The Messenger - Fall/Winter 2018

Messenger Volume 99, Issue 3 | Fall-Winter 2018

CHESTNUT RIDGE TAKES ROOT IN EMMAUS

Annual Report 2017-2018

Table of Contents Featured in this Issue: PHOEBE AT WORK

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Sprouting in Emmaus Phoebe in Living Memory We Should Have Moved Sooner!

HEALTH & WELLNESS

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Feelin' Fit Aging and Addiction

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Also Inside: THE ART OF LIVING

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Having a Ball

THE GREATEST GENERATION

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The Berliner Therapist

ANNUAL REPORT

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Community Impact Spotlight on Giving Financial Summary

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Governance & Leadership Thanking Our Partners

Phoebe-Devitt Homes is the official name of the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation doing business as Phoebe Ministries. Founded in 1903 and incorporated as such in 1984, Phoebe-Devitt Homes is responsible for the supervision of communities, long-range planning, development, and fundraising for a network of retirement communities, affordable housing, pharmacies, and a continuing care at home program, which combined serve thousands of seniors annually.

Phoebe Ministries is affiliated with the United Church of Christ and is a member of LeadingAge, LeadingAge PA, and the Council for Health and Human Service Ministries of the United Church of Christ.

On the cover: A new kind of retirement living is sprouting in Emmaus! The former Rodale corporate campus will soon be an independent living community focused on health and wellness.

The official registration and financial information of Phoebe-Devitt Homes may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free within Pennsylvania at 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.

Copyright 2018 by Phoebe Ministries. Photographs and artwork copyright by their respective creators or Phoebe Ministries. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be used or republished in any form without express permission.

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Welcome |

FALL-WINTER 2018

Mission Statement:

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

A community of faith, called by God, to enrich the lives of our seniors, their families, and the communities we serve.

Dear friends, It is my great privilege to lead an organization that is dedicated to longevity and the richness of life. We at Phoebe know firsthand the importance of leading long and fulfilling lives, and we love to share stories through the Messenger of our residents doing just that. We also know that any life well lived is filled with milestones—just as in our long history, we have been honored to celebrate our milestones with you, our community, and our family.

Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO Robert W. Miller Chair, Phoebe Ministries Governing Board Peter McConnell, Editor-in-Chief Contributors to this issue: Emilie Bateman Brynn Buskirk Rebecca Horst Trina Johnson-Brady Shane Lawrence Josh Lilly Peter McConnell Holly Nonnemacher Stacey Prohaska

In 2003, Phoebe celebrated our centennial, and marked the occasion with the publication of “A Legacy of Care,” telling our story in rich detail. In 2015, The Phoebe Messenger reached its 100th year of publication. This year, we celebrate another milestone in Phoebe’s history with our 115th year of serving older adults and partnering with you to build a better community for the aging. From a small, three-story farmhouse on the undeveloped rural edge of Allentown serving no more than six people, we have grown to serve thousands of individuals every year across seven counties in eastern Pennsylvania. It is fitting that this year, too, we announce further expansion in two directions: Chestnut Ridge at Rodale in Emmaus, and the new pharmacy location in Montgomery County. We are thrilled to be able to share with you our plans for these exciting developments and the opportunities they present on all fronts.

I look back now on our incredible history and the progress of time, and I am humbled to see God’s hand at work in our ministry. We have been blessed with your support as donors and volunteers, ambassadors and community partners, family members and loved ones who work with us every day to advance our mission and make a difference.

We could not have made it this far without you. On behalf of our team and our residents, I thank God and I thank you for everything you do and will continue to do.

Please join us again this year and renew your support—become part of the history that another generation will look back on one day.

May you be blessed as we have been,

Scott R. Stevenson President & CEO In 1918, The Phoebe Messenger was used to notify donors of activity at the Home, and share wants and needs. The following appeared in the winter issue: “We need a scale to weigh our little Messengers that are sent out in bulk. The Post Master says we ought to have our own. We think so too.” At that time, The Messenger was printed on a single sheet of folded paper, 9 and 1/8” by 12 and 1/8”, and weighed scarcely a tenth of an ounce. Today, we're a little bigger, but we still aim to communicate news and share our lifestyle with our extended Phoebe family.

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EXPANDING OUR IMPACT

SPROUTING IN EMMAUS We are proud to introduce Chestnut Ridge at Rodale!

With a new generation entering retirement, baby boomers have expressed lifestyle, housing, and care preferences different from those of preceding generations, and Phoebe is all ears. Senior living is no longer a “one size fits all” model, and although we have deep roots, we are committed to growing and adapting to the needs and desires of today’s retiring adults. With this awareness in mind, Phoebe Ministries put pen to paper on November 1, and finalized the purchase of the previous Rodale property on 10th and Arch streets in Emmaus Borough. The new campus "Chestnut Ridge at Rodale" will be a unique, wellness-focused residential destination for people age 62 and older.

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“To have Rodale as a part of the name of this community speaks to the partnership and collaboration we’ve been able to share with Phoebe over these past few months,” says Maria Rodale, CEO of Rodale Inc. Phoebe’s newest community will offer modern independent living apartments on an expansive 38-acre campus featuring amenities fit for today’s healthconscious senior. Chestnut Ridge at Rodale will place special emphasis on the connection between physical, spiritual, and emotional health. Phoebe plans to enhance and maintain the walking and biking trails and green space currently on the campus while creating new wellness programming to benefit both residents and local neighbors, such as new fitness spaces, al fresco dining, an indoor pool, and gardening areas. Phoebe also plans to incorporate smart home technology and offer residents multiple layout options in apartments designed to be more spacious than traditional independent living

apartments. And as with all of Phoebe’s independent living communities, residents at Chestnut Ridge can take advantage of the amenities and services we offer, including fitness and dining amenities, rehabilitation services, and respite care.

Phoebe collected surveys and held focus groups with local seniors to capture their input on the community’s overall design, apartment styles, and additional features and amenities. “As we started the initial planning for this new project, we wanted to gain insight from the type of people this community is being built for—active, thriving adults 62 and over who have a specific vision of where and how they want to spend their retirement years,” says Scott Stevenson, President and CEO of Phoebe Ministries. “We are shaping this community to the unique needs and wants of those individuals, which allows us to incorporate amenities that are unlike any currently available at a traditional senior living community.” With a collaborative vision in place, Phoebe has partnered with RLPS Architects in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for the project design, and with Wohlsen Construction for pre-construction management. Construction is expected to begin in 2019. Residents may be moving in as soon as 2020.

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EXPANDING OUR IMPACT

The project will occur in phases, beginning with adaptive reuse of the current Rodale offices into 120 apartments. The current three-story office building will be repositioned into one- and two-bedroom apartments with a center courtyard (pictured right). Additionally, the current one-story office building will be reimagined into a four-story horseshoeshaped apartment building with views of South Mountain.

The onsite daycare will continue operation and Phoebe plans to develop intergenerational programming in the future.

Expanding Phoebe’s reach in Emmaus means greater opportunity for community engagement. “Chestnut Ridge at Rodale allows us to reach out to Emmaus-based businesses and have discussions on how we can build mutually beneficial relationships,” says Brynn Buskirk, Vice President of Marketing and External Relations at Phoebe. “We want to truly integrate Phoebe’s newest community into the borough of Emmaus to be a resource for local businesses, while also utilizing the goods and services that they offer.”

Emmaus is known locally as a close-knit community with a strong backbone of local businesses that support one another.

Chestnut Ridge at Rodale will offer residents incentives to frequent local businesses by providing first depositors with special rates and discounts. Early depositors become part of the Chestnut Club, which provides exclusive perks, and enables them to become instantly part of the new community taking root in Emmaus (for more information see right).

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Join the Chestnut Club today!

MEMBERS ENJOY:

* Pre-construction pricing * First choice of available apartments * Move-in package (valued up to $5,000) * Invitations to exclusive on- and offcampus events * Community partner benefits and discounts (including restaurants, salons, fitness centers, etc.)

Pricing and benefits subject to change without notice. Contact us today to obtain the most current information and offerings.

Interested individuals can also join our VIP club today and be the first to receive the latest community updates, exclusive event invites, limited time offers, and other advantages!

For more information on Chestnut Ridge at Rodale, please call 610-927-8550 or visit EmmausRetirement.org or follow us on Facebook @EmmausRetirement.

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CELEBRATING 115 YEARS

Miriam Perkinson, 96, stands close to the spot where her mother and great-aunt were once photographed in the 1930s (page 10). She can still point out the places where she used to play as a child, and where the trees stood that she used to climb.

Living Memory

PHOEBE IN

hoebe’s early history is steeped in stories about the big personalities that built the organization and their contributions to its longstanding success. Today we’re far removed from the early 20th century, and it seems impossible that any connection to such a distant era remains. This summer, Phoebe had the honor of hosting one such connection: a living link to the past with a razor sharp memory.

Born in 1921, Miriam Perkinson spent much of her childhood and adolescence at Phoebe and knew the people who lived and worked here. Her great aunt was

Emma Hauser, third housemother and superintendent of the Phoebe Deaconess and Old Folks’ Home, as it was then. Perkinson remembers her mother telling her that it was Emma Hauser who ran the place. “She was stern but she got things done,” says Perkinson. An Allentown native, Emma studied at Boston University, and entered deaconess training at Phoebe in 1906. She spent the rest of her life in service at Phoebe and retired here, living on the ground floor of the dormitory. She spent her last days in the company of two other women whose names are writ large in Phoebe’s history: Mary C. Clark and Edna Rich.

Perkinson knew all of them.

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CELEBRATING 115 YEARS

Probably taken after 1924, this snapshot outside the Phoebe Old Folks’ Home shows a group of women who worked there.

From left to right, Miriam Perkinson’s mother, Marie Ohlinger (a deaconess), Emma Hauser (Miriam’s great aunt and the third “house mother”), a woman who might be Jennie Steinmetz (Phoebe’s second to last living deaconess), and another unknown deaconess.

use of her own bathroom on the first floor of what is now the Rev. Dr. Paul P. Haas Administration Building at Phoebe Allentown, and shared it with Perkinson during her visits.

Perkinson began visiting Phoebe when she was three years old; her earliest memory of the experience was being allowed to jump from the landing to the entrance hall in the farmhouse that once stood on the north side of Turner Street, with Aunt Emma on one side and Miss Rich, the first head nurse, on the other. She remembers sitting by the famous "paisley pond"—designed by Franklin Moyer—on Donation Day, as well as by the elevator gate in the dormitory, designed and patented by Moyer. Perkinson learned to climb trees on the grounds, picked crabapples, and spent hours in the flower shop asking questions. She can still point out where the fruitbearing trees once stood on the now landscaped lawns in front of the health care center.

As a little girl, Perkinson would often come to spend a week or two with her Aunt Emma, and got to know the inner workings of the burgeoning community on Turner and 19th streets. She remembers sitting on a stack of telephone directories at the luncheon table with the women workers. Across from her sat the Rev. Dr. Franklin Moyer, who was the administrator of the home until 1953.

It was when Rev. Moyer would leave for afternoon appointments that the fun would begin. “When he was here we had to be quiet, but when he left we had a ball!”

Perkinson recalls. She used to climb on the back of Mary Clark’s wheelchair and cling to it as Mary raced across the terrazzo tile floors in the lobby of the dormitory, with a dog named Gypsy hard on their heels. “The residents enjoyed it when the girl and the dog came down to see them,” she says.

Mary Clark came to Phoebe as a deaconess trainee but contracted polio while on vacation in Niagara Falls.

Left paralyzed by the illness, she was unable to perform her deaconess duties; so she taught herself typing and shorthand and worked as a secretary until her retirement decades later. Perkinson remembers her as a very warm and pleasant young woman and considered her a friend.

Because she was confined to a wheelchair, Mary enjoyed the

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“I took the place for granted when I was young because it was just like visiting a relative anywhere,” she says. Both Aunt Emma and Perkinson’s mother spent their final days at Phoebe.

From 1903 to 2018 In 1903, Allentown was a thriving city, but Phoebe— and the three acres it occupied on Turner Street—was little more than a backwater farm turned care home for the aged. In only a few years, thanks to the support of churches and interested individuals in the community, and the rising demand for senior care, the Phoebe Deaconess and Old Folks’ Home grew exponentially. Every year, calls for expansion and financial support circulated the community. Phoebe relied on subscriptions from churches and annual pledges, and in return provided food, shelter, and nursing care for their “guests,” as they were called.

Little has changed. In 115 years, our commitment to providing a rich and engaging life for seniors has not wavered. We’re here today, better than ever, but we stand on the shoulders of giants.

In August, Phoebe celebrated our 115th anniversary with the reinstatement of the Phoebe Lawn Fête, a public occasion inaugurated in 1957. The Fête marks the

Left: Emma Hauser came to Phoebe in 1906 as a deaconess in training. She became superintendent of the Home before retiring, and spent the remainder of her life in retirement there.

Right: Out for a winter drive. The building in the background stands at the corner of Turner and 19th streets in Allentown.

Behind it can be seen the open fields and hills that would be developed into Phoebe Allentown on the left, and the Allentown Fairgrounds on the right.

beginning of a year-long anniversary celebration that will also include a Harvest Home event, a Mother’s Day Tea, and a Whitsunday service—all derived from traditions rooted in the earliest days of our history. The Lawn Fête in August featured a concert by the Royalaires Band, games and activities for guests, and a special blessing and dedication by Phoebe’s director of pastoral care services. Phoebe also played host to Miriam Perkinson and the descendents of the Griesemers, who all received certificates of appreciation for the role their families played in Phoebe's history.

The Phoebe Deaconess Home was chartered in 1903, and established in a three-story brick building in west Allentown, which was rather removed from the bustling center city district at the time. The following year, the Griesemer farmhouse was purchased (roughly on the south lawn of Phoebe Allentown today), and Phoebe received its first guests and deaconesses. In 1908, Eva Gold and Modjeska Frick were consecrated as deaconesses, marking the beginning of Phoebe’s history of educating and training caregivers. By 1911, demand had risen and enough money had been raised to build a dormitory that could house 30 guests. Within a year, it was already insufficient to meet demand. New construction would not begin until 1931, when the cornerstone was laid for the central building recognized today as the entrance to the health care center.

The name “Phoebe Home” was born in 1925 with a revised charter and new leadership under the Eastern Synod. Phoebe’s first expansion outside of Allentown came in 1955 with the acquisition of Devitt Camp, later Devitt Home (closed in 1968). Today, Phoebe-Devitt Homes Inc. operates four continuing care retirement communites in Allentown, Wernersville, Richlandtown, and Wyncote, Pennsylvania—all dedicated to the mission founded 115 years ago with the vision and hard work of a few individuals who wanted to make a better life for the aging in their community. With an eye on the future, Phoebe is proud to carry that mission forward today for another 115 years.

Deaconess?

Just What is a

“A Deaconess is a woman of strong Christian character who is free to give her whole time to the service of Christ. She has been trained along Christian lines both in theory and practice that she may be a faithful servant.” (The Phoebe Messenger, Vol. III, No. 2, Spring 1918) Deaconess training lasted two years, and included subjects like church history, literature, “MateriaMedica,” and diaconics. Probationers (women not yet confirmed as deaconesses) also took a fourmonth course in care at the hospital.

Phoebe

A DAY AT

(The Phoebe Home Messenger, Vol. VII, No. 1, January 1922) Life at Phoebe started early. Staff met for morning exercise at 6:00. Morning worship followed at 6:45, and then breakfast from 7:00 to 8:00—split evenly with a half hour for residents and a half hour for staff. Probationer deaconesses (trainees) entered classroom work at 9:00 and met with the residents again for “dinner” at noon. Supper was served from 5:00 to 6:00, and residents began going to bed shortly after. Many of them (a population drawn, most likely, for the most part from local farms) rose by 4:00 or earlier in the morning. “This, no doubt, makes them healthy,” reports the writer of The Messenger.

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Health & Wellness |

ACTIVE SENIORS

Lindsay Haman At the age of 94, Lindsay Haman doesn’t give himself many days off. If anyone is looking for Haman in the later afternoon hours, they know they’ll find him in the Phoebe Berks Village pool at least six days a week. Swimming isn’t a new hobby for Haman—he’s been swimming since he was about 10 years old when his family had a cottage on Eaglesmere Lake in Pennsylvania. “I swam competitively in high school, but for the most part, it’s just been a fun way for me to get some exercise,” says Haman. He did, however, take a few years off from the sport after high school when he served in the army, and for some time thereafter.

Moving to Phoebe Berks 17 years ago reignited Haman’s interest in his pastime when he learned there was an indoor pool on the campus. “I can’t say that the pool at Phoebe Berks was a deciding factor to move here, but it is definitely a benefit. Overall it’s just such a friendly, happy place to live, so really the pool is just a bonus for me.” Since Haman moved to Phoebe Berks, he gets together almost every day with a group of people, most of whom come from the outside community, to use the pool. When the pool was closed for a few

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months to receive upgrades in 2012, Haman and the other regular swimmers didn’t sit back idly and wait.

“When the pool closed for renovations, the group I swim with relocated to a local gym with a pool and we swam laps there until the pool at Phoebe Berks was back open.”

The late John Hollinger of Phoebe Berks was a friend of Haman’s and an influence on his dedication to exercise.

“Before John passed away, he was in our swimming group for years. He always inspired me to keep going by just watching him swim at 100 years old.” Seeing Hollinger strive and keep up his health through regular exercise past the age of 100 inspired Haman to do the same. “Having a regular exercise routine like swimming is helping me stay healthy; it keeps me moving. I’ll be 95 in December and I have no plans on stopping,” says Haman.

June Berkert While 48 may not be a great bowling score, it’s surely a significant number of years to dedicate to a hobby—and that’s just how long June Berkert, 93, has been bowling.

Twice a week, Berkert drives over to Berks Lanes—just a few miles from her home at Phoebe Berks Village—to get together with her mixed league. On Tuesdays the league practices and has some fun together; on Thursdays they play some actual games. “I enjoy the camaraderie. The league is like family,” says Berkert. “At my age some of my other friends have passed, so it’s good to get over there and socialize.”

Berkert and her late husband picked up bowling back in 1970 when a couple they knew asked them to join

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the grief I experienced when I lost my husband and then my daughter,” says Berkert. “Because I’m in the league, I feel committed to be there for them as they are for me.”

As for living at Phoebe Berks, Berkert says it’s perfect for her lifestyle and it even makes her bowling game stronger. “I use the walking trails pretty often, and I also attend balance classes that are offered here. I think both of those activities keep me strong and healthy enough to keep playing,” says Berkert. “There are so many things to do; my social life is very busy!” Berkert plans on continuing her busy lifestyle, and says she’ll go to the bowling alley even more this summer since they offer free bowling for summer league members!

Dick Reider There isn’t much that throws Dick Reider off his weekly routine: two days a week on the golf course, three days a week at the gym. Outside of the winter months, Reider can be found on a Tuesday or Thursday hitting 18 holes with his buddies, a hobby he’s kept up with for 66 years.

Reider picked golf up in 1952 from his much younger brother-in-law, who had started playing around age 12.

Other than a few lessons taken at Penn State once, all of his skill has been a product of constant practice and love for the sport. He plays on Tuesdays with eight friends of his, colleagues from his days as an engineer for Air Products in Allentown, Pennsylvania. On Thursdays the group is smaller, but still some of the same guys play.

The other days of the week Reider works out at the Air Products gym, which he enjoys continued access to as a retiree. “It’s very important for me to stay in shape,” says Reider, “and to keep myself strong.”

their league. One Christmas morning shortly after they began bowling, Berkert recalls that her wedding ring was wearing thin, and she expected that her husband may have gotten her a new one for Christmas. After all of the gifts were opened, she spotted one more under the Christmas tree that looked like a jeweler’s box. “It turned out to be a gift certificate for a bowling ball. I was so angry at him at the time,” she laughs. “But, I did end up using the gift certificate.”

Berkert’s husband passed away 30 years ago followed by her daughter just five years later. Bowling helped her maintain physical wellness, but also supported her emotional wellness. She describes bowling as a salvation.

“My friends from the bowling league helped me through

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It’s a priority that dates back to his early years. At Steelton High School near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (today Steelton-Highspire), Reider joined the track and field team as a pole vaulter and played football, though he remarks that football players in 1949 were not the size that they are today.

As he approached his 87th birthday in August, Reider said he’d made it a goal to improve his score to match his age: 87 strokes over 18 holes. “The older you get, the less you can do of the aggressive physical things. I’m always trying to better my score now.”

It comes as no surprise that retirement afforded Reider the opportunity to practice his stroke on a more regular basis, but it was the move to the Terrace at Phoebe Allentown that took the pressure off his shoulders to perfect that swing. “A lot of the things that worry you in

the past disappear here,” says Reider, “and that’s really a great advantage.

Before moving to Phoebe I had been retired for 15 years and playing golf and going to the fitness center. But now it’s much more relaxed, and there’s much less pressure relative to managing a home.”

The Reiders first visited the Terrace for a lunch event and saw some friends who were already living in apartments there and strongly recommended it. Others told them, “Phoebe is the best,” Reider recalls—“and they were right!” Today Reider and his wife love their community for the many ongoing activities they can take part in, and for the freedom from homeowner responsibilities that life there affords.

June Stapleton She may live in the rural retirement of Phoebe Berks Village, but June Stapleton is a girl of the Wild West at heart. When she was a little girl her uncle used to ask her if she’d like a ride on the work horse, and he’d pick her up and put her in the saddle. “That was my first experience of horseback riding,” says Stapleton. As a teenager she’d ride with a girlfriend who had horses and later visited ranches out west many times. In 2004, Stapleton learned of Rocking Horse Ranch in Highland, New York, and has since visited every year to spend a week horseback riding.

“It’s a full resort but I go for the horses,” says Stapleton. Smudge.

Sheriff. Laramie. Roy. Little Joe. Cash. Brady. Stapleton knows the name and personality of every horse she’s ridden over the years.

The one that hangs his head while he walks like he’s bored. The one that tailgates the other horses. The one that likes to snack along the way. “I like to study the horse. I guess it fulfills my fantasy of living on a ranch in the west!” she laughs.

When she isn’t on her annual trip to the ranch, Stapleton leads a busy life at Phoebe Berks, where she moved in 2013. She’s part of the Village chorus, she plays bells in the bell choir, she plays piano for church services—“I’m not bored, let’s put it that way!” she laughs. Stapleton bowls at Berks Lanes in the neighboring town and gets in regular exercise three days a week, meeting with friends at the pool or in the fitness center, or taking a walk out on the extensive landscaped campus.

Keeping active has been an important part of Stapleton’s life, and it’s what she credits with her health at age 81. “I don’t have leg problems or back problems,” she says. “The secret is to keep moving, even if it hurts! Keep moving! It may not be fast but keep those legs going and if you can bend, keep doing it.”

How do you stay young and active?

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PATHSTONES BY PHOEBE

Having a

Ball

Whether they’re sweeping across the dance floor in each other’s arms or jetting off to Hawaii, there’s no doubt the Lusches are living an active retirement. As members of Pathstones by Phoebe, they enjoy the security of knowing they can receive long term care if they need it in the comfort of the home they built together—and that is worth more than anything.

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tepping into the ballroom of the Lusches’ home in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, is like stepping into living history. The walls are lined with signed portraits and photographs of dancers, artists, musicians, and conductors, as well as personal memorabilia picked up on travels or given by guests. The floor-toceiling mirrors reflect Jack and Carole Lusch as they practice their steps together. This is not just a living space. It’s a working room—at times a practice studio, at others a concert venue or conference room. As a whole it represents the life Jack and Carole have built for themselves, a life that Pathstones by Phoebe empowers them to live every day in their own home.

Pathstones is a continuing care at home program that offers many of the same benefits and advantages of living in a retirement community. The difference is at home—members remain in their own homes while paying a monthly fee that affords them the care they may need as time goes on.

The Lusches had looked into one retirement community but mulled it back and forth for nearly two years. “I could not see myself over there,” recalls Jack Lusch, a semi-retired oncology physician. “We know it won’t last forever but we like being able to have our own freewheeling life.”

The Lusch home is a celebration of their lives together: signed portraits from musicians, band leaders, and dancers line the walls of their ballroom, alongside a formal portrait of the Lusches themselves in full regalia.

And they’re not showing any signs of slowing down.

Jack is still in the process of “stepping down,” as he puts it, although he officially retired six years ago. He works part time and serves as medical director for a handful of organizations in and around Berks County, and he and Carole are both still actively taking ballroom dancing lessons. They developed a passion for the art in 1985 when the Berks County Medical Society threw a dance for Valentine’s Day. “We never got along well on the dance floor previously,” says Carole. So they decided to take a few lessons. “We found out it takes a lot more than a few lessons!” she laughs now, recalling those early days.

They’ve been studying at the Fred Astaire Studio in west Reading ever since. Being the dedicated practitioners they are, they even study and practice while on vacation in Florida and Hawaii during the winter months. Jack, too, extolls the medical benefits of ballroom dancing, citing those studies that show decreases in the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

When it comes to their choice to remain at home with Pathstones as added support, the Lusches are looking forward to the opportunities this provides them. While Phoebe’s retirement communities offer a variety of lifestyles that encourage residents to be as active as they like, the Lusches take pride and satisfaction in looking after their own property. Jack sees it as a second job, and a great chance to stay active and in shape. “I feel better working on the house and I’m enjoying it!” he says.

Carole, too, is happiest when busy. Among other things she takes delight in the small pleasures of outdoor work, like keeping the moss at bay on the back patio.

The Lusches are taking full advantage of what Pathstones has to offer, particularly the comfort and security of remaining in the home they built together that means so much to them. “Pathstones is on the forefront of what is going to be a growing industry,” says Jack. “I am really glad we stumbled upon it because we’re going to need increasing services if we try to stay at home. Right now we’re doing well but that can’t last forever. But we love this place and want to stay in it as long as we can.”

Now as members, the Lusches can look forward to many more years of sweeping across life’s dance floor together, knowing that Pathstones is there to support them as their needs change.

LIFE IS A DANCE! Let us celebrate with you. Learn more about Pathstones at PathstonesByPhoebe.org or call 610-794-6700 to speak to our team today.

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INDEPENDENT LIVING

WE SHOULD HAVE MOVED SOONER! “Don’t wait!” Your best years are yet to come at Phoebe!

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here’s a misconception about retirement living that those who "retire” often “expire”. But at Phoebe, that couldn’t be further from the truth. The phrase “I should’ve moved sooner” echoes through the halls at our communities, and it’s something many of our residents tell prospective residents on tours and at events. The fear of the unknown is scary. Selling your home. Packing and downsizing. Leaving the house you raised your children in.

Saying goodbye to neighbors. But the truth is, the life that waits for you at Phoebe is one full of vitality and choices, and many folks wish they would have been here earlier in life to enjoy the possibilities!

Marilyn and Duane Kennedy, both 83, have lived at Phoebe Berks Village for eight years. “The first thing I tell people when I meet them is that I’m grateful to be here!” Marilyn says. After looking at other retirement options in the region, the Kennedys knew Phoebe was different. “Phoebe Berks was a breath of fresh air! When we were in our home, we didn’t have choices like we do here. There are so many options for how you’d like to stay busy.”

Marilyn is busy. She helps with the annual yard sale, as well as Neighbors Helping Neighbors and the Helping Hands program, which she and a staff member initiated together. “People are generous of their time here,” says Marilyn. “Residents are always helping each other and that is a great feeling.”

Duane, a retired large animal veterinarian, stays active as well, filling his days with darts, The Phoebe Choraliers, and bridge three days a week—and every day he walks six miles, or 13,000 steps according to his FitBit! But staying busy isn’t the only positive for the Kennedys.

“The relief we feel being here is wonderful,” says Marilyn.

Before retirement, Marilyn owned a personal care agency.

“I saw families fighting over wills and estates. Some sisters and brothers would never speak again.” It’s one of the reasons that the Kennedys decided to look into a retirement community. “I have competitive kids—I didn’t want any fights. So we set everything up, and now I know no one will be fighting when we are gone, and no one is worrying about us now either!” she says with a smile.

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elores and Luther Zimmerman, 83 and 84, knew the Terrace at Phoebe Allentown would be their home ever since they set foot in the door. “We knew at that moment in 1984, the Terrace was where we were going to live when we retired,” says Delores. “I never forgot that feeling, and as we approached 80, we started looking at retirement homes. The Terrace was on the top of our list. I didn’t want us to be a burden on our daughters. My mother lived in a retirement home and was not a burden to me. That’s a gift I wanted to give our children.”

Delores excitedly tells the story of their second visit to the Terrace some thirty years later. “I looked at four model apartments at the Terrace, and then went downstairs to speak with Luther in the dining room. He exclaimed, ‘Well, you look happy,’ and I said emphatically, ‘I know where we are moving!’”

The Zimmermans applied right away, and selected a one-bedroom apartment that would serve the short term until their preferred two-bedroom became available.

They moved in December 2016, and ten days later a twobedroom opened next door. They moved in as soon as renovations were complete.

“We loved the community my mother was in, and the Terrace is similar—it’s all in one building. It’s convenient and safe. Our daughters can visit at any time, yet we don’t need to be dependent on them. It’s a big sigh of relief,” she says.

Top: Duane and Marilyn Kennedy spend as much time as possible on the patio outside the Terrace Café at Phoebe Berks. It’s their favorite spot in their new home.

Middle: At home with her sidekick and companion, Misty, Betty Weber enjoys a worry-free lifestyle at Phoebe Berks.

Bottom: With one of their famous wreaths on the door, Delores and Luther Zimmerman welcome friends and neighbors to their home at the Terrace at Phoebe Allentown.

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he Kennedys made the move together; so did the Zimmermans. But for a person at home without a spouse, facing the unknown alone can be a big hurdle.

Betty Weber and her husband Joe were on the Phoebe Berks Village waiting list for 24 years, waiting for the perfect time to make the move. As time passed, Joe faced some major health issues and it made sense to stay in their home, which was closer to his doctors. “We didn’t put it off by any means, but the timing just wasn’t right for us, and then Joe’s health issues started,” she says.

Weber moved in at age 89, three months after Joe passed away. She was a bit apprehensive but jumped in with both feet. “I wanted to make the most of it! I didn’t know anyone when I moved in. I made friends immediately and I had no problems at all because everyone was so inviting.”

Weber learned to shoot pool, and she now enjoys exercise classes, golfing, and swimming. She swims at Phoebe Berks three times a week with a close friend and fellow resident June Stapleton. Weber is part of a Bible study, and volunteers in the adult day center and the personal care community, where she plays the piano. Now 92, she says, “I love the beauty of Phoebe Berks, and I regret Joe isn’t here to share that with me.”

Weber knows better than anyone that leaving the familiarity of home is daunting. “It can seem like a lot,” she says. “You don’t want to give up your home or possessions, and you may think you are losing your independence, but there is a great freedom here! You can enjoy whatever appeals to you.

Retirement living is about just that—LIVING!”

Visit phoebe.org/independentliving to take the first step!

FROM THE EXPERTS: TIPS TO GET STARTED “When we downsized, I took pictures of all of our items and shared them with our eight children to see what they were interested in. We knew what would fit in our apartment and the kids took the items they wanted. It was an easy way to get organized for all of us!”

– Marilyn Kennedy, Berks Village Resident “Find out what drives you and look for a community that offers those things. I was interested in two things: spiritual and physical wellness— and those are the activities and volunteer opportunities I sought out quickly after moving in.” – Betty Weber, Berks Village Resident “Figure out where you want to go and how to prepare for it.

Do it before you need to do it! Don’t wait for health problems to make the decisions for you. It’s hard to get started and to sell things.

Take it a day at a time and get help from friends and experts!”

– Delores Zimmerman, Terrace Resident

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Anneliese and George Oakey. Opposite, top left: the Oakeys' wedding day.

Opposite, top right: Anneliese Oakey in recent years.

Photographs courtesy of Volker and Denise Oakey.

PHOEBE RICHLAND

Berliner Therapist The

Phoebe is home to many remarkable people. One of them, Anneliese Oakey, held the unique distinction of being a German woman on the forefront of physical therapy treatments in the United States after the war. Anneliese passed peacefully at Phoebe Richland on August 16, 2018, during the early production of this issue.

Committed to the importance of her legacy, The Phoebe Messenger is grateful to her family for the honor of sharing her story.

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In 1950, The Manhattan Mercury—the local newspaper of Riley County, Kansas—reported the arrival of a rather remarkable person: “WOMAN FROM BERLIN AIDS POLIO SUFFERERS,” the headline read. The article sketched a brief history of Anneliese Oakey, née Schloemp, who had come to Kansas with her American husband and who held a degree in physiotherapy—a discipline almost entirely unknown in the United States at that time.

Anneliese, born in 1924 in Berlin, had studied massage and what is now known as physical therapy at the University of Berlin. One of her teachers was Ferdinand Sauerbruch, a famous surgeon known for, among other things, his treatment protocols for patients with tuberculosis. “The professors wore white coats down to the floor. They were so strict,” Anneliese, then a resident of Phoebe Richland Health Care Center in Upper Bucks County, shared.

In Allied-occupied Germany, Anneliese had a robust practice in treating wounded soldiers with her knowledge of nerves, ligaments, and point massage. One of Anneliese’s patients was Lieutenant George Oakey. He had recently returned to Germany seeking medical care for injuries he had sustained during combat, earning him two Purple Hearts. Oakey had been found alive by German soldiers on the battlefield near the end of the war. They took him to a German army hospital where he received the initial treatment that saved his life, and then sent him back to the U.S. for additional rehabilitation. When he returned to Germany again, “They were still pulling shrapnel out of him,” says his stepson, Volker.

When George became Anneliese’s patient, the entire world changed for both of them, and for Volker, Anneliese’s son from a previous marriage.

The couple married in 1950 and moved to Fort Riley in Kansas not long after.

Anneliese began working at a clinic in nearby Manhattan, where she specialized in treating people who had contracted polio. It was at this time that The Manhattan Mercury recognized her for successfully employing European therapy techniques dealing with muscular, nerve, and skeletal pain. During this time a friend of hers who worked on the nursing staff contracted polio. Anneliese visited her every day before and after work, providing an hour-long physiotherapy treatment including a full body massage. “She was one of only a few people who walked out of that hospital,” recalls Denise Oakey, Anneliese’s daughter-in-law. “[Anneliese] told the staff, this is what we do in Europe and it works.”

Later, the family moved to Washington, D.C., because of George’s military career. Anneliese found her place treating patients, in particular a senator’s wife who had multiple sclerosis. Word of her treatments came to Dr. Janet Travell, President John F. Kennedy’s personal physician and the first woman in history to hold the post.

Anneliese demonstrated a typical treatment on Dr. Travell, who was impressed at the effectiveness of her methods. Though it was unknown to many at the time, the president suffered chronic pain from an injury that had worsened after his rescue of an injured crewman in the Pacific theater during WWII. The pain resurfaced during his presidency but Anneliese never had the opportunity to treat him. The president was assassinated just weeks before their appointment scheduled for December 1963.

Anneliese, George, and Volker moved around a great deal, as military families do, including a stint in Turkey. They were living in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, when George—now Captain Oakey—took a position teaching ROTC at the University of Pennsylvania. Volker eventually settled in the area, which lead to his mother’s move to Phoebe in 2016. When his mother was no longer able to live alone on the Virginia farm she and George had purchased in the 1960s, she moved in 2012 into assisted living to be closer to her son. When her need for supportive care grew, Volker and his wife Denise found the perfect living arrangement at Phoebe Richland, only minutes from their home in Bucks County. “This has been a wonderful solution which provides Anneliese with the medical support she needs while having her close to us,” said Volker during her time at Phoebe.

Captain Oakey passed away in 2002, after 52 years of marriage; Anneliese herself passed away just recently. The American soldier and the German physiotherapist, who were brought together in tumultuous times and under unique circumstances, lived a truly exceptional life together and above all else, with a tremendous amount of love.

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PHOEBE PHARMACY

AGING AND ADDICTION Shane Lawrence, Pharm.D., BCGP, Director, Clinical Pharmacy, Phoebe Pharmacy

Although illicit drug use is relatively rare among seniors compared to younger adults, there is increasing evidence that prescription drug abuse is a growing problem in the older adult population. The non-medical use/abuse of prescription medications in older adults is estimated to increase from 1.2 percent in 2001 to 2.4 percent in 2020—a 100 percent increase.1 Data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicate that nonmedical use of prescription medications is second only to alcohol abuse among adults older than 55.2

Consequences of Prescription Drug Abuse

Questions to Ask/CAGE6

In general, older adults tend to be more sensitive to medications. As we age, our bodies become less efficient at metabolizing, filtering, and eliminating medications. The net result can be an increased sensitivity to medications at a lower dose. Adverse effects commonly associated with benzodiazepines and opiates include drowsiness, confusion, memory loss, and cognitive impairment, and are commonly associated with falls or other accidents. In overdose situations, respiratory depression, coma, and death are possible.

The CAGE questionnaire was originally developed to screen for alcohol abuse. It has been modified to include drug use and has been tested in older adults with some success.

Recognizing Prescription Drug Abuse in Older Adults 3, 4, 5 - Anxiety about whether mood-altering drugs are “really working” - Anxiety about having enough medications on hand - Frequent refills of certain medications - Increasing the dose of prescribed medications that “aren’t helping anymore” or supplementing with over-the-counter medications - Complaints about doctors who refuse to write prescriptions for the medications they want - “Doctor-Shopping”—moving from provider to provider in an effort to get several prescriptions for the same medication - Receiving the same medication from more than one prescriber or pharmacy at the same time - Paying for medications with cash rather than using prescription insurance - Mood or behavior changes; social withdrawal from family and friends - Sleeping during the day or new sleep disturbance - Falls and/or unexplained injuries - Change in personal grooming or hygiene - Sneaking or hiding medications - Annoyance or discomfort when discussing medication use - Remorse or concern about taking pills

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1. Have you felt you ought to cut down on your drinking or drug use?

2. Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking or drug use?

3. Have you felt bad or guilty about your drinking or drug use?

4. Have you ever had a drink or used drugs first thing in the morning to steady your nerves, get rid of a hangover, or get the day started (as an “eye-opener”)?

Research suggests that answering yes to just one of these questions can identify a potential problem with substance use.

For further information, including a list of frequently abused medications, visit phoebe.org/drugabuse.

REFERENCES: 1. Colliver JD, Compton WM, Gfroerer JC, et al. Projecting drug use among aging baby boomers in 2020. Ann Epidemiology. 2006;16(4):257-65.

2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Results from the 2010 National Survey on Drugs Use and Health: National Findings (Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-30, DHHS Publication No. SMA 06-4194). Rockville, MD; 2011. Available at: http://www.samhsa.gov/data/ NSDUH/2k10ResultsRev/NSDUHresultsRev2010.htm#3.1.1. 3. Basca B. The elderly and prescription drug misuse and abuse. Prevention Tactics 2008; Edition 9:2.

Available at: http://www.carsrp.org/publications/Prevention%20Tactics/PT09.02.08 4. Sollitto M. Seniors and prescription drug addiction. Agingcare.com. 2012.

Available at: http://www.agingcare.com/Articles/Seniors-and-Prescription-DrugAddiction-133459.htm. 5. NIH Senior Health. Prescription and illicit drug abuse.

Available at: http://nihseniorhealth.gov/drugabuse/recognizingsubstanceabuse/01. html.6. Brown R., Rounds L. Conjoint Screening Questionnaires for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Wisconsin Medical Journal 94:135-40, 1995.

Annual Report of Gifts 2017–2018 Allentown | Berks | Richland | Wyncote

"Anniversary Day" at Phoebe, circa 1910.

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COMMUNITY IMPACT

PHOEBE AND THE COMMUNITY

Our community doesn’t stop at the door. Phoebe engages with local neighbors and partners throughout the year, providing sponsorships and educational events for the public. We are thrilled to partner with so many generous and energetic individuals who impact the community as a whole, while also providing life-enriching experiences for our residents. Phoebe recognizes the importance of cultivating such partnerships and nurturing intergenerational experiences that truly support individuals of every age.

PHOEBE IS PROUD TO SUPPORT: Throughout the year, Phoebe supports the missions of community organizations. Here are just a few examples of our ongoing partnerships in fiscal year 2017-18. For more, visit Phoebe.org/impact.

“2017 Nite Lites”—Lehigh Valley Health Network

Charles B. Patt Jr. Golf Tournament

“8ish Over 80”—Jewish Family Services of the Lehigh Valley

Inside Scoop free kids’ ice cream night

Alzheimer’s Association Walks ArtsQuest Veterans Day

Lehigh Valley Women’s Summit “Market on Wheels”—Meals on Wheels Lehigh County Meals on Wheels Volunteer Recognition New Bethany Ministries Golf Tournament “Over the Edge”—Lehigh County Council of Churches Quakertown Community Day Richlandtown Block Party benefiting Quakertown Community Outreach at St. John’s Lutheran Church

Phoebe’s very own veterans are commonly among panelists providing first hand accounts of their experiences in service to the United States at the annual Veterans Day event in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

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Richlandtown Community Day “Sprint-Stroll-Roll to Recovery Walk”—

Good Shepherd and Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania

WE INVITE YOU: Phoebe provides and participates in multiple public events that help bring people together in our retirement communities and with seniors as a whole.

Intercommunity Day at Phoebe Berks Village Combining competition with camaraderie: seniors from multiple retirement communities gather several times a year to compete in Wii Bowling, shuffleboard, billiards, bridge, bocce, cornhole, cribbage, pinochle, Scrabble, water volleyball, ladder ball, pickle ball, and putting.

Communities alternate hosting each year. Phoebe Berks Village hosted the last Intercommunity Games on Friday, September 14.

Phoebe Berks Community Day The Phoebe Institute on Aging Community Conversations This year, Phoebe launched a series of forums focused on making the Lehigh Valley a better place to live for those with dementia and their families. Using the Pennsylvania State Alzheimer’s Plan as a starting point, the working committees created by the forums will implement the plan at a local level.

The Phoebe Institute on Aging Conferences (Spring and Fall) The spring conference, “Building a Customer-Driven Culture” featuring Anna Ortigara of PHI Consulting Services, presented empowering and cutting-edge information on transforming organizational culture with person-centered awareness and approaches to all levels of care and interaction.

The Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community Phoebe participated in the Highmark Walk for the second year in a row, joining with other nonprofits in the Lehigh Valley and across the country in a community effort to raise money and awareness for their respective missions.

Phoebe staff and volunteers raised money to support community life at Phoebe.

Senior Health and Fitness Day at Phoebe Allentown Upper Bucks Forum on Aging Every year, the Upper Bucks Forum on Aging provides the local 55+ community with free health screenings, wellness services, medication checks, fitness demonstrations, snacks, and door prizes.

Miller-Keystone Blood Drives at Phoebe Allentown Phoebe employees are always giving! This fiscal year, Miller-Keystone held two blood drives at Phoebe Allentown and received 26 units from 42 donors.

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SPOTLIGHT ON GIVING

TRUE GRIT

When Ray Ziegler looks back on his life, he is most fond of his four-year service as a code operator in the Air Force.

Ziegler served our country from 1951 to 1954 and spent two and a half years in England. He fondly recounts touring the continent while on leave; he was able to visit France, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy over the course of 30 days for just $300. “I enjoyed my time in the service,” he says with a smile. “It was doing something I liked to do.”

Ziegler now bestows the gifts of his time and service on Phoebe. He is an active part of the community at the Terrace at Phoebe Allentown, where he serves on the Wellness Committee and manages transportation services payments for Terrace residents. Ziegler is also a member of Phoebe’s Century Circle, a group of donors recognized for giving $1,000 or more in a single fiscal year (July 1 to June 30). His motivations for making leadership gifts to Phoebe each year are the home he has made for himself at the Terrace and Phoebe’s promise of care for our residents at all stages of life.

“Getting involved in the community, doing volunteer work is what has meant the most,” he says.

And with a long life of service behind him, that’s saying a lot. The work of an Air Force code operator isn’t easy. It requires patience, persistence, and attention to detail—in other words, grit. And if there is one word to describe Ray Ziegler, it is grit.

Ziegler started as a store clerk with Lehigh Portland Cement, and worked his way up to the position of senior buyer. He served in both Pennsylvania and Maryland while learning each facet of the job at hand; at one point, Ziegler put together a team that spent several years reviewing the inventory of ten of Lehigh’s cement plants, one facility at a time, to rename and renumber parts consistently in order to streamline operations.

Ziegler’s life trajectory follows a pattern of learning what needs to be done, charting a course for each task, and following the task through, one step at a time, until

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complete. Now for enjoyment, Ziegler is active in many social activities, including trips to the Sight and Sound Theatre and Penn’s Peak. He participates in the Dakim Brain Fitness program and in bowling and golf on the weekends through Wii video games. A tenacious reader, he is also working his way through all the books of the Bible, reading up to two hours each day, one book at a time. Ziegler exemplifies a life dedicated to seeing a thing through, and storing up for the future. His support of Phoebe is storing up treasure for the future of those who will come after him.

For more information about Phoebe’s Century Circle, please contact the Office of Philanthropy at 610-794-5132 or philanthropy@phoebe.org.

Heather Cox and her husband (seated right) are both avid volunteers even outside of the time Heather spends working. Al and Mary Ann Schmeck (seated left) are two of her volunteers and close friends, highly active in the Abiders as well as other initiatives at Phoebe Berks.

IT STARTS WITH HEART Heather Cox has a talent for attracting volunteers at Phoebe Berks. After just one conversation with her, it’s easy to see why. Her positivity, humor, and love of people can be heard in every word as she talks about her husband and children, her job, her co-workers, and—especially— her volunteers, whom she calls her extended family.

Hired in April 2015 as the volunteer coordinator after a year as an assistant in Community Life, Cox oversees nearly 300 volunteers who devote 21,000 hours a year to all facets of Community Life, from decorating holiday trees in the Phoebe Berks Village to Helping Hands in personal care, to the Comfort Companions and Abiders who serve residents in the Health Care Center.

“Something about this place gives me serenity,” says Cox. “Even on the most stressful of days I feel lucky. The smiles of the volunteers and the residents mean so much.

Giving it your all—even if it makes a difference to just one person—that’s what makes it all worthwhile.”

Cox’s team of volunteers consists of Phoebe Berks independent living residents, high school and college students, church groups, and her own family.

“I tell my kids we’re heading to Berks to take down the Christmas trees,” laughs Cox. “They love it as much as I do.”

Cox’s support of Phoebe extends beyond “giving it her all” at work. She also gives back to Phoebe through payroll deduction as part of the employee campaign.

Contributions help Phoebe provide services and activities that enhance the lives of residents physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, such as art therapy, music classes, guest speakers, concerts and much more. Most critically, employee gifts provide funding for benevolent care, which supports residents who have exhausted their funds.

“I’ve always been someone who gives,” says Cox. “My heart is here. The volunteers are here for me as much as I am for them.”

For more information on employee contributions at Phoebe, email philanthropy@phoebe.org. To learn about volunteer opportunities at any one of Phoebe’s communities, visit phoebe.org/volunteer.

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Though we rely on the commitment and support of our partners and volunteers, we would not be able to do the work we do without the generous contributions of our donors. Every year, Phoebe provides benevolent care and housing to individuals who can no longer support themselves. This is the foundation of our mission and our history. With your support, we can continue to ensure a bright and vibrant future for the older adults in our care, both at home and in the community.

49%

19%

OPERATING REVENUES

OPERATING REVENUES

12%

$120,145,000

Skilled Nursing

49%

Pharmacy Services

19%

Independent Living

12%

Personal Care

11%

Investment Earnings

6%

Contributions 1% Outpatient Services

1%

Other 1%

11%

1%

6%

14%

50%

1% 1%

OPERATING EXPENSES Employee Wages and Benefits

50%

Contracted Services

14%

Resident Supplies

14%

Other Expenses

9%

Depreciation and Amortization

8%

14%

OPERATING EXPENSES

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Interest 2% Utilities 2%

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23% INDIVIDUALS $ 585,007.98

49%

11%

BUSINESSES $ 280,542.21

FOUNDATIONS $ 134,811.46 ESTATES

$ 104,172.09

CONTRIBUTIONS & TRUST INCOME

9%

$1,204,004.31

CHURCHES $ 69,968.45

6%

ORGANIZATIONS $ 29,502.12

2%

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THIS YEAR. We are proud to call you our partners and patrons.

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GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP

PHOEBE-DEVITT HOMES GOVERNING BOARD:

PHIL-MONT STRATEGIC ADVISORY COUNCIL:

CHAIR:

CHAIR:

VICE CHAIR: TREASURER: SECRETARY: TRUSTEE EMERITUS:

Robert W. Miller The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett Donald A. Seibert William C. Hacker Ronald L. Rider The Rev. Dr. Bonnie Bates Robert Bertolette Peter E. Fisher, M.D., MBA Sylvia Betz Gardner John T. Lawton The Rev. William H. Long Mitchell G. Possinger Deborah A. Sieger, Ph.D., RN, LSW Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO Anthony R. Thomas The Rev. William Paul Worley

PHOEBE APARTMENTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Robert W. Miller VICE CHAIR: The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett TREASURER: Donald A. Seibert ASSISTANT TREASURER: Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO SECRETARY: William C. Hacker ASSISTANT SECRETARY: Donna A. Bollinger

The Rev. Dr. Bonnie Bates

Peter E. Fisher, M.D., MBA

The Rev. William H. Long

Mitchell G. Possinger CHAIR:

DEVITT HOUSE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: CHAIR: VICE CHAIR: SECRETARY: TREASURER:

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Dea Schader Larry L. Snook The Rev. Michael Romig Carolyn Herman Audrey Bingaman The Rev. Sally Dries The Rev. Ricky Phillips The Rev. Doug Schader Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO

Joshua A. Sloan The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett, Governing Board Liaison

Mary Bryant

Willie J. DeShields

Brian P. Gallagher

Eric Gaul

Leslie A. Lefer AUDIT, FINANCE, & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE: CHAIR:

Donald A. Seibert William C. Hacker James D. King William G. Koch Jr. Marie K. McConnell, Esquire Robert W. Miller, Ex-Officio Philip W. Steeley Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO David D. Vassilaros, Esquire Evelyn Williams

CHURCH RELATIONS COMMITTEE: CHAIR:

The Rev. Dr. Susan Bertolette The Rev. Jeffery A. Brinks Narda Druckenmiller William Hassler The Rev. Linda Lennon Robert W. Miller, Ex-Officio The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II The Rev. Jami Possinger The Rev. Elmer Reinhold Jr. The Rev. David Charles Smith Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO The Rev. Thomas N. Thomas

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE:

Robert W. Miller VICE CHAIR: The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett TREASURER: Donald A. Seibert SECRETARY: William C. Hacker Robert Bertolette, Governing Board Member CHAIR:

INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE: INTERIM CHAIR:

Mitchell Possinger Robert W. Miller, Ex-Officio Larry C. Benner James A. Ritter, Esquire Sonya Siegfried Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO Anthony R. Thomas Nick Tranguch Donna Wright

NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE: CHAIR: TREASURER:

Mitchell Possinger Donald A. Seibert Robert W. Miller, Ex-Officio Peter E. Fisher, M.D., MBA The Rev. Daniel T. Moser II Scott R. Stevenson, President & CEO The Rev. William Paul Worley

THE PHOEBE BERKS HEALTH CARE CENTER AUXILIARY THE PHOEBE INSTITUTE ON AGING ADVISORY BOARD THE PHOEBE INSTITUTE ON AGING BENEFIT COMMITTEE THE PHOEBE INSTITUTE ON AGING DEMENTIA COMMITTEE

VOLUNTEERS Phoebe relies on the support and teamwork of many people to further our mission. Our volunteers come from all walks of life, and fill vital roles in our communities. Their collective goal is to make life better every day for our residents, whether it’s organizing bus trips, bringing a band to play, organizing a game of cards, or simply sitting and being present. Many of our volunteers are residents themselves, eager to lend a hand wherever they can. All of them are ambassadors of our mission in the broader community. They make an impact every day—not only in the lives of our residents today, but in the health and prosperity of our organization for years to come.

THANK YOU FOR BEING AN INTEGRAL PART OF PHOEBE THIS YEAR!

THE PHOEBE INSTITUTE ON AGING PROGRAM COMMITTEE THE PHOEBE MINISTRIES GOLF TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE THE PHOEBE RICHLAND HEALTH CARE CENTER AUXILIARY THE PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL THE VOLUNTEERS OF PHOEBE ALLENTOWN THE VOLUNTEERS OF PHOEBE BERKS THE VOLUNTEERS OF PHOEBE RICHLAND

For a complete list of volunteers and volunteer partnerships, please visit phoebe.org/volunteer and click View Our Volunteer List.

THE VOLUNTEERS OF PHOEBE WYNCOTE

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THANKING OUR PARTNERS

The Century Circle recognizes individuals who encourage and sustain our daily work with annual gifts of $1,000 or more in a fiscal year (July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018).

VISIONARIES ($25,000+) Miss Marilyn E. Bear* The Century Fund Cura Hospitality Ms. Florence Rauhood* Mr. Ronald L. Rider LEADERS ($10,000–$24,999) Anonymous Arbor Insurance Group Inc. KeyBank Foundation Mrs. Suzanne S. Kratzer* L.R. Webber Associates Inc. Morefield Communications Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management Mr. Mitchell Possinger & the Rev. Jami Possinger RKL LLP The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation Harry C. Trexler Trust FOUNDERS ($5,000–$9,999) Bartlett Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Blumer BSI Corporate Benefits LLC Cetronia Ambulance Corps Inc. Dolan Construction Inc. Edge Insights Inc. Mr. Michael L. Fichera & Mrs. Lisa B. Fichera The Charles H. Hoch Foundation Kraemer Schurman Advertising & Design Dr. Charles W. Lockyer Jr. Ms. Joan Miller Moran Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. New Castle Lawn & Landscape Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Auxiliary Mr. & Mrs. John J. Remaley Schneider Downs Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Stevenson Trinity UCC (Scranton)

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The Tustin Group Warfel Construction Company Wright Family Foundation BUILDERS ($2,500–$4,999) Anonymous Baker Tilly BB&T BB&T Institutional Investment Advisors Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bennett David K. Bilheimer BLB&B Advisors LLC Mrs. Mildred Bogert Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP Caron Treatment Centers Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Castleton Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation Christ Church UCC (Bethlehem) CMG of Easton Inc. Mr. John F. Collins Jr. Mr. John Delfini DesignPoint Inc. Ms. Martha C. Dodge Edwards Business Systems Dr. & Mrs. Peter E. Fisher Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba P.C. Mr. John M. Gardner III & Mrs. Sylvia Betz Gardner General HealthCare Resources Inc. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network Mrs. Anne M. Harrity Highmark Blue Shield Mr. & Mrs. John N. Jacobs Miss Gladys M. Lerch Liberty Property Trust Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Miller The Neffs National Bank The Erwin J. & Gertrude K. Neusch Fund of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation Phoebe Richland Health Care Center Auxiliary Renaissance Consulting Mrs. Linda L. Rentschler Mrs. Margaret Rice

Seidel Family Fund of the Berks County Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Willard Snyder St. John’s UCC (Lansdale) St. John’s UCC (Nazareth) St. John’s UCC (Slatington) St. Paul’s UCC (Fleetwood) Trago Mechanical Inc. TransEdge Truck Centers Union UCC (Neffs) Vision Mechanical Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Fred W. Wolf MEMBERS ($1,000–$2,499) Anonymous New Tripoli Bank The Rev. Dr. Hilary J. Barrett BAYADA Home Health Care B.C. Ziegler & Company Mr. Larry C. Benner The Rev. Dr. Sue Bertolette & Mr. Robert G. Bertolette The Rev. Dr. Scott B. & the Rev. Suzanne Brooks-Cope Mrs. Diane Brubaker Mr. & Mrs. Robin R. Bryan Bryn Mawr Trust Mr. Jon & Mrs. Brynn Buskirk Capsa Solutions LLC Citizens Bank Coresource Inc. Creating Results The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. David H. DeRemer Mr. Arlan P. Dohrenburg Mr. Harvey J. Drury Feesers Food Distributor Mr. & Mrs. James R. Garraway Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Gregory Mr. & Mrs. James F. Gregory Mr. & Mrs. Edward B. Hartzell Health Network Laboratories Candy Barr Heimbach Mr. Jeffrey W. Herbine Mr. & Mrs. Jay High Mr. & Mrs. William Howerter Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Jones J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home Inc.

Phoebe’s Legacy Society celebrates people who have included Phoebe in their estate plans or made other planned gift arrangements including charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, insurance, or other retirement plans.

King Spry Herman Freund & Faul LLC The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Allan D. KramerMoyer Kreischer Miller Dr. Carl A. Lam & Mrs. Tina Lam Mr. & Mrs. John Taylor Lawton Mrs. Sandra A. Leidich Liberty Painting Mr. and Mrs. G. Arden "Skip" Link Magellan Rx Management Manheim Medical Supply Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Adam Marles Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin Ms. Candace Mason McKonly & Asbury Joe & Mary Kay McMahon Mrs. Lois B. Miller Mrs. Doris M. Nagle Office Basics Inc. Parata Systems Dr. & Mrs. Raymond A. Phillips Mr. David Pier & Mrs. Michell Staska-Pier QNB Bank Mr. & Mrs. Robert Richards Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Richart RLPS Architects Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Roman Jr. Mr. Jim Rothschild Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rung Mr. & Mrs. William J. Scharle Ms. Agnes O. Scherer Mr. & Mrs. Michael B. Schmauder Mr. Leon W. Schock ServiceMaster Restore SFCS Architects Sterner Energy Mr. Mark Sterner Thrivent Choice Turnberry Custom Homes Valley Builders LLC Dr. Clifford C. Wagner* Mr. & Mrs. Dave Wanamaker Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement & Trust Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Wieand Jr. Dr. Warren L. Ziegenfus III Ms. Carol A. Ziegler

Anonymous The Rev. Evelyn Aurand Mrs. Veronica I. Backenstoe Mrs. Lois J. Bastian Mrs. Mary D. Baum Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Bloss Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Blumer Mrs. Mildred Bogert The Rev. Dr. Elaine Bogert Ms. Joan C. Breinig Mrs. Elisabeth A. Bridgers The Rev. Dr. Scott B. & the Rev. Suzanne Brooks-Cope Mr. Harry N. Brown Mrs. Diane Brubaker Mr. & Mrs. Robin R. Bryan Mrs. Irma Buchman Mr. Reno Cappellari Mrs. Elizabeth J. Cattermole Dr. C. Harold Cohn Mr. John F. Collins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. William J. Davies Dr. Francis R. Deitrich Mr. Arlan P. Dohrenburg Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Dragotta Mrs. Jenny Faris Mr. John A. Frack Mr. John M. Gardner III & Mrs. Sylvia Betz Gardner Mr. & Mrs. James R. Garraway Sr. Ms. Celeste M. Gaydos Mrs. Margaret H. George Mr. William M. Glose III Mrs. Elizabeth K. Green Mrs. Barbara Anne Hacker Mrs. Madlyn A. Haines The Rev. Ernest M. Hawk Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Johnson Mr. William L. Keller The Rev. Nevin L. Kershner Mrs. Evelyn P. Kitzmiller Mr. Richard Kraponick Dr. Carl A. Lam & Mrs. Tina Lam Mr. Russell Leister Miss Gladys M. Lerch Mr. & Mrs. Louis Marinaccio The Rev. & Mrs. Earl R. Marks

Mr. Alan B. McFall & Mrs. Kathleen J. McFall Miss Mary A. McGettigan Mrs. Sara Jean Ortt Mrs. Ruth B. Oswald Mrs. Lottie Pascoe Mr. & Mrs. Nolan Perin Dr. & Mrs. Raymond A. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Paul E. Pickering Mr. Mitchell Possinger & the Rev. Jami Possinger Mr. Lee Potteiger The Rev. & Mrs. John Ragsdale Mrs. Twila Reber Mrs. Margaret Rice Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rung Mrs. Carolyn Russell Mrs. Virginia O. Schlechter Mr. & Mrs. Kermit L. Schleifer Mr. Dale Schneck Mr. Leon W. Schock The Rev. & Mrs. William A. Seaman The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Sell Dr. Deborah A. Sieger Mr. & Mrs. Nelson C. Simonson Mr. Harry W. Speidel Mr. & Mrs. James E. Spengler Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Spittler Mr. Michael Taylor Mrs. Margaret Y. Teitsworth Mr. Ezra A. Wenner Jr. Miss Evelyn V. Werkheiser The Rev. Richard H. Whitney & Mrs. Esther M. Whitney Mr. & Mrs. Philip W. Winkler The Rev. George H. Yoder Mrs. Catharine A. Ziegler

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THANKING OUR PARTNERS

Phoebe’s 1903 Club identifies individuals who have supported Phoebe consecutively for ten years or more. Their steadfast commitment has made an incredible impact, with more than 5,000 gifts and more than $2 million in donations.

20 YEARS Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Albright Ms. Betty J. Blose Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Bohner Mr. & Mrs. Earl E. Bond Mr. Richard H. Brumbach Dr. & Mrs. Edward J. Burkhard Jr. Mrs. Mildred Carr Mr. John F. Collins Jr. Mrs. Ruth J. Cressman Mr. Arlan P. Dohrenburg Mr. Michael L. Fichera & Mrs. Lisa B. Fichera Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Francis Mr. Richard E. Frank Mr. Eugene N. Fritz The Rev.* & Mrs. Barry L. Galley Mr. Milton E. Gockley Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Gregory Mr. & Mrs. James F. Gregory The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Gary A. Hackenberg Mrs. Anne M. Harrity Mr. & Mrs. David C. Keehn Mr. & Mrs. Larry P. Klipple The Rev. & Mrs. David H. Knoebel The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Allan D. Kramer-Moyer Mr. & Mrs. Neil M. Kuntz Miss Gladys M. Lerch Dr. Janet Senderowitz Loengard Mr. & Mrs. William C. Matten Mr. & Mrs. Craig N. Merkel Sr. Miss Barbara E. Miller Miss Jean A. Miller Mrs. Doris M. Nagle Mr. & Mrs. John J. Remaley Mr. Ronald L. Rider Mr. & Mrs. Kermit L. Schleifer Mr. Leon W. Schock Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Seibert Mr. D. Wayne Shelly Mr. & Mrs. Franklin C. Snyder Ms. Marilyn E. Sowden Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Sterling Mrs. Alyce W. Tokus* Ms. Susan L. Wentink Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Wolbach

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10 YEARS Mr. David A. Ackerman The Rev. & Mrs. Jonathan P. Albright Mr. & Mrs. Maynard S. Beal Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Behr Mr. Larry C. Benner Dr. & Mrs. Carlton L. Bentz Ms. Ross D. Blake Mrs. Mildred Bogert Ms. Sharon A. Bogh Ms. Carol Jean Bognar Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Donna Bollinger Ms. Erna J. Bonstein Mr. Harry N. Brown Mr. John E. Brunner Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Buchinski Gary & Kelly Carney Mr. & Mrs. John E. Davis Ms. Sally L. Dell Mr. William E. DeWalt Ms. Martha C. Dodge Mrs. Darlene Dorman Molly & Ryan Driscoll Mr. Harvey J. Drury Mrs. Joan Etchberger Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Fehr Mr. & Mrs. John W. Fosbenner Mr. John M. Gardner III & Mrs. Sylvia Betz Gardner Mrs. Margaret H. George Mr. William M. Glose III The Rev. & Mrs. Russell L. J. Heintzelman The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul R. Hetrich Mr. & Mrs. Jay High Mr. & Mrs. David D. Hoffman Miss Lorraine J. Hrabina Mr. Kent S. Huntzinger Mr. & Mrs. John N. Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Johnson Mrs. Mary Jane A. Kacsur Mr. & Mrs. Arthur S. Keinert Mr. & Mrs. Douglas N. Kern Mr. & Mrs. Rob & Kathy Khanuja Mr. Kent S. Kisenbauer Mr. & Mrs. John R. Kornegay Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Lang Dr. & Mrs. Shane D. Lawrence

Mr. & Mrs. David A. Leiby Mr. & Mrs. Kermit C. Loch Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Martrich Joe & Mary Kay McMahon Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Mood Ms. Joan Miller Moran Mr. & Mrs. Roger Moyer Mr. Donald G. Musselman Ms. Janet O'Brien Mr. & Mrs. Don C. Patt The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul R. Peters Dr. & Mrs. Raymond A. Phillips Mr. David Pier and Mrs. Michell Staska-Pier Mr. Mitchell Possinger & the Rev. Jami Possinger Mrs. Louise V. Prather Mrs. Marcia B. Reed Mr. Harold E. Renner Mr. & Mrs. Larry Repash Mr. & Mrs. Stephen D. Richart Mr. & Mrs. Antonio Roman Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rung Mrs. Suzanne Wright Rydzewski Dr. & Mrs. Leo Scarpino The Rev. Ruth Schaefer Ms. Agnes O. Scherer Ms. Helen L. Schneider The Rev. & Mrs. William A. Seaman The Rev. Dorothy E. Shelly Dr. Deborah A. Sieger Mr. & Mrs. Michael Simone Ms. Wilma S. Slyoff Mrs. Grace I. Staub Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Stevenson Mrs. Harvey Thatcher Mr. & Mrs. Terrence F. Tranter Mr. Peter Van Name Mr. William C. Wack The Rev. Richard H. Whitney & Mrs. Esther M. Whitney Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Wiesner Miss Deborah L. Yarborough Mr. & Mrs. Darwin B. Zellner Ms. Doris Jean Zettle

TRUSTS Mabel A. Adams John A. Beard Raymond K. & Helen I. Berk Lottie I. Brobst George & Sue Ehrgood John Z. & Anna R. Harner T. Clayton Kantz Mary C. Laubach Adam S. Lenhart Norton L. Lichtenwalner Franklin H. Markley Lorraine M. Miller Norman H. Moyer Thomas B. Musser Mary E. Samson Jacob Schnader Warren S. Scholl Edward O. Steely Katie M. Ulrich Nellie M. Ulshafer Harry R. Woodmansee Ruth E. Zoll ESTATES Walter S. & Margaret M. Berger Mae H. Blose Elizabeth M. Cooper Pearl Eschbach Mary Jane Fisher Clara I. Johnson F. Marguerite Lutz Ernest T. Miller Alma E. Wetzel Trine-Liv Weyman Richard S. Wieland Erma K. Wolf

THEY TRAVEL THE WORLD,

BUT GIVE AT HOME

Name a place on the map, and Betty and Jim Garraway have probably been there. From Africa to Antarctica to Australia to the Alps, the Garraways have spent the last few decades taking land tours and cruising around the world three times a year visiting virtually every place they have ever wanted to go.

“We are having a hard time finding new places,” admits Jim. “We’re visiting some places a second time now.”

The Garraways mostly travel as a couple, but have also taken their sons, daughter-in-law, and grandsons along on their trips as well. One of their most recent excursions was to the Panama Canal in July. The Garraways had traveled through the Canal before, prior to the Panama Canal Expansion project. The Expansion doubled the capacity of the canal allowing a greater number of ships by increasing the size of the locks and lanes. “We were on a catamaran with 26 other people going through the Canal,” says Betty. “It was a wonderful trip, we really enjoyed it.”

“We enjoy all of them,” adds Jim. Though they travel the world, the Garraways' philanthropy is focused at home at Phoebe Berks. Each year, they establish a Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) at Phoebe, a type of planned gift that benefits both a charity and its donors.

Like a standard annuity, a charitable gift annuity is a contract between a donor and an organization — in this case a nonprofit to which the donor wishes to make a leadership gift of support.

The donor gives cash securities or other assets, which become part of the nonprofit’s assets. The nonprofit agrees to pay a fixed payment to one or two individuals for their lifetime. There are also tax benefits to the donor included in this type of gift.

The Garraways credit Charlie Fehr, retired director of leadership giving at Phoebe, for helping them establish their first CGA at Phoebe a few years ago.

Now the Garraways establish a new Charitable Gift Annuity each year, which benefits Phoebe and adds to their quarterly income as well.

At the time of this writing, Jim and Betty Garraway are preparing for their next trip to Cuba in fall 2018. “We enjoy traveling,” says Jim. “It’s our time to enjoy ourselves and have fun.”

Phoebe is profoundly grateful to the Garraways and to all donors who have established CGAs. Their generosity provides a lasting legacy at Phoebe and allows us to continue our mission of care for thousands of seniors each year.

For more information about establishing a CGA, please contact the Office of Philanthropy at 610-794-5132 or philanthropy@phoebe.org.

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Annual Report 2018 | INDIVIDUAL DONORS SUSTAINERS ($500–$999) Mr. David A. Ackerman Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Baer Dr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Baus Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Donna Bollinger Mrs. Gina Bortz & Dr. Dale Bortz Mrs. Michele Butch Mrs. Ruth J. Cressman Mr. & Mrs. John E. Davis Ms. Anna Drago Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Francis Mr. William C. Hacker Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hartz Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Johnson Mr. Mark Joly & Mrs. Tonya Joly Mr. & Mrs. David C. Keehn Dick, Jan, & Betsy Keen Mr. & Mrs. Arthur S. Keinert

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas N. Kern The Rev. Nevin L. Kershner Mr. & Mrs. Rob & Kathy Khanuja Mr. James D. King Mr. & Mrs. David A. Leiby Mr. George Lucente Mr. & Mrs. Blake C. Marles Miss Barbara E. Miller Miss Jean A. Miller Ms. Pamela Moore

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Ms. Terry Sue Murtaugh Mr. & Mrs. Douglas C. Patt The Rev. Ruth Schaefer Ms. Sue Schlegel Mr. & Mrs. William G. Schwab Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Seibert Mr. & Mrs. Henry Sheetz Ms. Marika Simms Ms. Rebecca Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel G. Winters Mr. Jeffrey Zimmerman DEACONESSES ($100–$499) Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Adams Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Albright The Rev. & Mrs. Jonathan P. Albright Mr. & Mrs. John A. Althouse Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. George A. Arangio Mr. Ernest Arnold The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Gene W. Aulenbach Mr. John D. Bailey Ms. Leslie Baker Mrs. Diane L. Makos Batemarco The Rev. Dr. Bonnie Bates Mr. Michael V. Battler Ms. Shirley Fay Baxter Mr. & Mrs. Curt D. Behler Ms. Ruth Anne Bengtson Dr. & Mrs. Carlton L. Bentz Ms. Ross D. Blake Ms. Melissa Blocker The Rev. Dr. Elaine Bogert Ms. Sharon A. Bogh Ms. Erna J. Bonstein Mrs. Doris A. Bova Raymond & Delores Boyce Mr. & Mrs. Kerry L. Boyer The Rev. Rebecca E. Brenner Mr. & Mrs. Peter L. Brill Mr. & Mrs. Richard Brooks Mr. Richard H. Brumbach Dr. & Mrs. Edward J. Burkhard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Christopher I. Bursk Mr. & Mrs. William C. Buskirk Mr. & Mrs. Anatole Butas Tom & Carla Campbell Mrs. Mildred Carr Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Ciepielowski Mrs. Mae E. Clay and Sharkey Family Mr. Brian Clements Ms. Barbara Coffin Dr. Carl F. Constein Ms. Cathy L. Covino Ms. Linda Cox

Ms. Linda Damiani Mr. & Mrs. James H. Darbyshire Ms. Sandra Davis Mrs. Marian Dawson The Rev. Kenneth Dearstyne Mr. Edwin Depaula Mrs. Eleanor G. DeRemer Mrs. Shirley S. Derr Mr. William E. DeWalt Mr. Harry Dietrich Mrs. Lois Dilliard Ms. Beth Dimler Ms. Angela Dohrman Molly & Ryan Driscoll Ms. Patricia Dunlap Ms. Mabel Edwards Jim & Marge Ellstrom The Rev. & Mrs. William A. Ellsworth Ms. Monica Feeney Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. Fehr Len, Rachel, John, & Emily Ferber Mr. Robert J. Fink Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Franco Mr. William Fustos Gail, Lynn, Sandy, Bob The Rev.* & Mrs. Barry L. Galley Col. James Geiger & Col. Debra Geiger Sue Ann Geiger Mrs. Margaret H. George Ms. Miranda George Ms. Jean Gerhard Pamela Getz Mr. & Mrs. Wiliam J. Gillespie Sr. Ms. Rosemary Glaser Mr. William M. Glose III Mr. Milton E. Gockley Jr. Mr. Bruce and Mrs. Lisa Gordon Mr. Will A. Gower Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Granzow Mrs. Joan Groeger Mr. & Mrs. Raymond L. Guidotto Dr. Carol K. Haas Mr. & Mrs. James A. Hagenbuch Mr. Jim Hankle Mr. & Mrs. Stanley C. Harwick Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Heckenberger D.D.S. Mr. & Mrs. Donald C. Heffelfinger Mr. Malcolm H. Heffner The Rev. & Mrs. Russell L. J. Heintzelman Mr. Brian Henchey Mr. Jason Herr The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul R. Hetrich Mr. Timothy Heup Mr. & Mrs.* Bernard Higgins

Ms. Sarah Hilbert Mrs. Dorothy Hill Mr. & Mrs. David D. Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Peter Horst Mr. David Hospodar & Ms. Nan Robertson Ms. Grace Hoyer & Mr. Bob Hoyer Dr. & Mrs. Howard Hudson Jr. Mr. Kent S. Huntzinger Mr. L. Landrum Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Roy W. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Jones Mr. & Mrs. James P. Joyce Mr. Mardie Juskalian Mr. & Mrs. Harry A. Kauffman Ms. Barbara Kautzman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kearns Ms. Elizabeth Anne Keat Mr. & Mrs. W. Duane Kennedy Mr. Dennis D. Kieffer The Rev. James L. Knappenberger Mrs. Nancy Knoblauch The Rev. & Mrs. David H. Knoebel Mrs. Mary Kontaxes Mr. & Mrs. Martin W. Kowalski Mr. & Mrs. Andy Krepps Mrs. Bonnie Krick Ms. JoAnn Kristofic Ms. Jean Kulp Mr. Bryan Landadio Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Lang Langston Family Mr. & Mrs. James E. Laubach Ms. Andrea Lazicki Mr. & Mrs. Cary Lehman Mr. Louis LeMaster Mr. Dennis Levash Mr. & Mrs. Herbert T. Lockyer Ms. Kirsten Lockyer Mr. Robert K. Lockyer Dr. Janet Senderowitz Loengard The Rev. William Long Mr. John E. Lucky Mr. & Mrs. Barry L. Martrich Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Mastromarino Mr. & Mrs. Mike Matlock Mr. & Mrs. William C. Matten Mr. & Mrs. Harry G. McCafferty Mr. & Mrs. Kevin McCarthy Matthew & Marie K. McConnell Mr. Bernard A. McCoy Mr. Tom McElwee Mrs. Marcella Mease The Rev. Judith Ann Highley Meier Mr.* & Mrs. Louis C. Melinsky The Rev. & Mrs. A. William Metzger

Mr. Marlin L. Metzger The Rev. & Mrs. George J. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Terry Miller The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. David S. Mohr Mr. & Mrs. Robert F. Mood The Rev. & Mrs. Daniel T. Moser II Dr. Morteza Mousavi The Rev. Jamie Moyer & Mr. Frederick Moyer Ms. Margaret A. Moyer Mr. Donald G. Musselman Mr. & Mrs. Ted Nickel Ms. Betty J. Nonnemacher Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Nonnemacher Mr. & Mrs. William O. Nuss Mr. & Mrs. John J. O'Donnell Ms. Martha S. O'Meara Dr. & Mrs. Joseph G. O'Neill Mrs. Sara Jean Ortt Mr. & Mrs. Peter Oswald Ms. Rae Ann Paolozzi Mr. & Mrs. Don C. Patt Mr. & Mrs. John J. Pesola The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul R. Peters Ms. Jessica Pettie Mr. Ralph Pezoldt Mr. & Mrs. Arthur K. Pfeil Mrs. Julie V. Pokorny-Conklin Ms. Tracy Polacheck Ms. Carolyn Potser Ms. Beatrice M. Price Mrs. Jane E. Radio Ms. Elizabeth Rauch Mr. & Mrs. Randall J. Rawe Mrs. Marcia B. Reed Mrs. Carol Regan Mr. & Mrs. David Reichard Mr. & Mrs. William S. Reiche Mr. Harold E. Renner The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Robert I. Rhoads Sr. Ms. Laurel Riegel Mr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Ritter Mr. Scott T. Ritter Ms. Sally Rolinski Mr. & Mrs. Gary Romig Ms. Kathy Roth Mr. & Mrs. Tom Roth Mrs. Suzanne Wright Rydzewski Ms. Judy Savchak Dr. & Mrs. Walter W. Schell Mrs. Joyce A. Schelly The Rev. Dana Schlegel Mr. & Mrs. Kermit L. Schleifer Ms. Susan Schlener Mr. Merritt C. Schmoyer

Mr. & Mrs. David M. Schneck Mr. & Mrs. Reynold A. Schneck Lt. Col. & Mrs. Frank Schnee Mr. & Mrs.* Robert G. Schrammel Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Frederick H. Schuetz Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. Schwartz Ms. Darlene Sensenig

HERE FROM THE

BEGINNING!

In 2016, Devitt House celebrated 25 years of serving older adults as an affordable housing community of Phoebe Ministries. Resident Donnie Fagnano has lived at Devitt House since it opened in 1991.

“I enjoy living here and I enjoy the people here,” says Fagnano.

“It’s a good place to live.”

The Rev. Dorothy E. Shelly The Rev. Carl Siegfried Miss Marilyn Simmons Mr. Michael G. Sirak Mrs. Antoinette N. Slagter Ms. Wilma S. Slyoff Mr. & Mrs. James R. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Larry L. Snook

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Annual Report 2018 | Mary Alice Snyder & Sons Ms. Judy Snyder Ms. N. Jean Snyder Mr. & Mrs. John H. Solt Ms. Marilyn E. Sowden Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Stephenson Mr. & Mrs. James W. Sterner Ms. Jill W. Stevens & Mr. Howard Stevens Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Stine Mr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Strauss Ms. Donna Swartley Mrs. Ruth Sweitzer Mrs. Sandra Swoyer Mr. Donald Taatjes Ms. Denise Tempest Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Terry Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. John G. Thomas III The Rev. Thomas N. Thomas & the Rev. Katherine E. Brearly Mr. & Mrs. John M. Vanyur Ms. Joan Wallace Ms. Rosalie P. Warner Ms. Joelene A. Weaver Mr. Charles Weible The Rev. John R. Weiler Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Weinstein Mrs. Jean L. Welsh Mr. & Mrs. Larry J. Whalen The Rev. Richard H. Whitney & Mrs. Esther M. Whitney

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Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Wolbach The Rev. William P. Worley Miss Deborah L. Yarborough The Hon. & Mrs. Paul M. Yatron The Rev. George H. Yoder Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Yoon Ms. Nancy A. Youngblut Ms. Debra Zvanut

BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS, & ORGANIZATIONS Advanced Podiatry Associates LLC Advantage Insurance Management LLC Aerospace Industries Association Aetna Foundation Inc. M A.H. Moyer Inc. AKCG–Public Relations Counselors AmazonSmile Foundation American Endowment Foundation APCI Federal Credit Union Arbor Insurance Group Arbor Insurance Group Community Fund of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation Baker Tilly Bartlett Foundation BAYADA Home Health Care BB&T BB&T Institutional Investment Advisors B.C. Ziegler & Company Bellezza Salon & Spa Berwind Corporation M Bethlehem Business Forms LLC BJ's Brewhouse BLB&B Advisors LLC BlueOrange Compliance Bob Witmer Insurance Agency Inc. Brightbill Body Works Inc. Brooks Development Group Bryn Mawr Trust BSI Corporate Benefits LLC Campbell, Rappold & Yurasits LLP Capsa Solutions LLC Caron Treatment Centers C.E. Cole Sunshine Fund Cedarcrest Charitable Foundation M Center for Spiritual Living Berks County The Century Fund Cetronia Ambulance Corps Inc. Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Citizens Bank

Clifford Park Senior Citizens CMG of Easton Inc. Comfort Pro Inc. Conrad Siegel Actuaries Coresource Inc. Creating Results Creative Flooring & Design Creveling Creveling Cappellini Cura Hospitality Danowsky-Reed Memorial Fund The Barbara & Maxwell Davison Fund for Alzheimer's Care of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation DesignPoint Inc. Dolan Construction Inc. Edge Insights Inc. Edwards Business Systems Falcon Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. Feesers Food Distributor Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba P.C. General HealthCare Resources Inc. Gilbert Funeral Home Inc. Ginder Kitchens and Bathrooms Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network Grafika Printing G.T. Kleckner Audiology & Hearing Harleysville Bank Haycock Township Health Network Laboratories Highmark Blue Shield The Charles H. Hoch Foundation Holleran Consulting LLC Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home Inc. KeyBank Foundation King Spry Herman Freund & Faul LLC Kraemer Schurman Advertising & Design Kreischer Miller Kronos Incorporated Land Displays Inc. Lehigh Valley Community Foundation Lehigh Valley IronPigs Liberty Painting Liberty Property Trust L.R. Webber Associates Inc. Magellan Rx Management Manheim Medical Supply Inc. Marion Prochazka Charitable Trust Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin McKonly & Asbury Medline Industries Inc.

Meredith Family Foundation Miller-Keystone Blood Center MobilexUSA Morefield Communications Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management The Neffs National Bank Network for Good The Erwin J. & Gertrude K. Neusch Fund of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation New Castle Lawn & Landscape New Tripoli Bank New World Aviation The Nolf-Unger Fund for Senior Living of Berks County Community Foundation Office Basics Inc. Ondra-Huyett Associates Inc. Parata Systems Pat Bleam's Styling Salon Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Auxiliary Phoebe Richland Health Care Center Auxiliary Phoenix Textile Corporation Providence Engineering Corp.

QNB Bank Remax Action Realty Renaissance Consulting Restaurant Partners LLC RKL LLP RKL Wealth Management LLC RLPS Architects Rubius Therapeutics Sarott Design Schneider Downs Schwab Charitable Fund Seidel Family Fund of the Berks County Community Foundation Senior Citizens of Cetronia ServiceMaster Restore SFCS Architects The Harold P. Smith Fund of InFaith Community Foundation The Donald B. and Dorothy L. Stabler Foundation Sterner Energy Stevens & Lee Stiegler Wells LLC The Terrace at Phoebe Allentown— Residents Association Thrivent Choice M

Trago Mechanical Inc. Trans-Bridge Lines TransEdge Truck Centers The Travelers Companies Inc. Harry C. Trexler Trust TRUiST Turnberry Custom Homes The Tustin Group Uline Donations Team United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Valley Builders LLC Vision Benefits of America Vision Mechanical Inc. VIST Bank Warfel Construction Company Watkins Architect LTD Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement & Trust YourCause LLC M Zakariya Inc.

CONGREGATIONS PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL CONFERENCE Emmanuel UCC (New Berlin) First Reformed UCC (Sunbury) First UCC (Middleburg) Salem UCC (Elizabethville) Salem UCC (Harrisburg) Salem UCC (Shamokin) Shiloh UCC (Danville) St. John’s UCC (Lewisburg) St. John’s UCC (Mifflinburg) St. John’s UCC (Shamokin) St. John’s UCC (Tylersville) Strawberry Ridge Trinity Church (Danville) Trinity UCC (East Petersburg) Trinity UCC (Turbotville) Trinity UCC (Watsontown) Verdilla UCC (Selinsgrove) PENNSYLVANIA NORTHEAST CONFERENCE Ben Salem UCC (Andreas) Ben Salem UCC (Lehighton) Bethany UCC (Bethlehem) Cedar UCC (Cetronia)

Christ Church UCC (Bethlehem) Christ UCC (Bath) Christ UCC (Jim Thorpe) Christ UCC (Schoenersville) Church of the Manger UCC (Bethlehem) Ebenezer UCC (New Tripoli) Emmanuel UCC (Allentown) Emmanuel UCC (Bowmanstown) Emmanuel UCC (Dorrance) First UCC (Easton) First UCC (Hellertown) First UCC (Milford) First UCC (Nescopeck) Good Shepherd UCC (Slatedale) Grace UCC (Northampton) Grace UCC (Tannersville) Greenawalds UCC (Allentown) Heidelberg UCC (Slatington) Hope UCC (Allentown) Jerusalem Red UCC (Kempton) Jerusalem Western Salisbury UCC (Allentown) Jordan UCC (Allentown) Lower Saucon UCC (Hellertown) New Creation Church of Christ Old Zionsville UCC (Old Zionsville) Orangeville UCC (Orangeville) Pennsylvania Northeast Conference of the United Church of Christ Salem UCC (Pocono Lake) Salem UCC (Weatherly)

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Annual Report 2018 | Solomon’s UCC (Macungie) St. John’s UCC (Allentown) St. John’s UCC (Coopersburg) St. John’s UCC (Emmaus) St. John’s UCC (Farmersville) St. John’s UCC (Fogelsville) St. John’s UCC (Fullerton) St. John’s UCC (Howertown) St. John’s UCC (Laurys Station) St. John’s UCC (Mickleys) St. John’s UCC (Morgan Hill) St. John’s UCC (Nazareth) St. John’s UCC (Saint John's) St. John’s UCC (Slatington) St. Mark’s UCC (Pond Hill) St. Matthew's UCC (Kunkletown) St. Matthew's UCC (Weatherly) St. Paul’s UCC (Big Creek Lehighton) St. Paul’s UCC (Indianland) St. Paul’s UCC (Swiftwater) St. Peter’s UCC (Mantzville) St. Peter’s UCC (Tatamy) St. Peter’s Union Church (Lynnville) St. Thomas UCC (Bethlehem) Trinity UCC (Bloomsburg) Trinity UCC (Great Swamp) Trinity UCC (Pleasant Valley) Trinity UCC (Scranton) Union UCC (Neffs) Ziegel UCC (Breinigsville) Zion UCC (Lehighton) Zion UCC (Orangeville)

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THANKING OUR PARTNERS

Zion's Reformed UCC (Allentown) Zion's Reformed UCC (Ashland) Zion's Stone UCC (Northampton) PENNSYLVANIA SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE Allegheny UCC (Alleghenyville) Calvary UCC (Barto) Christ Church UCC (Norristown) Collenbrook United Church Faith Reformed UCC (Landingville) First UCC (Quakertown) Friedens UCC (Lenhartsville) Friedens UCC (Sumneytown) Glenside UCC (Glenside) Good Shepherd UCC (Tuckerton) Grace UCC (Alsace) Gulph UCC (Gulph Mills) Heidelberg UCC (Schwenksville) New Goshenhoppen UCC (East Greenville) Parkside UCC (Phoenixville) Pleasantville UCC (Chalfont) Reformed Church of the Ascension UCC (Jeffersonville) Salem UCC (Hetzels) Shenkel UCC (Pottstown) Solomon's UCC (Bedminster) St. Andrew's UCC (Perkasie) St. Andrew's UCC (Reading) St. James UCC (Havertown) St. John’s UCC (Lansdale) St. John’s UCC (Schuylkill Haven) St. Luke's UCC (Ottsville) St. Mark’s UCC (Cressona) St. Mark’s UCC (Reading) St. Paul’s UCC (Fleetwood) St. Paul’s UCC (Kutztown) St. Paul’s UCC (Ringtown) St. Paul’s UCC (Sellersville) St. Paul’s UCC (Summer Hill) St. Peter’s UCC (Locust Valley) St. Peter’s UCC (Molltown) St. Peter’s UCC (Orwin) St. Stephen’s UCC (Perkasie) St. Stephen’s UCC (Philadelphia) Trinity Reformed UCC (Pottstown) Trinity UCC (Collegeville) Trinity UCC (Mt. Penn) Trinity UCC (Pottsville) Trinity UCC (Telford) Wentz's UCC (Lansdale) Wyomissing UCC (Sinking Spring)

Zion’s UCC (Pottstown) Zion UCC (Womelsdorf) Zwingli UCC (Souderton) OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS Bethesda Friends Meeting Bethlehem UCC (Glassboro, NJ) Calvary Presbyterian Church (Wyncote) Christ UCC (Conyngham) Ebenezer UCC Women of the Church (New Tripoli) Faith United Church of Christ Mission Team First Pentecostal Holiness Church First Reformed Church (Wernersville) First UCC (Nescopeck) Ladies Aid Society Forks UCC (Stockertown) Huffs UCC (Alburtis) King's Daughters of the First Reformed Church (Phillipsburg) Old Zionsville UCC (Old Zions) Salem UCC (Elizabethville) Shepherd of the Hills (Bechtelsville) St. John’s Reformed Church of Sinking Spring St. John’s UCC (Egg Harbor, NJ) St. Peter’s UCC (Reading) St. Peter’s UCC (Tatamy) St. Stephen’s UCC (Lebanon) Trinity Lutheran Church Union UCC Pastor's Discretionary Fund United Church of Christ (Cleveland) Women's Fellowship of G.U. Church

MEMORIALS Ms. Mary E. Adam The Rev. Alton P. Albright Mr. Ralph Albright Ms. Anna A. Ambearle Mrs. Virginia Auchter Ms. Dorothy M. Bachman Mr. Ray O. Bachman Mrs. Elizabeth Balthaser Mrs. Ruth Beer Ms. Bertha M. Behr Ms. Margaret Bentz Ms. Edna Berger Ms. Helen B. Bieber

The Rev. Wallace J. Bieber Mr. Kenneth T. Bilheimer Ms. Elsie Bogh Mrs. Dolores Boyce Mrs. Catherine Bradley Mr. Robert C. Bright Mr. Henry Brumbach Mrs. Catherine I. Bursk Ms. Olga M. Chauncey Mrs. Marian Christman Mr. Patrick J. Cloherty Jr. Ms. Hazel Collins Mr. Russell N. Cressman Cady and Maverick D'Artganan Ms. May F. Davis Mrs. Ruth M. Dearstyne Mr. Rudolph Decker Ms. Dorothy W. DeWalt Mr. John Diehl Mrs. Mayme C. Diehl Ms. Marie Dietrich Mr. Richard Dietrich Mr. George Dilliard Mrs. Dorothy Dodge Mrs. Ella Dohrenburg Ms. Elsie Dunlap Ms. Edith Eaton Ms. Maxine Ebeling Mrs. Kathleen Ebert Ms. Mildred B. Eckenroad Ms. Mary P. Eckman Mr. William Ellis Ms. Mabel L. Endy Mrs. Sandra L. Fedorowicz Miss Dorothy E. Filer Mr. Carlton Fink Mrs. Dorothy M. Fink Mr. Warren W. Fink Mr. William L. Flicker Mr. Clive Forrest Ms. Mary Jo Fox Mrs. Lucy Francis Ms. Gladys Frese Mrs. Clarence E. Fritz The Rev. Barry R. Galley Mrs. Catherine Gangewer Mr. Glenn F. George Ms. M. Jeanette George Ms. Mildred Gessner Mrs. William M. Glose Jr. Mrs. Margaret Gogle Ms. Vilma Gollatz Mrs. Frances M. Gossman Mr. Will Gower Sr. Mrs. Patricia M. Greenawald

Mr. Joseph Gruber Mrs. Mildred K. Haas Mr. Lester B. Happel The Rev. Dr. Grant E. Harrity Ms. Joanne Hartranft Mrs. Verna Harwick Mr. David F. Hassler Ms. Connie Heere Mr. George Heffelfinger Mr. Edward Helinsky Mrs. Anna Heller Mrs. Flossie Heller Ms. Elsie L. Henry Mrs. Anna Hock Mr. Durrell Hollenbach Mr. John W. Hulbert Ms. Christine K. Hull Mr. Albert H. Incledon Mr. Theodore Inglese Mrs. Arlene Kausch The Rev. Richard Keen Mr. Harold Kemmerer Mrs. Mildred B. Kennedy Ms. Grace King Ms. Arlene Kline Mrs. Pamela S. Knappenberger Ms. Marion H. Knoebel Mr. William Koch Mrs. Elizabeth Kraponick Mr. Roland W. Kratz The Rev. Ronald R. Krick Ms. Judith Kuhnsman Mr. Malcolm Kuntz Mr. Charles Landis Mrs. Anna Marie Lang Ms. Lucille Lang Ms. Lucy Lang Ms. Jean Langston Mr. Harold W. Leas Mr. Paul E. Lentz Ms. Betty Leonard Mr. Austin W. Lerch Ms. Catherine Levash Mrs. Karen Lockyer Mrs. Mary Lutz Mrs. Frances Malpas Mr. Willard Mantz Mr. Elwood L. Matten Mrs. Helen M. Matten Mrs. Gloria S. Melcher Ms. Betty Mele Mrs. Barbara J. Milburn Mrs. Mary C. Milburn Ms. Dorothy M. Miller Ms. Mary Lou Miller

Mr. Raymond J. L. Miller Ms. Norma Moll Mr. Joseph Moran Mr. Ken Morton Mr. Franklin R. Moyer Ms. Helen Muhaw Mr. Elmer Musselman Mrs. Dorine P. Nehf Ms. Helen Neuman Ms. Theresa J. Oberly Mr. Manuel Ortiz Ms. Laura Ott Ms. Matilda Ott Mr. Richard Patterson Ms. Helen Pearce Ms. Dorothy F. Pezoldt Ms. Kathryn Pfeil Mr. Charles Pitts Mr. Joseph E. Pokorny Mr. Walter E. Portner Mrs. Anna M. Potteiger The Rev. Clarence R. Rahn Ms. Elda Reed Dr. Mark Reed Mr. Roland Reichl Mr. Bruce Reimer Mr. Alfred L. Reimschissel Mr. Earl T. Reinsmith Mr. Thomas Reitz Ms. Karen J. Renner Ms. Ruth Rhoades The Rev. Bruce Riegel

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Ms. Anna M. Ritter Mrs. Thelma Rohrbach Mr. Gordon Rose Mr. Richard D. Roth Ms. Helen Rovinski Mrs. Patricia Ryan Mrs. Helen Sachs The Rev. Richard H. Schaefer Mrs. Elizabeth A. Scharfenberg Mrs. Lena Scheffler Ms. Helen Schelling Mr. & Mrs. Edward Scheuerle Sr. Ms. Kay Schlaner Mr. Earl Schlegel Mr. Robert Schleifer Mr. Thomas Schleifer Ms. Phyllis M. Schmoyer Ms. Delores R. Schneck Ms. Doris Schneck Ms. Dawn Schroth Mr. Francis F. Seidel II Ms. Edna Sensenig Miss Rachel Simmons Ms. Ruth L. Simms Ms. Marian R. Smith Mr. Ralph Smoyer Mr. George S. Snyder Mrs. Hilda H. Snyder Mr. Roger Snyder Mr. Russell T. Sowden Mrs. Elaine Spence Mr. William Stecker The Rev. Gunther J. Stippich Ms. Sally Stone Ms. Edwina Stoner Mrs. Ellen M. Strauss Mr. Franklin M. R. Stuber Ms. Betty Suitor Ms. Ethel Tenges Mr. Harvey Thatcher Mr. Cooke Thomas Mrs. Mary F. Thomas Mrs. Alyce W. Tokus Ms. Ruth Trimble Ms. Helen R. Trivisano Ms. Norene Walbert Ms. Rosa West Mrs. Lillian Wharton Ms. Gail Whiskeyman Ms. Margaret Wickham Mr. Arthur R. Winters Jr. Mr. J. Byron Wolbach Mrs. Minerva H. Wolbach Ms. Elsie Wood Mrs. Mary Woroniak Mr. Donald Wotring

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Ms. June Yeisley Mr. Robert Yoder Mr. Stephen F. Yoo Mrs. Florence Young Mr. Vaughn Young Mr. Peter B. Youpa Sr. Ms. Helen Youse Mrs. Ellamae D. Youst Ms. Carol Zagnoli Ms. Mildred Zellner Mr. H. Dale Zimmerman

HONORARIA Mr. & Mrs. Eric B. Blew Ms. Elsie Bogh The Rev. Dr. Scott B. & the Rev. Suzanne Brooks-Cope Ms. Ruth Decker Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Fichera The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. Paul Gerhart Mr. & Mrs. James F. Gregory Mr. William C. Hacker Ms. Dorothy Hagenbuch Mr. William Hoch Ms. Emilie Joly Mr. Paul F. Kunkel Mr. Rudolph Langston Mr.* & Mrs. Calvin Makos Mrs. Lorraine Makos The Rev. & Mrs. Albert J. Martin Mr. Peter McConnell Ms. Mabel Metzger The Rev. Jamie Moyer Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Nonnemacher Mrs. Marian Panzarella Phoebe Berks Health Care Center Ms. Gail Reimer Ms. Doris Schneck Mr. & Mrs. Bob Schudel The Rev. Dr. Philip K. Smith Mrs. Carol A. Snow Mrs. Ruth T. Stevenson Mr. & Mrs. Willy Tauber Mr. Joe Thomas Ms. Helen Toth Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Vincent The Rev. & Mrs. Richard H. Whitney Mrs. Lorraine Wotring Ms. Helen Youse

We have made every attempt to accurately reflect each gift made during this fiscal year. Due to space restrictions, we are unable to include every donor’s name in the printed edition of the annual report. For a complete list, please visit phoebe.org/annualreport2018.

If you notice an error in this or the online publication, please call 610-794-5132.

Your support has brought us this far.

Your continued support guarantees our future.

Thank you for partnering with us this year and in the years to come.

The Phoebe Deaconess and Old Folks' Home on a postcard circa 1910.

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Giving to sustain

Phoebe’s Twenty-Fifth Annual Visiting and Donation Day was held on Thursday, June 12, 1930. Donations from that event and Mother’s Day offerings that year “replenished our treasury.” Your gifts help replenish our treasury every day. We thank you for your support today and in the days to come.

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