– P o p e Fr a n c i s letter from the executive director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 programs - community services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 programs - aging & disability services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 financials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 donors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ways to give. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 board of directors & administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 catholic charities Diocese of Joliet table of contents We all have the duty to do good. dear friends Dear Friends in Christ, Serving the neediest among us is a vital function of the Church. Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet helps fulfill this important role in our community. Please take a moment to read through this Annual Report and take note of the many generous individuals, such as yourself, who make the work of Catholic Charities possible. Without your support, our poor and vulnerable brothers and sisters would be unable to receive the help and inspiration that they need to become self-sufficient. Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon Bishop of Joliet I express my gratitude to you for helping Catholic Charities do God’s work within the Diocese of Joliet. May the Lord bless you and those who are dear to you. Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon Bishop of Joliet Among us, who is above must be in service of others. This doesn’t mean we have to wash each other’s feet every day, but we must help one another. – P o p e Fr a n c i s – P o p e Fr a n c i s 2 Dear Friends of Catholic Charities, Each year provides new opportunities to reach out to and better serve those in our community suffering from poverty, unemployment, loneliness, homelessness, and emotional pain. We are constantly reevaluating the needs that exist within the Diocese of Joliet and adjusting our programs accordingly. Fiscal year 2014 was no exception and we began several exciting new ventures. Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago were awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Veterans Administration to jointly provide services to homeless veterans and those in danger of becoming homeless. The need among veterans is great and we quickly began growing our Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program. This program provides case management, vocational counseling, employment assistance, educational assistance, budgeting assistance, housing counseling and support, daily living counseling, linkage to behavioral health services and linkage to VA benefits or additional veteran services available in the community. SSVF temporary financial assistance can help with rental arrearages, security deposits, utility assistance or deposits and moving costs. We were blessed when the National Hookup of Black Women and private donor Nance Bruss recognized that our Head Start sites could benefit from a lending library. Through their generosity, we now have treasured libraries at all five of our Head Start sites. Our Counseling Department became aware that our parish schools within the Diocese needed counseling services for their students and began providing counselors in eleven area Catholic schools. This program continues to grow. These are just a few of the many accomplishments that Catholic Charities achieved in fiscal year 2014. You will read about many more achievements and honors throughout the pages of this report. As always, thank you for your support and I look forward to another great year ahead! Blessings, Glenn Van Cura Executive Director Glenn Van Cura Executive Director Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet 3 programs community services Alternative Housing Programs DuPage, Ford, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall & Will Counties Providing a variety of housing programs for individuals and families who are homeless or at-risk, including transitional housing, permanent supportive housing and more. These programs are designed to maximize a family’s self-sufficiency. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING Rebecca struggled through a heartbreaking divorce and worked hard as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) to support her son as a single mother. This small family was self-sufficient until Rebecca was forced to stop working due to complications from diabetes, which eventually led to the amputation of both of her legs. After surgery, Rebecca became homeless when she was unable to work. After a stay at Catholic Charities’ Hope House homeless shelter in DuPage County, Rebecca and her son moved into a transitional housing apartment in a quiet neighborhood, where the young man quickly made lots of friends. Upon the advice of her case manager, Rebecca enrolled in Catholic Charities’ Out of Poverty classes, which she found extremely helpful and inspirational. Today, Rebecca is taking classes and working toward earning her G.E.D. She continues to heal physically and is learning to walk with prosthetics. Rebecca also makes better food choices to control her diabetes. “From the bottom of my heart, I’m so grateful to Catholic Charities,” Rebecca said. “The agency has been a blessing in my own life… and for so many others.” 4 Daybreak Center Will, Grundy & Kendall Counties Shelter Providing year-round emergency shelter 24 hours a day. The program also provides professional case management and robust wraparound services such as employment programs that promote self-sufficiency. Shepherd’s Table Feeding all members of the community who are hungry and unable to provide for themselves by offering a free mid-day meal. Shepherd’s Table is also used as a warming and cooling center during extreme weather. D AY B R E A K C E N T E R After 15 years as a heroin addict, 52 year-old Douglas hit an all-time low when he attempted suicide after being unable to purchase drugs. Shortly thereafter, Douglas found himself at Catholic Charities’ Daybreak Center and began talking to a case manager about his journey and how hard he was working to stay sober. Douglas was given the opportunity to move from the emergency shelter into New Beginnings, a permanent supportive housing program for chronically homeless men at Daybreak Center. To date, Doug remains clean and sober and is thankful for this opportunity. Douglas knows that he still has a long road in front of him, but he reports that it’s becoming easier to ignore temptations. He’s fully aware that the stakes are higher than ever. “No more room to fail,” he says. And Douglas has a message for anyone else struggling with addiction, “If Daybreak Center can help me, they can help anyone.” 5 programs Counseling Services Will, Grundy, Kendall, DuPage, Kankakee, Ford & Iroquois Counties 815-730-4891 Providing healing and hope through caring and effective behavioral health services. The diverse and professional therapists provide a wide range of therapeutic services including individual, group, family, and couples therapy, in addition to specialized services such as anger management groups and preventative education programs. Individuals and families who are struggling financially may qualify for services at a reduced fee. Most insurance is accepted, including Medicare Part B and Medicaid. Brian was a handsome 40 year-old man who had a magnetic personality, many friends, and a good job. His family adored him. On June 4, 2013, Brian lost his life to suicide. When Brian died, he left behind a shocked and devastated family. Shortly after Brian passed away, his family learned about Catholic Charities LOSS Program. LOSS, (Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide) is a free, nondenominational program that supports individuals who are grieving the loss of a loved one by suicide. Brian’s parents and his sister Amy decided to attend a LOSS meeting and immediately found great comfort in the supportive environment. They now attend LOSS meetings each month. Although the grief is still very painful, this resilient family has found comfort in the program and continues to heal. 6 Supportive Services for Veteran’s Families DuPage, Grundy, Iroquois, Kankakee, Kendall & Will Counties Assisting veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Available services include: case management; employment and education assistance; locating housing, and helping pay rent arrearages or security deposits. Each program participant is linked with the US Department of Veterans Affairs to gauge eligibility for additional VA benefits and services. SSVF S U P P O R T I V E S E R V I C E S F O R V E T E R A N FA M I L I E S Richard, a 58 year-old veteran, was devastated when he learned that he would be evicted from his apartment. “I was a wreck,” he said. “I’d never been in this situation before.” He wasn’t immediately certain where to turn for help. However, after calling Catholic Charities, he was connected with the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program. Richard’s case manager located a veteran’s transitional housing program in Joliet for which Richard was eligible and prevented him from becoming homeless. Richard is happy with his living situation, but eager to live independently again. He is working hard to regain self-sufficiency. Although the past year has been difficult, Richard is happy for a fresh start and has a positive attitude about his future. “I’m thankful for what I’ve got,” he explained. “If it wasn’t for this program, who knows where I’d be.” 7 programs community services Hope House DuPage County Providing housing and supportive services to individuals and families who are homeless often due to divorce, job loss or depleted savings. During a temporary, short stay, participants work toward securing employment and permanent housing. Hope House also provides the only 24-hour crisis hotline to assist in the single point of entry process for the homeless services continuum in DuPage County. Everything in Albert’s life fell apart when his fiancé passed away quickly and unexpectedly. He tried to distract himself with work, but suffered a back injury that prevented him from performing his job functions and eventually he became unemployed. Without an income, Albert was unable to pay his rent and he became homeless for the first time in his life. Albert was relieved when he was accepted into Catholic Charities’ Hope House homeless shelter. “I never dreamt that I would be in this situation,” he revealed. As Albert attended meetings at Hope House and began making job contacts, he realized that this was a special opportunity for a fresh start. Today, Albert has a job and has transitioned back into self-sufficiency. He’s feeling optimistic about his life and is thankful for his experience at Hope House. He describes it as a wonderful program and said, “There’s nothing better than being given the chance to start over.” 8 Emergency Services & Homelessness Prevention Will, Grundy, Kendall, DuPage, Kankakee, Ford & Iroquois Counties Providing food and travel vouchers; clothing and furniture vouchers; financial assistance for prescriptions; rent/mortgage assistance, and information/referral to other community resources. early childhood services Will County These programs include Head Start, Early Head Start, wraparound child care, Home-Based, and Expectant Mothers Initiative. Children participate in developmentally appropriate activities; receive medical and dental care; enjoy healthy meals and snacks, and appreciate playing indoors and outdoors in a safe center-based setting. Home-Based provides weekly home visits with an age appropriate educational focus for parent and child. Children with disabilities and differing abilities are encouraged to participate in an inclusive setting. Expectant mothers receive prenatal and post-partum education and assistance in preparing their home for their baby’s arrival. Counseling and other mental health services are provided as needed to children and families. Family engagement is encouraged and supported. Family advocates work directly with families to provide supportive services such as financial planning and goal setting and assist in securing resources for job searches for employment, continued education, and ESL or GED in order for families to become self-sufficient. H E A D S TA R T A N D E X P E C TA N T M O T H E R S I N I T I AT I V E Denisha felt overwhelmed when she found out that she was expecting her second child. She lives in a neighborhood where it is not uncommon to hear gunshots and where mothers keep their children indoors because it’s unsafe to play outside. Her dreams of escaping poverty felt like they were slipping away. When she explained her concerns to staff at the Catholic Charities’ Head Start center where her son attended school, they referred her to Catholic Charities’ Expectant Mothers Initiative for guidance and help. Her Expectant Mothers case manager helped Denisha build her confidence. The case manager made regular visits to Denisha’s home and the two talked about the pregnancy and whatever else was on Denisha’s mind. “It was very supportive,” said Denisha. “I just needed someone to talk to.” Shortly thereafter, Denisha gave birth to a healthy baby girl who she named Cabriah. Today, Denisha is more confident. She is focused on moving to a safer neighborhood where her children can play outdoors and enjoy the carefree childhood they deserve. She is also planning to return to community college in the spring to continue to work toward getting her degree. 9 programs aging & disability services Senior Companion Program Will, Grundy, Kankakee & Iroquois Counties Offering adults age 55 and older the opportunity to support and interact with their homebound, frail peers through regularly scheduled home visits. S E N I O R CO M PA N I O N P RO G R A M Charlotte has endured a rough couple of years. She lives alone in a small house in Joliet where chronic health problems have kept this senior homebound. After raising her family and having a successful career, Charlotte had trouble adjusting to her new life. “I became so lonely,” she said. A few towns over, Karen was facing challenges of her own. She’d been laid off from her job and was struggling with unemployment. Karen discovered Catholic Charities’ Senior Companion program and decided to become a volunteer with the program. After the pair was connected by Catholic Charities, Karen began visiting Charlotte twice each week for a few hours each time. The women have become close friends. They spend hours chatting and enjoying one another’s company. “Karen is more than a senior companion,” Charlotte said, “She’s a great friend.” 10 Foster Grandparent Program Information and Assistance Will County Kankakee County Offering adults age 55 and older an opportunity to work with children at local elementary schools and pre-schools. Providing information about and linkage to the many services and benefits available to older adults and persons with disabilities. Care Coordination Money Management Program Kankakee County Kankakee, Grundy, Iroquois & Will Counties Offering frail, older adults and their families assistance as they assess the need for care and coordinate an overall plan of service to maximize the older person’s independence in the home. Offering adults the opportunity to serve and advocate for low-income older adults who have difficulty budgeting, paying routine bills and keeping track of financial matters. Adult Protective Services Kankakee & Grundy Counties Providing trained and caring professionals to help determine the services most needed to stop neglect and abuse; protect the person who has suffered abuse and/or neglect, and assist the individual in the healing process. Intervention for the abuser is also offered. The elderly are those who transmit history to us, who transmit doctrine, who transmit the faith and give it to us as an inheritance. – P o p e Fr a n c i s 11 financials TOTAL 2014 TOTAL 2013 Revenue Contributions and Bequests $2,244,284 $1,954,834 Government Grants and Fees 13,074,055 12,912,794 Foundations 230,745 260,056 United Way 569,845 542,734 Diocese of Joliet 1,200,000 1,185,000 Program Service Fees 655,633 570,822 Other 29,487 99,735 TOTAL 18,004.049 17,525,975 Expenses Early Childhood Services Community Services Aging & Disability Services Counseling Fundraising General Operations 8,207,145 5,409,450 1,503,978 694,728 638,814 1,516,250 TOTAL 17,970,365 7,884,695 5,086,695 1,403,561 587,904 497,839 1,670,647 Revenue n n n n n n n Other, .2% Foundations, 1.3% United Way, 3.2% Program Service Fees, 3.6% Diocese of Joliet, 6.7% Contributions and Bequests, 12.5% Government Grants and Fees, 72.6% Expenses n n n n n n Fundraising, 3.3% Counseling, 3.4% Aging & Disability Services, 8.2% General Operations, 9.7% Community Service, 29.6% Children’s Programs, 45.87% 17,131,341 Early Childhood Services 45.7% - $8,207,145 General Operations 8.4% - $1,516,250 Fundraising 3.6% - $638,814 Community Services 30.10% - $5,409,450 12 Total Programs 88% - $15,815,301 Aging & Disability Services 8.4% - $1,503,978 Counseling Services 3.9% - $694,728 The future starts today, not tomorrow. – P o p e Fr a n c i s Mobile Food Pantry Housing & Emergency Shelter 21,627 Individuals were served by the Mobile Food Pantry 136,906 Total Nights of Housing and Emergency Shelter DuPage 2,306 - 11% DuPage 84,623 - 61% Grundy 1,154 - 5% Will 43,048 - 32% Ford & Iroquois 1,249 - 6% Kankakee 2,455 - 11% Kendall 2,318 - 11% Ford & Iroquois 7,792 - 6% Grundy 1,443 - 1% Will 12,145 - 56% Volunteers Unduplicated Clients 7,687 Volunteers Provided 144,470 Hours of Service Over 51,000 Unduplicated Clients Served Aging & Disability Services 105,275 - 73% Community Services 41,872 - 81% Shelters 15,934 - 11% Community Services 12,674 - 9% Early Childhood Services 10,605 - 7% Aging & Disability Services 5,603 - 11% Early Childhood Services 3,235 - 6% Counseling 1,049 - 2% 13 donors Thank you to all of our donors whose generosity and support help us fulfill our mission. MOTHER TERESA SOCIETY ($25,000 AND BEYOND) Bears Care Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Foundation D’Arcy Buick, GMC St. Isaac Jogues Parish, Hinsdale United Way of Metro Chicago Wal-Mart Foundation Rev. John Barrett Mr. Brian T. Clingen Mr. George Summers GUARDIAN CIRCLE ($10,000 - $25,000) Alfred Bersted Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation Catholic Order of Foresters Chicago Auto Trade Association Joliet Slammers Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Darien Panera Bread, Downers Grove The DuPage Community Foundation Mr. Richard Calzuretta Ms. Joan M. Case Mr. & Mrs. Sean Hogan Dr. & Mrs. Christopher Joyce Mr. & Mrs. Al VanEekeren PROVIDER CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999) Assumption Church, Coal City AT&T United Way/Employee Giving Campaign Bank of America United Way Campaign Birck Family Foundation Divine Savior Parish, Downers Grove Fifth Third Bank, Kankakee 14 First Midwest Bank, Joliet Fluid Motor Union George M. Eisenberg Foundation for Charities Hollywood Casino-Joliet Joliet Township / General Assistance Fund Joseph Maher Farms Trust Law Offices of Rory K. McGinty, PC Panduit Corp. Spesia & Ayers SS. Peter & Paul Parish, Naperville St. Joan of Arc Parish, Lisle St. Petronille Parish, Glen Ellyn Thomas & Maureen O’Connor Family Foundation West Suburban Bank, Lombard Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence A. Beaudin, Jr. Mr. Michael G. Busse Mrs. Elizabeth B. Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dollinger Deacon & Mrs. Larry A. Fudacz Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Hartman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Inserra Ms. Annette Kenney Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Kuhn Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Lawrence Mr. Kevin Lehmann Mr. Thu Xuan Ngo Mr. & Mrs. Steven E. Obendorf Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Olson Mr. Gerald Prom Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. Reger Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Van Cura FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE ($2,500 - $4,999) ArcelorMittal Matching Gifts Program Ascension of Our Lord Parish C.C.W. BMO Harris Bank New Lenox Catholic Charities USA Charitable Adult Rides & Services, Inc. Corpus Christi Parish, Carol Stream Diocese of Joliet Diocese of Joliet - Office of the Bishop EcoLab, Inc. Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Exchange Club of Naperville Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund GE Foundaton GE United Way Campaign Harrah’s Joliet Casino Helen T. Wrobel Trust Holy Family Parish & School, Shorewood IBM Employee Services Center Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Aurora Our Savior Lutheran Church, Joliet Providence Bank, Frankfort Second Place Church, Monee Sisters of St. Francis, Joliet St. Anthony Parish, Shorewood St. John United Church of Christ, Mokena St. Joseph Parish, Lockport St. Jude Parish & School, New Lenox St. Mary of Gostyn Parish, Downers Grove St. Michael Parish, Wheaton St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Joliet St. Philip the Apostle Parish, Northfield Wal-Mart, Elwood Mr. Joseph Ardaugh Mr. & Mrs. William C. Benoit Ms. Nance E. Bruss Mr. Michael Collins Mr. & Mrs. James DeGroot Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Esch Mrs. Alice M. Essling Mr. & Mrs. Steven H. Gaydos Mr. Carl Guiu Mrs. Helen M. Kastenholz Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Kozar Mr. Robert Kozar HELPING HANDS CIRCLE ($1,000 - $2,499) Aetna Foundation Ahlgrim Funeral Homes Allstate Foundation Allstate Giving Campaign American Endowment Foundation AT&T Employee Community Giving Program Bradley Lions Club CA, Inc. Matching Gifts Program Clearwater Paper Community Memorial Foundation Cowan Corp Disciples Food Pantry, Villa Park Dora Holdings, Inc. Early Family Foundation Exelon Corporation Exxonmobil Foundation FIA Card Svcs Giving DuPage Human Race Glasscock Farms Holly Club Illinois Tool Works Foundation Joliet Catholic Academy, Joliet Joliet Police Department Knights of Columbus # 204 Joliet Assembly, New Lenox LDS Church, Plainfield Lodge Americo Vespucci No. 1722, Bourbonnais M.J. Vandenbroucke, Inc. Marchio Fence Co., Inc. Mary Queen of Heaven Parish, Elmhurst Maternity B.V.M. Parish, Bourbonnais Maximus Foundation McGrath Office Equipment Messiah Lutheran Church, Joliet National Premium Notre Dame Parish, Clarendon Hills Our Mother of Good Counsel - CCW, Homer Glen Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish, Homer Glen P.C. Learning Center Peoples Bank of Kankakee County, Bourbonnais Pepsico Foundation Piggush, Simoneau, Inc. Presence Health CBD, Bolingbrook Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox Rathbun Cservenyak & Kozol, LLC ServPro of Joliet Siegel’s Cottonwood Farms, Inc. Sisters of the Resurrection, Chicago St. Ann’s Parish, Channahon St. Elizabeth Seton Parish, Naperville St. Joseph Parish, Bradley St. Joseph Parish, Downers Grove St. Joseph School, Manhattan St. Patrick Parish, Kankakee St. Paul Chong Ha Sang Catholic Mission, Des Plaines St. Pius X Parish, Lombard St. Raphael Home & School Association, Naperville St. Raphael Parish & School, Naperville St. Rose Church CCW, Wilmington St. Vincent de Paul Society - Christ the King Parish, Lombard St. Vincent de Paul - Frankfort The Community Foundation of Will County The Prairie State Sam’s Club United Way of Metro Dallas, Inc. Vernon Wellness Foundation Visitation and Aid Society, Joliet Visitation Parish, Elmhurst Wheaton Franciscan Sisters Wolf & Company LLP Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Baldauff Mr. Jim Barron Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Bartelli Dr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Bartucci Mr. & Mrs. Jack and Cheryl Bartz Mr. & Mrs. Gary F. Baumgartner Mrs. Marie E. Black Mrs. Mildred Blanchette Mr. & Mrs. Bob Borgstrom Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Borvan Ms. Irene J. Boutiette Mr. & Mrs. Michael Breier Ms. Mary Brennan Mr. & Mrs. Kim Warpinski Mrs. Rebecca Bunge Mr. & Mrs. James T. Cannon Ms. Rhonda Carson Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Cetera Ms. Patricia Chesla Mr. Bob Churney Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Ciccarelli Mr. Carmine Corsetti Mr. Victor Corsetti Ms. Kristi Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Cuzzone Mr. & Mrs. James Deardurff Mr. & Mrs. John M. Eber Mr. & Mrs. Brian Egan Ms. Laurie Erickson Mr. Michael Fitton Mr. & Mrs. Alan E. Frey Mrs. Margaret Gibbons Mr. & Mrs. John S. Groch Mr. & Mrs. David Grunwald Mr. & Mrs. John F. Gudac donors Mr. George Lamping and Mrs. Harriette Haley Ms. Kathleen Langdon Ms. Ruth S. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Brian A. McAleenan Rev. Vytas Memenas Ms. Patricia Minta Mr. Richard Paulsen Mr. & Mrs. Bruce A. Renwick Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Squier Mr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Vacala Mr. & Mrs. James M. Vilutis 15 donors 16 Mr. Gerard J. Haggerty, Sr. Ms. Susan Harrigan Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Hartl Ms. Niki Harvey Rev. Douglas Hauber Mr. John Healy Dr. David L. Hegg Mr. Pete Infanger Mr. & Mrs. John Janicik Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Jones Mr. Donald Kikta Mr. Pete Kinsella Mr. & Mrs. Carl R. Knable Rev. Donald C. Kocher Mr. & Mrs. Hans Kollinger Ms. Clara J. Kridle Ms. Teri Kuhn Mr. Kenneth J. Le Beau Ms. Barbara L. Lentz and Mr. Andrew R. Wolff Mr. and Mrs. Ron Madsen Mr. James Missig Mr. & Mrs. John Morrissey Ms. Elizabeth A. O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. John O’Meara Mr. and Mrs. Glen R. Ostdiek Mr. Dane Paulsen Mr. & Mrs. John Perkins Mr. Peter Polesel Ms. Linda Quinlan Mr. & Mrs. Tim Radcliff Mr. & Mrs. Ravi Ravichandran Mr. & Mrs. Alex Rechenmacher Ms. Patricia L. Riggs Mr. & Mrs. Anthony R. Rossi Ms. Frances Rossi Ms. Margaret M. Schauer Ms. Hildegard Schwider Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Skirvin Mr. Anthony Sorrentino Mr. & Mrs. Steven Spencer Mr. & Mrs. Christian G. Spesia Mrs. Douglas Spesia Ms. Mary Stahura Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Stefely Mr. & Mrs. Theodore N. Tomei Rev. Tri Tran Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Udell Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Vandenbroucke Ms. Meg Warner Ms. Lois Winkels Steve & Jayme Wunar Mr. Paul Yousif ($500 - $999) Abbvie Inc. Employee Giving Campaign Allstate - Giving Campaign American Italian Cultural Society Berman Capital Management & Research, Joliet BlueLine Christ the King Catholic School Christ the King CCW, Lombard Christian Brothers Services, Romeoville Church of the Holy Ghost, Wood Dale Crescent Bank & Trust Dogs R Us Drauden Point Middle School, Plainfield First Midwest Bank, Joliet Grants Appliances, Electronics and More, Joliet Graphic Arts Finishing Co. Hinsdale Lodge No. 934 AF & AM Honeywell International Charity Matching J. C. Restoration, Inc. Joanne F. Kowalczyk Trust Knights of Columbus # 2601, Wheaton Kohl’s Lewis University, Romeoville Mancuso Cheese Marian Village Resident Council Northern Illinois Steel Supply Co. Peace Lutheran Church, New Lenox Plain Sight Foundation Prairie Creek Grain Company, Inc. St. Alexis Parish, Bensenville St. Ambrose Church, Crest Hill St. Ann’s Church Men’s Club, Channahon St. Boniface CCW, Monee St. Boniface Parish, Monee St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Bensenville St. Francis High School, Wheaton St. Isidore Parish CCW, Bloomingdale St. Isidore Parish, Bloomingdale St. James the Apostle Mission - Irwin St. John the Baptist Society, Joliet St. Juliana Parish, Chicago St. Margaret Mary Parish CCW, Herscher St. Mary - Mokena School St. Mary Immaculate Parish & School, Plainfield St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Joliet St. Mary’s Church St. Matthew Church CCW, Glendale Heights St. Philip the Apostle Parish, Addison The Clorox Company Foundation The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving United Way of Greater Milwaukee, Inc. United Way of Greater Philadelphia & SNJ United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc. Wesmere Elementary PTO Westminster Presbyterian Church, Joliet Mr. Scott Ahlgrim Mr. & Mrs. James T. Albrecht Mr. Mark D. Allan Mr. Vincent Amatore Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Angus Mr. Arthur Aragones Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Armand Ms. Christine Ashley Ms. Nancy Babel Mr. John P. Ballantine Father John Balluff Ms. Veronica Barclay Ms. Shirley A. Barnhart Mr. & Mrs. John Basile Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bava Mr. Brian Beary Mrs. George Benigni Mr. & Mrs. Carl M. Bernhard Mr. & Mrs. Wayne E. Bessette Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Bigane III Mr. Robert A. Faganel Mr. & Mrs. James R. Fay Mr. & Mrs. Mike Fazio Ms. Linda Fudacz Mr. John Gaido Mr. Daniel Gibbons Mr. John M. Girard Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Goebel Mr. Andrew S. Goldberg Mr. & Mrs. Michael Grady Mr. & Mrs. Dick Grant Mr. & Mrs. Arnold F. Grashoff Mr. Timothy Green Mr. Kevin Grisamore Mr. David Gustafson Mr. William Haggerty Mr. & Mrs. Gregory D. Harris Dr. & Mrs. William F. Hartsell Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Hazard Mr. & Mrs. Dave Heide Mr. George H. Herbst Mr. & Mrs. Hank Hines Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Jawor Ms. Jan Johnson Ms. Joanne Johnson Ms. Leah Jones-Handy Mr. & Mrs. David J. Kaluzny Mr. & Mrs. John J. Kane, Jr. Mr. Frank Kane Mr. Gerard Kickul Mr. Robert Kiefner Mr. Nicholas S. Kiepura Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Kluk Mr. David Kluzak Mr. & Mrs. Raymond R. Kollock Mrs. Joanne F. Kowalczyk Mr. Dave Kropp Mr. James Kuzma Mr. & Mrs. William Laflamme Mr. & Mrs. Joe Langenderfer Mr. Richard M. Lanser Mr. Paul Lee Rev. James M. Lennon Deacon and Mrs. Milton Leppert Mr. & Mrs. Cary Lewis Mr. Yupo Lin Mr. Mark London Dr. Angela Mahome Mr. & Mrs. Terence J. Mahoney Mr. & Mrs. Martin H. Malecki, Jr. Ms. Barbara Mann Mr. & Mrs. Samuel A. Marotta Mr. & Mrs. James J. Massura Ms. Maryann Mcgerty Mrs. Kathleen McGowan and Mr. Terry McGuire Mr. & Mrs. Michael Q. McGrath Ms. Arla McMahon Mr. & Mrs. Graydon Megan Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Mehalek Mr. & Mrs. Daniel B. Meluch Mr. & Mrs. William L. Munch Ms. Veronica E. Murphy Mr. Anthony Neri Mr. & Mrs. Harry B. Neumayer Ms. Annette Nigro Mr. & Mrs. Reginald Norfleet Mr. & Mrs. W. Patrick O’Hara Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Pabst, Jr. Ms. Margaret Patterson Mrs. Mary Frances Perkins Ms. Jeanette Petrovich Dr. & Mrs. Jack L. Picchietti Ms. Theresa Pratt Mr. Rafael Rivera Mr. & Mrs. John J. Roche Ms. Deborah Ronek Mr. & Mrs. James M. Roolf Ms. Kathy Rossman Dr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Ruby Mr. Edward Russell Mr. Cornelius J. Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Rylko Mr. & Mrs. James P. Ryscamp Mr. & Mrs. Eugene A. Satrun Mr. Sharon Scalise Mr. Michael Scudder Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Seidl Mrs. Marie C. Shroba Most Reverend Joseph M. Siegel, Auxilary Bishop Vicar Gerneral Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Stapleton Mr. Robert P. Steiert Mr. Charlie Steinbrecher Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Steiner Mr. & Mrs. Jerry P. Sterr Ms. Audrey E. Stoltz Mr. Allan C. Sutherland Mr. & Mrs. William I. Swedler Ms. Cynthia Syslo Mr. Ronald F. Szymczak Mrs. Jennifer Vander Zee Mr. & Mrs. Chester J. Veneskey Mr. Thomas Venezia donors Ms. Roberta Boecker Priz Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Bowden Ms. Patricia M. Boyle Mr. & Mrs. Dan Brennan Mr. & Mrs. Mark Brenner Mr. & Mrs. Max Brigham Mrs. Dorothy M. Brown Ms. Kathleen Bruss Ms. Jacqueline Bueschel Ms. Susan Bunnell Ms. Jennifer Burgman Mr. & Mrs. James C. Byrne Mr. & Mrs. John P. Cantlin Mr. & Mrs. Gerald W. Caveney Mr. James Chiapetta Mr. & Mrs. Dennis A. Christenson Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Clennon Ms. Ruth Combs Mr. & Mrs. I. James Cooper Ms. Rita T. Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Cousins Mr. & Mrs. Robert Diedrich Mr. Richard K. Johnson and Ms. Marybeth Dougherty Mr. James J. Dougherty Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Egan Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Enochs Mr. Jason Ericksen Dr. Diane D. Fabrizius 17 donors Ms. Cheryl Vescio Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wagstaff Deacon & Mrs. Herbert F. Waldron, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Ward Mr. & Mrs. Bob Warner Mr. & Mrs. George Weldon Mr. Gregory Wernert Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Westberg Ms. Maxine C. Wilverding Mr. & Mrs. Phill Wolfe Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Woolet Mr. & Mrs. Mark Yetsky Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Zadel ($100 - $499) Abri Credit Union Alverno Clinical Laboratories American Express Employee Giving Program AR Industries of Illinois Assumption B.V.M. CCW, Ashkum Assumption of the B.V.M. Parish, Ashkum Benet Academy, Lisle Berlinsky Scrap Corporation Berryman Transfer & Storage Co. Bishop Shanahan High School, Dowingtown BP Fabric of America Fund Bremen High School, Midlothian Brian E. Wagner Scholarship Fund Brian P. Olofsson, M.D. Brown County United Way BRPA-Chicago C.R. Leonard Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba Campbell Photography Cantigny Post - V.F.W. # 367, Inc., Joliet Cantore Enterprises Caruso Communications Cathedral of St. Raymond, Joliet Catholic Daughters of America, Wheaton Catholic Diocese of Joliet Office for Human Dignity Cemeno’s Pizza Certified Grocers, Joliet Chicago Bridge & Iron Company Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Chicago Cubs Child Care Resource & Referral Christ the Servant Parish, Woodridge Christian Brothers Community, Burr Ridge Chubb & Son, Inc. Citgo Petroleum Corporation Cleverex Systems, Inc. Comcast Corporation Congregation de Notre Dame Custom Electrical Systems, Inc. Delta Kappa Gamma Society, Frankfort Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Matteson Diocese of Joliet Tribunal Double Tree Suites by Hilton Downers Grove O.B/GYN Drury Lane Oak Brook DuPage County Human Services E Z Duz It Products Inc., Orland Park Elmhurst Park District Employees Charity Organization of Northru Grumman Family Dollar Family Fun Zone, Crest Hill Fantasy World Entertainment Financial Marketing Finlay Occupational Health First Catholic Slovak Ladies Assn Branch 53, Joliet First Christian Church, Wilmington Frank Gibbons Links Fore Hope Foundation Frankfort United Methodist Church Fudge & Associates Gibbons Funeral Home Gleaner’s Life Glory Tabernacle Church Good Samaritan Medical Staff, Downers Grove Groskrentz, Schmidt, Abraham, Eshleman and Gerretse Hinsdale Bank & Trust, Downers Grove Holy Trinity Parish, Westmont Hope United Methodist Church, Joliet Hospira Employee Giving Campaign HUGS Illinois Licensed Beverage Assoc. Illinois Spinal Care, ltd Immaculate Conception Catholic Prep Immaculate Conception Parish, Braidwood Immaculate Conception Parish, Elmhurst We just cannot worry about ourselves. 18 – P o p e Fr a n c i s J. L. Adler Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc. Jacob Henry Mansion Joliet Bike Club Joliet Elks Lodge # 296 Joliet Interfaith Joliet Rivals Club JP Morgan Chase Foundation JP MorganChase Employee Giving Campaign Karges, Inc. KC Chairs Knights of Columbus # 12014, Joliet Knights of Columbus # 12882, Minooka Knights of Columbus # 382, Joliet Knights of Columbus # 8002, Winfield Sigma Theta Tau Kappa Sisters of St. Francis Mount Assisi Convent, Lemont Smith Crossing, Orland Park SSYMA St. Alexander Parish, Villa Park St. Ambrose Church CCW, Crest Hill St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Romeoville St. Anthony CCW, Joliet St. Irene School, Warrenville St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, Joliet St. John the Apostle Parish, Villa Park St. John the Baptist CCW, Ashkum St. John the Baptist Church L’erable, Ashkum St. John’s Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, Country Club Hills St. Joseph Parish, Manteno St. Joseph Parish, Manhattan St. Joseph Society, Joliet St. Margaret Mary Parish, Naperville St. Mary Parish, Minooka St. Mary Parish, Mokena St. Patrick Catholic Church, Dwight St. Patrick CCW, Kankakee St. Patrick Parish, Joliet St. Paul the Apostle Church CCW, Peotone St. Paul United Church of Christ, Monee St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Frankfort St. Rose of Lima Parish, Kankakee St. Scholastica Parish, Woodridge St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Naperville Starbucks, Des Plaines Steppenwolf Theatre Company Stepping Stones Sullivan & Associates Surfactants Plus, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation The Catholic Woman’s League of Joliet The Feinstein Foundation Family Fund Three Hierarchs Philoptochos Society Tix 4 Cause, Inc. Total Transportation & Logistics Trails Entertainment Centers Travelers CyberGrants Turk Furniture, Joliet Ultra Foods, Joliet United Commercial Travelers United Methodist Women, New Lenox United Way of Central Indiana United Way of Kankakee County United Way of Lake County, Gurnee United Way of the Midlands University of St. Francis, Joliet Valley of the Sun United Way VFW Post # 367 Cantigny Victory Cathedral Worship Center, Bolingbrook Walter M. Kelly, Attorney at Law Welding Services Inc. Winfield Township YMCA Central City, Joliet YourCause Mr. Richard B. Adams Mrs. Thomas Adamsick Ms. Patty Adler Mr. Patrick B. Ahern Ms. Deb Akins Ms. Gracy Alappattu Mr. & Mrs. David Albrecht Mr. & Mrs. George A. Alcorn Rev. & Mrs. James E. Allen donors Knights of Columbus St. Francis of Assissi # 11092, Bolingbrook Laner, Muchin, Dombrow, Becker, Levin & Tominberg Foundation Larimer & O’Connor, Accountants Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Bourbonnais Macy’s/ Bloomingdale’s, Sharonville Mary Queen of Heaven St. Vincent de Paul, Elmhurst Maternity BVM CCW - Ladies of St. Anne, Bourbonnais McDonald’s, Lombard Merchants & Manufacturers Bank, Joliet Methodist Church of Minooka Milano Baking Company Milner Broadcasting Company Milwaukee Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, Elk Grove Minooka United Methodist Church Mon Ami Gabi, Chicago Monical Pizza Corporation, Bradley Montini Catholic High School, Lombard Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Joliet National Head Start Association, Alexandria Neena’s Boy, Inc. Norita Company Northern Trust Charitable Giving Program NYC Communications, LLC Oak Brook Mechanical Services, Inc. Ohno Pest Control, Crest Hill Ophthalmology Associate Our Lady of Peace Parish, Darien Prairie Farms Dairy, Joliet Presence St. Mary’s Hospital Ranch Frosties Reachmail, Inc. REB Steel Equipment Corp. Riverview OB-GYN Ltd. Riviera Country Club, Orland Park Sacred Heart CCW, Joliet Sacred Heart Parish, Joliet School Sisters of Notre Dame, Homer Glen 19 donors 20 Mr. & Mrs. David Allen Ms. Joan Allind Guadalupe and Caroline Alvarez Mr. & Mrs. Denis Ancel Mr. Edward M. Andrade Mrs. Rosemarie Arakelian Mr. & Mrs. John P. Arseneau Ms. Diana M. Atkisson Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Attal Mrs. Ann Baessler Ms. Patricia A. Baier Ms. Shirley Ballak Mr. Robert Ballantyne Mr. Louis Bank Ms. Roxann Barber Mr. Eugene E. Barfield Ms. Lauren A. Bass Ms. Joyce Bauer Ms. Suzanne Bauernfeind Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Bayer Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Been Mr. & Mrs. Richard Belval, Sr. Mr. Ken Benner Ms. Mary P. Berendt Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Berger Mr. Frank Bernardi Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bernardo Mr. Brian Bernhard Mrs. Lois Bernhard Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bernhardt Mr. John V. Bernickas Ms. Freda M. Bertagnoli Ms. Donna Bertrand Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Betten Mr. Mark Bettin Mr. & Mrs. Leon H. Beverly Mr. & Mrs. Walter R. Bird Ms. Maryann Bishop Mrs. Blachinski Ms. Jane F. Black Mrs. Marie E. Black Mr. George R. Black Mr. Christopher Blake Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Blatti, Jr. Ms. Mary Anne Boehm Mr. Brian J. Bohman Dr. & Mrs. Syed S. Bokhari Dr. James T. Bolan, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Harry D. Bond Mr. & Mrs. Robert Borgstrom Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Borow Ms. Marie S. Borowski Mr. Randy Boucher Ms. Angela Boyle Ms. Susan Brandenbusch Ms. Neena S. Brar Ms. Helene Braun Mr. & Mrs. Jefferey Bray Mr. & Mrs. James Brett Mr. James Brintnall Ms. Lorena Brito Ms. Maureen Brizzolara Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Broccolo Mr. & Mrs. Terrence Broderick Mr. & Mrs. Ronald M. Bromberek Mr. Thomas Brophy Ms. Mary E. Brown Ms. Amy Brown Ms. Barbara Brownlee Mr. Darrel W. Bruck, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Brummel Ms. Mary Buchler Mr. Thomas Buck Mr. Paul Buck Ms. Pat Buckley Dr. Matthew J. Bueche Ms. Jeanette Bukowski Mr. George Burgess Mr. Ronald Burke Mr. & Mrs. Eugene L. Burla Ms. Mary Elise Burnett, Attorney at Law Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Burnette Mr. Larry Burnside Ms. Janet Buswell Mr. & Mrs. John T. Bychowski Honorable & Mrs. Robert E. Byrne Mr. & Mrs. Jim Byrnes Mr. & Mrs. Paul Cabay Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Cahill Mr. & Mrs. James M. Cahill Mr. & Mrs. Caise Ms. Carol Calandrino Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Callaghan Ms. Theresa A. Camp Mr. Nathan Campus Ms. Nicole Cannata Mr. Joseph Cantore Ms. Clementine Carder Mr. & Mrs. Willaim Carl, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel M. Carlson Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Carr, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Dale B. Carter Mr. & Mrs. John E. Casey Ms. Patricia Cassady Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Catania III Ms. Patrice Cavallo-Stark Mr. & Mrs. Roy Cecchi Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Cellitti Mary Ellen Chabalowski Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Chaon Mr. Emiliano Chavez Ms. Verna Chiapello Mr. & Mrs. James J. Chiapello Ms. Elizabeth Chmelik Mr. Edward Choklek Mr. & Mrs. Edward Cholewa Mr. Paul Christensen Mrs. Lucille M. Christian Mr. & Mrs. Edwin B. Christiansen Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Ciarlette Mrs. Mary Lou E. Ciccotelli Mr. John Cielak Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Ciner Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Cinquegrani Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Cioper Ms. Patricia Cipriani Mr. & Mrs. Louis Ciuffini Mr. Justin D. Clark Mr. Randy Clark Ms. Jacqueline Clarke Ms. Samantha Clemens Ms. Judy Clusen Chris Colangcic Ms. Susan Cole Mrs. Mary C. Collins Ms. Elaine Colombo Mr. & Mrs. Patrick R. Condon Most Reverend R. Daniel Conlon, Bishop of Joliet in Illinois Mr. & Mrs. John J. Considine Mr. Jerome F. Conway Mrs. Bernard Conway Ms. Martina Cosentino Mr. Christopher Costa Ms. Karen Courney Mr. Michael Court Ms. Fran Crews Ms. Marlene Cromp Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Cronauer Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Cronin Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cull Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Cummings Mr. & Mrs. William C. Cunnea Mr. Anthony Cuzzone Mr. & Mrs. Norbert F. Cvengros Mr. & Ms. Richard Czaplewski Dr. & Mrs. James Czerwionka Mrs. Anna Czynski Ms. Judy Daley Mr. & Mrs. Steven G. Damolaris Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Damore Mr. & Mrs. Richard Dapriele Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Darin Ms. Suzanne L. Daum M.S. Davenport Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph De Craene Mr. Ezequiel De Lucio Ms. Patricia A. DeBiase Mr. & Mrs. Thomas DeChant Ms. Mary Derwinski Mr. & Mrs. Edward Devine Mr. & Mrs. Mark Devine Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Dhein Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Di Pirro Ms. Patricia Diana Mr. & Mrs. Marcos Diaz Mr. Shane Diedrick Mrs. Susan Dierking Mr. Robert T. Dietsche Ms. Carmela Diserio Ms. Mary Dixon Ms. Mary Dockery Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Dodt Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Doll Mr. Tom Donofrio Ms. Mary Ellen Donofrio Mr. Paul Donovan Mr. & Mrs. William Dore Mr. & Mrs. Thomas C. Dorn Mr. & Mrs. William E. Dow Ms. Mary Jane Down Mr. & Ms. Martin Downs Rev. John J. Doyle Mr. Wayne Draudt Mr. & Mrs. Andy Draus Mr. Paul S. Driscoll Mr. & Mrs. John M. Driscoll Mr. Craig Duchossois Mr. Richard Duchossois Mr. Michael Duggan Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Dunleavy Mr. & Mrs. Rory P. Dunne Mr. John Durkin Ms. Sharon Dzappa Ms. Judith Easley Mrs. Jacquelyn Eberle Mr. Mark Eckert Mr. Richard T. Eddington Mr. Robert Eggert Ms. Marilyn Eichhorn Mr. & Mrs. Gerald N. Engelberg Mr. & Mrs. Darren Enselman Mr. & Mrs. Jack Ericksen Mr. Joseph Esposito Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Esposito Mr. & Mrs. Charles Evans Mr. & Mrs. Fagan Ms. Alice Faletti Ms. Marcela Fanning Mr. Richard Farrell Mr. & Mrs. Ed Fay Pat Feehan Mrs. Sharon M. Feeney Ms. Virginia R. Feller Mr. Roger W. Field Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Filip Mr. Michael Finn Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Fitt Mr. Edward A. Fitzgerald Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Fitzgerald Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Flaiz Mr. Austin T. Flavell Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Flavin Mr. Andrew Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Kermit Foertsch Konnie Ford Ms. Kristin Formento Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Foster Mr. Robert Fournier Mr. James Fox Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Fox Mr. & Mrs. Frank R. Fox Ms. Latisha Fox Ms. Bernice Frederick Ms. Flo Freeman Mr. Brian Frerichs Mr. & Mrs. John Freund Mr. & Mrs. Alan F. Freund Mr. & Mrs. John A. Frigo Mr. Terrance J. Fritz Mr. Jason Fry Ms. Kathy Fudge-White and Mr. Kenneth White Rev. Hugh Fullmer Ms. Patricia Gabert Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gabryel Brother James Gaffney, F.S.C. Mr. & Mrs. Jean-Claude Gallot Mr. & Mrs. Francis Galvin Mr. & Mrs. F. James Garbe Mr. Grant Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Gariboldi Ms. Mary Jane Garrett Ms. Jody Gauthier Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Genis – P o p e Fr a n c i s Mr. Lawrence George Ms. Elizabeth Gerlach Ms. Ruth T. Gerlach Mr. & Mrs. J.R. Gerlesits Ms. Silvana Gialo Mrs. Brenda Gibbons Ms. Lucille Gibbs Mr. Richard J. Gierlach Brother Hilary Gilmartin, F.S.C. Ms. Victoria L. Girot Ms. Margaret Giuffre Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Gleason Ms. Irene Gliwa Ms. Frances Goba Ms. Barb Goodrich Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Gorski Mr. & Mrs. Philip J. Gorski Mr. Carl Gorz Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Graham Mr. & Mrs. Michael Grano Ms. Angie Green Ms. Phyllis Griffin Ms. Kim Grispo Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Gross Ms. Barbara Gruszynski Mr. Peter Grutsch Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Guardiola Mr. Michael Guccione Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Guglielmi RPh. Mr. & Mrs. Leo G. Gumienny Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Gutgsell Mr. Gabriel Guzman Ms. Elena M. Haas Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. Haas Mr. William Haase Mr. & Mrs. Bill Habiger Ms. Marcia Hadad Ms. Karen Hankins Ms. Joyce Hannan Mr. & Mrs. John Harmata Mr. Leo Harmon Mrs. Marianne Harms donors Since God created the world, He also created reality. 21 donors 22 Ms. Jane L. Harris Ms. Vaneicea Harris Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Harrod Ms. Mary Anne Hartnett Shelli Hatfield Mr. Thomas W. Havey Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Hayes Ms. Constance C. Healy Rev. Albert Heidecke Mr. Donald J. Hennessy Mr. & Mrs. James E. Hermesdorf Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Herrmann Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hertko Ms. Toni Herwaldt Mr. Charles E. Hess Ms. Kathleen Hevrin Mr. & Mrs. Munn W. Heydorn Mr. & Mrs. Rodney P. Hilger Mr. & Mrs. John G. Hillebrand Ms. Rita Hilliard Rev. Robert A. Hoffenkamp Mr. & Mrs. James Hogan Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Holcer Mr. & Mrs. James M. Holmes Mr. & Mrs. Dale Holt Mrs. Eleanor C. Hopf Ms. Rosemary Hoppenrath Ms. Margaret Horejsi Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Hornsby Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Howard Ms. Catherine M. Howe Ms. Thais Huggins Ms. Donna Hull Mr. Robert Hunger Ms. Elaine Huson Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Idstein Fariha Imam Mr. & Mrs. Albert Imesch Most Reverend Joseph L. Imesch, Bishop Emeritus Mr. & Mrs. David A. Imesch Mr. & Mrs. Markus A. Indreika Mr. & Mrs. Jim Ingala Mr. & Mrs. Michael Isabelli Ms. Mary Isabelli Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Isabelli Mr. & Mrs. Abdel F. Issa Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ivezich Mr. John Jackson Mr. & Mrs. James Jackson Ms. Patricia Jacobs Mr. Kenneth Jagodzinski Ms. Amanda Jakovich Mr. Charles L. Jakubowski Mr. & Mrs. Paul James Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. Jantos Mrs. Michele Januszyk Mr. Jo Jaydos Ms. Ann M. Jendryk Mr. & Mrs. William Jenkins Mr. & Ms. John Jensen Ms. Joyce Jerome Ms. Nicole Johnson Ms. Lou Ann Johnson Mr. & Mrs. David Jones Ms. Nicole Jones Ms. Sheri Joyce Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Jurkovich Mr. & Mrs. Frank Jurmann Ms. Karen Kachel Ms. Laurie Kagann Ms. Dolores I. Kallas Mr. & Mrs. George Kaluzny Mr. John Kaminski Dr. & Mrs. David Kamp Ms. Christine Kania Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Karas Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Keller Mr. & Mrs. Walter M. Kelly, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kerke Mr. Michael Kesich Mr. & Mrs. Risty Ketola Mr. David Kettering Mr. & Mrs. Thaddeus H. Kielch III Mrs. Robert Kiep Mr. & Mrs. Leonard P. Kiernan Mr. & Mrs. Z. D. King, Jr. Mr. Allen Kingman Mr. Daniel Kinmonth Ms. Judith Kinmonth Mr. Robert A. Kinmonth Mr. Greg Klabisch Mrs. Dorothy A. Klocko Ms. Mildred Kloes Mr. & Mrs. Dale Knickrehm Mr. & Mrs. Roger S. Knopf Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Knorr Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Kobe Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kobylarczyk Mrs. Richard E. Kohl Mr. & Mrs. James Kolar Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Kolb Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Koller Ms. Janet Korinek Mr. Mark Korzenecki Ms. Jayne Kostelny Mr. Kevin Koster Mr. & Mrs. Jim Kowalczyk Mr. & Mrs. Joe Kowsky Mrs. James Kozar Mr. Frank J. Kozar Ms. Catherine Krause Ms. Judy Krecek Mr. Edward Kregor Mrs. Kathleen K. Krehbiel Mary Jean Kreusler Mr. & Mrs. Robert Krol Mr. & Mrs. Frank Krumpoch Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Kruse Mr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Krych Mr. Thomas Krzak Ms. Maria Krzysciak Ms. Patricia Kukla Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kulas Mr. & Mrs. Jim Lijewski Mr. & Mrs. John Lilienthal Dr. & Mrs. William C. Limacher Dr. Kim A. Lindenmuth Ms. Katharina Linder Ms. LaVonne Linneman Ms. Marian Linsenmeyer Ms. Mary R. Logullo Mr. Ronald Longawa Ms. Linda Longtin Ms. Gail Loughlin Mrs. Norma J. Lovell Ms. Maria Lozada Mr. Ruben Luna Mr. & Mrs. Stephen B. Luzbetak Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lyne Mr. & Mrs. David Macnak Mr. Robert Maday Ms. Veronica Madden Ms. Mary Ellyn Madden Ms. Teresa Maddox Ms. Pamela Magee Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Mahalik Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Maher Mr. & Mrs. Gerard J. Mahoney Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Mailloux Ms. Lillian Malan Ms. Colleen A. Malloy Mr. Vince Maloney Dr. & Mrs. Randall L. Mann Mr. & Mrs. Kevin L. Moffitt Mr. & Mrs. Pat Monaco Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Moore Mr. Timothy Morris Mr. Ted Mroz Ms. Patricia Mugnaini Mr. Paul Muhlstadt Mr. John Mulkerin Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Muller Ms. Kristin Mulvey Dr. Frank Murry Mr. Thomas Musto Ms. Mary Naughton Ms. Jeanette K. Nedelsky Ms. Audrey J. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Richard Neubauer Ms. Barbara Neustadt Mr. & Mrs. William Newman Ms. Loretta L. Newsham Ms. Pamela J. Newton Ms. Joan T. Nielsen Mr. Melvin J. Niemiec Mr. Joe S. Nitz Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Nofsinger Mrs. Margaret Mary Nolan Mr. Robert Nonnie Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Nonnie Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Noonan Dr. James Novitsky Ms. Deborah Nuxoll Mr. & Mrs. Don O’Brien Mr. Daniel J. Obudzinski Mr. & Mrs. Peter O’Connell Mr. & Mrs. Ryan O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. O’Connor Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. O’Connor Ms. Maureen O’connor Mr. Timothy O’Dell Mr. & Mrs. Bennie Oglesby Ms. Kathleen P. O’Hagan Mrs. Rita A. Ohlson Ms. Margaret O’Keefe Mrs. Vianalin Oliver Mr. & Mrs. Jim Ols Ms. Eliza Olson Mr. & Mrs. Claude O’Malley donors Mr. & Mrs. Ray Kunke Ms. Amanda Kunzer Mr. & Mrs. Edmund J. Kuziemka Ms. Adrienne Labarbera Ms. Susan LaBarbera Ms. Mary R. LaBarge Ms. Kathleen T. Laken Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Lakota Mr. & Mrs. John Lamb Ms. Mary Lambert Mr. & Mrs. Edward Lanuti Mr. Robert Larsen Ms. Monica Lascala Ms. Barbara E. Latini Mr. & Mrs. Larry Laux Mr. & Mrs. James Lavigne Ms. Antoinette Lazzara Mr. & Mrs. Romeo J. LeBeau Mr. & Mrs. John P. Leen Ms. Judy Legan Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Legel Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. LeMay Mr. & Mrs. Daniel T. Lennon Mr. & Mrs. Tom Lentes Mr. Joseph Leopold Ms. Gail A. Leslie Ms. Diane M. Lewis Mr. & Mrs. L. Scott Libersher Mr. & Mrs. Steven Lichner Mr. & Mrs. Francis Lichon Ms. Marla Mantia Mr. & Mrs. Phillip G. Marchio Mr. Daniel Marcotte Mr. & Mrs. Francis Markun Mr. Robert Marschalk Ms. June Marsh Mr. & Mrs. Weston W. Marsh Michael and Nancy Martin Mr. & Mrs. James Martin Deacon Tony Martini Ms. Frances Martoccio Ms. Carol Marusarz Mr. James R. Masa Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Mass Mr. John Matejcak Ms. Nancy Maynard Mr. & Mrs. Carl S. Mazur Ms. Deborah McCabe Mr. & Mrs. James J. McCarthy Mr. George McConaghy Ms. LeAnn McCormick Ms. Diane McGinnis Ms. Michelle McGivern Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. McGivern Mr. & Mrs. Timothy McGrath Ms. Linda McKee Mr. & Mrs. Patrick McMahon Mr. Phillip McMahon Mr. & Mrs. James F. McQuillen Mr. & Mrs. Harry McSteen Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Meisenbach Ms. Sharon Melcher Ms. Kelly Ann Melone Ms. Sharon A. Meltzer Mrs. Carol Meridionale Ms. Laura J. Merrithew Mr. David Meyer Ms. Lorma Michaels Ms. Susan Michalec Ms. Susan Mickelson Mr. & Mrs. James Miller Dr. & Mrs. Wilbur H. Miller, Jr. Mrs. Rita A. Miller Mr. John M. Misak Ms. Francine Modelski Mr. Sheldon Moe 23 donors 24 Mrs. Margaret M. O’Meara Ms. Cynthia O’Neil Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Opeka Mrs. James Orr Mr. & Mrs. John C. Osterman Mr. & Mrs. John L. Ostrander Mr. Matthew Oswald Mr. & Mrs. Gerald O’Toole Deacon & Mrs. Greg Ouska Mr. & Mrs. James J. Ozbolt Mr. & Mrs. Michael Paccasassi Ms. Joyce Pagano Mr. Carl Pallaver Ms. Amy Palumbo Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Papineau Mr. William P. Paradise Mrs. Sandra P. Pascente Mr. & Mrs. Anthony R. Pasquinelli Mrs. Marian L. Patricoski Ms. Patricia Patton Ms. Jan Paul Mr. Jeffrey Paul Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Paul, Sr. Mr. Thomas Pavlini Mr. & Mrs. Gerard S. Pawlicki Mrs. Andrea E. Pearson Ms. Ann Pelant Mr. & Mrs. Mark Pellegrini Mr. & Mrs. Francis W. Pellettiere Mr. Ronald Peltz Ms. Kay M. Pemble Mr. & Mrs. Michael Pentz Ms. Angeline Perri Mr. John Perricone Ms. Ellen Peterson Ms. Marilyn A. Peterson Ms. Patricia B. Peyla Rev. John Phan Mr. & Mrs. Frank Piekarz Ms. Marta Pierluissi Mr. & Mrs. G. K. Pilkenton Mr. & Mrs. Phillip P. Pilon Mr. James Pinta Ms. Constance L. Pinto Mr. & Ms. Roman W. Poetzel Ms. Sally A. Polesel & Family Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Polito Ms. Joyce Pope Mr. & Mrs. James R. Porter Sr. Mary Potthast Mrs. Norma Pottorff Mr. John Powers Ms. Ruth D. Pratt Ms. Irene Prekezes Mr. & Mrs. Roger L. Pscherer Ms. Sally Pullare Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Quinn Mr. & Mrs. Gene J. Rademacher Mr. & Mrs. Vicente Ramirez, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Napoleon R. Ramiro Mr. & Mrs. Val Rand Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Randell Ms. Giavonnie Randle Deacon Donald Randolph Ms. Joyce Raspolich Mr. & Mrs. Don Rechenmacher Ms. Lisa Reed Ms. Audrey A. Reedy Mr. David Reginelli Ms. Mary C. Regnier Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Rehmer Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Renn Mr. & Mrs. David S. Reynolds Mrs. Anne Richard Mrs. Etta Richmond Mr. John R. Richter Ms. Arlene Ries Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Rittof, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John E. Roach Ms. Cheree Robertson Mr. Roman Rodriguez Mr. Bob Romac Ms. Joan Roman Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Romeo Mr. Gary Rose Ms. Theresa Ross Ms. Eileen M. Ruva Mr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Ryan Ms. Kelly A. Ryan Ms. Marci Salisbury Salodawala Family Mr. Michael D. Sanders Ms. Debra Savage Mr. & Mrs. Albert Savegnago Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sazama Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Scarpelli Mr. & Mrs. Joe Schaefer Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Scheckel Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Schedler Ms. Rita L. Schmidt Ms. Nancy Schoenfeld Mr. & Mrs. William F. Schraeder II Mrs. Kathlyn M. Schrage Mr. & Mrs. Jon Schriner Mrs. Jean Schriner Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Schuch Ms. Barbara Schuld Mr. & Mrs. Alfred G. Schuller Mr. Timothy J. Schultz Ms. Clara M. Schultz Ms. Mary Kathryn Schultz Ms. Joanne Schwabe Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schwartz Scoggin Ms. Angela Scott Mr. & Mrs. James P. Sczepaniak Mr. & Ms. George E. Seagraves Mr. Bruce Searle Ms. Mary L. Seeley Dr. & Mrs. Jason L. Serpe Mr. & Mrs. William R. Seydel Mr. Philip A. Sgariglia Mr. & Mrs. Ashok K. Sharma Ms. Carol Sharpe Mr. & Mrs. Bob Sheehan Mr. Rick Shinneman Ms. Rachel Sickler Mr. & Mrs. Terry S. Sidlow Mr. Thomas Siekierka Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Sieracki Ms. Lee A. Sierecki Chris Sigh Mr. & Mrs. Carl Silakowski Mr. & Mrs. Paul Silva Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Swastek Ms. Shirley M. Szachnit Mr. & Mrs. Marty J. Szczech Mr. Joseph D. Szczepaniak Ms. Monica Szewc Mr. Robert Talbot Ms. Helen M. Talty Deacon & Mrs. Terrence J. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. John Techman Mr. & Mrs. John Tegel Mrs. Joan C. Temborius Ms. Lewanda Terrell Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Tessner Ms. Sylvia Tewes Mr. & Mrs. Casper Thielman Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas E. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. James W. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Thornley Mr. & Mrs. Gary Tice Ms. Alicia G. Tocwish Dr. Jeffrey Tomaszewski Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Toomey Ms. Laverne Toomey Mr. & Mrs. Leonard J. Trankina Mr. & Mrs. William Treasurer Mr. & Mrs. Frederic J. Tremmel Mr. Alyx Tubbs Mr. & Mrs. Thomas F. Tuch Mr. & Mrs. Dave Turk Ms. Marilyn Tyler Ms. Dana Udovich Ms. Sheryl Van Anne Ms. Kelly Van Cura Mr. & Mrs. William J. Van Hoegarden Ms. Kim Vandenbroucke Pat Vary Ms. Lorrayne Vaughn Ms. Norma Vaughn Ms. Anne M. Vekich Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Verbiscer Mr. David M. Vidican Mr. & Mrs. John Vilutis Mrs. Joseph Voegtle Ms. Barbara Wagner Mr. Terrence M. Walden Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Walker, Jr. donors Mr. & Mrs. Matthew G. Simon Sr. Josephine B. Sincak Ms. Lois Skedd Mr. & Mrs. Gregory J. Skole Mr. Marcus Slate Mr. Robert Slattery Mr. & Mrs. James Slattery Mr. & Mrs. William Smirniotis Ms. Elaine Smith Mr. James J. Smith Mr. Donald Sniegowski Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Snow Mr. James M. Snyder Ms. Patti E. Sommers Mr. Danilo Soriano Ms. Ramona G. Sowada Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Spacal Mr. & Mrs. Bob Spalo Mr. & Mrs. David D. Spesia Mr. John P. Spitzer Ms. Susan Sportiello Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence F. States Mr. & Mrs. Frank F. Stec Mr. & Mrs. Raymond L. Stefanski Dr. & Mrs. William J. Stephan Ms. Cathy Stephens Mr. Ernest Stern Mrs. Carol Sterr-Lehman and Mr. George Lehman Ms. Marcia D. Steward Mr. Michael Stiff Mr. & Mrs. Edward Stobba Ms. Patricia Stock Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Storer Ms. Ann Storm Ms. Sharon Stratton Dr. & Mrs. Streitz Dr. & Mrs. Richard F. Streitz Ms. Jeanne Stulga Ms. Sherri Stutz Ms. Courtney Suchor Mr. & Mrs. John Sullivan Ms. Laurie Sullivan Ms. Ronda Sumner Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Suprenant Ms. Teresa Surdyk Mr. Gerard Wallock Mr. & Mrs. George Walls Sr. Patricia J. Walsh, O.P. Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Ward Mr. & Mrs. Richard Warpinski Mr. & Mrs. George D. Wasowicz Mr. & Mrs. Arthur A. Webb Mr. Jeff Weber Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Wede Mr. & Mrs. Brian Weigus Mr. & Mrs. Don Weishar Mrs. Sandra Welch Mr. & Mrs. John J. Wepfer Mr. James Werner Mrs. & Mr. Steve West Mr. & Mrs. James Wetstein Rev. Thomas J. White Ms. Mary T. White Ms. Rosemarie Whittiemore Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wholey Ms. Jennifer Wick Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Wickstrom Mr. Carlos Widmann Dr. & Mrs. Arthur P. Wilhelmi Ms. Susan Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Windt Mr. Randy Winfrey Mr. & Mrs. Kevin B. Wirth Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. Wold Mr. & Mrs. Edward Wolf Mr. Timothy Wolfe Ms. Mary F. Wolff Ms. Nancy Wolniak Cook Mr. Jeff Woloshyn Ms. Linda K. Wolter Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Woods Mr. & Mrs. Charles Woods Mr. Craig Woodworth Mr. & Mrs. Floyd L. Woolridge Mr. & Mrs. John Wright Ms. Estelle Wroble Ms. Patricia M. Wymer Mr. James Younger Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Zakosek Mr. & Mrs. Stanley V. Zawila Mr. & Mrs. James E. Zelko Mr. Gary Zeman Mr. & Mrs. Tom Zipsie Mr. & Mrs. George Zola Mr. & Mrs. David Zurkowski Mrs. Marilyn A. Zver 25 donors 26 EVENT SUPPORTERS Anonymous 312 Chicago Ahlgrim Funeral Homes Al’s Steak House, Joliet Anyway’s Chicago Restaurant & Pub Avery Guest House Bears Care Benet Academy, Lisle Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation BMO Harris Bank New Lenox Brian E. Wagner Scholarship Fund Brian P. Olofsson, M.D. Bridge Communities, Inc. C.R. Leonard Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Cadence Health, Winfield Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba Campbell Photography Cantore Enterprises Caruso Communications Catholic Order of Foresters Cemeno’s Pizza Certified Grocers, Joliet Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox Child Care Resource & Referral Christ the King CCW, Lombard Christian Brothers Community Church of the Holy Ghost, Wood Dale Citizens for Deanna Wilkins Community Career Center, Naperville Cooper’s Hawk, Orland Park Custom Electrical Systems, Inc. Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Foundation Dan’s Homemade Candy, Joliet Darvin Furniture, Orland Park Daybreak Center Staff Delta Kappa Gamma Society Delta Sigma Theta Sorority DePaul University Merle Reskin Theatre Diocese of Joliet - Office of the Bishop Domino’s Pizza, Romeoville Double Tree Suites by Hilton, Downers Grove Downers Grove O.B/GYN Drauden Point Middle School, Plainfield Drury Lane Oak Brook DuPage Acupuncture DuPage Children’s Museum DuPage County Human Services E Z Duz It Products Inc., Orland Park Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Family Focus, Glendale Heights Finlay Occupational Health, Bourbonnais First Christian Church, Wilmington First Midwest Bank, Joliet Fluid Motor Union, Plainfield Frank Gibbons Links Fore Hope Foundation Fresh Start Caring for Kids Foundation Friends of Daniel J. Kordik Friends of Dick Schroeder Friends of John Valle Gibbons Funeral Home The Giving Beads Grants Appliances, Electronics and More, Joliet Hamdard Center for Health Hollywood Casino-Joliet Hollywood Palms, Naperville Illinois Spinal Care, ltd, Elmhurst Immaculate Conception Catholic Prep, Elmhurst Immaculate Conception Parish, Elmhurst Ingalls Park United Methodist Church, Joliet J. C. Restoration, Inc. Jacob Henry Mansion Joliet Catholic Academy Joliet Elks Lodge # 296 Joliet Fire Department - Station 1 Joliet Junior College Joliet Park District Joliet Police Department Karges, Inc. Lakeshore Learning Materials Laner, Muchin, Dombrow, Becker, Levin & Tominberg Foundation Linden Oaks Hospital, Naperville Literacy Volunteers of America - Dupage Love Christian Church, Kankakee Love Inc of the Western Suburbs M.J. Vandenbroucke, Inc. McBrody’s Restaurant Metropolitan Family Services Milano Baking Company Mon Ami Gabi, Chicago Moore Glass, Inc. Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Irvine Notre Dame Parish, Clarendon Hills NYC Communications, LLC Oak Brook Mechanical Services, Inc. Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Aurora Our Lady of Peace Parish, Darien Our Savior Lutheran Church, Joliet Pact, Inc. People’s Resource Center The Popcorn Factory Prairie State Legal Services Presence Health CBD, Bolingbrook” Presence St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee Provena St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet Providence Bank, Frankfort Providence Catholic High School, New Lenox Radisson Hotel - Star Plaza, Merrillville, IN Sacred Heart Parish, Joliet ServPro of Joliet, Joliet Siegel’s Cottonwood Farms, Inc. SnickerDoodles Spesia & Ayers SS. Peter & Paul Parish, Naperville St. Alexis Parish, Bensenville St. Ambrose Church, Crest Hill St. Bernard Church CCW, Homer Glen St. Boniface CCW, Monee St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Besnenville St. Dennis Altar & Rosary Society / CCW, Lockport St. Francis High School, Wheaton St. Isidore Parish, Bloomingdale St. Isidore Parish CCW, Bloomingdale St. James the Apostle Parish, Glen Ellyn St. John United Church of Christ, Mokena St. Joseph Parish, Lockport St. Joseph Parish, Manhattan St. Mary of Gostyn Parish, Downers Grove St. Mary Parish, Minooka St. Matthew Church CCW, Glendale Heights St. Patrick Parish, Kankakee St. Paul the Apostle Church CCW, Peotone St. Paul the Apostle Parish, Joliet St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Frankfort St. Rose of Lima Parish, Kankakee St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Naperville Steppenwolf Theatre Company Tasting deVine Cellars, Naperville The Salvation Army, Villa Park Three Hierarchs Philoptochos Society Towne Place Suites by Marriott, Joliet Trails Entertainment Centers, Lombard University of Illnois - DuPage County Extension Council The culture of solidarity means seeing others not as rivals or statistics, but as brothers and sisters. – P o p e F r a n c i s Mrs. Mary Lou E. Ciccotelli Mr. & Mrs. Louis Ciuffini Ms. Joanne Coleman Ms. Elaine Colombo Ms. Marianne Colombo Ms. Karen M. Condon Mr. & Mrs. Patrick R. Condon Most Reverend, R. Daniel Conlon, Bishop of Joliet Ms. Bridget Connery Mr. & Mrs. Kent M. Conness Mr. & Mrs. John J. Considine Ms. Rita T. Cooper Ms. Loretta Creely Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cull Mrs. Elizabeth B. Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Cuzzone Mr. & Mrs. Bruce G. Darin Mrs. Patricia V. Deacetis Ms. Patricia A. DeBiase Mr. & Mrs. Santolo M. DeBlasio Mr. & Mrs. Thomas DeChant Mr. & Mrs. James DeGroot Mr. & Mrs. Walter DeNoma Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Dicola Mr. Robert T. Dietsche Ms. Carmela Diserio Ms. Carol Doherty Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dollinger Ms. Mary A. Drafke Mr. Michael Duggan Mr. John Durkin Ms. Joan M. Dzyacky Ms. Mary A. Eder Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Egan Mr. Mario Escobedo Mrs. Dolores A. Fassola Mrs. Sharon M. Feeney Ms. Virginia R. Feller Ms. Barbara Finn Mrs. Lois G. Fornaciari Mr. & Mrs. Frank R. Fox Ms. Sandra Franczyk Mr. & Mrs. Leslie C. Franson, Jr. Ms. Judith M. Fuchsen Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Gagen Mr. & Mrs. Jean-Claude Gallot Mr. Mike Gapski Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Garcia Ms. Mary Jane Garrett Mr. Tony Garwood Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gats Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Gean Ms. Darlene A. Gedvilas Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Genis Ms. Ruth T. Gerlach and Ms. Elizabeth J. Gerlach Mr. & Mrs. Warren T. Gillenwater Mr. John M. Girard Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Grabowski Ms. Barbara J. Grady Mr. & Mrs. Arnold F. Grashoff Ms. Catherine Green Ms. Patricia Green Mr. & Mrs. Paul T. Greening Ms. Joyce Grizzle Mr. & Mrs. David Grunwald Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Guardiola Mr. & Mrs. John F. Gudac Mr. & Mrs. Max Gulias Mr. Gerard J. Haggerty, Sr. Ms. Alma M. Haidu Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Frank P. Harkabus Mr. & Mrs. George E. Harte Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Hartman Dr. & Mrs. William F. Hartsell Mr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Havlicek Mr. & Mrs. John D. Hayes Mr. & Mrs. James Healy Ms. Constance C. Healy Mr. James E. Healy and Mrs. Madonna Wojtaszek-Healy Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Heck Mr. & Mrs. Dave Heide Mr. George H. Herbst Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hertko Mr. Paul B. Hinds Mr. & Mrs. Hank Hines Mr. & Mrs. Leonard L. Hohbein Ms. Elizabeth L. Howorth Mr. Mark Hughes Ms. Joanne M. Hunter Ms. Katherine Huspek Mr. Kenneth Jagodzinski Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Jawor Mr. & Mrs. Stephen J. Jenco, Jr. Ms. Renetta Jesk Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Raymond E. Jones Ms. Nancy Jones Ms. Dolores I. Kallas Mrs. Helen M. Kastenholz Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Kelly Ms. Lorraine W. Kerchenfaut Mr. & Mrs. Leonard P. Kiernan Mrs. Dorothy A. Klocko Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Kluk Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Kobe Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Kozar Ms. Catherine Krause Mr. Edward Kregor Mrs. Kathleen K. Krehbiel Mr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Krych donors Visitation Parish, Elmhurst Western DuPage Special Recreation Association Winfield Township Wolf & Company, LLP Woman’s Choice Services Ms. Connie G. A’Hearn Mr. & Mrs. James T. Albrecht Rev. & Mrs. James E. Allen Ms. Carol Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Aschenbrener Ms. Diana M. Atkisson Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Baldauff Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Barney Mr. & Mrs. William L. Barra Ms. Joanna Basisty Mr. & Mrs. Steven F. Bauer Mrs. George Benigni Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Benn Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Bennett Mr. Dennis Berman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Bernardo Ms. Freda M. Bertagnoli Mrs. Herbert Betz Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Biskoski Mrs. Blachinski Ms. Jane F. Black Ms. Mary Anne Boehm Mr. & Mrs. Steven Bogren Mr. & Mrs. Dan Brennan Ms. Maureen Brizzolara Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Broccolo Ms. Nance E. Bruss Mr. Thomas Buck Ms. Barbara Budz Mr. & Mrs. Jim Byrnes Ms. Susan C. Calabrese Ms. M. Ann Canaday Mr. & Mrs. John P. Cantlin Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Carr, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. John E. Casey Ms. Mary Ellen Chabalowski Mr. & Mrs. Reginald D. Chmielowicz Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Ciarlette 27 donors 28 Ms. Catherine Kurylo Mr. & Mrs. Greg LaFlame Ms. Kathleen T. Laken Mr. Richard M. Lanser Mrs. Grace Larkin Ms. Barbara E. Latini Mr. & Mrs. Harry Leddy Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Legel Mr. & Mrs. Daniel T. Lennon Mr. & Mrs. Cary Lewis Mr. & Mrs. L. Scott Libersher Ms. Lucy Linko Mr. & Mrs. Chester C. Lockwood Mr. & Mrs. Stephen B. Luzbetak Mr. Joseph J. Lybik Mr. & Mrs. David Macnak Mr. and Mrs. Ron Madsen Ms. Josephine Mago Mr. & Mrs. Todd R. Mangun Mr. & Mrs. Francis Markun Mr. & Mrs. Weston W. Marsh Ms. Ruth S. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Mathern Ms. Helen A. McAlpine Ms. Arla McMahon Mr. & Mrs. Harry McSteen Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Mehalek Ms. Marianne Melchor Ms. Sharon A. Meltzer Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Midlock Ms. Lisa Mirabella-Orwig Mr. John M. Misak Ms. Jo D. Misheck Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mokijewski Mr. John Morrissey Ms. Mary Naughton Ms. Jeanette K. Nedelsky Ms. Audrey J. Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Harry B. Neumayer Ms. Barbara Neustadt Mr. & Mrs. Gerard J. Nick Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Nicola Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Nonnie Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Noonan Ms. Elizabeth A. O’Connor Ms. Joyce M. Ogrodny Mrs. Margaret M. O’Meara Mr. & Mrs. Joseph O’Neil Ms. Mary Ory Mr. William P. Paradise Mrs. Anna R. Passehl Mrs. Marian L. Patricoski Mr. & Mrs. Gerard S. Pawlicki Mr. & Mrs. Francis W. Pellettiere Mr. & Mrs. Sam A. Pendola, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dale Perona Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Phelan Ms. Marjorie Pickworth Ms. Christine Pierson Mr. & Ms. Roman W. Poetzel Ms. Michelle Polacek Ms. Mary E. Poncin Ms. Chris Popek Mr. & Mrs. James R. Porter Sr. Mary Potthast Mr. & Mrs. William L. Powell Ms. Janice I. Primozic Mr. & Mrs. Tim J. Prusaitis Mr. & Mrs. Roger L. Pscherer Mr. & Mrs. James Raftery Ms. Anna Rahn Mr. & Mrs. Alex Rechenmacher Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Rehmer Mr. & Mrs. Scott M. Reiter Dr. & Mrs. Richard H. Renwick Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Revane Mr. & Mrs. James M. Roolf Mr. Gary Rose Dr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Ruby Mr. & Mrs. James Ruggiero Ms. Joyce Ruhaak Mr. & Mrs. William Ryan Ms. Sally Saccomando Mr. Ramon Sanchez Ms. Debra Savage Mr. & Mrs. John Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. William F. Schraeder II Mrs. Kathlyn M. Schrage Mr. & Mrs. Harold Schroeder Mr. & Mrs. Paul M. Schuch Ms. Mary Kathryn Schultz Ms. Bernadette D. Schulze Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Seidl Mr. & Mrs. William R. Seydel Mr. Philip A. Sgariglia Ms. Carol Sharpe Mrs. Marie C. Shroba Sr. Josephine B. Sincak Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Slater Mr. Robert Slattery Mr. & Mrs. David Snyder Ms. Patti E. Sommers Ms. M. Irene Spaletto Ms. Loretta A. Spingola Mr. & Mrs. Ken R. Stanford Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence F. States Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. Steiner Mrs. Carol Sterr-Lehman and Mr. George Lehman Ms. Audrey E. Stoltz Dr. & Mrs. Streitz Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert B. Sudd Ms. Margaret Sugrue Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Sutter Mr. & Mrs. Marty J. Szczech Mr. Ronald F. Szymczak Mrs. Joan C. Temborius Mr. & Mrs. James W. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Peter G. Thornley Mr. & Mrs. Peter Tomczak Mr. & Mrs. John Tome Mr. & Mrs. Jose Torres Mr. Eugene Trzupek Ms. Dana Udovich Mr. & Mrs. Gregory G. Vacala Ms. Dorothy Van Zandbergen Ms. Rosalba Verdin Ms. Cheryl Vescio Mr. David M. Vidican Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wagstaff Sr. Patricia J. Walsh, O.P. Mr. & Mrs. Dan Walsh Ms. Eunice A. Ward Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Wede Mr. & Mrs. Brian Weigus Mr. & Mrs. Don Weishar Ms. Rita Werner Mr. & Mrs. Gerald J. White Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wholey Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Wickstrom Ms. Maxine C. Wilverding Mr. & Mrs. Peter Wirth Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Wirth Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Wolf Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Woods Mr. & Mrs. Dennis A. Yoch Mr. & Mrs. Lorne R. Young Ms. Aimee Zajc Ms. Genevieve R. Zupancic ways to give At Catholic Charities, Diocese cash donations of Joliet we understand that Cash contributions of any size are gratefully appreciated. Please send donations to: Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, Office of Development, 203 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet, IL 60432. our generous benefactors have many different priorities and reasons for their charitable giving, and we work very hard to ensure that each gift is carefully and thoughtfully used as the donor desires. There are many ways to give. For more information, please contact: KATHLEEN LANGDON Director, Development and Communications 815-723-3405 [email protected] MARY BANNON Director of Major Gifts 630-495-8008 [email protected] matching gifts Many companies have programs which match their employees’ donations dollar for dollar. Consider asking your employer if there is a matching gift program in your place of business. You may be able to double the impact of your generosity with a matching gift. receive steady payments in return. Your payments are not affected by ups and downs in the economy, and you cannot outlive them. appreciated stock securities Donating stock is easy to do, and gifts of appreciated securities may result in tax savings for you. Our electronic wire instructions are DTC #141 for credit to account #32050744 for Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet. Our broker is Stofan & Agazzi & Company. corporate giving With a monthly donation, your credit card or bank account will be charged in the designated amount you choose. Through your commitment, you are making an immediate difference in the life of someone who is truly in need. Generous corporations support Catholic Charities through programmatic support; sponsorships of special events; drives for clothing and food, and volunteer projects. For many corporations, giving to Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet is the most compelling way to support the communities where they do business and their employees and customers live. online giving in honor of & in memory gifts monthly giving Online giving is a safe, secure and fast way to make a donation to Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet. Donate online at www.catholiccharitiesjoliet.org estate & planned giving Planned gifts, including bequests in wills and trusts, have significantly enhanced the programs that Catholic Charities provides its clients. By naming Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet as a beneficiary in your will, trust, retirement account or insurance policy, your philanthropic commitment today will help us shape our programs serving those in need and will have an impact for generations to come. charitable gift annuity A charitable gift annuity works for Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet supporters who want to make a gift and We have a tribute program whereby a gift can be made in memory of a loved one or friend who has passed on when you would like to remember in a special way. In addition, an “in honor” of “gift” can be a meaningful way to celebrate an important event such as a birth of a child; a marriage; birthday; an anniversary, or as a unique way to honor a special person in your life. gifts-in-kind Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet accepts in-kind donations in support of our client programs. For example, new infant clothing; baskets to be used in fundraiser auctions; winter clothing for adults and children; twin mattresses; kitchen tables and chairs and dressers. Gift certificates from, for example, Jewel-Osco, Target, and Wal-Mart are also always helpful. 29 The Blowitz-Ridgeway Foundation awarded a $15,000 grant to support the Back to School Fairs in Will and DuPage counties. $71,089 was collected in honor of Catholic Charities’ Month. Madeleine Kirton, residential crisis counselor at Hope House, was named Catholic Charities’ Employee of the Year. $93,446 was raised to support the Back to School Fairs in DuPage and Will Counties. Catholic Charities hosted Playing for Miracles, a fundraiser in Lombard which raised $101,893. Bears Care Foundation (Chicago Bears) awarded a $35,000 grant for the Back to School Fair in Kankakee County. summer Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet and Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago was awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Veterans Administration to jointly provide services to homeless veterans. The Alfred Bersted Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee awarded a $25,000 grant to fund emergency services, homelessness prevention, and Hope House in DuPage County. 30 Catholic Charities began raising funds by selling items as part of the eBay Giving Works Program. Catholic Charities’ therapists began providing on-site individual and group counseling to K-8th grade students in eleven DuPage, Will, and Kankakee county Catholic schools. fall Catholic Charities launched a completely redesigned website with a fresh new look and user-friendly navigation. Contributions from the National Hookup of Black Women and private donor Nance Bruss provided Catholic Charities’ Head Start sites with lending libraries filled with donated books. Catholic Charities’ Kankakee County counseling office moved to a new location – 698 N. Locust in Manteno. Catholic Charities provided aid to victims of tornados that devastated the Coal City and Diamond areas. Catholic Charities was awarded a $3,400 grant from EcoLab, Inc. to support the Mobile Food Pantry Program in Joliet. Walmart Foundation awarded a $75,000 grant to Catholic Charities’ Mobile Food Pantry Program to provide nutritious food to low-income families and individuals in all seven counties. Catholic Charities participated in First Look for Charity at the Chicago Auto Show and raised $123,730. Catholic Charities was awarded a $5,000 grant from the George M. Eisenberg Foundation for Charities to provide a supportive housing program in DuPage County. Catholic Charities raised $251,337 from the holiday appeal. Catholic Charities received $25,000 from the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Foundation to help fight hunger in DuPage County. Catholic Charities was awarded a $2,000 grant by the MAXIMUS Foundation to support clients at Hope House through child care and transportation assistance. winter Catholic Charities was awarded a $4,000 grant from the Naperville Exchange Club to support emergency services and homelessness prevention programs in DuPage County. 2014 The Feinstein Challenge raised $25,532 to help fight hunger. Parishioners from St. Mary of Gostyn Church in Downers Grove donated 75 Easter baskets to Catholic Charities’ clients. Catholic Charities was awarded $30,000 in funding from the United Way of Metro Chicago (DuPage County). Catholic Charities was awarded $285,000 in funding from the United Way of Will County. Catholic Charities was awarded $8,000 in funding from the United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties. The Angel Fund raised $196,229. spring Catholic Charities was awarded a $20,000 grant from The DuPage Foundation to support case management and direct client assistance in DuPage County. Catholic Charities raised $1,345 participating in The Human Race 5k (sponsored by Giving DuPage) in DuPage County. Catholic Charities was awarded $50,043 in funding from the United Way of Kankakee County. Catholic Charities was awarded $10,000 in funding from the United Way of Grundy County. year in review A medical clinic to treat our homeless clients opened within Daybreak Center. 31 board of directors & administration board of directors administration Ralph Bias Most Reverend ChairpersonR. Daniel Conlon Retired - Caterpiller Diocese of Joliet Glenn Van Cura Executive Director Most Reverend Joseph Siegel, D.D. Vice-Chairperson Diocese of Joliet Peter Kinsella Secretary BMO Harris Bank, N.A. Michael Breier Treasurer Self-Employed R. Dale Evans Housing Authority of Joliet Sister Linda K. Hatton Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary Mary Kozar BMO Harris Bank, N.A. Steve Gaydos Fiscal Director Kathleen Langdon Director of Development & Communications program management Kathy Fudge-White Division Director, Early Childhood Services Dane Paulsen KPMG, LLP Debbi Baldauff Division Director, Aging & Disability Services Mimi Porter Head Start Policy Council Pam Terrell Division Director, Community Services John Basile Colliers International Alex Rechenmacher Diocese of Joliet Bernadine Howard Director, Counseling Chris Bzdon Child Care Resource & Referral Greg Schuster Schuster Business Development Group Rev. John Balluff St. Mary’s Catholic Church, West Chicago Edward Coleman Bethel New Life 32 Kenneth Esch PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
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