helping kids with

hearing loss find their

VOICESAnnual Report 2012–13

MISSIONWe will be an educational option and resource for every family that chooses listening and spoken language as the way to help their child with hearing loss reach their full potential.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJennifer A. Ward, Au.D. PRESIDENT Lions Children’s Hearing & ENT Clinic at the U of M Amplatz Children’s Hospital

Maggie Johnson SECRETARY Sojourner Farms

Dane Boeckermann, CPA TREASURER Boeckermann Grafstrom & Mayer, LLC

Rob Britton Minneapolis Portfolio Management Group, LLC

Kristin A. Daniels TIES

Josephine Z. Helmbrecht, Au.D. Spirit River Audiology

Kevin Mosher Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP

Scott Robbins Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

Kari Townsend

Dear parents, families and friends,

Every day at Northern Voices the sounds of children talking and laughing fill the classrooms and hallways and echo across the playground – they are the sounds of potentiality, of children with hearing loss learning to listen and speak.

We believe that every family that chooses listening and spoken language for their child with hearing loss should have access

to the highest quality education available. Last year, we introduced two new programs to increase this access and respond to needs expressed by parents. Adventure Club is a before and after school program designed for working families. The extended care hours help ease transportation challenges and maximize the time students spend with trained staff who already know each child’s abilities and language goals. We also piloted a teletherapy program – removing geographic barriers via online instruction. Families outside the Twin Cities often have few options, and now we can reach children who otherwise may not have had the opportunity to learn to listen and speak.

This year, Northern Voices turns 15. We continue to focus on early intervention and quality programming, enabling children with hearing loss to start school at or above the level of their hearing peers. It’s a foundation that is second to none – and the long-term results speak volumes. Our alumni are now graduating high school and entering college with doors of opportunity wide open. Please join us this 15th year as we celebrate the successes of Northern Voices and our incredible students.

Sincerely,

Erin Loavenbruck, Executive Director

Northern Voices works to empower parents to communicate with their young children with hearing loss through listening and spoken language. This means helping parents to understand about hearing loss and communication options, and how hearing loss can impact communication development. When parents learn how to teach their child to talk, it strengthens the parent-child bond and promotes future language development.

It is never too early to begin working on listening and spoken language with a child who has hearing loss. Whether or not a child has yet received hearing aids or cochlear implants, parents can learn techniques and skills for talking with their child.

Children transition into the Toddler Program when they are ready to begin social interactions in small group settings, usually between 18 months and two years old. Available in the mornings, each child attends as appropriate for him or her – younger children may come only two days a week while older children may come all five days. Teachers continue to help parents learn strategies and techniques for communicating with their child and encouraging development.

The Toddler Program features large group activities, small group teaching, and one-on-one sessions with teachers uniquely trained in teaching oral deaf education. Individual sessions focus on vocabulary, speech and language skills, and listening skills, while group activities allow for learning and observation of other typical child development skills, such as social skills, cognitive skills, and fine and gross motor skills, in a linguistically rich, supportive environment.

Never Too Early to Start

Early Intervention

PARENT-INFANT PROGRAM

TODDLER PROGRAM

PAYING IT FORWARD: The Teen Scene students hosted an evening of babysitting for Northern Voices families.

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT TEEN SCENE?

It’s a club for Northern Voices grads and other teens with hearing loss (ages 13+), organized by a NV alumni family. Teens meet monthly to reconnect with former classmates, make new friends, give back to their community and – most importantly – have fun!

Northern Voices offers full-day school programs to help children ages three and up enter school ready to succeed. Many students transition into kindergarten, but depending on a child’s progress, he or she may transition as early as preschool or not until first grade.

The Discovery Room is geared toward children ages three to five and features typical preschool activities. Older students, ages five and up, spend their time in the Learning Center, participating in activities and learning skills appropriate to kindergarten classrooms. Students in both classrooms continue to work in a small group setting with teachers uniquely trained in teaching oral deaf education.

Ready to SucceedSCHOOL PROGRAM

EXPENSESINCOME

BUDGET OVERVIEW(September 2012–August 2013)

Program Fees ........................ $ 299,853 38%Contributions & Grants ......... $ 386,438 49%Special Events ....................... $ 94,816 12%Interest Income ..................... $ 214 <1%Miscellaneous Revenue ......... $ 3,167 <1%Gross Income ........................ $ 784,488

Programming ........................ $ 808,901 92%General Operating ................ $ 61,432 7%Fundraising ........................... $ 9,324 1%Total Expenses ...................... $ 879,657

Alumni Spotlight

Annika Wanha, 5th Grade

MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY: horseback riding and dance.

WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE: a teacher.

NORTHERN VOICES TAUGHT ME: I have the confidence to try

anything that I want to do.

Sophia Stiel, Preschool

MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY: playing with my brother and sister.

WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE: a chicken.

NORTHERN VOICES TAUGHT ME: how to talk!

Quin Stevens, 10th grade

MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY: reading and varsity football – we made section finals!

WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE: a welder or teacher.

NORTHERN VOICES TAUGHT ME: to talk and read all the time!

Ben Terry, 1st Grade

MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY: karate.

WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE: a dentist.

NORTHERN VOICES TAUGHT ME: to listen, and be a nice friend to others.

Rilee Smith, 1st Grade

MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY: reading Judy Moody books and acting out my favorite parts.

WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE: I don’t know, it’s so hard to decide. Maybe a teacher or hairstylist but probably a rock star.

NORTHERN VOICES TAUGHT ME: lots of exciting words and that’s so fun because I have a lot to say.

Also Miss Angie taught me the “tootie ta” song so now I can teach my baby brother.

“When Annika was first diagnosed with all her issues (she

has other disabilities above the hearing loss) 11 years ago,

I was worried about how my child would be able to live

in this world without her hearing, without being able to

communicate with the world around her. Now six years

after leaving Northern Voices, this is the least concern on

my mind when we consider her educational goals. She is

in choir, dance and band, and is confident in who she is.

Northern Voices gave my child her ‘voice.’”

— Rebecca Wanha (mom)

“Northern voices gave our daughter an

abundance of words which has filled our

lives with love & laughter. She spends her

days passing on all that she learned to her

baby brother who is just getting used to

his hearing aids.”

— Lisa Smith (mom)

Meet some of our amazing graduates!

DONORSPATRONS ($10,000+)AnonymousLamm Family FoundationOberkotter Foundation

BENEFACTORS ($5,000–$9,999)Delta Dental of MinnesotaMinnesota Timberwolves

FastBreak FoundationNevin N. Huested FoundationSt. Paul CommoditiesTotal Depth Foundation

LEADERS ($1,000–$4,999)Advanced BionicsMichele & Rob BrittonRobert Britton, SrRichard BrustadKyle & Tyler ChristophersonCochlear AmericasAngelica DanielsKristin & Jake DanielsDebbie & John ErbJenny & Jonathan HokansonJoern, Samaha & AssociatesAbigail JohnsonMaggie & Ward JohnsonLindey’s Prime Steak HouseErin & Adam LoavenbruckMeristemMinnesota Academy

of AudiologyMMIC Group, Inc.Chris & Heidi PartonDonna & William PfeifferKaren Abel & Mike PignatoPohlad Family Companies–

CRP Holdings, LLCVirginia & Clayton ReinRogers Lions ClubCynthia & Steve RohSchaffer ArcheryDoris & Paul SchafferSojosStephannie & Tom StielTarget Take Charge of EducationThink SmallTwins Community FundVos Family FoundationJennifer WardKathy Rein & David WhitehouseJeff WickJay Wyant

PARTNERS ($500–$999)Barbara & Kent AschenbrennerRodger BakkeAmy & Bob BandyEunice BensonBoeckermann Grafstrom &

Mayer, LLCMary BorleySandy & Bob BrillCassies Inc DBA

D. Brian’s Deli & CateringShawn EnterTimothy GavinKatherine GermannAndrew GreeneHarrison GrodnickJeni & Jason HiebertJen & Tom HoganMichelle & Craig HumeKiwanis Club N. Suburban

St. PaulEmily & Joseph LangelJason MarschallJudith McGuire

MED-ELAllison & Jeff MehlhornHolly & Jon MinneKevin MosherLindsey & Justin NelsonUgo Eko & Paschal NwokochaPaula & Casey O’KeefeOptions Schools, Inc.Dan PainterDana PaschenMissy & Jack PerryDana & John PollardPremier BankTodd SampsonGenevieve & Jacob SchafferLisa & Steve SmithJan SuttonThrivent Financial for Lutherans

Member Services TeamKari & Tony TownsendLeon WahbaJeff Young

FRIENDS (UP TO $499)Charles AbramsFrances AddingtonAngelica AdamsAffinity PlusSamantha AhlbrechtJoe AkersChristl AnastasioDiane AnastasioLeanore AnastasioPeter AnastasioChelsea AndersonEmily AndersonKieman Holland AndersonKristie AndersonNaomi AndersonPaul AndersonMarcus AndruskoKathleen AngloAmy AschenbrennerHeidi AschenbrennerAngela AugustinBrad AugustinCathy AugustinJarrod AugustinMary AxelPatrick AyersLisbeth BagnoldAmy BainesRobin & Scott BakerJennifer BaniaLinda BanksAnn BarbatsisElizabeth & Terry BarnettLinda & Greg BarrettBarbara BartenHeather BauerLaura BauercamperAngela BaumgartnerKristopher BearsonJulia BeauchaineMelissa BeckenDanielle BedorJeri Lynn BeltzAnn BendsonNaomi Salus & Lou BensonJonathan BergerLois BerndtPatty & Victor BettendorfDenise & Daniel BiewerJennifer & Scott BiewerBilly BiglerAngie BiltzPamela BjorakerKristina BlaiserSally Blanks

Bloomington Drug Co., Inc.Dennis BloyLeanne BoardDane BoeckermannDavid BorthMegan BoscoKaren BossartStephanie BowronBox Tops for EducationKaren BreitlowSusan BreitlowWilliam BresinSandra BrewerDale BrianOlga BrianScott BrillTara BrinkDeb BrinkmannKevin BromertBrenk BrothersGail BrownRebecca BrownNicole & Trent BrownMike BrowneKelly BrucknerCarol BruggerLawrence BucSara BurginJulie & Mark BurgoynePadraig BurnsPaul ButkovichWilliam CableKerry & Christopher CallahanLinda CallesenHeather CampbellMarcia Caton CampbellDan CampionJane & Lanny CareyKristina CarigietHeidi & Jey CarlsonBobbie CarmodyJohn CaseJamie & Tony CaseTherese CermakMaryalice ChaifetzShihseng ChangMichael ChantSudip ChatterjeeStephanie ChaussCHR HansenPatricia & Thor ChristensenKathy CleversAnita Cline-ColeMarion ClobesJohn CohenKaren CohenLawrence CohenSandy ColgroveMary ColopoulosCarol ConnellyLauren CoulterJessica CramerJennifer CraneAlexandria CurryBarbara DaaneSanjay DagaKathleen DalyC. DanesePeggy Jo DanielsonWally DanielsonJames DaRosaGretchen DavidsonBetty DeBaceDebbie DeBruinRebecca DeCabooterBetsy & Jose De La RosaKevin DeCabooterPatricia DeCabooterScott DempewolfKatie DeSantis

Bill DetienneLynne DeVallierDanielle DeVoureTiffany DezielLori DickGayle DiehlBarb & David DigernessCheryl & James DingelsKimberly DoeringWarren DoeringAbigail DonohooKaren DonohooKathleen DonohooMegan & Tim DonohooMichael DonohooSandra & Michael DorshakC. DouglasDaniel DresselCheri & Ronnie DunhamJamie & Timothy DunhamJeffrey DunhamLisa DunkleyCaroline Dunn-O’BrienPennyrae EasleyBarbara & Richard EdinMary EldridgeJennifer ElleringMaria EndertonJennifer EngleRoxane EngelmannBrenda & Rob EnslinKristin & Timothy ErbMelissa ErbTracy ErbEldon EricksonLisa Fahey-BleickFairfax Veterinary ClinicAngela FaithDiane FarmerJudy FarrellAmy FarshtMelissa FerrelloJeffrey FeyBrad FieldsJune FirleAmanda FisherBrian FisherJulie FisherRachel FlahertyColleen FlattumAlexander FleckerSuzanne FlomAnne Carney FlorsheimCatherine FlowersJenn FoleyJeanne FondellBradley FrankPatricia FrazierStephanie FreemanRegina FrenzelTraci FriedeKevin FriszKatherine FuerstneauJudith GalaiseJill GanslerGeneral Mills FoundationCharity GaiabuerStefanie GaleyBrandee GearyGretchen GearyLuana GehringHeidi GenoskyKimberley & Mark GerardyTodd GerhardLisa GermannElaine GittlenAnn GlasheenMichael GlasheenShannon & Tim GleasonCatherine & Jesse Glommen

Patrick GoffinTheresa GomezKristie GonzalezSusan GoodmanBruce GoreckiDebra GorresNancy GoveScott GreenwaldRochelle & Martin GregoryRachael Pream GrenierCathy GrenzowTina GrunigTheresa GrunkeTracy Lewis & Rick GubbelsMaria GuertinMara GulleksonKenny GundermanDebra GuyetteSamarah HadleyLawrence HagerAlison HalleyHeidi HamiltonFrancis & Jeff HammelOren HammesLiesl M. HargensDianna & Matt HartLaura HartmannCatherine & Donald HaselbauerMeghan HaselbauerFathiya & Ahmed-daha HassanJoseph HaulerJaclyn & Christopher HawesAllyson HeimarkSteven HeinAllison HeinzellerChristine HeinzellerEileen & Manfred HeinzellerTerry HelgetJosie & Michael HelmbrechtJennifer HejnaMelissa HemiadanVanessa HenkeAnne HeugelShaun HigginsChristopher HillMark HillyerMargaret HobbsAndrea & Clint HodgdonChrisoula & Adam HoffmanMargaret HoganCarrie & Dale HokansonKristin HokansonErik HokensonKathleen HollowayBecky HolmgrenJean HolschbachDaniela & Thomas HoolihanMeghan HormannSteve HoseLauren HougasStacey HuetherColleen HughesJohn HughesKathy & Michael HughesJudy HuizengaPaulette HurwitzDebra HutchinsonPaula HuttnerRosella HylandHeather Rein & Patrick HynesCheryl InvieAngie Hasan & Omar IssaGarrett & Ellen Jackson Fund

of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Kathleen JacksonRobert JamesMissy JasinskiPaul JasperCynthia Jasso

Thank you for your support!Every attempt has been made to correctly list all our contributors. Please accept our sincere apologies if we have made an error or omission. You may contact Erin Loavenbruck at 651.639.2535 to correct our records. Thank you.

Elizabeth JensenJenelle JoasMichael JohannessonCarmen JohnsonDonna & Maurice JohnsonJoleen JohnsonLeslie JohnsonLynn & Mark JohnsonMark & Penny JohnsonMary & Gary JohnsonRachel JohnsonSandra & Duane JohnsonSarah JohnsonSeth JohnsonJulie JohnstonMary JoingAvra JuhnkeSandra JunkerisDolores KabanuckBradley KadueLaxmi KambhampatiPriya KambhampatiRoxane KampsenJoanne KardellRebecca KatzSteve KehrKristine KehrbergBart KelleherKelly Beth KernElizabeth KesslerGail KestlyBrittany KieckerLori KieckerVernette KieckerRobert KimErika KingWendy & Nathan KingSue KingmanSuzanne KirchmanStewart KirkhamKari KlagesJustin KlothAngela KnorrRobert KohoutAbby & Justin KokalesPaul KokerConnie Faye KosakScott KovarikBrynn KowalczykJobeth KratzErin KroisGlenda & Lynden KurtzKaren KutzJoseph KyesJeannette LahmJean LamersJeffrey LanenbergCarol & Richard LappiLinda LaQuagliaLouanne LarsonMargaret Hollihan LarsonRichard LarsonLaurel LauerCarolyn LeachMolly LeeLody LeightonThomas LemorandeStacie LerumBob, Chris & John LewisKaren LibertyJustin LickJeffrey LiebermanRoni LiebowitzTracy & Mark LindemerJennifer LittleLoavenbruck AudiologyAngela & Grant LoavenbruckIvy LobeSharon & Gary LokkenIra LossKathy LubnerAmy LucasChad LudwigSarah LulloffTodd LundgrenLaura LundquistRebecca LundquistSusan MaassKerstin Mabie

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Lawrence MatsumotoNinderpal MattuHolly MatykowskiNancy McCallJoel McCannKathryn McCormackAngenie McClearyElizabeth McDonaldKatherine McDowallBrittany McGowanHeather McGrawColleen McGuireNicole McLainBarbra McMahonBrooke & Robb McMahonLaura MehlhornJon MeierLorry Mendez-BurnsFred MenghiniAnn MenierSandra MenzeJudith & James MeyersSharon MickelsonMichael MiddletonMarie & Al MikkolaNikki & Brian MillerWendy MillerGreg MoenSasha MoenIman MokhlesMerrily MondaEric MonsowitzMorgan MooreCandace MorelliNathan MorettKaren MorrisMichele MoyHeather MotzkoAmanda MravecJamie MuellerCarol & Darwin MulderBenjamin MunsonJoshua MurphyAnna & Adam MusatovKristin MusserStephen MyklbyMary & Leander NachreinerStephen NarusiewiczGina NeimyHelen NeitzelMary Kay & Randall NielsenBarb & Mike NelsonHannah NelsonLes NelsonTerry NelsonPaul NoringJana NorstenMary NorthAmber NovakKaren NystromTamara O’BrienPatricia O’ConnellColleen O’MalloyKatherine OhlgrenKelly OlejarDeborah & Steve OlsonJessie & Joey OlsonDave OpelAmy & John OttavianiAudrey OtisStacy & Michael Pahl

Tony PanzaDouglas PaschenLeah & Joe PaulSusan PaulShane PaulyKristen PavelkaJanel Brakke PayneKelly PearsonTracy, Carson & Chris PennAmy PerkinsTimothy PetersLaura PetersenThomas PetersenDarlene PhillipsTracy PierreKristy PittmanDennis PlanteGerard PlanteSandra PlanteHelena Plater-ZyberkCarol PohlPatricia PolaskiDan PolsonScott PolusKelly PopovichCraig PoppPOPP CommunicationsAnja PrinsTony ProellLuAnn PurnellJustin PutzLaura PyczJanice QuarnstromShane QuesadaMaureen QuickMary QuirkKathleen QuitterJoan RaleighJessica RansChristopher RanweilerAparna RaoErin ReaderJames ReeceBurton ReinJudy ReinAngela ReopelleMelissa & Jeffrey RettigMary RichterAngela RickheimNancee RiebelIrene RiekeGail & Doug RipleyKelly & Matthew RipleyStephanie RitterCharles RobbinsPeter RobertsCharlotte & Bob RobinettElizabeth RogersRebecca RoiseTeresa RollandBarbara Friedman &

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Mary SchlichtingDavid SchlisserCassandra SchmidtbauerKellie SchmittBrian SchmitzMarilyn & John SchoenbergElaine SchroederSchoenberg, Kosel &

Hjort FinancialJennifer & Douglas SchoenbergChristine SchottDorothy SchuettePatty & Chris SchuetteTarrah SchultzDorothy SchuhDawn & David SchulteBenjamin SchumanAnthony SchusterDerek SchwartzWendy SchwartzKatie SearlMary SeelingShelly & Jim SeifertPatricia SeitzDarlene SellAlison SemanLinda SenechalSerendipity FlowersKristan SershenDavid ShaferHeidi ShaverMelinda ShiekRobert ShreefterJessica SigalowNoel & Brett SipesRhonda & Suresh SivarajahDaisy & Cody SkarningBrian SlatteryIone SmischneyColleen SmithDavid SmithEric SmithJennifer SmithJill SmithDavid SquiersBrenda & Michael StalochAngela StancoGretchen StemmerMichele StemwedelMaury SternJason StevensSuzanne StevensMichelle StodolaCarla StommelStony Creek Dairy, LLCGeorge StruveSteven SumbergPamela SundDonna SutherlandMichael SuyakDavid SwansonMark SwansonTricia SwedinKristy SweigardJoan SwigertMargaret SynhorstKristy TanquistCraig TaylorBen TeasdaleMark TeichAnna & Andrew ThompsonThomas ThompsonJean Schatz & Steve ThornMatt ThorsonPatricia & Steven ThorsonChristina ThousandKari ThurlowPaula ThweattDanielle TiebenJohn TierneySue TierneyCourtney TillgesKendra TlustyAmanda TockoTodd Kiecker TruckingDee & Matt TownsendPat & Jim TownsendAnton Treml

Stephanie & Charles Tribby-Walbridge

Sarah TroiaSally TuovilaSusan TurnerMichael TwedellLinda TygarRebecca UrdahlTed VaalerMikr VaitRhonda & Robert VanLawrence Val AlstineKatherine Van CleftLouie Van EssRebecca Lund & Gene Van’t HoffElizabeth VenusTamara VetterFrancisca VillamilMaranda VollmanBetty VoskuilG Rumohr VoskuilKaren WagnerMarcie WahbaMelissa WainerNicole WallinMichele WalshAmy WanderSusan & Robert WarmkaJanet WeaverJody WehlageJoshua WellsMichaela WentzMyrna WestenLaurence WestreichJessica WhalenHeather WhatleyDon & Shirley WickJennifer WickRebecca & Greg WierschkePaula WestJoetta WeibleLeah & Tom WeiheMary Ann & Dan WierschkeChristine & Marc WikenAmy WilliamsBethany WilliamsJack WilliamsJennifer Hume &

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CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTSCommunity Shares of MinnesotaKPMG Community Giving

Campaign/United WayNeenah Paper Inc.Target Corporation (Truist)The Medtronic FoundationThrivent Financial for Lutherans

Employee Giving CampaignTwin Cities United Way

FoundationWells Fargo Foundation

Educational Matching Gift Program

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Fifteen years of teaching children with hearing loss how to listen and speak is something to celebrate – so we’re throwing a party!

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