RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN IOWA

What is a miracle?

Fall 2012 Newsletter Published Twice Annually

WHAT DOES A MIRACLE LOOK

LIKE, FEEL LIKE, AND TASTE LIKE? To answer that you might start by iden-tifying what your ex-pectations are for the situation presented. We, like all parents, naturally had cer-tain fundamental expectations for our daughter, now nearly 11 years old, when we discovered that she was on the way. We expected that she would walk, talk, grow, go to school, join the soccer team, be a cheerleader, and so on. When Adrianna was born with Down Syn-drome our expecta-tions for her future

changed. Those expectations changed further as time went on and the combination of her specific diagnoses appeared to leave very little room for things like intelligible speech, public class-rooms, sports teams, social activities, or even a trip to the shopping mall. In addition to Down Syndrome, she received the diagnosis of apraxia of speech and thyroid disorder. Anna has low muscle tone which affects her ability to walk, talk, hold a pencil, and many other daily activities. She exhibits obsessive compulsive tendencies and behavior issues- mild but enough to send school personnel and others running! We sought medical care and treatment in mul-tiple areas, multiple states, and multiple disciplines trying to find a way to make this child’s life functional, if not “normal”. Many well meaning professionals advised “acceptance” of her apparent limitations and adjustments of our expectations for her of a more isolated, seditary lifestyle. School personnel advised that her lack of intelligible speech, cognitive delays, and behavior issues made her better suited for homeschooling and provided private tutors.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, “ACCEPTANCE” IS NOT IN OUR VOCABULARY. Our quest to find answers led us to the University of Iowa - first to the Specialty Clinic and then to the Center for Dis-abilities and Development. Over the last 2.5 years, Adrianna has amassed an outstanding team of doctors, therapists, and others who haveidentified and worked diligently to identify and address her needs. A few of these special groups include the

Otolaryngology team who patiently work with her hearing loss to ensure that she can now hear clearly; Physical Therapy who helped us to obtain orthotics for her feet and ankles allowing her the gift of movement without pain; Endocrine who monitors her levels so she has the energy she needs to be a kid; and most recently the Be-havior Clinic. This special group of doctors afforded us 2 weeks of inpatient evaluation and education to help us, in part, understand the functionality of Adrianna’s behaviors and to identify acceptable alternatives. We have been home 1 month, have implemented the strategies and have noted changes which cause us to pause and give thanks every day. Adrianna, it turns out, is on the autism spectrum. Knowing this allows us to appropriately address the behavior and social difficulties that she has spent her life battling. Like all the other exceptional people at the CDC, we are confident that Dr. O’Brien’s team will continue to work with us to ensure that we have the tools to do that. We cannot adequately express our appreciation and thankfulness for the dedication, kindness, knowl-edge, humility, and professionalism of all who have worked with us.

THE RESULT OF THIS JOURNEY – A MIRACLE! Our child for the first time on Wednesday spent 45 minutes on the soccer field with other disabled children, shin guards in place, exhibiting socially appropriate behavior, running and kicking a ball, following directions. Our miracle! She was happy and successful with a normal ev-eryday thing like a soccer practice. This is what a miracle looks like, feels like, and tastes like - salty tears!

THROUGHOUT THIS JOURNEY, RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE AND ITS STAFF have stood be-side us with encouragement, patience, hard work and an obvious love for what they do. They have provided the proverbial “home away from home” for our fami-ly time and time again. Could we have done all of this without Ron-ald McDonald House? No. They are part of our miracle! We fully expect that new issues will arise and existing issues will continue but we are confident that the Ronald McDonald team will stand ready to assist in whatever way they can. Our heartfelt thank you as our daughter now stretches her wings and begins to experience for the first time those things which to date she could only watch from the sidelines.

Denise Austin9. 16. 12

1 FALL 2012

BOARD OF DIRECTORSCyndie Schmeiser, PhD, PresidentTara Clark, LISW, MBA, SecretaryJim Landis, TreasurerLynn Rowat, Past-PresidentJil DasherRenee FunderburkLois KarpinskeLindsay McConnellNancy PlockTami Pollari, RN, MSN, MBAJeff Segar, MDDan SmithJeff SmothersJoe SteinkeKatie Tunning, MBAChristine Zimmerman

FULL-TIME STAFFSam Bredlau, Family Services CoordinatorPh: 319-356-3939sbue@healthcare.uiowa.edu

Carson Eggland, Development DirectorPh: 319-384-5852egglandc@healthcare.uiowa.edu

Kristin Roberts, Executive DirectorPh: 319-356-4578robertsk@healthcare.uiowa.edu

Jake Sommer, Assistant DirectorPh: 319-356-4417sommerj@healthcare.uiowa.edu

PART-TIME STAFFBeth Pfohl, Grants & Scholarships CoordinatorPh: 319-356-8302pfohle@healthcare.uiowa.edu

NIGHT MANAGERSAllie HaightMacaira LeahyNatalie ManhicaKyle NicholsonDrew O’BlenessKrystal Titus

OUR MISSION

WE REMEMBER

WISH LIST

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to creating, finding, and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.

Derek EllerbeckTripp LoyLuzemma MajorAvery Phillips

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa730 Hawkins Dr. Iowa City, IA 52246-2509Ph.: 319-356-2509 Fax: 319-353-6873iowacityrmh@gmail.comwww.rmhc-easterniowa.orgwww.facebook.com/rmhceasterniowa

March 1, 2012 – August 31, 2012

The Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City is always apprecia-tive of gifts from its Wish List. The Wish List is comprised of practical, everyday items that families can use during their stay at the Ronald McDonald House.

The Ronald McDonald House has the same needs as your house – times 31 rooms!

All donations can be delivered to the Ronald McDonald House, 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM, seven days a week.

Below is a sampling of high priority needs:

Paper towelsFull-sized mattress padsHand soap“HE” laundry detergentSwiffer WetJet® suppliesPaper plates / napkins

A full copy of the Wish List can be found at www.rmhc-easterniowa.org.

2HELPING HANDS | FALL 2012

HELPING HANDS

Sisters Give Back to Ronald McDonald House

Karsyn’s Krusaders Renovates Ronald McDonald House Deck

Golfers from Whirlpool - Amana tee it up for RMHC

Coralville Kiwanis Club Delivers for Families

Kyndal, 9, and Keetyn, 7, recently made a do-nation of $2,630 thanks to proceeds from their cookbook, “Whipping Cancer.”

Their project began in 2011 after the sisters from Morning Sun entered the pageant cir-cuit, with Kyndal taking the Lil’ Miss Southeast Iowa title, and Keetyn being selected as Lil’ Miss Louisa County Fair.

After a friend was diagnosed with cancer the sisters decided to compile a book of recipes to honor people who were fighting, or had fought, cancer. Along with the recipe, the girls asked for a short paragraph on the person being honored in the cookbook. The sisters and their mom, Jill, relied on word of mouth through friends and family to sell the cookbooks. In the end, Kyndal and Keetyn were able to provide a wonderful gift to support families staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City.

For the third year in a row, Whirlpool - Amana Division sponsored a golf outing in Coralville to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa. Golfers enjoyed a fun day of networking on the course, along with the opportu-nity to win some great prizes throughout the day. Whirlpool met its goal of raising $50,000 through the event, with proceeds benefiting both Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa and the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.

Our thanks to Whirlpool - Amana Division for its outstanding support of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa!

Every Tuesday morning the Kiwanis Club in Coralville hosts a meeting for its club members. Generously, the club donates its leftover breakfast items for families at the Ronald McDonald House to enjoy following the meeting.

Karsyn’s Krusaders is an Iowa charity focused on creating awareness and fund-ing for individuals with cancer, specifically children, through sponsorship with-in the racing community. Founders of Karsyn’s Krusaders, Andy and Jessica Miller, are very familiar with how much the services that Ronald McDon-ald House can provide in a time of need. The Miller’s youngest child, Karsyn, was diagnosed with Leukemia at age 3. Throughout her treatment, they were able to stay at the Ronald McDonald House.

With those memories in mind, Karsyn’s Krusaders designated the priority to completely remodel the deck at the Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City. This past July, donations were made, volunteers coordinated and in a few short weeks, the Iowa City Ronald McDonald House had a newly renovated deck! As a special treat, two time Corn Belt Clast Late Model Champion and four time “Yankee Dirt Track Classic” winner Chad Simpson was available at the dedication for photos and autographs.

3 FALL 2012 | SPECIAL EVENTS

SPECIAL EVENTS

Gold Wing Riders Visit the Ronald McDonald House

In what has become an annual tradition since 2004, Gold Wing riders from chapters across Iowa visited with a huge supply of donations and pull-tabs, continuing the group’s long standing commitment to families and children at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City.

Arriving in the afternoon, riders enjoyed a BBQ and tours of the House. Despite the rain, over 75 Gold Wing members delivered $8,054 in cash donations, almost 1,500 lbs of pull-tabs, and boxes of Wish List supplies.

New this year, riders also delivered over 300 new infant clothing items for families with children in the neonatal intensive care. Families will receive a new clothing item for their newborn as they are able to return home.

A special thank you to this year’s Iowa District Directors, Lonnie & Diane Borseth, for their work on the 2012 ride and to all of the riders who braved the elements!

PARTICIPATING IOWA DISTRICT CLUBS:

Chapter E – BurlingtonChapter H – Albia

Chapter I – Waterloo/Cedar FallsChapter O – Quad CitiesChapter A – Des Moines

28th Annual Run/Walk Fundraiser Over 1,000 runners and walkers flooded the streets of Iowa City for the annual Ronald McDonald House Run/Walk earlier this year. Participants finished to cheers of support from volunteers, family mem-bers, and friends. Participants and sponsors helped raise over $27,500 (net) in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa.

Special thank you to our 2012 Race Sponsors: Scheels, West Bank, Adamantine Spine Moving, GEICO, Alpha Delta Pi, Oral Surgery Associ-ates of Iowa City, University of Iowa Community Credit Union, Universi-ty of Iowa Children’s Hospital, McDonald’s of Northeast Iowa, Bochner Chocolates, A. Y. McDonald Charitable Foundation & General Mills

“Fore the House” Golf OutingThanks again to the Iowa City Thursday Noon Rotary Club for its outstanding commitment in continuing to support the annual “Fore the House” golf outing, held this year on June 11 at Finkbine Golf Course.

Golfers enjoyed a day of golf, camaraderie, prizes and dinner while raising important funds in support of families traveling to Iowa City seeking critical medical treatment for their child. In just eleven years, “Fore the House” has raised just shy of $500,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa.

A grateful acknowledgment to our 2012 Platinum Host Sponsors:

• John L. Mergen, D.D.S. – Mergen Orthodontics• Billion Automotive – Iowa City• Glenn & Lois Karpinske, Karpinske Enterprises – McDonald’s (DeWitt, Dyersville, Maquoketa, Lancaster, Platteville, Galena, Savanna• Doug & Linda Paul – Harvest Farm & Preserve• The Kenneth K. Kinsey Family Foundation• Kevin O’Brien, Creative Management – McDonald’s (Coralville, Iowa City, Washington, West Branch, Williamsburg, North Liberty)• Riverside Casino & Golf Resort

Save the Date: June 10, 2013

4SPECIAL EVENTS | FALL 2012

Team RMHC “My son Ian was diagnosed with cancer, synovial sarcoma, when he was three years old. We lived in Cedar Rapids, but located one of the leaders in the field of treatment in New York City. Initially we stayed in a hotel, but quickly moved into the Ronald McDon-ald House in Manhattan

The normalcy of the Ronald McDonald House was the biggest gift. Not just the kitchen and dining room, the playroom and computer room, but also just knowing that every kid and every family there was going through a life changing event.

When we returned to Iowa, with Ian doing well and with clear scans, I set out on a journey to try to repay in some small way all of the support that had been given to our family. One of my first calls was to the Ronald McDonald House in Iowa City. Executive Director Kristin Roberts and I met to discuss ideas, and she suggested that RAGBRAI, as a signature Iowa event, might be a good way to raise awareness and money for Ronald McDonald House Charities Chapters located throughout the state in Iowa City, Des Moines, and Sioux City.

Along with help from staff at the Ronald McDonald House, we put together the first RAGBRAI team for Ronald McDonald House Charities - a group of 10 members riding across Iowa in our RMHC jerseys the last week of July. As we were riding, people would ride up next to us, and tell us stories about their family members, co-workers and friends who had personal experiences with RMH, and how much they appreciated what the House does. Families opened up their homes, giving us a respite after 40-90 miles of riding during the day. And, most importantly, the team

raised $15,000 through their own fundraising, which translates into 214 nights for families to stay at the Iowa City Ronald McDonald House.

We would like to invite you to join our RAGBRAI team. There are a lot of ways to do it. Ride with us! Our goal is to double our team by next year. You can ride all week, or just one day, or anywhere in between. Open your home to the team, if you happen to be on the ride route. Sponsor a rider. Sponsor meals. Sponsor the jerseys. We would love to have you join the team, in any way you can. If you’re interested, please contact Beth Pfohl, one of our fearless leaders during the week, at pfohle@health-care.uiowa.edu or 319-356-8302.”

Dana Larson, Team RMHC Rider

Governor’s Annual Steer Show Delivers Again

Sporting Clays Charity Shoot

For the 30th consecutive year, the Iowa Beef Indus-try Council and the Cattlemen’s Association joined forces with the Governor’s Office to organize the Governor’s Charity Steer Show. Each year the event raises money for the three Ronald McDonald Houses located in Iowa in Sioux City, Des Moines and Iowa City. This year’s event raised a record $150,360, the highest grossing auction to date, and eclipsed $2 mil-lion total raised since 1983.

Of special note, the “Thanks a Million” steer, sponsored by the Volunteer Boards of Iowa Ronald McDonald Houses, was named this year’s “People’s Choice.” The steer was shown by the Aaron & Jaime Burdorf family, who stayed at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City while their son, Blake, was under-going medical treatments.

To read more about the results, head to www. iabeef.org.

For the seventh consecutive year, sporting clay enthusiasts came together on a beautiful Iowa morning in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa.

This year’s event hosted 27 teams of five shooters, as familiar faces were joined by new ones. Close to 50 volunteers helped register participants, set up lunch, assist on the course, and much more. Highlights of the day included a 50/50 raffle concluding with a cannon blast, the top two teams separated by just three points, and Board Member Christine Zimmerman talking about her family’s experience staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City.

Congratulations to Team Blackhawk, comprised of Mike Freel, Lindy Roberts, Joe Boyle, Jim Bohr, and Damon Carr, for taking the top score this year with 677 out of a possible 750 targets hit.

A special thank you to our 2012 Platinum and Gold Sponsors: Jim & Cin-dy Scott; Johnson Controls; Colony Heating & Air; Highland Hideaway Hunting; Scheels; C.H. Robinson Worldwide; Oral Surgery Associates of Iowa City; Mike Hoover

5 FALL 2012 | AROUND THE HOUSE

AROUND THE HOUSE

“Coming out of high school in the Spring of 2009 I was feel-ing tired and uninspired from academia. I started volun-teering at The Ronald McDonald House in the fall of 2009. I was looking for something to occupy my time, but what I found was much more. I was born and raised in Iowa City, but had only heard about the house my senior year of high school from a friend who had volunteered there. I started volunteering not knowing what to expect from the experi-ence but I immediately made a great friendship with an-other volunteer. I vividly remember coming into the house every Friday at Noon and being excited for what I would do that day; no two days are ever the same at the house.

I am studying Therapeutic Recreation at The Univer-sity of Iowa. Spending my time giving back to The Ronald McDonald House gave me inspiration and motivation to volunteer. I am now the Executive Director of a volunteer organization on campus. Volunteering at the house reen-ergizes me when I get to spend time there. The staff and the families are so gracious and kind and I can leave know-ing I’ve made a difference. The pure mission of the organi-zation keeps me coming back again and again. I attribute a piece of my success to starting volunteering at The Ronald McDonald House. Without the warmhearted staff I’m not sure I’d be where I am today. Thank you RMH.”

“I was born in Wausau, Wisconsin but grew up in Prince Albert, Saskatch-ewan and Marion, Iowa. I am always torn on which of the three to call home. My major is Health & Human Physiology with a focus on pre-dentistry. I started volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House because two of my friends became volunteers and loved it so much that I wanted to get involved. I’m very excited to be a Night Manager because I am able to get to know a lot more of the families as well as understand more of what the Ronald McDonald House Charities provide.”

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT:

Jessica HamerNEW STAFF:

Macaira Leahy,Night Manager

Dubuque Wahlert Swimming & Diving Team and friends from Medical Partners visited the House! To the left, Monday night volunteers show their “RMH” pride!

6ANNUAL REPORT | FALL 2012

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSECHARITIES OF EASTERN IOWA

2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT

FAMILY. It’s a word nearly all of us have grown up with, drawing stick figures of our parents, siblings, and maybe even a family pet at an early age. It’s something many of us take for granted when the older sister is try-ing to be ‘helpful’ in telling us what to do or when parents give the ultimatum that we don’t agree with.

MY PERSPECTIVE OF THAT WORD changed dra-matically this year when my husband and I had our first child. Every new parent will tell you the emotions are more intense than they’ve ever known. And while I’ve always known Ronald McDonald Houses kept families together during tough times, this year the word “family” and the sentiment that surrounds it were brightly and boldly highlighted for me everywhere I looked.

EACH OF THE 3,500 INDIVIDUALS who laid their head down on our pillows at night this past year reflected the strength families have when they are able to stick to-gether. They all came to us looking for a “home away from home” while their child was seen at a nearby medi-cal facility. Continually, these families astound us at their ability to persevere through challenging times. There’s the family who stayed with us for over 100 days because their newborn arrived too early and I never saw them be-cause they were at the hospital before I walked through our front door in the morning and came back to the House long after I had left for the day. Or there’s the fam-ily that decided to leave their own hometown and make Iowa City home because that’s where the best medical care their child can receive is located.

THE GRATITUDE THESE FAMILIES HAVE for us in keeping their family together is humbling like when the grandfather was told he owed $15 and asked if he could have $150 put on his credit card. He’s joined by thou-sands of dedicated individuals who expand that word of “family” to those who support us in so many different ways: volunteers who give up three hours of their time

on a weekly basis, groups that come in to cook a meal for our families, individuals who give generously of their own hard-earned dollars, and the staff that goes far be-yond the last line in their job description of “other duties as assigned.”

YOU CAN EVEN FIND THIS SENSE OF FAMILY at the heart of our race, charity shoot and golf outing fundrais-ing committees and events. A new event this year, Team RMHC, raised money for the three Ronald McDonald Houses in Iowa as these individuals rode across the state of Iowa on RAGBRAI meeting past House families along the way. They started the week as a team and ended as a family.

AND BEYOND THE WALLS of the Ronald McDonald House, we extended our family to include the five new scholarship winners we support in their higher education dreams and the ten new organizations that received grant dollars, further pushing our mission into the community.

I COUNT MYSELF LUCKY that my family grew far be-yond one little guy this year; it grew by the thousands in each and every one of you. What’s even more staggering is we have plenty of room in our hearts for more broth-ers and sisters, so feel free to invite someone to join our family.

Kristin RobertsExecutive Director

RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN IOWARESIDENT FAMILIES BY ORIGIN

July, 1985 through June, 2012

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•ANGOLA•AUSTRIA•AZERBAIJAN•BOLIVIA•BOSNIA•BRAZIL•BULGARIA•CANADA•CAYMAN ISLANDS•CHILE•CHINA•COLOMBIA•COSTA RICA•CZECH REPUBLIC•DENMARK•DOMINICAN

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Lyon Osceola Dickinson Emmet Winnebago Worth Mitchell Howard Winneshiek Allamakee

Sioux O’Brien Clay Palo Alto Hancock Cerro GordoFloyd Chickasaw

Fayette Clayton

Plymouth Cherokee Buena Vista Pocahontas Humboldt Wright Butler Bremer

Woodbury Sac CalhounWebster

Hamilton Hardin GrundyBlack Hawk

Buchanan Delaware Dubuque

Monona Crawford Carroll Greene

Dallas

Story Marshall Tama Benton Linn Jones

Harrison Shelby Audubon Guthrie

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Polk Jasper Poweshiek

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1,000-OVER PERSONS SERVED(14 COUNTIES)350-999 PERSONS SERVED(28 COUNTIES)150-349 PERSONS SERVED(31 COUNTIES)0-149 PERSONS SERVED(25 COUNTIES)HOME OF THE IOWA CITYRONALD McDONALD HOUSE

PERSONS SERVED

RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN IOWAADULTS AND CHILDREN SERVED BY COUNTY OF ORIGIN

JULY, 1985 - JUNE, 2012

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101 57 126 158487

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32 52548 14 188 151 145 167 1,409 516 1,29382 81 109 64 265 115 413 414 301

1,940REFERRAL SOURCE TOTALIOWA COUNTIES 53,448 (74.8%)OTHER STATES AND COUNTRIES 18,041 (25.2%)TOTAL 71,489 (100.0%)

FAMILIES SERVED AT THE RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF IOWA CITY

FALL 2012 | ANNUAL REPORT

RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN IOWA2011 EXPENSES

PIE•1243•7/2012

75.1%PROGRAM SERVICES

$606,050

6.8%ADMINISTRATION

$54,508

TOTAL EXPENSES 2011 = $806,566

SOURCE: IRS FORM 990

18.1%FUNDRAISING

$146,008

DEPRECIATION, A NON-CASH EXPENSE - $171,635ACTUAL = $634,931

8ANNUAL REPORT | FALL 2012

RONALD McDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN IOWA2011 REVENUES

PIE•1312•7/2012

10% ROOM RENT$82,630

4% INVESTMENTS$31,590

TOTAL REVENUES 2011 = $815,581SOURCE: IRS FORM 990

86% FUNDRAISING$701,361

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN IOWA FINANCIALS

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN IOWA RELIES 100% ON PRIVATE GIFTS, RECEIVING NO STATE OR FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS FOR ITS OPERATIONS. DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

9 FALL 2012 | ANNUAL REPORT

Elliot Wagner with parents, Nathanial & Kimberly4 days old - March 7, 2012 - Iowa Children’s Hospital

FAMILY NOTES

DONORS

YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED!Donor listings are from March 1, 2012 – August 31, 2012. Please notify staff for any corrections.

Blue NamesDonations of $500 - $1,000

Red NamesDonations of over $1,000

INDIVIDUALSTanner and Trevor AbrahamVirginia AbrahamTeresa AdamsSharon AdeHarold AdolphRichard AikinElizabeth AlbaughLevi Alcover ReyesJanell AlgerEdward & Mary Jo AllanDonald and Linda AllebachLeah AllenRosemary & Martin L. AllenKent AmblerBill AmbriscoDale & Tresha AmbrosyKent & Barbara AndersonDonald & Marelu AndersonAlma AndersonDan AndersonKathi AndersonRebecca AndersonHarlin AndresenSarah AndrewsValerie AppletonMary AquilinoJulie Arling-ManfullLaurie ArnoldEmma Askildson & FamilyChris AtchisonLynn & Paul AtkinsDianne AtkinsThomas AusbornJennifer, Josefina & Amira AustinJade AyalaKelly & Ally BachmanMirza Omer BaigJim BakerStephen BakerBrad & Janice BaldesStephanie BalkeFrancisco BarceloEd and Ethel BarkerSheila BarronAmit BarveColleen BauerDennis & Kristi BeanJacalyn BeardMark & Angela BearyKevin & Vicki BeckerJoel BeckerEvan BeimersChristine BellomyDaphna Ben-ChaimTerry & Belinda BennettAshlee BennettJason & Gena BenoitMatthew BergDarrel BernhardtJason BerrieMaria Teresa BertorelloJohn BetkerDean BeukemaDale BieberDavison BishopAaron BlackBrian & Cheryl BlaumChristopher & Randi BlockJane BloomquistKeith & Marsha BockJennifer Boddicker

Pam BoeckenstedtScott BoerhaveJessica BoessMark & Peggi BoettcherDick & Norma BognerCynthia BohnenkampTerry BolesNorma BondLonnie & Diane BorsethJane & David BousfieldSteve and Jo BowersAndrew & Martha Bowles EdwardsKathleen BoyerEddie BoylstonRichard BrandRobert and Jill BranstadBill and Ann BrashierDanny & Mary BreidingerMatthew & Dallas BrekkeTimothy BrennanDebbie BrennemanHunter Cole BreschSusan BriggsJoseph Brimeyer & Melissa McDonald BrimeyerRussell & Diane BrooksPaul & Jane BrownBonnie BrownMarilyn BroxeyTimothy BuckinghamKristen BudreauGinny & Chris BureshBill and Celia BurgerShirley BurgerLorraine BurkeDennis & Sherry Burkle FamilySusan BurlingameJennifer Dugan BurnsErvin BurtonAudrey ButlerScott ByersBrad & Delilah CahoonDon and Phyllis CanfieldDavid CaplanRobert CarizeyKent CarlsonSally CarmichaelBrad Carrier & Friends of EvansdaleNoreen CarstensSamantha CarterJay CaynerYuan & Emmie ChangColleen ChapleauCatherine ChapmanHan Wei Chen & Yeou Jen LinLi-Kuei ChiouGary & Shannon ChristensenDevona Chun-FurlongMichael J. CiemnoczolowskiTom & Mary CilekLaura ClarkJulie ClausArleigh & Sue ClemensGene & Karen Clemmons and Friends of Rebecca StubbsVictor & Jennie ColangeloRuth ColemanJohn ColganKaren CongerTrudy ConklinAlisha ConradCasey Cook & Kay GfellerMarc Cook

Emma CorkeryGregg & K. Whitney CorriganKenneth & Joann CoughlinBen & Traci CoxRichard & Linda CraddickTamra CraftLonn & Phyllis CunninghamHugh CurtisBobbi DakotaCarl & Helen DallmeyerDiana DaltonWarren DarlingDarlene M. DarnellPenny DavidsenJean & Mary Jo DavidsonKenneth G. & Nancy DaviesWilliam & Donna DavisonBeth DeBoomKeisha & Ja’Vonne DedrickShilpa DennenyHeather DennisThe Derner FamilyDebra DirksenWilliam & Gerri DixDon DixonDebora DowneyColleen Downie-GalindoJim and Donna DownsRoxanne & David DozierLyle and Catherine DriskillArmando DuarteRyan Dye & Katy StrzepekArlin & Greta EberlineElizabeth EbotBrandt EchternachtSean EckhardtBarbara EcksteinAl & Sara EgglandJolene EhlerTrish & Sarah EhrenfriedRebecca EikeJohn & Amy EisenhauerPat & Cindy ElbertBetty J. ElderJeffrey and Teresa ElginElizabeth and Max EllicottStephanie EllingsonC.W. & Barbara ElliottJames & Laurel ElliottJennifer & Eric EndahlBrian & Christine EngebrechtJesse & Elaine EverhartRay FagenbaumElizabeth FaidleyReichert FamilyFlageole FarmsJan FasslerAbigail FauserAnn FeddersenJodi & Scott FeldermanJames & Judith FishKen FisherEarl & Julianne FitzJennifer FitzpatrickMick and Ann FletcherVerne FolkmannRyan ForsytheJim & Sharon FortneyJim & Marilyn FosterJoyce FrancoisSheila FraschtJean Frazer

Mike FreelMonica FreiburgerLaura Frey LawPhillip FriedrichKen FrostDavid FryLeo FuhrmeisterDave & Pam FullerKristine & Ronald FullerRenee FunderburkIris FungCecily GabelMichael GalliartKyle GanzerTina GanzerJeffrey & Lisa GarbinMinnetta GardinierSteve GardnerKent & Jennifer GehrlsGabriella GerkenMakenzi GerlitsElizabeth GierLinda GieseKelly GilliamJerrold Lee GilmereJean GingerichBarry & Martha GinsburgPam Giunta, Friends & FamilyTrevor GlanzGeorgina GlassLeda GoldsmithHelen GoldsteinMark N. Gomez & K. Patricia ChongDaniel D. GoodJeff GoodellJeff & Robyn GoreeThe Gorham FamilySusan GortonColton GosneyMary GrabeMary Lou GraskeyChris GreenDawn GreenwoodMartha GreerJudy GrekoCharles Griffin & Lori HillDan GrinsteadBrenda Gritsch

Lori GrittonSharon GrossJim GullandPaul & Sheila GuseMari HaleySusan HallKevin HamersWendy HamiltonCharles & Jean HansonPatrick & Nancy HansonChris HansonMenelaos HantzeasAnne HargraveBill & Marilynn HarrisJeffrey & Tracy HarrisAnna Harris & Drew MartelDavid HartmanMikayla HartmanRegina HatcherJohn and Deeann HebrinkShawn & Diane HedlundRebecca HegemanKristopher & Susan HeilmannAngela HeitzmanCathy & Mark HellingJames & Jeanette HendersonBill HessonDonna HirstDoris K. HobsonDarin & Kris HochstetlerJennifer HoffmanMelissa & Timothy HogrenJason & Lisa HoldorfRobert HollandBen HotzJeremy HotzMarvin HotzAlan HoweRobert & Elizabeth HradekSteven HribarJoel HuberLawrence HuberDave & Darla HulsebergAnthony & Deborah HurdAnn HussJudy HylandStephanie M. HynesMerry Ibsen

DONORS | FALL 2012 10

Colton and his family stayed at the Ronald Mc-Donald House in 2011 and

2009. Now they encourage all of their friends to collect

pull-tabs to support the House!

Heidi IltisBette InfeldJeff IraJulie IselyMichael JacobsChris JensenGreg JensenJan JensenMarlys JohnsonR. Ellen JonesMr. & Mrs. Brian JonesCharlene Jones, Friends & FamilyAnn JurgensenLaura Kaiden, Friends & FamilyDouglas KalinBev KaraginHiroto KawasakiHelen KeefeMaureen KelleyJ.P. KelloggSara L. KendallMorgan KerrDavid & Beth KesslerEarl & Dana KieferDebra KillionRobert KimballVictor KimberlingVicki KingThe Kenneth K. Kinsey Family FoundationKatherine KleinowBill KlimeshGina KlineMary KlineKatherine E. Kluesner & FriendsJames S. KluttsSvend V. & Elin M. KochJulie KoeppelKeith and Sharon KogerBrenda KrambeerJohn Kramer

Sandra L. KrayLeo KremerTim & Jessica KresowikTimothy & Rebecca KresowikSundar KrishnanAmy Kristof-BrownLynn and Kevin KroegerBret KroegerCandice KroegerDebra KroegerDiane KroegerLinda KroegerMatthew KroegerTerry & Pat KroemerMichelle KrummelBrian & Bobbi KruseRichard & Mary Lee KruseMartin & Janelle KuebrichKathy KuhnenLouis & Julie KuikenJody KurttGregory KwinskiJim & Nancy LandisJames & Peggy LangJennifer LansmanBeverly LantzJana LarsenDana Larson, Friends & FamilyLucinda & Russ LarsonKarlyn LarsonSteve LarsonJennifer & Jason LassnerDonald LauderRobert & Libby LaughlinElizabeth LawlerNick LeeLorraine LesterSteven & Barcey

LevyNorma LewisMarcus & Susan

LeyheYan Li & Jin Ping Gu

Paula LilesJulie LindowerDeborah

LinebargerEllen LinkGary LinnLinda LococoLaVerne LoganTucker LoghryGinger LongLinda LoukoMarla LovellMarilyn LuebkeJohn & Diana

LundellGail LundstromDiana LynchMike LynchMarguerite

MacekElaine Macias &

Destiny Hamilton

Lynette MacieScott & Mary

MaddenSusannah &

JohnMaddock

Lou & JoyceMagyar

Suzanne MaloLena MannRichard &

LavonneMartin

Donald & Sharon Mason

Brianna Massengale

Anith MathaiDick MathsonJohn & Kathryn MaxwellBarb MayberryRonald G

McAvoy SrYvonne McCabeShea McConnell, Friends & FamilyMelissa McDermottMarti McFarlaneDan McGivernNicole McGlynnLarry McGranahanLisa & Mike McGrathDick & Kathleen McKeenPaula McKennaKevin & Colleen McKeownGail McKillipJudy McMurrayPatricia McMurryLoris MeekerJoey MeihsnerRichard MelickTom & Christine MentzJames and Mary MerchantElizabeth Merdian LareauKelly MessinghamRobert & Sandra MewesJeff MilderChristopher & Barbara MilkeDr. Suzanne MillerSteven P MillerAnn MillerCynthia MillerJoel MillerJeffrey MoellerJerry & Ann MohrRay MonsonLaurie MooreWilliam & Wendy MoorheadReese and Joanna MorganTommy & Bethany MorganKevin MorganJim & Myra MorleyJune MorrisonSusanne MortonSusan J. MulderHillary MurphyJohn Murphy

Kara MurphyJeffrey C. Murray & Anne Marie McCarthyBob Murrell, Friends & FamilySusan MyersPukavadee NabangchangsMonica NadeauDustin NehringMatthew & Anji NeilGayle NelsonMary Lee NeubergerLawrence & Sandra NewberryChad and Kim NewtonMelissa & Rod NeymeyerDebbie NicholsJennifer NicholsonKyle Nicholson, Friends & FamilyEllen NickelM.M. Nino-MurciaHeidi NobilingLetisha NoblePatricia NolanLyse NorianJoyce NostLeonard NowoselTeodoro Nuguid, Jr.Mike & Janet O’BlenessPhilomena Ofori & FamilyRick & Penny OhrtRebecca OhsannRobert OlneyMonica O’NeilChuck & Sally OrrErnest & Ellen OsbornCarla OsborneRobin OstedgaardLouise S. OttaviKenneth & Connie OwingsArmond & Polly PagliaiNorm & Linda ParkerRachel, Jack, Mary & Holly ParmerDebra PearsonSunita & Ashok PenmatchaKelly PenningJeffrey & Leslie PeppingMadonna PerkinsChip PetersonGabriel & Corinne PettitTodd PettysAdriana PhillipsJeff PhillipsSharon PinnickAlicia PlatteterTami & Greg PollariJames & Laura PontoGlenn & Cynthia PopeMr. & Mrs. Dennis PopowskiBrent PorterVicki PorterClair A PowersApril QuandahlSteve QuigleyJoan RackiCatherine RadzewichDale RankinKurt & Laurie RanshawTodd RansomRichard & Sarah RasmerDonna RathSara & Jonathan ReedCynthia ReedDennis ReeseMary Lee ReichardtJim & Sue ReimanLuis and Paula ReisBarbara ReisDr. Ann RhodesKathleen RichardCalvin RickelsDaryl RideoutSarah RieszMarie RiggsJan M. RigottiLisa and Bryan RingenJohn RinkSondra K RippelJoseph RitlandChristine RobbChris RobertsLarry Robertson

LuAnn & Terry RobinsonGeorgene RockDavid & Gerald RoeAngela RoemermanJamie & Christopher RogersConnie Rogers & J.R. McKenzieDerek & Stephanie RoseBlaze RoseneMarla K. RossPete RothAudrey RoweDelaney RubyJamie RuckerDan L RuessMark SadewasserMaria D.R. SalazarJudy & Tom SaluriIrvin SandersonKari SauerJim SayreFranklin L. ScammanStacy & Rodd SchickElaine SchillerDarrell Keith SchleifCyndie and Russ SchmeiserDean & Jane SchminkeThe Schneider FamilyAllie SchumacherDiane & Daniel SchweerGene SchwickerathJim & Cindy ScottElla and Olivia ScottCarol Scott-ConnerLisa SearlsJeff and Ellen SegarDouglas & Jennifer SendThaggikuppe Seshadri & Hosahalli RathnaRichard SesslerJune SeversonAimen ShaabanBenjamin & Megan SheelerDave ShermanWilliam and Trudy ShockeyVivian ShontzJohanna ShortBob & Bonnie SierkRoger Simpson, M.D.Laura SinnWilliam & Karen SivitzMary Catherine SkotowskiSteve SmigielRoby & Kari SmithBarbara & Robert SmithTom & Sharon SmithJay J. SmithKelly SmithMarianne SmithTess SommerKimberly SpadingThe Sparks FamilyJohn SpitzerErin SpringerDaniel & Kim St. MartinBarb StandishJudy & Martin SteffenJim and Barbara StehbensRachelle StewartRika StollerDeborah StoryDuane StrawnNick StreetJune & Ken StrohmanJulie P. StruzynskiJanelle SturtzElisabeth StutzmanSonia Sugg & Joel ShilyanskyRay & Sandy SunkenAmie & Adam SutherlandDoug & Brenda SuttonJudy SwaffordDusty SwehlaCarrie SwenkaE.F. TaetsJack TankDenis and Susan TaskerAmy ThomasMichael & Kimberly ThompsonFaye ThompsonPhil Tobias11 FALL 2012 | DONORS

For the tenth year in a row, hundreds of piano students

descended on the Northpark Mall in Davenport this spring to

show their support for the Ronald McDonald House.

Piano Celebration strives to accomplish two goals over the

weekend at North Park Mall. First, organizers look to move

forward the efforts of “Piano for a Richer Life”, which encour-

ages people of all ages to experience the long-term benefits

playing the piano can have on their life. Second, it looks to raise

money for the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City. Over the

past ten year, piano students and sponsors of Piano Celebration

have raised over $280,000 for the Ronald McDonald House of

Iowa City.Special thanks to the 2012 Grand Sponsors: Agnew Henrick-

sen Hewitt & Associates – Merrill Lynch, Modern Woodmen

of America, White Roofing, KWQC-HD, Dimensional Graph-

ics, Quad-City Times, Tag Communications, 97X Classic Hits,

Yamaha Corporation of America, Friends of Piano for a Richer

Life, US Bank, After Image The Look

PIANO CELEBRATION

Robert & Rita TomanekKyndal & Keetyn TownsleyRandy & Pamela TrenaryAngela Marie TrenkampRuth TresnerRobin TuczakTracy TudKeegan TurnboughSally TurnerEllen TwinamTodd & Diana Van HalLarry & Linda Van NattaGlenn & Audrey Van RoekelDr. Brad Van VoorhisStan Van WykPete VanderhoefNikki, Brian, Ashley & Logan VarcoeJan & Florene Veldhuis-KroezeWendy & Kevin VerschooreBrooke Vittetoe McLaughlinAlexandra Paige VolkJerry VollbeerKatherine VossJulie WagnerPeter WagnerDr. Wayne & Nancy WagonerMike WalkerRose & Barry WallaceAnne WallisMarissa WardCraig WassenaarJan WaterhouseRhonda WatersMichael WaysonMarc WeaverAnn WeberRobert and Connie WeckelMichele Weiss, Friends & FamilyDonna WelterGloria WenmanPamela WerkmeisterBetty A. WerthmannDonna & Richard WesolowskiJohn Westefeld & Deb LiddellDenise WestmanPatricia WheelerKristin WhiteAndrew WhittleseyJohn & Michaelanne WidnessKarna & Jeff WieckGaylon & Brenda WieseJean and Jim WieseRoss WilburnTony & Deb WilhelmTracy WilleBill WilliamsDoris WilliamsVictor & Dianne WilsonSteve & Mirja WilsonDarrell WilsonJohn WinistorferMarc WoldPaul and Joni WolfLora Lea WomochilJodi Woodrich-Bunn & Steven BunnMarguerite K. WoodsCraig WoodsonCurt & Joan WuestGaye WulffGrant WyniaElizabeth S. YakishPatricia YarolemCasey Wayne YochumRebecca YoderGloria YorekMary YottyGary & Darlene YoungEd J Zastrow, Jr.Xi ZhuAimee ZiegenbeinEkhard ZieglerPat ZouselAmy ZschiescheBrad ZuberKidzPulling4Kidz

MEMORIALS• Mrs. Adamek

Donna Moe

• Dorothy Allen Kate CarterGeraldine Ruess

• Ken ArnoldLaurie Arnold, Family & Friends

• Joan Baker Ken & Marlene Tekippe

• William BartikJim & Dianne Senior

• Mark BatenhorstRobert & Gwen Batenhorst

• Helen BehrensKenneth & Marcella Wendel

• Darrell Belzer• Ami Belzer

Mary Belzer, Family & Friends• Quinn Boylston

Sawyer Elementary• Jason M. Brown

Tim & Patricia Brown• Dick Caldwell

Joann Caldwell• John Campbell

Michael & Veronica Cox• Doris Carlson

Dwight & Wava Wetrosky• Vera Castrey

Albert & Wanda Castrey• Tess Catalano

Jo Catalano• Brody Connelly

PJ Connelly• Gregory & Sylvia Cripple Family

Gary & Deb Fogle• Judy Curtis

Clayton Curtis• Paige Evelyn Degner

Peyton Murphy• Jonathan Deutsch

Sacred Heart School• Sandra Ehrhardt

Kenneth & Marcella Wendel• Derek Ellerbeck

The Ellerbeck Family & Friends• Cassidy Flowers

Dr. Erin Wehr• Donald Frank

Perry Stein• Denny Fritz

Lisa & Andrew PloehnLucia HutchcroftCandace Canik

• Beverly GordonMarjorie B. Davison

• Jane HuberRobyn Wangelin

• Austin Hurd Kathryn Hurd

• Jesalyn Nicole JensenTim & Patricia BushGary & Mary Johnson

• Judy JohnsonRuth Langehough

• Joey KrouseM. Darlene Schillerstrom

• Madison Larson TallmanSacred Heart School

• Nicholas Ryan LawsonMike & Lisa Lawson and Family

• William LodgeWarren & Joann EverhartDonald & Darlene LodgeRev. W. W. UtterbackClark & Marcia Levsen

• Sharlene LukeGood Shepherd United Methodist

• Aurora LuthCharles & Shirley Luth

• Orrin “Red” MarxBetty J. Marx

• Joey McDanielGene & Karen McDaniel

• Adam McFarlandMary Lee Neuberger

• Bonnie Meyer• Nancy L. Meyer

Kenneth & Marcella Wendel• Lonnie Michel

Julius Michel• Richard Newman

Dwight & Wava Wetrosky• Thomas Oien

Kim Oien, Family & Friends• Gabriel Perkins

Woodrow Wilson Middle School• Cade Pleggenkuhle

Kim and Sue Pleggenkuhle• Dr. Ignacio Ponseti

Pam & Shawn McKinven• Nancy Richardson

The Gorham Family• Dwight Ridinger

Marilyn Ridinger, Family & Friends• Alexa Rohrbach

Christ the King Church• Sandy Ronan

Daniel M. RonanLinda Sojka

• Calvin C. Sayers, Sr.Calvin C. Sayers, Jr.

• Robert SchillerstromM. Darlene Schillerstrom

• Laurel SchoonKatherine Schoon, Family & FriendsOrion Middle School

• Irene ShimaRon & Donna Worrell

• John SilberGene Peters

• Nicole SimmonsJust 2 Moms

• Wyatt Smith ReddyAimee & Harrison Reddy

• Sam SoiferRiver Products Company

• Pam StewartLibrary Staff AssociationMaria Miller

• Harriett TaylorDavid & Natalie Frutiger

• Monica TerrellJamie and Laura Smith

• Jon Michael Van HoveMike & Laurie Christians

• Jason A. VossRuth Voss

• Nellie WilleyDon & Jo Ellen Copeland

• Nancy E. WilliamsCedar County Sheriff’s Office

• Jacob Woodward-ReisdorfThe Reisdorf Family

• Johnathan WulfJack & Eunice Sliver

• Dr. Mitsuo YanagiharaWPG Solutions

TRIBUTE• Judy Anthony

Renee Anthony• Jena Bartenhagen

Natalie Bartenhagen• Richard Bloomquist

Access Energy Cooperative• Jeremiah Buehler

Alliant Energy Foundation• Mr. & Mrs. Robert Buettell

Glenn & Margaret Bartelt• Chloe Bunch

Chloe Bunch• Adeleigh Carmichael

Walter and Gretchen Jordan• Molly Dugan

James & Susan Foley• Mike Funke

City of Coralville• Allison Gehrls

Alpha Delta Pi - University of Northern Iowa

• Ayden GendreauPamela Giunta

• Kelly GoodrichEmma Loren Rose Dravis

• Will HalversonNorthfork Farms

• Anne HargraveRobin Staak

• Lexi HartKarisa Hart

• Ruth HesseltineSusan Ehrlich

• Patrick HuntoonEric & Brandy Huntoon & Norwalk Community

• Emma ImmelVicki James

• Camden KaufmannAndrea James

• Joseph KennedyJohn & Helen McFarland

• Lindsey Kite Randy & Teresa Merkel

• Morgan LampFrank L. Smart Intermediate School

• Tyler LykkenDan LykkenUS BankMr. & Mrs. Bill West

• Judah MalloyPatrick & Katrin Fergus

• Cole Douglas McConnellVirginia Palmer

• Jacob McGrath

Lloyd McGrath• Carly Moon Mullin

Coleen Mullin• Mahala Mullen

Michael & Veronica Cox• Ariel Patchin

Erika Laffoon• Carter Pentecost

Marcia & Scot Storjohann• Grace Rigdon

LaMar Popp• Abby Ryan

Louisa-Muscatine CommunitySchool

• Keegan Seeley-VosLiz Vos

• Raelynn Smith FamilyBCLUW School District

• Sandee TudorRandy & Teresa Merkel

• Lorraine VerkruysseGene & Dorothy Chamberlain

• Sophia Von WaldJohn & Lisa Von Wald

• Elliott Nathaniel WagnerKarl Korth

• Betty WerthmannConnie Werthmann

• Maggie & Kylie WrightMaggie & Kylie Wright

BUSINESSESA.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. Charitable

FoundationACTAdamantine Spine MovingAfterimage The Look, Inc.Allstate Giving CampaignAshford University Hall CouncilAW Welt Ambrisco Insurance, IncBerg’s Lawn CareBillion AutomotiveBobb Chiropractic CenterBochner ChocolatesC.H. RobinsonCarousel MotorsChuck & Dales Bar & GrillCIVCO Medical Instruments Company,

Inc.Coca-ColaCollins Community Credit UnionConAgra FoodsCreative Management, Inc /

McDonald’sDHR InternationalDillard’sE.F. & Sylvia Schildberg FoundationEast Balt CommissaryEggy’s on 965Farmers & Merchants Savings BankFarmers Savings Bank & TrustFarmers Savings Bank EmployeesGenesis Medical CenterGeorgia Pacific - Quilted NorthernGolden State Foods Foundation

12DONORS | FALL 2012

Great River Medical GroupGreat Western BankHarvest Farm & Preserve - Linda &

Doug PaulHawkeye Fire and Safety CompanyHawkeye Harley DavidsonHills Bank & Trust CoHodge ConstructionHy-Vee Food Store - CentervilleIntegrated DNA TechnologiesIowa Medical Classification CenterITW FoundationJama C. RunyanKalina InsuranceKirlin’s Hallmark #119Klinger Paint CompanyKnutson Construction ServicesLibertyville Savings BankMain at Locust PharmacyManor HouseMcCormack Distributing Co., Inc.McDonald’s - Jerry MrozinskiMcDonald’s - Karpinske EnterprisesMcDonald’s - Midwest Regional OfficeMcDonald’s - Roger MuselmanMcDonald’s of Iowa Quad CitiesMcDonald’s of Waterloo & Cedar Falls

- J & M PartnershipMcDonald’s Restaurants of Northeast

IowaMerck CorporationMercy Hospital Pastoral CareMergen OrthodonticsMid-American Glazing SystemsMidWestOne BankMississippi Valley Regional Blood

CenterMonsanto FundMorris Landscaping & Garden CenterMSI Mold BuildersNelson ChiropracticNorth Dodge Athletic ClubNorthwest Arterial McDonald’s

RestaurantsOgilvy MusicOral Surgery Associates of Iowa

City, PCPaul Meyer Chemicals, Inc.Porter Insurance AgencyRiverside Casino & Golf ResortRiverside Travel MartRockwell CollinsRonald McDonald House Charities -

Quad CitiesRotary Club of Iowa City - Thursday

NoonScheelsSERVPRO of Iowa City/Coralville &

Ottumwa/OskaloosaShive-Hattery, Inc.South Slope CooperativeSouthern District of Iowa Probation

OfficeSpring Valley Dental CareSweeting Catering & FriendsThe Bank of America FoundationTru SalonUniversity of Iowa Children’s HospitalUniversity of Iowa College of DentistryUS BankVaassen, Pluemer CPA’s, LLCVeridian Credit UnionWal-Mart FoundationWells Fargo Community Support

CampaignWells Fargo Home Mortgage - Region

36West BankWest Liberty Chiropractic CenterWestport Touchless AutowashWhirlpool Corporation, Amana

DivisionWhite Roofing Company

ORGANIZATIONS3rd District Junior Legion AuxiliaryAgudas Achim Youth GroupAlpha Delta Pi - University of Iowa

Alpha Delta Pi - University of NorthernIowa

Alpha Zeta Chapter of ESAAmerican Legion Post #154 -

BettendorfAmerican Legion Post #142 - DysartAmerican Legion Auxiliary Juniors -

WilliamsburgAmerican Legion Auxiliary #298 -

MarionAmerican Legion Jr. Auxiliary 2nd

District - WheatlandAmerican Legion Post #27 - MuscatineAmvets Auxiliary Post #19 - WaterlooAMVETS Ladies Auxiliary of Mt.

PleasantAplington Presbyterian ChurchBethany Lutheran Church - West

BranchBig River Sams Good Sams ChapterBlakesburg Christian ChurchAmerican Legion Post #711 - Blue

GrassCedar County Farm BureauChester Royal Grange - GrinnellChrist the King Lutheran Church -

Iowa CityClassy Chassy CruisersConkerr CancerGirl Scout Daisy Troop #8039Dance Marathon - University of IowaDelta Phi SigmaAmerican Legion Auxiliary Post -

DenverDurant Lioness ClubEarlville Clever CloversFaith Walk World Outreach CenterFirst Baptist Church - DavenportFirst Baptist Church - Rock Island, ILFirst Christian Church - DavenportFirst Presbyterian Church - East

Moline, ILFriendly-4-Corners 4-H ClubGarwin Vacation Bible SchoolGFWC Rock Island Jr. Women’s ClubGirl Scout Brownie Troop #8579Girl Scout Daisy Troop #9575Girl Scout Troop #8036Girl Scout Troop #8811Girl Scout Troop #8898Girl Scout Troop #1123Girl Scout Troop #5016Girl Scout Troop #8938Girl Scouts of Northern IllinoisHeart of Hawkeye SamsHeritage United Methodist Church

- WaverlyHudson Tuesday Study ClubIllowa Bi-State Combined Federal Campaign DonorsInspiration SamsIowa Good Sam ClubISU Extension - Delaware CountyIzaak Walton League - NewtonJessie Rees FoundationJohnson County 4-HKidzPulling4KidzLadies VFW Auxiliary #788Lions Clubs of IowaMessiah Lutheran Church - Aledo, ILMilan First Presbyterian ChurchMiss Iowa TitleholdersMoose Lodge #304 - Cedar RapidsMorning Sun Lioness ClubMt. Pleasant VFW Auxiliary 2561United Methodist Church - Mt. VernonNewman Catholic Student Center -

Iowa CityNortheast Iowa VagabondsOur Lady of Lourdes Youth GroupPeople to People Cedar RapidsPhi Eta Sigma - St. Ambrose UniversityPleasant Valley United Methodist

ChurchPotosi-Tennyson Lions ClubPrairie Master 4-H ClubPrairie Stars 4-HProgress Club of ElginRelay for Life - South Lee CountyRock Island Evening Lions Auxiliary

Royal Neighbors of America Chapter 1068

Royal Neighbors of America Chapter 20110

Sacred Heart Church - Eagle GroveSaint Timothy Women’s Guild -

WiliamsburgSharon Center United

Methodist ChurchSippi SamsSt. Ludmila’s Church - Cedar RapidsSt. Mary Church - Williams-burgSt. Patrick’s Catholic Church -

Middle AmanaSt. Patrick’s Catholic School -

Cedar FallsSt. Paul’s United Methodist

Church - Cedar RapidsStampin’ UpTheta Tau Professional Engineering

FraternityTrinity United Church of Christ -

MoscowUnited Methodist Church - KeosauquaVFW Auxiliary #9128 -

BettendorfVFW Brandenburg Krueger

Auxiliary - TripoliVinton Presbyterian Church

Youth GroupWalker United Methodist ChurchWapello Travelin’ SamsWarren County DAR

SCHOOLSAmana ElementaryAplington-Parkersbug Middle

SchoolAquin Elementary - CascadeBGM Community SchoolsBluff Elementary - ClintonCampanelli School -

Schaumburg, ILCedar Rapids Washington High School Dance MarathonCedar Valley Christian School

- Cedar RapidsCenter Point - Urbana SchoolCentral Community Elementary

- ElkaderClarion - Goldfield Community SchoolCleveland Elementary - Cedar RapidsColumbus Junction Community

SchoolsCoolidge Elementary - Cedar RapidsDanville Community SchoolDenver ElementaryDouma Elementary - OttumwaEkstrand Elementary - DeWittEnglish Valley Community SchoolsErie ElementaryErskine Elementary - Cedar RapidsGarner Elementary - North LibertyGarner-Hayfield Community School

DistrictGlenview Middle - East Moline, ILGrant Elementary - MuscatineHarmony Jr/Sr High School -

FarmingtonHLV SchoolHoly Trinity Catholic Schools - Ft

MadisonHoover Elementary - Iowa CityIKM - Manning SchoolsImmaculate Conception-St Joseph

SchoolJackson Elementary - AtkinsJesup ElementaryJohn Cline Elementary - DecorahJordan Catholic School - Rock Island, ILKalona ElementaryKate Wickham Elementary - CoralvilleKenwood Elementary - Cedar Rapids

NorthStar Elementary - KnoxvilleLakeview Elementary - SolonLemme Elementary - Iowa CityLincoln Elementary - Iowa CityLinn Grove Elementary - MarionLisbon School - LisbonLone Tree Community SchoolLourdes Catholic School - BettendorfLyons Middle School - ClintonMadison Elementary - MuscatineMediapolis Community SchoolsMercer County Junior High - Joy, ILMFL MarMac Community School

DistrictMt. Pleasant Christian SchoolMt. Vernon Middle SchoolNixon Elementary - HiawathaNorth Bend Elementary - North LibertyNorth Cedar School - Cedar FallsNorth Central Junior High - North

LibertyNorth Fayette Elementary - West

UnionNorth Linn Elementary - CoggonNorway ElementaryOrange Elementary - WaterlooOrion High School NHSOur Lady of Grace Catholic Academy -

East Moline, ILPeet Junior High School - Cedar FallsPeosta ElementaryPrairie Heights Elementary - Cedar

RapidsPrairie Ridge Elementary - Cedar

RapidsPreston-East Central FFA

Prince of Peace Catholic School - Clinton

Regina Elementary - Iowa CityRiverdale Elementary - Port ByronRock Island Center for Math & ScienceRoundy Elementary - Columbus

JunctionShare & Care Christian Preschool -

EldridgeSt. Edward School - WaterlooStarmont High School - ArlingtonStewart Elementary - WashingtonStrawberry Hill Elementary - AnamosaTaylor Elementary - Cedar RapidsThomas Jefferson Elementary -

BettendorfTrinity Lutheran School - DavenportTruman Elementary - Cedar RapidsUnion Community - LaPorte CityWACO Elementary - CrawfordsvilleWapello ElementaryWashington Elementary - MuscatineWayne Jr. High SchoolWeber Elementary - Iowa CityWest Bend Mallard SchoolWest Central Grade Schools -

BiggsvilleWest High School - Iowa CityWest Liberty Middle SchoolWest Marshall Elementary - State

CenterWest Middle School - AnamosaWestfield Elementary - RobinsWilton High School FCCLAWilton Jr. High Student CouncilWinfield-Mt. Union NHS

13 FALL 2012 | DONORS

Special edition presented exclusively by Dillard’scooking • entertaining • giving

ChristmasCookingfor

Dillard’s is teaming up again this year with Ronald Mc-Donald House Charities through sales of a special custom edition of the Southern Living Christmas Cookbook. All proceeds from the sale of the cookbooks benefit local Ronald McDonald Houses operated within Dillard’s markets. Last year this promotion generated $9,801.54 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa. Dillard’s has supported RMHC since 1994 with various holiday fundraisers, including sales of the Southern Living Christmas Cookbook for the past five years.

RMHC OF EASTERN IOWA SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM

Darin Lee (2010-1 1 multi-year recipient): University of Pittsburgh

Angela Pretz (2009-10 multi-year recipient): University of Iowa

Simone Renault (2008-09 multi-year recipient): University of Iowa

Since the inception of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa Scholarships Program five years ago, $74,000 in schol-arship money has been awarded to Eastern Iowa high school seniors moving on to post-secondary educa-tion who have demonstrated financial need, academic achievement, leadership and community involvement. Each year brings a new set of outstanding applicants, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa looks forward to another year of supporting promising students looking to further their education beyond high school.

The 2012-2013 Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa Scholarship Program Application will be available starting on October 1, 2012 and students can ac-cess the application online at https://aim.applyists.net/RMHC. Students who are graduating from high school in May 2013 and live in the following counties are eligible to apply: Benton, Bremer, Black Hawk, Bu-chanan, Cedar, Chickasaw, Clinton, Dubuque, Fayette, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Washington, and Grant, WI.

For more information, please contact Beth Pfohl at 319.356.8302 or pfoh-le@healthcare.uiowa.edu.

2011-12 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

Austin TrumbullIowa City

Attending University of Iowa

Emily BudreauCedar Falls

University of Iowa

Emily BickneseElgin

University of Northern Iowa

Mariah ReevesCedar Rapids

Coe College

Yorik Anguilar-RosalesIowa City

Kirkwood Community College

Emily KoellerLancaster, WI

Wisconsin-Whitewater University

14RMHC OF EASTERN IOWA SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM | FALL 2012

NONPROFIT ORGUS POSTAGE

PAIDPERMIT NO. 200IOWA CITY, IA

730 Hawkins DriveIowa City, Iowa 52246-2509

Ph. 319-356-3939

iowacityrmh@gmail.comwww.rmhc-easterniowa.org

The Kurfuerst Family

Braylin & Dawson Weaver, August 2012

AROUND THE HOUSE