Above, L-R: Rebecca Robins, Dusey Hyman,

Ellie Angle, Polly Sommers, Lizzie Turner,

Madison O’Neil, Rachel Lifson, Somers Wilton,

and Evan Clark of Collegiate School

Below, clockwise from front: Emma Fox,

Kimberly Vonderlehr, Lillian Goitom, Lauren

Horan with Saint Gertrude High School

INSIDEFor the past 11 years, The Fairy Godmother Project at Collegiate School has helped

provide a high school prom experience for children whose circumstances would

otherwise exclude them attending such an event.

Throughout the year, students Polly Sommers and Austin Tyner, co-Presidents

of The Fairy Godmother Project, collected donated prom attire and purchased

supplemental items to complete the outfits. For the “shopping day,” Collegiate

students transformed the JFBHS gymnasium into a department store filled with racks

of prom dresses, tables lined with shoes, plus accessories and cosmetics stations.

Every girl on campus found an ensemble that will make her feel beautiful at the

prom. Children and staff alike appreciate the kindness of all who support The

Fairy Godmother Project.

In February, Jackson-Feild was selected to participate in Saint Gertrude High

School’s (SGHS) “Design for Good” project. In broaching the idea to the JFHBS

Development Office, Saint Gertrude’s Visual Arts Teacher Laurie Hoen explained,

“Our girls get a chance to practice their design skills while learning about the

important work of a community organization. They share what they learn about

the organization with the SGHS community, which sometimes leads to future

community service opportunities between our school and the organizations.”

Once selected for this project, our development team met with a group of four

SGHS students to brainstorm ideas for the project. Among these were seasonal

Facebook cover photos, informational contact cards, and tribute cards. At the end

of the nine weeks, the development team once again met with the Saint Gertrude’s

students who presented their impressive designs for consideration.

Visit the Jackson-Feild Behavioral Health Services Facebook page, and you’ll see

the cover photo already in use. We are also already using the informational

contact cards and plan to have tribute cards of the new design in use shortly.

Godmothers and Saints

Spring 2017

2 Note from Tricia Delano

New Trustees

3 Campus Collage

4 Alumna Conversation

5 Campus Improvements

5 Planned Giving

6 Mary’s Café

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Easter has passed but the spirit of

renewal and transformation is strong

on our campus. During their

spring break from school, our

residents enjoyed vibrant

Easter services, participated

in vacation bible study, and

had many opportunities for

fun which included arts,

crafts, athletics, creative

expression and physical

fitness as well as preparations

for the big dance by getting individually

fitted for their prom attire. Loyal

steadfast volunteers from Concord

Church supplied Easter baskets and

baked goods which of course was a big

hit. We’re blessed that you give us the

resources necessary to ensure that

children in treatment can still enjoy

special events and occasions.

From Tricia Delano, President and CEOAs most of you know, over the course

of our long history, Jackson-Feild has

been responsive in

providing services

for children and

their families. As

the societal needs

change, we renew

and transform

ourselves to best

meet the needs

of children.

Currently there is a public health crisis

impacting society. Teens are using

drugs in varied capacities. They’re

taking pain medications prescribed for

others, smoking marijuana, sniffing

glue, inhaling aerosols, and more. This

type of use too often proves to be a

gateway to the use of powerfully

addictive and lethal substances. The

number of fatalities from opioid use is

skyrocketing at a record pace.

It’s not uncommon for mental health

and substance use disorders to co-occur,

and there is increasing evidence of this

in the populations served at Jackson-

Feild. Accordingly, we have extended

our license with the Department of

Behavioral Health and Developmental

Services to be a certified provider

of Addiction and Recovery Treatment

Services (ARTS). We have an excellent

clinical and para-professional team

who possess the credentials and have

been trained for addiction and recovery

treatment.

You – our donors make it possible for

us to serve children and families to the

best of our ability.

New Members Join the Jackson-Feild Board of TrusteesAt the March 2017 meeting of the Board

of Trustees, two new members were elected

to serve.

Elizabeth Feild, head

of global Management

and Professional

Development for

PAREXEL, has more

than 18 years of

experience with large scale leadership

development. She holds an under-

graduate degree from

North Carolina State

University, a masters

from American University,

and certificates in

leadership development

and business coaching

from Harvard and Duke.

As the great-granddaughter of Mr. &

Mrs. George W. Feild – donors of

Walnut Grove – JFBHS holds a very

special place in Feild’s heart. Prior to

job relocations to England and then

Massachusetts, Feild served on the

Jackson-Feild board of trustees. Now

that Feild and her family are back in

North Carolina, JFBHS is thrilled

that she is back on the board.

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Members of Club J316 put on a show for JFBHS residents in Franklin, VA.

Meredith Melo and Tod Balsbaugh with members of the

Prince George Rotary Club, who with nine other local

Rotary Clubs collect sports coats, dress shirts and ties

for the boys to wear to prom.

Some of the best dresses are on display

to catch residents’ attention as they

walked into the gymnasium to find

the perfect prom ensemble during

The Fairy Godmother Project.

Stuart C. Leinenbach, Vice President and U.S. Manager

for Iluka Resources, served multiple human resources and

organizational effectiveness roles throughout his career.

Following a seven-year stint in the U.S. Air Force, he joined

Siemens AG followed by Reynolds Metals Company.

Leinenbach holds an undergraduate degree from St. Leo University, and

master’s degrees from both Bethany Theological Seminary and George

Washington University. He has served on the Virginia Governor’s Council

of Career and Technical Education, and is currently an Adjunct Assistant

Professor at the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies.

Customers design a customized piece of jewelry

during the Kendra Scott Gives Back Event for JFBHS.

Lunch prepared by the Food Occupations Class for

various staff members on campus

A: Yeah, even my grandparents tried.

T: With Ally – as with so many addicts –

her basic nature proved to be her

downfall. Ally is very outgoing. She’s

curious, and receptive to suggestions

and alternative ways of thinking. Left

unchecked, those traits led to big

trouble. But those same traits also led

her out of trouble.

A: With my friends, every time they got

the idea to get high or drunk, I’d be like,

“Oh yeah! Let’s do it!”

T: And Ally, look where that got you.

Right? You know as well as I do that

you made some bad decisions.

T: Ally came to JFBHS, and when she

completed her treatment she went

back home and back to her friends.

While in treatment, Ally changed…but

her friends didn’t. When Ally came

back, they welcomed her with open

arms and offered her drugs and

alcohol. And Ally accepted. Nine

months later, Ally was back at JFBHS.

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Conversation: A Second Chance to Learn the Skills I NeedAlly is an addict. That’s a hard word

that grabs your attention and makes an

impression. She is also a gifted student

and talented musician. She has skills

and abilities that many people can only

dream of having. Ally comes from a

loving home, but it’s a home with more

than its share of difficulties.

Ally and her therapist tell the story best.

A (Ally): My dad has MS and can’t

work. My mom supports me, my sisters

and my dad by working for a bank.

T (Therapist): Ally resented the time

that her mother needed to devote to

her father’s medical needs. She felt she

was being ignored at home, so out of

frustration she took to the streets for

attention.

A: My friends and I would get together

and smoke pot or drink a few beers.

We’d have fun together, and I liked that.

I felt like I was important in the group.

T: What Ally didn’t realize is that her

family was watching her slide down a

slippery slope into addiction, and they

were terrified. They knew Ally to be a

smart girl and excellent student who

loved to play not only the clarinet, but

four other instruments as well. They

tried as best they could to pull her

away from the crowd she was hanging

out with.

A: I wasted everything I learned that

first time around.

T: The first time around, Ally was

immature and giggly when the tough

subjects came up in therapy. The

second time around, those giggles

turned to tears… and that’s when the

hard work started.

A: Those sessions… they were rough.

I had to face myself, and I didn’t like

what I saw. I started to think about

my family and how bad I was to them.

I hated myself because of how horrible

I was to them. The things I put them

through were awful.

T: Through it all, Ally’s family loved

her and supported her. All of us at

JFBHS are proud of Ally and the

strides she’s made. She completed her

treatment, earned her high school

diploma and has returned home. This

time around, we’re confident that she’s

learned what she needs to know to

stay clean and sober. Ally is a smart

young lady with a lot of potential, and

we look forward to seeing her succeed.

With all the construction activity on

campus, we’re reminded of an old

nonsense verse: “‘I see,’ said the blind

man as he picked up his hammer and

saw.” For a while, hammers and saws

could be heard all around as we

addressed several much-needed repairs

and improvements.

The front porch of

our 1825-built

Campus Improvements

Leave an Everlasting Legacy by Making a Charitable BequestWill you work hard, save for a rainy

day, live wisely, and then let the state

decide how your assets will be distrib-

uted when you die? It’s impossible to

predict or control the future, but you

can achieve your estate goals by

making a plan.

In your plan, we hope you will

consider a bequest to Jackson-Feild

Homes. A bequest is one of the easiest

gifts you can make, and it will have a

significant impact on our work. In

your will, you might give a specific

administration office – the

historic manor house called

Walnut Grove – was quite literally

rotting away. We didn’t merely

replace the rotten wood. We

added a wheelchair ramp that makes

the building ADA-compliant.

Two houses originally built as residences

for staff members received a fresh coat

of paint and new back decks plus new

light fixtures in preparation for the new

ARTS (Alcohol Recovery Treatment

Services) program.

Carpeting in Rogers and Marshall

Cottages were replaced with new vinyl

flooring, and the bathrooms in the

Jackson-Feild Behavioral Health Services Spring 2017

1960s-built Rogers Cottage were

remodeled and refreshed.

The most important project was the

installation of a generator to provide

mission-critical emergency power in

times of outages. This has been a

critical need for some time.

We’re grateful to everyone who donated

cash and/or products to make these

modifications and renovations possible.

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asset such as a vehicle or property,

securities, cash or even a percentage of

your estate. You could even establish a

bequest to be made from the remain-

der of your estate after all gifts have

been made to your heirs.

How can a charitable bequest help you?

• It costs you nothing today

• It allows you to determine how your

assets will be distributed

• It’s free of federal estate tax

• It can be changed if your circum-

stances change

L-R: Dale Wells, Robert

Lewis, and Thomas Ruffin

repair the deck of one of

two cottages to be used

for the ARTS program

By establishing a charitable bequest

and naming Jackson-Feild in it, your

generosity in helping children can

continue in perpetuity.

The front

porch of Walnut Grove was replaced and

a new wheelchair ramp was added.

Several times a year, staff members are

invited to a special lunch at Mary’s

Café. Supervised by Mary Griffith and

Shemille Dennis, the students in the

food occupations class at JFBHS

prepared and served a restaurant-

caliber lunch of French onion soup,

steak, steamed broccoli, mashed

potatoes, and strawberry-topped

cheesecake. Not only did the students

plan and prepare the meal, they also

performed the duties of host/hostess,

and wait staff.

In the food occupations class, students

learn everything about the food

service business from ordering food

and supplies to preparing and serving,

accepting reservations by phone,

fulfilling the role of wait staff, and

Jackson-Feild Homes

has earned the Better

Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance Charity

Seal, assuring donors that we meet the BBB’s

comprehensive standards demonstrating a

commitment to accountability and ethical

practices. We are also registered in good standing

with the Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA) with

the Virginia Department of Agriculture. A copy

of our financial statement is available on our web

site and with the office of OCA. We receive an

independent audit annually, and our IRS Form 990

is posted on our web site.

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Mary’s Café Serves Up Great Food and Service

cleaning the dining and

kitchen areas. Students are also

taught resume-writing skills and

job-interviewing techniques.

The lessons taught by Griffith and

Dennis are invaluable to the students.

While Mary’s Café is not open to the

general public, the staff members who

participated reported that the service

was excellent and the meal was as

good as any prepared in a commercial

restaurant.

One of the Food Occupations

students presents the special

lunch prepared to JFBHS staff

members