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PPH Auxiliary Highlights
Monthly Meetings:
• Conducted 12 monthly meetings in person and broadcast over PPH in-house TV fostering fellowship, welcoming a record number of new members, sharing updates, developing new initiatives, and featuring guest speakers from PPH administration.
Fundraising Achievements:
• Raised $5,000 for Benevolent Care.
• Raised $3,000 for the Employee Appreciation Fund.
• Raised $1,000 for PPH Alzheimer Fundraiser
• Presented Annual Winter Holiday Bazaar and Flea Market in Social Hall with PPH partners offering Crafts, Plants, Wreaths, Quilts, Artwork, Stained Glass, Hand-crafted Jewelry.
• Conducted sixth annual Stocks Pound Cake Sale and Raffle, assisted by the 26th Police District involving Auxiliary, residents, staff, and families - and a big money maker.
• Held eight successful PPH Apartment Sales providing residents and staff with opportunities to acquire needed items at rock bottom prices.
Special Events and Programs:
• Provided holiday decoration funds to PPH activities and recreation departments.
• Mounted a display and sale of vintage Lenox China pieces in Esplanade.
• Continued Mobile Greeting Card and Gift Packaging sales in the Fountain Room such as "Christmas in July" and following several Auxiliary and Residents Association meeting.
• Sponsored corsages and table centerpieces for the PPH Centenarians' Luncheon.
• Worked with PPH Beauty Salon beautician to collect and distribute new cosmetics to residents supporting Salon "makeovers" of non-IL residents.
Community Support and Outreach:
• Set up an Eyeglass Collection Box in the Medical Office Waiting Room in cooperation with the Lions Club of the Chapel of Four Chaplains.
• Provided year-round access to low cost clothing, furniture, household and decor goods for staff, residents, and neighbors throughout the year.
• Packed and delivered 25 boxes of clothing and household goods for the Sunday Breakfast Mission Thrift Shop (Lighthouse).
• Provided over 40 boxes of clothing and household goods to be shared in staff-identified missions in Dominican Republic, Pakistan and Peru.
• Supplied local church outreach to newly arriving Haitian community with over 40 boxes of clothing and household goods coordinated by a PPH staff member.
These initiatives not only highlight the Auxiliary’s dedication to enriching community life but also their commitment to supporting PPH’s broader mission. Membership
PPH Auxiliary
For 135 years — since 1889 — the PPH Auxiliary has proudly upheld a tradition of supporting PPH’s fundraising mission for Benevolent Care and organizing staff and resident appreciation events. One of their biggest events is the Holiday Bazaar, featuring handmade items, delicious treats, and the renowned Stock’s Poundcake — all of which contribute to our vibrant adventures in living.
2024 Auxiliary Members
Anna Alexander
Audrey Alston
Carol Altimari
Robert Andres *
Kathy Andrews
Yvonne Andrews
Clare Balzereit
Mary Bargerhoff
Barbara Bassett
Betty Bedford
Barbra Berger
Yvonne Blackwell
Jane Blewett
Jean Blood
Cathy Bluett
Delores Bohn
Flora Bowman
Barbara Boyer *
Eileen Bratton
Anna Marie Bresnan
Christa Breyer
Margie Brooker
Joseph Brown
Lisa Burke
Lorraine Busch
Marianna Calabrese
Barbara Capezio
Mary Carr
Mary Ann Cassizzi
Walter Ceglowski
Carol Ceglowski
Carol Cherrington
Rose Colligan
Patricia Coyne
Valerie Craig
Maryanne Crowley
Bernadette Cronin-Geller
Betty Dawson
Betty DeHennis
Michael DeHennis
Phil DeHennis *
Carol Drummond
Mary Ann Dunn
Linda Edgar
Angela Emanuele
Carol Evans
Cindy Faillace
Wendy Farrer
Ann Fassel
Carol Feeley
Rina Fesnak *
Maureen Fitzpatrick
Janet Freidel
Marie Franke
Dot Gallagher
Margaret Gentles
John Gillepsie
Maryann Gillepsie
Hilda Gordon
Arlene Graber
Richard Graber
Maggie Groch
Chris Groeber
Kathleen Halus
Natalie Hardiman
Paul Hedges *
Charna Heiko
Julie Herrmann
Barbara Heun
Margaret Higgins
Lucille Hite
Valerie Hobson
Jean Holland
Max Humpl
Phyllis Humpl
Betty Jackson
The PPH Auxiliary warmly invites residents, their families, the local community, and the PPH staff and leaders to join us. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. in our Social Hall and broadcast on PPH TV channel 7.
Interested in joining us? We welcome new members. Please contact Patricia Coyne, PPH Auxiliary President, to get involved!
Regina Joka
Mary Jones
Antwine Johnson
Dot Kelly
Carol Kennedy
Martha Klingbeil
Arthur Kramer
Albina Kriger
Dolly Lafferty
Linda Lewis
Jill Lindberg
Ann Mackin
Eve Maslin
Sandra Massey
Jackie Matthews
Kathleen McAdoo
Chantaya McLeod
Peg McFadden
Pat McHugh
Kathy Meaney
Sylvia Metzler
Shirley Morgan
Anna Morrell
Pat Morrissy
Virginia Murphy
Barbara Mylod
Virginia “Ginny” Nacrelli
Kevin O’Keefe
Lena Oliver
Fran O’Malley *
Ronnie Quinn
Sandy Radue
Helene Rinkus
Patricia Ripoll
Margaret Rosenkaimer *
Sue Roye
Judith Ryan
Maribel Ramirez Sanchez
Jaime Sandoz
Mary Sandoz
Miriam Sands
Ellen Schultz
Phyllis Schultz
Sue Denelsbeck
Bernice Segal
Marge Sexton
Tom Sexton
Dolores Shaw
Peg Slusarczyk
Sherry Slutz
Dorothy (Dot) Smith
Joan Smith
James Smith *
Ruth Smoger
Phoebe Sohail
Maureen Solomon
Barbara Stanton
Linda Cohen Stokes
Anne Marie Steinhofer
Loretta Sucharski
Wera Sufler
Barbara Sveen
Marie Tucci
Jean Turk
Maryann Volk
Evelyn Washington
Vernon Watson
Adelaide P. Weidner
June Wikoff
Valerie Williams
Erna Wojke
Lee Wolf
John Wozniak *
Elizabeth (Betty) Wylot
*deceased
PPH Volunteer Program
Our volunteers are made up of PPH residents and external community members who contribute to PPH in various ways. Whether it’s serving as a cashier or bagger in our Tabor Market or Gift Shop, delivering mail, keeping up with plants in the PPH Greenhouse and so much more, our volunteers help make PPH a happy, vibrant community.
2024 Volunteers Members
Audrey Alston
Robert Andres *
Yvonne Andrews
Pastor Randy Barge
Barbara Bassett
Dorothy Behm
Barbara Berger
Jean Blood *
Pastor Cynthia Betz-Bogoly
Yvonne Blackwell
Jane Blewett
Cathy Bluett
Lisa Bowman
Paul Bowman
Dolores Bohn
Richard Braun
Anna Marie Bresnan
Margaret Brooker
Pastor Sandra Brown
Joe Brown
Lorraine Busch
Marie Campbell
Barbara Capezio
Mary Carr
Carol Ceglowski
Walter Ceglowski
Adrienne Carter
Therese Connolly
Elizabeth Coyne
Patricia Coyne
Susan Creevey
Sally Crescenzo
Mary Anne Crowley
Theresa Daugherty
Miriam Davidson
Rev. Charles Dear
Darrah Degnan
Betty DeHennis
Phil DeHennis *
Carol Drummond
Mary Anne Dunn
Linda Edgar
Angela Emanuele
Carol Feeley
Ruth Ann Feil
Steven Ferranzzo
Maureen Fitzpatrick
Sister Mary Ann Fazakerley
Dot Gallagher
Bernadette Cronin-Geller
Lawrence Geller
Kate Genova
Margaret Gentles
John Gillespie
Mary Ann Gillespie
Maggie Groch
Chris Groeber
Elaine Grose
Kathleen Halus
Natalie Hardiman
Rev. Bill Hartman
Mary Hathaway
Howard Hausher *
Paul Hedges *
Charna Heiko
Priscilla Henry
Isabel Hermann
Julie Herrmann
Lucille Hite
Jean Holland
Barbara Howald
Colin Howland
Ronald Hugo *
Max Humpl
Phyllis Humpl
Virtner Hynes
Betty Jackson
Larry Jones
Carol Kennedy
Bob Kerstetter
Joyce Kerstetter
Martha Klingbeil
Deborah Kogan
Albina Kriger
Dolly Lafferty
Leona Laws
David Lewis
Jill Lindberg
Maxine Littlepage
Rev. Jane Marston
Eve Maslin
Marlene Matarazzo
Kathleen McAdoo
Pat McHugh
Sylvia Metzler
Dorothy Mosley
21,270
Total Volunteer Hours
148
Total Volunteers
Chaplain Michael Mosley
Shirley Morgan
Anna Morrell
Harry Morrissy
Pat Morrissy
Pat Musgrove
Virginia Murphy
Barbara Mylod
Kevin O’Keefe
Lena Oliver
Hazel Peatman
Ronnie Quinn
Paul Randolph
Helene Rinkus
Pat Ripoll
Barbara Robinson
Deanna Roth *
Sue Roye
Judy Ryan
Jaime Sandoz
Mary Sandoz
Regina Sawyer *
Emil Scharer
John Schillack
Jackie Schmid
Rev. Sonke
Schmidt-Lange
Helen Schrimshire
Ellen Schultz
Phyllis Schultz
Marge Sexton
Tom Sexton
Dolores Shaw
Sister Mary Tate
Peg Slusarczyk
Dorothy Smith
Mildred Sours *
Annemarie Steinhofer
Janet Stott
Loretta Sucharski
Rev. Dr. John Sweet
Annemarie Theisen
Mary Thomas
Tom Thomas
Rick Topper
Mary Ann Tregoning
Dolores Trueman
Marie Tucci
Evelyn Washington
Adelaide Weidner
June Wikoff
Heather Windle
Betty Wylot
*deceased