Kite Tales

Kite Tales 

Protecting the Most 

Precious Gift of All 

Fall 2016 

Meet 

Kosair Kid ® 

Lily 

Singleton

2 | Kite Tales|FALL 2016 

2016 Board 

of Directors 

Matthew L. Brotzge 

Kirk Carter, PP 

Eddie Chrisman, PP 

Randy Coe, AIF®, PP 

Larry Craig 

Barry Dunn 

Robert W. Flowers, Treasurer 

John B. Hitt II, Secretary 

Steve Hueston, Potentate 

Tom Larimore 

Harry Lusk 

Patrick Philip Miller 

Gary Morgan 

David L. Nicholson 

David Owen, PP 

Kenneth Reiss, PP 

J.R. Riggs, Jr., PP 

H.I. Stroth, Jr., Vice Chairman 

Jeff Schilffarth 

Glen E. Stuckel 

James E. Szofer 

Frank Texas 

Martin R. Walters 

Jerry W. Ward, Chairman 

Board Members Emeriti 

C. Brown Allen, PP 

Samuel G. Swope* 

*Deceased 

2016 Advisory 

Council 

Chandler Blewett 

Bob Bonsutto 

Gina Calvert 

Jerry Cantrell 

Bobby Clarkson 

Joan Conrad 

Reba Doutrick 

Robert Hart 

David James 

Jean West Losavio 

Tom O’Bryan 

John B. Roth, MD 

Lester Sanders 

Craig Scherman 

Sandy Metts Snowden 

Sam Watkins, Jr. 

Ex Officio Members 

Randy Coe AIF®, PP, President 

Kosair Charities 

Jerry Ward, Chairman of the Board 

Executive Staff 

Randy Coe, AIF®, PP, President 

Aimee Sapp, CPA, Senior Vice President & CFO 

Mike Schneider, Senior Vice President of Facility Management & Planning 

Vicky Weber, Senior Vice President of Business Relations & Marketing

Kite Tales|FALL 2016 | 3 

Ballerina Wendy Whelan: 

Dancing beyond scoliosis 

Wendy Whelan began taking ballet 

classes when she was 3 years old, 

and like many little girls, she 

dreamed of growing up to be a ballerina. 

By age 12, Wendy was determined to make 

those dreams a reality. But despite her 

immense talent and overwhelming drive, 

she had one challenge that could potentially 

derail her — she was diagnosed with 

scoliosis. 

Scoliosis is a condition that causes the 

spine to curve to the side, and in Wendy’s 

case, her spine was shaped like an S. This 

was not ideal for a sport that required 

perfect posture and balance, but Wendy was 

determined to overcome this challenge. 

Wendy spent the summer of 1980 in and 

out of Kosair Crippled Children Hospital. 

She would spend one week a month at the 

hospital in hopes of straightening out her 

spine. She would spend all day in traction 

and the night in neck and waist halters. 

After her first visit, she was an inch and 

a half taller, and she knew her treatment 

was working. Her physician, Dr. Kenton 

Leatherman, told her that the best sports 

for those with scoliosis were swimming and 

ballet, and Wendy knew her dreams were not 

lost. 

Keeping dreams alive 

After spending a week at KCCH, Wendy 

would go home for a month to resume 

her normal life — with the addition of a 

15-pound plaster cast she had to wear on her 

back. Wendy’s Louisville Ballet instructor 

encouraged her to come to class every day 

and do everything she could even though 

she was very limited. Her teacher knew that 

she had worked hard to get to the level she 

was at, and needed to keep her focus if she 

wanted to keep her dreams afloat. So that’s 

just what Wendy did. 

Once Wendy’s final cast was removed, she 

said she felt like a bird that had been freed 

from its cage. She could jump and kick 

higher and she felt more powerful than ever. 

She could feel the change in her body from 

her newly straightened back. 

In 1981, Wendy auditioned and was 

accepted into a summer ballet program in 

New York. She was invited to stay through 

the winter, and within a year and a half, 

she was attending the School for American 

Ballet on full scholarship and living in New 

York City at age 15. She joined the New 

York City Ballet just 2 years later and by the 

age of 24, she was promoted to principal 

dancer. 

A proud Kosair Kid ® 

Wendy performed with the NYCB for 

30 years. Her final performance with the 

company was in October 2014 and sold out 

within minutes. Wendy has traveled around 

the world thanks to dance, and has been a 

guest artist with The Royal Ballet and with 

the Kirov Ballet. Wendy says she still has a 

lot of dance left in her, and is now working 

in the world of contemporary dance. 

Wendy’s current hip surgeon is amazed at 

how balanced her hips are and how centered 

her head is over her pelvis, and believes 

that was what helped make her into 

such an incredible dancer. Wendy 

attributes her balance to the 

doctors at Kosair. Wendy said, “I 

tremendously valued my time at 

Kosair Crippled Children 

Hospital. It made me mentally, 

emotionally, and physically 

who I am now.” Wendy is 

a proud Kosair Kid® and an 

advocate for 

those with 

scoliosis. 

Kosair Kid® 

Wendy Whelan 

Top/ “Wendy’s Louisville” 

banner is located at the J. 

Graham Brown School 

(corner of 1st and 

Muhammad Ali Blvd.) 

Above/ X-ray of 

Wendy’s back with 

scoliosis.


Meet Kosair Kid ® 

Lily Singleton 

“I just wanted 

her to have 

somewhere 

she could 

go where 

her medical 

equipment 

didn’t have 

to take up 

space and 

remind 

her she 

has CF.” 

Lily Singleton just learned how 

to swim underwater. She enjoys 

playing Pokemon Go, Sims and 

Dream Gym. She loves crafts and makeup. 

In other words, she is a normal 9-year-old 

girl full of energy and happiness, but just 

four years ago, these activities seemed like a 

pipe dream. 

Lily was born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic 

disease that causes persistent lung infections. 

Symptoms began to show when she was 

only 5 months old, and Lily endured many 

hospital stays. At 5½ years old, when 

Lily should have been in kindergarten 

surrounded by friends, the lower lobe of one 

of her lungs collapsed and she spent four 

months on constant oxygen. She weighed 

only 28 pounds and doctors suggested 

she might need a lung transplant. Then 

everything changed. 

‘A true miracle’ 

The FDA approved Kalydeco, a new drug 

that treats the specific mutation of cystic 

fibrosis that Lily has. Within weeks of taking 

the medicine, Lily’s health began to improve 

significantly. 

“The only way I can describe it is 

witnessing a true miracle,” says Cari Wagner, 

Lily’s mom. “She started to be able to walk 

around and play without losing her breath. 

Her complexion started to become better. 

Her cheeks became rosy again.” 

While Kalydeco changed her life 

immeasurably, Lily still has to fight cystic 

fibrosis every day. She does breathing 

treatments twice a day—sometimes more 

often if she is sick. She also does her airway 

clearance therapy for 20 minutes twice a 

day, in which she wears a vest that shakes 

the mucus from her lungs. She has a feeding 

tube in her stomach and receives highcalorie 

shakes to supplement her diet 

because she is still small for her age. 

Lily’s playhouse 

This is a lot for a 9-year-old to deal 

with, but Lily faces each day with a 

positive attitude. Her attitude was 

one of the reasons she was selected 

to receive a custom-made dream 

playhouse built by YouthBuild 

Louisville in partnership 

with the Building Industry


Charitable Foundation of the Building 

Industry Association of Greater Louisville 

and Kosair Charities. 

Wagner calls the playhouse “the biggest 

blessing” for her family. 

“Lily’s bedroom has always had medical 

equipment in it,” she explains. “I just 

wanted her to have somewhere she could go 

where her medical equipment didn’t have to 

take up space and remind her she has CF.” 

Instead, her playhouse is filled with only 

things Lily enjoys—the colors teal, pink and 

gold, a chandelier, a dry erase board and a 

loft bed. 

Lily says, “I love everything about it!” 

Her mom loves it, too. 

the opportunity to receive this 

gift from Kosair Charities. 

Lily felt so special the 

day of the playhouse 

reveal. I love seeing 

her be able to spend 

time in her new 

playhouse, and it 

would not have 

been possible 

without Kosair 

Charities.” 

A special feeling 

“I know she will get a lot of use out of the 

playhouse and will have so many memories 

to look back on, from the building 

process and seeing it under construction 

at YouthBuild, to the reveal party, to the 

slumber parties and game nights that will 

take place in our own backyard,” Wagner 

says “We are very grateful to have been given


Making progress in the 

battle against cystic 

fibrosis 

The Cystic Fibrosis 

Foundation of Kentucky and 

West Virginia staff Lena Iwu, 

Beth Denham, Claire Trotter, 

and Ruth Hans. 

Cystic fibrosis is a rare disease, 

but thanks to the Cystic Fibrosis 

Foundation it has been able to get 

the attention and funding needed to propel 

tremendous medical advancements that have 

saved countless lives. 

Today, for the first time in history, more 

than 50 percent of the estimated 30,000 

people nationwide who live with cystic fibrosis 

are adults, and their average life expectancy is 

almost 40. Compare that to the 1950s when 

the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was formed. 

Back then, most children with cystic fibrosis 

did not live to see elementary school. 

What changed? The answer is twofold. 

First, new drugs have been developed to better 

manage the disease and address underlying 

causes. Cystic fibrosis is a progressive genetic 

disease that causes persistent lung infections 

and limits the ability to breathe over time. 

Second, most children are now screened for 

CF at birth through newborn screenings, and 

the majority are diagnosed by age 2. 

“That is one of the big things about 

the foundation,” says Ruth Hans, the 

development director for the Kentucky-West 

Virginia chapter of the foundation. “It’s here 

to end cystic fibrosis. It not only does research 

funding, it does everything.” 

Beth Denham, executive director of the 

chapter, elaborates: “We have a holistic 

approach. We are one of the few diseases 

where at clinics there are respiratory therapists, 

social workers, dieticians, pulmonologists, a 

whole team of people. Because you care for 

every element of the disease and the person.” 

Bringing patients together 

One of the challenges the Cystic Fibrosis 

Foundation faces is that people with the 

disease run the risk of contaminating one 

another if they come into close contact. There 

are more than 1,800 different mutations of 

cystic fibrosis. This makes supporting one 

another very difficult and sometimes isolating. 

The foundation has embraced technology 

to create alternative channels for people 

to interact. Things like video conferencing 

and phone calls can bring patients together 

without compromising health. 

“We are working really hard to work that 

component into everything we do,” Denham 

says. 

Blessed by support 

The Kentucky/West Virginia chapter, which 

is based in Louisville, is best known for its 

Celebrity Dinner Party, an annual black-tie 

fundraiser held since the 1960s. Hall of Fame 

basketball coach Denny Crum and his wife, 

Susan Sweeney Crum, are longtime supporters 

and co-chairs of the event. 

They also host the local leg of the 

nationwide Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Great 

Strides walk event, which raises millions of 

dollars for research and patient care. 

Finally, they receive money through 

donations and grants from organizations, 

including Kosair Charities. This year Kosair 

Charities awarded a $5,000 grant to the 

foundation to support individualized care for 

children in our community. Thanks to donors 

like you, Kosair Charities has been able to 

provide $110,000 in support to CFF over the 

years. 

“We are happy with the support we 

have received,” Hans says. “We have been 

blessed by support from local celebrities and 

organizations. A lot of these things we do 

wouldn’t be possible without that support.”


Kosair Charities ® 

2O16-17 Grants 

Awarded 

Millions 

of Dollars 

for Our Kosair Kids ® 

Working hand in hand with more than 100 

organizations for nearly 100 years to help kids in need. 

We’ve always been there. We’ll always be here. 

Americana Community Center, Inc. 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana 

Bluegrass Center for Autism, Inc. 

Boys & Girls Club of Kentuckiana, Inc. (The) 

Boys & Girls Haven, Inc. 

Camp Quality USA, Inc. – Kentuckiana 

Carriage House Educational Services 

CASA of the Heartland, Inc. 

CASA of the River Region, Inc. 

CASA Program for Bullitt County, Inc. 

Center for Nonprofit Excellence 

Center for Women and Families, Inc. (The) 

Central Louisville Community Ministries, Inc. 

Custom Quality Services, Inc. 

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 

Dare to Care, Inc. 

Dorman Preschool Center 

Down Syndrome of Louisville, Inc. 

DREAM Foundation (Duchenne Research 

Education and Miracle Foundation, Inc.) 

Dreams with Wings, Inc. 

Eastern Area Community Ministries 

Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana, Inc. 

Family & Children’s Place 

Family Community Clinic, Inc. 

FEAT (Families for Effective Autism Treatment, 

Inc.) 

Food Literacy Project at Oxmoor Farm (The) 

Friends School, Inc. 

Fund for the Arts, Inc. 

Gilda’s Club of Louisville, Inc. 

Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana 

Green Hill Therapy, Inc. 

Hardin Memorial Health Foundation 

Healing Place (The) 

Heuser Hearing & Language Academy 

Home of the Innocents 

Hope Southern Indiana, Inc. 

Hosparus 

House of Ruth, Inc. 

Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Inc. – 

Kentucky Chapter 

Jewish Family & Career Services of Louisville 

Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare – 

Children’s Peace Center 

Kentucky Children’s Hospital 

Kentucky Diabetes Camp for Children, Inc. 

(Camp Hendon) 

Kentucky Hemophilia Foundation, Inc. 

Kentucky School for the Blind 

Kentucky Youth Advocates (Face It® 

Movement Project Management) 

Kids Cancer Alliance, Inc. 

Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies (The) 

Lake Cumberland Children’s Advocacy Center 

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Inc. (The) 

Lighthouse Promise, Inc. 

Lindsey Wilson College (Nursing Program) 

Louisville Central Community Centers, Inc. 

Louisville Metro Police Foundation, Inc. 

Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Inc. 

Louisville Pediatric Therapy Center, Inc. 

Maryhurst, Inc. 

Meredith-Dunn School, Inc. 

Miracle Dancer Scholarship Foundation, Inc. 

Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. of Greater Louisville, 

Inc. 

NAMI Louisville, Inc. 

National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Kentucky/ 

Southeast Indiana Chapter) 

Nativity Academy at St. Boniface, Inc. 

One Plus One Equals U, Inc. 

Parklands of Floyds Fork (The) 

Pitt Academy 

Plymouth Community Renewal Center 

Proclamation of the Word Ministries, Inc. 

Project One, Inc. 

Recipe to End Hunger, Inc. (A) 

Ronald McDonald House Charities 

of Kentuckiana, Inc. 

Scottish Rite Club of Bullitt County Scholarship 

Program 

Shively Area Ministries, Inc. 

Shriners Hospital for Children-Lexington 

Shriners National 

Silver Heights Camp and Retreat Center 

South East Associated Ministries, Inc. 

South Louisville Community Ministries, Inc. 

Spalding University, Inc. 

SPAVA (Society for the Prevention 

of Aggressiveness and Violence among 

Adolescents) 

Special Olympics Kentucky, Inc. 

Speed Art Museum 

Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky, Inc. 

St. Joseph Children’s Home 

St. Matthews Area Ministries 

St. Vincent de Paul of Louisville, Inc. 

Summit Academy of Greater Louisville, Inc. 

Trust for Life 

United Crescent Hill Ministries, Inc. 

University of Louisville Autism Center 

University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics 

University of Louisville Pediatrics 

University of Louisville School of Dentistry 

Advanced Education Program in 

Pediatric Dentistry 

University of Louisville’s Kosair Charities 

Center for Pediatric Neurorecovery 

Upside Therapeutic Riding, Inc. 

Uspiritus, Inc. 

VIPS (Visually Impaired Preschool Services, Inc.) 

Volunteers of America Mid-States, Inc. 

WHAS Crusade for Children, Inc. 

YouthBuild Louisville, Inc. 

982 Eastern Parkway • P.O. Box 37370 

Louisville, KY 40233 

502.637.7696 • 1.888.454.3752 • Kosair.org


Corporate Kite Club Spotlight: 

Park Community 

Credit Union 

Who would like a cute debit card 

that also benefits Kosair Kids®? In 

2011, Park Community Credit 

Union selected Kosair Charities to benefit 

from a new innovative fundraising idea. 

The plan is simple: When a customer opens 

a Park account, he or she has the option 

to donate $5 to receive a Kosair Charities 

debit card. Five years later, with 2,800 issued 

cards and employee donations, the Park 

Community debit card program has raised 

over $40,000 for Kosair Charities. 

A portion of the funds raised from 

the Park Community debit card program 

contributed to the new playground at the 

Kosair Charities East Campus (see page 9). 

The Kosair Kids® at Bluegrass Center for 

Autism now enjoy a safe environment to 

have fun! 

“At Park, part of our fundamental 

mission is to work for the success of our 

members and our communities,” says Jim 

Spradlin, president of Park Community 

Credit Union. “For many years we have had 

a valuable relationship with Kosair Charities 

through our charity debit card program. We 

feel that this gives us the chance to give back 

to those in our communities that need a 

helping hand. Our organization considers it 

an honor to work with Kosair Charities and 

to have the opportunity to make a positive 

difference in the lives of those that Kosair 

Charities serves.” 

Park Community does not stop there. 

If you attend a Kosair Charities event and 

meet a volunteer, there is a strong possibility 

it is a Park Community employee. Kosair 

Night at the Zoo, St. Matthews Mid- 

Summer’s Night 5K and the Gaslight 

Festival are just a few of the events where 

they have helped as volunteers. Their staff, 

family and friends have also volunteered at 

Kosair Charities to wrap toys and books for 

Kosair Kids® during the holiday season. 

Park Community also raises awareness 

about Kosair Charities at their branch 

locations and events. Park Community has 

received a number of honors, including 

Louisville Business First 2016 Partners in 

Innovation Award and the Chamber of St. 

Matthews 2016 Community Champion. 

Thank you, Park Community Credit Union, 

for being a true partner of Kosair Charities 

and a champion of Kosair Kids®!


Bluegrass Center for Autism 

playground dedication 

Three years ago, Kosair Charities 

East Campus opened to help 

expand services for Kentuckiana’s 

children with special needs. Formally 

known as Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation 

Center – Easter Seals, Kosair Charities’ East 

Campus provides a charitable lease to The 

Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies and the 

Bluegrass Autism Center to operate “rent 

free.” 

On Sept. 29, community leaders 

gathered to dedicate a new playground 

located on the Bluegrass Center for Autism 

wing. This playground replaced outdated 

equipment that was not fully accessible. 

All of the new equipment is not only 

recreational. Each activity at the playground 

also has therapeutic value for the children. 

At times, the project’s goal to raise 

$120,000 to build the playground seemed 

out of reach. The new playground is now an 

example of the generosity and overwhelming 

support for kids in our community. 

Thank you to our Premier Partners: 

Park Community Credit Union, City 

of Jeffersontown, Louisville Metro, 

Councilwoman Marilyn Parker, 

Councilman Glenn Stuckel, and the 

Dream Foundation of Kentucky. Thank 

you for being project leaders to help make 

the playground a reality. 

Generous contributions were also 

provided by the Cralle Foundation Inc. - 

Jim Crain, Home Foundation Inc., Koch 

Charitable Trust, Walmart Community 

Fund, FEAT, Landscape Structures, 

Jeffersontown Mayor Bill Dieruf, and the 

Jeffersontown City Council. Also, Louisville 

Metro Council members Kelly Downard, 

Robin Engel, Tom Owen, Kevin Kramer, 

Madonna Flood, James Peden, Cindy 

Fowler, and Marianne Butler. Thank you all 

for your support!


Above/ Kosair Charities Board 

Member H.I. Stroth with wife 

Ann, with a table of grant 

recipients. Right/ Advisory 

Council Member, Jean West 

Losavio, was a wonderful emcee. 

Below/ Dr. Charles Woods, 

Associate Vice Chairman U of 

L Pediatrics and Randy Coe, 

President of Kosair Charities, 

presented Dr. Stephen Church 

with The Roger Fox Award. 

Kosair Charities Crystal Ball: 

Honoring those who build a better 

future for our kids 

The Kosair Charities Crystal Ball, 

a gala of gifts and grants, was 

held at the Kosair Shrine Center 

on Saturday, Oct. 1. This annual event 

celebrates more than 100 organizations 

that are supported by Kosair Charities and 

the work they do for our community’s 

children. 

Thanks to our generous donors, we will 

grant over $10 million to these agencies in 

2017. The grants will help organizations 

build state-of-the-art facilities, make 

transportation available for children, 

provide critical medical research and 

create better tomorrows for children across 

Kentucky and Southern Indiana. 

In addition to honoring our supported 

agencies, two individuals were recognized 

with awards for dedicating their lives to 

helping Kosair Kids®. 

Elaine “Cissy” Musselman received 

the Sam Swope Community Leadership 

Award. This award recognizes an individual 

who has advanced children’s goals for the 

future through vision, innovation and selfsacrifice. 

Cissy is the founder of Women 

4 Women Inc., a nonprofit organization 

that raises money and public awareness for 

programs to improve the health 

Right/ Marlys and Patti 

Swope presented Cissy 

Musselman with The 

Sam Swope Community 

Leadership Award.


Left/ Potentate Steve Hueston poses with Epilepsy Foundation 

Executive Director Deb McGrath and her husband. Below/ Kosair 

Charities granted over $10 million to over 100 supported agencies. 

and economic well-being of women and 

girls. 

Dr. Stephen Church was honored with 

the Roger Fox Award. This award, named 

for a dedicated member of Kosair Charities 

who passed away prematurely, recognizes a 

physician’s dedication to children. Church 

is one of the founders of East Louisville 

Pediatrics. He is a clinical professor in 

pediatrics at the University of Louisville 

and is active in the American Academy of 

Pediatrics and its advocacy programs. He 

also works with the Coalition for Healthy 

Kentucky. 

Congratulations to our award winners and 

all of our grant recipients. Kosair Charites 

is proud to partner with 

some of the area’s 

most distinguished 

members of the 

medical 

community. 

Greg Neilsen, CNPE, and Hal Hedley, Ronald 

McDonald House Charities, pose with their guests.



Kosair Kids ® Night at the Zoo 

was a ‘roaring’ good time! 

Over 1,500 Kosair Kids® and their 

families showed up in their 

“merry, not scary” Halloween 

best on Oct. 19 for our annual Kosair Kids® 

Night at the Louisville Zoo. Every October, 

Kosair Charities shuts down the zoo for 

one night so that children from our Special 

Kids Program, as well as our supported 

organizations, such as Heuser Hearing 

Institute, Visually Impaired Preschool 

Services and Spina Bifida Association of 

Kentucky, can go trick-or-treating with ease. 

Keeping the zoo closed to the general public 

during this event allows for a line-free and 

safe environment for kids of all abilities and 

their families to enjoy. 

This event would not be possible 

without you, our generous donors. 

Without your monetary support 

and time spent volunteering, many 

Kosair Kids® would have been 

unable to trick-or-treat this 

year. Each child who attended 

left with a big smile on their 

face and an even bigger bag of 

candy! We can’t wait until next 

year!


2016 Celebration 

of Philanthropy 

On Sept. 8, we gathered at the 

Olmsted to celebrate the good 

work our donors do through 

their gifts to Kosair Charities. This annual 

event honors members of our W. Barnett 

Owen Society, made up of people who have 

arranged planned gifts to leave a lasting 

legacy for Kosair Kids®; our 982 Society of 

donors, whose cumulative lifetime giving 

totals $10,000 or more; and our Platinum 

1000 Club of generous people who pledge 

to give $1,000 or more to Kosair Charities 

annually. We also paid tribute to several 

friends of Kosair Kids® who passed away this 

year and who remembered Kosair Charities 

as one of their final acts of kindness. 

For more 

information on the 

W. Barnett Owen 

Society, 

982 Society, or 

Platinum 1000 Club, 

contact 

Melissa Kratzer, 

Vice President 

of Mission 

Advancement 

at 502-637-7696 

ext. 115 

mkratzer@kosair.org 

Above/ Bob & Rusti 

Silverthorn 

Right/ Father-daughter 

team, Allan Parnell and 

Cindy Collier 

Top/ Special thanks to Jean West Losavio 

and Debe Skidmore for volunteering their 

time. 

Above/ Seventeen-year-old Ben Otten 

shared his story of overcoming the 

debilitating effects of a stroke after birth. 

Photo credit: Lynn Stinson©


Dr. Keith Cross and Kosair Charities: 

Training tomorrow’s physicians 

As a pediatric ER 

physician with 

the University of 

Louisville Department of 

Pediatrics, Dr. Keith Cross 

has been caring for patients 

in Louisville for 10 years. In 

that time, he has come to 

appreciate Kosair Charities 

as both a donor and medical 

professional. Beyond caring 

for children in the ER, Keith 

conducts research and helps train the 

next generation of physicians. 

“I know that when I support 

Kosair Charities, my donation has a 

multiplying effect. Kosair Charities 

invests in technology and equipment 

that not only enhance the quality of 

the care we can provide, but make 

us more effective in teaching future 

pediatricians, nurses and hospital staff,” 

he says. 

Keith knows firsthand how 

beneficial that training can be. His 

first three years at 

the University of 

Louisville were spent 

in an advanced 

fellowship in 

pediatric emergency 

medicine. “I trained 

on the very first 

ultrasound machine 

that was purchased 

15 years ago with 

assistance from Kosair 

Charities,” he says. 

Ultrasound machines are especially 

useful in the pediatric ER. They allow 

doctors to look for internal bleeding, 

diagnose appendicitis and even detect 

increased brain pressure while limiting 

a child’s exposure to radiation. 

Keith says that grants from Kosair 

Charities have enabled the Department 

of Pediatrics to stay on the cutting edge 

of medical technology. Each month, 

25 medical residents (physicians in 

training) benefit from equipment and 

technology purchased with the help of 

Kosair Charities donors like you. 

One key piece of technology that 

Keith finds very helpful is video 

recording equipment for the trauma 

bay. Doctors can review footage with 

residents to discuss what they’re doing 

well and what they could improve. This 

not only ensures that the 150 to 200 

children seen in the ER each day are 

well cared for, but also prepares their 

future doctors to provide the best care 

for generations to come. 

Keith says, “These investments 

allow me to not just take care of the 

kid in front of me, but to teach future 

physicians how to use these tools as 

well. The knowledge and skills they 

gain here will follow them throughout 

their medical careers, impacting 

countless children throughout the 

state.” 

We’re honored to partner with 

Keith to help ensure quality healthcare 

for Kosair Kids ® .


Second Annual Pie Auction plus Cakes – 

A sweet success for Kosair Kids ® 

The second annual “Pie 

Auction plus Cakes!” 

fundraiser was held on Nov. 

6 and raised nearly $20,000 for Kosair 

Kids © . In addition to delectable pies, 

cakes were added to this year’s auction 

due to popular request. This seasonal 

event featured a performance by Vault 

1031’s Dessert Theatre performing 

arts group. 

Courtney Wheatley, Pie Auction 

Chair, showed off baked goods at the 

Pie Auction. 

Special thanks to the Legion of Ladies 

Pie Auction Committee, Volunteer 

Auctioneer Allan Parnell, and Vault 

1031 Dessert Theatre troupe! 

Vault 1031 Dessert Theater stunned with 

their performance


Kosair Golf events on ‘par’ to raise 

over $225,000 

Over the course of six weeks, Kosair Charities hosted four incredible 

golf tournaments that raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Kosair 

Kids®. Thank you to all of the committees, sponsors, volunteers and 

golfers who make each of these tournaments possible. We couldn’t do it 

without you! 

Just Fore Kids® Golf Classic 

When: Monday, Aug. 29 

Where: Hurstbourne Country Club 

Who: 29 teams, 116 players 

Money raised: Over $100,000 

What makes it great: This year the Just Fore Kids® Golf Classic, formerly 

known as the Foster Brooks Pro-Celebrity Golf Tournament, celebrated 

its 20th anniversary. This first-class tournament features a deluxe brunch, 

$1,000 shootout, a hole-in-one contest with a chance to win a new car, a 

steak dinner and a special testimonial from the University of Louisville’s 

Dr. Brad Keller and Dr. Gerard Rabalais, who spoke about the impact 

Kosair Charities has on our community. 

Flexible Packaging Golf Tournament 

When: Tuesday, Sept. 20 

Where: Lake Forest Country Club 


Money Raised: Over $50,000 

What makes it great: The 8th annual Flexible Packaging Golf 

Tournament was a huge success. The day began with golf and wrapped up 

with a silent auction of more than 100 items and a live auction featuring 

a Napa Valley trip, ultimate golf package, GE wine refrigerator with a 

case of wine, and a trip to Fort Lauderdale with Miami Heat tickets. This 

tournament benefits Kosair Charities and Home of the Innocents. 

UPS Golf Classic 

When: Saturday, Sept. 24 

Tee Time: 8 a.m. 

Where: Quail Chase Golf Course 


Money Raised: Over $75,000 

What makes it great: This is the 22nd year for this tournament and it 

continues to impress year after year! This tournament had a fantastic raffle 

that included Yeti accessories, big screen TVs, Bluetooth speakers and 

much more. Golfers also got a chance to win an ATV by hitting a hole in 

one. 

Kosair Clown Golf Scramble 

When: Saturday, Oct. 1 

Where: Glasgow Country Club 

Money Raised: $2,000 

What makes it great: Some clowns are golfers, some golfers are clowns! 

Thanks to Ronnie Taylor, sponsors and golfers for helping us raise $2,000 

for Kosair Kids®. Your hard work and generosity are greatly appreciated!


High Flyers 

Gaslight 5K 

Kosair Charities 

and The Chamber 

Jeffersontown partnered 

once again to present 

the Gaslight 5K. The 

evening began with a 

1K portion of the 5K 

route completed by 

Team Kosair Kids®. The 

Derby City Mustang 

Wheelchair Basketball 

Team, as well as other 

Kosair Kids®, raced to the 

finish line before the 5K 

runners took off. Each 

child who completed 

the route got to break 

through a paper finish 

line and was awarded 

a medal. Thank you to 

everyone who came out 

to show your support for 

Team Kosair Kids®! 

Laura Ferris 

Thank you, Laura, for 

donating new Boyd’s Bears 

to Kosair Charities. Thank 

you for supporting Kosair 

Kids®! 

Victoria Masticola 

Victoria stopped 

by Kosair Charities in 

September with a donation 

of $200 that she and other Rainbow Girls of Valley Lodge 

#8 collected through a penny war. Thank you, Victoria, 

for always thinking of Kosair Kids®! 

Leadership Louisville 

Last month, Kate Biagi-Rickert, Director of 

Community Engagement, graduated from Leadership 

Louisville’s Ignite Louisville leadership program. In 

addition to professional development training from the 

region’s top corporations, she and her team partnered 

with Americana Community Center to develop the 

agency’s new Young Ambassador Board, helped jump 

start the organization’s rebranding, and provided 

coordination and consulting of Americana’s annual gala 

and other fundraising events. 

Kentucky State Fair 

Robert Hart and his dedicated group of volunteers 

spent the week at the Kentucky State Fair selling $10 

chances to win the 2016 Kosair Shrine Classic Car. This 

year’s car is an orange and black 

1957 Chevrolet Z-57 convertible. 

Thank you, volunteers, for all 

your hard work! 

Suzannah Parrish 

Thank you, Suzannah, 

for donating 50 new sock 

monkeys to Kosair Charities. 

The kids are going to love 

them!


V-Dub Derby 

The 2016 V-Dub Derby was held on Sept. 10 at Bachman 

Volkswagen. A total of 85 cars registered for the show and 

hundreds of spectators attended. This annual event raised $2,000 

for Kosair Kids®. Thank you to all of the sponsors and volunteers! 

Mark Twain Shrine Club 

Mark Twain Shrine Club held a fundraiser at a local 

Aaron’s furniture store and raised $1,000 for Kosair 

Charities. Thank you to the members of the Mark Twain 

Shrine Club in Columbia, Ky., for their year-round 

commitment to improve the lives of children across the 

state. 

Headbands of Hope 

During the month of September, The Prickly Pear 

Boutique in Middletown sold headbands from the company 

Headbands of Hope. For each headband purchased, an 

additional headband was donated to a child with cancer. The 

headbands were distributed to children at the Gold Ribbon 

Festival at Kosair Charities on Sept. 18. 

Congratulations, 

Jerry Ward! 

Congratulations to 

Kosair Charities Board 

Chairman Jerry Ward 

for receiving the 2016 

Lifetime Community 

Service & Professional 

Achievement Recognition 

Award from the Louisville 

Defender newspaper. 

Funeral Directors Convention 

Thank you to the Funeral Directors Association of 

Kentucky for choosing Kosair Charities as one of their 

charities of choice for this year’s convention. They raised 

$9,760 for our Kosair Kids®.

City BBQ’s First Anniversary 

City Barbeque Hurstbourne celebrated its first 

anniversary on Oct. 22 with a barbeque sauce 

contest. Local pit bosses gathered to see who had 

the best barbeque sauce in the ‘ville. As their way 

of saying thanks for a great year, 

5 percent of sales that day 

were donated to Kosair 

Charities. Thank 

you for being such 

a great community 

partner! 

Rollin’ on the River 

Rollin’ on the River, a dinner 

cruise down the Ohio River on 

the Belle of Louisville was held on 

Sept. 1. This first time event was 

organized by the Kosair Shrine, 

and raised $1,000. Funds 

werre donated to Kosair 

Charities to be directed 

to the Lexington 

Shriner Hospital. 


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Levi, Lilly & Luke 

There’s nothing better than starting your week 

with a visit from three Kosair Charities Kids 

Club members. Levi, Lilly and Luke stopped 

by Kosair Charities on Oct. 3 to donate new 

toys and stuffed animals to Kosair Kids® that 

they collected at their joint birthday party. 

Thank you for thinking of Kosair Kids®, and 

happy belated birthday! 

Olivia Allen 

Olivia Allen continued to 

show her commitment to 

Kosair Kids by baking two 

Sweet Potato Pies for the 

annual ‘Pie Auction, plus 

Cakes!’ Her contribution 

helped to raise $800. 

Thank you for being a 

strong role model for kids 

in our community. 

Trace, Ty & Tucker 

In early October, Trace, Ty and Tucker stopped 

by to donate the money they collected back in 

June at the Funeral Directors Association of 

Kentucky Convention to help Kosair Kids®. 

They walked around with child-sized fez hats 

and asked people for cash. Welcome to the Kids 

Club! 

Marissa 

Instead of requesting 

presents for herself on her 

10th birthday, Marissa 

asked her family and friends 

for donations to Kosair 

Charities. On Oct. 10, she 

visited our Eastern Parkway 

campus and donated $325 

to help kids in need. Thanks 

for thinking of kids like 

you, Marissa, and welcome 

to the Kids Club! 

Tyler, Hannah, 

and Karoline 

On November 7, Tyler, 

Hannah and Karoline 

spent their day off from 

school wrapping books for 

Kosair Kids. Thank you for 

helping us get ready for the 

holidays...welcome to The 

Kids Club!


Memorials: August-October 2016 

Ms. Barbara Adams 

Noble Paul J. Marro 

Eugene H. Alvey 

Noble Kenneth L. Meredith 

Lillie Mae Anderson 

Judy Dabney 

Diana Bagby 

Martha A. Lloyd 

Mrs. Fannie Bailey 

Mr. Lonnie R. Bailey 

Noble Richard 

Ballinger 

Marjorie Morgan Applegate 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Mary 

Beeler 

Carl and Sue Bell 

Robby and Vicky Binion 

Diane Burton 

Georgana Clark 

Henry and Rebecca Conn 

Noble Charles O. Distler 

Cheryl Harrington 

Ms. Linda L. Holman 

IPEG Industrial Group 

Jean M. Johnson 

Noble Ronald L. Miller 

Noble John E. Moyers 

Pauls Star Truckers 

Sammy and Jo Ellen Perkins 

William C. Perry, II 

Victoria Richardson 

Karl M. Sebree 

Noble James L. Simpson, III 

Noble Jerry W. Ward 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. 

Wiglesworth 

David Bedenbaugh 

Noble James C. Rich 

Dardanella Boker 

Harriet Ayres and Ronald Ayres 

Doris Hetherington and Carol 

Bogle 

Nancy L. Rapp 

UPS 

Susan Book 

Edward and Rowena Hoehn 

Christine “Mimi” 

Karem Borders 

Mr. Stephen D. Boone 

Patti Coury 

Becky Edmondson 

Sam and Glenna Hazen 

Karen and Jay Klempner 

Mrs. Doris Raidt 

Dick, Cheryl, Christy and Byron 

Sipes 

The Herrington Family 

Tommy S. Borders 

Dick, Cheryl, Christy and Byron 

Sipes 

Noble and Mrs. Don W. 

Braden 

Anonymous 

Marty W. Bray 

Ruby Pedigo 

Lawrence G. Breckel 

Noble Tom W. OBryan 

Ann Brock 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Brock 

Dustin Browning 

Lowell and Pamela Browning 

Lelia Irene Bryant 

Deana James 

Bette Buckaway 

C. Brown Allen, P.P. 

Noble Chandler Blewett 

Noble John B. Hitt, II 

Donald and Mary Lynn Kissling 



Anthony J. Passafiume, P.P. 

Noble Arthur H. Raderer 


Ronnie, Danny and 

Roger Burchett 

Ms. Audrey Burchett 

Mrs. Tellys Dixie 

Campbell 

Steve and Sue Campbell 

Illustrious Sir John 

Cannon 

Henry and Rebecca Conn 

Mr. Thomas J. Carroll 

Mr. Ernst Camentz 

Roger Cecil 

Ms. Margaret Ketcham 

Brian Christopher 

Judy McMillen 

Betty C. Clark 

Noble James R. Ferguson, II 

James Kenneth 

Clements 

Mrs. Marjorie Early 

Michelle Lee Collier 

Patricia Barton 

Voris and Debbie Buck 

Karen and Robert Crick 

Dairyman’s Supply Co., Inc. 

Casey and Joni Goodman 

Hilda McGuire 

Linda Sydney 

John Taylor and Family 

Donna Whitefield 

Mrs. Mildred A. 

Cravens 

Mrs. Carol Sewell 

David L. Daugherty 

Barbara Taylor 

JoAnn Daus 

Vennie Brotzge 

Julia Dearth 

Ms. Evelyn Taylor 

Noble Herbert R. 

Dodson, Jr. 

Mary Jane Dodson 

Kosair Shriners 

Scott Kephart / Michael Dodson 

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Rutherford 

and Families 

Freida Stepp, Shari Carrico and 

Families 

Lynn and Judy VanDyke 

George Dunn 


Boyd Lindsey Edlin 

Shirley Edlin 

Lydia K. Eggers 


Mr. James Eldridge 

Thomas Gilman 

Clara Ellerman 

Diane L. Bagwell 

Ollie and Grace P. Ellis 

Tilden and Vervie Ellis 

Lorraine Elswick 

Daniel Elswick 

Bob Embry 

Weigel and Fink Families 

Rayburn Epley 

Wayne and Brenda Reeves 

James J. Etheridge 

Ms. Barbara D. Manley 

Kimberly Hawkins and 

Faye Waldridge 

Ms. Reva M. Atkins 

Elisha Ferry 

Mrs. Rose Marie Taylor 

Mr. John F. Fihe, Sr. 

Joe and Annette Bergamini 

Mary K and Ed Griffin 

Edward Ray Fitch 

Mrs. Rose Marie Corolla 

John and Zilpha 

Flaherty 

Mr. Ryan Scheckelhoff 

Noble William A. 

Foster 

Mark and Karen Foster 

Ms. Doris K. Frost 

Rudolph and Dana Schmidt 

Dorothy Marie 

“Dotty” Gilbert 

Ralph W. Gilbert 

Ms. Marsha Harrington 

Noble Charles W. (Jim) 

Glanz 

Bob and Cindy Anderson 

Bill and Marsha Branham 


Terry and Betty Szwarc 

John and Ruth Teeple 

Bob and Cherie Yates 

Johnnie Godsave 

Mrs. Dorothy Godsave 

Leslie E. Goff 

Helen Goff 

Para Lee Goode 

Georgia Kelley 

Noble Elzie Hack 


Camryn D. Hardin 

Buel and Linda Cutsinger


Wayne Harmon 

Bettie B. Tate 

Charles E. Haydon 

Patricia C. Haydon 

Avery RaeAnn Hebel 

Mary Hebel 

Wanda Hester 

Kathy Spaulding 

Ben Hewley 

Mr. Maurice Uhl 

Joseph, David and 

Danny Hoffman 

Laverne Hoffmann 

Sydney Elaina Horsley 

Emma J. Graves 

Noble Robert A. 

Hottle 


Nancy Hughes 

Jenni McCall 

Holly Humphrey 

Janice Fields 

Noble Glenn M. Hunter 

Mrs. Diane Hunter 

Mr. Phillip L. Hyatt 

Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Finley 

Sharon K. Jackson 

Mrs. Rosemary Miller 

Robert David James 


Anne Johnson 

Hilliard Lyons Trust Company 

Noble Bobby J. Jones 

Jo Jones 

James P. Jones 

Alma Mudd and Linda Houglin 

John and Donna Stivers 

Paul Jones 

James and Bonnie Moore 

Everett and Donna Noe 

Kenneth Kasey 


Denis Langley 

Greg Karem 

Wilma Lawrence 

Kenneth and Wynona Young 

Travis Scott Layton 

Leatta Layton 

Ms. Betty Jo Lofton 

Mrs. Verda Champion 

Judy Lusk 

Noble Jeffery D. Lusk 

Harry Maier 

Mrs. Delores A. Maier 

Mrs. Martha S. Martin 

Mrs. Sharkey U. Arnett 

Noble William R. 

Martin 

Mrs. Sharkey U. Arnett 

Noble Howard R. 

Massey, Jr. 

Mike Hasselbring 

Ricardo and Theresa Howard 


Beverly Ogburn 

Mr. and Mrs. Allen D. Rose 

Mrs. Wilma Valentine 

Mr. Owen McMasters 

Barbara Horstman 

Anthony Miles 

Carole Thomas 

Noble Dallas L. Miller 

Marvin Miller 

Noble Robert J. Miller, 

Sr. 


Robin Miller’s Father 

Mrs. Beth D. Branson 

David, Angela and 

Donnie Mitchell 

Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. Mitchell 

Aaron Kenneth Moore 

Judith A. Henry 

Mr. Roger M. Mullins 

Helen Mullins 

Noble Paul M. Mullins 

Noble William P. 

Mulloy, Sr. 


Wanetta Muncie 

Douglas and Janice Clark 

My Tribute Gift Foundation 

James and Carlotta Richardson 

Martha P. Nevin 

Noble John H. Nevin 

Thelma J. Newberry 

Dennis L. Newberry 

Norma and Sheree 

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie D. Hobdy 

Jane Olash 

Mrs. Rebecca H. Heckler 

Julia N. Palazzo 

Michael A. Layman 

Mr. Robert L. Pate, Sr. 

Noble James L. Simpson, III 

Billy Payne 

Bernard Coomes and Family 

Ms. Mary C. Payne 

Bernard Coomes and Family 

Paul and Rebecca Eberle 

Noble William G. 

Penny, D.D.S. 

Mrs. Charlene L. Penny 

Noble Rudolph Pohl 

Noble Gary L. Pohl 

Bill Poole 

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Miller 

Charles Poole 

Mr. and Mrs. Donna & Mark 

Shake 

Estil Pope 

Chris and Julie Prentice 

Pamela Wilson 

Noble LLoyd Duane 

Pope 

Mrs. Edith Pope 

Terry L. Pope 

Mrs. Edith Pope 

Tony Post 

Rondal and Patty Wilson 

Linda S. Potter 

Carol Potter 

Judy Schaller 

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Stuecker 

Ken and Vicki Wolf 

Noble Ted R. Railey 


Mrs. Shirley A. Ramsey 

Noble Jackie Ramsey 

Pat, Ed and Ethel Read 

Mr. Tom Read 

Ms. Janet Reesor 

Southern Charm RV Resort - 

Sunshine Committee 

Tivis W. Rich 

William T. Rich 

Emily Ruth Ridgeway 

Mrs. Ruth Roberts 

Justin Karl Sanders 

Karl and Teresa Sanders 

Bernard Schulten 

Carol and Bill White 

Adrien T. Scott 

Ms. Bonnie J. Scott 

Illustrious Sir 

Leonard A. Sewell, P.P. 

Mrs. Carol Sewell 

Louis Shryock 

Brenda Gardner 

Noble Claude T. Smith 

Mrs. Doris B. Smith 

Genevieve Smith 

Robert E. Westerman 

Mrs. Mildred P. 

Sommerman 

Mr. John C. Sommerman 

Noble Hughie R. Sparks 

Mrs. Paulette Sparks 

Stephen P. Stefanow, Jr. 

Stephen and Coleen Stefanow 

Noble Frank M. 

Stewart, Jr. 

Michael and Sandy Feldhaus 


Jim Surace 

Ms. Vivian Surace 

Noble Samuel G. Swope 

Mr. John T. Yewell 

Robert (Bobby) Thomas 

Judy A. Blair 

Jerry and Judy Kantlehner 

Ann Whitaker 

Basil and Pearl Tyson 

Mrs. Sylvada T. Burke 

Noble G. Garland 

“Pete” Upton 

Mary Jane Upton 

Caitlin Van Huynh 

Andrea Trujillo 

Noble Charles E. Vance 

Kosair Past Masters Unit 

Roy H. Walter 


Reverend Dellard 

Walters, Jr. 

Sam and Wanda Laird 

Thelma Walters 



Mr. Jack G. Willis 

Mr. John F. Hoppes 

Noble John R. Wilson 

Ms. Doris A. Bickel 


Noble Fredrick N. Duke, Jr. 

Mrs. Billie Foster 

Noble Harold J. Herman 

Joe and Karen Kitchens


Memorials: Continued 

Ladies Oriental Club 

Adelaide H. Spugnardi 

St. Matthew’s Lodge #906 

F & A M 


Jessie Wise 

Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home 

Phillip and Ramona Coffey 

Russell and Robin Walker 

Arlington M. Wood 

John M. Fekete 

Margaret Wood 

Ms. Glenna Beasley 

in honor of 

Arnold D. Anderson 

Judy Dabney 

Robert Lee Bailey 

Mr. Lonnie R. Bailey 

Dr. Gregory Barnes 

Shelva Barnes 

Keller Barnes 

Ms. Nettie Barnes 

Mrs. Jo Barrett 

Ms. Kathryn Allen 

Lynley and Clay Becker 

Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Becker 

Lexy H. Bratcher 

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Tross 

Zoey Brown 

Mr. Brent L. Darbro 

Kelly, Beckman & 

Michael Childers 


Nathan Clark 

Ms. Gail Moody 

Ella K. Combs 

Mrs. Ella W. Morgan 


Dr. Joanne Towery 

Gene Everson 


Stephen Fitzgerald 

Dr. Donald Fitzgerald 

Ryan Garmon 

Agnes and Charles Potts 

Illustrious Sir Harold 

F. Govoni, P.P. 

Suzette Govoni 

Noble Sherman D. 

Harris 

Mrs. Mary G. Cook 

Louise B. Hubbard 

Ms. McEva Mayse 

Mrs. Gina Hueston 


Illustrious Sir Steven 

F. Hueston, Potentate 


Terry Janes 

Ms. Nancy Mills 

Mattox and Kennedy 

Johnson 

Mrs. Marjorie F. Davidson 

Jordan King 

James and Patricia Anderson 

Emilla Lambert 

Raymond and Gloria Lambert 

Lincoln Lawson 

Mark and Diane Lehr 

Ella Michelle Lincoln 

Dora Hickman 

Marissa McCubbins 

Dana Hayden 

Ronnie and Shawna Richerson 

Kimberly J. Skaggs 

Noble Patrick P. Miller 

Mrs. Janice Miller 

Brittany Neal 

Ms. Judy Neal 

Mr. Jerry W. Pearson 

David and Glenda Beals 

Theresa K. Raidy 

Mr. William O. Alden, Jr. 

Melissa Kratzer 

Charles (Mac) and Tori Murden 

McClure 



Mrs. Patricia M. Riley 

Anonymous 

Noble Jerald E. 

Reynolds 

Ms. Cynthia Reynolds 

Karis Sandefur 

Mrs. Eleanor Alderson 

Colleen and Addison 

Shaffer 

Ms. Stephanie Shaffer 

Noble Howard A. 

Simons 

Mrs. Frances Simons 

Kalie Jo Stiles 

Larry and Vicki Doss 

Maya Stolz 

Michelle Clark 

Emilee G. Taylor 

Terry and Susan Chinn 

Parker Thompson 

Ms. Rhonda Edelen 

Laken Tucker 

Mr. Norbert E. Crowe 

Molly Turner 

Mrs. Nancy Ray 

Skylar Wathen 

Amy Dane 

Alexandria Yates 

Ms. Dayna Leach 

Thank you to those who donated for Grandparents Day 

Opal F. Coffey in honor of Shelby Wright 

Rob Lindberg in memory of Carl P. Besendorf 

Buel Cutsinger in memory of Camryn D. Hardin 

JoeAnn Amundsen in honor of Isabell Collins’ Grandparents

Working hand in hand with more than 100 organizations for nearly 100 years to help kids in need. 

We’ve always been there. We’ll always be here.

PO Box 37370 

Louisville, KY 

40233-7370 

www.kosair.org 

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