HOPE4SUDEP
HOPE4SUDEP is an ongoing initiative to honor the life of Cameron Benninghoven who passed away in 2009 from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). Cameron’s family and friends have partnered with CURE Epilepsy to maximize their fundraising and awareness efforts. Your tax-deductible donation to CURE Epilepsy will be recognized as a contribution in memory of Cameron. Donations will be used for SUDEP and epilepsy research to investigate causes and prevention of seizures. We hope you will consider giving to HOPE4SUDEP.
This effort started as a commitment to support a specific multi-year research grant in 2012. Please take a moment to read about this research by Edward Glasscock, PhD (2012) and Kristina Simeone, PhD (2016). These grants take a deeper look into the mechanisms and triggers of SUDEP. We continue to support SUDEP research funded by CURE Epilepsy, and as of year-end 2022, we are fortunate to have raised over $740,000 for HOPE4SUDEP .
All donations in Cameron’s honor will be directed to research for SUDEP. We hope you will help in this lasting legacy to Cameron.
Donate To Support SUDEP Research
Thank you to all who have given in Cameron’s memory. It is through your generosity and support that CURE Epilepsy will fund the research needed to understand and ultimately prevent SUDEP. Gifts made in loving memory of Cameron Benninghoven support research on SUDEP.
2023 Donor Honor Roll
Current total: $55,337.61
- The Estate of Daniel Benninghoven
- Ellen Benninghoven and Michael Schafer
- Steve and Patricia Rosencranz
- Kelley Decker and Tim Foufas
- Anne and Kyle Rockey
- Barbara Rinella
- Emily Sachs Wong and Thad Wong
2022 Donor Honor Roll
Grand total: $62,790.00
- The Estate of Daniel Benninghoven
- Ellen Benninghoven and Michael Schafer
- Marty Buckhart
- Ann Cardwell
- Barbara Dilley
- Mary Harvey
- Elizabeth Heisey
- Deirdre Henderson
- Donald Paul Hodel
- Katie Kitchen and Paul Kovach
- KC Kitchen Coats
- Jeff Knupp
- Joanne Miller
- Erika Ottolini
- Burt Petkus
- Janet Polacek
- Jennifer and Joshua Schafer
- Liam Schafer
2021 Donor Honor Roll
Grand total: $84,417
- Ellen Benninghoven and Michael Schafer
- Mary and Robert Broeckelman
- Mary Lou Brous
- Marty Miller Buckhart
- Carl David
- Sean Flanagan
- Sally and Fred Flosi
- Deirdre Henderson
- Karen and R. Thomas Howell
- Katie Kitchen and Paul Kovach
- KC Kitchen Coats
- Jeff Knupp
- Jason Lester
- Lucia and G.C. Lindh
- Joanne P. Miller
- Katherine Miller
- Kim Vender Moffat
- Erika Ottolini
- Virgilia Perth
- William Riley
-
Anne and Kyle Rockey
- Katherine Rosenthal
- Lotti and Sid Ross
- Joshua and Jennifer Schafer
- Tammy and Eric Steele
- Emily Sachs Wong and Thad Wong
- Alison Zetterquist
2020 Donor Honor Roll
Grand total: $51,045
- Ellen Benninghoven and Michael Schafer
- Mary and Robert Broeckelman
- Mary Lou Brous
- Joie Ferket
- Sally and Fred Flosi
- Donald Madia Gianfrancisco
- Deirdre Henderson
- KC Kitchen Coats
- Jeff Knupp
- Katie Kitchen and Paul Kovach
- Donna LaPietra and Bill Kurtis
- Allison Malerba
- Joanne Miller
-
Joshua Schafer
- Ann and Christopher Stack
- Tammy and Eric Steele
- Susan and Dit Talley
2019 Donor Honor Roll
Grand total: $54,750
- Ellen Benninghoven and Michael Schafer
- Elizabeth Blois
- Mary Lou Brous
- William Carney
- Frederick Damour
- Sally and Fred Flosi
- Carolyn Gill
- Jacqueline Hayes
- Katie Kitchen and Paul Kovach
- KC Kitchen Coats
- Jeff Knupp
- Diane Nelson
- Eugenie Pabst
- Patrick Plunkett
- Mary Pratt
- Lisa Price
- Anne Rockey
- Alexis Ross
- Lotti and Sid Ross
- Josh and Jennifer Schafer
- Tammy and Eric Steele
- Maggie Stineman
- Emily Sachs Wong and Thad Wong
2018 Donor Honor Roll
Grand total: $202,684
- Ellen Benninghoven and Michael Schafer
- Marty Miller Buckhart
- Sally and Fred Flosi
- Kelly Decker and Tim Foufas
- Deirdre Henderson
- Katie Kitchen and Paul Kovach
- KC Kitchen Coats
- Barbara and Richard Rinella
- Anne and Kyle Rockey
- Catherine and Craig Rockey
- Rebecca Ryder
- Emily Sachs Wong and Thad Wong
2017 Donor Honor Roll
Grand Total: $34,958
- Ellen Benninghoven and Michael Schafer
- Marty Miller Buckhart
- ESW Luxury Chicago Real Estate
- Kelley Decker and Tim Foufas
- Katie Kitchen and Paul Kovach
- Ann Bates Kittle
- Katharine Egan – FJ Zimmerman Foundation
- Sally and Fred Flosi
- Sally and John Gardner
- Jeff Knupp – In memory of John Knupp and son, Timothy
- Joanne Miller
- Eugenie Pabst
- Anne and Kyle Rockey
- Rich Rinella, Jr.
- Barbara and Richard Rinella
- Morgan Schafer
- Tammy and Eric Steele
2009-16 DONOR HONOR ROLL
Grand total: $248,755.02
- Lorraine Adney
- Trisha Alden
- Frances and James Allen
- Howard Anders
- Mary and Paul Anderson
- Laurie Andrew
- Apartment number 9, LLC
- Carolyn Ayres
- Janice and Richard Bail
- George Bard
- Mary Bauhs
- Ellen Benninghoven and Michael Schafer
- Roma Benninghoven
- Kathryn Bergin
- John Bitzer
- Reid Bitzer
- Susanna Block
- Mary and Larry Boeder
- Amy Brock
- Mary and Robert Broeckelman
- Mary Brous
- Hillary Bruce
- John Buck
- Kathi Buck
- Marty Miller Buckhart
- Maureen and Mike Bueltmann
- Leigh and Alfred Buettner
- Susan Bulley
- Laura Caldwell
- William Carney
- Gloria Chernay
- Elizabeth Cittadine
- Michelle Clark
- KC Kitchen Coats and Family
- Mark Colavita
- Cathleen Collins
- Amy Cox
- Terri and Alfred D’Ancona
- Thomas Darrah
- Jessica Darrow
- Christian and Nejla Davenport
- Carl Davis
- Wahleah Davis
- Julie Decker
- Kelley Decker and Tim Foufas
- Deborah and Allen Dewing
- Josh Dolgin
- Helene and Donald Donahue
- Lynn and Cameron Donaldson
- Lindsay and Thomas Doyle
- Elvy Draft
- Thomas Drennan
- Kimberly Duchossois
- Carol Duran
- Valentine Ecker
- Katharine Egan
- Egbert Family Foundation
- Janet Eltinge
- Albert Fay
- Barbara and Thomas Filippini
- Erin Fitzgerald
- Flanagan Family Foundation
- Sally and Fred Flosi
- Helen Fosdick
- Philip Friedmann
- Gallery 925
- Sally and John Gardner
- Patricia and Gregory Gerber
- Kathleen Gerdes
- Elizabeth Glassman
- Rachel Goodstein
- Christine and Kyvelos Gorman
- Lanette Gustafson
- Jason Gutman
- Marjorie Habermann
- Elizabeth Haines
- Dawn Hardies
- Janys Harvey and Howard Krane
- Jacqueline Hayes
- Deirdre Henderson
- Celia and David Hilliard
- Donald Hodel
- Patricia and Christopher Horsch
- Karen and R. Thomas Howell
- Kevin Huyler
- Helmut Jahn
- Richard Jaman
- Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty
- Janis W. Notz Trust
- Preston Jansing
- The John Buck Company
- Rita Justice
- Kaim Family Foundation
- Heidi and Jim Kargman
- Rosalind and Michael Keiser
- Ben Kitchen Fund
- Katie Kitchen and Paul Kovach
- Jeff Knupp
- Patricia Kolber
- Michelle Laiss
- Susan and John Landrum
- Willa and Scott Lang
- Blair and William Lawlor
- Fred Lazarus
- Leo Burnett Company, Inc.
- Lawrence Levy
- Joan Lieb
- Mary and Malcolm Lovett
- Robin Marks
- Louise Marsh
- Kevin Martin
- Mimi McKay
- Aferdita Merkel
- Susan and Charles Michod
- Joanne Miller
- Jennifer Mills
- Carol Mitchell
- Tyler Mongerson
- Susan Moore
- Donna and Lloyd Morgan
- Lois and Justin Morrison
- Shaun Moskalik
- Carol and Steve Mullins
- Joyce Murphy
- Anita and Bob Nagler
- Susan Nelson
- Joanne Nemerovski
- Charlotte Newberger
- Thuy Nguyen
- Kevin and Christine O’Connor
- Marcia Opp
- The Oppenheimer Family Foundation
- David Ott
- Barbara Ottolini
- Erika Ottolini
- Eugenie Pabst
- Betty Palmquist
- Andre Parra
- Patricia and David Parrish
- Jane and John Peterson
- Robert Phillips
- Patrick Plunkett
- Arlin Raedeke
- Linda and David Rammelt
- Michela Ramos
- Uri Ratner
- Gale and William Rattner
- Barbara and Richard Rinella
- Rich Rinella, Jr.
- Anne and Kyle Rockey
- Keith and Lillie Rockey
- Katherine Rosenthal
- Lotti and Sid Ross
- Helen Roth
- Cheryllynn and Philip Roux
- Katy Ruscitti
- Emily Sachs Wong and Thad Wong
- Wendy Sadler
- Richard and Barbara Samuels
- Stephen Sandler
- Joshua Schafer
- Kristi Scott
- Jo Seagren
- Seasons Beverages LLC
- Katherine Sherman
- Judy Simmons
- Deedee Spencer
- Square – Square Up
- Nevzer Stacey
- Ann and Christopher Stack
- Laura Stahl
- Stacey Steele
- Tammy and Eric Steele
- Amy and David Stender
- B.R. and Kathleen Stephenson
- Margaret Stineman
- Nancietta Stocking
- Marianne and Goran Strokirk
- Laura Sudler
- Susan and Bascom Talley
- Patricia Thomas
- Tobey Foundation
- Kenneth Tornvall
- Susan and M.J. Trees
- Kyzysztof Trochim
- Edward Tuder
- Marsha Urbahns
- Walt and Jody Vanderpoel
- Lauren Victor
- Vincent Huang & Associates, Inc.
- Barbara Von Oppen
- Charles Wheelan
- Rachel Wilder
- Lawrence Wilson
- Adam Woodward and Josh Woodward
- Helen Zell
- Robert Ziebarth