2011 ANNUAL REPORT SPRING / SUMMER 2012 NEWSLETTER

2011 ANNUAL REPORT
SPRING / SUMMER 2012
NEWSLETTER
PROVIDING
CHILDREN IN NEED
OF A LOVING HOME
WITH THE JOY OF
H AV I N G O N E .
Spaulding
for Children
LETTER FROM JOHN SEO
If there is one word that I can always use to describe Spaulding
for Children, it’s adaptable. As I am sure you agree, our
economic climate is still a work in progress and at times
hinders the ability for non-profits like Spaulding for Children
to receive the vital funding needed to serve those in our
community. Along with many other organizations, Spaulding
for Children faced challenging times with the close of the
Texas State Legislative session, which resulted in extensive
budget cuts to both our adoption and post adoption programs.
The need to raise private funds is more important than ever as
the income received by government, continues to only cover a
portion of the expenses required to run efficient and effective Foster Care, Adoption,
and Post Adoption programs.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Seo
Chair
Susan Yates
Vice Chair
Samuel Hendricks
Treasurer
Nicole Ware-Smith
Secretary
Stacey Crawford
Resource Development
Tricia Miner
Agency Services
We’ve seen it affect smaller non-profits and other organizations; many of them
having to downsize, cut programs, and some even forced to close their doors. I can
gratefully say that Spaulding for Children hasn’t done any of those. We are still
here, thriving and continuing to provide the same services our families and children
deserve, completely uninterrupted. We’ve even had the opportunity to expand our
Post Adoption services to the Dallas/Fort Worth and East Texas areas, to ensure that
these critical services were maintained in these communities.
Rizwan Amanullah
Mark Brewer
Onedia N. Gage
Jason Hubbard
Steven Kennedy
Yemi Koyejo
Gilles E. Labbé
Robert A. Lampkin
Ronell Peters
Kathy Schenck
Spaulding for Children continues to demonstrate an excellent track record of
delivering high outcomes as evidenced by the 98% of families that have remained
intact through our Post Adoption Program as opposed to the national average of
85%. This is a result of the adaptability, hard work and commitment of the great
team at Spaulding for Children. They are truly committed to our mission – to
provide children in need of a loving home with the joy of having one. These
outcomes are even more impressive when you consider that administration
comprised only 6% of costs. I am proud to be part of an organization that is fiscally
responsible and adaptable to the changing times.
As we look to 2012 and beyond, I am humbled by how much work there is still to
be done. Today, in this great State of ours, there are over 31,000 children in foster
care and over 6,000 children waiting for their forever home! This is truly not
acceptable and we can do better!
As I reflect on the road ahead, I’m always reminded of the fact that we have the most
incredible supporters out there - you. Yes, every single one of you reading this have
in some form or another affected Spaulding for Children in a very positive way, and
we thank you for that. Many of you have supported us at one of our fundraising and
recruiting efforts like the Chevron Houston Marathon and Expo, the Special Opt to
Adopt Corpus Christi Benefit, Texas Hold ‘Em, Run to Adopt 5K in McAllen, and
the Aces for Adoption Tennis Tournament. We look forward to enjoying these
events again this year with your continued support. Thank you.
HOUSTON ADVISORY
COUNCIL
Robert Barker
Norman (Buddy) Garner
L. Paul Gerson, M.D.
David (Scotty) Holland
Lorie Jackson
Elizabeth Labanowski
Samuel Luna
Melva M. Meronek
Corine Prieto
Ron Rea, Ph.D.
CORPUS CHRISTI
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Katy Kiser
Cynthia A. Martinez
Ted Oakley
RIO GRANDE VALLEY
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Yolanda De La Cruz
Max Grubb
Abel Morales
Betty Ramirez
Guillermo Ramirez
Agnes Zarcaro
Sincerely,
President and CEO
Vikki Finley
John Seo
Chairman, Board of Directors
Spaulding
for Children
Thank you to Pam Livingston and the PEO Group for generously making and
donating Easter Baskets to Spaulding for Children.
Foster Care
In 2011, Spaulding for Children provided 21,827 days of care for 119
children in the Greater Houston Area. 23 children were adopted by their foster parents
through Spaulding for Children. Spaulding for Children’s Foster Care program
supports the agency’s mission by providing foster homes for children currently in the
custody of The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) who
have been abused, abandoned, or neglected. The program has two components:
temporary foster care and foster to adopt. Temporary foster care provides homes for
children who are waiting for the outcome of their permanency plan which may include
adoption, return to parents, kinship placement or remaining in state custody. The foster
to adopt component identifies children for whom the permanency plan is adoption and
places them with foster parents who desire to foster them with the end goal of adoption.
100% of foster children stayed with the foster parents until discharged through adoption
or other type of placement initiated and planned TDFPS and Spaulding for Children.
Adoption
Adoption services are provided through the Houston, Corpus Christi, and McAllen
offices which serves 29 counties in Texas. In 2011 Spaulding for Children placed 70
children in permanent families. 71 children officially became part of their “forever
families” in 2011 when their adoptions were finalized. Spaulding for Children
continues to maintain a superior success rate in which 91% of its placements become
finalized adoptions.
Foster Care
The largest placement was 5 children
The oldest child was 16 years old
The Youngest child was 2 days old
Adoption
The largest placement was 5 children
The oldest child was 17 years old
The youngest child was 1 year old
Post Adoption
Post Adoption Services are provided through the Houston, Corpus Christi, McAllen,
Plano, Paris, and Fort Worth offices. In 2011, the Post Adoption program served 1006
children and provided 3,297 case management hours. Spaulding for Children’s Post
Adoption program began in 1990 for the purpose of providing on-going support
services to families who adopted children from the Texas Department of Family and
Protective Services (TDFPS). The program is designed to protect, strengthen and
preserve the new families, as well as help them understand and cope with the existing
bonds the children had in past relationships. Post Adoption services are free of charge
and are offered to all members of the family until the youngest adopted child reaches
eighteen years of age. Spaulding for Children specializes in working with
P R O G R A M O V E RV I E W
The Adoption program consists of several components: recruitment, training,
placement, and finalization. Recruitment efforts include staff, community
volunteers and adoptive parents advocating through media, public appearances and
faith-based campaigns. A testament to the quality of services is that the agency’s
greatest recruiters continue to be the adoptive families who return to adopt again, and
refer their family and friends. Adoption is a permanent, lifelong commitment to a child.
The average cost for adoption through Spaulding for Children averages about $10,500
per child versus the national and Texas average of $23,000 per child. Adoption
services through Spaulding for Children are free of charge to families, eliminating
significant financial barriers for prospective adoptive parents.
P R O G R A M O V E RV I E W
children defined as special needs by TDFPS. All Post Adoption services are
offered in both English and Spanish. The Post Adoption program provides
case management, respite care, education, support groups, therapeutic
camping, counseling, and treatment services designed to resolve adoption
issues and strengthen family functioning to increase the quality of life for all
family members; thus insuring that the family remains intact. During 2011,
99% of adopted children utilizing Post Adoption services remained with their
adopted families.
The oldest child was 15 years old
Parent Education
Spaulding for Children finalized the Parent Education Program which served
392 parents out of the Corpus Christi office in 2011. This program was
supported by the Prevention and Early Intervention division of TDFPS. The
program uses the Parenting Wisely curriculum to show parents videos of
families interacting and experiencing common family problems. Families
served through this program can be biological parents, adoptive parents,
expectant parents, and relative caregivers. Spaulding for Children partnered
with other social service agencies such as Padre Behavioral Hospital, the
Area Agency on Disability and Aging, and the ACE and 21st Century
Afterschool Programs to provide this program throughout Nueces, Jim Wells,
Kleberg, San Patricio, and Aransas counties. The Parent Education Program
strengthened families throughout the Coastal Bend area by teaching them
effective communication skills. Parents were introduced to more effective
discipline and reward techniques and how to redirect child aggression and
disruptive behaviors. Parents gained a boost of confidence in their parenting
skills in order to make them even more successful parents.
2011 REVENUE AND EXPENSES – AUDITED
Revenue
Government Fees and Awards
Foundation Grants
Contributions
United Way
Program Service Fees
Investment Income
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,301,386
498,750
235,793
290,081
34,588
-13,607
Total Support and Revenue
$
3,346,991
Expenses
Adoption
$747,865
Foster Care
$
948,293
Post Adoption
$ 1,349,853
Management & General $
203, 554
Total Expenses
$
3,249,565
GOVERNMENT SERVICE FEES
FOUNDATION GRANTS
CONTRIBUTIONS UNITED WAY
INVESTMENT INCOME
PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
ADOPTION
FOSTER CARE
POST ADOPTION
MANAGEMENT & GENERAL The Heart of a Child
This is Katherine Leverenz. She is a typical 8 year old. She loves to play with her
friends and loves her toys. An active student at The Post Oak School, she is anything
but your typical elementary student. A few weeks ago, Katherine and her family
attended a fundraiser for Massey Ranch Elementary – her old elementary school. A
basket full of toys caught her eye at the silent auction and she started to feverishly
bid on it. Katherine won the basket and told her mom immediately after that she
wanted to give the toys to children who needed them more than she did. She decided
to donate her basket to the foster kids at Spaulding for Children.
Katherine’s story reminds us that big hearts come in all ages and sizes. Katherine
was thinking of others before herself and what she could do to help those who are
less fortunate. Our success is possible because of people like Katherine and other
generous donors who help enrich the lives of the children that Spaulding for Children
strives to help.
Katherine and the assortment of toys she donated.
"Michael"
“Michael”, a 15-year-old boy placed by Spaulding for
Children has received some good news: he was recently
admitted to a competitive audio-visual technology course at
the Miller Technology Center in the Houston area. Since he
loves working with computers, downloading music, playing
video games and working with technology, this is a great
personal and professional opportunity for him in the ever
changing world of technology.
Michael showing off one of his
books.
In the future, he hopes to assist with audio-visual programs at his church as well as other
endeavors pertaining to technology. Once he completes this course, he plans to search for
some related part-time work to prepare him for college – where he plans to concentrate on
arts and technology.
He has other interests, which include animals and playing games with kids in his neighborhood and church youth group. He also enjoys building with Legos, drawing, and reading
science fiction. He is ready to continue his education in college and is excited for all the
courses it offers and the variety of people he will meet.
NEWSLETTER
Michael began playing with audio and video applications at
a very young age. When he was younger, he preferred to stay
inside, which lead him to develop more indoor interests.
Now with his forever family, he has his own laptop and
Xbox that have helped him master these technologies. He
has also taken a Touch Systems course in high school that he
learned so much from and truly loved.
NEWSLETTER
When You Least Expect It
Some may say that it is coincidence or chance. I say it was
fate. It was a normal Saturday morning, which had come all
too soon. I woke with a tired feeling. I decided to get up and
get the day started. As usual, I had a full day planned. I tried
to see what I could eliminate from my schedule. I thought
very hard and almost convincingly eliminated a trip to 300
Bowling Alley. The children who we were sponsoring as part
of our church’s Share-A-Gift program were going to be there
that day. The Share-A-Gift Program is a youth program that
allows them to bring gifts for those who are a part of Spaulding
for Children. This was our second year and we thought it’d
be nice to meet some of the kids that we sponsor. I had an
overwhelming feeling that even though I was super tired, I
needed to go. So I gathered about eight children together and
we all headed to the bowling alley. When we walked in the
foster children had already started bowling their second
game.
Jacquela
The kids that I brought with me were slowly starting to mingle with them. They talked
and it wasn’t long before they were laughing and having fun. There was one little girl
there in particular that I talked to that really caught my attention. She was the girl that
my youngest daughter was sponsoring. When I saw my daughter talking to her, I walked
over and began getting to know her as well. She had such a mild and meek demeanor. I
fell in love right away. After being there for about an hour and a half, I loaded all of the
kids back into my truck and headed home. I listened to the kids as they talked about the
children that they just met. They couldn’t stop talking about the day. I started listening
to my daughters talk about Jacquela - the little girl we both met. I knew in my heart that
I wanted to adopt her but was amazed to hear my own daughters say they wanted her as
a sister as well.
On my way home I called my husband and told him about Jacquela. Later, he admitted
that he knew the first time he heard me talking about her that I truly wanted to pursue
adoption. The following Tuesday my husband had an opportunity to meet her when she
came to the church to prepare to be the spokesperson for the children that we sponsored.
She was planning on coming the following Sunday. After she left, my husband said he also
wanted to adopt her. Sunday, Jacquela arrived at church. She spoke to the congregation
at the end of the service. She did a wonderful job. We then started contacting those in
charge of handling Jacquela’s case at Spaulding for Children. We were blessed to have
Spaulding for Children to help us to make this dream come true. We started the paperwork
in December 2010. Jacquela came to live with us at the end of June. On November 18,
2011, she was officially declared ours according to the courts in the state of Texas. But in
our hearts she was always a part of our family.
Jacquela and her sisters, Dariane and Ashleigh.
Foundation Spotlight: The Rees-Jones Foundation
This year Spaulding for Children faced a new challenge when it accepted the Post Adoption
contracts for Regions 3 and 4 of Texas, encompassing the Dallas/Fort Worth area and the
Northeast Texas region. The acceptance of these regions doubled the area we serve through
our Post Adoption program and increased the demand for financial support in order to better
provide the adoptive families in these communities with the support they need to keep their
families intact.
The Rees-Jones Foundation was one of the first organizations to come to our aid and offer its
support to help sustain these vital services in the community. The Foundation has
continued to be involved in the work that Spaulding for Children is doing in the Dallas/Fort
Worth area and is a prominent leader in the effort to support children in the Texas foster care
system. Founded in 2006 by Jan and Trevor Rees-Jones, The Rees-Jones Foundation is a
private foundation that works with non-profit organizations, primarily in North Texas, to
serve others and improve their quality of life in tangible ways. Of particular interest to the
Foundation is the work of organizations that defend the welfare of children suffering from
abuse or neglect and that encourage the development of healthy families, including adoptive
families such as those served by Spaulding.
The founders of the Rees-Jones Foundation are passionate about their calling to make a
difference for those in need. One can easily see Jan and Trevor’s kind and generous hearts
in the many endeavors they support each year. “One of the blessings we enjoy is the passion
of those who provide the services needed by so many. We marvel at their energy, their
dedication, their creativity and their ability to do so much with whatever resources are
provided. We want to be their partners, we want to share their successes and we want to offer
support when they are stretched. These leaders deserve all the credit, although they probably
would say they do not work for the credit that comes their way. That sincere commitment to
helping others is why it brings us so much joy to be their partners." --Jan and Trevor ReesJones
At Spaulding for Children we are truly grateful for their partnership and support to help
provide children in need of a loving home with the joy of having one. Support from
organizations like The Rees-Jones Foundation allow us to continue building the legacy that
Spaulding for Children is proud to have been a part of since 1977. We appreciate the
willingness of The Rees-Jones Foundation to help sustain the adoptive families that rely on
these vital services each year.
Office Depot commemorated 25 years as a premier
provider of office supplies and services by holding a
ribbon-cutting celebration for the grand re-opening of
one of its newly remodeled stores in Houston.
During the ceremony, the Office Depot Foundation
donated new children’s sackpacks with essential
school supplies and made a charitable contribution of
$200 to Spaulding for Children, as well as to two other children’s charities in the Houston area.
The sackpack donations are part of the Office Depot Foundation’s award-winning National
Backpack Program, through which it donates new sackpacks to deserving children across the
United States and beyond. Since the program began in 2001, Office Depot has given away more
than 2.5 million backpacks and sackpacks to help children succeed in school. We extend a huge
thank you to Office Depot for their generous contribution.
FUNDING SPOTLIGHT
Office Depot Supports Children
OUR CONTRIBUTORS
LISTED BELOW ARE THE NAMES OF THE FOUNDATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS,
AND INDIVIDUALS WHOSE SUPPORT IN 2011 MADE POSSIBLE THE MANY SERVICES
PROVIDED BY SPAULDING FOR CHILDREN TO CHILDREN IN NEED THROUGH ITS FOSTER
CARE, ADOPTION, AND POST ADOPTION PROGRAMS.
Thank you for your generous support. Figures shown reflect contributions received between January 1 and
December 31, 2011. Please contact the Development Office (713.681.6991 x 128) to note any errors or
omissions.
FOUNDATIONS
CORPORATIONS
$50,000 AND ABOVE
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Houston Endowment Inc.
The Meadows Foundation
$10,000 TO $25,000
TDIndustries
$10,000 TO $24,999
George and Mary Josephine Hamman
Foundation,
John P. McGovern Foundation
The Clayton Fund, Inc.
The Simmons Foundation
The John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy
Memorial Foundation
$5,000 TO $9,999
Spindletop Charities, Inc.
The Trull Foundation
Valero Energy Foundation
UP TO $4,999
Albert and Ethel Herzstein Foundation
Paul and Mary Haas Foundation
Ray C. Fish Foundation
Robert W. & Pearl Wallis Knox
Charitable Foundation
The Strake Foundation
The Currie Fund
ExxonMobil Foundation
Foster Angels of South Texas
ORGANIZATIONS
$10,000 AND ABOVE
Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church
$1,000 TO $9,999
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church
First Colony Church of Christ
Missouri Street Church of Christ
Chapelwood United Methodist Church
UP TO $999
Le Amiche Club
Adopt for the Love of a Child
Covenant Academy of the Incarnate
Word
$5,000 TO $9,999
Amegy Bank of Texas
Bay Ltd.
Security Service Federal Credit Union
$1,000 TO $4,999
Arch Coal, Inc.
Berwick Furniture
Copperfield Racquet and Health Club
Gainer Donnelly & Desroches, LLP
Grande Communications
HEB
Integrated Geophysics Corporation
Lone Star National Bank
Madison Williams
Marek Family of Companies
Memorial Hermann Credit Union
Quadvest
Rigzone
Seyfarth Shaw, LLP
Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
South Texas Monitoring Systems
Veracity Consulting
UP TO $1,000
500 N. Water Street Property, L.P.
Apache Corporation
Asset Protection & Security Services
L.P
Championship Communication, Inc.
Clawson's Music LLC
Crutchfield Financial, LLC
D & C Fence Co., Inc.
DejaVu Massage
El Paso Corporation
Enterprise Products
Geocontrol Systems
Ginger Pampolina LLC
Howell Crane & Rigging, Inc.
Idea Quest Academy
KDC Platform, LLC
Kohl's Department Store
Kroger Food Stores
Lagrone Services, Ltd.
Law Office of Dee Ann Torres
Lodge Lumber
Lynn Kiecke Lackey & Eason Insurance
Group
McDonald's
Noble Energy
Northern Trust
Nuevo Partners, LLP
Odyssey One Source
Pena Eye Institute
REW Group, LLC
Robert L. Bradley & Associates, Inc.
Westside Business Association
Winstead PC
SPAULDING FOR CHILDREN RECOGNIZED 2011 FAVORITE AUNTS AND UNCLES (DONORS
WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED $1000 OR MORE) AND THE 2012 DAVID S. AND JACQUE C.
HOLLAND SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT AT THE ACES FOR ADOPTION OPENING RECEPTION
THAT WAS HELD ON APRIL 20, 2012
IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW YOU CAN BECOME A FAVORITE
AUNT OR UNCLE, PLEASE CONTACT THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT 713 681-6991 OR
VISIT WWW.SPAULDINGFORCHILDREN.ORG
INDIVIDUALS
FAVORITE AUNTS AND
UNCLES CLUB
Favorite Aunts and Uncles are
individuals whose gifts to Spaulding
for Children totaled $1,000 or more
in 2011.
$5,000 AND ABOVE
Ken and Vikki Finley
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Tellepsen
COUSINS CLUB
Members of the Cousins Club
contributed $250 to $999 last year.
$250 TO $999
Ms. Sherri Abbott
Mr. Rizwan Amanullah
Ms. Linda Bankerd
Mr. and Mrs. John Bannon
Mr. Stephen Baxter
Mr. Ben Beeke
Mr. Paul Blutt
Ms. Alison Bohn
Mr. Jonathan Bohn
Mr. Rob Bohn
Ms. Kathleen Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Carman
Mr. Michael Cathcart
Ms. Marilynn Chandler
Ms. Keri Clarbul
Mr. Alan Clemens
Mr. Scott Clymer
Mr. Michael Cogill
Mr. Carlos Contreras
Mr. Robert Crabb
Kelly and Jim Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Early Denison
Mr. and Mrs. William Dickson
Mr. Jason Epps
Ms. Arin Faggard
Ms. Leonora Farinola
Mr. Elton Festari
Mr. David Finan
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fiorito
Mr. Ed Fritcher
Ms. Joan M. Gallagher
Ms. Maria Garibaldi
Ms. Mary Garza
Ms. Hayley Gibson
Mr. Mike Giordanelli
Mr. and Mrs. Pharis Godfrey
Ms. Nancy Gold
Ms. Jennifer Grove
Theresa Gustafson
Ms. Tricia Hall
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hendricks
Mr. Jasone Hoevelmann
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Hubbard
Mr. David Iverson
Mr. Jackson Lee
Mr. Patrick Jaggers
Ms. Kathleen Kehoe Lee
Ms. Mary Ann Kelly
Mr. Stephen Kennedy
Mr. Michael Klayman
Mr. Roger Le
Mr. Joseph Lewis
Mr. Markus Lindbom
Mr. David Livingstin
Mr. Brady Lotridge
Mr. and Mrs. Blake McBeth
Ms. Brenda McElwee
Mr. Daniel Mendoza
Mr. Samir Najam
Mr. Ed Nasta
Mr. Hung Nguyen
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Ogilvie
Ms. Maria Ojeda
Mr. Stephen Pace
Ms. May Pini
Mr. Jesse Ramos
Mr. and Mrs. Solon Rasco
Ms. Gay Roane
Mr. Greg Rosenberg
Ms. Kirsten Cameron Schachter
Mr. Mark Schusterman
Mr. John Sims
Mr. Richard Smith
Ms. Dori Spaulding
Mr. Wade Sterns
Mr. Doug Stewart
Mr. Bobbie Stewart
Ms. Kelly Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Garry Tanner
Mr. Dahl Thompson
Mr. Jim Turner
Mr. Ronald Twachtman
Ms. Judith Ulrich
Thuy Uyen
Ms. Donna Waller and Mr. David
Sunderhaft
Jill Zambonini
$100 TO $250
Ms. Theresa Baker
Mr. Myer Ballesteros
Ms. Linda Benavidas
Mr. Santiago Bernal
J.A. Bettersworth
Mr. David Billeaux
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bonner
Mr. Jim Bounds
Ms. Pam Brown
John and Crystal Bryant
Mr. Pedro Buentello
Mr. Domingo Cavazos
Ms. JoAnna Chevalier
Mr. R. Coleman
Ms. Elaine Concklin
Ms. Cynthia Couch and Mr. Robert
Pitts
Mr. Adam Cox
Mr. Dale Downhour
Mr. Brent Estes
Ms. Johanna L. Finn
OUR CONTRIBUTORS
$1,000 TO $4,999
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Armbrust
Vicki and Murphy Aucoin
Mr. David Bole
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Byers
Ms. Stacey Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Deloach
Laura and Mark Dobbins
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Finger
Ms. Rae Fuller
Ms. Margaret Funderberg
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Gallo
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Garner
Ms. Brandy Hanna
Dennis and Jennie Hendrix
Mr. Earl Hersh
Gloria and Ed Hicks
Ms. Yemi Koyejo
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Labanowski
Mr. and Mrs. Gilles Labbe
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Lehmberg
Ms. Elizabeth A. Liptak
Ms. Patricia B. Loden
Mr. and Mrs. Lance Loken
Mr. Greg Looser
Ms. Rosemary Martone
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Meronek
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morris
Mr. Ted Oakley
Mr. and Mrs. George Orchard
Corine Prieto
Mr. Ronald Rae
Mr. Bryan Robins
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Romere
Mr. Ron Romere
Ms. Kathy Schenck and Mr. David
Glassford
Mr. and Mrs. John Seo
Ms. Tracy Strunk
Mr. Mathew Swain
Mr. Donald D. Uphold
Mr. and Mrs. Shashi Varia
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Webster
Mary and Greg Whalley
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Willey
Ms. Suzy Williams
Ms. Susan Yates
Agnes and Joe Zarcaro
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Zeitlin
OUR CONTRIBUTORS
Ms. Mindy Flint
Mr. John Franklin
Ms. Abby Funabiki
Mr. Hugo Galatoire
Ms. Connie Garibaldi
Ms. Estela Garza
Ms. Alicia Gates
Ms. Kara Gautreau
Mr. Ross Gehlhausen
Ms. Geneva Gemble
Ms. Pamela Gilbert
Ms. Staci Good
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Greeley
Ms. Harriet Gregory
Mr. David Gugino
Mr. Arthur Haas
Mr. David Hall
Ms. Hayley Hall
Ms. Jasmine Harrison
Ms. Dee Haven
Ms. Lisa Herbert
Ms. Mary Hernandez
Mr. Robert Hernandez
Mr. Charles Hinkle
Mr. Bruce Hoffman
Mr. James Hoffman
Ms. Jill Hollingshead
Mr. Louis Benjamin Houston
Mr. Steven Hoysan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jasperson
Ms. Katy Kiser-McNeil
Farooq Lakhani
Ms. Julie Le
Mr. Roger Le
Ms. Tracy Leatherman
Mr. Gary Lemp
Mr. Michael LeTan
Ms. Barbara Little
Ms. Maria Lorant
Mr. Steve Lukingbeal
Mr. Samuel Luna
Ms. Jacqueline Manson
Mr. Randall McBee
Mr. Thomas McBeth
Ms. Shannon McInnis
Mr. Richard Meronek
Ms. Patricia Ann Miner
Mr. Craig Morehouse
Mr. Herbert Morton
Ms. Frances Narvaez
Lan Ngo
Ms. Tiffany Ngo
Ms. Allison Nguyen
Khanh Nguyen
Ms. Lynn Nguyen
Mr. Adam Nuse
Mr. Thomas Orser
Mr. Alejandro Severo Palacios
Mr. Jordan Pavalik
Doug and Paige Pecore
Ms. Ruth Pena
Mr. Kumar Perera
Ms. Charlotte Peters
Huong Pham
Ms. Sandi Pike
Mr. Jose L. Ponce
Ms. Staci Prince
Phan QNhu
Ms. Magaly Reyna
Ruben Robles
Ms. Stephanie Rodriguez
Mr. Charles Rogers
Ms. Barbara Sawaya
Mr. Paul E. Schenck
Ms. Betty V. Schuhsler
Mr. Brian Smith
Mr. Jason Snell
Mr. Carlos Soares
Mr. Dan Solis
Mr. Stan Sommerfeld
Ms. Lizbeth Sweney
Mr. Leonard Teich
Pham Trong
Mr. Michael Tsai
Ms. Nam Tu
Ms. Rachel VanWulfen
Mr. Thomas Vu
Mr. Stephen Walls
Ms. Kimberly Warwas
Ms. Andrea Wiley
Derrest Williams
Ms. Elizabeth D. Williams
Mr. Guy Williams
Ms. Perrin Worrell
Ms. Michelle Worthy
Mr. Stephen Wright
Ms. Odile Yacoub
UP TO $99
Pen Anderson
Ms. Stephanie Ascheri
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Auger
Mr. Loan Bach
Mr. Manuel J. Banales
Mr. Michael Bettersworth
Mr. Carl Bilsky
Mr. Tim Blackford
Ms. Tammi Blevins
Ms. Kathleen Boone
Ms. Katherine Bourne
Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Broussard
Ms. Kathy Burnette
Ms. Martha Chavez
Ms. Amy Chu
Mr. Marc Cisneros
Mr. Marcus Comeaux
Mr. Paul Daffin
Ms. Alma Dalnay
Ms. Lucy DeLafuente
Hanh Delong
Ms. Noel Denison
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Di Puma
Mr. and Ms. Samuel Dimiceli
Dan Linh Do
Thu Linh Do
Ms. Cindy Dore
Mr. Louis Dunham
Ms. May M. Engelhardt
Ms. Joyce Ervin
Ms. Grace Farago
Mr. James Fife
Ms. Trina Finley
Ms. Judith A. Flowers
Gae Gallaway
Mr. Javier Garcia
Ms. Maria Garcia
Ms. Bernice Garza
Mr. Stephen Gibbons
Ms. Alaina Girndt
Ms. LaRita Godbey
Ms. Sharon Gonzales
Ms. Marilyn Grizzaffi
Ms. Jennifer Guzzetta
Ms. Angela Harden
Mr. Donald Harris
Mr. Terry Lee Hartman
Ms. Phillis Head
Ms. Anne Hedrich
Mr. David Hendricks
Mr. Gilbert Hernandez
Ms. Norma Hernandez
Ms. Crissy Z. Hinojosa
Mr. Stephen Hodges
Mr. Louis Hoelscher
Ms. Lisle A. Holder
Mr. Jeremy Howard
Ms. Cecilia Huerta
Mr. John Hunter
Ms. Trudy Istre
Ms. Diane Johnson
Mr. Leroy Johnson
Mr. Pierre Jolivet
Ms. Susana Juarez
Ms. Leslie Kapalski
Mr. Jim Kastleman
Mr. Greg Knopp
Ms. Jennifer Laird
Ms. Catherine Lara
Ms. Laura Le
Mr. Ray Lemire
Ms. Diana Lewis
Mr. Joseph Lewis
T.R. Lewis Jr.
Mr. Balerio Lopez
Ms. Maria Marshall
Ms. Melissa Martinez
Ms. Lisa Mason
Ms. Patti Mckee
Ms. Carrie Ann McMenemy
Ms. Jacqueline McWilliams
Mr. Christopher G. Miller
Ms. Lynn S. Miller
Mr. Corey Moss
Ms. Joanne Neslage
Mr. Stephen Nimmo
Ms. Tiffany Nguyen
Ms. Kelly Nuener
Ms. Therese Odom
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip R. Pampolina
Mr. Jack J. Passante
Mr. Will Penland
Ms. Ceseilia Perez
Ms. Gladis Perez
Tam Pham
Trang Pham
Mr. Phillip Phillips
Frances Porcarello
Ms. Gilda Ramirez
Renan Ramirez
E.A. Ramos
Ms. Lorraine Reiner
Ms. Lucy Reta
Ms. Ann Robbins
Ms. Donna Rogge-Fisher
Mr. Carl Roof
Mr. Christopher Rowley
Mr. Justin Russell
Mr. Rick Russell
Ms. Marybess Salvaggio
Mr. Elmer D. Samson
Ms. Marissa Sandoval
Ms. Lidia Santiago
Mr. Daniel Sartor
Mr. Frank J. Scalise
Mr. James L. Scalise
Ms. Heidi Seifert
Ms. Ariel Shalin
Mr. Andy Smith
Ms. Carolyn M. Smith
Ms. Debbie Smith
Durward B. Smith
Ms. Onora Soliz
Ms. Melissa Sonnier
Mr. Dennis Steen
Mai Thanh
Mr. Adam Theall
Mr. David Thompson
Mr. Raul Torres
Mr. Reyes Torres
Ms. Charlene Tran
Mr. Michael Tran
Ms. Jessica Trapani
Ms. Katherine Travis
Ms. Delma Trejo
Thuan Tu
Whit Van Meter
Mr. Frank M. Virgadamo
Terri Watts
Mr. Arthur Wavell
Ms. Jean Marie Welch
Ms. Sarah A. Werner
Ms. Marianne White
Ms. Jeanette Whitehouse
Ms. Nancy Wilks
Ms. Carolyn M. Williams
Ms. Sandra Williams
Ms. Terry Worrell
Mr. Joe Yeah
GIFTS IN MEMORY OF
GIFTS IN HONOR OF
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Garner
S.S. and William Penland
Graham Moore
Mr. Howard Tellepsen
Susan Yates
Ms. Harriet Gregory
Mr. and Mrs. Joerg Hedrich
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Johnson
Academy Sports and Outdoors
Aerodrome Ice Skating Complex
Ms. Flora Antweil
Ms. Maria Araiza
Armandos
Ms. Katy Bassford
Bayou Wildlife Park
Benjy's Modern American Cuisine
Ms. Betsy Benton
Mr. Robert Berger
Berwick Furniture
Black-Eyed Pea
Bradford Portraits
Ms. Stacey Britt
Bubbles Hand Car Wash
Capstone Classical Academy
Carmelo's Ristorante
The Cearley Family
Chapelwood United Methodist Church
Chapter AE, PEO
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Convergy
Corelli's Italian Cafe
Costco Wholesale
Da Camera Society
Disneyland
Doubletree Hotel Houston Downtown
Epiphany Lutheran Church Pre-School
and Sunday School
Mr. Bob Eveleth
Evercare
FedEx
Four Seasons Hotel
Gabriel Tran Photography
George Ranch and Historical Park
Gittings Portraiture
Grande Communications
Green Mountain Coffee
Gudalajara Hacienda Restaurants
Gulf Greyhound Park
Gymboree
Ms. Kasi Greathouse
H-E-B
Hilton Americas - Houston
Hilton Houston Hobby Airport
Houston Aeros
Houston Astros
Houston Avocado Company
Houston Ballet
Houston Dynamos
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Houston Symphony
Houston Zoo
Ice Rays Hockey Team
Innovative Images
Integrated Geophysics Corporation
Killer Bees Hockey Team
Kolache Factory
Mr. Christopher Lawrence
Lena Pope Home, Inc.
Main Street Theater
Mattel Toys
Ms. Elizabeth Marroquin
OUR CONTRIBUTORS
Donald Cluster
Mr. and Mrs. Solon Rasco
Joyce Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Solon Rasco
Helen A. Leonard
Ms. Johanna L. Finn
Norma Young
Mr. and Mrs. Solon Rasco
GIFTS IN-KIND
Marriott Houston Hobby Airport
Marshalls
Moody Mansion Museum
Mountasia Family Fun Center
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
The Muery Family
Neiman Marcus
Ms. Laura Overturf
Mr. and Mrs. David Muery
Pappas Restaurants
Pin Oak Middle School
Randalls
Redstone Golf Club
Regal Entertainment Group
Ms. Magaly Reyna
Ross Dress for Less
Roosters
Russo's Italian Kitchen
Sam Houston Race Park
Sensia Studio & Japanese Day Spa
Shell Employees
Silver Eagle Distributors
Silverlight Photography
Simplex Grinell
Simply Chic
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Precision Printers
Splashtown
St. Francis Episcopal Day School
St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Spec's Wine, Spirit & Finer Food
Sugar Grove Church of Christ
Taste of Texas Restaurant
Tate Publishing and Enterprises
Telemundo
Texas Border Business Magazine
Texas Renaissance Festival
Texas Roadhouse
The Alley Theatre
The Children's Museum of Houston
The Dairy Ashford Roller Rink, Inc.
The Diaper Sack
The Foundry United Methodist Church
The Four Seasons
The Harvest United Methodist Church
The Houston Fire Museum
The Houstonian Hotel, Club & Spa
The Menil Collection
The Piano Gallery
The Spaghetti Western
Together We Rise
Tuboscope
Mr. Timothy R. Ploche
Treats Vending
VANS
Walden Plantation
Ms. Melinda Williamson
Spaulding for Children is funded by private donations, the
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the United
Way of Greater Houston, and the Children's Bureau,
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, US
Department of Health and Human Services.
www.SpauldingforChildren.org
Phone: 713 681 - 6991
Fax: 713 681 - 9089
Toll Free: 1 800 460 - 6298
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