January - March 2009
The information provided in this newsletter is for educational purposes only, and it is not nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your own physician or healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Future Hope Chest News Events
The following are the events, conferences and seminars of possible interest to Hope Chest News patients for the remainder of the year
Evening meeting - U of M Lung Transplant Support Group April 6, 2009
Speakers from LifeSource our local OPO
Eagles Club Breakfast - 8:30 -12:30 April 19, 2009
Litchfield Eagles Club - 3424 S. CSAH 34, Litchfield, MN
Monthly meeting of the Hope Chest News Board of Directors April 20, 2009
Evening meeting - U of M Lung Transplant Support Group May 4, 2009
HCN Bake Sale – in hallway near the transplant clinic May 11,2009
Monthly Meeting of the Hope Chest News Board of Directors May 18, 2009
Monthly Meeting of the Hope Chest News Board of Directors June 15, 2009
Election of Directors and officers will be conducted
5th Annual Larry Daml Golf Tournament – details follow June 29, 2009
3rd Annual Marie Anderson Golf Scramble – details follow July 27, 2009
2008\2009 Transplants
As of 03/30/2009 there have been 5 Lung and 9 Heart transplants.
Lung Transplants / Heart TransplantsName / Type / # / Date / Name / # / Date
Nancy Johnson / SL / 375 / 12/24/08 / 664
SL / 376 / 12/24/08 / 665
Gary White / SL / 377 / 01/25/09 / 666
DL / 211 / 02/17/09 / 667
Mae Eastman / SL / 378 / 02/19/09 / 668
Patricia Klotz / SL / 379 / 02/19/09 / 669
670
671
672
Due to HIPPA rules, Marget Schmidtke needs permission from patients to release their name, transplant number and date. Contact her for your transplant information. If any of the people transplanted this year would like to have their name printed in the newsletter, please E-Mail or you can call Ed Aubitz at 952-457-8281. If you let us know the date of your transplant and your transplant number, we can also make a button for you.
Important Numbers:
The following chart will help if you need assistance in one of the listed areas.
Purpose / Who to Contact / Phone Number / E-Mail AddressAddress or E-Mail Change / Ed Aubitz / 952-457-8281 /
In the Hospital / Any Board member / See list elsewhere /
Financial Assistance / Marget Schmidtke, Thoracic Transplant Social Worker / 612-273-5796 or
1-800-478-5864
Heart\Lung Status Change / Ed Aubitz / 952-457-8281 /
Mentorship Program / Eileen Vierow / 651-483-3146 /
Obtain your Transplant Number / Marget Schmidtke / 612-273-5796 or
1-800-478-5864
Heart Buttons / Mary Paquette / 651-450-9767 /
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We don’t want to miss you…
Marget has short-term parking passes for the group meetings. So come to group and if you need one, just ask Marget. We don’t want anyone to stay away from meetings because of financial concerns.
January
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Matt Bartocci DL 01/09/06
358 Mary Lee Carhill SL 01/30/08
186 Marge Engstrom SL 01/31/00
338 Lester Fuhrmann SL 01/04/07
229 Richard Hruza SL 01/08/02
339 Karen Jacobson SL 01/12/07
37 Dean Lanz HL 01/04/97
69 Dennis Orlikowski DL 01/07/98
204 Mary Paquette DL 01/10/08
231 Eva Quirk SL 01/25/02
88 Stella Regenneiter SL 01/27/95
206 Jennifer Rousseau DL 01/31/08
377 Gary White SL 01/25/09
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February
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Michael Bluhm SL 02/01/03
33 Noreen Burke DL 02/21/95
70 Rose Dalager DL 02/05/98
132 Brent DeBoer DL 02/05/03
123 Sharon Durante SL 02/25/97
378 Mae Eastman SL 02/19/09
84 Mark Gammon DL 02/19/99
278 Maxine Golombiecki SL 02/29/04
208 Shelle Goodwin DL 02/18/08
83 Ruth Heinen DL 02/11/99
Bobbie Holmes SL 02/14/06
DuWayne Johnson SL 02/06/06
Robert L. Jones SL 02/01/02
379 Patricia Klotz SL 02/19/09
207 Ralph Loftus DL 02/09/08
342 Sue Martin SL 02/20/07
340 Donna Meegan SL 02/17/07
Linda Meyer DL 02/14/02
279 Nancy Meyer SL 02/29/04
Hannah Joy Olson DL 02/18/06
341 M. Fern Olson SL 02/20/07
32 Sandi Peterson SL 02/05/92
171 Bridget Shaffer DL 02/18/06
Barb Tackaberry DL 02/07/02
250 Sharon Warner SL 02/10/03
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March
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158 Wendell Anderson SL 03/04/99
Shirley Baumberger SL 03/09/06
18 Brent Bowen HL 03/23/90
106 Richard Thomas Butschi DL 03/22/01
6 Grace Charboneau DL 03/19/92
104 Gail Deyoung DL 03/19/01
359 Clay Duval SL 03/26/08
Donald Eastman SL 03/03/02
207 Karen Fisk SL 03/25/01
154 Brian Frederick DL 03/14/05
72 David Goroski DL 03/13/98
Peter Kosberg H 03/01/07
204 Eugene Kuhns SL 03/01/01
160 Lyle Lohse SL 03/16/99
124 Sheila Long SL 03/02/97
73 Bob Mathis DL 03/16/98
48 Vyonna Maxwell SL 03/13/93
161 Leland Nelson SL 03/16/99
194 Timothy Olby DL 03/02/07
Greg Runge DL 03/22/02
Diane Sickels DL 03/01/03
163 Sharol Sturart SL 03/25/99
285 Cathie L. Vaara SL 03/23/05
Tom Vanderpool DL 03/21/05
195 Michael Wenner DL 03/31/07
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We have lost more of our transplant buddies:
Judy Jahnke waiting Passed away 12/01/04
Charlie Irwin, husband of patient Shirley Irwin Passed away 11/26/08
Donna Hagenah, wife of patient Chuck Hagenah Passed away 12/07/08
Jesse David Graves Transplanted 10/11/94 Passed away 12/18/08
William Zilverberg Transplanted 08/09/07 Passed away 02/03/09
Leslie Stenlund waiting Passed away 02/07/09
Patty Klotz Transplanted 02/19/09 Passed away 02/23/09
Our prayers go out to their families and for any others who have passed away that we are not aware of.
Memorials
In Memory of Charlie IrwinShirley Irwin / In Memory of Donna Hagenah
Sandy Sazama
In Memory of Charlie Irwin
Ed & Sandy Aubitz / In Memory of Charlie Irwin
Gary & Barbara Broberg
In Memory of Charlie Irwin
Kip & Barb Peterson / In Memory of Charlie Irwin
Eileen Vierow
In Memory of Leslie Stenlund
Ed & Sandy Aubitz
Honorariums
Margie DoyleDuwayne Kirchner
Donations
Thank you to the following people organizations for their generous donations
Mary Ahern / Robert & Kathleen DesrocherEdward & Judith Schuck
News from the HCN Board of Directors
Ed Aubitz, Vice President (2009) / 952-457-8281 /
Judy Vermeulen, Treasurer (2011) / 952-445-2497 /
Kathy Greising, Secretary (2009) / 651-738-2954 /
Julie Caron, Director (2010) /
Brenda Daml, Director (2011) / 763-753-4169 /
Ramona Foore, Director (2011) / 952-431-2884 /
Vern Jackson (2011) / 651 696-2962 /
Hinda Litman, Director (2011) / 952-935-1687 /
Ralph Loftus, Director (2009) / 763-639-3937 /
Mary Paquette, Director (2010) / 651-450-9767 /
Eileen Vierow, Director (2009) / 651-483-3146 /
Harriette Wock, Director (2010) / 651-439-1808 /
Notice of Annual Board Meeting
June 15, 2009 12:30 pm Bridges Conference Room
(inside the hospital cafeteria Lunch Room on the 8th Floor of the Hospital)
The Annual Meeting of the Hope Chest News Board of Directors will be held on the date, time and place above for the purpose of electing new Directors to the Board. The terms of the following current Directors expire this year.
Ed Aubitz
Kathy Greising
Ralph Loftus (completed the term of Ross Bourgeois who passed away in 2008
Eileen Vierow (has indicated not to run)
If you would like to be considered for a director’s position on the board, please contact any of the current board members. Anyone wishing to become a member of the Board should attend this meeting. Immediately following this meeting will be a regular Board meeting at which time officers (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) will be elected.
It is desired that all board members be able to participate in a minimum of 9 of the 12 monthly meetings (with the exception of absences due to illness). It is very difficult to conduct business if we do not have a quorum present. Meetings are currently held the 3rd Monday of each month at 12:30 pm in the Bridges Conference Room.
Realizing that people may not be able to be present at some Board meetings, a new procedure has been implemented to use teleconferencing for the meeting. Board members can be out of town or stay at home and still participate.
If you are not interested in being on the Board, you are welcome to attend this or any other board meeting or volunteer in some capacity. We always need help. Volunteers are critical to keep our organization moving forward.
President’s Review
With spring just around the corner hopefully all our heart and lung buddies have escaped the winter without any difficult health problems. Unfortunately some of our HCN patients have passed away this year. As we expected, there has been an increase in the number of requests for assistance Marget is receiving. The uncertainty in the economy is having an effect on many of us.
Fortunately, we have had fundraiser volunteers step up and helped out our cause. Mary Paquette has organized a couple of bake sales and had surprisingly good results. Mary intends on having additional sales throughout the year so look for additional emails about when they are and how you can help. Harriette Wock also organized another Herbergers coupon book sale this winter. She put in a great deal of effort which is very much appreciated.
Hal Wenaas is planning on having a Pancake Breakfast this spring in Litchfield on April 19th at the Litchfield Eagles Club - 3424 S. CSAH 34, Litchfield, MN from 8:30 -12:30 o’clock. This will be the 3rd breakfast Hal has organized for Hope Chest News. Mark your calendars and be sure and attend. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Ed Aubitz is again overseeing our two annual golf tournaments. The Larry Daml Tournament will be held June 29th at the Refuge golf course in Oak Grove and the Marie Anderson Tournament will be on July 27th at Columbia Golf Course in Minneapolis. Flyers and registration forms for both events are elsewhere in this Newsletter
There is also a strong rumor that there will be a waffle fundraiser for Hope Chest News in a metro south area sometime this year.
The Hope Chest News Annual Board Meeting will be held on June 15th 2009. At this meeting elections are held to replace Board Members whose terms have expired. Terms of service are 3 years. HCN needs new members with ideas and the a desire to contribute. Please considering putting your name in nomination.
Personally, I would like to thank all of the organizers, sellers, bakers and helpers that make all of these events a success. For those that haven’t been involved yet please consider joining us!
Kip
Treasurer’s Report
Hello All,
Frank and I are back in Minnesota and were hoping the weather would have been a little nicer for our return. Good News is that this cold won’t last much longer. While Frank and I spent the winter in California enjoying our grandchildren and spending some quality time with them, I also have been busy with Hope Chest News.
I took our organization from doing the accounting on my personal Microsoft Money program designed for home accounting to Quickbooks Accounting for Non-Profits. I have spent time researching it and trying to learn as much as I can about it. Starting January 1 2009 we crossed over to Quickbooks. This program is business software and designed for non-profits use. I am sure future accountants will be happy with us for making the switch.
Since January we have been fairly busy with both fundraising and with helping our fellow lung and heart patients with support.
1. Harriette Wock ,lead us in another Herberger fundraiser. Raising $510.00 with the help of others from the board..
2. Mary Paquette and her crew have been busy with first a bake sale in February raising $436.00 for Valentines Day and again in March raising $254.00 for the Lucky Irish. Mary and her crew can always use more baked goods for their sales. She is planning one for around Holidays and events at the U of M. in the future. If you would like to donate bake goods to help them out call Mary at 651-963-9767 to find out the date for the next sale.
3. We also have had many requests for funds. So far this year we have paid out slightly over $6,000 to help 6 families with financial assistance and have given 2 baskets to families who have lost a loved one. The recession doesn’t help those needing drugs and housing when jobs are scarce and you are experiencing medical emergencies.
We at Hope Chest News realize that times are hard for everyone but ask you if you are going to donate to a charity that you think about Hope Chest News. If you or a loved one has a talent that might help us raise funds we are interested in speaking to you. If you work for a company that might donate funds or items for the silent auction or prizes for the golfers at our Golf Scrambles that will be coming up in June and July let us know.
We wish you a Very Blessed Easter and an early spring warm up.
Judy Vermeulen
Treasurer
Fund Raising Items For Sale
Cookbooks / $15.00 / Judy Vermeulen / 952-445-2497 /
Logo Tote Bag / $15.00 / Eileen Vierow / 651-483-3146 /
Logo Jackets / $35.00 / Eileen Vierow / 651-483-3146 /
Fund raising activity for the year
In the first three months of 2009 the following fund raising events were held:
Mary Paquette followed up on her recommendation to the Board of Directors to hold a Bake Sale with the proceeds going to Hope Chest News. With excellent participation by HCN patients and friends she actually held two sales one on February 8th and a second on March 16th. Almost $700 was raised between the two sales. Mary plans on holding another sale on May 11th. If you’d like to help with that one please contact Mary at or 651-450-9767
Harriette Wock headed another fund raising effort by selling Herberger’s Coupon Books. The books were available for $5.00 with all the proceeds going to Hope Chest News. Coupons in the books were good for $10.00 off merchandise. Based on the results of sales a time was allocated to each organization to be in the store for the special February 28, 2009 Sale Date to have one more chance to sell books. The final total was over $500 for HCN.