Partners for the Movement P R O G R E S S
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The National Multiple Sclerosis Society The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a collective of passionate individuals who want to do something about multiple sclerosis now. MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn’t. Founded in 1946, the National MS Society has affiliated Chapters serving each of the 50 states, including Wisconsin, all striving to address the challenges of living with MS. Research is at the forefront of these initiatives, with the National MS Society funding more MS research worldwide than any other nonprofit organization. It is also one of the largest nonprofit funders of research in Wisconsin. By supporting cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, providing programs and services, and collaborating with MS organizations around the world, the National MS Society will achieve a world free of MS.
n We are moving research forward by relentlessly pursuing prevention, treatment and cure. n We are moving to reach out and respond to individuals, families and communities living with multiple sclerosis. n We are moving politicians and legislation to champion the needs of people with MS through activism, advocacy and influence. n We are moving to mobilize the millions of people who want to do something about MS now.
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MS In Wisconsin More than 10,000 children, women and men in Wisconsin have been diagnosed with MS. That one-in-500 ratio gives our state one of the highest incidence rates in the nation. Headquartered in Hartland, the Wisconsin Chapter proudly serves those individuals as well as those who love and care for them.
On the cover: Pat Heller (right) and her daughter, Emily, celebrate their team’s success at Challenge Walk MS.
Partners for the Movement Dear Friends, When we work together, we almost always accomplish more than we ever would on our own. Indeed, working together and forming partnerships is at the heart of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. We encourage teams to come together to drive fundraising at our signature events, just as we encourage researchers to work collaboratively to advance our understanding of MS. We believe that working together is how we will achieve a world free of MS. On the following pages, you’ll learn about three “dynamic duos” committed to doing exactly that. These individuals have experienced the power of working in pairs, and we’re excited to share their stories with you.
Ken Minor
Colleen G. Kalt
You’ll also find highlights from the year that are the ultimate result of thousands who made the decision to join the Movement. From Wisconsin residents who gave through the Make a Mark for MS tax check-off program, to the customers who bought $1 pin-ups at their local Open Pantry store; from the employees who gave an extra $20 to their co-worker’s DIY fundraiser, to the event participants who raised awareness as well as donations. Every single one of them is a partner in the Movement toward a world free of MS. So are you. Thank you for being our partner. The Movement wouldn’t succeed without you.
Ken Minor Board Chair
Colleen G. Kalt President & CEO
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Randy Eddy, Sr. (left) and Bill Hoel (right) – along with fellow Walk MS committee member Steven Thicke – have been instrumental in making the La Crosse event a success.
Randy and Bill never met before the day they were named Torchlight Parade Marshall and Maple Leaf Parade Marshall, respectively, for La Crosse’s popular Oktoberfest celebration. It was September 18, 1995 – the same day, as Randy would later learn, that his 25-year-old daughter, Tanya, was diagnosed with MS. “Talk about the highest of highs and lowest of lows all in one day,” Bill aptly describes his now best-friend’s experience.
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Seventeen years later, the two are a dynamic duo that lend their time and talent to a number of community events in the La Crosse area, including Walk MS.
The event itself attracts hundreds of participants each year and has raised substantial funds since it was started in 1999 by Randy’s daughter and her nurse, Natalie Hackbarth. Randy asked Bill to come on board as a committee member a few years later.
presented to the walkers by the time they return from the Walk MS route.)
After 28 years in TV and radio, Bill Hoel (right) is now a financial advisor with Robert W. Baird. Randy Eddy, Sr., has 44 years in insurance industry and agency ownership experience. The two struck up a lasting friendship after they were named Oktoberfest parade marshals on the same day Randy’s daughter was diagnosed with MS.
“MS is not only a La Crosse disease,” says Randy. “If you’re from Onalaska, you’re getting a photo with the town chairperson. You’re a VIP in a photo with the town chairs and mayors.”
“It’s been a party ever since,” Randy says. Bill taps into his extensive history in broadcasting to generate media coverage and his expansive network of contacts to help raise awareness. Randy, in turn, knows the right places and the right resources to leverage to create fun and rousing event experiences. Between the two of them, and with the assistance of their fellow committee members, they’ve developed a Walk MS event that has included everything from facepainting to fireworks. Breakfast and lunch are served thanks to long-standing relationships with Kwik Trip and Pepsi; DJs from the local radio group and an on-air personality from a local TV station interview walkers and volunteers on the PA system; and civic and business leaders from La Crosse and the surrounding communities not only attend the event, they pose for photos before the walk kick-off. (The photos are printed out and
Both men feel their efforts have been worth it. “The Society clearly is the main and most effective advocate and provider of patient education and assistance in America and Wisconsin. We’ve helped spread that basic message with a lot of help from a lot of people,” Bill says. “People give to people and MS is a situation where very clearly it’s the person-to-person relationships that make the support for the walk and the Society happen.” “When Tanya was diagnosed, there was no awareness of MS and one drug they thought might help stop the progression of the disease,” says Randy. Since then, “these monies have done tremendous things in development, and in programs that help keep people moving. The money gets put to good use. “
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… clearly it’s the person-to-person relationships that make the support for the walk and the Society happen. - Bill Hoel
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Although she likes to tease her sister, Nicole Youngstrom (left) travels to Wisconsin each year to walk alongside Anne Rogalski at Challenge Walk MS.
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In a lot of ways, Anne Rogalski and Nicole Youngstrom are like any other pair of sisters who believe teasing is the ultimate form of affection.
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“Nikki is biologically younger,” Anne stresses, to which Nicole retorts, “Anne’s granola-eating physicians say she is physically and spiritually younger, although I’ve never been tested.” Their early lives weren’t quite as lighthearted. Growing up in Stevens Point, the girls lived with their mom in a rented house after their parents divorced. “We had to sleep in snowmobile suits in front of the electric oven because Mom couldn’t afford for (heating) oil to be delivered,” Nicole remembers. Then their mom was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1982, casting Anne and then Nicole into the role of caregiver when others their age were worried about who was taking them to prom. It was “a slow, progressive, downhill situation” for their mom, with MS itself staying in the back of the sisters’ minds until 1999 when Anne, too, was diagnosed. It was the same year their mom was moved into a nursing home. Since doctors initially thought Anne may have had a brain tumor, the MS diagnosis was met with some relief. “I thought, ‘I’m familiar with this; I have a pretty good idea of what I have to do,’” Anne says. Nicole, on the other hand, cried. “I immediately got scared. The only picture of MS in my mind was my mom.” Today the picture is a very different one. Even with the course of the disease being so unpredictable from person to person, Anne
Both Anne (left) and Nicole (right) see the improvements research has made in MS care compared to when their mother, Marge, was diagnosed.
sees her MS and her mom’s as being “lightyears apart.” The “ABC” drugs – Avonex, Betaseron, Copaxone – had just come out when Anne was diagnosed (she is still on Copaxone today); doctors and researchers knew more about the role of exercise and nutrition; and there was a greater acceptance of integrating alternative medicine. To ensure that momentum continues, both sisters have participated in Challenge Walk MS since its debut in Wisconsin in 2008 – the year after their mom died.
The research, the hands-on care, the opportunity to give families some sort of normalcy in their lives, it’s all there.. - Anne Rogalski
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someone with MS, or when I think of children, who have a parent with MS, leaving for summer camp or being given the chance to go to college, knowing I’m helping support those things makes me very happy,” says Anne, who teaches high school English in Stevens Point and is studying for her doctorate. “Across the board, the research, the hands-on care, the opportunity to give families some sort of normalcy in their lives, it’s all there. The Chapter and the Society do an excellent job of allocating the resources.”
“I can’t do what scientists can do, but I can walk to raise money,” says Nicole, who travels from North Carolina to walk alongside her sister.
The fact that her sister is by her side makes it all even better. “Nikki does a fantastic job of sharing what’s in her heart. I greatly appreciate and love her so much for the support she provides.”
In addition to advancing the understanding and treatment of the disease, the sisters are committed because of the programs and services the National MS Society provides. “When I see a wheelchair ramp provided for
“Anne is like an M&M,” Nicole jokes in return. “A hard exterior coating but inside she’s nothing but mush.”
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Michael and Lisette Carrithers have been partners in the laboratory for nine of their 18 years of marriage. Michael, a doctor who sees patients at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics and at the William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital, began studying MS in 1997. Lisette joined him in 2003 as a lab manager. “Our goals are to develop new and safer treatments for patients with all forms of multiple sclerosis,” says Michael, who, along with fellowship grants, received a $306,292 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 2008.
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The Carrithers’ lab work focuses on immune surveillance and migration of cells in the brain and spinal cord. Lisette explains, “The kinds of research we’re working on are very basic science, but have the potential to yield low-cost treatments, and come up with better
Partners in life and in the lab, Lisette and Michael Carrithers were joined by their daughter, Marguerite, at the Wisconsin Chapter’s annual meeting.
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screening processes so that we could potentially identify people who are at risk.” Immune surveillance is the process where the immune system monitors the body for pathogens such as viruses and parasites. In normal immune surveillance, the immune system differentiates between what belongs in the body and what does not. In MS, the immune system attacks what belongs in the body. Medicines such as Tysabri and Gilenya slow the movement of immune cells to prevent them from crossing the blood-brain barrier into the brain and spinal cord. While this can prevent damage to the brain and spinal cord, it hinders normal immune surveillance, potentially leaving patients open to infections. Michael addresses this lack of normal immune surveillance in his research. “The goal is to identify factors that may mediate or repair normal immune surveillance of the brain, while also being able to keep out the disease-causing cells,” he explains. When they moved from Connecticut to Wisconsin in 2008 to set up shop at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Lisette handled the logistics. “She was crucial to getting everything set up
Our goals are to develop new and safer treatments for patients with all forms of multiple sclerosis..
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- Michael Carrithers, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Michael Carrithers studies immune surveillance with the goal of developing treatments for people with MS.
in the lab,” Michael says. “When I was off doing hospital attending or seeing patients, she’d be keeping the lab running on a day-to-day basis.” “Michael is the brains, I’m the muscles,” Lisette jokes. “He’s the one with scientific background. He has the great ideas and it’s my job to deal with the details.” Lisette says that it can be hard being the spouse of an MS researcher and clinician. “There’s still so much work to do,” she explains. “When he’s seen patients with bad disease progression, I feel like in part it’s my job to be the cheerleader and say, ‘You’re doing so much good.’” On a lighter note, she jokes that instead of worrying about pets when they go on vacation, they have to worry about cells in the
laboratory that need to be taken care of. Her husband’s research has influenced Lisette’s work outside of the lab, too. She is a novelist, writing under a pen name. Her first two novels feature heroes who use wheelchairs. “Both have very different disabilities and different ways of dealing with them based on their personalities.” She adds, “In the back of each book, I include contact links for resources. The National MS Society site is one of those.” Lisette says as lab manager, she’s cognizant of using every single dollar to the utmost extent. “To the people who have given money, all you can really say is ‘thank you.’” Michael adds, “We can’t stay in business without them.”
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Affiliated Centers for Comprehensive MS Care The Wisconsin Chapter’s Affiliated Centers for Comprehensive MS Care meet specific criteria established by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for treating those who have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The collaboration between the Wisconsin Chapter and the Centers focuses on the patient experience and requires an extraordinary commitment to a range of services that address the broad spectrum of needs in maximizing health, independence and quality of life.
Dr. Natasha Frost discusses MRI findings with patient Laura Sowinski at the Dean & St. Mary’s Outpatient Center/Neurological Institute and Spinal Center. The center began the application process in 2011 to become a designated Partner in MS Care.
Aurora BayCare Medical Center MS Clinic Green Bay
St. Luke’s Medical Center Regional Multiple Sclerosis Center Milwaukee
Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Multiple Sclerosis Clinic Milwaukee
Waukesha Memorial Hospital ProHealth Care Neuroscience Center Waukesha
Marshfield Clinic MS Center Marshfield
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University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Neurology/MS Clinic Madison
Clinical Advisory Committee The Wisconsin Chapter is grateful to the members of the 2011 Clinical Advisory Committee for their continued support in providing oversight, advice and guidance related to medical issues surrounding multiple sclerosis, including the latest information about advancements in treatment, research and care management.
Clinical Advisory Committee members meet annually at the Wisconsin Chapter office. (left to right) Douglas Woo, M.D., Loren Rolak, M.D., Bhupendra Khatri, M.D., John Fleming, M.D., and Stanya Smith, M.D. (Not pictured: Eric Maas, M.D. and Merle Teetzen, M.D.)
Loren A. Rolak, M.D., Chair Marshfield Clinic MS Center
Stanya Smith, M.D. ProHealth Care Neuroscience Center Waukesha Memorial Hospital
John O. Fleming, M.D. University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Neurology/MS Clinic
Merle Teetzen, M.D. Aurora Baycare Medical Center MS Clinic
Bhupendra O. Khatri, M.D. St. Luke’s Medical Center Regional Multiple Sclerosis Center
Douglas Woo, M.D. Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin Multiple Sclerosis Clinic
Eric F. Maas, M.D. Aurora Advanced Healthcare
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2011 Highlights
By the Numbers: A summary of highlights from 2011
$4.7 million+
Walk MS sites were added in Platteville and Grafton for a total of
Pin-up sales contributed approximately
that brought together more than
to the Walk MS total, more than
Amount generated through the generosity and kindness of individual donors, event participants, corporate partners, foundations and volunteers in 2011 to create a world free of MS.
16 locations in Wisconsin
$44,750
12,000 walkers and
$40,000
volunteers to raise more than
of which came from Open Pantry stores.
$1.5 million. $64,600
Raised in the third year of the Birkie Skiers for Cures fund-raising program, held in association with North America’s largest crosscountry ski marathon, American Birkebeiner, in Northern Wisconsin.
13.6%
Matching gifts accounted for of the $251,364 raised by nearly 100 snowmobile enthusiasts and volunteers at the 28th Annual MS Snowmobile Tour in Carter.
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Number of children in Wisconsin from families affected by MS who were able to attend summer camp. [A change in the program let participants pick the accredited camp of their choice, opening the program to more families and giving the Chapter the chance to work with new camp programs.]
$1.5 million
Raised by more than 2,000 Bike MS: TOYOTA Best Dam Bike Ride cyclists and volunteers.
MS College Scholarships totaling $40,000 were awarded to
32 students, including one diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and another who was recognized nationally as a Top Scholar.
500
More than MS Summit attendees heard from keynote speakers Dr. Bhupendra Khatri and physical therapist /author Tom Holtacker at the MS Summit in the Wisconsin Dells.
Dr. Timothy Coetzee, chief research officer for the National MS Society, was guest speaker at the On the Move Luncheons – renamed from MS Luncheons to reflect a greater emphasis on research. More than
Also of note:
$122,000 was raised.
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Challenge Walk MS experienced its strongest growth in what was its fourth year, generating more than $385,000 in revenue –
n Several families remembered the Chapter in their wills, contributing more than $41,000 in Legacy gifts to the MS Movement.
a increase. The event raised almost $1.2 million over four years.
n Nearly $45,500 was given to the Chapter in memory of a friend or loved one.
29% year-to-year
Wisconsin residents contributed
$79,578 through the state’s
Make a Mark for MS check-off program. Every dollar was used to help ensure the continued independence and quality of life of Wisconsin residents with MS.
Do-It-Yourself fundraisers throughout Wisconsin produced and coordinated 171 community events and generated more than $200,000 for the mission.
n Financial assistance gifts totaling more than $107,000 were presented to 231 Wisconsin Chapter clients. n
The MS Research NOW speaker series was launched to give those affected by MS the opportunity to hear from Wisconsin’s premier researchers and clinicians. Events were held throughout the year in Milwaukee, La Crosse, Appleton and Eau Claire with presentations by Ian Duncan, DVMS, Ph.D.; Loren Rolak, M.D.; Colleen Hayes, Ph.D.; and John Fleming, M.D.
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More than 75 people registered for a workshop hosted by neuropsychologist Dr. Julie Bobholz and author Jeffrey Gingold addressing the “invisible” cognitive symptoms of MS and practical ways to manage them.
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Approximately 40 self-help groups continued to operate throughout Wisconsin in 2011, including an emerging number concentrated on specific segments of the population such as moms and adults in their 20s and 30s.
n The Wisconsin Chapter’s MS Connection magazine was published four times and distributed to nearly 30,000 households. n “First-touch” connections were made with more than 150 newly diagnosed or disclosed individuals from across Wisconsin. n The Wisconsin Chapter’s Action Alert advocacy membership increased from 1,400 to almost 1,770.
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Golden Circle Golden Circle is a program of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society created to recognize the significant support of individuals who make a personal annual gift of $1,000 or more to move the mission forward. Members lead by example in their dedication to the cause, care and cure of MS. They receive unique benefits, including additional access to breaking research news, invitations to research briefings and lab tours with internationally renown scientists, invitations to exclusive local and national events and the opportunity to connect with other Golden Circle members – people who share a unique passion for a world free of MS. Golden Circle donors make a powerful statement about their commitment to finding a cure for MS and to improving the lives of those with MS. Contact Denise Jendusa (denise.jendusa@nmss.org or 262-369-7166) at the Wisconsin Chapter for more information about the benefits of Golden Circle membership.
Barbara Ryan (left) was one of several Golden Circle members to meet former TODAY show co-anchor Meredith Vieira and her husband, Richard M. Cohen, who has MS, at a regional Research NOW event.
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2011 Donors & Fundraisers Patron $50,000 - $249,999 Anonymous (3) Community Health Charities of WI Open Pantry Food Marts of Wisconsin Chuck and Anne Scherwinski Champion $10,000 - $49,999 Anonymous (3) Apple Holler Charity Fundraising The Ashlock Family John Earl Baumgart Donald and Eileen Bell The Bertram Family Laverne C. Casella Cure MS Wisconsin David V. Uihlein Foundation Driving Towards A Cure Michael and Jenny Egan Epic Systems Corporation Forest County Potawatomi Foundation Sheri Gavin The Golden Family Greater Milwaukee FoundationKrizek Family Fund The Haak Family The Hall Family Jerrad and Devlynn Ihlenfeld
Douglas and Jane Jacobson Evan and Linda Jaeger Nonie A. Johnson Dennis and Sandra Kuester The Kumlien Family Ladish Company Foundation Greg and Barbara Lenz M&I Foundation Anthony and Wendy Machi Joseph W. Metz Ken and Karen Minor Family MS Golf Scramble - Tim Pagel Benefit Carl Nolen Jeffrey Olsen and Molly Walsh Pat Haak Charity Golf Outing Connie J. Plier Rabbits Unlimited, Limited Ben D. Romenesko Rick and Cheryl Romenesko Sam’s Club - Green Bay Sam’s Club - Waukesha Schreiber Foods Inc Paul D. Stoltman United Way of Greater Milwaukee Lenore VanSanten Friend $5,000 - $9,999 Ace Precision Machining Corp Ace Professional Services
Gregory and Angela Aldous Jeffrey Alley - In Honor of Aunt Debbie Rory and Alicia Alsberg American Family Insurance Anonymous AO Smith Foundation Arrowhead HS Girls & Boys Track, Girls Soccer & Hoops for Hope Auto Paint & Supply The Babel Family Leroy E. Baker - In Honor of Linda J. Leetch Bennett J. Berson A Drive For MS / Bogey Bare MS Scramble Edward and Helen Brady Caleb and Lori Callahan Terry L. Campbell Dennis Christiansen and Kathleen Burchby The Coyne Family Jeremy and Heidi Crull Damn Yankees Wateringhole LLC Dave’s Tee’d Off at MS David G. & Nancy B. Walsh Family Foundation LTD The deJong Family Diversified Insurance Services Inc
Christopher L. Doerr DORO Inc DBA Hardee’s DORO Incorporated Ian and Sally Duncan Robert and Susan Engel Dan and Bonnie Erschen The Fraboni Family The Freeman Family Jay and Janet Fulkerson The Gingold Family Great Wolf Resorts Inc Steven and Jennifer Griesbach The Guendert Family Jill Hassenfelt John A. Haupt Heartland Produce Co Thomas and Patricia Heller Stephen and Heidi Hudson-Mairet Milton and Sarah Hwang Mark and Sara Jappinen Kevin J. Jorgensen David and Karen Kaphingst Donald and Jo Anne Krause The Kumlien Family - In Honor of Jill Kumlien La Crosse Litho Karen M. Larson Eugene P. Ley Harry and Kay Lum
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2011 Donors & Fundraisers Michael and Lori Lutze Anthony Q. Maass The Magnus Family The Mainz Family Jim and Kelly Malucha Marcus Corporation Foundation Inc Marshall & Ilsley Bank Ralph and Donna Mayer Fran McLaughlin The Michalski Family Michels Corporation Zachariah Mielke The Milbrath Family MillerCoors Michael and Amy Milz Kari and Ashlee Moe Gordon Moore National Association of Theatre Owners - Wisconsin & Upper Michigan The Noltner Family Michael Olah and Sara Motisi Olah Bruce and Barbara Olson Puelicher Foundation Inc David and Kaia Reichenbacher Rexnord Foundations John E. Reyzer Kathleen M. Ruehlow Jerry and Barbara Ryan
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James and Patricia Sauser Mark and Kathleen Schauder Richard Schauss and Anne Brouwer Andy and Lindsey Scherwinski Robert and Mary Schmidt Luann Schreiber Sharp Packaging Inc. Silverman Family Foundation Dale and Nina Slowik Robert and Mary Sowinski Jeffrey and Jody Steren Dennis and Roberta Teuscher The Thompson Family Michael and Danyel Torgerson Tom and Judie Trepczyk Bill M. Twieg UW Health Vonnie Voight Walk With Strength Kathleen A. Weinkauf James and Elizabeth Wigdale The Wittig Family Greg Young Leader $2,500 - $4,999 Harold W. Aaland Scotti Adrian - In Honor of Suzann Svingen
Lisa Marie Aldrich Anne Angeli Anonymous (2) Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs Inc Aurora Health Care B7 Pharmacy Rita Bacher Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP Barbara R. Barrow Becker Law Office SC Mr. Thomas C. Berg Erin Bergwall Michael Betlach and Paulanne Chelf The Bloomenkranz Family Michael and Carie Boldt The Boppre Family David and Lisa Brennan Briggs & Stratton Corporation Angela Hope Brown Matthew P. Brown Shanna Bruening-Venne Michael and Nancy Burkard C R Canvas Specialties Brian and Cynthia Cahill Bernard Cesnik Dean and Susan Cheslock Rachel Christenson
Richard and Karen Christenson Scott and Kristine Clark Patrick and Bess Clemens Gary and Natalie Cmejla Michael R. Corbett The Cordon Family Foundation Covance Labs - North America Michael Croal Wendy J. Dallman Garry and Mary Decker Maria DeCremer DeForest Towne Center Assoc Lori T. DeNoble Steve Denowski and Delores Sullivan Charles and Joan Dorgan John Marvin Downs Robert and Donna Draeger The Ehlenfeldt Family Employee Benefits Corporation James A. Engel William Scott Engelking The Erdmann Family The Fay Family Gina M. Felten First Business Bank The Fistler Family Patrick and Charlotte Flanagan Frabonis Porketta Pedalers BAMS Ride
2011 Donors & Fundraisers Gass Weber Mullins LLC Donald E. Gill Renee Marie Goodell Rick and Jill Govek The Govek Family Green Bay Packers Heidi L. Grinker Susan Grzeskowiak Brian and Laurie Halbach Crissie E. Harrison Susan Heironimus The Helm Family Howard and Kerri Herrild Benjamin J. Hesselink Phil Hinman Josh and Betsy Hufford The Hutchens Family John Hutmacher The Iverson Family Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Michael and Melissa Jahnke Jeffrey T. Johnson Michael P. Johnson The Johnson Family Erick R. Jones Jesse B. Juedes James and Judith Kaestner The Kamnetz Family
Sara Keck Robert R. Kessler Sam and Bonnie Klika William J. Klika Joseph W. Kmoch Melanie Knoepke Bob and Debbie Knudson The Koffman Family Tod Michael Kolinski Donald & Jo Anne Krause Family Foundation Pam Kriger - In Honor of Sarah Hwang Jim and Susan Krueger Sam Jason Lancaster Christina Land Gary Lawrence and Elizabeth Page Leah’s Ladies Ron and Pat Lenz James and Michelle Lock Bob Lubetski M3 Insurance Solutions for Business The Mackesey Family Julie A. Madden Madison Gas & Electric Foundation Inc Jacob and Kelly Maguigad Marshall & Ilsley Trust Co. Matt Morgan’s Paul and Karen Matteoni
Mayo Clinic Health System Wendy Marie McCarthy Andrew M. McCormick Marsha McKinnon Ross J. McVey Sr. John and Deborah Meltzer Amy A. Miller Eileen A. Miller John and Janet Miller Michael Miller Jay M. Minorik Curtis and Krista Momsen The Monahan Family Josh and Kimberly Moore MSBC LLC MSRUNTHEUS Inc - Ashley Kumlien Randy D. Murdock Jack Murphy Memorial Golf Outing In Memory of Jack Murphy Heather Natzke The Neighborhood Pub Inc Alan and Nicki Neipert North Shore Gas Company James and Peggy OLeary Mike and Lisa Ollmann Jonathan and Lindsay Orwig Alicia Osiecki Paul and Patricia Pachniak
Don and Karen Pagel Tim and Liza Pagel Andrea R. Palmisano The Blanke-Perna Families Edward Anthony Picchi Joe Pitterle Janice J. Pluer Scott Powell and Katrina Cravy Dave and Carole Pucely Rich and Michelle Raether Nicole Reikowski Michelle Reinen Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. The Renier Family Eric and Breanna Ries Thomas Donald Ristau Chad and Anne Rogalski Melvyn and Lori Rousseau Carol Rubin Eric Ruzkowski Curtis and Jen Sauser Kim K. Schaefer Britney A. Scherwinski Dave and Karla Schmidt Ted and Molly Schmidt Steve and Jane Schmieding Joshua and Ann Schram In Memory of Floyd Gulso
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2011 Donors & Fundraisers
Debra A. Seiler John C. Shaw The Smith Family The Socha Family The Stanke Family Maureen E. Steinhafel The Stelzl Family The Steven Family Ed and Naomi Stewart Hubert and Jacqueline Sydow Joseph Adam Szymanski Sr. Karen Kaye Taylor Sally Ann Thomsen Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation Tomkens Bar & Grill Restaurant Unified School District Of De Pere Stacey J. VanRens In Honor of Glenda Johnson Anthony C. Wagner Richard and Barbara Weiss Mandrow and Gretchen Wenzel We’re Egan to Cure MS Melissa M. Wheeler Windhover Foundation Chad C. Wuttke John and Susan Yench
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Bill and Alyson Zierdt Jake and Angela Zimmermann The Zumach Family Member $1,000 - $2,499 Abbot Pennings HS Reunion Dennis J. Abere DDS Ruth K. Abramson Addis Management LLC Advanced Marketing Insights LLC Joe W. Aliota Nancy C. Aliota David B. Allen Chris and Laura Anderson David and Ute Anderson In Honor of Cheryl Romenesko David Anderson and Nancy Gilligan Terry and Betty Anderson Deborah A. Andrews Jennifer Andrzejewski Anonymous (5) Joanne Antonopoulos David and Beth Anzia Jerry and Mary Arata The Ardisson Family Kerry S. Arent Thomas and Meg Arnold
Arzbaecher Family Foundation Associated Banc-Corp Services Assurant Health Foundation Keri Aufderheide Barbara A. Ausloos Thomas J. Baas Joseph and Frances Bachman The Backhaus Family The Bailen Family Alex and Kara Baldwin Steve and Melissa Banigan Mark and Mary Bannach The Baptie Family The Bar of Green Bay Inc Mark and Lisa Barbian Paul H. Barbour David and Sharon Barger Andrew M. Barnes Louise M. Barrera Dawn Lynn Barron John A. Barry Leonard W. Barry Richard and Susan Batchelder In Honor of Deb Richards Greg A. Bauer Steven Bauman and Cindy Yomantas The Baylanders
Daniel and Cindy Beck Susan M. Beck Michael and Aimee Becker The Becwar Family Jacqlynn S. Behnke Jon Behrens Joseph and Patricia Beine The Below Family Bemis Company Foundation Lawrence and Kathy Bennett Andy K. Berens On Behalf of Dolly’s Walkers Craig and Debbie Bernarde John W. Bessent George M. Beyer Gary F. Billington Matthew Bingham Cody and Rebecca Blauert BloodCenter of Wisconsin Mary L. Bluemner Jon and Jennifer Bock The Bock Family The Boehlke Family The Boldt Family Tina M. Bonikowske Jeffrey Bonvallet and Laura Fisher-Bonvallet
2011 Donors & Fundraisers
Scott C. Bordwell Randy Bosi John and Valerie Bostrom Ahna Bowman Jill Bradley Drake Branch The Breiling Family The Breivogel Family Deanna M. Bries Broadlands Golf Club Jim J. Broennimann Charles R. Brooks Theresa Brosnan Schuler Marie E. Brown The Bruce Company of Wis, Inc The Bruneau Family James and Erica Bryce The Buchberger Family The Bucheger Family Angella Buchholz Bucyrus-Erie Foundation Inc John and Kelly Buehler Jenna Lee Buenger John Burger James S. Busse Michelle Buttchen Shane Buttchen
Alice Byrne Barbara J. Bythell The Caballero Family Nick F. Cable Nikki Rae Cahen David Calhoon Nancy J. Campbell William H. Campbell Patrice M. Cannestra Capital Brewery Company Inc Dan and Allison Cardona Alan and Jani Carlon Gordy and Nancy Carlson Brian and Donald Carpenter Team Soggy Phlebotomists Bobbi Lee Carrel Rajiv Castellino Catalano Produce, Co. Mike Cavanaugh Kelly J. Cech Center Valley Area Business Association Kurt and Cathy Chandler Laura Ruth Chastain The Chavez Family Carol M. Chinn Brent and Stephanie Christenson Ann L. Christianson
Norman and Carol Christman Clack Corporation The Classen Family Scott and Rachel Clem Darryl and Eileen Clements Jerome and Bernadine Clements Lin Clousing The Coenen Family Harry and Kathy Collis Columbus Fall River Sno-Blazer Community First Credit Union Jennifer Bryce Conigliaro Marvin and Mildred Conney The Contreras-Tadych Family Timothy Cooke Helen Cordon Haileigh Corona Robert E. Couden The Courtney Family Robert C. Cowen Creative Business Interiors Incorporated Croal & Associates Inc Daniel J. Croal Michael Murray Croal The Croatt Family John and Kimberly Crosby Klaus Cross
Lori J. Cross Michael and Connie Cummings The Cummings Family James and Deborah Cunningham Elizabeth Curley Curly’s Waterfront LLC Danielle A. Cychosz Wendy J. Czaja Daniel R. Dallman Jack and Lois Dallman Data Dimensions Corporation Don H. Davis Jr. Nancy L. Debbink Terry and Bonnie Debroux Matthew and Nicole Denis Timothy J. DeRemer Trudy R. DeRemer Paul Devine Jason and Daniela Didier The Diercks Family The Dietz Family Diversified Management Inc The Dooley Family Door County Memorial Hospital Jason Dorgan Kathleen Doroteo-Tadych The Drexler Family
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2011 Donors & Fundraisers The David Drozdowicz Family The Pete Drozdowicz Family Tom A. Drozdowicz Donald W. Duda Norman and Cathy Duesterhoeft The Duhr Family Marie Dummer LaVerne H. Duncan Liz A. Duncan Dynamic Stampings Inc E&D Water Works Inc Randy and Judith Eddy Alexa J. Eisenberg Terri Lea Ellinger Bill and Janet Ellis Ellsworth Corporation The Engebos Family Geoffrey Michael Engel Engel Tool and Forge Co Inc Enterprise Electric The Equitable Bank Wayne and Debbie Erdmann Phyl M. Erickson In Memory of Kathy Mahieu Jacob J. Erschen Joe M. Erschen Samantha Erschen Sally Eubanks -
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In Honor of Lori Kolosowsky Michelle L. Evans Extreme Fitness Joseph W. Fangmann Cheri L. Farha Gordon and Judith Faulkner Mark and Catherine Fehrenbach John and Jaydee Fellenz The Fenrick Family Festival Foods Aaron and Marcia Field Roy N. Fine First Weber Group Foundation John Fitzgerald The Flesch Family Michael and Victoria Franceschi Barbara H. Franck Jill M. Franczek Tony and Carole Frank Mrs. Deborah A. Frey David and Karen Frittitta Wedding Funds-Griepentrog Mark J. Gams The Ganswindt Family Lee and Sharon Garbe Roger Garcia Thomas and Elaine Gehde The Gehrke Family
Tara L. Gename Genesis Machining Inc C. Gregor Germana Matthew and Sara Geszvain Kenric and Maria Gibbs The Gibson Family Gary and Faye Giesemann Bradley and Sheila Gillam The Giunta Family Luke N. Godshall David Goehlen Valy T. Goepfrich Kelly Goodman Gordon Flesch Company Inc Dennis and Karen Grace Mary Jane Gralton Ellen Granger The Graves Family Jerry Graziano The Greater Menomonee Falls Foundation Trust Greater Milwaukee Foundation David C. Scott Foundation Fund James M. Green Green Bay Packaging Eric and Luann Griesbach Tom and Karen Griffith The Griswold Family
Alan and Judith Grossmeier The Gruner Family Ann Gullickson Larry and Diane Hackbarth The Haessly Family The Hagen Family The Haigh Family Rick and Nancy Hainstock Ashley Hakes Lindsay Marie Hale Halloween Party In Memory of Mary Miller James Richard Halverson The Halverson Family Scott and Tawni Hanke Brian L. Hanson Harbour Management LLC Vanessa Hardin Michael and Christin Harding Emery K. Harlan Julie G. Harris Alex Hartlaub Kathy Hartman Jeff and Jan Harwig Josh Hasenohrl Hastings Air Energy Control, Inc Marilyn Lucille Hauber Mark P. Heal
2011 Donors & Fundraisers Megan Corrine Hegg The Heiman Family H. Michael Hein Steve and Jennifer Heinzen Gregory and Julie Hendricksen Peter Herber Jr. Scott and Mary Ann Herlitzke Tom Herricks Steve and Mary Hessel Doug and Carol Higgins Joe and Judy Hilgers Jack Hill Daniel and Ruth Hiller In Honor of Bonnie McAllister Dennis Hilsenhoff Erin M. Hilsenhoff Chris N. Hinrichs Danny and Mary Ho Joel Hoag Cheryl L. Hoch In Honor of Stefanie Neustedter Thomas and Karol Hoerth Nadine Connor and Will Hogoboom In Memory of Nadine’s Mother, Thalia Pattakos Erik Hokanson The Holen Family Jerome and Dorothy Holz
Family Foundation Mary J. Hoover George and Sue Raye Hughes James and Mary Hughes Terrence and Toni Hughes Timothy W. Hughes Humana Innovative Fiber LLC Eric and Mary Isbister J. F. Ahern Company David Jaeger Christopher and Kristen James Michelle M. Janes Jans Janitorial Stephan and Brenda Jansen The Jaworowicz Family Robert Jelinek and Jackie Anhalt Kevin and Monica Jensen Rosann Jesberger In Honor of Sara Motisi-Olah The Jewell Family Jewish Community Foundation JF Ahern Co The Johannsen Family Alyssa A. Johnson Britton Johnson Diane M. Johnson Douglas M. Johnson
Imogene Powers Johnson Kathy Johnson The Johnson Family Johnson Controls Joe and Shannon Johnston Jon Lancaster Toyota Lynnsey E. Jones Jeff Jordan James and Cindy Jorgensen Marianne Jorgensen John and Mary Kacmarynski Vickie Kallien The Kalscheur Family April A. Kamnetz Jerry and Jeanne Kannel Phillip J. Kaplan Kappa Beta Gamma Sorority The Karls Family Maribeth Karpinski Brian and Mary Karsten Kyle Katch Derek D. Kawleski Vicki Kerry David and Jeanne Ketterhagen The Kexel Family Cory and Kendra Kiekhaefer Deb Kiley’s Family & Friends The Kimball Family
Maureen E. Kind Julie King The Kinnear Family Diane D. Kirchen Timothy and Courtney Kirchner Randall Kirk - In Honor of Teachers, Friends, and Loved Ones with MS Ryan Kisting Kenneth G. Klemowits Colleen Kleppe Robert M. Klimoski JoAnne M. Kline Pat Klotz Darrell Gene Kluck Travis and Jessica Kluewer Eugene S. Knabe Knights of Columbus Princeton Council # 4774 Aaron and Tara Knuppel Cynthia M. Knutson Larry and Carole Kober The Kober Family Ronald T. Koehler Jason and Pat Koenig Thomas and Judy Koenig Eric and Laura Koepp Kohler Co Lori A. Kolosowsky
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2011 Donors & Fundraisers
Allison J. Komaromy Nancy Kowalski Marcellus Kramer In Honor of Arnold Kramer Ryan Kramer Bruce and Lori Kraus Chester L. Krause Krause Foundation Chuck Kreimendahl The Kreitlow Family John and Amy Krenz Mary Krez Michael Krisch Wayne and Sandee Kroll Kevin Kronschnabl Dave and Suzanne Kropilnicki Rick and Beth Kruczek David and Darlene Krueger Jason David Krueger Kathi E. Krueger Kim Krueger In Honor of Noelle Brandenburg The Krueger Family Bradley and Jill Kudick Keith Kunugi Patricia M. Kurth Milton and Carol Kuyers
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The LaCourse Family Philip and Madeline Lamphear Landmark Healthcare Facilities Douglas Lane John A. Lane Jonathan Patrick Lang In Honor of Tony Robert Lang Mary Lange Nathan Lange Mary Grace Langenfeld James and Vida Langenkamp Michael John Lanke Michelle Larrabee The Layden Family Kimberly Leamy Cindy LeBlanc Douglas and Jane Ledbury David B. Leef Roger and JoAnn Leick Ronda J. Lenz Sarah J. Lerand Cathy H. Lewandowski Lewitzke Foundation Inc Holly Jane Liddicoat Tina M. Liebetrau Jo Ann Lierman Brian R. Lillo
The Lindgren Family Diana L. Loots-Gams Daniel and Susan Lopez-Tan Dale and Becky Lueck Stewart Macaulay Madhatters Mens Acappella Michelle Maher The Mairet Family Jackie Mancl Amy L. Mangan-Fischer Many Striders - In Memory of Jane R. The Marek Family Logan Marg Markos Foundation Inc Tom E. Martin II The Martinich Family Jeffrey R. Martocci Michael Martz Alok and Zia Maskara Barbara Matousek Tamara L. Mayo The McAllister Family Emilie E. McClure D. F. and Patricia McKeithan The McMahon Family Mike and Shannon McPherson James R. McQueen
Nancy M. McVary Richard O. Medland Meeting Life’s Challenges LLC Rhody and Carolyn Megal Mercy Health System Rebecca and Lauren Messenger Michael John Messman Daniel Meyer Joe D. Meyer David Joseph Michalski Rick and Bonnie Mickelson Shirley M. Miksa Rick and Carol Miles Donald and Carol Miller Duane and Deborah Miller James P. Miller The Miller Family Leigh A. Mills Robert and Gail Milne John Anthony Mleziva Keith and John Mlodzik The Moehn Family Kendra L. Moore - 5K MS Walk Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp The Mosz Family Diane T. Mouradian Greg and Barbara Mueller
2011 Donors & Fundraisers
Linda C. Muench Jack G. Murray Mike Musiel Kathleen Nalbert In Honor of Richard Nalbert The Napientek Family Thomas A. Neill The Neitzel Family Nelson Foundation Inc Paul A. Nelson POA Carl Henry Nessler Autumn N. Neugent Luke Neumeyer & Family In Honor of Noelle Brandenburg Jason and Stefanie Neustedter New Berlin Lions Club Inc NEWisconsin MRI Center David A. Nicholson Nicole A. Nielsen Joseph A. Nimmer The Noltner Family The Nondorf Family Kevan and Barb Norin North Shore Gas Company Donna L. Nowak Andrew and Crystal Nussbaum Richard and Barbara Nyklewicz
Greg and Donna ODonnell Aron and Amy Oechsner Tom and Erin Oetjen Hugh and Julie O’Halloran Travis and Kim O’Kelly Carol OLeary Charles and Nancy OLeary David and Kathy Olson Kenneth and Norma Olson Jeremy and Ashley Ondresky Mark and Tammy Orgel Margaret F. Oteman Roger Packard and Mu Axiang Stephen and Lori Pagelow Helen P. Pagenkopf Donna Marie Patelski James and Sally Pathos PBBS Equipment Co The Peeters Family Joy E. Pennell William T. Pennington The Peplinski Family Tricia Perkins Sharon A. Peters Hugh and Pam Petersen Corey M. Peterson Randy and Mary Peterson
Kristin E. Petrie Physicians Plus Insurance Corporation Joanne Piano The Pielage Family King and Martha Pierce In Memory of Nicole Kenny and Joanne Pitterle Victor Ernst Plantinga Plunkett Raysich Architects Kathleen Poblocki Jeff Poirior Caroline Pollock-Cho Keith A. Popko Stan E. Postorino Ed and Carrie Pouwels Power Test Inc PPC Foundation Edward C. Price Charles Pritzl Bill and Stacie Prochaska Tina Prosser Mark and Susan Provenzano Cathy Prusansky Linda Pucel Bruce H. Pyfferoen Steven L. Pyfferoen QPS Staffing Services, Inc
Quarles & Brady Doug Quesnell Quincy Bioscience R&R Insurance Services Inc. Peter and Kristine Rathkamp John and Elizabeth Rau Nicole Annette Rausch John and Marie Rawlins RBC Wealth Management Timothy E. Regan REI Engineering Inc Jillian R. Reinboldt Cindy M. Reinders Stacey Remington Heather and Mary Reuter Marian P. Rezel The Ricker Family Mark and Cathy Riechers Fred and Toni Ringel Mickey Ripp Riverside Machine & Engineering, Inc. David M. Robb Richard and Alisa Roberts The Robertson Family Thomas and Arita Robinson Robinson Metal Inc Stephen and Ellen Rocheleau
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2011 Donors & Fundraisers
The Roewer Family Stacy Rogne Thomas and Margaret Rohan Julene M. Rohrer David Rolston Danielle Romenesko The Rourke Family Jason and Amy Rowell Robert and Karen Rozinski Tina and Brad Ruh Erich and Julie Russ Martha J. Rutkofske Winston and Sara Ryan S & J Home Care LLC Rose P. Sabelko Maryellen Sabol Max Samson Rebecca S. Sandlin Cheryl Sandner SCA Tissue North America LLC Amanda M. Schaal Thomas and Kay Schanke Stacia Marie Schaumberg Robert and Susan Schellin Craig and Mary Schiefelbein Joseph E. Schiestle Paul and Adam Schlecht
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Marilyn Nelson Schlosser Craig and Bobbi Schmidt Mark and Susan Schmidt The Schmidt Family Joan Schmit Scott and Jodi Schmitt Jered and Laurel Schmudlach Daniel S. Schneider Jay and Marieka Schneider Rob and Chris Schneider Thomas E. Schoenauer Jr. Eric and Stella Schoenberger The Schonert Family The Schreiner Family The Schubert Family Robert Schuler David Schwarz and Shelley Peterman Schwarz Alton and Genevieve Seeger Debra and Nikki Seidl Nick Seiske Brenda S. Sellen Servo Instrument Corporation Dorothy Sevlie Angie M. Shaughnessy Steve and Melissa Sheppard Kelly J. Siebers
Harvey and Barb Simdon Slim McGinn’s West Smiling Moose Saloon and Grill Jacki Smith Scott and Brenda Smith Steven and Janet Smith Wes and Gwen Solberg Dan and Maggie Sonnemann Candy C. Sonnenberg Robert and Joan Sorensen Michael and Laura Sowinski James A. Spaeth Tim and Julie Sparks Bob and Jean Sperber Sara Squires Duane and Jacqueline Srnka Donald R. Stacy Dale and Karen Staege Noel and Kathryn Stanton Shannon Staples Todd N. Steffanus Marty Dennis Steinert The Steinert Family The Stel Family The Stelzl Family Kristy L. Stephenson Darryl and Chris Stich
Evan Stich Jeffery and Marie Stolpa Joyce D. Stoner Scott Stoner Charles and Barbara Struck Wilva Suchanek The Sundstrom Family Ron and Mindy Sweeney Dennis T. Swiecichowski Benjamin R. Switalski Kathy Szente TDS Community Outreach Chris L. Tennie Nancy L. Testin Robert F. Thays Scott Thesing The Thill Family The Thomas Family Robert Thome The Thompson Family William and Jennifer Thorpe Thrivent Finanical for Lutherans East Fond du Lac County Chapter Jean and Jim Thurler In Honor of Bob Holterman Llewellyn and Alice Tietz - In Honor of Daughter, Robyn Turtenwald
2011 Donors & Fundraisers
Stephanie Ann Tillman The Tillman Family Tony Machi Fruits & Vegetables Inc Patrick and Mary Topp Chantel M. Torkelson In Memory of Peggy Bidlingmaier Steve Torretta Toscal LTD Lori A. Trader Mary C. Turke Robyn A. Turtenwald Tony and Diane Uitenbroek Uline Inc University Hill Farms Assoc Inc Valley Grinding Services Chris M. Van Auken Jeff and Lori VanDalen Mary D. VanDeKamp Thomas J. Vanderbilt Brenda K. VanOuse C.J. and Kathleen VanSistine In Honor of Margaret Romero Kevin and Kaitlyn Veliquette Melissa R. Vitense Mary and Bob Voelker W/S Machine & Tool Inc Brian Michael Wagner
Nathan J. Wagner Murray C. Walton Tim L. Walton Walworth County Annual Poker Run Waterford Union High School Jack and John Waterman Abby A. Watson Waukesha Co Comm Fdn Megal Fund Glenn and Leah Wavrunek WEA Insurance Corporation Hope Webster Donald and Joanne Weinberg David B. Weisberg Amy R. Weissenberger Matthew Werner Wade and Paula West William and Michelle West Ellen J. Westdorp Mike and Kathryn Wicker Brad and Elizabeth Wiest Joe and Sharon Wilczynski Krista N. Wild Wilde Autos Inc Mark and Jamie Wilke Jean Willard Paul and Connie Willemsen William Stark Jones Foundation
Sarah M. Willmering James A. Wisniewski Jr. The Witczak Family Jason Andrew Witt The Wittmann Family The Wojcik Family Cheryl Wolf The Wollner Family Dr. Richard L. Wolman In Memory of Ellen E. Wolman John M. Wood Carol Wordell The Wrenn Family The Wurster Family Jeffery W. Yabuki Karen Yaeger Nikki Yahnke John Yench
Jack and Aimee Zabrowski James Zakrajsheck Scott and Kerri Zastrow Sharon A. Zelanka Rodney and Rhonda Zick Loren and Carole Ziglin Larry and Marci Ziltener Leah L. Zimmerman The Zimmermann Family Robert Zoephel and Ruth Fontanazza In Memory of Sam Lucile Fontanazza Jeff and Rina Zorn Zorn Compressor & Equipment Inc Aimee E. Zucco Barb and Ms. Lauren Zucco Darren Zumach Azia Zwart Barton and Colleen Zwitter
This progress report is for the 2011 financial year. Donations and fundraising contributions reflect the period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011. Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of the listing. We apologize for any mistakes or omissions, and ask that you contact the Chapter so that we can correct our records for future publications.
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2011 Financials Fundraising 10.7%
Management & General 6.7%
Research & Program Services 82.6%
2011 n Research & Program Services n Fundraising n Management & General
82.6% 10.7% 6.7%
Fundraising 10.2%
Management & General 6.6%
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Wisconsin Chapter is a good steward of the money it receives, with more than 82 cents of every dollar going to the mission. The chapter meets all Better Business Bureau 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Research & Program Services 83.2%
2010 n Research & Program Services n Fundraising n Management & General
83.2% 10.2% 6.6%
Financial information presented has been summarized from financial statements audited by Schenck Business Solutions dated September 30, 2011.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Wisconsin Chapter, Inc. Statement of Financial Position – Years Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 ASSETS
2011
2010
Cash and investments Contributions receivable Endowment funds Other assets
$2,016,579 136,914 158,816 67,734
$2,281,061 146,664 158,816 67,363
Total assets
$2,380,043
$2,653,904
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
2011
2010
Due to National MS Society Other liabilities Total liabilities Net assets
$357,150 273,740 630,890 1,749,153
$628,480 285,455 913,935 1,739,969
Total liabilities and assets
$2,380,043
$2,653,904
Statement of Activities – Years Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 REVENUES
2011
2010
Support from the public: Special events revenue $3,788,415 $3,714,556 (includes in-kind donations of $87,238 for 2011and $46,072 for 2010) Special event expense (443,142) (390,146) Total received from special events 3,345,273 3,324,410 Annual campaigns 801,291 1,075,836 (includes in-kind contributions of $2,504 for 2011 and $0 for 2010) Legacies 41,390 196,000 Total support from public 4,187,954 4,596,246 Other revenue: Received at National 93,866 96,386 Interest income 6,968 2,397 Program fees 8,695 8,541 Miscellaneous income 3,404 11,089 Total other revenue 112,933 118,413 Total revenues $4,300,887 $4,714,659
EXPENSES
2011
Program services: Research $1,066,908 Public Support to 637,107 National Headquarters Client programs 792,119 Community programs 339,368 Professional education and training 144,203 Public education 567,125 Total program services 3,546,830 Supporting services: Fund raising 458,480 Management and general 286,393 Total support services 744,873 Total expenses 4,291,703 Change in net assets Net assets, beginning of year Net assets, end of year
9,184 1,739,969 $1,749,153
2010 $1,184,469 650,462 780,567 405,859 141,134 600,997 3,763,488 459,650 296,779 756,429 4,519,917 194,742 1,545,227 $1,739,969
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2011 Board of Trustees
Kenneth A. Minor Chair Sonic Foundry, Inc.
Alyson K. Zierdt Past Chair Attorney, Retired
Tom Golden M3 Insurance Solutions for Business
David J. Rodgers Vice Chair Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Colleen G. Kalt President & CEO National MS SocietyWisconsin Chapter
Martin J. McLaughlin Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, S.C.
Michael G. Lutze Vice Chair Ernst & Young
Robert A. Buhler Open Pantry Food Marts of Wisconsin, Inc.
Robert L. Sowinski Secretary Diversified Insurance Services, Inc.
Dennis A. Christiansen Community Advocate
James E. Rose Treasurer Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Karen J. Minor Community Advocate Bruce J. Olson The Marcus Corporation Shelley Peterman Schwarz Meeting Life’s Challenges, LLC
Albert C. Elser II Community Advocate Robert D. Engel Retired, M&I Bank
David J. Raysich Plunkett Raysich Architects Patricia E. Raysich Community Advocate Jeffrey M. Steren Steren Management/McDonald’s Robyn A. Turtenwald Community Advocate Molly T. Walsh The Waisman Center
1120 James Drive, Suite A, Hartland, WI 53029 262-369-4400 • 800-242-3358 (toll-free in Wisconsin) info.wisMS@nmss.org • wisMS.org Early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can make a difference for people with multiple sclerosis. Learn about your options by talking to your health care professional and contacting the National MS Society at nationalMSsociety.org or 1-800-FIGHT-MS (344-4867). ACCREDITED CHARITY
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The Wisconsin Chapter meets all Better Business Bureau 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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