Groves Leave $5 Million Legacy

Volume 10, Issue 1 – Winter/Spring 2016
Groves Leave
$5 Million Legacy
Giving
Volume 10, Issue 1
Winter/Spring 2016
Giving is published regularly for donors and friends of
Greencroft Communities Foundation. Printed in the USA.
Copyright © 2016 by Greencroft Communities Foundation.
Editorial Team
Everett J. Thomas, Executive Director,
Greencroft Communities Foundation
Jim Neff, Foundation Director
Our Mission
Greencroft Communities Foundation is committed
to creating a passion for our communities and
inspiring generosity.
Greencroft Communities
Foundation includes:
Greencroft Goshen Foundation, Goshen, Ind.
Greencroft Middlebury Foundation,
Middlebury, Ind.
Hamilton Grove Foundation, New Carlisle, Ind.
Oak Grove Foundation, DeMotte, Ind.
Southfield Village Foundation, South Bend, Ind.
Walnut Hills Foundation, Walnut Creek, Ohio
Greencroft Communities Foundation
Board of Directors:
Randall Jacobs, Chair
Renee Drake
Steve Herendeen
Marty Lehman
David Litchfield
Ed Mercer
Scott Puckett
Deb Stauffer
LeRoy Troyer
Vince Turner
Shannon White
Suggestions? Requests?
Email us at [email protected]
Why Memorial
Gifts Are Important
By Jim Neff,
Greencroft Communities Foundation Director
We meet with a lot of residents who are so happy
with the care and services they receive on our
campuses. While a majority of these services are
covered through resident fees, our communities
would look quite different if no one ever made
contributions to honor the memories of a
beloved family member, friend or neighbor. While most of us
cannot give a $1 million gift, all gifts matter and make a
significant impact on the care and services residents receive. A
simple way to make a gift and to honor the staff and the
community where you live, is to list your campus Foundation
as a recipient of your memorial gifts. Once the gifts are
received, we send each donor a tax deductible receipt and
provide a list of donors to your family’s contact person. As a
way of saying thank you to you and your donors, all are listed
in our Giving magazine (see page 10), which is published
periodically throughout the year. Please consider naming your
campus’ Foundation as a recipient of memorial gifts and make
a lasting impact on the community where you live. If you
have questions, please contact me at (574) 537-4708.
How To Give To Your
Foundation
Greencroft Goshen Foundation
Oak Grove Foundation
Greencroft Middlebury Foundation Southfield Village Foundation
Hamilton Grove Foundation
Walnut Hills Foundation
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Groves Couple Leaves
$5 Million To Greencroft
Largest Gift in Foundation History
Elbert and Marion Groves, former residents at Greencroft
Goshen (Ind.), left more than $5 million of their estate to
the Greencroft Foundation with a significant portion of
the estate undesignated for its use.
Marion Groves died in 2010 and
Elbert Groves died in late 2015.
The Groves made Greencroft
aware of their intentions in
the early 2000s. The estate is
currently being processed by
Everence Financial Services and
the attorney representing the
Groves, with final distribution to
be completed later this year.
“Elbert and Marion
were kind, gracious
people.” – Mark King,
Greencroft CEO & President
Although approximately
$3.5 million of the amount
is undesignated, the Groves
pledged $1.1 million in 2002
as part of the capital campaign
at Greencroft Goshen at that
time which funded endowments
for the Homestead (adult day
care), the Community Center
and the Good Samaritan Fund
(resident assistance). In addition,
$600,000 of the estate was
designated in 2012 as part of the
most recent capital campaign
at Greencroft Goshen for the
newly opened Healthcare facility
and remodeling. Both the
Greencroft Goshen board and
the Greencroft Communities
Foundation board are in
discussions about how best to
use the remaining undesignated
funds. No decisions are
expected until later in 2016
(see box on page 4).
“Elbert and Marion were
kind, gracious people,” says
Greencroft CEO and President
Mark King. “They experienced
the wonder of living free of
worries in Greencroft Goshen.
They desired to make sure we
would be able to offer the same
level of services to their
neighbors, if they
needed it.
As a World War II veteran, Elbert
reached the rank of corporal.
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Groves Couple Leaves $5 Million
To Greencroft (Cont.)
Elbert and Marion truly followed
the leading of the first century
church by striving to care for their
neighbors with this gift.”
Elbert passed away on Oct.
6, 2015 at the age of 98 at
Greencroft Goshen Healthcare
where he had resided for several
years due to health and memory
issues. Elbert was born June 16,
1917 in Laurium, Mich., and
married Marion in Evanston, Ill.,
in 1953. As a youngster, Elbert
lived on South Main Street in
Goshen. But he also attended
schools in St. Petersburg, Fla.,
and in LaGrange County, Ind.
He graduated from Elkhart (Ind.)
High School in 1935. Elbert
was Rector Scholar at DePauw
University, Greencastle, Ind.,
from which he graduated in
1939. He was also a World War
II veteran, reaching the rank of
corporal.
The last 26 years of Elbert’s
working career were spent at Ford
Motor Company, from which he
retired in 1979. He and his wife
moved to the family farm near
Benton, Ind., following his
retirement. They moved to
Greencroft in 1996.
Residents’ Council and on a
variety of Greencroft committees.
she was an active member of the
church’s visitation team.
At the age of 88, Marion Groves “Elbert and Marion were very
passed away in the Greencroft
generous people who loved
Goshen Healthcare on October
to help others,” says Jim Neff,
10, 2010 after an extended illness. Greencroft Communities
Marion was born March 2, 1922, Foundation Director. “They loved
in Hudson, Wis., and was a
volunteering at their church and
graduate of Hudson High School. for Greencroft. They lived very
She worked five years for the
frugally and saved as much as
Jewell Paint Company in Chicago possible, which is why they were
and was also a sales associate for
able to accumulate so many assets.
department stores in Dearborn,
I will truly miss visiting with the
Mich. She and Elbert Groves
Groves. No matter if we were
celebrated 57 years of marriage in talking about Ford stock prices or
May 2010, five months before she the weather outside, Elbert always
died.
made people smile with his dry
In addition to being a homemaker, sense of humor and quick wit.
My only regret is that I did not
Marion participated in 4-H
have a chance to bring him one
baking competitions and
received awards for her apple pies. last lemon meringue pie that he
enjoyed so much.”
Although she and Elbert had no
children, she is survived by many
special nieces and nephews. As a
long-time member of First United
Methodist Church in Goshen
Council on Aging named Elbert
Senior of the Year in 1998.
According to extant records
at Greencroft Foundation, the
Groves gift is the largest ever to
be received since the Foundation’s
inception in the early 1970s.
How To Be Good Stewards Of $3 Million
Elbert was a frequent
volunteer during his working
career and following
retirement. He was active
at Greencroft Goshen,
serving on the Senior Center
Advisory Board for a number
of years, as the Magnolia Court
representative on the Greencroft
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Greencroft Communities Foundation Gold Leaf Legacy Society
Purpose: The Gold Leaf Legacy Society honors, memorializes and thanks those
friends who arranged to leave a charitable/planned gift or a bequest.
Membership: Membership is open to all who wish to make a lasting gift; there is
no minimum donation for society membership. This includes gifts through wills,
retirement plans, insurance policies, as well as life income and other deferred gifts.
Eligibility: To become eligible for the Gold Leaf Legacy Society, a prospective donor informs the
Greencroft Communities Foundation in writing that the foundation of his or her choosing has been
included in their estate plans. Please call Jim Neff for more information at 574-537-4708.
THE GOLD LEAF LEGACY SOCIETY CURRENT MEMBERS AS OF JAN 31, 2016:
Donnabel and William Andresen
John and Martha Bender
David and Ruth Benner
Miriam Birky
Darell Bowman
Mabel Brunk
Wilkie and Betty Bush
James and Debi Copeland
Frances Copeland
Richard “Dick” Craig
Jack Cripe
Mary Dieter
Rod and Gwen Diller
Connie Fulmer
Connie and Donald Garber
Jane Glendening
Wilda Goering
Delmar and Lou Ann Good
AnnaMae Graybill
Bob and Nancy Hawkins
Jennifer Hayes
David and Naomi Helmuth
Lois Holcomb
Melissa Hughes
Gladys Johns
Myrtis Justiniano
Ivan and Lola Kauffmann
Mark and Pushpa King
Greencroft Communities Foundation Gift Clubs
The Gift Clubs recognize members in 2016 based on their contributions during 2015. To discuss becoming a Gift Club member, please
contact Jim Neff, Director of the Greencroft Communities Foundation, at 574-537-4708.
BRONZE: $500-$4,999
1st Source Bank
Tane and Gregg Adams
Adams County Memorial
Hospital Education &
Development Foundation
Jim Alvarez and Diane Beam
American Reformed Church
Donald and Keri Anderson
James and Carol Anderson
Buzz and Sharon Baier
Peter and Christine Barrett
Catherine Beery Berg and
Terry Berg
Bennington Marine
Phyllis A. Berger
Bethel Christian Reformed
Church
Nancy Biasco
Gloria Bolton
Rydell and Marie Bontrager
James Botkin
Kathy and Claude Brewton
Andy and Brenda Buller
Burkhart Advertising
Letha Carpenter
Community Foundation of
Elkhart County
Copper Wireless
J. Christopher Craig
Richard “Dick” Craig
Harold and Anne Crawford
Gordon and Annie Cunningham
Anna and Bruce Davison
Dale and Janet Dean
John Devereaux
DJ Construction Co., Inc.
Joseph and Karyn Doran
Ralph and Lisa Eldridge
Elkhart General Hospital
Everence Financial
Doris Fibich
Kerri Fisher
Jacob Flisher
Forest River, Inc.
John and Patricia Frazier
Francis and Marjorie Freed
F. Ann Gallagher
Dennis and Theresa Galloway
Steven and Susan Garboden
Goshen Electric Inc.
Mary Graber
Grandview Pharmacy
Liz Gunden and Geoff Landis
Troy and Karla Handrich
Sherman Hansen
Carolyn and Lyle Hardman
Floyd Hartman Estate
Greg and Eudora Hartzler
Hawkins Water Tech, Inc.
Jennifer Hayes
Health Management Advisors, Inc
Steve and Ann Herendeen
Carolyn Higgins
Jeptha and Joyce Hochstetler
Paul and Barbara Hodel
Lura Hoover
Glen and Thelma Horner
Hummel Group, Inc.
Huntington National Bank
IN Motion Orthopaedics, Inc.
Indiana Wood Products, Inc.
InterDesign
Gladys Johns
Joseph and Dorothy Jones
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Lynn Jones
Myrtis Justiniano
Jeremy and Christy Kauffman
Rachel Kaufmann
Brian and Andrea King
Kopf Leasing, Inc.
Kropf Industries
Kuert Concrete, Inc.
KZRV, L.P.
Lake City Bank
Jean Lefurgey
Robert and Annabelle Lerch
John and Joy Liechty
James Lind
David and Vera Litchfield
Manor IV Residents
Arlene Mark
Roseanna Maust
Medline Industries, Inc.
Ward and Mary Merchant
Ed and Irene Mercer
Kay and Richard Method
Carl and Doris Metzler
Edgar and Ethel Metzler
Jay and Joan Metzler
Albert and Dorothy Lane
Matthew and Connie Lentsch
Robert and Gail Martin
Patricia W. McKinney
Edwin and Louise Meek
Ed and Irene Mercer
Pat Darling Miller
Bertha Miller
Dick and Becky Miller
Jim and Kelly Neff
Alfred and Margaret Nelson
Myrl and Phyllis Nofziger
Doris Oakes
Frieda Oetting
R. Crews Perkey
Harold and Gracielee Platt
Lester and Dawn Putney
Robert and Lois Ranta
Kenneth and D. Jane Schroeder
Dick and Jo Snyder
Kathryn Steckly
Jennifer Metzler
D. Richard Miller
Pat Darling Miller
Jay and Marilyn Morris
Mr. Plumber, Inc.
J. Larry and Norma Jean Neff
Jim and Kelly Neff
Myrl and Phyllis Nofziger
David and Marion Norris
Doris Oakes
Oaklawn Psychiatric Center Inc.
Richard and Ruth Oliver
Overhead Door
Carol Oyer and Art Smucker
Palmer Funeral Homes
Carol Parker
Kathleen Patty
Chester and Ruth Ann Peachey
Marshall and Patricia Peterson
Roland and Marion Petrie
Plante & Moran, PLLC
Harold and Gracielee Platt
Bradley Podojil
Lois Pollard
Mark and Lauren Prifogle
Print Management Solutions, Inc.
Scott and Lisa Puckett
George Raj
Robert and Pauline Reese
Jonathan and Mary Roth
Everett and Barbara Thomas
Edna Thomas
Burl and Rhoda Troyer
Raymond Tyson
Eugene Weaver
Dale and Karen Weaver
Edgar Weldy
John and Rebecca Wetzel
Allen and Marie Yoder
Esther E. Yoder
Sandra and Jim Yoder
Gene and Fern Yoder
Gordon and Esther Yoder
Ruth E. Yoder
IN LOVING MEMORY OF:
Harley Birky
Elizabeth Bowman
Alma Brubacher
Agnes Cripe
George Dupree
Evelyn Dust
Willard and Alice Roth
RSM
Janis and John Sauter
Marvin and Leona Schmucker
Robert and Marie Schrock
Schrock Homes, Inc.
Patricia Shank
Dale and Karen Shenk
Byron and Gail Shetler
Shipshewana Auction &
Flea Market
Carolyn Shurtz
Dana and Nelda Snider
Bruce and Neva Stambaugh
R. Craig and Shirley Stambaugh
Rick and Kathy Stiffney
Supreme Industries, Inc.
The Horton Group
The Papers Inc.
The Troyer Group
Edna Thomas
Everett and Barbara Thomas
Triangle Rubber Co., LLC
Donald and Beth Troyer
Lorna Troyer
Ora and Mary Troyer
United Heartland
USI Insurance Services, LLC
William and Susan Weybright
Shannon and Florann White
Agda Farber
William Follett
L. Craig Fulmer
Vera Galindo
Paul Goering
Elbert and Marion Groves
Abram Hallman
Floyd Hartman
Laurence Horst
Jane Hufft
C. Marguerite Inbody
John and Pauline Jennings
Dewayne Johns
Albert and Christina Jones
Verco and Berdean Jones
Maxine Kauffman
Hazel Kinzer
Russell Lehman
Robert Lundberg
Helen Mann
Alice Martin
Betty Jean McKeever
Louida Mishler
Mildred Odchodnicky
Jo Perkey
Mary Richey
Irene Riegsecker
Helen Rinehart
Earle Roose
Ray and Romaine Sala
Paul Shank
Betty Springer
Marianna Stutzman
Virginia Van Nuys
A. Lois Weaver
Edith King Yoder
Harry Wright
Esther E. Yoder
Galen and Esther Yoder
Janet Yoder
Richard Yoder
Ziegler Capital Markets Group
Mervin Zook
Yoder, Ainlay, Ulmer &
Buckingham, LLP
SILVER: $5,000 - $9,999
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
Sara and William Barrett
George and Pauline Bender
Marjorie Bigler
First State Bank
John and Lois Fidler
Bob and Pam Gibson
Susan and John Graff
H. Arlan and Janice Heiser
Rex and Angie Hochstedler
William and Eileen Kobel
LaVanture Products Co. Inc.
Mary and Doug Liechty-Caskey
Cinda McKinney
Eric and Jodi Miller
Anne Raftree
Bertha and Jay Rhodes
Irene Riegsecker Estate
Richard and Juanita Schubert
Smoker Craft, Inc.
Isabel Stickley
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GOLD: $10,000 - $19,999
Chris Graff
Indiana University Health
Goshen
Interra Credit Union
Albert and Christina Jones Estate
Mark and Pushpa King
David and Brenda Miller
Miller Poultry
The Commercial & Savings Bank
The Killbuck Savings Bank
Company
Sandra and Jim Yoder
PLATINUM: $20,000
and above
James and Marilyn Berkey
Connie Fulmer
Elbert and Marion Groves Estate
Provia Door, Inc
Doug and Jeannine Schrock
Levi and Lillis Troyer
Foundation Donors
We thank and recognize those who have helped provide for the benevolent needs of the residents and staff of our communities.
Contributors during September 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016 are:
CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
GREENCROFT GOSHEN
Adams County Memorial Hospital Education
& Development Foundation
Ted Bryan
Barbara and Ronald Carpenter
Scott and Janelle Carpenter
Ronald and Jean Collins
Kent and Suellen Crane
Donald Crumpacker
Dale and Janet Dean
Cynthia M. Elick
F. Ann Gallagher
Steve and Natalie Garman
Bob and Pam Gibson
Andrew and Christine Goeglein
Greencroft Communities
Health Management Advisors, Inc
Robert and Sylvia Hinds
Ruth and Hubert Holley
Douglas and Kay Holley
Janet and Thomas Hummer
InterDesign
Mark and Pushpa King
Michael and Tracy Kjergaard
Joseph and Maxine Linderer
Lopshire Flowers
Gary and Kathy Martin
Daryl and Karen Martin
Rodney and Laurie Mason
Stephen R. McNeely
Gerald and Ruth Moreland
Mr. Plumber, Inc.
National Christian Foundation
Ruth and William Nobis
Sharon and Gordon Orr
James and Patricia Platner
David and Karen Riegsecker
Dale and Karen Shenk
Brad and Kathleen Stanfield
Harry and Lois Strong
Darlene and J. Mark Tullis
Grant Ulm
Keith and Linda VanDeman
Paul Wiener
Tane and Gregg Adams
Jim Alvarez and Diane Beam
Walter and Lynette Bachman
Peter and Christine Barrett
Sara and William Barrett
Sandra and Ryan Beck
Catherine Beery Berg and
Terry Berg
Cleveland and Cynthia Bell
Constance and Mitchell Berk
Nancy Biasco
Martha Bloss
John and Tina Bohn
Gloria Bolton
Rydell and Marie Bontrager
James Botkin
Katherine Bowser
Kathy and Claude Brewton
Deb Brubaker
John and Barbara Brumbaugh
Lois Buckwalter
Elaine and Steve Buerge
Andy and Brenda Buller
David and Lisa Burns
Wilkie and Betty Bush
Esther Cender
Arlene Christner
Mark and Laura Clark
Kathy Collins
Orie Conley
Copper Wireless
Peter and Liza Craig
Richard “Dick” Craig
J. Christopher Craig
Caroline Craig
James Crume
Mary and David Davidsen
Esther L. Davidson
Edith P. Davidson
Helen Detwiler
Mary Dieter
Debra Dietrich
Joseph and Karyn Doran
Renee and Scott Drake
John and Bonita Driver
Art and Jan Eby
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Eighth St. Mennonite Church – Builders/
Seekers Class
Ralph and Lisa Eldridge
Pamela Eldridge
Carletta Ellison
Everence Financial
First State Bank
First United Methodist Church
Kerri Fisher
Jeff and Ann Frantz
Francis and Marjorie Freed
Connie Fulmer
Steven and Susan Garboden
Amy Garcia
Mary Lou Garratt
Tampa Gerber
Catherine Getz
Ruth Getz
Emmy Gibson
Bob and Pam Gibson
Sara Golden
Lou Ann and Delmar Good
Goshen Electric Inc.
Mary Graber
Kenneth and Martha Graber
Crissie and John Graber
Chris Graff
AnnaMae Graybill
Bruce and Judy Grindle
Elbert and Marion Groves Estate
Liz Gunden and Geoff Landis
Allyson Halpern
Troy and Karla Handrich
Carolyn and Lyle Hardman
Brian Hartman
Greg and Eudora Hartzler
Anne Henderson
Abner and Anne Hershberger
Phyllis A. Hershberger
Willis and Betty Hite
Rex and Angie Hochstedler
Sherry Hochstetler
Clair Hochstetler
Paul and Barbara Hodel
Eric and Glenda Hooley
Cecelia Horn
Jeptha and Joyce Hostetler
Jeremy Hostetler
Gordon and Phyllis Hostetler
Marian Hostetler
Melissa Hughes
Janet and William Idema
Interra Credit Union
Lowell and Ruth Jantzi
Janice Johns
Martha Jones
Karl Jones
JustGive
Myrtis Justiniano
Betty Kauffman
Kathyrn Kauffman
Robert Kaufman
Kim and Michael Kearney
Patricia Keil
Suzanne and Dan Kincaid
Brian and Andrea King
Mark and Pushpa King
Elizabeth Klippenstein
Greg Korte
Nancy Kosteck
Omer Kropf
Kropf Industries
Kuert Concrete, Inc.
Lake City Bank
Susan Lanning
Melissa Lantz
Meribethe Lawton
Vickie Layman
Gary and Alice Lehman
Robert and Annabelle Lerch
John and Joy Liechty
Mary and Doug Liechty-Caskey
Jim and Lori Lindzy
Wendell and Betty Litwiller
Manor II Gift Shop
Manor III Gift Shop
Manor IV Residents
Maplecrest Insurance
Associates Inc.
Norman and Lisa Mark
Richard Martin
Dianne Mason
Roseanna Maust
Cinda McKinney
Kay and Richard Method
Jane Metzler
Carl and Doris Metzler
Jay and Joan Metzler
Edgar and Ethel Metzler
Ellene Miller
D. Richard and Pat Darling Miller
Ronald and Marie Miller
Jean Miller
Carol Miller
Miller Amish Country Poultry
Donald and Martha Minter
Angel and Lora Miranda
Monteith Tire Co. of Goshen Inc.
Jay and Marilyn Morris
Karen Myers
Donna Myers
Jim and Kelly Neff
Margaret Neterer
Nina Newburn
Lillian O’Dell
Doris Oakes
Oaklawn Psychiatric Center Inc.
Karen Ogborn
David and Susan Ogle
Enrique and Kathleen Ortiz
James and Karen Ottjes
Carol Oyer and Art Smucker
Kathleen Patty
Harold and Gracielee Platt
Bradley Podojil
Lois Pollard
David and Karen Powell
Debra and James Powell
Mark and Lauren Prifogle
Print Management Solutions, Inc.
Scott and Lisa Puckett
Anne Raftree
George Raj
Glen and Carol Ramer
Robert and Lois Ranta
Bertha and Jay Rhodes
David and Karen Riegsecker
Alice and Willard Roth
Carla Roth
RSM
Linda and J.D. Russell
Bob and Pam Sauder
Dorvin and Ruth Schlabach
Marvin and Leona Schmucker
Myron and Ericka Schrag
Sherry Schrock
Bob and Marie Schrock
Kelly and Daniel Schrock
Lester Schrock
Schrock Homes, Inc.
Laura Schumm
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David Scudder
Patricia Shank
Bryan and Dawn Sheets
Dale and Karen Shenk
Byron and Gail Shetler
Patty Showalter
Carolyn Shurtz
Patricia Smith
Kathy and Bob Smoker
Dana and Nelda Snider
Karen Spencer
Rick and Kathy Stiffney
Mark and Nanette Stoops
Galen and Joretta Strycker
Supreme Industries, Inc.
Mervin Swartzentruber
Paul and Jan Swartzentruber
The Horton Group
Edna Thomas
Milt and Mary Jo Thomas
Triangle Rubber Co., LLC
Lorna Troyer
Michael and Julie Truex
Carol Jean Valencourt
Cindy Vance
Juan and Ruth Vega
David Weaver
Edgar Weldy
Arlen and Barbara Welty
Lillian Wenger
William and Susan Weybright
Shannon and Florann White
Amy Willhelm
John and Mary Williams
Marie Work
Orville and LaJane Yoder
Ruth Ann Yoder
Galen and Esther Yoder
Lisa and Gary Yoder
Richard Yoder
Janet Yoder
Susie M. Yoder
Donald and Marceil Yoder
Sandra and Jim Yoder
Terry and Brenda Zimmerman
Mervin Zook
Honor/Memorial Contributors List
Foundation Donors (Cont.)
GREENCROFT MIDDLEBURY
OAK GROVE
WALNUT HILLS
Ed and Irene Mercer
Dale and Karen Shenk
Renee Balboa
Bethel Christian Reformed Church
Kathryn Cristy
Christopher Daly
Loretta Heidler
Lynnett Heimberg
Joyce Huffnagel
Duane and Lori Kamminga
Suzy Kull
Mary Logsdon
Pamela Northcutt
Sheryle Nush
Carol and David Pisowicz
Richard and Rosemary Rybicki
Selena Schneckenburger
Rosario Telford
Rich and Linda VanderMolen
Cindy and Merle Beachy
Kenneth and Constance Burris
Harold and Anne Crawford
Anna and Bruce Davison
Edna Dickerson
Doris Fibich
Darlene and Donald Gintz
Marcia Hawkins
Jill Hershberger
Ronalee and Gary Hochstetler
Hummel Group, Inc.
Lynn Jones
Sally and Tom Jones
Jeremy and Christy Kauffman
Cheryl L. Keim
David and Linda Kimble
Mark and Pushpa King
William and Eileen Kobel
Jean Lefurgey
Jo Ellen Mast
David and Brenda Miller
Carol and Rod Miller
Marlene Miller
Carol and Merle Miller
David and Marion Norris
Scott and Amanda Norris
Carol Parker
Marshall and Patricia Peterson
Phisamay Phaonesy
Provia Door, Inc.
Heather Raber
R. Craig and Shirley Stambaugh
Joseph and Judith Stephens
The Killbuck Savings
Bank Company
Matthew and Tammi Wengerd
Harry Wright
Teresa and Todd Yoder
Emanuel Yoder
HAMILTON GROVE
1st United Methodist Church
Lorrie Ackerman
Sandra Batzel
Valerie Bealor
F. Peter and Durleen Braasch
Linda Byrd
Nina Carlson
Valentina S. Cooper
Ronald and Marjorie Cuff
Christine Delater
Carolyn Higgins
Carmella House
Evelyn Kirkwood
Dawn Krueger
Lagro United Methodist
Womens Guild
Danielle Miller
Joyce Miller
Tomme Owens
Richvalley United Methodist Women
Janis and John Sauter
Dale and Karen Shenk
Elizabeth West
SOUTHFIELD VILLAGE
Laurie Borman
Donita Borton
Dolores Britton
Patricia Catanzarite
Nancy DeMaegd
Joseph and Karyn Doran
Monica Eaton
Everence Financial
Renee Falcone
Maureen Kucera
Lake City Bank SB
Barbara Linarello
June Rhodes
Dale and Karen Shenk
Isabel Stickley
Steven Summers
Brittnee Thompson
LeRoy and Phyllis Troyer
Karen Van Acker
Mary Weber
Sarah Wilson
We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals and organizations who, during the period of September 1, 2015 January 31, 2016, made a contribution to the Foundation in honor or in memory of a loved one:
CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
IN HONOR OF
GREENCROFT GOSHEN
IN MEMORY OF:
Tom Garman
Adams County Memorial
Hospital Education and
Development Foundation
Ted Bryan
Barbara and Ronald Carpenter
Scott and Janelle Carpenter
Ronald and Jean Collins
Kent and Suellen Crane
Donald Crumpacker
Dale and Janet Dean
F. Ann Gallagher
Steve and Natalie Garman
Bob and Pam Gibson
Andrew and Christine Goeglein
Greencroft Communities
Health Management Advisors,
Inc.
Robert and Sylvia Hinds
Douglas and Kay Holley
Ruth and Hubert Holley
Janet and Thomas Hummer
InterDesign
Mark and Pushpa King
Michael and Tracy Kjergaard
Josheph and Maxine Linderer
Lopshire Flowers
Daryl and Karen Martin
Gary Martin
Rodney and Laurie Mason
Stephen McNeely
Gerald and Ruth Moreland
Mr. Plumber, Inc.
National Christian Foundation
Sharon and Gordon Orr
James and Patricia Platner
David and Karen Riegsecker
Dalen and Karen Shenk
Brad and Kathleen Stanfield
Harry and Lois Strong
Darlene and J. Mark Tullis
Keith and Linda VanDeman
Paul Wiener
William Bloss
Martha Bloss
Beverly Cotherman
Sherry Schrock
Mildred Cripe
David and Lisa Burns
Mark and Laura Clark
James Crume
Lillian O’Dell
Patty Showalter
Thelma Curtis
Manor II Gift Shop
Ann Fredericks
Robert and Lois Ranta
Merle Ganger
Manor IV Residents
Carrol Gilchrist
Robert Kaufman
Naomi Greenwalt
Janet and William Idema
Elbert Groves
Richard “Dick” Craig
Vlasta Jantzi
Walter and Lynette Bachman
Cynthia and Cleveland Bell
Richard “Dick” Craig
Eighth St. Mennonite Church –
Builders/Seekers Class
Mary Graber
Allyson Halpern
Eric and Glenda Hooley
Lowell and Ruth Jantzi
Elizabeth Klippenstein
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It’s A New Testament Thing
By Everett J. Thomas, Greencroft Communities Foundation Executive Director
In the article about
the record gift to
Greencroft from the
Groves couple (see
page 2), CEO and
President Mark King
says, “Elbert and Marion truly
followed the leading of the first
century church by striving to care
for their neighbors with this gift.”
The example King suggests comes
from a story in Acts 6. There was
a dispute in the early Christian
church because some widows were
being cared for while other
widows were being neglected in
the daily distribution of food. But
all were a part of the church.
So the disciples chose seven men,
including Stephen, to care for
those in their fellowship who did
not have enough to eat. This role
of caring for those with needs
eventually became known as the
diaconate—the word from which
deacon is derived. In this special
role, trusted leaders distributed
the resources of the group in a
just and equitable way.
In many ways, the work of the
Foundation on your campus is a
deaconate role. We receive
contributions from generous
residents and make them available
through the Residents’
Benevolence Fund to other needy
residents in a fair and equitable
manner. Most campuses also have
a similar fund—called Employee
Assistance Fund--that employees
contribute to so they can help
other employees in need.
There are other, very important
ways, that sharing happens
through the Foundation. When
supporters contribute to a capital
campaign, doing so enables the
new facility to serve more residents
than might have been the case
without those contributions.
Each of the seven retirement
communities in the Greencroft
system emerged from a specific
faith tradition, and each fosters a
similar Christian impulse for
residents to help one another.
Since ours is a church-related
organization, it makes sense to
understand the sharing that
happens between residents as a
deaconate kind of ministry. It is,
after all, a New Testament thing!