Summer/Fall 2009 A Retirement Housing Foundation Publication

Summer/Fall 2009
Pictured: Harvest Pointe,
RHF’s newest affordable
community in Loveland, CO.
A Retirement Housing Foundation Publication

From The President
In the late ‘70’s, Retirement Housing Foundation started a publication
entitled The Vintage. Shown below is a reprint of the article from
the first Vintage edition suggesting the original name. Since then,
The Vintage has been published three or four times annually. The first
editor was Rev. Ernest M. Fowler. (Ernie later served as chaplain at
Bixby Knolls Towers and Healthcare Center. At age 96 he still attends
the RHF annual banquet and UCC meetings.)
Last year the board of directors and staff discussed the need for a name
change for several reasons, one of which is that we serve a diversity of
religions and also persons with no faith traditions. Hence, people may
not make the connection to RHF unless they actually read an article or
two. After considerable reflection and discussion, we decided that the
name for this publication should be RHF Today, which more readily
reflects this century and the contents of the publication.
Currently The Vintage, now RHF Today, is published three times a year and has a distribution of 24,000 copies. We
hope that you enjoy reading RHF Today. If you read each issue, it will keep you up to date on what’s happening at
Retirement Housing Foundation.
“THE VINTAGE” Title - Sign of Maturity, Achievement.
“We’d like to produce a ‘house organ’,” we said when planning the RHF public relations program over a year ago.
“Sounds great. Go ahead,” said the executive director. But other items got in the way. So we had to delay for a year.
“What shall we call it?,” we asked.
“The Grape Vine” was suggested, thinking about the religious significance of “I am the vine, you are the branches…,” word of
Jesus. But the Ohio Presbyterians and Episcopalians had already used the name. “Times Chronicle” was suggested.
Then “The Vintage” was born. It suggests the maturity of the harvest and the joy expressed in some countries when the new wine
is pressed. It also suggests the words of Jesus, “He who abides in me and I in him, he it is who bears much fruit….” John 15:5.
So RHF and the residents of RHF facilities will live together and work together in the spirit of Christ to produce the fruits
characterized by maturity and love.
Mayor Bradley of Los Angeles expressed something of the sort at the groundbreaking for Angelus Plaza. He said that he hoped
Angelus Plaza would become a center and symbol of renewal for the whole inner city area, providing an opportunity for a richer,
more hopeful lifestyle for everyone.
It is our hope that “The Vintage” will be a symbol of the commitment and centrality of Retirement Housing Foundation in the retirement
housing industry. In the Christian spirit of love, but without religious bias, we will try to produce “good fruit.”
From the first Vintage, printed in 1979.
RHF Today is published periodically for residents, families of residents, the United Church of Christ and sponsoring
congregations, staff, local board members, and friends of Retirement Housing Foundation, 911 N. Studebaker Road, Long Beach,
CA 90815-4900, Telephone (562) 257-5100/FAX (562) 257-5200, TDD (800) 545-1833, ext. 359. www.rhf.org - e-mail: info@rhf.org.
Retirement Housing Foundation is a nonprofit California corporation dedicated to planning, sponsoring, building and managing
housing for older adults, economically disadvantaged families, and persons with disabilities. It is a member of the Council for
Health and Human Service Ministries of the United Church of Christ, and also co-sponsors housing communities with other
denominational, civic and community organizations. RHF is a member of the American Association of Homes and Services for the
Aging and its state affiliates. RHF serves and employs without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, ancestry,
marital status, physical disability, age, medical condition (including pregnancy), or familial status.
President and Chief Executive Officer: Rev. Laverne R. Joseph, D.D.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairperson: Donald W. King Vice Chairpersons: Christina E. Potter, Dr. Darryl M. Sexton Treasurer: Thomas S. Masuda
Directors: Jean G. Dremstedt, Raymond E. East, Frank G. Jahrling, Rev. Dr. Teruo Kawata, Stewart M. Simington, and Rev. Dr.
John E. Trnka.
RHF Foundation, Inc. provides financial resources through gifts and managed funds that assist
the mission of Retirement Housing Foundation.
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Remembering Our Roots
Remembering
Our Roots
(Excerpts from an article written by Dr. Joseph
for publication in the Diakonie - a newsletter for the
Council for Health and Human Service Ministries -
United Church of Christ.)
Between May 18th and 27th, I and five other
members of CHHSM (Council for Health and
Human Service Ministries related to the United Church of Christ) were
invited to meet with religious, educational, and political leaders in
Berlin, Bielefeld, Bethel, Bremen, Dusseldorf, Kaiserswerth, Westfalia,
and Brussels.
This was my sixth visit to Germany, but I had not previously visited
the birthplace of the Diakonie ministries. Throughout the trip, and
especially in Bielefeld, Bethel, Kaiserswerth, and Bremen, I felt I’d
come home.
My Years As Pastor of Peace Memorial Church
Between 1965 and 1987, I served Peace Memorial Church in Chicago (PMC), which was a
congregation founded by German immigrants in 1886, previously called the Evangelifchen
Friedens Gemeinde. During the first decade of my service, German worship services
and sermons were conducted twice a month by Dr. Rudolph Schade.
For many years, the church had a deaconess on staff, the last one being Sister Adele
Hosto, aunt of Reinhold and Richard Niebuhr. She had retired before I became senior
pastor, but I visited with her in her retirement residence and heard about the work she
did, much like a parish nurse today. I also had the opportunity to visit the sisters at
Deaconess Hospital in St. Louis. PMC had not only started a skilled nursing facility,
but was also involved in the founding of Evangelical Hospital, the first hospital in the
Evangelical Health System, now Advocate, as well as the Bensenville Home Society,
now Lifelink, both related to the United Church or Christ. Advocate has grown to become
the largest provider of health care in the metropolitan Chicago area.
We expanded the Peace Memorial ministries to include additional housing
and home healthcare during my ministry. I was aware that all of these
services had their roots in the Deaconess movement.
The motivation of the founders of these ministries was “The love of
Christ compels us.” Consequently, intellectually and emotionally for me
this was going back to our foundational roots.
A Sense of History
I found it especially meaningful to be part of the
worship service at Bethel and receive communion
on Ascension Day, May 21st, a holiday in Germany.
My sense of history was increased as we visited the
cemeteries after the service where we saw the
graves of hundreds of deaconesses from this and
previous centuries.
On most days our hosts set an ambitious pace
for us. We visited all kinds of services: skilled
nursing units; hospitals; homes for the elderly,
children, teens with behavioral or developmental
problems.
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Left - River cruise in
Berlin. When Berlin
was divided, may East
Berlinians lost their
lives trying to cross the
river to escape to the
west.
Below- Meeting with
religious leaders in
Berlin.
Above middle - Group standing
before Berlin Cathedral.
Above - Nesa Joseph looks at the
graves of Deaconesses in Bethel.
Left - Choir from Wisconsin sings at
the UCC worship service in Bremen.

Remembering Our Roots
Right - Closing
dinner celebration.
Below - German
Parliament Building.
Below middle -
Mother Church in
Bielefeld.
Above - Part of the crowd at
closing Kirchentag worship
service in Bremen.
Right - Interior of Berlin
Cathedral.
We met with educators and political leaders and
representatives of the German Protestant Church
as well as the Diakonie Ministries and Euro
Diakonie in Brussels.
In Kaiserswerth we stayed at the Diakonie
Mutterhaus, of Florence Nightingale fame, now
converted to a hotel.
The Church’s Role
Just as the cathedrals and churches are very prominent on the city
and village skylines, so the church in Germany has a tremendous
role in the full spectrum of health and human services. Citizens
indicate whether they are Protestant or Roman Catholic and the state
collects a 9% tax, which is then given to the respective churches to
pay for the services that people require.
Germany is facing the same problems that the USA and many countries
are facing with the aging demographic, in that there are fewer persons
to pay the tax to care for more and more people who need the service.
Of special interest to me was the fact that in the USA we seem to be discussing
more of a European model of healthcare, and one of our hosts mentioned that,
for several reasons, Germany is considering moving to more of a free enterprise
healthcare similar to the USA.
It caused me to wonder if anything is workable given the demographics and
high costs of health care.
The Kirchentag
Another high point of the visit was going to the Kirchentag in Bremen, the
biggest meeting of the Protestant Church in Europe. The meeting is
held every two years in a different city.
The Sunday morning closing worship service was held in the outdoor
plaza by the railroad station and was attended by 100,000 persons.
It was like the closing ceremony of religious Olympics. With German
precision, the entire congregation received communion in about 15 minutes.
Throughout, I was impressed with the wonderful spirit in all of the cities,
on trains, in hotels, everywhere. This was further underscored for me after
the closing worship service when we were routed through a long
tunnel of wall-to-wall people and someone started
singing, and soon there was a three-part round in
harmony echoing through the crowd.
A Wonderful Experience
For me this visit was a wonderful religious and
historical experience, which reminded me of our
call to health and human service ministries and
my personal roots deep in Diakonie.
In these times and always, we need to remember
our roots and why we do what we do. Thank
you for supporting this great work in so many
different ways.
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Community Dedications
Celebrating New
Beginnings
RHF is growing and these past three months saw
celebrations of new communities in three different states.
All three communities were built with funding from
the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s
(HUD) 202 program.
These communities are specifically designed for older adults
over the age of 62, meeting HUD-set income limitations and
only paying 30% of their adjusted monthly income for rent.
RHF’s Second Community in San Antonio,TX
In June, RHF dedicated Bexton Place, our second community in the
city of San Antonio and our twelfth community in the state of
Texas. Bexton Place is a three-story, 55 one-bedroom
unit building with five units specifically designed to
benefit the mobility-impaired and those who are hearing
and/or visually impaired.
RHF Foundation, Inc. also provided funding towards
the building of this community.
A Dream Comes True
It was the dream of Rev. Eugene Shields and Pagedale
(MO) Mayor Mary Carter to have affordable housing
for the seniors in their community.
After trying for a number of years to navigate
through the funding system, they approached
Richard Washington (RHF’s Vice President of Business
Development) and asked RHF to help them make their dream a reality.
On July 15th RHF and the entire St. Louis area (or so it seemed)
celebrated the opening of Mount Beulah Terrace - a 39 one-bedroom unit
building with three of those units specifically designed to benefit the
mobility impaired and those who are hearing and/or visually impaired.
The St. Louis County Planning Office of Community Development also
provided funding for this community.
Bexton Place
Manager Irene
Fellows and
Dr. Laverne
Joseph accept
a proclamation
from the office
of State Senator
Leticia Van
DePutte.
Eleven local, state
and federal officials
came out to celebrate
the opening of Mount
Beulah Terrace (above).
(Left) Residents enjoy
the festivities in their
community room
A View of the Rockies
RHF’s third community in Colorado - Harvest
Pointe - was dedicated on August 6th. This
community has 79 one-bedroom units with
eight of those units designed to benefit
the mobility impaired and the building is
equipped for those who are hearing and/or
visually impaired.
The Colorado Department of Local Affairs
- Division of Housing provided additional
funding for this community.
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(Above) RHF National
Board member, Jean
Dremstedt, presents
Harvest Pointe Manager,
Wendy Scott, with the
RHF Mission Statement
to hang in the community.
(Left) Richard Washington
(RHF V.P. of Bus. Dev.)
and Loveland Mayor
Gene Pielin at Harvest
Pointe’s dedication.

Community News
A Summer Evening With A Purpose
Gold Country Retirement Community - Placerville, California
Gold Country Retirement Community hosts a free concert every
summer for its residents and the surrounding community. Their
park-like grounds with shade trees makes for a perfect spot to
enjoy a picnic dinner, great weather, good friends and wonderful
music, presented by the Fred Morgan Big Band.
This year the residents decided to use the venue to help a local
organization that is facing severe budget cuts, the El Dorado
County Senior Day Care Program.
This nonprofit provides needed services in the
form of day programs and activities for seniors,
throughout the county, who are coping with
dementia and Alzheimer’s.
Three local businesses offered to match all
donations received from those attending.
More than $950 was presented to Wanda
Demarest, the manager of Senior Day Care.
Gentlemen . . . Start Your Engines
Pioneer House - Sacramento, California
Okay, so it might not have been the Indy 500 . . . it was
better.
Pioneer House hosted Cub Scouts (representing a number
of troops) from the River City District in the Golden
Empire Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts
raced cars that they had made themselves within specific
guidelines to insure an even playing field.
Approximately 30 scouts participated in the event. Residents
from Pioneer House watched, perhaps remembering
when they participated in such an event themselves.
A Pinewood Derby car made to look
like a peacock. Residents and scouts
wait for the races to begin.
A Note From Home
Granada Gardens - Granada Hills, California
Some Granada Gardens residents took part in Operation Interdependence
(sponsored by Valley Outreach Synagogue) and bagged goodies for our
military stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Community residents donated such items as wet wipes, toothbrushes,
candy, individual powdered drinks, razors, socks, gum, etc. They packed
20 cartons that will be distributed to 1000 service members.
However, the most important items in these bags are letters from the community. These letters let our
servicemen and women know how grateful we are here, in the United States, for their service to our country.
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Neighborhood Networks
Pilgrim Place - Mason City, Iowa
Community News
Bringing technology to our residents is a daunting task when you
don’t have the funds,the equipment, or the technology. In general,
for seniors its a scary proposition. Not having the expertise to get
it up and running can be a roadblock that makes this effort even
more challenging.
Pilgrim Place had two donated computers but they didn’t know
what to do with them.
And then Craig Conway moved into the community in August of 2007. One day he inquired about the
computers upstairs in the library, and was told about the problems of finding an operating system/programs
for the computers. As he was determining that the computers were too old to do much of anything with,
Pilgrim Place’s Service Coordinator, Barbara Kleven, learned that an area hospital had computers to donate to
local nonprofit organizations.
Craig picked up two computers at the hospital, took them to a computer person that he knew and they
helped set up the computers with the needed operating system. He brought the computers home and installed
several programs on each one.
He then put one computer in the community room and the other in the second floor library. With a donation of
internet access, the computer in the community room can now be used by the residents for surfing the web and
e-mailing family and friends. The one in the library cannot receive a signal, but can be used to play games, etc.
Another resident bought a computer desk for the community room and Pilgrim Place’s maintenance man was
able to put together a makeshift desk for the computer in the library.
Knowing that having access to a computer is just one step, Craig then conducted classes on how to use the
computer - with a significant number of residents attending. Residents can be found using both computers on
a regular basis.
On their Wish List now - a printer.
A Wall To Remember
Round House Manor - Kaukauna, Wisconsin
Like many families with relatives serving in the military, not a day
goes by that Wendi Butkovich doesn’t think about her nephew
currently stationed in Iraq.
As a project for Memorial Day, Jeff Carriveau (maintenance staff
at Round House) suggested creating a display where staff and
residents could honor loved ones who have served their country in
the military throughout the years.
By the time the project was finished, more than 100 red, white, and blue stars - displaying the names of residents
and family members adorn a large wall in the lobby of the community.
Resident Betty Janssen added five stars to the wall in honor of her two brothers, son-in-law, granddaughter
and granddaughter’s fiance.
“You hear so many stories, but now it’s personal,” Butkovich stated as she glanced at the names displayed
on the wall. “You can see the names up there. Some of them wrote deceased, killed in action. It just brings it
closer to home. We remember.”
(Reprinted from an article seen on postcrescent.com)
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2009 Advocacy
1)
Giving Our Residents A Voice
A national organization like RHF doesn’t grow to the size it is by accident
- strategic planning plays a major role in determining the path it is going
to take over the years.
Like most strategic plans, RHF has basic goals that its National Board
of Directors and key members of its staff determine to be important to
focus on when conducting business and determining projects.
Advocacy is one of those goals.
2)
Our Role As Advocates
An organization’s voice, even the size of RHF, has a hard time being heard.
So we work with other nonprofits - through the American Association of
Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and their state affiliates - to
ensure that our message gets to policy makers at every level of government.
We advocate for our mission - affordable housing for older adults, low-income
families, and people with disabilities - at the local, state and national level.
We advocate for our residents - for the programs and policies which they
need to maintain a quality lifestyle.
In recent years we have begun encouraging our residents to become
advocates, too. It has become very evident that their needs will only be
considered if their voices are loud, constant, and in unison.
So we work hard to educate residents on the issues and let them
know when their voices need to be heard. With so many important
issues facing our nation, the need to voice their opinions to their
elected representatives has never been greater or more urgent.
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4)
Another Excuse For A Party
The good news is that a lot of our residents have used their advocacy
efforts as another excuse to get together and have a party!
Whether it is getting together
to call their representatives in
Washington, D.C. or inviting
them to their communities to
discuss the issues, RHF residents
are vocal about what they see
as important issues that need to
be addressed.
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2009 Advocacy
Taking The Lead
And by all accounts, they are a force to be reckoned with.
AAHSA has stated, on more than one occasion, that RHF
and its residents have led their national efforts on
advocating issues like the need for affordable housing,
making sure that long-term and home-based care is
included in any healthcare reform, and the need to keep
supporting important programs in the national budget
that impact their lives.
The need has never been greater. Our residents will continue to
let their concerns be known at all levels of government.
Pictured: 1) Pioneer House resident, Elfriede Morris, calls her senator
in Washington to let her know her thoughts about healthcare reform;
2) Resident Shannon McFarland, during Memorial Day activities at
Pioneer Towers (Sacramento, CA); 3) Harvest Pointe Resident Janice
Cihak talks with Denver HUD Director Darcy LaPorte ; 4) Seniors
get free medical screenings and talk with healthcare providers
at Yellowwood’s annual health fair; 5) 300 Main residents (Estacada,
OR) celebrate resident Stanly Rogers 90th birthday and honored
area veterans during Memorial Day celebrations at the community;
6) Nebraska State Senator Tony Fulton talks with Malone Manor
residents; 7) St. Louis County Executive Charles Dooley talks with
residents at Mount Beulah Terrace’s dedication; 8) Texas State Senator Jose
Menendez at Bexton Place’s dedication in San Antonio; 9) AAHSA’s
Regional VP, Mary Reilly and RHF’s Richard Washington at Harvest
Pointe’s dedication; 10) West Valley Towers (Van Nuys, CA) residents
enjoy a BBQ during 4th of July festivities; 11) Madison, Indiana’s
Police Chief John Wallace and Mayor Tim Armstrong enjoy lunch
with residents at Madison Heritage Apartments; 12) Mesquite
Garden’s resident, Betty Jones, calls her U.S. Senator during 10)
AAHSA’s Call-In Day; and 13) Sacramento, CA Council member
Trentway, Pioneer House Administrator Calvin Hara and Mayor
Kevin Johnson at a city council meeting where Pioneer House is
being honored.
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Project H.A.N.D.S.
Winning Awards and
Friends Throughout
the Country
Each RHF community is unique - reflecting the personality of its
residents and the larger communities in which they are located.
The Project H.A.N.D.S. ® (Helping Angels National Donated Support) groups that are active in 75 RHF
communities are no different - the organizations they work with and the items they create and donate reflect
each group’s talents and interests. In 2008, more than 1,200 RHF residents contributed 99,392 hours and created
over 12,400 items for those in need.
One such RHF community is Lakeview Manor in Storm Lake, Iowa - a small community of 10,000 people. This
25-unit apartment building may not be very large by some standards but their H.A.N.D.S. group - nicknamed
the Crafty Handed Grannies - is making a big impact on people living in northeast Iowa.
First - they reach out to church and civic organizations to get the necessary supplies they need to create their
items. Then they identify groups that have a need for what they create.
Whether it is providing pillows and blankets for children in the local Head Start program or knitting items to
donate to the Council Against Domestic Abuse or Family Steps (a teen mom program), this group has consistently
been recognized for their efforts on behalf of their community.
Their most recent award - the 2008 Outstanding Community Partner - was from Upper Des Moines Opportunity,
a group that recognizes exceptional volunteer programs in the community.
Partnering with our UCC Friends
It started off as a challenge in the Southern California - Nevada Conference
of the United Church of Christ newsletter - Can we make 500 school kits
to distribute to children and bring them to the June Conference Gathering?
®
Project H.A.N.D.S. groups from six different RHF communities (La
Mirada Vistas - La Mirada, CA; West Valley Towers - Van Nuys, CA;
Crescent Manor and Mesquite Gardens - Mesquite, TX; The Concord -
Pasadena, CA; and, St. Mary Tower - Long Beach, CA) decided they could
sew the 500 bags needed to put the supplies in that were gathered at
various UCC churches.
While the required dimensions for the bags were precise,
the groups’ creativity showed in the material picked to
make the bags - residents for The Concord even included
pencils in the bags they made!
Special thanks to Judy Shaw, Service Coordinator Manager,
for coordinating this effort.
Interim Conference Minister, Jane Fisler Hoffman wrote,
“I want to note special appreciation to the staff and sewers
from the Retirement Housing Foundation . . . What a
terrific partnership among local churches, a Conference, a UCC Health and Human
Service agency and an ecumenical global ministry organization!!! .”
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Project H.A.N.D.S.
“The best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself in
the service of others.”
- Ghandi
We are grateful to the following list of people or agencies that have volunteered, donated
or participated in our Project H.A.N.D.S. program from 6/1/08 to 5/31/09:
300 Main,
Estacada, OR
Kathyrn Anderson
Anonymous
Annette Bechtel
Fay Bechtel
Beatrice Bolton
Estacada Christmas for Kids
Linda Forsberg
Celenia Garcia
Debbie Gerig
Joan Good
Laresa Good
Rhoda Good
Joan Hale
Evelyn Hammond
Shirley Hancock
Maynard Kelly
Peace Lutheran Church
Porter Road
Mennonite School
David Rabe
Jane Rabe
Francis Ritzhaupt
Kathryn Ross
Mary Lou Slater
Sally Smith
Tanya Vanderlinde
Sabina Voigt
Wal-Mart
Carol Zeller
Abbey Apts
Indianapolis, IN
Abbey Bible Study
Damar Services
David DeWitt
Cecilia Geist
Darlene George
Billie Green
Aileen Gunter
Evelyn Halliburton
Elizabeth Harding
Helen Harmon
Shirley Harris
Nancy Harrison
Louise Haynes
Esther Holder
Lyn Jones
Mary Kershaw
Brittnay Lawrence
Sandra Loffland
Nancy Manson
Marwood Baptist Church
Isabel Pitman
Juanita Profitt
Purdue Univ. Ext Marion
Kim & Tammy Shendler
Alice Smith
Abbey Apts (cont.)
Indianapolis, IN
Sharon Sparby
Donna Stutler
Shirley Thompson
Wal-Mart
Allyson Wells
Ida Whitley
Mabel Wolfe
Adam & Bruce
Fort Wayne, IN
Marsha Baird
Linda Bowers
Marian Manus
Mariana Mullen
Berdia O’Quin
Angelus Plaza
Los Angeles, CA
Judith Arnold
Paul Casas
Esang (Sandy) Choi
Shelia Del-Valle
Pu Hsu Tein Hsia
Kyung Soon Kim
Song Hwa Lee
Lily Liu
Maria Liuzzi
Anna Lucas
Jung Park
Hong Sok Pham
Elizabeth Torrance
Gui Chun Zhao
Benson Manor
Smyrna, GA
Mary Blackwell
Cobb County Foster
Children Program
Cobb Pregnancy Mission
Del Mar Gardens
Nursing Home
Betty Hatfield
Genevieve Hess
Debra Hutchings
Shirley McCrary
Connie McInturff
Bonnie Mason
Donna Rudd
Lucille Sewell
Jan Tobelmann
Wal-Mart
Joan Welch
Well Star Cobb General
Oncology Department
Necia Wright
Bishop’s Glen
Holly Hill, FL
Betty Barzelay
Bishop’s Glen Health
Care Center
June Ebbert
Ella French
Bea Gussow
Halifax Urban Ministries
Jessie Hatch
Eloise Lewis
Betty Masson
Vivian McGuire
Trudy Messer
Helen Pickens
Pregnancy Crisis Center, Inc.
Margaret Schnettler
Helen Stolowich
Lyndy Smith
Esther Thomas
Val Thompson
Evelyn Wilson
Edna Witherington
Capital Court
Corydon, IN
Anonymous
Rita Bales
Geneva Kinser
Yvonne Pearson
RSVP
Sharon Uhls
Dorothy Williams
Ruth Yocum
Carlin (The)
Arlington, VA
Alease Brooks
Lolita Byrd
Judith Cook
Gail Cooper
Martha Doe
Hilda Eastmond
Girl Scout Troop 4564
Helga Henson
Marty Lewis
Dottie Leyland
Edna Long
Ruth Miller
Maggie Moyes
Olga Rosario
Phyllis Smith
Lavonia Sweeney
Karleen Thorpe
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The Carolinian
Florence, SC
Betty Johnson
Betty Long
McLeod Hospital
Nell Roach
Cimarron Court
Kearney, NE
Leroy Dady
Melvin Darling
Bonnie Fuestman
Jane McHarness
Gene Hermann
Sandra King
Mary Jane McLaughlin
Margie Schmidt
Sallie Sholes
Dale Smith
Minnie Vazques
Kathy Zyla
Cloisters (The)
Deland, FL
Kathryn Cucinitti
Joyce De Silva
Georgene Hall
Rita Hatch
Betsy Henneberger
Anne Introcasa
Helene Kereluk
Marian Woodward
Cocalico Place
Ephrata, PA
Anonymous
Bethany UCC
Sylvia Breneman
Catholic Charities
Eva Dickersheid
Ephrata Area Social Services
Ephrata Pregnancy Center
Joseph Keefer
Rose Krafft
Michelle Kready
Amos Lindberg
Maple Grove Ministry
Erla McKinney
Sharon Reed
Grace Rohrer
Geraldine Rupp
St James Prayer Shawl Ministry
Tabor Community Services
Peggy Wenzel
Hattie Wike
Colonia Jess Lopez
Los Angeles, CA
Petra Elvira Arriola
Hilda Calderon
Aurora Cerda
Maria Cruz
Concepcion Duran
Guadalupe Estrada
Maria Jimenez
Asuncion Jose
Maria Lopez
Mercedez Lopez
Flora Mejicanos
Cristina Rodriguez
Catalina Ruvalcaba
Hortencia Solis
Esperanza Soto
Concord (The)
Pasadena, CA
Yang Hi Choi
Jit Hua Mao
Mei Fen Shui
Renmin Sun
Xiurun Wang
Yeh Hua Wong
Cornerstone Gardens
Houston, TX
Julia Baptista
Amelia Benavente
Nat Blanks
Linda Brady
Yvette Bredbenner
Martha Caprio
Lorraine Darnell
Florence Franklen
Barbara Harvey
Tho Huynh & Family
Jessie Johnson
Alberta Jones
Buenaventura De Medina
& Family
Lona Mize
Helen Nicks
Northwest Assistance
Ministries - Domestic
Family Violence Program
June Sanders
Era Truett
Catharine Urban
Bulah York
Delores Young
Diane Yount

Project H.A.N.D.S.
Right: Benson Manor
(Smyrna, GA) residents
work on items while
residents at Bishop’s
Glen (Holly Hill, FL)
show off the items they
are donating to a local
nonprofit organization
benefitting children.
“I am so proud of St. Catherine’s
Project HANDS group . . . each
year we increase the number of
hand-knitted items we give to
Marygrove Children’s Home.”
Stacey Montero
Administrator
St. Catherine
Florissant, MO
Above and right: Oak Knoll
residents look over the items
they made before they pack
them up to send to three
area charities that work with
veterans.
Courtenay
Springs Village
Merritt Island, FL
4-H Youth Sewing Club
Girl Scout Troop #712
Rebecca & Samantha Shifflett
Creekbend Gardens
Houston TX
Bank of Texas
Nathadine Blanks
Leeann Boutte’
Senator Rodney Ellis
Herman Green
Congressman Al Green
Marie Hill
Jessie Hollis
Vinie Hopkins
Kingspoint HealthCare
Dr. Pauline Kwange
Annie Smith
Bessie Swindle
Wal-Mart
Laura Washington
Curley Mae Williams
Mattie Winzer
Crescent Manor
Mesquite, TX
Lynn Beal
Betty Boyd
Sammie Browley
Katherine Furrow
Evelyn Hale
Margaret Hogan
Bessie Marshall
Dolores Mason
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Crescent Manor (cont.)
Mesquite, TX
Jewell Rodgers
Margie Rushton
Louise Springer
Louise Utley
Jeanette Warner
Henrietta Whelan
Betty Wood
Crooked Creek Tower
Indianapolis, IN
Helen Bratton
Mazell Delay
Nancy Dunn
Annie Harris
Della Hollis
Betty Hooten
Debra Jackson
Myrtle Johnson
Lucille Jordan
Lorine Leavell
Carl Lee
Janet Miller
Doris Parker
Rena Pickens
Doris Simmons
Norma Smith
Stella Williams
Jackie Winston
DeSmet
Florissant, MO
Amanda Foglemann
Lorraine Freebresyser
Ione Hughes
Elva Keevan
Jacque Loesche
Marie Perry
Carrie Shouse
Dogwood Apts.
Milledgeville, GA
Baldwin County DEFAC –
Foster Childrens’ Program
Katherine Cooper
Barnell Davis
Linda Head
Sallie Holmes
Agnes Ingram
Connie McInturff
Joanne Strange
Mildred Teague
Farrfield Manor
Columbus, GA
Fireside Seamstresses
Johnny Mae Flournoy
Addie Gardner
Amanda Hughes
Alice Knight
Ned Lopez
Juanita Martin
Resident Family & Friends
Aretha Richards
Bertha Rose
Shirley Stafford
Farrfield Manor (cont.)
Columbus, GA
Treasures
Valley Fabrics
Dee Walker
Shirley Wilkins
Gaslight Apartments
Converse, IN
Anonymous
Converse Church of Christ
Helen Claussen
Karen Hainlen
Lori Hazelwood
Rosalie Peterson
Jeanie Prickett
Vena Tyner
Vernon Manor
Children’s Home
Wal-Mart
Pat Young
Gold Country Health
Center
Placerville, CA
Girl Scout Troop 1440
Hands On Sacramento
Hands On El Dorado
Ron
Ingleside Manor
Macon, GA
Joan Anderson
Anonymous
Kay Barnes
Barnell Barrentine
Coliseum Hospital
(Prenatal/NICU)
Mattie Collins
Elsie Dixon
GA Industrial Home
Hearts and Heroes
Holly
Hospice Care
Hospice of Central GA
Houston County
Medical Center
Peggy Matthews
Medical Center of Central
Georgia (Prenatal/NICU)
Missionaries in India
Missionaries in Mexico
Mothers in Need
Project Linus
Anne Qualls
Robins Air Force Base
Ronald McDonald House
Salvation Army
Save a Life
Mattie Taylor
Victory Baptist Church
Mozella Walker
Kemet House
Chesapeake, VA
Divine Deliverance
Christian Center
Valerie Fisher

Project H.A.N.D.S.
LaFontaine Center
Huntington, IN
Evelyn Beeler
Bev Bowers
Pam B.
Maxine Brickley
Lois Brown
Carol Carmella
Phyllis Cartwright
Jean Cassaday
Betty Cook
Mrs. Darland
Steven Douglas
Nancy Dove
Georgia Foust
Mary Geradot
Gail Green
Katherine Hagg
Shirley Hardesty
Jane Van Kleeck
Dorothy Laughman
Carol Martin
Janet McGuire
Betty McKinzie
Karen Miller
Jean Norwood
Mary Pressler
Norma Ritenour
Joyce Smith
Barb Thorn
La Mirada Vistas
La Mirada, CA
Jennifer Adams
George Asato
Lupita Agnew
Lois Alexander
Maria Arriola
Lupe Armijo
Nada Battaglia
Angelica Bovelle-Akinyele
Bridges of Faith
Elena Burtea
Elaine Campos
Bertha Castaneda
Young Cho
City of La Mirada
First Day
Florencia Cordova
Manuel Domingo
Socorro Enriquez
David Espinoza
Teresa Farrar
Virginia Frani
Anita Fojas
Barbara Flores
Socorro Flores
Irma Garcia
Deanna Garac
Delia Gambino
Luz Gomez
Maricela Gomez
Elva Gonzalez
Teresa Gutierrez
Cassandra Harvey
Johnny Holiday
Lily Ilano
Tiffany Jimenez
Terressa Johnson
Josefina Jurado
Howard Kim
Kun Ja Kim
Dina-Marie Kulzer
Abigail Labrador
Mable Langley
La Mirada Vistas (cont.)
La Mirada, CA
Raimundo Laura
Bom Chang Lee
Ruth Lopez
Cynthia Lyons
Mr . & Mrs. Pedro Leon
Maria Martinez
Teresa Mendoza
Margo Moreno
Diane Moulton
Christopher Mullen
Carla Munoz
Myung Noh
Jonathan Nguyen
Maria Luisa Nunez
Marlene Olsen
Barbara Olivas
Adoring & Ernesto Pantilo
Pioneer Paint
Gloria Pedregon
Xomara Pena
Lori Phelps
Chris Ragon
Tamma Reynolds
Carol Reza
Ramon Robles
Delia Rodriquez
Francisca Rogel
Fresia Raimondi
Victorina Salgado
Sunil Seth
Judy Shaw
Vincent Shih
Kent Steckbeck
Jennifer Staley
Deborah J. Stouff
Eloisa Tec
Lake Ella Manor
Tallahassee, FL
Janice Boyette
Mary Brandt
Circle K International
Nancy Cocroft
Ollie Cue
Edna Dowd
Carol Elmore
Girl Scout Troop 329
Laurie Hosey
Mary Jefferson
Elena Jouvin
Lois Maxwell
Jean Oppenheimer
Eliza Perry
Janice Putnam
Maria Rabbath
Carol Rae
Mary Smith
Marcia Steiner
Sara Tucker
Wal-Mart
Jean Wesson
Lakeview Manor
Storm Lake, IA
Anonymous
Shari Anderson
Loraine Carlton
Thelma Cash
Church of Christ - Alta
Bev Delp
Norma Delp
Darlene Evans
Lakeview Manor (cont.)
Storm Lake, IA
Karen Gollahon
Bea Goodwin
Head Start of
Buena Vista County
Naomi Hinkel
Tony Hogrefe
Darnell Johnson
Peggy Miller
Lorna Newell
Emma Peterson
Jess Rebhuhn
Reva Riessen
Upper Des Moines of Iowa
Leann Wittmaack
Wal-Mart
Longfellow Plaza
Anderson, IN
Carol Alfrey
Anderson Herald Bulletin
Anonymous
Joan Beachler
Irma Bliss
Billie Bowman
Becky Brown
Caron Yarn Company
Coats & Clark
Community Long
Term Care
Community Northview
Care Center
Louise Cormier
Countryside Manor
Health and Living
Community
Edgewater Woods
Senior Community
Susan Fisher
Bill Foland
Jan Foster
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Redding Pilgrim
House residents
(left and below) get
together weekly to
make stuffed animals,
scarves, hats, afghans
and anything else
that is needed for
nonprofit groups in
their community.
“I am a person who really
enjoys crocheting. I’m
overjoyed that what I am
creating is a help to those in
need.”
Mazell Delay
Resident
Crooked Creek Tower
Indianapolis, IN
(Above and Left) Lowell Place
residents (Bakersfield, CA)
get together to make quilts
for local organizations.

Project H.A.N.D.S.
R - Residents from
University Center
(Indianapolis,IN) and
(below) Providence
Place (Salem, OR) take
pride in the items they
have made for local
charities.
Longfellow Plaza
Anderson, IN
Elizabeth Hardt
Barbara Hoover
Cynthia Humphries
Helen Johnson
Lorri Kavich
Madison County
Head Start
Jean Mahoney
Becky Matchett
Madonna Otto
Miller’s Merry Manor
Parkview Church of
the Nazarene
RHF - Judy Shaw
Saint John’s Cancer Center
Saint John’s Birthing Center
Phyllis Wilson
Los Arcos
Poway, CA
Bethia Baker
Nancy King
Esperanza Manaligod
Lowell Place
Bakersfield, CA
Vernice Carter
Mary Kinder
Ellen Russell
Mary Shine
Christine Yarbrough
Marple Manor
Modesto CA
Maria Calsadillas
Margie Edwards
Julia Payan
Harcharan Randhawa
Dorothy Serpa
Mesquite Gardens
Mesquite, TX
David Abney
Frances Burton
Juana Collazo
Madge Cornell
Rosie Crocker
Cheryl Gregg
Reta Haynes
Bernice Harris
Betty Jones
Mildred Jarvill
Joy Jackson
Kathleen Kirby
Nell Lee
Lucy Limbaugh
Marie Loustalot
Catherine Lyle
Lila Massey
Nina McSwain
Betty Medrano
Mesquite Santa Cop
Mary “Anita” Shirley
Mesquite Social Services
John Monaco
Glenda Mullens
Hope Shelton
Amanda Townsend
Toni Tuggle
Doris “Charlee” Watson
Jane White
Don Williams
Juanita Williams
Delores Wood
Mill Pond Manor
Saline, MI
Anonymous
Betty Henry
Barbara Katke
Margaret Service
Norma Clough
Fidelis Hill
Mill Pond Manor (cont.)
Saline, MI
Freida Heck
Norma Eppley
Janet Klein
Gail Rogers
Roberta Stapleton
Mission Palms Apts
Mission, TX
Simona Garcia
Guadalupe Gonzalez
Monona Meadows
Monona, WI
Dean Health of
Middleton, WI -
Oncology Department
Ann Fanton
Mary Geborek
Jane Gunnison
Rae Hamer
Marcella Huffstutter
Mary Lee
Susan Patterson-Schultz
National Office (RHF)
Long Beach, CA
Jenny Adams
Bettie Bright
Delia Gambino
Keith Gourley
Diane Moulton
Anthony Nguyen
Steven Nicoloro
Barbara Olivas
Over The Rainbow
Foundation
Tina Robinson
Jonnie Sanchez
Dr. & Mrs. Sexton
Wal-Mart
William Warrick
North Capitol
at Plymouth
Washington, DC
Alice Askin
Lillian Bankett
Addie Bethel
Howard Bracey
Officer Chante Brodie
Helen Carney
North Capitol
at Plymouth (cont.)
Washington, DC
Nancy Chandler
Mary Cooper
Lucille Copeland
Annie Cromwell
Patricia Davis
Everlena Ewing
Beatrice Flucas
Myrtle Flucas
Virginia French
Frank Herring
KC Kelly
Rosie Laney
Officer Maloney
Inetha Martin
Officer Sean McCloskey
Gladys McMillan
Harold Morton
John Rhines
Elsie Summers
Alice Tolson
Mattie Tremble
Benjamin Trimble
Catherine Veney
Gloria White
Mary Whitfield
Oak Knoll Villa
San Antonio, TX
Maria Cortez
Elizabeth Jarvis
Zulema Murrillo
Lisa Nungesser
Flora Rendon
Francine Schermerhorn
Ida Steele
Olson Rotary Village
Delano, CA
Juanita Nunez
Dorothy Shaff
Dolores Sierra
Park Place
Seattle, WA
Carol Carley
Mission Gospel
Senior Making Art
Shipwreck Beads
The Attic
Pilgrim Place
Mason City, IA
Eleanor Bielefeld
Dorothy Carlson
Kristin Corlew
Shirley Madden
Annette Marshall
Helen Ritter
Audrey Warren
Pilgrim Tower East
Pasadena, CA
Lilia Algoso
Gladis Del Rio
Clare Carpenter
Ruo-Nan Hu
Shirley Fifer
Pilgrim Tower North
Pasadena, CA
Jackie Lonnquist
Lena McAfee
Pinewood Manor
Bremerton, WA
Adeline Crabtree
Harrison Hospital-
Bremerton
Harrison Hospital-
Silverdale
Marilyn Matlock
Wilma Snow
Lorraine Sutherland
Pioneer Manor
Geneva, NE
Helen Brannan
Congregational UCC
Plymouth Place
Stockton, CA
Darlene Cree
Cheryl Fau
Edith Gutierrez
Josie Hernandez
Joann Meays
Shirley Morris
Robin Munger
Lanna Reynosa
Helen Rivera
Midgie Standridge
Ada Yarnell
Pioneer Towers
Sacramento, CA
Carleen Baker
Jeanette Burrell
Kathryn Coad
Jeanne Johnson
Jacquelyn Kelly
Edna Liang
Maryhouse
Sara Meuse
Dorothy Paulson
Lorraine Pickel
Maxine Quitiquit
Irv Rasmussen
Wendy Rex
Louise Shelby
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Project H.A.N.D.S.
Pioneer Towers (cont.)
Sacramento, CA
Shriner’s Hospital
Elizabeth Tsukada
Alice Van Arsdale
Prairie Grove Apts
East Prairie, MO
Paula Byassee
Mary “Cookie” Ferrenburg
Betty Funk
Carrie Hale
Mary Williamson
Margaret Whybark
Ralston Tower
Modesto, CA
Velma Barkhousen
Marge Ermer
B.J. Faacks
Edna Furman
Victoria Lanning
Jeanette Rivera
Amber Ryan
Irene Scott
Redding Pilgrim
House Redding, CA
Barbara Brown
Betty Coonce
Rose Culver
Karleen Davis
Lillian Duplantis
Linda Grigsby
Bea Hanley
Evelyn Helt
Maxine Hudson
Laurel Ingles
Charlene Moore
Dora Moore
Jack Proctor
Anne Rehberg
Mary Rosen
Lonna Walls
Round House Manor
Kaukauna, WI
Anonymous
B.A.B.E.S. Inc, Respite
and Counseling Services
Marlene Bassett
Tracy Byrd
Pat Carbine
Marge Collins
Diane and Don Fischer
Florence Galkowski
Harbor House
Domestic Abuse Shelter
Mary Jensen
Hilda McGrath
Sister Marguerite Rollo
Salvation Army
Emergency Shelter
Mary Storch
Wal-Mart
Southdale Tower
Anderson, IN
Alternatives
Anonymous
Caron
Community Hospital
Cancer Center
Ruth Delph
Carol Dickey
Sharon Fox
John Holtzleither
Eileen Justice
Clara Mayes
Mary McQuade
Eva MIller
Susie Nutt
Tammy Porter
RHF
Grace Ring
Penny Rios
St. John’s Cancer Center
St. John’s Children’s Clinic
Susan Siverling
Margaret Stephenson Family
Barbara Updike
Vivian Walters
Wal-Mart
St. Catherine
Florissant, MO
Frances Byrnes
Ida Bernsen
Alice Clancy
Bernice Clarkin
Betty Dalton
Marjorie Doyle
Clara Halski
Ruth Hartmann
Teresa Horenkamp
Flora Jansen
Nora Keating
Agnes Korpal
Pattie Lane
Marygrove Residential
Children’s Home
Stacey Montero
Mary Ann Moran
Linda Morgan
Ginny Otten
Myrtle Piant
Jane Peiker
Susana Rivera
Dorothy Robertson
Ginny Roller
Nancy Schoonover
St. Catherine (cont.)
Florissant, MO
Jean Strain
Opal Wood
St. Mary Tower
Long Beach, CA
Irma Cortes
Maria Hernandez
Stefania Ion
Lilia Moreno
Susana Munoz
Ruth Oke
Rita Remolona
Estella Torres
Stone Creek Village
Phoenix, AZ
Jane Benton
Phoenix Fire Department,
Station #27
Amanda Costa
Ramona Costa
Cynthia Hill
Sharon Martin
Wal-Mart
Sunny Isle Housing
St. Croix, VI
Faith Moravian Church
Rodney Thomas
Way of the Cross
Baptist Church
Towne Creek Apts
McKinney, Texas
Anonymous
Wanda Devers
First Baptist
Church of McKinney
Bonnie Vincent
Wal-Mart
University Center
Indianapolis, IN
Jeanette Allensworth
Pamela Baird
Kathyrn Davenport
Peggy Hiland
Virginia Jones
Mildred Moody
Paula Kay Reum
Salvation Army
Domestic Violence Shelter
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Vistas
Van Nuys, CA
Jerssie Azali
Josefina Deleon
Misan Gezahegn
Rebeca Juarez
Ke Sun Kim
Suki Kim
Hyun Sook Lee
Sun Yan Oh
Young Park
Marietta Robey
Teresita San Diego
Baidzar Sanossian
Westminster Village
Clarksville, IN
Erma Barrett
Lorraine Bartlett
Florence Baumgarten
Billie Bryant
Covenant of Life
Homeless Ministries
Glory Eaton
Erna Giordano
Walter Hibberd
Home of the Innocence
Esther Jonus
Christina Leach
Mildred Leavy
Frances Pearce
St. Elizabeth Maternity
and Adoption Services
St. Vincent DePaul
Homeless Center
Salvation Army
Edith Thornbury
Betty Weatherford
Virginia Weber
Westover Manor
Cedar Rapids, IA
Linda Drahos
The Zachary Fox Family
L - Residents from
West Valley Towers
(Van Nuys, CA) and,
below, St. Catherine
Retirement Community
(Florissant, MO) show
off their hard work.
Westover Manor (cont.)
Cedar Rapids, IA
HACAP Headstart
Inn Circle
HACAP Headstart Olivet
Joanne McKirgan
Sherri Schooly
Barbara Sharp
Darlene Sterns
Rosalie Walker
West Valley Towers
Van Nuys, CA
Young Sok An
Maria Barajas
Alba Castelli
Kitty Chen
Veronica Cho
Sue Goluban
Pakash Kaul
Hak Sook Kim
Irene Morales
Delia Moreno
Carmen Parenzuela
Violet Peters
Alice’s Place
Helen Bean
Northern Arizona Academy
Jerri Penn
Sophia Salazar
Wal-Mart
Yellowwood Terrace
Clarksville, IN
Margaret Bezy
Harvey Brock
Doris Brunner
Esther Eisman
Ella Mae Freeman
Saundra Hunter
Mary Jenkins
Lula Keck
Deloris Sanders
Wresse Stotts

Milestones
Mae Dressman
Celebrating Life
There is a lot of discussion about the baby boomers beginning to
reach retirement age.
Not as much is said about the fastest growing segment in America’s
population - people over the age of 100.
While advances in medicine are given a lot of credit for this
phenomenon, ask anyone who has reached the ripe old age of 100
what the key to seeing the century mark is and you will get as many
different answers as the number of individuals you ask.
At last count, RHF communities had more than 65 Centenarians - the vast
majority of them living in independent communities - with relatively little
assistance from caregivers. We celebrate their lives and thank them for the
contributions they have made during a lifetime that has seen the best of
times and the worst of times.
The Gateway Cornerstone Village - Houston, Texas
Mae Dressman turned 100 this year - she celebrated with her
The Carolinian family and friends at Cornerstone Gardens, where she has lived
for the last five years.
The Gateway - Poway, California
On August 4th, The Gateway had the honor of celebrating two
remarkable birthdays. Grace Heller’s 101st and Libby Silverstein’s
100th! Family, friends, residents, and staff all attended.
There were tender speeches from family members, toasts from
residents and staff, great food, and resident Vivian Harrington
provided background music. They are two remarkable women
and we are thrilled to have them as our residents.
The Carolinian - Florence, South Carolina
A celebration was held on June 10th, celebrating the lives of Carolinian residents
who are 100 years or older. Alberta Woods, 102; Vera Butler, 101; and, Thelma
Calley, 100 were honored. Florence Mayor Stephen Wukela and Dr. Charles
Grooms were among those attending.
Anicelia Cuza
Trinidad Ventura
Angelus Plaza - Los Angeles, California
Ms. Cuza was born in Guantánamo, Cuba on June 18, 1907. In 1981, she moved to
Angelus Plaza. Anicelia has one daughter. She loves to cook and walk.
Trinidad Ventura was born in the Philippine Islands on June 24, 1909. She has
resided at Angelus Plaza for 15 years. Trinidad has 29 grandchildren and 8
great-grandchildren. Ms. Ventura says, “I’m proud of my age, I never hide
it.”
Mayflower Gardens - Lancaster, California
Ruth Marshall (not pictured), a resident at Mayflower Gardens since 1992,
celebrated her 102nd birthday with her friends at the monthly resident’s meeting
on June 3.
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You Can Give a Gift Annuity
You probably know how a charitable gift annuity works. You donate a specific amount of money and in return
you receive a fixed number of dollars every year for the rest of your life at an attractive interest rate (see inside
back cover for more details.) The arrangement benefits you in several ways, including tax relief. RHF receives a
benefit because we ultimately obtain funds to help us carry out our mission.
Gift annuities help both the donor and their favorite nonprofit organization. Some folks like them so well they
obtain a new one every year. But did you know you can create a gift annuity for someone else? For example,
let’s say your mother is 86 years old and lives on a fixed income. She could use some extra money. So you
donate $20,000 to establish a gift annuity naming your mother as the annuitant.
According to our current rates, she would receive guaranteed payments of $138 every month (or $415 each quarter)
for the remainder of her life, you would be entitled to a charitable tax deduction of over $11,000; and RHF (or an
RHF community) would receive the remaining principal of this thoughtful and generous planned gift.
Or, consider this scenario: You have two adult children and you want to supplement their retirement programs.
So you establish a deferred payment gift annuity for each of them. At the outset, when you provide the initial
funds, you determine when the payments to your children will begin. It could be at age 65, or perhaps later.
Again, the benefits are considerable - for you, your children and for the RHF mission.
Can you give a gift annuity to a non-family member? Yes indeed. In fact, some donors use these gift arrangements
to benefit a treasured friend, a longtime employee, a revered teacher or someone else they want to assist. Gift
annuities can help just about anyone! And all the while, RHF also receives a blessing.
Paula Jameson, CFRE would like to chat with you about our gift annuity program and how these gift instruments
can benefit you and the special people in your life. She has some free literature for you. You can reach her at
562-257-5141. You can also contact her through our Web site at www.rhf.org. Please take a moment now and let
Ms. Jameson hear from you.
Note: Our Charitable Gift Annuity program is administered and guaranteed through United Church Foundation (UCC).
RHF Circle of Friends
The RHF Circle of Friends is our legacy society. There are many ways to qualify for membership, such as RHF
gift annuities that provide lifetime income to the donor, life insurance, real estate gifts, charitable remainder
trusts, and gifts from pension fund assets and/or simply including RHF in your Will or Trust. For more information
in confidence and without obligation, contact Paula Jameson, CFRE, at (562) 257-5141.
We are grateful for our RHF Circle of Friends members:
Karolla Brice
Lydia Cerveny
Jean G. Dremstedt
Raymond E. East
Bernice E. Elkin, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Fain
Robert S. Fliehmann*
Dolores P. Foga
Burton L. French
Toshiko Okazaki Fukuda*
Alice R. Good*
Wanda Haudek*
Rev. Dr. Teruo & Kiku Kawata
Paula E. Jameson
Laverne R. Joseph
Eveleth “Evie” Miller*
Jean Moore Warrick*
Major Fitzhugh L. O’Neill*
Jean H. P. Oppenheimer
Virginia Paddock
Edythe Patterson
Eric H. Pierson*
Barbara J. Ricker-In Memory of Emma (Sam) Ricker Elsie Valek
Miriam P. Vandenbush*
Anna Mae Wakefield*
Richard Walinch*
William L. Warrick
Eleanor J. West
Norman A. Whaley*
Vera Wolpert*
(*indicates members who have passed away)
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Fund Development

“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”
- Dalai Lama
National
Headquarters
Donors
In Memory of
Bruce Burke
Laverne R. Joseph
Don & Mary King
Gertrude Chapman
Dr. & Mrs. Darryl Sexton
Alan Furuta
Linda Listoe
Sena Gibson
Linda Listoe
Jean Moore Warrick
Ron & Phyllis Anatole
Margery Edgerton
In Honor of
Laverne R. Joseph
Dr. & Mrs. Darryl Sexton
Jean Moore Warrick (cont.)
Dr. & Mrs. Darryl Sexton
William Warrick
William Noll
Florence Lenz
Buni Rader
Dr. & Mrs. Darryl Sexton
Bill Shoop
Laverne R. Joseph
Federico A Sierra
Delia Gambino
Katherine Taylor
Ray & Caroline East
Merrill Whittier
Lucile Whittier
Trini Ventura
Charles Grubbs
The following people made gifts to the RHF designated funds (see donor form) through our national office
from 3/16/09 to 8/7/09:
Sara George Adeh
Edward F. Ansello
Georgia Boolootian
Calif. Fdn for Stronger Communities
CTJ, Inc.
RHF Team Givers
Our staff members perform important daily duties to make shelter and service a reality for the people we serve.
Staff members who additionally choose to voluntarily support RHF through monetary donations are contributing
to the fiscal health of our mission. We are extremely grateful for their optional financial commitment as well as the
investment they already have made with their hearts, lives and careers.
Collen Adams
Robert Amberg
Shana Anders-Hastings
Anonymous
George Asato
Ken Ayala
Mitch Bachtel
Nada Battaglia
Duncan Bradbury
Heather Cline
Toni Canencia
Dave Cooley
Billie Culverson
Lloyd Davis
Deaunna Deadrick
Philamena Decker
Pamela Derke
Conrad Dungca
Vicky Ellis
Maggie Engelberg
Linda Forsberg
Delia Gambino
Lynn Gamble
Perry Glenn
Fostine Gotierrez
Anna Graddy
Dee Hammer
Stuart Hartman
Bernice Elkin
Charles & Gail Fain
First Congregational UCC of Corona, CA
Anne Marie Hallisey
Helen Heindenrich
Emily Hidalgo
Cheryl Howell
Paula Jameson
Pam Jennings
Laverne Joseph
Ken Kaser
Lorri Kavich
Teresa Kennedy
Donna Kerby
Arnold Kim
Dina-Marie Kulzer
Julie Lemke
Lynn Lichtenstern
Brian Magnone
In burgundy = Sterling Club members-donation via payroll deductions
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Mark Malloy
Mary Midkiff
Erin Montegut
Diane Moulton
Steve Nicoloro
Peter Peabody
Delores Peters
Alejandra Phillipsen
Chris Ragon
Lyliana Reteria
Tina Robinson
Cynthia Rudon
Gloria Ruiz
Edwardo Salud
Tommie Kimbrough
Souren Kurkjian
MAP Communications
Kevin Standring
Bonita Villalobos
Wendy Scott
Judy Shaw
Luella Shelton
Scott Siehr
Margaret Spiller
Jennifer Staley
Deborah Stouff
Karleen Thorpe
Olga Torres
Florence Webb
Joella Willey
Gloria Williams
Judy Williams
Diane Wink

Why Consider a
Gift Annuity?
Our Gift Annuity Provides . . .
Fixed Payments
Appealing Payments
Every check is the same.
The rates are very attractive*
Lifetime Payments
Tax-Free Payments (partial)
They last as long as you do.
They continue for your life expectancy.
Dependable Payments
Guaranteed by the United Church of Christ
Call us for your
complimentary
brochure:
Your Guide to
Charitable Gift
Annuities.
Call us about
RHF Gift Annuities.
562-257-5141
Toll Free:
877-937-4743
Email: info@rhf.org
A copy of RHF’s registration statement & financial
information may be obtained at no cost from
the Department of Consumer Affairs, or by
contacting RHF directly at (562) 257-5141
or TOLL FREE at 877-937-4743.
* Sample Gift Annuity Rates of Return
Note: Call us for all other age groups. Rates are subject to change.
Single Person
Two Persons
Age Rate Younger Age Older Age Rate
65 5.3 65 71+ 5.1
70 5.7 71 71-73 5.3
75 6.3 75 85-88 6.0
80 7.1 80 87-88 6.6
85 8.1 85 89 7.4
90 9.5 90 95 9.0
Rates as of February 1, 2009
* Sample Deferred Gift Annuity Rates
(Deferred gift annuities are available for individuals under 60 years old.)
Present
Age
Age When
Payment Starts
Annual
Payment Rate
50 60 6.8%
50 65 7.8%
50 70 9.1%
55 60 6.1%
55
55
65
70
6.4%
8.4%
60 65 6.5%
60 70 6.9%
Rates as of February 1, 2009
Our Director of Fund Development, Paula Jameson, CFRE, is ready to provide additional information to you
about planned giving and/or to meet with you and your advisors if you so desire. You can reach Paula directly
at 562-257-5141 (or call toll-free at 877-937-4743, leave her a message for a return call), or you can contact her
through our web site at www.rhf.org or her email paula.jameson@rhf.org.
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Yes, I want to support RHF!
Enclosed is my donation of:
__$250 __$100 __$50 __$25 $_________
Please designate my contribution for:
__ Affordable Housing Fund
__ Clark Harshfield Affordable Housing
Building Fund
__ Resident Benevolence Fund
__ Jean Moore Warrick Endowment
Fund for Resident Benevolence
__ Children’s Education Fund
__ Annual Christmas Toy Drive
__ Project H.A.N.D.S.
__ Use my gift where it will help the most!
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In Memory of: _____________________
or
In Honor of: ______________________
Occasion:
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____ Other: _____________________
Please send acknowledgment to: (The
amount of your gift will not be disclosed.)
Name _____________________________
Address ___________________________
City________________________________
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Special greeting:
________________________________
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Address ____________________________
City________________________________
State _______Zip _____________
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___ Send info on charitable alternatives.
Please make your tax-deductible check
payable to: “RHF Foundation” and mail to:
RHF Attn: Fund Developement
911 N. Studebaker Road
Long Beach, CA 90815
Summer/Fall 2009
RHF
911 N. Studebaker Road
Long Beach, CA 90815-4900
Tel: 562-257-5100 Fax: 562-257-5200
www.rhf.org E-mail: info@rhf.org
Bruce
Burke
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LONG BEACH
CALIFORNIA
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NO. 739
RHF lost an important member of
its family with the passing of Bruce
Burke, Northwest Regional Manager.
Bruce had been a team member for 17 years, first as the
Regional Manager for the Southern California region and
then transfering to Sacramento to become the Northwest
Regional Manager when the position opened up.
Bruce had struggled with a serious illness for a number of
years.
Another Loss . . .
We also must note the death of long-time Donald Jordan, Sr.
Manor (Garden Grove, CA) Board Member Barbara Sulzbach.
She has served on the Board of Jordan Manor from its founding,
more than 27 years ago.
Barbara received the RHF Community Board Member of the Year
Award in 2002 for her outstanding service to the community.