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YWCA Carlisle
301 G Street
annual report
2014-2015
Carlisle, PA 17013-1389
Phone: (717) 243.3818
Fax: (717) 243.3948
e-mail: [email protected]
ywcacarlisle.org
mission
ywca carlisle
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MISSION
YWCA Carlisle is dedicated
to eliminating racism,
empowering women and
promoting peace, justice,
freedom and dignity for all.
CONTENTS
Vision & Purpose·········································· Page 3
Staff ····························································· Page 4
Letter from Leadership ································ Page 5
Mission Impact ············································ Page 6
Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Services ·············· Page 7
Preschool ····················································· Page 8
Youth···························································· Page 9
Governing Bodies ········································· Page 10
Financial Report ··········································· Page 11
Our Donors ·················································· Pages 13-15
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annual fund
Anonymous (3)
Kath and Hank Aberman
Linda & Steven Anderson
Dorothy Andrews
Jan and Tom Arminio
Kitty and Phil Bassi
Ann and Fred Bean
Edie Beck
Helen and Dick Beckner
Jeffrey Benjamin
Ann & Tom Benjey
Martha Bergsten
Barbara Berry
Marcia and Ken Berry
Victoria Birosik
Betty and Tom Bowes
Joan Boytim
Carol Brandt
Barb & Mike Breen
Claire Brehm
Melissa and Doug Brehm
Kathleen and Thomas Brennan
Carrie and David Breschi
Linda Brittain
Norma Brown
Jane Burke
Joy Burkholder
Karen Byers
Liz Campbell
Mary Carr
Ann Cook
Kathy and Ron Copenhaver
Brenda and William Davidson
Barbara Denison
Judith DeRicco
Fran and Mike Devlin
Joan Dickinson
D Ditzler
Doris Do and Donald Strock
Marilyn Durr
Marjorie Dutrey
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Marjorie and Don Mowery
Corrine Myers
Joletta and Chuck Nebel
Ruth and Rob O’Brien
Darlene and Paul Orr
Ivo Otto III
Pattie and James Parsons
Mark Pinker
Kim and Les Poolman
Jackie Powell
Carla Pratt
N. David Rahal & Virginia M. Rahal
Ann and Don Raley
Sylvia Rambo
Kent Rentschler
Deb & Ron Richcreek
Gisela Roethke
Bekka Rousek
Mary Jane and Gary Sausser
Robin & Robert Scaer
William Schirmer
Helen Scott
Mary Lou Secrist
Ann Shackleton
Carol Sharp
Michelle Sharp and Allen Levy
Karolyn and Edward Shellehammer
June Shomaker
Linda and Gary Shuey
James Simms
Ginny Smith
Kevin M. Stoner
Pat and Paul Strickler
Katherine Strong
Kurt Suter
Sarah Taby
Helen Takacs
Debra Taylor and Tom Wilkins
Angela Thomas
Michele Thorp
Wendy Tibbetts
Marjorie and Bill Todd
Stephen Tompkins
Doris and Tony Townsend
Sharon Trump
Robert L. Unger
Juliet and John Ward
Marcia Weary
E.K. Weitzel
Arlene Wentzel
Mary Pat and John Wentzel
Tracy Wertz
Stephanie Witmer
Ruth Woodside
Kathleen & Jerome Zary
Madge & Jack Ziegler
DONORS
Corporate Sponsors/Funding Affiliations······ Page 12
Kortney Dunkle, Cam-Tek Systems, Inc.
Michael A. Finio
Sharon & Richard Jordan
Barbara Kohutiak
Raymond McCall
Bill Moore
Angela Miller
Annette & Gabriel Reighard
Patricia Usner
Kris Wissman
Sondra and Damien Elias
Linda Ely
Kathy Everett
Karen Feuchtenberger
Liz and Scott Fisher
Dawn Flower
Ella Forsyth
Molly Fortney
Bonnie and Jerry Fowler
Pam Frohman
Karen Feuchtenberger
Leonard and Mary Kaye Fullenkamp
Gary Galbraith
Karen and Allan Galbraith
Elizabeth S. Gardner
Elizabeth & George Gardner
Barbara and Don Geistwhite
Nancy George
Amy and Bryan Gobin
Helen and Jim Gotwald
Beth Greenberg
Michelle Grochalski
Carlesha & Michael Halkias
Paul and Nancy Harig
Regina Haughney
Janice Hays
Lyn Hofer
William Hooke, Jr.
Lindsay and Adam Hough
Keith Hysick
Nancy Ingram
Ruth Irving-Carroll
Elizabeth Jamieson & Tom Boyle
Cathie and Bill Jenkins
Marilyn Keener
Deb Kelly
Judy and David Kern
Crystal Kerns
Dan Kingery
Barbara Kohutiak
Mary & Thomas Kohutiak
Hagar Levine
Greg and Patty Lewis
Lani and Mike Longaro
Joyce Lukima
Veryl & James Macdonald
Sandy and Jim Mader
Beverly Mancke
Camille & Dennis Marion
Laura Masgalas
Pat McEvoy
Craig McClean
Jennifer & David Metz
Ann and Pat Midgley
Connie and Denny Middleton
Lori Miller
Marla and Michael Mogill
Queen of the Green Golf Outing
All Better Care
Benefit Connections
Boreman & Babb, CPA’s
Capital Blue Cross
Celtic Healthcare
Orrstown Bank
Ritchie Engineering, P.C.
In Good Taste II-events purchased
Nancy George
Barbara Kohutiak
donations to Race Against Racism
Michelle Grochalski
Bev & Dan Kingery
Bohdan Kohutiak
Karen & John Lyter
Gloria McDowell
Jennifer & David Metz
Sally Mullenhour
Joletta & Chuck Nebel
Jackie Powell
Linda Price
Johanna & Frank Reeder
Ron Richcreek
Maria & Josh Schiffman
Kevin Stoner
Robyn Tritt Wampler
E. K. Weitzel
Tracy Wertz
Kathy Westbrook
angel tree
guardian ($50)
seraph ($500)
Martha Bergsten
Linda Brittain
Lee Burcham (2)
Karen & Allan Galbraith
George Rhyne
Bob Unger (2)
cherub ($200)
Linda Ely
Julie Feaster
Karen Feuchtenberger & Chris Bielenda
Jean & Harold Kretzing (2)
Michelle Sharp
Helen Takacs
Angela & Chris Thomas
Debra Taylor & Thomas Wilkins
archangel ($100)
Jan & Tom Arminio
Helen & Dick Beckner
Jane Burke
Joan Dickinson
The Frohman Family
Mary & Dick Gillenwater
Hubert Gilroy
Amy & Bryan Gobin
Michelle Grochalski
Robert & Kathleen Hall
Regina Haughney
Vonnie & Gary Heishman
Lucille M. Hillman
Holly Hoffman
Lindsay Hough
Janice & John Hummel
Grace L. Jarvis
Cathie & Bill Jenkins
Patti Boldosser
Mary Frances Carson
Heather & Dan Cook
Judith DeRicco
Mike Devlin
T. Scott Disbrow
Doris Ditzler
Donna & Ron Domenick
Mary Kay Durham
Marjorie B. Dutrey
Ella Forsyth
Mary Fritsch
Deborah Fulham-Winston
Mary Kaye Fullenkamp
Gary Galbraith
Juan L. Garcia-Tunon
Nancy J. George
Rosemary Huff (2)
Catherine Johnson
Helen Kane
Marilyn Keener
Debbie & Tom Kelly
Judy & David Kern
Lois H. Kielkopf
Barbara Kohutiak (3)
Mary & Thomas Kohutiak
Ruth Kovacs
Patty & Greg Lewis
Sandy & Jim Mader
Kathy & Doug Marcello
Katherine P. McFarland
Birthe C. Miller
Becky H. Morgenthal
Patricia J. Poska
Ann H. Roeder
Jill & Garvin Rumberger
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Robin & Robert Scaer
The Schaefers
Rita & Ron Schlansky
Karolyn & Edward Shellehamer
June Shomaker
Laurel Terry
Mabel H. Torrence
angel ($30)
Lin & Steve Anderson
Sue & Chuck Barone
Joy Barrett
Ann & Tom Benjey (7)
Barbara Berry
Nancy Besch
Melissa & Doug Brehm
Kathleen C. Brennan
Patricia & Robert Brockley
Liz Campbell
Joan & John Clifton
Kathleen J. Copenhaver
Frances H. Del Duca
Barbara Jones Denison
Kimberly K. Fickel (4)
Ed Filiberti
Nancy Fishman
Isabelle Grenoble
Carlesha Halkias
Katrin Haque
Nancy Ingram
Barbara Kohutiak
Betty Kosco
Karen LeCuyer
Hwasun & Charles Loh
Camille Marion
Connie & Denny Middleton
Marlene & Larry Moul
Sandy & Tim Musser (5)
Carolyn C. Myers
Corrine Myers
Lauren & Adam Santucci
Rosemary Smith
Doris Do & Donald Strock
Janice Thompson
Kelly Thompson
Wendy Tibbetts
Evelyn Wilson
Kathleen & Jerome Zary
friend
Terre Bonshock
Bobbie Goodyear
VISION AND PURPOSE
In 2014, YWCA Carlisle celebrated 95 years of serving the
Greater Carlisle Community and Cumberland County.
Providing round-the-clock assistance with Sexual Assault/
Rape Crisis Services to adults and children in crisis is one of
the paramount objectives the organization manages.
With Eliminating Racism and Empowering Women as its
core mission pillars, YWCA Carlisle strives to provide
programming and events that help address critical issues
of our day and be a force for change, compassion and
collaboration.
YWCA Carlisle is committed to partnerships within the
community that help address critical needs of youth, such
as providing leadership skill trainings and building selfconfidence in young girls; providing affordable, quality
preschool programming; offering health and wellness
classes like yoga; and many more services, programs and
events that help strengthen individual and family lives in
our community.
2014-15 By the Numbers
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12,267 women, girls, boys and men served
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306 volunteers shared their time and talent

24-hour sexual assault hotline plus counseling
services assisted 661 clients; 18 new hotline
volunteers trained
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253 Prevention Education programs presented to
5,288 students in Cumberland County
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2,570 hours of counseling provided
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5,000 community members positively impacted by
Outreach Programs

675 participants in various Racial Justice Programs
and Events including: Kings Kamp, Youth
Leadership Conference, School Programming and
Community Potluck Conversations
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12 women and their children enrolled in an
economic empowerment program called
Gather The Women
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our donors
our staff
Robin Scaer - Executive Director
Michele Willard - Director of Finance & Administration
Laura Masgalas - Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Services Director
Trisha Grace - Fund Development Director
Amy Lowther - Youth Director
Sonya Browne - Mission Impact Director
Adrienne Dugan - Preschool Program Director/Evening Receptionist
Valentina Cucuzza - Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Services Counselor/Volunteer Coordinator
Shannon Snyder- Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Services Case Management Supervisor
Dana Hippensteel—Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Services Prevention Education Coordinator
Shelly Farmery - Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Services Part-time Outreach/Counselor
Miller Hoffman - Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Services Part-time Counselor/Advocate
Thomas Kohutiak - Administrative Assistant
Amanda Roush - Evening Receptionist
Fonda Zeigler - Preschool Aide/Housekeeper
Sarina Bridges - Preschool Aide
Liz Campbell - Preschool Teacher
Linda Price - Preschool Teacher
Francine Moody - Preschool Teacher
Martha Metz - Preschool Aide
Jody Mell - Preschool Teacher
general donations
Doris Do & Donald Strock
Michelle Grochalski
ABC Support Group
Cindy Sutton
Jennifer Hull
Ahlstrom Filtration
Angela Thomas
Cydnie Kelly
American Water
Jean Thompson
Jocelyn Kraus
Dorothy Andrews, in honor of Marlene
Mahoney
Cece Viti
Robin Scaer
Marcia Berry
donations to Gather the Women
Angela Thomas
Anonymous
Stephanie Witmer
Lisa Bisignani, in honor of Barbara Kohutiak
Mary L. Bloom
Susan Burke
Rita Breitenbach
donations to youth
Birthe Miller
Anonymous
donations to Girlpower
Carlisle Rotary Club Foundation
Carlisle Moose Family 761
Anonymous
Carlisle United Methodist Church
Community Aid, Inc.
F&M Trust
Community Aid, Inc.,
Hope Station Project
Mike DiMuzio
Kimberly Fickel
in memory of Sarah Hefelfinger
The Kiwanis Club of Carlisle
Ella Forsyth
Anonymous
Jan Fritchey
United Way of Carlisle and Cumberland
County—Gala for the Children
Janis & Robert Ackerman
Mary Kaye Fullenkamp
Louise & James Barber
Beth Greenberg, in memory of Steve Hirsch Frances Blake
Patricia Greiss
Complete Business Solutions
Michelle Grochalski
Kathleen Hall
Katrin Haque
Sarah H. Hefelfinger, bequest
Martha & Spike Holman
Ironman Foundation INC. (Maria Carcinella)
Lois Kielkopf
D’Agostino Levine Landesman &
Lederman,LLP
donations to preschool
Anonymous
GIANT A+ Rewards
Lindsay Hough
Charles Darsie
The Kiwanis Club of Carlisle
Barry Dasher
Jenny Mumper
Bob Dittrich
Sweet Frog, Carlisle
Ginny Ehr
Valenti Mid-Atlantic
Karen Fazio
donations to Sexual Assault/Rape
Crisis Services
Elva & Bob Frey
Anonymous
Odile & John Glynn
Janet Benamita
John Johnston
Big Spring Area Community Chest
Barbara Kohutiak
Big Spring Presbyterian Church
Ragna Lavagnino
Central Penn College
Beverly Mancke
Crestview PTO
Phyllis Meenan
Greek Women of Dickinson College
Susan & Norman Rosen
Antonia Hyde & Dave Sheridan
Renee & Paul Snider
James Burd Elementary School
Ann Raley, in honor of Hagar Levine
Jean Thompson
Christin Kapp
Robin A. Scaer, in honor of Barbara
Kohutiak
Sandra B. Waxman
Mooreland Elementary PTO
Michael Weitzman
Mt. Holly Springs Elementary School
The M&T Charitable Foundation
Market Cross Pub
Birthe C. Miller
Miss Ruth’s Time Bomb
Darlene & Paul Orr
Jerry Philogene
Elizabeth & Gary Neff
Presbyterian Women in the Second
Presbyterian Church
Rita and Ron Schlanksy, in honor of Anna
Kachmar
Elaine Fetherston – to preschool
North Dickinson Elementary School PTO
Michelle Sharp
donations to Paint Nite event
Shippensburg University Women’s Center
Cheryl Sheedy, in honor of Dhyana Gehris
AshKat Solutions, Inc.
Barbara Sheaffer
Alexandra Smith
Brenda Bretz
South Middleton School District
Virginia Smith
Elizabeth Campbell
The Kids Trust (Girlz Camp)
Beth Stoneberger
Karen Galbraith
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DONORS
Jeri Fitzsimons
Sandy Mader
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June B. Lutz
Sharon Caba, in memory of June A. Foose
Kerns Roberts
Barbara Lillich
- YWCA Carlisle Staff
Andrea Sheya
corporate sponsors
MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
people, purpose & passion!
Martson Law Offices
Boyer & Ritter, CPAs & Consultants
Alma Health, Inc. d/b/a Medstaffers
GALBRAITH/Pre-Design, Inc.
Dear Friends,
M&T Bank
Greenawalt & Company, P.C.
Cornerstone Federal Credit Union
Highmark Blue Shield
Cumberland Design & Building Company, Inc.
J. Rodney Fickel Insurance, Inc.
Carlisle Regional Medical Center
Jacqueline L. Powell & Associates, Inc.
We are so grateful for your ongoing support of YWCA Carlisle. At our 96th Annual Meeting in October, we
reflected on the past 2014-15 fiscal year, shared visioning for the future, and kicked off new terms for our Board
of Directors. This past year has been a time of change and growth for our organization, welcoming new staff,
forming new relationships and partnerships, and recommitting ourselves to the mission work of YWCA: the
elimination of racism and the empowerment of women and girls!
GIANT
Karns Quality Foods
Madison Settlement Services
Orrstown Bank
Benefit Connections, Inc
Quality Digital Office Technology
Bimbo Bakeries USA
R.S. Mowery & Sons, Inc.
Bobby Rahal Automotive Group
UGI Utilities, Inc.
funding affiliations
Big Spring Area Community Chest
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime &
Delinquency (PCCD)
Rotary Club of Carlisle
Carlisle Kiwanis
Communities in Schools
Cumberland County Children & Youth Services The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler
Foundation
Cumberland County (STOP grant)
The Foundation for Enhancing Communities
Cumberland County Housing &
(The Kids Trust)
Redevelopment Authority
United Way of Capital Region
Dickinson College
United Way of Carlisle & Cumberland County
Partnership for Better Health
United Way of the Shippensburg Area
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR)
Thank you to the numerous individuals and businesses who kindly donate in-kind gifts
and provide vital supplies and materials for programs and events throughout the year!
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Ours is a powerful mission and we are thankful to the many people and businesses who walk with us towards
fulfilling our purpose and passion. We know you have placed a great deal of trust in us and we will continue with
our fiscally sound practices and raise money and awareness to get the tough tasks accomplished.
From dedicated staff to hotline volunteers, from individual donors to corporate sponsors, from preschool
students to counseling clients, the collective power of people to move our mission forward and closer to fruition
is possible each and every day. For all of your support—past, present and future—we humbly thank you and look
forward to remaining faithful stewards of the gifts you share with us in order to maintain and advance
partnerships that create a bright future for all members of our communities in the Greater Carlisle Area and
Cumberland County.
We want to inspire people. We want our youth to feel confident and say, “I am smart, I am strong, and I can do
anything!” We want people of all backgrounds, race, gender, religions, and sexual orientation to feel welcome
and safe in our building at 301 G Street and to participate in the programs, services and events we offer annually.
We are YWCA Carlisle...champions of people, purpose and passion!
With our gratitude,
Karen & Robin
Karen M. Galbraith
Robin Scaer
2014-15 BOARD PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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mission impact: racial justice & empowerment of women
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Community Discussions
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Gather the Women
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Kings Kamp
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financial report
year end June 30, 2015
Membership
$ 5,050
United Way
$ 66,041
Program Fees
$ 146,278
Race Against Racism 5K
Contributions
$ 70,645
Youth Leadership Conference
Fundraising
$ 49,614
$ 369,026
Corporate Sponsorship
This year’s Youth Leadership Conference was entitled “Race Still Matters? Race Still
Matters.” There were 35 students in attendance representing six school groups. 94%
of the students stated they had an increased understanding of racism.
When asked will you do anything differently as a result of attending the Youth
Leadership Conference a few comments from the attendees included: “I will be
more sensitive to racial offenses at school. I will try to be more empathetic towards
different people. I will watch what I say and maybe what my friends do and maybe
call them out on things. I will try to stop the small things like racist jokes. “
Gather the Women- The women participated in a health and wellness program that was added to our programming due to
a grant from Partnership for Better Health. This was instituted for the whole family. Both the women and children set goals
and worked toward achieving them on a quarterly basis. The program included lessons on healthy cooking, weight
management, effective communication advocating for themselves and their children in a setting that included yoga as well
as other stress relief techniques.
Ten families, for a total of 13 babies, were assisted by receiving no-cost diapers from YWCA Carlisle’s partnership with
Healthy Steps Diaper Bank program.
$ 3,568
Net unrealized gain (loss) on long-term investments
Realized gain (loss) on sale of investments
$ 73,982
Investment Income
$ 129,171
Gifts in-kind
$ 2,425
Rental Income
$ 9,022
Total revenue, gains & other support
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$ 816,786
Expenses and Losses
Program Services
$ 769,986
Supporting Services
Management & General
$ 129,699
$ 52,379
Fundraising
Total expenses & losses
$ 952,064
Changes in net assets
($ 135,278)
Net Assets
Beginning
$ 4,168,273
Ending
$ 4,032,995
YWCA Carlisle honored an individual with an
outstanding commitment to eliminating racism
and fostering social justice. The Racial Justice
Award honors a resident of Cumberland County
whose work (personal or professional), attitude
and beliefs reflect and model a passion toward
eliminating racism and promoting peace, justice,
freedom, and dignity for all people.
“I tell my students that standing for what they believe will be the greatest challenge of their lives, but that through all of
their hardships and frustrations, the Diversity Club will be there for them as a bolster so that they know that they have a
family, a team. I tell them that their work, determination, and love will change the world. Through the Racial Justice Award,
you showed them that people hear them, acknowledge them, and stand with them. There is nothing greater than this: to
know that you are not alone,” expressed Ms. Shupp.
($ 136,691)
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Inaugural Winner—Michelle Shupp, Mechanicsburg H.S. Teacher
$ 28,655
Miscellaneous
Gather the Women was evaluated by Professor Andy Skelton and his Health Studies Research Seminar class at Dickinson
College. Past members of the program were surveyed about their experiences as group members and life after. Many
women expressed ways in which the program has helped them reach goals, grow their level of self-esteem, and use lessons
from the group in their daily lives. Additionally, three of our families participated in Incredible Years/Dinosaur School
training—a 5-month program designed to strengthen parenting skills and to prevent and treat behavior problems in young
children.
AWARD
Certified Public Accountants & Consultants
Revenue, Gains & Other Support
Grants
YWCA CARLISLE
audited by Boyer & Ritter,
Community Partners
George Award—Barbara Kohutiak
As the famed African proverb states, “It takes a
village to raise a child” and YWCA Carlisle was
thankful for the many community partners that
collaborated with us to help breathe life into this
phrase…Hope Station, Dickinson College Students,
Local Church Groups, Carlisle Regional Medical
Center, Mayor Scott and Carlisle Police Department,
Carlisle Area School District and Teachers, DVSCP,
PCAR, District Attorney’s Office, Cumberland County
Commissioners, Children and Youth Services,
Children’s Resource Center, Healthy Steps Diaper
Bank, Bosler Memorial Library, Partnership for
Better Health, Community Aid and many, many
more valuable partners and agency leaders.
Retiring Executive Director, Barbara Kohutiak, was
awarded the 2014 Ruth K. and Nancy J. George Award for
service to the agency and community for nearly 30 years.
Each year this honor is bestowed upon a woman who has
made a commitment to YWCA in a variety of ways, which
include volunteer efforts and financial contributions. Ms.
Kohutiak, a one time Preschool Director then leader for
the organization, led with great passion for the mission
and serving others.
sexual assault/rape crisis services
Our services are free and confidential.
Recipients: (l to r)
N. George
The purpose of Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Services of
Cumberland County is to provide a supportive
atmosphere for victims of sexual violence and their
significant others in order to facilitate their healing
and empowerment.
F. Del Duca
R. Schlansky
B. Mancke
R. Hodge,
D. Orr,
TRUSTEES
Elizabeth Jamieson Boyle
Jane Burke
Nancy George, honorary lifetime
Hubert Gilroy
Janice Hays
June Lutz, honorary lifetime
Patricia Strickler
Champion for Better Health
Award winner—2015
available to meet individuals at the
hospital or assist with navigating the
legal system when working with law
enforcement officials and the judicial
systems at court hearings. Rigorous
training provided for all advocates.
Free and confidential supportive
individual counseling was made
available for victims and their
significant others. Support groups
offered included breast cancer survivor
sessions and individuals coping with
separation and divorce.
Age-appropriate education programs presented
to engage schools and communities as change
agents. Program topics included: Body Safety,
Assertiveness, Healthy Relationships and
Bystander Prevention. Programs were adapted
to best meet the needs of the students.
GIRLZ Camp was offered free of charge to girls
ages 12-15 to address trauma experienced by
girls who had been sexually assaulted and to
prevent future victimization. Many victims felt
isolated and disconnected from peers and
GIRLZ Camp provided an opportunity for girls to
connect with one another through a week-long,
psycho-educational and recreational group
experience.
YWCA Carlisle was nominated and
selected as a Nonprofit of the Year
organization by Partnership for Better
Health and was recognized at a reception
in June.
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24 hour hotline volunteer hours =
$139,595 in donated time for 2014/15
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PROGRAMS and SERVICES
Karen Galbraith, President
Michelle Sharp, Vice President
Michelle Grochalski, Treasurer
Jennifer Metz, Secretary
Brenda Bretz
Elizabeth Campbell
Jessica Eberhart
Chelsea Fry, intern
Carlesha Halkias
TaWanda Hunter
Cydnie Kelly
Jocelyn Kraus
Jacqueline Powell
Nichole Purcell
Virginia Smith
Sarah Taby
Angela Thomas
Karli Wagner, intern
Tracy Wertz
Stephanie Witmer
proceedings. Advocates were
Education
2014-15 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
assistance during medical and legal
Girlz Camp
B. Kohutiak
Advocates offered support and
Advocacy
N. Ingram
Counseling
Thank you for these tremendous working
relationships we have forged for
the benefit of our community!
preschool
youth
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Annual student spring art show
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Special events and guest readers
Girl Power involved 80 girls in Carlisle Middle Schools and
Parent’s Posts:
“…Thanks for creating such a wonderful environment- my son loves to go to school!”
Kindergarten readiness skills
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Positive social skills
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Cultural and ethnic diversity of classes and curriculum
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Summer Camps for our younger friends
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Parent-Teacher conferences
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Limited scholarships offered
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Summer Day Camp
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Girl Power was recognized by Shippensburg University
with an Award of Exemplary Program!
Homework Club served 33 elementary age
students in two locations at Memorial Park Hope
Station and Grandview Court. Students completed
homework assignments daily, learned important social
skills, and received healthy snacks. To help work on
reading skills and make children comfortable with
reading aloud, we collaborated with a program called
“Tail Waggin’ Tutors.” By incorporating therapy dogs,
that the children read aloud to, we hoped to increase
their self confidence and improve their literacy skills.
Young Wonders Summer Day Camp (YOWO)
served 86 campers from June through the end of August.
Numerous scholarships were made available courtesy
of funding from United Way Carlisle & Cumberland County as
well as Carlisle Kiwanis. YOWO offered weekly field trips,
swimming two days a week, plus featured a curriculum
focused on negating ‘brain drain’ over summer vacation.
YOWO created a fun and safe space for students who have
completed Kindergarten through 5th grade. The day camp
was affordable and accessible to all students and their
families.
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PROGRAMS and SERVICES
“Program is excellent and effective. Great way to get kids prepared for elementary school. Everything
they do for and offer the kids is just amazing. (They) have been very good to me and my children the past
4 years and for that I am grateful.”
“My daughter has separation anxiety and after only a few days she absolutely loved going (to school and)
is excited to go. My daughter just loves the Early Start preschool program. Love the teachers and activities
they do. Thank you for such a great program!”
High School to work on academic and personal growth goals.
Girls’ Holiday Crafts and Mother’s Day Crafts helped finance
field trip experiences as well as taught the girls self-reliance
and entrepreneurial spirit. Girls met during the school day with
YWCA staff to address topics such as healthy relationships,
positive body image, career paths, etc.
Homework Club
51 students and families served
Girl Power
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