CHKD Kidstuff, Winter 2015

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Winter 2015

Early Arrival

From first breath to first birthday, a micro-preemie’s journey in photos

Comeback Kid

More Than A Hospital

Playing Pain-free

Surgery and rehabilitation lead to recovery

CHKD by the numbers

Approach to scoliosis offers a winning edge

Reflections Kidstuff is a publication of Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters 601 Children’s Lane, Norfolk, VA 23507 Phone (757) 668-7043

As a new year gets underway, so does a major new service for CHKD. In January, we opened the first CHKD Urgent Care on Volvo Parkway in Chesapeake – the only one of its kind in the region, staffed by pediatricians and pediatric nurses dedicated exclusively to the needs of infants, children and teens.

In the year leading up to the opening, we consulted with other children’s hospitals that operate urgent care centers in their regions, our physicians, parents and board members to develop a service that would meet the community’s needs.

Families today need solutions that offer convenience when their doctors’ offices are closed, but they also want to manage their healthcare expenditures. CHKD Urgent Care will provide immediate medical attention when most doctors’ offices are closed, and parents can expect the co-pays and deductibles set by their insurance companies for an urgent care visit.

President/CEO

Our Boards of Directors Children’s Health System John Lawson, Chairman Buffy Barefoot Sarah Bishop Michelle G. Brenner, MD Kathryn P. Callahan

Christine Neikirk Robert J. Obermeyer, MD Karen Priest Marta S. Satin-Smith, MD Brian K. Skinner

James D. Dahling

Svinder S. Toor, MD

Douglas D. Ellis Sr.

Kathryn M. Van Buren

T.A. “Ted” Grell Jr. Conrad M. Hall Edward A. “Buzz” Heidt Jr. Beth W. Johnson

Mark R. Warden Elizabeth M. Weller Rolf Williams F. Blair Wimbush

Children’s Health Foundation Lynne Mallory Winter, Chairman Donna Alexander Julia Childress Beck James D. Dahling Susan R. Einhorn Michael Glasser

CHKD Urgent Care offers X-ray and lab services, access to CHKD medical records, coordination of care with the child’s primary care pediatrician and e-prescriptions to local pharmacies. The center will be open evenings, weekends and holidays, when physicians’ offices are closed, and offer treatment for everything from fevers and infections to sports injuries and

James D. Dahling

Kathleen Heaton Charles R. Henderson Jr. Sunshine M. Leinbach

T. Richard Litton Jr. Sherri Miles S. Trevor Pardee Gail F. Pruden Dan Ryan Elly Bradshaw Smith Tazewell Taylor Fred J. Whyte Lauren V. Wolcott

The King’s Daughters Beth W. Johnson, President

Whitney S. Metzger

Mary Louise Barhydt

Nancy H. Nusbaum

suturing for cuts that need stitches.

Julie Childress Beck Donna Cowdrey

Mary Beth Rickman

CHKD Urgent Care is a welcome addition to our CHKD family, and we look forward to opening additional urgent care locations in Newport News and Virginia Beach within the year. This new endeavor allows us to stay true to our mission as we evolve and adapt our services in response to the needs of our children.

Angie Francis Floyd

Elly Bradshaw Smith

Jim Dahling, President/CEO Children’s Health System

Kathy Protogyrou

Emily Franklin

Martha Fentress Smith

Chandy Jones

Ashley Friend Vellines

Katherine Knaus

Stacey Vellines

Kidstuff Editorial Team Executive Editor

Amy Sampson

Managing Editor

Ridgely Ingersoll

Editor

Sharon Cindrich

Associate Editor

Heather Kent

Graphic Designer

Eric Cardenas

Medical Editor

Arno Zaritsky, MD

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Surgery and rehabilitation lead to recovery

More Than A Hospital

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Philanthropy Matters

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Calendar of Events

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Cover photo by Glenn Bashaw.

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A micro-preemie’s journey

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Approach to scoliosis offers a winning edge

Connect with CHKD through social media.

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Urgent care just for kids and teens CHKD Urgent Care is now open on Volvo Parkway in the Greenbrier area of Chesapeake. Staffed by

pediatricians, pediatric nurses, X-ray and lab technicians, CHKD Urgent Care center will provide walk-in care for common childhood injuries and illnesses that require immediate attention evenings, weekends and holidays. More than 240 children visited the center during its opening week.

62,018 ounces of donor milk

were received during the first six months of operation at the new King’s Daughters Milk Bank at CHKD – the first and only breast milk bank in Virginia. Donor breast milk provides life-saving nutritional treatments for CHKD’s tiniest and most critically ill babies.

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recently participated in a national study that will improve the lives of sickle cell patients all over the world. CHKD hematologist/oncologist William Owen was a lead investigator for the study, which involved a total of 121 patients across the country. The research verified the safety of a new treatment to prevent strokes in children with sickle cell and offers an alternative to the standard therapy of monthly blood transfusions, which can have serious side effects.

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“I am proud to work with talented, diligent and caring nurses and doctors to provide our patients with exceptional care.”

– Michelle Lombardo, MD

“I want my patients treated in the same way that I would want my own family treated.”

– Alison Tenfelde, MD

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“On a daily basis, everyone seeks the best for the patient and works together to obtain it.”

– Robert Kelly, MD

pediatric surgeons

from CHKD Surgical Group provide care in six specialties, including cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, urology, and orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. These quotes, taken from our surgeons’ profiles on CHKD.org, speak volumes about the care they give at CHKD.

42,196

visits to CHKD.org were made using a smartphone or tablet in the month of November. Mobile users can find easy access to maps to help navigate to our pediatric practices and health centers; click-to-dial phone numbers; and access their child’s electronic medical records through their MyCHKD account.

1,500,000 8,750 students

baby wipes

are used by CHKD each year –

have participated in CHKD’s Kohl’s Kind Kids campaign.

most often in the hospital’s

The “Be Kind, Do Kind” program, which teaches

62-bed neonatal intensive

children the value and impact of kind behavior, is

care unit that cares for

offered to daycares, schools and businesses throughout

approximately 500

Hampton Roads by CHKD’s community outreach team.

newborns and critically ill

Visit BeKindDoKind.com to learn more.

babies each year.

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Surgery and rehabilitation help Nasair recover

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n a warm spring day in March, Sofia Jones and her 7-year-old son, Nasair, walked to the park near their house in Norfolk to play with friends. Not long after they arrived, their world changed.

In a flash, Nasair was in the street, motionless on the asphalt, after the impact of an SUV. Sofia knelt beside him in shock, whispering words of comfort and waiting for the ambulance to arrive. “He was barely conscious, but I know he heard my voice,” she says.

When Nasair arrived at CHKD, a team of pediatric specialists and surgeons immediately assessed his serious injuries: a broken leg, arm and shoulder blade; deep abrasions along the left side of his body; a fractured eye socket and a collapsed lung. Nasair was in critical condition.

As a hospital chaplain comforted Sofia, Dr. John Birknes, a pediatric neurosurgeon, inserted an intracranial pressure monitor in Nasair’s skull to check his brain for swelling. Dr. George Hoerr, a pediatric plastic surgeon, examined his fractured eye socket and sutured a major laceration on his forehead.

Nasair spent the following two days in CHKD’s pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) before he was stable enough for surgery on the severely fractured femur bone in his left leg. Dr. Allison Crepeau, one of seven pediatric orthopedic surgeons at CHKD, set the fractures in Nasair’s arm and shoulder blade and operated on his leg using a special technique to avoid disrupting his growth plate.

“Children break their bones differently than adults, and we have to fix them differently,” says Dr. Crepeau. “Adult hospitals don’t have the pediatric equipment we have at CHKD to operate on children with these kind of fractures. When a child in Hampton Roads has this kind of injury, hospitals send them to CHKD.” To repair Nasair’s broken leg, Dr. Crepeau made one-inch incisions on either side of his knee and, careful to avoid the growth plate, threaded two flexible titanium nails into the middle of the bone. With X-ray guidance, she guided the nails – resembling thin wires – across the

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broken leg

healed leg

broken arm

healed arm

X-rays show Nasair’s broken left leg and arm next to images taken several weeks later showing how they healed.

The specialized nails that appear as thin wires on the X-ray were used to reinforce his broken leg.

fracture site in a crisscross pattern, serving as an internal splint for the bone as it healed. The nails would be removed during a follow-up surgery once the bone mended.

After a week recovering from surgery, Nasair was admitted to CHKD’s inpatient rehabilitation unit, the only pediatric unit of its kind in the state of Virginia. This unique program helps children who need intense physical, occupational and speech therapies before they are ready to transition to an outpatient rehabilitation routine.

Nasair would spend nearly three weeks in the rehabilitation unit at CHKD, completing at least three hours of intensive therapy a day, six days a week. “His was a really difficult injury because the trauma was so extensive on one side of his body,” says Dr. Rianna Evans, medical director of inpatient rehabilitation at CHKD. “The inability to use an arm or a leg to support the left side of his body made balance and mobility an extra challenge.”

Dr. Evans is one of seven CHKD hospitalists – specialists in caring for hospitalized children with acute or chronic health problems. Hospitalists collaborate with CHKD’s rehabilitation program medical director, Dr. Katrina Lesher, along with child life specialists, pediatric therapists and nutritionists to provide care on the unit. Everything in the program, from equipment to therapy exercises, is designed specifically for children to help them recover from traumatic injuries, surgery or a debilitating illness.

“For example, children can play board games to help their arms start to move,” Dr. Evans says. “They can play flash card games to work on proper eye movement. You might see kids playing with a Wii, riding in toy cars or using pop-up toys to gain strength in their hands. We distract them to get them to do the work they need to do. We make it fun, which is essential to helping kids heal.”

The rehabilitation unit works to create a comfortable, safe and productive environment, allowing children to take part in as many of their normal activities as possible.

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patient’s home school and provides teachers in the hospital to keep kids on track academically. The rehab unit features a common room where patients can socialize, listen to stories, play games and eat meals together. A parent is welcome to stay overnight in a child’s room, and family members are encouraged to be part of the child’s care team.

“It’s incredibly rewarding work,” Dr. Evans says. “Some kids come in barely able to move, and by the end of their rehabilitation, they’re walking out on their own. This can be a very rigorous program for a child. But with an intensive approach – pushing them hard but not too hard – we can see improvements very quickly.”

While any movements were difficult at first, Nasair was walking with assistance six weeks after his accident. By the end of June, he was taking steps on his own. “He is a very lucky little boy and has healed amazingly well,” Dr. Crepeau says. “He should have no lingering issues from the accident.”

Sofia credits CHKD with saving Nasair’s life. “CHKD is an amazing hospital,” she says. “Everyone was wonderful – from the doctors and nurses who helped him in the PICU to those in the rehabilitation unit,” says Sofia. “Today, Nasair is back to being himself.”

Dr. George Hoerr

Dr. John Birknes

Dr. Allison Crepeau

Dr. Rianna Evans

From CHKD Surgical Group: Dr. George Hoerr, plastic surgery; Dr. John Birknes, neurosurgery; Dr. Allison Crepeau, orthopedic and sports medicine surgery. Dr. Rianna Evans is a hospitalist with Children’s Specialty Group, PLLC, at CHKD. For more information on CHKD’s pediatric rehabilitation program, visit CHKD.org.

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“CHKD is an amazing hospital.

Everyone was wonderful – from the doctors and nurses who helped him in the PICU to those in the rehabilitation unit.”

- Sofia Jones

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Written by Sharon Cindrich photography by Glenn Bashaw

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Early Arrival

A micro-preemie’s journey

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arter and John Madson knew their baby’s life was in jeopardy before he was born.

Each week of Carter’s very fragile pregnancy brought a series of new concerns.

After being hospitalized near the end of her second trimester, Carter developed further complications and doctors decided it was too dangerous for mother and baby to wait any longer. Gus Thomas Madson was born 14 weeks early by an emergency C-section on November 2, 2013, just 26 weeks into his mother’s pregnancy.

He weighed just 1 pound, 3 ounces.

Gus was immediately transferred to CHKD’s neonatal intensive care unit. There, a team of neonatologists, respiratory therapists, neonatal intensive care nurses and countless other pediatric professionals worked around the clock to stabilize tiny Gus. “They told us he had a 30 percent chance of surviving,” says Carter.

As family and friends reached out to support the Chesapeake couple, close friend and photographer Glenn Bashaw asked how he could help. “I asked him to come and take some great pictures,” John says, “so we could tell Gus his story later.”

Each week, Glenn arrived to take photos of Gus. And each week, Gus made small and steady gains. He came off the ventilator and was able to breathe on his own by December. He was transferred from his isolette to a hospital crib in January. And by February, his feeding tube was removed.

Finally, after 115 days in CHKD’s NICU, Gus was ready to go home.

“It would take days to describe the ups and downs we experienced,” says Carter of her son’s first months. “We will never be able to express the gratitude and love we feel for the nurses and doctors who cared for Gus. They made the biggest difference.”

A year later, Gus continues to impress doctors as he meets the developmental benchmarks for his age. While the Madsons look forward to the future, the photos of their son’s early struggles are a constant reminder of his fighting spirit and a rare glimpse at the incredible journey of a micro-preemie in CHKD’s NICU.

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“Gus is a miracle, and we know without a shadow of a doubt that CHKD saved his life. If he isn’t a testament to CHKD, I don’t know what is.”

- Carter Madson

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“We will never be able to express the gratitude and love we feel for the nurses and doctors who cared for Gus. They made the biggest difference.”

- Carter and John Madson

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All photos by Glenn Bashaw.

For more information on CHKD’s neonatal intensive care unit, visit CHKD.org/NICU.

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Approach to scoliosis offers a winning edge

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eventeen-year-old Keeshara Theus had a ritual after every basketball game: ice and massage her painful, aching back.

Keeshara had lived with the discomfort for years. During a routine physical required to play sports when she was 13, Keeshara learned she had mild scoliosis. Three years of physical therapy did nothing to slow the progression of the curve in her spine, and her condition began to affect her participation in the sport she loves.

“I started on the varsity team at Norcom High School as a sophomore, but by my junior year, the trainer was telling coach that I could only play two minutes each quarter,” Keeshara says. “I couldn’t do much more than that. I was in so much pain during one game, I couldn’t play at all.”

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before surgery

after surgery

X-rays reveal Keeshara’s scoliosis before surgery (left) bent more than 50 degrees to the right in her upper spine.

Images taken after surgery (right) show the cobalt rods along her spine that immediately corrected the curvature.

By then Keeshara’s pediatrician had referred the family to Dr. Sheldon St. Clair, a pediatric orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon at CHKD who has worked with scoliosis patients since CHKD opened its surgical suite in 1985.

Adolescent onset of scoliosis such as Keeshara’s affects girls 10 times more often than boys. About three percent of the general population has a curvature in their spine greater than 10 degrees. But Keeshara’s curvatures were much greater – X-rays showed a significant curve near her chest which bent 52 degrees and another above her pelvis twisting 40 degrees in the opposite direction.

Dr. St. Clair prescribed physical therapy as a first line of treatment, and Keeshara diligently attended the sessions at the CHKD Health Center at Kempsville. But the curvatures and pain continued to worsen. When a new set of X-rays revealed an increase in the curvature of her upper spine to 58 degrees, Dr. St. Clair recommended surgery.

“I had three ribs poking out on my back,” Keeshara says.

Rib humps like hers are common indicators of scoliosis.

“I didn’t want surgery, but I wanted to play basketball.”

“I wanted my daughter to be pain-free,” Ann Theus says.

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“And Keeshara’s lump in her back was so bad you could see it through her shirt.”

CHKD’s scoliosis program includes a unique collaboration of seven pediatric neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons as well as a team of pediatric anesthesiologists, a dedicated operating room staff for scoliosis patients, pediatric intensive care specialists, nurses who are trained in scoliosis treatment, and pediatric physical therapists.

This multidisciplinary surgical approach to scoliosis allows surgeons who understand the interdependency between the bones and nerves of the spine to collaborate and achieve the best possible outcome for the patient.

Keeshara’s procedure would be performed jointly by Dr. St. Clair and Dr. John Birknes, a pediatric neurosurgeon at CHKD. Surgery was scheduled for the week following Keeshara’s junior basketball season. The goal was to straighten Keeshara’s spine, relieve her pain and get her back on the court in time to play during her senior season.

“The challenges in this case were the pre-operative planning and surgical technique we would use to correct

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“When I started walking around after surgery, there was no pain.

I knew it was a success.”

- Keeshara Theus

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Keeshara stood tall on Norcom High School’s homecoming court.

her scoliosis,” Dr. St. Clair says. “We used a relatively new procedure called a Ponte osteotomy, which would give Keeshara more flexibility in her back.”

During Keeshara’s seven-hour procedure, the surgeons used two cobalt-alloy rods and 18 screws to straighten the upper section of her spine. With the upper spine straight, the lower section of her spine will correct itself over time.

The post-surgical results were almost immediate. “When I started walking around after surgery, there was no pain,” Keeshara says. “I knew it was a success.”

Keeshara spent several days in the hospital before continuing her recovery at home. She immediately began physical therapy to strengthen her back, working with the sports physical therapists in CHKD’s sports medicine program.

This fall, almost fully healed, Keeshara began her senior year pain-free and hopeful for a great senior season. She keeps an X-ray photo of her spine on her mobile phone as a lasting reminder of how far she’s come.

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Dr. Birknes. “Most patients are excited about how active they can be after their correction.”

Keeshara is one of those satisfied patients. In addition to fully enjoying her senior year on the basketball court, she found herself on another court last fall – Norcom’s homecoming court – where she represented her class as Miss Senior.

“I even wore a backless gown to homecoming this year,” says Keeshara, adding that she had her hair pulled to the side to show off her newly straightened spine.

Dr. John Birknes practices with CHKD Surgical Group’s pediatric neurosurgery practice.

Dr. Sheldon St. Clair practices with CHKD Surgical Group’s orthopedic and sports medicine surgery practice.

For more information on CHKD’s scoliosis program, visit CHKD.org.

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CHKD opens first urgent care just for kids and teens

HKD started the new year with a new arrival – CHKD Urgent Care. The first in a series of CHKD Urgent Care centers exclusively designed for infants, children and teens, the facility opened in January and is located at 817 Volvo Parkway in Chesapeake. More than 240 patients visited the center during the first week.

“We are thrilled to bring the region the first urgent care center exclusively for infants, children and teens,” says CHKD President and CEO, Jim Dahling.

Theresa Guins, MD, a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric emergency medicine specialist with 20 years of experience in CHKD’s emergency department, serves as medical director of the new service. Dr. Guins leads the center’s staff of board-certified pediatricians and pediatric nurses, X-ray technicians and lab specialists.

Designed to provide pediatric care in the evenings and on weekends when a child’s regular pediatrician’s office is

closed, CHKD Urgent Care offers care for common illnesses and injuries of childhood. These may include colds, flu, sinus and ear infections, asthma, vomiting, diarrhea, sports and orthopedic injuries and suturing for cuts that need stiches.

If a higher level of care is needed, CHKD Urgent Care can coordinate transfer via CHKD’s mobile pediatric ICU to Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters.

“One of our goals is to better integrate urgent care into the spectrum of medical services children receive,” says Dr. Guins. “An important part of our care will be communicating with patients’ primary care physicians and, in some cases, pediatric specialists as well. We will also use the same electronic health records system that all CHKD pediatric practices and the main hospital use. Many independent community physicians also have access to this system, so we can all share information needed to make the best diagnostic and treatment decisions.”

CHKD Urgent Care will be open from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday-Friday and from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends/holidays.

For more information, contact CHKD Urgent Care at 668-4630 or visit CHKD.org/UrgentCare.

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Philanthropy Matters

Liam works with his nurse, Jennifer Barboza, in CHKD’s inpatient rehabilitation clinic – the only pediatric facility of its kind in the state.

When this child’s world was shattered, your gift helped him heal.

A devastating car accident left Liam hospitalized – with a fractured skull and serious head injury. Worst of all, his mother was hospitalized too.

Thanks to the specialized healthcare services funded by generous hospital donors, Liam was able to get the care he needed to recover at CHKD. In addition to physical, speech and occupational therapy, Liam worked with child life specialists and social workers – services supported by philanthropy – to help him recover from the emotional trauma of his accident.

At CHKD, Liam found the strength to walk, to speak and – perhaps his most important triumph – to smile again. Today, Liam and his mother are doing well.

Your planned gift to CHKD can make all the difference when the unimaginable happens in the life of a child. Please consider including the hospital in your estate plans so children like Liam will always find the care they need CHKD. Contact Susan Carriker, director of gift planning, at (757) 668-7070 or email her at legacy@chkd.org to find out how your legacy gift can make a difference.

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Memorials | Philanthropy Matters

Memorials Memorial gifts received between August 1 and October 23, 2014.

Jeanne Ablett Mr. & Mrs. R.L. Austin Jane Popkin

Jennifer Lynn Braun Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Sandoval

Howard Amdusky Jeanne Ross

Scott Brich Mr. & Mrs. Ken Burns

Jesse L. Atkins Mr. & Mrs. Darrell S. Freeman

Artemis “Anna” V. Brock Jeanne P. Ross

Vonnie J. Barker Dr. & Mrs. George Koehl Edith White

Helen Vassos Brown Jeanne P. Ross

Robert Frank Barkle Barbara W. Davis Kathryn L. Holcomb Home Sweet Home Care, Inc. James T. Simmons William & Catherine Barlow Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Rose, Jr. William G. Barlow Cecil & Linda Gwaltney Smithfield Hunt Club Betty T. Bates Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kerrigan Joe & Margaret Beaty Claire B. Tully Karen Beauchamp Jack & Carola Abate Brad, Andrea, Jill & Tammy of Towne Insurance The Burnett Family Gerianne Cortez Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. Dexter Mary Ann Harder Mr & Mrs. Michael L. Hoesly The Miller Group Companies, Inc. Prolog, Inc. Prolog, Inc. - Alexandria Edward Scott Rigell Karen Terry & Hap Scholl Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP Mr. & Mrs. James E. Spires Lauren Wolcott

Hudson Butcher Elizabeth City Air Station Members Christine Byrd Mary Caravas Mr. & Mrs. Carl Edwin Lilley

Jackson Fox Mr. & Mrs. Emerson B. Kitchen, Jr. & Family

Helen Bell Kishman John B. Kishman

Hannah Clarisse Geise Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Hawk

Thomas Dale Lowe Rebecca Lowe Dr. & Mrs. William C. Owen

Estelle B. Gillikin McKim Beale Mr. & Mrs. Harvard R. Birdsong, III Jill Carson Fulton Mortgage & Fulton Bank Terry Palmore Donna, Kim & Mary Porambo Millard H. Godfrey Mrs. Charles A. St. John Ben Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Roger Hutt

Charles A. Mann Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Reynolds, Jr. Deborah M. Marion Pearl D. Black George F. Mason, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. J. Leslie Hall Ronald “Wayne” Massie, Jr. Eileen Massie Evelyn K. Matthews Dr. & Mrs. Mark Skees

Eugene Horham Grady, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Rosenblatt & Family

Rosemarie Maxey Mr. & Mrs. James R. Maxey, II

DJ Guill Janie D. Guill

Karen Ann McClevey Lynda L. Badran

Janice Gushee Ann Rae Gershman

Karla & Katharine Mihok Mr. & Mrs. Bill Jimick Mr. & Mrs. Gerald S. Kleiman

Justin Callihan Debe, Melissa, Kelsey & Nichole

Esther C. Gustin Drs. H. Nelson & Katherine Gustin

Shawn Carden Mr. & Mrs. James C. Allen

Benjamin James Harmon Amy Vien

Constance R. Carmone Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Winston Gouldin Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Russ Mr. & Mrs. Brian O. Wotherspoon

Charles Harvey Children’s Specialty Group William D. Hayman, Jr. Judi Worley & Charles Brenner

Terri S. Chapman Andrew Chapman

Thomas William Hedish Velma S. Mann

Frances Jones Cleveland Nancy Walliser

Hannah Hermann Janice H. Ruggerio

Jane Colan Dr. Craig Derkay

George R. Herrera Joseph T. Kacik & Shannon L. Herrera- Kacik

Katharine R. Mihok Mr. & Mrs. David M. Horner Leila Mimlitsch Laura Brown Willie “Bill” Monette Mr. & Mrs. Donald P. Sullivan Malcolm Moody Mr. & Mrs. Briston Moody Katherine Grace Morgan Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Cosgrove

William B. Hoover, Jr. Kay, David, Diane Shields & Family

Katheryn H. Mote Stephanie Adler Calliott Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Chowns Mr. & Mrs. L. Thomas Duke, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bigelow Easton Karen S. Gershman Dr. & Mrs. T. Roy Jarrett, Jr. Florence Mann Judith Mote Mr. & Mrs. G. Conoly Phillips Pat Sullivan Karen Watkins Carol Weinstein Judi Worley & Charles Brenner

Thomas R. Devine Julie Childress Beck

Danielle A. Howerton Eliza Carter

Logan Need Mr. & Mrs. James Need

Angelina Rose Domencic Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Domencic

H. Edward Huffman Nancy Walliser

Kayleigh Nunnery St. Peter’s Episcopal Church

Savannah Leigh Domencic Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Domencic

Gertrude L. Humphrey Stanley A. Humphrey

Kyle Patrick O’Brien Amanda Reed

Betty G. Doumar Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Frieden Mr. & Mrs. J. Jerry Kantor

Nicholas Andrew Hurdle Mr. & Mrs. A. L. Hurdle, Jr. Virginia T. Hurdle

Callan Jax O’Keefe Mr. & Mrs. Justin O’Keefe

Virginia Sue King Ealey Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Jones

Madeline River Jenkins Doris B. Lajoie

James Elliott Jeanne P. Ross

Ricky Jenson Yvonne Burns

Betty Boley Hollie Rinschler

Garland Eng Marshall D. Eng

Helen Johnson Keith Johnson

Elizabeth B. Bowles Dr. & Mrs. John T. Myles

Marie Miller Estok Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Jones

Andre J. Kearney Carolyn D. Baker

Dolores A. Brandon Linda Brandon

Jack Steven Figler Arlene B. Figler

John Asher “Jack” Kelsey RNR Parking Lot

Dr. Larry Berman Mr. & Mrs. Louis Padersky Dr. & Mrs. Jules Wainger James Wesley Billings Sandra Sullivan Finley William Bivens Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Byrd Mr. & Mrs. Dabbs Cavin Katie Watson Rowan Elliott Bivens Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Byrd Mr. & Mrs. Dabbs Cavin Katie Watson

Hannah Rose Comdeco CVW-3 Patrick “Pat” Conley Bernie Chapel Robert G. Dashiell, Jr. Kay Shields Jane Martin Deal Alyn F. Fife Mr. & Mrs. Guilford D. Ware

Paul Hettesheimer Mr. & Mrs. Phil Helman & Family Margaret Hinman Warren Hinman Delores Hollowell Mr. & Mrs. S. Ray Stallings

Gregory Pappas Jeanne P. Ross Bea Parker Mr. & Mrs. Henry Sargent Helen C. Parnham The Employment Guide Family Ken, Debra, Bill, Amanda, Rick & Nicole Ghormley Marine Repair Services Family of Virginia Norfolk Sheriff’s Office David Parks Mr. & Mrs. Art Sanderson

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Philanthropy Matters | Memorials/Honors Joe E. Parrish, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Brad Watkins

Alan Reese’s Mother Bernie Chapel

Rachel Lynn Peckham Mr. & Mrs. Eric Froyen Rev. & Mrs. Leroy Froyen MSGT Everett W. Peckham, USAF (Ret.)

Peggy Jean Reeves Mr. & Mrs. James Kramer & Family Gene, Makayla & Savannah Lee Sonny Reece Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Snyder

Jelani Phillips Randy Phillips Christopher Michael Pierce Ruth M. Moses Jennifer M. Pollard Carolyn J. Beale Mr. & Mrs. Gary A. Funkhouser The Holloway Family Skills USA of Southampton High School

Amaya Rose Sims Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Gunderson Mr. & Mrs. Alvin K. Russell Shelley Slone’s Mother Mr. & Mrs. Yale Nesson Danny R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Robert Billingsley

Lucienne Rinkus Mr. & Mrs. Michael Foster

Mary Stermer Delores Washburn

John William Peyton Robertson Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Schlegel Mr. & Mrs. Guilford D. Ware

Ruth S. Stokes Judge & Mrs. E. Everett Bagnell

Gordon Roesch Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Harris

Agnes T. Pope-Vaughan Rosa Redmon

Robert Romeo Mr. & Mrs. Yale Nesson

Edward Vincent Power Mr. & Mrs. H. Waller Whittemore

Richard G. Rosenberry Mr. & Mrs. Louis G. Mavredes Norma F. Rosenberry Mary Shotwell Frankie Sweetwood The Wilson Family

Sawyer Redwine Styres Robert N. Styres, Jr. George Raymond Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Mitchell Jane B. Taylor Alyn F. Fife Jesse L. Taylor Alyn F. Fife

Nick Vourlas Jerry Kantor Scott Christopher Waller Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Kain Amanda Ryan Ward Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Ward Don Wassum Mr. & Mrs. William A. Corlett Coby Watkins Mr. & Mrs. Brad Watkins Elmer K. Whitbeck Jacqueline T. Griggs Michelle Williams James Jackson White Alyn F. Fife Duncan Austin Whitley Mr. & Mrs. John M. Roemer Mike Wiggs Debbie, Kim & Karen Smith Eleanor C. Wilbourne Alyn Fife

Ruth Johnson Radcliff Leah & Ryan Bourne Elsie R. Cote Mr. & Mrs. William G. Cridlin, Jr. Barbara Kreston Amy & Hillary Little The Montanaro Family Kathryn V. Pierce Martin L. Podbesek Mr. & Mrs. John M. Quarles Mr. & Mrs. Steve W. Simmons York High School Family

Kathleen A. Shanley Amy M. Larch

Donald Keith Raiford Mr. & Mrs. Donald Lee Raiford

Virginia R. Shield Jean Vess

Lloyd Raiford Mr. & Mrs. Donald Lee Raiford

Rory David Shields Michelle, Chase & Chelsea

Morgan N. Trimyer, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Goldstein Val Sandoval

Virginia Crenshaw Rayfield Alyn F. Fife

Jackson Howard Shumate Robert & Pamela Koch

Phyllis Jean Vestal Mr. & Mrs. Monty Evans

Patricia Zito Mr. & Mrs. Donald P. Sullivan

Charles “Charlie” Emmett Crain Molly Finucane

Betty Glover Casey, Steve & Maya

Dr. Allison Crepeau Paula Mooradian

Catherine Hopkins Morgan & Tracey Trimyer

John E. Crumpler Knights of Columbus Council 5480

Tyler Michael Iverson Mr. & Mrs. Ellery DeSanto, Jr.

Edward C. Schumann, II AAA Tidewater Virginia Club Sheila Tasch & Al Blanchard Vivian Scott Ann Gilbert

Honors

Honor gifts received between August 1 and October 23, 2014.

Joseph M. Taylor, Sr. The Burgess Family Northern Star Credit Union

Kaye Williamson Shirley Darden Ferne Elsass

Gerald Teeuwen Azalea Unity Circle

Dorothy Shell Wood Judge & Mrs. E. Everett Bagnell

Victoria Thatch Mr. & Mrs. Kevin W. Trainum

Clifford Wright Elizabeth Dudley

Iris Windham Thomas Mr. & Mrs. T. Bruce Smith, II

Grace Johnson Wright Myra C. Cotton Mr. & Mrs. James A. Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. James C. Lassiter

Elizabeth Tomchick Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Kennedy

Julie M. Young Ralph R. Young Suzi Zedd Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Weintrob

Royi Abramov Zim Logistics Birthday Club

Demario King Barnslater Althea Fackrell

Judy Dewey The Bionetics Corporation

Haylie Jackson Mr. & Mrs. I. Jack Phillips, Jr. & Family

All Children Jeremy Pullen Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Vigenski

Bob Barton & Family Barbara W. Garton

Capt. Jim Donovan Secoya Holmes

Maranda & Clark Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Dan Alexander

Jackson & Abby Bensten Judge & Mrs. Thomas Carpenter

Annamarie Dubossi Mr. & Mrs. Ralph L. Dubossi

Katie B. James Shelton Bright, Sr.

Mr. & Mrs. William Dudley Mr. & Mrs. Donald P. Sullivan

Ashley Jewett Lori Ann Reaves

Kherington Marie Earles Mr. & Mrs. Rickey L. Earles

William “Randy” Journigan Knights of Columbus #5480

Sadie Day Fairchild Elizabeth Dudley

Lisa Kersey & Tom O’Grady Jim, Lainey, Sarah & Topher O’Grady

Dana R. Fink Mr. & Mrs. Bertrum N. Legum

Summer, Melody & Joseph Kim Mr. & Mrs. Jong H. Kim

Lorraine Fink Dr. & Mrs. Jules Wainger

Dot Knopf Virginia Land Darden

Gideon Tiffany Jewett

Avory Lamoy Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Artiglere

Robert Aman The Gere Family Felix Amar Mr. & Mrs. Alex M. Berkowitz The Arias’s Grandson Mr. & Mrs. Steven A. Kayer Logan Reed Austin Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Greene Heather, Joey, Brenden & Brooklyn Robinette Declan Bailey Jennifer Batchelder

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Sarah Bishop Stephanie Adler Calliott Brooke Bolton Foster J. Bolton Susan Carriker Virginia Branch International Order of The King’s Daughters & Sons Elaine Chismer Carolyn Cloninger Karen S. Gershman Dr. & Mrs. John L. Guglielmetti Margaret M. Sarsfield

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A tribute to a true philanthropist Written by Karen Gershman photography by Glenn McClure

Katheryn Mote, pictured here in 2012 as chair of CHKD’s Child Abuse Development Board, embodied the spirit of philanthropy.

“I’ve learned that there is hope for child abuse survivors. These children can recover.” – Katheryn Mote

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housands of our community’s most vulnerable children have safer, happier lives because of a remarkable woman they will never meet or be able to thank. Katheryn Mote was a passionate crusader for CHKD’s child abuse program. She devoted her time, financial support, leadership skills and heartfelt advocacy to the cause for many years. When she passed away in August, CHKD lost a true friend and our community a true philanthropist.

Katheryn’s involvement with CHKD started later in her life. As a young woman, she studied interior design in New York City before returning to the area to marry her high school sweetheart, J. Harry Mote. For the next 50 years, she worked by his side, using her design skills to enhance his endeavors as a prominent developer in Virginia Beach. The couple

raised two children, Kent and Kathy.

After her “beloved Harry” died in 2006, Katheryn turned her amazing energy and attention to the most pressing needs of her community, embracing the work of CHKD’s child abuse program.

Katheryn’s enthusiasm was infectious, and her generous example was inspiring to many others. As Katheryn’s personal commitment to abused and neglected children grew, she was asked to join – and eventually chair – CHKD’s Child Abuse Development Board. As an official ambassador for the program, Katheryn never missed an opportunity to raise awareness of child abuse or to advance CHKD’s mission to help the children and families affected by it.

Katheryn often expressed great joy and satisfaction about her work for CHKD. “I’ve learned that there is hope for child abuse

survivors. These children can recover,” she said when she accepted the board’s leadership role. “I want to carry that message to our community and make sure everyone knows how CHKD helps these children. We need to make sure this level of care is always available for those who need it most.”

“Katheryn will be dearly missed,” says Dr. Suzanne Starling, medical director of the program. “And we are incredibly grateful for all she did.”

Katheryn was a champion for children and a benevolent steward of CHKD. The many gifts she shared through planned and annual giving will continue to offer hope and healing to innocent victims of abuse and neglect for years to come. The child abuse program has been forever changed by her legacy.

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Philanthropy Matters | Honors/CHKD Development Boards Mireyah Z. & Holden G. Lee Mr. & Mrs. Karl F. Lee

John Montero Leonor Montero

Lily Grace Schweitzer Mr. & Mrs. William E. Klein

Helana Thomas Dorthea G. Thomas

Marjorie Lemster Secoya Holmes

Mary F. Morrisette Mr. & Mrs. George Haskett

Kay Shields Rexanne Metzger

Kevin Torsiello Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Torsiello & Family

Pauline Levin Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Lipkin & Family

Savannah Nichols Mr. & Mrs. David Nichols

Cort Shoffstall Mr. & Mrs. Marc Shoffstall

Dr. & Mrs. Donald Lewis’s Anniversary Sandra Revere

Randall Nied Mr. & Mrs. Brad Lerner Carin & Michael Simon

Debra Shumate Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library Staff

Dr. Eric Lowe Paula Mooradian

Logan Pausch Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Essenmacher, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Farrell Mr. & Mrs. G. Thomas Minton, III Jeremy Rodden

Joey Lynch Zachary Beaudry Natalie Martin Nicholas W. Baum Mr. & Mrs. Adam Casagrande Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Hennessy Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Huelsberg Mr. & Mrs. James H. Lasley, Jr. Jennifer J. Lewis Deanna M. Martin Mr. & Mrs. James S. Peterson Robert V. Reis

Jessica Nicole Peckham MSGT Everett W. Peckham, USAF (RET) Benny Pederson Mr. & Mrs. L. Thomas Duke, Jr. Phoebe Radcliff York High School Family Ethan Rekant Dr. & Mrs. Evan Rekant

Nasir Mason Jean Phillip

Evon Rice Marie Keeter Sandra Parsons

Andy & Kay Mitchell Audrey & Howard Mitchell

Gary & Joan Roane Mr. & Mrs. William G. Ouzts

Mary Mixon & Tom LaPointe Phillip Mixon

Amber L. Rogers Knights of Columbus Council 5480

Jill Wainger Carin Simon Edwin Waitzer Dr. & Mrs. Jules Wainger

Colton Smith Mr. & Mrs. W.L. Martin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. W. Randy McClarrie, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Andy McKown

Kennedy Denise Wallace-Joyner Pamela Joyner

Taylor Stallard Amanda Gynn

Megan Wiggs Debbie, Kim & Karen Smith

A. B. & Helen Stillman Annette F. Field

Matthew Wiltshire Mr. & Mrs. Roger McDonald

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Sullivan Tom & Carolyn Betz Mr. & Mrs. Ashley Cytron Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Fielding Pat & Bill Morgan Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Post Mr. & Mrs. Raynor E. Rice, Jr. Marianne Tracy Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Tracy

Jimmy Youngs MSGT Everett W. Peckham, USAF (RET)

Elaine Sullivan Thomas Alleman Adam Tabakin & Dr. Jenny Hurwitz Elliott Roesen

Matching Gifts Bank of America The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation IBM GlaxoSmithKline

CHKD Development Boards Development Advisory Board Dan Boyle, Chair Susie Archer • Lawrence A. Bernert III • Catherine Callahan • Todd Copeland • Doug Davis • Kandi Deitemeyer Walker Dorroh • Janet D. Dungan • Pace Frizzell • Sunshine Leinbach • Stephen A. Leon • Brad Martin • J.T. McDonald • Jack J. Ross David E. Russell • Robert Schappert • Stephen E. Sigmon • Deb Vollmer • Mark R. Warden • Rolf A. Williams • Bennett Zier

Child Abuse Development Board Sandra S. Warden, Chair Warren Aleck • Laura Barnes • Sarah M. Bishop • L. Ashley Brooks • Kristen Chisman • Jean Compton • Ellen Ferber • Chris Graves Sandra Harrison • Lynn Hornsby • Maureen E. Olivieri • Johon J. Paul • Solon E. Paul • Betsy F. Phillips • Jim Schneider Ken B. Shewbridge • Gay W. Shulman • Lisa Smith • Lydia C. Taylor • Carol Weinstein • Dorothy Winn • Judi Worley

Future Generations Board Trey Huelsberg, Chair Michael A. Culpepper • Jason Deans • Katie Denton • Hunter Frischkorn • Justin Fulton • Brooke Garrett G.S. “Hank” Hankins • Katherine Hines • Akhil Jain • Ryan King • Stephen Klimkiewicz • Merrick McCabe • Brett Pendergast Cameron Reeves Poynter • Amy Przymuzala • Cart Reilly • Jill K. Wainger • Lee Westhedge • J. Britton Williston • Katherine Wynne

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Development board chairs lead the way for CHKD Written by Heather Kent photography by Glenn McClure

This year’s development board chairs include (from left) Sandra Warden, chair of CHKD’s Child Abuse Development Board; Dan Boyle, chair of CHKD’s Development Advisory Board; and Trey Huelsberg, chair of CHKD’s Future Generations Board.

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“CHKD is a great asset to our community, and it is so meaningful to be able to open people’s eyes to all that CHKD provides.” – Dan Boyle

ven before Dan Boyle and his family moved to Hampton Roads, he knew he would be personally involved with CHKD. Dan’s 12-year-old son, Tyler, lives with panhypopituitarism – a medical condition affecting the pituitary gland. “The fact that CHKD was here, and we could get excellent care for Tyler, was paramount to our decision to move to this area,” Dan says.

Soon after assuming his position as vice president of Capital Group in Norfolk, Dan joined CHKD’s Development Advisory Board, a group of local business and community leaders dedicated to serving as advocates for the hospital and providing fundraising support. Now, just three years later, Dan has enthusiastically taken on the role of chairman of that development board. “I want to be an ambassador for CHKD,” he says. “CHKD is a great asset to our community, and it is so meaningful to be able to open people’s eyes to all that

CHKD provides.”

CHKD’s child abuse program is one of the areas that Dan Boyle feels is extremely important and often goes unnoticed. Sandra Warden shares that sentiment with a passion.

“The mission of CHKD’s child abuse program is near and dear to my heart,” Sandra says. “I have a strong desire to eradicate child abuse — and when abuse does occur, to help restore the mental and physical health of the child.”

After many years on CHKD’s Child Abuse Development Board, Sandra recently accepted the position as the board chair to lead the group in cultivating support and funds for this important cause. “I have taken on this leadership role to motivate other board members to raise funds and awareness by educating the community on what child abuse is and what’s happening in our own community,” she says. “We need to spread the word. “ Parenthood elevated Trey Huelsberg’s

sensitivity to children’s health issues. When a good friend told him about CHKD’s Future Generations Board, he felt a call to action. After several years as a member of the board, Trey, an attorney with Willcox & Savage, took his commitment to the next level as chairman.

“The Future Generations Board is made up of local professionals and community members interested in supporting the hospital. Many are parents like me who recognize how truly fortunate we are to have CHKD in our own backyard. We are all committed to and energetic about doing what we can to ensure its viability by giving back in as many different ways as we can,” says Trey.

“There is nothing in the world worse than a sick child,” says Trey, who, like his fellow chairs, is committed to ensuring the vitality of CHKD. “We have a tremendous group ready to take action, and I’m excited about the year to come.”

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Philanthropy Matters | Donor Spotlight

Farm Fresh leaders honor legacy of support Written by Sharon Cindrich photography by Glenn McClure

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“We are stewards of the history of Farm Fresh’s commitment to the hospital, and we want to continue what was started a long time ago.” – Micky Nye

hen Farm Fresh President Micky Nye and Vice President of Merchandising Mark Merrill moved to Hampton Roads to accept the top leadership positions at Farm Fresh in 2013, they immediately embraced the company’s longstanding partnership with CHKD. During a visit to the hospital’s outpatient cancer clinic, a center funded through the support of Farm Fresh, the importance and impact of that relationship became crystal clear.

“During our very first visit, three of the teenage patients being treated in the clinic told me they worked at Farm Fresh. It was a light bulb moment for me,” Micky says.

“These patients are part of our Farm Fresh family, and the reality of our role was very clear – we need to take care of our family.”

For more than three decades, Farm Fresh has supported CHKD, donating more than $9.5 million dollars to support the hospital.

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CHKD patients Christian Hardy (left), Jayden Lee (center) and Gideon Thompson (right) join Farm Fresh President Micky Nye (right) and Vice President of Merchandising Mark Merrill (center) in CHKD’s cancer clinic.

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“Our relationship with CHKD transcends us,” Micky says. “We are stewards of the history of Farm Fresh’s commitment to the hospital, and we want to continue what was started a long time ago.”

A hallmark of that commitment is the loyal partnership with their generous customers who consistently support the annual Farm Fresh Round Up campaign to benefit CHKD cancer patients. Now in its 14th year, the Round Up campaign encourages customers to round up their grocery total to the nearest dollar and donate spare change to support CHKD. “Our customers look forward to Round Up every year,” says Mark. “It’s a cause that truly resonates with our customer families and the entire community.”

What sets this leadership team apart is their hands-on approach to supporting the hospital. From personally delivering toys to the cancer clinic to bringing

lunch for the medical staff during the holidays, Micky and Mark have developed a personal connection to CHKD. This frontline perspective provides a unique understanding of how support from Farm Fresh directly improves the lives of cancer patients and their families.

During numerous visits with patients in the cancer clinic, Micky and Mark have been inspired by the courageous patients, families and CHKD staff members they have met. “When we think about ways our organization can give back to our community and support our customer families, we think about CHKD,” says Micky.

“There can’t be a better way to help sick children in our community than to support CHKD.”

Donor Spotlight | Philanthropy Matters

Patient connection reinforces importance of annual golf tournament Written by Alison Johnson photography by Glenn McClure

CHKD patient David Simone (center) and his mom, Janice, are grateful for the support Jamie Brookover (right) and Norfolk Wire & Electronics give CHKD.

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“We all hope our children and their friends will never need the hospital, but if they do, we’re so fortunate it’s here.” – Jamie Brookover

amie Brookover, branch manager for Norfolk Wire & Electronics in Virginia Beach and father of two young girls, knows what is most important to his customers: their children. So when he established an annual charity golf tournament seven years ago, he committed tournament profits to Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters.

What he didn’t know at the time was how important the hospital would be to one of his close friends and longtime clients, Jake Magarity.

Each year, Norfolk Wire selects a CHKD patient ambassador to share an inspiring story with tournament participants. In 2014, that ambassador was David Simone, a 21-year-old cancer patient and close friend of the Magarity family.

“David’s experience at CHKD, and his connection with Jake, only made me even more passionate about supporting CHKD,”

Jamie says. “We all hope our children and their friends will never need the hospital, but if they do, we’re so fortunate it’s here.”

As a 21-year-old patient at CHKD, David spoke to tournament attendees about CHKD’s mission to care for and support young people of all ages. The Virginia Beach native was diagnosed in fall 2013 with T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma – most often a childhood cancer – after suffering flu-like symptoms and swollen glands.

His treatment included eight months of exhausting chemotherapy and seven hospitalizations, but today, he has an excellent prognosis.

Despite his age, David immediately felt comfortable at CHKD. “Right away, it felt like my second home,” he remembers. “You’re at your weakest point, very vulnerable, and everyone at CHKD is there for you.”

David also bonded with many younger patients, challenging them to board games

and pushing them around in toy cars.

“When you see young kids running around with such great joy, even in the midst of something so hard, you gain perspective and strength,” David says. Now a junior at Old Dominion University, David’s experience has inspired him to pursue a career as a physical therapist for children and young athletes.

David’s family is also forever grateful to CHKD. “We were terrified, and everyone made us feel like we were in good hands,” says Janice, David’s mother. “To me, they are angels.”

Jamie feels the same and is grateful to his many vendors and customers who support the golf tournament. Since its start in 2007, the event has raised a total of $125,000 to support the children at CHKD. “Family really is everything,” Jamie says. “And CHKD is all about family.”

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Philanthropy Matters | Fundraising

Fundraising

Many events are held during the year to benefit the children at CHKD, hosted by individuals, businesses and organizations throughout our community.

Mary Kathryn “Woo Woo” Wood interviews patient Grace Kellie Hogan during the 13th annual 94.9 The Point Radiothon. The four-day event hosted by DJs Mike Powers and Woo Woo raised more than $342,000 for CHKD.

The September Chick-fil-A Gallons of Love campaign raised more than $6,000 from iced tea sales at 12 local Chick-fil-A locations.

CHKD physicians and leadership participated in the 24th annual W.M. Jordan golf tournament to benefit CHKD. Pictured from left are CHKD surgeon Bob Obermeyer, King’s Daughter Barb Lipskis, CHKD’s Stephanie Calliott, W.M. Jordan President and CEO John Lawson, CHKD’s Dennis Ryan, CHKD orthopedic surgeon Marc Cardelia, and CHKD’s John Harding.

More than 115 local businesses took part in CHKD Miracle Jeans Day on September 10. Individuals donated $5 to wear jeans to work, raising more than $33,000 for the hospital.

Pictured is Norfolk City Manager, Marcus Jones (center), and city employees in their best denim to support our kids.

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The Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Credit Union League hosted their second annual Golf Challenge on September 17, raising $21,869.58 for CHKD. Whitney Huston (right) of CHKD presented a plaque of appreciation to Leigh Ann Graham, chapter president.

The Virginia Peninsula Car Club Council held their 12th annual Virginia Fall Classic in support of CHKD. Held the weekend of October 24-26, the event raised $29,577.38 for the kids.

Bank of America presented CHKD’s child abuse program with a $10,000 gift. Pictured left to right are Victor Branch, Bank of America senior vice president; Erinn Portnoy, CHKD child abuse program executive director; Michelle Little, Bank of America vice president; Jane Hollingsworth, recently retired executive director of CHKD’s child abuse program; and Charlie Henderson, Bank of America market president.

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Calendar | Events and Classes

calendar

Events for Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Fundraising Events Visit CHKD.org/giving or call (757) 668-7070.

King’s Daughters Events Visit kingsdaughters.org for information.

Derby de Mayo Saturday, May 2 Save the date to join Circle in the Bridge for this unique Kentucky Derby meets Cinco de Mayo party from 11 to 6 p.m. Visit kingsdaughters.org for more information.

12th Annual Tour de Cuisine Sunday, May 17 The 12th Annual Tour de Cuisine will take place in the beautiful neighborhood of East Beach in Norfolk.

Guests visit each home to enjoy a delicacy prepared by a local chef. Homes are open 1 to 5 p.m. and the beer and wine tasting garden opens from 3:30 to 7 p.m. For ticket information, visit KingsDaughters. org/TourdeCuisine.

Barefoot on the Beach Saturday, May 30 East Beach Bay Front Club celebrates with a party at the bay from 6 to 10 p.m. Visit kingsdaughters.org for more information.

18th Annual No-Frill Bar & Grill Fundraiser February 1 – 28 For every appetizer and dessert sold in February at the Norfolk and Virginia Beach locations, No Frill Bar & Grill will donate $1 to CHKD. Farm Fresh Round Up March 15 – April 4 Shoppers at area Farm Fresh stores can “round up” their grocery bills during this annual event to support CHKD’s childhood cancer program.

NSU Dance Marathon Saturday, April 11 Put on your dancing shoes , and join the fun at Norfolk State University’s Dance Marathon in support of CHKD. From noon - midnight, students will dance the night away.

For more information email nsudmdirector@gmail.com.

Mambo Room Dance-a-thon Saturday, April 25 Join Mambo Room for their sixth annual Dance for a Cause Dance-a-thon. Dance lessons for all styles will be available throughout the day along with special performances from local dance groups. For details and to register, visit mamboroomdanceathon.com.

Your Baby

Newborn care and development presented by CHKD’s pediatric providers. Visit CHKD.org/classes for dates, times and to register.

Meet and Greet/Baby Care 101 Expectant and new parents will meet the pediatricians, learn to provide a secure environment for their infants, and basic infant care.

Nansemond Pediatrics 1005 Commercial Lane, Suite 220, Suffolk Pediatric Associates of Williamsburg 119 Bulifants Boulevard, Williamsburg Suffolk Pediatrics 1009 Hillpoint Boulevard, Suffolk Meet and Greet/Open House New and expectant parents or families new to the area can ask questions and tour the office.

Chesapeake Pediatrics 500 Discovery Drive, Chesapeake Newport News Pediatrics 11783 Rock Landing Drive, Suite 202, Newport News Pediatric Associates of Williamsburg 119 Bulifants Boulevard, Williamsburg

Save The Date

RunWalk for the Kids turns 10!

Saturday, June 13 Town Point Park With an 8K run, 2-mile walk and 1-mile fun run, the 10th annual RunWalk for the Kids is a great opportunity for all ages.

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Welcome, Baby!

Meet the pediatricians, tour the office and learn about newborn care.

Pediatric Specialists 885 Kempsville Road, Suite 200, Norfolk Tidewater Children’s Associates 601-A Innovation Drive, Chesapeake 5835 Harbour View Boulevard. Suite B, Suffolk 171 Kempsville Road, Bldg. B, Norfolk

Events & Classes | Calendar

Community Parenting Education Visit CHKD.org/classes for dates, times and to register for these classes.

Breastfeeding Classes Get breastfeeding off to a good start.

Pediatric Associates of Williamsburg 119 Bulifants Boulevard, Williamsburg Tidewater Children’s Associates 601-A Innovative Drive, Chesapeake

Your Child

A wide range of parenting topics presented by CHKD’s parenting experts. Register at CHKD.org/classes.

Parent academy

M i n d f u l Pa r e n t. C o n n e C t e d C h i l d.

Infant Massage Bring your baby and learn how the techniques and benefits of massage can help your child sleep and feed more peacefully and strengthen his or her immune system.

Pediatric Associates of Williamsburg 119 Bulifants Boulevard, Williamsburg Happiest Baby on the Block This two-hour class for expectant and new parents will help mom and dad navigate the first months of baby’s life while learning how to soothe even the fussiest infant in minutes and help babies sleep longer. Parents will learn about the calming reflex, the cuddle cure and the “5 S’s.” All participants will receive “The Happiest Baby on the Block” DVD by Dr. Harvey Karp and a soothing sounds CD. Space is limited, registration required.

Saturday, February 21, 10 a.m.- Noon CHKD Health Center at Oakbrooke 3rd floor conference room 500 Discovery Drive, Chesapeake Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m.- Noon Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters 6th floor conference room 601 Children’s Lane, Norfolk Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m.- Noon CHKD Health and Surgery Center at Princess Anne 1st floor conference room 2021 Concert Drive, Virginia Beach

Parent Academy The Winter/Spring Parent Academy series is underway, and you can still be a part of it! Attend four of the general workshops for parents of children ages 5 and up, OR the “Zero to Five” series for parents of infants, toddlers and pre-school children, and be recognized as a CHKD Parent Academy Graduate!

Stress and the Family Understand stress and how it impacts you and your children. Consider strategies for coping with common stressful situations and experiences. Learn effective ways to lessen tension, increase cooperation and support a well-balanced family life.

Thursday, February 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

CHKD Health and Surgery Center at Oyster Point 1st floor conference room 11783 Rock Landing Drive, Newport News Wednesday, March 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

CHKD Health and Surgery Center at Princess Anne 1st floor conference room 2021 Concert Drive, Virginia Beach The Five Love Languages Learn how to identify and apply different communication styles to build a better relationship with your child.

Understand what motivates your child and how to enhance connections, based on the book “The 5 Love Languages of Children” by Gary Chapman.

Wednesday, February 11, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

CHKD Health and Surgery Center at Princess Anne 1st floor conference room 2021 Concert Drive, Virginia Beach Parenting on the Same Page Learn where your parenting philosophy and mindset comes from and how to support a unified front when parenting your child. Learn strategies to create cooperation between parents and children.

Thursday, February 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters 6th floor conference room 601 Children’s Lane, Norfolk Wednesday, April 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

CHKD Health and Surgery Center at Oyster Point 1st floor conference room 11783 Rock Landing Drive, Newport News

Positive Discipline: For parents of children ages 5-12 Is it possible to be kind and firm at the same time?

Being kind and firm helps parents get to the core of their child’s misbehavior and positive discipline offers techniques that work to establish strong relationships and thinking, responsible children.

Thursday, February 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

CHKD Health and Surgery Center at Oyster Point 1st floor conference room 11783 Rock Landing Drive, Newport News Family Rules That Work for Everyone Create family rules based on your own values and provide a foundation for discipline. Teach children responsibility, decision making and self control. Engage all family members and increase cooperation and cohesiveness.

Monday, March 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters 6th floor conference room 601 Children’s Lane, Norfolk

Spring Parenting Series Zero to Five: Parenting your developing child Parents of young children will learn how to connect with their infants, understand typical toddler development and provide positive discipline for pre-school children. Participants are invited to end the series by attending the Chesapeake R-U-Ready Family Night Program where they will learn the foundational skills needed for school success.

(Residents of all cities welcome.)

Mondays, February 16, 23 and March 2 6:30-8:30 p.m.

CHKD Health Center at Oakbrooke 3rd floor conference room 500 Discovery Drive, Chesapeake AND Thursday, March 12, 6-8:30 p.m.

Greenbrier Middle School 1016 Greenbrier Parkway, Chesapeake

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NON-PROFIT ORG US Postage PAID CHKD

“Round Up” for kids with cancer March 15 – April 4 in your local Farm Fresh Supermarkets From March 15 through April 4, you can help kids fighting cancer at CHKD just by saying, “round up, please,” when you check out at your favorite Farm Fresh Supermarket.

Photo by Glenn Bashaw

The cashier will round up your final bill to the next dollar. You can even add an extra donation every time you shop.

Abbi, Age 4 CHKD Kid

When you Round Up, every bit of your change makes a change for our kids.