t. Rev. Robert M. Wolterstorff, the first bishop of the Episcopal

Diocese of San Diego, died on April 24, 2007.

Cheryl Wilson, CEO of St. Paul’s Senior Homes & Services, remembers him fondly. “The Bishop was a great friend and generous supporter of St. Paul’s. He was here for St. Paul’s most important moments as an

organization. His time, goodwill and enthusiasm were always an inspiration. He’s going to be missed by the many people he has touched.”

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Margaret Anne Cargill, a philanthropist with strong ties to San Diego and St. Paul’s Senior Homes & Services, died on August 1, 2006.

One of eight heirs to the Cargill fortune, she was a major donor to several local non-profit organizations, including St. Paul’s Senior Homes & Services. Though Miss Cargill was quiet in her approach, she made her presence felt in the community. She gave more than $200 million in donations, but on the condition of anonymity. “We were sworn to secrecy,” says Cheryl Wilson, CEO of St. Paul’s. “We never referred to her, or her foundation, by name. She was simply, ‘Our Angel’.”

With her recent passing, Miss Cargill’s foundation has granted permission to the benefiting organizations the freedom to reveal her identity. St. Paul’s Senior Homes & Services, the local chapter of the Red Cross and San Diego Humane Society each renamed a building in honor of her generous gifts.

n March 15, 2007, a ceremony was held at the front entrance of St. Paul’s Community Care Center to unveil a new sign that

honors the mother of Margaret Cargill. The Center is now named, the “Anne Ray Cargill Memorial Building.”

During that ceremony, Mayor Jerry Sanders proclaimed the day “Margaret Cargill Day” to honor her dedication to philanthropy and her generous support of several public benefit organizations in San Diego.

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rs. Evelyn Curry, longtime resident of St. Paul’s Manor, passed away in the John A. McColl Family Health Center on

March 23, 2007.

Over the years, Mrs. Curry made several generous contributions to St. Paul’s Senior Homes & Services. In May 2003, she gifted more than $629,000 to St. Paul’s PACE program.

In addition, Mrs. Curry also underwrote the Legacy Wall, a donor appreciation sculpture featured in the lobby of St. Paul’s Manor.

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Bishop Wolterstorff (left) with Dean Scott Richardson of St. Paul’s Cathedral at St. Paul’s 2005 LUV Gala.

Mrs. Curry is pictured here with a life size blueprint of the Legacy Wall as a backdrop.

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Cathy Hopper (left) and Christine Morse (right) had the honors of unveiling the new sign.

t. Paul’s Retirement Homes Foundation wants to thank our many supporters for

their generous donations to make our new Easy On bus possible.

The Akaloa Resource Foundation made a generous gift to get us half the way there. Many Residents at St. Paul’s Manor and Villa also stepped forward and contributed a significant number of gifts. In lieu of wedding

presents, newlyweds Bill and Monica Metzdorf requested their friends and family make a donation to St. Paul’s bus campaign. And of course, there are the many donors in the community that responded to our requests. Because of you, the Residents at St. Paul’s can enjoy an easy-to-access bus for many years.

The bus features a retractable ramp and a low-floor design which makes it more accessible for seniors who use canes and walkers.

“St. Paul’s first bus has served us well over the years. But with a wheelchair lift, a step entrance, and many years of driving the San Diego roads, it was gradually losing its usefulness,” explains Ray Fornario, Transportation/Security Supervisor.

St. Paul’s uses its vehicles to transport Residents for a variety of destinations that are both practical and recreational. To support Residents’ independence, regular outings are scheduled to local stores for groceries, medications or home items, as well as to restaurants and San Diego’s many scenic sites.

Between St. Paul’s three residential communities and Intergenerational Program, the Easy On bus will be well used.

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es, it’s true! After

eight long years, you are invited to join us on December 7th as we celebrate the grand opening of St. Paul’s PACE.

It’s easy to understand how St. Paul’s Board of Directors embraced this model of care. They liked how it gives frail seniors in need of nursing home care, the choice to remain in their homes. The Board recognized PACE as a long-term solution to meet the needs of San Diego’s burgeoning senior population.

We confidently submitted our original application for a PACE license to the Office of Long Term Care (OLTC) in 1996, but when they placed it on indefinite hold due to the state’s budgeting constraints, many of us thought we may never see a resolution.

With several key grants from the community, we were able to sustain

our effort. Then a grant from The California Endowment supported our advocacy efforts in Sacramento, which played an instrumental role in the OLTC resuming their review of PACE applications.

It took several years before our application was taken up again, but we persevered. When others would have thrown in the proverbial towel, our Board of Directors held to their vision and St. Paul’s staff remained determined in spite of numerous obstacles.

We are so grateful to the all of the donors who have contributed over $4.5 million dollars to our capital campaigns and our present effort to fundraise for operational reserves. With your support of “St. Paul’s PACE”, each of us is bound through the vision and mission to improve the lives of thousands of seniors in the years ahead.

Thank you for being on our PACE team.

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Employee Recognitionorris Tryon, St. Paul’s Housekeeping Supervisor, is a special member of our team. 2007 marks her 30th

anniversary, a first for St. Paul’s.

This year also marked Ben Calas’ 15th anniversary with St. Paul’s, a milestone in its own right.

Ben works with Norris at St. Paul’s Manor where he is the Assistant Supervisor in Housekeeping. Together they ensure the safety and cleanliness of all the St. Paul’s facilities.

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Ben Calas (center) and Norris Tryon (right) were honored at a staff picnic by Cheryl Wilson and Skip Kruszona.

Norris was also recognized as a Silver Star for her 30 years of faithful service to seniors at the Aging Services of California Conference.

St. Paul’s Senior Homes & ServicesBoard of Directors

The Very Rev. Scott Richardson, PresidentJack Carpenter, Chair

Russ Vuich, Vice-ChairMark McMahon, TreasurerCheryl Wilson, CEO, SecretaryMike Holmes, Asst. Secretary Mark AllanChuck AyarsMelissa BlackburnJack DamsonSusan HayesDoris Howell, MDRev. Canon Barnabus Hunt

Patrick HurleyKirk JacksonDan LarsenJack LentzRev. Canon Andrew RankDiane Ritchey-AndrewsHal SadlerRichard Thorn Jonathan Tibbitts

Medical DirectorsJohn Berger, MD • Dennis Ehrlich, MD • Sandra McColl, MD

St. Paul’s Retirement Homes FoundationBoard of TrusteesJohn Witt, Chair

Laury Graves, Vice-ChairBill McColl, TreasurerCheryl Wilson, CEO, SecretaryOliver BelzerSally A. BixlerDiane DawsonAnne De MeulesDaryl FergusonJoyce FryeSusan Hayes

Gil KlecanShirley KnoxWilliam McLaurinKendall MowerGayle StephensonJean TrotterJames WaddellJoni Walker

Todd A. Kaprielian, Foundation Director

Community Eldercare of San DiegoBoard of Directors

Pat Ford, ChairAlan Talbot, Vice-Chair

Kathy Jones, Treasurer Cheryl Wilson, CEO, SecretaryLeane Marchese, Asst. SecretaryJack Anthony

Jill HolmesArdyce Jarvis Richard Sullivan, MDRandy Truax

Around and About at St. Paul’st. Paul’s Board Member, Sally Bixler, was one of 15 women

honored at the Salvation Army’s 42nd annual Women of Dedication Angels Among Us luncheon at the Manchester

Grand Hyatt on March 26. Her husband, Mike Bixler, had the honor of escorting her down the runway.

t. Paul’s Farmer’s Market is offered quarterly to Residents and

their family members. The market features seasonal produce, breads, condiments, potted herbs, bedding

plants, indoor and outdoor plants to refresh patio gardens and made-to-order strawberry shortcake with whipped cream.

he John A. McColl Family Health Center is a training site for several

healthcare programs in San Diego. Throughout the year, an average of 125 students, on track for an RN, LVN or CNA license, receive their clinical training here.

The majority of their class work is done off-site at their respective school, but some teaching is done here at the health center by their instructors. The main emphasis for the students is hands-on training and shadowing St. Paul’s staff to assist in caring for our Residents. They learn about the total daily care we provide. The students also spend a good deal of time talking with our Residents on a one-on-one basis, collecting medical histories, and learning about the Residents themselves. Oftentimes the Health Center is a student’s first exposure to nursing homes or with seniors in a healthcare setting.

St. Paul’s prides itself on its reputation in the community, and having so many students perform their clinical training at our facility is a testament to the quality of care that our staff provide.

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Supporters of St. Paul’s Thomas & Nancy AblesJanet AllisonAnkrom MoisanJack & Betsy AnthonyChuck & Eileen AyarsOllie & Jackie BelzerBarbara BennettTamarah BerryhillNoellene BoardPatt BrainMilan & Milan BrandonGladys BridgeTeresita BurciagaMary BusbySally CadirciBen CalasRuth CannonCareer BuildersCharles CarltonJack & Jacqueline CarpenterJim & Lanita CarrollLouise Chartres-MartinWalter ChavezChrist Episcopal ChurchMary ColeDick & Genevieve ConroyBill & Wendy CorbettCOSCO Fire ProtectionCounty of San DiegoRaymond & Elizabeth CrupiNida CruzDoug & Susan DawsonGeorge & Carolyn DayDavid & Debby DeAngelisDetail in ProgressRobert & Mary EikelGeraldine FaucettDonald & Daryl FergusonBrian & Elisa FeserJerry & Barbara FitzsimmonsWilliam & Alice FlemingPat & Carolyn FordAlicia FosterDennie FosterKenneth & Elizabeth FouselPaul FriedmanJoyce FryePaul & Connie GachAlyson GoudyLaury GravesMarjorie GriffinCarla GuidoJames & Joy HaginJennifer HambrickSandy Hardcastle-TaylorWade & Muggie HarrisToni HarrisPamela HartwellSusie HayesJohn & Kathryn HeaneyJohn & Sharlyn HeronClarke & Wilhelmina HerringSheila Hilliard

Mike & Jill HolmesHome FreeDoris HowellTodd HuangRock & Mary HunterLillian JarrettArdyce JarvisJCW Construction CompanyMarisela JimenezJack & Maxine JohnstoneMort & Noni JorgensenAngela JosephMichael & Nancy KaehrDoris KaprielianTodd Kaprielian & Carol MorrisKatharine Barnes FundKaren KerhinLucy KilleaRuss & Marion KirbeyJanet KlauberGil & Blan KlecanShirley KnoxRosa KrzynowekHal & Rose Lee KvaasPaula LandaleDan & Yvonne LarsenHank & Camilla LevienNancee LewisRick & Holly LorahElvira LottetLove Uniting VolunteersRoz MackMildred MadsenJim & Terri MathesLois MatthewsDennis & Nancy MaynardBill & Sandra McCollSharon McCollBill & Linn McLaurinHerb McPhersonBill & Monica MetzdorfHoward MeyerR.F. & Catherine MillerThomas MitchellJohn & Becky MooresXavier MorrisonKendall & Kathryn MowerDonovan & Anne MyersThomas & Liz NemethMary NolanMichael & Shirley O’BrienOh! PaintingDiane OliverPierre & Elizabeth PaddockAna Palacio-BressnuttiParker FoundationMarguerite Riles ParzenDoug & Sandra PayTom & Pat PufferQualcomm Matching GiftScott & Mary RichardsonHarold & Marie RobinsonJean RowlandJulia Running

Charles & Emily SampsonSan Diego Restaurant SupplyCatherine SchaferRick SchmidtRuth SchulmanJim & Natalie ServiceMarian ShawShell TradingSt. Elizabeth’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Peter’s Episcopal ChurchHoyt & Virginia StearnsSteve & Gayle StephensonGaylord & Nylene StickneyNancy StrongTracy TempletonBob & Marcia ThaxtonThe Country Friends, Inc.The Society of St. PaulEd & Sher ThomsonJonathan & Alison TibbittsMary ToomeyClara TorontoMark & Jean TrotterRandy TruaxUnion Bank of CaliforniaUp A Half Investment ClubViejas EnterprisesRuss & Diana VuichMyron & Anne WalterKen & Julie WarrenBilly Riley WatkinsMaury WatsonWeingart-Price FoundationWerth Sanitary SupplyJim & Mary Jane WieslerRick & Cheryl WilsonTroy & Marissa WilsonJohn & Lenora WittDick & Kaye WoltmanWoodford Memorial TrustBetty WorkmanLes & Anna WynstonSteven Yevchak

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ou now have two options in making tax-deductible gifts to St. Paul’s.

To give online, just go to the St. Paul’s Retirement Homes Foundation Web site at sprhf.org and select “Donate Now”. You can make a one time contribution or establish an ongoing subscription.

Another option is to contact the Foundation directly and ask to sign-

up for our subscription service. You determine the amount of your gift and we will take it from there. With each donation you will receive an acknowledgement letter of receipt.

It’s simple. It’s easy. And it helps us to work together to make St. Paul’s an affordable and innovative provider of senior services.

For more information, contact St. Paul’s Foundation at 619-239-6900.

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Gifts received between December 1, 2006 - April 30, 2007In Memory of: Donor Name:Rev. Glenn Allison Rick & Cheryl WilsonOrlando Corral Rick & Cheryl WilsonErnestine Crone Sharlyn HeronArthur Day George & Carolyn DayRuth Driver Catherine SchaferJoseph & Sheila Dupuis Carla GuidoRamona Espinoza Rick & Cheryl WilsonJames Faucett Geraldine FaucettRev. Jack Graves Selwyn & Ann GravesCC Hawk E.W. & Patricia HollandRev. Canon Tally Jarrett Terry & Carol BarkerBarbara Krepps Gladys BridgeBarbara Krepps Donald & Daryl FergusonBarbara Krepps Joyce FryeBarbara Krepps Bill PowellBarbara Krepps Myron WalterBarbara Krepps Rick & Cheryl WilsonElizabeth Lackie Thomas & Nancy AblesMerle Ledford Rick & Cheryl WilsonMary Jo Limbach Rick & Cheryl WilsonMary Lindgren Mary ColeJohn McColl Maury WatsonTim Rutherford Rick & Cheryl WilsonRev. Canon C. Boone Sadler Terry & Carol BarkerRev. Canon C. Boone Sadler Wade & Muggie HarrisRev. Canon C. Boone Sadler Love Uniting VolunteersTom Sefton Rick & Cheryl WilsonHelen Siebert Daniel HaleMichael Sisler Shirley O’BrienRt. Rev. Robert Wolterstorff Rick & Cheryl WilsonAnita Zdunczyk Sally CadirciAnita Zdunczyk Marian Shaw

In Honor of: Donor Name:Jeanne Althouse Lois Whitaker Joyce Frye John & Marge Brown Marilyn Harmon Dick, Debbie & Pavel ThornWalt & Barbara Wolterstorff Rt. Rev. Robert Wolterstorff

Mission Statement: St. Paul’s Senior Homes & Services provides a continuum of innovative and comprehensive programs in a secure, interdenominational environment with great value placed on optimal independence at all stages of life.

Vision Statement: St. Paul’s Senior Homes & Services strives to be the most outstanding and innovative provider in California, dedicated to serving the physical, spiritual, and social needs of the elderly and community, fostering a culture of diversity and inclusion within the highest quality facilities, health care, and programs consistent with affordable costs.

I want to learn more!Please send me information.

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Respite Care Hospice Care Senior Day Services Child Care Services LUV Membership

If errors or omissions exist, please accept our apologies and call the Foundation at 619-239-6900.

raising the final funds needed to provide services in 2008 until PACE reaches operational break even. Of the $2 million needed for 2008 operations, we already have raised nearly $1.5 million. St. Paul’s is now working to conclude our PACE campaign by raising the final $521,000.

We hope you share our vision of the future, where frail seniors in need of nursing home care, can continue to live in their homes with dignity and respect. Whether you have given to PACE before or you are considering your first pledge, send your gift today in the enclosed envelope. You will feel proud at the grand opening that you helped make this dream come true for the many seniors whose lives you will touch.

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Grand Opening of St. Paul’s PACE Program

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here are several recent developments to report with Community Eldercare of San Diego’s application for a license to operate a

Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). CESD (an affiliate of St. Paul’s Senior Homes & Services) has received word that the Office of Long Term Care in Sacramento has approved our PACE application. The application is now under review by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Once it is approved, a contract will be drafted between CESD, the State of California and CMS for authorizing service delivery and reimbursement.

Locally, tenant improvement plans were submitted to the city for renovating the first floor at 111 Elm Street, the clinic site of PACE. Those plans were returned with only minor changes. CESD has begun renovations.

CESD expects to be operational December 10, 2007. Prior to opening its doors for service, a grand opening will be held on December 7 to celebrate and bless the center, and to thank our many donors.

St. Paul’s fundraising efforts for PACE have been extremely successful. We have already raised over $3 million to purchase, renovate and equip the PACE Center at 111 Elm Street in central San Diego. We are now

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