Hope in Action, Spring 2014

in this issue:
MIFA welcomes
Cecelia Johnson-Powell
and Zev Samuels
MLK Day at MIFA
Raiford Shoe Fund
supports Emergency
Services for 20 years
Zach Randolph makes
$20,000 gift to
Emergency Services
Upcoming events
HOPE IN ACTION
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Spring 2014 • Volume 33 • Number 1
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
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
Rev. Dorothy Wells
Executive Director
Sally Jones Heinz
Hope in Action staff
Ellen Whitten, Editor
[email protected]
(901) 529-4507
Santana Singleton,
Designer
James Seacat,
Communications Director
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MIFA friends,
A few short months ago, we told you about changes we made to our Meals program in preparation for growth in
the future. I am very excited to tell you that some of that growth has already begun, through a partnership with
our neighbor, Mid-South Food Bank.
According to a recent study, many seniors in our community face food insecurity, which means they have limited
physical and economic access to sufficient safe, nutritious food to fulfill their dietary needs. More than one in 10
seniors in our area is food insecure.
In order to combat statistics like this one, we have just begun a pilot program with Mid-South Food Bank through
which we deliver boxes of shelf-stable food items every week to 25 clients in the 38109 ZIP code area who were
selected from the Aging Commission of the Mid-South’s waiting list for MIFA Meals on Wheels. Each box
contains enough breakfasts, lunches, and snacks to last seven days. Using our expertise and resources in meal
delivery and the Food Bank’s volunteers and access to wholesale food vendors, we believe this program could
allow us to serve many more Shelby County seniors.
In 1976, when our community needed an answer to the growing issue of senior hunger, we created our
home-delivered meals program. When a new provider was needed for congregate meals, we took that task
on as well. As both demand and technology advanced, we worked to innovate. And we continue looking for
better ways to serve our community—through new ideas, best practices, and smart partnerships—and to support
the independence of our senior neighbors.
Sincerely,
Sally Jones Heinz
Executive Director
On the cover: During our MLK Day event on January 20, finalists in the 2014 Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Teen Oratorical Contest were announced. Front row, L to R: Kayla Little,
Morgan Davis, Martin Butcher, Bobbi Garmon, Joshua Salter, Niyungeko Jeanine,
oratorical contest sponsor and MIFA supporter Nina Thornton; back row, L to R: MIFA
supporter Dionne Jones, John Dobbs, Obadiah Williams, Steven Beecher, Fred’s Inc.
President and CEO Bruce Efird, Morgan Boyce; not pictured: Maiya Mosby
Our vision: Uniting the community through service.
Our mission: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-­impact programs.
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MIFA welcomes
Cecelia Johnson-Powell
and Zev Samuels
Cecelia Johnson-Powell
Zev Samuels
Director of Program Performance
Director of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Cecelia brings 18 years of program development, performance analysis
and reporting, and quality improvement experience to the team, having
worked with such respected agencies as the United Way of Central
Indiana, the Indiana Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives,
and the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority.
Zev has spent more than 20 years—most of them in the Mid-South—
working with vulnerable senior populations. A licensed master social
worker, Zev has worked in both nonprofit and corporate environments
and brings a new perspective to our team. He also brings a great deal
of experience and compassion to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman
program, where his level of care and concern for the clients is readily
apparent.
“I am so excited about this opportunity to contribute to the MIFA
mission and vision. For me, working at MIFA, really, is a call to ‘serve
individuals and the community as an act of faith.’ It’s clear to me that
MIFA is proof of what we can accomplish as a community when we
work together. I want to be part of that experience.”
Cecelia holds a BS in Public Affairs from Indiana University School
of Public and Environmental Affairs. A native of Indianapolis, Indiana,
Cecelia “retired” to the Mid-South in 2011 with her husband Richard
Powell. Together they have four adult children: Jared Johnson, Dr. Carmin
Powell, Adrienne Johnson, and Camira Powell. Cecelia is a member of First
Congregational Church and serves as the congregation’s co-moderator.
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“MIFA has always meant two things to me: Memphis and family,”
Zev says. “I remember delivering MIFA Meals on Wheels as a child,
holding the map and reading out the directions. And MIFA was my first
introduction to the concept of ‘inter-faith.’”
Zev joined the MIFA team in December. Now he says, “MIFA gives me
a reason to look forward to Mondays!”
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MIFA HONORS
DR. KING’S LEGACY
On January 20, MIFA held its annual observance of Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.’s birthday. Bruce Efird, president and CEO of Fred’s Inc., delivered
a lively and inspiring keynote address about Dr. King’s legacy, MIFA’s
value in the community, and the talent and potential of our teen oratorical
contestants.
The program also featured musical contributions from several talented
Cordova High School musicians and COOL participant Kayla Little.
During the celebration, the 11 finalists in MIFA’s Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Teen Oratorical Contest were announced. This annual competition,
sponsored by Nina and Matthew Thornton, engages COOL students in
friendly competition and offers them an opportunity to work with mentors as
they revise their submissions. The first-place winner will deliver the keynote
address at MIFA’s Day of Reflection and Service on Saturday, April 5.
Fred’s Inc. President and CEO Bruce Efird, pictured here with
MIFA Executive Director Sally Heinz, delivered the keynote
address at MIFA’s MLK Day celebration on January 20.
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During their final competition on February 22, the winners of the Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Teen Oratorical Contest were announced: Kayla D. Little
of Cordova High School is our first-place winner and will speak at Day of
Reflection and Service on April 5; John Q. Dobbs of Central High School
won second place; and Martin L. Butcher, also of Central High School, is
the third-place winner. Congratulations to our contestants!
Join us on Saturday, April 5 at 10 a.m. at MIFA for
Day of Reflection and Service, presented by ServiceMaster.
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Raiford Shoe Fund celebrates
20 years of giving to MIFA
By Dorothy Lane McClure
MIFA Emergency Services provides families in crisis with basic necessities,
including food, shelter, and clothing. For two decades, the Raiford Memorial
Shoe Fund has provided qualified clients with well-fitting, new footwear to
literally help them stay on their feet.
During his lifetime, Phillip Raiford and Raiford’s Shoes, Inc. provided
thousands of pairs of shoes to children in need. That legacy of caring continues
today through MIFA and his family’s generous support. In reflecting back on
their 20-year partnership with MIFA, Raiford’s daughter Phyllis Scruggs says,
JOIN US ON SATURDAY,
“MIFA provides our community with an inter-faith organization that cuts
APRIL 5, AT 10 A.M. AT MIFA through all the boundaries that divide us to bring the message of hope to
FOR DAY OF REFLECTION
anyone in need who comes to you for help. We feel privileged to be able to
AND SERVICE, PRESENTED BY help you in that mission.”
SERVICEMASTER.
In 1994, Caprice Snyder (right), MIFA VP of Family Programs,
received a start-up contribution for the Phillip & Geneva Raiford
Shoe Fund from Phyllis Scruggs (left), the Raifords’ daughter.
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Since its creation, over 8,000 lives have been touched by the Raiford Shoe
Fund. We are grateful to the Raiford and Scruggs families for their extraordinary
generosity and the lasting impact of their gifts. Happy 20th anniversary!
You can support Emergency Services too. Make a contribution
to Plus-1 using the donation envelope inside this magazine,
or visit mifa.org/plus-1 to give online.
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Upcoming events
Benefactors Circle Induction Ceremony
A COOL Afternoon with Jeanne Robertson
This induction ceremony will recognize those donors whose cumulative lifetime giving
ranks them among our most outstanding supporters. New inductees will be added
to the Benefactors Circle wall in our Norfleet Center of Philanthropy and honored
with a brief program and reception.
April 3, 3 p.m. • Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC)
Nationally acclaimed humorist Jeanne Robertson will return to the Memphis
area for a single matinee appearance presented by Madonna Circle, a Catholic
service organization, and supported by Senior Care Management Solutions and The
Commercial Appeal. Proceeds from this event will benefit MIFA COOL. Pre-show meet
and greet, where refreshments will be served, runs from 2 to 2:45 p.m. Tickets are $50
and can be purchased by calling (901) 568-8133 or (901) 233-5758.
Day of Reflection and Service
April 5, 10 a.m. • MIFA
April 22, 9 a.m. • MIFA
27th Annual No-Go Gala
Late April
Keep an eye on your mailboxes in late April for our annual No-Go Gala invitation! This
annual non-event invites supporters to skip a night out on the town or tickets to a fancy
gala and instead stay home and support MIFA. The mailing always includes a creative
surprise or activity, and this year’s will be no exception! To make your gift, visit donate.
mifa.org/nogogala.
This annual recognition event is held at MIFA and has been sponsored by ServiceMaster
since 2001. Created in 1999, this program features volunteer awards, music, and a
keynote address by the winner of MIFA’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Teen Oratorical
Contest, and is accompanied by several volunteer projects. Contact Charlie Nelson for
more information at (901) 529-4514 or [email protected].
Rebirth of the Dream
Plus-1 PUSH Telethon
Memphis Symphony Orchestra presents Rebirth of the Dream, an evening of reflection
and celebration of Memphis’ past, present, and future. Inspired by the legacy of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., the Rebirth of the Dream concert, composed by Paul Brantley
with special guest accompaniment from the Dream Chorus, will use music as an
instrument for healing and social change.
April 7, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. • MLGW
Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW), MIFA, and Channel 3 are hosting the second
annual all-day telethon to increase awareness of and participation in Plus-1, our
program which provides utility assistance for individuals and families in financial crises
through donations from MLGW customers who add $1 or more to their monthly utility
bills. Tune in to WREG Channel 3 on the day of the telethon to make your pledge! Or get
your gift in early using the donation envelope included in this magazine.
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May 16, 7:30 p.m. • Cannon Center for the Performing Arts
COOL College Signing Day
May 19, 5 p.m. • MIFA
Join us as we celebrate the successes of our COOL class of 2014 and congratulate
them on their commitments to colleges for the fall semester! The diversity of college
choices and surprises for the students make this lively event an annual favorite of staff
and supporters.
Join MIFA this month in the March for Meals
initiative, a nationwide effort to raise funds and
awareness to address senior hunger.
Your support will help us deliver 1,200 meals
to seniors each weekday—meals that allow those
clients to maintain their health and
independence and remain in their own homes.
Visit mifa.org/marchformeals to get involved,
or contact Anne Jones at (901) 529-4525 or [email protected].
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Contributions
Circle of Hope Level Gifts
$25,000+
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Craddock
Crews Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Dobbs
The Mustang Fund
$20,000 - $24,999
The Estate of Elizabeth Caldwell
Sylvia G. Marks
$15,000 - $19,999
BBB Foundation
Ms. Sarah R. Perkins
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Thornton III
$10,000 - $14,999
Mr. & Mrs. Marion S. Boyd, Jr.
Peter Formanek Charitable Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Morgan Morton
Mrs. Anne D. Roane
Mr. Andrew B. Scoggin
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Stokes
Mrs. David G. Williams, Sr.
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous
Carmen & Matthew Bond
Mr. & Mrs. G. Douglas Edwards
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D.Engelberg
Doris & Fred Feder
Glenna Boales Flautt
Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. Gerber
Goldsmith Family Foundation, Inc.
Mrs. Sara Holmes
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Mr. & Mrs. George T. Johnson
Mrs. Rose M. Johnston
Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Kosten
Louise & Jeff Mann
R. Brad Martin Family Foundation
Mrs. Theresa M. Mauer
Mary & Lucian S. Minor
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mr. & Mrs. Jackson W. Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Morgan, Jr.
Julie & Jim Raines
Schilling Enterprises Fund
The Sunshine Fund
Jeanne & Henry Varnell
$2,500 - $4,999
Gwen & Chris Beard
Camilla & Mark Evans and children
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Feather
Babs & Jef Feibelman
Sondra & Bill Fondren
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Fulmer III
Marilyn L. Haas Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander P. Jekels
Ms. Virginia H. Klettner
Ms. Mary Lapides & Mr. Jason Shela
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Lichterman
Ms. Margaret Maiden
Liz & Arsen Manugian
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Maxwell, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thad S. Rodda, Jr.
Michael & Debbi Fields Rose
Ms. Randa Rosenblum
Constance F. Shelton
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Smith, Jr.
Mrs. Lucy W. Turnbull
Mr. & Mrs. Brandon M. Wellford
Laurel & Russ Williams
Mydelle Wilson
Ms. Emily Woodside & Dr. Bill Falvey
$1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Ben C. Adams, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. J. Walter Allen
Dr. & Mrs. Rex Amonette
Michael & Bette Ferguson Arndt
Norma & Olin Atkins
Mickey Babcock
Mrs. Clady L. Beher
Dottie & Jack Blake
Ms. Susan Herron
& Dr. Benjamin W. Bledsoe
Mr. Richard H. & Dr. Peggy Bodine
Mr. & Mrs. Walker Bolton
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Boren, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul O. Bower
Mr. & Mrs. Hallam Boyd, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Harry M. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Larry H. Bryan
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Byers, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Felix L. Caldwell
Frances Condon Calil
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Callihan
Mr. & Mrs. George Cates
Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Cates
The Reverend & Mrs. Reynolds S.
Cheney II
Dr. Thomas P. Chu
Suzi & Mike Cody
Congressman Stephen I. Cohen
Mrs. Louise W. Collier
Meg & Scott Crosby
Dr. & Mrs. Roger J. Cunningham
Doug & Laurie Daniel
Dr. & Mrs. James H. Daughdrill, Jr.
Scott & Kay Dawson
Mrs. Barbara A. Denley
Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Douglass
Martha & Robert Fogelman
Margo & Mark Fogelman
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Francis
Mr. & Mrs. W. Jerry Gillis
Aimee G. Ginsburg
Donna & Bob Goodman
Gerre W. Gourley
Martha & Jerrold Graber
Rabbi Micah & Mrs. Sheril Greenstein
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Griesbeck
Brenda & Fred Grinder
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Gwatney
Mrs. Henry Haizlip, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Harris
Dot Harwood
Kathy Hayek
Mr. Roy W. Hendrix, Jr.
Mrs. Page Price Henrion
Mrs. J. H. Hicks
Ms. Mary Hohenberg
Ms. Mona D. Hoover
Ms. Bernice Hussey & Dr. Hal Brunt
Ms. Ellen Daugherty
& Mr. Jeffrey H. Jackson
Mr. John M. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. Jones
Lou Pate Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Jones, Jr.
Bruce Kahn
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Kaiser
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene R. Katz
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Kerr
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MIFA gratefully acknowledges the following gifts of cash or stock received between October 1 and December 31,
2013. Your donations support the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis in our community.
Ann & Roger Knox
Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Landau
Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Landau
Kathy & Scott P. Ledbetter
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Lee
Nell R. Levy
Mr. Richard E. Lewis
Diane & Tom Long
Drs. Judith Soberman
& Leonard Lothstein
Mr. & Mrs. Milton L. Lovell
Betty & John Malmo
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald C. Marshall
Mr. & Mrs. Will E. May
Mr. & Mrs. Ward Mayer
Mr. William D. McCorkle
Ms. Jenks Etter McCrory
Mr. & Mrs. Michael McDonnell
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. McEniry
Betty & Mark McMahon
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. McStay
Mr. & Mrs. David Montanez
Rev. & Mrs. Steve R. Montgomery
Pat Moody
Mrs. Shirley P. Moore
Mr. & Mrs. D. Stephen Morrow
Mrs. Susan Moskop
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley O. Mosley
Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick H. O’Leary
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Oliver
Mr. & Mrs. Scott P. Plunkett
Barbara & Allie Prescott
Laretha & Bryson Randolph
Mr. & Mrs. Keshav Rao
Mr. & Mrs. Don Reed
Dr. & Mrs. S. G. Robbins, Jr.
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Meryl Rosen
Judy Royal
Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rudner
Ms. Robin Salant
Suzanne Satterfield & John Pickens
Mr. & Mrs. Brian D. Schaffler
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Scharff, Jr.
Mr. Michael Schwartz
Dr. & Mrs. James A. Scoggin
Mr. & Mrs. Narendra Shah
Mrs. Glenda Sharp
Ms. Nancy Sue Shaw
Estie & John Sheahan
Dr. Barbara Kay Jackson
& Dr. Thomas B. Shelton
Ms. Sehrish Siddiqui
Carol & Glenn Sigman
Beth Simpson
Ms. Kathleene Ann Sims
Vicki & R.D. Singh
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Smith
Mrs. Dorothy C. Steen
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Stroud
& Matthew Stroud
Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Svoboda
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Tanner
Mrs. Cindy L. Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Temme
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Tichenor
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Tucker
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Webb Tucker
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Vaughan, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Voehringer
Warren Family Charitable Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Dabney S. Wellford
Mr. Theodore E. Wells
Dr. Benton M. Wheeler
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis C. Williamson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Wilson
Mrs. Barbara H. Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Spence Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Witherington, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wurtzburger
Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Yukon
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Zanca
Mr. David Zelinski
Cornerstone of Hope
Level Gifts
$750 - $999
Anonymous
Mr. Charles B. Cannon
Drs. Heather & Ravi D. Chauhan
Jane & John Dulin
Mr. & Mrs. D. Michael Edelmuth
Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Hussey, Jr.
Lynn J. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald T. Morris
B. G. Oates
$500 - $749
Anonymous
Ms. Donna L. Banta
Mr. & Mrs. F. Barry Bays
Mr. & Mrs. J. William Bendall
Ms. Linda A. Bennett
Mrs. Lenore Binswanger
The Rev. & Mrs. James R. Boyd
Mr. Guilbert L. Brandon, Sr.
Mr. Craig Brashear
Jeffrey Bronze
Dr. Jewell C. Ward & Mr. Jim Brooks
Mr. & Mrs. Joel W. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Campbell
Mr. & Mrs. Preston C. Carpenter Jr.
Ms. Doris Cassius
Mr. & Mrs. Hal D. Crenshaw
Ms. Paula Crocker
Mr. Mark Crosby
Dr. & Mrs. Carl R. Cutting
Jeanne & Rabbi Harry K. Danziger
Mr. C. O. Daugherty
Mr. & Mrs. David Eddins
Ms. Josephine O. Elosua
Mrs. Gayle D. Evans
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Evetts
Mr. & Mrs. Chris Frame
Lane & Troy Garner
Mr. & Mrs. Brett Grinder
Lee & Bob Harper
Ms. Carolyn Hicks
Mr. & Mrs. John Inman
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin N. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Keeler
Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Keeney
Brenda & Jim Lanier
Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Lazarov
Mr. & Mrs. David Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Lemmi
Susan & Tommy Lewis
Dr. & Mrs. William E. Long
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Maddox
Ms. Mary C. Burrows
& Mr. Charles Marshall
Dr. Pat Matthews
Ms. Stefanie R. McGee
Mr. & Mrs. Kojo McLennon
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G Miller
Mrs. Houston N. Moore
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Contributions
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Neal
Dr. & Mrs. William R. Priester III
Mr. & Mrs. David Rea
Mr. Clinton Richardson
Mr. & Mrs. Colin James Ruthven
Mr. & Mrs. R. Clinton Saxton
Dr. & Mrs D. D. Sidhu
Dr. & Mrs. Barry Siegel
Caprice & Art Snyder
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Straton
Mr. & Mrs. Harley Tilley
Mr. Peter L. Tosches
Mr. & Mrs. William Troutt
Louise & Blanchard Tual
Mrs. Agnes Ann Turley
Mr. & Mrs. Justin B. Usery
Ms. Frankie E. Wade
Anni & Bill Walker
Mrs. Eugenia Walker
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wallace
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Wernet
Mrs. Ernest B. Williams III
Mr. Thomas R. Wood
Ms. Sheffield M. Worboys
Friends Society Level Gifts
$250 - $499
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Abernathy
Dr. Katherine Abraham
Mrs. Don R. Adams
Ms. Mary Adams
Mrs. Julia W. Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Lorin B. Allen, Jr.
Ms. Carleythia Anderson
Ms. Ginger Andrews
Jane Antrobus
Mr. & Mrs. Morgan D. Arant, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Arensberg
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Bailey
Mrs. Pam M. Beall
Joy & Leo Bearman
Mr. James O. E. Beck III
Ms. Becky Boone
Drs. Thanom & Thipavan Boone
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Bradley
Nancy & Louis Brenner
Mr. J. R. Briscoe
Rev. & Mrs. Roger Brown
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Bruce
Mr. & Mrs. Sturla Canale
Mr. Donald K. Carson
Ms. Ann B. Clements
& Judge J. Robert Carter
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Cianciolo
Mrs. Cecilia B. Clanton
Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Coleman
Mr. & Mrs. Jim N. Collier
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Compton
Ms. Maxine Coven
Mr. Michael F. Curtis
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Dando
Mrs. Adrienne D. Davis
Ms. Willene S. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene M. Demetriou, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Michael R. Denington
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Devereaux
Dolores Clara Dobbs
Beverly & Henry Doggrell
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Edelman
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Allen Edmonson
Mr. Karl Ekmark
Mr. & Mrs. M. Scott Elliott
Ms. Nancy D. Ellis
Ms. Beverly Cruthirds
& The Honorable William H. D.
Fones, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Forell
Mr. & Mrs. C. Bradford Foster III
Carol & Jerry Francisco
Mr. & Mrs. John Gaskill
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Gassaway, Jr.
Dr. Janet & Mr. Terrence Geiger
Dot Gilbertson
Mr. & Mrs. James S. Gilliland
Mr. & Mrs. William P. Green
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Griffin
Mr. & Mrs. Kirtley M. Gunn
Mr. Wayne Gutch
Dr. & Mrs. W. R. Hanna, Jr.
Mr. Larry J. Hardy
Sally & Brad Heinz
Ms. Cherie Hendrix
Mr. Glenn Hodges
Mr. Wayne Holimon
Mrs. L. B. Hudson
Julia & Gordon Hunter
Please consider a convenient recurring monthly gift to MIFA!
Contact Anne Jones at (901) 529-4525 or [email protected] for more information or to sign up.
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Mr. & Mrs. Tom Hutton
Susan & Frank Inman, Jr.
Mrs. Carolyn L. Jennings
Miss Bettye Sue Johnston
Dr. James Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Jones
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. John Marshall Jones
Barbara & Joe Katterjohn
Mr. & Mrs. James Keegan
Dr. Linda O. Kennard
Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Kerlan
Mr. & Mrs. William L. Levy
Ms. Jane M. Lovelace
Dr. & Mrs. Richard L. Luscomb
Caroline MacQueen
Mr. & Ms. Lawrence E. Madlock
Carol & Gene Mangiante
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Martin
Drs. Glenn Ann & Daniel C. Martin
Ms. Vivian A. Mason
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Matthews
Dr. & Mrs. Charles W. McCrary
Mr. & Mrs. David G. McDonald
Mr. & Mrs. Cecil J. McGee
Mr. & Mrs. Major McNeil
Mr. & Mrs. William A. McWaters
Mrs. Tina B. McWhorter
Ms. Bobette G. Miller
Mr. Ellis Q. Mitchell III
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Mosley
Mrs. Mary Lou Myers
Dr. Frank & Mrs. Sarah Ognibene
Jan & Jim Orick
Ms. Randy S. Meeks
& Mr. James L. Palmer
Drs. Ruth & Kurt T. Patton
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Ms. Stephanie Phelps
Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Pinstein
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Randle
Mrs. Priya B. Rao
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory B. Richards
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Ringel
Mr. & Mrs. Murray Riss
Barney Rolfes, Jr.
Mr. Louis Sampson
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene E. Sargent
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Schaefgen
Ms. Angel W. Schneider
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Schwartz
Dr. Janet Scott
Phil & Fran Shannon
Dr. & Mrs. John S. Shelton
Ruthann & Hank Shelton
Judy & Ron Shinault
Dr. Thomas D. Shockley
Ms. Madeline R. Simonetti
Mr. William A. Singleton
Mr. & Mrs. Ben G. Sissman
Ms. Maida Pearson Smith
Ms. Irma Merrill Stratton
Mrs. Anne M. Suitor
Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Sumner
Mr. Larry L. Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Taylor
Asan G. Tejwani
Sally & John Thomason
Mrs. Nancy L. Thompson
Ms. Elaine Tuomanen
Mr. & Mrs. Donn Vance
Mrs. Carolyn T. Walker
Nancy S. Walker
Ms. Kathryn Cannon
& Mr. James L. Waller
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Mrs. Angela S. Weems
Mr. Henry Wetter III
Libby E. Whitten
Dr. & Mrs. Michael D. Wilons
Mr. & Mrs. Berkley Wolff
Anna Kathryn & Hank Word
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Wright
Mrs. Kathy Wurth
Corporations &
Foundations
$50,000+
AutoZone
Speer Charitable Trust
The Irvin Lansky Foundation
$30,000+
Charles A. Frueauff Foundation
Orgill Inc.
$10,000+
Children’s Foundation of Memphis
The Katzenberger Foundation, Inc.
nexAir LLC
$5,000 - $9,999
Bank of America
Bluff City Jaguar - Land Rover
Thomas W. Briggs Foundation, Inc.
The Schadt Foundation, Inc.
$2,500 - $4,999
Laurelwood Shopping Center
Lichterman Loewenberg Foundation
NewSouth Capital Management, Inc.
S/G Electronics, Inc.
State Systems, Inc.
Travel Leaders
$1,000 - $2,499
Bryce Corporation
City Dining Cards Memphis
Combined Federal Campaign
of the Mid-South
H. W. Durham Foundation
The Hohenberg Foundation, Inc.
Jim Keras Nissan
Kele, Inc.
The Knapp Foundation, Inc.
Macstell’s Restaurant & Catering
MGM Resorts Foundation
Priority Insurance Agency, Inc.
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
Standard Electric Company, Inc.
$500 - $999
A Better Source
Catmur Development Co., Inc.
DePouw Engineering, LLC
ETI Corporation
FASTSIGNS
Formulary Productions
Madison Group
Meals on Wheels
Association of America
Kosher Grant Program
The Flora Belle Moss
& Bessie Abigail Moss Foundation
The Urban Child Institute
$250 - $499
Affinity Lawnscapes, LLC
Baucum Pottery
Grinder, Taber & Grinder, Inc.
Kooky Canuck
Paulsen Printing Company
Simply Divine Plus Size
Consignments
The Treasure Chest Boutique
X-L Service, Inc.
Xodus Corporation LLC
Congregations
$20,000+
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
$5,000 - $7,500
Calvary Episcopal Church
Church of the Holy Apostles
Church of the Holy Communion
Saint John’s Episcopal Church
$2,500 - $4,999
Fullview Missionary Baptist Church
Germantown Presbyterian Church
Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Third Church of Christ, Scientist
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Contributions
$1,000 - $2,499
Idlewild Presbyterian Church
New Direction Christian Church
Second Presbyterian Church
St. John Orthodox Church
The First Unitarian Church of Memphis
$750 - $999
Central Church
The United Methodist Church,
Memphis Conference
White Stone Missionary
Baptist Church
$500 - $749
Balmoral Presbyterian Church
Collierville United Methodist Church,
New Beginnings School
Gospel Temple Missionary
Baptist Church
St. Luke Lutheran Church
$250 - $499
Castalia Baptist Church
Central Christian Church
Christian Women’s Fellowship
Cumberland Presbyterian
Church of Germantown
Grace Presbyterian Church
Lindenwood Christian Church
Oakville Missionary Baptist Church
Scenic Hills United Methodist Church
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
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Under $249
Church Women United, Memphis
Collierville United Methodist Church
Embury United Methodist Church,
Pilgrim Sunday
School Class Faith Circle Longstreet
United Methodist Church
First Assembly of God
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Morning Sun Cumberland
Presbyterian Church
Pilgrim Rest Missionary
Baptist Church
Presbytery of the Mid-South
Richland Baptist Church
Salem Gilfield Baptist Church
Second Congregational
United Church of Christ
St. Ann Catholic Church - Bartlett
Wesleyan Hills United Methodist
Church, United Methodist Women
Groups
$75,000+
MLGW Plus-1
$500 - $1,000
Community Legal Center
The Girls Bridge Club
Heritage Woman’s Club
United Way of the Mid-South
Donors who
give through
United Way
may direct their
gifts to MIFA
using our
United Way ID:
146827.
For more information,
contact Cindy Moore
at (901) 529-4502
or [email protected].
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MIFA gratefully acknowledges the following gifts of cash or stock received between October 1 and
December 31, 2013. Your donations are meaningful to the people you honor and the people we serve.
Tributes
Honorariums
Pauline Acree
Charlene & Bruce Person
Mrs. Jake Alabaster
Meriam Cooper
The Ansbro Family
Camille & William Gotten
Keith Atkins
Pat Haley & John Cooper
Sue & Bud Balkin
Marguerite & George Douglas
Rosemary Beachy Banta
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Kaiser
Mary Lynne Rote & Conley Barclay
Dianne & Don Reed
Priti Baxi
Rohini & Prabhakar Parikh
Betty Behling
Amy Berthouex
Ira & Janice Berlin
Rita & Bill Bruce
Annette & Billy Bickers
Curtis Bickers
Dr. Jerry Billmeier
Jim Spake
Mr. & Mrs. John Bobango
Christine Garrett
Allen Boone
Grinder, Taber & Grinder, Inc.
Maggie & Boots Boyd
Iolis & Wilson Carruthers
Sam & Deborah Brackstone
Dan Latimore
Mrs. Betty Brewer
Judy & Shelton Wilder
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Anne & Milton Brown
George Brown
Marie & Keith English
Judy & Charles Burkett
The MIFA family
Coach Rob Cadwallader
Eliza Dent, Julia & Ally Mains,
Leinah Pathak, Sophie
& Mimsie Wallace
Ann & Felix Caldwell
Linda & Claude Paddock
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Cape
Barbara O’Brien
Roy West
Jane & Robert Carl
Alison Quin
Dawn & Jack Everett
Jim Maddox
Rosemary Hugo
Bill Rosson
Mrs. Teter Finn
Janet Kisber
Dede Huish
Amy Berthouex
Pope Francis
Chris Frame
Allen Israel
Leanne Kleinmann
Gerald Fried
Hermine Davidson
Julia James
Pat Haley
Alex Galloway
Margie Galloway
Ms. Helen Jaseph
Anita & Vinson Cobb
Mrs. Hazel Gentry
Cynthia Gentry
Anne Jones
Carol & Bob Pinstein
Ms. Gerre Gourley
Hazel Cannon
Ken & Vivian Jones
Sue & Paul Matthews
Jackie E. & John R. Stewart
Our grandchildren
Phyllis & Thomas Francis
Bob & Becky Kaplan
Kathy & Ronald Alford
Mary Ann & Billy Griesbeck
Ann & Don Pritchard
Kingsway Christian Church’s
Meals on Wheels
Mrs. Sarah Jane Tice
Dr. Steven Gubin
Hermine Davidson
Steve Kisber
Randa Rosenblum
Harvey Cook
Hermine Davidson
Rosalyn Beaver & Stephen Hawks
Pat Haley & John Cooper
Margaret Craddock
Ann & Roger Knox
Ruthann & Hank Shelton
Sally Jones Heinz
Grinder, Taber & Grinder,Inc.
Anne M. & John R. S. Robilio
Scott Newstok
Virginia Klettner
Ann & Roger Knox
Bryn & Eric Wulf
Matthew Chamberlain
Delia Parman
Peggy Dulin Thompson
& Michael Connelly
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Byers, Jr.
Mark Dely
Brad Trammell
Millett Edwards
Mattie Edwards
Dr. Emmanuel Iloh
Raj Dave
Tara, Jeff, Mia & Charlie Engelberg
Janet & Paul Katz
Gayle Evans
J. Richard Briscoe
Sally & Brad Heinz
Mandy & Rick Rough
Leslie Holland
Laurie Holland
Frances F. Hollowell
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Dossett Foster
Dr. & Mrs. Howard Horn
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kerlan
Wilma Hughes
Katie & Cameron Kitchin
Dr. Sudhir Kumar
Raj Dave
Scott & Kathy Ledbetter
Mr. & Mrs. Bryson Randolph
Mrs. J. L. Levy
Mr. & Mrs. William Levy
Ira Lipman
Wayne Gutch
Noah Lipsey
Larisa Baer
Sue Ann Lipsey
Norma Fisher
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Tributes
Mrs. Cliff Lund
Vivian Gragg
Audrey Mehlhorn
Bonnie Krauch
The Poags
Beulah Kasselberg
Laxmiben Shah
Narendra Shah
Buck & Rosie Lee McClain
Mary D. & Leroy McClain
MIFA Volunteers
Ellis Mitchell III
Allie Prescott
Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Kosten
Dr. David Sharfman
Hermine Davidson
Bobbie & Jim McLaughlin
Anne & Banks Leonard
Donetta & Pat Minderman
Pat Haley & John Cooper
Stan & Kathy Pruett
Jim Turner
Mrs. Irving Shelton
Jane & John Shelton
Jim & Cynthia Maddox
Ginny & Bill Bugg
The Rev. Dr. Stephen R. Montgomery
Ms. Suzanne Henley & Mr. James P. Cole
Carol & Henry Jones
Drs. Pumima & Ramesh Purohit
Raj Dave
Marilee Sher
Hermine Davidson
Mary Alice Quinn
Hal Fogelman
Marsha Silverstein
Karen & Lou Stefan
Tyler Rakers
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Voehringer
Dr. Tod Singer
Donna & Bob Goodman
Drew Rakers
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Voehringer
Linda Ellen Sklar
Lee McGarity
Larry Rice
Sheldon McCall
Caprice Snyder
Katie & Cameron Kitchin
Thomas Robinson
Aunt Bev (Beverly Carrick)
Donn & Faye Southern
Rita & Bill Bruce
Evelyn Ann & Joel Levin Roitenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert L. Notowich
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Spiotta, Sr.
Christine Garrett
Gene Rossetti
Mattie Edwards
Daisy Spiro
Shelley & Steve Spiro
Haley & Will Royal
Joy & Leo Bearman
Trish & Richard Spore
Charlotte Parks
Judy Royal
Lyn & Gordon Yukon
Trish Spore
The Halvorson Family
Dr. Kamlesh Parekh
Raj Dave
Gloria Rudd
The MIFA family
St. Vincent De Paul
Chris Frame
Dr. & Mrs. Pravin Patel
Raj Dave
Dr. Lisa Sanchez
Raj Dave
Amy Stein
Hermine Davidson
Peggy & Charles Perkins
Rita & Bill Bruce
Honey & Rudi Scheidt
The MIFA family
Alvin Swiney
James Randle
Mr. & Mrs. Leroy O. Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Parker, Jr.
Ray Schultz
Joanne Guyton
Tim & Melissa Self
Stephanie Phelps
Dr. Indu Tejwani
Lyda G. Parker
Kathleen & Vic Thayer
Vic Butcher
Dr. Charles Mansbach
The Bridge Lesson Group friends
Linda Marks
Sharon Berman
Jan & Howard Horn
Bert Lowi
Willa V. Lowry
Patti & Steve Montgomery
Kathie & Bob Lee
Houston Moore
William Bard
Marcia Moskovitz
Shirley Manis
R. Brad Martin Family Foundation
The MIFA family
Judy Moss
Norma Fisher
George Matz
Janet Kisber
Seldon & Carolyn Murray
June Wilcox
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan May
Joy & Leo Bearman
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Muscari
Camille & William Gotten
Dorothy Lane McClure
Anne M. & John R. S. Robilio
Kay & Charles Newman
Patricia Walker
Mrs. Gloria McDaniel
Sally, Robbie & Carey Segal
Mrs. Frank Norfleet
Christine Garrett
Mr. & Mrs. John Laughlin
Marion McDonald
Peter Griffin
Gwenice McLaughlin
Thom Weller
Kojo McLennon
Tara Elliot
Linda & Major McNeil
Ann & Mason Hawkins
Bebe & Bill McWaters, Jr.
Suzanne & Jerry Snipes
Mr. Ted Medlin
Christine Garrett
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Mr. & Mrs. Mike Pietrangelo
Jackie E. & John R. Stewart
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John Thomas
Vic Butcher
Dr. Woodrow Thompson
Jean Y. Thompson
UTHSC ID Research Group Memphis
James Dale
Barbara Vann
Ellen M. Prewitt
Ryan Voehringer
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Voehringer
Aaron Voehringer
Mr. & Mrs. Greg Voehringer
Marilyn Weinman
Shirley Manis
Rev. Dorothy Wells
The MIFA family
Stanley Wender
Janet Kisber
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Whitman
Mr. & Mrs. George Douglas
Patty Wiley
Erica Roebuck
Nancy Williams
The MIFA family
Precious Williams
Angel Schneider
Paula Wilkinson & Ed Wise
Pat Haley & John Cooper
Paula Wright
Cara Cox
Memorials
George Ronald Abraham II
Katherine Abraham
Sidney Abraham
Lynn & Robert Kline
Fred Acuff, Jr.
The MIFA family
Laurie Stark
Adams, Lumpkin & Becker Families
Katherine Becker
Jean Akridge
Milton Akridge
Maurice Anderson
Joya & Sydney Levine
Ethel Scrivener
Mrs. Pauline Anderson
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Betty & Bob Armstrong
Ireys Bryan
Mother of Derene Atkins
Mary L. Moore
Dr. John Austin
Janet & John Lichterman
Mr. & Mrs. R. D. Averitt
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Porter
Billy Ayres
Jeanne Ayres & Family
Mr. Edgar Bailey
Rita & Bill Bruce
Reba Hemphill
& Joseph W. Barnwell, Jr.
Rita & Bill Bruce
Frank Benson
The MIFA family
Mrs. Dorothy Berger
Edye Reiter
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Joanie Binder
Shirley Manis & Stacey Cohen
Richard Reinhardt
James C. Blackburn
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Nathan
Dr. Herbert Blumen
Delano & Lynette Black
Drs. Thipavan & Thanom Boone
Charles E. Dickey
Ricki & Barry Fife
Judy Goldberg
Paula Kaplan & David Kaplan
Betty & William Loewenberg
Doris & Sefton Lucas
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Notowich
Linda & David Usdan
Dr. Harry B. Blumenfeld
Dr. & Mrs. James Beard
Judith T. Harrison
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Kerlan
The MIFA family
Dr. Howard Misner
Judy Rentrop
Donna & David Rhodes
Mary & Clint Saxton
Elizabeth Sellers
Dr. E. J. Spiotta, Sr.
Linda & David Usdan
Donald M. Brown
Rita & Bill Bruce
Gail Bryce
Macie Houston
Leo Joseph Buchignani
James S. & Robert J. Gilliland
Mr. Charles Bursi Sr.
Ladye Margaret Arnold
Gene & Benedicte Early
Katie & Andy Early
Peggy & Jim Williamson
Carolyn Cameron
Sandra L. Hathaway
Mr. Alex Canepari
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi and family
Al Castillo
Janet & John Lichterman
Mr. Charles Clemons
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Ruth Marie Moore Cobb
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi and family
Chloee & Dan Poag
Murray Cohen
Hermine Davidson
Susan Cohen
Ethel Scrivener
Kenneth O. Cole
Viola O. Cole
Frankye Booker
Helen Irvin & Keith Nevels
George Edward Coleman, Sr.
Mary & Charles Cape
Mrs. Willie Bell Bowie
Bryce Ashby
Dr. Jack Conrad
The MIFA family
Catherine Britton
Webster McDonald
Mrs. Frankie Cooper
Sue & Bud Balkin
Mr. Bill Brown
Janet & John Lichterman
Mrs. Frieda F. Cooper
Betty & William Loewenberg
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Tributes
Suzanne Cross Coppedge
Judith Cross
Jeff Hines Farmer, Sr.
The MIFA family
Luanne Harris
Mr. & Mrs. B. J. Froelich
Frank M. Jones
Martha S. Jones
Jean & William Craddock
Mr. & Mrs. Alex Porter
Mr. Gary Fishbein
Cheryl & Allan Waterman
Charles Hart
Louise Buchanan
J. Jefferson Jones III
Ms. Lou P. Jones
Billie Crenshaw
Lyn & Ted Bailey
Jerry Flynn
Janet & John Lichterman
Steve Haverly
Janet & John Lichterman
Carolyn Daugherty
Lisa Slate
Jae Wayne Hawkins
Mary & Charles Cape
Cleo R. Daugherty
Bernia L. Daugherty
Henri Fooks
Lynn & Robert Kline
Karen & Murray Riss
Meryl Shahun Rosen
C. O. Daugherty, MD
Bernia L. Daugherty
Bob Galphin
Milton Lovell
Hilde Haynes
Gina Bennett & Huff & Stuff Race Crew
Dorothy & Jameson Jones
Sally & Brad Heinz
Christa & Calvin Jones
Jessica Jones
John M. Jones
Miriam Jones
Sharon & Sam Jones
Brenda & Jim Lanier
Vincent C. Daugherty
Bernia L. Daugherty
David L. Gambrell
Ella G. Thompson
Bobbie J. & Willie J. Davis
Morgan P. Davis
Thomas A. Garrison
Rita & Bill Bruce
Wilton Hazelwood
Harold Steinberg
Billie Anne Williams
Faye M. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Parker
Frances Gaskins
JoAnn & Clarence Johnson
Margie Hendrix
Virginia Klettner
The MIFA family
Deliah Delbrocco
Deborah Brackstone
Minna & Alan Glenn
Norfleet Thompson
Mrs. Vivian Hopkins
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Cindy Devereaux
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Devereaux
Margaret H. Glover
Frances H. Smith
Alice Drake
Diane Thompson
Mr. Jack Goldsmith
Janet & John Lichterman
Myra & Fred Dreifus
Nancy & Louis Brenner
Mr. Clarence Goodman
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
William (Bill) F. Hughes, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lee
Hope Logan
The MIFA family
Laurie Stark
Mr. Joseph Dresden
Janet & John Lichterman
Leona Garfinkel Gordon
Gale F. Gordon
Kemper Durand, Esq.
Rita & Bill Bruce
Mary Anne Gorman
Terry Dan
Larry Edwards
Deborah & Sam Brackstone
Guy Graves
Mrs. Adrienne S. Graves
Ryan Edwards
James Stewart
Mr. Michael Green
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
James M. Evans
Gayle Evans
Issac (Ike) Gruber
Lynn & Robert Kline
Mr. & Mrs. Shelly Saslawsky
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Carrol Hayek
Kathy Hayek
Albert W. Denton
Mrs. Barbara Ann Denton
Pushpa Lata Jain
Asan Tejwani
Mrs. Carrie James
Carolyn Sims
Lewis & Elizabeth Jayroe
Charlene & Jim Allen
Mr. Bennie Jenkins
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Mr. Jo Jernigan
Cynthia Hubbard Spangler
Libbie Kalmowicz
Ruth Slavney
Stuart Kaplan
Janet Kisber
Nancy Kelley
Frank R. Bloom
Louis Henry Kisber
Shirley Manis
Mrs. Arlene H. Rubel
Sarah “Syde” Kretzer
Milton Lovell
The MIFA family
Tootie & Blanchard Tual
Aimee H. Kriger
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Adler
Judy Royal
Dorothy Laitman
Dennis Wilf
Mark Lapides
Mary Lapides
Sylvia Lieberman
Ken Barnett
Dean Lindsey
Donald Holmes
James R. Lipscomb
Guenter K. Seebach
Mrs. Marcia Lunn Madry
Janie & Bill Bobbitt
Virginia McClure
Webster McDonald
Joan Owen
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Tichenor
Shirley Luscomb
Richard Luscomb
Bhagwan Devi Malhotra
Asan Tejwani
Violet & Secunda Mangialardi
Ruth Ann Darby
Ida Lynn Means
Laurie Stark
Mrs. Dorothy Palmer
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Jimmy Middleton
Janie & Bill Bobbitt
Claudia Lee Roberts Parlow
The MIFA family
Frances Fraser Marks
Sharon Berman
Mary Claire Borys
Margaret Craddock
George D. Eubanks
Dot Gilbertson
Nancy Griffeth
Barbara & Jerry Hermann
Jan & Howard Horn
Lora L. Leonard
Bert Lowi
Meg Jones
Janet Light
Linda Marks
Robert McBride
Evelyn Mills
The MIFA family
Cindy & Scott Moore
Kathryn & Phillip Naylor
Martha & Otis Payne
Judy Royal
Karen B. Shea
Michal Tamuz
Billie Anne Williams
Neville Gay Williams
Michelle Mileski
Janet & John Lichterman
Irean Peggs
The MIFA family
Johnnie Mae Peters
Angela Hayes
Mr. Godfrey Blair MacDonald
Wanda & John Barzizza
Libby & Jim Daughdrill
Peggy & Bill Carrington Jones
Brian Kiel
Mr. & Mrs. Davant Latham
Camille & Eb LeMaster
Missie & Jim McDonnell
The Old Goats Society
Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Panton
Estie & John Sheahan
West Cherry Place
Homeowners Association
Nathalie Willard
Patricia (Pat) McCarty
Mickey Babcock
Lee & Joe Duncan
Mr. Hollis McCoy
Terri & Paul Burson
James McDearman
Jagoe Wade
Peggy McGowan
Terry Dan
Terri Jones
Betty McHenry
Jenks McCrory
Pat McKelvy
Ellen Ziskind
Leo H. McKinnon Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Gardino
Teresa Sloyan
James J. McMahon
Linda & David Usdan
Betty C. Marston
Rita & Bill Bruce
W. Emmett Marston
Rita & Bill Bruce
W. Emmett Marston, III
Rita & Bill Bruce
Dr. Lee Milford, Jr.
Peggy & Bill Douglas
Lora Jobe
Jane & Jim Kinney
The MIFA family
Peggy & Bill Veeser
Mrs. Marilee Miller
Betty & William Loewenberg
Vive, Charles & Warren Montgomery
Genie & Chuck Williamson
George E. Morrow
Rita & Bill Bruce
Mr. Paul Morrow
Janet & John Lichterman
Tasha Muhleisen
The MIFA family
Thomas Riley Mulroy
Dianne & Steven Leib
Martha McKee
Mr. Gerald Tenson Pierce
Janet & John Lichterman
Mr. Justin Pitts
Janet & John Lichterman
Julia Raines
Bartie & Oscar Plunket, Jr.
Jane Plunket
Mr. Aaron Powell Sr.
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Diane Proctor
Camille & Eb LeMaster
Florence (Flossie) Quinn
Brin & Dale Baucum
Susan & Dan Estrem
Debra & William Zwanzig
Gail Reddick
Linda & Ron Sklar
Mr. Aaron Mumphrey
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Rose Reed
L. Maureen Reed
Willie “Doris” Murphy
Annelle & Joseph Huggins
Susan & Neal Jackson
Mrs. Etta Reeves
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Joseph Neel
Janet & John Lichterman
Mr. Willie Nelms
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Jeanne Reynolds
Brin & Dale Baucum
Peggy N. Rolfes
Timothy Oliver
Dan Romer
Joan Romer
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Tributes
Chester Allan Ruleman
Chloee & Dan Poag
Mrs. Mildred Stevens
Burleigh Consulting Group
Birthdays
Ira A. Lipman
Mary Alice Gordon
Dorothy Rutledge
Eliot Cohen
Jane Levy Strauss
Paula & Norman Brown
Virginia Klettner
Rick Avery
Pam & Fred Montesi
Sylvia G. Marks
Judy Royal
Blake Bernatsky
Joy & Leo Bearman
Mrs. Sue Matthews
Pam & Fred Montesi
Norma Britt
Pam & Fred Montesi
Matthew McGuire
Pam & Fred Montesi
Deborah Budge
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Gwen Montague
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Paula Buttross
Pam & Fred Montesi
Blanche Montesi
Pam & Fred Montesi
Rakesh Chadda
Himani & Raj Dave,
Deepa & Kanti Sangoi,
and Sunita & Satish Pareek
Mr. Terry Montesi
Pam & Fred Montesi
Sandra Chiles
Molly Sashkin
Marci Mosley
Pam & Fred Montesi
Richard (Dick) Eiseman
Joy & Leo Bearman
Donna & Bob Goodman
Mrs. A. H. Katz
Patsy & Gene Lerner
Betty & William Loewenberger
Ms. Meg O’Shaughnessy
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mr. David Gambrell
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Leigh Ann Poole
Pam & Fred Montesi
Kanubhai Gandhi
Rohini & Prabhakar Parikh
Zachary Randolph Jr.
The MIFA family
Mrs. Linda Gatlin
Pam & Fred Montesi
Rudi Scheidt, Jr.
Edwina Thomas
Craig Goldate
Jean & Hal Lewis
Mrs. Elma Schnapp
Pam & Fred Montesi
Anne Gusmus
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Max (Mildred) Schwartz
Janie & Bill Bobbitt
Peggy Seessel
Anita Holt Saed
Geneva Adams
Hope Logan
Dorothy Perry
Dr. Alex Sanford
Mary & Charles Cape
Charles, John & Clayton Saunders
Rita & Bill Bruce
Mary Clayton & Robert M. Saunders
Rita & Bill Bruce
Richard H. Schelp
Billie Schelp
Cynthia Blanton Schwartz
Michael Schwartz
James Scott
Brin & Dale Baucum
Mr. Cliff Secter
Janet & John Lichterman
Frank Shaffer, Sr.
Mariam & Frank Shaffer
Harry “Skip” Sharpe
Glenda D. Sharp
Gerald Slavney
Katharine Fussell
Geraldine Smith
Edwina Thomas
Mr. McArthur Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Ronney Snell
Rita & Bill Bruce
Mrs. Springs
Janet & John Lichterman
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Vena Taylor
Joan & Frank Adair
Odie H. Tolbert, Jr.
Nan Tolbert
Baxter H. Turnage, Jr.
Rita & Bill Bruce
Dorothy Vandergriff
George Sisterhen
Catherine Guthrie Walker
Edna G. Guthrie
Mr. J. D. Walker
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Edith Van Brocklin Walker
Finley Van Brocklin
Dr. Thomas D. Weems
Angela S. Weems
Johnnie Wilbanks
Deborah & Sam Brackstone
John Shelton Wilder, Sr.
Rita & Bill Bruce
Ed Williams, III
Mary & Charles Cape
Edward F. Williams
Judge & Mrs. Harry Wellford
Iva Lee Williams
Kirtley M. Gunn
Leatha Williams
Bernia L. Daugherty
Mr. & Mrs. O. Z. Williams
Bernia L. Daugherty
Nancy Klepper
Pam & Fred Montesi
Mrs. Beth Moore
Pam & Fred Montesi
Sherwood Platt
Aimee Ginsburg
Mrs. Susan Plough
Pam & Fred Montesi
Timothy Self
Shanise Patterson
Zach Randolph
donates $20,000 to
Emergency Services
The birth of Sofiah Elisabeth Shackelford
Marianne S. Wolff
Dave Spaeder
Sandy Smegelsky & Anne Hagler
Mrs. Susan Thompson
Pam & Fred Montesi
Laurie Tucker
Sybil & Donald Tucker
Sybil & Donald Tucker
Lynn Jaseph Jones
Katy Tucker
Sybil & Donald Tucker
Debby Weinstein
Lyda G. Parker
Mrs. Ellen Wells
Pam & Fred Montesi
Shirley Whiteside
Pam & Fred Montesi
Anniversaries
Sue & Bud Balkin
Arlene, Dani & Frank Balkin
Ken & Sue Balogh
Pat & John Wasilik
The Memphis Grizzlies’ Zach Randolph renewed his support for MIFA’s Emergency Services
program through the creation of the Zach Randolph Community Assistance Fund. Z-Bo’s
$20,000 contribution will allow us to provide utility assistance to 100 families in need. He is
pictured here with MLGW President & CEO Jerry Collins, MIFA Executive Director Sally
Heinz, and MLGW Director of Corporate Communications Gale Jones Carson.
You can support Plus-1 just like Z-Bo!
Use the enclosed Plus-1 donation envelope to make a contribution today.
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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].
YOU’RE INVITED!
Day of Reflection and Service
Saturday, April 5 at 10 a.m.
Join us at MIFA | 910 Vance Avenue