Changing Lives - Development Newsletter

Winter 2015
JASON LEE
through Philanthropy at LifeBridge Health
The LifeBridge Health Cardiovascular Institute
Because matters of the heart are rarely simple
B
BROKEN HEARTS are the stuff of ­ballads,
but damaged hearts are a major concern
for millions of Americans. Heart disease
remains the number one killer in the
United States for both men and women,
accounting for one in every four deaths,
and the death rate for the areas served by
Sinai and Northwest Hospitals exceeds
the ­national ­average. The effects on our
families and communities are staggering.
“As a community teaching hospital,
Sinai Hospital is committed to ­improving
the health of its neighbors, many of
whom have asked specifically for help in
addressing their concerns about heart
­disease,” says Mauro Moscucci, M.D.,
director of the LifeBridge Health
­Cardiovascular Institute and chief of
medicine at Sinai Hospital. “The hospital
already had a number of cardiovascular
centers of excellence; now it has built on
them to create a comprehensive institute
and a continuum of care.”
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The LifeBridge Health
­Cardiovascular Institute
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The ­Cardiovascular Institute brings
together inpatient and outpatient
­programs that start with ­prevention and
move on to treatments that improve
­outcomes in heart ­disease, vascular
­disease and stroke. It has ­integrated
­multidisciplinary teams of:
l clinical and interventional
­cardiologists
l electrophysiologists
l heart and vascular surgeons
All collaborate to deliver ­accessible,
comprehensive and ­compassionate
­cardiovascular care to reduce the
death rate from cardiovascular disease
in our surrounding area. “This kind
of ­integrative approach is what our
­community needs,” says Sinai President
Amy Perry. “We are proud to bring them
an array of life-saving and life-enhancing
services.”
The LifeBridge Health Cardiovascular
Institute builds on a record of distinction.
Sinai Hospital was recently recognized for
excellence and won two prestigious
­Premier Awards for Quality in the areas
of heart failure and ­coronary-artery
­bypass surgery. The American Heart
­Association has ­recognized Sinai ­Hospital
for its treatment of STEMI ­(segment
­elevation myocardial infarction) ­patients.
In the prestigious US News & World
­Report “Best ­Hospitals” ­rankings for
2013, Sinai Hospital’s ­Division of
­Cardiology was ranked as a High-­
Performing Specialty.
Sinai Hospital is known for the
­quality of its six centers dealing with
­cardiovascular disease. Each center is
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l cardiac rehabilitation physicians and
other medical specialists.
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and groundbreaking research. They are:
l The Benjamin and Margaret Schapiro
Cardiac Diagnostic Center
l The Ben and Zelda Cohen Heart
Rhythm Center
l The Beverly and Jerome Fine Cardiac
Valve Center
l The Cardiac Prevention Center
l The Congestive Heart Failure Center
l The Emergency Chest Pain Center
The Schapiro Cardiac Diagnostic
Center was the Cardiovascular Institute’s
first center to receive a “naming gift”
from former LifeBridge Health Board
Chair Ben Schapiro and his wife, Peggy, in
2007. The center treated 3,946 ­diagnostic
and interventional cases with its six
­state-of-the-art catheterization labs last
year.
In the spring of 2014, the Beverly K.
Fine and Jerome M. Fine ­Foundation, Inc.
made a major commitment to name the
Cardiac Valve Center. LifeBridge Health
and Sinai board member Louis ­Friedman
and his wife, Phyllis, are ­trustees of
the Fine Foundation. The gift has had
an ­immediate impact with funding to
­upgrade the operating room/biplane
­laboratory, where the trans-­aortic ­valvular
replacement (TAVR) is ­performed.
During this procedure, surgeons ­repair
and ­replace faulty heart valves so that
blood can flow correctly through the
heart. The new valve is placed on a
­catheter that goes up to the heart, like
an angioplasty. The “stuck” valve gets
opened with a regular balloon ­inflated in
the heart. Then the TAVR gets deployed
and inflated between the heart and the
aorta—inside the old valve—­without
­surgery.
More recently, in September 2014,
the Ben and Zelda Cohen Charitable
­Foundation, Inc. named the Heart Rhythm
Center with a major commitment. ­Rosalee
and Dick Davison and Dr. Carroll and
Charlotte Weinberg have supported
­LifeBridge Health for many years. ­Rosalee
and her sister, Charlotte, are the d
­ aughters
of Ben and Zelda Cohen. Heart specialists
from the Cohen Heart Rhythm Center
perform high-tech procedures to rewire
the heart’s electrical patterns. One of
them, cryoablation, uses extreme cold
­temperatures to permanently freeze tiny
portions of heart tissue that are causing the
rhythm problem.
It’s an amazing story—­­heart-­warming,
in fact—as LifeBridge Health answers a
pressing community need with its
­Cardiovascular Institute. The i­nstitute
has recently attracted additional highly
­talented physicians, including Mauro
­Moscucci, M.D., director of the ­LifeBridge
Health Cardiovascular Institute (­ previously
mentioned), who also serves as chief
of medicine at Sinai Hospital; and
­Christopher Kwon, M.D., the new head
of cardiac surgery.
The LifeBridge Health C
­ ardiovascular
Institute has a fundraising goal of $12
million, of which $3 million has already
been raised. LifeBridge Health is seeking a
$5 million gift to name the ­Cardiovascular
Institute, a $2 million gift to name the
Cardiac Prevention Center and gifts of $1
million each to name the Congestive Heart
Failure Center and the Emergency Chest
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If you are interested in learning more
about how you can support the
­important work of the LifeBridge Health
Cardiovascular Institute, please contact
Julie E. Cox, FAHP, Vice President of
­Development, at 410-601-4438 (GIFT).
www.lifebridgehealth.org/giving
Director of the LifeBridge Health
Cardiovascular Institute Focuses on Priorities
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Q & A with Mauro Moscucci, M.D., M.B.A.
Mauro Moscucci embodies the word
­“distinguished.” Board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and
interventional cardiology, he earned his Doctor of Medicine degree, summa cum
laude, at the University of Rome in Italy, then went on to earn a Master’s Degree in
Business Administration with High Distinction from the University of Michigan Ross
School of Business.
In addition to post-graduate coursework in pharmacology, Dr. Moscucci
­completed fellowships in clinical pharmacology at the University of R­ ochester,
in ­cardiology and clinical pharmacology at the University of Chicago and in
­interventional cardiology at the Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard University. He then
joined the faculty of the University of Michigan, where he was a tenured professor of
medicine and served as director of interventional cardiology, director of the cardiac
catheterization laboratory and associate chief of cardiology.
Immediately prior to joining the faculty at Sinai Hospital, Dr. Moscucci was a
tenured professor of medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of M
­ edicine
in Florida, where he served as chairman of the department of medicine and
­cardiovascular division chief. Additionally, he was the medicine and cardiology
­service chief at two other hospitals in Miami.
Dr. Moscucci is the author or co-author of more than 300 published medical
papers, abstracts and book chapters. He also is the editor of the latest edition of
“Grossman and Balm’s Cardiac Catheterization, Angiography and Intervention,” one
of the classic textbooks in cardiology, and the editor of the textbook “Complications
of Cardiovascular Procedures: Risk Factors, Management and Bailout Techniques.”
In the following Q and A, Dr. Moscucci shares his plans for the Cardiovascular
­Institute.
Q: When you think of your vision for
the Cardiovascular Institute, what is
at the top of your wish list?
MM: At the very top of my list is the ­desire
to develop a system-wide ­integrated
­approach to cardiovascular care with our
very talented cardiovascular ­specialists
working together as a team, sharing
the common goal of developing an
­exceptional program at the forefront of
cardiovascular medicine.
Q: How do you envision the Institute
taking cardiovascular care to the
next level?
MM: We have three critical areas to
work on: new program development;
efficiency and quality; and facilitated
­access to our system for our patients with
24/7 ­availability, no matter where those
­patients might be.
Q: What are your priorities in terms
of services not currently offered?
MM: Top priorities includes developing
our minimal invasive valve surgery and
Transcatheter Aortic Valve ­Replacement
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(TAVR) program, expanding our
­cardiovascular imaging program and
­developing a new, personalized approach
to ­cardiovascular care.
Q: What about equipment?
MM: Key priorities, and I am happy to
say that the work is in progress, are the
development of a new hybrid cardiac
­catheterization lab/operating room and
the installation of a new 128-slice CT
scanner.
Q: What is their importance?
MM: The two projects are in some ways
linked together. Several procedures that
we perform today in the cath lab ­require
us to acquire sophisticated images ­before
the procedure in order to select the
­appropriate equipment. The replacement
of the aortic valve using catheters is one
of those procedures, and it is performed
in the hybrid room. The 128-slice CT
­scanner is the equipment that allows us to
acquire those crucial images. In ­addition,
CT scanning is being used more and
more frequently for the rapid diagnosis of
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A RECOGNIZED SCHOLAR AND CLINICIAN,
­ atients with chest pain and for further
p
risk stratification. It makes it possible to
identify calcium build-up in the ­arteries,
and it provides images similar to those
that can be obtained with the more
­invasive cardiac catheterization.
Q: How do you envision the I­ nstitute
responding to the community’s
need for accessible, high quality,
­integrated cardiovascular care to
help allay its high death rate from
cardiovascular disease?
MM: The key issue will be to have the
ability to develop a system that can
­provide easy access to our patients
and a more personalized approach to
­cardiovascular care, including the use of
genetics and the use of emerging wearable
or implantable monitoring devices that
enhance and maintain communication
between patients and their health care
providers.
Q: What role does research play in
your vision?
MM: It will have an important role in
moving our program forward. We have
opportunities for enhancing our clinical
trial portfolio, which will allow access to
new technology and new pharmacologic
interventions for our patients. We also
have great opportunities in the health
services research field, and I would like
to see further expansion in new, exciting
fields such as stem cell-based regenerative
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Gabbay Family Makes Major Gift
­Commitment to Labor and Delivery
DR. ALBERT GABBAY was born in Iran,
Wilma Gabbay with daughters Alyssa (left) and Suzanne (right).
by his daughters, Alyssa Gabbay and
­Suzanne Gabbay.
Mrs. Gabbay recalls that even after
doctors stopped making house calls,
her husband made them regularly for a
­bedridden patient who was struggling
with a complicated pregnancy. His wife
also remembers the time a patient came
to the office for an annual visit and Dr.
­Gabbay realized she hadn’t gotten the
diagnostic test he had recommended
strongly the year before. “He took the
patient by the hand and led her directly
Guests gather in the newly dedicated Albert Gabbay, M.D. Reception Area.
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to the office where she could schedule the
procedure.”
Mrs. Gabbay says she is proud of the
way her husband conducted himself. “He
treated his partners with such dignity and
respect. He was very fair and open, and
no one ever left the practice—except to
­retire—because he treated them so kindly.
“He was extremely honest and aboveboard. He set a wonderful example to his
peers and colleagues about what a doctor
should be.”
Daughter Suzanne concurs. “My father
was one of the most honest and forthright
individuals I have ever known. He felt
very strongly about what was right and
what was wrong. He didn’t sugarcoat his
­feelings, and if he was unhappy about
something, you knew it. But at the same
time, I always knew that his expectations
of and for me were no less than what he
set for himself. I knew that no matter
what, his word meant everything.”
Alyssa says her father “seemed to
have the strength and force of personality
to will you—or himself, if need be—into
health. That was what made him such an
effective healer, in my opinion, along with
his compassion and competence.”
She also recalls his love of ­Beethoven,
through which he transmitted to her
“the idea that sublime harmonies and an
­exquisite order can exist. In this turbulent
world, that is a good idea to have.” l
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one of eight children. He completed his
university and medical training in Europe
and came to Baltimore as an immigrant
to begin his residency at Sinai Hospital
when he was in his mid-20s.
At first he wasn’t fluent in English,”
says his wife, Wilma Gabbay, “but
through his intelligence, ability and
­personality, he was able to build one of
the largest OB-GYN practices in the area.
He succeeded to an incredible degree, and
I am astonished at how much he was able
to do solely on his own merits.”
Equally impressive, Sinai Hospital
was the only hospital at which Albert
Gabbay practiced during his more
than half century-long career. “He felt
­nurtured by Sinai,” Mrs. Gabbay says.
“It was a very meaningful place to him.”
Sinai was special to the Gabbays as a
couple, too. Both of their daughters were
born there.
It makes sense, then, that after ­Dr.
Gabbay’s death in 2013, his family chose
to honor his legacy with a ­significant
gift of $100,000 in cash now and the
­remainder through Mrs. Gabbay’s estate.
Because education was of paramount
­importance in Dr. Gabbay’s life—his
­father was an Iranian educator who
opened schools in Mideast countries—
part of the gift will fund simulation
­education to enable residents to practice
their OB-GYN skills.
The Albert Gabbay, M.D. Reception Area was dedicated last spring. The
plaque on one of its walls was written
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Ellen W.P. Wasserman
Emergency Services Building Dedicated
ACCOMPANIED BY
Neil Meltzer, Ellen and Amy Perry, president of
Sinai Hospital
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Neil Meltzer, president and CEO of LifeBridge Health
(right), escorts Ellen Wasserman down the red
­carpet as the chauffeur looks on.
strategies for patients with orthopedic or
­neuromuscular conditions.”
Meltzer continued, “In 2009, when we
were asking for support to build the ­Herman
& Walter Samuelson Children’s ­Hospital,
Ellen stepped up once again to fund the
­division chief of critical care medicine as
well as the digital display at the entrance to
the inpatient floor, with its live feed from
the fish tank at the National Aquarium in
Baltimore. Then, in 2012, Ellen supported
Sinai’s current ER by naming the nursing
station in the pediatric treatment area.
“Ellen likes to solve problems through
her giving,” Meltzer added, “and when I
shared with the LifeBridge Health board
that we wanted to partner with the
­Baltimore Child Abuse Prevention C­ enter
by hiring a pediatrician to provide p­ rimary
care to the children at the center, she
­immediately wanted to learn more about
the project. A woman of action, she
made a gift this year to pay for the Sinai
­pediatrician’s salary for the next three years.
“She is very thoughtful, compassionate
and modest about her giving. Ellen listens
carefully to our philanthropic needs and
­determines fairly quickly what she would
like to support. She tells me she strives
to give away as much as possible during
her lifetime so that she can see the direct
­impact of her philanthropy.”
Ellen with some of her many fans.
In addition to her tremendous s­ upport,
Ellen has served as a board director for
Sinai and now LifeBridge Health for over
15 years. And, as if all the above isn’t
enough, she just made a multi-million d­ ollar
­commitment to endow the Ellen W.P.
­Wasserman Chief of Pediatrics at Sinai.
Presenting Ellen with a physician’s coat
in honor of her generosity, Meltzer said,
“This coat officially makes you an honorary
member of our pediatric leadership team.”
Sinai Hospital President Amy Perry
said, “Naming the Ellen W. P. Wasserman
­Emergency Services Building is a fitting
­tribute to Ellen’s extraordinary commitment
to our community’s children, as evidenced
by her remarkable philanthropic support.
The Wasserman Building has a huge impact
on our ability to deliver emergency services
to more people in a more efficient way, and
for that we are exceptionally grateful.” l
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her dear friends Sam
and Beverly Penn, honoree Ellen ­Wasserman
arrived in style for the event naming Sinai
Hospital’s Emergency Services Building in
her honor. A chauffeur-driven 1934 ­classic
Lincoln pulled up to the ER entrance of
the building as 60 guests—among them
Sinai Hospital and LifeBridge Health
board m
­ embers, LifeBridge Health Family
­Society members and chiefs from Sinai
­Hospital—waited to greet her. Guests held
custom-made paper fans with a picture
of Ellen and the words, “I’m a fan of Ellen
­Wasserman.”
Hearing about her spectacular
­philanthropy, who wouldn’t be a fan?
“Knowing Ellen as I do,” said Neil
­Meltzer, president and CEO of LifeBridge
Health, “I hesitate to mention her total
­giving amount to Sinai Hospital, but I
must tell you that she is the second largest
­individual donor in history to any of our
LifeBridge Health facilities. Last year, on
Ellen’s 90th birthday, we presented her
with the gift of naming this building in her
honor, knowing it was going to be a critical
extension of Sinai’s emergency services to
our community.
Adds Meltzer, “The scope of Ellen’s
philanthropy is extraordinary and began
with her support in the 1990s, when she
directed her first gift toward the Louis &
Henrietta Blaustein Women’s Health ­Center.
This was followed by a gift from Ellen
and her late husband, Jack, to establish a
­lectureship in gastroenterology. Ellen then
provided a leadership gift to establish the
Sinai ER-7 Pediatric Emergency Center. In
2001, Ellen made a gift in support of the
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics.
The gift built and named the ­Wasserman
Gait Laboratory, the only one in the
­country specializing in therapy treatment
Lowell Glazer Makes a
Big Philanthropic Impact
Humanitarian Serves as Honorary Chair of
LifeBridge Health Glazer Legacy Society
is. One time he got a letter from the
­principal of a school for deaf children
asking for $35 to send a student to Ocean
City. “I called her up and asked how
many children were involved in the trip
and it turned out there were 20 or 25,”
Glazer recalls. “I told her I’d rather send
all of them than just send one. It wasn’t a
lot of money, but it was one of the most
fulfilling things I’ve ever done because it
made a big impact.”
Making a big impact on LifeBridge
is something Glazer knows a lot about.
In addition to many years spent chairing
the Sinai Hospital board, his combined
giving to LifeBridge entities—Sinai and
­Northwest hospitals and Levindale—­totals
almost $3 million. Now he is ­serving as
honorary chair of the ­LifeBridge Health
Glazer Legacy Society, which recognizes
donors who have included the health
­system in their estate plans.
Glazer says he “came from nothing.”
He remembers being delighted to earn
$1 in Christmas tips from his newspaper
route in Baltimore.
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In 1966, he and his ­brother-in-law,
Leonard J. Attman, founded A & G
­Construction and began ­building
­apartments, homes and shopping
­complexes all over the state. They amassed
a large portfolio and, ­although the pair no
longer works ­together, they remain close
or, as Glazer ­describes it, “more like
brothers than ­brothers-in-law.” Today
Glazer is president of Glazer Construction,
for which he works part-time.
“I wasn’t in a position to give until I
was in my late 20s or 30s, and then it was
very minimal gifts. After working at
A & G Construction with my brother-inlaw, I got into a position where I could
give more to charity.”
Here’s the kind of man Lowell
Glazer is. Asked where his passion for
­philanthropy comes from, he says, “I
guess it’s that I want to help people and
make the world a little better. Every
­person can do something, and I try to look
out for mankind as much as I can. I try to
do something good every day.”
Glazer has certainly done a lot of good
at LifeBridge.
His favorite gift to the health s­ ystem,
he says, was the Lowell and Harriet
Glazer Atrium. [Glazer’s wife Harriet
passed away last March.] “It’s something
that really stands out in my mind. It’s
very airy and relaxing. It doesn’t feel like
a hospital waiting room. Harriet and I
dedicated it to the employees and doctors
and nurses because they are the ones who
really make the hospital what it is.”
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A Gift that Lives On
NOW GLAZER IS FOCUSING his charitable
efforts on the LifeBridge Health Glazer
Legacy Society. “When most people think
of a legacy, they think of not being alive.
What you have to do is think of a legacy
as a way to be active in the ­future and
help LifeBridge do more great things.
If you look at where LifeBridge was
15 years ago and where it is now, just
­imagine how much more it could do in
the future if people start leaving legacy
gifts to it now.
“LifeBridge deals with the whole
­community. You can help the elderly,
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HERE’S THE KIND OF MAN Lowell Glazer
children and families, and you can
­support preventative health education.
It’s a really terrific organization that does
a wonderful, wonderful job. So I am
helping it financially as much as I can
through my legacy gift, and I am reaching
out to people who are in a position to
make one, too.
“The gift doesn’t have to be a large
one; it can be whatever amount you
are comfortable with. But at least get
that amount in your mind and in your
heart and know that you will have done
­something that will live long after you.”
Glazer says estate planning can be
a tough sell because people don’t want
to think about not being alive. He urges
people to look at it this way: “The
­government is going to come in after
your death and take your money. If you
just give it away to the government,
who knows what will happen with your
money? Setting up a legacy gift gives you
a say in that.
“Take charge now for when you’re
not going to be here,” he advises.
“Set aside funds for the good of the
­community, for whatever is important to
you. For me, it’s health, education and
religion.”
Making Connections
with People in Need
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Announcing the LifeBridge Health
Glazer Legacy Society
THIS PAST YEAR,
our legacy society was re-named to
honor Lowell Glazer, a long-time, active benefactor and
volunteer for LifeBridge Health (see article on previous
page). The LifeBridge Health Glazer Legacy Society recognizes
the ­valuable contributions of special friends like Lowell
who have included one of the ­LifeBridge Health ­affiliates
—Sinai Hospital, Northwest Hospital or Levindale
­Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital—in their estate
plans. Such gifts carry on more than a 100-year legacy of thoughtful giving that
has enhanced our ­hospitals and provided a foundation for the extraordinary care
and services we provide today.
Welcoming and recognizing members of the legacy society is our way of
thanking friends now for their generous support of our future. Members will
receive an exclusive society lapel pin/pendant at an intimate gathering in the
spring, as well as other benefits, including special recognition in donor listings,
complimentary
shots,
resources on estate planning, and
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LifeBridge
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the magazine.
If you have already included any of our affiliate institutions in your estate
plans and/or would like to become a member of the society, please contact:
Joel Simon
Director of Principal Gifts
410-601-4438 (GIFT)
jsimon@lifebridgehealth.org
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GLAZER REITERATES that it is not the
amount but the impact of gifts that
counts. Case in point—and another
­example of the kind of man Lowell
Glazer is:
“For our 50th wedding anniversary,
Harriet and I didn’t want to have a big
party. So I told Harriet that I wanted
to give away $50 bills in honor of our
anniversary. Fifty dollars is not a lot of
money, but in certain circumstances, it
can have a big impact. So we just went on
with our life, and when we saw someone
in need, we gave them $50. I still have a
list of those gifts.”
Many were given in Florida, where
Glazer spends winters.
“I was in a Publix market and there
was a young woman behind me in line.
She looked like she was in need, so I said
to the cashier, ‘Please put her items on
my bill.’ The lady said, ‘No—you don’t
have to do that,’ but when I left, I slipped
a $50 bill into her cart. As I got in my
car, the cashier came out and said the
lady wanted my address, and a week or
so later I got a letter from her. She said
she didn’t use the money to pay for the
items in her cart; she set it aside for her
son’s education.
“That’s the kind of thing I do. It’s
just a certain feeling I get when I make
a ­connection with someone and I know
that the $50 is going to make an ­impact.”
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MEMBERS (as of July 1, 2014)
Lynn E. Abeshouse
Juan M. Juanteguy, M.D.
Benjamin S. Schapiro
Bruce W. Berger, M.D.
Olga Juanteguy
Margaret D. Schapiro
Toni Berger
David Kornblatt
Blanche Schimmel*
Harry Berman
Rose D. Lazinsky*
Wanda Shattuck
Jessica Bronfein
Gilda Lessans
David B. Sigman, M.D.
Joseph A. Cooper
Betty A. Loeser
Louis A. Sinsheimer
Liebe S. Diamond, M.D.
Trudy G. Magarill
Jennie M. Tarantola
Gwenn M. Eisenberg
Beverly Penn
Jesse Weinberg*
Stanley Friedler, M.D.
Sam Penn
Dawn Weinstein
Wilma Gabbay
Richard C. Rohrs
Jay Weinstein
Florine Gardella*
Babette H. Rosenberg
Esther Whitehead
Lowell R. Glazer
Ida R. Samet, R.N.
William L. Winn
John I. Holbrook
Mohammed Saqib
*deceased
That he is able to feel this way is
­inspiring, given the personal tragedies
he has weathered. In addition to his
wife dying of Lou Gehrig’s disease, his
­daughter, Marci Crosby, died of cancer
at age 34. Glazer has, as they say, an
­attitude of gratitude.
“I appreciate everything I have,
and if somebody would have told me
when I was 12 years old and delivering
­newspapers that I would be where I am
now, I wouldn’t have believed it. And I
never forget it. I never want to forget.”
Here’s the kind of man Lowell Glazer
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$100,000 OR MORE CUMULATIVE SUPPORT
INNOVATORS
Estate of Dorothy W. Holler
Estates of Philip and Shirley Hurwitz
The Family Society recognizes donors who have made gifts of
$100,000 or more to LifeBridge Health affiliates since 1998, the year
the health system was formed. Donors are invited to join the Society
in perpetuity once they have given at least $100,000 cumulatively. For
some it may take many years and several gifts to reach the m
­ embership
threshold; for others, a single gift may be enough to ­qualify.
LifeBridge Health honors and remembers those donors whose
­visionary gifts have provided the foundation upon which our affiliates
have been built. If we have inadvertently missed you, please accept our
sincere apology and notify us of our omission.
FOUNDERS
SOCIETY
$1,000,000 OR MORE
SOCIETY
Estate of Ferdinand L. Kahn
Fortuna Iseman Klotz
Dr. Jerome and Marlene Koeppel*
$100,000 TO $499,999
Erna Weil Leiser, Brenda Weil Mandel
and Louis Frock
Estate of Harry J. Leopold
Anonymous (1)
Estate of Emma Liepman
The Abell Foundation
M & T Bank
The Abeshouse Tark Family
Macht Philanthropic Fund
Acme Paper & Supply Co., Inc.
Nicholas* and Mary Mangione
Edward Attman
Anna Mirowski*
Ronald and Stephanie Attman
Drs. Morton and Tobia Mower
David Attman
Sylvia Friedberg Nachlas Charitable
­Income Trust
Patricia and Gary Attman
Owens & Minor, Inc.
Alex Cooper Auctioneers, Inc.
Estate of Selma Lee Owrutsky
Estate of Ida Altman
Jacqueline and John Rosenthal*
American Office
Estate of Charles E. Sands
American Radiology Services
Save-A-Heart Foundation, Inc.
James M. Smith and Family
Antwerpen Automotive Group
Margaret D. and Benjamin S. Schapiro
Michael* and Lauri Weinman
Baltimore Jewish Times
Rosenthal-Statter Foundation, Inc.
Jacques* and Marlene Rubin
Herman & Walter Samuelson
­Foundation
Steven and Lisa Attman
The Sinai Hospital Auxiliary, Inc.
Anonymous (3)
Roslyn and Leonard Stoler
Estate of Charles Austrian, M.D. and
Florence Austrian
The Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation
Sandra and Malcolm Berman
Leonard and Helen R. Stulman
­Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Foundation
Ellen W.P. Wasserman
Louis and Henrietta Blaustein
­Foundation
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg
Foundation
Estate of Louise Cunningham Bowles
Toby and Melvin Weinman Foundation
Howard S. Brown and Family
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
The Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc.
Estate of James Young
Ben and Zelda Cohen Charitable
­Foundation, Inc.
Joseph and Annette Cooper & Family
Estate of Iona M. Ewing
The Beverly K. Fine & Jerome M. Fine
Foundation, Inc.
Sidney and Audrey Friedman*
Phyllis and Louis Friedman
The Lowell and Harriet Glazer Family
Foundation
PRESIDENTS
SOCIETY
$500,000 TO $999,999
ARAMARK Healthcare
LifeBridge Health recognizes the following government funders
for supporting our health care programs:
FOUNDERS SOCIETY
($1,000,000 OR MORE)
National Institutes of Health
Subawards from Johns Hopkins and Tufts University
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
State of Maryland
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Infectious Disease and Environmental Health Administration
Maryland Cancer Fund
Office of Preparedness Response/Hospital Preparedness Program
Maryland Department of Human Resources
Victims of Crime Assistance Program
Maryland Health Care Commission
Trauma Fund
Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention
Maryland Victims of Crime Fund
Violence Against Women Program
Gottschalk Foundation
The Phyllis L. and Leonard J. Attman
Foundation, Inc.
Estate of Miriam S. Greenbaum
Jane W. Campbell Trust
Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems
Willard* and Lillian Hackerman
Estate of Albert A. Caplan
Baltimore City Health Department
Ralph C. Heller Foundation
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Mayor’s Office of Employment Development
Peter Kohn*
Estate of Leonard K. Cohen
The Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund
Irving and Janella Cohen*
Alvin and Lois Lapidus
Estates of Hugo and Helen Dalsheimer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Rose D. and Joseph W. Lazinsky*
Helen P. Denit Charitable Trust
Family League of Baltimore City
Levindale Auxiliary
The Lee L. & Sophie Dopkin
­Foundation, Inc.
INNOVATORS SOCIETY ($100,000 TO $499,999)
Marilyn Meyerhoff
Moser Family Fund
Northwest Hospital Auxiliary
Omnicare
Cheryl A. and Robert J. Post
Milton Roberts Trust
Estate of Lewis Rosenburg
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The Michael Dopkin Family
Estate of Helen Eisenberg
Robert and Ronnie Footlick & Family
The Family of Albert Gabbay, M.D.
The H. Charles Greene Foundation, Inc.
David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn
­Foundation
City of Baltimore
PRESIDENTS SOCIETY ($500,000 TO $999,999)
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Science
U.S. Department of Transportation
Elderly and Disabled Specialized Transit Program
Maryland Department of Aging
Mayor’s Office of Human Services
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The Baltimore Sun Media Group
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
BGE, a member of the Constellation
Energy Group
Morton K. & Jane Blaustein F­ oundation
The Blavatt Family
Leonor and Marc Blum
Morris* and Sylvia Bookoff
Michael and Jessica Bronfein
Cerner Corporation
The Classic Catering People
Suzanne F. Cohen
Continental Realty Corporation
The Schapiro Family/
J.M. and Mindy Schapiro
The Philip E. and Harriet J. Klein
­Foundation
The Harvey M. & Lyn P. Meyerhoff
Fund, Inc.
Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
Mildred Mindell Cancer Foundation
KPMG LLP
Margaret S. Kramer Trust
Estate of Marian Kramer
Fran and Geoffrey Kroll
Dick* and Bobbie Stanfield
Staples Advantage
Charles Noell
Edith Rosen Strauss Organization
Richard M. Lansburgh*
Northwest Hospital Medical Staff
Stryker Orthopaedics
Estate of Louis Lehman
Obrecht Properties, LLC
The John J. Leidy Foundation, Inc.
Alvin and Pearl Jean Pomerantz
­Philanthropic Fund
Alvin & Fanny Blaustein Thalheimer
Foundation
The Law Office of Fred S. London and
Scott S. London
The Louise D. & Morton J. Macks ­Family
Foundation, Inc.
Richard and Rosalee C. Davison
­Foundation, Inc.
NeighborCare, Inc.
Estate of A. Adler Sondheimer
Estate of Elizabeth Caroline Lane
Eric and Mary Cowan
The Daily Record
National Respiratory Care, LLC
Estate of Joseph Snyder and
Helen M. Snyder
Barbara and Louis Kroll
Seena Lubcher*
Crothall Healthcare, Inc.
John Moores
Smith & Nephew, Inc. Orthopaedic
­Division
Irving J. Neuman and Mickey Neuman
Philanthropic Fund
Covenant Guild, Inc.
The Charles Crane Family
Foundation, Inc.
Miriam Lodge, K.S.B., Inc.
Lillian and Murray Slatkin*
TravelCLICK
Dr. Jerome P. and Susan B. Reichmister
True Sisters Inc. Baltimore #35
Estate of Evelyn Rigby
Bruce L. Rosenberg
Martha Macks-Kahn and
Peter Kahn, M.D.
Henry & Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg
­Foundation, Inc.
Genine M. and Josh E. Fidler
The Rothschild Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
Ruth R. Marder*
Liebe S. Diamond, M.D.
McBee Associates, Inc.
Harry F. Duncan Foundation, Inc.
McKesson Corporation
EmCare
Mary S. Tilbury, Ed.D., R.N.
Geraldine and James* Quartner
Louise D. and Morton J. Macks
Ellen A. and Lawrence Macks
Jack and Barbara Stollof
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Satisky
VNA Home Health of Maryland, LLC
The Washington Times
Alva P. Weaver Charitable Unitrust
Joseph and Debra Weinberg Family
­Foundation, Inc.
William & Irene Weinberg Family
­Foundation, Inc.
Shade Construction Company, Inc.
Theophilus and Marie Cover White
­Memorial Fund
Bertram K. Silverman Trust
Bill and Annette Winn
The Medical Staff of Sinai Hospital
*deceased
Jerry* and Rheda Fader / Mile One
­Automotive
The Dr. Michael Feinglass Cancer
­Foundation
Curtis L. Fichter
France-Merrick Foundation
James and Carolyn Frenkil Charitable
Foundation
Bernard Freudenthal Trust
Edward J. Friedman Foundation, Inc.
FutureCare Health and Management
Corporation
Nancy and Marc Gertner, M.D.
The Hyman, Isidore, Lillian and
Rhona Ginsberg Foundation
Pamela and Dennis Glasgow
Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger
& Hollander, LLC
Warren and Sharon Green
Estate of Lawrence Greenbaum
Moses S. and Blanche H. Hecht
­Foundation
From left: Keynote speaker Lisa Spicknall, Audrey Bergin, director of DOVE,
and Brian M. White, president of Northwest Hospital. Estate of Alice H. Hechter
Drs. Hicken, Cranley & Taylor, P.A.
Estate of T. Davis Hill
Hill-Rom
The Emmert Hobbs Foundation
Hoffberger Family Philanthropies
Estate of Ruth E. Holtzman
Hopkins Federal Savings Bank
Hord Coplan Macht, Inc.
Harley W. Howell Charitable F­ oundation
Elayne and Benno Hurwitz Family
­Foundation
Hyundai Hope on Wheels
Israelson Family Foundation
Family of Howard R. Jachman from the
Alvin and Louise Myerberg Family
Foundation
Katherine and Larry Jennings
Dr. Juan and Olga Juanteguy
The Jennifer Gandel Kachura
­Foundation, Inc.
Estate of Vilma Kartman
Kaufman Fund
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DOVE Flying High After a Decade
IN 2004 AUDREY BERGIN, MPH, M.A.,
founded Northwest Hospital’s Domestic Violence
(DOVE) program to respond to the growing need in Baltimore County and City for domestic
violence ­victim services. Since it began, DOVE has grown into a full domestic violence response
program, ­providing services that include 24/7 crisis ­intervention; training to medical staff on
victim identification; ­collaboration with the Baltimore County Police on victim response; safety
planning; emergency s­ helter; court accompaniment; case management; and individual and
group therapy.
A 10-year anniversary event recognizing the accomplishments of DOVE and the s­ upport of
its donors was held last September. Approximately 75 guests attended. A reception was held in
the ­Northwest Hospital Auxiliary Healing Garden; a program took place in a tent set up next to
the garden. Lisa Spicknall, domestic violence victim advocate and survivor, gave the k­ eynote
address. Audrey Bergin spoke in her role as DOVE director, and Northwest P­ resident Brian
White served as master of ceremonies.
In 2013, DOVE earned a prestigious National Crime Victim’s Service Award from the
­National ­Office for Victims of Crime, part of the U.S. Department of Justice. Members of the
DOVE staff also received the Maryland Governor’s Victim Assistance Award in 2012 and 2014. l
Tamara and Donald Kirson
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The Circle of Life Society recognizes donors who made charitable gifts totaling $250 or more during the last fiscal year in support of any
­LifeBridge Health affiliate—Sinai Hospital of ­Baltimore, Northwest Hospital and Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital.
The consistent, devoted support of annual donors makes many of our accomplishments p­ ossible. The funds are used to strengthen hospital
and affiliate programs, enhance medical technologies, attract the best clinical staff and maintain a healing environment. In short, annual gifts
increase the quality of the healthcare experience we are able to offer our patients.
LifeBridge Health is pleased and honored to recognize the donors who made gifts at the Circle of Life Society—Visionary, Cornerstone,
­Steward and Advocate levels—from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014.
VISIONARY
The Blavatt Family
Brian and Martha Gibbons
LEVEL
Jessica and Michael Bronfein
Karen and Ronald Ginsberg, M.D.
Howard S. Brown and Family
Pamela and Dennis Glasgow
Jane W. Campbell Trust
Lowell and Harriet Glazer Family
­Foundation
$25,000 AND ABOVE
Chesapeake Contracting Group
Cerner Corporation
Maryland Department of Health and ­
Mental Hygiene
Maryland Vascular Specialists
Mayor’s Office of Employment Development
Mayor’s Office of Human Services
Gottschalk Foundation
The Meltzer Group
The Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc.
Governor’s Office of Crime Control and
Prevention
The Harvey M. & Lyn P. Meyerhoff Fund, Inc.
The Classic Catering People
Greenberg Gibbons Commercial
Anonymous (5)
Robb Cohen and Gail F. Schwartz, M.D.
Willard* and Lillian Hackerman
The Abeshouse Tark Family
Continental Realty Corporation
The Schapiro Family/J.M. and Mindy
Schapiro
Healthcare Legal Solutions, LLC
Joseph and Annette Cooper & Family
Drs. Hicken, Cranley & Taylor Pathology
Services
Acme Paper & Supply Co., Inc.
Edward Attman
Ronald and Stephanie Attman
David Attman
Patricia and Gary Attman
Steven and Lisa Attman
Alex Cooper Auctioneers, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Alter
The Phyllis L. and Leonard J. Attman
Foundation, Inc.
Patricia and Gary Attman
Baltimore Alliance for Careers in
­Healthcare
Baltimore City Health Department
Baltimore City Mayor’s Office
Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems
The Baltimore Sun Media Group
Bank of America Foundation
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
­International
Berkeley Research Group
Lee E. Coplan
Ralph C. Heller Foundation
Elizabeth and Joseph Migliara
Drs. Morton and Tobia Mower
National Aeronautics and Space
­Administration
National Institutes of Health
National Respiratory Care, LLC
Crothall Healthcare Inc.
David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn
­Foundation, Inc.
Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.
The Emmert Hobbs Foundation
Northwest Hospital Medical Staff
Liebe S. Diamond, M.D.
Hopkins Federal Savings Bank
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
The Michael H. Dopkin Family
Hord Coplan Macht, Inc.
Omnicare
Harry F. Duncan Foundation, Inc.
Israelson Family Foundation
Owens & Minor, Inc.
EmCare
Katherine and Larry Jennings
Anne Louise and Howard Perlow
Family League of Baltimore City
PNC
The Dr. Michael Feinglass Cancer
­Foundation
Leah & Morton Kemper Family
­Foundation
Louise and Richard Kemper
Curtis L. Fichter
Kaufman Fund
The Beverly K. Fine & Jerome M. Fine
Foundation, Inc.
Maryland Affiliate of Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
Nupur and Guy Flynn
KPMG LLP
Residential Title & Escrow Company /
Commercial Settlement Services, LLC
The Footlick Family Foundation
Robert & Ronnie Footlick & Family
Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund
Milton Roberts Trust
Alvin and Lois Lapidus
Rolyn Companies, Inc.
Edward J. Friedman Foundation, Inc.
Estate of Rose D. Lazinsky
Bruce L. Rosenberg
Phyllis and Louis Friedman
Erna Weil Leiser, Brenda Weil Mandel
and Louis Frock
Henry & Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg
­Foundation, Inc.
Levindale Auxiliary
Herman & Walter Samuelson ­Foundation
Margaret D. and Benjamin S. Schapiro
Sinai Hospital Auxiliary
Sandra and Malcolm Berman
FutureCare Health and Management
­Corporation
Laura Black and Charles Klein
The Family of Albert Gabbay, M.D.
The Jacob and Hilda Blaustein
­Foundation
Barry Garber and Michele Lax
The Law Office of Fred S. London and
Scott S. London
Nancy and Marc Gertner, M.D.
M&T Bank
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Marilyn Meyerhoff
Northwest Hospital Auxiliary
Cheryl A. and Robert J. Post
The Amanda Post “Amanda Wins”
Scholarships Fund
The ROI Companies
Shade Construction Company, Inc.
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The Medical Staff of Sinai Hospital
Anne and Robert Bavar
Edgewood Management
Sodexo Health Care
Baxter, Baker, Sidle, Conn & Jones, P.A.
ExpressCare Urgent Care Centers
Staples Advantage
Alma and Larry Becker, M.D.
Financial Council, Inc.
State of Maryland
Belmar Electronics
Jack Finkelstein and Frances Kessler
Moses S. and Blanche H. Hecht
­Foundation
Roslyn and Leonard Stoler
Jody and David Berg
Frances Fleishman
Hecht-Levi Foundation
Leonard and Helen R. Stulman
­Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Alvin & Rose Berlin Foundation
Floors Etc.
Help Save a Limb, Inc.
Leonor and Marc Blum
Stan and Ailene Fradin
Eileen and Donald Himelfarb
Peter M. Bonutti
James and Carolyn Frenkil Charitable
Foundation
Susan and Ira Himmel, Esq.
Titan Advisors LLC
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
Brown Capital Management
Health Services and Cost Review
­Commission
Healthy Neighborhoods, Inc.
Gina and Daniel Hirschhorn
United Way of Central Maryland
Marty Brutscher
The Mr. & Mrs. Leo W. Friedenwald
­Memorial Fund, Inc.
Ellen W.P. Wasserman
Carebridge Corporation
Benjamin S. Fuld
Hopkins Federal Savings Bank
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg
­Foundation
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Fund for the Future
Carr & Associates
Joseph and Debra Weinberg Family
­Foundation, Inc.
Georgia-Pacific Professional
Benno & Elayne Hurwitz Family
­Foundation, Inc.
Janie and W. Bradford Carter, M.D.
Lyn Stacie Getz Foundation, Inc.
a supporting foundation of The
­ASSOCIATED: Jewish Community
­Federation of Baltimore
Toby and Melvin Weinman Foundation
Michael* and Lauri Weinman
The Whiting-Turner Contracting
­Company
Bill and Annette Winn
$5,000 – $24,999
Anonymous (4)
Allegeant, LLC
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Office
Anda, Inc.
Claude Anderson
Miriam and Richard Azrael
B & R Construction Services
Baltimore Alliance for Careers
in Healthcare
Baltimore Community Foundation
Baltimore Jewish Times
Baltimore Research
Baltimore Sound Engineering, Inc.
Baltimore STYLE
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Barclays Capital, Inc.
Caves Valley Partners
The Judi & Steven B. Fader Family
Foundation, Arthur Adler,
Craig Colton, Arsh Mirmiran &
Steve Sibel
HomeCare Maryland, LLC
Iatric Systems, Inc.
Iron Mountain, Inc.
Glass Jacobson & Associates, P.A.
Family of Howard R. Jachman from the
Alvin and Louise Myerberg Family
Foundation
The Gobel Group
Jacobs & Dembert, P.A.
Goldseker Foundation
James S. Jacobs
Beth H. Goldsmith
David C. Dembert
Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP
Carolyn Jacobs
Estate of Alice K. Goodman
Drs. Jacobs, Lansing and Mishkin
Continental Title Group
Goodman-Gable-Gould /
Adjusters ­International
Susan and Fred Jalbert
Coppin State University College of
Health Professions
Gordon Feinblatt LLC
The Chartis Group
ClaimAssist, LLC
Coastline Commercial Contracting
Colliers International
Conifer Value-Based Care, LLC
George and Kelly Corbi
Cove Electric, Inc.
Eric W. Cowan and Mary Papagjika
Daily Record
Robin and Jonathan Davidov
Exeter Wealth Management Group
at Morgan Stanley
Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn, P.A.
Douglas Lederman
Simpson Gardyn
W. James Schiller
Irvin Flax
Jesus House Baltimore Hope ­Foundation
Johnson Controls, Inc.
The Jennifer Gandel Kachura Foundation
Beth Kaplan and Bruce Sholk
Tamara and Donald Kirson
Clara and Michael J. Klein
The Philip and Harriet Klein
Foundation, Inc.
Barry Bondroff
Grant Thornton LLP
Irving Kohn Foundation, Inc.
The Bernstein/Pryor & Kohn/Rabin
Families
Shawn and Ronald Delanois, M.D.
Greenebaum Enterprises, Inc.
Kollman & Saucier, P.A.
Helen P. Denit Charitable Trust
Gross Mendelsohn & Associates, P.A.
Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.
Marisa and Tim Haney
David, Jessica, Kelsey, Joe and Charlye
Krajewski
DLA Piper LLP
Naseem and Khurram Hanif, M.D.
Lateef Investment Management
The Dodson Foundation, Inc.
Health Care Software, Inc.
Leach Wallace Associates, Inc.
Duane Morris, LLP
Healthcare Legal Solutions, LLC
Reyna and Douglas Lederman
Richard and Rosalee C. Davison
­Foundation, Inc.
Joseph Liberman
Harriet and Jeffrey Legum
Sol Levinson & Bros., Inc.
THE YEAR IN REVIEW
Drs. Jeanette and Lawrence Linder
LIVESTRONG Foundation
Mary and Daniel Loughran Foundation
A total of $18.4 million
was received in new gifts
and pledges for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2014.
Shown here: sources of
the extraordinary support
given to LifeBridge Health
­facilities.
The Herman & Seena Lubcher C­ haritable
Foundation
Government grants 23%
Individuals 32%
Laurie and Kevin Luskin
The Louise D. and Morton J. Macks
­Family Foundation, Inc.
Corporations 21%
Louise D. and Morton J. Macks
Planned gifts/
Bequests 6%
Community organizations 2%
Foundations 16%
Martha Macks-Kahn and
Peter Kahn, M.D.
Genine M. and Josh E. Fidler
Ellen A. and Lawrence Macks
Main Street Pediatrics, LLC
Marshfield and Associates
Maryland Physician Magazine
Philanthropic support makes
a tremendous difference
throughout the health
­system. At right: how donors
directed their gifts during
fiscal year 2014.
Levindale Hebrew
Geriatric Center
and Hospital 4%
Maryland Vascular Specialists
Research 4%
McKesson Corporation
Northwest
Hospital 11%
System-wide
support 14%
Maurtel, LLC
McBee Associates, Inc.
Media Works, LTD
Sinai
Hospital 67%
Ellen and Neil Meltzer Family Fund
Kendra and Dimitri Merine, M.D.
Merritt Properties /
Bavar Properties Group
Alvin* and Elaine Mintzes
Rhonda and Michael A. Mont, M.D.
More Direct
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Kenneth and Renee Moreland
United Westlabs, Inc.
Bright Paint Décor LLC
Dena and Mayer Gorbaty, M.D.
Moser Family Fund
UNUM Group
Broadway Services, Inc.
Lenny Gordon
MS2 Group
VNA Home Health of Maryland, LLC
Fran and Alan Broder
Jay H. Gouline
Jill and Michael Mull
Vocera Communications
Brown Advisory
Wilford and Michelle Gourdine, M.D.
Natale Construction Company, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Barry S. Walters
Lisa and Scott Brown, M.D.
Sharon and Warren Green
NCO Financial Systems, Inc.
The L. Warner Companies
Julie and Gary Burkey
Anne and Paul Gurbel, M.D.
Networking Concepts, Inc.
The Washington Times
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Burns
Chris and Gary Hamamoto, M.D.
Nevins and Associates
Whitney and Chris Wasson
Campbell & Company
Donna and Mayer Handelman
Noodles & Company
William & Irene Weinberg Family
­Foundation, Inc.
Sharon & Irvin Caplan and Jay Caplan
Healthcare IS
CappMaxx Advisors LLC
HealthPort Technologies, LLC
Carpet Works Inc.
Jo and Jeffrey Helman
CBIZ Benefits and Insurance Services
Natalie and Alex Hendler
CBS Radio
Merrill and John E. Herzenberg, M.D.
Judi and Charles Winner, Esq.
Centerline Construction Company, Inc.
Highline Wealth Management
Hilary and Joel Wohl
Chason, Rosner, Leary & Marshall, LLC
Barbara and Sam Himmelrich
Woodholme Gastroenterology
­Associates, P.A.
Cherryworks, Ltd.
Drs. Jenny and David Hip-Flores
HMS Insurance Associates
Alan and Lee Yarbro
Chesapeake Environmental ­
Management, Inc.
Drs. David and Marcie Zisow
Chesapeake Surgical, Ltd.
North American Partners in Anesthesia
Northern Pharmacy and Medical
­Equipment
Northwest Hospital Medical Staff
Number Ten Foundation
Nurses Alumnae Association of Sinai
Hospital
Obrecht Properties LLC
OrthoMaryland
Pediatrix Medical Group of Maryland
Pegged Software
Dawn and Jay Weinstein
Marlene and Brian White
Theophilus & Marie Cover White
­Memorial Fund
Chick-Fil-A
Beverly and Sam Penn
Clearscript
Amy and Aaron Perry
Jamie and Marc Cohen
Carol and Allan Pristoop, M.D.
Pulse Medical Transportation
Jennifer and Tom Quinn
Radcliffe Jewelers
Rajani and Chaitanya Ravi, M.D.
RCM&D, Inc. and The RCM&D
­Foundation, Inc.
Dr. Jerome and Susan Reichmister
Sharri and Greg Rochlin
Michael Rosenbaum
Samuel I. Rosenberg
CORNER
STONE
LEVEL
($1,000 – $4,999)
Suzanne F. Cohen
Drs. Janet and James Conway
Cornerstone Government Affairs, LLC
Julie and Matthew Cox
Crosby Marketing
Curtis Bay Medical Waste Services
Impact Advisors, LLC
InterSign National, LLC
Jacobs & Dembert, P.A.
Gail and Benjamin Jacobs
Dr. Howard and Eileen Jacobs
Dr. Juan and Olga Juanteguy
Ann and Sam Kahan
Toby Kahn and Rabbi Bruce Kahn
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the
Mid-Atlantic States
Doretta L. Davies
Kappa Guild, Inc.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Baltimore
County Alumnae Chapter
Kassimir Physical Therapy
Nancy Glazer Dickman Family
­Foundation
Cynthia and Peter Rosenwald Fund
Gil and Molly Horwitz
Estates of Hugo & Helen Dalsheimer
Dr. and Mrs. Kirtikant I. Desai
Rosenthal-Statter Foundation, Inc.
Abigail and Robert A. Hoffman, Esq.
Diane and Mark Katlic, M.D.
Lynn and Brett Katzen M.D.
S. L. Keaton
Julius & Blanche Diener Foundation,
Inc.
Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr.
People’s Emergency Fund
Walter & Sarah Diener Foundation, Inc.
Kids II Foundation, Inc.
Merle and Richard Kierson
Abramoff, Neuberger LLP
The Dopkin-Singer-Dannenberg
­Foundation, Inc.
Donald Abrams, M.D.
Double Tree by Hilton-Pikesville
Alan H. Kotz
Irene and Robert Russel
Aethon, Inc.
DowntownDiane.net
Judy and Hersch Langenthal
Saul Ewing, LLP
Air Filter Maintenance Company, Inc.
Drapery Contractors
Stacey and Barry Levin, Esq.
Ellen and Paul Saval
Laurie and Michael Albo
Joan and Norman DuBois
Julie and Andrew Levine
Schafer Cullen Capital Management, Inc.
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Dr. Jude R. Duval
Audrey P. Levine
Estate of Blanche Schimmel
Alice and Allan Alperstein
Eaglecrest HIT Consulting, LLC
Debbie and Ira Levinson
Schuster & Schreiber
Sonya and Arthur Alperstein
Joan Egan
Susan and Jon Levinson
Drs. Ronald and Phyllis Schuster
AMCOM Software
Gwenn M. Eisenberg
Susan Levy, M.D. and Glenn Strohm
Jeffrey E. Schreiber, M.D.
Walter* and Andrea Amprey
Jill and Jonathan Eisner
Lewis Contractors
Mr. and Mrs. Truman T. Semans
Applegate Signs
Electrico, Inc.
Susan and Pete Liebeskind
Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care
of Maryland
Dr. and Mrs. Frank M. Armocida
Henry Elliott & Company, Inc.
Dr. Izlin Z. Lien
Assured Protection Consultants, Inc.
Barbara Epke and Gordon Nahas
Life Search Technologies
Laura and John Shmerler
Donna Balinkie and Kevin Keane
John M. Evans
Loch Raven Skeet and Trap Center
Jane and Morton Silberman
Foundation, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Michael S. Ballo
Federal Hill Solutions, LLC
Jeanette Lombardi
Lois and Will Sirota
The Lagniappe Project of
The Baltimore Lyceum
Dr. and Mrs. Ira T. Fine
Peter J. Mackrell, M.D.
Jackie and Bob Smelkinson
Dr. Jaime and Mr. Jamie Barnes
Ellen and Buddy Finkelstein Family
Fund of AJC
Maryland Core, Inc.
Smith, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC
The Barney and Carol J. Barnett Fund
within the Community Foundation
of Greater Lakeland
Royal Farms
Anonymous (4)
Rubin Institute for Advanced
­Orthopedics—Center for Joint
­Preservation and Reconstruction
A&A Signs
Rubin Institute for Advanced
­Orthopedics—International Center
for Limb Lengthening
James M. Smith and Family
St. John Properties, Inc.
State Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Aaron and Lillie Straus Foundation
Stryker Orthopaedics
Sullivan, Cotter and Associates, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Foundation, Inc.
Towers Watson
The Traffic Group
Transamerica Retirement Solutions
Tucker & Meltzer Valuation Advisors
UCB, Intelligent Solutions
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Sima and Jeffrey Abarbanel
Andrew M. Barnstein, M.D. and
Marci Gordon
The Floyd Family
Joshua Forsythe Foundation for
­“Precious” Children, Inc.
KIND
Barbara and Richard McKee, M.D.
McKesson Technologies, Inc.
Medevations LLC
Jason and Laurie Frank
John F. Melville
Jerome and Sonia Baum Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
Frankel Acura
Metro Prosthetics
Richard and Helena Friner
Elizabeth C. Bellavance
Geo-Technology Associates, Inc.
Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family
Charitable Funds
Berkshire Associates
David Gibbons
Heidi and Steven Berman
Myra and Burton Gold
A.J. Billig & Co. Auctioneers
Sherry and Daniel Billig
Terri and David Goldbloom
Bithenergy, Inc.
Theresa and Mark Bittle
Leslie and Brian Bowden
Hillel A. Goldman
Kathleen M. Gonzalez
Sol W. Goodman
Miles and Stockbridge
Merritt and Adam Miller
Miriam Lodge, K.S.B., Inc.
Sandra and Brian Moffet
Sarah and Peter Monaghan
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Barbara and Edward L. Morris, M.D.
www.lifebridgehealth.org/giving
Heather and James Nace, D.O.
Mr. and Mrs. James Poleto
Lisa J. Scheller
Marsha and Hillel Tendler
Neal J. Naff, M.D.
Dr. Irvin and Marlene Pollack
Dara and Charles Schnee
Dr. and Mrs. Radcliffe M. Thomas
Nationwide Payment Solutions
Amy and Robert Pollokoff
The Search Group
ThyssenKrupp Elevator
Neuberger, Quinn, Gielen, Rubin &
­Gibber, P.A.
Pop Chips
Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care
of Maryland
Virginia Till
Jonathan Neuman
Ricka Neuman and Ted Niederman
Robin and Mark Neumann
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Potts
PressBox
Primex Wireless, Inc.
ProSys, Incorporated
New Heights Consulting, LLC
Prudential
Dorothy B. Newhoff
R/O Resource Solutions
Cindy and Andy Newman
Race Pace Bicycles
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Niles
Recognition Concepts, LLC
North Berman & Beebe
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Redmon
Novell, Inc.
Reduction In Motion
Ilya Nudelman
Ray Rice Charitable Foundation
Harriett and Harvey Nusbaum
Right Management
Ober/Kaler
Oooh So Sweet Cakery and Cupcakery
Nancy and Ira Oring
Righttime Medical Care
River Hill High School
Road ID
Alan E. Oshinsky, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Robinson
Ovid Technologies/
Wolters Kluwer Health
Richard C. Rohrs, P.A.-C
Nancy and Frank Palmer
Rosemore, Inc.
Parkingsoft, LLC
Rosen, Sapperstein & Friedlander
Amy and Martin Passen, M.D.
Ann and Frank Rosenberg
Jessica and Dan Patterson
Judith and Lee Rosenberg
Karen and P.J. Pearlstone
Roytenberg Family and
Mr. Paul Gordon
PEPCO
RPI Consultants
Harold and Eileen Peremel
Jill and Louis Sapperstein
Performance Logic, Inc.
Allison and Asher Rubin
Susan and Edward Perl, M.D.
Philip and Beryl Sachs
Pikesville Bike
Dr. and Mrs. Cesar Saenz
Pimlico Key Service
Stephen and June Salny
Tammie Plant
Leslie and Joseph Schaller
PM Hood & Duct, Inc.
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Seix Investment Advisors LLC
Jill and Richard Shatzkin
Sherwin-Williams
Earl and Phyllis Shiflet
Carole and Hanan Sibel
Anne and William Sieber
Christine and David Sigman, M.D.
Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc.
Carol B. Sisco, Ph.D.
Smiles for Life Foundation
Eleanor and Ray Smiley
Jane and Warren Smiley
Mollie and William Smulyan, M.D.
Joy and Michael Solomon
Spencer Stuart
Jill E. Triani
True Sisters Inc., Baltimore #35
TSIG Consulting, Inc.
David and Joan Uhlfelder
United Way of the National Capital Area
V.H. Consulting, LLC
Carol and George Vaszily
Thomas M. Wagner & Associates, CPA
Manuele and Richard Wasserman
Robin Weiman
Debra and Joseph Weinberg
Lauren and Jordan Weinberg
Betsy and Howard Weiss
Donna and Howard Weiss, M.D.
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Wiley
Spinal Concepts, Inc.
Michael A. Williams, M.D. and
Clifton G. Scott
Ashley and Shawn Standard, M.D.
Eileen and Morris Wise
Roberta L. Stanfield
Witt/Kieffer, Ford, Hadelman, Lloyd
­Corporation
Jean and Jeffrey Stark, P.A.-C.
Stifel Nicolaus
Strata Financial Services, LLC
Leon Strauss, M.D.
Karen and Jason Sussman Family
­Foundation
Gizaw H. Woldehiwot, M.D.
WorkPlace Solutions, Inc.
The Xerox Corporation
Pamela P. Young
Dr. Robert and Mrs. Miriam Zadek
Sysmex
Katherine Zemek
Joseph Tamberrino
Carol and Steven Zimmerman
TASC
Urban N. Zink Contractor, Inc.
Jean and Oscar Taube, M.D.
Lisa and Morry Zolet
Drs. Ellen L. and Bruce T. Taylor
Abbe and Aaron Zuckerberg, M.D.
TE Consulting
Leadership Society E­ ngages Supporters
LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH’S LEADERSHIP SOCIETY
PORTRAIT PHOTO: TYRONE EATON PHOTOGRAPHY
was formed to connect with and engage the organization’s next g­ eneration of
­supporters and leaders. Early to mid-career professionals in the Baltimore metro area are e­ ncouraged to join the society and
­attend ­networking events that feature speakers on topics of interest. M
­ embers of the ­society are invited to learn about and
champion ­LifeBridge Health clinical programs and events.
The society’s inaugural event was held in the spring at the Metro Centre Project in Owings Mills. A panel d­ iscussion about
youth sports was moderated by ABC2 News anchor Jamie Costello and featured (from left:) two-time Super Bowl champion
Matt Stover; Kevin Crutchfield, M.D., director of the
­Comprehensive Sports Concussion Program at LifeBridge
Health; and Leadership Society co-chairs Jonathan Davidov,
a member of the Sinai Hospital board, and Keith Attman, a
member of the Levindale board.
For information about the LifeBridge Health L­ eadership
Society, please contact Nikki Natoli at the L­ ifeBridge Health
Department of Development: 4­ 10-601-4438. l
www.lifebridgehealth.org/giving
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STEWARD
LEVEL
($500 – $999)
Elizabeth Gardner
Jennifer and Jeff Realo
Goldberg’s New York Bagels
Randall K. Resnik
Mitch Halbrich
RIAO Management Team—
Rubin Institute
Avverahalli M. Harish, M.D.
Amy Harris
The Healing Path
Mr. and Mrs. Martin S. Himeles
Rosemary-Lill Hoff
Deborah Hollenstein
Aliceann and H. Thomas* Howell
Lauren Hudson
Mary Jane and Scott Huffman
Anonymous (1)
Larry Huggins
Ace Uniform Services, Inc.
Susan Iazzetta
The Advantage Group, Inc.
IBM Corporation Matching Grants
­Program
Melissa Alexander and Edward
­Middleton
James Allen, Jennifer Lasko, and
­Nicholas Allen
Deana and Tom Alvy
Susan and Michael Applefeld
Phyllis and Bernard Rice
City of Baltimore
Michele Rigaud
Baltimore City Lodge #57, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. David R. Roggen
Weezy and Jack Barber
Ed Roschak
John S. Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Rosenzwog
Brayden and Joseph Bartholomew
Bonnie and Bernard Rubin, M.D.
Richard A. Baum, M.D.
Richard Rynd
Betty Jean and David Bavar
Thomas Sabia
Jean V. Beal
Akhil Sastry, M.D.
Cali Bear
Donald Schaaf
Dr. Monique Bellefleur
Janice and Stan Schlepp
Toni and Bruce Berger, M.D.
Steven Sferra
Alegra J. Best
Denise Ibrahim
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. Shapiro
Susan and William Blanchard
Jeffrey I. Amdur
Michael Imperio
Joanne and Alan Shecter
James D. Blum
American Resource Management
Integra
Connie Smiley
Dr. and Mrs. Clifford E. Boehm
AMVETS Department of MD Service
Foundation, Inc.
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
Cheri and Keith Smiley
Mary Lou Bond
Glenda Jackson
Christopher S. Smith
William R. Bone
Erica N. Johnson, M.D.
Shelly M. Smith
Shirley E. Boone
Kassie’s World Enterprises
Naomi Snyder
Darrell and Randi Braman, D.O.
Joy Katzenberg
Rikki Solomon
Carisam-Samuel Meisel Inc.
Maggie and Chris Kelly
SpecialtyCare
Trisha Chernock
Maria and Harpal Khanuja, M.D.
Mark and Tressa Springmann
Clearcomm Technologies
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas E. Koteen
Carol and Ryan Stabile
Dr. Gary and Charlene Cohen
Gary Lawson
Starlight Mid Atlantic
Mary and Paul Cohen
Richard S. Lehmann
Rona Stein, M.D. and Steve Kaufman
Couser Supply
Aaron A. Leibowitz
Mr. and Mrs. Marc J. Strauss
Nicholas Curley
Janice and Louis Leikach
Miriam and Joel Suldan
Anthony D’Agostino
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Leitch
Chad Sullivan
Dirk Leu, M.D.
Taylor & Ryan, LLC
Cuong G. Dang and
Hanh Thi Hong Trinh
Leanne and Roald Llado, M.D.
Lindsey L. Thattassery, M.D.
Dr. Lunis and Associates Pediatrics PA
Dr. Dung P. Tran
Vicki-Ann and George Magnotta, Jr.
Carolyn and Freddie Traub
Rosalyn and Stanford Malinow, M.D.
Robin and William Turner
John Maranto
Dr. and Mrs. Kalu Uma
Robert I. Matz and Peggy L. Warner
Value Village Thrift Stores, Inc.
The Mayvin Consulting Group, Inc.
Missy Vasile
Family and Friends of Kaitlyn McClung
Versa Tech, Inc.
Richard D. McDaniel
Victory Villa School Fund
Jack and Marion McGrath
Virginia Therapy & Fitness Center
Richard and Barbara McKee
Margie Warres
Sarita and Joginder Mehta, M.D.
Charles Wasson
Arnold T. Mench and Helen Ernest
Estate of Jesse Weinberg
Miller & Zois
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Westenberg
Pamela and Robert Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wetheral
Travis Moore
Pamela S. Williams
Multicorp, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Worthem
Amma Napier Associates
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Zink
Martin Artes
Steven Aslanidis
Assured Protection Consultants, Inc.
AXA Foundation—Matching Gifts
D. W. Bahr Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
Baltimore Heart Associates, P.A.
The Baltimore Orioles
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bartholomew
Bay Bank
Stephanie and Andrew Becker, P.A.
Bet Yeladim Preschool
Anthony and Patricia Betro
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Biskup
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Bonner
Dr. and Mrs. Kevin Bonner
Steven Bonney
W. E. Bowers
Cheryl and Adrian Boyer
Frank Bracco
Thomas R. Brown
BT Plumbing Supply, Inc.
Amy Burkey
Mr. and Mrs. Stefan Burkey
Paul J. Burt
Pete Caprise
Edward and Rona Casel
Fred Cieslak
Nancy and Howard Cohen
The Columbia Bank
Jaime and Lillian Cook
Jessica Cox
Chandler C. Crews
Candice K. Daley
Jeanette and Alan Davis, M.D.
Sharad Deshpande
Janet and Gary Dowell
Martha D. Nathanson
DunRite Sand & Gravel
Odenton Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.
Susan and Barry Eisenberg
Nancy and Morris Offit
Susan Erlichman
Jonathan R. Orr
Christine and Jon-Erik Falknor
The Louis H. Gross Foundation
Dr. Lawrence and Sheila Pakula
Fedder and Garten Professional
­Association
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Penter
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Pratuch
Richard Friedlander
Race Pace Columbia, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Tanveer M. Gaibi
Ramaswamy I. Rangarajan, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Gallimore
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ADVOCATE
LEVEL
($250 – $499)
Dr. Marvin J. Feldman
Ann Y. Fenwick, CFP
Mary and John Fenwick
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ferranti
Tricia and Christopher Fisher
Keith and Sandra Foote
Michelle A. Foraker
John Forbes
Gloria Galperin
Wanda Garner
Dr. Marie Gdalevitch
Robert M. Goldman
Jennifer and Brian Granek, M.D.
Joan and Michael Grasso
Patrick Harrington
Susan Herzberg, M.D.
Andrea R. Hilliard
Rebecca A. Hoffberger
Lynn and Daniel Hopf
Eleanor and Edward Hord
Robert Howells
Susan and Stephen Immelt
Diane and Warren Israel, M.D.
Yosuk and Michael Parsons, M.D.
Wendy and Jim Flinchbaugh
Ruth and John Eurice
Jillian Henry
NGM Insurance Company
Drs. Karen and Benjamin DuBois
Melinda J. Elliott, M.D.
Deborah and Eugene Helm
New Traditions Bank
Oak Knoll Middle School Junior Beta
Club
Mike Eberhardt
Margaret and Joseph Healy, Jr.
Chyrl and Dennis Neus
NICU Staff at Sinai Hospital
Lorraine and Frank Dileonardo
Peter Jacobs
Gaylene Adamczyk
Stephen M. Jarboe
Mike Address
Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts
­Program
Alan J. Zuccari, Inc.
Janet and Charles Alderfer
Richard H. Johnson
Alvin and Betty Jordan
www.lifebridgehealth.org/giving
Dr. Rawan Kablawi
Ryan L. Sklar
Myra B. Tolan
Carol Walters
Anthony Kamerick
Eva and Robert Slatkin
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Wasson, III
Gus Karayinopulos
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith
Touching Lives With Comfort
­Foundation
Irma L. Katz
Snell Prosthetic & Orthotic Laboratory
Bryan P. Keegan, D.M.D.
Megan Sofilka
Joshua R. Keller
Edward A. St. John
Robin L. Keyack & The Soifer Family
St. Paul’s School, Brooklandville,
Maryland
John and Margaret Korona
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Legore
Sherry M. Lesco
Lisa Lester
Susan V. Lipton, M.D.
Tri-State
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Tsikitas
Venable LLP
Indresh Venkatarayappa
VeriSign Cares Matching Gifts Program
Hannah Storch
Lisa and Steve Vetter
Student Lodging, Inc.
Joseph Waldron
Louis B. Thalheimer and Juliet Eurich
Georgia and Craig Walker
Jacqueline R. Williams
Dorothy Winston
Ellen and Sheldon Wollman
Joe Zemek
Sheila Zemek
Harry Zemel*
* deceased
Benjamin Thomas
Lawrence London
Richard Lyons
Malcolm MacGregor
Lawrence & Ellen Macks Family Fund
Chris Mahler
Marie-Francoise Mahler
Mary Mangione
John Mann
John Mantione
The Martin Architectural Group
The Maryland Sickle Cell Disease
­Association, Inc.
Yolanda Marzouk
Beatrice and Edward Matsui
Leonard W. Mayor
Stephanie McGuire
Jeannie McPherson
Meade Senior High School
Eugene Meyer, M.D.
Micki and Ellis Mez, M.D.
Daniel Miller III
Diana Miller
Ruth L. Morton
Cheryl and R. Laurence Moss, M.D.
Mount View Middle School —
Charity’s Angels
Thomas Mowlds
L. Patrick Murray
NFD Interior Design & Planning
John R. Nix
Sarah O’Dowd
Mr. and Mrs. Bill O’Neill
Elaine Mintzes and Barry Eisenberg, executive director of Levindale, celebrate Lincoln’s legacy of love.
Eugenia R. Oshrine
Laura Pearl
Jeffrey and Pamela Platt
Irene Porter
Erica and David Quagliana
Dr. Danyelle Redden
Revere Bank
Marilyn Richardson and
Hermann A. Muller
Jim Richvalsky
Robbie’s First Base
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Rosenfelt
Marlene Rubin
Steven Rubin
Manuel Salazar and Daisy Cruz
Pat and Lou Scalfari
Dave Schlotter
Keith Shapiro
Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Shrader
Debbie Shupe
Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Silberstein
Beloved Canine Volunteer Remembered
at Levindale Dedication
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LEVINDALE EMPLOYEE
Paulette Carter volunteered her poodle, Lincoln, at Levindale for 12 years.
While Lincoln touched the lives of countless patients, he had a special impact on one patient in
particular. Elaine Mintzes credits her companionship with Lincoln as playing a major role in her
­recovery from a hospitalization during 2011 and 2012.
Mintzes and her late husband were known for their philanthropy to many different
­organizations. So last June, Levindale dedicated the Alvin and Elaine Mintzes Fund for the
Care of Levindale Animals. During the dedication, which included a plaque-hanging ceremony,
­speakers took turns reminiscing about the impact Lincoln—who passed away in 2013—had on the
­Levindale community.
Mintzes showered Lincoln and Carter with praise, saying “[Paulette] and Lincoln were
­inseparable; they were soul mates. He acquired his gentlemanly character from Paulette’s
­demeanor...” She explained that Lincoln had such a profound effect on her because “he had all the
attributes of a human being…Lincoln was more therapeutic than medicine.”
Other speakers included Carter; Betty Seidel, volunteer; Executive Director and COO of
­Levindale Barry Eisenberg; and Rabbi Chaim Landau. l
Susan and George Simeon
Olga Siozopoulou
Matt Skellan
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John Patrick
Department of Development
2401 W. Belvedere Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-601-4438
410-601-4439 fax
www.lifebridgehealth.org/giving
S P EC I A L I SS U E
Annual
HONOR
ROLL
of Donors
10th Anniversary of
Race for Our Kids a great success!
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Published by the Department of Development
LifeBridge Health
MORE THAN 1,000 PARTICIPANTS
DOUG WARREN
Editor of Changing Lives & Donor Relations Manager
JASON A. BLAVATT
Chairman, Board of Directors
NEIL M. MELTZER
President and CEO
JULIE E. COX, FAHP
Vice President of Development
STEAM COMMUNICATIONS
Writing and Design
TYRONE EATON PHOTOGRAPHY
turned out for the 10th annual Race for Our Kids
on Sunday, September 21. The race f­ eatured timed 5K and 10K courses through the
­rolling hills of Mt. ­Washington as well
as a one-mile ­Family Fun Walk on a new
route through the ­Levindale and Sinai
­Hospital ­campuses. Many ­Levindale
­residents came o­ utside to cheer on the
walkers! The Sinai ­Hospital ­Auxiliary
served as the ­presenting sponsor; the
top f­ undraising team was “Team NICU.”
More than $193,000 was raised to
­benefit the ­Herman & Walter ­Samuelson
­Children’s ­Hospital at Sinai. Please visit
­­www.raceforourkids.org for event
photos and i­nformation about next
year’s race. l