Wellspring Administrative Center 225 W. Breckinridge Street Telephone: (502) 637-4361 Fax: (502) 637-4490
www.wellspringky.org Officers and Directors
Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Louisville, KY Permit No. 1105
P.O. Box 1927 Louisville, KY 40201-1927
Paul A. Coomes, Chair Dawn Franklin Croft, Vice Chair Phillip J. Keller, Treasurer Meredith Brown, Secretary Robert P. Bordogna Rif S. El-Mallakh, MD Rich Freeman William Friel Alan MacDonald Cissy Mills Nancy Neill George W. Rapp, Jr. Jack Trawick Jefferey M. Yussman
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peer specialists “rock”
Honorary Lifetime Members
Nancy B. Bell Barry Bingham, Sr. (1906 - 1988) Roberta Fischer Rev. Richard H. Humke Clifford C. Kuhn, M.D. Malcolm R. Mathews, Jr. (1922 - 2013) Cornelia A. Serpell (1917 - 2011) Jackie Swigart, Ph.D. Bosworth M. Todd, Jr.
Founding Board Chair
Philip P. Ardery (1914 - 2012)
Management Team
Katharine R. Dobbins, LCSW Chief Executive Officer kathy.dobbins@wellspringky.org Robert L. Brodbeck Chief Operating Officer bob.brodbeck@wellspringky.org
Wellspring’s Mission:
To promote the recovery of persons with mental illness through leadership in the development of quality housing and rehabilitation services.
SAVE THE DATE:
Wellspring night at just creations
T. Patrick Rhodes, LCSW Director of Programs patrick.rhodes@wellspringky.org Nancy L. Doctor Development Director nancy.doctor@wellspringky.org
Help Wellspring raise money for client transportation by stopping in at Just Creations on June 26th - 15% of sales will come to Wellspring! -4-
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“It’s almost embarrassing to receive an award for doing something that I love so much,” says Woody Moore, Wellspring Certified Peer Specialist. “Woody works tirelessly to engage those who are homeless and most vulnerable, as well as veterans,” commends Patrick Rhodes, Wellspring’s Director of Programs. Affirmation of Woody’s dedication and effectiveness came recently when he was bestowed the Billy Cox/Victoria Scott Self-Advocacy Award by the State of Kentucky’s Protection & Advocacy Program for Individuals with Mental Illness. Rhodes explains, “Woody epitomizes the legacies of Billy & Victoria: he is both a consumer and a self-advocate who is open-minded and accepting of all, he honestly shares his diagnosis, and actively works to advance the rights of persons with disabilities. We are very proud to see him honored for all of his achievements and contributions.”
MAY 2015
We Journey on Mended Wings - Highlights Wellspring Derby Preview Party
Tonia presented the first Bid For Recovery donor a long-stremmed rose.
The room darkened and nearly 500 guests sat mesmerized as they witnessed the stories of clients whose lives have been changed - and even saved, as they attest, by Wellspring’s Crisis Stabilization Program. Tonia shared how she hobbled into the CSU on crutches, disoriented and broken. “They saved my life,” she beams. Bruce credits the CSU with restoring his dignity and Liz asserts that her son’s recovery started as a result of a CSU experience. The film, sponsored by Passport Health Plan, mobilized guests to making a record breaking level of Bid for Recovery gifts and helped raise over $116,000 in support for Wellspring’s programs.
Board Chair, Paul Coomes & George Rapp
Kentucky Derby Bugler, Steve Buttleman is always a hit with DPP guests
Fran Jasper with the “Our Favorite Things” dog basket she won in the silent auction
The Derby Preview Party raises funds so that more people in our community who have mental illness can have access to the tools that will help them find recovery.
supportive housing | affordable housing | crisis stabilization services
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