March 1, 2017
I HO C M o n thly N ew s
Sunday, 2/26/2017 was
a Great Day for IHOC!
The Volunteers, Sponsors, Friends, Walkers,
Watchers, all had a
great time at the Annual
Walk. Thank You for
your continued Support!
Annual Mall Walk
In Pictures
Co-Chair Carol
Volume 1II, Issue III
Please take
a moment to
write Frank
Plfeka a get
well
card.
Frank is a
IHOC graduate and current
board
member.
He had a stroke in January,
he is recovering at Good
Shepard Penn Partners.
1800 Lombard Street. Philadelphia PA. 19146.He is in
long term care, but the doctors are optimistic and in
good hands of his loyal son
Brian.
IHOC is a registered 501(c)
Co-Chair Fred
(3) non-profit, your gift is
tax deductible
THANK YOU
Father Pat, Al, Nevan,
Luke, Alex and MaryMac of
Grace Episcopal Church in
Haddonfield. They hosted
the men for 3 weeks. Way
above and beyond the call
of duty. Thanks also to all
the wonderful people like
Toni at her church for the
great meals and fellowship
they provided.
The men are now at Haddonfield Presbyterian with
Ed Hess taking care of
them, along with Pastor Bill
and the folks at Haddonfield
United Methodist, another
wonderful group of people
including Molly who can
cook like it's no ones business. Please get out to visit
the men.
The people who
make the biggest difference
in the world are the people
who make small ones each
and every day.
Robert Clancy
THANK YOU!!
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DJ Russ
Mall Walkers
Stilt Man
A big thank you to Dan
Schwartz and Mary Garito of
Center City Television and
Video. They put the IHOC
video together. It is already
reaping rewards as we have
shown it to a prospective
church and it was aired at
the recent Mall Walk. Dan
really captures the essence
of what IHOC does. Dan is a
loyal member of the Mentor
Night Brigade with his fine
son William.
Check out the video at:
vimeopro.com/centercityvideo/ihoc
MENTOR NIGHT Is Wednesday, March 1st with dinner at
6:00pm. We hope you can join
us!
RSVP Tom Martin
856.308.6992 or email
[email protected]
Pastor Eric of Oaklyn Baptist
Church, he will be moving to
a bigger job within the
church. He powered the little
church that could and IHOC
is better because of him.
Thank you Pastor Eric, you
are leaving a wonderful legacy.
Our Thank you to Janet
Watkins of “Live In Joy”
Yoga Studio in Audubon.
www.liveinjoyyoga.com
Janet joined us on a recent
Mentor Night and lead us
in a meditation exercise.
Very very cool. The men
loved it. We are discussing
making this a regular
event.
IHOC Volunteers of the Day
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IHOC NETWORK NEWS
Vet of the month.....
Darnell graduated the program a few years ago. He recently moved back to the area
and living with his sister in Camden. If you remember him, he is one of the nicest guys
you will ever meet (RICK FUMO NICE...and that's really nice!!).
He has been here a few weeks and already has a great job lined up, he started on Monday 2/27. His new employer jumped on him right away, they know a diamond in the
rough when they see one.
Darnell is 58 with a big family around here. His brother in law is a minister in a church in
Lawnside near the Dambly House.
Darnell was raised in Camden and his family was the first black family to move to North
Camden. He put up with much racial abuse in first grade.
His Dad is Camden famous. He was the first Sergeant in the Camden Sheriffs office
and was a community leader too.
His family had civil rights leader and right hand man to Martin Luther King, Ralph Abernathy, Sr. over to their house one night for dinner. Darnell's mom and dad asked him
where he would like to go to dinner, and he replied, "I'd really prefer a home cooked
meal."
Through his Dad, Darnell met Muhammad Ali and Bobby Kennedy.
Darnell has led a very interesting life. Not without sorrow though, he has lost a son and
a grandson in the past five years, but nothing can deter Darnell from being positive
about life.
It's people like Darnell who make all of us who are involved with IHOC feel so good.
Darnell is a usual at Mentor Night (not on 3/1 though, he has orientation at his new job)
but after that he'll be there most Wednesday's....join us!!
$1,000,000.00 in one hundred dollar bills weighs 22 pounds. We should would like a
couple of ounces from you to help support our program and people like Darnell and the
wonderful men currently in the program. Can you help us?
NETWORK SITES 2016 - 2017
Dambly House, Lawnside
February 19 – March 12
First Presbyterian Church -Haddonfield
March 12 –March 26
Oaklyn Baptist - Oaklyn
March 26 – April 9
St. Andrews – Cherry Hill
April 9 – April 23
First Baptist - Collingswood
April 23 – May 7
Collingswood Presbyterian Church
May 7 – May 20
Dambly House
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ITVNJ is a completely nonprofit, all volunteer organization. Our volunteers provide care
and concern for those in need, especially those who can no longer drive. Each client
has one volunteer who can take them to a local Dr. appointment, for groceries, to the
bank, or other errands. All volunteers participate in a one hour training, and then are
covered by ITVNJ insurance. Our volunteers are the heart of the organization, and often
quickly become friends with their clients. For more information, please call the ITVNJ
office at 856-396-5783.