When Max Ernst and his family made the decision to support Beaumont Hospitals, his longtime friend, Marc Sakwa, M.D., chief of Cardiovascular Surgery at Beaumont, Royal Oak, asked him to consider a gift to cardiovascular medicine.

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Contents

A Newsletter for Donors and Friends of Beaumont HospitalsFall 2010

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Anonymous $1.36 Million Gift Will Help Visually Impaired Children

See story on page 5

2 Message from the President

3 Fruehauf Gift for Grosse Pointe

4 Gift from Amber K.

& David B. Flint

5 Emily’s Story

6 Continuation of Emily’s Story

& Planned Giving

7 Troy Event /

Dr. Hollander Honored

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Max & Debra

Ernst Event

10 K. Bobbi Carbone /

Paul & Mary Jane Naz Gift

11 Sarah’s Magical Place

12 WLI / Abrams Gift for

Parenting Program

13 EdVenture / Stars Guitars

14 Caring Spirit / News in Brief

15 Mary Poppins /

Calendar of Events

16 Your Gift at Work /

Campaign Banner

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Ernst Cardiovascular Center Honors Beloved Wife’s Memory

Dear Friends of Beaumont Hospitals,

I am pleased to present the third and final issue of this year’s Healthy Giving –

one of the many benefits you receive as a valued donor to Beaumont Hospitals.

It is an honor to report that with the help of your very generous support we have

achieved 95 percent of our $170 million campaign goal with $161 million raised

as of October 31, 2010. Our goal is to complete the campaign by the end of

2011. We can be confident of success because of the outstanding leadership

of our Campaign Chair Walter Wolpin, and a dedicated team of board members

and volunteers. In this issue, we are highlighting the stories of several of our

donors who have helped us reach this important campaign milestone.

Also in this issue, we are pleased to introduce Beaumont’s new chief

operating officer, K. Bobbi Carbone, M.D., M.B.A. Dr. Carbone is the first

physician and female COO in Beaumont’s 55-year history. She comes to

Beaumont from Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston and brings

extensive experience in health care management.

On behalf of the Beaumont Foundation, I wish each of you a wonderful holiday

season. The next issue of Healthy Giving is scheduled for publication

in early 2011.

With warmest regards and sincere appreciation,

Margaret Cooney Casey

President, Beaumont Foundation

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Gift Generously Establishes the Janet A. & H. Richard Fruehauf Jr. Center for Orthopaedic Medicine It all began with an entrepreneurial vision.

In 1914, a Detroit businessman approached a blacksmith and carriage-builder named August Fruehauf, asking for something capable of hauling a boat. Young August sensed an opportunity and created a custom trailer for the job.

Pleased, the merchant asked August to build more vehicles to carry lumber and wood products. From this unassuming first encounter, the blacksmith-turned-entrepreneur went on to form the Fruehauf Trailer Company, calling his creation “semi-trailers.” Nearly a century later, displaying this same sense of entrepreneurialism, August’s grandson Richard has made a name in both business and philanthropy. Janet and H. Richard Fruehauf Jr. have provided a magnanimous and substantial gift to Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe to establish the Center for Orthopaedic Medicine. The Orthopaedic program has been named among the top 50 in the country.

“He was known for his ability to see success long before others,” Richard said of his grandfather. “It was part of his nature, and he passed on to so many others this great passion for service, community and customers. It’s become the foundation of everything we do.”

Today, Richard is an entrepreneur from a family of entrepreneurs. Long-time Grosse Pointe residents, they have both served on the boards of trustees for University Liggett School. Richard has also been a trustee of the National Kidney Foundation and also a long-time member of the Grosse Pointe Farms City Council. Janet has served as a deacon and trustee for Grosse Pointe Memorial Church and is past-president of the Tau Beta Women’s Association. Richard has recently been elected a trustee of Beaumont Hospitals.

“Mom and Dad have always cared deeply about the community in which we were raised,” said son Ken Fruehauf. “This gift is a small way of giving back to those around us. Their generosity is really in character with how they have raised us and run their business.”

“The entire Fruehauf family is very innovative and forward-thinking,” said friend George Haggarty, chair of the Grosse Pointe Committee. “This gift leaves another cornerstone on which our community will build and succeed. We thank Janet and Dick, not only for the gift to Beaumont, but for their continuing friendship and their legacy of community involvement.”

“This gift leaves another cornerstone

on which our community will build

and succeed,” said friend

George Haggarty.

H. Richard & Janet Freuhauf

Amber and David Flint are proud Michigan natives. “Even though we’re in Palm Beach and Aspen part of the year now, Michigan is really home for both of us,” David said. “I grew up right down the street and remember when Beaumont was just a small building,” he added. David’s connection to Beaumont goes back to his grandfather, Howard Flint, who received his health care at Beaumont, Royal Oak.

This genuine affection for their home state led the Flints to make a significant $1 million gift to benefit prostate cancer and breast cancer research programs at Beaumont Hospitals. “We want to help the people of our community,” David said. “It’s so true,” Amber said, “without your health, you really don’t have anything at all.”

Michael Chancellor, M.D., director of Neurourology Research at Beaumont, Royal Oak, is very pleased that half of the Flints’ gift is directed toward muscle stem cell research for prostate cancer. “Their generosity will allow us to steward muscle stem cell research discoveries from the time they leave the laboratory to when external resources can be secured to fund future investigations and clinical applications,” said Dr. Chancellor. “We are delighted to have this opportunity to continue our groundbreaking research.”

Dr. Chancellor’s preliminary research has shown that by using a man’s own stem cells, common complications and side effects from prostate cancer surgery have the potential of being resolved.

Nayana Dekhne, M.D., corporate chair of Beaumont Hospitals’ Breast Care Program, has collaborated with Breast Imaging, the Cancer Genetics Program, and the Beaumont Oncology Network to develop a multidisciplinary, high-risk program to focus on the preventive aspects of breast health.

“This very generous gift from the Flints will help us develop the infrastructure for our breast cancer research program. We are very fortunate to have their support,” said Dr. Dekhne.

“Our gift for research will have a lasting effect,” said David. “We can make an impact on the lives of so many others and that’s what’s important to us.”

“Prostate cancer and breast cancer are two prevalent diseases that touch everyone. We want to help people get through this,” said David. “My father passed away from prostate cancer.” The Flint family has had a long history of philanthropy with Beaumont and David and Amber proudly continue this legacy.

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Tom & Vicki Celani

“Our gift for research will have

a lasting effect,” says David.

“We can make an impact on the

lives of so many others and that’s

what’s important to us.”

Amber K. & David B. Flint

Generous Gift Will Establish the Amber K. & David B. Flint Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund With two perfectly healthy and rambunctious boys at home,

new mom Casey had no idea that Emily, her newborn daughter, couldn’t see. Filled with fear and anxiety by the news regarding their precious baby’s sight, Emily’s dad asked Minnesota physician, Dr. Polly Quiram, “If she were your child, where would you go for treatment?” Dr. Quiram said that although she had done the surgery many times, she recommended that they take their child to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, because the pediatric retinal service is the largest program of its kind in the world. Dr. Quiram could speak confidently about the program – she had completed her retinal fellowship at Beaumont and knew the doctors and the hospital very well.

It all began right after delivery when Casey and her newborn were being discharged from a Minnesota hospital. The floor nurse could not get a red reflex on Emily. The red reflex test is used to screen for abnormalities of the eye. A pediatric ophthalmologist suspected that Emily had cataracts on her lenses and saw blood in her eyes. He referred her to a retinal specialist, Dr. Polly Quiram. An ultrasound and a CAT scan were performed to rule out retinoblastoma.

Less than a month old, Emily arrived at Beaumont, Royal Oak for a consultation with Michael T. Trese, M.D., a world-renowned specialist in pediatric vitreoretinal ophthalmology. Dr. Trese and the team at Associated Retinal

Consultants, PC, see hundreds of these cases each year. Following an examination performed under anesthesia, the diagnosis of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) was confirmed and surgery was scheduled for the next day. FEVR is an inherited retinal vascular disease that can cause a loss of vision. Emily underwent a vitrectomy, lensectomy and lasering. It was determined that her FEVR was a grade 4-5 on a scale with 5 being the worst. The macula was scarred and displaced.

The parents and grandparents were devastated to learn that beautiful Emily had severe visual impairment. “When Emily first had her surgery at Beaumont, we were innocent and didn’t know what to expect. How would Emily manage? Then we saw a young woman from Panama in the waiting room. Her kids were also patients. Both children were visually impaired and they were all over the place and doing everything. You would never know that they had a visual problem,” said grandmother Libby.

“It was serendipitous for us to hear from other parents what the experience with a visually impaired child is really like. We were all in terrible distress and didn’t know what we were facing,” said Libby. Networking with other parents has been critically important for Emily’s family.

If She Were Your Child, Where Would You Go for Treatment?

“Now, every time I leave Beaumont,

I leave with a new friend,” said Casey.

Emily

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Emily’s story continued from page 5

A reception was held on Thursday, September 16, at Beaumont, Troy to recognize the physicians, administrators and community members who have pledged major philanthropic gifts for the Troy Auditorium and Learning Center project. Betty Chu, M.D., president of the Medical Staff at Beaumont, Troy said, “I want to personally thank all of the physicians and others who contributed to this project. It means that you are as invested in the future of Beaumont as I am.”

The Auditorium and Learning Center will be the hub of educational activities for all clinical disciplines at Beaumont, Troy. It will be a place where knowledge is shared and where new ideas come together for the benefit of patients and the broader community.

The 175-seat auditorium includes state-of-the-art teleconferencing capabilities, which will allow our physicians, nurses and other staff to join any linked discussion around the world and view surgeries and other medical procedures through a global network of hospitals and teaching facilities.

“I’m happy to report that nearly $700,000 has been raised for this effort from physicians, administrators and others,” said Margaret Cooney Casey, president of the Beaumont Foundation. “Our next task is to begin to engage the broader community, inviting them to get involved in this educational project.”

Initial Funding Begins for Troy Auditorium and Learning Center

Jay B. Hollander, M.D., has been the Beaumont residency program director for the Department of Urology for the past 25 years. In recognition of his exceptional service, Dr. Hollander was asked to be the honored speaker at the graduation ceremony of Beaumont urology residents and fellows on June 12, 2010. Kenneth Peters, M.D., chairman of the Department of Urology, Beaumont,

Royal Oak, and Oma Atassi, M.D., resident alumnus from

the Class of 1996, contacted fellow alumni and asked each of them to invest in an educational fund named in honor of

Dr. Hollander to acknowledge his years of outstanding service. As Dr. Hollander finished his speech with a passionate request for philanthropic support from his colleagues, much to his surprise, Drs. Peters and Atassi walked on stage to present the honoree with an oversized check in the amount of $171,200. The check was made out to the Jay B. Hollander, M.D., Endowed Fund for Excellence in Resident Education.

“There are no words,” Dr. Hollander said. “I am absolutely stunned and humbled by this tremendous honor.”

It was an especially emotional moment as the audience gave their former teacher a standing ovation.

Since June, an additional $108,000 has been raised, bringing the total in the fund to $279,200. The purpose of the fund is to offset the educational needs of the Urology Residency Program.

Jay B. Hollander, M.D., Endowed Fund for Excellence in Resident Education is Established

Ernesto & Kim Ostheimer, Dr. Betty Chu

Jay B. Hollander, M.D.

“Now, every time I leave Beaumont, I leave with a new friend,” said Casey.

Emily travels to Beaumont for follow-up visits with Dr. Trese every six months. She turned two years old in November of this year and, according to Casey, “Emily is developmentally on target with fine and gross motor skills. She is a walker now, no more crawling. In time, she will learn Braille and may be able to read large print. We want Emily to keep the vision she has, remain stable and stop the progression of the disease.”

Dr. Trese told Emily’s family that he wanted to continue research to develop a drug to control the condition. “The drug therapy is being prepared in a fashion that hopefully will support continued capillary health,” said Dr. Trese.

The philanthropic arm of a large manufacturing company in Minnesota made a gift of $1.11 million to the Beaumont Eye

Institute to support Dr. Trese’s research – as a result of Emily’s story.

“This disease does not get a lot of attention and without funds, the research cannot move forward. We’d like to see a viable option to stop the progression of the disease,” said Libby.

Casey added, “Dr. Trese is the kind of doctor whom you want to talk to and listen to for hours. His research is amazing. When Emily was diagnosed, doctors knew about two mutations in the eye and now they have identified five – that’s how much his research has discovered in the past 19 months.”

Recently by phone, Libby said, “Emily is a truly wonderful and amazing little girl. She’s happy and charming. We love her a lot. It’s been a good experience for us and she is a blessing. We are grateful to Dr. Trese and all of you there at Beaumont.”

Over the years, everyone’s life is certainly filled with ups and downs. The time may come when you realize that you’d really like to make a difference for people in need. Planned Giving is a program at the Beaumont Foundation that uses various financial instruments to achieve a legacy that meets the donor’s needs. When making final arrangements for a will or estate plan, planned giving is one way that donors can leave their money or assets to a not-for-profit organization. A gift to the Beaumont Foundation is an excellent way to partner with us to help people in the future. Giving makes everyone feel better and stimulates others to give as well.

A very generous donor recently arranged a bequest to Beaumont Hospitals for melanoma treatment and research, having been diagnosed with the disease in 2006. “My husband and I worked hard all of our lives and wanted to benefit other people in the future. Dr. Richard Keidan is a wonderful physician and I can’t say enough good things about him. I wanted to support his research in melanoma,” she said. “There’s a lot of melanoma out there and there will be even more in the future. I wanted to help people with this disease and Dr. Keidan’s Melanoma Multidisciplinary Clinic will be there for them.”

When you elevate someone else’s standard of living, you also raise your own. Planned gifts are also a meaningful way to leave a legacy to Beaumont Hospitals and the community. Beaumont’s Planned Giving staff can help with everything from bequests to gifts of retirement plan assets, real property, appreciated securities, and a complete range of life income gifts, including charitable remainder trusts, and gift annuities.

Learn more about how to create an effective will by requesting a free brochure from our website at www.beaumont.edu/ebrochures. Please contact the Beaumont Foundation Planned Giving Department at 248.551.5364 or visit us online at www.beaumonthospitals.com/plannedgiving to find answers to questions you have about how you might include Beaumont Hospitals in your estate plan. Your gift, whether large or small, helps us to continue our mission of providing the highest quality health care services to the people of this community.

Planned Giving Remembering Beaumont

That discussion was more than nine months ago and on October 11, the Ernst Cardiovascular Assessment Center In memory of Ellen Ernst officially opened its doors. The event honoring Max and Debra Ernst and their family for their extraordinary generosity was attended by more than 200 friends, hospital administrators and community leaders. The wine for the evening was generously donated by Beaumont Foundation Director and Hospital Trustee Tom Celani, from his Celani Family Vineyards.

“The money that people give helps humanity and that’s the main reason to do this,” said Walter Wolpin, chair of The Campaign for Beaumont Hospitals.

Located adjacent to the East Tower lobby, the 6,500 square foot space has a non-hospital appearance with finishes that don’t exist in other areas of the hospital. The center boasts a gas fireplace, granite counters, marble floors, a glass tile wall, bamboo ceilings, and a state-of-the-art audiovisual system with teleconferencing capabilities. The stunning artwork throughout the center depicts many variations on “heart” themes and a beautiful portrait of Ellen Ernst hangs in the main hallway.

“The center took my breath away. We were all taken aback by how beautiful it is,” said Debra Ernst.

Family and Friends Celebrate Opening of New Ernst Cardiovascular Center

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The Ernst family Max Ernst and grandsons Mark Sakwa, M.D., George Hanzel, M.D.

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The center will accommodate six multidisciplinary clinics and will include the following:

• Cardiovascular Screening Clinic• Heart Valve Disease Clinic• Atrial Fibrillation Clinic• Heart Failure Clinic• Advanced Coronary Artery Disease Clinic• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinic

After a private family tour of the center, Max Ernst said, “Awesome. Better than I ever expected.” Emotions were running very high and Max’s daughter Julie Ernst Neff said, “This is overwhelming. The evening has been unbelievably emotional and touching.”

Gene Michalski, president and CEO of Beaumont Hospitals, Dr. Sakwa, and Margaret Cooney Casey, president of the Beaumont Foundation, shared their feelings of gratitude with the Ernst family. At the end of the spoken remarks, Max said, “Ellen, if you are looking down on us tonight, I hope you are pleased.”

Ernst Cardiovascular Center In memory of Ellen Ernst

Ernst Cardiovascular Center In memory of Ellen Ernst

Ernst Cardiovascular Center In memory of Ellen Ernst

Debra & Max Ernst, Lisa Gluck

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As one of his first appointments as CEO, Gene Michalski announced that K. Bobbi Carbone, M.D., M.B.A., has been named the executive vice president and chief operating officer of Beaumont Hospitals. Dr. Carbone is the first physician and first female COO in

Beaumont’s 55-year history. A board-certified anesthesiologist, Dr. Carbone comes to us from Houston, Texas, where she was the chief clinical operations officer at Memorial Hermann Health System. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Medical School

and completed her residency in anesthesiology at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. She also completed a fellowship in cardiac anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Carbone earned her master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her undergraduate studies at Amherst College in Massachusetts.

“Dr. Carbone will bring new perspectives, ideas and knowledge to our executive leadership team,” said Gene.

“I would like our team to help position Beaumont as a leader in health care reform through improved collaboration with our physicians. Further, we need to focus on enhancing the ‘value’ (quality/cost) of our organization to be a provider of choice for our patients, physicians, employees, and payers. Finally, I believe it is imperative that we advance our academic mission through the implementation of our Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. To achieve these goals, we believe we must be an organization that is physician-led, nurse-partnered and administratively supported,” said Dr. Carbone.

Dr. K. Bobbi Carbone Is Welcomed to Beaumont Hospitals

Generous Family Gifts Strengthen Cardiovascular Services at Grosse Pointe

Tom & Vicki Celani

K. Bobbi Carbone, M.D., M.B.A.

Marie Reinman, R.N., Georges Ghafari, M.D.

Thanks to two significant major gifts from close friends and donors, Beaumont, Grosse Pointe will be able to expand its cardiovascular services program. These gifts have come at a time when the hospital is renewing its focus on heart care, according to Georges Ghafari, M.D., department chief, Cardiovascular Services, Beaumont, Grosse Pointe. “The timing of such generosity is remarkable.”

Long-time friends of the hospital, Paul and Mary Jane Naz have also recently made a very generous gift for the renovation of the cardiovascular diagnostic area. This is their second major gift to the Grosse Pointe hospital and follows naming the family waiting room in the critical care unit.

“The eastside communities have always valued our hospital for its compassionate care. Now, we have our sights set on providing a full complement of heart services right here,” says Marie Boyle Reinman, R.N., the hospital’s director of Cardiovascular Services.

“I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the Naz and Vallee families for their kind acts of selflessness in support of Beaumont, Grosse Pointe,” said Dr. Ghafari.

Sarah’s Magical Place

“Martha’s Vineyard was her favorite

place ever and it was cathartic for her

to go there,” said Mimi.

Beaumont Respite Room

Chilmark, Menemsha, Tisbury and Vineyard Haven. These are the idyllic names of small towns on Martha’s Vineyard. They are also the names of the four new patient respite rooms located at the Rose Cancer Center at Beaumont, Royal Oak. A $300,000 grant for the respite rooms was received from the DeRoy Testamentary Foundation in memory of Sarah Weiner Keidan, a former DeRoy Testamentary Foundation board member.

“My mother, Sarah Weiner Keidan, was a passionate and very driven woman,” said her daughter, Mimi Keidan Seltzer. “Martha’s Vineyard was her favorite place ever and it was cathartic for her to go there.”

When Sarah was diagnosed with lung cancer, she came to Beaumont, Royal Oak for her therapy. “Rather than let it end her life, she made the most of the time she had left,” said Mimi. Sometimes Sarah arrived at 5 a.m. for a treatment and then had another much later in the day. Realizing that she was not the only patient undergoing these treatments with lots of down time in between, Sarah saw the need for a convenient place for patients to relax while awaiting the next course of therapy.

Sarah wished for each area to not feel like a hospital room. The rooms are designed specifically for cancer patients undergoing therapy to have a quiet place to rest, watch television, use their computer or read between treatments. Patients may reserve the rooms for several consecutive days. In order to offer more comfort, Beaumont volunteers are now busy making afghans for each room.

Artwork for the rooms has been donated by Barbara Keidan, award-winning artist and mother of Dr. Richard Keidan, surgical oncologist and director of the Multidisciplinary Melanoma Clinic at Beaumont, Royal Oak. While the respite rooms were still in the planning stage, Dr. Keidan suggested to his second cousin, Mimi, that his mother’s art should hang in the rooms.

“It’s true,” Barbara laughed, “Richard volunteered my work as a donation for their respite rooms. Then he told me about the idea.” Barbara’s art has been shown frequently at local galleries and has been on exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Art numerous times. “My pictures are calm, serene. The colors are relaxing and fortifying,” she said.

Upon seeing the spaces for the first time, DeRoy Testamentary Foundation president Arthur Rodecker said, “The rooms are very attractive and personify everything Sarah would have hoped they would be.” DeRoy Testamentary Foundation vice president Julie Rodecker Holly said, “The rooms look very comfortable for the patients, not at all like a hospital. I’m thrilled that we did this. It’s perfect.”

Martha’s Vineyard was a very special place for Sarah Weiner Keidan. The respite rooms will also be very special for our cancer patients. Sarah would be very pleased.

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In the United States, women are the major decisions makers when it comes to the health care of their families. Because of this, the Beaumont Foundation Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) was established to educate women community and business leaders on health care topics that are of interest to them and their families and to identify future volunteer and philanthropic leaders at Beaumont.

Previous programs have included:• Your Heart and You by Pam Marcovitz, M.D., director,

Florine and J. Peter Ministrelli Women’s Heart Center at Beaumont, Royal Oak

• Your Genes and You … New Advances in Cancer Genetics by Dana Zakalik, M.D., corporate director of Beaumont’s Cancer Genetics Program

• Eating Disorders/Obesity in Adolescents: Lessons Learned on Both Sides of the Fence by Wendy M. Miller, M.D., medical director, Beaumont Weight Control Center,

Beaumont Foundation Women’s Leadership Initiative

For new parents, the arrival of a baby brings great joy, but it also can generate feelings of stress and isolation. Beaumont Children’s Hospital’s award-winning Parenting Program and its team of 350 volunteers help ease those fears by reaching out to new moms and dads through support groups, classes and trained mentors. Now, more than $200,000 in pledges from

the Abrams Foundation has allowed the Parenting Program to assist families in even more ways.

“We are excited and proud to support the Parenting Program,” says Tiffany Patzer, Abrams Foundation director and past Parenting Program participant and volunteer. “My (parenting) group showed me my worth in my daughter Sophia’s life and helped me see the amazing task I

had before me with very clear eyes. The program, group, leaders and incredible moms helped me enjoy my daughter and bask in the glory of being a single, strong, wonderful mom.”

The program’s group meetings offer a sense of community for mothers and fathers, who gather to discuss all aspects of parenting, from childproofing their homes to recognizing common childhood illnesses. More than 50 percent of volunteers are past participants, eager to share their knowledge with those just beginning their parenting journey. With the Abrams gift, the Parenting Program has added a number of new classes.

The Abrams Foundation also supported the creation of the Parenting Program Resource Center, located within Beaumont, Royal Oak’s Mother Baby Unit. The center offers a library, resource materials classes and training as well as a welcoming environment in which families can receive support and gain knowledge.

For information on the Beaumont Children’s Hospital’s Parenting Program, please call (248) 898-3230.

Abrams Gift Offers Learning Opportunities For New Parents

and Kathleen Mammel, M.D., chief, Adolescent Pediatrics and Medical Director, the Hough Center for Eating Disorders at Beaumont, Royal Oak

• Growing Older, Growing Better: New Research and Findings on Aging by Michael E. Maddens, M.D., chair, Department of Internal Medicine, Beaumont, Royal Oak

• Integrative Medicine: Your Mind, Body & Spirit by Gail Elliott Evo, corporate director, Integrative Medicine, and Jen Green, N.D., senior naturopath, Beaumont Hospitals.

• Preventive Medicine and Wellness: A Lifestyle For Women by Barry Franklin, Ph.D., director of Cardiac Rehabilitation & Exercise Laboratories, Beaumont Hospitals.

For more information on the WLI please call 248.551.5330.

On Sunday, September 19, approximately 300 guests and more than 100 volunteers attended the annual Beaumont Backyard EdVenture. The children participated in indoor and outdoor activities, including carnival games, science experiments, a teddy bear picnic, face painting, a musical experiment with Kindermusik, mock surgery, a prince and princess party, and activity stations with presentations by the Detroit Science Center. Co-chaired by Pamela Applebaum, the Edventure was, once again, a success.

Leslie Etterbeek, event co-chair said, “I am involved in the event because Beaumont is our ‘family hospital’ and I want my kids to understand and not be scared of the concept of going to the hospital. The event brings children into the hospital in a wonderful way by teaching them and exposing them to the work that goes on in an amazing hospital like Beaumont.”

Nearly $25,000 was raised to help purchase pediatric medical equipment, such as pediatric portable blood pressure cuffs, a pediatric therapy exercise unit and MRI CinemaVision goggles.

“As the name implies, this event was all about fun, family and learning,” said Margaret Cooney Casey, president of the Beaumont Foundation. “Many kids were junior Beaumont doctors for the afternoon. The event also invited families to have some fun while learning about the unique services offered at the Beaumont Children’s Hospital.”

“There is a good deal of comfort and reassurance for kids at a hospital when they can participate in something this fun,” said Sarah Jacobs, Backyard EdVenture committee member and parent. “That comfort level can make such a difference when they need to visit a hospital for other reasons.”

Backyard EdVenture Benefits Beaumont Children’s Hospital

The 2010 Stars Guitars event on October 23 was a huge success with guests enjoying a meal at a variety of gourmet dinner stations, an auction and concert. For the live and silent auctions, hundreds of vendors and businesses contributed to the more than 250 gift baskets and guitars that lined the atrium of the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center in Dearborn. The event was again co-chaired by Hospital Trustees Richard & Debbie Astrein, Mark Ephraim, and Dr. Charles & Rhonda Main.

More than 70 autographed guitars were on display from notable talents, including the late Les Paul, Ted Nugent, Lady Antebellum, Sting, Bon Jovi, Justin Bieber, and Miley Cyrus. When the auction closed, the formal program began.

Inspiring the crowd, Dr. Charles Main, chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, shared his vision for the children’s cancer programs at Beaumont Hospitals. Since its inception, Stars Guitars has raised almost $500,000 for the Charles A. Main, M.D., Pediatric Cancer Survivor Scholarship Fund and the Pediatric Cancer Survivor Late Effects Clinic. Together, these programs address both the long-term health complications and educational needs of Beaumont pediatric patients who have survived cancer.

Kenny Loggins provided the musical entertainment for the evening. The auditorium’s intimate setting and dynamic acoustics created an evening of song, laughter and storytelling. Special thanks go out to those who joined us for the event or contributed their time, talent and resources to help make this evening a resounding success.

And the Music Played On … Stars Guitars

Pamela Applebaum and Leslie Etterbeek

Richard & Debbie Astrein, Dr. Charles & Rhonda Main

Children’s Miracle Network - Upcoming EventFor more information about any of the following events, please contact the Beaumont Foundation Special Events Office at 248.551.9596.

Patients often send a letter of thanks for the exceptional care they have received at Beaumont Hospitals, but many want to do more. The Caring Spirit Program offers patients and family members a special way to say “thank you” to a person

who made a difference and also supports the Beaumont hospital, clinic or program of their choice.

When a Caring Spirit gift is made in honor of a staff member, nurse or physician, the Beaumont Foundation delivers a note of thanks from the patient along with a Caring Spirit pin to commemorate the moment. Information on the Caring Spirit

Caring Spirit Honors Beaumont Supervisor

Annual Beaumont Children’s Miracle Classic – August 23, 2010

Golfers enjoyed a relaxing day at the beautiful Birmingham Country Club on Monday, August 23 for the 22nd Annual Beaumont Children’s Miracle Classic. Physicians, administrative leaders, nursing staff, board members, sponsors, vendors, and hospital volunteers joined together to raise more than $65,000 for pediatric medical services, educational programming, pediatric equipment, and treatment scholarships for families unable to afford care.

Marriott Torch Relay – October 31, 2010

For the third year, the national fundraising walk returned to Detroit on Halloween, Sunday, October 31, 2010, for a downtown riverfront walk supporting pediatric rehabilitation programs. Fun, and festival games delighted children prior to trick-or-treat festivities. The event raised more than $25,000 for Children’s Miracle Network.

Heart to Heart de Mode – Thursday, November 11, 2010

Heart to Heart de Mode celebrated the heart of fashion at The Somerset Collection on Thursday, November 11, 2010. Honorary chairwoman Florine Ministrelli was joined by co-chairs Harriett Fuller, Marion Ginopolis and Lois Shaevsky and 200 event guests for a luncheon at Brio Tuscan Grille followed by a fashion show at Saks Fifth Avenue. The event raised funds for patient treatment scholarships at the Ministrelli Women’s Heart Center.

State Income Tax Contribution to CMN

Starting with the 2010 tax year, Michigan residents may choose to contribute $5, $10 or a write-in amount for up to 14 charities in Michigan, including Children’s Miracle Network on their state income tax returns. Consult your tax preparer or submit Form 4642 with your 2010 state income tax return to make your CMN donation. A portion of the statewide proceeds will benefit Beaumont Children’s Hospital, providing pediatric care, education and research.

Program is displayed in waiting rooms, common areas, as well as on most nursing units.

When Leslie Sternberg came in for her mammogram, she was uneasy and apprehensive about the procedure and the pending results. The supervisor of Breast Imaging, Sharyn Schymick, put Leslie’s mind at ease. She conveyed positive thoughts to Leslie and encouraged her to relax. “Her smile and warmth were simply endearing,” said Leslie. “She made me feel good.”

Leslie and her husband Mervyn had been recognizing caregivers at Beaumont Hospitals for many years before the Caring Spirit Program was developed. They made their first contribution as a way of thanking the Beaumont doctors who cared for their parents. “The more we gave, the better we felt,” said Leslie. “We continue to have good experiences at Beaumont and we continue to give.”

If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Beaumont Foundation Annual Fund staff at 248-551-5474.

NEWS IN BRIEF

One of the best loved movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way – as a hit Broadway musical. Come and experience the enchanting mixture of timeless songs, irresistible story and spectacular stagecraft that makes this the musical that soars high above the rest. Believe in the magic of MARY POPPINS and discover a world where “anything can happen – if you let it.”

MARY POPPINS is the story of the Banks family who lives in a big house on Cherry Lane in London. Things are not going well for the family: the children, Jane and Michael, are out of control and in need of a new nanny. When a mysterious young woman named Mary Poppins appears at their doorstep, the family finds that she’s the answer to their prayers, but in the most peculiar way. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures.

Patron guests and sponsors will enjoy special amenities including an exclusive pre-show reception for children and adults from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The Detroit premiere performance has been offered by the Nederlander Organization and hosted by the Nederlander family as an exclusive opportunity for Beaumont Hospitals to raise money for The Betty Nederlander Healing Fund. The fund supports oncology patient care programs, research and new medical initiatives at Beaumont hospitals in Royal Oak, Troy and Grosse Pointe. Tickets range from $50 to $250 per seat with sponsorship opportunities starting at $1,000. For more information, or to purchase tickets, please contact us at www.beaumonthospitals.com/foundation or 248.551.5396.

Beaumont’s Broadway Premiere Night Mary Poppins Benefiting The Betty Nederlander Healing Fund at Beaumont Hospitals

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Detroit Opera HouseThursday, December 16, 2010

7:00 p.m. Program · 7:30 p.m. Curtain

The Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan (DMUM) is one of the largest student-run, non-profit

organizations on the campus, as well as one of the longest-enduring university dance marathon

programs in the country. Because of the exhausting nature of this dance marathon, student organization

representatives accept grueling mental and physical challenges in order to gain perspective of the even

greater obstacles faced by the children they support with the event.

DMUM strives to raise both monetary support and awareness for pediatric rehabilitation programs

through a series of year-round events. U of M students also meet regularly with patient families to further

understand the needs of these children while developing lifelong friendships.

A significant portion of the funds raised by the dance marathon will support the Pediatric Rehabilitation Department at Beaumont, Royal Oak.

The spring 2010 dance marathon raised nearly $100,000 for Beaumont’s Children’s Miracle Network.

In March 2011, hundreds of students will again stand on their feet for 30 hours to show their dedication to the children, families and hospitals that they

support by learning a sequence of dance moves that are combined at the end of the 30 hour marathon in an over-the-top demonstration of support

for special needs children. For more information or to make a donation, please refer to: http://www.dmum.org/index.html.

Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan to Benefit CMN and Pediatric Rehab at Beaumont, Royal Oak Mar 26 & 27, 2011

The Estate of F. James McDonald has made a very generous bequest to the Beaumont Fund. Mr. McDonald was a past chair of the Beaumont Hospitals Board of Directors.

The Women’s Committee for Hospice Care, Inc., has made a gift to Beaumont Hospice.

A very generous gift from Aviva and Dean Friedman will help underwrite the purchase of the Superdimension inReach Electromagnetic Navigation System that will be used by Beaumont thoracic surgeons to detect and diagnose lung lesions deep in the bronchial passages.

A bequest to the Beaumont Fund was received from the Estate of Mitchell Shewchun.

A gift from the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention has been made in support of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program at Beaumont, Royal Oak.

A generous gift from Libby C. Candler was made to the Neighborhood Club in Grosse Pointe in support of their collaborative partnership with Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe.

A gift from the estate of Michael A. Wainstock, M.D., a long-time Beaumont, Royal Oak physician, was received in support of Ophthalmology Research.

Donations may be made securely online at: http://foundation.beaumonthospitals.com and click DONATE ONLINE. Or contact The Beaumont Foundation at: 248.551.5330.

Please write to us at the above address if you wish to have your name removed from mailing lists for future fundraising requests to support Beaumont Hospitals.

Your Gift At Work The following donors have made generous major gift commitments to The Campaign for Beaumont Hospitals:

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