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Supporting healthcare and scholarshipthrough fundraising and service

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2019 - 2020 OfficersCo-Presidents: Sharon Putney

and Tracy RyderVP Contracts: Lisa SchillerVP Fund Development: Donna BreenVP Marketing: Doretta RoyerVP Membership: Jane ForstadtVP Service: Bertha Jacobs

and Jean PirozziTreasurer: Barbara LaBargeSecretary: Karen Goldman

Board Members Kim BabcockLarissa BrennerRosemary FennemanAlicia GreenSamantha GrossmanBeverly Lauricella

(Facebook Administrator)

Michele MarkBonnie McCabeEdward Priest

Director Volunteer ServicesKristin Bruce

Administrative CoordinatorDebra Gamble

Retiring Board MembersJudy CarrRosemary Fenneman

2020 - 2021 Officer NomineesPresident: Tracy RyderVP Contracts: Lisa SchillerVP Fund Development: Donna BreenVP Marketing: Doretta RoyerVP Membership: Jane ForstadtVP Service: Bertha Jacobs and Jean PirozziTreasurer: Barbara LaBargeSecretary: Karen Goldman

Board NomineesEllen AbbottDebbie GozziAnthony KurecKathy LaRocca

Honorary MembershipTed Long and Amy Robbins, 2007Gregory Eastwood, MD,

and Lynn Eastwood, 2006Patricia J. Numann, MD, 2005

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FROM THE CO-PRESIDENTS DESK As we wrap up our 2019-2020 fiscal year, we now look toward the future. We will continue to engage our 100+ members through fundraising and service opportunities while developing a strategic plan to increase ourmembership and to recruit new board members.

The end of this fiscal year certainly was different than what we had planned. Our face-to-faceBoard meetingsbecame virtual andseveral of our vendorstemporarily closed.We miss beingtogether as an organization and wemiss working with ourvendors, but we hopeto come out of thisperiod smarter andmore prepared toexplore new ways ofdoing things. We mayneed to re-think our

in-person activities and discover new ways to serve Upstate and its patientpopulation. We welcome your thoughts on ways we can do that.

While COVID-19 has taken a devastating toll on the world and our community,we take time to reflect on the many ways Americans are coming together to helpothers. They do this to offer a “human touch” at a time when we are asked tokeep our distance from one another. And, we’re thinking that this is exactly whatour Advocates do throughout the year – we offer a human touch to show thatwe care and to offer our neighbors a better quality of life.

Sharon Putney and Tracy Ryder2019-2020 Co-Presidents

Sharon Putney (left) and Tracy Ryder2019-2020 Co-Presidents

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FUND DEVELOPMENT n Mystery, Malt & Merlot Our signature fundraisingevent, Mystery, Malt & Merlot, has moved from our 2019-2020 fiscal year ending May 31, to Sept. 17. But thanks tothe commitment of our event sponsors, we were able toprovide our event beneficiaries with $35,000:

$25,000 to create a Feeding Therapy Room atthe upcoming Golisano Center for Special Needsof Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital; and

$10,000 toward a Professional Developmentand Enrichment fund to support networking,education and research opportunities for theCenter’s faculty and staff.

We especially thank our 22nd Annual Mystery, Malt &Merlot presenting sponsor — Summerwood Pediatrics —and our other leading sponsors: Bond, Schoeneck & King,Karen & Robert Goldman, ONEGROUP, United Radio, Inc.,Upstate New York Poison Center, Upstate PediatricService Group, Upstate Radiation Oncology, andsponsorship on behalf of the Research Foundation, Officeof the Chief Executive Officer, Upstate University Hospital.

n A profit of $780 was gained through the sale of 100personalized holiday ornaments. The proceeds wenttoward a $1,000 donation to the Transitional Care Unit forthe purchase of activity baskets for patients during theearly stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

n Contributions designated to Advocates for Upstatethrough the SEFA/United Way and Upstate’s CommunityGiving campaigns totaled nearly $500.

CONTRACTS Advocates for Upstate receives income from rent andcommissions paid through our contracts with vendorsthat are located at Upstate University Hospital and atUpstate Community Hospital. Monies from these contractsare used to give back to Upstate through our Grants andScholarships programs. Our contract with Express OASISexpired in July, 2019. The contract was awarded through a bid process to American Food & Vending, which alsooperates Upstate Bistro in the Setnor Academic Building.We also hold contracts with: Bee Loved Gifts, Café Kubal,Lori’s Gifts, PerkUp Cafe, and TeleHealth.

n Grants totaling $119,958 benefited 59 UpstateUniversity Hospital recipients for fiscal year 2019-2020.Some of the recipients were: Spiritual Care, UpstateCancer Center, Nursing, Pediatrics, Upstate New YorkPoison Center, Volunteer Services, and the NationalHospital Week and Employee Recognition Daycelebrations, among others.

n Nellie Hurley Scholarships totaling $30,000were given to 14 Upstate employees and adultvolunteers who are pursuing undergraduate degrees in the health professions.

n A combined $6,000 was awarded to four area high school students through our Youth VolunteerScholarships program. Each scholarship carries a

$1,500 award and is given to a graduating high school student who has accumulated a minimum of 175 hours of volunteer service at Upstate while meetingacademic standards.

n In addition to grants and scholarship, Upstate’sNursing Recruitment and Retention Department was awarded $10,000 for its Nursing RecognitionFund.

$25,000 wasprovided by theAdvocates to createa Feeding TherapyRoom at theupcoming GolisanoCenter for SpecialNeeds

An Advocates grant has helped realize aprogram to protect children from drugpoisonings

Emma Tucker is a 2020 Youth Scholar

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SERVICEAt the core of our mission is service. The 2019-2020 Service Committee has been busy this yearwith many service opportunities at Upstate University Hospital and Upstate Community Hospital.

n Reaching donation goals help Upstate by reducing costs of processing its blood and bloodproducts for patient care. While our July and October 2019 drives met blood donor goals, theApril 2020 blood drive at Upstate Community Hospital was cancelled due to the COVID-19pandemic. However, Upstate University Hospital’s drive in April was moved to Setnor AcademicBuilding where medical students coordinated volunteers and donated blood, resulting in arecord 48 first time donors. Davis Ulmer Sprinkler Co., Inc., The Galleries of Syracuse and Upstate’smedical students also sponsor blood drives, adding to the Advocates’ numbers.

n Other service activities included: Winter holiday decorating and spring planting at UpstateCommunity Hospital; assisting Spiritual Care with its annual Memorial Service; wrapping holiday giftsfor patients at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital; and volunteering at a picnic for patients at UpstateCommunity Hospital where funding for this event came in part from an Advocates’ grant.

Advocates for Upstatevolunteered at a picnicfor patients at UpstateCommunity Hospital

AWARDSn At its Fall Faculty Convocation in September, Upstate MedicalUniversity honored Advocates for Upstate with one of its highestawards—the President’s Award for Philanthropic Service, CorporateDivision. We received the award for our overall outstanding service toUpstate and to Upstate Foundation.

n Barbara LaBarge was named the 2019-2020 Advocate of the Yearfor her hard-work, professionalism, and dedication to the Advocatesand, in particular, for her taking leadership roles for Mystery, Malt &Merlot committees. After joining Advocates for Upstate as a Boardmember in 2016, she served on several committees. In particular, sheimmediately became part of the Mystery, Malt & Merlot Committeewhere she served as chair of the Mystery Wine Committee for twoyears and as chair and co-chair of the entire event for the past threeyears. Barbara was elected as Treasurer for Advocates for Upstate in2019 and is running for the position again this year.

Upstate Interim President MantoshDewan, MD, (l) and Stephen Glatt,PhD, present Tracy Ryder and SharonPutney with the President’s Award forPhilanthropic Service – CorporateDivision

Barbara LaBarge was named the2019-2020 Advocate of the Year

MEMBERSHIPAdvocates for Upstate is proudof the commitment of its 116members, of which 38 holdlifetime membership.

n A highlight of the May 2019Annual Meeting and Luncheon,attended by 63 guests, featuredguest speaker Mantosh Dewan, MD,Interim President of Upstate MedicalUniversity. At the event, guests

donated an assortment of activityitems for adult inpatients.

n Two Happy Hours and a TriviaNight for members and potentialmembers proved successful. Wepartnered with Upstate’s Pathway toWellness to offer its WELLNYS GOERMarch Monthly Challenge to anyonewith an Upstate ID. Fifty-one peopleaccepted the challenge, and, of the

51 individuals, 26 completed thechallenge to earn a certificate and a$5 coupon toward any purchase atPerk Up and Upstate Bistro, courtesyof Advocates for Upstate.

n Our quarterly newsletterscontinue to be published and haveprofiled some of our newestmembers.

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MARKETING

n A new concept anddesign for the Advocates'quarterly newsletter wasintroduced as part of theAdvocates for Upstaterebranding. The newdesign includes featurearticles that address themany ways that Advocates’fundraising and serviceprojects directly benefitUpstate and our community. We also introduced emailannouncements, distributedthroughout the year, to updatemembers on Advocate activities.

n Our Facebook page has morethan 100 followers and has receivednearly 100 likes as we continue topromote our events and activities. Inaddition, publicity and marketing

efforts for Advocates-sponsoredyear-long events and activities weresuccessful in reaching newaudiences and creating greaterawareness of our organization.

2019-2020 IN REVIEWIn fiscal year 2019-2020, Advocates for Upstateawarded more than $200,000 for patient care andpatient education projects and for academicscholarships.

n Committed $119,958 to our Grant Funding Program(59 grants awarded).

n Donated $35,000 to the upcoming Golisano Centerfor Special Needs of the Upstate Golisano Children’sHospital as the 2019-2020 Mystery, Malt & Merlot keyrecipient.

n Awarded $30,000 in Nellie Hurley Scholarships.

n Awarded $6,000 in Youth Volunteer Scholarships.

n Awarded $10,000 to Upstate’s Nursing Recruitmentand Retention Department for its NursingRecognition Fund.

n Gifted $1,000 to Upstate’s Transitional Care Unit.

Since 2000, Advocates for Upstate has donated morethan $3,000,000 to improve the health of ourcommunity and to advance knowledge in the healthprofessions.

Advocates-sponsored blood drives benefit Upstate byhelping to reduce costs associated with processing itsblood and blood products that are so vital to keepingUpstate patients safe.

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