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2011 AnnuAl RepoRt
THE LIFEFLIGHT FOUNDATION | LIFEFLIGHT OF MAINE
Keeping families together
Lovin’ the munchkin

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Families are the true faces of LifeFlight LifeFlight strengthens Maine’s emergency care family
At LifeFlight, we often meet people on the
worst day of their life. It’s the nature of what
we do.
In simple terms, it’s our job to give a patient
that day back. To reset.
Last May we held our first celebration of
life for children who have been LifeFlight patients. The event was
made possible through the gracious support of the Owls Head
Transportation Museum, Bangor Savings Bank, Verizon Wireless
and businesses throughout Maine. The ages of the children varied.
In one case, a LifeFlight toddler, now years on, was contemplating
graduation. As we met each family, and families met each
other, we were overcome by how profound that original day of
critical injury or illness was for each patient’s family.
And while at the center of our efforts is a patient, we know that
in every critical illness or injury there is more than the patient
who experiences a life-changing event. At the first ring of 9-1-1,
the emergency care team instantly becomes a giant family in a
complex, time-critical choreography crossing Maine.
A LifeFlight patient brings together communications specialists;
law enforcement; fire/rescue services; EMTs and paramedics;
emergency, operating room and intensive care nurses; physician
assistants; nurse practitioners; respiratory therapists; lab and
radiology technicians; support staff; and emergency and specialist
physicians. It is not uncommon for LifeFlight patients to have an
LifefLight foundation
This Annual Report is a publication of The LifeFlight Foundation, which provides fundraising
and public relations support to LifeFlight of Maine, the state’s only medical helicopter service.
The LifeFlight Foundation is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization, and all donations
are tax deductible. It is governed by an
elected board of trustees who represent
medical, business, legal and educational
fields throughout the state. LifeFlight also
aids the development, training and funding
of Maine’s major air medical needs, such
as trauma training statewide; construction
of helipads; and installation of weather
reporting, navigational and communications
systems across the state.
The Foundation’s office is located in the town
of Camden at 13 Main Street on the 2nd floor.
We welcome visitors anytime.
Baby Keira 2008
“instant” extended family of more than one hundred members—each
applying their special skills at the right moment on the side of the road,
in a hospital emergency department or in one of our trauma centers.
But each of us is a fleeting member of a patient’s family. It is the patient’s
intimate circle of friends and family that must accomplish the really
heavy lifting; to reset a day of tragedy for a brighter tomorrow. Everyone
that surrounds a patient—loved ones, family, friends, neighbors and
co-workers—becomes an extension of the emergency care team in
resetting a life-altering day. These are the true faces of LifeFlight.
The stories our patients and their families share bring us to work every
day. For all of us in emergency care, we remember when we were able to
give that day back to a patient. In this annual report we celebrate some
of these stories—the births of new children, graduations, weddings, return
to work, new careers and lifetimes of memories. Most importantly, as
in a family album the good memories become brighter and the difficult
memories and days fade away.
As a nonprofit charity, LifeFlight truly is “of Maine” and we offer our deep
appreciation to all of our supporters and to all of our partners in emergency
care.
Thomas Judge, CCT-P
Executive Director
LifeFlight of Maine and The LifeFlight Foundation
LifefLight of Maine
LifeFlight of Maine is a nonprofit
statewide critical care medical helicopter
service jointly owned by Eastern Maine
Healthcare Systems and Central Maine
Healthcare Corporation. LifeFlight’s two
helicopters, operated by Era Helicopters
and based at Eastern Maine Medical
Center in Bangor and Central Maine
Medical Center in Lewiston, cover the
entire state and offshore islands. LifeFlight
complements and supports the work
of local EMS and hospital personnel
in caring for the critically ill or injured.
LifeFlight is fully accredited by the
Commission on Accreditation of Medical
Transport Systems.
The Central Maine Healthcare Family is proud to be a parent of
LifeFlight—a unique healthcare provider, touching every corner of
Maine. LifeFlight is a complex endeavor and, like Maine’s hospitals,
the service operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. While media
stories highlight LifeFlight at accident scenes, more than 80% of
LifeFlight patients are transported from one hospital to another.
At a moment’s notice, the LifeFlight crew joins together with physicians,
nurses and care teams in Maine’s emergency departments
and intensive care units, effectively becoming part of that hospital
and the communities they serve.
Helipads are quite literally the doors to our hospitals. Minutes
matter for critically ill and injured patients. Creating a seamless
continuum of care from the first moment of injury until arrival
in one of our major trauma and specialist centers is essential to
achieve good outcomes for patients.
We are proud that our teams, overseen by LifeFlight’s medical
directors and clinical practice committee physicians (see page 20),
provide a system of high quality care joining all of Maine’s hospitals.
In 2011, LifeFlight was fully re-accredited by the Commission
for the Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) with
special commendations for medical oversight, quality and, most
importantly, patient safety. We were pleased the Commission
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300
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acknowledged that LifeFlight’s “activities nationally
drive policy and industry conversations
regarding safety and quality.”
While we are in an enormously challenging
time in healthcare, the need for LifeFlight’s services
continues to grow. LifeFlight sees patients
of every age and medical condition (see page 10) and the complexity of
the patients we care for continues to increase. Each year, we add new
therapies and additional medical equipment like portable laboratories,
cardiac balloon pumps and special transport isolettes for newborns.
In 2011, on average, a LifeFlight team was called upon every six hours
for a patient needing critical care. Those transports required LifeFlight’s
helicopters to fly the equivalent of 7.5 times around the earth. In the year
ahead, with your support of the LifeFlight Foundation, we are working
to add a fixed wing aircraft which will better enable all weather and long
distance operations for hospital to hospital transports. Your support
helps assure that, at a moment’s notice, LifeFlight will be there for every
family in Maine.
Peter Chalke, Chair
LifeFlight of Maine Management Committee
number of Patients per fiscal Year
(ground and air)
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Beautiful day at the mountain
Making cookies - Christmas 2011
Deacon - 2 yrs
Autumn 2011
Thankful for the chance to make more memories
More than 12 years ago my son, Dan, was in a serious
motorcycle accident. Thanks to LifeFlight and Maine’s
trauma system, he survived the crash and has overcome
some difficult challenges. Since the accident, we have
shared many experiences and made many
memories.
Dan married his beautiful wife, Kelly, and
they have four amazing children, Trae, Abbi,
Isabelle and Deacon. We’ve spent many
hours teaching the kids how to ski and
snowboard, and attended countless teeball
and basketball games, music recitals and
karate tournaments. Dan is always there on the sidelines,
offering lots of support, encouragement and advice.
We’ve always been outdoor enthusiasts and have tried to
instill this in the kids by taking them apple picking and
kayaking. Many an afternoon has been spent swinging and
making sandcastles in the backyard.
A couple of years ago, we made the big family trip to
Disney World. The kids were in awe of everything from their
first airplane trip to meeting Mickey and Cinderella for the
first time.
Guide family holds fundraiser after one of
their own is seriously injured
Whitewater guide Kelsey Klibansky was in a serious car accident while
on her way to an after-hours rafting trip with fellow guides. Thanks to
the hard work of local emergency medical service providers, firefighters,
the LifeFlight crew and trauma surgeons at Eastern Maine Medical
Center, she has fully recovered from her extensive injuries.
Kelsey and her family were grateful for the care she received, and decided
to hold a fundraiser to support some of the people who helped
save her life. They teamed up with a local rafting company to host a
benefit supper and auction, donating all of the proceeds to LifeFlight.
They also spread the word within the rafting community which resulted
in more donations from other fundraising events.
For more ideas on holding a fundraising event in your community, contact
the Foundation at 207-230-7092 or info@lifeflightmaine.org.
Dan loves to take everyone to the family camp at Aziscoos
Lake where he teaches them fishing and takes them
snowmobiling in Maine’s wilderness.
After the accident, Dan married his beautiful wife,
Kelly, and together they are raising my four amazing
grandchildren. Each year that passes confirms the
importance of LifeFlight’s service.
To say that we are able to have a full family life experience
after Dan’s harrowing accident is an understatement. Over
the years, I have told many people that without LifeFlight
my son would not have survived.
Dan and his family continue to enlighten my life. Each year
that passes confirms how important LifeFlight’s service
is to all of us who live in Maine. I am eternally grateful to
LifeFlight for the chance to create these memories, and all
the memories yet to come.
-- Lynne Maxfield-Cole, Harrison
Chillin’ after the rapids
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Accident transforms college student’s ambitions
When Lexington native Sarah Mueller was 17, she was involved in
a serious car accident while headed to college at the University
of Maine in Farmington. Paramedics from Redington-Fairview
EMS knew that transport time could be a major issue, so they
immediately called for additional ambulances, and for both
LifeFlight helicopters to be dispatched. The decision likely saved
Sarah’s life.
At the scene, Sarah was unconscious and trapped
in her vehicle with multiple injuries, including
chest trauma, serious bone fractures and a
head injury. Rescuers worked for 20 minutes
to extricate her from the car. When the flight
crew arrived, they quickly medicated Sarah
in order to place a breathing tube, and also
gave her blood. She was then taken to Central
Maine Medical Center, where she remained in
a medically-induced coma for nearly 10 days.
She spent six more weeks recovering in the
hospital before being discharged.
For the next year, Sarah battled lingering
problems like achy bones, fatigue and some
minor memory problems. She started class
again, continuing her studies to become
a teacher, and worked on regaining her
strength. But her accident left an indelible
Mel with Josh and Luke
The accident
left an undelible
mark on Sarah’s
life. Impressed
by the care she
received throughout
her ordeal, Sarah
felt moved to find a
career that focuses
on caring for people.
mark on her life. Impressed by the care she received throughout
her ordeal, Sarah felt moved to find a career that focused on caring
for people. After some soul searching, she decided to change her
major to community health and is hoping to become a physician’s
assistant.
“I always wanted to work with and help people, so I shifted my dream
job from a classroom to a clinic,” explains Sarah. “I look forward to doing
what I can to improve lives.”
She started down the wellness path last year
when she and her family opened a new business
in Fairfield. Anytime Fitness is a 24-hour gym and
fitness center that has become a family affair for
Sarah, her parents, and her sister and brother-inlaw.
Not only does the whole family get involved
in running the business, they also train for and
compete in endurance fundraising events like the
Trek Across Maine for lung health and the Tough
Mudder race to benefit the Wounded Warrior
Project.
A few years ago, it was hard for Sarah to imagine
the day she would be able to ride her bike for
nearly 200 miles in three days, or scramble over 12
foot walls and crawl through mud pits, but with
her family’s support, that’s just what she’s doing.
Friends and family make a difference
Families of LifeFlight patients express appreciation in many different
ways, from thank you notes and emails to donations and community
events. After Melanie Lajoie’s car accident in Windsor, her friends,
family and church community rallied around her with an outpouring
of caring and support. Her sister created a Facebook page that was
flooded with well wishes for weeks after the accident. The family used
it not only to provide updates on Melanie’s recovery, but to make
announcements about church fundraisers and encourage people to
participate in LifeFlight’s annual golf tournament.
Melanie’s husband, Greg, remembers the experience with mixed
emotions, “For a while, every day was filled with stress and anxiety,
but the community support helped to focus our energy on Melanie’s
recovery. The events and fundraisers also helped friends and family
feel like they were really making a difference , both for Melanie and
for other critically injured patients.”
Couple of goofballs
Kayda learning Sarah’s moves
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A snapshot of LifeFlight’s annual transports
61 transports
from 20
towns in New
Hampshire,
Massachusetts
and
Vermont
fY 2011
tRanSPoRtS BY toWn
1,451 totaL tRanSPoRtS
136 Maine toWnS
1 transport every 6 hours
Abbot...........................................................1 AIR
Acton............................................................2 AIR
Addison.....................................................1 AIR
Albion ..........................................................1 AIR
Alfred ...........................................................1 AIR
Amherst ....................................................1 AIR
Augusta .........................14 AIR | 2 GRD
Avon ..............................................................1 AIR
Bangor .........................57 AIR | 66 GRD
Bar Harbor ..............36 AIR | 12 GRD
Bass Harbor ..........................................1 AIR
Belfast ..........................64 AIR | 10 GRD
Bethel ..........................................................8 AIR
Biddeford ........................3 AIR | 1 GRD
Blue Hill ..........................15 AIR | 7 GRD
Boothbay Harbor ..........................5 AIR
Bowdoinham .....................................2 AIR
Brewer .................................................12 GRD
Bridgton ........................61 AIR | 9 GRD
Brooklin ....................................................2 AIR
Brooks .........................................................1 AIR
Brunswick ....................17 AIR | 4 GRD
Bryant Pond.........................................2 AIR
Buckfield ..................................................1 AIR
Burlington .............................................1 AIR
Byron ............................................................1 AIR
Calais .................................40 AIR | 8 GRD
Caratunk ..................................................1 AIR
Caribou ..............................1 AIR | 1 GRD
Carrabassett ........................................7 AIR
Carthage ..................................................1 AIR
Casco ............................................................1 AIR
Castine .......................................................1 AIR
Chelsea ......................................................1 AIR
Cherryfield ............................................1 AIR
Columbia Falls ..................................1 AIR
Cranberry Isle ....................................1 AIR
Damariscotta ..........25 AIR | 2 GRD
Dedham ............................................... 2 GRD
Dixfield.......................................................1 AIR
Dover-Foxcroft ......27 AIR | 2 GRD
Dresden ....................................................2 AIR
Edgecomb .............................................1 AIR
Ellsworth...................38 AIR | 17 GRD
Etna ........................................1 AIR | 2 GRD
Farmington ...........59 AIR | 13 GRD
Fort Kent .......................25 AIR | 1 GRD
Freeport ....................................................1 AIR
Fryeburg ..................................................1 AIR
Gardiner ...................................................9 AIR
Greenville ....................19 AIR | 3 GRD
Hancock....................................................2 AIR
Harrington ............................................2 AIR
Harrison ....................................................5 AIR
Hartland ...................................................1 AIR
Hebron .......................................................1 AIR
Hope .............................................................2 AIR
Houlton ..........................36 AIR | 4 GRD
Islesboro ..................................................2 AIR
Jackman ...........................2 AIR | 1 GRD
Jackson ......................................................1 AIR
Jay ....................................................................2 AIR
Kents Hill .................................................1 AIR
Kingfield...................................................3 AIR
Lagrange .................................................1 AIR
Lewiston .......................51 AIR | 8 GRD
Lincoln.............................19 AIR | 6 GRD
Lincolnville ...........................................1 AIR
Livermore ...............................................6 AIR
Lubec ...........................................................1 AIR
Machias ......................61 AIR | 23 GRD
Madison....................................................1 AIR
Manchester ..........................................1 AIR
Mercer.........................................................1 AIR
Millinocket .................11 AIR | 4 GRD
Minot............................................................1 AIR
Monhegan.............................................7 AIR
Mount Vernon ..................................1 AIR
New Gloucester ..............................1 AIR
Norridgewock ...................................1 AIR
North Haven .......................................2 AIR
North Vassalboro ..........................1 AIR
Norway ..............................5 AIR | 2 GRD
Oxford .........................................................2 AIR
Palermo .....................................................1 AIR
Parsonsfield .........................................1 AIR
Phillips ........................................................7 AIR
Pittsfield ....................19 AIR | 15 GRD
Pittston ......................................................1 AIR
Poland ..................................................... 1 GRD
Porter ...........................................................1 AIR
Portland ............................7 AIR | 1 GRD
Presque Isle ..........................................8 AIR
Rangeley ..................................................2 AIR
Readfield .................................................1 AIR
Rockland ..................................................1 AIR
Rockport ...................66 AIR | 14 GRD
Roxbury ....................................................1 AIR
Rumford ........................44 AIR | 3 GRD
Sanford ......................................................1 AIR
Seal Cove.................................................1 AIR
Searsport.................................................1 AIR
Sedgwick.................................................2 AIR
Shapleigh ...............................................2 AIR
Skowhegan ...........53 AIR | 10 GRD
South China .........................................1 AIR
South Paris ............................................1 AIR
Spruce Head .......................................1 AIR
Steuben ............................2 AIR | 1 GRD
Stonington............................................3 AIR
Sullivan ......................................................1 AIR
Sumner ......................................................1 AIR
Swans Island .......................................6 AIR
TA R10 .........................................................1 AIR
The Forks .................................................1 AIR
Trenton ..............................2 AIR | 1 GRD
Union ...........................................................2 AIR
Unity .............................................................2 AIR
Vanceboro .............................................2 AIR
Vassalboro .............................................3 AIR
Vinalhaven ........................................11 AIR
Waldo ..........................................................1 AIR
Warren ........................................................1 AIR
Waterville ...........................................30 AIR
Wells ..............................................................1 AIR
West Gardiner ...................................2 AIR
Wilton ..........................................................2 AIR
Windham ................................................1 AIR
Windsor.....................................................1 AIR
Winter Harbor ...................................2 AIR
Winterport ............................................2 AIR
Winthrop .................................................5 AIR
Wiscasset.................................................1 AIR
Woodstock ............................................2 AIR
Woolwich ................................................2 AIR
York ........................................4 AIR | 1 GRD
MASSACHUSETTS
Billerica ......................................................1 AIR
Boston ................................1 AIR | 1 GRD
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Bartlett .......................................................1 AIR
Colebrook ..............................................8 AIR
Dover ...........................................................2 AIR
Farmington ..........................................1 AIR
Franklin .....................................................1 AIR
Laconia ......................................................1 AIR
Lancaster .................................................1 AIR
Lincoln........................................................1 AIR
Littleton ....................................................1 AIR
Milton ..........................................................1 AIR
North Conway ..............................19 AIR
Ossippee ..................................................1 AIR
Pittsburgh ..............................................1 AIR
Plymouth ................................................3 AIR
Portsmouth ..........................................1 AIR
Rochester................................................9 AIR
Wolfeboro ..............................................5 AIR
VERMONT
Newport ...................................................1 AIR
benefit to the community
ReMote lAnDing Zone pRoJeCt
In emergency medicine, time is the overwhelming determining factor in a patient’s survival.
So when the scene of an accident is in a remote location, it presents an extra challenge to
local paramedics. In an effort to improve response time for scene calls involving remote
snowmobile, ATV and recreational accidents, LifeFlight works with state and local agencies
and clubs to establish landing zones along Maine’s extensive trail system. Some of the
groups which received training in FY2011 on how to set up a landing zone included:
Norway Trackers | Norway
Somerset County User Group | The Forks
Maine Snowmobile Association Meeting | Naples
Maine Search & Rescue | Bangor
Rockabema Snow Rangers | Patten
Master Logger Program | Bangor
Eustis Region Planning & Ride | Eustis
Roxbury/Andover ATV Mock Crash and Training | Roxbury
In FY11, this volunteer project identified nearly 50 landing zones in isolated and rural
areas. If you would like more information on the project, contact the Foundation at 207-230-
7092. You can also visit www.lifeflightmaine.org to download an informational brochure
or register a new landing zone.
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enefit to the community
AViAtion infRAStRuCtuRe
LifeFlight has established and expanded the network of aviation infrastructure in Maine over the last several years,
including hospital and community helipads, automated weather observing stations (AWOS) and helicopter GPS approaches.
Today, this system is used as a national model for safe and effective air ambulance services. Staff at both the
LifeFlight Foundation and LifeFlight of Maine administer funds from the 2003 and 2009 transportation bonds, which
help towns and hospitals build helipads, install new AWOS, and develop helicopter GPS approaches.
COMPLETED IN FY11
8 Automated Weather observing Stations (AWoS)
Belfast Municipal Airport
Carrabassett Airport
Franklin Memorial Hospital
Kingfield Airport
Northern Maine Medical Center
Princeton Airport
Rumford Hospital
Vinalhaven Airport
Types of Transport in FY11
19%
ground
(interfacility)
Types of Transport in FY11
18%
scene
63%
interfacility
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
350
14 helicopter gpS Approaches
Bass Harbor
Bingham | Gaddaboutgaddis Airstrip
Blue Hill
Boothbay | St. Andrews Hospital
Damariscotta | Miles Memorial Hospital
Islesboro
Kokadjo
Machias | Down East Community Hospital
Matinicus Island
Monhegan Island
North Haven
Phillips
Southwest Harbor
York
Patient Age Distribution in FY11
eDuCAtionAl outReACh
LifeFlight crew members provide ground safety courses to local rescue agencies on how to establish a landing zone
and how to interact safely with the aircraft and flight crew. In FY11, LifeFlight provided 35 ground safety courses,
from Cranberry Island to Greenbush, Harrison to Unity. In addition to the EMS professionals at the scene, dispatchers
also receive LifeFlight training. In FY11, LifeFlight provided 9 communications courses to municipal, county and state
dispatchers. Crew members and medical directors also provide critical care education, including training on traumatic
brain injuries and certain types of cardiac trauma. LifeFlight offered 6 trauma training sessions in FY11.
huMAn pAtient SiMulAtoR
The LifeFlight Foundation coordinates and supports the mobile Human Patient Simulator (HPS) program, a
customizable, hands-on training experience using advanced computerized manikins. In FY2011, LifeFlight added a new
wireless manikin, providing a much more flexible training option for hospitals and EMS agencies. The new manikin can
be used in hospital rooms, in the back of a local ambulance or set up on the side of the road at a mock accident scene.
The hPS visited 23 facilities in FY11, bringing advanced medical training to 179 physicians, nurses,
paramedics and emergency medical technicians. For more information on any of LifeFlight’s training courses, call
the Foundation at 207-230-7092.
ChARitY CARe
Since it began in 1998, LifeFlight of Maine has provided essential emergency care to more than 13,000 patients in Maine,
regardless of their insurance or financial status. More than 30% of our patients did not have insurance in FY11, and
unpaid bills from uninsured and underinsured patients totaled more than $1.1 million.
Reasons for Transport in FY11
10 11
500
400
300
200
100
0
acute
Medical*
Multiple
trauma
Cardiac acute head
neuro* injury
acute
Surgical*
*acute Surgical is any severe
injury requiring surgery
including internal bleeding;
acute Medical is anything
non-cardiac like respiratory
distress, pneumonia, organ
transplant or sepsis; acute
neuro includes things like
stroke and CVA; oB includes
obstetric patients.
Burns oB* other
Types of Training and Outreach in FY11
12%
rural lZ
32%
hpS
8%
trauma
48%
ground
safety

3,500,000
3,000,000
2,500,000
TOTAL 2,000,000 FUNDS RAISED
total funds Raised
fY03 - fY11
TOTAL FUNDS RAISED
Government
Infrastructure Funding
A pivotal moment leads to a selfless decision
With 350 year-round residents on North Haven, it’s not uncommon to
feel related to your neighbor – everyone in some way is a part of the
family. This feeling of family and togetherness is even more noticeable
in a time of need.
One late summer day, five teenagers were driving around the island enjoying
their last hours of freedom before their nights were overrun with
homework and sporting events. At around 10 pm, their car hit a bump,
went airborne, slammed into a tree and rolled down an embankment.
April Brown was sitting in the middle of the car’s backseat. When the
car stopped moving, and their wits were regained, they climbed out of
the car. Eventually a call for the ambulance was made.
“The accident was on the crest of the hill, but there were so many cars,
fire trucks, EMS and community members trying to help their neighbors,
I had to park at the bottom of the
hill,” said John Dietter, NH EMS assistant
crew chief. “It was a very chaotic
scene with five patients in various
levels of disrepair. For North Haven,
this constituted a mass casualty, so
we quickly triaged the patients and
started calling for resources.”
The need to transport patients to the
hospital on the mainland is one of
the biggest obstacles the EMS crew
has to overcome on an island. Generally
the ambulance will transport a
patient by way of a 75-minute ferry
ride, or call Penobscot Island Air for quicker transport in a
small airplane. In critical situations, the decision to contact
LifeFlight is made. In this case, it was determined that the
limited amount of trained personnel, length of ferry boat
transport, and number of patients required assistance
from both Penobscot Air and LifeFlight. April, who suffered
from several compression fractures in her spine, a
concussion, broken foot and nose, was evacuated first via
LifeFlight. Three others with lesser injuries were flown to
the closest hospital on the mainland via airplane.
Lobstering with dad
the island. She works with her dad lobster fishing, edits the monthly
newsletter and volunteers for the island ambulance service. Having
been a patient herself offers a unique perspective when responding to
emergencies.
“To this day, I reflect back to my accident and how effective the NH EMS
and LifeFlight crews were,” said April, now NH EMS crew chief. “It was a
pivotal moment in my life. Not only did I realize that I wasn’t invincible,
but I also learned how carefully orchestrated an EMS call needs to be
to make it run smoothly. When LifeFlight comes out, I know that the
patient will receive the same top-notch care as I did after my accident.
Knowing they are just a call away in our most critical situation when
time is our worst enemy is both reassuring and a relief. I know my
friends and neighbors are in good hands.”
“It was a pivotal moment in my life.
I realized I wasn’t invincible and that
I wanted to help people.”
North Haven EMS Crew Chief April Brown
TOTAL
TOTAL
FUNDS
FUNDS
RAISED
RAISED
1,500,000
700
In Kind Donation
500
Eastern Maine Medical Center and
Central Maine Medical Center
TOTAL NUMBER OF DONORS
400
Hospitals
300 Aircraft Funding
Hospitals
Individuals
1,000,000
500,000
0
FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06
600
Government
Infrastructure GovernmentFunding
Infrastructure GovernmentFunding
500Infrastructure
Funding
In Kind Donation
Eastern In Kind Maine Donation Medical Center and
FY07 400Central
Eastern In Kind Maine Donation Medical Medical Center and
FY08 FY09 FY10
Central Eastern Maine Medical Center and FY11
200
100
0
Individuals
Specialized Medical Equipment and Aircraft
Foundations/Corporations
Specialized Medical Equipment and Aircraft
FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
Foundations/Corporations
April doesn’t recall the mayhem around her that night.
Thanks to the care and transport she received from the
EMS crew and LifeFlight, April was soon back to participating
in normal high school activities.
Government
Government
Infrastructure Funding
Infrastructure Funding
Central Hospitals Maine Medical Center
300Aircraft
Hospitals Funding
Aircraft Hospitals Funding
Aircraft Funding
200Individuals
Hospitals
Individuals
After earning a degree in Rehab Services at the University
of Maine at Farmington, she returned to her home on
FY05
FY05
FY05 12
FY06
FY06
FY06
In Kind Donation
In Eastern Kind Maine Donation Medical Center and
Eastern Central Maine Medical Center
and
Central Maine Medical Center
Hospitals
FY07
Hospitals
Aircraft Funding FY08 FY09 FY10
FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10
Aircraft Funding
FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10
Individuals
Specialized IndividualsMedical
Equipment and Aircraft
Specialized IndividualsMedical
Equipment and Aircraft
100Specialized
Medical Equipment and Aircraft
Foundations/Corporations
Specialized Foundations/Corporations
Medical Equipment and Aircraft
0
Specialized Foundations/Corporations
FY03 Medical FY04Equipment FY05and Aircraft FY06
Specialized Medical Equipment and Aircraft
FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10
Foundations/Corporations
13
ISED
ISED
Stories of family support inspire fundraising efforts
Although Maine is large geographically, we are small
in numbers, with only a few degrees of separation
from a patient and family who have benefitted from
LifeFlight. As you can see from the map on page 8,
LifeFlight touches every community and, in many
ways, each and every one of us in Maine.
As an emergency physician at Maine Medical Center, I see first-hand the
impact of LifeFlight’s critical care teams. I was born and raised in Bass Harbor
and now have a home on Peaks Island, so I’m familiar with our state’s rural
and remote nature. I understand well how important LifeFlight is to every
community and corner of Maine.
In this year’s annual report we celebrate families who are finding ways to
make sure that LifeFlight is there for everyone in Maine. Over the last several
months, family-owned businesses have reached out to their communities,
family members have joined forces to leverage gifts, and families have
come together to leave a legacy of caring. Their faces and stories inspire the
LifeFlight Foundation’s work.
In the past year, the Foundation has raised funds for specialized isolettes for
newborns, led by gifts from Walmart stores across Maine and the Walmart
Foundation. With support from multiple foundations, we are presenting 10
conferences across the state focusing on improving care for critically ill and
injured children in our rural hospitals and communities. The Foundation has
successfully raised money to purchase new critical care patient monitors and
we are starting a new project to fund cardiac heart pumps. In a unique
private-public partnership with the Legislature, the people of Maine
and the Maine Department of Transportation, the Foundation has
installed new weather and instrument navigation systems which will
improve aviation safety and reliability. Our current major project is to
fund a new fixed wing aircraft to extend LifeFlight’s reach.
The promise of 9-1-1 is profound; to be there when needed, no matter
the season, no matter the weather, no matter the time of day. Many
hands working together make even the most difficult of lifts possible.
We rely on the entire emergency care system to keep this promise,
from the 9-1-1 dispatchers and EMS agencies, to our hospital emergency
departments and trauma and specialty centers.
As with the families who have shared their stories in this report, we
want to know that LifeFlight will be there for us, if we ever need it. But
as much as we rely on the EMS system and LifeFlight, they rely on our
support. With deep appreciation we thank all of our donors — hospitals,
Maine’s medical and business communities, service organizations
and, most importantly, individual and family gifts. Your donations
make sure LifeFlight will be there for your family, if and when you need
it most.
900
800
700
600
George “Bud” Higgins, MD
Interim Board Chair, The LifeFlight Foundation
TOTAL total NUMBER number of OF donors DONORS
fY03 - fY11

Maine hospitals provide critical support
Nearly all of Maine’s 36 hospitals have pledged their financial support to LifeFlight of Maine’s mission. To date, hospitals have donated $2.2
million toward the aircraft.
$500,000 +
Central Maine Medical Center
Eastern Maine Medical Center
$250,000 +
Maine Medical Center
$100,000 +
The Aroostook Medical Center
MaineGeneral Health
Penobscot Bay Medical Center
$50,000 +
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Bridgton Hospital
5-StAR DonoRS
Waldo County General Hospital
Anonymous (3)
Foster L. Aborn & Sara Holbrook
John Baker, MD
Mr. & Mrs. Harris J. Bixler
Michael Cima & Elisabetta Cortesi
Mr. & Mrs. John De Turris
William P. Delmonaco
Catawamteak Fund
of the Maine Community Foundation
Component Fund
of the Maine Community Foundation
Susan B. H. Foster
Paul D. Goodman, MD
Calais Regional Hospital
Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital
Down East Community Hospital
Franklin Memorial Hospital
Goodall Hospital
Houlton Regional Hospital
Inland Hospital
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital
Mayo Regional Hospital
Mid Coast Hospital
Miles Memorial Hospital
Millinocket Regional Hospital
Mount Desert Island Hospital
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Hebble
Ken & Linda Hews
Richard & Claire Irish
Virginia James
Thomas P. Judge & Susan Groce
Bernice Kendall
Kevin M. Kendall, MD
Norman & Mary Ellen Ledwin
John H. Longmaid
David L. Longworth & Ann J. Hritz
David & Elaina Lowell
Wendy W. Makins
John L. McShane
Inland Hospital / Waterville
Northern Maine Medical Center
Parkview Adventist Medical Center
Penobscot Valley Hospital
Redington-Fairview General Hospital
Rumford Hospital
Sebasticook Valley Hospital
Southern Maine Medical Center
St. Andrews Hospital
Stephens Memorial Hospital
Waldo County General Hospital
York Hospital
$10,000 +
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center
LifeFlight relies on the generosity of individual donors to sustain our service. 5-Star donors have given $100 or more for 5 consecutive years. We want to
extend a special thank you to the donors listed below and honor those families who have supported LifeFlight’s mission with such steadfast dedication.
Caroline & Wayne Morong
Mark T. Munger & Katherine L. Bourne
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Nelsbach
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Payne
James & Cathryn Peterman
Carol Rohl & Gordon Bok
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Rosenblum
Salem Foundation | John C. Parish, Jr.
Elizabeth J. Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Snead
Mr. & Mrs. Galen D. Todd
Pen & Bev Williamson
Our Donors
The following is a list of donors who made a gift of cash or pledge between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Contributions in this period have
been added to past gifts of each donor, placing them in the appropriate cumulative category for the period January 1, 2003 to June 30, 2011. Gifts
received after June 30, 2011 will be listed in the 2012 Annual Report. We work diligently to maintain an accurate database and deeply regret any errors or
omissions. Please notify the Foundation office at 207-230-7092 of any inaccuracies so that we may set the record straight.
Chairman’s Circle ($100,000 +)
Anonymous (1)
The Betterment Fund
Davis Family Foundation
Director’s Circle ($50,000 +)
The Seth Sprague Educational & Charitable Foundation
Wal-Mart Foundation
Benefactor ($25,000 +)
Agusta Aerospace Corporation
Thomas P. Judge & Susan Groce
John H. Longmaid
Maine Community Foundation
Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation, Inc.
Salem Foundation | John C. Parish, Jr.
TD Charitable Foundation
partner ($10,000 +)
Foster L. Aborn & Sara Holbrook
John Baker, MD
Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, CPA
Catawamteak Fund of the Maine Community Foundation
Charles Cawley
Sam L. Cohen Foundation
Norman M. Dinerman, MD & Sandra K. Spiller
Diversified Communications | Mr. & Mrs. Horace Hildreth
Susan L. Drew
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
The Martin Foundation | Zachary & Laurel Martin
Caroline & Wayne Morong
William P. Stengel
Trowbridge Foundation
Builder ($5,000 +)
Anonymous (3)
athenahealth
Mr. & Mrs. Lee A. Ault
Michael Cima & Elisabetta Cortesi
Davenport Trust Fund
Doyle & Nelson Law Offices
Ocean Ledges Fund of the Maine
Community Foundation
Robert E. Flight
George L. Higgins III, MD & Cheryl Higgins
Ambassador & Mrs. Alfred Hoffman, Jr.
Norman & Mary Ellen Ledwin
David L. Longworth & Ann J. Hritz
Maritime Energy | Susan Ware Page
Elizabeth J. Smith
Tom & Catherine Tinsley
Town of Cranberry Isles
United Insurance Group
Wal-Mart (Falmouth)
Wal-Mart Super Center (Palmyra)
Pen & Bev Williamson
patron ($2,500 +)
Anonymous (2)
Affiliated Healthcare Systems
Bangor Savings Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Harris J. Bixler
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Elaine L. Clark
John & Janet Corey
J. Blaise deSibour & Leslie Clapp
Eaton Peabody
The Four Lanes Trust | Wendy W. Makins
Myron & Lynne Hofer
Richard & Claire Irish
John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.
Houlton Regional Hospital
Kevin M. Kendall, MD
Kiwanis Club of Rockland
William A. Lieber, MD & Carolyn Lieber
Lovells Guildord Hardware | Terry Lovell
Millinocket Regional Hospital Auxiliary
Monhegan Plantation
David B. Mumford & Jenifer G. Mumford
Mr. & Mrs. Kernan Oberting
Samuel P. Pardoe Foundation | Mr. & Mrs.
Charles Pardoe
Katrina R. Parson
Daniel & Polly Pierce
Col. Robert B. Rheault
Carol Rohl & Gordon Bok
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Rosenblum
Sand Dollar Foundation | Margo Wintersteen
The Phineas W. Sprague Memorial
Foundation
Philip V. R. Tilney
United Way of Aroostook County
Wal-Mart (Lincoln)
Wal-Mart (Oxford)
Wal-Mart (Windham)
Wal-Mart Super Center (Augusta)
H. Francis & Christine Wanning
Candace Welch
Jeremy Wintersteen
On the roof at Maine Med
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Couple pledges meaningful gift in will
Ken and Linda Hews of Maine and Florida have been long time advocates for LifeFlight. They wanted their support
to continue for years to come, so they decided to include LifeFlight in their will.
“LifeFlight has shown such great value to the people of Maine. The lives saved and all the people who have
returned to good health - this is a true blessing,” explained Hews.
“Linda and I have always contributed to various fundraising efforts. During my career I was involved in asking
others to consider a gift through their estate planning so we wanted to lead by example,” said Hews. “It’s a very
simple process to leave a meaningful gift. We hope our gift, along with others, will help to continue this great
service to the people of Maine. We are very proud of the men and women involved with LifeFlight and wish
them the best as they carry out the critical mission of LifeFlight of Maine.”
Ken, who retired from Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems in 2010, was one of the founders of LifeFlight of Maine.
LifeFlight’s planned giving program includes bequests, charitable remainder trusts, gifts of insurance, property, stocks
and securities. For more information call the Foundation Office at 207-230-7092 or visit www.lifeflightmaine.org.
More Donors
The following is a list of donors who made a gift of cash or pledge between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Contributions in this period have been
added to past gifts of each donor, placing them in the appropriate cumulative category for the period January 1, 2003 to June 30, 2011. We work diligently to
maintain an accurate database. Please notify the Foundation office at 207-230-7092 of any inaccuracies so that we may set the record straight.
Supporter ($1,000 +)
Anonymous (6)
Gordon & Lucy Ambach
Bank of America United Way Campaign
Douglas & Ellen Benjamin
Andre Bishop & Peter Manning
Priscilla M. Bowden
Brandy Tree Charitable Trust
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Buck
Central Maine Harley Davidson
Daniel & Nancy Coffey
Patricia Colhoun
Tristram Colket, Jr. & Ruth Colket
Kennedy Crane III & Susan Crane
Timothy & Mary Crowley
Brad Cushing
Lyman & Diana Delano
Component Fund of the Maine
Community Foundation
Erin Flanagan
Susan B. H. Foster
Mr. & Mrs. Ebenezer Gay
Dr. Jacob Gerritsen & Dr. Terry Gerritsen
Paul D. Goodman, MD
Mrs. Nancy Gray
Greater Houston Community Foundation
James A. Harnar & Kathleen McKeen
David Hartley, PhD, MHA
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Hebble
Ken & Linda Hews
Robert J. Holmgren & Anita E. Spertus
Orton P. Jackson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. W. Richard Jackson, Jr.
Edward & Anne Johnson
Kiwanis Council - Division 2
Todd & Kim Klibansky
Lucinda Lang
David & Elaina Lowell
John MacDonald, MD & Suzanne MacDonald
Jane MacElree
Mr. & Mrs. Nigel MacEwan
Richard & Mindy Marshuetz
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Martin
Victoria M. McCain
Michael & Eileen Morrison
Mark Mulder
Mark T. Munger & Katherine L. Bourne
Nurse Anesthesia of Maine, PLLC
Owls Head Transportation Museum
Michael Palumbo, DO & Susan Palumbo, RN
Donald & Janet Pierce
The Rau Foundation, Inc. | J. Alton
& Cynthia Boyer
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Ray
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth S. Robbins
Rockport Steel, Inc. | Bill & Jill Glover
Roque Island Gardner Homestead Corp.
Francis A. Russell & Melinda Hill
Sasco Foundation
Susan D. Shaw & Cynthia Stroud
Robert V. Shotwell
Mr. & Mrs. James P. Smith, Jr.
Joseph & Linda Smith
Robert C. Steinmetz & Patricia Ashton
John & Katherine Stookey
Michael & Veronica Stubbs
Betsi J. Taylor
The Forks Area Chamber of Commerce
Pen Bryn Fund of the Maine
Community Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Galen D. Todd
Town of Sebago
The US Charitable Gift Trust
E. Scott & Robin Vogell
Wal-Mart (Farmington)
Wal-Mart (Houlton)
Wal-Mart (Waterville)
Wal-Mart Super Center (Auburn)
Mr. & Mrs. Albert W. Wilson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Wilson
Contributor ($500 +)
Anonymous (6)
Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Wilson Alling
Mrs. Douglas Auchincloss
Larry Barker
Helen S. Bertles
Galen Brewster
William & Marianne Buchanan
John Cavaretta
Constance M. Clark
Clifford Coburn
Mr. & Mrs. James H. Cuthbertson
Martyn & Gigi Cutler
Carol & Daniel Daigneault
Mr. & Mrs. John De Turris
William P. Delmonaco
Mr. & Mrs. Wells B. Dow
Capt. & Mrs. Bruce Elfast
John A. Elliot, Sr.
Rob & Heidi Elliott
Julian & Tatiana Fischer
Fitch & Associates, LLC
Philip M. Freedman
Christine P. Geier
Mr. & Mrs. Ward I. Graffam
Malcolm R. Gregory, Jr.
Harry Grimmnitz, MD & Martha Soule
Bente Hartmann
David & Susan Hatch
Dr. & Mrs. John Hennessey
Glenn & Laura Hill
Sari Horovitz
Mr. & Mrs. Maynard C. Ingraham, Jr.
Margaret C. Ives
Robert & Jean Jacobs
Edwin & Cynthia Johnson
Gerald Keenan, PA
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick R. Kellogg
Mrs. Bernice Kendall
Barbara Kinder, MD & Joe Adams
Melanie & Greg Lajoie
Beth & Kevin Lamberson
Raymond & Ann Lamberson
Dr. & Mrs. Barry Levine
Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. Lieberman
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis R. Lundgren
Mr. & Mrs. John Macomber
Kalem C. Malcolm
Matinicus Isle Plantation
Kevin & Nancy McGinnis
John L. McShane
Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Metayer
Donald & Nancy Miller
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Murray II
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Naylor, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Nelsbach
Nicholas & Constance Noon
Lawrence G. Oliver, MD
Charles Paine & Deborah Wheelock
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Payne
Dr. Paul Pelletier
James & Cathryn Peterman
Jim Pierce & Co.
Bill Pinkham
David & Carolyn Punzelt
Tina & Joe Pyne Family Fund
Guy Raymond, MD & Nancy Raymond
Elizabeth S. Roberts
Marc V. Schnur
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Shorey
Robert & Anita Siegenthaler
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Snead
Mrs. Stuart Symington
Amy E. Tan, MD
E. Gilman & Brooke Tenney
Three Rivers Kiwanis
Mary Tierney
Marjorie D. Twombly
Diana & Ronald Vainio
Keith Van Scotter
Dr. Rebecca B. Wanbaugh
David & Marilyn Wenner
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Williamson
Donald W. Zarfos, MD
friend ($250 +)
Anonymous (3)
Thomas Amory
Marla L. Atherton
Lois & Robert Badger
Mrs. Elizabeth Beckhardt
Lynn Boulger & Timothy F. Garrity
Shirley W. Bradbury
Mr. & Mrs. Allan W. Burnham
Mrs. Francis Burr
Josephine B. Bush
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Cabot
Homer & Gertrude Chisholm
Gerald & Teresa Clifford
Mark & Elizabeth Cluett
Charles Cole
Julie Cromwell & Robert Jones
Bruce R. Cunneen
James Curtis, MD & Gayle Curtis
Kristine Davidson
Daniel & Constance Day
Delorme
Susan & Mark Derose
Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. H. Dodge
William & Helen Elkins
Mr. & Mrs. David Erdman
Alan D. Farago & Lisa Versaci
Elwell & Merilyn Farley
Karen D. Farquhar
Farris Law, P.A.
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Flower
Herbert & Mary Hull Frazier
Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. Furman
Jean W. Gardner
Betty S. Gerry
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Giustra
Dave & Linda Grant
Charles & Nancy Hatfield
Katherine M. Hillas
Rona Hokanson
Theodore C. Johanson & Patricia Lundholm
Harry Kaiserian, Jr. & Berna Kaiserian
Kevin & Amy King
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Klainer
Susan C. Koch
Mr. & Mrs. Hilton Kramer
Richard & Margaret Krementz
Paul & Jessica Leeman
Eric & Sandra Lind
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More Donors
The following is a list of donors who made a gift of cash or pledge between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Contributions in this period have been
added to past gifts of each donor, placing them in the appropriate cumulative category for the period January 1, 2003 to June 30, 2011. We work diligently to
maintain an accurate database. Please notify the Foundation office at 207-230-7092 of any inaccuracies so that we may set the record straight.
Lori R. Lussier
Mary B. Mac Millan
Janet M. MacInnis
Margaret B. Malcolm
Charles T. McHugh, MD & Anne McHugh
Nathaniel & Sally Merrill
Mr. & Mrs. Edward B. Miller
Allen & Margaret Mitchell
Nima Moghaddas-Morgan & Ronald L. Morgan
Edwin & Colette Mooney
The Otter Foundation
B. Andrew & Kelly Perry
Joseph N. Petras
Wendy Rackliff
Daniel & Mary Reeves Foundation
Paul & Martha Rogers
Tim & Donna Rogers
Stephen & Pamela Ross
Samuel S. Scott, MD
Donald F. Sproul
Jane O. Staman
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Stein
Mr. & Mrs. T. Douglas Stenberg
Elizabeth G. Stevens
Debbie Stewart
Ethelyn Treworgy
Scott W. Triolo
Peter C. Van Alstine
Albert Varney
Verizon Wireless
Mr. & Mrs. Terence Walsh
Willis North America, Inc.
Patrick & Elsie Wilmerding, Jr.
BuSineSSeS AnD CoRpoRAtionS
Affiliated Healthcare Systems
Agusta Aerospace Corporation
Bangor Savings Bank
Bank of America United Way Campaign
Brimstone Management, Inc.
Central Maine Harley Davidson
Delorme
Diversified Communications
Eaton Peabody
Farris Law, P.A.
Fitch & Associates, LLC
Franklin Printing
FryerFighter
Graffam Brothers Seafood Market
J & S Oil Co., Inc.
J.S. McCarthy Company, Inc.
Kiwanis Club of Rockland
Sidney & Lillian Winchester
Barton W. Wood
Ann C. Zacharias
Donor (up to $250)
Anonymous (28)
Michael J. Aaronson, MD
Kaila Achey
James Adams
Alex Agnew
Sandy Alexander
Marybeth Allen & Robert Allen, MD
Rosemary B. Allen
Nancy Ames
Miriam C. Amittay
Nancy R. Amweg
Edith R. Anderson
Androscoggin Pomona Grange #1
Ray L. Anstiss
Mr. & Mrs. David Ashley
William R. Auger
Mrs. Lee Ault
Robert Bach, MD & Gail Bach
Baer Enterprises
Wanda J. Bair
Priscilla & Burleigh Barnes
Mrs. Janeen Barnett
Patricia D. Barror
Colin Bartlett
May P. Bartlett
George & Janice Barton
Chip Barus
Francis Bates
Kiwanis Council – Division 2
LifeFlight Eagle
Lovells Guilford Hardware, LLC
Maritime Energy
Matinicus Isle Plantation
Millinocket Regional Hospital Auxiliary
Monhegan Plantation
Nurse Anesthesia of Maine
O’Hara Corporation
Jim Pierce & Co.
Rockport Steel, Inc.
Rockwood Volunteer Fire Department
Roque Island Gardner Homestead Corp.
The Forks Area chamber of Commerce
Three Rivers Kiwanis
Three Rivers Whitewater, Inc.
Town of Cranberry Isles
Randy & Brenda Beal
L.L. Bean Corporate Giving Program
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Beauchesne
Alieta M. Belanger
William Benner
Stuart & Maureen Benton
Warren & Nancy Berkowitz
Roger K. Berle
Brian M. Bernatchez
Kenneth & Maryellen Bernier
Claude Berry
Bessemer Trust
Larry Beverage
Todd & Kara Bilodeau
Julie Bishop
Robert & Eleanor Blanchette
Richard & Helle Blystone
Richard M. Bonnell
Paul Bonyun
Ronald & Lillian Boone
Linda Botting
Rhoda L. Boughton
Leroy & Violet Bourgoin
John A. Bradley
Linda A. Breingan
Diane D. Briggs
Brimstone Management, Inc. | Robert
& Wendy Weiler
Joan Brock
Joyce E. Brown
Patricia F. Brown
Paul F. Brown
Frederick W. Brownell
LifeFlight relies on the generosity of businesses and corporations to sustain our service. The following businesses gave $100 or more in FY10.
Town of Sebago
United Insurance Group
United Way of York County
UnumProvident Corporation
The US Charitable Gift Trust
Town of Wallagrass
Walmart (Falmouth)
Walmart (Farmington)
Walmart (Houlton)
Walmart (Lincoln)
Walmart (Oxford)
Walmart (Waterville)
Walmart (Windham)
Walmart Super Center (Auburn)
Walmart Super Center (Augusta)
Walmart Super Center (Palmyra)
Willis North American, Inc.
Doulgas & Dale Bruce
Thomas J. Brush
Barry & Patricia Bryant
Michelle L. Bryer
Kalla Buchholz
Stanley M. Butler
Arnold & Ann Byers
William A. Cannon
Joseph & Karen Carey
Charlotte Carnes
Robert Carpenter
Francis N. Carrow
Cathy J. Carruthers
Marcia Carter
Patricia A. Cassola
Debra J. Cates
Central Maine Medical Center
School of Nursing
Deborah Champagne
Joseph C. Chandler
Robert & Dixie Chapman
Rachel Chernick
Morris Cheston, Jr.
Brian Cianchette
Brian N. Clayton & Susan H.
Melcher-Clayton
Winifred & Blaine Clemons
Bruce & Sherry Cobb
Jennifer Coffin
Cecile M. Conley
William & Kathleen Conway
Norma E. Cook
Alberta Couillard
More Donors
The following is a list of donors who made a gift of cash or pledge between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Contributions in this period have been
added to past gifts of each donor, placing them in the appropriate cumulative category for the period January 1, 2003 to June 30, 2011. We work diligently to
maintain an accurate database. Please notify the Foundation office at 207-230-7092 of any inaccuracies so that we may set the record straight.
Cecile Coulombe
Jason P. Courtemanche
Ronald Cousins
Mr. & Mrs. Harden Crawford III
Creative Images Hair Salon
Edna L. Cressey
Michael Croteau
Paul K. Croteau & Nancy R. Croteau
Donna Curry
Charles Curtis, Jr. & Amanda Curtis
Cut Loose Hair Designs
The Cutting Edge
Frederick & Lisa Cuzner
Rella Cyr
Danforth Volunteer Fire Department
Robert L. Davee
DaVinci Signs LLC
Harriet R. Davis
Jacqueline Davis
The Dayton Foundation
Kenneth R. DeVellis, MD
Jennifer A. Diehl, MD
John L. Dietter & Jennifer S. Porter
Dina M. DiFluri
Shelby T. Dineen
Karen Dirubio
Daniel A. Dorval
Delia Dow
John & Celia Dube
Linda C. Duffy
Mr. & Mrs. Randy Dumais
John & Shirley Dunham
Scott & Stephanie Durgin
Shirley Durgin
Nancy C. Durham-Flynn
Gregory & Lois Dutch
Dorothy Dwelley
James & Lucetta Ebbert
David & Barbara Edwards
Peter Eldredge
Jacqueline A. Emerson
Roni Eng
David Ettinger, MD
Harold & Joan Evans
David G. Evelyn
Holly W. Fanjoy, MD
Jean-Pierre Fecteau
Elizabeth C. Fenn
Gerald M. Fetzer
Jennifer W. Flynn
Raymond & Jean Fogg
Malcolm & Lois Foss
Wesley & Carole Foss
Jay N. Foster & Charlotte Foster
Alfred Fountaine
Stephen J. Fox
Amie Frake
Franklin Printing
Paul & Carol Freemont-Smith
Daniel M. Friedland & Healther A. Wolfe
Friends of Cushing Rescue Squad
Charles & June Fryer
FryerFighter |Mary & Brian Hauprich
Francine Fuller
Polly E. Fumarola
Edward B. Furber
Lance R. Gagne
Wayne & Kay Gagnon
Betty L. Gardner
David F. Gardner
Mr. & Mrs. John L. Gardner
Peter B. Gardner
Cynthia & Kenneth Garni
Karen Gates
Linda & Archibald Gillies
Jane C. Gilman
Genevieve Gilpatrick
Mr. & Mrs. Rafael Gonzalez
Robert & Maureen Gordon
Bradley J. Goulet
Graffam Brothers Seafood Market
Elaine & Steven Grant
Gwendolyn L. Grant
Harry F. Grant
Kristen Greenwood
Guys & Dolls
Hairrazors
Harold & Judith Hakansson
Brinley Hall, Jr. & Ann Hall
Gregory & Darci Hamann
Chris & Patti Hamilton
Rebecca Hamilton
Margery M. Hamlen
Hannaford Food & Drug
Dennis & Katharine Hannan
Joseph & Elizabeth Hare
Lisa E. Harrison
Teresa M. Hartman
Robert D. Havenstein, Jr.
H.C. Haynes, Inc.
Amy Hediger
Bonnie Heidelmark
Kris & Hanna Henderson
Tommy & Cheryl Hendsbee
Wendy M. Heyman
Richard Higginbotham
Patricia Higgins
Gerald & Freda Hill
Maynard H. Hill
Samuel R. Hill II
Benjamin & Lauren Hilyard
Zenia Hodgkins
David & Nancy Holmes
Jean F. Holmquist
Christopher & Dorothy Holt
Mr. & Mrs. James Houghton
Harvey Houtz
Robert & Tracey Hughes
Sally Hughey
Col. & Mrs. Philo Hutcheson
Elizabeth H. Hutchinson
Alton & Deanne Hyer
Imaginations
J & S Oil Co., Inc.
J.S. McCarthy Company, Inc
Sally C. Jacobs
John A. Jenkins
Jo Ellen Designs
Arthur & Dolores Jodoin
Christine L. Johnson
Judy B. Johnson
Misty L. Johnson
Sandra K. Jones
Mrs. Patricia Judge
John & Mary Jane Justice
Kenneth Kaiser
Carol L. Kalloch
Steven Katona & Susan Lerner
Mark & Louise Keegan
R. George & Mary Keegan
Barbara Kelley
William & Gale Kelly
Ralph & Marilyn Kent
Thomas Kiley
Susie M. Kilton
Betty Kimball
Katherine C. Kimball
Angus King & Mary Herman
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Kinney
Michael Klein, MD & Louisa Barnhart
Walter & Maralyn Klibansky
Joshua Knox
Mary-Jayne Kobell
Marvin & Caryl Kolkin
Sandra S. Kramer
Dr. Meena B. Kumar
Verna Lafleur
Mark A. Lajoie
Lamare Marketing & Design, Inc.
Gilbert & Janette Lane
Steven Lang & Monika Lang
Raegan F. LaRochelle
Shirley A. LeBlanc
Mr. & Mrs. Chong S. Lee
Charles & Roxanne Leighton
Jeanne M. Leighton
Rudolph J. Leveille
Simone Levesque
Anna Lewandowski
Laura G. Lewis
Roland L’Heureux
Stephen L’Heureux
LifeFlight Eagle
James & Barbara Lilly
Karen Littlefield
Dr. Donald Lohrmann
Barbara M. London
Louise London
Betty Lucas
Edward & Nancy Ludwig
Ira Lynn
William M. Lyons
Erin Machal
Marion R. Maddocks
Joseph V. Madigan
Stephen W. Magyar
Mahogany
Mail Handlers Union Local 301
Maine Fire Prevention Services
Maine Sport Outfitters
Maine State Employees Combined
Charitable Appeal
William Mank & Chris Parsons-Mank
Gary & Sandra Martin
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Martin, Jr.
Betty S. Mason
Mattanawcook Academy
Mr. & Mrs. Eldon Mayer
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Mayo
Joan McAvoy
Marion McDevitt
Sharon A. McGee
Linda McGivern & Benjamin Thayer
Gary E. McGraw
Mary H. McKay
Rodney G. Mckay
George S. McKiernan
Ronald & Connie McLeod
Mr. & Mrs. Peter F. McSpadden
William Merchant
Sharon Merritt
Bennett Merry, Jr.
Patricia W. Messler
Dana & Teri-Ann Miller
Jennifer Miller & Raymond Spencer
M. Sue Miller
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More Donors
The following is a list of donors who made a gift of cash or pledge between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Contributions in this period have been
added to past gifts of each donor, placing them in the appropriate cumulative category for the period January 1, 2003 to June 30, 2011. We work diligently to
maintain an accurate database. Please notify the Foundation office at 207-230-7092 of any inaccuracies so that we may set the record straight.
Ken & Debbie Mitchell
Frances Monies
Meagan Moody
Ray & Carolyn Moore
Roger & Emily Morency
Robert L. Morgner
Richard & Sally Morin
Shannon D. Morin
Warrena Morin
Brian & Kristin Moroney
Wilfred & Joan Mulligan
David J. Naberhuis
Jean Nadeau
Thomas & Cynthia Neenan
Lieutenant & Mrs. Eric Neubauer
Paul M. Neuhauser
Norm Dinerman, MD
LifeFlight Medical Director
Emergency Medicine
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Kevin Kendall, MD
LifeFlight Medical Director of QAPI
Emergency Medicine
Central Maine Medical Center
Mike Baumann, MD
LifeFlight Associate Medical Director
Director of Emergency Medicine
Maine Medical Center
Patricia & John Nichols
Gene & Edna Noonan
Northern Timbers, Inc.
Malcolm C. Noyes
Patricia Nute
Nancy Nutt
O’Hara Corporation
John & Susan Osgood
Samantha Osgood & Kevin Pelkey
Cecile Ouellette
Henry Palmer
Louise E. Pare
Katharine W. Parker
Frank Parylak
Frederick E. Peabody
Phyllis I. Peabody
Sandra Bagwell, MD
Chief of Neonatal Medicine
Maine Medical Center
John Bancorft, MD
Chief of Pediatrics
Maine Medical Center
Pret Bjorn, RN
Chair of Maine Trauma Advisory Committee
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Jonnathan Busko, MD
Maine EMS Region IV Medical Director
Emergency Medicine
Eastern Maine Medical Center
David Carmack, MD
Trauma Orthopedics
Eastern Maine Medical Center
David Ciraulo, DO
Surgical Director of Emergency
Preparedness and Trauma Outreach
Maine Medical Center
Steven Diaz, MD
Chief Medical Officer
MaineGeneral Medical Center
Carlo Gammaitoni, MD
Director of Trauma Services
Central Maine Medical Center
Tammy Peabody
Sam & Dale Pelkey
Penobscot Valley Hospital Auxiliary
David Percival
John R. Perkins
Petit Manan Ambulance Corps. Inc.
Christine Petrillo
Maureen Pettengill
Alice R. Pierson
Poland Springs Bottling
Elaine & Bobby Joe Polky
The Potluck Shop
Heidi Poulin
Linda A. Powers
Roger Powers
Nina Prohodski
Clinical Practice Committee
The quality of care given by the LifeFlight crew is overseen by a Clinical Practice Committee (CPC) consisting of specialist physicians from
Eastern Maine Medical Center, Central Maine Medical Center and Maine Medical Center, as well as emergency physicians throughout the state.
The CPC tracks state-of-the-art clinical care from around the world and meets quarterly to discuss current protocols and new treatments.
Alan Garber, MD
Intensivist
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Brenda Gowesky, MD
Chief of Emergency Medicine
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Peter Goth, MD
Maine EMS Region V Medical Director
Emergency Medicine
The Aroostook Medical Center
Harry Grimmnitz, MD
Emergency Medicine
MaineGeneral Medical Center
Eric Gunnoe, MD
Pediatric Intensivist
Maine Medical Center
Larry Hopperstead, MD
Trauma Surgeon
Rumford Hospital
Kelly Klein, MD
Emergency Medicine
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Tammy Lachance, RN
Trauma Coordinator
Maine Medical Center
Elizabeth A. Pruett
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Pryor
Susan Pymm
Lynda N. Quinn
Anthony & Catherine Rancourt
Marie Rayner
Richard & Jean Read
Reflections Hair Salon
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Reynolds
Stacy Rice
Dorothy R. Rich
John & Renee Richardson
Sharon & Daren Richardson
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley R. Richardson
Thomas & Joyce Richardson
Debbie Rideout
Doris Laslie, RN, CFRN
Trauma Coordinator
Central Maine Medical Center
Chris Michalakes, DO
Chief of Emergency Medicine
Penobscot Bay Medical Center
Julie Ontengco, NP, EMT-P
Trauma Services
Maine Medical Center
Joan Pellegrini, MD
Trauma Surgeon
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Evan Ramser, DO
Director of Intensive Care
Central Maine Medical Center
Matt Sholl, MD
State EMS Director
Emergency Medicine
Maine Medical Center
Robert Winchell, MD
Director Trauma and Burn Surgery
Maine Medical Center
Jonathan Wood, MD
Pediatric Intensivist
Eastern Maine Medical Center
More Donors
The following is a list of donors who made a gift of cash or pledge between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011. Contributions in this period have been
added to past gifts of each donor, placing them in the appropriate cumulative category for the period January 1, 2003 to June 30, 2011. We work diligently to
maintain an accurate database. Please notify the Foundation office at 207-230-7092 of any inaccuracies so that we may set the record straight.
Esther & Charles Ring
Ted & Katherine Rioux
Mary E. Robbins
Rockwood Volunteer Fire Department
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Rogers
Susan Rose
Stephen Rosen & Alice Bissell
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rothschild
Leah Roumanis
Robert & Pauline Roy
Marie Sabin
Richard & Erika Safran
Monica Salas
John R. Saucier, MD
Peter S. Sawyer
Bonnie L. Scalzi
David M. Schoonover & Barbara J. Griffiths
Richard T. Schotte & Mary Jane Schotte
Eric G. Schwarz
Charles & Joanne Scontras
Greg & Chantal Scott
Priscilla A. Shaw
Alton & Mary Shedd
Galen & Ethel Shedd
David & Ann Simmons
Mary F. Simpson
Hermel L. Sirois
Bradford & Laura Smith
Gail Smith
Kristy Smith
Leonard & Gloria Smith
Richard & Opal Smith
James & Martha Spalding
John & Gail Spear
Reverend & Mrs. Ronald Speckmann
Robert C. Spencer
George & Lee Sprague
Larry Srock
Ronald & Jane Sroka
Gregory Stacy
Flora Stanley
John M. Stanley
Daniel & Mary Stearns
Richard & Mary Stedman
John F. Steele, Sr.
Walter Stoeber
Sandra Stone
Studio 494
Karen Svenson
David G. Sweeney
Judith & Roland Taggett
Marjorie Talacko
John S. Taylor
Capt. William D. Taylor, USN (RET)
TD Bank - Bangor
Deborah P. Thibodeau
Margaret R. Thibodeau
Michael J. Thibodeau
Calvin & Dorothy Thompson
Thompson Trucking, Inc.
Three Rivers Whitewater, Inc.
Connie J. Tobolsky
Abigail Trafford
Lee S. Turner
Mark & Cheryl Twombly
Jonathan & Shannon Tyler
Unique of Boston
United Way of York County
UnumProvident Corporation
Thomas Urquhart & Amy MacDonald
Marie S. Vandyck
William Varnum
Nadine Varrin
J. D. Vedoe
Phyllis Vicaire
Virtues
Visual Changes
George Vlahakis
Virginia M. Walker
Town of Wallagrass
James & Heather Ward
Shirley & James Ward
Matthew J. Washuk
Judy L. Waterhouse
Brent & Dixie Watson
William Watson
William Weaver
William Welch
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Wiessner
Hersey & Jeannine Wilkins
Stephen & Eve Wilkinson
Peter O. Willauer
Jane & Lawrence Williams
Marjorie Williams
Sandra C. Williamson
J. Fred Woell & Patricia Wheeler
Clair G. Wood
Stephen Worster
Phyllis M. Worthley
Barbara L. Wright
Dorothy & Howard York
Alli Young
William & Rhonda Ziehl
tRiBute giftS
giftS in MeMoRY of:
Edith Berry
Margaret Beverage
Raymond R. Boucher
Jason Patrick Bourgoin
Larry Leroy Bourgoin
Charlene Bunker
Marjorie E. Butler
Thomas Hamilton Chase
John Conley
Rosaire Cyr
Phoebe Delmonaco
Anthoney L. Dennison
James A. Emerson
Jerome A. and Hazel B. Emerson
Zelda A. Emerson
Dorcas V. Farquhar
Bonnell T. C. Gardner
James A. D. Geier
Robert Gerry
Michael T. Goulet
Russell M. Grant
Janice Gustin
Buddy Haskell
Harold Kilton
Sandra Kilton
Kriston Andrew Kinney
Paul F. Leeman, Sr.
Herbert S. Libbey, Jr.
Sally Magyar
Christopher Makins
Emery B. Malcolm
Gary Floyd Martin
Reginald L. McDevitt
Robert A. McKay
Chris McLeod
Lindsey Merritt
Roland Nadeau
Jackie Perkins
Scott M. Ploof
Timothy Richter
Bennett Scheuer
Joan M. Smith
Raymond Stone
Diane C. Taylor
Ralph and Barbara Taylor
Benjamin Tibbetts, Jr.
Ewal Walker
Robert C. Wanbaugh
Karen Ware
Joseph Woodhead
Adella I. Wright
Charlotte Burnett Young
giftS in honoR of:
Laura Amweg
Dorrance Atherton
Rhonda Benner
Mark Burnham
Randy Carrow
Doris Ela
Lauren Elliott
Amanda Gardner
Cindy Garni
Nancy Gervais
Pat Giarizzo
Mary Hauprich
Tom Judge & Susan Groce
Julian Kelly
Kevin M. Kendall, MD
Aidan J. King
Kelsey Klibansky
Mitchell Knox
Melanie Lajoie
Lamberson Family
Lauren Lamberson
Zander Lee
Stacy Lieberman
LifeFlight Pilots & Crew
Christian Lumenello
Wendy Makins
Kalem C. Malcolm
Bobby Monks and Bonnie Porta
Ann Stuart Montgomery
Daniel A. Nichols
Mary O’Brien
John C. Parish, Jr.
Katy Perry
Michael Smith
Michael Sorrells
Michael Thurston
Jackie Turcotte
Kyle Van Scotter
Jamie Walsh
Carol Ward
Thomas Webster
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Financial Report LifeFlight of Maine
eXpenSeS
Aviation Operations 3,103,536
Salaries/Benefits 1,536,761
Charity Care 876,404
Administration/Operations 855,558
Aircraft Replacement Fund/Depreciation 621,794
Dispatch Center 472,041
Insurance (liability, other) 347,563
TOTAL $7,813,657
inCoMe
Patient Care Services 7,934,683
Aircraft Fund* 825,967
Interest and Other Income 398,340
TOTAL $9,158,990**
*Donation from LifeFlight Foundation.
**End of year financial report net of bank indebtedness.
MAnAgeMent CoMMittee
As of March, 2012
Peter Chalke CHAIR
President and CEO
Central Maine Healthcare Corporation
Lewiston, ME
Michelle Hood VICE CHAIR
President and CEO
Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems
Brewer, ME
Miles Theeman TREASURER
President and CEO
Affiliated Healthcare Services
Bangor, ME
Norman Dinerman, MD MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Medical Director, LifeFlight of Maine
Medical Director, Critical Care Transport Medicine
Medical Director, Access Management System
Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, ME
Matthew Cox
Chief Financial Officer
Central Maine Healthcare Corporation
Lewiston, ME
Larry O. Hopperstead, MD
Trauma Surgeon
Rumford Hospital
Lewiston, ME
AWARDS
2011 Program Director of the Year
Thomas P. Judge, CCT-P
Association of Air Medical Services
2011 Full Re-Accreditation
Commission on Accreditation of
Medical Transport Systems
2008 Program of the Year
Association of Air Medical Services
2007 National Award for
Excellence in Community Service
Aviation Infrastructure Project
Association of Air Medical Services
2007 Transport Mechanic of the Year
Awarded to Wendell Stadig
Association of Air Medical Services
2006 Re-Accredited
Commission on Accreditation of
Medical Transport Systems
2003 Jim Charlson National Award for
Contributions to Air Medical Safety
2003 Accredited
Commission on Accreditation of
Medical Transport Systems
BoARD of tRuSteeS
As of March 2012
george L. higgins iii, Md, faCeP INTERIM CHAIR
Director of Research, Maine Medical Center
Portland, ME
Robert flight SECRETARY
Ram Island Group, LLC
Cape Elizabeth, ME
timothy d. Crowley TREASURER
President, Northern Maine Community College
Presque Isle, ME
elaine Clark
Vice President for Real Estate and Planning
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities
Hartford, CT
James a. harnar
Executive Director
Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership
Portland, ME
William “Sandy” Lieber, Md
Retired Physician
Lyme, CT and Vinalhaven, ME
Kevin K. Mcginnis, MPS, eMt-P
Program Advisor, National Assn of State EMS Directors
Hallowell, ME
Beth Lamberson, LCSW, LadC
North Yarmouth, ME
ann Stuart Montgomery
Camden, ME
Susan Ware Page
Vice President, Maritime Energy
Rockland, ME
John C. Parish, Jr.
Retired Executive, Travelers Insurance
Castine, ME
Rebecca Ryder
President and CEO, Franklin Memorial Hospital
Farmington, ME
James a. thibodeau
Retired Executive, United Insurance Group
Fort Kent, ME
thomas tinsley
Managing Director, General Atlantic
Washington, DC and Tenants Harbor, ME
John Welsh
Retired Hospital Executive
Boothbay, ME
Foster L. Aborn HONORARY TRUSTEE
Retired Insurance Executive
Hingham, MA and Port Clyde, ME
Peter Goth, MD, FACEP HONORARY TRUSTEE
Region V EMS Medical Director
Bremen, ME
Financial Report LifeFlight Foundation
eXpenSeS
Aviation Infrastructure and Equipment 421,360
Aircraft Fund 480,000
Fundraising 250,623
Operations/Outreach 182,644
Education 53,642
TOTAL $1,388,269
inCoMe**
Aviation Infrastructure 722,046
Hospitals 303,000
Foundations/Corporations 281,450
LifeFlight of Maine 250,623
Individuals/Trustees 146,457
Education/Other 30,660
TOTAL $1,734,236*
**8% of all unrestricted income goes to operations.
*Financial report includes pledges of $298,500 receivable in future years.
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207-230-7092
www.lifeflightmaine.org
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fAMilieS impact CoMMunitieS
Local hardware store inspires community to lend support
A few years ago, Blaine Burgess nearly lost his fingers in a farm accident
when they were crushed under a falling engine. At the local hospital, physicians
quickly realized that Blaine’s only chance to keep his fingers rested
with the specialists in Boston. He was LifeFlighted less than an hour after the
accident and doctors were able not only to save the fingers, but to restore
nearly all function.
Blaine’s parents, who co-own the Warren True Value hardware store with
Blaine’s aunt and uncle, have always been grateful for the expert care their
son received. Last year they decided to hold a fundraiser during the store’s
annual open house, and donated all the proceeds to LifeFlight.
Pam Burgess, Blaine’s mother, explains the family’s motivation, “We all feel
so fortunate that Blaine made a complete recovery. Individually we may not
be able to make a large donation to express our appreciation, but together
we can engage our customers and make a real difference for other critically
injured patients in Maine.”
foundation Staff
Thomas P. Judge, CCT-P
Executive Director
Christopher C. Hamilton, EMT-B
Director of Development
Melissa Arndt
Marketing and Educational Outreach Manager
Renee Johnson
Development Assistant
Blaine at the store 2011
Christine DeLorimier
AmeriCorps Service Member
Brandy Dupper-Macy
AmeriCorps Service Member
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