The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida has opened a new 7,000 square foot specialty pediatric clinic in Naples, Florida to provide care closer to home for children in Collier County. The clinic offers weekly appointments in specialties like endocrinology, neurology, and oncology. It was designed with child-friendly features to make patients comfortable. The clinic aims to improve access to specialty care for the many children in the region who are patients of the Children's Hospital. The new facility is seen as continuing the hospital's mission of serving the pediatric healthcare needs of the community.

1. CONVenieNT CAREchildren’s clinic
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LMHS FOUNDATION OFFICERS
Jeffrey L. Green, Chairperson
James W. Orr, Jr., M.D., Vice Chairperson
Charles K. Idelson, Treasurer
Elaine Hawkins, Secretary
John Blais
Carleton Case
Joseph R. Catti
Brent Crawford
Amanda Cross
Todd Gates
Jonathan Gopman
William N. Horowitz
Gary L. Israel
Neil LeClair
Chip Lesch
Nick Naples
Evelyn Neill
Michael B. Peceri
David M. Platt
Garrett Reasoner
Guy F. Rhoades
Alexander Roulston
Madeleine Taeni
Stuart Zaikov
Jim Nathan
LMHS President
LMHS FOUNDATION PRODUCTION STAFF
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Ken Shoriak, System Director of Foundation Operations
Jeannie Cummings, Foundation Senior Director of Marketing
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Hands-on learning
Impact Giving
Faces & Places
The last word
A new physician’s
residency
program is
coming to Lee
Memorial
Sanibel resident
Amanda Cross
is up to the chal-
lenge of raising
$10 million
A photo gallery
of the big-
hearted
Red Sox Chil-
dren’s Hospital
Classic hits a
grand slam
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children’s clinic
opens in Naples
May 2011
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On the cover: Dr. Cayce Jehaimi,
Pediatric Endocrinologist, examines
a young patient at the new Collier
County Children’s Hospital Clinic in
Naples.

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A new imaging system at The Children’s Hospital
of Southwest Florida is helping caregivers protect the
vision of its smallest patients. As their fragile eyes
develop, they are at risk for a disease called Retinopa-
thy of Prematurity (ROP), the main cause of blindness
in premature babies.
“ROP screening is an integral part of the care plan
for premature babies,” said Viola E. Batdorf, a nurse at
the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
The RetCam 3, purchased with funds raised at the
2010 Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest, is helping to
give NICU babies the gift of better sight. During weekly
eye exams, nurses use the machine to take digital video
and still pictures of infants’ eyes from every angle. The
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sight
the gift of
images show up in precise, basketball-sized detail on
a screen, complementing doctors’ efforts to monitor
patients’ eyes as they develop and treat problems
as they arise. At a cost of $95,000, including special
training for three NICU nurses, the RetCam is one
of the tools bidders at the Wine Fest’s Fund-A-Cause
auction bought to help preemies.
“These are always pieces of equipment that
the very small, prematurely born infants need to
protect their normal development, and without
it often their sight or hearing or nervous sys-
tem development is impaired,” said Dr. Stephen
Machiz, founding chairman of the SWFL Wine &
Food Fest. “Our focus has been to try and provide
the technology, which is often beyond the reach
of a facility that doesn’t get taxpayer support and
depends on philanthropy to provide for the needs
of our community.”
Babies born at 30 weeks or less are at risk for
ROP, in which the blood vessels in their eyes
don’t develop normally. Many premature babies
have ROP to some degree, although most grow
out of it without needing treatment. Laser surgery
is one possible treatment for severe ROP, per-
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get involved learn more about
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Marilyn Cimino,
a supervisor at the
Children’s Hospital,
demonstrates the
RetCam 3 on a
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4. Carecloser
to
home

5. Children’s Hospital
opens facility
in Naples
P
roviding care close to
home has been the mis-
sion of The Children’s
Hospital of Southwest
Florida since its founding
17 years ago. As the only
comprehensive children’s
healthcare facility between Tampa
and Miami, the hospital provides a
menu of pediatric specialties and care
that allows parents to seek treatment
options in their own backyard —
without the added financial burden
or hours-long commute to distant
locations.
For Naples and Collier County
children, who account for 25 percent
of the hospital’s patients, the drive
time is now even shorter. Since March
1, the new 7,000-square-foot Collier
County Children’s Hospital Clinic has
provided physician appointments for
follow-up care, consultation and treat-
ment in a location that’s even closer
than Fort Myers — the Polaris Center
on Immokalee Road.
During its first six weeks, the new
facility recorded 239 patient visits,
including 30 the first week.
“The clinic has been well received,”
says Emad Salman, M.D., the medical
director of The Children’s Hospital of
Southwest Florida. “Parents are happy
because it’s so close to home. They
don’t have to venture along U.S. 41 or
Interstate 75, which during season can
take a good 45 minutes from Naples.
The clinic lets us send specialists out to
treat children closer to home.”
“It’s one thing to drive for hospital
admission; it’s another thing to
drive for follow-up or when a situ-
ation is not emergent,” adds Kathy
Bridge-Liles, R.N., the hospital’s vice
president for patient care. “Although
special surgery is still performed at
The Children’s Hospital, follow-up
can be done at the clinic.”
Hospital doctors and private
practice pediatric physicians offer
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weekly appointments for children
with a variety of illness and disorders
— from autism and cystic fibrosis to
seizures and cancer. Specialties offered
at the new clinic include endocrinol-
ogy, neurology, nephrology, oncology,
hematology, allergy and immunology,
and orthopedics, with future plans to
add pulmonology and cardiology care,
according to Dr. Salman.
The concept of opening a satellite clinic
in Collier County began two years ago, says
Ms. Bridge-Liles, and involved strategic
community partnerships with the Collier
County medical community as well as
fundraisers to purchase specialized equip-
ment. Collier Health Services (CHS), which
provides primary medical care for Collier’s
Above: Jeremiah Cha-
cha Mathurin watches
his reflection at the
new center.
Opposite page:
Avery Stewart
swings at the
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physician thinks
the child needs
a specialist,
we’re right
there. ”
— Kathy Bridge-
Liles, the hospital’s
vice president.
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underserved pediatric population, has
opened a new location in the Polaris Cen-
ter, making the building a one-stop location
for many pediatric medical needs.
“If a CHS physician thinks the child
needs a specialist, we’re right there,”
says Ms. Bridge-Liles.
Physicians at Naples Community
Hospital are also working with The
Children’s Hospital of Southwest
Florida to determine additional needs
and specialties, she says.
The clinic was designed with the
child in mind. It looks nothing like the
typical doctor’s office. The waiting
room is more playroom; its chairs and
sofas have three-toed wooden animals’
feet; a “tree” creeps up the wall, its
branches and leaves snaking around
the reception window; and sand tables,
movies and toys offer a welcome
distraction. A trio of wall-mounted
birds flies toward the sky and clouds
above the tree. The planked flooring
resembles wood bleached from the sun.
Beyond the waiting room, the clinic
boasts a large physical and occupational
therapy rehab center, where video game
systems help doctors evaluate dexterity
and fine motor skills (ceiling-mounted
braces can be employed to keep the
child steady) and other specialized
equipment seems more toy than test.
A treehouse, donated by Ronald Mc-
Donald House Charities of Southwest
Florida, has a short staircase leading
up to a clear plastic-enclosed platform
with holes a child may be asked to stick
his or her hands through. Instead of
traditional yardstick measurements,
large blocks of color incorporated into
the room’s carpeting denote specific
distances for walking assessments.
The clinic’s seven exam rooms are also
more family friendly. Benches, allowing
a parent and child to cuddle, replace
individual chairs. One also has a dolphin-
shaped table donated by the Frances
Pew Hayes Center for Lifelong Learning.
Even door frames are painted in bright
hues and hallway floors are embedded
with random colored blocks and animal
designs. Checkout is also child-friendly,
with displays themed to an approaching
holiday and a magnetic board with ani-
mals the child can play with.
The clinic also offers basic laboratory
services and a $50,000 audiology booth
— the first of its kind in Southwest
Florida — that helps physicians admin-
ister very precise hearing tests.
The facility, says Dr. Salman, is a
testament to The Children’s Hospital’s
commitment to caring for the 250,000
children who live in Lee, Collier, Char-
lotte, Hendry and Glades counties.
“The original Children’s Hospital is
dedicated to caring for the needs of
children in Southwest Florida,” he says.
“This clinic continues our mission of
serving the needs of the community as
close to home as possible.” G
Since The Children’s Hospital
of Southwest Florida announced
plans to locate a specialty pediatric
clinic in Naples, the Collier County
community has rallied behind the
cause, supporting fundraisers and
donating their time and money
to purchase child-sized medical
equipment for the new facility. Two
events – Rock-a-Bye-Collier and this
year’s inaugural Third on Canvas
– raised a collective $170,000 and
involved donations from business
leaders, restaurateurs, local artists
and attendees.
Rock-a-Bye-Collier, offered in 2009
and 2010 at Waterside Shops, also
gave participants the opportunity
to purchase specific equipment –
child-sized stethoscopes and blood-
pressure cuffs and an audiology
booth that’s the only one of its kind
in Southwest Florida. Shops, mer-
chants and restaurants also defrayed
costs by donating beverages, food
and auction items.
Forty artists participated in February’s
Third on Canvas, spending two days
painting scenes throughout Old Naples.
Their works were auctioned during a
courtyard event on Third Street; local
restaurants donated the food. The auc-
tion plus an anonymous donation netted
more than $70,000.
Look for both events to return next
year: Third on Canvas is scheduled
for Presidents Day weekend in 2012
and Rock-a-Bye-Collier could resume
with a vengeance – locals with former
rock career credentials are making
big plans. G
New Clinic is a Labor of Community’s Love
Avery Stewart

7. “ The clinic
has been well
received. Par-
ents are happy
because it’s so
close to home.
They don’t have
to venture along
U.S. 41 or Inter-
state 75, which
during season
can take a good
45 minutes from
Naples. ”
— Emad Salman, M.D.,
the medical director of
The Children’s Hospital
of Southwest Fllorida.
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get involved
For information on the Children’s
Hospital of Southwest Florida
and ways to donate, call (239)
343-6950.
Dominick and Julian
Stewart race bikes
and play in the lobby
of the new clinic in
Collier County.

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orking with Florida State
University and a $1 million state
grant, Lee Memorial Health Sys-
tem (LMHS) is on its way to a
new physicians’ residency program
that will give young doctors hands-
on experience and bring the benefits
of a teaching hospital to Southwest Florida.
Scheduled to accept the first six students in 2013, the
three-year residency program will focus on family prac-
tice. Plans call for it to grow at the rate of six students a
year, until reaching a full complement of 18 residents pur-
suing their specialty with LMHS doctors and facilities.
A first for LMHS, the program will be funded by a
$1 million state grant from Florida’s Agency for Health
Care Administration, and operated in conjunction with
Florida State University’s (FSU) medical school.
FSU was chosen for the partnership largely because
the university’s medical school has done similar com-
munity-based programs in six other cities around the
state. “So the concept of partnering with a facility like
us is not a new one to them,” said Dr. Scott Nygaard,
chief medical officer of physican services, Lee Memo-
rial Health System, who’s handling early organization
of the program.
The school also has a strong commitment to prima-
ry care, Nygaard said, and teaches a very team-based
approach, increasingly important given the growing
complexities of medicine and the numbers of spe-
cialists that may be involved in a single case. “Their
approach and their mission are a great fit with what
we do here.”
Family practice was chosen as the specialty because
there’s a growing need for such doctors in Southwest
Florida and the state, accompanied by an increasing
number of doctors choosing that as a specialty and
requiring residency training slots.
LMHS, meanwhile, wanted to establish a residency
program for several reasons, including the likelihood of
attracting students who will stay in the area after com-
pleting their study, and the energy and new approaches
students can bring to patient care. “You get the intellec-
tual stimulation of working closely with a university and
some believe a residency program can improve the qual-
ity of care,” Nygaard said. “And of course there’s a certain
amount of prestige involved” in being a teaching hospital
affiliated with a large university.
Other hospitals with residency programs have found
that many patients want to be seen by a resident — an
extra layer of care a patient is always told of, and can
refuse. “But a lot of patients prefer it,” Nygaard said.
“They feel like they are getting additional, up-to-
date medical insight; that they’re getting care from
two doctors instead of just one.” And because of the
teaching aspect, the patient also may be more likely
to receive more in-depth explanations of their health
status and treatment program.
As a part of their application process to the
National Residency Matching Program, residents
may select the family practice program at LMHS.
Being the first choice of many students can be
tough in a hospital’s early years of running a resi-
dency program, Nygaard said, simply because the
program may not be well known yet. But demand
for residencies in family practice has seen a rise
of 11 percent in recent years, he says, and that
increased demand means LMHS’s new program
won’t be short of applicants.
Professional and
accrediting groups
in medical education
establish classes and
other requirements,
such as clinics, office
hours and lectures.
LMHS already has the
capability to meet those
educational demands,
Nygaard said. A big part
of the process, however,
is developing agree-
ments with physicians
to teach and supervise
residents. Those com-
mitments must be
worked out in advance
as part of organizing the residents’ curriculum
during their time with LMHS.
The grant money, obtained in response to an
application from Lee Memorial Health System Foun-
dation, will help pay for related expenses such as
office and exam room space, some equipment, and
some salary needs, such as for a program director —
to be hired soon by FSU — who will work closely
with LMHS while overseeing the program on site.
Most of the residents’ work will be based out of Lee
Memorial Hospital and HealthPark Medical Center.
Working out all the details of this first-time
program for LMHS will be a consuming mission,
Nygaard said. But given the inestimable value
delivered to both the medical profession and the
community, “it’s a very exciting project for every-
one who’s involved.” G
get involved To learn more about
Lee Memorial Health System Foundation, go to
www.leememorial.org/foundation or call (239) 343-6950.
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“ Their
approach and
their mission are
a great fit with
what we do
here.”
— Dr. Scott Nygaard,
chief medical officer
of physican services,
LMHS, about FSU.
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impact giving
anibel resident Amanda Cross believes
her fellow islanders are up to the chal-
lenge of raising $10 million to build
America’s newest children’s hospital. As
one of the founding members of Sanibel-
Captiva Cares, which has already raised
a cumulative $3.4 million to buy needed
equipment and supplies for The Children’s Hospital
of Southwest Florida, Ms. Cross knows the altruistic
spirit of these islands.
A long-time benefactor of the hospital – Ms. Cross
also serves on the Lee Memorial Health System
Foundation Board of Trustees, of which she is a past
chairperson, and is a member of the Children’s Hos-
pital’s Advisory Board — she knows the importance
of having a world-class facility so close to home. It
builds a community just like good schools, services
and cultural venues.
Part of her mission, she says, has been raising
awareness for the hospital, which united the islands’
women 11 years ago to form Sanibel-Captiva Cares
and raise money for needs as basic as preemie dia-
pers and rocking chairs to equipment with more
specific purposes, including a laparoscopic tower
and a neonatal ambulance transport system to trans-
port patients from Collier County to the Fort Myers
campus. Its success — a record $470,000 was raised
from the 2011 event — means reaching out to part-
time residents, many — of them grandparents.
“Many of the people who come to Sanibel are
retired and were very successful business people,”
she says. “They’re high-profile people who come
here because it’s low key. We remind them that
Sanibel is their community, too. They may not have
small children but they do have grandchildren. We
educate them to understand just how important the
children’s hospital is to the community.”
Much of Ms. Cross’s involvement with The
Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida has been
behind the scenes — a position she prefers to public
fanfare. She says she was raised in a philanthropic
family, one that fostered a “culture of giving” and
led to her serving as a member of Canterbury
School Board of Trustees. She credits local business-
man and philanthropist David Lucas, whom she met
through Canterbury, as her mentor.
Finding a cause, she says, “is just one of those
things where you end up in the right place at the
right time. You don’t really seek out the cause, it
finds you.”
That cause found Ms. Cross more than 11 years
ago, when this close-knit island community rallied
behind a family whose infant son was diagnosed
with a rare cancer and was successfully treated at
The Children’s Hospital. Without it, the child’s par-
ents would have been forced to make long-distance
commutes to Tampa or Miami.
Ms. Cross knows from personal experience the
toll the commute can take on patient and parents.
In 1994, her then-10-year-old daughter, Lindsay,
was diagnosed with an electrical irregularity in her
heart. Lindsay was flown to the children’s facility in
Miami; Ms. Cross and her husband had to drive — a
trip they made numerous times for follow-up care
and annual pacemaker check-ups.
“My daughter was briefly at HealthPark; she
always called it
the ‘hotel hospital’
because it was
so different than
Miami,” says Ms.
Cross.
Ms.Cross
and Al Hanser,
founder, presi-
dent and CEO of
Sanibel Capitiva
Trust Company,
are partnering for
the islands latest endeavor — a $10 million contribu-
tion to the Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida
Capital Campaign.
The goal, announced during the 2011 Sanibel-
Captiva Cares event, gives this tight-knit community
naming rights to The Children’s Hospital’s new
emergency department. Ms. Cross says $2 million
has already been committed and she has faith the
island campaign will reach its goal. Sanibel-Captiva
Cares has pledged proceeds from the next four
annual events, as well.
“People here understand the need for this new
hospital and have the ability to give,” she says.
“People are excited. This campaign will involve the
entire community.” G
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“People are excit-
ed. This campaign
will involve the en-
tire community. ”
— Amanda Cross
get involved To donate to the
new Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida
Capital Campaign, call (239) 343-6950 or go to
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faces & places
The annual Boston Red Sox Chil-
dren’s Hospital Celebrity Classic
will help build the new Children’s
Hospital of Southwest Florida.
The Minnesota Twins and Lee Memorial
Health System Foundation partnered
to provide an afternoon of bowling in
February to benefit Lee Memorial Health
System’s Regional Cancer Center
1) CelebrityguestsandBostonRedSoxstarscameoutinfullforcetohelpprovidelifesavingcaretothechildreninourcommunity.
2) Honorarychairoftheevent,pitcherTimWakefield,signsautographsbeforehittingthelinksatTheForestCountryClub.
3) MVP (Most Valuable Patient), six-year old Joseph West, gets ready for the big day with his parents Edgar and Tiffany
West and his sister Jacqueline.
4) From left, Don and Lynda Van Wyk, and Jure Cekuta pose with dinner hosts Cheryl and Dave Copham.
5) SWFL Wine & Food Fest trustees, sponsors, donors, dinner hosts, volunteers and supporters presented a
$1.25 million check on April 13 to Jim Nathan and the Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, for support of the
hospital’s building campaign. $250,000 of the donation will be used to purchase five Giraffe bed incubators for the
hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
6) From left, Lori Hanno and Pat Gibbons celebrate a winning bid.
7) Minnesota Twins star closer Joe Nathan (second
from left) poses with, from left, Chrissy Martin and
Ashley and Josh Koza as they get set for a fun night of
bowling in support of LMHS’s Regional Cancer Center.
8) Minnesota Twins 2010 AL Manager of the Year Ron
Gardenhire (far left) came out to support the cause with
his family and friends.
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faces & places
The annual Min-
nesota Twins
Celebrity Classic
Golf Tournament
raised more than
$180,000 for Lee
Memorial Health
System’s Regional
Cancer Center.
The Sanibel Captiva Cares
fundraiser in March raised more
than $470,000 for the Children’s
Hospital of Southwest Florida.
This unique event, held on March 4 and 5, featured former
top 10 men’s singles player and 1986 No. 23 ranked player in
the world, Tim Wilkinson. More than $190,000 was raised
to benefit the pediatric pharmacy at the new Children’s
Hospital of Southwest Florida.
The 13th annual Diamond Dinner with the Boston Red Sox
was held in March at City of Palms Park. Outback Steak-
house of Fort Myers served as major sponsor.
1) From left, Tommy Huether, J.D.
Huether, Minnesota Twins Bench
Coach Steve Liddle and Bubba
Huether enjoy the dinner after a
great day on the course at Fiddle-
sticks Country Club.
2) From left, Minnesota Twins star
catcher Joe Mauer gets ready for the
day with the event’s lead sponsor
Stan Dickman of Ultimate Sports
Adventures and Phil Roof.
3) Co-chairs Linda Mondelli, Jeanine
Allen-Bradford and Karen Hall with the 2011
Sanibel-Captiva Cares Committee.
4) AlHanserofSanibelCaptivaTrustCompa-
nyandAmandaCrossannounceda$10million
fundraisinggoalfortheislandstohelpbuilda
newChildren’sHospitalofSouthwestFlorida.
Thisyear’seventhitarecordofmorethan
$470,000andatotalof$2millionhasalready
beenraisedforthechildrenofourcommunity.
5) From left: Mary
Blackwood, Carol Markey,
Tennis Pro Tim Wilkinson,
Elisabeth Boyle and event
Co-Chair Pat Valva
6) Heidi Watney of the New England Sports Network shares a laugh with Bos-
ton Red Sox Manager Terry Francona as he answers a question from the crowd
during the interactive panel discussion.
7) A young fan shares a smile with Boston Red Sox Shortstop Jed Lowrie while
getting an autograph during the evening’s festivities.
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giving matters
Decreased deductions for
charitable giving?
Proposed changes to federal tax codes that may limit item-
ized tax deductions in the future may make giving in 2011 even
more important to donors and charities. While the impact of
proposed changes depends upon your individual tax rate and
financial circumstances, it may make sense for you to make a
charitable donation sooner rather than later.
Lee Memorial Health System Foundation would be happy
to discuss how you can make a difference in the lives of many
Southwest Florida residents through charitable donations. For
information on the many ways you can support Lee Memorial
Health System, please contact Linda Kelly at (239) 343-6064
or by e-mailing Linda.Kelly@LeeMemorial.org.
Taking stock —
or giving itBy ken shoriak, cfre
ou bought the stock 25 years ago for
just $20 a share. Now, you sit back and
smile as you review your investments
and see it’s trading at $125.
Your situation has changed quite a bit
since you bought that stock.
You’re enjoying retirement now and
your kids are out of school and doing quite nicely
on their own. Your home is paid for and you and
your spouse live quite comfortably on your retire-
ment income.
As you sit and ponder that investment made so
long ago, you
may want to
consider using
that stock to
provide a life-
saving hospital
care by donating
it to Lee Memo-
rial Health Sys-
tem Foundation.
Why?
Because by
doing so you can
have a tremendous positive impact on the lives of
many people and help your tax situation.
Gifts of appreciated stock can be a most advanta-
geous way of giving. If you’ve owned the stock for
more than one year, you may deduct the full fair
market value of the stock as a charitable contribu-
tion.
That means you may be entitled to a deduction
for full value of the stock, not just your original cost.
The resulting tax deduction may decrease your tax
liability and help you bypass capital gains taxes —
resulting in substantial savings for you. Be sure to
consult your financial advisor, tax accountant or
attorney to determine if making a gift of appreciated
stock makes sense for your particular financial situ-
ation.
Giving a gift of stock is easy and a great way to
help your community. Contact Linda Kelly of Lee
Memorial Health System Foundation at (239) 343-
6064 or e-mail Linda.Kelly@LeeMemorial.org for
more information on how your stock gift can make a
difference in the lives of others. G
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mark your calendar
May 14, 2011
Ryan McCleskey
Redfish Challenge
A challenge for a great cause — to
assist the children of Southwest
Florida in their personal battles with
cancer. Proceeds raised will benefit
Barbara’s Friends — The Children’s
Hospital Cancer Fund. The tourna-
ment is held annually in honor of
Ryan McCleskey, an avid fisherman
who lost his battle with cancer . Call
the Foundation at (239) 343-6950
for more information, or visit www.
ryanmccleskeyredfishchallenge.com.
Make it a great day on the water for
the children of our community!
May 14, 2011
2nd Annual Children’s
Hospital of Southwest
FloridaTeddy Bear
Build Project
Calling all volunteers! Help us build
150 teddy bears for children in our
community who are battling illnesses
or injuries.
These bears
are a won-
derful bright
spot during
their hospital
stay and will
help to bring
joy to Chil-
dren’s Hos-
pital patients
throughout
the year. This
heartwarming event includes door
prizes and lunch for the volunteers.
Check in is at 9:45 a.m., the teddy
bear building will be held from 10
a.m. to noon and will be followed
by a thank you luncheon from noon
to 2 p.m. To help deliver a
smile to our brave pediatric
patients, please call Eileen
Williams at (239) 694-5396
or email leileenw@juno.com
to register for this fun-filled
day.
May 21, 2011
Second Annual Alico
Commercial Group
“Scramble For Kids”
Come out for a day of golf on beauti-
ful and challenging Old Corkscrew
golf course in Estero to support The
Children’s Hospital of Southwest
Florida’s Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit (NICU). The NICU provides care
for the highest risk and most fragile
newborn infants in our community.
We invite individual donors and busi-
nesses to earmark and pledge their
support to help the Children’s Hospital
create new NICU suites and provide
lifesaving care close to home for
nearly 500 infants each year.
The field is limited to 140 golfers, so
get your entry in quickly. Secure your
foursome today for a morning and af-
ternoon of camaraderie, entertainment
and outdoor fun benefiting new NICU
suites at the Children’s Hospital of
Southwest Florida. Entry fee is $150
and includes golf, lunch, beverages
and a gift bag.
To register to play, or for more infor-
mation, please call (239) 949-3098 or
email info@alicocommercial.com.
July 9, 2011
David Lee Root Jr.
Memorial Fishing
Tournament
Sign up now for the 9th Annual David
Lee Root Jr. Memorial
Fishing Tournament
and catch, photo
and release for
a good cause.
This event will
be held at D&D
Bait & Tackle
in Matlacha. All
proceeds will benefit the Trauma
Center at Lee Memorial Hospital. The
Trauma Center serves all five South-
west Florida counties and depends
on philanthropic support to provide
critical care to our community. Join us
for this fun and competitive event in
support of the lifesaving medical care
at Lee Memorial Health System’s
Trauma Center. Call Dave and Deb-
bie Root at (239) 282-9122 or go
to www.davidleerootmemorial.com
for more information.
August 17, 2011
Rumrunners Celebrity
Chef Night 2011
Join us at Rumrunners, Southwest
Florida’s premier waterfront restaurant,
and take in the tastes of fine cuisine
prepared by celebrity chefs including
Todd Johnson and Ralph Centalonza
of Rumrunners, Norman Love of
Norman Love Confections and other
favorite local restaurants as we kick
off the Cat Country 107.1 “Helping
Kids with Cancer” Radiothon. This
fun evening on the beautiful docks of
Cape Harbour features live music and
an outstanding silent auction with not-
to-be missed trips, jewelry, fine dining
experiences, boating excursions,
sports memorabilia and more. Tickets
are $125 before July 16 and $150
after that date. The evening includes
the chef tasting stations, beverages
and desserts. Call the Lee Memorial
Health System Foundation office at
(239) 343-6950 to be part of this
truly spectacular evening.

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the last word
Red Sox Children’s Hospital
Classic hits grand slam
Boston Red Sox pitching star Tim Wakefield served as Honorary Chair
for the 2011 Boston Red Sox Children’s Hospital Celebrity Classic, held in
February. Participants in the 18th annual Classic had the opportunity to
meet some of their favorite Boston Red Sox stars while hitting the links at
the beautiful Forest Country Club in Fort Myers.
Event proceeds are matched dollar-for-dollar each year by a generous
benefactor and will support the creation of a new Children’s Hospital of
Southwest Florida.
This year’s Most Valuable Patient was 6-year-old hematology/oncology
patient Joseph West of Naples, who was able to meet many of his favorite play-
ers.
For more information about the 2012 event or for corporate sponsorship
opportunities, e-mail BostonGolf@LeeMemorial.org or call (239) 343-6950. G
More than
$700,000
raised to
help local
kids
Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield
signs the jersey of Joseph West, this year’s
Most Valuable Patient, at the 13th annual
Boston Red Sox Diamond Dinner.