Fall 2018 Newsletter
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Fall Nwsltr_web_Fall Nwsltr_web 11/20/18 2:39 PM Page 1 Fall 2018 Newsletter IN THIS ISSUE Our new recipients Satellite report By the numbers Campaign highlights Upcoming events And more! Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund Fall Nwsltr_web_Fall Nwsltr_web 11/20/18 2:39 PM Page 2 All because of Celebrating 39 Special Years you. And coming up on the 40-year-old version. elcome to our 39th year campaign – As we reflect on our scholarship recipient ver think about just where your dona- Curious, isn’t it, how the simple act of making yes, 39 – and it has been an amazing population, I thought you would like to know tions go when supporting Swim With a worthwhile donation can elicit such a Wride for our outstanding physically some more about what makes up this year’s EMike? Well, university scholarships, of range of feelings, emotions – and joys. challenged athletes and the entire SWM family. class of physically challenged athletes. course. Some 231 of them over the last 39 years. But that’s the way it is around here. And 38 years of incredible growth and success con- how it’s been for those 39 years. As we head tinue to shatter our expec- Our new scholarship recipients hail from 11 Oh, sure, there are some overhead costs. toward year 40, our focus is on hoping to tations and this is only different states who suffered predominately Just like at your house. Can’t avoid them. attract endowments, so that the work of possible because of you, from spinal cord injuries incurred from dive, But we’re happy to report that our overhead Swim With Mike can continue in perpetuity. our generous volunteers, motorcycle, automobile, hunting accidents and and administration costs are less than 10% donors and USC campus also a terrorist attack. of the donations received. The rest goes to We won’t be here forever. No one will. But partners. scholarships. To support the young women there will always be a need. Which is why This amazing group of individuals is comprised of and men whose lives have been shattered it’s so important that there will always This year the Swim With 11 males and four females pursuing their degrees by devastating injuries.njuries. AndAnd toto helphelp themthem bbee a SSwimwim WWithith MMike.ike. Mike Board of Directors in higher education at 14 different universities with rehabilitationon expensesexpenses byby removingremoving voted to approve funding including USC, Johns Hopkins, Stanford, MIT, the burden of educationucation costs.costs. Ron Orr for 15 more exceptional Ohio State and Alabama. scholarship recipients who meet our criteria for The return on yourur investment?investment? EasyEasy toto calculate. It’s the smilessmiles onon thethe facesfaces ofof support: And, while these statistics are impressive, the our recipients whenhen theythey realizerealize thatthat students we support are even more so. Please • Have participated in organized, competitive they will have a chancechance atat a fulfillingfulfilling take a look at our new scholarship recipient sports life. When they experienceexperience reliefrelief ofof profiles on the following pages to learn more, the despair thatt soso manymany havehave feltfelt • Sustained a life-changing accident/illness and see how these outstanding individuals just after suffering theirheir tragictragic injuries.injuries. AndAnd blow us away! the immenssee ggratituderatitude • Have been accepted to a four-year or grad when they feel the immen toward our donorsors forfor whatwhat theythey – youyou – level institution of higher education A drop, a ripple, a wave . making a difference have done for them.hem. • Maintain a 2.5 GPA for 39 years! This brings our total to fifty recipients at 39 universities for the 2018-19 academic year. Since our 1981 inception, we have been honor ed to support a total of 231 scholarship recipients at Swim With Mike 122 universities nationwide. Founder and Executive Director P.S. Looking for that perfect gift for a friend or relative this Holiday Season? Consider the ON THE COVER gift of education to support our Physically Swim With Mike recipient Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund in Ellie Shepard (University of Swim With Mike scholarship recipients honor of that special person. We will send Denver, MSW Social Work Katie Pasichuke and Jake Javier and the an acknowledgement of your generous gift. Spring 2021). Biggest Splash Contest winner at the Swim With Mike fundraiser in Danville. 2 3 Fall Nwsltr_web_Fall Nwsltr_web 11/20/18 2:39 PM Page 3 Lots to eat, lots to celebrate, The and lots and lots of people Brunch to THANK! e rolled out our 39th annual Swim With Ron announced that Yvonne Bogdanovich will be Mike campaign as scholarship recipients, our 2019 Claire Snow Volunteer of the Year Walumni, family and friends gathered at awardee. Yvonne has been a tireless advocate for the Swim With Mike Family Association Back to SWM and this award is certainly well deserved. WHY WE DO IT – Current recipients and alumni gather at the Galen Center. L-R: Natalie Buchoz, Tyler Schilhabel, Alex Ruiz, School Brunch at the USC Galen Center. The event Kevin Schallert, Mike Nyeholt, Jake Olson, Rob Mucho, Josh Pollard, Zack Wentz, Abby Bennett, Dillon Connolly, Daryl Holm- is a unique opportunity to get to know each other We also had a visit from USC Head Football Coach lund, Gaby Martinez, Zack Collie, Edgar Rico, Spencer Fox, Greg Gardner, Zach Pickett, Austin Brotman, Chase Wagner, Hunter and learn more about our SWM family. Clay Helton. He surprised us all, but especially his Garstin, Roc ky Paneno, Tiffane King, Bea de Lavalette, Katie Pasichuke, Jack Jablonski, Mahrokh Ebarahimi. All photos by Dan team’s long snapper and SWM scholarship recipient We were pleased to welcome new SWM scholarship Jake Olson (USC Business 2019). Coach followed recipient Hunter Garstin (Middle Tennessee State Jake’s senior year update with a big hug and a University, Psychology 2021) who traveled with his most heartfelt endorsement of his support and sincere family to join us, and Laura and Mark Bauer, new backing of our SWM mission and success. recipient Brad’s (U of Missouri, Business 2022) pparents.arents. SScholarshipcholarship rrecipientecipient AAbbybby EEachach yyearear tthehe BackBack toto SchoolSchool BrunchBrunch isis plannedplanned andand BBennettennett ((BYU,BYU, PPhysiologyhysiology 22019)019) aandnd executedexecuted byby SWMSWM FamilyFamily Association’sAssociation’s co-foundersco-founders hherer mmomom jjoinedoined uuss ffromrom UUtah,tah, aandnd JenniferJennifer JohnsonJohnson andand TomTom Fuelling.Fuelling. 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Mike and the many recipients in attendance. sscholarshipcholarship recipients’recipients’ successsuccess andand promisepromise.” WhatWhat a kickkick offoff forfor ourour 39th39th year!year! Plenty of activity during the “Meet & Greet” portion of the Brunch, with saaidid KKimim HHoog.oog. the eponymous Mike Nyeholt, Swim With Mike board member Mike Thomas, applicant Mahrokh Ebarahimi and her mom Homeira Hedazis. Daryl Holmlund, a Swim With Mike alum, entertained everyone at the brunch. Swim With Mike recipient Beatrice de Lavalette, Dillon Connolly (r), a Swim With Shayna Kobrinetz and Emma Olson now in her first year at Uni versity of San Diego, Mike applicant for 2019-20, with greeted guests as they arrived at the attended the Brunch with her companion Simba. friend Natascha Grundmann. Swim With Mike campaign kickoff. 4 5 Fall Nwsltr_web_Fall Nwsltr_web 11/20/18 2:39 PM Page 4 Meet the new Swim With Mike recipients Amen Alyasiry Brad Bauer Austin Brotman Abigail Curtis Beatrice de Lavalette Gregory Gardner Dearborn, MI St. Louis, MO Ladera Ranch, CA Independence, KY Lake Worth, FL Lakewood, CA University of Arizona University of Missouri, Columbia Stanford Univ ersity Cedarville University University of San Diego University of Southern California B.S. Electrical Engineering B.S. Business Management B.S. Symbolic Systems RNBSN Nursing B.A. Entrepreneurial Business M.S. Computer Science Spring 2020 Summer 2022 Spring 2022 Spring 2022 Bilateral Leg Amputee Spring 2019 L 1-2 Spinal Cord Injury C 4 Spinal Cord Injury C 6 Spinal Cord Injury Bilateral Paraplegia Lower Limbs Spinal Cord Injury L 1 Spinal Cord Injury men grew up in Detroit and rad played a variety of sports t the age of five, Austin’s bigail was always an active orn in France to American reg started his sports career A played basketball starting at Bas a kid, including summer A mom dragged him to swim A child, participating in ballet, Bparents, Beatrice always Gin t-ball where he found that the age of five. At the age of 13 league swimming. When he lessons and he hated every cheerleading, soccer, t-ball and wanted to be a professional persistence brings success. He he was playing basketball in his started high school he had to minute. But after two years he cross country. She was diagnosed athlete, riding horses since she went on to play soccer, baseball front yard when he heard gun- decide and his parents encouraged found his way in the water and with idiopathic scoliosis when she was three. At the British School and basketball. He also partici- shots and within seconds found him to go out for swimming. came to love swimming. was 11 years old.