Celebrate twenty years

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Since 1998

hope

“Hope is knowing the statistics and facts, and believing there must still be a way. ” — Leah Zumberge, mother of Reba, age 3, neuroblastoma

love

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Since 1998

“Jacob’s Heart is loving, kind, and fun.” — Renzo Lombardi, age 5, Wilms tumor

courage

“My mind is free. I have the courage to continue fighting this disease.” — Sophie Trinidad, age 8, leukemia

“Camp Heart + Hands brought smiles to our entire family. It was such a joyful weekend.” — Gloria Jimenez, mother of Gabriel, age 7, leukemia

joy

family

“Jacob’s Hearts’ continued support and love for our family has helped to sustain us…we feel like we’re not alone in this fight.” — Katrina Joesten, mother of Emma, age 2, brain cancer

Jacob’s Heart Core Values and beliefs

❤ Every child going through cancer or another life-threatening condition needs a strong and supportive family able to hold their hand and be part of the care-giving team.

❤ When a child is diagnosed with cancer the entire family is in need of support regardless of socioeconomic status.

❤ Every child’s life is precious and each child’s dignity must remain intact throughout treatment, during anticipatory grief and compassionately cared for in the end of life.

❤ The loss of a child is a unique and special sorrow, and families bereaved by the death of a child need ongoing care and sup-port without limits to time.

❤ Because of these beliefs, we make every attempt to tailor our services to each family’s unique needs.

We’re Honored to SHare these core values and beliefs with our major donors and sponsors

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Since 1998

$179,100

Direct Financial Assistance to Families

phone bills, rent, utilities and fuel

3,726

Gifts and Remembrances

Cards

998

Home and Hospital Visits

2,570 Hours

Direct Emotional Support

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Nutrition and

Wellness Guide

Bilingual materials for Superheroes Against Childhood Cancer, produced in partnership with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford

Here’s how your generosity supported 325 children with cancer

and other life-threatening conditions, and 1,414 parents, brothers and sisters*

$72,537Personalized Gifts and Celebrations

Holiday Hearts Adopt-a-Family 508 Family Members Received Gifts

Door-to-Door Rides to Treatment

4,018 bags

Nutritious Groceriesdelivered to families at home or in the hospital

184 rides

Forever loved

35

Attend 1st Annual Retreat

For Bereaved Familiesgrieving the loss of a child

Support During the Holidays

165 Campers

Weekend Summer Camp for children with cancer and their families

Attend 2nd Annual

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Where the support* came from:

Individuals $510 , 444 31%

Events $74 , 688 11%

Grants $301 , 650 27%

Businesses, Organizations, Groups $269 , 686 16%

Car Donations, Gift Cards and Others $17, 776 2%

TOTAL $1,174 , 244 100%

additional services provided:

Value of Donated Groceries $120, 213

Value of Donated Goods for Families $143, 838

Family Holiday Celebrations and Adopt-a-Family $72 , 537

Volunteer Services for Families $232 , 419

TOTAL $569 , 007

How the love was shared:

Financial Assistance, Groceries and Transportation $409, 033 36%

Camp Heart + Hands, Peer Support and Celebrations $128, 914 11%

Emotional Support and Counseling $267, 297 23%

Community Education and Awareness $88 , 055 8%

Program Administration $116, 522 10%

Fund-Raising $131 , 019 12%

TOTAL $1,140 , 841 100%

direct support provided to families **total ValUe $1,462,307

* The 12- month period covering 1/1/17 - 12/31/17 ** Total direct services to families — does not include fundraising and program administration.

The Jacob’s Heart board has opened a Stewardship Fund for the future of Jacob’s Heart in order to build a financial reserve so that families continue to receive services during difficult economic times. We would love to talk with you about planned giving, how you can invest in the future of Jacob’s Heart, and share our fully audited financial statements with you.

Jacob’s Heart board of directors PRESIDENT Melissa McDill

VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNANCE Scott Roseman

VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT Nanci Dobbins, Susie’s Sister

SECRETARy Bobbi Burns, Cole’s Mom

TREASuRER Lee May

FOuNDER AND ExECuTIVE DIRECTOR Lori Butterworth, MEd

BOARD MEMBERSMelissa Burke, MPHHarvey Cohen, MD, PhDGail Delorey, CPA Aimee Grijalva, Matthew’s Mom

Maritza Loyola, Jerry’s SisterLaurie Machado, JD, MBAJohn David Mark, MDRyan J. McCormick

Linda Rossi, Cole’s MomManny SolanoBarbara Sourkes, PhD

Celebrating our major donors

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Since 1998

Celebrating twenty years of giving

Jim and Nanci Dobbins, An Evening with FriendsNearly 20 years ago, Nanci and Jim Dobbins decided to honor the memory of Nanci’s baby sister Susie by investing in Jacob’s Heart, a decision that changed their lives and helped build the organization into what it is today. As major benefactors themselves, Jim and Nanci are inspiring an ever-expanding group of compassionate donors through their annual “Evening with Friends,” now raising more than $100,000 annually for Jacob’s Heart. Nanci has served on the Jacob’s Heart board for many years leading our philanthropic strategies, and ensuring that Susie’s legacy lives on through the lives and memories of hundreds of local children each year.

In 1998, when Jacob’s Heart was an emerging idea, Rob Stewart called with an offer to help. Grieving the loss of his precious son Jordan, Rob had decided to turn his love of golf into a way to honor Jordan’s memory and the memory of Kyra Pillsbury whose life, like Jordan’s, was cut short by cancer. The Jordan and Kyra Memorial Foundation gave Jacob’s Heart its first major gift, and over the next two decades the relationship has grown from donor to partner, with the Jordan & Kyra Memorial Golf Tournament raising $100,000 annually for Jacob’s Heart. Jacob’s Heart and Jordan & Kyra is truly a match made in heaven.

Jordan and Kyra Memorial Foundation

For 20 years, Jacob’s Heart has alleviated the suffering of children with cancer and provided invaluable comfort to the families who love and care for them. Although we maintain a No-Fee-for-Services Model, and received no federal or state funding, we successfully sustain services year after year by cultivating deep and abiding relationships with our donors and philanthropic partners. We’d like to introduce you to the generous individuals who have been giving to Jacob’s Heart for nearly two decades.

❤ We make every effort to accurately acknowledge each loving gift made to Jacob’s Heart. If we inadvertently misspelled or left off your name, please accept our sincere apologies, and let us know.

A leukemia survivor himself, Scott Roseman and his wife Jasmine Berke have invested in Jacob’s Heart since the beginning, both as personal donors and through New Leaf Community Markets.

Through her own journey with cancer, as a founding board member and current board president, Melissa McDill has been a steadfast supporter of Jacob’s Heart for two decades.

Turning grief into action, Christy Licker founded Caroline’s Nonprofit Thrift Shop and has gifted Jacob’s Heart with a total of $142,500 in memory of Caroline and in honor of all children.

Dick and Marisela Peixoto have turned life with cancer into compassion in action, donating $148,000 over the years to Jacob’s Heart to make sure that every child in our community is cared for and loved.

Melissa McDillMcDill and Associates

Scott Roseman & Jasmin BerkeNew Leaf Community Markets

Dick & Marisela Peixoto Lakeside Organic Gardens

Christy LickerCaroline’s Nonprofit Thrift Shop

MAKING PHILANTHROPy PERSONALThis year, in celebration of 20 years of service, we honor individuals who have given to Jacob’s Heart from a deep sense of personal connection to our mission. It is a combination of empathy and generosity that connects these donors to our children and their families, the heart of Jacob’s Heart. All of our donors are partners, investing in the belief that together we can improve the quality of life for children with cancer by supporting the entire family. We are grateful for the trust bestowed upon us by these generous donors who make their giving personal.

BRONZE HEARTS $10,000 – $19,999A.M. Stephens Construction Co., Inc.California Giant FoundationDan and Kathy DoerksenSteve and Kathy Jackson Kaiser PermanenteEd and Jean Kelly Foundation

Lakeside Organic GardensLucile Packard Children’s Hospital at StanfordLee and Shelley MayBill MoncovichNaturipeNHS

The Nicholson Family FoundationOutrigger Santa Cruz | David Waynar Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit GroupSharks Foundation Subaru BAM

LOVING HEARTS $5000 – $9,999Chris and Sara BardisThe Benevity Community Impact FundDavid BrownSylvia Cierkosz Cypress Ag ConsultingJennifer EllisFrank and Judith Marshall Foundation

Rick and Laura GhermanMelissa McDillMcKee Family FundMonterey Peninsula Tennis AssociationMuriel Butler Living TrustThe Randall Wolf Family FoundationNancy Buck Ransom Foundation

Scott Roseman and Jasmin BerkeStar One Credit UnionRob and Karen Stuart Bob and Judy WalkerAlice WeigelYellow Brick Road Benefit Shop

PLATINuM HEARTS $100,000 +Jim and Nanci Dobbins, An Evening with FriendsJordan & Kyra Memorial Foundation

SILVER HEARTS $20,000 – $49,999 Bobbi Burns and Ed ColliganCaroline’s Nonprofit Thrift ShopCommunity Foundation Santa Cruz CountyNanci and Jim Dobbins | Dobbin’s Family FoundationGranite Construction

Jim and Mary Pat Hawkins Harden FoundationMonterey Peninsula FoundationMichael Zwerling | KSCO

HEARTS OF GOLD $50,000 – $99,999 Hospice Giving FoundationNVIDIA

JACOB’S HEART THANKS OuR MAJOR DONORSJacob’s Heart exists to improve the quality of life for children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses by supporting their families in the challenges they face. For two decades, we have provided emotional, practical, financial and peer support to hundreds of local children with cancer and thousands of their family members. We envision a community where every child with a serious or life-threatening condition has a strong, supported and informed family empowered to fully participate in their care. We strive to inspire compassionate action within local communities, to create a safety net of support for the unique needs of each child and family.

Jacobs Heart thanks our major donors who believe in this mission and vision and invest in us to make it possible.

CARING HEARTS $1000 – $4,999 3R ElectricAnthony AielloMary AlbertAlmaden Valley Athletic ClubReggie and Frank AmatoWayne and Lorna Barnes Bay Federal Credit UnionLaurie and David BenjaminBianchi, Kasavan & PopePaul and Mindi BroughtonMichael and Denine ButcherPeter and Cara ButlerGreg and Carmen CaputCarla CarstenGaynor ChinnLeslie CirauloCommunity Foundation for Monterey County Corralitos Woman’s ClubCharles and Josephine CowdenCreekside HideoutRobert Darling Douglas and Diane DeaverDr. Larry deGhetaldi John and Gail DeloreyNathaniel DeutschVictoria DonaldEast Bay Community FoundationMahlon and Beth EdmonsonGeorgeann EiskampEnterprise HoldingsJack and Nettie FerrasciFidelity CharitablePaul and Ruth FlowersFrank Sollecito Jr Leukemia FundFreedom Rotary FoundationColleen Gilmartin

Jan and Michael GlynnGary GogolKaren GrableGranite Construction EmployeesBeverly GurriesAlan Jeffery HiromuraPam and Tim HumphreysPeter and Laurie HunkelRon Ince Lynsey and Michael JonesRichard KaganKendra Scott Co.KindrubKolbe Family FoundationMatt KreyLive Like Coco FoundationLos Altos Community FoundationWilliam and Cheryl LuehmannNancy MadrugaTom and Becky Mahony Mann Packing Company, Inc.Janell MannS. Martinelli & Company John and Megan MartinelliRyan and Rosanna McCormickAlan McKayAmanda Jackson MillerSara and Bill MorganNewman’s Own FoundationEd and Lee NigroNorthern Monterey County FoundationJanis O’DriscollOrangetheory | Nine Bay Area Clubs Palo Alto Medical FoundationCarl and Mary Jane PanattoniBruce PantzloffCharles and Anna Pedrazzini

Stephen and Dianne PereiraGeoff and Analisa Perusse and BakerPlantronics, IncBrenda RackleyRobertson Family Charitable FundAbel RojasLinda and David RossiSherri SagerSan Jose Swim and Racquet ClubSanta Cruz Longboard UnionSanta Cruz Rotary FoundationSavastano Family FoundationDane ScurichSears HoldingsBenji Shake Sheet Metal Workers’ InternationalSigma Alpha of Omega NuRuth Smith Manny and Megan SolanoWalter and Janice Spichtig Superior Foods International, LLCLinda TerpstraTimes Publishing Group, AptosRobert and Karen ThroopTotal Renal Care, Inc.Volunteer Center of Santa CruzDave Wardle Watsonville Community HospitalWatsonville Police Officers’ AssociationWells Fargo FoundationWest Star FoundationDebra WestWestcoast LimousinesWet ArtEric WexlerCharles WinstonYandell Truckaway, Inc

KIND HEARTS $500 – $999 Vicky CulverD’Arrigo Bros. Co.Daughters of the British EmpireDBA Electric IncRobert and Diana Deacon Dermatology Surgical Medical GroupRalph and Nora DominguezShannon DurhamBarry and Kathleen Erickson

Tonya EricksonFalcon Trading Company, Inc.Gregory FerraroChristian ForthommeMichael and Barbara GallucciGraciela GalvanSteven GarnerMarjorie GloverConstance Greene

Marc GrossmanSusan and Greg HawthorneJohn HedrickEduardo & Evelia Hernandez | CollectionIsabel Marie HernandezChristiana HillLee JacobsPablo KigerVicki Kuhlmann

KIND HEARTS $500 – $999 (con’t)Robert Laporte and Laura BestJeffrey LehrLighthouse Bank Santa CruzKathryn Ackerknecht Jill AirolaAnacapa Foods, LLCDouglas and Noris AndersonMike and Cass AntleDave BachanAnn BackovichBagelryKen and Wilma BakerJudy BarbataBarre Strong, LLCGloria and Larry BehmanDeana BibleMary Grace BoquirenJohn BowmanBright Funds FoundationLaurie Burleigh & Tammy Louise JohnsonC & N TractorsJay CapelaCapitola Public Safety & CommunityCarmel Realty Brokerage ServicesNelly CassisCentral Electric CompanyCathleen Chandler Eckhardt

Leticia ChapmanIrene ChavezJessica ChavezLuzanne ConradPaul CordovaSusan CrevelingLori MaddenChristopher MahrHarriet MainisMarc MangelJoe and Janine MartelloSue and Tom MastersSuzanne McCourt Peter McLaughlinVeronica MendozaSusan MeschiMatt MuirheadAndrew MunkJim NaultHelen NemacheckNoland, Hamerly, Etienne & HossTerence and Catherine O’BrienOhana Board ShopGayle OrtizElaine PennisiDaniel RaceBrooke ReidPatrick Reilly and Diane Lamotte

Resetar Brothers Farming CompanyAmanda RichardsonJohn RinggoldHeather RobertsArchie and Joy RobinsonJames and Suzanne SalataMark and Karen SambrailoGrace SanchezRoy and Regena SanfilippoSanta Barbara ClubSanta Cruz Friends MeetingSC Veterans Alliance, Inc.Tisha ScurichTerry SebastianKaren ShawSiemens Caring Hands FoundationJamie Snyder-HernandezSoquel High School Red Cross ClubSpring Grove School Kindness ClubJeff and Adele TalmadgeRobert and Marsha TannerChau TranUptown LadiesValentia ValentineVanguard CharitableDavid and Martha VazquezWell Next, LLCJon and Jill Winston

IN-KIND DONATIONS OF GOODS AND SERVICES, VALuED AT $500 – $20,000AesthetxKaitlin AntleBay Federal Credit Union Gloria BehmanBest Buy Paola Bruni Bobbi Burns and Ed ColliganCalifornia Giant Foundation Capitola Mall | Merlone Geier PartnersCommunity PrintersDanny’s PlumbingD’La ColmenaKelly CookNancy CordaAnabel DiazPatty EricksonFederal Realty Investment Trust

Hidden Hills RanchKnights of Columbus | Patrik McMenamyWilliam and Cheryl LuechmannMartinelli and CompanyTammy McBrideGabi Medrano-ContrerasMockingbird Studios | Helbanrd Alkhas-sadehMonterey County CCSPajaro Valley Quilters AssociationRollin Ron’s LLCRon and Annie Nance New Ballet of San JoseBeverly NorleenPuppetry Institute Taylor ReinholdSanta Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Santa Cruz Waves | Tyler FoxSC Veterans Alliance Inc | Jason Sweatt Second HarvestSumanos Sun Shops | Kathy MillerSuperior Foods | Kira Hillpern Ari SymonsThomaso Bible Study | Sue Clayton Toys R Us Toy DriveTrinity WomenAnthony ValdiviezWarehouse Direct Interiors | Lori VersmanWatsonville Coast Produce Whitings FoodsWhole FoodsLee Wyman

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