Holiday 2011 A Retirement Housing Foundation

Holiday 2011
A Retirement Housing Foundation Publication
Photo by Ray East,
RHF National Board Member
From The President
The Season of Giving
This time of year is frequently called the season of giving, but in reality
the season of giving at RHF and our communities is a yearlong experience.
This issue of RHF Today provides numerous examples of how residents
and team members work to make life better for others. Thanks for what
you do! May your efforts and contributions inspire others to follow
your lead.
With this issue we welcome Pilgrim Manor in Grand Rapids, Michigan
to the RHF family.
When I served as Pastor of Peace Memorial Church in the Chicago area,
I was also on the Board of the Evangelical Health System (EHS) as the
system was beginning to develop. Later, Lutheran General merged with EHS to become Advocate Health
Care, related to the United Church of Christ and the largest provider of health care in Illinois. When I
came to RHF I felt that free-standing and small- system senior housing and service providers would also be
moving into systems seeking the human resources and financial benefits only larger systems can provide.
It is beginning to happen, and we have been approached by several other providers. We welcome those
conversations.
And speaking of conversations, I urge all residents and their families, friends, our team members and
Board members to call and advocate strongly for the HUD 202 program, the most successful senior housing
program the department has ever had. In the late 70s and early 80s twenty thousand new units were being
funded annually. That number has decreased every year and for 2012 no new units will be funded. This is
in spite of long waiting lists and, in some cities, persons waiting for ten years or more to get to the top of
the list.
At a recent Angelus Plaza event, I had an opportunity to talk with Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard
(California 34th District), a long time supporter of affordable housing. I asked her if she had any advice as
to what we should do to preserve the program. She said we should flood Congress with letters and telephone
calls urging them to keep funding new 202 construction. Have residents, families, friends, everyone call
their Senator and Representative and tell them how much we need this program.
So in this season I ask you to be generous in your giving and with your time, letters and telephone calls.
What you do and say can make a difference. Have a wonderful Holiday Season and a happy 2012!
RHF Today is published periodically for residents, families of residents, the United Church of Christ and sponsoring
congregations, staff, local board members, and friends of Retirement Housing Foundation, 911 N. Studebaker Road, Long Beach,
CA 90815-4900, Telephone (562) 257-5100/FAX (562) 257-5200, TDD (800) 545-1833, ext. 359. www.rhf.org - e-mail: [email protected].
Retirement Housing Foundation is a nonprofit California corporation dedicated to planning, sponsoring, building and managing
housing for older adults, low income families, and persons with disabilities. It is a member of the Council for Health and Human
Service Ministries of the United Church of Christ, and also co-sponsors housing communities with other denominational, civic
and community organizations. RHF is a member of the Leading Age (formerly known as the American Association of Homes and
Services for the Aging) and its state affiliates. RHF serves and employs without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national origin,
religion, ancestry, marital status, physical disability, age, medical condition (including pregnancy), or familial status.
President and Chief Executive Officer: Rev. Laverne R. Joseph, D.D.
Board of Directors
Chairperson: Rev. Dr. John Trnka Vice Chairpersons: Christina E. Potter, Dr. Darryl M. Sexton Treasurer: Thomas S. Masuda
Directors: Dr. John Bauman, Jean G. Dremstedt, Raymond E. East, Frank G. Jahrling, Rev. Dr. Teruo Kawata, Donald King,
Rev. Harold S. Schultz, and Stewart M. Simington.
RHF Foundation, Inc. provides financial resources through gifts and managed funds that assist
the mission of Retirement Housing Foundation.
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Honors
Welcome to the Family!
Pilgrim Manor is a non-profit health care system for seniors
located in Grand Rapids and has served the western Michigan
area for nearly 50 years.
It was founded in 1963 as a retirement home by 22 United
Church of Christ (UCC) congregations in Kent County. It is
the only UCC-affiliated long-term care community in Western
Michigan. Pilgrim Manor is licensed for 111 assisted living
beds and 55 skilled nursing beds. Twenty-seven assisted
living beds are designated for dementia care services.
This Community provides a range of services including
short term rehabilitation, assisted living, memory care,
skilled nursing, home and respite care. Pilgrim Manor is
a provider of integrated health care and support services
dedicated to enhancing the physical, social, spiritual, and
emotional quality of life for older adults and their supporters
throughout the greater Grand Rapids area.
In the late Spring, the founding churches and the Pilgrim
Manor’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to affiliate
with RHF. After due diligence on the part of both parties,
on October 1, 2011 it became official. We are proud to welcome Pilgrim Manor as an affiliate of Retirement
Housing Foundation. Pilgrim Manor’s CEO is Rev. George Heartwell who also serves as Mayor of Grand Rapids.
Mission One - A Joint Effort To Help Our Neighbors
It was announced at the 2011 General Synod that was held in
Florida last summer - the United Church of Christ (UCC) was
planning an event that would span 11 days. That event would
attack the issue of hunger - not only in America, but around the
world.
Mission I, among other things, was challenging UCC
churches and organizations throughout the country to gather
one million food items and donate them to their local food
bank or other agency that addressed hunger issues in their
city/town/area. And they had to accomplish this in the first 11
days of November.
St. Catherine
Florissant, MO
RHF decided to ask its communities to participate in the challenge
and the response was incredible.
West Valley Towers residents collected 217 food items and 300 knitted/
sewn items to donate to the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, operated by
Catholic Charities of Los Angeles.
Capital Court (Corydon, IN) invited the citizens of their community
to participate in their food drive through free color ads that ran in
their local newpaper throughout the drive. The result - more than
600 items were donated to Community Services in Corydon.
West Valley Towers
Van Nuys, CA
The national office staff donated part of the items they collected to the Drop-In Center for the Homeless that is
operated out of the First Congregational Church in Long Beach, California. The remainder of the items will be
split between the Salvation Army Food Bank in Long Beach and We Care, an organization that supports families
in Los Alamitos, California.
In total more than 13,400 items were collected in 69 RHF communities in 14 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Virgin Islands.
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Celebrating Our History
Cardosa
Village
50 Years of Caring
About People
This is part three in a series of articles about RHF’s
history. In telling our story, every once in a while
we will use one of RHF’s founders, Clark Harshfield’s
words (from his own notes).
Shepherd
Park
In March of 1967, Reinhold Klein tendered his resignation from the position of Executive
Director of the Foundation. The success of the Retirement Housing Foundation
had not gone unnoticed by leaders in the industry. Mr. Klein had established a
reputation of getting things done. He was an authority in the senior housing and
retirement services field.
The Board of Directors accepted his resignation with deep and sincere regret.
Pioneer
Manor
Clark Harshfield was named to replace Klein and began his 20-year tenure as
Executive Director of the Foundation.
The Foundation struggled but continued to grow during the last part of the 60’s
and during the 70’s. Bixby Knolls Tower was able to add Assisted Living and
Skilled Nursing services to their community. Mayflower Gardens added a
Convalescent Hospital to its campus. Three multi-level retirement communities
and seven affordable independent living communities were added to RHF’s portfolio.
It was during this time that RHF played a part in revolutionizing the building industry.
The “Breakthrough” Campaign
In 1969 George Romney was selected by President Nixon to serve as Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD). One of his first orders of business was
to try to find a way to reduce housing costs . . . automobiles were produced on
an assembly line . . . why couldn’t housing??
His campaign was called “Breakthrough” and called upon American corporations
to design systems which would reduce housing costs by virtue of mass production.
Harshfield started following this campaign carefully, hopeful that RHF would
be able to benefit from it.
Kemet House
More than 120 corporations entered the competition. Ten finalists would be
selected and each of them would not only be given the privilege of building on
a demonstration site, but would also receive an allotment of
insured loans for the construction of 1,000 housing units. Of
those ten, three were high-rise prototypes.
After visiting all three, Harshfield felt that The Forest City
Corporation from Cleveland, Ohio showed the most potential.
HUD had selected them to build their prototype in Sacramento.
The Dillon System
The
Carlin
Upon visiting the Forest City Enterprises offices in Ohio,
I found not only a friendly reception, but an eager desire
to showcase their product. Tom Dillon, an innovative Ohio
builder had engineered an industrialized high-rise construction
plan which he called the “Dillon System.” The Forest City
Company had formed a partnership with Dillon, and later
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Celebrating Our History
Dr. Joseph with L.A. City
Councilwoman Jan Perry
acquired all of the ownership rights to the
new system.
The Dillon System called for an assembly
line production of all component elements,
storage areas and truck loading areas.
The California plant was located in Irwindale,
Angelus
less than a mile from the major freeways.
Plaza
The assembly line reached the length of two
football fields and provided the means of
building the central core of each of the apartment
300 Main
units: the kitchen, bath, and all plumbing and electric connections. Each
completed package (which included a potted geranium on the sink) had all of
the equipment in place: sinks, showers, bathtubs, stoves, cabinets, walls, ceilings, and
light fixtures were wrapped in heavy black plastic, moved out to the yard, and stored
subject to transport to the new building location.
Once a building was prepared and the foundations completed, an eleven story structure
was usually “topped out” within twenty-two working days, and the completion of the
building was assured within an additional two to three months.
RHF was given the opportunity to acquire the Sacramento demonstration site.
RHF encouraged Forest City Enterprises to move into the strong California building
market and indicated that RHF was prepared to work with them for the immediate
use of their system.
Ralston
Tower
Ultimately, more than 800 units of the 1,000 units allotted to Forest City were
awarded and built for RHF. Those California communities included: Pilgrim
Tower North (Pasadena), Ralston Tower (Modesto), and MacArthur Park
Tower (Los Angeles).
Ultimately, RHF built 14 communities using the Dillon System.
The Largest Undertaking Of Its Kind
Beginning in 1963, RHF started knockiing on the door of the newly founded
Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) in Los Angeles. Authorized by
a vote of the citizenry of Los Angeles in the late fifties, the Agency had
acquired all of the housing and acreage on their redevelopment area,
“Bunker Hill.” It occurred to some of us on the Board of RHF that there
should be a major retirement complex in the downtown area, and that
Bunker Hill offered that opportunity.
I recall the day that Mr. Otto Knudsen, President of RHF, Mr. Klein and I
visited the offices of the CRA in the Olivet Building on Olive Street in
1963. We were received cordially, and an interest was expressed looking
toward the future. However, the work on Bunker Hill was still in its
planning stages.
It wouldn’t be until 1975 before the CRA’s Board of Directors would
authorize the publishing of an “RFP” (Request For Proposal) for the
Development of a six-acre site fronting Hill Street and spanning the
Third Street Tunnel.
RHF was about to begin the journey of building the largest affordable
housing community for seniors in the nation.
(Part three of a series)
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Dogwood Apts
Pilgrim Tower East
King
James
Court
Milestones
Happy Birthday To You, . . . . . . . . . . .
Crooked Creek Tower - Indianapolis, Indiana
Addie O’Neil was born Nov 5, 1907 in Paris, Tennessee. She was raised in
Indianapolis where she graduated from high school and went on to become a
licensed beautician for 10 years. She married and moved to Chicago, where she
had 2 sons before moving back to Indianapolis to have 3 more sons. Ultimately
she retired from Indiana University Hospital as an assistant technician in 1971. She
has lived at Crooked Creek Towers for more than 16 years.
Pilgrim Tower East - Pasadena, California
Vernelle Steven celebrated her 100th birthday on September 22nd. She was born
and raised in Arkansas. After moving to sunny California in 1969, Vernelle
began her 22 year LPN career at Huntington Hospital. Then, in 1988, she moved
to Pilgrim Tower East.
What’s her secret to a long life? “Well, nothing special to get this far, pass life day-byday, ask the Lord for guidance, think positive and you will always be happy.”
La Mirada Vistas - La Mirada, California
Victorina Salgado celebrated her 100th birthday on November 2nd among her friends at
La Mirada Vistas. La Mirada Mayor Pro Tem Gabe Garcia attended the event and
presented her with a framed certificate, commemorating her special day. Vikki is one of
the first residents to move into La Mirada Vistas on 3-15-09. She is also one of the first
leaders of the Project Hands Group. She handmade some necklaces and earrings which
she sold to buy fabric for the Project Hands Group. Vikki said that her secret to staying
young is to stay optimistic and to eat a banana every day.
Christmas Came Early in Colorado This Year
Harvest Pointe - Loveland, Colorado
Harvest Pointe recently received a wonderful donation of a 10-passenger bus from
Auto Integrity of Loveland. Michelle Capp (Harvest Pointe’s Service Coordinator)
told the car dealership of her residents’ transportation needs and look what they
showed up with!!
Harvest Pointe’s oldest resident Irma Young (age 98) presented Keith Knutson (owner
of Auto Integrity) with flowers and a big hug upon delivery of the van. Irma told Keith
“Thank you SO much, you just don’t know what this means to people like me!”.
Walking For A Cause
The Cloisters - Deland, Florida
Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease. There are more than 5 million
Americans living with the disease, and nearly 11 million more serving
as caregivers. Residents and staff from The Cloisters participated in the
2011 Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s™ to help fund
research that can put an end to it. The Cloisters team ranked 3rd in the
fundraising category with $1,936. Two of our team members, Cheryl
Starling and Barbara Ricker, placed 3rd and 5th (respectively) in the
individual category.
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. . . . . . . . Happy Birthday To You . . .
Community News
Symphony Plaza West - Boston, Massachusetts
Arthur Gilmete was born on 10/15/11, and just recently celebrated his 100th birthday!
Arthur has been married to his wife Alicia for 63 years. He has 10 children, 44
grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, 16 great-great grandchildren, 6 great-greatgreat grandchildren, and 1 great-great-great-great grandchild!
Originally from Cape Verde (an island off of Africa), he has been a resident of Symphony
Plaza West since 2009 and has lived in Boston since 1978.
Bishop’s Glen - Holly Hill, Florida
Gladys Broan was born Aug 27, 1908 and until recently
volunteered one time a week at a local hospital and still
loves to play bridge. Born in Jersey City she was a former
bookkeeper and real-estate broker.
Sadie Gorman was born in Massachusetts on April 27, 1908.
She loves classical music and still loves to go to classical
concerts. Being good to others is a top priority for her. She
has lived at Bishop’s Glen for the past 14 years.
Courtenay Springs Village - Merritt Island, Florida
You can say that George Van Praag has laughed his way
through his first 100 years on this earth. When asked his
secret, George will tell you, “Keep the faith, without faith, there’s nothing. And another
thing, don’t be like a majority of people - focusing on morbid thoughts - instead think
about ice cream or chocolate and love people as God loves us, it could change the world.”
George and his wife, Marie are among the newer residents at Courtenay Springs Village.
You can always find this loving couple . . . all you just have to do is listen for the laughter.
He Delivers . . . . Breakfast??
Towne Creek Apartments - McKinney, Texas
Towne Creek has the world’s best mailman!
“John the Mailman” has been Towne Creek’s postman on and off since the building
opened in 1991. He not only brings the residents mail, but personally volunteers his
off time to serve the residents with either pizza parties or breakfast (he’s pictured
here serving breakfast).
He brings each resident a rose on Valentine’s and Mother’s Day. During his recent
vacation to Alaska, he sent Towne Creek a postcard from his trip. He is
a great postman, who also cares about each and every resident.
Crescent Manor Residents
In The Pink
Crescent Manor & Mesquite Gardens - Mesquite, Texas
The residents at Crescent Manor and Mesquite Gardens raised awareness
for Breast Cancer on October 27th by wearing Pink and donating $100
to the Cancer Foundation for Research. Not only were they educated
that day by Baylor Health Center about signs of cancer and prevention
methods but shared stories of survival.
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Holiday Greetings
National Headquarters’ Team Members
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Wishing You A
Wonderful Holiday!
As the holidays approach, we are all reminded
about what we have to be thankful for. Whether it is a loving family,
good friends, a roof over our heads or food on our table - we all have
something in our lives to be grateful for.
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Keep, in your thoughts and prayers, those who will be spending the
holidays away from their families, who might not have a roof over
their head or enough food to eat. These are tough times for many of
our fellow Americans - challenge yourself to find a way to make one
other person’s holiday just a little bit better this year.
Whatever your faith tradition might be, know that all 2,600 RHF team
members wish you a wonderful holiday and Happy New Year!
1) Accounts Payable (L to R): Leo Corpuz, Cassandra Harvey,
Lisa Sok, Rosa Lara, Phil Mosqueira, Staisy Sok, Amanda
Pfeiffer, Brenda Chico, Jacqui Chew, Terressa Johnson, and
Manuel Valdez. (absent - Maria Sepulveda)
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2) Business Development (L to R) Bailey Walker, Maria
Rodriguez, Anthony Nguyen, Joseph Baclit, Florence Webb,
Anders Plett, Richard Washington and Kevin Gilchrist.
(Absent - Traci Maxwell and Ta’Sha Taylor).
3) Budget/ Payroll (L to R); Jonathan Nguyen, Jennifer Staley,
Diane Lespron, Kent Steckbeck, Gloria Puentes, and Robert
Chick. (Absent - Zinnia Marin).
4) Financial Services (Bottom to Top); Cynthia Lyons, Chris Purcell,
Mike Vukovich and Frank Rossello. (absent - Michael Greif)
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Holiday Greetings
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5) Treasury (L to R) Priscilla Hernandez, Carrie Lerch, Dolores Quijano,
and Brian Magnone.
6) Information Technology Services (L To R - Bottom to Top);
Adrianne Eng, David Yard, Lori Phelps, Bryan Underwood, George
Wong, Maggie Guzman, Keith Nguyen, and Christopher Mullen.
7) Operations (L to R); Deanna Garac, Stuart Hartman, Inez Codeus,
Judy Shaw, Peter Peabody, Angie Chappell, Perry Glenn, and Jennifer
Adams. (Absent - Teri Kennedy and Bill Meert).
8) Housing Accounting (Top to Bottom, L to R); Genti Rama, Sal
Ingrao, Carlos Adame, William Villanueva, Donna Burkhong, Tina
Robinson, Flori Lew, Rose Mary Kwok, Annie Nguyen, Lorna Valencia,
Hiroko Todoroki, Talia Smith and Thanh Do.
9) Administrative Services (L to R); Stephanie Titus, Chris Ragon,
Conrad Dungca, Maggie Engelberg, Laverne Joseph, and Cheryl
Howell (absent: Cindy Medina).
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10) Occupancy (L to R); Crystal Torres, Erica Mejia, Kenna O’Hara,
Sandra Tercero, Joanne Silva, Adele Carrasco, Sherry Rector and
Barbara Blazer.
11) Healthcare Accounting (Bottom to Top, L to R); Michael Hinshaw,
Eloisa Tec, Tess Liwanag, Peggy Ricano and Jackie Dizon-Ng.
12) Law, Risk Management, Human Resources, and Corporate
Compliance (Bottom to Top, L to R ); Collen Adams, Barbara
Olivas, Deborah Kindler, Dina Marie Kulzer, Sherri Coster,
Deborah Stouff, Yolanda Pena, Nada Battaglia, Robert Amberg
and John Clow.
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Project H.A.N.D.S.
Once again RHF Today has set aside a major portion of an issue to honor and acknowledge
the residents (and the volunteers, agencies and businesses that partner with them) who
devote so much time and effort to Project H.A.N.D.S.® (Helping Angels National Donated
Support). The program is resident driven - it is the residents who seek out a local agency
(or agencies) that needs help; it is the residents who work with that agency to determine
what they can create that will benefit their clients; and it is the residents who find the materials
- either through donations or monies from their own pocket (in many cases) - to make
the items.
Project H.A.N.D.S.® is unique in that it allows our residents to give back to their communities individually and
as a group. More than 2,510 residents participated in this program last year - any resident can be a part of Project
H.A.N.D.S. even if they just come down to meetings and enjoy the camaraderie. Last year more than 11,500 items
were donated to local social service groups and agencies.
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We are grateful to the following people or agencies that have volunteered, donated or participated in our Project H.A.N.D.S.
program from 6/1/10 to 5/31/11:
300 Main
Estacada, OR
Abbey Apartments
Indianapolis, IN
Angelus Plaza
Los Angeles, CA
Angelus Plaza
Los Angeles, CA
Benson Manor
Smyrna, GA
Nona Amack
Kathyrn Anderson
Freddy & Quintin Beachy
Fay Bechtel
Heidi & Justin Bechtel
Beatrice Bolton
Dominic Boyle
Grace Chamberlain
Sigrid Clark
Jensina Evans
Lorraine Fasciona
Ginger Pfluege
Linda Forsberg
Celenia Garcia
Joan & Larissa Good
Joan Hale
Evelyn Hammond
Shirley Hancock
Dorothy Haskins
Marcella, Amanda &
James Mast
Dora Jane McCary
Peace Lutheran Church
Susan Ricketts
John Rhodes
Ann Rosenstock
Joann Schaefer
Anita Shepherd
Skip a Week
Quilting Club
Sally Smith
Rawlyn & Ryan Sommers
Katie & Ruth Sullivan
Cathy Swetz
Judy Terrill
Manuel Valdez
Diana Adkins
Damar Services
David DeWitt
Billie Green
Aileen Gunter
Mary Lou Guy
Shirley Harris
Esther Holder
Rosalie Lett
Pat Mason
Dave Riley
Ruth Saxton
Gladys Shepherd
Alice Smith
Sharon Sparby
Donna Stutler
Fred Thompson
Shirley Thompson
Wanda West
Hui Ming Cheng
Kyu Sook Choi
Ok Lee Chung
Coats & Clark
CJ Cram
Aura Y. Del Cid
Shelia M. Del Valle
Lucia D. Garcia
Yusui Guo
Soon Ja Han
Tsai Ho
Kyeong Hong
Hsu Tsin Hsia Pu
Young Ja Jung
Yue Jae Kang
Kyung Hee Kang
Kap Sun Kim
Min Ji Kim
Jung Bin Kim
Hyung Sook Kim
Kyung Soon Kim
He Kyuh Kim
Mong Ok Kim
Mun Ja Kim
Young H. Koo
Kik Lim Kwan
Chen Kwok
regina Leal
Chung Ok Lee
Chuh C. Lee
Gyusanm Lee
Jae Woon Lee
Xue Ying Li
Hui Hua Li
Li Liu
Hong Yueh Liu
Maria Liuzzi
Anna Lucas
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Gloria J. McKinney
Chen Hui Ming
Ana G. Morales
Monique Morris
Kim Mun
Jia Li Pan
Kyung woon Park
Gum Ja Park
Hong S. Pham
Bong Yi Ramsey
La Ree Reyes
Guo Sui
Tsen Kwok Suit
Violetta Tradres
Du Chen Teng
Jia Li Tran
Elba Isabel A. Valdez
Patricia Valensuela
Li-Juan Wang
Lee Yuk Ying
Hyo Soon Yoon
Koo Young
Man Kuen Yu
Chan Kwok Yuk
Debra Hutchings
Bonnie Mason
Connie McInturff
Lucille Sewell
Necia Wright
Wal-Mart
Auburn Ravine Terrace
Auburn, CA
Betty Barzelay
Anna Mae Burchill
Vi Cannon
Jane Downes
Beatrice Farber
Ella French
Betty Masson
Jane Moore
Helen Pickens
Esther Reynolds
Virginia Sapp
Lyndy Smith
Esther Thomas
Val Thompson
Evelyn Wilson
Edna Witherington
Adam & Bruce
Fort Wayne, IN
Marsha Baird
Linda Bowers
Mabel Clark
Freddie King
Mariana Mullen
Berdia O’Quin
Pat Smith
Angelus Plaza
Los Angeles, CA
Kou-Ying Bao
Mary Caggiano
Joan Chang
Hu-Ping Chang
Mary Chang
Xue Jun Chen
Li Li Chen
Jo Bailey
Ruth Bailey
Helen Fowlie
Rae Francis
Elaine Harte
Bette Johnson
Katherine Kiess
Mary McKillip
Amelia McRice
Mabel Olson
Bernice Stevens
Ruth Travers
Bexton Place
San Antonio, TX
Carol Bozemen
Olivia Cerda
Church of Christ
Ramon Ortiz
Our Lady of Angels
Maria Palacios
Puerta De Ceilo Church
Carlos Rosas
San Fernando Cathedral
Temple Resurection
Bishop’s Glen
Holly Hill, FL
Project H.A.N.D.S.
The Cloisters
(Deland, FL)
Marymount Manor
(Tacoma, WA)
The Cloisters
Deland, FL
Colonia Jess Lopez
Los Angeles, CA
Cornerstone Gardens Creekbend Gardens
Houston, TX
Houston, TX
DeSmet
Florissant, MO
Dorothy Foster
Rhea Allard
Helene Kereluk
Betsy Hindermann
Catherine Wright
Joyce De Silva
Norma Scott
Dorothy Kuzmick
Evelyn Hendrickson
Janet Heller
Pauline Tremblay
Julliette Martel
Mary Ryan
Joan Hendermann
Joann Taylor
Guadalupe Guerrero
Maria Jimenez
Asuncion Jose
Mercedes Lopez
Flora Mejicanos
Victoria Pintado
Christina Rodriguez
Maria Romero
Hortencia Solis
Esperanza Soto
Eva Inkeles
Irma McCall
Helen Mikel
Lona Mize
Kay Moore
Helen Nicks
Rose Pepp
Nga Pham
Era Truett
Catharine Urban
Marie Wells
Bulah York
Delores Young
Lorraine Freebersyser
Ione Hughes
Marie Perry
Jeanette Ryder
Cocalico Place
Ephrata, PA
Anonymous
Jean Armantrout
Sylvia Breneman
Eva Dickersheid
Lynda Hicks
Joe Keefer
Michelle Kready
Amos Lindberg
Sharon Reed
N. Jean Shaffer
St James
Catholic Church
Colonia Jess Lopez
Los Angeles, CA
Elvira Arriola
Hilda Calderon
Rosa Cruz
Concepcion Duran
Guadalupe Estrada
The Concord
Pasadena, CA
Amparo Acosta
Lydia Benjamin
Dora Chao
Yang Hi Choi
Xin Yun Fang
Marion Lillquist
Yiling Liou
Valerie Mosely
Estella Rodriguez
Mary Shakibtash
Renmin Sun
Hazel Tibbs
Thi Bich To
Carol Vessels
Xiuran Wang
Ying Wong
Creekbend Gardens
Houston, TX
Bethel Baptist Church
Nathadine Blanks
Leeann Boutte
Velma Clark
Clara Gray
Ruth Hardy
Marie Hill
Vinie Hopkins
Sandra Hunt
Ada Jones
Kingspoint Home
Health Care
Dr. Pauline Kwang
Cornerstone Gardens
Office of Congressman
Houston, TX
Al Green
Cornelius D. Perry
Nathadine Blanks
Annie Smith
Mary Lou Browne
Ruth Tapscott
Sue Coats
Wal-Mart
Catherine Covington
Doris Faye Cunningham Curley Mae Williams
Mattie Winzer
Lorrainne Drew
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Lila Woolworth
Xuemel Xu
Jiaquan Zhang
Courtenay Springs
Village
Merritt Island, FL
Grace Bryant
Verena Clement
Lois Gregg
Wal-Mart
Crooked Creek Tower
Indianapolis, IN
Helen Bratton
Barbara Davis
Mazel DeLay
Nancy Dunn
Annie Harris
Debra Jackson
Myrtle Johnson
Lucille Jordan
Lorine Leavell
Carl Lee
Rena Pickens
Doris Simmons
Norma Smith
Stella Williams
Jackie Winston
Dogwood Apts.
Milledgeville, GA
Katheryn Cooper
Barnell Davis
Zell Gay
Sallie Holmes
Coleen Johnson
Mildred Teague
Wal-Mart
Fajardo Housing
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Almacenes 100
Cenaida Charría
El Telar
Me Salvé
María Montalvo
The Gateway
Poway, CA
Ruthmary Clapper
Marian Crays
Mary Dalrymple
Margaret DeGoede
Betty McGregor
Katy Polson
Desert Sage Manor
Hermiston, OR
Guadalupe Senior Apts
Denver, CO
Bonnie Engle
Darleen Nelson
Wal-Mart
Norman Archuleta
Mary Ann Casias
Judity Ertl
Josie Morales
Eloy Salazar
La Mirada Vistas
La Mirada, CA
Project H.A.N.D.S.
La Mirada Vistas
(La Mirada, CA)
Bishop’s Glen
(Holly Hill, FL)
Olson Rotary Village
(Delano, CA)
Guadalupe Senior
Apts
Denver, CO
Joe Tacoront
Wal-Mart
Harvest Pointe
Loveland, CO
Chuck Adams
Nelvadine Arterburn
Lindy Bennitt
Jim Boro
Tedi Boro
Peggy Brand
Jane Burns
Janice Cihak
Dave Coleman
Lois Coleman
Janice Davis
Hobby Lobby
Calvin Huston
Beth Keefauver
Mr. and Mrs. Kruger
Laurel Krupke
Chloie Moore
Freda Pilger
Dan Pillow
Judy Pillow
Margaret Price
Marilyn Ross
Ellen Rowe
Sam’s Club
Mary Seewald
Alice Scherer
LaFontaine Center
Huntington, IN
Anonymous
Phyllis Beals
Evelyn Beeler
Pam Bodenheimer
Bev Bower
Maxine Brickley
Carol Carmella
Destiny Coon
Phyllis Evans
Harvest Pointe
Gail Green
Loveland, CO
Trudy Jewel
Sam Smith
Love In the Name of
Margaret Turner
Christ
Wal-Mart
Mary Pressler
Independence Square Norma Ritenour
Joyce Smith
Evansville, IN
Dee Street
Geneva Davis
Barb Thorn
Philamena Decker
Lake Ella Manor
Wilma Deutsch
Tallahassee, FL
Charles Folsom
Vera Gilbert
Esther Alguire
Marie Guess
Janice Boyette
Patricea Hendrix
Ollie Cue
Marsha Hopson
Dare to Dream for
Diane Lynch
Young Girls, Inc
Richard Lynch
Edna Dowd
Sharon Norman
Girls Scout Troop 146
Doris Opperman
Marcia Steiner
Norma Viguie
Tallahassee Animal
Shelter
Ingleside Manor
Tallahassee Senior
Macon, GA
Center
Leana Bentley
Lakeview Manor
Elsie Dixon
Storm Lake, IA
Shirley Railey
Ella Mae Berry
Kathy Skates
Thelma Cash
Mattie Taylor
Bev Delp
Mozella Walker
Norma Delp
Darlene Evans
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Lakeview Manor
Storm Lake, IA
Jessica Gotto
Naomi Hinkel
Darnell Johnson
Methodist Manor
Peggy Miller
Lorna Newell
Elaine Swanson
La Mirada Vistas
La Mirada, CA
Anonymous
Lois Alexander
Lupita Agnew
Angelica
Bovelle-Akinyele
Maria (Lupe) Arreola
Lupe Armijo
Bridge of Faith Homes
Bertha Castaneda
Socorro Cervantes
Patricia Choi
Inez Codeus
Lori Digal
Yoo Han Deu
Therese Farrar
Barbara Flores
Virginia Frani
Irma Garcia
Luz Gomez
Teresa Gutierrez
Erin Hong
Imperial
Convalescent Home
Bok Sun Kim
Kun Ja Kim
Mee Jung Lee
Maria Martinez
Carol Meza
Margot Moreno
Amelia Nunez
Lee & Marlene Olsen
Lucya Pak
Ernesto & Adoring
Pantilo
Gloria Pedregon
Susie (Xiomara) Pena
Agnes Puga
Ramon Robles
Ronald MacDonald
House
Delia Rodriquez
Francisca (Paquita)
Rogel
Sandra Ruiz
Bobbie Salgado
Victorina (Vikki) Salgado
Chelce Sinajon
Lynda Strait
Gohar Teherani
Ibis Valdes
Maria Valdivia
Wildflower Linen
Women Shelter
Women & Men
First Day Shelter
Longfellow Plaza
Anderson, IN
Anonymous
Irma Bliss
Susan Fisher
Linda Frye
Barbara Hoover
Lorri Kavich
Jean Mahoney
Donna McPherson
Madonna Otto
Trinity Episcopal
Church
Phyllis Wilson
Jean Woods
Los Arcos, Poway, CA
Fox Quilting
Lynne Lichtenstern
Kathy Littlejohn
Esperanza Manaligod
Margaret Olson
Mary O’Neill
Suzanne Taylor
Lorraine Wall
Pauline Wheelington
Lowell Place
Bakersfield, CA
Ofelia Bustamante
Vernice Carter
Janette Cooper
Vera Fielding
Lupe Flores
Esther Hernandez
Mary Kinder
Pauline Mercado
Joan Newland
Elva Pereida-Osorio
Alta Ellen Russell
Rosie Saldana
Mary Shine
Anna B. Tyson
Marple Manor
Modesto, CA
Project H.A.N.D.S.
Maria Calsadillas
Margie Edwards
Irma Fonseca
Randhawa Harcharan
Julia Payan
Dorothy Serpa
Round House Manor
(Kaukauna, WI)
Marymount Manor
Tacoma, WA
Nadine Abbott
Charlene Bowman
Judie Denoo
Janie Hildahl
Judy Kelley
Brenda King
Loraine Lagasse
Sheila Marcy
Patricia Marvin
Gladys Morgan
Julianna Murphy
Barbara Riffle
Shirley Spietz
Georgie Springer
(coordinator)
Susan Witt
Alice Zimmerman
Mayflower Gardens
Lancaster, CA
Jeanne Ellis
Gail Grizzy
Hee Ja Hallstein
Jane Harmon
Eula Manning
Audrey Miller
Betty Morgana
Carla Proudfit
Quartz Hill Woman’s
Club
Lois Robinson
Virginia Schmidt
Rose Scimonelli
Mill Pond Manor
Saline, MI
Norma Clough
Norma Eppley
Betty Henry
Susan Johnson
Marie Hoeft
Susan Johnson
Barbara Katke
Kathy Mammel
Bobbie McClain
Gail Rogers
Monona Meadows
Monona, WI
LaVerne Ahrens
Linda Aumann
Jane Baum
Virginia Cramer
Florence Disch
Ann Fanton
Providence Place
(Salem, OR)
Monona Meadows
Monona, WI
Oak Knoll Villa
San Antonio, TX
Mary Geborek
Julie Gullickson
Marcella Huffstutter
Mary Lee
Julie Lemke
Esther Olson
Sandy Rowe
Betty Sellner
Delores Swatsley
Amanda Malone
Rufina Nunez
Mt. Beulah Terrace
St. Louis, MO
Beyond Housing
Mayor Mary
Louise Carter
Alex & Vivian Childers
Donald Hood
Ronnie Jackson
Bernell Madison
Mediplex Home Health
Medri Home Health
Rev. E.G. Shields Sr.
Berrvyl Tidwell
Orlene Wright
North Capitol
at Plymouth
Washington, DC
Alice Askins
Lillian Bankett
Nancy Chandler
Lucille Copeland
Annie Cromwell
Patricia Davis
Beatrice Flucas
Virginia French
Gloria White
Women’s Association
of Plymouth UCC
Monona Meadows
(Monona, WI)
Olson Rotary Village
Delano, CA
Inez Codeus
Janette Cooper
Evelyn Correa
Maria DelaRosa
Cathy Gonzalez
Olivia Guerzon
Lupe Herrera
Angela Marquez
Olivia Oropeza
Pioneer Towers
Sacramento, CA
Jeanette Burrell
Lona Channel
Katheryn Coad
Bonnie Danker
Luella Hershberger
Jeanne Johnson
Jackie Kelly
Margery MacPhee
Sara Meuse
Dorothy Paulson
Wendi Rex
Elizabeth Tsukada
Alice Van Arsdale
Janet Wright
Pilgrim Place
Mason City, IA
Dorothy Carlson
Shirley Madden
Annette Marshall
Audrey Warren
Oak Knoll Villa
San Antonio, TX
Pilgrim Tower East
Pasadena, CA
Lupe Hernandez
Betty Jarvis
Maria Kamajaz
Lilia Algoso
Kyin Hla Chin
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Pilgrim Tower East
Pasadena, CA
Pinewood Manor
Bremerton, WA
Lan-In Chen
Gladis Del Rio
Carmelita Garcia
Sandra Godman
Ruo-Nan Hu
Yi Ching Hu
Yun-Sheng Ouyang
Rosemary Padilla
Zora Davis
Wilma Snow
Pilgrim Tower North
Pasadena, CA
Carol Andrews
Daisy Bakhoum
Su Hua Chen
Eartha Gilbert
Lena McAfee
Robert Semple
Pinehurst Apts
Palestine, TX
Eunice DeFore
Sondra Dickerson
First Baptist
Church-Slocum
Darce Herrell
Cindy Mitchell
Palestine Church
Geneva Price
Naomi Price
Audrey Schitosky
Violet Tucker
Plymouth Place
Stockton, CA
Sheri Allison
Lorri Burke
Mary Celentano
Darlene Cree
Josie Hernandez
Verna Hurd
Marjorie Jobin
Shelley Jordan
Cheryl Pfau
Helen Rivera
Richard Wallace
Sarah Williams
Ada Yarnell
Prairie Grove Apts
East Prairie, MO
Paula Byassee
Caring Communities
Alberta Davis
Betty Funk
Freeda Hoggatt
Susanna Wesley
Family Center
Mary Williamson
Stone Creek Village
Phoenix, AZ
Vistas
(Van Nuys, CA)
Southdale Tower
Anderson, IN
Pilgrim Tower East
Pasadena, CA)
Providence Place
Salem, OR
Redding Pilgrim House
Redding, CA
Jewel Berns
Peggy Chapel
Mina Craig
Edith Donnell
Lona Dorsett
Louise Downes
West Funk
Harley Davidson,
Salem, OR
Linda Gray
Virginia Grondin
Kathy Hayes
Faith James
Janet Johnson
Ruby Jones
JoAnne Leupold
Martha Miller
Coleen Neer
Petra Reynaga
Peggy Taylor
Ernestine Waddell
Geraldine Caron
Karleen Davis
Lillian Duplantis
Linda Grigsby
Bea Hanley
Maxine Hudson
Billie Lewis
Jack Proctor
Ralston Tower
Modesto, CA
Nadyne Carroll
John Costa
Lois Crosslin
Marge Ermer
Edna Furman
Marion Hamilton
Victoria Lanning
Doris LaRosa
Toni Salisbury
Irene Scott
Judi Williams
Richardson Manor
Milwaukee, WI
Aurora Healthcare
Waunda Eison
Dorothy Jones
Brenda Reed
Elaine Smith
Wal-Mart
Round House Manor
Kaukauna, WI
Anonymous
Marlene Bassett
Wendi Butkovich
Pat Bricco
Pat Carbine
Marge Collins
Luella Cork
Linda Griese
Charlee Lofdahl
Marie Malliett
Hilda McGrath
Gail Wuellner
Alternatives
Anonymous
Mary Cookman
Ruth Delph
Phyllis DeVaney
Elm Grove Church
Vickey Etchison
Sonny Gibson
Grace Giles
Norma Lee Jones
Emma Kelley
Janet Maier
Linda McCord
Mareln Patton
Resident Council
Linda Safford
Christa StClair
Betty Swanigan
Sara Thomas
Martha Vaughn
Vivian Walters
Marsha Weger
St. Catherine
Florissant, MO
Ida Bernsen
Marjorie Doyle
Clara Halski
Flora Jansen
Pattie Lane
Marygrove Residential
Children’s Home
Stacey Montero
Jane Peiker
Susana Rivera
Dorothy Robertson
Nancy Schoonover
Dolores Sokolowski
St. Mary Tower
Long Beach, CA
Catalina Castro
Irma Cortes
Maria Hernandez
Stefania Ion
Bernie Madden
Lilia Moreno
Ruth Oke
Rita Remolona
Estella Ruiz
Un-Hee Yang
Stone Creek Village
Phoenix, AZ
Jane Benton
Shirlean Brown
Ramona & Amanda
Costa
Diana Davis
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Connie Ford
Opal Grubb
Cynthia Hill
Beverly Lorvig
Taiba Mobarez
Debra Rapp
Wal-Mart
Joella Willey
Towne Creek Apts
McKinney, TX
Anonymous
Wanda Devers
First Baptist Church
of McKinney
Bonnie Vincent
Wal-Mart
Valley View Apts
Manitowoc, WI
Etta Siehr
Verde View Apts.
Camp Verde, AZ
Mary Dillow
Linda Dorsett
Irma Mahler
Vistas
Van Nuys, CA
Yelena Apartseva
Jessie Azali
Byung Cho
Carmelita De La Cruz
Josefina Deleon
Minda Garcia
Mizan Gezahegn
Jung Han
Violeta Inocencid
Jung Kang
Ke Kim
Bo Ko
Majieh Motlagh
Sun Oh
Chrysanthis Psillakis
Saturina Ramos
Dolly Robey
Azatouhi Sadafian
Teresita San Diego
Soon Shin
Westminster Village
Kentuckiana
Clarksville, IN
Florence Baumgarten
Norma Boehme
Glory Eaton
Shelba Gasperson
Erna Giordano
Connie Hancock
Jean Hardwick
Evelyn Heichelbech
Home of the Innocence
Westminster Village
Kentuckiana
Clarksville, IN
Shirley Mae Johnson
Christina Leach
Frances Pearce
St. Elizabeth Maternity
and Adoption Services
St. Vincent DePaul
Homeless Center
Salvation Army
Jan Sutton
Edith Thornbury
Virginia Weber
Marty Woodward
Westover Manor
Cedar Rapids, IA
Hawkeye Area
Community Action
Program (HACAP)
Joanne Howard
Inn Circle
Olivet Church
Neighborhood Mission
Barbara Sharp
Darlene Sterns
Rosalie Walker
West Valley Towers
Van Nuys, CA
Youngsok An
Maria Barajas
Kitty Chen
Felipa Garcia
Susan Goluban
Irene Morales
Mansoureh Nilkhani
Carmen Parenzuela
Vilot Peters
Angela Rocha
Yellowwood Terrace
Clarksville, IN
Leatta Banet
Margaret Bezy
Harvey Brock
Doris Bruner
Ida Mae Bullock
Esther Eisman
Ella Mae Freeman
Amy Griggs
Saundra Hunter
Mary Jenkins
Lula Keck
Mary Price
Deloris Sanders
Nancy Tullis
Ellen Venon
Yorkshire Place
Cape May, NJ
Mr. & Mrs. Linton
Annual Appeal
Dear Friend,2011 Holiday Season
Since 1961, RHF (Retirement Housing Foundation) has become one of the nation’s largest non-profit housing providers with 165
communities in 25 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. We are home to over 17,000
residents who are older adults, low-income families, or persons with disabilities.
In celebration of our 50th anniversary, residents were asked to share how living in an RHF community has impacted their lives.
More than 800 residents responded. Below are a few examples:
“…Homelessness is no longer a threat to me or those I love. Today I am not only a mother, but a
college student…If I hadn’t found my place here, I wouldn’t know where else I would be. Thank you
RHF for providing me with a solid foundation for my family.” ” – Eileen
“I am no longer invisible, useless or unwanted. I was homeless for 9 years…I have been given a
second chance...I now have a home, not just an apartment.” – Frankie
“What a difference the move made for me…This has been a new life for me and also a new
beginning.” – Liz
“I do not have to choose between medicine and food, which I had to do in the past.” – Eveline
RHF takes pride in providing people with a home they can afford. We have accomplished a great deal in 50 years - yet the
number of those with housing needs steadily increases. In urban areas, we have hundreds of seniors on waiting lists now,
with the longest list being over 1,500 people!
Many residents come to us hopeless and fearful of what will become of them when their life takes a wrong turn. When they
discover an affordable place to live at an RHF community, they are relieved and a sense of pride and hope returns. I am
sure you can understand how very gratifying it is to see and hear about the difference that RHF can make in someone’s life.
I hope you will consider making a gift to support RHF. Your contribution is needed to provide and preserve affordable
housing for those in need. You can use the enclosed envelope or donate online at www.rhf.org.
On behalf of all the people we serve, I thank you for your generous spirit this holiday season. If you have any questions or
would like information regarding making a gift and its tax advantages, please call 562-257-5141.
Sincerely,
Laverne R. Joseph, RHF President & CEO
P.S. Donations from individuals like you help us continue our critical mission.
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The Disaster in Japan
300 Main Residents
Cleofe Abad
Melody Ackerman
Collen Adams
Sara George Adeh
Sara Ahn
Fidencia Altamirano
Maria Alvarenga
Sang Ho An
Young S. An
Marta Andrade
Anonymous
Christine Cordero Baca
Christina Bae
Ok Cha Baek
Yong S. Bang
Cheng K. Bao
Maria Barajas
Almabella C. Bautista
Celestine Benner
Eugene Berkman
Robert Bishop
Bloom in the
Desert Church - UCC
Beatrice Bolton
Angelina Bondoc
Kathleen Breen
Mitchell Brinker
Mr. & Mrs.
Lawrence R. Brown
Donna Bunkhong
Jane F. Burns
Milagr Cafeles
Sandra Canerara
The Carlin Residents
Carmen Casillas
Adelida C. Centeno
Gonzalo Cervantes
Venkat R. Chalan
Joan Chang
Pamela Yeh Chang
Marc Chavez
Peter H. Chay
Hui Er Chen
Shao Jun Chen
Jia Qi Cheng
Jacqueline D. Chew
In Jong Cho
Jong Hoe Cho
Ki Sun Cho
Veronica S. Cho
Bok Soon Choi
Bong Choi
Esang Choi
James Suk
Bum Choi
Lois Choi
Tae Yul Choi
Mr. & Mrs.
Angelo Chang Chon
William Choy
Chul Ho Chun
Corrina Chunchie
Responding To Disaster
On March 11, 2011 a horrific earthquake and tsunami devastated the northwest coastal region
of Japan. The scenes that came from that area and the ongoing crisis at Japan’s nuclear power
plant held the attention of much of the world for the days and weeks that followed.
As with the devastation that followed Hurricane Katrina in the gulf coast states, the National
Board of Directors felt that RHF needed to help those affected. It issued a challenge to its
residents across the country and UCC churches in the Southern California Nevada Conference –
any monies donated to RHF earmarked for disaster relief between March 15 and May 1
would be doubled by RHF.
In total $14,387.25 was donated by individuals and RHF communities. An additional $18,551.00
was donated by our partner UCC congregations. A grand total of $32,938.25 was donated to RHF
for Japan Disaster Relief. Based on our matching deadline of May 1st, a check for $65,010.50
was presented to the United Church of Christ’s Disaster Relief on Saturday, June 4th as part of the
Southern California Nevada UCC Conference Annual Meeting in La Jolla, California. An additional check for $675 was sent in June for funds received after the deadline. No funds were kept by
RHF for administration - 100% of the funds were distributed for disaster relief.
We would like to like to thank the following individuals, organizations and churches who donated:
Chaim E. Chung
Suk Jong Chung
Alice Clancy
Claremont UCC
John Clow
Jacquetta Compton
Congregational
Church - UCC
Leonardo Corpuz
Rosario Correa
Violette Czukor
Juana Dardon
Christina De La Torre
Neo Dennis
Chantal Denny
Joan Devine-Guerra
Diamond Bar UCC
Delores Dixon
Herminio Dizon
Jacqueline Dizon-Ng
Patricia Doering
Lona Dorsett
Jean G. Dremstedt
Olga Dumitrescu
Conrad Dungca
Mr. & Mrs.
Raymond E. East
Margie Edwards
Graciela Elias
Richard Elliott
Diane Ellis
Carolina Enriquez
Fajardo Housing
Residents
Peter Fascenda
First Congregational
Church of Long Beach
First Congregational
Church of Santa Ana
Loreta Joy Fix
Pedro Flores
Linda L. Forsberg
Fong-Fu
Rafael Fuentes
Delia Gambino
Pedro Garrido
Dwight Gatillo
Barbara Gavigno
Ronald Gervasi
Lydia Gratacor
Maria Grigoryan
Cuong Phu Ha
Young Ah Ha
Evelyn Hammond
Myung Han
Caleen Hand
Bea M. Hanley
Edward D Harsey, III
Anita Hasegawa
Hideko Hayashi
Linda Head
Jose L. Hernandez
Manuel Hernandez
Rose Himmelstein
Barbara Hobbins
Bernice Lily Hogan
Hollywood
Independent UCC
Yoon Suk Hong
Herbert Hoover
J. Housiaux
Cheryl J. Howell
Mary Howells
Marjory Hubbell
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Hung Hung-Kong
Robert Hurteau
Susan Jones
Dong Hwan Joo
Dr. & Mrs.
Laverne R. Joseph
Irma Julio
Jung Jung
Young In Jung
Bong Seok Kang
Pil Kang
Ken A. Kaser
Parkash Kaur
Rev. Dr. & Mrs.
Teruo Kawata
Julie Keith
Zilla Kenna
Teresa A. Kennedy
Donna J. Kerby
Byung Il Kim
Chang Kyu Kim
Chong Pom Kim
Chul Jong Kim
Chun H. Kim
Chun Chong Kim
Chung Sook Kim
Du Nye Kim
Hak Sook Kim
Hui Kim
Jee T. Kim
Jung I. Kim
Jung Soon Kim
Lotta G. Kim
Myung Soon Kim
William Kim
Yoon Sil Kim
Young Jun Kim
Ms. Young Sik Kim
Mr. & Mrs.
Donald King
Mu Sun Koo
Anita Kristiansson
Dina-Marie Kulzer
Soon Sun Kwon
Ki Soon Kyong
L.H. Hajnal
& Associates
Duong La
Mohammad Seyed
Ladjevardi
Las Vegas UCC
Regina Leal
Bryant Bang Lee
Byung Ai Lee
Charles Lee
Dong S. Lee
Jae H. Lee
Jae Sook Lee
Jin Sun Lee
Jung Hee Lee
Kyung Woo Lee
Seo Bun Lee
Soon Ok Lee
Sung Ho Lee
Mr. Tea Bum Lee
Ya-Chin Lee
Yoo Sun Lee
Yuan-San Lee
Ms. Elma Lentz
Isabel Leonardo
Cathy Levario
Wan Sik Lew
Hui Hua Li
Shang Yueh Chen Lin
Fund Development
National
Headquarters
Donors
The following people made gifts
to the RHF designated funds (see
donor form) through our national
office from 3/16/11 to 7/15/11:
Sara George Adeh
Aging Disabilities
Charities America
Bank of America
Carmelita Bell
Bay Shore Church
Mr. & Mrs. Lynn F. Binnie
Burke & Associates, Inc.
Caring Communities
Shared Services, Ltd.
Joseph Chun
Mr. & Mrs.
Raymond E. East
Margery A. Edgerton
Lin-Chuan Hsu
Isho Hasso Isho
In Memory of . . .
. . .Kristin Bennett:
Collen Adams
Robert Amberg
Mr. & Mrs. Lynn F. Binnie
Caring Communities Shared
Services, Ltd.
Jean G. Dremstedt
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. East
Cheryl J. Howell
Dr.& Mrs. Laverne R. Joseph
Teresa A. Kennedy
Mr. & Mrs. Donald King
Dr. & Mrs. Dailey A. Mc Peak
Charlotte Newcomb
Dr. & Mrs. Darryl M. Sexton
Dr.& Mrs. John E. Trnka
. . . Karrington Clark
Patricia G. Clark
Mark A. Kadzielski, Esq.
Richard Katz
Tommie L. Kimbrough
Mr. & Mrs. Donald King
Maria Liuzzi
Frances Loh
Carmen S. Maldonado
Dr. & Mrs.
Dailey A. Mc Peak
Network for Good
Charlotte Newcomb
Odor Eliminator
. . . Pat Clark
Dr. & Mrs. Laverne R. Joseph
. . . Arnetta Grice
Rita G. Nealy
. . . Rich McKee
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. East
. . . Fran Montes
Dr. & Mrs. Laverne R. Joseph
. . . James Sempepos
Theresa Sempepos Pod
. . . Mason Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. East
. . . Jean Moore Warrick
Margery A. Edgerton
PIMCO Investments
Theresa
Sempepos Pod
Rev. Dr. Robert & Mrs.
Christina Potter
Helia Prsha
Barbara Gray Richley
Seaside
Community Church
Dr. & Mrs.
Darryl M. Sexton
Dr. & Mrs. John E. Trnka
Japanese Disaster Donors (cont.)
Zhonghan Liu
Pat Logston, Sr.
Los Altos UCC
LuAnna Lucas
Monica Maciel
Elena Martinez
Yasuko Maruta
Mr.& Mrs.
Tom S. Masuda
Karen McKenna
Julio Mejia
Matilde Mendoza
Chong Min
Martha Mohler
Maria Monroe
Helen Moore
Jovita Musni
Mary Ann Neumann
Linda Newsome
Annie Nguyen
Mansoureh Nilkhani
David Noh
North Capital at
Plymoth Residents
Virginia Ochoa
Pak Bo Ock
Kwangia Oh
Marlene R. Olsen
Mary O’Neill
Dawood Oshana
Cheng Hwa Pai
Ma Chia-Wan Pai
Ik S. Pak
Suk Ran Pak
Park Place Residents
Young Ha Park
Mr. Young Shin Park
Young Sook Park
Mr. & Mrs.
Ratilal Patel
Roy Paul
Mr. & Mrs.
Peter O. Peabody
Gloria Ramos Pedregon
Patricia Perez
Violet Peters
Pilgrim Tower East
Resident Council
Pioneer Ocean
View Church - UCC
E. Plasencio
Plymouth
Congregation Church
Mr. & Mrs.
Siu Kuar Prasad
Providence Place
Tenant Group
Leandra Pujol
Ok Y. Pyon
Doria Ragland
Chris Ragon
Joe Razo
Benjamin Recca
Tassew Reta
Maria Rivera
Arden Rizer
Guadalupe Rocha
Marisela Rodriguez
Irma Rodriqiuz
Frank Rossello
Sandra Russo
Mung Sun Ryu
San Jacinto
Manor Residents
Gloria Sanchez
Juan Sanchez
Dorothy Sanders
Josefa Santos
Wendy J. Scott
Seaside Community
Church - UCC
Dr. & Mrs.
Darryl M. Sexton
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Mable Shepherd
Jung Soo Shin
Fatemah Shomali
Ki Sun So
Kang Young Sook
Suzanne Stacey
Jennifer A. Staley
Patricia Stone
Myungeun Chun
Strickland
Gina Sudar
Neung Ja Suh
Chung Eun Suk
Chong Xian Sun
Domingo Sunga
Violette Tadros
Taeao Fou New
Beginnings Samoan
Ethel Tanouye
Carolyn Tate
Doris J. Taylor
Mattie Taylor
Suzanne Muse Taylor
Mildred R. Teague
Eloisa Tec
Elizabeth Terramagra
Sergio Torres
Dr. & Mrs.
John E. Trnka
Janet Tyczkowski
Michael Valdes
Valley of The
Flowers UCC
Melesia Vanegas
Carmen Vasquez
Paz Villaflor
Michael J. Vukovich
Paul Welch
Eleanor J. West
Kathryn Willms
Theola Wilson
Karen J. Winters
Yong Deuck Won
Woodruff Community
Church - UCC
Kuei-Hua Wu
Yung-Miao Yen
Yin Yeung
Ki Nam Yi
Yong Sun Yoon
Charles Ho Yoon
Chung Hee Yoon
Hyo Soon Yoon
Myung J. Yoon
Guan Liang Yu
Timothy Zalesny
Daniel Zix
5 Ways to Teach
Your Kids or Grandkids
About Giving
It’s never too early to get kids into the giving habit.
In this digital age, many parents and grandparents worry
that kids are more focused on getting than giving. Children’s
values and choices are shaped by the examples their parents
and grandparents provide. What are they learning from you
when it comes to giving? Here are 5 steps to help your kids or
grandkids learn the importance of giving to others.
1) Be an example. You are a role model. While kids may see
us volunteering and writing checks, it is important to tell them
why we are doing it. Take the time to explain how you choose a
charity for a donation or tell them about the fun you have had
volunteering (or better yet let them experience that with you). It’s
OK to show that sometimes giving involves sacrifices of time and
money. Be sure to share the satisfaction that being generous brings
to you.
2) Charity starts at home. Help kids learn how to give by helping
family members or neighbors. Encourage them to help their siblings
with projects, homework and the like. Work with them to donate
clothing, toys, books and technology they are no longer using to help others. Allow them to select
the clothes or toys they wish to donate. Take them with you when you drop the items off at the charitable
destination. Make sure they understand it’s not just about getting rid of old things — it’s about giving
these items to people in need.
3) Build on their interest. By nature we are more passionate about giving our time and money to
causes that are meaningful to us. What are your kids or grandkids really interested in? Animals?
Help them volunteer at a local animal shelter to pet and feed the animals or donate food, treats and
toys. Is it sports? Help them volunteer with youth sports clinics helping younger athletes or donate
sporting equipment to a local youth recreational facility.
4) Give together. Make giving a family tradition involving all generations. Save change in a big jar
and watch it grow. Then collectively decide as a family where your donation will go when the jar is
full. Invite them to share some of their allowance with others through donating to the jar. You might
show them brochures from local area nonprofits, explaining what each one does, and then let them
decide which organization they want to support. Help another family by creating food baskets to
donate, allowing them to assist in selecting canned goods, fruit, and other treats to include. Volunteer
together in your community. Make giving a family activity.
5) Make it a habit. Provide kids with regular opportunities to give and volunteer so that it becomes
a natural part of their lives. If they see you do it and hear you talk about it often, they will want to do
it too. Just like making them brush their teeth because it’s a healthy habit, we also need to encourage
giving because that’s good for them too.
By implementing these steps or others like them, you can teach your children or grandchildren that
charity is not reserved only for emergencies and holidays. You will be helping them appreciate that
helping others in need is a way of life, rather than a moment in time.
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RHF Team Givers
Our staff members perform important daily duties to make shelter and service a reality for the people we serve.
Staff members who additionally choose to voluntarily support RHF through monetary donations are contributing
to the fiscal health of our mission. We are extremely grateful for their optional financial commitment as well as the
investment they already have made with their hearts, lives and careers.
Collen Adams
Lyliana Alvarez
De Renteria
Robert Amberg
Shana Anders
Jonas Angeles
Anonymous
Ken Ayala
Robert Bachtel
Nada Battaglia
Duncan Bradbury
Donna Bunkhong
John Chandler
Jacqueline Chew
Patrice Clark
Heather Cline
John Clow
Dave Cooley
Janette M. Cooper
Leo Corpuz
Sherri Coster
M. Carmen Covarubias
Billie Culverson
Philamena Decker
Christina De La Torre
Chantal Denny
Patricia Doering
Conrad Dungca
Koley Ellingson
Vicky Ellis
Maggie Engelberg
Jeffrey Ferguson
Linda Forsberg
Delia Gambino
Lynn Gamble
Perry Glenn
Anna Graddy
Dee Hammer
Delores Harris
Stuart Hartman
Angela M.
Castillo-Hernandez
Manuel Hernandez
Emily Hidalgo
Evet R. Howard
Cheryl Howell
Melissa Jackson
Kerry Jennings
Pamela Ann Jennings
Dr. Laverne Joseph
Ken Kaser
Lorri Kavich
Judith Keithley
Teresa Kennedy
Arnold Kim
Dina Marie Kulzer
Charlene
Lawrence-Rice
Julie Lemke
Diane Lespron
Lynn Lichtenstern
Monica Maciel
Brian Magnone
Mark Malloy
Elena Martinez
Pamela Maxfield
Mary Midkiff
Rita G. Nealy
Darlene Nelson
Linda Newsome
Jacqueline Ng
Steven Nicoloro
Peter Peabody
Gloria Pedregon
Delores Peters
Mary Pressler
Chris Ragon
Juanita G. Reyna
Tina Robinson
Marisela Rodriquez
Frank Rossello
Cynthia Rudon
Gloria Ruiz
Dorothy Sanders
In green = Sterling Club members-donation via payroll deductions
Wendy Scott
Judy Shaw
Luella Shelton
Pwint Soe
Margaret C. Spiller
Jennifer Staley
Deborah Stouff
Myungeun Chun
Strickland
Suzanne Muse Taylor
Eloisa Tec
Barbara Thorn
Karleen Thorpe
Sergio Torres
Stephanie Titus
Olga Torres
Melesia Vanegas
Michael J. Vukovich
Florence Webb
Joella Willey
Judy Williams
Diane Wink
Daniel Zix
RHF Circle of Friends
The RHF Circle of Friends is our legacy society. There are many ways to qualify for membership, such as RHF
gift annuities that provide lifetime income to the donor, life insurance, real estate gifts, charitable remainder
trusts, and gifts from pension fund assets and/or simply including RHF in your Will or Trust. For more information
in confidence and without obligation, contact our Charitable Giving Department, at (562) 257-5141.
We are grateful for our RHF Circle of Friends members:
Karolla Brice
Lydia Cerveny
Jean G. Dremstedt
Raymond E. East
Bernice E. Elkin, MD
Dr. and Mrs.* Charles Fain
Robert S. Fliehmann*Dolores P. Foga
Burton L. FrenchToshiko Okazaki Fukuda*
Alice R. Good* Wanda Haudek*
Rev. Dr. Teruo & Kiku Kawata
Laverne R. Joseph
Eveleth “Evie” Miller*
Jean Moore Warrick*
Major Fitzhugh L. O’Neill*
Jean H. P. Oppenheimer
Virginia Paddock
Edythe Patterson
Eric H. Pierson* Barbara J. Ricker-In Memory of Emma (Sam) Ricker
Marian Rhane
Jane Shebarger
Elsie Valek
Miriam P. Vandenbush*
Anna Mae Wakefield*
Richard Walinch*
William L. Warrick Eleanor J. West
Norman A. Whaley*
Vera Wolpert*
(*indicates members who have passed away)
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your family, your community
and our mission, will you
give me 20 minutes to
discuss that with you?
Stephanie Titus, M.B.A., CFRE
Director of Charitable Giving
Retirement Housing Foundation
562-257-5141
[email protected]
Christmas is Just Around The Corner
Every child deserves to have a gift to open during the holiday season.
Each year through the generous donations of residents, staff and Mattel, Inc., toys
and gifts are given to the children living in our affordable family communities.
There are now more than 1,000 children who call an RHF communty “home”.
Playing “RHF Santa” is a big job - making our list and checking
it twice to ensure each child gets something to open. We even
have our own team of “elves” - The Wrappers, a group of
RHF
volunteers which includes staff, St. Mary Tower residents and
Advisory Commission Members, who donate their time to
sort, wrap and send these gifts across the country to our
family communities.
Since 1996, through the generosity of our RHF family and
friends, we have been privileged to provide gifts to thousands of children during the holiday season.
For many of our RHF children, the only present they receive
may be the one made possible by people like you!
To help light up the face of an RHF child this holiday season,
make a donation using the envelope included in this issue of RHF Today and designate your gift to Toys for
RHF Kids.