• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

ISSUE 3 – 2016 DIRECT A PROMISE KEPT: FROM THE TEXAS CHILDREN’S HEART HOSPITAL THE Direct Energy p. 22 WOODLANDS p. 16 AMERICAN LEGENDS HONORED p. 24 PERFORMING MIRACLES: TRANSPLANT SERVICES AT TEXAS CHILDREN’S p. 26 ISSUE 3 – 2016 IN THIS ISSUE ... 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2016 Calendar 4 2016 BOARD OF TRUSTEES of Events OFFICERS EMERITUS TRUSTEE What’s New, What’s Next A Responsibility to ANN LENTS JOSEPHINE E. ABERCROMBIE 5 CHAIRMAN the Future ADVISORY BOARD MICHAEL LINN Shirley and Ralph Alexander EDUARDO AGUIRRE, JR. PRESIDENT Inside the 6 KIRBY ATTWELL LEWIS E. BRAZELTON III KEVIN C. KING Promise Campaign BEN A. BROLLIER VICE PRESIDENT HOLCOMBE CROSSWELL FREDA WILKERSON BASS DONALD P. DEWALCH VICE PRESIDENT ROBERT L. GERRY III BEN B. McANDREW III CINDY B. TAYLOR WILLIAM K. McGEE, JR VICE PRESIDENT DARRELL C. MORROW GEORGE A. PETERKIN, JR C. PARK SHAPER TOWNES G. PRESSLER TREASURER Ambassadors for SUSAN BELL BOYKIN 8 SECRETARY Texas Children’s Hospital DACE REINHOLDS Big Turnouts, 11 ASSISTANT SECRETARY Better Outcomes (non-trustee) Community Events BOARD OF TRUSTEES Supporting Texas Children’s WILLIE J. ALEXANDER EDWARD S. McCULLOUGH MERRELL A. ATHON ROBERT E. MEADOWS Texas Children’s THOMAS G. BACON DAVID L. MENDEZ 16 FREDA WILKERSON BASS SUZANNE NIMOCKS Hospital SUSAN BELL BOYKIN ANTHONY G. PETRELLO MARTHA CARNES DAN PICKERING The Woodlands GARY L. ROSENTHAL 19 The Driving Power JOSEPH A. CLEARY, JR. JAN DUNCAN TONY SANCHEZ of Promise JENNY ELKINS C. PARK SHAPER Nancy Gordon NANCY R. GORDON L.E. SIMMONS 20 Years of 20 VICTOR E. HARRIS JOEL V. STAFF “What’s Up, Doc?” RONALD C. HULME Y. PING SUN JODIE LEE JILES CINDY B. TAYLOR KEVIN C. KING BRAD TUCKER ANN LENTS MARK A. WALLACE MICHAEL LINN PETER S. WAREING BARRY H. MARGOLIS MAX P. WATSON WILLIAM N. MATHIS SCOTT N. WULFE PROMISE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP PROMISE CAMPAIGN CHAIRS CAROL AND MICHAEL LINN 22 A Heartfelt PROMISE CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS HOLCOMBE CROSSWELL Commitment CAROL AND PHIL GARNER Direct Energy Celebrating NANCY GORDON 24 CARI AND JOHN GRIGGS Legendary JUDY AND GLENN SMITH Americans Giving Children a PROMISE CAMPAIGN HONORARY CHAIRS An Evening with 26 JANICE AND ROBERT McNAIR a Legend Events Second Chance at Life: Transplant Services at Six Decades 30 CONTRIBUTORS Texas Children’s Hospital AMBER L. TABORA, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT, of Making MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS a Difference STACEY COOK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Auxiliary to MICHAEL COTHRAN, MANAGING EDITOR Texas Children’s Hospital ANN SAYE, MANAGING EDITOR CAROLINE WILLIAMS, EDITOR/CONTENT COORDINATOR MICHELLE HERNANDEZ, CONTENT CONTRIBUTOR KELLY CLIBURN, CONTENT CONTRIBUTOR ADCETERA, DESIGN AND CONTENT CONTRIBUTER JENNY ANTILL CLIFTON, ALLEN KRAMER, PAUL KUNTZ, WILL LEBLANC, JOHN LEWIS AND CHINH PHAN, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Start making a difference today. Give over the phone Give via mail 832-824-6806 Texas Children’s Hospital Office of Development 1919 South Braeswood Boulevard Give online Suite 5214 texaschildrens.org/give Houston, Texas 77030 aspire.texaschildrens.org 4 CALENDAR OF EVENTS TOSS FOR TEXAS FORUM LUNCHEON CHILDREN’S HEART HOUSTON CENTER September 21 October 6 Please join Surgeon-in-Chief It’s a fun-raising fundraiser that’s Dr. Charles D. Fraser, Jr., and like nothing else. Come out for meet some of the experts who are great food and good times as we advancing Texas Children’s surgical raise support and awareness for enterprise each and every day. Texas Children's Heart Center. CELEBRATION OF “WHAT’S CHAMPIONS BAD PANTS OPEN UP, DOC?” October 7 October 20 November 17 Join us as we celebrate champions You don’t need to bring your best Don’t miss this opportunity to in the community and champions in golf game — just your worst pants. meet Texas Children’s best and the fight against pediatric cancer. All proceeds benefit Texas Children's brightest and discuss hot-topic Newborn Center. medical issues here in Houston and around the world. Visit aspire.texaschildrens.org. IS ONLINE! All the amazing stories and Texas Children’s news you love in Aspire are just a touch, swipe or click away. Visit online and gain access to: full the latest more articles videos photos To view this issue, or for access to previous issues, visit aspire.texaschildrens.org. And don’t forget to share with friends! ISSUE 3 – 2016 5 PROFILES IN PHILANTHROPY CALENDAR OF EVENTS A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE FUTURE SHIRLEY AND RALPH ALEXANDER Shirley and Ralph Alexander moved to the Houston area 31 years ago. They were a young couple, newly married and anxiously awaiting the arrival of a child, and they were comforted knowing that family from New York had also recently relocated to nearby Spring, Texas. Soon after the move, the Alexanders’ young niece was diagnosed with leukemia. Her best choice for treatment was Texas Children’s Hospital. t worked, and they saved her Shirley said. “It was a great place its residents and the generous working to bring its world-class life,” Ralph Alexander recalled. to think about the next chapters spirit of civic and philanthropic health care to the communities “I“I’m not sure she could have in our life — settling here and responsibility. north of Houston. Shirley and gotten the same treatment enjoying all the things that this “If you have a desire to help, to Ralph recently made a generous where she came from, so it community brings.” be constructive, to create progress gift of $250,000 to Promise: The was a wonderful outcome.” Since returning to the area, the for our community, you can do it Campaign for Texas Children’s In the decades that followed, Alexanders have witnessed many here,” Ralph said. “Shirley and I Hospital that will specifically a career in the energy industry things, including astronomical have had the pleasure of meeting support Texas Children’s Hospital took Shirley and Ralph around the growth. New wonderful people The Woodlands. world. During that time, they hung commercial who give of “Why are we so supportive of their hats in many places — New and residential "It’s not time to give when themselves — not Texas Children’s? I’d have to say York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San developments you can — it’s time to give just money, but the first reason is because we Francisco, Cleveland and even are constantly when it’s needed." time, to make this can be,” Ralph said. “And those the United Kingdom. But Texas cropping a better place, of us who can be, I think, have a – Ralph Alexander always seemed to draw them back. up, and with and that’s really responsibility to do that. But also, After 15 years of living overseas, them, new exciting.” we’re getting the opportunity to get they decided to return “home” to people and new opportunities. The Alexanders began exploring something that is absolutely best Texas once more and settled in But the most striking thing ways to become involved. The on the planet here. Texas Children’s The Woodlands. Shirley and Ralph have noticed choice immediately became clear is world-class, and it’s great for “We liked the newness of The about The Woodlands is the to them when they learned that the community.” Woodlands — the freshness,” sense of community inherent in Texas Children’s Hospital was “My promise is: I’m here today. I’m going to be here for the long term. I’m not going away. I’m here forever. So my promise is a promise of a lifetime for Texas Children’s Hear more from Shirley and the work they’re doing.” and Ralph at aspire.texaschildrens.org/ – Shirley Alexander, Promise Campaign donor alexanders aspire.texaschildrens.org 6 PROMISE: The Campaign for Texas Children’s Hospital ast fall, Texas Children’s Hospital’s rooms, enhanced intensive care units and state-of- annual Houston Forum Luncheon at the the-art operating rooms. LHilton Americas–Houston served as the Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands: official announcement of Promise: The Campaign a 548,000-square-foot dedicated pediatric for Texas Children’s Hospital. hospital to serve the growing communities Texas Children’s commitment to raising north of Houston. $475 million will help ensure that the hospital is Guests heard more about these two priorities able to meet current pressing challenges and put from Texas Children’s Hospital’s President and into place the infrastructure necessary to meet the CEO Mark A. Wallace and about the importance needs of the growing pediatric population in our of philanthropic support from Promise Campaign community — and the patients and families we will chairs Carol and Mike Linn. They were also serve 5, 10 and even 20 years from now. introduced to the Graves and Kramer families. Born with a heart defect, Juliana Graves is the The campaign’s top priorities are: youngest patient ever to receive a heart transplant Pediatric Tower: a 640,000-square-foot, at Texas Children’s Hospital. Chloe Kramer was 19-story building that will allow Texas Children’s rushed to Texas Children’s in respiratory failure to enhance its critical, surgical and emergency and received lifesaving treatment that included care services in the Texas Medical Center. The extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) — tower is scheduled to open in 2018 and will house a treatment that few children’s hospitals are able Texas Children’s Heart Center, additional patient to provide. TO more about the Promise Campaign, please visit LEARN texaschildrens.org/promise PROMISE CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP Chairs Carol and Mike Linn Co-Chairs Holcombe Crosswell Carol and Phil Garner Nancy Gordon Cary and John Griggs Judy and Glenn Smith Honorary Chairs Janice and Bob McNair PROMISE CAMPAIGN DONORS (as of August 4, 2016) CenterPoint Energy Karen and Brock Wagner Brenda and Randy Wright Laura and Donald Lehman $10,000,000 – $24,999,999 MOC Fund at Central Valley Walter P Moore & Associates, Inc.

Load more

  32

Copy Link