Annual Report - Family Service of the Piedmont

Catch the Vision
Safe a nd Hea lthy Fa m il ies
2013–2014 Annual Report
Family Service of the Piedmont, Inc.
Family Service of Greensboro Foundation, Inc.
Family Service of High Point Foundation, Inc.
Message from the President & Board Chair
Family Service of the Piedmont has had much
to celebrate this year. We set out with three
primary goals: to maintain fiscal sustainability,
to establish our agency as community experts
in our core programs, and to attract and retain
high caliber staff. We have been successful in
all areas.
All of our programs have embraced a “No
Margin, No Mission” philosophy. This means
we are managing our expenses so that the full
cost of each program is covered by that
program’s revenues. We have streamlined our
infrastructure, creating an Electronic Health
Record and integrating software to reduce billing
errors and provide accurate, timely information.
We have expanded our fundraising efforts,
resulting in a 20% increase in dollars raised from
the community.
Family Service is widely regarded as an expert
resource on topics of domestic violence, child
abuse, mental health and financial wellbeing.
Our programs are outcomes driven and employ
evidence-based, best practice interventions.
Program successes this year include:
increased capacity in our Children’s Advocacy
Centers; added on-site psychiatric medication
management services; introduced a new
mortgage modification program; added Harmony
House supervised visitation services; expanded
Outpatient Mental Health, Substance Abuse and
Incredible Years services in Randolph county;
partnered in the creation of a Victim’s Justice
Center in High Point and the Guilford County
Family Justice Center in Greensboro; and created
a new dual diagnosis program for clients with
both mental health and substance use disorders.
The staff at Family Service are our most important
resource. This year we have focused on
maintaining a competitive overall compensation
package, creating a wellness program and
increasing understanding of staff benefits. This
has resulted in low staff turnover (14%) and high
staff satisfaction, with 89.2% of staff reporting that
they are satisfied with their job.
All of these goals come together to ensure our
long-term vision of Family Service of the Piedmont
as a thriving agency known for its expertise in
providing high-caliber core programs. We have
had a truly outstanding year!
Tom Campbell
President & CEO
Family Service of the Piedmont, Inc.
Anne B. Osborne
2014-2015 Chair
Family Service of the Piedmont Board
Growing Up and Giving Back
Growing up in High
Point’s Southside
neighborhood,
there were many
opportunities for
Perry Sturdivant to
go down the wrong
path. With higher
than average crime
rates and a large
percentage of
households living
below the poverty
line, children of
Southside face
greater challenges
than many of
their peers.
Fortunately for Perry, his grandmother who cared
for him as a child made certain he attended Family
Service of the Piedmont’s Fairview Family Resource
Center (FFRC) each day after school. “I started
coming to the Center in elementary school,” Perry
recalls. “My grandmother always worked two jobs,
so instead of being at home alone, I would attend the
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Family Service of the Piedmont
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Resource Center to work on homework and stay out
of trouble.”
There were times he did not want to, Perry admits,
but at his grandmother’s insistence he attended the
FFRC regularly throughout his childhood and teenage
years. Perry learned life lessons that continue to
benefit him today. “I learned how to be respectful and
responsible,” he says. “I established a number of
lasting friendships with other attendees of the center
and still keep in touch with them today.”
The old adage, Grandma knows best, definitely rings
true in Perry’s case. Now 19, Perry is working on his
Bachelor’s degree in Network Security at ECPI.
He still attends the FFRC each week, but he does
so now as an adult volunteer. Helping kids with
homework and providing childcare during parenting
classes, he has become a mentor and a positive role
model for a new generation of Southside children.
“I’m thankful that I can give back to kids who are
facing the same challenges that I had growing up,”
Perry says. “I know how fortunate I am to have had
the FFRC in my life. I am proud to give of my time
and hope to help other kids find the success that I
have today.”
2013-2014 Financials*
REVENUE
Contributions
United Ways
Government Grants
Family Service Foundations
Private Foundations
Program Fees
Other Revenue
Total
$220,167
$1,355,605
$1,752,010
$1,112,988
$478,932
$1,571,805
$2,427
$6,493,934
EXPENSES
Salaries, Benefits & Personnel
Professional Fees, Contract Labor
Equipment & Supplies
Occupancy & Insurance
Travel, Conferences & Dues
Special Assistance
Miscellaneous
Depreciation
Total
$4,962,458
$116,473
$310,664
$810,177
$120,608
$9,158
$39,203
$63,252
$6,431,993
Surplus
$61,941
NET ASSETS
Family Service of the Piedmont
..............................................................................$625,860
Family Service of Greensboro Foundation
..........................................................................$3,241,176
Family Service of High Point Foundation
...........................................................................$3,389,946
* preliminary pre-audited figures
Building a Bond: From Trauma to Healing
unsure of their future, angry with what had
happened and out of touch with their emotions.
Slowly, through therapy, the children began to
identify their feelings and understand how those
feelings affected their behavior.
It soon became apparent that the whole family
could benefit from therapy. “I never had children,
so getting two kids at 45 years old was a new
experience,” Tina explains. “I had no idea how to
raise kids. The stress of the entire situation put a
real strain on my marriage.”
Tina (right) with Director of
Family Support Services Sue Spidell
“When my sister went missing, her husband kept
telling everyone she had taken off,” says Tina.
“She would typically talk to our mother on a daily
basis. When we hadn’t heard a word from her in
over a week, we knew something wasn’t right.
We informed the police and waited for any word
about her whereabouts.”
Tina’s worst fears became a reality when
detectives arrived at her house early one
morning. Her sister had been brutally murdered.
Her remains had been found, and her husband
was in jail charged with the crime.
The Police Department contacted Family Service
of the Piedmont’s Children’s Advocacy Center to
set up an emergency forensic interview for her
sister’s children to see if they had witnessed the
murder. It quickly became apparent that the
children, ages 6 and 9, were unaware that their
mother was dead and their father was
responsible. Sue Spidell, the agency’s Director
of Family Support Services, was brought in to
break the news and offer support to the family.
“It took a while for it to sink in”, Spidell
remembers. “I’ll never forget the son just holding
on to the table in shock, like he was going to get
blown away.”
Both children were taken in by their aunt Tina
and her husband, and started individual therapy
right away. The children were guarded and
A Family Service therapist began offering
in-home, bi-weekly family counseling sessions,
helping the children and adults learn ways to
communicate with each other, to discipline
age-appropriately, and to adjust to the new
family dynamics. Therapy began to address
the trauma each member of the family had
suffered, and to heal the cracks in their personal
relationships.
“I don’t think I would have been able to do this
if it weren’t for Family Service,” Tina says. “My
husband and I couldn’t have gotten through it
without our therapist. Every time I needed to
know something, they were there. They helped
us every step of the way.”
When their mother’s murder case was resolved
within the legal system, the whole family took
part in a counseling session to inform the
children of the outcome and talk about their
feelings. During this session, recalls Spidell, it
became obvious that true attachment and
bonding had occurred within the family. “The
oldest child climbed onto uncle’s lap while the
youngest quickly climbed onto Tina’s,” she says.
“Both children found the comfort they needed
while having this difficult conversation, and aunt
and uncle responded naturally in very loving,
nurturing ways, re-assuring the children of their
love and commitment to them.”
Having suffered through the most horrible
distress and loss, the new family had come
together to give the children the safe and healthy
environment they deserve.
Family Service of the
Piedmont, Inc.
2014-2015
Board of Directors
Family Service of
Greensboro Foundation, Inc.
2014-2015
Board of Trustees
Family Service of
High Point Foundation, Inc.
2014-2015
Board of Trustees
Chief
Administrative
Personnel
Anne Osborne, Board Chair
Mark Williamson, Vice Chair
Landon Cobb, Treasurer
George Ragsdale, Secretary
David S. Thompson, Immediate Past Chair
Tom Campbell, President/CEO
Lynn Black, Chair
Kim Holleman, Vice Chair
Matthew Rankin, Treasurer
Beth Harrington, Secretary
Daniela Helms, Immediate Past Chair
Georgia Lineback, Guild President
Tom Campbell, President/CEO
Alyce Hill, Chair
Elizabeth Finch, Vice Chair
Bill McGuinn, Treasurer
Julie Shamburg, Secretary
Cathy Procton, Immediate Past Chair
Donna Cumby, Guild President
Tom Campbell, President/CEO
Tom Campbell,
President & CEO
Kim Bauman
Elizabeth Finch
Lynn Black
Robert Hager
Kip Blakely
Jay Haldeman
Brack Brigman
Alyce Hill
Rudy Clark
Kim Holleman
Kimberly Crews Margaret Penn
Pete Cross
Jim Wehrley
Kathy Dick
Gwen Willis
Eddie Edwards Doug Witcher
Lindsey Auman
Stephanie Billings
Lisa Bullock
Vanessa Carroll
Diane Conterno-Neese
Daniel Craft
Donald Dibbles
Tina Forsberg
Ron Johnson
Sterling Kelly
Kim Ketchum
Robert Ketner
Thais Lewis
Jan Pritchett
Leslye Tuck
Carolyn Walters
James Weeks
Ellie Yearns
Beachy Allen
Lynn DePasquale
Nancy Amos Mary Eliza Duckett
John Bencini
Jeff Horney
Lavern Brown
Janice Kubinski
Matthew Cochrane Jane McAllister
Debbie Cottam
Kay Miller
MooMoo Councill David Moore
Tyler Covington
Matt Nowell
Frosty Culp
Rosalyn Pauling
Steve Hess,
Chief Program Officer
Becky Hunt,
Compliance Officer/Director of
Human Resources
Jody Susong,
Marketing & Development Officer
Chip Turner,
Chief Financial Officer
Susan Davis, Junior League Liaison
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The 2013 Julia B. Nile For Love of Family Awards
Lynne Owens Gladstone
Courtney D. Best
Greensboro
High Point
The Julia B. Nile
For Love of Family Award
Past Recipients
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Longtime friend and past award recipient
Commissioner Kay Cashion presented Lynne
Gladstone with the award from Family Service of
Greensboro Foundation.
Lynne has given thirteen years of board service
and more than two decades of volunteer support
to Family Service, including as Board Chair, Vice
hair, Foundation Secretary, Special Events Chair,
House & Grounds Chair, and long-standing
charter member of The Guild of Family Service
of Greensboro.
Lynne has promoted Family Service’s message to
State Legislators and County Commissioners to
advocate continued agency funding. She is a
founding member of the Families First Honor
Society in Greensboro.
An active volunteer in the Greensboro community,
Lynne remains an avid supporter of Family Service
of the Piedmont. She has challenged her fellow
volunteers to act with “Enthusiasm, Passion and
Responsibility,” and to be daily ambassadors for
the agency.
“One person can make a difference,” Lynne has
said. “You never know when something you say
or do will make a profound change in the life of
someone who is secretly hurting or afraid.”
Greensboro
Shirley Spears
Leah Tannenbaum
Sally Weeks
Kay Cashion
Pete and Pat Cross
Robert Hager
Kim Ketchum
Rebecca Schlosser
Robin Tyler
Judy Frederick
Lynn Black
Sunny Lawson
Paul Kennedy
High Point
Jack and Marsha Slane
Doris Deal
Keith Clark (posthumous award)
David R. Hayworth
Jim and Jesse Millis
Carroll Ann Miller
Michael Smith
Jeff Horney
Bill Horney
Tim and Linda Ilderton
Elizabeth Finch
Lin Amos
Frosty and Catharine Culp
Past award winner Jeff Horney presented the award
to Courtney Best from Family Service of High Point
Foundation.
Since being introduced to Family Service over thirty
years ago, Courtney has become a strong advocate
for the agency. Her volunteer activities, and more
than two decades of employment at High Point
Regional Health, have centered on enhancing the
lives of children and families in the community.
Courtney has served as a board member in some
capacity for more than nineteen years. She is a
charter member of the Family Service of High Point
Endowment Board, has served on the Family Service
of High Point Board, the Family Service of the
Piedmont Board, and the House and Grounds
Committee. She is a founding member of the
Families First Honor Society in High Point.
“What I have always loved is the way the leadership
of the organization is dedicated to protecting and
healing families,” Courtney says.
“Teaching parents to parent without violence,
providing debt management and a path to home
ownership, helping women live without fear for
themselves and their children. The result is safe and
healthy families.”
Legacy Society
Recognizing those who remember Family Service in
their will, or as a beneficiary of retirement or insurance
plans. If you would like to be listed as a member of
the Legacy Society, or to find out more, please
contact Jody Susong at (336) 387-6161 x1105 or
email [email protected]
John and Lynn Black
The Estate of Ray Burrow
The Ray and Tanya Burrow Family Fund
The Estate of Sarah W. Cooke
Ronald P. Johnson
Julia B. Nile
Mike and Bunnie Smith
Charlie B. Smith Memorial For Love of Family Fund
Doug and Jody Susong
The Estate of Leah Tannenbaum
Help and Hope for Homeowners
Clem Mitchell first
came into contact
with Family Service
of the Piedmont’s
Consumer Credit
Counseling Service
(CCCS) in 2009.
Clem and his wife at
the time, Mavis, were
both retired. They
were having trouble
paying their bills and
were accumulating
credit card debt.
They did not want
to file for bankruptcy.
CCCS was able to assist them in creating a budget
to manage their monthly payments. They were both
pleased to have achieved a workable plan to pay off
their debt in a timely manner.
In November 2013, Mavis passed away. Clem found
that he was not able to manage the mortgage
payment on his income alone. The variable rate on
his mortgage made it extremely difficult to budget
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each month. He fell behind on payments and the risk
of foreclosure was looming. “The thought of losing
your home creates an overwhelming sense of
pressure,” Clem says. “It was a very difficult time.”
Once again, he contacted CCCS for help and was
connected with Certified Consumer Credit Counselor
Pete Sargent. Pete was able to assist Clem in
obtaining a loan modification through the Making
Home Affordable Program. The interest rate of his
loan was lowered, and his monthly payment was
significantly reduced. The interest was also changed
to a fixed rate which allowed Clem to more effectively
plan his budget each month.
Clem has recently married his high school
sweetheart, Karen. He feels that he can now enjoy
this chapter in his life without the fear of foreclosure.
“Life is a lot less stressful now,” Clem concludes.
“Knowing exactly how much to expect to pay each
month makes things a lot easier. With the help of
CCCS, I now have a better understanding of my
mortgage and can rest assured that Karen and I will
be able to remain in our home for good.”
The 2014 Julia B. Nile For Love of Family Awards
Katherine Harvey Covington
Elizabeth Clay Smith
High Point
(Posthumous Award)
Honor Societies
Greensboro
Recognizing those individuals who have made a
lasting impression on Family Service of the Piedmont
and the Greensboro and High Point communities.
Families First Honor Society
Family Service of Greensboro Foundation
Katherine Covington first moved to High Point in the
1990’s. She immediately took part in Challenge High
Point to learn more about the city, meet new people
and get involved in the community. She was soon
asked to join the Family Service of High Point Board.
After reading the mission statement, seeing the list of
Board Members and meeting then CEO Julia Nile, her
answer was an enthusiastic “Yes!” She joined the
Family Service of High Point Board in 1997 and served
through 2003.
Katherine has held a number of board positions
including Secretary, Treasurer and Annual Meeting
Liaison, and has served as a member of the Strategic
Planning Sub-Committee of the Steering Committee,
Planned Giving Committee, and Annual Campaign
Committee. Katherine and her husband Ned hosted
the High Point Oyster Roast at their home in 2013.
They are founding members of the Families First Honor
Society in High Point.
A veteran community advocate, Katherine is currently
involved with Good Friends of High Point, an
organization she helped found in 1997, serves on
the Executive Board of Open Door Ministries, and is
a member of the HPU Board of Visitors and YWCA
Advisory Panel.
Katherine whole-heartedly believes that when a family
is empowered with tools, they can achieve stability to
begin a sustainable life of self-reliance rather than a life
of dependency on others. The two words in Family
Service’s mission statement that first inspired her to get
involved with the agency are FAMILY and EMPOWER.
She quotes a friend: “Families are the basic unit of
society. If families deteriorate and fail, so goes
the world.”
Elizabeth Clay Smith joined The Guild of Family Service
of Greensboro in the 2000’s and by 2010 was serving
as Vice President. That same year, she co-chaired the
Greensboro Oyster Roast, establishing a new
partnership between the Guild and Family Service of
Greensboro Foundation which resulted in a 30% rise in
Oyster Roast proceeds that year, and set the stage for
continued growth of the event ever since. For her
enthusiasm and fundraising success, the Guild honored
Clay with their 2010 President's Award.
In 2011 Clay began her role as President of the Guild,
memorably encouraging the membership to “Get
Engaged” by re-committing to support Family Service
and the Guild in real and productive ways. Clay joined
the Board of Trustees of Family Service of Greensboro
Foundation in 2012. She served on the Endowment
Committee, and when the position of Vice Chair
became vacant she graciously stepped in to fill the role
and become Chair of the Foundation the following year.
She is a founding member of the Families First Honor
Society in Greensboro.
Clay was an exceptional, passionate, positive and
influential asset to Family Service and the Greensboro
community. She inspired and encouraged others to
“get engaged” in serving others by using their gifts of
time, talent and treasures to impact the community.
Clay dreamed big and her mission was to make a
difference by moving people into action to provide
care and services for those in need. She personally
made a difference in the lives of numerous Family
Service clients through her passion, volunteerism
and generosity.
Our Funders
Family Service of the Piedmont is grateful to receive funding from the following private foundations
and charitable institutions which supported the agency in the 2013-2014 year:
United Way of Greater Greensboro
United Way of Greater High Point
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Cone Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Lincoln Financial Foundation
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
Bank of America Foundation
Ecolab Foundation
Mary Lynn Richardson Foundation
Food Lion Foundation
CVS Caremark Foundation
Forest Hills Presbyterian Church Endowment
United Neighborhood Centers of America
Winston Salem Foundation
Paul Kennedy
Missy Akin
Kim Ketchum
Adair Armfield
Robert and Leslie Ketner
Karen and Tom Armstrong
Phil and Charisse Kleinman
Lindsey and Frank Auman
Becky Koonts
Lori Aycock
Lex MacFarlane Kulman
Quint and Robin Barefoot
Phyllis Lancaster
Cyenthia Nunn Barker
Pearce and Anne Landry
John and Lynn Black
J.D. and Sunny Lawson
Pat and Ken Brooks
Jim and Liza Lee
Willie and Lisa Bullock
Glorine Luper
Kay Cashion
T. Jack Markham
Clyde and Dot Collins
Carol McCoy
Sally and Alan Cone
Bill and Patty McIvor
Pete and Pat Cross
Jim and Sylvia Merritt
Dixie Culver
Carlyn Myers
Louis DeJoy and Aldona Wos
Betty Hughes Nichols
Leah and David Edgerton
Pete and Anne Osborne
Jane Ellison
Hoyt Phillips
Marion and Peggy Follin
Marshall and Sandy Pittman
Dan and Tina Forsberg
Lee Presson
Judy Frederick
Kevin and Dianne Pusch
George “Bud” Frediani III
Elizabeth Rankin
Rick and Libby Gabriel
Stephen and Carla Robinson
Laura Gasiorek
Kitty Robison
Lynne Gladstone
Mark and Judy Roy
Robert Hager
Mike and Rebecca Schlosser
Jay and Jen Haldeman
Meredith Scott
Bill and Martha Halstead
Sue Simmons
Steve and Pam Hassenfelt
Clay Smith
Daniela Helms
Shirley Spears
Michael and Fay Hoggard
Kay Stern
Worth and Kim Holleman
Bynum and Bonnie Hunter
Craig and Leigh Sudbrink
Muriel Inabnet
Kevin and Christina Supple
Mary and Rodney Ingram Sigmund and Ellen Tannenbaum
Marc Isaacson and Jill Wilson
Robin and Marti Tyler
Liz and David Johnson
Jim and Sally Weeks
Ron Johnson
David and Lauren Worth
Mojgan Jordan
Families First Honor Society
Family Service of High Point Foundation
Terry Aiken
Beachy and Dan Allen
Lin and Nancy Amos
Julie Andrews
Tony and Sallie Bardelas
Michael and Stephanie Beaver
Stan and Deane Belk
Courtney Best
Arthur and Dawn Bingham
Beth Breece
Brack and Emilee Brigman
Claire Brinson
Earl and Kitty Congdon
Deborah M. Cottam
Amanda Covington
Ned and Katherine Covington
Kimberly Crews
Frosty and Catharine Culp
Iv and Leslie Culp
Donna Cumby
Doris Deal
Chip and Mary Eliza Duckett
Bill and Candace Fenn
Sandy and Elizabeth Finch
John and Louise Foster
Rick and Lisa Gilliam
Jim Gooding
Chris Greene
Pam Greene
David R. Hayworth
Bill and Whitney Heard
Eric and Alyce Hill
Bill Horney
Jeff and Claire Horney
Tim and Linda Ilderton
Harold and Suzy Johnson
Wes and Mary Keever
Steve and Miriam Kimsey
Gina Laney
Nancy Laney
Margaret Lewis
Jeff and Carroll Ann Miller
Phil and Kay Miller
Jef Morgan
Mark and Rena Norcross
Dr. Lenny Peters
Sallie Phillips
Cathy Procton
Maria Puschinsky
Nido and Mariana Qubein
Kerry and Cindy Rice
Emilie Rogers
Steve and Kathy Rohrbeck
Lesley Rosser
Kerie Beth Scott
Jeannie Sedberry
Jack and Marsha Slane
Condon Smith
Mike and Bunnie Smith
David S. Thompson
Jeanné Dulion-Thorn
Kelly Vaughan
Leigh Wagner
Miriam L. Wagner
Kay and Lyndon Wall
Jim and Gray Wehrley
Mark and Betty Williamson
Doug Witcher
Chris Wynne
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Our Donors
Family Service is grateful to the many individuals and groups who sustain us in our vision of building safe and healthy families.
While it is not possible to list all our donors, Family Service would like to give special thanks to the following supporters who gave
to our agency during the 2013-2014 year:
Major Contributors ($20,000 and Above)
The J. Richard and Sybel F.
Hayworth Foundation
Doug Witcher
Diamond Donors ($10,000 - $19,999)
Anonymous
Frank and Lindsey Auman/Signature Properties Group
The Carroll Company
The Congdon Family
Fink's Jewelers
Grand Rental Station
Emerald Donors ($5,000 - $9,999)
Anonymous (2)
Albion & Associates
Frank and Nancy Brenner
Buchanan Printing & Graphics
The Ray and Tanya Burrow Family Fund
The Clark Foundation
Pete and Pat Cross
In Memory of Frances and Philip Daly
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church
High Point Bank
High Point Jewelers and Fine Gifts
Eric and Alyce Hill
Irvin Orthodontics
David and Liz Johnson
Robert and Leslie Ketner
Matthews Mobile Media
Ken and Jane McAllister
Mutual Distributing
Richard Nault
Kevin and Dianne Pusch
Ralph Lauren Corporation
Solstas Lab Partners
Kappa Delta Sorority, High Point University
New Breed Logistics/The Honorable Aldona Wos and Mr. Louis DeJoy
The PNC Financial Services Group
Rotary Club of High Point
Wells Fargo
Woodruff Family Law Group
Sapphire Donors ($2,500 - $4,999)
Alan Michaels Design
Bank of North Carolina
Cyenthia Barker/First Citizens Bank
BB&T
BBQ Joe's Country Cooking & Catering
Jim and Marianne Bennett
John and Lynn Black
Bill and Whitney Heard/Brack and Emilee Brigman
Tim Bryson/TLB Design
James R. Bullock, Jr.
Willie and Lisa Bullock
Carolina Container Company
Columbia Forest Products
Diane Conterno-Neese
The Deal Foundation
Elm Street Center
Furnitureland South, Inc.
Sam and Lisa Ganem
Gorrell Family Foundation
Got You Floored
Guilford Technical Community College
Hawthorne Residential Partners
High Point Regional Health
I.H. Caffey Distributing Co.
Ilderton Dodge Chrysler Jeep
International Market Centers
Johnson, Peddrick & McDonald, PLLC
Lincoln Financial Group
Oliver and Laurie Lloyd
The Michel Family Foundation
Phil and Kay Miller
Mark and Rena Norcross
Nourison Industries
Pete and Anne Osborne
Pace Communications
The Lenny Peters Foundation
Austin and Melissa Pittman
Premier Federal Credit Union
Priba Furniture and Interiors
Jonathan and Anna Ramsden
Stephen and Carla Robinson
Mike and Rebecca Schlosser
Jack and Marsha Slane
St. Francis Episcopal Church
Kay Stern
The Whitener Foundation
Ruby Donors ($1,000 - $2,499)
Jamestown Civitan Club
Sandy and Elizabeth Finch
Somerset Bay Industries, Inc.
Linda Knight Carr/Knight Carr & Co.
Hall/Metal Works of High Point
Anonymous (5)
Jamestown News/YES! Weekly
Flipflop's Beach Bar and Grill
Southern Engraving Company
Cellular Sales of North Carolina
Jeanne Miles
1618 Concepts, Inc.
Mark Janas
Flow Land Rover & Jaguar of Greensboro
Shirley Spears
Certus Properties
Jeff and Carroll Ann Miller
Above and Beyond Catering
Ron Johnson and Bill Roane
Marion and Peggy Follin
Allene D. Spruill
Jimmy and Vickie Clark
Newbold Advisors
Aesthetic Images Photography
Bob
and
Kim
Jones
Dan
and
Tina
Forsberg
Mike
and Laura Steen
Classic
Construction
of
North
Carolina
Mitchell and Betsy Oakley/Charles Aris
Alan Ferguson and Associates/The Grassy Knoll
Wade Jurney
John and Louise Foster
Systems Contractors, Inc.
Coley Cosmetic & Hand Surgery Center
Pest Management Systems/Laurie and Billy Tesh
Dan and Beachy Allen
Bob and Magz King
The Kritzer Frederick Family
Sig and Ellen Tannenbaum
Colonial, LLC
Sallie Phillips
Allergy and Asthma Center NC
Kissing Tree Studio
The Fresh Market
Terminix Company
David and Helen Congdon
The Earl Phillips Family Foundation
Lin and Nancy Amos
Fritz
and
Amy
Kreimer
Skipper
and
Marita
Gates
David S. Thompson
Cornerstone
Health
Care
Stanley
and
Karen
Pigman
Adair Armfield
Brent and Lex Kulman
Genuity Concepts, Inc.
Triad Eye Associates
Sallie Corrigan and Bob Amos
The Pink Door
Quint and Robin Barefoot
Lawndale Baptist Church
Philip and Joanne Gilbert
Marshall and Leslye Tuck
Bob and Debbie Cottam
Praesage, LLC
Bassett Furniture
Andy and Donna Lee
Rick and Lisa Gilliam
Tuggle Duggins P.A.
Tyler and Amanda Covington
Jan and Wanda Pritchett
Bernard Robinson & Co.
Legacy
Classic
Furtniture
Greenhouse
Fabrics
Tyler
Redhead
& McAlister Real Estate
Daniel
and
Kathy
Craft/Craft
Insurance
Group
Cathy
Procton
Dr. Ray and Janis Beshears
LF USA
Greensboro Regional Realtors Foundation, Inc.
UnitedHealthcare
Crescent Ford
Don and Donna Pulitzer
Patrick and Stephanie Billings/BE Creative
Lomax Construction
Jay and Jen Haldeman
US Trust, Bank of America
Kimberly Crews
Nido and Mariana Qubein
Bio-Tech Prosthetics & Orthotics
The Lookout Foundation
Billy and Emily Hall
Vann York Auto Group
Crown BMW
R.H. Barringer Distributing Co.
Richard and Mandy Black
Lorillard Tobacco Company
Harriss and Covington Hosiery Mills
Tom and Sabine Verellen/Verellen, Inc.
Frosty and Catharine Culp
Rebecca & Co./Palm Avenue
Kip and Lee Blakely
Rob and Daniela Helms
Viking Polymers
Culp, Inc.
Debbie Reynolds
Blossoms by Stroud Florist
Susan Macheledt
High Point Market Authority
Kay and Lyndon Wall
Davis Furniture
Kevin and Indira Lindsay Roberts
Blue Group Restaurants/Paul and Katie Riggan
Main & Taylor Shoes & More
Hill, Chesson and Woody, Employee Benefit Services
Debra Wallace
Disaster One/Ras and Susie Fenger
Steve and Kathy Rohrbeck
Blue Ridge Property Management
Mike and Rebekah Mango
Mike and Fay Hoggard
Carin Warner
Diversified Trust Company/Lisa and Buster Johnson
The Sales Factory
Breece Enterprises, Inc.
J.J. and Jordan Marus
Dr. Howard Holderness
Wells Fargo Advisors
Chip and Mary Eliza Duckett
Same Day Xpress
Ken and Pat Brooks
Frank and Sandy Mascia
Worth and Kim Holleman
Well.Spring Retirement Community
East Coast Construction Services, LLC
Brett and Laura Schulman
Joseph M. Bryan
Carol McCoy
John and Jo Hughes
Randy and Katie White
David and Leah Edgerton
Senn Dunn Insurance
Dan and Barbara Caffrey
Todd and Donna McCurry
Les Hurrelbrink and Mary Sansing
Edward Jones Investments
Steve
and
Joy
Shavitz
Diana Caldwell
McDonalds of High Point
Ice Age Management
Emerywood Baptist Church
Simon Jewelers
Eric and Mary Calhoun
McMichael Mills
Rodney and Mary Ingram
Empire Education Group
Clay Smith
Tom Campbell
Mercedes Benz of Greensboro
International Textile Group
Bill and Candy Fenn
Dick and Ann Smith
Carolina Bank
Cam and Margaret Ann
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Family Service of the Piedmont
Pearl Donors ($500 - $999)
Anonymous (2)
4 Moons Travel
Absolute Comfort Heating & Cooling
Ameriprise Financial Services
Marius and Hilary Andersen
Ken and Sally Ann Anderson
Tom and Karen Armstrong
At the Ritz Costumes
Baity's Discount Tire Sales
Nancy Ball
Barber Center for Plastic Surgery
Kim and Tricia Bauman
David and Ruthie Baynard
Stan and Deane Belk
Benson, Brown & Faucher, PLLC
Fred and Courtney Best
Karen Bickham-Jobe
Bill Black Chevrolet Cadillac
Gail Boulton
Bradshaw Orrell Interiors
Cooper Brantley
Joe Brantley
Breslow Starling
Bob and Ann Brinson
Ralph and Jane Brooks
Bob and Michelle Bruggeworth
Jim and Nancy Bryan
Buff Natural Nails
Frank and Frances Bullock
Jim and Lynn Burgio
Pete and Vicki Callahan
Candice Apple & Associates
Steve and Jan Capps
Watts and Betsy Carr
Cherokee Forest Products
Christ United Methodist Church
Glenn and Amy Chrystal
Rudy and Michelle Clark
A Cleaner World
Landon and Annette Cobb
Joseph and Meredith Coladonato
Garrison and Kelli Coley
CommunityOne Bank
CommunityOne Mortgage
Alan and Sally Cone
Tom and Rene Cone
Pat Copeland
Mike and Jean Cornwell
Moore and MooMoo Councill
CPT Engineering & Surveying
Hamp and Lula Culler
Andrew and Donna Cumby
Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Davis
Allen and Kathy Dick
Arthur and Desiree Dick
Lawrence and Linda Egerton
Keith and Dorsay Eichhorn
Bobby and Alison Ellington
Evangel Fellowship Word Ministries
Evans Air Services, Inc.
Phil and Charisse Kleinman
John and Linda Faircloth
Sullivan Wealth Management, LLC
Zizzy and Jeannie Osborne
Rodger and Tresa Kleisch
First United Methodist Church
Kevin and Chris Supple
Quentin Pell
Richard and Patricia Knight
Edmund and Michelle Fish
Doug and Jody Susong
Ryder and Donna Perkins
William and Diana Knox
Mary S. Fisher
Will Sydnor
Daniel and Vivian Pesaresi
Ralph and Andrea Knupp
The James and Tracy Flori Foundation
Al and Brenda Taylor
Phozo Booth/ZoZo Photography
Kriegsman Luxury Outerwear
Charles and Courtney Freeman
Bill and Mary Thacker
Nancy deWitt Pickard
Janice Kubinski
Rick and Libby Gabriel
Burke and Trinh Thompson
Piedmont Triad Insurance
Alfred Kuhnemann
Monroe and Laura Gentry
Dorry Tooke
Priscilla's of Greensboro
Jennifer Langdon
Joe and Carolyn Gorga
Triad Lighting
Randy McManus Designs
Glenn Lavinder
Tom and Elizabeth Gratzek
Trinity Pension Group, LLC
Matthew and Elizabeth Rankin
LeBauer Allergy & Asthma
Greenpoint Insurance Group
Mike and Jeanne Twilley
Replacements, Ltd.
Guilford Park Presbyterian Church
Robin and Marti Tyler
Kerry and Cindy Rice
Al and Ginni Lineberry
Robert Hager
United Finishers International
Rotary Club of Furnitureland
Chuck and Tammy Little
Harley Davidson of Greensboro
VALIC
Mark and Judy Roy
Local Honey Salon
Beth Harrington
Bill and Susan Veazey
Jim and Melinda Rucker
Frank and Sandra LoNano
Brad and Kim Hayes
Mark and Kelly Walker
Brad and Deena Samuel
Scott and Morgan Love
Juan and Sebrina Hernandez
Mike and Katherine Weaver
Jim and Sharon Schlosser
Mike and Stephanie Ludwig
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Jim and Sally Weeks
John and Stephanie Scott
Zack and Lauran Matheny
Jack and Morgan Horner
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church
Carl and Leigh Seager
Brooks and Millie Mayson/Express Oil Change
David and Bonnie Horney
Wesley Memorial United Methodist Women
Sedgefield Country Club
Bill and Caroline McGuinn
Jeff and Claire Horney
Len and Judy White
Bill and Julie Shamburg
McMillion Capital Management
George Hoyle and Kathleen Kelly
Mark and Kathy Whitesell
Bob and Ann Shepherd
Mid-State Forklift
Innovative Kitchens & Baths
Robert Whitnell and Anne Glenn
Smith Leonard PLLC
Monkee's of Irving Park
Inspirations Unfinished Furniture Gallery
Bruce and Jackie Wieland
Barbara Snavely
David and Leslie Moore
Irving Park Art & Frame
Mark and Betty Williamson
Southern Roots Restaurant and Catering
Tom and Cotten Moring
Marc Isaacson and Jill Wilson
Mark and Kappie Yates
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Billy and Dottie B. Nutt
Jamestown Jewelers
Vann and Ann York
Chris and Dallas Stanley
O.Henry Hotel
Burney and Dina Jennings
Doug and Joan Stone
Christina and Andrew O'Flaherty
Keller Williams Realty/Jennifer Sparks
John and Kimberly Strong
Jason and Stacey Ofsanko
Kim and Lisa Ketchum
Craig and Leigh Sudbrink
Old Vineyard Behavioral Health Services
Community Supporters ($200 - $499)
Anonymous (2)
Emerge Skin Therapy
Patrick and Elizabeth Burns
Adams Farm Animal Hospital, PA
Robert and Wendy Enochs
Charles and Ann Cain
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
Episcopal Church Women of St.
Mike and Cres Calabrese
Chidi and Anna Akwari
Mary's
Bill and Becky Campbell
William and Ann Albright
John and Shirley Erath Conrad
John and True Campbell
Elizabeth Aldridge
Keith and Debbie Faircloth
James Carlisle
Sam and Gina Alem
Jay Falls
Jeff and Brenda Carr
Alem.Dickey Designed Interiors
Marcus and Lore Fariss
Mike and Jill Carr
Ali-Style – Allison Dodge
Jeff and Lora Farlow
Janet Cecil
Ralph and Patti Allen
Steve and Erin Farney
Bruce and Gwynne Chadwick
Rob and Blyss Allonier
Alan Ferguson
Ed and Lorinda Charles
Howard and Sally Altizer
E.O. and Paula Ferrell
Joni Chastain
Mike and Brooke Altman
Jack and Dee Dee Fetner
Barry and Lisa Cheek
Charlotte Amos
Cody and Heather Fielden
Tom Chitty
Laura Amos
Bert and Debbie Fields
Jeff and Debbie Christiansen
Cal and Sue Anderson
Brad and Courtenay Fields
Hayes and Clem Clement
Anthropologie
Jim and Lynn Finnegan
Stan and Dana Clinard
Archdale Drug
Jim and Evelyn Fisher
Fred and Christine Clodfelter
Lynn Arnold
Van and Molly Fletcher
Matthew and Denise Cochrane
Cobb and Raegan Atkinson
Robert and Elizabeth Fonorow
Seth and Melissa Coker
Sam and Janice Baker
Zan and Shawn Fortune
Jamie and Alison Collins
Scott and Kelly Bankhead
John and Sarah Foster
Committee to Elect Kenn Kopf
Jimmy and Caroline Barber
Lyle and Kelly Frye
Ben and Betty Cone
David and Becky Barger
Ed and Diane Gaines
Congregational United Church of Christ
Brian and Shea Barnett
Kim and Alice Galimore
Greg and Lisa Costello
Dennis and Betty Barry
Ron and Evans Garber
Mike and Donna Cottonaro
Edwin and Martha Bass
Woody and Laura Gasiorek
Paul and Barbara Coughlin
Scott Bayer
Brian Gavigan and Ronda White
David and Jennifer Covington
Jonathan Baynes
Clark and Laura Gibson
Lawrence and Joanna Cox
Jeff and Mary Beach
Eric Gillespie
Joe and Kari Craig
Michael and Stephanie Beaver
Len and Olivia Gillespie
Kent and Lynn Crawford
Richard and Shari Beavers
Tom and Peggy Glaser
Scott and Tiffany Crenshaw
Robert and Kristi Beeler
Jack and Brenda Glenn
John and Jennifer Cross
Beeson Hardware and Lumber Co.
Herb and Lindy Goins
Michelle Crow
William and Cathy Bencini
Steven and Pamela Goodbred
Brack and Caroline Culler
Bill and Margaret Benjamin
Jim and Karen Gooding
Skip and Nicole Culler
Steve and Gail Bernstein
Art and Carolyn Green
Rob and Susan Culp
Doug and Angela Berry
Chris and Kathy Green
James and Phyllis Cumby
Tom Berry
Green Valley OB/GYN
Hank and Sallie Cunningham
Darin and Dana Bett
Haynes and Ginger Griffin
Elmon and Pam Dale
Gary and Vivian Biesecker
Neal and Kathy Grigg
Sanders and Lane Dallas
Joel and Michelle Bigelman
David and Joann Grimes
Pat and Mary Carol Danahy
Jimmy and Bonnie Black
Katrina Guilford
Peter and Kim Dansie
Keith and Aprille Black
Steve and Lisa Hancock
MaryAnn D'Antono
David and Barbara Blackman
Charles and Martha Harris
Jim and Beth Dasher
Bill and Liz Blackwell
Jack and Audrey Harris
Carter and Beth Davenport
Harry Blair
Jim and Pat Heery
Davy Davidson
Blue Ridge Capital Holdings
Jim and Terry Helms
Kearns and Ashley Davis
BlueCross BlueShield of NC
Grace and A. B. Henley
Neal and Tiffany Davis
Josh and Lisa Bobbitt
Harvey and Emily Herman
Michael and Julie Delgaudio
Donald and Nancy Bogard
Brian and Pamela Herndon
Joe and Lynn DePasquale
Jason and Carol Bohrer
Steve Hess
Danny and Teresa Deskevich
Lee and Rose Marie Boone
John and Ande Hewitt
Don and Marti Digby
Ken and Sarah Bowden
Chip and Cathy Hicks
Carlene Dix
Boy Scout Troup #216
Jack and Sharon Hicks
Tim and Laurie Dolan
Pete and Holly Braden
Jerry and Donna Highsmith
Dolley Madison Woman's Club
Linda Brady and Steve Heyer
Allan and Kathryn Hild
Michael and Zoe Draelos
Susan Brady
Hayes and Cherie Holderness
Michael and Mary Drummond
Bob and Snow Brenner
Richard and Beth Holland
Blaine and Martha Anne Dubose
Will and Paige DuBose
Herb and Rosemarie Broadmeadow
Stan and Misty Holt
Lucille Duncan
Tom and Bonnie Broadwater
Bill and Daphne Horney
Lowell and Cathy Easter
Jim Brooks
David and Martha Howard
Edward R. Murrow Kiwanis Club
Bugsy and Myra Brown
David and Maribeth Hudgins
Greg and Ginger Edwards
J.R. and Kim Brown
Maurice and Laura Hull
David and Katie Egerton
Matthew Brown and Betty Ann
Sam and Anne Hummel
Blades and Karen Elliott
Roscetti
Becky Hunt
Bob and Tina Elsayed
Randy and Lynn Buchanan
Tim and Linda Ilderton
Don Ingold
Bobby and Debbie Irvin
Carswell Jackson
Jamestown Rotary Club
Jamestown UMC Circle of Faith
Fran & Dick Janas
Tom and Cindy Jarrell
Joe and Rosy Jenkins
Kenyatta Jennings-Richardson
Allen Johnson
Chuck and Mary Jones
Duncan and Caroline Jones
Fred and Liz Jones
Jim and Honor Jones
Martin and Jules Jones
Phil and Debbie Joyce
Ken and Sharon Kasica
Chuck and Merrill Keeley
Wes and Mary Keever
Shane Kelly
Sterling and Susan Kelly
Sarah Kemm
Brian and Lee Kemp
Jay and Rosemary Kenerly
Terry and Margaret Kenerly
Buck and Nan Kester
David and Karen Kiefer
Steve and Miriam Kimsey
Jim and Marian King
Sam and Gennie Kirby
Steve and Leigh Ann Klee
Beth Koonce
Justin Krick
David and Sally Kuratnick
Eric and Diane Lackey
Rick and Phyllis Lancaster
Landmark Builders of the Triad
Pearce and Anne Landry
Richard and Betsy Lane
Bruce and Nancy Laney
William and Gina Laney
Doug and Anne Lang
Sam and Deborah Lankford
Bart and Barbra Lassiter
J. D. and Sunny Lawson
Chuck and Lynne Ledford
Ken and Leigh Ann Lennon
Bob and Ginger Lett
Larry and Becky Lewis
Rick and Margaret Lewis
Lewis Systems & Service Co., Inc.
Doug and Smedes Lindner
John and Pat Lindsay
Georgia Lineback
Brokie and Ann Lineweaver
Laurence Long
David and Melissa Lowe
Michael and Rita Lucas
Neil and Susan Lutins
Charlie and Ann Lynch
Dan and Jenni Lynch
Brenda Macfadden
Carolyn S. Maddux
Orrin and Amanda Magill
Reid Marks
Jim and Sandra Marsh
Joe and Kim Martin
Joe and Sherry Marus
Terry and Margaret Massagee
John and Carol Matthews
Alex and Terri Maultsby
Dusty and Kay Maynard
John and Geri McComb
John and Beverly McCracken
Mark and Kelly McDonald
Bill and Patty McIvor
John and Kathy McKenzie
Henry and Katherine McMullan
Michael and Melanie McNamara
Kellie Melinda
Gary and Katherine Michalove
Ken Mickey and Michele Jedlica
David and Vicki Miller
Butch and Madeline Mills
Joel and Liz Mills
Alex and Rosalyn Moore
Dudley and Mary-Lynn Moore
Louis and Teresa Moore
Skip and Peg Moore
Jim and Ann Morgan
Bob and Kim Murray
Mike and Jill Murray
Bert and Lisa Newsome
Bob and Donna Newton
Randy and Catherine Niebauer
Nick and Sheila Nikouyeh
Terry and Julia Nile
Tommy and Liisa Nolan
Steve and Jane Norris
John Nosek
David and Maegen Novak
Matt and Marilyn Nowell
Stuart and Lee Nunn
Chad and Melinda Oakley
Matt and Laura O'Connell
Tom and Jessie Ogburn
Mike and Amy O'Keeffe
Richard and Ivey Orr
Robert and Kathy Osborne
Zack and Gretchen Owens
Bill and Jo Ann Owings
Curt and Debbie Palat
David and April Parker
Randy and Lou Ann Parker
John and Judy Parks
Janet Parris-Gray
George and Paula Payne
David and Beth Penley
Matt and Kelly Penley
Lyn B. Peraldo
Chip and Sabra Permar
Anna Maria Pesaresi
Bill and Amy Petty
Jim and Susan Phillips
Kevin and Elizabeth Phillips
Dan and Laura Pierce
Lou and Holly Pierce
Bob and Mary Plybon
Andy and Leigh Ann Pool
Jerry and Elizabeth Poole
Lee and Michelle Porter
Steve and Denise Potter
Jim and Dot Powell
Presbyterian Women
Dickie and Julie Price
Tyson and Collins Pugh
Gene Purdum and Sally Millikin
Maria Puschinsky
Quota International of Greensboro
Billy Ragsdale
George and Jenny Ragsdale
Will and Mary Ragsdale
Kerr and Palmer Ramsay
Rick and Libby Ramsey
Sandy Rankin
Flip and Jeanie Ray
Mike and Kathi Raybon
Jordan and Ann Reece
Robert and Rosemary Reed
Bryan and Stacy Reich
Karl and Kristi Resh
Mark and Lisa Reynolds
Kurt and Carmella Roehrig
Casey and Holly Root
Pat and Lesley Rosser
Alex Stevens and Megan Royle
Bob and Bee Rule
Per and Elisabeth Sandberg
George and Julie Sanders
David and Jenny Sar
David and Patti Saunders
Mark and Sue Schall
Anthony and Jeannie Sedberry
Tom and Dana Shade
Don and Carolyn Shaw
John and Kirstin Shepperson
Raymond and Jo Sherrer
Mark and Caroline Shogry
Mark and Annie Silver
Suzanne Silver
Bill and Sue Smith
Henry and Cheryl Smith
Lanty and Margaret Smith
Scott and Condon Smith
John and Carole Snider
Jim and Kay Snow
Gordon and Pat Soenksen
Pete Sojka and Elisabeth Stambaugh
Bill Soles
Dan and Nancy Solomon
Suci Sorensen
Kevin and Elizabeth Speight
Paula Spinks
John and Lacy Starr
Jim and Deb Staton
Joe and Pat Stavola
Dwight and Diane Stone
Tom and Susan Storrs
Harry Suggs
Tom and Claire Sullivan
J.J. and Virginia Summerell
Al and Bev Sykes
Jeanne L. Tannenbaum
Thomas and Gaither Terrell
Tim and Grace Terrell
Christopher and Laura Tew
Matt and Emily Thiel
Lewis and Kathleen Thompson
Margaret Thompson
Pete and Jo Thompson
John and Jeanné Thorn
Adam and Lauren Tilley
Tom and Suzanne Tilley
Xan and Beth Tisdale
Allen and Judy Tomlinson
Chris and Jane Trevey
Triad Women's Forum
Mark and Anna Troutman
Chuck and Deanna Truby
Royster and Donna Tucker
Harrison and Martha Turner
David and Beth Tuttle
Zan and Pam Tyson
Stephen and Sue Uhlin
Tom Ullman and Carol Young
United Methodist Women, Christ
United Methodist Church
Rusty and Tina Van Landingham
Richard and Sylvia Vanore
Don and Nancy Vaughan
John and Kelly Vaughan
Randy and Sherry Vaughan
Sonny Vestal
Trudy Wade
Bobby and Kim Wainer
John and Lynn Walker
John and Ollie Wall
Tom and Anna Wall
Tom and Elizabeth Walsh
Carolyn Walters
Mark and Nancy Warburton
Jess and Susannah Washburn
Joe and Mitzie Weatherly
Don and Susie Webb
Alf and Lee Webster
Buddy and Dot Weill
Ed and Becky Weller
Haywood and Kathy West
Westchester Country Day School
Brantley and Jacalyn White
Bob and Judy Wicker
Mike and Royale Wiggin
Virgil and Kay Willard
Burt and Meredith Williams
Jim and Victoria Williams
Don and Gwen Willis
Eric and Susan Wiseman
Chuck and Bert Wood
Patrick and Adrienne Woods
David and Erica Worth
David and Lauren Worth
Robert and Ellen Worth
Ron and Carol Wright
Scott and Kishie Wyatt
Gary and Chris Wynne
Mark and Anne Yarbrough
Bill and Barbara Young
Steve and Stacy Yow
Seth and Sara Yowell
Ryan and Kaki Zell
Ben and Ann Zuraw
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Greensboro, NC
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Building Safe and Healthy Families
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Family Service of the Piedmont empowers individuals and families to restore hope,
achieve stability and thrive through quality support services, advocacy and education.
Finding Happiness
“I don’t ever remember being happy. I was always down,” says
Jennie Hearne as she recalls her struggle with depression,
beginning in her young teenage years. “I’ve been hospitalized
multiple times for attempted suicides and have spent years
struggling to just get out of bed and live.” Jennie had exhausted
countless attempts at finding the combination of medication and
counseling that was right for her.
During a particularly difficult time in her life, Jennie found herself
at a crossroads. “I had lost my job, my mother had just died,
and I’d lost my house. It was a horrible time and I just wanted to
disappear,” Jennie remembers. When she was hospitalized
again, her sister and father urged her to reach out for help.
“I finally made the decision to do something for myself,” she
smiles. “I called Family Service of the Piedmont to just talk to
someone. I told them what I was looking for in a counselor, and
they connected me with Janet Cecil.”
“Janet is the best thing that’s happened to me,” Jennie continues. “It was wonderful to just talk to
someone who would listen. After a few months of counseling and getting on the proper medication,
I realized for the first time in my life, I felt good about myself. I wanted to live.”
“Before coming to Family Service, I never knew what happiness was,” says Jennie “I still struggle,
of course, but would advise others in my situation that if you commit to counseling, you too can pull
through. It took me over thirty years to find the right counselor and combination of medications that
would make me happy. You just have to stick with it.”