Exchange club family center summer newsletter 2015

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From The Director Exciting News Announcement from Barbara King, The Exchange Club Family Center Executive Director This past fiscal year of 2013-2014 has been a really exceptional year for the Center, and one that we can be proud of for years to come. During this time, our decision to merge the Center with CASA has met all of our expectations and more. Through this outreach we have been able to serve hundreds of additional abused and neglected children in Juvenile Court seeking safe, permanent homes.

We also were extremely proud to be selected as the “Best Place to Work” for a business of our size by The Commercial Appeal Top Workplaces! We all knew that we are the best place, but now this award confirms it.

We now have 47 staff members and many of them trained and supervised over 80 graduate / doctoral level interns and 9 AmeriCorps members during the last 12 months.

In addition, we have been working with a consulting firm, Bridgespan, for the last 6 months, and with their guidance we are strengthening our infrastructure and planning for an exciting future. Every staff member was involved in these discussions, as well as a committee of Board members, and all of us felt that this was an extremely positive process with a lot of good suggestions that we will put into place in the months to come.

Next year promises to be even better and we all can be proud of where we are, and will be, in accomplishing our goal of positively changing children’s lives and giving them hope for a future free of child abuse and domestic violence. Thank you to everyone who has helped us in our 30 year journey to make these efforts possible.

Mission Statement The mission of The Exchange Club Family Center is to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect by providing prevention, intervention, educational, and support services to families in an effort to replace abusive and violent behavior with effective parenting skills.

Congratulations to Our 2014-2015 Board of Directors President: Catherine Harris Vice President: Scott Trammell Secretary: Suzie Bowen Treasurer: Blake Schuhmacher Immediate Past President: Mia Henley Oscar Adams Dr. Jara Best Patrick Burke George Cogswell Ms. Adrienne Dailey-Evans Mike Fay Joe Fracchia Peter Gee Madelyn Gray Rick Holland Tanya Holmes Ken Jobe Katie Massey Angelita Mathena Bob McBride Edd Peyton Lewis Pittman Shelly Rice Joelle Rogin Pamela Shreve Lynda Smith Ken Sullivan Pablo Varela Russ Westlake Miea Williams Scott Womack

Working Together AmeriCorps Teen Conference Branches Out

St. Agnes Academy Cares Day

On Friday Feb 28th a group of students from St. Agnes Academy participated in the St. Agnes Academy Cares Day by volunteering at the Center. The students helped sort baby clothes and worked in the First STEPS “Little Feet Boutique”. They also cleaned toys and straightened up the playrooms and supervised visitation rooms. Thank you!

The 4th annual conference, “I’m NOT Having a Baby Shower” was a resounding success! Record numbers participated and volunteered in the AmeriCorps – Project TLC event. AmeriCorps alumnae members, Jasuedia Killion and Phelisha Pierce-Harris, created the event when Jasuedia realized most of the baby shower invitations she received were for teen mothers.

She decided to have a self-celebrating shower with a twist: “I’m NOT having a baby shower”. The two expanded on that idea, and created the teen conference to encourage participants to avoid unhealthy choices that could negatively impact their lives.

Current AmeriCorps director, Tiffany Smith, a Family Center staff member, widened the conference’s reach by including male participants, a panel of speakers, and vendors to encourage and empower the teens. Over 200 teens and almost 90 volunteers came to Wooddale High School to be a part of this movement.

Tony Nichelson of The Man of the House mentoring group, Kappa Alpha Psi, the Memphis Police Department, and Dr. Todd Motley of Motley Internal Medicine led the teen boys in courses on literacy, communication skills, the role of young men in relationships, teen dating violence, and an array of skills in being a productive young man in this community.

The teen girls’ workshops included “How to Be a Good Business Woman” by Erika Cain of g.i.r.l. twenty four, “Discovering the Princess in YOU” by Takeitha Peterson with Strayer University, and a lesson on the warning signs of STD’s/ STI’s and healthy relationships by Cherisse Scott. Dr. Karen Streeter, director of Cambridge College and talk show host of “On the couch with Dr. K.” inspired all the teens to further their education and to not stop until reaching their potential.

FedEx Cares

A dedicated group of FedEx Services Internal Audit employees toured the Center and donated over 30 tote bags filled with toiletries, food, and baby supplies. Thank you for your support!

Thank you, Justice

Thanks to our official sponsor, The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, and to our presenting sponsor, Sweet P’s Gourmet Sweets. Groups such as Successful Single Moms, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., and Sigma Gamma Rho sororities not only empowered, but donated to the cause to continue this event. Vendors included: The Blues Project, A Step Ahead Foundation, Sister Reach, InCahoots Custom Bracelets, The Teen Appeal, UT College of Dentistry, Saint Francis Hospital, The Memphis Health Department, and the Office of Early Childhood and Youth.

The Exchange Club Family Center partners with the AmeriCorps National Community Service Program and trains AmeriCorps – Project TLC members to serve as volunteers who work to end child abuse in Shelby County.

Justice McBride, BSA Troop 212, conducted a book drive benefiting The Exchange Club Family Center for his Eagle Scout Service Project. He collected over 1200 gently worn used books for children and teenagers.

Transforming Hope Into Success I entered the doors of the Center in 2005 broken and battered, but walked out in 2011 with a Master’s degree in Counseling and a renewed sense of self, purpose, and destiny; I am a survivor.

–Miea Williams As a member of the Board of Directors, I am honored that The Exchange Club Family Center welcomes me as one of their own.

To be in a leadership role for such a respected organization was beyond my wildest dreams. But today, I am here to share that anything is possible. The Center has given me the opportunity to give back to the community and to help others, just as the staff of the Center reached out and helped me years ago.

About 9 years ago, I walked through the doors of The Exchange Club Family Center for the first time. The abuse I endured at the hands of my now ex-husband did not immediately come across to me as abuse. In the beginning it was subtle, manipulative and emotional. I thought, maybe if I were a better wife and mother, my husband would not be so angry. The harder I tried, the more recognizable the abuse became. The turning point in my relationship was when I eventually ended up in the emergency room. I was told by the emergency room physician that I was fortunate I was not dead or paralyzed due to the injuries I endured. At that moment, I knew I had to leave, but I did not know how. That is when I found The Exchange Club Family Center.

After seeking counseling at the Center for myself, and counseling for my older daughter and play therapy for my younger daughter, I decided that I, too, wanted to help victims of domestic violence and give back to my community. The encouragement I received from the Center’s staff inspired me to pursue my Master’s degree

in Counseling. What The Exchange Club Family Center did for me and my children, I wanted to do for others. While in school, I was able to return to the Center as a counseling intern. Upon graduation, I was asked to sit on the Center’s Board of Directors.

I have been able to see the organization in its entirety; as a client, as an intern, and finally, as a board member. I entered the doors of the Center in 2005 broken and battered, but walked out in 2011 with a Master’s degree in Counseling and a renewed sense of self, purpose, and destiny; I am a survivor.

I am not alone in that I was battered and abused at the hands of a family member. There are so many women, men, and children who suffer in silence at the hands of those who are supposed to love and protect them. I am here as a testament that you can survive, you will heal, you will overcome. Domestic violence does not define who I am, but it helped shape me into the person I am today. The road to recovery was not easy, but my Exchange Club family was there with me every step of the way. Not only has the Center been a pivotal part of my recovery from being a victim to becoming a survivor, but it has also helped me become a domestic violence educator and an advocate for victim’s rights.

Miea J. Williams Exchange Club Board Member Domestic Violence Survivor

The Exchange Club Family Center is Named No. 1 Workplace The Exchange Club Family Center was chosen, among 96 other very prestigious companies and organizations, as a “2013 Top Workplace” in Memphis by The Commercial Appeal. The Commercial Appeal partnered with Philadelphia-based WorkplaceDynamics in conducting the survey. Over 28,000 employees across Memphis were sent surveys that resulted in this selection, a tremendous honor. The Center was also chosen as THE top place to work in Memphis in the small employer category (35 to 149 employees).

In addition to being selected as a top place to work, The Exchange Club Family Center was singled out for a Leadership Award. The Leadership Award was given to only three entities among these top organizations in recognition of the strength and commitment of the primary leader. This award is a tremendous honor for the Center, and a welldeserved testament to the incredible job Barbara King does every day. The Center was the only organization to receive double accolades.

Your Support Matters Thank You to All Our Generous and Caring Donors July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014

Platinum Club Sponsors $10,000+ The Assisi Foundation $40,000 Autozone $25,050 J. Buckman Charitable Trust $35,000 The Commercial Appeal $21,882 East Memphis Exchange Club $19,050 Charles and Meg Gerber Fund $20,000 The Germantown Charity Horse Show $40,855 Germantown Exchange Club $26,583 Nollie and Amanda Henington Trust $17,500 MGM Resorts Foundation $10,000 Memphis Bar Foundation $10,000 The Plough Foundation $80,000 Shamrock Foundation $10,000 State Systems, Inc. $14,974 Tennessee Bar Foundation $10,000* Valero Energy Foundation $10,000 The William E. Weiss Foundation $10,000 The Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation $20,000 The Women’s Foundation of Greater Memphis $21,500

Gold Club Sponsors $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. Grant Adams Bartlett Exchange Club The Kathryn Brown Butler Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Chancellor/ Chancellor & Son Crews Family Foundation / MCR Safety IBERIABANK International Paper Foundation MACY’S / Bloomingdale’s Mr. & Mrs. Robert Massey Mr. & Mrs. Allen Morgan The Schadt Foundation St. Mary’s Episcopal School

Silver Club Sponsors $2,500 - $4,999 Mr. Brian Branigan CB Richard Ellis Christoval Foundation

Ms. Denise Cutrone Mr. & Mrs. Alan Gates Gerber/Taylor Associates, Inc. Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Ms. Lisa Incardona Independent Bank Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Landau Mr. Charles MacCracken Magna Bank Metropolitan Bank Nahon, Saharovitz & Trotz PLC New South Capital Management PricewaterhousehouseCoopers, LLP Ring Container Technologies Mr. Andrew Scoggin Mr. & Mrs. Steve Tanzer Ms. Laurie Tucker Universal Collection Systems, Inc. Vaco Mid-South, LLC

President’s Club $1,000 - $2,499 Allenberg Cotton Co. Dr. & Mrs. Rex Amonette Anonymous Donor Mr. & Mrs.Tim Ballard Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bowen Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Burke The Canale Foundation Lacy & Preston Carpenter Family Fund Judge Robert Childers / Ms. Amy Amundsen City Auto Sales, LLC Taffi Crawford Domestic Violence Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Mark Daniel Mr. Michael Ducker Ernst & Young First Tennessee Bank Freedom’s Chapel Christian Church Ms. Joyce D. Galloway Mr. & Mrs. Pat Gamble Ms. Ann Grace Ms. Madelyn Gray Dr. Jane Hayden Mr. & Mrs. Bob Harper Mr. & Mrs. Paul Henley Mr. Kent Ivins Mr. & Mrs. Mike Jackson Ms. Dottie Jones / Ms. Angie Dagastino Mr. & Mrs. Mike Keeney Mr. & Mrs. Bob King Ms. Ellen Klyce Lipscomb Pitts Insurance Ms. Cathy Livermore Ms. Mary Livesay Mr. & Mrs. Louis S. Loeb Mr. & Mrs. Bob McBride Memphis Grizzlies Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mitchell Monogram Loves Kids Foundation Mr. Christopher Moody Orian Federal Credit Union Mr. & Mrs. Clif Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Pittman Ms. Suzanne Plyler Ms. Kelli Ratton ServiceMaster Mr. & Mrs. Joey Sichting Ms. Jessica Simpson Mr. Charles Slatery Mr. & Mrs. Barry Smith Katherine & Ham Smythe Family Fund Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sperry Ms. Deborah Sutherland Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Voldeng Mr. & Mrs. Russ Westlake Mr. Jack Whitaker Dr. & Mrs. Robert Wooten Wright Medical Technologies, Inc. Ms. Flo Yarbro

Center Benefactors $500 - $999

Center Associates $100 - $499

Ms. Eleanor Baer Ms. Katie Bailey Dr. Alison Baker Mr. & Mrs. Paul Barcroft Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Bledsoe Mr. & Mrs. Waldrup Brown Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Carls Ms. Crystal Carter Mr. & Mrs. Nick Cassella Clay and Land Insurance, Inc. Ms. Carole Clements Mr. & Mrs. Jim Cochran Hallie & Jay Cohen Dr. Catherine Collins Cummins Business Services Mr. & Mrs. Mark Daniel Mr. & Mrs. John Dobbs Mr. & Mrs. Doug Douglass Ernst & Young Eye Specialty Ms. Melissa Farrar Mr. & Mrs. Mike Fay Mr. & Mrs. Keith File Ms. Jennifer Futch Mr. & Mrs. Larry Gesick Ms. Laura Glaude Ms. Tonya Golatt Mr. & Mrs. Selden Haizlip Ms. Patricia Hale Mr. Michael Hamner Ms. Ruby Hancock Mr. & Mrs. Dan Hatzenbuehler Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Heros Mr. Robert Holdford Ms. Karen Fields Isaacman Mr. & Mrs. David Jennings Mr. & Mrs. Sid Johnson Ms. Debbie Jones Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority Alumnae Ms. Susan Lane Dr. & Ms. Rolando Leal Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Lee Mr. William Lee Ms. Ruthie Lenz Malco Theatres, Inc. Ms. Merilyn Mangum Ms. Ione McBride Mr. & Mrs. Richard McStay Mr. Jim Moton National Coalition of 100 Black Women Mr. & Mrs. Dan O’Brien OrthoOne Orthopaedics Mr. Mark Francis Phillips Ms. Karen Ratcliff Dr. Sandra Reed Ms. Marisol Rosas Ms. Alice Ruthven SMM South Corporation The Shops of Saddle Creek Mr. & Mrs. Blake Schuhmacher Ms. Pamela Shreve Mr. Brandon D. Smith The Don H. Splawn Charitable Foundation State Farm Companies Foundation Ms. Megan Stout Mr. & Mrs. Howard Stovall Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sullivan Sweet P’s Gourmet LLC Ms. Mary Jane Thompson Top RX, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Scott Trammell Trezevant Manor Triumph Bank Mr. Billy Weiss Wesley Class – Emmanuel United Methodist Church Mayor & Mrs. A C Wharton Ms. Deborah Whitt Ms. Tina Williams Mr. & Mrs. Warfield Williams Mr. Scott Womack Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wright

609 Furnishings Mr. & Mrs. Joe Abrahams Mr. & Mrs. Ben C. Adams, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Adams Mr. & Mrs. Bob Adrian Dr. & Mrs. Steve Akins Ms. Joyce Allen Mr. & Mrs. Doug Alrutz Ms. Betty Anderson Animal Care Hospital Mr. & Mrs. Rich Aust Mr.& Mrs. Mark Awdeh Mr. & Mrs. Billy Babb Mr. & Mrs. Mac Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Ted Bailey Ballew Bridal & Formal Salon Ms. Susan Barcus The Barefoot Bride Mr. & Mrs. John Barker Mr. & Mrs. Everett Bass Ms. Rachael Bean Mr. & Mrs. Ed Beasley Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie Bedwell Bedson Reps Mr. & Mrs. Joel Bell Ms. Audrey Belvin Benevere Specialty Pharmacy Ms. Linda Bennett Dr. Jara Best Mr. & Mrs. Pete Bilan Mr. & Mrs. Jack Billings Mr. & Mrs. Richard Binswanger Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Black Mr. Wendell Blankenship Mr. Quavius Boddie Ms. Wight Boggs Boyle Insurance Agency, Inc. Rev. & Mrs. Jim Boyd Mr. & Mrs. James Brown, Jr. Ms. Kelli Brown Ms. Rose Merry Brown / Mr. Aron Livnah Ms. Kristen Burnett Dr. & Mrs. George Burruss Mr. Ray Butler, Jr. Cannon Wright Blount PLLC Mr. & Mrs. Sam Cantor Mr. & Mrs. Trip Carter Mr. & Mrs. Nap Cassibry Mr. & Mrs. Marco Chan Mr. Clayton Chandler Mr. Eric Clubb Mr. & Mrs. Colton Cockrum Mr. & Mrs. Dabney Collier Ms. Leilani Collins Complete Home Repair Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Condrey Ms. Jeanette Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Coward Ms. Mary Ann Craig Ms. Judy Creek Ms. Elise Crockett Family Fund Mr. Tom Crutcher Ms. Adrienne Dailey-Evans Ms. Liesl Danley Ms. Samantha Dean Delta / United Specialties, Inc. Ms. Regina Deutsch Mr. & Mrs. George Dewitt Ms. Kelli Dewitt Mr. & Mrs. Joe DiNicolantonio Mr. Jed Dreifus Mr. & Mrs. Rick Dupree E PLEX E BOX Mr. & Mrs. James Edelman Mr. & Mrs. Bill Edwards Engineered Comfort, Inc. Mr. Dante Esposito Ms. Gayle Evans Executive Benefits of Memphis, Inc. F & E Enterprise / Eldra J. Perry Mr. Carl Falk

*The Tennessee Bar Foundation was inadvertently omitted from the 2012-2013 Annual Report. They generously gave $10,000 from the IOLTA funds.

Ms. Emily Woodside / Dr. James Falvey Mr. & Mrs. Jere Fones Edward S. Felsenthal, C.L.U. First Tennessee Bank Mr. T J Flanders Ms. Whitney Fogerty Ms. Camilla Forsythe Mr. & Mrs. Joe Fracchia Frayser Exchange Club Frazier Advisory LP Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Fulmer, III Ms. Amy Gallimore Ms. Anne Walton Garrison Ms. Denise Garza Mr. William Geary Mr. Peter Gee Geostar Technologies / Deca Global Germantown Commissary Germantown Community Library Germantown Festival Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Gianotti Gift Horse Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Gilmore GlassDoctor – Memphis Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Godman, III Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy Mr. Richard Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Gowen HNB Partners Fund Halls Feed & Seed Mr. & Mrs. Bart Hanners Mr. & Mrs. David Harris Mr. Paul Harris Dr. & Mrs. Ricky Harris Mr. & Mrs. Rob Harrison Mr. & Mrs. Mason Hawkins Ms. Anita Hays Mr. Steve Hefner Mr. & Mrs. Bob Heller Ms. Sally Hergenrader Mr. & Mrs. Steve Hergenrader Dr. & Mrs. Hamp Holcomb Mr. & Mrs. Clay Holder Holiday Inn University of Memphis Ms. Bonnie Hollabaugh Ms. Alexandra Hollis Ms. Sherrie Hollis Holy Apostles Episcopal Church Ms. Anne Hooker Ms. Janice Horn Mr. & Mrs. Chris Houston Mr. & Mrs. John Huber Huey’s Mr. Charles S. Hughes Hunter’s Court Stable Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hussey Mr. & Mrs. Andy Hyde Mr. & Mrs. Keith Inman Insight Risk Management InSouth Bank International League of Muslim Women – Memphis Chapter Ms. Daphni Ishak Mr. & Mrs. Richard James Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Johnson Ms. Mildred Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Terry Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Johnston Mr. Curtis Jones Ms. Doug Jones Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Jones Ms. Lou P. Jones Judy’s Tack Shop Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Katz Kaufman’s Shoes Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Kerwin Mr. James Kilgore Ms. Marti King Mr. & Mrs. Joe Kirsch Mr. & Mrs. Dean Klug Mr. Michael Kovsky Mr. Philip Lamoreaux, III Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Langston Mr. Bobby Lanier Mr. & Mrs. Gaylon Lawrence Mr. Clif Lee Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Levine Ms. Rebecca Lesley-Paulk Lipscomb and Pitts Insurance Mr. Mark Loftis, Sr. Mayor Mark Luttrell Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Lyon MAGRR M K F T Interiors Ms. Leslie MacKrell Mr. & Mrs. Lon Magness Mahaffey Tent & Party Rentals Ms. Lisa Mallory Mr. & Mrs. Bob Mangum Mr. Mickey Marcum

Mr. Bobby Martin Mr. & Mrs. Tim Mashburn Ms. Kendall Massey Ms. Anne Mathes Ms. Kendall Maykowski Ms. Patricia Maynard Mr. Chesney Falk McAfee Mr. & Mrs. Shelley McCain Judge Jon & Dr. Mary McCalla Mr. William McDaniel Mr. & Mrs. Keith McDonald Mr. McNeal McDonnell Dr. & Mrs. Louis McGehee Mr. & Mrs. Marion McLeod Ms. Stephanie McMillan Mr. & Mrs. Bill McWatters Dr. & Mrs. Lauren Merritt Methodist Germantown Hospital Mid-South Horse Review Mr. & Mrs. Richard Miller Millington Exchange Club Ms. Carmen Mills Mister Hats Mr. Tommy Mitchell Ms. Carol Moloney Ms. Houston Moore Mr. Steve Moorman Mayor Bill Morris Ms. Kimbrough Mullins Ms. Angie Murdock Mr. & Mrs. Scott Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Dan Murrell Mr. & Mrs. Larry Myers National HVAC Service Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Nelson Rev. & Mrs. James Newsom Ms. Tayloe Nickey Mr. Brent Nicks Obsidian Public Relations Mr. & Mrs. Rush O’Keefe Ms. Suzanne Oliphant Options EAP & Corporate Consultants Ms. Mattye Laverne Page Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Parker Mr. & Mrs. Arlin Patterson Ms. Virginia Patterson Ms. Pam Peden Pediatric Dental Group The Pet Hospital Ms. Carol Jean Peterson Ms. Betty Peyton Mr. John Phillips Ms. Jennifer Pierotti Ms. Jennifer Pike Ms. Ebonee Pittman Mr. & Mrs. John Planchon Mr. & Mrs. John Pontius Mr. & Mrs. Mike Potter Mr. Julian Jones Prewitt Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pugh Mr. Wayne Pyeatt Mr. Roderick Quinlan R J Property Management R. L. Campbell Contracting Co. / Mr. & Mrs. Robert Campbell Ms. Sandra Randolph Ms. Rebekah Ray Ms. Sarah Reardon Ms. & Mrs. Skip Redmond Mr. Daniel Reid Ms. Judy Reynolds Rice, Amundsen & Caperton PLLC Ms. Molly Rice Mr. & Mrs. Shelly Rice / Saunders Group Dr. & Mrs. Gwin Robbins Ms. Becky Robinson Mr. Barney Rolfes Mr. & Mrs. Edward Rouse Mayor & Mrs. Jim Rout Running Pony Productions Mr. & Mrs. William Ryan, III Mr. William Jay Saunders Ms. Kathye Sbravati Mr. Patrick Scatamacchia Mr. Fred Schaeffer Mr. & Mrs. Elkan Scheidt Mr. & Mrs. Edward Schneider Mr. Jacques Schuler Ms. Anne Sharp Shelby County Street Rodders Ms. Sarah Shelton Mr. & Mrs. Ricky Shoaf Ms. Susan Shreve Ms. Erma Simpson Ms. Trudy Simpson Mr. & Mrs. Tim Skakem Mr. Charles Slatery Mr. Aubrey Smith Mr. & Mrs. George Smith Ms. Karen Smith

Ms. Lynda Smith Ms. Tiffany Smith Southern Association for Institutional Research Ms. Margaret Spain Cameron Spivey CPA PLC Mr. & Mrs. James Sposto Mr. & Mrs. James Springfield St. Benedict at Auburndale High School Mr. & Mrs. John St. Clair St. George’s Independent School Mr. & Mrs. Ray Stallings Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Stamps Mr. & Mrs. Matt Stemmler JL Stephens Consulting LLC Dr. & Mrs. Vaughn Stimbert Mr. Howard Stovall Strategic Financial Partners, LLC Successful Single Moms – INHABS Mr. Danny Sumrall Ms. Lisa Talarico Mr. Christopher Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Taylor Tennessee District Exchange Club Ms. Jane T. Thompson Mr. William Threadgill Titan CPA Mr. Pat Tronsor Mr. & Mrs. Corey B. Trotz Mr. & Mrs. Blanchard Tual United Way of Central Indiana Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Vanderslice Mr. Pablo Varela Ms. Jane Venson-Talford Ms. Eugenia Walker Ms. Dee Wallace Mr. & Mrs. Ron Walter Ms. Holly Walters Ms. Alexandra Wardlaw Mr. & Mrs. Mike Warr Mr. & Mrs. George Warren Mr. Charles Clayton Watson Ms. Margaret Weakley Judge & Mrs. Bob Weiss Mr. Jim Werkhoven Mr. Harry White Whitehorn Tankersley & Davis, PLLC Mr. & Mrs. Ed Wiley Mr. Gregory Williams Ms. Rhee Williams Mr. & Mrs. S. Page Williamson Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Williamson Wilson & Wilson Bookkeeping , Inc. Ms. Colleen H. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Preston Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Bob Winn Mr. & Mrs. Keith Wood Dr. & Mrs. Tom Wood Ms. Gabrielle Woods-Clark Woodson & Bozeman Wyatt Tarrant & Combs, LLP Zalowitz Frisch Benefits Group Mr. Todd Zoblotsky Zoccola Kaplan, PLLC

Patrons of the Center $1- $99 Ms. Remy Abadilla Mr. & Mrs. Dale Allen Mr. & Mrs. Lon Alperin Ms. Pat Anderson Mr. Michael Andrews Mr. Michael P. Barham Ms. Shelley Belisomo Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Mark Blakemore Mr. & Mrs. Paul Boone Ms. Alison Boyd Ms. Helen Boyd Ms. Chestine Bradley Mr. & Mrs. Ray Brakebill Ms. Dee Branim Ms. Linda Branim Mr. C C Brinner Ms. Delois Broady Dr. & Mrs. Maury Bronstein Mr. Maurice Butler Mr. & Mrs. Richard Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Cantor Ms. Jo Ann Carpenter Ms. Susan Carr Mr. & Mrs. Joe Carver Ms. Pam Caudill Ms. Shirlee Clark Ms. Naomi Claybon Mr. Kevin Clynes Mr. David Cook Ms. Scarlett Cook Mr. Ralph Cooper Mr. & Mrs. E. A. Coscia

Costco Wholesale Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Terry Crow Mr. William Crowley Judge & Mrs. Joe Dailey Mr. Shane Davis Mr. Anthony Dionne Ms. Darlene Devers Ms. Margaret Donato Mr. & Mrs. Lafayette Draper Mr. & Mrs. David Dunavant Mr. Woodson Dunavant Ms. Megan Dunson Dr. & Mrs. Randy Dupont Mr. & Mrs. Steve Ebbers Ms. Ellen Edge Mr. & Mrs. Johnnie Edwards Ms. Stephanie Eggleston Mr. George Eubanks Mr. & Mrs. Maury Evensky Mr. & Mrs. Allen Exelbierd Exchange Club of Millington FTB Advisors Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Farnsworth, III Mr. Jim Fegley / Ms. Carole Hinely Mr. & Mrs. James Ferguson, Jr. Dr. Curt Fields Mr. Daniel Fisackerly Ms. Sara Flowers - Dent Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Ford Ms. Connie Forney Mr. & Mrs. John Fox Ms. Margrethe Frankle Ms. Carolyn Gardiner Ms. Deborah Geels Mr. & Mrs. James Giardina Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Godman Ms. Deborah Godwin Mr. & Mrs. Mark Grambergs Ms. Kristi Griffin Mr. & Mrs. Mark Griffin Ms. Leslie Haddad Ms. Joanna Haines Mrs. Lizzie Haley Ms. Suzanne Hammons Ms. Melinda Hanisco Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Harris Mr. & Mrs. Ferd Heckle Mr. & Mrs. Larry Higginbotham Mr. & Mrs. Chick Hill MS. Sharon Holland Mr. & Mrs. David Hollis Ms. Virginia Hollon Ms. Glenda Holmes Ms. Jan Horn Ms. Cynthia Howell Ms. Donna Humphreys Ms. Anais Ilunga Dr. & Mrs. J. T. Jabbour Mr. Ray Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Alan Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. James Jalenak Jewel Bible Class of Hope Baptist Church Ms. Chris Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Paul Johnson Ms. Martha Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Andre Jones Mr. & Mrs. David Jones Ms. Gina Jones Mr. & Mrs. Ed Kelly Ms. Ruby Killebrew Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. King Mr. & Mrs. Peter Knoop Ms. Julie Knudson Kroger Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Lammel Ms. Betty Lathram Mr. & Mrs. James Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. Keith Leggitt Mr. & Mrs. Gil LeVerne Mr. & Mrs. West Lewis Mr. & Mrs. Steve Libby Ms. Gai Lucas Ludwig Creative, Inc. Ms. Erin Luster Mr. & Mrs. Albert Mallory Mr. & Mrs. Larry Marlow Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Matthews Mr. & Mrs. Curt Mayhew Mr. & Mrs. Tyler McBride Mr. Eric McEnerney Dr. & Mrs. William H. McMinn Mr. & Mrs. David McWilliams Medtronic Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Ernie Mellor Merck Partnership for Giving Mr. & Mrs. Norman Merryman Mr. & Mrs. Henry T.V. Miller Ms. Rubie Moore Ms. Gerry Morice Mr. Frankie Morris

Mr. & Mrs. Hal Morse Mr. Anthony Morrison Dr. Denise Mustiful-Martin Mr. & Mrs. John Murrah Ms. Larkin Myers Ms. Laura Nester Newman, Decoster Ms. Alice Newton Ms. Jenna O’Keeffe Ms. Dan Oppenheimer Ms. Paige Orians Mr. & Mrs. Tom Owen Ms. Lyda Parker Ms. Martha Parker Dr. & Mrs. Jim Paavola Ms. Anita Payne Mr. Kedric Payne Ms. Rebekah Payne PEO Chapter U A PEO Sisterhood – Chapter A Peridontal Specialist of Memphis LLC Mr. & Mrs. James Piatchek Ms. Bettye Pittman Mr.& Mrs. Harry Pittman Mr. & Mrs. Ray Pohlman Mr. & Mrs. Luis Ponce Ms. Ann Powell Ms. Suzanne Ragsdale Ms. Mary Katherine Redd Dr. & Mrs. Edward Reed Dr. & Mrs. Hal Rhea Ms. Katherine Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Ken Roberts Mr. Robert Rolwing Ms. Meryl Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Rosengarten Ms. Nora Rothschild Ms. Angela Rusk Mr. & Mrs. John Russell Ms. Susan Sanford Ms. Suzanne Satterfield / Mr. John Pickens Ms. Mildred Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Seamons Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Shaffer Mr. & Mrs. Phil Shannon Ms. Elizabeth Shelley Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Shields Mr. & Mrs. Doug Shipman Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority / Omicron Sigma Chapter Mr. & Mrs. Austin Simmons Mrs. Amelia Smith Ms. April Smith Ms. Kimberly Smith Mr. & Mrs. McKay Smith Mr. & Mrs. Greg Smithers Ms. Bernadette Spencer Mr. & Mrs. David Spiceland Mr. Scott Springer Mr. J F Springfield St. Andrew A.M.E. Church Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Stafford Ms. Emma Stotts Mr. E. Nelson Strother Mr. & Mrs. A. C. Swain Dr. Debbie Sweeney Ms. Marcy Tashie Mr. & Mrs. George Thomas Ms. Jean Thompson Ms. Sue Anne Thompson Toof American Digital Printing Mrs. Gloria Tuggle Ms. Maxine Tullos United Methodist Women – St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Ms. Janice Vanderhaar Mr. & Mrs. Jake VanNamen Venture Investment Realty, LLC Mr. Mark Villa Ms. Mary Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Walker Ms. Bobbye Weinberger Mr. & Mrs. Tim Whalen Ms. Susan Whitehead Ms. Mary Williamson Ms. Michelle Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Warren Wilson Ms. Sandy Witman Ms. Mary Dove Wright Ms. Mary Yonk

Memorials Ms. Elizabeth Belisomo The Sounders Group Ms. Elma Allison Tennessee District Exchange Club Mr. & Mrs. Shelly Rice Mr. & Mrs. Bob McBride

Mr. Tony Anagnos Ms. Mary Katherine Taras Ms. Helen Anders Mr. & Mrs. Shelly Rice Mr. Joe Ash Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Gianotti Mr. Jeff Bailey Judge & Mrs. Joe Dailey Dan & Betsy Best Mr. & Mrs. Ferd Heckle Ms. Marjorie Bowman Mr. & Mrs. Shelly Rice Mr. Bill Branim Ms. Linda Branim Ms. Dee Branim Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Coward Ms. Mary Condra Ms. Trudy Simpson Mr. George & Bob Cooley Ms. Jeanette Cooley Ms. Debbie Crosthwait Ms. Pam Peden Ms. Mary Molder Culver Mr. Tom Crutcher Mr. Jim Giardina Mrs. James R. Giardina Ms. Rhonda Greer Ms. Mattye Laverne Page Ms. Gladys Gresham Mr. & Mrs. William McMinn Mr. James D. Hagan Mr. & Mrs. Bob McBride Ms. Georgia M. Harvey Ms. Ellen Edge Ms. Mary Lou Holland Frayser Exchange Club Ms. Mary Yonk Jewel Bible Class of Hope Baptist Church Mr. & Mrs. Maury Evensky Mr. Charles Killebrew Ms. Ruby Killebrew Mr. Billy Kirby Mr. & Mrs. Bob McBride Mr. Billy Lee Lovelace Frayser Exchange Club Ms. Magdalyn Marlow Mr. & Mrs. Shelly Rice Ms. Mary Sue Montgomery Mr. Larry Higginbotham Mr. Peter Knoop State Systems / Bob McBride Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Pittman Ms. Mary Jay Evensky Mr. Arthur R. Moore The Exchange Club of Millington Dr. Joseph Parker Ms. Lyda Parker Mr. Bob Patterson Ms. Virginia Patterson Mr. Ed O’Brien Dr. Jane E. Hayden Mr. Richard W. Partain Anonymous Mr. William O. Plyler Mr. & Mrs. David McWilliams Ms. Suzanne Plyler Ms. Gayle Worthingham Schuler Mr. Jacques Schuler Mr. Trey Vanderschaff Frayser Exchange Club Ms. Gwen Whitfield Mr. & Mrs. Rick Dupree Mr. Bob T. Williams Ms. Rhee Williams Mr. H. C. Williamson Ms. Macy Williamson Ms. Jode’ P. Wonsey Ms. Chestine Bradley Mr. Robert P. Woodard, Sr. Ms. Eldra Perry

Honorariums Ms. Kevin Balkwill Ms. Sandy Witman Ms. Rose Merry Brown Ms. Janice Vanderhaar Mr. Stephen Bush Church of the Holy Apostles Ms. Caitlin Carlton Dr. & Mrs. Robert Wooten Judge Robert Childers Southern Association for Institutional Research Billy & Tara Conidess - wedding Mr. & Mrs. Ed Schneider Ms. Whitney Fogerty / Mr. TJ Flanders Wedding Mr. & Mrs. Rick Dupree Mr. & Mrs. Mackie Gober Mr. & Mrs. T.V. Miller Mr. Charly Hearn’s 5th Birthday Mr. & Mrs. Ty Belisomo

Ms. Mia Henley Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Seamons Mr. & Mrs. Dabney Collier Mr. & Mrs. Bob Mangum Mr. Aiden Hughes – 5th Birthday Mr. & Mrs. Ty Belisomo Mary Clare & Nina Incardona Ms. Lisa Incardona Mr. & Mrs. George Johnson Ms. Carol Moloney Mr. Sid Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Bledsoe Ms. Mildred M. Johnson Mr. William Jordon Ms. Cynthia Howell Ms. Barbara King Judge Jon & Dr. Mary McCalla Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sperry Mr. & Mrs. Mike Warr Mr. & Ms. Ed Wiley Dr. & Mrs. Rex Amonette Ms. Connie Forney Ms. Margaret Donato Ms. Leilani Collins Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. King Mr. & Mrs. T.V. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Mason Hawkins Ms. Trilly Lester Mr. & Mrs. Ed Rouse Ms. Cindy Wilson Lewis Ms. Jeni Stephens The Maher Family Mr. Kent Ivins Mr. Bob McBride Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Pittman Judge John McCarroll Church of the Holy Apostles The McCaull Family Mr. & Mrs. Bob Harper Ms. Erin Murphy & Mr. Steve Nesky Mr. & Mrs. Dan Murrell Ms. Susan Murrell & Mr. Dennis Stephens Mr. & Mrs. Dan Murrell Dr. Carondelet Nollner Mr. & Mrs. Shelly Rice Mike & Rosemary Potter Ms. Margaret Spain Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Cantor Mr. Charles Prescott Mr. & Mrs. Richard James Ms. Linda Prewitt Mr. Julian Jones Prewitt Mr. Chris Ramey Frayser Exchange Club Ms. Margaret Ransome Dr. & Mrs. Robert Wooten Ms. Kelli Simmons Ratton Mr. & Mrs. Austin Simmons Ms. Peggy Rolfes Mr. & Mrs. Bob King Mr. M. Frank Rosenberg Ms. Eleanor Baer Ms. Amanda Russell United Methodist Women – St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Ms. Fay Sanford Mr. & Mrs. Andy Hyde The Schaefer Family Mr. & Mrs. Bob Harper Ms. Caroline Shepard – 5th Birthday Mr. & Mrs.Ty Belisomo Connie & Mike Sherman Ms. Meryl Rosen Mrs. Amelia Smith Mr. & Mrs. Ted Simpson Ms. Megan Stout Mr. & Mrs. Jim Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Dabney Collier The Taylor Family Mr. & Mrs. Bob Harper Mr. & Mrs. Don Todd Ms. Cornelia Swain Mr. & Mrs. Corey B. Trotz Mr. & Mrs. Dabney Collier General Amy Weirich Church of the Holy Apostles Dr. & Mrs. John Whittemore Mr. & Mrs. Dabney Collier The Wilkins Family Mr. Kent Ivins Ms. Betsy Wilson Dr. & Mrs. George Burruss Mr. McCoy Wilson’s 5th Birthday Mr. & Mrs. Ty Belisomo The Yandell Family Mr. & Mrs. Bob Harper

Welcome to the Team

Kimberly Smith Family Services Coordinator

Amanda Russell Family Services Coordinator

Thank you to the following individuals who gave Holiday and Mother’s Day honorariums to their family and friends Mr. Kent Ivins

Mr. and Mrs. Waldrup Brown Mr. and Mrs. John Murrah Mr. Grant Adams Ms. Megan Dunson Mr. and Mrs. Bob Adrian Mr. and Mrs. Dan O’Brien Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hyde Judge and Mrs. Robert L. Childers Mr. and Mrs. Preston Wilson Ms. Dee A Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Dabney Collier Wilson & Wilson Bookeeping Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cantor Mr. and Mrs. Corey Trotz Mr. and Mrs. Russell Westlake Sandy Witman Ms. Angela Rusk Mr. and Mrs. David Harris Ms. Judy Creek Mr. and Mrs. Bob King Mr. and Mrs. Paul Henley Mr. and Mrs. Scott Trammell Mayor Sharon Goldsworthy Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ratton Ms. Deborah Godwin Mr. and Mrs. Preston Carpenter Mr. Ken Jones

Giving Hope

Hands of Hope Auction Party Hope is... Passion, Coming Together, and Support

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On Saturday March 1, 2014, over 500 Greater Memphis philanthropists attended the 17th annual Hands of Hope Auction Party which defined Hope as “Passion, Coming Together and Support”. The trendy silent and live auction items varied from fabulous trips to delicious dinners. Guests enjoyed festive music

by Party Planet and fine catering from A Moveable Feast, Tart and Café Las Flores. b Fami ly C Clu en This year’s event, presented by ge IBERIABANK and State Systems, Inc., at the Columns downtown raised over $130,000 for The Y PART Exchange Club Family Center’s 23 TION AUC growing programs to better serve Ex F b cha n g e C lu the children in our community.

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Mayor A C Wharton and Mrs. Ruby Wharton

Mearl Purvis

Anthony and Jeany Dionne

Chef Abigail Jestis, Heather Pike, Deborah Jestis, Kelly Lindsey

Congratulations Melissa!

Crime Victims’ Advocate of the Year Melissa Farrar, Director of Victim Services at The Exchange Club Family Center, was awarded the Victim Services Professional of the Year at the 2014 Crime Victims’ Rights Awards. Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell, District Attorney Amy Weirich, and Bill Gibbons presented the award to Melissa at the Shelby County Crime Victims Center reception, April 25, 2014. Melissa has been a passionate advocate for victims of domestic violence in Shelby County for the past decade. She’s a member of the Memphis and Shelby County Domestic and Sexual Violence Council. Congratulations Melissa on this welldeserved accolade.

We are so grateful to our generous sponsors, dedicated volunteers and hardworking steering committee, led

by Event Chairs, Jessica and Ted Simpson.

IBERIABANK State Systems, Inc. AutoZone MCR Safety Gerber/Taylor Associates Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, PLC Ring Container Technologies Grant Adams Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C. CBRE Memphis City Auto Enterprise Rent-A-Car Ernst & Young First Tennessee Germantown Charity Horse Show Mia and Paul Henley Macy’s Magna Bank Katie and Robert Massey Memphis Grizzlies Metropolitan Bank Monogram Food Solutions NewSouth Capital Management, Inc. Charlotte and Lewis Pittman Strategic Financial Partners Universal Collection Systems VACO, LLC Wright Medical Technology, Inc.

Special Thanks A Moveable Feast Catering Café Las Flores Holliday Flowers & Events inferno Jeff Morris Lane Creative Mahaffey Tent & Party Rentals Mearl Purvis Memphis May Brewing North Berkeley Wine Tart Toof American Digital Printing Signworks Skipworth Photography

Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit 2669 Memphis, TN

2180 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 www.exchangeclub.net RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Celebrating our 15th year with the Germantown Charity Horse Show Partial funding provided by the Local Exchange Clubs, TN Department of Children Services, Shelby County Government, City of Memphis, TN Supreme Court, Volunteer Tennessee, TN Department of Criminal Justice, TN Department of Finance & Administration – Office of Criminal Justice Programs, Seedco, TN Commission on Children and Youth, United Way of the Mid-South Inc., private foundations, and individual and corporate support.

“For over 16 years now, The Exchange Club Family Center has been the charity beneficiary of the annual Germantown Charity Horse Show. The GCHS is run solely by volunteers who work all year to bring this nationally acclaimed, all breed show to the Memphis community. These volunteers raise the funds to produce the show with substantially all proceeds going to the Center each year. As a result, over half a million dollars has been contributed to The Exchange Club Family Center to end child abuse and family violence. As past president of The Germantown Charity Horse Show, I know how critically important and special our working relationship with The Exchange Club has been for GCHS. As a current board member of The Exchange Club Family Center, I am honored to witness these contributions at work in such an unbelievably meaningful way.”

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--Lynda Smith, Past President Germantown Charity Horse Show 2008-2009; Board Member, The Exchange Club Family Center 2013 - 2015

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April 2015

June 2-6, 2015