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Hope in Action, Fall 2010
in this issue: MIFA Love Caps celebrates 20 years Founder Willa Lowry shares the program’s history To serve and protect MIFA’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman program provides a valuable service for seniors Feed the Soul: Back by popular demand! MIFA Meals welcomes new leadership An announcement from The MIFA Store HOPE IN ACTION Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association • mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Fall 2010 • Volume 28 • Number 3 MIFA Board of Directors Executive Committee Jef Feibelman, Chair Rev. Steve Montgomery, Vice Chair Amy Poag, Secretary Ward Mayer, Treasurer Paul Berz Peggy Brewer Yvonne Madlock Jordan Barré Otha Brandon Deborah Craddock Meg Crosby Mark Finestone Price Ford Rev. Milton Hawkins Wilma McGee Kojo McLennon Snow Morgan Rev. Ollie Rencher Judy Royal Chris Suhoza Peter Tosches Blanchard Tual Cathy Van Leit David Waddell Emily Woodside Executive Director Margaret Craddock Hope in Action staff Ellen Whitten, Editor [email protected] (901) 529-4507 Jessica Jones, Designer James Seacat, Communications Director Sally Heinz, VP of Development [email protected] (901) 529-4523 2 • Fall 2010 • HOPE IN ACTION Dear friends, As we enter a new fiscal year and another chapter at MIFA, we look fondly on our history, and we look forward to the new opportunities ahead. First of all, in the pages that follow, we celebrate our past with the anniversary of the Love Caps program. We also highlight the Ombudsman program’s current impact in the community and our future in Meals with the introduction of new leadership. Also on the horizon is the closing of The MIFA Store. Several years of declining sales and donations have led to this decision, and we feel it upholds our policy of responsible stewardship of donors’ dollars. So after 16 years of business in this building, the store will close its doors on October 29, 2010, to offer us a new opportunity: The space will be used by other MIFA programs, thereby strengthening our mission, unifying our organization, and streamlining our operations. Thank you for seeing us through another fiscal year and for your continued support as we face new changes and challenges. Sincerely, Margaret Craddock Executive Director Our mission: MIFA engages the community to sustain the independence of seniors, transform the lives of families in crisis, and equip teens for success. Our vision: MIFA works to unite our diverse community to address the challenges of poverty. Cover photo by Linda Marks mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Willa Lowry and Love Caps celebrate 20 years by Linda Marks On a wall in Willa Lowry’s home hangs MIFA’s “Diversification and Unity” poster designed by Burton Callicott. It bears an inscription from former MIFA Executive Director Allie Prescott in gratitude for Willa’s “concern for others” and her “vision of organizing friends to help.” The poster’s rainbow brings to mind MIFA’s tradition of unifying diverse elements of the community. And Willa Lowry, founder of the Love Caps program, has done that in a unique and beautiful way. In 1931, Willa joined girls from many Memphis high schools in the afternoons to learn to knit and to socialize. “During the depression,” Mrs. Lowry recounts, “no one could afford to buy enough yarn to make a whole sweater. So we saved our money and bought one skein at a time.” During World War II, she knitted scarves and sweaters for the Red Cross. In 1989, Willa extended the same goodwill to her neighbors when she thought of the homeless people standing in soup kitchen lines in the cold and recruited a friend to help her knit caps for them. When she needed a way to distribute her caps to the poor, Willa approached MIFA, and, in 1990, the Love Caps program began. Since then, 600 knitters and crocheters have produced more than 65,000 caps and lap robes for MIFA Meals clients and others in the community. Many of those who lovingly craft these items for MIFA do more than help others—they also experience the joys of knitting while socializing, just as Mrs. Lowry did in her high school days. “I can’t imagine what Memphis would have been if there had been no MIFA,” Mrs. Lowry comments. Likewise, we can’t imagine what MIFA would have been without her. If you are interested in volunteering for the Love Caps program, contact Linda Marks at (901) 527-0208 x218 or [email protected]. Participants admire each other’s work at the annual Love Caps party. mifa.org •• (901) (901) 527-0208 527-0208 mifa.org HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2010 • 3 To serve and protect: The faithful vol “Those of us who work with seniors often find them struggling to connect their lives to the depth, the meaning, and the vitality we all seek in our lives. What aging, infirmity, and loss have taken away from them we may not replace, but through the relationships we form, we can help them coax out the hope in their struggles, the strength in their souls, and the life in their lives.” Linda Marks MIFA Inter-Faith Coordinator Former Ombudsman Volunteer Coordinator The thought of a nursing home or other senior care facility can elicit powerful emotions in those who have seen family members pass through those doors. Visions of impersonal, sterile environments prevail, and concerns over abuse and neglect rise to the surface—and all too often, the stigmatized version of a nursing home approximates the reality. MIFA Ombudsman volunteer Constance Cromwell says, “When they are relocated to nursing homes, individuals with permanent disabilities must wake, sleep, and eat on someone else’s schedule, and for many it is a journey of sadness and loneliness. In those cases, joy comes in the simplest forms: The touch of a caring hand, a personal connection, or a mid-afternoon visit with a friend.” Tennessee nursing homes rank 49th as determined by the initial Medicare Five Star rating system, and while caring, professional staff and warm, sophisticated facilities exist here, it can be difficult or impossible to distinguish among facilities. But in 154 Memphis-area long-term care facilities, volunteer Ombudsman representatives are working to serve, protect, and give voice to elderly residents. Volunteer Coordinator Rick Finkey, District Ombudsman/VP Legal Affairs Sandy Smegelsky, pictured with Jo Anne Clanton (center). Mrs. Clanton is the Ombudsman volunteer at Signature at St. Francis and was presented the Best Practices Award at the Ombudsman appreciation dinner in April. 4 • Fall 2010 • HOPE IN ACTION mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 lunteers of MIFA’s Ombudsman program MIFA’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman program is the only one of its kind in our four-county service area. This federal program, funded by the Older Americans Act through the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability, has been sponsored by MIFA for 14 years and is managed by District Ombudsman Sandy Smegelsky. Seventy-two volunteer Ombudsman representatives (VORs), trained by Volunteer Coordinator Rick Finkey, regularly visit facilities to spend time with residents, observe conditions, investigate and resolve complaints, and protect residents’ most basic rights—safety, security, comfort, and dignity. Complaints in the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction are related to quality of care, residents’ rights, financial concerns (Medicare, Medicaid), and administrative decisions (admissions, discharge). George Munchow, administrator at Applingwood Health Care in Cordova, praises the Ombudsman program’s work. He says, “Each VOR is another set of eyes. We work here day in and day out, and they sometimes see things we don’t. And the residents look forward to their visits—for some, the Ombudsman is the only friend or visitor they have.” For those residents who do have families or concerned friends, the Ombudsman also provides education, mediation, and comfort for relatives. And these volunteers are trusted resources and confidantes for residents who might be reluctant to voice concerns to facility staff. Each of the ombudsmen’s myriad functions is as critical to the protection and care of residents as the next. Munchow says, “I’ve come to appreciate the value of the Ombudsman as a bridge between the residents and the facility.” If you are interested in becoming a volunteer Ombudsman representative, contact Rick Finkey at (901) 527-0208 x230 or [email protected]. Volunteers in MIFA’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman program spend time with residents of senior care homes, observing their conditions, investigating complaints, and protecting the residents’ rights—safety, security, comfort, and dignity. mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2010 • 5 come join us thursday september 30, 2010 6:00 until 10:00 36 east g.e. patterson the warehouse memphis, tn $40 general admission is back by popular demand! join us as we celebrate mifa and the best things about memphis: community, music, food & fun! please call 529-4525 to purchase tickets or visit mifa.org honorary co-chairs: sharon gray & kris kourdouvelis soul sponsors: americhoice by unitedhealthcare, baber direct marketing, caring companions, comcast, computer support services corp., elvis presley charitable foundation, fedex solutions, fred’s hometown discount stores, newsouth capital management, inc., pfizer-american logistics supply operations, smith & nephew 6 • Fall 2010 • HOPE IN ACTION mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 MIFA Housing Opportunities Featured program Stabilizing and transforming families in crisis “MIFA has been a beautiful blessing to me and my family. My husband and I are learning to be well-rounded and make a better life for ourselves, and we have learned to be better parents.” Tiffany Clayborn, pictured with her husband Alex MIFA Housing Opportunities is a comprehensive transitional housing program for homeless families. The Life Skills classes offered there teach parents about money management, responsible parenting, health and wellness, career development, and home ownership. Children’s classes foster creative expression, culinary knowledge, social skills, and self-respect. Last fiscal year, MIFA Housing Opportunities and the Life Skills Institute served a total of 449 individuals, more than 300 of whom were children. mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2010 • 7 MIFA Meals welcomes new leadership Lynn Tharpe and Jonathan Jones recently joined the MIFA Meals team as volunteer coordinator and director. Lynn’s professional career began at MIFA years ago, where she was mentored by Sybil Tucker. Lynn has since worked for 19 years in human resources management, in addition to serving in volunteer services at St. Jude and at Meharry Medical School/Hubbard Hospital in Nashville. She has a B.A. in business administration and an M.A. in counseling and personnel services and is a member of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church. Lynn has two sons and two grandchildren, and she paints in her free time. Jonathan has spent the last 10 years working with seniors in living communities and providing home care. A native of East Tennessee who has lived in Memphis since 1991, Jonathan is a graduate of Millsaps College and the University of Memphis, where he taught American history while earning his graduate degree. Jonathan’s background is in management, sales, and marketing, and he recently completed a certification in geriatric care management from the University of Florida. Jonathan and his wife of 10 years, JoAnn, are proud parents of Paul, 7, and Andrew, 5. We are happy to welcome Meals Director Jonathan Jones and Volunteer Coordinator Lynn Tharpe to MIFA! 8 • Fall 2010 • HOPE IN ACTION mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 The MIFA Store says farewell Despite the best efforts of store staff and MIFA administration, The MIFA Store has been unable to overcome the blows of a crippled economy, and declining sales and donations have led to the difficult decision to close the store on October 29. We are dedicated to fiscal responsibility, and, because this operation is no longer profitable, we must turn our attention to more effective uses of our donors’ dollars. This new chapter in MIFA’s long life offers us exciting new opportunities in addition to a few challenges. One of the most important components of the store over the years has been its staff; Roosevelt Hunter, Lena McBride, Vera Wallace, and Marcell Franklin have been loyal employees, and our human resources department is committed to supporting them in their future endeavors. We are also grateful for the Meritan staff and Project WIT volunteers who have made our store run smoothly. The MIFA Store could never have existed without the generous donors who kept our racks stocked and the customers who shopped here for 16 years. Thanks in particular to corporate donors Benchmark Brands, Nike, FedEx Ground, and Fred’s; donation drop-off sites Germantown Presbyterian Church, Wesleyan Hills United Methodist Church, and Christ Baptist Church; longtime store volunteers Ruth Adams, Carol Bartlette, Lula Hinto, Margaret Laquintano, Fannie Thompson, and Carrie White; and the Memphis chapter of The Links, Inc., whose members have improved the store again and again. We continue to welcome your donations, and the store will operate normally until October 29. The final day for pick-ups of large donations is October 15. In the absence of The MIFA Store, we ask that you consider giving to MIFA’s partner clothes closets, which are listed on our website. We also recommend donating your furniture, antiques, collectibles, and art to The Salvation Army. We truly appreciate your years of support for The MIFA Store. Roosevelt Hunter has been with MIFA for 28 years. Photo © Amie Vanderford Photography, www.amie.org mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2010 • 9 FY2010 Annual Listing, Circle of Hope Level Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Abernathy Mr. & Mrs. Dunbar Abston, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ben C. Adams, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. J. Walter Allen Dr. & Mrs. Rex Amonette Jane Antrobus Michael & Bette Ferguson Arndt Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Athow Norma & Olin Atkins Mrs. Eleanor Baer Carol & Bert Barnett Jordan & Kevin Barré Gwen & Chris Beard Ms. Anne Wulff & Mr. Brian P. Bendersky Phyllis & Paul Berz Mr. & Mrs. Jack R. Blair Dottie & Jack Blake Mr. & Mrs. Laurence M. Bloch Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bodine, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James L. Boren, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Hallam Boyd, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Marion S. Boyd, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Boyle Mrs. B. Snowden Boyle, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Neil L. Brackley Mr. & Mrs. Otha L. Brandon Nancy & Louis Brenner Mr. & Mrs. Norman Brown, Jr. Ms. Joyce A. Mollerup & Mr. Robert H. Buckman 10 • Fall 2010 • HOPE IN ACTION Gail & Steve Buckman Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Burleigh, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Howard Byers, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Felix L. Caldwell Mrs. Elizabeth T. Caldwell Frances Condon Calil The Canale Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Robert E. Cannon Mr. Kristopher Cantrell Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Cates Mr. & Mrs. George Cates The Reverend & Mrs. Reynolds S. Cheney II Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth F. Clark, Jr. Susan Clark & Mark Jones Congressman Stephen I. Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Coleman David & Theresa Cook Margaret & Bill Craddock Mr. & Mrs. Robert Craddock Mr. & Mrs. J. Lester Crain, Jr. Mr. Robert L. Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Hal D. Crenshaw Mr. & Mrs. Scott Crosby Alice & Matt Crow Dr. & Mrs. Roger J. Cunningham Mr. Michael F. Curtis Dr. & Mrs. James H. Daughdrill, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Dennis Mr. Marshall A. Depka Mrs. Cindy P. Dobbs Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Dobbs Thanks to these donors for their Circle of Hope level gifts ($1,000 or more) during FY2010 (July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010). Dr. & Mrs. Preston H. Dorsett Mr. & Mrs. G. Douglas Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Engelberg Camilla and Mark Evans and children Doris & Fred Feder Babs & Jef Feibelman Glenna Boales Flautt Margo & Mark Fogelman Sondra & Bill Fondren Ms. Mary Nell Ford Mr. & Mrs. Price D. Ford Mr. R. Molitor Ford, Sr. Peter Formanek Charitable Trust Mary Wilder & Charles Fox Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Francis Mr. & Mrs. John Gaskill Mr. & Mrs. Jerry F. Gay Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. Gerber Mrs. Dorothy K. Gerwin Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. W. Jerry Gillis Aimee G. Ginsburg The Goldsmith Family Foundation Donna & Bob Goodman Gerre W. Gourley Martha & Jerrold Graber Mr. & Mrs. Fred L. Graflund Rabbi & Mrs. Micah D. Greenstein Brenda & Fred Grinder Marilyn L. Haas Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Everett P. Hailey Mr. & Mrs. Henry E. Hall, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David A. Harris Miss Woody Harwood Dr. Charles E. Adwell & Mr. Keith Headley Sally & Brad Heinz Dr. & Mrs. Haywood H. Henderson, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Roy W. Hendrix, Jr. Ms. Page Henrion Mr. & Mrs. Wil J. Hergenrader Ms. Anastasia Herin Mrs. J. H. Hicks Mrs. Sara Holmes Mr. Edmund Howard Mr. & Mrs. Walter B. Howell, Jr. The Huisking Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Inman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Jarratt Mr. Allan P. Jaslow Mr. & Mrs. Alexander P. Jekels Dr. Jeanne & Mr. Frank Z. Jemison, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George T. Johnson Mrs. Rose Johnston Mimsy & Frank A. Jones Mr. John M. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. Jones Lou Pate Jones Lynn J. Jones Cynthia & Don Jordan Bruce Kahn mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Grace Katz Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Kaye Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Kerr Ms. Virginia H. Klettner The Klyce family Ann & Roger Knox Mr. Paul W. Koch, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Landau Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Landau Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Langsen Ms. Mary Lapides Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Large Mr. Steven A. Lazarov Kathy & Scott P. Ledbetter Dr. & Mrs. Roland N. Lee Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Lee Nell R. Levy Mr. & Mrs. John D. Lichterman Barbara and Ira A. Lipman and family Judge and Mrs. H.T. Lockard Connie & Lou Loeb Diane & Tom Long Drs. Judith Soberman & Leonard Lothstein Mr. & Mrs. Milton L. Lovell Ms. Margaret Maiden Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Makowsky Betty & John Malmo Louise & Jeff Mann Dr. & Mrs. Nawar E. Mansour Liz & Arsen Manugian Sylvia G. Marks R. Brad Martin Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mathias mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Mr. & Mrs. John B. Maxwell, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Will E. May Mr. & Mrs. Ward Mayer Mary Jack & Claude McCord, Jr. Mr. William D. McCorkle Mr. & Mrs. Michael McDonnell Mr. & Mrs. Cecil J. McGee Dr. & Mrs. Jesse E. McGee Mr. & Mrs. Alec McLean Gretchen & Kojo McLennon Betty & Mark McMahon Robbie & John McQuiston Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. McStay Mary & Lucian S. Minor Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi Pat Moody The Moore-Madison Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Moore Mrs. Shirley P. Moore Cindy & Scott Moore Mr. & Mrs. Allen Morgan, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Lee Morisy Rose L. Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Morgan Morton Dr. & Mrs. Alan M. Nadel Dr. & Mrs. H. Norman Noe Jean & Frank Norfleet Mr. & Mrs. John R. Norfleet Dr. Evelyn Bassi Ogle Dr. Frank & Sarah Ognibene Mr. & Mrs. Max B. Ostner, Jr. Mrs. James M. Pentecost Ms. Sarah R. Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Clifton B. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Dominic J. Pileggi Mr. & Mrs. Scott P. Plunkett Mr. & Mrs. Joshua D. Poag Mr. & Mrs. Jack Powell Mrs. James H. Prentiss Ms. Helen M. Prentiss Barbara & Allie Prescott Julie & Jim Raines Lovie & Richard Raines Laretha & Bryson Randolph Mr. & Mrs. William R. Reed, Jr. Mrs. Linda W. Rhea Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Rieman Dr. & Mrs. Jourdan A. Roane Mr. & Mrs. Asher Roberts Mr. John A. Roberts The Robinson Family Fund Beverly & Bill Rogers Barney Rolfes, Jr. Michael & Debbi Fields Rose Meryl Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Rote, Jr. Judy Royal Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rudner Mr. & Mrs. Colin James Ruthven Diane Sachs & Robert Vidulich Suzanne Satterfield & John Pickens Mr. & Mrs. Brian Schaffler Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Schell Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Schelp Schilling Enterprises Fund Erin & Ray Schultz Mr. Andrew B. Scoggin Dr. & Mrs. James A. Scoggin Phyllis & David Scruggs Self Foundation Drs. Melissa & Timothy H. Self Mr. & Mrs. Glenn D. Sessoms Mr. & Mrs. Harry B. Sharp, Jr. Estie & John Sheahan Constance F. Shelton Dr. B. Kay Jackson & Dr. Thomas B. Shelton Nino & Charles Shipp Dr. & Mrs. D. D. Sidhu Carol & Glenn Sigman Beth Simpson Vicki & R.D. Singh Bruce R. & Jane Scharding Smedley Ms. Sandra L. Smegelsky Dr. & Mrs. Chapman Smith Lisa & Bayard Snowden Caprice & Art Snyder Dr. & Mrs. R. Wayne Speer Mr. & Mrs. Frank N. Stanley III Mr. & Mrs. John W. Stokes Mr. & Mrs. John T. Stout The Sunshine Fund Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Svoboda Mr. Andrew Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Taylor Mr. R. Andrew Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Terry Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Thornton III Dr. & Mrs. Todd Tobias Louise & Blanchard Tual Dr. & Mrs. Donald Webb Tucker Mr. & Mrs. John W. Tucker HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2010 • 11 Ms. Elaine Tuomanen Mrs. Lucy W. Turnbull Mr. Julius C. Turner Jeanne & Henry Varnell Mr. & Mrs. David S. Waddell Mr. & Mrs. O. Lee Wakeman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wade Walker KC & Jeff Warren Mr. & Mrs. Bobby M. Webb Gloria & Jim Weir Mr. & Mrs. Brandon M. Wellford Mr. & Mrs. Dabney S. Wellford Mr. Theodore Wells Mr. Henry Wetter III Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ames Whitaker, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Whitman Mr. & Mrs. Thax Whitten Mr. & Mrs. Willis H. Willey Mrs. David G. Williams, Sr. Mrs. Ernest Williams III C o n t r i bu t i o n s Constance F. Shelton $250,000+ Estate of Robert P. Dempsey $1,000 - $2,4999 Anonymous (2) Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Athow Mrs. Eleanor Baer Gwen & Chris Beard Mrs. B. Snowden Boyle, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Burleigh, Jr. Frances Condon Calil Mrs. Robert E. Cannon Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Coleman Alice & Matt Crow Estate of Rena Loskovitz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Francis Gerre W. Gourley Brenda & Fred Grinder Miss Woody Harwood Dr. Charles E. Adwell & Mr. Keith Headley Dr. & Mrs. Haywood H. Henderson, Jr. $10,000 - $15,000 Anonymous Peter Formanek Charitable Trust Mimsy & Frank A. Jones Henry & Jeanne Varnell $5,000 - $9,999 Anonymous Phyllis & Paul Berz Mr. & Mrs. Robert Craddock Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Kaye Jean & Frank Norfleet Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Whitman $2,500 - $4,999 Dr. & Mrs. Jourdan A. Roane 12 • Fall 2010 • HOPE IN ACTION Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Wood Mary Jane & Larry Woodford Ms. Emily Woodside & Dr. Bill Falvey Ms. Sheffield M. Worboys Mr. Alvin Wunderlich, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wurtzburger Mr. & Mrs. David G. Zanca MIFA gratefully acknowledges the following cash or stock received between April 1 and June 30, 2010. Your donations help sustain seniors, support families in crisis, and guide urban teens in our community. Circle of Hope Level Gifts $50,000 - $99,999 Estate of Laura T. Fischer Laurel & Russ Williams Mr. & Mrs. Lewis C. Williamson, Jr. Dr. Tena J. Williamson Mrs. Richard O. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Gary Wilson Mrs. John M. Wilson Mrs. Mydelle L. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. William R. Wilson Mr. Lang Wiseman Mr. & Mrs. James D. Witherington, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Inman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Alexander P. Jekels The Klyce family Ms. Mary Lapides Barbara and Ira A. Lipman and family Connie & Lou Loeb Dr. & Mrs. Jesse E. McGee Mr. & Mrs. Alec McLean Betty & Mark McMahon Dr. & Mrs. Alan M. Nadel Mr. & Mrs. John R. Norfleet Dr. Evelyn Bassi Ogle Mr. & Mrs. Clifton B. Phillips Meryl Rosen Mr. & Mrs. William B. Rudner Dr. & Mrs. James A. Scoggin Estie & John Sheahan Dr. & Mrs. Chapman Smith Mr. & Mrs. Jack A. Whitaker, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wurtzburger Cornerstone of Hope Level Gifts $750 - $999 Margaret & Bill Craddock Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Thornton III $500 - $749 Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Richard Barnhart Ms. Anne Wulff & Mr. Brian P. Bendersky Ms. Mary Claire Borys Peggy Brewer Mr. Kristopher Cantrell Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Cates Ms. Beverly A. Crawford Dr. & Mrs. Preston H. Dorsett Leah & Kevin Dunnigan Estate of Ellen R. Simmons Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Finestone mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Mr. & Mrs. Wendell Gibson Miss Louise R. Horn Mr. John S. King III Mr. & Mrs. S. L. Kopald, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Lee Mr. & Mrs. Andrew R. McCarroll Mr. & Mrs. David Montanez Mr. & Mrs. D. Stephen Morrow Dr. Frank & Sarah Ognibene Mr. & Mrs. Donald H. Pentecost Mr. & Mrs. William H. Platten Mr. & Mrs. Scott P. Plunkett Mr. & Mrs. Lee J. Powell, Jr. Ms. Mearl Purvis The Reverend Ollie V. Rencher Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Rieman Barney Rolfes, Jr. Mrs. Jane A. Sharpe Mr. & Mrs. William H. Smythe IV Dr. & Mrs. John C. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Terry Mrs. Gretchen G. Turley Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. VanLeit Mr. & Mrs. William M. Vaughan, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Benton M. Wheeler Mr. & Mrs. Lewis C. Williamson, Jr. Ms. Emily Woodside & Dr. Bill Falvey $250 - $499 Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Taylor Abernathy Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Alrutz Jane Antrobus Jordan & Kevin Barré Ms. Jennifer J. Bledsoe Ms. Barbara E. Blum mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Mr. & Mrs. Neil L. Brackley Mr. & Mrs. Otha L. Brandon Ms. Candelaria Campero Suzi & Mike Cody Mr. Michael F. Curtis Mr. Marshall A. Depka Carol & Jerry Francisco Mr. & Mrs. John Gaskill Mr. & Mrs. Jerry F. Gay Mrs. Megan Grinder Dr. & Mrs. O. B. Harrington Sally & Brad Heinz Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery T. Holtzclaw Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Huffman, Jr. Mrs. Carolyn L. Jennings Rev. & Mrs. Will Jones Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Kraker Susan & Tommy Lewis Peter Limper Diane & Tom Long Ms. Carissa Hussong & Mr. David Lusk Mr. & Mrs. Cecil J. McGee Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. Jones Mrs. Jean W. Mercer Mr. & Mrs. William L. Nichol IV Mr. & Mrs. Joshua D. Poag Beverly & Bill Rogers Ms. Diane Rudner Mr. & Mrs. Colin James Ruthven Dr. & Mrs D. D. Sidhu Ms. Sandra L. Smegelsky Caprice & Art Snyder Mrs. Harriet W. Stern Mr. & Mrs. Pravin J. Thakkar Ms. Emily Trenholm & Mr. Les Edwards Ms. Elaine Tuomanen Ms. Ruth Tutor Mr. Henry Wetter III Mr. & Mrs. Thax Whitten Mrs. Ernest Williams III Mr. & Mrs. Don Williams Mr. & Mrs. William R. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Wood Mr. & Mrs. Claude E. Zobell, Jr. Congregations $7,500 - $10,000 Church of the Holy Communion $5,000 - $7,499 Bellevue Baptist Church St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church $1,000 - $2,499 Balmoral Presbyterian Church First Baptist Church, Lauderdale Fullview Missionary Baptist Church Germantown Presbyterian Church Hope Presbyterian Church Idlewild Presbyterian Church Lindenwood Christian Church Second Presbyterian Church Springdale Baptist Church St. John Orthodox Church Temple Israel White Stone Missionary Baptist Church $500 - $999 Buntyn Presbyterian Church Central Church Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church United Methodist Church, Memphis Conference $250 - $499 Castalia Baptist Church Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Farmington Presbyterian Church First Baptist Church Friendship Baptist Church Lord of Life Lutheran Church Memphis Friends Meeting Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church Munford Presbyterian Church Oakville Missionary Baptist Church Up to $249 Bethel AME Church Christ Missionary Baptist Church Colonial Baptist Church First Assembly Of God First Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Women Gospel Temple Missionary Baptist Church Graceland Christian Church, CWF/ Peace Group Holy Temple COGIC Kingsway Christian Church HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2010 • 13 Morning Sun Cumberland Presbyterian Church Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church Raleigh Seventh Day Adventist Church Richland Baptist Church Saint John’s Episcopal Church, Men’s Group First Unitarian Church, The Alliance The Presbytery of the Mid-South Unity Church of Memphis Corporations and Foundations $40,000 - $50,000 FedEx Services Tributes Honorariums Jack Aaron Joan & Alex Jekels John Aaron Joan & Alex Jekels Mike Aaron Joan & Alex Jekels Alpha Delta Kappa Charlie Nelson 14 • Fall 2010 • HOPE IN ACTION $20,000 - $29,999 Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation Fred’s, Inc. $10,000 - $19,999 American Snuff Company, LLC Children’s Foundation of Memphis First Tennessee Foundation Fischer Lime & Cement Co., Inc. H. W. Durham Foundation John Dustin Buckman Charitable Trust $5,000- $9,999 The PeyBack Foundation ServiceMaster $2,500 - $4,999 Caring Companions, LLC Combined Federal Campaign of Memphis Computer Support Services Corporation Junior League of Memphis Pfizer, Inc. $1,000 - $2,499 Affinity Lawnscapes, LLC Bryce Corporation Buckeye Technologies Inc. Comcast Inventory Locator Service, LLC Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation Kraft Foods MGM Mirage Voice Foundation Power & Telephone Supply Co. United Stationers Cordova Estates ALF & MC Dixon Hughes PLLC First Tennessee Matching Gift Program TESCO Properties, Inc. Wachovia Foundation Matching Gifts Program Groups $25,000 - $49,999 MLGW - Plus-1 $2,500 - $4,999 United Way of The Mid-South $250 - $999 Anonymous Williams & Dawkins Law Firm $250 - $999 Belz Enterprises MIFA gratefully acknowledges the following cash or stock received between April 1 and June 30, 2010. Your donations are meaningful to the people you honor and the people we serve. Memorials are listed for gifts received January - June 2010. Mrs. Judy Ashby Charlie Nelson Betsy Black Patricia Haley & John Cooper Marlon Brown J. Allen Scoggin Mrs. Preeti Balaji Asan Tejwani David Boggan Joan & Alex Jekels Leslie & Susan Burson Sharyn Burson Joan Bayzie John & Alex Jekels Judy Boshwit Jean & Buddy Ballin Charles A. Cape Connie & Harrison Ashley Tina Benton Mary Benton Dr. Maury Bronstein Janet Kisber Jerry Chafetz Jean & Buddy Ballin Ken Billings Suzanne & Jerry Snipes Jeff Brown Joan & Alex Jekels Mrs. Anjana Challa Asan Tejwani mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Patty W. Clark Charlie Nelson Chris Glankler Joan & Alex Jekels Evan Kline Janet Kisber Meriwether McLean’s friends Meriwether McLean Bernice Cohn Shirley Manis Sarita & Rakesh Goorha Himani & Raj Dave Chandu & Bhogi Sheth Sonya Krivcher Curt Ward Meals on Wheels staff Ellen C. Klyce Mrs. Para Kumaravelu Asan Tejwani Master Mac Montgomery Lauri Prather Carol Raines & Bill Lanier Julie & Jim Raines Guy B. Moskowitz Patricia Haley & John Cooper Mrs. Jack Lieberman Mrs. Murray Reiter Mike Murphy Katie Shotts Sue Ann Lipsey Jay Lipsey Mrs. Lakshmi Narayana Asan Tejwani Josef Mandel Christa & Calvin Jones Charlie Nelson Patty W. Clark Margaret & Bill Craddock Cheyenne Widdop Mindy Costabile Charlie Nelson Margaret Craddock Tesco Properties, Inc. Margaret Craddock & family Lafayette Draper, Jr. Susan Crumby Susan Rush Mary M. Davis Mary H. Gill Donor MIS specialists Cindy Cates Moore John Charles Dudek Amy & Josh Poag Mary Evans Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr. Babs & Jef Feibelman Gretchen Gassner Turley Joe Felt David Grushkin Phyllis M. Fickling Charlie Nelson mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Grandchildren of Lynn Gruber Janet Kisber Emily Haizlip Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr. Jason Haley Patricia Haley & John Cooper Sally Heinz Amanda G. Yandell Russell Horn Joan & Alex Jekels Buzzy Hussey Barney Rolfes, Jr. Lynn J. Jones Anne & John Jones Vivian & Ken Jones Lynn Jaseph Jones Arlene Jordan Charlie Nelson Smruti Keshani Rohini & Prabhakar Parikh John Kleinschmidt Frances H. Smith David Margolin Janet Kisber Mrs. Jack Marks Janet Kisber Mr. & Mrs. Woody Marshall Christopher Marshall Fay May’s grandchildren Barbara Michel Anne McCormick Anne Hagler Brother Joel McGraw Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan Mr. & Mrs. Frank Norfleet Mr. & Mrs. John Laughlin Elizabeth & Max Ostner Mary Ann & Steve Gammill Elise & Chuck Williams Amy Poag Barney Rolfes, Jr. Anne Porterfield Patricia Haley & John Cooper Mrs. Vidya Prakash Asan Tejwani HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2010 • 15 Dr. Meenakshi Rajagopalan Asan Tejwani Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Turner Janie & Bill Bobbitt Edward Alexander The Malone family Mrs. Fred Came Alice Fulmer Barney Rolfes, Jr. Tesco Properties, Inc. Jane Twist Carol & Gene Katz Parents of Penny Aviotti Barbara & Bill Nixon Sally Campbell Lesley Dillon Mary Sharp Mary Alice Quinn Rajagopalan Venkatasubramanian Asan Tejwani William C. Barnett Dr. Derene Akins Carol Cate Robin & Stephen Behrman Janet & Michael Sheahan Mr. & Mrs. John Laughlin Natarra Wade Lacie & Nathaniel Wade Bill Batson Gaisman Aerobic Class Richabchand Challani Rohini & Prabhakar Parieh Paul Silk Joan & Alex Jekels Missy & Paul West Charlie Nelson Larry Bennett Robert Raiteri Mary Jane Chandler The MIFA family Bernal E. Smith II Charlie Nelson Annabelle Whittemore The MIFA family Howard Biscoe Mr. & Mrs. Joel H. Porter Lea & Neyle Sollee Patricia Haley & John Cooper Billie Anne Williams Anne Dunn Margaret Nell Blann Nancy Willis John Clark Mary Elizabeth & John DeCell Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi Mary Streete Patricia Haley & John Cooper Paula & Ed Wise Patricia Haley & John Cooper Sue & Ken Strong Patricia Haley & John Cooper Memorials January – March, 2010 Barbara Boehme Charlotte & Larry O’Shaughnessy Vijay & Lata Surpuriya Asan Tejwani Mrs. Herta Adler Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan Margaret Craddock Lyda Parker Dr. & Mrs. David Usdan Lorraine & Bert Wolf Mrs. Nathan Tamm Mrs. Murray Reiter Shep Tate Barbara & Buddy Adams Virginia & Jack Terry Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Gray 16 • Fall 2010 • HOPE IN ACTION Jean T. Akridge Milton Akridge Sarah Ziskind Cohen Ellen Ziskind Mrs. Dorothy Nash Coleman Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan Armour Bowen Richard G. Taylor Susan Connell Dr. Jack Bisno Dr. Bobby Bowie Patsy & Harold Bowie David Cowart Lesley & John Dillon Marie Brown Susan Remijan Norma Cowden Deborah & Sam Brackstone Michael Burke Timna & Malcolm Myers Judge W. Frank Crawford Lucy Crawford Rose Burson Dr. & Mrs. David Usdan Johnnie H. Crook Laurie Stark mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Corlene N. Dahlgren Mr. & Mrs. R. Galbach Molly & Jake Hochman The MIFA family J. Orris Mark Schwegman/Good Christine Stark Susan C. Stukenborg Lynn Stuart Robert Patrick Dempsey Kimberly Alexander Julia W. Allen Diana Arrington Bass, Barry & Sims, PLC Alyssa Chase Jean & Roger Chisholm Christine & Josh Cochran Margaret Craddock Jerome Durkin Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Engelberg Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Engelberg Mr. & Mrs. Grayson Ms. Virginia H. Klettner The MIFA family Cheryl Neglia Melissa & John Orr Emilie Ratner Emily Ruch Margaret Ryan Lynette Walter Andrew Warth Barbara Wilson Price Wilson mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Dave Dermon III Joy & Leo Bearman Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan Peggy & Bill Carrington Jones Mildred & Richard Schiff Betsy Earp Mr. & Mrs. O. Mason Hawkins Rose Epstein Betsy & Albert Grobmyer Katie Farris Estella Mayhue-Greer Harold Feder Dr. Jack Bisno Janet Kisber Brenda Green Finley Sara M. Holmes Linda House Ms. Virginia H. Klettner Melvin Fleischer Blanche Morris Roslyn Karesh Rosalee & Marshall Newman Evelyn & Jerome Makowsky Mildred & Richard Schiff Nancy Fulmer Mr. & Mrs. O. Mason Hawkins Margaret Gassaway Lavonne & Tom Liversiedge Mary Turk Gills Kitty Turk Chancellor Golden Paige & Tal Frankfort Cordie F. Goudy Phillip Dagastino, Jr. Catherine Greaney Dorothy Greaney William Walton Gresham Dodie Cheairs Mrs. Marcia Gross Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan Bertel Herz Helen Campbell Lillie B. Higgins Nikia Johnson John Hingle Suzanne & Jerry Snipes Aline Forbis Anthony Lopes Alice Condon Hoguet Mr. & Mrs. Dale McGee Jane Maysey Fuller Margaret Craddock Mrs. Dale Hopper Military Officers Wives Club of Memphis E. James House Lynn J. Jones Lynn & Tolly Murff Mr. & Mrs. Joel H. Porter Libby & Bart Schaller Leslie Stratton Josephine Hunter Steve Kisber Thomas Hayes Hutton John D. Canale III Beverly Fourmy Carrick Lesley & John Dillon Louise & John Whittemore Elizabeth & Lewis Jayroe Charlene Jayroe & Jim Allen Dr. Jim Gibb Johnson Anna Vance Anderson Dana Kirk Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan Timna Myers Mary & Bob Kiser Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael Kiser Kyle Klepper Louise & John Whittemore Mark Lapides Steve Kisber HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2010 • 17 Kaye Lawler Margaret Craddock The MIFA family Susan Lyon & Sarah Phelan Virginia Lee Barbara & Jerry Hermann Michael Leff Timna Myers Larry Lewis Joy & Leo Bearman Mildred & Richard Schiff Mrs. Sandra Lewis Ray Ann Kremer & George Shapiro Dr. & Mrs. David Usdan Mary Liberto Louise & Harry Liberto Majorie Luton Derene Atkins The MIFA family Rev. Lewis K. McKee Connie & Lou Adams John D. Canale III Dodie Cheairs Margaret & Bill Craddock Lesley & John Dillon Virginia Klettner Mr. & Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr. The MIFA family Lucille V. Smith Sarah Margaret McTaggart The MIFA family Roscoe Mehlhorn Audrey Mehlhorn Jurdon Messinger Marianne & Berkley Wolff Samuel “Ron” Mettler Mildred & Richard Schiff William Columbus Middleton Sarah S. Coleman Robert Magness Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi Brian Patrick Maley Gaisman Aerobic Class Vincenzina Migliara Dr. Alan Salomon, D.D.S. & staff Emmett Marston Janie & Bill Bobbitt Mike Mills Hope Logan Belinda Eldridge Rubens Margaret Fuller Matthews Margaret Craddock 18 • Fall 2010 • HOPE IN ACTION Mrs. Katherine Minkin Dr. Jack Bisno Imogene Morgan Mildred & Richard Schiff Mrs. Ellie Neal Mr. & Mrs. Ceylon Blackwell Dr. William C. North Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan Emmett O’Ryan John D. Canale III Heathie & John Colvett Linda Ellen & Ronny Sklar Suzanne & Gary Stern Dr. & Mrs. David Usdan Arma Jean H. Perry The MIFA family Mildred Pick Karen & Murray Riss Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Plunket, Jr. Jane Plunket Jean Erb Owen Janie & Bill Bobbitt Elvis Presley Tracy Duncan Jean Partridge Claudette Bryant Dr. Don Partridge Rosemary Sullivan Rhea Alvin Salomon Mary Lou Paschall Barbara & Alex Maddox Dr. Ray Paul Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan Lyda Parker Dorothy Sachritz Alvin Salomon Suzanne & Gary Stern Saul Perlman Janie & Bill Bobbitt David Grushkin Charlotte & Larry O’Shaughnessy Alvin Salomon Connie Shelton S. Herbert Rhea Janie & Bill Bobbitt Margaret & Bill Craddock Margaret & Alec McLean Pam & Fred Montesi The MIFA family Brittney Danielle Russell The MIFA family Jim Russell Karen Ellis Sam Saed Hope Logan Karin Schmitt Joan & Alex Jekels mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Dr. Alan Schwartz Evelyn E. Makowsky Dorothy D. Scott Linda Marks Walter Scott III Janie & Bill Bobbitt Mary Elizabeth & John DeCell Linda Dallas & Alan E. Reider Sybil & Donald Tucker Janice Vanderhaar T. Claude Taylor, Jr. Libby & Clyde Taylor Jay Walker Elizabeth Alperin DapLne Thomas The Book Club Mrs. Jane H. Waller Earleen & Elouise Anderson Jean M. Aronson Lamar Barr Barbara Brigner The “Docs” -- Camille, Victoria & Yvonne Priscilla, John & Mildred Dollar Marge & Maury Ellis David Ferraro Germantown UMC Horizon Sunday School Class & Fellowship Forum Sunday School Class Martha Gray & Page McCauley J. E. (Billy) Hancock, M.D. Dorothy Hardiman Peg & Jim Harding Beverly Jones Kerrville Presbyterian Church Kimbrough Woods Garden Club Kathy & Phil McNamara Leslie & Allan McNamara The MIFA family Janet & Robert Milewski Charlie Nelson Cari Anne & Joey Nesbit Philip Spinola Doris Bard Dr. Colin Threlkeld Israel Katz Avron Spiro Joy & Leo Bearman The John Dillon family Dr. & Mrs. Charles Plesofsky Barbara Tierney Phyllis Gay Doris Staubitz Linda Red Catherine Stockdale Judy Royal Tom Stottman Marv & Claudia Stockwell Hall Tacket Virginia & Louis Hiett Jeanne Tacket Annette Bickers Margaret Craddock Virginia & Louis Hiett Sara Holmes Kay McCauley Mrs. James McDonnell, Jr. mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Margaret & Bill Craddock Barbara & Bill Nixon Mickey & Charlie Schaffler Mr. Wright Tippett Irene & Sheldon Rosengarten Steve Udelsohn Janet Kisber Vicki Margaret Craddock The MIFA family Janice Vanderhaar’s Aunt Annie Sybil & Donald Tucker Roger Vogelfanger Lesley, John & Johnny Dillon Mrs. June Wade Mr. & Mrs. Ceylon Blackwell Billy Walker Anna Vance Anderson Carole & Jim Blackburn Virginia O’Brien John A. Page, Jr. Elizabeth W. Pickron Reliant Investment Management, LLC Beverly & Don Rhoads Babs & Shaw Skillings Gloria & Nic Thomas Maxey Ann Tully Jay W. Waller Shirley & Sidney Abraham Elizabeth Alperin Lewis Wellford Mr. & Mrs. Ceylon Blackwell Charlotte & Larry O’Shaughnessy Mr. Thomas J. Welsh, Sr. Janie & Bill Bobbitt June White Sally Grinspan Elder Willie James White The MIFA family Harry H. Wilcox Adrienne Graves Jane Hobson The MIFA family Mildred & Richard Schiff James Edgar Williams Jessie K. Williams HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2010 • 19 Mary Beebe Woodside Margaret & Bill Craddock The MIFA family Lillian Yolles The Kimmelmans Memorials April – June, 2010 M. B. Adelson Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan Rachel Akins Barbara & Art Jacobs Morgan Arant Rebecca Argall Herman Arnett Susan & Frank Inman Mr. Chitra Bahadur Dr. & Mrs. D. D. Sidhu Phyllis Bailey Emily Woodside & Bill Falvey Sondra Ballin Robert Burleigh & Jeff Wallace Shirley Manis Dr. Donald Bellott, Sr. Janie & Bill Bobbitt Frances H. Smith Betty Binns Carolyn P. Bell 20 • Fall 2010 • HOPE IN ACTION Roland Bondani Grace Katz Myrtle Crawford The MIFA family Dr. Bobby Bowie Patsy & Harold Bowie Aitkin Darnell The MIFA family Monnie Grey Brandon Marilyn, Monda & Jim Watson Robert Patrick Dempsey Eileen Burckart Kathleen & Gregory Carsonie Margaret M. Dempsey Virginia & Dan Dunaway Katy Klingele Lori Morgan Sharon Morgan Barb, Chad & Chase Moros Mr. & Mrs. William O’Hara Barbara & Ken Williams Bob Bratten Janie & Bill Bobbitt Margaret & Bill Craddock Marion Brooks The MIFA family Charlie Nelson Paul A. Calame Jane T. Calame Dan Carruthers Margaret & Bill Craddock Robert Chapman Joan & Ken Goree Etta Chase Shirley Manis Ms. Kamla Chotrani Asan G. Tejwani Grace G. Clifton Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck, PLC Gregory Cole, Sr. Sarah S. Coleman James Dismuke Janie & Bill Bobbitt Jane W. Williams Emily Woodside & Bill Falvey Frank Donaldson Jerome Morrison Russell Douglas Barbara Michel Mary Ann Ford Sally Heinz Kay McCauley The MIFA family Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. Plunk Barbara H. Wilson Pat Greer Margaret Metz Anna Mayton Gregory Wallace H. Mayton III Betty Marie Purvis Hall Suzanne & Walter Allen Virginia Huff Hatley Susan & Frank Inman Helen Hays The MIFA family Lauri & David Prather Sandy Hays Erin & Ray Schultz Dolly Hayward Janet Kisber H. Lee Douty, Jr. Janie & Bill Bobbitt Dupuy Lindsey Hicky Deborah & Sam Brackstone Karen & Murray Riss Gloria Feder Barbara Michel Leon Hill Tommye R. Adams Dean Folden Rebecca Argall Donald Hines, Sr. Sammie Hines mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 David Hirschman Mr. & Mrs. Frank Suddoth Mrs. Charlie Lewis Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent Mike Mills Sally Denton Saig Frank Robinson Janet Kisber Benjamin Hooks The MIFA family Irene Lewis Nancy & Jesse Thompson Mavis Stribling Nelson Debbie Noa Mr. Vernal Robinson Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent Delores Peyton Jackson Booker T. Washington High School Class of 1953 Eleanor Buckley Retired Teachers’ Social Club Eanes Ferloni Lobianco Martha R. Lund Kate Palmer Betty A. Fox Barney Rolfes, Jr. Edith Mae N. Russell Rosemary Gallen Bill Jamison Susan & Frank Inman Lacoma Jean Janski Lillian & Bob Nelson Bud Jeffries Frances H. Smith William Kelly Margaret & Bill Craddock Mark Lapides Mary Lapides, Jason Shela & Cathy Weil Swayne Latham, Jr. Dodie Cheairs Mr. & Mrs. James S. Gilliland The MIFA family Mr. & Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr. Cindy & Scott Moore Sidney Lazarov Rozelle Lazarov mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 LaRue & Edward Longinotti Phyllis & Tom Francis Pat Love Janie & Bill Bobbitt Father of Rosemary Martinez Jane & Maury Strauss Harold J. May Susan & Stephen Gross Robert S. McDow, Jr. Dr. Jack Bisno Lewis McKee Margaret & Alec McLean Sally Denton Saig David A. Willmott Allan Pearce Susan Crumby Mr. Saul Perlman Jane W. Williams Dale K. Pigford Janie & Bill Bobbitt Beverly F. Carrick Mrs. Robert Lockwood Bartow Plunket Jane Plunket Oscar Plunket, Jr. Jane Plunket Philip O. Miller Marc Reisman Selma B. Redding Bill Gray Anna Hume Judy & Mark Hume & family Valerie & Ed Schulte & family Merrell & Sharon Womack Mrs. Lela Milligan Ella Lee Lowrey Murray Rippe Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Erskine Charles McKinney Marie & Don Stark Mrs. Elva Saleeby Susan Crumby John T. Sandlund Mr. & Mrs. L. V. O’Shaughnessy Ted Sisco Cindy & J. C. Pendergrast Mr. Floyd Smith Ann T. Barnett Marie Smith Barbara Michel Mimi Smith Alison & Jimmy Wetter Grant Somes Laurie Stark Peggy Sternberger Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan Sharyn Burson Grace Katz Carolyn Pinsel Alvin Salomon HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2010 • 21 Mrs. Lynn Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Alex Maddox Mae Weis Alvin Salomon Vernon Stewart The MIFA family Ronnie Weiss Susan & Stephen Gross George Tayloe II The MIFA family Debby & Steve Schadt Leatha (Susie) Wells Johnnie H. Maxwell Dr. Tappan Thakur Asan G. Tejwani Evelyn Thompson Taryn & James Spake Tucker Margaret & Bill Craddock Betty Turnage The MIFA family Frances Vawter The MIFA family Jane Waller Pat & Henry Horst Evelyn S. Weil Emily M. Davis Mrs. Murray Reiter Alvin Salomon Dr. & Mrs. David Usdan Laurie Barton Walthal Janie & Bill Bobbitt 22 • Fall 2010 • HOPE IN ACTION Ronnie Wenzler Janie & Bill Bobbitt Jane & Maury Strauss Dan Whaley The Seessel & Rawlings families Mrs. Hattie White Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent Dr. Thomas J. White, Jr. The MIFA family Dr. William White Edith Reiter Elder Willie James White Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent Dennis E. Wilson Graceland Christian Church Ladies Group Mattie Wilson Steve Kisber Larry Yawn Angela & Douglas Nobert Birthdays Dot Bilsky Lyda Parker Sashi Birla The Sangois Peggy Bodine Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr. Daphne Boyle Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr. Mary Ann Clarke Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr. Maynard Evensky Sylvia & Stuart LaVene Buzzy Hussey Martha & Jerrold Graber Lynn & Robert Kline Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan Phyllis & Sumner Levine Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan Charles K. Lewis Dodie Cheairs Rufie Lewis Dodie Cheairs Willa Lowry Gerre W. Gourley Jeff Mann Rosalie Rudner Bickie McDonnell Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr. Robert Michel Barbara Michel Mrs. Sam Myar Edith Reiter Charlie Nelson Margaret & Bill Craddock Mr. Ken Pfohl Curt & Jeffrey Ward Amy Poag Margaret & Bill Craddock Emily Ruch Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr. William Rudner Heleen Schroff Lois Sandusky Austin Jeter Deanna Serenco Lyda Parker Mrs. Hardyal Kaur Sidhu Anita & Jasbir Dhaliwal Mr. & Mrs. James C. Earl Bess Khana Sunita & Satish Pareek mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 Rohini & Prabhakar Parikh Mr. & Mrs. Surinder & Shashi Puri Drs. R. C. & P. R. Purohit Chhaya & Rahul Saigal The Sangois Chandu & Bhogi Sheth Dr. & Mrs. D. D. Sidhu Ratan D. Singh Savi & Jamnu Tahiliani Indu Tejwani Dipika & Satish Verma Michael Steinberg Barbara Michel Jane Twist Dodie Cheairs Mrs. Morris Watcher Mrs. Murray Reiter Billie A. Williams Anne Dunn Anniversaries Manjeet (Guddi) Sidhu Rohini & Prabhakar Parikh Dot & Stanley Bilsky Freddi & Joel Felt Dorothy Stein David & Steve Grushkin Sarita & Rakesh Goorha Himani & Raj Dave Rohini & Prabhakar Parikh Vivian & Ken Jones Anne & John Jones Jean & Frank Norfleet Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr. Michele & Mike Steinberg Barbara Michel Mr. & Mrs. Howard Wagerman Dr. & Mrs. David Usdan Thanks to MLGW for supporting MIFA since 1982! Plus-1 is made possible through the cooperation and generosity of Memphis Light, Gas and Water. Recently, MIFA received an unexpected bequest from a retired school teacher, the result of a decision she made some time before her death. Unfortunately, we could not thank her or tell her the impact of her gift. If you are considering a charitable bequest or have already named MIFA in your estate plans, please let us know. You may call Sally Heinz at (901) 529-4523. mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 HOPE IN ACTION • Fall 2010 • 23 Volunteer opportunities at MIFA 910 Vance Avenue • Memphis, TN 38126 Private donations combined with funds from these partners make MIFA’s services possible. TN Departments of Human Services & Transportation The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible charity. If you are interested in volunteering for any of our programs, call or email the appropriate contact below for available opportunities. If possible, please review our volunteer requirements online before selecting your volunteer opportunity, as each program has a different set of guidelines for volunteers. You can also fill out a volunteer application online! Visit mifa.org/volunteer for more information. Congregations – Linda Marks, (901) 527-0208 x218, [email protected] Life Skills Institute – Tonya Crowder, (901) 525-7766, [email protected] Long-Term Care Ombudsman – Rick Finkey, (901) 527-0208 x230, [email protected] Meals – Lynn Tharpe, (901) 529-4513, [email protected] Senior Companion – Dennis Moy, (901) 529-4535, [email protected] Special Events/Development – Charlie Nelson, (901) 529-4514, [email protected] Volunteer orientation and tours are held every Wednesday at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Contact Charlie Nelson to reserve a spot. (901) 529-4514, [email protected]. thursday september 30th 2010 tickets on sale now!
