Annual Report 2015

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From Our President Welcome Our New Board Member Gregory J. Grande Andy Wincel What does success look like? What Andy Wincel is the founder, chairman and does it feel like? How do we know when CEO of Inviso Group, which consists of we’ve achieved it? Certainly success several precision engineering companies with means different things to different facilities in the , England and India. people, and our own perception is subjective. As a Prior to forming Inviso, Andy served as president teenager, my idea of success was limited to playing and managing director of Western Pegasus for six left field for the Los Angeles Dodgers. That dream years, following a stint with The White House Office didn’t work out, but fortunately a few others did. of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships. When I think about the Blind Children’s Center, and the work that our dedicated volunteers and staff do, I see a different kind of success—one that isn’t based on statistics, signing bonuses, or thousands of cheering fans. They are personal successes, shared by small groups of people, but no less powerful or important: when a child with orthopedic issues walks for the first time, or when a parent finds that “aha” moment in a coaching session with a teacher, and Andy has been honored for his contributions to realizes just how to reach their child. These are the trade relations between the United States and the daily successes that add up to so much more than United Kingdom, highlighted by a Queen’s Award stolen bases and home runs. These are changed lives. for Enterprise presented by Her Majesty Queen Children are usually unaware of their own growth and Elizabeth II. He is an alumnus of Boston University, success until years later, but their parents and teachers where he was elected student body president. Andy notice. When I read the words of BCC alumni Karen continued his graduate studies at the Sloan School of Arcos and Gabriel Lopez, featured on the next two Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. pages, I feel it. I feel their successes and I feel proud to A native of Michigan, he is an avid golfer who enjoys be part of this very important organization. Where the traveling with his wife Rachel. Andy was first introduced world may often see walls of limitation or “disability,” to the Blind Children’s Center in 2013 when he let us continue to open the doors of success and participated in the Tom Sullivan Golf Tournament. achievement for these children and their families. Since then, he has joined the golf committee and has Sincerely, already contributed greatly to the Center. His generosity, commitment and passion for bettering the lives of our students and their families make him a wonderful new addition to our esteemed Board of Directors. In My Own Words

Technology = Opportunity Gabriel Lopez My name is Gabriel Lopez, and I will be a college freshman this fall. I was a student at the Blind Children’s Center from 1996-2000, and I return to volunteer as frequently as I can. It has always been very clear to me that the Center’s mission is to provide students with the tools they need to take on the world and succeed throughout their lives. For me, and other students who are blind or visually impaired, assistive technology, like the devices pictured on this page, have been so important. Having benefitted from my own experience, I can personally attest to the value of introducing technology to children at the earliest age possible. Other devices are equally important. I use my braille The reality is, it’s a visual world. display every single day of the year, and I’m not the And there are going to be times only one! A braille display connects to an iPad, smart where a child who is blind or visually phone or computer and converts what’s on the screen impaired will need to interpret into braille for the user. And with its built-in keyboard, the images, graphics or photos students like me can type into the iPad or computer their peers are seeing. Having a much faster than if we were using the device by itself. great embosser is key. Embossers produce easily An embosser, a braille display, and an iPad—these understandable tactile graphics that help a blind are tools that every person who is blind or visually student quickly interpret an image and continue with impaired should be using. Technology is constantly a lesson at the same time as their classmates. advancing, and it’s important that children keep up in order to ensure that they fit seamlessly into the world around them. With the help of these devices, the students at the Blind Children’s Center will be able to take on the world with confidence.

To contribute to our Assistive Technology Fund for 2015, please call 323.664.2153, or visit our website at www.blindchildrenscenter.org and make a donation online. Bright Futures

From Student to Mentor the importance and utility of braille to Karen Arcos daily life. I also taught her mother a more As a totally blind alumna of the Blind Children’s Center, advanced form of braille called contractions. I have served as a Junior Mentor for more than a Many parents do NOT know braille prior to decade. When volunteering there, I candidly answer coming to the Center and thus support their parents’ questions in either English or Spanish. A child’s literacy development less until given a mother once asked me about my marriage plans. foundation. Despite literacy serving as a crucial means She feared her daughter would not find someone of obtaining information for the general population, in the world. I told her I would like my husband to ninety percent of blind individuals nationwide do be sensitive towards my needs and not someone NOT know braille, yet ninety percent of those who do who would take advantage of me. I also let her know are employed according to the National Federation that her daughter would find a significant other of the Blind. I would like to increase the number of while also caring for herself independently, and this braille literate individuals. Therefore, my doctoral work in cognitive neuroscience at the University of , Irvine will involve researching the impact of braille on working memory starting this fall.

Being a Junior Mentor has given me personal growth because I see the results of my efforts while interacting with others. The Center is as important to me as water is to Earth. I hope it continues watering infinite rosebuds in the future. Dear Class of 2015 Each year brings new challenges, new surprises, confirmation brought tears to her eyes. I am humbled and new opportunities for success. That means a by parents’ positive comments about me because new group of incoming students, and a new group of my goal is to reassure them that their children can graduates like you. We’re so excited for you all, but be valuable contributors to society someday. we’re going to miss you, too! We hope you’ll come back When interning at the Center as an undergraduate and visit some day and let us know how great you’re at the University of Southern California, I taught a doing at your next school. In the meantime, our staff, mother and daughter about braille. I introduced a volunteers, and board of directors wish you heartfelt first-grader to the basic use of a portable machine congratulations for all of your hard work, perseverance, called a BrailleNote Apex, which is analogous to a and accomplishments so far. We love you! computer. She learned the keystrokes to navigate menus, open documents, and write within documents in braille. Through our work together, I sought to spark the student’s curiosity in technology while instilling Damian Vivianne Fausto Valerie Alan Lighting The Way

Our New Look is Here! Jeanne Camm For 77 years now, the Blind Children’s Center We would like to extend our has stood the test of time thanks to the condolences to the family of generosity of dedicated supporters like you. Jeanne Camm who passed away We pride ourselves on our rich history, from our earlier this year after a long illness. modest start in a private home with five students, to Jeanne was the beloved wife of the growing organization we have become. Seven years the late William P. Camm who predeceased her in ago, we added Kindergarten through 2nd Grade classes 2009. A devoted supporter of the Blind Children’s to our existing services for infants and preschoolers, and Center for nearly 70 years, Jeanne first volunteered we are making a greater impact than ever thanks to you! at the Center in 1946 while an undergraduate member of the Alpha Nu Chapter of Delta Gamma at the University of Southern California.

Born in Los Angeles to Kate and John Crider, Jeanne spent most of her life in Southern California. While living This summer we introduced a new organizational logo in La Quinta, she served as President of the Eisenhower and launched an updated website and suite of collateral Medical Center Auxiliary in Rancho Mirage. Her last 20 materials to reflect who we currently are and all that we years were happily spent in Indianapolis where she was do. Our bright new colors and modern design focus on an active member of Second Presbyterian Church. She is an upbeat yet forward thinking approach to education, survived by her three sons and three grandchildren. moving in step with technological innovation. The If you would like to make a donation to the Blind bright circle symbolizes the sun, or the iris of an eye, Children’s Center in Jeanne’s honor, please contact while the colorful dots represent the braille code that Kimberlee Jones at 323.664.2153, ext. 304, or via our students who are blind use to read and write. email at [email protected].

Light the Way for Future Generations This past year marked the Blind Children’s Center’s 77th Anniversary. Since 1938 we have been providing children who are blind or severely visually impaired with the educational tools and practical skills to lead a successful life.

Help us build the strong foundation for another 77 years of private early education. We humbly ask you to consider including the Blind Children’s Center in your estate plan. Your gift will do more than you even thought possible to transform the lives of children who are visually impaired and their families for generations to come.

For more information, please contact Kimberlee Jones at 323.664.2153, ext. 304, or via email at [email protected]. To include the Center in your estate plan, please use our legal title, “The Blind Childrens Center, Inc.” Fed ID# 95-1656369 Your Support Makes It All Possible

FISCAL YEAR 2014.2015

DONOR SUPPORT FOUNDATIONS ...... 50% INDIVIDUALS ...... 39% CORPORATIONS ...... 9% 564 CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS ...... 2% FAMILY MEMBERS

HOW IT HELPS EDUCATIONAL PRESCHOOL...37% 812 AND AFTERNOON PROGRAM KINDERGARTEN, 1ST GRADE ...35% VOLUNTEERS AND 2ND GRADE 9,807 FAMILY SERVICES...... 14% VOLUNTEER HOURS INFANT SERVICES...... 10% PUBLICATIONS...... 2% RESEARCH ...... 2%

The Tom Sullivan Fund ASICS Celebrity Golf Blind Children’s Center Les Mawardi LA Marathon Classic Raising Fall Golf Classic Marraines Golf Challenge and LA Big 5K SPONSORED BY Events JOHN HANCOCK 5 INSURANCE 91 STUDENTS ENROLLED 100 PERCENT of your donation goes directly to serving the children and families. VISUALLY IMPAIRED/BLIND 68% Administration, Development, and Public Information costs are supported by the TYPICALLY DEVELOPING 32% Investment Account. Audited Financial Statements are available upon request. Our Year in Pictures Our Donors

2014/2015 Gifts Ms. Louise Keasler Mr. Michael McCormick Mr. Paul Breard Ms. Patti Meisels Ms. Deborah McGowan Mr. & Mrs. Leo Brennan of Distinction Mr. Russell Meisels Mr. & Mrs. Anthony McMahon Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Burns It is our distinct pleasure to Mrs. Harlyne Norris Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence McNeil Ms. Patricia Burrell acknowledge the many individual Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd Ogilvie Mr. Brian Messner Mr. & Mrs. James Burrows donors and community partners Mrs. Mary Perl* Ms. Marzi Mistry Ms. Marilyn Buster who funded the Blind Children’s Mr. & Mrs. Gary Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Montgomery Mr. & Mrs. Clark Byam Center’s vital work during the Mr. & Mrs. Don Scott Mrs. John Phipps Major & Mrs. James Campbell 2014/2015 fiscal year. Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Scully Mr. Robert Pizano Mr. & Mrs. Octavio Cantos Mr. Rich Severa Mr. & Mrs. Ray Randall Mr. & Mrs. Michael Carey Individuals Ms. Nan Shapiro Mr. Tim Reynolds Ms. Galeta Carleton Mr. & Mrs. Doug Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Rick Rosas Mr. Dick Carlson $100,000 & Above Mrs. Ada Rippon Ms. Carrie Carpenter Estate of Robert Moore $500 to $1,199 Mr. Gilbert Alvarez Mrs. Marion Ruth * Mr. & Mrs. David Cashion $25,000 to $99,999 Mrs. Georgine Archer Mr. & Mrs. Jon Salmon Ms. Selene Castaneda Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Joel Bash Mr. Harvey Sarver Chris Chase Estate of Jeanne L. Camm Mr. Steven Borowski Mr. & Dr. Paul Schmitt Mr. Daniel Chicarella Estate of Marjorie MacDonald Mr. & Mrs. David R. Braun* Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Schupp Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Choy $10,000 to $24,999 Mr. & Mrs. Steve Brockmeyer Mr. Scott Sharpe Mr. Van Chu Mr. & Mrs. Kevin E. Griner* Dr. & Mrs. James Bryan Mr. Jesse Sherrod Mr. Edmond Cohen Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Leitzinger* Mr. David Buehring Mr. Norman Simon Mr. David Cohn Mr. Ernest Taber Mr. Richard Carlson Mr. & Mrs. Bob Skylar Ms. Rosemary Coleman Mr. Jeff Wincel Mr. Louis Cimino Mr. Judd Swarzman Mr. Mark Correa* Ms. Mary Rose Sylvester Mr. Robert Costanzo $5,000 to $9,999 Mr. Tom Connaghan Mr. & Mrs. Michael Coulson Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Tanimoto Mr. Steve Cox Mr. & Mrs. George Ball Mr. & Mrs. Fermin Trujillo Mr. Eric Crabtree Mr. & Mrs. Gary Childress Pat Craddick Ms. Patricia Delaney Ms. Ellen Van Buskirk Mr. & Mrs. Bud Craine * Mr. Karl Fechner Mr. Charles Wharton Mrs. Melba Cunningham Dr. Lloyd Hall Ms. Kristina Dinerman Ms. Nermin Fischler Mr. Dave Yanai Mr. & Mrs. John Daegele Mrs. Jean McMurray Mr. & Mrs. John Yoon Mr. James Dal Pozzo Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mitchell Mr. Sal Flores Mr. & Mrs. Burton Forester Ms. Ina Zec* Mr. & Mrs. Carl Delia Ms. Louise Mnich Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Di Fiore Mr. & Mrs. Sergio Robleto Mr. Todd Frealy $100 to $499 Mr. & Mrs. Tamotsu Furukawa Mr. & Mrs. Frank Abbott Mr. Robert Di Meo Mr. Scott E. Schaldenbrand* Mr. Barney Dougher Estate of Emily Graham Storrow Ms. Jacqueline Glass Mr. & Mrs. Roberto Aceves Mr. Roger Gleckman Mr. & Mrs. William Alt Mrs. Thora Dyer Mr. & Mrs. Tetsu T. Tanimoto Mr. & Mrs. Michael Easterly Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Wincel Mr. Chris Goris Mr. & Mrs. Victor Anderson Ms. Cyndy Graham Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Anderson Mr. Tommy Elisaldez $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. Gilbert Haakh Mr. & Mrs. Ray Andrews Mr. David Elliott Mr. Andy Bark Mrs. Jacklyn Harper Ms. Connie Archer Mr. & Mrs. Tony Ellrod Mrs. Betsy Behny Judge Bob Hight Mr. Luis Arevalo Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fassett Ms. Jennifer Brown* Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hourigan Ms. Mary Armes Ms. Kaye Fiske Mr. Malcolm Field Mr. Hugh Hunter Mr. Orlando Arriola Dr. Christina Flaxel Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. French Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hyle Estate of Walter Baldwin Mr. & Mrs. Brian Fraher Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Grande* Mr. & Mrs. John Ireland Mrs. Elaine Barchan Mr. David Frankenthal Mr. Joel Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. C. Herbert Joiner* Mr. & Mrs. Kevork Barmaksezian Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. French, Jr. Mr. Gaston Kent Mr. & Mrs. Jay Joiner Mrs. Cecile Bartman Mr. & Mrs. Fred Fyten Mr. & Mrs. Norman Newberry* Ms. Kimberlee Jones Mr. & Mrs. Karl Bathke Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Gallinucci Mr. & Mrs. Paul Olsen & Ms. Lisa Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Baumgarten Mrs. Marta Garcia Mr. & Mrs. Richard Semler Mr. David Kaufman Mr. Mike Bellig Mr. & Mrs. Brian Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Tom Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Robert Keller Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gelhaar Mr. & Mrs. Mark West* Mr. & Mrs. Erin Kennelly Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Benzmiller Mr. William Germany Mrs. Jennifer Gershon $1,200 to $2,499 Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kopple Mr. Greg Berry Mr. & Mrs. Hossein Ghazvini Mr. Boris Beljak Mr. Brian Kriegler Mr. Richard Bertain Mr. Hossein Ghazvininezad Mrs. Minju Chung de la Tour Mrs. Betty Kuchel Mr. & Mrs. John Bigley Mr. & Mrs. Norman Gillespie Mr. & Mrs. Ken Greenleaf Mr. Palmer Langdon Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Bishop Mr. & Mrs. Tim Gourley Ms. Mary Griner Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Leafstedt Mr. David Bjelajac Mrs. Marijke Grotz Mr. & Mrs. Steven Hansen* Mr. Chris Leitzinger Mr. Gary Blasiar Ms. Cilgia Halprin Dr. & Mrs. Sherwin J. Isenberg* Ms. Robin Leitzinger Mrs. Lisa Bollinger Mr. Frank Lin Ms. Sharon Borak Judge & Mrs. Richard Hamilton Ms. Victoria Haupenthal * Board of Directors Mr. Gabriel Lopez Ms. Linda Brandsetter Mr. & Mrs. Allan Haynes Delta Gamma Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Masket* Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Breard Our Donors

Ms. Laurie Headley Ms. Monica Mader Ms. Ruth Schneider H & H Lee Charitable Foundation Mr. Eric Heer Ms. Terry Magnin Mr. Steve Selig Hoya Optical Laboratories Dr. Ewald Heer Mr. Randy Mankley Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Serhal John & Ursula Kanel Charitable Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Heer Mrs. Annette Manning Mr. Shyam Sharma Foundation Ms. Christina Held C. C. Manto Ms. Lisabeth Shatner Karl Kirchgessner Foundation Mrs. Helen Henry Martin Family Trust Mr. & Mrs. Bill Sheinberg The Riordan Foundation Mr. M. Hermann Mr. David Maseredjian Mr. Jim Shipman The Rose Hills Foundation Mrs. Kay Hester Dr. Gary Mathern Dr. Neil Sika Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation Ms. Marianne Hillman Sheriff Jim McDonnell Mr. Allan Silverman Ms. Jillyn Soriano The Youssef and Kamel Mawardi Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hindle Mr. & Mrs. Scott McKenzie Foundation Ms. Laura Hobart Mr. Lyle McNeile Mr. & Mrs. Richard Spates Ms. Sally Hoffman Ms. Lorraine McWhinnie Mr. John Sproul $10,000 to $24,999 Mr. & Mrs. David Holman Mrs. Margo Medina Ms. Jane Stampe Allergan Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Lorraine Holt Mrs. Martha Merkell Ms. Barbara Stanfield Ann Peppers Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Horton Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence F. Meyer* Mr. & Mrs. Evan Steinberg The Irving Moskowitz Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard Houston Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Miller Mr. & Mrs. Phil Steinberg Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Hunt, II Chris Millet Mr. Richard Stolz Les Marraines Mr. & Mrs. William Huston Mr. Peter Mindnich Mr. Steven Sublett Lon V. Smith Foundation Mr. Jon Jacobson Mr. & Mrs. Alex Miranda Ms. Paula Taggart Ms. Allyson Taketa Los Angeles Lakers Youth Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Jagels Ms. Dee Dee Moreno Foundation Ms. Rini Talapatra Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Janeski Dr. Ned Momary Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Charities Mr. Akira Tanimoto Mr. Dan Jensen Mrs. Julie Mork QueensCare Mr. & Mrs. Kenji Tanimoto Mr. & Mrs. John Jensen Mr. & Mrs. Austin Mortensen Sunair Children’s Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Fred Togawa Mr. Richard Jepeway Dr. & Mrs. James Mulick Wells Fargo Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Robert Tranquada Mr. Ernest Johns Mr. & Mrs. David Murphy Witherbee Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Bill Johnston Mr. Terrell Muse Ms. Susan Tryon Mr. Barry Jones Mr. Patrick Nally Mrs. Helen Tuppan $5,000 to $9,999 Ms. Inge Jones Mr. & Mrs. Nerses Navasartian Mr. George Ullman Archer Johnson Foundation Ms. Maria Jordan Havani Mr. & Mrs. Ross Vergara Bergen Foundation Mr. Larry Kalior Ms. Beth Neely Mrs. George Vulich The Capital Group Companies Inc. Mrs. Hans Karrenberg Suong Nguyen Mr. Larry Wehage Charitable Foundation Mrs. Jane Keeler Ms. Barbara Nikols Mr. & Mrs. Michael Welch Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation Ms. Allyson Keller Mr. & Mrs. Robert Noonan Ms. Linda West CBS Studios Inc. “NCIS” LA Season 6 Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Nord Mr. & Mrs. Craig Wilkinson Department of Water and Power Mr. & Mrs. Ed Kennedy Employees Assn. Inc. Mr. Isirdo Nunez Ms. Fran Williams Mr. & Mrs. Benn Kenner Dorothy Collins Brown Charitable Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Kevari Mr. William Oberholzer Mrs. Marian Woessner Foundation Mr. Kaye Kiddoo Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Olsen Ms. Tritia Woo Charity Horse Show Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Kneubuhler Mr. Daniel Ornstein Mr. Michael Yagjian The Fred L. Hartley Family Mr. Jeffery Kofoed Ms. Deborah Osollo Mr. & Mrs. Luis Ybarra Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William Korth Mr. Joe Ovadia Ms. Amapola Yeung The Global Bridge Foundation Mr. Tom Korzeneck Mr. & Mrs. Parviz Parvizyar Ms. Sandra Zaninovich Jean B. Fields Charitable Fund Ms. Susan Kroopnick Mr. Chris Pass Ms. Caroline Zevin John Gogian Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Octavio Pescador* Mr. Gary Krueger Community Partners The Kathryne Beynon Foundation Ms. Elaine Lachman Mr. & Mrs. Donald Peterson Looking Beyond, Inc. Mr. Jason Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. Arvydas Petravicius $100,000 & Above Malena’s Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Jean-Louis Le Renard Mr. Matt Pouratian John Hancock Insurance Mara W. Breech Foundation Dr. Paul Lee Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Prewoznik Margie & Robert E. Petersen Nationwide Mutual Insurance Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Leitzinger Mr. George Puhalovich Foundation Company Mr. Howard Levy Mr. Peter Quelch $50,000 to $99,999 Newport Diversified Inc Ms. Anne Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Donald Range Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Sidney Stern Memorial Trust Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Lewis Mrs. Keith Redner Foundation Smith-Welsh Foundation Ms. Midge Lewis Ms. Jasmin Rendon The Moe Life Foundation The Steven & Gail Burke Foundation Mr. John Reynolds The Ray Charles Foundation Mr. Fred Licon $2,500 to $4,999 Mr. Antonio Rodriguez The Green Foundation Ms. Louise Wuu Lo Anonymous Ms. Dania Rodriguez Ms. Cathern Loadman $25,000 to $49,999 Kirtland Holdings Ltd Partnership Ms. Deborah Rogers Mrs. Eldene Lockhart The Annenberg Foundation Korean American Running Team Ms. Kathy Rosenberg Ms. Susana Loera Bruce Ford and Anne Smith Bundy Lark Ellen Lions Charities Ms. Dulce Saavedra Foundation Mr. Armando Lopez Los Angeles Police Department Mr. Jeff Loreaux Mr. & Mrs. James Sauer Delta Gamma Foundation Service Centurions for Sight Ms. Carmela Luckey Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Schaffer Morongo Band of Mission Indians George Hoag Family Foundation Mr. Michael Lutz Mr. & Mrs. Hubert Schmalix North Hollywood Lions Club The Gibney Family Foundation Our Donors

$1,200 to $2,499 United Methodist Women Mr. & Mrs. Steve Garvey Murad, Inc. First German United Methodist of Northridge Gelson’s Market The Nest Church Wells Fargo Employee Campaign Mr. Vic Ghazarian Mr. & Mrs. Norman Newberry* Jackson National Life Insurance Gifts in Kind Go Greek Yogurt Mr. James Norton Company Miss Courtney Grande Panzanella Ristorante 208 Rodeo Rehrig Pacific Company Green Street Restaurant Paoli’s Italian Kitchen Amy Alcott Schwab Charitable Fund Grgich Hills Estates Pepsi Co American Cinematheque United Way California Capital Region Mr. & Mrs. Kevin E. Griner* Performance Team Freight Anheuser Busch Wescom Credit Union Lisa Hansen Systems Inc. Mr. Chris Apodaca $500 to $1,199 Ms. Victoria Haupenthal Piccolo Paradiso The Benevity Community Hermosa Kiwanis Foundation Pico Glatt Market Aquarius Casino Resort Impact Fund Highland Capital Brokerage, Portola Hotel & Spa California Community Foundation Art’s Delicatessen & Restaurant an NFP Company PRP Wine International Caltronics Business Systems AVI Resort & Casino Highland Titles Queensview Steakhouse The Charitable Foundation Berkshire Mr. Greg Bakeberg Hollywood Bowl The Resort Group, Inc. Hathaway HomeServices Barbarella Bar/Charcoal BBQ Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Hunt, II Ripley’s Believe It or Not Edison International Mrs. Anne Bigley The Huntington Library Roclord Studio Employee Contributions Campaign Bradford Renaissance Portraits Ice House Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Ferri & Co. Janna Braun IL Buco and Museum Gerald & Jeannine Hoeffel Foundation Ms. Christine Broome IL Pastaio Ms. Jeanette Rosales Hermosa Kiwanis Foundation Ms. Jennifer Brown* IL Segreto Rosenthal Investments Hollywood Chamber of Commerce The Bungalow Club Indian Wells Tennis Garden Rowley Portraits The Kleiner Cohen Foundation Cabrillo Marine Aquarium In-N-Out Burger Santa Anita Park, LA Turf Club The Lucille Ellis Simon Foundation Callaway Vineyard & Winery Japanese American National Museum Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers Menn Van Kuik & Walker Inc. Chaparral Country Club Jillian’s Universal Vanya Serdar Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC Chardonnay Golf Club Kabbalah Centre Sheraton Waikiki Neuberger Berman Mr. Louis Cimino Mr. David Kaufman Sherman Library and Gardens Northwest Glendale Lions Club Clarion Corporation of America Kiwanis Club of Santa Monica Sherman Oak’s Tree Service Pat A. Traynor Foundation The Colony Theatre Company LA Conversation Mr. & Mrs. David Shladovsky* Signpost Transformations LLC The Comedy & Magic Club The Laguna Playhouse Mr. Elan Shukartsi United Way Silicon Valley Ms. Michelle Considine Mrs. Janis Lake Ms. Sarah Singh Weiss Engineering & County of Los Angeles Lancer Dermatology Ms. Stephanie Streader Development Co., Inc Dalla Valle Vineyards The Laugh Factory Subway Wells Fargo Community Dandy Don’s Homemade Ice Cream Mr. & Mrs. Jason Lehmbeck Sunce Winery $100 to $499 D’Aquino Italian Importing Co., Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Leitzinger* Sushi House Unico AT & T United Way/Employee Mrs. Kristin Dark* Levin, Schreder & Carey Susie Cakes Giving Campaign Dave Cowley Incentives, Inc. Ms. Morgan Link T.J. Maxx Bank of America Corporate Center Disney ABC Links Magazine Ms. Allyson Taketa Belinsky Management Company Disneyland Resort Long Beach Delta Gamma Alumnae Ms. Vicky Tam Benevolent Vision Divino Restaurant Looking Beyond, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Tanimoto Boeing Employees’ Community Fund Ms. Rena Donofrio Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Mr. & Mrs. Tetsu T. Tanimoto Burbank Noon Lions Club Dr. Phil Show Los Angeles City College Swap Meet Mrs. Sally Tanner-Smock Capital Group Companies Global Duke’s Malibu Los Angeles Clippers Trader Joe’s Charles Pankow Buiders, Ltd. Ms. Nancy Dunn Los Angeles Clippers Foundation UCLA Bruins The Church of Fun Dynamo Distributors Los Angeles Lakers Universal Studios City of Industry Lions Club Mr. & Mrs. Michael Easterly Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation Ms. Lisa Van Nortwick Curry Out Indian Cuisine Epson America Inc. Los Angeles Philharmonic Association Via Alloro Dependable Highway Express Estell Boutique Los Angeles Villa Berulia Restaurant Diamond Towing Eye-Das Maggie Jack Coiffure Ms. Irena Visevich Edison International Silicon Valley Fairfield Inn & Suites Main Attraction Nails & Spa W.I. Simonson Mercedes Benz Community Foundation Farfalla Maker’s Mark Distillery, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Wincel Hollywood-Los Feliz Kiwanis Club Festival of the Arts Mr. Joe Mantegna Yojisan Sushi Ionic Composite Lodge No. 520 F. & A.M. Fig Restaurant Markham Vineyards Kirk Austin Yarnton Lampert & Eskridge First Southern Baptist Church Mauro’s Cafe Ms. Ina Zec* Local Independent Charities of Downey Ms. Kathleen McCluskey of America Four Queens Hotel & Casino In Honor Ms. Deborah McGowan Los Angeles Police Relief Four Seasons Mauritius at Anahita These gifts were made to the Association, Inc. (LAPRA) Ms. Patti Meisels Fred Fyten Printing & Logistics Center in honor of: New Image Auto Collision Center Miracle Springs Resort & Spa Fred Segal Mauro Cafe RAYMOND ANDREWS, JR.’S BIRTHDAY Sempra Energy Company Ms. Anne Mount Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. French, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ray Andrews United Childrens Learning Academy Moy-Fincher-Chipps Facial Plastics/ BROOKE PERSON BISCAY Mr. James Gaffney Dermatology Mrs. Julie Mork Ms. Marsha Garnett Leslie Muir Our Donors

CIARA’S GRADUATION Dr. Steven Galen JIM ECKMAN BARBARA McFALL Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dr. Kathryn Gardner Ms. Nan Shapiro Mrs. Thora Dyer Vasquez Dr. Elie Gindi DON H. ELLIS Mrs. George Vulich JULIE McINTYRE Dr. Sam Goldberger Mr. & Mrs. Richard Houston GRETCHEL MILLER CROUCH Dr. Malik Kahook BILL ENGLISH Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. French Mrs. Julie Mork Mrs. Helen Tuppan Dr. Mark Kramar Ms. Laurie Headley CHRISTOPHER FREALY BOB FARLEY Mr. & Mrs. Norman Newberry Mr. & Mrs. Don Scott Dr. Howard Krauss Mr. & Mrs. Ed Kennedy Dr. Tran Nguyen REINALDO MORENO DONNA SLOAN GALLAGHER JENNI FERTIG Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. French Mrs. Julie Mork Dr. Arash Nowian Ms. Aileen Morris JAN BAKKEN MUSE THE GREAT STAFF AT THE BLIND Dr. Ray Oyakawa BILL GARNETT Ms. Floy Bender CHILDREN’S CENTER OF LOS Dr. Thomas Roussel Mr. & Mrs. Richard Spates ANGELES!!! Mr. Terrell Muse Dr. Jeffrey Sage BEVERLY GOSNELL EMILY NASON Mr. & Mrs. David Braun* Les Marraines ARZUM AYSE INANOGLU Dr. David Schanzlin Mrs. George Vulich Dr. Thomas Schlesinger ALBERTA HENKEL SALLIE UNMACK PARNKOPF Ms. Nermin Fischler Mrs. Patricia Seal JENNIFER LYNN JOINER Dr. Tran Nguyen Mr. & Mrs. David Cashion JULIO HERRARTE Mr. Gary Findley Mrs. Kay Hester Dr. Arash Nowian Mrs. George Vulich Ms. Kaye Fiske INGE JONES Dr. Ray Oyakawa DOROTHY HIGHT Mrs. Ruth Mayerson Dr. Thomas Roussel Judge Bob Hight Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Forden LIZZ KARSNER Dr. Jeffrey Sage RALPH HUTCHINGS Mr.& Mrs. Brian Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hyle Dr. John Schofield Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd Ogilvie Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hindle FRED KEELER JOYCE JACKSON Ms. Evelyn Nelson Ms. Cathern Loadman Dr. Steven Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Tom Kepler Ms. Vicki Pflumm THE LEITZINGER FAMILY Dr. Neda Shamie Dr. Abraham Shammas BETTY LEE JOHNSTON Ms. Carol Phelan Mr. Brian Kriegler Ms. Connie Archer TH Dr. Dan Tran Mr. & Mrs. John Smith RUTH MAYERSON’S 90 BIRTHDAY Mr. Stanley Barber Ms. Dorothy Roth Dr. Katja Van Herle BRIDGETT ROSAS Ms. Jeannie Boden SHERIFF JIM McDONNELL Dr. Daniel Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Rick Rosas Mr. Jack Burgess Ionic Composite Lodge No. 520 F. & A.M. Dr. Mani Zadeh EDWIN SIMPSON Mr. William Germany Mrs. Helen Tuppan # CAROLYN NEWBERRY’S BIRTHDAY* Dr. Tommy Zaharakis Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. French Mr. D. John Graham MRS. JOHN VIROEN DR. JAY PATEL, M. D. In Memoriam Ms. Betsy Lee Grande Mr. & Mrs. Richard Houston Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Roney These gifts were made to the Mr. Dan Jensen SHIRLEY WARD Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. French ETHEL PHIPPS Center as remembrances of: Mr. & Mrs. Bill Johnston Ms. Inge Jones Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Prewoznik NANCY ACKARD Mrs. Hans Karrenberg Les Marraines LINDA SHERMAN Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd Ogilvie Ms. Martha Key Mr. Peter Quelch Ms. Patti Meisels JACKIE AHLEN Ms. Doris Powell AZADEH SHLADOVSKY* Ms. Marsha Turow Mrs. Thora Dyer Sisters of St. Francis of ICC Mr. & Mrs. Benn Kenner RICHARD WELLS ALICE AVERY Mrs. Sally Tanner-Smock ETHAN SPUJTS Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd Ogilvie Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd Ogilvie Mr. & Mrs. Michael Welch Ms. Tanya Suttle BARBARA JACK WILSON TOM SULLIVAN Mrs. George Vulich Mrs. Marian Woessner Mrs. Helen Tuppan Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hourigan BARBARA HAASE BENNETT GARTH JONES WANDA WOLFE AILEY GARDNER YBARRA Mrs. Mary Joy Barnett Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd Ogilvie Ms. Barbara Stanfield Mr. & Mrs. Luis Ybarra Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Bennett FREDERICK L. KEELER MARTIN ZANINOVICH Ms. Carmela Luckey In Gratitude JEANNIE BROWN Mr. George Puhalovich Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ashlock JILL KORNEY GEORGE ZELESKI Samuel Masket, MD, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Gibbs JUANITA BRYANT Mrs. Jean McMurray Nicole Fram, MD and Mr. & Mrs. Richard Houston LOUISE TRIPENY LAKOFF MARY ZICK Juliet Chung, MD have donated Mrs. Sally Tanner-Smock LOUIS BUSCH Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd Ogilvie to the Center to express their Mrs. Joan Urry Mrs. Doris Busch We also thank the appreciation to: Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. French JEAN LANGLEY Ms. Sue Shields Dr. Thomas Ahn JEANNE CAMM numerous donors Dr. Claudine Armand Mr. & Mrs. William B. Camm BETTY LOU LAVAL who gave up to $100 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Spates Dr. Arthur Benjamin Ms. Virginia Davies for the children Dr. Aviva Bernat WOLFGANG LOTZ FERNANDA’S AUNT, ALICIA CASTILLO Ms. Elaine Lachman this year. Dr. Louis Bernstein Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. French RUTHELLYN MADDOX To learn more about how you can Dr. Kevin Brenner STAN CHAMBERS Mrs. Thora Dyer Mrs. George Vulich provide philanthropic support to Dr. Kristen Carter DR. JAMES MALONEY JR. Dr. Jessica Cho JOE CHERNOF Dr. & Mrs. Lloyd Ogilvie the Center, please contact: Ms. Inge Jones Dr. Thomas Chu Mrs. George Vulich Kimberlee Jones Dr. Stephen Couvillion GLADYS CHILDRESS Mr. Richard Stolz DR. S. MICHAEL MARCY Director of Development Dr. Troy Elander Mrs. Ellen Kaufman DAVID RICHARD CIEBRANT 323.664.2153, ext. 304 Dr. Peter Fodor Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. French Mr. & Mrs. Evan Steinberg kimberlee@ blindchildrenscenter.org Board of Directors Our Honorees Gregory J. Grande, President Danette M. Beck In acknowledgment of the David R. Braun, CLU extraordinary work accomplished at Jennifer Brown the Blind Children’s Center through the Mark Correa Patricia Craine generosity of their time and talent, we are Kristin Dark proud to present the 2014/2015 honorees. Kevin T. Gordon Kevin E. Griner • AMBASSADORS OF THE YEAR Lisa D. Hansen Emma Leitzinger & Jeff Leitzinger Roddy Hiatt • COMMUNITY PARTNER Sandra G. Hubert Performance Team Freight Systems, Inc. Sherwin J. Isenberg, M.D. C. Herbert Joiner • DELTA GAMMAS OF THE YEAR Jeffrey Leitzinger Ann Ruth & Marion Ruth Samuel Masket, M.D. Lawrence F. Meyer • VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Lynnel P. Muñoz Angie Roman Carolyn Newberry • PARENT PRESENTATION BY Danica Perez Luis Calderon Mary M. Perl Octavio Pescador, Ph.D. Ann Ruth Management Staff Marion Ruth Fred A. Sayeg Lena French, Executive Director Scott E. Schaldenbrand Fernanda Armenta-Schmitt, Ph.D., Director of Education Azadeh Shladovsky and Family Services/Assistant Executive Director Stephen Simmons Kimberlee Jones, Director of Development Mark T. West Manuel Ayala, Director of Facilities Ina Zec Ross Vergara, Director of Finance Research Committee Sherwin J. Isenberg, M.D., Chairman Non-Discrimination Policy Gerald Bowns, M.D. The Blind Children’s Center is a nonprofit Private School available Diane Cullinane, M.D. to blind, partially sighted, and sighted children regardless of race, Kristin Dark color, national or ethnic origin, sex, gender, religion or ability to Diane L. Fazzi, Ph.D. pay. Founded in 1938 as a project of the Robert Gordon, O.D. Southern California Delta Gammas, the Center Paul P. Lee, M.D. operates without state or federal assistance. Samuel Masket, M.D. Sue Parker-Strafaci

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