Success Stories: Honoring Katie’s Legacy
2013 Katie’s House Construction Kickoff
The Construction Kickoff raised $19,000 for Katie’s House at the Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Cincinnati!
This 7th Annual Celebration of Life, in memory of Katie Haumesser, was held at Receptions Eastgate on April 12, 2013.
We truly appreciate those who donated their time, talents and delicious food to make our event a success: Tracey Johnson from Fox 19, the Cardinal Quilters, Becknell Bakery, DJ Entertainment by Steve Bender Production, Golden Rule Catering, Kohl’s AIA Team Associates in Action, Nick Fucito at LaRosa’s, Pat Lutz – Cookies for Katie’s House, Carol Thinnes, Meijer, Pompilio’s, Lifetouch National School Studios, and Wendy Magee Photography!
We’d like to give a special thank you to our corporate sponsors: Core Resources, Inc., Edward & Deborah Nurre, UC/College of Allied Health Sciences, Basco Shower Enclosures, The Rahe Family, Willowville Elementary PTO, Withamsville Animal Hospital, Clermont County Educational Service Center, Deimling Jeliho Plastics, Inc., HBR Appraisers & Consultants, Inc., Henry and Elaine Fischer, Juice Plus, Mort, White and Bushman, CPA’s, Ohio Valley Wine and Beer Company, Redbank Transport, Inc., and Sheatzley Hilltop Service.
Along with the Construction Kickoff event, our Annual Appeal, the Rusty Ball, and Skate to Donate, we are able to present HSDC with a check for $21,500 for Katie’s House! We are also proud to award $3,000 in scholarship money to a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati pursuing a Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology.
Once again, we are humbled by the outpouring of love from friends, new and old, family members, and our community who continue to support the mission of the Katie Haumesser Foundation. We are one step closer to breaking ground at Katie’s House!
2017 Paint For Kate
On April 8, 2017, Paint for Kate was held at the Hearing Speech and Deaf Center. A local artist and friend, Sarah Hellmann guided 38 people with step by step instructions that created beautiful still life art. Among those who attended were 3 recipients of the KH Scholarship fund at the University of Cincinnati in the field of speech language pathology. It was an honor to meet these women and their families.
Thanks to Sarah’s talent and the generosity of anonymous donors her vibrant art is now hanging in many rooms of Katie’s House. Feel free to stop in to see the wonderful changes Sarah’s art has provided at Katie’s House.
With the help of our corporate sponsors, Redbank Transport and Withamsville Animal Hospital, and generous donations we were able to raise $1,400.00 for the children and families at Katie’s House. We had such a great time creating art and giving back to the community.
Donation from Cincinnati Golfers for Charity
On June 27 2012, the Cincinnati Golfers for Charity presented a check made out to “Katie’s House” in the amount of $60,000 to the Hearing Speech & Deaf Center of Greater Cincinnati at their Annual Meeting held at the Kenwood Country Club. The presentation of the donation was made by Dan Ryan, Pete Kopf, and Mike Stagnaro. Carmella Mays and Debbie Haumesser of the Katie Haumesser Foundation were in attendance as the check was presented to Laurie Burman, CEO of the Hearing Speech & Deaf Center. This brings the total amount raised for Katie’s House to nearly $200,000!!
The Katie Haumesser Foundation wishes to thank the Cincinnati Golfers for Charity for their generous donation and for their support of the Foundation’s mission to serve children with special needs, especially those with speech communication and related disorders. The opening of Katie’s House will be a dream come true! We look forward to its grand opening in 2013!
2012 Katie’s House Blueprint Bash!
The 6th Annual Celebration of Life, in memory of Katie Haumesser, held at Receptions Eastgate on March 31 unveiled the blueprints for Katie’s House! We raised $20,000.00 at the Blueprint Bash and are one step closer to opening the doors of Katie’s House at the Hearing Speech and Deaf Center of Cincinnati!
We’d like to give a special thank you to our corporate sponsors who provided Katie’s House with $7,000 in contributions: Core Resources, Inc., Guardian Savings Bank, Edward and Deborah Nurre, PNC Bank, The Rahe Family, Withamsville Animal Hospital, Cincinnati Bulk Terminals, Clermont County Educational Service Center, HBR Appraisers and Consultants, Inc., and Stuart Conrad Roofing.
We truly appreciate those who donated their time, talents and yummy food to make our event a night to remember: Mike Schell from Fox 19 News, Becknell Bakery, Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band, Golden Rule Catering, Kohl’s AIA Team Associates in Action, Nick Fucito at Amelia LaRosa’s, Pat Lutz – Cookies for Katie’s House, Pompilio’s, University of Cincinnati Student Volunteers and Wendy Magee Photography!
We will be presenting a $20,000 check to the HSDC to begin the work on Katie’s House. We are also proud to award $2,500 in scholarship money to a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati pursuing a Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology. These monies will continue the work Katie was so passionate about with her children with special needs.
Once again, we are humbled by the outpouring of love from friends, new and old, family members, and our community who continue to support the mission of the Katie Haumesser Foundation. The dream of Katie’s House will soon become a reality!
Katie’s House raises record-breaking $24,000!
The 4th Annual Celebration of Life “Casino Royale” benefit on March 20, 2010 in memory of Katie Haumesser was an overwhelming success!
-We raised, after expenses, and amazing $15,000! We could not have done this without YOU!
-In addition to providing a cash donation to the Clermont County Educational Service Center, the Foundation is providing individual needed items to five children who attend the school. We invite you to read the profiles of these special children at www.katiesspecialkids.org/content/katies-kids.
-The Foundation is proud to award the annual $2,500 scholarship to a deserving University of Cincinnati graduate student who is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology.
-The first annual Katie Haumesser Outstanding Service Award was presented to Tammy Ratley for her caring and dedication to children. Tammy has dedicated her professional life to helping children with special needs, while providing a loving home for her own biological children and two adopted children with special needs.
-Honorable Mentions were also awarded to nominees Eric Bambach and Dee Dee Hamlin for their outstanding service, professional care, and dedication to the children they help.
-We received donated items valued in excess of $10,000 for the gamblers raffle and bid & buy tables.
A special thank you to our corporate sponsors:
All Seasons Roofing, Bradley Morris DC, Conrad Roofing, E.C. Nurre, ET Trucking, Guardian Savings Bank, Haumesser Chiropractic, John Morrell Company, Morris Nursing Home, Mort, White and Bushman CPA’s, PPG Inc., The Rahe Family, and Withamsville Animal Hospital.
We are humbled by the generosity of friends, family members, and community members who continue to support the mission of the Katie Haumesser Foundation – to support the causes that Katie believed in. It seeks to raise awareness of issues that affect children with special needs, provides financial support for programs serving children with special needs and provides educational scholarships for students entering the field of Speech and Language Pathology.
Fourth Annual Event Casino Royale raises an amazing $15,000!
The 4th Annual Celebration of Life “Casino Royale” benefit on March 20, 2010 in memory of Katie Haumesser was an overwhelming success!
-We raised, after expenses, and amazing $15,000! We could not have done this without YOU!
-In addition to providing a cash donation to the Clermont County Educational Service Center, the Foundation is providing individual needed items to five children who attend the school. We invite you to read the profiles of these special children at www.katiesspecialkids.org/content/katies-kids.
-The Foundation is proud to award the annual $2,500 scholarship to a deserving University of Cincinnati graduate student who is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Speech Language Pathology.
-The first annual Katie Haumesser Outstanding Service Award was presented to Tammy Ratley for her caring and dedication to children. Tammy has dedicated her professional life to helping children with special needs, while providing a loving home for her own biological children and two adopted children with special needs.
-Honorable Mentions were also awarded to nominees Eric Bambach and Dee Dee Hamlin for their outstanding service, professional care, and dedication to the children they help.
-We received donated items valued in excess of $10,000 for the gamblers raffle and bid & buy tables.
A special thank you to our corporate sponsors:
All Seasons Roofing, Bradley Morris DC, Conrad Roofing, E.C. Nurre, ET Trucking, Guardian Savings Bank, Haumesser Chiropractic, John Morrell Company, Morris Nursing Home, Mort, White and Bushman CPA’s, PPG Inc., The Rahe Family, and Withamsville Animal Hospital.
We are humbled by the generosity of friends, family members, and community members who continue to support the mission of the Katie Haumesser Foundation – to support the causes that Katie believed in. It seeks to raise awareness of issues that affect children with special needs, provides financial support for programs serving children with special needs and provides educational scholarships for students entering the field of Speech and Language Pathology.
Raise the Roof Walk Nets $5,000 for Local Charity
Remembering Katie one step at a time …
On October 11, 2008 we held a walk-a-thon at Beech Acres Park. The proceeds of this event went to the Beechmont Stables Rescue Equi-Kids Program. This program provides horsback riding for children with handicaps, underpriviledged children, volunteers and scouts.
We were able to give them $5,000 toward their mission, thanks to all of our walkers and generous sponsors!
UPDATE: The funds raised by the Katie Haumesser Foundation could not cover the cost to construct the roof for the arena. Instead the money was used to enhance arena safety by adding sand, replacing and expanding the fencing, and creating a rock access road. These updates will improve Beechmont Stables and continue to help the children that attend the Equi-Kids Program.
Third Annual Benefit Raises Nearly $9,000
On April 25, 2009 we held our third annual Celebration of Life Benefit, in memory of Katie, at Cherry Grove Bowling Lanes.
We raised almost $9,000!
KHF donated $6,000 to the Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. The Mayerson Center is dedicated to prevention, evaluation, treatment and research of child abuse and neglect.
We also awarded a $2,500 scholarship to a student in the University of Cincinnati’s Speech and Language Pathology program. We even donated to Katie’s corner library at Willowville Elementary School (recipient of 2007 benefit proceeds), and made a small donation to the Jeffrey G. Hoeh Memorial Fund, a non-profit organization that helps children struggling with cancer.
It was another successful event, and we are grateful, as always, for our community’s ongoing support!
UPDATE from Erica Pearl, PsyD, Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children, on how the Katie Haumesser Foundation donation will be used: The Hamilton County YWCA offers short and long-term housing and support for battered women and their children who have moved beyond an emergency phase where they resided in a battered women’s shelter and are making the transition to independent living. The transitional living program offers these women and children: furnished apartments for 6-18 months, advocacy and case management, employment resource program, support and aftercare services, and a children’s program. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy will be used by Erica Pearl, PsyD and Robin Gurwitch, PhD with mothers and children at the Hamilton County YWCA Battered Women’s Shelter Transitional Living Program.
Specifically, the $6,000 Katie Haumesser Foundation donation to The Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children in 2009 will be used to: Purchase toys for use in PCIT treatment; Purchase equipment necessary for PCIT treatment; Purchase measures to evaluate PCIT; Cover minimal professional time for providing intervention, data entry, and data analysis of the program (the majority of the professional time will be donated or billed to third party payor sources)
Inaugural Benefit Raises $7,000 for Willowville Elementary
The first annual Celebration of Life Benefit took place at King Pin Bowling Lanes on April 28, 2007.
On the day of the event, there was an overwhelming sense of love, because many people that were impacted by Katie came to celebrate her wonderful life.
We raised nearly $7,000 to benefit the special needs department at Willowville Elementary School, which was one of the schools where Katie worked as a Speech Pathologist. Many children found their voices because of Katie.
We were overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from our community. Thanks to everyone who made our inaugural event such a success!
UPDATE from Laura Nazzarine, Principal at time of donation, Willowville Elementary School, on how the Katie Haumesser Foundation donation was used: “We wanted to find interventions for our students that hit all modalities of learning, engaged students through 21st Century Skills- technology and were aligned with Ohio Academic Content Standards. The Katie Haumesser Foundation allowed us to do that for the first time in my tenure as principal.
With the foundation money donated to WV, we purchased Fastt Math (It is an automatic recall computer program that works on fact fluency in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. It uses all modalities of learning and students are rewarded as they master their facts. Kids (grades 1-5) use it 15 minutes each day, 5 days per week. Willowville experienced such success with this program, it has now been adopted district wide.), Study Island (Study Island is a leading web-based educational resource for students, teachers and parents that focus on state content standards aligned with the Ohio Achievement Assessment. It is interactive and rewards students throughout the program.
Willowville experienced such success with this program, it has now been adopted district wide.) and Brain Pop (It is an animated education website for students that focuses on Science, Health, Technology, Math, Social Studies, English, quizzes, activity pages, and school homework. Willowville experienced such success with this program, it has now been adopted district wide) with the money raised from the Katie Haumesser Foundation.
Katie not only had a profound impact on my life as a principal and on the students of Willowville Elementary; she had impact on our students district wide. I know she would be proud of us for the way we used her gift, and proud of you Amy for keeping her spirit alive! Thanks for all you do for our special education kids! Have a great summer!”
Second Annual Benefit Raises $14,000!
Our second annual Celebration of Life Benefit was held at Cherry Grove Bowling Lanes on April 26th, 2008.
The benefit
brought in over 150 bowlers and raised nearly $14,000!
We donated $8,000 to the Kelly O’Leary Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, and set up two scholarships for students majoring in the Speech and Language Pathology Program at the University of Cincinnati.
Thanks to all of our bowlers and generous supporters for making this year’s benefit a tremendous success!
Charity Road Tour Raises Funds for Local Causes
On June 14th, 2008 Mike Hack of Eastern Corvettes organized a Charity Road Tour/Campout. The proceeds benefited the Mike Martinelli Memorial Fund and the Special Needs department at Willowville Elementary School in honor of Katie.
The Foundation additionally received $943 directly from this event. We gave $250 to a 13 year old boy struggling with a rare liver cancer, $500 to Project Connect Homeless Shelter, and $500 to the YWCA House of Peace Childrens Program.
Many thanks to Mike Hack, Eastern Corvettes, and our generous community of supporters!