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said. "It inspires me to carryon the legacy."

Al Glasgow ofEnglewood used the servicesof the Memorial House as achild and teenager and nowuses them as an adult. He isa member of the groupShining Lights, which is aday-care center for visually-impaired adults. "I look forward to the trips andentertainment provided bythe program," Glasgow said.

Glasgow was a photog-rapher until he lost hisvision in one eye and mostvision in the other. Hestopped taking pictures after that until he becameinvolved with ShiningLights. "It got me back intothe groove and I startedto take pictures again,"Glasgow said.

"The Memorial Housekept a lot of young peopleout of trouble," said JohnMiller of Englewood. "Weneed something inEnglewood like that again."

Mayor Michael Wildesattended the reunion andproclaimed Oct. 9 asMemorial House Day. "Forscores of years this institu-tion has rooted itself in ourcity and has provided, inextraordinary ways, for theneeds of our diversecitizenry. I wish them welland thank them for theirvision, commitment andservice to our community,"Wildes said.

AssemblywomanLoretta Weinberg andAssemblyman GordonJohnson were also atthe reunion. According toAssemblyman Johnson, who went to the MemorialHouse as a child andteenager, the center was aplace for young people tosocialize.

"It was a safe and educational environment,"Johnson said. "We don'thave the same thing todayand we need to bring atten-tion to it and do somethingabout it."

Before the reunionended, Schonfeld let every-one know that the remem-brance committee was invit-ed to meet with the citycouncil by Mayor Wildesand Councilman ScottReddin, who was also at thereunion. "The remembrancecommittee can meet withthe council to see what canbe done for the youthtoday," Schonfeld said.

"I am supporting anyinitiative in getting a socialcenter in the city," Johnsonsaid. "The Bergen FamilyCenter will take a leadershiprole in this effort," Schonfeldsaid.

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Nov. 1, 2005Rockleigh Country Club

cocktails at 6pm

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helping families through counseling and services since 1898helping families through counseling and services since 1898

To Our Friends of the Family

Englewood

Memorial House keptpeople off the streetsand created a commu-

nity center for the city.

Bergen Family Center, formerly the Memorial House,staged its first annual MemorialHouse Remembered Reunion atthe Radisson Hotel Saturday, Oct. 9. The event honored andrecognized the staff and volun-teers from 1914 to 1968.

The center provides children'sservices, senior adult services,victims services, community education, court services, clinicalcounseling, Employee AssistanceProgram and Ryan WhiteHIV/AIDS services. It was founded in 1898 by the Woman'sClub of Englewood with a family-supportive mission. It has had 11name changes in 106 years.

According to Mibs Wagner,director of development, peopleattended the reunion to remem-ber those who were involved."They are here to give back whatthey got from the MemorialHouse," Wagner said.

Gloria Thweatt Draper ofEnglewood was chairwoman forthe reunion. Draper was involvedwith the center for more than 50years. "I went to Memorial Houseand so did my children," Drapersaid.

"We would have had nothingto do without the MemorialHouse." According to Draper, "I have a love for the MemorialHouse and wanted to do some-thing. I stopped thinking aboutsetting up an event and actually

planned it. "I went to MitchSchonfeld about the event and hewas so excited. Mibs and Mitchhelped make the event a reality."

The reunion recognized all of those who worked and volun-teered at the Memorial House.Edna Floyd, Thomas Monroe andPearl Beatrice Herring, who washonored posthumously, werehonored for their service to theMemorial House.

Floyd, who lives inEnglewood, worked at the centerwhen it was called the SocialService Federation. She was asocial group worker, director ofthe Girl Scout program, pianoteacher, assistant camp directorand camp nurse at Lake Tiorati.

"The Memorial House willalways be remembered by moreindividuals than you know,"Floyd said.

Monroe, who also lives inEnglewood, was honored for hiswork as a boy's group worker,day camp director for 6-to-9-year-olds, Teenage Night director andthe institutionalrepresentative forBoy Scouts andCub Scouts.

Monroe alsowent to theMemorial Houseas a child and ateenager. "Thebest thing Iremember wasthe dances,"Monroe said asthe crowd cheeredin agreement.

Herring's daughter, Lisa Herring-Jenkins, was at the reunion inhonor of her mother, also anEnglewood resident. Herringworked at Memorial House as asocial worker and Girl Scoutleader.

"It is truly an honor to standhere for my mother," Herring-Jenkins said."My mother was anadvocate for the children and thecommunity."

Joan Van Alstyne Johnsonworked at the Memorial House atthe age of 15 and was on theboard for 25 years. "My grand-parents were founding membersand my mother and my auntworked at the Memorial House,"Johnson said.

"The Memorial House madechildren and teenagers veryinvolved," Johnson said. "Weneed it again."

"The Memorial House keptpeople on the straight and nar-row, which gave them a founda-tion for life," Mitch Schonfeld,president and CEO of the center,

"Northern Valley Suburbanite", Melissa Magyar, October 20, 2004.

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Photo by Monique Lisa Lionetti

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Statement of Revenue and ExpenseJanuary 2004 - December 2004

REVENUE

1 Contract and Grants $3,025,105 2 United Way & Contributions $240,5263 Fund Raising $92,236

Fees and Third Party $596,898 5 Other Income $19,940

TOTAL REVENUE $3,974,705

EXPENSES

1. Personnel Costs $3,120,048 2. Professional Fees $239,140 3. Materials & Supplies $235,502 4. Occupancy $224,535 5. Other Expenses $110,783

SUB-TOTAL OFPROGRAM EXPENSE $3,930,008

DEPRECIATION EXPENSE $56,437

TOTAL EXPENSE $3,986,445

NET CHANGE IN VALUEOF INVESTED FUNDS $15,321

CHANGE IN PROGRAM ASSETS $3,581

DISTRIBUTION OF UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS BY DIVISION

1 CHILDREN'S SERVICES 3762 ELDER CARE SERVICES 6013 CLINICAL SERVICES 1879

TOTAL UNDUPLICATED CLIENTS 2856

DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAM HOURS BY DIVISION

1 CHILDREN'S SERVICES 355,2502 ELDER CARE SERVICES 45,4003 CLINICAL SERVICES 19,450

TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS 420,100

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2004 revenue

2004 expense

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* 9% Administration

The following donated in-kindto Annual Awards Dinner

The following donated gift certificates to

"Don't Cook For A Month"

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Baumgart’s Bella Italia Bennie’s BonfireCafé Cafe Blue Moon Caruso’s Forum Diner Hanami Houston’s Iron Horse Il Matarazo

Kratiem Asian Fusion Kuman La FamigliaMarco Polo’s Maria’s Italian Cuisine Max’s Italian GrillMorton’s Steakhouse Mount KiscoPark & OrchardPergola Des Artistes River GorgeS & S Saddle Brook MarriottSanduccci’s Saigon Republic SolaiaSoari’s South City Grill Teggiano Ristorante Tenafly Diner

Arielle’s GalleryJoshua BellBen & Jerry’s EnglewoodLaura BloomDeborah Brick FinleyCablevisionClinton InnCookies By DesignCurves for Women(George Fleck)Curves for Women (Gloria Rosenzweig)Stephanie DavenportElite NailsEntertainment ExpressLimousineFirst American TitleCompany (MartinKornheiser)Patrick HeeneyGeorge HeislerPhotographyHoop ZoneJohn HughesValerie & Frank HuttleSusan JacobsonLynn JemmottJurlique Day Spa (EmjayFerraro)Kaolin PotteryKing’s SupermarketKreitman KnitworksLilly LangotskyThe Luggage CornerAllen LevyM & M SalonMichelle McDonaldMetropolitan Plant &Flower ExchangeIna Miller SilversteinGeorge & Carolyn MilneMinadoAlonzo MourningMusic TogetherNancy’s Books and PaperRon Nathan InteriorsNew Jersey SymphonyOrchestra Cookie BasketNew York Giants

New York JetsMary NukkParties With PanacheRaddison HotelEnglewoodScott ReddinAndy RoddickSamdanSchuman Speed Center(Brad Vaccaro)Rhoda SidneyMary Beth Sigler-GarciaStacey L. Silvers, M.D. Richard & Freyda SimonNorthern ValleySuburbanite Susan TenebrusoDarren TietsworthSteve TroupUnited WaterApril & Alex UramWeiser LLPVerizon WirelessWells, Jaworski, Liebman& PatonMibs WagnerShelly & JustinWimpfheimerWhole FoodsWine & Roses

Keep BFC in Mind.......

C onsider including Bergen Family Center inyour long-term financial planning. Abequest to the agency can provide income

to you and your family and help insure the future ofour programs and services. There are a variety offinancial instruments that can help in estate plan-ning including many simple methods of plannedgiving that we can help expedite. Planned giving isoften an essential part of estate planning. Your legacycan help us help others as we continue our seceondcentury of service. For information, contact Mibs Wagner, Director of Developmentat 201-342-9200, ext. 33, or via email at

mwagner@bergenfamilycenter.org.

Planned GivingOpportunities

helping families throughcounseling and services

since 1898

Iam proud to report on the considerable progress we made enhancing the visibility of Bergen

Family Center and expanding our relationships with "friends" from many diverse cultures. So

many more of you heard and read about us this year as we received extensive media coverage.

The culmination of increased visibility came at our Nov. 9th Annual Dinner, held at The Rockleigh

Country Club. The record number of participants (300) saw the many faces of Bergen Family

Center in a video produced by Cablevision, and a pictorial gallery created by Northern Valley

Suburbanite. These enhanced our salute to faithful "Friends of the Family" that have given gener-

ously of their time and have made a big difference in the lives of many BFC clients.

The State of New Jersey joined us to recognize retiring employee Susan Eiseman, for her exemplary

work training volunteers to become advocates for nursing home clients throughout northern New

Jersey. The Bruce LaSala Community Service Award was given to long term and dedicated board

member, John Hughes, who was recognized for his tireless efforts, and decade of service on behalf

of the agency.

Recognition went to the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, whose members taught our young people

Science in Everyday Experiences, an initiative aimed to disrupt the common pattern of young girls,

who give up on their math and science talent once they reach their early teens. Hilary Wormser, a

teenager herself, was honored with the Junior Leadership Award, for her Bat Mitzvah community

service project--a book collection for local early childhood centers, including our Leonard Johnson

Day Nursery.

In keeping with the Annual Dinner’s theme, "Bridging Diverse Communities," we honored leaders

of the Korean Community Church of NJ for their partnership with us. Along with The Teaneck

Community Chorus, the Church organized a musical mosaic spring concert of culturally diverse

pieces. Concert proceeds went to support the important multicultural work that we do, particular-

ly with domestic violence victims from the Korean and Hispanic communities. Underscoring our

emphasis on multi-culturalism, alumni from our Memorial House era presented Englewood’s

Mayor Michael Wildes with an award for his support of cultural diversity.

Thanks to the hospitality of Joan Van Alstyne and Sue and Frank Proietti, our network of friends

expanded through informal gatherings where people new to the agency could come to meet our

board and staff and learn about our many impressive services

We thank each of you, our friends and supporters, and encourage you to maintain your relation-

ships with the agency. There is so much important work out there to assist the community; we

need your help to get the job done.

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Annual ReportF r o m t h e C h a i r

Board of Trustees Dr. Shelly Wimpfheimer

CHAIRPERSON

Allen LevyVICE-CHAIRPERSON

Jeanne MichaudSECRETARY

Patrick Heeney, CPATREASURER

Deborah Brick-FinleyJose Corban

Peter CroonquistJeffrey Duncan

Raymond EnglishJanice Friedman

Linda Herlihy, Esq.Dr. Adele Holman

John HughesDr. Lynn Jemmott

Ina MillerIrmari NachtSue Proietti

Bettina Rance Scott Reddin

Mary Beth Sigler-GarciaGeorge Sorial, Esq.

Darren TietsworthHon. Loretta Weinberg

Walter Young

Honorary TrusteesJoan Van Alstyne Johnson

Tom Johnson Hon. Frank Lautenberg

George MilneTom Muir

Dr. Ursula Parrish DanielsHon. Steve Rothman

Management TeamMitchell Schonfeld

PRESIDENT/CEO

Mibs WagnerDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Susan Linder DIRECTOR OF SENIOR SERVICES

Frima LummerDIRECTOR OF FINANCE

& ADMINISTRATION

Sheila MackDIRECTOR OF

CLINICAL SERVICES

Lystra Williams-JonesDIRECTOR OF

CHILDREN’S SERVICES

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2004B e r g e n F a m i l y C e n t e r

Our year began with a 5,6,7,8 as the Henry H.Kessler Foundation helped us launch a DanceTherapy program for our blind and visuallyimpaired elderly. Remember, we are the

only eldercare center in northern NJ serving the visuallyimpaired, and are now approved to accept third party andprivate pay reimbursement.

More great news followed in February, when theGovernor’s office recognized our Pre-Kindergarten partnership with the Englewood School District as anexemplary early childhood education program; a $25,000award followed. Visitors to our school marvel at how theReggio Emilia academic approach gets children into theirsurrounding world. Our youngsters studied theirneighborhood and created a "Map of Englewood"; itwas showcased at Starbucks. The children spent a yearoutdoors and in the classroom on the community gardenproject. Be sure to see their incredible tile mosaic atArmory Street.

In March, our partnership with the Korean CommunityChurch of NJ and Teaneck Community Chorus harmo-nized into a musical mosaic—a concert of multiculturalofferings. Aside from funds raised, the event succeededby generating additional friends and publicity and set ourcourse for a new marketing direction,

culminating with the May hiring of Director ofDevelopment, Mibs Wagner.

Her mission: crusade for awareness of our 106 years ofservice to Bergen County; create "brand name recognition"of our Bergen Family Center name and Logo (sturdy as anoak tree); and collaborate with media professionals, individuals, organizations, corporations and businesses toexpand our capacity to serve our clients. How much weaccomplished!

From the HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Pre-School Youngsters), Leonard Johnson Day Nursery, and

the Pre-K graduations in June to the most successfulFriends of the Family Annual Dinner November

9th, Bergen Family Centermade "the news." You read

about us in The Record,North Jersey CommunityNewspapers, the BergenNews/Press Journal,and SUGUIA (TheRecord’s Hispanicnewspaper). OurAnnual Dinner wasfeatured in NorthJersey Media’s upscalemagazine, "(201) TheBest of Bergen"; photocoverage was also pro-vided by "BergenCounty, The Magazine".

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DONATIONS UNDER $250 (continued)Englewood KarateDonald EnglishPhyllis EskinMr. & Mrs. Alfie EvansPeter EwaskiwAnthony FavoritoRonnie FeinbergAnne FergusonSteve FestaJudith FichtenholtzFlorence FickerMike FigueroaJanice FriedmanSam FrohlichSarah GardnerHarry GarfieldKaren GayleKay GellertCarole GerminderGenerations Mgmt. ServicesEdward GibbonsMr. & Mrs.Mr. Allen GinsbergGlass GardensRay GloverSara GoldMartin GoldenbergEvelyn GoldfeierMartin GoldsteinJohn GonzalezMarsha GrantCarol Anne GreciLinda GreeneHarold GreenspanRobert GriffinAllen GutfleishEddie HaddenPeter HadeJames HallLeigh HallingbyMaurice HamiltonDr. June HandlerCharlotte HansenPeter HaskanClare HaynerYolanda Hawkins RodgersFran HeeneyMary HeeneyPat Heeney Sr.Veronica HeinleinLinda HerlihyAnn HessionThomas HessmerJoel HillmanMr. & Mrs. Herbert HinrichsHIPPY USACorine HoexterOdessa HortonHudson ExterminatingMark HughesMr. & Mrs. Thomas HughesJohn HuntAlexander Hyatt, MDMargaret Johnson

Shonya JordanMr. & Mrs. Ed KabakowCharles KahwatySara KalePaul KamenMr. & Mrs. Michael KatesGeri KaufmanIver KennedyEsther KimYoun Suk KimKim, Youn SukBeatrice KleinmanDonna KoenigsMildred KoeningMarty KoesterMarlise KonortMr. & Mrs. Martin KornheiserBernard KosterLinda KreigelRoland LaFontantClark LaMendolaSteven LaSalaRobert LeaPhocian LellosPeter Lessem, Marcia LevyMitchell LewisLicariStuart LiebmanSusan LinderLink By LinkAnthony LoprinziHoward LorcMr. & Mrs. Larry LubinFrima LummerDara LynnMr. & Mrs. Rockwood LynnAna MaciasRosalind MaidenJoseph MaloneRose Marie MangerMel MannMr. & Mrs. Sam MannDorothy MarcusMr. & Mrs. Joe MarroneHerbert Marton MDMr. & Mrs. Marvin MausnerJune McDonaldRosemarie McGowanMaureen McMahonMargaret M. McQuillinChristine MednickDaphne MeikleJoan MeltzerMr. & Mrs. Neal MerkerJohn MillerNancy MitchellRuben MoreiraTerri MullerMr. & Mrs. Artemis NazarianHerbert Neualder MDRichard NoroianNorth Jersey Ear, Nose, ThroatNorth Jersey Media GroupNorthern Valley Anesthesiology

Northern Valley Rotary ClubOak Tree Office SupplyGil OlarteOritani Savings BankAlbert PapazianMichael PassowDiana PationoKimberly PatonArthur PazanIvys PerezLois PerkinsAlice PetersGeorgia PetritsisCurelane PhillipsAngela PiccininniRichard Pierson, MDBobbie PoltonFlorene PorisSarah PotolskyGeorge PowelPremier Assciates (Jerry Ciancia)Donna PrescodDrs. Henry & Zita PruittHenry QuinlanRanacomBettina RanceMr. & Mrs. Scott ReddinLaTonya ReevesSimone ReevesCharlie ReidBarbara ReilleySylvia RiddickDeb RizziRobek CorporationFrances RobertsHon. Sondra RobinsonRhonda RobinsonJames Robison & Sue HuffmanNancy RoettgerNorman RosenLarry RoshonHarold RothLillie RusselAnnmarie RutiglianiDolly SacristanDiego SantoSteve SanzariJim SchererRaelf SchermerDavid SchiebelKenneth SchwinnMichael ShannonRon SheinmanShelter Our SistersSylvia ShepardChun ShinnDiane ShoreyRosalind ShulerLynnSiepserKathy SilbersteinRobert SimsArno SirelJen SislinDr. Grace SistoArtie SkeahanPatty Skeahan

Sue SkeahanJohn SkellyIra SkolnickDr. & Mrs. Samuel SlipDiane SmithHoward SmithAnita SnidermanHarry SovyrdaSouthern Bergen KarateMr. & Mrs. Stuart SoysterFrances StanardOlivia StanardHelen StevensCarolyn StraussJoseph StunnDiane SudakoffHarriet TannerMark TarrantinaDeborah TaylorTelevision Bureau of Advertising, Inc.Marlene TinselySheila ToffellaLaura TraniSteven TroupGeorgie TuckerMary TuckerRoslyn TurnerMr. & Mrs. Alex UramLois VaismanDavia ValenzuelaVan Dyck Park PlaceWilliam Van-Ost MDMary Vander PortenMildred VichicontiAmy VogelMibs WagnerMr. & Mrs. Sky WarmflashBeulah WarshawMary WatsonTina WatsonRobert WattMr. & Mrs. Scott WebbHon. Loretta WeinbergMr. & Mrs. Bernie WeinflashElaine WelchChienen WeyDr. & Mrs. Harvey WhiteRobert WiederschallWilliams-Jones, Lystra B.Nancy WillickGeorge Witte Jr.Bill WoodEva WormserElizabeth WrightMichael YangM. YansenEdward ZampellaChristina ZanikosOlga ZelderDr. & Mrs. Barry ZinglerPreston ZuckerCarol ZurloMaureen ZurloBarbara Zwick

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DonorsDONATIONS ABOVE$50,000Lilian Pitkin Schenck FundBergen County's United Way

DONATIONS BETWEEN $10,000 AND $20,000Kaplen FundHenry H. Kessler FoundationBen E. King "Stand By Me" Foundation

DONATIONS BETWEEN $5,000 AND $9,999Community Chest of EnglewoodMr. & Mrs. Joseph GottesmanJohn HughesNational Council of Jewish Women, Bergen County SectionVerizon Wireless

DONATIONS BETWEEN $2,500 AND $4,999AnonymousJeanne MichaudMoness, Crespi, HardtMontammy FundMr. & Mrs. Tom MuirPSE& GWeiserDr. Rochelle and Mr. Justin Wimpfheimer

DONATIONS BETWEEN $1,000 AND $2,499CitigroupCity of EnglewoodMr. & Mrs. Michael EinigerEnglewood Rotary ClubThomas B. Fallon Insurance AgencyPatrick HeeneyMr. & Mrs. Steven HelfMr. & Mrs. Patrick HerssensJack HirschInserra Supermarkets, Inc.Korean Church Woman's AssociationKorean Community Church of NJLakeland BankMr. & Mrs. Allen LevyD. Neil LevyMutual of AmericaNational Minority Aids FoundationPalestroni Foundation, Inc.Prentice FoundationMr. & Mrs. Naseby RhinehartMichelle SbroccoMitch SchonfeldMaryBeth Sigler & Eduardo GarciaTarget StoresUnited WaterUPS FoundationErnie VillaHon. Michael J. WildesKenneth WilkeyWomen's Club of EnglewoodMr. & Mrs. Alan Wormser

DONATIONS BETWEEN$500 AND $999Steve CirilloPeter CroonquiestDean GraphicsJohn DevolMr. & Mrs. Steven EisemanEnglewood Hospital& Medical Center

ENT Allergy and AssociatesEntertainment Express LimousineFirst Presbyterian Church of EnglewoodFrench Color and Fragrance Co.Friedberg Porperties & AssociatesAnne FrostLeo GansHackensack University Medical CenterDr. Adele and Mr. Alex HolmanMr. & Mrs. David JeffreyLynn JemmottJewish Communal FundGeorge L. JohnsonJoan Van Alstyne JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Tom JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Graham JonesBarbara & David LipmanMcGraw-Hill CompaniesMr. & Mrs. Robert NachtNJ Multiple Listing ServiceNVE Savings BankPfizerPNC FinancialMr. & Mrs. Frank ProiettiMr. & Mrs. George PrussinReiner and Co., Inc.Dr. Richard Segal and Joy TriplettMichael Silverstien & Ina MillerGeorge SorialTime Warner Cable of NJWells, Jaworski, Liebman & PatonWharton Family Foundation

DONATIONS BETWEEN $250 AND $499Avant Garde Technologies, IncMr. & Mrs. Phil BallDavid BantaBenefit Foundations, LLCBergen County DevelopmentalCenterDoug Bern & Karen MaasBertelsen Realty & ManagementMr. & Mrs. Howard BlattDeborah Brick-FinleyKathyrn ByrneClassic Realty GroupEast/West Electrical ContractorsMr. & Mrs. Ray EnglishMr. & Mrs. Victor FrankMr. & Mrs. Peter FrenchFrances HoffmanMr. & Mrs. JaffinHon. Gordon Johnson

Mr. & Mrs. JonesPatricia KisselMr. & Mrs. Alfie LiebmanSheila MackSusan March & Sam GoldMr. & Mrs. David MaronMr. & Mrs. George MilneNatalia NehringMelinda NovaOxford Financial Group, Inc.Payroll UnlimitedPC Warehouse Mr. & Mrs. Robert PeckarMr. & Mrs. Martin PerlmanPerlman Family FoundationJoel Riotto (Coldwell Banker)Mr. & Mrs. Burt RossOscar Sandoval, MDMr. & Mrs. Leonard SchwartzBernard ScottMr. & Mrs. John ScottMr. & Mrs. Michael SilberfeinMr. & Mrs. Richard SimonInsook SongDarren TietsworthTri-State Financial GroupUS Food (Mark Fast)Dr. Zisalo & Mrs. WancierMr. & Mrs. Stephen WeinsteinSusan YoonYork Supply Company

DONATIONS UNDER $250 A-1 Affordable ConstructionABC PhotoDiane AdamsSerhat AkiskaYvette AkridgeKen AlbertAlex's DairyAll HomesMonique AndersonMargaret AndrewsLorraine AntinePatricia ArtisLynn BabickaHon. Byron BaerNed BakelmanChristie BartaWilliam BaxterBruce BealMr. & Mrs. Phil BeamerNatalie BeaumontMr. & Mrs. Martin BeckerBecker's School SuppliesClarene BecoteHenry BectonAlice BenekinAnn BennettCharlotte Bennett-SchoenBensi Restaurant Group, Inc.Lorraine BistritzMr. & Mrs. Leonard BlackMr. & Mrs. Richard Bloomenstein

Nelida BobePatty BogosianSuzanne BonefantJeanette BowenBruce BrennerMr. & Mrs. Barry BrodskyMr. & Mrs. Irwin BrownsteinIvan BrownsteinAlan BuchsbaumAllison Burns-FeroLinda BurnsJames BurnsSue CalitinPaul CampilliDr. Stuart CantorMr. & Mrs. David CapanoMary Claire CappMary CaputiCharlene CasserelloCentrral Bergen Credit UnionCentral Bergen KarateElisa ChalemAmy ChenChrstine ChildAmy ChilianSoon ChoeMyung ChungIrene CiottoniCircle MobilSonja ClarkCarol CoanCharles CoariCompeezMarie CordnerJohanna CurryMr. & Mrs. Andy CurshenYoldanda CustodioJohn CutittoEdna DaganMr. & Mrs. Richard DaidoneTara DaltonDave Ross AssociatesRobert DavisAnn DavisClive De FreitasLeonard DenhamSuki DennisonNidia DessantiTeri DetoliCarol DiamondMartha DiPaoloRocco DiveritaElaine MeyersonKatherine DownesDoris DrakefordGloria DraperMarion DriscollHenry EbertAndrew EconomosMr. & Mrs. Arnold EdelmanMary Ann EilbacherHelen EisenbergLee Eisenberg, MDEisenberg, MD, Lee D.

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You may have caught Cablevision’s Public ServiceAnnouncements in August and September requesting usedcell phones for our Victims of Domestic Violence drivewith Verizon Wireless. Cablevision also featured BFC inSeptember with a 5-minute "Neighborhood Journal" piececovering our legacy of achievement. .

For the first time we had Annual Dinner "sponsorships"and welcomed Verizon Wireless as the LeadershipSponsor, Weiser LLP as the Ad Journal sponsor, UnitedWater for invitations and audio visual, and NorthernValley Suburbanite and Cablevision for media. Led by co-chairs Patrick Heeney and Michelle McDonald, morethan 300 guests attending the dinner at elegant RockleighCountry Club raised $65,000 – a new high. Start now tohelp us ensure that 2005 will exceed that!

Citigroup and Fed Ex employees painted the Hackensackoffices. Modell’s donated tennis supplies for the AugustFriends of the Family Tennis Party, given pro-bono at theMaywood Tennis Club. Thanks to gift certificates formeals to 35 local restaurants, the "Don’t Cook for a Month"raffle cleared over $6,000. Hundreds of volunteers turnedin their used cell phones, which were recycled by VerizonWireless, resulting in a $2,500 grant from Verizon Wirelessto support our counseling for domestic violence survivors.

Volunteers from Delta Sigma Theta taught a weeklyScience in Everyday Experience program to our afterschool youth. Holiday parties were celebrated thanks tothe generosity of Unilever, Englewood Field Club, KateDuggan, Inter-religious Fellowship, Enterprise Rent-A-Car,Kiwanis Club, Tenafly’s Stillman School, The Friars Club,Bergen County’s United Way, RSVP, Englewood Woman’sClub, Altman Group, The Devonshire and NCJW.

"Memorial House Remembered," a luncheon held October9th at the Englewood Radisson Hotel, helped us showcaseour historic role serving young people. Gloria Draper andother Alumni were eager to honor and celebrate the dedication of staff and volunteers at our agency from 1916-1968. Many of the 110 attendees are planning ways to "giveback" to today’s clients in appreciation for what the agencydid years ago when we served them.

One way we help today’s families is via the CounselingDivision’s popular "Strengthening Families" program.This year, we added a bi-lingual component. Korean andHispanic families also continued to be supported withservices paid for by contributions from the Junior Leagueand Korean Church Women United.

At year’s end we were thinking "outside the box," in theworld of eBay auctions to assist in funding. Why give orthrow your items away when you can DONATE to BFC,receive a tax deduction, and help us turn your item intocash? Will YOU reach out to family, friends, and businesses(excess inventory) for items valued at approximately $50?Check www.bergenfamilycenter.org for our wish list.

The Board Development Committee, led by Dr. ShellyWimpfheimer of Tenafly, recruited three new trustees in 2004.The recruitment continued to focus on candidates of diversebackgrounds with high quality skills in public relations, humanresources, facilities, and fund raising. The Board members nowreside in 15 different towns, and are from 4 ethnic heritages.They include attorneys, accountants, financial professionals,educators, social workers, information-technology professionals,elected officials and business and corporate professionals. Theboard delivered an extensive training program on agency pro-grams, board member responsibilities and fund raising. Atyear’s end the committee had identified 7 prospective new can-didates to join the board in 2005 and was considering having theBy-Laws amended to increase the maximum number of trusteesfrom 25 to 30.

The Facility Committee, under the leadership of LindaHerlihy of Midland Park, celebrated ground breaking of our elevator and kitchen expansion project for our 16,000 sq. ft.Englewood facility. Upon completion in 2005, the project willenhance our ability to serve 275 different children and 40 frailelderly, daily, and help us host weekly community events, suchas Narcotics Anonymous, and Bergen Verismo Opera. Theinitial major impact of the elevator addition and kitchen expansion will be the ability to move the adult day care program to a more private and

dignified space free of interruptions to the clients. At year-end,we began to raise funds and engage corporate volunteers for amakeover of the second floor space into an adult day care center.Additional committee work included performing a needs assess-ment for the agency’s future growth, and identifying variousoptions to meet those needs, including the possibility of relocatingmany programs to a more centralized facility.

The Finance Committee, led by agency Treasurer PatrickHeeney of Englewood, supervised the annual audit, monitoredagency investments, and assisted with budget preparation.Emphasis by the committee to operate frugally resulted in a virtually balanced budget for the agency in 2004. This is a majoraccomplishment given that grantors experienced challengingtimes in 2004 resulting in a significant reduction in funds to BFCfrom grants. Staff established major cost cutting contingencies,which, combined with another good year in the investment markets, an increase in the client fees, and a 4% increase in con-tributions from donors, mitigated the loss of some of those grant revenues. The result was that agency assets were not depleted.At year’s end the committee focused on securing a line of creditfor anticipated capital and equipment items, and anticipatedcontinued challenges in the grantor community for 2005.

The Fund Development Committee, first chaired byEnglewood’s Irmari Nacht, then Tenafly’s MaryBeth Sigler-Garcia, increased philanthropic giving by 4% over the prior year.The Annual Awards Dinner, and the Annual Holiday Appealprovided the biggest increase in revenue. Because corporatepartners Verizon Wireless, Weiser, United Water and NorthernValley Suburbanite underwrote several expenses of the dinner,the ticket sales from our 300 guests (our largest turnout ever),and the silent auction proceeds all went to support agency programs. With the profits of the journal ad sales, theNovember 9th event at the Rockleigh Country Club cleared$65,000. The committee also focused on corporate and founda-tion donations to increase the quality of services to our clients bypaying for items not covered by government and other grants.Examples of client services paid directly by the private sectorinclude: the art and dance therapy program for the frail elderly,counseling services to children living with domestic violence,and our after-school cultural enrichment program. The committeeended the year educating donors on the changing priorities andchallenges of Federal and State government, which are reducingsocial service funding throughout the human services sector,resulting in a great urgency for philanthropy. To build our

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network of new supporters, we were assisted by The Friends ofThe Family, an auxiliary of helpful volunteers, which continuedits good work. They ran our Barnes and Nobles gift-wrapping;coordinated our multi-cultural concert with the KoreanCommunity Church of NJ and the Teaneck Community Chorus;organized a tennis party sponsored by Model’s, and sold our"Don’t Cook for a Month" raffles. At year’s end they launchedtheir newest venture: raising funds through eBay auctions.

The Human Resources Committee, chaired by JohnHughes of Mahwah, undertook a complete overhaul of theagency Personnel Policies to ensure legal compliance. The workwill be completed in 2005, at which time the policies will becomposed into an employee handbook. BFC employs 105 fulland part-time individuals, and the Committee is wrestling withthe need to expand the HR department, against recent revenueconstraints. Funding is also challenging the HR committee’sgoal of ensuring that staff recruitment, training and compensationlevels are optimal to retain a professionally competent staff. Byproviding joint training across departments, some savings wererealized this year. The cost of health insurance remains the single biggest challenge for this committee: once again, to rein in costs, the amount an employee contributes to his/her owncoverage was increased this year.

The Program Committee, under the leadership ofHackensack’s Lynn Jemmott, focused on meeting the agency’sstrategic initiative of organizational excellence. Standards ofquality, outcome measurements, and best practices were studiedand implemented to ensure the highest quality of service toclients. Extensive work was done to ensure that our children’sprograms were delivered in accordance with requirements ofThe National Association for the Education of Young Children(NAEYC). We continued our partnership with the BergenCounty Girl Scout Council, and uniquely me!--a program at ourafter-school program, to promote self-esteem in youth. We alsolaunched Science in Everyday Experiences (SEES), in collabora-tion with the Bergen County Alumnae Chapter of Delta SigmaTheta Sorority. SEES increases youngsters interest in science,particularly, though not exclusively, for African-American girls.In cooperation with the Finance Committee, the ProgramCommittee monitored the impact of mid-year revenue losses onagency services: contingency plans were developed to be put inplace in 2005, in the event that new dollars could not be foundto subsidize family counseling. The committee oversaw anexpanded Adult Day Care program, which, with funds from theHenry H. Kessler Foundation, offered art and dance therapy toour frail and visually impaired elderly, several times each week.

The Publicity Committee, with the aid of the Technology Committee began the year by launchingwww.bergenfamilycenter.org. Committee members employed atUnited Water, Cablevision and Northern Valley Suburbanite hadtheir respective companies provide extensive public relations,media support and visual displays of our work and client testi-monials at our annual dinner. Bergen Family Center receivedextensive print coverage in The Record, the local weekly press,and feature magazines (201) Bergen County The Mag, andDowntown Englewood. Our Adult Day Care Dance Therapy pro-gram appeared on ABC Eyewitness News and AOL Time WarnerCable. Public service announcements on Cablevision helped uscollect recycled cell phones to support domestic violence victimsin our "HopeLine" partnership with Verizon Wireless. BergenFamily Center was also on Cablevision’s "Neighborhood Journal"show throughout the summer. Print and electronic materialsdeveloped by the committee in 2003 provided assistance in amajor fund development initiative with corporate partners.

The Technology Committee, chaired by Hackensack’sJeanne Michaud, provided technical guidance to operate andupdate the agency’s website. The committee also ensured thatour workstations, server and network met industry standardsfor security. They also monitored our compliance with federallaws governing the storage and transmission of electronic data.At year’s end, plans were underway to make the websitewww.bergenfamilycenter.org interactive and a greater resourceto volunteers.