The matchmakers - Hattie Larlham

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The matchmakers
Hattie Larlham supporters use annual
donation to ignite Giving Tuesday’s
philanthropic mission in others
Twenty-five years ago Ron Barber walked through
the doors of the Hattie Larlham Center for Children
with Disabilities for the first time. Recalling his visit,
Ron immediately remembers his admiration for the
compassion Hattie Larlham staff showed the residents.
He and his wife Grace were inspired by Hattie Larlham’s
mission. Taken with the organization, Hattie Larlham’s
place in their hearts quickly grew.
Grace and Ron have been great supporters of Hattie
Larlham for many years. Their gifts provided countless
one-on-one art sessions, medical care, recreational
activities and job training for people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities in Northeast Ohio.
Grace and Ron’s passion for Hattie Larlham developed
into a partnership which strengthened an online giving
community.
Giving Tuesday is a national movement that reminds
us to support local charities. This day of giving follows the
widely recognized shopping events, Black Friday and Cyber
Monday.
For the third year, the Barbers matched dollar-for-dollar
each online donation made to Hattie Larlham on Giving
Tuesday, up to $15,000. As long-time Hattie Larlham
supporters, Grace and Ron believe Giving Tuesday is a
great opportunity for everyone in the community to come
together, raise awareness for Hattie Larlham and give what
they can.
“Grace and Ron’s support on Giving Tuesday has
motivated so many people to come forward and make a
donation. Some of these people have supported Hattie
Larlham in the past and some of them are new donors,”
said Annual Fund Director Rosanne Drake. “Grace and
Ron’s matching gift helps our supporters, both old and
new, realize their donation does make a difference.”
Give from your phone: text Hattie to 243725.
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December 2015
Dear friends,
Hattie Larlham had a great year. We extended innovative programs to the
community. We thought outside the box and found better ways to serve people
with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Your support had a tremendous
impact on our ability to create and deliver these community programs.
Hattie’s Creative Arts started with six artists at the Hattie Larlham Center for
Children with Disabilities. Today, the program extends to Constant Companions
and the Summit Artspace. We now help 264 artists with disabilities paint, take
pictures, make ceramics and create music.
In 2011, the first Hattie’s Gardens opened in Akron. The work training program
for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities grows produce for the
surrounding neighborhoods. Our employees are contributing to a healthier Akron.
Hattie’s Food Hub is a new endeavor for us. It will build on what we started at
Hattie’s Gardens. Starting this spring, our staff will wash, prepare, package and
sell fresh vegetables from Hattie’s Gardens and local farmers. Hattie’s Food
Hub will also have a community component. People can visit the food hub for
educational programs and cooking demonstrations, as well as fresh, healthy food.
Your continued support helps Hattie Larlham bring innovative ideas to the
community. Please consider making a donation this holiday season to further
our mission of comfort, joy and achievement to people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities. Thank you.
Dennis Allen
Hattie Larlham CEO
David H. shows off a Hattie’s Creative Arts
necktie at the Summit Artspace open house.
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Community-based Constant Companions
develops interpersonal relationships.
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Hattie’s Food Hub construction is underway
in downtown Akron’s near-west side.
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Hattie Larlham work training employees gather for a photo at AMT in Brecksville, Ohio. The team
assembles gastronomy tubes (G-tubes). The surgically implanted device provides nutrition to
people who are unable to orally eat.
Community employment
Hattie Larlham and Applied Medical Technology partner
to train people with disabilities for jobs in the community
Each morning at 7 a.m. eight
Hattie Larlham work training
employees suit up in white lab
coats and hairnets. They move to
a clean production room to begin
their work: assembling gastronomy
tubes (G-tubes) which are shipped to
people all over the world.
The 92,000-square-foot facility in
Brecksville, Ohio, is home to Applied
Medical Technology (AMT). For 30
years, the company has produced
enteral feeding devices, which are
used by people unable to eat orally.
“I absolutely love my job here,”
beamed Linda, a Hattie Larlham
employee. “It’s quiet, clean and
everybody is so friendly. I hope to get
hired here full time.”
Linda worked for Hattie Larlham
for five years. She started at the
Hattie Larlham program at Little Tikes
in Hudson, Ohio, assembling the
2-in-1 Snug ‘N Secure Swing. Wanting
change, Linda decided to check out
a new Hattie Larlham work training
program which would start in July
2015. The opportunity was extended
to seven other people seeking jobs at
the time.
“I’m so grateful that I was offered
the opportunity to work here,” said
Susan who works alongside Linda.
“The people are very nice and my
boss has been so helpful. I really
enjoy what I do.”
Susan, formerly at Hattie’s Doggie
Day Care & Boarding in Twinsburg,
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is one of the eight employees in
the work training program. Since
working at AMT, Susan has exceeded
productivity expectations and is
performing in the job very well.
AMT is a six-month work training
program for employees with
intellectual and developmental
disabilities. They work under the
supervision of Hattie Larlham
Vocational Manager Kim Wiech. After
six months, employees are assessed
for job readiness and could apply
for a position to work within AMT or
seek employment elsewhere in the
community.
“This is more than just a work
training program that develops job
skills,” said Wiech. “The big goal is to
build self-esteem in a person. Making
them feel confident is a big part of
moving forward.”
Hattie Larlham has more than
200 people with disabilities training
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Hattie’s Food Hub
partnerships flourish
The vision of an Akron food hub is quickly coming together. Since Hattie
Larlham broke ground in July 2015, construction workers have poured
the foundation, built the wood frame, laid the bricks and placed the solar
paneling. It’s the start of what is yet to come.
Soon the Akron community will have access to fresh, locally grown
produce right in their backyard. This is currently unavailable to the
neighborhood. The community is considered a food desert, which is a
geographic area where affordable and nutritious food is difficult to obtain,
particularly for those without access to an automobile.
Hattie’s Food Hub will not only make food available for purchase, but
also teach local residents how to use what they’ve purchased with cooking
demos and educational events. The education rooms can accommodate up
to 50 people and host community gatherings and food safety and processing
certifications for Hattie’s Food Hub staff and other agencies.
The facility has a green roof to grow permaculture-like sedum. This helps
insulate the building while retaining water from entering the sewers. The
right side of the building is hugged by soil which also insulates the building.
The trees which used to grow on the vacant land were used to build the
framework of the building.
A bike box encourages neighbors to ride their bikes to Hattie’s Food Hub
to buy groceries and further reduce the impact on the environment.
The food hub will provide eight to twelve job opportunities to people
with and without disabilities. The employees have the tools to wash and
package for local companies. Hattie’s Food Hub has already partnered with
organizations Peaceful Fruits, Twenty 4 Zen Granola, Akron Public Schools,
Akron Zoo, Akron Grows, Ohio State University Extension and Summit
County Health.
Hattie Larlham employees in
Akron, Ohio, currently co-package
EVERYONE AT HATTIE
products. The goal is to give the staff
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with disabilities tasks they can build
NICE, VERY EFFICIENT AND
on. Hattie’s Food Hub partners
MY PRODUCT IS BETTER
Peaceful Fruits and Twenty 4 Zen
Granola do just that.
THAN IT’S EVER BEEN.
Peaceful Fruits is a Peninsulabased business that partnered with
Hattie Larlham to produce organic fruit snacks. The snacks have no added
sugar or artificial ingredients. The main ingredient is the açaí berry, a fruit
from the Amazon Rainforest rich in antioxidants. The idea is to create a
snack people can enjoy with peace of mind.
Peaceful Fruits was started by owner Evan Delahanty after working with
the U.S. Peace Corps in Suriname, a small country neighboring Brazil where
açaí grows wild. When he needed a production partner, Hattie Larlham
came highly recommended.
“It was easy to make the right decision,” said Delahanty. “This was a way
to make my product local and create work opportunities for people with
developmental disabilities.”
Hattie Larlham produces Peaceful Fruits’ snacks by blending the açaí
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and other fruits and then drying
the resulting puree slowly in
a dehydrator until it becomes
“fruit leather.” This is cut into
strips and individually packaged
in biodegradable pouches for
convenient and guilt-free snacking.
The snacks then go to Blick
Clinic, another local partner that
offers support for people with
developmental disabilities in
northeast Ohio, where they are
labeled and boxed.
Peaceful Fruits is available for
purchase online, as well as with
local partners such as Hattie’s Café
& Gifts, Julie’s Kitchen, Urban
Eats, Nature’s Bin, Cleveland Clinic
Wellness store and soon at the new
Whole Foods in Rocky River.
Twenty 4 Zen Gluten Free
HATTIE’S FOOD
HUB FEATURES
CREATE JOBS
HATTIE’S FOOD HUB EMPLOYS 8-12
PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT
INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES.
LEED CERTIFIED
HATTIE’S FOOD HUB IS REGISTERED
WITH THE USGBC AND IS PURSUING
LEED SILVER CERTIFICATION.
GREEN ROOF
SEDUM, WINTER RYE AND OTHER
GRASSES PLANTED ON THE ROOF
INSULATE THE BUILDING, REDUCE
ENERGY USE AND KEEP EXTRA WATER
OUT OF AKRON SEWERS.
BIKE RACK
BIKING TO HATTIE’S FOOD HUB
PROMOTES A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND
REDUCES FUEL EMISSIONS.
A Hattie’s Gardens employee sorts fresh raspberries. The garden’s washing, weighing and packaging
will move to Hattie’s Food Hub. The service is available to Northeast Ohio farmers. Partnering with
Hattie’s Food Hub allows farmers to spend more time in the field growing fresh, local produce and
creates well-paid jobs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
RETAIL STORE
GOOD NUTRITION STARTS WITH FRESH
VEGETABLES FROM HATTIE’S GARDENS
AND CHEESE, MILK AND MEAT FROM
Granola is a Beachwood, Ohio
based company that has partnered
with Hattie Larlham to co-pack its
product. The company produces all
natural, gluten-free granola with
Ohio grown certified organic oats.
Twenty 4 Zen Gluten Free Granola
is also soy free, vegan friendly and
has no GMOs (genetically modified
organisms). When Twenty 4 Zen
Granola owner Raizel Michelow
was in the market for a co-packer,
she decided to extend the work
opportunity to Hattie Larlham.
“I’m really excited about the
partnership,” said Michelow.
“Everyone at Hattie Larlham is
incredibly nice, very efficient and my
product is better than it’s ever been.”
Michelow provides Hattie
Larlham with the raw ingredients,
which employees measure,
mix, bake and fill the packages.
Twenty 4 Zen has a variety of on
trend, unique flavors including
sugar cookie, lemon ginger, hot
cinnamon, vegan maple bacon,
s’mores, banana foster and salty
caramel.
The product is distributed locally
and nationally at Whole Foods,
Constantino’s Market, hotels,
colleges and high schools.
To partner with Hattie’s Food
Hub, contact Zac Rheinberger at
(330) 760-2876.
LOCAL FARMERS.
COMMUNITY ACCESS
SPACE FOR GROUPS OF UP TO
50 PEOPLE ATTEND COOKING
DEMONSTRATIONS AND HOST
COMMUNITY GATHERINGS.
DEHYDRATION ROOM
DRYS HERBS AND PRESERVES HEALTHY
KALE CHIPS, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND
FRUIT SNACKS.
LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS
PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS CREATE WORK
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
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Online donations
Remember Hattie Larlham this holiday season.
Your online donation to Hattie Larlham creates
opportunities for people with intellectual and
developmental disabilities in our community to create,
learn and thrive.
Every donation helps Hattie Larlham deliver a
program or service to a child or adult with intellectual
or developmental disabilities. Here is what your
donation can do:
$25
$60
$150
$320
One field trip to the park
Four creative arts sessions
Five hours of job training
One day of care
For more information about donating to Hattie
Larlham or to support a select Hattie Larlham
program, contact Hattie Larlham Annual Fund Director
Rosanne Drake at (330) 274-2272, ext. 3878.
Planned gifts
Giving through a bequest is one of the easiest ways
to support Hattie Larlham’s mission while securing
your family’s financial future. Whether you are 35 or
85, planning for the future starts this year. Secure your
family’s financial future with these four steps:
1. Review your will. Do not wait for a life-changing
event, such as an illness or death, to plan.
2. Update your list of assets and documents. You
will have a comprehensive overview of your current
situation to help you make thoughtful decisions.
3. Consider your beneficiaries’ circumstances. Has a
change in your family created a need for you to change
your will?
4. Visit your attorney. Consult with an attorney who
specializes in estate planning.
Taking time to review your estate plans allows you
to consider how you would like to distribute your assets
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based on changing circumstances and priorities. As you
reflect, you may want to consider one of the following
designations:
Unrestricted bequest: This designation allows Hattie
Larlham to allocate your gift wherever the need is
greatest. Unrestricted gifts help Hattie Larlham meet
Center for Children with Disabilities resident needs,
group and supported living homes and provide work
training and job placement services for people with
intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Restricted bequest: A bequest may be designated to
support a particular Hattie Larlham program or project
that reflects a personal interest.
If you included Hattie Larlham in your estate plans,
please let us know. If you wish to discuss in confidence
a plan that best meets your family and charitable needs,
please contact Catherine Schwartz, Hattie Larlham chief
development officer, at (330) 274-2272, ext. 3457, or by
e-mail at [email protected].
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Hattie’s Assembly on PBS
Public Broadcasting cameras film Hattie’s Assembly
for ‘In America with James Earl Jones’ segment
In October, a PBS camera
crew filmed Hattie’s Assembly
employees assembling the
Bearacade™ door control
system. PBS interviewed
representatives from Hattie’s
Assembly and Bearacade™ for a
segment to air on, “In America
with James Earl Jones.”
The segment highlighted
the Bearacade™ which protects
people in lockdown situations.
In recent years, there have
been dozens of shootings
across the nation. To save
lives, Bearacade™ Cofounder
Bill Cushwa wanted to make a
strong product that could be
used quickly in a crisis situation.
He also wanted to keep the
production local. He connected
with Hattie’s Assembly to
manage the assembly, packaging and shipping of the
product. Since May 2014, Hattie’s Assembly has put
together, labeled, packaged and shipped Bearacade™ door
control systems to 18 states.
“Hattie’s Assembly is very much an extension of our
business,” said Cushwa. “The employees show a genuine
care and passion for the product with great attention to
detail. They also take pride in their work and can tell me
about the product and its importance.”
Hattie’s Assembly is a work training program for adults
with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The
employees perform production tasks for local businesses
which require many people to complete.
“PBS is a great opportunity to raise awareness of our
partnership with Bearacade™,” said Hattie Larlham
Director of Vocational Services Laura Walker.
Stay tuned to Hattie Larlham’s website and Facebook
page for future air date.
You can hire Hattie’s Assembly for your company
needs. For more information, contact Jackie Boesinger at
(330) 274-2272, ext. 7002.
Hattie’s Assembly and the PBS film crew at
the work training program’s Akron office.
Adults with intellectual and developmental
disabilities put together, package and ship
BearacadeTM door control system orders.
ASSEMBLY IS
“HATTIE’S
VERY MUCH AN EXTENSION
OF OUR BUSINESS.”
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Director of Hattie’s Creative Arts and
Media Production Phylliss Steiner, Summit
County Executive Russ Pry, Past Chair of
the Board of Directors for Summit Arstpace
Barbara Feld and Hattie Larlham CEO
Dennis Allen attend the grand opening of
Hattie’s Creative Arts’ new Akron studio.
Hattie’s Creative Arts
expands into Akron
New Summit Artspace studio brings Hattie’s Creative
Arts to people with disabilities in Summit County
On Fri., Oct. 16, Hattie’s
Creative Arts debuted its new
studio at the Summit Artspace
in downtown Akron, Ohio. The
studio, which opened in August,
provides art classes to people with
developmental disabilities in the
Akron community. The new Akron
studio will bring art and personal
expression to more people with
disabilities.
“Hattie has become a household
word in our community,” said Past
Chair of the Board of Directors for
Summit Arstpace Barbara Feld.
“Far too few communities have
something like Hattie Larlham. It
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was because of a vision, hard work
and perseverance that all of us are
here today.”
“We are thrilled to be a part
of the vibrant arts community in
Akron and to have the work of our
artists featured in this dynamic new
space,” said Director of Hattie’s
Creative Arts and Media Production
Phylliss Steiner. With Steiner’s
guidance, the art program, which
started in 2007 with six artists, has
grown to 264.
Hattie’s Creative Arts empowers
people with developmental
disabilities to artistically express
themselves. During each session,
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artists get one-on-one time with a
professional art tracker, who assists
the artists in painting, creating
ceramic pieces, taking photographs
and composing music.
“It is good quality art, people
like it,” said Summit County
Executive Russ Pry at the studio
opening. “I’m just thrilled that
you’re here, thrilled you’re making
a difference, thrilled you’re making
opportunities for people here in our
community.”
The Summit Artspace Gallery
features continuously changing
exhibitions plus related arts
activities, and is dedicated to
displaying works by Greater Akron
area artists.
Classes are offered to people
with disabilities Thursday evenings,
Friday mornings and afternoons
and Saturday mornings. To
schedule a session, contact
Phylliss Steiner at (330) 274-2272,
ext. 3013.
Thank You
Thank you for supporting Hattie Larlham’s mission
to bring comfort, joy and achievement to children and
adults with developmental disabilities. From April to
October 2015, the following donors gave up to $249.
Although these donors do not appear in the annual
report, Hattie Larlham would like to recognize their
important contribution.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Abbamonte
Ms. Martha Aberth
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce C. Abraham
Absolute Pharmacy, Inc.
Ms. Melissa C. Adams
Mrs. Shelia Adams
Ms. Diane K. Adams-Suhar
Mr. Jim Ahern
Akron Community Foundation’s
Discretionary Fund
Akron Metropolitan
Housing Authority
Mrs. Betty Jo Alboreo
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Merk
Mr. Dave Albright
Ms. Francesca Alex
Ms. Paula D. Alex
Mrs. Cindy L. Alexander
All Star Sports
Mr. Tyler T. Allchin
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P. Allen
Mr. Doug Allen
Allen Aircraft Products, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Alliance
Mr. Frank E. Alloe
The Alpha Group Agency
Ms. Andrea Altvater
Joseph and Donna Amato
Ms. Patricia Ambrose
Ms. Janet Loree Amer
American Truck
Historical Society
Mrs. Ruth I. Amos
Ms. Betsy J. Anderson
Ms. Michelle J. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
C. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Andrews
Mark and Donna Angelotti
Mr. David W. Annett
Mrs. Margaret A. Anop
Ms. Heidi Asad
Ms. Martha E. Augspurger
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
L. Augustus
AVI Food Systems, Inc.
Ms. Jodi Axline
Mr. Jack Azagury
The Babcock & Wilcox Company
Ms. Margie Badiu
Mrs. Lottie Bailey
Ms. Robin A. Barnby
Ms. Alyssa Barnett
Mr. and Mrs. Don Barrett
Ms. Diane Barry
Ms. Deb Bartsche
Ms. Joanne Bartsche
Mrs. Joyce Basta
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
H. Baumann
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Beechler
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Beers
Ms. Mary Anne R. Beiting
Ms. Dawn Bendel
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Berger
Mrs. Esther M. Berman
Dr. and Mrs. Larry F. Biales
Mr. Charles Billante, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter B. Billington
Mr. Jacob R. Bippus
Ms. Kimberly Bird
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis R. Bishop
Ms. Katy Blackmer
Mrs. Dianna L. Bluso
Ms. Rachel Boaz
Ms. Theresa A. Bochenek
Ms. Jacqueline Boesinger
Mr. Jeff Bolles
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bonitz
Ms. Laura M. Bonko
Mr. Samuel Boswell
Mrs. Dolores Bowen
Ms. Janice K. Bowen
Mr. Michael Bowen
Ms. Danielle Bowers
Ms. Cynthia Bowman
Mr. and Mrs. Libert Bozzelli
Ms. Nancy Braff
Ms. Angela Brainard
Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Brandt
Brecksville Chapter OES 537
Mr. and Mrs. John Breuker, Jr.
Mr. Robert Brizzi
Mr. and Mrs. Karl V. Brockman
Ms. Danielle Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey G. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
L. Brubaker
Mr. Raymond Bruening Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bruggeman
Mr. Gregory A. Bryan
Ms. Ann Bryner-Hedington
Mr. and Mrs. Felix J. Brysacz
Ms. Jill Buchanan
Buckeye Residential
Solutions, LLC
Mr. Richard Bucy
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce O. Budinger
Ms. Roberta Bullard
Mr. Thomas M. Bumpass Jr.
Ms. Laura Bunker
Ms. Anne M. Burkett
Mr. and Mrs. Ricahrd
A. Burkhart
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Burrello
Ms. Margaret A. Bursa
Mr. Milan G. Busta
Ms. Elizabeth F. Butler
Ms. Carolyn J. Cahill
Ms. Amanda Calcei
Mr. Jesse M. Calcei
Mr. Lukas C. Calcei
Ms. Mary Calcei
Mr. Nicholas Calcei
Mr. Ryan Calcei
Ms. Tara Calcei
Mrs. Cornelia W. Caldwell
Ms. Sandra Camarati
Mr. John Campanelli
Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Capuano
Mr. Robert Carleton
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Carlisle
Mr. Fred Carmen
Ms. Sharon Carnes
Mr. Bradley Carr
Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Carr
Ms. Kimberly Carroll
Mrs. Rebecca S. Carter
Mr. and Mrs. Van Carter
Ms. Cindy S. Caruth
Ms. Deanna Castrillo
Mr. and Mrs. August A. Catalano
Mrs. Marjorie L. Catlos
Ms. Cindy L. Celaschi
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chambers
Dr. and Mrs. Krishan Chandar
Ms. Abbigail Chandler
Mr. and Mrs. Roger F. Chapman
Mr. and Mrs. Don Chappelear
Ms. Loretta Charron
Ms. Paula Chesser
Mr. Kirk Chmelik
Murali Krishna Chundi Maruthi
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Cibik
Ms. Donna Clark
Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Clawson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Clegg
Mr. George Cline
Drs. John and Mary Clough
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Clugston
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Coe
Mr. and Mrs. Avery S. Cohen
Ms. Elizabeth Cohn
Mrs. Bonnie Cole
Mrs. Cheryl L. Collier
Ms. Elizabeth Collins
Ms. Therese Collins
Ms. Julie Collison
Mr. Anthone C. Colovas
Ms. Tiffany Columbia
Mr. Cory Colvin
Mr. William Comeau
Community United
Methodist Church
Ms. Brooke Conner
Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Conway
Mrs. Jean Cook
Mr. Kevin F. Cooney
Ms. Samantha A. Copthorne
Mr. Ronald V. Corbut
Mr. Edward Cordiano
Mrs. Georgeine Corrigan
Mr. Miguel D. Cortes
Ms. Mary M. Cosgrove
Mr. Michael Craig
Ms. Stephanie Crawford
Mr. and Mrs. John Cressman
Mrs. Mary A. Crevar
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Crew
Ms. Alice Crumb
Ms. Cheri B. Cunningham
Mr. David Curley
Mr. Matthew Curley
Ms. Michele Curley
Mr. Robert J. Currier
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
L. Cutteridge
Ms. Janet S. Daboub
The Dalessandro Group
Mr. Cory N. Dan
Mrs. Marilyn M. Danek
Mrs. Susan Daniels
Mr. Michael Dannemiller
Mr. Jeffrey S. Darrah
Ms. Alexandra Dattilo
Mrs. Barbara J. Davis
Mr. Jason Davis
Mrs. and Mrs. Sandra E. Davis
Ms. Whitney Davis
Ms. Jennifer Dawes
Ms. Michele Dawes
Ms. Audra Dawson
Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. De Roia
Mr. Michael De Stefano
DeChant Art Consulting, LLC
Mr. Thomas DeCheco
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Delly
Mr. Vincent J. Delmedico
Mr. Dennis R. Delnay
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. DeMarco
Mr. Victor DeMarco
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Denney
Ms. and Mr. Vicky DePiore
Ms. Kathleen P. Devaney
Ms. Angela Dianetti
Ms. Olga DiazCraig
Mr. and Mrs. James F. DiCaprio
Ms. Clair Dickinson
Mr. Charles W. Dietrich
Mr. Larry R. Dinkins
Mr. Rusti Dodson
Ms. Gretchen Doerfler
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis E. Dombi
Dominion Foundation
Matching Gift Program
Messrs. Brian Downey
Mr. and Mrs. William
C. Downing
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Drake
Mrs. Mary Anne Duffy
Mr. Chris Dugan
Mr. Ronald Duhon
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
R. Dunaway
Mr. Chris Dunlap
Ms. Colleen Dunlap
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip R. Duryea
Ms. Wendy Dusky
Mr. Christopher Dvorak
Ms. Patricia Dye
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Dye
Mr. Thomas G. Ebner
EBO Group Inc.
Ms. Sarah Eckel
Ms. Betty Y. Edge
Ms. Maribeth Edminister
Mr. and Mrs. David Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Edwards
Mr. John P. Egnatz
Ms. Cindy Eiben
Mr. and Ms. Fred Eisner
Okey and Becky Ekechi
Ms. Chelsey Elkins
Ms. Melissa Elliott
Ms. Rachel Emery
Ms. Bonnie M. Epstein
Mrs. Judith Joy Epstein
Sheldon J. Epstein
Ms. Colleen A. Erwin
Mr. Emery J. Esner
Mr. Earl Etowski, Jr.
Mr. Larry Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Evans
Mrs. Sally A. Evans
EvoPlanning LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Fabry
Mr. Scott Falk
Ms. Diana Fedeli
Mr. James K. Feldman
Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Ferrick
Ms. Maria Fezell
Mr. William Fihe
Ms. Laura Fink
Mr. Clayton Finkes
Mr. and Mrs. George Finkes
Mr. Gregg Finkler
Mr. Jon F. Finks
Mr. Dean L. Fisher
Fit Chicks, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
J. Fitzgerald
Ms. Christine Flechler-Mahoney
Ms. Hannah A. Flesch
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Flex
FM Global Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley R. Foraker
Mrs. Pauline N. Force
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Forde
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Foster
Ms. Kathy Fowler
Mrs. Eileen Fox
Ms. Bridget Franklin
Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Franklin, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Franks
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Frazier
Ms. Frances A. Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Fretz
Ms. Amy Fritz
Mr. Bryan J. Fritz
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Fuss
Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Futia
G&R Auto Care Inc.
Ms. Jean E. Gale
Mrs. Analiz Gallagher
Ms. Patti Gallagher
Ms. Mary Ganim
Mr. Riley Gankoski
Ms. Mary Ann Gannitello
Ms. Karen Garee
Mrs. Barbara J. Garris
Ms. Patricia J. Gascoigne
Mr. Stephen R. Gaspar
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Gasparovic
Ms. Margaret B. Gasper
Mr. Thomas Gattozzi
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Gaul
Mr. Rollin Gedney
Ms. Sharon Geiger
Mr. Larry Geist
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Mr. and Mr. Micheal Gerardi
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Giaco
Mrs. Rita Gibbs
Mr. Chadwick G. Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Gibson
Mrs. Susan Gilbow
Mr. Sandy Gill
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gillen
Mr. William T. Gillen, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy
J. Gilmore
Ms. Corinne Gist
Ms. Paula C. Giulitto
Ms. Wendy S. Givens
Mr. Douglas Glassburn
Global Charitable Fund
Ms. Debbie Golden
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
M. Goldman
Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. Golinar
G. Gooding
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Goodman
Ms. Lauren Goodridge
Goodwill Industries of Akron
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Goodwin
Mrs. Jane E. Gordon
Mr. Joseph E. Gosar
Mr. David Graham
Ms. Catherine Grant
Ms. Jeanette Grantstein
Mr. Matthew Grashoff
Mr. Ralph Grashoff
Mrs. Wiltraud F. Grashoff
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Grassia
Ms. Deborah A. Graves
Mr. Franklin D. Gray
Mr. Donald Green
Ms. Mary Ann Greiner
Ms. Kathy Grekco
Reverend and Mrs. Paul Grexa
Mr. Cliff Griffin
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis J. Griffith
Ms. Lisa Grimes
Ms. Sara Grimm
Mr. and Mrs. D. Scott Grissom
The Guardian Life Insurance
Company of America
Guido’s Pizza & Catering
Service, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Alan R. Gurd
Mr. Thomas Guy
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Haas
Ms. Patricia Haas
Ms. Virginia Haas
Mr. Mathew Hall
Jack and Sharon Hamad
Ms. Kristy Hamilton
Ms. Linda Hamilton
Ms. Lula Hamilton
Mr. and Mrs. Earl W.
Hamlin, III
Ms. Judi P. Hammer
Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Hamor
Mr. Gregory L. Hancock
Ms. Krista Hancock
Mr. Michael Hancock
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
C. Hanna, Jr.
Ms. Tina Hannahs
Ms. Amber Hanolt
Ms. Cyndi Hansen
Ms. Jennifer Hanzlicek
Mrs. Diana R. Harrison
Ms. Nancy Hatgas
Ms. Colleen Hauer
Ms. Barbara Hawley
Ms. Dawn Haws
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Ms. Kimberly Haws Falasco
Mr. Dan T. Hayes
Ms. Kimberly Hays
Mr. Bob Headley
Bruce and Stephanie Hearey
D. Hearey, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Heikkila
Ms. Pat Heilmann
Ms. Pamela Heinzerling
Mr. Daryl Heiser
Mrs. Patricia M. Heisser
Ms. Kelley Hendrix
Mr. Gary Henry
Mrs. Jeanne F. Henry
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas B. Herbert
Ms. Jean Herold
Ms. Mariette Herold
Mr. Matthew J. Herold
Mr. Michael A. Herold
Ms. Claire S. Hettenbaugh
Mr. Dominic J. Heuscher
Mrs. Diane L. Hickey
Mr. John Hickey
Ms. Christy Hicks
Ms. Susan F. Hilfer
Ms. Stacy Hilinski
Ms. Kimberly Hill
Mr. Tom Hilldore
Mrs. Deborah Hillyer
Ms. Laurie L. Hoffman
Mr. James Hogg
Mr. Jim Hojnacki
Mrs. Julie Holder
Mr. and Mrs. John
R. Hollenbach
Mr. Douglas Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. John Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hondorf
Mr. and Mrs. James F. Hoover
Mrs. Janey R. Horth
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Horvath
Richard Horvitz and Erica
Hartman-Horvitz Foundation
Mr. Louis Horwitz
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Horwitz
Mr. and Mrs. John Howland
Mr. Robert Hubbard
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory A. Huck
Ms. Lisa Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher
M. Huryn
Mr. Gary Husak
Ms. Barbara Hyle
Mr. Robert D. Iarussi
IBM Corporation Matching
Grants Program
Imagine Nation Books, LTD.
Mrs. Angela M. Ivancic
Ms. Cherie Jackson
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick I. James
Mr. John James
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. James
Mrs. Marie C. Jarm
Mr. and Mrs. Allan G. Jarr
Mrs. Kelsey Jast
Ms. Elizabeth Jeckering
Ms. Glenda G. Jencik
Ms. Michelle A. Jenkins
Ms. Beatrice A. Jerkich
Ms. Jackie Johnson
Ms. Melissa Johnson
Mr. Matthew Jones
Mr. Matthew D. Joyce
Ms. Noreen Joyce
Ms. Dana Judy
Mrs. Neva J. Jurkovich
Ms. Tammy L. Kalail
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kalinyak
Mr. and Mrs. George X. Kambic
Ms. Ingrid Kanics
Dr. Albert J. Kanter
Mrs. Katy Kapas
Ms. Medha Kapil
Mr. A. David Karg
Mr. Chris Karwoski
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Kase
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Katz
Ms. Leslie G. Kaufman
Ms. Kristina Kaydo
Mr. Nathan Keith
Ms. Jennifer Keller
Mrs. Jo Ann L. Keller
Ms. Kara Keller
Ms. Gabrielle Kelly
Ms. Susan Kelly
Ms. Janis B. Kerch
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
F. Kerekes, Jr.
Ms. Gail Kerzner
Ms. Jamie L. Keys
Mr. Edward H. Kidd
Mr. and Mrs. Grahame J. Kidd
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Kidd
Mrs. Janet M. Kidder
Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Q. Killey
Ms. Danielle J. Kimmell
Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Kinzel
Mr. Richard Kinzel Jr.
Ms. Stella Kinzel
Mrs. Wendy Kinzel
Mrs. Sabina Kirik
Ms. Jane M. Kirk
Mr. James Kisley
Mrs. Kim Kisley
Ms. Lydia Kisley
Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Kisley
Mrs. Jacqueline Klag
Ms. Michelle Klag
Mr. Chris Klemm
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Knight
Ms. Kristin Knuth
Mr. Bill Koke
Mr. and Mrs. William Koller
Ms. Jo Ann Kolodziejski
Mr. and Mrs. David Koly
Mr. Larry D. Kopowski
Ms. Robin Koravos
Mr. Darrin Kotecki
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Kotkowski
Mr. Joseph Kovach
Mr. George Kraft
Ms. Jeanine Kraft
Mr. John F. Kraft
Ms. Melissa Krall
Mrs. Julia Kraschinsky
Mr. Andrew Krcmar
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Krcmar
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Krcmar
Mr. Wayne Krcmar
Ms. Bonnie Krueger
Ms. Margaret A. Ksenyak
Ms. Cynthia Kube-Polovick
Mr. Shane M. Kuberry
Mr. Mark Kubik
Mr. Wendell F. Kucera
Mr. Bryan Kuch
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Kuches
Mr. Tom Kuhn
Ms. Dianne Kulasa-Luke
Mrs. Laura A. Kulber
Mrs. Dawn Kumiega
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
S. Kunkel, Jr.
Ms. Karen Kunst
Mr. Hans T. Kwee
HATTIE LARLHAM
Mrs. Deborah M. Kwitkowski
Mr. Wes Lambert
Ms. Ellen M. Lander
Ms. Tammie Langovsky
Mr. and Mrs. Ross LaPerna
Mrs. Linda Lark
Ms. Amy Larocca
Mrs. Trudy Lauber
Mr. Dan Lauletta
Mr. Kenneth R. Laurita and
Ms. Judith A. Mackall
Mr. and Mrs. Garry Lavon
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred A. Lawther
Ms. Melinda W. Laxson
Mr. Robert W. Lee, Sr.
Mr. Jonathan A. Leebow
Mrs. Amanda Leffler
Legacy Painting & Design
Mr. Gary J. Lents
Mrs. Toni Leone
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Lesiak
Lewis Family Chiropractic, Inc.
Mr. Thomas Leyden
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lieberth
Mrs. Karen Lihani
Mr. David Lile
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Lilley
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Donald
M. Lindrooth
Mrs. Elsie Liplin
Mr. Ciaran Little
Dr. and Mrs. Anthony
J. Locastro
Mr. John E. Lockner
Locust Grove Baptist Church
Lady Missionary Society
Ms. Jacqueline R. LoPresti
Mr. and Mrs. James Lorig
Mrs. Barbara S. Losh
Mr. and Mrs. Garry Loucks
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Lough
Ms. Vivian R. Louis
Ms. Beth Love
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Lowe
Mr. William Lowery
The Lubrizol Corporation
Mrs. Debbie Lueck
Mrs. Laura Lujan
Mr. Raymond Lukacs Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Luongo
Ms. Michelle Lutian
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Luttner
Ms. Sally C. Lux
Ms. Lauren Luzar
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher
M. Lynch
Mr. John M. Mabee
Mr. Robert A. Macak
Mr. Ed Macika
Ms. Colleen Mackin
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Madden
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Madden
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Madden
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Magazine
Mr. Frank S. Mahne
Mr. and Mrs. Dominick
B. Maimone
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Maine
Ms. Sandra Major
Mrs. Lynda L. Malaski
Mr. and Mrs. William Maloney
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maltarich
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Manfull
Mr. Jordan Manley
Mr. and Mrs. Gary T.
Mantkowski
Ms. Elaine Marcius
Mr. and Mrs. David Marek
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marks
Ms. Heidi Markt
Ms. Ersuela Marquart
Mr. Alan Marsh
Dr. and Mrs. Edward T. Marshall
Mrs. Patricia A. Marshfield
Dr. Robert E. Marsico, Sr.
Ms. Doris P. Marsteller
Ms. Rebecca Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Z. Martin
Master Manufacturing Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
W. Masters
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mathie
Mrs. Catherine M. Matonis
Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs.
Dennis Matson
Ms. Dawn M. Mattrisch
Ms. Barbara Matuch
Ms. Teri Matulis
Mr. Edward Matuszak
Mrs. Sarah C. Mauder
Ms. Nancy A. Maxwell
Mr. and Mrs. Meril A. May, Jr.
Mrs. Ruth S. Mayers
Ms. Donna H. Maynard
Mr. Philip H. Maynard
The Maynard Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Mays
Mr. Joe Mazur
Ms. Louise Mazur
Mr. Thomas Mazur
Mr. Robert J. McCarron
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. McCarthy
Ms. Stephanie McCarty
Ms. Tara L. McCoy
Mrs. Cheryl McDonald
Mr. Timothy McDonel
Mrs. Amy McEntee
Mr. Ashton E. McEvoy
Mr. and Mrs. Barry E. McGrath
Mr. Bryan McHenry
Ms. Elizabeth McIntyre
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
J. McKenna, Jr.
Ms. Eve McNeeley
Ms. Margaret W. Meagher
Mr. Charles T. Mehilis
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Merker
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Meyer
Mrs. Barbara Michaels
Ms. Kimberly Michaels
Ms. Nichole Mickley
Mr. Paul Miles
Mr. Joseph Milicia and
Ms. Joy Kosiewicz
Ms. Alison Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Barry M. Miller
Ms. Cari Miller
Mr. David Miller
Mr. David Miller
Mr. Jason L. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. John Miller
Ms. Linda S. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Mont W. Miller, Jr.
Ms. Patricia J. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Miller
Mrs. Marie Minard
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Minello
Mrs. Paige Mintz
Ms. Brenda Mobley
Mr. Jeffery Molchan
Ms. Geralyn Molin
Mrs. Marsia Molli
Mrs. Lauri Molnar
Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Moock
Mrs. Tracie B. Moore
Ms. Lauren Morlan
Ms. Catherine L. Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Peter V. Mortensen
Mr. Andrew Moses
Mr. Gary Mosteller
Mr. Mike Mucciarone
Mr. David Mudra
Ms. Jeanette Mueller
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
A. Mueller
Ms. Candace Muetzel
Mr. John J. Mullen
Jacke and Jack Mumaw
Mrs. Norma G. Munro
Ms. Cassie Murphey
Mr. Elie Murphy
Ms. Jane A. Murphy
Ms. Jennifer Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Murphy
Ms. Tara Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Musca
Ms. Jane Nabors
Mr. Michael Nadol
Mrs. Janet Nankervis
Ms. Sandra E. Neal
Mr. Courtney Neff
Ms. Michelle Neumeyer
Ms. Mary Newrones
Mr. and Mrs. James
W. Nichols, Jr.
Mr. Chris Nickless
Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Niro
Ms. Kelly M. Niswonger
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred W. Norman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Nowicki
Mr. Scott Numbers
Mr. Thomas O’Brien
Ms. Melissa O’Connell
Mr. Gerald E. O’Day
Mr. John Oldenburg
Dr. Lori Oliver and Mr.
Michael Coduto
Mr. and Mrs. David L. Osborne
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Osgood
Mr. and Mrs. Casimir J. Osowski
Ms. Kathleen Owens
J. Owens, Jr.
W. Painting
Ms. Lambrini Palmieri
Ms. Michele M. Pamer
Mr. Frances Panagopoulos
Mrs. Cecilia Papan
Ms. Dorothy T. Papes
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Park
Ms. Amanda P. Parker
Mr. Ceth Parker
Mr. Don Parsons
Mr. Jeanette Paschal
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Pasquine
Mr. David Payne
The Peanut Shoppe
Mr. Donald V. Pearson
Ms. Lois Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Pearson
Mr. Robert P. Peel
Mr. Louis Penny
Pepperwood Signature
Homes & Remodeling
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Perrine
Ms. Sheri Peters
W. Petersen
Mr. David Peterson
Ms. Emily Petrarca
Mrs. Gail A. Petrie
Ms. Deborah L. Petrone, CPA
Mr. and Mrs. David
F. Petruziello
Mrs. Jennifer Petruzzi
Phillips Machine &
Stamping Corp
Ms. Andrea Piccarelli
Mrs. Peggy Pikna
Ms. Leona Pinter
Mr. Andre Pitts
Mr. Gerald W. Placko
Ms. Hermina Plesha
The PNC Financial
Services Group
Mrs. Colleen Pohlmeyer
Mr. Michael Polovick
Ms. Morgan Polovick
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
A. Potelicki
Mr. and Mrs. Millard M. Potter
Ms. Susan Powell
Ms. Mary Powers
Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Prebevsek
Ms. Bette Prendergast
Mr. Douglas Price
Ms. Nolana Price
Mr. Andrew Pridemore
Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Prijatel
Primo’s Deli
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Prince
Pro Design LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Prok
Ms. Stacy Proskovec
Ms. Claudia H. Queen
Mrs. Betty E. Quinlan
Ms. Helen Quinn
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Raddell
Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Radecky
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Rager
Ms. Sarah Rager
Mr. William D. Raine,
Jr. and Family
Ms. Rebecca Ramey
Mr. Daniel E. Ramsier
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Rankin
Mr. Aaron Ray
Dr. and Mrs. Richard
D. Raymond
Ms. Vesta A. Raymond
Mr. and Mrs. Roger T. Read
Ms. Jolene Reese
Mrs. Vivienne Reeve
Rejoice! Lutheran Church
Ms. Marianne D. Relic
Ms. Elizabeth Rentschler
Mr. Billy Reynolds
Dr. and Mrs. Mohammad
H. Rezaee
Mr. and Mrs. John Rhoads
Ms. Joanne D. Ricco
P. Richards, III
Mrs. Kate Richardson
Mr. James T. Rieder
Ms. Sheryl M. Rieger
Betty Riggenbach
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Riggenbach
Mr. Larry G. Righi
Mrs. Deborah Riley
Ms. Josette Riley
Mr. Thomas Riley
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Riordan
Ms. Jodi Ristau
Mr. and Mrs. Stan E. Rittgers
Ms. Virginia M. Robart
Mr. A Gregory Roberts
Mr. Brian L. Roberts
Mr. James Robertson
Ms. Carol S. Rodgers
Mr. Michael Roethler
Ms. Jody Rogers
Ms. Kathy Rogers
Ms. Lorelei M. Romito
Mr. and Mrs. Mark D. Roos
Ms. Karen Rosenberg
and Mr. Roy Szubski
Ms. Rhoda G. Rosenblatt
Mrs. Aldine M. Ross
Ms. Anne Rossoll
Ms. Heather Roszczyk
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Roth
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Rothgery
Ms. Ann Rowland
Ms. Sarah Rubens
Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Rumple, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Rush
Mr. and Mrs. David Rushton
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rusnak
Ms. Christine E. Ryan
Ms. Lisa D. Ryan
Mr. William H. Ryan
Ms. Shannon Salser
Mr. Bernie Samac
Mr. Aleander Sammut
Mrs. Donna J. Samsa
Mrs. Norma A. Sanders
Mrs. Sandra Santana
Joseph and Barbara Sara
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sauer
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick D. Savage
Mrs. Nancy M. Schaefer
M. Schapel
Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Scheer
J. Scheidt, Jr.
Mr. Donald Schenck
Ms. Maria Schiele
Mr. and Mrs. Mark
W. Schilthelm
Ms. Debbie Schinker
Ms. Dynele Schinker-Kuharich
Ms. Connie Schlemmer
Mr. Rick Schmahl
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schmidt
Mr. and Mrs. Brian
D. Schnellinger
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schreck
Mrs. Madelyn C. Schroeder
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Schubert
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Schultz
Mr. David B. Schwab
Mrs. Doris S. Schwab
Ms. Ricki T. Schwartz
Mr. Mathew Scott
Ms. Freda Seavert
Ms. Susan Sechler
Mr. David Sed, Esq.
Mrs. Kelly Sedivy
Ms. Rita J. Sefcik
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Seikel
Ms. Carol A. Semon
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Senft
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Serwatka
Ms. Michele Setzer
Mrs. Cindy Shaffer
Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Shaffer
Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Shafron
Ms. Laura Shahan
Mrs. Armentha Sharpley
Emil and Anna Shaw
Ms. Peggy Shay
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Shay
Mr. Donald Shearer
Mr. Kyle Shelton
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon
A. Sherman
The Sherwin-Williams
Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Shimko
Ms. Stephanie Shoman
Ms. Deanne M. Short
Mr. Timothy Shovlin
J. Siegfried
Ms. Emily Sigalow
Mr. Jerry Simon
Skylight Financial Group
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Slanta
Ms. Tracy Smearman
Ms. Amy B. Smith
Ms. Brenda G. Smith
Mr. Derek Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Smith
Mrs. Kathy Smith
Mrs. Myra Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel G. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Smith
Smithville Mennonite Church
Mr. and Mrs. Al Smrcina
Mr. and Mrs. Keith J. Smrekar
Mr. Jeff Smutek
Ms. Stephanie Sniezek
Mrs. Kelly E. Snyder
Mr. David Sobie
Mr. Eric Sobie
Mrs. Nancy Sobie
Mr. Jim Sommers
Mrs. Barb Sonnhalter
Ms. Edward Sopko
H. Spain, LPA
Mrs. Michelle B. Spain
J. Spanfellner
Ms. Maryann Spencer
Mr. and Mrs. Steve F. Spisak
Mr. David Sporar
Ms. Jane Springer
Ms. Kelly Squire
Ms. Annalisa Squires
Ms. Karen Squires
St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church
Mrs. Margaret E. St. Jean
St. Louis University
Mr. Andrew Stachowiak
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk A. Stadler
Mr. and Mrs. Ethan T. Stanley
Mr. and Mrs. E. Joseph
Stanziano
Dr. John Staral
Ms. Jean Stead
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Steed
Mr. James Steiger
Ms. Ester B. Stepanik
Mrs. Judy A. Stephan
Mr. Mark Stevanovic
Mr. Matt Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stiger
Ms. Amy Stoessel
Dr. and Mrs. Robert T. Stone
Ms. Nicole Stracensky
Mr. and Mrs. Lee J. Strange
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Strebler
Ms. Jamie L. Strimple
Mrs. Nancy D. Stucker
Mr. Joseph Suber
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Subity
Ms. Suchithira Subramanian
Mr. Irving Sugerman
Mrs. Joanne H. Sullivan
Summit County
Prosecutors Office
Mr. and Mrs. James
E. Svarovsky
Ms. Kadie M. Swain
Ms. Elizabeth Sweeney
Rev. Leslie R. Swenson
Mrs. Sandra Symons
Ms. Mary Beth Talerico
Mr. Craig Tallman
Mr. Craig Tasker
Mr. and Mrs. Jay G. Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Tebeau
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Teel
Mr. Christopher Teodosio
Mrs. Louesa P. Thayer
Ms. Kimberly Thekan
Theta Phi Alpha Alumnae
Association
Chaplain Beatrice Thompson
Mr. Gary Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
R. Thompson
Ms. Laura Thurow
Ms. Stacy Timm
Mr. Arthur Tischler
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Tisher
Mr. Bob Tolaro Smith
Mr. John J. Tomin
Mrs. Stephanie L. Torok
Mr. Christopher Toth
Mrs. Gilberta S. Town
Ms. Angela Trager
Mr. Carl E. Traina
Ms. Gina Trebilcock
Ms. Mary E. Tricaso
Dr. Larry A. Trombka
Ms. Roberta L. Trutko
Ms. Jennifer Turley
Turner Construction Company
Mrs. Douglas Unger
Mr. Brian Uszak
Mr. John Van Gooden
Ms. Paige Vargo
Mr. Raymond F. Varoli
Ms. Dawn Vasil
Ms. Sophie Vasilopoulos
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Vaught
Ms. Michelle Venorsky
Mrs. Trena Verginis
Mr. Tom Vickers
Mr. and Mrs. James Viczay
Mrs. MaryAnn Villegas
Ms. Beverly Vinch
Mr. Roger Vinson
Mrs. Juliet A. Visocan
Mrs. Wendy Voelker
Ms. Donna J. Voldan
Mr. and Mrs. John V. Volpe
Mr. Cvincent Waechter
Jon and Karen Wagner
Mrs. Julie A. Wagner
Mrs. Ruth A. Wagner
Ms. Marianne C. Waickman
Ms. Marie Waickman
Mrs. Laura Walker
Dr. Nicola Wall
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wallace, Jr.
Ms. Christine Walsh
Mr. John Walstad
Mr. Dana Ward
Ms. Krista Warner
Mrs. Doris M. Wartko
Mrs. Paulette Watson
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald M. Waxman
Ms. Marikate Wazevich
Ms. Geri Weis
Mr. Karl Weiskopf
Ms. Sally A. Weiskopf
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Welsh
Mr. Max Wendel
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Ms. Doris J. Wenger
Ms. Patricia Werzel
Ms. Catherine Wexler
Mrs. Barbara K. Whiddon
Ms. Linda R. White
Mrs. and Mr. Peggy Wichert
Mrs. Judith B. Wiens
Ms. Deborah Wilcox
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce R. Williams
Mr. Jackson Williams
Ms. Tia M. Williams
Mr. Jeremy Williamson
Ms. Kathryn E. Wilmer
Mr. Chad Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. Wilt
Ms. Barbara Wise
Ms. Michelle Witek
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Wittenberg
Ms. Judith A. Wolan
Ms. Katherine Wolfe
R. Woollett
Work Horse Integrations
Mrs. June E. Wuerthele
Ms. Leslie Wyman
Mrs. Irene Yanniello
Ms. Brittany Yavorsky
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Yeager
Mr. Charles Yeomans
Kelli Yorkievitz
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Young
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
M. Youngwerth
Mrs. Kathy Zabak
Mr. and Mrs. Randall J. Zak
Zehners Service Center, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Zender
Ms. Stacey Zigman
Mrs. Pat Zingale
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Zukie
Ms. Sharon Zunick
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Zwilling
The following donors have given gifts to
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of friends and family members. These
gifts commemorate a milestone, or the
birth or passing of a loved one. Thank
you for your support.
Albert, Michael and
Steve Petzker
Mr. Jerry Simon
Paul Pinkie
Mrs. Linda Lark
Justin Raddell
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Welsh
Damion Ritchie
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mathie
Benjamin, Nathaniel and
Alana Schwartz
Mr. Donald V. Pearson
Emily Spisak
Mr. and Mrs. Steve F. Spisak
Phylliss Steiner
Mrs. Laura A. Kulber
Matthew Stone
Mr. Dan T. Hayes
Ann Marie Stouffer
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schreck
Sadie Tackla
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Musca
Wain’s Twin Granddaughters
Caroline Anglum
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Kerry Billington
Novelty Graphics Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Petruziello
Stephen & Carolyn Brown
Mr. Donald Shearer
Leonard Caminer
Dr. and Mrs. Larry F. Biales
Mr. and Ms. Fred Eisner
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Goodman
Mr. and Mrs. Ross LaPerna
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Wittenberg
Bryan Carr
Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Carr
Deborah Cherry
Mrs. Karen Lihani
Robert Duvin
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C. Meyer
Sheldon Epstein
Jeffrey Flanagan
Ms. Nancy A. Maxwell
Burton Frankel
Edith Gross
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Petersen
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Thomas Gufler
Ms. Julie Ilkanic Butler
Mr. Bernie Samac
Irene Haus
Mr. and Mrs. Ethan T. Stanley
Jill Hearey
D. Hearey, Jr.
DanaHerold
Mr. and Mrs. Walter F. Kisley
Madison Higey
Julie Ann Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. John Holmes
Margaret Hostetler
Mr. Hans T. Kwee
Bobby Jones
Mrs. Judith B. Wiens
Lilley Maine
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Lilley
Mike McLaughlin
Mr. William M. Koeblitz
James McLaughlin
P. Richards, III
Amanda Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Miller
Michael Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Rossi, Jr.
Gerald Belsan
Joseph and Barbara Sara
Tom Benjock
Justin Berarducci
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Masters
Fred Beshara
Nancy Dawn Breuker
Mr. and Mrs. John Breuker, Jr.
Brother
Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Prebevsek
Mary Ann Cleary
Jay Cooper
Ms. Rhoda G. Rosenblatt
Olga and Gus Corbut
Mr. Ronald V. Corbut
Fred Corradi
Marjorie Craig
Mr. Douglas Holmes
Roberto Daboub
Ms. Janet S. Daboub
Frank Danek
Mrs. Marilyn M. Danek
Daughter
Ms. Virginia M. Robart
Bonnie Delaquila
Jacquelyn Dennison
Ms. Martha Aberth
Anthony DiCenso
John DiCianno
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. DeMarco
Jaymes Wichert
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Evans
Christine Brown
Mrs. Joyce Basta
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bonitz
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Brubaker
Mr. Thomas G. Ebner
Ms. Jean E. Gale
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Kase
Mr. and Mrs. Gary T. Mantkowski
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Yeager
Dan Zinna
Mrs. Rita Gibbs
Frances Burrello
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Burrello
Grace Disselkoen
Albert Bursa
Dog
Ms. Madonna M. Steinel
Jeanne Busta
Mr. Milan G. Busta
Thomas Dwyer
Mr. and Mrs. David Marek
Caroline Carr
Mr. Leonard M. Muni
Charles Dzurec
Ms. Frances A. Freitas
Martin Catlos
Mrs. Marjorie L. Catlos
Al Eisenberg
Reba Cesta
Dick Cheney
Sheldon J. Epstein
John Embry
Jeff Epstein
Loretta Chuha
Mrs. Nancy M. Schaefer
Jared Fannin
Ms. Hermina Plesha
Artie Ciamprone
J. Scheidt, Jr.
Joseph Feigeles
Philip Wasserstrom
Dr. and Mrs. Beno Michel
In Honor Of
Mrs. Mary Anne Duffy
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Grassia
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Z. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Minello
Mr. Scott Numbers
Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Radecky
Ms. Lorelei M. Romito
Mrs. Jacqueline Runyon
Mr. and Mrs. Keith J. Smrekar
Ms. Patricia Werzel
Stephanie Whitmer
Ms. Sandra E. Rouse
In Memory Of
Sheila Alloe
Mr. Frank E. Alloe
Rick Arwood
Charles Averell
Ronda Lynn Bailey
Mrs. Lottie Bailey
Shade Bailey
Mrs. Lottie Bailey
Charlie Basic
Mr. and Mrs. August A. Catalano
Angelo Battaglia
Mr. Paul Battaglia
Henrietta Battaglia
Mr. Paul Battaglia
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory M. Bulone
Mr. Fred Carmen
Mr. Kevin F. Cooney
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis E. Dombi
HATTIE LARLHAM
Connie Ciolli
Jennifer Clark
Ms. Donna Clark
Mr. Jeffrey W. Clark
Donny Dickson
Donny Dickson Memorial Fund
Diane Dietrich
Mr. Charles W. Dietrich
Carmela DiPasquale
Michael Finelli
Emma Nicole Fisher
Mr. Dean L. Fisher
Meyer Forstag
Traci Ann Korec
Mr. and Mrs. Martin E. Conway
John Joseph Freeman
GE Foundation Matching
Gift Program
Michael Kormushoff
Ms. Mary Anne R. Beiting
Phillips Machine &
Stamping Corp
Mrs. Trena Verginis
Marian Frentzel
Mr. John J. Mullen
Rose Gaspar
Joan Krall
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon
A. Sherman
Stephen Gaspar
Helen Kuethe
Mr. Roger Vinson
Linda Gerbasi
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Mueller
Patricia Lange
Ms. Janet Loree Amer
Sarah Gillen
Mr. William T. Gillen, Jr.
Michael Lauber
Mrs. Trudy Lauber
Kurtis William Lee
Mrs. Jeanne F. Henry
Christopher Gould
Grandmother
Edith Grunberger
Thomas Gufler
Mrs. Jeanne M. Gufler
Jon and Karen Wagner
Linda Hanley
Ms. Rita J. Sefcik
Ann Hannuksela
Dorothy Hayes
Mr. Dan T. Hayes
Marlin Hickey
Mrs. Diane L. Hickey
Ethel Himmel
Mrs. Barbara J. Garris
Henry Holden
Julie Ann Holmes
Mrs. Cecilia Papan
Raymond Horvath
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Pinchot, Sr.
John Howkins
Mr. A. David Karg
Ms. Erin Ritchie
Tiffany Lynn Hurley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Hurley, Jr.
Thelma Jacon
Irene Kanter
Dr. Albert J. Kanter
Becky Kidd
Mrs. Paulette Watson
Mildred Kirchner
Nellie Lee
Mr. Robert W. Lee, Sr.
Papa Lehman
Ms. Erin Ritchie
Dawn Lemmey
Ms. Colleen Mackin
Dustin Lerz
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Griffee
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip R. Duryea
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas B. Herbert
Mr. Matthew Jones
Mrs. Julia Kraschinsky
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore R. Lesiak
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maltarich
OHS Class of ‘65
Mr. and Mrs. Casimir J. Osowski
Ms. Helen Quinn
Mr. A Gregory Roberts
Ms. Karen Rosenberg
and Mr. Roy Szubski
Mr. David Sobie
Mr. Eric Sobie
Mrs. Nancy Sobie
Dr. John Staral
Beverly Porter
Jacke and Jack Mumaw
Amy Sweet
Mr. Robert S. Bollas
Austin Rankin
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Rankin
Matt Andrew Swiderski
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Swiderski
Gregory Ricci
Mr. and Mrs. Roy M. Ferrick
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando J. Ricci
Corinne Tallion
Neil and joAnne Small
Mr. Gregory G. Tallion
Lisa Ridgway
Vioma Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Jay G. Taylor
Matthew Risaliti
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Flex
Ronni Tiffany
Donald Miller
Brandon Robinson
Mrs. Aldine M. Ross
Richard Miller
Sheldon J. Epstein
Carrie Rossi
Amanda Moock
Mr. and Mrs. Brian J. Moock
Robert Sarka
Mrs. Julie Sarka
Mother
Susan Sarka
Mrs. Julie Sarka
Susan Muha
Mrs. Barbara S. Losh
Alice Schmotzer
Ms. Carolyn J. Cahill
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hondorf
Mrs. Doris S. Schwab
Mrs. Gilberta S. Town
Mrs. Ruth A. Wagner
Joseph Munos
Sheldon J. Epstein
George Nankervis
Mrs. Janet Nankervis
Brian Lichko
Mr. Paul Battaglia
Kathleen Nero
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Fuss
Joe Lierer
Mr. David B. Schwab
Joseph Linder
Patrick Liste
Robert Mackall
Mr. Kenneth R. Laurita and
Ms. Judith A. Mackall
Joseph Malloy
Paul Maloney
Mrs. Doris M. Wartko
Mary Mandeville
Ms. Doris P. Marsteller
Catherine Marino
Michael Marshfield
Mrs. Patricia A. Marshfield
Stephen Mazur
Mr. Thomas Mazur
Judith McLaughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Gibson
Melissa Mehicic
Mr. Adam Adelsberger
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce O. Budinger
Mrs. Jean Cook
Mrs. Barbara J. Davis
Yolanda Novak
Kimberly O’Brien
Mr. and Mrs. E. Joseph Stanziano
Andy Olshansby
Emil and Anna Shaw
Austin Pasquine
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Pasquine
Nicholas Paul
Joanne Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P. Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chambers
Ms. Jeanette Grantstein
Ms. Jacqueline R. LoPresti
Mrs. Ruth S. Mayers
Ms. Lois Pearson
Ms. Ricki T. Schwartz
Rev. Leslie R. Swenson
Lindsay Schott
Mrs. Neva J. Jurkovich
Daniel Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bruggeman
Michael Seikel
Helen and Frank, Jr. Tilocco
Mr. Frank A. Tilocco
Salvatore Torquati
Margaret Toth
Mr. Christopher Toth
Daniel Trapp
Mr. and Mrs. Grahame J. Kidd
Dorothy Trumpeter
Charles Ulmer
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Matson
Krista Vaughan
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stiger
Albert Vinocur
Ms. Leslie G. Kaufman
Father Walker
Mr. Thomas Mazur
Miriam Silverman
Ms. Emily Sigalow
Alder Ward
Mrs. Irene S. Burkhart
Mr.* and Mrs. Richard
A. Burkhart
John and Alane Hughes
Ms. Marianne D. Relic
Chaplain Beatrice Thompson
Deborah Skettle
Mr. Joseph E. Gosar
Phyllis Wendel
Mr. Max Wendel
Helen Soukenik
Ruth Westcott
Mrs. Louesa P. Thayer
Alma Spaeth
Mrs. Brenda Lightcap
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Perrine
Mr. Aleander Sammut
Earlene White
Clyde Shenk
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Knight
Bernice Spiga
Ms. Kathy Grekco
George Stepanik
Ms. Ester B. Stepanik
Doris Stoothoff
Joanne Pinchot
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Pinchot, Sr. Sheldon J. Epstein
Angela Pishotti
Jim Strassels
Sheldon J. Epstein
Lee Poole
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Zukie
Joseph Subity
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Subity
Andrew Whiteman
St. Louis University
Lynn Ashley Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald
J. Williams, II
Edward Wolff
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Pinchot, Sr.
Eugene Wolsky
Donald Young
E. Lillian Young
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AMT, from page 3
in a variety of industries, which
include gardening, food preparation,
dog care services, vending and light
manufacturing. The organization also
partners with local companies to
employ people in the community.
“This has been an amazing
partnership,” stated Laura Walker,
Hattie Larlham director of vocational
services. “This is how work training
for people with developmental
disabilities should happen – in the
community.”
“We are really happy we partnered
with Hattie Larlham,” commented
AMT Human Resources Manager
Marci Rockich. “Everything has
been well organized and the
communication has been fantastic.”
Though the work training program
started in July 2015, AMT Founder
George Picha, M.D., P.h.D., F.A.C.S., is
a longtime Hattie Larlham supporter.
In the mid-1980s, Dr. Picha coinvented the first Button® low-profile
feeding device. It was created to
reduce stoma leaks. Since then, AMT
has continued to introduce innovative
designs and materials to increase
patient comfort while improving
patient outcomes.
Aware of the company’s products,
Hattie Larlham Medical Director
Richard Grossberg, M.D., F.A.A.P.,
approached AMT in early 2000
with an issue he was having with a
competitor’s product.
After touring the Hattie Larlham
Center for Children with Disabilities in
Mantua, Ohio, Dr. Picha understood
the residents’ needs.
“I was impressed with the facility
and the great work this organization
does,” said Dr. Picha. “I wanted to
support it in any way possible.”
“We are here to help people,”
said Dr. Picha. “That mission is
transmitted throughout our whole
organization. Our products help
hundreds and thousands of people
around the world who can’t eat.”
In 2011, Dr. Picha and the Loya
Foundation donated $100,000
over a four-year period to Life
Choices, a Hattie Larlham vocational
rehabilitation program. This program
assists people with disabilities to
obtain community employment.
The partnership has come full
circle. Adults with disabilities now
work at AMT to make a product
for the Hattie Larlham Center for
Children with Disabilities residents.
After completing the training
program, employees can seek
support though Life Choices, partially
funded by AMT, to assist them in
finding competitive employment in
the community.
To hire Hattie Larlham employees
for your company, contact Sarah
Rushton at (330) 274-2272, ext.
7009.
Volunteer opportunities
Hattie Larlham thanks all of the volunteers who gave of themselves
this year. Your invaluable and often intangible gifts of time, talent and
compassion provided lasting memories and life experiences for the people
with intellectual and developmental disabilities Hattie Larlham serves.
If you, your group, organization or company would like to volunteer at
Hattie Larlham, contact Recreation and Volunteer Coordinator Cassandra
McMinn at (330) 274-2274, ext. 3113.
14
HATTIE LARLHAM
Hattie Larlham in
your e-mail inbox
Join Hattie Larlham’s e-mail list to receive
notices about upcoming events, special discounts at
Hattie’s Doggie Day Care & Boarding and Hattie’s
Café & Gifts.
Contact Hattie Larlham Annual Fund Director
Rosanne Drake at (330) 274-2272, ext. 3878, or
[email protected] to be added to
our e-mail list.
Instagram
Circle of Caring
Engage with Hattie Larlham on Instagram.
Instagram is a mobile social networking platform used
to share photos and videos. Download Instagram from
your iTunes or Google Play store. Connect with us at
www.instagram.com/hattie_larlham.
Hattie Larlham is also on Facebook, Twitter,
LinkedIn and YouTube.
On Sat., Nov. 14, Hattie Larlham hosted the 15th
annual Rudolph H. Garfield Circle of Caring at the
Signature of Solon. Sponsored by The Alpha Group, the
event raised $230,000 for Hattie Larlham programs.
Kathleen Sanniti, director of women and children’s
ambulatory and community acute care services at
UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital and UH
MacDonald Women’s Hospital, was the 2015 honoree.
To honor the Sanniti family’s farming heritage and
interest in Hattie’s Gardens, 2015 Circle of Caring had
a garden theme. The event included red-carpet photos,
entertainment, a cocktail reception, dinner, a wine pull
and live, silent and fund-the-mission auctions. The
fund-the-mission auction benefited Hattie’s Food Hub.
Sanniti has been on the Hattie Larlham board of
directors since 2000. She served as president of the
Hattie Larlham Community Living and Center for
Children with Disabilities boards.
“I’ve had the privilege of working with Kathy when
she was president of our community living board,”
said Dotty Grexa, Hattie Larlham vice president of
vocational and enterprise services. “Kathy is forward
thinking, devoted to Hattie Larlham’s mission and most
importantly, she puts the best interests of the people we
serve first and foremost.”
The Circle of Caring incorporated contributions from
Hattie Larlham programs. Hattie’s Café & Gifts made
the desserts, Hattie’s Assembly made the centerpieces,
Constant Companions made the bid paddles and
Achieve made the decorative table covers.
More than 1,500 Ohio children and adults with
intellectual and developmental disabilities rely on
Hattie Larlham programs and services made possible
by your donations. Your gift makes a difference in the
life of a person with intellectual and developmental
disabilities.
You can donate using the secure form on Hattie
Larlham’s website or you can send a check made
out to the Hattie Larlham Foundation to the address
below. You can support a particular program or project
or make an unrestricted gift allowing Hattie Larlham
to use your gift where the need is greatest.
To make a legacy gift or bequest to Hattie Larlham,
contact Chief Development Officer Catherine Schwartz
at (330) 274-2272, ext. 3457.
Hattie Larlham
7996 Darrow Road, Suite 10
Twinsburg, OH 44087
www.hattielarlham.org
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Over the Edge
2016
Over the Edge for Hattie Larlham comes
to Cleveland this summer. Catch a bird’s eye
view of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Capital of the World
and support a great cause. The first 100
fundraisers to collect donations totaling $1,500
or more will rappel 22 stories down the Westin
Cleveland Downtown on Sat., July 2.
Register as an individual rappeller or form a
team with family, friends and coworkers. Go to
overtheedge.hattielarlham.org to sign up.
Contact Events Manager Wendy Voelker at
(330) 274-2272, ext. 3087. We’ll see you atop
the Westin Cleveland Downtown this summer.
Akron braves heights for
people with disabilities
The past two years, Over the Edge for Hattie Larlham was held at One
Cascade Plaza in Akron, Ohio. The rappeling event raised more than $225,000
to support the children and adults
Hattie Larlham serves.
On Fri., Aug. 28, a VIP event
kicked off Over the Edge. Mayor of
Akron Jeff Fucso and Ohio Senator
Frank LaRose rappelled, as did
WKYC Channel 3 Anchor and
Reporter Sara Shookman, WEWS
NewsChannel5 Reporter Homa
Bash, President and CEO of the
International Soap Box Derby Joe
Mazur, Director of Operations for
91.3 The Summit Andrew James
and Hattie Larlham Care Group
Board Member and Over the Edge
Chair Dan Glessner.
The next day, friends and supporters gathered to cheer for the rappellers.
Judy and Don Herold participated in honor of their daughter Dana and Christy
Bowen raised money for her brother Stephen. Hattie’s Café & Gifts employee
Melissa O., Hattie’s Vending employee Mike L. and Hattie Larlham resident David
H. went Over the Edge for Hattie Larlham.
Thank you to our staff, sponsors, partners, donors, volunteers, rappellers and
Over the Edge USA for two successful and unforgettable years in Akron. Register
today at overtheedge.hattielarlham.org to rappel the Westin Cleveland Downtown
next summer. For more information, contact Events Manager Wendy Voelker at
(330) 274-2272, ext. 3087. We’ll see you on the rooftop in Cleveland.
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 18
Sugarbush Golf Classic
July 2
Over the Edge Cleveland
Nov. 5
Circle of Caring
ABOUT THE COVER: Hattie Larlham’s
Click. Share. Give. campaign encourages
people to donate on Giving Tuesday
(Tuesday, December 1). Giving Tuesday
is a national day of online philanthropy
following retail holidays Black Friday and
Cyber Monday. Donations made to Hattie
Larlham on Giving Tuesday are matched,
dollar for dollar, up to $15,000.
ABOUT THE AGENCY: Hattie Larlham is
a nonprofit organization dedicated to
creating opportunities for and improving
the lives of more than 1,500 children and
adults with developmental disabilities.
Your contributions allow Hattie Larlham
to provide medical, recreational, work
training and residential services to
children and adults with developmental
disabilities.
MISSION: Because we believe that
life is sacred, Hattie Larlham enhances
the quality of life for people with
disabilities and their families through our
commitment to comfort, joy
and achievement.
The Focus newsletter is produced by
Hattie Larlham. Photographs provided by
Hattie Larlham and Brianna Neal.
Hattie Larlham
7996 Darrow Road, Suite 10
Twinsburg, OH 44087
(330) 274-2272
(800) 233-8611
www.hattielarlham.org

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