PRESIDENT GERALD & BETTY FORD:
their lives & legacies
featuring
SUSAN FORD BALES MARCH 6, 2017
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF THE DESERT A JFS DESERT ICONS SERIES EVENT
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Tonight is also an extraordinary honor, as we have an opportunity to hear from Susan Ford Bales. This event lends itself to thanking Susan and the Ford Family for all they have done for our great nation. We are grateful to Susan for continuing to live the civic and community legacies led by her parents.
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PRESIDENT GERALD & BETTY FORD: their lives & legacies
featuring
SUSAN FORD BALES
MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2017
ANNENBERG CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES at Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA
VIP RECEPTION
with
Susan Ford Bales 6:00PM
P R E S E N TAT I O N
7:30PM
Hosted by
PATRICK EVANS
CBS Local 2 Chief Meteorologist & Host of Eye On The Desert
March 6, 2017 DESERT
On behalf of the men, women and children served by Jewish Family Service of the Desert (JFS), thank you for joining us for a truly special event, President Gerald & Betty Ford: Their Lives & Legacies, featuring Susan Ford Bales. We are truly honored to have Susan here to celebrate the legacy of the Ford family. As President, Gerald Ford demonstrated extraordinary leadership at a time of national crisis. Betty Ford bravely brought her personal struggles into the national spotlight and the results of her efforts have impacted countless individuals and families confronting addiction and cancer. The Ford family truly exemplifies the American spirit at its best. Thank you, Susan, for supporting the critical work of JFS. Your support tonight will have a direct impact on the more than 3,000 Coachella Valley residents JFS will serve this year. Our clients depend on JFS for low cost mental health counseling, senior care and transportation, emergency financial and food assistance, in-school counseling, special programs for the Jewish community, and other services. We would like to thank Dr. Harry Haroutunian and Nicki ResmoHaroutunian for making this event possible. We also would like to thank the committee members who worked so hard to put on this event and the volunteers who helped make it possible. Thank you to all of the sponsors and donors who have supported today’s event, and especially our friends at the Auen Foundation for their leadership gift as presenting sponsor, and to Union Bank, and the Betty Ford Center. Warmest regards,
Barbara Fromm PRESIDENT Board of Directors
Maureen Forman, LCSW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OFFICERS BARBARA FROMM PRESIDENT
SANDY SEPLOW VICE PRESIDENT
AVIVA SNOW VICE PRESIDENT
DESERT
MAIN OFFICE 490 South Farrell Drive, Suite C-208 Palm Springs, CA 92262 PHONE (760) 325-4088 FAX (760) 778-3781 WEB www.jfsdesert.org
Proceeds benefit Jewish Family Service of the Desert (JFS), a non-sectarian, non-profit organization that provides an array of counseling and social services to those in need regardless of age, income, ethnicity or lifestyle. Established in 1982, the mission of JFS is to provide for the social service needs of the Jewish and general community throughout the greater Coachella Valley with a commitment to promote the well-being of people of all ages, incomes and lifestyles.
JFS counts on your generous support for our families and seniors
BARRY KAUFMAN TREASURER
ED GUBMAN
ASSISTANT TREASURER
JOYCE WOLFF SECRETARY
CAROL FRAGEN
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
BOARD MEMBERS AUDREY BERNSTEIN BOB CARUSO JERRY FOGELSON JOAN FREEMAN MARGOT HALPERIN JOAN KERNS CATHY MOLEVER JERRY MORGAN JOAN MOYER NICOLETTE RESMO-HAROUTUNIAN PETER RITTENHOUSE GAIL SCADRON NONA SOLOWITZ ROYAL TAXMAN
PLEASE DONATE at www.jfsdesert. COUNT ON JFS TO BE THERE FO org" or by phone at 760-325-4088
SERVICES & PROGRAMS
SERVING OUR COMMUNITY IN NEED
Mental Health Counseling KidsFirst Counseling Emergency Assistance Food Assistance Grief and Loss Groups
SERVING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
Holiday Gift Giving Program Information & Referrals JFS Speaker’s Bureau Camp Scholarships
SERVING OUR SENIORS
Friendly Visitors JFS Express Transportation Senior Care Management Let’s Do Lunch! Program Café Europa
SERVING OUR YOUTH
Jewish Holiday Programs Shabbat in a Bag Positive Life Series
OR YOU WHEN LIFE CHANGES.
PRESIDENT GERALD & BETTY FO
featuring SUSAN FORD BALES Susan Ford Bales is the daughter of President Gerald
R. Ford and Betty Ford. She worked closely with her mother in the founding of the Betty Ford Center in 1982, was elected to the Center’s Board of Directors in 1992, and succeeded her mother as Chairman from 2005 – 2010. She currently serves on the Board of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Susan is the Ship’s Sponsor for the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which she officially christened in 2013. In 2016, she was named an Honorary Naval Aviator by the United States Navy, only the 31st American and first woman to receive this distinction. Susan has served as a Trustee of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation since 1981 and currently serves as Co-Chair of the Foundation’s Programs Committee. In 1984, she and her mother helped launch National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Susan has served as national spokesperson for breast cancer awareness and is actively i nvolved in numerous public service endeavors. She is the author of two novels. Susan resides in T ulsa with her husband Vaden Bales. She has two daughters, three steps-sons and three grandchildren.
ORD: THEIR LIVES & LEGACIES
Susan Ford Bales celebrates the lives of her iconic parents and the legacy of the Ford family. President Gerald Ford led our country through a time of national crisis. Betty Ford raised the American consciousness about issues of addiction and cancer. Over the course of nearly half a century, the left an indelible impact on our nation.
Ford Family has
Patrick Evans has been the
Chief Meteorologist for CBS Local 2 for over a decade. You can see Patrick at 5:30 PM, 6:30 PM, and 11:00 PM on CBS Local 2, and at 6:45 PM hosting “Eye on the Desert”. Patrick serves on the Family YMCA of the Desert Board, and previously served on the boards of the California Desert Chorale, United Way, and the Desert Symphony. He dedicates time to the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, the Soroptimist Club and the Cathedral City Meatball Festival.
PATRICK EVANS CBS LOCAL 2 CHIEF METEOROLOGIST & H OST OF EYE ON THE DESERT
Event Chairs
NICOLETTE RESMO-HAROUTUNIAN JOYCE WOLFF
Event Committee
JOAN FREEMAN BARBARA FROMM MARGOT HALPERIN CATHY MOLEVER JOAN MOYER SANDY SEPLOW AVIVA SNOW
In honor of his father, Patrick started an italian sausage company called Fulvio’s Foods which delivers to over 20 restaurants throughout the Coachella Valley.
Producer
KEN KATZ
Event Manager
JUDY KAYE-CRESSMAN
Event Coordinator LEE BROSNAN
Graphic Designer MARI ABRIL
SPECIAL THANKS SUSAN FORD BALES BETTY FORD CENTER
PART OF THE HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION
PATRICK EVANS GERALD R. FORD PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY CARLA FREMLIN MANAGER ALUM RELATIONS • HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION
DR. HARRY HAROUTUNIAN & NICKI RESMO-HAROUTUNIAN KINER COMMUNICATIONS JULIE LEIZOREK, BRENNA MORAN & CATERING STAFF HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION
PATRICIA RILEY
MARKETING DIRECTOR • HAZELDEN BETTY FORD FOUNDATION
LD THOMPSON & DAVID ROTHMILLER TRICK DOG PRODUCTIONS
SUZANNE CARLSON, AARON GREEN & THE STAFF ANNENBERG CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES -EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER
Excerpts from "BETTY FORD: THE REAL DEAL" courtesy of NEWSHOUR PRODUCTIONS LLC Special thanks to
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OUR ETERNAL GRATITUDE TO PRESIDENT & MRS. FORD FOR LIVES WELL LIVED AND THEIR GREAT SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY.
THANK YOU JFS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE PEOPLE
OF THE VALLEY. MIKE & BOBBI RESMO
Thank you, Jewish Family Service of the Desert for the extraordinary work you do and the services you provide throughout the Coachella Valley.
Congratulations to Susan Ford Bales for sharing her inspiring life with us tonight Barbara & Bernie Fromm
THANK YOU
SUSAN
FORD BALES FOR SUPPORTING THE
GREAT WORK OF JFS
ED & RACHEL GUBMAN
We Are Proud To Support JFS.. and Many Thanks to Susan Ford Bales for a Memorable Evening! Margot & Jerry Halperin
WITH GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO JFS AND ALL YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND SPECIAL THANKS TO SUSAN FORD BALES.
Dr. Harry Haroutunian & Nicolette Resmo - Haroutunian
Susan, Thank you for your extraordinary support of JFS and for sharing the legacy of the Ford Family with us tonight.
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To Our Dear Friend, MARGOT HALPERIN Whose Support and Leadership is Admired by All. MARILYN MALKIN & LARRY WOLF
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Ron & Aviva Snow would like to thank Jewish Family Service for improving the lives of so many in the Coachella Valley, and thank you Susan Ford Bales!
Special thanks to
SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORS
Joan & Mel Freeman Barry Kaufman and Margo Handelsman Aviva & Ron Snow For sponsoring tickets to tonight's event for students from Indio High School, Palm Springs High School & Xavier College Preparatory High School.
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February 3, 2017 Maureen H. Forman, LCSW Executive Director JFS of the Desert 490 So Farrell /Suite C-208 Palm Springs, Ca. 92262 Dear Mrs. Forman, I would like to express my personal thanks to you for the donation from your Board Members for the 20 tickets for evening with Susan Ford Bales on March 6th at the Annenberg Center at Eisenhower. This will be such a tremendous opportunity for our Law Pathway students as we seek to foster leadership and service in our students at Indio High School. Currently 90% of our students live below the poverty line and with such a diverse population at our school, you are helping us to achieve the goal of providing equal opportunities for students and close the achievement gaps by giving them access to much richer learning experiences and build connections to school as well as educate students about giving back to their community. It is actions such as yours which enables the school and community to forge a positive partnership that supports our students to optimize their learning potential. I appreciate your commitment to play a positive role in the community through this school outreach and I salute your community mindedness and thank you for the support that you have offered the staff and students at Indio High School. Sincerely,
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