SHINING STARS

In this Issue Shining Stars ELA Fun Run & Upcoming Events Thank You to Our 2014 Donors & Supporters

NEWS • SUMMER 2015

It was a beautiful evening to celebrate with each other at the Shining Stars Recognition Banquet on April 24 at Hilton Chicago/Northbrook. Celebrating the successes of NSSRA participants, friends, families and supporters and enjoying time together with old and new friends makes this annual event very special. Over 360 enjoyed a cocktail hour with music by the Deerfield High School orchestra, formal dinner, and presentation of more than10 different awards.

We are excited to recognize and congratulate the award winners once again:

This year NSSRA Foundation, who has been the sole sponsor of the event for several years, sent a simple plea for additional sponsorship and were overwhelmed with the outpouring of support from local families and businesses and brought in $26,000.

Please join us in recognizing everyone who joined NSSRA Foundation in sponsoring the Shining Stars Banquet and providing an unforgettable evening!

Sam GreenGator Athlete of the Year

Northfield Park DistrictPartner Agency of the Year

Jessica ThompsonProgram Staff of the Year

Student Athletes, Northwestern UniversityVolunteer of the Year

Alexsandar BurmeisterYouth Participant of the Year

Jeff McNairAdult Participant of the Year

Bob StraussAdvocate of the Year

Karasik FamilyFamily of the Year

BMO HarrisFriend of the Year

Jennings FamilyFriend of the Year

The ELA participants hosted their second annual Fun Run on Friday, May 22, Memorial Day weekend. The event ran smoothly and the group enjoyed hosting their families, friends and members of the community. With 30 registrants in 2014, the event grew this year with 63 registrants joining ELA staff and participants on the run. Special thanks to our sponsors Caryn Schuman and Linda Waite, who provided t-shirts for the runners, and Kay Brink who provided hats and water bottles.

This year’s event was widely supported by several companies, including KIND Bars, Pinot’s Palette, Chicago North Shore Convention & Visitors Bureau, Deerfield Park District, Deerfield-

Bannockburn Fire Department and Wintrust Banks. Several donated items added to the event, allowing every participant the opportunity to take something home. ELA participants had a large part in preparing for the event and enjoyed making healthy snacks and signs.

ENRICHED LIFESTYLES FOR ADULTS (ELA) FUN RUN!

UPCOMING EVENTSSWING Golf Outing Friday, September 25Registration at 7:30 am • Shotgun Start at 8:30 amDeerpath Golf Club500 West Deerpath Road, Lake Forest

Scramble event featuring 18 holes of golf, contests, awards, prizes and more.

Visit www.nssrafoundation.org/swing for details.

Cheers for NSSRAFriday, October 16 • 7:00 pmDeerfield Golf Club1201 N. Saunders Rd., Riverwoods

A fun fall fundraiser for NSSRA Foundation featuring dinner, beer tasting, great music and dancing.

Watch for the invitation coming soon!

For more information, contact Susie K. Julison at (847) 509-9400 or sjulison@nssra.org.

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. We apologize if we have mistakenly omitted any donors. Please contact us at (847) 509-9400 so that we can correct any errors that may have inadvertently occurred.

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS & DONORS OF 20147 SummitsAbt ElectronicsGenevieve AdsitSusan AlbrechtJennifer AlexanderArdell FamilyDavid & Julia ArianoAT&T Employee Giving Julie AthensonAutism SpeaksLibby & Ted BakerChuck & Marlene Balling Bank of AmericaDan & Karen BarchengerLester & Helen BarnettJohn BaranRoger & Margaret BaronJohn BarrigerMitchell BassonMarc & Karen BaumannJohn BauschBenefaxDonald & Susan BergsrudRon Bernardi Bess HardwareBest Bus SalesEd BettenhausenCameron BielatChandler BigelowGlenn & Sandy BinsteinSteven BlindermanBMO HarrisHoward Brenner Tom & Susan Bro Ellen BronfeldBrunswickZoneBuchanan Family Debra Cafaro & Terry LivingstonCall OnePatrick CallaghanCampus ColorsThomas CanaleJan Caron Carroll Seating Company Bob & Sandy Chatz Alla Chikhman & Simon Shtivelberg John & Marisa CincolaCity of HighwoodCity of Lake ForestBarbara Clarke Marcia Cleveland & Mark Green David Jeffrey ComeauColonial Life Connelly Foundation Carey Cooper & Cheryl Kraff-Cooper, MDRonald & Micki Coppel Scott & Leslie CordesJeff & Jane CrouthCraig, Nicole & Lincoln CulpChristopher & Donna CurcioCustom Care Home Services Nick DaddezioScott & Sarah DavisFrederick & Kristen DeanDeerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection DistrictDeerfield High School OrchestraDeerfield Park DistrictDeerfield Youth Baseball AssociationCamille DeFrankJoe & Debbie DeJean

Jorge & Susan Del CastilloDavid & Joyce DlugieRobert & Kathy Dodd Christopher & Christine DonnellyJack Downing Keith & Ann DronenDean & Laura Egerter Encompass Championship CharitiesTerry Jo EnglundExcalibur Technology CorporationRoger FeinJames FieldsSean Flynn Ron & Kim Fowler Betty S. & Robert B. Frank Charitable FoundationHubert & Elaine Frank Paul & Mandi Frank Jennifer Frankfurter - Photography with HeartTodd FrechJarvis & Robin FridussDavid & Jennifer FritzscheRenee GarbusSharon GarciaThomas & Randi GillespieGlencoe Park DistrictGlenview Park DistrictGlenview Women’s Club Joseph H. Goldberg Joan GolderLinda GoodmanPhilippe Gouel Harry & Ingrid GraceGrainger Matching Charitable GiftsGraymatters Consulting, Ltd. Robert & Amy GreenebaumAndrew & Deborah Gross Linda GryzieckiPeter & Corinne GuarraiaRob HarlanGregg & Sue HartemayerSteve & Shelly HeltonJames HerbstSharon HermesLynette & Jeff HinchDoug & Jill HirshLisa Hirsh Herb & Bonnie Horn House of Heat Mike & Samira Hull Kohl Children’s Museum Jim & Holly Jennings Jennings Chevrolet & VolkswagenMatthew & Andrea JohnsonRobbie Joseph, Karen Goodman & Jacalyn JosephMichael & Fern KamenDena Kapp Mark & Kendra KarasikGary & Lori KashVictoria KatorRich & Heidi KatzLarry KaufmanDiana KaufmannJoel KaufmannGreg & Janice KavanaughPaul, Bonnie, Danielle & Becca KeidanKenilworth Park DistrictKenilworth United Fund

John & Suzanne KilnerBob Kintz Mitchell & Sari KovitzMary KratochwillCatherine KudanWilliam & Amy Kwit Ronald Labedz Rick & Dana La ChapelleLake Bluff Park District Lambrecht’s JewelersBill & Cathie Lamson Lauterbach & Amen, LLPLeahy FamilyJames & Linda Leahy Sam & Judy Legittino Jim & Lisa LevitasSteven & Barbara LippaiRonald & June LobertEd & Courtney LoebKen LorchGregory LucasMichael LucasAndrei & Natalia LyashenkoAnne Maddock Mahoney/Graf FamilyStephen & Karen MalkinSteven & Mary Joan MaselloAlan & Rhoda MaslovDavid & Victoria MastersJerry & Lynne MatsumotoMarnie McCallEmmett & Kaia McCarthy Liza McElroyDonald & Nancy McNairMarc McRoberts Robynn & Keith MedanskyCarol MensingerMerrill Lynch Private Banking & Investment GroupMesirow FinancialMiller Cooper & Co., Ltd.Dominic & Nancy MissimiJohn Mitchell & Sara Hays Joseph MonahanMonahan Law Group, LLCMorton Grove Women of the MooseAnik, Rachna, Mishika & Namrita NarulaNC Interiors, Inc Martin & Marjorie NetzerGregg & Jodi NewmarkNielsen USTA Pro Tennis Championship TournamentCraig & Michelle NordstromNorthbrook Bank & TrustNorthbrook Park DistrictNorthbrook Woman’s Club Foundation Northfield Lions ClubNorthfield Park DistrictNorthfield TownshipNorth Highland Worldwide ConsultingNorth Shore Pediatric TherapyNorthwestern University AthleticsKate NylanderJohn & Dee Anne NyweideOak Wealth AdvisorsJim O’ConnellMargaret O’ConnellKate Oelerich Photography

Oliver Wyman Tim OlsonOptimist Club of Glenview David Pagnotta & Virginia BaxterMarti PalmerJaime & Tracy Parent Park District of Highland ParkJennifer PearsonRoberta Pedotto Lois PencePepsico FoundationRocco & Gayle Pesola Dan & Melanie PetersonJordan PetersonFrances PodellGreg & Cathy PoppChes & Gwen Porter Terry & Chris PorterVicki & Larry PraceJames & Virginia PughMaureen RaihleReese Recreation Products, Inc.Sharon ReeseChristine RhodeDavid Richards Ridgebrook TravelRobbins Schwartz Carrie RobinsonKenneth & Cheryl RoscherWalter & Marianne RoscherMarvin & Elaine RosenbergLisa RosenfeldCatharine RoteBen & Wendy RothRowlands FamilyScott & Deborah RudinBarnett RuttenbergRichard RyanSusan SackJeffrey & Shari SacksNora SalgueroKenneth SamsonMark & Sally SchillerSheila Schlagger Eugene Schnitzler Ed & Mary Schreck Dave & Noreen Schulz Bill & Caryn SchumanKatie SeigenthalerStephen & Sherri Sener Jerry & Naomi SenserJeffrey & Michaela ShawLisa SheppardKevin & Michelle Shifrin Ann Sickon Kathi SiebertTimothy Siebert Howard & Barbara SilverSimons FamilyAndrew, Tatyana & Zackary Slater Mitchell & Valerie SlotnickBarry & Natalie Slotnick Jonathan & Kim SmithSusan SmithDonald Snellback & Shari SheinHugo & Elena SonnenscheinSpa Nail CityJason SpencerJohn StrothmanSheryl Sunderman

Sunset FoodsJudy Teel Frank tenBrink & Jeannine ClearyEiko TeraoThe Avenue Food & Wine Bar The Bottle Shop of WilmetteJohn & Joy Thissen Elizabeth TippetTrax Tavern & GrillTom & Jan TubergenUnique Marketing & Promotions IncUnited Way of Metropolitan ChicagoUniversal Granite & Marble, Inc Don & Mary Van Arsdale Flynn VanceErin VanderSchaafVarisport, Inc.John & Mara Velkme John VerBockel Village of RiverwoodsBarbara VillalobosRalph & Lee VolpeMike & Beverly WaltherRobert & Caroline WeedenJim WeissWest Deerfield TownshipSteven, Deborah & Alison Wilensky Wilmette Park DistrictCorey & Susan WilnerWinnetka Park DistrictJody WolkXtreme TrampolinesBecca Zajler Carl Ziesemer

In celebration of: • The birth of Lucas Alvarado• Drew Bartelstein’s Bar Mitzvah• Bob & Etta Kanter’s Anniversary• Zackary Slater’s Bar Mitzvah• Alison Wilensky’s Bat Mitzvah

In memory of: • Anita Gluckman• Janice Mann• Mary Cora Siebert• Lisa Smart• Jeff Spreckman

In honor of : • Ron Fowler• Sam Fowler• Judith Kator• Kim Kite & the Kite Family• Owen McKenzie• Jaden Levine• Eli Medansky• Rachel Ornstein• Marlene Schwan• Jay Slotnick• Mitchell & Valerie Slotnick• John Walther

3105 MacArthur Blvd.Northbrook, IL 60062www.nssrafoundation.org

NSSRA Foundation’s Mission:To support the mission of Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA) by raising and granting supplemental funding.

NSSRA Foundation is a 501©(3) non-profit organization. Donations to NSSRA Foundation are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

NSSRA Foundation Board of Directors

There are many ways to make an impact. Please let us know if you would like to help us meet our mission. Contact Susie Julison at (847) 509-9400 or sjulison@nssra.org.

Created in 1997, NSSRA Foundation supports NSSRA by:• Providing financial assistance for participants and their families who are

in need.• Granting the funds to purchase specially equipped vehicles to transport

participants to programs.• Sponsoring several special events allowing the participants and their

families to attend for free or at a reduced rate.• Providing ongoing support for the growing demand for new services

and programs offered by NSSRA.

Terry Porter, PresidentRobynn Medansky, Vice PresidentMitchell L. Slotnick, TreasurerSue Hartemayer, Secretary

Ed BettenhausenRon FowlerGreg KavanaughRick La Chapelle

Dan PetersonBarry SlotnickJohn Thissen

NSSRA’s Mission:To enrich the lives of people with disabilities in our partner communities through quality recreation services.

You can now support NSSRA Foundation with every dollar you spend at Amazon.com!

Visit smile.amazon.com, search for “Northern Suburban Special Recreation Foundation” and select us as your charitable organization. You will be re-directed to Amazon’s home page and can carry on with your online shopping! Amazon will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to NSSRA Foundation. Thank You Autism Speaks!

The Autism Speaks Baker Camp Scholarship Program provided scholarship funding in support of summer day

camp for disadvantaged campers with autism. Eight NSSRA campers with Autism enjoyed terrific summer fun due to the generosity of Autism Speaks!