Spring 2013 - Breakthrough Corporation

1805 Maryville Pike
Knoxville, TN 37920
UPDATE
Return Service Requested
Spring 2013
Upcoming Events
2013 Golf Tournament
Puzzle Pieces at Walgreen Stores
Monday, September 23rd, 2013 will hopefully bring sunny skies
and beautiful temperatures for Breakthrough’s golf tournament
with the Autism Society of East Tennessee. The tournament will
once again be held at Willow Creek Golf Club with an 8:30 a.m.
and a 1:30 p.m. round. Included in the tournament is always a
fabulous goody bag, a golf shirt, lunch, on course refreshments
and a great time! For more information contact John Thomas
(329-1230) or go to www.breakthroughknoxville.com for the
complete brochure.
For the first two weeks in
June, all 40 Walgreens stores
in the greater Knoxville area
will be selling paper puzzle
pieces to benefit
Breakthrough. One hundred
percent of your donation will
go to Breakthrough. Please
support Breakthrough by
purchasing a puzzle piece
and also show your support
of Walgreens for being one
of the leaders in employing
individuals with
disabilities!!! Three of
Breakthrough’s clients have
just completed Walgreens
REDI (Retail Employees with
Disabilities Initiative)
program and another client
has been employed at one of
their stores for almost two
years. Walgreens permits
Breakthrough to bring
clients into their stores for
job training and
assessments..they are an
excellent employer!! Please
buy your puzzle piece to help
Breakthrough and give a
“high five” to Walgreens at
the same time! Remember,
the first two weeks in June!
The Wish List
Fundraising Event Successes!
Breakthrough’s Day, Supported
Employment and Residential
services are ALWAYS in need of
items to assist with their
programming. Do you have any of
these items that you are not using
or can you donate new ones?
• A SmartBoard
• All levels of books, with the
exception of "board books"
• Craft supplies: markers,
crayons, colored pencils, glue,
construction paper, googly
eyes, pom-poms, elastic for
making bracelets, beads,
etc....really any kind of craft
supply is appreciated.
• Curtains
• Cookie sheets
• Towels
• Paper cutter
• Measuring cups
• Sharpie markers
• Ink Pens
• Desk chairs
• Household items, mostly small
kitchen appliances.
• Game fly and/or Netflix
memberships
• Community Sports Equipment
• Second generation or above
iPads (approximately 15)
• Heavy duty dining room table
and chairs (6)
• Scanner/Printer
• Laptop computer
• Restaurant Gift cards
We are so grateful for the support
of our donors and friends who
help us in so many ways. Please
contact the office at 865-247-0065
or Beth Ritchie at 865-719-0534 or
[email protected] if you can
help. Thank you for your support!!
Bunco for
Breakthrough
T
he Seventh annual Bunco
for Breakthrough was
held Friday, January 18th,
2013. We moved back to the
Greek Orthodox Church and a
great evening was had by all
who attended! There was once
again plenty of food catered by Terri Savage, wine generously
donated by Chris Moats of Triple C Distributing and a “better
than ever” raffle board with gift cards from local shops,
restaurants and markets! New players quickly overcame their
fear that they “didn’t know how to play” Bunco after one
round, and everyone made new friends as “losers” moved to
the next table and “winners” maintained their seats for the
another round! As always, the laughter and chatter increased
as the wine in the bottles decreased!
We truly appreciate the support of the following businesses that
provided gift cards this year; JP Coffin, Gourmet’s Market,
Neighborhood barre, The Nail Place, Papa John’s Pizza, Turkey
Creek Target, Salon 1551, M.S. McClellan, Ye Olde Steak House,
Salon de Trois, Blue Grotto Salon, Jets Pizza Farragut, Chili’s
Mabry Hood, Bonefish Turkey Creek, and Sam’s Club West.
Thank you ladies for your continued support of this fun event
that has raised over $25,000 in its seven years to provide services
for adults with autism!!
Take Home the Cellar
March 9th, 2013 marked the date of the third Take Home the
Cellar. The event was held at a new location due to the closing of
the Red Line Gallery. Natalie Swindell, the gallery’s owner,
decided for personal reasons to close her gallery. Breakthrough
owes her a great debt for her generosity in donating the use of
the gallery for two years without which this event would never
have become a reality! This year’s event included the same “bring
two bottles, one is tasted and the other goes into the cellar for
the winner to take home” venue however, we included a separate
red and white flight. The move to the Greek Orthodox Church
also” encouraged” Take Home the Cellar to expand, and we added
a silent auction. Michael Capps, a local artist, provided jewelry
handcrafted in silver, gold and copper with a portion of the
proceeds donated to Breakthrough. In addition, the Pellissippi State Community
College Hospitality Class assisted with the event as a service learning project with
setup and food preparation. There were over 55 different wines to taste and a
variety of specially prepared hor d ‘oeuvres to sample making the evening a
unique way to raise funds for the clients we were introduced to on a video
generously developed by RIVR Media. We were also fortunate to have Cushman
and Wakefield Cornerstone return as a sponsor of the event in memory of Don
Brewer, one of Breakthrough’s longtime supporters. Additional sponsors
were Fraley & Schilling, Hart Graphics, Gina Tate and John Plummer, Jeanie
and Edward Sims, Tammy and Knox Williams, Scott Roddy, Marilyn
Householder and the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Park. At the end of the night,
John Buchanan was the winner of the red cellar of 44 bottles of wine, and
Kathy Hart was the winner of the white with over a dozen!
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Celebrity Bartender
Echo Bistro and Wine Bar generously allowed Beth Ritchie to step behind their bar and raise funds for
Breakthrough by becoming a “Celebrity Bartender” on April 18th from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. She was joined by
Bo Williams of WATE-TV who graciously gave up several precious hours of his evening (he is the Good
Morning Tennessee anchor from 4:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. each morning so it was close to his bedtime!). All
tips placed in the jars on the bar and half of the proceeds from the special appetizer of the night went to
Breakthrough. Chief Seth Simmerman prepared a fabulous combination of pasta, garlic and shrimp which
was a huge crowd pleaser! It was a successful few hours with tips of almost $1000. A special thanks to Mike
McKenzie for a contribution through Morgan Stanley. Thanks to all who came out to support Beth and
Bo….although there were no tricks similar to the ones in the movie Cocktail….they both held their own
(but agreed they should keep their day jobs)! Please support our friends at Echo Bistro and Wine Bar.
Blue skies and perfect temperatures greeted a record 516
runners and walkers for the seventh annual Run for Autism
bright and early on April 13th, 2013. Lori Tucker from
WATE-TV was once again our Honorary Race Chair and
joined us to welcome all the participants as we gathered to
raise funds to support our services. Many of our clients
joined other Breakthrough Buddies, individuals with
disabilities who wish to participate on any level they can in
the run or walk, and were recognized for their efforts with
a special ribbon and a handshake, pat on the back or a hug
from County Mayor Tim Burchett. Our overall winners
received our famous robotz as awards, created by John
Ryan Lee, with first place winners receiving medals and
second and third place awards of puzzle pieces, some
crafted by our clients. Many runners took advantage of
Turkey Creek’s Brixx Wood Fired Pizza’s fundraising event
for Breakthrough on Thursday and Friday and “carbo
loaded” in anticipation of race day! We are grateful for our
major sponsors: UPS Farragut; The Haslam III Foundation;
TIS; AkinsCrisp Public Strategies; Butler, Vine and Babbs
PLLC; The Facial Room; Ray Fisher, Fisher Tire; and John
Montgomery, Montgomery Cove Development. In addition,
our runners and walkers would be hungry and thirsty
without the generous support of Walgreens, Coke, Butler &
Bailey Market, Best Bagels in Town and Deli, and Dunkin
Donuts. We are also sincerely thankful for the assistance of
Fleet Feet, PODS, Bayer Properties LLC, Regal Cinema
Pinnacle Stadium 18 & IMAX, and Chick-fil-A. And of
course, a big “high five” goes to our participants…the
runners, the walkers, the teams, and those who slept in
but still supported us…everyone who helped us raise over
$10,000 in entry fees this year! See you all in 2014!!!!
All Kreatures Racing
Mr. Tom Beeson and Ms. Taimi Olsen
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Brizzolara
Ms. Amanda Allbritton
Belk
Ms. Carolyn Broady
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Alleman
Ms. Barbara Bell
Brook Hollow Golf Club
Dr. and Mrs. Edmond Alley
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bell
Ms. Ann Brookshire
Ms. Phyllis Allison
Mr. and Mrs. Justin Bell
Mr. Frank Brookshire
AltriaAGroup,
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big thanks to everyone who made our winter and spring fundraising events soMs. Kay Brookshire and Mayor Tom Beehan
AMC, Ms. Cindy Huffstickler
Mrs.going
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Mrs. Lois Brookshire
successful. We have some exciting things
this summer at Breakthrough.
Ameriplan Benefit Corporation, Mr. HW
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Benson
Ms. Mary Brookshire
Our DayJr.Program
is partnering
University of Tennessee Gardens. Program
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and Mr. Emman
Love with the
Mr. and Mrs. E.T. Benson
participants
in horticulture, and those who are Ms. Jane Brotherton
Ms. Alice
Andersonhave received basic instruction
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Benton
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brown
interested
willAnderson
be participating in ongoing
training.
Day Program participants are
Mr. and
Mrs. Bruce
Ms. Helen
Beresford
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Mrs.aBrent
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year. Later
thisAntonucci
summer, we will start the
round
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Mr. &second
Mrs. Henry
Bertelkamp
Mr. and
Mrs. Lou Arpino
Walgreens.
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beginBertelkamp,
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project. Our new
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Ms.
Nancye
Bryan will have
gatherings;
a
second
building
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Babb
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Blalock
Mr. apartments
and Mrs. Johnfor
Buckingham
three efficiency
Ms. Leslie Badaines
Ms. Patsy Blount
Mayor
Tim
Burchett
individuals who need safe, affordable
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Baker
Mr. and Mrs. David Borden
Ms.not
Betty
Burginsupport
housing but do
require
Mr. and Mrs. James Baker
Ms. Melinda Bordes
Ms.
Betsey
Bushof the new
services. Look for pictures
Ms. Kelly Baker
Boring & Goins
Mr. John Butler
buildings in the next newsletter. Again
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Baker
Ms. Sharon Borman
Butler, Vines and Babb, PLLC
Mr. Marcus Balitsaris
thanks for your
ongoing support for and
Leah Brackins
BWXT
Mr. Gordon Ball
interest in Breakthrough.
Mrs. Andrea Brewer
By The Tracks Bistro
Mr. and Mrs. George Balshuweit
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Brewer
Ms. Melba Cabbage
Tom
Beeson
Mr. and Mrs. John Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. William Brewer
Ms. Margaret Cadden
Executive Director
Wante Bartol
Mr. and Mrs. Hagan Bright
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Cain
Executive Director’s Update
Jason
Ms. JanetRiddle
Caldwell and Mr. Art Swann
Residential
Mr. and Mrs. Director
Steve Callis
Mr. and Mrs.
Bruce Campbell
Rachel
Storey
Campbell,
Walsh
& Brown
Day
Services
Director
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Cantey
Cynthia
Cantinella’sBuback
Director
of Capps
Supported
Mr. Michael
and Ms.Employment
Ruth Darling
Ms. SusanDavidson
Caradine
Angie
Mr. and Mrs.
Chris and
CariniStaff
Director
of Staff
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Carnes
Development
Ms. Patty Carney
Sandy
Honeycutt
Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Carroll
Quality
Coordinator
Catalyst Assurance
Technology Group
USA, Inc., Mr. Stephen Newberry
Deana
Rutherford
Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Cate
Director
of Personal
Dr. and Mrs.
Dan CaubleAssistance
Services
R&RMinistry, Mr. Preston
Center forand
Campus
Fields
Lisa
Smith
Mr. Steve
Chancey
Financial
Ms. BarbaraSupervisor
Chandler
Mr. and Mrs.Cody
Jefferson Chapman
Melanie
Ms. Patricia
Chapman
Office
Manager
Mr. Jeffrey Charlton
Ashley
Ms. BeckyDay
Chatham
Administrative
Ms. Su-Lien ChenAssistant
Tai-Lun Chiang
Beth
Ritchie
Chili’s, Mr. Robert Davis
Donor
Realtions/Fundraisng
Ms. Beth Christopher
Cincinnati Tennis LLC
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Citizen Tribune, Mr. Michael Fishman
Citizens National Bank, Mr. David Verble
Ms. Sue Clark
The Clayton Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Clowers
Ms. Mary Coffey
Mr. Oslo Cole
Mr. and Mrs. John and Marcia Collier
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend Collins, JR
Concord Hills Women’s Club
Ms. Bobbie Congelton
Ms. Becky Connelly
Continuum Courtyards
Ms. Stephanie Cook
Ms. Brian Cooksey
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cooper
Dr. and Mrs. Pleas Copas
Cornerstone Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cortese
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cox
Ms. Sherry Cox and Ben Gamble
Ms. Elizabeth Lee Crawford
Cumberland Plateau Recovery
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Cumpston
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Curby
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Curro
Cushman Cornerstone Commercial
Mr. and Mrs. James Dail, III
Mr. and Mrs. Don Dally
Ms. Marie Daltry
Ms. Jean Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Daniel
Ms. Linda Davidson
Ms. Donna Davis
Ms. Laura Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Davis
Mr. Todd Decker
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dempster
Mr. Chris Dibble
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dickerson
Mr. and Mrs. William Dickinson
Dimensional Innovations
Ms. Susan Dineen
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dolinak
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Dooley
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dorran
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dossett
Ms. JoAnn Doty
Mr. Stephen Doty
Mr. and Mrs. John Downing
Ms. Rebeca Downs
Mr. Gary Drinnen
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Duff
Mr. Clay Dukes
Mr. and Mrs. Denny Dukes
Reverend Denzel Dukes
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Dukes
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Dukes
Kai and Susan Dyhr
Mr. Brian Earley
East Tennessee Technology Center
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Echo Bistro and Wine Bar
Mr. Allen Edmondson
Ms. Kathleen Ehinger
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Eidam
Mr. Robert Eldridge, III
J.S. Eledge
Elle Boutique, Ms. Jennifer Douglas
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Elliott
Mr. Martin Ellis
Ms. Janet Ellison
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ely
Employee Benefits Specialists, Mr. John
Smyth
Ms. Teresa England
Enrichment Federal Credit Union, Katy Jett
Ms. Maggie Erickson
Ms. Gwendolyn Erpenbach
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Eschman
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Eskew
The Facial Room LLC, Ms. Maxine Conway
Mr. and Mrs. Worley Fain
Mr. John Fairstein
Farragut Chamber of Commerce
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ferguson
Mr. James Fernans and Ms. Stephanie Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferraro
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fethe
Mr. Thomas Fielden
Ms. Michelle Fierro
Mr. and Mrs. James Finney
Mrs. Catherine Fiorita
First Tennessee Bank
Fisher Tire Company, Ray and Jackie Fisher, Jr.
Ms. Kathy Flynn
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Foster
Ms. Jennifer Fowler
Mrs. Brooke Foxworthy
Fraley & Schilling
Mr. Russell Franzen
Ms. Joan Fricke
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Friedrich
Mrs. Barbara Froula
Mr. Jim Froula
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Froula
Dr. Virginia Frye
Mr. Gideon Fryer
G & R Automotive
Gables & Gates Realtors
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Garbarino
Ms. Anne Garland
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Garner
Gene & Florence Monday Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Herbert Gengler
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gerken
The Getty Law Group
Ms. Mary Gibbons
Mr. Andrew Gibson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Giffin
Ms. Erica Gil
Mr. Buddy Gilbert
Mrs. Deborah Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs. William Gill
Mr. Charles Goan
Mr. and Mrs. David Goodson
Ms. Diana Gossett
Ms. Michelle Graham
Ms. Kathy Greenberg
Ms. Rhonda F. Marshall Greene
Reagan Greer
Drs. Fred and Catherine Grello
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Griffin
Ms. Lucille Griffo
Mr. and Mrs. William Grigsby
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Grisar
Dr. Anthony Grishkin
Guyton & Frere, Ms. Janet Jones
Mr. and Mrs. James Hagood
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Haley
Ms. Megan Halliburton
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hammat
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Hampson
Mr. and Mrs. John Hanrahan, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Hansen
Mr. John Harber
Ms. Loretta Harber
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hardesty
Mr. and Mrs. John Harmon
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Harney
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Harris, Jr.
Ms. Martha Harris
Ms. Regina Harris
Ms. Kathy Hart
Hart Graphics
The Haslam III Foundation Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. James Haslam, III
Ms. Sarah Hatcher
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Heaton
Ms. Louise Hebbeler
Ms. Betty J. Helton
Ms. Barbara Hemmeter
Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Henschen
Ms. Martha Hess
Dr. and Mrs. Casey Hewgley
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Higgins
Ms. Lynette High
Ms. Alice Hilker
Ms. Eva Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Hirtz
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hitch
Mr. and Mrs. Colman Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Holecek
Mr. Jim Holleman
Mr. Scott Hollenbeck
Mr. Thomas Holmes
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Holtzclaw
Home Federal Bank, Jan Evridge
Home Federal Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hood
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hosford
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hough
Houghton Mifflin Matching Gift Program
Ms. Marilyn Householder
Mr. and Mrs. Gil Houston
Ms. Reneau Howard
Ms. Zoe Hoyle
Ms. Yu Hsu
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Huddleston
Mr. J. Randolph Humble
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hutcheson
Mr. Randall Hutton
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hykin
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ince
Ms. Joy Inman
Ms. Linda Jaffrey
Ms. Tina James
Mr. Matthew Jameson
Mr. and Mrs. John Jankovic
Mr. and Mrs. Henri Jean
Jefferson Living Trust, Mr. James Jefferson
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Johnson
Mr. Steven Johnson
Ms. Dawn Jones
Ms. Deanna Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Jones
Ms. Faith Joyce
JP Morgan Chase
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Jurkowski
Mr. and Mrs. Dickey Justice
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Justice
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kahn
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kassem
Ms. Amy Kerlin
Mrs. Hunter R Kessinger
Ms. Margaret Kassie Kessinger
Ms. Pat Kessler
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Killen
Ms. Kathleen G. King
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas King
Ms. Katherine King-Bowman
Ms. Wanda Kinnane
Mr. Joe Kinnane
Kiwanis Northside
Mr. W. Morris Kizer
Martha and Ann Klein
Knox County
Mr. Ron Koksal and Ms. Judi Brookshire
Mr. Zack Koksal
Ms. Sharon Kopenski
Kraft Foods Foundation Matching Gifts
Kresge Krew Foundation, Cliff and Judy
Kresge
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Krichinsky
Dr. and Mrs. George Krisle, III
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Krushenski
Ms. Angie Lamon
Mr. Dick Lanigan
Larry Hill Pontiac
Ms. Charlesetta Lavergne
Mr. and Mrs. John Lawrence
Mr. Leon Lawson
Ms. Josephine Lay
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Leach
Mr. and Mrs. Mike LeCompte
Mr. Robert Lederer
Mr. Jerry Lee
Mr. and Mrs. John Lee
Mrs. Sherri Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Leefe
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leidig
Lenoir City Animal Clinic, Dr. Barry Gordon
Ms. Nancy Lett
Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis
Dr. and Mrs. William Lindsay
Mr. Barry Litton
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Locke
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lockett
Frances Lofton
Mr. and Mrs. William Long
Ms. Gigi Longhini
Dr. Loven
Ms. Sarah Lowder
Ms. Cheryl Luedtke
Mr. Paul Lund
Ms. Colleen Lynn
5731 Lyons View LTD
M.R. Foundation of TN
Mr. Bob MacCabe
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Macko
Mr. and Mrs. D R Mansfield
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Manuel
Ms. Betty Marshall
Ms. Nancy Martin
Ms. Sandra Martin
Mr. John Mason
Mr. Bill Massie
Ms. Alicia Mastronardi
Mayer Electric Supply Company Inc.
Ms. Nancy Mayes
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Mays
Mr. and Mrs. Ed McAlister
Mr. and Mrs. John T. McArthur
Mr. and Mrs. James McBrearty
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCallie, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam McCamy
McCarter Auction
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCarthy
Ms. Amber McClain
Mr. and Mrs. Brad McClelland
Mr. Mark McDonald
Mr. Nicholas McDonough
Mr. and Mrs. James McFall
Ms. Jodie McIntyre
Mr. and Mrs. Mike McKenzie
Mr. and Mrs. Mark McWhorter
Ms. Susan Meacham
The Melrose Foundation
Mercy Riverside, Ms. Carol Caldwell
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Metcalf
Metro Communications, Ms. Pam Suessmann
Mid South Recreation, Mr. John Jones
Ms. Beth Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Millsaps
Ms. Cynthia G. Miranda
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Mobley
Dr. Steven Moffett and Dr. Kristy Newton
Dr. and Mrs. John Montgomery
Mrs. Mary Beth Montgomery
Ms. Faye Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Moore
Ms. Denise Moretz
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Mosri
The Mountain Press
Mr. and Mrs. James Mullens
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Murphy
Frances Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Murrian
Mr. Michael Mursten
Mr. and Mrs. David Myers
Ms. Marlene Myers
D E and J E Neustal
Newcomers Club of Knoxville
Ms. Carolyn Newman
Corinne Nicolas and Suzanne Shelton
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Noakes
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Norris
Northshore Brasserie
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nutt
Mrs. Gail O’Quinn
Mr. Samuel L. Odom
Ms. Cecile Oesterman
Mr. Bob Olivo and Mr. Bob Currey
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Omastiak
Omni Women’s Club, Ms. Patricia Groves
Oscar Mayer- Kraft Foods, Ms. Jane Hilk
Mr. and Mrs. Richard O’Rear
Mr. and Mrs. William Packard
Ms. Lisa Pakes
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Palfrey
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Palmer
Ms. Ann Papa
Parent Teacher Counselor Association of TSD
Parent-Child Service Group, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Parks
Frances Parris
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Pasqua
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Paul
Mr. and Mrs. Gawain Pearman
Ms. Judi Pedas
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Perkins
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Peterson
Ms. Karen Petrey
Mr. William Pflager
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Phelps
Phillips and Jordan, Incorporated
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Phillips
Pilot Travel Centers
Mr. and Mrs. John Pittenger
Pizzazz, lnc
Edna Pia and Terri Roberts
Ms. Sarah Presby
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Pressley
Process Instrumentation, Dave and Bobbi
Carraway
Ms. Tina Prochaska
Professional Golf Events, Mr. Steve Ressler
Ms. Debra Prosise
Mr. Robert Pryor
Ms. Linda Pyle
Mr. and Mrs. John Quinn
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rabenstein
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ralston
Mr. and Mrs. William Ramsay
Mr. Brent Ramsey
Ms. Lexie Randolph
Ms. Jean Ransom
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Raulston
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ray
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ray
Real Estate Finance Group, Mr. Robert
Coakley
Realty Trust Group, LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rechenbach
Ms. Sandy Rees
Mr. and Mrs. William Reeves, III
Ms. Betty Reinhart
Mr. Bob Rentenbach
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rentenbach
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Rentenbach
Richard Day Research
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Richardson
Richardson Turner
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Richardson
Mr. J. Wayne Richmond
Mr. Randall Ridings
Mrs. Elizabeth Ritchie
Mrs. Lillian Ritchie
Mrs. Mary H. Ritchie
Mr. and Mrs. David Ritzenthaler
River Sports Outfitters
Ms. Carol Robbins
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Roberts
Ms. Beth Ann Robinson
Ms. Helen Robinson
Rocky Top Market LLC
The Roddy Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Roefaro
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Romanczuk
Ms. Terry Rose
Mr. and Mrs. Robin Ross
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rothermel
Ms. Jane Shapiro Row
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rowles
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Rowlett
Ms. Betty Roy
Ms. Diana Russell
Ms. Janet Ryan
Ms. Rachel Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Samples
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sanders
Saxon Mortgage, Mr. Wayne Flake
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Sbur
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Mr. and Mrs. Shane Tucker
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Ms. Lynn P. Tugwell
Mr. and Mrs. David Sharp
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Mr. and Mrs. Doug Tyler
Ms. Christa Shaw
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Mr. and Mrs. John Vandevate
Mr. and Mrs. James Summerlin
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Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Vaughn
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Sumpter
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Ms. Saskia Sutmoller
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Haslam
III Foundation;
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Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Wright
Mr. Arthur Swann and Ms. Janet Caldwell- Ms. Cynthia Vetrone
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Swann
Mr. and Mrs. James Wright
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Vick PLLC; The Facial Room;
Ray
Fisher,
Fisher
Tire;
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Smartmaps
Mr. and Mrs. David Swindell
Mr. and Mrs. M. Allen Wright
Mr. William Vines, III
Montgomery,
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Mr. Stan Szybillo
Mr. Craig Wrisberg
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Ms. Bik Tang
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Wylie
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Walgreens,
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Mr. and Mrs. John Voss
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Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Waits
Ms. Mary Tarwater
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Mr. and Mrs. Thompson
Ms. Sandra Zumstein
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen South
Ms. Jeanette Walker
Ms. Karen Thompson
Lynn and Barbara Spangler
Mr. John Walker, III
The Thompson Charitable Foundation
Ms. LaReine Sparrer
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Board of Directors:
Chairman’s Corner
Breakthrough’s Board of Directors and staff continues
to strive to provide excellent services to all our service
recipients. To help achieve that goal, the Board and
two former members of the board held an all day
strategic planning retreat on a Saturday in early
March. The board is dedicated to the mission of
Breakthrough as we had almost 100% participation.
With two facilitators, Jeannie Dulaney and Kathy
Hamilton, the board began the morning with an
interesting introduction exercise to help each member
learn more about one another. A timeline was
established where each person attending the retreat
shared when they became familiar or affiliated with
Breakthrough and how. The morning session
wrapped up with reviewing the “ah ha’s” and “Take
Forwards/Leave Behinds” of the two exercises.
After a quick lunch, the challenge to the group was to
revisit the current vision and mission statements of
Breakthrough. All participants recognized the
extraordinary success of Breakthrough in its first 13
years. The questions to the Board now are: Where do
we go from here? and How do we get there? We
separated into small groups with each group
reporting to the others what each saw for the future
of Breakthrough. Common themes were determined
and used as the backbone for updating
Breakthrough’s vision statement. After participants
were reassigned to new small
groups, a new task was
assigned to each group to
work on the blueprint to
achieve the vision asking:
“How are we going to get
there?” Each group
considered structure, leadership, finances, projects
and all things associated with “Improving the lives of
adults with autism.”
Once each group reported to the balance of the
attendees, common objectives were established to
achieve Breakthrough’s vision. The common
objectives were then voted on to establish top
priorities for Breakthrough’s future. Once those
priorities were agreed to, various board committees
were tasked with working out the details of how to
implement those priorities.
The board and committees are working through the
tasks assigned from the retreat with enthusiasm and
excitement as we move ahead with putting in place
the steps to “promoting excellence, supporting
families and providing services that enable adults
with autism to lead purposeful lives.”
Andrea White
Chairman
Andrea White
Chairman
John Lawrence
Vice Chairman
Chris Hockman
Treasurer
Lynn Bolton
Nancy Carnes
Fred Coe
Kathie Dorran
Denny Dukes
Lance Fisher
Kathy Hart
Ron Koksal
Terry Ray
Lisa Ross
Carole Schenk
Breakthrough Staff:
Tom Beeson
Executive Director
Jason Riddle
Residential Director
Executive Director’s Update
A big thanks to everyone who made our winter and spring fundraising events so
successful. We have some exciting things going on this summer at Breakthrough.
Our Day Program is partnering with the University of Tennessee Gardens. Program
participants have received basic instruction in horticulture, and those who are
interested will be participating in ongoing training. Day Program participants are
able to use their skills on a weekly basis as we are also volunteering at Beardsley
Community Farm in Knoxville, and we will have a garden of our own again this
year. Later this summer, we will start the second round of our in store training at
Walgreens. Finally, this summer, we will begin Phase III of our neighborhood construction project. Our new
construction will include a building with two, three bedroom apartments, sleep quarters for staff, and a
large common area and kitchen for
gatherings; a second building will have
three efficiency apartments for
individuals who need safe, affordable
housing but do not require support
services. Look for pictures of the new
buildings in the next newsletter. Again
thanks for your ongoing support for and
interest in Breakthrough.
Tom Beeson
Executive Director
Rachel Storey
Day Services Director
Cynthia Buback
Director of Supported Employment
Angie Davidson
Director of Staff and Staff
Development
Sandy Honeycutt
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Deana Rutherford
Director of Personal Assistance
Services and R&R
Lisa Smith
Financial Supervisor
Melanie Cody
Office Manager
Ashley Day
Administrative Assistant
Beth Ritchie
Donor Realtions/Fundraisng