AMERICAN FAMILY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Report

to Donors 2016

SPOTLIGHT: Childhood Cancer

uwhealthkids.org • LOCATION:1675 Highland Ave., Madison, (connected to University Hospital) A special place where hope reigns • YEAR FOUNDED: 1920 Current facility opened in 2007 Those of you who have had the privilege of touring American Family Children’s Hospital know what a truly • NUMBER OF BEDS: 87 remarkable place it is. Every time we welcome patients, • NUMBER OF PATIENT STAYS: 3,838* families and visitors, there is an immediate sense of awe • NUMBER OF CLINIC VISITS: 149,797* stemming from our state-of-the-art technology melded • NUMBER OF SURGICAL PROCEDURES: with the warm and soothing sense of calm that helps 5,864* children heal. • NUMBER OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS: 11,514 As proud as we are of this facility – and we are very proud – this hospital is so much more than a building. • NUMBER OF CHILD SAFETY PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTED: 15,600 It is a place where hope reigns. Each day, families who never thought they would know a PICU from a NICU enter • NUMBER OF WISCONSIN COUNTIES represented by American Family our doors because their child needs the most advanced Children’s Hospital patients: 72 of 72 pediatric medical care available.

• NUMBER OF STATES represented by We hear it all the time: We thought this only happened American Family Children’s Hospital to other families. Now, it’s us. patients: 49 of 50 • Named one of the Top 50 Children’s The American Family Children’s Hospital leadership team: While there are many reasons for a sudden admission to Jeff Poltawsky, FACHE, Senior Vice President; Diane Heatley, MD, Hospitals for 2016-17 by U.S. News & our children’s hospital, a diagnosis of cancer often denotes Medical Director; Ellen Wald, MD, Pediatrician-in-Chief and Chair, World Report the beginning of such a journey. This fall, American Family UW Department of Pediatrics, UW School of Medicine and Public Health; Petros Anagnostopoulos, MD, MBA, Surgeon-in-Chief, and • Has received, along with University of Children’s Hospital and the UW Carbone Cancer Center Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, the Barbara Byrne, DNP, RN, PPCNP-BC, Vice President, Clinical Operations joined forces to launch a new childhood cancer fundraising prestigious Magnet® designation for nursing excellence effort at the University of Wisconsin. This campaign – While Jase’s outlook is uncertain, children like him around Fighting Cancer So Kids Won’t Have To – supports the truly the nation have hope because of the incredible research • A national model for patient- and family- centered care amazing childhood cancer research occurring right on occurring at UW-Madison and other leading institutions. this campus. American Family Children’s Hospital is a Please know that while this year’s report to donors nonprofit health care provider that is part Jase, for example, the darling 3-year-old boy pictured spotlights our childhood cancer program (coinciding of University of Wisconsin Hospitals and on the front and back covers, is the first child in the with our new fundraising effort), there are miracle stories Clinics Authority, a 501 (c) (3) organization, United States with an aggressive muscle tumor known happening daily at our hospital for children with every located in Madison, Wisconsin. Opened in as rhabdomyosarcoma to receive a new form of stem type of disease. We invite you to visit us online at 2007, American Family Children’s Hospital was constructed without any state taxpayer cell transplant that we hope will cure his cancer. One of uwhealthkids.org to meet some of these amazing kids. dollars and operates without any state our faculty physicians, Mario Otto, MD, PhD, developed subsidy. For more information or to support the clinical trial in which Jase is being treated. The twin On behalf of the thousands of children we care for each its mission, please visit uwhealthkids.org or objectives of the trial are reducing risk and maximizing year, thank you for your continuing support. call (608) 264-KIDS. immune-related and anti-cancer activity after the transplant. *For fiscal year 2016

1 E Cancer care that puts families first

If your child is diagnosed with cancer, your world is In March 2011, Alyssa and Kindt turned upside down. Caring for your child becomes Nielson of Clinton, Wisconsin,

Childhood Cancer Job One and you suddenly find yourself performing a were devastated when their son juggling act every day, especially if there are other kids Channing was diagnosed with to care for at home. In some cases, one parent may quit leukemia. Two and one-half years working, or take an extended leave from work. later, Channing’s twin brother, Jakob, was diagnosed with the At American Family Children’s Hospital, the physicians, same form of cancer. Despite nurses and staff have been down this road many times the blow of going through it all a with thousands of families. Carrie Cronk, RN, BSN, SPOTLIGHT: SPOTLIGHT: second time, the Nielsons could F CPHON,f who manages the inpatient cancer unit, says not be more grateful. Channing and Jakob Nielson families quickly embrace the warm, intimate environment. “Of course, you initially think, ‘Not again,’ but we also “When these families walk through our doors,” says knew from our time with Channing that we could get Carrie, “they become family – and family sticks together. through this one more time with Jakob,” says Alyssa. It is our job to guide, teach and support. It means “We already knew that the hospital isn’t a scary place. A B teaching families all they need to know to care for their There is a lot of laughter and fun there, too.” child at home with a new diagnosis of cancer, a new central intravenous line, and all the medications and side Alyssa and Kindt also remember how much of a boost C D effects that go along with their treatment.” they got from the patient- and family-centered care that is a hallmark at American Family Children’s Hospital. When things get stressful, says Carrie, nursing, social work and Child Life staff are always ready to step up. “When a nurse or Child Life specialist comes in and asks, ‘What can we do for you?,’ it’s like a weight off your “It’s important that we show parents that they can be shoulders,” Alyssa says. “Of course, our kids are the parents again and that their child is still their child. If mom primary focus, but the care truly extends to the or dad is at the breaking point, we can offer a shoulder to entire family. That gives us even more strength to care G cry on. We are here to open our hearts and become an for the boys.” extended part of their family.” PHOTOS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER PATIENTS IN Two twin boys; OUR CARE: (A) Brady Bloedow, 9, with mom, Corrine; two cancer journeys (B) R.J. Manke, 6; (C) Emma Determan, 2, with parents, Dan and Kristin; (D) Bodhi O’Rourke, 3; (E) Eduardo Each year, about 100 families begin the childhood cancer Olmos-Garcia, 9 months; (F) Emma Determan, 2; and journey at American Family Children’s Hospital. Few, (G) Ciaran Stapleton, 3, with Pediatric Hematology/ however, take the same journey with a second child. Oncology Unit Nurse Manager Carrie Cronk, RN, BSN, CPHON.

2 33 Research: key to saving more lives Childhood cancer, like all cancer, consists of many A pioneering legacy different types of disease. When you examine the Since its creation 50 years ago, the UW Pediatric big picture, however, this is a story of good news, Childhood Cancer not-so-good news, followed by very good news. Hematology, Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant team has been at the forefront in fighting childhood cancer. Good news: Over the past 50 years, the cure rate for Without question, the UW’s imprint on the national stage childhood cancer has increased dramatically. Physicians has been remarkable. had few options for treating cancer in the 1960s and ’70s, A but thanks to clinical research advances, more than 8 in Four of our faculty physicians, pictured in photo F – 10 children diagnosed with cancer today will be cured. Ken DeSantes, MD; Christian Capitini, MD; Paul Sondel, MD, PhD, and Mario Otto, MD, PhD – SPOTLIGHT: Not-so-good news: A cure rate of 84 percent is still not are part of a worldwide pediatric cancer “Dream Team” 100 percent. Cancer remains the leading cause of death selected by the American Association of Cancer Research, by disease for children in the United States, where 43 Stand Up To Cancer, and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. children are diagnosed with cancer every day. Moreover, UW is one of only seven centers on the Dream Team. conventional treatments – chemotherapy, radiation and surgery – while effective, are far from ideal because healthy “We are incredibly proud of the work our team has done F cells are damaged as well as cancer cells. over several decades in the fight against childhood cancer,” says Dr. Sondel. “No child – not one – should We know that chemotherapy, for example, often causes have to go through what so many brave young boys and G hair loss and nausea. Unfortunately, patients can also girls experience during their treatment. experience lifelong complications from treatment, such as heart or lung problems, infertility or secondary cancers. “We have come very far,” Sondel says, “yet, there is so much work that must be done. Unfortunately, the federal B D We can – and must – do better government and pharmaceutical companies devote a very small share of their resources to pediatric cancer Very good news: A new, highly innovative cancer-fighting research. Without the generous support of individuals E approach – immunotherapy – shows great promise, thanks and organizations from this community, our achievements in part to the cutting-edge pediatric cancer research taking would not be possible.” place on the UW-Madison campus. This technique, which turns the body’s own immune system against cancer cells, UW CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH IN PHOTOS: may soon replace some of the conventional treatments as (A) Mario Otto, MD, PhD, discusses immunotherapy with standard therapies. lab members Dana Baiu, PhD, and Kyle Kloepping, PhD; (B and D) Jaxson Hinkens, 13, who has been treated with Immunotherapy has also made it possible for several several novel therapies, visits with Jacquelyn Hank, PhD, in children in our care to get a second chance at survival the UW pediatric cancer research lab; (C) Paul Sondel, MD, after their cancer came back. These children would PhD, reviews experimental results with colleague Amy Erbe- not be alive today without the clinical research that has Gurel, PhD; (E and G) Josie Perea, 8, celebrates her last day fostered the promise of immunotherapy. of radiation; (F) The UW “Dream Team” (see names above) 4 55 C American Family Children’s Hospital A message from the Development Partners LEADERSHIP TEAM Advisory Board It all started with a little girl JEFF POLTAWSKY, FACHE DIANE HEATLEY, MD Senior Vice President Medical Director Dear Friends, American Family American Family The story of American Family Children’s Hospital begins with one Madison Children’s Hospital Children’s Hospital family urgently needing care for a very sick daughter. Professor, Pediatric Each year I become more impressed by the growing passion our community shows for ELLEN WALD, MD Otolaryngology American Family Children’s Hospital. It is incredibly heartening to see more individuals and Born in 1909, Mary Cornelia Bradley was just six years old when stricken Chair, Department of Pediatrics UW School of Medicine organizations choosing to help our children by supporting the remarkable care provided by our with measles. Her life was in sudden danger. There was no place in UW School of Medicine and Public Health and Public Health amazing physicians and staff. We all know there are many worthy causes in our community, Madison to take her for care. Ultimately, the Bradleys sought treatment at Pediatrician-in-Chief BARBARA BYRNE, and I am proud that our American Family Children’s Hospital is a top philanthropic priority. a Chicago hospital, but it would not be long before Mary Cornelia Bradley American Family DNP, RN, PPCNP-BC Helping children and their families at these vulnerable times is critical. So, thank you for being died from meningitis. Children’s Hospital Vice President, among those who have chosen to make supporting sick kids a priority. Clinical Operations Seeking a higher purpose while devastated with grief, Mary’s parents PETROS American Family ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, Children’s Hospital American Family Children’s Hospital is a very special place. It provides state-of-the-art, and grandparents generously gave $75,000 toward the construction of MD, MBA extraordinary care when children and families need it most. Since opening in 2007, we have Madison’s first children’s hospital. It opened in 1920 on the UW-Madison Surgeon-in-Chief doubled the number of faculty physicians and, for the fifth consecutive year, we are ranked campus as the Mary Cornelia Bradley Hospital for the Study of Children’s American Family by U.S. News & World Report among the Top 50 Children’s Hospitals in multiple specialties. Our new philanthropic Children’s Hospital Diseases. Professor and Chief, priority – Fighting Cancer So Kids Won’t Have To – positions us to continue advancing care in partnership with the Division of Pediatric remarkable research at the University of Wisconsin. Together, we are truly making a difference. I hope you will continue After several moves and expansions, the Bradleys’ legacy emerged in Cardiac Surgery to join us in supporting the great strides we are making to save children’s lives. 2007 as the beautiful world-class American Family Children’s Hospital of Department of Surgery today. To ensure that children and families from Wisconsin and beyond UW School of Medicine and Public Health On behalf of the entire Board, thank you for your commitment to the children and families in our care. continue to receive the very best care, we established The Mary Cornelia Bradley Society to appropriately recognize our most generous donors. Sincerely, PHILANTHROPY TEAM

NANCY FRANCISCO-WELKE DANIELLE KAMPS Learn More Vice President of Development UW Foundation Rich Lynch, Chair As every gift designation is a very personal decision, American Family Medical Advancement Group UW Foundation DANIEL ROSEN Chairman, JH Findorff & Son Inc. Children’s Hospital development staff is available to answer your questions UW Foundation about joining The Mary Cornelia Bradley Society. Please call us at COLLEEN FRASER (608) 264-KIDS, visit uwhealthkids.org/mcbsociety or email us at American Family LORI SCHULTZ Children’s Hospital American Family Development Partners Advisory Board Membership [email protected] to learn more. Children’s Hospital Rich Lynch (Chair) Jim Buchheim Gary Mecklenburg Mark Tauscher JIM GILMORE American Family TOM YOUNG Deb Archer Anna Burish Dave Reinecke Sarah Tauscher Children’s Hospital American Family Laurie Benson Shawn Carlin Barry Richter (Vice Chair) Ken Thompson Children’s Hospital Christine Bohnsak John Flad (Emeritus Chair) Jack Salzwedel Tim Valentyn ELISABETH HILL Teri Bruns Jim Hegenbarth Sarah Salzwedel Theran Welsh American Family Jonathon Jordan Rich Steffen Children’s Hospital

6 7 Fo u nd i ngWe Famthank the following i li e sdonors who have made cumulative gifts LegacyWe Donors thank the following donors who have made a significant impact of $1 million or more to American Family Children’s Hospital: through an estate gift to American Family Children’s Hospital.

American Family Insurance Friends of UW Health Irwin F. and Linda S. Smith The following donors have advised Gifts to American Family Children’s Hospital have been received from us of a forthcoming gift to American these estates: Employees and Agents of American iHeartMedia, Inc. and Supporters University of Wisconsin Medical Family Children’s Hospital: Estate of James Theron Barto Estate of Maurice B. Van Engel Family Insurance of the American Family Children’s Foundation Edna Babcock Hospital Radiothon Estate of Ned E. Bellerue Estate of Ruth Vetter Roger and Linda Boettcher Family of Helen Bakke, Frederick University of Wisconsin School of Estate of Myrna Besaw Estate of Reed A. and Carolee Walker George and Ann Croal and Deborah Schwartz and the Kohl’s Department Stores Medicine and Public Health Estate of Emma J. Christensen Estate of John A. Warchol Sub-Zero Foundation John and Coleen Flad Estate of James L. Emmons Estate of Lyle Weichmann McCarthy Family Foundation & Arnold and Ellen Wald John and Jeanne Flesch Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber Mike and Jessica McCarthy Estate of Jean Finley Gregory and Nancy Gallo Golf Invitational Estate of Reed A. and Carolee Walker Estate of Ramona Garde James and Kim Gilmore Department of Pediatrics Faculty Estate of Louise Gonce and Staff, UW School of Medicine Mid-West Family Broadcasting and Kok-Peng Yu and Francoise Godard-Johnson Learn More About Estate of Roman G. and Elma K. Haas and Public Health Supporters of the American Family Anna Lee Shen Family Daniel Haas Planned Giving Children’s Hospital Radiothon Estate of Earl, Vera and Hal Heller Trust Bernard and Sally Kuebler Killoran An estate gift is a meaningful way to Department of Surgery Faculty and Mortimer B. Zuckerman Estate of Eileen Hessling leave a lasting legacy that benefits Ilya Kreynin and Ellen Becker Staff, UW School of Medicine and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Estate of Alvin Hovland future generations of patients and Public Health Cancer, Inc. Jerome and Joan Kuypers families. Call us at (608) 264-KIDS Estate of Robert Keller to learn more about making a powerful Janet Nelson and Tim Reilley The George Fait Family Pierce Family Foundation – Estate of Alvin F. and Loraine LeMoine impact that lives forever. If you have George and Connie Ott already named American Family Harvey, Delores, Jeff, Steve, Estate of Dorothy Molony Children’s Hospital in your estate, The John and Coleen Flad Family Abby Smith Julie and Susan Estate of Melvin and Mary Palmer please let us know so we can Rich and Amy Steffen recognize your generosity. John and Jeanne Flesch Oscar Rennebohm Foundation Estate of Alice Piercy Cecilia A. Stluka Estate of Dorothy A. Sommers Steve Westedt Lori Williams

8 9 The Beninspired Foundation Department of Ophthalmology Violet and Harold Jaeke Michael and Kim Bentz and Visual Sciences Faculty Foundation Inc. Gerry and Vicki Benusa and Staff, UW School of Jewelers for Children Cory and Mary Berg Medicine and Public Health Dr. and Mrs. Hugh A. Kennedy John and Lilly Bickers Department of Pathology and Foundation Harold Cornelius Bradley and Laboratory Medicine Faculty Bernard and Sally Kuebler Killoran Josephine Crane Bradley and Staff, UW School of Tai O. Kim and Isook Lee We thank the following donors who have made cumulative gifts of Tom and Jennifer Brazelton Medicine and Public Health The Kollege Klub Legend Donors Dave and Teri Bruns The Dan DeSalvo Family Dale Leibowitz $10,000 – $999,999 to American Family Children’s Hospital: The Buchholz Planning Design Circle Robert F. Lemanske, Jr. Corporation James and Summer Drill Irving and Dorothy Levy Family Capitol Bank Evan TJ Dunbar Neuroblastoma Foundation Gifts of $500,000 - Julie Bush Metcalfe Gregory and Nancy Gallo Marvin P. Verhulst Foundation Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Paul P. Carbone MD Memorial Foundation Inc. Steven and Cherie Levy $999,999 NFL Alumni Madison Chapter Greater Bucky Open Veridian Homes J. F. Ahern Co. Foundation Steven and Julie Dunlap Loose Change Champions Department of Orthopedic Patrick and Donna Nowlin Jessie Vetter Classic Golf Alliant Energy Foundation Cardinals Strike Out Cancer - DV Trust for Children Surgery Faculty and Staff, Dan and Patti Rashke (TASC) Jim and Amy Hegenbarth Invitational AnchorBank and Anchor High School Baseball Game Endres Manufacturing Co. Dennis P. Lund and UW School of Medicine and Family Foundation Nelson and Vera Hicks Charitable Terrence and Helen Wall Foundation Cellcom Foundation Cynthia P. Spencer Green Bay Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy and his wife, Jessica, Public Health Jack and Sarah Salzwedel Foundation Jack and Mary Waterman Ariens Company Chartwell Wisconsin Enterprise Rent-A-Car - Madison Matthew T. Lundgren and Family host an annual golf outing and celebratory dinner, which has raised Epic Ruth Vetter Hyundai Hope on Wheels Jim Bahensky and Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation Child’s Play Charity Maddie’s Miracle more than $1.8 million for the hospital since its inception in 2010. Phillip and Elizabeth Gross The Kresge Foundation Gifts of $25,000 - Donna Katen-Bahensky Coyle Contract Evjue Foundation Inc. The Madigan Family Family Foundation Gifts of $100,000 - The Jerome and Joan $99,999 Diane Ballweg George and Ann Croal Flad Architects Madison Area Friends of Piano Promega Corporation E. Richard and Judith Stiehm The Hartwell Foundation $249,999 Kuypers Family Mark and Peggy Afable Becker Law Office Culver Franchising System, Inc. Flad Development and The Madison Club Foundation Robert and Jean Rennebohm Strand Associates Inc. Joshua Mateffy and AAA Wisconsin David and Kris Lenz Family Richard and Vicky D’Orazio Investment Corp. Madison Community Foundation Robert and Mary Anne Subway Sandwiches and Salads Caitlin Deppa American Family Insurance Rich and Mary Lynch Dental Health Associates of Rozanne Flesch Matthew’s Mission for Hope Rennebohm Tauscher Family Foundation Merrill Lynch Grand Gala Agents of Wisconsin West Madison Gas & Electric Madison Gregory and Penny Gallo Nick and Barb Meriggioli Claude Rochon The Hartford Ronald McDonald House American Girl Foundation Department of Anesthesiology Carl and Sheila Getto Mid-West Family Broadcasting Bret and Sara Saalsaa David Thomason Charities of Madison, Inc. Donald and Marilyn Anderson M&I Foundation Faculty and Staff, UW School George and Candy Gialamas The Mielcarek Family Foundation Daniel and Patricia Schultz Sufyan and Rasha Said Badger State Tractor Pullers McKesson Health Systems of Medicine and Public Health The James and Kim and Hallman/Lindsay Paints Tomorrow’s Hope The Sekelsky Family Black Belt America Milio’s Sandwiches Department of Dermatology Gilmore Family The Mortenson Family Foundation Total Administrative Services Shine United Corporation (TASC) Gifts of $250,000 - BMO Harris Bank MillerCoors Faculty and Staff, UW School Gordon Flesch Co. Murphy Desmond Lawyers S.C. Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity / Jeff and Kristin Tracy Family and $499,999 The Bill and Signe The Jeff and Judi of Medicine and Public Health Tom and Ruthann Grantham Dipesh Navsaria and Tour de Touchdown Friends of Tyler’s Place Robert and Dyan Armstrong Buchholz Family Raymond Family Department of Human Oncology Christopher and Ann Green Rania Huntington Sing for the Children Tri-ing For Children’s, Inc. BadgerThon Kristina P. Schultz - The J. P. and Beth Faculty and Staff, UW School Jim and Meghan Greene James Nick The Kent and Donna Gary Tritz and Mary Kay Schroth Roger and Linda Boettcher Caps for the Cure Richards Family of Medicine and Public Health Gunder Family Charitable Fund Noodles & Company Sollenberger Family Unity Health Insurance Copper for Kids J. P. Cullen Family Foundation Steve and Nicki Stricker Department of Neurological HDR Architecture, Inc. Dean Alan Olson Foundation Staff Electric Co., Inc. UW Credit Union Richard Gonce The Craig and Lea Culver Family David and Dawn Stucki Surgery Faculty and Staff, Diane and A.J. Heatley Dan and Roxanne Ostlie State Collection Service, Inc. Robert and Mary Voss Group Health Cooperative of Department of Radiology Faculty Sub-Zero Freezer Company UW School of Medicine and Joe and Lydie Arthos Hudson Owens & Minor Public Health Rich and Amy Steffen John E. Wall Family and DEMCO South Central Wisconsin and Staff, UW School of U.S. Bank Philipp L. Hunkel Memorial Park Bank Department of Neurology Faculty David and Jenny Stein Enid and Jerry Weygandt (GHC-SCW) Medicine and Public Health Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith Research Fund Richard and Mary Lee Pauli and Staff, UW School of Steinhauer Charitable Trust Robert and Marlene Wilson The Kelly Family Foundation J. H. Findorff & Son Inc. Family Foundation, Inc. Sponsored by Friends of UW Health, the 2016 “Dream It. Believe It.” The Incredible House Raffle Milton & Lillian Peck Foundation Medicine and Public Health Marvin J. Levy Joe and Pat Flad and Family James and Sylvia Vaccaro Gala raised $468,444 for American Family Children’s Hospital.

10 11 Richard and Carolyn Blum Design Concepts Hammes Company Sports Timothy King and Al and Karen Meyer The Family and Friends of Donald and Judith Taylor Tuttle Lithography Charitable Foundation Diesel Forward Development Christine Tock MGR Foundation Laurie Ricciardelli Meade TDS Long Distance U.S. Cellular Terry Bolz and Anne Rosin Division of Pediatric Paul and Cheri Hanson Connie Kinsella Michael’s Frozen Custard Roche Madison Corporation UW Class of 1950 R.D. and Joy Boschulte Pulmonology, UW School of Gary and Gayle Harrop Kristin Kirkconnell Mid-State Equipment Arlan and Edith Rosenbloom TeamSoft, Inc. - Paul and Olga Lance Vetter Jeff Bosco Medicine and Public Health John and Mary Jeanne Hecht Michael and Annette Knapstein Fred and Mary Mohs Roundy’s Supermarkets Heberer, Eric and Nancy Wal-Mart Foundation Tami Bosco Dream Kitchens Inc - Heery-HLM The Stuart and Mary Banks Darnell, Loretta and (Copps and Pick ‘n Save) Larson, Brian and Karen Virginia Ward Charles and Linda Brei Dreamfest Estate of Earl, Vera and Hal Knechtle Family Maya Moore Bob and Judi Rubin Worden Peter and Julie Weil Brink and Associates Edgewood High School and Heller Trust John and Lynn Kryger Donald and Londa Mullins Rubloff Development Group TechlineUSA Theran, Julie, Jackson, Taylor Len and Janice Bultema Wisconsin Basketball John and Tracey Hokanson Jeff and Elizabeth Lamb MyMenu George and Cheryl Ryniak TeleTracking Technologies Inc. and Lauren Welsh Andy and Anna Burish Coaches Association David and Melissa Holman Lands’ End Inc. The Membership of Nakoma Sarkis and Associates John and Mary Kay Thedinga Beatrice Wencel Joan Burns Gary and Barbara Eiler Hooper Corporation and David Lau Golf Club Rosemary Sarkis Jason and Mary Theilen Thomas and Susan Wenzel Tim and Deb Constien Jim and Mary Eldridge General Heating and Fred and Mary Laufenberg Naviant Inc. Sauk Prairie FFA Alumni Thomas and Ruth Thielke Bill and Shela Westrate Cost Cutters of Madison, Inc. - Jon Elenius Air Conditioning Renata Laxova Blaise and Stacy Nemeth David and Kim Schaefer Thursday’s Child Terry and Ann Wilkerson Bill Kaminski Robert and Susan Engelke Harry Horn and Sharon Bartosh Jeff Levy Carrie Noonan Jeffrey and Joy Schleusner Joe and Kay Tisserand Wipfli Hewins Investment Patrick and Mary Cotter The Entwistle Family Gary and Shirley Howard Kurt Lin and Ken Noonan Jeffrey and Mary Schmoeger Steven and Mariann Tjugum Advisors, LLC Nicholas and Debbie Cray Evans Scholars House Immaculate Heart Of Mary Diane M. Reeber Lin North Central Group Maynard and Sallylu Schneider John and Carol Toussaint Wisconsin Capital Management Credit Union Executives Famous Footwear “Walk for Kids” Christopher and Mary Listau Andy and Susan North Select Comfort Towers Watson Jeffrey and Amanda Yunke Patients and families share compelling stories with listeners during Society Rick and Judy Fetherston Infinity Martial Arts Kick-A-Thon Joel London and Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals Settlers bank Tractors Gone Wild Bob and Linda Ziegler a three-day Radiothon broadcast from American Family Children’s Fidelity Information Services Bermans and Jenny Iskandar Cheryl Kendall Jerry and Denise Tribbey Hospital by Today’s Q106 and 93.1 JAMZ of Madison. The 2016 Justin and Wendy Cruz William Nunzio-Pappano and Scott and Vicki Seymour Joe and Jan Zwettler event raised more than $665,000 in gifts and pledges. Patrick and Kathryn Daly Paul Frank David Jacobsen and Stephen and Jeri Lose Kelly Cotter Marsh and Susan Shapiro Trot for Tots Davis Charitable Gift Fund Fraternal Order of Eagles 1502 Susan Pierce Jacobsen LYCON Inc. Optimist Club of West Madison Sherman Plaza, Inc. WISC - TV American Transmission Robert and Diane Dempsey Thomas Gallagher and Jefferson County 4H Horse & Maddie’s Spirit Oscar Mayer / Kraft Foods Michael and Paulette Siebers Wisconsin Aviation Company Department of Family Medicine Christina Smith-Gallagher Pony Project Madison Fireworks Fund James and Michelle Parks Sigma Chi Fraternity / Derby Wisconsin Built Associated Bank Faculty and Staff, Family and Friends of Kendall Brent and JoAnn Johnson Madison Rotary Foundation Pepsi-Cola Company/Madison Days Festival WKOW - TV Attainment Company UW School of Medicine Furniss-Smedley JPMorgan Chase Doug and Patty Malmquist Daniel and Mary Petersen Donald and Joanne Slama Jon and Katalin Wolff Automation Components, Inc. and Public Health Andy and Carolyn Gilb Junior League of Madison Inc. Mario Mancusi-Ungaro and Bruce and Deborah Pfaff Abby Smith Paul and Kay Young The Bacus Family - Brian, Lisa, Department of Medicine Greg and Marie Gisi Kappa Kappa Gamma Maureen McCausland Philips Medical Systems Jeff and Kathleen Smith The Family of Julie Zdeblick Brent, Shelby Faculty and Staff, Golden Eagle Log Homes UW-Madison The Peter and Jennifer Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Hans and Mary Lang Sollinger The Zillner Family - Frank, Jim and Sue Bakke UW School of Medicine Sherry and Al Goldstein Amy Kaster Marino Family Jeffrey Pierce Chris, Alice, Noel and Diane, Cole, Dean, Blake Kenneth Ballweg and Public Health Roberta Golubock Kaufman Hall and Marshall the Marshal Richard and Sheila Plotkin Sean Spencer Associates Inc. Joanne Becker Department of Obstetrics Good Fellas Tavern - Golf Classic Jamie and Ellen Pollard Stuart Stair Charitable Trust and Gynecology Faculty Ted and Mary Kellner Gifts of $10,000 - Douglas and Jean Benham Argyle Lions Club Rodney and Susan Martin Jeff Poltawsky and John and Pamela Stampen and Staff, UW School of $24,999 James Berbee and Ankush Gosain and Neena Daniel and Lena Kelly Joe and Stephanie Martino Tom Arnhold Ralph and Shelly Stayer Medicine and Public Health Jerry and Carol Kelly A Guetel LLC Karen Walsh Thomas-Gosain Dale and Lila Mathwich QBE North America George and Mavis Steil Department of Psychiatry Phillip and Melissa Kesling AE Business Solutions Lane Berenschot Michael and Kari Grasee Bernard and Susan McCartan RBC Capital Markets LLC Charitable Fund Faculty and Staff, Raymond and Leah Kessel Tripp and Colleen Ahern Tracy and Betty Bergquist Jeffrey E. Grossman and Thomas and Lisa McClaren Todd Reimer Stevens Design UW School of Medicine Nadine M. Nehls Michael Kienitz and Alicia Rose “Victorious” Best Western Inntowner Family and Employees of Jerry and Diana Rekowski Strike Out Childhood Cancer and Public Health Beverly Aagaard–Kienitz Foundation Bret Bielema Scott and Natalie Hagen McClaren Machine & Tool Polly ReQua Memorial Game The inaugural American Family Insurance Championship golf outing Department of Urology Faculty Peter Kies at University Ridge in Madison raised $1 million for the Steve Alien Golf Outing Dorothy Blotz Mark and Debbie Hamilton J. Scott and Jane McMurray Restaino & Associates Realtors SVA and Staff, UW School of Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation, American Family Rob and Ann Hamilton Kimberly-Clark Corporation Metcalfe’s Market Relocation Tim and Ann Sweeney David and Sara Allen Medicine and Public Health Children’s Hospital and other organizations.

12 13 Gifts of $2,500 - Harry Horn and Sharon Bartosh Bill and Shela Westrate $4,999 Philipp L. Hunkel Memorial WG&R Furniture Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Research Fund Robert and Marlene Wilson AnchorBank and Anchor Immaculate Heart Of Mary Bob and Linda Ziegler Foundation “Walk for Kids” Ariens Company Daniel and Lena Kelly Gifts of $1,000 - We thank the following donors who have made gifts to American Family Jim Bahensky and Kristin Kirkconnell $2,499 Am bassado r s Donna Katen-Bahensky Robert F. Lemanske, Jr. Sandra Ager Children’s Hospital of $1,000 or more in calendar year 2015: Gerry and Vicki Benusa Scott and Misty Lewis Alien Golf Outing Tracy and Betty Bergquist Edmund and Marcia David and Sara Allen Gifts of $100,000 NFL Alumni Madison Chapter Jewelers for Children Tomorrow’s Hope The Jerome and Joan Nadine Block Manydeeds American Transmission or more Jack and Sarah Salzwedel The Kollege Klub Tractors Gone Wild Kuypers Family BMO Harris Bank Michael and Bonnie Marcucci Company Cindy Crawford and David and Dawn Stucki David Lau UW Credit Union Loose Change Champions Dave and Teri Bruns Bernard and Susan McCartan Danny and Linda Andersen Rande Gerber Theda and Tamblin Clark Smith David and Kris Lenz Family Wisconsin Built for Children Jim and Renae Buchheim Brian and Pamela Mullins Chad and Michelle Armstrong McCarthy Family Foundation Family Foundation, Inc. Steven and Cherie Levy Maddie’s Miracle Stuart and Terry Buchholtz Murphy Desmond Justin and Morgan Aten & Mike and Jessica Jessie Vetter Classic Golf Rich and Mary Lynch Gifts of $5,000 - The Madigan Family Andy and Anna Burish Lawyers S.C. Badger Conference Senior McCarthy Golf Invitational Invitational Madison Area Friends of Piano $9,999 Rodney and Susan Martin Shawn and Michelle Carlin Naviant Inc. All-Star Game - As part of BadgerThon, UW-Madison students danced the night Midwest Athletes Against Enid and Jerry Weygandt Madison Gas & Electric Auto Club Group Kathleen Motl CDW HealthCare North Central Group L&L Sports Inc away, raising more than $95,000 at the 2016 Dance Marathon. Childhood Cancer, Inc. Foundation Douglas and Jean Benham Adam and Danielle Mullins Matthew Cloche Softball Optimist International Badger Homecare LLC Sufyan and Rasha Said Gifts of $10,000 - Matthew’s Mission for Hope The Beninspired Foundation Nakoma Junior Golf Program - Tournament Foundation W.F. Baird and Associates C and D Properties Inc. Department of Pediatrics Arnold and Ellen Wald $24,999 Thomas and Lisa McClaren Dorothy Blotz Longest Day of Golf Event Tim and Deb Constien Owens & Minor Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP Roger and Ellyn Carlson Faculty and Staff, Kok-Peng Yu and Anna Lee A Guetel LLC Family and Employees of Bog for a Cause James Nick Department of Surgery Faculty Sarkis and Associates Kimberly Baker Marc and Jayne Castellucci UW School of Medicine and Shen Family Public Health American Girl McClaren Machine & Tool Elias Baasolo Chaho and Robert and Christine O’Keefe and Staff, UW School of Marsh and Susan Shapiro Allen and Joan Bakke Scott and Tracy Chapman Donald and Marilyn Anderson Mid-West Family Broadcasting Eva Hernandez Soto Out Run Asthma Event Medicine and Public Health Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity / Diane Ballweg Nicole Charles Edward Jones Region 114 Gifts of $25,000 - Cory and Mary Berg The Mielcarek Family Davis Charitable Gift Fund Phi Gamma Delta - Department of Urology Faculty Tour de Touchdown Kenneth Ballweg Cheese Wheel Inc. Edward Jones Investments Region 114 Donation Drive $99,999 Kristina P. Schultz - Foundation and Hallman/ Design Concepts The Island Cup and Staff, UW School of Robert and Ruth Anne Sam and Anne Ballweg Comedy Club On State Skoronski Gary and Nancy Endres American Family Insurance Caps for the Cure Lindsay Paints Diesel Forward Pierce Family Foundation - Medicine and Public Health Baxter’s Hollow Blends LLC Concourse Hotel Inc. Staff Electric Co., Inc. Yvonne Evers Badger State Tractor Pullers Cardinals Strike Out Cancer - Milio’s Sandwiches James and Summer Drill Harvey, Delores, Jeff, Steve, Jeff and Debbie DuCharme Pat and Cathy Coyle Julie and Susan E. Richard and Judith Stiehm Rick and Judy Fetherston BadgerThon High School Baseball Game MillerCoors Endres Manufacturing Co. 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14 15 THE HAROLD CORNELIUS BRADLEY Gurpreet and Manpreet Kwik Trip Inc. Richard and Sandra Pfahler Lauren Shapiro Schroth Ghuman Luke and Mari Lamers Gregory Pfluger and Marv and Judi Siegert Unity Health Insurance Andy and Carolyn Gilb Lazarz Family Foundation Constance McElrone Jeff Simske and Heather Vallier UnityPointHealth - Meriter Dr. Harold Cornelius Bradley, Mary’s father (see page 7), fittingly serves as the namesake of the Harold The James and Kim Gilmore Lee & Associates of Lee Pier and Ragen Shapiro Jeffrey and Constance Sindelar Justin Vondra Cornelius Bradley Physician Circle. Members of the Circle include physicians from the University of Wisconsin Family Madison, LLC Pink Out the Park - Sauk Ron and Chris Sliwinski Sally Vultaggio or any health care facility who support American Family Children’s Hospital at these levels of philanthropic Greg and Marie Gisi The LeeLee Foundation Prairie High School SMEDS Foundation David and Nancy Walsh Physician Circle commitment: Legacy (estate gifts); Legend (one-time or cumulative gifts of $10,000 or more); and Deepak Gopal and Lalitha Iyer Richard and Joan Leffler Baseball Team Smith & Gesteland Virginia Ward Ambassador (gifts of $1,000 or more within a single calendar year). Ankush Gosain and Jeff and Susan Lenz Pioneer Environmental Group Jeff and Kathleen Smith David and Lori Wargowski Neena Thomas-Gosain Charles and Jackie Leys Dick and Ricki Pitzner Jerry and Donna Smith Steven Weber Please call us at (608) 264-KIDS or email us at [email protected] to learn more. Michael and Jennifer Gregor Jamie Limjoco John and Tina Plohetski Luther and Eileen Smith Theran, Julie, Jackson, Taylor Gryboski Builders Inc Christopher and Mary Listau Jeff Poltawsky and Steven and Luann Smith and Lauren Welsh We salute the following physicians and acknowledge their generous support for American Family Children’s Scott and Natalie Hagen Little Hero’s Ride - A&W’s Tom Arnhold Lyle and Mary Sorenson Steve Westedt Hospital. They are also published on our Donor Report website, uwhealthkids.org/mcbsociety. David Hahn Pour House Kevin Pomeroy and James and Judith St. Vincent Nick Wiersma Diane Puccetti James and Chulee Hallick Lore Building LLC Tim and Lori Stadelman Wilderness Hotel & Golf Resort Prairie Athletic Club Paul and Beth Hamelink G.R. and Judith Lyons John and Pamela Stampen Wilderness Ventures Premier Pest Elimination LLC Harbor Athletic Club Ryan Madden James Stangel and Management Services LLC Donna Hellenbrand Madison Area Connectors Mark and Mary Pribbenow Nanette Peterson Woodlands Senior Park Scott and Joanne Hines Madison Property Berzavit Ramirez Dean and Pamela Statz Thomas and Kari Woodward John and Tracey Hokanson Management Inc. Jeff and Cindy Rechlicz Stori Anne Co. Trevor and Tonia Wuethrich LFOUNDING e ge n dFAMILIES s Beverly Aagaard-Kienitz CALENDAR YEAR 2015 David and Sarah Holbrook Manthe Paulson Farms Todd Reimer Philip and Kristine Strand Jim and Jessica Yehle Am bassado r s Arnold and Timothy King David Allen Robert Lemanske, Jr. Daniel P. Hyland LLC and The Peter and Jennifer Jerry and Diana Rekowski Chad Swanson Jeffrey and Amanda Yunke Ellen Wald Stuart Knechtle Kimberly Baker Charles Leys clients Marino Family Robert and Jean Rennebohm The Zillner Family - Frank, The James and Elaine Kok-Peng Yu and John Kryger Sharon Bartosh Jamie Limjoco Jay Isaacson and Bradley and Jill Maxfield The J. P. and Beth Sweet Family Diane, Cole, Dean, Blake Bradley Maxfield Anna L. Shen Renata Laxova Michael Bentz Renee Riviere Margaret S. Mayer Richards Family T.R. Nelson Inc James Berbee Georgia Mode •••••••• Robert Lemanske, Jr. Bermans and Jenny Iskandar Brian and Rebecca Mayhew Mike and Bev Robinson William Bird Dipesh Navsaria Donald and Judith Taylor David Allen Dennis Lund Donald Janicek Howard and Sally Mazur Claude Rochon John and Diane Taylor Juan Boriosi Dan Ostlie DR. HAROLD CORNELIUS BRADLEY AND Sharon Bartosh J. Scott McMurray Diane Puccetti William and Dorian Jordan Gary and Lynn Mecklenburg David Runkle The Suby Group MRS. MARY JOSEPHINE CRANE BRADLEY - 1950 Tom Brazelton Michael Bentz Dipesh Navsaria Deirdre Burns Sufyan Said Sally Kaltenberg Dennis Meyer Russell and Julie Ann Rupert Jason and Mary Theilen James Berbee Nadine Nehls Ankush Gosain Mary Kay Schroth Kappa Kappa Gamma Middleton Farms Co-Op Elizabeth Ryan Thompson Investment Tom Brazelton Blaise Nemeth Neena Thomas-Gosain Lauren Shapiro UW-Madison James and Georgia Mode James Santora Management Robert Dempsey Ken Noonan Paul Grossberg Anna L. Shen Amy Kaster Sauk Trail Elementary School Mounds Pet Food Warehouses Bryon and Daniele Thompson Greg Gallo Dan Ostlie Scott Hagen Tom Sullivan Michael Kienitz and Mark and Marianne Schmitt MS Mart LLC Thursday’s Child Carl Getto Richard Pauli Diane Heatley John Taylor Beverly Aagaard-Kienitz Jay Schneider Dipesh Navsaria and Norris and Alice Tibbetts Richard Gonce Anne Rosin John Hokanson Christine Tock Bernard and Sally School District of Rania Huntington Steven and Mariann Tjugum Ankush Gosain Judi Rubin Bermans Iskandar John Toussaint Kuebler Killoran Johnson Creek Arnold Wald Dan and Roxanne Ostlie Tough Mudder Big Bad Neena Thomas-Gosain Mary Kay Schroth Lalitha Iyer Kathy Klein Keith and Kinsey Schulz Donald Janicek Ellen Wald James and Michelle Parks Babies Team Christopher Green Hans Sollinger Timothy and Shelley Koechel The Sekelsky Family Beverly Aagaard-Kienitz David Wargowski Hamang and Tami Patel Jerry and Denise Tribbey Jeffrey Grossman Christine Tock Mark and Jean Koehl James and Donna Sens Timothy King Jon Wolff Donald and Susanne Pertzborn Tri-North Builders Inc Scott Hagen John Toussaint Luke Lamers Thomas Woodward Kutz Crop Care LLC Daniel and Mary Petersen Scott and Vicki Seymour Gary Tritz and Mary Kay Diane Heatley Jon Wolff Mari Lamers Kok-Peng Yu John Hokanson Thomas Zdeblick Bermans Iskandar 16 Jase, age 3 (pictured here and on the cover), is being treated for a muscular tumor at American Family Children’s Hospital.

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