Abilities The NHS Human Services Foundation Newsletter
Summer 2011 www.nhsonline.org
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HISTORY IS MADE
Foundation Receives Largest Single Donation from OfficeMax
With only a decade of fundraising under its The mission of NHS is to provide innovative
belt, the NHS Human Services Foundation has solutions to support the unique needs of the
been awarded their largest gift in their young individuals we serve by striving to create a caring
history. and responsive environment that promotes the
highest standards of integrity and quality.
We are pleased to announce that OfficeMax
has made a $500,000 investment in the mission “When you have a company like OfficeMax
of NHS Human Services. We are so proud to standing behind the work we do, it has a very
have one of the nation’s largest and most successful positive ripple effect on the entire company.
office supply retailer partnering with us to support At NHS, we care very much about those
the children and adults in our care. invested in us. To have someone care as much
about us as we care for others, that is a very
“Gifts like this will allow us the strength and good feeling,” states Chairman and CEO of
stability to remain focused on our important NHS Human Services, Senator M. Joseph Rocks.
mission of providing ever-more individualized
services to the most challenging and vulnerable
clients,” said Mike Mitchell, Chairman of the
NHS Human Services Foundation.
NHS Human Services (NHS), one of the country’s
largest provider of human services, through its
subsidiaries, is a community-based, non-profit
organization with over 40 years experience serving
the special needs of children and adults alike.
NHS offers a full range of integrated services in
the areas of behavioral health, intellectual and
developmental disabilities, addictive diseases, From left to right: Executive Director of the NHS Human
foster care, juvenile justice, and elder care. Our Services Foundation, Frank Guthridge, OfficeMax
representative, Chris Pattyson, Chairman of the NHS
13,000 employees serve more than 50,000 Human Services Board, Mike Mitchell, Senator Joe Rocks,
individuals across Pennsylvania and in six Office Max representatives, Tony Nucera and Tom Smith.
other states.
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See page 14 to learn more about the Legacy Society. Michael J. Mitchell
Chairman of the Board
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NHS HUMAN SERVICES FOUNDATION
Once again hit a HOLE IN ONE
The 13th Annual NHS Human Services some of Philadelphia’s well-respected Coach Dick Vermeil’s personal line of
Foundation Golf Classic was by all individuals. Guests included Coach Dick award-winning wines.
accounts an overwhelming success. Vermeil, Larry Christenson, Arthur
Monday, June 27, 2011 was a beautiful day Fennell, Marty Bystrom, Herbert Lusk, and The 13th Annual NHS Human Services
with weather that was perfect for golf. The Brian Propp to name a few. Foundation Golf Classic raised an
outing filled the Whitemarsh Valley astounding $250,000, an amount that has
Country Club to capacity with 144 golfers Among the many exciting and friendly exceeded our most optimistic expectations,
confirming that this remains to be one of competitions was the traditional “Beat the and an amount that has set a record as the
the Philadelphia area’s most successful golf Chairman” Challenge, which shared its highest amount raised in our ten year history.
outings. This year’s Golf Classic was truly famous 9th hole this year with This is all in thanks to you, our friends and
one to remember, thanks to our Title Philadelphia’s own Eagles Helmet Golf supporters!
Sponsor, The Graham Company, and several Cart. The “Beat the Chairman” Challenge
of the Delaware Valley’s top corporations is our annual competition in which NHS “I continue to be humbled with the
along with special guests that included Human Services Chairman and CEO, impressive turn-out of so many loyal
Joseph Rocks, challenges you to a “closest friends. The Chairman’s Club members
to the pin competition” in raising funds truly insure the success of the event and I
for our programs. am honored to have such loyal and generous
friends,” remarked Senator Rocks.
After an enjoyable, relaxed day of golf,
guests proceeded towards the clubhouse
f o r d i n n e r, w h e r e o v e r 1 9 0 w e r e i n
attendance. Attendees enjoyed cocktails
and hors d’oeuvres that included an
impressive wine tasting featuring an array
of specialty wines from Vermeil Wines,
MAJOR SPONSORS 2011 Chairman’s Club
Thank you for your support
Title Sponsor BPG
The Graham Company Putting Green Sponsors Grant Thornton
Benefit Allocation Systems, Inc.
Beat the Chairman Sponsor Patriot Financial Partners Higher Information Group
Doyle Alliance Group Independence Blue Cross
Locker House Sponsors
Dinner Sponsor BBS Benefit Solutions J. Egan & Associates
Pacifico Marple Ford Lincoln Cozen O’Connor Kelley and Murphy
Suzuki
Driving Range Sponsors LBG
Lunch Sponsor The PFM Group Linton’s Managed Services
Brown’s ShopRite Piper Jaffray
Malady and Wooten
Golf Cart Sponsor Longest Drive Sponsors Philadelphia Insurance Companies
OfficeMax Arden Asset Management
Penntex Construction The Honorable and Mrs.
Beverage Sponsors Mr. and Mrs. Regis Champ M. Joseph Rocks
Echo Financial Products
Ernest Bock and Sons, Inc. OfficeMax
Closest to the Pin Sponsors
Netsmart Technologies Comcast
Parkway Clinical Laboratories Emerald Advisers
PMA Companies Rohrer Bus
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Sheetz, Inc. Provides Lunches For NHS Schools
Bridging the Gap
Sheetz, Inc. has partnered with NHS Human Services Foundation to ensure that no student enrolled
in an NHS Human Services School will have to go without lunch. In April 2011, Sheetz provided
20 lunch and drink vouchers to all 11 NHS Schools for students who are not able to afford the lunch
program and those who receive reduced or free lunches. Sheetz will continue to provide lunch and
drink vouchers each month to the NHS Schools. School lunches make a big difference for hungry
students. Some students know firsthand what it is like to come to school with empty stomachs, oth-
ers know what it is like to come to school with empty stomachs but not have money to purchase
a nutritious lunch. The annual costs for providing NHS Human Services Schools with lunches are
approximately $22,500 or $1,875 per school.
Sheetz, Inc. is a family-owned convenience store chain based in Altoona, Pennsylvania. For more
than 50 years, the mission at Sheetz has been to meet the needs of customers on the go. Sheetz is
committed to its customers, employees and the communities in which they operate.
WOODHAVEN GALA
A Night to Remember
Black ties, limos, floor length ball gowns and even a fedora or two
donned the dance floor as more than 100 residents were joined by
staff and family for the First Annual Woodhaven Gala on June 22,
2011 at the Pen Ryn Estate’s Belle Voir Manor.
Residents were treated to a night of fine dining and dancing while
staff members were recognized for their accomplishments. A special
Super Star Award was presented to Terry McNelis, Vice President
of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities for his commitment to
excellence.
The highlight of the evening was a special dedication by resident
After dinner, the residents took to the dance floor, showing off Billy Grinevicius. Billy presented Senator Rocks with framed
their best moves for the camera. overhead pictures of Philadelphia and the Woodhaven Campus.
The shots were taken by Billy during a recent helicopter trip.
Senator Rocks entertained the crowd with a rendition of Elvis
Presley’s, “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”
“It’s pretty special to see the consumers celebrate themselves and
their lives,” Rocks said.
The Gala, like the everyday services at the Woodhaven Campus,
is designed to improve the residents’ quality of life.
About The NHS Woodhaven Campus
For over 40 years, NHS has provided vital support to both children and adult consumers who are presented with an Intellectual and
Developmental diagnosis and we are always striving to broaden our spectrum of care with cutting edge programs to stimulate learning for the
individuals we serve.
The NHS Woodhaven Campus consists of 18 forty year-old buildings located on a 72-acre setting at 2900 Southampton Road, Philadelphia,
PA. This campus is comprised of a 104 bed residential facility serving both men and women diagnosed with
intellectual and developmental disabilities, an adult training facility serving over 100 individuals, a private academic school licensed to serve 20
children, an NHS Autism school serving 32 children and a Gymnasium which also provides space for adjunct services for the Special Olympics.
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GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
NHS Consumer Advisory Board
On Wednesday, April 20, 2011 the NHS Eastern Region I/DD
Consumer Advisory Group prepared bags during their regularly
scheduled meeting to be distributed to the homebound elderly.
Individuals in the group purchased items to be included in the
breakfast bags. It was truly exciting to see the individuals take
pride and joy in stuffing the bags with items such as: oatmeal,
instant coffee, tea, breakfast bars, fruit cups, juice, and raisins.
After all items were placed carefully into their bags, each
consumer meticulously tied on a colorful ribbon.
The NHS/TAIG Intellectual and Developmental Disability
Services Consumer Advisory Group is an independent body made
up of individuals receiving residential services through this
workshop geared to the Groups’ interests, host a representative
Division, along with a representative from AVS. The members
from the Philadelphia Police Department to speak on safety, make
speak on behalf of the larger population who also receive our services.
donations to the homeless, make breakfast bags for a local non-
They are responsible for assessing and making recommendations
profit organization that provides meals for the frail elderly and
on improving the level of quality of services provided and
homebound in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, participate
satisfaction among consumers by addressing issues of concern.
in self-advocacy and support various NHS/TAIG activities.
The Group has set some larger goals for the future as its activities
become more formalized. Currently they have re-established their
original goal of having an Executive Board consisting of twelve
individuals and two alternates and our non-board participants
will continue to help NHS/TAIG strive for quality and person-
centered services.
Generally, the Group meets the third Wednesday of each month
at 4700 Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, PA from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
The Consumer Advisory Group participates in two community
outreach efforts each year in which they give back to the community.
The group is facilitated by the Assistant for Quality Improvement
and Customer Satisfaction, along with the whole Quality
Improvement Team located at TAIG, who ensure that meeting
minutes are taken. The Group indoctrinates its own members and
nominates a co-facilitator through member elections every two years.
The Group, which began in April of 1999 under the guidance of
Betty Boyd, who at the time was Director of Consumer Services
of Philadelphia, supports itself by conducting fundraisers. These
successful fundraisers have allowed them to award a scholarship to
the Every Day Lives Conference in Hershey, PA, sponsor
educational activities such as Wave (Women’s Anti-Violence
Education), provide workshops including a Sexual Therapist
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The NHS Human Services Foundation gratefully acknowledges the following Capital Blue Cross Aqua America
individuals, businesses, organizations and corporations for their generous Cardonick, Inc. Mrs. Denise Ashton
support during Fiscal Year 2011: CareerBuilder Mr. Brian Belcher
Mr. Christopher Cashman Mr. Joseph Bilson
Ms. Tina Preisig Catholic Program - Woodhaven Center Mr. and Mrs. Michael Caraccio
Saint Joseph's University Center For Family Guidance, P.C. Casaccio Architects, LLC
Sweenscape, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Clark Mr. and Mrs. Regis Champ
Tulsa Community Foundation Clark Resources Christenson Investment Partners
Tustin Mechanical Services Mr. and Mrs. Code Coder Ms. Audrey Coccia
Verizon Commonwealth Engineering & Technology Compliance Resource Group, Inc.
Willits Pharmacy CSI Leasing, Inc. Mr. Timothy Connolly
Mr. Kenneth Damato Controlled Environments, Inc.
$2,500 - $4,999 Mr. Josh Dolgin Cornerstone Institutional Investors, Inc.
Mr. David Feinberg Craig P. Schoch Plumbing & Heating
Mr. Steve Barr Mr. Bruce Foulke Ms. Patti Cusimano
BBS Benefit Solutions, LLC Mr. James Gargiulo CVS Caremark Charitable Trust
$20,000 & Over
Benefit Allocation Systems, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John Grosso D.C. H Mechanics
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bogdan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Guirate Dan Brody Photography
A & R Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Mr. John Ciavardone Harrisburg Pharmacy Mrs. Patricia DeAngelis
Brown & Brown Consulting
DBH-MRS Mr. Daniel Hilferty Mr. George Dermody
Doyle Alliance Group
FMA Professional Resources Innovative Print & Media Group, Inc. Mr. Michael Doorley
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hondros
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guthridge Mr. Greg Jansen Drexel University College of Medicine
Linton's Managed Services
Hoagy's Heroes LLC Mr. Wayne Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Dunton
OfficeMax
Mr. Charles Kahn Ms. Diane Kiddy Ms. JoAnn Edwards
Penn Jersey Paper Co.
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Leatherwood Mr. Larry Korman Ms. Sandi Foxx-Jones
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Lindback Foundation Mr. Daniel Ledva Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gabrielsen
The Honorable and Mrs. M. Joseph Rocks
Mr. Alan Lindy Liberty Electric, Inc. Mr. Peter Gonzales
The Graham Company
Mr. and Mrs. Todd Markle Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien & Courtney, P.C. Mr. Michael Goodyear
Masciantonio Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Mr. Joseph Martz Gregg Avenue Associates
$10,000 - $19,999
MassMutual Financial Group Matthew Gorham Real Estate Mr. Edmund Hennessy
Mr. Joseph McCormick Ms. Beth McAlister Ms. Lydia Holiat
Ahold Financial Services
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence McNelis Mr. and Mrs. Sean McCloat Jason Roberts LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Barton
Mr. Kevin Mealey Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey McKinlay Mr. Douglas Kerstetter
BPG Properties Group, Ltd.
Ms. Tanya Moody Mealey's Furniture Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kim
Mr. Michael Breslin
Ms. Cathleen Murphy Mercury Installation Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kotsur
Brown's Superstores
Netsmart Technologies MetTel Krohn Plumbing & Heating
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Cardonick
Mr. Gary Nolan Monster.com Ms. Kathleen Lens
Echo Financial Products, LLC
NovaCare Rehabilitation Ms. Jean Nasca Mr. Randell Lewis
Emerald Advisers, Inc.
Penntex Construction Co., Inc. Network for Good Locke & Associates
Mr. and Mrs. William Graham
Philadelphia Suburban Development Corp. Nowmos Auto Collision Mr. Thomas Lowry
Grant Thornton
Rohrer Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Jeffrey O'Hara Lucky Dog Saloon
Higher Information Group
Rotary Club Of Scranton P&G Mehoopany Employees Federal CU MGC Landscaping, Inc.
Independence Blue Cross
Mr. and Mrs. John Scheck Post & Schell, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Milch
J. Egan & Associates
Mrs. Ellen Staerk Mr. and Mrs. Martin Purcell Milk Industry Management Corp.
Kelley and Murphy
Ms. Diane Sterthous Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rivera Morgan Manor
Malady & Wooten, LLP
Susquehanna Consulting & Financial Group Dr. Paul and Dr. Janet Sachs Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Musgrove
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mitchell
Three Point Contracting, Inc. Mr. Richard Scott Paddy Whacks Irish Sports Pub
Pacifico Marple Auto Group
TN Ward Company Shop N Save Mr. William Parish
PMA Companies
Walmart Foundation Sovereign Bank Foundation Paul's Building Maintenance
RSC Solutions - Lexington Insurance
Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Yacovelli Sterling Asset Management, LLC Peoples Neighborhood Bank
Strategic Products and Services PerformCare
$5,000 - $9,999
$1,000 - $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. James Telese Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phillips
The Flynn Company Mr. and Mrs. Michael Portnoy
Arden Asset Management, LLC
4391 Sturbridge Associates, LLC The Glenmede Trust Company Prestige Packaging, Inc.
Cozen O'Connor
ADP The Haverford Trust Company RHR International
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Dunton
American Heritage Federal Credit Union T-Mobile USA, Inc. Robert Chalphin Associates
Ernest Bock & Sons, Inc.
Attalus Capital Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Volpicelli Mr. Paul Rohmeyer
First Nonprofit Companies, Inc.
Autism Asperger Publishing Co. Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Ross Family Fund
Givnish Family Funeral Homes
AVI Risk Services, LLC Fires & Newby Dr. Thomas Saporito
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hughes
Mr. Mike Basher Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. School Annual Publishing Company
Jefferies & Company, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Beatrice Wilmington Trust of PA Seams Perfect Carpet Company
Keystone Quality Transport Company
Belfor USA Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Zabolotny Mr. Jim Smith
Mr. and Mrs. John Krol
Bochetto & Lentz, P.C. Spotts Brothers, Inc.
LBG
Mr. and Mrs. Sean Bosken $500 - $999 Mr. Robert Stack
Legacy Advisors, LLC
Ms. Betty Boyd The Conference Center
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McClure
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bucci AAPL, Inc. Mr. John Thomas
Parkway Clinical Laboratories
Ms. Rene Burke ABC Signs System Dr. and Mrs. Donald Thompson
Ms. Leah Pason
Butler Woodcrafters, Inc. Accurate Auto Tops and Upholstery, Inc. Mr. John Todd and Ms. Sandra
Patriot Capital Manager, L.P.
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Leauber Brothers Electric Mr. Patrick Dwyer Mrs. Holly Hershey
Trac Services Ms. Cynthia Brough Mr. and Mrs. Brian Dydak Ms. Stephanie Hockley
Mr. Nick Triantafell Ms. Susan Brown Ms. Rhonda Dysinger Mr. Edward Hoefle
Tru-Temp, Inc. Ms. Margaret Suzanne Bryan Mr. John Egan Honey Creek Inn, Inc.
UPMC Ms. Denise Buccellato Ms. Jodi Elliott Ms. Sharon House
US FoodService Bucks For Kids Mr. David Elwell Mr. Roland Howell
Van's Lock Shop, Inc. Ms. Teresa Bumbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Stan Elwell Mr. Patrick Hoyer
Waterdam Plaza Associates Mr. Jeremy Bupp Mr. Michael Ernst Mr. Christian Hugel
Mr. Tim Wilson Ms. Judy Burgess Ms. Kristina Escobar Mr. Michael Hummel
Mr. John Yonchuk Ms. Janice Burke Eshenaurs Fuels, Inc. Mr. James Humza
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Burkholder Mrs. Elizabeth Evans Mrs. Cori Huntzinger-Shaffer
Under $499 Ms. Debra Burock Excelligence Idle Hours Bowling Lanes. Inc
Ms. Judith Buss Mr. David Fales Ms. Christine Irvine
A. Abramson Tire Company Calkins Mr. Martin Falkenberg J.J. DeLuca Company, Inc.
AB-8 Waste Solutions, LLC Camden Riversharks Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fastman Jack's Creek Lewistown Lions
ABC Travel Guides for Kids Mr. Steven Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Randy Fawver Mr. Rodney Jackson
AbiBow Recycling LLC Mr. and Mrs. Savas Can Ms. Joy Fennell Mrs. Barbara Janiszewski
Abiding Truth Minstries Ms. Alexandra Canavan Mr. Phillip Fenster Jannene L. Miller Agency
Aces Inn, Inc. Capital Area Behavioral Health Ms. June Ferguson Jan-Pro Cleaning Systems
AETNA Foundation Collaborative, Inc. First Quality Baby Products Ms. Jana Jim
Affordable Fire Solutions LLC Capitol Building Services Co., Inc. Mr. David Fleming Mr. James Johnson
Ms. Terri Albertson Mr. Stephen Carr Focus Management Services, Inc. Mr. Timothy Johnson
Ms. Willmina Allen Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Carter Mr. Joe Forkin Ms. Jennifer Jones
American Helicopter Museum & Mr. Donald Chapman Ms. Martha Foster Mr. Theodore Jones
Education Center Ms. Marg Chapman Four Points Greensburg Ms. Theresa Juhas
Mr. James Anderson Ms. Wendy Charles Ms. Sheila Fox Ms. Rosemary Jukes
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Andrelczyk Ms. Denise Chepurny Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Mr. Joseph Juliano
Mr. William Ardis Mr. and Mrs. Mark Chesky Ms. Tami Fratis K&C Fuel Oil
Arthur Murray Dance Studio Ms. Carmel Ciavardone Ms. Brandi Freeland Mrs. Holly Kandybowski
Atlantic Refrigeration Equipment Mrs. Antoinette Cichocki Mr. and Mrs. Brian Frisbie Ms. Shawna Kane
Company, Inc. Clementon Park & Splash World Ms. Melissa Fry Ms. Holly Karalus
Mr. Rob Bahara Mr. and Mrs. John Close Ms. Stacy Fulkrod Ms. Angela M. Keal
Balance Health Center - Yoga & Spa Cocolamus Creek Disposal Services, Inc. Mr. Charles Funk Mrs. Tara Keenan
Mr. William Baldwin Ms. Valarie Coddington Dr. Gina Fusco, Psy D. Ms. Sabrina Kegler
Mr. Ryan Ball Mr. James Collins Mr. Anthony Gallo Mr. David Keiter
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ballay Colony House Furniture, Inc. Ms. Lisa Gatti Mrs. Donna Kelley
Ms. LaTonya Bantum Mrs. Porsha Colter-Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gavin Ms. Shanna Kelley
Mr. Wayne Barnett Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Mr. Alan Gedrich Ms. Barbara Kelly
Mr. Ernest Barsamian Ms. Nicole Connors General Mills Box Tops for Education Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Kelly
Beacon of Hope Counseling Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Cook Ms. Pauline George Mr. Kenneth A. Trego Lawn Care
Beasley Ford Mr. Nicholas Corcoran Mrs. Tammi George Mr. Raymond Kerlin
Ms. Alexis Beechey County of Lancaster Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Getchey Ms. Alyse Kerr
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Beisel Ms. Jan Marie Cox Mr. and Mrs. John Gigliotti Mr. Andrew Kinka
Mr. Patrick Beissel Mrs. Jennifer Cox Mr. Lawrence Gillis Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirkwood
Mr. David Belonger Ms. Jane Cramer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gioffe Mrs. Cecilia Kittell
Mr. and Mrs. David Berry Creed's Seafood & Steaks Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gleklen Ms. Julie Kline
Bethlehem Township Board of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cullen Ms. Janice Glennon Ms. Lizanne Klinges
Commissioner Park Fund Curtis Institute of Music Ms. Lisette Gonzales Kone Elevators Escalators, Inc.
Mr. John Bialous Mr. Alfred Cybularz Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gordon Mr. Jim Kopernick
Mr. Stan Bialous Mr. Richard DAndrea Gorham Real Estate Ms. Ashley Krizauskas
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Bialous Mrs. Sandra Darlington Mr. Sidney Gosser Ms. Meghan Krompasick
Mr. Victor Bialous Mrs. Christel Davis Mrs. Theresa Gottschalk Ms. Joan Kunkel
Bill Gladstone Group Ms. Andrea Delaney Ms. Sylvia Grasis Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lanahan
Mr. Don Bilyew Delaware Community College Mr. Todd Greene Landmark Theatres
Mr. Roger Bjorkquist Ms. Vicki DeMarco Ms. Carol Gruber Mr. James Lang
Ms. Melissa Blasi Mr. Anthony DeStefano Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gutt Ms. Anita Laskin
Ms. Lia Bodocan Ms. Cammie Dickerson H.R. Benjamin, Inc. Mr. Ernest Laskosky
Mr. Robert Bodzin Mr. William diGeorge and Ms. Cathy DiRusso Mr. Robert Hackett Mr. John Laskowski
Ms. Amanda Boland Ms. Koisay Dillon Mrs. Nicole Hallman Mrs. Elizabeth Latterner
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bosken Mr. Paul Dixon Ms. Marlene Hanson Mr. Gerald Lauro
Brandywine River Museum Ms. Natacha Dolson Ms. Florence Haring Mr. Harry Leap
Mr. Jason Breaithwaite Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dombrosky Mrs. Kathleen Harker Ms. Gail Learn
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brennan Mr. Robert Donovan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Harrison Ms. Carolyn Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Brindley Mr. Kevin Dougherty Mr. Michael Hartman Mr. Richard Lewis
Ms. Deborah M. Briscoe Mr. Charles Drenning HealthFirst Benefits, Inc. Ms. Toni Liddick
Brittingham's Irish Pub Ms. Mary Driscoll Ms. Cynthia Hennessy Mr. Daniel Llewellyn
Ms. Rebecca Brocious Dun Rite Electric Service, Inc. Ms. Ashley Herb Mr. Todd Loeb
Mr. John Brophy Ms. Joanne Dunne Mr. Michael Heridia Longwood Gardens
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Ms. Joan Lubicky Mr. and Mrs. K. Burtte Over Mr. Jason Shaffer Mr. Joe Volpe
Mr. Maurice Lynch Pace Butler Corporation Sheetz Ms. Kelly Wall
Mr. Lyon's Construction, Inc. Ms. Erin Palmer Mrs. Heather Sherman Ms. Sarah Ware
Magellan Hill Technologies, LLC Partridge Architects, Inc. Mr. Seth Siegfried Mr. Richard Welsh
Mr. James Maher Pasquale's Pizzeria of Penn Hills LLC Mr. Darrin Silbaugh Mrs. Willetta West
Ms. Mary Beth Mahoney Ms. Brandie Patton Silver Springs Mrs. Virginia Williams
Major League Bottle Shop Mrs. Lorraine Pauley Ms. Bethany Simonik Ms. Stephanie Willow
Mr. Vincent Malizia Mr. Emerson Peachey Ms. Lorrie Skelley Wilson Investigations, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Malloy Mr. and Mrs. Chris Peake Mr. David Slattery Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Wolfel
Mr. Keith Maloney Penna. Law Enforcement Officers Assoc. Ms. Janet Slattery Mr. Richard Yanoski
Ms. Geraldine Mardis Pepsi Bottling Group, LLC-FSV Mr. Donald Smale Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Ziegler
Marianna's Hoagies Mrs. Toni Pergolin Mr. and Mrs. Dorian L. Smith
Mr. Michael Markley Ms. Heather Petka Mrs. Reva Smith Gift In Kind
Marlette Homes - Lewistown Philadelphia Chamber Music Society Mr. Dimitrios Smyrnios
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Marziano Philadelphia Museum of Art Mr. Christopher Snyder Arden Theatre Company
Mr. Bob Mason Philadelphia Spirit 12U Program Ms. Mary Snyder Bartram's Garden
Mr. Brian Masterson Ms. Luanne Phillips Mr. Michael Snyder Bethany United Methodist Church
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Matoushek Ms. Mia Phillips Mrs. Kim Sonafelt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Bucci
Mr. Jeremy Mattern Ms. Alexis Pigott Paul Sosnowski Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc.
Ms. Donna Maurey Plaza Flowers Ms. Robena Spangler Cin Cin Restaurant
Mr. David May Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Podell Squire Brown's, LLC Ms. Josephine Clementi
Mr. John May Port Richmond Pharmacy Mr. Robert Stackhouse Coats for Kids
Mrs. Theresa McCauley Kenneth Powell Ms. Laurie Stagnitta Ms. Barbara Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McCready Powell's Electric Standard Steel Emp. Federal Credit Union Ms. Denise Davila
Mr. Scott McHale Mr. Dennis Powers Stanley Security Solutions Mr. Tad Decker
Ms. Julie McLaughlin Mr. Brian Propp Star Vending Inc. Dick's Sporting Goods
Mr. Mark McLaughlin Mr. Tim Quigley Ms. Laura Staub Mr. and Mrs. Greg Fennell
Ms. Gail McMullen Ms. Becky Raabe Stauffer Psychological Services First Trust Commonwealth Bank
Mrs. Linda McNulty Mr. Mike Rakus Mr. Bryan Stenberg Fraternal Order of Eagles #01188
Mr. Stephen McNulty Mr. Todd Ramsey Mr. Adam Stephan Girl Scout Troup #22160
MCS Bank Ms. Nancy Rebel Mr. Matthew Stetter GTS Welco
MeadowView Senior Living Center L.L.C. Ms. Anne Reed Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stevens Mr. Nicholas Hooten
Mrs. Barbara Medved Ms. Erin Reed Ms. Jennifer Stites Mr. Jeff Hooten
Ms. Jennifer Meehan Ms. Carol Renard Mr. Daniel Stone Ms. Michele Mahaffey
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Mehnert Revere Restaurant Group, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John Stone Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Murray
Mrs. Linda Meintel Revere Suburban Realty Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Louie Stone Murray Ford/Honda Auto
Ms. Lori Meintel Rhodes Memorial United Methodist Church Superior Moving & Storage, Inc. The Honorable Michael Nutter
Mr. Arthur Meissner Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Richards Ms. Rosanna Suppa Philadelphia 76ers
Ms. Shannon Mercer Ms. Kim Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Philip Swingle Please Touch Museum
Merck Partnership for Giving Mr. David Ridgway Mr. Mike Swinton Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Mico Construction Ms. Yvonne Rivera Mr. and Mrs. Scott Switalski Mr. Richard Scott
Mifflin County School District Robert F. Greenwood Associates, Inc. Mr. Phil Sym Sesame Place
Miller's Plumbing & Heating of Mr. Christopher Roberts Tanner's, Inc. St. Vincent's University
Lewistown, PA Mr. James Roberts Mr. David Tassinari Mr. Peter Templin
Ms. Janet Mitchell Ms. Laurie Roma Texas Roadhouse The Patriot News Company
Mr. James Monahan Mr. and Mrs. Melissa Rosario The Consumer Satisfaction team The Philadelphia Phillies
Mr. James Mongi Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Rosensteel The Prime Rib Mr. Richard Yanoski
Mr. and Mrs. John Moore Mr. William Ross The Reading Phillies
Mr. Anthony Morante Mr. Adam Rossi The Townsend Group In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. George Dunton
Mr. Jason Moretti Ms. Diane Rowlands Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Thiers
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Morgan Royal Medical Supply Ms. Eleanor Thompson Dr. and Mrs. Charles Dunton
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Morrissey Ms. Nancy Rue Mr. Barry Thrutchley
Ms. Golria Morrow Russell Roofing Mr. Norman Tilson In Honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gerhardt
Ms. Heidi Morrow Mr. Abram Ruth Mr. Tyler Topolin
Mr. Geoffrey Muessig Mr. Shawn Ryan Ms. Rita Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hughes
Mr. Thomas Mulligan Saint Vincent College Trenton Thunder
Murray Kia Mr. Gene Salerno Ms. Mary Ann Trevelise In Honor of Mr. Don MacIntyre
Mr. David Muscato Sal's Original Italian Restaurant, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tripodi
Ms. Kathy Nagle Mr. William Savage Ms. Cheryl Ann Trovato Dr. and Mrs. Charles Dunton
NAMI Acadiana Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sayres TRUiST
National Aquarium in Baltimore Ms. Jackie Schiele Ms. Julie Tupps In Honor of The Honorable
National Museum of American Ms. Carol Schlemmer Ms. Mary Ellen Tuttle M. Joseph Rocks
Jewish History Mr. Mark Schor United Way of Boyertown Area
Ms. Ashley Nelson Ms. Diane Schrage United Way of Chester County Ms. Debra Burock
Ms. Paula Nerone Mr. and Mrs. Rob Schwimmer Mr. Gerald Valenti Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Roberts
North Penn Real Estate, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Seinfeld Mr. Chad Varney
Mr. Robert Olszewski Ms. Ciara Semack Mr. and Mrs. Marc Vigod
Ms. Kathleen O'Melia Mr. Robert Shafer Mr. Albert Vitelli
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In Honor of Ms. Diane Sterthous Ms. Melissa Richard Mr. and Mrs. Larry Huber Ms. Diane Kiddy
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rivera Independent Corporate Underwriters Mr. Leonard Knepp
Mr. Joseph Braccia The Honorable and Mrs. M. Joseph Rocks INTECH Construction, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Kohler
Ms. Linda Sterthous Ms. Pamela Rubenstein Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Donald Leatherwood
Ms. Joyce Rumberger Mr. and Mrs. John Jones Mr. Daniel Ledva
In Honor of Dr. Kenneth Zemanek Mr. and Mrs. James Santanna Ms. Margaret Jones Mr. Lawrence Lesser
SCA Girls Basketball Boosters Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Keough Mr. Todd Loeb
Ms. Nancy Zelko SCA Girls Soccer Team/Boosters Mr. and Mrs. John Krol Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Mahan
Mr. and Mrs. John Scheck Liberty Mutual Surety Mr. Nicholas Maiale
In Memory of Ms. Alice Angola Schuylkill Mountain Center Ms. Ann MacDonald Mr. Joseph Martz
Lane Renulli Mr. Robert Shebelsky Mr. and Mrs. Doug Meissner Mr. and Mrs. Peter Marziano
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Snyder Modern Group, LTD Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mayes
Ms. Leslie Evers Mrs. Kim Sonafelt Mr. Meletoto Mortenson Mr. William McCaffrey
Ms. Lauren McComas Ms. Margaret Stief Nason Construction, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. John McGovern
Ms. Dayna Roane Ms. Judith Strausser Newman & Company, Inc. Mr. John McLaren
Ms. Kristine Stinson Studio 207 Mrs. Toni Pergolin Mrs. Linda McNulty
Susquehanna Consulting & Financial Philadelphia D&M, Inc. Mrs. Barbara Medved
In Memory of Mr. Tyler Clark Group, Inc. PMA Companies Mr. and Mrs. Scott Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Switalski Mr. Peter Prinsen Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mitchell
Ms. Cheryl Anderson Mr. and Mrs. James Telese Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reagan Mr. and Mrs. Paul Monaghan
Anonymous Ms. Rita Townsend Mr. and Mrs. Louis Salvina Pacifico Marple Auto Group
Ms. Gina Belicic Mrs. Willetta West Ms. Dorothy Scanlan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Peterman
Ms. Nancy Bevan Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Yacovelli Mr. Edwin Selman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. George Bidelspach Ms. Kimberly Sharkey Mr. and Mrs. Brian Rothberg
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bishop In Memory of Mr. David Dennehey Mr. and Mrs. Dorian L. Smith Dr. Thomas Saporito
Ms. Jessica Boden Ms. Cassidy Starkey Mr. and Mrs. John Sheehan, Sr.
Ms. Karen Borusiewicz Ms. Regina Cunningham The Graham Company Mr. and Mrs. John Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Brindley Ms. Valerie Kane Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Thompson Ms. Roxolana Telepko
Ms. Patricia Cambri Mr. Charles Kennedy TN Ward Company The Philadelphia Coalition of
Ms. Jane Carsto Ms. Eileen McCarry Mr. William Touey Community MH/MR Centers, Inc.
Mr. Roland Champ Dr. Sailaja Musunuri Ms. Jeanne Wermuth Mr. John Todd and Ms. Sandra Leauber
Ms. Carmel Ciavardone Mr. V.E. Tranchitella Worth & Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Trent
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Clark Mr. and Mrs. Max Zygmont Mr. and Mrs. Frank Unger
Clark Resources In Memory of Ms. Margaret Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Richard Urps
Clarks Grove UMC In Memory of Mr. Joseph Rocks, Sr. Ms. Robin VanEerden
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cooper Mr. Kenneth Lagowski Wallace Supply Company
Ms. Carol Crowl Ms. Mary Mayberry Avatar Implementation Team Mr. Tim Wilson
Mr. George Dermody Mr. Harold Miller Ms. Mary Bacallao Ms. Helene Wolf
Ms. JoAnn Edwards Mr. Bernard Mose Mr. and Mrs. Michael Barton Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Zabolotny
Mrs. Michelle Fetterolf Mr. Richard Ziegler Mr. John Burfete
Mr. Saverio Feudale Ms. Rene Burke In Memory of Mrs. Evelyn Wagner
Ms. Cynthia Finchman In Memory of Ms. Anne Hastings Ms. Debra Burock
Franklin/Fulton Staff Ms. Cheryl Cabin Mr. and Mrs. Carl Aglio
Ms. Kathleen Gauche Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hastings Mr. and Mrs. Regis Champ
Mr. Frank Gaudenzi Mr. John Ciavardone In Memory of Mr. Robert Walker
Mr. Greg Gillespie In Memory of Ms. Eleanor Holmes Corbett Cawley Inaugural Committee
Mr. Russell Goretsky Mr. and Mrs. Robert Costello Mr. Robert Solts
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guthridge Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gordon Ms. Debbie Courville
Ms. Susan Hyatt Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cullen
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Joella In Memory of Mr. Ben Kovel Ms. Patti Cusimano
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Keller Mrs. Sandra Darlington
Mrs. Cecilia Kittell Dr. Arthur and Dr. Cynthia Kovel Ms. Vicki DeMarco
Mr. Colin Klebon Ms. Clementine Deverant
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lantz In Memory of Mr. John “Jack” Mitchell Drexel University College of Medicine
Mr. Ernest Laskosky Ms. Linda Fabian
Mr. Edward Levan American Infrastructure Ms. Maureen Freed
Mr. Steve Martynuska Mr. Ronald Blevins Dr. Robin Gallagher
Mr. Richard Matson Mr. Michael Breslin Mr. James Gargiulo
Ms. Beth McAlister Brownstein Group PR Gladwyne Montessori
Ms. Kara McClain Ms. Lucille Carey Gloucester Plumbing Supply
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin McClure Cornell & Company, Inc. Gray Sales, Inc.
Mr. John McKissick Duggan & Marcon, Inc. Ms. Iris Greco
Ms. Cathleen Murphy E.J. Breneman, L.P. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Guirate
Ms. Carolyn Partridge Ms. Mary Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Harrison
Ms. Leah Pason Mr. and Mrs. William Graham Higher Information Group
Mrs. Lorraine Pauley Gretz Beverage Montco, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hondros
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Portnoy Haefele, Flanagan & Co. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hughes
Reinsel Kuntz Lesher LLP Mr. Robert Henry J.J. DeLuca Company, Inc.
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StarClub 2011 Mr. Michael Goodyear Ms. Heather Petka Mr. John Stone
The NHS Staff Giving Society Ms. Christine Gottgetreu Ms. Luanne Phillips Mrs. Crystal Swartz
Mrs. Kelly Gremba Mr. Richard Phillips Mrs. Angela Swingle
Ms. Tiffany Allen Ms. Autumn Grimes Ms. Mary Porter Ms. Roxolana Telepko
Mr. Gilbert Augustus Mr. John Grosso Ms. Sherri Portnoy Mr. Edward Thompson
Mrs. Kimberly Baker Ms. Monica Hall Ms. Michelle Primer Mr. Jamar Thrasher
Ms. Kierstangela Banks Ms. Starria Hannibal Ms. Erin Reed Mr. Norman Tilson
Ms. LaTonya Bantum Ms. Nicole Harber Ms. Kim Richardson Mr. John Todd
Ms. Lori Baronner Mrs. Kathleen Harker Mr. Jared Riester Ms. Kayla Turner
Ms. Deeann Barton Ms. Jamia Harper Ms. Jane Rivera Mr. Gerald Valenti
Ms. Brenda Bates Mr. Michael Harrison Mr. Richard Rizzutto Mr. Chad Varney
Ms. Danielle Beaver Ms. Janet Harvilla Mrs. Amy Rocini Ms. Cassandra Ward
Ms. Stacey Begonia Ms. Cynthia Hennessy Mr. Adam Rossi Ms. Samantha Warner
Mr. James Beissel Ms. Cynthia Henry Mr. Gary Rudzik Ms. Marjorie Welby
Ms. Gwendolyn Bell Mrs. Holly Hershey Mr. Nigel Ryce Ms. Emily Welker
Ms. Halle Benusa Mr. Gary Hoffman Dr. Paul Sachs Ms. Willetta West
Ms. Laurie Bilger Ms. Dawn Hoover Ms. Pam Schaible Ms. Lisa Wheeler
Ms. Shaunte Blanchard Mr. Phil Horrell Mr. Jonathan Sheahan Ms. Myrna Williams
Ms. Lia Bodocan Ms. Sharon House Mrs. Heather Sherman Ms. Virginia Williams
Ms. Karen Borusiewicz Ms. Nicole Howell Mr. Ross Siebert Ms. Stephanie Willow
Ms. Karen Bottoms Ms. Tinea Jenkins Mr. Seth Siegfried Ms. Toshay Wright
Mr. William Brazill Mr. Alex Jensen Ms. Janet Slattery Mr. Matt Zabolotny
Mr. Jason Breaithwaite Ms. Adrienne Johnson Ms. Chante Smith-Roberson Mrs. Tammy Zelahy
Mr. Mike Breslin Ms. Becky Johnson Mr. Dorian Smith Mr. Gregory Ziegler
Ms. Ann Brown Ms. Aisha Johnson Ms. Mary Snyder Mrs. Stephanie Ziegler
Mr. Russ Brundige Ms. Theresa Juhas Ms. Tinnesia Snyder
Ms. Teresa Bumbaugh Ms. Rosemary Jukes Ms. Irma Sokol
Ms. Debra Burock Mrs. Holly Kandybowski Ms. Kim Sonafelt
Ms. Hilary Burke Mrs. Tara Keenan Ms. Rainee Speece
Mr. Savas Can Ms. Krysta Kerney Ms. Teri Stanley
Ms. Kathleen Cappiello Mr. Joseph Kim
Mrs. Beth Caraccio Ms. Cecilia Kittell
Ms. Carmel Ciavardone Ms. Truphena Korich
Mr. John Ciavardone Ms. Jennifer Lasalle
Mrs. Theresa Close Ms. Anita Laskin
Mrs. Code Coder Ms. Patricia Lawrence
Mr. James Collins Ms. Sandra Leauber
Mrs. Porsha Colter-Marshall Mr. David Lee
Mr. Anthony Conicella Mr. Joseph Leinheiser
Ms. Katherine Conley Ms. Julie Lengel
Ms. Dawn Connors Mrs. Mary Lenhart
Ms. Virginia Crump Ms. Iryna Leshak Over the Past 10 Years
Mrs. Leslie Culbreath Mr. Richard Lewis
Ms. Renda Cypher Ms. Rita Livesay
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Mrs. Christel Davis Mrs. Phyllis Lowe Of our dedicated staff
Ms. Vicki DeMarco Ms. Daphne Magac have contributed over
Mr. George Dermody Ms. Barbara Malarik
Ms. Samantha DeShong Ms. Kim Marshall
$791,712
Ms. Catharine DiRusso Mr. Aaron Martin In support of critical
Ms. Grace Dixon Mr. William McCaffrey NHS programs
Ms. Erin Dixon Mrs. Theresa McCauley
Ms. Althea Donaldson Duvall Ms. Margaret McClaren
Mr. Kevin Dougherty Ms. Kristy McCleary
Mr. Charles Drenning Ms. E. Jean McDonnell
Ms. Joanne Dunne Mrs. Barbara Medved
Ms. Brenda Erdman Mrs. Linda Meintel
Mr. Michael Ernst Mr. George Mesigian
Ms. Carol Erzen Ms. Mary Jane Miller
Ms. Linda Fabian Ms. Janet Mitchell
Mrs. Amy Faust Ms. Teresa Musser This past year
Ms. Julie Fenley Ms. Kathy Nagle 237
Ms. Maureen Freed Ms. Malikah Nasir
staff have contributed
Ms. Melissa Fry Ms. Louisa Obiesie
Mrs. Andrea Gebhard Ms. Leah Pason an astounding
Mr. Brian Gillespie Mr. James Pastin
Ms. Roenna Glass Ms. Louise Pepper
$112,173
Ms. Janice Glennon Mr. Jamie Peters
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Corporate Annual NHS Idol
Sponsors The Performance of a Lifetime
Michael Jackson and Britney Spears were
We would like to recognize the following in the house performing on stage at the
corporations which have donated 15,000 Woodhaven Campus on Wednesday, May
or more during Fiscal Year 2011. We are 25, 2011. “The place was rocking,” says
grateful to these sponsors who have “lead Frank Guthridge, Executive Director of
the way” for individuals supported by the NHS Human Services Foundation.
NHS Human Services to live happier, There was enough energy in the room to
more productive lives where each light up the city’s skyline! Consumers
individual focuses on their ABILITIES, from Philadelphia, Delaware, Bucks and
Montgomery Counties showed up to
not their disabilities. These Corporate
perform and cheer on their friends and
Annual Sponsors have donated more cheer they did…
than $810,000 in support of the 50,000
individuals served by NHS Human Services. The evening not only gave the performers
an opportunity to show off their talent,
A&R Charitable Foundation, Inc. but also focused on their ABILITIES not
BPG Properties Group disabilities.
Brown & Brown Consulting
Doyle Alliance Group
The Graham Company The evening was a tremendous success
Grant Thornton thanks to the Specialized Services and
Higher Information Group Northern Suburbs Division’s Consumer
Kelley and Murphy Advisory Group, who planned the event.
“It was a wonderful evening where family,
Linton’s Managed Services
friends, staff and consumers celebrated in
OfficeMax the joy of performing on their own personal
Parkway Clinical Laboratories stage, it was truly an inspirational
Penn Jersey Paper Co. evening,” stated Stephanie Napoleon,
Philadelphia Insurance Companies Associate Executive Director for the
RSC Solutions- Lexington Insurance Northern Suburbs and event facilitator.
For more information about how you
can become an Corporate Annual
Sponsor and the benefits included,
please call the Foundation Office at
610-260-4675.
NHS SCHOOL STUDENTS REACH GOLD
At the 2011 Special Olympics
On May 7, 2011, students attending the NHS Autism Schools in
Herminie and Whitney participated in this year’s Special Olympics
games held at the Greater Latrobe Stadium. Among the thousands of
individuals competing in the competition, we are pleased to announce
that our NHS athletes took home nine gold medals, four silver medals
and one bronze medal.
More than 20,000 athletes from 56 area and county programs across Pennsylvania train and compete in Special Olympics Pennsylvania
(SOPA) each year. Participation in Special Olympics training and competitive events is open to all people with intellectual disabilities
regardless of their degree of challenge. Athletes ages eight and older may participate in Special Olympics training programs and competitions.
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GOALS FOR GIVING
Flyers Legends vs. NHS Blues
Blues
More than 200 people crowded the
Flyers Skate Zone in Northeast
Philadelphia to support the 7th Annual
Goals for Giving Hockey Benefit on
Sunday, March 27, 2011. The newly named
“NHS Human Services’ Blues” faced
Philadelphia Flyer Legends Brian Propp, Joe
Watson, Bob Kelly and Larry Goodenough.
The event, presented by Linton’s Managed
Services and sponsored by Sweenscape, Inc.,
raised more than $54,000 to benefit the
Supported Employment Program of NHS
Human Services.
After a very competitive game in which
the Legends won 6-5, more than 150 of
the attendees traveled to the after
game celebration at PaddyWhacks
Irish Pub which was sponsored by
Legacy Advisors, LLC and Dr.
Charles Dunton.
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AVS - NHS
A Winning Combination
For more than 50 years, Allegheny Valley School (AVS) has been AVS’ programs and services include training for employment,
providing lifelong opportunities for people with intellectual and health services, occupational, physical and respiratory therapies,
developmental disabilities (I/DD). Today, AVS provides a variety social services and communications training.
of residential and therapeutic programs to 900+ adults and children
throughout 125 facilities and programs in nine Pennsylvania To enhance services provided, AVS has developed, implemented
counties. Headquartered in Coraopolis, PA, AVS cares for some and distributed an innovative sensory program. People with I/DD
of the most vulnerable citizens in our communities. frequently have difficulty using sensory information from the
Approximately 80 percent of the individuals receiving care have a environment. The AVS Sensory Program provides a variety of
severe or profound diagnosis and many also have physical disabilities sensory activities and settings to help consumers interact more
or medical complications. comfortably within their own surroundings. Innovative sensory
rooms, gardens and specialized activities have helped consumers
In 2008, AVS was acquired by NHS Human Services (NHS). develop and expand their senses, making a real difference in their lives.
Today, NHS/AVS is the largest provider of care to individuals
with I/DD in Pennsylvania. The combined organization’s goal is For more information about Allegheny Valley School, please visit
to help individuals to grow and function at their fullest potential www.avs.net or call 412-299-2228.
and as independently as possible.
AVS provides a comprehensive continuum of services to support
each person and help them continue to learn at every stage of
their life. AVS offers multiple residential options including
Campus Living, Community Group Homes, Supported Living and
Family Living/Life Sharing.
Adult Training Programs provide opportunities for individuals to
enhance their capacity to achieve. By focusing on cognitive, communications
and physical development, a variety of therapeutic programs assist
with the cultivation of vocational and living skills. AVS partners
with local businesses to encourage employment of consumers.
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SAVE THESE DATES
Perhaps, the most profound way to keep your generous spirit alive
is through a legacy gift. By joining the NHS Human Services
Foundation Legacy Society, you and your family will receive
substantial tax benefits while providing vital resources that impact
the future of the thousands of needy individuals in the years to
come.
The NHS Human Services Legacy Society is comprised of individuals
who have made NHS Human Services Foundation a beneficiary in
their estate plans through one of the following options:
• Outright Bequest
• Pooled Income Fund
• Charitable Remainder Trust
• Gifts of Life Insurance
• Charitable Gift Annuity
• Gifts of Retirement Plans
• Charitable Lead Trust
The NHS Human Services Legacy Society recognizes all members
who have committed to a future gift to NHS Human Services
Foundation. No formal agreement is needed, only the communication
from the donor to NHS Human Services Foundation that a gift
has been planned.
For more information, contact the NHS Human Services
Foundation, at :
Phone: (610) 260-4675
Email: nhsfoundation@nhsonline.org
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BOARD MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Our Board members are an integral part of the NHS Human Services Foundation. In each newsletter we will introduce you to a Board member
so that you can get to know the people who stand behind our work. We hope you will find that their stories inspire you as much as they inspire
us.
The NHS Human Services Foundation recognizes that it is through the great vision, leadership and support of our Board of Directors
that we are able to fulfill our mission in providing financial support to the many NHS Programs that make a difference in the lives of
thousands of individuals and families everyday. We are very fortunate to have a very engaged Foundation Board. This 19-member board
is comprised of executive leadership from some of the area’s top corporations. In closing out Fiscal Year 2011, we have 100 percent
participation in giving with the board contributing over $120,000.
TOM BURKHOLDER
For the past 15 years, Tom Burkholder has been
involved with NHS Human Services and has
served as a member of the Board of Directors for
the past 10 years. An invaluable asset to our Board
of Directors, Mr. Burkholder has aided our
Foundation in building partnerships within the
Central Pennsylvania region and has shared with
us his ideas on how to successfully raise funds in
our local town.
Mr. Burkholder is one of NHS Human Services
Foundation’s biggest advocates. He has been the
owner of Burkholder Antiques in Hollidaysburg,
PA since 1969 and has continued to dedicate much
of his free time helping to sustain funding for the
many NHS programs. Back in 1996, while conversing
with his daughter Amy, then a TSS worker for
NHS, they spoke about the children she served in
her after-school program and how they would benefit
from a holiday party. It was then that Tom, a natural fundraiser, called on local businesses and friends to help secure over $3,000 in
funds to underwrite the cost of the event.
Mr. Burkholder and his wife Anne are residents of Hollidaysburg, PA and have two children, Amy Lantz, a Professional Development
and Education Coordinator for NHS in Hollidaysburg Pa and Jane, a Psychologist in Centreville, Maryland.
YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK
Your donation to the NHS Human Services Foundation can make a difference and can change lives. The following are just a few
examples of how NHS programs were impacted by your generosity:
• Awarded more than $105,000 in scholarships to staff and students • Provided touch screen computers, and SMARTBoards for eight of
attending a college or trade school our Autism School classrooms
• Helped build a playground on our Woodhaven campus • Hosted holiday parties for over 1,200 individuals in four locations
• Provided therapeutic horseback riding lessons to children with • Purchased equipment needed for a newly installed computer lab
autism at our comprehensive drug and alcohol recovery center in
• Several programs were afforded the opportunity to enjoy group Philadelphia
outings such as shore trips, ballgames, amusement parks, water • Provided a therapeutic environment for individuals with intellectual
parks, movies and dining out and developmental disabilities with the purchase of a
• Purchased basketball uniforms for our Autism school basketball greenhouse in Western, PA
teams in Western, PA • Purchased an automobile for our Therapeutic Family Care
Program in Dubois, PA
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Burkholder’s Antiques work and to the individuals they serve.
Donald F. Leatherwood, II, M.D.
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NHS is a nationally recognized human service
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Francis L. Doyle III Addictive Diseases, Autism, Education,
Doyle Alliance Group Jerome Mauro Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,
Wilmington Trust Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Specialized
Dr. Charles Dunton Services, and Treatment Foster Care.
Jefferson Medical College Ray Pennacchia
Lankenau Hospital NovaCare Rehabilitation NHS distinguishes itself from other providers
by offering a full range of integrated
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Linton’s Managed Services PMA Companies disability services along a comprehensive
continuum of care.
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that it is every individual's right to achieve
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