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Chaux Talk
Advocating for the Health and Well-Being of Children – 3rd Quarter / September-October 2009
“One dollar, one paper, one day a year!”
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Advocating for the Health and Well-Being of Children – 3rd Quarter / September-October 2009
Features
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Rady Children’s Hospital
Auxiliary Mission Statement
Calendar ..............................................................................................2
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Kids’ NewsDay .................................................................................. 3
advocating for the health and well-being
Advocacy & Education.................................................................... 3
of children; increasing community
Mable Jessop Spirit Award .......................................................... 4
awareness of Rady Children’s;
President’s Message........................................................................ 2
Miracle Makers............................................................................ 5 & 6
Unit News........................................................................................ 7-14
Chaux one UP for. . .
T
he San Diego Daily Transcript recently paid tribute to San Diego County's
legal cream of the crop. Dana Unit member Jerilyn Jones, of Brierton, Jones
& Jones LLP was recently voted among San Diego's Top Attorneys for 2009.
Jerilyn’s practice specializes in elder law, estate planning, probate and trusts.
Jerilyn joins Dana Unit member Maureen Summers, who has also received this
honor.
To work in partnership with
Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego
and to support its mission through:
and fundraising.
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Chaux Talk is the
official newsletter of
Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary
3020 Children’s Way
MC 5013
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone: (858) 966-5887
Fax: (858) 966-8069
fmeda@rchsd.org - for informational inquiries
Published quarterly
Michele Prescott, President
Annette Fargo, Editor
Julie Lohnes,
Graphic Design/Production
Note from the Editor...
Chaux one UP for. . .
is a new column in Chaux Talk. Please
submit 1-3 sentences about Auxilians being recognized in the community or those going above
and beyond to support the Mission or Rady Children’s. If someone has received an award,
achieved a significant milestone or has been asked to fill a leadership position, we want to know!
Please send submissions by email to Chaux Talk Editor Annette Fargo at dfdevelop@aol.com.
Deadlines for articles are due the first Friday of the month prior to the issue being published.
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Due dates for articles:
4th Quarter Issue - Nov/Dec 2009
Due Date is Friday, October 2, 2009
1st Quarter Issue - Feb/Mar 2010
Due Date is Friday, January 1, 2010
2nd Quarter Issue - May/June/July 2010
Due Date is Friday, April 2, 2010
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Calendar
President’s Message
September
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Michele Prescott
Rady Children’s Hospital
Auxiliary President
here were no lazy days of summer for your
Auxiliary Board of Directors; they have been
hard at work. Board members participated in
working retreats, established goals, and prepared
for meetings to kick off upcoming Auxiliary-wide
events and committee retreats. Their efforts will
cement the ideas, plans and goals to ensure that
we continue “Building on Our Rich Traditions to
Create a Vibrant Future.”
Deeply rooted in our traditions is the idea of
advocacy and building awareness for the hospital
by supporting Kids’ NewsDay. On Tuesday,
October 20, we excitedly celebrate the 20th
anniversary of this amazing county-wide event. I
encourage you to celebrate this milestone year by
participating in Kids’ NewsDay.
The 3rd Annual Shamu & You Family Walk will be
held on Saturday, October 3. The
Auxiliary is hosting a booth at the event to give
our members and their friends and family a
chance to have fun together after the walk. Our
booth will feature refreshments, games, child ID
kits and opportunity drawings. I invite you and
your family and friends to join the Auxiliary
Team. Simply go to:
http://shamuandyouwalk.kintera.org
Click on the Register Here icon
Click on Join a Team
Scroll down and select Rady Children’s
Auxiliary and Friends
Fantasy on Ice begins in mid-November. Slip on
your mittens, lace up your ice skates, and head
out to the Ice Rink at Horton Square; it’s the
coolest way to benefit the Peckham Center for
Cancer and Blood Disorders.
I look forward to the many events and
opportunities to help Rady Children’s Hospital.
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Board Meeting
Education Seminar
Unit Council
KND Rep Meeting
FOI Meeting
Hospital Liaison Meeting
Membership Rep / A.M. Meeting
29 Membership Rep / P.M. Meeting
30 Executive Committee
9:00am - 11:30am
9:00am - 11:00am
9:00am - 11:30am
9:00am - 11:30am
10:00am - 11:30am
9:30am - 11:00am
10:00am - 11:30am
6:30pm - 8:00pm
9:00am - 11:30am
Plaza, West Conference Room
Hospital, Dining Rooms A & B
Plaza, Suite 200
Hospital, Dining Room A & B
Hospital, Dining Room C
Plaza, West Conference Room
Plaza, Human Resources
Conference Room
Plaza, West Conference Room
Plaza, West Conference Room
October
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14
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20
28
29
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Education Seminar
9:00am - 11:00am
Chaux Talk Deadline
Friday, October 2
Shamu & You Family Walk
8:00am - 12:00pm
Board Meeting
9:00am - 11:30am
KND Rep Meeting
9:00am - 11:30am
FOI Meeting (Stuffing)
10:00am - 3:00pm
Unit Council
9:00am - 11:30am
Eastlake Unit "Driving for Miracles"
Golf Tournament
11am
KND Apron Pick Up
All Day
KND Apron Pick Up
All Day
Union Tribune Kids’ NewsDay
All Day
Executive Committee
9:00am - 11:30am
KND Wrap-Up Meeting
9:30am - 12:00pm
Del Cerro Unit "Trick and Treat" 9:30am
for Children"
Hospital, Dining Rooms A & B
SeaWorld South Side Boat Ramp
Plaza, West Conference Room
Hospital, MOB 407 (EXEC 2)
Hospital, Dining Room C
Hospital, Dining Rooms B & C
Salt Creek Golf Course, Chula Vista
Auxiliary Office
Auxiliary Office
Plaza, West Conference Room
Hospital, Dining Room C
Admiral Baker Clubhouse
November
2
4
FOI Meeting
Semi-Annual Meeting and
Holiday Shopping
5 Education Seminar
7 Presidio Shopping Trip
9 Hospital Liaison Décor
Follow-Up Meeting
10 Tierrasanta Unit – "Lion King"
11 Unit Council
12 Fundraising 101
16 FOI Meeting
10:00am - 11:30am
9:00am - 11:30am
8:00am - 11:30am
9:30am - 11:00am
8:00am - 6:00pm
9:30am - 11:00am
Hospital, Dining Room C
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Hospital, Dining Rooms A & B
Desert Hills Outlets, Palm Springs
Plaza, West Conference Room
1:00pm
9:00am - 11:30am
TBD
10:00am - 11:30am
Civic Center
Hospital, Dining Room B
TBD
Hospital, Dining Room C
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Advocacy & Education
Kids’ NewsDay
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n Tuesday, October 20, we will
embark on our 20th year of Kids’
NewsDay. Once again, we are so excited to be
in partnership with The San Diego UnionTribune and NBC 7/39.
Summer is an extremely busy time for all of
us; however, we are continuing to make
progress toward reaching our goals. Ralphs
supermarkets joined our list of sponsors and
half of our wonderful firefighters already
confirmed their participation in this year’s
event. Corporate sponsorship packets were recently mailed and school packets are ready for delivery.
How can your Unit contribute?
n Select a person in your Unit to coordinate a grassroots effort.
n Create a list of possible sponsors from the retailers in your local community.
n Ask each Unit member to visit 10 businesses from your sponsor list.
The goal is to contact as many local businesses as possible. We need everyone’s participation to make our 20th
anniversary a successful event. Remember, your participation helps children in San Diego in a very special way.
Be sure to visit our website to volunteer today!
www.KND2009.kintera.org/volunteer
Nada Markley
Kids’ NewsDay Chair
The Honoring Fund is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate
friendship or to say thank you to people who have helped in some way.
It also provides a unique way to mark a special occasion such as a
birthday, anniversary, wedding or birth of a child.
Each tribute name will be handwritten in the “Book of Honoring” displayed in the Rose Pavilion at Rady
Children’s. A personalized notification will be sent to the person honored.
For more information, visit www.rchsd.org. Click on the Ways to Help tab and select the Honoring and
Remembrance button. You can also call the Auxiliary Office at 858-966-5887.
100% of every donation supports Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.
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Advocacy
Auxiliary Units traditionally start the volunteer
year during September and close during June;
however, the Auxiliary has identified needs
requiring year-round attention. Kudos to Del
Cerro, Del Mar, Eastlake, Mountain View, Presidio,
Rancho Santa Fe and Tierrasanta Units, who
signed up to do various jobs in July, August and
September. For your reference, the following three
requests are needed year-round:
•Host a birthday party for patients at the
Bernardy Center for Medically Fragile
Children. The party is held once a month and
celebrates the birthdays of everyone born in
that month.
•Provide Brown Bags. These are available
when accessible eating facilities are closed
and when parents are unable to leave a
child’s side.
•Restock the Clothes Closet. New unisex
clothing – in sizes newborn to adult extra
large – is provided for patients and family
members because clothing is often cut off in
the Emergency Care Center, adults
accompanying a sick or injured child may need
a change of clothes and clothing may be also
be needed for unexpected stays in the Hospital.
Education
All Auxiliary members are invited to the Education
Seminars held the first Thursday of the month.
This is your opportunity to learn more about Rady
Children’s Hospital-San Diego and the many
services and programs offered to the community.
Whether you get your information from the
seminar or from your Unit’s Education Rep, take
the next step and share that information with
friends, family and acquaintances. You are a
communication bridge to the community.
My experience as the Auxiliary Hospital Liaison
last year made it clear that the patients, families
and staff at Rady Children’s absolutely appreciate
every bit of support they receive from the
Auxiliary.
Pam Caldwell
Advocacy and Education Vice President
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Auxiliary News
Time is
running
out!
Mabel Jessop Spirit Award
Southeast Cluster
Please renew your
membership for the
2009-2010 year.
To manage our member information in a
timely and efficient manner, all renewals
were requested to be submitted to your
membership reps by June 1. There's still a
bit of time for those outstanding. Members
not renewed by October 1 will be dropped
from the membership, and no longer able to
renew at that point. After October 1, they
will be able to rejoin; however, please be
aware this will affect the date joined the
Auxiliary has on its records. You will be
added as a "new" member with a new start
date. We know you all value the time and
energy invested in helping the kids of our
community, and want your Years of Service
pins to reflect the correct number of years of
your contribution, so PLEASE renew with
your membership rep right away, if you
haven't already.
Unit Membership Representatives only need
to attend one of the meetings; 9:30am on
September 24 or 6:30pm on September 29.
The meetings will be held in the West
Conference Room on the fifth floor at Rady
Children’s Plaza, 3665 Kearny Villa Road,
San Diego .
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he Mabel Jessop Spirit Award was established to acknowledge groups of Auxiliary members who encourage
team spirit within the Auxiliary. This award represents going above and beyond the Unit level by affecting
our community while promoting the mission and good will of Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.
The La Playa Unit of Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary nominated the founders of the Southeast Cluster Youth
Advisory Corps for the 2009 Mabel Jessop Spirit Award. This is the first Youth Advisory Corps that has been
formed within the Rady Children’s organization. It has had a tremendous educational effect not only on the youth
who participate, but also on their community and the RCHA SECU members who mentor the group. The Youth
Advisory Corps has invigorated the SECU with energy and creative new ideas.
The Mabel Jessop Spirit Award recipients are Loretta Allen, Vellet Wyatt Finley and Jacqueline Jackson, who are all
SECU Unit members.
Semi-Annual Meeting
Wednesday, November 4
9am-11:30am
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Mission Valley
Holiday Boutique Shopping
8am - 9am
and following Semi-Annual Meeting
11:30am - 12:30pm
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Designation of Funds
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ongratulations to all our Auxiliary members for their commitment, dedication and hard work! Thanks to
your efforts, we were able to raise $1,361,724.00* during the 2008-09 fiscal year! The money raised was
used to fund the following equipment purchases and needed programs. I hope you take great pride in being able
to say that you help care for the sick and injured children in our communities.
Department
Total Funded
Asthma
Asthma Home Visits
$5,050.00
Cancer Care Center
Bereavement and Celebration of
Life Program
$15,000.00
Bone Marrow Transplant RN Coordinator
and other support services
$65,000.00
Cancer Treatment Shortfalls
$114,629.00
Chemotherapy session shortfalls
$153,350.00
Child Life Specialists
$70,000.00
Counseling Services
$155,000.00
Entertainment Events
$2,028.00
Parent Liaisons
$38,308.00
Patient/Family Fund
$20,000.00
School Reintegration RN
$60,000.00
SOMFAB
$8,700.00
Thriving After Cancer (TAC) Program
$27,188.00
Thriving After Cancer (TAC) RN
Coordinator
$65,000.00
Cardiology/Heart Institute
Cardiac Catheterization
Digital Holter Monitors
Electrocardiogram (EKG) Unit
King of Hearts
Newborn/Newly Diagnosed Families
Software
Craniofacial Program
Craniofacial/Neurosurgical Program
Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Program
Coordinator
Genetic Counseling
$9,520.00
$2,708.00
$17,700.00
$3,000.00
$1,000.00
$11,200.00
$10,000.00
$28,000.00
$2,612.00
Critical Care Unit
Critical Care Inpatient Assistant
Critical Care Program
$4,500.00
$4,000.00
Emergency Department
Emergency Department Ambassador/
Customer Service Program
$9,000.00
Department
Total Funded
Healing Environment
Storytelling and Music Program
$3,012.00
NICU
Giraffe Isolette
$54,900.00
Lactation Consultant
$60,000.00
Newborn Hearing Screeners
$42,000.00
NICU Greatest Needs
$4,750.00
NICU Program
$100,000.00
Quality Management (QM) Coordinators $11,004.00
Orthopedics
Orthopedic Center
Orthopedic Spine Instrumentation
Orthopedic Spine Instruments
Small Joint Instruments Tray
$25,000.00
$5,035.00
$6,985.00
$13,900.00
Pain Management Program
Acute Care Inpatient Pain Management
Services
Pain Management Nurse Practitioners
Patient Controlled Analgesic Pumps
(PACs)
Sickle Cell Program
Sickle Cell Program
$5,050.00
$16,500.00
$12,306.00
$10,000.00
Trauma
Crisis Intervention for Patients & Families $12,000.00
Microvascular Instrument Tray
$21,700.00
Trauma Program/
Trauma Nurse Educators
$7,000.00
Greatest Needs
Developmental Disabilities/Autism Developmental Evaluations
Outpatient Surgery - Pill Cameras
Total
$40,249.00
$7,840.00
$1,361,724.00
* The Designation of Funds list above represents the money raised by Auxiliary Units, Auxiliary Wide Events, Honoring &
Remembrance and other unrestricted funds only. Restricted funds and "attributions" through the Foundation are not
reflected above. Total raised with attributes = $5,021,472.00
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Miracle
Makers
Happy Fall!
I hope each and every one of you had a delightful
and refreshing summer and is ready to turn your
thoughts back toward Making Miracles for Rady
Children’s Hospital!
It’s so exciting to report
that we’ve already
started receiving
Miracle Maker
donations for the
2009-2010 year.
We have so many
opportunities for you, your friends and your other
organizations and groups to get involved in. For
example, on October 3 we’ll all be at SeaWorld for
the 3rd Annual Shamu & You Family Walk. You
can suggest to your bridge group, PTA or even
your husband’s golf group to form a team and
participate. If they raise $500 or more, they
become Miracle Makers. Groups can even become
virtual walkers and sleep in on Walk day. Also,
Kids’ NewsDay is October 20, and we have plenty
of other ways people can participate and help us
celebrate our 20th year! For a complete list of
Miracle Maker opportunities, visit www.rchsd.org.
Click on the Ways to Help tab and then click on
the Events Calendar image.
Thank you for supporting the Miracle Maker
efforts last year. We only want to see this
category of giving grow! Please forward any
questions or suggestions about Miracle Makers to
Miracle Makers Vice President Amanda Ecoff at
Ecoffco1@aol.com. And last and absolutely
not least, please submit every one of
your Miracle Makers each month to me,
as we publish the list of Miracle Makers
in each Chaux Talk, and want to make
sure we include everyone!
Happy Giving! All the Best, Amanda Ecoff
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Fantasy On Ice
Miracle Makers
Meet Our....
Miracle
Makers
Mountain High Kids Ministry
Summer Blast is an annual children's event held
at Shadow Mountain Community Church in El
Cajon. This week of Bible learning includes lots of
12th Annual
November 18, 2009 – January 3, 2010
(closed Thanksgiving and Christmas)
10am – 10pm / seven days a week
The Ice Rink at Horton Square
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music, exciting dramas, creative crafts, thrilling
games and many special guests. Summer Blast is
free of charge to all children in the San Diego
community. A highlight of the week is the mission
emphasis, which encourages the children who
attend to not only participate in meaningful
service projects, but it also encourages them to
support a specific mission project through a
monetary offering. The children are challenged to
bring in their spare change each day: Pennies on
Monday, Nickels on Tuesday, Dimes on Wednesday,
Quarters on Thursday and Dollars on Friday. To
make this offering even more challenging, the
boys and girls compete to see which gender brings
in the largest offering each day. Mountain High
Kids Ministry of Shadow Mountain chose Rady
Children's Hospital as its special focus for this
year. The elementary school children who attended
Summer Blast participated in making 350 fleece
blankets that will be offered to children treated at
Rady Children’s Hospital. The preschool-age
children decorated and stuffed 300 goodie bags
that will be given to parents caring for children at
the Hospital. After covering the cost of these
meaningful service projects, the Mountain High
Kids ministry was able to offer a donation of more
than $5,000 to the entertainment fund at Rady
Children's.
rab your parkas, slip on your mittens, lace up your ice
skates, and head out to… downtown San Diego?
That’s right, you can once again skate under the stars at our 13th
Annual Fantasy on Ice, the coolest way ever to help the Peckham
Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Rady Children’s
Hospital.
Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary, The Irvine Company, SENTRE
Partners, and NBC 7/39 are again teaming up to present this
wonderful way to enjoy the holiday season. The rink will be open daily from
November 18 to January 3 from 10am–10pm and closed on Thanksgiving and
Christmas.
Special dates to remember are November 18 for Opening Night and
December 2 for our official tree-lighting, which runs simultaneously
with Rockefeller Center’s in New York. Both events will include
professional skaters and live entertainment.
Of course, the real wonder is in helping the patients at the
Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. Whether you come
to relive childhood memories, enjoy a romantic evening gliding hand in hand or treating your kids to some real family fun,
you’ll be helping children who really need our support.
Please visit www.fantasyonice.kintera.org to find out more. Tickets at the rink will be $10 per child and $12 per
adult per two-hour session including skates, so pre-ordering or gift purchasing is a GREAT deal!
NEW THIS YEAR! Looking for alternative gift-giving this year? Fantasy on Ice will offer a way to honor and remember your
loved ones this holiday season. By making a gift to the Fantasy on Ice Honoring and Remembrance Program, you can help
save lives at Rady Children’s. All it takes is a minimum gift of $10 to receive a lovely gift bag with a card to give as the gift
and the opportunity to display their name(s) on our digital signage at the ice rink at Horton Square. Gifts of $50 or more
will also receive tickets good for one free session of skating.
For more information about Fantasy on Ice, including rink schedules and prices, call Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary at
858-966-5887.
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Unit Event
Unit News
Bonita
Bonita Unit's
We finished the year with a wonderful dinner at Via Capri,
organized by Carol Adair and Rosa Debost. Carol
recounted what brings and keeps us together and also
wrote a poem for us – it was very touching!
Theresa Capanis and Jackie Guerra gave us the wrap-up
on the successful Resa’s Marketplace event, which raised
quite a bit of money. Lots of buying was done from the
ladies and a lot of fun was had, too.
Outgoing Chair Bobbie Minton shared kind words and installed
the new Bonita board. New Chair Jo Evans is ready for the year.
Now, Bonita Unit is getting down to business!
Our new year will start September 22 with a meeting at
Theresa Capanis’ home. We’re looking forward to a great
turn-out. Our Holiday Luncheon by the Bay Committee is
putting the pedal down on preparations for the event
December 5. Please be sure to mark your calendar! If you’d like more information, please contact Chair Lori
Moore at 619-591-9318. We’ll have great items for the live auction, silent auction and raffle. And the
ultimate winner…Rady Children’s!
Lori Moore
Dana
The Dana Unit met in May at the home of Helen and Buzz Kinnaird to honor our most successful Garden Walk
ever. Those in attendance included the owners of the 15 homes in Sunset Cliffs who graciously allowed us to show
off their amazing gardens to our sponsors, docents and Unit members. We toasted the Dana Unit’s successful
event and gave our biggest ever check to Dr. Marilyn Jones and her team to assist in the very important work of
the Craniofacial Unit. Proceeds from the Garden Walk assist in the medical management of craniofacial patients
who often require multiple interventions and team visits. The walks have also funded specialized plastic surgery
and microsurgical instruments.
In June, we gathered at the magnificent home of Jerilyn Jones to enjoy the year’s accomplishments and meet
prospective members. This summer, several members demonstrated they know how to enjoy themselves too! Ron
and Ann Brooks spent a month in Italy, Nancy Caine traveled to New Zealand, and Helen and Buzz Kinnaird
visited Japan. In addition, Chuck Shedd, Pat Wise and Pete and Karen Novak enjoyed separate trips to Provence
to stay with sustaining member Kathy and Ron Lauderbach at their charming farmhouse.
Fall is here and we are already making plans for our next Garden Walk on April 24, 2010 and other fun events.
Barbara Tourtellott
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Holiday
Luncheon
by the
Bay
Saturday,
December 5
10am-2pm
San Diego Marriot Hotel
333 West Harbor Drive
We will have a silent auction, live
auction, raffle and lots of fun! We
look forward to seeing you at this
event.
For more information and
to register, contact
Kathy Carter, 619-475-3274
mcarter7@cox.net.
Price:
$45 before October 24
$50 by November 30