Spring 2012 Newsletter - Gateway To Hope
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VOL. 6, ISSUe 1 T H E L I F E L I N E SPRING <strong>2012</strong><br />
845 North New Ballas Ct.<br />
Suite 380<br />
St. Louis, MO 63141<br />
314-569-1113<br />
314-432-3303 (fax)<br />
www.gthstl.org<br />
Enabling <strong>Hope</strong><br />
President<br />
Diane Gallant<br />
Vice-President<br />
Rick Rovak<br />
Secretary<br />
Stacey L. Murphy<br />
Treasurer<br />
Martin W. Moore<br />
Directors<br />
Jenny M. Bartlow<br />
Joshua Bledsoe<br />
Becky Brown<br />
John Caplin<br />
Mary Conti, MD<br />
Corinna Estep Foy<br />
Roberta Gartenberg<br />
Jan Goldstein<br />
Margie Jaffe<br />
Sue Lesser<br />
Michael Litz<br />
Melvin M. Maclin II, MD<br />
Peggy L. Musen<br />
Jacki Rosen<br />
Skip Sallee, MD<br />
Peter Schick<br />
Laura Silver<br />
Susan Sullivan<br />
Dawn Van Houten<br />
Ravi Yadava, DO<br />
Fran Zamler<br />
Executive Director<br />
Cindy Frank<br />
Development Director<br />
Susan Bushnell<br />
Special Events Director<br />
Stacy Abeles<br />
Program Nurse Managers<br />
Christine A. Lyss, RN<br />
Cyndi Stotler, RN, BSN, MA<br />
Jane Roodman Weiss, RN, BSN<br />
Executive Assistant<br />
Rebecca Clendenen<br />
Co-Founders:<br />
David A. Caplin, MD<br />
Marlys Schuh, MD<br />
A B R e A S T C A N C e R L I F e L I N e<br />
A Patient With a Mission<br />
Carolyn K. is a 49 year old woman from<br />
Marble Hill, MO (in the Cape Girardeau<br />
area). She felt a lump in her breast and<br />
immediately went to a 24 hour clinic where<br />
she had a mammogram and an ultra<br />
sound. Diagnosis: Breast cancer-Stage 2!<br />
She was uninsured and needed assistance<br />
in receiving the necessary comprehensive<br />
breast cancer treatment.<br />
Unfortunately she did not qualify for Show<br />
Me Healthy Women. Thankfully, a staff<br />
member in the doctor’s office had learned<br />
of <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> via a news report. She<br />
referred Carolyn to us and she<br />
became our patient. The first step was to<br />
receive neo-adjuvant chemotherapy at<br />
Missouri Baptist Cancer Center to shrink<br />
her tumor. Carolyn then underwent a<br />
mastectomy and lymph node sampling at<br />
St. Luke’s Hospital and will soon be<br />
undergoing radiation therapy at St. Luke’s<br />
as well.<br />
Carolyn can’t get over the treatment she<br />
has received... not just the medical<br />
treatment but also the caring attention.<br />
Chris Lyss, her nurse, called frequently<br />
to see how she was doing which was<br />
greatly appreciated. In fact, Carolyn simply<br />
can’t get over what GTH has done for her<br />
and the style in which we have done it.<br />
Her professional background is very<br />
impressive. Carolyn has a Master’s Degree<br />
in counseling. For seven years she was a<br />
Professor of Missions and Counseling at<br />
Wesley College in Florence, Mississippi.<br />
Currently she works for an organization<br />
called Light and Darkness which rescues<br />
girls who have been forced into dangerous<br />
and untenable situations.<br />
GTH president Diane Gallant with patient, Carolyn K.<br />
Just before her diagnosis she was promoted<br />
to a position involving rescuing girls<br />
globally in 52 countries. This position is<br />
being held for her until she completes her<br />
breast cancer treatment. Carolyn beamed<br />
as she said, “And then I’ll have insurance.<br />
I can’t wait to give back to <strong>Gateway</strong> to<br />
<strong>Hope</strong>; they have done so much for me.”<br />
Carolyn is, indeed, a woman on a mission!<br />
Meet Our New Partners<br />
Theresa Cavins, MD, Breast Surgeon,<br />
Ste. Genevieve Memorial Hospital<br />
Bryan Faller, MD, Midwest Hematology Oncology<br />
Consultants at Missouri Baptist Medical Center<br />
Shellie Fidell, MSW, LCSW, Psychotherapist<br />
Herluf Lund, MD, Reconstructive Surgeon,<br />
St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery, Inc.<br />
Christopher Menendez, MD, General Surgeon,<br />
Christian Hospital<br />
Kenneth Smith M.D., Smith Radiology Group at<br />
Parkland Health Center, Farmington, MO<br />
We welcome them to the GTH organization. In addition,<br />
GTH extends our thanks to all of our partners who<br />
continue to provide outstanding care to our patients.
T h e L I F e L I N e • V O L . 6 , I S S U e 1 • S P R I N G 2 0 1 2<br />
Message From the President:<br />
First of all, I want to wish<br />
everyone a Happy and Healthy<br />
<strong>2012</strong>. I hope you each achieve<br />
your personal dreams and<br />
goals for the coming year.<br />
This past year has been a WOW!<br />
year for <strong>Gateway</strong> to hope.<br />
<strong>To</strong> say we’ve been busy<br />
would be a major understatement.<br />
More people are aware<br />
Diane Gallant of us – both potential patients<br />
and potential donors. In 2011<br />
we treated a whopping 94 patients which gives us a<br />
total of 266 for the six years we’ve been around.<br />
(Remember when the goal was one patient a month.<br />
That would equal 72 patients in six years. Thank<br />
goodness we didn’t limit ourselves to our original<br />
projection.)<br />
The easiest way to let you know everything that has<br />
happened is to give you a month-to-month rundown.<br />
January<br />
– Susan Bushnell, Director of Development was hired.<br />
– Young Friends held Cheers to Life at Kim Massa’s<br />
family’s restaurant featuring a wine and beer tasting.<br />
Food was donated by Massa’s.<br />
February<br />
– We celebrated our 5th birthday with a We Luv U<br />
open house attended by many of our Partners and<br />
Providers and friends.<br />
March<br />
– Expansion meetings began under the leadership of<br />
board members Susan Sullivan and Laura Silver.<br />
April<br />
– Cyndi Stotler was hired as Program Nurse Manager<br />
– GTH was chosen by GO! St. Louis as one of the<br />
charities that would receive the dollars raised from<br />
our team. We had 42 runners and have once again<br />
been chosen for this year’s race. (Keep your New<br />
Year’s resolution for getting fit and join our team!)<br />
May<br />
– KMOV media partnership was initiated.<br />
June<br />
– Komen Race for the Cure chaired by Sue Lesser<br />
and Chantelle N. (a GTH patient) over 300<br />
participants on the GTH team.<br />
July<br />
– <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> Golf <strong>To</strong>urnament was successful<br />
with 140 golfers -- a full house (on what was probably<br />
the hottest day of the year).<br />
August<br />
– Stacy Abeles hired as Director of Special Events.<br />
September<br />
– Meetings held with American Society of Plastic<br />
Surgeons to discuss GTH expansion.<br />
– Fashion event held at Neiman Marcus.<br />
– MLR Golf <strong>To</strong>urnament held at Forest Park with GTH<br />
recipient of the proceeds.<br />
October<br />
– Key to the Cure held at Saks Fifth Avenue.<br />
November<br />
– Kaleido<strong>Hope</strong>’s HOPEus Pocus attended by 242 guests.<br />
December<br />
– Treated 3 new patients bringing our total number to 266.<br />
I know you already read that at the top of this article,<br />
but it’s so important I couldn’t resist repeating it.<br />
So we have our work cut out for us if we are to surpass this<br />
year’s accomplishments. But with all of you behind us and<br />
with the continually increasing patient load, we must<br />
accept the challenge ahead. We just can’t let someone<br />
down who has been diagnosed with breast cancer who<br />
does not have the resources to get treatment.<br />
So let’s make <strong>2012</strong> our best year ever! Thanks for all<br />
your caring and your help.<br />
Diane<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> Steps Up for the<br />
Cure Patients and Community Supporters:<br />
Get your walking shoes laced up to race<br />
against Breast Cancer!<br />
Join the <strong>Gateway</strong> to hope team for the <strong>2012</strong> Komen St. Louis<br />
Race for the Cure ® on Saturday, June 23. Our team was over<br />
250 strong in 2011 and we anticipate an even larger showing<br />
this year. <strong>Gateway</strong> to hope is proud to be a recipient of<br />
funding from the St. Louis Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the<br />
Cure. We are grateful for this longstanding partnership. GTh<br />
team co-captains are patient extraordinaire, Chantelle N., and<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to hope board member, Sue Lesser.<br />
If you are interested in joining the <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> team,<br />
please visit the Special Events page of our website for a<br />
link to register online.
T h e L I F e L I N e • V O L . 6 , I S S U e 1 • S P R I N G 2 0 1 2<br />
Partner Extraordinaire: Thomas M. Vesely, MD<br />
When Dr. Thomas Vesely received a call out of the blue from Dr. David Caplin asking him<br />
to donate his services to GTH, he immediately agreed. “I didn’t know Dr. Caplin and did not<br />
know anything about GTH prior to his call. I agreed to help during this initial call because I<br />
just want to be able to help people. It’s all about the patient. It was just so easy to say yes.”<br />
And “yes” is what Dr. Vesely has been saying to GTH ever since. Dr. Vesely uses his surgical<br />
skills to place ports in GTH patients. <strong>To</strong> date, Dr. Vesely has treated more than 10 GTH patients.<br />
Dr. Vesely is board certified in Interventional Radiology, Vascular Radiology and Diagnostic<br />
Radiology. His practice, the Vascular Access Center of Frontenac Grove is a part of St. Luke’s<br />
Hospital. St. Luke’s Hospital has granted generous access to Dr. Vesely to allow him to<br />
perform port placement for our patients.<br />
<strong>To</strong> Dr. Vesely, treating a GTH patient is identical to treating any other patient. In fact, Dr. Vesely stated, “I told my staff<br />
not to identify the GTH patients to me. In my practice my goal is to treat everyone the same by taking the needed time<br />
to meet, explain the procedure and provide quality care.”<br />
A Promise Made. A Promise Kept!<br />
Sisters-in-law: Michelle Levison<br />
Rosch and April Levison<br />
April Levison and Michelle<br />
Levison Rosch have been the<br />
closest of friends for years,<br />
well before they became<br />
sisters-in-law. Their story<br />
shares the unexpected turns<br />
in life, one amazing gift and<br />
how their bond will continue<br />
to grow for years to come.<br />
At 27, Michelle and her<br />
husband, Mike, were thrilled to<br />
be expecting their first child.<br />
Near the end of her third<br />
trimester, Michelle felt<br />
a lump in her breast. Her<br />
mother had been diagnosed<br />
twice with breast cancer so Michelle understood the<br />
importance of acting quickly. Her fears were confirmed<br />
when testing revealed that she had an aggressive form of<br />
the disease.<br />
A month before her due date, Michelle was induced so that<br />
she could begin treatment for her breast cancer. She<br />
delivered a healthy baby boy, Aiden. One week later, she<br />
had a double mastectomy. Due to the nature of her cancer,<br />
and the increased risk a second pregnancy would bring,<br />
Michelle’s doctor recommended she harvest her eggs prior<br />
to starting chemotherapy and radiation.<br />
At first, Michelle had doubts. Any reservations vanished<br />
when her sister-in-law, April, made an astonishing offer:<br />
“I’ll carry your next baby for you!”<br />
Thomas M. Vesely, MD<br />
After Michelle digested the magnitude of April’s suggestion,<br />
she reconsidered and decided to harvest her eggs.<br />
April is married to Michelle’s brother, Matthew. At the time,<br />
they had young twin boys, Cole and David. She was thrilled<br />
at the prospect of being a surrogate for Michelle and<br />
Michael; however, she became pregnant and gave birth to<br />
her third child, Spencer, who is now 18 months old.<br />
With April and Matthew’s family complete, the two couples<br />
agreed that the timing was right to move forward. Although<br />
the first procedure was unsuccessful, the second time was<br />
a success. The families were overjoyed to learn they were<br />
expecting not one, but two babies!<br />
Michelle says, “There is a deep connection not just<br />
between April and me but between all four of us. It's hard<br />
to put into words what we feel for each other. Even if this<br />
process hadn't worked, I would have been glad that we<br />
tried. It has been an extreme experience for each of us. In<br />
fact, we will all be in the delivery room when the babies are<br />
born. April gave me hope and made my dream come true.<br />
The most amazing thing is that April doesn't think what she<br />
is doing is a big deal.”<br />
The babies are due this summer; just in time for the annual<br />
MLR Open. Started in Michelle’s honor, the MLR Open is a<br />
golf tournament that benefits <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong>. Coordinated<br />
by the Levison family, the tournament raises funds to help<br />
support the mission of <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> and provide<br />
assistance to individuals with a breast cancer diagnosis.<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> is honored to continue to partner with<br />
Michelle, April plus their families for another fantastic<br />
tournament in <strong>2012</strong>. Plus, we can’t wait to meet the newest<br />
family members!
T h e L I F e L I N e • V O L . 6 , I S S U e 1 • S P R I N G 2 0 1 2<br />
Lots of Tricks and Plenty of Treats<br />
at Kaleido<strong>Hope</strong> Presents:<br />
HOPEUS POCUS<br />
On Saturday, November 19, 2011 more than<br />
250 people magically appeared for our second<br />
annual Kaleido<strong>Hope</strong>. Co-chairs Roberta<br />
Gartenberg and Peggy Musen, along with their<br />
hard-working committee, did a magnificent job<br />
of transforming the Palladium Saint Louis into an<br />
exquisite venue complete with a strolling magician and stilt walker. Disappearing cocktails<br />
and delectable treats were presented by a cloaked catering staff as attendees enjoyed an<br />
eloquent program and a jaw-dropping performance by illusionist Michael Barron.<br />
Co-Chairs, Peggy Musen and<br />
Roberta Gartenberg<br />
Kaleido<strong>Hope</strong> was a tremendous<br />
success but would not have been<br />
possible without the generous<br />
contributions of our sponsors:<br />
Hypnotic Heroes - $10,000<br />
- Harvey Kornblum Foundation<br />
- Moneta Group<br />
Magic Wand Wavers - $5,000<br />
- Enterprise Holdings Foundation<br />
- Missouri Professionals Mutual (MPM)<br />
Abracadabra Contributors - $3,000<br />
- The Emerson Hermetic Motor Division<br />
- Roberta Gartenberg and the Schriber<br />
Family Supporting Organization<br />
Spellbound Supporters - $1,500<br />
- Fifth Third Bank<br />
- Barbara B. Goodman<br />
- The PrivateBank<br />
The third annual Kaleido<strong>Hope</strong><br />
event will take place on<br />
Saturday, October 27, <strong>2012</strong><br />
at the Palladium Saint Louis.<br />
Be sure to save the date for<br />
another captivating evening.<br />
Guests were not only able to mix and mingle with one another but also with the many<br />
partners, providers, and board members in attendance, as well as a few <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong><br />
patients who represented the organization beautifully as event ambassadors and<br />
volunteers. Celebrity emcee Robin Smith guided attendees through the evening, which<br />
included messages from Executive Director, Cindy Frank, and Board President, Diane<br />
Gallant. Patient Chantelle N. brought the audience to tears while sharing her personal story<br />
and the impact that <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> has had on her life and her future.<br />
The evening also included a wildly successful Fund the Need facilitated<br />
by our engaging auctioneer, Dave Schumacher, as well as oral and silent<br />
auctions. One lucky attendee even left the event with a spectacular<br />
Cartier watch generously donated by Simons Jewelers.<br />
Patient,<br />
Chantelle<br />
N. with her<br />
husband<br />
Corey<br />
<strong>Hope</strong>Us Pocus Guests dressed up for a group<br />
snapshot<br />
Simon Katz, Divine Hartwell and Francine Katz<br />
Thank You KMOV<br />
Thank you to Allan<br />
Cohen, Robin Smith<br />
and KMOV for their<br />
commitment as a<br />
media partner for<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong><br />
and our efforts in the<br />
St. Louis community.<br />
Through KMOV, we KMOV News Anchor,<br />
Robin Smith<br />
have been able to<br />
reach many people who<br />
would not have otherwise<br />
learned of our organization.
T h e L I F e L I N e • V O L . 6 , I S S U e 1 • S P R I N G 2 0 1 2<br />
On Your Mark… Get Set... GO! Team <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong><br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> is proud to have been selected<br />
again as a charity partner for the GO! St. Louis<br />
Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend, April 14-15,<br />
<strong>2012</strong>. You can support the team by participating<br />
as a runner or making a contribution to the team.<br />
Lace Up Your Shoes and Sign Up to Run with<br />
Team <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong><br />
• Visit the Upcoming Events page on www.gthstl.org.<br />
• Click the JOIN THE GATEWAY TO HOPE TEAM<br />
TODAY! to register for the race.<br />
• Set up your fundraising page on Crowdrise and ask<br />
family, friends and colleagues to donate.<br />
Hats Off to the St. Gerard Majella Quilters<br />
The “We Love You, Ginny”<br />
project began about 10<br />
years ago when one of the<br />
St. Gerard Majella Quilters<br />
had major hair loss as a result of<br />
cancer treatment.<br />
This compassionate group wanted to<br />
help their friend get through a difficult<br />
time as easily as possible. They found<br />
simple directions online for cancer<br />
turbans which the group calls cancer<br />
caps. At first they used their own fabric –<br />
or purchased it – and only made the<br />
caps for Ginny.<br />
Bland Family Foundation<br />
Commerce Bancshares Foundation<br />
Employees Community Fund of Boeing<br />
Fischer-Bauer-Knirps Foundation<br />
Harvey Kornblum Foundation<br />
Horncrest Foundation<br />
Missouri Foundation for Health<br />
Pott Foundation<br />
Then the quilters realized that they<br />
should expand their market and reach<br />
out to treatment centers, oncologists’<br />
offices, and wellness centers. Recently<br />
they proudly added <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong><br />
to their list of recipients. GTH patients<br />
love receiving them! The cancer caps<br />
have become a real fashion statement.<br />
The group has made and distributed<br />
about 2,500 hats. Recently they’ve<br />
expanded to include matching scarves<br />
for the chilly spring months ahead.<br />
Not in Running Shape?<br />
Support our Team!<br />
• <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> friends can<br />
support the team by making<br />
a donation to help our runners<br />
meet their fundraising goals.<br />
• Visit www.crowdrise.com/gthstlgo<strong>2012</strong> and select<br />
a runner to support or donate to the team (Don’t forget<br />
to check with your employer to see if they will offer a<br />
matching gift).<br />
• Contact the <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> office to learn about<br />
race weekend volunteer opportunities.<br />
St. Gerald Majella quilters hard at work.<br />
Grants and Awards Help GTH Patients in 2011<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> extends our deepest gratitude to the following organizations<br />
and foundations for their generous support:<br />
If anyone is interested in joining the<br />
group or wants help in starting their own,<br />
call Jan Hinkebein at 314-821-1562.<br />
St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer<br />
St. Louis Service Bureau<br />
Sign of the Arrow<br />
Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund<br />
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, St. Louis Affiliate<br />
Volunteer Service Council<br />
William T. Kemper Foundation<br />
<strong>To</strong> learn more about these generous grantors, please visit www.gthstl.org,<br />
where you can find links to the organizations that maintain websites.
Newlyweds Lori and Mike Allen<br />
T h e L I F e L I N e • V O L . 6 , I S S U e 1 • S P R I N G 2 0 1 2<br />
Wedding Inspires the Gift of Giving<br />
When Doris Zinn started planning her daughter Lori’s upcoming<br />
wedding, she knew she wanted to acknowledge the love and<br />
hospitality of her friends by doing something special.<br />
What greater way to show appreciation to her<br />
loved ones than to give them the gift of giving.<br />
With that in mind, the Zinn family made a<br />
donation to <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong>. Then, Doris<br />
used her creative talents to create special<br />
packages for each of her friends that<br />
allowed them to share the gift by including<br />
tribute envelopes in each package and<br />
encouraged them to use them to recognize<br />
people and special events in their lives.<br />
Since the September wedding of Lori and<br />
Mike Allen, <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> continues to<br />
receive tributes from many of the Zinn<br />
family’s loved ones who continue to give<br />
as part of the Zinn’s special gift.<br />
That’s What Friends Are For<br />
We are very grateful to the following businesses, organizations and communities<br />
for selecting <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> as the beneficiaries of their fundraising events:<br />
Abeles and Hoffman, P.C.: Thank<br />
you to the employees of Abeles and<br />
Hoffman for selecting <strong>Gateway</strong> to<br />
<strong>Hope</strong> as a beneficiary of their Blue<br />
Jeans for Charity fundraiser.<br />
Allure Salon: Thank you to the staff<br />
of Allure Salon for their help in raising<br />
awareness and funds for breast cancer.<br />
During a special promotion, they<br />
provided their clients with pink hair<br />
streaks and donated the proceeds to<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong>.<br />
Brighton Collectibles - St. Louis<br />
Galleria: Thank you to Sharon<br />
Druker, Shelley Gilbert and their<br />
associates for selecting <strong>Gateway</strong> to<br />
<strong>Hope</strong> as their charity of choice for<br />
their breast cancer bracelet promotion.<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> received a portion<br />
of the proceeds from the sale of 2011<br />
Power of Pink Bracelet during the<br />
month of October.<br />
“Dress for the Cure” in Marquand,<br />
Missouri: Thank you to Allison Boyer<br />
and the citizens of Madison County<br />
for supporting GTH patient, Donna S.<br />
by hosting a costume party to benefit<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> over Halloween<br />
weekend.<br />
Hard Rock Café: For the fifth consecutive<br />
year, <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> was<br />
the beneficiary of the Hard Rock<br />
Café’s Pinktober events. This year’s<br />
event featured a concert and select<br />
merchandise sales on two different days<br />
in October. Thank you to Tara Ashbaker,<br />
Christy Lambert and Cheryl Zinrich from<br />
the Hard Rock Café for making this<br />
year’s event another success.<br />
Holeshots: On Saturday, September<br />
17, 2011 Holeshots in Dittmer, Missouri<br />
opened their doors for a fundraiser to<br />
benefit <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> in honor of<br />
GTH patient, Diane D.<br />
Lincoln County Medical Center<br />
Breast Cancer Walk and Dinner:<br />
Thank you to Lee Ann Henebry,<br />
Mandy Hoffman, Ashley Cobb and the<br />
rest of their committee for a fantastic<br />
walk and dinner in October to raise<br />
funds for <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong>. Over 200<br />
people came out to support GTH and<br />
proudly wear their pink at the annual<br />
Positively Pink Breast Cancer Events.<br />
Longaberger Horizon of <strong>Hope</strong><br />
Fund: <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> was the<br />
beneficiary of the recent Longaberger<br />
“<strong>Hope</strong> is on the Horizon” Luncheon<br />
and Auction. Thank you to Annamarie<br />
Sullivan and the area Longaberger<br />
consultants for their generous gift.<br />
Miche Bag of St. Louis Metro:<br />
Joyce Cannon and area Miche Bag<br />
consultants made a generous<br />
donation to <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> at the<br />
end of the year from funds raised<br />
through their <strong>Hope</strong> Program in 2011.<br />
National Mah Jongg League:<br />
Thank you to Terri Schnitzer for<br />
choosing <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> as the<br />
recipient of proceeds from the sale<br />
of 2011 Mah Jongg cards.<br />
Neiman Marcus: <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong><br />
was front and center at one of the<br />
hottest events in town thanks to<br />
Neiman Marcus. During the annual<br />
Fashion’s Night Out event, <strong>Gateway</strong><br />
to <strong>Hope</strong> had a display and raffled off<br />
a Neiman Marcus gift card. Proceeds<br />
from the raffle benefited <strong>Gateway</strong> to<br />
<strong>Hope</strong>.<br />
St. Louis Rams and Quintin<br />
Mikell: GTH patients and staff thank<br />
the St. Louis Rams and Quintin Mikell<br />
for their donation of 75 tickets to the<br />
Rams’ game on Sunday, October 2.<br />
Patients and their families were treated<br />
to the game and lunch to help kick off<br />
Breast Cancer Awareness Month.<br />
Think Pink Raffle: Thank you again<br />
to local Longaberger Consultant<br />
Colleen Kempfert for hosting her<br />
annual Think Pink raffle to benefit<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong>. Colleen’s ongoing<br />
support of GTH through the years is<br />
greatly appreciated.<br />
Thank you all for your hard<br />
work and dedication to <strong>Gateway</strong><br />
to <strong>Hope</strong>!
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Key to the Cure “Passport to the Cure”<br />
On Wednesday, October 19 close to 200 fashionable<br />
attendees boarded “Flight 1019” for the annual Key<br />
to the Cure event held at Saks Fifth Avenue.<br />
This year’s theme was “Passport to the Cure” and everything from the printed invitations<br />
to the “tickets” guests received at the door encompassed the travel motif.<br />
Attendees sampled delicious hors d’oeuvres from some of the area’s premier restaurants<br />
and caterers, while enjoying a variety of beverages. Saks holds this event nationally to<br />
promote awareness of women’s cancers. The St. Louis event benefits <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong><br />
and the Siteman Cancer Center.<br />
Thank you to Saks Fifth Avenue for including <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> for the sixth consecutive<br />
year. Kudos to our chairs Katie Trout and Victoria Spielberg, and to all of our volunteers<br />
for their hard work and dedication to ensure another successful event! Co-Chairs Victoria Spielberg and<br />
Katie Trout<br />
The Levison family: April and Matthew Levison, Michelle Levison<br />
Rosch and Mike Rosch and Jamie Levison<br />
Intoducing Stacy Abeles<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> is proud to welcome Stacy Abeles to the<br />
organization as Director of Special Events.<br />
A St. Louis native, Stacy holds a degree in political science<br />
from Indiana University and a certificate of event management<br />
from the George Washington University School of Business.<br />
She has over 10 years of experience in event planning and<br />
development and spent five years of her career working in<br />
the non-profit sector.<br />
“Working at <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> allows me to give back to<br />
the wonderful community that I grew up in and that I love.<br />
I know so many people who have been affected by breast<br />
cancer and it’s wonderful that there is a resource, like<br />
<strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong>, available to those in our area. I continue<br />
to be amazed by the lifesaving treatments provided by<br />
our partners and providers, as well as the social services<br />
support, available to <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> patients. The fact<br />
that all of the services are available at no cost is truly<br />
amazing.”<br />
A Winning <strong>To</strong>urnament With a Lot of Love<br />
Never has the importance of family and friends been more evident<br />
than at the 4th Annual MLR Open <strong>To</strong>urnament. This year’s golf<br />
tournament, named for breast cancer survivor Michelle Levison Rosch,<br />
was held at Forest Park on September 23, 2011. Many travelled to<br />
St. Louis for the tournament not just to golf and volunteer but to<br />
support Michelle, her husband, Mike, and both of their families who<br />
are St. Louis based. The fabulously fun event includes a seated dinner<br />
post-tournament and a very lively auction. This year included a<br />
surprise video montage of friends and family singing “<strong>To</strong> Life” from<br />
Fiddler on the Roof in honor of the tournament’s namesake, Michelle,<br />
which was very creative and heartfelt. <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> has been<br />
fortunate to be the recipient of the tournament’s fundraising efforts for<br />
the past few years. We can’t wait for this year’s tournament on<br />
Saturday, September 15, <strong>2012</strong>! SAVE THE DATE!<br />
Stacy joined <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong><br />
during the height of planning for<br />
events related to breast cancer<br />
awareness month, along with the<br />
second annual Kaleido<strong>Hope</strong> gala.<br />
“I’m eager to jump in with both<br />
feet. There is a significant volume<br />
of events that I will plan and<br />
Stacy Abeles<br />
execute along with the support of<br />
our lay leadership; from GO! St. Louis to the Komen Race,<br />
to the Par Excellence Golf <strong>To</strong>urnament, Kaleido<strong>Hope</strong>,<br />
along with all of the Young Friends Committee events, that<br />
will keep me more than engaged. I can’t wait to get<br />
started!” <strong>Gateway</strong> to <strong>Hope</strong> shares Stacy’s excitement and<br />
looks forward to a creative and productive relationship.
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Thelma’s Gift Serves 87 GTH Patients in 2011<br />
Thelma May Muskin’s memory lives on through the many patients who<br />
received assistance through Thelma’s Gift. In 2009, Thelma’ family<br />
established this special fund in her memory.<br />
Thelma’s Gift provides: medical insurance assistance, rent or<br />
mortgage payments, utility payments, transportation, prescription and<br />
non prescription medications, childcare and many other necessities of<br />
life that our patients are unable to afford during their treatment.<br />
In 2011, of the 94 patients that came through our doors, 87 patients<br />
utilized the assistance provided through Thelma’s Gift. As more and<br />
more women who have no other means to obtain treatment become<br />
GTH patients, the need for assistance through Thelma’s Gift has grown $10,000<br />
dramatically. With the downturn in our economy, we anticipate the need<br />
to climb this year.<br />
How you can help: Please donate to Thelma’s Gift. Your gift will enable 0<br />
GTH to provide our patients with the necessities of life during the course<br />
of their treatment. Without the aid provided by this fund, patients will be left<br />
with stress and uncertainty as they struggle to cover their monthly living expenses.<br />
Thelma Muskin was a generous GTH supporter who knew all to well what a difficult battle our patients fight. Please help<br />
Thelma’s memory live on by making a donation to Thelma’s Gift. Your gift will impact our patients’ lives and allow them to<br />
continue to focus on Healing, Health and <strong>Hope</strong>.<br />
HOPE: Over $1,000<br />
Geri and Joe Burstein<br />
Nancy and Randy Green<br />
Lenke Family Foundation<br />
Robert J. Lieber Charitable Trust<br />
Patricia McGuire, MD<br />
Metro Imaging<br />
Susan Sale<br />
Scottrade<br />
Gloria and Sandy Spitzer<br />
Audrey Jane Walton<br />
Winning Women<br />
$40,000<br />
$30,000<br />
$20,000<br />
COBRA and Insurance<br />
(23 patients)<br />
General Donations from August through December 2011<br />
Michelle Esswein of Winning Women presents a<br />
generous donation for GTH to Cindy Frank.<br />
HEALTH: $500- $999<br />
Abeles and Hoffman<br />
Mary Ferguson<br />
Sue Ferguson<br />
Jan and Rand Goldstein<br />
Carol and Robert Jones<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Lux<br />
Paula Ronzio<br />
Laura K. and Michael J. Silver<br />
John Weaver<br />
$35,749<br />
HEALING: $100- $499<br />
Stacy and Eli Abeles<br />
Donald Baden<br />
Tracy and Paul Cavallini<br />
Barbara and Harvey Cotlar<br />
Ione and David Ellis<br />
Roberta Gartenberg<br />
Patricia Held<br />
Jan Holler<br />
Margie and Martin Jaffe<br />
Virginia and Don Kamp<br />
Francine and Simon Katz<br />
Debbie and Mike Kootman<br />
Galit Lev-Harir<br />
Judith Weiss Levy and Jerome Levy<br />
Leslie Litwack<br />
Jeffrey Morio<br />
Judy Naclerio<br />
Mindy and Brian Pultman<br />
Leslie Reby<br />
Mary Beth and Allen Soffer<br />
Jennifer and <strong>To</strong>m Hillman<br />
Linda and Steven Weiss<br />
Living Expenses (34 patients)<br />
(utilities, mortgage/rent,<br />
$22,218 food, childcare, and car<br />
payments)<br />
Transportation<br />
(37 patients)<br />
$7,136 Pharmacy<br />
(36 patients)<br />
$2,829<br />
HELP: up to $99<br />
Lisa Ann Bernardi<br />
Marilyn and Steve Dardick<br />
Carolyn Forbes<br />
Stephanie Gabelnick<br />
Delores Graff<br />
Carol and Daniel Gravens<br />
Esther Lyss Greenstein and<br />
Harvey Greenstein<br />
Susan and David Halpern<br />
Philip Ho<br />
Monica, Jessica and Joseph<br />
Hopkins<br />
Raizell and Mark Kalishman<br />
Stephen Kamenetzky<br />
Laura Lanigan<br />
Gail Lapin<br />
LMC Industries<br />
Kathleen Morio<br />
Sally Needle<br />
Network for Good<br />
Mary and Robert Rooney<br />
Antoinette Serena<br />
Joan and Philip Siwak<br />
Ann and Michael Staed<br />
Vicki and Robert Taylor
In Honor of…<br />
Wedding Anniversary of<br />
Nancy and Ronnie Chod<br />
harriet and Larry Glazer<br />
Birth of daughter of Kathy<br />
and Ryan DeGrand<br />
Debbie and David Caplin, MD<br />
80th Birthday of Janet<br />
Fales<br />
Jane and John Weiss<br />
Good Health of<br />
Diane Gallant<br />
Judy and Robert Kramer<br />
Diane Gallant, Woman of<br />
Worth, 2011<br />
Joyce and Charles Brandt<br />
Birthday of Harriet Glazer<br />
helena and David Servis<br />
Marriage of Harriet and<br />
Larry Glazer’s daughter<br />
Laurie and Larry Badler<br />
and Family<br />
The Staff of <strong>Gateway</strong> to hope<br />
Speedy Recovery of Jay<br />
Haines, MD<br />
Debbie and David Caplin, MD<br />
Special Birthday of<br />
Marcia Levy<br />
harriet and Larry Glazer<br />
Joan Lewen<br />
Melanie Litz<br />
$1,500 and over<br />
Debbie and David Caplin<br />
Mary Conti, MD<br />
Maggie and Bill Coplin<br />
Francine and Simon Katz<br />
Galia and Milton Movitz<br />
Marlys Schuh<br />
$1,000 to $1,499<br />
Anne and Jack Bader<br />
Sherri and Robert Connors<br />
Bette Gershman<br />
Judith and Ken Gurley<br />
Jon Serkes<br />
Michael and Carol Staenberg<br />
Lyn Haimann and <strong>To</strong>m Vandiver<br />
Carolyn and Steve Wolff<br />
$500 to $999<br />
Victor Clever<br />
Pat and Bob Denlow<br />
J. Engels<br />
Anne and David Heilig<br />
Tim Kastner<br />
Luxco Spirited Brands<br />
Fran and Don McDaniel<br />
Sherry and Gary Wolff<br />
Deborah Zimmerman<br />
Thelma’s Gift Donations from August through December 2011<br />
Speedy Recovery of<br />
Michael Litwack<br />
Diane and Paul Gallant<br />
Generosity of Ellen and<br />
Alan Muskin<br />
harriet and Larry Glazer<br />
Generosity of Shelly and<br />
Arthur Muskin<br />
harriet and Larry Glazer<br />
Wedding Anniversary of<br />
Ellen and Alan Muskin<br />
harriet and Larry Glazer<br />
Marriage of Shelly and<br />
Arthur Muskin<br />
Ruth and Bob Byers<br />
Special Birthday of Marilyn<br />
Olschansky<br />
Diane and Paul Gallant<br />
Birthday of Albert Owings<br />
harriet and Larry Glazer<br />
Happy Holidays to Kathy<br />
Pool<br />
Nancy Chod and harriet<br />
Glazer<br />
Marriage of Judy and Mitch<br />
Reichman’s son<br />
Jane and John Weiss<br />
Happy Holidays to Helena<br />
Servis<br />
Nancy Chod and<br />
harriet Glazer<br />
Special Birthday of Saline<br />
Spemer<br />
Ruth and Bob Byers<br />
$250 to $499<br />
Robin and Scott Alton<br />
Lydia and Josh Bledsoe<br />
Sigrid Brooks<br />
Susan and Steven Drapekin<br />
Jim Graham<br />
Robert Holmes<br />
Sandy Jaffe<br />
Emily and Lee Kline<br />
Bonnie and Chris Miget<br />
Renee and Duane Muntzing<br />
Jovita and Patrick Oruwari<br />
Louise and Rick Rovak<br />
$100 to $249<br />
Joan Abrams<br />
Kathryn Bader<br />
Blick & Staff Communications<br />
Jodi Blucher<br />
Robert Caplin<br />
Donna and Robert Cohen<br />
Kenneth Cohen<br />
Beth Cox<br />
Laura Cusumano<br />
Bonnie and Steve Davis<br />
Lee and Gene Deutsch<br />
Merle and Greg Fox<br />
Prue and Jeff Gershman<br />
Jane Weiss<br />
Jeanie and Don Bassman, MD<br />
Speedy Recovery of Ravi<br />
Yadava<br />
Debbie and David Caplin, MD<br />
Speedy and Complete Recovery<br />
of Don Yatkeman<br />
Gail and Larry Muskin<br />
Recognition as an “Emmy<br />
Award” winner of Ashley<br />
Yarchin<br />
The Caplin Family<br />
In Memory of…<br />
Dan Bloom<br />
Diane and Paul Gallant<br />
Lorraine Braffman<br />
Connie Kraus<br />
Charlotte Brodsky<br />
Nancy and Ronnie Chod<br />
Andrew Eigles<br />
Nancy and Ronnie Chod<br />
harriet and Larry Glazer<br />
Mother of Sue and Irl<br />
Engelhardt<br />
Debbie and David Caplin<br />
Margie Frank<br />
Kim and Joe Blomker<br />
Susan and Kirk Bushnell<br />
Debbie and David Caplin, MD<br />
Diane and Paul Gallant<br />
Jane and John Weiss<br />
Donations from Kaleido<strong>Hope</strong> 2011<br />
Joyce and Jeff Glaser<br />
Lois Guzman<br />
Debra and Richard Halpern<br />
Janet and Geoffrey Hamill<br />
Debbie and David Hutkin<br />
Linda Hyken<br />
Billie and Myron Klevens<br />
Peggy Nehmen and Gary Kodner<br />
Judy and Dr. Robert Kramer<br />
Donna Moog and Leonard Landsbaum<br />
Laura Lebedun<br />
Nancy and Harvey Lehrer<br />
Bruce Levin<br />
Judy and Richard Lincoff<br />
Ginny and Stephen Luby<br />
Kathy Manganaro<br />
Keith Manzer<br />
Sue Matlof<br />
Mark D. Meyers<br />
Marilyn and Gary Ratkin<br />
Laura Rossman<br />
Jenny and Mark Sadow<br />
Nanette and Michael Suffian<br />
June Wolff<br />
Julie and Greg Yawitz<br />
Lenny Zeid<br />
Aunt Rosemary Harris<br />
Jane and John Weiss<br />
Father of Gary Kodner<br />
Diane and Paul Gallant<br />
Jane and John Weiss<br />
Mother of Marla and Bruce<br />
Levinson<br />
Jane and John Weiss<br />
Father of Herluf Lund<br />
David Caplin, MD<br />
Pat McGuire, MD<br />
Melvin Maclin, MD<br />
Charles Nathan, MD<br />
Doug Morgan<br />
Jane and John Weiss<br />
Minnette Morris<br />
harriet and Larry Glazer<br />
Millie Newell<br />
Debbie and David Caplin, MD<br />
Ruth Safron<br />
Nancy and Ronnie Chod<br />
Gary Schuster<br />
harriet and Larry Glazer<br />
Judith Shinkle<br />
Jane and John Weiss<br />
Michael Weiss<br />
Debbie, David and<br />
Stephanie Caplin<br />
harriet and Larry Glazer<br />
Up to $99<br />
Ronnie and Allen Brockman<br />
Barbara and Harvey Cotlar<br />
Debbie and Jeff Dalin<br />
Ellen and Jack Deutsch<br />
Sheri and Barry Glantz<br />
Christine and Kurt Kaufman<br />
Julie and Ron Kramer<br />
Jill and Harold Lewis<br />
Pat and Jim Sherman<br />
Terri and Bill Taylor<br />
Diane and Steve Weinstock<br />
Kaleido<strong>Hope</strong> Patrons<br />
Elizabeth and Chris Allen<br />
Becky Brown and John McHugh<br />
Nancy and Ronnie Chod<br />
Susan and Steven Drapekin<br />
Diane and Paul Gallant<br />
Roberta Gartenberg<br />
Tracee and Robert Holmes<br />
Kathy and Michael Karasick<br />
Beth and Timothy Kastner<br />
Francine and Simon Katz<br />
Peggy and Jerry Musen<br />
Sue and John Yingling
In Honor of…<br />
Gaye Lending Alperin<br />
Joy Lending<br />
Special Birthday of Sharon<br />
Barnholtz<br />
Paige and Stuart Noel<br />
Speedy Recovery of Carol<br />
Blinder<br />
Jeanne and Aron Katzman<br />
Susan Block, Woman of<br />
Worth 2011<br />
Pam and Craig <strong>To</strong>der<br />
Breast Cancer Survivors<br />
Barbara and harvey Cotlar<br />
David Caplin, MD<br />
Mr. and Mrs. edward Cohen<br />
Bette hess<br />
Laura and ed Ryan<br />
June and Alvin Wolff<br />
Birthday of Mrs. Nolan<br />
Crane<br />
Bonnie Schneider<br />
2nd Anniversary of being<br />
cancer free of Peggy Drury<br />
Patty Stevens<br />
Diane Durbin<br />
Judy and Barry Bowlin<br />
Charles Gerding<br />
Kathy Green<br />
elizabeth and Allen Lanzarini<br />
Laura and Roy Thompson<br />
Recent Marriage of <strong>To</strong>m<br />
Epstein<br />
Judy and Steve Rosenthal<br />
Leslie Flegel<br />
Aron and Jeanne Katzman<br />
Engagement of Alyson<br />
Surloff and Sam Foxman<br />
Doris and harold Zinn<br />
Barbara Fraser, Woman of<br />
Worth 2011<br />
Pam and Craig <strong>To</strong>der<br />
Birthday of Linda Friedman<br />
Susie and Charlie Frank<br />
and Family<br />
Friend’s Love and Support<br />
during Wedding of daughter<br />
Doris and harold Zinn<br />
Good Health and Speedy<br />
Recovery of Louise<br />
Frohlichstein<br />
Mark and Judy Meyers<br />
Special Anniversary of<br />
Susie and Bob Fuchs<br />
Ruth Sobel<br />
Tributes from August through December 2011<br />
Special Birthday of Bob<br />
Fuchs<br />
Ruth Sobel<br />
Good Health to Diane<br />
Gallant<br />
Judy and Robert Kramer<br />
Diane Gallant, Woman of<br />
Worth 2011<br />
Lee Bohm<br />
Barbara and Norman hausfater<br />
Ruth Kiem<br />
Kathy Manganaro<br />
Pam and Craig <strong>To</strong>der<br />
Wedding Anniversary of<br />
Diane and Paul Gallant<br />
Cindy and Steve Frank<br />
Amy and Steve Gallant<br />
39th Wedding Anniversary<br />
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard<br />
Glassman<br />
Ronnie and Stanley Goldfader<br />
Wedding of Harriet and<br />
Larry Glazer’s daughter<br />
Jan and Rand Goldstein<br />
Birth of New Grandson<br />
of Mr. and Mrs. Byron<br />
Goldenhersh<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Goldfader<br />
Bar Mitzvah of Leor<br />
Goldfarb<br />
Lisa and Joshua hofheimer<br />
evan and Avi Goldfarb<br />
Amanda and Michael Lucier<br />
Speedy Recovery of Jay<br />
Goldman<br />
Stephanie and Larry<br />
Samuels, MD<br />
Speedy Recovery of<br />
Norman Hausfater<br />
Phyllis and Marvin Sandweiss<br />
Barbara Horn, MD<br />
The Staff of Specialists in<br />
Oncology & hemotology<br />
Bar Mitzvah of Mary and<br />
Bruce Horwitz’s grandson<br />
Ruth Sobel<br />
Margie Jaffe and Family<br />
Linda and Jerry Vesper<br />
Johanna Almiron and<br />
Anthony Johnson<br />
Angela Krattiger and Jon<br />
Schmitz<br />
Speedy Recovery of Ellie<br />
and Lionel Kaiser<br />
Connie Kraus<br />
Speedy Recovery of<br />
Jeanne Katzman<br />
Ruth Sobel<br />
Birth of Corbin Kleiner<br />
Sandy and Phil Brooks<br />
Susan Kutner<br />
Faith Chasen<br />
Speedy Recovery of<br />
Nancy Lehrer<br />
Kathy and Terry Bader<br />
Sandy and Phil Brooks<br />
Judy and David Capes<br />
Sharon and Jeffrey Rosenblum<br />
Mandy Rubenstein<br />
Ilene Schnurman<br />
Alice Ludmer, Woman of<br />
Worth 2011<br />
Pam and Craig <strong>To</strong>der<br />
Special Birthday of<br />
Mrs. June Mailman<br />
Joy Lending<br />
Special Birthday of Char<br />
McMahon<br />
Carol Fenberg<br />
Peggy Musen<br />
Terri and Bill Taylor<br />
Birth of great-grandchild of<br />
Anna Lee Nissenholtz<br />
Ruthellyn Roufa<br />
Special Birthday of<br />
Charlotte Podgor<br />
Susie and Charlie Frank<br />
Speedy Recovery of<br />
Barbara Poger<br />
Dolores Stefanik<br />
Wedding of Karen Brock<br />
and Ray Ponce<br />
Susan and Sheldon Beck<br />
Engagement of grandson<br />
of Sylvia Powers<br />
Ruthellyn Roufa<br />
Speedy and Full Recovery<br />
of Nancy Raskas<br />
Jeanne and Aron Katzman<br />
Bobbi Nathan<br />
Special Birthday of<br />
Edie Roodman<br />
The Badler Family<br />
90th Birthday of<br />
Lillian Rosenberg<br />
Doris and harold Zinn<br />
Bar Mitzvah of<br />
Benjie Rotskoff<br />
Fran and Gary Lazaroff<br />
Rick Rovak<br />
Sharon and Jeffrey Rosenblum<br />
Marriage of Betsy<br />
Rubenstein’s daughter<br />
The Badler Family<br />
Mr. and Mrs. edward Cohen<br />
Anniversary and Birthday<br />
of Laura Saracino<br />
Chris Saracino<br />
Speedy Recovery of Vicki<br />
Schneider<br />
Ilene and Barry Schnurman<br />
Marlys Schuh, MD<br />
Jill Winters<br />
Jan Sclaroff<br />
Susie and Charlie Frank<br />
Judy and Mark Meyers<br />
Cynthia Seltzer<br />
Susie and Charlie Frank<br />
Speedy Recovery of<br />
Dr. Marta di Silva<br />
Robyn Cherry<br />
Sally Smith<br />
Mary K. hays<br />
Birthday of Ruth Sobel<br />
Gay Kornblum<br />
Mandy Rubenstein<br />
Cyndi Stotler<br />
Lisa Ann De Bernardi<br />
Marriage of Paulette and<br />
John Tumbarello<br />
Myrna and Arnold hershman<br />
Birth of Miriam Elyse<br />
Wallace<br />
Doris and harold Zinn<br />
Jane Weiss<br />
Fred Bierman<br />
Jon Bierman<br />
June Bierman<br />
Susan Bosse<br />
Jan and Rand Goldstein<br />
Debbie and David hutkin<br />
Laura and ed Ryan<br />
Margie Gillerman and<br />
Mark Schlinkmann<br />
Pam and Craig <strong>To</strong>der<br />
and Family<br />
Peter D. Weiss, MD<br />
The Staff of Specialists in<br />
Oncology & hemotology<br />
Speedy Recovery of<br />
<strong>To</strong>m Wendt<br />
Phyllis and Marvin Sandweiss<br />
Special Birthday of<br />
Meriel Winn<br />
Betty Abrams<br />
Speedy Recovery of<br />
Ravi Yadava<br />
The <strong>Gateway</strong> to hope Staff<br />
Speedy Recovery of<br />
Don Yatkeman<br />
Jeanne and Aron Katzman
In Memory of …<br />
Jack Abrams<br />
Ruth Sobel<br />
Son of Celeste Amitin<br />
uthellyn Roufa<br />
Jack Axelrod<br />
Ruthellyn Roufa<br />
Blanche Bland<br />
Susie and Charlie Frank<br />
Daniel Bloom<br />
Kelly and Doug Armstrong<br />
Automotive and Trailer LLC<br />
Mary Kay and Clay Bader<br />
Michelle Bartlett<br />
Mary and Walter Bazan<br />
Carolyn and Martin Bloom<br />
Molly and David Brining<br />
Michele Carter<br />
Vicki and Mike Chabot<br />
Creve Coeur Tennis Group<br />
Judith Deutsch<br />
Sheila and Richard Flom<br />
Cindy and Steve Frank<br />
Gail and William Friedman<br />
Jo Ann and Greg Galakatos<br />
Amy and Steve Gallant<br />
Maxine Gauthier<br />
Goldstein and Pressman, P.C.<br />
Shirley Knapp<br />
Shirley Lieber Kronemer and<br />
Norton Kronemer<br />
Donna Moog and Leonard<br />
Landsbaum<br />
Beth and Larry Lenke, MD<br />
Ann and Peter Loureiro<br />
Joan and Richard Marra<br />
Rochelle Popkin<br />
ellen and Jay Portnoy<br />
Connie and Steven Prost<br />
Debra and Robert Prost<br />
Irene Prost<br />
Dennis Ritter<br />
Susan and Dick Sawyer<br />
Bonnie Schneider<br />
Stacey and Neal Schneider<br />
Betsy and Stuart Scolnik<br />
Karen and Bill Secor<br />
Dr. Frank Simo and Staff<br />
Ruth Sobel<br />
Gloria and Sanford Spitzer<br />
Linda and Mark Stephens<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stern<br />
evelyn and David Unterreiner<br />
Western Anesthesiology<br />
Associates, Inc.<br />
Sue and Alan Wild, MD<br />
Mary Lynn and Joseph D.<br />
Wilhelm<br />
Zemenick and Walker, Inc.<br />
Tributes from August through December 2011<br />
Debi Brenningstall<br />
Caryn and Bruce Sandweiss<br />
Daughter of Mr. and Mrs.<br />
Murray Brester<br />
Debbie and John Greenberg<br />
Charlotte Brodsky<br />
Jeanne and Aron Katzman<br />
Buddy, the loving family dog<br />
Jeanne, Aron, Laurie, David<br />
and all the Katzman Families<br />
Granddaughter of Faith<br />
Chasen<br />
Ruth Sobel<br />
Cynthia Clemons<br />
Angela Krattiger and<br />
Jonathan Schmitz<br />
Terri Conklin<br />
Debbi Braunstein<br />
Father of Mark Dagul<br />
Jeanne and Aron Katzman<br />
Donna Dicksen<br />
Ione and David ellis<br />
Jan Esrock<br />
Connie Kraus<br />
Ruth Sobel<br />
Aaron Fadem<br />
Rachel and Andrew Katzman<br />
Judy and Steve Rosenthal<br />
Margie Frank<br />
Kim and Joe Blomker<br />
Bette Greenblatt<br />
Sandy Kaplan<br />
Bev <strong>To</strong>ber<br />
Betsy and Bob Wegusen<br />
Husband of Mrs. Gene<br />
Garland<br />
Sara Kalina<br />
Mother of Judy Garland<br />
Renee and Ron Beck<br />
Son of Zina Gelman<br />
Fran Lazaroff<br />
Morton Golder<br />
Marilyn and Steve Dardick<br />
Rita V. and Maurice R. Hill<br />
Barbara and Gregory hill<br />
Bonnie and Thomas hill<br />
Diane and James hill<br />
Kristina and David hill<br />
Laura and Christopher hill<br />
Mrs. M. Robert hill<br />
Michelle and Walter Johnson<br />
Maureen Levine<br />
M. Jean and John Schad<br />
Rita and e.J. Schwager<br />
Barbara and Roger Yusen<br />
Mother of Karla Hitchcock<br />
Marlys Schuh, MD<br />
Irving Horwitz<br />
Kathy and Darryl Cohen, MD<br />
Amy and Steve Gallant<br />
Jane and John Weiss<br />
Marcia Jaffe<br />
Jeanne and Aron Katzman<br />
Brother of Tim Johannes<br />
Bill Firestone<br />
Carol Kimmel<br />
Marilyn and Steve Dardick<br />
Amy and Steve Gallant<br />
Husband of Micki<br />
Klearman<br />
Stephanie and Larry Samuels,<br />
MD<br />
Father of Gary Kodner<br />
Cindy and Steve Frank<br />
The <strong>Gateway</strong> to hope Staff<br />
Sam Kohn<br />
Ruth Sobel<br />
Mother of Arlene Kramer<br />
Robyn and Don Cherry<br />
Bryan Kraus<br />
Jeanne and Aron Katzman<br />
Phyllis and Marvin Sandweiss<br />
Libby Lite<br />
Marilyn and Marty Levison<br />
Laura Lottes<br />
Carol hogan and Peggy Rupp<br />
Nancy Anne Lowe<br />
Paulette McFarland<br />
Scott Lutsky<br />
Jeanne and Aron Katzman<br />
Katherine Mahler<br />
elizabeth Irene Mahler<br />
John Mann<br />
Jeanne and Aron Katzman<br />
Marilyn Mishkin<br />
Ruth Sobel<br />
Evelyn Myers<br />
Myrna and Arnold hershman<br />
Phyllis and Marvin Sandweiss<br />
Celeste Ottoline<br />
Myrna and Arnold hershman<br />
Ronnie Packman<br />
Jeanne and Aron Katzman<br />
Fred Radman<br />
Ruthellyn Roufa<br />
Adele Reby<br />
Rhonnie and Stanley<br />
Goldfader<br />
Pauline Reynolds<br />
The Rooney Family<br />
Dana Roman<br />
Jeanne and Aron Katzman<br />
Grandson of Barbara<br />
Rubinstein<br />
Ruth Sobel<br />
Roy Schacht<br />
The Firestone Family<br />
Phil Scissors<br />
Stephanie and Larry Samuels,<br />
MD<br />
John Venegoni<br />
Maureen Mueller and<br />
John Reagan<br />
Michael Weiss<br />
The Badler Family<br />
Judy and Sheldon Cohen<br />
Cindy and Steve Frank<br />
Marcie and Dale Kalina<br />
Ruthellyn Roufa<br />
Pam and Craig <strong>To</strong>der<br />
Rena Wilinsky<br />
Sandy and Phil Brooks<br />
Jody Wolff<br />
Ruth Sobel<br />
Peg Zerkel<br />
Mary Jo Conley<br />
Gail’s Legacy<br />
Donations from<br />
August through<br />
December 2011<br />
In Honor of…<br />
Birth of Sarah Thompson’s<br />
New Son<br />
Jane and John Weiss<br />
50th Birthday of Jacki<br />
Rosen<br />
Friends of Jacki Rosen<br />
General Donation:<br />
Jacki and David Rosen<br />
In Memory of…<br />
Jill Millaway<br />
Roxane holtzman<br />
Barbara Katz<br />
Janis and Max Pinkus<br />
Ruth and Don Solomon<br />
Jane and John Weiss<br />
Daniel Bloom<br />
Lenke Family Foundation<br />
Jacki and David Rosen<br />
Kids and Critters<br />
Debbie and David Caplin
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