Dee Norton

1061 King Street Charleston, SC 29403PH: (843) 723-3600 FAX: (843) 720-7106

Email: lcc@dnlcc.orgWeb: www.DNLCC.org

Chart a Course for Children 2015Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Fleet Landing Restaurant – Dinner and AuctionAll proceeds benefit abused children and their families at DNLCC.Contact Liz Cole at ecole@dnlcc.org for more information.

Whether spending time with children in our lobby, helping with renovations to the facility,or attending a special event, there are several ways for volunteers to contribute to DNLCC.To learn more, please contact Shanon Stroer at sstroer@dnlcc.org.

The upcoming holidays remind us to reflect upon our blessings. This holiday season, give a gift that can change a life! Visit GIVE.DNLCC.org to give a gift.To learn more, please contact Beverly Hutchison at bhutchison@dnlcc.org.

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The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center is a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) accredited by the National Children’s Alliance. CACs are a nationally-recognized model for coordinating the response when there is a concern for child abuse. Accredited CACs utilize a highly skilled and effective multidisciplinary team approach to child abuse investigation, prosecution, and treatment. At DNLCC, our trained, licensed clinicians use the CAC model for helping to identify whether abuse has occurred. Evidence-based treatment programs like those at DNLCC reduce symptoms among children who are experiencing distress and also reduce the likelihood of delinquent and/or criminal behavior as a result of untreated trauma associated with abuse.

DNLCC Mission:To keep children safe from abuse and trauma, and when either occur, to work with our community to bring healing to these children and their families.

DNLCC Vision:To be THE Leading Child Abuse & Trauma Center, Changing the World -- One Child at a Time!

PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMUNITYDear Friends and Supporters of The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center:

When you made a decision to support The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center your commitment last year helped:

• Provide services to 1,570 children and their families who had concerns for experiencing abuse• Fund cutting edge research to improve diagnosis and treatment methods• Train and improve a dedicated staff of professionals whose passion and expertise in the field of

child maltreatment has received national recognition• Fulfill the Center’s vision to “be THE leading Child Abuse and Trauma Center, Changing the

World – One Child at a Time”

The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center (DNLCC) serves the Charleston and Berkeley communities. Since its inception in 1991, DNLCC has provided healing to more than 23,000 children. Estimates show that over 14,000 children will experience abuse in our communities next year. We know that currently, only about 1 out of every 10 child victims discloses abuse in childhood. For these brave children, we are here as a resource for them and their family. Unfortunately, the need is ever growing. This year, we experienced a challenge in demand and an increased wait time for services. As a result of the generosity of our community, we were able to hire an additional therapist and reduce that wait time significantly.

To provide answers and healing, the staff at DNLCC employs state of the art interview and treatment methods. Your support allows our staff to be trained in the latest and most effective interview and therapeutic practices. We do this to minimize further trauma for the child by quickly identifying whether abuse has occurred, and then focusing on therapies that are proven to work. It is a privilege for both of us to work with a staff so compassionate, collaborative and committed to excellence. We thank them for their unwavering commitment to keeping children safe from abuse and trauma, and when it occurs, bringing healing to these children and their family.

DNLCC is regarded as a national leader in the field of evidence-based treatments. We are honored to work in partnership with MUSC, the Duke Foundation and federal grantors to develop the most effective treatments and break the cycle of abuse. Here at the DNLCC, we evaluate the effectiveness of these therapies in reducing typical problems that child victims have, such as depression, post-traumatic disorder, and anxiety. We are proactively furthering this approach by evaluating our collaboration with the schools in order to reduce the impact of trauma on children’s academic performance.

In an effort to share the expertise we continue to develop and promote collaboration, we are also pleased to announce that we will be hosting a national professional conference, the Charleston Child Trauma Conference, October 18-21, 2016 at the Francis Marion Hotel. This conference will draw national speakers and allow us to improve outcomes for children broadly.

Please know that your generous support fuels us to work ever harder to achieve our vision to be THE leading Child Abuse and Trauma Center, Changing the World – One Child at a Time. While the pain may seem unimaginable to us at times, with your support, we will remain THE place of healing – One Child at a Time.

Carole Swiecicki Marc Fetten Executive Director Board President

Mr. and Mrs. Leon RuneyMs. Susannah RunkleMr. Robert RutherfordMr. and Mrs. Edward J. RyanMs. Dana ScarboroughMr. Michael A. ScardatoMr. Alex ScavoMr. Vincent SciamannaMs. Jennie Scudder-LevinMs. H SeaseCaptain Matthew SeelMr. James ShawMs. Katherine ShealyMs. Elizabeth ShevockMr. Alex ShiMr. Kevin ShoemakeMs. Karen SimonMiss Lillie SimpsonMiss Caroline C. SimpsonMs. Joy SimsMr. David SimsDr. Shaunese SingletonMrs. Carol SissonDr. and Mrs. David SkinnerMr. and Mrs. David SkinnerMs. Sara SkolskyMrs. Donna SlipkoMr. Leroy SmallsMs. Jane SmithDr. and Mrs. C.D. Smith IIIMr. and Mrs. George W. Smyth, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Delano R. SpellMr. Thomas SpencerMs. Fallon M. SposatoDr. Eve SprattDr. Carmelina StainoDr. and Ms. Jonathon M. SteinStokes & HaseldenMrs. Christine L. StoryMs. Anne SurrettMs. Madison B. SuttieMs. Caroline SydowMrs. Susan TaylorMs. Tanya TaylorMr. Bob TennysonMs.Amanda ThielMiss Amy Leigh ThompsonMs. Laura ThompsonMs. Kit ThrashMr. Jeremy TiedtMr. Mark TrigonoplosMr. William V. TurnerMerle Tyroler, Ph.D.Ms. Lesa UnderwoodMrs. Joan UstinMr. and Mrs.Allan VandallMs. Carol VandrossMrs. Helena B.VivonaMrs. Kathryn WadeMs. Madeline WallaceMr. Zach WardMiss Courtney WeaverMs. Katie WelshMs. Seabrook WhaleyMs. Elizabeth WhitakerMs. Christie WilcoxMs. Charlotte WilliamsMr. Chad WoodsMrs. Tara WootenMs. Deborah WrightMr. Josh WrightMr. Chris YahnisMr.Thomas E.Young, Jr.

In Kind Contribtuions Over $5,000Call ExpertsMr. and Mrs. Steve PottsProduction Design AssociatesHoffman Law FirmMr. and Mrs.Tradd. NewtonCity of Charleston

In Kind Contribtuions $2,550-$4,999Charleston Regional Business JournalMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. RiceThe Pavilion at Pepperhill PlantationThreat Management GroupCroghan’s Jewel Box

In Kind Contributions $500- $2,499Mr. and Mrs. Julius J.Anderson, Jr.AcquisitionsAnchor SignMrs. Elizabeth BronsonCHD InteriorsMr. Henry M. Cheves Jr.CinebarreCosbarCustom Home Sound and SecurityCynthia RowleyEventWorks RentalsFat and JuicyMr. J. Chad FramptonGwynn’s of Mt. PleasantHalf Moon OutfittersMr. Drew HedlundHospitality Management Group, Inc.Hubee D’sJamesLandrum TablesMr. and Mrs. Luke LewisMarket Pavilion HotelMidtown Bar & GrillMr. and Mrs. Harry L. Johnson IIMs. Leslie Pratt-ThomasQuoizel Inc.Mr. and Mrs. J. Chesire RhettSkatell’s Manufacturing JewelersMr. Edward SmithSouthwest AirlinesStriped Pig DistilleryThe Kickin’ ChickenTheodosia, LLCMr. and Mrs.Teddy Turner Jr.Wells FargoMrs. Anita Zucker

In Kind Contributions Up to $49926 DivineMrs. Karen AlleyABP MakeupArticle 5Arsenal DesignedART for HOPEBaby BloomersBaked by Rach,A Charleston Born Gourmet CompanyBarre EvolutionBay Street BiergartenBerlin’s For MenBits of Lace, Inc.BluemercuryBob Ellis Shoe StoreBrackish Bow TiesCampo Marzio DesignCantey TechnologyCarolina Office SystemsCaviar and Bananas Gourmet Market and CaféCeladon HomeChantillyCharleston Beer WorksCharleston CafeCharleston County Parks and Recreation CommissionCharleston Distilling Co.Charleston Grill - Charleston PlaceCharleston PaddlerCharleston PlaceCharleston Power YogaCharleston Preservation SocietyCharleston River DogsCharleston Sailing AdventuresChildren’s Museum of the LowcountryChristian MichiCoca Cola Bottling CompanyMr. and Mrs. Michael ColeCollege of Charleston Sailing

Copper PennyDuffy’s Ultimate Functional FitnessDunes West Golf ClubEast Cooper Sporting GoodsEco FitnessElizabeth Carlton StudioFacial Surgery CenterFingerSnappin’ EntertainmentFinicky FillyFrankie’s of CharlestonGibson Hair + MakeupGrady Ervin & Co.GrazeH. Audrey BoutiqueHampden ClothingHarbor SpecialtiesMs. Heather HardwickHermosa JewelryMs. Amber HodgesHollipop’sHoly City HospitalityHominy GrillMr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Hutchison IIIHyman’s SeafoodJackson Davenport Vision CenterJohn Wesley United Methodist Church- UM WomenLittle Brown Dog Southern Trade Co.Mr. Andrew LockeMr.William A. Long Jr.Lowcountry Fly ShopLowcountry Local FirstM Dumas & SonsMaverick Southern KitchensMetabolic Medical CenterMoon and LolaMrs. Capper’sMrs. Elizabeth CiesarMrs. Nancy NewtonOut of HandP.F. Changs China BistroPalmetto Brewing Co.Palmetto PawsMrs.Anne Darby ParkerPatrick Properties EventsPatriots Point Golf LinksPatriots Point Naval & Maritime MuseumPet HelpersRagamuffin Children’s BoutiqueRewined CandlesSandals Nail SpaSarah Rose DesignShem Salon SpaMr. and Mrs. Brandon ShreveSouthern BellesStella NovaStuart Lawrence SalonSugar Snap PeaS’WellSwoonTaco Boy Dos LLCTattooed MooseTeal,A Swanky BoutiqueThe “Original” Pub Tours of Charleston SCThe Alley CharlestonThe Maids of CharlestonThe Shelter Kitchen + BarThe Spa at Charleston PlaceThe Well Coiffed ClosetTidesTrue Hypnosis, Practice of Hillary Evans, CHtTRY SportsWarren on King

Support of the Next Child Fund, Inc.Leadership GiftsLandmark Constructtion

Major GiftsMr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Hutchison III

Community GiftsPam NothsteinMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Philbeck, IVDr. and Mrs. Everard O. Rutledge

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS AND GRANTORS! Every effort has been made to accuratley reflect donations made between November 1, 2013 and October 31, 2014. Please contact us if you note any errors or omissions,

DONORSMs. Ann SummerMr. John Suthers EsqMrs. Sally SweenyDr. Carole Swiecicki and Mr. Scott SwiecickiTalbot Management, LLCMr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Tamsberg, Jr.Dr. Michael A. TaylorTCC Benefits AdministratorMr. and Mrs. John TempletonTheodosia, LLCMr. and Mrs. John H. TillerTristan TimbrookMr. and Ms. Clyde W. TimmonsMr. and Mrs. Terry TobinMs. Catherine TownsendTrial.com Foundation, Inc.UMW of Grace United Methodist ChurchUnited Way - SuncoastMr. Epi VazquezMs. Mary E. WaltersMr. and Mrs. Robert WarrickMr. and Mrs. Josh WelchDr. and Mrs. Stanley M. WilsonWonder Wash Car Wash and Detail ShopMr. and Mrs. Joseph Woytko

$1 - $99Dr. Vitria AdisetiyoMr. Carl AhlertMs. Ashley AllenMrs. Dorothy M. AndersonMr. Edward AndrewMiss Ashley ApelMr. Larry J. AtkinsonMr. and Mrs. Bob BaldwinDr. Carlito BangcuyoMs. Lydia BarrettBarry BeauxMs. Diana BarthDr. and Mrs. Norman H. Bell/ Bell Living TrustMs. Casey BertMs. Jennifer BlackwellMr. Ray BoazMr. Daniel BobakMs. Carol BodnarMr. Robert BohnMr. and Mrs. William P. BowersMs. Lauren BoyceMs. Ellen BrandweinMiss Sally BreedenMs. Meredith BreedenMs. Colleen BridgesMs. Laura BrigadaMs. Carol A. BroomeMs. Katie BruningMr. Nelson BurchMs. Doreen BurrellMr. William BurrisMr. and Mrs. Mills BuxtonMr. and Ms. Jim CalhounMr. Scott CanosaMr. Michael CarboneMs. Kelly CarboneMr. and Mrs. Burton CarlinDetective Maggie CarverMs. Carmel M. ChamierChemsouth Southeast LLCMs. Renee ChenueMs. Dillon ChristMiss Amanda ChurchMr. and Mrs. D.J. ChurchMs. Sheri ChurchMr. and Mrs. Charles CiesarMiss Alexis ClarkMs. Llewellyn ClarkeMr. Brady CobbMrs. Jane CochranMrs. Kendra ConwayMrs. Suzy CorcoranMiss Alexandra CoreyMr. Jonathan CourvilleMr. Corey CoxMr. Jeffery CraverDr. and Mrs. Fred A. Crawford, Jr.

Ms. Jessica Credeur BeattieMr. Philip CristaldiReverend Beverly Crute PhDMs. Kellie CulverMs. Whitney CurrinMr. Jason CusatiMs. Margaret DarrMr. Eric DavisonMs. Chatham DawsonMiss Sharon DeanMiss Caitlin DeanMs. Gwendolyn DirkesMiss Katherine DoeMr. Alex DrazdowskiMs. Katie DukesMs. Sandi EdwardsMr. Michael EhrlerMr. and Mrs. LeGrand ElebashMr. Michael Emanuele and Mrs. Linda EmanueleMr. Quinn EnglishMs. Kristina EnouratoMs. Sarah EvansMrs. Amy EversoleMr. Chris EversoleAdmiral and Mrs. Malcolm FagesMr. Tom FairMs. Amanda FaulknerMs. Arlene FelipeDr. Frances FerreneFielding Home for FuneralsMs. Sonya FieldsMr. Patrick FillippaMr. and Mrs. Tom FinneganMiss Lori FletcherMs. Michelle ForresterMs. Quinetha FrasierMs. Harriett GaddyMs. Kathleen GallagherMs. Allison GarrettMs. Mary Margaret GastleyMr. and Mrs. Charles Gates IIIMr. George GeilsMr. Todd GeraldMs. Kristi GibbsMs. Neely C. GilbertMs. Andrea GoffMr. and Mrs. Martin GoldD GoldsteinMs. Elizabeth GranthamMr. Don GudinasMs. Ellie GumenickMrs. Walter H. GussenhovenMs. Nancy HadleyMr. and Mrs. H. Brewton HagoodMr. and Mrs. Michael HalaszMr. Jimbo HardisonMs. Kelly HarroldMr. Robert HarveyMr. and Mrs. David HaseldenMs. Kaitlin HaughwyMs. Lucia HayesMs. Whitney HayesMr. Matthew HaynieDr. and Mrs. Paul HerringMiss Kathryn HeywardMiss Martha HillMs. Kelly HilsinMrs. Angela HindsMrs. Lona T. HooverMs. Donna HouseMs. Courtney M. HowardMs. Margaret HumphreysMs. Elizabeth HuttonMs. Laura IrickMr. Brian JenkinsMr. Paul JohnsonMs. Patty JonesMiss Suzanne KasselMr. Garrett KaufmanMiss Jordan KellyMrs. Sarah E. KennedyMr. Bryce KentMs. Sarah KessingerMs. Jennifer Kitchens

Ms. Alice KnowltonMr. John KozelskiMr. Mike KreitzerMs. Andrea KriderMs. Sara KsenzakMr. and Mrs. Michael KucishMiss Julie LaraMr. Thomas LeclairMrs. Kristen LeeMr. Gary LeonardMs. Meg LillyMs. Claire LinneyMs. Mary Carla LondonMs. Julia A. LuisiLuLaKateMr. and Mrs. Walter R. LundwallMs. Karen LyleMr. and Mrs. Philip MacchiaMr. Theodore MalinowskiMr. Howard MandelDr. Francine R R. MargoliusMiss Christina MartinMr. Benjamin MartinMr. and Mrs. Dan MartinMs. Danielle MatesiMr. Scott MaynorMr. David P. McCarronMs. Moira McCraveyMs. Elizabeth McGuanMiss Kyndall McKemieMiss Anne Catherine McLeanMiss Walker McLearMs. Kaitlin MeierMr. and Mrs. Brian MelloMr. and Mrs. Joseph MendelsohnMs. Elizabeth MeyerMs. Annie MeyerMs. Marci MikesellMs. Gibbon MilerMs. Stephanie MillerMs. Christine MilrothMs. Meredith MixsonMr. and Mrs. Tyre H. MooreMr. Shaun MooreMs. Julie MooreMs. Heather MorinMr. John MulveyMs. Alyson MurphyMr. John NashDr. and Mrs. Lester NeilsonMr. Keith NothsteinMrs. Liz OatesMs. Bethany ObermollerMs. Courtney O’LearyMrs. Brittany O’ShaughnessyMiss Claire ParianoMs. Victoria ParmenterMiss Courtney PatchMr. Devin PatroMs. Sandra T. PerryMs. Lauren PershouseMiss Kate PhinneyMr. Bruce PillsburyMs. Margaret PoandlMs. Erica PrysockMrs. Margaret PurohitMrs. Lydia RabonMs. Samantha RadkinMs. Stephanie RamiaMr. George RamsayMrs. Angela ReddenMr. Leonard RedeyoffMr. and Mrs. Ashley ReeseMr. Gilbert ReevesLieutenant Michael ReilleyMr. Charles L. RhodesMr. Arthur RichekMs. Elizabeth RobinsonMs. Lisa O. RogersMr. Dustin RogersMs. Nina RoseMs. Antonia RossiPosey M. RoyallMs. Stephanie Ruggiero

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2014-2015 DNLCC Board of Directors

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Marc Fetten, PresidentCooper River Partners

Tripp Meares, Vice PresidentWells Fargo Bank, N.A.

John Hatcher, TreasurerElliott Davis

Derek Mathis, MWV CDLMImmediate Past President

Sam Cothran, Motley Rice

Bob Dunn, Hill Construction

Caroline Johnson

Courtney Sakre, Amazon

Jennifer Snowden, NCGS Laboratories

Tara Spicer, Charleston Regional Development Alliance

Jenny Thompson, Theodosia Jewelry

Stephanie Yarbrough, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, LLP

Liane Maull Ziel, Junior League of Charleston

Laura Zucker

Debbie Calcote, Berkeley Community Mental Health CenterProfessional Advisory Board Representative

EVENTSChart a Course for Children

Bus Shed Bash

DNLCC’s annual dinner auction, Chart a Course for Children, was another one for the record books this year. This sold out event, held at Fleet Landing on February 6, 2014, raised an amazing $212,000!

Over 500 guests came out for the 11th annual Bus Shed Bash, our oyster roast and barbecue held on October 16th, 2014 at the Visitor Center Bus Shed. This year’s Bus Shed Bash was a record-breaking event, raising over $21,700!

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Chart a Course for ChildrenPresenting Sponsor:

Registration Sponsor:Wells Fargo Live Aution Sponsor:NCGS LaboratoriesSilent Auction Sponsor:Coral ResortsCookie Sponsor:Hill ConstructionInvitation Sponsor:Dixon Hughes Goodman

Table Sponsors (10-top):Motley RiceNCGS Wells FargoTable Sponsors (8-top):Cooper River PartnersDixon Hughes GoodmanJohn and Kimberly BadenMark TanenbaumNelson MullinsIn-Kind Donations:Alicia Ward and Motley RiceCantey TechnologyCrushedEventWorksFox EventsProduction Design Associates

Wayne SlagleC. Douglas Warner

Child Abuse is a Grown-Up ProblemApril CampaignPresenting Sponsor:

Partner Sponsor:Vineyard Family FoundationSupporting Sponsor:Hellman Financial, LLCIn-Kind Sponsor:Cinebarre

Volunteer Spotlight: Fallon SposatoVolunteers are a critical part of all aspects of the work of DNLCC and Fallon Sposato is a shining example

of the impact volunteers have on our work. Giving back has always been part of Fallon’s life. As a college student, Fallon was actively involved with her sorority’s charity, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and she volunteered with Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital. When she graduated in 2010 and moved to Charleston to work for Wells Fargo, she sought out volunteer opportunities. Continuing her interest in working with children’s charities seemed natural, so she sought out DNLCC.

“I was drawn to DNLCC because the organization was proactive in offering more volunteer opportunities for young professionals,” Fallon explained. Fallon has chaired the planning committee for one of our largest

fundraisers, the Bus Shed Bash, for two years and has been actively involved in our annual April awareness campaign. She currently is serving as the inaugural president of the Dee Norton Society, a growing group of

young professionals that offers participation in a unique mix of social, educational, and volunteer opportunities benefitting The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center.

Fallon appreciates being able “to have a large and positive impact for DNLCC as a young professional. For example, the Bus Shed Bash—which targets my demographic—raised $20,000 this year to support the work of DNLCC.”

We applaud how Fallon has embraced her role as an advocate for the children we serve, as well as her service as an ambassador for DNLCC among other young professionals in the Charleston community.

Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Beth FechhelmThe Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center (DNLCC) is a safe, welcoming place where children who have been abused or neglected can get the help and support they need. Volunteers like Mary Beth Fechhelm are a vital component of the services DNLCC provides to each child and family that enters our door. Mary Beth has always enjoyed working with children, and after her grandchildren grew older, she began searching for volunteer opportunities that would allow her to continue to work and interact with children, and to help improve each child’s quality of life in the process.

Mary Beth’s search led her to the DNLCC website. “The more I read,” Mary Beth explains, ”the more convinced I became that DNLCC would be a good fit for me.” While she enjoys working with children of all

ages, she especially enjoys working with younger children ages toddler through 9 years old. As a Volunteer Child Advocate at DNLCC, Mary Beth observes and reports any unacceptable or suspicious behavior while ensuring a safe

and secure environment for the children, but that means she “also gets to play and interact with the kids and guardians alike.” Mary Beth enthusiastically reports that this latter aspect of being a Child Advocate is “what keeps me wanting to return.”

Mary Beth’s bright countenance and caring personality naturally draws children to her, and she always feels like she has made an impact on and a difference to the children, no matter how slight. We are honored and proud to have such committed volunteers as Mary Beth at DNLCC!

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Dr. and Mrs. Harlan Wilson, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. M E. Wilson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wright

$100-$499Mrs. Elizabeth B. BakerDr. and Mrs. Bruce BallMr. and Mrs. Andrew C. BanisDr. and Mrs. Charles BanovThe Beach CompanyMr. Wiley BeckerMrs. Laura BehreMs. Katherine BentBerlinsky Realty CoMr. and Mrs. Carl BerryMr. and Mrs. Barry T. BlakeMr. and Mrs. Joe BolchozMr. Daniel BowmanBP ChiropracticMr. and Mrs. J. Hart BrownMr. and Mrs. David BrownMr. and Mrs. A.A. Burris III

Buzzi Unicem USAMr. and Mrs. Douglas M. CarnesMr. and Mrs. Neil S. CarnsCarolina Foot Specialsts, LLCMr. and Mrs. Elton K. CarrierMs. Melinda CarrollMr. and Mrs. John CarrollDr. and Mrs. James F. CarterMr. Thomas ChamberlinCharlestowne Interior ConstructionMr. and Mrs. Cermette J. Clardy, Jr.Mrs. Andrea ClementsMiss Elizabeth G. ColeMs. Kathryn T. ColeMr. Michael ColemanMr. and Mrs. William ConwayMr. and Mrs. David P. CortsCountry Bumpkin Arts and CraftsMr. George T. CraftsMr. and Mrs. Chip CraneDr. and Mrs. William T. CreasmanMs. Mary Beth Cross

Mr. and Mrs. John C.L. DarbyDr. and Mrs. Charles DarbyMrs. Diane DavidsonMrs. Carole DavieMr. Andrew DavieMiss Carly DavisMr. and Mrs. Jerry DeWittDr. Amy DiietrichMrs. Meredith DunnanMr. and Mrs. Tom HashMs. Anita EllzeyMs. Kali EnsleyExchange Club of Folly BeachDr. Cora EzzellFirstGivingMs. Kathleen M. FlynnFolly Beach Baptist ChurchMrs. Amy FritscheMrs. Mary Garcia-BengocheaDr. David R. GarrMs. Emily GibbonsMr. and Mrs. Robert A. Goldstein

Mr. and Mrs. Charles GrahamMs. Ann GreenMr. Jeff GriffinMr. and Mrs. David GrubbsHack Clinkscales/ Southern Burglar & Fire Alarm Co, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. James M. HagoodMr. and Mrs. Larry C. HargroveMs. Stella A. HarmanMr. and Mrs. Steven HarnigMs. George HillMr. and Mrs. Fred HimmeleinMr. and Mrs. Robert H. HoodMs. Pamela HornMr. Jamin M. HujikMr. Len Hutchison IVMr. Richard W. Hutson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David IaucoMs. Cheryl IldertonMr. Richard ItkinMr. and Mrs. James P. JacobsMr. and Mrs. Marc H. Johnson

COMPASSION

Compassion. Collaboration. Commitment to Excellence. These are the values of the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center, and each staff member at DNLCC consistently strives to embody these values for every child, family, community partner, and donor. Our highly skilled and motivated staff are known for going above and beyond the demands of their individual roles, showing an intense dedication not only to the families DNLCC serves, but to the internal DNLCC “family” as well. Whether it is through office support, clinical support, or fundraising, the children seen at DNLCC directly benefit from each and every staff member’s talents. Thank you, DNLCC staff, for being champions for children and for making a positive difference in thousands of young lives every year!

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Mr. and Mrs. K. Michael BarfieldMr. and Mrs. J. Sidney Boone, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Mace BrownMs. Marguerite CasonMr. and Mrs. Charles CoddingtonDr. Andrea Cothran and Mr. Sam Cothran County of CharlestonMr. and Mrs. Rob CrowderBen and Sara DeWolfMr. and Mrs. Howard D. Edwards, Jr.Equipment Pro, Inc.Evergreen Housing Development Group LLCFennell Family Endowment of the Coastal Community FoundationMrs. Terry FisherMr. and Mrs. John GoldingGrace Episcopal ChurchMrs. Valerie HowellMr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Hutchison IIIISU Insurance Services of San FranciscoHollie JacksonMs. Julia K. KellyMarylee Chaski Charitable CorporationMr. and Mrs. Derek MathisMargaret L. and Charles L. McElveen, Jr. EndowmenMr. and Mrs. David MorrowMotley Rice, LLCNew England SocietyMr. and Mrs. Peter J. Nistad

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Pearce Jr.Karen PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Erwin QueryMr. and Mrs.Tucker ErvinMr. Tom RobinsonDr. Patricia Roland and Mr. Robert T. RolandMr. and Mrs. Phil RoofSCE&GMrs. Cindi SolomonMrs. Peggy SwailsMr. Mark TanenbaumMs. Nancy WarnerMr. and Mrs. Matt WatsonThe William M. Camp FoundationMr. and Mrs. Carroll F. Wrenn

$500-1,399Ms. Marilyn AllenMr. Mitchell BaileyBenefitfocus, Inc.Mr. Douglas BerlinskyBest Friends Forever FundMr. and Mrs. R. Randall BridwellDr. Tina Brollier and Mr. David S. BrollierMr. and Mrs. Willis CanteyMr. and Mrs. Harry CateMrs. Jill ChalstyCharleston County Medical Society AllianceCharlestowne Associates

Chitty Family Endowment of Coastal Community FoundationMr. and Mrs. Stuart A. ChristieCoastal Kids Dental & BracesReverend Gale CooperMs. Grace B. CowanCresCom BankCresCom Bank- CharlestonDayton Foundations Depository, Inc.Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art GalleryElliott DavisMs. Linda FeinFrancis Marion HotelMr. Erman FrazierGottesman & Associates, LLCHanahan Exchange ClubReverend Susan B. Heath and Mr. B. Rush SmithMr. R. Scott HellmanMr. and Mrs. A. Baron Holmes IVThe Honorable C. Weston HouckMrs. Susannah HubbleMr. and Mrs. Aaron HymanIsland Realty IncorporatedMr. George JacobsJenny Keenan Design, LLCLadies Philoptochos SocietyMr. and Mrs. Dave MarleyMr. and Mrs. Charles K. MarshallMr. and Mrs. John McElwaineMiller-Valentine Group

Mr. Anthony MorelliMr. Marlaine OlinickMrs. Nancy PaigeMrs. Suzy ParsellMr. and Mrs. Barry D. PetersonMr. and Mrs. Douglas Pratt-ThomasRachel Cosby Conway Charitable Foundation, Inc.Ms. Ella W. RichardsonMrs. Connie RinkMr. and Ms. Robert RoneMr. Christopher ScatliffMr. and Mrs. Mike SchmidtMr. Michael ShaneMr. and Mrs. Brandon ShreveMr. and Mrs. Edward M. Simmons, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Sink Jr.Mrs. Stacy SmallwoodSouth Carolina Federal Credit UnionMr. and Mrs. Jeff S. SpicerMs. Danielle SquiresSt. George’s Society of CharlestonMr. and Mrs. William A. StaempfliMrs. Robbie StaubesMs. Renee StewartStorey Foundation, Inc.Strovis Payroll & HR, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Dan ThompsonMs. Sharon WardMr. and Mrs. John A. WarrenMr. Earl A. Willoughby, Jr.

“DNLCC explained everything well to me where I could understand and not be afraid. I appreciate that I could call and the representatives could be reached immediately. My kids got the appropriate learning and felt comfortable to speak to the representatives.”--Parent comment from Customer Satisfaction survey

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Dee Norton SocietyThe Dee Norton Society is a growing group of young professionals that offers participation in a unique mix of social, educational and volunteer opportunities that directly benefit The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center.

DNS LEADERSHIP BOARDFallon Sposato, President Meredith BreedenKathryn ColeHunter DawsonLen HutchisonSarah JordanJay McElveenRachel NightengaleLiz RobinsonNina Rose

Wild Women SocietyThe Wild Women Society is composed of a passionate group of women who directly affect the lives of children by supporting the work of The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center. Membership in the Society offers an opportunity to change the face of child abuse by funding services for children.

DNS MEMBERSWiley BeckerMichael CarboneAlexandra CoreyCarly DavisQuinn EnglishQuinetha FrasierMeg LillyJulia A. LuisiDanielle MatesiScott Maynor

John NashDevin PatroCaroline C. SimpsonEdward SmithAnna V. SpannMadison B. SuttieMark TrigonoplosAnna WelchJosh WelchSeabrook Whaley

MEMBER LIST:Jessica AaronKimberly BadenKatie BrownCarolina BryanKay ColeAndrea CothranGrace CowanLisa De AmasSara DeWolfNancy Dunn

Ann E. Rice ErvinTerry FisherDonna FriedmanColleen GottliebValerie HowellBeverly HutchisonJenny Keenan Jennifer MathisWeesie NewtonMarlaine OlinickPam Pearce

Leslie Pratt-ThomasRobin QueryLisa RiceElla Walton RichardsonCindi SolomonCarole SwiecickiSandra Wrenn

You could find 100 women dressed in blue and eager to sip, socialize and support DNLCC at this year’s Wild Women Blue Party on November 20, 2014. This elegant cocktail party was held poolside at The Spa at Belmond Charleston Place and raised over $10,800!

Bus Shed BashKoozie Sponsor: JEAR LogisticsCorporate Sponsor: TD BankSupporting Sponsors:BenefitFocusCoastal Kids Dental & BracesElliott DavisNelson MullinsSCE&GSC Federal Credit UnionAfter Party Sponsor: Club TrioMedia Sponsor: Charleston Regional Business Journal

In-Kind Donations:Abide-A-WhileBottlesEventWorksFingerSnappin EntertainmentFood for the Southern Soul Newton FarmsProduction Design Associates Southern Eagle DistributorsThe Midnight City

Wild Women Blue PartyPresenting Sponsor: The Spa at Belmond Charleston PlaceSupporting Sponsor: Charleston Facial Plastic Surgery

In-Kind Donations:ABP MakeupArenaissanceArticle 5Belmond Charleston PlaceBen ArnoldC. Douglas WarnerEventWorksHampden ClothingSmirnoff Sorbet LiteSouthern Belles “A Children’s Clothier”Woodwork Wines

COLLABORATIONSpotlight on Collaboration: Debbie Herring-LashPartnerships with our multidisciplinary community agencies are the foundation for how DNLCC coordinates services for children and families, ultimately resulting in a more efficient response and better outcomes for children. DNLCC has a longstanding partnership with the Ninth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office and works closely with their team assigned to child maltreatment cases. Assistant Solicitor Debbie Herring-Lash has prosecuted these cases with the Solicitor’s Office since 1990, including some of the most severe and heinous cases of abuse. However, Debbie’s dedication to working with children and families, as well as her relationship with DNLCC, began long before she was an attorney. After working at DSS for many years, Debbie joined the Solicitor’s Office as the Solicitor’s Investigator. During that time, the seeds of multidisciplinary collaboration were planted. “We started meeting and talking about these cases, basically using the Multidisciplinary Taskforce approach, back in the mid 1980s,” Debbie recalls. “There was a group of us that included law enforcement, therapists, and physicians, and we would get together at various locations to discuss cases.” Debbie eventually pursued a law

degree, and resumed her work with the team after returning to the community as Assistant Solicitor in 1990.

Over the course of these many years, DNLCC’s collaboration with Debbie has resulted in a

close working relationship on individual cases and on more global issues affecting child abuse investigations. In recent years there have been changes in the way forensic interviewers can testify in criminal court cases in South Carolina. As case law evolves, collaboration has been beneficial both to Debbie and to the DNLCC forensic interviewers as they meet and discuss the implications of such changes, incorporating new knowledge to improve testimony and case outcomes. Of the services provided by DNLCC, Debbie says she hears and sees good things from families. “The kids who have been to DNLCC do much better than the kids who do not have a forensic interview there or who never receive any mental health treatment.”

The multidisciplinary, coordinated approach of the team of DNLCC partners is centered on collaboration, a value that Debbie Herring-Lash has demonstrated from the beginning. In looking to the future, Debbie’s goal, like so many of our partners, is to continue to provide child maltreatment victims and their families with the best team response possible. “We will just get better and better,” she says, “and DNLCC is committed to this very same standard.”

“The kids who have been to DNLCC do much better than the kids who do not have

a forensic interview there or who never receive any mental health treatment.”

Berkeley County Community Mental Health CenterBerkeley County Department of Social ServicesBerkeley County Guardian ad Litem ProgramBerkeley County School DistrictBerkeley County Sheriff ’s DepartmentCarolina Youth Development Center (CYDC)Charleston Center Charleston County Department of Social ServicesCharleston County Guardian ad Litem ProgramCharleston County School DistrictCharleston County Sheriff ’s OfficeCharleston-Dorchester Community Mental Health CenterCity of Charleston Police DepartmentCommunities in SchoolsDorchester Children’s CenterFlorence Crittenton Programs of South CarolinaGoose Creek Police Department

Hanahan Police DepartmentIsle of Palms Police DepartmentMedical University of South Carolina Child Abuse Pediatrics (MUSC-CAP)Medical University of South Carolina Foster Care Support ClinicMedical University of South Carolina National Crime Victims Research and Treatment CenterMt. Pleasant Police DepartmentMy Sister’s HouseNinth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s OfficeNorth Charleston Police DepartmentPeople Against RapeRural Mission, Inc.Sullivan’s Island Police DepartmentWindwood Family ServicesD

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$20,000 and Above Select Health of South CarolinaWells FargoMrs. Donna M. FriedmanMr. and Mrs. Harry L. Johnson IIDarby Family Foundation of Coastal Community FoundationThe J.H. Walker Legacy FoundationEstate of Sofia H. GoldinThe Duke EndowmentJerry and Anita Zucker Family Endowment Fund of Coastal Community FoundationNational Children’s AllianceOJJDP

$10,000-$19,999Trident United WayColonel Tom Touring, LLC/ Mr. Eric WadeJohnson & Johnson, Inc.Rite Aid Foundation KidCentsTown of Mount PleasantPearlstine Family Fund of Coastal Community FoundationSpaulding Paolozzi FoundationMount Pleasant Presbyterian Church

Draft A Celebrity, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. BartkoAnchor SignMs. Nancy SnowdenExchange Club of Metropolitan CharlestonMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. RiceMr. Tom Hash and Ms. Carolyn Edwards

$5,000-$9,999Bakker Family Fund of Coastal Community FoundationMs. Carolina BryanCity of CharlestonCohen Family Fund of Coastal Community FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael ColeCooper River Partners LLCMr. and Mrs. Samuel GottliebMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Dunn Jr.Employees Community Fund of BoeingHenry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation, Inc.Indigo Acquisition, LLCJean and James Rion Endowment of Coastal Community FoundationJEAR Logistics

Mr. and Mrs. Mike JerniganKiawah Seabrook Exchange ClubMs. Betty Brown MathisenMr. and Mrs. Doug McElveenMrs. Mary Margaret McLernonMr. Guy M. Meares, III IIINCGS Laboratories, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Mark NeumeyerMr. and Mrs. Tradd NewtonRobert Bosch Fair Share FundMr. and Mrs. Peter SnidermanStealth Concealment Solutions, IncTD Bank, N.A.TD Charitable FoundationWells Fargo Community Support CampaignMrs. Nancy Young-McEniry

$2,500-$4,999Mr. and Mrs. John A. Baden IVCape Romain Contractors, Inc.Christ Our King ChurchDixon Hughes GoodmanEstes Express LinesFidelity Charitable Gift FundFirst Scots Presbyterian Church

Mr. and Mrs. Ken W. HarrellMr. and Mrs. Timothy HenschSue HenschHill Construction Co.Mr. and Mrs. Harry HugeIsle of Palms Connector Run and WalkMr. and Mrs. Richard MaullNelson MullinsO.L. Thompson Construction Co., Inc.Mr. Joe PazdanDr. and Mrs. Benjamin SaundersMr. Carl SchultzTrident United WayThe Vineyard Family FoundationMs. Meda WhitescarverMr. and Mrs. H. Alex WintersMrs. Laura ZuckerMrs. Anita Zucker

$1,400-$2,499Dr. Anne E. AbelMr. and Mrs. Bill AntonettiBank of America United Way CampaignMr. and Mrs. Reid BanksBanks Construction Company

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Mrs. Meredith JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Trevor JohrendtThe Junior League of Charleston, Inc.Mrs. Sybil KalinskyThe Kase GroupMr. and Mrs. Kennett KendallRear Admiral (Ret) and Mrs. Jack M. KershDr. and Mrs. Richard OsbornThe Killough FamilySenator Marlon KimpsonDr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. KingMr. and Mrs. William Kirk IIIMs. Carol LancasterDr. and Mrs. Chip LegertonMr. and Mrs. Morris J. LentMr. and Mrs. William LesesneDr. Pamela LeviMs. Robin LexroadDr. Julie LipovskyMr. Michael LoftusMs. Jolie LoganMs. LeAnn Logue

Mrs. Marshall Ann LynchMr. Robert LytleMrs. Linda MahlmeisterMrs. Cathy MarinoMr. Brandon MaxeyMrs. Bonnie S. McAlisterMcAngus, Goudelock & CourieMs. Nancy McDonaldMr. John McFaddenMr. and Mrs. Michael McGintyMs. Kathy McKayMr. and Mrs. Leo McLaughlinMr. Thomas McNicholasMr. and Mrs. Randy MerrittMr. and Mrs. Lawrence MiddaughMs. Anna MontgomeryMr. Gaillard P. MorrisMr. and Mrs. Rod MoseleyMs. Linda MoserMr. Fritz NauckMr. and Mrs. Aris NewtonMs. Sarah Nielsen

Mr. and Mrs. Justin NightengaleMr. and Mrs. Christopher NistadMrs. Amy N. Neitzel-O’Brien and Mr. Sean O’BrienMrs. Margaret O’BrienMr. Joseph OdiernaDr. Celeste Patrick and Mr. Charles W. Patrick Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramMs. Mary Christine PittmanMr. Mark PoolPsi Chi College of Charleston ChapterMr. and Mrs. David PurcellMr. and Mrs. Gary QuigleyRawson Services, Inc.Mr. Phillip Redmond Jr.Mr. John Rivers Jr.Mr. and Mrs. George RiversMr. and Mrs. Claron A. Robertson IIIMr. and Mrs. Curt Rone Jr.Rotary Club of Daniel IslandRoyall Hardware, Inc

Ms. Patti SachsMs. Corinne V. SadeMr. and Mrs. Brian SakreMr. Antoine SaundersMr. Michael SchmidtMr. and Mrs. Clifford SchneiderDr. C. SchwenzfeierMs. Gayle ShapleighDr. and Mrs. Gerald J. ShealyMr. and Mrs. Don SherardMr. and Mrs. Lenny SilvermanMs. Marion SimpsonMiss Bethany SitachittaMr. and Mrs. Harry SmithReverend and Mrs. Frederick SosnowskiMs. Laurie SteinkeMr. William C. StevensMs. Hayleigh StewartMs. Ann StirlingStirling and O’ConnellMs. Kayla StrasserMr. and Mrs. Barry O. Sturmer

Partnering With Our Community

by Carole Campbell Swiecicki, Ph.D.

One of the founding values of DNLCC is Collaboration, and it continues to guide our organization today. We partner with our community in many ways throughout the year. Every day, we collaborate through taking referrals from the over 30 community partner agencies with which we have formal agreements. Weekly, we have case review staffings with our multidisciplinary partner agencies to coordinate services for children and families in the Lowcountry.

In 2014, we also began exciting new projects through our community partnerships. First, we convened a working committee to address Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) in the Lowcountry. Our working committee includes partners from Law Enforcement, Departments of Social Services and Juvenile Justice, Charleston County School District, as well as DNLCC and MUSC Pediatrics staff. This project, with funding from the National Children’s Alliance, will result in an interagency guide to address the problem of child sex trafficking and exploitation. We have learned through our work and that of our partners, that child sex trafficking is happening in our community. This committee has made great progress to help these children’s needs for services!

Another community partnership is addressing the needs of children in Charleston and Berkeley counties who display sexual behavior problems. We obtained funding in October 2014 from the federal Office of Juvenile Justice Programs, in order to further develop our community partnerships to reduce sexual behavior problems among youth. As a result, we will have greater capacity to address the needs of the child victims of youth who act out.

Lastly, we had a successful partnership with our community to raise awareness of child abuse and the services provided at DNLCC through our 2014 April Child Abuse Awareness campaign. Through community events, mailings, media interviews, flyers, and our DNLCC Movie Night at Cinebarre, we reached over 125,000 local residents!

We are here as a resource for our community and a partner to our community. We value and rely upon the collaboration of both of supporters and professional partners. We look forward to continuing these partnerships in 2015!

COLLABORATIONSpotlight on Collaboration: Debbie Herring-LashPartnerships with our multidisciplinary community agencies are the foundation for how DNLCC coordinates services for children and families, ultimately resulting in a more efficient response and better outcomes for children. DNLCC has a longstanding partnership with the Ninth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office and works closely with their team assigned to child maltreatment cases. Assistant Solicitor Debbie Herring-Lash has prosecuted these cases with the Solicitor’s Office since 1990, including some of the most severe and heinous cases of abuse. However, Debbie’s dedication to working with children and families, as well as her relationship with DNLCC, began long before she was an attorney. After working at DSS for many years, Debbie joined the Solicitor’s Office as the Solicitor’s Investigator. During that time, the seeds of multidisciplinary collaboration were planted. “We started meeting and talking about these cases, basically using the Multidisciplinary Taskforce approach, back in the mid 1980s,” Debbie recalls. “There was a group of us that included law enforcement, therapists, and physicians, and we would get together at various locations to discuss cases.” Debbie eventually pursued a law

degree, and resumed her work with the team after returning to the community as Assistant Solicitor in 1990.

Over the course of these many years, DNLCC’s collaboration with Debbie has resulted in a

close working relationship on individual cases and on more global issues affecting child abuse investigations. In recent years there have been changes in the way forensic interviewers can testify in criminal court cases in South Carolina. As case law evolves, collaboration has been beneficial both to Debbie and to the DNLCC forensic interviewers as they meet and discuss the implications of such changes, incorporating new knowledge to improve testimony and case outcomes. Of the services provided by DNLCC, Debbie says she hears and sees good things from families. “The kids who have been to DNLCC do much better than the kids who do not have a forensic interview there or who never receive any mental health treatment.”

The multidisciplinary, coordinated approach of the team of DNLCC partners is centered on collaboration, a value that Debbie Herring-Lash has demonstrated from the beginning. In looking to the future, Debbie’s goal, like so many of our partners, is to continue to provide child maltreatment victims and their families with the best team response possible. “We will just get better and better,” she says, “and DNLCC is committed to this very same standard.”

“The kids who have been to DNLCC do much better than the kids who do not have

a forensic interview there or who never receive any mental health treatment.”

Berkeley County Community Mental Health CenterBerkeley County Department of Social ServicesBerkeley County Guardian ad Litem ProgramBerkeley County School DistrictBerkeley County Sheriff ’s DepartmentCarolina Youth Development Center (CYDC)Charleston Center Charleston County Department of Social ServicesCharleston County Guardian ad Litem ProgramCharleston County School DistrictCharleston County Sheriff ’s OfficeCharleston-Dorchester Community Mental Health CenterCity of Charleston Police DepartmentCommunities in SchoolsDorchester Children’s CenterFlorence Crittenton Programs of South CarolinaGoose Creek Police Department

Hanahan Police DepartmentIsle of Palms Police DepartmentMedical University of South Carolina Child Abuse Pediatrics (MUSC-CAP)Medical University of South Carolina Foster Care Support ClinicMedical University of South Carolina National Crime Victims Research and Treatment CenterMt. Pleasant Police DepartmentMy Sister’s HouseNinth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s OfficeNorth Charleston Police DepartmentPeople Against RapeRural Mission, Inc.Sullivan’s Island Police DepartmentWindwood Family ServicesD

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$20,000 and Above Select Health of South CarolinaWells FargoMrs. Donna M. FriedmanMr. and Mrs. Harry L. Johnson IIDarby Family Foundation of Coastal Community FoundationThe J.H. Walker Legacy FoundationEstate of Sofia H. GoldinThe Duke EndowmentJerry and Anita Zucker Family Endowment Fund of Coastal Community FoundationNational Children’s AllianceOJJDP

$10,000-$19,999Trident United WayColonel Tom Touring, LLC/ Mr. Eric WadeJohnson & Johnson, Inc.Rite Aid Foundation KidCentsTown of Mount PleasantPearlstine Family Fund of Coastal Community FoundationSpaulding Paolozzi FoundationMount Pleasant Presbyterian Church

Draft A Celebrity, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. BartkoAnchor SignMs. Nancy SnowdenExchange Club of Metropolitan CharlestonMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. RiceMr. Tom Hash and Ms. Carolyn Edwards

$5,000-$9,999Bakker Family Fund of Coastal Community FoundationMs. Carolina BryanCity of CharlestonCohen Family Fund of Coastal Community FoundationMr. and Mrs. Michael ColeCooper River Partners LLCMr. and Mrs. Samuel GottliebMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Dunn Jr.Employees Community Fund of BoeingHenry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation, Inc.Indigo Acquisition, LLCJean and James Rion Endowment of Coastal Community FoundationJEAR Logistics

Mr. and Mrs. Mike JerniganKiawah Seabrook Exchange ClubMs. Betty Brown MathisenMr. and Mrs. Doug McElveenMrs. Mary Margaret McLernonMr. Guy M. Meares, III IIINCGS Laboratories, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Mark NeumeyerMr. and Mrs. Tradd NewtonRobert Bosch Fair Share FundMr. and Mrs. Peter SnidermanStealth Concealment Solutions, IncTD Bank, N.A.TD Charitable FoundationWells Fargo Community Support CampaignMrs. Nancy Young-McEniry

$2,500-$4,999Mr. and Mrs. John A. Baden IVCape Romain Contractors, Inc.Christ Our King ChurchDixon Hughes GoodmanEstes Express LinesFidelity Charitable Gift FundFirst Scots Presbyterian Church

Mr. and Mrs. Ken W. HarrellMr. and Mrs. Timothy HenschSue HenschHill Construction Co.Mr. and Mrs. Harry HugeIsle of Palms Connector Run and WalkMr. and Mrs. Richard MaullNelson MullinsO.L. Thompson Construction Co., Inc.Mr. Joe PazdanDr. and Mrs. Benjamin SaundersMr. Carl SchultzTrident United WayThe Vineyard Family FoundationMs. Meda WhitescarverMr. and Mrs. H. Alex WintersMrs. Laura ZuckerMrs. Anita Zucker

$1,400-$2,499Dr. Anne E. AbelMr. and Mrs. Bill AntonettiBank of America United Way CampaignMr. and Mrs. Reid BanksBanks Construction Company

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Mrs. Meredith JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Trevor JohrendtThe Junior League of Charleston, Inc.Mrs. Sybil KalinskyThe Kase GroupMr. and Mrs. Kennett KendallRear Admiral (Ret) and Mrs. Jack M. KershDr. and Mrs. Richard OsbornThe Killough FamilySenator Marlon KimpsonDr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. KingMr. and Mrs. William Kirk IIIMs. Carol LancasterDr. and Mrs. Chip LegertonMr. and Mrs. Morris J. LentMr. and Mrs. William LesesneDr. Pamela LeviMs. Robin LexroadDr. Julie LipovskyMr. Michael LoftusMs. Jolie LoganMs. LeAnn Logue

Mrs. Marshall Ann LynchMr. Robert LytleMrs. Linda MahlmeisterMrs. Cathy MarinoMr. Brandon MaxeyMrs. Bonnie S. McAlisterMcAngus, Goudelock & CourieMs. Nancy McDonaldMr. John McFaddenMr. and Mrs. Michael McGintyMs. Kathy McKayMr. and Mrs. Leo McLaughlinMr. Thomas McNicholasMr. and Mrs. Randy MerrittMr. and Mrs. Lawrence MiddaughMs. Anna MontgomeryMr. Gaillard P. MorrisMr. and Mrs. Rod MoseleyMs. Linda MoserMr. Fritz NauckMr. and Mrs. Aris NewtonMs. Sarah Nielsen

Mr. and Mrs. Justin NightengaleMr. and Mrs. Christopher NistadMrs. Amy N. Neitzel-O’Brien and Mr. Sean O’BrienMrs. Margaret O’BrienMr. Joseph OdiernaDr. Celeste Patrick and Mr. Charles W. Patrick Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramMs. Mary Christine PittmanMr. Mark PoolPsi Chi College of Charleston ChapterMr. and Mrs. David PurcellMr. and Mrs. Gary QuigleyRawson Services, Inc.Mr. Phillip Redmond Jr.Mr. John Rivers Jr.Mr. and Mrs. George RiversMr. and Mrs. Claron A. Robertson IIIMr. and Mrs. Curt Rone Jr.Rotary Club of Daniel IslandRoyall Hardware, Inc

Ms. Patti SachsMs. Corinne V. SadeMr. and Mrs. Brian SakreMr. Antoine SaundersMr. Michael SchmidtMr. and Mrs. Clifford SchneiderDr. C. SchwenzfeierMs. Gayle ShapleighDr. and Mrs. Gerald J. ShealyMr. and Mrs. Don SherardMr. and Mrs. Lenny SilvermanMs. Marion SimpsonMiss Bethany SitachittaMr. and Mrs. Harry SmithReverend and Mrs. Frederick SosnowskiMs. Laurie SteinkeMr. William C. StevensMs. Hayleigh StewartMs. Ann StirlingStirling and O’ConnellMs. Kayla StrasserMr. and Mrs. Barry O. Sturmer

Partnering With Our Community

by Carole Campbell Swiecicki, Ph.D.

One of the founding values of DNLCC is Collaboration, and it continues to guide our organization today. We partner with our community in many ways throughout the year. Every day, we collaborate through taking referrals from the over 30 community partner agencies with which we have formal agreements. Weekly, we have case review staffings with our multidisciplinary partner agencies to coordinate services for children and families in the Lowcountry.

In 2014, we also began exciting new projects through our community partnerships. First, we convened a working committee to address Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) in the Lowcountry. Our working committee includes partners from Law Enforcement, Departments of Social Services and Juvenile Justice, Charleston County School District, as well as DNLCC and MUSC Pediatrics staff. This project, with funding from the National Children’s Alliance, will result in an interagency guide to address the problem of child sex trafficking and exploitation. We have learned through our work and that of our partners, that child sex trafficking is happening in our community. This committee has made great progress to help these children’s needs for services!

Another community partnership is addressing the needs of children in Charleston and Berkeley counties who display sexual behavior problems. We obtained funding in October 2014 from the federal Office of Juvenile Justice Programs, in order to further develop our community partnerships to reduce sexual behavior problems among youth. As a result, we will have greater capacity to address the needs of the child victims of youth who act out.

Lastly, we had a successful partnership with our community to raise awareness of child abuse and the services provided at DNLCC through our 2014 April Child Abuse Awareness campaign. Through community events, mailings, media interviews, flyers, and our DNLCC Movie Night at Cinebarre, we reached over 125,000 local residents!

We are here as a resource for our community and a partner to our community. We value and rely upon the collaboration of both of supporters and professional partners. We look forward to continuing these partnerships in 2015!

COMPASSION

Compassion. Collaboration. Commitment to Excellence. These are the values of the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center, and each staff member at DNLCC consistently strives to embody these values for every child, family, community partner, and donor. Our highly skilled and motivated staff are known for going above and beyond the demands of their individual roles, showing an intense dedication not only to the families DNLCC serves, but to the internal DNLCC “family” as well. Whether it is through office support, clinical support, or fundraising, the children seen at DNLCC directly benefit from each and every staff member’s talents. Thank you, DNLCC staff, for being champions for children and for making a positive difference in thousands of young lives every year!

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Mr. and Mrs. K. Michael BarfieldMr. and Mrs. J. Sidney Boone, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Mace BrownMs. Marguerite CasonMr. and Mrs. Charles CoddingtonDr. Andrea Cothran and Mr. Sam Cothran County of CharlestonMr. and Mrs. Rob CrowderBen and Sara DeWolfMr. and Mrs. Howard D. Edwards, Jr.Equipment Pro, Inc.Evergreen Housing Development Group LLCFennell Family Endowment of the Coastal Community FoundationMrs. Terry FisherMr. and Mrs. John GoldingGrace Episcopal ChurchMrs. Valerie HowellMr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Hutchison IIIISU Insurance Services of San FranciscoHollie JacksonMs. Julia K. KellyMarylee Chaski Charitable CorporationMr. and Mrs. Derek MathisMargaret L. and Charles L. McElveen, Jr. EndowmenMr. and Mrs. David MorrowMotley Rice, LLCNew England SocietyMr. and Mrs. Peter J. Nistad

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Pearce Jr.Karen PhillipsMr. and Mrs. Erwin QueryMr. and Mrs.Tucker ErvinMr. Tom RobinsonDr. Patricia Roland and Mr. Robert T. RolandMr. and Mrs. Phil RoofSCE&GMrs. Cindi SolomonMrs. Peggy SwailsMr. Mark TanenbaumMs. Nancy WarnerMr. and Mrs. Matt WatsonThe William M. Camp FoundationMr. and Mrs. Carroll F. Wrenn

$500-1,399Ms. Marilyn AllenMr. Mitchell BaileyBenefitfocus, Inc.Mr. Douglas BerlinskyBest Friends Forever FundMr. and Mrs. R. Randall BridwellDr. Tina Brollier and Mr. David S. BrollierMr. and Mrs. Willis CanteyMr. and Mrs. Harry CateMrs. Jill ChalstyCharleston County Medical Society AllianceCharlestowne Associates

Chitty Family Endowment of Coastal Community FoundationMr. and Mrs. Stuart A. ChristieCoastal Kids Dental & BracesReverend Gale CooperMs. Grace B. CowanCresCom BankCresCom Bank- CharlestonDayton Foundations Depository, Inc.Ella Walton Richardson Fine Art GalleryElliott DavisMs. Linda FeinFrancis Marion HotelMr. Erman FrazierGottesman & Associates, LLCHanahan Exchange ClubReverend Susan B. Heath and Mr. B. Rush SmithMr. R. Scott HellmanMr. and Mrs. A. Baron Holmes IVThe Honorable C. Weston HouckMrs. Susannah HubbleMr. and Mrs. Aaron HymanIsland Realty IncorporatedMr. George JacobsJenny Keenan Design, LLCLadies Philoptochos SocietyMr. and Mrs. Dave MarleyMr. and Mrs. Charles K. MarshallMr. and Mrs. John McElwaineMiller-Valentine Group

Mr. Anthony MorelliMr. Marlaine OlinickMrs. Nancy PaigeMrs. Suzy ParsellMr. and Mrs. Barry D. PetersonMr. and Mrs. Douglas Pratt-ThomasRachel Cosby Conway Charitable Foundation, Inc.Ms. Ella W. RichardsonMrs. Connie RinkMr. and Ms. Robert RoneMr. Christopher ScatliffMr. and Mrs. Mike SchmidtMr. Michael ShaneMr. and Mrs. Brandon ShreveMr. and Mrs. Edward M. Simmons, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. R.E. Sink Jr.Mrs. Stacy SmallwoodSouth Carolina Federal Credit UnionMr. and Mrs. Jeff S. SpicerMs. Danielle SquiresSt. George’s Society of CharlestonMr. and Mrs. William A. StaempfliMrs. Robbie StaubesMs. Renee StewartStorey Foundation, Inc.Strovis Payroll & HR, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Dan ThompsonMs. Sharon WardMr. and Mrs. John A. WarrenMr. Earl A. Willoughby, Jr.

“DNLCC explained everything well to me where I could understand and not be afraid. I appreciate that I could call and the representatives could be reached immediately. My kids got the appropriate learning and felt comfortable to speak to the representatives.”--Parent comment from Customer Satisfaction survey

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Dee Norton SocietyThe Dee Norton Society is a growing group of young professionals that offers participation in a unique mix of social, educational and volunteer opportunities that directly benefit The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center.

DNS LEADERSHIP BOARDFallon Sposato, President Meredith BreedenKathryn ColeHunter DawsonLen HutchisonSarah JordanJay McElveenRachel NightengaleLiz RobinsonNina Rose

Wild Women SocietyThe Wild Women Society is composed of a passionate group of women who directly affect the lives of children by supporting the work of The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center. Membership in the Society offers an opportunity to change the face of child abuse by funding services for children.

DNS MEMBERSWiley BeckerMichael CarboneAlexandra CoreyCarly DavisQuinn EnglishQuinetha FrasierMeg LillyJulia A. LuisiDanielle MatesiScott Maynor

John NashDevin PatroCaroline C. SimpsonEdward SmithAnna V. SpannMadison B. SuttieMark TrigonoplosAnna WelchJosh WelchSeabrook Whaley

MEMBER LIST:Jessica AaronKimberly BadenKatie BrownCarolina BryanKay ColeAndrea CothranGrace CowanLisa De AmasSara DeWolfNancy Dunn

Ann E. Rice ErvinTerry FisherDonna FriedmanColleen GottliebValerie HowellBeverly HutchisonJenny Keenan Jennifer MathisWeesie NewtonMarlaine OlinickPam Pearce

Leslie Pratt-ThomasRobin QueryLisa RiceElla Walton RichardsonCindi SolomonCarole SwiecickiSandra Wrenn

You could find 100 women dressed in blue and eager to sip, socialize and support DNLCC at this year’s Wild Women Blue Party on November 20, 2014. This elegant cocktail party was held poolside at The Spa at Belmond Charleston Place and raised over $10,800!

Bus Shed BashKoozie Sponsor: JEAR LogisticsCorporate Sponsor: TD BankSupporting Sponsors:BenefitFocusCoastal Kids Dental & BracesElliott DavisNelson MullinsSCE&GSC Federal Credit UnionAfter Party Sponsor: Club TrioMedia Sponsor: Charleston Regional Business Journal

In-Kind Donations:Abide-A-WhileBottlesEventWorksFingerSnappin EntertainmentFood for the Southern Soul Newton FarmsProduction Design Associates Southern Eagle DistributorsThe Midnight City

Wild Women Blue PartyPresenting Sponsor: The Spa at Belmond Charleston PlaceSupporting Sponsor: Charleston Facial Plastic Surgery

In-Kind Donations:ABP MakeupArenaissanceArticle 5Belmond Charleston PlaceBen ArnoldC. Douglas WarnerEventWorksHampden ClothingSmirnoff Sorbet LiteSouthern Belles “A Children’s Clothier”Woodwork Wines

EVENTSChart a Course for Children

Bus Shed Bash

DNLCC’s annual dinner auction, Chart a Course for Children, was another one for the record books this year. This sold out event, held at Fleet Landing on February 6, 2014, raised an amazing $212,000!

Over 500 guests came out for the 11th annual Bus Shed Bash, our oyster roast and barbecue held on October 16th, 2014 at the Visitor Center Bus Shed. This year’s Bus Shed Bash was a record-breaking event, raising over $21,700!

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Chart a Course for ChildrenPresenting Sponsor:

Registration Sponsor:Wells Fargo Live Aution Sponsor:NCGS LaboratoriesSilent Auction Sponsor:Coral ResortsCookie Sponsor:Hill ConstructionInvitation Sponsor:Dixon Hughes Goodman

Table Sponsors (10-top):Motley RiceNCGS Wells FargoTable Sponsors (8-top):Cooper River PartnersDixon Hughes GoodmanJohn and Kimberly BadenMark TanenbaumNelson MullinsIn-Kind Donations:Alicia Ward and Motley RiceCantey TechnologyCrushedEventWorksFox EventsProduction Design Associates

Wayne SlagleC. Douglas Warner

Child Abuse is a Grown-Up ProblemApril CampaignPresenting Sponsor:

Partner Sponsor:Vineyard Family FoundationSupporting Sponsor:Hellman Financial, LLCIn-Kind Sponsor:Cinebarre

Volunteer Spotlight: Fallon SposatoVolunteers are a critical part of all aspects of the work of DNLCC and Fallon Sposato is a shining example

of the impact volunteers have on our work. Giving back has always been part of Fallon’s life. As a college student, Fallon was actively involved with her sorority’s charity, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and she volunteered with Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital. When she graduated in 2010 and moved to Charleston to work for Wells Fargo, she sought out volunteer opportunities. Continuing her interest in working with children’s charities seemed natural, so she sought out DNLCC.

“I was drawn to DNLCC because the organization was proactive in offering more volunteer opportunities for young professionals,” Fallon explained. Fallon has chaired the planning committee for one of our largest

fundraisers, the Bus Shed Bash, for two years and has been actively involved in our annual April awareness campaign. She currently is serving as the inaugural president of the Dee Norton Society, a growing group of

young professionals that offers participation in a unique mix of social, educational, and volunteer opportunities benefitting The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center.

Fallon appreciates being able “to have a large and positive impact for DNLCC as a young professional. For example, the Bus Shed Bash—which targets my demographic—raised $20,000 this year to support the work of DNLCC.”

We applaud how Fallon has embraced her role as an advocate for the children we serve, as well as her service as an ambassador for DNLCC among other young professionals in the Charleston community.

Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Beth FechhelmThe Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center (DNLCC) is a safe, welcoming place where children who have been abused or neglected can get the help and support they need. Volunteers like Mary Beth Fechhelm are a vital component of the services DNLCC provides to each child and family that enters our door. Mary Beth has always enjoyed working with children, and after her grandchildren grew older, she began searching for volunteer opportunities that would allow her to continue to work and interact with children, and to help improve each child’s quality of life in the process.

Mary Beth’s search led her to the DNLCC website. “The more I read,” Mary Beth explains, ”the more convinced I became that DNLCC would be a good fit for me.” While she enjoys working with children of all

ages, she especially enjoys working with younger children ages toddler through 9 years old. As a Volunteer Child Advocate at DNLCC, Mary Beth observes and reports any unacceptable or suspicious behavior while ensuring a safe

and secure environment for the children, but that means she “also gets to play and interact with the kids and guardians alike.” Mary Beth enthusiastically reports that this latter aspect of being a Child Advocate is “what keeps me wanting to return.”

Mary Beth’s bright countenance and caring personality naturally draws children to her, and she always feels like she has made an impact on and a difference to the children, no matter how slight. We are honored and proud to have such committed volunteers as Mary Beth at DNLCC!

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Dr. and Mrs. Harlan Wilson, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. M E. Wilson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Mike Wright

$100-$499Mrs. Elizabeth B. BakerDr. and Mrs. Bruce BallMr. and Mrs. Andrew C. BanisDr. and Mrs. Charles BanovThe Beach CompanyMr. Wiley BeckerMrs. Laura BehreMs. Katherine BentBerlinsky Realty CoMr. and Mrs. Carl BerryMr. and Mrs. Barry T. BlakeMr. and Mrs. Joe BolchozMr. Daniel BowmanBP ChiropracticMr. and Mrs. J. Hart BrownMr. and Mrs. David BrownMr. and Mrs. A.A. Burris III

Buzzi Unicem USAMr. and Mrs. Douglas M. CarnesMr. and Mrs. Neil S. CarnsCarolina Foot Specialsts, LLCMr. and Mrs. Elton K. CarrierMs. Melinda CarrollMr. and Mrs. John CarrollDr. and Mrs. James F. CarterMr. Thomas ChamberlinCharlestowne Interior ConstructionMr. and Mrs. Cermette J. Clardy, Jr.Mrs. Andrea ClementsMiss Elizabeth G. ColeMs. Kathryn T. ColeMr. Michael ColemanMr. and Mrs. William ConwayMr. and Mrs. David P. CortsCountry Bumpkin Arts and CraftsMr. George T. CraftsMr. and Mrs. Chip CraneDr. and Mrs. William T. CreasmanMs. Mary Beth Cross

Mr. and Mrs. John C.L. DarbyDr. and Mrs. Charles DarbyMrs. Diane DavidsonMrs. Carole DavieMr. Andrew DavieMiss Carly DavisMr. and Mrs. Jerry DeWittDr. Amy DiietrichMrs. Meredith DunnanMr. and Mrs. Tom HashMs. Anita EllzeyMs. Kali EnsleyExchange Club of Folly BeachDr. Cora EzzellFirstGivingMs. Kathleen M. FlynnFolly Beach Baptist ChurchMrs. Amy FritscheMrs. Mary Garcia-BengocheaDr. David R. GarrMs. Emily GibbonsMr. and Mrs. Robert A. Goldstein

Mr. and Mrs. Charles GrahamMs. Ann GreenMr. Jeff GriffinMr. and Mrs. David GrubbsHack Clinkscales/ Southern Burglar & Fire Alarm Co, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. James M. HagoodMr. and Mrs. Larry C. HargroveMs. Stella A. HarmanMr. and Mrs. Steven HarnigMs. George HillMr. and Mrs. Fred HimmeleinMr. and Mrs. Robert H. HoodMs. Pamela HornMr. Jamin M. HujikMr. Len Hutchison IVMr. Richard W. Hutson Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David IaucoMs. Cheryl IldertonMr. Richard ItkinMr. and Mrs. James P. JacobsMr. and Mrs. Marc H. Johnson

DONORSMs. Ann SummerMr. John Suthers EsqMrs. Sally SweenyDr. Carole Swiecicki and Mr. Scott SwiecickiTalbot Management, LLCMr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Tamsberg, Jr.Dr. Michael A. TaylorTCC Benefits AdministratorMr. and Mrs. John TempletonTheodosia, LLCMr. and Mrs. John H. TillerTristan TimbrookMr. and Ms. Clyde W. TimmonsMr. and Mrs. Terry TobinMs. Catherine TownsendTrial.com Foundation, Inc.UMW of Grace United Methodist ChurchUnited Way - SuncoastMr. Epi VazquezMs. Mary E. WaltersMr. and Mrs. Robert WarrickMr. and Mrs. Josh WelchDr. and Mrs. Stanley M. WilsonWonder Wash Car Wash and Detail ShopMr. and Mrs. Joseph Woytko

$1 - $99Dr. Vitria AdisetiyoMr. Carl AhlertMs. Ashley AllenMrs. Dorothy M. AndersonMr. Edward AndrewMiss Ashley ApelMr. Larry J. AtkinsonMr. and Mrs. Bob BaldwinDr. Carlito BangcuyoMs. Lydia BarrettBarry BeauxMs. Diana BarthDr. and Mrs. Norman H. Bell/ Bell Living TrustMs. Casey BertMs. Jennifer BlackwellMr. Ray BoazMr. Daniel BobakMs. Carol BodnarMr. Robert BohnMr. and Mrs. William P. BowersMs. Lauren BoyceMs. Ellen BrandweinMiss Sally BreedenMs. Meredith BreedenMs. Colleen BridgesMs. Laura BrigadaMs. Carol A. BroomeMs. Katie BruningMr. Nelson BurchMs. Doreen BurrellMr. William BurrisMr. and Mrs. Mills BuxtonMr. and Ms. Jim CalhounMr. Scott CanosaMr. Michael CarboneMs. Kelly CarboneMr. and Mrs. Burton CarlinDetective Maggie CarverMs. Carmel M. ChamierChemsouth Southeast LLCMs. Renee ChenueMs. Dillon ChristMiss Amanda ChurchMr. and Mrs. D.J. ChurchMs. Sheri ChurchMr. and Mrs. Charles CiesarMiss Alexis ClarkMs. Llewellyn ClarkeMr. Brady CobbMrs. Jane CochranMrs. Kendra ConwayMrs. Suzy CorcoranMiss Alexandra CoreyMr. Jonathan CourvilleMr. Corey CoxMr. Jeffery CraverDr. and Mrs. Fred A. Crawford, Jr.

Ms. Jessica Credeur BeattieMr. Philip CristaldiReverend Beverly Crute PhDMs. Kellie CulverMs. Whitney CurrinMr. Jason CusatiMs. Margaret DarrMr. Eric DavisonMs. Chatham DawsonMiss Sharon DeanMiss Caitlin DeanMs. Gwendolyn DirkesMiss Katherine DoeMr. Alex DrazdowskiMs. Katie DukesMs. Sandi EdwardsMr. Michael EhrlerMr. and Mrs. LeGrand ElebashMr. Michael Emanuele and Mrs. Linda EmanueleMr. Quinn EnglishMs. Kristina EnouratoMs. Sarah EvansMrs. Amy EversoleMr. Chris EversoleAdmiral and Mrs. Malcolm FagesMr. Tom FairMs. Amanda FaulknerMs. Arlene FelipeDr. Frances FerreneFielding Home for FuneralsMs. Sonya FieldsMr. Patrick FillippaMr. and Mrs. Tom FinneganMiss Lori FletcherMs. Michelle ForresterMs. Quinetha FrasierMs. Harriett GaddyMs. Kathleen GallagherMs. Allison GarrettMs. Mary Margaret GastleyMr. and Mrs. Charles Gates IIIMr. George GeilsMr. Todd GeraldMs. Kristi GibbsMs. Neely C. GilbertMs. Andrea GoffMr. and Mrs. Martin GoldD GoldsteinMs. Elizabeth GranthamMr. Don GudinasMs. Ellie GumenickMrs. Walter H. GussenhovenMs. Nancy HadleyMr. and Mrs. H. Brewton HagoodMr. and Mrs. Michael HalaszMr. Jimbo HardisonMs. Kelly HarroldMr. Robert HarveyMr. and Mrs. David HaseldenMs. Kaitlin HaughwyMs. Lucia HayesMs. Whitney HayesMr. Matthew HaynieDr. and Mrs. Paul HerringMiss Kathryn HeywardMiss Martha HillMs. Kelly HilsinMrs. Angela HindsMrs. Lona T. HooverMs. Donna HouseMs. Courtney M. HowardMs. Margaret HumphreysMs. Elizabeth HuttonMs. Laura IrickMr. Brian JenkinsMr. Paul JohnsonMs. Patty JonesMiss Suzanne KasselMr. Garrett KaufmanMiss Jordan KellyMrs. Sarah E. KennedyMr. Bryce KentMs. Sarah KessingerMs. Jennifer Kitchens

Ms. Alice KnowltonMr. John KozelskiMr. Mike KreitzerMs. Andrea KriderMs. Sara KsenzakMr. and Mrs. Michael KucishMiss Julie LaraMr. Thomas LeclairMrs. Kristen LeeMr. Gary LeonardMs. Meg LillyMs. Claire LinneyMs. Mary Carla LondonMs. Julia A. LuisiLuLaKateMr. and Mrs. Walter R. LundwallMs. Karen LyleMr. and Mrs. Philip MacchiaMr. Theodore MalinowskiMr. Howard MandelDr. Francine R R. MargoliusMiss Christina MartinMr. Benjamin MartinMr. and Mrs. Dan MartinMs. Danielle MatesiMr. Scott MaynorMr. David P. McCarronMs. Moira McCraveyMs. Elizabeth McGuanMiss Kyndall McKemieMiss Anne Catherine McLeanMiss Walker McLearMs. Kaitlin MeierMr. and Mrs. Brian MelloMr. and Mrs. Joseph MendelsohnMs. Elizabeth MeyerMs. Annie MeyerMs. Marci MikesellMs. Gibbon MilerMs. Stephanie MillerMs. Christine MilrothMs. Meredith MixsonMr. and Mrs. Tyre H. MooreMr. Shaun MooreMs. Julie MooreMs. Heather MorinMr. John MulveyMs. Alyson MurphyMr. John NashDr. and Mrs. Lester NeilsonMr. Keith NothsteinMrs. Liz OatesMs. Bethany ObermollerMs. Courtney O’LearyMrs. Brittany O’ShaughnessyMiss Claire ParianoMs. Victoria ParmenterMiss Courtney PatchMr. Devin PatroMs. Sandra T. PerryMs. Lauren PershouseMiss Kate PhinneyMr. Bruce PillsburyMs. Margaret PoandlMs. Erica PrysockMrs. Margaret PurohitMrs. Lydia RabonMs. Samantha RadkinMs. Stephanie RamiaMr. George RamsayMrs. Angela ReddenMr. Leonard RedeyoffMr. and Mrs. Ashley ReeseMr. Gilbert ReevesLieutenant Michael ReilleyMr. Charles L. RhodesMr. Arthur RichekMs. Elizabeth RobinsonMs. Lisa O. RogersMr. Dustin RogersMs. Nina RoseMs. Antonia RossiPosey M. RoyallMs. Stephanie Ruggiero

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2014-2015 DNLCC Board of Directors

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Marc Fetten, PresidentCooper River Partners

Tripp Meares, Vice PresidentWells Fargo Bank, N.A.

John Hatcher, TreasurerElliott Davis

Derek Mathis, MWV CDLMImmediate Past President

Sam Cothran, Motley Rice

Bob Dunn, Hill Construction

Caroline Johnson

Courtney Sakre, Amazon

Jennifer Snowden, NCGS Laboratories

Tara Spicer, Charleston Regional Development Alliance

Jenny Thompson, Theodosia Jewelry

Stephanie Yarbrough, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, LLP

Liane Maull Ziel, Junior League of Charleston

Laura Zucker

Debbie Calcote, Berkeley Community Mental Health CenterProfessional Advisory Board Representative

The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center is a Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) accredited by the National Children’s Alliance. CACs are a nationally-recognized model for coordinating the response when there is a concern for child abuse. Accredited CACs utilize a highly skilled and effective multidisciplinary team approach to child abuse investigation, prosecution, and treatment. At DNLCC, our trained, licensed clinicians use the CAC model for helping to identify whether abuse has occurred. Evidence-based treatment programs like those at DNLCC reduce symptoms among children who are experiencing distress and also reduce the likelihood of delinquent and/or criminal behavior as a result of untreated trauma associated with abuse.

DNLCC Mission:To keep children safe from abuse and trauma, and when either occur, to work with our community to bring healing to these children and their families.

DNLCC Vision:To be THE Leading Child Abuse & Trauma Center, Changing the World -- One Child at a Time!

PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMUNITYDear Friends and Supporters of The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center:

When you made a decision to support The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center your commitment last year helped:

• Provide services to 1,570 children and their families who had concerns for experiencing abuse• Fund cutting edge research to improve diagnosis and treatment methods• Train and improve a dedicated staff of professionals whose passion and expertise in the field of

child maltreatment has received national recognition• Fulfill the Center’s vision to “be THE leading Child Abuse and Trauma Center, Changing the

World – One Child at a Time”

The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children’s Center (DNLCC) serves the Charleston and Berkeley communities. Since its inception in 1991, DNLCC has provided healing to more than 23,000 children. Estimates show that over 14,000 children will experience abuse in our communities next year. We know that currently, only about 1 out of every 10 child victims discloses abuse in childhood. For these brave children, we are here as a resource for them and their family. Unfortunately, the need is ever growing. This year, we experienced a challenge in demand and an increased wait time for services. As a result of the generosity of our community, we were able to hire an additional therapist and reduce that wait time significantly.

To provide answers and healing, the staff at DNLCC employs state of the art interview and treatment methods. Your support allows our staff to be trained in the latest and most effective interview and therapeutic practices. We do this to minimize further trauma for the child by quickly identifying whether abuse has occurred, and then focusing on therapies that are proven to work. It is a privilege for both of us to work with a staff so compassionate, collaborative and committed to excellence. We thank them for their unwavering commitment to keeping children safe from abuse and trauma, and when it occurs, bringing healing to these children and their family.

DNLCC is regarded as a national leader in the field of evidence-based treatments. We are honored to work in partnership with MUSC, the Duke Foundation and federal grantors to develop the most effective treatments and break the cycle of abuse. Here at the DNLCC, we evaluate the effectiveness of these therapies in reducing typical problems that child victims have, such as depression, post-traumatic disorder, and anxiety. We are proactively furthering this approach by evaluating our collaboration with the schools in order to reduce the impact of trauma on children’s academic performance.

In an effort to share the expertise we continue to develop and promote collaboration, we are also pleased to announce that we will be hosting a national professional conference, the Charleston Child Trauma Conference, October 18-21, 2016 at the Francis Marion Hotel. This conference will draw national speakers and allow us to improve outcomes for children broadly.

Please know that your generous support fuels us to work ever harder to achieve our vision to be THE leading Child Abuse and Trauma Center, Changing the World – One Child at a Time. While the pain may seem unimaginable to us at times, with your support, we will remain THE place of healing – One Child at a Time.

Carole Swiecicki Marc Fetten Executive Director Board President

Mr. and Mrs. Leon RuneyMs. Susannah RunkleMr. Robert RutherfordMr. and Mrs. Edward J. RyanMs. Dana ScarboroughMr. Michael A. ScardatoMr. Alex ScavoMr. Vincent SciamannaMs. Jennie Scudder-LevinMs. H SeaseCaptain Matthew SeelMr. James ShawMs. Katherine ShealyMs. Elizabeth ShevockMr. Alex ShiMr. Kevin ShoemakeMs. Karen SimonMiss Lillie SimpsonMiss Caroline C. SimpsonMs. Joy SimsMr. David SimsDr. Shaunese SingletonMrs. Carol SissonDr. and Mrs. David SkinnerMr. and Mrs. David SkinnerMs. Sara SkolskyMrs. Donna SlipkoMr. Leroy SmallsMs. Jane SmithDr. and Mrs. C.D. Smith IIIMr. and Mrs. George W. Smyth, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Delano R. SpellMr. Thomas SpencerMs. Fallon M. SposatoDr. Eve SprattDr. Carmelina StainoDr. and Ms. Jonathon M. SteinStokes & HaseldenMrs. Christine L. StoryMs. Anne SurrettMs. Madison B. SuttieMs. Caroline SydowMrs. Susan TaylorMs. Tanya TaylorMr. Bob TennysonMs. Amanda ThielMiss Amy Leigh ThompsonMs. Laura ThompsonMs. Kit ThrashMr. Jeremy TiedtMr. Mark TrigonoplosMr. William V. TurnerMerle Tyroler, Ph.D.Ms. Lesa UnderwoodMrs. Joan UstinMr. and Mrs. Allan VandallMs. Carol VandrossMrs. Helena B. VivonaMrs. Kathryn WadeMs. Madeline WallaceMr. Zach WardMiss Courtney WeaverMs. Katie WelshMs. Seabrook WhaleyMs. Elizabeth WhitakerMs. Christie WilcoxMs. Charlotte WilliamsMr. Chad WoodsMrs. Tara WootenMs. Deborah WrightMr. Josh WrightMr. Chris YahnisMr. Thomas E. Young, Jr.

In Kind Contribtuions Over $5,000Call ExpertsMr. and Mrs. Steve PottsProduction Design AssociatesHoffman Law FirmMr. and Mrs. Tradd. NewtonCity of Charleston

In Kind Contribtuions $2,550-$4,999Charleston Regional Business JournalMr. and Mrs. Joseph F. RiceThe Pavilion at Pepperhill PlantationThreat Management GroupCroghan’s Jewel Box

In Kind Contributions $500- $2,499Mr. and Mrs. Julius J. Anderson, Jr.AcquisitionsAnchor SignMrs. Elizabeth BronsonCHD InteriorsMr. Henry M. Cheves Jr.CinebarreCosbarCustom Home Sound and SecurityCynthia RowleyEventWorks RentalsFat and JuicyMr. J. Chad FramptonGwynn’s of Mt. PleasantHalf Moon OutfittersMr. Drew HedlundHospitality Management Group, Inc.Hubee D’sJamesLandrum TablesMr. and Mrs. Luke LewisMarket Pavilion HotelMidtown Bar & GrillMr. and Mrs. Harry L. Johnson IIMs. Leslie Pratt-ThomasQuoizel Inc.Mr. and Mrs. J. Chesire RhettSkatell’s Manufacturing JewelersMr. Edward SmithSouthwest AirlinesStriped Pig DistilleryThe Kickin’ ChickenTheodosia, LLCMr. and Mrs. Teddy Turner Jr.Wells FargoMrs. Anita Zucker

In Kind Contributions Up to $49926 DivineMrs. Karen AlleyABP MakeupArticle 5Arsenal DesignedART for HOPEBaby BloomersBaked by Rach, A Charleston Born Gourmet CompanyBarre EvolutionBay Street BiergartenBerlin’s For MenBits of Lace, Inc.BluemercuryBob Ellis Shoe StoreBrackish Bow TiesCampo Marzio DesignCantey TechnologyCarolina Office SystemsCaviar and Bananas Gourmet Market and CaféCeladon HomeChantillyCharleston Beer WorksCharleston CafeCharleston County Parks and Recreation CommissionCharleston Distilling Co.Charleston Grill - Charleston PlaceCharleston PaddlerCharleston PlaceCharleston Power YogaCharleston Preservation SocietyCharleston River DogsCharleston Sailing AdventuresChildren’s Museum of the LowcountryChristian MichiCoca Cola Bottling CompanyMr. and Mrs. Michael ColeCollege of Charleston Sailing

Copper PennyDuffy’s Ultimate Functional FitnessDunes West Golf ClubEast Cooper Sporting GoodsEco FitnessElizabeth Carlton StudioFacial Surgery CenterFingerSnappin’ EntertainmentFinicky FillyFrankie’s of CharlestonGibson Hair + MakeupGrady Ervin & Co.GrazeH. Audrey BoutiqueHampden ClothingHarbor SpecialtiesMs. Heather HardwickHermosa JewelryMs. Amber HodgesHollipop’sHoly City HospitalityHominy GrillMr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Hutchison IIIHyman’s SeafoodJackson Davenport Vision CenterJohn Wesley United Methodist Church- UM WomenLittle Brown Dog Southern Trade Co.Mr. Andrew LockeMr. William A. Long Jr.Lowcountry Fly ShopLowcountry Local FirstM Dumas & SonsMaverick Southern KitchensMetabolic Medical CenterMoon and LolaMrs. Capper’sMrs. Elizabeth CiesarMrs. Nancy NewtonOut of HandP.F. Changs China BistroPalmetto Brewing Co.Palmetto PawsMrs. Anne Darby ParkerPatrick Properties EventsPatriots Point Golf LinksPatriots Point Naval & Maritime MuseumPet HelpersRagamuffin Children’s BoutiqueRewined CandlesSandals Nail SpaSarah Rose DesignShem Salon SpaMr. and Mrs. Brandon ShreveSouthern BellesStella NovaStuart Lawrence SalonSugar Snap PeaS’WellSwoonTaco Boy Dos LLCTattooed MooseTeal, A Swanky BoutiqueThe “Original” Pub Tours of Charleston SCThe Alley CharlestonThe Maids of CharlestonThe Shelter Kitchen + BarThe Spa at Charleston PlaceThe Well Coiffed ClosetTidesTrue Hypnosis, Practice of Hillary Evans, CHtTRY SportsWarren on King

Support of the Next Child Fund, Inc.Leadership GiftsLandmark Constructtion

Major GiftsMr. and Mrs. Leonard L. Hutchison III

Community GiftsPam NothsteinMr. and Mrs. Robert E. Philbeck, IVDr. and Mrs. Everard O. Rutledge

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS AND GRANTORS! Every effort has been made to accuratley reflect donations made between November 1, 2013 and October 31, 2014. Please contact us if you note any errors or omissions,

Dee Norton

1061 King Street Charleston, SC 29403PH: (843) 723-3600 FAX: (843) 720-7106

Email: lcc@dnlcc.orgWeb: www.DNLCC.org

Chart a Course for Children 2015Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Fleet Landing Restaurant – Dinner and AuctionAll proceeds benefit abused children and their families at DNLCC.Contact Liz Cole at ecole@dnlcc.org for more information.

Whether spending time with children in our lobby, helping with renovations to the facility, or attending a special event, there are several ways for volunteers to contribute to DNLCC.To learn more, please contact Shanon Stroer at sstroer@dnlcc.org.

The upcoming holidays remind us to reflect upon our blessings. This holiday season, give a gift that can change a life! Visit GIVE.DNLCC.org to give a gift. To learn more, please contact Beverly Hutchison at bhutchison@dnlcc.org.

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