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to say all the bills are paid,
and we now have a three
month reserve in the bank. We
will continue to try and build
this up to a six month reserve
so we always pay bills and
weather an emergency if nec-
essary.
House Director Dan Ger-
main gave us an update on
the many improvements we
have made at the House last
year and he outlined his goals
for next year.
We are making very good
progress on our strategic plan
and with your continued help
you can expect to see the
House continue to run effi-
ciently with constant improve-
ment of our organization and
outreach ability to the commu-
nity.
We wish to thank the clubs
who sent in their proxies and
offer a special thank you to
all of you who gave up a
Saturday to drive to Sacra-
mento and represent your
club at the meeting.
Thanks also to UCD Medi-
cal Center and its liaison to
the Board, J.P. Eres for
providing lunch.
We tried to provide an
interesting, informative,
and fast moving meeting
and the thanks you gave
us on the way out makes
us think we succeeded.
At the June board meet-
ing, we elected the follow-
ing people as next year’s
Board officers:
Bill Hooper of the Cit-(Continued on page 6)
Volume XIV Issue 1 July 2013
Important dates 2
Not in my backyard! 3
Impressions 5
Wish list 5
Ways to support KFH 7
UCDavis Health
System 8
KFH Ambassadors 10
Contact Editor 10
Inside this issue:
President’s Message by Bill Hooper
“...We are making very good progress on
our strategic plan and with your continued
help you can expect to see the House con-
tinue to run efficiently…”
KFH Annual Meeting 2013
House Talk Kiwanis in Action at our Kiwanis Family House
We had a full
house for the an-
nual meeting and
attendees elected
trustees Rita
Beall, Bob
Isaacs, and
George MacMur-
phey to second
terms on the Board.
We also had two of our
House guests come in and
share their story. They each
expressed their thanks to us
for our help at the House dur-
ing their difficult time. This
always brings a tear to our
eyes and reinvigorates us as
we are reminded how im-
portant our work for the
House is to the families we
serve.
The financial report was
given by Treasurer Matthew
Wehner, and we are pleased
Sponsor a
Family
for a Night
Donations pay for those
families who cannot af-
ford it, or supplement
families who can only
make partial payments.
We never turn away
deserving families for
lack of payment.
Send in your donation.
It is $50@ night. Send
check or your credit card
number with expiration
date (Visa, MasterCard,
and American Express
only).
Mail to Kiwanis Family
House, Inc. 2875 50th
Street Sacramento, CA
95817-2308 or call us.
From our house, to your house:
July 4th
Accomplishments for 2011:
-Opened our first-ever See's
Candy Holiday Store
-Met with stakeholders to devel-
op new Strategic Plan and focus
for next 3-5 years
Goals for Next Year:
-Revitalize Friends of the Kiwanis
Family House Program. Add to
the membership and provide on-
going recognition to contributors.
-Source additional sources of
ongoing funding/grant opportuni-
ties
The annual meeting of our Kiwanis Family House (KFH) was suc-cessfully conducted on Saturday June 8th at our KFH.
There are many ele-ments that make it suc-cessful.
Sponsor Clubs who are current (dues paid) are eligible to vote. No-
tice of the meeting ap-peared in House Talk, and was mailed/emailed to Sponsor Clubs. Our KFH Ambassadors (see page 10), followed up to be sure Sponsor Clubs were current, and were to attend. For those who could not attend a proxy form was completed
indicating who could vote. There are over 85 Sponsor
Clubs and there must be a quorum to conduct the meeting.
The credential committee re-ported that a quorum was es-tablished.
Early arrivals were provided (Continued on page 6)
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Important Dates
House Talk is a monthly newsletter pub-lished by the Kiwanis Family House, Inc.
2875 50th Street, Sacramento, CA 95817-2308. (916) 736-0116.
website: www.kiwanisfamilyhouse.org
The Kiwanis Family House is a 501 (c) 3
organization incorporated by in the State of California and recognized by the IRS.
Board of Kiwanis Family House
President:. William (Bill) Hooper (2014) V.P. ………….George MacMurphey (2016) Secretary….………….……Rita Beall (2016) Treasurer…...Matthew J. Wehner (2014) Director…………...……….Emily Chirk (2014) Director………………Karen Borman (2014) Director……..…Bernard Bowes Jr. (2015) Director…. William (Rick) Dwyer (2015)
Director................... Bob Isaacs (2016) Director……………………………..Vacant (2014) Director…………Daniel Saulisberry (2015)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Past President………William (Rick) Dwyer UCDMC Liaison…………………..… J.P. Eres III Editor………………………........John W. Seigal
House Talk is published monthly and sent to supporters and owners of the Kiwa-nis Family House Inc. The editor is solely responsible for the content. It is the intent to be 100% accurate. Articles labeled as Editorial represent the opinion of the editor and may not represent the opinion of the Ki-wanis Family House, the board, or Kiwanis International. The address of the editor is P.O, Box 1131 Sloughhouse, CA 95683-1131 or
email: [email protected]
Kiwanis Family House Board meetings
Kiwanis Family House 2875 50th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817 Second Thursdays 7:00 pm
2013 2014
July 11 Feb 13
Aug 8 Mar 13
Sep 12 Apr 10
Oct 10 May 8
Nov 14 June 14 (Sat)
Dec 12 11:00 a.m.
2014 Annual
Jan 9 Meeting
Would you donate 3%
of your supermarket
shopping to our Kiwanis Family House? It is simple as 1-2-3
1. Do you shop at Save Mart,
Smart, Food Maxx or Lucky
Supermarkets?
2. If so scan your S.H.A.R.E.S card and the house gets a
percentage. You still get the
great sale prices and the rest.
3. If you do not have a card contact editor (page 10)
and send your name and USPS mailing address. Editor
will send you a S.H.A.R.E.S.
card by return mail! Scan the S.H.A.R.E.S.
card each time you shop!
Kiwanis Family House Mission Statement
“The mission of the Kiwanis Family
House is dedicated to providing
housing and support to families of
seriously ill children and adults being
treated at University of California,
Davis, Sacramento.”
Free money
There are still areas with Albertsons
Supermarkets. Keep using your Albert-
son’s Preferred Savings Card.
Register your card by calling
(800) 353-9002.
Subscription
information about
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tion of our KFH.
Each Sponsor Club is emailed a
copy to the designated Kiwanian.
If you are interested in receiving
the House Talk via email visit our
website at:
www.kiwanisfamilyhouse.org and enter your email address on the
lower left-hand corner where it says "Sign Up For Our Email
Newsletter".
If you wish to receive it by US
Postal Service contact Editor on
page 10.
KIWANIS FAMILY HOUSE 2875 50TH ST SACRAMENTO CA 95817-2308
Donate a brick!
The memorial bricks cost $100
each. The lettering grid is 15 spaces across and three rows deep.
Donate them for birthdays, anni-versaries, memorials, sponsored organizations, past presidents, hon-orary members, and more.
They are memorials and last longer than plaques and seen by more people.
The bricks are installed in the courtyard of our Kiwanis Family House.
For more information or a brick order contact editor. See page 10.
See us at:
August 15-17, 2013
Cal-Nev-Ha Dist. Convention Silver Legacy Resort & Casino, Reno, Nevada
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Report #133
Since October 1, 2001 to May 31,
2013, (the effective dates of this
report), 12,615 families have
stayed one or more nights at our
Kiwanis Family House while being
treated at UCDMC and Shriners
Hospital for Children®.
This report covers over 11 years.
Previous to October 1, 2001 the
reports were tabulated in a different
format.
Our KFH has hosted 967 families
from outside Cal-Nev-Ha District (California, Nevada, and Hawaii).
These 967 families come from:
Alabama Missouri Alaska Montana
Arizona Nebraska Arkansas New Hampshire
Colorado New Jersey Connecticut New Mexico
Delaware New York District of Columbia North Carolina
Florida Ohio Georgia Oklahoma
Idaho Oregon
Illinois Pennsylvania Indiana South Carolina
Iowa South Dakota Kansas Tennessee
Kentucky Texas Louisiana Utah
Maine Vermont Maryland Virginia
Massachusetts Washington
Michigan West Virginia Minnesota Wisconsin
Mississippi Wyoming
Also, there have been families
from: Belgium Brazil Canada England Federated States of Micronesia Guatemala Haiti Israel Italy Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Pakistan People’s Republic of China Republic of Palau Serbia Taiwan Uruguay Venezuela Wales
Division 7 and Division 44 are con-sidered the “host” divisions. Families
living within 35 miles of UCDMC are not eligible to stay at our KFH.
Aren’t you glad that there is your Kiwanis Family House in
Sacramento, California?
Kiwanis Family House,
not in my backyard!
Div. Lt. Gov. Families %
39 Thompson 3,499 27.74%
14 Ghag 1,339 10.61%
Out of District 967 7.67%
45 Baran 931 7.38%
27 Goad 883 7.00%
46 McGrath 752 5.96%
44 Kocher 729 5.78%
20 Hauser 495 3.92%
23 Andrews 478 3.79%
8 Preston 377 2.99%
32 Braik 346 2.74%
5 Fedrico 239 1.89%
7 McIntire 230 1.82%
26 Gilliam 180 1.43%
18 Farris 150 1.19%
12 verBurg 129 1.02%
34 Dahlquist 125 0.99%
36 Orosco 118 0.94%
2 Bliss 111 0.88%
38 Williams 69 0.55%
43 Bowen 42 0.33%
28 Petrick 39 0.31%
33 Kinsey 36 0.29%
29 Cordero 33 0.26%
42 Talley 29 0.23%
11 Frost 26 0.21%
41 Uramga 26 0.21%
6 Castleman 23 0.18%
22 Field 23 0.18%
24 Grimm 22 0.17%
31 Bloemen 20 0.16%
15 Cridland 19 0.15%
16 Ross 19 0.15%
47 Dopf 17 0.13%
1 Lim 16 0.13%
30 Fields 14 0.11%
4 Brooks 13 0.10%
37 Cunning 13 0.10%
10 Lagunas, Jr. 12 0.10%
25 Montaño 10 0.08%
35 Manning 8 0.06%
13 Wait 6 0.05%
19 Waronek 2 0.02%
Totals 12,615 100.0%
The column to the left mentions num-
bers, where our guests are from, codified
by Kiwanis Divisions.
This article defines our guests from
their neighborhoods during the month of
May 2013. The number in parentheses is
the number of families.
Canada
Stony Plain, Alberta
California
Alameda
Alturas (6)
Anderson (6)
Angels Camp
Bella Vista
Berry Creek
Biggs
Brownsville
Burlingame
Burney (2)
Canby
Chico (3)
Chula Vista
Clear Lake (2)
Colfax
Colusa
Corning (3)
Crescent City
Eureka (3)
Fairfield (2)
Flournoy (2)
Fort Bragg
Fortuna
Fresno (4)
Grass Valley
Happy Camp (2)
Hayfork
Hoopa (2)
Ione
Kings Beach
Lake Almanor
Los Angeles
Los Banos
Los Molinos
Macdoel
(Continued on page 4)
Neighborhoods…
not numbers!
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Neighborhoods…
not numbers! (Cont’d)
Mammoth Lakes
Manteca
Mariposa
Marysville (4)
Milpitas
Modesto (2)
Montague
Nevada City
North Fork (2)
North Highlands
North San Juan
North Fork
Oakley
Orland
Oroville (7)
Paradise (4)
Penn Valley
Placerville
Pollock Pines
Porterville
Portola
Princeton
Quincy
Red Bluff (3)
Redding (9)
Reedley
Rough and Ready
Sacramento
Shasta
Shasta Lake (3)
Sonora
Stockton (4)
Suisun City
Susanville
Sylmar
Tracy
Truckee (2)
Tuolumne
Vacaville (2)
Vallejo
Woodland
Yreka
Yuba City
Georgia
Canton
Nevada
Carson City (2)
Fernley
(Continued from page 3) Minden
Reno (3)
Schurz
Silver Spring
Sparks (8)
Sun Valley
Wellington
Oregon
Bandon
Hermiston (2)
Lakeview
Monmouth
Texas
Midland
Utah
Layton
Washington
Battle Ground
Wisconsin
Dallas
Total Guest Nights 439
Average Stay 2.65 days
New Executive
Director
President of the Kiwanis Family
House Board of Directors, Bill
Hooper, announced that Daniel
“Dan” Germain has been promot-
ed to the position of Executive Di-
rector House Director of our Kiwa-
nis Family House (KFH). He has
served as House Director since April
1, 2012.
In his 14 month tenure with the
Kiwanis Family House, Dan has
been responsible for the daily oper-
ations of the House, including over-
sight of the staff, volunteers, and
guests. In his new role as Execu-
tive Director, he will take a leader-
ship role in executing the board’s
strategic plan, including fundrais-
ing, grant writing, and outreach to
the local community, the Kiwanis
organization, and the sponsor Kiwa-
nis Clubs. A new Operations Man-
ager will be hired to assume many
of the day-to-day operational duties
he previously performed as House
Director.
Dan began his Kiwanis affiliation
as a member of Circle K Interna-
tional while attending college, and
served as Circle K Governor of the
Cal-Nev-Ha District for one year
and Vice President of Circle K Inter-
national the following year.
He is currently a member of the
East Sacramento-Midtown Kiwanis
Club and the Kiwanis Club of Kiwa-
nis Family House, Sacramento. He
serves as an Advisor to the Califor-
nia State University (Sacramento)
Circle K Club.
Dan’s qualifications include 22
years with the California Highway
Patrol in various positions including
Commander and Assistant Chief, as
well as four years as Chief Operat-
ing Officer at Coalition for Inde-
pendence in Kansas City, Kansas, a
non-profit agency serving individu-
als with disabilities.
Our Kiwanis Family House Board is current-ly seeking a new director to serve the one year remaining term of Calvin Hara’s three year term.
Calvin Hara is relocating out of state.
Here are the paperwork requirements:
A statement from the president of the ap-
plicant’s home club endorsing the candi-date. This should be signed by the presi-dent as well as the candidate.
A statement from the candidate as to why
he/she would like to serve on the board.
A short biography, including a history of Kiwanis affiliation and other relative expe-rience that may benefit the board.
Mail information to Kiwanis Family House
2875 50th St. Sacramento, CA 65817 Att: Bill Hooper/Dan Germain or
Fax information to (916) 455-7246 Att:
Bill Hooper/Dan Germain or
Email to: [email protected]
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As I write this col-
umn, I am on the
road to Vancouver,
British Columbia for
the concurrent Kiwa-
nis and Circle K Inter-
national Conventions.
The two K-Family
organizations will share a common ex-
hibit hall, where the Kiwanis Family
House will once again be a featured
exhibitor. Importantly, we will have
multiple opportunities throughout the
week to deliver a 30-minute presenta-
tion on the main stage in the hall, op-
portunities we greatly value.
I strongly sense that our KFH profile
is growing within our California-Nevada
-Hawaii district and across the interna-
tional organization. Since last year’s
convention in New Orleans, Interna-
tional President Tom DeJulio and
Rosemary have written us more than
once. Past President Alan Penn and
Jeri have as well. We look forward to
visiting again with President-Elect Gun-
ter Gasser from Spittal an der Drau,
Austria in Vancouver as we did at our
booth last year in New Orleans. A cou-
ple of months ago, International Trus-
tee Jim Rochford from Peoria, Illinois
sent us an email conveying his pleasure
at receiving and reading our monthly
House Talk newsletter.
This attention and support are criti-
cal, of course, because the Kiwanis
Family House - located in Sacramento -
has an unmistakable international
reach, having hosted families from
nearly every state in the United States
and 20 other countries. Given the rari-
ty of chances to address international
audiences, we realize the importance of
delivering effective and inspiring pro-
grams from the main stage.
This year’s presentation will include a
brand new video segment featuring the
story of Ryan, Chelsea, and their new
daughter Lillyaunna. Lilly was born
with a defect in her diaphragm that
allowed her stomach and intestines to
migrate into her chest cavity. This has
caused a life-threatening challenge to
her ability to breathe without assis-
tance. Ryan and Chelsea are current
guests without any indication of when
their daughter might be healthy
enough for discharge. However, on the
eve of our departure for Vancouver,
Chelsea stepped into my office to re-
Impressions The monthly column
by Dan Germain KFH Executive Director
port that Lilly had an extremely good
day, showing signs of independence
from the mechanical assistance. They
heard their daughter cry for the first
time, more than two months after enter-
ing their lives. Chelsea was beaming
and talking about being able to finally go
home. Our international audience will
hear Ryan articulate his appreciation for
Kiwanis and the facility that has meant
so much to them during this difficult and
emotional chapter in their young lives.
We will certainly take our stories to
Vancouver. I am confident that we will
bring other stories back with us to share
with you, our most passionate support-
ers, and I look forward to sharing them
with you next month.
“Dan Germain (916) 736-0116
Kiwanis Family House July 2013 Wish List
Our Kiwanis Family House always
has a ready Wish List of items that
are needed. Perhaps you might
want to add an item for our KFH
when you are shopping. You might
find it more convenient to mail us
Sam’s Club or Costco gift cards and
let us do the shopping. (The cards
fit into mailing envelopes easily).
Mail to:
Kiwanis Family House
2875 50th Street,
Sacramento, CA 95817
If you would rather deliver them
to our KFH or give us a call give us
a call at (916) 736-0116 to arrange
a pick up.
July Priorities
Multi-purpose copi-er/printer paper.
Liquid dish soap.
Kleenex or comparable
tissues.
Fragrance-free powder laundry soap.
Lysol toilet bowl cleaner.
Clorox or Lysol disinfect-
ing wipes.
Exercise is like medicine
for your body! Some people join a health or
fitness club (costs money).
Some people jog (costs money
for special shoes, and be sure the areas you jog are safe).
Some people like to cycle (cost
money for a bicycle and watch out for cars and motorcycle.
Here is a way to
safely exercise and contribute to our KFH. Set up a schedule to cut the grass. It is safe, fresh air is good for you, and you provide a needed service.
Call Dan Germain (916) 736-
0116
Del delivers
Kiwanian Del Avants, from Divi-
sion 32, delivered six brand new tel-evisions for our Kiwanis Family House guest rooms.
Del has a generous customer who wanted to make a contribution.
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President’s Message by Bill Hooper (Contd.)
rus Heights Club as president,
George MacMurphey of the East
Sacramento-Midtown Club as vice
president,
Rita Beall of the Greater Sacra-
mento Club as secretary, and
Matthew Wehner of the Davis
Club as treasurer.
The Board also promoted House
Director Dan Germain to Executive
Director (See related story on page
4).
The Board also reluctantly accept-
ed the resignation of Board member
Calvin Hara effective June 30.
He is moving from the area and he
will be greatly missed as he has done
an outstanding job as a member of
the Board for the last five years.
Please contact Executive Director
Dan Germain if you are interested in
this Board position. The term for this
position is for one year.
We are looking forward to the next
two events. The first is “The Evening
with the Stars” at the Shiners Hospital
Atrium on July 20th where we will cel-
ebrate our 29th birthday and recog-
nize some of the Kiwanis clubs and
individuals that have helped us suc-
ceed in our mission, and our partner-
ship with UCD Medical Center and
Shriners Hospital.
The second is the Sixth Annual
Swing “Fore” Kids Golf Tournament
which will take place August 26th at
Sierra View Country Club in Roseville.
Till next time, yours in Kiwanis
Service, Bill
(Continued from page 1)
with a tour of our KFH by board mem-
ber Emily Chirk.
The meeting started promptly at
11:00 a.m. and was convened by board
president Bill Hooper.
During the meeting two KFH guests,
told there story as to what brought
them to our KFH, and the importance
of what we do. One guest was from
Indianapolis, Indiana the current home
of Kiwanis International.
The financial report was given by
Treasurer Matthew Wehner. He pro-
vided a broad overview of the finances,
and was available to answer specific
question anyone might have, after the
annual meeting.
House Director, Dan Germain, re-
ported on the nuts and bolts of our KFH
operation and how folks can assist.
There were three board vacancies to
fill. There were three candidates run-
(Continued from page 1)
Join us on Saturday, July 20th at the Shriners Hospital Atrium (2428
Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento).
It will be a magical evening as we wine, dine, and celebrate the Stars of
the Kiwanis Family House.
Attire: Semi-Formal or Formal
For tickets and information go to www.kiwanisfamilyhouse.org
ning for those positions. There were
no nominations from the floor and
none received in the mail.
1. Bob Isaacs was re-elected to a
three year term ending in 2016.
2. Rita Beall was elected to a
three year term ending in 2016.
She was a previous board mem-
ber who had been appointed to
fill the term of a previous board
member.
3. George MacMurphey was
elected to a three year term
ending in 2016. He also was a
previous board member who had
been appointed to fill the term of
a previous board member.
After the meeting, the lunch was
catered by Sunshine Café of Sacra-
mento. This was hosted by the Uni-
versity of California Davis Medical
Center.
After lunch another tour of our
KFH was conducted by board mem-
ber Emily Chirk.
The next annual meeting will be
held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday June
14 at our KFH.
KFH Annual Meeting
2013 (Cont’d)
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TV for KFH
Our Kiwanis Family House (KFH)
guests watch TV in their rooms. But the TV’s in their rooms are wearing out.
Donate $300 so our KFH may pur-chase replacements. We are target-ing Best Buy Store’s Insignia model which has a DVD player.
Families need diversions while worrying about family members.
Televisions allow them to catch up on the news.
Ways to support our Kiwanis Family House...
Get your SHARES Card (on page2) so we get our “share”.
KFH… visit us!
If you are in the neighborhood and
want to stop by for a visit, please do.
If you want to arrange a special
tour in advance, call us at (916)
736-0116.
Hold a club meeting here!
Become a friend!
Want to feel good about yourself?
The become a Friend of our Kiwa-nis Family House. It takes an annual donation of $100 (or more). Infor-mation about memberships and ways to pay, is available at our website: www.kiwanisfamilyhouse.org
Want to feel better about yourself? Consider giving your friends and rela-tives the “gift” of becoming a Friend of our Kiwanis Family House.
These donations keep our KFH in operation and keeping our commit-ment of never having to turn any one away for lack of payment.
Recycling makes cents!
Donate ink cartridges, LASER car-tridges, toner cartridges etc. to our KFH.
We even have a container for
used plastic bags to be recycled. It helps the environment, lessens
the impact on land fills, and makes cents.
If you work for a company, ask it if it will cooperate in giv-ing you the items to take and donate.
Our KFH gets money when we turn them in for recycling.
Recycling money is “green” and spends the same way with a lessen-ing on the KFH budget.
If you have an old car, boat, or Recreational Vehicle (R/V) you can transform it into cash for our Kiwanis Family House.
Our KFH has partnered with Car Program Inc. to provide an easy-to-use tax deductible process to donate your car, boat, of R/V.
You are able to donate your vehi-cle, running or not, and it does not have to be registered.
Questions: Call Executive Director Dan Germain at (916) 736-0116 or Car Program Inc. (800) 240-0160. This agency can accept dona-tions from most of our 50 states to benefit our KFH!
Vehicle
donations
needed!
Gifts of Appreciated Securities If you have
marketable se-
curities that
have grown
substantially in
value, the tax
laws make it
possible for you
to make an im-
portant gift at a remarkably low after-
tax cost.
A gift of appreciated securities gener-
ally qualifies you for an income tax char-
itable deduction equal to the value of
the gifted securities, and it may also
avoid the long-term capital gain tax on
your unrealized capital gain.
You can deduct up to 30% of your
adjusted gross income in the year of
your gift. Any amount given in excess of
30% can be carried over and deducted
for up to five subsequent years.
Usually a sale of appreciated securities
results in a tax on your full gain – in
other words, you keep only part of the
profit. But if you donate those same ap-
preciated securities to our Kiwanis Fami-
ly House, there is no tax on your gain,
even though your “profit” is counted as
part of your charitable deduction.
Check with your Tax Advisor or IRS.
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Reducing unnecessary and
high-dose pediatric CT scans could cut associated cancers by 62%
search Network (PECARN), the only federally funded pediatric emergency care research network in the U.S.
The retrospective study was con-ducted in diverse male and female children under 15 who were enrolled in seven other integrated health-care systems.
The researchers examined CT utili-zation data from six of the health-care systems between 1996 and 2010. Ra-diation dosage and estimated cancer risk were calculated by examining 744 random CTs of the head, abdo-men/pelvis, chest and spine conduct-ed from 2001 through 2011 at five of the health systems.
The researchers said exams from these regions of the body account for more than 95 percent of all CT scans.
The researchers also found that pa-tient radiation doses were highly vari-able for exams of the same anatomic region.
The risk of radiation-induced leuke-mia and brain cancers are highest for head CT, the most commonly per-formed CT in children. While the ef-fective dose for head CT is relatively low, the brain and red bone marrow doses are relatively high for young children, resulting in the greatest risk of brain cancer and leukemia for im-aged organs. The risk of radiation-induced solid cancer is highest for CTs of the abdomen and pelvis, which also had the most dramatic increase in use, especially among older children. Breast, thyroid and lung cancers and leukemia account for 68 percent of projected cancers in exposed girls; brain, lung and colon cancer and leu-kemia account for 51 percent of fu-ture cancers in boys.
She noted that physicians can re-duce dosage amounts using a number of different strategies, including re-ducing scan length by focusing solely on the ‘zone of interest’ — the region requiring imaging. For example, when the zone of interest is the abdomen, physicians should avoid also scanning the pelvis. She said dosage guidelines for imaging pediatric patients should be followed closely.
“A smaller person needs a lower dose to come out of the machine to create an image of adequate quality for making a clinical diagnosis,” Miglioretti said.
“Over the years”
The current series of House Talk
(Volume I Issue 1) is dated May 1,
2001.
Nine years ago
Volume V Issue 1
July 2004 On July 31,
2004 the Kiwa-
nis Club of KFH
Sacramento
held its Second
Annual Down
East Lobster
Feast.
All proceeds
from the event
went directly to
the New KFH
building fund.
Shown above is Ron Abbott pre-
paring a lobster.
Eight years ago
Volume VI Issue 1
July 2005
Norma Montna admiring Jeannie
Wenger’s new T-Shirt she bought
from our Kiwanis Family House.
Seven years ago
Volume VII Issue 1
July 2006
Kiwanian Pamela Haines getting
new KFH ready for grand opening.
A study examining trends in X-ray computed tomography (CT) use in children in the United States has found that reducing unnecessary scans and lowering the doses for the highest-dose scans could lower the overall lifetime risk of future imaging-related cancers by 62 percent.
The 4 million CT scans of the most commonly imaged organs conducted in children each year could result in approximately 4,870 future cancers, the study found. Reducing the highest 25 percent of radiation doses could prevent 2,090 — or 43 percent — of these future cancers. By also elimi-nating unnecessary imaging, 3,020 — or 62 percent — of cancers could be prevented, said Diana Miglioretti, lead study author and Dean’s Profes-sor in Biostatistics in the Department of Public Health Sciences at UC Davis Health System.
“There are potential harms from CT, meaning that there is a cancer risk, albeit very small in individual children, so it’s important to reduce this risk in two ways,” said Miglioretti, who is a member of the UC Davis Comprehen-sive Cancer Center. “The first is to only do a CT when it’s medically nec-essary, and use alternative imaging when possible. The second is to dose CT appropriately for children.”
Computed tomography is a proce-dure used to generate cross-sectional images of the body in diagnostic and therapeutic settings. It frequently is used in young children who may have experienced trauma, for example. Miglioretti noted its use has increased dramatically because the technology is effective and offers greater conven-ience than other imaging methods that do not involve ionizing radiation, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which requires that a child re-main still in a scanner for an extended period of time. Ultrasound imaging can be time consuming. Radiation doses delivered by CT are 100 to 500 times higher than for conventional radiography, Miglioretti said.
UC Davis has a long history of re-search pertaining to appropriate CT scanning in children with trauma, and the risks to children of unnecessary CT scans. This work has been per-formed through its leadership in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Re-
9 www.kiwanisfamilyhouse.org
“Letters, we get
letters, we get stacks and stacks
of letters…”
These letters are left at our KFH addressed to you. They are pub-
lished to show our readers of the im-pact made by the staff and services of
our Kiwanis Family House and UC Da-vis Medical Center. The letters are
published as originally written and punctuated. This is to preserve the
sincerity and spontaneity of the writer.
“Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
“Your kindness and generosity
made it possible for us to be with our
mom while she had esophageal sur-gery.
“God Bless You All?
“Very clean and nice to have a place to sleep. Thank you!”
“You are are such a blessing from the Lord!
“The shuttle, the fridge, the room, the kitchen— all just such a blessing.
“I could not say more…. “Thank you! Thank you! Thank
you!”
“Dear Kiwanis Family Houe and mem-bers of Kiwanis,
“I want to thank the members of Sacra-mento Kiwanis who had the foresight to build a wonderful place for families, who are in need of sleeping quarters while a loved one is at the hospital.
“Being in a strange city, alone, with someone you love having major surgery, it was a very helpful having some place close to go to where the people are warm and caring. The facility is kept ex-tremely clean, and the staff was very friendly and helpful.
“I cannot say enough of how grateful I am.
“My husband is recovering slowly but nicely.
“Thanks you again!”
“We’re back again!
“And so thankful for you
all…
“On the way down, my hus-
band said to me, ‘What
would we do without the Ki-
wanis House?’
“You bless us more than
you know!”
“Happiness is always with
reach, no matter how long
it last, lets enjoy life
and don’t live a complicat-
ed life.
“Life is too short! Work
as if it were your first.
Forgive as soon as possi-
ble. Love without bounda-
ries. Laugh without control
and never stop smiling.
“Please pray for all that
are suffering from cancer
or anything else.
Kiwanis has been a bless-
ing to my family and I.
Just keep fighting no mat-
ter what. Believe in your-
self and never give up.
“Sincerely the 3 H’s”
Become a KFH
Team Member! We need more volunteers.
Training is provided.
Like to work by yourself? We have such chores.
Like to take some fellow club members along, we can han-dle that.
If you are a Sponsor Club consider having your mem-bers adopt one day each month and cover all of the shifts.
Adopt an odd day to work, such as the 5th Saturday or week day.
Work for a shift or two each month.
Flexible hours.
You can “work the desk and telephones” to free up the staff to do other chores.
You can do “handyman chores” if that is what you would like to do.
If you have a green thumb, there are projects to assist.
“Hands-on” community ser-vice hours.
Wonderful atmosphere.
Volunteer your time.
Contact Executive Director
Dan Germain at: (916) 736-0116.
“My husband has been
fighting cancer since
2010 when his first
fight came and that was
put into remission,
Thank God!
“Then, Nov. 2012, he
was hit with a different
type of cancer which he
will be taking radiation
for that.
“So far he is a cancer
survivor two times and
which not for the Kiwa-
nis Family House, and
their support and the
help that he received in
our time of need, I re-
ally don’t know what we
would have done.
“This place is so gift-
ed and special in our
hearts.
“If you need help, ask
the staff and they have
a lot of resources they
can help with.
“We have been stain
here, and it is a
stress-free place, close
to love ones in the hos-
pital and everyone who
stays her, we all draw
strength from.
“Thank you Kiwanis Fam-
ily House.
“If it weren’t for the Kiwanis Fam-ily House, I would have been sleep-
ing in my vehicle in the hospital.
“I have never been treated with
such kindness. When I arrived here I
hadn’t slept in almost 3 days and
dragged myself in here to check in.
“I met two beautiful ladies smiling
and so happy to help. I was blessed and will be forever grateful for the
food, rest, and kindness.
“I love those that I met here that
were also occupants, you also
blessed me.
“Thank you so, so much and I pray
I can give back as much as I re-
ceived. Thank you.”
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House Talk: Contact the Editor
Quick Facts about House Talk
1. House Talk is a monthly newslet-
ter published by the Kiwanis Family
House, Inc.
2. The editor is solely responsible for
the content of House Talk.
3. Deadline 5:00 pm on the second Thursday of the
month.
4. Items are solicited. Items submitted will not be re-
turned unless noted by the sender.
5. Errors in the House Talk are to be brought to the
attention of the editor. Egregious errors will be cor-
rected in a future edition.
6. Responses to the articles and authors unless indicat-
ed otherwise can be sent to the editor for forward-
ing.
7. Editor is John W. Seigal.
8. Email address is: [email protected]
9. US Postal Service address is: P.O. Box 1131
Sloughhouse, CA 95683-1131
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by using Facebook. If you are on Facebook (or are plan-
ning on joining) you should “Like” the Kiwanis Family
House page. Our goal is 1,000 Likes.
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With The Eliminate Project, Kiwanis International and
UNICEF have joined forces to eliminate maternal and neo-
natal tetanus. This deadly disease steals the lives of near-
ly 60,000 innocent babies and a significant number of
women each year. The effects of the disease are excruci-
ating — tiny newborns suffer repeated, painful convul-
sions and extreme sensitivity to light and touch.
To eliminate MNT from the Earth, more than 100 million
mothers and their future babies must be immunized. This
requires vaccines, syringes, safe storage, transportation,
thousands of skilled staff and more. It will take US$110
million — and the dedicated work of UNICEF and every
member of the Kiwanis family.
Rita Beall (916) 549-1354 rbeall@kiwanis familyhouse.org
Karen Borman
(916) 489-4476 [email protected]
Bernard Bowes, Jr. (916) 354-0224
bbowesjr@ ranchomurieta.com
Emily Chirk (714) 213-0716
Gary Christensen (916) 215-1460
gjcsmc@ aol.com
William (Rick) Dwyer
(916) 987-7633
rick@ prop-con.com
Bill Hooper (916) 988-6880
bhoopklg56@ comcast.net
Bob Isaacs (916) 737-2831
kiwanisb@ surewest.net
George MacMurphey
(916) 483-9883 georgemac1@
comcast.net
Daniel Saulisberry (209) 745-6838
dsaulisberry@
thebrickyard.com
Matthew Wehner
(530) 758-8111 mwehner@
carbahalcpa.com
KFH Ambassadors
Our KFH Ambassador Program has been launched. The
dictionary defines “ambassador as an official envoy; an
authorized representative or messenger.” To be a Sponsor Club is one thing, but communication
is a two way street.
Because Ambassadors serve several clubs, they know
the latest, and perhaps the best in fund-raising pro-grams.
Because Ambassadors meet with other Ambassadors,
they can find solutions and best ways to solve prob-lems.
Ambassadors are here to inform. Ambassadors are here to listen. Ambassadors are here to remind. Ambassadors are here to answer any questions. Ambassadors are here to offer suggestions. To confirm your KFH Ambassador, email Rita Beall,
see above.