Hope in Action, Fall 2013

in this issue:
MIFA CELEBRATES
45 YEARS
The evolution of MIFA
Meals on Wheels
Student interns
make a difference
Share the Pennies
on your MLGW bill
HOPE IN ACTION
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Fall 2013 • Volume 31 • Number 3
MIFA Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Rev. Steve Montgomery, Chair
Amy Poag, Vice Chair
Emily Woodside, Secretary
Ward Mayer, Treasurer
Milton Lovell, Legal Counsel
Paul Berz
Otha Brandon
Jef Feibelman
Yvonne Madlock
Deborah Craddock
Meg Crosby
Edward Dobbs
Jeffrey Engelberg
Mark Finestone
Michelle Fulmer
Rev. Milton Hawkins
Kojo McLennon
Judy Royal
Sehrish Siddiqui
Chris Suhoza
Bianca Sweeten
Peter Tosches
Blanchard Tual
Cathy Van Leit
Dorothy Wells
Executive Director
Sally Jones Heinz
MIFA friends,
September 15, 2013, marks MIFA’s 45th anniversary, a milestone which, in its early years, many may have
doubted this organization could ever achieve. Our founding principles are still at work in all we do, especially in
our vision statement: uniting the community through service.
The articles in this issue of Hope in Action offer several different reflections on this anniversary, including a
retrospective on our Meals on Wheels program, an overview of our 45 years, and an article about our summer
interns, the latest generation of volunteers who have worked to make our programs possible.
We’ll also celebrate our anniversary next month at Feed the Soul—our sixth annual event promises to be lots of
fun, so I hope you’ll join us. You can find out more and purchase tickets at mifa.org/feedthesoul.
Sincerely,
Sally Jones Heinz
Executive Director
Hope in Action staff
Ellen Whitten, Editor
[email protected]
(901) 529-4507
Santana Singleton,
Designer
James Seacat,
Communications Director
Our vision: Uniting the community through service.
Our mission: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-­impact programs.
On the cover: Photos from various points in MIFA’s 45-year history tell our story.
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MEALS ON
WHEELS
MIFA is known for its adaptability, and as we celebrate 45 years of
serving Memphis, that hallmark merits some reflection. The evolution
of the Meals on Wheels program serves as an example of MIFA’s ability
to perceive and respond to the needs of the community over the years.
In 1976, when the Memphis social services community observed a
growing need for a meal delivery program for homebound seniors,
MIFA submitted a funding request to the Delta Area Agency on Aging.
They proposed a cost-effective program that would utilize volunteers
to deliver hot lunches to low-income seniors in a four-county area.
MIFA won the grant and built its home-delivered meals program on
the existing Project MEET congregate meal program, subcontracting
with Lutheran Social Services and packaging the food prepared at
congregate sites to be delivered to individual clients. Volunteers picked
up meals for their routes at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, and
MIFA Meals on Wheels was born. In 1981, MIFA took over operation
of Project MEET as well, and Virginia Hiett became the first director
of the integrated program.
Since 1976, MIFA Meals on Wheels
has adapted to meet the changing
needs of our senior population.
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Until 1984, the Cook Convention Center facilities served as MIFA’s
meals kitchen, and when that arrangement ended, MIFA found a space
that suited all its needs—the former home of Robilio’s Restaurant
and Grocery at 910 Vance Avenue. For the first time in its history, the
Memphis Plough Community Foundation provided a loan that allowed
MIFA to acquire the property, and MIFA settled into its current home.
In addition to the daily provision of meals to seniors in the Memphis
area, MIFA Meals on Wheels has also worked to provide this service
under special circumstances. In July of 2003, the straight-line winds
that came to be known as “Hurricane Elvis” left 300,000 homes without
power, some for nearly two weeks. Meals were prepared before MIFA’s
facilities lost power, and volunteers were able to check on their clients
soon after the storm. MIFA remained without power for several days,
and staff and volunteers worked in our 90-degree building to prepare
5,500 shelf-stable meals—canned and packaged foods that require no
refrigeration—and deliver them to clients. The city eventually provided
a generator to power the meals operation.
In 2003, volunteers noticed that some clients were splitting their
meals—the only food they might see in a day—with their pets.
They appealed to Germantown Animal Welfare League, who began
providing pet food for those residents with companion animals and
continues to do so today.
Today, MIFA Meals on Wheels delivers hot lunches
to 1,200 Shelby County seniors each weekday.
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For a program like MIFA Meals on Wheels, keeping up with the needs
of the community also involves keeping up with technology. In addition
to ongoing vehicle maintenance and the upkeep of a sizeable kitchen, a
critical component of the program is its database and routing software.
After several years of adding, subtracting, and changing routes, drivers
found themselves crossing each other’s paths, until 2012, when Michael
Mosbey from FedEx volunteered his time and expertise to reevaluate
and optimize those routes, saving MIFA $15,000 in gas and overtime.
As part of the strategic plan, earlier this year, MIFA Meals on Wheels
service ended in Fayette, Tipton, and Lauderdale counties. On July 1, we
transitioned meal delivery in the outer counties to Southwest Human
Resource Agency, which specializes in rural meal delivery and can
provide meals in a more cost-effective manner. In the fiscal year ending
June 30, our program served 2,888 unduplicated clients a total of
404,508 meals. Now we can focus on increasing our Meals on Wheels
impact in Shelby County, eventually serving hundreds more.
For programs like ours, growth isn’t always about expanding. It’s about
evaluating the needs of the moment, anticipating the needs of the
future, and responding accordingly. After many strategic changes, we
are prepared to expand our services to reach more people in need in
our immediate area in an effort to support the independence of those
seniors in Memphis and Shelby County.
Between 70 and 100 volunteers each weekday
make our meal deliveries possible.
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Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, when social unrest was at
its peak, area churches and community leaders intent on healing the city’s wounds realized
they would have to come together to accomplish anything. In September of that year, MIFA
was born.
Celebrates
45
YEARS
The constitution for
the Metropolitan
Inter-Faith
Association is
unanimously
passed, and MIFA
is founded
1968
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Berkeley Poole is
hired as MIFA’s
first executive
director
At the time, advocacy work was not popular, and the community had little faith in the visionary
ambitions of MIFA’s leaders. But by April 1969, the organization had raised $30,000 and
hired Berkeley Poole as its first executive director.
When Gid Smith and Bob Dempsey became co-executive directors in 1972, they did so
with the understanding that MIFA did not have the funds to pay them, and the partnership
they formed became arguably the most important turning point in MIFA’s history. Smith
and Dempsey transformed MIFA into an organization focused on direct action rather than
advocacy work. Programs were categorized as “delivery of service” or “systemic change.” In
1974, MIFA began consistently securing grants, beginning with its first VISTA (Volunteers
in Service to America) contract, and volunteers became an integral part of MIFA’s services.
Under the thoughtful leadership of those volunteers, programs like MIFA Meals on Wheels
Gid Smith
becomes executive
director
MIFA shifts
its focus from
communication
to action
MIFA is awarded
its first grant for
transportation of
seniors through
Project MEET
1969
1972
1973
MIFA is awarded
its first VISTA
contract and
becomes a model
for the national
VISTA program
by recruiting
volunteers locally
Churches and
Social Services
Fund becomes a
MIFA program. It
later evolves into
Churches and
Synagogues
Emergency
Services and
exists today
as Emergency
Services
The Delta Area
Agency on Aging
awards MIFA a
grant for its
home-delivered
meals program
1974
1975
1976
MIFA and MLGW
establish the
Plus-1 program
1982
(a MIFA program since 1976), the Mid-South Food Bank (a separate independent entity since 1981) and The Mid-South Senior newspaper
(now The Best Times) were created.
By the 1980s, MIFA was ready to expand its services to seniors and implement programs for teens and families in crisis. As an increasing
number of nonprofits vied for government funding, MIFA bolstered its development efforts under the leadership of Allie Prescott to prepare
for the downturn in grant dollars. An era of innovative fundraising efforts began, marked by such projects as Starry Nights, the Circle of Hope
campaign, Empty Bowls, and The MIFA Thrift Store.
In 1997, Margaret Craddock became executive director. She began at MIFA as a VISTA and lent her years of experience and visionary
leadership to carry the organization into a period of new growth, during which programs were expanded and the headquarters at 910 Vance
was renovated.
Sally Heinz’s leadership, which began in 2011, has been marked by efforts to increase efficiencies and position MIFA for focused program
growth. Through the strategic plan which is currently under way, program model changes have been implemented to serve more clients while
reducing costs, and methods for measuring economic and qualitative client impact are also in place. The title of the strategic plan is “MIFA
at 45: A Strong Foundation for a Greater Future” and serves as a reminder of just how solid this organization is. Moving forward, we will build
on that strong foundation to advance our mission, sustain the organization, and adjust to community needs, positioning MIFA to serve at our
highest capacity in the future.
MIFA purchases
its home at 910
Vance with a loan
granted by the
Plough Foundation
Allie Prescott
becomes
executive director
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COOL
(College Offers
Opportunities for
Life) is established
Margaret Craddock
becomes executive
director
The Senior
Companion
program
is created
1984
The Long-Term
Care Ombudsman
program is created
1989
1997
2007
The first Feed
the Soul event
commemorates
MIFA’s 40th
anniversary
Sally Heinz
becomes
executive director
2008
2011
Implementation of the
three-year strategic plan,
“MIFA at 45: A Strong
Foundation for a Greater
Future” begins
All MIFA programs
move under one roof to
increase efficiencies
Handyman program
is redesigned
to become
Hands on Homes
MLGW and MIFA
expanded their
partnership, adding
Project CARE and
Share the Pennies
and refocusing Plus-1
efforts.
2012
2013
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STUDENT
INTERNS
MADE A BIG
DIFFERENCE
AT MIFA THIS
SUMMER
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MIFA has long collaborated with area colleges and
universities to provide co-education and meaningful
service learning opportunities to students. This summer
was no exception, but the four interns we hosted all
shared exceptional talent, energy, and commitment to
their work for the benefit of our programs and clients.
Each of these bright, dedicated students brought keen
interest in doing something good for others to their
summer of service at MIFA, and each was enriched by
their experiences supporting the independence of our
vulnerable senior neighbors.
Through the national Bonner Scholars network, we
welcomed Mitch Mackiw, a junior Politics major at
Earlham College in Richmond, IN, whose background
in volunteerism and interest in the business side of
nonprofit agencies drew him to MIFA. Working
primarily with the Hands on Homes program, which
underwent both staffing and service model transitions
during his six-week internship, Mitch helped manage
the client intake and materials procurement processes,
coordinated group ramp builds, and advanced MIFA’s
Project CARE partnership with MLG&W. Mitch
describes his summer at MIFA as transformational.
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Taylor Gardiner, a Rhodes College sophomore from
Spartanburg, SC, who is also a Bonner Scholar, was
introduced to MIFA last fall when he participated in
a student-led community garden project. Returning
as a summer intern, he applied his love for meeting
people and making them smile as a valued member
of the Meals on Wheels and Inter-Faith Relations
teams. Greeting volunteers, delivering daily routes,
and assisting with program administration taught
Taylor the importance of customer service, client
care, and accountability, while representing MIFA at
public events helped reinforce our vision of uniting
the community through service.
Rhodes junior Mark Lainoff (left) and Bonner intern Mitch Mackiw
(right) ably managed several Hands on Homes construction projects
for MIFA, including a recent handicap ramp build for a senior
neighbor in North Memphis.
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A Rhodes junior from the D.C. area who is majoring
in International Studies and History, Mark Lainoff
first came to MIFA last spring to assist with Hands
on Homes, which until he started law school in July
was staffed by his friend and fellow Rhodes alum
Jack Clark. Recognizing the need for MIFA to have
a campus-based representative to promote our many
opportunities for service, he filled his role as Rhodes
student liaison energetically and effectively while
also providing oversight for the daily operation of
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Rhodes Bonner scholar Taylor Gardiner and international intern
Jessica Caie welcomed more than 80 Meals on Wheels volunteers
each weekday during their summer internships at MIFA.
Hands on Homes and administrative support for Meals
on Wheels. Mark’s work for MIFA culminated in a recent
two-site ramp build for Rhodes students, alumni, faculty,
and staff that measurably improved the quality of life for
our homebound clients.
When Jessica Caie, a Masters candidate in International
Relations and Politics from Aberdeen, Scotland, came to
Memphis several years ago as an exchange student at St.
Mary’s Episcopal School, little did she imagine she would
be back here this summer as a MIFA intern. But when
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given the opportunity to return to the community she
considers a second home, Jessica volunteered her services
enthusiastically. Like Taylor, her work was concentrated
in volunteer coordination and compliance for Meals,
and she also provided valuable support services for our
development staff. Jessica loved learning about agency
and program operations from the inside out, and MIFA
loved having such a capable, conscientious, and cheerful
contributor to our team.
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SHARE THE
PENNIES ON
YOUR MLGW BILL
Share the Pennies is a new program sponsored by
MLGW and MIFA that encourages MLGW customers to
round their utility bills up to the next dollar to support
local seniors.
You will receive a Home Depot coupon for a free four-pack
of energy-efficient compact fluorescent lights for enrolling.
More than 5,800 signed up in the first month alone!
FIND OUT MORE AT MIFA.ORG/SHARETHEPENNIES AND SIGN UP TODAY.
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PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED FROM KINDNESSGIRL.COM
Here’s how it works: if your utility bill is $117.50, it will be
rounded up to $118, and your $0.50 donation will go toward
Project CARE, a home weatherization program that assists
qualified elderly and disabled customers with emergency
energy efficiency repairs to their homes.
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Thanks to all
our SPONSORS
Soul Sponsors
Baber Direct Marketing
Caring Companions
Cummins, Inc.
Ford Motor Company
fred’s Super Dollar
Gerber/Taylor
NewSouth Capital Management, Inc.
State Systems, Inc.
Travel Leaders
UnitedHealthcare
Rock ‘n’ Roll Sponsors
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
Emily Woodside & Bill Falvey
FedEx Services
Kele, Inc.
Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance
Thomas Chu M.D.
Yuletide Office Solutions
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Rhythm & Blues Sponsor
Jump & Jive Sponsor
Hallelujah Sponsor
Funk Sponsors
Food & Beverage Sponsors
Media Sponsors
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FY13 Annual Listing, Circle of Hope Level
Thanks to these donors for their Circle of Hope level gifts ($1,000 or more) during FY13 (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013).
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Abernathy
Mr. & Mrs. Ben C. Adams, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. J. Walter Allen
Dr. & Mrs. Rex Amonette
Jane Antrobus
Michael & Bette Ferguson Arndt
Kelly & Brian Athow
Norma & Olin Atkins
Mrs. Eleanor Baer
Carol & Bert Barnett
Mr. & Mrs. Chandranayan Baxi
Ms. Elizabeth Bazar
BBB Foundation
Mrs. Pamela M. Beall
Gwen & Chris Beard
Mrs. Clady L. Beher
Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. Bell, Jr.
Ms. Anne Wulff & Mr. Brian P. Bendersky
Phyllis & Paul Berz
Kathleen & Jack Blair
Dottie & Jack Blake
Mr. & Mrs. Laurence M. Bloch
Mr. Richard H. & Dr. Peggy Bodine
Carmen & Matthew Bond
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Boren, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul O. Bower
Mr. & Mrs. Hallam Boyd, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Hal Boyd III
Mr. & Mrs. Marion S. Boyd, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Boyle
Mrs.B. Snowden Boyle, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. J. Bayard Boyle, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs, Walter Bross
Mr. & Mrs. Harry M. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Joel W. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Brown, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Larry H. Bryan
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Ms. Joyce A. Mollerup
& Mr. Robert H. Buckman
Gail & Steve Buckman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Burleigh, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Byers, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Felix L. Caldwell
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Callihan
The Canale Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Carpenter
Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Cates
Mr. & Mrs. George Cates
The Reverend &
Mrs. Reynolds S. Cheney II
Mr. Kenneth F. Clark, Jr.
Suzi & Mike Cody
Congressman Stephen I. Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Coleman
Mrs. Louise W. Collier
Margaret & Bill Craddock, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Craddock
Mr. & Mrs. J. Lester Crain, Jr.
Ms. Renée Castle
& Mr. Robert L. Crawford
Mr. & Mrs. Hal D. Crenshaw
Mr. & Mrs. H. R. Crews, Jr.
The Reverend Senter C. Crook
& Dr. I. J. McFadden
Dr. & Mrs. Glenn A. Crosby
Meg & Scott Crosby
Alice & Matt Crow
Dr. & Mrs. Roger J. Cunningham
Mr. Michael F. Curtis
Dr. & Mrs. James H. Daughdrill, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Randall A. Davis
Scott & Kay Dawson
Mrs. Barbara A. Denley
Mr. & Mrs. John Dennis
Mr. Marshall A. Depka
Mr. & Mrs. John Dicken
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Dobbs
Karen C. & Preston H. Dorsett
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Douglass
Mr. & Mrs. James H. Drain
Mr. & Mrs. G. Douglas Edwards
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Engelberg
Camilla & Mark Evans and children
Mr. Gary Feather
Doris & Fred Feder
Babs & Jef Feibelman
Eddie & Gloria Felsenthal
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Finestone
John W. Fischer, Jr.
Glenna Boales Flautt
Dr. & Mrs. James Christian Fleming
Margo & Mark Fogelman
Martha & Robert Fogelman
Sondra & Bill Fondren
Mr. & Mrs. Price D. Ford
Mr. R. Molitor Ford, Sr.
Peter Formanek Charitable Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Francis
Carol & Jerry Francisco
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Fulmer III
Mr. & Mrs. John Gaskill
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry F. Gay
Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. Gerber
Mrs. Dorothy K. Gerwin
Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Gibson II
Dot Gilbertson
Mr. & Mrs. W. Jerry Gillis
Aimee G. Ginsburg
Donna & Bob Goodman
Gerre W. Gourley
Martha & Jerrold Graber
Joyce & Fred Graflund
Rabbi Micah & Mrs. Sheril Greenstein
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Griesbeck
Brenda & Fred Grinder
Mr. & Mrs. Brett Grinder
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Gwatney
Marilyn L. Haas Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Dick Hackett
Mr. & Mrs. Everett P. Hailey
Mrs. Henry Haizlip, Jr.
Lee & Bob Harper
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Harris
Miss Woody Harwood
Kathy Hayek
Sally & Brad Heinz
Dr. & Mrs. Haywood H. Henderson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Roy W. Hendrix, Jr.
Mrs. Page Price Henrion
Mrs. J. H. Hicks
Mr. & Mrs. Fred J. Hodges
Mrs. Sara Holmes
Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Howell, Jr.
The Huisking Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Bernice Hussey & Dr. Hal Brunt
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander P. Jekels
Dr. Jeanne & Mr. Frank Z. Jemison, Jr.
Mrs. Carolyn L. Jennings
Mr. & Mrs. George T. Johnson
Mrs. Rose M. Johnston
Mimsy & Frank A. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Jones, Jr.
Mr. John M. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. Jones
Lou Pate Jones
Lynn J. Jones
Cynthia & Don Jordan
Bruce Kahn
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene R. Katz
Grace Katz
Mr. & Mrs. Tom King
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Ms. Virginia H. Klettner
The Klyce Family
Mr. & Mrs. S. L. Kopald Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Kosten
Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Landau
Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Landau
Brenda & Jim Lanier
Lawrence Lewis Foundation
Kathy & Scott P. Ledbetter
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Lee
Nell R. Levy
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Lichterman
Barbara and Ira A. Lipman and Family
Diane & Tom Long
Drs. Judith Soberman & Leonard Lothstein
Mr. & Mrs. Milton L. Lovell
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Madlock
Ms. Margaret Maiden
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Makowsky
Betty & John Malmo
Ms. June B. Mann
Louise & Jeff Mann
Liz & Arsen Manugian
Sylvia G. Marks
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Marshall
Estate of Mrs. A. P. (Earnestine) Martin
R. Brad Martin Family Foundation
Dr. Mike Martin
Mr. Michael Mathias
Mrs. Theresa M. Mauer
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Maxwell, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Will E. May
Mr. & Mrs. Ward Mayer
Mary Jack & Claude McCord, Jr.
Mr. William D. McCorkle
Mr. & Mrs. McNeal B. McDonnell
Mr. & Mrs. Michael McDonnell
Mr. & Mrs. M. Kevin McEniry
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. McEniry
Mr. & Mrs. Cecil J. McGee
Dr. & Mrs. Jesse E. McGee
Mr. & Mrs. Alec McLean
Betty & Mark McMahon
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Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. McStay
Menke Foundation
Mary & Lucian S. Minor
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Montgomery
Mr. & Mrs. Jackson W. Moore
Mrs. Shirley P. Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Morgan, Jr.
Rose L. Morrison
Mr. & Mrs. Morgan Morton
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Mosley
Estate of Marie A. Murrell
The Mustang Fund
Dr. & Mrs. Alan M. Nadel
Mr. Edward Neal
Jean F. Norfleet
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Norfleet
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick H. O’ Leary
Dr. Frank & Mrs. Sarah Ognibene
Ms. Valerie Peavy
Ms. Sarah R. Perkins
Mr. & Mrs. Clifton B. Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. Scott P. Plunkett
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua D. Poag
Mrs. James H. Prentiss
Barbara & Allie Prescott
Mr. Thomas B. Preston
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Prosterman
Mary Alice Quinn
Julie & Jim Raines
Mr. Zach Randolph
Mr. & Mrs. Keshav Rao
Linda W. Rhea
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory B. Richards
Mrs. Anne D. Roane
Dr. & Mrs. S. G. Robbins, Jr.
The Robinson Family Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Thad S. Rodda, Jr.
Gayle S. Rose Foundation, Inc.
Michael & Debbi Fields Rose
Meryl Rosen
Ms. Randa Rosenblum
Judy Royal
Mrs. Susan B. Russell
Mr. & Mrs. Colin James Ruthven
Diane Sachs & Robert Vidulich
Suzanne Satterfield & John Pickens
Mr. & Mrs. Brian D. Schaffler
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Scharff, Jr.
Schilling Enterprises Fund
Erin & Ray Schultz
Mr. Michael Schwartz
Mr. Andrew B. Scoggin
Dr. & Mrs. James A. Scoggin
Phyllis & David Scruggs
Self Foundation
Drs. Melissa & Timothy H. Self
Mr. Harry B. Sharp, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. John J. Shea, Jr.
Estie & John Sheahan
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Shela
Constance F. Shelton
Dr. Barbara Kay Jackson
& Dr. Thomas B. Shelton
Dr. Thomas D. Shockley
Carol & Glenn Sigman
Beth Simpson
Ms. Kathleene Ann Sims
Vicki & R.D. Singh
Dr. David D. Sloas
Bruce R. and Jane Scharding Smedley
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Smith, Jr.
Katherine & Ham Smythe III
Lisa & Bayard Snowden
Caprice & Art Snyder
Estate of Sue Joyner Sprunt
Dr. Laura & Mr. Michael S. Starnes
Judy & Winn Stephenson
Mrs. Harriet W. Stern
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Stokes
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Stout
The Sunshine Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Svoboda
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Tanner
Mr. & Mrs. Shepherd D. Tate
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew H. Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Taylor
Mrs. Cindy L. Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Taylor
Dr. & Mrs. J. C. Taylor
Estate of Mary Elizabeth Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Thornton III
Dr. & Mrs. Todd A.Tobias
Mr. Peter L. Tosches
Louise & Blanchard Tual
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Webb Tucker
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Tucker
Ms. Elaine Tuomanen
Mrs. Agnes Ann Turley
Mrs. Lucy W. Turnbull
Jeanne & Henry Varnell
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Vaughan, Jr.
Ms. Kathryn Cannon & Mr. James L. Waller
Mr. & Mrs. Milton H. Ward
Warren Family Charitable Fund
Mr. Jonathan I. Wax
Blanche & Bobby Webb
Mr. & Mrs. Brandon M. Wellford
Mr. & Mrs. Dabney S. Wellford
Mr. Theodore Wells
Dr. Benton M. Wheeler
Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Whitman
Libby E. Whitten
Mrs. David G. Williams, Sr.
Laurel & Russ Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis C. Williamson, Jr.
Mrs. Barbara H. Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Wilson
Mrs. Mydelle L. Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Spence Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Witherington, Jr.
Mr. Thomas R. Wood
Ms. Emily Woodside & Dr. Bill Falvey
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wurtzburger
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Zanca
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Days of Hope
JANUARY 21
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Thornton III
in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
FEBRUARY 11
Billie Anne Williams
in memory of David G. Williams
on his birthday
FEBRUARY 24 – MARCH 3
Joanie & Andy Taylor
in honor of Reverend Drew
& Mrs. Kim Tucker
These generous individuals have designated a Day of Hope at MIFA with an annual gift of $5,000 or more in FY13 and this fiscal year to date.
To sponsor your own Day of Hope, or if you’ve made a gift at this level and have not yet selected your special day,
please contact Dorothy Lane McClure at (901) 529-4523 or [email protected].
JUNE 3
SEPTEMBER 15
Gerre Gourley
in memory of Dr. Robert D. Gourley
Pam & Fred Montesi
in memory of Mrs. Evelyn T. Palmer
in memory of Elizabeth T.
& John W. Caldwell
APRIL 23
JUNE 16
OCTOBER 10
Mimsy & Frank Jones
in memory of Bob Colmer
Anne & John Stokes
in honor of their 53rd anniversary
JULY 7
OCTOBER 17
Jeane Umbreit & Laurence Bloch
in honor of Thomas Robinson
Julie & Jim Raines
in honor of Tracey & Ken Harrigan
on their anniversary
APRIL 16
Jack Moore
in honor of Betty Moore on her birthday
Laurie & John Tucker
in honor of their 25th anniversary
MAY 8
Doug Edwards
in honor of Andrea Edwards
on her birthday
Mary Lapides, Jason Shela & Cathy Lapides
in memory of Mark Lapides on his birthday
Minta & Price Ford
in honor of Louise Mann on her birthday
Jeff Mann, Sr.
in honor of Louise Mann on her birthday
MARCH 31
MAY 18
MARCH 14
John & Sara Dobbs
April 10
Preston H. & Karen C. Dorsett
in honor of their anniversary
APRIL 14
Minta & Price Ford
in honor of Jeff Mann, Sr. on his birthday
Louise Mann
in honor of Jeff Mann, Sr. on his birthday
APRIL 15
George T. Johnson
in honor of Betty Johnson
on her birthday
16 • Fall 2013 • HOPE IN ACTION
Julie & Jim Raines
in honor of Bryan Testerman, Jr.
& Mason Cody Testerman
MAY 20
Glenna Flautt
in honor of her birthday
MAY 30
Matthew & Carmen Bond
in honor of their anniversary
Sara Holmes
in memory of Elmore Holmes III
on his birthday
JULY 10
Frank Z. Jemison, Jr.
& Jeanne Stewart Jemison
in memory of Frank Zimmerman Jemison
NOVEMBER 26
Constance Shelton
in memory of Irving Shelton
NOVEMBER 27
JULY 11
JULY 13
Anne & John Stokes
in honor of Teresa & Terry Richardson
on their anniversary
Tom & Kay Whitman
in honor of their anniversary
Frank Z. Jemison, Jr.
& Jeanne Stewart Jemison
in memory of Marcus Jefferson Stewart
DECEMBER 18
JULY 16
DECEMBER 28
Diane Sachs & Bob Vidulich
in memory of Abe Goodman
Joanne & Morgan Morton
in memory of Bess C. Morton on her birthday
Mary Lee & Peter Formanek
in memory of Peter Hale Formanek
AUGUST 30
Rose Johnston
in memory of Thomas Johnston
on his birthday
mifa.org • (901) 527-0208
FY13 Annual Listing, Corporations & Foundations
Thanks to these donors for their gifts during FY13 (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013).
A Better Source
Alchemy
Allied Waste Services
American Snuff Charitable Trust
Aspen Distributing Company
AutoZone
Baker, Donelson, Bearman,
Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Ballin, Ballin & Fishman, P.C.
Bank of America
Bluff City Jaguar - Land Rover
Boggs, LLC
Boyle Investment Company
Brunson & Company, Inc.
Buckeye Technologies Inc.
Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC
Burleigh Consulting Group
Cargill Citizenship Team
Caring Companions, LLC
Carrier Corporation
Century 21 Home First Realtors
Children’s Foundation of Memphis
Cohen Realty Investments
Colliers International
Combined Federal Campaign
of the Mid-South
Compound Capital Management
Computer Conditioning Corporation
Computer Conditioning of Mississippi
Cummins Inc.
D & J Supply Company
Dacosa Speedway LLC
Delta Asset Management, LLC
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Delta Dough, Inc. DBA
Panera Bread
DePouw Engineering, LLC
Design Details
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
The Eclectic Eye
Essentials Beauty Supply, Inc.
Evetts Pharmacy, Inc.
Fastsigns
Fayette County, Tennessee
FedEx
FedEx Solutions
Felicia Suzanne’s Restaurant
First Tennessee Foundation
The Flora Belle Moss & Bessie
Abigail Moss Foundation
Ford Motor Company, Memphis
Regional Sales Office
Formulary Productions
fred’s Super Dollar
Gap Foundation Gift Match Program
Mrs. Sharon Goldsworthy
Goodlett Foundation
GoodSearch
Grinder, Taber & Grinder, Inc.
H. W. Durham Foundation
Harkavy Shainberg Kaplan &
Dunstan PLC
Helen & Jabie Hardin Charitable Trust
Hicks Convention Services
The Hohenberg Foundation, Inc.
Hoops, LP
Horatio B. Ebert Charitable Foundation
IBEW - Jonnie Dawson
Charitable Foundation, Inc.
International Paper Foundation
Inventory Locator Service, LLC
J. Strickland & Co.
Jim Keras Nissan
John Dustin Buckman Charitable Trust
The Katzenberger Foundation, Inc.
Kele, Inc.
Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation
The Knapp Foundation, Inc.
Kraft Foods Matching Gifts Program
Lana’s Cafeteria & Catering
Latino Memphis
Laurelwood Shopping Center
Lewis Clark/Advertising Design
Lichterman Loewenberg Foundation
Liebert
Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance
Macstell’s Restaurant & Catering
Meals on Wheels Association of America
Medco Employee Giving Campaign
The Medtronic Foundation
Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau
Memphis Dermatology Clinic, P.A.
Memphis Grizzlies Charitable Foundation
Memphis Pizza Cafe
Memphis Pizza Cafe #2
Memphis Pizza Cafe III
Memphis Pizza Cafe V, LLC
Memphis Pizza Cafe VI, LLC
Memphis Restaurant Association
MGM Resorts Foundation
MLG&W
Mobile Giving Foundation
Muddy’s Bake Shop
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Mulroy
nexAir LLC
Orgill Inc.
Penn Legal Process
PeopleCap
Petco Foundation
Pitts Boyd Insurance
Priority Insurance Agency, Inc.
Pyramid Peak Foundation
RacesOnline
Ray & Baudoin Interior Design
Red Door Wealth Management
Reginald Wurzburg Foundation
Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck, P.L.C.
Running Pony Productions
S/G Electronics, Inc.
The Salmon Foundation
Security Signals, Inc.
ServiceMaster
Simply Divine Plus Size
Consignments
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
Southland Racing Corporation
Speer Charitable Trust
Standard Electric Company, Inc.
Start 2 Finish LLC
State Systems, Inc.
Stern Cardiovascular Foundation
Stillwell-Hansen, Inc,
Summit Asset Management
SunTrust Bank
Tennessee Valley Authority
Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
The Alliance for Children’s Rights
The Charles A. Frueauff Foundation
The Commercial Appeal
The Irvin Lansky Foundation
The New Earnestine & Hazel’s
The PeyBack Foundation
The Printer
The Schadt Foundation, Inc.
The Treasure Chest Boutique
The Wharton Law Firm
Thomas W. Briggs Foundation, Inc.
Travel Leaders
United Healthcare of Tennessee, Inc.
United Way of New York City
United Way Suncoast
The Urban Child Institute
Valero Memphis Refinery
Verzosa & Ungab Internal
Medicine Associates, P.C.
W. M. Barr & Company, Inc.
W. A. Soefker & Son, Inc.
Waddell & Associates, Inc.
Watkins & Eager
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo Advisors
Wilson Lumber Company, Inc.
X-L Service, Inc.
Yuletide Office Solutions
HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2013 • 17
C ONTRI BUTIONS
Circle of Hope Level Gifts
$50,000+
Anonymous
$10,000 - $14,999
Lou Pate Jones
Mimsy & Frank A. Jones
Estate of Marie A. Murrell
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Craddock
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Engelberg
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry F. Gay
Jean F. Norfleet
Mr. & Mrs. Scott P. Plunkett
Julie & Jim Raines
Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Whitman
$2,500 - $4,999
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Burleigh, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Gibson II
Mr. & Mrs. Alec McLean
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mrs. Anne D. Roane
Constance F. Shelton
$1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous
Dr. & Mrs. Rex Amonette
Michael & Bette Ferguson Arndt
Carol & Bert Barnett
Ms. Elizabeth Bazar
Gwen & Chris Beard
Mrs. Clady L. Beher
Kathleen & Jack Blair
Mrs. B. Snowden Boyle, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Boyle
Mr. & Mrs. J. Bayard Boyle, Jr.
18 • Fall 2013 • HOPE IN ACTION
MIFA gratefully acknowledges the following gifts of cash or stock received between April 1 and June 30, 2013.
Your donations support the independence of seniors and families in crisis in our community.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Callihan
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Carpenter
Margaret & Bill Craddock
Mr. & Mrs. Hal D. Crenshaw
The Reverend Senter C. Crook
& Dr. I. J. McFadden
Dr. & Mrs. Glenn A. Crosby
Dr. & Mrs. Roger J. Cunningham
Karen C. & Preston H. Dorsett
Mr. & Mrs. James H. Drain
Estate of Rena Loskovitz
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Finestone
John W. Fischer, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Francis
Carol & Jerry Francisco
Gerre W. Gourley
Joyce & Fred Graflund
Rabbi Micah & Mrs. Sheril Greenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Dick Hackett
Miss Woody Harwood
Dr. & Mrs. Haywood H. Henderson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander P. Jekels
Cynthia & Don Jordan
Grace Katz
Mr. & Mrs. Tom King
Ms. Virginia H. Klettner
The Klyce Family
Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Landau
Diane & Tom Long
Ms. June B. Mann
Mr. Michael Mathias
Betty & Mark McMahon
Mary & Lucian S. Minor
Rose L. Morrison
Dr. & Mrs. Alan M. Nadel
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua D. Poag
Mr. Thomas B. Preston
Meryl Rosen
Mrs. Alice G. Ruthven
Diane Sachs & Robert Vidulich
Estie & John Sheahan
Beth Simpson
Lisa & Bayard Snowden
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Stout
The Huisking Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Thornton III
Dr. & Mrs. Todd A.Tobias
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Tucker
Ms. Kathryn Cannon
& Mr. James L. Waller
Mr. & Mrs. Milton H. Ward
Blanche & Bobby Webb
Ms. Emily Woodside & Dr. Bill Falvey
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wurtzburger
Cornerstone of Hope
Level Gifts
$750 - $999
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Morris
Vicki & R.D. Singh
Investor Society Level Gifts
$500 - $749
Anonymous
Mrs. Barbara B. Bacharach
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Barnhart
Mrs. Pamela M. Beall
Ms. Anne Wulff & Mr. Brian P. Bendersky
Mr. & Mrs. James Breazeale
Ms. Beverly A. Crawford
Alice & Matt Crow
Leah & Kevin Dunnigan
Dot Gilbertson
Ms. Mona D. Hoover
Miss Louise R. Horn
Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene R. Katz
Mr. & Mrs. S. L. Kopald, Jr.
Mr. Richard E. Lewis
Mrs. Jean W. Mercer
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Morris III
Mr. Eddie Phillips
Mary Alice Quinn
Caprice & Art Snyder
Dr. & Mrs. Owen B. Tabor
Louise & Blanchard Tual
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Webb Tucker
Friends Society Level Gifts
$250 - $499
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Abernathy
Ms. Carleythia Anderson
Jane Antrobus
Mrs. Evelyn R. Ballentine
Dr. & Mrs. Maury Bronstein
Mrs. H. Deon Brown
Dr. Karen H. Clark & Mr. Michael S. Clark
Suzi & Mike Cody
Mr. Michael F. Curtis
Ms. Mary G. Davis
Mr. Marshall A. Depka
Ms. Alicia M. Dorsey
Mr. & Mrs. John Gaskill
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Glover
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald K. Grossman
Sally & Brad Heinz
Mr. & Mrs. Antonino Incardona
mifa.org • (901) 527-0208
Ms. Paula S. Jacobson
Mrs. Carolyn L. Jennings
Ms. Martha N. Kelly
Mr. Paul W. Koch, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Kriger
Susan & Tommy Lewis
Ms. Carissa Hussong & Mr. David Lusk
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Madlock
Dr. & Mrs. Carter E. McDaniel III
Mr. & Mrs. Cecil J. McGee
Holley & Lucius McGehee
Mr. & Mrs. Marion Birge B. Morgan
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Mosley
Dr. Frank & Mrs. Sarah Ognibene
Mr. & Mrs. Larry W. Papasan
Major & Mrs. W. O. Parr, USMC
Mr. & Mrs. Keshav Rao
Barney Rolfes, Jr.
Mrs. Emily Boone Ruch
Mr. & Mrs. Colin James Ruthven
Dr. Thomas D. Shockley
Mr. & Mrs. Rouben Simonian
Lt. Col. & Mrs. Warren L.
Simpson, USAF (Ret.)
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy N. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald P. Snipes
Ms. Cheryl Stokes
Mr. & Mrs. Elbert L. Thomas, Jr.
Ms. Elaine Tuomanen
Mrs. Eugenia Walker
Warren Family Charitable Fund
Mrs. Marjorie Webster
Libby E. Whitten
Jessie Elizabeth Kelly Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Warfield Williams
Mrs. Mydelle L. Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Berkley Wolff
Mr. Thomas R. Wood
Mr. & Mrs. David Young
mifa.org • (901) 527-0208
Corporations
& Foundations
$125,000+
Anonymous
$50,000+
FedEx
$10,000 - $25,000
John Dustin Buckman Charitable Trust
fred’s Super Dollar
Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation
ServiceMaster
$7,500 - $9,999
Tennessee Valley Authority
$5,000 - $7,499
International Paper Foundation
The PeyBack Foundation
Wells Fargo
$2,500 - $4,999
Carrier Corporation
Combined Federal Campaign
of the Mid-South
Fayette County, Tennessee
MGM Resorts Foundation
United Healthcare of Tennessee, Inc.
$1,000 - $2,499
Cargill
Delta Dough, Inc. DBA Panera Bread
FedEx Solutions
Inventory Locator Service, LLC
Macstell’s Restaurant & Catering
Standard Electric Company, Inc.
$500 - $999
The Commercial Appeal
Meals on Wheels Association of America
$250 - $499
Penn Legal Process
The Treasure Chest Boutique
Congregations
Groups
$5,000 - $7,499
Bellevue Baptist Church
Brown Missionary Baptist Church
Church of the Holy Communion
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
$2,500 - $4,999
Calvary Episcopal Church
Germantown Presbyterian Church
Temple of Deliverance
$1,000 - $2,499
Balmoral Presbyterian Church
Church of the Holy Spirit
Idlewild Presbyterian Church
Second Presbyterian Church
$750 - $999
Central Church
The United Methodist Church,
Memphis Conference
White Stone Missionary Baptist Church
$500 - $749
Collierville United Methodist Church
Ellendale United Methodist Church
First Baptist Church, Lauderdale
Germantown United Methodist Church
$250 - $499
Buntyn Presbyterian Church
Castalia Baptist Church
Cumberland Presbyterian
Church of Germantown
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Temple Israel
Third Church of Christ, Scientist
100,000+
MLG&W Plus-1
$2,500 - $4,999
Lausanne Collegiate School
$1,000 - $2,499
Memphis District Dietetic Assn.
$500 - $999
Community Alliance for the Homeless
Kate Bond Middle School
$250 - $499
Christian Brothers University
Girl Scout Troop 10425
Rhodes College
University of Tennessee Health
Science Center SNGA
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HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2013 • 19
Tributes
Honorariums
Ivory & Ella Artis
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hudson
Lin Askew
Elizabeth Copeland
Rosie Phillips Bingham
The MIFA family
Jill Barasso’s
Grandaughter’s Marriage
Janet Kisber
Herbert Blumen
Shirley Manis
Mickey Brown
Francine Brown
Charles Cape
Barbara O’Brien
Mary Ann Clarke
Missie McDonnell
Trent Cobb
Bartlett UMC Women
Dr. Jim Daughdrill
Cynthia & Don Jordan
Ed Greenberg
Edith S. Jacobson
Hazel & Jessica Gardner
Cornelia Swain
Kathy Buckman Gibson
The MIFA family
Dot Gilbertson
Mary Nease
Cynthia Hanna
Buckman Laboratories
20 • Fall 2013 • HOPE IN ACTION
Memorials
Carolyn Chism Hardy
The MIFA family
Wilma Hughes’ Graduation
Margaret Craddock
Anne Froom Jones
Lynn Jones
Annabelle Kaplan
Janet Kisber
Jay King
Janet Kisber
James Lovell
Alexander Waddell
Deanna A. MacKenzie
Kathleen C. Aaron
Mindy & Jay Mattingly’s
New Home
Jay Mattingly’s Recovery
Francine Brown
Missie Pidgeon McDonnell
Emily Ruch
Julie Mills
Dr. & Mrs. John Whittemore
Hazel G. Moore
The MIFA family
Charlie Nelson
Patty Wood Clark
Café Piazza
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Barbara Prescott
The MIFA family
St. Mary’s Episcopal Middle
School Administration
& Ensemble Staff
Ariel Wexler & Family
Harry & Flora Samuels
Edith S. Jacobson
Molly & Marshall Sashkin
Jim & Mary Anne Hall
Jennifer Satre
Jessica Satre
Allan & Julie Schoenberger
Jay Schoenberger
Rachel Shankman
The MIFA family
Mary Austin Mays Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Kit Mays
Marne Anderson
& Charlie Warner
Jean & Hal Lewis
Robert Webster
Marjorie Webster
Saralyn & Danny Weiss
Stephanie Hoffman
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Weiss
Dr. John Winford
Dr. James Turner
Sandra Wurzburg’s New Home
Janet Kisber
Frances Averitt
Cissy Smith
Frances & Doug Averitt
Peggy & Jim Williamson
Annapurna Ayyagari
Rohini & Prabhakar Parikh
Liz & Rouben Simonian
Jonathan Ballentine
Evelyn Ballentine
William Robert “Bill” Bartlett
The MIFA family
Nancy S. Blair
Judge & Mrs. Harry W. Wellford
The Sister of John Blumbeks
Edith Reiter
Dr. Bobby Bowie
Harold & Patsy Bowie
Claude Braganza
Rohini & Prabhakar Parikh
Betty Crisler Buchignani
Judge & Mrs. Harry W. Wellford
Lee Busby
Mrs. Henry Haizlip, Jr.
Paul A. Calame
Mrs. Paul Calame
Joseph Campbell
Sally Clicque
Ruth Campbell
Faye & Jack Marks
Patrick Carey
Richard G. Taylor
Willard Carter
Becky Boone
Barney Rolfes, Jr.
Ranjit Kumar Chatterjee
Asan Tejwani
Ethel Chulos
Liz & Rouben Simonian
Susan M. Clark
The MIFA family
William S. Craddock, Sr.
Bill & Julia Gibbons
The MIFA family
Susan Sanford & Billy Reed
Barney Rolfes, Jr.
Celia Cuicchi
Judy Royal
Dan Daniel
Mr. & Mrs. Clint Bratton
Elizabeth Deane
Sally Clicque
Iska Taylor Duke
Barbara & Billy Albright
Elizabeth W. Chidley
Catherine M. Freeburg
Rosalee Landry
Kimberly & Marvin Martin
Dennis & Martha Medford
The MIFA family
Margaret D. Wilson
Christopher Duvall
Magnolia Manor Friends &
Neighbors
MIFA gratefully acknowledges the following gifts of cash or stock received between April 1 and June 30, 2013.
Your donations are meaningful to the people you honor and the people we serve.
Russell Elliot
Francine Brown
Ricki & Barry Fife
Natalie & Jimmy Jalenak
Jim & Judy Lindy
Lyda G. Parker
Stan & Suellyn Ruffin
Pantelis Fakiris
Harkavy Shainberg Kaplan
& Dunstan PLC
Mr. Bill Finch
Frank & Joan Adair
Thackersibhai Gala
Rohini & Prabhakar Parikh
Indu Tejwani
Carolyn Gallagher
Dorothy Greaney
Mrs. Joyce Gallant
Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan
William Geralds
Missie & Jim McDonnell
Tom V. Gilbert, Jr.
Judge & Mrs. Harry W. Wellford
Tommy Gilliam
Helen Campbell
Mary Goodwin
Mary Bedwell
Edward Greenberg
Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan
Nora Rothschild
Sally Grinspan
Donna & Bob Goodman
Mr. & Mrs. Tom White
Anna Kabakoff Gruber
Sue & Bud Balkin
Charles “Dee” Hart
Louise Buchanan
Debra Jackson Henderson
Barbara & John Nash
Lillie Bell Higgins
Nikia L. Johnson
Jackie Hoefer
Courtney Brafford
Louise Householder
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Cape
Tina Howell
Dr. & Mrs. Richard C. Cheek
Nancy Ingram
William L. Leake, Jr.
The MIFA family
Bob & Laura Schwartz
Marianne & Berkley Wolff
K.C. Jain
Asan Tejwani
Frankie E. Johnson
Cato & Georgette Johnson
JoAnn (Mrs. Fletcher) Johnson
Janie & Bill Bobbitt
Hal Kaufman
Harold & Susan Brooks
Shirley Manis
Susan Beth Zechman Kirsch
David Adam Kirsch
Myrna Klazmer
Janet Kisber
Shirley Manis
Ana Kocic
Harkavy Shainberg Kaplan
& Dunstan PLC
Dr. Sheldon Korones
Elinor F. Reed
Harry Levenson
Helen Weiss
Wyatt & Irene Lewis
Nancy Thompson
Ida Walker Lockard
Jack Marvin Bell
Joseph Jones
Paula LeSuer
John Little
The MIFA family
Rev. & Mrs. William Smith
Catresia Jenkins Tidwell
Doris Madsen
Jane Hobson
Bhagwandevi Malhotra
Rohini & Prabhakar Parikh
Sarah Whitley Huettel Mitchell
Sam & Deborah Brackstone
Carolyn Mosby
The MIFA family
C.H. Narayanan
Asan Tejwani
Dr. David R. Neal
Burleigh Consulting Group
Charles “Corky” Neale
Priscilla Neale
Kathy Nix
Phyllis Jeanne Guenter
Ruth O’Donnell
Anita Pharr
Mrs. Ruth O’Mell
Derene Akins
Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan
Shirley Manis
Chardrakantbhai Parikh
Rohini & Prabhakar Parikh
Don Pelts
Marilyn & Louis Glazer
Shirley Manis
Lyda G. Parker
Mr. Pete Peterson
Alice Wood
Maxine Petties
Carolyn Petties
Anita Pié
Marijean & Jimmy Canfield
Sandra & Merrill Roe
Florence Wilson (Flossie) Quinn
Juliann Ashley
Sally & Frank Clark
Mike & Suzi Cody
Margaret & Bill Craddock
Dan & Susan Estrem
Michael & Hayley Estrem
Gerre Gourley
Betty & Mark McMahon
The MIFA family
Mr. & Mrs. James Quinn
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Wheeler
Dr. Peter Quinn
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Cape
Missie & Jim McDonnell
The MIFA family
Judge & Mrs. Harry W. Wellford
Mother of Ginny Reed
Annelle R. Huggins
Bobby Roberson
Barbara & John Nash
Charles H. Rosatti, Jr.
Bill & Janie Bobbitt
Maurice Rosin
Friends at Huey’s
Connie & Mike Sherman
Edith Mae Chumney Russell
Ms. Carol J. Chumney
Dr. & Mrs. James R. Chumney
Marcus Russell
Mrs. Gail C. Stephens
Mrs. Mary C. Strench
John Sadler
Vic & Carole Feisal
Mr. Salian
Amar & Poorna Gajjar
Sunita & Satish Pareek
Deepa & Kanti Sangoi
Indu Tejwani
Adam Sater
Elizabeth A. Simonian
Mary Clayton Saunders
Holley & Lucius McGehee
Jane Plunket
Richard H. Schelp
Billie Schelp
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HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2013 • 21
Nanette J. Schneider
Jane Hobson
Bonnie Vare Smith
George S. Sullivan
Audrey Stewart
Peggy Seessel
Edna Stiman - Joel Stiman
Helen Weiss
Ann Thomas Thompson
Harry & Sunny Blumenfeld
Martha Towne
Dr. & Mrs. Gary Mantell
Mr. Jack Watson
Sally & John Coleman
Leonard Weiner
Sharyn Burson
Shirley Manis
Mary Ellen Robinson White
Suzanne & Walter Allen
Margaret & Bill Craddock
Elizabeth Kenworthy Farrar
Mr. & Mrs. Cam Hillyer
The MIFA family
Mary & Walker Mulherin
Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Patton
Bud & Geri Pitts
Dan & Chloee Poag
Barney Rolfes, Jr.
Judi & Danny Taylor
Mary & Corey B. Trotz
Alice Wood
Donald Wilder
Mrs. Krista Anderson
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Lutz
Dr. Norman Shea
Ira Lee Williams
Margaret Craddock
22 • Fall 2013 • HOPE IN ACTION
James E. Williams
Jessie K. Williams
Josephine Winkler
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Steinberg
Maeon Wilson
H. Deon Brown
Stuart Woody
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Cape
Harold Wormser
Janet Kisber
Birthdays
Mrs. Dede Ale
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mr. John Ale
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Susan Arney
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Pat Beech
Pam & Fred Montesi
Bob & Lea Bernatsky
Bonita Lyons
Peggy Bodine
Missie McDonnell
Mrs. Maggie Boyd
Pam & Fred Montesi
David Brackstone
Sam & Deborah Brackstone
Mr. Arthur Budge
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Marcia Bullen
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Anita Burkett
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mr. Claude Chafin
Pam & Fred Montesi
Jeff Goldstein
Donna & Bob Goodman
Mrs. Elyse Grant
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Betty Green
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Manju Gupta
Pam & Fred Montesi
Judi Harrick
Ellen Ziskind
Mrs. Martha Horton
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mr. Kevin Kimery
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mr. George Klepper III
Pam & Fred Montesi
Rufie Lewis
Dodie Cheairs
Charles Lewis
Dodie Cheairs
Ralph Lewis, Jr.
Dodie Cheairs
Bickie McDonnell
Missie & Jim McDonnell
Robert Michel
Barbara Michel
Minnie Morrison
Jerome Morrison, Sr.
Mrs. Gwen Owen
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Evelyn Palmer
Pam & Fred Montesi
Pravinbhai & Hansaben Patel
Rohini & Prabhakar Parikh
Dr. Willie Ren Phillips
Jane Plunket
Mrs. Kim Pitts
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mr. Abe Plough
Pam & Fred Montesi
honored
with Methodist Healthcare Foundation Living Award
for Community Inspiration in Faith and Health
Mr. Bowman Reid
Pam & Fred Montesi
Emily Ruch
Missie McDonnell
Laurie & Elkan Scheidt
Marsha & Michael Underberg
Mrs. Wazir Singh
Dr. & Mrs. D.D. Sidhu
Mrs. Susan Sutton
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Elizabeth Tate
Pam & Fred Montesi
Dr. John Thoma
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Linda Thompson
Pam & Fred Montesi
Katherine Wellford
Dodie Cheairs
Frank & Mary Wilcheck
Cathy & Pat Wilcheck
Mrs. Sherrye Winford
Pam & Fred Montesi
Anniversaries
Archie & Patricia Fisher
John & Pat Wasilik
Mary Margaret & Jerry Heimlicher
Kathleene Sims
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Lehman
Shirley Manis
Mr. & Mrs. Louis Roman
Donna & Bob Goodman
Judy & Fred Wimmer
Cheryl & Jim Shields
MIFA WELCOMES
ANNE FROOM JONES
Anne Froom Jones has joined the MIFA team as Development Officer,
Individual Giving and Direct Mail. A native of Spanish Fort, Alabama, Anne
is an alumna of Rhodes College and was a co-founder of Dress for Success
in Memphis. She says, “After 12 years in corporate marketing at Morgan
Keegan, I wanted to shift my career to raising awareness and funds for an
organization that was close to my heart. MIFA was at the top of my career
wish list and I feel incredibly lucky to be here!”
Anne and her husband John live in Midtown and have two children—Phillip,
a sophomore in high school, and Frances, a sophomore in college.
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Volunteer opportunities at MIFA
910 Vance Avenue • Memphis, TN 38126
Private donations combined
with funds from these partners
make MIFA’s services possible.
TN Departments of Human
Services & Transportation
The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association,
Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible charity.
To volunteer for any of our programs, call or email the appropriate contact below for available
opportunities. Please review our volunteer requirements online before selecting your
volunteer opportunity, as each program has a different set of guidelines for volunteers. You can
also
fill out a volunteer application online! Visit mifa.org/volunteer for more information.
Congregations – Linda Marks, (901) 527-0208 x218, [email protected]
COOL – Carlos Royston, (901) 529-4557, [email protected]
Hands on Homes – Clister Birgs, (901) 527-0208 x425, [email protected]
Long-Term Care Ombudsman – Rick Finkey, (901) 527-0208 x230, [email protected]
Senior Companion – Dennis Moy, (901) 529-4535, [email protected]
Special Events/Development – Charlie Nelson, (901) 529-4514, [email protected]
Meals on Wheels – Angela Scott, (901) 529-4513, [email protected]
Volunteer orientation and tours are held every Wednesday at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Contact Charlie Nelson to reserve a spot at (901) 529-4514 or [email protected].
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