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Food for Thought Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes 913 E Alcott Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 Business: 269.488.2617 / Fax: 269.343.3669 Food: 269.343-3663 / Email: [email protected] February 2009 Website: kzoolf.org Inside This Issue Kids Giving to Kids 2 Local Companies Lend a Hand 2 You Can Make A Difference 2 Coming Events 3 The 2009 Feinstein Challenge 3 KLF Annual Report Insert Celebrations Tributes and Memorials Insert A Balancing Act Fast Facts: KLF served 68,261 people in 2008, 29,000 of whom were children. KLF can provide 5 days worth of meals for an individual for every $5 donated. Find out more about the Michigan Food Bank Tax Credit for 2009. Go to www.kzoolf.org for more information K alamazoo Loaves & Fishes grew out of challenging economic times. We have a long history of adjusting and rebalancing limited resources within the context of a solid commitment to promoting food security through our emergency food assistance programs. It’s always been a balancing act and we’ve always needed to adjust matching the particular mix of resources with the emergency needs that confronted us. At the beginning, the work we were doing was often And since the beginning, it was the combination of donations – both food and time – mixed with dollars that made things work. From hundreds of pounds of food providing emergency food assistance to a handful of people to the tens of thousands of pounds of food serving thousands of people, KLF has adjusted to the changing economic realities developing a standard of stewardship that the community can rely on. Today, KLF works through a simple recipe of volunteer time, donations of food, and the funding necessary to support staff, supplement food resources, ensure safety, and support service delivery. How many of us remember the act on The Ed Sullivan Show where a man spun a table full of plates at the end of tall sticks? It was a balancing act—where if a plate stopped spinning before the fellow got back it crashed dramatically to many plates were spinning, but I do remember thinking that if I were doing the spinning, there would be a lot of smashed china. Those plates could be a metaphor for the myriad of efforts that together make KLF and the Grocery Pantry Program work. Today, that standard of stewardship has positioned KLF to adjust yet again to meet today’s reality. That standard requires putting no- and low-cost gaps by searching for the best, low-cost alternative. That standard of stewardship relies on keeping overhead costs low. And, that standard of stewardship has helped staff and volunteers reframe the Grocery Pantry Program in a way that will contain costs while allowing us to address growing need. We’re stepping up to the current challenge and we’re able to do that because you know that you can rely on KLF to steward the resources – food, time, dollars – to meet real-time needs of real people in our community. Not surprisingly, your support is more important today than ever before. Thank you all. – Anne Wend Lipsey OUR GOAL: Food Security— Access by all people to enough food for an active, healthy life— every day. From hundreds of pounds of food providing emergency food assistance to a handful of people to tens of thousands of pounds of food serving thousands of people, KLF has adjusted to the changing economic realities.
Transcript of Food for Thought February 2009
FoodforThought
Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes913 E Alcott Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 Business: 269.488.2617 / Fax: 269.343.3669Food: 269.343-3663 / Email: [email protected]
February 2009
Website: kzoolf.org
Inside This Issue
Kids Giving to Kids 2
Local Companies Lend a Hand 2
You Can Make A Difference 2
Coming Events 3
The 2009 Feinstein Challenge 3
KLF Annual Report Insert
Celebrations Tributes and Memorials Insert
A Balancing Act
Fast Facts:
KLF served 68,261 people in 2008, 29,000 of whom were children.
KLF can provide 5 days worth of meals for an individual for every $5 donated.
Find out more about the Michigan Food Bank Tax Credit for 2009. Go to www.kzoolf.org for more information
Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes grew out of challenging economic times. We have
a long history of adjusting and rebalancing limited resources within the context of a solid commitment to promoting food security through our emergency food assistance programs. It’s always been a balancing act and we’ve always needed to adjust matching the particular mix of resources with the emergency needs that confronted us.
At the beginning, the work we were doing was often ��������������And since the beginning, it was the combination of donations – both food and time – mixed with dollars that made things work.
From hundreds of pounds of food providing emergency food assistance to a handful of people to the tens of thousands of pounds of food serving thousands of people, KLF has adjusted to the changing economic realities developing a standard of stewardship that the community can rely on.
Today, KLF works through a simple recipe of volunteer time, donations of food, and the funding necessary to support staff, supplement food resources, ensure safety, and support service delivery. How many of us remember the act on The Ed Sullivan
Show where a man spun a table full of plates at the end of tall sticks? It was a balancing act—where if a plate stopped spinning before the fellow got back it crashed dramatically to � ������������������������� ���many plates were spinning, but I do remember thinking that if I were doing the spinning, there would be
a lot of smashed china. Those plates could be a metaphor for the myriad of efforts that together make KLF and the Grocery Pantry Program work.
Today, that standard of stewardship has positioned KLF to adjust yet again to meet today’s reality. That standard requires putting no- and low-cost ��������������������gaps by searching
for the best, low-cost alternative. That standard of stewardship relies on keeping overhead costs low. And, that standard of stewardship has helped staff and volunteers reframe the Grocery Pantry Program in a way that will contain costs while allowing us to address growing need. We’re stepping up to the current challenge and we’re able to do that because you know that you can rely on KLF to steward the resources – food, time, dollars – to meet real-time needs of real people in our community. Not surprisingly, your support is more important today than ever before. Thank you all.
– Anne Wend Lipsey
OUR GOAL: Food Security— Access by all people to enough food for an active, healthy life—every day.
From hundreds of pounds of food providing emergency food assistance to a handful of people to tens of thousands of pounds of food serving thousands of people, KLF has adjusted to the changing economic realities.
Kids Giving to Kids
The holidays are always a difficult time for families that don’t have the resources to
provide meals for their children. In December, KLF received a number of important donations from school groups that conducted food and fund drives so that children and their families in our community would have food for the holidays. Here are some of the amazing results: Kalamazoo West Christian Elementary collected 1701 pounds, bringing their 5 year total to more than 10,000 pounds during their holiday collections.Ryan Intermediate School raised $2006.14 and collected 694 pounds of food.
Kalamazoo Central High School student leadership organized and held a “Stuff the Bus” food drive during their “Week of Caring” in December. In total, students and teachers collected a whopping 4087 pounds of food during the event, which was held at the West Main Harding’s Marketplace.
Gobles High School student, Kurtis Dickerson, planned and held (with the help of students and faculty) a “Concert 4 Life” on December 20. The event, which developed out of his Senior Project, raised $495.00 to be used to purchase food for hungry people.
��� ��� �� ���� �������������� ��meaning of school spirit and giving.
Kalamazoo West Christian Elementary Food Drive
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� Buy: The holidays are over but the need continues to grow. Help KLF keep our shelves stocked this winter by staying tuned to our monthly “wish list,” listed both in our newsletter and online at www.kzoolf.org.
Monthly Wish List: February: Hearty Soups, March: Canned Fruit
� Save: Ever have left over diapers after your child or grandchild has grown out of a particular size? KLF can use those unused leftovers. Please drop them off at our warehouse or call for more information – 488-2617 ext. 213
� Do: Would you like to volunteer but cannot because of your work schedule? KLF is open the 2nd Saturday of every month and would love to see you there. Bring a loved one, too. For more information, call Phyllis Hepp, 488-2617 ext. 210.
You Can Make A Difference
Local Companies Lend a Helping HandA number of companies with local stores extended a helping hand this holiday season. We are very grateful for the local support of these organizations at a time when retailers are also “feeling the pinch.”
Meijer, on Westnedge, donated $1000 for food needs during the holiday season.
Target Distribution Center, provided a $2000 Community Grant to support the KLF Grocery Pantry Program
Local Hardings Market sites once again helped KLF by donating time and money in December. The West Main Hardings donated their parking lot and collected food for the Kalamazoo Central High School’s “Stuff the Bus” food drive supporting Loaves & Fishes. They also hosted the final Lori Moore Cookbook sale of 2008 and contributed $600 in employee donations. The Woodbridge location developed a canned food drive where they matched each can that was donated. They collected 576 pounds of food.
Walmart Corporation, through its local Gull Road store, donated $1000 to KLF for support of food programs.
Sam’s Club, contributed a $1000 community grant to help feed hungry people in our community.
Kalamazoo Central High School “Stuff the Bus” Food Drive
4th & 5th Graders at Ryan Intermediate School
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913 E Alcott, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001 / P: 269.488.2617 / F: 269.343.3669 / E: [email protected] / W: kzoolf.org
KLF February Giving Coupon913 E. Alcott, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 February 2009 – Coupon #67
Honor a loved one this month by donating to Loaves & Fishes in their name.
Fill out and return to KLF: Amount:
Your Name:
In Honor/Memory of:
Their address or address of their family:
Please send your contribution by February 23
KLF March Giving Coupon913 E. Alcott, Kalamazoo, MI 49001
March 2009 – Coupon #68
Amount $Help extend KLF’s buying power by including a contribution this month to go toward
purchasing low cost foods for the Grocery Pantry Program.
Please send your contribution by March 23
Letter Carrier Food Drive Volunteer
Opportunities May 9th
Call 488-2617 ext. 213 for more information.
Volunteer Orientation will be held on
February 10 and
March 10call 488-2617 ext. 210 for more information.
The KLF Annual Meeting
will be held on April 21
(details to follow)
What is Household Food
Security?
Food security—Access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. Food security includes at a minimum
� The ready availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods.
� An assured ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.
The Feinstein FoundationHelp End Hunger in America
37 Alhambra Circle
Cranston, RI 02905
(401) 467-5155
Be a partner in one of the most successful grassroots
campaigns to fight hunger in history. From March 1
through April 30, KLF will participate in the Feinstein
Foundation’s “12th Annual $1 Million Giveaway.”
That means that each donation received during March
and April will count toward this challenge.
The donations can be in the form of cash, check, or
any food item (valued at $1.00 per item) and should
be sent or dropped off to the
KLF Administrative Office
913 E. Alcott Kalamazoo, MI 49001.
Feinstein’s past $1 million challenges to fight hunger
have raised a record $940 million for agencies
nationwide. Help make this year the most successful
yet!
For further questions or information, please contact
Jennifer Johnson, at 488-2617 ext. 213.
Add Your Dollars to the Feinstein Challenge
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Board of DirectorsJan BrownLeatta ByrdPatricia CarlinGeorge ErickcekRobert EzelleBruce GelbaughMartin GlistaLynn Jessel
913 E Alcott
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001
Business Phone: 269.488.2617Food Request Line: 269.343.3663
Fax: 269.343.3669Email: [email protected]
Website: kzoolf.org
Non-Profit
Organization
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OUR MISSION: To expand the availability of emergency food resources and promote the ability of hungry people to feed themselves.
OUR VALUES: �Compassion �Respect� Justice � Integrity�Advocacy
Chris KenneyCheryl KnappSam LealofiDonna McClurkanHarvey MyersHelen NorrisMaija PetersonsMartha Simpson
Staff/Business Office 269.488.2617 ext.Dick Anson, Warehouse Assistant 211 Art Cole, Services Director 207 George Geissel, Bookkeeper 206Kathy Gernaat, Operations Director 212Phyllis Hepp, Project Planner 210Lou Hoekstra, Warehouse Assistant 211
Jennifer Johnson, Com/Volunteer Coordinator 213Deb Josephson, Services Coordinator 214Marv King, Food Director 211Anne Wend Lipsey, Executive Director 208Shelley Markle, Warehouse Assistant 211Sue VanderMeer, Call Center Team Leader 209
Thanks to Lori Moore & WKZO! for dedicating seven of the Lori Moore Cookbook sale dates to Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes, and raising more than $25,000 for hungry people in this community!
Lori Moore at a “Dish to Pass” cookbook signing event.
Celebrations Between 11/4/2008 and 1/9/2009, 2009, gifts were received in honor of those listed below. If your gift arrived after 1/9/2009, 2009, it will appear in the next newsletter.
Gifts to KLF were made in honor of:
Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes: FoodforThought–February 2009
913 E Alcott, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001 / P: 269.488.2617 / F: 269.343.3669 / E: [email protected] / W: kzoolf.org
Karen AdamsIrma Aivars
Ann & Jollie AllenMayor & Mrs. Gary Allen
Jan AndersenMarc Anderson
Frank Arcangeli DDSLora Armstrong
Paul Asmus’ 60th BirthdayJohn Austin & Allison Downey
Robert & Loree BagleyMarie Bahlke
Barb BakerRichard Baker
Brian & Claudia BardenPhil Barry
Lynwood & Chris BartleyNorma Beatriz’ Birthday
Bethany Pantry VolunteersThe Clients of Beyond Words
Jess BlackJoe Black
Linda BlackKaren & Mike Bonn
Carol BradleyJane Brady-Erty
Kathy Breese’ BirthdayMargaret Brigman
Art & Mary BrillBronson Burn & Wound
& Hyperbaric Staff Bronson Family Medicine
ProvidersBronson Park Pantry and KIA
Jan BrownLeighton Brown
Jean & John Buchin FamilyShirley Buege
Jan & Don BundyMary Ann Bush
Bill & Laura ByceLinda Byce-Winklemann
Ann CameronChris & Christie CampbellCraig & Mindy CampbellMark & Kevin Campbell
Missy CapronCavanaugh Family
Sharon CerovskiMicheal & Natalie Chiles and Anna
Jayne ClementRev. Robert Cole
Andrea ConsolattiJesse Consolatti & Family
Karis Consolatti & Mark RobbinsRoark ConsolattiGloria Copeland’s
Faithful Volunteer WorkNorm CopelandAsher Cornelius
Pat & Kevin CornellCox Family
Phil CrawfordRon & Nancy Crowell
Shirley CudjoeBarb Culver
Corinne CumminsLaurie DeHavenDonna Desmond
Andy & Alyce DeVolderLynn Jones & Thomas Dewhirst
James and Lucille Dillon, Sr.Diane Downing
Ed & Karen DzailowskiTom & Nancy Edmonds
Tucky ElliottTom & Bea Ellis
Joe & Nancy EngemannMark Entenman & Family
Robin EntenmanScott Entenman & Family
Juanita ErdosAimee Eubank
Jeffrey EvergreenMolly Fairbanks & Dick Pulaski
Lucy FleckensteinTom & Jean FoghinoBeverly & John Folz
Gagie Preschool’s Caring Teachers
Rosemary & David GardinerMr. & Mrs. Mike Garrett
General Surgery Attending & Resident Staff MSU/KCMSGeneral Surgery Clinic Staff
MSU/KCMSGeneral Surgery Office Staff
MSU/KCMSRichard Glass
Liz & Karl GlennJohn Gorentz
Mr. & Mrs. Holt B. GraceRandy & Polly Graham
Donna GrathElizabeth Griff
Kay GrossScott & Debbie Grosse
Gryphon Place Help-Line Volunteers
John & Kay HaasRuth & Richard Harring
Dan HarrisonNathan Hartmann
Msnr. Michael HazardChuck & Sue Hefner
Mike & Sherri HendersonRay and Sue Hendriksma
Cindy HerzbergDianna HoogerheideConnie & John Houts
Dorothy Howard’s BirthdayRoy & Sandy Howard
Richard & Melissa HubbardShirley & Theron Huffman
Peter HughesBecky Hughson & Andy PriceBob Hunt & Jan Kline-Hunt
Tim & Chris HuntIraq Veterans
Marcia & Dick JacksonSharon Jackson
James Jasiak & StaffKirsten Jennings
Arnie & Debby JohnstonMike & Sheri Jones
Sylvia JonesJosephson’ Parents & Children
Jeanette JuppKalamazoo Businesses
Kat KalanRebecca Boase and Conrad
KaufmanTom & Susan Kavanaugh
Rob & Donna KellerRobert Keller
Robert & Raenell KentHildy Kerney
Father Don KIinglerKathy & Rick Kinas
Mr. & Mrs. John Kittredge & Family
Rob Kittredge & FamilySallie Kittredge’ 80th BirthdayKathy Klaasen’s 60th BirthdayDort Klepper’s 80th Birthday
Ann KneasEvan Kokales
Pastor Suzanne KornowskiJoan Kramer
Bob & Maryhelen KreidlerPatricia & Gerald Kroehn
Ladies Library AssociationTema Lando
Valery & Kimberly LaneAl & Rita LaReau
Dale Latulippe’s RetirementJohn R. Lawlor MD
Sam LealofiRoy & Delores Leftwich
Kristy Lepley & Judy WhitmanMike & Aja Levine
Alvera Lewis & John BannerAnne Wend Lipsey
Denise LisieckiPaul & Mary Lokar
Keith & Marilyn LouwenaarJanell Lovan
Luce & Dannenhauer FamiliesKaryl & Bill Lueck
Charles & Marcia Luken’s 40th Anniversary
Dave & Georgia LundquistLinda Renauld Lutz & Lisa Lutz
Phil LyonMary Marshall
Dave & Ann MartinFran Mason
Mrs. Elizabeth U. MasonGregory Mates
Michael & Nicholas MatesDave Matyas
Julie Mavis DDSDonna & Larry Maycock’s
AnniversaryEd & Becky Mayo
Cathy & Mike McCarthyJim & Ellen McDonald
Gil McWethyJuan Mendez
Mike & Kerry MetzelaarsPeter & Barbara Metzelaars
Bettina MeyerMarilee Miller & Robert Yoder
Sue & Bill MoosekerSandy Morton
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh J. MoserLauren & Kathryn Murphy
Alan A. NathanMr. & Mrs. A.W. Neff
Bill NicholsRick & Karen Nichols
Dick & Pam NivalaHelen Norris
McKenna NorthropSusan & Craig Norton
The Nykaza Family Christmas and Hanukkah
Dr. Roy & Priscilla OltonMiss Carly Orosz
Mrs. Florence OroszSally OssewaardeOyelaran ChildrenStefan Ozminski
Ann ParfetJim & Pat Park
Bill ParkerGordon & Judy Parker
Richard J. ParkerGwen Pearson
The Peoples Food Co-OpKaren Perrine
Kate & Michael PiferAva Plaszczak
John Post LandscapingAnn O. PrattThe Staff of
First Presbyterian ChurhRobert J. Priest
Judy & John ProvancherLaurie & Larry Pruitt
Ruth PushieSally and Tim Putney
Bob ReamMartha A. Ream
Gerald & Diane ReauCatherine Reed
Reynolds FamilyRichland Marriage Encounter Core
Aaron RikerLorie, Koby & Chase Roe
Tom & Elisa Roe & FamilyHank & Joan Rohs
Randy Rose and his sales teamBill & Jane Ryan
Susan & Jeff SackettFriends at
St. Patrick’s Angelican ChurchSally Shaw
Jack & Parker SchassbergerDaniel Schiedel
The 7 Schmidt ChildrenJoe & Becky Schmitt Family
Andy, Katrina & Micha SchreiderCarol Schreiner
Grace Ann SchreuderKathy Schultz & FamilyDavid & Alicia SegulaDylan and MaddisonJack & Gloria Shearer
Lee Ann ShearerBarb & Dave Sheldon
Tributes and Memorials
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Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes: FoodforThought–February 2009 Tributes and Memorials
Celebrations Between 11/4/2008 and 1/9/2009, 2009, gifts were received in memory of those listed below. If your gift arrived after 1/9/2009, 2009, it will appear in the next newsletter.
Gifts to KLF were made in memory of:
Yetta AckersonRobert AmrheinJim & Kay Baker
The Barinka FamilyAna Resseguie Barnes
Janice BarryAlex Beauchamp
Doug BigelowMorris & Wilma Bos
Jim BowenBruno Bragagnini
Dr. John BrownKathy Brusach
August & Mina BubserFlorence & Harold Bulger
Floyd & Helen BurkeyRichard Burlington
Bruce L. BurrowsDonald W. Bussler
Patty “Pumpkin” BuzichPhyllis Carpenter
Duane Chambers, Jr.Audrey Cole
Ann E. CorriganBeverly Corstange
Terri CraftGeorge Craven, Jr.
Tom CrooksCliff Cunningham
Christine DalesDavid Davidoff
Ann DeanVeronica (Ronnie) DeBack
Jerry DimentEvan Ebling
Eugene ErdosRobert Ewert
Jeanne Maltby FahrenbachJerald FinneganForest N. Fisch
Herman & Rose FisherJack H. FisherJohn P. Flynn
Carilee GalliganFred Gay
Esther GeisselMichael Gibert’s Father
Jack GibsonHugh GilliganJim Glidden
Norma GreenawaltLucille Gruizenga
Arthur & Helen HopfingerMarge Hosner
John C. & Mary Jane HowardVera M. HughesValerie Humpley
Phyllis HunterEmmett & Maureen Hurst
Marjorie JohnsonLarry JolliffeSylvia Jones
Tony KancauskiOtto KeanPaul KeanSu Kehres
Paul E. & Helen G. KellyR.L. Ketelaar
Ed KlemGerrit Kloosterman
Bronislaw KochanczykMarguerite Kolb
Henry & Virginia KorinekLois Marion Kowalczyk
John R. KublaCharles & Myrtle Lachstadter
Gabrielle LambertLance Lambert
Vernon LambertBrenda Lancaster
Siuleo LealofiDonald F. Lemons
Laura LemonsDominic (Dic) & Nadia Leonardelli
Elizabeth A. LewisWilliam Lucas
Ann MallEtrole “Jackie” Marcon
Bob MartinLouis Marvin
Paul & Mildred MatyasEarl May
Donna L. MaycockHelen McCartneyMelissa McDonald
Phyllis McGuireMona McKinstry
Joseph MetzelaarsBetty M. Miller
Colleen Pennington MillerRobert A. Miller
Kathy MizeurJoyce Mohberg
Carol MooreTerry Mosher
Helen NederhoedVerne Nelson
Tom NieCharles Northrop
Richard (Dick) L. OlvittJaime Oorbeck
Richard PaintonClara Maxine Patterson
Gene PaulsonStanley G. Peck
Michael J. PhillipsNancy Popke
Anna & Wolfgang RaithBeverly RambertCatherine Reed
Tom RichKirk Richert
Tom RixArlene Robinson
Bonny L. RoeFrances Russell
Pat RussellPat & Jeane Ryan
Kirk RyderMarsha ScheiberWill Schmidgall
Roger Bruce SchultzRobert SechlerHelen Sellers
James & Esther ShileyJohn Sielatycki
Joani SiwikMarshall SkinnerErma Nell Smart
Julie Speese
Frank & Thelma StafinskiJames M. Stephenson
John SteurerJim Sullivan
Donald SwansonJim Swanson
Anne Oas SzalkowskiPaul & June Tackaberry
Evelyn TaskerGeorgia Taylor
Frances “Pauline” TerrellPaul Todd
Andrew & Winnie TruaxSandy VanderBor
Adrian (Ad) VanKesterenRuth Vavra
John & Jo VeldJames L. Vernia
Mr. Jan VisserRoon VisserJim Voissem
Carl VonnegutEmil Vos
Ralph R. WebsterLiz Wedel
Sean WilcoxChristopher Wloch
Larry Jay WrightJames Daniel Wrinkle
Henry YzenbaardKarolyn G. Zook
…Gifts in honor of, continued
Abbey & Andrew SherfickMr. & Mrs. Foster Sherwood
Jim, Joanne, Alex & Evan ShinarJudy Shrimplin
Bruce & Kathy ShurtzDolly Sielatycki
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Siemion & Family
Judy SivakEd Siwik
Pam SiwikTom & Nancy SmallFrieda Smith’s mom
Jan & John Smith
Jenny SmithScott SmithSean Smith
aRoger SnowMarianne SpeckMaggie Sperry
Mr. & Mrs. Sid Stockdale & Family
The Strzyzewski FamilySister Marilyn Sullivan
Brian M. & Michelle TaylorChris & Julie Taylor
Creighten TaylorJody Taylor
Clinton & Etta TeachoutThe Tuesday Bridge Group
Corky ThomasMarilyn Thornburg
Evelyn & Art ThurstonElizabeth Tompkins
Alizabeth Fritz ToweryKay Van Dis
Chuck & Jo Van ZoerenKen & Kathy VanderBroekTerry & Laura VandermeerKim & Margie VanderVelde
John & Mary Veld and Mary’s Birthday
Wagstaff GrandchildrenMsgr. Jess Wald
Janay & Brent WarnerHelen and Jack Wattles
Mike & Stephanie White and Paul
Dick & Judy WhitmanJane Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Charles WilsonRene Wilson
Marc Wiltse & Kathy SlyEllen Winter
Donald WisserTim Wjotynak
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff WoodMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Wood
Mr. Chris WoodBill & Nancy Woods
Brian WoodwardMrs. Jacqueline Wylie
Sammi XuLiz Yoon & Lys Buck
Melissa Yostand to all the families
waiting for their soldiers to come home
