Driscoll Life - Spring 2011 by The Wood Agency

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Michael Cates SEEING AND DOING IT ALL Groundbreaking Study at Driscoll Likely to Eliminate a Top Cause of Childhood Blindness

In The Driscoll NICU

HEART AND SKILL GO HAND IN HAND

$575,000 Net!

Fiesta de los Niños Sets Record —

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THE GIVE IT TWICE TRUST

A Message from

Governing Board C. Ivan Wilson Steve Woerner William Allen, M.D. Karl Serrao, M.D. Murray Bass, Jr. Jim Devlin Martha Hinojosa Lenora Keas Reba McNair S. Loyd Neal, Jr. Bill Sterett

Chair Vice Chair Chief of Staff

Everywhere you go these days, the hot topic of conversation is the state budget. Our legislators definitely have a daunting task to balance our budget given the huge deficit we are facing, and there is only one certainty at this moment. No agency or entity will be immune from the cuts taking place in Austin.

Development Foundation Board of Directors 2010-2011 OFFICERS Manette Scanio Bob Cuvelier Julie Buckley Mary Clark Wes Hoskins

The Driscoll President and CEO

President Vice President Vice President Treasurer Secretary

DIRECTORS Elsa Cardenas-Hagan, Ph.D. Gerald Eckel Sister Guerra Willard Hammonds, II Nancy Hawn Lenora Keas Debbie Layton Marc Layton Bill Moffitt Liz Nisbet Sherry Rumley Roger Timperlake, M.D. Rich Tuttle Chad Wilfong

The state budget is serious business for everyone, including those of us at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. In our recent lobbying trips to Austin, and discussions with our legislators, we have learned that if the current budget proposal passes unaltered, Driscoll Children’s Hospital will lose $40 million in reimbursement over a two-year period. The dollars we will lose come to us via Medicaid and are included in Senate Bill 7N8 (SB-7N8). If SB-7N8 passes in its current form, it will change the complexion of children’s healthcare throughout South Texas. And the reason is that our service area and the population we serve is one of the poorest in the nation; and Driscoll Children’s Hospital has the second highest percent of Medicaid patients of all of the hospitals in the state. That means the proposed changes in Medicaid will have a much larger effect on us at Driscoll than in children’s hospitals in urban areas. For 58 years Driscoll Children’s Hospital has cared for the children of South Texas regardless of their family’s ability to pay. With SB-7N8, there would be some significant changes we would have to make. Financial cuts would have to come from somewhere in the budget, and that would probably mean cuts in areas that are most removed from direct patient care. There is no doubt, it is a rainy day in Texas and we encourage our legislators to use the Rainy Day Fund, and find the most thoughtful, most equitable solutions that will enable us at Driscoll Children’s Hospital to continue to best serve all the children throughout South Texas.

Bernard Paulson

Trustee Emeritus

Martha St. Romain

Executive Director

Steve Woerner | President and CEO Driscoll Children’s Hospital

Driscoll Children’s Hospital 3533 South Alameda Street Corpus Christi, Texas 78411 (361) 694-5000 www.DriscollChildrens.org

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A Message from

The Driscoll Development Foundation Board President Just in case we had forgotten, on February 3rd we were all reminded that we cannot control Mother Nature. For the first time in 19 years, inclement weather created the possibility of canceling Fiesta de los Niños. Less than 24 hours prior to the event, icy conditions literally shut down Corpus Christi. However, with much precaution and probably some skidding, volunteers made it to the American Bank Center on the morning of February 4th, and an event that normally requires two days to set up was condensed into a half day’s work. With many fast, organized workers, everything was ready for the opening at 6:30 that very evening.

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What an unbelievable night! It was truly inspirational to witness the commitment from such a diverse team of volunteers who support Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Many, many thanks to Janie Hoskins and Suzanne Almond for their guidance as co-chairs and to all of their many committee members. Also, thank you to the staff of the Development Foundation and to all of the volunteers for their many hours of work before and during the big night of Fiesta. It was also a night of commitment from the community. Even with a slightly lower attendance, everyone dug deep into their pockets to exceed all expectations. It was a record breaking night as $575,000 net was raised for Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Once again, our community demonstrated its belief in the hospital’s mission to offer hope and healing in an environment of trust, compassion, and care.

Michael Cates

SEEING AND DOING IT ALL

Thank you for your passionate commitment for the care and well being of our children.

In The Driscoll NICU Manette Scanio | President Driscoll Development Foundation Board

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By Debra Young Hatch

In The Driscoll NICU

Heart and Skill Go Hand in Hand explains candidly, “it just doesn’t work. Because for all of us here, working with these babies is our mission and we are committed. We are a team and everyone here loves what they do.” The Driscoll NICU is currently licensed for 41 beds and has 12 neonatologists who provide care for the babies 24 hours a day seven days a week.

he Driscoll NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) is all about saving the lives of the smallest, sickest babies who would not have a chance of survival without the depth of compassion and the expert skills of those who work there, combined with state-of-the art technology. “The NICU is a special unit,” explains Dr. Miguel Deleon, Medical Director of the NICU, “and it takes a special person to work here. You must have the talent and the heart. Without the heart,” he

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“We are a level 2, 3 and 4 NICU,” explains Trish Carr, NICU Director, “which means we can take care of babies at level 2; who are the most stable, as well as level 3 and 4 babies who are the most critical and who need oxygen support, surgical support and multiple medications and IV drips. “We have 16 staff nurses and two charge nurses for each shift. And we serve 350 babies a year with the average length of stay being 36 days. One of the major reasons we are able to help so many children is we have the pediatric sub-specialty support at Driscoll that they need, which includes pulmonology, neurology, cardiology, nephrology and radiology.” www.Dri s co l l Ch i l d re n s . o rg

Dr. Deleon, who has been at Driscoll for 21 years, and Trish Carr for 16 years, have seen amazing changes in the Driscoll NICU during that time. “We are now dealing with babies that are less than 1 pound,” explains Dr. Deleon. “Twenty years ago we were trying to increase the survival rate of the 3½ to 4 pound babies. Their survival rate now,” he says confidently, “is close to 100 percent. We have certainly come a long way.” And according to Dr. Deleon the Driscoll NICU has been a pioneer in the use of the treatments and technology that have played a huge role in the survival of these smallest of babies.

“In addition to all of the supplemental sub-specialty services that make the Driscoll NICU a state-of-the-art facility in South Texas, we have pioneered the use of surfactant, nitric oxide, ventilators and oscillators, all of which have increased survival rates dramatically.” “We have a very high level of care in the NICU,” explains Carr, “and we have a very high survival rate due to the specialty care we are able to offer. In fact we have received the Center of Excellence Award, which is a national award, for the past four years. “We do have a team approach in the NICU. We have 130 staff members in

“…we must and we do have people who are passionate about what they do…” Baby in the Driscoll NICU

the NICU and,” she smiles, “they all love what they do. When a baby comes here they are assessed with a multiteam approach. The teams who work with the neonatologists include physical therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, case managers, teaching faculty, a nutritional specialist, and chaplains. “And in the NICU itself we have 10 neonatal nurse practitioners who,” explains Carr, “are the core of the NICU. They work with the neonatologists. They are the legs and hands of the doctors. They actually function like a resident, and just like the neonatologists they are here 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Plus we have a lactation coordinator, four clinical coordinators, a nurse educator, a charge nurse on each shift, a discharge planner who teaches parents what they will need to know when they take their baby home and a business operations manager.” “Our goal,” explains Dr. Deleon, “in the Driscoll NICU is to not only be a pioneer NICU, but we also want to provide the best care for babies in the country. To accomplish that, we must and we do have people who are passionate about what they do, and who are always ready for change if it will help these babies. “Having said that,” smiles Dr. Deleon, “I do have a future vision for the Driscoll NICU. It’s the new model we are seeing across the country, one where each baby has his or her own room. That means the room, bed, baby and mom are all in one place. And every procedure is done right there in the room. The baby does not have to be moved, and the room becomes their cocoon, their home while

“ Twenty years ago we were trying to increase the survival rate of the 3½ to 4 pound babies. Their survival rate now is close to 100 percent.” they are at Driscoll. From what we have seen, this model is family friendly, cost effective and reduces exposure to noise and infections and reduces stress on the baby so they can get well faster and go home sooner. And then he smiles again and says with obvious conviction, “And of course that is what we are all about; that is our mission.” w w w. D r i s c o l l C h i l d r e n s .o r g

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Stripes Child Life

Teen Lounge is a ‘Cool’ Escape For years, hospital staff have expressed the need for a place where older patients could have access to entertaining distractions while hospitalized. On December 3rd, this special place — for teens only — was unveiled.

Patient Jacquelyn Maldonado relaxes in the Stripes Child Life Teen Lounge.

“The Teen Lounge provides a therapeutic space for adolescents while they’re in the hospital, with more appropriate activities for their age group,” said Julie Eledge, child life specialist with the Stripes Child Life Program at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Located on the 6th floor with a beautiful view of the Corpus Christi Bay, the Teen Lounge makes downtime a fun time. Patients can watch movies or play video games on a new flat screen TV, surf the Internet, play foosball and air hockey or just chill out with a book or board game. The Stripes Child Life Teen Lounge is made possible by the generous support of Stripes.

McAllen Patients, Staff and Volunteers Celebrate

Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

New Cottage Shop is

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

On February 10th, McAllen Auxiliary members and the Cardiology Clinic celebrated the first annual National Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. Patients and families enjoyed cake and punch, face painting, and crafts.

Driscoll Auxiliary members on the front porch of the Cottage Shop.

Physicians were on hand to visit with the patients. Cake, punch, painting activities, and photographs were provided for a festive afternoon.

The new Cottage Shop is open for business at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. The 1,800-square-foot building is stocked with clothing, toys, household items, collectors’ items and more. Operated by the Auxiliary to Driscoll Children’s Hospital, the Cottage Shop offers gently used and new merchandise. One hundred percent of its proceeds go the Auxiliary and ultimately fund a variety of needs at Driscoll. Store hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (361) 694-5800 for more information.

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Richard Harris Receives National Children’s Miracle Network Honor

Richard Harris, Children’s Miracle Network Administrator for Driscoll Children’s Hospital for the past 18 years, was honored with the Stephanie Melemis Award at the annual Children’s Miracle Network Celebration in Orlando, Florida in November. The award recognizes one outstanding program director in all of Children’s Miracle Network whose selfless and heartfelt service characterizes the dedication exemplified by Stephanie Melemis, the CMN senior vice president of Canadian operations who died in 1998. She was described as faithful, enthusiastic, full of integrity, committed, energetic, selfless and passionate. The nomination and presentation were a total surprise to Richard. Humble as always, Richard said “I am honored. All I can say is I do nothing different than anyone out in that audience. It’s all for the kids. It will always be for the kids.” As Ginger, his wife of over 40 years, and two daughters arrived on stage to surprise him, Harris was overcome with emotion.

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The nomination, in part, read: “Richard Harris is the epitome of what a child’s proponent should be. Everywhere he goes, people know Richard as the Driscoll Children’s Hospital man. When he talks about the children and mission of the hospital, he is in his element. His enthusiasm is child-like and infectious. So much so that since he became the CMN telethon coordinator in 1993, donations have soared from $534,000 to $2.4 million! Accompanying Richard’s award was a $10,000 donation to Driscoll Children’s Hospital. McLane Company, Inc. gave this gift in honor of Richard. McLane Company, Inc. representatives Tina Boren and Jeff Bronkowski present $10,000 to Driscoll in honor of Mr. Harris. SPRING 201 1 | DRI S COL L L I F E

MIRACLE CHILD

Michael Cates SEEING AND DOING IT ALL

Groundbreaking Study at Driscoll Likely to Eliminate a Top Cause of Childhood Blindness By Debra Young Hatch

he moment Michael Cates opens the door there is no mistaking it; he has arrived. His boundless energy is palpable and his laughter and thunderous feet long precede his actual presence in the room. And once Michael enters the room, it is instantly apparent this grinning four year old is ready to do or play with anything within his reach, or for that matter within his reach aided by climbing atop the nearest chair or desk. From the computer, to the telephone to the yellow markers, pens, papers and books, Michael wants to see and do it all; whatever it is. Perhaps this scene is not necessarily extraordinary. Truth is — it’s not. Not unless you know Michael’s story — a story that not only changed his life but ultimately will change the lives of generations of children yet to come, not just in South Texas but also around the world.

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Michael Cates was born in Alice, Texas on November 6, 2006 at 24 weeks and he weighed 1 pound 7 ounces. Before he was transferred to Driscoll Children’s Hospital, his mother, Jessica Mireles, was told that Michael had a 50/50 chance of survival and should he survive at all, he would probably have a myriad of disabilities. For five months Michael’s home was in the Driscoll NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). The area of the NICU where Michael could be found is where the smallest and the extremely ill babies are treated and cared for day and night. The area is quiet, the lights are dimmed, and blankets are often draped over the isolettes to keep the babies calm and give them the sense that they are still tucked safely in their mother’s womb. That sense is certainly a challenge to achieve with all of the tubes, medications and procedures these tiny, premature babies must endure to be able survive, grow and thrive. But the highly-skilled doctors, nurses and staff in Driscoll’s NICU are there to provide the babies and the parents with exactly what they need when they need it. “The first time I saw Michael in the NICU,” recalls his mother, Jessica Mireles, “he had chords and tubes everywhere. I felt somehow it was my fault. I couldn’t cope with it; I couldn’t stay long. I had to leave. “It took three hours,” she admits candidly, “before I could come back. For months it was up and down with Michael. The whole experience was like a roller coaster. He would be doing well and then his oxygen sats would fall and his blood pressure would drop. Michael had seizures and a brain bleed, but his biggest battle was with his lungs.”

“ Retinopathy of Prematurity is a leading cause of childhood blindness worldwide.” “There are no symptoms of ROP, explains Sanchez, “so what we have to look for are risk factors and we must perform screenings. The number one risk factor for ROP is prematurity and the second is high doses of oxygen, which most premature babies must have in order for survival.” The condition ROP concerns the abnormal development of blood vessels in the eye; a condition which occurs in premature babies born at 30 weeks or younger who weigh less than 3.3 pounds. “I have been haunted for years,” explains Dr. Miguel Deleon, Medical Director of the Driscoll NICU, “that we have been able to save smaller and smaller babies but they end up blind or with extremely diminished vision.”

But fortunately, that situation is about to change. “Retinopathy of Prematurity is a leading cause of childhood blindness worldwide,” explains Dr. Helen Mintz-Hittner, pediatric ophthalmologist and professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center – Houston Medical School, who has been studying ROP for 36 years. “Since 1943 — for almost 70 years — we have gone from nothing we could do for ROP to having a good treatment that will make blindness from ROP be almost non-existent. We have certainly come a long way.” Beginning in 2008, Dr. Mintz-Hittner has been conducting a groundbreaking clinical trial using a drug called Avastin at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Driscoll is one of only 15 children’s hospitals in five states included in this trial, which has been conducted under the auspices of the FDA and research boards at each of the participating hospitals. The ultimate purpose of the trial is to create a new standard of care for treating premature babies with ROP. “Treatment for premature babies with ROP,” explains Dr. Mintz-Hittner, “was, in 1988, cryotherapy (freezing therapy), then, in 2003 early laser therapy began.

Miguel Deleon, M.D., and Helen Mintz-Hittner, M.D.

“Michael Cates,” explains Kathy Sanchez, Driscoll NICU RN, was one of our sickest babies in the NICU at the time. He had some extremely challenging, visible problems to overcome. “But he had one problem — with his eyes — that is not visible and has absolutely no symptoms,” recalls Sanchez, “one that without detection and treatment would cause Michael on top of everything else to be completely blind. Michael had Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP).

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Before Therapy (3 months)

After Therapy (26 months)

These images show Michael’s left retina before (at three months of age) and after (at 26 months of age) the intravitreal bevacizumab therapy, respectively. The posttreatment image shows continued vascularization of the peripheral retina. Black arrows indicate identical retinal points for comparison before and after treatment, red arrows indicate the extent of vascularization at each time point and the white arrows on the right image indicate the extent of vascularization at the time of treatment with bevacizumab.

The problem with laser therapy is that you can laser, more laser and even more laser, and the baby will still end up being blind. “In this study, which we began in 2008 and which will go on until the last patient reaches 5 years old, the children are strictly screened for ROP and everything is documented using a Retcam — a machine that allows close-up examination of the retina. If they have ROP and it develops to Stage 3+, which is the correct stage for treatment, then we inject a medication called Avastin into their eyes. The Avastin therapy is simple, takes minutes and is done at the bedside. “The current laser therapy,” says Dr. Mintz-Hittner, “requires intubations, is invasive, reduces the visual field and can cause severe myopia and cataracts. But that is the only therapy we have had until now. That was our standard of care. “With Avastin therapy, the disease begins to disappear in 24 to 48 hours and the vessels begin to grow out where they are supposed to be. If people screen properly, give injections at the proper time and follow up properly, this will completely end ROP. Blindness for these children worldwide will be gone.

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Efficacy of Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Stage 3+ Retinopathy of Premat urity

To access the entire study, go to the New England Journal of Me dicine online: www.nejm.org

“ Not only,” Dr. MintzHittner explains, “is this wonderful for babies in the U.S., but also for babies around the world.” “Not only,” Dr. Mintz-Hittner explains, “is this wonderful for babies in the U.S., but also for babies around the world. In countries such as China and India, babies are also surviving younger, but they end up blind and the state must pay for all of their needs for life. Avastin therapy is not only easier than laser therapy to perform, it is less costly. For two eyes, it only costs $40 for treatment. Even the most economically challenged countries would be able to pay for this treatment, and be glad to do it so they would not have to support these blind children.” For the ROP study, 150 infants with Stage 3+ ROP were enrolled in Dr. MintzHittner’s Avastin study with 20 percent of them at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. The success of the Avastin therapy as opposed to laser therapy has been overwhelming.

In fact, the study and its results have been so dramatic that they have been published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine and reflect that with the use of Avastin there was only a 4 percent recurrence of ROP, compared with the use of laser therapy with a 22 percent recurrence of ROP. According to an editorial on the subject by Dr. James Reynolds, Avastin treatment should become the treatment of choice for Zone 1 ROP (the worst form of ROP). No doubt Michael Cates and his family would agree. Because now at four years old Michael has perfect vision in his left eye with no correction and in his right eye only a -5.00 correction. And without Avastin, Michael Cates might not be running down the hall; watching his favorite shows on the Disney Channel or asking his mom for a cell phone so he could learn to text. He would instead have been blind for all of his life. www.Dri s co l l Ch i l d re n s . o rg

K99 Radiothon Phone Bank

K99 hosts Coco, Wintrow and Big Frank celebrate a job well done with members from the New Horizons Role Model Program — high school students from Kingsville who volunteered the entire day.

K99 McDonald’s Radiothon Raises

Roger Timperlake, M.D., took K99 host, Wintrow, to observe in the operating room.

$63,648!

K99 and McDonald’s teamed up with Driscoll Children’s Hospital to host the 9th Annual Radiothon. On March 4th, the event was broadcast live from the Main Lobby of Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Patients, parents, physicians and staff shared inspirational stories of hope and healing with K99 hosts, Coco, Wintrow and Big Frank. At the end of the day, $63,648 had been raised from the generous listening audience in South Texas! These funds will benefit pediatric services and equipment at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Michael and mother, Jessica

Princess for a day. Brooke sang “Home on the Range” on air. Daphne reads a book with Big Frank.

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19th Annual Fiesta de los Niños

Rich Tuttle, Regional Director, Public Affairs for Koch Companies Public Sector, LLC (left), and Steve Woerner, President & CEO, Driscoll Children’s Hospital (center right), honor 2011 Fiesta Co-Chairs Suzanne Almond (center left) and Janie Hoskins ( far right).

A Tradition of Giving Continues

Presented by

Andres Elizondo, II celebrates his Live Auction win.

Freezing Corpus Christi temperatures were not enough to dampen the spirit of the 2011 Fiesta de los Niños! Despite the coldest and iciest weather conditions of the year, generous supporters and volunteers arrived ready to have a good time and support a great cause. Once again, funds generated through Fiesta de los Niños reached a new record, totalling $575,000 NET. Thanks to the outpouring of support from dedicated committee members, the event was spectacularly successful. A special thank you to Co-Chairs Suzanne Almond and Janie Hoskins for their leadership and commitment to such an enormous cause, and to all of the event sponsors. One hundred percent of the $575,000 raised will benefit the expansion and redesign of the Driscoll Children’s Hospital Emergency Department.

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Steve Johnson, owner of JSJ Services, was the high bidder of the evening for a second year in a row. He purchased a first-class trip for Driscoll kidney transplant patients and their families to attend a Spurs game in San Antonio. While at the game, patients had a VIP visit from the Spurs’ mascot, Coyote, and a surprise visit from Sean Elliott (former Spurs player), who is also a kidney transplant recipient. Sean’s visit was very meaningful to both patients and parents, and they said it was both inspirational and encouraging to see someone living life to the fullest after his transplant. It was an experience of a lifetime for these patients!

Light Up the Night

Ken Polasek, Melanie Polasek and Vicki Gaarder

Richard Gingrich Marc Layton, Ann Engel and Pam Leshin

This year’s Light Up the Night donations will go toward replacing all of the televisions and adding DVD players to patient rooms at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. This much needed update will greatly increase children’s and families’ access to education and entertainment while hospitalized. At the conclusion of Light Up the Night, $72,150 had been raised for this special project.

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Community Giving

Pharr Sunrise Kiwanis Club The Auxiliary to Driscoll Children’s Hospital at Driscoll Children’s Medical Plaza – McAllen received a donation of $5,000 from the Pharr Sunrise Kiwanis Club. The donation will help Driscoll patients in the Rio Grande Valley by providing equipment and medication. Donations also help the Driscoll Children’s Hospital Medical Plaza – McAllen maintain libraries and playscapes for patients, purchase gifts for special occasions and much more. Back row (left to right): Ignacio Almaguer, Kiwanis Member and Board President to Food Bank RGV; Manuel Rivera, Jr. , Kiwanis Treasurer; Elena Garza, Auxiliary Member; front row: Aida Escobar, Auxiliary Secretary; Esteban Garcia, Kiwanis Vice President; Jose Espinoza, Kiwanis Secretary; Mercedita Lomas, Kiwanis President; and Lile Briones, Auxiliary Member.

Reeflex Properties Ltd. Reeflex Properties Ltd., owned by Willard Hammonds, donated over 600 toys for Driscoll patients in December. The company conducted a toy drive at 12 of their apartment locations and waived rental application fees for anyone who participated in the toy drive, as well as gave one month’s free rent for any current residents who participated. Donated toys will be given to hospitalized patients throughout the year.

Rope for Hope

Vickie McClendon from Rope for Hope (center) presents a check to Cris Johnson, M.D., pediatric oncologist and Medical Director of Hemotology/Oncology at DCH and Tara Adams, R.N., Outpatient Chemotherapy Clinical Coordinator at DCH.

WHERE THE This teenage patient celebrated her birthday in the hospital.

GIFTS GO

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On a daily basis, DCH Auxiliary members distribute toys to newly admitted patients. These toys have been donated by the community and are such a bright spot in the day for our patients.

Members of Rope for Hope, long-time supporter of Driscoll Children’s Hospital from Three Rivers, donated $13,000 for teenage oncology patients at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. With a mission to extend comfort and support to patients with cancer, Rope for Hope sponsors a cattle roping contest in October every year. www.Dri s co l l Ch i l d re n s . o rg

Stripes Children’s Miracle Network Campaign Raises

$324,945!

CMN Miracle Balloons decorated Stripes stores in all shapes and patterns during Stripes’ annual four week campaign. From March 7th–April 3rd, the 271 Stripes stores in the Driscoll Children’s Hospital CMN market area raised $324,945 for our patients! These funds were raised one dollar at a time from generous Stripes customers in Corpus Christi, the Rio Grande Valley and throughout the Coastal Bend. Many thanks to Stripes team members for their dedication and support as a national CMN sponsor.

H-E-B Kicks Off

80th Anniversary Celebration at Driscoll H-E-B held a kickoff event at Driscoll Children’s Hospital on March 2nd to celebrate 80 years of serving the Corpus Christi community. One big birthday party for all of the patients in the hospital was given by H-E-B. H-E-B first opened its doors in Corpus Christi in 1931 and will be marking this special anniversary with a yearlong celebration. “As we look back on our rich history in Corpus Christi, it is marked by our close ties with community partners throughout the years and we want to involve these partners as we celebrate this special anniversary,” said Rob Hall, vice president and general manager for the Gulf Coast region.

Driscoll patients had a blast at the H-E-B celebration.

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Community Giving

On March 17th, Valero executives paid a special visit to Driscoll Children’s Hospital to see their gifts in action. Areas in the hospital such as the C.A.R.E. Team examination rooms, Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and Butterfly Room have all benefitted from Valero’s generosity.

Kim Bowers, Executive Vice President & General Counsel for Valero, plays with a patient on 4th Tower.

Physician Spotlight:

Nolan Joins Driscoll as Pediatric Pulmonologist Driscoll Children’s Hospital welcomes Paul K. Nolan, R.N., M.D., F.C.C.P., F.A.A.P., as a pediatric pulmonologist. Dr. Nolan earned his M.D. at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo and his B.S. in nursing at Texas Woman’s University in Denton. He completed his residency at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and the University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Nolan received his fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at Columbus Children’s Hospital in Ohio, and joins Driscoll after previously practicing as a pediatric pulmonologist at Amarillo Children’s Clinic.

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The Give it Twice Trust is designed to specifically help those whose estate assets are under the federal exemption amount. This trust helps individuals leave both an estate to family and a legacy of philanthropy to charity.

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Give It Twice Trust

And while it may seem impossible to give an asset or an entire estate away twice, this is a very simple plan — one that can be incorporated into a Last Will & Testament. The strategy hinges on an estate value — for example $500,000 — being transferred into a trust at the time of death (for a husband and wife, the transfer would take place upon the second death). The Trustee invests the principal for the wisest possible return. Over a period of ten years the trust spins off income payments to charity. At the same time, the trust is making annual distributions, equal to one-tenth of the principal — to family members. In the case of a $500,000 estate, the family receives a $50,000 distribution in each of the next ten years. After ten years, charity will have received the income from the trust, and family will have received the trust principal. A variation makes income payments to the family (which are taxable), with the charity receiving the principal at the conclusion of the term. If your estate is over the federal exemption amount, you can use the same plan in a similar trust, called a Charitable Remainder Trust or a Lead Trust. This planned giving strategy is a wonderful way to fulfill the objectives of helping both family and charity.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PLANNED GIVING OPTIONS, CONTACT: Ted Daniel, Planned Giving Officer at Driscoll Children’s Hospital (361) 694-5773 • ted.daniel@dchstx.org

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Elida and Alfredo Abundez Ms. Irma Cavazos-Sifuentes Marie Agrifoglio Mrs. Chris Adler Noah P. Aldrighetti Mrs. Barbara P. Benavidez Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo Benavidez, Jr. Mrs. Norma J. Sendejar All Military Services Mr. and Mrs. James W. Ward William R. Allen, M.D. Dr. and Mrs. Wilfred D. Whiteside Christine and Joshua Anderson Mrs. Sherry Halbrook Guadalupe Andrade Ms. Martha Andrade Chris Archer Mr. Steven Bernal Christopher Ryan Arguljo Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Contreras Tyler Avalos Mr. Roger E. Holmes Luis E. Avila Mr. Gerardo Avila Anita and Robert Barrera Ms. Irma Cavazos-Sifuentes Jackie Black Ms. Jae Reuthinger Shailey Boswell Mrs. Beryl H. Windwehen Janie and Pat Boyle Mr. and Mrs. Garron Dean Marion Luna Brem-Fitzmorris Mr. Gene Guernsey Sherill and Richard Bright Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cuvelier Melissa and Michael Callaghan Mrs. Sherry Halbrook Vicente Cappadona Mr. and Mrs. John M. East Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Sanchez Ms. Thelma Y. Vela Trisha and Kit Carson Mr. and Mrs. Garron Dean Brenda and John Chapman Mr. Gene Guernsey All Children Ms. Leigh Craft Mr. Antonio M. Guerra Ms. Nana Martinez Ms. Albesa Montemayor Mr. and Mrs. David Mosqueda Mr. Marcos Obregon Ms. Maria M. Perales Mr. Gilbert Sanchez Mr. and Mrs. Conrado Solis Ms. Anna Villarreal Martha and Jerry Clark Dr. and Mrs. Jack Ashmore Laura and Richard Colob Mr. Gene Guernsey Edgar L. Cortes, M.D. Mr. Mike Rowland Ella Cunningham Mr. and Mrs. David P. Engel Lori and Jeremy Daigle Ms. Beverly Dirks Janet and Ted Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smegal Laura S. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. Davis Miss Sarah Davis Alan J. Stoner DD & A Enterprises Mr. Gary McCluskey Justin Joseph DeLaGarza Mr. Roy Del Bosque Kat DeLaGarza Ms. Martha Jo Southernwood Eddie DelBosque Mr. Roy Del Bosque Miguel A. DeLeon, M.D. The Honorable and Mrs. Hayden Head, Jr. Dillon Denman Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Denman All Doctors & Nurses at Driscoll Children’s Hospital Mr. Leo Cabrera Linda and Dick Drilling Mr. Gene Guernsey Andrew Duge Mr. Ron Cardwell Gladys and Scott Duncan Ms. Cecile Pesek

Julie and Mitchell Dye Mr. Gene Guernsey Phillip Egan Mr. Gene Guernsey Esequiel Eliyalde, III Ms. Lorraine Elizondo Valetine Enemuo, M.D. Mrs. Sherry Halbrook Guadelio Escamilla, Jr. Ms. Lorraine Elizondo Glenn Bierschwale Ms. Beverly Dirks Eric Factor Mr. Ralph Soliz Manuel Falcon Mr. Gary McCluskey Family and Friends Dr. and Mrs. Robert Webster H. Edward Foelker Ms. Cecile Pesek Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Frantz Ms. Peggy Maloney Haylie and Jared Gabro Mr. Steven Bernal Larry Garcia Mr. Paul Gutierrez Ricardo Garcia Mr. Gary McCluskey Teresa S. Garcia Ms. Valerie Garcia Rodolfo Garza Mrs. Sherry Halbrook Audrey Gay Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Gay Maxine Gentry Mr. Gene Guernsey Destiny Michelle Gerragauch Ms. Maria L. Gerragauch Krista Glorfield Ms. Martha Jo Southernwood God’s Blessings Mr. Adrain L. Gonzalez Gage Gonzalez Ms. Andrea J. Gonzalez Mia Gonzalez Ms. Andrea J. Gonzalez All Grandchildren Ms. Mary C. Ekroos Ms. Manuelita R. Perez Gonzalez Grandchildren Ms. Marina A. Gonzalez Jacob Allen Grim Mrs. Brenda L. Perez Shannon Gulley Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Susser Gregory M. Guthrie, M. D. Ms. Jane E. Tymrak Gisela Gutierrez Mrs. Sherry Halbrook Colt Hagan Ms. Delores M. Hagan Tara Hale Ms. Gina Hale Patricia and Martin E. Hanisch, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Garron Dean Polly and Alex Harris Ms. N. B. Anderson Richard A. Harris Mrs. Mary J. Fox Randa and Bruce Harvey Ms. Mary Beth Clark Elvira and Franz Havlik Ms. Irma Cavazos-Sifuentes Sterling and Joe Heller Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Chadwick Bruce M. Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Rice, Jr. Brooke Hester Mrs. T. J. Roznousky Ms. Sunny Stewart Gloria and Ed Hicks Dr. and Mrs. Gaylord Hoyt Carla and Dave Hoffman Mr. Gene Guernsey Justin Holmes Mr. Roger E. Holmes Patricia A. Hopkins Ms. Cecile Pesek Donna and Lee Huddleston Ms. Shari Telford Tammye and Matt Jackson Mr. Gene Guernsey Jannette and Oscar Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Clark

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Jonathan Jeck Jeremy Alexander Shirley and Jess Jones Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cuvelier Phil Kamp Mr. and Mrs. Ted A. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Reagan Florence Mr. and Mrs. Myron J. Rodrigue Mr. and Mrs. Rick Rogers Michael Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Griffin Lieutenant William H. Kirby, II Ms. Shari Telford Jenny and Joe Kuser Mr. Gene Guernsey William H. Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Ted A. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Reagan Florence Mr. and Mrs. Myron J. Rodrigue Mr. and Mrs. Rick Rogers Wills Layton Mrs. Rhea Rawlings Saul Leal Ms. Sara A. Leal Sue Ann Lehman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mauch Miss Larissa Liska Mr. and Mrs. Ted A. Daniel Rose Mary Liska Mr. and Mrs. Ted A. Daniel Gabe Littleton Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rochester Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Snyder Robert Anthony Lopez Mr. and Mrs. Jesus T. DelaRosa Linda and Michael Lucente Mr. Gene Guernsey Stephanie Luker Mr. and Mrs. Steve Luker Mr. and Mrs. William MacDonald Ms. Soon Bires Jessica and Matthew Machicek Ms. Cecile Pesek Drifa Freysdottir, M.D. and Jonas Magnusson Mr. Gene Guernsey Joshua Anthony Marks Ms. Linda Funkhouser Evelyn M. Martin Mr. Roy Del Bosque Joe Richard Martinez Ms. Roxanna Longoria Marcene and Mario Martinez Mrs. Sherry Halbrook Mr. and Mrs. Heath McCartney Mr. Ron Cardwell Irene and David McNichols Mr. Gary McCluskey Isabeau Alexa Menchaca Mr. and Mrs. Trinidad Soto Miss Daphne Merigoux Mr. and Mrs. David B. Hamalainen Esther Minten Mrs. Delpha M. Barrera Mr. and Mrs. Marvin F. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Ted A. Daniel Mr. John R. Forsyth Ms. Lucille Y. Forsyth Frances’ Beauty Salon Mr. and Mrs. Kermit O. Gebert Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Harris Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Isham, Jr. Miss Audrey B. Jones Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kruse Ms. Lucille T. Kruse Mr. and Mrs. Danny Miller Ms. Phyllis Mulholland Ms. Lorraine D. Parks Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo Silva Mr. A. R. Solomon, Sr. Ms. Martha St. Romain Mrs. Bonnie Whitley Dr. and Mrs. Lowell E. Wilder Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wollmann Natalie Hope Garcia Moeller Ms. Hope Barrera Ann and Mario Moreno Mr. Gene Guernsey Mostaghasi Enerprises, Inc. Ms. Amy R. Willis Brandon Mundine Ms. Janet Johnson Marie and Daniel Mundy Mr. Gary McCluskey

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Magdalena Nava Mrs. Sherry Halbrook Jody and Robert Nelsen Ms. Cecile Pesek Eric Nunez Ms. Diana Ochoa Mathew Dwight Ogden Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ogden Danika Oliveira Mr. and Mrs. Horacio Oliveira, Sr. Lukas Oliveira Mr. and Mrs. Horacio Oliveira, Sr. Anna Leeza Olivo Ms. Diana DeLaGarza Gabriel Ortiz Mr. Venus Killian Jeffrey Ortiz Ms. Yolanda Mandujano Ruth O’Sullivan Mr. Gary McCluskey Michelle A. Pacheco Ms. Lisa A. Kinard Joan and Bernard Paulson Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Adler Laureen and Michael Pedrotti Mr. Gene Guernsey Mr. Blake Perez Ms. Liza Gonzalez Regina and John Plotnik Mr. Gene Guernsey Cathy and Frank Pommett Mr. Gene Guernsey Alexia Ponce Ms. Maria M. Perales Jacqueline Powell Mr. Gene Guernsey Logan Radford Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Radford James B. Ragan, Jr. Ms. Belinda C. Cisneros Gabriela Ramirez Ms. Josefa C. Cappadona Mr. and Mrs. Justin Cappadona Ms. Carola J. Chapa Mr. and Mrs. Hector O. Chapa Ms. Yolanda M. Chapa Ms. Roxanne DeLaGarza Ms. Alice East Mr. and Mrs. Jorge Forina Ms. Brenda G. Garza Jennifer J. Garza, M.D. Mrs. Debra D. Gomez Mr. and Mrs. Carlos X. Guerra Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Hendrix Ms. Sofia M. Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Jackson Law Office of Alicia Martinez Guerrero Ms. Carol L. Looney Ms. Mary Lou Medina Ms. Rosie Ortiz Ms. Lydia Pena Mr. and Mrs. Camilo R. Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. Tomas Rendon Ms. Denise A. Rodriguez Ms. Rebecca Vela Mr. and Mrs. Steven M. Vidaurri Shoreh Rassekh Mr. Barry Wilbratte Maria and Ivan Redfearn Ms. Beverly Dirks Adela Y. Reyes Mr. Roy Del Bosque Kara and Troy Riggs Mr. Gene Guernsey Rio Grande City High School Association of Christian Teenage Students (A.C.T.S) Jennifer and Steve Rives Mr. Gene Guernsey German Roca Ms. Cynthia Tobar Alex Rocha Skidmore-Tynan, 5th Grade Class McKayla Rocha Skidmore-Tynan, 5th Grade Class Justin Rodriguez Ms. Lisa M. Miller Zayla Lynn Rodriguez Mr. Mario Rodriguez Saint Jude Mr. and Mrs. Fabricio Barrera, Jr. Mary and Michael Sheehan Mr. Gene Guernsey

Joy Smith Mrs. Sherry Halbrook Lee Smith Mr. and Mrs. Ted A. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Reagan Florence Mr. and Mrs. Myron J. Rodrigue Mr. and Mrs. Rick Rogers Derrick Soward Mr. Gene Guernsey Martha St. Romain Mrs. Elizabeth A. Nisbet Peter Staneland Mr. Gene Guernsey Elizabeth Starr Mrs. Sherry Halbrook Todd Stockard Mr. and Mrs. Ted A. Daniel Mr. and Mrs. Reagan Florence Mr. and Mrs. Myron J. Rodrigue Mr. and Mrs. Rick Rogers Erin and Corey Survant Mr. Gene Guernsey Sam L. Susser Mr. and Mrs. David P. Engel Aaron Swetish Ms. Jody L. Swetish Justin Swetish Ms. Jody L. Swetish Colby Tate Ms. Sharlene Tate Conner Tate Ms. Sharlene Tate Tanner Tate Ms. Sharlene Tate Emily Thorsen Mr. and Mrs. Shy Thorsen Paige Thorsen Mr. and Mrs. Shy Thorsen Roger W. Timperlake, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Coggin J. T. Trevino Mr. Claudio Trevino Alvaro Tunchez Mrs. Joanne Tunchez Mando Tunchez Mrs. Joanne Tunchez Karon and Willis Turner Mrs. Sherry Halbrook Christinia and Alejandro Urtado Mr. Gary McCluskey Sara and Thomas Ussery Mr. Roy Del Bosque Juan Valdez Ms. Asia Valdez Daniel V. Vijjeswarapu, M.D. Ms. Jennifer M. Koenig Chance Wadley Mr. Cornelius P. Wild Makayla Wadley Mr. Cornelius P. Wild Marsha R. Wartell Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wetherbee Leann Watts Ms. Lisa A. Kinard Linda H. Weil Mr. and Mrs. Sam L. Susser Ruben Delaney Wells Ms. Soledad Guzman Ivan Wilson Girish Patel, M.D. Ms. Jennifer D. Singer Elizabeth Wolter Ms. Nancy A. Gunter Caiden Woodman Mr. Jeffrey Woodman Cayla Woodman Mr. Jeffrey Woodman Craig Woodman Mr. Jeffrey Woodman Cameron Wright Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cave

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these lists, errors sometimes occur. If a mistake has been made, please accept our apology and notify the Development Foundation at (361) 694-6401.

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Marion F. Adams Massey Farms, Inc. Guadalupe Adrian, Jr. Ms. Juanita D. Adrian Rallin Albert Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Ynglantina M. Ambriz Mr. Oscar M. Ambriz Ora Kathrine Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Galbraith Richard T. Arkwright Mrs. Nancy A. Arkwright Manuel Arredondo Mr. and Mrs. Carlos X. Guerra Ray Ashley Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Alaina Barecky Alamo Heights Baptist Church Sarah Michelle Barton Mr. and Mrs. Fabian S. Vajdos Jean Ann Beasley Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Jim Best Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey V. Chapman V. M. Blackwelder Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Way Vernon Blohm Ms. Gertrude Eckel William Nicholas “Nicky” Bluntzer, III Rabalais Electrical Constructors Elroy Boehm Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey V. Chapman Jane Bolf Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Ralph Bollman Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Alyssa M. Bouve Mrs. Susan M. Gordon Albert Braune Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Vincent Brocato Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Brocato Norma Buehrer Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Mataline Byrd Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Terril Fayne Campbell Mr. Mike Freitas Ms. Barbara Miller Ms. Alicia Murrillo Leila G. Canales Ms. Margarita Garcia Ms. Jamie Lala Ms. Ann Pell Tony A. Carbone Johnnie Ray Seale, PC Luisito Carrillo Mr. and Mrs. Matias Lopez, Jr. Alfredo “Fred” C. Carrisalez, Sr. Mrs. Adelita C. Carrisalez Charles Carson Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel Ms. Gertrude Eckel Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Ella B. Carter Mrs. Ada E. Kemp Jessica Valdez Castillo Ms. Mona Mendieta Mary Lynn Chaplin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Belaire Sharon Cobb Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Cory Cochrum Ms. Catherine C. Nickerson Mary R. Coco Ms. Barbara J. Coco Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Stuessy Carl Conley El Jardin Partnership Jack Cook Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Charles Corbett, Jr., M.D. El Jardin Partnership Mary Crowell Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Cheryl Anne Marie Davenport Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Davenport Jayden Gene Davila Ms. Lee Ann Davila Tabernacle of Praise

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Katelyn Lenore Davila Mr. and Mrs. Travis L. Kirkpatrick Krystle Del Castillo Mr. and Mrs. Manfred Del Castillo Gladys Deming Ms. Millie M. Stedman K. F. Douglas Southmost Aviation, Inc. International Airport Ranson Douglass, Jr. Massey Farms, Inc. James Alexander Duff, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Forsyth Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Ramirez Willie Esse Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Ricky Everett Ms. Edith L. Myers Ruth and Rocco Fasano Ms. Jo Green Hilary Ferguson Ms. Julie Shamoun Barney Flynn Mrs. Lualhati S. Flynn Captain Daniel Flynn Mrs. Lualhati S. Flynn Chuck Fykes Town & Country Restaurant Michael Anthony Gabaldon Ms. Kathryn Kowaleski Alice F. Gabbard Ms. Mary Lou O. Kuhnmuench Maria G. Galvan Mr. and Mrs. Jose A. Galvan Eusebio Garcia Mr. and Mrs. Ramon V. Garcia Oscar Garcia, Sr. El Jardin Partnership Kerre M. Garrett Ms. Julie Harrison Betsy Garza Mr. and Mrs. Crisoforo Garza Juan Paul Gauna Ms. Janelle Wilson Lillian Chapa Gomez Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto B. Chapa Kathryn T. Goodwyn Ms. Alice East Edinburg Livestock Auction Inc. The Old Cattle Baron Triple C. Ranch James Michael Gordon Mrs. Susan M. Gordon Robert M. Gough Maintech International L.L.C. Cleutus Grady, Sr. Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Adelina Carmen Chapa Guerra Guerra Bros. Successors, LTD. Rafael A. Guerra Guerra Bros. Successors, LTD. Annie Haag Mrs. Sue D. Fiedler Olga Haas Massey Farms, Inc. Bettie Gene Haese Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Slade Hagan Ms. Delores M. Hagan Bill Ham Lyssy & Eckel Feeds E.W. Harker Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Way Mark Hayek Ms. Linda A. Whitmire Kenneth Mark Haynes El Jardin Partnership Lee Haynes Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Walker Terri Lizabeth Heard Mr. Bruce T. Heard Sara Herbal Mr. and Mrs. Steve A. Cox Roger Hernandez Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Brian Hirschman Dr. David Hirschman and Dr. Kathy Hirschman Keith S. Hogan Mrs. Patt H. Wallace Nettie Ruth Hoskins Mr. Del Aguilar Clara Driscoll Chapter Daughters of the Republic of Texas Nick Houchin Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cuvelier

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Dorothy Nell Huseman Ms. Ann E. Hodges Nan Kelly Irwin Mr. and Mrs. William W. Keas, Jr. John Jaskinia Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. Dziuk Kenneth Y. Jones, Sr. Mrs. Lorine Jones Rodolfo Juarez, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert A. Anes, Jr. Herman Karnei Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Homa Kazemi Mr. Barry Wilbratte Levy Kelly Massey Farms, Inc. Carole Lynn Knoy Ms. Linda A. Whitmire Ola Krause Mr. and Mrs. K. Dean Dreiling Henry Krueger Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Dottie Layton Mrs. Elizabeth A. Nisbet Ms. Martha St. Romain Marie Veronica LeBlanc Mr. and Mrs. Ronald R. LeBlanc Ralph Leggett Ms. Sissy Hopper Edmond (Eddie) LeRoux Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Johnson Analisa Longoria Ms. Dolores P. Longoria Jaime A. Longoria Mr. John Raders Mr. and Mrs. Joe M. Roseland Krista Mahan Ms. Jacquelyn Traeger Robert C. Marburger, Jr. Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Thomas E. Marchbanks, IV Mr. and Mrs. Mike Burris John W. McCoy, Sr. Wright Materials, Inc. Larry McLeroy Mr. and Mrs. Willie D. Lawley Albert McManus Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Jack McNeil Mrs. Ruth D. Welch Trine Medina Irma & Richard Fenner Donna Miller Ladies Auxiliary V.F.W. Post 6386 William B. Miller Mrs. Maureen Miller Patricia Ann Mills Mr. and Mrs. Matias Lopez, Jr. Hilda Molina Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo Zapata, Jr. W. Turner Moller Mr. and Mrs. Mike Burris Maria W. Moreno Mr. and Mrs. Adolfo W. Moreno Elsie Myers Mr. and Mrs. William W. Keas, Jr. Mrs. Bonnie L. Weaver Wayne Nysven Ms. Margaret Greene Mary B. Olenick Lyssy & Eckel Feeds H. R. Olivares Mrs. Irma Fenner Mrs. Cristela Olivares Joseph N. Oshman, M.D. Oshman Family Foundation Brandy L. Palmer Ms. Leigh A. Palmer Beverly Paxton Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey V. Chapman Gabriella A. Perez Ms. Maria A. Gonzalez Rolando Adriel Perez Mr. and Mrs. Eulogio Mendoza, Jr. Trinidad T. Perez Mr. and Mrs. Abel A. Valdez William B. Phillips Mrs. Donna H. Hafner Ms. Ann E. Hodges Billie Ruth Pickard El Jardin Partnership Jeff P. Pringle El Jardin Partnership Jerry Pundt Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel Lyssy & Eckel Feeds

Thomas Rains El Jardin Partnership Massey Farms, Inc. Jon Michael Reed Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel Ms. Gertrude Eckel Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Mildred E. Reed Dr. and Mrs. William J. Reed Robert R. Reed, Sr. Mr. Robert R. Reed, II Augustine Reyes Mrs. Jackie Collins Mitzi Rhoads Dr. and Mrs. George C. Nelson Cami Rodriguez Mr. Rob Rodriguez Marvin Ryland Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Bailey, Jr. Abel Salinas, Jr. Ms. Janie G. Salinas Arnoldo Sandoval Mr. and Mrs. Julian Cavazos Martha Schott Ms. Gladys Lippincott Stephen Schreur Ms. Barbara Schreur Ted S. Scibienski Mr. Del Aguilar Jamie Scott Associated Republicans of Texas Mrs. Debbie Payne David Shannon, M.D. Mr. Danny J. Cole Rupert Silguero Mr. and Mrs. David M. Bledsoe Norman J. Sluis Mr. and Mrs. Carlos X. Guerra Lost Souls Mrs. Olga A. Canas Chester J. St. Romain, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Carlos X. Guerra Mrs. Elizabeth A. Nisbet Mr. and Mrs. Bernard A. Paulson Dean L. Stafford Dr. Russell D. Borth Mrs. Georgia P. Duff Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Hargis Mr. and Mrs. William C. Morgan, Jr. Mrs. Barbara Stafford Wigington Rumley Dunn, LLP Melba Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Eckel Tamara Dawn Sturtz Mr. and Mrs. John L. Crites Bryanna Kay Taylor Ms. Mildred MacMurchy Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Beaty Ms. Olga Cabrera Megan Trombly Mr. Raymond Figueroa Jimmy Vogel Mr. and Mrs. Carlos X. Guerra James “Bud” R. Walker, Jr. Ms. Jenie Kelly Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Ms. Roxie Walker William Watson Mr. and Mrs. Darell Chapman Michael M. Weil Mrs. Linda H. Weil Byron Wesson-Dodd Mrs. Sue D. Fiedler Cleo Wiatrek Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Susie Wiatrek Lyssy & Eckel Feeds Leonard V. Wilson Ms. Janelle Wilson Nettie Lou Wilson Ms. Jo Tibiletti Sandra Dee Wise Ms. Betty Couch Dr. and Mrs. Arnoldo X. Cuellar Nathan Woodyard Ms. Ann E. Hodges Garrett Wright Mr. and Mrs. Jack Powers Eduardo Yzaguirre Mr. and Mrs. Carlos X. Guerra

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