arts for life 2010 annual report

Arts For Life is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting people facing serious illnesses. By providing educational art programs, we enrich patients’ lives, nurture their minds and spirits, and encourage positive healthcare experiences for children and their families. Arts For Life helps children all day long in four cities across North Carolina.

10 years of improving lives & healthcare experiences through the arts

Arts For Life began in 2001, with one patient, one hospital room, and one camera. Today, AFL’s staff members, volunteers, and interns teach the arts to patients for over 240 hours each week. We work with more than 4,700 patients statewide annually.

Our visual art, creative writing, and music programs decrease patient stress and anxiety, keep patients active and engaged, and help families cope with the realities of illness.

Dear Friends,

Imagine that you are a sick child. Really sick. Days, weeks tethered to an IV pole. Countless painful medical procedures. Needle sticks, scans, pokes and prods every-where you turn. Medicines that make you sicker than the disease you’re trying to cure.

Imagine having to be out of school, being isolated from your friends, missing out on proms and ball games and all the other activities your friends are doing. Imagine being lonely and scared, and as your treatments drag on and on, imagine sometimes even feeling hopeless.

Then, imagine that there’s a place where the drabness of a hospital room or clinic turns bright and brilliant colors, a place where you make the decisions and you’re in control, a place

where you can let your imagination and your spirit soar. Imagine sadness turning to joy as you proudly show off the masterpieces you’ve created. Imagine loneliness turning to friendship as you meet other kids who understand what you’re going through because they’re going through it too. Imagine minutes and hours when you forget the pain and fear, and instead feel yourself come alive in a whole new way.

That’s Arts For Life. Everyday, in four hospitals in North Carolina, our team of staff and volunteer teachers bring transfor-mative art, music, and creative writing experiences to children and teens battling serious illness. In 2010, we provided 19,729 lessons to 4,762 patients and their siblings and families. Who knows how many smiles that translated into? Who can assign a number to happiness?

It takes a lot of resources to do what Arts For Life does. It takes money and materials, of course. But mostly it takes people. We are profoundly grateful for all the people who make our work possible – our volunteers, donors, partners, board and staff who invest themselves so generously in our work. But above all, we are grateful for the children and teens and their families who teach us what it means to live and love. Thank you!

Shea GodwinExecutive Director, Arts For Life

our programming goals• Utilize art stations, art teachers, and art lessons to transform and improve healthcare environments;

• Provide hospitalized and seriously ill children access to the arts and education;

• Help young patients and their families cope with short and long term effects of illness;

• Give patients opportunities to interact with peers (other patients and siblings);

• Foster patients’ imaginations, critical thinking skills, and creativity;

• Help patients to set and achieve goals;

• Guide patients in focusing on positive activities during waiting times and during stressful experiences;

• Provide positive educational experiences that add a sense of purpose and accomplishment to children’s lives.

The arts for life team across North Carolina

Staff

Shea GodwinExecutive Director

Rachel ZinkAssistant Director

Annie RogersProgram Director, Asheville

Betsey McLawhornProgram Director, Winston-Salem

Elizabeth MessickCommunity Coordinator, Winston-Salem

Mary Margaret FulkProgram Director, Durham

Sarah Pike AlexanderProgram Director, Charlotte

Snee HowardBookkeeper

Board of Directors

Becky Anderson

John Dickson

Karen Fitzgerald

Matthew Leggatt

Judy Major

Doug Michaels

Al Root

Anne Sessions

Easter Blossoms, by Rachell

How You Can Help! Make a donation to support our programs for thousands of kids with serious illnesses.

Host a Coffee Talk or House Party to share Arts For Life’s work with your friends & neighbors.

Make a monthly pledge through our online giving site at www.aflnc.org

Organize a Cakes For Kids bake sale and donate the proceeds to Arts for Life.

Consider remembering Arts For Life in your Will.

Volunteer to help with projects or teach kids.

Contact us today to find out about opportunities to get involved with Arts For Life!

to learn more about our work with young patients & families, visit:

CONTACT

arts for life!

info@aflnc.org

828-658-1599

“Killer Whale Swims,” by Dominick

“Cat,” by Haley

The 2010 Arts For Life Team in asheville

Interns

Anna LongBecky SchuldtEmily O’BrienSimone BolkaTerra Midgett

Teaching Volunteers

Beth SemadeniDiane HallKaren PalyKris ParadisKristen BraceEd DraneLaura EliaMimi ShackelfordValerie Poullette Altman

Music Fellows

Anne CoombsMelissa Hyman

Advisory Council

Valerie Poullette AltmanDr. Cindy BrownGil CalderwoodPeggy DraneBrent FordKatie HildChris PollakMary Timmer

Program Director annie

and patient shayla at the art table

arts for life asheville

Teaching Staff

Annie RogersProgram Director

Anna Reeser LongVisual Art Teacher

The Arts For Life Asheville team teaches music, art, and creative writing to young patients at Mission Children’s Hospital. We serve children and families through:• Clinic Art Stations (in both waiting rooms and in the Procedure Suite) at Zeis Children’s Cancer Center, the Olson Huff Center, and the general waiting area at Reuter Children’s Outpatient Center,• Inpatient Programs at Mission Children’s Hospital Inpatient Units, where we teach art and music at patients’ bedsides, and• Art Support Groups, special programming for patients, siblings, and families.

Interns & VolunteersIn 2010, many extraordinary people helped AFL Asheville bring more art, creative writing, and music lessons to young patients and families.

Our volunteer program expanded to include a creative writing teacher on the inpatient unit, and many of our volunteers celebrated 2nd, 3rd, 4th - and more! - anniversaries of their time with AFL. We are so grateful for the dedication and commitment of our volunteers.

AFL Asheville also has an incredible group of Community Volunteers, who help out with everything from preparing art projects for patients to hosting House Parties to stuffing envelopes. We could not do it without them!

Five exceptional people participated in our Internship Program in 2010, and our program is better for having them. We wish the best and brightest futures for Anna, Becky, Emily, Simone, and Terra.

2010 welcomed Melissa Hyman, Asheville’s Music Fellow to the team, thanks to the Janirve Foundation.

Our team of art educators, volunteers, and interns brought 9,164 top-notch educational art lessons to 2,143 patients, siblings, and family members last year.

Arts For Life Taught Thousands of Art Lessons at Mission in 2010

in 2010, Arts For Life asheville taught over 100 hours of art lessons each week

2010 Calendar of Arts For Life Programming At Mission Children’s Hospital Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8:30 am - 5:30 pm Zeis Center Art Table & Procedure Suite Program Director

9 am - 5:30 pm Zeis Center Art Table & Procedure Suite Program Director

9 am - 2:30 pm Zeis Center Art Station & Procedure Suite Program Director

8:30 am - 5:30 pm Zeis Center Art Station & Procedure Suite Staff/Intern

9 am - 5:30 pm Zeis Center Art Station & Procedure Suite Program Director

2 pm - 6 pm Inpatient Unit: Music Fellow (Jan. – June)

1 pm – 4 pm Inpatient Unit: Music Fellow (Dec. - present)

8:30 am - 5:30 pm Huff Center Art Table: Volunteers

8:30 am - 5:30 pm Huff Center Art Table: Volunteers

8:30 am - 5:30 pm Huff Center Art Table: Volunteers

8:30 am - 5:30 pm Huff Center Art Table: Volunteers

10 am – 2 pm Inpatient Unit: Intern

10:00 am – 1:00 pm Inpatient Unit: Volunteer (Jan-June) Staff (Sept-Dec)

3 pm - 5:30 pm Inpatient Unit: Program Director

1 pm - 4:30 pm Reuter Center General Waiting Area: Volunteer

5 pm - 8 pm Inpatient Unit: Volunteer

2:00-5:00 Inpatient Unit: Staff (Jan-Aug)

10 am - 1 pm Inpatient Unit: Music Fellow (Dec. - present)

the arts for life program schedule at mission

Program Director sarah

and patient savannah

arts for life charlotteOur Arts For Life team in Charlotte teaches music, art, and creative writing to young patients at Presbyterian Hospital and Blume Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic. Our programs for patients and families include:• Clinic Art Station (in both waiting rooms and in treatment rooms) at Blume Clinic for kids with cancer and blood disorders,• Inpatient Programs at Hemby Children’s Hospital at Presbyterian where we teach art and music at patients’ bedsides, and• Art Support Groups, special programming for young patients, teen patients, siblings, and families.

Teaching Staff

Sarah PikeAlexanderProgram Director

Junior League Volunteers

Jennifer AllisonAbby BasalygaAllison BookerJennifer BrysonKendra CampbellChristina CottinghamJennifer EngelCarman GillisStephanie HarleyShannon HarrisGinny HelmsAmanda MajorBrooke MeyerAnne RansonLauren RozsakNadia SchrothHeather ShawCaroline Smith

Interns

Meghan DonoghueJill HarounyMegan Howard

Teaching Volunteers

Amy PermenterJacki SummeyKimberly HealyCaroline McNeil SmithElyse FrederickStephanie ThrowerLisa UnderwoodWes Sugg

The Arts For Life Team in charlotte

Music Fellows

Kevin GillGrey Brewster

AFL’s programs in 2010The ladies of the Junior League of Charlotte helped bring many hours of arts programming to young patients at Hemby Children’s Hospital. An amazing group of eighteen women volunteered their time weekly to teach art to kids, and even arranged an exhibit of our kids’ artwork at the Mint Museum on Randolph. Thank you, Junior League!

AFL Charlotte’s Music Fellows, Grey and Kevin, continued to bring the sweet sounds of music into the hospital and clinic, and have led Teen Groups in collaborative lessons and sing-alongs. We are grateful to Speedway Children’s Charities, Arts & Science Council, and NC Arts Council for supporting the Music Fellowship Program.

Patients in our programs also worked with three fantastic interns this year - big thanks to Meghan, Jill, and Megan!

the arts for life program schedule at presbyterian hospitalMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8:30 am – 5 pm Art Station Blume Clinic Program Director

8:30 am – 5 pm Art Station Blume Clinic Program Director

8:30 am – 5 pm Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital Program Director

8:00 am – 1 pm Art Station Blume Clinic Program Director

8:30 am – 5 pm Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital Program Director

8:30 am – 12:30 pm Art Station Blume Clinic Intern

8:30 am – 5 pm Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital Summer Intern

8:30 am – 12:30 pm Art Station Blume Clinic Intern

8:30 am – 5 pm Art Station Blume Clinic Summer Intern

8:30 am – 12:30 pm Art Station Blume Clinic Intern

10 am – 12 pm (September – May) Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital 2 Junior League Volunteers

10 am – 12 pm (every other Sunday) Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital Volunteers

8:30 am – 5 pm Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital Summer Intern

12 – 3 pm Music Lessons Clinic & Bedsides Music Fellow

9:45 am – 12 pm Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital Volunteer

9 am – 1 pm Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital Volunteer

8:30 am – 5:00 pm Art Station Blume Clinic Summer Intern

9 am – 1 pm Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital Volunteer

5 – 7 pm (every 3rd Tuesday) Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital Volunteer

5 – 7 pm Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital Volunteer

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm (September – May) Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital 2 Junior League Volunteers

9:30 am – 12:30 pm Music Lessons Clinic & Bedsides Music Fellow

5:30 – 7:30 pm (every 3rd Tuesday) Bedside Lessons Hemby Hospital Volunteer

Total weekly scheduled programming hours = 107

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Our team of art educators, volunteers, and interns

brought 2,639 top-notch educational art lessons to 964 patients, siblings, and family members last year.

That’s over 37 hours of art lessons each week!

The Arts For Life Team in durhamStaff

Mary Margaret FulkProgram Director

Intern

Laura Maruzzella

Teaching Volunteer

Abby Timberlake

Program Director mary margaret

and patient ben

arts for life durhamArts For Life Durham teaches art to young patients who come to Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center from all over the world. Sometimes, we will see children who have participated in our art programs at one of our other partner hospitals in Winston-Salem, Asheville, or Charlotte, so AFL provides a continuity of care that is unique to the the experiences of these special families. The AFL Durham team, led by Mary Margaret Fulk, teaches art to kids at:

• the Valvano Day Hospital and 4th Floor Clinics, where patients and families visit the hospital for outpatient procedures: pre- and post-transplant care, infusions, chemotherapy, tests, and more. Specialties at the 4th Floor Clinics include: Hematology/Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Allergy/

Immunology, and Neuro-Oncology.

• the 5200 Unit, or Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, the inpatient unit that kids undergoing bone marrow, stem cell, and cord blood transplants call home for two months or more. Art time on the PBMT unit provides these children with a creative, educational outlet, where they can interact with other kids, spend time with a parent, and learn exciting art skills.

arts for life at dukeAFL continues growing its intern and volunteer program into 2011, after a successful 2010 with Laura Maruzella and Abby Timberlake on the team. Abby and Laura helped bring many additional hours of art lessons to young patients at Duke. Thank you to these incredible ladies!

Our team in Durham spends lots of time with family members; when a child is on the Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Unit for many, many weeks, we get to know families very well! Our programs are always sure to include brothers, sisters, and parents, so everyone enjoys having made special memories and quality family time.

Program Director Mary Margaret represents AFL at many of the special events Duke holds for patients and families. In 2010, AFL brought fun art activities to the Rainbow of Heroes Celebration in April, Rainbow of Heroes Walk in May, Duke’s Day of Remembrance in June, Camp Kaleidoscope in July (where AFL Durham teaches art to over 100 campers and counselors!) the Camp Kaleidoscope Reunion in October, and a Door Decorating Contest on the PMBT in November.

the arts for life program schedule at duke children’s hospital & health Center

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9 am – 5:30 pm Valvano Day Hospital & 4th Floor Clinics Program Director

9 am – 5:30 pm Valvano Day Hospital & 4th Floor Clinics Program Director

9 am – 3:30 pm Valvano Day Hospital & 4th Floor Clinics Program Director

9 am – 5:30 pm Valvano Day Hospital & 4th Floor Clinics Program Director

9 am – 4 pm Valvano Day Hospital Intern (July – Dec)

10 am – 1 pm Waiting Room, 4th Floor Clinics Volunteer (Aug – Dec)

3:30 pm – 5 pm 5200 (Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Unit) Program Director

10 am – 1 pm Waiting Room, 4th Floor Clinics Volunteer (Aug – Dec)

Total weekly scheduled programming hours = 91.75

14.25 hrs 17.25 hrs 10.75 hrs 17.25 hrs 17.25 hrs 8.00 hrs 7.00 hrs

In 2010, the AFL Durham team taught 3,128 top-notch educational art lessons to 527 patients, siblings, and family members.

Each week, kids and families receive over 40 hours of art lessons!

arts for life winston-salem

Program Director betsey

and patient breanna

Staff

Betsey McLawhornProgram Director

Elizabeth MessickCommunity Coordinator

Colin AlluredMusic Fellow

Volunteers

Linda Hinshaw Lauren PorterLaura StathamKitty AmosLisa TimberlakeTiffany ParrisJoanie OliphantCasi WilliamsLeah ShawMary Beth Blackwell Chapman

2010 Interns

Lauren LingMolly BoltonAli KappsTeradee HaganLeigh Anne WhiteAdreanna Massey

Advisory Council

Carolyn BaileyAmy GarlandAnne SessionsJeff UngetheimSusan WilesMary Craig Tennille

From the blog parent Amber Scavo writes for her daughter Julia:“This morning, she turned and said, “TV off. I need Betsey’s Art Kit.” Ms. Betsey is our Arts For Life teacher on the 9th floor here at Brenner. She is the heart of our clinic. This program brings art and music into the hospital for clinic patients and inpatient kids. It is an amazing thing to see these children in all stages of life and cancer treatment come out of their shells and express themselves through art. It truly is a lifeline. If you ever feel called to do something tangible for local kids with cancer, this is an excellent non-profit to fund. The kids love the art, love Betsey and all the volunteers. It is Arts For Life that makes these kids actually look forward to coming to the hospital for treatment. And they choose art over TV and video games so many times.

It is so true that art brings life. Arts For Life is the heart of the clinic and you make it a place that these kids love and actually want to come to!”

The Arts For Life Team in winston-salem

Patients and families visiting the pediatric oncology hematology clinic and inpatient units of Brenner Children’s Hospital count on AFL to help them through their healthcare experiences.

• Young patients arrive to the clinic and make a beeline to Arts For Life’s Clinic Art Station. With their AFL teachers, the children learn to create artistic masterpieces while they meet other kids and explore their talents. Being active at the art stations enables patients to stay focused and positive during what could be long, frustrating hours of waiting for and receiving treatments.

• In our Inpatient Program, AFL teachers travel from room to room teaching young patients guitar and music, painting and drawing, and sculpture and writing. In working with their AFL instructors, patients and their siblings experience success as they learn new artistic skills, express ideas and emotions, and build self-confidence.

• AFL’s Art Support Groups help patients to meet one another, find comfort in their common experiences, and interact in a supportive, fun environment.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 8:15 am – 1:30 pm Art Station Open Program Director

8:15 am – 1:30 pm Art Station Open Program Director

8:15 am – 1:30 pm Art Station Open Volunteer

8:15 am – 1:30 pm Art Station Open Program Director

8:15 am – 1:30 pm Art Station Open Program Director

1 – 4 pm Bedside Lessons Intern

1 – 4 pm Bedside Lessons Volunteer

1 – 4 pm Bedside Lessons Intern

2 – 5 pm Bedside Lessons Intern

1 – 5 pm Bedside Lessons Hem/Onc Intern

1 – 5 pm Bedside Lessons Intern

2 – 5 pm Bedside Lessons Program Director

2 – 5 pm Bedside Lessons Program Director

2 – 5 pm Bedside Lessons Program Director

2 – 5 pm Bedside Lessons Program Director

1 – 5 pm Bedside Lessons General Peds Volunteer

1 – 4 pm Music Lessons Bedside Volunteer

12 – 3 pm Music Lessons Clinic & Bedside Music Fellow

1 – 3 pm Music Lessons Clinic & Bedside Music Fellow

11 am – 2 pm Music Lessons Clinic & Bedside Music Fellow

2 – 5 pm Music Lessons Clinic & Bedside Music Fellow

5 – 8 pm Bedside Lessons Volunteer

5 – 8 pm Bedside Lessons Volunteer

4 – 8 pm Bedside Lessons Volunteer

5 – 8 pm Bedside Lessons Intern

5 – 8 pm Bedside Lessons Intern

Total weekly scheduled programming hours = 91.75

14.25 hrs 17.25 hrs 10.75 hrs 17.25 hrs 17.25 hrs 8.00 hrs 7.00 hrs

the arts for life program schedule at brenner children’s hospital

Last year, our team in Winston-Salem brought 4,798 dynamic arts lessons to 1,128 patients, siblings, and family members.

Every week, that’s almost 70 hours of art & music lessons !

...to all the friends & supporters of Arts For Life who made our programs possible in 2010!

Without your steady support and firm belief in the healing qualities of the arts, Arts For Life would not have touched the lives of over 4,700 patients, siblings, and

family members in 2010. Thank you for helping us to improve kids’ clinic visits, hospital stays, healthcare

experiences, and lives every day.

We send our deepest appreciation to:

Mark Anderson and theLoretta Ho Sherblom Insurance Agency

Janet Martin and Marie E. GilletteVolunteer Leadership CommitteeMission Hospital FoundationJerome & Grace Murray FoundationBrent Ford and Bank of America

Asheville Savings Bankarvato digital servicesNew York Community TrustSpeedway Children’s CharitiesMr. and Mrs. Charles Owens, Jr.

Franklin AcademyDoug Michaels and Mariano Garrido-Lopez

Mimi ShackelfordCathedral of All SoulsSteve and Lynn ForbesThe Brown Family FoundationDr. and Mrs. Benjamin Powell

Janirve FoundationFleshman-Pratt FoundationThe Clear Light FundMary and Harden BlackwellMary Beth Blackwell Chapman and Christopher ChapmanKids Care Grant at DukeAnonymous Donors Anne and Steve SessionsArts & Science CouncilMaria & Efird Hine Fund atAugsburg Lutheran Church

Presbyterian HospitalBrenner Children’s Hospital

Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center

Mission Children’s Hospital

Judy and Jim WarrenAll American Athletic Association

Candace and Rhett Blanchard

Blanchard HyundaiSouthern Community Bank & Trust

Festiva Hospitality GroupCharlton Ward and Linwood Watson

Gil and Joe Calderwood

Louise Glickman Rebecca and Richard ManskeFrances and Jim AckermanValerie Poullette Altman and Stewart AltmanBecky AndersonEleanor and Charlie Owen

Arts For Life would also like to thankMrs. Margaret ArmfieldDouglas and Carolyn BaileyChristopher and Nermin BallingerMr. and Mrs. Frank M. Bell, Jr

June and Jack BlunkDavid Smith and Phil BroughtonDieter Buehler and Marilyn StollMr. and Mrs. John W. Burress

The Carving BoardPeggy and Bob CulbertsonHoward Kaye and Dave Hillman

Burke Street PizzaRuth and Carl DeatonSusan and Mark Doughton

First Baptist ChurchMs. Hedy FischerGina and Samuel ForneckerChristopher’s New Global Cuisine

Mr. Brian GainesTracy GroomsColleen and Gary Guglielmo

Richard HandfordCharlotte HanesMr. Weston P. Hatfield

Highwater ClaysJimmy’s Seafood and Oyster Bar

Anna and Jesse Jarrell

Val JohnsonJonas Gerard Fine Art

J u b i l e e !Mr. and Mrs. Phillip G. KinkenCece Woodward and Stuart Kirsner

Lisa and Mark Knollman

Grant LaughterJill and Joe LawrenceJim Barkley ToyotaRobert and Diane LevyBib’s Downtown RibsGail and Brian McCarthyGeni and Doug McKeeAmy and Kevin McMullenMrs. Myrt McNeelyThe Loop Pizza GrillKatharine and Fred Murchison

Margaret NewellRandy Norris

Stewart Griffin and Raymond O’Neill

Mrs. Sam OgburnRuth and Clifton PleasantsCharles William and Carolyn Rietz

Mel Nelis and Guy RossMary Lou and Nelson Sartoris

Sessions Specialty Co.Ms. Jerrilyn SmithNancy and Rickie SmithSt. Pauls Episcopal Church

T i l t w o r k sLisa and Ed Timberlake, Jr.

Ms. Yvonne TreskaMr. and Mrs. Ted Van DuynJudy and William Watson

Mr. Gary WeinerPatricia and Jarold WhittWhitt’s Catering Service, Inc.William and Pamela Winkler

Sandy and Gary WolfeMr. and Mrs. William F. Womble

United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County

and many more...

AdministrativeExpenses15.9%

PR/FundraisingExpenses

1.8%

where the money comes from

Donations $170,128 Fee For Service $109,170Grants $ 92,496Special Events $ 20,355Other $ 19,155Total $411,304

Where the Money Goes Program Expenses $311,528Administrative Expenses $ 60,281PR/Fundraising Expenses $ 6,847Total $378,656

Net Ordinary Income $ 32,648

Other Income In-Kind Donation $ 16,079Other Income $ 300Total Other Income $ 16,379

Other Expense In-Kind Donation Exp. $ 16,079 Other Expense $ 790 John Dickson Art Fund $ 16,505Total Other Expense $ 33,374

Net Other Income (16,995)

Net Income $ 15,653

2010 Financial Statement

Arts For LifeConsolidated Financial Statement (unaudited)

Year Ended December 31, 2010

Donations 41.5%

Fee for Service(hospitals)

26.5%

Grants22.5%

Special Events5.0%

Other4.5%

Program Expenses82.3%