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Soaring to Success

2012 Annual Report The mission of Anixter Center is to provide an array of services and supports for individuals with disabilities and related challenges to live, learn, work and play in the community.

Contents Live, Learn, Work, Play 2 Community Support 5 Educational Services 5 Employment and Business Services 7 Health and Behavioral Health Services 7 Residential and Housing Support 9 CALOR 11 Chicago Hearing Society 13 National Lekotek Center 15 Anixter Center Memorial Golf Outing 17 Benefit for Ability 18 Financial Overview 20 Friends of Anixter Center 22 Dear Friends of Anixter Center-

Anixter Center has a wonderfully successful history of commitment to people with disabilities thanks to the values and spirit of our civic leaders, supporters and volunteers. These champions provide us with the energy and guidance needed to fulfill the vision of Anixter Center.

For us, 2012 was the year civic leaders really stepped to the forefront—led by the unparalleled dedication and support of Mesirow Financial. Richard Price, Chairman and CEO, and Diane Swonk, Senior Managing Director and Chief Economist, were instrumental in making Soaring to Success, our first annual Benefit for Ability, an inspiring evening. With their leadership, the sold-out event grossed more than $420,000.

Perhaps even more important for our long-term success, however, are the introductions they provided to other civic leaders. Thanks to Mesirow’s tireless efforts, many other organizations now know about the people we serve and the wonderful work done here at Anixter Center.

In the coming years, the support of these new civic leaders will energize and sustain us. And, they too will make introductions and continue to enlarge the circle of civic leaders who believe in our mission. 1 These new champions will join forces with our long-time supporters. For years, Anixter Center has been very fortunate to have the dedication of many loyal people. Our doors are open because of them. Each day, I am grateful for the faithful support of the Lester and Rosalie Anixter family and, in particular, the new leadership provided by the next generation of family members as the torch is passed to them.

Deaf and hard of hearing people have no better friends than the Silberman family. Their commitment through the years has been amazing, and once again this year, the Lester J. Anixter Memorial Golf Outing was a major financial success—in addition to being a great time for all.

Finally, each day, our 500 volunteers turn Anixter Center’s mission into reality. Without them, we would not be able to touch the lives of so many people. One person, in particular, stands out. Jack Ehrlich’s immense impact on Anixter Center cannot be truly measured. He has given us a lifetime of service, and it was a pleasure to honor his legacy by renaming our literacy program the Jack Ehrlich Literacy Program.

We welcome the newest members to this distinguished list of volunteers: the Anixter Center Associate Council and Lekotek Ambassador Council. These dynamic groups have already made their impact and will continue to do so.

We are grateful to the many individuals—civic leaders, supporters, board members, and volunteers—who make our work possible. Thank you for your wonderful support of Anixter Center and the people we serve. I look forward to a dynamic 2013.

Kevin Limbeck. President and Chief Executive Officer Anixter Center Anixter Center provides a range of targeted services to help people with disabilities and related challenges live, learn, work and play in the community. Through 33 programs and services at 28 primary locations across the greater Chicago area, Anixter Center serves more than 10,000 children and adults annually and advocates for everyone’s right to participate fully and equally in society. Anixter Center has deep historical roots, having been Live founded in 1919 as an orphanage to care for children who Having a safe and desirable place lost their parents to the worldwide influenza epidemic to live and call home affects a of 1918. As the agency acquired new programs and person’s spirit, health and sense of well-being. Anixter Center manages sites and changed names throughout the 1950s, ‘60s and staffs a variety of group homes and ‘70s, its focus broadened to meet the needs of all and offers outreach services so people with disabilities and their families. people with disabilities can live their best every day. Since 1997, Anixter Center added to its services and merged with three independent agencies that are now divisions of Anixter: CALOR offers services to individuals affected by HIV/AIDS; Chicago Hearing Society provides support to hard of hearing and deaf individuals; and the National Lekotek Center offers learning through therapeutic play for children with disabilities and their families.

Specialized programs and services for people with disabilities of all ages have fanned out in dozens of locations, from Chicago to Zion, making Anixter Center among the Chicago area’s largest nonprofit organizations serving people with disabilities. Work Work opens up the doors for personal growth, increased self-esteem and hope for the future. Anixter Center employs people with disabilities and also partners with outside employers to help participants find jobs so they can achieve their goals.

3 Learn Whether it’s a child taking his Play first steps or an adult developing Play can work wonders! It computer skills, learning helps fosters learning, connections people soar to their highest with others and pure enjoyment. potential. Participants of Anixter Through therapeutic play, Center become all they can be Anixter Center helps children through a full menu of outcome- and their families realize a driven programs and services. whole new world of possibilities. Chris wants to learn. It’s that simple. The subject doesn’t matter—although he’s partial to horses and sports.

A few years ago he wanted to go to college, but his reading skills were too low. Determined to improve, he joined the Anixter Center Literacy Program and has been coming ever since. Not a casual trip for someone who lives in Evanston and must pay for paratransportation.

“Sometimes I surprise myself at how far I’ve come,” he says with an infectious grin, while tapping his wheelchair. Take that sentence figuratively—he’s raised his reading by 4 or 5 levels— and literally—he’s logged many miles getting around.

But it’s worth it to him. The staff welcomes him, and he thinks of his tutors as patient family members who help him improve. Now he’s more talkative and confident and even likes performing at the annual Literacy Showcase.

Yet, he hasn’t forgotten his goal. “I’ll keep coming because I still want to go to college.” Community Support

People with disabilities sometimes have a limited network of friends and acquaintances, spending time instead with caregivers and family members. Preventing that potential disconnect from daily interaction within the community is at the heart of Anixter Center’s specialized day services. Community Resources & Support focuses on learning, socializing and actively connecting with the community through hands-on field trips and recreation. Participants at Anixter Center enjoy vocational enhancement and increased wellness and self- expression via art, music and dance/movement therapy. Participants have access to support in individual and group settings. Home-Based support is available for children and adults receiving home and community-based waiver-funded services. Acting as a facilitator, staff helps individuals and families make choices as to what services they need and want. The services selected may be provided by Anixter Center or by other organizations and agencies.

In Highland Park, Adult Community Transition (ACT) offers therapeutic and supportive recreation and skill building for young adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. ACT assists young people in making the transition from special education to independent living, helping individuals to work, volunteer and engage in community recreation.

Educational Services 5

Learning, growing and succeeding is what Anixter Center’s services are all about. The Stuart G. Ferst School at Anixter Center, for students age 7 to 21, provides academic and vocational instruction for children living with autism, behavioral disorders and other intellectual/developmental disabilities. The focus is on the individual, with learning goals and strategies defined by the needs and abilities of each student. Together, the team at Ferst forms a community of learners all focused on academic success.

Anixter Center’s Jack Ehrlich Literacy Program offers individualized instruction for people with disabilities. Volunteer tutors work one-on-one to assist participants seeking eventual General Education Development (GED) certification, job-seeking skills, computer training or increased day-to-day living skills. The project is made possible by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a division of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds designated for literacy.

The Training Institute provides professional education and training to the staff of Anixter Center and other community agencies, offering a blended learning environment that combines classroom and online participation. “I love my job.” The emphasis Debbie puts on love leaves no doubt she means it.

And she adds, just as emphatically, “I want everyone with disabilities to know they are capable and can do things, too.”

Almost seven years ago, Debbie came to Anixter Center North Employment Services after being laid off from a job she’d held for many years.

Employment Services found a cashier opening at Meijer in Rolling Meadows, and Debbie got the job the same day she interviewed. But she became concerned about talking to customers and having lines of people waiting for her when the store got busy.

With support from Employment Services and her managers at Meijer, those worries no longer exist. She’s been there six years now, considers her coworkers her second family, and talks easily with her customers as she efficiently checks them out. Employment and Business Services

For people with disabilities, finding employment means discovering a whole new world of possibilities. A full one-fifth of the Anixter Center budget is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities find employment in an increasingly tough job market. In 2012, Competitive Employment Placement helped 90 people with disabilities find jobs in retail, transportation, hospitality and other industries. In addition, 108 individuals with disabilities were employed in Anixter Center’s Janitorial and Packaging businesses, a win-win for participants and Anixter Center. These individuals participate in paid work experience, while Anixter generates revenue and serves as a trusted community partner in providing high-quality contract services to local businesses.

Employment services are tailored to meet specific and varied needs. For individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, JOBWORKS services are offered in American Sign Language to support job seekers and possible employers, including such companies as Target Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Midwest Gaming and Entertainment LLC and Eli’s Cheesecake Company. Anixter Center North represents job seekers and provides employment readiness training throughout the north and northwest suburbs. Anixter Center North also operates sites for On-the-Job-Evaluation (OJE) assessment and training programs in the hospitality and retail industry.

The Employment Opportunities program introduces job candidates to private sector employers through placement and supports degreed professionals through its Professional Placement service. CALOR: 7 Employment to Independence offers an array of assistance for people with disabilities in the Latino community seeking employment. Health and Behavioral Health Services

A place to learn and grow, Day Mental Health Services promotes self-awareness and provides support to individuals living with mental illness, including people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Opportunities to engage in recovery from mental illness through education, skill building and community interactions are provided via Anixter Center’s qualified employees.

Substance Abuse Treatment offers people with disabilities outpatient substance abuse services at sites throughout the Chicago area, and makes information and treatment accessible to meet individual needs. Addiction Recovery of the Deaf provides substance abuse services to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. These programs are sponsored/funded in whole or part by the Department of Human Services/Illinois Division of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse and the Chicago Department of Public Health/Office of Substance Abuse Programs.

New Focus connects, supports and motivates people with traumatic or acquired brain injuries as they transition back to community life, offering a day program that emphasizes self-help and direction, teaches employment skills and coordinates ongoing rehabilitation services with referring organizations. Transitions aren’t easy for Crystal. New places, new faces can turn her world upside-down.

Now in her second year at Ferst School, the 19-year-old is learning to handle transitions—a critical step toward leading as independent a life as possible.

The lessons started on the bus. At Crystal’s previous school, her mom frequently went to school to coax her off. But at Ferst, Crystal gets off by herself.

That’s just the start. Crystal now goes to gym class, has moved to a more advanced classroom, and takes class trips, a major milestone.

“Ferst School set high expectations for her and stuck to them,” says Shelly, Crystal’s mother. “They want as much success for my daughter as I do.”

To help Crystal manage transitions and responsibility, she’s been assigned the snack cart. With a grin, she loads the cart and wheels it from room to room. At the end, she can choose her own snack—her favorite part! Residential and Housing Support

Living in a safe and welcoming home is tied to a person’s physical, mental and social well-being. Anixter Center staffs and manages a variety of group homes that house from three to eight individuals with intellectual/ developmental disabilities, as well as two group homes for those in need of mental health services. Anixter Center also maintains 125 units of accessible Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing. With 18 residential buildings, the Residential department represents more than a quarter of the Anixter Center budget and serves the North Side of Chicago, with one Community Integrated Living Arrangement (CILA) in the northern suburbs. Support ranges, depending on the need, from home visits, to family services, to 24-hour support.

The 24-hour Supervised Residential Settings are homes with staffing specifically supporting adults living with intellectual/developmental disabilities, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing. Around-the-clock support is also available for persons with a mental health diagnosis. Staff creates opportunities for residents to engage and interact in the communities, whether that means visiting a restaurant, park or library or developing new applicable skills for day-to-day living.

Anixter Center caseworkers also reach out to people who are living in their own homes and, with selected support, can maintain their preferred residences rather than having them move to more restricted settings. These Intermittent Residential Support Services connect people to existing community services or directly 9 assist with skills such as menu planning, self-care, and money management. Respite services are provided in private homes to relieve caregivers who support someone with a disability.

Special thanks to the Hannah and Frank Grossman Charitable Trust, Robert Frankenstein, trustee, for funding this wonderful trip.

Elvis may have left the building years ago, but his They even sang the blues and danced on Beal Street. spirit is larger than life in Memphis. So, of course, And, when it was time to eat, they sampled such Graceland was on Social Recreation’s list of places local cuisine as BBQ night at Marlowe’s. to visit when the group headed south in June. “They were truly out in the community and For three days the group of six participants explored experiencing everything Memphis has to offer,” the town along with staff. From the duck march at said Mandy Adler, Recreation Therapist. “Some the Peabody Hotel to the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum may never have a chance to take a trip like this and Graceland, they logged a lot of tourist miles. again. For them it was really a trip of a lifetime.” Guillermo Galván believes so strongly in CALOR’s message that HIV/AIDS can be prevented, that he’s ready to share it anytime, anywhere.

Waiting for a bus, the man next to Guillermo casually asked him where he was headed.

Not about to miss that opening, Guillermo said he was going to CALOR and quickly listed some of the prevention services CALOR offers. He ended by encouraging the man to stop by anytime.

For more than a year, Guillermo has volunteered at CALOR. One night he may be assembling 900 HIV prevention packets; another night he may be out in the community delivering them and spreading the message.

“I want people to understand HIV is preventable,” he says. “Too many people don’t understand that.”

His peers respect Guillermo’s dedication. On World AIDS Day they honored him with the Miguel Morales Spirit of Excellence Award, named after a CALOR founder. CALOR

A well-connected, community-based service provider located in Chicago’s Belmont-Cragin neighborhood, CALOR works primarily to provide Prevention and Education Services to individuals affected by HIV/AIDS. Like all Anixter Center services, programs at CALOR (which means “warmth” in Spanish) begin with addressing the needs of each individual. The staff is bilingual, is knowledgeable about community resources and potential employers and has a close-knit cultural bond within the neighborhood it serves. In addition, CALOR offers health, residential and employment services to people living with disabilities.

CALOR offers Medical Case Management Services for individuals who are HIV positive and need support to maintain their health with assistance in areas such as scheduling medical appointments and linking participants with other ancillary services. The Home Services Program is for individuals who need assistance with activities of daily living—CALOR connects them with a homemaker or personal assistant to help with areas such as cooking and bathing.

Prevention Services includes a program called Conexiones (Connections), which addresses the needs of HIV negative individuals, age 25 and over, relating to maintaining their HIV negative serostatus and living as productive members of society. Educational and support groups, outreach activities, health information, HIV testing and Hepatitis C information is available. ICON is for people with developmental and physical disabilities, including 11 those with HIV/AIDS. Under that program, educational and support group services, community forums on health issues and outreach activities are provided. A.C.E. (Advocating for Community Empowerment) is a program that advocates a healthy lifestyle for young gay men, offering HIV/STI testing, personalized counseling and a youth drop-in space for men age 18–29.

CALOR provides support, referrals and advocacy to individuals and their families impacted by HIV/AIDS with safe and affordable HUD housing at “My House,” or Casa Contreras, a 17-unit independent living facility. CALOR also provides Substance Abuse Treatment engagement and referrals for people at risk for HIV/AIDS and substance abuse.

Employment Services at CALOR are directed at all people with disabilities. For those encountering barriers to employment, these services fill an important role by helping develop personal employment plans and resumes, providing training in interview preparation, answering benefit questions and supporting job placement. Employment to Independence is for people with disabilities, including HIV/AIDS. Participants are provided with intake and assessment services, job readiness skills and job placement services. Five-year-old Jocelyn sits quietly in the CHS audiology suite. This is her second visit; her mom brought her after teachers became concerned about her hearing and speech.

Suddenly, Jocelyn’s eyes widen. A grin lights up her face. Within minutes, she tilts her head and starts to quietly hum and then — a little louder — chant. She giggles.

Jocelyn has just received her first hearing aids and is hearing her own voice distinctly and clearly, probably for the first time. A sound most people take for granted is new to her.

Almost immediately, Jocelyn starts exploring other sounds she can make — and hear. As she claps her hands and slaps the chair leather like a bongo drum, her grin grows.

Years ago Jocelyn’s mom brought her older daughter to CHS for hearing aids. She came back because she feels like family here and because she knows she’ll find the resources she needs to help Jocelyn have a brighter future. Chicago Hearing Society (CHS)

A key member of the community since its inception in 1916, Chicago Hearing Society offers a breadth of services for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. In 2012, 34,000 hours of sign language interpretation and captioning services were provided by CHS Interpreter Services. The Audiology Clinic, which includes the Hearing Aid Bank, provided comprehensive hearing evaluations, hearing aids and related services for approximately 1,500 low-income (below 212.5% of the federal poverty level), medically underserved individuals.

The CHS Youth Program introduces successful deaf adult role models to deaf and hard of hearing children and teens and provides structured and creative activities that give youngsters chances to exercise responsibility, leadership and independent living skills. The Social Services and Advocacy program works to ensure accessibility to public and private services and educates the community regarding the needs of people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

The Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance programs are designed specifically for deaf or hard of hearing individuals and offer a variety of confidential services for victims and their families, including short-term counseling, court advocacy and crisis intervention. CHS is also a founding member of CHOICES for Parents, a coalition of Illinois parents and professionals working to ensure that children with identified hearing loss and their families receive the necessary resources, advocacy, information, services and support. 13 Seeing how confident and curious Gabriel is now, it is hard to remember how shy she was the first time she came through Lekotek’s doors. Back then, Gaby was quiet, cautious and dependent on her mother.

Now her independence and engaging smile are easy to see. Through Lekotek play sessions, Gaby, who has Down syndrome, has grown in many ways here and at home. At Lekotek she tries new toys without hesitation and goes on field trips with her new friends. At home she is able to expand how she plays with her family—making playtime much more special for all of them.

Even more important, Gaby is learning to adapt her play skills to other situations. Now instead of withdrawing when faced with a challenge, she meets it head-on. Her confidence has sky-rocketed!

Gaby’s mom is learning, too. By meeting other Lekotek families, she’s discovered a wealth of resources and support. Play really does work wonders! National Lekotek Center

Research shows that children with disabilities learn and develop skills through play to reach physical, cognitive and social goals. Lekotek (a Swedish word meaning “play library”) uses interactive therapeutic play experiences, and the learning that results, to promote the inclusion of children with special needs into family and community life. In addition, Lekotek has built a reputation among toy manufacturers for its expertise in evaluating and rating toys for children with special needs.

Lekotek’s Direct Services include Individual Family Play sessions & Play Groups, Toy Lending to families and professionals and Compuplay for children from birth to age 8. Lekotek also provides Parent Support Groups & Training to families and professionals in the Chicagoland community. During each play session, Lekotek’s Family Play Specialists help parents and caregivers find new ways to meaningfully engage their children in play and assist them in discovering new skills and abilities. Lessons learned in the playroom can be applied to daily life.

Compuplay uses iPads, disability friendly apps and touchscreen computers with assistive technology equipment as well as Wii and Xbox/Kinect gaming devices for gross motor movement and social skills.

Family and Professional Toy Lending provides more than 20,000 toys that are highly recommended for children with disabilities. Included in the Lekotek Toy Library are traditional toys as well as adaptive toys and equipment 15 and switch-operated toys.

Training Services for Parents and Professionals are offered by Lekotek to help parents, educators, specialists or anyone supporting children with disabilities better understand their needs and how they play. The Lekotek model is also replicated among 16 sites nationwide that provide Affiliate Support for traditional programs, and the National Lekotek Center serves as the central source for information on starting and growing a Lekotek program that meets the diverse needs of families in their own communities.

Industry Relations and Partnerships The National Lekotek Center has developed extensive expertise in how to make play accessible and successful for children of varying degrees of abilities. After three decades of providing direct services to children with disabilities and their families, this very specialized niche has made Lekotek a nationally recognized and seasoned resource for the toy industry and professionals working with children with disabilities. Realizing the positive changes Lekotek can make for children with disabilities, Lekotek has established a business development department that packages Lekotek’s expertise in the areas of toys, play and children with special needs.

During the past 16 years, National Lekotek Center has been asked by product manufacturers and retailers to assist them in the following areas: Toy and Product Evaluations & Ratings, Collateral Material Development and Training. Current AblePlay Toy Evaluation Clients Aeromax, Inc. American Educational Products National Lekotek Center Continued American Girl b. dazzle, Inc. Toys “R” Us B. Toys For 16 years, the National Lekotek Center has partnered with Toys Beamz Interactive, Inc. Bulls-Eye Creative “R” Us, a national retailer of toys and products for children, to Choose Friendship Co. publish the Toys “R” Us Guide for Differently-Abled Kids. This Crayonball publication reaches more than one million families each year Educational Insights through direct mail and in-store distribution and is also available Find It Games online at the Toys “R” Us website. Lekotek evaluates approximately Glide Bikes, Inc. ImagAbility, Inc. 200 toys annually, selecting only those with exceptional features JumpSport, Inc. for inclusion in the guide and conducts a formal evaluation Keefco, Inc. process. Upon assessment results, Lekotek drafts the copy that Laser Pegs Ventures, LLC appears in the guide. Each year, Lekotek’s “Top Ten Tips for Little Tikes Company Monkeying Around Choosing Toys” are also featured on page one of the guide. Munchkin, Inc. National AMBUCS, Inc. NAPPA National Sporting Goods Since 2003, Lekotek has served as the Toy judge for the National One Step Ahead Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA). Lekotek evaluates Pacific Play Tents approximately 250 toy products annually, bestowing gold and Patch Products, Inc. honor award status to the top products. The feature article Plushy Feely Corp. Ready, Set Resources announcing the winners is now published in 60 parenting Schoenhut Piano Co. publications nationwide. Lekotek writes a short product Skywalker Holdings, LLC description for the print publications and more extensive SmartNoggin, Inc. copy for the website. In addition, Lekotek writes an article that Strider Sports International, Inc. Springfree Trampoline, Inc. relates current toy trends and children who have disabilities. Swing-N-Slide/PlayCore VTech Electronics Collateral Development Wee Blossom PlayCore Waboba In 2010 a partnership was established with PlayCore, a premier Zatswho, LLC manufacturer of outdoor playground equipment, to promote Current AblePlay Great Find inclusive play and universal design. The result was the launch of Product Evaluation Clients 2PlayTogether, a comprehensive guide that fosters understanding Ablenet, Inc. and fun between children with and without disabilities on Coulson’s Crib, LLC Creativity for Kids playgrounds. Lekotek works with PlayCore to carefully evaluate Focus Education, LLC a variety of products through their AblePlay Rating™. In addition, H.A.P.P.Y Simple Solutions Lekotek has evaluated and written extensive reports on several Little Partners, Inc. different PlayCore product lines including Everlast, GameTime, One Step Ahead Swing-N-Slide and SNUG. Paw Solutions, LLC Styliaga Anixter Center Memorial Golf Outing

More than 100 golfers came out for the 9th Annual Lester J. Anixter Memorial Golf Outing, celebrating the game the late Lester J. Anixter loved. During the spirited 18-hole scramble, golfers competed for several awards, including a lease of a 2012 Jaguar XF donated by Howard Orloff Imports for anyone who made a hole in one. While on the course, guests had the opportunity to meet Chicago Sky Center Carolyn Swords. 17 The day concluded with dinner, a silent auction and a live auction led by event chairman Peter Silberman. Thanks to the generosity of those who attended and event sponsors, more than $143,000 was raised to support Anixter Center’s mission. Sponsors included the Lester & Edward Anixter Family Foundation, Adams Plastics, LP, Summit Executive Centre, and AIM Specialty Health. Our sincere thanks to all of our guests and sponsors for your generosity! Anixter Center’s first Annual Benefit for Ability raised more than $420,000 to support individuals in the Soaring community living with disabilities. A sold-out crowd to Success of more than 400 people gathered at the Harold

Washington Library Center for Soaring to Success, an inaugural event that featured honoree Diane Swonk,

Chief Economist and Senior Managing Director at

Mesirow Financial, and founding chair, Richard

Price, Mesirow Financial Chairman and Chief

Executive Officer. Kevin Limbeck, president and

CEO of Anixter Center, thanked the guests— especially the Lester and Edward Anixter Family Carol and Jack Ehrlich, Foundation, Mesirow Financial, American Airlines Hillary Ebach and the Chicago Tribune for sponsoring the benefit.

Limbeck said that Anixter’s 10,000 adults and children with disabilities would feel the impact of the night’s successful event. John Harney, Richard Desko Nikitovic, Ryann Whalen, Price, Diane Swonk and Linda and Richard Price Kevin Limbeck

Rob Johnson, Diane Swonk and Bruno Cohen

Lesley Anixter, James Anixter, Steve Anixter, Janet Anixter and Joann Anixter-Silva Financial Overview

Operating Expenses Fundraising 2.81% Supporting services Program expenses $ 19,137,934 12.02% Supporting services 2,700,032 Fundraising 631,635

Total expenses $ 22,469,601 Program expenses 85.17%

Operating Revenue Contributions 7.38%

State of Illinois $ 11,078,910 Earned income Other grants & fees 5,197,071 19.90% Earned income 4,453,586 Contributions 1,650,698 State of Illinois 49.50% Total revenue $ 22,380,211

Other grants & fees 23.22%

Earned Income Canteen 0.43% Center Court Grille 2.08% CHS $ 2,582,968 Imaging 5.11% Packaging 1,011,720 Janitorial 11.66% Janitorial 519,267 Imaging 227,523 CHS Center Court Grille 92,737 58.00% Canteen 19,371 Packaging 22.72% Total earned $ 4,453,586

Total Net Assets $ 24,536,556 Employers of People with Disabilities in Partnership with Anixter Center 2011 – 2012

Access Living Heartland Alliance Meijer – Gurnee, IL American Greetings Holiday Inn Express – Rolling Meadows, IL – Highland Park AH Management Group Hyatt Hotels Corporation – Niles, IL – North Aurora Brick House Tavern & Tap Hydroforce Mental Health Association – Peterson Avenue Bright Star Home Care International Career Institute of Chicago – Streamwood Burger King Jewel/Osco MV Transportation – Wilson Yard Burlington Shoe Factory – Mundelein, IL Nelson/Nygaard The Dollar Store Careers & Employment – Des Plainies, IL Portillo’s TJ Maxx Services, Ltd. (Kelloggs) Justice - Skokie Pumpkin Formal Walgreens Carson Pirie Scott Jiffy Lube Purple Communications Wal-Mart Chicago Commons Kappy’s Restaurant QPS – Crystal Lake Chicago Uniforms Lou Malnati’s Ratner Athletic Center – Forest Park Claire’s Lucky Monk Restaurant Rivers Casino – Gurnee, IL Echo, Inc. Mandel, Lipton, Rosebourough Ross-Dress for Less – Hammond Eli’s Cheesecake World and Sharma, Ltd. Sandra Perry – Naperville EMSL Laboratories Mariano’s St. Agnes Healthcare – Niles Fresh Market Marshalls Steak ‘n Shake – North Avenue Good To Go Food – Kenosha, IL Target – Northlake Great Lakes Naval Base – Waukegan, IL – 95th Street – Palatine, IL Habitat Company Menards – Cicero X-Sport Fitness Harper College – Hanover Park, IL – Elston Avenue ZVRS Business Video Solutions Harrah’s Casino – Long Grove, IL – Glenview 21

Earned Income Imaging, Packaging, Janitorial 2011 – 2012

Aadvert International Inc. David Grossman and Associates Personal Care Products Inc. – Department of Fire Prevention Ability One Federal Set-Aside Enjoy Life Foods Phonak Hearing Systems Talbott Teas Program Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Pioneer Environmental Tinley Park Mental Health Center Advance Equipment FGS Inc. Proper Protection Inc. Ulta Beauty American Scrap Metal Field Trip Factory RBS & Associates United States Army Reserve Center, Bazaar, Inc. GC America Relax the Back Forest Park Bowman Printing General Looseleaf Bindery Scooterworks USA Regional Support Command Centrum Equities HuFriedy Sidley and Austin LLP – Department of Housing and Urban Development Change of Art Huron Paper Sock State of Illinois – Department of Veterans Affairs Chenille Kraft ID Clare/Proforma – Central Management Services Urban Accents Chicago Cares IKON – Department of Children and U.S. Legal Support Chicago Transit Authority Innerworkings Family Services, Office of Child Development W.R. Grace Children’s Memorial Foundation International Promotional Ideas Citation Box & Paper Company – Department of Employment Zacuto Film Partnership Invado Pharmaceuticals Security City of Chicago Inventables – Department of Employment – City Hall Jamba Juice Services – Department of Buildings Kernel Seasons LLC – Department of Human Services – Fire Department Midland Paper – Division of Rehabilitation Services – Fire Prevention Department Midpack – Department of Transportation Collins Brothers Network of Strength – Illinois Pollution Control Board Comcast Nickelson Industrial Services State of Tennessee Community Health Organization NISH – Ability One – Department of Commerce and Insurance Community Network Systems Inc. Nordstrom Friends of Anixter Center The Friends of Anixter Center designation recognizes the lifetime giving of our generous donors. The ongoing support of these dedicated individuals makes it possible for people with disabilities and related challenges to soar to their full potential.

Gifts and Grants of $1,000,000 Karen and Robert Strizak* AdvaCare Systems William and Loretta Cleary and above Toy Manufacturers of America Affirmative Industries of Chicago Cochran Family Foundation Estate of Lester J. Anixter United Way of Metropolitan Chicago AIDS Foundation of Chicago Commonwealth Edison The Chicago Community Trust Walgreen Company G.J. Aigner Foundation Complete Cleaning Co, Inc. Polk Bros. Foundation Washington Square Health A.L. Mailman Foundation Elaine D. and Paul T. Cottey* Foundation AllianceBernstein Mr. and Mrs. Alan Crane Gifts and Grants of $500,000 to W.P. and H.B. White Foundation Midge B. Anixter Crowe, Chizek and Co., LLC $999,999 G. H. Zendt Charitable Trust Janet and Steven Anixter* David Dahl Dr. Scholl Foundation Alan and Gail Anixter The Danforth Foundation Toys “R” Us Children’s Fund, Inc. Gifts and Grants of $50,000 to Edward F. Anixter Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John S. Darling Estate of B. Rolwing Whisenand $99,999 Anonymous DDB Needham Chicago Ameritech Associated Agencies, Inc. Jorge and Susan del Castillo Gifts and Grants of $100,000 to Rita Bakewell Baker Development Corporation The Delany Trust $499,999 Sanford and Renee Bank Baker Demonstration School Deloitte LLP Lester & Edward Anixter Family BankAmerica Foundation Foundation Bank of America Charitable Mary C. Dempsey The Baxter Foundation Edward Anixter Foundation Devon Bank Children’s Care Foundation Bank of America Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Driehaus Capital Management, LLC Jeannine Cleary and Frank ten Brink* Scott Helen V. Brach Foundation Jack and Carol Ehrlich* Continental Bank Foundation Alvin H. Baum Family Fund Center Foundation George M. Eisenberg Foundation Matthew and Hillary Ebach* Bears Care Anonymous for Charities Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Beatrice Citibank, N.A. Equity Office Properties Trust The Field Foundation Francis Beidler Foundation Comdisco, Inc. Ernst & Young LLP Foundation for Health Enhancement Margaret Bellock Arie & Ida Crown Memorial Jerald and Ellen Esrick Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Freeman Berger Schatz Patrick & Anna M. Cudahy Fund City of Evanston Benjamin B. Green-Field Foundation Allan and Janice Bergman Mr. and Mrs. W. Allen Davies* Fel-Pro Mecklenburger Foundation Institutional Capital Corp. Best Buy Children’s Foundation The Fezzik Foundation, Inc. Fel-Pro Corporation Jones & Cleary Sheet Metal Co., Inc Dr. and Mrs. Richard L. Bigg Julius Frankel Foundation Stuart and Judy Ferst* Donald P. & Byrd M. Kelly Foundation Blackman Kallick GATX Corporation Field Foundation of Illinois, Inc. Elizabeth Konopka Blind Service Association Grant Healthcare Foundation Fifth Third Bank Irving Lewis Ellen Block Hasbro Children’s Foundation Roland and Iris Finkelman The Little Tikes Company Bloomingdale’s The Healthcare Foundation of Finnegan Foundation Highland Park Lunan Corporation The Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation First Presbyterian Church of Wilmette Illinois Children’s Healthcare Mitsubishi Electric America Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Foote, Cone & Belding Chicago Foundation Foundation BMO Harris Bank For All Kids Foundation Jones Day The Elizabeth Morse Genius Robert and Marjorie Bourke Charitable Trust Sidney and Roslyn Furth JPMorgan Chase & Co. BP Nalco Foundation The Galter Foundation George R. Kendall Foundation Michael and Donna Reiter NEC Foundation of America Eric and Catherine Gastevich* Kenilworth United Fund, Inc. Brandwein* David Nicholson Vladimir and Dorothea Gastevich Kraft Foods, Inc. Briarpatch, Inc. Open Hearts for Retarded Children Gaylord Foundation Vera Leonard Trust Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Frank E. & Seba B. Payne Foundation General Iron Industries Charitable Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Brian W. and Laura Bulger* Foundation Progressive Services Network, NFP Robert Lyon Estate of Sarah S. Burke Grand Victoria Foundation PVS Chemicals, Inc. Robert R. McCormick Foundation Rosie Burke and Jeff Heksh* Jack R. and Kay S. Grossman Estate of Anne Reichel William G. McGowan Charitable Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Charitable Foundation Fund, Inc. The Retirement Research Foundation Literacy Mr. Carl Gulbrandsen Anonymous Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation CNA Insurance Corwith Hamill Mesirow Financial Services Season of Concern C.W. Finkl Foundation, Inc. Dr. Jerome Handler and Barbara Michael Reese Health Trust Louise Silberman and Chris Galle Thomas and Nancy Campbell Handler Morgan Stanley Special Kids Foundation Cannon Design The Harris Foundation Morris Braun Foundation Stericycle, Inc Carol and Anthony Carfang Robert and Linda Hauser NeigerDesignInc Summit Executive Centre The Cashel Foundation Perle W. and Harry Heftman The Northern Trust Charitable Trust Robert and Suzanne Wieseneck Centrum Properties, Inc. Heller Financial, Inc. PepsiCo Charter One Lauren Hill* The Albert Pick, Jr. Fund Gifts and Grants of $10,000 to Chicago Club of the Deaf John R. Houlsby Foundation $49,999 Prince Charitable Trusts Chicago Commons Dr. Daniel Hurley A. Finkl and Sons Co. Gordon and Claire Prussian Chicago Otology Group Hurvis Family Foundation Abbott Laboratories The San Diego Foundation Chicago Partners, LLC InterPark ABC Rail Products Corporation Sears, Roebuck & Company Chicago Stock Exchange Foundation ITAC Abel Noser Corporation Estate of Sheldon L. Siegel Chicago Tribune Foundation Mrs. Jack Jacala ABN AMRO Thomas and Nancy Silberman* Chubb Federal Insurance Company David and Ileen Jacobs* Adams Plastics LLC Jeanine Jasica Reverend Joseph Mulcrone Cheryl Smith and Robert O’Hara* Joseph V. Caponigri The JM Foundation Geoffrey and Karyn Murphy Liz Sode Jack and Margaret Caveney Jocarno Fund Nationwide Acceptance Special People In Need CBS Foundation, Inc. Anonymous Robert Neiman Albert J. Speh, Jr. & Claire R. Speh Mr. and Mrs. Franklin A. Chanen Howard I. Kain Bill and Sherry Nelson Fdn. Chas. Levy Company The Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family William R. Neumann* Students Consulting for Nonprofit Chicago Transit Authority - Helping Organizations Foundation Harry and Rita Nicholls Hand Joseph and Jeanne Sullivan Gregory and Janice Kavanaugh Jim and Ann Nicholson Francisco Cisneros* Rush Taggart Fund Dennis Kellogg Nissan North America, Inc. Citi Commerce Solutions Joseph R. Takats Foundation Helen Kendall Karin D. O’Connor Thomas and Sandra Clark Target Corporation Mrs. G. P. Kendall Julian and Sheila Oettinger June and Bill Cleary Tropp Joseph Keyes On-Cor Frozen Foods, Inc. Clifton Larson Allen LLP UBS Warburg Estate of Ann M. King Edmond and Alice Opler Cochlear Americas Kiwanis International Foundation Foundation Selwyn and Lois Unell Mr. Mac Cohn Mr. and Mrs. Hersch M. Klaff Optima, Inc. Unilever Foundation David and Pamela Conroy Mark and Shawn Kmety Pactiv United Way Crusade of Mercy Credit Suisse First Boston Dave and Sandy Koropp George and Cynthia Parker United HealthCare of Illinois Crump Insurance Services, Inc. Anonymous Christopher Penrose Universal Training Milton A. Curry Lawrence Krema* Peoples Energy US Bank Mr. and Mrs. Alex j. Darragh Norman A. Kwak Dan E. Phelps USG Foundation, Inc. Brian and Diane Diedrich Land O’Frost, Inc. Phonak Varlen Corporation Jim and Deborah Doyle Lawson Products, Inc. Pittway Corporation Charitable Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Sylvia Drebin Kammholz Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation Foundation DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company Harvey and Elizabth Plotnick Visiting Nurses Association Monte Lazarus* Foundation Eric Eisenstein Sidney L. Port Lefkovitz Foundation The Walsh Family Foundation Lynn Elkins* Patricia and Timothy Preheim* Otto W. Lehmann Foundation Victor Weil Trust Howard and Sydney Engel Richard and Linda Price Janet and Eugene Lerner Mrs. Theresa L. Wille Evanston Community Foundation Arthur and Barbara Pringle Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. Jane Woldenberg Mrs. Bernard J. Fairwood Michael Prussian Levi Strauss Foundation Woman’s Club of Evanston Fannie Mae Foundation Dr. Joseph M. Levy Nancy Prussian-Weber and Cliff Peter and Paula Fasseas Foundation Weber YEA! Highland Park, Inc. James and Helen Lewis Lance and Brenda Feis Christopher Reeve Paralysis Nancy M. Young, M.D. Liberty Mutual Insurance Foundation Paul Finnell Wendy Siegel and Kevin Limbeck* Henry and Deborah Robbins Gifts and Grants of $5,000 to Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company 23 Nellie Lindholst Ronald McDonald House Charities $9,999 First Midwest Bank Cathy Lorber, Ph.D. and Phil Burton X. Rosenberg AC Nielsen Crittenden* Mr. and Mrs. James R. Foster Lee and Nathan Rosenmutter Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Achenbaum Catherine M. Lorenz Family Foundation Mrs. Lillian Adler Rickey and Joan Freeman Mrs. Goldie B. Luftig Ruth Lodge for Handicapped AIM Specialty Health Kathleen Friedman Renee Lumpkin Children Catherine D. Albiez Friends Golf League Louis R. Lurie Foundation Patrick G. & Shirley W. Ryan Diane and Tom Allison Gallant Insurance Company Foundation Ann and Robert H. Lurie Foundation AMCO Corporation Carol and Thomas Galuhn Alan and Jill Sahakian The Allan L. Maca Foundation Andersen Steve and Joanne Gilson Jean S. Sampson William D. Mack* William Anixter Glenview State Bank Santa Fe Pacific Foundation Macy’s James R. & Lesley B. Anixter Family Goldberg Kohn Foundation Sara Lee Foundation Albert & Anne Mansfield Foundation Goldman Sachs Foundation Suzanne R. Sawada and Leonard Joy AOL Foundation Albert Golembeski and Jennifer Larry and Beth Markin* SBC Foundation Suzan and Terry Athas Duboc Mattel Children’s Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Schaider Avon Products Foundation Cidney and Jeff Golman Mattel Sales Corporation Joel and Mari Ann Schaider Robert and Linda Badesch Ms. Judi Gorman Mazza Foundation Robert and Barbara Schrayer James and Carolyn Badger Audrey Gould and Russell Hyman McGraw Foundation Nancy and Michael Schulson Warren Baker Grant Thornton, LLP Daniel and Patricia McKay The Seabury Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bank Bruce Gregga David McLone, M.D.* Charles B. See Foundation Ms. Hope S. Beam William and Thelma Grogg Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Elaine Settler Foundation Kathryn and Dave Beecken* Stacey Price Grossman Foundation Shand Morahan & Company, Inc. Eileen and Bruce Bennin Grover Hermann Foundation Bernard and Jean Meltzer Sheryl A. Sharp Joyce and Dennis Black GTCR Golder Rauner LLC Peter and Jenna Merlin MaryMargaret Sharp-Pucci, Ph.D. Mrs. Vivi-Ann Blankstein Mark A. Hajduch Dr. and Mrs. Alan G. Micco and Greg Pucci Bowne of Chicago Hannah and Frank Grossman Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Sheffield Neighborhood Association Charitable Trust Bradford Allen Realty Services Harvey and Marilyn Mines Siemens Hearing Instruments John P. Harney Asher and Ellen Garber Bronfeld Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Peter Silberman The Hartford Donald and Donna Brown Morton International, Inc. Robert Silver Phillip M. Hauser Brozosky & Brosk, P.C. Mosby-Year Book, Inc. Sirius Fund

Donor Key: Black Gifts to Anixter Center (combined giving to Anixter Center, CALOR, CHS and/or National Lekotek Center) Red Gifts to CALOR only Green Gifts to CHS only Blue Gifts to National Lekotek Only * indicates multi-year pledges Friends of Anixter Center Continued

Highland Park Community National City Bank Randi L. and Rob Valerious Thomas and Nicole Cleary Foundation Carol and Carmi Neiger Walter and Judy Van Benthuysen Mr. and Mrs. Myron Cohn Mrs. Frances B. Higley Isabel Neuert Mary Ellen and James Van Ness Columbia College Kevin and Mary Hitzeman NISH Julie and Ron Vander Weele Combined Federal Campaign Holland Capital Management Barbara Ofman Vanguard Charitable Endowment Common Ground Solutions Louis and Nancy Holland Ogilvy & Mather Program James Connors Holy Apostles Philoptohos Society The Owens Foundation Vinyl Materials, Inc. Mr. David Conrad Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holzheimer Kristie P. Paskvan Steve and Diana Ware Cosmair, Inc. Joanna Horsnail* Pearle Vision Foundation Warrior Insurance Group, Inc. Robert and Isabel Curley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Horwich Ronald L. Phelps Sarita Warshawsky Julie Dann and Brad Schneider Eileen and David Hovey Thomas Pizzato Robert and Roberta Washlow Jeffrey and Paula Danoff Howard Simon and Associates, Inc. Ms. Lynne Pontikes Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Weisgal Max and Beth Boosalis Davis The Humana Foundation PPM America, Inc. West Humbolt Park Family and Deluxe Corporation Foundation Community Development Council Carol Jones and Thomas Hynes Print Mint Democratic Club of the 50th Ward Charles H. Wiggins, Jr. Craig Iseli The Private Bank Andy Denenberg Leandra Williams Jackson National Community Fund The Promotion Network, Inc. Pierre and Sarah DeVincentis Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry JCPenney Life Insurance Company Mitchell and Laurel Raci Fund Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Jenner & Block LLC Linda and Jeffrey Wolfson Family RBC Foundation - U.S.A. Foundation Philip and Marsha Dowd Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Reading is Fundamental Draftfcb Chicago Jeffrey and Linda Wolfson Mr. and Mrs. Walter Reed DRU, LLC Juno Lighting Group Michael and Lisa Reninger Thomas Durkin Jennifer Kabana Gifts and Grants of $2,500 to Rich Harvest, Inc. $4,999 James Eisenberg Florence Kaplan Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Warner A. Rosenthal Access Community Health Network Anonymous Anonymous Rothman Family Foundation Alvin A. Achenbaum FCB/Leber Katz Partners The Kara Foundation RR Donnelley Alberto-Culver Company Dr. and Mrs. Feinstein Karate Can DO Foundation RT Specialty Altschuler, Melvoin and Glasser LLP Larry Feldman Debra Dann Kay Carolyn O. Rusnak American Endowment Foundation Mildred Ferri Anita Kelley Mr. and Mrs. John J. Ruth Aon Corporation First Bank & Trust Kellogg School of Management Susan and Marc Sacks Robert D. Appelbaum Bridget M. Flanagan Mr. John Kemnitz* Safeco Insurance Companies Argus Services, Inc. Janet W. Freund Kenilworth Union Church Sanwa Business Credit Corp. Ariel Investments Wayne and Debbie Friedman Mr. Richard Kereluk Charles P. Schwartz, Jr. Association for Retarded Citizens Richard B. Friedman John Kiss Richard Sciortino* B&B Laundry Company Mr. and Mrs. Howard Friend Kittleman & Associates, LLC Searle Charitable Trust Michael and Julia Baccash Gardner Carton & Douglas Kiwanis Club of Evanston Service Club of Chicago Bruce and Ann Bachmann Dean and Kathleen Garstecki Knights of Columbus Charities, Inc. S.G. Cowen & Co. The Henry Bull Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Byron Gerson Mary Kozil Shell Oil Products Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Bank Gregory Geuther* Brian Lepacek* Joellen L. Silberman Bere Foundation Gilson Labus & Silverman, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Levenson Dale Singleton Ms. Carlyn Berghoff Mr. and Mrs. James J. Glasser Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Diane Levy William Wood Skinner Foundation Richard and Diane Berkowitz Morris Gold Vic Linell Meyer and Mildred Skolnick Mr. and Mrs. Howard I. Bernstein Mary and Bruce Goodman Fund Mrs. Robert A. Lorenz Solar Communications, Inc. Ken Bieschke Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gordon Michael Mackey Solo Cup William Blair & Company Graycor Industrial Constructors, Inc. Norman and Marci Malter Marcy Spector* Michael and Helen Boosalis Mr. and Mrs. Marc B. Grayson Gregory and Joan Martin Sprint Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Alan D. Green McDonald Hopkins LLC Paula and Robert Stendel Borg-Warner Foundation Greenberg Traurig Ms. Mary McDonnell Sterling Family Foundation Helen and Willard Boris Lawrence and Cheryl Grelle Michelle McMullen-Tack* Richard and Charlotte Storer Bridgeview Bank & Trust Co. Grubb & Ellis Company MaryRose McNamee and Brad William and Katy Sutter* Joel and Susan Bronstein Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gutterman Batka Ms. Diane Swonk Martin M. Brozosky Nancy Hablutzel Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Mencoff Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Taggart Robert and Elizabeth Bruce Edward and Marilou Haight Timothy and Josephine Messink Thomas Engineering John and Nancy Buchanan Muriel C. Hames Ken and Susan Meyers 360 Communications Carol and Tom Butler Sally M. Hands Dana Mikstay The Times Mirror Foundation Patrick B. Cage Walter H. Hansen Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Miller Travelers California Pizza Kitchen Milton and Abigail Harris Erik T. Miller Treleaven Foundation Cynthia Canary Daniel and Julie Harris Mr. Dominick Mondi TRU Litigation Settlement Fund Earl M. and Margery C. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell J. Hefter Foundation Steven Monroe* Nancy and Thomas Trueblood Highland Park Hospital Chicago Cooling Corp. National Association of People UBS Financial Services Inc. Helen Hilken with AIDS Cimco Communications, Inc. Jeffrey Himmel Elaine R. Moseley Super Press Instant Printing Jean Baker E. Franklin Hirsch Jeremy Mullin Margery Teller Denita Baldi Home Made Easy, Inc.* Muvico Theaters Edward P. Temborius Donald and Katie Bally The Vicki and Thomas Horwich National Bureau of Property Thomas and Karen Terry Banta Direct Marketing Foundation Administration, Inc. Thomas and Gigi Theobald Ms. Karen Barch Household International John and Cheryl Neal Diana Thorpe Barnes & Noble Donald and Jane Hunt Marjorie Nelson True North Communications, Inc. Barnett Capital LTD Irwin Siegel Agency, Inc. NIC Transit, Inc. United Way of Suburban Chicago Sarah and Richard Barrett J. Walter Thompson USA Diana and Paul Nielander Betsy and James Uzzell* Barton Incorporated Jewel-Osco Nielsen Massey Vanillas Anton R. Valukas Bayer, Bess, Vanderwarker JMB Realty Nortech Telecommunications, Inc. Michael Vender Helen Beall JMC Realty, Inc. The NutraSweet Company Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Vogt Ken and Susan Beard Fred Jones Omron Foundation The Wagner Foundation Philip and Janice Beck Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Oticon The Washington National Hortense Becker Catheryne Juckniess Payment America Systems Foundation Benjamin M. Becker Trust Kanne Family Foundation Christopher Peterson Paine Webber Doris Behr Dr. and Mrs. Joel A. Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Ronald and Linda Weinstein Greg and Wendy Beihl Philipsborn Helen Kauffman* Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Weir Bell & Howell Virginia and Stanley Pillman Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kaul Mr. and Mrs. Louis M. Welfeld Katherine L. Bendix Pinnacle Development, Inc. Sheila Kelly Wellpoint Foundation Berger, Newmark & Fenchel Premark International, Inc Kemper CPA Group LLP Wielgus Product Models, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Julian L. Berman David Price Walter and Audrey Kihm Richard Wile Diane and Karl Berolzheimer Nicholas and Susan Pritzker Marcia Kleiman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffry S. Wineman Ronald and Terri Bess The Private Bank and Trust Co. Todd Klein Mr. and Mrs. Richard Woldenberg Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Bianco The Prudential Foundation Suell Kluck Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Woods Charles Bidwill Bryan Kneeland Ramrod Distributors, Inc. & D&B Jeffrey Wulbert Products Fritz and Nancy Biederman Raymond Koehler The York Children’s Foundation Karen F. Reeder Billow, Butler & Company Allene E. Landman Jeanne Zasadil Charles and Cathy Ripp Jackie and Butch Bingham Land’s End Inc. David and Petronella Zeunert Riverside Township Lions Club Charles and Evelyn Bloom Leaf, Dahl and Company Zurich Kemper Investments, Inc. Janet Rogatz Blum-Kovler Foundation Learning Curve International, Inc. Tom Rolfes Mr. Dan Boho Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leopold, Jr. Gift and Grants of $1, 000 to Rooks, Pitts & Poust Mr. Bill Boockford Mr. and Mrs. Marc N. Levin $2,499 Rosenberg Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Barry Bowen 25 Robert M. Levy 101.9 FM The Mix Dorothea H. Ross Foundation Michael and Marianne Brailov Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce A. A. Robin Family Foundation Rotary Club of Evanston Mr. and Mrs. Myron Brakke Lisec & Biederman, Ltd. Access Living Rotary Club of Wilmette Harbor Bravo Restaurants, Inc. Patricia M. Livingston Jason and Margaret Adess Mrs. Harold Rudich David and Arden Brenner Dennis Lockhart Advanced Bionics Peggy & Samuel Rudofker Fund Brody Trading and Arbitrage, Inc. Richard J. Loewenthal, Jr. Aggressive List Management, Inc. Salomon Smith Barney Joel Brosk Richard R. Lorenz Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Randy Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Brown Richard and Donna Loundy Mr. and Mrs. James L. Albrecht Peter and Emily Sandquist Marcy and Manny Brown James Lundstrom Dr. and Mrs. Hubert A. Allen Michael and Ingrid Sarapuu Jeff and Sue Brunner Ginger and David Maloney Allied Benefit Systems, Inc. Donald W. Schaumberger Ben Buettell Aaron Marovitz ALLTEL Steven and Susan Schelling Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation Marvin Herman & Associates American Com-Source Dr. and Mrs. James and Susan Technologies, Inc.* Bulkmatic Transport Company Massage Therapy Foundation Schneider American Express Tax and Business Galen and Birch Burghardt Mayer Brown LLP Robert E. Schneider Foundation Services, Inc. Jay L. Burkett* Anina and Roger McCarron Schroder Structured American Express Travel Related James and Cynthia Burns McDonald’s Corporation Investments, Inc. Services Company, Inc. Pam Burr Michael and Janet McHugh Schwab Rehab Hospital & Care American Mail-Well Network Scott and Maureen Byron Robert and Marilyn McIlvaine Scott & Penny Anixter Family The Charles Schwab Corporation Foundation John J. Cahill, Inc. Carlette McMullan and John Foundation Brian Caldwell Gibbons James and Lesley Anixter Denise Selz Caldwell Letter Service, Inc Merrill Lynch Howard and Fern Anker Seyfarth Shaw LLP Kevin and Suzanne Callahan Bill Messink Appraisal Associates, Inc. SG Cowen Patrick J. Campbell MetLife Marie L. Aries Misao Shiratsuki The Capital Group Companies Metropolitan Bank Group, Inc. Arthur Riley Peterson Trust JoAnn Silva Charitable Foundation Denny and Mardi Moore Aditi Arya Skokie Paper & Paint Caption First, Inc. James B. Moran AT&T Network Systems William Smithburg Richard and Judy Carney Mr. Robert Moriarty Austin Community Foundation- Sorenson Communications Goldblatt Fund Cash Station, Inc. James and Sylvia Morrison St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center Carlos M. Azcoitia Catholic Office of the Deaf Richard M. Morrow The Steinmann Family Foundation Lesli Babbs Cavanaugh Family Foundation

CBI Industries Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Decker Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Fridstein The Honorable Curtis Heaston Lisa Centone and Joseph Curci John and Alice Deimel Steven and Leesa Friedlander Lauren Heath and Kent Barrnett Central Federal Savings Delta Dental Friends of Vi Daley Ronald and Ronna Heftman Ted Cesarz DePaul University Susan and Sy Frolichstein Edward Heil CFE Dr. William Deutsch and Natasha Alene Frost Mr. Seth M. Hemming CHAC, Inc. Deutsch Paul Fung* Sandra M. Hempleman David Chamberlin D. Seth Dibblee G.D. Searle & Company Paul and Nancy Herbert Changepace Dick’s Vending Service, Inc. Lenny Gail and Robin Steans Karen and Marvin Herman Alan and Jean Chapman DMK Burger Bar, LLC Nancy Gallagher* Edgar and Nancy Hillner Chi Omega Fraternity Don Shearn Marketing Services, LLC Galmont Consulting, L.L.C. Ivan and Lucille Himmel Chicago Creative Partnership Paul and Colette Donnelly Brian and Amber Gambla HITEC Chicago Mercantile Exchange John and Debbie Donofrio GE Capital Holland & Knight LLP Foundation Daniel and Carol Doody Richard Gelula and Ellen Singer Hooters Chicago Office Technology Group Thomas W. Dower Foundation James Getz Hopkins & Sutter (GOTG) Michal Dowell and Tosha Downey Michael & Carrie Gidwitz Fdn. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Horwich Chicago Public Schools-Early D-P Productions, Ltd. Childhood Education Greg and Lynn Giles Christopher Hrdlicka Nick and Lynn Dragisic Chicago Title & Trust Company Ari F. Glass Tiffany Hundley Duane Morris, LLC Chicago Twenty Something Globe Glass Mirror Karen Hunt and Andy Bryan Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Duhl The Children’s Surgical Craig Goesel Iglesia Mision Del Valle Resale Shop Foundation, Inc. Jeff and Jean Dukes Adam Gold IL Registry of Interpreters for the Cirque du Soleil Mr. and Mrs. Louis R. Duman Herbert Goldberg Deaf IRID CJW Consulting & Services, Inc. E.W. Corrigan Construction Co. Gary Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Jack Inman Thomas and Dana Clancy Dr. David A. Ebert Rabbi Douglas Goldhamer and Interlake Foundation Shirley A. Clarke Eby Brown Co. Peggy Bagley International Resources Company Megan Cleary Dean Egerter Louis and Barbara Goldman J.B. Charitable Trust Code, Hennessy & Simmons Ehlert Financial Group, Inc. Norman M. Goldring John and Betty Jacobs Garry Cohen and Rabbi Debra Rochelle Eisenberg Mrs. Mildred Golub Edward and Willa Jacobs Nesselson Cohen James and Pam Elesh Michael and Mary Goodkind Bruce Jancovic, Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cohen Mr. and Mrs. William G. Elliott Gillain and Ellis Goodman Susan Jelly Carolyn and Jim Cole Linda Ellis Foundation Jennings Chevrolet, Inc. Stephen and Christine Cole Paul Embree Goodman Theatre Polly Jensen College of St. Catherine Norma and Robert Englund Eugene and Charlotte Gordon David A. Johnson Colliers Bennett & Kahnweiler Inc. Enivar Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Gottlieb Laura Thompson Mr. and Mrs. John Comerford Philip and Nikki Ephraim Marvin & Elaine Gottlieb Family Johnson Publishing Co. Foundation Communication Service for the Deaf Jim Epstein Georgianne Joseph Great American Management Community Service Options, Inc. Equip for Equality & Investment, Inc. Joseph Leigh Designs William and Eileen Conaghan EREX, Inc. Francis and Catherine Green Susan Jun Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Condon Mrs. Sandra Errant Mr. and Mrs. Bud Greene Junior League of Chicago Consortium to Lower Obesity in Lucy Fairbank Bob and Amy Greenebaum Junior League of Evanston Chicago Children (CLOCC) Fairfield Savings Bank, F.S.B. Mrs. Robert J. Greenebaum, Sr. Paula Kahn Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper Fara Commercial Brokerage Griffith Laboratories Inc. Lori Kaiser Terry and Robin Cosgrove Jorge Farr-Aguilar Norman Grunewald Michael Kamradt Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cote William M. Fausone Guarantee Reserve Life Ins. Co. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kaplan John Craig Linda Fetzer Robert and Susan Gundlach Mr. and Mrs. Burton Kaplan Amanda Crawford S. Richard Fine William and Kay Gurtin Mr. and Mrs. Frank Karger, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alasdair R.J. Cripps Lolita Finnell Ms. Sarah Guth Ronald Katch Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cronin Charles Fiorito and Dr. Sylvia Duby* Mr. and Mrs. Laurence I. Guthmann KBL Financial Management Geoffrey and Katherine Cubitt First Analysis Securities Corporation Dr. Joseph Hageman and Sally Michael L. Keiser and Rosalind James and Gail Cummings First DuPage Bank Hageman Keiser Charitable Trust Stanley Cutter First East Side Savings Bank Hamill Family Foundation Dennis Keller CVS Caremark Daniel Fischel and Sylvia Neil Harold and Catherine Handelsman Bart and Margaret Kempff George and Carol Cyrus Fred D Fischer Harper College Therese and Patrick Kenneally Cyrus Realty Carole Flamm, M.D.* Harpo Entertainment Group Susan Kidder D & V Interiors, Ltd. Foley & Lardner Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Harris Kingswood Advertising, Inc. Dade Community Foundation Betty S. & Robert B. Frank Charitable Diane Harris Darrell and Sandy Kirk Mr. Kevin J. Daugherty Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Harris Kirkland & Ellis Mr. Steven Daugherty Mrs. Zollie S. Frank Mrs. Henry G. Hart, Jr. Kitchen Classics, Inc. James and Wendy Daverman Herbert and Eileen Franks John Hartigan Sidney C. Kleinman Mr. and Mrs. Matt Davidson Kyle Freimuth Ms. Sophie Haspel Gary Kline Muller Davis and Lynn Straus Karl J. Frey John and Mary Jeanne Kneen Mr. and Mrs. Wayne C. Kocourek Kevin Mayes* Okamoto U.S.A., Inc. Harry & Bessye Rosenberg Helen and Bernard Kozloff Family Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCarthy Susan Oliver and Michael Takada Charitable Fund Foundation Timothy and Barbara McDonough John and Deidre Omahen Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Rosenberg Loraine Kraft Mr. and Mrs. William D. McGuire Marilyn Ontiveros Benjamin J. Rosenthal Foundation Suzanne Krohn David and Diane McKee Orren Pickell Development and Rosie’s Corporation Kumlin & Fromm Ltd. William and Nancy McKenna Mgmt., LLC Rotaract Kurtis Productions Mr. and Mrs. Luther C. McKinney Beverly Otey Cathy and Marvin Rotstein Ms. Jamie Kurzman Charles and Kathie McKirdy Packaging Corporation of America The Royal Group The Kylin Fund Douglas McLaury C. Jeff Pan Mr. and Mrs. Arlen D. Rubin Mr. Brock C. Lamarca Mr. and Mrs. James E. McManus Panagaea II, Inc. Dr. Myron Rubnitz and Susan Rubnitz James R. Lancaster Mr. and Mrs. Ed McManus Panduit Sales Corporation Ryan Enterprises Group Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Laner Medical Marketing Service, Inc. Park Federal Savings Bank S & C Electric Company Ms. Beth Lange Lawrence and Ann Meehan Park USA Dan Sabol George and Marti Lannert Henry Meers Park West Community Association Bruce Sagan and Betty Cerf Hill Dodi and Steven Larrick* Steven and Roberta Meier David and Barbara Parson Saks Fifth Avenue LaSalle Street Securities, LLC Stephen and Carol Metzger Thomas and Vicki Pate Tom and Darlene Saler Leigh and Karen Lasky Karen L. Meyer Nicki and Greg Pearson Mrs. Raymond C. Salm Robert F. and Noreen Lassandrello Bert Winston and Jean Michaels Elmer Pendarvis Debby Sampson Pavel and Sheri Latash MidAmerica Bank Al and Kitty Pennacchio Sani-Craft Co., Inc. Laubach Literacy Mills Charitable Foundation Pepper Construction Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Savage Marilyn Lederer Andrew and Nancy Mills Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Pettry Mr. Norman Schlismann Corinne C. Lee Milton North Insurance Trust Pfizer Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John I. Schlossman Glenn Lefkovitz Mr. and Mrs. Milton Minkin Philip Morris Companies, Inc. Adele Schlotzhauer Mr. and Ms. Paul Lehman Aimee Minkin Thomas and Marcia Philips Hilary and Frank Schmitz John P. Leonetti, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Russell F. Miserendino W. Phillips School Sisters of St. Francis Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Leopold Mitchell and Company Pilot Foundation Paul and Ann Schreckenberger Laurie and Gerry Levin Molex Dan Pinkert and Freddi Greenberg Mr. Rick Schweig Gil Levy and Marliss Levin John and Ann Mommsen Steve and Cheryl Pliskin Doug and Maria Scott Frieda Levine Mary Lee Montague Jim Polark Nancy Seeger Helene and Charles Levine A. Montgomery Ward Foundation Mary Jane Pollack Alice Segal Joseph Levy Family Foundation Moraine Township Polyform Products Company Joseph Seliga* Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lewin Mr. Frank J. Morgan Michael I. Ponticelli Dr. William Semiloff Limelight Catering David E. Morgans Pope & John, Ltd. Albert and Donna Serewicz 27 Lincolnwood Developers Mr. and Mrs. Harold Morrison Prevalent Films, LLC Dr. and Mrs. John F. Settich Eleanore M. Lipton Dr. Kathryn Morrison Price Waterhouse Daniel Shachtman Alfred Lipton Motorola Foundation Procter & Gamble Professional Shelly and Peter Shannon Lisle Savings Bank Mt. Sinai Hospital Prospect Federal Savings Bank Martin A. Shapiro Stuart and Jennifer Litwin Mr. Peter T. Nash, Ph.D. Caitlin and Joseph Pultz Sherman Plastics Corp. Locke Lord, LLP National Safety Council John and Kathleen Purvis Brian Shevitz Dr. and Mrs. Henry S. Loeb National Easter Seal Society Quarles & Brady LLC Mrs. Arthur Shields John W. Loeb National Mah Jongg League Mrs. Rama Raviv Daniel Shore and Jill Flodstrom Mr. and Mrs. James R. Loewenberg Navistar Foundation Mr. Jeremiah Rawlings Steve and Sue Shortell Richard and Elaine Loewenstein Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Neal Dr. Daniel Ray and Dr. Lynne Kaminer Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Shortino Barry Lohman Near North Insurance Agency, Inc. Deborah S. Raymer William and Stephanie Sick Gordon and Leslie Long Margaret and Bill Nellis RBN & Associates, Inc. Renee Silberman Peggy and Tom Luce William and Marian Nelson Reed Smith LLP Howard Simon Lucent Technologies Larry Nettles* Reeden Capital Group John and Erica Sinsheimer Paul and Margaret Lurie Ted Netzky Relations Foundation Skadden Arps LLP John and Constance Lyman Mark and Joanne Newman John and Dorene Lynch Suzanne Reznicek and James Mr. and Mrs. David Smerling Mr. and Mrs. Howard Newton Hougo Madelyn MacMahon Jonathan Smith and Racheline Paul and Sheila Nielander Bernard and Katrina Rice Schreim The John D. and Catherine T. Thomas Noesen MacArthur Foundation Mary Ridley Patrick Smith Non Violent Games, Inc. Andrew MacDonald Mrs. Anita Robin Jerry Smoler North Shore Community Bank Anonymous Thomas and Francine Snyder Mr. Thomas Macina & Trust Co. Rose and Roy Robinson Solutions Systems, Inc. MacLean-Fogg Company North Shore Security Roche Laboratories, Inc. Heike and Philip Spahn Maine Plastics, Inc. Nicholas and Susan Noyes Chris Rodriguez Special Children’s Charities Mr. and Mrs. H. George Mann James and Pamela Nugent Mr. Richard Romano Alan and Vicki Spigelman James Marks Jim O’Brien Law Offices of Mary Ellen Sprint Relay Martin & Marbry Realtors John O’Connor Rosemeyer SPS Transaction Services Betty Matlock* Mrs. David Ofner Wendy-Sue Rosen Square D Foundation Jerry and Lynne Matsumoto Oil-Dri Corporation of Georgia Harry Rosenberg and Rachel Scott Stahr Matthews Roofing Dvorkin

Stanard & Associates, Inc. Triangle Printers, Inc. Mrs. Harvey M. Walken Odelle R. Winthrop Stark Foundation John Trinta Walter and Elaine Walker Erich and Susan Wise Eric Stavriotis Tri-Service, Inc. William F. Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Witlin Brad and Ronna Steinback TTX Company Stephen and Claudia Walter Arthur Wood Steiner Electric Company Turner Construction Company Mr. Marc A. Walwyn Carol Woodworth Craig D. Stepnicka Barbara Uher and Gail Vijuk Helen Wargel Namie Wren Mr. and Mrs. William G. Stern Ultra Care Home Medical Andrew Warmus* Mr. and Mrs. Russel Wunderlich Doris Sternberg Coffield Ungaretti Fred H. and Beverly E. Wehrenberg W. W. Grainger, Inc. Jerome H. Stone Family Foundation United Airlines Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Weil, Jr. Tom Yoder Howard and Audrey Stovall United Way of Tri-State Marjorie Wein Herbert and Naomi Young Robert and Lori Stromberg United Parcel Service Samuel Weinstein Pearl A. Zager David L. Strulowitz Unity Church in Chicago Wellmark Health Plans of Northern Zaza Salon Robert D. Stuart Jr. Foundation Urban Elevator Service Illinois Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Zeffren Sutcliffe Pharmacy Virginia C. Vale Norm Westerhold Sam Zell Foundation Thomas and Pat Swaney Riaan Van de merwe Westin O’Hare Hotel Paul and Cindy Zimmerman Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Swanson Tyler and Courtney Van Lonkhuyzen* Wheelchair Getaways, Inc. Dr. Alan Zunamon and Nancy Deborah Thom Stephen Vanderwoude Widex Cunniff Carol Leonard Thorne Anand Varghese and Amy Laboy Frances M. Wiet Helen Thunack Samuel Visner Ronald and Kathleen Will Anixter Center’s 2012 Annual Report Dan and Cara Tiltges David and Marilyn Vitale George Willenborg lists donors who have made gifts TimeMed Labeling Systems, Inc. Richard Vitkus George and Betty Willhoite totalling $1,000 or above. All of our T-Mobile Vogl Family Foundation Wille Tool Corporation generous donors are honored on our website, www.anixter.org. Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi W & M Client Special Services Stephen and Susan Willis & Blackstone, Ltd. Wineman Charitable Foundation

FY12 In-Kind Gifts

AbleNet Amanda Crawford Jones & Cleary Sheet Metal Co., Inc Barbra Potucek Abt Electronics and Appliance Cubby Bear Jones Day Procter & Gamble Professional Adventure Stage Chicago Chicago Cubs Joseph Leigh Designs Saks Fifth Avenue Chicago Marcelo Aguilar Genevieve Daniels Alison Kahler Scentsy Terri Albert DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre Caren Kaplan Pam Schiewe American Blues Theater DePaul University Karate Can DO Foundation Alice Segal Midge B. Anixter Donald Donahue Kellogg School of Management Peter C. Silberman Balani Custom Clothiers Mary Ann Einarson Emily Klauder Louise A. Silberman Beam, Inc. The Field Museum Thomas J. Klutznick Co. Southport Grocery Chicago Bears Rickey Freeman La Playita Starbucks Coffee John Bielenberg Paul Fung Dawn Lerner-Manshreck Eric Stavriotis Rick Blommer Judi Gorman Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Mari Stecker The Blues Jean Bar Audrey Gould Inc. Todd Stecko Botti Studio - Chicago Grand Lux Cafe Limelight Catering Steppenwolf Theatre Co. Donna Reiter Brandwein Grapevine Flowers Lincolnshire Marriot Resort Students Consulting for Nonprofit Bravo Restaurants, Inc. Madeline Graunke Mario Tricoci Hair Salons & Day Organizations Spas Bucktown Builders and Design Jerry Graunke Cody Sundberg Scott Mastin Corp. John Grund Jackie Tamas Jan Matsumoto Rosie Burke Randall A. Hack Diana Thorpe Mesirow Financial Services Jay L. Burkett Hard Rock Hotels & Casinos Trapeze School New York-Chicago Music Direct Cannon Design John P. Harney Dean Travaglio Muvico Theaters Chicago Twenty Something Lauren K. Hill Treasure Island Foods, Inc. MWW Group Chicago Shakespeare Theater Kevin R. Hitzeman Waldorf-Astoria Chicago Carol Neiger Barbara Chyette House Red Vinoteca Monica L. Walker NeigerDesignInc. Jeannine Cleary House of Blues Chicago Westin O’Hare Hotel Noodles & Company Megan Cleary Karen Hunt Chicago White Sox Oakbrook Hills Marriott Resort Nicole Cleary Illinois Sports Facilities Authority Whole Health Chicago Olympia Fields Country Club Edward Connolly Island Creek Oysters Norma Xing Panera Bread Costco Wholesale I’ve Been to a Marvelous Party Zaza Salon Elaine D. and Paul T. Cottey Potbelly’s Sandwich Works Anixter Center Board of Directors Fiscal Year 2012 Our Values

(Executive Committee is current as of June 30, 2012) Person Centered We affirm the worth, capacity and contributions of all people Excutivee Committee Francisco Cisneros, Ph.D., and treat everyone with dignity and respect. We promote self- C.A.D.C. CHAIR President/CEO advocacy and advocate for full human rights and participation Elaine D. Cottey Pilsen Wellness Center in the community. We offer education and support to make CHAIR-ELECT Hillary A. Ebach Joanna Horsnail Executive Vice President informed choices. We value working together, using our diverse Partner Lurie Investments, Inc. talents and experiences to support individuals in leading a Mayer Brown LLP Dwight Floyd self-directed and full life. Harris Bank (retired) TREASURER Eric T. Gastevich Steve Gilson Commitment to Employees E.T. Gastevich Enterprises LLC Partner Gilson Labus & Silverman LLC We value our employees and provide a supportive, culturally SECRETARY Lauren K. Hill Carol Neiger sensitive work environment with opportunities for professional Managing Director President Guggenheim Partners LLC development and growth. NeigerDesignInc.

Joseph M. Levy, M.D. Retired Physician Open and Honest Communication

DIRECTORS during FY12 William Mack We foster an accessible environment in which respectful Executive Director Jason G. Adess communication and the exchange of ideas can occur. Morgan Stanley Partner Berger Schatz Lawrence Markin Informed Action President & Owner Karen Barch Sherman Plastics Corp. We strive to exceed expectations by basing our practice on Consultant Mary M. McDonnell the best available research and operational experience. With a Donna Reiter Brandwein President Licensed/Certified Sign McDonnell & Associates vision toward being the best, we actively seek ways to improve Language Interpreter Patricia Hunt Preheim and innovate through ongoing customer and employee feed- Ellen Garber Bronfeld Independent Consultant Advocate back and by promoting a continuous learning environment. Daniel K. Sabol Brian Bulger Vice President, Partner Collaboration Relationship Manager Meckler Bulger Tilson HSBC Bank USA We achieve our mission and inspire communities through Marick & Pearson LLC teamwork with people living with or at risk of disabilities, Jay L. Burkett HONORARY BOARD MEMBER Partner, Advisory Services Jack Ehrlich families, donors, volunteers, community members, our Grant Thornton LLP PRESIDENT AND CEO employees, and other professional partners. Kevin Limbeck ex officio Excellence We maintain a disciplined, results-oriented organization

Editorial Committee and operate within the highest ethical standards in all of Rosie Burke Reviewers our working relationships and business practices. Vice President, External Elaine D. Cottey Relations Hillary A. Ebach Eileen Norris Patricia Hunt Preheim writer Amy Laboy Director, External Relations Sharon Honaker Manager, Communications & Marketing Anixter Center 2001 N. Clybourn Ave., 3rd Floor Chicago, IL 60614 (773) 973-7900 (773) 973-2180 (TTY) (773) 973-5268 (Fax) [email protected] www.anixter.org