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Serving individuals with serious illness, and their families and caregivers through a continuum of care spanning the course of illness and bereavement.
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Where hope lives.
Winter 2008 Providing compassionate Palliative Care since 1978.
Administration
Move Jeopardizes
Hospice Care
The Centers for Medicaid
and Medicare Services (CMS)
announced that it will cut
Medicare reimbursement rates
for hospice, forcing many
hospice providers across the
country to either significantly
scale back the care they provide
to terminally ill patients or to
shut their doors altogether.
The final rule, published in
The Federal Register, became
effective October 1, 2008.
“Let’s be clear, the
Administration’s cuts will
seriously hurt the most vulnerable
– the terminally ill,”
said J. Donald Schumacher,
president and CEO of the
National Hospice and
Palliative Care Organization
(NHPCO), which represents
4,000 hospices nationwide.
“By issuing this rule, CMS is
taking an end run around
Congress and its longstanding
role protecting hospice.”
“This cut to hospice reimbursement
comes at a time
when the cost to provide care
is skyrocketing,” said William
E. Finn, president and CEO
of Hospice Buffalo. “Our care
allows patients to stay at
home during the last months
of life, and in doing so, our
clinical team travels to the
patient’s home. With gasoline
Continued on page 11.
Home Connections
Palliative Care Program Begins
New from Independent Health
and Caring Hearts Home Care
A new program, created by Independent
Health and Caring Hearts Home Care, is
making a positive impact on individuals
with serious or chronic illness. The Home
Connections Palliative Care Program,
an affiliate of The Center for Hospice &
Palliative Care, provides services to help
patients and their families with independence
and comfort in the home.
Patient services include:
• Pain and symptom management to
improve quality of life
• Education about their disease
• Living with chronic illness and
developing goals of care
• Strategies for coping with side effects
of their disease
• Assistance with Advance Care
Planning and decision making
Home Connections works in partnership with the patient’s physician and
other health care team members to provide coordinated care across settings that
is tailored to patient and family needs. The program also offers assistance with
Hospice Buffalo Recognizes
Veterans for Their Service
Continued on page 5.
In honor of Veterans Day, Hospice Buffalo teams distributed more than 120
veterans pins and certificates to area veterans being cared for by Hospice Buffalo.
“We wanted to honor our veterans for serving our country,” said Bill Finn,
president and CEO of Hospice Buffalo. “This is our second year of recognizing
our veterans with a special pin and award certificate. We have been working at
the state and local level to help ensure that veterans and their families receive
high quality services through the end of life.”
Continued on page 4.

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GRACEFUL PASSAGES
Movie to Air on
Television
Graceful Passages – The Hospice
Journals, a feature documentary
film produced with Hospice Buffalo,
will air on Thinkbright Television,
on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008 at
9:00 p.m. Thinkbright airs locally
on Time Warner Channel 21 and
on digital channel 17.3 for those
that have digital television.
Graceful Passages offers an inside
look into the poignant world of
Hospice care as seen through the
eyes of caregivers, patients and staff.
The feature film was created by Jon
R. Hand of Buffalo, an independent
filmmaker who spent nearly 2 years
with Hospice patients and staff.
The remarkable film follows several
patients and families into hospitals,
homes, assisted living centers and
Hospice inpatient settings.
Thinkbright is operated by public
television station WNED in Buffalo,
New York and focuses on educators,
students, families and members of the
community. The channel operates
“24/7” and features an innovative
prime-time line-up devoted to
themes. For example, Sunday
evenings on Thinkbright are devoted
to Family & Education.
We invite our Hospice Dateline
readers and others to join with your
loved ones in watching Graceful
Passages – The Hospice Journals. The
film will be repeated on Thinkbright
during 2009 and is also available on
DVD by calling Hospice at 686-8070.
For more information and bonus
features from the film, go to
www.gracefulpassagesmovie.com.
William Finn,
President & CEO
CEO’s Message
Raising the Bar
For the past 30 years, Hospice Buffalo has
provided exceptional care and support to more
than 40,000 patients and families. Hospice
Buffalo has touched our friends, neighbors and
our own families when serious illness becomes
life threatening, and cure is no longer realistic.
Hospice became a movement to change the way
people live with illness, and to bring comfort and
understanding to those touched by loss. The pioneering spirit that propelled
Hospice Buffalo as one of the first hospices in the United States now exists
in a world class program seeking new and innovative approaches to care for
persons with advanced disease.
Today, Hospice Buffalo is one of the most unique programs in the country.
Our passion remains strong and we are committed that no-one need live
in pain, that all have the right to control their care, and that healthy and
honest communication is a right, not an option. Patients have many choices
today when considering the prospect of living with advanced disease. And
often, hospice presents a remarkable option for living fully, comfortably,
and at home. Indeed, a recent journal article highlighted the fact that
patients enrolled in hospice care live 30 days longer than similar patients
without hospice care. Hospice truly is about hope.
In 2008, we opened the St. John Baptist/Hospice Buffalo House, the only
hospice-faith based partnership of this type in the country. Our Caring
Hearts Perinatal Program has received national attention as a critical support
for mothers whose pregnancy will not result in a healthy child. Hospice
Buffalo employs 10 physicians with more hospice and palliative care certified
physicians than any hospice in the North East. Our program has the largest
free-standing inpatient unit in the North East, and has routinely surpassed
state and national standards for quality care at end of life.
Hospice Buffalo is raising the bar as we continue to set new standards
of care for Western New York and the nation. We are actively partnering
with the University at Buffalo and our hospital partners to integrate
palliative care training and service into acute care. Our partnerships with
insurance providers are forging new venues for palliative care at home and
pre-hospice care for persons with chronic disease, avoiding hospitalization
and focusing on quality and comfort as disease advances.
We believe that hospice can care for persons during the last year of life,
not the last week. We believe hospice embraces hope and comfort, creating
meaning and hope in a difficult time. We believe hospice is the way we
would want to live; especially when we know it can add tremendous quality
of life to our final chapter. Thank you for supporting Hospice Buffalo for
the past 30 years. We ask that you continue your generosity and join with
us as we create an extraordinary service to help us receive the compassionate
care we will all deserve, and will need, for ourselves and those we love.
William E. Finn, President and CEO

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Bethany Miller leads a Life Rhythms music therapy program offered by Hospice Buffalo
at assisted living residences and nursing homes.
QUALITY OF LIFE
Hospice Music Therapy Program
On any given day, each of Hospice’s five music therapists can be found
doing what they do best – improving our patients’ quality of life.
Our board-certified music therapists are members of Hospice’s
interdisciplinary team and are involved in assessing the strengths and
needs of each client, developing a treatment plan, and implementing
customized music interventions. Music therapists use both instrumental
and vocal music techniques.
Within our partner skilled nursing facilities, Alanna Ardito, LCAT,
MT-BC; Bethany Miller, MT-BC; and Theresa Hoffman, MT-BC facilitate
Life Rhythms music-making sessions for patients with various dementias.
Each patient, rhythm instrument in hand, contributes to the creation of
an interactive ensemble through song and improvisation. A number of
families have noted that this is often the only hour of the day during
which their loved one is alert and engaged. “In this setting, music therapy
provides much needed sensory and cognitive stimulation, which increases
or maintains a patient’s level of physical, mental, and social/emotional
functioning,” states Abigail Unger LCAT, MT-BC.
Abigail can be found facilitating individual, family, and group sessions
with Hospice patients who reside in assisted living facilities or group
homes for individuals with developmental disabilities. “Therapeutic
interventions are implemented that address psychosocial issues, pain and
symptom management, anxiety and relaxation, well-being, and expression.
Through active engagement in music therapy, our patients experience
maximized mental stimulation, increased interpersonal connections and a
sense of belonging, decreased distress, as well as supported activity functioning
and overall community building,” explains Abigail.
As part of our Essential Care for Children team, Julie Palmer, MT-BC
works with our pediatric patients and families. Music, one of the many joys
of childhood, is a much needed distraction for these sick children, helping
to dispel anxiety and instill a sense of normalcy in an otherwise chaotic
and stressful time. Abigail notes that, “Through their active participation
in music therapy, Hospice’s pediatric patients are given the opportunity to
express themselves through an accessible and appropriate medium.”
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Hospice’s music therapists also
provide services to our Home Care
patients. Whether sessions are held
within facilities or homes, music
therapists design individualized care
to address specific patient needs
within their overall care plan. As
part of our team approach, music
therapists play an essential role in
Hospice’s mission to provide optimal
care when it is needed the most.
Music therapists are valuable
members of Hospice’s interdisciplinary
team approach to patient care.
Last year our music therapists
conducted approximately 1,500
music therapy sessions. Unfortunately,
music therapy is not covered by
Medicare or third party insurance
and must be covered through
fundraising efforts.
The music therapists have a
long wish list of items they would
like for the program. Needs range
from instruments such as maracas,
bells and hand drums, to equipment
for transporting and storing
instruments, sheet music, and a
portable sound system. If you would
like to make a cash donation to
support this program please call
Patrick Flynn, VP of the Hospice
Foundation at 686-8090. Our
patients and their family members
will appreciate your generosity.
Alanna Ardito, board certified music therapist,
with a Hospice House resident.

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FAMILY TESTIMONIAL
“Your staff
is wonderful…
thank you
for sending us
such angels
of mercy.”
With Hospice care, veterans can receive the
compassion and dignity we all deserve at the end of life.
WHAT HOSPICE HAS DONE FOR MY FAMILY
My dad has a chronic lung and heart condition. We were in the hospital
at least once a week for either seizures or shortness of breath. He no
longer drives and it was taking its toll on me and my sister, and mostly
my mom and dad. She didn't know what to do or where to turn.
They were not getting any answers.
I recently started a new position at UB Family Medicine and came in
to tour the Hospice campus with my 3rd year students. I saw the
brochure on the above disease and gave it to my mom in the hospital.
She called the next day and hospice came out.
It has only been 2 weeks and already the quality of both my dad’s and
my mom’s life has changed dramatically due to hospice. They are kind,
knowledgeable and are giving them answers and options and most of all
helping them at a time when they need it most. The advertisements are
right – it’s never too early too call. Now we know someone really cares
about what happens to my dad and is trying to make whatever time he
has left the best it can possibly be!! I cannot thank you enough for all
you do. I now feel peace knowing that someone cares about my dad and
will do everything they can to make sure he is comfortable. Thank you
from the bottom of my heart!!!!!
- Pam Coniglio, Hospice family member
reprinted with permission.
Hospice Buffalo Recognizes Veterans for their Service, Continued from page 1.
“Many Americans are unaware that more than 50,000 veterans die
each month; that’s roughly 28 percent of all deaths in the United States,”
commented Don Schumacher, president and CEO of the National
Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). “Ensuring that all
veterans receive compassionate care of the highest quality at the end of
their lives is a responsibility we owe those who have served their country.”
During this period of historically high deaths of veterans, there continues
to be variability in the care delivered at the end of life. Nearly 40 percent
of enrolled veterans live in areas that are considered rural, where community
hospices and VA palliative care programs are often not readily available.
On any given night, more than 200,000 veterans are without shelter and
lack basic healthcare. Ensuring that all veterans receive compassionate,
quality care at the end-of-life is a priority of NHPCO and the Department
of Veterans Affairs Hospice and Palliative Care Program.
Hospice care is part of the basic medical benefits package for veterans
enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Hospice services
are also covered by Medicare, Medicaid, most managed care organizations,
private insurance plans, and HMOs. However, as is true with a majority of
the American public, most veterans don’t know that these options exist.
“It’s vital that we work closely with the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) Medical Center, veteran service groups and community organizations to
raise awareness of the unique needs of veterans at the end of life and improve
access to hospice and palliative care at all sites and in all settings,” said Finn.

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A heartfelt thanks to the Garden Friends
of Clarence for continuing their annual tradition
of donating and planting beautiful
chrysanthemums at the Mitchell Campus.
With Fond Memories
Former BMW Master Technician and Hospice Buffalo patient, David
Williams of Kenmore, lived life to the fullest. Although he was diagnosed
with stage IV colon cancer in April 2006, he was determined to live and
was able to remain at home under Hospice Buffalo’s care for more than
two years.
David drove himself to the Boulevard Mall each week and enjoyed
walking the mall for exercise. Last winter, he converted his bike to a
street-legal pedal assisted vehicle. “It gets 150 miles a gallon,” Dave smiled
as he told Hospice staff about his latest project. “It took me five to six
hours to put it together. The first time I took it out, I rode it for three
hours because I had fun riding it.”
Dave accomplished his life’s objective when he was able to celebrate
his son’s wedding on September 20, 2008. “It was his BIG goal to make
it to my wedding and much beyond,” said newlywed Brian Williams.
“Unfortunately, he passed away shortly after on October 9, but was able
to reflect to many how much of a wonderful time he had at the wedding.”
Dave died peacefully in the Hospice Inpatient Unit on Oct. 9, 2008. He
is survived by his three children, Amanda, Brian, and Meghan.
Home Connections Palliative Care Program
Begins, Continued from page 1.
referrals to community-based
resources and help in understanding
health insurance coverage for
palliative care services.
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Home Connections Primary team
members include the following:
• Patient’s Physician
• Palliative Care Trained
Home Care Nurse
• Social Worker/Counselor
• Volunteers
• Palliative Care Physician
on-consult
Services are provided through
in-home consultations with
palliative care experts and include
24-hour telephone access to a
palliative care nurse, 7 days a week.
For more information, call
(716) 989-2475 for more information
or to refer a patient.
David Williams at his son’s wedding and
the bike he transformed (below) into
a gas-powered vehicle.

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DECEMBER 6TH
AT CTG
Light-A-Life
Memorial Tree
Lighting
Please join us for the 20th
annual Light-A-Life Memorial
Tree Ceremony, located at CTG,
800 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo.
The tree will be lit at 4:30 p.m.
on December 6th and remain
lit through January. This year’s
event is presented by CTG and
sponsored by M&T Bank and
Amigone Funeral Homes. Other
sponsors include D&D Printing,
Norampac Industries, The
Diegraphics Group of WNY
and Thermal Foams. Ceremony
participants include the
Westminster Presbyterian
Church Choir, bagpipers, and
representatives from Hospice,
CTG and the community. If you
have not attended in the past,
please mark your calendars and
join us for this peaceful and
moving ceremony.
REMEMBER YOUR
YEAR-END GIFT
Please Respond
Generously
Leading the Annual Appeal for 2008
as co-chairs, Doug and Beth Swift are
also co-chairing the Hospice Signature
Society. Joining returning members
of this hard working fundraising group
will be Carol & Paul Bieron. “With
the addition of a few new members
and the return of the very generous core committee of volunteers,
this year will surely be another record year to build on the promise of
outstanding patient care and support for all the families of Hospice,”
said Beth.
The Society’s annual letter-writing evening, the kickoff of the Annual
Appeal, takes place at the Hospice Mitchell Campus in late October.
“This event gives our enthusiastic volunteers the opportunity to come
together, be updated on the latest happenings in our organization, and
write notes to more than 2,000 past donors. The continuing financial
support of our mission is critically important to those patients and families
in our care,” added Doug. Beth continued, “Last year, was a very successful
and fortunate year for the Signature Society. The annual event raised
over $275,000, the most in its 14 year history. Since the Signature
Society’s inception in 1994, more than $2,611,000 has been raised by
this dedicated group of volunteers.”
Currently, more than 600 patients a day depend on the various
programs and services of The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care.
Hospice Buffalo, Life Transitions Center, the Hospice Buffalo Houses
at the Mitchell Campus and at St. John Baptist, and Essential Care for
Children all benefit from the unrestricted funds raised during the annual
appeal. Doug & Beth summarized their feelings by saying, “We want to
ensure the positive impact that Hospice has made in our community for
another 30 years.”
SAVE THE DATE!
2nd Annual
Kan Jam for Kids
Doug & Beth Swift,
Co-chairing Hospice Signature Society
Calling all students! The second annual Kan Jam for Kids will be held
on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at the Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse. All proceeds will
benefit Essential Care for Children, the pediatric home-care program of The
Center for Hospice & Palliative Care. Please contact the Hospice Foundation
at 686-8090 for more information. We will send you a toolkit, complete
with all the details on how you can participate in this exciting event.

Become a Hospice Helper! If your company or organization is interested
in fundraising for Hospice, please contact the Hospice Foundation at
686-8090 or visit www.hospicebuffalo.com. You can download a complete
“Hospice Helpers” fundraising toolkit to get you started. You must formally
submit the application and be approved by the Hospice Foundation for
your fundraising activity. Please notify us at least four weeks prior to
your event.
If your event raises $250 or more, we will list it in the following issue
of DATELINE. Funds raised through “Hospice Helpers” support patient
care, our greatest need. The following community groups organized
various events to benefit Hospice Buffalo. Many thanks go out to these
groups, our “Hospice Helpers”, for their time and effort and to the
Hospice volunteers who assisted when needed.
Williamsville East High School, Hike for Hospice . . . . . . . . . . .$7,755.00
Golf Outing, In memory of Jane Vizzi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,675.00
Buffalo Wing Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000.00
Friends Helping Hospice, “Annual Golf Outing” . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000.00
Taste of Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,750.00
Erie County Fair JACK FM Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,688.51
Bowling for Hospice,
in memory of Charles Thomas & Mary Ellen Bongiovanni . . . . . . .$2,570.70
Doug Sawyer Memorial Golf Tournament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,500.00
Hoffman’s Family Fundraiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,000.00
Sorrento Cheese Italian Heritage Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,633.75
Gary Eckert Memorial Golf Outing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,500.00
Doin’ it for Dean, Concert/Motorcycle Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,000.00
Boulevard Mall, “ Father’s Day Giftwrap” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$385.00
Grand Island Women’s Golf Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$360.00
National Property Management, Jeans Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$300.00
Erie 1 BOCES, fundraising activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$250.00
Calendar of Events
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8
Grief and the Holidays –
A free session to assist individuals
who are grieving and provide
strategies to cope with the
extra demands of the season.
The presentation will be held at
7:00 p.m. at Hospice Buffalo’s
Education Center, 225 Como Park
Blvd., Cheektowaga. Participants
will receive a special holiday
remembrance candle. To register,
call Life Transitions Center at
(716)836-6460 or email
cfe@palliativecare.org.
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9
Open House at Hospice Buffalo –
Begins at 6:00 p.m. at the Hospice
Education Center, 225 Como Park
Blvd., Cheektowaga. Learn about
the many services of Hospice
Buffalo and its affiliates and how
they can help you and your family.
A tour of the campus is provided.
Free event. For more information,
call (716) 686-8070.
March 2 -
March 7, 2009
See our insert in this issue!
23rd Annual
Hospice Spring
Bouquet Sale

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BENEFITS WESTERN
NEW YORK PERINATAL
BEREAVEMENT NETWORK
Walk to Remember
Raises $13,000
More than 600 individuals and families
gathered for this year’s Walk to Remember.
We couldn’t have asked for a more
beautiful day to memorialize our babies
lost to miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy,
stillbirth, or early infant death. Some
would say our sunny warm weather
was a result of “Mother Nature” but we
know better: it was all of our angels
making sure the day was perfect. Over
600 family members and friends walked
to pay tribute to our babies.
We would like to thank the
dedication of several walk committee
members whose time, talent and
dedication made this day possible:
Lisa & Peter Jerebko, Phil, Thomas
& Mandy Scott, Mark Kim, Lisa Roy,
Lucy Smith, Lisa Wolff, Michelle
Morgan, Nina Leskiw, Lisa Capage,
Lesley Jordans, Martha Rothkopf,
Frank Enders, Karen Schneider,
Fran & Tom Kane, Sarah Noonan,
Debi Zmuda (and Geri!), Vicky M,
Margaret Depowski, Jan Walkden
and Sara Montz. We also would like
to send a warm thank you for our
“day of ” volunteers and corporate
sponsors. Our walk brought in over
$13,000 that will benefit the programs
of the WNYPBN.
From the bottom of our hearts, we
thank you!
Sincerely,
Christine Scott & Dawn Both-Kim,
Co-chairs
The following is a letter we received from a parent of one of
Caring Hearts Perinatal patients. The Caring Hearts Perinatal
Program is offered to expectant parents whose baby is diagnosed
with a life-threatening condition before birth. The unique service is a
program of The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care and is supported
through a grant from The Children’s Guild.
Grief can be a heavy burden that leadens every movement, every thought and
every decision. However, grief is also a lens. It clarifies what is most important in
life, magnifies the beauty of someone now lost and sharpens our sense of what has
been found.
When people ask about my daughter my responses most often confuse them.
They are horrified by the story but perplexed by how calmly I tell the details, how I
could cherish such moments. On May 18th of this year at 11:07 pm my first child
was born, a daughter named Isabel. I held her, kissed her, dressed her and told her
I loved her. At 1:05 am she died in the cradle of my arms. I was 34 weeks into my
pregnancy but I knew that my baby was going to die at my 17-week appointment
when she was diagnosed with a congenital kidney condition that was “incompatible
with life.”
Some said that I wasn’t given a choice. However, I did make a choice. I made it
over and over for fifteen weeks. There was never a doubt that I would carry Isabel
for as long as I could. She was safe within me; life outside was dangerous. She was
still our dream come true for we had struggled to conceive her. The choice I could
make was how I was going to carry her. Supported by the counselors of the Caring
Hearts Perinatal Hospice program, we made the choice to carry her without dread
in our hearts. We chose to open ourselves to loving her completely and cherishing
every squirm, not knowing which one would be her last. We chose to live as fully as
we could and leave most of the hard work of grief for later. There was a kernel of
hope that the doctors were wrong but we prepared ourselves for losing her at the
same time.
We created a birth plan detailing our wishes for the day of her delivery and the
hospital was notified in advance. Plans were made with the funeral director.
Decisions were made regarding further testing. At the same time, we continued to
work, meet with friends, pay the bills, grocery shop….all the ordinary tasks of life
during an extraordinary time. We were keenly aware that this was the only time we
would have with our daughter. We counted each moment, not as winding down to
a terrible ending, but counting each moment as a memory to hold onto forever.
The night of her birth was the most joyful moment of our lives for we finally had
a chance to hold our daughter and share her with our families. Two hours seemed
an eternity, a luxury of time we did not dare hope for. The curtain of grief was
drawn when we were told she had passed. At the same time we clearly saw how
much we had lost and how much we had gained in the past few months.
To talk about Isabel is to tell a story of seeming paradoxes. Our experience
strengthened and humbled us. Our lives were shattered and yet made whole. There
is a peaceful center in the eye of grief. It’s only by going through the most turbulent
part of the storm that one can find that place though.
On October 12th I will join others in A Walk to Remember in honor of
the 850,000 babies who die each year from miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant
death. We walk in grief but we are not broken by it. We walk, transformed by
our losses, but all is not lost.
Andrea
Mother of Caring Hearts Perinatal patient

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SUPPORT GROUPS
Hosted by Life Transitions Center
The following support groups are offered by Life Transitions Center, 150 Bennett Road, Cheektowaga. For more information or to register,
call (716) 836-6460. Unless otherwise noted, the meetings are held at Life Transitions Center. Scholarships are available for those in
financial need.
SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ADULTS – NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
General Grief 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. Support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one. Monthly
Support Group 2nd Thursday of each month topics will be discussed. Donation of $5.00. Dates: Dec. 11 - Managing
Holidays and the New Year Ahead
Suicide 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one as a
Bereavement 1st Tuesday result of a suicide. NO FEE.
Support Group of each month
Footprints 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Support for parents who have experienced the death of a baby as a result of mison
the Heart 4th Thursday carriage, ectopic (tubal) pregnancy, stillbirth, early infant death or Sudden Infant
of each month Death Syndrome (SIDS). For more info. contact Fran Kane at (716) 862-1678.
No fee. Dates: 2008 - Dec. 18; 2009 - Jan. 22, Feb. 26
Hopeful Hearts Meets on an Support for women who are considering pregnancy, or are pregnant, after a misas
needed basis carriage or infant death. No fee. For more info. contact Fran Kane at (716) 862-1678.
NEW
CO-COUNSELOR!
SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ADULTS – REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Metastatic Breast 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. This is an evening of conversation and social networking for women who have
Cancer Networking 1st Wednesday of each month experienced metastatic breast cancer. FREE. Call 836-6460 to register.
Writing the Story 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. This is a guided autobiography workshop. Each meeting will provide materials,
of Your Life Monday Evenings instruction, inspiration, time to share and remeber, and a better understanding
of the past. To register call LTC at (716) 836-6460. $60 for six sessions.
Call 836-6460 for dates.
Widows Call for Support for those who have experienced the death of a spouse within the past 18
Under 50 Information months. Participants must be 50 years of age or younger, or have children under the
age of 18 years. $80 fee per person. Dates: Jan. 20 - March 10
Widows Call for Support for those who have experienced the death of a spouse within the past 18
Over 50 Information months. $80 fee per person.
Partners in Grief Call for Information Support for those who have experienced the death of a same sex partner.
Surviving the Death Call for Support for adults who have experienced the death of a sibling.
of a Sibling Information $80 for 8 weeks.
After a Call for Support for adults who have experienced the death of a parent.
Parent Dies Information $60 for 6 sessions. Dates: Oct. 20 - Nov. 24
Young Adult Call for Support for young adults (18-30) who have experienced the death of a loved one
Support Group Information within the past 3 months to 2 years. $35 for 8 weeks.
Pet Loss Call for This workshop helps participants understand the role companion animals play in
Workshop Information our lives and offers suggestions for healthy grieving when sickness or death occurs.
Meditation Call for This group, for beginners, will help you learn how to incorporate meditation into
Group Information your life as a tool to help you cope with difficult times. $50.00 for 4 weeks.
NEW
SUPPORT
GROUP
SUPPORT GROUPS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, TEENS AND CHILDREN – REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Storm Clouds 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Support for teens/children (5-17), and their parents or caregivers, who have
and Rainbows Meets for 8 weeks experienced the death of a loved one. Participants will meet in age appropriate
on Mondays groups. Adults meet separately. The fee is $99 for one adult and one child. There is
an additional $25 fee for each child, and $15 fee for each additional adult.
Dates: Jan. 26 - March 16, April 20 - June 15, Sept. 28 - Nov. 16
Planet Kid 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. A therapeutic respite program for children ages 5-13 who have lost a loved one.
1st Friday Movies, pizza, creative activities, and an opportunity to share feelings and loss.
of each month Facilitated by a professional bereavement counselor. Caregivers get a break while
children attend. For fee information or to register call Jim Grande at 836-6460,
ext. 103. Dates: 2009 - Feb. 2, Mar. 3, Apr. 3, May 1, June 5
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Buffalo’s finest restaurants are hosting “A Dinner
to Remember” each month at Hospice Buffalo.
Tom Lombardo of Lombardo Ristorante
(third from left) recruited his friends from
Fiamma Steak, Tempo, Hutch’s, The Falafel Bar,
Salvatore’s Italian Gardens, Illio DiPaolo’s
Restaurant, The Eagle House, Oliver’s Restaurant
and Torches Restaurant to participate.
More than 100 Hospice patients, their families and
visitors enjoyed gourmet specialities served by
Buffalo’s generous restaurant community.
China, tablecloths and candlelight add
to the memorable event.
The Harlan & Margaret Swift Legacy
Circle of the Hospice Foundation
A charitable bequest is one of the easiest and most generous ways of
making a major gift to Hospice. By naming Hospice as a beneficiary in
your will, you leave an abiding legacy that ensures a strong and stable
future for our organization. Your gift will help sustain the care we provide
in patients’ homes, in community hospitals, adult homes and nursing
homes, and at the Hospice Mitchell Campus. Your generosity will also
guarantee that our unique, compassionate services will be available for
everyone in our community who is in need of support.
Hospice recommends that you consult with your attorney when making
or amending your will. If you wish to make a provision including Hospice
in your will, you may do so by asking your attorney to add the following
language:
I bequeath $__________ or ___________% to the Hospice
Foundation of Western New York, Inc., Erie County, New York.
In order to recognize the many thoughtful benefactors who, with
generosity and foresight, have named Hospice as a beneficiary in their
will, Hospice established The Harlan & Margaret Swift Legacy Circle.
As the cornerstone of the Hospice Foundation’s Endowment Fund,
the Swift Legacy Circle honors the late Harlan J. Swift, who was a
Hospice patient, and Margaret G. Swift, who was a devoted and steadfast
volunteer and member of our Founders Board.
Members of this program receive special recognition, including
invitations to donor receptions and other Hospice events. As a symbol
of their commitment, they also receive a beautiful pin depicting the
Hospice dove in flight.
If you would like to meet with a representative of the Hospice
Foundation to discuss your inclusion in The Harlan & Margaret Swift
Legacy Circle or if you would like further information, please call the
Hospice Foundation at (716) 686-8090.

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Community Events Calendar
Hospice Foundation Holiday Shopping Spree
Looking for that perfect gift for someone on your list this holiday
season? Stop by The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care’s Mitchell
Campus in Cheektowaga on Friday, December 12, 2008 from 11 a.m. to
6 p.m. to pick up a gift for someone special. Over 10 local vendors will
be participating and a raffle basket auction will also take place. All proceeds
will benefit the Hospice Foundation of WNY. Call (716) 686-8090 for
more details.
LISTING OF
MEMORIAL Share the Bear GIFTS & Hospice Holiday Collection
In memory You of... can purchase this adorable bear available in two colors, for only
Margaret $10 this A. Abruzzino holiday season at the Walden Galleria Mall outside Lord &
Donor Taylor Name on the lower level, and The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care,
225 Como Park Boulevard in Cheektowaga. Donate your bear to an
Essential Care child or give as a gift to a loved one. In addition to our
bear, this year we will be selling Holiday Penguins for $10 each. Proceeds
will benefit Essential Care for Children, a program that provides medical,
psychosocial and spiritual care to children who are facing a life-threatening
illness and their families.
Snowflake Promotion
The Hospice Foundation will be selling snowflake ornaments at
the Walden Galleria Mall and at the Hospice Mitchell Campus in
Cheektowaga. The snowflake sales will directly benefit the Hospice
Foundation and will sell for $3 each. The Share the Bear & Snowflake
promotion at the Galleria Mall will start on Friday, November 28, 2008,
outside Lord & Taylor on the lower level and will continue until
Tuesday, December 23, 2008.
The 14th Annual ARTVOICE Mardi Gras, February 24, 2009
The ARTVOICE Mardi Gras turns Buffalo’s Allentown, Elmwood and
Chippewa district into its own French Quarter. The celebration includes
more than 45 clubs and bars with various bands playing at the different
venues. All proceeds will benefit the Hospice Foundation. The event
kicks off at 5:00 p.m. with a motorcade parade traveling down Elmwood, into
Allentown and onto Chippewa. For more information, contact the Hospice
Foundation at (716) 686-8090 or ARTVOICE at (716) 881-6604.
Administration Move Jeopardizes Hospice
Care, Continued from page 1.
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costs at record rates, and other
costs like medications rising rapidly,
this cut in reimbursement has
significant impact on our program.
Hospice care is the most cost
effective approach to care and
actually saves Medicare and taxpayers’
money compared to
traditional care. Why would the
White House and CMS want to
cut one of the most cost effective
programs, and a program with
some of the highest quality outcomes
under Medicare?”
According to an independent
2007 Duke University study,
hospice saves Medicare an average
of $2,300 per patient, amounting
to a total savings of about $2
billion a year.
Considered to be the model
for high-quality care for terminally
ill patients, hospice focuses on
caring, not curing. And, in most
cases, is provided in the patient’s
home. Hospice professionals are
experts in providing pain and
symptom management to the
dying. Additional services include
emotional and spiritual support
to patients and their family caregivers
as well as caregiver training.
More than 1.3 million dying
Americans received care from the
nation’s hospice providers last year,
a number that continues to rise.
A Gallup poll found that nine
out of 10 Americans, if faced with
a terminal illness, would want to
remain in their homes and receive
the services that hospice provides.
In fact, more than 80 percent of
hospice care in the U.S. is provided
in the home. And patient satisfaction
with hospice approaches 100
percent as shown by data collected
from family caregivers.
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HOSPICE DONOR HONOR ROLL
As Hospice celebrates its 30th Anniversary, we would like to
recognize the generosity of the following individuals who have
demonstrated tremendous support to Hospice year after year. The
following individuals have given to Hospice for 15 or more consecutive
years. Together, these thoughtful individuals have donated more
than $3.4 million to the Hospice Foundation. We are honored for
their past support and grateful for their continued dedication to
advancing the mission of Hospice in our community.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Alberalla
Joan Wendt Alford
Mrs. Katherine M. Allen
Mrs. Ruth E. Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Altman
American Legion Post 567
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Ames
Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Anderson
Mrs. Phyllis Andre
Mrs. Eleanor Anibaldi
Mrs. Helen Azzi
Ms. Audrey E. Babcock
Mr. & Mrs. George T. Baltus
Mrs. Irene E. Beitz
Mrs. Helen K. Belinson
Dr. & Mrs. Paul E. Bieron
Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Birner
Bill & Annette Blanchard
Mr. Richard N. Blewett
Mrs. Harriet M. Block
Mrs. Marianne Boccabella
Mr. Joseph A. Bonfante
Ms. Helen P. Borowicz
Mrs. Ann Marie Bowman
Mrs. Rosemarie K. Breese
Mrs. Joan E. Brown
Mrs. Florence L. Bryan
Buffalo Crushed Stone, Inc.
Buffalo General Hospital
Mr. Nelson J. Burkard
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Cacciato
Mr. & Mrs. Frederic R. Cadwell
Ms. Ann M. Cain
Ms. Barbara J. Campagna
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph G. Cardamone
Ms. Phyllis B. Carlson
Ms. Roberta Castlevetere
Mrs. Carol S. Church
Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Cipolla
Clarence Central Schools
Clarence Contemporary Club
Mr. & Mrs. George Clement
Mrs. Ann Holland Cohn
Mrs. Betty E. Colella
Ms. Marsha Collins
Columbus McKinnon Corporation
Mrs. E. Ruth Conniff
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Cooke
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel A. Coppola
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Crawford
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Cutting
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Danforth
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Dasey
Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Dash
Ms. Carolyn M. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Davis
Mrs. Betty Dean
Ms. MaryAnne Dee
Mr. & Mrs. Jim E. Degen
Mr. & Mrs. Peter E. Demmin
Ms. Annette Denneville
Mrs. Virginia Deuel
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel P. Deveso
Ms. Mina J. DiCarlo
Ms. Viola Diebold
Mr. Thomas E. Diemert
Ms. Georgia Dietrich
Ms. LouAnn Dingwall
Mrs. Jacqueline Domon
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Drenning
Mrs. Sharon Driscoll
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Duengfelder
Mrs. Eleanor Dunn
Ms. Ruth Irene Dwigans
East Aurora Moose Lodge # 370
Mr. & Mrs. George J. Eberl
Mrs. Mary E. Ermer
Mrs. Helen C. Ernst
Virginia Evans-Devereaux
Memorial Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Neil R. Farmelo
Mr. & Mrs. Laverne F. Fassl
Mrs. Marian S. Field
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Finn
First Niagara Risk Management
Doctors Stuart & Jane Fischman
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick T. Flynn
Ms. Marion G. Fox
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Frankel
Mr. & Mrs. Norman S. Furman
Mr. David Fusani
Galle Memorial Studio, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Garman
Mrs. Virginia F. Garrison
Mr. Stuart A. Gellman
George F. Lamm Post No.622
Ms. Marie Gerardi
Mrs. Lillian A. Gerstman
Shirley M. Gibson
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Gilbert
Mr. & Mrs. Horace A. Gioia
Ms. Phyllis Goldberg
Dr. & Mrs. Allen L. Goldfarb
Ms. Catherine F. Goldman
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Goldstein
Dr. & Mrs. Henry F. Goller
Ms. Patricia A. Goodrow
Helen B. Greene
Ms. Lois M. Gregg
Reverend James A. Grimmer
Mr. Michael V. Gruber
Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Gurney, III
Mrs. Gail Hager
Ms. Mary Jane Hanavan
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Handzlik
Frank C. & Judith L. Harding
Mr. Fenton Harrison
Mr. Edwin P. Hart
Ms. Barbara R. Hayes
Dr. & Mrs. W. Merrick Hayes, Jr.
Mrs. Darlene A. Helming
Mr. John Harry Hemperly
Mr. & Mrs. Walter J. Henry
Mr. & Mrs. Sherlock A. Herrick, Jr.
Mr. John Hill & Dr. Doris Hill
Ms. Kathleen B. Hilligas
Dr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Hinds, III
Mrs. Dorothy M. Hoffman
Dr. & Mrs. Paul F. Hoffman
Mrs. Jane D. Hopkins
Dr. & Mrs. L. Nelson Hopkins, III
Hanley M. Horwitz, M.D.
HSBC Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Werner A. Huber
Mrs. Shirley P. Hudders
Ms. Elizabeth S. Hughes
Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Hund
Jane H. Hunt
Juanita K. Hunter, Ed.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael N.
Ingrisano, Jr.
Mr. Clinton F. Ivins, Jr.
Mrs. Isabel James
William I. James, M.D.
Mr. George Jamesson
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick R. Janiga
Mrs. Ann Janik
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Jay
Mrs. Margaret Jewett
Miss Nancy A. Johnson
Mr. Joseph Joller
Honorable & Mrs. Norman
E. Joslin
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Juhasz
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Kahn
Mrs. Martin L. Kasbohm
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Katz
Mrs. Kathleen M. Kawalec
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Keller
Ms. Nancy King
Mrs. Jane B. Kinkead
Dr. & Mrs. Jacky Knopp, Jr.
Ms. Anne G. Koberstein
Mrs. Mary M. Koessler
Ms. Dorothy A. Kondziela
Mrs. Eileen M. Kowal
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin H. Kowalski, Sr.
Ms. Cheryl A. Kozlowski
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Kreiner, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Norman R. Kubiak
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon L. Kurtzman
Mr. Theodore W. Kury
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Kushin
Honorable & Mrs. John P. Lane
Mr. & Mrs. Guy A. Latona
Ms. Carol Lederman
Mr. & Mrs. Max Lefko
Ms. Carol A. Leonard
Mrs. Philomena Leone
Ms. Mary Alice Leshoure
Mrs. Ann Levendoski
Mrs. Blossom Levy
Mr. Maurice A. Levy
Ms. Peggy J. Lopian
Ms. Patricia A. Lord
Ms. Denise M. Loretto
Mrs. Evelyn Losardo
Ms. Donna J. Lough
Ms. Mary Ann Mache
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Magavern
Ms. Francine L. Maggio
Mrs. Mary Joan Mahoney
Ms. Alice E. Manley
Mr. John H. Mansfield
Ms. Linda M. Maraszek
Ruth S. Marinsky
Mrs. Rosemary Marlette
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Martin
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Martin
Ms. Mary J. Martone
Mrs. Alberta E. Matesick
Ms. Rose M. McCandless
Mr. & Mrs. E. Dennis McCarthy
Mr. & Mrs. Durham S. McCauley
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis D. McCauley
Mr. & Mrs. Donald M. McClellan
McGard, LLC
Mr. William T. McMullen
Ms. Myrna A. McNaboe
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Melchioris
Ms. Joan Marie Mendola
Dr. & Mrs. Albert D. Menno
Rev. & Mrs. F. Victor Metivier
Ms. Sarah G. Metzger
Mr. George M. Meyerhofer
Ms. Yetta Midda
Dr. & Mrs. Enrico Mihich
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. H. Van Mollenberg
Mrs. Florence S. Moore
Ms. Mary A. Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Erhard C. Moosmann
Mr. James Morton
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Moses
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Moxon
Mrs. Margot R. Mugler
Mrs. Eileen Mullaney
Mr. Mark A. Mullen &
Ms. Kathy O’Connor Mullen
Mr. Robert Murphy
Dr. & Mrs. Richard B. Narins
Mr. & Mrs. Angelo S. Nasca
Dr. & Mrs. Dennis J. Needham
Ms. Dawn M. Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Nowak
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Oppenheimer
Miss Marion Osborn
Ms. Janet J. Parco
Ms. Barbara J. Parker
Ms. Rose M. Parkhill
Mrs. Lois E. Partridge
Dr. Edwin V. Patricola
Dr. & Mrs. Robert J. Patterson
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Y. Paul
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Penfold
Mrs. Elaine R. Pepe
Miss Anna Perhach
Mrs. Anne M. Peters
Mr. & Mrs. George F. Phillips, Jr.
Ms. Shirley Pickard
Mrs. Betty A. Piecki
Mrs. Virginia Pingrey
Dr. Julia C. Piquette
Doctors Lance &
Michele K. Pozarny
Dr. & Mrs. Theodore C. Prentice
Mr. & Mrs. Milton B. Punnett
Mrs. Dawn Rappold
Ms. Marcy Recktenwald-Eberl
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HOSPICE DONOR HONOR ROLL
Continued from page 12.
Ms. Irene Recktenwalt
Dr. & Mrs. John F. Reilly
Ms. Barbara S. Robie
Mrs. MaryLou Rondina
Ms. Iris J Rosenberg &
Mr. Jack Futerfas
Mrs. Mary K. Rossberg
Mrs. Mollie Milch Roth
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Rozek
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Rutstein
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon W. Sacks
Ms. Gail L. Samacca
Ms. Jean Sheila M. Sanders
Ms. Mildred Spencer Sanes
Mrs. Joan M. Sanford
Mrs. Mary O. Schaab
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Schamber
Mr. Earl A. Scheelar
Dr. & Mrs. Ray G. Schiferle
Mr. Richard Schlia
Mrs. Doris Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. C. Jacob Schneider
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Schultz, Jr.
Deacon & Mrs. Thomas E. Schultz
Mrs. June Schwab
Ms. Irene Schwemmer
Mrs. Roger R. Scott
Mr. & Mrs. R. Buford Sears
Ms. Janet Shapiro
Ms. Ruth A. Shelley
Mrs. Harry C. Shelton
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Sitcov
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Skora, Jr.
Ms. Judith A. Smereka
Benjamin Smith Charitable
Endowment Fund
Mrs. Claire R. Smith
Gary & Robin Smith
Mr. Richard J. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Splain
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Mr. Dennis Stefanski
Ms. Gaynor S. Stewart
Mrs. Ruth Kahn Stovroff
Mrs. Sally M. Stubinger
Mrs. Alice M. Suor
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas G. Swift
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Switalski
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Szczepankiewicz
Mr. Edward J. Szustak
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Szymanski
Mrs. Ruth K. Taddeo
Mrs. Gerd Tangeman
Mrs. June P. Terranova
Ms. Joann Thaesler
Philip P. & Geraldine L. Thoin, Jr.
Mr. Michael A. Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Toal
Mr. Salvatore Torre
The Peter & Elizabeth C. Tower
Foundation
Town of Hamburg
Mr. Robert J. Tracey
Ms. Marian G. Trippe
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tritto
Mr. David D. Twist
United Methodist Women
Bowmansville United
United Way - State Employees (SEFA)
Ms. Carmela Valente
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Valentine
Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Vivacqua
Mr. Max Wald
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Weaver
Mr. Raymond Ph. Weil
Mr. & Mrs. Bernhard E. Weinstein
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Werner
West Seneca Teachers Association
Mr. Warren White
Mrs. Maria Widdowfield
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Wilmers
Mr. William E. Wilsman
Ms. Deborah M. Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Wilson
Mrs. Lorraine A. Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne D. Wisbaum
Mr. & Mrs. James G. Wise
Ms. Kathleen M. Wisniewski
WMS Sales, Inc.
Mrs. Joan A Wojcik & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Wood
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Yenoff
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Young
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Zehr
Mr. & Mrs. William P. Zulawski
Mrs. Margaret M. Zwirlein
Camp Blue Skies Provides Fun
While Helping Children Cope
“From the moment your child arrives at Camp Blue Skies they are made
to feel welcome,” said Jim Grande, LCSW, coordinator of Children’s
Programs at Life Transitions Center, Inc. “They meet dedicated staff and
other children who know exactly what it is like to experience the death
of a loved one.”
Camp Blue Skies is an annual camp for children between the ages
of 7 and 16 which is run under the auspices of Hospice Buffalo. It is held
each year at picturesque Cradle Beach Camp in Angola, New York. Camp
Blue Skies is staffed by a team of professional grief counselors and trained
volunteers. The children’s caregivers get a restful overnight break during
which they can relax; knowing their child is having fun and is being well
taken care of. If you are interested in Cradle Beach for your child or would
like to volunteer for our 2009 overnight camp, please call Jim Grande at
(716) 836-6460.
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CONGRESS SHOULD
PRESERVE HOSPICE
Congress has historically rejected
Administration requests to reduce
the level of hospice reimbursement,
realizing the harmful impact such
cuts would have on care at the
bedside.
To date, sentiment on Capitol
Hill largely remains the same –
a bicameral and bipartisan group of
more than 90 members of Congress
has sent a letter to Health and
Human Services Secretary, Mike
Leavitt, in opposition to the
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OVER
$285,000
RAISED
Hospice
Thanks You
Thank you to all the sponsors
and guests who attended the
Eighth Annual Harvest Festival
held on Friday, October 3rd. The
event raised over $285,000 with
a sell out crowd of 900 guests in
attendance. The gourmet dinner
featured a four course menu
which accompanied our selection
of Spanish dinner wines from
Olé Imports. The Hospice Hope,
Care & Dignity awards were
presented to: Dr. Yashu
Satchidanand; Reverend Dr.
Michael Chapman, Senior Pastor
of St. John Baptist Church; M&T
Bank; and Jock & Betsy Mitchell.
Congratulations to Stephen
Boyd and Cara Cugno, winners
of our raffle. The highlight of the
evening was our live auction,
conducted by Cash Cunningham.
Guests capped off the evening
with dancing to the music of
The Jim Tudini Big Band.
Thank you to
Bill & Marcy Sponsored by:
Munson for
chairing this
wonderful
event.
HOSPICE FAMILY ROOM MAKEOVER
Thank You Ethan Allen!
A family room at the Mary and Ralph Wilson, Jr. Hospice Inpatient Unit
in Cheektowaga received a beautiful makeover courtesy of Ethan Allen Interior Design Center.
The makeover was the top prize in the 2nd Annual Ethan Allen Community Challenge
held last May.
Ethan Allen interior designers, Lori Brennan (left) and Robin Trzaska,
re-designed the Hospice Inpatient Unit family room making it more welcoming
and comfortable for Hospice families and visitors.

Tribute Gifts To Hospice
TRIBUTE GIFTS TO HOSPICE
Many contributors help Hospice provide its excellent and essential services to patients and their families in our community
through tribute gifts. Memorial gifts offer a meaningful expression of one’s sympathy, love and respect when remembering family
members and friends. We are particularly grateful to those who designate the Hospice Foundation of W.N.Y. as beneficiary of
memorials encouraging donations be made in memory of their loved one. Appropriate notification and acknowledgment of all
memorial gifts is sent to both the family and the donor. Unrestricted gifts of this kind help Hospice continue to provide special
care and support to patients with advanced illness and their families.
Space limitations permit only the single listing of donations of $50 or more per donor made to Hospice between July 1 through
September 30, 2008, in memory of those listed below. Tribute gifts made to the Light-A-Life Appeal are not listed below. To the
family and friends of those remembered, we express our condolences. If there is an error or omission, call the Hospice Foundation
at (716) 686- 8090.
LISTING OF
MEMORIAL GIFTS
In memory of...
Sara Abate
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Merlo
Gertrude L. Abendschein
Ms. Mary L. Hanaka
Ms. Joyce L. Jividen
Earl J. Adams
Flint Road Rehab Staff of
Buffalo Therapy Services
Lewis & Lewis, PC
Mrs. Rita R. Zak
Donald G. Adolf
Mrs. Leta M. Rollo
George J. Adymy
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Adymy
Mary C. Agnello
Ms. Laurie Barnum
Bruce F. Aichinger
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Aichinger
Ms. Deborah A. Beardsley
The Chapel Life Links Group
and Family & Friends of
Bruce F. Aichinger
Mrs. Patricia D. Fortunato
& Family
Ms. Ruth Mallon
Mr. Dan Seibold
Ms. Marlene P. Zimpfer
Anthony A. Alico
Delaware North Companies
Parks & Resorts
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Hoerner
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Linehan
Ms. Racheal Stuart
Jason T. Allan
Riding for Jason
Joan Alverson
Guildcraft Arts & Crafts
Northtown Automotive
Companies, Inc.
Angeline M. Amorosi
Mr. & Mrs. William Toth
Joan E. Andersen
Mr. Carl P. Andersen
Mr. & Mrs. Steve E. Andersen
Mrs. Julia M. Bauer
The Burns Family
Mr. Curtis S. Chace
Mr. & Mrs. William C.
Dannebrock
Mr. & Mrs. Edward C.
Fleischmann
Mrs. Patricia D. Fortunato
& Family
John & RoseAnn Grimaldi
& Family
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Grove
Ms. Pamela J. Mayer
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. McClendon
Mr. Howard W. Sepp & Family
Mrs. Gail Tangeman
Cynthia R. Anderson
Mr. John P. Anderson
Mr. William Dust & Family
Mr. & Mrs. John Giglio
Ms. Mary Ellen Hickman
Ms. Mary Lou Hicks
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Lang
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Low
Ms. Marie J. Ramey
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Sager
Mr. & Mrs. David J. Sager
Ms. Nancy B. Sager
John M. Anderson, Jr.
Verizon Foundation
Rosemarie L. Angermeier
Mrs. Marcie Haines
Mr. & Mrs. James S. Pirger
Mr. & Mrs. Elio Toffoli
Alfred J. Anielski
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Anielski
Ms. Dorothy Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Mink
Beulah Archilla
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Archilla
Matthew W. Aronica
Anonymous
Mr. Matthew J. Abbate
Ms. Ramona Bates
Ms. Patricia A. Boragine
Ms. Mary Kay Bossard
Drs. Edward and Sigrid DaVeiga
Dr. Serpil Erzurum
Dr. Thomas Gildea
Mr. Fred Hsieh
Ms. Sonia K. Larson
Mr. & Mrs. David W. Lundquist
Ms. Lily Pien
Town of Tonawanda Highway
Department Employees
May Ashker
Mrs. Corinne Cich
Alfred G. Attfield
Ms. Beth Pyskaty
David G. Auer
Ms. Brianna Auer
Idolo “Augie” Augugliaro
Mr. Wayne C. Robinson
Aunt Kathy
Ms. Lisa M. Schwartz
Aunt Pat
Ms. Kimberly Mallison
Donald J. Babiak
Friends & Family
Ms. Nancy Wyzykowski
Margaret E. Bach
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Boggess
James Baier
Mrs. Gudrun E. Baehre
Bill Bailey
Mr. Robert Platko
Norris W. Bailey, Jr.
Mr. Jonathan Amoia
Mr. Robert Platko
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne R. Reilly
Walter F. Baker
Ms. Janet E. Sullivan
Erna A. Bakos
Ms. Audrey M. Owen
Ms. Martha L. Yotter
Donald A. Ball
Mr. Donald J. Ball
William K. Bambach, Jr.
Mrs. Marlene Bambach
Beatrice M. Barclay
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kozak
Mary E. Bard
Mr. Sheldon L. Bard
Mrs. Carol Noble
Dr. & Mrs. Stanley J. Scott
Doctors Charles S. &
Donna Travagliato
Elara Tean Barrick
Mr. Christopher G. Barrick
and Family & Friends of
Elara Tean Barrick
Ms. Pamela Desing
Mr. & Mrs. Rod Reynolds
Ms. Sharon K. Ring
Elizabeth Barry
Ms. Lois J. Reid
George L. Basil
Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Basil
Herold L. Bauer
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Trentham
Norbert Bauer
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Trentham
Richard C. Bauerle
Mrs. Dorothy Bauerle
Sandra J. Becker
Dr. & Mrs. Mark F. Brady
Ms. Geraldine R. Brinkworth
Dr. & Mrs. Michael J. Fanning
Mrs. Betty M. Loring
Friends & Co-Workers of
Sandy Becker
Donald G. Beitz
Mrs. Irene E. Beitz
Charles J. Bellanca
Ms. Pamela L. Hornung
Charles J. Bender
Mr. & Mrs. Peter B. Flickinger
Mrs. Mary Kirby
Tom & Kristine Wiesner
Jerome Benjamin
Ms. Tonya R. Benjamin
Pauline H. “Pat” Bennett
Mr. Mark A. Wielgo
Alice Benson
The Benson Family & Friends
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Richard Berg
Mr. & Mrs. Ira J. Melzer, &
Bob & Gary Bronstein
Leroy Bergman
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Depan
Florence A. Bernasink
Mr. & Mrs. Craig R. Thompson
Donald Bessel
Clarence High School - CTA
Jessie M. Biber
Ms. Mary Sturman
Cindy Lou Bielinski
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Albrecht
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Curley
Maryvale Administration Staff
Ann Bigos
J. Ramsey, M. Ramsey, &
J. Kupka
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Tomaszewski
Mr. Joseph Tomaszewski, Jr.
Donna R. Biller
Mr. Ronald C. Biller
June M. Biller
Mr. Raymond J. Biller
Joseph L. Billittier
Ms. Kelly Guning
Charles J. Blood
Leece-Neville Heavy Duty
Systems
Metro Group, Inc.
Your Friends at Zeiser Wilbert
Vault, Inc.
Annie Blumenson
Financial Forum LLC
Dr. Edward S. Henderson
Harold S. Boccaccio
Mrs. Ellen L. Graf
Mr. Steven Wagner
Joseph A. Bochynski
Ms. Maureen Brusehaber
Ms. Carol E. Reis
Adam J. Bojanowski
Mr. & Mrs. James Bojanowski
Helen E. Boll
The Murrays
Mary Ellen Bongiovanni &
Charles H. Thomas
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Mary Rene Bonitati
Mr. Anthony Bonitati
Mr. & Mrs. William Brennan
Ms. Jean M. Coyle
H&M Plumbing & Mechanical
Contracting, Inc.
Local Union # 22 Plumbers &
Steamfitters
WKBW - TV News Channel 7
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Mrs. Christina Neri
John J. Borsuk, Jr.
Mrs. Dolores Borsuk
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Jean G. Bowen
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Phyllis A. Bowen
Mr. Harold G. Bowen
Ellen Bradley
Honorable & Mrs John T. Curtin
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Ms. Kate Carozzolo
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Gormley
Josephine Bramer
Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Bichler
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Kliszak
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Knox
Mr. Dennis LaMarche
Ms. Margaret Leach
Mr. Anthony R. Vacanti
Jerome J. Brandl, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J.
Budziszewski
Mr. & Mrs. William Michel
Mrs. Anne Sutkus
Frank F. Breese
Mrs. Rosemarie K. Breese
Mary Jo Brewer
Anonymous
Barrantys LLC
Chubb Group of Insurance
Companies
Mr. & Mrs. David D. Coe, Jr.
First Niagara Risk Management
Mr. Peter C. Gernold
Jr. 286, INC.
Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore C.
Muscarella
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas G. Swift
Mr. & Mrs. Lee C. Wortham
Daniel S. Bronson
Delphi Co-Workers
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry E. Short
Doreen Broughton
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Cameron W. Brown
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Dean G. Brown
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Ms. Laura Brown
Doin it for Dean Motorcycle Run
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Ms. Mary A. Bauer
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Mr. & Mrs. Alvin T. Fontanese
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Mrs. Betty Walter
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Ms. Cheryl Reagan
Clara Frances Browne
The J.P. Morgan Chase
Foundation
Brownie
Ms. Patricia Duke
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Ms. Suzanne Piersa
Kenneth C. Burger
Mr. Daniel J. Burger
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Burger
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Mr. Kenneth Burgstahler
Rose Buscaglia
The Wachovia Foundation
Matching Gift Program
Scott P. Butler
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Baird
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Good
Ms. Susan L. Ricker & Family
of Scott P. Butler
Edward H. Buzak
Tektronix Foundation
Matching Gift Program
Richard L. Callari
Ms. Josephine C. Rutkowski
Ms. Sue Siemucha
Donald O. Cameron
Mrs. Sally Cameron
Norma A. Cardarella
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Glownia
Francis Cardosa
Mr. & Mrs. Richard K. Mason
Dr. & Mrs. John B. Stevens, III
Robert K. Carlson, Sr.
Mrs. Cynthia E. Carlson
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Carlson
New York State Troopers
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Whitmarsh
Kenneth C. Carlucci, Sr.
Viola S. Dojnik
Mr. & Mrs. W. Michael McNally
& The Team
Edward T. Carter
The Boland Family
Ms. Denise Fulkerson
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Kasten
Ms. Carol A. Kurek and
Family & Friends of
Edward T. Carter
Ms. Kelly Siegel
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church -
Special Projects Fund
Joseph C. Cascio
Anonymous
Ms. Louise C. Janik
Quaker’s Landing Memory
Care Community
Mr. Gregory P. Wolinski &
Ms. Michele Mutton
WRG
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Young
David Catalano
Mr. & Mrs. Todd D. Catalano
Frank J. Cepuchowski
Benderson Development
Company
Buffalo Lodging Associates
Mrs. Dorothy A. Cepuchowski
and Family & Friends of
Frank J. Cepuchowski
Merchants Insurance Group
SUNY at Buffalo Faculty
Student Association
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Zak
Gary H. Christie
Ms. Joy Christie
Joseph Christopher
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Doty Churchill
Ms. Ruth Enser
Robert J. Ciepiela
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Gordon Claffey, Sr.
Mr. Gordon Claffey, Jr. &
Ms. JoAnne Vitale
Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Jemiolo
Dr. & Mrs. Michael A. Pell
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Riscili
Dorothy J. Clerc
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Mr. & Mrs. Philip D. Smith
Michael Clifford
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Mr. & Mrs. James J. Cocina
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Thomas W. Cocker
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Joseph F. Coggins
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Arlene B. Cohn
Mr. Fred C. Cohn
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Albert Colla
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Blanchard
Mary Connors
Mr. Laurence H. Woodward
Harold E. Conshafter
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Storm
Gerald M. Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony M.
Buscaglia
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Filing
Ms. Katie M. Muscarella and
Family & Friends of Gerald
M. Cooper
Steven J. Baum, P.C.
Charles A. Cosimano
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Anchor Marine
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Anne Dashineau
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Frank DiMaria
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HSBC Community and
Philanthropic Services
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Louise L. Dochstader
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Mr. Jason P. Talarczyk
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Harriet Dragone
Mr. David K. Floyd
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Leon J. Ebert
Mr. Thomas Smith
Gary R. Eckert
Gary Eckert Foundation
Donna Eddy
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Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Eddy
Ms. Kathy Gruber &
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Mr. & Mrs. Ted I. Williams
George E. Eggleston
Ms. Mary Frances Charsky
Ms. Dawn M. Guidie & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Rock
Sister Marie Eisele
Sister M. Bernard
Garry & Betty Eldridge
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Ms. Laurie Kiel
Evelyn G. Ellis
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Mr. Lawrence Ellis &
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Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Toal

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John G. Ellis
Anonymous
Lynn & Carol Bruce
Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Calmes
Eastern States Sentinel Alarm
Services, Inc.
Mrs. Diane Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. Skip Koske
Leonard F. Empric
Mr. & Mrs. Richard J.
Dudkiewicz
Mrs. Helen Empric & Family
Mrs. Alice M. Empric
Mr. & Mrs. John Empric
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Mary Ann Endres
Ms. Myrtle B. Fielding
Elizabeth T. Englert
Mrs. Jill Colella Bloomfield
Ronald J. Erickson
Ms. Barbara Erickson
Frank J. Eschberger
Buffalo Women Services
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Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Dennies
Erik J. Fanara
Mr. Peter A. Liberatore, Sr.
Rosolino P. Faragiano
Ms. Katherine Hanna &
Ms. Cheryl Hanna
Euphemia Farnham
Ms. Joyce McMillan
Elizabeth L. Farris
Anonymous
Father of Mike Feoyk
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. -
Finance Shared Services
Thomas Fazio
Mr. & Mrs.William M.Lovelace
Pamela J. Feldman
Mr. Robert Feldman
Robert W. Felton
Mr. & Mrs. Bill G. Fox and
Family & Friends of Robert
W. Felton
Daniel G. Feneziani
Ms. Debbie D. Armstrong
Mr. & Mrs. Charles A.
Burchfield
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Lampart
Ms. Barbara L. Sager
P. Sarno
Jean Marie Ferguson
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William “Al” Ferris
Mrs. Helen M. Ferris
Dorothy W. Fiden
Ms. Carol Bauda
Mr. Raymond Belisle
Ms. Jean D. Di Domenico
Mrs. Virginia F. Garrison
Dr. M. Jean Kingston, Jack
& Elizabeth
Mr. & Mrs.William Pidgeon
Michael Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. William P. Riordan
Clifford F. Fisher
Mr. Kevin E. Fisher & Family
Elizabeth Q. Fisher
Mr. Kevin E. Fisher & Family
David L. Flanders
Friends of Dave Flanders
Robert A. Floss, Jr.
Reichert, Inc.
Jayne B. Fordyce
Ms. Margaret Greene
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Keyes
Ms. Marilyn Sawicki
Alice B. Forthman
Clarence High School Class
of ‘53
RSM McGladrey, Inc.
WHEC-TV, LLC
John J. Foy, III
New York Central Mutual
Ms. Wendy Stahlka
Georgiann E. Fracassi
Mr. Phillip Klion
Dennis M. Frajdofer, Sr.
Mrs. Debra Frajdofer
Jack Franco
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Miriam J. Frasier
Mrs. Eileen M. Bourne
Mr. & Mrs. C. Harold Frasier
Rev. Wayne M. Frasier
Ms. Clara E. Hutchins
Mr. Philip R. Perry
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UB Foundation Activities, Inc.
Mrs. Dorothy A. Whitney
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Rose M. Frederick
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Irving T. Frey
Mr. David Chrzanowski
Ms. Elaine K. Chrzanowski
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Feness
Mrs. Ruth O. Frey
Mr. & Mrs. Jack B. Rice
Mr. Edward A. Vasbinder
Francis J. Fuer
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Wild,
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Rose Marie Funnell
Dr. Mary Anne Choi
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HSBC Bank USA
Strike the Rock
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Baldassare S. Fuoco
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Ms. Patricia Galley
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Deborah A. Ganser
Mr. & Mrs. William J.
Adelsberger
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Mr. & Mrs. Frank T. Cordaro
Dick Allen & the Buffalo
Financial Service Center
Team
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Mrs. Carol A. Ganser
Mr. Andrew J. Sciandra
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Alice R. Gardner
Dental Care Associates
Kideney Architects
Edith M. Garguiolo
Ms. Valerie Domiano & Kelly
Family & Friends of Edith
Garguiolo
Rose M. Gartz
Mr. & Mrs. William T. Buyers
Family & Friends
Mr. & Mrs. Curt Johnson
Ms. Eleonore F. Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Schwan
Ms. Vera Schwan
James J. Garvey, Sr.
Friends on the ‘Forget U Not
Team’ at Cello-Pack
Corporation
Mrs. Rita Garvey and Family &
Friends of James J. Garvey, Sr.
Julius Gelley
Conbraco Industries, Inc.
Mrs. Phyllis G. Gelley, Jay
& Gretchen
Sarah Gervase
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C.
D’Agostino
Mr. Anthony Leo
Ms. Jacqueline V. LoRusso
Sharon D. Giangrosso
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald S. Lang
Salvatore M. Giglia
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Piskun
Samuel Giglia
Prudential Financial
Gloria Giombini
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Emily F. Gmerek
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Robert W. Goit
Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Goit, Jr.
Judith Goldberg Alcabes
Mr. Nathan Fisher
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Veronica P. Golonka
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M&T Bank Syracuse RL’s
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Wieczkowski, Jr.
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Your Friends at New Options
Intensive Case Management
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Robert N. Grinder
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Family
Dorothy F. Gritman
Mrs. Jeannette E. Farkas
Mr. & Mrs. David T. Mount
Homer J. Groff
ALP Steel Corp.
SENC Steel Detailing, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Sherman
Elmer A. Gross
Frontier Hot Dip
Galvanizing, Inc.
Co -Workers - Pall Corp.
Purchasing Dept.
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Lottie Grossberg
Mrs. Wendy Penke
Grace R. Guadagno
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Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M.
Lewandowski
Beatrice Guest
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Robert M. Gurn
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Craig A. Gushue
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Grafinger
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Gifts To Hospice
Florian J. Micky Gutowski
Hurwitz & Fine, P.C.
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Sertoma Club of Depew &
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Stanley Gworek
Buffalo Military Park Docents
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Anonymous
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Marshal Halas
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East Amherst Dental Center
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Mr. & Mrs. Bruce A. Hornberger
Mr. William R. Lang, D.D.S.
Mr. & Mrs. David E. Lepsch
M & H Sales, Inc.
Luella M. Hallick
Mr. William D. Hallick
Martin J. Halpin, Sr.
Ms. Suzanne Avery
Edward Duke Hamilton
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Mary F. Hamilton
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Mr. & Mrs. Frank T. Cordaro
Mr. & Mrs. Dale J. Eckl
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Gray
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Hanlon
Mr. Joseph A Judkiewicz &
Family
New York Presbyterian
Hospital, & 6 Central Staff
Frederick E. Hansen
Ms. Jill C. Abdo
ABDO Tile Company
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Ms. Beverly A. Deinhart
Mr. Thomas C. Farley, Jr.
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& Friends of Frederick E.
Hansen
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Mr. & Mrs. Donn Wirtz
Eugene J. Harasack
Clifford Chance US LLP
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Valerie M. Hardy
Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. McGrath
Boris Harisov
Mrs. Anneliese Harisov
Richard J. Harkness
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick C. O'Reilly
Lucille V. Harp
Mr. James Harp
Joan V. Harrer
Potomac Air Lodge 1976
Edythe T. Harris
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Budziszewski and Family &
Friends of Edythe T. Harris
Ms. F. Esther Harris
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Toal
Robert Hartz
Ms. Cathleen M. Crapa
Jane Hauck
Ms. Deborah L. Jerge
Waldron S. Hayes, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne D. Wisbaum
Edwin S. Hazlett
Mrs. Marcia Hazlett
Ray & Ginny Hearn
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Ferrie
Gregory L. Heim
The Arnold Heim Family
Mrs. Lucille A. Dedo
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Heim
Ruth E. Heintz
Dr. Julia C. Piquette
Terry R. Heller
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Mr. & Mrs. Art Freitus
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Beverly Henry
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The Andersen Family
Erwin M. Herrick
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Ann Herrmann
Mr. Alan Herrmann
Frances M. Hertlik-Wolentarski
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Wayne A. Hibbard
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Louella E. Hickey
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Ruth M. Himmele
Mr. William Rieth
Lillie Mae Hinds
Ms. Sharon Hinds
Roland Hinds
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June Hipkiss
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Strate Welding Supply Co., Inc.
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Lockheed Martin Corporation
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Rose Hubert
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Patient Management @ BGH
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Mister Snacks, Inc.
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B.J. Muirhead Co., Inc.
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BCB International
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Clark Air Systems
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Conax Technologies, LLC
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Roy H. Kirchhofer
Friends of Diane Scholl
Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Haring
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Suflita
Carl F. Kist, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Barone
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Dixon
Mr. James F. Gieber
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Lindemann
Ms. Theresa M. Martens
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey E. Randall
Raytheon JPS Communications
Mr. & Mrs. Scott W. Shields
Shrink Packaging Systems
Corporation
Ms. Rita Walek & Family
Colette J. Klas
The Kenmore-Town of
Tonawanda School District
Deborah A. Klein
Mrs. G. Evaline Schaal
James T. Klein, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Edmond R. Arundell
Mr. Douglas Barszcz
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth B.
Finlayson
Ms. Susan L. Jackson
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Klein &
Family
Mr. Clarence J. Klein
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Manago & Mr.
Thomas O. McLaughlin, Jr.
Mrs. Kristina M. Marzec &
Family and The Wolf Family
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent J. Moore
Ms. Joan A. Potter
Mrs. Lowel Roach
Ms. Delores J. Rusu
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Supron
Loralee L. Klein
Mr. & Mrs. Frank M.
Bielanin, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. David E.
MacDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Murdo R. Murray
Sandra Gale Klein-Davidson
Mr. & Mrs. Melvyn G.
Mesnekoff
Niagara LaSalle Corporation
Whirlpool Team at United
HealthCare
Julia Klimowicz
Ms. Bethany Holt
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Lacki
Charles W. Kohler, Sr.
Blasdell Elementary Social
Group
Mr. Jeffrey J. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. James B. Linehan
Ms. Mary H. Verdi
Edward J. Kolodziej, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce H. Gould
Grain Elevator Employees
Local No. 1286, ILA,
AFL-CIO
Ms. Molly Heidinger-Sayler
Mr. Edward J. Kolodziej, Jr.
Mr. Robert J. Roberts
Mr. John J. Shea
Mr. Raymond P. Wojteczek
Jean Konwicki
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Schroeder
Thaddeus Kosowski
Cenveo
Geraldine P. Kotas
Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Fiore
Dr. & Mrs. Tom Marsilje
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Siudzinski
Jane Kotlowski
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Kotlowski
John & Alfreda Kotz
Ms. Sharon Bobak
Patricia A. Kovacs
Family & Friends of
Patricia A. Kovacs
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Reilly
Raymond Kowalak
McGard, LLC
Rosemary Kowalewski
Mr. & Mrs. Carl J. Henninger

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David M. Kowalski
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald D.
Mechlinski and Christine
& Caitlin Mechlinski
Mr. & Mrs. Earl N. Schwartz
Mary S. Kozub
ArcelorMittal Lackawanna,
LLC
Ms. Deborah Ehrig
Ms. Patricia A. Kovach &
Ms. Frances Hetey
Karel Kramer
Ms. Marie T. Sajsa
Raymond J. Krantz
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Krantz
Kenneth & Edna Kress
Ms. Judith M. Kress
Ronald J. Kress, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Epstein
GZA GeoEnvironmental of
New York
Mrs. Tracy B. Lach & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Robert O. Walter
Hattie F. Krieb
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Angliss
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Boteler
BT INS
Capgemini
Ms. Julia Curtin
Ms. Gloria E. Davidzik & James
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Krieb
Mr. & Mrs. Guy K. Walter
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Warren
Franklin B. “Bud” Krohn
WNY Association of School
Nurses
Ann Marie Krug
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Krug
Marilyn A. Krupka
Ms. Debra L. Morehouse
Mr. & Mrs. Mark F. Slocum
Wilbur Kruse
KPMG, LLP
Ms. Charlene Kucala
Ms. Margie Jean Snyder
Barbara A. Krzysiak
Abbott Motors, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Blair
Stella Kuberski
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard J. Kwaczala
Rooney Optical
Helene Kubik
Mr. Thaddeus A. Wilk
Barb Kucinski
Ms. Donna M. Kucinski
Elizabeth M. Kulczyk
Anonymous
Ms. Bonnie L Hale
Hayward Tyler, Inc.
Ms. Kathy Kulczyk
Mr. Stefan Kulczyk
Ms. Elizabeth M. Murszewski
Helen Kulikowsky
Ms. Jill Coughlin
Richard Paul Kummer
Ms. Betty M. Maybach
Heidi M. Kustreba
Birch Machine & Tool
Richard M. Lagowski
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Dunn
Joseph Anthony Lamont
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C.
D’Agostino
Ms. Bridget M. Eichel & Family
and The Montanaro Family
Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Labracke
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Norton
Grace L. Lang
Mrs. Winifred S. Biddlecombe
The Ferreri Family
Mr. Henry W Haas & Ms.
Carolyn Almeter
NYSDEC, Law Enforcement
Division
Mr. Ozzie Osbourne and Kathy
& Bob Osbourne
Mrs. Vicky Rehwaldt
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Tuohey
Kathleen M. Lanyzs
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Beck
Mrs. Shannon Murley
Ultimate Software
Ms. Kari Woodruff
Kim Maria LaRotonda
Mr. & Mrs. David Hammond
James F. Lauer
Mr. Matthew J. Lauer &
Miss Micaela D. Lumsden
John J. Lawandus
Ms. Karen Milbrandt & Family
Florence I. Lazarski
Ms. Michele Block
Genevieve B. Lee
Ms. Rebecca M. Lee
Printing Industries Alliance
Patricia A. Lehner
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Bell
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Brady
Mr. Andrew A. Brenner
Mr. & Mrs. Benji Cheung
Honorable & Mrs John T.
Curtin
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry E. Jones
Mr. Ken Lehner
Mr. Richard J. Lehner
Mr. Andrew Nicholls
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Shriber
Ms. Donna Souza, Mr. Ian
Sandler & Ms. Ilaria Fleischer
John R. Lerczak
Jenss Decor
Henry J. Lerminiaux
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Lerminiaux
The Family of Henry J.
Lerminiaux
Ms. Cheryl McCampbell
Anne Levy
Mr. & Mrs. Brian D. Baird
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Fleming, Jr.
Robert C. Levy
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Stern
Beatrice J. Link
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Hain
Ms. Penny Hinckley
Mr. & Mrs. John Hogenmiller
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Post
Dr. & Mrs. Albert C. Rekate
Phyllis Link
Ms. Diane J. Misner
Theodore Lipa, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Lipa
Mildred H. Littlefield
America West Airlines
Mr. & Mrs. Erhard C.
Moosmann
Harold Litwin, Sr.
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Litwin, Sr.
Ruby S. LoCicero
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Jackson
James Lomax
Ms. Lynne Jacoby
Ms. Deanna Kruk
Sharon L. Londos
Mr. Wesley A. Londos, Sr.
LaVerne J. Lorentz
Northeast Collision II
Twin District Volunteer Fire
Co., Inc.
Doris Lueth
Ms. Frances L. Irwin
John V. Luther
Mrs. Helen Luther
Charlotte M. Luzier-Fenner
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Caito, Jr.
Mr. Larry C. Clark
Gernatt Asphalt Products, Inc.
The Gowanda Pharmacy Girls
Eugenie E. Lyons
Ficel Transport, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Schein
MacDonald Family Members
Mr. & Mrs. Dale M. McKenzie
John S. MacGregor
Reverend Fred Beyer
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony R. Coscia
Mrs. Sylvia M. MacGregor
Joseph A. Machowski
Mr. John Bidwell
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Whelan
Michael Mackmin
Mr. James Mackmin &
Mrs. Krista Curione
Gay Marie Macro
Mr. David Macro
Richard E. Magee
Ms. Marilyn J. Bardol
Ms. Elois A. Burkhalter
Ms. Kathleen M. Coleman
Ms. Patricia Cusick
Mr. & Mrs. David E. Fridmann
Friends & Family
Mrs. Shirley R. Magee
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Moore
Family & Friends of Richard
E. Magee
Ronald Taylor
Ms. Carol A. Tigges
Ms. Sarah E. Wysocki
Xerox Corporation
Honorable David J. Mahoney, Jr.
City of Chesapeake Office of
the Sheriff
Mr. & Mrs. William Licata
National Association of
VOCA Assistance
Administrators
Stella M. Mahoney
Mr. Joseph Mahoney
Richard S. Majerowski
The Staff of GXC Imaging
Mr. & Mrs. Peter MacArthur
Eugene E. Makuch
Mr. Andrew Diakun
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Prawak
Mr. Johnny Sahagian
Mr. Harry D. Schutte
Virginia Malack
Mr. Gary J. Emerling
Mr. & Mrs. James P. Emerling
Lakeland Electric Flower Fund
Mr. Michael J. Malack
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Reszka
W. Barry Mallon, Jr.
Mrs. Ralph D. Hoch
T.G.’s Friends at Gold’s Gym
Mr. Harry J. Lehman, III
Ms. Alice P. Russ
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Spoto
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence T. Wilson
Paul J. Maloney
Mr. Peter P. Zabel, Sr.
Anthony V. Manfredo
Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Budzynski
Mrs. Louise M. Manfredo
Mary Manos
Ms. Betty A. Fish
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gurzynski
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Manos
John Marinaccio, M.D.
Mrs. Corinne F. Marinaccio
Salvatore A. Marino
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce K. Liebel
and Friends & Family of
Salvatore A. Marino
Mrs. Barbara A. Marino
James P. Marmion
Ms. Lisa E. Canavan
Ms. Cynthia L. Cooper
William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
Mr. Daniel J. Missert
Ms. Sharon K. Ring
Transition to Work Div. - Erie
County Dept. of Social Svcs.
Antonio J. Marra
Dr. & Mrs. Robert E. Flandry, Jr.
Emma Martelli
Gino Martelli Salon
Diana Martinez
Mr. & Mrs. Jaime Martinez
Irene Mashlonik
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Judith J. Matecki
Mr. Gary Adamczyk
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Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Janusz
Ms. Janet P. Wurzer
Gifts To Hospice
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Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Blackman
Marilyn A. Mayer
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard L. Conroy
Mr. Robert H. DuMond
Nativity Book Club
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Ms. Loree Paulson
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt F. Probst
Mr. & Mrs. David L. Rouse
Edward R. McAvoy
Ms. Elizabeth Brady and
Friends & Family of Edward
R. McAvoy
Mr. & Mrs. John Hill
Mr. & Mrs. James E. McAvoy
Ms. Barbara Oliphant &
Ms. Emily McAvoy
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Vogt
Richard M. McCarthy
Ms. Karen M. McCarthy
Edward C. McCluskey
James & Karen Biesinger
Mr. & Mrs. James S. Cocoman
Dr. Maureen P. Donley
Ms. Patricia A. Kuehlewind
Jean E. McCormick
Employees at Citizens Bank -
West Seneca Branch
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J.
McCormick
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Songer
Tonawanda Housing Authority
James R. McDonald
Mr. Rick VanCoevering
June M. McEvoy
Mr. & Mrs. Mark V. Crehan
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Flannery
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Internicola
Ms. Dorothy Martinelli
James J. McGrath, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. James J. McGrath,
III and Friends & Family of
James J. McGrath, Jr.
Kathryn E. McGuire
Ms. Elizabeth A. Reeves
Seneca Health Care Center
John & Anne McKay
Ms. Sheila McKay
Roy McLanaghan
Mrs. Elaine McLanaghan
Thomas W. McMeechan
Ms. Pauline McMeechan
Herbert E. McTaggart
Ms. Kathleen Spain
Sharon Meckes
Mr. Thomas J. Meckes
Sharon A. Meldrum
Mr. Dale F. Meldrum
Valerie A. Menza
Mr. Dale B. Demyanick &
Ms. Patricia L. Smith
Ms. Darlene M. Malenich
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Schiavone
Tippy Mercurio
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Joseph Merendino, III
Ms. Lisa Bostwick

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Edward L. Mesmer
Mr. & Mrs. Dale J. Eckl
Marilyn R. Metz
Mr. Donald R. Metz
Anne Metzler
Ms. Dorothy M. Reichert
Ruth B. Meyerhoffer
Ms. Ruth Ann Reich &
Ms. Gladys Reich
Marcus J. Michalakes
Doctors Chris & Lauren
Michalakes
Marcy Michalek
The Ciulis Family
Mr. Joseph P. Curtin & Family
Ms. Sandra Eichas
Mr. & Mrs. Robin Mach
Mr. Robert Michalek
Ms. Janet R. Whalen
Irene M. Michalski
Mr. Thomas J. Doherty
Surgical Services Staff at
Sentara Williamsburg
Regional Medical Center
Judith A. Millar
Ms. Victoria Beuth
Ms. Verna S. Millar
Radio Equipment Corporation
Eleanor Miller
Gaymar Industries, Inc.
Sahlen Packing Company, Inc.
Faith A. Miller
Mrs. Susan M. Choboy
Mr. Mitchel B. Roemer &
Ms. Lynda Erick
Mr. & Mrs. Leo J. Vella &
Family
Ms. Marilyn D. Zahm
John D. Minch
Mr. & Mrs. William C. Barry
and The Herrera & Mee
Families
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Campbell
Wilbur R. Moll
Mr. & Mrs. Lyle P. Walker
Mom
Ms. Cheryl Hufnagel
Geraldine Monaco
Ms. Arlene Kosin
Janet C. Moore
Ingram Micro / ITS Division
Ms. Jean Moore
P & G Steel Products
Company, Inc.
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Lee M. Moore
Ms. Linda S. Gross
George R. Moran
Mrs. Dolores Moran & the
Family of George R. Moran
Ms. Kathi L. Stascavage
Victaulic Company
Maureen B. Morgan
Mr. Christopher Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Brown
HSBC Bank USA - HR
Department.
Ms. Florence L. Morgan
O & S Machine & Tool
Co., Inc.
Mr. Philip J. Schueler
Anna Lena Moriarty
Ms. Laura L. McGrath
Raymond E. Morningstar, Sr.
Team NY Environmental
Compliance
Ruth L. Moroney
Mrs. Kathleen K. Fronczak
Miss M. Betty Malay
Matching Gifts Program
National Grid
Vincent J. Morreale
Mrs. Marian Morreale
James A. Moser
Ms. Ora L. Larson & Family
Donald W. Moyer, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Shilen
John Mroz
Mr. & Mrs. Ulysses J. Kontos
Joseph J. Mueller
Mrs. Dorothy Mueller
Susanne Munson
Mrs. Ruth Bressette
James Murray
Ms. Katherine Kovach
Eva M. F. Musarra
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Altman
Dr. & Mrs. Sam Galeota
Mr. Timothy Hoover
Mr. Ross B. Kenzie
Ms. Geraldine M. Krause
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Palumbo
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Palumbo
Mr. & Mrs. George E. Riedel, Jr.
Songin & Company CPAs,
PLLC
Mr. Daniel Wierzbicki
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Wyrobek
Judith A. Musilli
Reichert, Inc.
“...Hospice is a wonderful
organization…
Bless all of you for your
devotion.”
Helene Mysliwiec
Mr. James Mysliwiec
Alice Nachreiner
Designers Folding Box
Corporation
Family & Friends of Alice
Nachreiner
Northtowns Team
Ms. Susan Raslawsky
Robert J. Nagel
Mrs. Karen L. Nagel, Lock &
Kreher
Peter Nebrich
Ms. Lisa Bordonaro
Sofco-Bunzl
Marion Nelson
Mr. Clifton M. Borzych
Ms. Sheryl L. Borzych
Ms. Sandra Brown
Mrs. Bonnie Marzolf
Mr. Eric R. Nelson
Mr. Scott D. Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen W. Nelson
Cecelia Neurohr
Ms. Ernestine J. Neurohr
Theresa F. Nickrenz
Staples
Elisabeth P. Niedzwiecki
Mr. & Mrs. John Duddy &
Ms. Rita Carlson
Mr. & Mrs. Francis X. Rodler
Mr. & Mrs. William Witmer
Wesley L. Nieman
Ms. Edna Wehrle
Ann E. Nolan
Mr. & Mrs. Jack L. Horrocks
and Family & Friends of
Ann E. Nolan
Ms. Mary M. Marion
Family & Friends of Ann E.
Nolan
John E. Nowak
Taber Industries
William B. Nusbaum
Ace American Insurance Co. -
Excess Casualty
Adele E. O’Brian
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond R. Stricker
Eileen M. O’Brien
Mr. Kenneth F. Marth
Nova Casualty Co. Employees
Mr. David Nowatka
Mr. Phillip F. O’Brien
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Polonski
Mr. Dennis Rau
Mrs. Amy Schumacher
Mr. John Smarsh
USBP Welfare & Recreation
Association
Kenneth O’Brien, Jr.
Ms. Kathleen Becker & Family
Mrs. Carol S. Church
Ms. Cherie Fieri
Mullane Motors, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Harold J. Nuwer
Resolution Economics
Mrs. Dawn E. Varga &
Mr. Ray Monheim
Sylvia C. O’Connor
Ms. Elaine L. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Diem
Mr. Donald Hauptman &
Ms. Audrey Wingerter
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Hofer
Lehigh Construction
Group, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Marcantonio
Ms. Ann E. O’Connor
Mr. Stephen O’Connor
The Family & Friends of Mr.
& Mrs. John W. O’Hare
Mr. & Mrs. John W. O’Hare
Amalia I. Olkowski
Mrs. Diane H. Pajak
Barbara J. Olson
Mr. & Mrs. Brian T. Perry
Helen F. Olson
Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Johnson
Kim Opoka
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Czochara
Mr. Christopher Zunner
Richard D. Orban
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Skrip
& Family
Ms. Olga Skrip
Tadeusz Orzechowski
Mrs. Hedwig Orzechowski
Helen B. Osiadlo
Ms. Beth E. Avil
Elizabeth A. Owens
Buffalo Bills, Inc.
Ms. Marian Miller
Mrs. Lee Ann Owens
Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Trimm
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Waring
Judith G. Pace
Mr. John Pace
Joseph P. Pagano
Mr. Richard Angstadt
Diane Pajaks
Patuxent Publishing Co.
Robert A. Palas
Mr. Roger H. Bingeman
Ms. Katy J. Carrier
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Case
Mr. John N. Fritsch
Dr. Kim S. Griswold
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Mr. & Mrs. James H. Walters
Patricia J. Palczak
Mr. & Mrs. Sid L. Alfasso
Rose M. Palmiere
Ms. Madeline D. Walters
Shelby J. Palmisano
Mr. & Mrs. Zoran Acevski
Mr. Mark Braun
Mr. & Mrs. & Mrs. Barry Chubb
Graziano & Tagouri, LLP
Ms. Barbara I. Urban
Dr. & Mrs. Donald F.
Woodworth
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Mrs. Ruth L. Pandolfi
Jean Panek
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Maj
Rae Anne Pantling
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel K. Baran
Maxine L. Paoletti
Anonymous
Mr. Matthew Gibbons
The Daeman Bookstore
The SmartPill Corporation
Tuesday Night Hockey Group
Dorothea Papke
RQC Ltd.
Ken & Marie Pardee
Anonymous
Oliver L. Parish
The CRS Companies
Ethelene Parker
Mr. Edwin J. Parker
Mary E. Parker
Mr. & Mrs. James Woodard
Rose Marie Parker
Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Greenlee
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Witt
Ms. Kathy Witt Sturges
Matthew Pasierb
Mr. Gary M. Tripp &
Ms. Cheryl Reagan
Robert L. Patterson
Anastasi Trucking & Paving Co.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Brown, Jr.
Buffalo Crushed Stone, Inc.
Mr. Robert E. Conroy
Ms. Marie M. Gannon
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Hayes
Mr. & Mrs. David B. Hubert
Mrs. Linda M. Karbowiak
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory A. Kardach
Mr. & Mrs. Jack R. Patterson
Scott Lawn Yard, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Roger W. Walter
Clementine Patti
Ms. Margaret L. Brooks
Helen Paulson
Ms. Eleanor Betts
F. Anne Payne, Ph.D.
Ms. Arlene E. Gorton
Steven & Cynthia Pearson
Mr. Steven Pearson
Philip A. Penepent
Barr & Barr, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Budnar
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Childs
Dr. & Mrs. Jude A. Fabiano
Mr. Nelson E. Hubbell, Jr.
Leonard Pennario
Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Martina
Pete Penny
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Samuel Perpetus
Mr. John Hinkey &
Ms. Dianne S Radeff
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Pedini
and Family & Friends of
Samuel Perpetus
Ms. Rita Peruzzini
Ms. Blanche Sorgi
Shirley A. Perrello
Mr. Leif Nesheim
Ms. Sandra Orcholski
Dorothy D. Peruzzini
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Carey
Ms. Robin D’Abate &
Ms. Debbie Acquisto
Mr. Arthur G. Dickens
Mr. Matt Gousman
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Havas
Ms. Carol Moskowitz
Ms. Joyce A. Peruzzini
Francis S. Peters
Mary & Dick Galanis
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Lanham
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Zauner
Lucille Peters
Family & Friends of Lucille
Peters
Lucille M. Petras
Ms. Betty H. Hineman &
Ms. Pam Cappuzzo
Herbert Pfoetsch
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Graczyk
Chester Piatek
Mr. Gary M. Tripp &
Ms. Cheryl Reagan
Joseph G. Picone
The Fatta Foundation
Leona Piechowiak
The Piechowiak Family
Walter F. Pieczynski, Sr.
Buffalo Crushed Stone, Inc.
Buffalo Medical Group, P.C.-
Maple Rd.
Buffalo Medical Group, P.C.-
Sheridan Dr.
Gelia, Wells, Mohr, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. James Just
Norman & Morris Massry &
Friends at Tri City Rentals
Dena M. Pilato
Mass Mutual Financial Group
Matching Gift Program
Molly S. Pile
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Fariss
Joseph P. Pingitore
Ms. Ramona L. Gallagher
Kenmore Family Medicine
Ms. Janet Pingitore
The Welch Families &
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Gabriella L. Pirrone
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Pirrone
Eleanor Pitchure
Mrs. Karen Jansen
NIST/Division 855
Picone Construction
Corporation
Ms. Mary A. Setter &
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The Student’s Club of Buffalo
Robert & Eleanor Pitchure
Ms. Lynn M. Hanna
Thomas W. Pitman
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Bristol
Your Colleagues at Navy Fire
& Emergency Services
Ms. Louise Daoust
Mr. Scott Davis & Team
Dr. Douglas Wright & Staff
Your friends at FoodMinds
Ms. Michelle Fricke
Glaceau
Mr. David Michael Heim
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Holmes
Miss Kristen Knight
Mr. William M. Layden &
Family
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Manning
Ms. Tanya Sorochka
Densie L. Webb & Family
Wright Wisner & C.H. Wright
Distributing Corp.
Mr. Frank Zampardi
Barbara A. Pliszka
Ms. Gail M. Logan
Barbara Podlucky
Mr. & Mrs. Brian G. Willats
Jane Poland
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Anita Poorten
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Chiacchia
Ms. Mary Grace DeMarse
Judith A. Pratt
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Mallwitz
Irene J. Preusch-Schwartz
Gintzler Graphics, Inc.
Wilhelmine Probst-Bold
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt F. Probst
Peter Provenzo
Ms. Shayna L. Bass
Ms. Jane M. Cannito
Mrs. Robyn-Leigh Deyo
HSBC Transit Miles Branch
The Central Premier Team &
All Your Friends at Markel
Shand, Inc.
Max Specialty Insurance
Company
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Patsell
Savage & McPherson
Insurance Agency, Inc.
Mr. James C. Tomasello
Westover-bon Air Insurance
William C. Provin
Mrs. Joan E. Brown
Calhoun College Language
and Lit. Dept.
Mrs. Dorothy Coyle
Ms. Barbara E. Critoph
Mr. & Mrs. Warren T. Ellsworth
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Gaynor
Mr. & Mrs. William S. Hein
Mr. Paul David Irvin &
Ms. Barbara J. Cain
The Mulvey Family
Mrs. Katherine J. Nicholaus
Sefar Filtration, Inc.
Towne Players of Kenmore
Tonawanda
Lydia Ptak
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Mr. & Mrs. John J. Shields
Adele Puff
Anonymous
Ms. Marilyn J. Bardol
Ms. Karen J. Feeley &
Mr. Jeff Helman
Ms. Sandra M. Feeley
Mrs. Eliot Leavers
The Lucas & Battaglia Families
Ms. Lisa A. Pierce and Jacob
& Stephen Puff
Ms. Jolene Sabirai and Family
& Friends of Adele Puff
Joseph M. Quinn
Sister M. Bernard
Diana K. Quirk
DDSO J.N. Adam Day Hab
Eden Jr./Sr. High School
Admin., Faculty & Staff
Gary’s Girls Book Club
Mary Rabener
Tops Markets #236
Helena A. Rabideau
Ms. Karen L. Kennedy
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Mr. & Mrs. Raymond L.
Schroeder
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Mr. & Mrs. Walter Wittholz
Frank H. Rapaport
Dr. & Mrs. William J. Rapaport
Frank Reagan
Mr. Gary M. Tripp &
Ms. Cheryl Reagan
David R. Reardon
Synergy Global Solutions
Joseph Recupero
Lancaster Town Band, Inc.
Doris J. Reed
Ms. JoAnn Bruckman
Harvey J. Reed, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. David G.
Sanderson
JoAnn Reimondo
Ms. Alice Rossa
Dianne Reiner
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Sticht
Anne Reinig
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Reinig
Michael E. Reinig
Mrs. Helen S. Reinig
Raymond W. Reinig
Mrs. Helen S. Reinig
Everette F. Reynolds, Sr.
Ms. Medora Ball
The Family of the late Jack
& Stella Ellis
Mr. David Konst
Mrs. Janet H. Secor
Jacob H. Rich, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Rich
Charles E. Richmond
Ms. Mary Jane Gibson
Mr. Jack Wegel
Francis Rider
Mr. William Schlifke
Francis A. Rider
Anonymous
Buffalo Air Traffic Control
Tower
Kenilworth Fire Company
Patricia A. Riggs
Family & Friends of Patricia
A. Riggs
William J. Ring, Sr.
Ms. Margaret E. Bergler
Damon & Morey, LLP
Edminster, Hinshaw, Russ &
Associates, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. John Hughes
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Lawton
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Ring
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Turner
Mr. & Mrs. Dave M. Ward
Daniel W. Ritzel
Mr. & Mrs. David Bannister
Ethel Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. Norman E. Weiler
Robert D. Robson
Mrs. Betty L. Robson
Noah Rockford
Ms. Maryanne Elkan
Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Godshaw
Mrs. Marcy K. Lenard
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Long
Ms. Sandra L. Orefice
Your Friends at Specific
Solutions, Inc.
Mrs. Margaret A. Tomaka
Florence E. Rollek
Ms. Roseann J. Laudenslager
John Roneker
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J.
Ferdinand, Jr.
Michael J. Rooth
Ms. Lucy Aubin & Ms.
Wendy McCann
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Chiacchia
Mr. Walter L. Rooth
James A. Rosel
Ms. Candace E. Kelley
Ms. Martha Kenney
Mr. Richard Marflak
Schroder, Joseph &
Associates, LLP
Gifts To Hospice
Dr. Dutsu Rosner
Dr. & Mrs. Takuma Nemoto
Olen Ruch
Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Bolar
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Kamats
Ms. Susan Lawley &
Mr. Stephen Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C.
Sutton, Jr.
Mr. John Weldon Whiteaker
Sophie M. Ruhland
Mr. William A. Ruhland
Lynn A. Rung
Anonymous
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Ms. Julie Messa
Ms. Jennifer Richards
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Sikorski
Ellsworth Rupp
Mr. & Mrs. Donald G. Hill
Diane P. Russell
Mr. & Mrs. Brian D. Beitz
Mr. & Mrs. James Denman
and Family & Friends of
Diane P. Russell
Honorable & Mrs. Jerome
Gorski
Holbrook Lumber Co., Inc.
The Milkas Family
Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Nelson
Mr. John Whelan &
Mr. Brandon Whelan
Matthew & Kim Whelan
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Whelan
Timothy J. Russert
Coleen A. Hanna, Ph.D.
Mrs. Joan A. Playter, Timothy
& Keith
SueAnne C. Russo
Mr. Raymond H. Schmitt &
Ms. Sandra L. Russo
James J. Ryan
Mr. Walter J. Krakowski
James Patrick Ryan
Mrs. Elaine K. Barbati &
Ms. Diane Schultz
Ms. Merry Erhart Lankow &
Ms. Suzanne Erhart
Agnes A. Rycombel
Mr. Thomas J. Rycombel
Sylvia S. Salt
Ms. Kathleen Kreis
Linda Jane Samrock
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Doran
Mary P. Sanfilippo
Buffalo Medical Group, P.C.
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M.
Letourneau
George M. Sarach
Mr. & Mrs. John Vallone
Nicole M. Satkiewicz
Anonymous
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Sawyer Golf Tournament
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Mr. David Scherer
James Scheublein
Ms. Dona Doll & Family
Ms. Kathleen Regan, Gloria
& Shelley
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Mr. & Mrs. William M.
Hayden, Jr.
George R. Schmelzer
Mr. Joseph D. Schmelzer
Alex G. Schmidt
Schmidt’s Auto Body & Glass
Elizabeth H. Schmitt
Ms. Kathy Schmitt & Family
Jean L. Schroeder
Honorable Kenneth Schroeder
Mary Ann Schuldes
The Associates Board of East
Aurora Country Club
Midvale Country Club
Mr. John J. Morrissey, III
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Schopf
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. David Speich
Ethel E. Schultz
Crag Burn Golf Club
Dr. & Mrs. Robert D. Galpin
Gordon A. Schultz
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Gilk
Mr. & Mrs. Melvyn L. Hurwitz
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Z. Small &
Family
Lester Schummer
Mr. Victor L. Rigoli, Sr.
Edmund F. Schwartz
Mrs. Lucille M. Schwartz &
Ms. Suzanne Schwartz
Irene Schwartz
VA Medical Center Staff
in Fiscal
Joseph L. Schwartz
Mrs. Jessie Schwartz
Judy Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Foley
Dr. & Mrs. Leonard Gross
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mead
Milacron Industrial Fluids
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Nusbaum
Mr. Joseph M. Provenzola
Mr. Arthur Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. James Winney
Mrs. Scofield
CertainTeed Corporation
Jane M. Scott
Mr. William V. Scott
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Mrs. Marjorie J. Sealander
Dorothy M. Seaman
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Amy T. Seibel
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Alvin & Rita Seibert
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Glen W. Serena
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Haines
Mr. & Mrs. George C. Held
Montgomery Heating &
Cooling Corporation
Arlene A. Shatzel
Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Blakita
Electro Sonic Inc.
Hammond Manufacturing
Co., Inc.
Hayward Baker/Keller
Foundations
Joan Shaul
Anonymous
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Ms. Elizabeth J. Shaul
William R. Shay
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Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Bossert
Mr. Curtis S. Chace
Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Collard
Ms. Isabel Rolon
Margaret Sheehan
Ms. Elizabeth J. Christie
Helen D. Sheehy
Starpoint K-5 Reading
Department
Ronald T. Sheffer
International Control
Products, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald O’Bryant
Ms. Alma I. Romine
Sharon Shephard
Clarence Middle School
English Department
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Mr. & Mrs. Willard W. Wetzel
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Henry Sikorski
Ms. Leslie Sikorski
Angelo Siracuse
Cabana Sam’s Sunset Bay Grill
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Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Notaro
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Pollina
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Talty
Linda Sireci
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Bright
DWC Mechanical, Inc.
Mr. Robert F. Napierala
Bernard J. Skinner
Matching Gifts Program
National Grid
Margaret M. Skinner
Mr. & Mrs. Ned J. Gian
Mattel Children’s Foundation
Matching Gifts Program
National Grid
Max Skop
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Bernice Skrobacz
Ms. Jeanne M. Skrobacz
Leo L. Skrobacz
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Dr. Andrew Cappuccino &
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HSBC Bank USA, N.A.,
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Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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Raymond J. Skrzypczak
Ray Laks Mitsubishi
Shaw & Shaw, P.C.
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Rosemarie B. Slawicz
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and Ms. Dorothy Williams
& Family
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Frances M. Sliwa
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John E. Smaldone
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Terrence J. Smerka
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Lancaster Middle School
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Ms. Cynthia M. Dilick
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Dudeck
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Schreiber
and the Keeley & Burdzy
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Frances B. Smith
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Menise Smith
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Mr. Stephen Spence
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Marjorie J. Stanfield
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Thomas E. Stefanacci
Mrs. Roxanne Chiodo
Hermogene Stefanski
Ms. Margaret Kushman
John A. Stephan
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Stephan
Edward C. Stepien
Ms. Catherine A. Kern
James F. Stevens
Mr. & Mrs. Mario A. Moro
Mr. James G. Stevens
Charlotte O. Stevenson
Mr. Michael Nolan
Mona M. Stickney
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Feasley
Mr. & Mrs. Chris G.
Frauenhofer
Ethel Stierly
Ms. Patricia Kehoe
Richard W. Stoll
American Sales Company, Inc.
Gracie Stoyle
Ms. Suzanne Gastle
Ms. Heather Johnson
Kenneth & Henrietta Strauch
Anonymous
Anthony Sturman
Ms. Jean Jarzabek, Ms. Louise
Kuczynski & Ms. Rose
Schlegel
Alexander J. Swierski
Mrs. Kathleen Swierski
James T. Sykas
Mr. David Calabro
Ms. Margaret A. Favre
Ms. Marion R. Friedhaber
& George
Mr. Gus G. Ganotis
Ms. Helen Ganotis
Mr. John Ganotis
Ms. Judith A. Klug
Ms. Barbara A. Kubarek
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Lalley
Ms. Kathleen A. McHugh
Monarch Electric Service, Inc.
SUNYAB Parking &
Transportation Services
Patricia Szarleta
Mr. Thomas M. Szarleta
Dorothy D. Szewc
Buffalo Service Credit Union -
8th Floor
Ford Motor Company -
Electrical Department
Windom Volunteer Fire
Company
Laura R. Tabone
Winchester Faculty & Staff
Starla Marlene Taliaferro
Dr. & Mrs. Donald E. Miller
The Red Hat Society at Pepper
Tree Heights
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Mr. & Mrs. James Tarbell
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Robert & Bertha Tesi
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Gloria G. Thompson
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Thompson
Ronald Joseph Tobin
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Gertrude Tomaski
Mr. Joseph Tomaski
Charles Tona
Ms. Susan K. Butenschoen
Christy A. Torrillo
Members of the Association
of NYS Youth Courts
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Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Dollar
Ms. Cynthia Donovan
Mr. William S. Flickinger
Mr. & Mrs. Murdo R. Murray
Ms. Donna J. Snider
State of NY Police Juvenile
Officers Association, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Stover
Todd Marchant Hockey School
Tonawanda Lightning Mite
Major
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Wells
Williamsville East High School
Students & Staff
Daniel J. Torzewski
Ms. Denise Torzewski
Harold J. Trapper
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Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Ralyea
Mrs. Clara M. Weber
Victoria J. Trent
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome J. Trent
Nick Valvo
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Roger Thomas Van Dusen
Mrs. Bernadine Van Dusen
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Amelia Lynne Vanni
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Mr. & Mrs. Harold Heximer
Mrs. Jane D. Hopkins
Mr. Patrick P. Lee
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Mitchell
Mrs. Sylvia L. Rosen
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Ms. Ann C. Wasserman
Caroline C. Vimmerstedt
Hale Northeastern, Inc.
Dorothy H. Vincent
Ms. Beth Angelo
Aspect Software, Inc.
Ms. Nancy L. Hurley
Massachusetts Cancer Registry
Jean R. Vizzi
JAV Memorial Golf Tournament
Ms. Alice Rossa
The Wachovia Foundation
Matching Gift Program
Joseph V. Vizzi
Mr. & Mrs. Gary K. Heinle
Nancy J. Wach
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Basil
June M. Walczak
Brock, Schechter & Polakoff, LLP
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Cotter
Ms. Lisa Kasprzak
Ms. Jean Mialkowski
Mr. & Mrs. John Walczak
Helen Walker
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Rev. & Mrs. James D. Hakes
Ms. Sharon Kirsten
Thomas F. Walsh
Woodwalk Homeowners
Association
Barbara Wasley
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Hubbard
Elizabeth Watts
Mr. William Watts
Dorothy M. Weaver
Birch Machine & Tool
Michael B. Webster
Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. Bartell
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Breth, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. David M.
Chiarolanza
Colucci & Gallaher, P.C.
Mr. & Mrs. David Corelli
Ms. Tina J. Dillon
The Ellicottville Book Club
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Mr. Dennis A. Eshbaugh
Mrs. Joan Ess
Ms. Sandra Ewel
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel F. Graesser
Holiday Valley Mountain
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Hotel West Falls and Dog Bar,
Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Kozak
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kreamer
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Krieger
Lederhosen Ski Club, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Carl A. Markey
& Family
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Webb
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Michael B. Webster, con’t.
Reger Holdings LLC
Ms. Barbara M. Stepien
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Lynn E. Weil
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Freed Maxick & Battaglia
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Crystal Palace Restaurant -
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Henry Welka
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Elmer Wetzel
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James R. Whalen
Ms. Irma Brandt
Ms. Bernadine Frank
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Ms. Margaret M. Mergenhagen
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Mabel E. White
Mr. & Mrs. David Horbinski
Eric J. Whitlocke
NCO Financial Systems
Catherine M. Wickenhiser
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& Mr. Cecil Rubler
David C. Wierzba
Ms. Michelle Lange
Mr. Lawrence Wierzba
Arlene Wierzbowski
Friends from Central Avenue
School
Walter Wiese
Mr. & Ms. Jan J. Carscallen
George L. Windnagle
Loose Ends Vending, Inc.
Sandra L. Wing
Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Bickel
Mr. Kevin M. Wing
Gregory A. Wittig
Mr. & Mrs. Guy J. Agostinelli, III
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Gorski
Virginia Wittman
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Ethox International, Inc.
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Bronislaus Stanley Wojcik
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Dennis M. & Noreen M.
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Robert L. Woodruff
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Madison, Alabama
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Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Janas
Mary J. Wrona
Dr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Jeffery
Evelyn F. Wydro
Nursing Administrative
Committee (NAC)
Lucille Yamarino
Anonymous
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M.J. Peterson Corp.
Owen W. Young, M.D.
Anonymous
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Mr. Oakley Baskin & Family
Dr. Alan H. Bennett
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Deborah A. Zankl
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Weisenburg
Ms. Jessica M. Zimpfer
Floyd E. Zimpfer
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Mancuso Steel Products, Inc.
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Mr. & Mrs. John P. Noble
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Ms. Sabina Zolte
Cathie Zulawski
Mr. & Mrs. William Ross
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Rosa’s Home Stores
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Tiffany & Co.
Mr. Michael J. Vanderheyden
Mr. Robert Berghash
Mr. Robert F. Fillinger &
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Mr. William Bohm
Mr. Carl P. Andersen
Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Brady
Mr. & Mrs. Sasidhar Eranki
Mr. & Mrs. Norman A. Brown
Mrs. Marilyn A. Brown
Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Brunea
Ms. Cheryl Keller
Ms. Camille Carrato
Ms. Grace Anderson
Ruben Dobozin
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Hausrath
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Doll
Mrs. Nancy M. Galley
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Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Zakrzewski
Ms. Laura Formaniak
LHR, Inc.
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