2014 dorcas annual report

The talk of the town
“Thanks to all your help,
I now have a job!” —J.D., Cary
“My kids would have gone
hungry, if it hadn’t been
for Dorcas...” —G.F., Cary
“The best thrift shop in the
triangle!” —R.M., Cary
“Dorcas saved my life!”
—P.J., Morrisville
“Thank you so much for
helping me go back to
school...” —LJ., Cary
“Volunteering is spiritually
rewarding.” —S.B., Cary
2014 Annual Report
Dorcas Ministries in a 501(c)3 corporation
THANKS FOR BEING A PART OF THE THREAD
Last year in our annual report we shared the progress we were making toward
realizing our vision of becoming the “Charity of Choice” for Western Wake County.
To quote the writers and editors of The Cary Magazine in their January 2015 issue.
HOWARD MANNING
Executive Director
“Dorcas Ministries made the leap to top vote-getter as Best Charity, following honorable
mention nods in the past two Maggy contests.”This was made possible by the contributions
of an army of volunteers, the guidance of an engaged Board of Directors, the commitment of
a staff with the attitude that all things are possible, and most importantly, the community
support of and belief in the mission and core values of Dorcas Ministries.
Whatever role you played in being a part of the Dorcas needle and thread in 2014 was crucial
in helping us bind together the resources and needs our community for the betterment of all.
A few milestones from 2014:
• Record revenue generation from Dorcas Thrift Shop sales reached $1,200,000.
• Record distribution of $412,000 was provided to support our Outreach Programs.
• From August-December 2014, our team of 375 volunteers logged 19,400+ hours.
• The Bill Bennington award from the BCBS Foundation for work in board development.
• Received the Maggy Award for Best Charity, and recognition from other area nonprofits as
a leader in Best Nonprofit Practices in our area.
• 2014 Cary Living Award for the Best Place to Donate Time.
• The evolution from just a giving organization to a giving and hand-up organization, providing in-house and community network support to move clients to self-sufficiency.”
While we are thrilled to have reached our goal of becoming the
Charity of Choice for 2014, we realize that our work is not completed.
We say Thank You and ask for your continued support on the journey.
HOWARD MANNING
Executive Director
www.dorcas-cary.org
187 High House Road, Cary, NC 27511 • (919) 469.1351
PROVIDING HELP WHEN NEEDED
Patrick Jane’s Pizza making
a donation to the Food Pantry
Girls Scouts volunteering for
their Silver Award
Faith and Finace class held at
Dorcas Ministries
TRAINING
Our training center was a hub of activity
in 2014 with classes in job training, computer skills
development, financial literacy, and mentoring to over 700
area residents. We heard great success stories from our
clients. One grateful woman shared that “thanks to all the
help I received in the training center… I now have three
job offers!”
JOBS FOR LIFE Seventeen students successfully
completed Jobs for Life. They prepared professional
resumes, fine-tuned their interview skills, explored career
paths and created a road map to chart their vocational
plans. Most of all they were filled with encouragement
and the assurance of God’s love.
CRISIS MINISTRIES “Thank you Dorcas for helping
me stay in my home. Without your help, my family would
have been out on the street,” wrote one of the 495
families that the Crisis Ministry assisted with rent in 2014.
We also helped with electricity, water, medical, and
other necessary bills—with financial assistance of over
$280,000.
EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS Twenty adults were
Shop
Operations
$764,311.34
48%
CHILDCARE SCHOLARSHIPS
Dorcas Ministries
provided nearly $38,000 in preschool and early childhood
education scholarships.
DORCAS HOPE Through a partnership with the Center
for Hope and Healing, we were able to help twenty clients
with mental health counseling. They worked through
issues such as depression, grief, divorce and anxiety that
were holding them back from enjoying a full life.
FOOD PANTRY Over 1,400 families received food
assistance from the Dorcas Food Pantry. Through
generous donations from Scouts, churches, youth groups,
schools, grocery stores, community gardens and area
restaurants, we were able to provide a good variety
of healthy and yummy food for those struggling in our
community.
FUNDING SOURCES
EXPENDITURES
Development
$73,489.19
4%
able to seek retraining thanks to education scholarships.
“I am truly blessed,” writes one young woman who we
helped with transportation costs to help her commute to
NC State University. When she graduates, she’ll be ready
for a career that will bring a living wage to support her
family.
Marketing
$11,105.57
1%
Client Services
$412,805.99
26%
Debt Payments
$343,975.01
21%
Donation and Grants
$461,184.79
26%
Other
$1,769.06
0%
Dorcas Shop Revenue
$1,283,667.57
74%
THANK YOU TO
OUR 2014 DONORS
Platinum: $50,000 and over
Holder, Greg
Gold: $25,000 - $49,999
Cary Oil Foundation
Silver: $24,999 - $10,000
Blue Cross Blue Shield
First United Methodist Church
Town of Cary
Bronze: $5,000 - $9,999
Mewborn, Angela
PNC Financial Services Group
Wake County New Vehicle Dealers Assoc.
Wells Fargo Foundation
Dorcas Benefactors: $4,999 $2,500
BB&T
Cary Presbyterian Church
Church World Service, Inc.
Earley, Kathy
Faber, Alger and Marilyn
First Baptist Church
Genesis United Methodist Church
Greenwood Forest Baptist Church
Hope Community Church
Kirk of Kildaire Presbyterian Church
Humanitarians: $2,499 - $1,000
Anthony, Mike and Virginia
Ashworth, Ralph and Daphne
Bynum, Stephanie
Cary First Christian Church
Cary Woman’s Club
Cate Associates, Inc.
Charters, David and Cynthia
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Cyrus, Stephanie
Easter, William and Mary
Elliott, Jessica
Ephesus Baptist Church
Folger, Cleve and Linda
Fox, David and Elizabeth
Had, Dennis and Donna
IBM Employee
James, Edward and Lisa
Jordan, George
King, Joel
Ladd Alexander Properites LLC
Ladd, Dick and Jean
Ladd, G.
Mazza, Ralph and Kate
McKinney, Gary
McNitt, Glenn and Nancy
Meeting Details, LLC
Perry, Martin
Pleasant Grove Church
Priester, Rob
Raab, Michael and Linda
Ryan, Nancy
Settle, Barbara
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
Stapleton, Bob
Trisure Coporation
Turnbull, Daniel
Wakefield Nelson and Linda
Weiner, Oris
White Plains United Methodist Church
Winters, Michael
Woodard, Ron
Supporters: $999 - $500
America’s Charities
Atkinson, Mark and Helen
Blackley, Karl
Buning, David and Sue
Campbell Road Nursery
Covenant Christian Church
Davis, Lisa
First Reformed Church of Cary
Frazier, Carl and Mary Ellen
Gawf, Ed
Goodall, Clark and Katherine
Heart of Cary Association
Jeffries, Jeffrey
Kattman, Robert and Karen
Kimley-Horn Foundation
Kulkarni, Shrikant and Joyce
Lear, Roger and Ann
Miller, Karen
Moore, Ed and Mae
Morrisville Community Fund
North Carolina Community Foundation
Piedmont Services Corporation
Range, Amanda
Resurrection Lutheran Church
Richmond, Doug
Schmelzies, Joseph and Dorothy
Scott, Everett and Shelby
Snipes, Frank and Sandra
Speight, Jim
Summitt Evangelical Covenant Church
Thorne, Terry
Tolman, Paul
Van Scoyoc, Peggy
Webster, Michael and Kim
Wells, Annette
Werghis, Santosh
Withers, Tony
Yes! Solar Solutions
Zaytoun, Steve
Friends: $499 - $250
Anderson, Mary
Anonymous
Ashworth, Gary and Carol
Avett, Nancy
Banks, Lisa
Blackley, Glenn and Susan
Boyer, Allen and Kathryn
Boyle, Wortham and Karen
Bragg, Sean and Ashley
Burns and Byron CPA
Burns, Kathy
Cary Garden Club
Cerretti, Fred and Sandy
Chester, Lindsey
Cunningham, Beth
Darnell, Henry and Carolyn
Fuccella, Daniel and Jean
Good Shepherd United Church of Christ
Green, Shirley
Hill, Charles and Hilda
Holcombe, Jackie
Hollis, Jon
Hudson, Pat
Hudson, Scott and Christie
Johnson, Howard and Patsy
Leake, Sanford and Sandra
McLamb, Douglas
Miles-Allen, Jennifer
Monsees, Betty
Moore, David and Susan
Moss, Mindy
Neuhauser, John and Katherine
Olderman, Jeanne
Overcash, Kevin,
Palmer, David
Pegram, Wendy
Pratt, Dan and Dawn
Ripberger, Carl and Mary
Shea, Eileen
Shivar, Ben
Smoak, Saundra
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Sturdivant, Joe
Sully, Sandy
Thomason, Marshall
Valaer, Charlotte
Van Wormer, Robert and Ashley
Weinbrecht, Harold
Welker, Joseph and Sharon
Westwood Baptist Church
Partners: $249 or less
Abbas, Leon and Sallie
Adcock, Gale
Adington, David
Aggerup, Ettye
Akerly, Carole
Albert, Donald
Alexander, Daniel
Alexander, Karen
Amersbach, Gabriele
Arao, Linda
Araromi, Barbara
Arnold, Maude
Artis, Devon
Asayama, Victoria
Ashworth, Chris
Ashworth, Paul
Ashworth, Scott
At Large Graphics
Atkinson, Jackquelin
Bajwa, Sinderpal
Ball, Daniel and Julianna
Banks, Bonny
Barba, Silvia
Baskerville, Shirlene
Bates, Marshall and Marilyn
Bauer, Janet
Bauer, Joyce
Bazemore, Patricia
BC and Rosemary Peacock
Beam, D.L. and Linda G.
Bell, Julie
Belluz, Paul and Jean
Belote, Carol
Bennette, Denise
Bierlein, Robyn
Bingham, Marcia
Black, Chester
Blazer, Sherrill
Booth, Charles and Lindsay
Booth, David
Bowen, Sophie
Boyd, Elizabeth
Boyd, Ted and Julie
Bracace, Londy
Brantley, Gail
Brennan, Edward
Brewer, Bonnie
Brisbin, Robert
Broeils, John
Broome, Elizabeth
Brown, Kristan
Bryan, Elizabeth
Bryda, Debra
Buitrago, Daisy
Buitrago, Grace
Burton, Carol
Bustrack, James
Butler, Barbara
Byerley, Beth
Caggia, Vincent and Nancy
Calloway, Illana
Camp, Ray and Carolyn
Campbell, Donald and Dee
Cao, Victoria
Cary Frist Christian Church
Cawley, TJ
Charters, Pamela
Chatham Hill Winery, Inc.
Chequer, Frank and Patricia
Childers, Joseph and Faye
Childs, Norman and Virginia
Childs, Seward and Paula
Chorba, Kathy
City Barbecue
Clayton, Ed
Colopy, Travis
Connolly, Thomas and Marion
Constance, Hayden
Contract Carpet Outlet
Cornelious, Rose
Cornerstone Presbyterian Church
Coulter, David
Cowper, Gail
Cox, Linda
Crocker, Dan
Cub Scout Pack 232
Daly Seven Hotels
Dandro, Mary Lee
Davies, Nancy
Davis, David and Nancy
Davis, Jeff
DeHaven, Kenneth and Mindy
Deleo, William and Kelley
D’Entremont, d.
Derrenbacher, Chris
Deth, Connie
Detwiler, Sivi
DeWitt, Jane
Disano, Keith and Mary
Dixon, Brad and Nancy
Dixon, Linda
Donnelly, Brian
Dorrel, Marla
Dougherty, Justin
Downs, Murray
Duke, David and Paula
Dukes, Patricia
Duncan, Hillman
Eberhart, Lisa
Elmore, Thomas
Ennis, Ella Gray
Esther Circle at Christ the King
Lutheran Church
Farris, Ken and Nancy
Finch, David
Findlay, William and Sharon
Finkbeiner, Don and June
Flur, Barry and Roberta
Forte, Chris
Fourie, Judy
Frick, Peggy
Frusciante, Angela
Fulton, Sterling
FUMC Cary Wesleyan Circle
Furno, Joseph and Becky
Gail, Marcia
Ganwal, Madhu
Gardener, David and Helen
Garlock, Deo
Gaylord, Daniel
Geiger, Patricia
Geringer, Karen
Ghartey, Damil and Yvonne
Gibson, Betty
Gibson, Gloria
Giggles Daycare
Giles, Pamela
Goins, Joseph
Golbek, Amanda
Gowdy, Patrick
Graham, Leeann
Gray, Haley
Gray, L.
Gregg, Carla
Gribble, John
Groom, Renee
Grotstein, Roberta
Gussenhouen, Jordan
Habitat for Humanity
Ham, Craig
Hamilton, Don
Hampton, LaGene
Hann, Elizabeth
Hardee, Martha
Hatfield, Galen and Victoria Haynie,
Fred and Jean
Heath, Elizabeth
Henry, Julie
Herndon, Kathleen
Hill Burton and Mari-Jo
Hill, Virginia
Hiller, Constance
Hix, Duane
Hoadley, Denny and Betty
Hollinshead, Rose
Hollis, Betty
Hollowell, Alfred and Desha
Hoover, Dorothy
Horton, Clementine
Horvatt, Annette
Housego, Albert and Jean
Hu, Wilma
Hummer, Doug and Debbie
Hunter, Kathleen
Hurst Jr., Faye and Julian
IBM Corporation
IBM Retiree Charitable Campaign
Irwin, Peter and Cheryl
Jackson, Ryan
James, Sarah
Jean, Gregory
Jenkins, Polly
John Abram Insurance Agency
Johnson, Carmen
Johnson, Elizabeth
Johnson, James
Johnson, Robert
Jones, Sterling
Jones, Victor and Maryetta
Jones, Virgil and Gail
Jones, Virginia
Kays, Robert and Norma
Keitz, Ann
Keyser, James and Eleanor
King, Henry and Margaret
Kleine, Herman
Kline, Mikki
Knittel, Marilyn
Kochanski, Emily
Kolathur, Srini
Kuhn, Arline
Kumpel, Judith
Landmark Free Will Baptist Chruch
Lane, Betsy
Lane, Mary Sue
Lanehart, Lily
Langley and Company
Lasher, Robert and Jill
Leake, Sherine
Lensch, Erik
Lesley, Juanita
Lewis, Ronald and Deborah
Lilley, David and Pauline
Lombardo, Mary
Love, Richard and Lynette
Lowe, Linda
Lucas, Patricia
Lumpkin, Emily
Mace, Andrea
Magee, Wyona
Malonson, Ken and Nancy
Manderson, Samuel and Jean
Manning, Howard
Manning-Commedo, Mahetta
Marcus-Taylor, Ophelia
Massey, Jerry and Norma
Mathis, Patricia
Mazan, Lee
McDonnell, Michael and Nancy
McFadden, Sandra
McGaughey, Terri
McGaw, Kathryn
McGee, David
McKinney, Agnes
McKinney, Joshua
McKnight, Livina
Meadows, Olivia
Means, Pamela
Merck, Robyn
Milks, Emily
Miller, Joan
Miller, Lacy
Milvae, Scott and Jane Cox
Minuteman Chapter, Buick Club of America
Mize, Cornelia
Moehring, Richard and Carol Anne
Moore, Mary
Moore, Ted and Karen
Moore, Vaun
Mullin, Ann
Murray, Tim and Gina
Nagy, Douglas and Judith
Nance, Placedia
National Door Corporation
Neely, Elizabeth
Nenichka, John and Helen
Nichols, Blanche
Nicklis, Michele
Noble, Phyllis
Noell, Fay
Noonan, Denise
Nowakowski, Alice
Nygard, Craig and Sylvia
Ogle, John
Ogle, Sheila
Oldford, Debra
Oliver, Ronald
Oliver, Susie
Olsen, Kevin and Maryanne
Olson, Ernest and Ann
Once in A Blue Moon Bakery
O’Neal, Mike and Karen
Ovens, Donald and Phyllis
Owen, John and Ruth
P.E.O. Sisterhood
Palmer, Karen
Pardue, Joyce
Parker, George and Bobbie
Partin, Doris
Paskoff, Georgetta
Peak City Exchange of Apex
Peterson, John and Laura
Phillips Foundation
Pierce, Jenna
Pike, Joy
Pinckney, James
Pippin, Fred and Mary
Pless, Lretta
Port, Al and Greta
Portanova, Nicholas
Preston, Classaral
Pullen, Janet
Railton, Elizabeth
Rainey, Charles and Dorothy
Ray, Eugene and Frances
Ray, Kenneth
Reid, Brian
Reimlinger, Esther
Rhoades, Ben and Barbara
Rhodes, Carole
Rich, Pamela
Richards, Evelyn
Ritter, Geraldine
Rose, Kim
Rose, Norm and Virginia
Rosenthal, Jane
Rose-Sausman, Audrey
Rothrock, Anne
Royal Coachman Ltd.
Rupp, Betty
Russo, Joseph
Ryan, Sheila
Sabornie, Sarah
Sajda, Carla
Sargent, Laurie
SAS Corporation
Satsangi, Raj
Sauls, Rebecca
Savage, Raymond
Schadle, Larry and Kitty
Schappell, Ron
Schneider, Debra
Schroeder, Boyd and Marcia
Schwartz, Edward
Scoggins, Sherry
Segreti, Anthony and Wendy
Semke, Leon and Lois
Senecal, Myrna
Shabo, Juliet
Sharma, Madhu
Sharpe, Sara
Shell, Franklin and Terri
Shepard, Barbara
Shepherd, Alan and Barbara
Shiffert, Jonathon and Hallie
Smith, Lillian
Smith, Pamela
Smith, Sudie
Smith, Terri
Source Media Foundation
Spell, Renee
Speltz, Charlotte
Sproat, James and Linda
Stadtlander, Claudia
Stalker, Thomas and Helene
Stander, Leo and Linda
Stanton, Dianne
Stanton, Rodney
Stenbuck, Peter and Glenda
Stockstill, Elizabeth
Stokes, Lisa
Stone, Allynna
Straight, Robert and Jill
Strickland, Samuel
Styslinger, Lynn
Swanson, Lee and Rebecca
Swanstorm, Al
Tally, Denise
Thames, Rita
Thomas, Milton and Dorothy
Thompson, Kerry
Thompson, Renata
Thornton, Lynne
Toth, Elizabeth
Trickel, Robert and Jacqueline
Truist
Turner, Barbara
Ungaro, Charlotta
United Way of the Greater Triangle
Vaccarella, Agnes
Van Peenen, Virginia
Velez, Sandra
Ventimiglia, Frances
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Walker, Stephen and Donna
Waller, Mickey
Walters, Nick
Ward, Linda
Warner, Stacey
Watson, Jenny
Watson, MW
Weidle, Elizabeth
Welles, Gordon
White, Janet
Wilding, Eloise
Willard, Richard and Laura
Williams, Fred and Nancy
Wilson, Kay
Wilt, Twila
Windley, Mike
Winters, Jacob and Mary
Withers, Andrew
Wootton, Mack and Linda
XYZ Club of Cary
Yarborough, Frank and Jan
Yerba, Ed
Yongue, Paulette
Ziegele, Linda
Zingraff, Lauren
In-Kind Gifts:
Boy Scout Troop 208
Boy Scout Troop 31
Carolina Office XChange
Cary Presbyterian Church
Christ Family Church
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Cub Scout Pack 232
Dayspring Home Educators
Eight is Not Enough Sunday School Class
First United Methodist Church
Garden Supply Company
Giggles Daycare
Girl Scout Junior Troop 3122
Glenaire Retirement Community
Hunt, Elizabeth
Kirk of Kildaire Ladies Group
Marbles Kids Museum
Millbrook United Methodist Church
Monkey Joe’s
Morrisville Rotary Club
Panther Creek Key Club
Peace Presbyterian Church
Prestonwood Ladies Book Club
Scottish Hills Neighborhood
Sternquist, Eric and Robert
Tood Sininski and Matthew Schmitt, DDS
Tri Force Jump Rope
Upper Deck Pub
Van Scoyoc, Peggy
2014/15 BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
President: Gary McKinney
Vice President: Bob Stapleton
Secretary: Jackie Holcombe
Treasurer: Sue Buning
Ministerial Rep: Classy Preston
Mark Atkinson
Jim Davis
Damil Ghartey
Brandy Randall
Barbara Settle
Jim Speight
Helene Stalker
Doc Thorne
STAFF:
Executive Director: Howard Manning
Outreach Director: Jill Straight
Outreach Case Manager: Katie Braam
Volunteer Administrator: Ellen Frazier
Operations Manager: Al Kruk
Development Director: Rose Cornelious
Finance Manager: Alger Faber
Dorcas Shop Manager: Michael Brown
Finance Assistant: Donna Pierce-Had
Drop Off Attendant: Jeff Bridges
Dorcas Ministries Annual Thanksgiving Breakfast
Fundraiser brought in $140,000 in November, 2014.
“I would encourage anyone to visit Dorcas Ministries to learn what we are all about.
We have many volunteer opportunities and our outreach programs are developed to provide help to our
local neighbors. My time with Dorcas has proven to be a life changing experience,
with rewards that are immeasurable.” - Gary McKinney, Board President
www.dorcas-cary.org
187 High House Road, Cary, NC 27511 • (919) 469.1351