Dawnings News for the AURORA of CNY Community

Honorary Chair and Presenting Sponsor Dr. Lawrence Stewart Thursday, May 23, 2019 Skaneateles Country Club

Sam & Carol Nappi

Follow AURORAofCNY on Facebook! Dawnings— News for the AURORA of CNY Community Spotlight on Partnerships We received this letter from a long-time colleague and community provider who recently retired, summing up our work together: “I have found that one of the most impactful conditions with our residents can be loss of hearing. The sense of isolation often results in depression, social withdrawal and rapid de- cline. Many residents are unable to afford hearing aids or imple- ments and become very frustrated. I have been very fortunate to partner with AURORA Hearing and Vision Service…Together, we have worked with a number of people here to assist them with the process and have had wonderful success. I especially recall two ladies that had profound hear- ing loss, but received devices after making arrangements with AURORA. They lit- erally cried upon receiving them, then being able to hear well enough to partici- pate in conversations and communicate. We feel very fortunate to be able to work with this agency to improve the quality of life for our residents. Thank you again for all that you and your agency do to help bring the joy of improved sight and hearing to people in need.” We value the working partnerships and collaborations we have with other service providers in the community. We are “better together” as we meet the needs of our community members with vision or hearing loss.

CNY Community Foundation Continues Commitment AURORA gratefully received additional grant funding from the CNY Community Foundation to continue the Chil- dren’s Hearing Aid Program, also known as CHAPS. To date, the program has served over 80 families, distributing 84 hearing aids to 52 children. From start to finish, Lucas and his mom were involved in the process of getting his much needed new hearing aid. Here’s what his mom, Nichole, had to say about the experience: “The CHAPS program was imperative in helping my son. I'm a single mom, and although I have excellent medical insurance, it doesn't cover the cost of a new hearing aid, and Lucas was in dire need of one! The CHAPS grant allowed me the peace of mind knowing Lucas would continue being able to hear with the latest technology and as a mother, there's nothing better than knowing your child has what he needs. I didn't have to stress out about how I was going to afford a new hearing aid for Lucas, and the look on my

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(Continued from Page 2) boy's face when he tried on his new hearing aid and could hear even better than before, made me cry. I'm eternally grateful for the CHAPS grant and for all who contributed.” We, too, at AURORA remain grateful to our community partners for making this program happen. CODA’s Come Together Thanks to a grant from the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation, the first of two eight week classes for children of Deaf adults, or CODA’s for short, is underway. This opportunity is important because it brings chil- dren together who would otherwise never have the chance to meet, to talk and share about the one thing they have in common.. a deaf parent. Growing up at the crossroads of the Deaf and hearing worlds can present challenges for children and parents alike. Communication is the key to family har- mony and personal growth, so teaching American Sign Language is the primary focus of the class. Parents remain with their children who are taught by instructor, Jessica Bray. After the very first class, feedback was positive: one parent asked, “after the 8 weeks are over, what will AURORA have next for our children?” The second class will build on the first and a field trip and graduation ceremony are planned. Did You Know???  There are more than 200 different sign languages used around the world. (French and American Sign Language are the most alike!)

 After English and Spanish, American Sign Language is the third most used language in the United States.

 Babies can communicate using sign language 6-8 months prior to communicating verbally.

Are you interested in learning American Sign Language? Check out AURORA’s website: www.auroraofcny.org or our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AuroraofCNY to see when upcoming classes are open for registration.

3 Dawnings— News for the AURORA of CNY Community Meet Our Presenting Sponsor and Honorary Chair Dr. Lawrence Stewart, our valued colleague and advocate "extraordinaire" for AURORA, is this year's Presenting Sponsor and Honorary Chair. He has been an integral part of our organization for more than a decade, when he became a member of our Board of Directors. Dr. Stewart, along with his wife and fellow medical professional Dr. Pamela Sunshine, have been long-time supporters of our organization. During three decades of professional practice, Dr. Stewart has performed thousands of surgeries and pioneered eye care treatment as one of the founding members and first medical director of the Specialty Surgery Center of CNY, the largest provider of eye surgery in the greater Syracuse area. He was also instrumental as a founding member of Laservue of CNY, a premier provider of Lasik refractive surgery. Community service is an important part of Dr. Stewart's life at the local, national and international levels. He has traveled to both Central and South America to provide eye surgery to the poor, and provides free eye surgery for the uninsured in the US through Operation Sight. He traveled to New Orleans to help in recovery efforts with Habitat for Humanity and Operation Southern Comfort after Hurricane Katrina. He supports local city schools with science projects, Meals on Wheels, and local scouting organizations. He is currently serving as a board member of Operation Northern Comfort and as a Board Member of Tiny Homes for Good, an organization dedicated to building homes for and providing assistance to the homeless in order to allow them to reintegrate into the Syracuse community.

We thank you, Dr. Stewart, and look forward to a magnificent Musical Feast this year.

For more information about the Musical Feast, visit our website at auroraofcny.org

4 Issue 48, Spring 2019 Thank you to the following members and donors who are committed to the continuation of AURORA’s vital services for those with vision and/or hearing loss. Names listed are those who have contributed from January 1, 2018 to Decem- ber 31, 2018. We apologize for any name that may have been omitted from our list. Thank you!!

$5,000 and Over: Pompey Lions Club Dr. & Mrs. Chris Fatti Central New York Community Ms. Martha Potter Ms. Earleen Foulk Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Reidy Mr. & Mrs. J. Ronald Fox Mrs. Ruth Ferrar Mrs. Carol M. Saul Ms. Diane Galko Flora Bernice Smith Ms. Bonnie M. Scolaro Ms. Theresa Marsh Foundation Solvay-Geddes Lions Club Mr. & Mrs. William A. Harfosh Dr. Selma Sheridan Vanguard Charitable Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Hibbert Bernard Weinberg Estate $499-$250: Ms. Mary Maresco $4,999-$1,000: Mrs. Aminy I. Audi Mrs. Nancy N. Marsden Central Square Lions Club Mr. & Mrs. Doug Burns Mr. John B. McCormick Dr. & Mrs. Murray Grossman Mr. Gregory Clos Dr. & Mrs. James Monaco Dr. & Mrs. John A. Hoepner (G. A. Clos LLC) Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Noack Mr. Robert H Kemper Jr. Mr. W. Carroll Coyne Mr. Bruce B. Phelps Mrs. Vera B. Lange Estate Chittenango Lions Club Mrs. Virginia J. Quinn Dr.& Mrs. William V. Mr. Walter Garbacik Mrs. Leslie E. Rapson Delaney,Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Neil Gold Mr. Tom Rhoads Mr. Richard MacDonough, Dr. & Mrs. Michael Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Gerald W. MacDonough Enterprises Mr. & Mrs. David G. Hardy Rothschild Construction Services, LLC Mr. Susumu Ikuta Mr. Ted Sarenski Ms. Jeanne Mathews-Fox, Mr. David M. Minahan Dr. & Mrs. Walter Short Geddes Federal Savings and Mr. & Mrs. Theodore M. Mr. Lawrence Steinburg Loan Pasinski Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Fulton Lions Club, Inc. Ms. Bonnie Philipps Steinmann, MD Hon. Karen M. Uplinger Mr. & Mrs. J. Daniel Pluff Mr. James W. Whitney $999-$500: Mrs. Nancy Ridings United Way of Metropolitan Ms. Elaine Coppola Mr. David A. Rothschild Chicago Ms. Jo Anne Falcone Mr. Theodore A Rupracht University Otolaryngology Mr. Robert Ferri Dr. & Mrs. Robert Slavens Associates of CNY Fulton Savings Bank Ms. Laura Smith $124-$50 Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Gray $249-$125: Mr. & Mrs. Antone J. Aboud Lions Club of Skaneateles Mr. Robert Andrews Ms. Kathleen Albright Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Luisi Ms. Eleanor Barber Ms. Alice E. Andrews Mr. & Mrs. Albert Morton Mrs. Phyllis Berinstein Mr. & Mrs. Albert F. Antonini Mr. & Mrs. John Mott Ms. Therese C. Brady Smith Ms. Anna Antonucci National Grid Mr. George O. Caron Ms. Marion Appleby Nucor Steel-Auburn Mr. Mark Cavanaugh Mrs. Ann E. Araniti 5 Dawnings— News for the AURORA of CNY Community Mr. Donald Argus Mrs. Patricia DeAngelis Dr. Joseph Karpinski, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Frank H. Armani Mr. Robert L. Deisz Ms. Mary Kelly Ms. Jeanette Arthur Ms. Sandra G. Denniston Mrs. Susan Kelly Ms. Liz Ayers Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Mr. Richard Kimber Mrs. Louise M. Banick Dermody Ms. Meg Klamm Ms. Mary K. Barbano Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dice Mr. & Mrs. John H. Klein Mr. Manuel Barbas Ms. Donna DiFulvio Mr. & Mrs. John Klink Ms. Suzanne M. Becker Mrs. Mary Jo DiLallo Ms. Janice Klodowski Mr. & Mrs. Niles F. Bell Ms. Phyllis M. DiRaddo Mrs. Frances M. Knorr Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Bennett Mr. Philip J. Donoghue Mr. Leonard Koldin Mr. & Mrs. William V. Dr. Robert A. Dracker Mr. & Mrs. Stephen K. Koldin Bernatovich Mrs. Stella Eichenlaub Ms. Barbara B. Kosecki Mrs. Patricia R. Black Ms. Sharon Falso Mr. & Mrs. Walter Kowalik Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Blom Ms. Eleanor G. Feitler Ms. Dorothy Kuczek Dr. Casimir K. Bobowski Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Feitler Ms. Diane LaBeff Ms. Deborah A. Bondi-Ellison Ms. Laura Feldman Mr. & Mrs. Norman A. Mrs. Jean Bonin Mrs. Elizabeth M. Fessler LaMontagne Mr. & Mrs. David F. Boull Mrs. Vicki B. Finley Mrs. Herbert Landow Ms. Susan M. Brennan Mrs. Marion F. Flynn Ms. Kathryn A. Laubengayer Mrs. Carol H. Bristol Mr. John Folger Mr. & Mrs. Philip Lavallee Mr. & Mrs. Jon Brodsky Mrs. Catherine Gage Dr. Karen Lawitts, DDS Ms. Debra L. Bryant Ms. Judith G. Gerthoffer Mr. & Mrs. E. Kenneth Leins Ms. Frances Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Francis Giacobbi Mr. & Mrs. George Link, Jr. Ms. Marjorie A. Canino Ms. Carol Goodfellow Ms. Peggy Link Mr. & Mrs. William W. Carl Ms. Elaine P. Gordon Mr. Tim Link Ms. Frances Carter Mr. & Mrs. Robert Grannis Mrs. Carolynn Longuil Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Mrs. Susan C. Gray Mrs. Pamela Luchsinger Castleman Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Greene Dr. Charles A. Mango, MD Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Mrs. Sheila Greene Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Chamberlain Mrs. Ann Grenga Marcyoniak Mr. Garry E. Chappell Mr. Robert C. Haege Mr. Terry Maier Ms. Paula M. Chester Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. Mrs. Ann Marie L. Mamorella Mr. Richard Chrisfield Haswell Mrs. Helen Markowski Civic Social Club of Greater Ms. Suzanne Hellmig Mr. & Mrs. John D. Marsellus Syracuse Ms. Mary E. T. Herbst Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Dr. Helen C. Clancy Mrs. Theresa S. Hobson Marshall Mrs. Christine Connors Mr. Douglas Huwe Mr. & Mrs. John D. Marshall Ms. Linda Cook Ms. Joan G. Jacobs Ms. Dana L. Marzynski Mrs. Norma S. Cook Ms. Judy Jarmacz Reverend James Mathews Ms. Marcia L. Crosby Ms. Maureen Jowett Mr. Jacques Matta Mr. & Mrs. L. James Culeton Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Kajdasz Ms. Betsy McLane Ms. Joan M. Dambroso Dr.& Mrs. Allan Kanter Ms. Patricia A. Messina 6 Issue 48, Spring 2019 Jewish Community Center of Ms. Rosalind A. Scarantino Mr. Harold F. Yackel, Jr. Syracuse Ms. Magdalene M. Schmidt Mr. John Yackel Mrs. Ellen Miller Mr. & Mrs. Gerd Schneider Mr. Lester J. Zirbel Mr. David D. Mirabito Ms. Barbara A. Schramm $49-$25 Mr. & Mrs. Francis Mirabito Syracuse Alumnae Chapter of Mr. & Mrs. William E. Aiken Ms. Anna Moskal Delta Gamma Mr. Hayward L Alfred Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm E. Mullen Mrs. Sandra R. Schwartz Mrs. Barbara Anderson Ms. Beatrix A. Murphy Ms. D. Beth Scott Mrs. Gloria Applebaum Mr. Robert V. Nagel Mr. Andrew Shaffer Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E Ms. Diane Nappa Mr. & Mrs. Keith W. Sheridan Augustine Women's Club of Fulton Ms. Madeline Shruell Mrs. Laraine S. Baran Dr. Michael Nupuf, MD Mr. Stephen H. Simon Ms. Emily Bartholomew Ms. Donna O'Brien Mr. & Mrs. Ralph H. Sims Mr. Edwin Baumgartner Mr .& Mrs. Robert A. Mr. David Slaski Ms. Evelyn S. Bellows O'Connor Ms. Carol M. Smith Mrs. Betty Bolton Ms. Linda Ofiesh Mr. Frank C. Smith Mr. Carl Boyer Ms. Laurie J. O'Hara Dr. Jeffrey S. Sneider Ms. Kathleen Brenon Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Ohl Ms. Priscilla L. Soden Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Ms. Carol Olson Mr. & Mrs. John A. Soldo Buchanan Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Parmele Mrs. Shirley Somes Ms. Beverley Campbell Mr. & Mrs. James Parsnow The Rev. Mark E. Sommers Mr. & Mrs. Patrick A. Canale Mrs. Deanna M. Pavlacka Ms. Shaun G. Standford Mr. Ronald M. Capone Mrs. Mary Pelligrini Ms. Lynn Stegman Dr. Thomas J. Carroll, DMD Mr. & Mrs. Carl B. Piper Mrs. Marie Steigerwald Mrs. Isabelle Carter Mrs. Betsy Potts Mr. Carlton B. Strail Ms. Kathryn Castellani Mr. & Mrs. Steve Potucek Ms. Sharon P. Sullivan Mrs. Merle G. Clarke Mr. & Mrs. Roger Praetorius Ms. Jeanette P. Szymanski Ms. Patricia Cleverley Mr. John C. Prusinowski Truist Comprehensive Ms. Genevieve C. Coddington Ms. Kathryn Rabuzzi Dist-UnitedWay Ms. Gladys A. Collins Mr. & Mrs. Edward Rapson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Francis Tyrrell Mr. & Mrs. Peter Congel Ms. Patricia Reid Mrs. Irene Uva Mrs. Barbara J. Cretaro Mr. & Mrs. William Roberts Mrs. Janet Vanderbilt Mr. Donald Crysler Ms. Amy Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Varnum Ms. Pat Culeton Ms. Kathleen M. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Vayner Mr. Leo D. Dadey Ms. Judith E. Rotondo Verizon Foundation Mr. Robert Danboise Mr. & Mrs. Wallace C. Mrs. Barbara P. Von Hendy Mr. Ross Deforrest Rowland, Jr. Mrs. Heather Wallace Mr. Antonio DelBrocco Ms. Rosalie M. Rudolph Ms. Carolyn L. Waterman Mr. & Mrs. Owen J. Densk Mrs. Maria P. Russell Weiss, Savedoff, and Ciccone, Ms. Maria DeSantis Mrs. Mary Ellen Ryan Doctors of Optometry Ms. Virginia Doughty Ms. Pauline H. Savage Mr. Stephen White Ms. Camille Dragone Mr. John Scala Mr. Eugene J. Wrobel, Sr. 7 Dawnings— News for the AURORA of CNY Community Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Mrs. Rose Myers Mr. Peter Barnes Driscoll Ms. Brenda Neuss Ms. Ruth M. Barry Mr. Alexander B. Eassa, Jr. Ms. Madlyn Oliver Ms. Linda Bauso Ms. Kathleen Eckerman Mr. & Mrs. William Ms. Hazel J. Black Ms. Susan Edwards Palombella Mr. James Blandford Mrs. Margaret A. Evans Mrs. Jennie J. Piper Ms. Shirley A. Chapman Mr. Daniel A. Fiaschetti Mrs. Mary Primo Ms. Aphrodite V. Christo Ms. Nancy J. Fik Ms. Elizabeth D. Rabozzi Ms. Joanne R. Drabot Mr. Gerald B. Fitzgerald Mrs. Jean Ranieri Ms. Janice M. Dyball Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Ms. Sandy Reardon Ms. Jean M. Edminster Fruehan Mrs. Yolanda Reed Mrs. Pauline A. Farnsworth Mr. Richard Gaffney Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Roddy Mrs. Eleanor Follett Ms. Elizabeth M. Grady Mr. Lawrence J. Rusch Ms. Beverly J. Forman Mrs. June Hansen Mrs. Antoinette Ruscitto Mr. Robert T. Frye Ms. Dawn Harkness Ms. Patricia Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Gary H. Handy Mr. James Harris Dr. John Paul Scullin Ms. Phyllis Hegney Mr. & Mrs. John H. Harris Ms. Kelly A. Scutt Mrs. Mary M. House Mrs. Mary L. Hart Mrs. Mary Simon Mr. Randy Howard Mrs. Reinaldah Hartmann Ms. Anne Slade Mrs. Winifred Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Dr. Thomas E. Snyder, MD Mr. Edwin Justian Hillenbrand Ms. Mary Lee Sorensen Ms. Apinya Kurtzworth Mrs. Elvira Honis Ms. Linda Sugar Mrs. Cecilia LaPlante Ms. Lauri L. Hoover Mrs. Carol Swartwood Mr. & Mrs. John R. Mrs. Patricia Huddleston Ms. Jean M. Sweeney MacCallum Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Ms. Idamae Thurlow Mr. Steven Morezak Jachym Mrs. Doris Toomey Mrs. Georgianne Neimeyer Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. James Ms. Cynthia Tracy Ms. Gloria Palmiere Mr. & Mrs. David J. Kasouf Ms. Joanna Viggiano Mr. & Mrs. James K. Pitts Ms. Diana L. Kimmel Ms. Carolyn Vincent Ms. Sharon Randall Ms. Lorraine Kosiba Mr. John Visco Ms. Mable Shortell Ms. MaryLou Lane Mr. George Walther, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Sinco Mr. & Mrs. Jay K. Lee Mr. Ellis Ward Mrs. Jean Smith Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. 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Spotlight on Low Vision Services Dr. Konick is a Doctor of Optometry and a Low Vision Specialist who works at AURORA’s low vision clinic. In this interview she shares her passion for her work! Dr. Konick, what IS low vision? Low Vision can be defined as decreased central vision or peripheral vision that even with the best optical correction provided by conventional pre- scription lenses, still results in visual impairment from a func- tional point of view. A low vision optometrist is a specially credentialed individual who has earned a Doctor of Optometry degree (O.D.) and has also received additional clinical train- ing in the functional aspects of low vision. Low vision rehabilitation, offered here at AURORA, in- cludes examining, treating and managing the care of patients with visual impairment that can't be fully treated by medical, surgical or conven- tional spectacles or contact lenses. How can you help people who are struggling with vision loss? I tell my consumers that I pick up where their medical eye care professional leaves off. When they are told there is nothing more that can be done for them med- ically, I can help them optimize their remaining vison and improve their function. I mainly help by introducing visual aids such as indoor and outdoor light filters, high power LED hand and stand magnifiers, high power reading spectacles, and portable and large screen CCTV’s. So often, when someone hears there is noth- ing more that can be done from their eye doctor, they don't realize this usually refers to what can be done medically. I love my work at AURORA on many levels. Every day I am here, I am surrounded by other folks who, like me, just want to help people. People who genu- inely care and go the extra mile for others and where everyone works together for the greater good of the consumer. AURORA is a wonderful place to work. There is no better feeling than seeing someone go from feeling defeated and hopeless because of their vision loss, to hopeful and excited about life again. These folks are dealing with a 'new normal' that they didn't ask for. They have often lost some level of independence and are forced to rely on others, sometimes for the first time in their lives. I always make sure they know I can’t undo whatever medical diagnosis they have but I promise to do my best to make it better. It's quite simple, better is better.

9 Dawnings— News for the AURORA of CNY Community New Board Members Named Tony Matherne of Oswego County is a former Chef and Medical Assis- tant who became legally blind in January of 2009. He received help from AURORA that made it possible for him to “live life much more normally.” He joined the Board because he would “like to see that help continue for others.” Mr. Matherne is currently also on the Leadership Board of Oswego County Visually Impaired, an advocacy and networking group for people with vision loss in Oswego County. Carlene Lacey is a Lead Specialist in Community Relations with National Grid. She is passionate about advocating for vulnerable populations and states that “serving on AURORA’s Board provides an opportunity to help people in need.” She serves on the Finance Committee of the Board. Jackie Doe has already stepped forward to assist AURORA by sharing her story of the service and support that she received through our organization when she was featured on 93Q Radio recently. Jackie is able to articulate our mis- sion in a unique way and wants others to know that we are here for them. Laurie O’Hara is a Vice-President and Secretary with Geddes-Federal Sav- ings and Loan. She comes to us with personal experience with our mission and is actively involved in our Fundraising and Development Committee. Welcome and thank you all for your commitment to AURORA.

Remembering Our Friend, Starr She liked to stay out of the spotlight but she was a shining example of a strong and steadfast advocate. Starr Guckert was a true cham- pion for the rights of anyone who was disabled, downtrodden or devalued in our society. She displayed courage and grace when it came to giving voice to those who had been silenced by any kind of oppression. For Starr, words were important and the way that we used them, even more so. Her “people first” language and the respect it dictates remain strong values for our organization. Starr was a standard bearer and a passionate story-teller. She had a “teacher’s heart” and was always ready to share her vast knowledge on topics ranging from the British Royal family to the finer points of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She worked for AURORA for 35 years, on- ly recently retiring. During that tenure she was called upon to wear many hats as a grant writer, trainer, teacher, program leader and advocate. It was probably that last role that she found most fulfilling; as good friend Earleen Foulk remarked, ‘It was her calling.’ We were fortunate to have known and worked with Starr. She touched so many lives, and made them better. In her quiet, courageous and often behind-the- scenes way, she truly made a difference. We will miss you, Starr. Shine on. 10 Issue 48, Spring 2019

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