Good News Summer 2011

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Summer 2011

Catholic Social Services of the Miami

Valley serves people of all faiths in

Auglaize, Darke, Greene, Mercer, Miami,

Montgomery, Preble and Shelby Counties.

www.cssmv.org

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God’s Grace in Action

Remaining Proactive in Transformational Times

Dear Friends,

We know times are tough for many people in our community — too many have lost jobs, families are facing homelessness, children are going to bed hungry, and the isolated elderly need advocacy and companionship. The reality that we will have to meet these challenges with more limited support from the government has certainly intensified our need to change and innovate. While an everlasting commitment to serve all those in need will always be at the forefront of our work, we know that as the socio-economic climate continues to evolve, it is more critical than ever to focus service in our centennial decade on work that promotes real, sustainable change.

In anticipation of local, state, and federal budget cuts, the agency is finding ways to do more with less. In order to meet the increased need with decreased resources, we are making changes — financially and strategically. We are expanding community partnerships and collaborating with local organizations; we are utilizing more volunteers; and we have restructured, consolidating operations and embracing new ways to serve — placing greater emphasis on transitional services to help people move from basic needs to stabilized living and self-sufficiency.

Through utilizing existing resources, we have tripled the number of feet on the ground in our food pantry, not only to meet the urgent and immediate need for food, but also, and just as importantly, to provide comprehensive case management services for the entire family. We are effectively wrapping our arms around families to support, stabilize, and strengthen them within the community so that they can sustainably stand on their own two feet. Already, this change has dramatically amplified the impact of the work we do.

During the past year, when many needed our help for the very first time, we were able to serve over 23,000 area residents in 10 counties. In order to maintain critical services which build and strengthen families and assist the poor, we ask you to consider joining us in a pledge of support to sustain our core mission programs as we reduce our reliance on public funding. On page eight you can learn more about the many different ways to support Catholic Social Services during these transformational times. With your gifts of volunteerism and support, together we will continue our legacy of faithful service to all those in need.

Laura J. RoeschCSSMV Executive Director

If you are not yet involved, I invite you to visit our website and “become a friend”, join us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

Words from the Executive Director

CSSMV Board of TrusteesThe Most Reverend Dennis M. Schnurr, Archbishop of Cincinnati, Chairman of the BoardJeffrey A. Mullins, PresidentCarol Bauer, S.C.Gary CodeluppiKevin CrottyTom CurtinKaren DavisBernie FullenkampDurelle FullenkampMary GearhardtDonald L. GrieshopRev. Gerald HaemmerleSharon HairstonBrian HeitkampRobert Hickey, Jr.Connie HomanKen MarcellusMarc MartensBrian MeyerAnna Jones MonnetJenifer L. Wilhelm NORTHERN COUNTIES ADVISORY BOARDDonald Grieshop, PresidentJames BernholdDavid GalbreathConnie HomanKevin KissingerRev. Douglas KlinsingKathy NicholsRev. Rick NieberdingNancy NiekampThomas Raymond RampeAlan RiethmanJane Woods

For questions or comments, contact Good News editor, Lesley Jones at [email protected].

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Jean Paul and family meet in their Sunday best for a CSSMV photo session to take pictures for this story.

God’s Grace in Action

This is the true story of a family who has run for their lives so many times in recent years that they have lost track of their escapes from death. The first was in 1998, when violence erupted in their home of Katanga, a province in southeastern Congo. The most recent was March, 2007. In the intervening years, they ran and ran and ran. But, by the grace of God, and the help of the Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley Refugee Resettlement program, they don’t have to run anymore.

Upon completing my interview with the refugee family about whom you will soon read, I decided do some background research on the area of the world where they are from — the Congo — before I began to write. I read article after article describing in detail the violence that has gone on in the region since August 1998, which marks the beginning of the Second Congo War. Fueled by ethnic conflict, a scramble for power and riches among people, the fighting in the Congo between 1998 and 2003 is the largest war in modern African history, killing over 5.4 million people.

One headline in particular caught my attention — “At Least 180 Killed in Attack on a Refugee Camp in Burundi,” published August 15, 2004 in The New York Times. The article began…

Dozens of attackers raided a United Nations refugee camp in western Burundi, shooting and hacking to death at least 180 people, witnesses and officials said Saturday. A Burundian Hutu rebel faction, the National Liberation Forces, claimed responsibility for the attack late Friday near the border with Congo….The camp sheltered ethnic Tutsi refugees from Congo known as the Banyamulenge, who had fled the fighting in Congo’s troubled border province of South Kivu.

Upon reading this New York Times article I immediately went back and checked notes I had made during my interview with refugee family Jean Paul, 33, his wife, Gentile, 29, and their four children, they read…

“We had fled the Congo and were living in a Burundi Refugee Camp. On August 13-14, 2004, the enemies we had been running from for the past five years crossed the border

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from the Congo and raided the camp. They killed over 180 people, including my sister’s husband and their two children. They came running out of the bush, made a circle around us and killed people during the night…right in front of our very eyes. These were my friends, my family. Men were armed with grenades, machetes and automatic weapons. While the attack was going on they were beating drums…”

There are moments in life that are forever ingrained in our memories. For me, this was one of those moments — the realization that Jean Paul and his family, who just minutes ago had been sitting across from me in the safety of my office sharing their story of resettling to Dayton, had survived the brutal attack on the Refugee Camp about which I had just read. What’s more, it was this horrific event in their lives that served as the catalyst for their resettlement to America.

I am honored now to share with you their story... Lesley Jones Good News Editor

____________________________A FAMILY ON ThE RUN____________________________

Before fighting broke out in their native land of Congo in 1998, Jean Paul and wife, Gentile, lived a simple life. They owned a house and a car, had plenty of food to eat and clothes to wear, and were surrounded by family and friends. But when the Congo Government declared that all members of their minority Banyamulenge tribe be killed, they had to leave everything they knew behind in order to survive; and so began their life on the run. Over the next several years, Jean Paul and Gentile would run for their lives more times than they can count. On several occasions the people chasing them, ethnic fighters from a rival tribe, caught up to them and the

members of their tribe, but they kept running. Each time they landed in a new village they had to start over. And just as soon as they began, they would have to evacuate their village once again. “We would leap from our sleeping mat at the first sign of gunshots and battle cries, duck out of our hut and race for the bush,” said Jean Paul. “But even in the safety of trees, the race was not over. There was no time to pack up possessions. We ran as if death was on our heels, and it usually was. Entire villages have been emptied. They took everything from us…our home, our car, our dignity. They took our women by force, killed our children, and burned our belongings.” Jean Paul, Gentile and the surviving members of their tribe spent six years adrift in the Congo until finally, in 2004, the couple, along with their then newly born child, Fofo, now eight, made their way to what they thought was a safe haven — a refugee camp in Burundi.

Two little girls from two very different worlds brought together on a Sunday morning by a common connection — Catholic Social Services — to share a simple exchange; a reciprocal smile and the offer of friendship in a half-eaten apple. I will never forget that morning…God’s grace in action. (My daughter, Cameron, and Jean Paul’s daughter, Mary, during a photography session with the family on Sunday, June 5.)

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“Life in the camp was hard. We slept on the dirt floor of a small hut and had only two pounds of beans per month to eat between the two of us,” said Jean Paul. “But, for the first time in several years, we felt safe.” The feeling of safety didn’t last for long. On the evening of August 13, 2004, the

enemies Jean Paul and his people had been running from finally caught up with them, invading their safe haven and slaughtering over 180 people during the night, including Jean Paul’s brother-in-law and his niece and nephew.

____________________________A MIRACLE WIThIN TRAGEDY____________________________

During the attack on the Burundi refugee camp, Jean Paul’s sister was severely injured and taken to a nearby hospital to be treated. During one of his visits with his sister at the hospital, Jean Paul was approached by two women stationed in Burundi working with the office of the United Nations high Commissioner for Refugees (UNhCR), an organization dedicated to helping refugees seek asylum. he and Gentile shared their struggles with the women who, upon hearing their story, offered to help the family find refuge in another State. And so began the family’s two-year journey to resettle to the United States, during which time the women from UNhCR had found a safe location for the family and their remaining tribe to reside in Burundi. While

there, Jean Paul and Gentile also added to their growing family, a son, Brice, now five. But the families struggle to remain safe together was not over. Due to issues with the their paperwork, Jean Paul, his wife, their son and Gentile’s two sisters boarded a plane to the United States on March 25, 2007 without their daughter, Fofo. “I will never forget that day,” said Jean Paul. “We were boarding a plane for the first time, we had no idea where we were going, and we were forced to leave our only daughter behind in Burundi with her uncle. We didn’t know if we would ever see her again.” At the end of their two-day journey across the world, the divided family’s plane


Gentile and daughter, Mary, share a smile and a hug.


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finally touched down in Dayton where they were greeted by members of Catholic Social Services’ refugee resettlement team. “When we arrived here we came with only the clothes on our backs,” said Jean Paul. “Not only were we distraught about being forced to leave our daughter behind, but everything was new to us. We didn’t know how to speak English, how to cook, work a laundry machine or, for that matter, even fold laundry. We didn’t know how to take care of a house or even turn on a light-switch. The staff of Catholic Social Services helped us learn about our new environment and how to make a life here; but most importantly, one very special woman, Marianne Lebutt, fought to help us get our daughter back.” Marianne Lebutt, Refugee Resettlement Coordinator at CSSMV, advocated for two years to reunite the family with their daughter, Fofo. On March 12, 2009, Marianne’s persistence paid off; that day, Fofo, only 7 years old at

like,” said Jean Paul. “There were many tears, everyone around us was crying. I was just so happy to hold her in my arms again and it would never have been possible without Marianne. She is truly our angel.”

____________________________A NEW BEGINNING ____________________________

Thanks to all the efforts of CSS’ Resettlement staff helping this family start their new life in our community, the family has achieved self-sufficiency and is thriving. Since the family was reunited in 2007, Jean Paul and Gentile have added two more additions to their brood, John, 2, and Mary, 1. Jean Paul now works as a machinist during the day and Gentile as a housekeeper during the night. They live in a modest two-bedroom apartment

John, 2, chases the geese at Lincoln Park in Kettering.

the time, made the long flight to the United States accompanied by an escort from the International Organization on Migration (IOM). When her plane landed two days later in Chicago, she was welcomed by her father. “I can’t tell you what that moment felt



Many refugee families are seeking volunteers to assist them in learning the English language. Specifically, Jean Paul is seeking a volunteer to tutor his wife and two oldest children in speaking English. If you are interested in assisting Jean Paul’s family or other refugee families served by Catholic Social Services, please contact Lynn Adams at [email protected].

Jean Paul, Gentile, and their four children love nothing more than spending time together as a family in the safety of their new surroundings.

The CSS Refugee Resettlement team gather to wish Marianne farewell on her final day of work. (Marianne is pictured in the top row, third from left.)

“She is truly our angel.”

— Jean Paul

About the Woman who Advocated for Jean Paul’s Family to Be Reunited: CSSMV Coordinator of the Refugee Program, Marianne LeButt

A Licensed Social Worker, Marianne joined CSSMV nearly 35 years ago. For the past 27 years, she has served as the agency’s Refugee Resettlement Coordinator providing services to refugees arriving through the U.S. Government’s State Department’s Refugee Resettlement Program via the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, Migration and Refugee Services.

in Kettering, a far reach from their dirt hut in Congo. Jean Paul also attends classes at Sinclair to better his English. Their two oldest children are in school and the couple has arranged their work schedules so that one of them is always home to care for the little children during the day. “Life here is good,” said Jean Paul. “We have safety and opportunity, two things among many that we didn’t have in Africa.” Despite their focus on making a life for themselves, Jean Paul says he still thinks about those that they left behind. “When we came here, I felt in my heart that I needed to do something to honor those that died in the Congo and those that are still left there,” said Jean Paul. “My heart was literally hurting thinking about all of my friends who had been killed and the children they left behind with no one to care for them.” To honor those who have fallen, Jean Paul and his wife have “adopted” 12 children from an orphanage in the Congo — these are the children of his tribe who were killed during the war. Each month since 2009, the couple has pooled the little money they have left over after bills and sent it to the orphanage for the children who remain in the Congo, still running each day to survive.

experience for me to be a part of Catholic Social Service’s effort that assists refugee adults and children who have suffered trauma due to violence and who had to flee their country and then live in limbo in United Nations refugee camps for many years,” said Marianne. “They lost family members, their jobs, their homes and personal belongings and get off the plane at the Dayton airport with a small bag. In all my years of doing refugee resettlement, I have been both amazed and humbled at the immense strength these refugees have regarding the great challenge of learning a new language, new culture and customs, and a new community. To see these refugees experience peace again in their lives and to see their children, who when they first arrived here were terrified to play outside because they feared bombs would fall, over time heal and become smiling, relaxed and happy children again is extremely rewarding.” Marianne recently retired from the agency but has remained committed to the CSSMV Refugee Resettlement Program and now assists as a volunteer.

In her years of providing Refugee Resettlement at Catholic Social Services, Marianne resettled refugees primarily from Vietnam, Cambodia, Meskhetian Turks from Russia, Iran, Rwanda, Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Bhutan, Liberia, Eritrea, Iraq and Bosnia and a smaller number from other countries. “It has been an incredibly rewarding


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CSSMV Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign for Essential ServicesLead Donors Provide Anchor Funding

As government human service agencies reduce budgets, long-standing community service contracts will be modified or eliminated in the upcoming months. To sustain essential services and strengthen the agency’s most urgent and basic services, additional private funding will be critical to meeting the needs in the Miami Valley. To that end, Catholic Social Services is targeting private funding to raise $5 million over the next three years to provide a foundation of support. John and Connie Taylor, long-time supporters and volunteers of Catholic Social

Services, understanding of the current funding challenges, were the first to step forward to confirm a three-year $100,000 annual pledge of support. Connie, a former CSSMV board member, explained, “By making a multi- year pledge of support, I wished to assure the agency that our support will be available to help sustain key services that are greatly needed in our community.” CSSMV Executive Director Laura Roesch, in announcing the Taylor pledge, explained the importance of confirming sustainable private support: “In this time of change, understanding the intentions of our benefactors is key to future planning and decision making.” To update agency constituents in the northern counties of the Miami Valley, Bob and Connie homan will sponsor an informational gathering on July 19 in Montezuma. In the Dayton area, Robin and Meg Begley will host an informal reception

Catholic Social Services remains proactive in transformational times…

for CSSMV friends and donors on August 3 in Oakwood. In addition, Anna Jones Monnet, a current member of the CSSMV Board of Trustees, and her husband John are organizing individual meetings with agency friends. All who are interested in learning about the CSSMV plan for the future, upcoming informational gatherings and opportunities for volunteer involvement are encouraged to call the CSSMV Development Office, (800) 300-2937 ext. 1142. “This is a transformation time for our agency,” explains CSSMV Development Director Regina Estep “In our 90 year history, there have been many chapters. We are beginning a new chapter in which we must adjust to less governmental support and energize private support and volunteer involvement of our Catholic faith community — and regain our faith that, with God’s mercy and love, our future will bring new solutions to overcome economic and social problems in the Miami Valley.”

Over the next few months, Catholic Social Services will be asking supporters to learn more about its ministry of service and support the agency’s plan for the future. Constituents will be invited to discuss community needs, expected changes and service opportunities.


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CSSMV Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign for Essential ServicesLead Donors Provide Anchor Funding new ways

We are embracing

while remaining true to our mission by…

Placing greater emphasis ontransitional services to helppeople move from basic needs to stabilized living and self-sufficiency.

Giving personalized service and encouragement to help food pantry clients, young parents and isolated seniors overcome obstacles by providing comprehensive case management services…to support, stabilize, and strengthen those in the community who are poor andvulnerable.

to serve annually.

We impact over

We assist those in need regardless of race, religious background or ethnicity.

We provide 18 helping services across 10 counties throughout the Miami Valley.

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We are committed to doing

with lessUtilizing the help of over 600 volunteers who provide over 20,000 hours of service annually.

Providing long-term care services to keep seniors safe in their homes at 30% of the cost of nursing home placement.

Operating with the lowest administrative overhead (5.9%) of any area non-profit.


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Every program is reviewed against national standards.

Every program is approved by the Council on Accreditation (COA).

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For additional information and to receive a personalized review of philanthropic opportunities, call Regina Estep, CSSMV Director of Development, at (800) 300-2937 ext. 1142.

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cents of every dollar raised goes directly to helping people in need.

We are dedicated to being good stewards of your good will.

Support agency fundraising events.

Provide charitable support through a direct gift to the agency.

Pledge support through Catholic Ministry Appeal, United Way and workplace giving programs.

Create a planned gift. Estate planning assistance is available through the Dayton Foundation Legacy Partnership Program.

Offer time and talent as CSSMV volunteer.

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Good Shepherd Legacy Society Invites New Members

The Good Shepherd Legacy Society, a group of agency friends, will come together for their annual dinner and reunion meeting on Wednesday, August 24. They look forward to enjoying good food, entertainment and a unique camaraderie that comes from a shared faith and commitment to the mission of Catholic Social Services. The current 42 members are creating a legacy together, collectively creating long-term support for the CSSMV ministry of service. They would like to welcome others into their group. Participating society members have fulfilled the only membership requirement: they have verbally stated that they have included Catholic Social Services in their long-range financial plans. While each charitable commitment is confidential and private, there is common collective understanding that each member wishes to help assure that their efforts as CSSMV volunteers and charitable benefactors endure in the future. A 2004 founding society member, Lou homan, explained, “The Good Shepherd Society is a special group of men and women who believe in the tradition and mission of

Catholic Social Services. It is a group pledged to ensure that Catholic Social Services continues to provide quality services that address the changing needs of individuals and families in our Miami Valley communities.…We all feel very good about the opportunity to positively influence our community in the future.” A planned, charitable gift may be made in a variety of ways. Information about legacy giving is available through the agency’s development department. CSSMV also participates in the Dayton Foundation’s Legacy Partnership Program. Beth Redden, a foundation advisor, works with the agency to assist individuals and their financial advisors as they explore legacy giving options. A verbal commitment or a simple handshake with a promise of a planned gift is all that is necessary for membership in the Good Shepherd Legacy Society, New society members may call (937) 223-7217 ext. 1142 for information. The next annual society meeting on August 24 will be held at a private dinner party at Benham’s on Warren Street.

Vehicles for Giving

Wills and BequestsA gift to Catholic Social Services by will permits you to retain all your assets during your lifetime and/or the life of your spouse. Designations may be for a percent of your estate or for a specified amount.

Charitable TrustsA charitable trust can provide income to you and your spouse so long as either of you live. Thereafter, the trust principal will go to the Catholic Social Services Endowment Fund. You may name other charities as principal recipients as well.

Life InsuranceWhen the added protection of an insurance policy is no longer needed, transferring the policy’s ownership to Catholic Social Services can result in tax benefits for you and a generous gift for Catholic Social Services. Catholic Social Services can also be included as a beneficiary, contingency beneficiary or owner of a new or existing policy. Information is also available on gift annunities, charitable lead trusts, outright gifts and retirement funds.

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Giving

Mrs. Patricia A. JohnsonBeverly A. Muraski Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Gollings Mr. & Mrs. David R. YounkinHoward Newman Mr. Bruce D. GuindonMr. & Mrs. Frank Rabe Mr. & Mrs. W. Edward DaleyAnita L. Rankin Ms. Melissa A. RankinJoe & Judy Rudolph Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. GollingsJoe & Judy Rudolph Mr. & Mrs. David R. YounkinDr. Ned J. Sifferlen Good Samaritan hospitalLinda L. Simms Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. GrieshopLarry Taylor Good Samaritan hospitalDavid & Shirley Younkin Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Gollings

In memory of …Donald Beall Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A.

Estep Mr. & Mrs. R. Carroll SmithEdith M. Benge Mrs. Patti D. Ballard Mr. & Mrs. Robert Walsh hoover & Roberts, Inc., CPAsHenry Bilodeau Mr. & Mrs. Louis homanBernadette Boeckman Mrs. Patricia A. Bernard Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Boeckman Ms. Nicole Crawford Mr. & Mrs. Cedric E. Evans

In honor of …Carol Bauer Mr. & Mrs. John F. GeersAlan Baumgartner Mr. James LindholmAnn E. Becker Drs. James & Marie SeilerMargaret Begley Mr. John CooneyBarry & Nympha Clark Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Gollings Mr. & Mrs. David R. YounkinMichael W. Craig Miami Valley hospitalMr. & Mrs. J. Christopher

Doody Rev. Joseph W. GoetzRichard M. Ferguson Good Samaritan hospitalDennis Fisher Mr. Jim FisherFrank & Carolyn

Gollings Mr. & Mrs. David R. YounkinMr. & Mrs. Ron Greive Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. GollingsDonald & Janet Grieshop Mr. & Mrs. Paul hessRev. Gerald R.

Haemmerle Ms. Rosemary D. CarrMarilyn Hart Ms. Esther NorthJohn D. Laufersweiler Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. LaufersweilerJudge Mike & Sandy

McClurg Mr. & Mrs. Patrick CustenborderPene Miller

Now more than ever, Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley is very grateful for support from all of our contributors November 1, 2010 through May 1, 2011.

CSSMV appreciates your spirit of giving, and we ask God's blessings to reward your generosity. Again, thank you so very much.

Mr. & Mrs. David Farren Mrs. Brenda Fox Mrs. Janice A. Kaskocsak Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Menker Ms. Joan K. Plosky Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Tunney Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Welp Mr. & Mrs. Jack Werst Mr. & Mrs. Kevin S. Werst Alter Booster Association LexisNexis Katherine L. Campanile Mrs. Mary E. RollinsMary Chappell Miami Valley hearing & BalanceBen G. & Helen Danis Mrs. Susan Danis GrossmanJoshua Eiting Mrs. Betty ReardonCharliene Hearn Ms. Nancy TerrellEugene A. Hollencamp Ms. Joan M. MurphyIda M. Homan Mr. & Mrs. James E. BoehmerMary Huelsman Ms. Bessie S. ThomasKevin Klein Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph J. KleinRaymond L. Lane Mr. & Mrs. William C. ArmbrusterVincent James & Martha Ann

Massucci Rev. Joseph D. MassucciMike Maxis Mr. and Mrs. Ike MaxisKevin Miller Mrs. Patricia A. JohnsonSue Neuman Mr. & Mrs. Louis homanSusan C. O’Kane Mr. Stephen O’KaneLeo E. Palmer Dr. Steven C. PalmerRobert D. Parry Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Golski Ms. Margaret hoaglandKevin Quinn Mr. & Mrs. James D. BeachMary Timpe Dr. & Mrs. Charles L. A. CernyAnne O. Traphagen Mr. James TraphagenEdward J. Westendorf Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Westendorf

Donors

INDIVIDUALSMr. & Ms. howard T. AckermanMs. June M. AdamMs. Lynnette I. AdamsMrs. Mary F. AdducchioMr. Brian D. AdkinsonMr. & Mrs. Gary J. AdlerMr. Thomas AgnewMs. Erica AguidarMr. & Mrs. William J. AhrensMr. & Mrs. John S. AlexanderMr. Richard J. Amann, Jr.Mrs. Mary R. AmpulaDr. Evangeline C. AndarsioMs. Lorraine R. AndersonMs. Eugenia A. AndrewsMr. & Mrs. William C. ArmbrusterMr. Charles Armstrong

Mr. & Mrs. Albert Asebrook, IIIMs. Gayle AshtonMr. & Mrs. Chris AthmerMr. & Mrs. Kyle AugheMr. & Mrs. Donald C. AugustMr. & Mrs. Joseph C. BachmannMr. & Mrs. Peter W. BaconMrs. Patti D. BallardMs. Jane BalquiedraMs. Stephanie BannaMr. Michael D. BarhorstMr. & Mrs. Theodore J. BarhorstMr. & Mrs. John V. BatistaMr. & Mrs. Jerry J. BaumerMr. & Mrs. James D. BeachMrs. Martha BeallMs. Deborah A. BeamsMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. BeckerMr. George h. BeckerMr. & Mrs. Richard J. BeckmannMr. & Mrs. Robin BegleyMrs. Stephanie BeitelMs. Anne BensmanMrs. Evelyn C. BensmanMs. Nancy BerardiDr. & Mrs. Alan P. BerensIssy BergMr. & Mrs. Mike BergerMs. Judith BergerMr. & Mrs. Victor G. BergmanMrs. Patricia A. BernardMr. Michael BernhardtMr. & Mrs. Bruce D. BernholdMs. Shirley BerningA. BertleffMr. & Mrs. John A. BertrandMr. & Mrs. Timothy BeteMr. & Mrs. Chris BeustMr. Martin A. Beyer & Mrs. Lacie

SimsMr. & Mrs. John F. BieberMrs. Kathleen A. BierleinMr. & Mrs. Joseph BischoffMr. & Mrs. Clarence J. BittnerMs. Eudosie BizmanaMr. Alan BlakeMr. & Mrs. Charles A. BleckmannMrs. Mary Judith BloomMr. & Mrs. Joseph h. BockelmanMr. & Mrs. Paul J. BoeckmanMr. & Mrs. James E. BoehmerMr. & Mrs. Jeff BohrerMs. Millie R. BoltonMr. & Mrs. Theodore J. BonMs. Diane P. BorchersMr. & Mrs. homer J. BornhorstKorenyi BothMr. & Mrs. Philippe O. BouchardMrs. Marie K. BouletMr. & Mrs. Eddie L. BowmanDr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Braunlin, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Thomas G. BreitenbachMr. & Mrs. Charles BridgmanReverend David E. BrinkmoellerMr. & Mrs. Daniel BrockmanMr. & Mrs. Ned BrownMrs. Candy BrownMr. & Mrs. Douglas BruggemanMr. Jeff S. BrumbaughMr. & Mrs. William BrunnerMs. Catherine BrunnerDr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. BryantMr. and Mrs. Robert BuchwalderMr. & Mrs. Stephen J. BuddeDr. & Mrs. James BuddeMr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Bueltel, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. BuescherMr. & Mrs. Jeffery S. BullMr. & Mrs. Gene P. Burbey


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Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan BurgoDr. & Mrs. James S. Burkhardt, D.O.Mr. & Mrs. Robert BurnsMr. & Mrs. Randolph ByrdMr. and Mrs. Bruce E. CallMs. Frances D. CallahanMr.& Mrs. Bruce E. CallawayDr. & Mrs. Richard CammererMr. Frank CampanileMr. & Mrs. Colin C. CampbellMr. & Mrs. Jack CampbellMrs. Veleria CampbellMs. Sharee CampbellMs. Claire E. CappelMr. Leroy CarbaughMr. & Mrs. Nicholas J. CardilinoMr. & Mrs. Richard F. CarlileMr. & Mrs. John K. CarlinMr. & Mrs. Richard S. CarperMs. Rosemary D. CarrMr. Brandon CarrierMr. & Mrs. James J. Carroll, Jr.Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. CarrollMr. & Mrs. Carl CarterMr. & Mrs. Jack h. CartwrightMr. Joseph CascheraMr. & Mrs. Frank V. CasellaMr. & Mrs. Eugene J. CasellaMr. Joseph R. CastellanoMr. & Mrs. Charles CastleDr. & Mrs. Ceferino J. CataDr. & Mrs. David J. CavanaughDr. & Mrs. Charles L. A. CernyMr. Stephen L. ChapmanMr. John ChelmanMr. Anthony M. CianiMr. Brooks Kerrick & Mrs. Winifred

L. CleavengerMr. & Mrs. Gary L. CodeluppiDr. & Mrs. Thomas R. ConnonMr. John CooneyMr. Matthew S. Cooper & Mrs. Emily

K. StrandDr. James D. CooperMs. Lola CootsMs. Trudy CorderoMs. Elizabeth CorleyDr. & Mrs. William E. CoyneMr. & Mrs. Roy J. CraigMs. Nicole CrawfordMr. & Mrs. Nick G. CrnkovichL. William Crotty Family FoundationMr. & Mrs. Kevin M. CrottyMr. & Mrs. Lawrence CurkMr. & Mrs. Douglas CustenborderMr. & Mrs. Patrick CustenborderMr. & Mrs. Robert E. DaleyMr. & Mrs. W. Edward DaleyMs. Judith A. DaltonMrs. Susan Danis GrossmanMs. Eileen DaporeMr. & Mrs. David A. DashewichMr. & Mrs. Alfred J. Daum Mr. Peter M. Kilmartin & Mrs. Mary

Jo DavisMrs. Karen L. DavisMr. & Mrs. Brian D. DavisMr. John W. DeckerMr. & Mrs. James DeimeMr. & Mrs. Paul Deis, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. harry DelaneyMs. Mary Kay DemockoMs. Amy DempeMr. & Mrs. Michael DempseyMr. & Mrs. Robert DenisonMs. Patricia DeschaineMr. & Mrs. Destefani

Mr. & Mrs. Doug hausfeldDr. Margaret L. hayes, M.D.Mr. Gerri heatonMr. Thomas W. heldMs. Edith hellerMr. & Mrs. George W. hellmund, Sr.Mrs. Ann C. hentrichMs. Catherine herbenickMr. & Mrs. David J. herbertMr. & Mrs. James A. herbigMr. Paul hermanMr. & Mrs. Paul hessMs. Kelli hickMr. & Mrs. James P. hickeyMr. and Mrs. Paul hillMr. & Mrs. Lawrence N. hjelmMs. Margaret hoaglandMr. & Mrs. James R. hochwaltMr. & Mrs. Donald R. hoendorfMs. Cindy hollingsworthMr. Tom homanMr. & Mrs. Louis homanMs. Louise B. hooverMs. Sandy hornMr. & Mrs. Charles hoyingMr. & Mrs. Robert J. huelsMr. & Mrs. James W. huetherDr. & Mrs. Stephen huffmanMr. Jim huntMs. Eileen hunterMr. & Mrs. Joseph A. hurrMr. & Mrs. Greg IngersollMs. Joan E. IoasMr. Thomas D. JacksonMs. Melinda K. JacobMr. Joseph h. JacobsMs. Mary A. JamesMr. & Mrs. John L. JauchMr. Andrew F. JencaMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. JenksMrs. Anne Flynn JohnsonMs. Mary K. JohnsonMrs. Patricia A. JohnsonMs. Elaine JohnsonMs. Suzanne M. JonesMr. Aaron JonesMrs. Marilyn J. JordanMrs. Deanne W. JosephMr. & Mrs. Emmett F. JosephMr. & Mrs. Robert R. JurickDr. & Mrs. Douglas D. KaminskiMrs. Irene KangasMs. Wilma G. KarlMrs. Janice A. KaskocsakMr. John KavanaughMr. Joseph W. KeimMr. & Mrs. Michael KellyMr. & Mrs. Patrick T. KellyMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. KendallMr. & Mrs. Thomas KendoMr. & Mrs. Allan R. KennedyMr. Thomas W. KernMs. Cecilia S. KernMr. & Mrs. Stephen C. KillMr. Ian KimmiusDr. & Mrs. Jack E. KingMs. Donna M. KlarerMr. & Mrs. Rudolph J. KleinMr. & Mrs. Thomas R. KlenkeMs. Mikell L. KloetersMr. & Mrs. Michael R. KnabMr. & Mrs. Joseph Kniess Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. KnorMs. Kathleen KnostmanMr. & Mrs. Robert B. KnueveMr. & Mrs. Edward J. Koehler

Mr. Lawrence J. DetamoreMr. & Mrs. Anthony P. DeThomasMr. & Mrs. John J. DettmerMr. & Mrs. David B. DexterDr. & Mrs. Charles L. DiPasqualeMr. & Mrs. John h. DirckxMr. E. Thomas DoddridgeMr. & Mrs. Peter J. DonahueDr. Patrick & Dr. Brenda DonnellyMr. & Mrs. Jack DowlingMr. & Mrs. Dennis M. DoyleMr. & Mrs. Sean E. DreesMrs. Mary Ann DrewryMr. & Mrs. David A. DudonMr. & Mrs. Frank N. DuppsMs. Emilie S. DymondMr. Ronald E. EarhartMr. & Mrs. Brian D. EcholsDr. & Mrs. Ronald Eckerle, Ph.D.Mrs. Barbara R. EckleyMrs. Dorothy M. EisenhauerMr. Mitchell EitingMs. Cindy ElliottMr. & Mrs. Richard ElsaesserMr. Matthew ErnstEstate of John L. FrenchMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. EstepMrs. Karen L. EuseMr. & Mrs. Cedric E. EvansMs. Jane E. EvansMr. & Mrs. Richard h. EvansMr. Dan K. EverettMr. Anthony J. EversMr. & Mrs. David FarrenMr. & Mrs. Angelo Farriello Mr. Steve A. Fathergill & Mrs. Mary

C. KooserDr. & Mrs. Frederick R. FaustMr. & Mrs. Walter B. FederspielMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Ferdelman

Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. FergusonMr. & Mrs. John R. FernedingMr. & Mrs. R. Peter FinkeMr. & Mrs. Raymond J. FinneyMs. Victoria h. FioreMr. Robert M. FioreMr. Richard P. FirsdonMs. Joanie M. FishbachMr. Jim FisherMr. James B. FisherMs. Janet L. FlickMr. Richard C. FlowersMs. Eileen FlynnMr. Earnest FoardMr. William h. Focke, Jr.Judge & Mrs. Patrick J. FoleyMr. & Mrs. Richard G. FoleyMr. & Mrs. Randall L. FoxMrs. Brenda FoxMr. & Mrs. Bradley J. FrancisBr. Bernard J. FrantzMs. Irene F. FrederickMr. & Mrs. David B. FreimuthMr. & Mrs. Jerome A. FromholtMr. & Mrs. Bernard h. FullenkampMr. & Mrs. Roger S. FurrerMr. Richard GabrielMr. & Mrs. David K. GalbreathMr. & Mrs. John A. GangerMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. GantnerMr. Richard GarmanMr. & Mrs. John J. GarnerMr. & Mrs. Geoffrey A. GarrisonMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. GarrityMrs. Bettie GarvinMr. & Mrs. Charles J. GaseMr. & Mrs. William h. GastMs. Adele M. GattesMr. & Mrs. Michael I. GearhardtMr. & Mrs. John F. Geers

Mr. & Mrs. John A. GeiseDr. & Mrs. John GenovesiMs. Kay A. GeorgeMr. & Mrs. Albert R. GiambroneMr. & Mrs. Robert E. GinnanMr. David GlitschMs. Mary E. GlowikRev. Joseph W. GoetzMr. & Mrs. Frank J. GollingsMr. & Mrs. Daniel GolskiMr. John F. GoodeMr. & Mrs. Ivo GottemoellerMr. & Mrs. Robert A. GottschlichMr. & Mrs. harold M. Govan, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. GranMs. Susan GrantMrs. Janet M. GraulMr. Larry GregerMr. & Mrs. Donald L. GrieshopMs. Linda GrooverMr. & Mrs. Dennis GrosjeanMrs. Cathy J. GuerrantMr. Bruce D. GuindonMrs. helen K. GuschingMr. & Mrs. Neill h. haasMrs. Sharon E. hairstonMr. & Mrs. John S. haleyMr. Lyle hallumMr. & Mrs. Robert halsteadMr. & Mrs. Thomas hamantMr. & Mrs. Edward L. hamiltonMr. & Mrs. Philip C. handorfMrs. Kim hardingMr. & Mrs. John D. harrisMs. Paula harrisonMr. & Mrs. John hart, Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. hartMr. & Mrs. Donald R. hartingMr. Brian A. hausfeld

Miami Valley Family Care Center students enjoy cheering on the women’s UD basketball team during a game day dedicated to area students.



Ms. Mary E. KohlerMrs. Gordon F. KohlsMr. & Mrs. Stephen A. KohlsMs. Patricia A. KorteMs. Brenda KosirMr. John D. KovachMs. Christine A. KraftMr. Larry KralovicMr. Daniel E. KrausMs. Jill KrauseMr. & Mrs. Leo F. KrebsMr. & Mrs. David E. KreischerMr. & Mrs. David R. KremerMr. & Mrs. Fred J. KrogerMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. KronaugeMr. Joseph P. KrugMr. & Mrs. Michael S. KrugMr. & Mrs. John W. KrugMr. & Mrs. Peter h. KuntzSister Virginia LacyMr. & Mrs. Will LakoffMs. Victoria L. LambrightMs. Diane LamersMr. & Mrs. Raymond W. LaneMr. Cyril LangeMr. & Mrs. Eugene LargerMr. Caleb LarsonMr. & Mrs. John D. LaufersweilerMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. LaufersweilerMr. & Mrs. Robert LaumannMs. Joannah LawrenceMr. harold F. LeahyMargaret LeeseMs. Mary T. LehmannMs. Janet L. LehmannMrs. Patricia W. LehmkuhlDr. & Mrs. James T. Lehner, M.D.Ms. Sarah LeiboldMr. & Mrs. Regis J. LekanMr. & Mrs. Todd LeventhalMs. Sarah M. LeventhalMr. & Mrs. John J. LimbertMr. & Mrs. William T. LincolnMr. James LindholmMr. & Mrs. Steve LitchfieldMr. & Mrs. Michael D. LopezMr. & Mrs. Robert C. LorenzettiMr. & Mrs. Robert LowdenDr. & Mrs. Nathan LoydMr. & Mrs. Thomas P. LubinskiMr. & Mrs. Martin J. LuckoskiMr. & Mrs. John M. LudwigMs. Marcella A. LumppMrs. Catherine C. LumppMs. Carol LundinMr. & Mrs. Peter A. LuongoMs. Janet S. LuthmanMr. & Mrs. Robert W. MacClennanDr. Gregory A. MacNealy, M.D.Mrs. Mary Ann MaddenMr. & Mrs. harold B. MaderMs. Beth MadsenMr. & Mrs. William MagroMr. Jason MahoneyMrs. Maryann MakekauMr. & Mrs. Kenneth MarchalMs. Kim MargolisMr. & Mrs. Patrick D. MarrinanMrs. Barbara J. MarriottMr. & Mrs. Dane MarseeMr. & Mrs. Marc S. MartensMs. Debra A. MartinMr. Carl MartinMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. MassieRev. Joseph D. Massucci

Mr. & Mrs. Michael MathileDr. & Mrs. William h. Matthews,

Ph.D.Mr. & Mrs. Ike MaxisMr. & Mrs. Christopher M. McAteeMr. Malcolm McClureMr. & Mrs. Timothy J. McCormickMrs. Jane F. McCoyMs. Patricia McEldowneyMr. Michael J. McFaddenMrs. Marianne McFallMrs. Suzanne L. McMahonMs. Mary Ann McMullenMr. & Mrs. Edward J. MechenbierMr. & Mrs. Alan F. MeckstrothMr. & Mrs. James C. MeixnerMr. Paul G. MeliaMr. & Ms. Daniel J. MenkeMr. & Mrs. Robert F. MenkerMr. & Mrs. Jim Meuart

Mr. & Mrs. Dan MeyerMr. & Mrs. Donald A. MeyerMr. & Mrs. Gregory E. MeyerMr. & Mrs. Robert B. MeyerMr. & Mrs. James A. MichaudMrs. Pene MillerMr. & Mrs. Matthew MillerMr. & Mrs. J. Martin MillerMs. Sandy MitchellMr. Ron MockMr. & Mrs. George B. MolinskyMs. Antoinette E. MongnoMr. & Mrs. John MonnettMr. & Mrs. Don C. MonnierMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. MonnigMrs. Mary I. MonninMs. Geraldine S. MoranDr. & Mrs. William F. Moroney,

Ph.D.Dr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Moser, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Charles N. Moser

Ms. Virgene MosierMr. Neal J. MuhlenkampMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. MullinsMr. & Mrs. Fred MuntwylerMs. Joan M. MurphyMr. & Mrs. Dennis P. MurrayMr. & Mrs. Philip MyersMrs. Elizabeth NaughtonMr. John NauseefDr. & Mrs. John J. Naveau, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey K. NeiheiselMr. & Mrs. Peter J. NeroniMr. & Mrs. Robert E. NeumeisterMr. & Mrs. harold NiekampMr. James h. NiekampMr. & Mrs. Leroy A. NieportMr. Wolfgang NinoMr. & Mrs. Daniel NoltingMs. Angela NordmeyerMs. Esther North

Mr. & Mrs. Jerome NowakMr. & Mrs. Phil NussmanDr. Ugo Nwokoro, M.D.Ms. Denise O’ConnellMr. James O’ConnellMr. & Mrs. George M. O’ConnorReverend James J. O’ConnorMr. Stephen O’KaneMr. & Mrs. John C. O’MalleyMr. & Mrs. Lawrence V. O’NealMrs. Elizabeth J. O’NeillMr. & Mrs. Thomas O’NeillMs. Mary Ann OatneyMr. William L. OllierMr. Mark R. Olson & Mrs. Barbara

Furyk-OlsonMs. Jo A. OlsvigMr. Daniel T. OrganisciakMr. & Mrs. John OrtegaDr. & Mrs. Francis OstdiekMr. David OsterfeldMs. Barbara J. PalmerDr. Steven C. PalmerMrs. Patricia PalmisanoMr. Bob ParkerMr. David ParnellDr. howard M. Part & Dr. Christine

A. Kunesh-PartDr. & Mrs. Douglas B. Paul, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Roy R. PaulsonMr. & Mrs. Gary PaulusMs. Melinda PaulusCol. & Mrs. James PendergastMr. & Mrs. Anthony J. PerfilioReverend Glen W. PerinMrs. Betty A. PerkinsDr. & Mrs. Tom PerryMr. & Mrs. Larry PetersMs. Linda L. PetricMr. Samuel J. PfabeMs. Julia PfeilMr. & Mrs. William D. PflaumMr. & Mrs. James PhelanMr. & Mrs. Terry PhillipsMs. June B. PhillipsMr. & Mrs. Daniel A. PickrelMrs. hubert L. PittsMr. & Mrs. Stanley B. PittsMrs. Mary Catherine PlogmanMs. Joan K. PloskyMr. Phil PlummerMs. Joan M. PollockMr. & Mrs. John G. PowersMr. & Mrs. David PoynterMs. Carole A. PrahstMr. & Mrs. Larry PrengerMr. & Mrs. James E. PritchardMs. Marian PrivettMr. & Mrs. J. ProudMs. Ann ProulxDrs. Paul & Carol QuinterMr. & Mrs. Michael RaiffMs. Melissa A. RankinDr. & Mrs. Robert E. RankinMrs. Lilia RastriginMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. RauMr. & Mrs. Andrew Raucci, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Adam J. RavesteinMrs. Betty ReardonMr. & Mrs. D. Scott ReardonMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey M. ReidMr. & Mrs. Jerry W. ReinstatlerMr. & Mrs. John C. Riazzi, Jr.A. J. RiestenbergMr. Robert B. RiethmanMs. Mary L. Riley

Collaboration with Good Samaritan Extends Support to Pregnant Teens

The ParentLink program of Catholic Social Services, Lifestages-Samaritan Centers for Women, and the Samaritan Health Foundation recently received a three-year grant from Catholic Health Initiative’s Mission and Ministry fund to enhance a teen preg-nancy program in the urban Dayton area. ParentLink and Lifestages are co-partners in the program, which will support pregnant teens, new mothers and their babies. The ParentLink-Lifestages teen pregnancy program will provide underserved teens with free prenatal care, childbirth education, educational and support services, compliance incentives and increased access to community resources to ensure a healthy pregnancy and delivery. Up to 18 months of parent education and support will also be available to teens in the program. “Our Lifestages staff, with the assistance of a case manager from CSSMV, will help young women find stable living conditions and gain access to needed support and empower them to keep their infants safe with adequate care,” said Carol Bauer, SC, Vice President of Mission Effectiveness at Good Samaritan Hospital. For the past 15 years, Catholic Social Services has sought to improve the nurtur-ing and care of infants through the ParentLink case management program. Through establishing a personal and trusted relationship with young mothers, CSSMV social workers have worked to prevent child abuse and build positive parenting skills. The program, recognized for its success by the State of Ohio in 2004, will focus resources provided by the grant to assist the expectant and parenting patients at Lifestages.



Ms. Lyric A. RilleraMr. & Mrs. Ronald J. RockafellowMr. & Mrs. Timothy RoeschMr. & Mrs. Richard RoeschMr. & Mrs. Rick RogersDr. John M. RollMrs. Mary E. RollinsDr. & Mrs. David P. RomeoDrs. Douglas E. & Nancy G. RomerMr. & Mrs. Nicholas F. RosenkranzMr. & Mrs. Wayne A. RossMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. RouseMrs. Judy RudolphMs. Angela RuffoloReverend Ryan T. RuizMs. J. Denise RuppMrs. Kathy P. RuppMr. & Mrs. Anthony C. RuscitelliMr. & Mrs. Michael C. RushMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. RussellMr. & Mrs. Vincent RussellMs. Nancy P. RutherMr. Larry RyanMr. & Mrs. Thomas L. SableskiDr. Joseph E. Saliba, Ph.D.Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. SammonMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. SandersMs. Ellen F. SandersonMr. & Mrs. hector F. SantiagoMr. Ronald C. SartiMr. Chad SassMr. & Mrs. Matt SavageMr. & Mrs. John A. ScarpelliMr. & Mrs. Donald J. SchadeMs. Isabel K. SchaefferMr. & Mrs. Charles SchafferMr. & Mrs. Robert SchillerMr. & Mrs. Glenn P. SchimpfDr. & Mrs. John R. Schleppi, Ph.D.Mr. & Mrs. David SchindlerMs. Tina SchmidtMr. & Mrs. Kyle SchmiesingDeacon John SchmiesingMr. & Mrs. Joseph L. SchmitmeyerMr. James SchmitzMs. Jeanne SchnebleMr. & Mrs. James T. SchneiderMs. Carol SchneiderMr. Philip SchneiderMr. & Mrs. David D. SchoeffMr. & Mrs. James SchrubbMr. Chris hall & Ms. Jamie B. Schultz Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Schulze

Ms. Mary SchwartzMr. & Mrs. Elmer L. SchweickartMr. & Mrs. Gerald SchwietermanMrs. Frances T. SchwindemanMr. & Mrs. Richard L. ScottMs. Elizabeth M. ScottMr. & Mrs. Stephen R. SeboldtMr. & Mrs. Thomas SeigleDrs. James & Marie SeilerMs. Leigh A. SempelesMr. & Mrs. Shawn M. SharpMr. & Mrs. James R. ShenkMr. & Mrs. Mark A. ShinkleMr. & Mrs. Thomas M. ShiversMr. & Mrs. Roy M. SigritzDr. & Mrs. John SikorskiMs. Kristen SimonMr. & Mrs. Thomas M. SingletonMr. & Mrs. Thomas M. SipniewskiCol. Larry E. SkapinMr. & Mrs. hugh B. SkeesMs. Kathleen SmallMr. & Mrs. Larry V. SmithDr. & Mrs. G. Richard SmithDr. Ralph Smith, Jr.Ms. Ashley SmithMr. Oria J. SmithMr. James P. SmithMr. & Mrs. Edward M. SmithThe honorable & Mrs. Norman

SmithMr. & Mrs. Frederick C. SmithMr. & Mrs. R. Carroll SmithMr. & Mrs. John W. SnyderMr. Anthony Bole & Mrs. Catherine

Soehner Ms. Karen SolavekMr. & Mrs. Earl SonnenbergMr. & Mrs. Bernard SpearmanMr. & Mrs. Morris F. SpeesMr. & Mrs. Gary L. SpiveyMr. & Mrs. Willie L. SpringerMs. Tracy StadlerMr. & Mrs. Jerrold R. StammenMr. & Mrs. Ron D. StaufferMs. Mary Ann SteinbrunerMr. & Mrs. Thomas I. StephensMr. & Mrs. Brian A. StevensMr. & Mrs. howard P. StevensMr. Jeff StickelMr. & Mrs. Albert StoermerMr. & Mrs. David M. StonebrakerJanice A. Stout

Mr. & Mrs. Robert StrickerDr. & Mrs. David StriebelMr. & Mrs. Kurt J. StueveMr. & Mrs. Denis L. SublerMs. Casimera E. SullivanMr. Roy SweatmanMr. & Mrs. Bill TahyDr. & Mrs. Philip h. Taylor, Ph.D.Ms. Jennifer TellahaMs. Nancy TerrellMr. & Mrs. John TeserovitchMr. & Mrs. Roger h. Thesing, Jr.Ms. Bessie S. ThomasMr. & Mrs. Michael R. ThompsonMs. Molly K. TomcisinDr. & Mrs. Terence P. TorbeckMs. Amy ToyMr. Joseph TracyMr. James TraphagenMr. & Mrs. Donald TrentmanMrs. Judith TrickMr. & Mrs. David TrombleyMr. Richard J. TroutenMr. & Mrs. James L. Tunney, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. TunneyMs. Jan TuralaMs. Irene TurckesDr. Robert P. TurkMs. Lula M. TurnerDr. & Mrs. Dwight T. Tuuri, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. William Uhl, IIMr. & Mrs. Ken UnverferthMr. & Mrs. David S. Vail

Mr. Donald C. Van LeeuwenMr. & Mrs. Jerry VanderhorstMr. harold VarvelMr. & Mrs. Donald J. VendelyMr. G. Joseph VinskeyMs. Amber VlasnikMr. Rick VogelMr. Ronald S. VolkerdingMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. VondenhuevelMr. & Mrs. Gerald E. VorholtDr. & Mrs. David R. VukinMr. & Mrs. Edward B. WagnerMr. & Mrs. Anthony J. WahlMs. Geneva WalkerMr. & Mrs. Thomas WallingMr. & Mrs. Robert WalshMr. & Mrs. James W. WalworthMr. & Mrs. Philip h. WamplerMr. & Mrs. William M. WardMs. Kathleen WarrenMrs. Eileen M. WeberMr. & Mrs. Mark A. WeirDr. & Mrs. Richard A. Welfare, D.D.S.Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. WelpMr. & Mrs. Tony WendelnDr. & Mrs. Frank J. Wenzke, M.D.Mr. & Mrs. Kevin S. WerstMr. & Mrs. Jack WerstMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. WestendorfMr. & Mrs. Jerome E. WestendorfMr. & Mrs. Thomas h. WestendorfMr. Robert WesterkampMr. & Mrs. Ralph B. WestgerdesMr. & Mrs. James WhalenMrs. Mary Jane B. WhalenMr. & Mrs. William B. WheelerMr. & Mrs. Thomas WheelerMs. Joanne M. WibleMr. & Mrs. Richard h. WickMrs. Mary T. WidnerMs. Carole A. WildMr. & Mrs. Robert N. WilkeMr. & Mrs. Jerome h. Will, Sr.Dr. & Mrs. Thomas O. Williams, D.D.S.Mr. & Mrs. harry S. WilliamsonMr. & Mrs. Robert M. WilsonMs. Lisa WirtMr. & Mrs. Douglas L. WissmanMr. & Mrs. Anthony WittMr. & Mrs. John J. WittmannMr. & Mrs. Joseph E. WoernerMr. & Mrs. Gary L. WoodallMr. & Mrs. William E. WoodsMrs. Janice D. WoolesMr. Andre’ Worrell

Ms. Diane WorthamMrs. Ann WourmsMs. Danyelle WrightMr. Kenneth WuebkerMr. & Mrs. George WymerMr. & Mrs. Michael P. YannucciMr. & Mrs. Jayson YapMs. Marilyn E. YenchaMr. & Mrs. John M. YorkMr. Timothy A. YoungMr. & Mrs. David R. YounkinGhadeer YousifMr. & Mrs. John A. ZaidainMs. Mary Ann ZapatonyMrs. Thecla L. ZechMr. & Mrs. Karl L. ZengelMr. Michael T. Zennie & Mrs. Ann

ArnoldMr. & Mrs. Jack E. ZimmermanMs. Rebecca J. Zimmerman

ORGANIZATIONS“Rodney the Band”4 Over, Inc.Advanced ServicesAdventures through LearningAK Steel FoundationAlter Booster AssociationArchbishop Alter high SchoolARINC Inc.Armstrong Family Fund of the Dayton

FoundationAT&T United Way Employee Giving

CampaignBattelle & BattelleBaumer Construction, Inc.Beau Townsend FordBernhold Insurance Agency, Inc.Bill Ahrens Pumbing and heating, Inc.Bing DesignBlue Turtle ToysBob Evans RestaurantsBoring & Associates, CPA, Inc.Boy Scouts Troop 85/Pack 85Brame-Rieman Property InvestmentBruns Animal Clinic, LtdBuckeye Ford Lincoln MercuryCarroll Catholic high SchoolCatholic Charities USACedarvilleChaminade-Julienne high School

Dr. Daniel Curran, University of Dayton President and 2011 CSSMV Leadership Award recipient, provided the keynote address at the CSS Annual Meeting in April.

St. Albert the Great students volunteer their time in the CSS Food Pantry.


At left, Physician’s Charitable Foundation Director, Nancy Hines, observes a demonstration of the new pantry system by pantry supervisor, Marilyn Horton. The CSSMV Choice Food Pantry on West Riverview responds to over 1,000 requests for emergency food assistance each month. Since May, the operations of the pantry have been streamlined — thanks to the addition of a new software program and computers provided by grants from The Physi-cians’ Charitable Foundation and the Montgomery County FoodBank. The new food pantry data base management system allows volunteers and social workers to instantly verify eligibility, note client needs, make on-line referrals, provide management reports to verify general community trends, and provide food distribution data to the local food bank. “With the advancements, we have new opportunities to serve and help those in need. We now can spend more time with clients learning about their needs and have a system to track the success of our referrals and retain data to document results of case management services,” explained Peggy Seboldt, CSSMV Director of Social Services – Dayton.

Chevron humankind Matching Gifts Program

Christ Child Society of DaytonChristopher’s RestaurantChurch of the AscensionChurch of the holy AngelsChurch of the IncarnationCity of DaytonCity Stars LLCClark, Schaefer, hackett & Co.Classic Carriers, Inc.Comfort KeepersCommoditiesCommunity Action PartnershipConcurrent Technologies

CorporationCork & VineCorner Cupboard Charities Inc.Corpus Christi ChurchCover GirlzCox Media GroupDayton Exchange Club FoundationDayton FlyersDayton Power & Light Co.

FoundationDayton-Phoenix Group, Inc.Duronia Social ClubEmmanuel ChurchErma Bombeck Memorial FundErma’s house Family Visitation

CenterEsther Price CandiesFalcon Financial ServicesFaulkner, Garmhausen, Keister &

ShenkFifth Third BankForty Nine DegreesFraternal Order of PoliceGalbreath GMAC RealtyGE United Way CampaignGem City EngineeringGerstner InternationalGirl Scouts -- BeavercreekGoddard School of CentervilleGood Samaritan hospitalGoodrich Corporation PACGreater Dayton Pro-Life Education

Foundationharrigans Tavernhobart Food Equipment Group

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Continued from previous page Manning & Associates, CPAs, LLCManning Real Estate holdings, LLCMarianist NovitateMarianist SistersMarion’s PizzaMartyGrunder! Marketing,

Management & MotivationMathile Family FoundationMcGohan BrabenderMeyer Financial Management, LLCMiami Valley hearing & BalanceMiami Valley hospitalMile high United WayMinster - New Breman Right to LifeMinster Auto Electric Ltd.MLPC Inc.Monsignor Robert A. Amann

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OfficeMontgomery County PurchasingMoraine Industrial Assoc, LLCMorgan Stanley Annual Appeal

CampaignMorgan Stanley Smith BarneyMurray Wells Wendeln & Robinson

CPA’s Inc.NAACP Youth CouncilNexstep CommercialNorthwest Church of Christ Ladies

Bible ClassOakwood City SchoolsOakwood high SchoolOur Lady Queen of PeaceParents Advancing Choice in

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ProgramPolk Grove ChurchPQ SystemsProctor & GambleQueen of Peace Catholic ChurchQueen of Martyrs ParishRetro Solutions LLCReynolds & Reynolds Associate

FoundationRoderer ShoesSchwieterman’s Drug Store, Inc.Second harvestSecond National BankSell, hegemann & Zimmerman

Co., LPAShiloh hotGlassSidney Electric CompanySisters of Charity of Cincinnati

(Leadership Council)Sisters of Notre Dame De NamurSt. Albert the Great ChurchSt. Charles Borromeo ParishSt. Charles Diakonia FundSt. Francis of Assisi ChurchSt. henry ChurchSt. henry Tile Co., Inc.St. Joseph ParishSt. Jude Court #2189 Catholic Order

of ForestersSt. Leonard Faith CommunitySt. Leonard Religious Ed.St. Peter Catholic ChurchTelecom Pioneers of America, Ohio

Chapter 2Teradata CaresTerrie’s Dance WorkshopThe Berry CompanyThe Dayton FoundationThe Gosiger Foundation

Thompson hine LLPTooling Technology, LLCTrame Mechanical Inc.Transfiguration Youth GroupTransplant Garden ClubTriangle Precision Industries, Inc.Trophy NutTrotwood Madison SwimUniversity of Dayton International

Programs/Club

U.S. Bancorp FoundationUnilever United States

Foundation, Inc.United Way of Greater Dayton

AreaUnited Way of Southeastern

PennsylvaniaUnity National BankUniversity of DaytonUniversity of Dayton Research

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Technology Grant Improves Pantry Services

University of Dayton School of LawUpper Cervical health CentersUptown hair StudiosWalmart - TroyWalmart - SidneyWorkflowOne Employee FoundationWright State UniversityWright State University -

Department of Social Work


New Mission Services Manager Named

On July 15, Dorothy Balser, MSW, will assume the position as the CSSMV Manager of Mission Services, the position held by retiring manager Nympha Clark. Clark has led agency programs, including the Food Pantry, Refugee Resettlement and Senior Services for the past 12 years. Clark oversaw the growth of the Refugee Resettlement program over the past decade and assisted in the resettlement of over 1,000 refugees to the Greater Dayton area. Balser currently serves as the Resettlement Program Manager for Lutheran Social Services of Southwest Phoenix, where she oversees all aspects of resettlement services for newly arriving refugees. Balser received her MSW from the University of Kansas, and, in addition to refugee resettlement, has professional experience in mental health, school-based counseling and community crisis outreach. Throughout her career she has also been actively involved in parish, youth and social ministry projects.

New

s Briefs

Englefield Named Manager of CSSMV Parenting Services

Northern Director to Retire

family support services in the region. Under her direction, the agency has expanded mental health counseling, adoption and pregnancy counseling and educational programs for parents and early childhood education providers.

Lucretia Vonderheide, Director of Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley — Northern Counties Office has announced her plan to retire, effective September 30. Vonderheide directed the PASSPORT and ComCare programs in partnership with Area Agency on Aging-PSA-2 and the Ohio Department of Aging. For over 20 years, she has been committed to the extension of in-home support to isolated seniors residing in the towns and rural areas in eight counties in the northern Miami Valley area. Under her directorship, the program has grown to provide case management support to annually serve over 1,000 frail seniors. In addition to senior home care programs, Vonderheide has worked in partnership with area United Way organizations and local charitable supporters to increase child and

Josh Englefield, MSW, LISW, will assume the position as the Manager of CSSMV Pregnancy, Adoption and Parenting Services on August 22. Englefield, who has served as a therapist in the agency’s mental health department since 2009, will oversee pregnancy counseling, adoption, foster care and outreach programs to assist young families, including both ParentLink and

FatherLink. Englefield, currently a therapist in the CSSMV Wellness Counseling Department, received his Masters in Social Science Administration from Case Western University in 2010 and a Bachelors of Arts in Theology from Franciscan University in 2006. In addition, he serves as the Youth and Young Adult Minister at St. Luke Catholic Church. Prior to joining the agency, Englefield served as a caseworker for Greene County Children Services Board. he is married with three young children.


Catholic Social Services Golf Charity Outing a Success

Events Over 50 golfers gathered at Stillwater Valley Golf Club in Versailles on Friday, May 20, for the 16th annual Northern Counties Golf Outing. Recent weather left organizers wondering if the outing would be able to take place. The rain stopped for that one day. Golfers finished 18 holes and enjoyed a beautiful day and great fellowship. The event featured a shotgun start, utilizing purchased mulligans, skirts, throws, kicks and “pro tee” shot. This year’s outing champs were Tim Sell, Mark Sell, Judge William Zimmerman, and Steve Woodruff. The event featured a raffle for greens

fees and caddies for three at Inverness Club in Toledo, host of the 2011 US Senior Open. Congratulations to raffle winner, Margaret Gottschlich. All event proceeds will benefit Catholic Social Services — Northern Counties, the regional office based in Sidney which provides: adoption services, pregnancy counseling, mental health counseling and supportive senior programs. The CSS

This year’s CSSMV outing winners Max Frey (SVGC, Pro), Mark Sell, Steve Woodruff, Tim Sell, and Judge William Zimmerman.

Northern Counties serves people of all faiths in Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami and Shelby Counties. CSSMV wishes to express appreciation to participating golfers, golf outing chairs Jim Bernhold, Alan Reithman, and David Galbreath and the staff from Brumbaugh Law Firm for volunteering at the outing and the many business sponsors who made the successful event possible. Sponsors for this year’s golf outing included:

Par SponsorsComfort Keepers, Phelan Insurance (Pat Custenborder), Sell, Hegemann & Zimmerman Co., LPA, St. Henry Tile Company,and Upper Cervical Health Center, Cart Sponsors; Forty Nine Degrees and SMS proTECH

Tee SponsorsBaumer Construction, Robin and Meg Begley, Bernhold Insurance Agency, Inc., Boring & Associates, CPAs, Bruns Animal Clinic, Buckeye Ford Lincoln Mercury, Buschur Electric, Cabinetry by Ebbing, Greenville National Bank, Doug Hausfeld, Falcon Financial Services, Galbreath Realty, Gordon Orthodontics, Knapke Cabinets, James Bernhold Attorney & Counselor at Law, Dale & Kathy S. Nichols, Minster Auto Electric, Murray, Wells, Wendeln & Robinson CPA’s, Prosperity Promotions, Schwieterman’s Drug Store, Second National Bank, Sidney Electric, SMS proTECH, University of Dayton Student Development, Unity National Bank and Zechar-Bailey Funeral Home


Erma’s House Unveils Newly Renovated Outdoor Patio

Special thanks to CareSource, Houser Concrete and Asphalt and Tom’s Mulch for making the renovation possible.

One of the goals of Erma’s House is to offer opportunities for positive play for clients in a safe environment and, to this end, Erma’s House recently renovated the outdoor patio area to better accommodate children of all ages. If you are in the area, we encourage you to pop in and check it out!

Erma’s House staff, volunteers and supporters proudly pose in the re-landscaped Erma’s House outdoor area during the May 25th dedication. Continued on next page

Erma’s House supervised visitation clients play catch in the newly renovated outdoor play space.®


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Tattoos on the Heart Author to Visit Dayton

Father Gregory Boyle, founder and director of Homeboy Industries and a national leader combating urban violence and the gang culture will be the guest speaker at the annual Mission Services event. Tuesday, November 15St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church

Dinner: 6 pmPresentation: 7 pmCost: $10 for individual tickets. Organizations and churches are encouraged to arrange low-cost group participation.

Presented by Catholic Social Services and the Catholic Social Action Office with the support of the Weavers of Justice. Call 223-7217 ext. 1106 for information. A benefit for the CSSMV Mission Services

* Play NCR Country Club — one of the top 100 courses in the country!

* David Hart of StartSkydiving.com will officially begin the tournament festivities with a dramatic jump onto the first tee.

• Proceeds benefit children and family services of Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley

July 25

November 15

October 15th Annual Pat Rupp Memorial Dayton Golf Tournament

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Heick, Hester, Smith & The 6th Annual Tournament is sponsored by:

WIN UP TO $10,000As a climax to tournament play, numbered golf balls will be dropped from the sky! If your assigned raffle number goes into the cup or is closest to the pin — you will win up to $10,000 (half the proceeds from the sale of numbered golf balls).Cost per ball: $20

Visit www.cssmv.org to register or call 223-7217 ext. 1141 for questions on registration or sponsorship.

NCR Country Club North and South Courses4435 Dogwood Trail Kettering, Ohio 45429

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For donation or sponsorship information, or to register for the event, please go to www.cssmv.org or call Kim Custenborder at (937) 214-1126.

November 18

October 15

A benefit for the CSSMV Adoption and Infant Foster Care Programs

Friday, November 18Moraine Country Club

Call (800) 300-2937 ext. 1106 for information.

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Caring .Celebration.Saturday, October 15, 2011.Stillwater Valley Golf ClubVersailles, Ohio


Jazz Party

2011A Picture Perfect Evening

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____________________________A ROCKy START ____________________________

Tommy, 27, describes his childhood as “chaos, complete chaos.” “I’ve never done a drug in my life and I don’t drink, but I’ve been surrounded by both since I can remember,” he said. Tommy grew up on the west side of Dayton “in the gutter,” as he refers to it. His mother, a crack addict and prostitute, was living on the street, so Tommy spent most of his childhood living with his grandparents. He has never known his father. “I saw my mother very rarely growing

Editor’s Note:

Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley recognizes the importance of the father-child relationship, particularly within young, low-income families. In the last several years the agency has focused attention on the role of fathers in the lives of their children and how the community can support them to provide financial and parenting support. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 24 million American children, one out of three — live in biological-father-absent homes. Of the non-marital births, a large percentage of the fathers are not engaged with the children either financially or emotionally.

This is the story of one father’s willingness to step-up to the proverbial plate, do the hard work, fight for custody of his daughter and provide a better life for her.


A Young Father’s Fight to Gain Custody of His Daughter

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the back with a steak knife. Then she shot me four times, once in the spine, the chest, the rib and the knee.” Tommy’s mother was immediately taken to jail; Tommy spent the next six months recovering from life-threatening injuries at Dayton Children’s hospital. Upon his release from the hospital, he was called to testify in his mother’s court case. “I’ll never forget that day,” he said. “The judge asked me what I wanted him to do with my mother, lock her up and throw away the key or offer her a chance at redemption, and despite all the pain she had caused me, both physical and mental, I just couldn’t be the one to put her away forever. As a result of my testimony, she was sent to court-ordered

rehab…after her time was up, she got out and picked right back up where she had left off.” From that moment on, Tommy said he decided he was not going to be a victim anymore. “All my life I was small. I was jumped and bullied, and just took it. I didn’t have the confidence to stand up for myself, but seeing my mom relapse after getting a second chance at life really impacted me. I decided I was going to take control,” he said. he didn’t know it then, but Tommy’s ability to stand up for what he believes would come in handy many years down the road when he would have perhaps the most important fight of his life; the fight for custody of his daughter, Ariel.


Love and pride shine through in this recent portrait of Ariel and her father, Tommy.

Tommy and his daughter, Ariel, take a break from playing to cuddle on a park bench.

up,” Tommy said. “She would only come around to steal money or belongings from my grandparents to use to buy crack. She was no mother to me.” After several break-ins, Tommy’s grandparents put a bolt on the door to keep his mother out, but even that only worked for a short time. When Tommy was 12 years old, his mother, strung out on drugs and in a rage, broke into his grandparents’ house at night, entered Tommy’s room and terrorized him. “I just remember waking up and she was standing over me, stabbing me in the neck with a pencil. She grabbed my throat, rolled me off of the bed and continued to stab me in


____________________________FIGhTING FOR ARIEL ____________________________

Tommy had been dating Ariel’s mother for five years when they discovered she was pregnant. Shortly after the arrival of their daughter, Ariel, now 5, the couple separated, but Tommy still saw his daughter every weekend. however, as Ariel got older, her mother, who was suffering from a drug addiction of her own, let Tommy see his daughter less and less. Finally, after some time of not seeing her, Tommy received a call from Children’s Services that Ariel was in their custody. They informed him that there were signs that Ariel had been physically abused, including whip marks on her back and large welts under her arms. Tommy decided he needed to fight for custody of his daughter. “At the time Children’s Services called, I didn’t have a steady job or an appropriate living arrangement for a child,” said Tommy. “I knew that if I was going to get custody of Ariel, I would need to make a dramatic life change, so that’s what I did.” Tommy put together a resume and filled out job application after job application until finally, with the help of a referral from a friend, he was hired at Papa John’s to make pizzas. Once he maintained steady, full-time employment, he was able to find a house which would be suitable for raising a child.

But getting awarded custody of Ariel hasn’t been an easy road. While Tommy was awarded temporary custody of his daughter last year, Children’s Services needed for Tommy to prove that he would be a good father. In addition to observing him with Ariel and inspecting his home, they referred him to Catholic Social Services counseling program. Beginning in May, 2010, Tommy and Ariel began visiting Krista Porterfield-Spurling, CSS Wellness Counseling Manager, on a weekly basis for support.


Krista worked with Tommy to assist him in improving his parenting skills, and in enhancing his ability to provide for Ariel and take an active role in her life. More specifically, in their weekly sessions they addressed such issues as bonding between father and child, positive discipline, child development, nutrition and stress management. In addition, Krista worked with Ariel in dealing with her past abuse, helping her cope with the absence of her mother, and developing a stronger bond with her father. “When Tommy and Ariel began

Tommy reads to Ariel during some father-daughter quality time at Riverscape Metropark in Dayton.

Ariel says her favorite thing to do is to just “hug-on” her dad, Tommy.


counseling with me I knew we would work hard on teaching Tommy effective parenting skills,” said Krista. “But what I didn’t expect was for Tommy to work so hard at becoming not only a better father, but a better man. The change in him has been truly remarkable, and I’ve seen first-hand the ways in which his daughter has benefited from his hard work.” When Ariel and Tommy first arrived at counseling, Ariel was apprehensive about opening up and was suffering from attachment issues. Now, according to Krista, the bond between father and daughter is tangible. “Catholic Social Services helped me in so many ways,” said Tommy. “Krista worked with Ariel, teaching her to feel safe and secure again. She taught me to be more patient, to tune in to my daughter, spend more time with her and be a better parent. I guess I always knew how to be a parent, but now I know I’m a better parent. Most importantly, Krista taught me how to bond with Ariel. When I first started

coming to counseling, Ariel would hardly sit on my lap, but as we’ve bonded, now our favorite part of the day is to sit together at the house and read or watch movies…she’ll sit with me for hours, just hugging me. I don’t think that would have been possible without Krista.”

____________________________A NEW FAMILY: A NEW BEGINNING____________________________

After four trips to court and almost a year of fighting for his daughter, Tommy was awarded full custody of Ariel on April 7 of this year. he currently maintains full-time employment, most recently working his way up to shift-manager at Papa John’s. “My goal now that I have Ariel is to better myself for the future,” said Tommy. “I know I can’t just stay at one spot and get comfortable. I have to keep pushing and bettering myself for her to make sure she never goes through the struggles I went through as a kid. I will never leave her side, and she knows that now, and that’s a beautiful thing.”

Ariel hugs the teddy bear her CSS Counselor, Krista, gave her.

“I knew we would work hard on teaching Tommy effective parenting skills. But what I didn’t expect was for Tommy to work so hard at becoming not only a better father, but a better man.”

— Krista Portfield- Spurling, CSS Wellness Counseling Manager

ABOUT CAThOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES WELLNESS COUNSELINGCatholic Social Services provides counseling in many areas to assist people in dealing with a wide range of situations and stressors. Counselors act as guides who provide direction to people who are in search of solutions, ultimately empowering them to resolve their problems. Individuals who seek professional counseling during a time of crisis have a better chance of overcoming their problems quickly, effectively and permanently. For more information about CSSMV Counseling, please call 937-296-1007 or 800-300-2937 ext. 2136 (Dayton) 937-498-4593 or 800-521-6419 (Northern Counties).


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Oakwood resident, Jean Whalen, accepts a pizza from Domino’s delivery man Sanford “Pops” Lafferty.

Pizza and Volunteers Can Save Lives

Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley (CSSMV) and Domino’s Pizza combined resources last month to deliver pizza with an offer of help for elderly Miami Valley residents. For several weeks throughout the month of May, pizzas delivered by Domino’s included an informational flyer about the agency’s Senior Outreach Volunteer Program, a free home visiting and support program. “Informational flyers on over 15,000 pizza boxes have let local seniors know that trained CSSMV volunteers are available to offer friendly home visits,” explained Kathy Sell, CSSMV Manager - Senior Outreach. “We also hope that area residents who wish to assist as volunteers will learn about the program and join us in our efforts to reduce the isolation and loneliness too often experienced by senior citizens.” This year, Domino’s pizza delivery drivers across the nation have come to the aid of elderly customers in crisis. As they make home deliveries or notice breaks in the routines of regular customers, they have found themselves drawn into action as emergency responders. In many cases, the actions of a pizza delivery man were credited with saving the life of an elderly customer.

“At Catholic Social Services we are seeking

to expand our Senior Volunteer Outreach

program to provide friendly visiting, phone

reassurance and respite care. Our goal will

be to recruit, train and provide ongoing

support to reduce the risk and loneliness of

elderly in our community.”

— Kathy Sell, CSSMV Manager Senior Outreach


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In March, a pizza delivery driver in Memphis saved the life of an 82 year-old woman who had fallen and was unable to move from the floor for three days. The observant Domino’s staff noticed that an elderly woman had not ordered her daily pizza for three days. The driver investigated, called 911 and received credit for saving the life of the stricken senior, an act that gain the attention of the national media. Locally, Pizza driver Sanford “Pops” Lafferty (shown in picture), a retired state corrections officer who delivers pizza from the Domino’s store on Wilmington Pike, has also been called to life-saving action. Last November, he found a regular customer in a state of confusion, wandering outside her home. he called 911 and stayed to protect the woman until paramedics arrived. The woman was diagnosed at the hospital in a diabetic coma. She survived to thank him personally with homemade cookies, a ten-dollar tip and a note of gratitude, crediting Lafferty with saving her life. Sell believes that the incidents of isolation and the crisis needs often observed by pizza delivery drivers are indicative of the risk and isolation that endangers seniors who live alone without support. She also is seeking volunteer support to reduce the risk in the Miami Valley area. “At Catholic Social Services we are seeking to expand our Senior Volunteer Outreach program to provide friendly visiting, phone reassurance and respite care,” Sell explained. “Our goal will be to recruit, train and provide ongoing support to reduce the risk and loneliness of elderly in our community.”

Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley presents Senior Outreach Services, a program to keep seniors throughout the Miami Valley safe in their homes and reduce social isolation among seniors.

Volunteers provide:•Phone calls •Errand services•Friendly visits•Caregiver relief

CSS Senior Outreach Services help Seniors Stay at home Longer

To learn more about CSS Senior Outreach Services, please contact:

Kathy SellSenior Services Manager800-521-6419 ext. [email protected]

All volunteers are trained through CSSMV and undergo a background check.

All services are confidential.


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Catholic Social Servicesof the Miami Valley922 West Riverview Ave.Dayton, Oh 45402

Non-profit OrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDDayton, Oh

Permit No. 1156

CSSMV Service Locations

Center for Families1046 Brown StreetDayton OH 45409-2810937-223-7217 or 800-300-2937

Eckerle Administration Center922 W. Riverview AvenueDayton OH 45402-6424937-223-7217 or 800-300-2937

Miami Valley Family Care Center4100 W. Third Street, Bldg. 401Dayton, OH 45428 937-268-0336

Northern Counties Center1201 Fairington DriveSidney, OH 45365937-498-4593 or 800-521-6419

holiday help A Family…sharing the joy of Christmas with local families

With summer vacation in full swing, the last thing on your mind is making preparations for the Christmas Season. That is not the case for the Holiday Help a Family committee members who are already hard at work planning for Christmas at Catholic Social Services. Last year, the generous donors to the Holiday Help a Family program and Santa’s Shop were able to provide Christmas gifts to over 350 local families. We anticipate the need will be even greater this year. The collection of new toys, clothing, gift cards, and financial gifts has begun. If you would like to help by making a donation for use at Christmas and throughout the year for families in need, please contact Jessica Echols at 937-223-7217 ext. 1141.

Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley

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Good News Summer 2011

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