Relevant, Responsive and Adapatable by Ellen Libby

NEWSPEACE

Teach One. Reach Many. Heal the World.

A Newsletter from Physicians for Peace

First Quarter | 2013

NIGERIA: Stacy Lawton, Physicians for Peace International Medical Educator, teaching Nigerian healthcare workers the importance of those initial breaths during the first 60 seconds of birth.

Relevant, Responsive and Adaptable A Third-Party Evaluation Gives High Marks to Physicians for Peace In 2012, the Physicians for Peace Board of Directors posed a challenge to our staff: Can Physicians for Peace evaluate its effectiveness? Are we objectively assessing our programs – strengths, weaknesses and future opportunities? In short, can we prove that Physicians for Peace we are making a difference in people’s relationships to serve lives?

For us, this evaluation is far more than a routine exercise. Instead, it’s a promise kept. A commitment renewed. Improve Group’s findings strengthen our resolve and proves that patients are receiving better care because of

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To answer that challenge, we engaged tionships with health care professionals peers, giving each training outreach the Improve Group, research and evaluation specialists out of St. Paul, and promoting knowledge dissemination a powerful, exponential effect. The results drive us to work even harder to Minn., to carefully analyze our outbetween providers and the community. provide more education, training and reach efforts in three countries. After months of review, the group’s verdict resources to people who need and is in, and we couldn’t be prouder. Physicians for Peace is “reldeserve our help the most. In this special issue of NewsPeace, evant, responsive and adaptable.” Our training approach is “uniwe’re excited to share the initial results of this extensive versally seen as highly effective,” thanks to our emphasis on the evaluation with our community of supporters who make our combined power of hands-on and didactic education. work possible. continued on page 3 * This newsletter is based on our 2012 external evaluation conducted by The Improve Group on our Walking Free (Dominican Republic and Philippines), Burn Care (Dominican Republic and Nicaragua) and Resource Mothers program (Dominican Republic).

CEOMessage Dear Friends, Thoughtful, regular analysis and a willingness to adapt are critical characteristics for any nonprofit, especially one like Physicians for Peace that seeks to improve global health— and wants to remain on the cutting edge to ensure meaningful and sustainable improvements. So I’m very pleased to report that Physicians for Peace has recently finished a thorough third-party evaluation, conducted by the Improve Group of St. Paul, Minn. Over the course of six months, the group analyzed our efforts three countries we work in to assess our strengths and identifying areas for improvement. They talked to healthcare providers we’ve trained – and the professionals they’ve trained – as well as patients, family members, hospital and clinic administrators and our own International Medical Educators (IMEs).

Brig. Gen. Ron Sconyers (USAF, Ret.) President and CEO

This was an incredibly rigorous process. In addition to intensive interviews and direct observations at recipient sites, the Improve Group developed a number of specialized tools to gather both quantitative and qualitative data. Through their meticulous work, a theme emerged: Physicians for Peace is making a difference. We have a highly effective, innovative approach to helping patients and healthcare teams in the world’s underserved regions. In the Improve Group’s own words, “The Physicians for Peace model is relevant, responsive and adaptable to the complex environments in which it works.” While Physicians for Peace has completed many program-specific reviews in the past, this was our first multi-site and multi-project evaluation – and our first effort to assess our overall model. The evaluation also built upon more than two decades of on-the-ground research and reporting by our own corps of IMEs. The results have been inspiring. We now have clear indicators of just how effective our work can be and actionable steps that we can put in place to have an even stronger impact. Evaluation will continue to play a central role in all that we do: we now have the benefit of a full-time Evaluation Director on staff to help guide our work year-round.

“The Physicians for Peace model is relevant, responsive and adaptable to the complex environments in which it works.”

I hope our commitment to monitoring and evaluation gives you a renewed sense of how far your support goes when you invest your time, talent and funds with Physicians for Peace. You’ll be hearing much more about our evaluation results in the coming year, starting with this special issue of NewsPeace, but I also want to share a small sampling of the many highlights and milestones from 2012, another banner year made possible by your generous support.

— The Improve Group

Sincerely,

As always, I invite you to become more involved with Physicians for Peace by visiting us at www.physiciansforpeace.org where you’ll find updated information on our evaluation and ongoing outreach efforts. Thank you for all that you do to make our organization strong. Your contribution to Physicians for Peace doesn’t just change lives; it changes the course of history. A better world is possible. Your support will help make it happen.

Brig. Gen. Ron Sconyers (USAF, Ret.) President and CEO

2012 - STAKEHOLDERS’ REPORT

We Taught • WORLDWIDE: In 2012, Physicians for Peace IMEs

invested 13,300 hours – at a value of $600,000 in volunteer service – in our training missions to 29 field partner sites in 14 countries. We presented lecture topics to more than 1,500 healthcare providers and subject matter-specific workshops to 1,355 participants. Our training also provided direct, immediate treatment to 2,370 patients who were on-site at clinics and hospitals while we were in country. v

AMERICA & WESTBANK: We mobilized specialized burn care teams to deliver lectures, hands-on workshops and side-by-side training to partner clinics in 8 countries. Each outreach effort was part of our ongoing strategy to deliver targeted solutions to our longterm partners based on training and resource gaps they identified. In countries such as Costa Rica, Ecuador and Guatemala we delivered information on topics including scar and pain management, psychological support and fabrication of rehabilitative garments – all for the benefit of patients suffering the terrible burden of debilitating burns. We also held successful face mask and splint fabrication workshops in El Salvador and the West Bank.

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• HISPANIOLA: Building on an established distance-

learning outreach effort, we provided training to six Dominican and two Haitian students enrolled in orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) certification programs through University Don Bosco in El Salvador. When the students graduate, they’ll be certified at an international level to meet the O&P needs of vastly underserved communities of disabled people throughout the Caribbean, creating opportunities for productivity and newfound dignity. • MALAWI: In Blantyre, we continue to provide general

surgery education and training to interns at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital and we expanded our efforts to include residents, clinical officers and select senior-level medical students. This is one of a very few programs of its kind in a country of nearly 15.4 million people. It represents a solution to Malawi’s dire shortage of trained surgeons. • NIGERIA: In Rivers State, we delivered Helping Babies

Breathe, a curriculum created by the American Academy of Pediatrics to reduce the rate of infant mortality for lowresource settings, training local healthcare providers,

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COSTA RICA: Burn Care team sharing knowledge on scar management and rehabilitative garment practices

where the World Health Organization estimates that 60% of mothers deliver at home, without access to skilled providers, and 241,000 babies die in their first month of life. Our training outreach focused on the first 60 seconds of a newborn’s life – and the low-tech interventions available as tools for midwives, nurses and birth attendants. We also responded to the Millennium Villages Project at Mwandama, Malawi requesting Helping Babies Breathe training and long-term family planning.

We Collaborated • WORLDWIDE: Sharing information and best practices

across borders of all kinds is a priority. We participated in a number of prestigious national and international conferences this year, including burn conferences in the Philippines, Scotland, Colombia, Mexico and the USA. We exchanged knowledge and promising practices at O&P conferences in the Philippines and Haiti. We also provided a lecture and workshop at a dental conference in Nicaragua. • HAITI: We reaffirmed our commitment to our friends

and partners in Haiti last year through a number of carefully planned efforts that addressed specific needs unmet by the country’s healthcare workforce. In addition to gifts from individual donors, we leveraged grants from ChildFund International and the Major League Baseball Players Association, which allowed us to provide training, material and equipment to support local Haitian rehabilitation professionals. Putting Haitians in charge of care at local sites – rather than asking communities to wait for foreign aid – is an accomplishment we’re especially proud. STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

Over 94 percent of in-country healthcare professionals reported that Physicians for Peace training positively impacted their clinical practices and quality of patient care.**

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We also helped train caretakers at St. Vincent’s Center for Handicapped Children during a summer camp outside of Portau-Prince. The basic therapeutic exercises taught will help the caretakers provide better care year-round to the center’s young residents, including those confined to wheelchairs. We Sustained • WORLDWIDE: We mobilized more than $7.3 million in

materials and supplies in 2012. Many of these resources directly complemented our hands-on training efforts, providing the necessary tools to comprehensively train teams and elevate their practice.

• PHILIPPINES: In 2012, Physicians for Peace-Philippines

completed 11 local missions focused on rehabilitation for people with disabilities living throughout the country. Our Philippines office is also working closely with Philippine General Hospital in Manila to enhance training and source needed materials for the hospital’s burn unit and has reinvigorated our vision care efforts in the country. • MALI: Despite significant unrest in Mali, we’re on track to

coordinate and set up the first fully functioning blood bank outside of the capital. Physicians for Peace will ensure the blood bank in Ségou is equipped with a well-trained staff and

two years’ worth of consumable materials, by collaborating with Hospital Nianankoro Fomba Mali’s National Blood Transfusion Center, the American Red Cross, Millennium Cities Initiative and Safe Blood for Africa. Providing access to safe blood addresses the inadequate supply of safe blood for this country of 12 million, where currently only one blood bank exists in the capital of Bamako. This additional source of safe blood will serve to benefit many, including the thousands of mothers who are needlessly dying as a result of post-partum hemorrhaging. • MALAWI: We purchased a Universal Anesthesia Machine

(UAM), along with other high-need supplies and equipment, to support our training efforts at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital. The UAM can run uninterrupted in countries like Malawi, where frequent power losses are the norm. • NICARAGUA: We continue to work alongside the

Autonomous University in León and Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., to support Nicaragua’s first dental hygiene and assistant training tracks. Corporate partners stepped forward to help supply these young students with the instruments needed for learning. The first class of dental assistant students graduates in March.

Relevant, Responsive and Adaptable continued We have nearly 25 years educating - trained healthcare providers

our strengths and weaknesses is a crucial step to improving our

in 60-plus countries - and thousands of untold stories in training

services, and we were determined to get the job done. Here are our

and volunteer service across medical specialties. When you look

three exciting findings.

at all that Physicians for Peace has accomplished, it’s clear that an evaluation poses nuanced challenges. Still, understanding

4 finding 1 | Enhanced Training Leads to Better Patient Outcomes

CHERELYN’S disability kept her from walking. In fact, for Peace training confirmed that their new knowledge is she used to crawl on the floor to get around. As a domestic actually helping to save lives. They highlighted improved worker, she had limited opportunities to earn a living, but body image and new opportunities to engage and when she received a limb and rehabilitative treatment enjoy life – holding their children in their arms, dancing and going to the beach. “I would from Physicians for Peace, her world have been in the street, because opened up to endless possibilities. the other places I went didn’t pay What we may take for granted each attention to me,” said a disabled day, talking to someone face-to-face, Dominican patient who has received is just one example of the changes rehabilitation from Physicians for in her life. Her self-confidence has Peace-trained providers. “I am drastically improved and she is very grateful for the Physicians ready to take on her future. With for Peace program. I feel so good new-found confidence and mobility, about my leg – very, very grateful. Cherelyn has found work in an office I am so content.” Through our setting where she has more career burn care initiatives, complications potential. Now, she can dance, like infections and contractures (a wear skirts, and participate in other permanent, painful shortening of daily activities that she never before PHILIPPINES: Cherelyn is a two-time climber of the joint), are fewer, and patients dreamed possible. Mt. Batulao - the annual climb for amputees - since are recovering because of improved she has been properly fitted with prosthetic limbs. The Improve Group found a relacare during the first 24 hours after a tionship between Physicians for Peace training efforts burn. Moreover, the use of specialized tools such as face and improved patient outcomes. Many healthcare masks, paraffin and compression garments has resulted professionals in underserved areas lack the tools and in fewer reconstructive surgeries, improving clinical training to give optimum care and Physicians for Peace outcomes while simultaneously increasing organizational often acts as a bridge over this resource and information and economic efficiency. “Not only do they remove our gap. The Improve Group found improved patient tears of sadness, they also make us cry from happiness outcomes across multiple areas, including overall health, and smiles,” said a Nicaraguan burn patient. “They have self-image, ability and desire to interact with others and taught me to be happy and to laugh. Here, they treat us perform daily activities. Physicians for Peace training so well, they support me. My self-esteem has gone up has also helped reduce the length of hospital stays. so much.” Healthcare professionals who have completed Physicians

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100% of surveyed IMEs reported observed improvements in the competence of in-country healthcare professionals at the end of their outreach.*

4 finding 2 | Hands-On Training, Combined with Didactic Education, Leads to Empowerment

After a huge explosion at his family’s bakery, Michael was nearly left for dead. A local hospital turned the teen away; his burn injuries were too severe and the family too poor. But he and his family persevered and finally a group of nurses connected Michael with a burn care team at another hospital, with providers trained by Physicians for Peace. For six months, the multidisciplinary team of nurses, therapists and psychologists worked together using skills and techniques shared by Physicians for Peace IMEs to attend to his physical and emotional needs, helping him grow stronger. He’s now a high school student with dreams of becoming a doctor.

The Physicians for Peace combination of hands-on training and didactic education is one of the key factors that sets our organization apart from other

Severe burn injuries like Michael’s are, unfortunately, a common occurrence in the developing world, where someone suffers a burn every 5 seconds. But as Physicians for Peace is able to extend our training to even more hospitals, the ability of local teams to treat these severe cases greatly improves. As one burn nurse explained to the evaluation team: “The fact that we saved him was a miracle. If we had not received the training from PFP I don’t know what would have happened, I think he would have died. We used all of the rich knowledge we learned from PFP in the management of the liquids, the management of the burns and the skin grafts, nursing care, the pain management and psychological aspects of care.”

to others), even after our teams have departed. As a burn care health professional trained by Physicians for Peace noted: “They were great teachers. I say that because I’m a teacher myself. They explained [everything] in a practical way and a written way. They were a great team and they were very didactic. They would say what to do, and then we would do it.” In fact, the Improve Group reported that Physicians for Peace training fills a void in professionals’ prior training. Across programs, healthcare professionals described the training as relevant, practical techniques.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: After a devastating fire at his parents’ bakery, nurses escorted Michael to a burn care team trained by Physicians for Peace, where he received six months of physical and emotional care. He is currently a high school student and hopes to be a medical doctor so that he can help others, just like the healthcare professionals who helped him. nonprofits, according to the Improve Group. Healthcare providers who receive our training master new skills alongside our IMEs, but they also learn why the technique is necessary. Because we provide the theoretical framework, local physicians, nurses, therapists and technicians can adapt and apply new skills (and teach them

As a result of Physicians for Peace training, healthcare professionals also reported an increased sense of self-confidence. Most of our Resource Mothers, for instance, said their overall self-confidence had improved through participation in the program, which pairs Dominican pregnant adolescent women with an experienced mentor for a two-year period. While this improved confidence crosses many skill levels, the Improve Group found that some of the most marked increases in self-confidence came among health professionals in positions such as nurses and technicians. By virtue of Physicians for Peace training, these professionals have become more engaged in their work, and that inevitably leads to better outcomes and more multidisciplinary collaboration among providers. “We have a multidisciplinary clinic with the philosophy that a person is not an island, everyone is involved as a team in their treatment and everyone knows more or less what needs to be done,” said one healthcare professional trained by Physicians for Peace. “Knowing how to manage this and work like this is one of the main things we have learned from Physicians for Peace”

outreach schedule | first quarter 2013 January 8 - 12 : Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic January 13 - 19: Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 3 - March 31: Blantyre, Malawi January 20 - 27: Guayaquil, Ecuador 4

January 31 - February 7: Hyderabad, India February 1 - April 30: Port-au-Prince, Haiti February 3 - 12: Bicol, Philippines February 16 - 23: Manila, Philippines

February 17 - 22: Santiago, Dominican Republic March 5 - 13: Nagpur, India March 10 - 16: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic March 16 - 23: Moca, Dominican Republic

4 finding 3 | Teach One, Reach Many

When a burn patient enters a hospital, she’s often at her most vulnerable – suffering unspeakable pain and traumatized by debilitating wounds. Comforting and treating patients can be intimidating to an under-trained staff, but those are the two things the patients need most. Their survival depends upon it. “In the public hospital [where I work], sometimes patients come …and the nurses are scared to touch them,” said one nurse who has participated in Physicians for Peace workshops. “But with the training I have, I say to them, ‘Come here, we’re

going to learn,’ and I show them how to do things like putting on bandages… Now, some nurses are doing rotations here and receiving aspects of the training we’ve received from Physicians for Peace.” The most pronounced advantage of the Physicians for Peace model may be the “pay it forward” mentality our work encourages. Once a nurse learns how to dress the wounds of a badly burned child, she’s quick to share the technique with others. The Improve Group found that each person we train goes on to directly teach another four or five people, and to share information with about 70 others**. By investing and developing the capacity of program sites, we create expertise in local communities and networks among regions. In Santo Domingo, our Resource Mothers are now seen as a trusted and valuable source of health information, which they disseminate to a wide audience through community meetings. Once trained by Physicians for Peace, local hospitals and clinics often become the training ground for other health professionals in neighboring communities [and even countries].

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: “The technicians trained (by Physicians for Peace) have more confidence in their work because they know why they are doing what they are doing.” - rehabilitation specialist

Most healthcare professionals who receive Physicians for Peace training spread their new knowledge broadly by leveraging existing relationships or developing new relationships with providers. Some universities send students to Physicians for Peace program sites for residency programs and internships. Knowledge is also shared in professional and academic settings through conference presentations and lectures.

Forging the Path Ahead While the Improve Group’s report gave us reason to cheer and feel

OPPORTUNITY AREA 2: The Improve Group also found that

confident in our efforts, the thorough evaluation also brought to light

to optimally utilize our training, our colleagues need more equipment

suggestions for improvements to deliver more training and help

and supplies. They also need training support to properly inventory

more patients.

and track how these materials are delivered and used. As the group

OPPORTUNITY AREA 1: The Improve Group, for instance, found that while healthcare professionals, program liaisons and IMEs all highly value the relationships they develop during lectures and workshops, maintaining those relationships between missions can be difficult. When we do not send a follow-up team – preferably

explained, “Having the right supplies ensures health professionals can use their new skills effectively. By investing in building local capacity to monitor inventory, Physicians for Peace would likely enhance program impact and observe higher returns on investment of [material and supply] donations.”

led by an IME who is familiar with the specific site – it can lead to

Materials and supplies are often a key barrier to providing quality

feelings of abandonment among the in-country providers and break

healthcare, and the logistics of getting the right tools directly into

the bonds of trust we’ve worked so hard to build.

the right hands is an ongoing challenge. In the coming months, we’ll

We will continue exploring methods that enhance our communication year-round and deploy more IMEs on return training efforts more often, so that the goodwill and understanding developed isn’t diminished in between training missions.

report more on our efforts to work with in-country groups in places like Malawi, Mali and throughout Central America, as we mobilize, deliver and monitor the use of resources – all in an effort to provide for the greatest good, with the least waste.

**Based on our 2012 external evaluation conducted by The Improve Group on our Walking Free (Dominican Republic and Philippines) and Burn Care (Dominican Republic and Nicaragua).

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empowerment…it changes and saves lives. As we work to refine our efforts, we do so with vivid pictures in our minds, made all the more real by the Improve Group’s findings. We think of Michael, grateful that

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PHILIPPINES: Teachers are trained by optometrists to identify elementary school students with possible vision impairments.

DONOR Spotlight “Five bucks, 10 bucks a month can make a big difference. A lot of us can swing that. You don’t have to be Bill Gates.” Luke Downing’s philosophy on charity is simple: Give what you can, and do it every month. As the owner of Ghent Computer Inc. in Norfolk, Va., Downing works with a variety of nonprofits and sees firsthand how transformative charitable gifts can be, especially those that come throughout the year.

Downing became a Physicians for Peace supporter seven years ago, when he first attended our annual gala. Since then, he’s developed a deep appreciation for our work and became a firm believer in the power of medical education and its profound effect on underserved communities. Today,

“A lot of young people think you have to be rich to donate to charities,” said Downing, who is 33. “Five bucks, 10 bucks a month can make a big difference. A lot of us can swing that. You don’t have to be Bill Gates.” When combined, monthly donations like Downing’s fuel our outreach efforts, allowing Physicians for Peace to give UNITED STATES: Luke Downing, medical professionals once-in-a- owner of Ghent Computer Inc. of Virginia. life training opportunities: Last year, your gifts sent Dr. Abusafa Anas of the West Bank to an international burn care conference in Scotland, where he met for the first time with experts from around the world. The contacts he made, and the information he learned, will help improve burn care for an entire region, making recovery safer and easier for countless patients. v

“Sometimes people say, ‘I’ll give at the end of the year or even, I’ll give when I retire and have more money,’” Downing said. “Because I work with nonprofits, including Physicians for Peace, I see how much they depend on a stable, monthly cash flow. Nonprofits have to deal with payroll and light bills. They need computers and supplies. Those costs can’t wait until the end of the year.”

he’s a monthly donor and a gala sponsor.

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All of our donors help to make a difference in our world through supporting the mission of Physicians for Peace. This list reflects gifts of $1,000 or more received during 2012 and includes annual contributions, gala sponsorships, direct mission support and program grants. Thank you to everyone who supported our mission.

Anonymous (5) AAPI of Hampton Roads, Inc. Mrs. Carolyn Adamson Aimee and Frank Batten Jr. Foundation Ms. Heather Alexander Alphatec Spine, Inc. Ms. Kathleen S. Andersen Kenn Apel, PhD, CCC-SLP Jennifer Asarias, MD Association of American Medical Colleges Atlantic Psychiatric Services Mr. Richard Allen Austin Huda M. Ayas, Ph.D. Ayudar Foundation Olurotimi J. Badero, MD, FACP Bama Works Fund of Dave Matthews Band Bank of America, U.S. Trust Dr. and Mrs. Calvin Belkov Dr. and Mrs. Jack R. Bevivino Simrit K. Bhullar, DO, FCCP Birdsong Peanuts Blistex Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Boswick Mr. and Mrs. Omar Boukhriss The Breeden Company 8

Mr. Ramon W. Breeden Jr. Monika and John Bridgforth Bonnie P. Bryant Dr. and Mrs. Donald S. Buckley Dr. Kathleen Maura Casey Chesapeake Regional Medical Center ChildFund International Dr. Lisa Choung Circle Fellowship Church Clearfield MMG, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Colen Dr. Jay N. Collins The Community Foundation serving Richmond and Central Virginia Mr. and Mrs. J. Morgan Davis Mrs. Jo Ann Davis Eastern Virginia Medical School Office of Development EVMS Department of Obstetrics &Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Ogubuike Emejuru, MD, FAAP ESG Enterprises Inc. Fannie & Milton Friedman Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Feldman Mr. Leslie H. Friedman Dr. Cynthia Yoshida and Dr. Thomas J. Gampper The Gartman Letter

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Dr. and Mrs. Raouf Gharbo Mr. and Mrs. Ehren Goerland Mr. and Mrs. William Goggins Dr. and Mrs. Allan I. Goldberg Dr. David Goldberg The Group for Women Dr. and Mrs. Atul Grover Mr. and Mrs. Winston S. Guest Hanger Ivan R. Sabel Foundation The Estate of Marjorie M. Harrison Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate Haynes Furniture Co. The Heidt Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Richard V. Homan Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Horton Jr. Mr. Dennis Hustead Int’l Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Jones, Jr. JTK Foundation Mr. William Karangelen Dr. and Mrs. Warren G. Karesh Dr. and Mrs. Edward H. Karotkin Mr. Charles L. Kaufman Jr. Dr. Samir Khalife Dr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Kinney Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Konikoff KPMG LLP Mary and Darin Kwasniewski Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Lester Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Levinson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lewis Dr. and Mrs. Edward L. Lilly Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Lindsay Jr. Lombart Instrument Company Mr. and Mrs. Brian Maddox The Marmot Foundation Mr. William Massey Mr. Matthew D. McClain Ms. Nancy R. McCreery Mrs. Oriana M. McKinnon McWaters Family Foundation Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. Mr. and Mr. Gilberto Mejia, CP Mr. and Mrs. Peter Meredith Jr. Andrew Meyr, DPM

Dr. Shelley C. Mishoe and Mr. Ken Mishoe Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morse Dr. and Mrs. Eid B. Mustafa Mr. and Mrs. Chris Neikirk North Mecklenburg Woman’s Club Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Nusbaum Mrs. Carmen Hooker Odom Mr. William C. Oglesby III The Olayan Group Old Dominion University, College of Health Sciences Orthofix, Inc. PayDay Payroll Services Mr. and Mrs. Gary Philbin Mr. Robert T. Priddy Red Light Management Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Reader Congressman and Mrs. Edward Scott Rigell Mr. and Mrs. John Wakefield Ruffin S. L. Nusbaum Insurance Agency, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan R. Sabel Dr. and Mrs. Warren E. Sachs Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Sanders Ms. Jennifer Schlener Brigadier General Ron Sconyers, USAF (Ret.) Dr. and Mrs. Hemang H. Shah Mr. and Mrs. John S. Shannon Mrs. Theresa Simon Mr. Mark E. Slaughter Sloan Financial Group, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Scott R. Smallwood Dr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. David Stockwell Ms. Jennifer S. Storch, BSN, CCRN, CNRN Tidewater Neurologists & Sleepmed Hampton Roads Mr. and Mrs. Mark Tippery Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Tompkin TowneBank Virginia Oncology Associates Mr. Christopher Vito Mr. and Mrs. Norman H. Volk Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, P.C. Warden Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Warsof Mr. and Mrs. Stephen White Wilbanks, Smith & Thomas Asset Management, LLC

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