Luthe
Together in Community
2013 Annual Report
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Life
Every
Holds a Story.
A Letter From Our CEO
very life holds a story and
the life of Luthercare is no
exception.
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We celebrate the 65th year of
Luthercare’s important role in the
lives of thousands of Lancaster
and Lebanon County residents,
and we joyfully reflect on the
many stories of which we have
been blessed to be a part.
We pause to look back on 2013, a
year of progress and evolution for
us. While the economic climate
continued to be challenging,
we are surely on the path to
recovery and see many indicators
pointing toward a hopeful future.
Occupancy in our retirement
communities improved steadily
throughout the year, and we were
able to once again offer a modest
increase in compensation to team
members.
We continued to enhance physical
space, programs and services.
Luthercare for Kids Early Learning
Centers have seen an increase
in enrollment as people are
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slowly returning to work. And
we are seeing more families who
value high quality care choosing
our programs. Last year saw
a complete renovation of the
Luther Townhome Apartments
at Luther Acres. It is clear that
our investments in infrastructure
and continuing improvement are
paying dividends for those we
serve.
It seems fitting to say a word
about Luthercare’s commitment
to quality throughout our
organization. The Healthcare
Center at Luther Acres had a
five-star rating in the national
Nursing Home Compare ratings.
Spang Crest received a four-star
rating. Team members in caregiving receive excellent training
in memory support from our
own certified trainer. Of our
five Luthercare for Kids Early
Learning Centers, two are three
stars and three are four stars on
the Pennsylvania Keystone STARS
four-star quality initiative rating
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system. Our mentoring program
for in-home child care providers
has strong United Way support in
Lancaster and Lebanon counties.
Our Professional Development
capacity in Early Childhood
Education has been recognized by
the Department of Public Welfare.
We serve in four counties directly
and also provide online training
throughout the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
The past year has also seen the
development of important aspects
which are behind the scenes, yet
very meaningful. We completed
work on our Compliance and
Ethics program, meeting the
newest federal requirements
ahead of deadlines. We are also
reviewing standards and practices
in an ongoing manner across the
organization. A task force worked
toward a robust Community
Engagement program, educating
our team members and residents,
and capturing data to tell the story
Holds a Story,
of our social accountability. A
successful transition to a new CFO
has insured a continued strong
hand at the tiller of financial
stewardship.
included our Evergreen Thank
You Reception, and a strong Team
Member Campaign and Annual
Appeal, both of which exceeded
previous years’ results.
This past year our Philanthropy
program emerged stronger and
more completely developed. In
addition to the Vice President
Philanthropy, a new Director
for Mission Support joined us,
enhancing our ability to pursue
grants and other opportunities,
while strengthening our overall
reach. We saw strong growth in
the support of our golf tournament,
as we “Tee It up for Kids!,”
supporting Early Learning
scholarships. Significant events
But, I also want us to look forward.
We remain open to opportunities
like our support through human
resources and benefit structures for
Ephrata Area Social Services and
Eastern Lancaster County Social
Services Network. Consider the
families who received Christmas
gifts and meals as Luthercare
team members worked with
community partners to make life
different in many of the places
we serve. We look forward to the
discovery of more ways we can
be in collaboration with others to
accomplish good things for others.
It’s not so much what we do: others
do good as well, but it is how and
why we do it that we believe makes
a difference. As you read these
pages, we think you will agree
that every life holds a story, and
every life makes a difference.
In service,
Carl R. McAloose
President and CEO
and Every Life Makes a Difference.
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Lt. Col. William Raines
Service. Duty. Dedication.
n his 91 ½ years, Lt. Col.
William Raines has enjoyed
many fulfilling chapters in his life
story …
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Lt. Col. Raines says his story really
began in 1942 when he enlisted in
World War II. As an Air Force pilot,
he was able to combine his love
of flying with his passion for duty
and service.
Following the war, Lt. Col.
Raines studied business at
Muhlenberg College and began
his next chapter: a career in the
oil industry. While his job was
“As a volunteer, you
get so much more
than you give.”
exciting and lucrative, his desire
to make a difference remained
strong, as did his enthusiasm for
flying. The Reserves offered him
the perfect solution.
Throughout his entire professional
career, he was an active Air Force
Reservist. While he never saw
active duty again, Lt. Col. Raines
was once again flying planes
and serving his country. When
he wasn’t in the air, he trained
flight crews bound for Korea and
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recruited cadets for the Air Force
Academy.
Despite having a demanding
career and demanding position
within the Reserves, Lt. Col. Raines
still found time to share his gifts
by volunteering for a number of
worthy organizations.
After officially retiring,
volunteering became his passion
and his focus. He prepared tax
statements for individuals at the
American Red Cross. He delivered
meals to homebound seniors. He
visited VA hospitals. He worked
with children at the Boys and
Girls Club. He says he remains
so committed to volunteering
because it’s important to share
whatever gifts you possess. “I don’t
really think about volunteering, I
just do it,” he says. “I find that as a
volunteer, you always get so much
more than you give.”
Lt. Col. Raines has been part of
the Luther Acres story for ten years
and says it’s been another exciting
chapter in his very rewarding
life. He is a forward-looking man
and continues to see life from
30,000 feet, improving the views of
everyone he meets along the way.
Charles Effinger, Jr.
Painter. World Traveler. Master Gardener.
popular fiction (and everything in
between).
H
e’s been to almost every
corner of the world.
Visits to Israel, Scandinavia,
Australia, Germany, Venezuela,
Hawaii, Alaska, Greece, Turkey,
Mexico and almost every Caribbean
island just scratch the surface.
Traveling the globe with his
beloved wife, Dorothy, was just
one way Luther Acres’ resident
Charles Effinger kept his life story
interesting.
“Life is an experience
… There is no time
for downtime!”
what I’ve seen on many of my
travel adventures.”
His love of nature is also evident
in his talent for gardening. From
flowers to fruits and vegetables,
the yard at his Swartzville home
was a beautiful showcase of his
abilities. His green thumb also
kept his friends and neighbors
very well stocked with the season’s
freshest produce.
Charles is an avid reader, so
his story also includes books –
hundreds of books depicting his
wide array of interests. His library
covers topics ranging from travel
to opera to camping to art to
The Luther Acres chapter of
Charles’ life story began only last
October. Already, he has had his
collection of number paintings
and wood art displayed in an
exhibition at Luther Acres’ Haagen
Gallery. If his schedule permits, he
may also begin gardening again.
He says he chose Luther Acres
because the lifestyle supported all
of his passions. “Nothing much
had to change for me,” he says.
“Except, life is easier . . . and that
allows me more time to do the
things I love.” As Charles’ story
continues here, he may find even
more exciting avenues to explore.
When he wasn’t on the road, in
the air or on a boat, Charles was
usually found working in his
garden or engaging in his favorite
hobby – number painting.
He says number painting allows
him to combine many passions
into one hobby. “My paintings are
a visual expression of my interests
and life story,” he says. “While
most of my paintings reflect my
love of nature and the outdoors,
you’ll also see paintings depicting
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Rev. Dr. Roger Bucy
Inspiring Chaplain.
W
hen the Rev. Dr. Roger
Bucy accepted the
position of Chaplain at Spang
Crest, he faced a new chapter in
his life.
He ministered to those facing the
final chapters of life. This mission
opened up a whole new world to
him.
“People at the end of their lives
deal with a multitude of issues,
no matter how strong their faith,”
he says. “Whether it is fear of
the unknown or realizing life
expectations may not have been
“My passion is helping
people experience
themselves as children of
God in the midst of a crisis.”
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met, end of life is an unsettling
and scary time for most people.”
Pastor Bucy’s story began in a
large family. Like most other
teens, he was unsure what path
his life should follow. Until one
day, it became clear. He was called
to serve. It was a calling that
profoundly changed – and shaped
– his life story.
When he was Spang Crest’s
Chaplain, Pastor Bucy helped
residents validate their feelings.
“In this role, I helped our residents
navigate through this new
journey,” he says. “My goal was
to make them realize their lives
mattered no matter what they’ve
accomplished. Ultimately, I
wanted to show them that end of
life could really be an amazing
time.”
While Pastor Bucy’s professional
story began as a pastor in local
parishes, he found his true passion
in providing support and comfort
to those in crisis. It was a passion
that led him to clinical pastoral
education – and eventually to
Luthercare. Before becoming
the Spang Crest Chaplain, he
ministered to those in hospitals,
under psychiatric care and in
prisons.
After decades of ministering and
impacting countless lives, Pastor
Bucy decided his next chapter was
retirement. However, retirement
to Pastor Bucy is anything but
retiring. So far, his retirement
chapter includes being an Interim
Pastor at a historic Lutheran
church and Luthercare’s Director
of Church Relations.
“Being the Luthercare Director
of Church Relations is a calling
I love,” he says. “My charge is
very near and dear to my heart:
expand the Luthercare story
beyond Lutheran circles.” It’s a
story he shares each and every
day as he meets new people in the
communities Luthercare serves.
Annie Skamangas-Scaros
Teacher. Health Food Fanatic.
H
er Greek name may
be hard to pronounce,
but her passion for teaching and
healthy eating is obvious.
Annie Skamangas-Scaros may not
be teaching within the confines of
a traditional classroom, but make
no mistake, she is still teaching –
and making an impact that goes
well beyond four walls.
Annie is Luthercare’s Early
Learning Education Coordinator.
“I LOVE sharing
information … and
providing great
experiences!”
Chester and Northumberland
counties. And, through her online
program, she offers interactive
training for providers throughout
Pennsylvania.
Annie is also passionate about
nutrition. She was recently asked
to implement the Child/Adult Care
Food Program (CACFP) within
Luthercare. It’s a program she
describes as the USDA-equivalent
for child care.
“CACFP is a big project urging child
care centers to remove processed
food and become 75% organic,”
she says. “Eating well is a crucial
component of learning. When
kids eat better, they learn better,
develop better and behave better.”
Annie is a fervent advocate of
Community Supported Agriculture
(CSA). She says utilizing CSAs
makes eating healthy, local
foods more affordable – a key
message in her training. She adds,
“Luthercare for Kids is way ahead
of the curve in terms of healthy
food choices and is now in the
process of implementing organic
baby foods into its centers.”
Annie’s story includes her passion
for Greece’s most famous dessert:
Baklava. During the Christmas
season, she makes organic
baklava.
Annie’s passions for teaching and
healthy food are just two chapters
of her life. Her enthusiasm for
many things is evident when you
speak with her. “My mission in
life is to offer great experiences for
people. Whether it’s training in
the classroom or offering someone
a bite of baklava, providing a
great experience is what I am all
about!”
In that role, she ensures all
Luthercare for Kids teachers are
properly trained according to
Pennsylvania state guidelines. She
helps them attain the continuing
education hours required for
continued participation in the
Pennsylvania Keystone STARS
program. Like her teaching
style, her commitment goes
beyond Luthercare’s walls. She
also provides training to early
childhood educators and teachers
throughout Lancaster, Lebanon,
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Rev. Dr. LaVonne Althouse
Shattering the Glass Ceiling.
T
he Rev. Dr. LaVonne
Althouse felt called to
become a Lutheran pastor at the
age of 19.
However, at that time, the
Lutheran Church was not
ordaining women as pastors.
She found a way to serve through
journalism. As editor of Lutheran
Women magazine for the Lutheran
Church in America for 12 years,
and volunteer editor of The
Woman’s Pulpit since October 1971
(now in its 43rd year), she found
the “voice” she needed to advocate
“Fight for your
beliefs!”
for women leaders in the church,
both lay and ordained.
At Advent Lutheran Church in
New York City, she urged electing
women as well as men to the
Church Council. Her urging was
largely responsible for the election
of the first woman to that body in
1961; a year later she was elected
to that council.
When the Lutheran Church
in America began seriously to
consider ordaining women, a
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study of what the Bible says on
the matter found some scripture
passages support ordaining
women and some forbid it. The
matter is not central to Lutheran
doctrine and the church could
decide to ordain women or not.
The Convention was asked to
change a single word in the
church’s Constitution so the
section on ordination, reading,
“A pastor of this church shall be a
man who...” would read: “A pastor
of this church shall be a person
who... ”
Mrs. Doris Spong, the dynamic
president of Lutheran Church
Women, asked the Board of
Directors in the spring before
the 1970 Convention to prepare
a statement saying the auxiliary
supported ordaining women.
Dr. Althouse wrote the statement;
it appeared in Lutheran Women’s
June 1970 issue. President
Spong took the statement to the
Convention and found delegates
to introduce it as the LCA’s policy
statement on ordaining women.
Ordained in 1974, Dr. Althouse
served as a parish pastor in
Philadelphia for 22 years and as an
interim pastor for six years. Now
retired, she continues to chronicle
changes in women’s leadership
roles in religions worldwide
through The Woman’s Pulpit. The
summer issue’s lead report says
the Church of England is likely to
approve women bishops in July.
She believes that by summer’s end
Parliament and the Queen will
concur, so women bishops might be
elected before the end of the year.
Freiman Stoltzfus
Artist. Teacher. Musician.
museums and churches – all of
which have influenced his work.
F
reiman Stoltzfus is
Luthercare’s Artist in
Residence.
In that role, he helps residents
reawaken their childhood
enthusiasm for creativity and art.
Enthusiasm, he says, can be found
in everyone, no matter their age.
Freiman’s story with Luther Acres
began with Hess and Marian
Haagen, founders of Luther Acres’
Haagen Gallery. The Haagens
“There’s creativity
inside of everyone,
just waiting to be
reawakened.”
were long-time admirers of
Freiman’s work, and when the
Haagen Gallery opened, Freiman’s
work was the inaugural exhibit.
to tap into that inner creativity,
then sit back and watch the joy it
brings.”
Freiman has been creating art
and bringing joy to people from
a very early age. His story began
in Bird-in-Hand, PA in an AmishMennonite family. “Ever since I
can remember, I’ve been drawing
and creating works of art,” he
says. “Fortunately, my family was
supportive. In fact, my mother
began commissioning my work
when I was age 12. I called her my
‘Mennonite Stage Mother.’”
After closing his first successful
gallery in Intercourse, PA,
Freiman’s next chapter began in
Europe, where he says he received
an invaluable “education.” While
living in Italy and France, he
studied language, music and art.
Much of the time, his “classrooms”
were the continent’s great
Freiman eventually returned to
New York to study sculpture and
print making at the National
Academy of Fine Arts. He opened
another popular gallery in
Manhattan, but yearning for his
Pennsylvania roots brought him
back to Lancaster County where
his story continues today.
His present gallery is filled with
works of art that reflect his
personal inspirations and life
story: European architecture
and Pennsylvania history. An
accomplished pianist, music is
also a common thread in many of
Freiman’s creations. There have
been many chapters in Freiman
Stoltzfus’ story, but all conclude
with his love of art.
The Freiman Stoltzfus Gallery is
located at 142 N. Prince Street in
Lancaster, PA.
Inspired by the people he met at
Luther Acres, Freiman worked with
the Luthercare team to create the
Artist in Residence program. He
says the program complements his
central belief that creativity is a
lifelong endeavor. “People of every
age have creative forces inside
of them,” he says. “You just have
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Shai Madison
Educator. Fashionista. Superstar.
S
hai is a girl with a kind old
soul . . .
According to Deb Meley, the
director of the Columbia Early
Learning Center, Shai is also
a dedicated student and an
inspiration to other children. “Shai
is caring and loving to everyone,”
says Deb, who also enjoys the
distinction of being Shai’s all-time
favorite teacher. “Her story may
just be getting started, but I am
certain Shai will have a positive
impact on the lives of everyone she
touches.”
“I like to be nice!
You should never,
ever be mean to
anyone!”
Shai Madison is now in the fourth
grade at Park Elementary School in
Columbia. She participates in the
Columbia Early Learning Center’s
before- and after-school program.
She has been part of the Center
family since she was three.
While Shai says she likes
everything about the Columbia
Early Learning Center, her favorite
part of the program is making
friends and learning new things.
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“I love going to school, but I am
always excited when it’s over
because I get to come to the afterschool program. There is always
something fun waiting for us,” she
says with her trademark smile.
At school, her favorite subject
is math because she LOVES
numbers! She hopes one day her
story will include becoming a
math teacher.
“I definitely see teaching in Shai’s
future,” says Deb. “She loves
‘playing school’ and she’s already
requested we find a special place
for her ‘classroom’ in the summer
program!”
Shai is also a self-described fashion
diva. Her mother, Veena, says
she loves all things fashion —
dresses, skirts, tops, jewelry, shoes.
Deb agrees, adding “Shai is our
resident fashionista. She is dressed
to the nines every day!”
Whether Shai’s story continues
as a teacher, clothing designer or
fashion icon remains to be seen,
but one thing is certain . . . Shai
Madison will be a superstar!
Ellen Smiley
Writer. Historian.
nyone interested in learning
more about the St. John’s
Herr Estate story should talk to
Ellen Smiley.
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Ever want to know when the St.
John’s Herr Estate cottages were
completed? Or when the dining
room was last renovated? Or
who won the last Wii Bowling
Tournament? Chances are, Ellen
knows. She will eagerly retrieve
one of her neatly handwritten
journals documenting life at St.
She has kept a daily diary since
the 1950s. She was also a pioneer
resident at St. John’s, so she was
the natural choice to start the
community newsletter, The Luther
Lane Gazette. She says she began
the newsletter as a way to get to
know people. Now she’s the voice
of the community.
“I love writing the newsletter
because it’s a way to stay in touch
with what is happening here. It
is also a great way to make new
friends,” says the 93-year-young
Ellen. “Who else can say they
know everyone that has lived and
worked in this community since
the day it opened!”
Ellen says she loves life at St.
John’s. She feels lucky to have
spent so many happy chapters of
her life in the community. “I have
seen this place grow into what it
has become today and I could not
be more proud to be part of such a
wonderful, wonderful story.”
“I am very proud
to share the story
of St. John’s Herr
Estate!”
John’s Herr Estate and tell you
anything that may have happened
on any given day since 1991.
Science-minded Ellen studied
biology and chemistry in college.
In her professional life, she worked
as a medical technician, a school
board secretary and an office
manager for Agway. It wasn’t until
retirement that she discovered a
passion for writing and editing.
Ellen has always been a dedicated
keeper of records and thoughts.
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Board and Leadership
Executive Committee
Robert A. Brandt, Jr., Chair
Rev. Andrew J. Evenson
Mission Resource
Committee
Gregory T. Holsinger
Rev. Janice Marie E. Lowden, Chair
Luthercare Leadership
David K. Stoudt
Robert A. Brandt, Jr.
Carl R. McAloose, President/CEO of
Luthercare
Bernard J. LaPine, Secretary
Barbara O. Breneman
Board Compliance &
Ethics Committee
Rev. Andrew J. Evenson, Chair
David R. Bradbury
Elizabeth Brennan
Rev. Dr. Roger A. Bucy
Blake S. Daub
Curtis B. Evans
Sally D. Groome
Gregory T. Holsinger
Carl R. McAloose
Eleonore I. Shay
William C. Smith
Robert K. Bowman
Rev. Dr. Roger A. Bucy
Christina C. Duncan
Barbara Beidler Grater
Sally D. Groome
Stacy L. Lewis
Carl R. McAloose
Dr. Kenneth J. Samara
William C. Snyder
Governance Committee
David K. Stoudt, Chair
Gary L. Romig, Jr.
William C. Snyder
Financial Advisory
Committee
N. Steven Ricker, Chair
David R. Bradbury
Elizabeth Brennan
Anthony D. Chivinski
Rev. Andrew J. Evenson
Jeffrey S. High
Barry C. Huber
Carl R. McAloose
David K. Stoudt
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Strategic Planning
Committee
Brooke A. Baker
Elizabeth Brennan
Rev. Dr. Roger A. Bucy
Blake S. Daub
Curtis B. Evans
Sally D. Groome
Bernard J. LaPine
Carl R. McAloose
Gary L. Romig, Jr.
John H. Saeger
Eleonore I. Shay
Elizabeth Brennan, Vice President
Finance & Treasurer
Blake S. Daub, Vice President
Operations
Curtis B. Evans, Vice President Senior
Living & Community Services
William C. Snyder, Vice President
Marketing
Sally D. Groome, Vice President
Philanthropy
Matthew Oathout, Executive Director,
Luther Acres
Anita M. Martin, Executive Director,
St. John’s Herr Estate
Michele Metzler, Executive Director,
Spang Crest
Stacy L. Lewis, Executive Director,
Luthercare for Kids
Rev. Dr. Roger A. Bucy, Director of
Church Relations
Lorita Valente, Director of Child Care
Information Services of Lebanon
Jeffrey S. High, Controller
Eleonore I. Shay, Director of Corporate
Compliance & Quality Assurance
Mark H. Diffenderfer, Director of
Information Services
Christina C. Duncan, Director, Mission
Support
Ellen R. Haupt, Nursing Home
Administrator, Luther Acres
William C. Smith
William Perham, General Manager,
Dining Services
William C. Snyder
Beth Noll, Executive Secretary
First row, left to right – Rev. Janice Marie E. Lowden, David R. Bradbury, Rev. Andrew J. Evenson and David K. Stoudt
Second row, left to right – N. Steven Ricker, Gregory T. Holsinger, Robert A. Brandt, Jr., Bernard J. LaPine, Rev. Henry Herbener
and James J. Smarilli
2013 Board of Directors
Robert A. Brandt, Jr., Chair
Bernard J. LaPine, Secretary
David R. Bradbury
Rev. Andrew J. Evenson
Rev. Henry Herbener
Gregory T. Holsinger
Rev. Janice Marie E. Lowden
N. Steven Ricker
Gary L. Romig, Jr.
James J. Smarilli
William C. Smith
David K. Stoudt
“As a volunteer leader for Luthercare, I am continually
impressed by the stories of people whose lives touch
others in so many ways. From the exceptional quality of
life our residents enjoy to the enrichment we provide in
children’s lives, Luthercare is an outstanding community
of loving people caring for individuals of all ages. I am
so pleased to participate in service to this organization.”
- Robert A. Brandt, Jr.
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. TM
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Audited Balance Sheet
For December 31, 2013
Assets:
Current assets
Restricted investments-long term
Property and equipment
Assets whose use is limited
Statutory minimum liquid reserves
Other long-term assets
Total Assets
Liabilities:
Current liabilities
Stewardship
Responsibility
Note
$11,560,141
$4,049,192
$60,298,791
$28,479,556
$2,925,402
$1,785,810
$109,098,892
$7,286,793
Long-term liabilities
$79,494,546
Total Liabilities
$86,781,339
Net Assets:
Restricted net assets
Unrestricted net assets
Total Net Assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$5,106,642
$17,210,911
$22,317,553
$109,098,892
“Someone is sitting in the shade today
because someone planted a tree a long
time ago.”
– Warren Buffet
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Our goal as a not-forprofit organization is
to have the resources
available to fund the
following mission needs:
charitable services,
periodic operational
shortfalls, investment in
property and equipment,
program enhancements
and future growth.
Your contributions are
essential to help provide
these resources.
Audited Statement of Operations
For Fiscal Year 2013
Revenue:
Net direct service revenue
$43,324,677
Realized investment income
$2,860,754
Contributions$506,263
Trust and deferred gifts
Other income
Total Revenue
Expenses:
Salaries, benefits and contracted services
Depreciation and amortization
Bond interest and fees
Other expenses
Net unrealized depreciation on interest rate swap
Total Expenses
$196,680
$180,455
$47,068,829
$29,639,600
$5,099,456
$2,301,847
$9,443,465
$(2,461,726)
$44,022,642
Excess of Revenue over Expenses
$3,046,187
Unrealized Gain on Investments
$2,186,615
Increase in Net Assets
$5,232,802
Organizational Operational Income/(Loss)
$2,953,055
Investment in Property and Equipment
$8,759,369
(Operations includes all direct services to children,
families, older adults and community services.)
Benevolent Care:
Assistance to residents in personal care and independent living
$749,000
Luthercare for Kids Early Learning scholarships
$207,000
Uncompensated cost above reimbursement from Medicaid for
residents in skilled nursing care
$3,790,000
Total Benevolent Care
$4,746,000
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Tee It up for Kids!
19 th Annual Golf Tournament
n September 9, the 19th
Annual “Tee It up for Kids!”
Golf Tournament returned to the
beautiful Iron Valley Golf Club
in Lebanon, PA for a wonderful
day in support of our Luthercare
for Kids Scholarship Fund. This
year’s event raised $56,215 in
sponsorships and individual
donations – the highest annual
amount in the tournament’s
history. In addition to being
a great day for golf, those in
attendance enjoyed lunch
in the pavilion with scenic
views of Lebanon Valley, and
entertainment presented by
children from our Emma C. Berger
Early Learning Center in Annville.
Plans are already underway for
the tournament’s 20th year, a
celebration not to be missed!
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Tournament Sponsor
Benchmark Construction
Company, Inc.™
$5,000 Sponsor
CoreSource / Stoudt Advisors
Sodexo
$2,500 Sponsor
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$1,500 Sponsor
Luther Acres Residents’ Council
ParenteBeard LLC
Penway Construction
PremierComm LLC
RGS Associates
$1,000 Sponsor
The Law Firm of Barley Snyder
M&M Mechanical, LLC
Murray Securus
Phillips Office Solutions
Post & Schell, P.C.
Stevens & Lee
Trago Mechanical, Inc. - Trago Fire
Protection, LLC
Wohlsen Construction Company
Sponsor Gifts to $999
Deffet Group, Inc.
Diversified Design
Fringe Benefit Administrators, Ltd.
Sally D. Groome
Selma A. Hainley
HealthPRO® Rehabilitation
Kronos Incorporated
Lapp Electrical Services, Inc.
Lehigh Valley Respiratory Care
Lancaster
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans,
Pennsylvania & Delaware Region
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans,
South Lancaster County Chapter
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Donations to $249
Mary Jo Aho
Tim & Karen Ainsley
Matt Anderson
Robert B. Belser
Elizabeth & Brian Brennan
David & Janet Chalfant
Helen L. Groff
Bill & Mary Ellen Kopetz
Marianne & Bob Kopp
Bernard J. & Stacey LaPine
Helen I. Lauderman
Northeast Advisors, Inc.
Reading-Berks HR Management, LLC
Terry & Susan Reber
Trent Reber
Fae & Wayne Reber, Jr.
Mitzi & Hans Sagemuehl
Martina Schmid
Charles F. Seliga
Bob & Meryl Singer
Scott & Jeanette Trefny
Arthur Funk & Sons, Inc.
Martin Appliance & Water
Conditioning
Cloister’s Flooring America
Mary Kathryn Noll
George Vernau
The Medline Foundation
Red Rose Cabinetry, Inc.
Sage Age Strategies
Richard F. Mulá Architects LLC
Gifts in Kind
Williams Apothecary, Inc.
Eleonore I. Shay
Apex Advertising, Inc.
William C. Snyder
Furman Home for Funerals
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans,
North Lancaster County Chapter
The Water Guy
Martha VanderPoel
“I love stumbling
upon something
she has learned
and watching her
face light up!”
- A Luthercare for
Kids Parent
“They have always been helpful with the
resources I need to be a better parent. I
feel more in tune with my children!”
- A Luthercare for Kids Parent
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Rejoice & Remember
W
e extend sincere thanks to all who helped bring our mission to life in 2013 through your philanthropic
support. Your gifts made it possible for us to provide more than $4.7 million in benevolent care to
residents in our senior living communities and children and families who participate in our early learning
programs.
The following pages feature the many names of those who are at the heart of Luthercare – our donors! Tribute
gifts made through our new Rejoice and Remember program, gifts made in honor or memory of loved ones
throughout the year, planned gifts and bequests, contributions from Luthercare team members and capital
campaign support all come together to enable us to reflect Christ’s love through service to others.
Many thanks to all for your generous support throughout the year! We joyfully receive and appreciate all gifts, of
all amounts and for all purposes, and celebrate the opportunity to publicly acknowledge your spirit of caring.
In service,
Grandmother Ruth (Rinder),
in honor of Sean R. Donnelly’s
graduation
Sally D. Groome
Vice President Philanthropy
Rejoice
Jack Evans, in honor of Doris
Evans and of our 66th Wedding
Anniversary
Dorothy Goshert, in honor of my
sister, Mildred Lucas
Harold W. Hartman, in honor of God
William S. & Elizabeth J. Hennings,
in honor of Lee Lindenmuth
Hildegard P. Lamparter, in honor of
Vanessa Vincent
Mike & Carol Lichty, in honor of
Harold R. & Janet Patterson, Jr.
Rev. H. James Meyers Family, in
honor of Mary B. Meyers
Betty Miller, in honor of
Evelyn May Strickler
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Harriet & Roy Rodger, in honor of
Richard Berkey’s graduation
Florence Rutt, in honor of son, Robert
and grandchildren Jackie & David
Eleonore I. Shay, in honor of Ken &
Alison Kline for their military service
M. Joanne Snavely, in honor of
Mary Roth’s 90th birthday
M. Joanne Snavely, in honor of
Eileen Burgwyn’s achievement of her
D. Ed degree
William & Patricia Snyder, in honor
of our parents
J. Richard & Eleanor Stauffer, in
honor of Pastor Cleckley’s Ordination
Anniversary
Remember
Mary Jo Aho, in memory of my
husband, Frederick Aho
Dave & Kathy Dickinson, in memory
of Mrs. Marge Daubert (“Aunt
Marge”)
Mrs. William Drebert, in memory of
William Drebert (husband)
Friends of Luther Acres, in memory
of Jean Thomas
June E. Fry, in memory of Pastor
Clyde I. Fry
June E. Fry, in memory of Jean
Thomas
George Goldinger, in memory of
Geraldine Goldinger
Suzanne Goodling, in memory of
Jay R. Schmitt, Jr.
Albert & Claire Storm, in honor of
Glenn & Dorothy Banner
Franklin Greiner, in memory of
Edith Greiner
Jack & Ginny Wagner, in honor of
our grandson, Patrick Rice’s college
graduation, University of Pittsburgh
Sally Groome, in memory of
Gerald Kauffman
Harold W. Hartman, in memory of
Sarah Hartman
Don Haverstick, in memory of
Norma A. Haverstick
Frank W. Hockley, in memory of
Mary Louise Hockley
Leave a Legacy
June G. Huss, in memory of
Mr. & Mrs. A. G. Talamini
The Luthercare Executive
Leadership Team: Carl McAloose,
Blake Daub, Curt Evans, Sally
Groome, Bill Kiely and Bill Snyder,
in memory of the Reverend Doctor
David Johnson
Anita Martin, in memory of my
husband, Ken Martin
Rev. H. James Meyers Family, in
memory of Rev. H. James Meyers
Elizabeth A. Mowery, in memory of
Kenneth L. Martin
Elvin Musselman, in memory of
Ann H. Musselman
Norine E. Myer, in memory of my
husband, Galen E. Myer
Bill & Jean Patterson, in memory of
Vicki Patterson Myers
W. Edward Pederson, in memory of
Josephine G. Pederson
Jeanette Plasterer, in memory of
Lavina Plasterer
John L. & Deborah K. Rutter, in
memory of the Reverend Dr. Richard M.
& Elizabeth M. Rutter
Mitzi & Hans Sagemuehl, in memory
of our Parents
onors who desire to create
a personal, mission-related
legacy often use a planned gift to
accomplish their philanthropic
goals. Each year Luthercare is
blessed to be the recipient of these
planned gifts, given through
individuals’ final estate plans,
charitable gift annuities, trusts or
other giving vehicles.
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Planned gifts can be designated to
support a specific campus, specific
program, benevolent care, or the
Evergreen Endowment Fund.
Contact Sally D. Groome, Vice
President Philanthropy at
717.626.1171 ext. 1302 if you are
interested in discussing the options
for making a planned gift.
We remember these individuals
who included us in their final
estate plans, and express our
sincere appreciation for their
vision and commitment to
Luthercare for gifts received in
2013.
Gunther & Johanna Holpp
Endowment
Rev. Ernest W. & Mary E. Huston
Estate
Ruth M. Kilmer Estate
Helen C. Sunday Endowment
Lillian A. & Karl R. Youse
Estate
Amy & Scott and Kyle Selheimer, in
memory of Norma Haverstick
Samuel & Carolyn Shelly, in memory
of Charles & Elva Graybill
Gifts-in-Kind
Alma H. Shepley, in memory of my
sister, Ruth Hollinger
Craig & Becky Siebler, in memory of
Norma Haverstick
Mary Ann Smith, in memory of my
husband
Lela M. Trout, in memory of
LeRoy Trout, my husband
Mark Aho
Larry Wanner, in memory of
Sandra Wanner
Bimbo Bakery (Stroehmann)
Edward & Jennifer McAnany
Dart Container
Sage Age Strategies
Gifts
Sandra L. Frey
Bob Singer
Friends of Spang Crest
St. John's Herr Estate Residents'
Council
Charles & Yen-Fee Baer
Evelyn & Jere Duke
Mary Ehemann
Elaine M. Law
M. Evelyn Schoenberger
Arlene L. Slabach
Miriam & John G. Stover, Sr.
Apex Advertising, Inc.
Furman Home for Funerals
Marian & Hess Haagen
Herr Foods Inc.
M. Eugene Kready
Swiss Premium Dairy
Turkey Hill Dairy, Inc.
The Water Guy
The Family of J. Russel Kulp
Marion Weaver
Psychology Department of
Lebanon Valley College
Allen C. Yiengst
Charles H. Weidler
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Tribute Gifts
G
ifts made in honor or memory
offer an opportunity for
donors to recognize those who
have made a significant impact on
their lives, and provide valuable
support for Luthercare’s important
work.
The listing includes tribute gifts
received between January 1 and
December 31, 2013. We deeply
appreciate these expressions of
caring and generosity.
The staff of Station One in Luther
Acres Skilled Nursing Facility
The Family of Margaret Sites
Joyce B. Brown
June G. Huss
Evelyn M. Thomas
Ervin & Jean Weaver
Mae I. Wolfe
Ellie Stauffer’s 90th Birthday
Thomas & Sandra Wingenroth
Eleanor P. Brubaker
Her Family
My son, Peter’s Birthday
Martha S. Trump
Parents, Frank & Laura Bucher
Janice & Gerald Styer
Pearle Tschudy
Joan L. Smith
Laura K. Bucher
Bruce & Donna Bucher
Scott & Fay Garman
Jim & Kay Nolt
June B. Witman
HONOR GIFTS
Jack & Ginny Wagner
George & Dodie Stroup
Laura K. Bucher
Alfred & Lillie Keller
Fred Weaver
Marion Weaver
Family
Jack & Ginny Wagner
Mabel Weaver
Christine Kenn Sebelist
May (Minerva) Fry
David & June Sloat
Teresa (Horvath) Gezo
Carl & Marie McAloose
My sister, Dorothy V. Goshert
Mildred Lucas
Chaplain Dione
Phyllis F. Sanders
Lamar (Lee) Lindenmuth
Helen Lindenmuth
Our parents
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Miller
Jane R. Rannels’ 90th Birthday
Jeffrey & Linda Gabriel
Bob Schulmeister
Christine Kenn Sebelist
Jean & Pastor Dan Shutters’
Retirements
Grace R. Worm
Arlene Slabach’s 90th Birthday
Barry & Nancy Noll
The Reverend William Snyder
Lutheran Services in America –
Pennsylvania
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The caring staff at Gardenia Court
& the Healthcare Center, Station One
The Family of Virginia L. Ruebensaal
MEMORIAL GIFTS
Richard L. Beam, Sr.
Sylvia J. Beam
Harold Bechtold
Elizabeth Freas
Marty & Bill Waldrop
Florence Becker
Robert G. & Carolyn E. Ober
Jane Ann Bee
Evelyn (Lynn) Hall
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Sammon, Jr.
Carol R. Schulz
Karl & Gertrude Bergner
The Reverend Eugene &
Elisabeth Shiffer
Richard E. Buckwalter
Arvilla J. Buckwalter
Beatrice Carlton
Kathryn Marie Herr
Larry & Judy Meckley
Donald & Jean Rutter
Herman & Helen Suess
Robert (Bob) Byerly
Edward L. & Ruth Coulson Jones
Betty Miller
June B. Witman
Elsie Carpenter
Eugene Hershey & Ilene Landis
Ruth & Carl Carson
Family of Ruth & Carl Carson
Dorothy L. Connolly
J. Richard & Eleanor Stauffer
June B. Witman
Janet Crow, Richard’s mother
Richard & Kay Dicks
Vivian (Mendenhall) Bland
Troy & Tonya Fawber
Vincent R. Dagen
A. Lorraine Dagen
Romaine Breneman
Bob & Alana Werner
In loving memory of Marjorie Daubert
Linda, Jeff & Dan Nieckoski
James & Anne Britt
Phyllis Thompson
Anna & Vernon Dillman
Charles S. Kopp, Jr.
Althea L. Brobst, my mother
John E. Brobst
Ray Ditzler
Gladys Kohr
William Drebert
Mrs. Lillie Drebert
Dorothy P. Ebersole
Winifred B. Linton
My husband, Howard
Mrs. Elizabeth Eppehimer
Alice Eshleman
John & Erika Straubel
Richard C. Felix
Rosanna M. Felix
Parents, Frank & Mary Fiemish
Florence L. Rutt
Ethel Filer
Lois Ann Ream
Grace E. Fissel
Martha S. Trump
Art Freas
by his wife, Bets Freas
Arthur “Art” L. Freas, Jr.
Paul & Barbara Ann Aukamp
Dottie & Clarence Barr
Robert & Loretta Beahm
Mildred R. Bechtold
Don & Helene Beck
Shirley & George Claghorn
June E. Fry
Scott & Fay Garman
Wilma Glendenning
Marian & Hess Haagen
David & Mary Ann Hoffman
Joan Hoffman
Ethel M. Laughlin
James & Beverly Maddox
Alan & Marguerite Miller
Glenn & Phyllis Miller
Barbara Musser
Myrtle Painter
Wilbur Ragan
Chester & Peggy Reitz
Kathryn E. Rickers
Mitzi & Hans Sagemuehl
Bob & Meryl Singer
Mabel L. Slifer
Jean & Rudolph Soderholm
Mr. & Mrs. Reed Spiegel
Janet & John Strube
Warren Fritts
Leta C. Fredricks
Alma R. Keen Fulmer
Ronald & Catherine Brewer
The Cho Family
Betty Dobler
Dr. David & Elizabeth Karl
Harold & Margaret Swisher
Mary B. Gaffney
Joanna Pretz-Anderson &
David P. Anderson
Glenn & Phyllis Miller
June B. Witman
The Breakfast Bunch:
Joyce Althouse
Bob Byerly
Bertie Erb
Leta Fredericks
Pat Fry
Kathryn Marie Herr
Margaret Herzer
Doris J. Hummel
Lise Lovecchio
Stella S. Manning
Donna Mould
Ruth Trout
Dorothy Victorello
Ira & Beatrice Gantz
Bob & Julie Gantz
Edith & Martin Garman
Joan & Terry Garman
Luther (Lou) M. Gehman
Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Beck
Marie M. Gehman
Jeanette & Willard Hershey, Jr.
Glenn & Phyllis Miller
Robert Gerfen
Patricia Gerfen
Catherine Gould
Francis X. Gould, Jr.
Ruth N. Grasser
Leo C. Grasser
Ben Greenawalt
Edith H. Greenawalt
Edith Greiner
Franklin Greiner
J. Paul Groff
Helen L. Groff
Robert W. Herr
Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home
& Chapel, Inc.
Joe & Beulah Hess
Carl & Kathleen Frederick
Beatrice Hetherington
Cheryl Rheiner
Dorothy E. Hoak
Edith Lease Family
Matilda M. “Pat” Hodge
Nancy J. Reed
Thomas & Sandra Wingenroth
Robert & Mildred Hoefel
Martha H. Hostetter
My sister, Ruth T. Hollinger
Alma H. Shepley
Shirley M. Homan
Tacey Sava
Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home
& Chapel, Inc.
Joyce Horn
Pastor Robert & Janet Kehrli
Verna V. Hufford
Mary Jane Fassnacht
Ruth Goshert
June B. Witman
Beatrice B. Jacoby
Milton F. Jacoby
Rev. Dr. David L. Johnson
Doris L. Eisenberger
James & Beverly Maddox
Dorothy Kauffman
Richard & Paula Herbein
Gerald Kauffman
Eleonor M. Kauffman
James E. Kelley
Glenn & Phyllis Miller
Johanna Kinney
Ruth C. Olmsted
Helen Jane & Charles Kopp
Charles S. Kopp, Jr.
Arlene M. Koppenhaver
Dean Koppenhaver
Sue Kovach
David J. Kovach
The Reverend Clyde I. Fry
Dr. Charles & Joan Inners
Norma A. Haverstick
Willard Landis
Craig & Becky Siebler
Don Haverstick
Frederick E. Fry
Patricia S. Fry
Janice Henly
Terry & Susan Reber
Mary E. Kreider
Betty Heuston
Mr. & Mrs. Carlton E. McKinley
David & Carolyn Rorabaugh
David & Elaine Thompson
Rev. & Mrs. Harold C. Fry
David & Sylvia Fry
James E. Herr
Kathryn Marie Herr
Jay Kreider
Bob & Julie Gantz
Ralph H. Kuhfeldt
Daisy Kuhfeldt
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MEMORIAL GIFTS
continued...
Robert M. Lamparter
Hildegard P. Lamparter
Lamar Lindenmuth
Jane Lindenmuth
Jennie M. Long
Gary & Linda Weidner
Ken Martin
Linda Eberly
Lucy McClair
McClair Family
Rev. H. James Meyers
Connie & Michael Schmotzer
Ray G. Miller
Emily A. Miller
Dr. Richard D. Moncrief
Jeanette & Willard Hershey, Jr.
Portia G. McCoy
Clark & Chris Musser
Barbara Musser
Aunt Jane Neill
Patricia A. Smith
Jane E. Neill
Mildred L. Hollinger
Milt & Gerry Leet
Nelson J. Newhard, Jr.
Cathryn Adams
Helen & Ann Wilson
Jack & Marilyn Ziegenfuss
Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Ney
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ney, Jr.
My parents, Donald E. & Gladys K. Ney
Patricia A. Ney
Donald E., Sr. & Gladys K. Ney, Linda’s
parents
David & Linda Stapler
Thelma “Peg” Nolt
Tina Zellers
Elsie Ober
Robert G. & Carolyn E. Ober
Our Parents
Jack & Doris Evans
Our Parents
Glenn & Barbara Grunenberger
Dr. Theodore “Ted” Clark Person
Joyce Althouse
Eileen E. Conaway
Leta C. Fredricks
Marian & Hess Haagen
Billy & Christine Hamilton
Doris J. Hummel
Ethel M. Laughlin
Portia G. McCoy
Nancy R. Oliveri
Jane R. Rannels
Mitzi & Hans Sagemuehl
J. Richard & Eleanor Stauffer
Pat Sullivan
June B. Witman
Dorothy E. Wright
John & Carolyn Young and Family
Parke E. Plasterer
Glenn & Phyllis Miller
Joyce G. Plasterer
Rev. John Pretz
Joanna Pretz-Anderson &
David P. Anderson
Roy & Carrie Shiffer
The Reverend Eugene & Elisabeth
Shiffer
Leroy F. Shirk, Jr.
Drs. Keith & Barbara Kuhlengel
Margaret R. Sites
S. Lorraine Cassel
John & June Crisp
Scott Musser & Heidi Rineer
Shirley & Burnell Nolt, Sr.
Douglas & Toni Nolt
John H. Nolt, Sr.
Bruce & Carolyn Rhoades
Susan & Charles Rineer, Jr.
Burnell & Joyce Shenk
The Family of Margaret Sites
Husband, Roy
Arlene L. Slabach
Elvin & Marian Slaugh
Joe & Marianne Nolt
Alma & Ammon Rentschler
Pastor Robert & Janet Kehrli
Beatrice M. Smith
M. Joanne Snavely
In loving memory of Alice & Walter
Reynolds
Jeanette & Willard Hershey, Jr.
Hilda M. Snyder
Nancy Jo & Jay Lutz
Ruth E. Rhodes
Dr. Jacob L. Rhodes
Roy S. Spangler
Don & Jean Cohn
Catherine Spangler
Ruth M. Rineer
Sharon Stoner
Marian Spickler
Nannette Scheuch & Dennis Solt
John & Sara Ritter
Mark & Ann Ritter
LeRoy & Lida Steffy
Donald & Jean Steffy
Arthur Ritz
Gerald & Janice Styer
Rev. Donald A. Steward
Katherine A. Steward
Harriet Rodger
Roy Rodger & Family
Carl D. Stoots
Linda Stoots
Frank & Carol Rogers
John & Lois Rogers Rapp
Janet Stough
Rev. James E. Stough
Richard Rothermel
Lucille Rothermel
John G. Stover, Sr.
Robert C. Bachman
Robert & Loretta Beahm
Don & Helene Beck
Gail Benner
Mary (Polly) Eshelman
Martha H. Hostetter
Hildegard P. Lamparter
James & Beverly Maddox
Glenn & Phyllis Miller
Julia C. Pohl
Bob & Meryl Singer
Edmond A. Steffan
Audrey & Ed Thoms
William Ruppert
Pastor Robert & Janet Kehrli
Husband, Robert J. Rutt
Florence L. Rutt
Parents, brothers & sisters
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Youse
St. John’s Herr Estate residents
who passed away in 2012
St. John’s Herr Estate Residents’
Council
My mother, Martha Peiffer
Joan L. Smith
Anna Schaum
Carol & Ray Dennis
Esther I. Schwartz
Anita Martin
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Martha Shaub
Jacqulyn D. McKonly
Robert S. & Kathryn D. Sturgis
Donald & Jean Steffy
Monnie & Marion Wonder
Irene Sudol
June & Dennis Toomey
H. Clay Sylvis
Marjorie N. Sylvis
My wife, Carol J. Taylor
Ken Taylor
Jean S. (Singer) Thomas
Joyce Althouse
Dottie & Clarence Barr
Robert & Loretta Beahm
Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Beck
Gail Benner
Keri Bloom
Vanessa Camara & Don Kleyweg
Eugene & Kathryn Diffenderfer
Ethel C. Farrow
Elizabeth Freas
Leta C. Fredricks
Sandra L. Frey
Patricia S. Fry
Suzanne Fry
Rita & Barry Garner
Caroline Gossen & Family
and Paul Pyzdrowski & Family
Glenn & Barbara Grunenberger
Marian & Hess Haagen
Ken & Ann Hall
Don Haverstick
Janet E. Herr
Jeanette & Willard Hershey, Jr.
Tom & Connie Hershey
John & Daisy Hess
Bruce & Diana Hill
Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Hocker
J. Kenneth & June Ibach
Ignition Network, LLC
Edward L. & Ruth Coulson Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Kline
Daisy M. Kuhfeldt
Helen I. Lauderman
Ethel M. Laughlin
Bernice & Roger Leonard
Luther Acres Residents’ Council
James & Beverly Maddox
Larry & Judy Meckley
Betty Miller
Glenn & Phyllis Miller
Janet N. Miller
M. Virginia Musser
David Newall & Judith Singer
Matt Oathout
Myrtle Painter
Jeanne F. Pyzdrowski
John P. & Henrietta K. Ranck
Ernst & Ruth Rinder
Betty J. Ruhl
Jean S. (Singer) Thomas (cont.)
Donald & Jean Rutter
Mitzi & Hans Sagemuehl
Tom & Pat Seeler
Don & Pat Shaub
Bob & Meryl Singer
Phyllis S. Singer
Arlene L. Slabach
Marie Smith
M. Joanne Snavely
Jim & Mary Ann Snyder
J. Richard & Eleanor Stauffer
Janet & John Strube
Emma L. Stumpf
Thomas & Sandra Wingenroth
June B. Witman
Paul & Susanne Wragg
My husband, Lawrence M. Thompson
Anna Laura N. Thompson
Toletha M. & Paul W. Todd
Jim & Lee Amigh
Ray R. Triest, Jr.
Seiverling Service
Rev. Lawrence R. Tropp
Mrs. Evelyn V. Tropp
Glenn Trostle
Doris K. Bitting
Martha S. Trump
June B. Witman
Geraldine “Gerry” Vernau
Mary (Polly) Eshelman
George Vernau
Mary C. Wagaman
Lucille Cornwell
Marian & Hess Haagen
Hildegard P. Lamparter
Anita Lipkowski
Don & Pat Shaub
Bob & Meryl Singer
Evelyn M. Thomas
Eleanor B. Yohn
Lillian R. Weaver
Gary & June Weaver
John Wengert
Marie Bowman Wengert
Walter Weinhold
June B. Witman
Edna F. Whitcraft
Margaret R. Whitcraft
Thelma Witmeyer
June B. Witman
Mr. John H. Wolfe
Earline L. Bryan
Marguerite R. Yiengst
Allen C. Yiengst
My aunt, Emma Zinkand
Susan K. LaPointe
Emma M. Zinkand
Rose & Bob Gibble, Don Musser
and Jean & John Hamilton
Pennsylvania Petroleum Association
Reilly & Sons, Inc.
Bonnie & Douglas Rudisill
Elwood “Woody” C. Zug
Bruce & Donna Bucher
Patricia S. Fry
Clarence & Mabel Graham
Don Haverstick
Jeanette & Willard Hershey, Jr.
Tom & Ann Hinkle
Doris J. Hummel
Nancy M. Kraybill
Mary S. Roth
Gary & Susan Sensenich
M. Joanne Snavely
John, Sr. & Kathryn Wagner
Russell & Rebecca Wallace
James “Jim” E. Watts, Sr.
Fritz & Mary Ann Blough
Suzanne Fry
Patricia J. Gerfen
Arlene & Earl Gernert
Don Haverstick
Scott & Carol Lauter
M. Virginia Musser
Carol Shirker
J. Richard & Eleanor Stauffer
Esther Watts
June B. Witman
Doris C. Wright
Kathryn Zug
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Evergreen Society
T
he Evergreen Society was
established to recognize
generous contributors who have
made a planned gift of $5,000 or
more to Luthercare.
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Mary (Polly) Eshelman,
in memory of Dr. Charles W. Eshelman
in memory of Nora K. Eshelman
in memory of H. Richard Reynolds
in memory of Charles M. Eshelman, III
Joanne S. Ilgenfritz
These gifts can be made
by naming Luthercare as a
beneficiary in a will or final estate
plan, or through a Charitable Gift
Annuity, Charitable Remainder
Trust, or a gift of insurance,
pension plans or other assets.
Donors can direct these gifts
to the campus or program of
their choice, or to the Evergreen
Endowment Fund. The vision,
loyalty and generosity of Evergreen
Club members show a farsighted
commitment to sustain Luthercare
and its social ministries. We value
their generosity and extend our
sincere appreciation. At the end
of 2013, the endowment funds
totaled $10,954,489.
Jane A.* & Warren H. Feeser, Jr.
Milton F. Jacoby,
in memory of Beatrice B. Jacoby
Dorothy S. Fisher
Heather & Attorney Mark L. James
June E. Fry,
in memory of Rev. Clyde I. Fry
Allene M. Jarosak,
in memory of Gerald Jarosak
Nancy A. & Tilman R. Frye,
in memory of our Parents Charles & Anna Fae Frye
George & Mary Kettering
Edward L. & Ruth Coulson Jones
Anonymous (4)
Marian & Hess Haagen
Rev. Dr. LaVonne Althouse
Sarah O.* & Harold W. Hartman
Newton J.* & Priscilla J. Bair
Dr. Marlin & Erika Hauer
Margaret H. Baxter,
in memory of Loved Ones
Irene D. Heaps
Robert & Loretta Beahm
Roland E. Bollacker
Kathryn Marie Herr,
in memory of James E. Herr
Irene Y.* & Warren L. Boyer
Anna E. & Lester B.* Herr
Barbara O. Breneman
Pauline & James* Herzog
Rod & Brenda Burg
John & Daisy Hess
Robert E. & Audrey L. Burkholder
Hill Lutheran Church, Cleona
Rufus K. & Marian S.* Burkholder
Rev. Dr. Neal & Lee Codd Hively
Dorothy I. Cooper
Ethel G. Hollinger
Reneé L. Dietrich
Mr. & Mrs. Donald I. Hoover
Mr. & Mrs. Norman S. Eckert
Cmdr. Matthew V.* & Sylvia B. Hoover
Mary Ehemann
Jane L. Ilgenfritz
Harold & Dorothy Galebach
Scott & Fay* Garman
Marie M. & Luther M.* Gehman
Monroe “Dutch” & Barbara D.*
Gerhart
Barbara & Robert H. Getz, Jr.
Suzanne Goodling
Dorothy Goshert
Elizabeth E. & Harry E.* Grant, Jr.
Barbara B. Grater
Charles W. Grim
Glenn & Barbara Grunenberger
Geraldine A.* & S. Eugene Heft
Helen M. & Richard K.* Joseph, Sr.
in memory of Bertha Behler Stauffer
Pastor Fred & Mary Lou Keller
Ruth E. Killian
Rev. Jay & Sandra Klick
Ross & Arlene Kopp
Rose R. & Clarence M. Krammes
Ethel Krick
Rev. Robert M.* & Hildegard P.
Lamparter
Howard B. Larsen
Rev. Donald & Kathy Lindman
Kathleen A. Lord
Lise Lovecchio
Nancy Jo & Jay Lutz
Alice F. Mailander
Martha P. & Robert J. McKinley
Florence H. & Frederick M. McKinney
Glenn & Phyllis Miller
Kay L. Moldenke
Elvin & Ann* Musselman
Mary Kathryn Noll
Ruth C. Olmsted
Shannon & Edwin G. Pfursich, III
Julia C. & William R.* Pohl, Jr.
Edward S. & Jeanne H. Preisendanz
William J. & Theodora W. Raines
John P. & Henrietta K. Ranck
John (Jack) Reilly
Dr. Jacob L. Rhodes
Betty D. & Albert H.* Richmond
Mary S. Roth
John & Joyce Saeger
By the Numbers
Frances H. & Carl W.* Seidel
Evelyn K. & J. William Seitzinger, Jr.
Rev. Dr. James G.* & Arline E.
Shannon
Phyllis S. Singer
Bob & Meryl Singer
Arlene L. Slabach
62 opportunities of community
engagement recorded
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Smith
Dorothy K. & Luther W. Smith
M. Joanne Snavely
Mildred M. Snyder
Sara E. Snyder
Mr. Clair E. Sprout
J. Richard* & Eleanor Stauffer
Margaret F. & Henry C.* Steiner
Miriam & John G.* Stover, Sr.
John & Carolyn Unruh
Fred D. Vinson, Sr.
People reached – approximately
603 from the greater community,
62 family members, 141 students,
118 residents and
628 attendees of training events
M. Winifred Wagner
Emily Slovik Wilcox
Phyllis “Cookie” Will
June B. Witman,
in memory of Parents –
Harry & Mary Hockersmith
in memory of my Husband –
Milfred Hilton Witman
Patricia A. & Eugene C. Wolfe
Dorothy E. Wright
The Luther Acres Towne Center Community Room
was used more than
49 hours for trainings,
meetings, conferences and ceremonies.
Dr. Richard Zarilla
*Indicates a deceased member
Our team members gave more than
161 hours in community engagement beyond
the services we provide.
27,246 volunteer hours by Luthercare’s
695 volunteers
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Friends of
Lydia Society
The Friends of Lydia Society
recognizes individuals who have
provided long-term support
to Luthercare. Lydia holds an
important role in biblical history,
as she was the first recorded
Christian in the area now known
as Europe to be converted by the
apostle Paul. Her home became
the place where the first church
in Europe was subsequently
established.
“. . . The Lord opened her heart to
listen eagerly to what was said by
Paul, and she and her household
were baptized.” (Acts 16:12-15
RSV)
Luthercare is deeply grateful to
the 131 supporters who have
opened their hearts to the work
of our ministry and have helped
us extend care and compassion to
children and families for the past
10 years or more.
Spirit of Philanthropy
hilanthropic support for
Luthercare is provided
by individuals, organizations,
businesses and foundations. We
sincerely appreciate these gifts,
which reflect the generosity and
caring we have been blessed
to receive from thousands of
philanthropists since our ministry
began in 1949. The list includes
annual gifts and endowment gifts
received during 2013.
P
Good Samaritans:
$10,000+
Arthur Funk & Sons, Inc.*
Cloister’s Flooring America*
CoreSource, Inc.
Lititz Moravian Congregation
Lutheran Church of the Good
Shepherd, Lancaster
The Medline Foundation
Ruth C. Olmsted*
John P. & Henrietta K. Ranck*
Ronald McDonald House Charities of
Central Pennsylvania
Rotary Club of Columbia
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc.™*
Sage Age Strategies
Ruth M. Kilmer Estate
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church,
Lancaster*
Luther Acres Residents’ Council*
M&T Charitable Foundation
Patricia A. Ney*
Helen C. Sunday Endowment*
United Way of Lancaster County*
United Way of Lebanon County*
*Members of the Friends of Lydia
Society are identified with an asterisk.
Servants: $2,500 +
Lillian A. & Karl R. Youse Estate
Caregivers: $5,000 +
Emmanuel Lutheran Church,
Lancaster*
Friends of Spang Crest*
Gunther & Johanna Holpp
Endowment*
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Lancaster*
Stoudt Advisors
Susquehanna Bank
Swamp Lutheran Church, Reinholds*
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans*
Trinity Lutheran Church, New
Holland*
Williams Apothecary, Inc.
Witnesses: $1,000 +
Anonymous
Rev. Dr. LaVonne Althouse*
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Baker
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn S. Banner*
The Law Firm of Barley Snyder
Charles S. Kopp, Jr.
Brickerville United Lutheran Church,
Lititz*
Sodexo
Rod & Brenda Burg*
David & Linda Stapler
Blake & Janice Daub*
Curt Evans
Faith United Lutheran Church,
Denver*
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The Foundation for Enhancing
Communities
Scott & Fay Garman*
Monroe “Dutch” Gerhart*
Mary H. Gockley
Stewards: $500 +
Anonymous
Bergstrasse Lutheran Church,
Ephrata*
Connie & Michael Schmotzer
Don & Pat Shaub*
Arlene L. Slabach
Catherine Spangler
Cindy Burkholder*
J. Richard & Eleanor Stauffer*
Robert E. & Audrey L. Burkholder
Janet & John Strube
Gregory T. & Gina L. Holsinger
The Clark Associates Charitable
Foundation
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans,
North Lancaster County Chapter
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Lebanon
A. Lorraine Dagen
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans,
Pennsylvania & Delaware Region
Leo C. Grasser
Sally D. Groome
Bill & Cathy Kiely*
Lower Susquehanna Synod*
M&M Mechanical, LLC
Carl & Marie McAloose
Murray Securus
Deffet Group, Inc.
Eugene & Kathryn Diffenderfer
Mary Ehemann
Carl & Kathleen Frederick*
Don & Sandra Frey*
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans,
South Lancaster County Chapter*
Mr. & Mrs. Edward H. Treat*
Mr. & Mrs. Joel H. Zinn*
Mr. & Mrs. Earl M. Myers
Friedens Lutheran Church,
Myerstown*
Providers: $250 +
Matt & Marcella Oathout
Fringe Benefit Administrators, Ltd.
Anonymous
ParenteBeard LLC
Anne S. Gantz
Glenn & Gaile Achey*
Penway Construction
Glenn & Barbara Grunenberger
Mary Jo Aho
Phillips Office Solutions
Selma A. Hainley
Terry L. Arndt
Post & Schell, P.C.
Don Haverstick*
PremierComm LLC
HealthPRO® Rehabilitation
Ascension Lutheran Church, Willow
Street*
Red Rose Cabinetry, Inc.
John & Daisy Hess
Donald & Thelma Aurand*
Redeemer Lutheran Church,
Lancaster*
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Ephrata
Theresa Baker
Robert & Loretta Beahm
RGS Associates
Martha H. Hostetter*
Don & Helene Beck*
Rohrer’s Quarry, Inc.
Rev. Ernest W. & Mary E. Huston
Estate
Marcie & August Berhaupt
William C. Irvine & Barbara B.
Grater*
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation
Matching Gift Program
Chaplain Dione Klepetka
Earline L. Bryan
St. John’s Herr Estate Chapel
Committee*
Mrs. Karen L. Kreiser*
Family of Ruth & Carl Carson
Drs. Keith & Barbara Kuhlengel*
Richard & Kay Dicks
William & Patricia Snyder
Darryl & Marcie Lawrence
Mark & Lana Diffenderfer*
St. John’s Herr Residents’ Council*
Nancy Jo & Jay Lutz*
Diversified Design
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lititz
Douglas & Vickey Maney
Mary (Polly) Eshelman
Stevens & Lee
Anita Martin
Elizabeth Freas
Albert & Claire Storm
Larry & Judy Meckley*
Leta C. Fredricks
Marjorie N. Sylvis
Messiah Lutheran Church, Lebanon*
Friends of Luther Acres
Trago Mechanical, Inc. - Trago Fire
Protection, LLC
Mt. Eden Lutheran Church,
Quarryville*
David & Sylvia Fry*
Gary & June Weaver
Mary Kathryn Noll*
Margaret R. Whitcraft*
Gordon & Gloria Ober*
Wohlsen Construction Company
Palm Lutheran Church, Palmyra
Zion Lutheran Church, East
Petersburg*
Richard F. Mulá Architects LLC
Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon
Salem Lutheran Church, Ephrata*
Salem Lutheran Church, Lititz*
Eleonore I. Shay*
Mitzi & Hans Sagemuehl
Dr. & Mrs. Wm. E. Schaeffer
Elizabeth & Brian Brennan
Suzanne Fry
Jeffrey & Linda Gabriel
Patricia Gerfen*
Grace Lutheran Church, Lancaster
Marian & Hess Haagen
Harold W. Hartman*
Richard & Paula Herbein
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Providers: $250 +
continued…
St. John Lutheran Church, Lancaster*
Hildegard P. Lamparter*
St. John Lutheran Church,
Fredericksburg*
Henry & Debra Long*
Jeffrey & Debra High
Doris J. Hummel
St. Matthew Lutheran Church,
Lancaster*
Amy & Jim Miller
Ignition Network, LLC
Richard G. Stoner & Nancy L. Stoner*
Milton F. Jacoby*
Evelyn M. Thomas*
Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Lititz*
Audrey & Ed Thoms*
Pastor Fred & Mary Lou Keller
June & Dennis Toomey
Arlene Kopp
Martha VanderPoel
Kronos Incorporated
June B. Witman
Bernard J. & Stacey LaPine
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Lapp Electrical Service, Inc.
Jacqueline Young
Lehigh Valley Respiratory Care
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Youse*
Mike & Carol Lichty
Zion Lutheran Church, Manheim*
Lititz Lions Club, Inc.
Kathy Long
Kristen M. Loose
Luther Acres Gift & Grocery Store
Martin Appliance & Water
Conditioning
Augustus G. & Asenath Mauro
Mr. & Mrs. William McGowan*
Mellinger’s Lutheran Church, Stevens
Jess Mrgich
Norine E. Myer
David A. Newall & Judith Singer
Joe & Marianne Nolt
William & Elizabeth Perham
Ben Reeder Photography
John (Jack) Reilly
Dr. Jacob L. Rhodes*
Ernst & Ruth Rinder*
Dr. Gerald & Mrs. Carla Rothacker
Roy Rodger & Family
The Family of Virginia L. Ruebensaal
Florence L. Rutt
John L. & Deborah K. Rutter
Gunter & Marlene Samuelsen
Nannette Scheuch & Dennis Solt
Phyllis S. Singer
The Family of Margaret Sites
M. Joanne Snavely
St. James Lutheran Church,
Columbia*
St. John Center Lutheran Church, East
Earl
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Sustainers: $150 +
Rufina B. Marquette
Betty Miller
Glenn & Phyllis Miller
Elvin Musselman*
David & Joan Myers
Mark & Hazel Nestleroth
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ney, Jr.
Northeast Advisers, Inc.
W. Edward Pederson
Reading-Berks HR Management, LLC
Lucille Rothermel
Alma H. Shepley
Katrina Shewmaker
Bob & Meryl Singer*
Anonymous
Joan L. Smith
Dottie & Clarence Barr*
Mary Ann Smith
Sylvia J. Beam
Mr. Clair E. Sprout*
Keri Bloom
St. Paul Women of the ELCA, Lititz
Linda A. Blouch
Pat Sullivan*
The Anne L. & Robert K. Bowman
Family Foundation*
Anna Laura N. Thompson*
Rev. E. Walter & Susan Cleckley*
Coventry Health Care, Inc.
Dorothy M. Daub*
Linda & Fred Eberly
Terry L. Eckard
Jack & Doris Evans
Rev. Andrew & Mrs. Alissa Evenson
Chris Fauser
Rev. David & Jan Fisher
Keith D. Frey
June E. Fry*
Bob & Julie Gantz
Vanessa L. Garman
Rosemary Gianato*
Franklin Greiner
Mary Alice Haws
Rev. & Mrs. Henry E. Herbener
Bill & Jeanette Hershey
Raymond R. Hohl
Pastor Robert & Janet Kehrli
Gladys Kohr
Connie S. Kreider
John & Carolyn Unruh
Kimberly Weddle
Timothy & Holly White
Zion Lutheran Church, Leola*
Zoar Lutheran Church, Lebanon*
Builders: $50 +
Anonymous (4)
Jim & Lee Amigh
Rose Altland*
Thomas & Barbara Andersen
Joanna Pretz-Anderson & David P.
Anderson
Alise Bachert
Charles & Yen-Fee Baer
Jeff Beckman
Robert B. Belser
Gail Benner
Tia Bergman
Mr. & Mrs. Albert M. Best*
Jenn Bicher
Doris K. Bitting
Melodee Book
Kimberly Boyd
Mr. & Mrs. Mack C. Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Donald I. Hoover
Barrett & Bob Brandt
Patricia S. Fry*
Janet Horrocks
Ronald & Catherine Brewer
Fay Gable
Kathy & Harry Houghton*
John E. Brobst
Harold & Dorothy Galebach*
Vanessa K. Houseal
Charles M. Brooks, Jr./
Outer Space Storage Park
Carol Garman*
Doris Hunsberger
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Brosnan & Howie
Sandra J. Garman
June G. Huss*
Joan & Terry Garman
Jane L. Ilgenfritz
Rita & Barry Garner
Dr. Charles & Joan Inners*
Tom Garrett
Jessica Johnston
Marie M. Gehman
Audrey Kahl*
Alice Gibble
Eleonor M. Kauffman
Rose & Bob Gibble
Brian R. Keck
Leola M. Gibison
Alfred & Lillie Keller
George Goldinger
Christine Kenn Sebelist
Evelyn Gonzalez
Robert & Jane Kilefner
Wendy S. Good
Richard & Barbara Kline*
Gooding Group Foundation
Lisa Knerr
Suzanne Goodling*
Lisa L. Kofroth
Damian & Deborah Gorman*
Bill & Mary Ellen Kopetz
Dorothy Goshert*
Marianne & Bob Kopp*
Caroline Gossen & Family
Dean Koppenhaver
Francis X. Gould, Jr.*
David J. Kovach
Samantha J. Gray
Nancy M. Kraybill
Donna Griffiths
ClareAnn Kreider
Michael W. Hackman
Daisy Kuhfeldt
Brenda & Bob Haddock
Tracey Kurtz*
Lori & Robin Haley*
Andrea LaBarbera
Ken & Ann Hall
Matt Landis
Billy & Christine Hamilton
Susan K. LaPointe
Julie A. Harrison
Howard & Elizabeth Larsen
John & Nancy Hartz
Ethel M. Laughlin*
Jenny Haws
Scott & Carol Lauter
Angela Heisey
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Lavenberg
Dr. Sherman & Rev. Carol S. Hendrix
Elaine M. Law
William S. & Elizabeth J. Hennings
The Reverend Lisa M. Leber
Amanda Henry-Ruhl
Susie Lee
Janet E. Herr
Milt & Gerry Leet
Kathryn Marie Herr*
Bernice & Roger Leonard
Lawrence & Mary Ann Herr
Ron & Stacy Lewis
Susan A. Herr
Margie Lindemuth
Bruce & Diana Hill
Mary-Jo Liskey
Mr. & Mrs. Paul W. Hocker*
Mildred Lucas
Frank W. Hockley
C. Donna Lucey
Cynthia & Dean Hogg
Lutheran Services in America –
Pennsylvania
Peter & Jane Brye
Bruce & Donna Bucher
Elizabeth Bucher
Arvilla J. Buckwalter
Vanessa Camara & Don Kleyweg
Barbara A. Care
Beatrice Carlton
Nancy (Grandma) Casiano
Ian & Amanda Cassel
Mr. & Mrs. James Cassel
S. Lorraine Cassel
Kristin Cassidy
Tammy Castaneda
David & Janet Chalfant
The Cho Family
Joyce Cikovic
Don & Jean Cohn
Debbie Conzelmann
Lucille Cornwell
Vicki Cozzone
Ken & Janet Craley
Christ Lutheran Church*
Terry L. Crumbling
Carol & Ray Dennis*
Dave & Kathy Dickinson
Gareth Diem
Lori Difulvio
Donell L. Dishong
Joan M. Dombach
Mrs. Lillie Drebert*
Evelyn & Jere Duke
Guy & Barbara Edmiston
John & Deborah Ehleiter
Doris L. Eisenberger
Patricia Ensinger
Mike & Julie Fedor
Rosanna M. Felix
Barry Fink
Robert & Phyllis Fink
Marjorie Hollinger
Lisa Honey
Fred & Irene Lutz
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Builders: $50 +
continued…
Frances L. MacMinn
James & Beverly Maddox
Stella S. Manning
Donna S. Manuel
Chelsey Marquardt
Glenn Martin
Ken & Jere Martin
Donald Mason
McClair Family
Portia G. McCoy
Joan McEvoy
Mr. & Mrs. Carlton E. McKinley
Kevin M. McPoyle
Cindy McWilliams
Deb Meley
Judith A. Melusky
Karie Mihan
Alan & Marguerite Miller
Emily A. Miller
John C. Miller
Lorraine R. Miller
Melinda Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Miller
Stacey Miller
Suzanne Miller
James Millhouse
Paul & Penney Moore
Elizabeth A. Mowery
Brenda Mowrer
Muddy Creek Lutheran Church,
Denver
Patti Muldowney
Barbara Musser
Don Musser
M. Virginia Musser
Jennifer Naymik
Kerry Newcomer
Linda, Jeff & Dan Nieckoski
Barry & Nancy Noll
Beth Noll
Jim & Kay Nolt
Pauline Nolt
H. Lee Ober
Robert G. & Carolyn E. Ober
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Nancy R. Oliveri
Seiverling Service
Phyllis W. Overly
Amy & Scott & Kyle Selheimer
Myrtle Painter
Gary & Susan Sensenich
Bill & Jean Patterson
Audrey Sensenig
Pennsylvania Petroleum Association
Lois Shadwell*
Ronald & Roberta Peters
Samuel & Carolyn Shelly
William & Joyce Phillips
Bonnie Shepp*
Jeanette Plasterer
The Reverend Eugene & Elisabeth
Shiffer*
Julia C. Pohl*
Jeanne F. Pyzdrowski
Paul Pyzdrowski & Family
Carrie L. Rabe
John & Lois Rogers Rapp
Magareth Raymond
Lois Ann Ream
Terry & Susan Reber
Fae & Wayne Reber, Jr.
Nancy J. Reed
Mary Ellen Reid
Reilly & Sons, Inc.
William & Anna Ressler
Cheryl Rheiner
Bruce & Carolyn Rhoades
Collean D. Riehl
Charles & Susan Rineer
Samantha Rineer
Michelle Rios
Mark & Ann Ritter
Vivian L. Showers*
Dorothy A. Shultz
Craig & Becky Siebler
Annie Skamangas
Al & Sylvia Slater*
Mabel L. Slifer
David & June Sloat
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Smith
Marie Smith
Peggy L. Smith
Jim & Mary Ann Snyder
Jean & Rudolph Soderholm
Donna Soliday
Mr. & Mrs. Reed Spiegel
St. James Lutheran Church, Lebanon
St. John Center Lutheran Church,
Women of the ELCA, East Earl
St. Luke Lutheran Church,
Schaefferstown*
Regina Robinson
St. Michael Lutheran Church,
Strasburg
Laurie Rollman
Becky Stauffer
Geri Rombach
Edmond A. Steffan
Marquerita E. Root
Donald & Jean Steffy*
David & Carolyn Rorabaugh
Ethel Stephan
Bonnie & Douglas Rudisill
Katherine A. Steward
Kim Russell
Phyllis Stoner
Donald & Jean Rutter
Sharon Stoner
Margaret L. Saulina*
Linda Stoots
Elizabeth K. Sangrey*
Miriam & John G. Stover, Sr.
Kim Schaeffer
John & Erika Straubel
Peggy Schlossman
Rev. & Mrs. Irvin E. Straw, Jr.
Martina Schmid
Donna L. Sturgill
M. Evelyn Schoenberger*
Janice & Gerald Styer
Mary Schreiber
Kathryn Swartswelder
Carol R. Schulz
Shelley-Jane & Jeff Sweater
Natalie Scicchitano
Ken Taylor
Donna Searle-Rittle
Gary & June Terriman
Jean S. Thomas
David & Elaine Thompson
Scott & Jeanette Trefny
Barb Troain
Partner Congregations
Robin Troain
Mrs. Evelyn V. Tropp
Lela M. Trout
Martha S. Trump
Steve & Lorita Valente
George Vernau
Dr. John & Melissa Voler
Ascension Lutheran Church,
Willow Street
Bergstrasse Lutheran Church, Ephrata
Bindnagle Lutheran Church, Palmyra
St. John Lutheran Church, Columbia
St. John Lutheran Church,
Fredericksburg
Beverly & Brian Volpone
Brickerville United Lutheran Church,
Lititz
Theda M. Wagner
Christ Lutheran Church, Elizabethtown
Jack & Ginny Wagner
Christ Lutheran Church, Lancaster
Marty & Bill Waldrop
Concordia Lutheran Church, Columbia
Russell & Rebecca Wallace
Cynthia A. Walmer
Emmanuel Lutheran Church,
Lancaster
Larry Wanner
Faith United Lutheran Church, Denver
Esther Watts
Friedens Lutheran Church, Myerstown
Penelope Weaber
Grace Lutheran Church, Lancaster
Ervin & Jean Weaver
Hill Lutheran Church, Lebanon
Jodi & Mike Weaver
Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Lancaster
Vivian L. Weaver
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Ephrata
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Adamstown
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Lancaster
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Millersville
Mervin L. Wenger
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Lebanon
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Lancaster
Marie Bowman Wengert
Jerusalem Lutheran Church, Lititz
Nancy L. Wetzel
Lititz Moravian Congregation, Lititz
Barbara Williams
Nicole Wilson
Lutheran Church of the Good
Shepherd, Lancaster
Thomas & Sandra Wingenroth
Mellinger’s Lutheran Church, Stevens
Mrs. Jennifer Witmer*
Millcreek Lutheran Church,
Newmanstown
Robert L. & Mary Jane Wechter*
Glenn & Carole Weidman
Gary & Linda Weidner*
Mae I. Wolfe
Monnie & Marion Wonder*
David S. Woyurka
Paul & Susanne Wragg
Doris C. Wright
Karissa Yoders
Susan L. Yohn
Kathryn Zug
Mt. Eden Lutheran Church, Quarryville
Muddy Creek Lutheran Church,
Denver
St. John Lutheran Church, Lancaster
St. John Lutheran Church, Maytown
St. Luke Lutheran Church, Bainbridge
St. Luke Lutheran Church,
Schaefferstown
St. Mark Lutheran Church, Annville
St. Matthew Lutheran Church,
Lancaster
St. Matthew Lutheran Church,
Lebanon
St. Michael Lutheran Church,
Strasburg
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lititz
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Penryn
Swamp Lutheran Church, Reinholds
Trinity Lutheran Church, Colebrook
Trinity Lutheran Church, Mount Joy
Trinity Lutheran Church, New Holland
Walmer’s Lutheran Congregation,
Annville
Word of Life Deaf Lutheran Church,
Lancaster
Zion Lutheran Church, Akron
Zion Lutheran Church, East Petersburg
Palm Lutheran Church, Palmyra
Zion Lutheran Church, Grantville
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lancaster
Zion Lutheran Church, Jonestown
Salem Lutheran Church, Ephrata
Zion Lutheran Church, Landisville
Salem Lutheran Church, Lebanon
Zion Lutheran Church, Lebanon
Salem Lutheran Church, Lititz
Zion Lutheran Church, Leola
Sattazahn Lutheran Church, Lebanon
Zion Lutheran Church, Manheim
St. James Lutheran Church, Columbia
Zion Lutheran Church, Marietta
St. James Lutheran Church, Lebanon
Zoar Lutheran Church, Lebanon
St. John Center Lutheran Church,
East Earl
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Campaign for a Bright Future
uthercare’s Campaign for
a Bright Future, Phase I,
was conducted to fund the new
Towne Center at Luther Acres and
to provide start-up and sustaining
funds for the Luthercare at Home
in-home services program. Phase
II will seek support for capital
needs for Luthercare for Kids Early
Learning Centers and will begin in
2014.
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$10,000 - $24,999
Charlotte & Karl Arbogast
Chapel Window
Edward L. and Ruth Coulson Jones
The Anne L. & Robert K. Bowman
Family Foundation
Bill & Cathy Kiely - in memory of
Ann E. Kiely
Vincent & Lorraine Dagen
Towne Center - Front Garden
Matt & Marcella Oathout
Barbara B. Grater
Chapel Window
Robin & Gary Romig
Gregory T. & Gina L. Holsinger
William C. Irvine
Capital Campaign donors help
us continue our commitment to
providing high-quality programs
and services for all the individuals
in our care – from the youngest to
the oldest. Many thanks to those
who are supporting the Campaign
for a Bright Future!
John (Jack) Reilly - in honor of
Elizabeth G. Reilly
$50,000 +
William & Patricia Snyder
Meditation Garden outside the Chapel
Monroe “Dutch” Gerhart
Marian & Hess Haagen
The Haagen Gallery
$25,000 - $49,999
Anonymous
Luthercare at Home Founder’s Share
John & Joyce Saeger
Towne Center Garden outside the
West Entrance
Dr. Kenneth & Carol Samara
Chapel Window
Rev. Dr. Martha B. Sheaffer - in honor
of Pastoral Care at Luthercare
Chapel Window
Martha A. VanderPoel - in memory of
Frederick VanderPoel
$5,000 - $9,999
Barbara O. Breneman
Blake & Janice Daub
Benchmark Construction Company, Inc.TM
Benchmark Library
Curt & Kim Evans
Carl & Marie McAloose
Fountain Plaza outside the Dining Room
Dot & Jim Nissley
Martha S. Trump - in memory of
Dora D. Trump & Paul A. Trump
Chapel Window
The Stoudt Family
Grand Piano in the Community Room
Margaret R. Whitcraft - in memory of
Edna F. Whitcraft
Anna Laura & Larry Thompson
Eleonore I. Shay - in memory of
Richard K. Shay
$1,000 - $2,999
Rev. Henry & Mrs. Lillian Herbener
Bernard J. LaPine
GIFTS to $999
Anonymous
Theresa Baker
Elizabeth Bucher
Rev. Dr. Roger & Mrs. Jeannie Lee Bucy in memory of our parents Robert & Mildred Reindollar and
Delphin & Mary Bucy
Ian & Amanda Cassel - in memory of
Rosemary Weit
Tammy Castaneda - in memory of
Patricia A. Vance
Rev. Andrew & Mrs. Alissa Evenson
Selma A. Hainley
Lisa Honey
Darryl & Marcie Lawrence
Anita Martin - in honor of the Staff at
St. John’s Herr Estate
Mr. & Mrs. William McGowan
Karie Mihan
$3,000 - $4,999
Dr. James & Patricia Cox
Sally D. Groome
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Steven & Debbie Ricker
Collean D. Riehl
Gary & June Teriman
Team Member Campaign
Susan E. Emlet
Patricia Ensinger
Tara Book
ach year, Luthercare
Team Members have the
opportunity to make financial
contributions in support of those
we serve through our Team
Member Campaign.
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This year’s campaign theme –
Together We Make a Difference
– personified our core values of
TEAMWORK and COMPASSION.
The campaign exceeded our
$32,000 goal and raised over
$34,000! Gifts were directed to
support each of our retirement
communities, Benevolent Care,
Luthercare for Kids Scholarships
and Nursing Scholarships. We are
grateful for the generosity of each
of our team members who give so
much of themselves in support of
our mission.
Kimberly Boyd
Jim Bradley
in memory of Bea Hostetter
Elizabeth Brennan
Lynnette Brosnan
Elizabeth Bucher
Rev. Dr. Roger Bucy
Cindy Burkholder
Barbara A. Care
Nancy Casiano
in memory of Zane Elliot
Kristin Cassidy
Tammy Castaneda
in memory of Patricia A. Vance
Curt Evans
Georgie A. Farina
Janet M. Farnish
Chris Fauser
in memory of Jean Thomas
Julie Fedor
Sandra L. Frey
Fay Gable
Lynne Galanos
Lisa Garman
in honor of my children and
grandchildren
Sandra J. Garman
in memory of Hazel M. Martin
Allison Cernak
Vanessa L. Garman
in memory of Hazel M. Martin
Melissa Lynn Chapin
in memory of Matthew Chapin
Woinshet Gebreselassie
Crystal Geesey
Tarra Christensen
Angela Germer
Joyce Cikovic
in memory of Ray Ditzler
Ann Gernert
Rev. E. Walter Cleckley
in memory of Rev. Dr. David Johnson
Alice Gibble
Debbie Conzelmann
Anonymous (2)
Heather Crinnion
in memory of Dolores M. Young
Dana Aldinger
in memory of Donald J. Yingst
Terry L. Crumbling
in memory of Cleora Groom
Ashley Almoney
Keith Cunningham
Rose M. Altland
Kevin Darlington
Alise Bachert
Blake Daub
Theresa Baker
Emebet Demisse
Chelsea Barr
Mark Diffenderfer
Tia Bergman
Lori Difulvio
Jenn Bicher
Joan Dombach
Linda A. Blouch
in memory of Mary Ann Reifsnyder
Maria Dulnuan
Jennifer Boley
Stacy Dunn
Melodee Book
Chaplain Debra Ernst
Christina C. Duncan
Linda Eberly
Rosemary Gianato
Leola M. Gibison
in memory of Adam Brubaker
Wendy S. Good
Jessica D. Granthon
in honor of Amelia Granthon
Samantha J. Gray
in honor of Cole Jones
Darlene Griest
Donna Griffiths
Lauren E. Groff
Sally D. Groome
Anne E. Gunshenan
Michael W. Hackman
Selma A. Hainley
Robin Haley
Ellen R. Haupt
Jenny Haws
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Mary Alice Haws
Deb Hayes
in memory of Lester P. Hartman
Angela Heisey
Susan A. Herr
Shianne Hicks DN
Kathy Long
in honor of Caden & Gracie Hartlieb
Collean D. Riehl
Robert Long
in memory of R. Mayebelle Long
Ingiany Rivera
Kristen M. Loose
Nick Loukas
Regina Robinson
Brandi Rodriguez
Laurie Rollman
Jeffrey High
C. Donna Lucey
Beth Hoffert
in memory of my parents,
Russell & Florence Rhodes
Chelsey Marquardt
Anita Martin
in memory of Kenneth Martin
Cynthia Hogg
David S. Martzall
Kim Schaeffer
Lisa Honey
in honor of my grandchildren
Carl R. McAloose
in memory of Carl R. McAloose, Sr.
Peggy Schlossman
Mary Schreiber
Elizabeth Hossler
in memory of Joelene Kroeck
Joan McEvoy
in memory of my parents
Debra A. Schware
in memory of Kerry L. Lengle, Jr.
Harry Houghton
William McGowan
Natalie Scicchitano
Kathy L. Houghton
Cindy McWilliams
Samuel Scicchitano, Jr.
Vanessa K. Houseal
Deb Meley
in memory of Chanysia Farley
Donna Searle-Rittle
in memory of Jeanette Perry
Judith A. Melusky
Eleonore I. Shay
in memory of Richard K. Shay
Collette Hughes
in memory of Grace Hughes &
Walter F. Paulson, III
Jessica Johnston
in honor of Kaylee
Audrey Kahl
in memory of Robert Kahl
Susan A. Kielhorn
Robert Kilefner
in memory of Phyllis Warfel
Chaplain Dione Klepetka
Lisa Knerr
ClareAnn Kreider
Connie S. Kreider
in memory of Rebecca S. Kreider
Michele Metzler
Karie Mihan
John C. Miller
Melinda Miller
Stacey Miller
Suzanne Miller
in memory of Steve & Betty Karinch
James Millhouse
Brenda Mowrer
Jess Mrgich
Patti Muldowney
in memory of Catharine M. Horner
Amanda Rozanski
Ann Russo
Elizabeth K. Sangrey
Bonnie Shepp
Lindy G. Shipman
Terra M. Sholley
in memory of Elizabeth Pixley
Vivian L. Showers
Dorothy A. Shultz
in memory of LeRoy A. Shultz
Annie Skamangas
Peggy L. Smith
Cindy Snyder
William C. Snyder
Donna Soliday
Karen L. Kreiser
Jennifer Naymik
Allison Kurtz
in memory of Violet Allwein
Kerry Newcomer
Beth Noll
Patricia Spancake
Tracey Kurtz
in memory of Violet Allwein
Pauline Nolt
in memory of Joyce Nolt
Tammy Spangler
Rebecca Stanley
Matt Landis
Matt Oathout
Sandra Latcheran
Juanita Ortega
Marcie Lawrence
William Perham
in memory of Billy Perham, Jr.
Becky Stauffer
in honor of my great coworkers at
St. John’s Herr Estate
Susie Lee
in memory of Donald G. Lee, Sr.
Lesley LeGall
Travis Proctor
in honor of Nyla Rose Proctor
Stacy Lewis
Carrie L. Rabe
Margie Lindemuth
in memory of Ruth Keller
Magareth Raymond
Brenda L. Reddinger
Henry Long
Francis Rhen
Teresa L. Ricci-Huss
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Samantha Rineer
Crystal Sowel
Lily P. Stief
Donna L. Sturgill
Shelley-Jane Sweater
in memory of Jean Thomas
Wendy Sweigart-Hathaway
Lisa Thomas
Barb Troain
Patricia L. Turner
Lorita Valente
Beverly Volpone
Brian Volpone
Maggie Voorhees
in honor of Janet Horrocks
Community Engagement
Lori Walker
Karen Walters
Heather Watkins
Cheryl A. Weaber
in memory of Jeanette Perry
Penelope Weaber
Jodi Weaver
I
n 2013, a Community
Engagement Task Force at
Luthercare laid the groundwork
for an intentional and robust
community engagement platform
and program.
A Love Story
We educated ourselves, began
using a social accountability
toolbox from Holleran Consulting,
evaluated where we stood and
where we thought we needed to
go. We reported to the Board of
Directors at the annual retreat
and worked on educational
strategies for our team members,
residents and families. We
devoted management forum time
to understanding and defining
both current activity and future
opportunity.
Dogs Benefit from
the Luthercare Story
Vivian L. Weaver
Mervin L. Wenger
Nancy L. Wetzel
Helen L. Whitmer
Barbara Williams
Nicole Wilson
Dustin Winkelspecht
Jennifer Witmer
in memory of James & Jeanne Howe
David S. Woyurka
Karissa Yoders
Susan L. Yohn
Recognition for Gifts
The Annual Report includes
recognition for gifts received
during 2013. Every effort is made
to ensure accuracy, but if you
discover an error or omission,
please help us correct our records
by contacting the Philanthropy
Office at 717-626-1171. Thank
you.
This report is modest and
anecdotal, but it gives you a
picture of how Luthercare is
engaged in our communities
beyond the high-quality services
provided, and the value of that
engagement for us and for others.
A Story of Loss & Hope
Luthercare for
Kids Mentoring
Program Coordinator
Samantha Gray
presented “Helping Children Cope
with Grief and Loss” training for
parents at Gaudenzia Vantage
House. This will become an
ongoing professional education
program for those in need of this
type of training.
The Lively-McCloud
wedding was held
at the Luther Acres
Chapel of the Good
Samaritan with
Sodexo catering the reception in
the Towne Center Community
Room.
Dogs have benefited
from the Luthercare
story too … thanks
to children from the
Luthercare for Kids
Emma C. Berger Early Learning
Center. A group of 12 students and
five team members recently baked
homemade dog biscuits to sell.
Proceeds were donated to the local
animal shelter.
A Charitable
(and Tasty) Tale
Last December, our
Spang Crest team
collected food items
for the Lebanon
County Christian Ministries. Two
hundred and fifty pounds of nonperishable food were donated.
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