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The Pro WirePro Seniors Newsletter Vol. 18 • February 2016
Pro Seniors513.345.4160 • 1.800.488.6070 • fax 513.621.5613
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Helping older persons resolve legal and long-term care problems
Board of TrusteesJennifer G. Anstaett, J.D. - President
Christine A. Buttress, J.D. – Vice PresidentStanton H. Vollman, J.D., CPA (Inactive) – Treasurer
Joshua Goode – Secretary
Simon Buchman, CFP®Ashley Shannon Burke, J.D.
Nancy CassadyJeffrey Daniher, CFP®
Sandra JonesMichael M. KennedyHelen Fanz LeVay, J.D.Chad S. Levin, J.D.Mary V. MeinhardtMolly F. PruesCandis Smith
Julia E. Tarvin, J.D.Thomas Welch
James D. Yunker, Ed.D
Rhonda Y. Moore, J.D., Executive Director
A Change in the Pro Wire Newsletter
And watch the Pro SeniorsFacebook page forimportant updates!
We at Pro Seniors value our service to our clients and are so very proud of the work we do. Whilewe are eager to share our success stories with you, we believe we can do that in a more timely,efficient, and cost-effective way if we move to an electronic newsletter. Therefore, this will be our lastnewsletter, printed through a printing company.
However, we know there are some of you who may lose touch with us because you don’t have acomputer. Can you please let us know that? We will try to mail you short updates that we printourselves so that we can continue to share our news and many successes with you.
We are asking each of you to help us make this transition by sharing your email address with us –or by letting us know that you must have a paper copy. You may complete the included envelope,or you send your email address to [email protected]. We promise not to share yourinformation with anyone (we are a law firm and understand very well how to keep informationconfidential).
Thank you so much for your help and patience through this change.
We are continuing this worthwhile award ceremonyin 2016, and we need your nominations for SeniorsWho Rock. Do you know someone who is over 70, active, and indeed a Senior Who Rocks? Then considernominating him or her! Please visit www.proseniors.org for the award application. Thank you!
This year, we celebrated our 40th anniversary byhonoring four Seniors Who Rock: Marty Brennaman,Sr. Rose Ann Fleming, the Honorable NathanielJones, and Mary Meinhardt. Pro Seniors’ honoreesare an inspiration for their achievements well into theirsenior years and show what a vibrant part of thecommunity seniors are.
Buy tickets online at www.proseniors.org1 for $20 / 3 for $50
The drawing, or your lucky day, is Friday, May 13th.
Lucky 13thGRANDRAFFLE
Get your tickets for the ...
Top Prize: $2,013 in Cash!!(see more prizes, page 3)
SENIORSwho
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Marjorie AaronThomas AdamecHenry AlexanderJennifer AnstaettCarol AquinoMary Asbury andBob Newman
James AshburnKay AtkinsBrittany BallardDonald BarnhartRichard BernatLisa BitterGlenn BitzenhoferStephen BlackRozlyn BleznickRandal BlochLinda BolinElizabeth BradleyMargaret BradleyJoseph BrantThomas CalderNancy & Peter CassadyTheresa CherepanovRonald ChristianHeather CiesielskiInez ClaytonSteven CoffaroAnthony CovattaJohn CruzeWayne DabbSteven DautermanPaul & Carol DavisRobert DavisMary DayAlison DeVilliersJ. DebbelerDouglas DennisConnie DettmerJahnett DickmanTina DonnellyBrenda Dunlap
John EilersStanley EymanRenee FiliatrautJohn FillionJohn FlanaganRose Ann FlemingLeo FordTy FosterJames FroomanDavid GarberJ. Neal GardnerRalph GinocchioMichael GollerJosh GoodeDrew GoresJeffrey GossardMary Linda GravissDavid GroenkeDiana GroverDennis HalabyMarlene HamiltonGregory HarrisonKate HarrowHarvey C. Hubbell TrustLee Hildebrandt, Jr.Michael HirschfeldJack HoetingDavid HornJami & David HoskinsRobert HudsonCharles JacksonJohnson InvestmentNathaniel JonesNikolaus KaltiReuven KatzMichael KennedyScott KnoxSandra KrausRonald KreinbrinkMaria KreppelJames KummerHelen & Joe LeVay
Chad LevinDavid LichtenfeldJudith LindnerMitch LippertRobert LoftusDavid LopezDeborah LydonMelvin MarmerMary-Morse MatthewsElizabeth McClainJames McGrathTim McKennaJohn McLaughlinJohn MellottTamara MianoCarolyn MolerSteven MombachRhonda Moore & Tom BedallJames MurphyHelen NeadChrista NordlundNorth Side Bank & Trust Co.Bernie & Jerry O’ConnellEdward & Judy O'DonnellJames O'ReillyStephen OldenCharles OsmondPension Corporation of America of Cincinnati
John PinneyMolly PruesBill & Margie RellarRemke MarketsNelson & Laurie RennekampJeff ReynoldsRobert A. & Marian K. Kennedy Charitable Trust
Allen RomerSteven RosenzweigTeresa RubinsBill RuehrMichael Ruh
Alan & Judy SchmidtKenneth SchneiderTheodore SchneiderAlexis ScottAshley Shannon BurkeSteve & Kim ShannonKevin SheaThomas SimonsJohn & Janet SimpkinsonEdith SmithMary SpeidelDouglas SpitlerHoward StaffordStar OneAlan StasaJohn StithKaren SwederskyJames SwisherTaft Stettinius & Hollister LLPJulia TarvinPerry & Kathy ThackerDouglas ThomsonRosalie van NuisStanton VollmanHilary VollmerMary Jane WagnerEd & Carole WarfelBarbara WattsRosemary WeathersBurnhamJan WelshJay & Kathy WertzDave WestrichNancy & Daniel WhitacreSandra S. WittsteinDonald WolferDon Yelton & Ann SalukeJim YunkerThe Yunker GroupJuliet Zavon
Brittany BallardJudy & Earl Pritchard
Don BurdsallTamara S. Sack
Christine ButtressDiane WestIrving Rosen
Richard L. Erb, Sr.Richard Erb
Rose Ann FlemingSusan Cross Lipnickey
Tim FogartyWilliam J. Keating, Jr.
William HambleyJanet Pequet
Diane KleinfelterMary Pommert
Mary MeinhardtSue BushmanPatti & Ray HerzogBev LinnemanJudy Marx
Rhonda Moore & Tom BedallEugene & Nancy King
Jim YunkerBecky Sittason
Mike Walters and Pro Seniors StaffJohn Labmeier
Jean BedallRose Scollard & Terrence M. Walsh
Julia FinkFrederick Fink
Reva & Norman GansonMichael Ganson
Gloria Holzhauser, Grandma HoKatie Chisholm
Dorothy HustonJudith Lindner
Deborah JimmersonCandis Smith
Dave KleinfelterMary Beth Puryear
George MeinhardtJames & Carol GradyJoe & Ellen LinzJulia & Bob MahoneyGrace Pedoto
Betty Bailey RalstonMary Ann Raymond
Joy Smith & Jack ShannonAshley Burke
John TaylorJoan Taylor
Tom, Sue & Bridget WelchSusan Welch
DONOR RECOGNITION LISTINGWe sincerely thank the following supporters for their generous cash gifts that were received by Pro Seniors between May 21, 2015
and January 28, 2016. We have made every effort to make sure this list is complete and correct. If we have made an error, pleasecontact us at (513)458-5525. Thank you so much for your support!
An Ombudsman in ActionKaren, who lived in an assisted living community in Butler County, received a discharge notice for an
unpaid bill. The facility said that they would send her to her daughter’s home since no other homewould accept her with an unpaid bill. Unfortunately, she had no idea why she had an unpaid bill andher daughter worked full-time, so her home would not be a safe environment for Karen. Karen and herdaughter contacted Pro Seniors and our ombudsman, Deb, stepped in to help.
After several phone calls, Deb realized that there was a mix-up with Karen’s Assisted Living Waiverfunding. Deb worked with the Council on Aging and Butler County Job and Family Services to get theissue resolved. Karen’s funding was reinstated retroactively so there would be no unpaid bill, allowingher to remain in her home in the assisted living community, as she wanted.
Gifts in Honor of:
Gifts in Memory of:
Lucky 13th GRAND RAFFLELast year, one of our supporters stood out as a master
raffle-ticket seller. Lynn Hughes with Multi-State TitlesAgency LLC, says that she doesn’t do anything special;she just asks. She tells them a little about Pro Seniors –what she calls “an easy job.” She says, “I can usually getpeople to buy in because it’s a good cause.”
We hope you’ll find it just as easy to sell tickets this yearas Lynn because the funds from the Grand Raffle go tosupport our three programs: legal services, theombudsman program, and Ohio SMP. And we havefantastic prizes!
Buy tickets online at www.proseniors.org1 for $20 / 3 for $50
The drawing, or your lucky day, is Friday, May 13th.
Top Prize: $2,013 in cash2nd Prize: 1-week stay in Marco Island, FL oceanfront condo and $513 cash
(Donor: Mark Ayer, R. Moore & T. Bedall)3rd Prize: 4 Cincinnati Reds Diamond Seat tickets & parking pass for a date TBD
(Donor: Friend of Pro Seniors)4th Prize: 13 bottles of bourbon (Donor: Jeff Daniher)5th Prize: 13 bottles of bourbon (Donor: Jeff Daniher)
Winner need not be present to win. Prizes will be drawn & awarded in the order above.