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Honoring B.J. Thompson & Lee Weber – Lifetime Service
The Rumson Country Day School – Community Service
October 29, 2011
Family & Children’s Service
THE KURR FOUNDATION
CO-TRUSTEESJohn Rogicki
Norman Pane, C.P.A.Robert J. Gaughran, Esq.
Susan,Congratulations on this wonderful event.Because of yourcompassion, dedication andcommitment to FCS and itsboard, you have made a significant impact on its services to ourcommunity. You are to be applauded and we all celebrate you tonight.
Mary Jane & Rick Kroon
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WelcomeWelcome to the 102nd Family & Children’s Service anniversary celebration; an evening of greatfood, beautiful music and good friends - all Under a Tuscan Moon.
For more than a century, FCS has helped individuals and families who face daunting challengesevery day just to survive with the sense of dignity and quality of life that most of us take forgranted. Last year alone, FCS assisted more than 18,000 people through intervention services for neglected and exploited adults; home health and respite care for those needing assistance orfamilies seeking a way to care for a loved one at home; and financial management for those withmental and physical challenges. Our Medicare counselors helped seniors navigate the complexMedicare system and FCS deployed hundreds of youth and senior volunteers to dozens of localorganizations. And, of course, Operation Sleighbells, the program on which FCS was founded,continued to bring joy to well over 1,000 children in need during the holiday season.
FCS remains a life line and a reliable resource, bringing hope, compassion, and peace of mind tothose we serve during the most vulnerable times in their lives.
The powerful and direct impact FCS has on our community is made possible through the extraordinary support we receive from our donors and volunteers, many of whom have helpedcreate tonight’s event, are here this evening, and support FCS in many ways throughout the year.Tonight we are especially pleased to honor two long-standing volunteers: our dear friends B.J.Thompson and Lee Weber, and The Rumson Country Day School, whose community partnershipwith FCS has helped sustain us for more than a dozen years. We could not do it without themand we could not do it without you!
These are certainly challenging times and your support is needed and appreciated now more thanever. We are deeply grateful, and thank you, our Underwriters, Patrons, Journal advertisers andAuction donors for your outstanding generosity and dedication to the FCS mission. Thousandscount on us – thank you for allowing us to count on you.
Have a wonderful evening, or as they say in Tuscany, speriamo che avete una sera meravigliosa!
Dolores Klein Vincent L. D’Elia
Chair, Board of Directors President & CEO
UnderwritersTABLE SPONSORS
Mr. & Mrs. John O’Donoghue
Rob Patton, Goldman Sachs
K. Shaw Construction
INVITATION SPONSORSB.J. Thompson
Thompson Memorial Home, LLC
DECORATION SPONSOREntertain with Jane
WINE SPONSORSDr. & Mrs. Edward DeFabio
Gloria Nilson
Dena Walter Reger
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sorokolit
VALET SPONSORSNew Jersey Natural Gas
Anonymous
JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHY SPONSORHartshorn Portraiture
BREAD SPONSORPanera Bread
DESSERT SPONSORBetty White
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FAMILY & CHILDREN’S SERVICE
Welcomes you to
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Celebrating Our 102nd Anniversary
October 29, 2011
The Evening’s ProgramCocktails - 6:30 p.m.
WelcomeVincent L. D’Elia - President & CEO
Awards Presentation - 7:45 p.m.
Dinner & Dancing to the Music of Paris
Giving Tree
50/50 Winner Announced - 9:00 p.m.
Silent Auction Closes - 10:15 p.m.
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PRESIDENT & CEOVincent L. D’Elia
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dolores L. Klein, Chair Debbie O’Donoghue, First Vice ChairBeth A. Micioni, Second Vice Chair Cynthia Mathews, SecretaryMary Ann McDonald, Treasurer Brian T. Duffy, Assistant Treasurer
Delly BeekmanDonald P. BushNancy Del Priore
Daphne Halpern, FAHP, CFREKathy Goullet
Patricia A. Keating, R.N.Arlene Lospinoso
Brenda MergenthalerBarbara Parker
CORPORATE ADVISORY COUNCILDr. Joseph Binns – Red Bank Gastroenterology
Mark DeVito – JCS Partners, LLC
Craig J. Ford – SeaBreeze Cleaners
Lawrence Fuchs – The Zobel Foundation
Ronald Gillaspie – Boynton & Boynton
Peder Hagberg – Currents Magazine
Charles P. Kelly, Esq. – McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP
Russell Lucas – Lucas Capital Management
Peter J. Micioni – Antea Partners, LLC
John C. Morris III – Morris, Johnson & Associates, Inc.
Gloria Nilson – Gloria Nilson, REALTORS, Real Living
Kenneth Shaw – K. Shaw Construction
Bruce S. Thompson – Thompson Memorial Home
Thomas H. Yorke – Oceanic Capital Management, LLC
Dena Walter Reger, Esq.Nina M. Riccio
Susan C. Salkeld, CPASusan Sorokolit
James E. Sulton, Jr., Ph.D.B.J. ThompsonLee Weber
Deborah Zilai
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Dolores L. Klein, Chair
Thank YouThe Board of Directors of Family & Children’s Service thanks the co-chairs and
committee members of this year’s Gala, Under a Tuscan Moon.
Your efforts and commitment to the FCS mission make all the difference to those we serve.
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Committee Chairs
Susan Sorokolit, Co-Chair and Patty DeFabio, Co-Chair
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Sarah Andreski
Ursula Atkinson
Maryann Baret
Leslie Barlow
Marilyn Broege
Chris Bush
Wendy Walter Campolattaro
Diana Crawford
Nicole Croddick
Kate Cummins
Carolyn DeSena
Drew Eitner
Diana Flippo
Jill Gemmel
Claire Glover
Kathy Goullet
Daphne Halpern
Nancy Hou
Dolores Klein
Danielle Krasko
Gerri Lawrence
Jane Lynch
Nancy Maloof
Amy McCooey
Lorraine McDonald
Cathie McHugh
Brenda Mergenthaler
Beth Micioni
Noel Murgio
Debbie O'Donoghue
Mary Jane O'Hare
Kathryn Kent Patton
Dena Walter Reger
Nina Riccio
Eva Roffler
Stephanie Rose
Jean Royall
Nancy Sullivan
Pat Sullivan
Barbara Tetrault
Kate Thompson
Gala Committee
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Lifetime Service AwardLavanche “Lee” Weber
Lee has devoted much of her life to Family & Children’s Service. For 47 yearsher commitment to FCS has remained steadfast and she is as dedicated to theFCS mission today as she was when she first began volunteering for the agency.
Married for nearly 56 years, Lee and her late husband Henry “Hank” Weberraised three children and have five grandchildren. While most of her personallife has been spent in Monmouth County, her impressive professional career wasspent in New York City, where she worked in the fashion industry with top de-signers, such as Donna Karan. As the co-founder of Teamworks Unlimited, aspecial events company, Lee coordinated many high profile fashion, business andnon-profit organization events, among them the American Foundation for Aids
Research and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. The professional experience and leadershipLee brought to FCS have been key to FCS’s fundraising efforts and board development.
Introduced to FCS by a friend, Lee was elected to the FCS Board of Directors on December 21,1964. She has, at one time or other, held nearly every board office, including board Presidentfrom 1987-1988, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Assistant Recording Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. Lee has chaired and served on numerous board committees and the annualGala committee, and was a charter member and president of the former Mid-Monmouth Auxiliary to FCS. For more than a dozen years she has been a member of the Navarumsunk Auxiliary and has served as its president.
Lee has had a powerful impact on FCS. Her devotion to the agency and its mission is unlimited,her contributions unending, and her enthusiasm and commitment have only grown over the pastfour decades. While Lee is often heard to say, “I’ve always felt that I got a lot more back than Igave,” we at FCS feel that she has given us more than she’ll ever know – and she has given it withher whole heart.
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Almost as long as she can remember, B.J. Thompson has been involved with Family & Children’s Service. Starting as a teenager, when she helped her mother,Mary O. Smith, collect clothes and household items for the agency’s annual rummage sale, B.J. has been volunteering with the agency in one capacity or another. For the last 43 years, she has devoted her energy and passion to serving on the agency’s Board of Directors and today she remains one of our most committed and caring partners.
B.J. was married to her high school sweetheart, the late H. Ernest Thompson for47 years. Together they raised five children and ten grandchildren. A long time resident of Monmouth County, B.J. studied at Colby Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire and the Tobe-Coburn School of Fashion Careers in New York City. As ayoung professional, she lived at the Barbizon Hotel for Women, studying fashion merchandisingat some of the world’s most famous department stores. She landed her first job at the formerHahne’s Department store in Newark, where she worked her way up from section manager, to assistant manager, to buyer. She credits her early professional career with giving her the skills sheuses to recruit others to support FCS.
Introduced to FCS by her mother, a former FCS board member, B.J. was elected to the FCS boardin December of 1967. She has held nearly every board office, including board President from1989-1990. B.J. has chaired and served on every board committee and the annual Gala committee,and was a charter member of the Navarumsunk Auxiliary, of which she is still a member.
For B.J., FCS has been, and will continue to be, “her life’s passion.” For more than four decades,she has brought her enthusiasm, energy and compassion to the agency and the people it serves.She is the embodiment of volunteerism and what it means to inspire by example. Her legacy atFCS is one of which she can be proud, and we offer her our heartfelt thanks and gratitude for allshe has done, and continues to do, for FCS.
Lifetime Service AwardBarbara Jane “B.J . ” Thompson
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The Rumson Country Day School has been one of Family& Children’s Service’s longest standing and most valuedcommunity partners.
It is a partnership that continues to make an enormous difference to the countless individuals and families weserve throughout Monmouth County. Without this help,carrying out our mission would be a daunting, if not impossible challenge.
The former FCS Emergency Food Pantry, which wasopened in 1969, received countless donations of both food and funds from the RCDS community,helping provide for more than 114,000 families during the pantry’s 38 years in existence. The FCSThrift Boutique, located on Branchport Avenue in Long Branch has, for many years, been the resid-ual beneficiary of RCDS’s annual Whale of a Sale, receiving donations of clothing, furniture, house-hold items and other essentials for our neighbors in need.
For more than a dozen years, RCDS students, with the support of parents, school faculty and administration, have collected an untold number of toys, games, clothing, winter coats and booksfor FCS’s annual Operation Sleighbells. The school’s practice has been to take one Giving Tree tag (which lists the gift wishes for one local child) for every student enrolled at RCDS each year.RCDS students then shop for their Giving Tree gifts and, with their parents, personally deliverthem to Operation Sleighbells headquarters in time for the holiday distribution.
In 2010 alone, students fulfilled the holiday wishes of over 450 children -- easily 20% of all thegifts donated to Operation Sleighbells last year. Since 1999 RCDS has donated more than 5,500gifts to Operation Sleighbells, directly benefitting thousands of local children who would have received few if any gifts at all during the holiday season.
RCDS’s generosity has been and continues to be an incredible demonstration of community spirit. The real importance of this partnership can be seen not only in the lessons it teaches students about the value of giving and volunteering, but also in the philanthropic example it sets for others to follow.
Community Service AwardThe Rumson Country Day School
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PatronsMr. & Mrs. James Artherholt
Ruth Barker
Mr. & Mrs. Marsh Bryan
Barbara DeSousa
John & Susan Karlin
Stephanie Luraschi & Andrew Weiss
Salon CoCo Bond
Samm & Corey Popham
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Pytlar
Dr. and Mrs. John D. Royall
The Senft Family
White Dove Cleaners
Mr. & Mrs. Bassett S. Winmill
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Thank youto our generous donors…
American Girl
The Andreski Family
Mr. & Mrs. James Artherholt
Atkinson & DeBartolo
The Atkinson Family
The Atlantic Club
Avery Educational
The Avigdors
Bahr’s Landing
The Baret Family
Ruth Barker
Mr. & Mrs. Marsh Bryan
Barlow’s
Leslie Barlow
The Binns Family
Bluewater Grill
Farley & Patrick Boyle
Boynton & Boynton
Bradford Renaissance Portraits
The Broege Family
Brookdale Community College
David Burke
The Bush Family
Mr. C's
C.J. Montana’s Pub & Grille
The Callman Family
The Campolattaro Family
Caputo’s Pastry Shop
Carezza Bona Jewelry
The Chandler Family
Chanel
The Chavez Family
Cindy Weber Cleary
The Crawford Family
The Croddick Family
The Cummins Family
Dearborn Farms
The DeFabio Family
Erica DeFabio
Monica DeFabio
The Del Priore Family
The DeSena Family
Barbara DeSousa
Designs by Venezia
The DiFiglia Family
George & Kathy Doehner
Jackie & Arthur Dornbusch
Down to Basics
Eagle Ridge Golf Club
Entertain With Jane
Drew Eitner
Tom & Betsy Schmalz Ferguson
Five Seasons
The Flaky Tart
The Flippo Family
Frame to Please
Frederick Fekkai Salon
The Gemmel Family
The Glover Family
Goldman Sachs
Frankie Goodwyn
Kathy Goullet
Guaranteed Plants
Daphne Halpern
The Haley Family
Haniken Jewelers
Hartshorn Portraiture
Sandy Henning
Henri Bendel
Highpoint Auto Insurance
Sarah Hilton
Mike & Kristen Hoey
The Hou Family
Jon Lori Salon
John & Sue Karlin
Kick
The Klein Family
Andrew Komery
The Krasko Family
The Kroon Family
The Kurr Foundation
Em Lawes
The Lawless Family
The Lawrence Family
Leonardo Jewelers
David Lipani
Little Silver Family Pharmacy
Sarah Lurasch
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Lynch
The Maloof Family
Sheila Martello
The McCooey Family
The McDonagh Family
Lorraine McDonald
Mary Ann & Tom McDonald
The McHugh Family
The Melting Pot
The Mergenthaler Family
Merrill Lynch
Peter & Beth Micioni
Debbie Monier
Monmouth Park
Monmouth Street Tile
JP Morgan - The Kelly Group
The Murgio Family
Navarumsunk Auxiliary
New Jersey Natural Gas
Newport Capital Group
Nicholas
Scott Nickerson
Gloria Nilson
The O’Donoghue Family
Mary Jane O’Hare
The Olson Family
Oyster Point Hotel
Panera Bread
The Patton Family
Alan & Barbara Pertchik
The Polk Family
Samm & Corey Popham
Professional Pharmacy
Pat Pritchard
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Pytlar
Red Bank Cleaners
Red Bank Gastroenterology
The Reger Family
River Road Books
The Riccio Family
Eva Roffler
The Rose Family
Jean Royall
Rumson-Fair Haven Bank
Rumson Pharmacy
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
Salon CoCo Bond
Salt Creek Grille
Sandy Hook Yacht Sales, Inc.
SeaBreeze Cleaners
Seagate Minerals & Metals
SeaStreak
The Senft Family
Carlo Sestito Financial
Sickles Market
Susan & Robert Sorokolit
Spa at the Commons
Spa at Galleria
Steven & Farrel Starker
Stephen’s Furs
The Sullivan Families
Judi & Michael Tavill
The Tetrault Family
Theresa Atigas Photography
Thompson Memorial Home
Threads
B.J. Thompson
The Thompson Family
Tommy's Coal-Fired Pizza
Two River Theater
Ingrid Tyler
Victoria’s
Walt Disney World
Jan Ward
The Weber Family
Lee Weber
Andrew Weiss
Peggy Werber
Ann White
Betty White
Widman, Cooney & Wilson
White Dove Cleaners
Willow Cleaners
Mr. & Mrs. Bassett S. Winmill
Chef Lisa Woodward
The Zabaleta Family
Jack & Vicki Zeigler
Jennifer Zeller
Zoe Graphics
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Adult Protective ServicesWell before it was federally mandated, Family & Children’s Service was providing Adult Protective
Services to those in need in Monmouth County. Working with community partners, our social
workers investigate allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation of vulnerable adults and identify
solutions that improve their quality of life. For people like Joe, a developmentally disabled adult
living on his own, APS is not only a lifesaver, it is also a lifeline to other much-needed services.
Joe was in danger of having his utilities shut off and being forcibly evicted from his apartment for
failure to pay his bills. When the case was referred to APS, our social workers quickly discovered
that Joe’s designated Representative Payee was financially exploiting him, using Joe’s money to
pay for his own expenses. APS contacted the appropriate authorities, helped Joe change his
Rep Payee to FCS and referred him to other support systems to keep him at home
and safe. It’s one of the countless ways vulnerable adults have come to count on us.
Clients served last year: 584
Number of APS caseworkers: 5
Number of years in service: 31
Lives changed: Countless
This tribute to Adult Protective Services is made possible by the generous support of
The DeFabio Family
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KIDS CorpsNot many high school juniors know exactly what they want to be when they grow up, but after
volunteering at the Courthouse of the Monmouth Vicinage for the past two years, 16-year-old
Angela Cifelli says she is certain she wants to be a prosecutor. Angela and 30 other student
volunteers spent four weeks this summer observing court cases, archiving documents and
interviewing lawyers and judges to gain a better understanding of the law. The Monmouth Vicinage
is one of 74 local non-profit supported by Family & Children’s Service’s KIDS Corps, a volunteer
services program that places students in age-appropriate volunteer positions throughout Monmouth
County, empowering them to make a difference in their community. In Angela’s case, the experience
was life-altering. “I loved it!” Angela exclaims. “I only hope I can do it again next year.”
Average age of KIDS Corps volunteers: 15
Total number of agencies served: 74
Total volunteers: 195
Lives changed: Countless
This tribute to KIDS Corps is made possible by the generous support of
The Sorokolit Family
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Operation SleighbellsFor more than a century, Operation Sleighbells has been granting the holiday wishes of thousands
of Monmouth County children, providing new toys, books and clothing to families who would
otherwise go without. It is a community effort that relies on the goodwill and generosity of our
extraordinary friends and neighbors including Monmouth Medical Center (MMC). Last year,
MMC donated space on its Long Branch campus, providing a safe, heated environment to sort,
pack and distribute the nearly ten tons of donated items. “It is part of the vision for Monmouth
Medical Center to be a leader in forming collaborative relationships with other providers in
service to our community,” says Frank J. Vozos, M.D., Executive Director of Monmouth Medical
Center. “By working with FCS in support of Operation Sleighbells, we are meeting this goal.”
Number of Gifts Distributed during the 2010 Holiday Season: 8,304
Number of children served in 2010: 1,339
Number of years of giving: 102
Lives changed: Countless
This tribute to Operation Sleighbells is made possible by the generous support of
The Mergenthaler Family
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Reading BuddiesEvery Friday for the past five years, Doris Mahoney has traveled to the Red Bank Primary School
to read aloud to a small group of first-graders. She is one of nearly 200 volunteers currently
participating in FCS’s Reading Buddies program, a weekly intergenerational shared reading
program implemented by the agency’s Retired and Senior Volunteer Program. Reading Buddies
currently operates in 17 public elementary schools throughout Monmouth County. Sharing a
passion for books and love of reading, Reading Buddy volunteers help foster literacy skills and
build confidence in their beginner readers. The students are not the only ones to benefit from the
experience. “The children are so receptive. They hang on to my every word,” Doris says. “When
you are retired, it’s a nice feeling to have the children so excited to see you!”
Number of schools participating: 17
Total active volunteers: 195
Total hours of service: 5,279
Lives changed: Countless
This tribute to Reading Buddies is made possible by the generous support of
The Reger Family
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Representative Payee ProgramFor people like Paralee, the Representative Payee Program has been a pathway to a more
productive life. A 63-year-old former drug addict who is HIV-positive, Paralee used to spend
her days living on the streets, using what little money she had to purchase drugs. Following
extensive rehabilitation, she was moved into a residential treatment facility where she was
referred to Family & Children’s Service’s Rep Payee program, a program which manages the
finances of individuals who are not able to do so due to physical or mental limitations. Today, Rep
Payee serves more than 350 clients, many of whom would be homeless without the service. By
turning over the management of her finances to FCS, Paralee gained some control of her life. She
successfully navigated the residential treatment program and eventually transitioned into her own
apartment. In fact, this June, Paralee’s building’s Tenants’ Association elected her their president.
Individuals whose finances are managed: 360
Increase in cases in just the last year: 43%
Total dollars disbursed last year: $2,340,141
Lives changed: Countless
This tribute to the Representative Payee Program is made possible by the generous support of
The Micioni Family
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Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
85-year-old Mary Jane Sharpe has never been one to slow down. A former sky diver, Mary Jane is
now legally blind, but that doesn’t stop her from volunteering weekly at the CentraState Hospital
Thrift Shop, stocking shelves and assisting customers with their purchases. In 2010, she
volunteered more than 5,000 hours of her time through the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP), the country’s largest volunteer program for people age 55 and older. “Jane’s positive
attitude toward life is an inspiration to her volunteer family,” says CentraState Thrift Shop
manager Dorothy Peterson. RSVP volunteers can be found donating their skills and services to
more than 42 Monmouth County non-profits, from hospitals to food pantries, contributing more
than 55,000 hours in 2010. Calculated in real dollars, their time adds up to $1.5 million, but in
times of economic uncertainty, their contributions are priceless.
Total active volunteers: 533
Total number of volunteer hours: 55,606
Number of places our RSVP volunteers can be found volunteering: 42
Lives changed: Countless
This tribute to RSVP is made possible by the generous support of
The Thompson Family
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State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Area seniors who need help navigating the complex maze of Medicare have a valuable ally in
Mike Power. The 64-year-old retired corrections official and licensed social worker is somewhat
of an expert on Medicare issues. As one of only 18 trained Senior Health Insurance Assistance
Program (SHIP) counselors in Monmouth County, Mike volunteers ten to 15 hours a week at the
Family & Children’s Service Long Branch office, patiently counseling clients about everything
from enrollment to prescription drug benefit issues. Despite the long hours, Mike says he gets
more out of volunteering than he gives. “Being a SHIP volunteer is very satisfying,” Mike says.
“It’s a great feeling to help clients cut through the bureaucracy and get them benefits they may
not even know they are entitled to!”
Number of Monmouth County consulting sites: 16
Number of trained SHIP volunteers: 18
Number of clients served: 1,272
Lives changed: Countless
This tribute to the State Health Insurance Assistance Program
is made possible by the generous support of
The Del Priore Family
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Home Care ServicesWhen Wilhelmina Uhl needed a home health aide for her mother, Johanna, she chose a trusted
and reliable resource: Family & Children’s Service. At age 90, Johanna is maintaining her
independence at home with the assistance of her home health aide, Bonnie. “I am my mother’s
only child,” Wilhelmina says. “Having Bonnie takes a lot of the responsibility off my shoulders. It
allows me to spend more quality time with my mother, rather than doing chores for my mother.”
In addition to offering certified home health aide services for clients like Johanna, FCS provides
supportive care aides (companions) in various settings. “I don’t know what we would do without
our home health aide,” Wilhelmina says. “She’s a real blessing.”
Number of certified home health and supportive care aides: 200
Number of clients served: 597
Annual number of visits: 161,791
Lives changed: Countless
This tribute to Home Care Services is made possible by the generous support of
The Sullivan Family
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Statewide Respite Care ProgramFor some time, Ocean township resident Felicita Rodriguez has been the sole full-time caregiver
for her 94-year-old uncle, Felix Santiago. It’s a labor of love for someone like Felicita, but poten-
tially physically and emotionally exhausting for the caregiver. Fortunately, Felicita found relief
through the Family & Children’s Service Statewide Respite Care Program, which provides respite
services for Monmouth County residents who are caring for elderly or disabled relatives or
friends. FCS helped Felicita obtain a grant to place her uncle in a Spanish-speaking adult day
program two days a week, giving her a much-needed break from her round-the-clock caregiver
duties. “I was one of the countless people who counted on Family & Children’s Service and they
came through for me,” Felicita says. “We will always have a special place in our hearts for FCS.”
Caregivers who benefit from respite services each year: 80
Annual home health aide and supportive care hours provided: 6,000
Annual grant dollars disbursed: $265,983
Lives changed: Countless
This tribute to the Statewide Respite Care Program is made possible by the generous support of
The DiFiglia Family
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The FCS Thrift BoutiqueWhen Regine Tallefsen’s 17-year-old daughter needed a dress for her high school senior prom, she
brought her to the annual Prom Boutique sponsored by the Family & Children’s Service Thrift
Boutique in Long Branch. There, her daughter was able to select from among hundreds of new
and nearly-new dresses, shoes, purses and accessories to create her perfect prom ensemble for
just $15. “My husband and I are out of work and currently living on unemployment,” Regine
told the helpful sales staff. “I don’t have to tell you how important this type of shop is for people
who need to stretch their budget.” The Prom Boutique is just one of the many ways the Thrift
Boutique responds to the changing needs of the community. From distributing clothing to families
displaced by fire, to donating materials to a summer recycling camp, the Boutique continues to be
a valued and trusted community resource. For Regine’s daughter, who donated her own gown for
next year’s event, it’s also an opportunity for her to give back.
Number of customers in 2010: 12,201
Number of years in business: 15
Number of one-of-a-kind items sold last year: 76,321
Lives changed: Countless
This tribute to The FCS Thrift Boutique is made possible by the generous support of
The Klein Family
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Home Care Grants Program90-year-old Johanna Oseick has been a widow for nearly 40 years, so living independently is
something she values, and likes. Last year, FCS provided free home care services to more than
270 disabled and senior Monmouth County residents like Johanna, allowing them to remain at
home while recovering from illness or other medical conditions. Thanks to the Home Care Grants
Program, Johanna can count on getting the support she needs to keep living a full life.
Total clients served: 274
Total grant dollars awarded: $1,069,731
Total home health aide hours provided: 58,149
Lives changed: Countless
This tribute to the Home Care Grants Program is made possible by the generous support of
The McDonald Family
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AARP Foundation Money Management ProgramWhen macular degeneration began limiting Anna’s vision, her family grew concerned. At 85,
Anna valued her independence, but she was having trouble reading the mail and paying her bills.
Anna was referred to Family & Children’s Service’s Money Management Program which provides
assistance to seniors or disabled individuals who need help managing their finances. Working in
collaboration with the AARP Foundation, FCS connects volunteers with individuals who need
help paying their monthly bills, balancing their checkbooks and providing general money man-
agement assistance. Anna now receives monthly visits from volunteer Lisa Banwell. “This is a
service she really needs, and I enjoy doing it,” Lisa says. “It’s a very worthwhile feeling knowing
you are helping someone else.”
Total clients served: 60
Number of volunteers: 20
Annual service hours: 300
Lives changed: Countless
This tribute to the AARP Foundation Money Management Program
is made possible by the generous support of
The Riccio Family
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Congratulations Mom and Patty
for an Amazing Gala!
Thank you FCS for all that you do
for our community.
The McCooeys
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Under a Monmouth Beach Moon,
Bob & Susan, along with their
precious grandchildren,
congratulate Lee, B.J. and RCDS
for all their wonderful work!
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Sending congratulations and lots of “warm fuzzies” to Family and Children's Service!Thank you for providing 102 years of excellent service to our communities.
Jill and Bill Gemmel along with Sophie and Sadie
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Congratulations B.J.
With much love from your ‘Clan’
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B.J. Thompson
Always enjoying the ride!!
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Congratulations Mom and Mrs.Sorokolit on a wonderful gala.
All our love, Monica and Andrew
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Mom & Susan,Thank you for all your hard work & dedication.
Cheers to a fabulous gala!
Love, Erica & David
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The Chavez Family
is Proud To suPPorT
Family & Children’s serviCe
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Our Best Wishes for a Successful Event!
The Thompson Family
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CONGRATULATIONS SUSAN (MOM/GRANDMA), PATTY & THE COMMITTEE ON A BONNE NOTTE!
Thank you RCDS & All Honorees for Your Kind Hearts & Generous Spirits!
Love, Nicole, Eugene, Trey, Hanaway, Emmett & Wells Croddick
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Congratulations Family & Children’s Service
for more than a century
of outstanding service to our community.
THE CHANDLER FAMILY
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Congratulations Susan & Patty,
and the entire FCS Gala Committee.
We are so proud of the great work you do for FCS.
Love, The DeSenas
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Congratulations
Susan & Patty
on a Great Event!
Tom, Cari, Tyler & Ryan Lawless
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Congratulations toFamily & Children’s Service
for 102 years of outstanding service to the community.
The O’Donoghues
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A TRADITION OF COMMITMENT.
A DESIRE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
GOLDMAN SACHS IS PLEASED TO HONOR
B.J. THOMPSON AND LEE WEBER AND
PROUD TO SUPPORT FAMILY AND CHILDREN’S SERVICE’S
102ND ANNIVERSARY GALA.
Robert D. Patton Goldman, Sachs & Co.Private Wealth Management
Congratulations to Our Honoreesand to Susan & Patty for a Job Well Done.
Bravissimo!
The Riccio Family
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Congratulations and Best Wishes.Here’s to a Fantastic Event!
Steven & Farrel Starker
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Congratulations on a Fabulous Event!
Love, The McDonaghs
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Best Wishes to Our Dear Friend B.J. Thompson
We Applaud Your 40 Years of Dedicationto Family & Children’s Service
We Think of You as Part of Our Family
With Love,Bob & Corky Lawrence
Brett, Gerri, Aiden & Sadie Lawrence
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Our Dear Friends
B.J. & Lee
Your Devotion to
Family & Children’s Service
is Unsurpassed
As is Our Friendship
Thank You from All of Us
With Love,
Jan Ward, Pat Pritchard,
Frankie Goodwyn,
Peggy Werber, Debbie Monier
& em Lawes
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Congratulations and thank youto B.J. Thompson
and the other Honorees
for all your fantastic work that has made our community
a better place.
With Admiration,The Patton & Haley Families
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support and services of
Family & Children's Service of Monmouth County
Best WishesThe Baret Family
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Mom,
Your steadfast love and dedication tous as well as your commitment and belief in helping others through Family &Children’s Service reminds us every dayhow fortunate we are to have you.
Congratulations to you and B.J. for allyour accomplishments.
We are so proud of you!
Love, Greg & Kelly, Cindy & Denis, Jamie & Jeni, and grandchildren Lauren,Emma, Mac, Charlotte and Lily
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Our predecessor, Mac Evans, President Emeritus, called Family & Children’s Service her magnificent obsession, and so it has been for us. Since we were youngwomen we have believed in the value of the many services FCS provides to the community.
Volunteerism has been a great source of satisfaction in our own lives, and is the basisfor the American ideal of commitment to others. The little known fact, though, isthat the volunteer receives far more in return for the experience. We are both so verygrateful to FCS for the richness and joy it has contributed to our lives.
Thank you Family & Children’s Service, from the bottom of our hearts.
B.J. and Lee
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CONGRATULATIONS
AND THANK YOU SUSAN AND PATTY
FOR ALL THAT YOU DO!
THE ANDRESKI FAMILY
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Best Wishes for a Wonderful Event!
Love, The Olson Family
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We Salute all the
Staff and Volunteers
at FCS for
Their Tireless Commitment
to Our Community
The DeFabio Family
To Our Moms,
You are both an inspiration to us.
Love, Mary Jane & Jeni
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Congratulations Susan & Patty
On a
“Beautiful Evening Under a Tuscan Moon”
Jackie and Arthur Dornbusch
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365 Broad Street, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
Telephone 732-842-4294
Fax 732-842-3854
Website - www.rbgastro.com
At New Jersey Natural Gas, we proudly share our time, talents andresources where help is needed. Partnering with organizations like Family & Children’s Service, we are making our communities better together.
Congratulations to 2011 Honorees B.J. Thompson, Lee Weber and
The Rumson Country Day School.Thank You for Helping Make Our Communities Better Every Day!
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“If you knew what I know about the power ofgiving, you would not let a single meal pass
without sharing it in some way.” – Buddha
WE THANK PANERA BREAD AND ITS CUSTOMERS
FOR SO GENEROUSLY SHARING THEIR GIFTS
WITH FAMILY & CHILDREN’S SERVICE
AND THE THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS
AND FAMILIES WE SERVE EACH YEAR
THROUGHOUT MONMOUTH COUNTY.
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We proudly salute Family & Children’s
Service for its contributions to the community.y
The Kelly Group
J.P. Morgan Securities
277 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10172
Tel: 212.272.9581
Fax: 917.849.0058
[email protected]@jpmorgan.com
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Member FINRA, SIPC
John B. (Jack) Kelly John B. Kelly, II Robert W. Kelly
Managing Director Managing Director Managing Director
Congratulations to Family & Children’s Service on your 102nd Anniversary and for all the wonderful services you provide to the community.
Betsy Schmalz Ferguson & Tom Ferguson
Thank you Family & Children’s Service and the Rumson Country Day School for your dedication and commitment
to better our community.
The Zabaleta Family
We are blessed with
Jack & Juliette Zeigler &
Brian, Heather & Kevin Wright
Our Love for All Our Children,
Jack & Vicki Zeigler
Congratulations to Susan SorokolitFor All You Do!
Judi & Michael Tavill
Congratulations to Family & Children’s Service in their second century!
The Binns Family
CHASE for Life and the Boyle Family Proudly Support
Family & Children’s Service
Ruth Barker
Patti Delaney
Betsy Moody
Schmalz Ferguson
Fran Hamill
Ibby Hertz
Maureen Hintelmann
Anna Grace Howie
Dot Jardine
Congratulations to our matron of honor, Aunt and friend Sue, her co-chair Patty, and the entire
FCS Committee on their hard work and dedication.
What a great cause!
Love, Mike and Kristen Hoey
Our Congratulations to B.J. and Lee for their many, many years of caring, time and dedication
to Family and Children’s Service, and especially for their devotion to the Navarumsunk Auxiliary.
Maureen Kachinski
Susan Karlin
Arlene Lospinoso
Maxine Lyle
Jeanne Metzger
Louise Molke
Debbie Monier
Mary Jane O’Hare
Rene O'Neil
Kathryn Kent Patton
Terese Pinto
Pat Pritchard
Marie Rell
Betty Ann Ryan
Alida Soons
Ann Swikart
Joyce Wingerter
Maureen Winter
Cynthia Mathews, President • Celeste Donovan, Vice President • Pam Tanis, Treasurer
Our heartfelt congratulations to B.J. and Lee
on your lifetime of service award.
Your devotion and time given to FCS are unequaled.
It was our good fortune to be on the
FCS Board with you both.
Ann White Ingrid Tyler
444 Ocean Blvd. North
Long Branch, NJ
732-222-3838
Family and Children are God's Greatest Gifts! Thank you to Family & Children's Service for your
continued guidance and protection of both.God Bless!
Dana, Scott, Helena & Chloe Po lk
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A special thank you to the staff andvolunteers who make it all possible.
Family & Children Service
God Ble� You All!The Barlow’s Family and Staff
for 101 Years of Dedicated Serviceto the Community.
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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR CONTINUED SUCCESS.George & Kathy Doehner
“A Rumson Tradition”
· Free Delivery
· Unique gifts
· Homeopathic Superstore
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· Free make up classes
· A full line of cosmetic items
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Thanks for
your support.
We look
forward to
seeing you
at the
2012 gala!
Best Wishes
to Family & Children’s serviCe
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732-530-5500
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• Free Delivery
• Free Consultation
• 24 Hour Emergency service
• School Supplies
• Great Gifts
• Surgical Supply
• Friendly & Courteous Service
10 Church Street
Little Silver, NJ 07738
732-741-1121
Please visit us at
www.littlesilverfamilypharmacy.com
SANDY HENNINGLandscape Design
732.741.8466
45 Lafayette Street
Rumson, NJ 07760
www.sandyhenninggardens.com
e-mail: [email protected]
G R A P H I C S
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Kim Z. Waters32 North Main Street � Pennington, NJ 08534609-730-0500 � www.zoegraphics.com
Con gra tula tion s FCS!
RED BANKCLEANERS
175 Broad Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-219-1977
VICTORIA’S
93 East River RoadRumson, New Jersey 07760
732-842-4284
2 Bay AvenueHighlands, NJ 07732
732-872-1245www.bahrs.com
CONGRATULATIONSFAMILY & CHILDREN’S SERVICE
102nd ANNIVERSARY
WIDMAN COONEY & WILSONAttorneys At Law
DOUGLAS J. WIDMAN (N.J. D.C. and N.Y. Bars)
JOSEPH K. COONEY (Certified by the Supreme Court of N.J. as a Civil Trial Attorney)
WILLIAM E. WILSON
RUSSELL V. MANCINO
EILEEN W. McGANN
CATHERINE M. CARTON
EDMUND F. FITTERER
RYAN E. BOYLE
PHYLLIS WIDMAN FRIEDMAN (Of Counsel)
Commercial Litigation • Personal InjuryCorporate/Business Law • Wills & Estates
Criminal, Municipal Law • Matrimonial • BankruptcyReal Estate • Employment Law • Equine Law
1803 Highway 35 • Oakhurst, New Jersey 07755(732)531-4141 • fax (732)531-7773
Congratulations to B.J. & Lee
The CallmansChillie & Lee
THE BLACK & WHITE BALL
OUR MISSIONWe serve people at vulnerable times in their lives through
education, intervention, care, and counseling.
OUR VISIONFCS will be the first choice of individuals and families seeking social services,
educational support, caregiver relief or in-home intervention,
and care for disabled or elderly loved ones.
By creating and maintaining strong community partnerships,
investing in the professional development of our staff and
continuously improving the quality of our services,
we strive to be the standard by which other
social service agencies in Monmouth County are judged.
OUR PROGRAMSAARP Money Management
Adult Protective Services
FCS Thrift Boutique
Home Care Services
KIDS Corps
Operation Sleighbells
Reading Buddies
Representative Payee
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
Statewide Respite Care
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