Your Support Means So Much To Us - Grand Avenue Club
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G r a n d A v e n u e C l u b ~ F a l l 2 0 2 0
Your Support Means So Much To Us
Publication of The Phoenix was initiated by Grand Avenue Club in 1992. It came out of our community’s desire to convey GAC’s powerful impact on our lives.
With this issue we are repurposing this publication. From now on it will be published twice a year—in the fall and spring— and will acknowledge and thank our supporters. Your generous contributions have not only created the GAC of 2020 but stoked our confidence in our future.
The world has changed so much in the past 8 months. The GAC community has successfully adjusted to its challenges. Take fund development. Our tradition has been to organize our Grand Event every year in June at The Pfister and our Winter Appeal has always taken place during November and December. In 2020 things are different. We cancelled our June 2020 Grand Event. To raise critical mid-year revenue, GAC organized a Summer Appeal from May through August. We thank our supporters for their warm response. “Virtual” Grand Event 2020 will take place from 6 pm to 7 pm on Thursday evening, November 12. See page 11 for details. We hope you will “attend” and support us.
To receive GAC’s weekly “Reports to the Community,” please send your email address to [email protected].
This issue of The Phoenix is dedicated to the memory of Shirley Amrhein (1948- 2003) and Bill Freeman (1946-2004), active GAC members in our earliest years. Shirley and Bill researched the meaning of the mythical bird at the Central Branch of the Milwaukee Public Library and wrote in our first issue, “The Phoenix is a mythical bird that grew up out of the ashes of firey destruction; it is a symbol of life and hope…When we continue on at GAC, we will find hope and life. Hopefully, other members will find the same experience here.”
May we continue to be a source of
“hope and life” for members. We thank
our many friends in the community for
your generous support of GAC.
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“Thank you for your donations. Your generosity has helped Grand Avenue Club move forward. Over the past few months, we have updated our computers, developed a new Transitional Employment position, and remained a safe and engaging community for members.” Anne Witczak
“People like to know the impact of their investment. I’m living proof that GAC works. Because of GAC, I now have an excellent quality of life and I certainly didn’t have that until I joined GAC.” Kevin Ellis
“Helping us get back to school and paid employment is really important. We never stopped doing that.” Dennis Soczka
THE PHOENIX
Out of the ashes Of a disturbed life The phoenix rises Like the sun, Its feathers on fire—glowing Knowing this will be a better life.
A poem by member Brian Zinkel January 1992
In Their Own Words
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“There are so many facets of this wonderful place. I often feel overjoyed when I am at GAC. Granted, this might be a manic sentence from a bi-polar person…but I don’t care. Please know that the impact of your giving is great.” Brian Hey
“Because the people at GAC are kind, generous, and broadminded, I have been given the gift of self-respect, a sense of safety and lots of good work to do.” Amer Aris
“GAC is a special place. It is nurturing and safe and everyone treats us with respect.” Hugh Swofford
“Your generosity is extremely important to GAC members. My confidence has soared through the roof and I am now working throughout the Milwaukee community, contributing to it in so many ways.” Claudine Jackson
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Grand Donors
Individuals: Isabel Bader
Dr. Jon Berlin
Fred & Susan Bliffert
Joan & Peter Bruce
Nancy & Karl Byleen
Mary Gellens & Bob Danziger
Rachel Forman & Boaz Avital
John & Kathy Housiaux
Holly & Terry Hoy
Kelben Foundation
Marie Kohler
Mark & Jenny Kopetsky
Anne Luber
Earnell & Linda Lucas
Goldi & Mark Miller
James Nelsen
Austin & Heather Ramirez
Bud & Sue Selig
Craig Zetley
Organizations:
Anonymous Donor
Badger Meter Foundation
Mark and Cheryl Brickman Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Beverly Colton Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Marcus Corporation Foundation
Catherine and Walter Lindsay Foundation
Michalski Giving Fund
Rite Hite Foundation
In memory of Susan L. Kaehler, M.D.
Auden & Elizabeth Kaehler
Winter Appeal 2019
Sustaining Supporters Individuals
Elizabeth & Lynn Adelman
Dick & Debbie Alpert
Joy & Steve Appel
Christine & Robert Arend
Janet & Randal Arnold
Judy & Steven Baruch
Barbara Becker
Jay Beder & Deena Abramowitz
Bruce Beren
Audrie Berman
Alan & Robbie Borsuk
Jodi Brandser
James & Mary Kay Braza
Susan Brennan
Jay Brickman
Paul Brodwin
Linda G. Buchsbaum
Keith Greinke & Kathleen Buddle
Greg Bultman
Sean Calkins
Peter Carlson
Norma Lee Carroll
Paul Christensen
Rose Czaja
Huong Dang Vu
Dr. Alan & Hedy Daniel
Sue Dassow
John Delzer
H. Robert Dittmer
Carrie & Andrew Donovan
Valeria Downey
Hyam and Sheila Eglash
Ryszarda & Charles Ehemann
Merzy & Russ Eisenberg
Shana Elias
Hilda Esteves
Suzy Ettinger
Linda Evert
Carol Fishman
Sara Gimbel
Peter Goldberg
Gary and Michelle Goldenberg
Mark and Frances Goldner
Dinah Goris
Irving & Reesa Gottschalk
Mary Dianne Greenley
Donald Gregory
Eileen Griffiths
Karen & Thomas Guszkowski
Gary & Judy Guten
Phillip & Mary Hanrahan
Dennis Hanson
Thomas & Jean Harbeck
Ernst & Roslyne Heimann
Theodore Hertel & Maggie Ley
Andrew Housiaux
Ruth Hozeska
William Hughes
Marsha Hurwitz
Marilyn and Bob Jacobs
Bruno & Rebecca John
Douglas W. Johnson
Marsha & Terry Jones
Gregory Jurenec
Drs. Eric Kaplan & Barbara Moser
Howard & Judy Karsh
Philip Kassner
Phyllis Kazik
Judith Kohnlein
Laura Koppa
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Manuel Lara
James Lathrop
Martin & Maureen Lelinski
Judith & Charles Lerner
Jacqueline & Joe LeSage
Christine Litwin
Helen Loewi
Joan Lossing
Sari Luber
Lois Malawsky
Elaine Malek
Janet Martin
Kathleen Mathison
Tara Mathison
Timothy Mathison & Daniel O'Connell
Michael McDonald
James McFarland & Jaime Andres
John & Patricia Megan
Felicia & James Miller
Joshua Minkin
Kara Nelson
Rosie Neufeld & Tom Bush
Lori & David Nicholas
Bruce & Jeanette Peckerman
Claudio and Sheryl Pelc
Holger & Mary Beth Petersen
Gigi Pomerantz
Andrea & Thomas Rabenn
Toby Recht
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Richman
Frederic & Janelle Robinson
Daniel Rosen
Sharon Rothstein
Michael & Julie Sadoff
Joe Schanen
Dawn Schlicke
Terri & Neil Siegel
Mark & Margaret Steimle
Abigail & Jason Stein
Rodger Strode
Janice Teuscher
Peter Traudt
Valerie Vidal
John & Fredlyn Viel
Linda Vincent
Elizabeth Vogt
Wayne Wasserman & Martha Girard
Barbara Weiss
Jerrold & Deborah Wicentowski
Mary Wierman
Harold Windler
Carolyn Wood
Al Wyremski
Jack & Janece Yatsko
Yonatan & Julie Zvi
Organizations
Michele & Jay Berman Family Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Boston Scientific
M & BL Charous Charitable Fidelity Charitable Donor Advised Fund
Eileen & Howard Dubner Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
First Baptist Church of West Allis
Karen and Martin Forman Giving Fidelity Charitable Donor Advised Fund
Frontstream Comprehensive Distribution
Bill & Idy Goodman Donor Family Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Abigail & David Nash Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Gerald & Louise Stein Family Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Seder Family Foundation Fund of the Jewish Federation of Metro Chicago
United Way of Metro Chicago
In honor of Rachel Forman
Flora Abramson
Eugene Bass
Gerald & Brynn Bloch
Betsy & Michael Green
Bonnie Sumner
Deborah & Dean Zemel
In honor of Michael Anderson
Barbara Ellen Anderson
In honor of Mike & Virginia
Beining
Dennis Beining
In honor of Darryn Candler
Alexis Bernard
In honor of Deb Love
William and Jane Crise
In honor of Kathie Eilers
Ginny & Evan Finn-Lenhardt
Iris and Alan Goldberg
In honor of Terri & Neil Siegel
Isle Haberer
In honor of GAC members
George Jacobson
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In honor of Brian Gumma
Louis Franklin Kemp
In honor of Wayne Wasserman’s Birthday!
Maureen McKnight
In honor of Steve Jennings
Maureen & John Oster
In honor of Boaz Avital
Alan Mark Rosen
In honor of Daniel Langer
Michal Rosenthal
In Honor of Katie Donner
James Saunders
In honor of Brandon Kenney & the Water Street Boutique
Kristine Szatmary
In honor of Evan Read
Roz Tornatore
In honor of Paul Lindstrom
Derk & Karen Vander Molen
In honor of Judy & Chuck Lerner
Dan & Nadine Zuckerman
In memory of Debbie Carter
Berkson
Rabbi Marc E. Berkson
Lisa & Dr. Jeffrey Gorelick
Michal Berkson Powell
John Traxler & Anne Dayer
In memory of Donna Resnick
Jeffrey and Kari Dickmann
In memory of Daniel Reilly
James Eby & Nora Reilly
In memory of Stanley and Laura Forman
Ilana Avital & Jeremy Brandman Fran Forman
In memory of Cheryl Ginter
Carol & Carl Ginter
In memory of Joani Gudeman
Jon & Joyce Gudeman
In memory of William Edward Harley
Kathleen Harley
In memory of Ramon Mickle
Denise Johansen
In memory of Jim & Joan Barry
Dr. Ikar Kalogjera
In memory of Shay Hoffmann
Randy McGrath Hoffmann
In memory of Leroy Mersenski
Mary Mersenski
In memory of Kenneth Parelskin
Bruce & Debra Parelskin
In memory of Marge Saunders
James Saunders
In memory of Peter Paul Flynn
Mary Kay Schuknecht
In memory of Corey Simonson
David & Rhonda Simonson
In memory of Leroy Augustine
Amy Waldman
In memory of Larry Wales
Scott Wales
In memory of Carol Faye Smith
William Zellman
In memory of Donald Bercey
Clarice Zucker
We apologize for any spelling errors or omissions. Please e-mail corrections to [email protected].
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Grand Donors
Individuals
James & Mary Kay Braza
John Delzer
Michael Drescher
Joanne & Bob Houillon
Mary & Ted Kellner
Janet & Vince Martin
Arnie & Cathy Peltz
Greg & Francine Purcell
Bud & Sue Selig
Mark & Grace Thomsen
Eric & Wendy Van Vugt
Wendy Walsh
Organizations
Anon Charitable Trust
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
Gardner Foundation
Herb Kohl Philanthropies
Kuhl Family Charitable Foundation
Lux Foundation
Francie Luke Silverman Foundation
Frank & Elsa Sterner Family Foundation
Stackner Family Foundation
Tellier Foundation
Unitarian Universalist Church West
Sustaining Supporters
Individuals
Ben & Molly Abrohams
Anonymous
Mark & Laura Barnard
Judy & Steven Baruch
Maurice Berglund
Deborah E Bjorn
James & Mary Kay Braza
Dianna Brophey
Keith Greinke & Kathleen Buddle
Judith & Marshall Dermer
Anne Dow
Michael Drescher
Sharon Fedderly
Robert Ferriday & Barbara McMath
Tim Garcia Brown
Peggi & Bruce Glaser
Dennis Hanson
Thomas Harkless
Ms. Mary K. Harriman
Marilyne & Doug Henderson
Barrie & Robert Henken
Allan and Terri Hornik
MaryAlice & William Houghton
Jenna Houillon
Phyllis Hoyer
Robert Jansen
Marsha & Terry Jones
Sharon Keigher
Steven Kessel
Mark Kessenich & Alison Lechner
Debra Kieck
Sally Kubly
Michael & Tracy Lappin
Martin & Maureen Lelinski
Nikki & Paul Lelinski
Christine Litwin
Jakob & Tamar Loewenberg
Wayne & Kris Lueders
Daniel Madigan III
Ben & Leslie Martin
Elizabeth J. Meyer
Lynne Oehlke & Tom Marlett
Stephanie L. Quade
Noma Richardson
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Richman
Sheryl Rick
Mark & Joann Rose
Sandra Sargent
Veronica & Raymond Schneider
Joe & Michele Schultz
Judith Scott
Winston Sephus Jr.
Geoffrey Standish
Valerie & Dan Stefanich
Terri Steidl
Barbara Stein
Ginny & Robert Stoffel
Eric & Wendy Van Vugt
Tim Voss
Wayne Wasserman & Martha Girard
Tricia Weidner
Michael Westfahl
Ben Wood
Rachel & Elie Zarem
Organizations
Donatewell General Fund
Derco Aerospace
First Baptist Church of West Allis
Karen and Martin Forman Fund Schwab Charitable Fund
St. John Vianney Parish
United Way of Metro Chicago
Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign
Bill & Gwen Werner Fund at the Foundation
General & United Way Donations 10/31/19—9/9/20
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Grand Donors
Individuals:
Isabel Bader
Bert Bilsky
James & Mary Kay Braza
Mark and Cheryl Brickman
Paul Christensen
Rachel Forman & Boaz Avital
Fred Geilfuss & Anne Hamilton
David Griffiths
Donna Holscher
Joanne & Bob Houillon
Terry & Holly Hoy
Amy Moller
Lynne Oehlke & Tom Marlett
Austin & Heather Ramirez
Frederic & Janelle Robinson
Lucy Rosenberg
Drs. Stephen & Christine Sponagle
Deborah Van Dyk
Wendy Walsh
In memory of Suzanne
Goldstein, loving mother,
grandmother, great-
grandmother
Martin and Gail Komisar
Organizations:
Robert W. Baird Foundation
Kemp Family Foundation
Jewish Community Foundation
Sustaining Supporters
Individuals
Kenneth & Carol Adam
Betty & Lowell Clarke
Barbara Becker
Bruce Beren
Mark Beyer
Steven Booth
Jeanette Braun
Jennifer Braza
Edward & Diane Braza
Susan Brennan
Jay Brickman
Paul Brodwin
Susan Brown
Keith Greinke & Kathleen Buddle
Mary Jo Burgoyne
Adam Escobar & Elizabeth Burns
In honor of Chef Steven Schnur
Michael & Gillian Gosman
In honor of Steve Jennings
Robert & Christina Jennings
In honor of Joan & Bruce
Bedford
Alan N Mayer
In honor of Anne Luber
Kit McNally
In honor of Charlie Moss
Andrew Moss & Cynthia Brown
In honor of Michele Rozansky for her ordination as cantor:
Bruce Harvey & Nancy Ettenheim
In honor of Rachel Forman &
Dr. Tony Meyer
Joshua Richman
In honor of Judy Gordon's
special birthday
Sheila Taitelman
In memory of Debbie Carter
Berkson
Jesse Berkson
Abby Berkson
Audrey Laufman
In memory of Bob McMahon
Raymond Bierle
In memory of Philip S. Freund
Belle Anne Freund
In memory of Dan Reichenbach
Joanne Reichenbach
In memory of Cathy Janis
Allan Wasserman
In memory of Joe Hirshberg
Dr. Michael & Suzanne Weinstein
We apologize for any spelling errors or omissions. Please e-mail corrections to [email protected].
Summer Appeal 2020
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Sean Calkins
Peter Carlson
Peggy Caufield
Kathleen & Carl Christensen
Richard Chudnow
Lisa Cichocki
Timothy Cole
Peggy Dahlberg Palmersheim
Sue Dassow
Mary Lou DeFino
MaryAnn Delzer
Judith & Marshall Dermer
Deb Dierbeck
Valeria & T. Arthur Downey
Eileen & Howard Dubner
Reginald Effinger
Merzy & Russ Eisenberg
Robert Ferriday & Barbara McMath
Maria Fleschner
Karen and Martin Forman
Susan Freeman
Gael Garbarino Cullen
Ian & Norma Gilson
Peggi & Bruce Glaser
Mark & Frances Goldner
Judy Gordon
Betsy & Michael Green
Eileen Griffiths
Karen & Thomas Guszkowski
Dennis Hanson
Kevin Hanus
Peter & Sarah Herzog
Benjamin Holt
John Hoy
Eugenia Hoy
Phyllis Hoyer
William Hughes
Marsha Hurwitz
Deborah Kalmar
Drs. Eric Kaplan & Barbara Moser
Philip Kassner
Moshe & Debra Katz
Steven Kessel
Dr. Adel B. Korkor & Julie Acker
Suzanne Krasno
Phyllis & Robert Kuchner
Dave Lelinski
Martin & Maureen Lelinski
Nikki & Paul Lelinski
Phyllis Lensky
Judith & Charles Lerner
Patrice O. & Thomas Linn
Debbie Lloyd
Paula A Lucey
Roberta Lynch
Elaine Malek
Shay Marie
Ben & Leslie Martin
Alissa Mathison
Michael McDonald
Ann Megan
John and Patricia Megan
Susanne Michalski
Michael Motamedi
Jeanne Mullenhoff
Lori Nicholas
Katie O'Connell
Barbara Peltin
Paul & Marlyene Pfeiffer
Tom & Mel Puetz
Cathy & Greg Radke
Frederic & Janelle Robinson
Mark & Joann Rose
Katherine Rossman
Michael & Julie Sadoff
Carol Knabe & Eddy Sadowsky
Tiffany Schaefer
Joe Schanen
Deborah Schingen
Dawn Schlicke
William Schram
Judith Scott
Greg Shea
Duncan Shrout
Katie Simmer
Susan Smith
Mark Smuckler
Mark & Margaret Steimle
Jeffrey Steren
Ginny & Robert Stoffel
Miriam Sushman & Owen Goldin
Sheila Taitelman
Barbara Teske-Young
Janice Teuscher
Michael Thorson
Peter Traudt
Jim & Helen Traudt
Dr. Jan Van Schaik & Margo Renner
Elizabeth Vogt
Wayne Wasserman & Martha Girard Pamela & Mark Weisser
Stephen Werner
Kevin Werth
Suzanne Wile
Al Wyremski
Yonatan & Julie Zvi
Organizations
Derco Aerospace
First Baptist Church of West Allis
Steven Emold Sales
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In honor of Shoshana Elias
Judy & Steven Baruch
In honor of Darren Candler
Alexis Bernard
In honor of GAC members
Bonnie & Robert Bruch
In honor of Rachel Forman and all her hard work
Shana Elias
In honor of Boaz Avital
Alan Mark Rosen
In honor of Tiffany Beyer
Susan Schaefer
In honor of Tim Bowers & Mary Theisen James Schleif
In honor of Walter Heard
Roseanna Smith
In honor of Sami Kelley
Steven & Jean Winters
In memory of Mike and Virginia Beining
Dennis Beining
In memory of Robert Edwin McMahon
Raymond Bierle
In memory of Jacob Sleider
Carolyn Coleson
In memory of Hazel and John Evans
William and Jane Crise
In memory of Wally Christensen
John and Margie Dunn
In memory of Daniel Reilly
James Eby & Nora Reilly
In memory of Nathaniel Jackson, father of Claudine Jackson
Rachel Forman & Boaz Avital
In memory of Richard L Franklin
Fran Franklin
In memory of Eric Butlein
Fred Geilfuss & Anne Hamilton
Muriel Green-Lappin
In memory of Michael Luber
Lisa & Dr.Jeffrey Gorelick
In memory of Joani Gudeman
Jon & Joyce Gudeman
In memory of Kenneth & Mary Lee Jacobs
Andrew Housiaux
In memory of Laura & Stanley Forman
Ilana Avital & Jeremy Brandman
In memory of Bernard Miller
Audrey Laufman
In memory of Dr. William & Charlotte Rabenn
Andrea & Thomas Rabenn
In memory of Dan Reichenbach
Joanne Reichenbach
In memory of Steven Zick
Sheryl Rick
In memory of Violet Rotter
Dorothy Rotter
In memory of Pamela Kay Howard
-Marty, Gail, Randi, Brad and Sarah Komisar."
In memory of Joel Hawkins
Barbara Walrond
In memory of Debra Boothe
Carriette Weddle
In memory of Debbie Carter Berkson
Herbert Zien
We apologize for any spelling errors or omissions. Please e-mail corrections to [email protected].
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We're Going Virtual!
YOU ARE INVITED to Grand Avenue Club's
"VIRTUAL " GRAND EVENT 2020
to raise critical funding for our community
Featuring an online auction to benefit Grand Avenue Club.
Please join us Thursday, the 12th of November 6:00pm to 7:00pm
"Doorway To Opportunity"
Hear directly from members about how GAC has opened
Doorways of Opportunity for them via work, education and civic
life. During these challenging times, GAC has continued to offer
its members an array of opportunities that have contributed to
their lives.
Address link to event
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/grand-avenue-club-inc/grand-event-2020
Questions please contact—Abigail Stein
Phone: 414-727-3372—Email: [email protected]
Grand Avenue Club 210 E Michigan St. Milwaukee, WI 53202
NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. Postage
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Permit No. 5200
Electronic Service Requested Grand Avenue Club’s mission is to provide people who have experienced mental illness with opportunities for work, housing, education, recreation and friendship.
Grand Avenue Club is accredited by Clubhouse International and is a United Way community partner.
The Phoenix was named for the mythical bird that grew up out of the ashes of destruction. It is a symbol of life and hope.
210 E. Michigan St. Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: 414-276-6474 Fax: 414-291-0218
E-mail: [email protected]
grandavenueclub.org
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