Neighbors Helping Neighbors

2013
p r o g r e ss r e p o r t
Palisades Village
Berkley | Foxhall | Kent | Palisades | Spring Valley | Wesley Heights
Neighbors
Helping
Neighbors
l e t t e r f r o m t h e e x e c u t i v e d i r e c to r
Peggy Newman
Executive Director
Officers
Phil Potter
Berkeley Terrace NW
President
Janet Bullinger
North Glade Street NW
Vice President
O
ctober 1, 2013, marked my first anniversary
with Palisades Village. In this past year of
thoroughly enjoying my job, I’ve learned how
uniquely wonderful Palisades people are. We have
interestingly diverse, intelligent, and loving members and associate members. Our volunteers, who
collectively provide more than one thousand hours
of service, are remarkable in how they put their
time and talents into helping their elder neighbors.
Mary Jo (Jody) McPherson
Sherier Place NW
Secretary/Assistant Treasurer
Our board of directors has the vision to enrich and
Gerald Slater
MacArthur Boulevard NW
Treasurer
lively presence for future members.
Other Directors
George Farr
Cathedral Avenue NW
sustain this giving organization so that it will have a
This past year’s focus has been to increase the benefits to our full and associate
members. We now have a more robust schedule of social activities available to both levels
of membership. Additional group meals at private residences and restaurants have created
new opportunities for connectivity. Our field trips to historic house museums and gardens
Charles Lanman
44th Street NW
have been well received. Our financial planning session as well as our speakers from the
Andrew Mollison
Potomac Avenue NW
to offer these popular events as member benefits.
Arne Paulson
Q Street NW
bound members. For example, one member recovering from a stroke who especially
Judith Shepard Rosenfeld
Cathedral Avenue NW
Benjamin M. Rowland
Macomb Street NW
Elizabeth Schueler
Potomac Avenue NW
Arthur Watson
Chain Bridge Road NW
Judith Watson
Arizona Avenue NW
Blair House and the Smithsonian Graduate program drew good attendance. We will continue
In addition to our standard services, we have initiated a visitor program for homeloves dogs and babies gets a weekly visit from a volunteer who brings her dog along.
Another volunteer drops by with her infant son. In another case, a member who loves
music and conversing in his native tongue, German, is visited by volunteers who speak
German with him and one who plays her flute for him.
To fulfill our mission we are always welcoming new members and volunteers. Think
about how our program could benefit you or an elder neighbor of yours. If you are not
on the receiving end of membership, consider volunteering with Palisades Village. Just
helping a member once or twice a month makes a big difference and affords the great
sense of satisfaction that comes with community building.
I cannot close this message without thanking our dedicated board for their combined
energy and leadership and our volunteers for being the engine that makes us run. Neighbors
helping neighbors is not just a slogan — it’s who we are.
Credits
Design: Rio DeNaro
Copy: Judy Metro
Proofreaders: Jean Boland,
Jody McPherson
Photography: Andy Mollison,
Arthur Watson
Best wishes,
Peggy Newman
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to b e n i n e t y a n d n i m b l e
Ruth Koczela and Jack Koczela
2012 – 2013 Members
B. J. & Clark
Adams
Carol & Larry
Beaver
Marty Bernstein
Juliette Breffort
Blessing
Jean Boek
Kristina BonillaBuckingham
Janet Bullinger
Julia Cancio
Judith L. Clark
Louise Curran &
Dan Thomasson
Ursula V. Daniel
Lucie M. Davis
Graham Down
Nadine Dutcher &
Alexander
Zanolli
Barbara Elsas
Katy Farr
Anne Fielding
Krystyna Forsyth
Suzanne Forsyth
Bill & Kate Fralin
Colleen Gabor
Barbara Gardien
Antonia Geber
Karen Green
Polly Greenberg
Loretta & Gian
Carlo Guarda
Lucille Hamelin
Elizabeth Hands
Mimi Harper
John & Sharon
Hays
Christine Henny
Ann Heuer
Solange Klein
Ruth Koczela
Gloria Kreisman
Margaret Lewis
Michael Lippe
Louise Lynch
Pat McCeney
Jody McPherson
Andy & Char
Mollison
Bette Morgan
Joseph Murphy
Patricia Nietfeld
Jeane Olson
Beth & Charles
Peters
Ann & Santo
Pontiere
Eleanore RavenHamilton &
Michael
Hamilton
Bruno Ristau
Warren Robinson
& Sarah
Harbison
Judith Rosenfeld
Daphne &
Malcolm Ross
Ben Rowland
Laura Schneider
Frank & Taffy
Schwelb
Claire & Stanley
Sherman
Dottie Slater
Gerald Slater &
Halcy Bohen
Dottie P. Smith
Jake & Mary Stein
Charles & Nancy
Stewart
Mat Thorp
Honorary Lifetime
Member
Sonia Crow
In Memoriam
Jane Hart
David McGrath
Margaret
Merriman
Margaret Parke
A
self-professed “farm girl,” 92-yearold Ruth Koczela prides herself
on maintaining an active lifestyle,
a way of living that might exhaust someone twenty years younger. It may be
the reason she looks so young herself.
Ruth’s travel schedule alone — spending
time with her six children, eleven grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren in
various locales — requires a whiteboard.
This year saw a trip to Florida, another
to Milwaukee, and then it was off to an
exciting safari in Kenya. Next Ruth plans a
stay with her daughter in North Carolina.
When she is more or less “stationed”
in Washington with her son Jack and
his wife, Julie, this former WAVE officer
says what she likes best is taking
her twice-weekly exercise class at Iona
Senior Services, to which Palisades Village
volunteers unfailingly drive her back and
forth on those mornings. Ruth enjoys
the variety of yoga and strength-building
routines she encounters at Iona, a local
partner of Palisades Village, as well as
the company of other seniors and the
affability of her instructor. Making exercise
a priority in her nineties is not surprising for a woman who not only received
her first “jump certificate” (as in out of
an airplane) in her eighties but who with
her late husband was a “roads scholar”
with Elderhostel, traveling to exotic places
such as the Galàpagos Islands. (Even if
you already know about this organization,
just ask Ruth to show you the witty guide
she prepared for Elderhostel courses.
Very amusing!)
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Ruth is still attracted by the rural
life she knew as a youngster and returns
each summer to the farm in Williamsburg,
MA, where she was born and raised. The
two-level home she shares in DC offers
her a measure of independent city living,
and thanks to the Village, Ruth also has
access to stimulating interactions with her
peers and neighbors.
Jack, a retired real estate financier,
also does some volunteering for the Village on breaks from his business. Both
Ruth and Jack agree that Julie, who works
for the Historical Society of Washington,
“makes everything come together nicely”
in this intergenerational household.
music and gespräch
Kathleen Peroff and Bruno Ristau
a good neighborhood we share.” When
executive director Peggy Newman learned
from Kathy that Bruno was especially
responsive to music and as well to his
native German language, she set about
to find just the volunteers to fill the bill.
Janet Heisse along with Ursula Daniel and
Traude Knauer have graciously tuned up
their German for weekly conversations
with Bruno, and another volunteer, Deborah Weinberger, plays the flute for him on
a regular basis. Bruno, with his caregiver
Juana, has also enjoyed attending a few
social events sponsored by the Village
this past year.
Kathy is struck by the warmth and
compassion of the Village volunteers, and
2012 – 2013 Associate Members
Robert Avery
Mary Baluss
Jane Blair
Babsi Beinhardt
& Kenneth
Buckley
Ann H. Brown
Marcia Bullard &
Tom McNamara
Andrew & Marie
Chiarodo
Jackie Conn
Frances D. Cook
Dana Dalrymple
Nancy Dutro
George & Judith
Farr
MaryAnn Griffin
Ronald Guttmann
Paul Hagan &
Christine Jahnke
Glenna Haynie
Janet Heisse
Consuelo Hirshon
Charles Hoyt &
Deborah
Weinberger
Frank & Rosalie
Ingenito
Alicia Juarrero
Fumiko & Kelly
Kuwayama
Charles & Mary
Lanman
Eleanor & Roger
Lewis
Jennifer & James
Maurer
Cynthia McGrath
Jacob & Joan
Meerman
Ana Ormerod
Arne & Sarah
Paulson
Carol Peasley
Fred Pelzman
Kate Perry
K
while she doesn’t intrude on the hours
manager at the Office of Management and
These are what Peggy Newman catego-
Budget at the White House and Bruno an
rizes as “quality of life” services, and
international lawyer and head of foreign
the Village is as happy to fill those needs
litigation at the Department of Justice.
when it can as it is to provide needed
They are enthusiastic about their “perch”
transportation.
athy and Bruno came to the
they spend with Bruno, she does notice
Foxhall/Palisades neighborhood
the very positive effect these stimulating
a dozen or so years ago, she a
visits have on her husband afterward.
in Foxhall Crescents and about the
“Equalizing the contribution — you
neighborhood at large. Kathy had read
know, help received/help given” by doing
about Palisades Village and its famous
more volunteering herself for Palisades
forerunner in Beacon Hill, and the
Village is something Kathy looks forward
concept appealed to her. About a year
to in intervals when her consulting
ago, Bruno became a member, hoping
company does not demand so much of
to add a layer of social interaction to the
her time. “I think I can say for Bruno
excellent care he was already receiving
and me that Palisades Village has been
for his advancing Alzheimer’s.
a great way to discover ‘the community’
“The fact that there is such an
organization active in the Palisades,”
Kathy says, “is itself a measure of what
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in our community.”
l o o k i n g u p to s e n i o r s
Elizabeth Schueler
Associate Members continued
Phil Potter &
Penny Pagano
Malcolm & Sandy
Pritzker
Judy & Stanley
Rapoport
Elizabeth Ratigan
Charles & Judith
Reusch
Peg Richter
John & Suki
Sargent
Lynn Scholz
Bob Siciliano
Jan Smart
Joanna Smith
Arden & Frank
Staroba
with Microsoft’s social responsibility
Sally Strain &
Dick Walker
Rachel Thompson
Stephen Waller &
Jane Ward
Barbara Culliton
Waterfall
Alec & Judith
Watson
Art Watson &
Carol Golubock
Virginia Weschler
programs on a global basis, first in Istan-
In Memoriam
Dick Conn
the board, she has made a planned gift
bul and later in Redmond, WA. She lived
in the Palisades between 2000 and 2003
and then in 2010 moved back to renovate
a Sears bungalow. There she and her
German wirehaired pointer, Coco, have
become part of the neighborhood.
Asked about her ardent support of
Palisades Village (in addition to serving on
to the Village), she offers two thoughtful
I
t’s proof positive that Palisades Village
has some new energy when Lizzie
Schueler is on the scene. PV’s newest
and youngest board member, Lizzie is
all about innovative ideas, best practices,
and action. Since joining the board in
November 2012, her focus has been on
communications and on identifying
additional financial resources for the
Village, helping to write grant proposals,
and following through on the successes.
On a nuts-and-bolts level, she has also
helped create a more functional and
engaging website for the Village, which
is just the first phase of the website
work-over.
In her professional life Lizzie works
for an international conservation organization and before that worked for years
responses. She says her career-long focus
on things international motivated her to
seek community in her own backyard as
a counterbalance. A native Bostonian, she
knew about the terrific Beacon Hill model
of neighbors helping neighbors, and it
was an easy step from there to participating in Palisades Village.
The other reason, she points out,
is that as the youngest of six children
she grew up “always truly enjoying the
company of an older generation.” Of the
Palisades members, she says, “They are
so wise! They’re just not bothered by the
same things younger people are, and I find
that so refreshing, so enlightening really.”
Her highest hope for the organization is that it will reach out and resonate
with a broader population, as it has
with her. “The Village is not only about
providing services; it’s about providing
“As the youngest of six children, . . . [I] grew up always truly enjoying the
company of an older generation. . . . They are so wise!”
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social connections among seniors and
‘the neighborhood’ writ large. And that
is going to take some work — to create
and demonstrate value to an age-diverse
group in the six communities now served
by Palisades Village.”
v o l u n t e e r ( a n d pa s t ry c h e f ) o f t h e y e a r
Kay Horst
Palisades Village is indebted
to the following volunteers
and many others who provide
invaluable support to our
members.
Mary Baluss
Leslie Barcus
Holly Bode
Susan
Bourdaud’hui
Bob Bourdaud’hui
Susan Bowers
Lynn Brownell
Elizabeth (Buffie)
Brownstein
Molly Buck
Janet Bullinger
Ted Chaconas
Christine Conner
Ursula Daniel
Lori Beck
Donovan
Kit Dorrier
Kelly Eibs
George Farr
Jane Farrell
Darrell Fearn
James Fetterhoff
Colleen Rosalie
Gabor
John Giacomini
Cary Gold
James Guidera
Glenna Haynie
John Hays
Sharon Hays
Janet Heisse
Richard Higgins
Consuelo Hirshon
Kay Horst
Tom Horst
Alicia Juarrero
Justine Kingham
Traude Knauer
Charles Lanman
Margaret Lewis
Alexander
Liebowitz
Michael Lippe
Hakan Lonaeus
Ellen Maxwell
Jody McPherson
Judy Metro
Judith Michaels
Ashby Mims
Greg Mize
Marisa Mize
Hans Moennig
Andy Mollison
Char Mollison
Ellen Myerberg
Jim Newman
Penny Pagano
Arne Paulson
Beth Peters
Jennifer (Jenny)
Pierson
Tom Pons
Phil Potter
Malcolm Pritzker
Sandy Pritzker
Andrea Havens
Ramirez
Martha Ramsey
Adam Randolph
Peg Richter
Eileen (Dugan)
Romano
Judy Rosenfeld
Ben Rowland
Henry (Duke)
Ryan
Ruth Samuel
Elizabeth Schueler
Geraldine
Simonnet
Bob Sinclair
Gerald Slater
Jan Smart
Bishop Snedden
Linda Starke
Jo Ann Stracke
William (Philip)
Thomas
Rachel Thompson
Art Watson
Judith Watson
Deborah
Weinberger
Cameron
Whitman
pitching in however she could, with transportation, companion visits, small home
improvements. It wasn’t long, however,
before her formidable pastry skills were
discovered. The elegant gourmet member
events she and her husband, Tom, have
hosted at their home over the years have
been nothing short of deliciously homemade and memorable. For the first-ever
Palisades Village House Tour in October
2013, Kay baked approximately 800 (!)
cookies in varieties ranging from pumpkin
icebox cookies to fancy rolled cookies to
the ever-popular chocolate chip.
Kay’s spirit for volunteering is not
limited to her neighborhood. She has
P
degrees in both applied vocal music
alisades Village has a pastry chef?
and library science, and she worked for
Unofficially, yes. That would be
twenty-six years for the DC Public Library
Kay Horst, also known for her
as a children’s librarian. These days she
unsparing generosity as a hostess when
puts both degrees to work recording three
it comes to bringing PV members together
times a week for Learning Ally, making
for a social afternoon or evening. This
stories and literature accessible to visually
spring the board and membership of
impaired or dyslexic children and young
Palisades Village named Kay their Volun-
adults. She also enjoys coordinating vol-
teer of the Year, and she was honored at
unteers and cooking once a month for a
a members’ luncheon at Salt and Pepper
weekly lunch program at Grace Episcopal
restaurant on July 23.
Church in Georgetown.
Kay has lived in the Palisades for
It’s evident of course that Kay loves
more than a decade, but she didn’t learn
to bake and cook, but when she signed
about the organization until a few years
on as a volunteer it was really a com-
ago when she received a mailing from
munity she was seeking, and Kay says
the Village and decided to volunteer. She
she “got the whole spectrum in Palisades
was drawn to the concept; in fact, she
Village.” That’s lucky for everyone.
had been searching in vain for just such
an aging-in-place group for her elderly
mother in Los Angeles. Locally, she began
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the village in action
Volunteers
Palisades Village celebrates
the contributions of our volunteers twice annually, but
we are full of thanks to them
every day. Not only are they
behind the wheel transporting
members to appointments,
but they cook for our group
meals, do household chores
and yard work, take members
shopping, fix electronics, give
computer lessons, and help in
the office. Our top volunteers
for 2013 are: Kay Horst, Bob
Bourdaud’hui, Molly Buck,
Janet Bullinger, Jane Farrell,
Dick Higgins, Charlie Lanman,
Hakan Lonaeus, Duke Ryan, Art
Watson, and Judy Watson.
Yoga Group
Jill Minneman leads our loyal
yogis in fall, spring, and summer sessions. The group is
made up of members, associate members, and volunteers.
Don’t hesitate to get involved
by adding this class to your
wellness program.
Partnerships
Good Neighbors
Building Community
The Palisades Library has
proved a great partner by
offering their meeting room
for our board meetings and
our speaker events. We are
grateful to have this convenient venue. Early this spring
Boy Scout Troop 61 spent a
Saturday doing yard cleanup for several members. This
was the fourth year middleschool students from Saint
Patrick’s Episcopal School
spent Environmental Service
Day performing yard work for
Palisades Village members.
With fall came eighth graders
from Georgetown Day School
to rake leaves and de-clutter
basements.
Not only has Palisades Village
been the beneficiary of generous donations from individuals and businesses, but we
have been awarded grants.
A donation from the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home of the
District of Columbia Charities
helps us subsidize memberships for low-income residents.
A grant from the Mary and
David Loughran Foundation
supports an increase in social
and educational functions.
Palisades Community Fund gift
this year helped support the
2013 Palisades Village House
Tour. Our deepest gratitude
goes to each organization.
The central objective of the
first Palisades Village House
Tour was building community,
and it was a smashing success
on all levels (see the following
pages.)
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July 4th Parade
The Palisades Village contingent
in the Fourth of July parade on
MacArthur Boulevard was our
largest yet. The candy-throwing
members and friends marching
behind our “Neighbors Helping
Neighbors” banner won some
of the prizes awarded by the
parade’s sponsor, the Palisades
Citizens Association.
f i r s t a n n u a l pa l i s a d e s v i l l a g e h o u s e to u r
Our tour featured eight beautiful and unique homes,
and as a bonus, ticket-holders were treated to refreshments and the music of a live band in a lovely garden
location at the end of the tour. Local realtors sponsored
homes and advertised the event. Scores of volunteers
served as docents, ticket-sellers, organizers, and committee members. The result: Pride in the community,
the formation of new friendships, and a growth
spurt for the Palisades Village family of neighbors
helping neighbors.
2013
Palisades Village
House Tour
Saturday, October 19, 2013
11:00am – 5:00pm
To purchase TickeTs:
www.palisadesVillagehouseTour.org
or call
(202) 244-3310
All proceeds benefit Palisades Village, helping neighbors
stay in their homes as they age.
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the response!
From the House Tourists
Greetings! Fresh off the Home
Tour and inspired by a great
day! It was wonderful to see
neighbors, in addition to the
beautiful and storied homes.
Congratulations on the outreach. I think it was certainly a
successful “friend raiser” and
fundraiser.
My daughter and I spent most
of the afternoon today on the
Palisades House Tour and had
a terrific time. Georgetown
has been having house tours
for years and I’ve taken them
many times. I have never been
on one of their tours that was
as well-run as this one. The
Villagers did an amazing job
for first timers. We were given
tote bags with an excellent
brochure describing each
house, booties to wear over
shoes for going through the
houses, etc. At each house
several docents were present
to provide additional information and answer questions.
It’s been a few years since
I’ve done a Georgetown house
tour but I remember those
as being given a map and
then being on my own. And
those tours didn’t end like
this one — sitting in a lovely
garden sipping a glass of
punch, munching on a cookie
(actually several cookies), and
listening to a Dixieland combo.
But best of all was the eclectic
mix of fascinating houses that
make the Palisades so unique. I just went to the Palisades Village’s website and
signed on for a monthly donation. I only give to charities I
know are well run. The Palisades Village clearly qualifies.
first-class. I am sure the
word-of-mouth reports will
be terrific, and you could
have twice as many folks
participate next year if you
decide to do the tour again.
We enjoyed it immensely.
Many thanks.
“Smashing Success. It was so
professionally done. It was just
a wonderful day. A miraculous
job done by all involved. It was
wonderful to have a personal
driver from Palisades Village.”
It was a GREAT day! Peggy [Newman] has really energized this
organization, And, we found a
great new restaurant, Et Voila!,
on MacArthur Boulevard. Judy [Watson] and Janet
[Bullinger], I think both of
you deserve kudos for the
success of the house tour. I
know how long and hard you
and the fundraising committee members worked on this,
and I can’t think of any other
effort over the past years that
worked out as happily. Thanks
so much!
Your team did a marvelous job
today! The tour homes were
breathtaking, and the guides
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It was a totally wonderful day
for all of us lucky enough to
get to every single house.
There were so many informative assistants at each house,
and the map booklet was full
of even more information. Fun
to see the homes and learn
the history of each one. There
was an interesting diversity of
types of architecture, interior
design, art, and collections for
each stop as well. The whole
day was very well organized.
Thank you all!
From the House Owners
and Realtors
It was a pleasure to open our
house for such a wonderful
cause. We are so pleased the
ticket sales were much higher
than expected, and that the
first Palisades Village house
tour was a success. Kudos to
everyone involved.
Just thought I’d share with you
my posting on the PCA Facebook page after the house tour
on Saturday . . . such a nice
community and communitybuilding event. I’m hearing
the same from many friends
and neighbors!
Congrats to Palisades Village
on a very successful house
tour today. So nice for so many
people in the neighborhood to
open up their homes for such
an important neighborhood
asset. Proud to have been a
realtor-sponsor of the event!
Congratulations to everyone
on a very successful event this
weekend. Our hard work paid
off and I hope that the final
funds raised for the Palisades
Village exceeded the groups’
expectations. Congrats to Janet
[Bullinger], Peggy [Newman],
and Judy [Watson] for heading
up this effort. It was a wonderful day and a well-attended
tour.
It was such a terrific day and
resounding success! I was serious when I said to put us down
in advance to sponsor two more
homes next year. . . . Thanks for
your amazing organizational
skills and generosity with your
time and talents!
t h a n k yo u !
We would like to
thank the following
for their efforts in
making the first-ever
Palisades Village
House Tour a success.
Co-chairs:
Janet Bullinger (top right)
Judith Watson (bottom right)
Jan Aber
Peggy Adams
Tom Adams
Michele Armitage
Ronit Atlan
Mary Baluss
Mark Binstead
Juliette Blessing
Holly Bode
Bob Bordaud’hui
Susan & Van Boyette
Susan Brobeck
Buffie Brownstein &
Hans Moennig
Molly Buck
Marcia Bullard
Pat & Stephen Burke
Martine Burkel
Maria Sanchez Carlo
Eleanor Cavanaugh
Pam Clare
Jamie Coley
Sonia Crow
Louise Curran
Brian Delaney
Tom DeMuth
Jamie & Stephen DuPont
MaryBeth Durant
Nancy Dutro
Bill & Morgan Eggers
Kelly Eibs
Amanda & Caryn Engel
Jan Fairbank
George & Judith Farr
Anne Fielding
Bob Finnegan
Jim Fetterhoff
Mary French
John Giacomini
MaryAnn Griffin
Kim Hamelin
Nancy Hammond
Mimi Harper
Heidi Hatfield
Sharon Hays
Janet Heisse
Tom & Kay Horst
Caroline Isber
Susan Jenson
Katherine Kranenberg
Tina Krohn
Craig Kruger & Eric Michael
Charles & Mary Lanman
Katherine Leiken
Margaret Lewis
D’Ann Long
Carol Marks
Ann Masters
Ellen Maxwell
Jan McCarthy
Jody McPherson
Judith Michaels
Elena Millie
Greg Mize
Andy Mollison
Ingrid Monkiewicz
Kerrie Anne Muir
Ellen Myerberg
Grace Navas
Pat Nietfeld
Jennifer Noyon
Eileen O’Toole
Penny Pagano
Margie Palm
Arne & Sara Paulson
Carol Peasley
Beth Peters
Jenny Pierson
Scott Polk
Marissa Potter
Phil Potter
Lisa Racioppi
Eleanore Raven-Hamilton
Leigh Reed
Peg Richter
Calla Rosenfeld
Judy Rosenfeld
Ben Rowland
Stu Ross
Ruth Samuel
Mike Sandifer
Lynn Scholz
Elizabeth Schueler
Diane Sims
Deb & Skip Singleton
Gerry Slater
Susan Spaulding
Chris Stacey
Mary Stapp
Zane Stuggins
Nuzhat Sultan-Khan
Hulit Taylor
Dan Thomasson
Rachel Thompson
Ellen Thrasher
Ross Van
Art Watson
Anne Hatfield Weir
Harry & Rachel Weller
Virginia Weschler
Karen Schaar Whale
Mary Lynn White
Cameron Whitman
Mimi Wolford
Carol Younger
House Tour Partners /
Supporters
Artisans Art & Frame
B Salon
Barnes Vanze Architects, Inc.
Beasley Real Estate / Ross Vann
ColorCraft of Virginia, Inc. /
Bryan Koons
Custom Designers, Inc. /
Debbie Brunner
DC Living Real Estate / Deb & Skip Singleton
DeCarlo’s Restaurant
Evers & Co. Real Estate, Inc. / David & Nancy Hammond
Evers & Co. Real Estate, Inc. / Ellen Maxwell
Evers & Co. Real Estate, Inc. / Mary Lynn White
Falcon Construction, Inc.
French Seams
Hanlon Design Build / Chryssa Wolfe
Horizon Builders
Listrani’s Restaurant
Long & Foster Real
Estate, Inc. / Leigh Reed &
Jamie Coley
Long & Foster Real
Estate, Inc. / Scott Polk
Mac Market & Deli
Our Lady of Victory
Catholic Church
Parker’s Exxon
10 Palisades Village
Sibley Memorial Hospital
St. David’s Episcopal Church
The Phoenix
T. R. R. Sotheby’s / Katherine Kranenburg
Vernon Daniel Associates
Washington Fine
Properties / Heidi Hatfield &
Anne Hatfield Weir
W. C. & A. N. Miller Realtors
(A Long & Foster Company) / Mike Sandifer
scenes from a village
11 Progress Report
pa l i s a d e s v i l l a g e b y t h e n u m b e r s
In 2012 a total of 1,060 service
requests from older neighbors
were fulfilled. The most common request was for transportation, which was provided
by volunteers. The services
included:
41% Rides — Medical
22% Calls & Visits
21% Rides — General
6% Electronics & Other
4% Errands
3% Referrals
2% Chores
1% Shopping
Palisades Village hosted
many social, cultural, and
educational activities for
its members in 2012 – 2013.
The cumulative number of
participants was 1,012.
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Palisades Village Spent $110,209 in the Year Ending June 20, 2013
Where the $110,209 Came From
• 45%
• 31%
• 12%
• 10%
• 2%
Donated by Individuals, $49,645
Membership Dues, $34,465
Reserves, $12,713
Grants, $11,290
Other, $2,096
Where the $110,209 Went
• 67%
• 12%
• 7%
• 6%
• 4%
• 4%
Older Adult Programs, $74,119
Management & General, $13,308
Fundraising, $7,166
Audit, $6,400
Intergenerational Programs, $4,408
Facilities & Equipment, $4,808
Statement of Financial Position as of June 30, 2013
assets
Bank Checking /Savings Other Assets
Accounts Receivable
$67,351.78
$970.00
-$716.48
total assets $67,605.30
liabilities
Accounts Payable
-$119.96
total liabilities -$119.96
equity
You can get a free copy of our IRS
Form 990-EZ (2011) by e-mailing
[email protected] or calling
(202) 244-3310.
Opening Balance Equity Unrestricted Net Assets Net Income $123.61
$83,318.26
-$15,716.61
total equity
$67,725.26
total liabilities & equity $67,605.30
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o u r w o n d e r f u l s u p p o rt e r s
Irene & Robert Sinclair
Alec & Judy Watson
Arthur Watson &
Carol Golubock
G. Evans Witt & Amy Sabrin
Friends of the Village
$250 or more
Palisades Village is
grateful to our donors.
Their support makes
our work possible.
Institutional Donors
Abramson & Associates
AT&T PAC
Bambu Restaurant
John I. Haas, Inc.
Hanlon Design Build
Mary & Daniel Loughran
Foundation
Masonic & Eastern Star
Home Charities of
Washington, DC
Nazarian Brothers, Inc.
Palisades Community Fund
Palisades Deli
Palisades-Georgetown
Lions Club
Parker’s Exxon
Paulson Charitable Foundation
St. David’s Episcopal Church
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Major Donors
$1,000 or more
Janet Bullinger
Katharine Farr
Kay & Tom Horst
Andrew & Char Mollison
Patricia & Thomas Mollison
Penny Pagano & Phil Potter
Arne & Sara Paulson
Beth & Charles Peters
Judith Rosenfeld
Michael Rosenfeld
Beatrix & Ladislaus
von Hoffmann
Avyeris & Elly Andonyadis
Bruce & Harriett Babbitt
Blake Biles & Laura Sessums
Halcy Bohen & Gerry Slater
Marcia Bullard &
Tom McNamara
Luther & Marsha Carter
Ted Chaconas
Mary Jane & David Cox
Louise Curran
Dana Dalrymple
Elizabeth Dunbar
Mary Evans
James Fetterhoff &
Ellen Varadi
Eleanore Raven-Hamilton &
Michael Hamilton
Anne & R. Michael Hanson
Cecelia Hilgert
Carla & Roderick Hills
Consuelo Hirshon
Alicia Juarrero
Carolyn & Mark Keller
Eleanor & Roger Lewis
Michael Lippe
Jack & Mary Elizabeth Lipson
Diana Martin
Michael Mazzuchi
Judy Metro
Village Benefactors
$500 or more
Anonymous
Nancy Dutro
George & Judith Farr
Amy Gilbert
MaryAnn Griffin
Mimi (Flora) Harper
John & Sharon Hays
Theodore & Mary Kingsley
Margaret Lewis
Jody McPherson
Catie Malone & Ed Ryan
John Schappi
Elizabeth Schueler
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Natalie & Lewis Multiz
Elsie Nazarian
Joseph Neale
Dennis S. O’Leary
Ana Ormerod
Elizabeth Ratigan
Mary Restifo
Cary Ridder
Leora Sachs
Ruth Saidman
John Sargent
Frank & Taffy Schwelb
Linda Starke
Arden & Frank Staroba
Jacob & Mary Stein
Marcia & Reuben Sternfeld
Charles C. & Nancy T.
Stewart
Rachel Thompson
Ahmet Tokpinar
Stefan & Marilyn Tucker
Barbara & Richard
Umbdenstock
Mary Valenti
Arturo Valenzuela
Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik
Village Supporters
$100 or more
Miriam Alpern
Henry Asbill
Susan Ascher & Paul Kalb
Carol & Lawrence Aten
Robert Avery
Daniel & Mary Jane Ayers
Rima Azzam &
Frank Bevacqua
Mark & Mercedes Baird
Mary Baluss
Kathryn & William Barnard
Charles & Martha Bartlett
Jay & Terry Barton
Martha & William Bateson
Joan Beg
Miren Beitia &
Carlos Zarabozo
Marty Bernstein
Elise & James Blair
Jane Blair
Sylvia & Robert Blake
Howard Bray
Ann Brown
Lynne & William Brownell
Ken Buckley &
Babsi Bernhardt
Charles Butterworth
Ethel & Raymond Cahill
Andrew & Marie Chiarodo
Polly Choate
Sarah Clark
F. David & Helen Clarke
Dick & Jackie Conn
Frances D. Cook
Robert Crooks
John Denniston
Heather Dolstra &
Roy Goldman
Molly Donovan &
Bruce Wepman
Mary Evans
James Fallows
Mary Ann & Peter Floto
John Francis
Terumi Gale
o u r w o n d e r f u l s u p p o rt e r s
Barbara Gardien
Alma & Harry Gates
Carol & Richard Gillis
Bernard & Margaret Goodrich
Burton & Yardly Gray
Ronald Guttmann
Paul Hagen &
Christine Jahnke
Mark Handel & William Tse
Glenna Haynie
June R. Hechinger
Janet Heisse
Roger Hillas & Lisa Olsen
Art & Ginger Howard
Frank & Rosalie Ingenito
Richard Jewett
Betty Ann Kaplan
Maude Katzenbach
Mary & Ted Kingsley
Austin Kiplinger
Charles & Mary Lanman
Peter Larkin &
Barbara Power
Eleanor & Roger Lewis
Cynthia Littlefield
Thomas Lotterman
Lisa Maco
Jim & Jennifer Richter
Maurer
Hannah Mazer
Kevin McCurdy
Penny McGinn
Cindy McGrath
Jacob & Joan Nelson
Meerman
Margaret Merriman
Susan Messina &
Maryann Krayer
Beatrice Meyerson
Sally & James Millam
Mary Moore
Elaine Murphy
Ellen Myerberg
Kevin & Lynn O’Connor
Carolyn Ortwein & Ann Barry
Margaret Parke
Carol Peasley
Fred Pelzman
Carol Pensky
Michael Pommier
Malcolm & Sandy
Pritzker
George Ragovis
Mary & Douglas Rankin
Judy & Stanley Rapoport
Charles & Judith Reusch
Peg Richter
Alicia & Daniel Ritchie
Warren Robinson
Kay Rogers
Elizabeth Ross
Ben Rowland
Mary Rukavina
Dr. Henry & Patricia Ryan
Leonard Kolskey &
Elizabeth Sachs
Leslie & Ruth Samuel
Pamela & Richard Sauber
Robin Shaffert
Lynn Scholz
Claire & Stanley Sherman
Robert Siciliano
Jan Smart
Joanna Smith
Arlene & Timothy Snyder
Jeffrey Stinehelfer &
Christine Pletcher
JoAnn Stracke
Sally Strain & Dick Walker
Rachel Thompson
Mary Ann Todd-Williams
Frank Tusa
Frederick Van Bolhuis
Jack & Marianne Vardaman
Leonore Vera
Stephen Waller & Jane Ward
L. Courtney Ward
Barbara Culliton Waterfall
Deborah Weinberger &
Charles Hoyt
Virginia Weschler
Cameron Whitman
Wendee Wolfson
David & Suzy Young
Village Donors
Up to $99
Margaret & Thomas Adams
David Adler
Mary Azcuenaga
Charlotte & Jean Barbey
Joan Barnett
Caridad Borras
Bill & Pat Brown
Mary C. (Molly) Buck
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Julia Cancio
Mary Clute
Neal Cohen
Vera Connolly
Judith Denny & Tom Lenard
Ruth Dodgson
Judith Dollenmayer
Jane Farrell
Darrell Fearn
John Francis
Ileana Garcia-Grinan
Tomas Gergely
Lois Golden
Marleen & Werner Hein
Margaret Hemingway
Barbara Herzog
Ann Heuer
Evelyn Howard
Magda Khouzam
David & Priscilla Little
Gary Lovejoy
Wendy Lynch
Anne Masters
Janet McCarthy
Sonja McHugh
Maggie Moore
Sidney Moskowitz
Georgina Nunez
Lucy James Ordoobadi
Cheryl Peterson
Laura Phillips
Ann Reese
Beth & James Resnick
Jack Rodriguez
Nancy Ross
Craig Sakai
Rhea Schwartz & Paul Wolff
Frank Sesno &
Kathleen Sanderson
Daniel & Pamela Smith
Bruce Steinwald
Alice Stewart
Hulit Taylor
Debra Thomas
Judith & Stephen Urbanczyk
Barbara Vandegrift
Carolyn Van Hoosen
DC Senior Advisory Coalition
DC Senior Resources Group
DeCarlo’s Restaurant
Mary Doering
Dumbarton Oaks
The Estate Planning &
Elder Law Firm
Foxhall Community
Citizens Association
Frances Scott Key
Elementary School
Georgetown Day School
Grand Masonic Lodge
of Washington
Heurich House
Hillwood Museum & Gardens
Home Care Assistance
HouseWorks
Iona Senior Services
The Kreeger Museum
Metropolitan Police
Department
Office of Councilmember
Mary M. Cheh
Our Lady of Victory
Catholic Church
Palisades Citizens
Association
Palisades Community
Church
Palisades Farmers Market
Palisades Neighborhood
Library
Parker’s Exxon
Safeway
Saint Patrick’s Episcopal
Day School
Salt & Pepper Restaurant
Sibley Seniors Association
Candace Shireman,
Blair House
Village to Village Network
Ward 3 Citizens Advisory
Commission
Washington Area Villages
Exchange (WAVE)
Partner Organizations
Bambu Restaurant
Boy Scout Troup 61
Chaconas & Wilson CPS
Community Preschool
of the Palisades
DC AARP
DC Office on Aging
If you find a mistake in
our listings, please call us
at (202) 244-3310 so that
we may correct the error.
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Contact information
Join Us!
Palisades Village
PO Box 40403
Washington, DC 20016-0403
We offer Regular and Associate memberships.
(202) 244-3310
[email protected]
www.palisadesvillage.org
Federal Employees!
Our CFC# is 42460
Regular Membership entitles you to (1) help from volunteers, (2) help in selecting and
arranging for services by providers recognized by Palisades Village, (3) the newsletter,
and ( 4 ) participation in our social, educational, fitness, and cultural activities. Annual
dues: $500 for individuals, $750 for households
Membership-Plus is a regular membership for those with household incomes under
$50,000. Contact Palisades Village to learn more about this option. Annual dues: zero
to $100
Associate Membership entitles you to all the benefits of regular membership except
volunteer services. It’s a way to support Palisades Village if you don’t yet need our
many volunteer services. Annual dues: $250, of which $200 is tax deductible
We also welcome donations in any amount.
Support Us!
Palisades Village is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3)
public charity, and contributions are tax deductible.
You can contribute online at www.palisadesvillage.org,
or mail your check to Palisades Village, PO Box 40403,
Washington, DC 20016-0403.
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Palisades Village po Box 40403, Washington, dc 20016-0403
www.palisadesvillage.org | telephone (202) 244-3310 | [email protected]
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