If every mlgw customer donateS $1 a month,
we cAN help OVER 20,000 families EACH YEAR.
ADD YOUR ONE
TO PLUS-1
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Spring 2012 • Volume 30 • Number 1
MIFA Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Jef Feibelman, Chair
Rev. Steve Montgomery, Vice Chair
Emily Woodside, Secretary
Ward Mayer, Treasurer
Paul Berz
Otha Brandon
Yvonne Madlock
Jordan Barré
Peggy Brewer
Deborah Craddock
Meg Crosby
Mark Finestone
Price Ford
Michelle Fulmer
Rev. Milton Hawkins
Kojo McLennon
Snow Morgan
Amy Poag
Rev. Ollie Rencher
Judy Royal
Chris Suhoza
Peter Tosches
Blanchard Tual
Cathy Polk Van Leit
MIFA friends,
As you know, partnerships have always been important to MIFA. We were founded in an unlikely partnership of
divergent groups with shared interests, and that spirit of combining efforts remains a principle of ours today.
In 1982, a joint effort of MLGW and MIFA brought about the Plus-1 program, which has provided utility
assistance for thousands of families in its first 30 years. You can read more about this vital program on the
following pages, and find out more about the Grizzlies game on February 29 that will benefit Plus-1.
In 2009, MIFA began serving as the central intake location for the Memphis and Shelby County Emergency
Housing Partnership, which has proven successful in helping individuals and families avoid homelessness and
find suitable housing. In its first two years, the program has assisted 3,934 families. A recently released report
available on our website details the program’s successes.
Our COOL program, which was highlighted last month in The Commercial Appeal, relies on collaborations
with everyone from the Memphis Grizzlies to ServiceMaster to the students’ individual high schools and
prospective colleges. This year, the finalists in our Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Teen Oratorical Contest will
present their speeches at the National Civil Rights Museum to a panel of judges from across the community.
These collaborations and many others are the reason MIFA and its programs continue to thrive. We are proud
to work with so many organizations and individuals who share MIFA’s commitment to our community.
Sincerely,
Executive Director
Sally Jones Heinz
Hope in Action staff
Ellen Whitten, Editor
[email protected]
(901) 529-4507
Jessica Jones, Designer
James Seacat,
Communications Director
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Sally Jones Heinz
Executive Director
The FY2011 MIFA annual report is now
available online at mifa.org/financials.
Our mission: MIFA engages the community to sustain the independence of seniors, transform the lives of families in crisis, and
equip teens for success.
Our vision: MIFA works to unite our diverse community to address the challenges of poverty.
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The power of one
Plus-1 helps keep the lights on for many in need
“The face of our average client has changed,” says Phyllis Phillips, director
of MIFA’s Emergency Services program. “Our clients used to be mostly
single mothers, but now we see everybody—seniors, single fathers, people
without children, two-parent households, grandparents with guardianship—the changes in our economy have touched everybody.”
This population may be changing, but the challenges that bring them to
MIFA are the same: for whatever reason, and due to whatever misfortune,
they can’t quite make ends meet.
As the damage to our economy continued and jobless rates in Memphis
hovered around 10% for many months, more and more people became
unemployed or underemployed. Some have been laid off and haven’t found
new jobs yet. Others are temporary employees but without benefits like
health insurance and medical leave. Others still are the sole breadwinners
for their families, including children, parents, and other relatives. But bills
don’t stop coming just because someone is out of work—these people must
continue paying their rent and utility bills, or they’ll end up in even more
dire straits.
Take, for example, a woman who recently came to MIFA for assistance with
her utility bill. During her second battle with breast cancer, she exhausted
her medical leave and benefits and was left with no money to cover her
costs of living. In addition to preventing her utility cutoff with Plus-1 funds,
MIFA staff referred to her the American Cancer Society, which agreed to
pay one month of her mortgage.
Phyllis Phillips, director of MIFA’s Emergency Services program, says
the face of the average client has changed. Single mothers used to be
the norm, but now everyone needs assistance.
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527-0208
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When people come to MIFA for utility assistance, they don’t always know
the name of the Plus-1 program or exactly how it works, but they know
we’re here to help.
Established in 1982, Plus-1 is a partnership between MIFA and Memphis
Light, Gas & Water that provides utility assistance to eligible individuals
and families in financial crisis. MIFA screens clients for eligibility and priority and authorizes payments from the Plus-1 fund to their accounts. Clients
are eligible for assistance once every two years.
Plus-1 funds come from one-time and monthly contributions from MLGW
customers. The average eligible household receives $200 in assistance, plus
negotiation with MLGW to establish a payment plan for the balance. In fiscal year 2012, requests for utility assistance increased 19% over the previous
year, and the 9,000 MLGW customers who currently give to Plus-1 helped
keep up with that demand.
Those 9,000 customers—or roughly 2% of the total population MLGW
serves—contributed enough last year to help about 1,700 families. If every MLGW customer gave just $1 a month, we could serve more
than 20,000 families per year.
And individuals aren’t the only ones who contribute—businesses and congregations are regular givers as well. Balmoral Presbyterian Church started
collecting for Plus-1 during the holidays last year. In place of their usual
poinsettia decorations in the church, they decorated their Christmas tree
with lights to track the amount they had collected. They gave more than
$1,150.
Plus-1 helps parents like Joy (pictured with her children, Heaven and Albert)
when they are forced to seek assistance in times of financial crisis.
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LAST YEAR
WHAT IF
If you already give to Plus-1, on behalf of all those your donations
serve, thank you. If you’d like to contribute one time or commit to a
monthly donation, visit mifa.org/plus-1. You can also participate by
joining us at the Memphis Grizzlies game on Wednesday, February
29; information on purchasing tickets is provided below.
Support Plus-1 and the
Memphis Grizzlies!
9,000 PLUS-1 DONORS
Plus-1 has been selected by the Kroger Cares
program to benefit from the Memphis Grizzlies
game on Wednesday, February 29.
EVERY MLGW CUSTOMER GAVE $1 PER MONTH,
To purchase tickets:
• Visit the Ticketmaster purchasing page: http://bit.ly/xtgnnp
• Click “find tickets”
• Type MEMPHIS into the “special offer code” box, and click
“verify”
• Create an account or login if you have an existing one
• Select your seats, complete your purchase, and your tickets will
be emailed to you
To sign up for Plus-1, please fill out the enclosed
envelope and return to MLGW.
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KEPT THE LIGHTS ON FOR
1,700 FAMILIES.
WE COULD HELP MORE
THAN
20,000
FAMILIES.
HOPE IN
ACTION
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2012 • 5
MIFA honors Dr. King’s legacy
On Monday, January 16, MIFA held its annual observance of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. Edward L. Stanton, III, United States Attorney
for the Western District of Tennessee, delivered the keynote address. Bernal
Smith, president and publisher of the Tri-State Defender, led the program.
Attorney Stanton’s remarks are now available at mifa.org/mlkday.
During the celebration, the 12 finalists in MIFA’s Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Oratorical contest were announced. This annual competition, sponsored
by Nina and Matthew Thornton, is open to area high school students, with
prizes awarded to the top three winners. The first-place winner will deliver
the keynote address at MIFA’s Day of Reflection and Service on Saturday,
March 31.
2012 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical Contest Finalists
Tyler Banks
Central High
School
DeAndre’ Hammon
Central High
School
Nekiaya Elam
Central High
School
Chasity Harris
Central High
School
Susie Gray
Central High
School
Ranard Hill
Hollis F. Price
Middle College
High School
Cenishia Hines
Hollis F. Price
Middle College
High School
Chrysta Smith
Memphis Academy
of Health Science
Darius Inge
Central High
School
DeMarcus Taylor
Hollis F. Price
Middle College
High School
Joshua Johnson
Central High
School
Breana Turner
Central High
School
Join us on Saturday, March 31, at 10 a.m. at MIFA for
Day of Reflection and Service, presented by ServiceMaster.
Edward L. Stanton, United States Attorney, West District of Tennessee,
with COOL student and oratorical contest finalist Susie Gray.
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Planned giving secures MIFA’s future
When asked why she chose to support MIFA, Elizabeth Caldwell says, “It’s
been a part of what I was doing for such a long time. I’ve been very pleased
with what goes on at MIFA—it seems like what we need to do for people
who need help.”
Having no children and an interest in the fate of their finances, Elizabeth
and her husband John set up a charitable trust to benefit MIFA and a handful of other selected charities. “We wanted to be deliberate about first supporting our family and then supporting our community,” Elizabeth recalls.
“We wanted to designate where our money was to go and how we were to
spend it while we were living.” When John died in 1995, Elizabeth found
comfort in the fact that those decisions had been made years earlier.
The Caldwells’ 26 years of sustaining support allow MIFA to continue
providing critical assistance in this community. Investment decisions like
theirs—whether through charitable trusts or another estate planning method—secure donors’ finances as well as the future of our organization.
“A lot of people don’t realize all that you all do,” Elizabeth says. “MIFA is
important to the city and to people, and I have always been pleased to be a
part of it.”
Elizabeth Caldwell and her husband John included MIFA in their estate
plans. “We wanted to be deliberate about first supporting our family and
then supporting our community,” Elizabeth recalls.
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Inter-faith Handyman project a success
The Inter-faith Handyman program was created to advance MIFA’s interfaith initiative by bringing youth and adults of different faiths together on a
series of projects that serve the community. The program’s inaugural event
on November 19, 2011, attracted more than 90 volunteers, exceeding all
expectations.
Volunteers included inter-faith students from Rhodes College who are participating in President Obama’s White House Community Service Campus
Challenge, led by Chaplain Walt Tennyson. They were joined by youth
and adults from Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, youth from St.
Andrew’s Episcopal Church, families from the Memphis Islamic Center,
and members of Christ City Church, among others.
The goal of the project was to transform a neighborhood with several vacant houses by decoratively boarding up those structures. This activity discourages vandalism, squatting, and crime, and preserves the vacant houses
until they become homes again. The group also cleaned up yards and offered to rake leaves for neighbors, some of whom offered bottled water,
watched the progress, and joined in the work. And several weeks after the
project was completed, a neighbor reported that none of the properties had
since been vandalized.
The next inter-faith Handyman project will be held on Saturday, March 24.
If your congregation is interested in participating, contact Linda Marks at
(901) 527-0208 x218 or [email protected].
Students from Rhodes College, along with youth and adult volunteers
from congregations across the city, participated in MIFA’s recent interfaith Handyman project.
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Days of Hope
The following individuals have given a Day of Hope at MIFA with an annual gift of $5000 or more in FY12. To sponsor your own Day of Hope,
or if you’ve made a gift at this level and not yet selected your special day, please contact Dorothy Lane McClure at 529-4523
December 25, 2011
Her children and grandchildren
in memory of Marie Word
January 16, 2012
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Thornton III
in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 11, 2012
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi III
in memory of John Montesi, Jr.
Billie Ann Williams
in memory of David G. Williams
on his birthday
February 14, 2012
In memory of Kenneth Sossaman
Judith Sossaman Brantley
April 10, 2012
Karen & Preston H. Dorsett
April 14, 2012
Louise Mann
in honor of Jeff Mann, Sr.
on his birthday
April 16, 2012
The Estate of Billy J. Christian
on his birthday
May 28, 2012
Michael & Roann Mathias
in memory of Walter I. Mathias,
his dedication, hard work & sacrifice
C o n t r i bu t i o n s
Circle of Hope Level Gifts
$125,000+
Anonymous
$50,000 - $75,000
Anonymous
$25,000 - $49,999
Anonymous
Estate of Billy J. Christian
Mr. & Mrs. H. R. Crews, Jr.
Mr. R. Andrew Taylor
$15,000 - $24,999
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May 30, 2012
Sara M. Holmes
in memory of
Elmore Holmes III
August 30, 2012
Rose M. Johnston
in memory of Thomas Johnston
on his birthday
September 15, 2012
Elizabeth T. Caldwell
in memory of John W. Caldwell
October 10, 2012
Anne & John Stokes
on their 53rd anniversary
November 22, 2012
Cindy & Edward Dobbs
in memory of
Yvonne S. Dobbs
January 1, 2013
Mr. & Mrs. Allen B. Morgan, Jr.
in memory of
Elise Wetter Morgan
on her birthday
MIFA gratefully acknowledges the following cash or stock received between October 1 and December 30, 2011.
Your donations help sustain seniors, support families in crisis, and guide urban teens in our community.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Craddock
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Dobbs
Sylvia G. Marks
Ms. Sarah R. Perkins
$10,000 - $14,999
Mr. & Mrs. Marion S. Boyd, Jr.
Julie & Jim Raines
Erin & Ray Schultz
Phyllis & David Scruggs
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Stokes
$7,500 - $9,999
Doris & Fred Feder
Mrs. Rose M. Johnston
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mr. Andrew B. Scoggin
$5,000 - $7,499
Mr. & Mrs. Laurence M. Bloch
Carmen & Matthew Bond
Camilla & Mark Evans
and children
Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. Gerber
Mrs. Sara Holmes
Louise & Jeff Mann
Ms. Margaret E. Metz &
Mr. Bill W. Stegall
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Morgan, Jr.
Mrs. Judith Sossaman Brantley
Jeanne & Henry Varnell
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Word
$2,500 - $4,999
Michael & Bette Ferguson Arndt
Gwen & Chris Beard
David & Theresa Cook
Mr. & Mrs. J. Lester Crain, Jr.
Estate of Thomas M. Courtney
Babs & Jef Feibelman
Sondra & Bill Fondren
Mr. & Mrs. Price D. Ford
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Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Fulmer III
Marilyn L. Haas Family Foundation
Ms. Virginia H. Klettner
Ms. Margaret Maiden
Liz & Arsen Manugian
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Mathias
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Maxwell, Jr.
Mary & Lucian S. Minor
Jean & Frank Norfleet
Lovie & Richard Raines
Michael & Debbi Fields Rose
Dr. Barbara Kay Jackson & Dr.
Thomas B. Shelton
Constance F. Shelton
Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Smith, Jr.
The Sunshine Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Shepherd D. Tate
Mrs. Lucy W. Turnbull
Mr. & Mrs. Brandon M. Wellford
Laurel & Russ Williams
Ms. Emily Woodside & Dr. Bill Falvey
$1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Ben C. Adams, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. J. Walter Allen
Dr. & Mrs. Rex Amonette
Norma & Olin Atkins
Irene & Ron Ayotte
Mr. & Mrs. John Bagby, Jr.
Carol & Bert Barnett
Mr. & Mrs. M. L. Beauchamp
Lenore Binswanger
Dottie & Jack Blake
Mr. & Mrs. James L. Boren, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Hallam Boyd, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Otha L. Brandon
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Gail & Steve Buckman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Burleigh, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Byers, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Felix L. Caldwell
Thomas R. Callihan
Mr. & Mrs. George Cates
Mr. & Mrs. C. Thomas Cates
The Reverend & Mrs. Reynolds S.
Cheney II
Mr. Kenneth F. Clark, Jr.
Congressman Stephen I. Cohen
Margaret & Bill Craddock
Ms. Renée Castle & Mr. Robert L.
Crawford
Alice & Matt Crow
Dr. & Mrs. Roger J. Cunningham
Dr. & Mrs. James H. Daughdrill, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. John Dennis
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Engelberg
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Evetts
Eddie & Gloria Felsenthal
Bradley & Robert Fogleman II
Margo & Mark Fogelman
Martha & Robert Fogelman
Mr. & Mrs. W. Jerry Gillis
Aimee G. Ginsburg
Donna & Bob Goodman
Gerre W. Gourley
Martha & Jerrold Graber
Rabbi Micah & Mrs. Sheril
Greenstein
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Griesbeck
Brenda & Fred Grinder
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Gwatney
Mrs. Emily Haizlip
Lee & Bob Harper
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Harris
Dr. & Mrs. Haywood H.
Henderson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Roy W. Hendrix, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Walt Henrion
Mrs. J. H. Hicks
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Holloway
Mr. Edmund O. Howard
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander P. Jekels
Mr. & Mrs. George T. Johnson
Mr. John M. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. Jones
Bruce Kahn
Mrs. Louise B. Keeler
Ann & Roger Knox
Mr. & Mrs. Alan L. Kosten
Mr. & Mrs. Gregg Landau
Kathy & Scott P. Ledbetter
Nell R. Levy
Mr. & Mrs. John D. Lichterman
Drs. Judith Soberman & Leonard
Lothstein
Mr. & Mrs. Milton L. Lovell
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Makowsky
Susan & B. Lee Mallory
Betty & John Malmo
Mrs. Theresa M. Mauer
Mr. & Mrs. Will E. May
Mary Jack & Claude McCord, Jr.
Mr. William D. McCorkle
Mr. & Mrs. Michael McDonnell
Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. McStay
Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. McVean
Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Stephen R.
Montgomery
Mrs. Shirley P. Moore
Mr. & Mrs. D. Stephen Morrow
Dr. & Mrs. R. J. Moskop
Ms. Sarla S. Nichols & Mr. James
M. Lewis, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Oliver
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Perdue
Mr. & Mrs. Scott P. Plunkett
Mrs. James H. Prentiss
Barbara & Allie Prescott
Mary Alice Quinn
Mr. & Mrs. Boyd L. Rhodes, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory B. Richards
Dr. & Mrs. S. G. Robbins, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Thad S. Rodda, Jr.
Meryl Rosen
Mrs. Susan B. Russell
Suzanne Satterfield & John
Pickens
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Scharff, Jr.
Mr. Michael Schwartz
Dr. & Mrs. James A. Scoggin
Mr. & Mrs. Harry B. Sharp, Jr.
Estie & John Sheahan
Carol & Glenn Sigman
Ms. Kathleene Ann Sims
Lisa & Bayard Snowden
The Huisking Foundation, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Svoboda
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Tanner
Leslie & Andrew Taylor
The Lawrence Lewis Foundation
Mrs. Megan Dunbar Turner
Mr. Julius C. Turner
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Vaughan, Jr.
Warren Family Charitable Fund
Mr. Jonathan I. Wax
Mrs. Ernest B. Williams III
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis C. Williamson, Jr.
Mrs. Mydelle L. Wilson
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Mr. & Mrs. Gary Wilson
Mrs. Richard O. Wilson
Eileen & Steven Wishnia Fund
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Witherington, Jr.
Dr. Janice C. Wood
Ms. Sheffield M. Worboys
Mr. Alvin Wunderlich, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. David G. Zanca
Cornerstone of Hope Level
Gifts
$750 - $999
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Crosby
Dr. & Mrs. Carl R. Cutting
Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Henry
Lynn J. Jones
Dr. John C. Larkin, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Tucker
$500 - $749
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Dunbar Abston, Jr.
Kelly & Brian Athow
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Beaty
Mr. Guilbert L. Brandon, Sr.
Nancy & Louis Brenner
Barbara & Jeffrey Bronze
Mr. Charles B. Cannon
Mr. Kristopher Cantrell
Mr. & Mrs. Preston Carpenter
Drs. Heather & Ravi D. Chauhan
Suzi & Mike Cody
Mrs. Louise W. Collier
Mr. & Mrs. William Craddock, Sr.
Doug & Laurie Daniel
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Mr. C. O. Daugherty
Ms. Willene S. Davis
Mrs. Barbara A. Denley
Mr. & Mrs. D. Michael Edelmuth
Ms. Josephine O. Elosua
Mr. Charles B. Foster
Mrs. Sara A. Frey
Mr. Troy Q. Garner
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Gill
Mr. & Mrs. Paul T. Gillespie, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Subba R. Gollamudi
Mr. & Mrs. Paxton Griffin
Dr. & Mrs. O. B. Harrington
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Hayden
Sally & Brad Heinz
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hussey
Mr. & Mrs. & Mrs. Brian W.
Joesten
Lida & Bill Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Jones, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin N. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Keeler
Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Keeney
Mr. & Mrs. S. L. Kopald Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Kraker
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Kutil
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Lanier
Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Lazarov
Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Lemmi
Barbara & Ira A. Lipman and
Family
Dr. & Mrs. William E. Long
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Madlock
Mr. & Mrs. Kojo McLennon
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald T. Morris
Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Murphy
Dr. & Mrs. T. Craig Nauert
Dr. & Mrs. Arthur W. Nienhuis
Dr. & Mrs. H. Norman Noe
Carol Murff & Thomas Day Oates
Drs. Ruth & Kurt T. Patton
Dr. & Mrs. William R. Priester III
Rev. & Mrs. Ollie V. Rencher
Sherry & Alan Samuels
Mr. & Mrs. R. Clinton Saxton
Ms. Elizabeth Saxton
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Schaefgen
Mrs. Libby Schaller
Drs. Melissa & Timothy H. Self
Dr. & Mrs D. D. Sidhu
Dr. & Mrs. Barry Siegel
Caprice & Art Snyder
Mr. Michael Stein
Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Terry
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Tichenor
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Webb Tucker
Mrs. Agnes Ann Turley
Dr. Justin Usery
Dr. Jewell C. Ward & Mr. Jim
Brooks
Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Wernet
Dr. & Mrs. Benton M. Wheeler
Ms. Donna Wilhite
Dr. & Mrs. Michael D. Wilons
Mr. Thomas R. Wood
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Word
Ms. Anne Wulff & Mr. Brian P.
Bendersky
Mrs. Reginald Wurzburg
Friends Society Level Gifts
$240 - $499
Anonymous
Dr. Katherine Abraham
Ms. Mary Jane Adams
Jane Antrobus
Mr. & Mrs. Morgan D. Arant, Jr.
Ms. Jordan Barré
Mr. & Mrs. F. Barry Bays
Joy & Leo Bearman
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Belisomo
Ms. Linda A. Bennett
Mr. Lloyd Berry
Mr. & Mrs. Hal Boyd III
Mr. & Mrs. Ron L. Braden
Mrs. Pamela Bradshaw
Mr. David Brown & Mr. Steven
Hoover
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Bruce
Mrs. Robert E. Cannon
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Carney
Ms. Ann Clements & Mr. Bobby
Carter
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew P. Cates
Ms. Amy Amundsen & Judge
Robert L. Childers
Mr. & Mrs. Don B. Clanton
Mr. & Mrs. Eliot D. Cohen
Drs. Robert & Sheila Cohen
The Rt. Rev. & Mrs. James M.
Coleman
Ms. Maxine Coven
Mr. & Mrs. John Willis Cox, Jr.
Mr. Michael F. Curtis
Mrs. Adrienne D. Davis
Mrs. Patricia P. Demetriou
Mr. Marshall A. Depka
Mr. & Mrs. Blair DeWeese
Beverly & Henry Doggrell
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Dudek, Jr.
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Ms. Nancy D. Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. David C. Forell
Dr. & Mrs. Charles S. Foster
Mr. & Mrs. C. Bradford Foster III
Rev. Birgitte T. French & Mr. Niels
French
Mr. & Mrs. John Gaskill
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Gassaway, Jr.
Dot Gilbertson
Ms. Elizabeth Graber
Mr. & Mrs. William P. Green
Mr. & Mrs. David A. Green
Mr. & Mrs. Brett Grinder
Mr. & Mrs. W. Ricks Hanna, Jr.
Mr. Larry J. Hardy
Ms. Barbara A. Harper
Ms. Laurie S. Holland
Julia & Gordon Hunter
Mr. & Mrs. William Thomas Hutton
Mr. & Mrs. J. K. Jack
Dr. Jeffrey Jackson
Mrs. Carolyn L. Jennings
Ms. Teresa Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel N. Jones
Mr. John S. King III
The Kriger Family
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua B. Lawhead
Legal Staff of Wright Medical
Mr. & Mrs. William L. Levy
Caroline MacQueen
Ms. Mary C. Burrows & Mr.
Charles Marshall
Mr. & Mrs. Cecil J. McGee
Dr. & Mrs. John L. McGehee IV
Mr. & Mrs. Alec McLean
Mr. & Mrs. Allan McNamara
Mr. & Mrs. William A. McWaters
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Mrs. Houston N. Moore
Cindy & Scott Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Mosley
B. G. Oates
Dr. Frank & Sarah Ognibene
Ms. Amber Palazolo
Mrs. Gertrude S. Parker
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Peacher-Ryan
Ms. Stephanie Phelps
Mr. Maurice R. Prairie
Ms. Elizabeth A. Pritchard
Dr. & Mrs. D. Randolph Ramey III
Ms. Kimberly Ring
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin G. Robertson IV
Mr. & Mrs. Shannon Robinson
Barney Rolfes, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Rosson, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Colin James Ruthven
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene E. Sargent
Dr. Janet Scott
Phil & Fran Shannon
Ms. Nancy Sue Shaw
Dr. & Mrs. John S. Shelton
Ruthann & Hank Shelton
Judy & Ron Shinault
Dr. Thomas D. Shockley
Mrs. Jean W. Sights
Mr. William A. Singleton
Mr. & Mrs. Ben G. Sissman
Jane Scharding & Bruce R.
Smedley
Ms. Sandra L. Smegelsky
Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Smith
Dr. Kevin Smith
Mr. John Straton
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Stroud
Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Sumner
Mr. & Mrs. S. Shepherd Tate
Mr. & Mrs. Larry L. Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Taylor
Sally & John Thomason
Dr. Alicia C. Tilley
Dr. & Mrs. Todd A.Tobias
Mr. Peter L. Tosches
Mr. & Mrs. William Troutt
Ms. Elaine Tuomanen
Mr. & Mrs. Donn Vance
Nancy S. Walker
Mrs. Marjorie Webster
Mr. Henry Wetter III
Mr. & Mrs. Barry F. White
Mrs. Libby Whitten
David & Patti Wilder
Mr. & Mrs. Don Williams
Mr. & Mrs. James O. Williams III
Mr. & Mrs. Berkley Wolff
Anna Kathryn & Hank Word
Julie & Craig Wright
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Wright
Congregations
$10,000 - $15,000
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
$5,000 - $9,999
Church of the Holy Communion
$2,500 - $4,999
Calvary Episcopal Church
Church of the Holy Spirit
Germantown Presbyterian Church
Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
$1,000 - $2,499
Advent Presbyterian Church
Balmoral Presbyterian Church
Holy Apostles Episcopal Church
Idlewild Presbyterian Church
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
Second Presbyterian Church
Springdale Baptist Church
St. John Orthodox Church
Temple Israel
The First Unitarian Church of
Memphis
$750 - $999
Central Church
United Methodist Church,
Memphis Conference
White Stone Missionary Baptist
Church
$500 - $749
Ascension Baptist Church
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
of Germantown
Ellendale UMC
Friendship Baptist Church
Munford Presbyterian Church
Sledge Avenue Church of Christ
St. Luke Lutheran Church
$250 - $499
Castalia Baptist Church
Central Christian Church, Christian
Women’s Fellowship
Evangel Baptist Church
Fullview Missionary Baptist
Church
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Jackson Avenue United Methodist
Church
Scenic Hills UMC
St. John Missionary Baptist
Church
Under $249
B’nai B’rith Youth Organization,
River City BBG
Christ UMC, Bible Class
Church Women United, Memphis
& Shelby County Unit
Colonial Baptist Church
Embury United Methodist Church,
Pilgrim Sunday School Class
Faith Presbyterian Church
Farmington Presbyterian Church
First Assembly Of God
First Baptist Church
Gailor Guild-St. Mary’s Cathedral
Holy Temple COGIC
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Kingsway Christian Church
Kingsway Christian Church,
Outreach Class
Memphis Friends Meeting, SAYMA
Morning Sun Cumberland
Presbyterian Church
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
New Philadelphia Baptist Church
Oakville Missionary Baptist Church
Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist
Church
Richland Baptist Church
St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral
St. Stephen’s UMC, UMW
Unity Church of Memphis
mifa.org • (901) 527-0208
Wesleyan Hills UMC, UMW
Corporations and
Foundations
$95,000+
The Irvin Lansky Foundation
$30,000 - $40,000
The Charles A. Frueauff
Foundation
MCR Safety
$15,000 - $29,999
Children’s Foundation of Memphis
Memphis Grizzlies Charitable
Foundation
Orgill Inc.
$10,000 - $14,999
Elvis Presley Charitable
Foundation
Fischer Lime & Cement Co., Inc.
The Hohenberg Foundation, Inc.
The Katzenberger Foundation, Inc.
SunTrust Bank
Tennessee Valley Authority
$5,000 - $9,999
Bluff City Jaguar - Land Rover
Bank of America
Horatio B. Ebert Charitable
Foundation
Kemmons Wilson Family
Foundation
nexAir LLC
Speer Charitable Trust
ServiceMaster
The Schadt Foundation, Inc.
$2,500 - $4,999
Buckman Laboratories
International, Inc.
Combined Federal Campaign of
Memphis
Comcast
$1,000 - $2,499
AutoZone
Inventory Locator Service, LLC
Jim Keras Nissan
Lana’s Cafeteria & Catering
MGM Resorts Foundation
Priority Insurance Agency, Inc.
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
Travel Leaders
$500 - $999
A Better Source
DePouw Engineering, LLC
FASTSIGNS
Firestone Complete Auto Care
Formulary Productions
Houghton Mifflin Matching Gift
Program
Merck
Pediatric Anesthesiologists, P.A.
State System Inc.
The Urban Child Institute
The Printer
Running Pony Productions
Shelby County Assessor of
Property Employees
Simply Divine Plus Size
Consignments
X-L Service, Inc.
Yuletide Office Solutions
Groups
$40,000 - $45,000
MLGW Plus-1
$1,000 - $2,000
Anonymous
Metro Memphis Attractions
Association
United Way of the Mid-South
$500 - $999
Heritage Woman’s Club
The Memphis Coin Club, Inc.
$250 - $499
The Girls Bridge Club
Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal School
Les Femmes Savantes
Trezevant Episcopal Home
$250 - $499
Guardsmark, LLC
Legal Staff of Wright Medical
Medical Alternatives
HOPE IN ACTION • Spring 2012 • 13
Tributes
MIFA gratefully acknowledges the following cash or stock received between October 1 and December 30, 2011.
Your donations are meaningful to the people you honor and the people we serve.
Honorariums
Above and Beyond Electric
Company, Inc.
Beulah Thomas
Bernice Abrams
Alvin B. Salomon
JoAn Adair
Melissa & Steve Adair &
children
Sue & Bud Balkin
Jeanne & Harry Danziger
Jan & Charles Barnett
Diane Thompson
Dwight Bassett
Barnes Retirement Plan
Specialists, Inc.
Dr. Marion Burton, Lee, Donna &
Felicia
Melba & Francis Williams
Caldwell family
Linda & Claude Paddock
H. L. Cooke
Sheila & Dave Kayser
Ann & Felix Caldwell
Rev. & Mrs. G. W. Jones
Audrey Cordell
Barnes Retirement Plan
Specialists, Inc.
Natalie & Cookie Cooke
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Delp
Sara Behling
Amy Berthouex
Beverly Canaday
Barnes Retirement Plan
Specialists, Inc.
Connie & Lou Adams
Linda Tremayne
Janice & Ira Berlin
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Mary & Charles Cape
Elizabeth O’Brien
Margaret Craddock
Becky & Frank McRae
Southeastern Asset
Management
Mr. & Mrs. Michael D. Terry
Fran & Pete Addicott
Rev. & Mrs. G. W. Jones
George Bernstein
Marianne & Berkley Wolff
Dr. Judi Carney
Red Door Wealth Management
Mr. & Mrs. William Craddock, Sr.
Linda Work
Dr. Lee Allen
Mr. & Mrs. Ira A. Lipman &
Guardsmark, LLC
Patricia Bladon
Deborah & Sam Brackstone
Larry Carroll
Barnes Retirement Plan
Specialists, Inc.
Meg & Scott Crosby
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander W.
Wellford III
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Kevin Smith
Anna Kathryn & Conner Dacus
Kevin Dacus
Savita Chaddha
Hinani & Raj Dave
Ashley & Kevin Dacus
Kevin Dacus
Reynolds Cheney
Lucy W. Turnbull
Dr. Chhabil Dass
Asan G. Tejwani
Dattel twins
Janet Kisber
Wallace Bruce
The MIFA family
Teresa & Ted Christie
Fran & Phil Shannon
Jean Clark
Marcena P. Clark
Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Bruce
Nancy & Everett Gibson
Mary Condon
Cathy O’Sullivan
Dr. Dorothy Arata
Dr. & Mrs. Vic Feisal
Mrs. Van Arnold
Linda Work
Drs. Atkins, McChesney &
Baughman
John Cooper, PhD
Dr. & Mrs. Olin Atkins
Dr. & Mrs. Vic Feisal
Cara Baker
Barnes Retirement Plan
Specialists, Inc.
14 • Spring 2012 • HOPE IN ACTION
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Bloch
Dr. & Mrs. Lee Stein & family
Mr. & Mrs. David Brackstone
Dr. & Mrs. Lee Stein & family
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Brackstone
Dr. & Mrs. Lee Stein & family
Thomas Brown
Barnes Retirement Plan
Specialists, Inc.
Barbara Denley
Marilu Davis
Bernice B. Donald
Rachel & Steve Shankman
mifa.org • (901) 527-0208
Tim & Sharon Donovan
Hazel & J. R. Anderson
Commissioner William L. Gibbons
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Lipman &
Guardsmark, LLC
Jason Hill
Barnes Retirement Plan
Specialists, Inc.
Mrs. Joseph Gill
Mary M. Davis
Fran Hollowell
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Dossett Foster
Kim & Art Edmaiston
Kelli Polatty
Aimee Ginsburg
Lani Drody
Holy Communion Youth Leaders
Christy Beesley
Laurie Ehrlich
Margaret Carbaugh
Jeffrey Ezekiel
Barnes Retirement Plan
Specialists, Inc.
Amit & Janki Gir
Asan G. Tejwani
Cathy Hopkins
Stephanie Phelps
Marilyn, Louis, Aaron & Rachel
Glazer
Coach G. T. & Carroll Wheeler
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Horner
Mr. & Mrs. Walt Henrion
Mike Keith
Barnes Retirement Plan
Specialists, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Gonyea
Cathy O’Sullivan
Patrick Howie
Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal
School
Raja Khan, MD
John Cooper, PhD
Andrya & Craig Gough
Kelli Polatty
Dede Huish
Amy Berthouex
Mrs. Robert Gourley
John Coyne
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Stewart
Tom Hutton
Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal
School
Betty Gray
Carol Morris
Barbara & Pitt Hyde
Jeanne & Henry Varnell
Dr. Steve Gubin & staff
Mr. & Mrs. Ira A. Lipman &
Guardsmark, LLC
Shirley Manis
Idlewild Presbyterian Church staff
Jody Hunter
Dr. Marion Dugdale
Mr. & Mrs. Ira A. Lipman &
Guardsmark, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Farnsworth
Mr. & Mrs. Walt Henrion
Dr. Claudio Feler
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome B. Makowsky
Jeanne Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Ramon Fracchia
Mr. & Mrs. William Jones
Pam Freiden
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Freiden
Lynn Gayden, M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Buchalter
Dr. Mohan Gehi
Lynn & Dr. Robert Kline
Hazel Gentry
Cynthia Gentry
Philip George
William S. Bard
Mrs. Dorothy Gerwin
Linda Work
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Wynna Harris
Dr. & Mrs. O. B. Harrington
Nina Heinz
Areny Ashby
Sally Jones Heinz
Judy Rentrop
Anna Kathryn & Hank Word
Diane Johnson
Dr. James Johnson
Bernice Jones
Betty & Hal Padgett
Jennifer & David Jones
Rev. & Mrs. G. W. Jones
Gayden Jones
Dr. & Mrs. William Jones
Erin & Geoff Jones
Rev. & Mrs. G. W. Jones
Happy Jones
Carolyn T. Gardiner
Lynn Jones
Vivian & Ken Jones
Faith Kaye
Charlotte Sanders
Mr. & Mrs. John S. King
John King
Virginia Klettner
Mr. & Mrs. Fred R. Feder
Brin & Eric Wulf
Rose Klimek
Janice Vanderhaar
Flo & Wally Krug
Laura & Bob Schwartz
Celeste LaChapelle
Nina Blockman
Bertha Landau
Janet Kisber
Frank Langford
Charlotte Sanders
Mrs. Joyce Lazarov
Dr. & Mrs. Lee Stein & family
HOPE IN ACTION • Spring 2012 • 15
Mr. & Mrs. Edward B. LeMaster
Nancy & Everett Gibson
Betty & James McCallen
Annette & Billy Bickers
Houston Moore
William S. Bard
Rosemarie & Alonzo Pollard
Sandy & Clifton Lipman
Evy Levy
Marge & Bill Levy
Mary & Bill McConnell
Thomas McConnell
Dr. Myron Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Ira A. Lipman &
Guardsmark, LLC
Missie McDonnell
Irene & Ron Ayotte
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Moore
Kemmons Wilson Family
Foundation
Dr. Arnold & Mrs. Sue
Postlethwaite
Mr. & Mrs. Norman A.
Berlinghoff
Sue & Stephen Lightman
Judy & Jim Lindy
Stefanie McGee
Loryn Hernandez
Judy Moss
Norma Fisher
Ruth Muhs
Carol Rodman
Allie Prescott
Mr. & Mrs. David Waddell
Barbara & Allie Prescott
Debbie & Mike Robb
Sue Ann Lipsey
Norma Fisher
Dr. Frank McGrew III
Mr. & Mrs. Ira A. Lipman &
Guardsmark, LLC
Dr. & Mrs. Mel Litch
Lyda G. Parker
Bobbie & Jim McLaughlin
Cathy O’Sullivan
Kathy & Ben Nix
Phyllis Jeanne Guenter
Tim Lockey
William S. Bard
Margaret & Alec McLean
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Fraser
Jean & Frank Norfleet
Blanche Montesi
Diane Long, M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Buchalter
Betsy & Dick McStay
Nan Borod
Frank Norfleet
Mr. & Mrs. David Perdue
Irene Lopez
Frances Marks
Lee McWaters
Suzanne & Jerry Snipes
Glenda & Barry Owen
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Martha Lund
Vivian Gragg
Arminda & Sean Menke
Fran & Phil Shannon
Mike Palazola
Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Svoboda
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Lyle
Betty McCann
Blanche Miller
Mary M. Cunningham
Autry Parker, MD
John Cooper, PhD
Therese Mangold
Diane Thompson
Charlotte & Bill Milnor
Nell Levy
Dr. Pravin Patel
Mr. & Mrs. Raj Dave
Jessica Iansmith & Nathan
Rightmer
Ellen Ziskind
Linda Marks
Bobbie W. McLaughlin
Rev. Stephen R. Montgomery
Lisa, Josh, Eliza & Louise
Lawhead
Harold L. Patterson
Brenda Patterson
Brian Rooney
Bret Ammons
Peggy & Charles Perkins
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Ashley & Stiles Rougeau
Kelli Polatty
Dr. & Mrs. Dan Poje
Dr. & Mrs. Vic Feisal
Ashley Rougeau
K. T. Hamilton
Alyne Matz
Janet Kisber
Ward Mayer
Audra Cooper
16 • Spring 2012 • HOPE IN ACTION
Cindy C. Moore
Virginia Klettner
Mary Louise Muirhead
Mary M. Davis
Yogesh Purohit
Mr. & Mrs. Pravin Patel
Mary Alice Quinn
Hal Fogelman
Dr. Morris Ray
Mr. & Mrs. Ira A. Lipman &
Guardsmark, LLC
Glenda & Bill Reed
Zula & Philip Slavick
Rev. & Mrs. Ollie Rencher
Barney Rolfes
Beverly & Don Rhoads
Peg & Jim Harding
mifa.org • (901) 527-0208
Dorothy Rozier
Emergency Services department
Marsha Silverstein
Karen & Louis Stefan
Marcy Turpen
William Hester
Doris Whitaker
John Capizzi
Dennis Russell
Amber Tucker
Beth Simpson
Elizabeth, Doug, Jim & Liza
Alrutz
UTHSC/VA Infectious Diseases
Research Group
James Dale
Mr. & Mrs. James Williamson
Linda Work
Mrs. Wazir Singh
Dr. & Mrs. D. D. Sidhu
Dr. David Usdan
Sharyn Burson
Cecile Skaggs
Lyda G. Parker
VA Nutrition & Food Services
clinical staff
Nathene Stark
Gloria Rudd-Scott
Emergency Services department
Beth Sacharin
Shirley Manis
Claire & Joe Saino
Elaine Gumbert
Dr. Ilsa Sanchez
Mr. & Mrs. Raj Dave
Zach Sandberg
Rev. & Mrs. Ollie Rencher
Marcia Scheuner
Shirley Manis
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schiff
Betty Jewett
Dr. Victor Schlesinger
Shara & Sidney Lehman
Dina & J. C. Smith
Mary & Allen Blair
Faye & Donn Southern
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Neil Southern
Myra Southern
Trish & Richard Spore
Charlotte Parks
Dr. Mitchell Steiner
Mr. & Mrs. Ira A. Lipman &
Guardsmark, LLC
Mr. & Mrs. John Younger
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Stewart
Memorials
George Ronald Abraham
Katherine Abraham
Mr. James L. Walker
Leslie McNamara
Son of Rosa Lee Abraham
Janet Kisber
Carly, Avery, & Liza Blake Watson
Dianne & David Green
Russell Martin Abraham
Shirley Manis
Bobbie & Ted Waxler
Rhea & Jenny Miller
Beverly Alexander
Libby & Bart Schaller
Margaret Weakley
Lou Jones
Robert Hudson Atkins
Dodie Cheairs
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Towne
Bobbye Weinberger
Janet Kisber
Bobby Ullman Barclay
Sondra & Guy Massey
The Rev. John W. Sewell
Jane & Bruce Smedley
Matthew Stroud
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Stroud
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Stroud
Fran & Phil Shannon
Rev. & Mrs. G. W. Jones
Team 106 AOIC/IRS
Don Goodman
Jane Sharpe
Alison Quin
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Walt Henrion
Judge & Mrs. Harry Wellford
The MIFA family
Tommy Beck
Gerre Gourley
Mrs. Irving Shelton
Jane & John Shelton
Don Tucker
The Bible Class of Christ UMC
Dr. Barbara Wells
Dr. & Mrs. Timothy Self
Anita & Marc Sherman
Carroll & George Wheeler
Sybil Tucker
Janice Vanderhaar
Bobbie & Ted Wheeler
Rhea & Jerry Miller
Becker, Barboro & Adams family
members
Katherine Becker
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Marilyn & Bernie Weinman
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Dr. & Mrs. Danny Weiss
Dr. Billy & Betty McCann
Joseph W. Barnwell, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Mr. Ernest Beasley
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Rowe M. Belcher, Jr.
Susan B. Russell
HOPE IN ACTION • Spring 2012 • 17
Mrs. Ben Berger
Edith Reiter
Jean Bishop
Patsy & George Flowers
Peggy Webster Canale
Dodie Cheairs
Emily W. Haizlip
Mr. & Mrs. James W. McDonnell, Jr.
Nancy Thomas
Helen Black
John D. Lichterman
Bonnie McCullough Childress
Ruth & Kurt Patton
Charles Bluestein
Shirley Manis
Donald Benjamin Crull
Edna Ruth Anderson
Mr. & Mrs. Forrest Burnett
Peggy & Dick Fletcher
Goddard Foundation
The MIFA family
Jo Ann & Chris Schadrack
Amy & Ted Singer & family
Ellen Clark
Betsy & Ed Kelly
Phillip Bollheimer
Judy Bermel
Diana Temple Wallace Crump
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Jean Clark
Marcena P. Clark
John Bourne
Judy Wayson-Cunningham
Mr. Waddell Cummings
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Russell Coats
Charles Wilcox
Bobby Bowie
Dr. & Mrs. Harold Bowie
Jack Curtis
Janie & Bill Bobbitt
David Cohn
Janet Kisber
Al Brown
Grace Brown
Dr. Bruce Dan & Jerry Dan
Jo Ann & Dennis Weiss
Sheridan Coles
Rebecca Argall
Donald M. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
The C. O. Daugherty family
Bernia L. Daugherty
Steve Collins
The MIFA family
Barry Brucker
Shirley Manis
Chauncey O. Daugherty, M.D.
Bernia L. Daugherty
Irving Stanley Cooper
Sandra Armus
Joy & Leo Bearman
Lynn & Dr. Robert Kline
The MIFA family
Mildred & Richard N. Schiff
Herman Summerfield
Cleo Daugherty
Bernia L. Daugherty
Robert Burns
Lesley Torrell
Ernest Buttross
Fred, Pam, Nikki & Eric Montesi
Evelyn Palmer
Helen Byrd
Dr. Jack Bisno
Suzanne Satterfield & John
Pickens
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Towne
Jim Canale
Sally Canale
18 • Spring 2012 • HOPE IN ACTION
Edith Costlow
Paula & Frank Holloway
Michael Craft
Robert Craft
Billie Crenshaw
Janie & Bill Bobbitt
Holley & Lucius McGehee
Mr. Johnnie F. Daugherty
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Vincent C. Daugherty
Bernia L. Daugherty
David R. Davis
Tommye R. Adams & family
Ann Lansden
Dr. Leon Davis
Dr. & Ms. Eugene Sargent
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Davis
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Towne
Dr. A. Wayne Denton
Ann Denton
Julie Dickerson
The Spiro family
Gene Dinstuhl
Barbara Michel
Ruth Blount Doster
Blanche Montesi
B. C. Dowty
John D. Lichterman
Myra & Fred Dreifus
Nancy & Louis Brenner
Sadie T. Edwards
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Parker, Jr.
Harry Ward Estes
Dr. C. Allan Ruleman, Jr.
Father Ed Everitt
Travel Leaders
Robert B. Floyd
Cathy O’Sullivan
Andrew Fox
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Warren Franklin
K.C. Warren & Kitty Cannon
Geraldine Freeman
Cynthia Freeman Vaughan
Yetta Friedlander
Pearl Marks
David L. Gambrell
Ella G.Thompson
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Mitchell Garner
Israel Katz
Jon Gunn
Katherine & John Perryman
Gerald Jones
Katherine & John Perryman
Harold Krane
Lyda Parker
Thomas A. Garrison
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Dexter L. Hamilton
Annetta A. Hamilton
Frances Gaskins
Clarence & Jo Ann Johnson
Peggy Harwell
Janie & Bill Bobbitt
Barbara Dillon
Louise & Jeff Mann
Dr. & Mrs. Lee Wilson
Dr. & Mrs. Jameson Jones
Sally & Brad Heinz
Christa & Calvin Jones
Jessica Jones
John M. Jones
Miriam Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. Jones
Sara Jones & Chris Diken
Brenda & Jim Lanier
George Krupicka
Dr. & Mrs. Richard
Towne
Kirk Gause
Steve Kisber
Ronald Giannini
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi,
Ms. Nikki Montesi,
Mr. Eric Montesi,
Mrs. Evelyn Palmer
Samuel Goldberger
David Grushkin
Mrs. Clara Gordon
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Guy Graves
Adrienne Graves
Mrs. Graves
John D. Lichterman
Edward Greaney, Sr.
Dorothy M. Greaney
Mr. Robert Greenslade
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Towne
Delores Grisanti
Janet Kisber
Steve Kisber
Lucille B. Guidi
Mildred & Richard N. Schiff
Albert Gunn
Katherine & John Perryman
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James E. Harwood
Mary & Charles Cape
The MIFA family
Marshall Phillip Jones
Lynn Jaseph Jones
Ronald Haas
Curt & Jeffrey Ward
Janice Karash
Janet Kisber
Reba Hemphill
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Dorothy Keith
Suzanne & Jerry Snipes
Janet Hesse
Tommye R. Adams & family
Jana Keys
Audrey Mehlhorn
Frank Huffman
Lorin Allen
Ben Kittner
Janet Kisber
Wilda Humphreys
Mrs. Alex W. Dann, Jr.
Peggy & L. R. Jalenak, Jr.
Jeffrey Klitzner
Lee Cheairs
Bubber Huntington
Carolyn & Al Wise
Delores Payton Jackson
Eleanor Buckley
Elsye Johnson
Teresa Johnson
Frank M. Jones
Martha S. Jones
John Knott
Laurie Stark
Elliot Kolker
Joanne K. Bloom
Shirley Manis
Sam Kornberg
Blanche Morris
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Salomon
Kathy Kraft
Louise & Jeff Mann
John Howard Lammons, Jr.
Janie & Bill Bobbitt
Ina Lang
Margaret Craddock
Wilma Hughes
Barbara Hulette
Alexander Lewis
The MIFA family
Michelle Montgomery
Dennis Moy
Phyllis Phillips
Tamika Smith
Caprice Snyder
Dorothy Tuggle
Sylvia Lansky
Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan
Shirley Manis
Minda Lazarov
Lynn Balkin & Vic
Butcher
Herbert R. Levy
Nell R. Levy
Judge H. T. Lockard
Margaret Craddock
The MIFA family
Claribelle H. Weaver
Jeff Manis
Mr. & Mrs. David Attias
Dr. & Mrs. Burt Bodan
Edith Jacobson
HOPE IN ACTION • Spring 2012 • 19
Natalie & Jimmy Jalenak
Rosalind Kimmelman
Janet Kisber
Shara & Sidney Lehman
Blanche Morris
Bill Marler
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mrs. Catherine Mars
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Towne
Betty Marston
Mr. & Mrs. William
Bruce
W. Emmett Marston
Mr. & Mrs. William
Bruce
W. Emmett Marston III
Mr. & Mrs. William
Bruce
Dr. Alvin M. Mauer
Theresa M. Mauer
Dr. Jesse F. McClure
Alnita Trawick McClure
Dorothy Gilroy McDonald
Janie & Bill Bobbitt
John Evan McKee
Mary & Charles Cape
Beverly Carrick
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi,
Ms. Nikki Montesi,
Mr. Eric Montesi, &
Mrs. Evelyn Palmer
Mrs. Phyllis McLarity
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene
Sargent
20 • Spring 2012 • HOPE IN ACTION
Peggy Metz
Community Foundation
Board of Governors and staff
Margaret Craddock
The MIFA family
Holly & Lucius McGehee
Irene & Svend Nielsen
Angela Weems
Emily Woodside
Billie Downs Meyers
Janie & Bill Bobbitt
J. Q. Miller
Mary M. Cunningham
John Mitchell
John D. Lichterman
Elise Wetter Morgan
Dr. & Mrs. Lou Adams
Camille & William
Gotten
The MIFA family
Sally & Eddie Saig
Nancy Thomas
The MIFA family
Arlene Rubel
Lynda & Stephen Shiffman
Pearl Simkin
Becky Stanley
Cheryl & Allan Waterman
Carol & Lee Wilson
Bartie & Oscar Plunket, Jr.
Jane Plunket
Janet Nolte
Roger Nolte
Mrs. Henretter Polk
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene
Sargent
Mother of Rick Nolte
Shara & Sidney Lehman
Lawrence O’Shaughnessy
The MIFA family
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
& family
Irene & Svend Nielsen
Evelyn Palmer
Margaret Wilson
Adair Morris
Laurie Stark
David J. Morris
Frances H. Smith
Arthur Thomas Ousley
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Gossett
George E. Morrow
Mr. & Mrs. William
Bruce
H. M. Palvado
Milton Y. Toombs, Jr.
David Nathan
Jennifer & Chuck Baker
David Feldman
Shara & Arnold Goldin
Rohini Pipalia,
Leelawati & Rajeshwari
Surpuriya
Asan Tejwani
Margaret Nelson
Peggy Sadler
Scott Oliver
Mrs. Helen (Norfleet)
Panton
Mr. Mark Panton
Trudy Murray
Book Club
Dr. Willie Ren Phillips
Jane Plunket
Ormenius Patrick
Lillie King
Charles Patterson
Frances Smith
Mrs. Mattie Patterson
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Clarence Powell III
Gail Karr
Mrs. Sally Pridgen
Dr. & Mrs. Richard
Towne
Don Romer
Joan Romer
Mrs. Irene Romo
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Towne
Ann A. Rosen
Joy & Leo Bearman
Aimee G. Ginsburg
John D. Lichterman
Judge Leon Rubin
Shirley Manis
Lee Ryder
Dr. & Mrs. Lee Wilson
Jo Saliba
Margaret Hubbert
Alvin E. Sampson
The MIFA family
mifa.org • (901) 527-0208
Chuck Samuels
Dana Brooks & Tyler White
Pam Shurley
John D. Lichterman
Beverly Tanner
Betsy & Ed Kelly
William L. Wehrum
Ruth Ann Darby
Charles Saunders
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Gen. Mohan Singh & Capt. Rattan
Singh
Dr. & Mrs. D. D. Sidhu
Virginia Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi &
family
Janette Weil
Pearl Simkin & family
Zettie Sims
Merna & Don Keeney
Larry Thomas
Janet Kisber
Frederick M. Smith
Leslie & Randy Parker
W. I. Thornton, Jr.
Burleigh Consulting Group
Mr. Warner Smylie
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Towne
“Topsy” Tucker
Louise & Jeff Mann
Ronney Snell
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Mrs. Turnbo
Frank R. Bloom
Flo Snowden
Mr. & Mrs. Walt Henrion
Baxter Turnage
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Flo & Bob Snowden
Mr. & Mrs. John Bayard
Snowden
Nancy Thomas
Diane Uhlmann
Steve & Kathy Williams
Clayton Saunders
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Robert Mills Saunders
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
David Schatz
Deanna & Phil Kaminsky
Janet Kisber
Lynn & Dr. Robert Kline
Faye & Donn Southern
Paula & David Schatz
David Grushkin
Laurie Stark
Bonnie Schledwitz
Carolyn & Al Wise
Cynthia Blanton Schwartz
Michael Schwartz
Faye Schwartz
Shirley Manis
Evelyn Scruggs
Laurie Stark
Emily Woodside & Bill Falvey
Frank W. Shaffer, Sr.
Marian & Frank Shaffer
Hemlata Shah
Bhrugu Shah
Ken Sharp
Edith Reiter
Ruth Shepp
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Fife
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Norma R. Steadman
Laurie S. Holland
Dr. Candy Steckol
Janet Kisber
Jan Vorus
Kathryn R. Mitchell
Catherine Guthrie Walker
Edna G. Guthrie
Paul Stevens
Genetta & Greg Adair
Charles Walker
Janie & Bill Bobbitt
Margaret & Bill Craddock
The MIFA family
Ethel Sylves
Dee & Clyde Richards
Richard Walker
Helen Parsons
Father Joe Tagg
John D. Lichterman
Marie Stovall Webster
Janie & Bill Bobbitt
Dodie Cheairs
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Towne
Whit Tagg
John D. Lichterman
Mary & Corey Trotz
Dr. Jim Wennemark
Louise & Jeff Mann
Mrs. Mary Wharton
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Sargent
Florence Whitehead
B. G. & Stephen Oates
Robin Lee Wiener
The MIFA family
John Shelton Wilder, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. William Bruce
Jean Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Saig
Beth Williams
Julia Lucille Williford
Mildred & Richard N. Schiff
Helen Wigersma
Judson Staley Williford
Erika Payne
Mildred & Richard N. Schiff
Helen Wigersma
Allan Wolf, Sr.
Aimee Ginsburg
Jim Wood, Jr.
Alice Wood
Marie Word
Lisa & Sam Word
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Word
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Don Wright
Linda Marks
The MIFA family
Dr. Eugene Zuckerman
Shirley Manis
Mrs. Nancy Klepper
Judy & Jim Lindy
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Anniversaries
Myrtis Litman
Kathleen C. Aaron
Charles & Eleanor A. Wilson
Charles & Eleanor A. Wilson
Sylvia G. Marks
Judy Royal
Birthdays
Mr. Rick Avery
Mr.& Mrs. Fred Montesi
Sunil Bheda
Bhaskar & Priya Rao
Eloise Bishop
Cathy O’Sullivan
Mrs. Norma Britt
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mrs. Deborah Budge
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
The MIFA family was saddened to learn of the recent
death of Don Wright (pictured above with Inter-Faith
Relations Officer Linda Marks), an elder at Lindenwood
Christian Church who was instrumental in the success
of the Lindenwood-MIFA Neighborhood Garden.
Don selflessly gave his time and enthusiasm as garden
manager, and the garden continues to thrive as a result
of his efforts. We extend our deepest sympathies to
Don’s family and his church community. He was a dear
friend to MIFA and will be greatly missed.
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Tom Howard
Judy & Jim Lindy
Mrs. Paula Buttross
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Dr. Sidney Friedman, Jr.
Judy & Jim Lindy
Peggy Seessel
Mr. David Gambrell
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mrs. Sue Matthews
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mr. Matthew McGuire
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Stella Menke
Elvis G. Goldsmith
Mrs. Gwen Montague
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mrs. Blanche Montesi
Mr.& Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mr. Terry Montesi
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mrs. Beth Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Ms. Meg O’Shaughnessy
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mrs. Susan Plough
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mrs. Linda Gatlin
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Andrew Roney
Sharon & Steve Roney
Mrs. Anne Gusmus
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Ms. Marci Russell
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
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Alvin Salomon
Jack Drucker
Carolyn Schabel
Jo Buck
Mannie Scheinberg
Janet Kisber
Victor Schlesinger
Peggy & L. R. Jalenak, Jr.
Mrs. Elma Schnapp
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Leslie Drake Schutt
Charlotte Parks
Amelia Smith
Linda & Alan Neel
Mrs. Susan Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Mrs. Ellen Wells
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
Ms. Shirley Whiteside
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Montesi
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ServiceMaster
was named
Corporate
Neighbor of
the Year at the
25th Annual
Volunteer MidSouth Corporate
Neighbor
Awards.
Congratulations
to ServiceMaster
and its staff
for this muchdeserved
recognition
for their
contributions to
our community!
DAY OF REFLECTION
AND SERVICE
Please join us on Saturday,
March 31, at 10 a.m. at MIFA,
910 Vance Avenue
as we celebrate our volunteers.
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Volunteer opportunities at MIFA
910 Vance Avenue • Memphis, TN 38126
Private donations combined
with funds from these partners
make MIFA’s services possible.
TN Departments of Human
Services & Transportation
The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association,
Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible charity.
To volunteer for any of our programs, call or email the appropriate contact below for available
opportunities. Please review our volunteer requirements online before selecting your
volunteer opportunity, as each program has a different set of guidelines for volunteers. You can
also
fill out a volunteer application online! Visit mifa.org/volunteer for more information.
Congregations – Linda Marks, (901) 527-0208 x218, [email protected]
COOL – Ashley Jones, (901) 529-4509, [email protected]
Corporations – Emily Sharpe, (901) 529-4560, [email protected]
Handyman – Mary Claire Borys, (901) 527-0208 x288, [email protected]
Life Skills Institute – Tonya Crowder, (901) 525-7766, [email protected]
Long-Term Care Ombudsman – Katie Earnest, (901) 527-0208 x230, [email protected]
Senior Companion – Dennis Moy, (901) 529-4535, [email protected]
Special Events/Development – Charlie Nelson, (901) 529-4514, [email protected]
Meals – Rick Finkey, (901) 529-4513, [email protected]
Volunteer orientation and tours are held every Wednesday at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Contact Charlie Nelson to reserve a spot at (901) 529-4514 or [email protected].
The FY2011 MIFA
annual report is now
available online at
mifa.org/financials.