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<strong>Canton</strong>-<strong>Potsdam</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> Foundation 2011 Annual Report
The <strong>Hospital</strong> Foundation was established in 1985 to serve the <strong>Hospital</strong> by<br />
encouraging gift support from individuals and organizations. Today, the<br />
Foundation conducts annual and capital campaigns, accepts memorial<br />
and planned gifts, coordinates grant applications on behalf of the <strong>Hospital</strong> to<br />
government and private funders, and offers named gift recognition for major<br />
donors. The Foundation also oversees invested funds to ensure the long-term<br />
future of the <strong>Hospital</strong>.<br />
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C O N T E N T S<br />
President’s Honor Society ..... 5<br />
$2,500 or more<br />
President’s Circle ................... 5<br />
$1,000 – $2,499<br />
Founder .................................. 6<br />
$500 – $999<br />
Leader................................... 17<br />
$250 – $499<br />
Member ................................ 18<br />
$100 – $249<br />
Associate .............................. 22<br />
Under $100<br />
David Acker ................................. 4<br />
Howard Gold ................................ 8<br />
The Linda Richards Society ......... 9<br />
The Foster and French Society ... 9<br />
Ways to Give .............................. 10<br />
David Hauerstock ...................... 12<br />
2011 At a Glance....................... 13<br />
Memorial and Honor Gifts........ 14<br />
Judy Chase ................................ 16<br />
Pam Rowe .................................. 20<br />
Laura Fuller ................................. 24<br />
Rita Gruda .................................. 28<br />
Board of Directors ...................... 30<br />
Donor List Key<br />
* = Employee<br />
� = Donor for 10 consecutive years<br />
(D)=Deceased<br />
“Bob” The Cat<br />
“Pet Therapist” in our Chemical Dependency Rehab.<br />
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A MESSAGE FROM David Acker , FACHE<br />
P R E S I D E N T A N D C E O<br />
With the completion of a major addition to the EJ Noble Building in <strong>Canton</strong>,<br />
and the opening of our new Center for Cancer Care on our main<br />
campus in <strong>Potsdam</strong>, 2011was certainly a watershed year for our <strong>Hospital</strong>, and<br />
for our <strong>Hospital</strong> Foundation. In support of these projects, and other initiatives<br />
to better serve our patients, 963 donors contributed more than $923,000 in<br />
2011, the most in our <strong>Hospital</strong>’s history.<br />
Especially in a time of economic uncertainty, the exceptional generosity of<br />
local individuals, business and corporate leaders, physicians, and our own<br />
employees reminds me daily of just how fortunate we are to be serving this<br />
community.<br />
From Alcoa contributing $40,000 toward the geo-thermal heating and cooling<br />
of our new Center for Cancer Care, to the Kinney Drugs Foundation pledging<br />
$100,000 to our campaign, I have been humbled and overwhelmed by the<br />
support from every corner of our County.<br />
Perhaps even more signifi cant are the hundreds of individual contributions<br />
we receive – some representing considerable sacrifi ce made by the donor, in<br />
support of our mission.<br />
We accept these gifts with deep appreciation, and with a commitment to<br />
be excellent stewards of what you have entrusted to us. On behalf of each<br />
patient - each life we save, sustain, or improve – I thank you.<br />
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President's Honor Society<br />
($2,500 or more)<br />
David* and Linda Acker<br />
Alcoa<br />
<strong>Canton</strong>-<strong>Potsdam</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Medical Staff<br />
Casella Waste Services, Inc.<br />
Children's Miracle Network<br />
Varick A. and Judy C. Chittenden ♦<br />
Clarkson University ♦<br />
Mark C. and Cynthia Coleman ♦<br />
Community Bank, N.A. ♦<br />
Sue Connors ♦<br />
Laura Cordts* and Shawn Seymour ♦<br />
Corning Incorporated ♦<br />
Red and Jean Curtis ♦<br />
Drs. John Dewar and Sandra McCloy ♦<br />
E.J. Noble Guild of<br />
<strong>Canton</strong>-<strong>Potsdam</strong> Hosp. ♦<br />
Edward I. Moses Walk/Run for Life<br />
Betty Evans ♦<br />
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield<br />
Robert and Lois Ann Fitzrandolph<br />
Arthur and Mary Ellen Frackenpohl ♦<br />
Michael and Nancy Griffi n<br />
Jorge Grillo *<br />
Everett Halford (D) ♦<br />
LeRoy and Diane Hansen ♦<br />
Heritage Homes, Inc.<br />
Elizabeth Isenberg * ♦<br />
Richard* and Rondalyn Jacobs<br />
KeyBank Foundation<br />
Kinney Drugs Foundation ♦<br />
William Kirchgasser<br />
Susan G. Komen for the Cure<br />
Bernie and Jane Wheeler Lammers<br />
Larry C. and Marlinda L. * LaValley ♦<br />
Dr. Jason and Susan Lorenc<br />
Dr. G. Michael and Barbara Maresca ♦<br />
Massena Womens Softball<br />
Dr. Sebastian A. and Anne Mazzotta ♦<br />
Paul and Joan Neer* McGrath ♦<br />
Edward S. and Nancy Mucenski ♦<br />
Dr. Michael Mullen and Teresa Corbin<br />
North Country Savings Bank ♦<br />
Northern New York<br />
Newspapers Corporation ♦<br />
Randy and Deanna* Page ♦<br />
David and Ann R. Patterson ♦<br />
W. Hollis and Ann Petersen<br />
Morris and Annemarie Pinto ♦<br />
<strong>Potsdam</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> Guild ♦<br />
William and Kathy Putnam ♦<br />
Dr. Robert and Stephanie* Rogers ♦<br />
Ronald McDonald House<br />
Charities of NNY<br />
Ronald and JoAnne Scott ♦<br />
SeaComm Federal Credit Union ♦<br />
Stewart's Shops<br />
Chris and Margaret Theodore ♦<br />
Today's Hair<br />
Sarah L. Van de Water ♦<br />
Richard and Mary E. VanLeuven ♦<br />
Verizon<br />
Margaret Vining ♦<br />
Walk/Run for Breast Cancer<br />
Lynn Whittier ♦<br />
Frederick S. and Barbara R. Wilder ♦<br />
Dr. J. Christopher and<br />
Barbara Williams<br />
Peter and Kathy Wyckoff ♦<br />
Frank Vaisey<br />
Director, Information Systems<br />
President's Circle<br />
($1,000 - $2,499)<br />
Michael and Nancy Alzo ♦<br />
Anonymous ♦<br />
American Legion<br />
John Adams Jr. Post 925 ♦<br />
Dr. Timothy and Mary Ann Atkinson<br />
Dr. Susan Badenhausen<br />
Bicknell Building Supply<br />
Sara Bonnell * ♦<br />
Mark and Nancey Brackett ♦<br />
Thomas and Barbara* Burcume<br />
Gary and Jodi Canfi eld<br />
Salvatore and Lisa M. Cania ♦<br />
Clarkson Leadership Corp.<br />
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Clarkson University Residence Life<br />
Ed and Clara Cloce ♦<br />
Anthony G. and Karen J. Collins ♦<br />
Carl and Mary G. Colton ♦<br />
Jim and Sharon L. Dalton ♦<br />
Donald and Joyce Dangremond ♦<br />
Janice Demick ♦<br />
Dr. Tatiana and Adam DiCoby<br />
Dr. George Dodds<br />
Droppin' the Gloves<br />
Rebecca Faber<br />
Janet Favro ♦<br />
Thomas Fiacco ♦<br />
First Niagara Risk Management<br />
Kevin Fite<br />
Joseph P. and Jutta Fitzsimons<br />
William and Lynn Fox<br />
Robert M. and Mary K. Fraser ♦<br />
Doris C. Frazer ♦<br />
William and Eunice Gaines ♦<br />
Scott and Carol Goldie<br />
Lois Graham<br />
Owen and Joann Halloran<br />
Dr. Gregory and Mary Anne Healey<br />
Thomas and Renee Holsen ♦<br />
William* and Stacey Howlett<br />
Dr. James Huang<br />
Paul and Lynda* Karpick<br />
John and Linda Kenny<br />
KleanBlinds<br />
Dr. Nick and Susan* Knowles<br />
Brent and Julie Kuenzler ♦<br />
Stephen and Jacquelyn Kuno ♦<br />
Laraine P. * and Mike Lee ♦<br />
Roger B. and Audrey Linden ♦<br />
Dr. James and Elizabeth Lyons<br />
Margaret Madden and Tom Sokol<br />
Dennis Maid *<br />
Egon and Bozica Matijevic ♦<br />
Patricia A. Matthews * ♦<br />
Sharon Matthys ♦<br />
Robin McClellan<br />
William Melchior ♦<br />
Eleanor Menz ♦<br />
Mohawk <strong>Hospital</strong> Equipment ♦<br />
Kate Newell<br />
Jack K. Newman Golf Classic<br />
Ellen Nichols * ♦<br />
Norfolk Memorial Garden Park<br />
Northern Symphonic Winds<br />
NuMed Company, Inc.
President’s Circle<br />
Cont.<br />
Penski, Inc.<br />
Pepsi Cola Bottlers<br />
Price Chopper's Golub Foundation<br />
Jeff Proulx<br />
Steve and Marcia Putman<br />
Charlotte Ramsay ♦<br />
CT and Penelope Rattan ♦<br />
Terence M. and Nancy A. Reed ♦<br />
John and Marilyn Ross ♦<br />
Nancy Rutledge *<br />
Everett and Jackie* Scanlon<br />
Dr. Jay Schechter ♦<br />
Marylou Scott ♦<br />
Earl and Celia Sheldon ♦<br />
David M. and Patricia Speer ♦<br />
Dr. Alexandru and Jean Stoian ♦<br />
Daniel and Ann Sullivan<br />
SUNY <strong>Potsdam</strong> ♦<br />
James and Abbe Theodore<br />
Spencer Thew<br />
Leo J. and Sandra I. Villeneuve ♦<br />
John C. and Georgia G. Vose ♦<br />
Wendy Wais *<br />
Wal-Mart Supercenter<br />
Brooks Washburn<br />
Robert B. and Beverly D. Washburn♦<br />
Steven and Joyce Yianoukos ♦<br />
Tom and Suella Young ♦<br />
Founder<br />
($500 - $999)<br />
Demilt and Denise Aitken<br />
Carlos Alberto * ♦<br />
David P. and Tandy L. * Ashley<br />
Alfred T. and Dr. April M. Bender ♦<br />
Dr. Gary Berk ♦<br />
Michael and Betsy Bommer ♦<br />
Eydie Bovay *<br />
Severn Brown and Sally Street ♦<br />
John and Ann Carvill<br />
James and Virginia Cayey ♦<br />
Jerry and Judy Chase ♦<br />
Louise Clemens ♦<br />
Jodi L. Colby * ♦<br />
Harry and Margery Cordts<br />
Mark and Carole Cornett<br />
Kenneth and Carol Coskran ♦<br />
Karen Cox *<br />
Leo and Katherine Curro ♦<br />
William D. and M. Kathleen Demo ♦<br />
Jeanette Dempsey *<br />
Tom DeRosa* and Liz Regosian<br />
Brenda Devine * ♦<br />
Karen Edwards *<br />
Eileen Elmer ♦<br />
Brenton Faber<br />
Rita Goldberg ♦<br />
William and Dawn Gregory<br />
Richard and Helen Hilts<br />
Edward Jacot ♦<br />
Ted and Lisa* Levison<br />
Robin H. and Patti F. Lock<br />
Alfred W. and Laurie Maki ♦<br />
Shirley Michaud<br />
George and Denamarie Mina<br />
Jeffrey H. Morgan *<br />
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney<br />
Kathryn L. and Brian Mullaney<br />
NBT Bank - <strong>Potsdam</strong><br />
NCC Systems, Inc.<br />
Karen O'Brien<br />
Craig and Julieanne Painter<br />
June Peoples and Joel Hurd<br />
Leon Plumadore * ♦<br />
<strong>Potsdam</strong> Specialty Paper ♦<br />
Tom and Carol Pynchon<br />
Adhish Rajkarnikar *<br />
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Bob Emlaw<br />
Maintenance Worker, Physical Plant<br />
Rotary Club of <strong>Canton</strong><br />
Shirley A. Russell (D) ♦<br />
Robert J. and Sheila T. Sassone ♦<br />
Alan M. and Ginny Schwartz<br />
Bob and Mary Scott ♦<br />
Bonnie Severance *<br />
William N. and Mandy Sloan ♦<br />
Peter and Elizabeth Van de Water ♦<br />
Drs. Kris and Alecia Van Wagner<br />
Lloyd and Beverley Vienneau ♦<br />
Lowell and Lisa Warner<br />
Steve and Kathy Warr<br />
<strong>Canton</strong> Area Zonta Club<br />
Donor List Key<br />
* = Employee<br />
� = Donor for 10 consecutive years<br />
(D)=Deceased
SPOTLIGHT ON Dr. Howard Gold<br />
O N C O L O G I S T A N D H E M A T O L O G I S T<br />
Dr. Howard Gold came to <strong>Canton</strong>-<strong>Potsdam</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> with impressive credentials.<br />
A graduate of Brandeis University, he earned his MD at Georgetown, and<br />
completed his Residency and a Fellowship at Stanford. He was then offered the<br />
opportunity to do a second fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, the<br />
largest cancer research institution in the United States. U.S. News has ranked MD<br />
Anderson the best cancer center in the country for 3 consecutive years. This begs<br />
an obvious question, so I ask it. “Why here? Why us?”<br />
“I get that one a lot,” he tells me. “In urban areas, oncologists typically see patients<br />
in several offi ces and multiple hospitals. I was spending hours in my car each day,<br />
getting to work and traveling between sites. I wanted to be in a small town, with<br />
just one offi ce and one hospital. I’m looking for a balance between work and the<br />
rest of my life. I wanted close proximity to the outdoors, the stimulation of a college<br />
environment, and easy access to metropolitan areas like Montreal, Ottawa, and<br />
Burlington. Also, I got to build my own program here – even having a say in the<br />
design of the new center – which would never happen at a large urban facility.”<br />
It may not hurt that he can walk to work now. You may have spotted him, walking<br />
his two beagles around <strong>Potsdam</strong>.<br />
About half of Dr. Gold’s patients see him for diseases of the blood (hematologic<br />
disorders) such as lymphoma or leukemia. The other half see him for so-called “solid<br />
tumors,” like breast, colon, and lung cancer. Dr. Gold is Board Certifi ed in both<br />
Hematology and Oncology. Why those specialties? “I’m fascinated by cancer,”<br />
he tells me, “and our ability to treat is rapidly changing. Also, unlike many specialists,<br />
cancer doctors see the same patients quite often, so we’re able to form trusting,<br />
meaningful relationships. It can be very diffi cult work, but I do really connect with<br />
my patients, and that’s what I fi nd most fulfi lling.”<br />
Like most doctors, achieving the balance between work and play can be a struggle.<br />
In fact, Dr. Gold’s patients will attest that, mostly, he works. His attentiveness is<br />
remarkable. He often calls patients in the early evening, well after offi cial offi ce<br />
hours, or even on weekends, to discuss their progress, or just to check in.<br />
That’s a level of personal attention you would not likely receive at a big city hospital<br />
– even one ranked “best” in the country.<br />
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The Linda Richards Society<br />
Linda Richards, America’s fi rst nurse,<br />
was born in West <strong>Potsdam</strong> in 1841.<br />
She was one of fi ve students enrolled<br />
in the fi rst nurse-training program at<br />
New England <strong>Hospital</strong> for Women<br />
and Children. They worked 16 hours<br />
a day, and slept in the wards along<br />
with their patients. Pay was $1 per<br />
week, with 3 hours time off every<br />
14 days. Linda was the only student<br />
to complete the program, and in<br />
1873 she received the fi rst nursing<br />
diploma issued in the United States.<br />
Miss Richards went on to devote her<br />
life to serving others, as a nurse and<br />
nursing teacher.<br />
In her honor, our Foundation created<br />
the Linda Richards Society, which<br />
recognizes those who help others<br />
through their annual gifts to our<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong>.<br />
The Foster and French Society<br />
Bequests from Henry Foster and Gilbert French created our <strong>Hospital</strong> in<br />
1920, and today bequests continue to help us move forward.<br />
Bequests are added to our <strong>Hospital</strong>’s long-term investments, where they<br />
help secure the future of our <strong>Hospital</strong> and the health of our community.<br />
Your bequest or planned gift is the “last, best way” to demonstrate your<br />
values. Please consider including the <strong>Hospital</strong> Foundation in your estate<br />
plans. We welcome you to contact our offi ce for more information.<br />
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Ways to Give<br />
OUTRIGHT GIFTS: Cash, check, publicly-traded stock, credit card, or<br />
online gifts are gratefully accepted. These gifts immediately “go to work”<br />
for the <strong>Hospital</strong>.<br />
The Annual Fund (also called the Linda Richards Society) supports<br />
the purchase of new equipment and the expansion of programs and<br />
services. Unless they request to be anonymous, all members of the Linda<br />
Richards Society are included in this annual report and on a donor list,<br />
which changes annually, near the main entrance to the <strong>Hospital</strong>.<br />
Memorial Gifts are a unique way you can honor the memory of a special<br />
person. Those for whom we have received more than $100 in memorial<br />
donations are permanently listed in a display near the main entrance to<br />
the <strong>Hospital</strong>.<br />
Gifts of Gratitude are a special way to say “thank you” to a physician,<br />
nurse, or other health care provider, for taking care of you or a loved<br />
one. We’ll be sure to let the honoree know about your thoughtful<br />
donation!<br />
Many companies match charitable gifts made by employees, retirees,<br />
and directors. We encourage you to enquire whether your company will<br />
do the same.<br />
SPECIAL GIFTS: Gifts of $25,000 or more may be recognized by naming a<br />
specifi c hospital room, department, or service, as appropriate.<br />
PLANNED GIFTS: Any gift that you decide to give now, but that we do<br />
not actually receive until some time in the future, is a “planned gift.” The<br />
simplest to make, and by far the most common, is a bequest in your will.<br />
If you already have a will in effect, a simple codicil may be added to<br />
include the <strong>Hospital</strong> Foundation.<br />
Other types of planned or deferred gifts may give you special income<br />
and/or tax advantages. They can play a valuable role in strengthening<br />
your own long-term fi nancial health, while enabling you to leave a lasting<br />
legacy that would perhaps not otherwise be affordable. We would be<br />
happy to work with you and your attorney or fi nancial advisor on a gift<br />
from your IRA, a charitable gift annuity, trust, or gift of life insurance.<br />
For more information on any of these ways to give, please contact the<br />
Foundation.<br />
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SPOTLIGHT ON Dr. David Hauerstock<br />
R A D I A T I O N O N C O L O G I S T<br />
I<br />
can’t help but notice the headless ceramic doctor that sits on<br />
a high shelf above Dr. Hauerstock’s desk. “That’s Dr. Mel,” he<br />
tells me. “He was given to me by a friend whose father, also a<br />
physician, had it in his offi ce for years. He kind of watches over<br />
me.”<br />
David Hauerstock grew up in Montreal, and attended McGill<br />
University there “forever.” He earned his Bachelor degree, Master<br />
degree in Engineering, and his MD there, plus completing his<br />
residency, before fi nally leaving Montreal for a fellowship at Beth<br />
Israel in New York City. “There should be something named for<br />
me at McGill,” he laughs, “I was there for so long.”<br />
A great feature of the medical program at McGill is that they<br />
rotate every student through every specialty, for at least a few<br />
days. Dr. Hauerstock hadn’t even thought about Radiation<br />
Oncology, but with his engineering background, it was a natural<br />
fi t. “I’m good at the technical aspect, with the math, but I also<br />
really like the patient contact.”<br />
In fact, the bulk of his time, about three days per week, is spent<br />
with his patients. The rest is reserved for the more high-tech side of<br />
his profession: drawing up treatment plans and calibrating every<br />
detail of the radiation therapy he’ll administer. “It’s the best of<br />
both worlds,” he tells me.<br />
So is <strong>Potsdam</strong>. “My wife actually spent weekends here in <strong>Potsdam</strong><br />
with a friend’s family when she was a teenager, so when I<br />
mentioned a possible job opening here, she was pretty excited.<br />
The technology and facility here are comparable to a big-city<br />
hospital. It’s close enough for trips home to Montreal to see my<br />
family. And I really like being in a small town. I have more time<br />
with each of my patients.”<br />
Both Dr. Hauerstock and “Dr. Mel” look pretty comfortable in their<br />
new home.<br />
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2011 At A Glance<br />
Division Number of Donors Dollars Donated<br />
Foundation Board 15 39,250.50<br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> Board 12 20,993.30<br />
CPH Medical Staff 24 156,864.66<br />
CPH Management 9 30,264.62<br />
CPH Employees 184 47,540.67<br />
Corporate Members 87 90,778.14<br />
Corporations 24 164,637.70<br />
Small Businesses 40 15,938.74<br />
Vendors 9 2,725.00<br />
Guilds 2 92,950.00<br />
Organizations 29 45,715.72<br />
Friends of the <strong>Hospital</strong> 525 204,671.07<br />
Deceased 3 10,775.00<br />
Total 963 $923,105.12<br />
$ Received by Purpose<br />
Unrestricted Gifts 174,461.15<br />
Other Donor - Restricted 149,895.67<br />
Constructing Healthier<br />
Communities Campaign 577,058.72<br />
Non-Cash Gifts 11,689.58<br />
Bequests 10,000.00<br />
TOTAL $923,105.12<br />
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Memorial and Honor Gifts<br />
We were grateful to receive gifts in memory or honor of the following people in 2011:<br />
In Memory Of: In Honor Of:<br />
Gary P. Avery<br />
Doris D. Barnholt<br />
Philip R. and Dorothy M. Cook<br />
John W. Covell<br />
Ronald Fountain<br />
Gerald A. Gallagher<br />
Angela Green<br />
Timothy P. Hennessy<br />
Dr. Paul Jamieson<br />
Richard “Dick” McGee<br />
Bernard Narrow<br />
Jack K. Newman<br />
Denise Newman Paquette<br />
Harrison Peck, Sr.<br />
Bruce C. Potter<br />
Ellen Richards<br />
Mary Richards<br />
Dr. Robert T. Rogers<br />
Frank M. Teer, Sr.<br />
Thomas Wangler<br />
Dr. and Mrs. Tom Watkins<br />
Sarge Whittier<br />
Linda Wilson<br />
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Dr. Timothy Atkinson<br />
Laura Cordts<br />
David C. Patterson<br />
Dr. Robert and Stephanie Rogers
SPOTLIGHT ON JUDY CHASE<br />
H O S P I T A L B O A R D M E M B E R A N D E J N O B L E G U I L D P R E S I D E N T<br />
To call Judy Chase a tireless volunteer for our <strong>Hospital</strong> is a bit of an<br />
understatement. For 7 of the last 10 years, Judy has been President<br />
of the EJ Noble Guild in <strong>Canton</strong>, including two years when she was both<br />
President and Treasurer. She’s also been a <strong>Hospital</strong> Board member since<br />
2003, and is currently Secretary of the <strong>Hospital</strong> Board.<br />
“I think the <strong>Hospital</strong> is the greatest community asset we have. I’m<br />
honored to serve. And the neat thing about a Board is that it brings<br />
together people with different expertise and perspectives. It’s a very<br />
dynamic group. I’ve been a dental hygienist for 34 years – although I<br />
may not have the fi nance or management experience of some board<br />
members – I have the community connections.”<br />
Another understatement. It would appear that Judy Chase knows<br />
everyone in <strong>Canton</strong>, and almost everyone in <strong>Potsdam</strong>, where she<br />
grew up. Her husband Jerry is retired from the Postal Service, and their<br />
children are grown, but Judy still works four days a week at Smile Care<br />
Associates. In fact, she has to use personal time or vacation time to<br />
attend some of the <strong>Hospital</strong>’s committee meetings and Board retreats.<br />
Judy’s role as President of the EJ Noble Guild is also very timeconsuming.<br />
Last year the all-volunteer group raised more than $43,000<br />
for the <strong>Hospital</strong>, including $16,000 from their gala dinner-dance, which<br />
benefi tted the new Center for Cancer Care. “Both of my parents had<br />
cancer. They died, 16 years apart, in the same room on the <strong>Hospital</strong>’s<br />
second fl oor. So although most of our Guild funds are used for projects<br />
at the EJ Noble Building in <strong>Canton</strong>, it was really important to me that we<br />
also contribute toward the cancer center.”<br />
Where does she get the energy? “Well, I’m a Jazzerholic,” she laughs.<br />
“I do Jazzercize 6 days a week. Last year a group of us from the<br />
Guild walked a half-marathon in Ottawa. It was just so inspiring to be<br />
surrounded by so many people who care about their health and fi tness.”<br />
Inspiring. Kind of like how it feels to be around Judy Chase.<br />
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Leader<br />
($250 - $499)<br />
Advertisers Workshop<br />
AMVETS Post 262 Colton<br />
James P. and Audrey Autenrith ♦<br />
Barrett Paving Materials Inc. ♦<br />
Richard and Ann Bitely ♦<br />
Maxine Briggs *<br />
Hortense Brown ♦<br />
Adam Bullock *<br />
Robert R. and Ellen D. Burns ♦<br />
Floyd and Marie Callahan ♦<br />
Margaret Cardinal<br />
Charles A. and Mary Ellen Carvel ♦<br />
Theodore and Geoffrey Cobb<br />
A.W. Collins Corp.<br />
Amusement and Vending ♦<br />
Kenneth Cornell and<br />
Vicki Templeton-Cornell<br />
Michael C. and Kathy Crowe<br />
Thomas Curry<br />
William and Lucia Dailey<br />
John Dempsey<br />
Donna Doig<br />
Dan* and Jonnie Dorothy ♦<br />
Rebecca M. Dufour * ♦<br />
Roger and Cynthia Dusharm ♦<br />
Stephen J. and Karen Butler Easter ♦<br />
BPO Elks #2074 ♦<br />
Teresa Fenton *<br />
First Crush Coffee & Wine Bar<br />
Deborah Forget *<br />
Judith C. Gibson ♦<br />
Father Garry Giroux<br />
Albert G. and Patricia Glover<br />
Donna Hall<br />
Supervisor, Accounts Payable/Payroll<br />
Robert and Marianne Glover<br />
Charles F. and Linda B. Goolden ♦<br />
Gray & Gray, CPA's<br />
Jon R. and Linda R. Greenwood<br />
Fran* and Sheldon* Hall ♦<br />
Francis and Patricia Hall<br />
William and Roberta Hart<br />
Dr. David Hauerstock and<br />
Suzanne Wexler<br />
Cynthia Hennessy ♦<br />
Philip and Eleanor Hopke ♦<br />
Dr. Harry E. and Theo Howe ♦<br />
Amy Irish-Bicknell * ♦<br />
Diane Jay *<br />
Sandra Jensen *<br />
Dennis and Nancy Jones ♦<br />
Josie's Little Pizzeria<br />
Eugene and Carolyn Kaczka ♦<br />
John and Catherine Kaplan<br />
Dr. James Huang<br />
Surgical Anesthesiologist<br />
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Patricia C. Kelly * ♦<br />
Josip and Stanka Kratohvil ♦<br />
Claire LaGarry<br />
Patricia Larabee ♦<br />
Peter Laspina<br />
Randy LaValley<br />
Thomas Lee and Marie C. LaLone ♦<br />
Lyndsay Macagg *<br />
John and Mary Maroney<br />
Debra Marques-Seaman *<br />
Barbara Marten<br />
Carol Mason *<br />
Robert S. and Betsey A. Matteson ♦<br />
Edward and Joyce McNamara ♦<br />
Keri Merchant *<br />
Fay E. Molnar ♦<br />
Jay R. and Barbara A. Nagel ♦<br />
Amy Nugent *<br />
Erin O'Connor ♦<br />
Dennis* and Kareta Olshfski<br />
Dr. Daniel and Nancy Palmateer ♦<br />
Richard E. and JoAnne H. Partch ♦<br />
Michael* and Barbara Pinkerton ♦<br />
<strong>Potsdam</strong> Booster Club, Inc.<br />
David and Lya Powers ♦<br />
Dr. Reinier Ramirez<br />
Joseph and Cynthia Randi ♦<br />
Robert and Marie Regan<br />
Sally A. Remington * ♦<br />
Retired Nurses Fund<br />
Marcia D. Reutershan ♦<br />
Betsy B. Robinson ♦<br />
Robert and Meredith Rocca ♦<br />
Rose and Kiernan, Inc<br />
Philip and Lorene Royce ♦<br />
John and Ann Schorge ♦<br />
Michael E. * and Janice Sexton ♦<br />
Shirley Sochia * ♦<br />
Jennifer Starnes *<br />
Sullivan's Offi ce Supply<br />
Judy Sultzer *<br />
Mary Jo Sutton * ♦<br />
Tammy Sykes *<br />
Sharalee Tacchino *<br />
Darcy L. Taylor *<br />
Richard Taylor<br />
Frank* and Michele Vaisey ♦<br />
Randy VanBrocklin *<br />
Village Diner<br />
Noreen von Borstel *<br />
Brian P. Watson ♦<br />
Mary Lou Whalen *<br />
Harold W. and Barbara J. Wilder ♦<br />
Pam and Steve Yurgartis
Member<br />
($100 - $249)<br />
1844 House American Bistro<br />
Adirondack Regional<br />
Fed. Credit Union<br />
Al-anon<br />
American Legion Post 420<br />
Stanley and Verna Anderson ♦<br />
Lydia Anderson-Howe *<br />
Anonymous<br />
Argent's Jewelry and Coin Shop<br />
Nancy Avery<br />
Robin Avery *<br />
Lisa Ayers *<br />
Paul and Debra Backus<br />
Phyllis R. Bailey ♦<br />
Donna Baker *<br />
Baldwin Acres, Inc. ♦<br />
Gerald and Beverly Ballou<br />
Barkley's Safe and Lock<br />
George Barney<br />
Barstow Motors, Inc.<br />
Herbert A. Bartholomew<br />
John and Rose Bartholomew<br />
Basham One Enterprises<br />
Jacqueline M. Beach *<br />
Shirley Belgarde ♦<br />
Nazarine Bellardini ♦<br />
Chester and Eve Bisnett ♦<br />
Bob and Patty Blickwedehl<br />
Donald and Karen Blount ♦<br />
Leo and Yvonne Bond<br />
Kyle Booth<br />
Joseph and Arlene Bouvier<br />
Alan and Marcia Bradley ♦<br />
Charles and Alfreda Bradt ♦<br />
Ogden and Libby Brandt<br />
Joseph Bregg<br />
Joseph and Alberta* Briggs ♦<br />
Barbara A. Bromley * ♦<br />
Robert Bromley * ♦<br />
Lynn Brothers *<br />
Thomas and Sallie Brothers<br />
Helen Brouwer<br />
Thomas* and Jessie Burcume<br />
Jennifer Burghardt *<br />
Donald and Peggy Burlingame ♦<br />
Duane and Carol Burnap<br />
Gary Bushaw<br />
Helen Butchino<br />
Francis and Laurie Cappello<br />
James and Christa Carroll ♦<br />
Geraldine Casey ♦<br />
Richard J. and Katherine Casey<br />
Rick and Pat Cassara<br />
John and Sondra Castle<br />
Karl and Peggy Caswell ♦<br />
Cerio and Cerio Psychologists<br />
Deborah Chase-Lauther *<br />
Doris Chenier<br />
Seth E. and Marlene R. Chichester ♦<br />
Dr. Patrick and Margaret Choong ♦<br />
Michele Claffey *<br />
W. Russell Clark ♦<br />
The Clarkson Inn<br />
Thomas F. and Nellie E. Coakley ♦<br />
William and Carol Coakley<br />
Darlene Coller *<br />
Steve and Suellan Collins ♦<br />
Earl W. Cook<br />
Elise Cook ♦<br />
Richard Cook<br />
Thomas and Sharon Corneau<br />
Rebekah Covell ♦<br />
Creative Spirit Art Center<br />
Gerald and Betty Crump<br />
Susan Crump *<br />
William and Alice Cullen<br />
Alan W. Cunningham<br />
Elizabeth Taylor<br />
Registered Nurse, Med/Surg.<br />
Margaret Curtin ♦<br />
Ann Watkins Custard<br />
William and Crystal Cuthbert ♦<br />
Jacqueline M. Cutler ♦<br />
Duncan and Lois Cutter ♦<br />
Tom and Joan Dalton<br />
James F. and JoAnne Danehy<br />
David A. Davis<br />
Kathryn E. Davis *<br />
Mark and Tonya Davis ♦<br />
Robert DeGraaff and Sarah Gates<br />
David and Sandra Demarest ♦<br />
Joseph and Ruth DiGiovanna ♦<br />
Warren and Mary Dittes<br />
Alice Donnelly<br />
Linda Donovan *<br />
Suzanne and Mark Dougherty<br />
Jacqueline Dow *<br />
Shirley DuBois * ♦<br />
Steven and Keely Dunshee ♦<br />
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John R. and Barbara* Durkin ♦<br />
Richard and Linda Edwards ♦<br />
Patricia A. Ellis * ♦<br />
John and Ann Elmer<br />
Jessica *and Jonathon Emlaw<br />
Frederick and Charlotte Ernst<br />
Joan Eurto<br />
Evans & White Ace Hardware ♦<br />
Jane C. Fallon ♦<br />
Stephen and Maureen Farina<br />
Charles and Beatrice Farrell Fellnor<br />
Jenessa Fenton *<br />
Kathleen Fitzgerald and<br />
Bob Josephson<br />
Philip B. and Nancy S. * Foisy<br />
Deborah Fountain *<br />
Laura Fuller *<br />
Dale H. and Gloria Gardner<br />
Craig and Cathy Fiacco Garlock<br />
Ward Geddes<br />
Anne Goodwin<br />
Colleen Grant * ♦<br />
Janet Green<br />
Green Funeral Home ♦<br />
Milner Grimsled<br />
Herbert Halbig<br />
John and Dorothy L. Hall<br />
Tom and Donna* Hall<br />
Barbara Hance ♦<br />
Roger and Trudy Hart<br />
Elizabeth Hawley-Brown<br />
Daniel and Ellen Hayes<br />
Hoot Owl Express<br />
Steve and Anne Hopkins<br />
Gerald P. and Shirley Hourihan<br />
Daniel and Jane Hurley ♦<br />
Richard J. Hurley ♦<br />
Roger and Helen Hutchinson ♦<br />
Richard and Patricia Irwin<br />
Helen Janaro<br />
Michele Jantzi * ♦<br />
Dennis Jay * ♦<br />
Lucille Jock *<br />
Neil and Marilyn Johnson ♦<br />
Stuart and Wanda Jones<br />
David and Diane Keller ♦<br />
Allen and Mary Kelly<br />
Joseph and Dine Kennedy ♦<br />
Jerre and Jean Kilroy<br />
Barbara King<br />
Sally Kirby<br />
Kathleen Kirschner ♦<br />
Norwood-Norfolk Kiwanas Kids<br />
John and Barbara Klemens<br />
<strong>Canton</strong> Knights of Columbus<br />
Jerry R. and Ruth L. Kreuzer ♦<br />
Cynthia LaBounty * ♦<br />
Larry and Joyce Lalonde
SPOTLIGHT ON Pam Rowe<br />
S U R V I V O R , S U P P O R T G R O U P M E M B E R , F U N D - R A I S E R<br />
Pam Rowe is wearing a pink-ribbon necklace that her husband gave<br />
her on their 5th wedding anniversary. “We had been married less than<br />
one year when I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” she tells me. “So we<br />
have a lot to celebrate.”<br />
When it comes to breast cancer, Pam has been through it all. “I had<br />
three different diagnostic tests done at CPH to detect the cancer –<br />
mammography, stereotactic biopsy, and breast MRI. Then two surgeries,<br />
two months of chemotherapy, two months of radiation therapy, and a<br />
year of IV treatments with Herceptin. Now I take Tamoxifen, to reduce<br />
my chance of recurrence.” Some of her care was provided at CPH, and<br />
some at Fletcher Allen in Burlington. To say it was a long road is certainly<br />
an understatement. “Now, with the doctors and services available at the<br />
new Center for Cancer Care, I could have treatment here,” she tells me.<br />
“But at the time, it required a lot of traveling.”<br />
During the course of her treatment, Pam sought support from others with<br />
similar experiences. The <strong>Hospital</strong> had just launched a new Breast Cancer<br />
Support Group, and Pam and her friend Ellen were the fi rst participants.<br />
Now, the group has about 20 members, and Pam still attends monthly.<br />
“As I saw how everyone at CPH works together to ease the burden for<br />
cancer patients, I wanted to help,” she tells me. “I work on the factory<br />
fl oor at Alcoa, and they offer ‘Action Grants’ to projects involving 10 or<br />
more employees.” So Pam rounded up her co-workers, and organized a<br />
4-mile walk/run for breast cancer.<br />
Now in its fourth year, with more than 100 participants, the walk has been<br />
named in memory of Pam’s friend Ellen, who lost her cancer battle about<br />
a year ago. “That was the fi rst member of our group to pass away,” she<br />
tells me. “It was devastating. But you have to carry on.”<br />
Pam does more than just “carry on.” And she runs much farther than her<br />
own 4-miler. This fall she ran her fi rst post-cancer marathon. She fi nished<br />
in 4 hours and 33 minutes. Something, indeed, to celebrate.<br />
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Member<br />
Cont.<br />
Thomas W. Lascell ♦<br />
Katherine LaShomb<br />
Sally LaVare<br />
Kevin* and Cynthia Lawrence<br />
Lawrence Avenue Apartments ♦<br />
Michael J. LeCuyer *<br />
Harold Lennon and<br />
Nancy Hoffmann-Lennon ♦<br />
Michele Leroux *<br />
Mark and Jeanne Leuthauser<br />
William J. and Patricia A. Lewis ♦<br />
Dr. Sun and Julie Liauw<br />
Lifestyles Salon<br />
Dan and Theresa* Liscum<br />
Dr. Colleen Livingston<br />
Estela Llamas<br />
Judith Longshore ♦<br />
Lisa D. Losey * ♦<br />
Paul and Mindy Loucks<br />
M.M. Hayes Co. Inc.<br />
Mick and Sheila Maguire ♦<br />
Gerald and Carolyn Maloney<br />
William and Rita Manning<br />
Laurie Marr and Earl Froats<br />
Linda Mason *<br />
What Cheer Masonic<br />
Lodge No. 689<br />
Thomas and Susan Matthews ♦<br />
Mary Mayette<br />
Kimberly McCarthy *<br />
Arlene McEwen<br />
Mary J. McGee<br />
Jennifer Darrow<br />
MRI Technician, Imaging Services<br />
Patrick and Jean McGuire<br />
Lennelle McKinnon<br />
Robert D. McNamara * ♦<br />
Mary Jean (Bonnie) McNichol ♦<br />
Joel Menard *<br />
Richard and Sandra Merchant ♦<br />
Jim and Stevie Michaelson<br />
Rosemary Misiaszek<br />
Dick and Peggy Mooers<br />
Hamsa and<br />
Rangaswamy Mukundan<br />
Richard* and Kelly* Mundy ♦<br />
Nash, Palm & Lemay<br />
Andrew and Frances Neer<br />
Alex and Carol Neubert<br />
Joan Newman<br />
North Country This Week ♦<br />
Northern Music & Video ♦<br />
Shirley S. Norton ♦<br />
Alan J. and Rita J. Ostrander<br />
Lawrence Palmer<br />
John C. Parcell<br />
Mary Peck<br />
Betty Peckham ♦<br />
David and Jean Peggs<br />
Tim and Terry Phalon<br />
Michael Pinard * ♦<br />
Annette R. Plante ♦<br />
John and Judy Plonka<br />
Evan W. and Janice Poole ♦<br />
Steve and Patricia Poste<br />
Donald and Nancy Potter ♦<br />
David and Runie Powers<br />
Bernard and Pauline Proulx<br />
R.S.I. Roofi ng<br />
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Avis Ragan<br />
Joseph and Helen Randi<br />
Dianne Rawson *<br />
Gerald Regan<br />
Arlene Roach * ♦<br />
Teddra Roberts * ♦<br />
Tod Robertson * ♦<br />
Geoffrey and Sandra Rogers<br />
Sarah L. Rogers<br />
Evangeline Rorke<br />
Lynn Rose *<br />
Timothy and Jill Savage<br />
Albert and Gail Schaberg ♦<br />
George Seaver ♦<br />
Arthur H. and Patricia M. Sennett<br />
Mary M. Sergeant<br />
Bryan P. Shea<br />
Hung Tao and Hayley Shen ♦<br />
John and Barbara Short<br />
Wally and Tina Siebel ♦<br />
Arthur Siebert *<br />
Terri Simzer *<br />
Smalling Motel South ♦<br />
Harvey and Mary Lynn Smith<br />
Susan Smith *<br />
Carla Snell *<br />
St. Lawrence Chocolates<br />
St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union<br />
St. Lawrence Gas<br />
Standard Textile<br />
Joseph and Leigh Stark<br />
Ruth Stauffer ♦<br />
Jocelyn Steggert *<br />
Patricia Stein ♦<br />
Richard and Doris Stephan<br />
Emmy Stevenson *<br />
Lisa Stickney *<br />
Linda Stone<br />
Shankar and Jane Subramanian ♦<br />
Cindy Swinyer * ♦<br />
Bevin Taillon *<br />
Cynthia Tanner *<br />
Joseph Tebo *<br />
Tel, Inc.<br />
Melissa M. TenEyck * ♦<br />
Dr. Magendra and Rashmi Thakur<br />
Walter and Sherry Theobald<br />
Norma Thomas<br />
Carol Thompson *<br />
Roger and Mary Jane Thompson ♦<br />
Kenneth and Catherine Thygesen ♦<br />
TJ Toyota - Northern Automotive Group<br />
Stephen Todd<br />
Donald Tompkins<br />
James and Maureen Triolo ♦<br />
Kathryn Trithart<br />
Kelly J. Trombley *
Member<br />
Cont.<br />
Trent Trulock and Cynthia Eyler<br />
and Emma<br />
Dennis Tuper ♦<br />
Elsie Tupper (D)<br />
Renee Typhair * ♦<br />
Michael and Deborah Valley<br />
Laurie Vavra * ♦<br />
Lawrence and Olga Virgil<br />
John and Maureen Ward<br />
Shirley Washburn<br />
Mary Jane Watson<br />
Roger and Carolyn Watters<br />
Robert N. and Patricia Wells ♦<br />
Alerick Welsh<br />
Danielle Wheat *<br />
Carolyn M. White ♦<br />
James D. and Sharon I. White ♦<br />
White's Flowers<br />
Byron and Ruth Whitney<br />
David and Solange Wiest<br />
Darrell J. and Daphna V. Williams ♦<br />
Maxine Williams ♦<br />
Natasha Wolpin *<br />
Nancy Wood * ♦<br />
Robert H. and Deany M. Wood<br />
Stacie M. Woodward * ♦<br />
Perry H. and Janet Yaw ♦<br />
Terri Young *<br />
Toby V. and JoAnn W. Zenger<br />
Nicholas and Denise Zevos ♦<br />
Petr and Radmila Zuman<br />
Alberta Briggs<br />
Admin. Assistant, Human Resources<br />
Associate<br />
(Under $100)<br />
A Woman's Touch<br />
Abundant Life Fellowship<br />
Norbert and Joanne Ackermann<br />
John, Ellie, and Anthony Adamezyk<br />
Adon Farms<br />
Mary Aiken<br />
Melbern and Grace Aldous<br />
Brent Alguire<br />
Mark and Lynne Allen<br />
Jim and Katherine Allott<br />
Elizabeth Ames<br />
Gale and Sharon Amyotte<br />
Anonymous<br />
James A. Arvidson<br />
Madeline Ashley<br />
Patrick and Judy Austin<br />
Matt Averill *<br />
Dora Ayotte<br />
Sanford and Patricia Bacon<br />
Lisa Baker<br />
Jennifer Balaban *<br />
Dr. Cynthia Baltazar<br />
Naomi Balukjian<br />
Betty K. Bartlett<br />
Chandreyi Basu<br />
Gordon and Katharine Batson ♦<br />
James and Gail Baxter<br />
Maurice and Gale Bertrand<br />
Nelson and Rogene Bessette<br />
Mark R. Bickelhaupt<br />
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Jennifer Shippee<br />
Secretary, Nutritional Services<br />
Richard and Linnie Bicknell<br />
Gail Bisonette<br />
Gladys J. Blair<br />
Robert and Susan Blewett<br />
Betty Bohan ♦<br />
Chuck and Sue Bolesh<br />
Lori Bosjolie *<br />
Lenore Bovay ♦<br />
Daniel and Ann Bradburd ♦<br />
Michael and Judy Brassard<br />
Robert and Ann Bronson<br />
June Broughton ♦<br />
Wendell Brown<br />
Mary Bucher<br />
Virginia Bullis<br />
Gizelle Bullock *<br />
Herbert V. and Agnes Bullock ♦<br />
Billie Jo Burcume<br />
Krystle Burgoyne *<br />
Rich and Kathy Burns<br />
Sandra Burns<br />
Elizabeth Butterfi eld *<br />
<strong>Canton</strong>-<strong>Potsdam</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
Human Resources *<br />
John and Anne Carberry<br />
Bernard and Barbara Carkner<br />
James and Susan Carl ♦<br />
Edna R. Caron<br />
Leonard and Lynda Carvel<br />
Larry Casey, Diane Drummond<br />
and Families ♦<br />
Patrick W. and Nancy Casey<br />
Patsy Caster
SPOTLIGHT ON Laura Fuller<br />
R A D I A T I O N T H E R A P I S T<br />
You’ve heard the expression that good things come in small packages?<br />
Well, Laura Fuller proves it. She packs an inordinate share of knowledge,<br />
humor, energy, and warmth into her less than 5-foot frame.<br />
A Gouverneur native, Laura joined the Army after High School, served in<br />
Germany as a supply specialist, and then as a Weapons Instructor in the Army<br />
Reserves. Really? Yes, really. After her tour of duty, she attended classes at<br />
JCC, but she wasn’t sure about a career path. One day she offered to drive<br />
her uncle to a medical appointment at the Syracuse VA <strong>Hospital</strong>. She got<br />
talking with a technologist there, who suggested that she might be well suited<br />
to be a radiation therapist. It’s a job that involves technical skill, but also<br />
requires a great bed-side manner. It was a perfect fi t.<br />
“Radiation patients come for care daily, for weeks at a time,” she tells me, “so<br />
we really get to have a relationship with each patient. And every patient is<br />
unique, so I’m never bored.”<br />
After three years of training, Laura worked at several radiation oncology<br />
centers around New York State, before coming to <strong>Canton</strong>-<strong>Potsdam</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
six years ago. Now she’s one of two full-time radiation therapists at our new<br />
Center for Cancer Care. “Working with the brand new linear accelerator is<br />
exciting,” she says. “It’s top-of-the line, and we’re able to deliver radiation in<br />
less time, with pinpoint accuracy.”<br />
But the best thing about her job isn’t the brand new machine, or the beautiful<br />
new facility she gets to work in. It’s the people. “My patients inspire me,” she<br />
says. “Everyone has a story, and I feel privileged to be a part of their lives at<br />
such a challenging time.”<br />
Laura Fuller doesn’t just radiate her patients – she radiates compassion.<br />
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Associate<br />
Cont.<br />
Eileen Chaffee *<br />
LeAnne Champion-Barse *<br />
Steven and Kathleen Chapin<br />
Daniel and Ann Charlebois<br />
Tice and Diana Chase<br />
Gena Chiasson *<br />
Vernice Church<br />
Richard and Elizabeth Clark ♦<br />
Dustin Clary<br />
Coakley Ace Hardware<br />
Robert and Dorothy Cole ♦<br />
Robert and Allyson Collins<br />
Darren and Deb Colton<br />
Andrew and Kathy Connelly<br />
Derry and Mardee Cooke<br />
Anthony and Kerrie Cooper<br />
Ted and Verlee Coviello<br />
Aleesha Crobar *<br />
Anita Crowe<br />
Madeleine Cummings ♦<br />
Charles Cunha<br />
Thomas and Bjorg Cunningham<br />
Albert S. and Marie Paule Dalbec<br />
Catherine Dalton ♦<br />
Elizabeth Davis<br />
Meg Davis<br />
Vonda Davis *<br />
Barbara Day ♦<br />
Charles and Susan Dean<br />
Larry and Sue Denesha<br />
Dana Denhoff and Robin Duncan<br />
Constance Deno<br />
Richard and Jean Dent<br />
Erin Devine *<br />
Cheryl Durant<br />
Lori Durant *<br />
Connie H. Dygert ♦<br />
Jo-Ann Dygert *<br />
Jean Dyke<br />
Marvin and Marga Edwards<br />
Baker and Dorothy Elliott ♦<br />
J. Mark Erickson<br />
Jean Evans<br />
Lee and Ellen Farrington *<br />
Christine Fefee<br />
Judith Fetcie ♦<br />
Tony and Sarah Fiacco ♦<br />
George and Ginny Field<br />
Frances Finch<br />
Steven and Nancy Fletcher<br />
Janet J. Flight<br />
Hector and Joanne Foisy<br />
Tammy Foote *<br />
Rose Fountain<br />
Mark and Karen Franke<br />
Lyndsay Macagg<br />
Volunteer, Events & Community Relations Coordinator<br />
John Fries and Carol Rossi-Fries<br />
Allen and Ellen Fukes<br />
Kevin M. Furgal<br />
Mike and Pat Furgal ♦<br />
Steven Gadapee *<br />
Clarke L. Gage ♦<br />
Gary and Ellen Galo ♦<br />
John and Christine Gamble<br />
James and Terri Ganter<br />
Neil and Alma Garner<br />
Barbara B. Garrett<br />
Loraina L. Ghiraldi<br />
Robert and Sue Gibbs<br />
Lyndon A. and Carolyn Gibson<br />
Jonathan Gilbo<br />
Ronald and Sharon Gotham<br />
Gary and Lorraine Gowing<br />
Harold and Patricia Granger<br />
William S. and Mary A. Grant<br />
Grasse River Asphalt & Paving, Inc.<br />
Dianne Green<br />
Robert P. Green, II *<br />
Amos Groulx<br />
Ben and Rita Gruda<br />
Agnes P. Guile<br />
Robin Hall *<br />
Brien and Carol Hallahan<br />
Donald Hamele<br />
Sylvia Haq<br />
Evan and Connie Harper<br />
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Sidney and Linda Harrison<br />
Patricia Hayden<br />
Jon and Cheryl Hazen<br />
Louise Hazen<br />
Megan Hazen<br />
Tegan Healey *<br />
David Heidenreich ♦<br />
Elise Hejna *<br />
Brittany Hendershot<br />
Lenore Hennessey ♦<br />
Ann Herne<br />
Alan Hersker<br />
Alda C. Hibbert<br />
Richard Holena<br />
Mia Hourihan * ♦<br />
Leslie Howard<br />
Roveletta Huiatt ♦<br />
Bobbi Hull *<br />
Charles and Rosalie Hunter<br />
Howard and Verna Hutchinson<br />
David Hyde<br />
G. Whitney and Elizabeth Irish<br />
Laurie Jerome *<br />
Nancy F. Johnston ♦<br />
Aaron and Paula Jones<br />
Mark and Jill Josephs ♦<br />
Nancy S. Kear<br />
Isabelle Kearns ♦<br />
Elizabeth Kepes and<br />
Thomas Van de Water ♦
Associate<br />
Cont.<br />
Dr. Brian and Darlene Kerrigan<br />
Rita Kilcoyne<br />
Richard and Donna Kimball<br />
Walter and Carol Ann Kissam ♦<br />
Stephen and Lianne Knight<br />
Daniel and Denise Koser<br />
Bonnie LaBaff *<br />
Cheryl LaDuke ♦<br />
Lou Ann Lange-Geise<br />
Fred and Margie LaPoint ♦<br />
Catherine Lawrence<br />
John and Rita Lawrence<br />
Jeff and Nan Lazovik ♦<br />
Carolyn Leathers ♦<br />
Carolyn Leavitt<br />
Leon W. and Penelope LeBeau<br />
Donald and Darlene Leonard<br />
Frank and Doris Lewis<br />
Randy and Amber Lindsey<br />
Joseph and Charlene Longshore<br />
Judy Lowell<br />
Christa Lyon<br />
Brian and Linda MacDougall<br />
Madrid-Waddington Central<br />
School Retired Teachers<br />
Martin and Sarah Manley ♦<br />
Richard V. and Anna S. Manning<br />
Carol Manske<br />
Lita M. Maroney<br />
Elaine Marschean * ♦<br />
Jodie Matice *<br />
Donna Matthys<br />
Kathleen D. McDonald ♦<br />
Matthew and Nancy McKinley<br />
William and Dorothy Mein<br />
Ron and Janice Meshurel ♦<br />
Anita Miller<br />
Richard J. Miller<br />
William and Thelma Miller ♦<br />
Terri Mitchell<br />
James and Sandra Moore ♦<br />
Janet Moore ♦<br />
Mary Ellen Morgan<br />
Cynthia Morin ♦<br />
Floyd and Ella Morter ♦<br />
Philip Neisser and Eudora Watson<br />
Daniel and Carolyn O'Connor ♦<br />
Ogdensburg Correctional Facility<br />
Isabel O'Hanlon ♦<br />
John and Victoria Ohst<br />
John and Susan Omohundro ♦<br />
Tim and Carol Opdyke ♦<br />
Rose Orologio * ♦<br />
Nancy E. Orologio Besaw ♦<br />
Michael Osoway *<br />
Brad and Brenda Paige<br />
Carl Palmisano *<br />
Kathryn Paquin *<br />
Bruce and Jacquelyn Peabody<br />
Burton and Dorothy Peabody<br />
Tom and Marlu Peet<br />
Carole Philbin<br />
Janet Pike<br />
Lisa Pitts<br />
L. Puccia and Company<br />
Clark and Nancy Putman<br />
Sandra Rahn *<br />
Robert and Diane Raines<br />
Chantal Rainville *<br />
Ramona Ralston<br />
Elbridge and Joan Randall<br />
Rebecca Reames ♦<br />
Janis Reetz<br />
Nancy Rehse<br />
Sigrid S. Reichert<br />
Patrick and Sherry Remington<br />
Dale L. and Christine Rexford<br />
Maureen Richardson<br />
Jeffrey and Deborah Rickey<br />
Judy Rienbeck<br />
Bryan and Joyce Ringo ♦<br />
Karen Rivers<br />
Marie D. Roherty<br />
Kurtis and Pamela Rook<br />
Steven Green<br />
Computer Technician, Information Systems<br />
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Carl and Michele Rose<br />
Sharon Rosenbarker<br />
George and Terry Rossi<br />
Ashley Rovito *<br />
Elizabeth Rush<br />
Edmund and Kay Russell<br />
Russell Activities<br />
Kimberly Salton *<br />
Muriel T. Sanborn<br />
Robert and Jackie Sauter ♦<br />
Nicholas Scelzi<br />
Roberta Scharf<br />
Debra Schwartfi gure *<br />
Esther C. Scott<br />
Alan and Janice Searleman<br />
Sedgwick Business Interiors<br />
Sergi's Italian Restaurant<br />
& Banquet Hall<br />
Manola Sherman<br />
Scott Shipley and Teddra Cobb<br />
Donald Shoen<br />
Janice Sibbitts<br />
Leo and Karin Stephan Simone<br />
Bruce and Susan Smeby<br />
Grace C. Smith<br />
Marshall and Pauline Smith<br />
Mary L. Smith<br />
Richard and Mary Snell<br />
Lyne Soulia ♦
SPOTLIGHT ON Rita Gruda<br />
S U R V I V O R A N D V O L U N T E E R<br />
After 26 years spent working in multiple departments at Clarkson<br />
University, Rita Gruda is certainly well-qualifi ed for her volunteer<br />
duties at CPH. One day a week she works as a Greeter at Patient<br />
Registration, and one day a week at our Center for Cancer Care. But<br />
what really makes Rita shine as a volunteer is her own experience as a<br />
cancer survivor.<br />
“When I started working here, I asked the staff if it was okay to tell<br />
patients and their families my own story. I think it helps give them hope,”<br />
she tells me. “I’ve been cancer-free for seven years now, and it helps<br />
patients to see that life does get back to normal afterwards.”<br />
Rita received her care at our Warner Cancer Treatment Center. It was a<br />
very special place, she tells me. “I remember at the time, everyone was<br />
so warm and compassionate, that I actually enjoyed going there every<br />
day. I told myself if I ever had the chance, I wanted to give something<br />
back.”<br />
So when Rita retired, she connected with our Volunteer Services<br />
Department. Then the volunteer position in the Center for Cancer Care<br />
opened up. It was a perfect fi t.<br />
Rita’s presence at the Center is certainly reassuring to our patients. She<br />
radiates health and fi tness, and defi nitely doesn’t look like the mother<br />
of two grown sons, and grandmother of two more boys. “I love to<br />
exercise,” she tells me. “I walk three miles a day outdoors or at the<br />
Clarkson gym. It’s a good thing, because I also love to cook!” She<br />
also likes reading, camping, and traveling with her husband, a retired<br />
pharmacist.<br />
“There is defi nitely life after cancer,” she says. We’re so grateful that Rita<br />
(and more than a hundred other volunteers like her) shares a portion of<br />
that life with our <strong>Hospital</strong>.<br />
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Allen and Julie Spadaccini<br />
Barbara Spencer<br />
Robert Spengler and Mary Holland<br />
Rex and Sally Spicer<br />
Janet N. Stahl<br />
Linda Stanka *<br />
Robert P. Stark<br />
Susan Stebbins<br />
Irmgard Stephan and<br />
Karin Simone ♦<br />
Frances Stowe<br />
Grace Strack<br />
William F. Strate<br />
Jerry and Nancy Sullivan<br />
Jason C. Sweet<br />
Syracuse Medical<br />
Equipment Repair<br />
John F.and Kathy A. Taylor ♦<br />
Kimberly Taylor *<br />
Josef and Barbara teRiele<br />
Brett and Pamela Thacher<br />
Emiley Thacker *<br />
Mary Theisen ♦<br />
Gus and Mary Jean Thomaris ♦<br />
Hannah Thomas *<br />
Jane Thomas<br />
Kathy Eggleston<br />
Ward Clerk, Obstetrics<br />
Kathleen Thomas<br />
Orin and Bonnie Thomas<br />
Zelda Thomas ♦<br />
Jessica Thompson *<br />
Melvin and Sandy Tomalty ♦<br />
Richard Trivilino ♦<br />
Amy Tulip *<br />
Marion Vanden Heuvel<br />
Lawrence and Joan Varney<br />
Roy Waite<br />
James and Judith Wallace ♦<br />
Dorothy Walsh ♦<br />
Stephen and Linda Watrous<br />
Bill and Lorna Webb ♦<br />
Margaret Weitzmann ♦<br />
Grace A. Wells<br />
Peter Wert *<br />
Kenneth and Martha West<br />
Robert and Allison Wheeler<br />
Shirley Whiteford<br />
Andrew and Kristen Whittier<br />
William Wilcox and Liya Regel ♦<br />
Margaret Wilkinson<br />
Neil and Linda Willmart<br />
Dan Wilson and Claudette VanEss<br />
Diane M. Wilson<br />
Jerome Wilson<br />
Ingrid Wimmer<br />
Theodore and Ellen Wisner<br />
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Joseph Wood ♦<br />
Verlee Wood<br />
Ruth Yates<br />
Donor List Key<br />
* = Employee<br />
� = Donor for 10 consecutive years<br />
(D)=Deceased<br />
Mike Pinkerton<br />
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Imaging
<strong>Canton</strong>-<strong>Potsdam</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> Foundation<br />
Board of Directors<br />
2012<br />
Gary Canfi eld, Treasurer<br />
Judy Chittenden<br />
Joe Fitzsimons<br />
Scott Goldie<br />
Angela Gray<br />
Owen Halloran<br />
Stacey Howlett<br />
William Kirchgasser<br />
David Kirwan<br />
Jacquelyn Kuno, Vice Chair<br />
Eleanor Menz<br />
Steve Putman, Secretary<br />
Bill Putnam<br />
Penelope Rattan, Chair<br />
Richard VanLeuven<br />
Lowell Warner<br />
Brooks Washburn<br />
Foundation Staff<br />
Barbara Burcume, Annual Giving Coordinator<br />
Laura Cordts, Executive Director<br />
Photography - Chris Lenney<br />
Front Cover - Jim Westphalen<br />
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50 Leroy Street<br />
<strong>Potsdam</strong>, New York 13676<br />
www.cphospital.org