JCL - Jewish Association for Community Living

2013 Annual Report: 30th Anniversary Edition
Jewish Association for Community Living
30th Anniversary Reception
Roots and Wings
A Celebration of 30 Years
This year’s annual report is a reflection of over 30 years back to JCL’s
beginnings; also gazing forward with hopeful anticipation to our
future. Roots symbolize foundation—keeping us strong, helping us
grow, and anchoring us deeply into our communities. Wings bring to
mind images of soaring high, with the potential for discovering new
and exciting horizons.
With that in mind, we have chosen to highlight some of those with
the vision to answer the call and the generous supporters who helped
JCL get to where we are today. We are so grateful to them all.
Ernest Hemingway, according to literary legend, was once
challenged to write a story using only six words. He contended
that the result “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” was one of the
best pieces he’d ever written. We were intrigued by this idea so
we decided to celebrate supporters’ experiences with JCL in
six-word stories.
JCL: community active, community strong, connected forever.
That’s my six-word story. Thank you all for your generous support and
confidence in our mission. Ellen Mayer
JCL Board of Directors
Visionaries
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In the Connecticut
Field of Developmental
Disabilities
Marlene Scharr, JCL Founder
No Marlene. No JCL. No Arapahoe.
Dr. Stephen Becker, HARC
HARC & JCL: Neighbors. Partners. Allies.
Peg Dignoti, ARC CT
Lawsuit closed Mansfield.
Created community living.
Martin LeGault,
Corporation for Independent Living
CT group home pioneer —
developed 500+
Ron Cretaro,
Connecticut Association of Nonprofits
Helping nonprofits help Connecticut.
Benefiting JCL.
One of CT’s first group homes.
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
Seed money for
groundbreaking land purchase
Simon Konover
Credibility and expertise helps
secure financing
Sophie & Raymond
Bialeck Family
Established & donated
first endowment funds
Michael Konover
General Manager for
Arapahoe construction project
Glenn Baglin & Larry Goldman
Longtime JCL employees.
Dedicated. Selfless. Priceless.
1983
Arapahoe Group Home
rapahoe
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Jewish Community Foundation
of Greater Hartford
Helping to ensure JCL’s financial future.
Elmwood Community Center
Dancing the night away at ECC
Mandell Jewish Community
Center Special Needs Program
Where fun and friends come together.
Special Olympics CT
Competition. Camaraderie.
Athleticism. We achieve together.
Jewish Family Services
of Greater Hartford
JCL and JFS. Partners for life.
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Volunteers
Faith Helene
Lee Lapuk
Sue Morris
Showing thankfulness,
giving to her
community.
Dedicated to Keith,
Special Olympics, JCL.
Love for Jamie.
Love for JCL.
Susan Namerow
Edie Shiffman
Supporting the
community.
Paying it forward.
Always in “motion”
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Beth El Temple
A jewel of a
community resource
Teens learn, lead, give.
Judaic Programming
Susan Fried
Bonnie Eisenberg-Green
Cyral rocks.
Two peas in a kosher pod.
Cyral Sheldon
Sally & Bob’s Eatery
Where everybody knows
Larry Little’s name
Father Tom Gallagher
Provided needed refuge
during ice storm
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Finances
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July 1, 2012 June 30, 2013
Revenue
The financial figures presented here
Residential Program Fees
were prepared in accordance with
Residential Room & Board Revenue
244,266
generally accepted accounting
Day Program Fees
104,086
Contributions & Fundraising
115,965
principles (GAAP) by the firm
Anquillare, Ruocco, Traester
and Company.
Copies of JCL’s complete financial
statements are available upon
request. JCL’s Administrative, General
and Fundraising expense is 13% of
$2,178,270
Other Income
10,533
Total Revenue
$2,653,120
Expenses
Community Living Arrangements
Other Residential Programs
$1,233,456
946,650
Day Programs
79,331
total expenses as of June 30, 2013.
Other Programs
14,127
87 cents of every dollar is spent to
Fundraising
17,561
directly support our people, services,
and programs.
Administrative, General, and Fundraising 322,713
Total Expenses
$2,613,838
Administrative, General & Fundraising: 13%
2013-14 Board: (L to R) Meredith Smith, Ellen Mayer,
Andrea deHaas, Dr. Seth Lapuk, Faith Helene,
Andrew Selinger, Maggie Stocker deBelcher,
John Trusler, Susan Namerow & Don Tardiff.
Absent: Melissa Dubno Geller, E.J. Greenspan,
Ann Levie, Sue Morris, Pamela Rosow,
Renee Schwartz, Edie Shiffman
Directors
Karen Abels
Siegfried deHaas
Melissa Dubno Geller
Barbara Green
Faith Helene
Dr. Seth Lapuk
Scott Newman
Nancy Rosen
Pamela Rosow
Renee Schwartz
Andrew Selinger
Edie Shiffman
Meredith Smith
Donald Tardif
Life Directors
Augusta Apter
Hinda Fisher
Betty Hellerman
Lee Lapuk
Selma Kutner
Sue Morris
Sophie Myrun
Susan Namerow
Susan Neuberg
Scott Newman
Janice Rothstein
Marlene Scharr
Patricia Schuster
Edie Shiffman
Gary Starr
Kim Youmans
* Life directors served as past-presidents and/or a
minimum of 10 years on the Board of Directors.
Officers of the Board
President. . . . . . . . . Ellen Mayer
Vice President. . . . Maggie Stocker deBelcher
Vice President. . . . E.J. Greenspan
Treasurer. . . . . . . . . John Trusler, CPA
Secretary . . . . . . . . Sue Morris
Board
of Directors 2012-13
Thank You
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Funding from the State of Connecticut provides JCL with
approximately 90% of the revenues needed to maintain our
operations. However, achieving the highest level of quality would
not be possible without the generous support of our friends in the
community. We are deeply grateful for your commitment to our
organization during this past year.
July 1, 2012 June 30, 2013
LEGACY GIFTS
Legacy gifts represent a commitment to help secure
JCL’s future financial stability. Anyone interested in
establishing an endowment fund to benefit JCL should
contact our main office.
Mira Rauch Fund
Elizabeth Ina Scharr Fund
Temkin Family Fund
Uncle Abe’s Honorary Fund by the Neuberg
Doulman Family
ENDOWMENT FUNDS
DONOR ADVISED GRANTS
The following funds have been created by individuals
and families through the Jewish Community Foundation and specifically designed to support JCL. We
appreciate the confidence they show in us.
Janet Bialeck Community Fund
JCL Residential Fund
JCL Auxiliary Custodial Fund
JCL Legacy of Caring Fund
Alan Bialeck Fund
Philip & Frances Feltman Family Fund
Doris & Simon Konover Fund
Vicki & Michael Konover Family Fund
Kupperblatt/Morris Family Fund
Martin, Esther & Neil Lerner Family Fund
Gerald & Janet Pitegoff Family Fund
JCL received grants from the following funds in FY 13.
These funds assisted with the purchase of a replacement vehicle, recreation and day trips for our residents,
Judaic programming and general operations. JCL
wants to thank these generous donors and the Jewish
Community Foundation’s staff and Board of Trustees
for placing your trust in us.
Rose & Gerson Bernstein Fund
Feltman Family Fund
Aaron & Betty Gilman Family Foundation Fund
Robert Kennedy Charitable Fund
Jon & Martha Newman Family Fund
Teen Leadership Philanthropy Institute
Henry & Judith Zachs Fund
2012-13 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
& 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
PEARL: $5,000 +
Bialeck Family: Sophie, Alan, Richard, Janet
Phyllis & Gerald Gelles - Louis & Martha
Silver Foundation
Macy’s
Lisa Namerow & Lonnie Lazear (Reston, VA)
Scharr Family
Zachs Family Foundation
GOLD: $2,500 +
Betty Gilman - Aaron & Betty Gilman
Family Foundation
Ellen & Allan Mayer
Susan Robbins Namerow Family
Lois Siegal
SILVER: $1,800 +
Hinda Fisher
Janice Rothstein
BRONZE: $1,000 +
Anonymous
Lisa & Paul Gassner
Harry E. Goldfarb Family Foundation
E. J. & Steven Greenspan
Margot & Jack Haeflich
Megin & Michael Haeflich
Irma & Morton Handel Foundation
Seth Lapuk & Lynn Guelzow
Lebon Press
McCarter & English
Sue & Jeff Morris
Ann & Scott Newman
Jon Newman & Ann Leventhal - Jon & Martha
Newman Family Fund
Susan & Phillip Neuberg
Patricia Schuster
Maria & Scott Stonecipher
Donald Tardif
Woodland Auto Body/Howard Weiner
COMMUNITY ACTIVE…
COMMUNITY STRONG: $500 +
Anquillare, Ruocco, Traester & Co.
Auerbach Schiro Foundation
Brown & Brown of CT
Eleanor Caplan
Naomi & Michael Cohen
CPRdesignco LLC
J.H. Cohn LLP
Ruben Fechner
Janet Gochberg
HARC, Inc.
Doris & Simon Konover
Ann Levie
Barbara & Ira Levin
Lauren & Andrew Lieberman
Lynne Namerow
Esther Rauch
RBC Wealth Management
Tamara & Andrew Selinger
Gary Starr & Leigh Newman
John Watts Associates
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BEST FRIEND: $250 +
Elaine Baine
Ann & David Brandwein
Elizabeth DeGroat & Stuart Simon
Andrea & Sigfried deHaas
Felice Goldman
Jewish Family Services
Reliable Auto Tire Co./Massaro Family
Rogin Nassau, LLC
Red Robin Restaurants
Edie & Irving Shiffman
Workers’ Compensation Trust
NEIGHBOR: $125 +
Anne Broadhurst & Dick Buckson
Ina & Sidney Berson
Carter Chevrolet
Sandy & Mark Gassner
Betty & Leonard Hellerman
Myra & Bill Kleinman
Selma Kutner & Charna Hicks
Lee & Keith Lapuk
Sophie Myrun
Elizabeth & Art Namerow
Stifel Nicolaus & Co./Carol Schectman
Cecil & Karl Wilder
PAL: Up to $124
Eileen & John Able
Marcia Bok Anderson
Anonymous
Diana Appleton
Axiom Venture Partners/Alan Mendelson
Leslie & Stephen Barton
Gloria Bein
Joyce Ben-Kiki
Seymour Benson
Carolyn & Stuart Bernstein
Sidney J. Birnbaum
Kendall & Richard Blum
Shirley Boron
Jennifer Burkey
Eleanor Caplan
Audrey & Bruce Carlson
Central Optica
Jean & Leon Chameides
Faye Cohen
Elizabeth & Christian Corthouts
Coastal Tool & Supply/Karen &
Bob Ludgin
Crown Market
Ann & John Danaher
June & Frank Demanski
Deborah DeVivo
Helen & Jerry Doulman
Elsie Farber
Mary Agnes Fleming
William Fleming
Beth & C. Joseph Fox
Susan & Gil Fried
Sarah Friendman
Melissa & Ari Geller
Adele & Shike Gershman & Matt Kalin
Doris & Herbert Golinsky
Sandra & Richard Greenberg
Barbara & Robert Green
Faith & Frederick Helene
Rachel & Max Javit
Gina & Charles Kahn
Maxine & Richard Kates
Janet & Robert Kaufman
Selma & David Kaye
Muriel & Martin Kesten
Debbie & Steve Kleinman
Jean & Daniel Kleinman
Faye Krantz
Sarah & Marvin Lapuk
Sandra & Paul Later
Lawrence Little
Ursala Marx
Barbara & Stephen Mason
Bernard Matlaw
Phyllis & Sheldon Nova
Orthopedic Associates of Central CT/Steven Selden, MD
Rita & Stephen Osit
Cynthia & Howard Pedlikin
Paula Polivy
Bruce Putterman & Terry Bayer
Jeffrey Renert
Gerald Roisman
Nancy & Jim Rosen
Pam & Eric Rosow
Round Robin Operations
Lea & Richard Rubenstein
Freda & Leo Schwartz
Toby & Arthur Schuman
Sharon & Michael Serow
Judy & Jerry Selzer
Ronnie & Elbert Seigel
Hilary & David Silver
William Sloat
Eleanor Smith
Esther & Saul Spigel
Selma Squires
Gary Starr & Leigh Newman
Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Maria & Philip Stonecipher
Joyce & Myron Sturm
Sheila Weinberg
Workers’ Compensation Trust
Eleanor Young
JCL has received grant support from two loyal supporters. JCL is eternally
grateful to our good friends at both of these wonderful organizations.
Please support them in their efforts to support us.
Thank You
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General Donations
Fernando Alexandre
Ronald Apter
Florence & Allen Attas
Dee & Edwin Baum
Anne Broadhurst &
Richard Buckson
Eleanor Caplan
Reuven Clein
Sylvia Cordova
Andrea & Siegfried deHaas
Helen Doulman
Gertrude Feldman
Feltman Family Fund
Denis Geary & Faith Vos Winkel
Tyba & Edwin Geller
Aaron & Betty Gilman Family
Foundation Fund
Felice Goldman
Sandra Greenberg
April Haskell
Betty & Leonard Hellerman
Sally Hellerman
Sara & Russell Hirsch
John Howard
L.E. & Larry Kahn
Miriam Katz
Selma & David Kaye
Alys & Jack Krichavsky
Naomi Levenson
David Little
Ellen & Allan Mayer
Harry Millstein
Jon & Martha Newman
Family Fund
Marylin & Arthur Noll
Florence & Philip Post
Patricia & Lewis Rabinovitz
Esther Rauch
Sandra & Jerold Rome
Ruth & Malcolm Rosenblatt
Marlene & Jerry Scharr
Carol Goldberg Schectman
Patricia Schuster
Judith & Gerard Selzer
Edie & Irv Shiffman
Teen Leadership and
Philanthropy Institute
Temple Sinai Religious School
Lynn & Jeffrey Travers
Leslie & Richard Weinstein
Irene & Robert Weiss
Every effort has been made to accurately
account for all donations received for the
period covered by this report. If you believe
there are any omissions or inaccuracies, please
contact the JCL office.
Abel Catering of Woodbridge
Ann Levie Associates
Anquillare, Ruocco, Traester and Company
Axiom Venture Partners
Bayer
Beth El Temple
Gordon Bonetti Florists
Brown and Brown of CT
Butler Woodcrafters
Carter Chevrolet Co.
Central Optica
Coastal Tool & Supply
J.H. Cohn LLP / John Trustler, CPA
Congregation Beth Israel
Connecticut Association of Nonprofits
Connecticut Business Systems
CT Department of Developmental Services
CT Department of Social Services
CPRdesignco LLC
Cricket Press
Crown Market
Digital Communicator
Donnellan and Sons Landscaping
Eclipse Builders
Elmwood Community Center
Entertainment Unlimited of New England
Scott Freeman Retirement Plan Consulting
Gelsomino Electric
HARC, Inc.
Hartford Jewish Film Festival
Hartford Sprinkler
Hebrew Health Care
Jewish Community Foundation
Jewish Family Services
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
Jewish Foundation of Greater Hartford
Jewish Teen Learning Connection
Key Services Systems
Landsberg Jewelers
SK Lavery Appliance Co
Lebon Press
Ledger Publications
McCarter & English, LLP
Macy’s
Mandell Jewish Community Center
Manes and Motions Therapeutic
Horseback Riding
MMS Medical Supply
MotoPhoto Portrait Studio
Orthopedic Associates of Central CT
Philip David Jewelers
RBC Wealth Management
Red Robin Restaurants
Reliable Auto Tire Co.
Rogin Nassau LLC
Shaeffer (Plumbing) Company
Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Suburban Pharmacy
Teen Leadership & Philanthropy Institute
Town of West Hartford Adult Education
Udolf Properties
Viking Fuel
John Watts Associates
Willis HRH c/o Chera Gerstein, CLU, ChFC
Woodland Auto Body
Workers’ Compensation Trust
Benard Zeiger, Videographer
artners
The businesses, organizations, and state
agencies listed below engage in a mutually
beneficial partnership with JCL. Some are highly
valued and trusted vendors that JCL counts on
to deliver quality, reliable services, others are
funders who feel confident supporting JCL’s
mission. We are extremely grateful to all of you
for being there for us.
Elizabeth Acevedo
Stella Agakmanova
Regina Alexander R.N.
Brenda Allen
Karen Antler
Glenn Baglin
Tanica Bell
Beneca Boucher
Kim Breedlove
Marguerite Brown
Shakari Brown
Shemika Brown
Jaime Burdo
Gloria Carlson
Theresa Channer
Patricia Coles
Stephanie Colon
Diana Crampton
Jeremy Daay
Claire Dickinson
Bonnie Eisenberg-Greene
Jacqueline Foung-Wynter
Susan Fried
Denis Geary
James Geary
Kerry Geary
Haydee Goldman
Lawrence Goldman
Yvonne Gordon
Dolly Grimes
Susan Harry
Latricia Hightower
Sarah Huebner
Nakeisha Hutchinson
Brenda Jervis
Gregory Johnson
Lloyd Johnson
Theresa David Joseph
Christopher Kellett
Tonya Kellett
Klaudia Kondracka
Laura LaRocca R.N.
Melinda Leatherwood
Sandra Lockett
Michael Martinez
Laverne McIntosh
Sonja McLeod
Donald Miller
Junior Miller
Tracie Mitchell
Nicole Monaco
Stephanie Morales
Cynthia Nieves
Marcia Peck
Andria Powell
Deidre Reichenback
Ilet Reynolds
Carol Robinson-Buchanan
Vanessa Roman
Ajenette Roper
Hainsworth Rose
Shanele Smith
Stacy Salmon
Roshawndalynn Smith
Shanele Smith
Celia Thigpen
John Ugbomoiko
Elizabeth Velez
Nicole Walters
Karmesha Warner
Flora Weber
Ebony Williams
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Staff
Support
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If it takes a village, then
the men and women listed
below make up the “Village
of JCL,” and see to it that
our mission is carried out
in both letter and spirit.
You have our profound
gratitude, as do the
substitute employees who
also fill a vital need when
their assistance is needed.
Listing provided is as of
June 30, 2013.
900 Asylum Avenue, MS# 1018
Hartford, CT 06105
Anniversar y
30
1982-2012
MISSION STATEMENT
JCL assists people with developmental
disabilities to participate in community
life through personal empowerment,
community engagement, family
relationships, and quality services
enhanced by Jewish tradition.