Spring of 2007 - The Hope For Tomorrow Foundation
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Spring of 2007 - The Hope For Tomorrow Foundation
If it were no t for ho pe...rhe heart would break. (}For Tomorrow Vol. 2 Issue 1 Letter from Myoelectric Arm Dr. Meilman hope that our friend an d support ers will find th is pres en t newsletter on Hop e For Tomor row infor mative . I do fed that it is o ur r -spo sibi li Y a. a foundation to k p our suppo rters info rmed. A numb...r of our h istorical at 'goriC$, wh ich arc " include th e his to ry 0 ch ildren , th e ir ho ots, iur " nso rs and our a wa rd recipien ts a t our ann ual Hop ' For Tomorrow .ve n t th rough out th e year ', ha ve been collar cd. As Hope For Tomorro w is 0 \' .r 14 y 'ars old . our fi n:ln ial ou t look on t in ues [0 be he althy and ou r hum an itarian efforts art: multiplying. I feel that it is app rop riate that th e historic al aspect of the Foundati on be proper] . ch ron icled and kept up to da re :1S th is will be th e commencemen t of ur arch ives, A lso, I know th at man v people who arc un abl to attend the y arty func tion arc int er est '~l in seeing what w .n t on an d th ere (ore . we will he continu ing our picto rial h istory. We are trying to include every one who has been at the benefits "Vr th e years. I encourage everyone to be sure th at at our next eve nt in October to avail voursc lf of hav ing you r picture taken so we may best chronicle the event. Th is vear Hope For Tomorrow will be going to Peru to perform surgery. I would like to have input fr III an yone who might be interested in join in" us ro Ie us know what cou ntri 'S rh 'y would be in terested in hel pin g an I whe re th ey would like to trav 'I. Lastly, if rh crc is an v in r ut on ho w we can impro ve our YI:<lrly fun Irai ~ cr, place elllaiI yOU1' sug gc 't ions to HITS I ! @aol.com. Donated in 2006 In ]une of 2 6, T h e Hd pe F\)r To morrow F und ation trave led Cl hrn <ld TO Zakopan e Hosp ital. in Pol and do n a in g se ve ral :'0 rgerie s 0 ch ild re n feq uiring reconstruct ive p rocedu res. T he surge rrcs we C performed ar Z;1 ko panc cgio n;ll \)."pit;l . The 2006 Hope 'I f TC!11( row surgica rec i 1i -n t is thirteen yea r o ld Robert G rabowski of Gdansk, and. P I I' ohc rt suffered r 1<:' loss of hi s r igh t a rm up to h is shoulder in an ac c ide n r w ith tanning ma chine ry, The acc iden t in turn c 111sI.'d paral ysis <11 w l.b y R, ll' e n is toral lv rc-rrict oj to ,1 wh eel cha i r, l)IJ S usan a K arp ic] who was born Dr. Piotr Ccauderna of Gdansk brouch t Rd1.. -rr's r light to (/ 1(' a ttcn tion uf Dr. Mc ilrn an a n d the Hurl' le ft a rm , S usana d o c s h a ve a te mpora ry arm pro st h esis which tits over her righ t shoulder and i~ Ji· For Tomorrow Foundation . Arran ge ments lave cc 1 made !'-y C a m pau ella O r hon es and Prosthc-is with the O trobach Corn ~an y iJ oza n , a lso is lim ited \' shou lder Dr. Me ilrn an l-elieves rha S sana also wo uld l-enefit 'ro n a my oel ccrnc (I nn wh ich would allow h er to I' -rtorrn normal datil' func ti ons , Un for tuna te y, S lIS,lI H \\' ill have to wa it at least five vca rs in orde r ro ~ . i\ ' e her bodv . tim e t o ~ ww an d rna rurc before sh e ma v rc eive the myo e lec t r ic a nn . D r. M e ilrn an a n d T he Hope [or To morrow Foundati on ha ve offer ed th ei r su ppo r t an d a r th e apprx priare ri me Susan a may he brouzhr ro Butfalli, \\'ith ,111 (, xf.'e n~es raid. to ht' a surgica l reci p ient . PIiland til manufacture ~ myoel ectri c arm tor Ro l-c r t . .A. mvoel ectri c arm rcc...·I\·e" impu ls 0:-; from the su rro u n . iru; muscles in ord e r to mak e th e' a rm and halhl 0IX T<1tC more cH1 ci cn rlv, Fi v thousand do lla rs h ad a l re adv been co llec ted in Poland an d T r e Hope For 1( )J1W rn lW Founda tion dona ted he needc 1 . I 3,0:'1 0 [() pur chase the ;IT n (i ir R. lhert . In < 1d d iric)l), th c \Xi c:: w : rn N e w York r h )' s i c i ~tl1 ~ e xa m in e ,l six yea r with out rectec :J ")lIt I1W\T 01 en ts. ,~ . If it were nor fo r ho pe .. .t h e hea rt wo uld break . Beginnings H o pe Fllr To mo rro w was in it i..l teJ du ring a papal vis it by a gro uf o f \Vl.:stcm N e w York wo men in th e sum mer of 199 4 . O u r III ission has been to sec ure an d 1 ro vid e medica l -md ~ ll rg i c ;..l l hel p for <l is;ld v ;.l n raged ,mJ distigurcJ chi ld re n , both <I t horne :md rhrouuhour th e wo rld . l'\ s we have .gro wn and ,ga t h e red momentum, Hope For Tomorrow h ;1S be en rcsponsi blc for rec ru it in g docto rs tel hel p c h ildr e n with catastr oph ic injuries. \'\/ e h a ve per formed tree of ch a rge comp le x surge ries th at the (a m i Iit's d these c ildrcn could not n t h envise 'l tt or d . Hopctu llv, t h e chil dr e n and their famili es will see u..; in America in a diffe rent and favorable way. Presenrlv, H ope For Tomorrow tra vels nhmaJ . donatiru; surge ries a n d litu::llly th o usands of pound..; of medical suppl ies, \'(Ie ha ve brough t ::l number of th e more complicated surgica l cases bac k to Wt:S( ern New York . The Butllio commun it y and hospita ls h ave l-cen n o t h ing sh o rt ()f amazing in suppo rt in g our efforts. Board of Directors Chairman Dr. Jeffrey Meilruan Officers Karen Kolepp Manke _ Pre sident Cynthia Guzik _ Secretary Directors G eorge Berbary Karen C arlo Our Mission Dear Friends ami SlI PlxJrteTs , The Hope For Tr'm lOrrmv FOll ndation lcas organized to promoted the spirit of benevoience and to advance and l)J'csen 'c the lvclfare and ph)'sical weU being of the im{Jove-'fished b)' means of ra ising flmds for mc>.dical services ftn· such individuals; co solicit and coUect donations from interested individuals, gmups, associations and cor{)oration s; f() cuoperate and to work in conjll n n ion lJ.,'ith private and .gor em menral . agencies, organiZQtions and institutions to provide medical services to tbose in need: to idemi/)' the medical needs of im/)01..'L>rished individllals and foster. de1.dof) , promote and sponsor program s to address sllch needs. . The HO/Je For 1()moITow Foundation is a n on~ pro.~t organ i';Cltion that operates both 10caU)' and aWl/TId the worUi. O ur main ubjective is to help disadvantaged childrenand : Olmg adults with a great need for reconst ruct ive sHrger)' and co obw in medical and surgical hcltJ required through t.he ph)'sicia71S and lws!Jirals in W<?stcm New )ork. Peru 2007 T h e h uman itarian s of H ope For Tomorrow, 111 th e ir sea rc h to find need y .hildrcn of the world, have chosen to travel to Pe ru . A rran ge m e rits h ave be e n fin ali zed to perform m ult iple cl eft lip and palate sur- . ger ies a nd multiple reconstruc t ive proc ed ures o n defo rmed children in A req uipa , at the Hogar C lin ic« San J uan de Dios, by Dr. Meilman an d Dr. Kr: yszro f Merk e l a nd ass isted by three \X/este rn N e w York N lll'.s e ~ . M ee t ings h :1\ 'l' bee n set lip with po lit ic a l d ign itar ies in th e Peruvi an go vcrruncnt a n d also w ith the p<1 I'<1 1nuncio to C ard ina l juan Lu is C ip ria n i. Sev era l o rphanage s in A req uipa will rece ive visits, med ical do n a t ion s a nd to ys. The vo l untee rs wi II a bo hel p sel ec t a c h ild, wh o needs m o re ex ten sive suraerv, . to be bro ught to Buffa lo in Oc to ber 200 7. T he vo l un ree r group wi11 travel to M ac h u Pic c h u , n ne of rh e lo st cit ics hu i It he t w ee n th e ~ Anna Marie Diina Lorraine En g! John Lenahan Brian D. Ru sk Richard Slisz Mi chael C. S naec k Humanitarian M ission Honorary Editor [effrev Mc ilrua n , MD Editor-in-Chief ~ th irteent h and sixteen th cen tu ry. Th e sire rem a in ed " lo st " unti l th e archeo lo g ist Hi ram Bingham d isco vered the ru in s in 19 11 . Antoincrre M. Andolin a Contributors Vickev Do rsey Brian D. Rusk ;-"1 ichell . St racck Mich ael C. St raec k If i t were not fo r hope ...the heart wo uld brea k. Physicians \fv'e w isl: (0 ac k no w led ge th e m any ph ysicians wh o h ave part i . ipar -d wit h th e I o pe For T o m o rro w Founda t io n . Dr. A rnar A rwal Dr. Riaz H assan a i SAVE THE DATE A 1\\":11 Eye Care C osmeric S urgeo n Dr. Tuj Ji va Dr. Hr atch Karamanouk ian C ard io vasc ula r Surgeon Dr. Frank Koren Ret ired Dr. Jack Kotlarz Plastic Surgeon Pensacola. FI'l rida Dr. Jeffrey Mellman BUlfal(1 Plasti c S Irgery Dr. Kr: ys:rof ~k rk cl Ke n mo re Mc rc v H osp ital Pu lrnonarv Me.Iic ine [)l' nri ~ r .i-\ ncst h esiol. 19y Dr. Thomas O ' .onnor Kenmore l'vk n.:y Hospital Friday, October 26, 2007 A ncsth esi ol ogv Dr. P,lld Pate rson O rthoped ic S urgeo n . Buffa o LJr. .h V.A ll ospirul ·m M . S ulewski Dr. ]ace\-: Som~l \b k i at Salvatore's Ital ian Cardens Idfn:y M cilman , M D - C h ai rma n Do n na i\.\c Cu irc - Even t Ch air Urol.19ist Hope For Tomorrow Surgical Recipients W e wi sh to acknowledge o u r kin .l hos ts wh o grac io usly we lco m ed o u r surgical re cipie nts into (h ei r h o mes. NAME Robert Grabowski Ehell' Ukanwa Stanley Nwachuka COUNTRY PnLmd HOST FAMILY N igerw Rev, Chr i~ top h er Co uric, O ur L3dy of Bistr ica C hurcl f\: igcna Rev, C hris to pher Co m ic O ur Lady of Bisrrica C h urch 2004 2liO3 2uC2 2002 1:C1 hcb B'lkt.'tl'ric Shrcsta Fzen wa Taras Kinash Busn ia Rev. C h ristopher C ouric, O ur L1lly of BistriGI C h urch Nepal S h riner's Ho spita l. Eric PA U k rai n« Svetlan» Korczak Enlantina P ctrushaj A lbania 200 1 Zh ~l l J China S.11and Toni An' olinn Rev. an,,1Mrs. Sonny Lee l OOO Trevaushn Lewis I orotca Irasiorek lvk hrn, lush Ta (rl' ~ h i Marcin Cvwka james Hucbl-crs Jamaica Polanl Frank Pinz.m(' USA India 1996 Meera Pardcsln Irina 1efvcxlova 1995 T ih ana Vasar e vic 994 1993 Pan Ping Margaret O rlowska .A ldonna Sicbula YEAR 2006 2 0') 205 !99l 1999 1999 1999 1998 1 ~~ 7 1991 Bin I ran Poland USA. Hope For Tomorrow Found a tion Ronald McD\mal House Kevin G ucst H OIN' an.I Mr. and ~,1r $. Pat Cipolla Mr. and Mrs. Pat Ci polla Don and Ann Flansburs Sloan, New York <. .A mherst, Nl' W York Karen Carlo Ronald l\kDonald Ho b e Russia Busnia Jim and Marie Surrent ino cmd Maryann Zylko Chinn !vla ry Meilman Puland Yolanta Cim in i Sister- Hospital Poland If it were not for ho pe...the heart wou ld break . Hope For Tomorrow Honorees 1l1-: H o no ree s, both community (lnJ in re rn rnio na l lca d e rs, have in sp ired and suppo rted t he dt'u rt s of Hope Fo r T<..1I1H.1rro w 2006 2003 2000 INTERNAT IO NAL Co.MMU N ITY SERVICE AWARD INT ERN AT IO N AL COl\U"t U N IT Y SERVICE AWARD H U MA N ITA RI A N OF THE YEAR AWARD Brig. Gen. Albin F. Ircvk Bri an F. Ha ig Retired Lieutenan t C o lonel U .s. A rmy A ut hor "i Ficrional N')\'cl.<. Buifa!' l Po lice D",!'artmocnt A ut h o r Ge ne ral U .S. Army served under (J e n e ra I Patt on HUMANITARIAN AWARD CO MlvfU I ITY SERVICE AWARD Margaret W. Parosk i M.D. C hid' Mn lic tl O(hct'T fur K ~d e id ;, Health Rabbi Mar tin L. G oldberg R;lhhi otTemple Beth Zin , f~)( 4() ye8r~ (posrhurnou-I 2005 2002 INTERNATIONAL COMM UNITY SERVICE AWARD INTERNATIONAL PHI LANTHROPHY AWARD C ountess Alexandra Vil lard de Borchgrave A uthor and P,)e t HE:-\Ll NG Lll-,H T Arnaud de Borchgrave Chief Fo re ign Correspondent j~ ir Nl'\\' ~ w eL' k Fo x N c w ~ Cuntrihut or COM~vfUNIT Y SERV IC E AWARD Kenmore Mercy Hospital Mary L. H " i(\113n Preside n t ;m J CE O of Ken more ~k rc y Hosprtal Jo hn K. C a stle CO}..tMUNITY SERVICE A\VARD James D. Griffin /vb y<,r ,,( Buff, 1" New York fllr ~ixteen Years A\\~ R D Ronald McDonald House rroviJc<,1 Care ior Hope For Tomorrow S urgica l Rec ip iern 2004 iNT ER NAT IO NA L COMMUN ITY SERVIC E AWARD Honorable Richard M. Devos, Sr. 0. lnt i\·'Hion al S pea ker C( - Founder ,If A m-\"\/a)' C orpora t ion Owner uf Orla nd" Ma,>: ic Philanthropist A uth o r H UMANITARIAN AWARD Dr. Robert Moskowitz C linical Professor of Med ic in e of SU N Y B\ltl:dn Medical (; r' \1I1' O n c <) I()g i ~ r 2001 COM MU N IT Y INVOLVEM ENT AWARD John J. Riga: Founder ~~n d C EO <'f Ad c lph in C a b le C o m m un icn t io n s Hli~lAN [TARIAN O F T HE YEAR AWARD Patric k J. Wi l e~ Heal th Ad min ist ra to r uf Sisters otCh aruv Hospita l and Ken more ;\.k rcy Ho spital Thomas A O'Connor M.D. Chief <Jf A n esth es ia a t Ken m o re Mercy HO;'j:'lt, tl 4 C hair <If Child Se xua l Abuse Committee T im M. Boling Exec ut ive Director ~) f Cradic Beach C ,01p;. Campanella Orthotics and Prosthe t ics D,mat<:J Prosthesi, iilr HIT Rec ipre- n: ~1a tc i n -.' h;, in l\;ln and C E ) <)f Castl e H arlan . I nc. Ph il;mth n'l'l:,r HUMAN ITARIAl\' Patti Bowers Cwyka Ter r i C a m pbe l l Kevin G u<:;.t Hous,; Mark J. Fitzpat rick Police A th let ic L <:" agut' ,l Hutbl" Lieutenant David F. Ma n n . Jr. BuiLl (l Polrcc Depar tmen t ~hii d A<1 \·"c)('\· Cente r 1999 H UMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD Lee Gross A n thone f o un der :111,1 Ch:lir of Child i\ J \O C:K\ ' Ce nt er Fundrni ser inr th t· Butfalu Philharmonic O r ( h l· ~ t r;l . C h i I J rl; n'~ H (l~l' l t;l l and the A lb righ t Kn o x A n Callery Russell Salvatore Ph i [ant hf(ll' i ~t Sa h- a t ore '~ Itahan G ardens If it were n ot fu r ho pe...th e h eart wou ld break . Hope For Tomorrow Sponsors \'\/ e are dl' prt'(I a tl n , uf (Ju t , p(l n ~o r.'> who h un : been 50 )!l:nen HJ' th n1u;.:hout th e )'t'ar:-. \Xl lth vou r suppo rt, the H ll!, '-"' Fo r To mo rro w F(lllndari. in ha:- bee n able to 1'[(1\ ide rh e man y services ne e.led in o rde r hrin,!.: our "lI rgicl l recip ient s to th e U n ited 5 t;l[c". 2006 2004 2000 DIAMOND Mr. J.D. Crane PLATINUM Mr. and Mrs. J:llTIt:,; Culligan MILLENN lUM Tl\I3LES Mr. an.l Mrs. Jim C ulligan (2) 1\.larilynn and l\1ark Ki1hk PLATINUM I"lr. and !''>'l rs. Robert Irwin GOLD John K. Castle GOLD SILVER Buffalo Ultr,l';'llInJ Loraine E m~ 1. I'hl) Thc M cG u i '~e gro up Sa lvatore's Italian Garden , Restaurant !k lla Vista G rouj - Inc. Frank J. McCiuin.:' Family Foundation G & R Mach inerv, Inc. .I av Halpern c/o Tyler .1 .11'. C ,. ( Z) t\ IiJi r-. w i Glohal Detense Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Di Picio SILVER Jim .ullil,:an. In c BRONZE jav C. Rowland. III DDS The ~kG lJ i re Group Tile Strat:ck amilv 2003 Staroba Plastic and i\k tal Products of New York. Inc. Tilt' Rober s FamiI)' and Cam panel la O rt hoti cs ,mJ Pro st het ic » h land Street Lumber j oseph 0i. \Villi"Ill' PLAT1N U:-'1 Hopc C T\'<.' \\T h GOLD BRONZE Kaleida Health Dr. G ill)' Wet reich and 0.-lrs. Stephanie Mt'I1 mil u \\/ etre ich Mr. Peter l\t m in The Die trich Law Firm M r. and M rs. R nr c (~ D iino 2005 PLATINUM ~1 r. J.D. Crane [irn Clllli~an GOLD Campanella Or hOllc, arxl Pro"r!'l('tlCS SILVER Mr. and i\lrs_ james C uII il,::m Mr. ami Mrs. John K. Castle SILVER Buffalo Ultrasound Candy Bc> uq ut' t The McG uire G roup Jay c. R,'wland III, DDS 2002 PLATIN UM Jim and Lind;'! C ulligan Psalm 116: 12 Found,;tion ( ~ 1a rk und Karhv Balu,,) GOLD Ho pe G roeweh and Roseanne R\+ crts The: Ilk C uir" UrI IU!' The StrCleek F;lmil" Dr. Lo rain e En~1 [o-e ph in,: Res:d Mr. Mark Cam e\" Esq. and }" lary E. G mllan;», S q. Mark and Kathy R:llu, josep h N . William, Robert La Carrubha DDS Frank D. \ I:tsq m DDS Buffalo Ultrasound Dr. Clnd Mrs, Eric J. Sco tt Richard and Kathleen Rozicki BRONZE 2001 Dr. C al)' W" tr" lch and Mrs ~ terh a l1lc Meilman Werreich Tilt' Die trich Law Firm St:u oba Plasnc and \ Ieral Pf0Jun , ,li N<:\\' York. Inc. Fr.1I1k Langley Ilk and Mrs, Patr ick Rine Michael K. Landi, il l.\). Kenmore Mercv Husr itill The Sl"ier F,undy CORPORATE LEVELTABLES ierra Tech SILVER The McC, uIfl' G rl111p CORPORATE SPONSORS :'\ delphia Cable C ommunications BlIff,llo Ultra-ound C ulligan Auto Place Frank Iv1cC;llI re Farru ly Foundation Pione er C red it Recover y Sisters Ho 'pit"l Foundation C radle Beach Group Benchmark Development Inc. Allied Publishing Service Buffal,) P last ic Surgery Buffalo Athletic k .; ~'U 'e RutTalo P,.,lice F<'llnd.;tion Mr. an .l Mrs. 1\ t C,,* nri n,' Sar.l an.l An thony Dclcn.i Mr. and Mrs. Tom Spier Dolly Gernan 1999 CORPORATE SPONSORS Accad in Ent erp rise" Inc. Jim Culligan Pon t iac. l ,MC and \'011'0 GOLD Fr:1I1 k .I. McG uire Family Foundauon Richard and Karen P('nfnld Alexander and Jane Cordes \'(lilliam B. Sal'crsto{l Heat her AnJ t'T"'- Jn Salvatore :m d Adeline T'inzonc C d ia Ru,;s(, G arv Safford Skip Wardyns ' 1 Len anJ .I ,,'er hine Ca mpanella Vincent Dire Bem arJ and J"';1Il An n Eisenber r Ho pe G roc wc h Conn ie Kasperccvk A lpha Ddt " K:lpp l Lester ;111<.1 Nancy Gross f'l{;rkowir: Nathan Bendcrson .I n lk Peters [),1I1 G ernn tr. Sf. Dr. and )I.,1r, . .I ;1Cky Kn,,1'1' Michael and Sandra Kran ir: Pell. Lipke Merrill L~'K h J(X ' and C lam Sc iand ra Ed Palen If it were 11l1t for hope ...the heart would break. Humanitarian Missions Nigeria 2005 Poland 2006 F:H Ldt: Ill' Piotr Ccaudcrn.i . l'eJi:1tr1c Cancer Surgenn !\lbn,l. H, 'f'C h'r T ,1111\1rr,,,, ' Founder [l r, .! d ire> l ,( (;,bn,k . ~ lcrlman. .4. nc" lhc,j"I"c:hl Or. Kr:\'<:[( lf ld ,'rh ;1 :111<1 T h \1[;l C1C Sl)rg~'('n [lr . Hratch f(:lf"m >ln" llki:l n cxurrunirn; Su' ;m" K"fT\Il·!. Rome 2003 Tanzania 2000 Poland 1993 :"l ich,H:l Straeck . Dr, i\leilm,m , Shaheen '-h "anali 6 If it were not fo r hope...the heart wo u ld brea k. 20 05 Hope For To;norrow Charity Event Honorees Honoree Master r::l1 h.' r C""rl C Sr.mlev ' \'('ach " !;,, , Dr_Mcilman , EI'<.·I<: UbnW:1, C, >ll nt.::" :m J Arnaud de Porchgrave HFT President 7 of Ceremonies Kevtn O' Cunndl 2005 Surgical Recipients Event Chair If it were not tor ho pe...the heart would break. Paul Far.link, Karen Manke, Cheryl Far.link V i rg i l1 i :~ & John Z:lr:cck i If it were nut to r ho pe... t h e hea rt wo uld b rea k. Michelle & ~ li c ha d Stracck Pamela (),;tf<l\\',ki, }"b rie Sorren t ino . -indy E"len. Murv ~ k i l lll a n . ~ ;l r.l 1"'.·1 ..-n.i j im Culligan If it were not fo r ho pe...the heart wou ld brea k. .An na Marie D iina, Cynthia Guzi k, l.in.l a Culligan Sharo n \Vitek.. my McKinn on . Karen Man ke Joa n n.. Rineolo. D:mi cl Hamel Co unrc- de &)[ch ~'f :" ' e, Toni A ndo lina l\lr & Mr, . l)en n i.; lncorv ia. Mr. & Mrs. ~ h rk H offman 10 If it wer e not tor hope... the heart would break . j an et Long . Or. Mcilman 11 If it wer e no r for hope ...the heart wo uld break . Pore Benedict XVI.. Dr. Meilrnan. lzabela and Go rdana Rome. ~vl ay 3 1. 2006 NON PROFlT ORG US POSTAGE P..\ ID BL FFALO Nt ' PERM lT 720 Jeffrey Meilman, M.D. 811 Maple Road Williamsville, NY 14221