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Creating Common Pathways Across New Jersey
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1 Creating Common Pathways
2 Noah Helps with
LSMNJ PROGRAMS & SERVICES AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Disaster Recovery
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES
Trail for Better Care
7 Global Options:
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8 A Home Like Any Other
10 Volunteers—
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“the Good Life”
Noah, minus his famous ark, helps with disaster recovery.
COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
Our Sayreville Community Residence is special because of who lives there.
14 Financial Highlights 16 2013 Donors and Snapshots
25 Boards of Trustees
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT SERVICES
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OUR STORY
Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley.
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IFE IS MORE like a winding path than a straight highway. The unexpected happens—you’re laid off from work, the baby gets really sick, there’s a car accident, a storm destroys your home— and life’s journey takes a detour. For many in New Jersey, life’s path didn’t lead them where they intended, but with help they can find a new route over the mountain. At Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey (LSMNJ), we meet many people on their journey through life, each one facing unique challenges as well as concerns and needs shared by others. Through our diverse services and programs, LSMNJ creates common pathways of support —healthcare settings where people can rehabilitate and get back on the road to independence; a day shelter offering food, showers, clothing closet, and more so those struggling with homelessness can discover a new path; residences for seniors with limited choices where they open a door to new friends and happy times; “waiting” children joining eager families to begin their life journey together.
“Our Story: LSMNJ 2013” is filled with narratives, personal observations, facts and stats, people, and photos that reflect highlights of our year. We hope you enjoy the read but, more important, also learn how our pathways of help and hope enriched the life journeys of many across New Jersey.
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During the week of July 22, 2013, more than 90 first- through sixth-graders affected by Sandy joined together to process their disaster experiences in the safe, caring, and fun environment of Camp Noah. As part of its continuing disaster recovery efforts, Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey (LSMNJ) —in partnership with Lutheran Social Services (LSS) of Minnesota and two host churches—sponsored free, weeklong, day-camps in two locations, Toms River and Surf City. Lisa Barnes, LSMNJ’s director of community partnering and advocacy as well as the disaster response coordinator, contacted Camp Noah facilitators in Minnesota in the weeks following Sandy. “Camp Noah addresses the
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emotional and spiritual needs of children who feel vulnerable after suffering disaster-related trauma and loss,” says Ms. Barnes. “We knew that many New Jersey children who lost their homes and possessions would benefit from this wonderful program, and LSMNJ made it a priority to provide funding for two camp locations. We are grateful to the assistance we received from two host churches—Zion Lutheran Church in Barnegat Light and Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church in Toms River.”
HOW CAMP NOAH HELPS KIDS COPE Campers, divided by grade levels into animal-themed groups, spent each day doing fun activities and enjoying meals with multigenerational team leaders. Some were mental health professionals, who guided the children in discussing and processing their personal disaster experiences. Every morning, a costumed modern-day Noah greeted campers and shared more of his Bible story, telling how he and his family prepared for and survived the storm. They built an ark and gathered animals, two of every kind. Although they were frightened, Noah explained, they helped each other and learned many lessons as the waters receded and the sun returned. As the campers drew pictures of what they considered their “safe place,” an 11-year-old girl expressed how frightening it was when her family’s ground floor apartment and adjacent restaurant filled with five feet of water (neither place is habitable). Another boy mourned the loss of Luigi, his pet ferret. One camper described sand in his house that was “as big as a baseball
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mound.” Still another expressed dismay that his house was burglarized after the storm. All the children seemed relieved to be able to spend time with others who shared their storm experience. By the end of the week, each camper received a beautiful handmade quilt, a framed group picture, and a preparedness backpack filled with items such as a flashlight, emergency contact list, first aid kit, toothbrush and toothpaste, pen, whistle, deck of cards, and more.
VOLUNTEERS FELT THE STORM’S IMPACT The Camp Noah program relies on volunteers, supportive communities, and congregations. After being trained, teachers devote a week of their time to travel around the country and bring the program directly into areas that need it. The Surf City camp was staffed by volunteers from Friedens Lutheran Church in Oley, Pennsylvania. Kathy Schaeffer, director of learning ministries at Friedens, coordinated the volunteers along with Ralph Paparella, a retired electrical engineer. “Camp Noah is always meaningful, and this year was filled with importance,” says Ms. Schaeffer. “This was the first Camp Noah that Friedens participated in that we actually experienced the same storm— not to the extent as the folks in New Jersey, but we all had first-hand knowledge of
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her older sister, and their mom worked alongside Ms. Schaeffer, Mr. Paparella, and others, including the oldest volunteer— 82-year-old Sam Borrell, a U.S. Air Force veteran, and congregant from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. Truly intergenerational, the camp combines the energy of youth with the wisdom and experience that comes with age. Mr. Paparella, who serves as official camp photographer, makes an excellent point: “Camp Noah is a very rewarding experience for all involved. For example, the beautiful quilts are handmade by folks who like to quilt and donate their handiwork to the cause because they love to share their God-given talent for such a meaningful endeavor. To the children who receive them, the quilts represent a little bit of security from someone who doesn’t know them yet still cares.” Such a rewarding program deserves support and recognition. “We know how much thought, time, and effort go into making Camp Noah a success and, like the campers and their parents, we are quite grateful,” says Ms. Barnes. “LSMNJ is looking forward to possibly sponsoring additional Camp Noah programs in the future.”
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A Home Like Any Other LSMNJ’s Sayreville Community Residence
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SMNJ’s Sayreville Community Residence and achievement. They focus on what they can do, is home to six developmentally disabled not what they can’t. women. Francisca, the house manager, supervises a 24-hour, three-shift schedule Before coming to Sayreville, Margaret was supported of caregivers who make home-cooked meals, clean, by a personal connection: her mother. Margaret, who and deal with any day-to-day “crisis,” from calls to a has the abilities of a four-year old, was settled into a plumber to finding the TV remote. They help transroutine and doing well. Family helped, especially port the residents to appointments as her mother was getting older. “Mom and arrange for visits to day never wanted Margaret to be a burden ... the ladies in programs. They even take trips on us,” her sister Annette recalls, “but Sayreville are able together, like their recent outings we wanted to help. We’re family. It’s to gain a sense to Medieval Times and the what we do.” Nutcracker at the State of independence Theatre in New Brunswick. Everything changed when Margaret’s and achievement. mother passed away. Margaret needed They focus on what At Sayreville, every resident is to find a new home. Yet despite her special, including Margaret. family’s insistence, her mother never they can do, not transferred guardianship to Margaret’s what they can’t. “She’s a delight to have here,” siblings. So Margaret moved to a state smiles Francisca. “She makes everyone development center, far from her smile. She grabs your hand—sometimes a bit siblings’ homes. It was a place to live, but it too tight—but that’s how she communicates. wasn’t home. Margaret gets along really well.” “A member of the staff at the center was our angel,” Within the structure of the home, the ladies in Annette says. “As we were getting guardianship, she Sayreville are able to gain a sense of independence told us that Margaret would be better off in a group
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home. She’s the one who found Sayreville, right near where we live. We’re so grateful.” In less than a year, Margaret was moving again. It was a major change, and change is hard for Margaret. “She had to work through some aggression,” Francisca tells us. “But eventually that stopped, and her life settled into a routine.” And the routine was just like home. When she’s not out of the house at day programs, Margaret’s enjoying her favorite shows in the TV room. If she’s not there, she’s in the kitchen, tapping her fingers on her lips as she waits for their family dinner to start. (“Eating is one of her favorite activities,” Francisca smiles.) Margaret shares a bedroom filled with her favorite things with a housemate, and looks forward to her brother or sister’s weekly visits. Today, Margaret fits in well with her housemates. Relatives visit regularly. “Family can interact here just like they’re at home,” Francisca says. For Margaret and her housemates, that’s perfect, because like any other house on any other street in America, LSMNJ’s Sayreville Community Residence is home.
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FOR FRANCISCA, being house manager at LSMNJ’s Sayreville Community Residence is exactly the right job for her. “In college I volunteered for a day program for the developmentally disabled, and I loved it! My job here is to make sure residents are safe, comfortable, and feel at home,” says Francisca. “They’re great; they are like a second family to me.”
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NEW VISIONS
Volunteers Give and Receive
to be able to come to New Visions Homeless Day Shelter and serve the Camden community. New Visions is a daytime safe haven nourishing men, women, and children daily with food, friendship, social services, and personal care resources. The homeless clients are very appreciative that volunteers share their time, serve breakfast, and donate clothing—but oftentimes it’s the conversation, respect they receive, and being told they matter that means so much more.
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ppointed by LSMNJ’s Board of Trustees, PHILLIP J. HARRINGTON became president and chief executive officer (interim) in September 2013. The organization has already benefited from Phil’s leadership experience and management acumen gained during his years as a business executive in finance and other fields. He had served since 2006 on the LSMNJ Board of Trustees and is a current board member for the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Two dedicated LSMNJ staff were tapped to fill leadership positions in December 2013. JENNIFER CRIPPS was promoted to vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) after serving several months as interim CFO. She joined LSMNJ in October 2007 as the controller for housing and community programs and in 2010 advanced to the position of corporate controller for all of LSMNJ. After serving as part-time legal counsel since 2007, LEE DOTY was named LSMNJ’s full-time general counsel. Prior to joining LSMNJ, Lee was a partner at two Pennsylvaniabased national law firms, chairing the health law practices at each firm. For more information about LSMNJ’s leadership team, visit www.lsmnj.org/who-we-are/ourmission-and-leadership
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Is There a CHILD Waiting for YOU? To find out, contact LSMNJ’s Adoption Program at 888-325-6621 or lsmnj.org for more information.
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LSMNJ Paves the Way to “the Good Life” for Seniors
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t sounds like “the good life” … a life that any of us would like … and you can find it at any one of LSMNJ’s six affordable senior housing properties throughout the state. LSMNJ residents escape the burdens of shoveling snow, cutting grass, and fixing dripping sinks and leaky roofs. Our properties range in size, income restrictions, and location, among other things, but all have one thing in common—for 500 seniors they are home.
AN INSIDE LOOK AT “THE GOOD LIFE” “I love my seniors,” smiles Evelyn Delgado, property manager at LSMNJ’s South Plainfield Senior Residence. Evelyn is more than
a “property manager.” At times she’s a counselor, other times she’s a mentor; to many she’s like their daughter. “I like to sit out front and talk with my residents. It gives me a chance to get to know them as people with their own interests and needs. This is more than a job, we’re family,” explained Evelyn. Pat Szalai agrees. Pat’s been at South Plainfield for 12 years. Before that, she was living with family until they sold their house. “The change intimidated me at first,” she recalls. “But I love it now. My apartment is on the fourth floor, facing the woods. I love the trees and see fox and deer. I love when my grandchildren visit, but I also have a family here.”
Of the 100 residents, eight in 10 are single, most are women, and they range in age from 63 to 90 years old. “We first opened our doors in 2002,” says Evelyn, who started at South Plainfield in 2007, “and over time our family has grown to become very diverse.” And while most are from the local area, including many who lived their entire lives in the town of South Plainfield, a handful last lived in Pennsylvania or even Florida. Regardless of where they’re from, their background, or their age, everyone looks out for each other. “Recently I was going out to my car after it snowed,” Pat remembers. “My friend saw me from her fifth floor window. I was having a hard time getting
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into my car with my walker. She ran down without her coat and helped me!”
Regardless of where they’re from, their background, or their age, everyone looks out for each other.
Evelyn makes sure she fosters that feeling of community. There’s the monthly bagel and coffee breakfasts and birthday parties. There’s a book club and a group that gardens. Bingo and Scrabble draw a crowd, and cards are always popular. Holidays are a busy time of year—residents gather in the community room for Thanksgiving dinner, the annual Christmas party with a live band, and other celebrations. When the weather’s right, residents grill outside and linger over dinner on the patio. South Plainfield Senior Residence sounds special, but for LSMNJ, it’s not unique. All of LSMNJ’s senior residences offer similar amenities, activities, and friendships. LSMNJ provides seniors more than just an apartment to rent. We offer a sense of community for residents who can also maintain their personal space and independence in their own comfortable home.
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Our Donors At LSMNJ we are fortunate to have so many faithful donors. Thank you to all our donors for joining us on our journey throughout the year, actively choosing to give to others in need as they travel life’s pathways. We honor the service of each of our donors with our ‘path of recognition’ beginning on page 1 of this report. The path continues here with more donor names, and images of events, volunteers, and special celebrations.
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Max and Christine Burger
Anne Burrows
Donna and Nathanael Butler
Michael and Stephanie Brockhoff
Joseph and Elizabeth Brown
Margaret Bucci
John and Patricia Buikema
Barry and Christine Burlaga
Jack and Janice Brandon Warren and
June Brittingham
Stephen Brosious Julia Brown
Walter and Maureen Bradford
Audrey Brenner
Charlene Burton
Julie Brooks
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Christina Buckalew
John and Nancie Alice
Cacace Properties, LLC
Calvary Lutheran Church, Cranford
Calvary Lutheran Church, Medford
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Cardone Family Foundation
Earl and Shirley Carpenter
Anne Cassidy and Edward Jefferson Chernowetz
Elizabeth Cherson
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Richard Carter
Catherine Chin
Anthony Cappuccio
Carlisle and Associates, LLC
Emidio and Rosalie Caruso
Gene and Toby Jo Caven
Elizabeth Caran
Bernadette and Albert
Marie Caruso
Anna Cassidy
Center for Environmental Transformation
Caroline Chiocco
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Christ Lutheran Church, Woodcliff Lake
Christ Lutheran Church Women, Whiting
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Kendall Park
Campbell Soup
Cape May Evangelical Lutheran Church, Cape
Daniel Capone
CareKinesis, Inc.
Joel Caminer
Elizabeth Campbell
Christ Memorial Lutheran Church,
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Ringwood
Christ Our Light, Cherry Hill
Victoria and Daniel Christian
Deborah Coccia
Allen and Pearl Cohen
Senior Services
Compass Ion Advisors, LLC
Hazel Connolly
Earle and Jane Conrad
Church in Acts, Voorhees
Nicola Colaneri
Church of the Savior, Paramus
Laurie Ann Colborn
Computer Associates International, Inc
Robert and Jean Cook
Michael Coluzzi
Comforcare
Charles and Millie Connelly
Gene and Janice Cooper
Covenant Presbyterian
Church, Cinnaminson Jonathan and Diane Cox Crane’s Mill Resident Association Paul and Wendy Cranmer Carl and Dorothy Cressler Carol Damis
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Diane D’Agostino
Norman and Kathleen Davis
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Robert Donahue
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Del-Sano Contracting Corp.
Anthony and Pamela Diaco Kendra DiPaola
Armon Diedrich
Conrad Dombkiewicz
Donnelly Wagner Architects, LLC
Thomas Dorsey
Lee Doty
Michael Delia
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Thomas Diedrich
Dominican Academy
Doris Donoval
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Tracey Dybus-Davis
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Eugene and Mildred Eberenz
Alex Elefante
Employee’s Community Fund of the Boeing Company
Walter and Gail Engle
Emanuel Lutheran
Henry Eng
Epiphany Lutheran Church, Pleasantville
Sara Engel
Raymond Eriksen
Alexandra Espinal Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Reformation, West Long Branch
David and Susan Evans
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Faith Lutheran Church, Hillsborough
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Henry Fickenscher
DJ Fiore
First Choice Bank, Mercerville
Presbyterian Church, Haddonfield
Flooring Central
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Carole Fort
Anna and Frederick Follis
Rothschild, LLP
Cynthia and Anthony Fratto Jr.
First Choice Bank, Hamilton Square
Thorleif and Greta Floystad
Foss & Co., Inc.
Ruth Flynn
Steven and Rochelle Foster
Gertrude Freeman
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Raymond and Lisa French
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Peter Friend
Friend Insurance Agency, Inc.
Kevin and Barbara Fullerton Design Corp.
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Hackettstown
Lutheran Church, New Milford
Richard Frost
Marlene and John Fuller
Louis and Jeanne Gallo
Garden State Painting &
Ethan and Shelley Geehr
Constance and Theodore Gleichmann Jr.
George Golla
Joe Frigiola
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Andrew Gmitter
Michael Gerber
Margaret Giancaspro
Joan Glenz
Carol Germinario
Margaret Gibson
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Chatham
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Mildred Golden
Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church, Florham Park
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Somer-
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Anita Goodwyn
George and Edith Gordon
Charles Gormley
Herman and Gertrude Gossenberger
Richard and Betty Gotchel
Dave Graber
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Christine Grant
Robert and Linda Grissom
Herbert and Ingrid Gutjahr
Frank and Joyce Hall
Clarence Hallowell
Valerie Green
Nancy Harris
Judith Hatke Doris Hentschel Margareta Hill
Edward and Marlene Harvey
Edna Hecht
Emily Hillman
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Bordentown Wenonah
John Hoffler
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Burlington
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Nancy Heinze
Jane Griffith Dewayne Guhn
George and Ingrid Hager Harbor Linen Healthcare Wayne and Judith Hatfield Charles and Elizabeth Heal
Maurice and Patricia Hight
Arthur and Marian Hoffman Dennis Holtz
Jim and
Frank and Doris Henrikson
Ellen Hetzel
William and Donna Hoffman
Holy Communion Lutheran Church, Berlin
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Toms River
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Collingswood
Lutheran Church, Leesburg, VA
Walter and Constance Haswell
Udo Heiman
Linda Holscher
Mabel Graepel
Phillip and Kathie Harrington Irmgard Harris
Estate of William C. Herdle
David Hofer
Dorothee Holmstrup
Blanche Grube
Helen Hansbury
David and Carol Hauser
Margaret Heglie
Herbert J. Sims & Co., Inc.
Paulyn Holandez
John Grover
Alice and Donald Hamm
Michael and Gail Hauptmann
Marianne Healey
Arthur and Barbara Griffa
Haddonfield Memorial High School
Foundation Elizabeth and George Hardy III Karen Harkaway Kathy Harris
Grace Lutheran Church, Union
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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Hasbrouck Heights
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Lawrenceville
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Hope Lutheran Church, Freehold John Hunter
Ruth Ifversen
Marilyn Immendorf
Fred Jackson Van Jackson
Henry and Barbara Jansma Johannesen
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Wanda Jordan
Marie Killian
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John Gibson Martin, Architect
Philip Jones
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John and Maria Hsieh Instant Blinds
Gary Jacques Erna Jaklitsch Maxine James Doris Jankowicz Rebecca Jarvis
Donald Johansen
Arlene Jonach
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Paul and Harriet Klein
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George and Barbara Karr
James and Barbara Kee
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Frank and Barbara Keith
Dorothy and Albert Kent
King of Kings Lutheran Church, Mountain Lakes Sarah Klos
Mark and Mary
John and Augusta Johnson
Joseph’s House of Camden
Margaret Kanther
Diane Katz
Jersey City Medical Center
Robert and Barbara Kluthe
Randal and Cynthia
Kieran McKenna Flooring,
Kitchen & Associates Architectural
Alice Knecht
Arthur and Janet Knutsen
Mary Koether Emilie Kohler Jason Konek Geraldine Kopczynski Herbert Kopf Doris Koster Frank and Kathleen Kozempel
Elizabeth Kozma
Ruth Kracht
Charles and Catherine Krattenmaker Mildred Kunkel
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John and Mary Kunkel
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Stanley and Marcia Krantz
James Kuder
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Greg and Tracy Leonard Ruth Lewis
Joan Liljegren
Living Waters Lutheran Church, Ringoes
Long Branch Covenant Church, Long Branch
Margaret Lope
Daniel and Regina Lutz
John and Eleanor Liljegren
Livingston First Aid Squad
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Linda MacNamara
Line Systems,
LMEPAC Charity Match
Lutheran Women’s Society John Macciocca
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Construction, LLC James Maitland Rebecca Makely Edward and Jennifer Malinowski Bruce Mancia Mandracchia & McWhirk, LLC
Ann Mann
Anna Manning
John and Regina Mapes
Roger and Lucille Markay
Cynthia Markus
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Marshall Industrial Technologies, Inc. Maser Consulting, P.A. Kelly McEvoy
Howard Martin
Howard and Sheryl Mattson
McGraw Hill Financial, Inc.
Lizann McLaughlin
James and Janet Martin Dene Mayer
William and Janis McCracken
James and Kerry McGuire
Bruce and Lorraine McMahon
John and Stacy Martin
Muriel McHugh
Shirley Medina
John Martin
Albert McDonald
Thomas and Susan McKenna
Medline Industries, Inc.
Janet Mehl
Alfred
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Charlotte and Geno Merli
Merwin & Paolazzi Insurance Agency, Inc.
Robert Messerschmidt
Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oakland
Christine Messina
Eleanor Meyer
Peter Michalski
Judy Miller
Joyce Millhagen
Joseph and Linda Miele Jean Minder
Merlino Design Partnership, Inc.
Susan Merrill
Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church, Parlin Frank Messina
Steven Trevenen Mickel
Robert and Donna Mirabello
Deborah Meyer
Frederick and
Miles Technologies
Elaine Miller
MKM Foundation
Lee and Sharon
Moffitt Robert and Patricia Moll Joseph and Elaine Molnar Henry Montesano James and Janet Montesano William and Lorraine Montesano Friends School Dorothy Morten Mullane
Gladys Moore
Moore Brothers Wine Company
Moorestown Monthly Meeting
John Moran
Augustine and Mary Ann Mosso
Doris Mulvaney
Morrison Senior Dining
Mt. Olive Manor
Munroe Creative Partners
Moorestown Flower Shoppe
Catherine Murk
Moorestown
Morrisville State College
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Our Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dumont
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Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Marlton
Fred and Karen Quadrio
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Charlene and Thomas Preisel
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Roger and Cindy Quattlebaum
Pinelawn Cemetery Land
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Arthur and Meta Querns
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Howard and Rita Radest Thomas Ragusa Arthur Ranges Gladys Rask Constance Reagin John Recco
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Redeemer Lutheran Church, Maywood
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Westfield and Rosalie Reinbacher
Barry Redlich
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Regan Development Corp.
Susan Reintzel
Charles and Lourene Reynolds
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Daniel and Marcy Sayre Stephen Scelba Ede Lou Schaertel Claire-Marie Scheffbuch Carolee and Herbert Scherb Eugene and Tammy Schiavo Barbara Schneiderman
Karl and Noreen Schiffbauer David and Eileen Schoenherr
Schindler Elevator Corporation Richard and Joan Schramm
Frank and Laura Schmitzer
Marion Schropp
Walter and
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Susan and David Sereni
Kathleen Seyffart
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Seth Snover
Jared and Laurel Sproul
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Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Sparta
Jack and Joanne Slotterback Sparling
Sereni Web Design
Kirsten Shearer
Elliot and Barbara Sherman
Ernest and Geraldine Smith
Jon and Sharon Spahr
Shehadi Commercial
Janice Simms
William Slade
Frederick and Francoise Smith
Margaret Spallone
Spruce Run Lutheran Church, Glen Gardner
Elizabeth Sparling
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St. Andrew the Apostle, Gibbsboro
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St. Anne’s Guild, Grace Church in Haddonfield, Haddonfield Episcopal Church, Cherry Hill Baptist Church, Camden
St. Augustine’s Preparatory School
St. James Lutheran Church, Pitman
St. John Chrysostom Church, Wallingford
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Bloomfield
Lutheran Church, Watsontown
St. Bartholomew’s
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Summit
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Passaic
St. Joseph’s University
Lutheran Church, West Collingswood
St. Mark Lutheran Church, Hamilton
St. Mark Lutheran Church, Oaklyn
St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Moorestown
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Cherry Hill St. Paul Lutheran Church, Beachwood St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Closter St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hainesport
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, East Windsor
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Edison
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Bruce and Laura Swanson and Elva Taber Teaney
Tabor House, Inc.
Rose Teepe
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Douglas and Patricia Tietz
Jeffrey Toolan
Karla and Charles Traficante
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Savior, Haddonfield
Ray and Betty Thompson
Mona Trump
Carollynn and
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The King’s Christian School
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Martha and Gary Tieman
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The Vane Brothers Company
Matthew and Virginia Thomas
Nancy Stober-McCarthy
Richard and Frances Stronski
The County of Camden - County Treasurer’s Office
The Catholic Church of Saint Mary, Cherry Hill
Babes, LLC
Joanne Stellitano
Joseph Szakacs and Sandra Lowich
Paul and Judy Taber
Mary Jane Teasdale
Tesser & Cohen
Herbert Steinmann
C. Paul and Dolores Strockbine
Nicholas Travers
Tripolis Evangelical Lutheran
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Marilyn Vassallo
William and Frances Verlander
David and Patricia Vaughn
Brian Vernon
Lauren Verrill
Douglas Venzie
Village Lutheran Church,
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Karen Watson
Beverly Weaver
WELCA-Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Rockaway
Timothy Wimberly
Margaret Will
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Elsa Wolschina
WELCA-Spruce Run Lutheran Church, Glen
Alaine and Robert Williams
Peter and Mary Wislocki Priscilla Witte
Women with Voices Charity, Inc.
Fred Weiss
WELCA-Holy Communion
WELCA-Zion Lutheran Church, Saddle River
Eleanor Willert
John and Linda Winkelman
Yvonne Walton
Carole Weidmuller
WELCA-Cape May Lutheran Church, Cape May
WELCA-St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Wayne
Carl and Alice Wilfrid
Jonathan Wallace Jr.
Wilbert Wehrli
Monique White
Angelique Williams
Witherspoon, Inc.
Carl and Marion Woerner
The Doris M. Wolfington Body
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Guild-Calvary Lutheran Church, Verona Kwong and Amy Wong Philip Woodington Elizabeth Woodside Word of Life Outreach Center Maureen and Drew Wrenn Eleanor Wuchter Yunghans
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David Zaun
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Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Rahway
Gary and Karen Zion Evangelical
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Brian Zumbrum
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Gifts That Honor In 2013, the LSMNJ FOUNDATION received 265 gifts in honor and/or in memory of 131 individuals.
In addition to remembering loved ones who passed, these gifts celebrated birthdays, recognized faithful employees and fellow committee members, acknowledged special friendships, and honored milestones such as graduations and anniversaries. $44,981
We are so thankful for all those represented by honor and memorial gifts.
2013 NUMBERS THAT REALLY ADD UP! • 6,100 plus people were served by LSMNJ programs and services which are open to all, regardless of religious affiliation or background. • Upwards of 940 units of affordable housing were “home” to seniors and families across New Jersey. • 25 families were formed through adoption. • 660 immigrants benefitted from legal services. • 13,924 Items of donated clothing were distributed to the homeless. • 185 children and adults had special needs met through varied community residential services. • More than 1,400 New Jersey adult residents took advantage of senior living and healthcare programs. • 958 individuals and groups supported LSMNJ through contributions.
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679 backpacks filled with school supplies were donated to children.
LSMNJ SENIOR LEADERSHIP Phillip J. Harrington
LSMNJ BOARD OF TRUSTEES (2014) Phillip J. Harrington
LUTHERAN FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY BOARD OF TRUSTEES (2014) Sharon Rohn Czebotar
Margaret “Peg” Bucci
Rev. Traci Bartholomew David Danton
Lee Doty Jennifer Cripps
Rev. Bruce Davidson Angelo Del Russo Rev. Thomas Dorsey Rev. Raymond J. Elberson Rev. Raymond J. Elberson
LSMNJ MANAGEMENT TEAM Mark Biancaniello
Theresa Oakley Graham
Beth Eichfeld Beth Gebhart
Cynthia Markus
William McCracken William McCracken Chairman Janice O’Neil Edward P. Noble Warren Reintzel
Ruth Lewis James O’Neil
Gary Rossi Rev. Dr. Anthony Steinbronn
Juhan Runne Chairman
Mia Phifer David Waddell Treasurer Beth Sparling
David Schoenherr Treasurer Angelique Williams
Joanne Schwartz
David Waddell
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OUR MISSION Through the power of the Holy Spirit and in response to God’s love as revealed in the Gospel, the mission of Lutheran Social Ministries of New Jersey is to serve those in New Jersey who hurt, who are in need, or who have limited choices.
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