Phoebe messenger Fall 2015 (and Annual Report)

Messenger News from Phoebe Ministries Volume 96, Issue 4 | Fall 2015

Celebrating the 100 th Anniversary of

THE PHOEBE MESSENGER

PHOEBE’S

Spirit Alive

PROGRAM

Wellness Thrives

AT PHOEBE BERKS

ANNUAL REPORT ISSUE

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SUMMER 2015

Mission Statement: 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.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Friends of Phoebe, I began writing this message by reviewing the many updates included in this issue of The Messenger. I’m happy to tell you that this is the 100th anniversary issue of the publication! So many tremendous programs, projects, and initiatives are under way at Phoebe as we seek to meet the needs in the communities we serve.

Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO Rev. Daniel T. Moser II Chair, Phoebe Ministries Governing Board Kimberly Metz, Editor-in-Chief Contributors to this issue: Brynn Buskirk Charles Fehr Helen Haas Rebecca Horst Trina Johnson-Brady Emilie Joly Molly Kranzley-Driscoll Adam Marles Sue Schamberger Scott R. Stevenson Maureen Suppan 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, longrange planning, development and fundraising for 14 locations. 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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I’m hopeful this 100th anniversary issue will help you better understand our efforts to fulfill our mission. It’s our biggest issue ever, and yet we still had trouble fitting everything into it that we want to share. I think that’s a wonderful analogy for the growth of Phoebe through the years.

Thoughts and reflections on the full scope of our work brought one realization to crystal clarity for me, and that is that we are a ministry of Jesus Christ, and we exist to bring honor and glory to Him by serving others. While we are not an evangelical ministry, our hope is to serve individuals of all faith traditions, and in so doing, remain true to Phoebe’s faith roots as a Christian ministry.

What a blessing for all of us at Phoebe to continue to meet the mission of this nearly 113-year-old ministry. We continually seek God’s guidance and wisdom as we face many challenges in our industry, but we have faith that God will lead us and our ministry where He wants us to be.

Thanks to you for your continued prayers and support.

This issue also includes our Annual Report, and I would like to thank all the donors who help sustain our ministry with their financial gifts. We serve an awesome God, and honoring Him in all we do is our goal.

Peace,

Scott R. Stevenson President & CEO

On the Cover: The Phoebe Messenger celebrates 100 years in print with this issue!

Please turn to page 14 for the full story.

Annual Report Listings: Due to space restrictions, we are not able to include every donor’s name in this year’s printed Annual Report. If you do not see your name in this publication, it is located on our complete Annual Report donor listings online at phoebe.org/annualreport2015. If an error has been made, please call 610-794-5132.

Phoebe Golf Tournament Raises $136,000 Nearly 240 golfers gathered at Saucon Valley Country Club on Monday, August 10 to participate in Phoebe’s annual Golf Tournament. A recordsetting $136,000 was raised to support charitable care needs across Phoebe’s communities. The winning team on the Old Course represented Advanced Construction Solutions, and the winning team on Weyhill was from Watkins Architect.

Phoebe’s Technology and Aging Conference Highlights Today’s Technologies in Senior Care Nearly 400 senior care professionals, pastors, students, and members of the local community attended the Phoebe Institute on Aging (PIA) Fall Conference on Aging and Technology on October 15 at DeSales University.

The conference explored current technology and its ability to engage older adults. Sessions also explored the advancements that senior service organizations are making in order to keep older adults healthy, independent and safe.

Keynote addresses were offered by Majd Alwan, (above) Senior Vice President of Technology and Executive Director

of the LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) and Jack York, CEO and Co-Founder, It’s Never 2 Late: Dignity Through Technology.

After the tournament, the golfers and an additional 50 guests gathered for dinner and fellowship in the Main Ballroom. Among those in attendance were the Golf Tournament Planning Committee co-chairs, Jim Bingham and Jim Hughes, as well as committee members Jane Brooks, Janine Cicconi, Ed Fedok, Bill Hacker, Les McCoy, Matt Minielly, Deb Scarpino, Alan Sterner, and Don Taatjes.

The Title Sponsor for the tournament was Aramark. Premier Sponsors included Cura Hospitality, Morefield Communications and Stevens & Lee/Griffin.

One of the most popular sessions was presented by York and examined the benefits of computer-generated music and therapy activities as a nonpharmaceutical intervention for people experiencing behaviors and agitation related to their dementia.

The Spring PIA Conference on “Innovation and Creativity in Senior Care” will be held at DeSales University on April 7.

Support PIA’s mission to provide free and low-cost educational opportunities by visiting phoebe.org/giving.

(Left to right) Don Taatjes, Chris Cambria, Rev. John Fureman, and Bill James played in the 2015 Phoebe Golf Tournament. Taatjes’ employer, Aramark, was the Title Sponsor of the event.

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CHARITABLE CARE

Phoebe is a Helper of Many:

Charitable Care at Phoebe Ministries Since our founding in 1903, Phoebe has been rooted in our mission to serve others. Our namesake, a first-century deaconess of the church in Cenchreae, was proclaimed in the Bible as a “helper of many”. We at Phoebe Ministries strive to maintain her legacy.

Helping many comes at a cost, and in this tumultuous time of reduced Medicaid reimbursements and climbing healthcare expenses, Phoebe finds itself opening its doors and continuing to serve those who have no means to pay for the care they need.

Scott Stevenson, President and CEO, says, “Offering charitable care to residents without personal means remains at the very heart of Phoebe’s mission. During the past year, we were

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able to meet the ongoing challenges of reduced governmental reimbursements and rising healthcare costs by providing over $14 million in charitable care to residents who would not have been able to afford the care they needed.”

Over forty percent of our nursing home residents—and many others—rely on Phoebe’s promise of charitable care, and this care has several shapes and forms. When residents in our personal care or skilled nursing facilities no longer have means to pay, Phoebe steps in and provides benevolent care so they can continue to receive quality care and programming. Additionally, many Phoebe residents receive funding through Medicaid, but that doesn’t cover the actual costs of daily living and care that our residents require.

In 2008, $5.2 million of charitable care was provided to those we serve. Now, only seven years later, that number is projected to nearly triple by the end of this current fiscal year.

Joan Matura, administrator of the David A. Miller Personal Care Community at Phoebe Allentown, says, “Whether someone receives charitable care or not—it’s all

Charitable care is part of Phoebe’s promise to our residents. In 2008, $5.2 million of charitable care was provided to those we serve. Now, only seven years later, that number has nearly tripled to over $14 million.

confidential. No one is treated differently. This is their home, just like every other resident here; the only difference is that Phoebe covers their health insurance and daily care. Every resident here at Phoebe is important and special, and we are grateful for them.”

For not-for-profit healthcare institutions like Phoebe, the reality of

reduced government reimbursements for care has a significant negative financial impact. Downward trends in government reimbursement are not expected to improve in the foreseeable future. In the wake of this storm, many loyal donors to Phoebe have shared their treasure to support the increasing need for charitable care. The 2015 Golf Tournament alone raised over $136,000 towards charitable care.

Stevenson says, “Though these times are difficult for senior service providers, through careful planning, the introduction of new service lines and innovations, and the giving spirit of our faithful donors, Phoebe is able to stay committed to our residents and our promise to be a ‘helper of many.’ Last year’s $14 million is a clear demonstration of Phoebe’s enduring legacy of care and compassion.”

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WELLNESS

Phoebe offers classes to fit any level of ability and endurance, including aquatic therapy classes in the pool.

Wellness Thrives at Phoebe Berks

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When Star High was appointed to her new role as Director of Wellness at Phoebe Berks in 2013, her task was to develop a comprehensive wellness program that would help keep seniors living independently for as long as possible. Now, only two and a half years later, Wellness by Phoebe has had marvelous outcomes for independent living residents—and High is encouraged by the popularity of the program. “I had a strong vision for what we needed to achieve,” says High. “I just had no idea how much we could grow in such a short time!”

management of health issues, improved medication management, and better access to psychosocial and spiritual support. Art therapy classes have been added, and a music therapy program is in the works.

Wellness by Phoebe helps residents manage their health by tracking how each person is functioning and coordinating health services as needed.

Under High’s direction and supervision, the service lines have grown to provide a higher level of physical fitness, proactive

Building the body is very important, but the wellness program incorporates another ‘muscle’ that needs to be stretched—the brain. “We purchased three Dakim BrainFitness computers for residents to use to promote brain health,” says High. “We begin all users

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The fitness component has grown to include classes of all varieties, and participation has increased by 30%.

There is a class to fit any level of ability and endurance, including aquatic therapy classes in the pool. “And, thanks to the generosity of a donor, we are now opening a second gym on the other side of the Village,” says High.

at a Level 5, which is considered the least challenging. To date, everyone has reached Level 3, and the majority fall between a Level 1 and 2, which is considered the most challenging.

People’s cognitive scores are going up by five and six points!”

Another aspect of health and wellness that has been improving across campus is the resident dining experience. Menus now reflect healthy food choices in both the dining room and café. Local organic farmers visit each week to set up vegetable stands in the Community Center. The popularity of the vegetable stands validates that residents have embraced healthy eating.

A few moments spent in the busy lobby of the wellness offices makes it clear that residents have also embraced the availability of medical staff members.

Cathy Cammarano, Nurse Practitioner, is a welcome addition to the wellness team at Phoebe Berks.

“When it was just me, I could help them to a point,” says High. “But Cathy can prescribe medicines. If a resident is not feeling well, they are comfortable calling her right away instead of having to make an outside appointment with a physician, or hoping the issue will go away on its own. Her presence here has helped prevent what could become more serious problems.”

Residents are equally grateful for the on-campus medical services. “It was a great relief for us to have first Star and then Cathy here,” says resident Nancy Dettra. “They have made all the difference. I feel I can trust them in their appraisals. Both of them are very personable, warm, and caring people, and they know us by name.”

As of August 1, the wellness team now includes Cathy Cammarano, Nurse Practitioner, whose presence fills a huge need. Nurse Practitioners have advanced clinical training and can treat conditions and prescribe medications.

On an average day, Cammarano begins her morning by following up on resident health issues that may have arisen overnight. “Then, I visit with sick residents or people who have been discharged from the rehab unit,” she says. “After that, I see other patients and perform functional assessments. My days are very full. But this is where my passion is. I really enjoy working with the geriatric population, because they offer a lot of perspective from their history and life experiences.”

High, a Registered Nurse who previously served as the Director of Nursing at Phoebe Berks, says that Cammarano’s presence has already created a cultural change for the residents.

The improvements in the overall health of the campus have been tangible. The wellness program’s primary goal was achieved in its first year, when the transfer rate of individuals to alternate levels of care was reduced from 55% to only 35% by the end of the 2014 fiscal year. But there have been so many other

benefits. Statistical information shows that residents are becoming physically stronger, as evidenced by fewer falls, fewer injuries, and the need for trainers to increase the level of challenge in their fitness classes. Cognitive scores are trending upward instead of downward, as seen previously. There have been fewer and fewer hospitalizations. But perhaps the best outcome has been the cultural change in the residents.

“At the onset of the program,” says High, “I knew that we would see positive outcomes. What I never anticipated was the excitement and sense of pride that the residents generate over their accomplishments.”

Whether it is from the rush of completing an entire aerobics class without sitting, a good score on the Dakim, the ability to now walk two miles instead of one, or their unified opinion that they are now living an improved quality of life, Phoebe Berks residents have created a charged atmosphere of healthy living that anyone can feel the minute they walk in the door.

Star High, Director of Wellness (far left), stands with health-minded residents purchasing organic foods from farmer Peter Halvorson of Eatmo Greens, LLC (center).

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PHARMACY

Standardizing Care for Ten Years: Phoebe’s Physicians Advisory Committee

New Phoebe Services Pharmacy Website Designed with Nursing in Mind Operating since 1998, Phoebe Services Pharmacy continues to evolve. What was at first a small, in-house pharmacy servicing the needs of Phoebe Ministries residents has grown to become a leading provider of comprehensive pharmacy services to thousands of long term care, personal care, and independent living residents in six Pennsylvania counties.

In addition to extensive experience in the long term care pharmaceutical industry, the pharmacy has expanded to service the needs of behavioral health providers. The pharmacy now has two locations, and its staff members recently became first in the nation to earn their certification in PointClickCare Integrated Medication Management.

In order to expand further, the pharmacy sought ways to overcome the perception that Phoebe Services Pharmacy is strictly an internal operation of Phoebe Ministries. It needed to be easier for outside businesses to discover the pharmacy’s breadth of offerings and services, which was difficult to manage when the pharmacy’s parent company could be viewed as a competitor, and its information was located on Phoebe’s website.

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Now, a brand-new, independently hosted Phoebe Services Pharmacy website, located under its own unique domain name, allows other facilities to quickly find the information they’re looking for and route their business inquiries directly to the pharmacy.

“Our new website highlights our commitment to technology, our flexibility in meeting the individual needs of a particular community, and our pledge to provide quality customer service to those in our care,” says Anastasia Lawrence, Pharmacy Business Developer. “Our goal with the new website is to grow our inquiry base and get the word out about the services we provide.”

There are future plans to include an online bill paying function to better service current customers and their families, and, as the pharmacy grows, the news and events page will be updated regularly to keep everyone informed.

The website’s new look, along with the user-friendly functionality, is truly designed with nursing in mind.

Check out the pharmacy’s new website at PhoebeServicesPharmacy.org.

Phoebe’s Physicians Advisory Committee (PAC) is a unique collaborative forum for standardizing medical care across Phoebe Ministries. The PAC meets quarterly on the Allentown campus and is responsible for the overall coordination of medical care in our Health Care Centers (HCCs), supervision of members of the medical staff, and implementation of medical care policies and procedures.

The committee consists of the medical directors, administrators, and directors of nursing from Phoebe’s four HCCs. Staff members from Phoebe’s pharmacy, therapy, operations, and risk management departments, as well as Lisa Fichera, Chief Operating Officer, also serve on the committee. The PAC is coordinated by Shane Lawrence, PharmD, CGP, FASCP, consultant pharmacist, Phoebe Services Pharmacy, and chaired by Thomas Renaldo, DO, Chief Medical Officer.

“The advisory committee has worked out marvelously because we are able to share ideas and expand on them,” says Dr. Renaldo, who feels that their biggest accomplishment is that all of Phoebe’s sites work as one. Guidelines established by the PAC have made a measured difference in overall clinical outcomes. Calls to physicians have been reduced, and cost savings have been realized in medical materials and supplies because protocols are standardized across communities.

The coordination of medical care across multiple HCCs is something that is not usually done in non-profit organizations, or many times even in for-profit nursing communities. The PAC provides an avenue for problems to be solved, and allows Phoebe’s staff to reach a new standard of care.

The Greatest Generation |

AT PHOEBE

Reading Native Survives Iwo Jima and Other Battles in WWII A native of the city of Reading, Carl Graeff remembers hanging out at the corner of 10th and Union Streets while he was in high school. It was in the large dry goods and candy store on that corner where Graeff listened to Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s address declaring that the United States had been attacked by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor.

It was not long after the U.S. declared war that Graeff and his friends went to the enlistment center downtown and selected the military division in which they would serve. As a Marine, the young man was trained as a radio operator at Camp Lejeune and then transferred to the 3rd Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO).

After the war ended, Graeff married his wife, Geraldine, in 1949.

“The company was utilized to coordinate air, artillery, and naval gunfire support between the Marines, Army and Navy during Pacific island hopping,” writes Graeff. “I was a member of the naval gunfire support group and assigned to the 3rd Marine Division.” He spent some

time training in Guadalcanal before his Division was directly involved in military action.

During that time, the men organized a basketball team to pass the time. They made it to the brigade finals and played a team from the University of Southern California that traveled to bases to play against company teams. “They called him Stretch”, says his daughter, Christine Cotter.

On July 21, 1944, the Americans landed on both sides of the Orote Peninsula on the western side of Guam, planning to secure Apra Harbor. Graeff and the 3rd Marine Division landed near Agana to the north of Orote. He remembers, “Our Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel was in the sixth wave, which landed on the beach 19 minutes after the first Marine landing. The battalion commander was killed almost immediately, and his replacement was wounded.”

Japanese artillery sank 20 landing crafts and inflicted heavy casualties on the Americans. By 9:00 a.m., men and tanks were ashore at both beaches. “Guam was a rugged operation physically, because during the day we moved a significant distance, and each night we had to dig a foxhole to sleep and for protection,” he recalls. The division fought through the jungles on the island of Guam until August 10, capturing over 60 square miles and killing over 5,000 enemy soldiers.

“When it was secured, it provided a forward training area for the 3rd Marine Division,” Graeff continues.

The Division was initially in reserve for the Battle of Iwo Jima. “I remained on the troop transport during the immediate invasion, and I actually saw the first and second U.S. flag raisings on Mt. Suribachi on the fourth day of battle.” However, they were then sent in to battle because the

Basketball was a way for the members of the 3rd Division to take their minds off of the realities of war. In the original photograph, Graeff stands in the very center of the back row of players. At a more recent photograph of the basketball team at a JASCO reunion, Graeff is seated in the front row, first on the left.

initial regiments that landed needed to be relieved. The 35 days of fighting on Iwo Jima would cost the 3rd Marine Division 1,131 killed in action and another 4,438 wounded, but the total loss of American soldiers was 6,800.

After returning to Guam, the Division began preparing for the invasion of Japan.

This, however, never took place, as Japan surrendered in August 1945.

On returning home, Carl met his wife, Geraldine, at a dance, and they married in 1949. He is the father of eight children, ten grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren. He currently resides at Phoebe Berks Health Care Center and has had the opportunity to re-connect with his Marine brothers and basketball players at several JASCO reunions. He also has his story archived in the Library of Congress.

“He is a real patriot,” says Cotter.

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REHABILITATION

The Benefits of Physical Therapy in Older Adults Did you know that physical therapy can benefit senior adults in so many ways? It’s not just for rehabilitating after surgery, injuries, and accidents. In fact, it can help prevent them. Regardless of the practice setting, geriatric patients have specific needs that physical therapists must address and incorporate into their approach to establish and maintain the client-therapist relationship. Physical therapists must screen for musculoskeletal, cognitive,

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cardiovascular, neuromuscular, integumentary and psychosocial impairments.

For example, an elderly man who recently lost his wife may be more prone to depression, wounds, and falls due to grief, inadequate nutritional intake, and general weakness. By improving balance, muscle control, and lower limb strength, physical therapists reduce the likelihood of falling.

Many geriatric patients take multiple medications and can be at risk for increased side effects, confusion, and toxicity due to the decreased absorption and metabolism of the medications. Physical therapy can help with managing these symptoms.

Incontinence is another area in which physical therapy can be helpful.

Women typically suffer from this condition more frequently than men.

Therapists can help them learn pelvic exercises to strengthen the muscles that control the bladder.

Patients with Parkinson’s disease can benefit from trunk flexibility exercises to avoid the stiff movements produced by the disease. Early intervention for Parkinson’s patients can actually prevent the severe symptoms of the disease’s later stages. Exercise therapy

Meet a Caregiver: Lisa Phillips, OTR-L Lisa Phillips, OTR-L, has dedicated 16 years of her occupational therapy career to the residents of Phoebe Allentown. Phillips, who specializes in hand therapy, explains how she chose this field, and what keeps her motivated to continue.

Q. Why do you choose to work with

I like that every day is a little bit different, because every person we treat is different.

A. The senior population is a real joy

Q. How does the occupational therapy department work together with other departments at Phoebe?

older adults as an occupational therapist? to work with. They offer so much life history and insight. In my career, I have found that older adults are the most rewarding people to work with, and I have truly learned a lot from each and every one of them.

Q. Describe a typical work day. is also very beneficial to those with Alzheimer’s disease—not only physically, but mentally. Exercising stimulates their cognitive function and delays the onset of more serious memory problems.

At Phoebe Ministries, our residents and the local community benefit from the comprehensive outpatient and short term rehabilitation services at each of our campuses. Our in-house teams of professional therapists offer patient-centered care, creating customized rehabilitation programs for each person we serve.

Please visit phoebe.org/ rehab for more information.

Lisa Phillips (standing) works with resident Francine Katzman (seated) on therapy for her hand injury.

A. Each day generally starts with what are called ADLs (Activities of Daily Living). This is an opportunity for me to work with a resident first thing in the morning in his or her room, to assist with the bathing, dressing, and grooming process. The general goal is to help our residents to gain independence in these areas through retraining or adaptation. We also offer home safety assessments if a resident is returning home.

Because I specialize in hand therapy, I work with a lot of people who have fallen and sustained a fracture to their upper extremity that alters their ability to use their arm and/or hand. Daily tasks such as eating, buttoning, opening doors, or tying shoelaces can become very difficult. Other typical issues include arthritis and hand contractures related to strokes or other neurological problems.

A. I am part of a team that includes physical and speech therapists, the physician and nursing staff, dieticians, social workers, and the residents and their families. We have regularly scheduled team meetings to make sure we are all working toward the same goals. We strive to communicate with one another as much as possible to achieve our desired outcomes, and have a very close-knit community. It is not uncommon for physicians to come in and check up on their patient’s progress.

Families are also encouraged to attend therapy sessions.

Q. Describe a fulfilling moment you’ve had as an occupational therapist.

A. There have been so many special

moments over the years. I would have to generalize and say that all of the residents who were able to return to their homes after some type or injury or illness have left an impression on me.

It is a pretty universal desire to want to go home after something traumatic happens to you, and I like being part of a happy ending.

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REHABILITATION Reviewing medications with a doctor or pharmacist can help prevent a heightened fall risk.

ASK THE EXPERT

with Alice Donlan, PT, MBA, DPT, GCS, RAC-CT, Regional Director of Rehabilitation at Phoebe Ministries

Q: I have fallen in the past, and am afraid of falling again. What can I do to help prevent falling in the future?

A: Falls are the leading cause of injury for older Americans. Falls threaten seniors’ safety

and independence. You can reduce your risk of falling by a following a few simple steps:

✜✜ Find a good balance and exercise program (always visit your physician for a full physical before starting an exercise program) including both aerobic and resistance exercises. Consider seeing a physical therapist who will assess your balance and strength.

The program should be customized to meet your specific needs. ✜✜ Regularly review your medications with a doctor or pharmacist. In addition to certain medical conditions, both the number of medications prescribed to older adults and the types (psychotropics, sedatives, hypnotics, and antidepressants) can contribute to heightened fall risk.

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✜✜ Have your vision checked annually. Age-related changes in vision adversely affect an older adult’s ability to perceive or anticipate any changes in surface conditions or hazards in their environment. ✜✜ Keep your home safe. There may be hazards in and around your home. Clutter, unsecured floor rugs, poorly designed stairwells, and inadequate lighting are just a few examples. ✜✜ Finally, keep moving. It is a misconception that the best way to prevent falls is to stop moving.

Inactivity causes a loss of both strength and muscle, which can increase your chances of future falls.

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SPIRIT ALIVE

Giving Life to the Spirit Alive Program For those of us who know, love, and support individuals experiencing cognitive loss, it is clear that the aspects of the individual that make him or her uniquely human are never lost. In fact, as memory fades and cognitive abilities decline, what remains is often an enhanced ability to enjoy the moment and connect with others in the present.

Interpersonal interactions become more genuine, enjoyment of the moment becomes more meaningful, and emotional responses are more powerful, even in the absence of the words to describe the experience.

This reality of dementia—being focused on what remains—is the foundation of Phoebe’s Spirit Alive program. It is a specialized pastoral care program to help address the spiritual needs of residents with cognitive impairment.

Spirit Alive incorporates best practices in dementia care, Godly Play methods and Montessori concepts to create an interactive faith-based experience.

Not all donors value pastoral care services or identify with a need for a program designed to help those who are experiencing cognitive challenges.

But Ron and Kay Rider of Phoebe Berks appreciate the importance of a strong spiritual life for all residents.

Both Ron and Kay are very involved with their church and have given time, talent, and treasure to help others.

They have always been involved with supporting pastoral care at Phoebe, and in fact created the Rider Family Endowment for Pastoral Care at Phoebe Berks in 2005. Two years ago, when Phoebe shared its vision for Spirit Alive, the Riders’ immediate response

was “What do you need to get this program started? We want to help.”

Since then, the Spirit Alive program has multiplied and is thriving. It has been expanded from four to eight groups across all of Phoebe’s campuses.

Residents enrolled in the program are divided into groups of seven to ten, based on their level of cognitive function, so that the program can be tailored to their ability. Weekly services incorporate multi-sensory experiences with music, props, prayer and life reminiscence to convey familiar faith stories. Hymns are sung, scripture passages are read by residents, and each participant has an opportunity to talk about a time in their life when they experienced the worship theme being explored. It is a channel for recalling the past, and creating feelings of comfort, familiarity, spiritual fulfillment, and connection.

With Spirit Alive, we hope to reach individuals with dementia on a spiritual level, and by doing so, provide a sense of emotional well-being and the reassurance that they are loved, valued and cared for—by God and the community around them.

Learn more about spiritual programs at Phoebe by visiting phoebe.org/spiritualsupport Kelly O’Shea Carney, PhD, CMC, Executive Director, Center of Excellence in Dementia Care; Sandra Massetti, Executive Vice President, Chief Healthcare Officer; and Chaplain Elizabeth Buss participate in a Spirit Alive service at Phoebe Allentown.

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100TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE

100 Years In Print: THE PHOEBE MESSENGER Celebrates a Century of Continuous Publication The very first issue of The Messenger lives in a protective plastic sleeve, nestled tightly between labeled file folders in a humble archival box. It is small, but very important—the first among hundreds of other Messengers that would follow it over the next century.

Printed in October 1915, the publication is thin, delicate, torn, and yellowed. Years of safekeeping have not kept the newsprint from its natural aging process. Paper made after the mid-19th century contains acidic ground wood pulp that causes it to break down over time. Eventually, digital scans will be all that remains.

But for now, we are still blessed to be able to read the goal of the first Messenger directly from the print on the original first issue. It speaks to us charmingly in the first person: “I will tell you, my dear reader, all I know about our Phoebe Deaconess and Old Folks’ Home at Allentown, Pa. I will tell you what we do there, what we would like to do, and of the things that we may need from time to time.”

1915 cover of The Messenger

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Perhaps not surprisingly, the goal of the publication has remained the same over all these years.

When the first Messenger was penned

by Superintendent Rev. Robert Kern, Phoebe Ministries was only 12 years old. Chartered in 1903 by Rev. Dr. Abraham B. Koplin, the Phoebe Deaconess and Old Folks’ Home had originally been envisioned as a school for deaconesses. The concept embraced the Reform Church’s desire to serve the quickly-changing commercial and industrial environment at a time when the Lehigh Valley was lacking in hospitals and social services. Rev. Dr. Koplin’s program was approved by church leadership, and quickly expanded to include the care of the sick and elderly.

By 1915, Phoebe Home had expanded from one house with five residents to a large stone dormitory with 30 beds and a waiting list of 100 seniors. However, there were not enough deaconesses to help with the residents’ daily care.

When Rev. Kern arrived in July of 1915 to oversee the daily administration of the Home, he started writing The Messenger as a way to recruit women who might be interested in applying for deaconess training. It also served as a progress report to local donors and the community at large.

A colorized photo of Phoebe Deaconess Home in 1914, one year before The Messenger was first penned by Rev. Kern.

Since that time, The Messenger has been in continuous publication, and has been one of the most important vehicles by which Phoebe Ministries communicates our story, our events, our goals, and our impact on the lives of the people we serve.

Picking up any issue from any decade, the first thing one notices is that the publication’s tone and Phoebe’s culture have both remained very constant over the course of a long, change-filled century. At Phoebe, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Events and fundraising drives that are still taking place after so many years include the Mother’s Day Appeal, the Camp Phoebe program, picnics on the lawn, and open houses. For its entire history, the publication has regularly featured centenarian birthdays, wedding anniversaries, visits from politicians, construction updates, and therapy program advancements.

Superintendent Rev. Robert Kern, first author of The Messenger.

In fact, the Annual Report used to appear regularly as part of The Messenger—a convention we are revisiting with this issue.

With all of these traditions still in place, the only part of the magazine that quickly dates itself over the years is the graphic style. “When you look at issues from each decade back-toback, you can see how the look and feel has aged in a very

The Lawn Fete in front of Phoebe Allentown is still held annually each August.

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THE PHOEBE MESSENGER OVER THE YEARS

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delightful way,” says Kimberly Metz, current Editor-in-Chief. “Sifting through the last hundred years of Messengers has been like opening up a graphic design time capsule.”

In the earliest issues, the physical size of The Messenger was much smaller than it is now. Photographs were

few, and the typography was simple and modest. In the 1930s, the size expanded to a larger newspaper-style format with more photographs.

By the ‘50s and ‘60s, more creative, varied fonts and abundant imagery filled the pages. “My favorite style change is in the 1970s, when the

A clipping from the 1975 issue illustrates Phoebe’s growth.

Jennie Steinmetz, the last of Phoebe’s deaconesses, was featured in a 1965 issue of The Messenger.

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Phoebe Tower temporarily became part of the masthead,” says Metz. “There was a return to a more classic typographic treatment here, after the splashier designs of the ‘60s started to tone down.” In the 1980s, bright, vivid color was added to the publication in strong swatches of sky blue and salmon. Leaps and bounds in computer-aided design brought in a new and more modern feel by 1995, as well as a new ‘connecting hearts’ design that would eventually become part of the current Phoebe logo.

Over a century, the publication has evolved from a small newsletter into a full-fledged magazine that features glossy, coated paper, fullcolor printing, and enough content to easily fill 24 pages once per quarter.

The process of writing, editing, designing, and printing each issue takes about four months from start to finish. True to the cyclical nature of magazine publishing, work begins on the next issue before the current issue has even been printed.

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Trina Johnson-Brady, Community Relations Specialist, coordinated the publication between 2006 and 2014, and served as Editor-inChief for several years. “I believe that we as editors and writers are simply caregivers, tending to the important news about the organization’s programs, services, residents, volunteers, donors, staff, and the entire community that supports the vital work we do,” says JohnsonBrady. “It is our responsibility to use this vehicle of communication to raise up Phoebe’s mission so it can continue on for years to come.”

In terms of its format and its branding, today’s Messenger is different in countless ways from yesterday’s Messenger. Modern articles reference technologies that would have been inconceivable in 1915. But we would like to think that if Rev. Kern could see this issue, he would know in an instant what he held in his hands, and be pleased that the important legacy he left in our care is still in print today.

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Neurocognitive Engagement Therapy (NET) incorporates a patient’s interests and hobbies into their therapy to make it more engaging.

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NET Neighborhood Fully Implemented

at Phoebe Allentown A SIGNATURE INNOVATION Neurocognitive Engagement Therapy (NET) is one of Phoebe’s signature innovations designed to serve individuals with cognitive disorders, and an excellent example of how collaboration can lead to great discoveries and meaningful results.

The cornerstones of the NET program are using a patient’s life history to incorporate their interests, hobbies, and preferences into their therapy to make it more engaging, and using an interdisciplinary team approach to delivering care.

The impetus of the program came out of Phoebe’s therapy department, where therapists first identified a need to improve their method of treating patients with cognitive impairment.

More and more patients in short term rehab are exhibiting cognitive deficits from Alzheimer’s, stroke, delirium, and other brain-related disorders. Traditional therapy approaches are not as effective in treating these patients because they may have difficulty following directions, executing exercises independently, or engaging with the therapist. To seek a solution, the therapy department turned to Phoebe’s Center for Excellence in Dementia Care (CEDC) to collaborate on developing a new model of care to better serve the unique needs of these patients.

The development of NET was accomplished by an interdisciplinary team from the therapy department and the CEDC, along with input from

the Nursing and Community Life departments. Having the resources and ability to collaborate across disciplines and combine real-time experience of frontline clinicians with academic research is what sets Phoebe apart.

The result is a one-of-a-kind program incorporating the latest industry research with real-life experience and best practices in dementia care.

WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD The NET program is now fully implemented as a dedicated neighborhood at Phoebe Allentown.

The neighborhood has its own dining room and a new quiet therapy room where patients can focus on their therapy without distractions.

The interdisciplinary team includes occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, nurses, and a psychologist. The team meets daily to do rounds, and weekly under the direction of a Community Care Team facilitator. As a result, they know the patients’ lifestyle preferences and motivators more intimately than they would in a traditional rehab setting.

All of the therapists work on the neighborhood for the entire day rather than just meeting with patients at intervals, which is another unique aspect of the NET approach. For example, the occupational therapist can work with a patient as he is getting out of bed in the morning, using his daily routine of dressing and hygiene as a real-time therapeutic activity. There is

a planned list of therapeutic activities and scheduled sessions, but flexibility is built into the day to accommodate the unique needs of patients with cognitive disorders and to capitalize on every opportunity to deliver and reinforce therapeutic interventions. Patients are kept moving and engaged in therapy throughout their day, which contributes to their recovery and helps them become functional faster than they would in a traditional therapy setting. As a result, Phoebe is seeing shorter stays on the unit. Three quarters of the patients served have achieved their functional goals and returned to their former place of residence.

As the program operates in Allentown, we continue to gain new insights that are being used to evolve and refine the NET model. Phoebe’s goal is to eventually implement NET on our other Phoebe campuses and to share the program more widely. To that end, members of the collaborative team have presented the NET model at several national conferences this year, and NET was featured in the August 2015 issue of ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitioners.

OUR GRATITUDE Phoebe remains grateful to the funders who supported the development and implementation of NET: the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, The Scholler Foundation, and The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation.

For more information about Neurocognitive Engagement Therapy at Phoebe Ministries, visit phoebe.org/net.

While NET focuses on patients with cognitive impairment, Phoebe’s rehab programs are for everyone!

Learn more on pages 10-12.

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MEADOW GLEN

Meadow Glen Personal Care: Serving the Region’s Older Adults Close to Home It’s been a long time coming, and Personal Care Home Administrator Jennifer Miller is eager with anticipation. “We broke ground a year and a half ago,” she says. “We’ve been here watching the building go up, and the enthusiasm has grown.”

Miller is excited because Meadow Glen—the 72,600 square foot personal care expansion at Phoebe Richland—finally allows the campus to meet the growing need of older adults in the Upper Bucks area who require assistance with daily living, yet don’t require 24-hour skilled nursing care.

“Personal care is similar to assisted living, a term most people are more familiar with,” Miller says. “We can help with healthcare coordination, medication management, and activities of daily living like bathing and dressing, but residents can still spend a majority of their day unassisted.”

Meadow Glen features 62 studio apartments, 10 one-bedroom apartments, and four semi-private rooms. It’s the perfect solution for older adults seeking traditional personal care, or personal care with memory support services.

Residents can enjoy amenities such as a multipurpose room for family get-togethers and events, a chapel and meditation garden, a state-ofthe-art rehab gym, spacious indoor and outdoor patios and congregating areas, a beauty salon/barber shop, game room, library, and a café area.

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and other individuals who helped bring the project to fruition. Applications have been streaming in from area seniors for the last several months, and new residents will begin moving in to Meadow Glen in the near future. “It’s a wonderful feeling,” says Miller, “watching the doors open and the community here begin.”

To learn more about Meadow Glen, please visit phoebe.org/meadowglen or contact the Admissions Department at 267-371-4512 for information and rates.

Snyder Family Shares Neighborhood With Phoebe for 43 Years Richard and Jane Snyder have lived across the street from Phoebe Allentown for the last 43 years. In 1972, they built their lovely house at 20th and Turner Streets. The land had originally belonged to a teacher from Allen High School, and it was used as a parking lot for J. Birney Crum Stadium before it was sold for residential development.

relationship with Phoebe over the years.”

With so many amenities only a few blocks away, Snyder feels his home is situated in a prime location. He has been perfectly positioned to watch the city of Allentown expand over time, block by block. “50 years ago, the West End started at 15th street. Later on, it was 17th, and now it’s 19th. This was always considered the more expensive part of the West End,” he smiles, “but back then, houses only cost $20,000.”

Living across the street, the Snyders have had a unique relationship with Phoebe as their next-door neighbor. After 43 years, “we really feel like we’re part of the Phoebe family,” says Snyder.

Snyder has also been able to watch Phoebe Allentown grow over the years.

“The whole area started out very quiet and tranquil, with lots of lawn and trees,” he says. “As Phoebe’s population increased and their mission expanded, the Apartments were built; then the Terrace went in. Prior to that, the hill had been a dirt area that served as more stadium parking. When the Trexler Wing was built, some people in the neighborhood were unhappy, but progress goes on. It was never a problem for my family. We’ve had a very good

The Snyder family has always felt welcome at Phoebe’s community events.

“They do it on a more elaborate scale now, but Phoebe always had all kinds of parties, sales, and activities going on for the residents. After the band shell was built, we enjoyed coming to hear concerts on the front lawn.”

Planning Your IRA Charitable Rollover Gift For donors who want to do an IRA charitable rollover for the 2015 tax year, the question remains—will there be a repeat of the tax breaks that were allowed in 2014?

Last year, some donors and their advisors utilized provisions made for individuals to instruct their IRA Administrator to send distributions directly to qualified charities without having to pay tax on the monies that were withdrawn from their IRA. But at the time of this writing, there is no way to know whether this kind of transaction will be allowed in 2015. Historically, there will not be much warning before the year’s end if it is approved.

Some individuals and their advisors may decide to anticipate similar action this year, and assume the same parameters that were defined in 2014, and arrange a distribution up to the amount of their required minimum distribution directly to the charity before year-end. This limits exposure. If another extension is made at the last minute, the transaction will be completed and there will be no rush to accomplish the distribution. If, on the other hand, there is no extension for 2015, the individual by law would have to take the minimum distribution and pay tax on it anyway.

Of course, it would be nice to know as soon as possible. On July 29, the Senate Finance Committee sent a proposal to the Senate floor recommending an extension for 2015 and 2016, just before the recess. Be sure to stay in touch with your tax advisor for the final word.

Richard Snyder stands at the front door of his home at 20th and Turner.

Visit phoebe.org/giftplanning today for more information about donating to Phoebe Ministries.

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PATHSTONES

Planning for the Future: Pathstones by Phoebe Pathstones by Phoebe is a membershipbased program designed to provide peace of mind and care for your ongoing needs as you live in your own home. If you are in your early retirement years, you may be wondering why you should be considering Pathstones right now.

After all, you’re enjoying your good health, and don’t yet need to worry that far into the future.

Now is perhaps the best time to consider a Continuing Care at Home (CCaH) program, because you have the freedom to make decisions and choose your path.

Harness that freedom now to prepare for the future! Here’s why: ✜✜Membership in Pathstones by Phoebe provides peace of mind, because you know that your long term care is in place. You can plan now to age at home, knowing that as your care needs change, you will receive services and the appropriate level of care required. Care can be provided in-home up to 24 hours a day if necessary. Membership

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also covers a change in residence to a personal care or a skilled nursing facility, should a member make the decision to move—even if the facility is out of the area. ✜✜Family members can benefit, too.

Pathstones relieves your children, spouse, or other family members from the responsibilities of caregiving and coordination. Members receive the services and advocacy of a Wellness Coordinator—your own personal healthcare assistant who is available locally around the clock. ✜✜With Pathstones, you can budget and enjoy your retirement because you will know what your future health care costs will be—and plan to leave an inheritance. Like a traditional

Continuing Care Retirement Community, Pathstones members pay a one-time membership fee and predictable and manageable monthly fees that will not increase when additional services are required, no matter how long you need those services. ✜✜Pathstones offers wellness programs and special member events. Members enjoy social events such as trips to museums, performances, and spectator sports. Educational events and activities centered on members’ hobbies, such as gardening and bird watching, are also included with membership.

Pathstones by Phoebe serves members in Lehigh, Berks, Northampton, and Upper Bucks counties. To learn more, we invite you to attend an educational seminar, call 610-794-6700, or visit pathstonesbyphoebe.org.

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ANNUAL REPORT

Your Gifts at Work

Phoebe Ministries is thankful to be the recipient of charitable gifts, which help us provide our residents with the highest level of care and meaningful programming to promote fullness of life. The impact of these donations can readily be seen throughout our communities.

Thanks to our donors’ generosity, residents of Phoebe Wyncote now have a dedicated Serenity Room where they can seek peace and tranquility. The Serenity Room, which is primarily focused on helping individuals with cognitive impairments, is a multi-sensory environment that includes calming music and aromatherapy. The room features a Snoezelen machine, which has large tubes of water, air bubbles, dancing balls, and lights that change in color to stimulate the residents’ senses and bring about relaxation.

Having sufficient amounts of the most up-to-date medical equipment to serve our residents is essential to providing the high level of care that some of our residents need.

At Phoebe Berks Health Care Center, we are fortunate to be able to make equipment purchases by utilizing charitable gifts restricted for this purpose. This fiscal year, two important purchases included a vital signs monitor and a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine, which helps an individual recover from knee surgery.

Perhaps the most visible impact this year has been our two major renovation projects.

At Phoebe Allentown, renovations were completed on the Trexler Wing of the Health Care Center. This space now features an open concept design, complete with expanded and enhanced dining rooms and updated spa-like bathing rooms. The renovation also included a new exterior look, which complements other sections of the facility and has a more residential style. On the Phoebe Richland campus, we are now delivering personal care services in the brand-new Meadow Glen building, which began construction during last fiscal year. You can read more about Meadow Glen on page 19.

In addition to the impact donations have on these special projects, the older adults we serve benefit every day through programs that are supported by gifts to Phoebe.

Across our communities, we introduced a unique program for residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments known as Spirit Alive.

Spirit Alive provides residents with an opportunity to develop relationships and experience positive encounters in the moment on a spiritual level.

Through this program we seek to provide reassurance that participants are loved, valued and cared for. More information about Spirit Alive is available on page 13.

Being able to provide Charitable Care for residents who are without personal funds remains a key priority at Phoebe.

During the past year, we provided over $14 million in charitable care. As the older adults in our care continue to age in place, this number will further increase in the coming year. Providing this sense of security to our residents and their families would not be possible without the generous support of our donors.

Please enjoy this Annual Report section of The Messenger, which will highlight our organization’s good work and list our thoughtful and generous donors. Due to space restrictions, we are not able to include every donor’s name in this year’s printed version of the Annual Report. If you do not see your name printed in this publication, it is located on our complete Annual Report donor listings online at phoebe.org/annualreport2015.

If an error has been made, please call 610-794-5132.

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Charitable Care Summary

2014

Skilled Nursing

$

12,355,137

$

10,743,392

Affordable Housing

$

312,943

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443,287

Assisted Living

Pharmacy/Other Total

Increase in 2014

$

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$

$

193,659

$

$ 14,047,359 $

1,113,875 153,457

$ 12,454,011

1,593,349

$16,000,000 $14,000,000 $12,000,000 $10,000,000 $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $0 2008

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Contributions & Trust Income Total: $2,325,280

Operating Revenues

Estates 59%

Individuals 14%

$118,272,000

Skilled Nursing 61%

Businesses 12%

Other 1% Contributions 2%

Trusts 8%

Investment Earnings 3% Independent Living 12%

Pharmacy 12%

Foundations 4%

Personal Care 7% Outpatient Services 2%

Employee Wages and Benefits 56%

Churches 2%

Operating Expenses $116,608,000

Contracted Services 15% Resident Supplies 10% Depreciation and Amortization 7% Other Expenses 7%

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Interest Utilities 2% 2%

Insurance 1%

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Partnering with the Community in FY 2014-15 TEACHING TOMORROW’S LEADERS PHOEBE SERVICES PHARMACY Phoebe Services Pharmacy is a teaching facility and rotation site for Doctor of Pharmacy Candidates. During Fiscal Year 2014-15, the pharmacy partnered with 6thyear students from Wilkes University. Phoebe also hosts students from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and the University of Pittsburgh on an ongoing basis.

PASTORAL CARE Phoebe Ministries’ Pastoral Care program plays a major part in our benefit to the community. This past year, 10 students participated in the Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Program from the following seminaries: Lancaster Theological Seminary Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Moravian Theological Seminary Palmer Theological Seminary St. Meinrad Seminary

The Pastoral Care program also coordinates outreach efforts to the Lehigh County Conference of Churches and other places that serve persons in need and have helped many this past year. Clergy breakfasts on all of our campuses show appreciation to our local pastors for the work they do, and serve as a way to stay in touch with the needs of the communities served by these pastors.

SOCIAL SERVICES In Fiscal Year 2014-15, Phoebe worked with bachelor’s and master’s degree level social work interns from Cedar Crest College. The Social Services department hosts a monthly Alzheimer’s Association Support Group and an Early Stage Support Group, and works with the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.

This year, we hosted interns from: Alvernia University Cedar Crest College Marywood University Temple University CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN DEMENTIA CARE TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS Lehigh University Lafayette University Moravian College NURSING Phoebe Ministries provides a complete range of care for seniors, from independent living to hospice care. As such, it is an ideal place for nursing training. This past year, nursing students from the following institutions trained at Phoebe:

CPE alumni representing the following traditions: United Church of Christ, Lutheran (ELCA), United Methodist, Roman Catholic, Jewish, and Baptist now serve in churches, synagogues and clinical settings in our community. Six former Phoebe CPE students now serve on our Pastoral Care staff. One former student is now doing supervisory CPE training at the Cleveland Clinic. Chaplains also mentor students from Muhlenberg College.

Alvernia University Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Alzheimer’s Association Cedar Crest College DeSales University Lehigh Carbon Community College Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Lehigh Valley Health Network Northeast PA Terrorism Task Force Medical Division/HAP Emergency Planning Initiative Penn State University Pennsylvania Restraint Reduction Initiative Group Reading Area Community College St Luke’s University Health Network

PHOEBE REHABILITATION SERVICES Phoebe serves as a rehabilitation teaching facility for students from the following institutions: Alvernia University Bloomsburg University Chatham University DeSales University East Stroudsburg University Elizabethtown College Harcum College Lebanon Valley College Lehigh Carbon Community College Muhlenberg College Nova Southeastern University Penn State University Salus University Thomas Jefferson University PHYSICIAN RESIDENCIES As a leader in senior care, Phoebe contributes to the following residency programs: Lehigh University Doctoral Psychology Program Reading Hospital and Medical Center Residency Program Sacred Heart Hospital Geriatric Residency Program St. Joseph’s Medical Center Residency Program

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VOLUNTEERS AT PHOEBE Phoebe delivers the best services to meet residents’ needs with the help of well-trained staff and dedicated volunteers. Phoebe works with a number of organizations that offer their members as valuable resources to assist those who live in Phoebe communities. We are grateful for our dedicated volunteers.

AVERAGE HOURS SPENT BY PHOEBE’S VOLUNTEERS*

Community

Average number of volunteers

Average number of hours completed

Phoebe Allentown 418

Average hours per volunteer

30,579

73

Phoebe Berks 284 16,975

59

Phoebe Richland 173

5,761

33

Phoebe Wyncote 30

1,061

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*Based on data from FY 2013-14, 2012-13, and 2011-12

PHOEBE AS AN EMPLOYER Phoebe Ministries employed 1,255 individuals in FY 2014-15, 276 of whom were new hires.

Human Resources staff attends job fairs and advertises open positions to the following colleges and universities: Alvernia University Arcadia University Bloomsburg University Cedar Crest College DeSales University Kutztown University Lehigh Carbon Community College Lehigh University Moravian College Muhlenberg College Penn State University Reading Area Community College Temple University

PHOEBE SERVING THE COMMUNITY SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING Phoebe Ministries operates eight senior apartment communities in four counties for residents with low to moderate incomes. Our staff works with the Berks, Lehigh, Union and Northampton County Area Agencies on Aging to help residents obtain the services they need to enable them to age in place.

Health and educational events, as well as social activities, are held throughout the year for residents.

PHOEBE INSTITUTE ON AGING

PHOEBE AT HOME SERVICES

The Phoebe Institute on Aging (PIA) was created as an umbrella under which Phoebe Ministries could enhance its reputation as a forward thinking aging services provider. It is guided by a community Advisory Board including representatives of governmental agencies, hospital and medical personnel, human service providers, area agencies on aging and faculty from local colleges and universities.

Phoebe At Home Services is a certified care management program dedicated to exploring new ways to provide care to older persons living at home. In-home services are based on the individual’s needs, interests, and values.

Since the launch of Phoebe At Home Services, the certified care management program has helped over 600 clients in the community stay independent longer.

In the fall of 2014, a Dementia subcommittee of the PIA was formed. Representatives from community organizations and Phoebe’s Center of Excellence in Dementia Care are working to collaborate with local organizations in order to create programs and educational opportunities that focus on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.

This idea of creating a dementia-friendly community in the Lehigh Valley was also explored in the Institute’s fall conference at DeSales University in October of 2014.

Conference attendance was the highest yet, and exceeded 350 students, clinicians, caregivers, and community members.

In March of 2015, the Phoebe Institute on Aging presented a conference on the use of the arts in aging services that took place at Miller Symphony Hall in downtown Allentown. The program featured a keynote

by Charlotte Yeh, M.D., Chief Medical Officer for AARP Services, Inc. and presentations on creative engagement with older adults by utilizing the arts.

Thomas Moyer, Moravian College student, served as an intern for the Marketing and Institutional Advancement department this fiscal year. Moyer helped with data analysis, market research, and event logistics and promotion during his semester-long internship.

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To better meet the needs of our community residents as well as keep services affordable, Phoebe At Home Services introduced the option of incremental home care services.

Aside from offering in-home care, Phoebe At Home Services provides dementia education for both caregivers and professionals. These educational programs have served to: • Educate 125 healthcare professionals • Provide 70 dementia educations sessions taught in the homes of caregivers • Inform hundreds of church officials Additionally, Phoebe At Home Services facilitates monthly support groups for individuals with early stage memory loss and their families.

RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS DeSales University Penn State University Wayne State University University of Louisville Moravian College FREE PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC 10th Annual Upper Bucks Forum on Aging AARP Tax-Aide Program Arts Alive! & Autumn Alive! Blood Pressure Screenings Berks Summer Band Concert Series The Brain Awareness Event Phoebe Institute on Aging Conferences Senior Health & Fitness Day

Phoebe Ministries values its partnerships with the following businesses, organizations, universities, and religious entities.

These groups provide services that directly benefit Phoebe’s residents.

BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION/ NONPROFIT PARTNERS Air Products and Chemicals Allentown Agri-Plex Allentown Garden Club Alton Park Lions Alzheimer’s Association Alzheimer’s Foundation of America American Legion American Psychological Association Ard’s Farm Market Arts Alive in Quakertown Beacons of Joy Caron Foundation Center for Applied Research in Dementia Comforting Home Care Cura Hospitality Evangelical Community Hospital Educational Department Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania Good Shepherd Hospital and Rehabilitation Services Grandview Hospital Palliative Care The Great Allentown Fair Jewish Family & Children’s Services E.J Krall Susan Kuntz, piano teacher, and her students Last Chance Ranch Lehigh County Area Agency on Aging Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network Lehigh Valley Health Network Learning Collaborative Lehigh Valley Health Network TeleParkinson’s Services Lehigh Valley Health Network TeleWound Services Lehigh Valley Gold Star Mothers Liberty Mutual Insurance The Rev. Thomas Musser Fund Moravian Hall Square Northampton County Area Agency on Aging Olympus

Pennsylvania Behavioral Health and Aging Coalition Pennsylvania Restraint Reduction Initiative Group Quakertown Alive: Arts Alive! & Autumn Alive!

Richlandtown Borough Schwann’s Frozen Foods SPIN Bethlehem St. Luke’s Hospital University Health Network United Way of the Lehigh Valley Alliance on Aging Veterans Motorcycle Group VIA of the Lehigh Valley VNA Health System: Lewisburg Home Health RELIGIOUS PARTNERSHIPS 1st Baptist of Crestmont, Willow Grove All Hallows Episcopal Church, Wyncote Calvary Presbyterian Church, Wyncote The Cathedral Church of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown Christ United Church of Christ, Norristown Church of St. Isidore, Quakertown Dubbs United Church of Christ, Allentown Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, Philadelphia First Church of the Brethren, Quakertown First Presbyterian Church Allentown First United Church of Christ, Hellertown First United Church of Christ, Quakertown Glenside United Church of Christ, Glenside Grace Community Church, Allentown Grace Gospel Chapel, Allentown Grace United Church of Christ, Allentown Grace United Church of Christ, Northampton Heidelberg Evangelical and Reformed Church, Slatington Jerusalem United Church of Christ, Palmerton Juniper Street Bible Church, Quakertown Bucks County Latvian Baptist Church, Applebachsville Mazeppa Union Church, Lewisburg New Bethel African Methodist

Episcopal Church, Philadelphia New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ, East Greenville New Life Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia Palm Schwenkfelder Church, Palm Pennsburg United Church of Christ, Pennsburg Pennsylvania Southeast Conference of the United Church of Christ Pleasantville United Church of Christ Salem Baptist Church, Jenkintown Salem United Church of Christ, Doylestown Salem United Methodist, Springtown Slatington Presbyterian, Slatington Solomon’s United Church of Christ, Macungie St. Andrew’s United Church of Christ, Perkasie St. James United Church of Christ , Havertown St. John’s Lutheran Church, Quakertown St. John’s Lutheran Church, Richlandtown St. John’s United Church of Christ, Lansdale St. John’s United Church of Christ, Richlandtown St. Mark’s United Church of Christ, Allentown St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Perkasie St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, Germantown, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Quakertown St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Allentown St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Fort Washington St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Tohickon St. Thomas United Church of Christ, Bethlehem Temple Beth El, Allentown Trinity Great Swamp United Church of Christ, Spinnerstown Zwingli United Church of Christ, Souderton

EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS Alvernia University Arcadia University Bloomsburg University Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21 Cedar Crest College Central Penn College Chatham University DeSales University East Stroudsburg University Elizabethtown College Harcum College Kutztown University Lafayette University Lancaster Theological Seminary Lebanon Valley College Lehigh Carbon Community College Lehigh Career & Technical Institute Lehigh University Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia Macungie Middle School Marywood University Moravian College Moravian Theological Seminary Muhlenberg College Nova Southeastern University Palmer Theological Seminary Parkland High School Penn State University Raub Middle School Reading Area Community College Ritter Elementary School Salus University Saucon Valley High School South Mountain Middle School St Luke’s University Health Network St. John Vianney Regional School, Allentown St. Meinrad Seminary Temple University Thomas Jefferson University Tinicum Elementary School United Friends School University of Louisville University of Scranton Upper Bucks VoTech Wayne State University William Allen High School

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2014-2015 GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS PHOEBE-DEVITT HOMES GOVERNING BOARD The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II, Chairperson Donald A. Seibert, Vice Chairperson Robert Miller, Treasurer The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett, Secretary Robert Bertolette Martha C. Dodge Dr. Peter E. Fisher William C. Hacker Alan B. McFall, Esquire The Rev. Alan C. Miller Brian R. Ott, Esquire Mitchell G. Possinger Ronald L. Rider Dr. Deborah A. Sieger Scott R. Stevenson, President/CEO & CFO PHOEBE APARTMENTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II, Chairperson Donald A. Seibert, Vice Chairperson Robert Miller, Treasurer The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett, Secretary Donna A. Bollinger, Assistant Secretary Martha C. Dodge William C. Hacker The Rev. Alan C. Miller Mitchell Possinger Scott R. Stevenson, President/CEO, Assistant Treasurer DEVITT HOUSE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Donald R. Snyder, Chairperson The Rev. Joseph H. Lingenfelter, Secretary Julie Rockey, Treasurer The Rev. Sally Dries Carolyn Herman Gary Nottis The Rev. Ricky Phillips Larry L. Snook Scott R. Stevenson, President/CEO & CFO FURNACE CREEK MANOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES Donald K. Long, Chairperson Elizabeth Fiorini, Esquire, Vice Chairperson William Maurer, Secretary Cheryl Bowers Becky Johnson Janet Miller, Resident Association President Thomas Schmoyer Kathy Schweizer Scott R. Stevenson, President/CEO & CFO

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PHIL-MONT STRATEGIC ADVISORY COUNCIL Robert Bertolette, Chairperson and Governing Board Liaison Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett Tom Binckley Mary Bryant Pamela Fenstemacher The Rev. Narie L. Grayson John Lawton The Rev. Beth Lyon Joshua A. Sloan Geraldine Woodroffe AUDIT, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Robert Miller, Chairperson The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II, Ex-Officio William C. Hacker James D. King William Koch, Jr. Marie K. McConnell, Esquire Donald A. Seibert Philip W. Steeley David D. Vassilaros, Esquire CHURCH RELATIONS COMMITTEE The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett, Chairperson The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II, Ex-Officio The Rev. Dr. Susan Bertolette The Rev. Dr. Deborah Rahn Clemens Narda Druckenmiller Stanley C. Harwick William Hassler The Rev. Linda Lennon The Rev. Jami Possinger The Rev. Elmer Reinhold, Jr. The Rev. Thomas N. Thomas EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II, Chairperson Robert Miller, Treasurer Donald A. Seibert, Vice Chairperson Martha C. Dodge, Former Chairperson of the Board Alan McFall, Esquire, Former Chairperson of the Board INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE Ronald L. Rider, Chairperson The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II, Ex-Officio Larry C. Benner The Rev. Dr. David H. DeRemer Martin Karess, Esquire John Lawton Mitchell Possinger James A. Ritter, Esquire Richard W. Stephan Donna Wright NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE Mitchell Possinger, Chairperson The Rev. Daniel T. Moser, II, Ex-Officio Donald A. Seibert, Vice Chairperson Brian Ott, Esquire

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GIVING CLUBS OF PHOEBE MINISTRIES As a way to show our sincere appreciation, we honor certain types of giving by including specialized donors in one of three Giving Clubs.

LEGACY SOCIETY: 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 a legacy of care for current and future residents.

CENTURY CIRCLE: Phoebe’s 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.

1903 CLUB: Phoebe’s 1903 Club identifies individuals who have consecutively supported Phoebe Ministries for 10 years or longer. Their steadfast commitment to Phoebe has made an incredible impact, with over 3,390 gifts that equal nearly $1 million in donations. We are thankful to have such a charitable group of individuals who consistently give and demonstrate how one person can make a difference.

The gratitude that we have for all of our donors cannot be measured, and we thank them for being an integral part of Phoebe Ministries this fiscal year!

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DONOR LISTS

Phoebe’s Century Circle pays tribute to leadership donors who encourage and sustain our daily work with annual gifts of $1,000 and more.

VISIONARIES ($25,000 +) The Century Fund Cura Hospitality M First Niagara Bank Foundation Harry C. Trexler Trust LEADERS ($10,000 - $24,999) Aramark Arbor Insurance Group, Inc. Mr. Larry C. Benner Ms. Martha C. Dodge Mr. John M. Gardner III & Mrs. Sylvia Betz Gardner L. R. Webber Associates, Inc. Mennonite Foundation, Inc Morefield Communications National Penn Investors Trust Company Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Rider Mrs. Bernice Rosenberger * The Donald B. & Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation Mrs. Alyce W. Tokus Toshiba Business Solutions FOUNDERS ($5,000 - $9,999) Anonymous Advanced Construction Solutions, LLC Arbor Insurance Group Community Fund of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation Mrs. Lois J. Bastian BAYADA Home Health Care Dolan Construction, Inc. Mr. Michael L. Fichera & Mrs. Lisa B. Fichera Highmark Blue Shield The Charles H. Hoch Foundation Ms. Ruth K. Koch * Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.

The Munch Bilheimer Foundation, Inc. New Castle Lawn & Landscape Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Auxiliary Mr. & Mrs. John J. Remaley Mrs. Margaret Rice Schatz Electric, Inc. Stevens & Lee Union UCC (Neffs) Vanguard Charitable Warfel Construction Company Wright Family Foundation BUILDERS ($2,500 - $4,999) Anonymous A.A. Duckett, Inc. Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Bennett Automotive Group Mr. Robert G. Bertolette & Rev. Dr. Sue Bertolette Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP Cetronia Ambulance Corps, Inc. Ms. Dawn Chiarelli * Christ Church UCC (Bethlehem) Citizens Bank ConnectCare3 Contour Data Solutions, LLC. DesignPoint, Inc. Mrs. Darlene Dorman Edge Insights Inc. Mr. & Mrs. James R. Garraway Sr. General HealthCare Resources, Inc. Mr. Brian P. Gregory Health Network Laboratories KSA&D, Inc. Miss Gladys M. Lerch Mr. & Mrs. Adam Marles McKonly & Asbury, LLP MFP Strategies Mr. R. Matthew Minielly & Dr. Maria J. Minielly The Neffs National Bank New Tripoli Bank Mr. Mitchell Possinger & Rev. Jami Possinger Mr. David Pier & Mrs. Michell Staska-Pier PPL Renaissance Consulting Group, Inc. Schindler Elevator Corporation Schneider Downs & Company, Inc. Seidel Family Fund of the Berks County Community Foundation Specialty Claims Services, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Willard A. Snyder

Sterner Energy St. Johns UCC (Slatington) Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Stevenson Tustin Mechanical Service Watkins Architect, LTD MEMBERS ($1,000 - $2,499) Anonymous AmWINS Brokerage of Pennsylvania - Newton Ms. Janet Bailey Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Blumer Rev. Suzanne & Rev. Dr. Scott B. BrooksCope Mr. & Mrs. Larry C. Brubaker Mr. & Mrs. Jon & Brynn Buskirk Mr. Gary Carney & Dr. Kelly O’Shea Carney Mrs. Elizabeth J. Cattermole Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation Christ Church UCC (Norristown) Church of the Good Shepherd UCC (Boyertown) Mr. Brian Clements Mr. John F. Collins Jr. Conrad Siegel Actuaries Corporate Environments, Inc. C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. William J. Davies Dr. Claire DeLabar Rev. Dr. & Mrs. David H. DeRemer Mrs. Nancy Dettra Mr. Arlan P. Dohrenburg Dr. Naomi K. Dublanica Ebenezer UCC (New Tripoli) Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy D. Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Fehr First UCC (Easton) First UCC (Quakertown) Dr. & Mrs. Peter E. Fisher Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C. Mr. & Mrs. Curtis J. Frantz Mrs. Dorothy C. Gehres Mr. & Mrs. James F. Gregory Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Grant E. Harrity Heidelberg UCC (Slatington) Hollenbach Construction Hope UCC (Allentown) Huffs Union Church (Alburtis) Mr. & Mrs. John N. Jacobs Rev. & Mrs. Ronald R. Krick Dr. & Mrs. Carl A. Lam Land Displays Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Lang Latsha Davis & McKenna, P.C. Mr. & Mrs. Shane D. Lawrence M

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MEMBERS ($1,000 - $2,499) continued Leona K. Gruber Charitable Trust LifeStar Response Corporation Mr. & Mrs. G. Arden Link Ms. Janet K. Little, MPH, RD, LDN Mr. & Mrs. Blake C. Marles Ms. Sandra A. Massetti Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McMahon Mrs. Lois B. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Miller MobilexUSA Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Rev. & Mrs. Daniel T. Moser II Mrs. Doris M. Nagle Dr. & Mrs. Raymond A. Phillips Phoebe Home Auxiliary Pleasantville UCC (Chalfont) PointClickCare Mr. & Mrs. Augustus R. Purnell Radio Maintenance, Inc. Mr. Dennis G. Rice Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Roman, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rung ServiceMaster Assured Cleaning Mr. & Mrs. William E. Schantz II Ms. Agnes O. Scherer Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Schmauder Mr. & Mrs. Leon W. Schock Rev. Dorothy E. Shelly Sherwin Williams Mr. & Mrs. David E. Seifert Dr. Deborah A. Sieger St. Johns Reformed Church of Sinking Spring St. Johns UCC (Allentown) St. Johns UCC (Emmaus) St. Johns UCC (Nazareth) St. Johns UCC (Richlandtown) St. Pauls UCC (Fleetwood) Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Teske Trinity UCC (Great Swamp) Mr. & Mrs. Dave Wanamaker Valley Builders, LLC Zion UCC (Lehighton)

Phoebe’s Legacy Society recognizes those individuals who have remembered Phoebe in their estate plans through bequests, trusts, retirement plans, life income gifts, or insurance.

Mr. Carl W. Allio Sr. Rev. Evelyn J. Aurand Mrs. Veronica I. Backenstoe Mrs. Lois J. Bastian Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Bloss Rev. Dr. Elaine Bogert Mrs. Mildred Bogert Ms. Joan C. Breinig Mrs. Elisabeth A. Bridgers Mrs. George F. 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 Ms. Celeste M. Gaydos Mrs. Elizabeth K. Green Mrs. Barbara A. Hacker Mr.* & Mrs. Paul K. Haines Rev. Ernest M. Hawk Mr. Henry E. Heil Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Johnson Mr. William L. Keller Mrs. Evelyn P. Kitzmiller Mr. Richard Kraponick Miss Anna Kuba Dr. & Mrs. Carl A. Lam Mrs. Betty D. Lehr

TRUSTS Mabel A. Adams John A. Beard Raymond & Helen K. Berk Lottie I. Brobst George & Sue A. Ehrgood John Z. & Anna R. Harner T. Clayton Kantz Mary C. Laubach Adam S. Lenhart Norton L. Lichtenwalner Franklin H. Markley

Mr. Russell Leister Miss Gladys M. Lerch Mrs. Sarah J. Lochman Rev. Herman M. Lutz Mr. William G. Lutz Rev. & Mrs. Earl R. Marks Atty. & Mrs. Alan B. McFall Miss Mary A. McGettigan Mr. Ernest T. Miller Ms. Sara J. Ortt Mrs. Ruth B. Oswald Mr. Lee Potteiger Mrs. Twila Reber Mrs. Margaret Rice Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rung Mrs. Virginia O. Schlechter Mr. & Mrs. Kermit L. Schleifer Mr. & Mrs. Leon W. Schock Rev. Dr. Kenneth D. Sell Dr. Deborah A. Sieger Mr. & Mrs. Nelson C. Simonson Mr. Harold P. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Spittler Mrs. Carolyn Stevenson Mr. Michael J. Taylor Mrs. Margaret Y. Teitsworth Mrs. Alyce W. Tokus Mrs. Joyce K. Wehr Miss Evelyn V. Werkheiser Rev. & Mrs. Richard H. Whitney Mrs. Mary J. Yackera Rev. George H. Yoder Mr. & Mrs. George H. Ziegler

ESTATES Marian E. Markley Lorraine M. Miller Norman H. Moyer Mary E. Samson Jacob Schnader Warren S. Scholl Edward O. Steely Katie M. Ulrich Nellie M. Ulshafer Harry R. Woodmansee Ruth E. Zoll

Ruth A. Baisch Robert R. Breinig Howard R. Brown Joseph E. Correll Patricia Frankenfield Pearl P. Griemes Anna Houston Ruth M. Hudock Ruth K. Koch Evelyn N. Krasley

Virginia Lear Dorothy K. Leckell F. Marguerite Lutz Frances B. Ramsay Laura A. Reinmiller Abigail M. Rissmiller M. M. Samph James E. Spengler Miriam C. Spengler Janice M. Strause Richard S. Wieland

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

20 YEARS Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Mrs. Lois J. Bastian Miss. Marilyn E. Bear Ms. Betty J. Blose Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bohner Mr. & Mrs. Earl E. Bond Mr. Richard H. Brumbach Mr. & Mrs. Russell N. Cressman Mr. Arlan P. Dohrenburg Mrs. Joan Flynn Rev. Charles E. Fogle Mr. Richard E. Frank Mr. & Mrs. Eugene N. Fritz Mr. & Mrs. Milton E. Gockley Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James F. Gregory Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Gary A. Hackenberg Mr. & Mrs. Larry P. Klipple Rev. & Mrs. David H. Knoebel Mr. & Mrs. Neil M. Kuntz Dr. Janet Senderowitz Loengard Mr. & Mrs. Craig N. Merkel Sr. Miss. Barbara E. Miller Miss. Jean A. Miller Mrs. Doris M. Nagle Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Rider Mr. & Mrs. Kermit L. Schleifer Mr. Harold P. Smith Ms. Marilyn E. Sowden Mrs. Alyce W. Tokus Ms. M. Christine Vick Ms. Susan L. Wentink Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Wolbach 10 YEARS Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Mr. David A. Ackerman Dr. & Mrs. Carl H. Albright Mr. & Mrs. Peter Bachman Mr. & Mrs. Maynard S. Beal Mr. Arlington K. Beltz* Dr. & Mrs. Carlton L. Bentz Ms. Sharon A. Bogh Ms. Carol Jean Bognar Mr. & Mrs. Timothy and Donna Bollinger

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Bonney Ms. Erna J. Bonstein Mrs. Mildred Carr Mr. John F. Collins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John L. DeReiter Mr. William E. DeWalt Ms. Martha C. Dodge Mrs. Molly & Mr. Ryan Driscoll Mr. Harvey J. Drury Mrs. Joan Etchberger Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Fehr Mr. Michael L. Fichera & Mrs. Lisa B. Fichera Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John E. Fureman Mr. Brian P. Gregory Rev. & Mrs. Russell L. J. Heintzelman Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul R. Hetrich Mr. Kent S. Huntzinger Mr. Albert H. Incledon Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Johnson Mrs. Paul J. Kacsur, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David C. Keehn Mr. & Mrs. Douglas N. Kern Mr. & Mrs. Rob and Kathy Khanuja Mrs. Kristin F. Kiehstaller Mrs. Ruby Kistler Rev. & Mrs. Ronald R. Krick Dr. & Mrs. Carl A. Lam Mr. and Mrs. Shane D. Lawrence Mr. & Mrs. David A. Leiby Miss. Gladys M. Lerch Mr. & Mrs. David P. Ludwig Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Martrich Ms. Sandra A. Massetti Mr. & Mrs. William C. Matten Miss. Mary A. McGettigan Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McMahon Mrs. Audrey J. Meredith Mr. Creveling A. Merrell Mr. Donald G. Musselman Mrs. Ruth H. Patterson Mr. David Pier and Mrs. Michell Staska-Pier Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Richart Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Sabo Rev. Ruth Schaefer Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Seibert Rev. Dorothy E. Shelly Mr. & Mrs. Franklin C. Snyder Mr. Harry Speidel Mrs. Grace I. Staub Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Sterling Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Albert E. Teske Mrs. Harvey Thatcher Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Vincent Mr. David L. Ward Rev. & Mrs. Richard H. Whitney Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Wiesner Mrs. Suzanne Wright Rydzewski Miss. Deborah L. Yarborough Mr. & Mrs. Darwin B. Zellner Ms. Doris J. Zettle

Due to space restrictions, we are not able to include every donor’s name in the printed version of this year’s Annual Report. If you do not see your name in this publication, it is located on our complete Annual Report donor listings online at phoebe.org/annualreport2015.

If an error has been made, please call 610-794-5132.

INDIVIDUAL DONORS This report recognizes gifts made to Phoebe Ministries between July 1, 2014–June 30, 2015.

SUSTAINERS ($500-$999) Anonymous Mr. David A. Ackerman Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Bonney Dr. Melvin Brownstein Mr. & Mrs. Robin R. Bryan Ms. Mary Bryant Mr. & Mrs. John E. Davis Ms. Michelle Davis Mr. John Delfini Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Dorney Mr. Edwin Esparra Mr. & Mrs. Joe H. Folger Ms. Alice C. Fox Mr. John A. Frack Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John E. Fureman Rev. & Mrs. Barry R. Galley Mr. William C. Hacker Mr. & Mrs. William G. Hornberger, Jr. Mr. & Mrs.* Robert B. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Richard Keen, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur S. Keinert Mr. & Mrs. Rob & Kathy Khanuja Mr. & Mrs. James D. King Mr. & Mrs. Mark Leffler Mr. & Mrs. David A. Leiby Mr. & Mrs. Richard Leiby Dr. Charles W. Lockyer Jr. Ms. Candace Mason Mr. Donald Moll Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Donald Patt Mr. J. Luther Plank * Dr. & Mrs. Bruce M. Rodenberger Mr. Gregory Rush Dr. & Mrs. Walter W. Schell Ms. Jill Schneer Ms. Anna E. Schneider * Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Seibert Ms. Mary E. Sine Mr. & Mrs. David Sippel Mr. & Mrs. Larry L. Snook Karin C. Trotta, DMD, PC Ms. M. Christine Vick * Deceased

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DEACONNESSES ($100-$499) Anonymous Ms. Alma Adams Ms. Nancy Adams Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Albright Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Albright Rev. & Mrs. Jonathan P. Albright Mr. & Mrs. John A. Althouse Mr. & Mrs. Harold G. Ambrose Ms. Esther Arlen Ms. Nancy J. Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Dale F. Bachman Mrs. Joyce W. Bachman Mrs. Veronica I. Backenstoe Mr. John D. Bailey Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Balascki Ms. Dawn Bandle Ms. Nadine Barnes Dr. & Mrs. Clifford V. Barr Mrs. Lois Barttlet Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Bashore Mr. Michael V. Battler Mr. Ronald Baus Ms. Shirley Fay Baxter Miss Marilyn E. Bear Dr. & Mrs. Charles S. Bednar Mr. Arlington K. Beltz Ms. Judith Bennett Dr. & Mrs. Carlton L. Bentz Mr. Michael Biery Ms. Rosalyn Birnbaum Ms. Ross D. Blake Mr. John J. Blazosky & Ms. Deborah Lange Mr. Jeffrey R. Blew Ms. Sharon A. Bogh Ms. Carol Jean Bognar Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bohner Timothy & Donna Bollinger Mrs. Doris Bova Mr. Raymond K. Boyce Mr. & Mrs. John Boyer Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Boyle Mr. Patrick Brady & Mrs. Trina JohnsonBrady Mr. Harry N. Brown Mr. Richard H. Brumbach Dr. & Mrs. Edward J. Burkhard, Jr. Mr. Dan Burkhart Mr. & Mrs. Christopher I. Bursk Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Cardoni Mrs. Mildred Carr Dr. Wilbur O. Carthey *

Mr. Robert V. Castle Mr. Richard Christensen Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. Cloherty, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Russell N. Cressman Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Cross Ms. Sara J. Dahms Mr. & Mrs. Kent Davis Mrs. Marian Dawson Ms. Lydia F. De La Rosa Rev. Kenneth Dearstyne Ms. Loretta C. Delabar Mr. & Mrs. Joseph DePautz Mr. & Mrs. John L. DeReiter Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Derhammer Mrs. Shirley S. Derr Ms. Linda J. Detweiler Mr. & Mrs. Russell C. Diehm Mrs. Lois Kay Dilliard Mr. Merrill J. Dodge Mr. Christopher Donlan & Ms. Rebecca O’Haire-Donlan Mr. & Mrs. William Donlan Molly & Ryan Driscoll Mr. & Mrs.* Harvey J. Drury Ms. Andrea Dugan Rev. & Mrs. William A. Ellsworth Ms. F. Helen Ely Mrs. Joan Etchberger Mr. Christopher Evans Mr. & Mrs. Richard Faber, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John M. Fasolka Mr. & Mrs. David L. Fenstermaker Ms. Lynn A. Ferry Mrs. Betty J. Findlay Richards Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Fink, Jr. Miss Mary Jane Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Eric Flicker Mrs. Joan Flynn Rev. Charles E. Fogle Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Fox Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Francis Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Frankenfield Mrs. Suzanne C. Frasso Mr. & Mrs. Donald D. Frederick Mr. & Mrs. Ralph H. Fromm Ms. Erin Garcia Ms. Michelle Gaugler Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Gehris Mrs. Elizabeth A. Geiger Ms. Sue Ann Geiger Ms. Carolyn M. George Mrs. Margaret H. George Ms. Miranda George Mr. Robert C. Gerhard Sr. Mr. Robert P. Gery Mr. William M. Glose, III Mr. & Mrs. Milton E. Gockley, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Glenn A. Gold Mrs. Mary Good Mr. Bruce Gordon & Mrs. Lisa Gordon Mr. Bruce Gowing

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Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Vincent Dr. & Mrs. Clifford C. Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel G. Winters Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Worthington Ms. Kathryn E. Yen Dr. & Mrs. Warren L. Ziegenfus, III

Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Granzow Mrs. Elizabeth K. Green Mrs. Joan Groeger Mr. & Mrs. Raymond L. Guidotto Mr.* & Mrs. Paul K. Haines Mr. & Mrs. James Hamtil Ms. Kathleen Hardgrove Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Hashagen Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Heffelfinger Mr. Malcolm H. Heffner Rev. & Mrs. Russell L. J. Heintzelman Mrs. Donna Henry Ms. Mary Ann Hermann Mr. & Mrs. Jay High Mr. & Mrs. Douglas E. Hill Ms. Tammy Hill Mr. David T. Hilt Ms. Kim Hinkley Mr. & Mrs. David D. Hoffman Ms. Lisa Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. G. Penn Holsenbeck Ms. Dorothy Holveck Mr. Thomas A. Hooper Mr. Anthony Hottinger Mr. James G. Hughes & Ms. Kristen Killoran Mrs. Pearl Hunsberger Mr. Kent S. Huntzinger Mr. Richard Imes Mr. Albert H. Incledon Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Inglese Mr. & Mrs. Dan James Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Jenkins Mr. & Mrs. Roy W. Johnson Ms. Emilie Joly & Mr. Garrett Bateman Mr. Mark Joly & Mrs. Tonya Joly Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Jones Mrs. Geraldine Jones Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jones Mr. & Mrs. James P. Joyce Mr. Mardie Juskalian Mr. & Mrs. Joseph J. Kach Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Kahl Ms. Chrisanne Katkovcin Mrs. Lois Kauffman Ms. Barbara Kautzman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kearns Mr. & Mrs. David C. Keehn Mr. & Mrs. David Keller Mr. George T. Keller Mr. & Mrs. Ted S. Keller Mr. & Mrs. Douglas N. Kern Mr. Gary L. Kern Mr. Dennis Kieffer Mr. Kent S. Kisenbauer Mr. & Mrs. Charles Kissling Mrs. Ruby Kistler Matt & Pam Kleckner Mr. & Mrs. Larry P. Klipple Rev. & Mrs. James L. Knappenberger * Deceased

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DEACONNESSES ($100-$499) continued Mr. & Mrs. Dale Knepp Rev. & Mrs. David H. Knoebel Ms. Leah Knox Ms. Melanie Kohler & Mr. Mark Christopher Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Allan Kramer-Moyer Ms. Patricia Kreschollek Mr. Stephen R. LaPierre Mrs. Anne LaRue-Bean Mr. & Mrs. James E. Laubach Mr. & Mrs. Shane D. Lawrence Ms. Linda Lefever Dr. Janet Senderowitz Loengard Mr. & Mrs. David P. Ludwig Mr. Robert L. Lyon & Rev. Beth G. Lyon Mrs. Carmella MacNeal Mr. Glenn Makos Ms. Helen Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Martrich Rev. & Mrs. Robert G. Masenheimer, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William C. Matten Mrs. Joan Matura & Mr. Steve Myers Mrs. Ethel Mays Mr. & Mrs. Harry G. McCafferty Atty. & Mrs. Alan McFall Pastor & Mrs. Robert D. Mease Mr. & Mrs. George H. Megerle Ms. Tamara Michael Miss Barbara E. Miller Rev. & Mrs. George J. Miller Mr. & Mrs. G. Thomas Miller Miss. Jean A. Miller Ms. Louise Miller Mr. & Mrs. Terry Miller Mr. William Miller & Mrs. Karen Walls-Miller Mr. & Mrs. William Moczydolowski Mr. & Mrs. Ronald U. Moore, Sr. Ms. Pamela Moore Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Morelli Ms. Margaret A. Moyer Mr. Donald G. Musselman Mr. & Mrs. Than Nguyen Mr. & Mrs. Ted Nickel Paul & Bobbi-Jo Novogoratz Dr. Robert C. Nuss M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Russell L. Ogan Rev. Kenneth Ohlinger Ms. Phyllis I. Olsen Dr. Joseph O’Neill MD Mr. & Mrs. Peter Oswald Atty. & Mrs. Brian R. Ott Mrs. Helen Ott Ms. Martha Otto Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Parker Mr. & Mrs. John J. Pesola Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul R. Peters

Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Pickering Ms. Joann M. Podall Mrs. Julie V. Pokorny-Conklin Mr. Andrew J. Polyak Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood L. Powers Mrs. Louise V. Prather Ms. Rita Prusak Mrs. Margaret Quinn Mrs. Eunice Ramagano Mrs. Mary L. Rarich Mr. & Mrs. George A. Rath Mr. & Mrs. Gerald T. Reap Mr. & Mrs. Mark Reber Dr. & Mrs. Mark S. Reed Mrs. Carol Regan Mr. Charles H. Reichard Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Reiche Ms. Merlyn Reinoehl Mr. Harold E. Renner Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ricchio Mrs. Teresa Richardson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Richart Mr. & Mrs.* Edward Riedinger, Jr. Ms. Brittany Ritter Mrs. Lucinda Rodgers Ms. Karen Rosenberger Mrs. Revena M. Rossi & Mr. Andrew J. Rossi Ms. Elizabeth Rothermel Mr.* & Mrs. Barrington K. Rush Ms. Donna Rush Mrs. Esther N. Rush Mr. & Mrs. James C. Ruth Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Saganowich Mrs. Sally Saltzer Rev. Curtis A. Sandrock Rev. Ruth Schaefer Ms. Barbara W. Schaff Ms. Sue Schamberger Mr. & Mrs. William J. Scharle Ms. Joyce A. Schelly Mr. & Mrs. Rowland G. Schlauch, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Schlegel Mr. & Mrs. Kermit L. Schleifer Ms. Susan Schlener Mr. Gerald Schmoyer Mr. Merritt C. Schmoyer Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Schwartz Rev. & Mrs. William A. Seaman Mr. & Mrs. John N. Seeton Ms. Julie Shaw Mr. & Mrs. Henry Sheetz Ms. Sonya Siegfried Ms. Annamary Sikorsky Miss Marilyn Simmons Mr. & Mrs. Michael Simone Mr. Michael G. Sirak Mrs. Antoinette N. Slagter Mr. Joshua A. Sloan

Ms. Wilma S. Slyoff Mr. David A. Smith Mr. Harold P. Smith Mr. & Mrs. James R. Smith Mrs. Robert S. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Franklin C. Snyder Mrs. Mary Alice Snyder & Sons Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Chandra Soans Mr. & Mrs. John H. Solt Ms. Marilyn E. Sowden Mr. Harry Speidel Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Spittler Mr. & Mrs. Barry W. Stephens Rev. Robert T. Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Stine Rev. & Mrs. Richard H. Stough Sr. Mrs. Sandra Swoyer Ms. Janet G. Szulga Mr. & Mrs. James C. Tanner Mrs. Margaret Y. Teitsworth Ms. Denise Tempest Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. John G. Thomas III Ms. Cynthia Townsend Ms. Dawna Trump Ms. Joan Tucci Mr. & Mrs. Paul Verguldi Mr. David Voellinger & Ms. Lona Farr Ms. Georgie L. Volosin Mr. William C. Wack Mr. & Mrs. Wilford Dean Walker Ms. Rosalie P. Warner Mr. Charles Weible Mrs. Pearl A. Weidner * Mrs. Jean L. Welsh Wendy and the Girls at Shear Dimensions Ms. Lois Wetherhold * Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Whalen Mr. Ed White Jon Whitney & Angela Dohrman Rev. & Mrs. Richard H. Whitney Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Wiggins Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Wildrick Mr. & Mrs. David Wiley Rev. Faith A. Williams Mrs. Fern D. Wislocky Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Wolbach Mr. & Mrs. Allen D. Wolf Mrs. Marianna Wolfe Ms. Geraldine Woodroffe Mrs. Suzanne Wright Rydzewski Rev. Joy Wyler Mrs. Beatrice B. Wylie Miss Deborah L. Yarborough Hon. & Mrs. Paul M. Yatron Mr. & Mrs. George H. Ziegler

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Anonymous A.A. Duckett, Inc. Accelerated Care Plus Adams Outdoor Advanced Construction Solutions, LLC Advanced Podiatry Associates, LLC. Advantage Insurance Management LLC Aetna Foundation, Inc. Airgas East Inc. Allen W. Roberts Teacher’s Association AmazonSmile Foundation AmWINS Healthcare Anne Klein Communications Group Aramark Arbor Insurance Group Community Fund of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation Arbor Insurance Group, Inc. Ashby Law Offices, LLC Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Barnard Publishing, LLC. BAYADA Home Health Care Bennett Automotive Group Borough of Richlandtown BSI Corporation Burke Lawton Brewer & Burke Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP CARIE Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation The Century Fund Cetronia Ambulance Corps, Inc. Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Citizens Bank Combing Attractions Comecare Pro Insurance Comfort Pro, Inc. Commonwealth Land Title ConnectCare3 Conrad Siegel Actuaries Contour Data Solutions, LLC. Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management Corporate Environments, Inc. County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania County of Bucks County Reinsurance Limited Cowan Associates, Inc. Creveling Creveling Cappellini C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc. Crystal Signatures Cura Hospitality M Danowsky-Reed Memorial Fund Deer Park – Nestle Water Delaware Valley Comfort At Home, LLC DesignPoint, Inc.

Direct Supply Dolan Construction, Inc. Edge Insights Inc.- Expense Reduction Strategies Family Caregivers Network, Inc. Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund First Niagara Bank Foundation Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C. Forevermore Dental, Inc. Franklin Templeton Investments Matching Program M General HealthCare Resources, Inc. Givalike Grand View Hospital Greater Reading Encore Chorale Leona K. Gruber Charitable Trust G.T. Kleckner Audiology & Hearing Hall Render Haycock Township Health Network Laboratories Henry & Henry, LLP. Hidden Meadows on the Ridge Highmark Blue Shield Hollenbach Construction Hospital Central Services, Inc. The Charles H. Hoch Foundation Ironton Telephone Company Jangle Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley Johnson Lambert, LLP J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, Inc. K & H Custom Window Treatments Keen Mobility Company KSA&D, Inc. Ladies Auxiliary Hogan Social Club Land Displays Latsha Davis & McKenna, P.C. Lehigh University Lehigh Valley Business Lehigh Valley IronPigs Lehigh Valley Phantoms LifeQuest LifeStar Response Corporation Living Care Home Services, LLC Loikits Industrial Services, Inc. L. R. Webber Associates, Inc. MacArthur Medical Center Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. Mazzitti and Sullivan EAP Services McKonly & Asbury, LLP Medialawn, LCC Medline Industries, Inc. Mennonite Foundation, Inc The Meredith Family Foundation MFP Strategies MobilexUSA Morefield Communications Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc.

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BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Morning Call Morris Early Childhood Center The Munch Bilheimer Foundation, Inc. National Penn Investors Trust Company The Neffs National Bank New Castle Lawn & Landscape New Jersey Youth Chorus, Inc. New Providence Education Association New Tripoli Bank Noelker and Hull Associates The Nolf-Unger Fund of the Berks County Community Foundation Office Basics, Inc. Offset Impressions, A Grafika Company Ondra-Huyett Associates, Inc. PATHS-Physician and Tactical Healthcare Services, LLC Pelican Insurance PenTeleData Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program M Pfunk Enterprise, Inc. Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Auxiliary Phoebe Home Auxiliary Phoebe Richland Health Care Center Community Life PointClickCare PPL Prudential Matching Gifts Program M QNB Quality Floors, Inc Radio Maintenance, Inc. Renaissance Consulting Group, Inc. ResCare Inc. Richland Township Roche Painting LLC Saucon Valley Country Club Saucon Valley Manor, Inc. Schatz Electric, Inc. Schindler Elevator Corporation Schneider Downs & Company, Inc. Schwab Charitable Fund Seidel Family Fund of the Berks County Community Foundation ServiceMaster Assured Cleaning Sherwin Williams Singer Equipment Company Society of FSP Sphere Risk Partners The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation Sterner Energy Stevens & Lee St. Lukes University Health Network The Terrace at Phoebe Allentown

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BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS continued The Terrace at Phoebe Allentown Residents Council Toshiba Business Solutions Harry C. Trexler Trust Tribune Direct Tustin Mechanical Service United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Upper Bucks Senior Center Upper Bucks Y.M.C.A. Upper Perkiomen High School Class of 1957 Valley Builders, LLC Vanguard Charitable Vision Mechanical Inc. VIST Financial Corporation Waitz Corporation Warfel Construction Company Watkins Architect, LTD Weaver Companies, Inc. Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement & Trust West Reading Wyomissing Rotary Club WFMZ 100.7 WLEV & Cat Country 96 Womans Club of Spring Township Worth, Magee & Fisher, P.C. Yocum Institute for Arts Education, Inc.

CONGREGATIONS PENN CENTRAL CONFERENCE David’s UCC (Herndon) Emmanuel UCC (New Berlin) Emmanuel UCC (Penns Creek) First Reformed UCC (Sunbury) First UCC (Middleburg) Richfield UCC (Richfield) Salem UCC (Dover) Salem UCC (Elizabethville) Salem UCC (Harrisburg) Salem UCC (Shamokin) Shiloh UCC (Danville) St. John’s UCC (Mifflinburg) St. John’s UCC (Shamokin) St. Peter’s UCC (Paxinos) Strawberry Ridge Trinity Church (Danville) Trinity UCC (Dalmatia) Trinity UCC (East Petersburg) Trinity UCC (Watsontown) Verdilla UCC (Selinsgrove) PENN NORTHEAST CONFERENCE Ben Salem UCC (Lehighton) Cedar UCC (Cetronia) Christ Church UCC (Bethlehem)

Christ UCC (Jim Thorpe) Christ UCC (Little Moore) Christ UCC (Walnutport) Church of the Good Shepherd UCC (Alburtis) Church of the Manger UCC (Bethlehem) Dubbs Memorial UCC + (Allentown) Egypt UCC (Whitehall) Emmanuel UCC (Allentown) Emmanuel UCC (Bowmanstown) Emmanuel UCC (Dorrance) Faith UCC (Hazleton) First Congregational UCC (Harford) First UCC (Easton) First UCC (Hellertown) First UCC (Milford) First UCC (Nescopeck) First UCC (Scranton) Good Shepherd UCC (Slatedale) Grace UCC (Allentown) Grace UCC (Northampton) Grace UCC (Tannersville) Greenawalds UCC (Allentown) Heidelberg UCC (Slatington) Hope UCC (Allentown) Jerusalem UCC (Red) Jerusalem Western Salisbury UCC (Allentown) Jordan UCC (Allentown) Lower Saucon UCC (Hellertown) New Creation Church of Christ (Easton) Orangeville UCC (Orangeville) Penn Northeast Conference Salem UCC (Weatherly) Solomons 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) 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 (Saint Johns) St. John’s UCC (Slatington) St. Mark’s UCC (Pond Hill) St. Matthew’s UCC (Kunkletown) St. Matthew’s UCC (Weatherly) St. Paul’s Reformed UCC (Numidia) St. Paul’s UCC (Big Creek Lehighton) St. Paul’s UCC (Indianland) St. Paul’s UCC (Northampton) St. Paul’s UCC (Swiftwater) St. Peter’s UCC (Mantzville) St. Peter’s UCC (Tatamy) St. Peter’s Union Church (Lynnville) Trinity UCC (Bloomsburg)

Trinity UCC (Coplay) Trinity UCC (Great Swamp) Trinity UCC (Pleasant Valley) Union UCC (Neffs) Ziegel UCC (Breinigsville) Zion UCC (Lehighton) Zions Reformed UCC (Allentown) Zions Stone UCC (Northampton) PENNSYLVANIA SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE Allegheny UCC (Alleghenyville) Armenian Martyrs’ Congregational UCC Bern Reformed UCC (Leesport) Calvary Reformed Church Calvary UCC (Barto) Christ Church UCC (Norristown) Christ Church UCC (Trumbauersville) Church of the Good Shepherd UCC (Boyertown) Faith Reformed UCC (Landingville) First UCC (Quakertown) Friedens UCC (Lenhartsville) Friedens UCC (Sumneytown) Glenside UCC (Glenside) Good Shepherd UCC (Tuckerton) Grace Trinity UCC (Philadelphia) Grace UCC (Alsace) Gulph UCC (Gulph Mills) Huffs Union Church (Alburtis) New Goshenhoppen UCC (East Greenville) Palm Schwenkfelder UCC (Palm) Parkside UCC (Phoenixville) Pleasantville UCC (Chalfont) Reformed Church of the Ascension UCC Salem UCC (Doylestown) Salem UCC (Hetzels) Salem UCC (Spangsville) Shenkel UCC (Pottstown) Shepherd of The Hills UCC (Bechtelsville) Solomons UCC (Bedminster) St. Andrew’s UCC (Perkasie) St. Andrew’s UCC (Reading) St. James’ UCC (Havertown) St. John’s UCC (Auburn) St. John’s UCC (Hains) 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. Paul’s UCC (Fleetwood) St. Paul’s UCC (Kutztown) St. Paul’s UCC (Ringtown) St. Paul’s UCC (Robesonia) St. Paul’s UCC (Sellersville) + Church Closed

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OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS Calvary Presbyterian Church (Wyncote) Bethlehem UCC (Glassboro, NJ) Faith United Church of Christ Mission Team First UCC (Nescopeck) Forks UCC (Stockertown) Kings Daughters of the First Reformed Church (Phillipsburg) Salem UCC (Elizabethville) St. John’s Reformed Church of Sinking Spring St. John’s UCC 10-2 Club (Emmaus) St. Peter’s UCC (Orwin) St. Peter’s UCC (Tatamy) Zions Union Church (Maxatawny)

MEMORIALS

Gifts were made in memory of the following individuals: Rev. & Mrs. Alton Albright Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Albright Mrs. Doris L. Almeida Mrs. Alma Anderson Ms. Dorothy M. Bachman Mrs. & Mr. Elda A. Bachman Mr. & Mrs. Ray O. Bachman Rev. & Mrs. T. H. Bachman Mrs. Stella S. Bailey Ms. Helen Balascki Mr. & Mrs. Harold Balthaser

Mrs. Pauline Barnes Mr. Lyall F. Barnhardt Mr. Gordon A. Bartlett Mr. John C. Bassler Sr. Ms. Norma Bastian Mrs. Dorothy Bealer Mr. Roy Bean Mr. & Mrs. Earl J. Bear Ms. Bertha M. Behr Mrs. Grace Bellesfield Mrs. June B. Beltz Mrs. Margaret Bender Ms. Margaret Bentz Ms. Helen B. Bieber Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth T. Bilheimer Mrs. Doris Blazosky Ms. Madeline Blew Mr. Richard S. Blose Ms. Elsie Bogh Mrs. Madeline Bohner Ms. Hilda Bolander Mr. & Mrs. Jacob R. Bowers Mr. Robert Boyd Mrs. Margaret E. Boyer Mrs. Catherine Bradley Mr. Gerald R. Breitfeller Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Bright Mr. Richard Brockwell Mrs. Florence Brown Ms. Muriel Brown Ms. Sara Brown Dr. Muriel Brownstein Mr. Henry Brumbach Mrs. Jean M. Brumbach Ms. Bertha Brunner Mr. & Mrs. C. R. Bryan Sr. Mrs. Catherine I. Bursk Mrs. Arlene E. Butz Mrs. Dorothy B. Byrnes Mrs. Anne Cancellieri Mrs. Helen Cann Ms. Doris Carlton Mr. Joseph Carr Mr. Wilbur O. Carthey Ms. Mary Castle Mr. Richard L. Chapman Mrs. Joan Childress Mrs. Lillian M. Christman Mrs. Marian Christman Mr. James Cleary Ms. Violet Colyer Dr. Robert Conlen Ms. Edna M. Cressman Ms. Margaret Crouse Ms. Marlene E. Dagen Ms. May F. Davis Mr. Alfred DeAngelis Mrs. Ruth M. Dearstyne Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph Decker

Mrs. Albina Destt Ms. Dorothy W. DeWalt Ms. Mayme C. Diehl Ms. Marie Dietrich Mr. George Dilliard Mrs. Dorothy Dodge Mrs. Ella Dohrenburg Mr. Burdell J. Dornblaser Mrs. Cheryll M. Drury Mr. Richard H. Dubie Mr. Robert Duddy Ms. Sallie Ebert Ms. Mary P. Eckman Mr. & Mrs. Carl Edwards Mr. George E. Eisenhauer Mr. William Ellis Ms. Mabel Endy Ms. Margaret C. Erickson Ms. Helen J. Faber Mrs. Theresa A. Farkas Mrs. Ruth Feaster Mr. Warren J. Fegely Mrs. Cindy L. Felton Mrs. Dorothy M. Fink Ms. Lucile Fink Mrs. Mildred C. Fink Ms. Ruth Firestone Mrs. Mabel Flynn Mrs. Louise H. Fogle Ms. Betty K. Frack Mrs. Lucy Francis Mrs. Edith E. Frederick Mr. Ralph H. Frederick Mrs. Gladys E. Freund Mrs. Clarence Fritz Ms. Margaret Furlong Ms. Dora Gackenbach Mrs. Evelyn Gallagher Mr. & Mrs. Fred Gangewer Mr. & Mrs. Allan George Mr. Glenn F. George Mr. Paul H. Gery Mrs. Beatrice A. Glose Ms. Frances M. Gossman Ms. Judy Gourley Mr. Joseph Gruber Ms. Caroline Guerino Mr. & Mrs. Paul P. Haas Mr. Joseph Hacker Mrs. Susan D. Hacker Mr. & Mrs. Frank Haftl Ms. Sarah Hager Mrs. Clara Hansen Mr. & Mrs. Lester B. Happel Mr. Richard Harmon Ms. Fay Hauck Mr. Blake C. Heffner Ms. Marjorie B. Heffner Mr. William J. Hegelein Mrs. Annabel Helfrich

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St. Paul’s UCC (Summer Hill) St. Peter’s UCC (Knauertown) St. Peter’s UCC (Molltown) St. Peter’s UCC (Tohickon) St. Stephen’s UCC (Perkasie) St. Thomas’ UCC (Bernville) St. Vincent UCC (Phoenixville) Tinicum Reformed UCC (Pipersville) Trinity Reformed UCC (Pottstown) Trinity UCC (Mt. Penn) Trinity UCC (Pottsville) Trinity UCC (Rehrersburg) Wentz’s UCC (Lansdale) Wyomissing UCC (Sinking Spring) Zions UCC (Pottstown) Zwingli UCC (Souderton)

Mrs. Flossie Heller Ms. Elsie L. Henry Mrs. Margaret Hertzog Mr. Glen W. Hiester Ms. Kathryn Hilbert Ms. Anna Hock Ms. Evelyn M. Holmes Mr. Edward Hottinger Mr. Edward Hrabina Mr. John W. Hulbert Mrs. Betty Hutnik Ms. Annabelle E. Incledon Mrs. Portia J. Johnson Mr. Vincent H. Kahler Mr. Norman Kauffman Thelma Kearney Mr. Richard Keen Mrs. Elizabeth Keller Mr. Tyler Kelp Mrs. Elinor Kennedy Mrs. Mildred B. Kennedy Ms. Johanna Klein Ms. Pauline I. Kline Ms. Marion Knoebel Mr. Gerald Koehler Ms. Mildred S. Komarnicki Mrs. Carrie Kramer Mrs. Elizabeth Kraponick Mr. Roland Kratz Ms. Joyce Krick Ms. Shirley Kulp Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm Kuntz Ms. Gloria H. Kuss Ms. Virginia F. Kyle Ms. Ella F. Lamont Mrs. Helga H. Lampson Mrs. Jeanne C. Landers Mr. Charles Landis Mrs. Anna Marie Lang Ms. Lucy Lang Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Lenert Mr. & Mrs. Austin Lerch Mr. Gerald LeVan Ms. Bertye Levy Mr. Theodore N. Lichtenwalner Rev. Irvin R. Lindenmuth Mr. Orton W. Lindgren Mrs. Gladys Lindley Mr. William Lochman Sr. Mrs. Adella M. Ludwig Mrs. Irene K. Lupco Mrs. Jennie M. Lutz Mrs. Mona MacCarthy MacNeal Family Mr. Philip Malpas Mrs. Margaretta Malsnee Mangialetto Family Ms. Viola Marzonello Mr. Elwood L. Matten Mrs. Helen M. Matten

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MEMORIALS continued Mr. Thomas Maurer Mr. Denton V. Mays Mr. John McClure Ms. Virginia McDermott Mrs. Elizabeth McNabb Mr. Donald F. Melcher Mrs. Frances J. Mellinger Ms. Alice Mengel Mr. Robert Merkel Ms. Alma Merrell Mrs. Dorothy Mest Ms. Barbara J. Milburn Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Milburn Mrs. Dorothy I. Miller Ms. Dorothy M. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. L. Miller Ms. Rachel Minner Ms. Lois Moll Ms. Gertrude H. Moore Mr. Robert B. Moser Mr. & Mrs. Franklin R. Moyer Ms. Verna Moyer Mrs. Joyce Mueller Mr. Richard Mueller Ms. Helen Muhaw Mr. Elmer Musselman Mrs. Gloria M. Nagle Ms. Edith P. Neas Mrs. Dorine P. Nehf Mr. Earl S. Neubert Mrs. Fay Nicholas Mr. Elmer Nonnemacher Mrs. Elsie R. Nuss Ms. Theresa Oberley Mr. Manuel Ortiz Rev. G. Richard Ott Mrs. Jean L. Parks Miss. Jean B. Patterson Mr. Richard Patterson Mr. William Pearsall Mr. Louis Petras Ms. Kathryn Pfeil Ms. Mae Pflieger Ms. Pearl Phillips Ms. Hazel Pinto Mr. Joseph Pokorny Ms. Hermena Posey Mrs. Anna M. Potteiger Mrs. Elizabeth J. Radman Mrs. Vera R. Raff Mrs. Jean L. Ravel Mrs. Jeannette B. Reber Rev. John H. & Mrs. Florence Reese Ms. Elizabeth Reichard Mr. & Mrs. Wilson Reichard Mr. Kenneth Reichert

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Mr. Thomas Reitz Ms. Karen J. Renner Ms. Lauren A. Ritter Ms. Jeanette Rizzetto Mr. Gordon Rose Mrs. Bernice I. Rosenberger Mr. & Mrs. Conrad C. Rosenstock Mr. Joseph L. Ross Mrs. Grace Rossi Mrs. Claire S. Roth Mrs. Lucy Roth Ms. Verna Rubright Mrs. Elizabeth Ruppert Mrs. Aleda Rush Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Sachs Mrs. Hallie C. Saeger Mr. Kenneth D. Sallade Mrs. Lena Scheffler Mrs. Pauline E. Schell Mrs. Opa Schick Mr. Theodore Schick Sr. Mr. Richard L. Schmoyer Ms. Anna E. Schneider Mrs. Eileen Seeton Mr. Francis F. Seidel II Mr. Charles F. Seiwell Mrs. Helen M. Shaffer Mrs. Anna Siegfried Ms. Edith A. Sikorsky Miss. Rachel Simmons Mr. & Mrs. William R. Sine Mr. Ralph Smoyer Mrs. Elizabeth A. Snow Ms. Arlene Snyder Mrs. Hilda H. Snyder Mr. Roger Snyder Mrs. Winifred C. Snyder Mr. & Mrs. Russell T. Sowden Mrs. Elaine Spence Frank & Anna Spitzer Mr. & Mrs. William Stecker Mr. Bruce Stevenson Ms. Helen Stewart Rev. Gunther J. Stippich Ms. Vondelane V. Stoeckel Dr. Albert Stratton Mr. Allen Strauss Mr. & Mrs. Franklin M. R. Stuber Miss. Grace E. Suitor Mr. Donald E. Swartley Mr. Harold Swoyer Mr. Jan Swoyer Tippy Szoke Mr. Alexander W. Szulga Ms. Ethel Tenges Ms. Elaine Texel Mr. Harvey Thatcher

Ms. Josephine Thomas Ms. Michelle Tirpak Ms. Virginia Treat Mrs. Beatrice Tress Ms. Ruth Trimble Ms. Helen Trivisano Mrs. Alice Ulrich Col. & Mrs. J. E. Vick Jr. Ms. Marie Volk Ms. Norene Walbert Mr. Luke Ward Mr. Mahlon Weidner Ms. Edith Weinsheimer Ms. Fay Wetherhold Ms. Therese Whicker Mrs. Mabel M. Wieand Mr. William Wieder Mrs. Ruth A. Wiegand Ms. Roberta Wiley Ms. Florence Williams Mr. J. Byron Wolbach Mrs. Minerva Wolbach Mr. & Mrs. Paul C. Wolfe Ms. Jeanne Wright Ms. Cora Yarborough Ms. Mary Yash Mr. Joseph E. M. Yeager Mrs. Vivian Yoder Mr. Stephen F. Yoo Mrs. Florence Young Mr. Vaughn Young Ms. Mildred Zellner Mrs. Ruth S. Zellner Ms. Dorothea J. Zettelmoyer Mr. & Mrs. Warren L. Ziegenfus Jr.

HONORARIA

Gifts were made in honor of the following individuals: Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baptiste Mrs. Dolores Boyce Dr. Carl F. Constein Ms. Margaret Crouse Mr. Jim Darrow Mrs. Anna Dzielinski Mrs. Merle Erdman Rev. & Mrs. Barry R. Galley Ms. Mary Gate Mr. & Mrs. James F. Gregory Ms. Dorothy Hagenbuch Ms. Rose Hare Mrs. Annabel Helfrich Ms. Carmen Inglese Ms. Helen Jadick Ms. Emilie Joly Ms. Lucille Lang Ms. Alma Launikonis

Ms. Evelyn Makl Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Makos Rev. & Mrs. Albert J. Martin First Lt. Gwenn Miller Sandrock Mr. Stratton Mosser Ms. Aggie Mumbauer Mrs. Fay Nicholas Mr. Ron Nutting, M.D. Mrs. Helen Ortiz Mr. Robert Pattillo, M.D. Ms. Margaret Peterson Mrs. Anna M. Rice Mr. Robert H. Rosenberger Ms. Carolyn Rupp Mr. Barrington K. Rush Ms. Frances Sackman Mrs. Elizabeth Seagreaves Ms. Ruth Shoemaker Mrs. Carol A. Snow Mrs. Alyce W. Tokus Mrs. Rita Volosin Ms. Gertrude Weinberg Mrs. Ruth T. White Rev. & Mrs. Richard H. Whitney Ms. Catherine Williamson Mrs. Laura Wolf Ms. Cassillia Zellner

We have made every attempt to accurately reflect each gift made during this fiscal year. Due to space restrictions, we are not able to include every donor’s name in the printed version of this year’s Annual Report. If you do not see your name in this publication, it is located on our complete Annual Report donor listings online at phoebe.org/ annualreport2015.

If an error has been made, 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 on our website have helped to improve our residents’ lives every single day of the past fiscal year.

THANK YOU FOR THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE.

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ALLENTOWN Late Summer Fun at Phoebe Allentown The Annual Peach Festival took place at Phoebe Allentown on August 12. Residents, family members and friends enjoyed a beautiful evening on the front lawn with games and other activities. Tootsee the Clown made balloon animals for guests while Earl the Strolling Accordion Player serenaded the crowd. The evening culminated under the band shell with a performance by The Allentown Band.

Phoebe residents also enjoyed visiting the Great Allentown Fair on Thursday, September 3.

Volunteers accompanied residents across the street to the Fairgrounds to participate in the city’s annual event.

On the evening of September 11, a special Family Day brought residents, employees, family members, and friends together on the front lawn to enjoy a barbeque, games, and a cake walk. Children and adults alike enjoyed watching the movie Up in the band shell. Proceeds benefited the Alzheimer’s Association.

Tootsee the Clown visits with guests at the annual Peach Festival.

Mark Smeby Presents Live Hope Concert Christian rock artist and actor Mark Smeby visited Phoebe Allentown on the evening of September 17 as part of his Live Hope tour. Accompanied by local radio personality John Yoast of 107.5 Alive FM, Smeby sang a concert in the band shell for residents and community members. Attendees especially enjoyed having the opportunity to meet the singer after the performance. Smeby’s signature song is “Pilgrim Man”, and his version of “Mary Did You Know” was the most frequently downloaded Christmas song on amazon.com during December 2013.

Mark Smeby visits Phoebe Allentown as part of his Live Hope tour.

BERKS Color Me Phoebe Run Raises over $3,000 for Alzheimer’s Association Last June, over 100 participants ran or walked in the Color Me Phoebe race at Phoebe Berks. Participants were showered in colors that corresponded with Phoebe’s Faith in Action values as they ran the courses around the campus.

For some, it was a competitive race, and runners showcased their speed and agility sprinting through the colored powder.

For others, it was a fun day to stroll around campus enjoying conversation and the occasional burst of color. Bystanders cheered for participants, no matter their goal. The bright summer morning was enjoyed by participants all of ages—from the youngest racer, who was pushed in a stroller, to the oldest walker, a 90-year-old Berks resident. Paper stars, handmade by residents and employees, were available for purchase in memory or honor of someone and decorated the running paths.

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Over 100 people threw fistfuls of color into the air to create a color rainbow at the Color Me Phoebe Walk/Run.

At the race’s conclusion, all participants threw fistfuls of color into the air to create a color rainbow. Mary Kay McMahon, Executive Director of Phoebe Berks, called this “a visual representation of Phoebe’s Faith in Action Values and of the good work we did to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease.” Funds raised supported the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

RICHLAND Autumn Cruise Car Show Phoebe Richland Health Care Center partnered with Richlandtown Borough once again to host the 2015 Autumn Cruise on Saturday, October 10. The event featured a judged competition of classic cars.

Hodge Podge provided musical entertainment. The community also enjoyed a scarecrow display and competition, pumpkin decorating, face painting, and refreshments.

A Special Gift for Richlandtown Fire Co. Tracy Roman, Executive Director of Phoebe Richland, presented a $10,000 check to the Richlandtown Fire Company on Tuesday, September 8.

The donation was made in support of the Fire Company’s new LED outdoor signage, and was accompanied by a letter of gratitude for the volunteers’ dedication and hard work in keeping Richlandtown safe. Volunteers who were present at the ceremony were very appreciative, and gave a standing ovation when the check was presented.

Tracy Roman presents a donation to the Richlandtown Fire Company.

WYNCOTE Phoebe Wyncote and Our Lady of Confidence Day School Partner to Promote Independence Phoebe Wyncote and Our Lady of Confidence Day School (OLC), a special education school of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, have partnered to provide work-readiness skills training for students with intellectual disabilities.

OLC is committed to guiding students on the path to independence so they may function more easily as members of the community. Phoebe Wyncote is offering Students from Our Lady of Confidence Day School visit students an opportunity Phoebe Wyncote for skills training classes. to develop skills that will lead to successful employment or volunteer positions in the future. Four students and their Job Experience Teacher will spend one morning a week in the Laundry, Dining Services and Administration Departments at Phoebe Wyncote.

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PHOEBE CAREER UPDATES Wendy Williams, MS, PHA, LPN was appointed Administrator of the Personal Care Community at Phoebe Wyncote. She is responsible for the overall health, safety, and well-being of the personal care residents as both an administrator and a licensed nurse. She also assists in managing Phoebe Wyncote’s independent living program. Prior to her appointment, Williams was Director of Operations at Caremore House Home Care Services in Philadelphia.

Wendy Orzech, RN, NHA was appointed Director of Nursing for the Phoebe Berks Health Care Center in Wernersville. In this position, she is responsible for managing and organizing the clinical operations of the nursing department and ensuring the department’s compliance with policies and regulatory requirements. Previously, Orzech was Director of Nursing for Kindred Healthcare in Reading and served as a nursing consultant at LW Consult, Inc. in Harrisburg.

Darren Morris was appointed Director of Admissions for Phoebe Allentown, and manages the admissions for the Health Care Center and for the David A. Miller Personal Care Community. In this role, he is responsible for managing and organizing the Admissions department and overseeing all aspects of the admissions process, including moving prospective inquiries through the admissions process to residency.

Morris was most recently Director of Admissions for Easton Health and Rehabilitation Center.

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Sandra Massetti Named National Award Recipient

by LeadingAge Sandra Massetti, Phoebe Ministries’ Executive Vice President and Chief HealthCare Officer, has been named the 2015 Dr. Herbert Shore Outstanding Mentor Award Recipient by LeadingAge. LeadingAge is a national association of 6,000 not-for-profit organizations representing the entire field of aging services. They are a 501c3 tax exempt charitable organization focused on education, advocacy, and applied research in support of organizations like Phoebe Ministries.

This award is given in recognition of Massetti’s dedication, commitment and passion for mentoring others in the aging-services field. Massetti is the only individual to receive the national award this year.

Stay tuned for more information!

The upcoming Winter Issue of The Phoebe Messenger features an expanded article about Massetti’s contributions to Phoebe Ministries.

Calendar |

EVENTS

DECEMBER 2015

MARCH 2016

7 7:00 p.m.

Celebration of Life Illumination Ceremony A Holiday Tree Lighting and Community Open House

10 6:00 p.m.

Save the Date for the Phoebe Institute on Aging Benefit

Meadow Glen at Phoebe Richland Call 267-371-4504 or e-mail ssabo@phoebe.org for more information

SteelStacks, Bethlehem, PA Phoebe.org/piabenefit

APRIL 2016

JANUARY 2016 17 2:30 p.m.

Installation of Rev. Jamie L. Moyer & Dedication of Benner Heller Memorial Chapel

Meadow Glen at Phoebe Richland Call 267-371-4580 or e-mail jmoyer@phoebe.org for more information

7 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Phoebe Institute on Aging Spring Conference: Innovation and Creativity in Senior Care

DeSales University, University Center Phoebe.org/pia

JOIN US FOR THE 2016

Phoebe Institute on Aging Benefit Thursday, March 10, 2016

The evening will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a performance by Craig Thatcher and Nyke Van Wyk while guests enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a seated dinner, and dessert.

The Benefit supports the work of the Phoebe Institute on Aging, which provides forums for discussion and learning, including annual conferences, cooperative ventures, and outreach activities to promote improved quality of life and care for the aging and their families.

For more information on attending or sponsorship opportunities, contact Molly Driscoll 610-794-5163 or mdriscoll@phoebe.org.

Phoebe.org/piabenefit

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From time to time, Phoebe Ministries receives wonderful feedback about our programs. Recently, we heard from one of our partners at Accelerated Care Plus who shared the following statement about his experience in working with staff members in Phoebe’s Rehab departments.

“I travel to many different hospitals and rehab centers in my consulting role. Every time I walk into one of your buildings, I truly get a ‘patient first’ attitude from all staff members, but especially from the therapists I work most closely with. I think that speaks volumes, given the trends in today’s fast-paced health care environments. The leadership from personnel such as Jen Howanitz, Kendra Leffler, and Dan Collier is inspiring to witness. Thank you for your partnership with Accelerated Care Plus and allowing us to work with and mentor these great teams.”

Jeremy Dunlap, PT, MSPT, CES Clinical Program Consultant, Accelerated Care Plus Visit pages 10–12 to learn more about Rehab Services at Phoebe Ministries!