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A Publication of Gundersen Medical Foundation Year-End 2018 Year-End 2018PATHFINDERSA publication of Gundersen Medical Foundation What if the best healthcare wasn’t in reach when it was needed? This time of year, many of us think of ways to make a difference in someone’s life. Carrie Lapham, NP, grateful patient Lori Rosenstein, MD With a year-end gift to Gundersen • WATCH VIDEOS highlighting the impact of your generosity Medical Foundation, you’re investing at gundersenhealth.org/generosity in a lifetime for you and your neighbor. • GIVE ONLINE at gundersenhealth.org/generosity Your generosity will change lives. • RETURN the enclosed gift envelope • CALL (608) 775-6600 or (800) 362-9567, ext. 56600 PATHFINDERS A publication of Gundersen Medical Foundation 10 25 29 In this issue 3 16 Distinguished by Meet the Board compassionate care Lynnetta Kopp: A message worth sharing Employees Helping Employees fund 17 4 Expressions of Caring Inspired by gratitude Commemorative tributes Honoring Robyn Tanke, CFRE 25 9 The Miracle Connection Securing the future of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® medical education Endowing Our Excellence Campaign update 29 iGive 10 2018 employee giving campaign On a mission to improve lives 30 The impact of Gundersen Medical Foundation Happenings Gundersen Medical Foundation at work 14 Looking into the future Donor profile: Greg and Linda Prairie On the cover: After 26 years, Robyn Tanke, CFRE, will retire from Gundersen Medical Foundation, but her passion for philanthropy will be part of her legacy. Those of us who work at Gundersen Medical Foundation see the impact of your gifts—up close and personal— Development Department Chair every day. Sigurd Gundersen III, MD Vice Chair A. Erik Gundersen, MD We are touched to read thank you In this issue, you’ll read stories that Executive Director notes from grateful Gundersen demonstrate how your support for Foundation Operations patients, medical residency graduates, medical education, research and Jack Schwartz, CFP® and families helped by Children’s community outreach programs quite Administrative Support Nicole Loeffelholz, Miracle Network Hospitals®. We are literally changes lives for the better. Dawn Meyer, Rhonda Smith in awe of the high-quality research Associate Directors of Development being conducted. We are delighted to Our goals through this issue are to fill Debbie Kroner, Mandy Nogle, meet the next generation of medical you with pride, to help you smile, and CFRE students, knowing they learn to to inspire you! We hope you will feel Chief Development Officer Robyn Tanke, CFRE deliver Gundersen’s special brand of some of what we feel every day when Data System compassionate care. In short, we see we realize what is possible—because Tiffany Farrell Kimball, Bonnie the impact of your gifts at every turn. of you. Hafemann, Jeni Meistad Development Officers Sara Gundersen Battison, CFRE, That is why each issue of Pathfinders With gratitude, Ilene Kernozek, Jon McKenzie is special! Your generosity is on Director of Development display, front-and-center, in full-color. Operations Jill Blokhuis, CFRE Each story is meant to highlight the Fund Allocation Manager impact and gratitude generated by Director of Development Operations Ashley Zibrowski your gifts. Special Events Specialist Mandy Dawson Special Projects Jeannie Gordon Strategic Marketing Consultant Brady Lowe PATHFINDERS Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® Pathfinders is published by Gundersen Medical Editor: Jill Blokhuis, MS, CFRE Associate Director of Foundation for friends and benefactors of the Director of Development Operations Foundation. We welcome comments or suggestions Development from our readers for future stories. Photography: Brooke Doval, John Kerrigan, Heather Gilles Kristin Royalty, John Sake To learn more about the Foundation’s medical Gundersen Medical Media Program Specialists education, research and community health outreach Rena Cash programs, or to inquire about making a charitable gift, Copywriting: Linda Duffy please visit us at gundersenhealth.org/foundation or Design: Vendi Advertising call the Foundation office at (608) 775-6600. www.facebook.com/gundersenmedicalfoundation www.linkedin.com/company/gundersen-medical-foundation If you do not want to receive future fundraising requests supporting Gundersen Medical Foundation, please call the Foundation between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (either the local number (608) 775-6600, or toll-free number (800) 362-9567, ext. 56600) and if you receive a voicemail message, please identify yourself and state that you do not want to receive fundraising requests. As an alternative, you can e-mail us with the same request at [email protected]. We will honor your request not to receive any fundraising communications from us after the date we receive your decision. © 2018 Gundersen Medical Foundation Employee g s in Em lp e e r g H s e e n e c y y o F l u Distinguished by p n d m compassionate care E There are many qualities an anonymous employee review Stephanie Thomas, who works that make Gundersen committee. Ashley has the pleasure in Gundersen’s Revenue Cycle- of notifying employees whose Commercial Insurance Billing and Health System employees applications have been accepted. Follow-up Department, applied for a special, but perhaps She shares that while the situation grant in mid-2018 when her mother the most important prompting the application varies, passed away unexpectedly. “Thanks distinguishing feature is the employees’ reactions are often to the generosity of my fellow similar. “The grant helps alleviate employees and others, I was able to just how much they care. some of the stress associated with give my mother the burial service difficult financial times,” says Ashley. she deserved. The help I received That compassionate care has never “Everyone is so grateful for their allowed me to grieve instead of been more obvious than it has peers’ support.” worrying about how I was going to been since April 2018 when the afford everything.” Employees Helping Employees fund A recent thank you note from one was established through Gundersen appreciative employee read, “This As a testament to employee Medical Foundation. The fund, named last year was very tough, and the generosity, 20 grants totaling by a Gundersen employee vote, allows mounting bills have been draining $17,072 (as of October 2018) have employees who have been with on me. Your gift was more than I already been awarded to Gundersen Gundersen at least six months and expected and greatly appreciated. employees like Stephanie. who work at least 20 hours per week Your help has lightened my load, to apply for a financial emergency which makes me happy and grant of up to $1,000. Eligible very grateful.” employees must be experiencing a financial hardship for which they could not have been prepared. “I am so grateful to each and every The fund is not yet a year old, but the support has been impressive. With person who supports the Employees more than 120 one-time donations Helping Employees fund—and to (including a significant gift from the Foundation for making the fund long-time volunteer Gretchen Burns possible. I am proud to work for and her husband Bob) and over 53 recurring gifts made through an organization where helping employee payroll deduction, the fund each other is part of who is growing. we are.” The Foundation’s Fund Allocation Manager, Ashley Zibrowski, helps Stephanie Thomas oversee the fund and works with WHERE GENEROSITY CHANGES LIVES | 3 “Robyn has the unique ability to connect people with the transformative power of gratitude. In her relationships with people, she helps us understand and embrace the gift of giving.” Dr. Sigurd B. Gundersen III, Chair, Gundersen Medical Foundation 4 | GUNDERSEN MEDICAL FOUNDATION Inspired by gratitude As Robyn Tanke, CFRE, more in between), she has brought approaches retirement genuine passion for the Foundation’s mission. That passion, combined and reflects on her career with an understanding of the power with Gundersen Medical of philanthropy, will be part of Foundation, what she feels her legacy. most is gratitude. THE POWER OF GIVING “I have loved every minute of my job,” One lesson that Robyn learned she shares, “and I am so grateful to early and often in her career is have had the opportunity to do such that generosity inspires hope and meaningful work. The most rewarding promotes healing. part has been helping others fulfill their philanthropic dreams. It is a In 2002, for example, Robyn worked privilege to learn about someone’s on the “Building a Home for Hope” passion—and then to see the joy that initiative to raise funds for the new comes when the passion is matched cancer center. As part of this project, with a need.” Robyn met Mae Stanek, a woman who had lost her adult son, Dan, Over the past 26 years, Robyn has to cancer. served in many roles within the Foundation, from coordinator of Mae made a substantial gift to the marketing and events, to gift officer, campaign, naming a resource library to director of development and, in his memory. She was subsequently finally, to chief development officer. recognized with other donors during To each of these roles (and a few a special reception. WHERE GENEROSITY CHANGES LIVES | 5 When the event concluded, Robyn Robyn and Patty Brown had known Since 2006, over $5.2 million has thanked Mae for making a gift that each other for years when, in 2004, been raised by Steppin’ Out in Pink would be so meaningful to patients Patty was diagnosed with breast to fund breast cancer research and and staff utilizing the center. Yet, Mae cancer. Even as she battled, she other support programs, and the countered, saying that she was the wanted to do something that would event has become a community-wide one who was grateful. make a difference for others. Patty phenomenon. suggested starting a walk to promote “Mae was so appreciative to the breast cancer awareness and to raise FOCUSING ON THE MISSION Foundation for the chance to do funds for local research initiatives.
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