrs. Charlene Steinberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William Stetter<br />
Ms. Cheryl Stoeckigt<br />
Jennerman<br />
Mrs. Helen Stranberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dick Stutz<br />
Ms. Carol Swita<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Tasch<br />
Memorial Gifts<br />
Ralph J. Bac Backes<br />
Mrs. Mrs Doris Backes B<br />
Mr. Joseph<br />
Entringer<br />
Family & Fr Friends<br />
Mr. Mr & Mrs Mrs. Bernard Kistner<br />
Mr. Warren Wieser<br />
Ms. Constance Ziegelbauer<br />
Jay Bacon<br />
<strong>Aurora</strong> Sheboygan Memorial<br />
Medical Center<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Milsted<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William Simenz<br />
Arthur Behrens<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Simon<br />
Joan Birschbach<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Birschbach<br />
Gary Bogenschutz<br />
Ms. Lynn Bogenschutz<br />
Marjorie Bosch<br />
Ms. Donna Edman<br />
Ms. M. Anne Ibe<br />
Ms. Catherine Moll<br />
Ms. Carol Saak<br />
Ms. Jean Schmahl<br />
Craig Bondar<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth<br />
DeSombre<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Hiebing<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hemb<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Rooker<br />
Esther Brock<br />
Ms. Gloria Friedel<br />
Maxine Ann Brousseau<br />
Ms. Karen Leynse<br />
Joanne Denecke<br />
Mr. Ernie Denecke<br />
David Depping<br />
Ms. Joanne Howe<br />
Helen Dyksterhouse<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Parsons<br />
Loretta Eilert<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Brewer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Heuffner<br />
& Family<br />
Ms. Karen Paulos<br />
Helen Dyksterhouse<br />
Allied Composite<br />
Technologies, LLC<br />
Mr. Elmer Everson<br />
Ms. Heather Leibham<br />
Ms. Patricia Leick<br />
Dr. & Mrs. John Livermore<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dustin<br />
McWilliams<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Mueller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Nebel<br />
Mr.& Mrs. James Schwonek<br />
Dr. Mark Sharon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Stewart<br />
Mr. & Ms. Robert Vander<br />
Schaaf<br />
Ms. Jane Theisen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Timm<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas<br />
Trimberger<br />
Thrivent Financial for<br />
Lutherans Foundation<br />
20/20 Visions<br />
Ms. Ann Twohig<br />
Mrs. Bernice Ubbelohde<br />
Ms. Niki Van Hemelryk<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Vollmer<br />
Mrs. Wendy Wegner-Swanson<br />
Ms. Brooke Winemiller<br />
Mr. Walter Winter<br />
Ms. Barbara Yankunas<br />
Ms. Terri Yoho<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Zielinski<br />
Mr. Ronald Ziller<br />
Mr. Scott Zimmer<br />
This list reflects only gifts made to Sheboygan/Calumet County funds. We add our thanks to donors who also made gifts to<br />
other <strong>Aurora</strong> facilities and programs.<br />
Bolded name in teal represents<br />
individual being remembered.<br />
Reuben Ertel<br />
Ertel Family<br />
Robert Fenner<br />
Mrs. Betty Fenner<br />
Dan Fjeldstad<br />
Ms. Jane Buteyn<br />
Mrs. Susan Fjeldstad<br />
Jim Fries<br />
Mr.& Mrs.Timothy Ringle<br />
Patrick Giese<br />
Mrs. Constance Giese<br />
Marelene Grunow<br />
Ms. Mary Saeger<br />
Arlyle Guenther<br />
Mrs. Colleen Reed<br />
Robert L. Harry<br />
Ms. Beth Belanger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brian French<br />
Mrs. Joanne Harry<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hermann<br />
Ms. Jeannette Houwers<br />
Ms. Nicole Minnard<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Neece<br />
Ms. Sherri Rusch-<br />
Regenwether<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Torrison<br />
LaVerne Hasenstein<br />
Mrs. LaVerne Carter<br />
Barbara Hendrickson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Barry McCabe
Carol Henning<br />
Ms. Isobel Sharpe & Family<br />
Thomas Hetzel<br />
Mrs. Arlene Hetzel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ramm<br />
Lois Huibregtse<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Timm<br />
Thomas Hennings<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hennings<br />
Joanne Hunkel<br />
Mr. Dennis Hunkel<br />
Joanne Jensen<br />
Ms. Patricia Winters<br />
Marlene Kath<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Elwell<br />
Mr. Ernst Kath<br />
Ms. Jill Kvasnicka<br />
Mr. Raymond Macklin & Mrs.<br />
Tracey Potokar-Macklin<br />
Mr. Michael Mathieu<br />
Oak Creek-Franklin West<br />
Middle School<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Marland Potokar<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Schumacher<br />
Ken Keenan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Daniels<br />
Mary Kolberg<br />
Mr. Donald Kolberg<br />
Nettles Island Women’s Club<br />
William Kono<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Felker<br />
Mrs. Lynn Kono<br />
Ms. Susan Moldenhauer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Roedell<br />
Mr. Steven Rupp<br />
Ms. Jessica Samuel<br />
Jack Kramer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Daniels<br />
Renald “Lee” Kuchinski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Bridges<br />
Mr. Gary Kober<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth<br />
Wetenkamp<br />
Sylvester Kuehl<br />
Mrs. Marjorie Kuehl<br />
Robert Langenfeld<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Belawski<br />
Ms. Jeanne Burris<br />
Ms. Colleen Cummings<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Daum<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Deschler<br />
Ms. Sandra Fleming<br />
Ms. Doris Hansen<br />
Ms. Sophia Hughes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Jones<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Koss<br />
Mrs. Pauline Langenfeld<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene McGillis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mertens<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mullen<br />
Ms. Jane Pfeffer<br />
Ms. Lorraine Schuette<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Skarda<br />
Ms. Judith Summer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dick Stutz<br />
Ms. Marion Stutz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Wilberscheid<br />
Mr. Robert Wilberscheid<br />
Sylvia Larson<br />
Mr. Melvin Larson<br />
Maxine Lebby<br />
Mr. David Peffer<br />
Anton Lesicko<br />
Mrs. Margaret Lesicko<br />
Ronald Malzahn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Blanke<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Daniels<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Hinze<br />
Eugene McCabe<br />
Mrs. Marilyn McCabe<br />
Sally Meerdink<br />
Mr. La Mont Meerdink<br />
Lorraine Meerstein<br />
Mr. Alfred Meerstein<br />
Meryl Mentink<br />
Pearl Hilbelink Family<br />
Infant patients at <strong>Aurora</strong> Sheboygan<br />
Memorial Medical Center benefit<br />
from the <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Foundation<br />
grant for eight infant bassinets.<br />
These replaced the old ones and<br />
create a quieter environment.<br />
Kenneth Mills<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Bailey<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brickley<br />
Ms. Darlene Cornell<br />
Mr. Richard Cornell<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Hans Dittmar<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Dreikosen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William Freed<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Giovanoni<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brett Goebel<br />
Mr.& Mrs. David Gross<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Haen<br />
Ms. Sheila M. Hannon<br />
Mr. James Harms<br />
Ms. Nancy Holmlund<br />
Ms. Margaret Jones<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kerkes<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Ladwig<br />
Ms. Jeanne Kobuszewski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William Kozitza<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Kraemer<br />
Mr. Fred Lutz<br />
Ms. Carolyn MacIver<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard McGinley<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Messner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Novak<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Power<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ratzburg<br />
Ms. Mary Rice<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Schultz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Simon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Straus<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Sullivan<br />
Ms. Kelly Ulmer<br />
Ms. Joy Vangalis<br />
Bill Mohr<br />
Mrs. Pat Mohr & Family<br />
Jeanne Mullen<br />
Ms. Jane Buteyn<br />
Mrs. Jerith Buteyn-Gier<br />
Steve Mullen<br />
Mrs. Paulette Mullen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Wieck<br />
Connie Murphy<br />
Mrs. Jerith Buteyn-Gier<br />
John Norris<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John Messner<br />
Our deceased<br />
family members<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Perry Harris<br />
Ron Pendleton<br />
Family of Ron Pendleton<br />
Wincon Services, Inc.<br />
Dorothy Pfeiffer<br />
Ms. Mary Saeger<br />
Edgar Radue<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Simon<br />
Susan Reif<br />
Mr. Frank Reif<br />
Eugene “Butch” Reineck<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Billmann<br />
June Schmidt<br />
Anonymous<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Clarey<br />
Ms. Debra Gerlat<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Jensen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Newcomer<br />
Ms. Emeline Thompson<br />
Bergetta Schwinn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth<br />
Sabrowsky<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Sommer<br />
Motiya Sharma<br />
Ms. Jean Cox<br />
Ms. Virginia Davis<br />
Ms. Frances Finley<br />
James P. Smyth<br />
Mr. Mark Dalebroux<br />
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Lewis<br />
Schreiber Foods, Inc.<br />
Garry Swita<br />
Ms. Carol Swita<br />
Anton Tagel<br />
Hallmark Cards, Inc.<br />
Mr. Timothy Tagel<br />
(Estate of Anton Tagel)<br />
Betty Theune<br />
Mr. Warren Theune<br />
Jesse Thompson<br />
Ms. Mary Ann Thompson<br />
Willard Ubbelohde<br />
Mrs. Bernice Ubbelohde<br />
Robert Verber<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hubert<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth<br />
Kleuskens<br />
Mr.& Mrs. Howard<br />
McDonald<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Verber<br />
Mrs. Joyce Verber<br />
Charles Vogel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Billmann<br />
Bernice Wieser<br />
Mr. Warren Wieser<br />
Rose Marie Ziller<br />
Mr. Ronald Ziller
Tribute Gifts<br />
Giovanni Mathew Aiello<br />
Mr. M & Mrs. M Phillip Philli Aiello Ai ll<br />
James Dennis Albright<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Corey Albright<br />
Mike Billmann<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Ruh<br />
Cole William Bunke<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mathew Bunke<br />
Isaac Leon Fernandez<br />
Ms. Heather Olmedo<br />
Danya Marie Franzen<br />
Mr.& Mrs. Eric Fanzen<br />
Sierra Lynn Gross<br />
Mr. & Mrsl Brian Gross<br />
Alexander James Hilbelink<br />
Ms. Ashley Hilbelink<br />
Mattheis Edward Hoefler<br />
Mr. Ross Hoefler<br />
Jory Duke Hullin<br />
Mr. M & Mrs. M JJoe HHullin lli<br />
Chaislyn Jo-Carol Kelling<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Kelling<br />
Lillianna Palmisano<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Palmisano<br />
Broderick Panosh<br />
Colton Panosh<br />
Ms. Angela Panosh<br />
Dr. Kevin Pidkowicz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William Maser<br />
George & Elaine<br />
Schamberger<br />
Ms. Audrey Blanke<br />
Mr. Jeffrey Blanke<br />
Mrs. Beatrice Hafemann<br />
Diana Roberts &<br />
Jeff Shircel’s Marriage<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Bolland<br />
Bolded name in teal represents individual being honored.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Krahn<br />
MMr. & MMrs. GGeorge PPalmer l<br />
Ms. Karen Rooker<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Schwaller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Tasch<br />
Dr. Mark Sharon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. William Maser<br />
Isabelle Margaret Stielow<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Stielow<br />
Amelia Mae Suchomel<br />
Ms. Brooke Suchomel<br />
Kyle Patrick Taber<br />
Lauren Kay Taber<br />
Mrs. Kelly Taber<br />
Noah David Thomas<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Thomas<br />
Lian David Umberger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Umberger<br />
Barb VandeKreeke<br />
Vand<br />
Ms. M Mary M Jo Mesich<br />
Betty & Woody Voigt<br />
Ms. Lynne Pfister<br />
Dr. & Mrs. William Weber<br />
Ms. Frances Finley<br />
Michael David Wilson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Wilson<br />
Gifts-in-Kind<br />
Caan Floral & Greenhouse<br />
Capelle’s Farm Market<br />
Ms. Linda Damkot<br />
Mrs. Susan Fjeldstad<br />
Mrs. Carol Huibregtse<br />
Ms. Johanna Gloe<br />
Ms. Rose Gottsacker<br />
Mr. Eric Katte<br />
Family’s generous gift warms the body and soul<br />
For patients facing chronic kidney<br />
disease, undergoing dialysis treatment<br />
can be a traumatic, life-changing<br />
experience. Having a friendly, skilled<br />
team of health care providers can help<br />
make that experience a more positive<br />
one. Such was the case for Ralph Backes<br />
of Sheboygan Falls and his family.<br />
Ralph passed away last April at <strong>Aurora</strong><br />
Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center. He<br />
had been a patient at the <strong>Aurora</strong> Dialysis<br />
Center in Sheboygan for more than a<br />
year before his death.<br />
Ralph’s daughter, Chris, is a caregiver<br />
at <strong>Aurora</strong> Sheboygan Clinic where she<br />
works as a data analysis coordinator.<br />
The Backes family recently demonstrated<br />
what it means to care for others, even for<br />
strangers, by providing a gift to honor<br />
the memory of their late father and<br />
husband.<br />
Ralph’s wife, Doris, recalls the genuine<br />
kindness of staff and their commitment<br />
to treating the entire person, not just<br />
the disease. “Ralph received dialysis<br />
treatment with the utmost care and<br />
friendliness,” said Doris. “The staff<br />
not only kept the medical concerns of<br />
patients in mind, but showed concern<br />
for their diets and mental health as well.”<br />
She added, “I always felt that Ralph was<br />
treated just as they would have treated<br />
someone from their own family. The staff<br />
also showed great compassion for our<br />
family.”<br />
Chris, too, remembers the friendliness<br />
of staff. “They would always joke<br />
around with my dad – something<br />
he enjoyed very much,” said Chris.<br />
“As family members, we always felt<br />
welcome. I would often stop down on<br />
my lunch break to see my dad during<br />
his treatment. He was there three times a<br />
week for about three hours each time.”<br />
During the course of Ralph’s treatments,<br />
Doris had noticed that other patients<br />
would often become chilled when<br />
having to sit for hours while the<br />
machines cleansed their kidneys. “From<br />
previous experience, we knew how<br />
comforting a warm blanket could be for<br />
patients,” she said.<br />
When Ralph passed away, family<br />
members decided to express their<br />
gratitude to the staff at the <strong>Aurora</strong><br />
Dialysis Center in a special way.<br />
They requested that any memorial<br />
gifts be directed to the <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Foundation Planetree Fund (a fund<br />
supporting patient-centered care) to<br />
help purchase a blanket warmer for the<br />
<strong>Aurora</strong> Dialysis Center.<br />
“The memorial gifts to honor my<br />
father, together with other gifts from<br />
Ralph Backes<br />
the Planetree Fund, helped the <strong>Aurora</strong><br />
Dialysis Center obtain the blanket<br />
warmer to enhance the patient<br />
experience,” explained Chris. “<strong>Care</strong>givers<br />
who support the fund may not realize<br />
that monies can be directed toward<br />
specific items, such as the blanket<br />
warmer, helping patients right here in<br />
our hometown area. <strong>Care</strong>giver support<br />
is vital to helping our hospital and clinics<br />
obtain the items they need.”<br />
“Our family was grateful for the care<br />
my husband received,” Doris added.<br />
“We’re happy we could help fulfill the<br />
wish of obtaining a blanket warmer.<br />
It’s our hope other patients who find<br />
dialysis as their lifeline will enjoy being<br />
warmed during their treatments, as well<br />
as enjoying the personal warmth they’ll<br />
receive from the wonderful, caring staff.”
Community members ‘Commit to be Fit’ continued<br />
“We want everyone to be safe while exercising here,” said<br />
Brooke Artabasy, exercise physiologist. “We always keep<br />
in mind that most of these people have multiple medical<br />
conditions that they are dealing with.”<br />
Brooke went on to say, “We are trying to remove any barriers<br />
that someone may have had in the past that prevented him<br />
or her from exercising. We want to give people a realistic<br />
program they can be successful at. As they become more<br />
physically fit, we’ll gradually increase the intensity and scope<br />
of their exercise routine.”<br />
According to Graceanne, this program was a welcome<br />
addition to the Sheboygan-area health care scene. “Primary<br />
care providers kept requesting a medically supervised exercise<br />
program for their patients,” she said. “Physicians are seeing<br />
increasing numbers of patients with varying degrees of heart<br />
disease, pulmonary problems, obesity, sleep apnea and<br />
other conditions that can improve with exercise and weight<br />
loss. Yet, many of these same patients are not equipped to<br />
undertake an exercise program on their own.”<br />
The Commit to be Fit approach includes:<br />
• A health history review<br />
• Functional capacity evaluation<br />
• Weight assessment and goal setting<br />
• Musculoskeletal screening<br />
• Orientation to the exercise equipment<br />
A personalized exercise program is developed for each<br />
participant who also receives lots of one-on-one attention.<br />
Program participants can have their blood sugar, heart<br />
rate and oxygen levels tested before or during exercise, if<br />
needed. The staff is available to answer questions and provide<br />
encouragement and advice.<br />
“We aren’t competing with the YMCA or other area health<br />
clubs,” added Brooke. “We cater to a different clientele –<br />
these are people who wouldn’t typically venture into<br />
a traditional health club setting. Many of our clients need<br />
to improve their cardiovascular strength and conditioning<br />
to perform activities of daily living.”<br />
Sheboygan resident Dot Clark is an excellent example of<br />
someone who needed a specialized program such as this.<br />
“I heard about this program from one of my doctors,” said<br />
Dot. “I have multiple health concerns and I needed to lose<br />
weight. I had double knee replacement surgery several years<br />
ago and I suffer from sleep apnea. As soon as my doctor<br />
described the program, I said, ‘sign me up.’”<br />
“I wouldn’t feel comfortable at a regular health club,” Dot<br />
explained. “The equipment there might not be suitable for<br />
me. I was actually afraid to exercise before, as I would start<br />
wheezing after walking up a flight of stairs. I didn’t have the<br />
confidence to work out by myself. Here, the staff is always<br />
available, so I’m sure I’m working out correctly and not doing<br />
anything to harm myself. That gives me more confidence.”<br />
Dot continued, “Since I started the program in February, I’ve<br />
lost weight and can feel improvements in my breathing and<br />
my aerobic capacity. For people like me, this program is a<br />
godsend. The staff is wonderful, too.”<br />
Fitness program staff members share Dot’s enthusiasm for the<br />
program. They are happy to serve as advocates, cheerleaders<br />
and personal trainers for each program participant. “It’s so<br />
gratifying seeing people like Dot becoming excited about<br />
exercising and taking care of their health,” said Brooke. “In<br />
the past couple of months, Dot has made great strides and<br />
has lost more than 20 pounds. We are all very proud of her<br />
accomplishments.”<br />
As an added community benefit, <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong><br />
caregivers who serve the Sheboygan/Calumet community<br />
have free access to this exercise area during off-peak hours.<br />
“We want our employees to be healthy, too,” said Graceanne.<br />
Cardiovascular and strength training can help workers<br />
avoid on-the-job injuries. Many caregivers have physically<br />
demanding jobs. Regular exercise reduces stress, boosts<br />
energy and enhances overall health. After completing a brief<br />
orientation, this gym area is available for caregivers to use and<br />
enjoy.”<br />
Commenting on this grant, <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Foundation<br />
Philanthropy Manager Steve Farwig said, “We were pleased to<br />
approve this grant request, since it will positively impact the<br />
health of our community.” He added, “This shows how gifts<br />
to the foundation come full circle. People in our communities<br />
support the foundation and the foundation, in turn, has<br />
the resources to give back and support our communities –<br />
improving the health of those living and working here. This is<br />
a story of people helping people, with the foundation serving<br />
as the critical link between the two.”<br />
On the cover: Dot Clark, patient, and Brooke Artabasy, exercise physiologist, work out in the new exercise gym.<br />
<strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> is a not-for-profit health care provider and a national leader in efforts to improve the quality of health care.<br />
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