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House of Ruth Maryland Changing Attitudes. Saving Lives. December 2012
Inside
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Cover Story
Letter from the Executive Director
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Playing Catch Up
What Does Success Look Like?
2013 Events
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Gaining Independence
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Golf & Grapes
Clearing House
Board of Directors
PAGE 6-11
Honor Roll
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Thirty Minutes Of Torture
When Jane Doe went to court on December 19, 2011, she was understandably
distraught. The night before, she and her two children had returned home to find
their house filled with smoke and her husband unresponsive in a chair. Both the
police and fire department responded, and after learning about a past incident of
domestic violence and a recent threat to burn the house down, it was suggested
she apply for a protective order to have her husband vacate the premises.
After a sleepless night, she heard her name called and walked to the front of
the courtroom. Less than six feet away stood her husband. What followed was in
the words of one person, “thirty minutes of torture” - a back and forth that could
become a primer on how to break the will of a domestic violence victim. But
what’s more shocking is the fact that the browbeating didn’t come at the hands
of her husband, but instead from the presiding judge.
It started right out of the box.
“M’am, there are shelters. It confounds me that people tell me they fear for
their life and then they stay in a situation where they can remove themselves and
go to a shelter.”
When Doe explained that she didn’t want her children to spend the holiday in
a shelter, the questions changed tact. Listening to the exchange and hearing this
woman choke back sobs as she tries to answer the barrage is so painful, it makes
you want to look away. Continued on page 2
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Torture, cont. from cover story
“But m’am, you were separated from
him for months and you went back, did
you not? So you allow money to control
your better judgment because it’s the
easy way out.”
“That’s not it at all, you honor.”
“Then why would you go back?”
“Because I was in graduate school.”
“That’s right, you didn’t have any
money so you went back to live with
him so he could pay the bills.”
“He doesn’t pay all the bills.”
“Then why did you go back?”
“Because he is very sick. He has a
brain injury. He was in the military, he
has PTSD. I feel bad for him, too.”
“If you choose to put yourself in this
relationship, for whatever reason, you
choose to do it. Now you’re asking
me to put the gentlemen out of
his house. And you think this paper is
some catch all.”
As you listen to the tape, you can
hear Jane Doe’s will dissolving. She’s
chastised for not bringing a lawyer, for
being uninformed and ill prepared. Her
apologies for not knowing because she’s
never been an abused spouse before
holds no water with the judge.
“Well m’am, you can get out of there
anytime you want.”
“With what, your honor?”
“That’s not my concern, that’s
your concern. Your whole concern is
money.”
In the end, Jane Doe was awarded a
temporary protective order. What’s not
known is whether she braved a second
court trip to make it final. However, the
story doesn’t end there. The 30-minute
courtroom tape made its way to
representatives from the House of Ruth’s
Marjorie Cook Legal Clinic and the
Women’s Law Center. On September
4, 2012, the two organizations filed
an official complaint against Baltimore
County District Court Judge Bruce S.
Lamdin. A week later, Judge Lamdin
announced he would retire in October.
Letter from the Executive Director
Dear Friends,
Someone recently noted that the House of Ruth has become like “Kleenex” –
the icon for an entire category: in our case, domestic violence services. It was meant
as a compliment and we proudly accept it as such. Yet, while there is a definite
sense of pride in knowing your work is considered the gold standard, there’s also
a very real concern that the status quo will be accepted as “good enough.”
In our view, we aren’t there yet.
There are still too many judges whose attitudes toward victims are a holdover
from another time. There are still too many legislators who don’t understand
the dynamics of domestic violence and, therefore, can’t grasp the importance of
crafting legislation to end it. And there are still too many victims who, even if they
are able to achieve physical safety, have no hope of gaining economic independence.
That’s why we’re determined to keep developing services that can improve
outcomes and make our long-term vision a reality – that one day, every woman
will be safe in her own home.
You’ll read about some of those new services and programs in this newsletter,
including one particularly monumental new undertaking. Recently, we were
awarded a grant from The Weinberg Foundation to create a measurable definition
of success that can be applied to domestic violence programs across the country
and, eventually, the world. In the coming weeks, experts from around the U.S. will
meet at the House of Ruth to begin work. It is a daunting task, to say the least,
but it’s a project that we believe has the potential to ultimately improve thousands,
if not hundreds of thousands, of lives.
All of which leads me back to where I started – pride. Pride at the passion exhibited
by the people who work here. Pride at the reputation that the House of Ruth
garners in this community. Pride when I see victims overcome insurmountable
odds in order to provide their children with peaceful, healthy lives. And pride at the
commitment of our supporters whose generosity allows us
to say we’re not there yet, but we won’t stop until we are.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Sandi Timmins
Executive Director
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Sandi Timmins
What Does
Success
Look Like?
Playing Catch Up
It took the United States over 200 years to make domestic violence an issue
worthy of national attention. Argentina, on the other hand, isn’t willing to
wait that long. Having come out from under the rule of a military junta less
than 30 years ago, they’re in the process of crafting a judicial system that can
better protect victims and hold abusers accountable - and they’re turning to
their counterparts in Maryland to help them get there.
This past September, a delegation of judges and attorneys from Buenos
Aires and Cordoba made its second trip to Maryland as part of an educational
exchange that began in 2010. The purpose of this visit was to learn how
domestic violence advocates use civil law to protect victims of domestic violence
and to exchange ideas about best practices for providing victim services.
“It’s not surprising that they specifically requested the focus be on domestic
violence,” said Judge Nancy Shuger, the trip’s organizer, “Argentineans have
a strong sense of family and keeping that family structure healthy and in place
is very important to them. ”
Over a six-day period, the delegation observed protective order hearings,
had one-on-one discussions with Maryland prosecutors and legislators, toured
shelters and met with staff of the House of Ruth Maryland to understand the
full scope of its services. “They were especially interested in how the House of
Ruth works – they don’t have anything like it there. There is only one shelter in
the entire country and that’s run by the government,” explained Judge Shuger.
In Argentina, there are no non-profits to take up the baton so coordination
between the criminal justice system and private organizations comes as a totally
new concept. “We know from experience,” said Judge Shuger, “one can’t
succeed without the other.”
Hopefully, dialogue between the two groups will continue. The Argentinean
delegation has expressed a strong desire to put a system like Maryland’s in place
to address domestic violence and everyone involved wants to see that become
a reality. “You have to dream big,” says Judge Shuger. The House of Ruth
couldn’t agree more and especially when so many Argentinean women’s lives
are at stake.
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By rough estimates, there are
approximately 2,000 emergency
domestic violence shelters in the United
States, yet there is no such thing as an
accepted definition of what constitutes
success. Certainly, safety is always the
immediate goal, but how does time
spent in a domestic violence shelter
impact victims’ lives down the road?
Does a woman feel safer as a result of
her stay? Do her children have a better
sense of well being? Did the services
at the temporary refuge provide a
launch pad for a more self-sufficient,
independent life? Those are just a few of
the questions that a group of national
experts will be coming together with
staff from the House of Ruth Maryland
to tackle. It’s part of a two-year grant
from The Weinberg Foundation to
develop a set of outcome measures that
can eventually be applied to programs
across the country, and possibly one
day, the world. A daunting task, but
one that the House of Ruth is honored
to be a part of – both in the defining
stages and as the “laboratory” where
the final results will be tested.
2013 EVENTS:
April 18, 2013: Annual Spring
Luncheon
May 18, 2013: MAC Half Marathon
July 10, 2013: Crabaret
September 4, 2013: Clearing
House Sidewalk Sale
September 10, 2013: Golf & Grapes
Gaining Independence
No one had to convince Maria that it
was time to leave. Ever since her baby
daughter had been born, her boyfriend’s
controlling behavior had gotten more
and more threatening. The tipping point
had come the night before when he
had flown into such a rage that he struck
her while she was holding their infant
in her arms. As soon as he stormed out
of the house, Maria threw some things
in a bag, took her 3-month old daughter
and drove to the one friend she knew
wouldn’t turn her away. And so began
her six-month odyssey as a single
mother trying to hold on to her baby
and her job while living out of a suitcase,
dependent on the kindness of friends
and relatives.
It might still be the situation today had
Maria not qualified for a pilot program
of the House of Ruth Maryland called
Safe Homes Strong Communities.
Funded by a Federal Recovery Grant
in 2009, it was created to provide
domestic violence survivors with rental
assistance and the transitional services
they need to build independent lives in
stable, permanent housing. Maria is one
of 90 survivors who participated in the
House of Ruth’s three-year pilot program
and one of the 95% who is now totally
self-sufficient and living safely in the
community. Although rental assistance
is provided for six months, the program
is not a hand out – instead it’s a
comprehensive package of training,
childcare and mentoring services to
help victims get their footing and gain
economic independence.
The pilot program has been so
successful that the House of Ruth was
determined to continue it in spite of
the original funding ending in June
2012. To that end, they’ve secured
new funding and have expanded the
program to include victims who aren’t
currently employed.
“Over the last three years, we learned
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what worked and what didn’t, so we’ve
been able to tailor the program for
optimum success,” said Janice Miller,
House of Ruth’s Director of Client
Services and the person who oversees
the program. “For instance, it’s often very
difficult for a victim to get the money
for a security deposit, let alone cover
the other incidental, unexpected costs
of moving so we’ve changed the program
to provide step down assistance – in
other words, give them the help when
they need it the most.”
Working in tandem with community
partners like Marian House, Johns Hopkins
School of Nursing and Maryland New
Directions, a job training and career
development center, the women
learn everything from interview skills
to budgeting to how to deal with
co-workers on the uncomfortable topic
of domestic violence. The goal in this
next year is to place an additional 60
women in the program and if the pilot
is any indication, that means at least
92% of them will be able to assume
and pay their own rent within four to
six months.
The program has received national
attention. In fact, recently a group in
California contracted the House of Ruth
to help them set up a similar program.
“Their population is quite different from
ours, but the model still works, “says
Miller. “It doesn’t matter whether a
victim is Hispanic or African American,
whether they live in a rural community
or an urban environment – they all cite
the same concerns – housing, childcare
and employment. And that’s what this
program is designed to address.”
For Maria, it was the leg up she needed.
Having been promoted a few months
ago, she recently bought her daughter
a Hello Kitty suitcase, but is the first to
point out - this suitcase is intended solely
for mother/daughter vacations.
For more information on House of Ruth’s
Safe Homes Strong Communities program,
contact Janice Miller, Director of Client
Services, by emailing: [email protected].
Board Of Directors
President
Mary Miller
Vice President
Linda Jones
Treasurer
Monica Hausner
Secretary
Magnus Rhyu
Golf & Grapes
This past September a number of women (and a few men) picked up clubs
and started swinging on behalf of the House of Ruth Maryland. The event called
Golf & Grapes was hosted by the Baltimore chapter of the Women Presidents
Organization, and included a golf clinic to introduce new players to the sport,
followed by a 9-hole game and a reception afterwards. The event was such a
success; the participants asked for an encore so mark your calendar for the 2nd
Annual Golf & Grapes to be held September 10, 2013 at Turf Valley Country Club.
The House of Ruth thanks organizers Jeanne Sherwood, CEO of Well Advantage and
Valarie Dock, CEO of Bolana, Inc., as well as the companies who made it possible: Title
Sponsor: Anne-Tisdale Direct, and other sponsors: Aetna, Baltimore Women’s Network
of Howard County, Well Advantage, Bolana, Inc., HR Anew and mycity4her.com.
Clearing House
On September 5, they came early and they came from neighboring states to
get deals on furniture, fine china, art and decorative items. It was the Annual
ClearingHouse Sidewalk Sale to benefit the House of Ruth Maryland and this year,
it was bigger and better than ever. Truly, this is no ordinary sale – the people at
ClearingHouse start collecting for it a year in advance and 100% of the proceeds
go directly to the House of Ruth. Judging by the smiles on the shoppers that day,
it was a win/win for everyone – people left carrying bags and boxes of newfound
treasures, while $15,000 was raised for victims of domestic violence.
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Board Members
Marsha Becker
Steven Bers
Joyce Ann Burman
Sita Lafarge Culman
Victoria Deyesu
Christy DiPietro
Ann Marie Doory
Holly Edington
Megan Ford
Kevin Frank
Kim Gordon
Billie Grieb
Amoretta Hoeber
Julie Kernan
Linda Lo Cascio
Pam Malester
Colleen Mallon Casse
Olwen Modell
Matthew Moore
Jeffrey Musgrove
Susanna Nemes
Anne Neuberger
Amy Newhall
Susan Scarborough
Bonnie Serpick
Dr. Rhonda Wells-Wilbon
Patricia Wilson
Executive Director
Sandi Timmins
We Honor All Those Who Have Embraced
Our Mission And Made It Their Own.
The House Of Ruth Maryland deeply appreciates the support of those
who share our vision of dignity, respect and safety for women and
children. We also appreciate those who donate and choose to remain
anonymous. Thank you for your generosity and commitment.
These gifts were made from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. If you donate through the United Way and do not see your
name listed, we may not have received notification of your gift before this went to print. Every effort has been made to ensure the
accuracy of our list. Please call the Development Office at (410) 554-8443 with any changes, corrections or comments.
Champions
($25,000 and above)
Carmen and Victoria Deyesu
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Erickson
Protectors
($10,000 - $24,999)
Marsha and Gordon Becker
Mr. Geoffrey R. Befumo
Ms. Nancy R. Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. David DiPietro
Holly Edington
Mr. Jeffrey F. Musgrove and
Mrs. Holly Musgrove
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence C. Pakula
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Willard
Renee Wilson
Guardians
($5,000 - $9,999)
Ms. Judith E. Antisdel
Mrs. Louise A. Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. Steven E. Bers
Mr. and Mrs. H. Chace Davis
Mrs. Lois B. Feinblatt
Ms. Megan Ford
Billie Grieb
Ms. Monica M. Hausner
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hiebler
Stephen J. Immelt, Esq.
Dr. Jack Kardos
Ms. Susan B. Katzenberg
Mr. James Kennedy
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kernan
Ms. Laura L. Leftwich
Mr. and Mrs. John Machen
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Mathias
Ms. Theresa McGuire
Mary D. Miller and Charles S. Hirsch
Ms. Kathleen M. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. John Nehra
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Newhall
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. O’Neil, Jr.
Marc and Elizabeth Pritchard
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Rever
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Roche
Mr. and Mrs. Brian C. Rogers
Dr. Arthur and Bonnie Serpick
Debbie and Richard Swartz
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Vaselkiv
Mr. John H. Ware, IV
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Wyeth
Allies
($2,500 - $4,999)
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Adams
Dr. and Mrs. Rolf Barth
Mr. Peter Bell and
Dr. Lisë K. Satterfield
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Berger
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brannick
Ms. Meredith C. Callanan
Mr. W. G. Carpenter
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davey
Mr. John S. Plank and
Ms. Dana S. DiCarlo
Ms. Cathleen M. Dolehanty
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Dott
Mr. Robert A. Dymond
Mr. Douglas H. Feiock
Mr. Michael A. Fine
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Floersheimer
Mr. Kevin C. Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Goldseker
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Amoretta M. (Amie) Hoeber
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Hogan
Ms. Mary R. Holiday
Ms. Linda H. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Kandel
Dr. and Mrs. William E. Kirwan
Ms. Rachel R. Kleinfeld
Mike and Heather Kuta
Ms. Colleen Mallon and
Mr. Matt Casse
Mr. James M. Merwald
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Miller
Ms. Olwen E. Modell
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Moore
Mr. Dax R. Norman
Ms. Noreen O’Neill
Mr. Gregory F. Payne
Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Rittermann
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr.
Ms. Valerie Rovine
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Simon
Mr. Ed St. John
Mr. and Mrs. Michael F. Summers, Ph.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Elton N. Wright
Mentors
($1,000 - $2,499)
Eileen and Tony Abato
Mr. Rick Baker
Mr. Nicholas Baldick
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bangs
Ms. Penny Bank
Ms. Victoria Bayless
Mr. Rodger Bayne
Mrs. Jennifer Bem
Ms. Nijole V. Benokraitis
Ms. Jody S. Berg
Mr. Victor J. Blanchard
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Bond, Jr.
Mary Catherine Bunting
Mr. David L. Greif, II and
Mrs. Joyce Ann Burman
Mrs. Ruth A. Butt
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Cameron
Dr. Jackie C. Campbell
Ms. Carolyn Camut
Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Caplan
Ms. Constance R. Caplan
Ms. Jody L. Clark
Dr. and Mrs. John V. Conte, Jr.
Ms. Lisa Cornoa
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund B. Cronin, Jr.
W. B. Max Crownover Ph.D.
Mr. Kevin Cullen
Peter and Sita Culman
Dr. and Mrs. David Dalury
Dr. and Mrs. Worth B. Daniels, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davison
Ms. Deborah Digges
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ditkoff
Ms. Anjanette L. Dixon
Ms. Ann M. Dixon
Mr. Robert Doory and
Mrs. Ann Marie Doory
Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. Dorsey
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Doub, Jr.
Ms. Kathleen A. Ellis
Ms. Joyce Epstein
Mr. Treavor Erney
Mrs. Nancy Ratcliffe Ferrell
Dr. Henry E. Fessler
Dr. and Mrs. William Flowers
Mr. Paul S. Forward
Mr. and Mrs. James L. Francis, Jr.
Mr. Timothy Frank
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Garrison-Mogren
Ms. Eileen Geier
Ms. Darlene H. George
Ms. Susan Gillette
Mr. and Mrs. John Gillin
Mr. William S. Glass
Mr. Norman Glick and
Mrs. Mitzi Glick
Mr. Steve Goldberg
Ms. Marci Goldman-Frye
Ms. Deby Goldseker
Ms. Beth Goldsmith
Mr. Gregg Bernstein and
Ms. Sheryl Goldstein
Hilda Pearl and Douglas S. Goodwin
Ms. Amanda E. Greene
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Griswold, IV
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory F. Handlir
Amy and Albert Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Hart
Mr. Robbie Heacock
Ms. Amy Heller
Ms. Sharon Hertz
Mr. and Mrs. Martin S. Himeles
Mary T. Hogan
Mr. Marc A. Hurwitz
Mr. John R. Jackson
Mr. Jay Jenkins and Mr. TJ Hindman
Ms. Elaine J. Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Kassap
Ms. Julia Kazaks
Mrs. Julia Keelty
Ms. Katherine Khalifeh
Mr. James R. Kidwell
Drs. Suh Kang and Young Choo Kim
Mr. and Mrs. Stanard T. Klinefelter
Ms. Isabel H. Klots
Ms. Patty Knott
Walter D. Kone
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Kroneberger, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Krongard
Ms. Margaret M. Lang
Ms. Sarah McCafferty and
Mr. Andrew Lapayowker
Adela B. LeBrun
Dorothy J. Lennig and
Vernon A. Krause, Jr.
Mr. Michael Levy
Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Linehan
Linda T. Lo Cascio and James I. Arnold
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lowery
Ms. Ellen Macks
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Malester
Ms. Jo Anne S. Matschulat
Ms. Naomi J. McAfee
Ms. Margaret McCann
Ms. Michelle B. McGarvey Pressel
Mary L. McGeady
Mr. and Mrs. John McLane
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Melson
Ms. Renee Merrick
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey M. Meyerhoff
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Milan
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Miller
Ms. Dawn Morgan
Judith Lakind, Ph. D. and Daniel Naiman, Ph. D.
Mr. and Mrs. Yehuda Neuberger
Ms. Becky Newhall
Ms. Suzy L. Nicol
Mrs. Jacqueline C. Norden
Mr. Hughes Norton
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Mr. Douglas R. Pear
Ms. Brenda J. Pittman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Plank
Mr. Daniel K. Proctor
Mr. and Mrs. Rajeev D. Ranadive
Mr. Michael R. Reick
Mr. James H. Reiner
Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Rosenberg
Mrs. Beth Rosenwald
Debbie and John Saag
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Schapiro
Ms. Pamela Scott
Mr. and Mrs. M. Sigmond
and Barbara Shapiro
Mr. Alexius D. Smith, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Smith
Ms. Kathleen St. John
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Stennett
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stromberg
Ms. Jenifer Tobiasen
Deborah E. Trautman
Mr. Alfred Tyler, II
Mr. Daniel Washburn
Mr. Michael Mauro and
Mrs. Marcie Weinstein
Mr. David Wells
Mrs. Anne W. West
Ms. Susan E. Williams
Mr. Bruce Wilson
Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wittenbach
Mr. Roy E. Wood
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Wright
Ms. Jean L. Wyman
Ms. J. Carolyn Zick
Sustainers
($500-$999)
Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Aarsand
Ms. Claire F. Adams
Mr. John Alfree
Mrs. Patricia A. Almond
Mr. Michael Amey
Mr. Mark Arbutus
Ms. Colleen Bacinski
Mr. and Mrs. John Barry
Ms. Valerie G. Beacham
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey T. Becks
Mr. Michael C. Bell
Ms. Franette Bell
Ms. Linda J. Benjamin
Mr. Thomas Bennett and
Mrs. Thera E. Bennett
Mr. Robert E. Berger
Ms. Christina R. Best
Dr. Zaver M. Bhujwalla
Ms. April D. Blahut
Ms. Crystal Blake
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bobrow
Ms. Susan Boylan
Dr. Nancy C. Briganti
Mr. and Mrs. Brian L. Briggs
Ms. Star T. Briscoe
Mr. Steven G. Brooks and
Ms. Ann Loar Brooks
Ms. Margaret E. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. John Bulman
Mr. and Mrs. Dirk Cairns-Gallimore
Ms. Rosanne G. Calzetta
Ms. Wanda L. Carrington
Mrs. Edmund Cashman
Mr. Carey B. Cezar
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Churchman
Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Clapp
Ms. Linda Clark
Dr. Janice Clements
Mr. Michael B. Cole
Mr. Stiles T. Colwill
Ms. Maria H. Condez
Mr. Timothy G. Coon
Ms. Mary S. Cooper
Ms. Harriet E. Cooperman
Ms. Bonnie S. Cosner
Ms. Stephanie Cousins
Ms. Pamela M. Crowe
Ms. Stacy Cullum
Mr. James Cummings
Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Cunningham
Larry and Leah Rood
Ms. Aimee R. DeCamillo
Mrs. Karen S. Deeley
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Denrich
Ms. Regina C. Dolan
Mr. Denise Dougherty
Mrs. Jean E. Doyle
Ms. Linda J. Dusman
Mr. Brian Eakes
Ms. Virginia H. Eckard
Ms. Natalie D. Eddington
Ms. Mary B. Edwards
Dr. and Mrs. E. George Elias
Ms. Shari Elliker
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Ercole
Ms. Kim Erickson
Mrs. Beth Falcone
Mrs. Julie I. Fisher
Ms. Kimberly Fiske
Learned Foote
Ms. Jean B. Fordis
Paul and Mo Forrester
Ms. Sandra L. Forsberg
Ms. Lucy Foster
Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Foster
Mrs. Joanna C. Foster
Ms. Charlotte Fouch
Mr. Alfred Foxx
Mr. Brian P. Frank
Mr. Michael Friedman
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Fruchtman, Jr.
Mr. John J. Laterra and
Ms. Amy M. Fulton
Mrs. Suzanne M. Furst
Ms. Julie Gaskins
Mr. Price O. Gielen, Esq and
Dr. A. C. Gielen
Ms. Anne H. Gonzalez
Ms. Julie Gottlieb
Mr. David Granite
Ms. Angela D. Gravely-Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Green
Ms. Caroline A. Griffin and
Mr. Dugan
Ms. Erin R. Griffith
Mr. and Mrs.Tom Grubb
Mr. and Mrs. John Guinee, III
Dean Phoebe Haddon
Ms. Rebecca S. Hamer
Mr. Dale D. Hamilton
Ms. Donna L. Harrington
Ms. Michelle R. Hawkins
Mr. James Hawthorne
Mr. John M. Hayner
Ms. Tosha L. Hershey
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Hill
Dr. Martha N. Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Himmelrich
Ms. Filipe K. Ho
Mr. Gary L. Holland
Mr. James C. Holmes and Mr.
Timothy A. Sabin
Mr. Thomas Hull
Dr. Barbara Hutchinson
Mrs. Caroline Ingles
Ms. Pamela Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Johnson
Mr. Adam R. Fein and
Ms. Linda Keithan-Fein
Ms. Andrea F. Kelly
Ms. Jaime C. Kendrick
Ms. Sheila R. Kessinger
Ms. Regina M. Kotowski
Mrs. Angela M. Lambert-Hall
Ms. Noelle Landolt
Mr. Joseph H. Langhirt
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Mr. and Mrs. Claude J. Lapointe
Mr. Joseph Larocque
Mr. Edward Lawson
Ms. Judith M. Levy
Bonny and Kenneth B. Lewis
Ms. Sandra Liotta
Mr. Tyrone S. Logan
Ellyn and Patrick Loy
Ms. Margaret MacLeod
Pete and Anne Mathews
Mr. Michael P. McAllister
Mr. Reginald Mccall
Mrs. Mary E. McCarthy Bollard
Mary E. McCaul, Ph.D.
Mr. & Mrs. Scott B. McGee
Ms. Reba A. McGinnis
Ms. Loria A. McIntyre
Ms. Jessica Melincavage
Dr. and Mrs. John Meredith
Ms. Kelli L. Merwald
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Miller
Ms. Tanya S. Miller
Ms. Joyce T. Mitchell, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Morgan
Constance H. Morrison
Ms. Elizabeth K. Moser
Mr. Timothy Munn
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne M. Murphy
Ms. Jeanne Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Musika
Ms. Marcia E. Neal
Mrs. Margaret K. Neidlinger
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Newlin
Mr. Thomas Nivens, III
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund R. Novak, Jr.
Ms. Joann M. Nugent
The Honorables Martin and
Catherine C. O’Malley
Ms. Juliana O’Reilly
Dr. Jeffrey B. Palmer
Ms. Denise Parsons
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Paulson
Mr. Kenneth Petty
Ms. Kathryn Preston
Ms. Charleen F. Price
Ms. Audrey M. Quarles
Mrs. La’tonya M. Queensbury-Wilson
Terry Reagan
Mr. Alvin S. Reed
Stuart Rehr and Ms. Julia Evins
Ms. Lorraine S. Rendleman
Mr. William L. Reynolds, II
Ms. Brenda Richardson
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Richman
Mr. and Mrs. Alan B. Richstein
Ms. Suzanne J. Ricklin
Sande and Don Riesett
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Rockwell
Ms. Demetria J. Rodgers
Mr. Cory L. Rothschild
Ms. Julie Rottenberg
Mr. Melvin C. Routh
Ms. Alissa V. Sagri
Ms. Susan Scarborough
Ms. Barbara S. Schuette
Ms. Thelma O. Scott
Mrs. Sabrina Seib
Ms. Deborah L. Shoup
Mr. Jeff Schwaber and Ms. Liz Shrayer
Ms. Karen P. Simpson
Mr. Gregory B. Smith
Ms. Dominique Smith
Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Smith
Ms. Sharon A. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Smith
Ms. Jackie Sokolowski
Ms. Heather Spurrier
Ms. Pamela A. Stevens
Ms. Teresa L. Stewart
Mr. Charlie Stieff and Mrs. Ann Stieff
Mr. Stanley E. Stigdon
Mr. and Mrs. Dyson P. Stockman
Mr. Hervey S. Stockman
Ms. Deborah Svoboda
Mrs. Beth Taub
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Thompson
Ms. Sandi L. Timmins
Dr. Amy Tsui
Ms. Andrea Tucker and
Mr. Edward Zimmerman
Mr. and Mrs. James G. Walls
Mr. Robert E. Waters
Ms. Fran Watkins
Ms. Peggy J. Watson
Ms. Linda A. Way-Smith
Ms. Lucile R. Webster
Ms. Gloria West
Ms. Julie Whalen
Ms. Rhonda L. Williams
Ms. Pamela J. Windsor
Mr. Patrick J. Woodhouse
Ms. Suzanne E. Worrall
Terri Wurmser
Mrs. Judith Wyman
Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Zugates
Corporations,
Foundations and
Community Groups
Champions ($25,000+)
The Abell Foundation
The Kenneth S. Battye
Charitable Trust
Charles Crane Family Foundation, Inc.
Combined Charity Campaign
Combined Federal Campaign
The Fund for Change
Katzoff Family Group Trust
Marion I. and Henry J. Knott
Foundation, Inc.
Marjorie Cook Foundation, Inc.
Mary K. Dubois Charitable
Remainder Trust
Maryland Charity Campaign
Maryland Legal Services Corporation
The Osprey Foundation
The Rouse Company Foundation
Selma Lee Owrutsky Revocable Trust
United Way of Central Maryland
Venable LLP
Wal-Mart Foundation
The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg
Foundation
Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund
Protectors
($10,000-$24,999)
Alexander and Louise Armstrong
Foundation
Alice Shaver Foundation
Allegis Group Foundation
The Allstate Foundation
Alvin and Fanny Blaustein Thalheimer
Foundation, Inc.
ARINC Incorporated
Baltimore Women’s Giving Circle
Bijoux
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
of MD, Inc.
Cecilia Young Willard Helping Fund
Clearing House, Ltd.
DTS Systems, Inc.
Eddie’s of Roland Park
Erickson Living
Estate of Margaret A. Throne
Estate of Ruth Fegley
Greater Kansas City Community
Foundation
The Louis H. Gross Foundation, Inc.
Helen Clay Frick Foundation
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Helen P. Denit Charitable Trust
The David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn
Foundation, Inc.
The Letaw Family Foundation, Inc.
Joseph Meyerhoff Fund, Inc.
Merritt Properties, LLC
The P&G Fund of Greater
Cincinnati Foundation
Procter & Gamble Cosmetics
Sylvan/Laureate Foundation, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Foundation, Inc.
United Way of the National
Capital Area
Verizon
Verizon Wireless
WPW Foundation
Guardians
($5,000-$9,999)
2003 JHW IV Charitable Lead Trust
AEGON/Transamerica Foundation
Anne-Tisdale Direct
The Lois & Irving Blum Foundation, Inc.
Brown Advisory Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
The Bunting Family Foundation
DLA Piper US LLP
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Goldseker Foundation
H. Chace & Helen S. Davis
Fund of BCF
Helen S. and Merrill L. Bank
Foundation, Inc.
Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine
JP Morgan
Kathleen Murphy Gifting Account
Legal Aid Bureau
Mano Swartz Furs
Maryland Athletic Club
McCormick & Company
Nextgen Foundation Charitable
Foundation Trust
Nordstrom, Inc.
The Robinson Foundation
St. George’s Garden Club
Think Energy
United Way
University of Baltimore Student
Bar Association
WAWA
Wells Fargo Foundation
Westview Savings Bank Fund
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Charitable Trust
Allies
($2,500-$4,999)
Mentors
($1,000-$2,499)
Alpha Chi Omega at UMD
America’s Charities
The Associated: Jewish Community
Federation of Baltimore
Bank of America United Way
Campaign
The Callanan Family Charitable
Gift Fund
The Committee to Elect
Tom Bromwell
Conveyor Handling Company, Inc.
Corporate Office Properties Trust
DiPietro Family Foundation
Dorothy L. & Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr.
Foundation
Edward St. John Foundation, Inc.
Employees Charity Organization of
Northrop Grumman
Fannie Mae Foundation
Father O’Neill Council No. 4011
Knights of Columbus
Gallagher Evelius & Jones
Give with Liberty
Gordon and Marsha Becker Fund
Hecht-Levi Foundation, Inc.
IBRD- World Bank Family Network
JS Plank and Dana DiCarlo Family
Foundation
Kelly Benefit Strategies
KPMG
Lisë K. Satterfield, MD Fund
The M&T Bank Charitable Foundation
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Northrop Grumman
Preston G. and Nancy M. Athey Fund
Saiontz & Kirk P.A.
St. John Properties, Inc.
St. Vincent De Paul Society
The Stewart B. Eckers CharitableTrust
SunTrust United Way Campaign
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving
Table Toppers
Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
United Health Group
US Trust
The L. Warner Companies, Inc.
The William Kelly & Anna Margaretta
Gregory Charitable Foundation
A.E. Dott & Associates
Adalman Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Aesthetics by Katzen at the
Katzen Eye Group
Aetna
Alexander James & Co.
AMH Consulting
The Arnold Consulting Group LLC
Ashland Presbyterian Church
Augsburg Lutheran Home of
Maryland, Inc.
Baltimore Municipal Golf Corporation
Bank of America Foundation
Caplan Family Foundation, Inc.
Catholic Community of
St. Francis Xavier
CFG Community Bank
Charles W. Quatt & Associates
CMB Wireless Group, LLC
DeBois Textiles
Deering Family Foundation
Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown
Dr. and Mrs. Young Choo Kim Fund
The Dyer Kroneberger &
Hobson Group
Eastern High School Class of ‘61
Empire Beauty School
Empire Education Group
Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. People’s
Emergency Fund
Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
Enterprise Homes Inc.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Fortress Investment Group LLC
Frank Family Foundation
GE United Way Campaign
GiveCorps
Harley W. Howell Charitable
Foundation
Heavy Seas Beer
Holy Family Roman Catholic
Congregation
Honeywell International
Charity Matching
In Honor Of Her, Inc.
House of Ruth Maryland Young
Professionals
Jane and Worth B. Daniels, Jr. Fund
of BCF
Jody L. Clark and Gail V. Colangelo
Charitable Fund
Kaiser Permanente MidAtlantic Giving Campaign
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Kirk Designs, Inc.
Kramon & Graham, P.A.
Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl
Legg Mason, Inc.
Live Green Landscape Associates, LLC
M&T Bank
M. Sigmund & Barbara K. Shapiro
Philanthropic Fund
Martin S. Himeles, Sr. Foundation
Media Works, Ltd.
The Harvey M. Meyerhoff Fund, Inc
The Miller Family Charitable Fund
Morgan Stanley Annual Appeal
Campaign
MPH Bank Foundation Inc.
National Association of Professional
Organizers
Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver
Patuxent Engineering Group, LLC
The Pennyghael Foundation, Inc.
The Pistone Family Foundation
Polk Audio, Inc.
PSA Insurance & Financial Services
QuestMark Management Co., Inc.
Radcliffe Jewelers
RBC Wealth Management
Richard & Rosalee C. Davison
Foundation
Russel Automotive
Simply Beautiful Flowers
Society For Clinical Data Management
St. Andrew Apostle Church
St. Stephen’s Church Ladies of Charity
Steven J. Katz Philanthropic Fund
Tessco Technologies
Thomas L. Milan and
Mary A. Milan Fund
Towson University Foundation, Inc.
The Robb and Elizabeth Tyler
Foundation
UMB Bank
The Wine Source
World Bank Community
Connections Fund
The Marjorie Wyman Charitable
Annuity Trust
Yehuda and Anne Neuberger
Philanthropic Fund
Sustainers
($500-$999)
A. L. Howes Agency, Inc.
Allstate Giving Campaign
Baltimore City Lodge No. 57
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
The Baltimore Women’s Bar
Association
Bank Of America-United Way
Campaign
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C.B. Fleet Company, Inc.
Carsins Run Baptist Church
Catholic Community of Greenbelt
CBIZ Insurance Services, Inc
Constellation Energy Group
Employee Fund
Cupcake LLC
The Lawrence and Antoinette
Delaney Charitable Fund
Douron, Inc.
Eastern Savings Bank
Edaptive Systems LLC
First Christian Church
First Data Foundation
First Potomac Realty Investment, LP
Guinee Family Charitable Fund
Hamilton Barksdale Brown
Charitable Trust
The Charles and Eugenia Hill
Charitable Gift Fund
The Himmelrich Fund, Inc.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
HR Anew, Incorporated
Idlewylde United Methodist Church
Incred-A-Shred
Injured Worker’s Insurance Fund
J. R. Owens Corporation
JoAnn and Jack Fruchtman
Charitable Fund
Johnsville United Methodist Church
The Joseph Mullan Company t/a
Kenwood Park Apartments
Judith and M. Richard Wyman
Philanthropic Fund
Kittamaqundi Community Inc
Oliver’s Carriage House
KPMG’s Community Involve
Kramon & Graham Charitable
Philanthropic Fund
Light Street Presbyterian Church
Lorraine S. Rendleman Fund
Mackenzie Commercial Real
Estate Services
Manekin, LLC
Marc S. Dorman & Associates PC
MECU
Members Give
The Miller Family Gift Fund
Mimi Cooper Fund of Baltimore
Community Foundation
Miriam Lodge K.S.B. Inc.
Natural Zing, LLC
Of Notre Dame De Namur Inc
Perry Hall High School
Physician Support Services
The Rothschild Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
Salon Jean and Day Spa
The Second Presbyterian Church
Sidney Weinman Memorial
Foundation, Inc.
The Paul & Emily Singer Family Foundation
The Sinsky-Kresser-Racusin Memorial
Foundation, Inc.
Sisters of Notre Dame
Sollers United Methodist Church
St. John Alpha & Omega
Pentecostal Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church of
Sweet Air
St. Louis the King Knights of
Columbus Charity Fund Inc.
The Stieff Foundation
Stiles T. Colwill Interiors, Inc
TKF Fund of The Baltimore
Community Foundation
Tower Federal Credit Union
The Edwin & Jeanne C. Trexler
Foundation
Unique Ladies Association of
Anambra State Inc.
United Way of Chittenden County
United Way of Southeastern
Pennsylvania
University of Baltimore Criminal
Justice Association
Uptown Cheapskate
Vanguard Charitable Endowment
Program
WellAdvantage
Williamsburg Square/Ashton Place
Swim Team
WPG Solutions, INC
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FY 2011
Government Grantors
(direct awards and
subcontracts)
Baltimore City Department
of Housing and Community
Development / Baltimore
Homeless Services, Inc.
Baltimore City Department of Social Services
Baltimore City Emergency Food
and Safety Program
Baltimore City Police Department
Baltimore County Department of
Social Services
Baltimore County Department of
Planning
Maryland Administrative Office of
the Courts
Maryland Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene
Maryland Department of Human Resources
Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime
Control and Prevention
Maryland Governor’s Office on
Service and Volunteerism
Maryland State Department of
Education
Montgomery County Sherriff’s Office
National Institutes of Health /
University of Pittsburgh
U.S. Department of Homeland Security / FEMA
U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development
U.S. Department of Justice, Victims
of Crime Office
U.S. Department of Justice, Violence
Against Women Office
Non-Profit
Organization U.S.
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Have Lunch
With A Star
Reserve your table now for the 12th Annual
Spring Luncheon to benefit the House of Ruth
Maryland, featuring Anna Deavere Smith.
While you may know her best from her roles
on screen and film, she’ll share with us her
life’s passion: the study of who we are as a
nation, our community, our character, our
diversity. Through characters and personal
narration, she’ll tell the story of social justice,
including issues of domestic violence, in our nation.
Thursday, April 18, 2013 • 11AM – 1:45PM
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Co-Chairs: Olwen Modell & Amy Newhall
Silver Sponsor: Eddie’s of Roland Park
For tickets and sponsorship information,
call 410-554-8448.
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