Jeff & Nicole Arensdorf
Wendy & Karl Glick
Missy Hampel
Alice Johnson
WENDY GLICK Executive Director
LEANNE MILLER
Senior Director of Development
MARY BETH CHAMBERS Marketing and Communications Director
Jeff & Ronnie Leonard
Sarah & Joe Nold
Christina Ricke
Scott Rosell CatholicCharitiesWichita.org
Caritas honorees inspire others to give The first-ever group of Caritas Society honorees surpassed their collective goal of $100,000, replacing about half of the funds that would have been raised if the Cruise Night gala had not been docked for 2021. “We are grateful that these wonderful supporters of ours volunteered to inspire others to give to Catholic Charities,” says LeAnne Miller, senior director of development. “It was important to replace a portion of the funds traditionally raised at Cruise Night, and the Caritas honorees did a tremendous job.” The inaugural Caritas Society honorees were: Jeff and Nicole Arensdorf, Christ the King; Wendy and Karl Glick, St. Thomas Aquinas; Missy Hampel, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton; Alice Johnson, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton; Jeff and Ronnie Leonard, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton; Christina Ricke, Church of the Magdalen; Scott Rosell, St. Thomas Aquinas; Juvetta Slane, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton; Carol and Chris Streckfus, Blessed Sacrament; Andrew and Emily Thengvall, St. Thomas Aquinas; and Marilyn and Randy Wells, St. Thomas Aquinas. The Leonards were selected as the 2021 Caritas Society Honorees of the Year for rallying their friends and family to contribute more than $14,000. “Having worked with Catholic Charities for many years, we’ve seen first-hand how its ministries positively impact the lives of those most in need in our community – no other
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Christina Ricke, Chair
Juvetta Slane
Chris & Carol Streckfus
K•Coe Isom
Christopher J. Goebel, Vice Chair Star Lumber & Supply Co., Inc.
Fr. Daryl Befort
Diocese of Wichita, St. Joseph Parish, Andale
Scott Bergkamp
Bergkamp Construction
Monte Cook
Commerce Bank
Christopher Dugan
Emily & Andrew Thengvall
Marilyn & Randy Wells
organization does so much for so many,” the Leonards say. The Caritas honorees raised dollars for Catholic Charities’ Faithful Servant Fund, giving the agency flexibility to address the most urgent needs within the community in the priority areas of hunger and homelessness, domestic violence and enrichment services. “We may not be able to go out and feed the hungry, but Catholic Charities does every day. We may not be able to provide shelter to the homeless, but Catholic Charities does every day,” the Thengvalls say. “We see that Catholic Charities provides for those in need on our behalf. As followers of Christ and His Church, we know that today we are called to give so Catholic Charities can serve Our Heavenly Father’s children, every day, on our behalf.”
Fiberglass and Composite Technology
Missy Hampel
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals
Stephen Hayes
Five Point Ventures, LLC
Mary Alice Johnson Kuman Learning Center
Most Rev. Bishop Carl A. Kemme, D.D. Bishop of Wichita
Chuck Marshall
Community Volunteer
Ed Mikesell
Comfort Care Homes of Kansas City
Kevin Mitchelson
Wheeler & Mitchelson, Chartered
Kevin Mullen
Ritchie Associates, Inc.
Carol Streckfus Cohlmia Marketing
Sr. Marsha Wilson, ASC
Adoorers of the Blood of Christ
