Summer 2018 Newsletter

Nearly $22 million raised in scholarship support since 1981

Total scholarshi p dollars awarded for 2018-19: $ 949,949 Swim 2018-19 Scholarship Recipients: 50 (36 universities nationwide) With Mike Total number of Swim With Mike by th e scholarship recipients: 232 Total sports represented: 60 NUMBERS Universities represented: 123

We could not have accomplished this without your help. Thank you ! IN THIS ISSUE SAVE THE DATES Honoring our graduates Saturday, July 21 - Third Annual Bike-a-thon, Draper, Utah Saturday, September 1 - Hawai’i Swim With Mike in conjunction with Campaign Waikiki Roughwater Swim highlights Saturday, November 10 - USC Homecoming, USC vs Cal. Visit the SWM booth to meet recipients / get goodies / sign up to be a Campaign Director Satellite Friday/Saturday, April 5 & 6, 2019 - SWM Wheelchair Basketball, Lyon Center, USC report Saturday, April 6 - 39th annual Swim With Mike. USC Uytengsu Aquatics Center s e Also in 2019: l Upcoming e g n events A

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Please check out our website at www.swimwithmike.org to learn more about our e fundraising activities, or to join our team as a Campaign Director ! D Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund A Record Year of Success Ron Orr Founder & Executive Director The Ripple Effect is Making Waves

ur 38th annual campaign for the that the bonds are established as they share physically challenged athletes the ups and downs, challenges and rewards, Oschol arship fund was a great success, through the collegiate years and beyond. thanks to our amazing team of volunteers, We love to get to know these students and 38th Annual Swim With Mike friends, donors and of course, our outstanding each one has a singular story of learning to scholarship recipients and their families. take a shockingly tragic life-challenging As we look back over this year we find a ac cident and drawing from it the strength common thread, what we call the ripple effect, to conquer even loftier goals than they ever Appreciation and gratitude that continues to strengthen our family and imagined. The stories are inspiring and create a tidal wave of support. amazing, and we are honored to share them hank you for supporting the yearbook, and the in-kind With tremendous appreciation, with you as what begins as a ripple gathers the 38th annual Swim With donations like the ten billboards we thank these truly great and The best example of how this all works is by the strength to make a meaningful wave – Mike so generously. I am around Southern California. All generous friends of Swim With following the stories of how we learn about actually 232 waves! T potential scholarship recipients, how they proud to report that this year’s of these “ripples” of influence Mike. learn about us, and once awarded a Swim We are always most proud to introduce our campaign raised over $1.7 million, contribute to the wave of support With Mike scholarship, how we welcome scholarship awardees to you as new recipi - including $400,000 in new for these young student-athletes We have 15 graduating scholarship them into our life-long family. ents, share their stories of accomplishment en dowment gifts. facing challenges every day as recipients who are preparing through their journey, highlight them as they strive to reach their full for the next exciting chapter of Each Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship they graduate and keep up with them as A huge thank you to the campaign potential. their lives. Please enjoy a few Fund Board of Directors member interviews they successfully pursue their professional directors, volunteers and friends of these graduates’ words of a prospective scholarship recipient and and personal goals. They are our Swim With who contributed to our success. This past year we were extremely gratitude about the impact con tinues the relationship by mentoring at Mike family, as are you, and we are grateful Together, we are enhancing the fortunate to have received four your gifts have made. In addition, least one scholarship recipient. This ensures indeed. lives of our recipients as they new endowed scholarship com - our SWM Board of Directors has pursue their educational and mitments. These legacy gifts approved 14 new scholarship professional goals. We are also will ensure the Swim With Mike recipients. We will feature these grateful for the commitment of Physically Challenged Athletes outstanding young men and our current scholarship recipients Scholarship Fund will be available women in the forthcoming Fall and their families to help ensure to future generations in perpe - issue. that future deserving physically tuity. challenged students will benefit YOU have made a difference in from our program. Meaningful endowment com - the lives of these extraordinary mitments came from our 2016 people, and none of this would Generous gifts were generated Marshall MBA alum scholarship happen without you. from the silent auction, ads in recipient, Nick Ekbatani; SWM founding partner Mara Redden’s With gratitude, ON THE COVER late sister Shawna Hunter and Swim With Mike scholarship her husband Brad Hunt; the recipient Amberley Snyder Furniss Family and Friends en - with her grandparents, Lana dowment; and a new endowed and Gary Bottenfield. scholarship from the Rosemary Photo by Dan Avila. Kraemer Raitt Foundation. Swim with Mike recipients at the 2018 USC Uytengsu event.

2 3 38th Annual Swim With Mike The April 7 USC Uytengsu Event Was A Splashing Success, Thanks to You!

t was a great day to celebrate our Swim With Mike scholarship recipients for I their strength, courage, determination and drive, success and independence. We were all inspired to see our current recip ients and alums share their ac com - plishments, their plans, dreams and en couragement for a future of success. The mutual respect among these individuals And of course what would Swim With Mike be without the Song Girls’ crazy diving exhibition? and their families, which was initially born by gaining strength from tragedy, Amberley and Zack represent our 54 continues to expand and grow. These nationwide scholarship community as ex ceptional individuals exemplify the core they expressed their sincere apprecia - of Swim With Mike, and we couldn’t be tion to all the volunteers, donors and more proud. fellow recipients for the support that makes it possible for them to be the Another high point of the day was to Berni Degener and her family. Berni has been making the beneficiaries of so much generosity. hear from a couple of our scholarship Treasure Chest a successful part of every SWM event for 22 years! Other highlights included the Masters re cipients at our recognition cere - Swim Workout coached by USC Swim mony. This year Amberley Snyder Coach Dave Salo, the tremendous Dive (Utah State University Masters in Show, USC Song Girls and Spirit Squad, School Counseling Fall 2017) and Zack the Biggest Splash Contest, The Silent Wentz (USC Economics 2018) shared Auction and Raffle, the Football Player/ their thoughts about the impact that Song Girl Inner Tube Relay, the their Swim With Mike scholarships Wheelchair Basketball, a fantastic BBQ have had, and will forever have, on and the presentation of the Volunteer their personal, educational, future of the Year award to Bruce Furniss. SWM Board member John Naber reunites with the Furniss brothers, professional lives and, especially, - Continued on page 18 - their former teammates and friends in the USC Uytengsu pool. their independence.

SWM alum recipient Mark Fuglevand (USC BS and Masters Accounting 2002) with his son Brandon and Joey Pulford (USC Masters in SWM Alum recipients Daryl Holmlund (USC Masters in Planning 2009) with SWM Board members Kathleen DeCristo and Toby Navarro and SWM Board Member Teaching 2012), Marty O'Connor (Chapman MBA Chip, Craig, Bruce and Steve Furniss with Nick Enriquez (USC Accounting 2003, Southwestern Law 2007). Mike Navarro at the April 7 event. 2017) and Don Hammond (USC Law 2009). Sharon Furniss and Mike. 4 5 Our Graduates In their own Congratulations to our 2018 Swim With Mike Grads! Here are selected quotes from our recipients’ Senior letters to our growing family of donors, volunteers and community. WORDS

Today, I want to thank you for helping me achieve a very Thank you for your generous hearts, I assure you important milestone in my life. I’m graduating with my that you are enabling great people to do great things. Masters degree in financial Engineering from Claremont I cannot thank you enough for your generosity and Graduate University. I’m sure that this accomplishment will sup port for my self and all the other recipients. You have chan” ged our lives. cha” nge my life for the very best, and without your support I would not have been able to achieve i t. ” Santos Acosta Corrales Aaron Loy Claremont Graduate University ” UC Santa Barbara M.S. Financial Engineering Economics, Accounting (Spring 2018) (Spring 2018)

I want to begin this letter by thanking you for your I am writing to thank you for your support of my unwavering generosity and support throughout my education at the University of Wisconsin School of tenure at USC. Swim With Mike has put me in the position to Medicine and Public Health throughout my four years of obtain my career objective and gave me the unparalleled medical school. Your support has allowed me to attend opp” ortunity to pursue both an undergraduate and Masters med” ical school and fulfill my dream of becoming a physician. degree at the school of my choice. For that, I am extremely grateful and humbled. Jeffrey Mahlum Corben Brooks University of Wisconsin School of Medicine University of Southern California (Spring 2018) ” Masters in Health Administration ” (Summer 2018)

Thank you for your generous support of Swim With I would like to personally thank you for your generosity, Mike, an organization that means the world to me. which has allowed me to complete my undergraduate My gratitude for you is immense. The opportunities and de gree at the Harvard University Extension School this year. supp” ort offered by the Swim With Mike Family cannot be It has been an enlightening and life changing experience, quantified; the gifts of education and encouragement ” which would not have been possible if it was not for Swim are priceless, and enable me to achieve success beyond With Mike. my dreams. Michael Fritchner Christopher O'Brien University of Southern California Harvard University Extension School ” Masters in Business Administration Government (Spring 2018) ” (Spring 2018) 6 7 Our Graduates Class of Continued from previous page. 2018

My time at USC would not have been possible without Your support of Swim With Mike has allowed me and the the help of the board. The support and love given to the program the financial freedom to take risks, to grow as recipients is monumental and I want to continue to serve people and scholars and to develop the toolkit to become the Swim With Mike family for years to come. Thank you in d” ependent, contributing members of society and truly live once” again for your commitment and generosity. a life beyond our disabilities.

Zach Pickett ” Kevin Schallert ” University of Southern California University of Southern California Business Administration Masters in Business Administration (Spring 2018) (Spring 2018)

I would like to start by thanking you for your support of I would personally like to thank you from the bottom of my Swim With Mike Scholarship for the last four years I my heart for your gracious donation to the Swim With have been attending UCSB. I will be graduating in June and Mike organization. Your generosity allows future scholars, I greatly appreciate the support from Swim With Mike and like me, the opportunity to make an impact in the world feel” honored to be a part of the SWM family. afte” r traumatic and unforeseen circumstances.

Ryan Porteous Cory Sullivan ” UC Santa Barbara ” University of Southern California Mechanical Engineering Masters of Social Work (Spring 2018) (Spring 2018)

Now I know what I want, and I know that I do not want I am writing you to express my utmost appreciation for to let down people like you who have donated time and your continuous support and belief in Swim With Mike. money so that I can be successful. I am forever grateful for Swim With Mike has not only given me the opportunity to your charitable contributions and more importantly, your attend such a prestigious university like USC, but has laid reco” gnition of the great potential we all have in ourselves. the g” roundwork for me to thrive perpetually. Thank you.

Garrett Robinson Zach Wentz ” Southwestern University ” University of Southern California School of Law Economics (Spring 2018) (Summer 2018) 8 90 The Campaign Director Experience: Helping recipients to overcome tragedies and realize There’s nothing like it! their full potential

ach and every SWM Campaign Paddle With Pollard Director is directly impacting a Swim With Mike scholarship recip - Swim With Mike scholarship E ient Josh Pollard (USC Mechanical recipient’s future success. We thank Engineering 2020) relies on his our many friends who have set up paddle skateboard for function a campaign online, and fitness as he traverses the USC and all those who campus on his five-foot long skate - just dig in and do it board and six-foot paddle with a to raise funds for rubber ball at the end. our outstanding SWM recipients. As a Campaign Director, Josh took this effort to another level when This year we had some fun-filled he took to the road with “Paddle events, with more to come! We like With Pollard.” to keep the fun in fun draising all year long – please join us! Josh paddled from his home town of Natalie and Nancy Buchoz Lake San Marcos to UC San Diego – a 27-mile trek, and just a bit more Natalie Buchoz and mom Nancy than a marathon. In the spirit of a hosted their Third Annual Karma distance runner, he calculated a Ride at Gritcycle in Costa Mesa. The time split of 9:25/mile in taking event was sold out hours after an - four and a quarter hours overall to nounced. Good friend Jake Olson complete the journey. addressed the group with an ener - SWM scholarship recipient alumna Natalie Buchoz (USC Annenberg 2015) and her mom Nancy organized their Third Annual Karma Ride at Gritcycle Costa Mesa. Natalie's gizing talk about the difference fellow SWM Scholarship Recipient Jake Olson was the guest speaker and he thanked the crowd for their support and welcomed them into the Swith With Mike Family. Thanks to Josh and to his campaign Swim With Mike has made in his sponsors for making this such a life thus far, and will forever. SWM success!

Elizabeth Winston Become a Campaign Director Elizabeth Winston hosted her Fourth yourself! Just visit our website Annual Swim with EW and Walk at swimwithmike.org and take With Annie event in Redondo a look at some of the other Beach. Friends and family joined in campaigns, or contact us at Elizabeth’s one-mile ocean swim [email protected] . and Annie’s one-mile walk to raise funds for SWM. Following the exer - Join the Wave! cise , folks gathered at Lisa Hansen’s home for a sumptuous brunch.

Josh Pollard says: “Swim With Mike is an incredible organization that helps disabled Top: Jennifer Brown and Elizabeth Winston. athletes realize their dreams of attending Below: Annie Occhipinti, Lisa Hansen and college. SWM has helped me attend USC and Annie Ruth, at Elizabeth’s Swim with EW pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Walk with Annie event . and computer Programming.” 10 11 The Satellites: Spreading the SWM story

UC Santa Barbara A climbing wall, log rolling, Accounting) were on hand to swim lessons, canoe battleship participate and greet the crowd. Kelly Walsh always puts on a com petition, biggest splash Both shared with us all that great day to support Swim With contest, team relay races! they were grateful to be part Mike at her satellite event! AND of course a fabulous of the SWM family general store, raffle and silent during their days And the winner of the Biggest Splash is . . . Members of the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center 2017 winners with our own Kaia Hedlund, The fourth Annual UC Santa auction for tons of desirable at UCSB and plan Blake Steineke! With judges David Kobrientz, Masters Swim Team and Rose Bowl Masters who doubles as Waikiki Roughwater Swim Barbara event was chock full of items. to continue to Will MacDonald and Natalie Buchoz. with coach Chad Durieux, foreground. Committee President and Race Director. fun with actively support well-at - UCSB SWM graduating Swith With UC San Diego Rose Bowl Aquatics Hawaii tended recipients Ryan Porteous Mike as activities (Mechanical Engineer alums. t’s always a great day when or the past eight years the Rose he 14th Annual Swim With at the ing) and Aaron Loy I you start with lots of sunshine FBowl Aquatics Center has hosted TMike Hawaii, which once again pools. (Economics and at the pool and free pancakes a week-long warm up to Swim will be doing double duty as the generously provided by the UCSD With Mike. This year was the best 49th Annual Waikiki Roughwater Masters Swim team! Then, it just ever, with Head Masters Swim Swim, will be held on Saturday, got better! Team Coach Chad Durieux leading September 1. the way. In between the synchronized The Waikiki Roughwater Swim is swimming exhibition, the jovial “We have looked forward to this one of the longest-running and relay races, hamster balls and log time of year every year,” he said. most iconic open water races in roll, we heard from several SWM “The opportunity to help another the world. Many Olympians and scholarship alums and current re - organization, especially one that World Champions have participated cipients about the educational, we are directly linked to has been in previous years in this race that professional and personal impact an honor and privilege. With most of served as inspiration and the SWM has made in their lives. our 200-athlete team participating original course of the Ironman each year, we have been able to Triathlon. Patrick Ivison (USC Cinematic Arts raise on average $6,000 a year.” 2016) is currently a writer/producer Swimmers raise money for and at Row Five – an up-and-coming The event at the Rose Bowl starts donate money to Swim With Mike. film and commercial production Friday before the main Swim with Family members work the Swim company. Mike USC event, and is open to With Mike booth at the finish line anyone that wishes to fundraise and scholarship recipients help Current recipients Blake Steineke money in any way they want during with the awards ceremony. (Cal State San Marcos, Business their workout times. They have a 2021) and Kie Fujii (UCSD Pre-Med huge culminating event on Friday Until this year, no scholarship 2018) brought us all up to date morning, swimming a full 10,000m re cipient has swum the race. Will about their on-campus accom - workout in which anyone can par - this be the first? plishments, goals for the future ticipate. and how SWM’s support has Event Coordinator Kelly Walsh with changed their lives. The next morning they go to the her mom Stephany and graduating USC event and swim in the Masters SWM Scholarship recipients Workout and it’s been growing in Ryan Porteous and Aaron Loy. numbers every year.

12 13 Valued Traits Our Cover Girl SWM Recipient Michael Fritschner delivers Amberley Snyder, 2018 MBA Commencement Address Rodeo Barrel Racer

At the funeral service was a man no mberley Snyder started her career early, saddle with her seatbelt and started her return one knew. It was Don Ludwig, a riding horses at age three and to the professional riding circuit as the only par - Swim With Mike Board member, A starting rodeo competition when she alyzed barrel racer in the United States. who insisted that Mike return to was seven, competing in barrel racing, pole school on Monday, throw himself bending and breakaway roping. In 2009 as a “I was riding at a national championship, with into academics and activities and high school junior she won the National Little my seatbelt secure, when USC coach John Baxter make his father proud. “He assured Britches Rodeo Association All-Around Cowgirl saw me and encouraged me to reach out to me that the SWM family would World Championship. She was also active in SWM, which I did. That changed my life forever sup port me every step of the way, Fu ture Farmers of America, and was elected the and gave me the opportunity to live my dream.” offering anything I could possibly UTAH FFA State President. need. “We are all going to have that moment when She was looking forward to college, finishing we need help. That’s where Swim With “I took his advice and returned to out her FFA office term, and competing in Mike came in for me. Swim With Mike school and graduated in 2013.” He col lege rodeo. Of course, she was made a huge difference in my success. even walked across the stage with completely unaware of the magni - To have an organization that helps leg braces and the help of a walker tude of what was to come. those with life challenges has been to receive his degree. a huge blessing not Things really changed that year. only in my school Mike then moved to Baltimore to She was 19 years old when she career, but also with work in product management for a rolled her truck in the snow knowing I can plan medical device company. He became and was thrown against a for a broader future. determined to increase his ability to telephone pole. After five I am so thankful to impact corporate performance, and hours of surgery, the doctors be a part of the knew that he would get those tools advised that she would never Swim With Mike at USC Marshall School of Business’ regain feeling below her family and hope Michael receiving his degree from James Ellis, dean of the USC Marshall School of Business. MBA program. Mike was welcomed waist. It changed her life for - to give back back into both the Trojan and the ever, but not her competitive to the people ichael Fritschner (USC MBA marathon-running father died un - Swim With Mike Families during his spirit. Amberley was physically who helped 2018) was honored to be expectedly of a heart attack. Mike two-year graduate program. paralyzed – but her mental de - me succeed.” Mse lected as the USC term ination was stronger Marshall MBA Class of 2018 Oh – and somehow he than ever. Her top prior - commencement speaker. “Each challenge is an found time to marry the ity was not just to What a great way to culmi - opportunity for growth “woman of my dreams” walk, but to ride her nate his USC experience! one week before his horses again. rather than a roadblock graduation. Mike’s com - And what an experience it mencement message to Sounds amazing, has been. Mike started his as we Fight On!” his fellow graduates, but 18 months undergraduate degree in their families, friends, after her accident 2009 as Swim With Mike scholarship decided that he would drop out of and the Marshall faculty was that the she was back in recipient majoring in In terna - school to stay home with his mom, valued traits of the Trojan Family are the saddle. She tional Relations at USC Dorn sife. even though she was against it. “I Compassion, Inspiration and, most mounted “Power,” He excelled in school, but in October just didn’t see how she could survive importantly, embracing the USC her beloved horse, of that year his healthy, strong, without Dad.” motto to “Fight On!” strapped in on the 14 15 Mr. Olson Goes to Washington Courting Success! Swim With Mike’s Jake Olson nominated to join Swim With Mike Wheelchair Basketball President Trump's Council on Physical Fitness Presented by UBS. We’re on a Roll!

wim With Mike’s Fourth Annual Wheelchair Aquatics Center. Adding to the rivalry and suspense, Basketball Tournament presented by UBS was both Team Captains are SWM scholarship recipients S sp earheaded again this year by the event’s and fellow Knights, Zach Pickett (Team Trojan founder and SWM Scholarship Recipient Zack Knights) and Zack Wentz (Team Swim With Mike). Wentz (USC Economics 2018). It was our biggest ever The center photo, below, shows the game's initial with eight teams vying for the victory. tip-off with Pickett #22 and Wentz #13.

As in the past three years, any and all USC students It really worked out well, allowing us to encourage and Faculty are welcome to participate. This all of our guests to join in the fun and cheer on year’s teams included a Swim With Mike Team, the teams and players. a Lambda Chi Alpha Team, a Women’s Club Basketball Team In a thrilling squeaker of a and a Trojan Knights Team. championship game, Team ake Olson, the blind young Also involved was the USC Trojan Knights outlasted the boy who was “adopted” Men’s Basketball Team, the defending champions Team Jinto the Trojan football USC Women’s Basketball Team Swim With Mike by the score program by former coach Pete and the Trojan Marching Band. of 21-20. Carroll and is now one of the How could this NOT be fun?! team’s long snappers, has been Sounds like a great set-up for nominated to serve on the We expanded the schedule, next year’s rematch! President’s Council on Sports, with the prelims on the Friday Fitness and Nutrition. before our Swim With Mike Join us for the excitement, Event and the championship Friday, April 5th, prelims, and The Council is a government match held on event day at the Saturday, April 6th for the organization that aims to Lyon Recreation Center, located Championship Game at the promote, encourage and adjacent to the USC Uytengsu 2019 Swith With Mike event! mo tivate Americans of all ages to become physically ac tive and participate in sports. It is part of the Office of Public Health and Science, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Olson, a SWM Scholarship SWM Scholarship Recipient Jake Olson (USC Business 2019) has re cipient, played in his first been nominated to join the President's Council on Sports, Fitness game with the Trojans in 2017 and Nutrition. Here on the White House lawn with his family, against Western Michigan, and Brad, Emma, Cindy and Quebec. then provided inspirational words to live by. "It's your choice to either let that dis - ability or adversity stop you ,” he said. “Or to overcome it." 16 17 Pics from the Where To Be Scene How can you help? April 7 USC Uytengsu Event - continued from page five Her e’ s How There are plenty of ways to donate to what for many has become a favorite cause, Swim With Mike. Listed below are but a few. Please help us change the lives of our outstandin g scholarship recipients and their future prospects of success.

The Centofante Anniversary Club – $3,900 Started by Al Centofante at the 10th Anniversary of Swim With Mike to honor each anniversary with a $100 gift for every year the Fund has been in existence. As we enter our 39th year, the donation level is $3,900, and is in keeping with Al’s tradition. 1 The Centofante Family Foundation matches all new increases and Club member gifts.

The Tod Spieker and Masters Challenge 2 3 Tod Spieker will match all monies raised from swimmers participating in the Swim With Mike Masters Challenge.

Lane Sponsor – $1,000 Sponsor a Lane at the upcoming 39th Swim With Mike event. Donations are recognized at the pool on the day of the event and in our Yearbook.

Sponsor a Lane at All Swim With Mike Satellite Events – $1,500 Sponsor a Lane at our USC Swim With Mike event and all SWM satellite events.

7 Swim With Mike Wheelchair Basketball 5th Annual Team Sponsor – $1,000 Be a Team Sponsor at our newly expanded Swim With Mike event.

The Miller Challenge – $390 The G. Willard Miller Foundation has contributed over $500,000 to Swim With Mike. Through the generosity of Stephen Miller and Board member Michael Thomas, the Foundation matches all $390 contributions; $10 for each year since our inception. 4 ENDOWMENTS An Endowment fund may be created with a minimum $100,000 gift for either scholarship or operating funds and is payable over a five-year period.

The principal of the gift remains intact while the interest funds generated are distributed to the Physically Challenged Athletes Scholarship Fund.

6 The Swim With Mike Endowment Fund currently has more than $3.5 million; our goal is to reach $5-10 million to support our mission in perpetuity. (Clockwise from top left) 1. Our enthusiastic SWM friends. 2. Zack Wentz addresses the crowd. 3. Recipient We encourage endowments gifts to current accounts, or if you are interested in establishing Zach Pickett with a special friend. 4. Come on in! The water's fine! 5. Song Girls are always a big hit with the your own account, please let us know! crowd. 6. Mike with the USC Spirit Squad. 7. Our 5 Biggest Splash contestants are ready to go! 18 19 Nearly $22 million raised in scholarship support since 1981