Aerotech P&K Phoenix 2005 Christmas Benefit

In December 2005, employees of Aerotech P&K Phoenix Adopted-A-Family to show their generosity at Christmas time. The lab was able to supply 4-5 outfits, 4-5 toys, a stocking full of goodies and a bike for each of the 3 children. The mother received a new vacuum, cooking dishes and some clothing in addition to some other goodies. To top it all off, we were able to give them a gift certificate for a Christmas dinner.



Aerotech P&K 2005 Golf Benefit

UCP of Central Arizona works to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities.

Since 1952, UCP of Central Arizona has served as a private, non-profit health and human service organization for adults and children with disabilities and their families. As an affiliate of the UCP Association, UCP of Central Arizona serves more than 1700 families each year. UCP’s innovative programs help children and adults with such disabilities as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, spina bifida, and attention deficit disorder. In fact, more than 65% of the people UCP serves have a disability other than cerebral palsy.

UCP’s overall goal is to help people with disabilities become more active in their family setting and community. UCP is committed to the philosophy that appropriate treatment and training can improve the quality of life for every individual - regardless of how severe the disability. UCP’s approach to treatment involves different forms of therapy, use of technological devices, education and training, and support services for individuals and their family members.

With support from a volunteer board of directors, corporate partners, civic organizations and individuals, UCP is able to enrich the community by helping people of all ages with disabilities.

Your support will enable UCP of Central Arizona, a 501(C)(3) community based private, non-profit health and human service organization for adults and children with disabilities and their families, to fund programs to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with disabilities. As the local chapter, UCP of Central Arizona receives 98% of all donations.

UCP of Central Arizona
1802 W. Parkside Lane
Phoenix , AZ 85027
602.943.5472
602.943.4936
info@ucpofaz.org

www.ucpofaz.org



Aerotech 2003 Golf Benefit

About Tami

Tamara Lynne Bolin MD is remembered as an outstanding person with unstoppable spirit, which served as a constant inspiration to family and friends. At the age of twenty-seven, after a three-year battle with ocular melanoma, she passed away peacefully in her Olympia home surrounded by her family and friends.

Tami graduated from the University of Washington in 1997. After spending a year researching for the Diabetes Prevention Project, she enrolled at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. She was diagnosed with her illness as she completed her first year of medical school, but despite an uncertain future she elected to pursue her degree and graduated with a doctorate in Medicine on June 6, 2002. She was a member of both the Pi Beta Phi sorority and the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

Even in the face of her relentless illness she was always concerned with others first. Her zest for travel and interaction with her worldwide network of friends led her to Portugal Spain and Costa Rica in her final months. She visited many great places and museums, which took her back and forth across the country many times. Tami lived life to the fullest! In the face of her problems she enrolled in several clinical treatment trials knowing that they had no proven effectiveness but hoping that she was contributing to knowledge that might help her and also others.

Tami taught her family and friends, as well as many clinicians, about the importance of making every day count. Everyone who met Tami considered her a gift - you always knew there was something wonderful happening every time you were with her.

About the Scholarship Fund

Helping others was one of Tami’s main goals in life. One of the things that she left behind was a continuous way to help others, a scholarship fund. This fund has been set-up in her name at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She and her father (Rex Bolin MD) envisioned that the fund would help reward those who best represent the ideals and spirit of Tami. By doing this, she and her father hope that she may continue touching young physicians in training and inspire them to become better people and physicians.

Tami envisioned certain characteristics that the recipient of the award must possess. Among these are:

• Has demonstrated the ability to overcome major obstacles – this could be a serious disease or disability, poverty or other adversity
• May be male or female
• Will be of AOA caliber
• Demonstrates empathy and caring towards others
• Champions hard work and dedication towards medicine
• Knows how to have a good time
• Is likely to enter the field of Internal Medicine
• An interest in oncology is a plus

The fund is set-up where the family helps to contribute to it for the next 10 years and has already been awarded to one individual who is a lot like Tami.

About the American Cancer Society, Southwest Division, Inc.

The mission of the American Cancer Society: The American Cancer Society is a nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and services.

Toll free number is 1-800-ACS-2345 Website www.cancer.org



Aerotech 2002 Golf Benefit

Nicole (Nikki) Clement touched so many people in her short life. She was a mother, a teacher, a patient, a co-worker, and a friend.

Nikki initially came to work for Aerotech Laboratories in 2000. Nikki immediately added a bit of flavor to the Aerotech melting pot, which then was quite small. She was a bit rowdy and had a great sense of humor; she kept everyone on their toes with her infectious personality. She became everyone’s “little sister,” in a sense.

Nikki followed her heart, left Aerotech and moved out of state in mid 2000. While she was away, she became ill and was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease. As year 2000 came to a close, Nikki returned to Phoenix to her family and her friends at Aerotech, and began chemotherapy. Over the next year and a half or so, she continued to battle cancer, including treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, and stem cell transplants.

Through it all, Nikki was strong and never lost that spark in her personality. She would do crazy things like go wakeboarding in between treatments, and dance through the building at work. Nikki was open about her battle and would answer questions that one is often afraid of asking cancer patients.

Aerotech had grown considerably since the time Nikki first started, so she had even more opportunity to spread her contagious laugh to others. While she was with us, Nikki taught us to give back. One example of this was blood drives. Before she was diagnosed with cancer, she had given blood regularly. After she was diagnosed, she could no longer give, but she was the force behind starting the quarterly blood drives at Aerotech. If necessary, she would go person to person to ensure that we had enough volunteers signed-up to have a visit from the “Blood Bus”.

Near the beginning of June 2002, at the age of 25, Nikki knew that she would be facing yet another stem cell transplant. As she finished up her time at work and bid us goodbye, we all hoped that she would soon return and be her vivacious self again.

Nikki passed away in June 2002, leaving behind her beautiful 5-year-old son, Dylan. We will never forget Nikki or the way she touched the lives of those who were fortunate enough to know her. She never lost her courageous spirit or sense of humor. Nikki was a true inspiration and she is missed.

Through her fight, the Doctors, Nurses and Staff of The City of Hope at Good Samaritan Hospital, were a great help and support to Nikki and her family. The proceeds of this year’s benefit tournament will be donated to The City of Hope, as a thank you from Nikki’s family and us, and to a scholarship fund that has been established for Dylan’s future.