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ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Listening is at the heart of who we are and what we do. We sit with our elders, hearing
their stories and learning a life lesson or a new joke. Or as we’re delivering food bags, we’ll pause to take in the joy of the moment. We’re often leaning in to pay closer attention to a wheelchair-bound elder in a nursing home or to a delighted guest at one of our parties. We put listening at the center of our skill set, enabling us to make better friendships, end the sadness of isolation and cement treasured connections to the seniors we serve every day. The great thing about listening is that it’s also an excellent tool in our day-to-day work. In fact, at Little Brothers, we have a long history and tradition of engaging our stakeholders in dialogue and decision-making on an array of issues that impact this organization. Last spring, for instance, we reached out to elders, donors, volunteers and staff members to help us create a new way to celebrate springtime with our elders. Our problem: We’ve increasingly been forced to limit the number of elders invited to Easter parties due to the lack of available host facilities on that holiday. Moreover, getting to and from locations and enjoying the Easter party often meant that our elders had to choose between church and Little Brothers on that special Sunday. Instead, we took the problem to our community and, true to form, our stakeholders weighed in with valuable ideas and opinions. And we listened.
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Levi loves to read CQ Ham Radio magazine, enjoys telling stories and attending Little Brothers’ parties. Renee is an active volunteer who helps out at Little Brothers’ events and supports fundraisers hosted by our Young Professionals Advisory Board.
The result is the Fête d’Armand Marquiset, our new annual spring celebration. In addition to allowing us to welcome more elders to three different locations on Saturday, April 20, this new event also helps us pay our respects to the founder of Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly, Armand Marquiset, and to honor our legacy.
Hearing New Answers Importantly, because we listened for new ways to solve a problem, we also heard something very special from one elder who spoke for many: “I love celebrating all the holidays with Little Brothers, so I’m so glad that I don’t have to choose between going to church on Easter Sunday and attending the Little Brothers’ party. I can do both!” What we certainly didn’t give up doing on Easter Sunday is our longtime custom of delivering meals to homebound seniors and visiting with elders in nursing homes. This is a tradition we pledge to honor year after year.
Listening is at the center of our skill set, enabling us to make better friendships, end the sadness of isolation and cement treasured connections with the elders we serve every day. Listening has also been crucial to driving our strategic planning to take us into the future and onto new frontiers. This work is front and center on the agenda of our Board of Directors working in partnership with our leadership and staff. As we conclude the final year of our strategic plan, Vision 2013, we’ve initiated a process to solicit opinions from elders, donors, volunteers, board members, community partners and the staff. Some of these groups participated in structured listening meetings, while others responded to online or
Friendship is published by Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly, Chicago Chapter, at 312.455.1000. Produced by Mary Nowesnick, MNMarketing Chicago, and Patty O’Friel Design. Megan Donahue, Writer, Development. Photos by LBFE volunteers and staff: Christine Bertrand, Jason Chiu, Heather Dudzinski and Vince Nigito. Spanish version translation donated by volunteer Graciella Napoles.
Board of Directors mailed surveys. The information we’ve gathered will help us identify and prioritize key issues. We’ll also complete a traditional SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. Then, we’ll select three to five issues that we all will focus on over the next three years to advance our mission and serve our elders even more effectively. Even as we design our new strategic plan, we remain committed to two vital objectives: building awareness about the problems facing our aging population and promoting advocacy to gain more support to end the isolation and loneliness of our elderly, and address other social and economic issues that impact their quality of life.
Spreading the Word
NICHOLAS DELGADO
Chairman of the Board Principal, Chief Wealth Officer Dignitas
ROBIN TILLOTSON
Vice Chair of the Board Regional Director (Atlas) The Department of Family Support Services – Senior Services
MARILYN HENNESSY
Treasurer of the Board Retired, President The Retirement Research Foundation
Because we are an organization that relies on volunteers, elders and donors, we’ve been expanding our communications platform to keep you informed and connected. Our newly redesigned website at www.littlebrotherschicago.org is bolder, brighter, easier to navigate and much more engaging which, we hope, will keep you coming back. You can also find us on popular social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. And count on all the classic ways: Receiving your issues of Friendship in the mail and taking part in great conversations, face-to-face, one-on-one.
CAROL WAUGH
As you explore our Annual Report FY2012, please do so with our sincere thanks for your generous financial support and for your gifts of time and attention: a total of 42,343 hours of service by 1,509 volunteers to 1,349 elders.
KATHLEEN BOYLAN
On behalf of our Board of Directors and staff, we look forward to working with each of you to achieve greater success as an organization and to make an ever greater impact on the lives of older adults.
Secretary of the Board Retired, Registered Nurse
KARL W. ALLEMAN
Executive Recruiter Egon Zehnder International, Inc.
TOM BEHRENS
Retired, Founder and CEO The Night Ministry Senior Vice President, Public Relations Public Communications Inc.
SUSAN CIUCCI
Financial Consultant PEB Financial Group
PHIL MENZEL
Vice President, Retail Services Talent & Human Capital Services Sears Holdings Management Corporation
Nicholas Delgado Chairman of the Board
Simone Mitchell-Peterson Chief Executive Officer
ROSA PEREZ
Associate Vice President, Benefits & Compensation DePaul University
ELLIOTT RICHARDSON*
President Small Business Advocacy Council Partner, Korey Cotter Heather & Richardson, LLC *Served in FY2012
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2012 IN REVIEW LITTLE BROTHERS – FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY served 1,349 Chicago elders in FY2012. • Average age of our elders is 82. More than one-third use a walker or wheelchair. • 79% are women and 21% are men • Our elders represent the ethnic diversity of Chicago: African American (45%); Caucasian (34%); Hispanic (20%); and Asian or other races (less than 2%).
We promise to remain alongside our elders for the duration of their lives, providing them with friendship, celebrations, joy and beauty. We could not achieve our goals of relieving loneliness and isolation among elders without the time, talent and financial support of our donors and volunteers. VOLUNTEERING In FY2012, 1,509 volunteers made a positive impact on our elders through visits, serving at parties, driving and helping out wherever needed, contributing 42,343 hours of service. We welcomed 773 new volunteers last year; 563 were individuals who collectively volunteered as part of a group.
VISITING Volunteers and staff enhance the quality of life for our elders through visits, phone calls and outings. Reassurance and friendship was provided through 14,631 personal contacts with elders. GIVING Our ability to forge lifelong connections with isolated elders is supported by generous donations from thousands of individuals and dozens of corporations and foundations. Little Brothers received $4,179,970 in contributed support in FY2012.
Easy to Connect—and Care Why did you decide to be a visiting volunteer? Lisa: “A friend of mine introduced me to Little Brothers. I kept thinking about it. I finally got to a stage in my life and really wanted to volunteer and be connected with one elder to build a relationship. I got matched with John in January 2011.” What does the volunteer experience mean to you? “It’s a chance to have a different friendship and care for someone older. My grandparents are gone so it’s rewarding for me to visit with John, hear his stories—
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and have someone who really appreciates my presence. It’s like chatting with any friend. We laugh a lot.” What do your visits mean to John? “He enjoys the interaction and having someone look out for him. We talk either in person or on the phone at least twice a month.” How do you fit volunteer visiting into your busy life? “John makes it easy. He’ll say just stop by. Don’t worry about a big plan. I realized it was something I can and want to do. I work for a
Volunteer Lisa Thompson recently celebrated with John on his 87th birthday. “I’m so lucky to have Lisa. We have good times together,” says John.
hospice company and sometimes driving home I’ll call John, swing by and we grab a meal. It’s easy to connect—and it means a lot to both of us when we do.”
389
1,050
elders
elders received personalized holiday gifts
participated in our Summer Vacation Programs
1,766
holiday experiences for elders at a party or through homedelivered meals and visits
14,631
personal visits and calls of reassurance made to our elders
1,158
food bags delivered
536
occasions when program assistants or staff provided special assistance to elders
205
elders joined Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly
3,594
42,343 hours of service to our elders by 1,509 volunteers
instances when elders participated in Celebrations of Life (includes luncheons, birthday parties, family reunions and outings) www.littlebrotherschicago.org
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HOLIDAYS Our Holiday Celebrations provided 1,766 elders with memorable experiences at a party or through home deliveredmeals and visits on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. Nearly all of our elders received personalized gifts during the Christmas season, purchased by generous donors. SUMMER PROGRAMS Nearly 400 elders participated in our summer programs: 133 elders enjoyed vacations at Illinois State Beach Resort. Another 202 elders joined staff interns and volunteers for our Summer in the City program, and about 50 homebound elders had at-home experiences. CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE Throughout the year elders celebrated at our Ashland facility, attending birthday parties, family reunions with other elders and special parties at Halloween, Fourth of July, St. Patrick’s Day and more. The Lloyd Walding Brain Fitness Center, Movie Club, Creative Café and Herrera Family Café brought elders together to enjoy activities. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE Lack of transportation, challenges with household tasks or limited access to healthy food can threaten our elders’ independence. On 536 separate occasions in FY2012, Little Brothers’ staff and program assistants provided transportation or offered other direct services to enable our elders to remain as selfsufficient as possible. In addition, Little Brothers packed and delivered 1,158 customized food bags to help nourish 114 elders. ELDERS GIVING BACK Many of our elders are civic-minded and enjoy giving back to the community. In FY2012, a group of our elders
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A Great Feeling in Your Heart Why did you want to be a visiting volunteer? Rick: “I have worked with children with life-threatening diseases. I felt in my heart that it was time to help the elderly in the same fashion. I did research on the Web about visiting lonely elders and found Little Brothers. The process was easy and I was assigned an elder within a month.” What do your visits mean to Maria—and to you? “Maria is an immigrant from El Salvador who came here in 1966—the year I was born! She lives alone on the Southwest Side and has a very kind and caring spirit. She loves to talk about her week and tell me about her past. I was told that when Maria joined the program, she was very lonely and depressed. She has since gained her spirit back and is very thankful for
shared their experiences in the civil rights movement with Chicago school children by volunteering with the Black Star Project. Elders also gathered to make toiletry bags for the homeless at St. James Catholic Church. Through our continuing partnership with Esperanza School, elder volunteers meet monthly with students who have developmental disabilities to share experiences and learn from each other.
Volunteer Rick Gutierrez says visiting Maria “makes a difference in her life and lets me know someone with a great history.”
Little Brothers. I feel joy when I visit her knowing that I make a difference in her life.” How do you fit volunteer visiting into your busy life? “I work at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois in information technology. I have a daughter and my two grandchildren live with me. I also serve on various nonprofit boards and do other volunteering. I feel that when you find it in your heart to do something, you do it. It’s just two hours every two weeks. And you will have a great feeling in your heart when you help someone in need.”
LASTING SUPPORT We not only have the honor of celebrating life with our elders, but also commemorating them in death. Staff and volunteers attend services, send flowers and often make final arrangements to ensure last wishes have been met. This past year, with your help, we accompanied 77 elders to the end of their lives.
Fiscal Year 2012 Revenue Individual Contributions Planned Gifts
10/01/11 – 09/30/12
$ 742,111 26,496
Grants from Corporations & Foundations
187,646
Restricted Grants/Individual Contributions
110,358
Other Revenue
1,709
Donated Goods
84,301
Interest & Dividends Special Events & Projects
475,330
17%
12%
Management & General
Development & Public Relations
19,546
Net: Investment Gains (Losses)
$2,314,453
Net Operating Revenue
$3,961,950
Bequest Income
$3,007,803
Gain of Sale of Asset Total Revenue*
Programs
71%
200 $6,969,953
Expenses Visiting the Elderly
$1,203,524
Direct Service
276,082
Holiday & Social Activities
667,523
Summer Programs
144,027
Grants to Sister Chapter Total Programs/Activities
60,000 $2,351,156
Development & Public Relations
565,642
Management & General
381,292
Total Expenses
$3,298,090
Net Excess (Deficiency)
$3,671,863
*Contributed support is $4,179,970 (total revenue less interest and dividends, investment gains and sale of assets).
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OUR DONORS: MAKING FRIENDSHIPS POSSIBLE
50,000+
Mary Frances McNally, Estate
Robert & Margarita Bartels
Ms. Barbara Huyler
Audrey Chesner, Estate
IBM
Julius N. Frankel Foundation
Joseph J. Obona, Estate
Mr. & Mrs. William Beam
Ms. Patricia G. Pelling
Michael & Diane Beemer
The Independent Order of Foresters, IL Branch
John S. Grabowski, Trust
Mary H. Traxler, Estate
$
Marilyn R. Holst, Estate Dorothy H. Moriarty, Estate
5,000-9,999
$
Anonymous
Robert J. Righeimer, Trust
Mr. Elwood Barce
Elizabeth M. Trout, Trust
Ms. Nora Barnicle
Jean Wiencek, Estate
Alice Bartik, Estate
25,000-49,999
$
Alvin H. Baum Family Fund
Boston Foundation Butler Family Foundation
Fred J. Brunner Foundation
Central Steel & Wire Company
Eugene Paul Coan, Estate
Paulene M. Ekman, Trust
Donna Caroline Gerdes, Estate
Margaret T. Foley, Estate
Josephine M. Leiting, Trust
Sharon L. Karsten
Wilhemine E. Long, Estate
Frances H. Knaphurst, Trust
Mr. Robert T. Nakazawa
Mrs. Marguerite D. Hark
$
Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust
Anne Andrius, Estate
Mrs. Minnie L. Miller
Anonymous
Mr. Stephen Parenti
Helen Brach Foundation
Liz & Dan Reidy
Florence M. Devenish
Ritzenthaler Family Foundation
10,000-24,999
Margo Claire Fallow, Estate Illinois Clean Energy Community Fndn Mary Ellen Imhof, Estate Robert S. & Evelyn R. Johnson, Estate Eugene Jozefowicz, Trust
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.
Clement & Bernice Juris Ms. Kirsten Leigh Keefer
Cantore Enterprises
Mr. John M. Kennedy
Mr. Martin Ceranec
Katherine Knaphurst, Trust
Susan Ciucci
Dr. Leslie & Virginia Knudsen, Trust
Ms. Tanya Cloud
1,000-4,999
Adreani Foundation
Angkor Strategic Advisors LLC
Karl Alleman Ms. Mamie V. Andry
Anonymous
P-K Tool & Manufacturing Company Paasche Airbrush Company Ms. Kathleen Ponton William & Susan Quinlan Reichert Foundation Ms. Elizabeth Agnes Reid The Retirement Research Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James Kramer
Ms. Elizabeth B. Cunningham
Mrs. Catherine Levy
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne A. Rhoades
Mr. James D. Liggett
The Rhoades Foundation
Mr. Jeffrey L. Dennis
Mrs. Charlotte Lindon
Ms. Joan A. Doyle
Irma R. Lobe, Estate
The Grace Roberti Foundation
DP Foundation
Mr. Thomas Logan
Mr. Ronald Roselli
Mrs. Helen Thom Edwards
The Philip J. & Carol J. Lyons Foundation
Ms. Frieda Sakinis
Victoria Maciulewicz, Trust
Lt. Col. Allan P. Scholl (Ret.)
Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
Schwaben Society Charity Fund
Ms. Barbara A. Manny
Mr. Ronald Siwek
Robert W. & Doretta M. Marwin
Ms. Elizabeth L. Snyder
Richard & Odette Maskell
St. Giles Catholic Parish
Ms. Beatrice J. Mazzone
Jim & Naomi Stanhaus
Microsoft Matching Gifts Program
Stanley & Julia Stasch
Ms. Nancy W. Harding
Mindful Money Financial Counsel, LLC
Ann Strzelecki
Ms. Susan M. Harrigan
Ms. Nell Minow
Phyllis S. Herold
Missionary Sisters of the Holy Spirit
George M. Eisenberg Foundation Mr. James A. Evans Ms. Mary J. Flynn Ms. Marie J. Galoney Ms. Bonnie Gekler Ms. Mary Nicole Gerard Ms. Michelle Gesse Mrs. Marion Gross Jeffrey & Renee Hall
$
Franklin F. Offner Foundation
Tom & Gloria Colgan
Sweeney Family Foundation
Julia B. Lobraico, Estate
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Mary P. Jurich, Estate
Keith & Mary Pat Guenther
Akzo Nobel, Inc.
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Ms. Maureen Brennan
The Siragusa Foundation
Edward A. Kazemek (formerly ACCORD LIMITED) Mazza Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Bolton
Charles E. Hicks Home Instead Senior Care Douglas & Lola Hotchkis Mr. Bruce Huey Mr. & Mrs. S.F. Hutcherson III
Simone Mitchell-Peterson Catherine MorrisseyWeinglass, Trust Professor Leon Moses Mr. Harvey Nixon Al & Joan O’Donnell
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Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly gratefully acknowledges our dedicated and generous donors who make it possible for us to bring friendship to Chicago’s seniors. Space does not allow us to list the thousands of donors who have given gifts under $100 or provided in-kind gifts, but we offer to each our sincere gratitude. Every gift is appreciated and every gift helps bring joy to our elders.
Thomas & Francine Snyder
Ms. Cecilia Straney Mr. & Mrs. H. Bruce Stupple Sulzer Family Foundation Mr. Deane H. Tank Ms. Kathryn Toffenetti Frank S. Ungemach & Kathleen Gilliland Mrs. Susan Waldbuesser Mr. Terrence Walden
Carol Waugh
CB Richard Ellis, Inc.
Ms. Carlyn Goettsch
Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Lacyk
Dean & Laura Pedersen
Ms. Lynn Weston-Pontikes
Ms. Gerry Cervone
Gordon Tech High School
Ms. Carolyn A. Landwehr
Ms. Jane Pugh
Ms. Caroline C. Wheeler
John & Kathleen Chapman
Sherri Gorski
Mr. William J. Rago
Rachel B. Williams Foundation
The Clark-Halladay Memorial Foundation
Graphic Arts Finishing Company
Mr. & Mrs. John G. Langhenry Jr. Ms. Lois R. Lauber
Ms. Susan Woestman
Ms. Carol L. Clavadetscher
GreatNonprofits
Mr. Thomas Roberts & Ms. Teresa Grosch
The Wohlers Family Foundation
Mr. William A. Clement
Mrs. Joyce M. Greening
Michael & Susan Wolz
Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Connors
Ms. Georgia Grummon
Dr. Mark Zajackowski
Ms. Geraldine Cowlin
Ms. Carol J. Zielski
Donald & Michele Cronin
Dick & Jan Hamilton
Ms. Rita A. Zralek
Mr. Brian J. Cunningham
500-999
W.S. Darley & Company
$
Paul & Gilmary Andrews Anonymous (3) Fred & Cinda Axley Mrs. Leigh F. Baccash Mr. Robert J. Banaszek Bank of America Foundation Mr. James R. Bass Jr. Mrs. Margaret Baxter Ms. Kathleen J. Bell Charles & Patricia Bidwill Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Bloom Ms. Margit Borgel Ms. Katharine Bornarth Mr. George J. Bowbin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Abdon J. Bray James & Barbara Burke Ms. Justine Burleson John & Mary Burns Thomas & Corliss Byrne Mr. Leonard V. Canino Capitanini Family
Mrs. Kathryn M. Haider
Mr. & Mrs. Guy H. Revesz
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Lawinger Mrs. Winfred M. Leaf Ms. Caroline J. Lyczko Mr. William Madlener
Mrs. Kathleen E. Runstrom Dan & Bob Ruscitti Mr. Martin P. Ryan
Mr. Daniel T. Maloney
William G. & Mary A. Ryan Charitable Foundation
Marilyn Hennessy
Mr. Charles E. Manix
Ms. Marcia Sabesin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Higgins
Mr. Thomas Marr
The Saint Paul Foundation
Mrs. Annie Delano
Ms. Linda Masilotti
Mr. Marc S. Salenko
Nicholas Delgado
Mrs. Patricia C. Horne
Kay & Mary Lou Mazurek
Mr. Jerome Dixon
HSBC Community & Philanthropic Service
MBM Company Inc.
The John & Kathleen Schreiber Foundation
Carrie & Gary Huff
Ms. Wanda McDonald
Mr. Paul Donovan J. Peter Douville
Mr. Dennis M. Hughes
Mr. Frank E. Doyle
IBM Corporation
Ms. Eileen M. Draper Mr. Kevin J. Dunne Mr. & Mrs. John B. Dwyer Ms. Catherine B. Eardley-Murphy
Mr. Carter Emerson Mr. Richard P. Ewald Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Fahey Ms. Kathleen Fahey Ms. Elizabeth M. Faxon Mr. Richard J. Finno Mrs. Justine N. Fleming Mr. Richard E. Gade Mrs. Barbara J. Giebel Ms. Vivian I. Goeb
Beth & James McClanahan Mary McGinn & Bernard Shapiro
Bruce & Margaret Sents Ms. Sheila A. Sepanski Mr. & Mrs. Alan C. Shackelford Philip & Mary Sheridan
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
Mr. Richard G. McGuire
InterMark
James F. McMahon, Estate
Ms. Helen E. Sieben
Donald & Lorena Meier Foundation
Ms. Yvonne M. Sloan
Ms. Marcia M. Jawor
Bob & Nina Smith
Mr. Lawrence Johnson
Phil Menzel
Jerry Smith & Dottie Fugiel
Mr. Robert S. Johnson
Dr. Joan M. Meyer
Ms. Mary Stanhaus
Ms. Pamela Kane
Dr. Aaron Michelfelder
Mr. Albert Kanefield
Mr. Thomas W. Mier
The Stauber Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Kaner
Mr. Jerome Mrowca
Mr. James J. Keehan
Mr. Robert Nied Jr.
Mr. James W. Kelly
Mary Nowesnick
Mr. Alan Swanson
Ms. Catherine J. Knotts
Old St. Patrick’s Church Parishioners
Mr. Thomas Swigart Jr. Guy & Theresa Tagliavia
Mrs. Virginia Olsen
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Thulin
Ms. Louise Jarog
Mr. & Mrs. Peter S. Egan Thomas & Donna Egan
Ms. Elizabeth Hennessey
Ms. Anne D. Koch The Koenig Family Ms. Elizabeth Kuczera
Mrs. Anne McKeon
Pahlke & Pahlke Insurance Agency, Inc.
Mr. Richard J. Shinners Jr.
Mr. Mark D. Steffens Mr. Rene Suarez
Leo & Linda Trimble
OUR MISSION Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly is a national network of nonprofit volunteer-based organizations committed to relieving isolation and loneliness among the elderly. We offer to people of goodwill the opportunity to join the elderly in friendship and the celebration of life. Celebrating Special Holidays www.littlebrotherschicago.org
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USG Foundation, Inc.
Robert & Beverly Berman
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Cleary
Mr. Cyril J. Finnegan
Mrs. Janette M. Gutekunst
Mr. Clyde Valstad
Mrs. Doris J. Bernert
Ms. Christine Coglianese
Robert & Audrey Fischer
Ms. Ellen C. Hallissey
Mr. Matthew Van Arkel
Ms. Cinda Berry
Mrs. Margaret Collins
Mr. John H. Fisher
Ms. Nancy J. Volkman
Ms. Janet Beyersdorfer
Mr. Robert W. Collins
Fred & Sarah Flosi
Mr. Edward C. Hammerberg
Mr. Benedict M. Vruble
Mr. John Bikulcs
Mr. John J. Conlisk
Mr. & Mrs. John M. Foley
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Vucich
John & Anne Bilos
Ms. Barbara G. Fox
John & Peggy Walding
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Bisgeier
Dolores Connolly & Daniel Casey Mr. Michael A. Davis
Ms. Marie H. Franciscus
Ms. Susan Weber Mr. Thomas J. Wedell Ms. Katherine Wetoska Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. White Frank & Alice Wiedner Ann & Mark Wohlberg Mr. Robert L. Wolff
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Bloom
Mr. Bruce D. De Jacimo
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois
William & Alicia Derrah
Mr. & Mrs. Roy P. Bowman
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. DeSanti
Ms. Patricia Brow
Mrs. Robert W. Devoss
Thomas & Patricia Brow
Mr. John M. Diblick
Matthew & Amanda Fox
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hammes William & Kathleen Hartman Ms. Cynthia Henderson
Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Franke
Henry Crown and Company
Paul & Sue Freehling
Ms. Kathleen Herber
Ms. Aviva Futorian
Joseph & Carol Hetman
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Fyfe
Ms. Kathryn Higgason
Ms. Dorothy A. Gallagher
Ray & Barbara Hockenbrough
Bernadine D. Gardner, Estate
Ms. Alice C. Brunner
Mr. Vincent Dina
$
Ms. Nancy Bubula
Mrs. Mary A. Domzalski
Ms. Judith A. Adams
Ms. Barbara D. Budinger
Ms. Cecilia A. Dorn
Ms. Mary K. Alfus
Ms. Betty Burns
Ms. Loretta Alois
Ms. Velara Byers
Mr. & Mrs. Gene E. Dowjotas
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Anderson
Drs. Daniel & Katherine Campbell
Ms. Alexis Driscoll
Ms. Mary J. Canavan
Ms. Helen G. Dudek
Mr. Charles P. Carey
Heather Dudzinski
Mr. & Mrs. William T. Carlin
Ms. Kathleen P. Duggan
Ms. Mary P. Carr
Ms. Laura Eichwedel
Ms. Charlene B. Anzalone
Mrs. Marilyn Carroll
Mr. Carl P. Eigelsbach
Mr. Ray Asplund
Mr. Gerald Carter
Mrs. Ruth Enault
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago
Mr. Joseph R. Ender
Goldman, Sachs & Company
Ms. Cynthia Jones
Dr. & Mrs. E.D. Attaya
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence J. Centella
John & Mary Englehart
Ms Judith Graf
Mr. Karim Kaminski
Le Roy & Marta Evans
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Mr. Stanley Kaminski
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Farrell
Ms. Catherine T. Green
Thomas J. & Joanne C. Keating
Mr. Andrew Feldman
Mr. Vincent A. Grochocinski Mr. Paul Guerino
Mr. Richard M. Keller
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Gurak
Ms. Mary E. Kelley
Ms. Lorna Ferguson Ms. Anna V. Fidanza
Dan Gurgevich
250-499
Ms. Helenlu Anderson Anonymous (3) Mr. Donald J. Antlsperger Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Antonio
Mr. & Mrs. Michael F. Baccash Mrs. Eleanor Badalich Mrs. Ethel H. Baron Jeff & April Baxter Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Behrendt Mr. Theodore J. Berg
Mr. John V. Chiaro Mr. Ralph M. Chor Jr. C.J. Christ Ms. Mary Ann Cicero Richard Clark
Mr. Albert J. Dru
Mr. Edward G. Felsenthal
Ms. Patricia L. Hollenkamp
Mrs. Mary Heinz Garzoni GE Giving Campaign
The Rose Houston Charitable Foundation
Mark & Bonnie Gehrman
Mr. Gerald W. Huston
Ms. Meg Gerken
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry J. Jaeger
Mrs. Morton Gershenow
Ms. Kathleen A. Jaszka
Mr. Anthony Gillette
Mr. Jay Javors
Mr. Charles E. Gillman
Ms. Teresa Jennings
Ms. Michelle Gittler
The Hon. Mel & Mrs. Mary Ann Jiganti
Dr. & Mrs. Edmund Goedert
“ I like that my friend has someone to
talk to, since Betty spends a lot of time alone. I feel like I’m making a small difference in her life. She loves telling stories! I think they make her feel a bit less lonely.” Cindy, on visiting Betty since 2012 Starting Our Summer Program
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Ms. Dorothy J. Hoffner
Ms. Martha L. Garrett
Mrs. Inge K. Johnson Paul & Lorraine Kaiser
Joseph & Mary Kelly
“ I want the seniors to know they are not in this world all alone.”
Latanya, who visited Selma for 12 years, now sees James Ms. Susan L. Kennedy
Ms. Evelyn J. Miks
Mr. Mervyn Schell
Mr. Robert L. Kern
Thomas J. & Sheila M. Miller
Ms. Laura Schindler
Ms. Jean Millhouser
Ms. Mary T. Schneider
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Kertz Ms. Dolores Kilroy Ms. Donna M. Kohler Mr. Randolph Kohler Mr. Robert J. Kopecky Ms. Nancy Kosobud Donald & Mary Koss Mr. John M. Kovacic Mr. Joseph Kratzer Ms. Barbara E. Krause Michael & Susan Kuhn Ronald & Bonnie LaBarbera Ms. Barbara Lanphier Mr. Michael E. Leahy Mr. Thomas Leo Lewis Metals Corporation Ms. Patricia Lindholm Mrs. Phyllis G. Linning Mr. & Mrs. Howard Lipsey Mr. William C. Lordan Mr. Michael A. Lorenz Mr. Richard J. Luby Ms. Annie Lynch Ms. Ruth Lynch Ms. Corinne M. Lyon Mr. John J. Machota Ms. Madelyn MacMahon Mrs. Carole S. Malinski Bob & Mary Mallon Frank Malone Ms. Sandra P. Manne Ms. Marie Marcenac
Michael and Sherri Miske Mitchell Elementary School Ms. Jessica Moore Motorola Foundation Mr. Terrence J. Mullen Mr. Earl E. Nelson
Frank & Karen Schneider Ms. Camellia Scopelite Ms. Joan Segon Ms. Ann Serafin Ms. Nancy F. Seyfried Mr. & Mrs. Myron D. Shapiro
Northern Trust Matching Gift Program
Mr. Charles Shemely
Ms. Susan Obuchowski
Ms. Joann M. Simpson
Mr. Robert Olejniczak Mrs. Devola R. Olson Mr. Randall Pavlock Mrs. Anita Pendergast
Ms. Jennifer Ann Shupryt Ms. Eileen Skupien Mr. Walter Slack Jr. Robert & Christina Smolen Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Smoots Jr.
Mr. John P. Ward
Ms. Catherine L. Albanese
Ms. Mary Wasmer
Mr. Tyrone E. Albert
Ms. Shirley Waterloo
Ms. Mary Albright
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley R. Weinberger
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth C. Alexander
Samuel Weinstein & Family
Mr. Rudolph Alfano
Ms. Clara Weiss
Mrs. Joan I. Allen
Margaret Weiss & David Austen-Smith
Mrs. Laura F. Allen
Dr. & Mrs. John M. Wieland
Allstate Giving Campaign
Mrs. Mary Jo Wise
Paul & Mary Altman
Mr. David Withall
Mrs. Margaret Ambroz
Swiss Re
Ms. Marthe J. Witte
American Legion Post 716
Mr. Phillip E. Raskin
Ms. Genevieve A. Szajnecki
Leonard & Helen Wolniak
Mr. Daniel T. Amorella
Robert & Elizabeth Rattenbury
Ms. Valerie Woods
Mr. Clarence B. Telkes
Ms. Aimee B. Anderson
Ms. Teresa J. Wronski
Ms. Laura Anderson
Ms. Bernadine E. Reckert
Frank Tenbrink & Jeannine Cleary
Mr. Robert S. Yohannan
Robert & Helen Anderson
Michael Reese Health Trust
Ms. Nancy Timmers
Ms. Rita L. Zimmermann
Ms. Mary M. Angelica
Mr. Ronald F. Zitlow
Anonymous (3)
Ms. Caroline Ziv
Ms. Linda Anselmo
Robert & Barbara Perkaus Jr. Mr. Joe Perrone
Ms. Anita Snobel
Mr. Philip G. Pfister
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Sokalski
Mrs. Shirley Pinson
Mr. Robert A. Sperl
Ms. Carol R. Plochman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Stendel
Ms. Marion Porento Dr. Richard J. Powers Mr. Mark K. Proesel Mr. Stephen Pronto Bob & Mary Ellen Quinn Herbert & Diane Rangl Joel & Marikay Raphaelson
Charles & Barbara Strang Ms. Mary C. Stretch Mr. Harold L. Strong Mr. & Mrs. Robert Subkowsky
Ms. Blanca Reyes
John & Lillian Mathews
Mr. Ronald E. Tipul
Ron & Jill Rohde
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Mazurek
Mr. Boon Ngee Toh
Mr. Felix C. Rojas Jr.
Mrs. Jack V. McAvinchey
Ms. Carol E. Rolf
Mr. James McCarthy Ms. Margaret M. McCarthy
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick E. Rooney
Mark & Anna Marie McCarthy
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen L. Ruff Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Meehan
Ms. Theresa Rush
Margaret H. Merrill, Estate Mr. & Mrs. Dennis L. Meyer Mr. Philip Micech Mr. John H. Michalek
Columbus Day Parade
Kevin & Nancy Allodi
Mr. Gregory Tomaino
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Ms. Sabina Anselmo
Mrs. Laverne Toomey Mr. Michael P. Toomin
Mr. & Mrs. Roland A. Abrahamson
Mr. Robert D. Appelbaum
Ms. Donna Tracy
Tawhnee D. Acevez
Ms. Barbara H. Trippi
Mrs. Angela Ackermann
Tuft & Associates, Inc.
Ms. Kay Acklin
Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Tymick
Mr. Roberto Acosta
Mr. George Rykowski
Mrs. Kathleen H. Vito
Ms. Lynne B. Adams
Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church
Ms. Esther K. Wagner
Ms. Elizabeth M. Adkins
Mr. Dennis J. Wake
Thomas C. & Peggy A. Sasgen
Edward & Esther Walenga
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas K. Ahern
Mr. & Mrs. James Ryan
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Ms. Mary Lou Antonowicz ArcelorMittal Matching Gifts Program Ms. Sandra D. Archer Mr. Edward Archibald
Mrs. Diane M. Albamonte
Dr. John Archibald Mrs. Lorraine Arenberg Dr. & Mrs. William J. Arnold Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Aronson Jr.
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“ I enjoy the opportunity to build a relationship with such an interesting and thoughtful person.” Emily, on visiting Bill for three years
Mr. Philip H. Bock
Mrs. Stephanie Butera
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Clark
Ms. Rita M. Bogan
Frank Butler
Mrs. Dorothy Clarke
Ms. Fern Bomchill-Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Butler
Mr. Michael Clements
Mr. Kenneth G. Bommer Mr. Ronald Bonaguro Bond Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Robert Boos Bill & Shirley Borhauer Mr. & Mrs. Morton R. Borkan Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Boruta Mr. Michael S. Bovy Boyer Productions, Ltd. James & Jean Boylan Ms. Lilla M. Bradley Ms. Lane Brady Mr. Jerry Bransfield
At Illinois State Beach
Ms. Cynthia M. Brashler Theodore & Barbara Asner
Ms. Sara Ann Beazley
Mr. Ernest P. Braucher
AT&T Pioneers - Central
Ms. Aubria R. Becker
Mr. Earl D. Brauen
Ms. Gernell Austin
Mrs. Bernadette Becker
Berton G. Braun
Robert & Elizabeth Babich
Jeff & Helene Beckman
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Braun
Ms. Pamela Babler
Rev. Tom Behrens
Mr. Hidai Bregu
Ms. Catherine Bachand
Mrs. Inez Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Heinz Breit
Ms. Marilyn E. Baier
Ms. Theresa Belmonte
Ms. Nora Brennan
Mr. & Mrs. Donald P. Bailey
Mr. Thomas W. Bresler
Lee & Rita Baker
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bergamin
Terry L. Baker
Ms. Kirsten Bergin
Baker McGee Consulting, Inc.
Kenneth & Muriel Bergsma
Brite-O-Matic Manufacturing Company
Ms. Laural Briggs
Ms. Veronica Byers Ms Mary B. Byrne Ms. Kathleen Cabala
CMN Cardenas Marketing Network, Inc.
Gloria J. Callaci & Lawrence J. Suffredin
Mrs. Joan Coghlan Mr. Joel Cohen
Mr. Robert F. Callbeck
Mr. Michael C. Cohen
Mr. Santo Campione
Paul & Julianne Collin
Mr. Albert Capizzi
Mr. Daniel F. Collins
Ms. Jeanne Caplice
Ms. Jane A. Collins
Mr. Robert Carbine
John & Dorothy Collins
Ms. Ginger Carney
Mr. Thomas P. Collins
Ronald A. Carr
Mr. William Collins
Lynn Carter
Mrs. Jane Comiskey
Ms. Ann S. Carton
Ms. Cathleen P. Conley
Ms. Christine Caruso
Mr. James V. Connelly
Blake & Patti Carver
Mrs. Grace C. Conolly
Mrs. Lorayne Cascino
Mr. Thomas Conrardy
Antoneea & John Casey
Ms. Joan D. Conrath
Raymond J. & Margaret T. Casey
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Coogan
Ms. Diane C. Cashman
Ms. Ilene L. Cooper
Mr. Emil Celli
Ms. Mary Ann Corley
Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Cerda
Ms. Rita Corley-Baker
Dennis & Carolyn Cesaretti
Mr. William E. Cormier
Ms. Sandra Chaba
Corn Products International
Mr. Timothy A. Chaky
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel C. Cosgrove
Ms. Betty Brooks
Mr. Richard R. Balsamo
Mr. & Mrs. John E. Berkowicz
Ms. Shirley Barker
Jean Bernstein
Ms. Linda Brown
Mr. William Barker
Ms. Barbara Berz
Mr. Mark Brown
Mr. Grover Chapman
Ms. Mildred C. Barnes
Mr. Joseph A. Bettina
Mr. Edward L. Chensky
Mr. Edward J. Barrett
Ms. Neelam Bhatnagar
Charles A. & Doris E. Brunke
Ms. Marlene E. Cheval
Mr. Peter Barrett
Ms. Judith N. Biancalana
Ms. Sondra Brunke
Mrs. Frances Chiappetti
Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Bartimoccia
Joseph & Marcia Bianco
Ms. Anne Marie Brunner
Mr. & Mrs. M.N. Chishti
Ms. Karen A. Bielecki
Mrs. Petricia Brush
Mrs. Kathleen M. Chodelka
Mr. James A. Bartke
Alfred & Gisela Biller
Paul & Jacqueline Buckley
Brian & Cathy Basler
Mr. Robert A. Bishop
Mrs. Mary Ellen Burke
Frederick & Kathleen Christiansen
Helen Bates
Mr. Donald H. Bittner
Dr. & Mrs. Redmond Burke
Mr. & Mrs. S. Ronald Battaglia
Mr. Raymond J. Bittner
Ms. Andrea L. Burla
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Blachut
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Burla
Mr. Bruce H. Blair
Robert & Mary Burns
Congregational United Church of Christ of Arlington Heights
Ms. Margaret Blair
Mr. Nicholas C. Burriesci
Mrs. Marcy Ciarrachi
Ms. Mary Blanchard
Mrs. Eileen F. Burza
Mr. & Mrs. Frank E. Cicero
Mr. Frank Blatnick
Mr. Kevin W. Busath
Mr. Joseph F. Cieply
Ms. Sylvia V. Blazina
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond P. Buschmann
Ms. Florence C. Clark
John & Judith Batzel Richard & Donna Bauer Mrs. Carol Baumann Mr. William W. Baumgardt Ms. Jane Baylor Ms. Jane E. Beaty
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Mr. Leroy Blommaert
Mrs. Jean Brouhard
Mr. & Mrs. William Patrick Clifford
Clifford & Margaret Chally Mr. Daniel F. Chambers
Mrs. Patty F. Christophersen
Ms. Leanne Pullins Clark R.Ph.
Mrs. Marilyn Cotteleer Kimberly Cotter Mr. Gene Cottini Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Coyle Mrs. Margaret Crane Mr. Mike Crawford Ms. Mary Anne Cray Mr. Dan V. Crowe Mr. Jerry Cucchiaro The Hon. & Mrs. Richard D. Cudahy Dr. David W. Cugell Mr. Timothy J. Cunningham Ms. Geraldine B. Cuny Mr. John Curin Ms. Jane Curosh Mrs. Helen J. Curoso Ms. Connie R. Curran
Mrs. Arnold Curry
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Diggs
Mr. Robert M. Dugan
Ms. Sylvia Feil
Mr. Thomas W. Fosselman
Warriene Curry
Mr. Alan Dikty
Mr. David Duncan
Mr. Richard P. Feistel
Mr. Edward Fowler
Ms. Jane Ann Curto
Discover Financial Services
Mr. Goodwin W. Duncan Jr.
Leo & Phillis Feldman
Ms. Barbara A. Cushing
Ms. Allison Disney
Mrs. LuAnn L. Dunn
Mr. Lauren K. Feldt
Ms. Genevieve G. Franciscus
Mr. Matt Czerwinski
Mr. Paul H. Dittmer
Mr. Richard J. Dunne
Mr. Joseph C. Fenner Jr.
Mr. Rick Daitchman
Ms. Marguerite Dixon
Mr. Martin Ferguson
Ms. Margaret Ann Daly
Mr. John S. Docimo
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Dunne
Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Daly
Ms. Mary C. Doherty
Mr. & Mrs. William Durack
Mr. Michael D. Ferrarell
Mr. Arthur A. Daniels
Mr. Paul Doherty
Gilbert & Patricia Daniels
Ms. Mary L. Dold
Mr. William J. Daniels
Michael & Diane Dolesh
Ms. Judith A. Dwyer
Ms. Barbara Dansky
Vincent & Barbara Domarad Ms. Dawn Domingo Mr. & Mrs. Charles Donaghy
Ms. Barbara Durand
Fe Fernandez Mrs. Mary-Ann Fertsek
Dr. Judith L. Frank-Gonwa Ms. Marlene M. Frankel Mrs. Toby Frankel Fraternal Order of Police Chicago No. 7
Mrs. Ruth Field
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin K. Fredriksen
Mrs. A. Patricia Dyer
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Figiel
French Benefit Society of Illinois
Mrs. Joyce E. Dykhuis
Edward & Maria Filippini
Ms. Beverly J. Frey
Mr. & Mrs. James Dziadosz
Ms. Mary G. Finn
Ms. Susan Friedman
Mr. Dermot C. Edgecombe
Ms. Marilyn K. Finnegan
Diane Froelich
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Donnelly
Stephan & Gertrude Egresits
Ms. Josephine Fioravanti
Ms. Stella Froncz
Mr. Kevin P. Donovan
Mr. Sten I. Ekstrom
Mr. Robert G. Fisch
Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Fruehe
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Donze
Ms. Mary E. Ellingsen
Mr. Edward H. Fischer
Ms. Patricia De Wolf
Ms. Marjorie L. Engel
Ms. B. Ellen Fisher
Ms. Cecile Frydman
Mr. & Mrs. Martin W. Dooley
Mr. Stephen Fister
Ms. Irene Frye
Ms. Joanne H. Deal
Dr. Patricia Dore
Mr. Bernard D. Fitzgerald
Ms. Arlene E. Furey
Ms. Aileen Deegan
Mr. Allen Dorsey
Ms. Josephine Fitzgerald
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Furgat
Mrs. Joseph Degiacomo
Edward F. & Janet E. Dostal
Ms. Bridget M. Flanagan
Mrs. Merrianne Furlong
Julie A. Degnan
Ms. Claudette M. Douglas
Furniture Outlet
Ms. Dorothy DeGrange
Mr. George E. Douglas
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey R. Erhardt
Ms. Linda Flanagan Ms. Maureen A. Flanagan
G.B. Electric
Ms. Patricia A. DeHoff
Ms. Marsha J. Dowd
Ms. Mary A. Erickson
Terri & Norine Flannery
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald C. Gabel
Henry & Joan Deiters
Ms. Alyce M. Dowey
Mr. Michael B. Erp
Ms. Ann C. Flick
Mr. Rudolph Gabriel
Mrs. Frances Delaney
Ms. Karen K. Flood
Ms. Carol Gabrius
Mr. & Mrs. John Dellorto
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick T. Dowling
Robert & Winnie Evanson Ms. Virginia C. Evely
Ms. Susanne L. Flood
Mr. Russell J. Gaines Jr.
Mr. Mathias W. Delort Jr.
Dr. James L. Downey
Ms. Frances M. Flucke
Ms. Lois Gallagher
Marion & Rick Demchak
Ms. Jean H. Downey
Mr. & Mrs. Max F. Eysenbach
Daniel P. Flynn, Estate
Mr. Ruben R. Garcia
Ms. Sally J. Dempsey
John & Kathleen Driscoll
Bernard & Marlyn Gardner
Dennis Wholesale Foods
Ms. Romana E. Drobick
Ms. Claire Fabvier
Kermit C. & Marie R. Foertsch
Mrs. M. Derrickson
Mrs. Marilyn Dudzinski
Carmen Fair
Ms. Cynthia Fogg
John & Mary Ann Gaynor
Ms. Debra Bruner Diedrich
Mr. Martin Duffy
Ms. Maxine Faulkner
Ms. Natalie Formusa
Jack & Dolores Gedge
Richard & Marilee Davies Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Davis Ms. Shirleymae Davis Mr. Thomas K. Dawson Mr. Douglas De Gregorio Mr. Peter De May Ms. Anne De Simone
Ms. Mary Ellen Durkin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Engelsman Dr. & Mrs. Samuel S. Epstein
EZ Duz It Products, Inc.
Mrs. Sandra M. Feely
Ms. Laurel A. Gasser
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Ms. Bonnie Geiger
Mr. James Gottemoller
Ms. Nora Hansel
Mrs. Virginia C. Hickey
Ms. Elizabeth A. Jachim
Mr. Rob Gelletta
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent J. Graham
Ms. Elaine H. Hansen
Ms. Judith L. Higgins
Mr. Tom Jandt
Mr. Henry F. Gralak
Ms. Ann Harding
Mr. Henry L. Hill
Mr. Jeffrey Janson
Ms. Alexa Harrer
Mr. Jerome S. Hoess
Ms. Mary Catherine Jaros
Ms. Regina Gramza
Robert & Patricia Harrington
Mrs. Helen HogarthDelmas
Mr. & Mrs. John Jeater
Ms. Lynda Vieha Grant
Mr. Robert Hart
Graymills Corporation
Ms. Roxane Hartman
Mr. & Mrs. Clinton Hogstrom
Ms. Betty Jenkins
Mr. Allen J. Green
Ms. Leona M. Hartmann
Ms. Mary A. Holbrock
Alan & Carol Greene
Mr. & Mrs. Grover P. Hartsuch
The Rev. Kurt R. Holderied Mrs. Josephine Holzner
Ms. Alice Gregory
Ms. Betty Hauswirth
Mr. Richard Homa
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Johnson
Felicia B. & Herbert C. Gresens
Mrs. Alice B. Hayes
Mr. Clark B. Hopkins
Mrs. Marcia Johnson
Mrs. Francis Healey
Mrs. Jeanne Horan
Ms. Marilyn Johnson
Joseph Glaser
Mr. Warren F. Grienenberger
Mr. & Mrs. Emmett Healy
Ms. Ruth S. Hosek
Ms. Amanda Gries
Ms. Joanna M. Hosteny
Mr. & Mrs. Mark K. Johnson
Dr. James A. Glazier
Mr. John F. Healy
Mr. & Mrs. John Gleason
David N. & Carol N. Grimes
Ms. Phyllis M. Heckmann
Mr. William Hottinger
Ms. Adeline Glowacz
Ms. Theresa J. Gross-Diaz
Ms. Betty V. Hedblom
Thomas & Rita Howley
Ms. Wendy J. Gruen
Mr. William M. Hegan
Mrs. Jacqueline Huber
Ms. Amerline C. Jones
Ms. Carol Godfrey
Ms. Jill T. Gundy
Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Heidlauf
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Hughes
Mrs. James Jordan
Gold Star Bar
Mr. John F. Jordan Jr.
Ms. Ilise Goldberg
Mr. Henry Gurion
Mr. Daniel Heintz
Ms. Patricia A. Hulata
Ms. Roberta G. Jorik
Ms. Jean Goldberg
Ms. Helen M. Guth
Mr. Ronald C. Held
Ms. Kimberly T. Joseph
The Golden Chicks
Mr. Leonard Guziec
Mrs. Jean Hellman Ryan
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Humowiecki
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Goldman
Dr. Judith L. Hack
Mr. Deborah L. Helminski
Arthur & Florence Hurter
Mrs. Donna Joy
Thomas & Karen Haggerty
Mr. Merron Henry
Ms. Kate Hahn
William & Helen Herber
Penny Hajduk
Mrs. Margaret Herbst
Lorraine Halladay
Mr. & Mrs. Richard T. Herdrich
Mrs. Margaret Georgevich Ms. Jo Ann Gesiakowska Donald Gesicki Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Gesse Mr. Donald C. Giannetti Mr. John Gianotti Ms. Donna K. Gibbons Mr. William J. Gibbons Mrs. Gail A. Gill Ms. Melissa K. Gill Mr. John M. Girard Give Back Foundation
Mrs. Cecelia Goldthwaite Mr. Scott G. Golinkin Mr. Paul Gomez Dr. Daniel J. Gonet Melinda Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Paul B. Gordon Philip & Jean Gordon
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Gramza
James & Marian Greene
Mr. Phillip Halpern Ms. Mary-Martha Hancock Mr. William Hancox
Ms. Mary Louise Herek Mrs. Patricia Heyd
Mr. Robert F. Haney
Marc & Marianne Heyden
Ms. Sharon Gorscak
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Hanlon
Mr. James Hickey Mrs. Joan F. Hickey
Mr. Richard Gorski
Ms. Juliette Hanna
Mr. John K. Hickey
Mr. William Gorman
“ I like hearing Jean’s stories,
especially about Chicago when she was younger. She also knows all the celebrity gossip before I do!” Lizzie, on visiting Jean for three years Fishing in Humboldt Park
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Ms. Judith E. Iantorno Ignatian Lay Volunteer Corps Mr. Paul M. Ingevaldson Mr. Chris Ioannides Irish American Heritage Society Mr. Tim Irvine Mr. Jack Island Jr. Ms. Karen Ivers Ms. Kathryn L. Ivsin
Ms. Mary G. Jegen Mr. Evan Jenkins Mr. & Mrs. Edward R. Jeszka
Mr. & Mrs. Vinson Johnson Ms. Jane Johnston
Ms. Pearl Jovanovich JPMorgan Chase Foundation Dr. Steven Julius Mr. Edward R. Kaczmarek Mr. Michael Kahles Jr. Ms. Karen Kailus Ms. Mary E. Kalchbrenner Mr. & Mrs. Martin Kalin Ms. Dolores Kallas Mrs. Loretta K. Kalnow Kaplan
“ The most precious thing is that almost all elders say how they would have nobody in their lives without me visiting from Little Brothers!”
Ms. Sona Kalousdian
Ms. Emma N. Lamberti
Ms. Catherine A. Kamper
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory W. Knapp
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence R. Kancler
Mr. David P. Knezz Ms. Elizabeth J. Knoth
Mrs. Marian J. Lange
Mr. James Karczewski
Edward & Laverne Kocal
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Karnuth
Mr. Thomas Kochanski
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kass
Mr. Keith Kohanzo
Ron & Marge Kassen Ms. Kathleen Kaufman Mrs. Joan M. Kaye Mr. Robert Kaye Mr. Leonard Kazmerski Ms. Mary Keane Mr. William Keane Mr. & Mrs. John J. Keating Mr. Tim Keiderling Ms. Gail Kellberg Ms. Alice Kelley Ms. Kathy Kelley Ms. Deborah L. Kellogg Ms. Anna Marie Kelly Mrs. Blanche Kelly Ms. Carol H. Kelly Mr. David Kelly Jerry & Anna Marie Kelly Mr. Theodore P. Kendzior Mr. David M. Kennedy Ms. Elizabeth R. Kennedy Dr. Sara Charles Kennedy Mr. Matthew Kennelly Dr. & Mrs. Philip W. Kenny Ms. Cele Kershasky Dan & Kathleen Kesselring Ms. Kyung Ja Kim Ms. Lily Kim Ms. Kathleen Kinahan Mr. Thomas J. King Mr. John F. Kinney Mr. John J. Kinsella Phil & Lesia Kirk Mr. Ronald S. Kirk Ms. June A. Kirwan
Mr. Joe Kocinski Mr. Harris Kohn Mrs. Catherine M. Kolar Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kolar Ms. Gera-Lind Kolarik Ms. Maria R. Kolb
Dirk & Mary Landis
Gordon, who has visited Edna for about eight years
Daniel P. & Jill S. Lanigan Ms. Eleanor Laraia Ms. Karen Larkin Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Larson Mr. Scott K. Larson Ms. Jane S. LaRue Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Lauer Ms. Rose D. LaVelle Ms. Geraldine Lawhorn
Ms. Carol Konagamitsu
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Lawlor III
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Kopp
Mrs. Cynthia Lawson
Mr. & Mrs. Gunter Korallus
Mr. William E. Leahy
Ms. Linda Korbel
Mr. & Mrs. James Lee
Ms. Patricia Ann Kosmerl
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Lee
Mr. & Mrs. John K. Lucas
Ms. Barbara A. Kostka
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Lee
Anthony & Donna Mareno
Dr. Rosemary Lucas
Ms. Arlene Kotil
Mr. Joseph M. Lekostaj
Mrs. Marcella T. Mark
Ms. Janice Lucchesi
Mr. Paul L. Kott
Dr. Eugene Leman
Mr. William J. Markel
Ms. Grace M. Luczak
Ms. Virginia M. Kott
Fr. Jim Lennon
Mr. James A. Markov
Mr. David J. Kovy
Mr. John L. Lenzey
Ms. Geraldine Lukaszewskyj
Ms. Cynthia D. Marler
Mrs. Isabelle M. Kowalski
Leo Burnett, U.S.A.
Mr. Lawrence P. Lundin
Mr. Jerome Kozie
Ms. Nancy Leonard
Mr. & Mrs. John Lusak
Mr. Charles J. Kralovec
Mr. Thomas E. Leonard
Mr. Lucian Lutek
Edward & Kathy Kras
John & Jill Levi
Ms. Sheila Lynch-Doran
Ms. Marianne Kratowicz
Ms. Ann LeWand
Mrs. Mary Louise Lynn
Mrs. Kathleen Krehbiel
Mr. Julian Lewandowski
Ms. Mary S. Lyon
Mrs. Virginia E. Kremer
Mr. Edwin Lewis, Estate
Ms. Bridget MacMillian
Mr. & Mrs. Henry J. Matecki
Ms. Barbara B. Kreml
Mrs. Mary Jane Liang
Joe & Kathleen C. Madden
Mrs. Dorothy C. Matern
Mrs. Frank V. Krisch
Ms. Margaret R. Lilly
Ms. Joan Madeja
Mrs. Kathryn P. Mathews
Ms. Dorothy M. Krol
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Lindquist
Ms. Mary Ann Madey
Ms. Catherine M. Mathey
Mr. Peter E. Magine
Ms. Alice J. Linehan
Mr. Tedd Mattera
Mr. Laurence J. Maher
Ms. Genevie Linkus
Ms. Jacquelyn A. Mattfeld
Neil & Frances Mahlstedt
Mrs. Pam R. Lipton
Mrs. Patricia H. Matzek
Ronald & Iris Maiter
Little Flower Circle, Inc.
Mr. David R. May
Mr. Richard Majko
John & Ann Litza
Mr. David V. May
Mr. Michael Maliszewski
Ms. Jeri A. Logemann
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Mayes
Mr. Thomas Mallek
Mr. Edwin A. Lohmeier
Ms. Frances M. Mazurek
Mr. Charles Vincent Maloney
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Mc Enery
Ms. Dolores E. Krueger Ms. Evelyn Krueger Mr. Mervin D. Krueger Ms. Christi Kruizenga Ms. Mary Jane L. Krutt Celeste Kucharski Ms. Nancy E. Kumskis Mr. Aivars Kuplis Ms. Patricia Kurauski
Ms. Mary Klemundt
Mr. & Mrs. Walter W. Kurczewski
Mr. Ronald Klezek
Mr. Tom Kuzniar
Ms. Concetta Klimko
Ms. Nellie B. Lacaci
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Kline
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Lahey
Mr. Eric M. Klinenberg
Mr. Dave Laketa Ms. Mary B. Lally
Mrs. Margaret M. Lombardo
Halloween Festivities
Mrs. Mary T. Maroney Ms. Dorothy Maropoulos Mr. & Mrs. James F. Marran Paul & Annette Marsicano Larry & Mary Jo Martin Barbara & John Massey
Caroline Manley
Ms. Tina Marie Loos
Mr. Robert W. McArthur
Mr. Michael T. Manley
Ms. Margaret Looze
James & Mary McBride
Ms. Diana M. Manske
Richard & Jane Lorenz
Ms. Sandra McBride
Ms. Linda Loving
Marc Chemical Products, Inc.
Thomas & Barbara McCaffrey
Ms. Ann Marie Lubish
Ms. Corinne V. Marcello
Mr. & Mrs. Isidro Lucas
Mrs. Sharon Marchiori
Michael & Elizabeth McCann
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“ We are friends in an
uncomplicated relationship. We care about each other.” Susan, on visiting Josefa for eight years Mrs. Marlene Mosser
Ms. Mary Anne O’Brien
Mr. Gregory Paskiet
Mr. John S. Mousser
Mr. John S. O’Callaghan
Terry & Mary Pasquale
Mr. James J. Mraz
Ms. Mary M. O’Connell
Mr. John Pasurka
Mrs. Adele Mrohen
Ms. Ethel P. O’Connor
Ms. Ann Y. Mueller
Mr. & Mrs. James O’Connor
Mr. & Mrs. Norman J. Patinkin
Ms. Mary Jo Mulcahy Mr. Patrick Mulcahy Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Mullane Mr. Richard B. Muller Mullins Food Products Mr. Richard Murphy Mr. Robert J. Murphy Mrs. Rosemarie Murphy Mrs. Meredith B. Murray
Casino Day
Ms. Barbara Murtha
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. McCollam
Michael & Kathleen Mikrut
McClure & Margaret McCombs
Ms. Charlene Miller
Ms. Mary E. McCormick Ms. Kathleen McCourt Ms. Maureen T. McDermott Mr. William L. McDonald Ms. Mary F. McGilvray John & Marita McGivney Ms. Dawn M. McGovern Mr. Daniel McGuire Ms. Sheila McInerney Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. McKay
Ms. Betty Miller Ms. Evelyn Miller Mr. Herbert K. Miller Ms. Perriann L. Miller Mr. Richard Miller Richard & Iris Miller Mrs. Virginia L. Miller Ms. Priscilla Mims Ms. Patricia i. Mines Mrs. Diane W. Minnis Mr. John J. Mirus Mrs. Constance Moisan
Pat McKiernan
Ms. Barbara Molloy
Mrs. Thomas McLaughlin
Ms. Lucille Monahan
Ms. Teresa McLernon
Mr. Steven Montgomery
Ms. Mary K. McNally
Bob & Dori Moody
Mr. Harold D. McRae
Ms. Cynthia A. Moody
Ms. Helen A. Mead
Mr. William J. Mooney
Mrs. Monica Starus Meade
Ms. Barbara B. Moore
Mr. Joseph N. Meeks
Ms. Jan P. Moore
Ms. Claretta Meier
Ms. Alice Morales
Ms. Michele C. Meiner
Mr. & Mrs. Perry J. Morelli
Mr. Michael Melber
Mrs. Anne Morgan
Mrs. Nancy J. Menger
Mr. Robert C. Morgen
Mr. Carl Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Morrison
Irene M. Meyer Ph.D. Mr. Eli K. Michaels
Michael & Carolyn Morrissey
Mr. Thomas P. Michaels
Mr. James P. Morrissy
Mr. Jan S. Miecznikowski
Mr. Donald G. Morrow
Ms. Mary Mikel
Ms. Josephine Mosillami
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Ms. Vicki Mysliwiec Mrs. Vreni Naess Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Nash Ms. Mary M. Naughton Mrs. Diana M. Nawrocki Ms. Marilyn Neforas
Mark & Donna Patterson
Mr. Timothy J. O’Connor
Thomas & Virginia Paulick
Raymond & Mary Ellen O’Donnell
Mr. Albert J. Pavlick
Ms. Loretta A. O’Dowd
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard M. Pawlowski
Mr. Kevin J. O’Malley
Ms. Jean A. Paychl
Ms. Nancy O’Malley
Ms. Martha C. Peace
Ms. Patricia E. O’Malley
Mrs. Gregory A. Pechous
Ms. Patricia O’Neill
Dr. Wolf D. Peddinghaus
Mr. John O’Shea
Ms. Sharon Pekoz
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald O’Sullivan
Ms. Jeannine M. Pellettiere
Mr. Brent A. Off
Ms. Becky A. Peng
Ms. Dona M. Offemaria Ms. Irene Okoniewski Mr. Daniel M. Olsen Ms. Donna Olson
Ms. Patricia A. Pembroke Mr. John Pentz Peoples Energy Ms. Rosa Perez Mr. David Perkins
Ms. Teresa Nega
Mr. & Mrs. Brandt J. Oosterbaan
Mr. Richard M. Neis
Mr. Frank Opalka
Ms. Barbara Nelson
Ms. Lorraine A. Ormerod
Mrs. Herman L. Nelson
Mrs. Dorothy M. Ormond
Joan C. Nelson
Harold F. Ost, Estate
Mrs. Muriel C. Nerad Ms. Virginia Neubauer
Lawrence A. & Leslie Osterberg
Mrs. Shirley M. Neuner
Ms. Barbara M. Ostert
Mr. Anthony G. Perry
Ms. Laverne Nichols
Ronald & Geraldine Pacer
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Persha
Ms. Laverne Nichols
Ms. Alice Paciorek
Ms. Alicia Peshel
Edward & Juanita Nicholson
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold A. Pagniucci
Ms. Theresa A. Pevitts
Mr. Kenneth T. Nickele
Ms. Mary Palanchar
Bob & Diane Niemiec
Ms. Kathy A. Palmer
Mr. Donald O. Nissen
Ms. Barbara Palumbo
Mr. & Mrs. Jamin Nixon
Ms. Judith A. Palumbo
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Nolan
Ms. Nancy J. Palumbo
Ms. Loretta F. Nolan
Ms. Linda Panszczyk
Ms. Mary A. Noland
Mr. Peter Pantarotto
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Nora
Ms. Susan Panzer
Mr. & Mrs. John North
Ms. Lori Parins
Ms. Annemarie B. Nusekabel
Ms. Jade Park
Ms. Cynthia Nygren
Ms. Carolyn Noonan Parmer
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Nyhan Ms. Luanne Nystrom
Ms. Lucy Park
Mr. Ronald E. Partington Ms. Clare Ann Paskiet
Ms. Joan Perkins Mr. John W. Perkins Mrs. Marianne Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Walter H. Perlick Ms. Lucretia Perrone Mr. Pasquale Perrone Ross & Christina Perrotte
Ms. Marion E. PfeifferKornfeld Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Ms. Mary Ellen Phelan Mr. David Phillips Mr. Kenneth Phillips Mr. Paul S. Phillips Judith and Wayne Pier Mr. Robert Pierson Mr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Pinkowski Ms. Elizabeth Pirman Ms. Gretchen Plantz Mrs. Jacqueline Plichta Gary D. & Barbara E. Polley
Mr. & Mrs. Alex J. Pollock
Brenda Reeves
Ms. Christine Polzin
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Refness
Ms. Patricia Pomykalski
Mr. Terrence A. Reilly
Ms. Denise M. Ponzetti
Ms. Betty Reindl
Mr. Ronald Pool
Resurrection High School
Mr. Jerry Porzemsky
Ms. Mary E. Reuland
Mr. John S. Posluszny Jr.
Ms. Blanca Reynoso
Ms. Elenore M. Poss
Ms. Dorothy Richards
Ms. Linda Potaniec
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Richert
Ms. Susan Poulos
Mr. Paul J. Richter
Jack & Teresa Rubinos
Mr. Richard J. Pozdol
Rickard Circular Folding Company
Ms. Susan M. Ruder Mr. Gregory F. Ruegger
Ms. Shirley Ricks
Dr. Gita & Ramesh Rupani
Mrs. Lynn Riefenberg
Ms. Kathleen O. Rush
Ms. Betty T. Riley
Mr. Robert Rushkewicz
Mrs. Miriam Ringo
Mr. Thomas E. Russell
Ms. Mary Risley
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Russo
Mr. Thomas A. Radcliffe
Ms. Bonnie L. Ritter
Mr. Jack A. Ryan
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Rados
Louis & Jackie River
Mr. William E. Saigh
Mr. Robert F. Schultz
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Roach
Ms. Barbara J. Schwab
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick M. Radzialowski
Ms. Marsha Roane
Saint Bede Abbey and Academy
Mr. Louis Schwartz
Ms. Barbara A. Sakely
Ms. Mary Ann Schwartz
Mr. Paul E. Rafferty
Tom & Kathy Robinson
Edward & Annette Salomon
Ms. Geraldine Sczygiel
Mr. Michael Samis
Mr. Kenneth R. Seeskin
Mr. David Sanders
Ms. Lucretia Segreto
Mr. & Mrs. Leo Satas
Ms. Catherine A. Sell
Mr. Harry E. Saunders Jr.
Ms. Donna Sens
Ms. Judith Saville
Ms. Kay S. Severns
Kevin & Therese Scanlan
Mr. Stephen R. Sexton
Mr. & Mrs. David Louis Schanding
Shamrock American Club
Ms. Jeanne Prendergast Production Craft, Inc. Mr. Paul J. Proteau Michael & Carol Pruchnicki Mr. Daniel J. Rachke Mr. Michael B. Radcliffe
Ms. Cathleen Rahlfs Ms. Carol S. Ramsay Ms. Kathleen M. Randolph Ms. Kathleen Ransford Ms. Frances Rassenfoss Mr. Gregory Rataj Mr. & Mrs. James Ratcliffe Mr. Rich Rauscher Mrs. Elizabeth M. Reed Ms. Virginia R. Reed Tom & Dede Reedy Ms. Barbara Reeves
Carmen Robes Mr. Robert S. Robson Mrs. Mary Roche Ms. Theresa Roche Mr. Roland Rock Mr. James Engel Rocks Ms. Joan V. Roeder Ms. Frances Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Rohan Carl & Gail Rohde Ms. Mary Rohrs Dr. & Mrs. Paul Roloff Mr. Brian Roman
Dr. & Mrs. Adam H. Romeiser
Dr. Kenneth D. Schmidt
Mr. Joseph P. Sheahan
Mr. Anthony Roppolo
Jean Schmitz
Ms. Mary Ellen Sheehan
Mrs. Marion A. Schmitz
Mr. Patrick S. Sheerin
Brady & Pati Roscoe
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Schneider
Ms. Rosemary Shepherd
William & Donna Roscop
Ms. Constance L. Schoen
Ms. Linda Rosencranz
Mr. Mike Schrage
Mrs. Caroline Shrader
Mr. Jeffrey S. Ross
Mr. Charles D. Schreck
Mr. Jeffrey Roth
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Schreiber
Mr. Alan Rosati
Ms. Jodi L. Schubert Ms. Merle Joy Schuerman Mrs. Jean G. Schuessler Mr. Terence Schuessler Mr. Robert N. Schuit Mr. Jim Schulien
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Shier Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Shrader Mr. Robert Shumer Mr. & Mrs. William Shunas Mr. & Mrs. Craig A. Shutt Mr. & Mrs. William Siebel Ms. Mary Kay Siebert Mr. Walter Siebert Mr. & Mrs. William W. Sievers Ms. Sarane C. Siewerth
L.A. Schultheiss Ms. Eileen M. Schultz
Mr. Jurgen Scharpenberg
Mr. Thomas R. Shaughnessy
Mrs. B. Schembari
Mr. Len Shaw
Mrs. Beverly Schiffer
Ms. Patricia L. Shaw
Mr. Vernon H. Schleyer
Ms. Kathryn L. Shay
Mr. Paul L. Schmelzer
Mr. Stuart Shea
Ms. Rita Simo Mrs. Janet L. Simpson Mrs. Robert T. Singer Mr. Thomas Sipp Mr. Daniel Sirridge Howard & Diane Skoien Mr. J. Worth Slade Ms. Linda H. Slager Robert & Carol Slanicky Ms. Barbara Slater Mrs. Carol J. Slingo Mr. Thomas Slonka Ms. Marie Sloyan Mr. Michael J. Small Ms. Penny Smet Ms. Barbara Ann Smith Mr. George R. Smith Mr. Glen Smith Ms. Mary Anne Smith
“ I know I make a difference
to my old friend, as Albert does not have any family left. I enjoy our time together, and I learn from him how to live better.” Luciane, on visiting Albert since June 2007
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“ Gail is happy to see me and
can tell me all of her secrets and concerns. I have gained a lifetime of wisdom.” Callie, who has visited Gail for nine years
On a Day Cruise Mr. Robert Kevin Smith
Anthony & Patricia Szafran
Mr. A. Norbert Verzosa
Ms. Ann Wise
Dr. Raymond J. Szrama
Joseph F. & Joan A. Vitu
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Withers
Mr. Thomas Szura
Mr. & Mrs. Glen A. Vodicka
Mr. Charles D. Wolf
Mr. Ted Szywala
Ms. Mardelle VonDerohe
Ms. Rosemary E. Tagge
Jon & Suzanne Vondrashek
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas J. Wolfe
Ms. Nina Tai
Mrs. Shirley Wolfe
Kristina Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Vonesh
Mr. Thomas Wolos
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Tebbe
Ms. Joan Wade
Ms. Dolores A. Wolschon
Horst & Anna Wagener
Ms. Ann Womack
Mr. John Templeman
Ms. Virginia Walczak
Word of Faith Community
Ms. Lillian Templeton
Mr. Jerel Walde
Mr. Luciano M. Wozniak
Ten Thousand Villages
Ms. Barbara Walden
Ms. Judith Wright
Ms. Catherine Terry
Ms. Lavita M. Waldon
Ms. Kathleen C. Yosko
Mr. John J. Thielmann
Mr. John F. H. Walker
Ms. Susan N. Young
Mr. David M. Thomas
Ms. Sharon A. Walker
Ms. Therese Young
Mr. Aubrey L. Thompson
Thomas & Barbara Walser
YTC Travel
Mr. Edward J. Thompson
Ms. Marie N. Walsh
Ms. Roberta J. Zak
Robin Tillotson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Walsh
Ms. Felice M. Zaldokas
Ms. Louise Smoczynski
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph D. Stastny
Mr. Anthony M. Smyth
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Stawicki
Ms. Eileen Timmins Ph.D.
Ms. Patricia L. Walter
Mr. Peter J. Zaphirio
Ms. Marlene Snyder
Mr. Mark A. Steege
Ms. Cheryl Tindall
Mrs. Irene Walters
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Zbos
Jerry & Constance Sobieraj
Arthur & Adele Steeves
Ms. Charlotte Titcomb
Ms. Mary Warchol
Ms. Barbara Zechlin
Mr. Chris J. Sokolowski
Flora M. Stein
Mr. John Tobin
Dr. Anne B. Ward
Mr. Stephen J. Solarski
Mr. Craig D. Stepnicka
Mr. Thomas Toolis
Mr. Carl H. Wartman
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Zefron Jr.
Solution Sales
Mrs. Carol Stevenson
Ms. Sharon A. Townley
Ms. Margot Washington
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Sook
Mr. & Mrs. George L. Stewart Jr.
Ms. Marie Trankina
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Weber
T. Travers
Karen Wechsler
Ms. Marjorie S. Zhou
Rosemarie Stewart, OSF
Ms. Audrey A. Truschke Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Tuerk
Ms. Cynthia Woods Weinand
Mr. John S. Ziegler
Mr. Thomas Stobbe
Ms. Victoria M. Zimelis
Ms. Elizabeth Schmakel Weiss
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Zimmermann
Mrs. Eleanor Weiss-Zoub
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Zrimsek
Mr. Stephen J. Sorich Mr. Floyd P. Sorquist Ms. Donna Sosin Mrs. Mary Sotir Mr. & Mrs. Frank Spale Mr. & Mrs. Paul P. Spanier
Mrs. Barbara Stock
Ms. Gloria Turner
Mr. & Mrs. Jack M. Stoelinga
Mr. Werner E. Tyczka
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Spencer
Drs. Martin & Melissa Stoller
Mr. Gregory Sraders
Ms. Karen E. Strano
Holy Taxiarhai & St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church
David & Dalene Strieff
St. Mary of the Woods Church
Ms. Vicki L. Strobel Ms. Margaret R. Struck Ms. Denise M. Sturgeon
St. Viator Conference
Mrs. Deborah L. Styka
Ms. Nancy Stachnik
Joseph & Mary Sullivan
Mrs. Carol Stadelmann
Mr. John W. Sundlof
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Stajkowski
Mr. Andrew M. Sutton
Ms. Susan J. Stamler
Dr. & Mrs. Clifford Swanson
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Stanhaus
Mr. Louis Tyma Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Tyszkiewicz Mr. Raymond W. Ulbrich Mr. Rudolph M. Unger Ms. Barbara J. Urban David & Beverley Urschel Mrs. Elsa Vaintzettel Ms. Loesken Van der Poel Ms. Kay Ann Van Vreede Ms. Yvonne Vanden Avenne
Ms. Genevieve Weissensel Dr. & Mrs. Paul Wellen Mr. Richard Wenc Ms. Muriel P. Westfall
Ms. Ellen A. Wier Mr. Robert J. Wilczek Mr. Christopher A. Wilk Ray & Barbara Willas
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Swerdlow
James & Deborah Vaughan
Mr. Darrell R. Windle
Ms. Janet M. Vazquez
Mr. Carl R. Winger
Dr. Robert E. Stanley
Mrs. A. Swiatek
Mrs. Peg Veach
Mrs. Desiree Winkle
Ms. Dolores F. Stann
Mr. Gerard Swick
Fred Venrick
Mr. Robert J. Winters
Ms. Karen Stark
Ms. Elaine Syrek
Ms. Patricia Venuso
Mr. Albert J. Wirth
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Mr. Eugene M. Zubik Ms. Karen B. Zucker Ms. Mary Lou Zwick
Mr. Gary White
Mr. James Williams
Ms. Mary Starr
Ms Margaret Mary Zera
Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Wetzel
William & Susan Vanderberg
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Sutton
Ms. Anne Zender
Dr. Elizabeth L. Wimberg
Our donors are very important to us and we make every effort to properly recognize them. Please report any errors or omissions to Sherri Gorski at 312.455.1000 or sgorski@ littlebrotherschicago.org.
Inside LBFE
Hosting Favorite Holidays
Starting New Traditions “It’s nice somebody takes an interest in us,” says Evelyn, an elder who attended a recent Little Brothers’ luncheon for St. Patrick’s Day—and the fourth time she’s joined in on our holiday revelry. “I’ve really enjoyed the affairs that I’ve been to,” she says. Little Brothers kicked off 2013 with celebratory luncheons for Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day. Elders and volunteers enjoyed delicious food and theme decorations from red hearts to green shamrocks. Valentine entertainment featured the music of romantic strings while an Irish musical duo charmed the guests in March. “Little Brothers is a nice organization,” says Jamila, an elder who also attended the St. Patrick’s Day party. “It’s good to be with other people.” Spring launched a new holiday tradition with the first Fête d’Armand Marquiset held on April 20 at three locations around the city: De LaSalle High School, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church and at Little Brothers on Ashland Avenue. This newly themed event and date replaced Easter Sunday parties in order to take advantage of larger facilities. More than 300 elders, along with volunteers and staff, participated. The Fête also honored Armand Marquiset who founded “Little Brothers of the Poor” in France in 1946. For a closer look at the new Fête d’Armand Marquiset, visit our website for photos that capture all the fun.
Audrey’s House: Moving
Closer to Acquiring Our New Facility
Audrey’s House, named in honor of the late Audrey Chesner, will be an exciting destination for summer vacations and year-round activities for our elders, volunteers, staff and Board, as well as the surrounding community. Little Brothers continues the process of acquiring this exceptional second location, which is located in Kane County, just 40 miles from Chicago. “We are working closely with the community, county officials and others to complete all the steps necessary to acquire the property and ensure that this facility is
fully ready to be safe, sound and comfortable for our elders and others, beginning in 2014,” explains Simone Mitchell-Peterson, chief executive officer. Little Brothers also looks forward to launching a $500,000 special matching gift campaign later this year to raise additional funds to furnish and equip Audrey’s House. Namesake Audrey Chesner left a generous gift that provides substantial funds for the purchase of the property. To learn more about Audrey and her house, see our website or call Cecilia Straney at 312.604.7232.
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Inside LBFE Elders Team Up with Students
Summer 2013 for Elders
Visiting Vets with Heartfelt Valentines
Continuing their unique intergenerational partnership, Little Brothers’ elders and the students at Esperanza School in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood celebrated Valentine’s Day by sharing their love with veterans at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. The group of eight elders and eight students, ages 13 to 21, designed and created 60 Valentine cards at one of their monthly meetings. The group then personally delivered their cards, along with 100 additional cards to be distributed at the hospital, while meeting and talking with 160 veterans. “It was very interesting to see all the veterans,” says Irene, age 90, who has been involved since 2010 with the Esperanza students, all of whom have developmental disabilities. The veterans, who are being treated for various medical problems, “were all very nice,” Irene reports. This was Irene’s first visit to a VA hospital. Making and delivering the cards was a great way for the elders and students to spend time together and brighten the day for the veterans. Since fall 2010, the Little Brothers’ program with the Esperanza School has matched students with elders who meet monthly
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From Resort to In-Home during the school year. Their relationships deepen over the year as the students and elders share experiences and learn from each other. “I enjoy talking with the children and answering their questions. I ask them questions and learn things, too,” says Irene. The students and elders have gone on other outings and completed various service projects such as making toiletry kits for elders in nursing homes and decorating pillowcases for soldiers in Afghanistan. “It’s an opportunity to feel good by helping someone else,” explains Christine Bertrand, Intergenerational Program Coordinator. The Intergenerational Programs at Little Brothers bring elders together with people of all ages. The goal, says Bertrand, is to “bring all generations together: young, old and everyone in between.” To learn more about or get involved in our Intergenerational Programs, please contact Christine Bertrand at 312.455.1000 or cbertrand@ littlebrotherschicago.org; or visit www.littlebrotherschicago.org.
Little Brothers will host a variety of Summer Programs this year to meet the needs and raise the spirits of hundreds of our elders. Here’s a sample of what’s scheduled. Learn more about volunteering and supporting our Summer Programs at www.littlebrotherschicago.org. Four-day Getaways Little Brothers will offer eight weeks of four-day getaways to Illinois Beach Resort. Each week 15 elders will be joined by volunteers to enjoy the best of resort life with dining, shopping, dancing, conversation and more. Summer in the City This program is designed for elders who cannot participate in getaways but wish to enjoy a special vacation day or two. Some outings will take groups of elders to the lake or to the Chicago Botanic Garden. Spa and casino days are also scheduled. In-home Summer Celebrations Our summer interns bring celebrations to our homebound elders. These special summer visits vary depending on the interests of the elder but generally include sharing a meal, playing a board game or watching a movie, or even planting flowers.
IN MEMORIAM Remembering our elders who passed away between Oct. 17, 2012 – Feb. 22, 2013 Virginia Arbelaez
Julian Escobar
Mildred Jackson
Rosalie Baymon
Joan Fleig
Gene Janowski
Violet Biagini
Lillian Gensert
Mary Julu
Anthony Pacut
Joseph Wild
Arlene Birkhoff
Bernard Grabowski
James Kennedy
Millie Ring
Willie Williams
Jo Anne Bonfiglio
Mercedes Guzman
Felipe Macias
Olivia Rose
Willie Winston
Evelyn Borbe
Isaac Harris
Marie Manna
Ruth Roudez
Ann Young
Mario Michael Bucaro
Iona Hill
M. Avadner McGlory
Lewis Rubio
Emma Hobson
Mary Navigato
Patricia Seaman
Robert (Bob) C. Zimmermann
Frank Hruska
John Norkas
Minnie Sims
Annie Burman Vester Carter
Wilhelm Zwolfer
Build Your Legacy: Plan Now for Future Gifts We know Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly, Chicago Chapter is close to your heart. Your generous gifts mean so much to us! So as you plan ahead, you may be interested in these creative ways to financially benefit lonely elders far into the future, while helping you manage your budget today. • A bequest is a form of giving that’s accomplished simply by including a few sentences in your will or living trust. If you’ve already created your will, your estate planning attorney can easily make an amendment to your will, called a codicil. Our official bequest language is: “I give to Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly Chicago Chapter, an Illinois non-profit organization, whose present address is 355 N. Ashland Chicago, Illinois, and its successors forever, the sum of $_______ (or a percentage of the estate) (or the description of property or stock, etc.) to be used in such a manner as its Board of Directors determines.” • A gift of a percentage of your life insurance death benefits. You already know that a life insurance policy will help to keep your family financially secure if anything should happen to you. But you can also
choose to name Little Brothers as a partial beneficiary for a percentage of your policy, while retaining ownership of the policy (and thus the right to change the beneficiary designation at any time during your life). For example, you might consider designating 90 percent of the death benefit to your family and the remaining percentage to Little Brothers. • You can create a legacy gift by naming Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly on the beneficiary form of your savings, checking or pension account. All of these forms of legacy giving offer meaningful ways to continue your support to ensure lonely and isolated elders will enjoy life to the fullest. Each year, we are grateful for bequest gifts from generous donors who wish to ensure better lives for our elders for years to come. To learn how you can help Little Brothers’ elders today and in the future, consult your attorney or contact Cecilia Straney, Chief Development Officer, at: 312.455.1000 or email
[email protected]. Get more information at www.littlebrotherschicago.org/donate.
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NEWS & UPDATES Expanding in Northwest Indiana Jacqueline Townsend,
Expansion Program Coordinator for NW Indiana, reports that Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly is building vital momentum and interest in our neighboring state. Since late 2012, Townsend has launched active recruitment of volunteers and elders, an important phase that follows earlier introductory events and activities hosted by Little Brothers in Gary, Merrillville and other areas in the thriving Northwest Indiana corridor. Townsend says that more and more elders are excited about new opportunities to attend parties, meet new people and enjoy interaction. “Building relationships with friends is exciting to elders who are isolated and depressed. We can make them again feel part of society,” she says. Seven volunteers have been recruited to engage with area elders.
“We’ve succeeded in building awareness and gaining trust among the elders and residents, and we’re finally engaging the community in our work.” In addition, Townsend says that key organizations are serving as new referral sources and partners, including: Gary Manor Apartments, Gary Methodist Hospital Social Service Department, Calumet Township Trustee Office, Kennedy Library in Gary, Lake County Public Library in Merrillville and Sterling House in Merrillville. To learn more and get involved in Northwest Indiana program, contact Jacqueline Townsend at 219.736.5233; email jtownsend@ littlebrotherschicago.org; or visit www.littlebrothersindiana.org.
new website for fresh, fun and more dynamic ways to learn about and get involved with Little Brothers. Completely redesigned, our new online space is easier to navigate, filled with photos and more fun to experience and revisit. Find details about upcoming events, ongoing programs for our elders, volunteer opportunities, ways to give and more. We’ve also brought the website’s exciting design into a new look for Friendship, starting with this issue. Be sure to visit us online today—and keep coming back! Go to www.littlebrotherschicago.org.
engAge 2013
“We’re no longer just visiting from Chicago,” says Simone MitchellPeterson, chief executive officer.
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The Young Professionals Advisory Board is starting to plan the 3rd annual engAge event in September. The date and place will be announced soon. Join our committee to help plan this exciting fundraising event. Over the past two years engAge has brought together hundreds of individuals to support our seniors and the mission of Little Brothers, and raised more than $16,500. Why not engAge today! Contact Heather Dudzinski at 312.604.7234 or email hdudzinski@littlebrotherschicago. org. Learn more about YPAB at www.littlebrotherschicago.org.
LBFE STAFF
Q+A
Megan Donahue, Writer in Development, recently interviewed her co-worker Brittany Mabry, Volunteer Coordinator, who joined Little Brothers in November 2012. Brittany moved to Chicago from Virginia, where she had managed a volunteer crisis hotline. Megan, a freelance writer since 2004, started as our staff writer in March. Megan: What interested you about coming to Little Brothers? Brittany: The mission is really unique, and I love working with volunteers. It’s great there are so many volunteers here who get involved in so many different ways.
New to our team: Brittany Mabry (at left) and Megan Donahue
What are your top two most important responsibilities? Outreach and recruitment for volunteers, and helping find and coordinate volunteers to drive the elders. For outreach, I’ll be making connections in the community through different organizations and churches. Today’s online tools really help with this. I’m always eager to get new drivers, especially volunteers who can speak Spanish to communicate with our Spanishspeaking elders.
What’s special about being a volunteer driver? It’s a great way to spend time with an elder. You socialize in the car, while getting the elders from point A to point B, and then spend time with them at the party. Once volunteers get started, they see it isn’t difficult—and it’s a lot of fun. What makes you proud to work here? We offer an important service for elders and the little touches we provide make life worth living for them. I also like the team of wonderful people here who are making such a difference in the lives of isolated elders.
Upcoming Events
May
June
July
4
May Birthday Party
2
Volunteer Celebration
8-11
Vacation Getaway
7
Elder Day of Service
4 5
Elder Day of Service
12 13 17
Creative Café
19 20-27 22-25 27 31
Movie Club
8 10 18
Jonah’s Family Reunion
18-25 21
Food Bag Delivery
22 24
Movie Club Stephanie’s Family Reunion
Young Professionals Service Project (Call Heather to RSVP) Citywide Luncheon Creative Café
Summer in the City Day at the Lake
6
Summer in the City Day at the Lake
8 10-13 14 15-22 17-20 21 26 29
June Birthday Party Vacation Getaway Movie Club Food Bag Delivery Vacation Getaway
July Birthday Party Summer in the City Outing
Food Bag Delivery Vacation Getaway Angi’s Family Reunion Summer in the City Outing
Creative Café Citywide Luncheon
For summer vacation and outing dates for elders, call 312.455.1000.
Hina and Carmen’s Family Reunion www.littlebrotherschicago.org
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Donate. Volunteer. Celebrate. Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly is a private, non-profit, volunteer-based organization. We receive no funds from the government and we are not a United Way member agency. Our mission to bring friendship to Chicago’s lonely and isolated elders is supported by thousands of individual donors and volunteers, and dozens of corporations and foundations.
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