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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20 TH , 2021
6:00 p . m . to 6:30 p . m .
WATCH L IVE
R M CHI L D R E N . O R G/ H OPE 2 1
Buongiorno and Welcome to
Kaleidoscope Presents: Restoring Hope
We are so honored to spend this evening with you, highlighting the
deserving and inspiring families whose lives you have already greatly
impacted, and raising much-needed funds to continue the important work
of Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation. Thank you for joining us!
So that you will see and feel the incredible power of your generosity, this
evening’s program incorporates stories and faces of a few of the families
who have benefited from the programs of RMCHF. Kaleidoscope Presents:
Restoring Hope is crucial in raising funds for the families we serve each
year. Because of you, children like Leana, Lillian, Luca and thousands more
received critical support and resources, when and how they needed it most.
During an extremely challenging year, your support has helped restore
hope for families in need.
For more than 11 years, Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation has
provided flexible and immediate support to countless families, each with
significant and often unique needs, through our four programs: Mothers’
Milk Bank, Patient & Family Assistance, The Stink Bug Project and Best Start
Program. The reality of each child’s illness, injury or birth condition is never
the same, nor are the varying challenges and needs of the family that is
trying to focus on the well-being of their child while keeping the greater
wellness of their entire family intact.
A special thanks to our Board of Directors and sponsors, who personally
invited many of you to join us this evening, for their support of this special
event.
As members of the Board of Directors and committed major sponsors, we
are honored to be your Chairs for Kaleidoscope Presents: Restoring Hope. On
behalf of the entire RMCHF Board of Directors, the staff and especially the
kids and families touched by your generosity, we thank you for being a part
of this remarkable event. Enjoy a very memorable evening of luxury and
inspiration.
Sincerely,
AmandaVeit Andrew Veit Kristin Shipman Dan Hackley
Amanda Veit, COO Andrew Veit, MD Kristin Shipman, MD Dan Hackley
Vail Health Consultant Rocky Mountain System Lead
A. M. Veit PLLC Pediatric Surgery Ethicon Consulting
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Funding the Difference:
An Event with Meaning
JOIN US LIVE AT 6:00 P.M. MST
RMCHILDREN.ORG/HOPE21
Welcome Host and Emcee Libby Weaver
We are honored to have Libby Weaver as Host and Emcee for
tonight's exciting program.
Libby Weaver, who has won multiple Emmy
Awards for reporting, is the former news
anchor for Fox 31 News, which she joined
in 2000 as co-anchor with Ron Zappolo.
Libby made the decision in 2013 to leave
the nightly anchor desk so she could spend
more time with her three children. Now
Libby is back at work with a thriving career
in residential real estate. Her team, Helm Weaver Helm, is the
top producing team at Compass and one of the top teams in
the state of Colorado. Libby has been a longtime supporter
of Rocky Mountain Children's Health Foundation and is a past
Kaleidoscope attendee.
How to Participate in Tonight's Event
Text-to-Give Text HOPE21 to 797979
Call RMCHF Dial 720.507.0922
Online Go to RMCHILDREN.ORG/HOPE21
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Support for
Pediatric Patients
Every day, Rocky Mountain Children’s Health Foundation provides
support to families who are dealing with a child’s heartbreaking
medical diagnosis or a life-altering experience. In the face of a
family’s everchanging needs, the foundation provides consistent
support to foster hopeful and healthy families. Please donate
online at RMCHILDREN.ORG/HOPE21, text HOPE21 to 797979, or
call 720.507.0922 to make a gift at any time throughout tonight's
program.
We are able to help these families because of YOU. Your gift goes
directly to families in need. Please consider the potential impact of
your giving below:
$10,000 - Your gift can eliminate the worry of falling behind on a
housing payment by providing rent or mortgage assistance for up
to 10 families. Many parents must take unpaid time off work to be
with their children and a loss of income makes it difficult to pay
the essential family expenses.
$5,000 – Your gift can help reduce the financial stress of everyday
needs by providing up to 200 families with gift cards for groceries,
gas and other critical items.
$2,500 – Your gift can make it possible for hundreds of fragile
babies to receive the precious donor human milk they need to
thrive.
$1,000 – Your gift can help a family and child coping with a serious
medical condition adopt a dog through The Stink Bug Project and
bring joy and comfort to both the child and their new furry best
friend.
$500 - Your gift can provide a car seat, diapers and newborn
essentials to five families with premature babies.
$100 - Each $100 gift can offer education and free resources to
new families to ensure every baby born in Colorado has access to
the best start in life, and will count as one opportunity to win an
exclusive Italian getaway and VIP tickets to a Lumineers concert in
Verona, Italy.
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Escape to Italy with
The Lumineers
Every $100 donated to Rocky Mountain
Children's Health Foundation for
P r i z e In c l u d e s :
Kaleidoscope Presents: Restoring Hope T W O ( 2) V IP T IC K E T S T O S E E T H E L U M IN E E R S
until Monday, February 22nd at 12 p.m.
L IV E A T A R E N A D I V E R O N A
V e r o n a , It a l y - Ju l y 1 1 , 2 0 2 1
MST will give you one opportunity to win
a luxurious trip to Italy and an exclusive
concert experience with Colorado's
own, The Lumineers, at an iconic Verona
venue, Arena Di Verona. The bigger the
donation, the more chances to win! $500
equals five chances to win, $1,000 is ten chances, etc.
Upon arrival in Italy, you'll enjoy a luxurious, two-night stay
at AC Hotel Milano. This Modern Hotel next to Unicredit
Tower and Gae Aulenti Square represent one of the highest
Tower Hotels in Milan with its 17 floors and amazing view on
the New Milan Skyline. Located in the Porta Nuova Business
District, walking distance from Corso Como, this hotel is the
ideal place to experience the city. All main tourist attractions
at stone's throw: Fashion Square, Teatro alla Scala, Duomo
Milan Cathedral, Leonardo's Last Supper and Brera Academy
of Art. Also included in the prize package is a $1,000 Visa gift
card for travel expenses.
The winner will be randomly selected and notified after
1 p.m. MST on Monday,
February 22nd. Keep giving
until then to increase your
opportunity to win this once-in-
a-lifetime experience!
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Restoring Hope
Donor human milk helped Lillian grow
strong in the NICU
After a long infertility journey, Ashley and Jeffrey were over
the moon to learn they were pregnant with a baby girl.
This wasn't the end of their struggles
though. Ashley had trouble retaining
the pregancy and carrying to term.
She worried she might lose this
precious rainbow baby. On February
16, 2020, Ashley gave birth via
emergency c-section at 35 weeks and
4 days to baby Lillian. Lillian weighed
only 3 lbs 14 oz, extremely low for a
baby of that gestational age.
Due to Lillian's small size, she spent eight days in
the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit where she was fed
pasteurized donor human milk from Mothers' Milk Bank to
help her grow and thrive. The milk Lillian received not only
provided her tiny body with vital nutirients she needed,
but it also gave Ashley and Jeffrey the peace of mind that
their baby girl was receiving the very best food in those first
precious moments of life.
Ashley was especially blown away by the generous gifts of
milk donors and knew she wanted to
return the favor if her supply allowed.
Once Ashley was able to establish a milk
supply for Lillian, she began pumping
for donation. She is now a milk donor
with Mothers' Milk Bank and lovingly
gives countless babies the same
opportunity that Lillian was afforded, to
grow and thrive with the help of donor
human milk.
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Gas cards eased the burden for the
Campos family
A few summers ago, Leana Campos noticed that something
was wrong. She was experiencing swelling all over her
body and thought she might be having an allergic reaction.
Her family took her to the hospital where the doctors
took a biopsy of her kidney. This led to a diagnosis of C3
glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome, a kidney
disease that Leana will have for the rest of her life.
Today, Leana is a 16-year-old girl with a positive attitude
and a strong sense of ownership
over her treatment plan. She lives in
Colorado Springs at Fort Carson with
her siblings, mom, and dad, who is an
active duty military member. Leana
receives several invasive treatments
from Rocky Mountain Hospital for
Children in Denver every Monday.
These trips can take anywhere from
two to three hours each way. In
addition to time spent, those gas bills
also started to add up.
Rocky Mountain Children's Health Foundation stepped in
and will continue to provide the Campos family with gas
cards to fuel these life-saving trips
to Denver for the treatment Leana
needs. With support from the Patient
and Family Assistance Program, the
Campos' know they are not alone in
their journey to Leana's remission.
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A furry friend helped Luca through an
extra challenging year
Luca is an easy going 8-year-old who was born with
Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate, a birth condition he happens
to share with his dad. Luca has been forced to overcome
more obstacles than a typical kid his age.
After enduring six surgeries, and with two more scheduled
in the coming year, Luca has
grown accustomed to doctor visits
and procedures. A liquid diet and
restrictive activities have been a
challenge for this rambunctious kid.
Despite his dad continually reassuring
him that having a cleft lip is a special
thing, Luca asked for a dog for extra
support for surgery recoveries and
to bring some additional joy into his
family’s life.
Luca and his family found comfort when The Stink Bug
Project matched them with Scruffy, a loving poodle/terrier
mix. Scruffy immediately formed a special bond with
Luca. Through countless hospital stays, procedures, and
surgeries, Scruffy has been the perfect companion for Luca,
and a blessing for the entire family.
Thanks to the Stink Bug Project, Luca
has a newfound sense of confidence
and independence as he teaches
Scruffy commands and tricks.
Although Luca has active medical
concerns, life with his furry best
friend has definitely improved.
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Thank You
To Our Generous Event Supporters
DIAMOND
EMERALD
RUBY
Jan Kennaugh, MD and Chip Horne
Amanda and Andrew Veit, MD
Faye and Reginald Washington, MD
SAPPHIRE
Diversified Radiology
Chipman Glasser LLC
Kristin Shipman, MD and Daniel Hackley
Jennifer and Patrick Hurley
TOPAZ PEARL
David and Kathryn Birnbaum Cigna
DaVita Sara Cooper, PhD and Jason Cooper
Rebecca and Craig Kinard
Stefanie and Michael DeMonbrun
Lindsay and Andrew Larrick
E Light Electric
Layton Construction
Mark’s Diamonds Medical Center of Aurora
Mednax North Suburban Medical Center
Rose Medical Center
Erika and Brian Shorter
Sky Ridge Medical Center
Swedish Medical Center
UNDERWRITERS
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Patient and Family Assistance
Patient & Family Assistance provides direct support
to patients and families to help cover critical non-
medical costs such as gas, grocery or pharmacy
cards, assistance with rent/mortgage or utility
payments, car seats, clothing, toys, books, diapers,
and baby essentials.
Mothers' Milk Bank
Mothers’ Milk Bank continues to be one of the
leading nonprofit milk banks in the United States.
A pioneer in ensuring the highest quality of donor
human milk for medically fragile infants, MMB
collects, processes, tests and dispenses ‘liquid gold’ to Neonatal
Intensive Care Units in nearly 160 hospitals from Alaska to Florida.
The Stink Bug Project
The Stink Bug Project is a program of Rocky
Mountain Children’s Health Foundation and
supports families who have a child diagnosed with
a serious medical condition. The Stink Bug Project,
in partnership with the prison-trained K-9 Program at Colorado
Correctional Industries, matches well-trained, loving companion
dogs with families throughout the Rocky Mountain region.
Best Start Program
The Best Start Program aims to give every baby
born in Colorado access to the best start in life. The
curriculum provides new and expecting parents key
education on safe sleep, human milk as baby's best
first food, and brain building activities so babies can thrive.
17Special thanks to our
Board of Directors
Chairman
Daniel W. Glasser, Attorney, Chipman Glasser, LLC
Vice Chair
Craig Kinard, Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch Investments
Treasurer
Andrew Veit, MD, Consultant, A. M. Veit PLLC
Members
Monique Butler, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Swedish Medical Center
Sara Cooper, PhD, Researcher, Colorado School of Public Health
Stefanie DeMonbrun, Human Resources Manager, Burns & McDonnell
Mark Hadley, Owner, Mark’s Diamonds
Jan Kennaugh, MD, Neonatologist, MEDNAX, Inc.
Andrew Larrick, Owner, Adamo Homes
Kristin Shipman, MD, Physician, Rocky Mountain Pediatric Surgery
Brian Shorter, Managing Partner, Sullivan Hayes Brokerage
Maureen Tarrant, President & CEO, Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children
and Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center
Sarah Treadway, Co-CEO and President, Stout Street Hospitality
Miki Tynan, Owner, Hygge Birth & Baby
Paul Valas, Principal, Valas-Capital
Grant Wicklund, President, Lutheran Medical Center
David Young, MD, Retired Cardiologist
D. Scott Zimbelman, MD, Medical Office Chief, Kaiser Permanente
Luanne Williams, CFRE, Executive Director
On behalf of Rocky Mountain Children’s Health
Foundation Board of Directors and the children and
families we serve, thank you for your meaningful support
of Kaleidoscope Presents: Restoring Hope.
18Our Mission:
To improve the quality of life for
families, sick children and infants
throughout our communities by
providing support when and how
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