SHD Reun 312 - Shodair Children's Hospital

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Welcome SHODAIR Shodair Children's Hospital is about to embark on another exciting milestone in its 116-year legacy of caring for Montana's children: the ground breaking for Shodair Family House. This beautiful new facility will function as an integral part of our campus, providing a place for families to stay while visiting their children in treatment here. Shodair Family House will make it easier for them to participate in intensive family therapy, learn more about the Collaborative Problem Solving treatment model we use, and begin the process of reuniting their children with their families and communities. Shodair Family House will also serve as a teaching and education center. We know that active participation of families in intensive therapy and parenting classes is essential to recovery and longterm independence for their children. Many families we serve are poor and unable to travel to visit their children and participate in family therapy. Few local resources are available to assist them. Collaborative Problem Solving is an approach built on the philosophy that children succeed if they can—when they are provided with appropriate skills to do so— rather than if they want to. The same is true for families. The creation of Shodair Family House will facilitate the therapy, education, and support provided to our families. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL from our Administrator Shodair Family House Conceptual Design Schlenker & McKittrick Architects, PC JACK CASEY Additionally, Shodair Family House will be used as a professional teaching and education center, offering opportunities for other professionals to advance their abilities in their own work with Montana's families. Shodair Children's Hospital has been awarded a challenge grant of $500,000 from the Montana Mental Health Settlement Trust, with the provision that we raise the additional matching funds necessary for the construction of Shodair Family House. We also received a “top off” grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust in the amount of $225,000. So far, we've raised a total of $1,117,005, which means we need to raise an additional $159,195. This project is significant to Shodair, one that will greatly enhance our ability to carry out our vision and mission. The funding for Shodair Family House has come from many sources, including those who have been long-time supporters of Shodair and its work to serve children and families throughout Montana. Each of us here at Shodair thanks you for your continued support, and we look forward to many more years of providing excellent care for Montana's children. Sincerely, John P. Casey
R EUNION / SPRING 2012 Spring 2012 Contents Inside Cover From our Administrator 2 Introducing Samantha Faulkner, Montana’s 2012 CMNH Champion 4 New Tools to Help Kids Communicate 5 A Tradition of Caring Makes the Holidays Brighter for Shodair Patients 6 Message from our Foundation Director 7-13 Thank You to our Generous Supporters 14 24th Annual CMN Telethon Coming June 2 15 Shodair Soccer Classic Highlights Montana’s Best High School Soccer Stars 16 - 17 Shodair / CMN Activities and Events 18 News from Shodair’s Education Department 19 Shodair Wins Helena Area Employer of the Year Award 20 Shodair Therapist Leigh Falquist Earns National Honors 21 A Short History of Shodair Children’s Hospital 21 Long-time Shodair Board Member Virginia Thompson Leaves a Legacy to Shodair Published by: Shodair Children’s Hospital, ©2012 Editor: Anastasia Burton, Director, Community Relations and Marketing Design & Production: Roger Parchen, Art & Image Creative Contributors: Katherine Berry, Anastasia Burton, Jack Casey, Wally Long, Daylinda Radley. Contributing Photographers: Anastasia Burton, Ben Coulter/Helena Independent Record, Helena Job Service, Helena Photography, Walter Long, and Roger Parchen. For further information: Contact aburton@shodair.org Reunion is printed with soy-based ink on paper produced from a sustainably managed forest. Please pass along this publication to others who may enjoy reading it. 1
Page 1: SPRING 2012 • Samantha's Story
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Page 7 and 8: Christmas at Shodair: A Tradition o
Page 9 and 10: Thank You! To ALL of Shodair’s ge
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Page 13 and 14: John Bradford - Thomas Christensen
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Page 17 and 18: Shodair's 13th Annual Soccer Classi
Page 19 and 20: Coming soon: Montana's First CMN Da
Page 21 and 22: Shodair Wins Employer of the Year A
Page 23 and 24: Former Board Member Leaves Legacy t

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