Risbrudt-Eian Charitable Trust Presents 8th AN N UAL Our Mission A League of Our Own The mission of Crescent Cove is to offer care and support to children and young adults with a shortened life expectancy, and to their families who love them. CrescentCove.org | [email protected] | 952.426.4711 Administrative Office 3440 Beltline Blvd, Ste 207, St Louis Park, MN 55416 Respite & Hospice Home for Kids January 25, 2020 4201 58th Ave N, Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 CrescentCove.org A League of Our Own S ta f f Master of Ceremonies Dick Bremer, Play-by-Play Announcer for the Minnesota Twins Tara Anderson, MPA Kimara Gustafson, MD Katie Lindenfelser, MMus Director of Medical Director Founder & Engagement Executive Director Pam Klein, MSW 1st Inning Play Ball Jenny Fitzgerald, RN Social Worker Carrie Melillo Care Coordinator Engagement Kathryn Koehne, Coordinator Katy Glitsos PhD, RN 2nd Inning Legacy Teammates House Manager & Director of Nursing Karla Vaughan Harmon Killebrew Hospice Volunteer Coordinator & Operations Office Manager Home for Kids Advisory Committee CLINICAL STAFF Paul Molitor and Jack Morris Liz Alvarado, RN Andrea Linaman, RN Tuesday Rumley, RN rd Hannah Brown, CNA Nancy Lovick, RN Gina Theune, RN 3 Inning Cheering for the Home Team Whitney Dauer, RN Sara Lyon, CNA Song Vang, CNA Katie Lindenfelser, Founder & Executive Director Pearl Faldet, CNA Connor Magrum, CNA Michaela Voss, CNA Geoff Kaufmann, Chair of Board of Directors Tracy Field, RN Mark Martindale, CNA Leah Wagner, RN Almas Gatachu, CNA Allie Miller, RN Keziah Wiita, CNA Amanda Heyda, RN Katie Neal, RN Deb Wilson, CNA th Bobbi Jones, CNA Michaela Neisen, CNA Carrie Youngblood, RN 4 Inning Our All-Stars Amanda King, RN The Graf Family Board of Directors th 5 Inning Step Up to the Plate: Live Auction Geoff Kaufmann, MBA Alicia Bame-Anderson Katie Lindenfelser, MMus Andy Imholte, Fladeboe Advancement Chair CentraCare Health Founder & American Red Cross Executive Director Darren Beckstrand th Jim Rice, PhD TruStone Financial Brian Osberg, MPH 6 Inning A League of Our Own Past Chair Credit Union MN Dept. of Human Gallagher Integrated Services (Retired) Eric Curry 7th Inning 7th Inning Stretch Raenell Dorn Cambria Jennifer Thienes, CPA Treasurer/Secretary Consultant Rich Forschler, JD Minnesota Twins Rapp Strategies Bill Hickey, JD 8th Inning Our All-Stars William M. Hansen Associates, PLLC The Walsh Family Home Plate Gala Committee 9th Inning Make a Key Play: Give to Crescent Cove Joan Bastien Sheila Hittner Michele Peterson Deb Cardinal Janie Hufford Shannon Riley Clyde Doepner Bonnie Johnson Char Schmuck Final Out Thank You! Julie Hamilton Meghan Laffen 2 3 A League of Our Own S ta f f Master of Ceremonies Dick Bremer, Play-by-Play Announcer for the Minnesota Twins Tara Anderson, MPA Kimara Gustafson, MD Katie Lindenfelser, MMus Director of Medical Director Founder & Engagement Executive Director Pam Klein, MSW 1st Inning Play Ball Jenny Fitzgerald, RN Social Worker Carrie Melillo Care Coordinator Engagement Kathryn Koehne, Coordinator Katy Glitsos PhD, RN 2nd Inning Legacy Teammates House Manager & Director of Nursing Karla Vaughan Harmon Killebrew Hospice Volunteer Coordinator & Operations Office Manager Home for Kids Advisory Committee CLINICAL STAFF Paul Molitor and Jack Morris Liz Alvarado, RN Andrea Linaman, RN Tuesday Rumley, RN rd Hannah Brown, CNA Nancy Lovick, RN Gina Theune, RN 3 Inning Cheering for the Home Team Whitney Dauer, RN Sara Lyon, CNA Song Vang, CNA Katie Lindenfelser, Founder & Executive Director Pearl Faldet, CNA Connor Magrum, CNA Michaela Voss, CNA Geoff Kaufmann, Chair of Board of Directors Tracy Field, RN Mark Martindale, CNA Leah Wagner, RN Almas Gatachu, CNA Allie Miller, RN Keziah Wiita, CNA Amanda Heyda, RN Katie Neal, RN Deb Wilson, CNA th Bobbi Jones, CNA Michaela Neisen, CNA Carrie Youngblood, RN 4 Inning Our All-Stars Amanda King, RN The Graf Family Board of Directors 5th Inning Step Up to the Plate: Live Auction Geoff Kaufmann, MBA Alicia Bame-Anderson Katie Lindenfelser, MMus Andy Imholte, Fladeboe Advancement Chair CentraCare Health Founder & American Red Cross Executive Director Darren Beckstrand th Jim Rice, PhD TruStone Financial Brian Osberg, MPH 6 Inning A League of Our Own Past Chair Credit Union MN Dept. of Human Gallagher Integrated Services (Retired) Eric Curry 7th Inning 7th Inning Stretch Raenell Dorn Cambria Jennifer Thienes, CPA Treasurer/Secretary Consultant Rich Forschler, JD Minnesota Twins Rapp Strategies Bill Hickey, JD 8th Inning Our All-Stars William M. Hansen Associates, PLLC The Walsh Family Home Plate Gala Committee 9th Inning Make a Key Play: Give to Crescent Cove Joan Bastien Sheila Hittner Michele Peterson Deb Cardinal Janie Hufford Shannon Riley Clyde Doepner Bonnie Johnson Char Schmuck Final Out Thank You! Julie Hamilton Meghan Laffen 2 3 Master of Ceremonies Harmon’s Legacy Lives On Harmon Killebrew Hospice Home for Kids Endowment Fund Dick Bremer “Make Every Moment Count.” During his retirement years, Harmon The 2019 season marked Dick Killebrew was a spokesperson for the hospice movement and embraced the role Bremer’s 36th season as a it plays at one of the most critical times broadcaster for the Minnesota Twins. we face in life. In 2013, Harmon’s family and friends created the Harmon Killebrew The Minnesota native graduated Hospice Home for Kids Fund to support Nita & Harmon Killebrew from St. Cloud State University in Crescent Cove. In 2018, the Board of 1978. Following his graduation he Directors at Crescent Cove approved the fund to become an endowment fund, “I have spent the past decade of worked for three years in Cedar ensuring funding into the future. my life promoting hospice care and Rapids, IA as a sportscaster for educating people on its benefits. I am very comfortable taking this WMT-Radio and TV (now KGAN-TV). Harmon and Hospice Harmon experienced the value of next step and experiencing the While there, he began his play-by- hospice care himself. After two near- compassionate care that hospice play career broadcasting University death experiences, he found his calling provides.” to support hospice care. He also saw the – Harmon’s last public statement of Iowa basketball. need for a special hospice and respite care home for children. He and his wife, Nita, were involved in early efforts to He was named weekend sportscaster at WTCN-TV (now KARE 11) create a children’s hospice in the 1990s, Make a Key Play: in 1981. After two years, he left to begin his Twins play-by-play career with and he frequently made hospice and Donate to the Killebrew Spectrum Sports in 1983. He remained there until 1985 while also doing hospital visits. Harmon was passionate Endowment Fund about the value of hospice care and The Harmon Killebrew Hospice Home for Minnesota North Stars games. He rejoined the Twins broadcast team in thought that building this home was Kids Endowment Fund merges Harmon 1987 and has remained there working for Twinsvision, Midwest Sports as important as any of his legendary and Nita’s passions and legacies. Their baseball achievements. work helping children with disabilities enjoy Channel and FS North. In 2013, Dick was the recipient of the Silver baseball through Miracle Leagues is well Circle Emmy for Broadcast Excellence and inducted into the Minnesota known. Nita and Harmon have created a Museum of Broadcasting Hall of Fame. legacy that will serve children with special needs for many years. The Killebrew Fund provides a way to donate to Crescent Cove Dick and his wife, Heidi, along with son Erik and daughter Hannah, in honor of Harmon, and to support the Crescent Cove Respite & Hospice Home make their home in St. Michael, MN. for Kids. Harmon Killebrew Hospice Home for Kids Advisory Committee Bert & Gayle Blyleven Nita Killebrew Jack & Jennifer Morris Rod & Rhonda Carew Carol LeDoux Anita Oliva Clyde Doepner Destini Molitor Tony & Gordette Oliva Jim Hays Paul Molitor 4 5 Master of Ceremonies Harmon’s Legacy Lives On Harmon Killebrew Hospice Home for Kids Endowment Fund Dick Bremer “Make Every Moment Count.” During his retirement years, Harmon The 2019 season marked Dick Killebrew was a spokesperson for the hospice movement and embraced the role Bremer’s 36th season as a it plays at one of the most critical times broadcaster for the Minnesota Twins. we face in life. In 2013, Harmon’s family and friends created the Harmon Killebrew The Minnesota native graduated Hospice Home for Kids Fund to support Nita & Harmon Killebrew from St. Cloud State University in Crescent Cove. In 2018, the Board of 1978. Following his graduation he Directors at Crescent Cove approved the fund to become an endowment fund, “I have spent the past decade of worked for three years in Cedar ensuring funding into the future. my life promoting hospice care and Rapids, IA as a sportscaster for educating people on its benefits. I am very comfortable taking this WMT-Radio and TV (now KGAN-TV). Harmon and Hospice Harmon experienced the value of next step and experiencing the While there, he began his play-by- hospice care himself. After two near- compassionate care that hospice play career broadcasting University death experiences, he found his calling provides.” to support hospice care. He also saw the – Harmon’s last public statement of Iowa basketball. need for a special hospice and respite care home for children. He and his wife, Nita, were involved in early efforts to He was named weekend sportscaster at WTCN-TV (now KARE 11) create a children’s hospice in the 1990s, Make a Key Play: in 1981. After two years, he left to begin his Twins play-by-play career with and he frequently made hospice and Donate to the Killebrew Spectrum Sports in 1983. He remained there until 1985 while also doing hospital visits.