The Women`s Center Trinity: healing Mind, Body

The
Spirit of St. Francis
Winter 2014
Day Shelter and Programs for the Poor and Homeless
The Women’s Center Trinity:
healing Mind, Body and Spirit
Women come to the Carolyn
Connors Women’s Center for
many reasons: to relax, sip a
cup of coffee, acquire toiletries,
chat with friends, watch television
or use the computer. But they
also come to the center to heal.
“I’ve witnessed lovely acts of
kindness in the women’s center,”
says mental health clinician Corey
Bisceglia-Kane. “Women give
each other advice and support.
They calm each other down. The
women’s center provides the
space for that to happen.”
Its small dimensions belie
the powerful and wide-ranging
work that takes place within
its light blue walls—work that
addresses the emotional, physical
and spiritual needs of the women
who find sanctuary there. Although
only about 25 percent of St. Francis
House’s guests are female, the
organization has developed a
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robust, holistic program to
meet their many needs. Here’s
a glimpse of some of what goes
on in the women’s center.
Mind
Corey and her colleague Nicole
Tanguy, also a mental health
clinician, work with their female
clients to envision a different life
and the steps they need to get
there. “Many of our clients have
experienced awful things and
they carry a lot of shame about
what’s gone on,” explains Corey.
“A lot of our work is building
their self-esteem and helping
them realize that their life is
worth trying for.” The pair
also helps women with the
practicalities of the here and now:
connecting them with resources
to find housing, address their
legal and custody issues and
get clean and sober. “If you’re
not addressing the
tangibles, you can’t
focus on the deeper
trauma,” says Corey.
Both regularly spend
time in the women’s
center simply hanging out, in order
to identify and
engage with women
who may need
additional mental
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health support.
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Body
The Carolyn Connors Women’s Center provides a respite space
for women to give each other advice, counsel and support.
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Inspiring Through
his Story
Mike Griswold’s cell phone rings
and he apologizes for answering
it, but it’s his son’s school calling.
A social worker is following up
on some concerns Mike has had
about 8-year-old Jameal’s fine
motor skills and the two make
a plan to meet the following
Monday.
To someone who doesn’t
know Mike’s history, the
exchange may seem unremarkable. To someone who does,
it is a small miracle. It wasn’t
that long ago that Mike, 44,
was in the throes of addiction,
sleeping under a highway in
Boston. Today he’s a devoted
single dad living in Everett,
with a burgeoning career as a
motivational speaker.
Loss has been a theme that
threads through Mike’s life. His
father abused his mother and
walked out of their lives early.
His mother struggled with
addiction, and unable to care
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Director’s
MeSSaGe
Dear Friends,
I close my eyes and I remember the house as if it were
yesterday—Marian McCarthy’s. She was my mother’s best friend
from childhood and they had remained as close as sisters through
their teenaged years and 20s, marriage and kids, thick and thin.
My mother used to regularly bring my brother, sister and me
to her home in Malden so the pair could catch up over tea
and sweets.
She lived in a grey two-family with her husband and teenaged
kids, in the unit to the right, as you face the front door. There
was nothing remarkable about the house: a red oriental rug in
the hallway, the living room, dining room and kitchen to the right,
the stairs to the left. Linoleum floors, white walls. You’ve been
in this house a hundred times.
But the minute you crossed its threshold, you knew it was a
home. It was palpable. And that was because of Mrs. McCarthy.
She was welcoming, interested and always happy to see you.
Even as an 8-year-old, I remember feeling validated in her
presence, listened to. I’m not exaggerating when I say that you
could feel the love.
I want people to have that same feeling when they pull open
our glass doors and step into St. Francis House from busy Boylston
Street. I want them to feel respected and seen. It’s what every
single one of us wants and expects, but what too few of our
guests experience in their lives. And as with Mrs. McCarthy’s
house, it’s the people of St. Francis House, not the brick and
mortar, that make it a home.
In this issue, you’ll read about several of those people—staff
and board members as well as volunteers—who personify the
warmth, the lack of judgment and the acceptance I felt in Mrs.
McCarthy’s presence so many years ago. We strive to make this
place feel like a home, in the emotional sense of the word, until
our guests can find a physical one.
You enable this hard and fulfilling work to happen, every
single day, and we thank you so much for your support.
Sincerely,
Karen LaFrazia
Executive Director
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F acts
St. FranciS HouSe
From July to
September 2014,
St. Francis House:
• Served 31,954 breakfasts, 41,905
lunches, and 6,119 sandwiches,
for a total of 79,978 meals
• Filled 2,400 clothing requests
• Provided 2,080 medical
appointments
• Counseled guests at 3,473
general and psychiatric sessions
On behalf of everyone
you have helped, thank you
for your generosity!
our PurPoSe
St. Francis House is a nonprofit,
non-sectarian, comprehensive shelter with
rehabilitative programs for homeless men and
women ages 18 and over. We are committed to
providing basic necessities: food, clothing,
shelter, showers and medical care, and other
emergency services, and to building mutually
enriching relationships with the community
among the homeless. We attempt to break down
the isolation that is a part of their lives. We are
also committed to helping those who are able
to take steps to move themselves up and out of
poverty, unemployment, and homelessness to
lives of self-respect and hope. Being aware of the
fragile humanity we all share, we accept
God’s invitation to respond to the guests who
come to our house with gracious hospitality,
respect, kindness, patience, trust, and hope so
as to encourage and support them in lives
of greater dignity and self-worth.
the Women’s center trinity
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Body
Nicole Tanguy’s weekly all-women
Suboxone support group, which
she co-facilitates with Boston
Health Care for the Homeless
(BHCHP) social worker Dan Hogan,
is an important adjunct to the
medication regime used to treat
addiction. After using drugs for
so long, there’s a lot to catch up
with, notes Nicole. “They’re trying
to re-establish relationships, get
housing and work. It can be really
overwhelming and our group is
a place they can check in and
get support.”
The women’s center hosts
health and wellness groups and
offers lots of health education,
thanks to BHCHP, which also
operates a daily medical clinic at
St. Francis House. Topics range
from safe sex to pap smears to
diabetes to self-care/hygiene. And
speaking of self-care, the annual
Women’s Day of Renewal treats
female guests to a special luncheon.
Spirit
If her name sounds familiar, it
should. Kelley Connors’ parents
have been long-time supporters of
St. Francis House and the women’s
center is named after her mother.
Kelley runs a regular yoga class
that is currently on hiatus due
to her new, bi-coastal job, but she
plans to resume it in 2015. During
the hour, she plays relaxing music,
leads stretching exercises and yoga
poses and reads a poem. “Yoga
is the union of mind and body
and the class is a union of
women,” says Kelley. “It’s not
about teaching yoga, but rather
about creating a compassionate
environment for that hour.”
Patricia Owens feeds the
spirits of the Women’s Center
guests in a different way, through
her popular Friday morning prayer
group. Pat was homeless and
fleeing domestic violence when
she came to St. Francis House for
help in 2009. The organization
assisted her in many ways, including helping her to find permanent
housing. And the women’s center
became her refuge.
During her group, Pat introduces the week’s Bible passage,
then reads from her favorite
devotional. “People tell their
stories, speak about God and
sometimes we cry,” says Pat. She
believes that she’s perfectly suited
to lead the group and receives as
much as she gives. “I lived the life
they’re living and took that long
walk alone. This keeps me moving
forward, to know I have something
to offer.”
After 21 Years of Saying hello,
Mario Says goodbye
He was the
first person
to greet guests
at the door,
the caretaker
of St. Francis
House’s most vulnerable, the bearer of
home-grown vegetables and the feeder
of the tropical fish in the lobby.
Security staff member, Mariano
de Jesus, the organization’s longest
serving employee, has retired.
Known by his nickname Mario,
the former national guardsman was
recruited to St. Francis House while
working as a security guard at the
Department of Transitional Assistance
(DTA). A Boston police officer assigned
to the DTA and St. Francis House
thought he’d be a good match, and
without telling Mario, submitted an
application on his behalf. That officer’s
hunch turned into a 21-year career at
St. Francis House, where Mario prided
himself in his ability to contain difficult
situations through diplomacy, not
intimidation. Over the years, in addition
to his security work, Mario also helped
out in the kitchen and as a driver.
At 66, Mario still has the athletic
build of the boxer and baseball player
he once was. He grew up in Puerto
Rico on a farm, one of 14 children, and
has always been drawn to the elderly.
“I like their stories about how life was,”
explains Mario. At St. Francis House,
he took tender care of the older guests,
who are among the most vulnerable
on the streets and in shelters. He remembers several fondly—the ill-kempt
World War II veteran whose beard
and nails he would cut when he could
no longer do it himself; the elderly
Peruvian regular whose absence
would prompt Mario to check up on him
at his apartment with a meal in hand;
the 92-year-old Chinese woman who
was sharp as a tack right up to the end.
“Mario had a way of connecting
with people, engaging them in very
normalized conversations about
something interesting, whether it was
baseball or gardening,” says Doug
DiMartile, manager of guest services.
“He had such happy presence, took
good care of himself, had interests
and hobbies, placed a strong value on
family and modeled all of this for our
guests in such a subtle way. I don’t
even think he would recognize that
this is what he did.”
How does it feel to be retired after
working since the age of 14? “Wow,”
says Mario with a smile. “But I will
miss the people of St. Francis House.”
He plans to spend his time with his
family, gardening, fishing and perhaps
starting a cottage business selling
his much sought-after sofrito—an
aromatic sauce used as a base for
many traditional Latino dishes.
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GUEST PROFILE
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for him, gave custody to his
grandmother and grandfather.
Then, when Mike was 11, his
grandfather abandoned the family.
He had been a positive, paternal
presence in his life—Mike has
sweet memories of him taking
him to Red Sox games—and
eventually Mike’s life took a
“turn to the left,” as he terms it.
Mike’s trajectory for the next
few decades was as predictable
as it was tragic: Acting out in
middle school, hanging out
with the wrong crowd, drinking
followed by blackouts and
dropping out of school in the
tenth grade. Occasionally Mike
would work—at Burger King or
other minimum wage jobs—but as
soon as he picked up his paycheck
he’d blow it on alcohol. Then at
age 26, life turned a shade darker.
“I was staying with someone
and he said, ‘try this,’” recalls
Mike. It was cocaine and Mike
got addicted immediately. “That’s
when I was real bad—in and out
of jail. I was running real hard.”
December 3, 2005, was the
day that finally ended his downward spiral. Mike was living under
I-93 where it intersects with the
Mass Turnpike. He was emaciated,
with badly blistered feet. It was
about 11 in the morning and he
was lying on the ground feeling
ill, wrapped in a grey blanket.
Another addict he knew passed by
him on his way to get high and
stopped. “Mike, are you OK?” he
asked. When Mike told him he
wasn’t, the man went to a nearby
shelter to retrieve a wheelchair.
Then he wheeled him to a detox
facility about a mile away.
After detox, Mike worked as
a janitor and lived in a studio in
the South End. One day, he got
a call from a Boston hospital
telling him his son had been
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born. The mother, who struggled
with addiction, lost custody of
their baby at birth and he went
into foster care. Social workers
from the Department of Children
and Families told Mike they were
willing to give him full-time
custody if he proved he was a
fit father by fulfilling a raft of
requirements, including regular
drug testing and attendance at
Narcotics Anonymous meetings.
“The offer caught me off guard.
good grooming. He learned to
identify his strengths, goals and
obstacles and for the first time,
felt comfortable in his own skin.
He loved the support of staff and
fellow students. “It was deep,” he
says simply.
“Mike was humble, he listened,
he asked questions and he was
diligent,” says job coach Ivor
Edmonds. “Everyone else would
have left the classroom and he’d
still be on the computer. After
graduation, he continued to come
back to engage with us, working
“I love helping
on his housing, his mental health,
his resume. There were always
people, giving back.
things he was working on to
Since I’ve been
better himself.”
on the other side,
At Mike’s MAP graduation,
he stood in front of guests and
I can relate.”
families and spoke, for the first
Mike Griswold
time realizing the power of his
story. Since then, he has taken
I was scared,” admits Mike. “But
that story to hundreds of people
I was told that if I lost custody,
around the state and beyond,
I’d get two pictures a year. I
inspiring people at detox facilities,
already had a bond with him.
jails, courthouses and Department
There’s no way I was going to
of Children and Families offices,
let that happen.” So Mike went
where he speaks to its employees
above and beyond what was
about his arduous climb out of
required and gained custody
addiction and his reunification
of Jameal when he was 18
with his son. “I love helping
months old.
people, giving back. Since I’ve
While living in the South End,
been on the other side, I can
an acquaintance told him about
relate,” says Mike.
St. Francis House’s Sullivan Family
Being a good father to Jameal
Moving Ahead Program (MAP)
is one of Mike’s proudest accomand in the fall of 2009, he enrolled. plishments. Ironically, it was
his own father, with whom he
Mike worked hard and thrived. “I
reconciled shortly before he died,
didn’t know how to interact with
whose words continue to inspire
people, including my son, and
MAP taught me how,” recalls Mike. him as he confronts the challenges
of raising a son alone. “Don’t do
He soaked up knowledge from
the mock interviews, became
to your son what I did to you,”
comfortable with computers
he told Mike. “Be a good father.”
and mastered the “soft skills”
that held little currency on the
streets, but were so critical in his
new world: making eye contact,
timeliness, sitting up straight and
All in the Family
Brian Egan, 29, recalls the
first time he visited St. Francis
House. A middle school teacher
had assigned students an essay
about an issue they felt passionate
about. As the son of board member Tim Egan (now the board
chair), homelessness was Brian’s
natural choice.
Tim and his son Brian Egan
“One of the guests I interviewed had been an engineer in
India but he wasn’t able to apply
his degree here,” says Brian. “He
was also a very talented artist
and I remember thinking that the
guests were people like you or
me. They had talents and were
just down on their luck.”
Over the years, Brian, an
underwriter for a real estate
finance company, has become
increasingly involved in St. Francis
House. Today, he is a member
of the Emerging Leaders of St.
Francis House, a group of young
professionals who support the
organization through advocacy,
networking and fun—including
the annual Shooze Cruise, which
Brian attended this year with
his sister Caroline and eight
of their friends.
Brian is part of a growing
number of second-generation
St. Francis House supporters,
who were raised watching—
and often participating in—the
good works of their mothers
and fathers. Nature or nurture?
A little bit of both?
Tim says that around his
children, he has always been
low-key about his work with
St. Francis House. And while he
suggested to Brian that he might
consider getting involved with
the Emerging Leaders group, he
never pushed. He attributes Brian’s
involvement in part to the social
justice bent of both men’s alma
mater, Holy Cross, and mostly
to Brian’s nature.
Director of Development
Maggie Burns says that overt or
not, the message parents send
through their own involvement
with charitable organizations is
loud and clear. “They’re telling
their kids that they believe in this
organization and that it’s worth
their time,” she says.
Board member Linn Torto
admits to being a bit more
deliberate about inculcating in
her son Nate the value of St.
Francis House’s work. Before
Nate’s sixth birthday, which falls
around Christmas, she floated the
idea of forgoing presents from
friends, and instead asking them
Linn and her son Nathaniel
to bring to his party new athletic
socks for St. Francis House guests.
“He was reluctant, but said ‘ok,’”
recalls Linn. “We helped out with
Christmas dinner and then he
handed out athletic socks, wearing
his little Santa hat. The staff later
told us that some of the guys were
really touched that he was there.
It made them think of their
Board
oF DirectorS
CHAIRPERSON:
Timothy S. Egan, Esq.
TREASURER:
Robert J. Bettacchi
CLERK:
Maureen E. Rogers
DIRECTORS:
James F. Barry
Stephen H. Brown
Thomas E. Conway, OFM, PhD
David J. Coyle
Mark Doyle
Elizabeth Dugan, MSW, LCSW
Richard J. Hughto, PhD
Judith A. Malone, Esq.
Richard J. Meelia
Stephen C. Neff
Jennifer A. Nodelman
Timothy J. Nolan
Thomas E. Reilly, Jr.
Susan L. Sgroi
Richard B. Slifka
James F. Sullivan, Esq.
E. Linn Torto
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR:
Karen LaFrazia
own kids.”
The sock tradition continued
for the next six or so years,
until Nate outgrew birthday
parties. Through middle and high
school, he regularly volunteered
at St. Francis House, helping with
Christmas meals and the Fresh
Threads clothing program. The
Torto family always buys a table
at the All the Way Home gala
and invites extended family
members. Nate hopes to volunteer
at St. Francis House this Christmas
when he’s on break from New
York University.
“I get a redeeming feeling
helping people who are less fortunate,” explains Nate, 19. He also
views his volunteer work as a way
to spend time with his mother.
“She’s really passionate about
St. Francis House and she’s so
happy when I volunteer with her.”
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All the Way Home
On October 29, more than 450 of
Boston’s most influential business
leaders, philanthropists and advocates
convened for a very special All the
Way Home gala to commemorate
the milestone 30th anniversary of St.
Francis House, recognize the citywide
contributions of 2014 Honoree Joseph
“Jay” Hooley, President, Chairman
and CEO of State Street Corporation
and to commit together to the cause
of ending homelessness. The evening
launched with a moving video
history of St. Francis House, from our
modest beginnings as a bread line
to development into New England’s
leading day shelter with nationally
recognized programs. There wasn’t
a dry eye in the house during an
impassioned live performance of
“For Good” by Berklee College of
Music alumna and faculty member
Ballroom at the Fairmont Copley Plaza
Renese King. Former St. Francis
House guest Mike Griswold shared
how St. Francis House programs
enabled him to successfully move
from a cycle of substance abuse,
incarceration and homelessness to
housing, employment and full custody
of his 8-year-old son.
The event raised $640,000 to
support St. Francis House’s lifechanging rehabilitative services.
We extend our deepest thanks to
this year’s sponsors: Principal
Sponsors: Citizens Bank and
Walmart Foundation. Presenting
Sponsors: The John and Mary
Corcoran Family Foundation, Global
Partners LP/Alliance Energy LLC,
Natixis Global Asset Management,
Rosalyn and Richard Slifka, State
Street Corporation, Margaret and Jim
Sullivan. Leadership Sponsors:
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC,
Bob’s Discount Furniture, Boston
Financial Data Services, Inc., Boston
Red Sox, Elaine and Jack Connors,
Covidien, David and Janet Coyle,
Hamilton Company Charitable
Foundation, Jay and Linda Hooley,
Robert K. Kraft, George and Andy
Macomber, New Balance Foundation,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Barbara
Roche and Roche Bros. Supermarkets.
Benefactor Sponsors: Jim and Sheila
Barry, Beacon Capital Partners, Eastern
Bank and Trust Company, Ernst &
Young, The Geraghty Family, Greater
Boston Chamber of Commerce,
JoAnn McGrath, Millennium Partners,
Gilda Slifka, Suffolk Construction Red
and Blue Foundation, UBS Wealth
Management, Roberta and Stephen
R. Weiner, Ann and Hans Ziegler.
Karen LaFrazia, John Hailer, Cardinal Seán Patrick
O’Malley, and Joseph (Jay) Hooley
Mike Griswold speaks at
All the Way Home
how a Bologna Sandwich Became a Labor of Love
They have arrived in the foyer like
clockwork for as long as anyone can
remember: every day at 2:45 p.m. (1:45
on Wednesdays when we close early),
several hundred bologna and cheese
sandwiches are delivered from the
kitchen in a giant Tupperware tub.
They’re packed individually in brown
paper lunch bags, with a packet of
mustard on the side. The tub is placed
on the table next to the X-ray machine
and security staff hand them out to
guests as they exit St. Francis House
for the day. Even after closing time,
if a hungry guest knocks on the door,
he or she is greeted with one of those
famous bologna sandwiches.
So where do these midday snacks,
intended to stave off hunger before
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dinner is served at overnight shelters,
come from? This story begins in the
early days of St. Francis House, when a
man named John Shalbey learned about
the shelter through founder Father Louis
Canino, according to John’s widow
Dianne. John decided he could make
a small difference by making and
delivering bologna sandwiches to St.
Francis House. Little did he know what
a beloved tradition these sandwiches
would become.
“John was a very benevolent type
and giving back was dear to his heart,”
says Dianne. Rojo Corp, the Shalbeys’
gas station/carwash business, has always
made charitable giving a priority.
In the beginning, John was completely hands-on—literally, making the
sandwiches with several women from
his church and with Dianne at one point
as well. But as the
Shalbeys’ Norwood
business grew,
John no longer
had time for sandwich-making, so
a Rojo employee
would simply
deliver the ingredients each week,
while St. Francis House volunteers
would make the sandwiches. Even
after John’s death in 2008, the tradition
has continued and every Wednesday,
like clockwork, the weekly supply
arrives—60 lbs. of bologna and 10 lbs.
of American cheese.
Founder’s Society Recognizes Major Donors
The Founder’s Society is a special program that honors the visionary
leadership of our founder, Father Louis Canino, and celebrates major
contributors to the Annual Fund. Membership is open to those who
contribute $1,000 or more between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2014.
We are thrilled to have welcomed 367 members into the Founder’s
Society this year. They have stepped forward to help St. Francis House
meet the needs of the homeless, and have donated a remarkable
$1,177,268. There are six giving levels in the Founder’s Society,
each of which enjoys exciting benefits, including a members-only
recognition event and the opportunity to take a personal tour of
St. Francis House. We thank all Founders for their leadership support.
If you would like more information about the Founder’s Society,
please contact Claudia Haydon, Senior Development Officer, at
617-457-1060 or [email protected]. You can also join
online at www.stfrancishouse.org/Founder.
Thank you to all of our Founder’s Society members
Humanitarians
$50,000+
Jim and Sheila Barry
John A. Cataldo
Rosalyn and Richard Slifka
Luminaries
$25,000 - $49,999
Bob and Karen Bettacchi
Robert and Mary Etta King
Rick Teller and Kathleen Rogers
Jim and Margaret Sullivan
Visionaries
$10,000 - $24,999
Karl E. Bandtel
Beverly and Dale Bearden
Mr. Albert J. Cappelloni, Jr.
Paul and Margaret Chisholm
David and Janet Coyle
Gerald and Jeanne Curtis
David and Pamela Donohue
David B. DuBard and Deirdre M. Giblin
Mark and AnneMarie Freitas
The Peter and Margaret Kiely
Charitable Foundation
Yasuko S. and Richard P. Mattione
Paula J. O’Keeffe
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Peters
Eileen Shapiro and Reuben Eaves
Michael and Elizabeth White
Anonymous (2)
Ambassadors
$5,000 - $9,999
Dr. Ronald A. Arky
Stephen and Lisa Brown
Raymond Bruce and Susan B. Lynds
Bernard L. and Carol Casey Caniff
Annette and John Casey
Thomas and Line Corcoran
John DeCiccio
Mark C. Doyle and Elizabeth Walters
Timothy S. and Kathy Egan
David and Vinita Ferrera
Gerald and Judith Ferrera
Peggy and Paul Fichera
Sheila and Lawrence Foley
Anne Gallagher
Peter and Karlyn Grimes
Margaretta Hausman
The Hellman Family
John and Pamela Hulme
Mr. Paul F. Kenerson and
Ms. Elaine W. Abry
The Li Family
Likai Liu
Brian Murray
Henry J. Nasella
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Nash
Stephen and Mary Neff
Charles and Patricia O’Connell
Dr. and Mrs. E. Prather Palmer
Jaime P. Daley-Reid
Jim and Pat Reilly
Francis Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. Juswinder Singh
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Ziegler
Anonymous (2)
Guardians
$2,500 – $4,999
Kathryn H. Anderson
Thomas and Elisabeth Boyle
Joyce Brodeur
James E. Buggie
Susan O. Bush
Frank and Louise Condon
James and Ann Conway
Ernesto Corinaldesi
Scott and Robin Cowper
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Crespi
Cynthia A. Crino
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Diggins
Vincent and Constance DiRienzo
Simon D. Eccles
Daniel F. Egan
Bruce and Terri Evans
Paula Fitzsimmons
Gregory and Janet Fraser
Giovanni Gavetti
Kathryn A. Holland and
Gerald J. McGovern
John W. Lehmann and
Kathleen Sehn Lehmann
Judith A. Malone and
Stephen W. Kidder
Kristin J. Marcus
The Marr Family
Frederick S. and Barbara A. McAlpine
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard T. McDermott
Peter and Matilda Mitsakos
Jim and Joan Mooney
Barbara L. Moore
James Morris
Barbara Morrison
Patricia A. O’Neill
Mr. Patterson and Ms. Demarest
Mary A. Quigley
Tom Reilly and Betsy Palmer
Maureen Rogers
Theresa M. Sabean
Joni and David Schelzi
Susan L. Sgroi
William J. Shea and
Susan L. McConologue-Shea
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Spillane Jr.
David C. Spink and
Eileen A. Harrington
Mary S. Troxell and Alfred Lewis
Margaret M. Walsh
Claudia and Martin Yapp
Anonymous (8)
Champions
$1,000 - $2,499
Gerald Abegg
Paul Anderson
Brian P. Anton
Dalton and Noreen Avery
John and Anne Barry
Arthur J. and Kathryn B. Barry
G. Curtis Barry
Mrs. Joan Benzie
Susan and John Berger
Dorothy Bergold
M. Louise Birmingham
Richard and Maureen Boyle
William Haskell Brack and
Jessica Anne Ladd
Adele M. Bratt
Robert and Carol Brown
William Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bucher
Albert and Joan Buckley
Sandra Burke
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Busnach
The Honorable Lawrence L. Cameron
Patrick D. Campbell
John G. Carberry
John and Harriet Carey
Lawrence and Sally Carlson
Matt and Jennifer Carmody
Ms. Noel F. Cassidy
Mrs. Lucille Cesari
Mrs. Fay M. Chandler
Amelia M. Charamba
Dawn and Craig Charlton
Dean Clarke
Helena Clifford
Ellen and Mary Coakley
Keith and Virginia Colbath
Mary E. Collins
Craig M. Colvett
Michael and Nancy Conley
Mark and Catherine Connolly
Patricia A. Conway
Mario J. Cornacchio
Russell Cox
Dr. M. Cornelia Cremens
Robert and Rose Crimmins
Maureen E. Cullinane
Kathleen and Robert Curley
Mr. Edward A. D’Agostino Jr.
Edward and Dawn D’Alelio
Joseph and Cheryl Darche
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Days
Anthony J. Della Piana
Gerard Deveney
Don and Anita Dickinson
Coleen and Edward Dinneen
Sean Doherty
Timothy Donohue
John and Kathleen Donovan
Robert and Dolores Driscoll
Norman J. and Cynthia Duffy
Elizabeth Dugan
Roger F. Dumas
Wesley Eberle
Jennifer L. Eckert
Robert A. Ermanski
Thomas Fallon
Francis Fallon
Beatrice and Brandon Farr
Mr. and Mrs. James Farrell
Mr. Sidney Fisken and
Mrs. Catherine A. McSweeny
Barbara and William Fitzgerald
Daniel L. Fitzgerald
Joseph Flanagan
Robert and Maurie Flanagan
Mr. and Mrs. William P. Fleming
Doris Fuller
Mr. and Mrs. William Galvin
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony H. Gemma
Joseph George
Paula J. Gilligan
Elizabeth K. Glaser
Mitchell P.V. Glavin
Paul and Ann Gleason
John Gliatto
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Golaski
Lester F. and Wynn E. Goodchild
Robert Griffin
D. Michael and Janet Grimes
Gerald C. Haley
David M. and Maureen L. Hallsen
Susan L. Hamblen
Mr. and Mrs. Dean F. Hanley
Christina L. Harms
Mary W. Hayes
Ellen Hays
Olivia A. Hecht
David and Lynne Hegarty
Peggy L. Herlihy
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Hern
Linda Hill
Harry Hintlian
Mr. and Mrs. Christian M. Hoffman
Patricia Hollander Gross
Buell Hollister
Albert A. Holman III and
Susan P. Stickells
Rick and Kathy Hughto
Bob and Emily Hurstak
Carol Jameson
Christopher and Mary B. Johnson
Mr. David B. Jones and
Ms. Allison Ryder
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Joyce
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Joyce
Jan M. Jurgelon and Sami A. Fam
Nancy Karp
Paul and Judith Kelley
Paul J. Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Kelly
Mr. Salmaan Keshavjee and
Dr. Mercedes Becerra
Mary C. King
Mark J. Kirby
Amy T. Kirchner
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Knott
Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Kropp Jr.
David Lafferty
Karen LaFrazia
The Francis J. Lane Family
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Langan Jr.
Peter J. Leahy
Christopher and Patricia Lee
Janet Lefko
Robert and Rosemary Lewis
Donald Lonergan
Ms. Betty Luke
Mr. Leo Lynch
Ian and Teri MacDuff
George and Andy Macomber
Philip and Marie Maguire
Frances M. Maher
Eugene and Joanne Mahr
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mailloux
Robert J. Martin
George H. Martin
Mr. William H. McBain Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. John McCarthy
Ms. Dorothy J. McDonnell
Ms. Kathleen A. McGah Garner
Kevin and Anne McGillicuddy
Patrick McKee
Mr. and Mrs. William J. McKenna
G. Robert McLaughlin
Rita McLaughlin
John A. and Margarete McNeice
Patrick McVay
James S. Miller and Jill Henderson
Charles E. and Joan Mitchell
Gordon W. Moran
Mr. Errol Morris and Ms. Julia Sheehan
William Mosakowski
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mroczkowski
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Murnane
Adam Murphy
Robert Murray
Joseph and Antonia Nedder
Manuel Neto
Mr. and Mrs. George Nugent
Karin I. Oberg
James J. O’Brien
John O’Connell
Brandon A. Pabst
David A. Pace and
Tracy Fitzpatrick Pace
Paul J. Paglia
James L. Paglia
Peter D. Parker
Kasper Pilibosian
Robert Porter
Kathryn Portle
Mrs. Anne T. Pressman
Elinor Quill
Joseph Quinn
Radha Rajasingham
Mrs. Sandra Ray
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Reilly
Thomas and Kim Reohr
Rudy F. Riedl Jr. and Arlene Rockefeller
The Honorable and
Mrs. Vincent R. Rippa
Robert and Andrea Roell
Roger Romei
Robert E. Romig
Aldo and Ann Rossini
Jonathan Rotenberg
Barbara M. Rush
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey N. Sanford
Robert and Diane Savage
Don Schuerman
John and Marybeth Schulte
Dr. and Mrs. James M. Schwarz
Stephen C. Senna
The Michael and Jennifer Sexton
Charitable Fund
Mr. Jack Shaughnessy Sr.
Andrew Shores
David P. Shouvlin
Frank A. Simione Jr.
Gregory Skaff
Andrew and Jodi Slifka
William J. Smith Esq.
John Smith
Monica M. Smith
Kevin Smithson
Elmer Sprague
John and Kay Spurr
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent P. Stanton
Claire and Jeffrey Stern
Patricia and Jonathan Stott
Anthony Strileckis
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hans Stumm
John and Ellen Sullivan
Sarah A. Sullivan
Ms. Patricia Sullivan
Richard Taggart
Thomas and Esther H. Tanous
John and Lorraine Tegan
Mr. and Mrs. Eric and Leah Tennen
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ternes Jr.
Paul and Mary Tessier
Linda Thrasher
David Todisco
David Tonacci
Elizabeth L. and Raymond Torto
Susan Troy
Diane Tyler
Peter C. Walsh
Christopher and Kathleen Weld
John Westwater
Kevin and Eileen White
Allen Williams
Theresa Wilson
Mr. John J. Yered
Michael Zahniser
Joseph and Dorothy Zammit
Anonymous (15)
This list is accurate to the best of
our knowledge as of June 30, 2014.
We apologize for any inaccuracy
or omission.
Thank you to all of our Corporate and Foundation Partners
St. Francis House is fortunate to have
widespread support from corporations
and foundations that are committed to
improving the quality of life for everyone
in Greater Boston. These organizations
believe in our guests and the importance
of our mission, and they have helped
us deliver on our promise to never turn
anyone away. We’re deeply grateful for
their leadership and vision in the past year.
ABCD
Adelard A. Roy and Valeda Lea Roy
Foundation
Americo J. Francisco Charitable
Trust
Anonymous
The Baupost Group
The Bay State Federal Savings
Charitable Foundation
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC
The Boston Foundation
The Brown Charitable Foundation
Building Owners and Managers
Association
Bushrod H. Campbell and
Adah F. Hall Charity Fund
Caroline Blanton Thayer Charitable
Trust
Charles H. Cross Charitable
Foundation
Citizens Bank Foundation
Citizens Energy Corporation
Cogan Family Foundation
Commonwealth Corporation
Cummings Foundation
The Frederick E. Weber Charities
Corporation
The Fuller Foundation, Inc.
George H. and Jane A. Mifflin
Memorial Fund
Josephine White Foundation
Liberty Mutual Foundation
The Lynch Foundation
The Mabel A. Horne Fund
Natixis Global Asset Management
Oak Foundation
One-Four-Three Charitable Lead
Trust
People’s United Community
Foundation
Project Bread, Inc.
The Rhode Island Foundation
Richard and Susan Smith Family
Foundation
Safety Insurance Charitable
Foundation
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
State Street Foundation
STS Research Group, Inc.
Susan Rothenberg
The TJX Foundation
Miss Wallace M. Leonard
Foundation
Wellesley College
Yawkey Foundations
Winter 2014
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A Word of Thanks
The 2014 Shooze Cruise, our most
successful yet, raised $20,000. We
sold 326 tickets and collected 272
pairs of casual and business shoes,
which have all been distributed to
our guests.
We want to thank our sponsors,
raffle donors and Host Committee
members for making the event such
a success. The cruise is possible
because of their efforts and your
generous support.
Host Committee Members:
Christopher Bader, Paul Bailey,
Joseph and Lindsey Bigda, Todd
Boutwell, John Briere, Ronald
Carnevale, Michael Clare, Richard F.
Connolly, Melissa Cusson, Joseph
Fillo, Daniel F. Finnegan, Dave
Frederick, Alanya-Grace Hill, Robert
Keane, Megan Kiely, Leslie Kuy,
Lucas Lavin, David Maher, Todd
Mann, Joseph Middleton, Joseph W.
Monahan, Paul Nardozzi, Timothy J.
Nolan, Sharon Raymond, Jon Regan,
Ken and Marika St. Amand, Gannett,
Welsh & Kotler, LLC
Sponsors:
Boston Properties, Inc., Kayem
Foods, Inc., Lois L. Lindauer
Searches, LLC, O’Neill and Associates,
LLC, RobbinsKersten Direct, Toshiba
America Electronic Components, Inc.
and our media sponsor: WERS 88.9
Upcoming events
Please join us for our 3rd annual
Holiday Open House, here at St.
Francis House, December 11, 2014,
from 5:30-7:30 pm. Look for details
on our website and Facebook page
(St. Francis House, Boston) starting
in November.
Wish List
St. Francis House
Men’s Items
mW
inter gloves, hats, and scarves
mW
inter jackets,
sizes S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X
m L ong johns,
sizes S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X
mH
ooded sweatshirts,
sizes M, L, XL, 2X, 3X, 4X
mC
asual long-sleeve shirts,
sizes XL, 2X, 3X
m T-shirts,
sizes L, XL, XXL, 3X
m Jeans, sizes 28 x 32, 30 x 32,
32 x 32, 34 x 32, 36 x 32, 38 x 32,
and 40 x 32
mG
ently used or new sneakers
and boots, sizes 9-13
8
8
The Spirit of St. Francis
m Crew socks
mB
elts, all sizes
Women’s Items
m Winter gloves, hats, and scarves
mW
inter jackets,
sizes S, M, L, XL, 2X, 3X
m L ong johns, sizes S, M, L, XL, 2X
m Jeans, sizes 8-22
mC
asual long-sleeve tops,
sizes S, M, L, XL
mP
anties, sizes 5-14
mN
ew bras, all sizes
m New socks
mB
elts, all sizes
Other
m Plastic shopping
bags (can be used)
mB
ackpacks
m Rain ponchos
Please join us in early April to
support our 2015 Boston Marathon
team by attending our Race to the
Finish Line event.
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The Spirit of St. Francis
Director of Development: Maggie Burns
Editor: Daphne Mazuz
Published by:
St. Francis House, 39 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116
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Some programs are funded in part by the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and federal funds
To drop off or mail large boxes:
St. Francis House, 39 Boylston Street,
Boston, MA 02116
To mail a donation:
St. Francis House, P.O. Box 120499,
Essex Station, Boston, MA 02112