Fall 2014 - Lutheran Child and Family Services

Non Profit Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Indianapolis, IN
Permit # 721
Thanksgiving Bag Give-Away
Helping families in need at Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, The Foundation for Lutheran Child and Family
Services will once again partner with Schneider National and Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans, Hamilton County to provide Thanksgiving
meals for families in need. Lincoln Square Restaurant joins our
growing list of sponsors this year. Our goal is to supply 100 families in
our community with the fixings needed to prepare a Thanksgiving
meal. Due to our generous partners, we will also be able to provide a
gallon of milk for each family! Families are referred to this program
through local social service agencies.
LCFS Fights Against Hunger and Celebrates Volunteers
Canned food and bean centerpieces taken from the Sharing Place’s shelves set the theme for the 2014 Fight Against
Hunger Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. This event was held across the hall from The Sharing Place in the Lawrence
Township Education and Community Center on August 13th, and was co-sponsored by Smither Roofing and the Glick
Family Foundation. Lawrence Township Superintendent, Dr. Shawn Smith, gave the opening remarks. The Foundation
for Lutheran Child and Family Services was honored to have Mitch Davis, Director of Global Shared Value, from Elanco,
as this year’s guest speaker. After lunch, 120 attendees, including 41 volunteers, listened as Mr. Davis encouraged them to
find their passion and invited others to champion a cause. While challenging the attendees to “be the change”, Mr. Davis
highlighted the plight of local and worldwide food insecurity. Through generous donations, over $20,000 was raised to
support The Sharing Place food pantry. The Sharing Place is projected to serve 40,000 individuals this year, a 70%
increase over 2013. We are truly blessed to have so many dedicated volunteers at The Sharing Place and Lutherwood. We
are able to offer these services to the community, because our volunteers are so passionate about
helping those in need.
Thank to you all of luncheon table sponsors:
Bob and Troy Kassing
Central Indiana Community Foundation
Christ the Savior Lutheran Church
Cross of Grace Lutheran Church
Dennis and Donna Oklak
Glick Company
Lew and Marcia Beckwith
Dr. Phil and Karen Burck
Rick and Cathy Springer-Brown
Schmidt and Associates
Thrivent Financial, Hamilton County
Tom and Pam Ruble
Castleton Christian Church
Christ Church-Zionsville
Community Health Network
Delane & Arla Sayler
Dick and Judith Dammeyer
Huntington Bank
Lilly Endowment
Real Time Detention, LLC
Ron and Sally Hanson
Smither Roofing
Tom and Evelyn Seeley
Ultimate Lawn Care
In this issue:
Page 1:Open House &
RSL Review
Page 2:Volunteers and Awards
Page 3:Employee Spotlight,
Event Reviews &
Christmas Needs
Page 4:Thanks Give Away and
2014 Fight Against
Hunger Volunteer
Appreciation
Luncheon Review
Upcoming Events:
December 2014
6th Annual
St. Nikolaus Lauf 5K/5 Miler
December 14-18, 2014
Christmas Store
January 2015
Lutherwood Society IMA Outing
Attendees enjoying the buffet.
Pictured right to left: Guest Speaker, Mitch Davis of
Elanco and Mayor of Lawrence, Dean Jessup
June 7, 2015
Opening Our Doors to the Public
The Lutherwood Open House and Adoptive Family Reunion
was held on Saturday, October 4 from 11:30am-3:00pm.
This year’s event featured the heavenly voices of the Kantorei
Choir from Valparaiso University. Visitors were treated to a tour
of Lutherwood and program overview in the chapel. LCFS
CEO, Sven Schumacher and Board
President, Lew Beckwith, talked about the evolution of LCFS
from orphanage to residential treatment facility with various
other programs such as YouthBuild Indy and the Emergency
Shelter Care. The walls were decorated with signs detailing
little known facts about LCFS. For example, did you know
that in 1883, LCFS was a nine room residence, on six acres, off
East Washington Street known as Evangelisch Lutherische WaisenhausGesselschaft? Lunch was sponsored by Ed Martin Acura and Ed Martin Honda. It
included sauerkraut, bratwurst, knackwurst, potato sausage from Claus’ German
Sausage & Meats, and desserts from Panaderia y Pasteleria Nery.
Visitors helped commemorate the day by planting a tree in our
Luther garden. This event was brought to a close by a
performance from the Kantorei Choir. We would like to thank
everyone that came out to support this event!
200 Children Received Uniforms and School
Supplies--Thanks to You
As of September 30, over $12,000 was raised to provide 200 kids with two
uniforms from French Toast and school supplies for the 2014-2015 school year. 60
of the kids are Lutherwood/Trinity House residents, and the others were referred
to our program by the Department of Child Services and other similar agencies.
Below, you will see an excerpt taken from a thank you letter we received:
31st Annual Lutherwood
Golf Outing
Table centerpieces created with
Sharing Place food
Pictured right to left: Event Chairperson,
Donna Oklak, Sven C. Schumacher and
Thrivent Rep, Delane Sayler.
LCFS volunteers mingling at the luncheon.
Pictured right to left: LCFS Board President,
Lewis Beckwith, Sven C. Schumacher and
Glendia Beck
For more information about these
events follow us on
facebook at www.facebook.com/
FoundationforLutheran
ChildandFamilyServices
and/or twitter at
www.twitter.com@
lutheranchild
Thank you to everyone that donated, and helped a kid be ready and set - to learn!
Special thanks to Christ Church Zionsville and Carmel Lutheran for collecting
backpacks and school supplies. Ready, Set, Learn! is a essential program, and we
couldn’t do it without you!
The Year of the Volunteer
Lutheran Child & Family Services has been blessed to have corporate volunteers from
Community Health Network, Eli Lilly, Gresham & Associates, and Schneider National.
The Sharing Place Food Pantry
6501 Sunnyside Road
Indianapolis, IN 46236
Lawrence Township Education & Community Center
Door 4
317-760-0420
Clients Served January-September 2014: 31,938
Clients Served January-September 2013: 18,795
THANK
YOU
VOLUNTEERS!
Congrats to Amanda Hodge,
Director of Finance & Administration at LCFS!
Amanda became one of the twenty-five non-profit professionals
to receive the 2014 Human Services Professional Renewal Grant.
This is a program of United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI), is
funded entirely by Lilly Endowment, Inc., as no campaign dollars
are used for these grants. These grants are awarded to hard
working, dedicated human services professionals that have been
with their company for eight or more years. This grant will give awardees an
opportunity to regenerate and reinvigorate themselves, so they can bring fresh ideas,
and energy to the human care business. Amanda is planning a trip to Italy!
145 Volunteers Visit LCFS for the
ELCA Day of Caring
The young and the young at heart came ready to volunteer
their time and talent in a variety of tasks on Sunday,
September 7th. 145 volunteers painted, stained, cut down
trees, pulled weeds, relocated the Lutherwood library, readied a mass mailing, and
cleaned the chapel, kitchen, multi-purpose room, diaper
dispensary, and the building formerly known as the Center
for Growth & Change. Two apple trees were planted to
celebrate the day, and our Lutheran heritage. We appreciate everyone’s hard work!
Thank You Bethany Lutheran Church, Bethlehem Lutheran Church,
Cross and Crown Lutheran Church,
Cross of Grace Lutheran Church-New Palestine,
Resurrection Lutheran Church, and
Risen Lord Lutheran Church-Bargersville!
Items Needed:
Peanut butter and jelly, canned chicken or tuna with matching
helper, spaghetti sauce and pasta, hearty soups and crackers, pork
and beans, rice, toilet paper, soap, detergent, dish soap, toothpaste,
shampoo, toothbrushes, shower gel, and diapers (sizes N-6).
Employee Spotlight
Kristy began her career with Lutheran
Child and Family Services/Community
Health Network in April 2014, as the
Business and Referral Development
Manager. She comes to LCFS with over
10 years of marketing and business
development experiences in various health
care fields. In her new role, Kristy will be working with DCS,
probation, and Choices to increase referrals and census for our
residential, group home, and community based services. Kristy
received her Bachelor’s of Social Work from IUPUI after
attending the University of Kentucky where she received a
volleyball scholarship. She and her husband, Eric, have two
beautiful children, Gannon Matthew,7, and Larkin Grace,4. Most
of her free time is spent shuttling her children to their sporting
practices and events, but she also enjoys reading, hiking, and
watching the Colts games. Welcome to LCFS, Kristy!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!
31st Annual Lutherwood Golf
Outing at
Old Oakland Golf Club
on Tuesday, June 9, 2015.
Back to Luther
with Sven Schumacher
Oct. 10-17, 2015
Join Sven Schumacher, native of
Colgne, Germany, on an eight day,
seven night tour of the footsteps of Martin
Luther through Germany and celebrate the
25th Anniversary of the Reunification of
Germany. Enjoy a church service in Luther’s
church followed by sightseeing at Wittenberg where Luther
taught and lived. For more information or to book your
trip today call Grueninger Tours
and Cruises Inc. at
317-581-1122 or visit
ww.grueningetours.com.
An Hour with
Menachem Pressler
In the Spring, more than $3,000 was raised
for the programs at Lutheran Child and Family Services at a free
concert featuring world renowned pianist, Menachem Pressler and
violinist, Ik-Hwan Bae, in Bloomington. The event was sponsored by
St. Thomas Lutheran Church and the American Council of Germany.
Pressler is also a Professor at the IU Jacobs School of Music, and has
taught master classes all over the world. Ik-Hwan Bae, 57, passed
away in July in Bloomington, Ind. He came to IU in August 1999
as Professor of Violin and Chamber Music. He was an incredible
musician and teacher, and will be deeply missed. We are thankful
they shared their talents to help raise funds to support LCFS.
Christmas Volunteers Needed!
There are many different ways to share Christ’s love at
Christmas time!
Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014
Thanksgiving Lunch Servers
at Lutherwood
10:30am-1:30pm
Must be 21+
Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014
LCFS Christmas Store
9:30am - 12:30pm
12:30pm -3:30pm
3:30pm - 6:30pm
Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014
LCFS Christmas Store
1:00pm-7:00pm (set-up)
LCFS Christmas Store
9:30am - 12:30pm
Monday, Dec. 15, 2014
Friday, Dec. 19, 2014
LCFS Christmas Store
9:30am - 12:30pm
12:30pm - 3:30pm
LCFS Christmas Gift
Wrapping Party
5:30pm–7:30pm
All ages welcome!
Donations of wrapping paper,
gift labels, and bows are
needed.
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014
LCFS Christmas Store
9:30am - 12:30pm
12:30pm -3:30pm
3:30pm - 6:30pm
Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014
Christmas Lunch Servers at
Lutherwood
10:30am-1:30pm
Must be 21+
The Christmas Store will held at
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
6810 E. 10th Street Indianapolis, IN 46219
For more information, please contact Crystal at 317-359-5467
or [email protected].