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THE WOMEN’S CENTER OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
SPRING CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH
Benefitting the Women’s Center of Montgomery County
Domestic Violence Program,
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The Board of Directors and the Special Events Committee of the
Women's Center of Montgomery County welcome you to our Champagne Brunch
Honoring
Jerry Blavat
with Distinguished Panelists
Debbi Calton
Michaela Majoun
Featuring Guest Speaker:
Denny Somach
Dr. Doreen Loury
With special thanks to our Moderator & Friend: Larry Kane
Board of Directors:
Lawrence Pauker and Sandra Capps, Co-Presidents
Andra Seidner, Vice-President
Sandra Hyman, Treasurer
Sharlene Kalender, Secretary
Roanna Burnell
Carol Chwal
Bruce Freedman
Pat Kinkead
Heather Klass
Jonathan Klass
Marsha Levell
Rosalie Marcus
Marguerite Nocchi
Rosemary Santulli
Amy Stern
Christine Verrier
Advisory Board:
Beth Brinly
Staci Levick-Cove
Beth Rubin
Dorothy Enright
Suzanne Fields
Thom McGowan
Marilyn Rosskam
Joyce Skobinsky
Lillian Sulliman
Patricia Thomas-LaRoche
Special Event Committee Co-chairwomen: Donna Jarrett-Kane & Andra Seidner
Staff:
Executive Director: Maria Macaluso
Finance Director: Stephanie Cehelsky
Program Director:
Denise Flynn
Bookkeeper: Donna Brown
Director of Volunteers: Deanna Linn
Information Systems Specialist: Jay Mitlas
Outreach Coordinator: Donna Byrne
Jennifer Brady
Volunteer Coordinators:
Anya Cehelsky
Christine Wiita
Legal Advocates:
Carol Horvitz Kristine Wickward
Community Educators:
Lisa Heimbach
Alison Rose
Nichole Stansbury
Lethality Assessment Coordinator:
Pauline McGibbon
Medical Advocates:
Lynda Monks, Abington Healthcare
Mary Susan Pontoski, Holy Redeemer Hospital
with thanks and appreciation to our staff, volunteers and members, without whose support we would
not continue to grow, thrive and succeed, each day in our work to end domestic violence.
With grateful admiration for
the important work you do:
Congratulations
to the
Women's Center of
Montgomery County
and
our dear friend
Andi Seidner.
Leonard and Alice Sayles
In Honor of
Joyce and Jerry Skobinsky,
beloved friends to the
Women’s Center of Montgomery County,
We join your family in congratulating you as
you celebrate your 50th anniversary!
If the smiles of a couple in love brighten the world,
for fifty years you have outshined the sun.
With the warmest congratulations on the 50 year wedding anniversary
of Joyce and Jerry Skobinsky,
we celebrate you and wish you many more years of
love, laughs, adventures and passion.
All our love,
Your children and grandchildren
JERRY BLAVAT ROCKS!
We Honor and Thank Him
and
Our Musical Panel for their Support.
With Gratitude Always to our Staff, Board, Volunteers
and
To our Executive Director
Maria Macaluso – An Enduring Inspiration.
Thank you, yet again, to Andi Seidner for her
Commitment, Dedication and Humor.
With Gratitude,
Donna and Larry Kane
“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but the one thing I know; the only ones among
you who will really be happy are those who will have sought and found a way to serve.”
Albert Schweitzer
With gratitude to
The Women’s Center of
Montgomery County
Thank you for all that you do
in service to the community.
In friendship and appreciation,
Dr. & Mrs. Jon Fisher
“Here Comes the Sun”
Honoring our Master of Ceremonies
Classic “sixties rocker”
LARRY KANE
On behalf of the Women’s Center,
Thanks for the “ticket to ride”!
Joyce and Jerry Skobinsky
IN HONOR OF
Donna & Larry Kane
For All That They
Do For Others
Debbie Feith Tye
and
Family
Our Honorees
Jerry Blavat
Jerry Blavat, known to millions as “The Geator with the Heater” and “The Boss
with the Hot Sauce”, is the man many credit with having invented the oldies craze. A
broadcasting pioneer, Blavat was the first disc jockey in the early ‘60s to play music
from the ‘50s. He took risks, introducing audiences to songs no one else played, which
became local and national hits all over again.
During a career spanning nearly five decades, Blavat has done it all. He’s been a dancer,
a record producer, and nightclub owner. He’s launched television shows, made guest
appearances in movies, and was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And what
drives him first and foremost is his passion for music and the listeners he’s always put first.
In 1960, he started his own radio talk show on WCAM in Camden, New Jersey. In September of that year, the
South Philadelphia Review reported that a new radio show would be broadcast live from the Venus Lounge at
Broad and Reed Streets in South Philly. The paper said, “The name of the new venture is called the Jerry Blavat
Show and features a South Philadelphia personality by the same name.” Then on a snowy night in mid-January,
pulling out a stack of records, he began entertaining listeners throughout the night, and the legend of “The
Geator” was born.
In the mid-sixties, reports had his audience at a half million teenagers per month. Much of Jerry’s broadcasts in
the early days were done on reel to reel tape. Recording the program in his garage studio, the tapes played while
Jerry made personal appearances. In the mid-sixties, Jerry’s broadcasts were also added for a time to the program
schedule of WHAT.
In 1965, he produced and hosted his own TV show “The Discophonic Scene” on CBS’ Philadelphia outlet
WCAU-TV. From 1967-70, the show aired on WFIL-TV, Channel Six and was syndicated through Triangle
Publications coast-to-coast in 40 markets.
In April of 1972 he became one of the first on-air personalities on WCAU-FM, an oldies station. He was on
Sunday nights from 7 to 10 pm. He went on WFIL as a regular in the fall of 1983, hosting Sunday nights and
quite often weeknights, when WFIL returned as an oldie station with Harvey Holiday as Program Director. In
1987, Jerry moved to “Philly Gold Radio,” WPGR. It became “Geator Gold Radio” in April of 1992 when Jerry
purchased the station.
Throughout his career, Jerry has appeared on “The Tonight Show,” “The Mike Douglas Show,” “The Joey Bishop
Show,” “The Mod Squad,” and “The Monkees.” Jerry Blavat has appeared in feature films including “Desperately
Seeking Susan,” “Baby, It’s You,” and “Cookie.”
After WPGR, the Geator then built studios in Center City (rebuilt in the Fall of 2002) and currently broadcasts his
Cruisin’ 92.1, WVLT daily show from that location. He still owns his own nightclub called Memories in Margate,
which has celebrated its 30th Anniversary. Besides broadcasting five days a week, he works at various clubs most
nights. Like the Geator says: “Keep on rockin’ ‘cause you only rock once.”
A Jerry Blavat Time Line
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1954: A fourteen-year-old Jerry debuted on the original Bandstand on WFIL-TV with Bob Horn and Lee
Stewart.
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1956: Managed a national break-out tour for Danny and the Juniors.
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1960: Got his start in radio when a bet with the owner of the Venus Lounge coincided with a paralyzing
snowstorm in Philadelphia. Jerry ended up playing rock ‘n’ roll records from his own collection through the
night until his relief came at 6am That same morning, Bud Hibbs, the general manager of WCAM, asked Jerry
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to return because the “phones haven’t stopped ringing” since he was on the air.
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1963: Syndicated his show in Atlantic City, Trenton, Pottstown, Wilmington, and Allentown. He was the first DJ
in the country in the early ‘60s to play music from the ‘50s.
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1965: Produced a weekly TV show called “The Discophonic Scene”, featuring a host who not only looked like
the teens, but also danced with them - Jerry himself.
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1970s: Bought a night club in Margate, New Jersey and named it Memories in keeping with his career.
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1993: Inducted into the Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame
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1998: Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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2000: Named one of Jonathan Takiff ’s Top Five All-Time Philly DJs in The Philadelphia Daily News
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2002: Recognized with the U.S. Congressional Horizon Award, given to “individuals who have contributed to the
welfare of young Americans”
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2003: Inducted into the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame
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2006: Launches The Geator Rock ‘n’ Roll, Rhythm & Blues Express show Saturdays at 6pm on WXPN.
Denny Somach
Denny Somach is an American businessman, author and producer for radio and television. He
is the founder of Denny Somach Productions, an independent production company that produces syndicated and network programming. He is also one of the most important figures the
history of rock music. He has dedicated his entire life to what we now call ‘classic rock’ and is
one of the genres true experts.
After attending Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, Denny
worked at WYSP-FM as a radio announcer and programmer before launching his own independent production company, Denny Somach Productions (DSP). Among the syndicated and network radio programming produced by DSP
are a number of successful programs, including The Classics, a widely syndicated weekly retrospective show that was
originated in 1999 as The Rock of the century; Legends of Rock; Live From the Hard Rock Cafe and Rolling Stone Magazine’s
Continuous History of Rock and Roll. Denny also produces the radio show Carol Miller’s Get the Led Out, which airs on
over 100 radio stations in the USA.
Denny has been a consultant or director for several cable networks, including MTV, Cable Music Channel, the Comedy Channel and The Fine Living Network. He produced The News That Rocked ‘81, the first outside program broadcast on MTV. He is the co-creator of Friday Night Videos on NBC and was also a consultant for XM Satellite Radio
and a contributor to Comcast Network.
Among his television production credits are Evening/PM Magazine; Solid Gold Rock ‘n Roll the first 30-minute music
infomercial; and Sixty Greatest Hits of the Sixties, the first long form record collection infomercial featuring a package
developed by a major record label. The infomercials featured Wolfman Jack and Davy Jones, respectively.
Denny has also produced records and videos for artists such as Johnny Winter, Todd Rundgren, Alan Parsons, and
Barbara Mandrell. He served as executive producer for Eric Johnson’s album Ah Via Musicom, featuring the Grammy
award winning song “Cliffs of Dover”.
In addition to producing, Denny was the co-creator of “Friday Night Videos” and a hosted on Hot Spots, a weekly
concert series he developed for USA Network. He was a contributor to Solid Gold.
He has authored two books on the Beatles: Ticket to Ride (1989) and Meet the Beatles...Again (1995). His latest book,
Get the Led Out-How Led Zeppelin Became the Biggest Band in the World,” was published on November 6, 2012.
An updated version was just released in April of 2014.
Michaela Majoun
Michaela Majoun’s voice is instantly recognizable to locals who listen to WXPN. It can
be disconcerting to meet her in person and hear the radio coming out of her mouth,
but after a few minutes she’ll crack a joke, collapse into laughter—and sound snaps
back into sync. A bubbly riot in person, Michaela has been hosting WXPN’s Morning
Show for almost 25 years. If you told Majoun she’d be here doing that 25 years ago,
she might’ve cried.
“I loved L.A. so much at the time,” says Michaela, a notoriously energetic show-goer
and culture vulture. Originally from the East Coast, Michaela loved L.A. nightlife,
and was making solid career strides in the City of Angels. She had an agent, had found
work on Designing Women, and had a promising screenwriting partner. Though one of
those goofy high school preference tests advised her to become a musician, and though she had worked at her
college radio station, Michaela had her sights set on television and film production.
Then Mark Fuerst, WXPN’s general manager at the time, invited Michaela to host the Morning Show at this odd
little student-run station at the University of Pennsylvania. Michaela figured she’d jump to Philly as a pit stop, then
bounce back to L.A. to pursue a career in movies and television.
“I thought maybe I could come here for a year, get on the radio and then go back there and do morning radio
and write in the afternoon,” she laughs. She missed L.A. A lot. A year passed, and her agent wasn’t doing much.
Eventually she started to feel at ease and at home in Philadelphia. And soon, Michaela devoured the arts scene.
“I became embroiled here, and I just kept going,” she says. On top of the daily WXPN Morning Show, Michaela lends
her voice to all kinds of arts projects. She hosts the monthly Live at Kelly Writers House program and emceed Shut Up
& Dance, the annual Pennsylvania Ballet fundraiser that benefits the Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition
Alliance (MANNA
Energy radiates off Michaela like heat off summer pavement. Though cool, calm and collected on air, off it
Michaela is all cackles and crack-ups and thoughtful tangents. She can talk excitedly all day about musicians, artists
and creative industries.
Over the past 25 years, WXPN has grown from a tiny student-run radio station (XPN stands for Experimental
Pennsylvania Network) to one of the leading noncommercial public radio stations, recognized for pioneering one
of the earliest free-form formats. While Michaela’s vision of radio is old school, everything else about radio has
changed in the last 25 years: labels collapsed, and production and distribution went digital.
“It’s hard to believe we didn’t have a Web site back then,” she laughs. “There’s so much more music now ... there
are new ways of music coming to people. And yet XPN can continue to do what it’s doing in the same way. We just
have more ways to find music and more outlets for music because we’re on the Internet, too.”
Plus, she has gotten to meet some awesome people and has memorable celebrity stories. She has hung out with
Willie Nelson (“He was so cute, and I have pictures of him kissing me”), met Bob Dylan and attended Lucinda
Williams’ wedding.
Debbi Calton
Since 1983, this Media resident has spent four to five hours a day with a
large segment of the Philadelphia area demographic, playing rock music,
sharing concert information, giving away station swag and revealing little
bits and pieces of her personal life.
“I started in radio as a young child in Charlotte in 1976,” kids Debbi. “I
left college at the break, found a job and stayed in radio.”
Debbi, whose father was an Air Force lifer, was used to the nomadic life, spending part of her youth in Florida,
California and Turkey. Her radio career took her to Tampa, Orlando, Denver, Chicago and then Philadelphia.
“I was always into music. My dad had a stereo system and built electronic boxes. Because we moved so much, he
gave me a tape recorder and encouraged me to send audio letters to my friends. College radio really opened my eyes
but I was too shy to try out and I hated my voice back then. My friends find it amusing I now make a living with my
voice.” And what a living it’s been - 34 years and counting. That’s three lifetimes in the transitory world of radio DJs.
She’s right up there in longevity with two other Philadelphia radio icons: John DeBella and Pierre Robert. “I’m neck
in neck with those guys,” says the diminutive jockette. Not an easy accomplishment in the mostly male fraternity
known as Philadelphia radio.
“In the early days of my career, it was a struggle. The discrimination towards women in this business was blatant,”
Debbi says, noting that she was forced to file a lawsuit in North Carolina because of obvious gender bias.
She was on air at WYSP for 10 years and has been at her current job at Classic Rock WMGK for the past 17 years.
Debbi’s husband Chip Roberts grew up in the Lima area. Roberts is a well-known local studio musician, who ran
in the same circles as George Thorogood, played with the Delaware-based band The Drinkers, sessioned with The
Hooters and teamed up with Tommy Stinson of Guns ‘n Roses and Soul Asylum fame to record together.
Debbi’s career highlights includes extended studio time interviewing John Paul Jones of Led Zepelin and CSN’s
David Crosby. “Here was a little rock girl and major Led Zepelin fan interviewing John Paul Jones. He was an
absolute delight,” says Debbi, still excited at the memory. “David Crosby was great on-air but terrifying during
breaks. He kept me shaking. I used my nervous energy for a fabulous interview.”
What makes a good communicator? “You have to think about who you’re talking to. People are in various situations:
machine shops, offices, grocery stores, schools and cars. You don’t take anybody for granted and you don’t talk at but
have a conversation with,” she says. “Once you’re embraced by Philadelphians, you’re always one of them.”
Mission Statement of the
Women’s Center of Montgomery County
The Women’s Center of Montgomery County is a volunteer, community organization
with a primary focus on freedom from domestic violence and other forms of abuse.
Our programs, policies and procedures reflect our strong commitment
of empowering women.
DR. DOREEN LOURY
Dr. Doreen Loury is currently the director of the Gateway/ACT 101
Program at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania which is a state
EEO (Equal Education Opportunity) program designed to provide access
and support too socially and academically disadvantaged students attending
college. Dr. Loury is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Sociology/Anthropology/Criminal Justice at Arcadia where she developed
the university’s first African American Studies curriculum and has developed
the University’s first minor in Pan African Studies. Dr. Loury is the 2010
recipient of the prestigious Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished
Teaching and is the first African American to receive the award at Arcadia
University. She was also presented Arcadia’s 2009 Cultural Ally Award…
for validating the lived experiences of ALL Arcadia University Students. Dr. Loury serves on several committees
at Arcadia: The President’s Task Force on Alumni Affairs (presidential appointment), University Diversity and
Community Task Force Committee, The Board of Trustees Enrollment Management Committee and the Library
Technology Committee. She was also a member of Arcadia’s first Global Faculty Development series that was
launched at the University of Havana in Cuba, June 2012. Dr. Loury investigated the aspects of Afro-Cuban
culture, including its impact on Cuban culture and how its identity is defined.
She is a recognized expert in the areas of race, class and gender equity, culture and media, multicultural and
pluralism educational competencies and organizational research and evaluation. She is the past co-director for the
Sankofa 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant which received $2.4 in funding and the former Director
of the Sankofa GEAR UP Project. These grants were given to Philadelphia’s Imhotep Charter High School and
Imani Education Circle (Dr. Loury is part of the founding coalition of both schools) which were among the first
charter schools in the country to receive funding from both these federal grantors.
Dr. Loury is the Founder/ Executive Director of the nationally recognized Black Male Development Symposium.
This inter-generational symposium (the only one of its kind for Black Males) for the past eight years has been
held annually on Arcadia University’s campus and has offered workshops and speakers to over 6000 students,
parent, educators, community leaders and practitioners in the Tri-State area and beyond. For her work with the
symposium and the community at large she was honored with the 2012 Charles Henry Chapman Award, given
by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s Zeta Omicron Lambda Chapter and recognized by the Montgomery County
Black Women’s Educational Alliance as a Montgomery County Trailblazer and received their Education Award for
2013. Additionally; BMDS was named one of the national community partners for President Obama’s Fatherhood
Buzz Project.
Dr. Loury received her doctorate from the esteemed Department of African American Studies at Temple University
as well as an Advanced Certificate in Culturally Competent Human Services Training from the Multicultural
Training and Research Institute of Temple University. She is a featured speaker with the SEPCHE (Southeastern
PA Consortium for Higher Education) Faculty Speakers Bureau, was a featured speaker with the 2003 Tavis Smiley
Black America Web Black Think Tank, has served as the co-chair of the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s
21st CCLC State Advisory Board was appointed to the Pennsylvania Achievement Gap Effort Council, served on
the planning committee of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Institute for “Integrating Academic Interventions Outside
the School Day” Planning Committee, and is a senior fellow with the Washington Center for Best Practices. She
is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Incorporated, Phi Beta Omega Chapter.
Larry Kane
Broadcast Pioneers member Larry Kane is sometimes called “the dean of Philadelphia television news anchors,”
and has been one of the market’s most respected broadcast journalists for more than 40 years, primarily as a news
anchor in Philadelphia. Larry is the only person to have anchored at all three Philadelphia owned and operated
television stations. Early in his career, he was the only broadcast journalist to travel to every stop on the Beatles’
1964 and 1965 American tours. He has authored three books about the Beatles, as well as a memoir and a novel.
Today he is the host of Voice of Reason, a weekly news analysis program on the Comcast Network, as well as a
consultant for NBC and a special contributor for KYW News Radio.
This Emmy Award-winning newsman has interviewed a virtual who’s who of newsmakers throughout his illustrious
career. A veteran of 23 political conventions since 1964, Larry is perhaps best known for his insight on American
politics and government. Those stories were featured in 2000 in his first book Larry Kane’s Philadelphia, a regional
bestseller.
Larry has covered politics and government in depth both in Philadelphia and nationally throughout his career,
including virtually every national political convention since 1964 and every Presidential inaugural since 1973.
His assignments have included the Middle East peace talks; the return of the American hostages to Wiesbaden,
West Germany; the devastating earthquake in Naples, Italy; the 1987 Superpower Summit between Reagan and
Gorbachev, and an in-depth interview in Poland with Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa.
Larry began his career in broadcast journalism in Miami, Florida at the age of 15. He was first at WQAM and
later at WAME and WFUN. Kane came to Philadelphia in the September of 1966 as an anchor for WFIL Radio
(just before they went rock). The next year, Larry also added duties as a general assignment reporter for its sister
television station, WFIL-TV, Channel 6.
While at WAME, Larry was the first U.S. news correspondent to break the story of the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion
of Cuba. He was also the only American reporter allowed to travel to travel to every stop on the Beatles’ 1964
and 1965 tours. Larry authored Ticket to Ride in 2003. Larry also authored Lennon Revealed, a New York Times
and Los Angeles Times Bestseller in 2005. Larry is considered one of the premiere American experts on the life
of John Lennon. On July 30, 2013, Larry’s internationally distributed book, When They Were Boys: The True
Story of the Beatles’ Rise to the Top was released. Larry was also one of the contributors to Yoko Ono’s 2005
book Memories of John Lennon, in which he recalled how Lennon cohosted the Philadelphia “Helping Hand
Marathon” fundraiser in 1975 and gave a weather forecast on Kane’s television newscast.
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It's The Women's Center of Montgomery
County
Week at Capt'n Chucky's!
Monday, May 19th thru Saturday, May 24th
Please stop by sometime this week!
Capt'n Chucky's is located at 285 Bethlehem Pike Colmar Pa.
or at 430 W. Main St., Trappe
or in Blue Bell at 1530 Dekalb Pike ( by Dekalb produce )
Store Hours this week: Mon-Fri. 10-7 and Sat.9-5
267-477-1445
15% of your total purchase
will go back to
The Women's Center
Just say you're from "The Women's Center" at the register to get
credit for your visit - spread the word to family, friends and
neighbors so they mention "The Women's Center" at the register too!
Capt'n Chucky's is a Crab Cake Co.
We make them and YOU BAKE THEM!
Also available are Soups, Steamed Shrimp, Salads,
Appetizers, Seafood and Pellman's Desserts!!
Our Crab Cakes are made fresh each day and can
be frozen if you want to save them for later use!
Gift Certificate sales will also benefit this fundraiser.
Thanks for your support!
Spread the word!!
The Board of Directors, Staff and Volunteers
of the
Women’s Center of Montgomery County
would like to
Congratulate, Celebrate and Thank
Dr. Doreen Loury
Our inspiring Guest Speaker who, through her
Empowering Example of Leadership, embodies our mission!
and
Our wonderfully talented, compassionate and legendary honoree:
Jerry Blavat
for his Generous Spirit, Outstanding Achievements, and Vision
and
Denny Somach
Debbi Calton
Michaela Majoun
Jerry Blavat
Our Distinguished Panelists
For their generous spirit of support and friendship
in providing this engaging, entertaining & enriching program.
and
Our deep regard, affection and regard goes out to our
Moderator and Emcee
Larry Kane
Who gives tirelessly, passionately and skillfully each year to ensure the success of
our special events, thus securing and safeguarding the future of the
Women’s Center of Montgomery County.
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A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR
WONDERFUL FRIENDS AT GIGI’S CONSIGNMENT STORE
We want to take this opportunity to publicly acknowledge the tremendous support and
contributions of our good friends, Tricia and Abby, from Gigi’s Consignment Store at 1511
Bethlehem Pike in Flourtown.
Since 2011, shortly after opening her store, Tricia graciously reached out to the Center with a
truly wonderful offer to donate the unsold consignment goods from her store to our thrift shop
and for use by the women we serve. We were, frankly, amazed and beyond grateful for this
unsolicited act of generosity that has meant so much to our thrift shop. We had no idea when we
first formed this partnership what an incredible impact it would have on our Center! Thanks to
the hard work, commitment and kindness of our friends at Gigi’s Consignment Store, its
customers and its much-loved staff, Tricia and Abby, we receive at least monthly a large infusion
of clothes and accessories that have boosted our thrift shop sales more than $10,000 each year!
It is impossible to properly express to Tricia and Abby and all of their customers how much we
treasure and appreciate their support. Through their selfless efforts – which include the
physically hard work of packaging, storing and carrying huge bags of clothes regularly for our
Center – they have enabled us to grow our thrift shop revenues at a time when that extra revenue
matters the most to maintain services and offset government funding cuts! Moreover, with the
great quality and volume of these donations, they have not only elevated sales but they have
elevated the morale and energy of our thrift shop volunteers.
What is most heartwarming to me, though, is the total selflessness of their actions. In initiating
this partnership, they have demonstrated an inspiring example of community giving, leadership
and caring. Through their ongoing efforts - despite the added work and inconvenience I am
certain it causes - they have become an important part of our Women’s Center, valued friends
and beloved supporters! They have taught us what we can achieve together when people care
enough to help others.
I hope that you will take the opportunity to visit and support Gigi’s at their Flourtown shop.
Organizational Overview
Women’s Center of Montgomery County
2013
With our primary focus on eliminating domestic violence and other forms of abuse, the
programs of the Women’s Center of Montgomery County are administered by more than
185 trained volunteers and a paid staff of 5 full and 12 part-time employees in our six
offices located in Elkins Park, Norristown, Lansdale, Pottstown, Colmar and Bryn Mawr.
Through our Medical Advocacy Project, we also support staffing of a Medical Advocate at
Abington Healthcare and Holy Redeemer Hospital.
The primary beneficiaries of this project are victims of domestic violence who live in
Montgomery County. In 2012/13, we served 4,232 victims. Through our Legal Advocacy
Project, we provided court accompaniment assistance and legal options counseling to
1,659 individuals, assisting 1,246 individuals seeking Protection from Abuse Orders and
providing court accompaniment to more than 300 victims in district court & preliminary
hearings. We received 1,584 victim referrals from police officers.
New programs we implemented in 2012/2013 include our Medical Advocacy Project for
Child Victims of Domestic Violence. We finalized a two-year grant with the PA Commission
on Crime and Delinquency which began in July 2012 that supports a new partnership
with Holy Redeemer Hospital and the Institute for Safe Families. This initiative included
the creation of a new staff position – Medical Advocate for Child Victims of Domestic
Violence - to provide onsite services to victims and training to healthcare providers. Through
our partnership with Holy Redeemer Hospital and the Institute for Safe Families which
promotes universal screening for domestic violence through the obstetrics and pediatric
healthcare providers, we hope to increase the identification and treatment of children at
risk. In 2013, based on the success of the project in its first six months, we expanded this
project to Abington Memorial and Lansdale Hospitals.
The second initiative implemented in 2012 was the expansion of our existing police referral
process to include a Lethality Assessment Tool, which officers responding to a domestic
violence call complete to assess victim safety. In April 2012, the Women’s Center of
Montgomery County was one of 13 programs in PA selected as a test site for this project.
In January 2013, we secured primary funding through the Violence Against Women Act to
support a full-time Lethality Assessment Coordinator to implement the project in the 50
police departments throughout our county over the next three years. As of June, 2013, we
had formal agreements with 5 police departments to implement LAP.
In 2013/2014 new initiatives we are implementing include 1) expanding the use of area
hotels as a safe and geographically practical option for victims who are unable to access
local shelter due to lack of space and/or lack of transportation; 2) our financial literacy
project, which is a trauma-informed model that incorporates the impact of domestic
violence on the victim in its application and includes a job training initiative; 3) expanded
training for our staff and volunteers to address the increasing behavioral health issues that
present as a challenge when assisting victims in crisis, along with skill-building workshops
to enhance trauma- informed skills for responding to the unique issues presented by
domestic violence survivors; and 4) providing legal representation and supportive services,
in partnership with the Nationalities Services Center of Philadelphia, to immigrant victims
of domestic violence.
Our reliance on our large volunteer workforce and 750 members is the cornerstone of
our sustainability. With 6 locations staffed by 5 full time and 12 part-time staff, our 185
trained volunteers are integral to our ability to serve more than 4,000 victims each year.
We are the fifth largest domestic violence service provider in PA, with the largest trained
volunteer workforce among 62 domestic violence programs. In 2011/2012, based on a
statewide report from the PA Coalition Against Domestic Violence, the Women’s
Center of Montgomery County served 83% of the total number of domestic violence
victims assisted in Montgomery County.
Our program takes a relatively small financial investment and, with the dedication of
partners from many sectors and a two- pronged approach combining service with training,
we believe that we have a large impact on families in our community and not just their
current, but their future health and well-being.
Women’s Center of Montgomery County
Domestic Violence Direct Service Summary
Twelve Month Period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
Does Not Include Abington Medical Advocacy Project
Number of New Victims Served (unduplicated)
New Significant Others
Total New Victims & Significant Others
Continuing Service Recipients (Unduplicated each month)
Individual Counseling Hours
Support Group Counseling Hours
Total Counseling Hours
Community Education Programs
Number of People reached
School Based Programs
Number of People Reached
Number of Hotline Calls (includes non-dv)
48-hour counselor trainings
# of New Counselors completing training
Systems Advocacy Contacts
Systems Advocacy Hours
Volunteer Hours Direct Services & Community Ed
*Number of Female Victims Served: 3,817
Number of New Male Victims Served: 415
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With Gratitude and Regard
for our Friends
at
from the
Women’s Center of Montgomery County
Without your amazing support
it would be impossible for us to achieve our
goal of ending domestic violence in our community
and
helping families to live in safety!
We are most grateful to you for your
inspiration, generosity and friendship!
April 6, 2014
‘13
Domestic Violence Counts
Pennsylvania Summary
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2013 Domestic Violence Counts: A 24-Hour Census of Domestic Violence Shelters and Services
The Board of Directors and Staff of the Women’s Center of Montgomery
County would like to recognize the amazing efforts of our
Special Event Co-Chairwomen
Andra Seidner and Donna Jarrett-Kane
We offer our heartfelt admiration and gratitude for your hard work, vision and
dedication in putting together today’s event!
You have truly done a wonderful job!
We also want to express our sincerest gratitude and regard to
Marla Rosenthol and Let’s Design Invitations,
for her talent, patience and generosity
in designing our event invitations
and
Stephanie Seidner,
who lent her amazing talents to embody our theme in
the decorations, displays and centerpieces!
and
Our auctioneer, Harris Gubin,
who brings passion, energy and enthusiasm
to create an exciting and successful auction experience for us all!
We would like to acknowledge and thank the following individuals and companies for their
generous donations to our silent auction and raffle offerings.
211 York Restaurant
34 East Tavern
A Shear Happening
Act II Playhouse
Adventure Aquarium
Ambler Theater
Aquatic and Fitness Club
Arden Theatre
Arpeggio Restaurant
Bay Pony Inn
Ben & Irv’s
Berta Sawyer Boutique
Bertucci’s
Beta Pilates
Blue Man Group
Robert N. Braker
B’tween Friends
Canon Business Solutions
Capt’n Chucky’s Crab Cakes
Chico’s
Michael Church
Cin Cin Restaurant
Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant/Peddler’s Village
Costco
Creekside Co-op
Curds and Whey
Daryl’s Bakery
David Cramer & Christina Wiita
Deauville Inn
Curtis DiDomizio
Downtown Pasta
Elmwood Park Zoo
Linda Gaeman
Garces Group Restaurants
Giant Food Stores
Giroud Tree & Lawn
Hibachi Steak House
Hiway Theater
Sandy Hyman
I50Fit
Robin Jarrett
Joan Abrams Ladies’ Boutique
Joseph Ambler Inn
Jules Thin Crust Pizza
Junkin Dental Associates
Kaiser & Rosen Dental Associates
Donna & Larry Kane
Sharlene Kalender
Keswick Theatre
Laguna Wire Works
Le Papillon
L’Etoile Salon
Leisure Fitness Equipment
Lester Martin Jewelers
Linda’s Loft
Lobster Loft
Anna Marie Lombardi
Mandarin Garden
Meadowbrook Golf
Meadowlands Country Club
Merrymeade Farms
Moonstruck Restaurant
Marguerite Nocchi
Park Plates
Penny’s Flowers
Pierre & Carlo European Salon & Spa
Anthony Pinn
Players Club of Swarthmore
Primex Garden Center
Red Cedar Grille
Ristorante San Marco
Robertson’s Flowers
Roman Delight
Rometta Salon & Spa
Rosnov’s Jewelers
Cindy Ryan/Sew, I Quilt
Ruby’s Diner
Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Barrett & Bendesky
Rosemary & John Santulli
Andra & Art Seidner
Sessano’s Café & Deli
Joyce & Jerry Skobinsky
Slawek Orthodontics
Denny Somach
South Hill Designs
Steven Starr Restaurants
The Dovetail Artisan
The Sumney
Talluto’s Italian Restaurant
Tamardino’s Mexican Restaurant
Trader Joe’s
Tru Salon
Twining Valley Golf & Fitness
Village Tavern
VIP Hair Salon
West Avenue Grille
White Elephant Thai Restaurant
Whole Foods
Pat Winthrop Jewelers
Allan E. Wulc, MD
To our Parents & Grandparents (Donna & Larry):
“And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence” - Simon & Garfunkel
Thank you for lending your voices and passionate dedication
to help break the silence of domestic violence.
Michael, Jen, Aiden & Peyton
Alexandra, Doug & Benjamin
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The Women’s Center Rocks!
The Pauker Family
honor those who assist
in the important mission
of the
Women’s Center of Montgomery County
Marvin Langhaus, Miriam Pauker Langhaus,
Larry, Berna, Mara and Amanda Pauker
Congratulations to the
Staff, Board and Volunteers of the
Women’s Center of
Montgomery County for
38 Years of Supportive Services Empowering
Women and
Helping Victims of Domestic Violence
Rosalie Marcus and Bob Winthrop
We salute
your continuing
commitment
to helping women!
Nancy & Marc Shrier
We honor
Donna Jarrett-Kane
for her years of dedication to the
Women’s Center
Susan and Ronald Trichon
Congratulations to
the Board of Directors, Staff and Volunteers
of the Women’s Center of Montgomery County
on your many accomplishments!
Nicole Tell
CONGRATULATIONS TO
Jerry Blavat,
Larry Pauker,
and
THE WOMEN'S CENTER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Rock On and Knock Out Domestic Violence!
Barryy E. Bressler, Esq. and Bettyy Gross Eisenberg
If you liked the party décor for today’s “WCMC Rocks!” event, contact
SLS Productions
We will be happy to discuss your needs, small or large and your budget.
SLS Productions is a full service event and theme party production company with 35 years of
experiece that produces any event, small or large, private or corporate, through creative planning,
unique entertainment, special effects and props, original design, floral arrangements and innovative
décor.
SLS Productions is also an expert in antiques, fine arts and crafts show management. One
trademark feature within home show venues was the special section, Artisans’ Row, showcasing
professional fine artists and artisans, and a diverse selection of quality antiques and accessories for
interior design. SLS Productions often acts as a liaison for several art galleries. In addition, SLS
consults for developing community events and promotional strategies for these events. Some of
these events include, but are not limited to: non-profit fundraising, galas, garden tours and designer
show houses.
Stephanie L. Seidner, President
215-699-8117
[email protected]
www.slsshow.com
SLS Productions
W O ME N ’ S C E N T E R O F
M ON T G O ME R Y C OU N TY
The Women’s Center of Montgomery County
PLEASE MAKE US
YOUR HIGHEST PRIORITY
United Way
Donor Option Number
00433
8080 Old York Road, Ste. 200
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Your United Way Contribution can be directed to the
Business Phone: 215/635-7340
Women’s Center of Montgomery County.
Fax: 215/635-7347
24 Hour Hotline: 1-800/773-2424
When it is time to make your United Way pledge, ask your employer for
a donor choice form and designate as YOUR agency of choice—the
Women’s Center of Montgomery County.
Best Wishes
to the Women’s Center of
Montgomery County
Board, Staff and Volunteers!
Young Adjustment Company, Inc.
Is Proud to Support
THE WOMEN’S CENTER OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
~~~~~~~
Serving the Insured for Over 90 Years
David Horowitz, President/CEO
900 Lenmar Drive, Blue Bell, PA 19422
Tel: 215-654-6800 ● Fax: 215-654-6801
www.youngadjustment.com
Peter & Joann Friedman
We are proud to support
The Woman’s Center
Of
Montgomery County
~~~~~~~
In honor of the
Staff, Board members and Volunteers
of the Women’s Center of Montgomery
County
and in celebration of the work you do.
With best wishes for a success event!
Myra & Jeff Chase
We salute our friends,
Donna and Larry Kane,
and their work with the
Women’s Center
of Montgomery County!
Lew and Janet Klein
Best Wishes to
Event Co-Chairs Andi Seidner &
Donna Kane
and the
Women’s Center of Montgomery
County
for a Successful Event!
Meg Sheketoff
John and Rosemary
Santulli
Continued Best Wishes
to the
Women’s Center of Montgomery County
Judy and Chick Blumstein
Congratulations to the dedicated
staff and volunteers of
Women’s Center of Montgomery County
as you celebrate 38 years of service to
domestic violence victims
and
the empowerment of women!
The Board of Directors and Staff of the
Women’s Center would like to express
our sincere appreciation to the following
individuals for their support toward ensuring
the success of this Champagne Brunch:
Linda Bojman
Sylvia Fishbein
Albert Pinter
Michael & Kill Kornfeld
Thank you to the
Women’s Center of Montgomery County
for your
leadership and commitment to serving victims
of
domestic violence and empowering women!
Joyce Eisenberg
Sherry & Mike Rosner
Our good wishes for a successful event.
Helen and Larry Kirschner
Congratulations to the
Women’s Center
for a job well done!
State Senator Daylin Leach
17th District
P.O. Box 60178
King of Prussia, PA 19406
E-mail: [email protected]
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Congratulations to the volunteers and staff
of the
Women’s Center of Montgomery County
Sue Pontoski
Best wishes to the
Women’s Center of Montgomery County,
the staff and volunteers as you
provide much needed services
to our community!
Elva Davis
To the Women’s Center
of Montgomery County
Congratulations & Best Wishes
for a Successful Event!
Diane Morgan
With thanks and admiration for all the
volunteers who make the Women’s Center what
it is!
In honor of Board member Larry Pauker
Barbara and John Rosenau
Best wishes to the
Women’s Center of Montgomery County,
the staff and volunteers as you
continue to provide much needed services
to our community!
Marianna and Michael Sullivan
The members of
nxt2normal
congratulate the
Women’s Center
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Attention Friends and Supporters
of the Women’s Center of Montgomery County
As someone already committed to our mission of empowering women and eliminating domestic violence in our community you
may want to consider taking the next step by becoming a member of our Board of Directors.
As members of a working board, Directors are expected to attend board meetings which are currently held monthly from September
through June. These meetings are typically one and half to two hours and are held the third Tuesday or Wednesday of the month.
Additional responsibilities include participation on two Board committees or chairing one.
Directors must be active members of the Women’s Center of Montgomery County, which includes payment of the annual $35.00
membership dues and volunteering at least 52 hours of service each year (including Board meeting, committee service hours and
attendance at Board fundraising events).
If you have a high level of passion and commitment to our mission of ending domestic violence, this is your opportunity to
become a leader in our organization and to make a real difference by volunteering your time, energy, experience and vision to our
Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors is a diverse, dedicated and talented group of individuals who recognize that we can
affect positive change through volunteer engagement and a shared vision for the future. By becoming a member of our Board of
Directors, your involvement can directly benefit the victims of domestic violence we serve!
We will be meeting with prospective candidates in the Spring. If you are interested, please contact our Nominating Committee
via our Elkins Park office at 215-635-7346. For more information about the Women’s Center of Montgomery County, please visit
our website at www.wcmontco.org. Thank you!
Our Live Auctioneer Harris Gubin
Harris Gubin is an account executive at First Contact HR, a leader in background screening and HR
solutions. The Fort Washington, PA based company provides employers nationwide with timely and
accurate information for making informed hiring decisions and reducing employment risk.
In his spare time, Harris acts a live auctioneer and MC for various organizations and charities
throughout the community. He began his auctioneering career three years ago alongside Steven and
Joshua Katz, formerly of Max and David’s Restaurant in Elkins Park, PA. Steven, Joshua, and Harris
volunteer their services, while proceeds benefit the Katz Family Charitable Trust, which supports
and enhances the formal and informal education of children everywhere. Visit www.katzfamilytrust.
org for more information.
First Contact HR encourages its employees to support the local community, which allows Harris to
fully utilize his networking and business development skills to realize his passion in supporting nonprofits through fund raising.
To book Harris for your next auction, please contact him at 267-872-9342 or email him at
[email protected]
Your Mother's Closet
703 West Avenue, Jenkintown, PA 19046
215-885-0620
Monday - Saturday,
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
I am woman, hear me roar........
The Women's Center
of Montgomery County
empowers women to find their voice.
In recognition of the continuing
dedication and service by the
volunteers, staff and board.
Rock on!
Andi and Art Seidner
CONGRATULATIONS
To
The Women’s Center and
Its dedicated Staff and Volunteers
For a Stellar Year!!!
You Rock!!!
With special thanks and congratulations
To this year’s honoree, Jerry Blavat
Marilyn and Skip Rosskam
Leslee Silverman Tabas, Esquire,
Richard and Charlie Tabas
and
The Harriette and Charles Tabas Foundation
Thank
The dedicated individuals who allow
The Women’s Center of Montgomery County
to continue to serve, protect and improve
the quality of lives
of Women and Children
in Montgomery County.