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Each day as the sun rises The great Carl Jung, one of the early disciples of Sigmund Freud, spent much of his life studying the symbols and rituals of many cultures, traveling to obscure corners of the world in pursuit of arcane customs and habits. Visiting one such agrarian community, Jung spied a strange custom that all of the adult males would do at the beginning of their day. They would spit into their hands and hold them up to the morning sun, waiting for them to dry. Jung was intrigued by this ritual! What significance could it have? What was the deeper meaning behind the custom? He asked several members of the tribe, but they were stymied. They had always done it, as had their fathers, and their fathers’ fathers, and great-grandfathers. But no one had passed on its significance or meaning. There may be days when we ask, “Why am I doing this? What’s the purpose? What difference does it make?” When we perform mind-numbing, repetitive tasks, jobs that would be better done by automatons, we may feel like those adult males at a village far away who spat into their hands and waited for the sun to dry them, uncertain of the why. But the answer is in plain sight all around us, pinned to bulletin boards, magnetically stuck to refrigerators, placed in simple or fancy frames, jammed into mirror clips, adhered to greasy posters in factories and mechanical shops, and sandwiched in wallets that ride in purses or back pockets. Locations, Accreditation, Associations 2 19 E-mail info@bethany-qc.org Website www.bethany-qc.org Moline 1830 6th Avenue P.O. Box 697 Moline, Illinois 61265 309.797.7700 phone 309.797.2386 fax Davenport 1202 W. 3rd Street Davenport, Iowa 52802 563.324.9169 phone 563.324.2437 fax Kewanee 101 S. Chestnut Kewanee, Illinois 61443 309.857.3254 phone Maquoketa 606 E. Platt Street, Suite 1 Maquoketa, Iowa 52060 563.652.6473 phone 563.652.4630 fax Muscatine 216 Green Street, Suite 1 Muscatine, Iowa 52761 563.262.9401 phone 563.262.9415 fax Phoenix Program 103 3rd Street Carbon Cliff, Illinois 61239 309.796.9000 phone 309.796.9004 fax
Board of Directors Mr. William M. Tank, Jr. Ms. Lisa Olson Mr. Kevin L. Koski, P.E. Treasurer Mrs. LaFrance Russell Mrs. Ruth Evelyn Katz Dr. Kim Armstrong Dr. Tim Schermer Mr. Brett M. Van Ms. Keely Byars Mr. Ted Thoms Chairman Honorary Directors of the Board Diane Christensen Jim Hass Esta Helpenstell Tom Klingbiel Jim Linden Tom Lundeen John Telleen Tom Thoms Mr. Steve Dembosky Secretary Ms. Rosie Salazar- Harrison Dr. Mike Weger, Ph.D. Ms. Patricia Castro Mr. Al DeSimone Ms. Kim M. Benson Dr. Thomas Coley Mr. Lance Willett Vice Chairman Mr. Russ Kennel Mr. Mark Kleinschmidt We do whatever we have to do for our children, our families, for the people we love. We do whatever we do to provide for them and to make our homes, our neighborhoods, our cities, our communities better and more secure places for them, for our children, for our grandchildren, and in turn for the children and grandchildren of others. The annual reporting of a nonprofit organization is an opportunity to remind ourselves why we do what we do and what we hope to accomplish. It is also a time to recommit ourselves to the mission, the dreams of our founders, and the hopes they embraced. For Bethany, simply stated, it is to protect kids and help parents raise their children, making this community a healthy and supportive place for children to grow and families to flourish. The staff members and volunteers of Bethany for Children & Families have lived that mission for yet another year. We figuratively have spat into our hands and rolled up our sleeves, with a clarity of vision and purpose, doing the deeds that have made our community in this time and this place better for children and families. It makes a difference. It made a difference in 1898 when Gottlieb Germann found an abandoned infant in a barn on Arsenal Island and with his wife, began their mission to care for unwanted children. And it makes a difference in the 21st Century. Each day that the sun rises, we’re here keeping kids safe and helping parents care for their children. Bill Steinhauser Ted Thoms President/CEO Chairman, Board of Directors 18 3
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