The Messenger - Fall 2017

Messenger Volume 98, Issue 4 | Fall 2017

Annual Report ISSUE

Phoebe Community AND THE

2016-2017

Table of Contents Featured in this Issue: BUILDING COMMUNITY

4 Unretired 8 Change for the Better 10 All Ages Welcome 12 Driving the Mission Forward 14 "Go into all the world‌" 15 The New Social Network

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Also Inside: THE GREATEST GENERATION

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Stories Told, Secrets Kept

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Phoebe Staff Changes

ANNUAL REPORT

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Financial Summary 2016-2017

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Gifts at Work

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Partnering with the Community

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Governance and Leadership

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Giving Clubs

31 Donors

On the cover: Our residents are active both at home and in the community. Among other activities, Kay Fox volunteers once a week for 1by1 Cat Rescue, based in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. Read more about Kay and our other active seniors on page 4.

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Phoebe-Devitt Homes is the official name of the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation doing business as Phoebe Ministries.

Founded in 1903 and incorporated as such in 1984, Phoebe-Devitt Homes is responsible for the supervision of facilities, long-range planning, development, and fundraising for 14 locations, two pharmacies, and a continuing care at home program. Together, these affiliates provide long term care, housing, and various support services to thousands of individuals annually.

Phoebe Ministries is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and is a member of LeadingAge, LeadingAge PA, and the Council for Health and Human Service Ministries of the United Church of Christ.

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FALL 2017

Mission Statement:

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

A community of faith, called by God, to serve the needs and to enhance the lives of our elders, their families and the broader community.

Dear friends, This issue of the Messenger is our annual opportunity to look back and reflect on the year that was, to thank all of you who supported this ministry in so many ways, and to offer a glimpse of the year to come. Our 2017 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017) was dynamic. Just a few highlights include:

Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO Robert W. Miller Chair, Phoebe Ministries Governing Board Peter McConnell, Editor-in-Chief Contributors to this issue: Gina Bortz Brynn Buskirk Molly Driscoll Helen Haas Rebecca Horst Trina Johnson-Brady Emilie Joly Adam Marles Holly Nonnemacher Tracy Polacheck Maureen Suppan

• the celebration of Phoebe Berks’ 25th anniversary • the creation of Comforting Home Care by Phoebe • the introduction of Customer Driven Culture • the initial success of our Endowment for Clinical Pastoral Education campaign • the completion of the renovations to the Trexler Wing at Phoebe Allentown • significant growth in Pathstones by Phoebe and Phoebe Pharmacy • and so many more.

I could go on and on with examples, but the takeaway is that Phoebe is a vibrant organization, providing better opportunities and more services, and enhancing the quality of life for more older adults than ever. The health care industry certainly continues to present challenges, but with world-class employees and the support of hundreds of volunteers, congregations, and donors, we continue to meet these challenges head-on, embracing the opportunity to rethink old models that no longer work and adopt those that ensure Phoebe’s success.

As I mentioned, this issue also allows us to share some of what’s to come.

That includes the continuing impact of our Customer Driven Culture and the strengthening bonds between Phoebe and the many communities of which we are a part. I hope that you’re as excited as I am. We continue to seek to honor God in all that we do.

Thank you, as always, for your prayers and support.

Scott R. Stevenson President & CEO

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PHOEBE BERKS

Kay Fox spent a few years working on a farm before retiring. These days she can be found not just at cat shelters, but at equestrian shows in Reading, and singing with the Reading Choral Society anywhere from here to Maine.

UNRETIRED: Ditching the Disappearing Act Moving to a retirement community shouldn’t mean you disappear from public life. These residents at Phoebe Berks are unretiring, and they’re more active and visible than ever.

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or many people, retirement is about taking a deep breath and a big step back. It’s a chance to put down some of the balls we’ve been juggling for forty years and focus on pursuing activities we may not have had time for until now. For some of us, anyway. For others, it’s more reason than ever to become—or remain—active, contributing members of the broader community.

“You’re not put into a closet when you retire,” says Kay Fox. She’s a resident of Phoebe Berks Village, our independent living community in Wernersville, Pennsylvania. Before

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moving to Phoebe, Fox was working on a farm in New York—a full time job that left little room for traveling or other activities. These days she’s busy acting as a minor official at equestrian shows, singing in the Reading Choral Society, and volunteering three times a week at a cat shelter.

“Some people think you’re out of commission when you move to a retirement community; you’re not!” Fox continues. “You’re still your own person. Now that I’m living at Phoebe I can do more things!”

The Phoebe Berks lifestyle encourages this kind of involvement in every way. “Our residents love the active lifestyle we offer here,” says Star High, Executive Director of Phoebe Berks. “They move here for the convenience of no grass cutting, snow shoveling, or home maintenance— not to sit in a rocking chair and watch television. Many of our residents still have jobs in the community on a parttime or volunteer status.”

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PHOEBE BERKS

Fourteen years ago, Barbara Davis and a few others established the Western Berks Free Medical Clinic in Robesonia. She’s still a board member and a dedicated volunteer there.

Of course, the power to make the most of retirement lies within each individual. “It’s up to you,” says Barbara Davis, “you can do as much as you want.”

Davis has been volunteering once a week at the Western Berks Free Medical Clinic for 15 years. Based in the St. Daniel’s Lutheran Church in Robesonia— where she and her husband are highly active members—the clinic offers free medical services to people between the ages of 18 and 65. Davis serves on the board and helps at the clinic writing grants and checking in patients.

“Volunteering is an important part of making you feel needed and like you’re giving back to the community,” says Davis. She and her husband Fred moved to Phoebe Berks last year after one of Fred’s legs was amputated. They live in an apartment that’s easier to navigate than their two-story home was. Fred is now becoming involved with Reading Health as a mentor to new amputees.

Davis is also involved in her church and helps out at the hospital, too, knitting items to donate to patients.

And it's not all work, no play. She and Fred spend five months a year in Florida, something Phoebe Berks encourages its residents to do by offering halved rates on apartments and cottages for snowbirds. Like many of their neighbors, the Davises are models of active retirement, and they don’t plan to slow down any time soon. “As long as we can drive and we’re mobile,” says Dorothy, “we’ll keep doing things we like to do.”

Some people find new adventures to take on in retirement. Others simply carry on doing what they always did, like Ed Schofer. He retired in 1989 from the Conrad Weiser Area School District where he had taught ninth-grade science and then served as an elementary school guidance counselor. After retiring, 6

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With more than 40 years under his belt in the same school district, Ed Schofer is a true veteran. He’s retired from teaching and guidance counseling, but he still volunteers in the office where he used to work, meeting the new group of students every year.

Schofer kept on working in the guidance office, helping with paperwork for about 10-15 years. Then he decided to become a volunteer. He reports every morning to write late passes and absentee excuses, sort and deliver mail, and perform other light office duties. “I just like what I’m doing,” says Schofer.

There are scores of residents who are just as active, both within their community at Phoebe Berks and outside it.

High says of the more than 300 volunteers at Phoebe Berks that many are independent living residents. Fox volunteers in the Phoebe Berks Village gift shop and helps transport

residents in the health care center to the beauty salon.

She has also sung with the community choral group, the Choraleers. Schofer is on the Village church committee; he also drives for Western Berks Shepherding Ministries and helps with transporting health care center residents.

“Part of our philosophy here is that age is a non-factor,” says High. “If you take good care of yourself by eating healthy, exercising daily, and engaging in an active social life, you feel much younger than your numerical age. We empower our residents to ask for what they need and live this kind of lifestyle.”

Learn more about lifestyles at Phoebe Berks by visiting phoebe.org/berks; or call 610-927-8171 to talk about independent living apartments available now. Live your best life today!

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PHOEBE ALLENTOWN

CHANGE

for the Better

There’s something new at Phoebe Allentown— and it’s changing the way residents, staff, and family interact as a community.

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t’s a bright, bustling morning at Phoebe Allentown— a day like any other. A quick glance at one of the neighborhoods reveals residents relaxing in the community lounges in the Trexler Wing, or enjoying the fresh air on the newly completed patio outside. Family members are visiting and some are even helping out with the round of games and activities led by community life staff and volunteers. It’s a vibrant community in every sense of the word.

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This is not an unusual picture for Phoebe, but what has changed at Phoebe Allentown is the way the neighborhoods—and everyone who lives and works in them—have been decentralized. It’s impacted everyone in positive ways, bringing staff closer to residents, getting family more involved, and making volunteers more efficient and available to everyone.

Diane Kendra, Community Life Coordinator on Trexler Way, the third floor neighborhood in the west wing,

A resident of the health care center since 2016, Roberta Suib has witnessed Phoebe Allentown's transformation firsthand.

says one of the biggest changes for her has been a simple one.

Decentralizing has meant less time spent transporting residents from one end of the building to another. Meals and activities take place on neighborhoods now—self-contained communities within the larger community of Phoebe Allentown—which means less time spent moving and more time spent in quality engagement with residents every day.

“Everything is right at my fingertips,” says Kendra, “You can engage better with the residents because they can see you better, they can hear you better. You can get more interaction, more connection.”

This is exactly the kind of thing Phoebe’s key leadership was aiming for when the repositioning plan began rolling out last year.

“It’s exciting to hear staff getting excited about working smarter and working together,” says Lauren Everett, Administrator for Phoebe Allentown.

Staff and family members feel the change too. Direct care workers (nurses, social workers, and community life staff) are more closely integrated than ever before, communicating and helping each other more efficiently. Family members, more familiar and comfortable with the smaller environments, are getting more involved and helping out with activities. “People are getting more intimate,” says Kendra.

Phoebe would like to thank the Century Fund and the Harry C. Trexler Trust for their generous donations to the Phoebe Allentown Health Care Center. Their donations went directly

to renovations of the Trexler Wing and the outdoor patio. The interior was laid out with open concept common areas and updated resident rooms. The exterior façade was refreshed to match the recently upgraded East Annex. Renovations also included new spas, bath and shower spaces, meeting rooms, common areas with new furniture and amenities, neighborhood kitchens, and a new HVAC system.

Both the Century Fund and the Harry C. Trexler Trust have been supporting Phoebe for more than 20 years. Their partnership with Phoebe has made an indelible impact on our residents and the community. Thank you!

The changes implemented in January facilitated upgrading some residents to newer rooms in recently remodeled areas. Roberta Suib was one of these residents, and she says she couldn’t be happier with the transition. “It’s been very easy and I’m very comfortable with it,” says Suib. “They’re very alert to your needs here and they try to accommodate you in everything. I’ve had no problems at all.”

Administration at Phoebe Allentown is dedicated to making the transition as smooth as possible for everyone involved. “We’re actively meeting with neighborhood teams to get more feedback about what’s working and what’s not working in their new environments,” says Everett. “We’ll be rolling out more team-building activities in hopes that our neighborhoods truly start to feel like family.”

Kendra says one of the most important things is that she and other staff members are more accessible now than ever. “Residents stop me in the hallway, ask me when a program is starting or what’s happening this week. They bring up concerns and compliments. It’s homey.”

These changes are a big undertaking, but the staff has handled it with a readiness and willingness that speaks to their dedication to resident welfare. “We’re all working towards the common goal of Customer Driven Culture,” says Everett, “eliminating what doesn’t add value to our residents and enhancing what does.” It is this that makes Phoebe the thriving community it is: an unfaltering commitment to excellence and doing the best for our residents.

To learn more about Phoebe Allentown, visit phoebe.org/allentown.

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PHOEBE WYNCOTE

All Ages WELCOME W

The children of All Hallows Nursery School are favorite visitors at Phoebe Wyncote.

hen Henrietta Edelschein talks about the children that visit her home at Phoebe Wyncote from All Hallows Nursery School, she lights up with contagious enthusiasm. Through their words and smiles, it’s obvious that the residents at Phoebe Wyncote cherish the longstanding and frequent visits from the nursery children ranging in age from three to five years old, and the children get just as much enjoyment out of the visits.

Phoebe Wyncote’s relationship with All Hallows Nursery School dates back at least 20 years. Janet Gilman, the school’s director, says the regular visits to Phoebe Wyncote

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are an integral part of the children’s schedule each school year. “When potential new students are touring the school with their parents, telling them about our monthly visits to Phoebe Wyncote is part of every tour explanation I give,” says Gilman. “I think it adds an intergenerational experience that is very valuable to the children.”

All Hallows makes visits to Phoebe Wyncote about once a month, September through May, with an extra one in October for a Halloween costume day. All Hallows Episcopal Church, with which the nursery school shares a building, is located just a few hundred feet from Phoebe Wyncote, so in good weather Gilman and

Residents receive handmade crafts from All Hallows students, along with songs and specially prepared performances every month.

the children can walk there. On a typical visit, the children greet the residents, whom they call their “grandmas and grandpas,” in Phoebe Wyncote’s chapel and activity area. The group reads a story together, or the children rehearse a song they’ve learned for the residents, which helps them become more comfortable performing in front of large groups. The children also bring crafts they’ve worked on in school to give to the residents, who accept the gifts with open arms.

Gilman recalls one student who was going to miss a Wednesday visit because of a schedule conflict. The student immediately asked her mother to make sure she could get to Phoebe Wyncote because she missed seeing her “grandmas and grandpas.” Her mother, realizing how important the Phoebe Wyncote visits were to her daughter, made the necessary changes to her schedule to ensure her daughter could be there.

Gilman observes that the children are very perceptive of the residents; if they notice that a resident has a disability or limitation, they adjust their interaction with the resident.

Gilman recalls one resident with dementia who often carried a baby doll. One of the children went up to her and kindly asked her baby’s name, and the two started a conversation about the doll.

Phoebe promotes intergenerational interaction through relationships with several local organizations, so residents are no strangers to children and teenagers at Phoebe Wyncote. In 2015, Phoebe began a partnership

with Our Lady of Confidence (OLC) Day School, a special education school of the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, to start a work-readiness skills training program. The program has flourished over the last two years, growing to include more students who learn from Phoebe Wyncote staff and residents. OLC’s job experience instructor, Julia Kurdziel, observes the students’ work-readiness skills advancing through the program, including everything from social and communication skills to job-related self-concept skills.

“The program helps our students work confidently, steadily, cooperatively, and independently to guide them toward becoming contributing members of society. By doing so, they realize they can live lives of distinction. Our partnership with Phoebe Wyncote is critical to our educational mission,” says Kurdziel.

While the residents at Phoebe Wyncote enjoy interacting with the many age ranges involved in these intergenerational partnerships, they are also forming bonds and teaching young children and teenagers lifelong social and developmental skills. Teens from OLC partner with people at Phoebe Wyncote as mentors and friends, and the children of All Hallows Nursery School gain their own adopted grandparents. With these partnerships, Phoebe residents remain vital, socially contributing members of the broader community, enriching their own lives and those of the people around them.

To learn more about life at Phoebe Wyncote, visit phoebe.org/wyncote or call 215-461-2102.

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INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

DRIVING the Mission FORWARD

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t’s not every day you come across a for-profit company with a nonprofit heart. BSI Corporate Benefits LLC (BSI) is one of these rare cases, partnering with Phoebe Ministries to further our mission of serving the needs of our elders, their families, and the community.

As they say at BSI: “Your Mission is Our Mission.”

With this in mind, Phoebe worked with BSI to identify opportunities for service on two of Phoebe’s important event committees. Kerianne Geist, Vice President of Marketing, Communications, and Operations joined the Phoebe Institute on Aging (PIA) Benefit committee; Shawn Hughes, Vice President of BSI, joined the Phoebe Ministries Golf Tournament committee; and Nick Tranguch, Director of Sales and Acquisitions, volunteers on Phoebe’s Institutional Advancement Committee.

Together they are brand and mission advocates for Phoebe, advancing Phoebe’s footprint in the surrounding communities. Geist and Hughes help to secure sponsors and attendees for the golf tournament and PIA Benefit, events that raise funds for service provider education and charity care at Phoebe.

Corporate volunteerism is important to BSI. Every single employee engages as a volunteer or active board member for local nonprofits. Phoebe relies on valuable volunteer support from BSI to run the golf tournament, which this past August netted more than $100,000 and brings together 250 community members for a common cause, many of them local business owners and stakeholders in the region. BSI calls their volunteers “Boots on the

Ground” and Phoebe is proud to count them as part of our own extensive volunteer network, a vital part of Phoebe’s engagement with the community.

“One of the most rewarding aspects of working at BSI is the ability to choose an organization that is meaningful to us personally,” says Tranguch, “and then work to support that organization not only as an individual but with the backing of the entire BSI team. For us, Phoebe is that organization.”

BSI and Phoebe demonstrate the positive impact of two organizations working in tandem for the same goal: ensuring that our communities have the programs, services, and resources to flourish. Phoebe’s mission, centered on services specific to older adults, also encompasses services to the broader community. BSI understands this bigger picture, and dives in full force to advance it. It’s not just fundraising; BSI offers resources and expertise that impact our community as a whole.

“The bottom line on a financial spreadsheet simply does not matter if an organization is not doing its part to make its community stronger,” says Tony DaRe, President of BSI. “We are proud to say that together we are making our communities better and stronger.”

New volunteers welcome! If you’re interested in getting involved with Phoebe as a business or community volunteer, contact Gina Bortz at 610-794-5153 or gbortz@phoebe.org.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

There are many exciting opportunities for businesses to get involved with Phoebe. Join an event committee, or sign your team up to volunteer at one of our continuing care retirement communities.

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The Bethlehem team of BSI Corporate Benefits (from left to right): Shannon Emmert, Val Lewis, Nick Tranguch, Nancy Neyhart, Tony DaRe, Shawn Hughes, Kelly Sheptock, Max Hughes, Patty Denicola, Kerianne Geist, and Beth Shoemaker.

HERE ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN GET INVOLVED RIGHT AWAY: • • • •

Phoebe Institute on Aging Benefit Phoebe Institute on Aging Conferences Phoebe Ministries Golf Tournament Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community

Sponsorships are just as important as volunteer commitments.

Contact Institutional Advancement at 610-794-5132 or advancement@phoebe.org to learn more and receive a copy of our sponsorship opportunities brochure.

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PASTORAL CARE SERVICES

“Go into all the world…”

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he Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) program at Phoebe— the only such program in the region and one of only five accredited in the nation in the long term care setting—is one of Phoebe’s most far-reaching initiatives. Established at Phoebe 20 years ago, CPE provides theological training for clergy and laypeople in an academic and practical long term care setting. “Graduates go on to lead worship and teach in Jewish synagogues, Catholic churches, schools, and clinical settings,” says the Rev. Dr. Scott Brooks-Cope, Director of Pastoral Care Services and leader of the CPE program at Phoebe.

Scott Stevenson, President and CEO, Phoebe Ministries, addresses current and former CPE students at the CPE Reunion in 2017.

CPE’s impact is not limited by faith, denomination, or geography. “The two hundred plus graduates of Phoebe’s CPE program over the years are literally serving all over the country in ministries that touch innumerable lives,” says Brooks-Cope. CPE graduate Rabbi Jim Egolf has served congregations in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Mississippi, and Georgia. He is currently a CPE student in supervisory education in the spiritual care department at the Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit academic medical center in Ohio.

Some CPE graduates find their calling right here at Phoebe.

“Six of our eight staff chaplains serving Phoebe now have done at least some of their CPE training with us at Phoebe,” says Brooks-Cope.

Many students come to Phoebe for CPE as part of their training to become ordained ministers. They learn through experience, leading worship, Bible study, and both bereavement and spiritual support groups with the mentoring and guidance of Phoebe staff chaplains.

Interdisciplinary care conferences and case consultations for residents are part of each student’s education.

“CPE taught me the importance of openness and exploration with residents and also exploration in self,” says Egolf. In 2013, during his CPE training at Phoebe Allentown, Egolf watched as a resident in her 90s took her first ride in a hot air balloon.

“It was a reminder to me that you’re not done living until you’re done living. Aging doesn’t have to be just reflection on the past.” CPE students take lessons like this out into a broader community beyond Phoebe. Their ministry may have started here, but its limits are boundless.

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The Rev. William Foose Award (named after a former superintendent of Phoebe Home) was presented to the Revs. Jennifer A. Smith and Blaik Westhoff in recognition of their personal and professional growth, demonstrated ministry, and contributions to Phoebe Ministries during their training in the CPE program last year. Both Smith and Westhoff are now staff chaplains serving in Phoebe communities.

To learn about how you can get involved with or support CPE at Phoebe, please contact the Rev. Dr. Brooks-Cope at 610-794-5119 or scope@phoebe.org.

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PATHSTONES BY PHOEBE

There’s always a new adventure with Pathstones! Members mingle at cultural activities like this one, a cooking demonstration at the Easton Public Market.

THE NEW SOCIAL NETWORK Pathstones by Phoebe offers more than peace of mind and future care for members. It also offers a community of support and socialization, a way for members with their diverse interests and backgrounds to connect and intermingle. Pathstones can be thought of as a retirement community without walls, and this is one of its unique benefits. It opens up opportunities for members to meet people they would not otherwise have come across, and form valuable new relationships which decrease the risks of isolation. Research has shown that social isolation is linked to negative health outcomes like heart disease, a weakened immune system, depression, anxiety, and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

As part of their membership, and Pathstones’ commitment to empowering an active lifestyle, members are invited to participate in events, mixers, and member meetings where they are able to welcome new members and foster friendships with existing ones. They also have a chance to catch up with staff outside of their

wellness visits and regular interactions. “We have met some new friends and enjoyed being together at meals, sporting events, and programs on healthy living and cooking,” say Don and Alison Seibert. “We also enjoy the newsletter and member meetings. The staff is always searching for new activities of interest to all members.”

Experiencing the growth and development of Pathstones is one of the most exciting things for members, who look forward to social opportunities to forge new relationships, share interests, and learn about each other.

It’s one of the many ways Pathstones—and Phoebe—is helping older adults build better, more active, and more fulfilling lives as members of their own communities.

Join the Pathstones community today. Call 610-794-6700 to speak to our membership coordinator, or visit pathstonesbyphoebe.org.

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The Greatest Generation

STORIES TOLD,

Secrets Kept

As a journalist in the newspaper business for 40 years, Frank Lordan’s motto has always been, “The most important thing is your honesty, integrity, and ability to keep a secret.” Some secrets are still important to keep today, although he has been retired from The Philadelphia Inquirer since 1988. Other secrets it was his job to report—most importantly, stories from the McCarthy era, when innocent people were being tried as suspected communists.

Frank Lordan currently lives in the Meadow Glen Personal Care Community at Phoebe Richland, not far from his relatives in Upper Bucks County; he spends much of his time outdoors in the pastoral setting around Richlandtown. Accustomed to dining with the culinary kings of the Philadelphia restaurant scene, Lordan enjoys the local upscale restaurants and continues to be a voracious reader, with daily subscriptions to The Philadelphia Inquirer and The New York Times.

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Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy centered his search for espionage around the Army's Signal Corps Laboratories at nearby Fort Monmouth. Forty-two Federal employees were suspended by the Army in 1953 and labeled security risks. “The whole country was in the thrall of McCarthy,” Lordan remembers. “With the help of myself and about a half dozen other guys, there was a series of stories which helped to acquit each and every one of the 35 scientists. Some of the so-called ‘reasons’ for their arrest included membership at a communist youth club at the age of 12, taking part in a 1935 May Day parade, and favoring policies of a particular newspaper columnist.”

Despite the difficult social and political situation at the time, Lordan says he has no regrets. “I was able to spend my working life doing what I knew was my purpose for living. Not everyone can say that.”

The Philadelphia native became a journalist after attending Temple University on the GI Bill. He had been drafted in 1944 when he turned 18, boarding an unheated train from Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, to Georgia’s Camp Gordon, and then later on to Fort Jackson in South Carolina.

Above: Lordan (bottom row, fourth from the left) in company with his friends and cohorts.

Left: Lordan’s unit rescued a Polish woman in eastern Germany after the Nazi surrender, and the Army gave her a job.

She poses here with Lordan above the Rhine valley.

“I consider being a journalist my greatest accomplishment,” reflects Lordan. “I really liked being able to right some wrongs…just by putting words on paper. It was good sometimes to be a voice for the voiceless.” In 1954 the Monmouth New Jersey Democratic Committee and Americans for Democratic Action honored Lordan with an award for his reporting on the McCarthy hearings in The Long Branch Daily Record. The Four Freedoms Award was given at the club’s annual Roosevelt Day dinner; that year the award was presented to Lordan “in recognition of a series of articles on the Fort Monmouth probe and represented the best traditions of American Journalism.”

Lordan says he received help from a contact at a famous paper that was also chronicling the hearings. “The New York Times took me in and opened up their library to me,” he says. He was telling the story from the side of the accused, and received letters and phone calls in which he was also accused of being a communist.

The uniform Lordan was given at Camp Gordon was too large, and Lordan recalls a joke his captain made at this: “When everyone is at attention, Lordan is at ease.”

Lordan was required to take part in a skills assessment on the rifle range at Camp Gordon; though he had never fired a gun before, he scored highest out of 500 men.

Lordan—who had only recently been a trade school student—was assigned to the 317 Field Artillery Battalion as an ammunition corporal operating a new piece of equipment called a proximity fuse. (In General Patton’s opinion the proximity fuse won the war.) The technology was so classified he was not allowed to tell friends or family members what he was doing during the war, for fear that the information might get into the hands of the enemy. “An artillery officer in a church steeple would identify what they wanted to hit and radio back the coordinates,” Lordan recalls. “I would put the shell in the proximity fuse and it would lob it four or five miles away and spray the whole area.”

When Lordan finally arrived in Europe, Patton’s army was moving in quick pursuit of the Germans, and the war ended shortly after. Following the German surrender, a river of displaced persons streamed through the Rhineland. Lordan’s unit found a Polish woman near Koblentz in Western Pomerania (seven miles from the newly annexed Polish border) whom the Nazis had captured and left as they had retreated.

The Army gave her a job in their kitchen and looked after her. “She was just wandering around,” Lordan remembers. “We adopted her.”

Though the war had ended, there was still much to do and Lordan was assigned as a mail clerk for five companies. “I stepped out of a house where my unit was staying and was struck by a truck driven by a German,” he says. The incident left him with a serious injury and hospital stays in Europe and the United States that totaled three months. Lordan believes he was spared additional injury or even death because he was destined for a different fate. “I am alive for a reason,” he says. “That reason is journalism.”

He spent 40 years living for that reason. At 91, Lordan reflects on his years in the newspaper business in New Jersey and Philadelphia, meeting famous and powerful people, reporting on Philadelphia City Hall, and breaking stories on scandals that would find their way into history books. The work was difficult, the hours erratic, and the pay was not the best, but Lordan is proud of the quality of his work, which in its way changed the world as he knew it.

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Phoebe Staff Changes

Michell Staska-Pier, RN, MBA, NHA, was appointed Executive Director, Regional Operations for Phoebe Ministries. She will be responsible for the operations shared by Phoebe’s continuing care retirement communities.

Prior to this appointment, StaskaPier functioned in the role of Executive Director of Phoebe Allentown. She also served as the Director of Nursing Services for Phoebe Allentown when she joined the organization in 2004. In this role she was responsible for clinical care and services.

Staska-Pier holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Kutztown University and a master’s degree in business administration from St. Joseph’s University. She is licensed as a registered nurse and a nursing home administrator.

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Susan Schlener, RN, BSN, NHA, was appointed Executive Director of Phoebe Allentown. She is responsible for directing and coordinating the overall operations of the community and directly oversees the development and implementation of all programs and service offerings.

Lauren Everett, CSA, PCHA, NHA, was appointed Administrator of Phoebe Allentown. She is responsible for administration and management of the health, safety, and well-being of residents, while overseeing the implementation of residentcentered care.

Since 2016, Schlener served as Administrator of Phoebe Allentown and prior to that as Administrator of Phoebe Wyncote, our continuing care retirement community in Montgomery County.

Since 2016, Everett served as Interim Administrator of the Phoebe Allentown Health Care Center and the David A. Miller Personal Care Community at Phoebe Allentown where she was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the communities.

Employed by Phoebe since 1993, Schlener was previously the Director of Nursing for the Phoebe Allentown Health Care Center and Unit Manager on the short term rehabilitation neighborhood.

Schlener earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Cedar Crest College. She is licensed as a registered nurse and a nursing home administrator.

Everett joined Phoebe in 2014 as Director of Admissions at Phoebe Richland. She received her bachelor’s degree in English from Moravian College, and was licensed as a nursing home administrator, and certified as a personal care home administrator in 2016. She is also a Certified Senior Advisor with the Society of Certified Senior Advisors.

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very person and every gift impacts what we do at Phoebe. As we celebrate the close of another fiscal year, we would like to take the opportunity to thank you, and to express our hope that you will renew your support this fiscal year. Working in partnership, we can ensure a bright and vibrant future for the older adults in our care, both at home and in our communities.

None of this would be possible without the generous support and tireless commitment of our donors.

Thank you.

52%

13%

OPERATING REVENUES

12%

OPERATING REVENUES

$121,698,000

Skilled Nursing

52%

Pharmacy Services

13%

Independent Living

12%

Personal Care

10%

Outpatient Services

5%

Investment Earnings

4%

Contributions 3% Other 1%

10% 5%

1% 2%

1%

2%

3%

53%

4%

7%

OPERATING EXPENSES Employee Wages and Benefits

53%

Contracted Services

14%

Resident Supplies

13%

Depreciation and Amortization

8%

Other Expenses

7%

Interest

2%

Utilities 2%

8%

OPERATING EXPENSES

$121,181,000

13%

Insurance 1%

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ESTATE

12% 9%

$ 2,587,848.74 INDIVIDUAL

3%

$ 450,775.91 BUSINESS

$ 345,174.63

3%

CONTRIBUTIONS & TRUST INCOME

CHURCH

1%

$3,613,669

$ 104,168.42 FOUNDATION $ 95,737.78

ORGANIZATION $ 29,963.83

PEOPLE SERVED

15,000*

EMPLOYEES

1,175 VOLUNTEERS

610

* APPROXIMATELY = APPROXIMATELY 100 PEOPLE

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GIFTS AT WORK In Loving Memory

After Doris, Dr. Clifford Wagner's wife of 64 years, passed away, he knew he wanted to do something to memorialize her. He had heard about the need for a new bus during a resident meeting at Phoebe Berks Village, where Wagner lived with his wife since 2011. He knew this would be something that would be meaningful to the campus and a wonderful way to honor his wife’s legacy. Wagner discussed the decision with his son Jeffrey, who, along with the whole family, encouraged him to move forward with this unique way to honor Doris’s memory.

Dr. Clifford Wagner and Star High, Executive Director of Phoebe Berks, welcome the new bus on delivery day, July 20, 2017.

With Dr. Wagner’s gift, Phoebe purchased a 25-passenger 2017 Turtle Top Transit and had it painted with the Phoebe Berks logo. The new bus is an important asset to the community at Phoebe Berks. Many residents depend on the bus for running their regular errands, including trips to the grocery store. Wagner’s generosity ensures safe and reliable transportation for the whole community for years to come.

A Chance to Give Back “I asked God, what is my mission now? And he opened the door to Phoebe,” says Liz Phillips. She and her husband Ray have been volunteering and donating to Phoebe since Ray’s mother, Pearl Phillips, moved to Phoebe Allentown in 2001. She passed away three short months after moving in, but Ray and Liz were so

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A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE Michele Butch, Assistant Director in the Business Office, has been with Phoebe for a little over two years, but her relationship with Phoebe goes back far longer. Her grandmother and her husband’s aunt were both residents of Phoebe for many years, and Butch has fond memories of the excellent care she observed on her visits. “I believe in Phoebe’s mission, our Faith in Action values, giving back, and doing what I can for Phoebe,” says Butch.

After joining Phoebe, Butch immediately became involved with volunteering and helping anywhere she could: basket socials, the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community, Jeans Day (an employee-driven fundraiser), the Phoebe Golf Tournament, and giving through Phoebe’s payroll deduction program. “It feels good to give back and I like to help where I can,” says Butch.

Phoebe has also enjoyed the support of Butch’s family.

Her daughters, Danica and Georgie, spent part of the summer participating in Phoebe’s Junior Volunteer Program, and her mother, Kathy Kirby, volunteers at the front desk at the Terrace at Phoebe Allentown.

Butch and her family are just one of so many similar stories: families, inspired by the warmth and care given to their loved ones at Phoebe, doing everything they can to give back.

impressed with the care she received that they wanted to keep helping residents themselves. Liz has been playing the organ at church services at Phoebe Allentown for 15 years; Ray helps out by transporting residents to their therapy appointments.

At one point the Phillipses taught a cooking class in the David A. Miller Personal Care Community, helping residents make zucchini bread and Christmas cookies. They gave their first gift in 2005 because they saw the good things that Phoebe was doing and wanted to share their good fortune in supporting a

worthy cause. In 2007 Liz and Ray began donating the required minimum distribution from their IRA to Phoebe, feeling that with this they could give back in a larger way. Their daughter Donna Wanamaker and her husband Dave also began making donations to Phoebe.

Donna saw in Phoebe what her parents did, and they instilled in her the importance of giving back. As a family, the Phillipses and Wanamakers are true stewards of Phoebe. “God has been good to us and we are happy to give back,” says Liz, “and there is a joy of giving to others and putting a smile on their faces.”

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PARTNERING WITH

THE COMMUNITY Phoebe is a community within a community. Our success and continued growth are fostered by the community around us, even as internally we focus our attention on nurturing and developing the neighborhoods where our residents live, where our staff works, and where our volunteers offer their time and energy. We are deeply grateful each day for the continued partnerships that make us stronger, and that impact the lives of our residents in profound and meaningful ways.

These are just a few examples of the countless stories of partnerships: they are intergenerational and intercommunity; they are businesses and other nonprofits reaching out a helping hand; they are families and friends, neighbors and schools, institutions and churches that make a difference here. Their stories are so numerous and their generosity so great we cannot do them justice.

We thank them humbly and joyfully, from the bottom of our hearts.

Adopt a Grandparent The David A. Miller Personal Care Community at Phoebe Allentown partners each year with Muhlenberg College’s Adopt a Grandparent program, a student-driven initiative that pairs students with residents of the Miller building on 19th and Chew streets. They get together once a month to play games and make crafts, or just socialize and share stories.

“What I’ve seen is they really relish and value the experience of being with the residents,” says Devon Frey, Community Life Coordinator for the Miller Community. “The students are engaging with residents who are anywhere from 70 to in their hundreds and they enjoy every one of them.”

Emily Strickenberger, a junior at Muhlenberg, is one of half a dozen regular student visitors matched with a 'grandparent.'

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Some students come more frequently to meet one-on-one with their adopted grandparent, forming a close bond that enriches the lives of both and connects residents with younger generations.

Community Day at Phoebe Berks Phoebe Berks held the inaugural Friends of Phoebe Community Day in July. Over 450 people attended and enjoyed family-friendly activities on campus, including a petting zoo, a meet and greet with Dominic the donkey, face painting, and games. Musical entertainment was provided by the Wyomissing Band on the Village Green and The Phoebe Phive, a resident musician group.

The community day invited all members of the surrounding neighborhood, and all proceeds benefited initiatives for residents with Alzheimer's disease. “The goal of the event was to invite friends and neighbors to catch a glimpse of life at Phoebe Berks,” said Star High, Executive Director of Phoebe Berks.

“We are so pleased that the beautiful weather and involvement from members of the community helped to make our first year a success!”

SIMPLE

GESTURES Dublin State Police trooper Victor Quinones paid a surprise visit to Phoebe Richland in August and hand delivered a flower to 106-year-old Irene Snyder. It wasn't a special occasion—only a random act of kindness. Simple gestures like this are what tie residents to the community around them, and bring limitless light and joy to their lives.

GIRL SCOUTS YOUNG AND OLD Phoebe Allentown has played host to Girl Scout Troop 6231 for six years, facilitated by Joan Wickel, Director of Community Life at Phoebe Allentown, and it’s a relationship that is deeply integrated with resident life. Residents attend Girl Scout meetings, pair up with Girl Scouts to sell cookies, bake, and do crafts together. They march with the girls in the Halloween and St. Patrick’s Day parades in the health care center, and work together to tend the garden outside the Haas Administration Building. Residents also sponsor the Mother’s Day Tea and go on local trips with the Girl Scouts when possible.

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GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP PHOEBE-DEVITT HOMES GOVERNING BOARD

FURNACE CREEK MANOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES

CHAIR: VICE CHAIR: TREASURER: SECRETARY: TRUSTEE EMERITUS:

CHAIR: Donald K. Long VICE CHAIR: Elizabeth Fiorini, Esquire SECRETARY: William Maurer

The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II Donald A. Seibert Robert Miller The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett Ronald L. Rider Martha C. Dodge Peter E. Fisher, M.D., MBA William C. Hacker John T. Lawton The Rev. Alan C. Miller Mitchell G. Possinger Deborah A. Sieger, Ph.D., RN, LSW Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO Anthony R. Thomas The Rev. William Paul Worley

PHOEBE APARTMENTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR: The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II VICE CHAIR: Donald A. Seibert TREASURER: Robert Miller ASSISTANT TREASURER: Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO SECRETARY: The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett ASSISTANT SECRETARY: Donna A. Bollinger

Martha C. Dodge Peter E. Fisher, M.D., MBA William C. Hacker The Rev. Alan C. Miller Mitchell G. Possinger

DEVITT HOUSE BOARD OF TRUSTEES CHAIR: VICE CHAIR: TREASURER: SECRETARY:

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The Rev. Sally Dries Larry L. Snook Carolyn Herman The Rev. Michael Romig Audrey Bingaman The Rev. Ricky Phillips Dea Schader The Rev. Doug Schader Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO

Cheryl Bowers

Becky Johnson Jacqueline Kirkhoff, Resident Association President

Thomas Schmoyer

Kathy Schweizer Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO

PHIL-MONT STRATEGIC ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIR:

Joshua A. Sloan The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett, Governing Board Liaison

Mary Bryant

Brian P. Gallagher

Eric Gaul

Leslie A. Lefer

The Rev. Beth Lyon AUDIT, FINANCE, & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR: Robert Miller

William C. Hacker

James D. King

William Koch Jr. Marie K. McConnell, Esquire The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II, Ex-Officio

Donald A. Seibert

Philip W. Steeley David D. Vassilaros, Esquire CHURCH RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR:

The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett The Rev. Dr. Susan Bertolette The Rev. Jeffery A. Brinks Narda Druckenmiller Stanley C. Harwick William Hassler The Rev. Linda Lennon The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II, Ex-Officio

The Rev. Jami Possinger

The Rev. Elmer Reinhold Jr.

The Rev. Thomas N. Thomas

VOLUNTEERS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHAIR: VICE CHAIR: TREASURER: SECRETARY:

The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II Donald A. Seibert Robert Miller The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett Martha C. Dodge, Former Board Chair INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE INTERIM CHAIR: Mitchell G. Possinger

Larry C. Benner

Martin J. Karess, Esquire The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II, Ex-Officio

James A. Ritter, Esquire

Sonya Siegfried

Anthony R. Thomas

Nick Tranguch

Donna Wright

NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR: Mitchell G. Possinger Donald A. Seibert

Peter E. Fisher, M.D., MBA The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II, Ex-Officio

The Rev. William Paul Worley

Phoebe relies on the selfless dedication of so many people to further our mission of serving the needs and enhancing the lives of our elders, their families, and the community. Our volunteers are some of our most valuable team members. They are our friends and relatives and neighbors, working tirelessly and often anonymously in our communities to make life better for residents every day.

They are our residents themselves, who, not content to sit idle in retirement, dedicate their time to helping others. They are boots on the ground—members of other organizations, including churches, local businesses, and other nonprofits, who join important advisory and fundraising committees. In all respects, our volunteers are ambassadors of our mission in the broader community. They truly make an impact every day, not only in the lives of our residents today, but in the health and prosperity of our organization as a whole for years to come.

With humility and gratitude, Phoebe offers thanks to: THE PHOEBE BERKS HEALTH CARE CENTER AUXILIARY THE PHOEBE INSTITUTE ON AGING ADVISORY BOARD THE PHOEBE INSTITUTE ON AGING BENEFIT COMMITTEE THE PHOEBE INSTITUTE ON AGING DEMENTIA COMMITTEE THE PHOEBE INSTITUTE ON AGING PROGRAM COMMITTEE THE PHOEBE MINISTRIES GOLF TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE THE PHOEBE RICHLAND HEALTH CARE CENTER AUXILIARY THE PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL THE VOLUNTEERS OF PHOEBE ALLENTOWN THE VOLUNTEERS OF PHOEBE BERKS THE VOLUNTEERS OF PHOEBE RICHLAND THE VOLUNTEERS OF PHOEBE WYNCOTE

Our gratitude toward all of our donors and volunteers cannot be measured or overstated.

We thank them for being an integral part of Phoebe again this fiscal year!

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The Century Circle recognizes individuals who encourage and sustain our daily work with annual gifts of $1,000 or more in a fiscal year. Phoebe is most fortunate to be the beneficiary of their generosity and kindness. Thanks to these individuals, businesses, churches, foundations, and organizations, Phoebe continues as a leader in comprehensive services for older adults.

VISIONARIES ($25,000+) The Century Fund Cura Hospitality Mr. Ronald L. Rider Dr. Clifford C. Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Wolf LEADERS ($10,000–$24,999) Anonymous Aramark Arbor Insurance Group Inc. Mr. Larry C. Benner KeyBank Foundation L.R. Webber Associates Inc. Morefield Communications Morgan Stanley EH2 Group Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Auxiliary Pleasantville UCC (Chalfont) The Rev. Jami Possinger & Mr. Mitchell Possinger RKL LLP Schatz Electric Inc. The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation Stevens & Lee St. John's UCC (Lansdale) Harry C. Trexler Trust Warfel Construction Company FOUNDERS ($5,000–$9,999) Anonymous Mrs. Lois J. Bastian Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bennett Ms. Martha C. Dodge Dolan Construction Inc. Edge Insights Inc. Mr. Michael L. Fichera & Mrs. Lisa B. Fichera

Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba PC Highmark Blue Shield The Charles H. Hoch Foundation Miss June E. Kissinger* Liberty Property Trust Ms. Joan Miller Moran Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. New Castle Lawn & Landscape Penn Northeast Conference Mr. & Mrs. John J. Remaley Schneider Downs & Company Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Stevenson Stratton Foundation Toshiba Business Solutions Union UCC (Neffs) Mrs. Donna M. Wright Wright Family Foundation BUILDERS ($2,500–$4,999) ACPE Eastern Region Anonymous Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP Mr. Michael V. Battler BB&T Institutional Investment Advisors B.C. Ziegler & Company Bennett Automotive Group BSI Corporate Benefits LLC Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP CAPSA Solutions LLC Cetronia Ambulance Corps Christ Church UCC (Bethlehem) Citizens Bank ConnectCare3 Dubbs Memorial UCC (Allentown)† Dr. & Mrs. Peter E. Fisher Mr. John M. Gardner III & Mrs. Sylvia Betz Gardner Mr. & Mrs. James R. Garraway Sr. Mr. & Mrs. James F. Gregory Health Network Laboratories The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Allan D. Kramer-Moyer KSA&D Inc. Latsha Davis & McKenna PC Mr. & Mrs. John Taylor Lawton Miss Gladys M. Lerch Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Miller The Munch Bilheimer Foundation Inc. The Neffs National Bank New Goshenhoppen UCC (East Greenville) NK Architects PenTeleData Renaissance Consulting Group Inc. Margaret Rice Mr. & Mrs. Daniel T. Rodgers Seidel Family Fund of the Berks

County Community Foundation Shamrock Electric Company Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Willard Snyder St. John’s UCC (Lansdale) St. John’s UCC (Slatington) St. Paul’s UCC (Fleetwood) Trinity UCC (Waynesboro) MEMBERS ($1,000–$2,499) A.A. Duckett Inc. AmWINS Brokerage of Pennsylvania—Newton Anonymous The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett Ms. Abby Berkes The Rev. Dr. Sue Bertolette & Mr. Robert G. Bertolette Ms. Ross D. Blake Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Blumer Dr. Dale Bortz & Mrs. Gina Bortz The Rev. Dr. Scott B. & the Rev. Suzanne Brooks-Cope Mr.* & Mrs. Larry C. Brubaker Mr. & Mrs. Robin R. Bryan Bryn Mawr Trust Burke Lawton Brewer & Burke Advisors LLC Mr. Jon & Mrs. Brynn Buskirk Capital BlueCross Dr. Kelly O'Shea Carney & Mr. Gary Carney Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation Christ UCC (Bath) Church of the Good Shepherd UCC (Boyertown) Ciocca Dealerships CliftonLarsonAllen Mr. John F. Collins Jr. Corporate Environments Inc. Cowan Associates Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Russell N. Cressman Dr. Claire R. Delabar The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. David H. DeRemer Mr. Arlan P. Dohrenburg Mr. William Donlan & Mrs. Alice V. Donlan The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Druckenmiller Mr. Harvey J. Drury Emmanuel UCC (Dorrance) Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund First UCC (Quakertown) Mr. & Mrs. Eric Flicker Mr. & Mrs. James G. Gartland Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Gregory Mrs. Thelma M. Grimes Mr. William C. Hacker Heidelberg UCC (Slatington) Mrs. Candy Barr Heimbach * Deceased

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MEMBERS ($1,000 - $2,499) continued Mr. & Mrs. Jay High Hope UCC (Allentown) Mr. & Mrs. William Howerter Huffs Union Church (Alburtis) Mr. & Mrs. John N. Jacobs Jerusalem UCC (Palmerton) Jerusalem Western Salisbury UCC (Allentown) Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Jones Jordan UCC (Allentown) Kistler O’Brien Fire Protection Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Kittenbrink Mr. & Mrs. Andy Krepps Dr. & Mrs. Carl A. Lam Mr. & Mrs. James E. Laubach Dr. & Mrs. Shane D. Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. Mark Leffler Lehigh Valley Health Network Lehigh Valley IronPigs Mrs. Sandra A. Leidich Mr. and Mrs. G. Arden "Skip" Link Ms. Janet K. Little Manheim Medical Supply Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Louis Marinaccio Mr. & Mrs. Adam Marles

Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin Ms. Candace Mason McKesson Medical-Surgical McKonly & Asbury Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McMahon Mrs. Lois B. Miller Mr. R. Matthew Minielly Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Moore Mrs. Doris M. Nagle New Tripoli Bank Office Basics Inc. Parata Systems Dr. & Mrs. Raymond A. Phillips Mr. David Pier & Mrs. Michell Staska-Pier QNB Bank Quality Floors Inc. Radio Maintenance Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Richards Mr. Ralph L. Rider Mr. Edward Riedinge Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Roman Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rung Mr. & Mrs. William J. Scharle

Ms. Agnes O. Scherer Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Schmauder Ms. Jill M. Schneer & Mr. Jason Hoderman Mr. Leon W. Schock Ruth R. Seruga Trust Ms. Mary E. Sine Mr. Joshua A. Sloan Specialty Claims Services Inc. Sterner Energy St. John’s Reformed Church of Sinking Spring St. John’s UCC (Allentown) St. John’s UCC (Nazareth) Mrs. Alyce W. Tokus Trago Mechanical Inc. TransEdge Truck Centers Trinity UCC (Great Swamp) Tustin Mechanical Services Velaspan Walmart Mr. & Mrs. Dave Wanamaker Weidenhammer Systems Corp.

Wentz's UCC (Lansdale) Ms. Carol A. Ziegler Zion UCC (Lehighton)

Phoebe’s Legacy Society celebrates individuals who have included Phoebe in their estate plans or made other planned gift arrangements including charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, insurance, or retirement plans. Members of this society leave behind a legacy that will ensure continuing care for our residents for generations to come. Their gift is one that is truly immeasurable.

Mr. Carl W. Allio Sr. Anonymous The Rev. Evelyn Aurand Mrs. Veronica I. Backenstoe Mrs. Lois J. Bastian Mrs. Mary D. Baum Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Bloss Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Blumer The Rev. Dr. Elaine Bogert Mrs. Mildred Bogert Ms. Joan C. Breinig Mrs. Elisabeth A. Bridgers The Rev. Dr. Scott B. & the Rev. Suzanne Brooks-Cope Mrs. Carrie N. Brouse Mr. Harry N. Brown Mr.* & Mrs. Larry Brubaker Mr. & Mrs. Robin R. Bryan Mrs. Irma Buchman Mr. Reno Cappellari Mrs. Elizabeth J. Cattermole Dr. C. Harold Cohn Mr. John F. Collins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William J. Davies Dr. Francis R. Deitrich Mr. Arlan P. Dohrenburg Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Dragotta

Mrs. Jenny Faris Mr. John A. Frack Mr. & Mrs. James R. Garraway Sr. Mrs. Celeste M. Gaydos Mrs. Margaret H. George Mrs. Elizabeth K. Green Mrs. Barbara Anne Hacker Mrs. Madlyn A. Haines The Rev. Ernest M. Hawk Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Johnson Mr. William L. Keller The Rev. Nevin L. Kershner Mrs. Evelyn P. Kitzmiller Mr. Richard Kraponick Dr. & Mrs. Carl A. Lam Mr. Russell Leister Miss Gladys M. Lerch Mrs. Sarah Jane Lochman The Rev. Herman Lutz Mr. & Mrs. Louis Marinaccio The Rev. & Mrs. Earl R. Marks Atty. & Mrs. Alan B. McFall Miss Mary A. McGettigan Mr. Ernest T. Miller Mrs. Sara Jean Ortt Mrs. Ruth B. Oswald Mrs. Lottie Pascoe Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Pickering

The Rev. Jami Possinger & Mr. Mitchell Possinger Mr. Lee Potteiger The Rev. & Mrs. John Ragsdale Mrs. Twila Reber Mrs. Margaret Rice Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rung Mrs. Carolyn Russell Mrs. Virginia O. Schlechter Mr. & Mrs. Kermit L. Schleifer Mr. Leon W. Schock The Rev. & Mrs. William A. Seaman The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Sell Mr. & Mrs. Nelson C. Simonson Mr. Harry W. Speidel Mr. & Mrs. James E. Spengler Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Spittler Mr. Michael Taylor Mrs. Margaret Y. Teitsworth Mrs. Alyce W. Tokus Mr. Ezra A. Wenner Jr. Miss Evelyn V. Werkheiser The Rev. & Mrs. Richard H. Whitney Mr. & Mrs. Philip W. Winkler Mrs. Mary June Yackera The Rev. George H. Yoder Mrs. Catharine A. Ziegler * Deceased

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Phoebe’s 1903 Club identifies individuals who have supported Phoebe Ministries consecutively for 10 years or longer.

Their steadfast commitment to Phoebe has made an incredible impact, with more than 5,000 gifts totaling more than $2 million in donations. We are deeply thankful to have such a charitable group of individuals who give consistently.

They demonstrate how one person can make a difference.

20 YEARS Mrs. Lois J. Bastian Mr. John J. Blazosky & Ms. Deborah Lange Ms. Betty J. Blose Mr. & Mrs. Earl E. Bond Mr. Richard H. Brumbach Dr. & Mrs. Edward J. Burkhard Jr. Mrs. Mildred Carr Mr. John F. Collins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Russell N. Cressman Mr. Arlan P. Dohrenburg Mr. Michael L. Fichera & Mrs. Lisa B. Fichera Mrs. Joan Flynn Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Francis Mr. Richard E. Frank Mr. & Mrs. Eugene N. Fritz The Rev. & Mrs. Barry R. Galley Mr. & Mrs.* Milton E. Gockley Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James F. Gregory The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Gary A. Hackenberg The Rev. Dr.* & Mrs. Grant E. Harrity Mr. Albert H. Incledon Mr. & Mrs. David C. Keehn Mr. & Mrs. Larry P. Klipple The Rev. & Mrs. David H. Knoebel The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Allan D. Kramer-Moyer Mr. & Mrs. Neil M. Kuntz Dr. Janet Senderowitz Loengard Mr. & Mrs. Craig N. Merkel Sr. Miss Barbara E. Miller Miss Jean A. Miller

Ms. Joan Miller Moran Mrs. Doris M. Nagle Mr. & Mrs. John J. Remaley Mr. Ronald L. Rider Mr. & Mrs. Kermit L. Schleifer Mr. Leon W. Schock Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Seibert Ms. Marilyn E. Sowden Mrs. Alyce W. Tokus Ms. Susan L. Wentink Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Wolbach 10 YEARS Mr. David A. Ackerman Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Albright Anonymous Mrs. Veronica I. Backenstoe Mr. & Mrs. Maynard S. Beal Mr. Larry C. Benner Dr. & Mrs. Carlton L. Bentz Ms. Sharon A. Bogh Ms. Carol Jean Bognar Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Donna Bollinger Ms. Erna J. Bonstein Mr. John E. Brunner Dr. Kelly O'Shea Carney & Mr. Gary Carney Mrs. Sandra J. DeReiter Mr. William E. DeWalt Ms. Martha C. Dodge Mr. William Donlan & Mrs. Alice V. Donlan Mrs. Molly & Mr. Ryan Driscoll Mr. Harvey J. Drury Dr. Naomi K. Dublanica Mrs. Joan Etchberger The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John E. Fureman Mrs. Margaret H. George Mr. William M. Glose III Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Gregory Ms. Judith L. Guise The Rev. & Mrs. Russell L. J. Heintzelman The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul R. Hetrich Mr. & Mrs. Jay High Mr. & Mrs. David D. Hoffman Mr. Kent S. Huntzinger Mr. & Mrs. John N. Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Johnson Mrs. Mary Jane A. Kacsur Mr. & Mrs. Douglas N. Kern Mr. & Mrs. Rob & Kathy Khanuja

Mrs. Ruby Kistler Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Lang Dr. & Mrs. Shane D. Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. David A. Leiby Miss Gladys M. Lerch Mr. & Mrs. David P. Ludwig Mrs. Carmella MacNeal Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Martrich Mr. & Mrs. William C. Matten Mr. Alan B. McFall & Mrs. Kathleen J. McFall Joe & Mary Kay McMahon Mr. Donald G. Musselman Ms. Janet O'Brien Mr. & Mrs. Don C. Patt The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul R. Peters Dr. & Mrs. Raymond A. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Pickering Mr. David Pier and Mrs. Michell Staska-Pier The Rev. Jami Possinger & Mr. Mitchell Possinger Mrs. Louise V. Prather Mrs. Patrice M. Reiche Mr. Harold E. Renner Mr. & Mrs. Larry Repash Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Richart Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Roman Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rung Mrs. Suzanne Wright Rydzewski Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Sabo The Rev. Ruth Schaefer Ms. Agnes O. Scherer Ms. Barbara Scott The Rev. & Mrs. William A. Seaman The Rev. Dorothy E. Shelly Ms. Diane S. Skrapits Ms. Wilma S. Slyoff Mr. & Mrs. Franklin C. Snyder Mrs. Grace I. Staub Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Sterling Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Stevenson Mrs. Harvey Thatcher Mr. Peter Van Name Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Vincent Mr. William C. Wack The Rev. Richard H. Whitney & Mrs. Esther M. Whitney Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Wiesner Miss Deborah L. Yarborough Mr. & Mrs. Darwin B. Zellner Ms. Doris Jean Zettle

* Deceased

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TRUSTS Mabel A. Adams John A. Beard Raymond K. & Helen I. Berk Lottie I. Brobst William Buchanan George & Sue Ehrgood John Z. & Anna R. Harner T. Clayton Kantz Mary C. Laubach Adam S. Lenhart Norton L. Lichtenwalner Franklin H. Markley Lorraine M. Miller Norman H. Moyer Thomas B. Musser Mary E. Samson Jacob Schnader Warren S. Scholl Edward O. Steely Katie M. Ulrich Nellie M. Ulshafer Harry R. Woodmansee Ruth E. Zoll

INDIVIDUAL DONORS SUSTAINERS ($500–$999) Mr. David A. Ackerman Anonymous Ms. Janet Bailey Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Baus Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Donna Bollinger Raymond & Delores Boyce Dr. Dennis Burns Mrs. Michele Butch Mrs. Elizabeth J. Cattermole Mr. & Mrs. John E. Davis Mrs. Nancy Dettra Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Dorney Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dudlik Mr. Jim Hankle Mr. Edward B. Hartzell Mrs. Maxine G. Hornberger Mr. Albert H. Incledon Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Richard Keen Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Douglas N. Kern The Rev. Nevin L. Kershner Mr. & Mrs. Rob & Kathy Khanuja Mrs. Bonnie Krick Ms. Carol Kutz Mr. & Mrs. David A. Leiby Mr. & Mrs. Blake C. Marles

ESTATES Arlington K. Beltz Wallace & Sylvia Bieber Howard R. Brown Elsie M. Christman Elizabeth M. Cooper Mary Jane Fisher Rose C. Funk June Kissinger Doris T. Paine M. Madorra Samph Sidney L. Symons Joyce W. Wehr Alma E. Wetzel Richard S. Wieland

Ms. Alice Anne Miller* Ms. Pamela Moore The Rev. & Mrs. Daniel T. Moser II Mr. & Mrs. William O. Nuss Mr. & Mrs. Don C. Patt Ms. Diane Powers Dr. & Mrs. Walter W. Schell Ms. Sue Schlegel Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Seibert The Rev. Carl Siegfried Mr. & Mrs. Larry L. Snook The Rev. Thomas N. Thomas & the Rev. Katherine E. Brearly Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Vincent Ms. Rebecca Wagner Mr. Tim Yenawine Dr. & Mrs. Warren L. Ziegenfus III DEACONESSES ($100–$499) Ms. Maureen Abelson Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Albright The Rev. & Mrs. Jonathan P. Albright Mr. & Mrs. Todd L. Allgier Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Allison Mr. & Mrs. John A. Althouse Anonymous Wendy Ashby, Esquire Ms. Jenell August

The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Gene W. Aulenbach Mrs. Joyce W. Bachman Mr. John D. Bailey Randy & Gail Bashore Ms. Shirley Fay Baxter Ms. Bonnie Beck Ms. Melanie Becker Ms. Ruth Anne Bengtson Dr. & Mrs. Carlton L. Bentz Mrs. Sandra A. Beyerle Mrs. W. Jane Bieret Mr. Michael Biery Ms. Rebecca Binder Ms. Nancy-Jo Bischof Mr. John J. Blazosky & Ms. Deborah Lange Mrs. Mildred Bogert Ms. Sharon A. Bogh Ms. Carol Jean Bognar Mr. & Mrs. James C. Bosek Mrs. Doris A. Bova Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Boyle Mr. Patrick Brady & Ms. Trina Johnson-Brady The Rev. Rebecca E. Brenner Mr. Harry N. Brown Mr. Richard H. Brumbach Mr. Joseph A. Budda * Deceased

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Mrs. Rachel Burket Dr. & Mrs. Edward J. Burkhard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Christopher I. Bursk Tom & Carla Campbell Ms. Donnamarie Capuano Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Carpenter Mrs. Mildred Carr Mrs. Kristin Cassidy Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Cicconi Mr. Brian Clements Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Close Dr. Carl F. Constein Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Daggett Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Daniels Mrs. Patricia Davidson Mrs. Marian Dawson The Rev. Kenneth Dearstyne Mr. & Mrs. William R. Deily Ms. Loretta C. Delabar Mr. John Delfini Mr. & Mrs. David A. DeLizza

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. DeLong Mrs. Shirley S. Derr Mr. Harry Dietrich Mr. Frank DiLeo Mrs. Lois Dilliard Ms. Anna Drago Mrs. Molly & Mr. Ryan Driscoll Dr. Naomi K. Dublanica Ms. Patricia Dunlap

Jim & Marge Ellstrom The Rev. & Mrs. William A. Ellsworth Mrs. Joan Etchberger Ms. Mary Eshenour Ms. Mary B. Evans Lolly and all the Fendigs Mr. Robert J. Fink Jr. Ms. Marge Fitzgerald Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Flicker Mrs. Joan Flynn Jill Fodness Mr. & Mrs. Dan Fosbenner Mr. & Mrs. John W. Fosbenner Mr. John A. Frack Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Francis Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Franco The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John E. Fureman Mr. & Mrs. S. Theodore Furr Mr. William Fustos Ms. Erin Garcia Ms. Doris Garges Sue Ann Geiger Mrs. Margaret H. George Mr. & Mrs. A. Geraci Ms. Jean Gerhard Ms. Betty Ann Gerlach Mr. William M. Glose III Mr. & Mrs. Milton E. Gockley Jr. Ms. Jennifer Godsey Mr. Bruce and Mrs. Lisa Gordon Mr. Brian Gorman Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Granzow The Guerino Family Mr. & Mrs. Raymond L. Guidotto Ms. Judith L. Guise Dr. Carol K. Haas Mr. & Mrs. James A. Hagenbuch The Rev. Dr.* & Mrs. Grant E. Harrity Ms. Suzanne M. Hartshorne Mr. & Mrs. Stanley C. Harwick Mr. Kenneth Hatt Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Heffelfinger Mr. Malcolm H. Heffner The Rev. & Mrs. Russell L. J. Heintzelman Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Henderson Mr. & Mrs. Glenn B. Hendricks Mr. Jeffrey W. Herbine Ms. Mary Ann Hermann Mr. Donald Hill Jay & Tammy Hill Mr. David T. Hilt Mr. & Mrs. David D. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Peter Horst Mr. & Mrs. Scott Horvath

Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Howanitz Mr. James G. Hughes & Ms. Kristen Killoran Mr. & Mrs. Gene Hull Jr. Mr. Kent S. Huntzinger Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Inglese Mr. & Mrs. Roy W. Johnson Mr. Mark Joly & Mrs. Tonya Joly Mr. & Mrs. Donald S. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jones Mr. Mardie Juskalian Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Kauffman Ms. Barbara Kautzman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kearns Ms. Elizabeth Anne Keat Mr. & Mrs. David C. Keehn Mr. George T. Keller Mr. Dennis D. Kieffer Vicki & Gary Kirkbride Mrs. Ruby Kistler The Rev. James L. Knappenberger Mrs. Nancy Knoblauch The Rev. & Mrs. David H. Knoebel The Rev. Leah Knox Ms. Melanie Kohler & Mr. Mark Christopher Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Lang Langston Family Mr. Rick Lawthers Mr. & Mrs. Marvin L. Lehman Mr. & Mrs. Richard Leiby Mr. Alvin G. Leidel Mr. David Leidel Dr. Charles W. Lockyer Jr. Dr. Janet Senderowitz Loengard Mr. & Mrs. David P. Ludwig Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Martrich Mr. Anthony Marzigliano Mr. & Mrs. William C. Matten Mr. & Mrs. Harry G. McCafferty Marie McConnell, Esquire Mr. Peter T. McConnell Mr. & Mrs. Louis C. Melinsky Mrs. Audrey Meredith Mr. Marlin L. Metzger Tremont & Susan Miao Miss Barbara E. Miller The Rev. & Mrs. George J. Miller Miss Jean A. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Terry Miller Dr. Minetola, Dr. Ferguson, & Staff at Gentle Dental Allentown The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. David S. Mohr Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Mood The Rev. Jamie Moyer & Mr. Frederick Moyer * Deceased

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Ms. Margaret A. Moyer Mr. Steve Murray & Ms. Anne Jackson-Murray Mr. Donald G. Musselman Ms. Nancy E. Nase Mrs. Helen L. Natoli The Rev. Dr. Christine Nelson Mr. & Mrs. Ted Nickel Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Nonnemacher Mr. Christopher Ohmacht Dr. & Mrs. Joseph G. O'Neill Mrs. Sara Jean Ortt Mr. & Mrs. Peter Oswald Ms. Dianne L. Ott Ms. Judith Ott Ms. Martha Otto Mr. & Mrs. John V. Palazzo Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Palmer Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Parsons Mr. & Mrs. Douglas C. Patt Ms. Jennifer Pemrick Mr. & Mrs. John J. Pesola The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul R. Peters Ms. Anita M. Petito Mr. Ralph Pezoldt Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Podraza Mrs. Julie V. Pokorny-Conklin Ms. Carolyn Potser Ms. Amelia Pruna Mr. Robert & Mrs. Pat Ragan Mrs. Carol Regan Mrs. Patrice M. Reiche Ms. Rebecca Reilly Mr. Harold E. Renner The Reynolds Culligan Water Conditioning Mr. Dennis G. Rice Ms. Laurel Riegel Mr. & Mrs. Jack Roberts Mr. & Mrs. William J. Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Ron Robertson Ms. Kathy Roth Mr. Tom Roth Mr. & Mrs. Bryan C. Rothermel Ms. Diane Rurode Mrs. Suzanne Wright Rydzewski Mr. & Mrs. John A. Samuels Ms. Carol J. Sargeant Ms. Rebecca Sarnicky Frank Wendell Saunders Family The Rev. Ruth Schaefer Mr. & Mrs. William Schiebel Jr. Mr. Gerold L. Schiebler, M.D. The Rev. Dana Schlegel Mr. & Mrs. Kermit L. Schleifer

Mr. Merritt C. Schmoyer Mr. & Mrs. Frederick H. Schuetz Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Schwartz Ms. Barbara Schweikle The Rev. & Mrs. William A. Seaman Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey A. Sell Mr. & Mrs. Henry Sheetz The Rev. Dorothy E. Shelly Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shupe Ms. Annamary Sikorsky Miss Marilyn Simmons Ms. Marika Simms Mr. & Mrs. Michael Simone Mr. Michael G. Sirak Mrs. Jonathan Sirota Mrs. Antoinette N. Slagter Mr. & Mrs. David M. Sleightholm Ms. Wilma S. Slyoff Mr. Harold P. Smith* Ms. Jennifer A. Smith Mrs. Miriam K. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Franklin C. Snyder Mary Alice Snyder & Sons Mr. & Mrs. John H. Solt Ms. Marilyn E. Sowden Mr. Richard W. Stephan & Ms. Freddi Flax Ms. Kaley M. Stern Mr. Alan Sterner Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Stine Dr. Timothy Stringer Ms. Angeline Supp Mr. & Mrs. Scott Suppan Mrs. Sandra Swoyer Mr. Donald Taatjes Ms. Denise Tempest Mr. Anthony R. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Frederick M. Tobin Mr. Richard Toth Ms. Susan B. Transue & Ms. Deborah A. Halliday Ms. Gwen D. Twombly Mr. & Mrs. John M. Vanyur Mr. John Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Viscuso Mr. & Mrs. Rudy Visser Mr. William C. Wack Mr. & Mrs. Dean Walker Ms. Ann Weathenee Ms. Betty Weathenee Mr. & Mrs. Walter R. Weaver Mr. Charles Weible The Rev. John R. Weiler

Mrs. Jean L. Welsh Jon Whitney and Angela Dohrman The Rev. Richard H. Whitney & Mrs. Esther M. Whitney Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Wieand Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Wiesner Mr. Robert Wilkey Mr. & Mrs. Francis Williamson Ms. Eleanor Winsor Mr. & Ms. Gabriel G. Winters Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Wolbach Mr. & Mrs. Allen D. Wolf The Rev. William P. Worley Mrs. Kelly Wright Miss Deborah L. Yarborough Mrs. Helen M. Yarborough The Rev. George H. Yoder Ms. Carol Young Ms. Donna Zimmerman

BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS, & ORGANIZATIONS A.A. Duckett Inc. Aaroe Law Offices PC ACPE Eastern Region Adams Outdoor Advertising Advanced Podiatry Associates LLC Aetna Foundation Inc.M Amaranth Foundation AmazonSmile Foundation American Endowment Foundation * Deceased Have matched gifts to Phoebe this Fiscal Year

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AmWINS Healthcare Anne Klein Communications Group Aramark Arbor Insurance Group Inc. Arlington Women's Civic Alliance Ashby Law Offices LLC AT&T FoundationM Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP BAYADA Home Healthcare BB&T Institutional Investment Advisors B.C. Ziegler & Company Bennett Automotive Group Berwind CorporationM B+H Insurance LLC Blandon Senior Citizens BlueOrange Compliance Borough of Richlandtown Borough of Shillington Bryn Mawr Trust BSI Corporate Benefits LLC Burke Lawton Brewer & Burke Advisors LLC Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP Canteen Convenco Vending Capital BlueCross CAPSA Solutions LLC Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation Center for Spiritual Living Berks County The Century Fund Cetronia Ambulance Corps

Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home Inc. Kasper TV & Appliance Company KeyBank Foundation Keystone Dumpster Services LLC K&H Custom Window Treatments Kieran McKenna Flooring Inc. Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection Kobrovsky Family Fund KSA&D Inc. Latsha Davis & McKenna PC Lehigh Valley Business Lehigh Valley Health Network Lehigh Valley IronPigs Lehigh Valley Style Liberty Property Trust Living Care Home Services LLC L.R. Webber Associates Inc. Manheim Medical Supply Inc. Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin Martin J. Gorr Trucking LLC Maxwell-McKenney Inc. McKesson Medical-Surgical McKonly & Asbury LLP Medline Industries Inc. The Merck FoundationM Meredith Family Foundation M&M Landscape Contracting MobilexUSA Morefield Communications Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management The Morning Call The Munch Bilheimer Foundation Inc. The Neffs National Bank Nestle Waters North America New Castle Lawn & Landscape New Tripoli Bank NK Architects The Nolf-Unger Fund for Senior Living of Berks County Office Basics Inc. OneAmerica Parata Systems Pennoni Associates Inc. Penny Power PenTeleData Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts ProgramM Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Auxiliary

Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Ciocca Dealerships Citizens Bank CliftonLarsonAllen Comprehensive Chiropractic PC ConnectCare3 Conrad Siegel Actuaries Conrad Weiser Hardware Copperhead Grill Corporate Environments Inc. The Council for Health & Human Service Ministries County of Bucks Cowan Associates Inc. Creating Results Creveling Creveling Cappellini C.R. Strunk Funeral Home Inc. Crystal Signatures CSS International Corporation Cumulus Media/100.7 & Cat Country 96 Cura Hospitality Danowsky-Reed Memorial Fund The DeFender System Delaware Valley Comfort at Home LLC Diamond Credit Union Dolan Construction Inc. Dudlik Industries Edge Insights Inc. Embassy Bank of the Lehigh Valley Family Caregivers Network Inc. Feesers Food Distributor Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba PC Five Thousand Forms Inc. Freedom Faculty Welfare Council Fulmedia Interactive Ginder Kitchens & Bathrooms Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Grafika Printing Grand View Hospital Hamburg Area and Schuylkill Valley Hamburg High School Class of 1946 Haycock Township Health Network Laboratories Highmark Blue Shield The Charles H. Hoch Foundation Hospital Central Services Inc. Independence Court of Quakertown Jangle Advertising

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Phoebe Floral & Home Decor Phoebe Richland Health Care Center Auxiliary Phoenix Textile Corporation QNB Bank Quality Floors Inc. Radio Maintenance Inc. Reading Eagle Company Renaissance Consulting Group Inc. Rentschler Cheverolet Chrysler Jeep Dodge Foundation Richland Township RKL LLP Sacred Heart Assisted Living LLC Sarott Design Saucon Valley Country Club Saucon Valley Manor Inc. Schatz Electric Inc. Schneider Downs Schuler Service Inc. Schwab Charitable Fund Seidel Family Fund of the Berks County Community Foundation Senior Citizens of Cetronia Ruth R. Seruga Foundation Shamrock Electric Company Inc. Sherwin-Williams Singer Equipment Company Spa Partners Unlimited Inc. Specialty Claims Services Inc. Spring Point Partners LLC The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation Stephens Funeral Home Sterner Energy Stevens & Lee St. Joseph Medical Center St. Luke's University Health Network Stratton Foundation Talk Radio 1210 TE Connectivity Tel Ra Productions LLC The Terrace at Phoebe Allentown Residents Association Thrivent Choice Toshiba Business Solutions Trago Mechanical Inc. TransEdge Truck Centers The Travelers Companies Inc. Harry C. Trexler Trust Tribune Direct Trilogy Construction Management Inc. TRUiST Turnberry Custom Homes

Tustin Mechanical Services United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Velaspan Vision Mechanical Inc. Vist Bank Walmart Warfel Construction Company Watkins Architect Ltd. Weidenhammer Systems Corp.

Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement & Trust WFMZ-TV, Channel 69 News Working Dog Press Wright Family Foundation

CONGREGATIONS

Emmanuel UCC (Allentown) Emmanuel UCC (Bowmanstown) Emmanuel UCC (Dorrance) First UCC (Easton) First UCC (Hellertown) First UCC (Milford) First UCC (Nescopeck) Good Shepherd UCC (Slatedale) Grace UCC (Allentown) Grace UCC (Northampton) Grace UCC (Tannersville) Greenawalds UCC (Allentown) Heidelberg UCC (Slatington) Hope UCC (Allentown) Jerusalem Red UCC (Kempton) Jerusalem UCC (Palmerton) Jerusalem Western Salisbury UCC (Allentown)

PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL CONFERENCE David's UCC (Herndon) Dreisbach UCC (Lewisburg) Emmanuel UCC (New Berlin) Emmanuel UCC (Penns Creek) First Reformed UCC (Sunbury) First UCC (Middleburg) Salem UCC (Elizabethville) Salem UCC (Shamokin) St. John’s UCC (Lewisburg) St. John’s UCC (Mifflinburg) St. John’s UCC (Shamokin) St. John’s UCC (Tylersville) Trinity UCC (East Petersburg) Trinity UCC (Turbotville) Trinity UCC (Watsontown) Verdilla UCC (Selinsgrove) PENNSYLVANIA NORTHEAST CONFERENCE Ben Salem UCC (Andreas) Ben Salem UCC (Lehighton) Cedar UCC (Cetronia) Christ Church UCC (Bethlehem) Christ UCC (Bath) Christ UCC (Jim Thorpe) Christ UCC (Little Moore) Church of the Good Shepherd UCC (Alburtis) Church of the Manger UCC (Bethlehem) Dubbs Memorial UCC† (Allentown) Ebenezer UCC (New Tripoli) Egypt UCC (Whitehall)

Jordan UCC (Allentown) Lower Saucon UCC (Hellertown) Old Zionsville UCC (Old Zionsville) Orangeville UCC (Orangeville) Salem UCC (Weatherly) Solomon’s UCC (Macungie) St. John’s UCC (Allentown) St. John’s UCC (Coopersburg) St. John’s UCC (Emmaus) St. John’s UCC (Farmersville) St. John’s UCC (Fogelsville) St. John’s UCC (Fullerton) † Church closed

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St. John’s UCC (Howertown) St. John’s UCC (Laurys Station) St. John’s UCC (Mickleys) St. John’s UCC (Morgan Hill) St. John’s UCC (Nazareth) St. John’s UCC (Palmerton) St. John’s UCC (Slatington) St. Mark’s UCC (Pond Hill) St. Matthew’s UCC (Kunkletown) St. Matthew’s UCC (Weatherly) St. Paul’s UCC (Big Creek Lehighton) St. Paul’s UCC (Indianland) St. Paul’s UCC (Swiftwater) St. Peter’s UCC (Tatamy) St. Peter’s Union Church (Lynnville) St. Thomas UCC (Bethlehem) Trinity Reformed UCC (Bloomsburg) Trinity UCC (Coplay) Trinity UCC (Great Swamp) Trinity UCC (Pleasant Valley) Trinity UCC (Stone Church) Union UCC (Neffs) Ziegel UCC (Breinigsville) Zion UCC (Lehighton) Zion UCC (Orangeville) Zion’s Reformed UCC (Allentown) Zion's Stone UCC (Northampton)

PENNSYLVANIA SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE Allegheny UCC (Alleghenyville) Armenian Martyrs' Congregational UCC Bern Reformed UCC (Leesport) Christ Church UCC (Norristown) Christ Church UCC (Trumbauersville) Church of the Good Shepherd UCC (Boyertown) East Vincent UCC (Spring City) Faith Reformed UCC (Landingville) Falkner Swamp UCC (Gilbertsville) First UCC (Quakertown) First UCC (Royersford) First United Church (Wernersville) Friedens UCC (Lenhartsville) Friedens UCC (Oley) Glenside UCC (Glenside) Good Shepherd UCC (Tuckerton) Grace UCC (Alsace) Gulph UCC (Gulph Mills) Heidelberg UCC (Schwenksville) Huffs Union Church (Alburtis) New Goshenhoppen UCC (East Greenville) Peace in Zion UCC (Zieglersville) Pleasantville UCC (Chalfont) Reformed Church of the Ascension UCC (Jeffersonville) Salem UCC (Doylestown) Salem UCC (Hetzels) Shenkel UCC (Pottstown) Solomon’s UCC (Bedminster) St. Andrew’s UCC (Perkasie) St. Andrew’s UCC (Reading) St. James’ UCC (Havertown) St. John’s UCC (Lansdale) St. John’s UCC (Orwigsburg) St. John’s UCC (Phoenixville) St. John’s UCC (Reading) St. John’s UCC (Richlandtown) St. John’s UCC (Schuylkill Haven) St. Mark’s UCC (Cressona) St. Mark’s UCC (Reading) St. Paul’s UCC (Fleetwood) St. Paul’s UCC (Kutztown) St. Paul’s UCC (Ringtown) St. Paul’s UCC (Robesonia) St. Paul’s UCC (Sellersville) St. Paul’s UCC (Summer Hill) St. Peter’s UCC (Orwin) St. Peter’s UCC (Pine Grove)

St. Peter’s UCC (Tohickon) St. Stephen’s UCC (Perkasie) Trinity Reformed UCC (Pottstown) Trinity UCC (Mount Penn) Trinity UCC (Pottsville) Wentz's UCC (Lansdale) Wyomissing UCC (Sinking Spring) Zion UCC (Womelsdorf) Zion’s Red Church (Orwigsburg) Zion’s UCC (Pottstown) Zwingli UCC (Souderton) OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS Bethlehem UCC (Glassboro, NJ) Calvary Bible Fellowship (Reading) Calvary Presbyterian Church (Wyncote) Christ UCC (Conyngham) Ebenezer UCC Women of the Church (New Tripoli) Faith United Church of Christ Mission Team First UCC (Nescopeck) Ladies Aid Society Forks UCC (Stockertown) Huffs UCC (Alburtis) Kings Daughters of the First Reformed Church (Phillipsburg) New Creation Church of ChristDiana Sitgreaves Society Old Zionsville UCC (Old Zions) Salem UCC (Elizabethville) Shepherd of the Hills (Bechtelsville) St. James UCC (Limerick) Endowment Fund St. John’s Reformed Church of Sinking Spring St. John’s UCC (Egg Harbor, NJ) St. Peter’s UCC (Tatamy) Temple Beth El Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity UCC (Waynesboro) Women's Fellowship of G.U. Church Zion's UCC Women’s Fellowship

MEMORIALS The Rev. Alton P. Albright Mr. Ralph Albright Ms. Anna Ambearle Ms. Dorothy M. Bachman Mr. Ray O. Bachman Mrs. Elizabeth Balthaser Mrs. Pauline Barnes * Deceased

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Ms. Bertha M. Behr Ms. Margaret Bentz Ms. Edna Berger Ms. Susan Beyerle Ms. Helen B. Bieber The Rev. Wallace J. Bieber Mr. Kenneth T. Bilheimer Mrs. Mary A. Bischof Mrs. Doris Blazosky Ms. Ida K. Blumenstine Mrs. Marjorie R. Boaman Mr. Frank S. Borbely Mrs. Phyllis M. Borbely Ms. Elsie Bogh Mr. Walter F. Bowen Mrs. Catherine Bradley Mr. Robert C. Bright Mr. Larry C. Brubaker Mr. Henry Brumbach Mr. Clarence R. Bryan Mr. Leon Buchter Mrs. Catherine I. Bursk Mrs. Elsie Christman Mrs. Marian Christman Ms. Ottie Clauser Mr. Elwood Clymer Ms. Hazel Collins Ms. Edna M. Cressman Ms. May F. Davis Mrs. Frances DeAngelis Mrs. Ruth M. Dearstyne Mr. John L. DeLong & Mrs. Grace M. DeLong Ms. Dorothy W. DeWalt Ms. Mayme C. Diehl Ms. Marie Dietrich Ms. Patricia Dietrich Mr. Richard Dietrich Ms. Jean DiLeo Mr. George Dilliard Mr. Edward H. Doerrman Mrs. Ella Dohrenburg Ms. Elsie Dunlap Mrs. Nancy Easterday Ms. Maxine Ebeling Ms. Mildred B. Eckenroad Ms. Mary P. Eckman Ms. Mabel L. Endy Mr. Anthony Fauci Mrs. Sandra L. Fedorowicz Mr. Eugene T. Fiedler Mrs. Dorothy M. Fink Mrs. Mildred C. Fink Mr. & Mrs. Myron Fink Mr. Warren W. Fink

Mr. William L. Flicker Ms. Louise Fost Ms. Loretta Fox Mrs. Lucy Francis Mrs. Clarence E. Fritz Mrs. M. Evelyn Gallagher Mrs. Catherine Gangewer Mr. Robert Gehris Mrs. Elizabeth A. Geiger Mr. Glenn F. George Ms. Mildred Gessner Ms. Vilma Gollatz Mr. Carl L. Graeff Mrs. Catherine B. Grasley Mr. Robert M. Grimes Mr. Joseph Gruber Mrs. Mildred K. Haas Mrs. Susan D. Hacker Mr. Frank Haftl Mr. Lester B. Happel The Rev. Dr. Grant E. Harrity Ms. Walla R. Harvey Mrs. Catherine Headman Mrs. Anna M. Heller Mrs. Flossie Heller Mrs. Ruth Henderson Ms. Elsie L. Henry Mr. John D. Hildebrandt Ms. Mary C. Hill Mrs. Anna Hock Mr. Russel A. Hockman Mr. Durrell Hollenbach Mr. John W. Hulbert Ms. Christine Hull Ms. Rita Huy Mrs. Ruth Huyett-Hertzog Ms. Annabelle E. Incledon Ms. Bernadine Janny Mr. Charles Johnson The Rev. Richard Keen Mrs. Shirley Keen Mrs. Mildred B. Kennedy Mrs. Sarah Kilduff Mr. Donald D. Kimberling Ms. Grace King Ms. Jean E. Kleintop Mrs. Pamela S. Knappenberger Ms. Marion H. Knoebel Mrs. Carrie Kramer Mrs. Elizabeth Kraponick Mr. Roland W. Kratz Mr. Raymond Krewson The Rev. Ronald R. Krick Mr. Malcolm Kuntz Mr. Arthur J. Kyle

Mrs. Elsie Lamm Mrs. Anna Marie Lang Ms. Lucille Lang Ms. Lucy Lang Mrs. Helen M. Laubach Mr. Robert A. Laudenslager Mrs. Virginia Lear Mr. Harold W. Leas Mr. John D. Leidich Ms. Margaret Lendzinski Mr. Austin W. Lerch Mrs. Erma R. Lichtenwalner Mr. Theodore N. Lichtenwalner Mr. Warren A. Loesch Mrs. Adella M. Ludwig Mrs. Irene K. Lupco Mr. William G. Lutz Mr. Philip W. Markley Mr. Elwood L. Matten Mrs. Helen M. Matten Ms. Joan McCutcheon Mr. Donald F. Melcher Mrs. Barbara J. Milburn Mrs. Mary C. Milburn Ms. Dorothy M. Miller Mrs. Margaret Miller Ms. Anna E. Mohr Mr. Ken Morton Mrs. Merrilees B. Mount Mr. Elmer Musselman Mr. Paul Nase Mrs. Dorine P. Nehf * Deceased

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Mr. Milton C. Neuman Mrs. Fay Nicholas Rev. Kenneth Ohlinger Ms. Helen Ohmacht Mr. Manuel Ortiz Ms. Laura Ott Ms. Matilda Ott Mr. Raymond L. Ott Mr. Earl Pack Mr. Charles B. Patt Ms. Helen Pearce Ms. Dorothy F. Pezoldt Ms. Kathryn Pfeil Ms. Mae Pflieger Ms. Pearl Phillips Mr. Joseph E. Pokorny Ms. Pearl M. Potser Mrs. Margaret Quinn Mrs. Elizabeth J. Radman The Rev. Clarence R. Rahn Mrs. Mary L. Rarich Dr. Mark Reed Mr. Roland Reichl Mr. Earl T. Reinsmith Mr. Thomas Reitz Ms. Karen J. Renner Mr. Frederick Rentschler Mrs. Anna M. Rice Mrs. Kathryn K. Rider Mrs. Lucille M. Riedinger The Rev. Bruce Riegel Mrs. Thelma Rohrbach Mr. Gordon Rose Mrs. Claire S. Roth Mrs. Elizabeth Ruppert Ms. Betty Ann Rurode Mrs. Helen Sachs Mrs. Lois M. Saul The Rev. Richard H. Schaefer Mrs. Lena Scheffler Ms. Helen Schelling Mr. & Mrs. Edward Scheuerle Ms. Kay Schlaner Mr. Earl Schlegel Ms. Bertha M. Schwartz Mr. Francis F. Seidel Mr. Clarence Shoemaker Ms. Edna Shupe Mr. Joseph Sidoti Ms. Edith A. Sikorsky Miss Rachel Simmons Ms. Helen Simpson Mr. Bill R. Sine Ms. Jean Smead Mr. Kenneth A. Smith

Mr. George S. Snyder Mrs. Hilda H. Snyder Mr. James W. Snyder Ms. Ruth Snyder Mrs. Winifred C. Snyder Ms. Geraldine Sockel Mr. Russell T. Sowden Mrs. Elaine Spence Mrs. Jean F. Steckel Mr. William Stecker Ms. Mabel D. Steers Mrs. Marilyn Sterner Mr. Bruce Stevenson Ms. Helen Stewart Ms. Sally Stone Ms. Betty Suitor Ms. Rachel Susan Mrs. Adele M. Szymanski Mr. Harvey Thatcher Mr. A. Cooke Thomas Mrs. Dorothy Tranter Ms. Ruth Trimble Ms. Helen R. Trivisano Ms. Marie Urmy Ms. Barbara J. Volksdorf Mrs. Doris A. Wagner Ms. Norene Walbert Mrs. Eleanor K. Weiler Mrs. Bonibel Wenger Mrs. Bertha W. Wescoe Mrs. Trine-Liv Weyman Ms. Roberta Wiley Mr. Arthur R. Winters Mr. J. Byron Wolbach Mrs. Minerva H. Wolbach Mrs. Laura Wolf Mr. Paul Wolf Ms. Cora Yarborough Mrs. Vivian Yoder Mr. Stephen F. Yoo Mrs. Florence Young Mrs. Joyce Young Mr. Vaughn Young Ms. Mildred Zellner Mr. Warren L. Ziegenfus

HONORARIA Mr. Jay E. Beyerle Mrs. Dolores Boyce The Rev. George Butz Dr. Kelly O. Carney Mrs. Eleanor G. DeRemer Ms. Gladys Frese Mr. James F. Gregory

The Rev. Dr. Grant E. Harrity* Ms. Emilie Joly Mr. Matthew Kern Ms. Mary Jane Koehler The Rev. Dr. Allan D. Kramer-Moyer Mr. Kermit C. Loch Ms. Evelyn Makl Mrs. Lorraine Makos The Rev. Albert J. Martin Ms. Mabel Metzger The Rev. Jamie Moyer Mrs. Marian Panzarella Mr. Stanley H. Parr Mr. Ronald L. Rider Dr. Fran Salerno* Mrs. Mary Jean Sidoti Mrs. Suzanne Slegowski Mrs. Carol A. Snow Mr. & Mrs. Willy Tauber Ms. Gail Whiskeyman The Rev. Richard H. Whitney Mrs. Joan S. Witwer Mrs. Laura Wolf

We have made every attempt to accurately reflect each gift made during this fiscal year. Due to space restrictions, we are unable to include every donor’s name in the printed edition of the annual report.

A complete list can be found online at phoebe.org/annualreport2017.

If you notice an error in this or the online publication, please call 610-794-5132.

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With deep appreciation from Phoebe Ministries On behalf of the thousands of individuals we serve, we would like to thank each and every one of our donors for their generosity.

The financial contributions listed here and online have helped to improve our residents’ lives every single day and, with your help, will continue to do so for years to come.

Thank you for the difference you make.

For more information, please contact Rebecca Horst at 610-794-5149 or rhorst@phoebe.org.

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