2013-2014 Annual Report

Annual Report 2013-2014
Opportunity House = Helping People In Berks County
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Opportunity House = Helping People In Berks County
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A Message from Our
Chairman and President
S
ince first opening our doors in November 1984, Opportunity
House has always stood at the forefront of responding to
critical community needs. From our humble beginnings as a winter
time shelter for homeless men up through our current efforts to
create permanent full time jobs for shelter and city residents, our
vision has remained the same. For those who are unable to help
themselves and have fallen through the cracks of society, we are
there to catch them and provide safety and support. For others
who are struggling to make changes in their lives to become more
responsible and independent, we offer an array of programs and
services that guide them down the path to independence and
self sufficiency. And lastly, for the children who are the future of our
community, we provide an environment that nurtures their growth
and development, and helps to pave their way for future success.
To remain a viable organization for thirty years requires commitment
and a willingness to adapt to changing times. This would not be
possible without a dedicated staff and a Board of Director’s with
both vision and compassion. When combined with a multitude
of volunteers and donors committed to helping fulfill our mission,
Opportunity House has become the beacon of light for those less
fortunate in our community.
We would like to thank everyone who has supported our efforts
over the past thirty years. You have enabled us to touch the lives
of tens of thousands of people, and helped them chart a course
that turned failure into success and despair into hope. Thank you
again for helping us make a difference in Berks County.
Sincerely,
Ginny Hand, Chair
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Modesto Fiume, President
HUMAN
RESOURCES
Over the last year numbers show that we have not quite maintained
the retention rate for employees with greater than one year of service,
however, we have been able to retain our long term employees.
The growth of enrollment in the Learning Center and the onset of
new programs have increased our total employees to 76 within the
organization. Our employees number 15 with five or more years of
employment, 11 with ten or more years of service and 5 with 15 or
more years of service. Our current retention rate of employees with
more than one year of service is 75%.
Our Human Resource staff continues to strive to maintain health care
coverage at no cost to our employees. With the ever rising costs of
health insurance this has certainly become a yearly struggle and has
necessitated some very creative planning with the assistance of our
insurance brokers. Employees have the option to add family members
to their coverage and to enroll in dental care however this is at the
employee’s expense. We are able to assist them in offsetting these
costs with our Section 125 Plan which provides a tax free deduction
for their premiums.
Opportunity House continues to provide employer paid Disability/
Life Insurance, an employee/employer Retirement Savings Plan and an
Employee Assistance Program. It is most exciting that we are able to
offer our employees a Retirement Savings Plan in which the company
contributes a percentage of their gross wages, whether or not the
employee is able to contribute to their plan. And it is even more exciting
that the majority of our employees do contribute to the plan. Human
Resources meets with our employees each year to stress the importance
of participation in the Retirement Savings Plan.
Once again employees have provided a year of outstanding hard work
and dedication to Opportunity House. Our employees strive to provide a
high level of service to all of our clients, parents and children. And thanks
to the support of the community, businesses and grants received we are
able to continue our work at Opportunity House and in the community.
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ACT The lessons learned in The ACT (Accountability + Communication + Trust = Success) Formula training that
was conducted in FY2013 were carried forward in FY2014 with the establishment of the ACT Committee and the
implementation of a leadership development program. The ACT Committee was an assembly of employees selected
from throughout the agency that met on a monthly basis. The primary charge of the committee was to keep the
agency engaged in The ACT Formula principles and process to ensure the best outcome of the training program.
Steps taken to reinforce the ACT training included 1) placement of posters and banners with related slogans
throughout the agency, 2) placement of ACT related articles in the inter- agency newsletter, and 3) implementation
of the ACT hot-line to allow employees to make anonymous recommendations and comments relative to the program.
The Leadership Development Training was implemented to provide all management and supervisory staff with the
skills and tools to be effective leaders within The ACT Formula program. A series of 12 one-hour leadership training
sessions were facilitated by Bonnie Sussman-Versace and addressed topics such as Leadership versus Management,
Ethics in Leadership, Fair Process, Personality Styles, Accountability, Setting and Reinforcing Expectations,
Managing Relationships, Effective Communications, and Leading Change.
Other Support
What/Who is a Pacesetter…. ?
By supporting Opportunity House as a member of our Pacesetters Club those members of our donor family
are entitled to the following exclusive benefits. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank those who chose to
invest in our services that help individuals from our community become self-sufficient.
A sample of what you will receive:
Newsletters
President’s Updates
Planned Giving Updates
Complimentary Invitations to agency events*
(By invitation only—exclusively to Pacesetters Club members)
*Meet & Greet events prior to special events
*Exclusive invitation to Pacesetter Club receptions
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Programs
Shelter Services
In April of 2013 Opportunity House received two
grants to provide our clients who are seeking General
Equivalency Diplomas (GED) with the financial
assistance they need. The grant pays for the GED
study guides in English or Spanish, the test itself in
English or Spanish, and transportation if needed.
During this past fiscal year three women successfully
secured their GED. Presently there are 14 women and
one man enrolled in the GED program.
In FY2014 the Emergency Shelter provided 24,924
nights of shelter to 487 unduplicated children, men,
and women and served 116,452 meals.
Opportunity House continues to offer drug and
alcohol treatment, mental health counseling,
medication monitoring, transportation, budgeting
counseling, advocacy for appointments at The
Department of Public Welfare and Social Security
Office and interagency communication. The Second
Street Learning Center and The Reading Health
Systems Dispensary at 2nd Street are also available
to the shelter population. Services at the dispensary
can be free and the Learning Center offers reduced
fees if needed. Our
goal is to provide the
services that people
need to support them
into returning to the
community.
The collaboration with
the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs
to provide shelter to
homeless veterans has
been very successful.
Since the beginning of
the year 75 veterans
have received services
at Opportunity
House. Many of the
vets are housed at
Opportunity House until
they are eligible for
permanent placement.
Some receive HUD/
VASH certificates or
placement in other VA
housing programs. While
here at Opportunity
House they engage in
all the services we offer.
At the April 2014
Annual Berks Community
Breakfast hosted by the
Berks Coalition to End
Homelessness and State
Senator Judy Schwank,
our own Delia McLendon,
Vice President Shelter and
Housing Services, was
awarded the “Friend of the
Delia’s Award
Homeless Award”. Delia
was given the award for her work above and beyond
the call to help the homeless. We are so proud of her.
Children’s Alliance Center
During FY2014, the Children’s Alliance Center (CAC)
of Berks County conducted 474 forensic interviews.
We continue to work closely with our partners at
Berks County Children & Youth Services, local law
enforcement, Berks County District Attorney’s Office,
mental health and medical providers, and school
districts to provide the most coordinated, least intrusive
services to sexually abused children and their families.
Melissa Haydt, the vice president, continues in the
2 year leadership program through the National
Children’s Alliance, to improve her leadership skills, and
will actually be mentoring a new CAC director from
somewhere in the USA in the next fiscal year. Melissa
continues to serve on various community committees
and task forces. She also has spoken at several local
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Programs
As part of National Child Abuse Prevention month in
April, the CAC participated in a Greater Reading
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chamber mixer
event. At that time, the CAC was highlighted for the
past ten years of work in Berks County and the services
designed to help guide and support children who
have been victims of sexual abuse.
The CAC and Opportunity House are working on plans
to relocate the CAC in FY2015 due to the current
lease expiring. At the new location we expect to
expand services to include medical exams and mental
health services, in addition to the forensic interviews.
schools and churches about the work of the CAC.
Because of the increasing demands of the expanding
CAC, Opportunity House has discontinued. the County
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program
under its umbrella. The Berks County CASA program will
be transferred to another agency.
Therapy dogs and their handlers continued their
involvement with the CAC to alleviate the anxiety
of the children and families waiting for the forensic
interviews. Interns from local universities, Penn State
Berks, Alvernia, and Albright, continue to be involved
as part of their education to learn about our work
here. Physician residents from the Reading Health
System visit our site as part of their education to learn
about our process.
In terms of training and education, Kelsey, the forensic
interviewer, and Melissa, attended a second nationally
approved protocol of forensic interviewing provided
by the National Children’s Advocacy Center. Kelsey
also attended advanced forensic interview training
provided by National Children’s Advocacy Center.
Janice, the victim advocate, and Melissa, attended a
three day foundational academy training through the
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, as
a requirement to receive Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)
funding. The Northeast Regional CAC staff provided
team building training for our multi disciplinary
investigative team. Our entire staff, including two
interns, attended a one day child abuse conference
sponsored by Berks County Children & Youth Services.
Recognizing 10 years of
providing services at the Children’s
Alliance Center
The CAC installed a new digital recording system to
replace the antiquated one. The new equipment
records all forensic interviews and provides a copy to
children and youth and law enforcement as evidence
in their sexual abuse investigations. This state of the
art equipment was purchased and installed through
money raised by the Berks Youth in Action and the
Blue Knight organizations.
In conjunction with our 30th anniversary celebration
the business community was invited to attend a
Greater Reading Chamber of
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Programs
Reading Fire Department
Commerce and Industry Open House on Tuesday,
April 8, 2014 in the Carole & Ray Neag Gymnasium
at Opportunity House. At that time, we highlighted
the Children’s Alliance Center of Berks County for the
past ten years of work in Berks County and the services
designed to help guide and support children who
have been victims of sexual abuse. In addition, the
Open House program recognized the month of April as
National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The theme of
the evening was A Candy Land.
As part of Fire Safety Week the Reading Fire
Department visited the Learning Center and talked to
the children about fire safety. The child were shown
the equipment and trucks used by the firemen.
Summer Camp
Children from the Learning Center attended day
camp at Camp Adahi, which is run by the Camp Fire
USA Adahi Council. Their summer fun included arts
and crafts, boating, hiking, swimming, and outdoor
adventure. The children also spent the summer at
French Creek State Park where they swam in the pool,
took nature hikes and fished in the lake.
The technology center was transformed into a larger
than life Candy Land board with life-size decorations
of lollipops, gumdrops, candy canes and more! The
classrooms in the Center represented the various
villages from the game. Sweets, snacks and beverages
to please the palate represented the theme. Over 110
guests explored the jumbo game board and toured
through the building to learn more about the services
provided to the school age children from Reading.
Reading Public Library
Every Wednesday throughout the year students took
part in a theme based program at Reading Public
Library. Each week a new theme was introduced that
led into a story book reading and an activity that
represented the weekly theme.
This event was made possible by a generous gift from
Tompkins-VIST Bank. Other contributors included Van
Scoy Jewelers, Kay Jewelers, Csencsits International,
Stoudt Brewing Company, C&S Supply Company, Inc.,
Boardwalk Snacks, Linette Quality Chocolates, Tom
Sturgis Pretzels, Manatawny Creek Winery, Redner’s
Markets, and Weis Markets. Music for the evening was
provided by Michael K. Volunteers from Penn State
Berks and Alvernia University assisted with the evening’s
festivities.
Resale & Reuse Program
This waste based business will provide both short and
long term benefits to our clients, the agency, and
our community. Full time permanent warehouse and
retail jobs will continue to be created, revenue will be
reinvested back into our programs; and, by diverting
waste from our landfills we’re helping to improve the
local environment. Our ultimate goal to open a retail
thrift store has inspired numerous initiatives. Donation
bins are now located throughout Berks County and we
are hosting rummage sales open to the public on the
second Saturday of each month (from 9:00 AM – 2:00
PM) in our Second Street Technology Center. With
our online retail business on eBay and Half.com, we
are now selling clothing, books, and household items
to buyers from around the country. We are filled with
hope for continued growth that will support our
agency and the community.
Second Street Learning Center
Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts led a summer program every
Wednesday during the months of June, July and
August. 10-15 girls from the Learning Center
participated in the program.
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Programs
Second Street Learning Center Distribution by Income
Level, n = 399
Second Street Learning Center Distribution by Age,
n=399
4, 1%
7, 2%
35, 9%
192, 48%
207, 52%
353, 88%
Infants - < 5 y.o.
5 - 12 y.o
Below Poverty Level
Middle Income
At or Near Poverty Level
Upper Income
Second Street Learning Center Distribution by Sex, n = 399
176, 44%
223, 56%
Male
Female
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LINKAGES
Living in the same place for more than 6 months and
going to the same school for the entire school year;
becoming a part of a neighborhood and a community.
Planting flowers in front of your home and putting up
holiday decorations. These are all things that most
people take for granted; these are things that the
families and singles adults that live in our supportive
housing programs are learning to live with.
Five families, composed of six adults and nine children,
were stably housed in our long term transitional
housing program. All families in the Linkages program
have been there for at least one year. These families
continue to utilize the supportive services offered
by Opportunity House. Each family received a
monthly budgeting session; several of the adults were
engaged in counseling to address mental health
issues. Six of the children that were enrolled in the
Second Street Learning Center received subsidized
services to accommodate their limited income. All of
the families in Linkages participated in the adopta-family program during the holiday season. They
received all the trimmings for their Thanksgiving meal
and the children participated in all the holiday
gatherings. The holiday season is filled with fun and
festivities for all the children.
NEW BEGINNINGS
There were six single adults living in our New Beginnings
permanent housing program during the past fiscal
year; all of them having lived in the program for two
years or longer. One of the men, a Veteran, has
been in the program for four years. During his time in
the program he was able to secure his DD 214, and
develop a spending plan that has allowed him to
save some money. Andrew reports that he feels like
this is his home, this is the longest period of time he has
remained stably housed since he left the Army. Andrew
takes care of the property by keeping the bushes
trimmed and the weeds pulled. Andrew has also taught
himself how to cook some simple meals. He is always
willing to prepare a meal for the other clients in his
household.
CROSSROADS
Short term transitional housing was home to 10 families
composed of 13 adults and 18 children. Five of the
10 families successfully transitioned back into the
community and two of the families transitioned into
Opportunity House long term transitional housing. A
veteran who is a single father of three lovely young
ladies was able to secure housing in the community
with financial assistance from the SSVF program. When
this family became homeless and had to come to
the shelter they had to place their two dogs at the
humane society. The home they found has a nice
big backyard so they were able to bring the dogs’
home. Another veteran and his wife and son were
able to transition into a 2 bedroom apartment in the
community. They had been homeless for over a year,
finally they found a place to call home.
NEW BEGINNINGS II
There were five families living in our New Beginnings
II permanent housing program in FY2014 composed
of six adults and 11 children. Each family has been
in the program for more than two years. The Harris
family has been in the program since it opened in July
of 2006. During their time in the program all of the
Harris girls graduated from high school, one of the girls
graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree,
and the youngest daughter graduated from high
school last year and is now attending Reading Area
Community College. Everyone in the household was
gainfully employed during the year as well. Without the
supportive services that are provided to the families
in our supportive housing programs they may have
returned to homelessness.
We are also proud to announce that through the
Power of the Purse grant one of the women was able
to get her GED. Once she secured her GED she was
able to get a better paying job. She is now living in
an apartment in the community and her children
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continue to attend the Second Street Learning Center.
The other two families went into other programs. One
family is currently in the Salvation Army subsidized
housing program and the other family is in the
Healthchoices program through Service Access
Management. The Healthchoices program allows the
family to pay only 30% of their rent while the agency
pays the remaining 70% of the balance.
Without the collaborative efforts of all the agencies
that provide housing to the homeless population of
Berks County many of the families that we serve would
not have had a successful exit.
Supportive Services for
Veteran Families
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)
continued to operate and expanded this year. The
grant was renewed for a second year which began
on October 1, 2013. For the second year, we were
granted an increase in funding, going from a previous
award of $355,000 to $715,192. This increase in
funding allowed us to expand SSVF services into
Lancaster County through our contracted partnership
with Tabor Community Services a nonprofit agency
that operates in Lancaster County. We have
experienced a great working relationship with Tabor
and they have assisted us to provide services to
veterans and their families who previously had no
access to services through SSVF.
SSVF continued to provide services in Berks and
Schuylkill Counties as well. Qualified veterans and
their families were able to obtain financial assistance
for rent, security deposits, utilities, transportation
and other assistance that helped them to become
and remain stably housed. In addition to financial
assistance, each family was assigned a case manager
who worked intensively with that family to provide or
refer them to services that eliminate housing barriers.
Case managers provided a wide variety of services
such as assistance with budgeting, referrals for medical
or psychiatric treatment and housing. SSVF continued
to do extensive outreach, to locate the most at
risk veterans and their families by conducting street
outreach, attending veterans’ functions and stand
downs and through collaboration with other social
service agencies. This has allowed us to reach some
struggling veteran families, who were unaware that
they qualified for services such as SSVF. One such
example is of a single male veteran who had been
living in a makeshift campsite in the wood for several
years. Through the assistance of SSVF funds and
intensive case management, he moved out of the
woods and stayed at Opportunity House’s emergency
shelter for a brief period prior to moving into his very
own apartment. This veteran subsequently obtained
employment and was able to assume full payment of
his own rent.
During the second grant year we saw an increase
in the number of female veteran headed households
and households with children. We had one female
veteran who had been staying in a car with her four
children. With the assistance of SSVF she was able to
get permanently housed and is now working part time
and enrolled in school. Another female veteran was
able to escape an abusive relationship and become
permanently housed with the assistance of SSVF. We
also saw an increase in the number of veterans from
Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom
and Operation New Dawn, who have needed
SSVF services.
During the second grant year, SSVF served about 150
veteran families, about 32 of which have children. We
are working toward the goal of serving at least 205
veteran families before the end of the current grant on
September 30, 2014.
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SSVF Program Distribution by Gender, n = 365
SSVF Program Distribution by Age, n = 365
7, 2%
3, 1%
37, 10%
84, 23%
124, 34%
0 - 17 y.o.
18 - 29 y.o.
30 - 39 y.o.
40 - 49 y.o.
106, 29%
32, 9%
44, 12%
50 - 59 y.o.
241, 66%
60 - 69 y.o.
70 - 79 y.o.
80 + y.o.
52, 14%
Female
Male
SSVF Program Distribution by Race, n= 365
SSVF Program Distribution by Ethnicity, n = 365
3, 1%
2, 1%
50, 14%
93, 25%
267, 73%
315, 86%
Non-Hispanic
DNK/Client Refused
Hispanic
American Indian or Alaska Native
Black or African American
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CLIENT OUTCOME STORY
Angie, her husband, and two daughters, ages 11
and 7, came to Pennsylvania from New York in 2013.
They had been shelter hopping and living with family
members for the past three years. Before Angie met
Angel she was in an abusive relationship which had
sent her into the shelter system in New York, and that’s
where she met Angel. They came to Reading to live
with Angie’s uncle which didn’t work out for them. They
entered the Opportunity House emergency shelter on
March 20, 2014. During their intake process Angie
seemed to be motivated to make some changes in
their lives. She wanted to do what was needed to get
her family out of the shelter system; three years of living
in a community setting was starting to wear on her and
the children.
warehouse where she enjoys scanning books and
sorting clothing for the rummage sales. She attends a
weekly nutrition class, as well as parenting classes,
and a program called Strengthening Families provided
through BCC. The Strengthening Families program
is helping her and her oldest daughter to develop
a stronger bond. On April 25, 2014 Angie and her
family moved into the Opportunity House Transitional
Housing Program. This would be the first time in three
years that this family had a place to call home. Angie
and the children are looking forward to spending the
holidays in their new home. It’s been a longtime since
they have spent a holiday season at home.
With the assistance of their case manager the family
set goals. First thing was for Angel to get a job, which
he did accomplish. Getting the girls enrolled in school
and registered in the Second Street Learning Center
were easy goals for Angie to accomplish. Once the
girls were enrolled into our program Angie had time to
look at what she needed.
Angie and Angel wanted to engage in marriage
counseling. The strain of living in shelters had affected
their marriage and they wanted to strengthen their
relationship. They also wanted to build a bond
between Angel and the girls as they are his step
daughters and not his biological children. They were
able to receive the counseling they needed through
the Berks Counseling Center’s (BCC) satellite office
here at Opportunity House.
Angie did not miss any sessions with her BCC
counselor; it seems that it has boosted her self esteem.
She volunteers everyday at the Opportunity House
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Volunteer Cooking Groups
In support of our new Resale and Reuse Program,
several groups and individuals assisted us with sorting
and organizing thousands of donations at our offsite
warehouse located on Lemon Street in Reading and
at our monthly rummage sales in the Technology
Center. A small sampling of groups includes the Nase/
Ramsey families, Albright College, Penn State Berks and
the Ellis Family.
Roseann’s Cooking Group
Other volunteer groups and individuals helped with
special projects in and around our agency, including
United Way of Berks County, Reading Health System,
Vanguard Group, Reading-Muhlenberg Career and
Technology Center, Alvernia University, Kutztown
University and Schneider-Electric. Volunteers from
the Foster Grandparent Program of Berks County,
a community-based program, spent their weekdays
assisting the staff in the Second Street Learning Center
and sharing their love for the children. Our AARP
Foundation receptionists/phone volunteers supported
us at the main administrative office and the Second
Street Learning Center.
Opportunity House is consistently blessed by hundreds
of volunteers who choose to invest their time and
talents with our clients. Our fantastic volunteers are
always asking us “how can we help?”
During the past year, 130 cooking teams prepared
587 meals for our shelter clients: 102 breakfasts, 142
lunches and 343 dinners! Our diverse volunteer groups
and individuals are drawn from a variety of faithbased and social organizations, businesses, schools
and families. In our shelter, we provide our clients with
3 meals per day……….7 days a week………365 days
yearly…….1,095 meal shifts annually. In 2015, we
will launch “Club 1095” in an effort to provide more
volunteer service to our clients.
Last but not least, a special thank you goes out
to all of our committee members for their incredible
support with our 30th Anniversary, Souper Bowl,
Golf Tournament, Finance Committee, Development
Committee and Board of Directors activities. Your
tireless efforts make Opportunity House a better place
for our clients and staff.
245 volunteers spent 1,352 hours assisting the
children in The Second Street Learning Center.
Volunteers rocked and fed babies, engaged in active
play with the toddlers and assisted the teachers with
activities and projects with the preschool children.
Volunteers helped with tutoring and homework help
with the school age children. Some of the groups that
assisted include Wilson High School, Twin Valley High
School, Tulpehocken High School, Albright College,
Alvernia University, Kutztown University, Penn State
Berks and the Wilson Family/Derek Murphy.
TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS: WE ARE FOREVER
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN OUR MISSION!
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Exter Leo Club
Volunteers
Albright College
Fiorenza’s Food for Friends-F4
Alcon Research
First Presbyterian Church
All Souls ECC
First UCC-Hamburg
Allegheny Lutheran Church
Fleetwood Fixtures
Alsace Lutheran Church-Reading
Frances Powers
Altrusa International-Fran Stofko
Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church - Oley
American Red Cross-Youth Group
Friedens UCC- Oley
Arthritis & Joint Replacement Center/Christy Terefenko
Fromm Electric
Atonement Lutheran Church - Wyomissing
Fun Berks
Bausman Memorial UCC - Wyomissing
Girl Scout Troop #11092
Berks Bible Church - Shillington
Godiva Chocolatier - Exeter Plant
Berks Catholic High School
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - Reading
Berks Christian School
Good Shepherd UCC - Boyertown
Berks County Democrats
Good Shepherd UCC - Reading
Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Homesale Realty
Grace Alsace UCC - Reading
Bethany UMC - Hamburg
Grace Fellowship - Reading
Bethel Dunkard Brethren Church
Grace Outlet SDA Church
Blue Mountain Academy SDA Church - Hamburg
Hartman Shurr Valeriano
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church - Reading
Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church - Bowers
Christ Episcopal Church
Hope Lutheran Church - Reading
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Immanuel UCC - Shillington
Church of Christian Outreach - Newmanstown
Junior League of Reading
Cindy and Carl Stewart
Kline/Pay It Forward
Community Evangelical Church - Sinking Spring
Koinos Community Church
Cub Scout Pack 333 Den #3
Kurtz/Naugle Group
D. J. Svenson Contracting
Kutztown University-Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity
Deep Roots Valley Farm
Kutztown University-Community Outreach Center
Denise Drobnick and Family
Laura Rader
Diane Papademetriou
Leizawitz Heller
Exeter Leo Club
Lighthouse Christian Center
Feed The Heart
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Volunteers
St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church - Robesonia
Lincoln Park Community UMC
Lois Savage & FriendsSt. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church - Reading
Lynn Richardson & Family
St. John’s Lutheran - Sinking Spring
Maidencreek Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church - Kutztown
Melissa Bauer & Friends
St. John’s Reformed Church - Sinking Spring
Michelle Janeczek St. John’s UCC - Fleetwood
Mohrsville Church of the Brethren
St. John-Hill UCC
Nase/Ramsey Families
St. Matthews Greek Orthodox Church - Blandon
Natalie Brown and Lynne Angstadt Families/First Energy
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church - Mertztown
National Penn St. Paul’s Lutheran Church - Reading
New Church Live
St. Paul’s UCC - Birdsboro
One UCC-Shillington
St. Paul’s UCC - Fleetwood
Open Gate Camp
Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church
Peg Whiskeyman & Friends
Tamara’s Helping Hands
Penn State Berks
Teleflex Medical
Penn State Berks-Honors Club
Tray-Pak Corporation
Pennside Presbyterian Church
Trinity Lutheran Church - Robesonia
Penske
Trinity Lutheran Church - Reading
Phillips Van Heusen Corporation - PVH
Trinity Lutheran Church - Wernersville
Reading Friends Quaker Meeting
Trinity UCC - Leesport
Reading High School
Tulpehocken High School - Dave Voigt
Reading Muhlenberg Career & Technology Center
UGI Services
Reform Congregation Oheb Shaolom - RCOS
Wayne Kessler
Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church - Reiffton
West Lawn UMC
Rehoboth SDA ChurchWilson High School-Girls Soccer Team
Reinert/Hands and Feet Ministry
Wilson High School-National Honor Society
Reinsel Kuntz Lesher
Zion Baptist Church
Salem Bellman’s Church-Mohrsville
Zions Evangelical Lutheran Church - Shoemakersville
Salem Shalters Lutheran Church - Fleetwood
Zions UCC - Hamburg
Schneider-ElectricZions Union Church - Maxatawny
Shiloh Mennonite Church/Brubaker
St. Daniel’s Lutheran Church - Robesonia
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Special Events
The 17th annual Opportunity House
Golf Tournament... was held on Monday June 2nd
Scott C. Painter, UGI Utilities, Inc., Comcast, Martin A,
Darocha, CPA, Financial Planning Advisors, Mosteller
and Associates, Yeager Supply, Inc., SOS Team LLC,
Masano Bradley, Supreme Ceilings, In Memory of Andy
Putt, Penske and American PowerNet Services.
at The Berkshire Country Club. It was a gorgeous day
for a round of golf and our field of 96 golfers enjoyed
the many challenges that The Berkshire Country Club
has to offer.
Opportunity House thanks all of those who were
involved with planning this annual event including the
golf committee led by committee chair Dave Waligurski,
and the many volunteers who add to the success of
Over $38,000 was raised to support programs
at Opportunity House. Thank you to all of our
sponsors, golfers, auction donors, and volunteers who
contributed to this event!
this event.
The 2014 Souper Bowl celebrates its
12th Year!...The 2014 Souper Bowl was held on
After a beautiful day
on the golf course, the
golfers enjoyed a cocktail
hour on the patio of the
Berkshire while enjoying
the gourmet hor d’ourves
and food stations that
the chef provided. Before
the evening ended, Dave
Waligurski, committee chair,
offered up sports packages,
dinner packages, trips and events packages, and
many other items donated to the auction. The evening
also included a special “fund a need” request, where
our auctioneer asked the golfers for a donation
to send the children of the Second Street Learning
Center to camp for the summer. The evening ended
with awards to several individuals including the
winning foursome of Pat J. Shields, Connor Shields, Pat
Shields and TJ McGlinn.
Monday April 28th at The Crowne Plaza.
What is Souper Bowl?
Many of our neighbors go to bed hungry every night.
Souper Bowl aims to increase awareness of hunger
and homelessness and raise funds for the many
programs provided at Opportunity House. Attendees
select from hundreds of handmade bowls donated
by professional, amateur and student potters. Then,
guests enjoy a light supper of soups, breads and
desserts – a meal considered a feast by those who
are hungry. More than 30 local restaurants and
businesses donated food and beverages. In addition,
and always a special highlight of the event, a silent
auction was held during the event that featured
unique, collectable bowls created by professional
artists and potters.
Preview Reception: Guests celebrated with delicious
munchies and drinks provided by The Hitching Post
Restaurant & Bar. Those who attended the Preview
Party had first selection of a hand-made ceramic bowl
and first sip of all the delicious soups.
This years top sponsors included Petroleum Products,
World Electronics, Reading Truck Body, Penn National
Gaming, Tompkins Vist, East Penn Manufacturing, L&H
Signs, Sweet Street, Phillips Van Huesen Corporation,
The Gilbert Company, Environmental Consulting, Merrill
Lynch, and Evans Delivery Company.
Our Tee Sponsors included McGlinn Capital
Management, Savor Street Foods, Law Office of
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Special Events
Bronze Sponsors Bowls: The event is a community-wide project.
Throughout the year, local studios offered bowl
making parties including Clay on Main, Oley; Busy
Bee’s Pottery and Art Studio, Wyomissing; and
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading.
Hundreds of people participated. The Pottery
Committee judged the bowls that were created by
local high school students and the top two bowls in
each category, wheel-thrown and hand-built, received
first and second place ribbons. The first place
winners also received a $25 gift card donated by
Susquehanna Bank.
Silver Spoon Winners
EthoSource Office Furniture Highmark Blue Shield M&T Bank
30th Anniversary Sponsor
Promax Fence Systems
Patron Sponsors Anderson Insurance Brokers, LLC Bell Tower Salon, Medi Spa, & Store Comcast Cable Services Connors Investor Services, Inc. Hartman | Shurr
Reinsel Kuntz Lesher & Sterling Financial Advisors Specialty Rigging Co.
Stevens & Lee/Griffin
Wert Investment Consulting Group
New this year: Each guest
had the opportunity to
vote for their favorite soup!
The establishment that
won the title of “Best Soup”
at the 2014 Souper Bowl
received a free billboard
ad, compliments of LAND
Displays, and also won the
highly coveted “Silver Spoon
Award.” This year’s winner
was Mifflin Court for their
Irish Stout Cheddar soup.
Program Sponsors
Bellco Credit Union
Berks Fire Water Restorations
Breyer Construction and Landscape
Entech Engineering, Inc.
Russo’s Food and Market, Inc.
Quadrant EPP
Weidenhammer Systems Corporation
Special thanks to Boscov’s Department Stores for their
assistance with ticket sales!
Workshop Locations
Busy Bee’s Pottery and Art Studio
Clay on Main
GoggleWorks
West Lawn United Methodist Church
Gold Sponsors
Boscov’s
VF Outlet
Visions Federal Credit Union
Silver Sponsors
Participating Schools and Colleges
.
Antietam School District
Boyertown School District
Conrad Weiser School District
Exeter School District
Hamburg School District
Kutztown School District
Kutztown University
Oley Valley School District
Carpenter Technology Corporation
EnerSys
Reading Eagle Company
Susquehanna Bank
Wyomissing Family Restaurant
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Special Events
Schuylkill Valley Middle School
Tulpehocken School District
Twin Valley School District
Professional Potters
Ned Foltz, Foltz Potter; Bill and Sandra Jones, Stones Throw
Pottery; Nolde Forest Pottery; Dolores Kirschner, Clay on
Main; Brian Kunkleman, James Pastore, Jeff Dietrich, Steven
Hunter, Max Rhoads, Wesley Muckey, Willie Singleton, Dan
Shaffer, Heather Shuker, Nancy Speicher.
Participating Food Providers
Adelphia Seafood
Aladdin Mediterranean Cuisine
Bixler’s Lodge
Blind Hartman’s Tavern
Boscov’s Ala Carte Catering
Building 24
Café BOLD
Café Sweet Street
Celebrated Occasions
Crowne Plaza Reading
Gayatri Wellness
Go Fish!
Good Eatz Green Café
Isaac’s Famous Grilled Sandwiches
Jimmie Kramer’s The Peanut Bar
Mi Casa Su Casa
Mifflin Court
Pampered Palates
Patty’s Soup Salad and Such
Plaza Azteca
Railroad House
Russo’s
So Good! Homemade Soups and Salads
Stirling Guest Hotel
Sweet Streets Desserts
Thai Cuisine
The Abraham Lincoln
Westside Café
Wyomissing Family Restaurant
Special Thanks to:
Berks County Living, Boscov’s Department Stores, Busy
Bee’s Pottery and Art Studio, Clay on Main, Children
of the Second Street Learning Center, Crowne Plaza
Reading, Dave Cullen, GoggleWorks, Knight’s Rental,
LAND Displays, Milkshake Crafts Studio, Mel Fishburn &
IBEW Local 743, Moto Photo, Mountain View Graphics,
Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom, Reading Rentals,
Reading Eagle Company, Redner’s Warehouse Market,
Singer Equipment Company, Sir Speedy Printing-West
Lawn, Uline Corporation, and Vanguard.
Special Thanks to the Souper Bowl
Committee:
Lisa Askey, Chair, Abby Cohn, Brittany Decker, Debbie
Landrigan, Fran Stofko, Heather Laudenslager, Heather
Shuker, Janice Care, Joe Magosin, Kirsten Keim-Shendge,
Nancy List, Pier Ignozzi-Shaffer, Ramona Wolf, Susan Miers
Smith, Vanessa Wanshop
Souper Bowl 2014
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Opportunity House
Celebrates our 30th Anniversary
REACH FOR THE STARS! Opportunity House
proudly announced our 30th anniversary as a service
provider in the Greater Reading area with a kick-off
party in November 2013.
Opportunity House began in 1984 as a shelter
for men who were homeless. For nearly thirty years
the agency has met the unmet needs of the Berks
County community. As the needs of individuals and
families have changed, so has the agency grown
and changed. Services at Opportunity House
provide avenues for thousands each year to find
their dreams and answers to secure them. Dreams
are alive here and come true! The dream of
building a place where doors are always open
to anyone who needs shelter and food, was
highlighted throughout the fiscal year
2013-2014 and continued throughout all
of 2014.
The agency was founded by a small group in Reading, PA known at the time as the Reading Urban Ministries formally
known as Southwest Christian Ministries. Throughout the three decades, hundreds of thousands of individuals and
families came to Opportunity House for shelter, food, education, compassionate support and direction in gaining selfsufficiency. The ultimate goal of the shelter and housing programs continues to be for each to comfortably secure a
home of their own in the community. Today, the agency and programs have continuously and appropriately grown
to help those who need us the most, and by meeting the needs in Berks County.
To kick-off our milestone year the Board of Directors at Opportunity House hosted and served a special dinner on
Wednesday, November 20, 2013, sponsored by Anniversary Co-Chairs Keith and Suzanne Hillkirk. The members of
the board of directors invited our generous donors, the children in the learning center, and the clients who live in
our shelter and housing programs to attend the dinner. At that meal 150 guests were treated with dignity and
like royalty. The board selected a special menu and each prepared a dish that was served to our guests. The
theme of the evening was A Birthday Party! Redner’s Markets provided a huge cake and Dairy Queen in Kenhorst
donated the ice cream with chocolate sauce and sprinkles. The invocation was given by Pastor Megan Huesgen, the
pastor at Immanuel United Church of Christ in Shillington. The children from the Second Street Learning Center made
decorations for the party and helped to decorate the venue for a festive occasion.
“This will be a time to thank the entire community for helping us remain 30 years strong in Berks County”, said Modesto
Fiume, who has held the title of President at Opportunity House for the past twenty years.
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Partnerships
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Opportunity House continued to partner with St.
Joseph Medical Center in its Centering Pregnancy
program which brings women out of the exam room
and into a group setting where they receive basic
prenatal checkups, building community with other
women, and gain knowledge and skills in pregnancy,
childbirth and parenting. It is a multifaceted group
model of care that integrates the three major
components of care – health assessment, education
and support – into a unified program within a group
setting, with the support and guidance of trained
medical staff. This gives the participating moms-to-be
the opportunity to network with other moms-to-be in
the same or similar situation. They work with each other
and celebrate for each other, too.
The Learning Center partners with the Reading School
District to purchase healthy and well balanced meals.
The Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) provides
transportation services from BCIU schools to the
Learning Center.
The Learning Center partners with the Berks County
Area Agency on Aging. The Agency on Aging
operates the Berks County Foster Grandparents
Program which provides lower income seniors with an
opportunity to volunteer with children having special
needs. The program provided 12 senior volunteers
that worked Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am to
4:00 pm.
The Learning Center partners with Alvernia University
as a source for its education program externships and
community service hours.
The success of the Children’s Alliance Center of
Berks County relies upon the relationships it has
with its partner agencies due to the multi
disciplinary approach to handling all their
cases. They are Berks County Children and
Youth, Berks County District Attorney’s Office,
including detectives, prosecutors, and victim
witnesses, Reading Health System, St Joseph
Medical Center, Reading Pediatrics, Berks
Counseling Associates, Berks County Mental Health
Disabilities Program, Berks Women in Crisis, Reading
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Grants Administration 2014
Shelter and Housing Services
Wells Fargo provided $1,000 for emergency shelter operating support.
FirstEnergy Foundation provided $1,000 for emergency shelter support.
Berkshire Charitable Foundation provided $20,000 for emergency shelter support.
Henry Janssen Foundation provided $10,000 for emergency shelter support.
County of Berks/City of Reading provided $156,227 for emergency shelter support.
United Way of Berks County provided $95,443 for emergency shelter support.
Schneider Electric provided $1,000 for emergency shelter support.
U.S. Veteran’s Administration provided $113,176 for shelter support for Veterans through the Health Care
for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) program.
U.S. Veteran’s Administration provided $715,192 for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)
program in Berks and Schuylkill County.
Walmart – Wyomissing store provided $1,000 for emergency shelter support.
Walmart –Temple store provided $1,000 for emergency shelter support.
Penn National Gaming Foundation provided $15,000 for shelter support.
Land O’Lakes provided $5,000 for food support.
Bartlett Foundation provided $3,000 for shelter support.
Supportive Housing
Berks County Homeless Assistance Program (HAP) provided $23,000 to support the aftercare program.
Children’s Alliance Center (CAC)
Berks County Office of Children & Youth provided $47,311 from the Human Services Development Fund (HSDF)
for forensic interviewer salary support.
National Children’s Alliance provided $9,000 for forensic interviewer salary support.
Second Street Learning Center
United Way of Berks County awarded $95,514 for general operations.
The Keith Haring Foundation provided $13,750 for scholarships.
Colonial Oaks Foundation provided $35,000 for scholarship and supplies.
Clayman Family Foundation provided $3,000 for scholarships.
Kistler-Tiffany Foundation provided $3,000 for scholarships.
The Stabler Foundation $5,000 for scholarships.
PNC Foundation provided $5,000 for scholarships.
Miscellaneous
Payless Gives provided 25 $20.00 certificates for the purchase of a pair of shoes for the children
of the Shelter and Learning Center.
Susquehanna Bank provided $3,000 for support of the Souper Bowl special event.
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Fundraising
Chairman’s Circle
($5,000.00+)
Bartlett Foundation
Berks County Community Foundation
Berkshire Charitable Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Boscov
Boscov’s Department Store, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Carlino
Carpenter Technology Corporation
City of Reading;The
City of Reading-Bureau of Fiscal Mgt
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Cohen
Colonial Oaks Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William Combs
Commonwealth of PA-Comm.Crime
& Delinquency
Council on Chemical Abuse
County of Berks-Treasurer
Department of Veterans Affairs
East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Emergency Food and Shelter Program
Estate of Elizabeth A. Leinbach
First Presbyterian Church of Reading
Flying Hills Apartments & Golf Club
Henry Janssen Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. J. Hiehle
J.C. Ehrlich/Rentokil
Joe Jurgielewicz & Son Ltd.
Dr. Johanna Kelly
Land O’Lakes Foundation
Lift, Inc.
Marlin Miller Jr. Family Foundation
National Penn
Raymond Neag
PA State Chapter of Children’s
Advocacy Centers
Penn National Gaming Foundation, Inc.
Penske Truck Leasing Co., Inc.
Petroleum Products Corporation
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Quaker Maid Meats Inc.
Schwab Charitable Fund
The Donald B. and Dorothy L.
Stabler Foundation
Tompkins VIST Bank
U.S. Department of Housing &
Urban Development
United Way of Berks County
Visions Federal Credit Union
Weidenhammer Systems Corporation
World Electronics
Ms. Rose Zobian
President’s Circle
($2,500.00–$4,999.00)
Clayman Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dieruff
EnerSys Delaware, Inc.
Evangelical Lutheran Church
of The Atonement
Mr. and Mrs. Modesto Fiume
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hammel
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Hand
Dr. and Mrs. R. Keith Hillkirk
Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Hubbard
Jerlyn Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Kominick
Metropolitan Management Operations
Mr. and Mrs. William Owens
Quadrant EPP USA, Inc.
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc
The Kistler-Tiffany Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Donald van Roden
West Lawn United Methodist Church
Wyomissing Family Restaurant, Inc.
Director’s Circle
($1,500.00–$2,499.00)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Auman
Blind Hartman’s Tavern
Bortz Jewelers DBA City Charm Co.
Mr. and Mrs. William Cambardella
Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Doughty
EthoSource, LLC
FirstGiving
Fleetwood Fixtures
General Church of the New Jerusalem
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Haring
Ms. Audrey Henderson
Highmark Blue Shield
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jones
L H Companies
Martha C. Welch Trust
Miller Builders’ Supply Company, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nase
Offset Impressions, Inc.
Reading Pediatrics, Inc.
Reinsel Kuntz Lesher LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Sanger
Schuylkill Valley Chapter Credit Union
SHER Corporation
St. Xenia Philoptochos
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Stonefelt
Reading Truck Body, LLC
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Fundraisers
Supreme Ceilings, Inc.
Sweet Street Desserts, Inc.
The Gilbert Company
Tompkins Insurance Agencies
Trinity Lutheran Church Wernersville
Tulpehocken Jr./Sr. High School
UGI Utilities, Inc.
Walmart Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Wiest
Executive Club
($1,000.00–$1,499.00)
Alsace Lutheran Church
Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. David Baker
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Baumbach
Blue Mountain Foundation
Dr. Joseph Burke
Mr. and Mrs. James Catanach
Children’s Alopecia Project
Pastor Mark Christy
Comcast Cable Services
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Connors
Dr. and Ms. James Dahl
E.G. & Klara M. Smith Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. William Finneran
First Energy Corporation
First United Methodist Church
FirstEnergy Foundation
Fromm Electric Supply Corp
Fromuth Tennis
Ms. Susan Garlow
Ms. Diane Gaul
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Gerhart
Mr. Richard Gilbert
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Hartman Shurr Valeriano
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Hartnett
Dr. and Mrs. Gerard Helinek
Michael Herr
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Holleran
Mr. and Mrs. James Itin
Jewish Federation of Reading
Joseph L. and Shirley K. Boscov
Philanthropic; The
Lamb Financial Group
Ms. Justine Liptock
M&T Charitable Foundation;The
Maya Kaimal Fine Indian Foods
Dr. and Mrs. Meir Mazuz
Leslie McNeil
Ms. Carol Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Miller
Ms. Nancy W. Magee and
Mr. David J. Jastrzembski
Mr. and Mrs. John Napp
PA IV Blue Knights LEMC
Dr. G. Pettinato
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.
Pro Max Fence Systems, Inc.
Reading City Church
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Reichenbach
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Reigle
Mr. and Mrs. D. Schippers
Schneider Electric North
America Foundation
Dr. Cecilia Smith
Mr. Tim Snyder
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Susquehanna Bank
Teleflex Foundation
Travelers Community Connections
United Way of Greater Phila. &
Southern NJ
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VF Corporation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Mrs. Rosalye Yashek
Leasdership Club
($500.00–$999.00)
American PowerNet Services, LP
Dr. and Mrs. Ali Amin
Anderson Group;The
Anderson Insurance Brokers, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Barrett
Dr. Barron Batchelder
Bell Tower Salon Medi-Spa and Store
Berks Fire Water Restorations, Inc.
Bern Reformed United Church of Christ
Bern Women of the ELCA
Dr. Jeffrey Blank
Mr. James Boyer
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Campbell
Christ Episcopal Church
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cloues
Ms. Irma Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. William Combs
Connors Investor Services, Inc.
Mrs. Donna Conrad
Courtyard by Marriott Reading/Wyomissing
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Ebling
Environmental Consulting, Inc.
Evans Delivery Company
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Focht
Friedens United Church of Christ
Good Shepherd United Church of Christ
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Gyomber
Mr. David Hollenbach
Thanks to the many generous donors for your financial support
Immanuel United Church of Christ
Ms. Laurie Kercher
Scott Painter, Esquire, P.C.
LPL Financial Matching Gift Program
Martin A. Darocha, CPA
Mr. Jeffrey Mehallick
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Nase
NYBDC Charitable Foundation
Mrs. Lorri Oziri
Penn Virginia Corporation
Dr. Susan Probst and Mr. Anthony Grimm
Robeson Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ms. Elizabeth Rothermel
Dr. Henry Scovern
Mr. James Sher
Keith Silfee
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Smith
Ms. Dorothy Smith
Specialty Rigging Company
St. Benedicts Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Stevens & Lee/Griffin
Drs. Frank and Carol Szarko
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Tait
Mr. and Mrs. David Thun
Translogistics, Inc.
Trinity Lutheran
United Methodist Women - E PA
United Way of Summit County
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weik
Wanda Weniger
Wert Investment Consulting Group
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas White
Ms. Geraldine Williams
World Gym Fitness Center
Zion’s Lutheran Church of Perry Twp.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Zyma
Benefactor’s Club
($250.00–$499.00)
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Agia
Mr. Perry Andrews
Associated Construction & Mgmt Corp
Richard Bashore
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Bausher
D. Baxter
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bengtson
Berks County Children & Youth Services
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bogumil
Gerald Budzik
Ms. Rachel Burket
Catering to Your Tastes, LLC
Christ (Mertz) Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church of the Good Shepherd UCC
Classic Harley - Davidson Motorcycles
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Darocha
Ms. Michelle Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Decker
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dreibelbis
Mr. and Mrs. James Elliker
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Emkey
Entech Engineering, Inc.
Epiphany Evangelical Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Friedens Church
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Evans
Feinstein Family Fund
Financial Planning Advisors, Inc.
First United Church of Christ
GE United Way Giving Campaign
Hildegarde Gernsheimer
Mrs. Jeanann Gillin
Mr. Matthew Goldstan
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Fundraisers
Mary Good
Guernsey Office Products, INC
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Haas
Mr. Joseph Hnatishion
Ms. Suzanne Hoffa
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Houseman
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hunter
Ms. Maria Jones
Junior Women’s Club of Muhlenberg
JustGive
Daniel Kimball
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kindig
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kuczala
Mr. and Mrs. James Lentz
Long, Barrell & Company LTD
Maidencreek Church
Mr. and Mrs. John Masano
Masano and Bradley LLP
Ms. Carol Matz
McGlinn Capital Management, Inc.
Mosteller & Associates
Mr. Donald E. Mattern
New Jerusalem Zion United Church
of Christ
P. Kurt Bamberger, M.D., P.C
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Perrotty
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Potteiger
J. Michael Pressimone
Mr. John Price
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rader
Reading Muhlenberg CTC
Rosedale United Church of Christ
Mark Roth
Mr. Mark Rozzi
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Fundraisers
Salem Reformed Church
William Santoro
Mr. Wade Schreffler
Ms. Kathy Seaman
Mr. and Mrs. William Simmons
Lauren Sinrod
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Smith
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
SOS Team LLC
St. Lukes Union Church Dorcas
St. Michael’s Church
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Reading
St. Paul’s UCC of Birdsboro
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
State Public Adjusting Company
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Trout
UGI Ultilities Inc.
United Outreach St. Paul’s UMC
United Way of Lancaster County
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Inc
Unity Church of Reading
USA Payrolls Inc.
Virginville Grange 1832
Ms. Susan Wentink
Ms. Helen Wheeler
Wilson High School
Wyomissing United Church of Christ
Yeager Supply, Inc.
Mr. James Yocum
Century Club
($100.00–$249.00)
3B Services, Inc.
Abraxas Academy
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Adamczyk
Ms. Christine Ahrens
Allstate The Giving Campaign
Mr. and Mrs. James Alt
Ms. Marsha Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Andre
Ms. Lisa Askey
B & G Consultants, Inc.
B & G Electric
Mr. Lee Baker
Bank of America United Way Campaign
Ms. Maureen Banks
Mr. Alexander Cameron
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Capiotis
Stephen Carlson
Catholic Women’s Club
Christ Lutheran Church
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Clifford
Ms. B. Clouser
Mr. Leonard Clupp
Mr. and Mrs. J. Colahan
Mr. Michael Bannon
Ms. Harriet Baskin
Mr. Theodore Bassano
Bausman Memorial United Church of Christ
Ms. Karen Baxter
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Beard
Bellco Federal Credit Union
Mr. and Mrs. David Benjamin
Berks County Democrats
Berks County Pomona Grange
Family Activities
Mrs. Gene Bielecki
Mr. James Biemesderfer
Dr. Edward Bigos
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Blaha
Blandon Lion Club Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bolton
Mr. and Mrs. John Boyle
Mrs. Conchita Braun
Ms. Catherine Brenner
Breyer Construction and Landscape, LLC
Robert Brigham
Dr. and Mrs. David Brock
Mr. Roger Broome
Mr. Dennis Brown
Reverend and Mrs. J. Brubaker
Rick Burkey
Cafe Sweet Street, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. James Connors
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Conrad
Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Croushore
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cutlip
Shirley Dautrich
Mr. and Mrs. Terry DeBold
Ms. Allison Decker
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Decker
Mr. E. Degler
Democratic City Committee
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Dicintio
Ms. Adele Diefenderfer
Distributed Systems Services, Inc
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Donahue
Ms. Mary Ann Doyle
Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Driben
Drug Plastics & Glass Company, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunn
Eagle Point Properties
Eastern Berks 4-H Dairy Club
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Eben
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Engelhardt
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Erdman
Ms. Mary Ervin
Exeter Monthly Meeting Religious Society
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Fallon
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Thanks to the many generous donors for your financial support
Mr. Peter Farrier
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fehl
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Finkel
First Baptist Church of Reading
First Giving
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Fisher
Robert Fisher
Mr. Gene Fizz
Mr. Robert Flay
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ford
Fusion Coatings, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gallagher
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Garapola
Ms. Nancy Gardner
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Gaspari
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Gentry
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Gernsheimer
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Glick
Ms. Linda Gougler
Grace Alsace United Church of
Christ Women’s Guild
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Groebel
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Guerrero
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Halsey
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hamer
Dr. and Mrs. Terrance Hanley
Mr. Kenneth Harting
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Haydt
Mr. and Mrs. William Heffner
Ms. Mary Heffner
Mr. Donald Heilman
Ms. June Heller
Ms. Jeanette Hettinger
Hitchcock Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. Larry Hoffa
Mr. Keith Hoffman
Dr. and Mrs. Neil Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hoke
Holy Guardian Angels Parish
Ms. Lisa Hoopes
Mr. John Horrigan
Ms. Geraldine Houp
Interior Design Studio
Mr. and Mrs. Constantine Ioannidi
Ms. Cherie James
Dr. Cedric Jimerson
Ms. Adrienne Johnson
Mr. Paul Jones
Ms. Linda Jones
Judge and Mrs. Albert A. Stallone
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kane
Mrs. Shirley Kaupp
Mr. and Mrs. David Kintsfather
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Klagholz
Mrs. Diane Klinger
Ms. Nancy Knoblauch
Douglass Kramer
Ms. Shauna Kring
Ms. Nancy Kuhlman
Ms. Lillian Labe
Mr. Edwin Lakin
Dr. and Mrs. William Laubach
Ms. Nancy Lawson
Ms. Susan Lazor
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee
Mr. George Legler
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lessig
Ms. Anne LeVan
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas List
Ms. Barbara Liszcz
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Fundraisers
Dr. and Mrs. William Lord
Ms. Nancy Lounsbury
Steven Lusky
Lutheran Church of The Holy Trinity
Ms. Katie Lyon
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Macey
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Maggs
Mr. Joseph Makoski
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Malick
Mr. and Mrs. John Mazzo
Mr. and Mrs. James McEnany
Michael McGlinn
Mrs. Patricia McMahon
Ms. Jody Menon
Ms. Linda Meyer
Mike Grim’s Truck Wreck Specialists, Inc
Karel Minor
Mr. Benjamin Mitten
Mr. and Mrs. John Moffitt
Mr. Donald Moll
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moll
Ms. Bonita Moore
Ms. Joann Morrell
Ms. Kristin Morrow
Mr. and Mrs. David Naugle
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Nawa
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Nevitt
Ms. Sharon Nygard
Mr. Mark Ohlinger
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Okosky
Olivet Reformed Church
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Orlando
Mr. and Mrs. James Pachuilo
continued
Fundraisers
Mrs. Mary Ellen Paciulli
Ms. Suzanne Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Parker
Parson Environmental Products, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Parsons
Mr. Brian Patterson
Ms. Joan Patti
Ms. Nancy Pawling
Mr. and Mrs. Jestyn Payne
Mrs. Mary Pendleton
Ms. Patricia Perfect
Ms. Susan Perfetto
Mrs. Jeanne Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peters
Mr. Alfred Pettit
Bradley Poore
Mr. James Prosser
Ms. Gloria Ray
Reading Monthly Meeting Society of Friends
Redner’s Warehouse Markets, Inc.
Mr. Rand Reedy
Dr. and Mrs. David Reese
Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Reidenhour
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reinhart
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Reitnauer
Mr. and Mrs. John Reshetar
Mr. and Mrs. Baruh Rodriguez
Mr. and Mrs. David Rohrbach
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rohrbach
Ms. Sylvia Ross
Richard Ruhl
Russo Food and Market, Inc.
Salem Shalter’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church
Salon JP
Ms. Ruth Schaefer
Mr. and Mrs. William Scheirer
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schlosser
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schmoyer
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schuchman
The Honorable Judy Schwank
Schwarzwald United Church of Christ
Ms. Lucia Scioli
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Scott
Ms. Marilyn Seiders
Ms. Nancy Seifert
Select Yogurt, LLC 1
Mr. Jeremiah Sensenig
Dr. and Mr. Thomas Sewell
Ms. Carol Siegel
Dr. and Mrs. Edward Skorpinski
Ms. Amy Smith
Mr. Richard Smith
Ms. Mary Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sottosonti
Mr. and Mrs. James Sotzin
Mr. and Mrs. Spence
Spring Township Lions Club
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
St. Vincent DePaul Society HGA
Mr. and Mrs. John Stark
Mr. and Mrs. John Stauffer
Mr. and Mrs. John Steber
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Steger
Dr. and Mrs. John Stelmach
Ms. Karen Still
Ms. Terry Stukalin
Robert Sutherland
Ms. Helen Sweigart
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swope
Mr. and Mrs. John Thiry
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Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. William
Thornton Truist
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Umberger
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Unger
United Way of Chester County
United Way of Southeastern PA
VA Productions, Inc.
Vanguard Group Foundation
Wagners Heating and Cooling
Washington Presbyterian Church
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Weber
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Weber
Mr. and Mrs. James Wegelin
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weidner
Mr. and Mrs. David Weitzel
Mr. David Welty
Mrs. Ann Wenrich
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wentzel
Ms. Barbara Wesenberg
West Lawn United Methodist Women
Dr. and Mrs. Warne White
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Whiteley
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Whitmoyer
Mr. and Mrs. J. Widing
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Williams
Dr. Lewis Winans
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wolfe
Women of St. Michael’s Church
Mr. and Mrs. Garson Wunderlich
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Zacharias
Ms. Carol Zechman
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Zeigler
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zinn
Zion Moselem Lutheran Church
Thanks to the many generous donors for your financial support
($1.00–$99.00)
David Abraham
Adelphia Seafood
AFSCME Local #2763
Agusta Construction, LLC
Ahold Financial Services Giant Food Stores
Ms. Frances Aitken
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Albert
Mr. Edward Albert
Ms. Mary Alderfer
Ms. Susan Aldworth
Mr. and Mrs. James Allen
Walter Allen
Ms. Berline Almonacy
Alsace Lutheran Church Couples Class
and Friends
Mr. Larry Altemus
Anne Ambarian
Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Andre
Cheryl Angstadt
Ms. Michelle Anton
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Anundson
Mr. and Mrs. Joey Arndt
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Arnold
Ms. Laverne Arnold
Ms. Debra Aron
Mr. and Mrs. George Audi
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Auman
Avastone, LLC
Mr. Michael Baal
Mr. James Baer
Ms. Elizabeth Bahlinger
Mr. and Mrs. John Baker
Steven Baksic
Ms. Maria Ballas
Ms. Janet Balthaser
Ray Balthaser
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Banco
Ms. Mary Banco
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Scott Banser
Walter Banta
Verne Bausher
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bean
Ms. Kelly Beck
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Beckerman
Becker’s St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Ms. Lisa Bednar
Ms. Doree Bednarik
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beem
Susan Belfer
David Bell
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bell
Mr. and Mrs. John Bellus
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bender
Mr. and Mrs. Allyn Bengtson
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Bennethum Jr.
Mr. William Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Berger
Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU)
Ms. Maria Berreta
Ms. Margaret Bestwick
Mr. Jeffrey Bickel
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Bickings
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bingham
Mr. and Mrs. David Blaise
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Blanchet
Mr. Robert Blankenbiller
Mr. and Mrs. John Bobb
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bobst
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Fundraisers
Ms. Kimberly Bolles
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bolognese
Ms. Dorothy Bond
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Boretti
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Borian
Ms. Taylor Bowen
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Bowersox
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bowman
Mr. and Mrs. David Boyer
Dr. and Mrs. Scott Bram
Ms. Evelyn Bredder
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Brew
Mr. Bernard Brophy
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brower
Ms. Linda Brown
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Brown
Mr. and Mrs. George Brown
Ms. Marilyn Brown
Ms. Mary Ellen Brown
Building 24
Ms. Gloria Bukowski
Tracey Bukowski
Mrs. Peggy Burkman
Mr. and Mrs. James Burton
Ms. Linda Buttery
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Butto
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Butto
Ms. Monica Button
C. Malcolm Smith & Company, PC
C. S. Woodward Enterprises, Inc.
C.F. Heckman & Son, Inc.
RichardCahan
Mrs. Patricia Callahan
continued
Fundraisers
Calvary United Methodist Church
Ms. Dolores Camilli
Levi Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Campbell
Amandon Carles
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Casselberry
Ms. Mini Castaneda
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Causa
Celebrated Occasions
Center for TMJ & Sleep Disorders, LLC
Century Land Development Company
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Chadwick
Mr. Tai Chau
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Christ
Timothy Chrusch
Ms. Carol Cinelli
Ms. Cynthia Clapperton
Mr. Richard Clark
Jim Clark
William Clark
Ms. Nakia Clemons
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Cleres
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Close
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Close
Mr. and Mrs. John Coccia
Dr. and Mrs. Stuart Cohn
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Coleman
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Confalone
Mr. and Mrs. William Conlin
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Connolly
Mr. Douglas Conrad
Ms. Anita Corado
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Corbett
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cordeiro
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Correll
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cory
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Covell
Ms. Jeanne Craig
Ms. Grace Cramp
Mr. and Mrs. Hope Cremers
Mr. and Mrs. Raynaldo Crespo
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cressman
Mr. Richard Crow
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Curran
Custom Coverings
Ms. Kathleen Dagrosa
Lewis Dake
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Daley
David Green and Associates LLC
Ms. Debra Davis
Mr. Scott Davis
Mr. William Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Deane
Ms. Denise DeAntonio
Ms. Lynann Decusatis
Mr. and Mrs. William Delcamp
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Dell
James Delong
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott DeLong
David Delozier
Mr. Michael Dennis
Mr. and Mrs. Michael DePaul
Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Derosier
Ms. Jo Ann Derr
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Detterer
Ms. Tricia Devlin
Larry Dey
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dialectos
Mr. and Mrs. Brett Diamond
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew DiCintio
Mr. Brian Dietrich
Mr. Stephen DiGiacomo
Mr. and Mrs. James Dimmerling
Ms. Christiania Dobler
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Mrs. Elizabeth Donahue
Christopher D’Onofrio
Ms. Margaret Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Draper
Mr. and Mrs. John Dreibelbis
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Drobnick
Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Duca, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Duchak
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Duff
Matthew Duffy
Mr. Michael Dugal
Mr. Mark Duguay
Ms. Barbara Dussinger
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ebling
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Ebner
Ms. Lynda Eckert
Wayne Egolf
Kay Eisenbise
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Elia
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Elzer
Ms. Kim Emerson
Ms. Elizabeth Eshbach
Valetta Eshbach
Lisa Esser
Jeanie Esterly
Ms. Lisa Eways
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Eyer
Mr. David Eyrich
Mark Ezrin
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Fair
Mrs. Helen Faller
Ms. Connie Faylor
Mr. James Feeman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Feightner
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fellin
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Ferguson
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fern
Thanks to the many generous donors for your financial support
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Ferreira
Gianni Ferretti
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fessler
Ms. Maureen Fey
Mr. David Fichthorn
Ms. Tamalyn Fick
Dr. and Mrs. Marc Filstein
Ms. Edith Fink
Ms. Angela Fink DBA Fink Ink
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Finkel
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Flynn
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Focht
Ms. Yvonne Fonte
Ms. Paulette Force
Ms. Lee Ann Forrer
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fortescue
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fortunato
Ms. Danielle Fowler
Mr. and Mrs. William Fox
John Fox Costenader
Mr. and Mrs. William Francos
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Franey
Ms. Michelle Frangakis
Ms. Angela Frantz
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Frederickson
Mrs. Evelyn Freeman
Ms. Marie Fretz
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Frey
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Freyling
Mr. Harry Fry
Ms. Pauline Fusner
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gabell
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gable
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gaetani
Gage Personnel Services
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gagliardi
Mrs. Marjorie Gallagher
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gallagher
Mr. and Mrs. Theresa Gallen
Mr. John Gantz
Ms. Mary Ann Garber
Brian Garrity
Mr. and Mrs. Darrin Gartner
Mr. and Mrs. David Gasperack
Mr. David Gaul
Gayatri Wellness
Ms. Betsy Gaynor
Mr. Robert Gehman
Mr. and Mrs. James Gehman
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gehret
John Gehris
Genesis Ventures I, LLC
Genesius Theatre
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Gerace
Giorgio Associates
Ms. Susan Gisbon
Mr. and Mrs. John Gleason
GO FISH! Seafood, LLC
Ms. Karen Gokay
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Goldschmidt
Ms. Yvelisse Gonzalez
Mr. David Good
Ms. Robin Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gottshall
Mr. and Mrs. Frans Govers
Ms. Sandra Graffius
Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Grahl
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Granito
Lauren Grant
Ms. Allyson Gray
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Fundraisers
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grayson
Marie Griffin
Ms. Susan Grim
William Grindle
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gring
Robert Groscup
Ms. Debra Groves
Ms. Bonnie Gruber
Ms. Ellen Grunzig
Mr. Lawrence Grybosky
Ms. Martha Guckert
Mr. and Mrs. William Guidici
Ms. Carol Guinther
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Gumpert
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gundersen
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gundy
Ms. Sophie Guzowski
Mr. and Mrs. John Haag IV
Mr. Robert Hafer
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hafer, Jr.
Michael Hajost
Ms. Stephanie Hallman
Elizabeth Hanf
Mr. and Mrs. John Harenza
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Harris
Ms. Peggy Harter
Ms. Mary Fran Hartigan
Ms. Shirley Hartje
Kyle Hartman
Mr. Michael Hartman
George Hartranft
Ms. Lianna Hasan
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Hassinger
continued
Fundraisers
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hassler
Mr. Kent Hatt
Ms. Karen Hayes
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Heck
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Hecker
Lloyd Heckman
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Heffley
Jean Helfrick
Mr. Timothy Hendel
Mr. and Mrs. John Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Henn
Dr. and Mrs. John Henry
Ms. Charlann Henry
Ms. Lee Herbert
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Hertzog
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Hetrich
Ms. Kim Hiester
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Higgins
Mr. and Mrs. John Higinbotham
Ms. Anna Maria Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hinkle
Robert Hippert
Kimberly Hippert-Eversgerd
Ms. Candida Hiraldo
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hirschtritt
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hoch
Mr. William Hodnik
Ms. Margaret Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hogan
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hohl
Ms. Debbie Homan
The Home Depot
Darlington Hoopes
Douglas Hopler
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Horner
Ms. Dorothy Horning
Ms. Robin Horst
Ms. Richard Houck
Ms. Dorothy Howe
Mr. and Mrs. G. Howell
Mr. and Mrs. David Howk
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hughes
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Huntsman
Ms. Donna Hutchinson
Joshua Ilgen
Mr. and Mrs. M. Iqbal
Isaac’s Restaurant & Deli
Dr. and Mrs. Domenic Izzo
Ms. Marie Jablonski
Kate Jacobson
Mr. and Mrs. William Jaeger
Mr. and Mrs. Rajavel Jagadesan
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jarsocrak
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jenkins
Jimmie Kramer’s Peanut Bar
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Joffred
John D. Bucolo Esquire, LLC
Mrs. Frances Johnson
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
Mr. Lawrence Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Jones
Mr. Dave Jones
Ms. Robyn Jones
Evan Jones
JPD Management LLC
Mr. and Mrs. William Kaley
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kane
Ms. Sylvia Kane
Justin Kaplan
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kase
Mrs. Christine Kauffman
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kaufman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kaufmann
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Kaye West LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kellenberger
Mr. Brian Keller
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Kemp
Mr. Mark Kenney
Mr. and Mrs. Marlin Kerchner
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Kern
Ms. Carol Kerstetter
Tyna Key
Mr. and Mrs. John Kidder
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kimpland
Reverend George Kinney
Ms. Diane Kita
Mr. Alfred Klatt
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Klock
Deborah Koch
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Koert
Eleanor Koller
Karen Koppenhaver
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kovach
Ms. Kristin Kramer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kreider
Ms. Patricia Kreitz
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kubinak
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Kubis
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Kulakowsky
Ms. Lynda Kunkelman
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kunkle
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kutz
Land Displays
Ms. Carol Lash
Mr. and Mrs. William Lasky
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Leagans
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lecatsas
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Leed
Ms. Constance Leinbach
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lepore
Thanks to the many generous donors for your financial support
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lerch
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lessie
Ms. June Lessig
Ms. Ruth Levan
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lilley
Mr. and Mrs. James Lillis
Ms. Beth Linderman
Ms. Deborah Linderman
Lions Club of Fleetwood
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Little
Matthew Lloyd
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lloyd
Mr. and Mrs. William Lomnychuk
Ms. Joan London
Ms. Maryann Long
Ms. Terri Long
Ms. Janice Loomis
Mr. Adam Lord
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lord
Apostolos Lountzis
Ms. Susan Love
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lubas
Mr. and Mrs. John Luczyszyn
Carlos Ludewig
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Lutz
M&T Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Maglionico
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Magrane
Dr. Christopher Mancuso
Margaret Marcinkowski
Ms. Kathleen Marino
Mr. and Mrs. RussellMarker
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Markowski
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Marrella
Alan Marsdale
Mr. and Mrs. David Marsh
Philip Marshall
Martin Miller Photography
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Mast
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Matthews
Ms. Michele McCartney
Ms. Elizabeth McCauley
Ms. Margaret McCloskey
Ms. Linda McCormick
Ms. Kelly McDonough
Mr. Timothy McDonough
Mr. and Mrs. Victor McGarvey
Ms. Karen McGavin
Ms. Shirley McGowan
Ms. Nancy McNabb
Mr. and Mrs. James McTish
Dr. and Mrs. John Meharg
Michael Mendel
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mengle
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Meridionale
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Messer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Metzgar
Mi Casa Su Casa LLC
Mifflin Court Genesis Heathcare
Donald Mikes
Bonnie Milke
Ms. Barbara Miller
Mr. Michael Miller
Lois Miller
Ms. Amy Miller
Mr. and Mrs. William Miller
Dr. Cheryl Miller
Mr. Grant Miller
Carol Miller
Robert Miller
Ms. Linda Minckler
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Minear
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Fundraisers
MissionFish
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mitchell
Barbara Mohn
Ms. Karin Mohr
Ms. Annette Molnar
Mr. John Morelli
Morgan Stanley c/o CyberGrants, Inc.
Ms. Katherine Morris
Ms. Melanie Morroney
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moser
Ms. Enid Motyl
Mr. and Mrs. John Moult
Mr. and Mrs. John Moyer
Louise Moyer
Ms. Susan Moyer
Mr. and Mrs. E. Muchoney
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Muchoney
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mulkeen
Mr. and Mrs. John Murga
My Tribute Gift Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Myer
Mr. Douglas Myers
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Naso
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Neal
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nein
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Nigrelli
Mr. Bruce Noga
Richard Noll
Mr. and Mrs. G. Noll
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Noon
Novitiate of St. Isaac Jogues
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Nugent
Mr. and Mrs. Dan O’Boyle
continued
Fundraisers
Mr. John O’Brien
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O’Brien
Mrs. Betty O’Brien
Ms. Paula Ogeka
Richard O’Hara
Reverend Kenneth Ohlinger
Mr. John Olson
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Omlor
George Ondo
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ordway
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel O’Shea
Ms. Felicia Owens
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Oxholm
Sharon Painter
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Pajakinas
Ms. Dana Pandit
Mr. Tyler Parmer
Mrs. Ruth Patterson
Patty’s, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Pauley
Ms. Petrona Pearson
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Perilli
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Peters
Ms. Octavia Peterson
Mr. and Mrs. John Petrarca
Ms. Diane Petry
Mr. Eric Pettersson
Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Ms. Thai (Tina) Phan
Mrs. Claire Phillips
Ms. Marianne Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Phillips
Dr. Deborah Pickett
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Pilliod
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Plasket
Plaza Azteca Mexican Restaurant
Mr. and Mrs. James Pleitner
Mr. Anastasios Plevrakis
Mr. and Mrs. John Pockrus
Mr. Mark Poserina
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Posey
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Post
Mr. and Mrs. Jed Powell
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Powers
Ms. Elizabeth Proffitt
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Promutico
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pych
Quality Business Communications, Inc.
Denton Quick
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rahn
Ms. Dawn Raifsnider
Barbara Raifsnider
Mr. and Mrs. Christophe Ramirez
Ms. Dawn Reade
Reading Family Dental Center LLC
Ms. Shanna Reaser
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Redcay
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reed
Mr. Mike Reese
Ms. Ann Louise Reganis
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Reider
Mr. and Mrs. James Reilly
Mr. and Mrs. Terence Reilly
Mrs. Gladys Reinert
Mr. and Mrs. David Reinhart
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Reiter
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Remp
Mrs. Joan Reppert
Mrs. Elizabeth Ressler
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rhoads
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rhoads
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rice
Richard C. Panagacos Insurance
Kenneth Rick
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Mr. and Mrs. Alex Riebe
Mrs. Anna Riegel
June Rietz
Ms. Amy Riley
Mr. and Mrs. Edgardo Rivera
Mr. and Mrs. Cayetano Rivera-Vazquez
Robert E. Noga DDS PC Fam Dentistry
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. John Rocktashel
Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Rodriguez
Ms. Suzanne Romig
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Rosenhoover
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Rosenzweig
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ross
Ms. Jean Rothermel
Ms. Erica Royko
Neil Royko
Ms. Debra Royles
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Rubright
Ms. Rose Ruggiero
Mr. Larry Rush
Mr. and Mrs. Santo Russo
Mr. and Mrs. William Ryan
Ms. Danielle Sallade
Ms. Renata Samsel
Ms. Erica Santana
Ms. Maria Santangelo
Dante Santoni
Ms. Stacey Sassaman
Mr. and Mrs. James Sauder
Mr. Barry Sawtelle
Ms. Linda Sayer
Mr. Peter Scallatino
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Scargle
Mr. Jeffrey Schaeffer
Mr. and Mrs. David Schaeffer
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Schannauer
Thanks to the many generous donors for your financial support
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Schappell
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schimmel
Ms. Susan Schlanger
Ms. Diane Schlappich
Mrs. Eleanor Schlegel
Jacob Schnee
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Schoellkopf
Mrs. Karen Schroder
Donald Schroeder
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schuchart
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Schwambach
Patricia Scialo
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Seaman
Ms. Gail Seeley
Scott Seidel
Carol Seidel
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Selmer
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Shaaber
Mr. and Mrs. Kim Shannon
Larry Shaub
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Shinn
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Shockley
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Shomgard
Ms. Shirley Showalter
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Showalter
Ms. Abigail Showalter
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shultz
Ms. Pamela Shupp
Barbara Silverberg
Steven Silverman
Jonathan Simon
Steven Simone
Drs. Vijay Singh
Mr. Tod Slabik
Ferne Slichter
Ms. Cherie Slusser
Ms. Lisa Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Smith
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Smith, Jr.
Ms. Susan Smolnik
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Smychynsky
Mr. Robert Snook
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Snyder
Lisa Snyder
So Good Soups and Salads
Ms. Cynthia Socie
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Soffer
Ms. Kim Solsky
Mr. and Mrs. Calogero Sottosanti
Ms. Anne Spadt
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Spare
Ms. Nancy Speicher
Mr. and Mrs. John Spleen
Ms. Jane Squibb
Mr. Joseph Staboleski
Mr. Kieran Stainsby
Elaine Stanko
State Farm Insurance
Mr. Ron Stauffer
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stegman
Mr. and Mrs. William Stettler
Ms. Candie Stewart
Dr. and Mrs. Bob Stewart
Ms. Elizabeth Stiles
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stiller
Mr. Thomas Stimmel
Stirling Guest Hotel, Inc.
Fundraisers
Mr. Matthew Stitzel
Mr. and Mrs. George Stofko
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Stoner
Mr. and Mrs. John Stott
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Strauss
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Strobel
Mr. Scott Strobel
Ms. Celeste Strobel
Ms. Jolynn Stuebner
Denise Stump
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Surhoff
Ms. Tonya Swan
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Swierczewski
Ms. Erma Swope
Dr. Teresa Sychterz
Ms. Kathy Talarico
Mr. Gaspare Tallarico
E. Taormina
Mr. Ira Tauber
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Taylor
Ms. Anna Taylor
Thai Cuisine
James Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Thren
Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Tietbohl
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Timochenko
Ms. Michele Timochenko
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Tobias
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tobin
Tom Franey Real Estate and Appraisals
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Tonneslan
continued
Fundraisers
Trinity Lutheran Church of Sinking Spring
Trisha’s Salon, LLC
Ms. Laree Trollinger
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Trumbauer
Mr. and Mrs. Drew Trump
Mr. John Tumolo
Ms. Virginia Turrisi
United Way of Central and N.E. Conn.
United Way of Massachusetts Bay &
Merrimack Valley
United Way of Southern Chester County
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Urban
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ure
Ms. Rosa Uribe
Mr. Job Van Leusden
Mr. and Mrs. Jaime Vasquez
Ms. Margaret Vath
Mr. and Mrs. James Vath
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Vazquez
Verified Background Services, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. John Villecco
Ms. Kathleen Vivaldi
Mr. and Mrs. Son Vu
Mrs. Marjorie Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walbert
Mr. Jeffrey Walker
David Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Walling
Geraldine Walls
Mr. and Mrs. Ric Walmer
David Walters
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Wang
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Warmkessel
Ms. Marlene Watts
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Waxler
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Weatherholtz
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Weaver
Ms. Susan Weaver
Blair Weaver
Ms. Sara Weidner
Mr. and Mrs. John Weinheimer
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Weise
Ms. Brenda Weissenfluh
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Weitzel
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Weller
Ms. Dolores Wells
Mr. Greg Wells
Ms. Gemma Welsh
Mr. and Mrs. David Wert
Ms. Regina Wheelan
Mr. Theodore Wheeler
Douglas White
Wayne White
Mrs. Doris Whitman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wilkes
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Williams
Mr. and Mrs. James Williamson
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Willingmyre
Mao-Lin Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Wilson
Mr. Frederick Winne
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wiser
Wiswesser Family Trust
Ms. Diane Wojciechowski
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wolfinger
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Woll
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wrobel
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wullert
Mr. and Mrs. G. Yancey
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Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Yoder
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Young
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Young
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zadlo
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Zappone
Mr. and Mrs. Derek Zartman
Ms. Michele Zawilla
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Zdradzinski
Garrett Zebrowski
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zechman III
Louise Zeidman
Dr. and Mrs. Eric Zelnick
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zerbe
Mr. H. Karl Zeswitz
Ms. Freda Zettlemoyer
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zientek
Zion (Spies) Lutheran Church
Ms. Susan Zipp
In-Kind and Donations
to the trash bin from the Sleep Number store at the
Shops at Wyomissing on a monthly basis.
Donations are truly the lifeblood of our organization
and the community is very generous when it comes to
giving in-kind donations and their time to
Opportunity House.
Socks are another hot ticket item in a homeless shelter.
For the second year, Michelle Lorah, who we lovingly
term the “sock lady”, collects new and gently used socks
from her business, “The Perk Up Truck” and donates
them to homeless shelters in Reading and Berks County.
Carmen Morales also collected over 400 pairs of socks
for the men, women and children. Carolyn Schultz and
St. Frances De Sales, Robesonia collected blankets,
towels and bed sheets for the clients. Zions Lutheran
Alsace collected new hats and gloves for all of our
clients.
Janette Press is a member of Christ Presbyterian Church
in Reading. Together with Westminster Presbyterian
Church in Lancaster, they transformed the Penn National
Foundation Courtyard into a bird and butterfly garden
in early July. The finished area is both tranquil and
scenic. The children in the technology center love the
new nature area and are drawn to its beauty and bird
and butterfly activity.
We benefit from “Back to School” collections every year.
This year Sorrelli Jewelry in Kutztown held a week long
drive asking customers to bring a school item to their
store and receive a certificate for money
off a jewelry purchase. The Woman’s Club of Sinking
Spring also donated school supplies for the second half
of the school year in January.
As the holidays draw near, the in-kind donations begin
to arrive by the carloads! Individuals and businesses
deliver all kinds of goodies to our doors for our
residents. Allstate Insurance held a toy drive to benefit
the children of Opportunity House. The Barnes and
Noble Holiday Book Drive named Opportunity House
as the beneficiary and put hundreds of books into
the hands of the children of Opportunity House and
the Second Street Learning Center. Penske, Financial
and Accounting Department collected hats, scarves
and gloves for the residents. Julie Stackhouse Girl
Scout Troop collected toys and stuffed animals for
our children. Stevens & Lee law firm holds an annual
toy drive for Christmas presents for all the children of
Opportunity House. E.J. Breneman held a pajama
drive for our kids so every child had new pajamas on
Christmas Day. St. John’s, Sinking Spring collected items
for our dorms during their 30 Hour Famine activity.
Carissa Kliner donated hats, gloves, mittens and scarves
for the clients. Arlene Hafer crochets blankets for our
adult clients who are going thru an illness or trauma
and needed some extra warmth. Sue Rhoads made
In conjunction with the United Way Day of Caring,
Greater Reading Young Professionals (GRYP) read to
the children in the Second Street Learning Center and
then treated them to an ice cream social.
It was a great way to kick off the new school year!
As the temperature began to cool outside, the
donations began to increase! Blankets and coats are
always needed during the cold, winter months and
many individual and groups held coat and blanket
drives. Sue Rhoads made fleece blankets for men,
women and children at Opportunity House. Holly
Hartshorne collected and donated over 10 boxes
of coats for everyone at Opportunity House. Rose
Gelchinskies made fleece blankets so everyone has
a fleece blanket to cuddle up with on a cold day.
Another friend of Opportunity House is Marge Vath.
She picks up pillows, and other bed necessities, headed
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In-Kind and Donations
At Easter time, many groups made Easter baskets for
our children. The youth group, New Bethel Church,
Kempton, PA, made over 20 baskets for our kids. Berks
County 4H Rabbit Club made over 20 Easter baskets
which included personal care items to use after eating
all the candy! Brownie Troop 1706 assembled family
baskets full of personal care items as part of a badge
project. And what is Easter without Godiva Chocolate?
Our friends at Godiva not only gave us hundreds of
marshmallow eggs but also, over 40 gallons of ice cream
to be enjoyed on a hot summer day! Spring Township
Daisy Troop also made over 20 Easter baskets for our
children. The residents of Country Meadow made a
special gift for our men and women at Opportunity
House – a jelly bean prayer in a baggie project was
given to everyone on Easter morning.
homemade fleece blankets. Little Swatara Church of
the Brethren collected and donated children’s items for
our smallest residents at Opportunity House.
Twin Valley School had a giving tree for hats, gloves
and scarfs for our residents. Parente Beard collected
over 400 pounds of dry food for Opportunity House.
Bern Reformed United Church of Christ put together
personal care kits for the clients.
Green Valley Elementary School (Wilson School District)
Family and Consumer Sciences class made 85 loaves of
homemade bread for our clients. They partnered with
King Arthur Flour Company on a school project.
Every year, children of all ages are especially kind
in both thought and deed to the children living at
Opportunity House. Andrew Huesgen, son of Pastor
Megan Huesgen, Immanuel United Church of Christ,
Shillington, asked for gift cards and craft items in lieu
of birthday gifts so he could purchase craft items and
come to the shelter and spend some time doing crafts
with the children living at Opportunity House. Maria
Lilley is artistically inclined and makes homemade
greeting cards which she sells through out the summer
months at various places in Berks County. She
contacted Opportunity House for a list of needed items
for the babies in the Learning Center and purchased
the items using the proceeds from the sale of her
greeting cards. Seona Shah, asked for outdoor toys for
the children of Opportunity House in lieu of birthday
gifts for her, so our kids had toys to play with on the
playground.
Through out the year, businesses and organizations
donate all sorts of items to Opportunity House. Albright
College Volunteer Center held a collection drive for
books, canned goods, clothes and miscellaneous items.
Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU) held a dress
down day for the cost of a personal care item that was
donated to Opportunity House. New Church Live, Bryn
Athyn, prepares a meal for our clients and a member of
their service group, Lee Hill, makes fleece blankets which
she hands out to everyone in line for their meal. Student
Nurses Association at Reading Area Community College
held a drive for paper products, condiments and spices
used in our kitchen everyday. Spring Township seniors
held an “everybody’s birthday” meeting and made a
large donation of personal care items, kitchen items and
towels to be used at Opportunity House. The Lancaster
Spinners and Weavers Guild donate beautiful, hand
made, baby booties, hats and blankets made by their
members. Several departments within Penske run donation
drives for different items needed by our residents.
Adults, as well, donate everyday items needed at the
shelter. Lauren Kemp and her family, donate needed
items through out the year. Whether it is shoes for the
children in the shelter or toys to use on the playground,
Lauren is always willing to get the items and deliver
them with a smile and a promise to be back with
whatever is needed.
In the summer, our kids were treated to two Reading
Fightin Phils baseball games courtesy of the National
Penn Bank Knothole Gang. For each game, our kids sat
in prime, reserved seating and received a visit from the
Fightin Phils mascots.
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In-Kind Contributors
Ms. Aura Agostini
Soydan Akyol
Albright College Volunteer Center
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
All Souls ECC
Allegheny Evangelical Lutheran Church
Alsace Lutheran Church
Alvernia University
Mr. Jamshid Amgry
Antietam Footlights
Ark Animal Hospital
Ms. Rachael Arndt
Ms. Alyshia-Marie Astacio
Charnai Aviles-Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ayala
A-Z Vacuum, Inc.
Ms. Geraldine Bair
Mr. and Mrs. James Bardi
Ms. Angela Barrell
Ms. Melissa Bauer
Bausman Memorial United Church of Christ
Ms. Sandy Beam
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bechtolt
Ms. Adrienne Beck
Ms. Camalita Beckford
Ms. Andrea Behler
Mr. Michael Berg
Berks Bible Church
Berks Catholic High School
Berks Christian School
Berks Counseling Center
Berks County Democrats
Berks County Foster Grandparent Program
Berks County Intermediate Unit (BCIU)
Berks County Outsiderz
Berkshire Advisors, Inc.
Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church of Reading
Bethany United Methodist Church
Bethel Dunkard Brethren Church
Bills Khakis
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Blimline
Blue Mountain Academy
Ms. Joelle Boehm
Ms. Shirley Bolig
Boscov’s Department Store, LLC
Todd Boughter
Julia Boylan
Ms. Emily Branch
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Brandstatter
Breakfast Club
Mr. Mark Brophy
Mr. Jason Brown
Brown Family
Gerald Budzik
Mr. Jeffrey Bukowski
Dr. William Burfiend
Mr. Mark Burford
Mr. Richard Burton
Mr. Wesley Burton
Mr. Derek Burton
C & S Medical Supply, Inc.
C.F. Heckman & Son, Inc.
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church
Calvary Reformed Church of the U.C.C.
Calvary United Methodist Church
Carim Eye and Retina Center
Ms. Rachel Carl
Amandon Carles
Ms. Michelle Carney
Carpenter Technology Corporation
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In-Kind Contributors
Mr. Benjamin Carrero
Michael Casey
Jordy Castillo
Lauren Cesario
Mr. Hamid Chaudry
Jo Ann Chisolm
Diane Choiniere
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Lutheran Church
Church of Christian Outreach
Church of the Good Shepherd UCC
Mr. Edward Cintron
City Reach Church Reading
Ms. Liz Clark
Clover Farms Dairy
Ms. Denita Colon
Community Collaborators
Community Evangelical Church
Mrs. Donna Conrad
Mr. Isiah Cook
Ms. Julia Coralnick
Beth Ann Crippen
Ms. Nina Cruz
Mr. and Mrs. David Cummings
Custom Processing Systems
D J Svenson Contracting
Ms. Alice D’Agustino
Dairy Queen HIBS of Kenhorst & Exeter, Inc.
Ms. Sunsieray Deas
Deep Roots Valley Farm
Deltaura USA, Inc.
Donna Deluca
Democratic City Committee
Gene Deren
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dieruff
Ms. Heather Dietrich
Ms. Denise Drobnick
Ms. P. Allison duPont
Dutch Maid Bakery
Earthrise Enterprises Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ellis
Ms. Ruth Estrella
EthoSource, LLC
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement
Exeter Township Leo Club
Mr. Tyler Farina
Feed The Heart
Ms. Jacqueline Fernandez
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Finkel
Fiorenza’s Food for Friends
First United Church of Christ - Hamburg
Tam Fitzgerald
Fleetwood Fixtures
Mr. Martin Follmer
Ms. Lee Ann Forrer
Ms. Karlee Fouse
Ms. Lisa Frank
Ms. Kelsey Frankowski
Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church
Frieden’s UCC
Friedens United Church of Christ
Fun Berks
Ms. Kate Gallagher
Ms. Kim Galley
Mr. Bruce Gauker
General Church of the New Jerusalem
Ms. Carolyn George
Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Reading
Good Shepherd UCC Boyertown
Good Shepherd United Church of Christ
Anna Grace
Grace Alsace United Church of Christ Women’s Guild
Grace Fellowship of Reading
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In-Kind Contributors
Grace Outlet SDA Church
Ms. Shontai Greene
Sheila Guldin
Ms. Carolyn Gulley
Ms. Nicole Guzowski
Jenna Hahn
Ms. Jessica Hahn
Mr. Quinn Haller
Hartman Shurr Valeriano
Ms. Patricia Hauser
Mr. John Heckman
Mrs. M. Hess
Ms. Leann Hill
Hillside Christian Church
Thomas Hinkle
Holy Cross United Methodist Church
Ms. Wanda Hoover
Hope Lutheran Church - Reading
Hope Lutheran Church - Bowers
Mr. Chris Hovan
Ms. Chanel Hummel
Immanuel United Church of Christ
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Jameson
Ms. Michelle Janeczek
Ms. Tammy Janelle
Debbie Janezic
Tramont Johnson
Ms. Chenell Johnson
Ms. Linda Jones
Ms. Amanda Jones
Mr. Todd Jones
Judy’s On Cherry
Junior League of Reading, PA Inc.
Ms. Nora Kahler
Mr. Eddie Kalbach
Alvin Katz
Mr. and Mrs. Al Kauffman
Linda Kellc
Leah Kellenberger
Ms. Joanne Kelly
Dr. Johanna Kelly
Ms. Cheryl Kern
Anthony Kissinger
Ms. Ricky Klick
Ms. Amanda Kline
Ms. Gloria Kotzer
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Kowalski
Ms. Andrea Kravelick
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kreisher
Ms. Carolyn Krick
Burton Krieger
Ms. Mary Krohn
Ms. Joan Kunkel
Kurtz/Naugle Group
Kutztown University Community Outreach Center
Ms. Denise Lang
Betty Lehman
John Lehr
Ms. Bonnie Leidy
Ms. Barbara Leinbach
Ms. Varsha Lift
Lighthouse Christian Center
Lincoln Park Community United Methodist Church
Ms. Tanya Linsinbigler
Mr. Richard Longacre
Ms. Ashley Lorah
Ms. Beverly Lunden
Mr. Joseph Magosin
Maidencreek Church
Manatawny Creek Winery
Lisa Marshall
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In-Kind Contributors
Mr. Joseph Marshall
Mr. Ramon Matos
Dennis Mauser
Maxatawny Zion Union Sunday School
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Mayer
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Mays
Bobby McLendon
Ms. Sharon McLendon
Betty Meinig
Mr. Timothy Melcher
Ms. Donna Metcalf
Mr. Robert Michel
Ms. Shenice Miller
Mr. and Mrs. William Miller
Ms. Jasmin Miller
Ms. Joanne Mogel
Mohrsville Church of the Brethren
Ms. Donna Montgomery
Ms. Susan Morey
Rob Morrison
Ms. Elizabeth Moult
Mr. and Mrs. John Moult
Ms. Linda Moyer
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nase
National Penn
Mr. and Mrs. David Naugle
New Beginnings Community Church
Nice Knitters of Muhlenberg
Linda Nissley
Erik Nordhoy
Olivet Boys & Girls Club, Inc.
Olivet Reformed Church
One United Church of Christ
Open Gate Camp
Dr. Michele Oplinger
Clinton Oppong
Christine Orgechowski
Ms. Nancy O’Rourke
Ms. Carol Orr
Papademetriou Family
Mr. Tyler Parmer
Penn State University - Berks College
Pennside Presbyterian Church
Pennsylvania Community Development and Finance Corporation
Penske Truck Leasing Co., Inc.
Ms. Renee Perella
Mr. Karl Peterson
Kenneth Posey
Ms. Marian Pounder
Ms. Frances Powers
Ms. Sandra Prentice
Dr. Susan Probst and Mr. Anthony Grimm
Ms. Debby Prutztman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rader
Ms. Blythe Ratcliffe
Reading Area Community College
Reading City Church
Reading Eagle Company
Reading Friends Quaker Meeting
Reading Health System
Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences Nursing Program
Reading Muhlenberg CTC
Recycling Services, Inc.
Redner’s Warehouse Markets, Inc.
Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom
Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rehoboth Seventh Day Adventist Church
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Reinert
Reinsel Kuntz Lesher LLP
Ms. Peggy Reisch
REMAX of Reading
Ms. Suzie Renninger
Gladys Rentschler
Mr. Elliot Rhoads
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In-Kind Contributors
Ms. Susan Rhoads
Mr. David Rivera
Riverfront Federal Credit Union
Ms. Michaela Rizzo
Joseph Rodriguez
Ms. Kim Ruosch
Russo Food and Market, Inc.
Salem Belleman’s Church
Salem Shalter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ms. Jennifer Sallada
Ms. Beverly Sander
Ms. Lois Savage
Mr. Joseph Scargle
Ms. Darlene Schildt
Mr. and Mrs. D. Schippers
Ms. Aimee Schmucker
Schneider Electric
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Schock
Ms. Judith Schum
Larry Schwartz
Ms. Melissa Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Scott
Robert Seitzinger
Ms. Mary Jo Shaw
Ms. Evelyn Sheetz
Renika Shepard
Shiloh Mennonite Church
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Shober
Ms. Stephaine Simms
Sisters on a Mission
PatriciaSkipper
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Smith
Mr. Clarence Smith
Susan Smith
Ms. Suzanne Snell
Michael Sobota
Sorrelli
Ms. Rosa Soto
Ms. Grace Sottosanti
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Sotzin
St. Daniels Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. Francis DeSales Church
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Reading
St. John’s Lutheran Church - Sinking Spring
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Kutztown
St. John’s Reformed Church of Sinking Spring
St. John’s United Church of Christ - Kutztown
St. Matthew’s Greek Orthodox Church
St. Paul’s Fleetwood
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Mertztown
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Reading
St. Paul’s UCC - Douglassville
St. Paul’s UCC of Birdsboro
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ - Fleetwood
Ms. Julie Stackhouse
Mr. Kieran Stainsby
Laverne Starks
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Stein
Mr. Scott Stevenson
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart
Tama Stoeber
Mr. Michael Stoffa
Stonersville Social Club
Stony Creek Athletic Association
Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church
Ms. Julie Stuckey
Ms. Diana Suarez
Sweet Addictions Bake Shop
Sweet Surprises
Teleflex Inc.
The Home Depot
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In-Kind Contributors
The Journey Cafe
Theta Phi Alpha
Ms. Renee Thomas-Hartwell
Ms. Tasheana Tisdale
Ms. Jacqueline Tolentino
Ms. Felicia Towles
Ms. Mary Lou Toye
Transitions Connections
Travelers Insurance
Tray-Pak Corporation
Ms. Lorraine Trexler
Trinity Lutheran
Trinity Lutheran Church of Robesonia
Trinity Lutheran Church Wernersville
Trinity United Church of Christ of Leesport
Tulpehocken Area School District
Tulpehocken Jr./Sr. High School
Twin Valley High School
Ms. Adrienne Udzinski
UGI Utilities Inc.
Mr. Floyd Ulrich
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Unger
Van Scoy Jewelers
Vanguard Group
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Versace
VF Factory Outlet, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William Vitale
Chad Walter
Adrianne Wanner
Moriah Webb
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wells
Ms. Carol Wells
Ms. Joan Wendel
West Lawn United Methodist Church
Mr. James Westervelt
Ms. Peg Whiskeyman & Friends
Ms. Nutcola Whitfield
Mrs. Doris Whitman
Ms. Amanda Williams
Kevin Wilson
Wilson High School
Wilson High School Girls Soccer
Ms. Diane Wojciechowski
Lloyd Wolf
Carolyn Woodford
Yeager Supply, Inc.
Mr. Carter Yenser
Connor Yourkavitch
Mr. Ray Zale
Ms. Laurel Zielinski
Zion’s Church - Hamburg
Zion’s Lutheran Church of Perry Twp.
Zion’s Union Church Maxatawny
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Statement of Financial Activities
July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014
Operations Revenue and Other Support
FY’13FY’14
1. Learning Center Income
$1,251,766 31%
$1,326,747 30%
2. Government Grants
$1,382,015
34%
$1,447,623
33%
3. Contributions
$ 881,879 22%
$1,002,816 23%
4. United Way
$ 172,284 4%
$ 211,999 5%
5. Rental Income
$ 167,267 4%
$ 180,430 4%
6. Special Events (Net)
$
2%
$
2%
71,444 90,688 7. Investment/Misc.
$ 96,158 2%
$ 119,342 3%
Total Unrestricted Revenue $4,022,813 100.0%
$4,379,645 100.0%
and Other Support
Expenses Program Services
FY’13FY’14
1. Learning Center
$1.737,181 42%
$1,794,991 38%
2. Shelter Services
$ 760,248 3. Supportive Services
for Veteran Families
$ 238,827 6%
$ 649,901 14%
4. Housing
$ 441,383 11%
$ 511,927 11%
5. Management and General
$ 320,807 8%
$ 344,218 7%
6. Fund Raising $ 299,895 7%
$ 307,754 7%
7. Children’s Alliance Center
$ 188,115 5%
$ 223,088 5%
8. Homelessness Prevention
$ 106,908 and Rapid Re-Housing
3%
$
0%
Total Expenses
19%
$4,093,364 100.0%
$ 837,985 -
18%
$4,669,864 100.0%
$.86 of Every Dollar Received Goes Directly to Providing Client Services
The financial information contained within was derived from June 30, 2014 Financial Statements
audited by Reinsel Kuntz Lesher
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Michael Miller
Our Mural
A group of students from the Pennsylvania
Migrant Education Summer Program and Public
Art Workshop students from Wyomissing Area Junior
Senior High School worked with instructor Michael
Miller to design and create a permanent piece
of artwork that was installed on the north-facing
wall of the corner residence of Beech Street and
Second Streets. The wall measures about 70 feet
wide and varies in height from 12 feet at the west
end to 35 feet at the east end. Due to the size and
scale of the project, the mural was begun during
the summer of 2012 and work continued during
2012-2013 school year. The mural included both
painted portions and areas of hand-cut glass
mosaic. The mural was created on a polyester
interfacing that enabled it to be worked on at
multiple sites including Millmont Elementary School
in the Reading School District, Wyomissing Area
Junior Senior High School, Second Street Learning
Center and other locations within the community.
The glass mosaic was created using a similar off-site
method by assembling the pieces onto fiberglass
mesh. Once the mural components were completed,
it was installed during the months of June and July
2013. A formal dedication ceremony was held
on Monday, September 16, 2013. Members of
the community attended the dedication at which
time they took possession of the mural. Students
and volunteers that participated in the project
were acknowledged. Representatives from the
Berks Arts Council, Berks County Community
Foundation, Opportunity House, and PA Migrant
Education Program attended the dedication.
The event was covered by the Reading Eagle
and WFMZ-TV.
The mosaic star design found in the mural has
been incorporated into the Opportunity House
30th anniversary celebration entitled “Reach for
the Stars”.
Our Mission
Opportunity House is a multi-service organization...that improves
the quality of life for children, adults and families who face various
obstacles, and supports their efforts to achieve and maintain
self-sufficiency and well-being.
430 Second Street | Reading PA 19601 | 610 374-4696
www.opphouse.org