Annual ReportFiscal Year 2018-2019

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Thank you to all the people who came in my life and served as Angels. You are all amazing at what you do. -Estefany A., Optimist Graduate

PROUD OF OUR GRADUATES

OPTIMISTSPRING 2020 OYHFS.ORG BUILDING PRODUC TIVE L IVES

Y O U T H H O M E S & F A M I L Y S E R V I C E S

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Optimist Newsletter Spring 2020A staff publication of OYHFS

Rudy Martinez, Design and GraphicsOptimist Youth Homes & Family Services

6957 N. Figueroa Street L.A., CA 90042 www.OYHFS.org

Advisory Board

Maria BhattachanDoug ButtrickAlan EskotNinette Gharibian

Denise McClainAnnie NuttallEuna Ra-SmithRima SalemTonia Tse

OYHFS Executive StaffSilvio John Orlando, Chief Executive Officer

Our MissionOur mission is to provide innovative and individualized treatment, education, and

support services to children, young adults, and families to better their lives.

Larry BrownSumako CohrsPamela DubenCarmen Gilmore Jim McDonnell Terry McWeeney

Linnie MurphyMichael Seibert Carolyn Sievers Carol Truscott Ron Villachica Lenna Welling

Scott GrahamMalak Kazan Andrew LloydEugene McGrath

Gerrie O’Meara Bill SnyderTom Spiel Ona Wexler Scott Williams

Board OfficersPresident Steven DubenVice President Dennis AndolsekVice President Leslie KingVice President Linda McWeeneySecretary Carol SimmonsTreasurer Leland Lau

Board Members

Colin Barr Mary Lea Carroll Terry Chapman David D’AlvarezCarlos Diaz Jim Gruettner Marv Kaye Leslie KingLila Laviano Mary Mohammad Shehab Mohammad Barbara Moore

Larry Moore George Murphy Walter Njboke Adriana Orlando Cindy Osbrink Susie Parker Jennifer Parker-Stanton Michaela Pereira Deborah Racine Bernie Roswig Gina Shafer Cheri Smith Larry K. Smith

Carolyn Rodriguez, Co-Chair Ona Wexler, Co-Chair

Past Board Presidents (non-voting)

Immediate Past Board PresidentDee Gadbury

ContentsCover Story Continued Page 6

Happenings at Optimist Page 4-6

Optimist Staff Spotlights Page 7

Alumnus Spotlight Page 8

Annual Report Page 9-12

Hawaiian Raffle Page 13

Volunteer Spotlights Page 14-15

Donor Recognition Page 17-20

Upcoming Events Back Cover

This past holiday season was a joyous and lively time for the youth we serve thanks to many of our generous supporters and the funds raised from our holiday appeal. Here are just some of the highlights:

Those youth living on campus were treated to a holiday party in our gymnasium which featured a magician, comedian, and various animal acts, including world-famous Frisbee Dogs. After the festivities, each child received a gigantic Christmas stocking packed full of goodies courtesy of our generous Advisory Board members. On Christmas Day, our youth were invited to attend a private movie screening and lunch at a restaurant in downtown Los Angeles. This special Christmas Day wouldn’t have been possible without the generosity of Denise McCain-Tharnstrom and Charles Tharnstrom. Ona Wexler, Advisory Board Chair, continued a twenty-seven-year-old tradition of accompanying and sponsoring our female foster residents to dinner and a movie on Christmas Eve.

Just as he’s done for the past nine years, Ron Villachica, Governing Board member, hosted a New Year’s Eve party in our gymnasium on campus.

Valley View Church of the Nazarene continued their tradition of sponsoring a holiday party including a magnificent lunch and a visit from Santa with gifts in tow! All of our foster children and their foster parents, along with the biological children of our foster parents, were invited.

I cannot thank you all enough for your contributions. Because of our supporters, we were able to brighten the holidays for so many youth and families. I would also like to acknowledge and thank the S. Mark Taper, Rose Hills, and Parsons foundations for their very generous grants contributing to our general operating funds. These foundations have been long-time supporters of our organization. Foundations such as these not only believe in our mission but remain confident in supporting our organization due to our low administrative costs. Keeping costs low results in 87%+ of our total funds going directly to programs benefiting the many children and families we serve each year.

Enclosed in this edition is our 2018-2019 Annual Report which summarizes both programmatic and financial activity for the organization and is based on our independent auditor’s report.

As we usher in a new decade, I am delighted to welcome Annie Nuttall to our executive team as the new Chief Advancement and Communications Officer. Annie comes to us with several years of senior management experience in similar roles. I am also pleased to announce new management positions for three of our long-term staff members. David Tribbey, who has been with the agency for 30 years, has become the Director of the Foster Family and Adoptions Agency; Ninette Gharibian, LMFT, is now the Director of Residential Services; and Rima Salem, LMFT, was recently named the Director of Outpatient Mental Health Services. I feel confident they will all provide effective and innovative leadership to their departments.

As we move forward in the new year, I would like to thank all of our dedicated volunteers and supporters for their past support and hope they will continue in the future. I feel confident that this will be one of our best years yet.

O p t i m i s t Yo u t h H o m e s & F a m i l y S e r v i c e s

32020 SPRING NEWSLETTER Thank You For Your Support! Please Visit Us at www.OYHFS.org

WELCOMEA message from our CEO

Sil Orlando, Chief Executive Officer

ContentsCover Story Continued Page 6

Happenings at Optimist Page 4-6

Optimist Staff Spotlights Page 7

Alumnus Spotlight Page 8

Annual Report Page 9-12

Hawaiian Raffle Page 13

Volunteer Spotlights Page 14-15

Donor Recognition Page 17-20

Upcoming Events Back Cover

4 2019 WINTER NEWSLETTER Thank You For Your Support! Please Visit Us at www.OYHFS.org

The Optimist Advisory Board held their 12th Annual Stocking Stuffing Party to create 60, three-foot tall stockings filled with gifts for the residents.

The holidays can be a challenging time of year for some of our Optimist children, and we are very grateful to the many supporters who brought a smile to the youth and their families this holiday season.

Holiday Cheer

Bita Ghatan and the wonderful volunteers from A.L.L. (Acceptance.Love.Leadership) Campaign organized a holiday dinner and provided gifts and music for the children.

FosterAll and Bel Air Church hosted a memorable event to share the joy of the season with female residents.

Pastor Kristi Cashman and Bel Air Church taught our female residents how to make a vision board.

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HAPPENINGSAT OPTIMIST

Optimist Youth Homes and Family

Services hosted its annual Tree Lighting

Ceremony joined by Board members,

Optimist Club members, and community

supporters. The festivities included songs

performed by our residents, a visit from

Santa, and the ceremonious countdown

to light the tree and other decorations that

lined the campus.

Valley View Church of the Nazarene in Lancaster sponsored a magnificent holiday party for our foster families.

Thank you to the Sassounian, Bilkiss and Boostanfar families for dropping off donations during the holidays.

Calabasas Rotary Club held a cupcake decorating contest at the Pacific Lodge campus where all the participants received certificates and goodies.

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Rotary Club of Woodland Hills pampered the girls with a spa night at the Pacific Lodge campus, offering mini-facials, manicures, and hair care services.

6A booth at the event also featured a wide selection of pottery made by our residents. The proceeds from each pottery piece sold was deposited directly into the resident’s account. We are so grateful to the Festival of Trees

Committee Members and the many volunteers and attendees who make this event possible.

EVENTS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE

67th Annual Optimist Festival of Trees raised $20,000 for Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services!

PROUD OF OUR GRADUATESCover Story

“Thank you to all

the people who

came in my life and

served as Angels.

You are all amazing

at what you do.” -Estefany A.

At Optimist Charter School’s graduation and awards ceremony, students are recognized for their outstanding accomplishments. This winter, graduates delivered speeches in front of an audience of invited guests and the entire student body. One of the graduates, Estefany A., delivered a powerful and heartfelt commencement speech. She has graciously allowed us to share it with our Optimist family of supporters. A special thanks to the education staff who work so diligently for our students’ success.

First, I would like to thank God for giving me a second opportunity to rebuild my life. I would like to thank both my parents—my mom for not giving up on me and Dad for all his effort and love. I want to thank all my teachers, beginning from 3rd grade to now. Thank you to all the people who came in my life and served as Angels. You are all amazing at what you do.

My plans for the future are to attend trade school for mechanics, and then I would like to take a further step in my education and become a successful therapist to help kids both like yourself and myself.

My advice for everyone would be to find who you are. That way you don’t get misguided by everything that is out in this world. Love yourself enough to not be a product of your environment, use your anger, use your sensitivity, use your mouth, and use your fears to all make the best out of yourself. You guys might not understand my words right at this moment, but your heart will hear me.

Lastly, everything I’ve accomplished by far goes to my daughter because she deserves this and more.

-Estefany A.

67th Annual Optimist Festival of Trees raised $20,000 for Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services!

Our employees bring their best to work every single day!

STAFF HEROMaggie Williams

The Optimist Employee Service Awards Luncheon is held each year to honor dedicated staff members with many years of excellent service. We congratulate and thank our staff for a job well done! Congratulations

Wendy Escobar for being recognized as 2019 Optimist Employee of the Year.

“You have to love what you do to give your best to the children of Optimist!” - Maggie Williams

Anyone who meets Maggie Williams will tell you she is a true cheerleader for the agency.

Maggie began her career in 1989 as a childcare

worker in a group home setting and then later

transitioned to a certified nursing assistant.

Maggie joined Optimist as a childcare worker at

our Eagle Rock Group Home (today an STRTP) in

2011. In 2015, she was promoted to Group Home

Manager at our Mission Hills facility where she

continues to work today.

Maggie has demonstrated true “ownership”

of the house and cares for the residents as if

they were her own family. Said to be “firm but

fair,” Maggie is well respected for setting high

expectations for the team she manages and is

admired by the boys who have gone through

the program. She is also an excellent teacher.

In addition to be being an employee, Maggie

is also a donor, and she contributes to OYHFS

through our employee giving program. Recently,

she was nominated and selected as an “Optimist

Ambassador” due to her devotion, work ethic,

and genuine compassion for those we serve.

We now add to her praises by naming her as this

edition’s Staff Hero, an overdue honor!

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Pacific Lodge really

was the foundation

I needed for growth,

discipline, education,

structure, and

guidance.

-Robert Lopez

Robert Lopez, known professionally as Robert Factor Former resident at our Pacific Lodge Campus 1966 - 1968.

Pacific Lodge gave me a sense of family, structure, and discipline that I didn’t have before.

As a kid, I always wanted to be a gangster like Al Capone, John Dillinger, or Bonnie & Clyde. I lived in South Central Los Angeles then moved to Pacoima and Van Nuys.

My mother had me when she was 16 and had four more kids in her 20’s. She was a kid trying to raise kids. She worked long hours and was married four times. I didn’t find out who my father was until I was in junior high school. He was in San Quentin prison and had been a heroin addict along with my uncle, step-father, and two of my brothers.

There was no discipline at home, and I really can’t remember having a birthday party as a kid. I was in my last semester of junior high when I came to live at Pacific Lodge. My mother’s boyfriend had promised her the world, but, of course, these promises were for her and not her kids. She placed us in foster care, and I ended up at Pacific Lodge (PL). The court promised my brother would be placed with me, but sadly that never happened.

I remember being lonely when “visiting Sunday” came around. I didn’t have many visits or “home trips.” It actually turned out to be a good thing because I got to go on camping trips and movie nights. I always loved the movies and still do.

Pacific Lodge gave me the discipline and structure I was lacking. To this day, I still make my bed first thing in the morning as we had to do here at the Lodge.

I was involved in sports while at PL and won the “Sportsmanship Award” and “Scholarship Award” for working hard and having the best grades my first year. I had a sense of “worth” again. I also joined the cast of a Christmas play. Before PL, I never would have imagined “acting” being part of my life.

I was fortunate enough to have a wonderful house “mother” and the boss man, Mr. Murphy (Murph). I really looked up to him. I worked in the kitchen making sandwiches for our lunches and also did a couple of jobs off grounds.

I ran away, and with another guy, I stole a car. We were caught, and I was subsequently sent to Sylmar Juvenile Hall. By the time I was released, I had lost what I had at PL. I continued to get into trouble, earned a nice little rap sheet, and had no direction. My life changed again when I had to take care of my 19-month-old baby sister who was left fatherless after my stepfather died of an overdose. I made a promise to her that I would no longer take drugs and would straighten out my life … which I did. After being told I was a “funny guy,” I enrolled at Valley College to see if I had any potential, and I fell in love with theatre. I’ve never looked back. Since then, I have acted in 97 plays, several films, and TV shows and written several plays, short films, and two feature films. I’ve also won multiple awards at film festivals for my acting, writing, and producing. I have also been writing poetry for years and picked up a few awards for that along the way as well.

I never thought about it much or even recognized what the Lodge did for me until I thought where I could have been today without it, or if I would even be around today. Pacific Lodge really was the foundation I needed for growth, discipline, education, structure, and guidance.

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Visit Us at www.OYHFS.org

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Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services 6957 N. F igueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90042

Tel : 323-443-3175 Website : OYHFS.org

ANNUAL REPORT

Our mission is to provide innovative and individualized treatment, education, and

support services to children, young adults, and families to better their lives.

Visit Us OYHFS.org

20182019Fiscal Year

Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services has come a long way since our humble beginnings on the Strickland’s chicken ranch 114 years ago. Optimist’s programs have grown tremendously while staying true to our original purpose of providing high-risk children with not just a home, but hope. Since our inception, Optimist has continued its mission of providing innovative and individualized treatment, education, and support services to children, young adults, and families to better their lives.

Since entering its second century, Optimist has become one of the largest residential treatment programs serving high-risk youth in California. A non-profit 501(c)3 corporation, we provide the following comprehensive programs and services for at-risk children and families: Residential and Behavioral Care, Community Based Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs, a Charter School, Vocational Services, Cultural Arts, Community & Residential Mental Health Services, Mentoring, Family Finding, Foster Care & Adoption Services, Wraparound Services, and Aftercare. Our biggest accomplishment is making a difference in the lives of the youth we serve. Approximately 50% of our youth go on to attend classes at a college or vocational training school upon their graduation from our

charter high school. Optimist is a beacon of hope and opportunity, providing high-risk youth with the resources to rebuild their lives.

We are proud of our low administrative costs that are consistently 12% or less, meaning that 88% of funds received directly benefit the children and families served.

ASSETSCash & Bank Deposits 4,482,915Receivables (Net) 2,841,688Pledges Receivable 133,122Investments (Securities & Bonds) 5,226,443Split Interest Agreement 15,391Prepaids & Other Assets 124,670Property & Equipment (Net) 10,046,514

Total Assets $ 22,870,743

LIABILITIESAccounts Payable 3,670,711Accrued Liabilities 1,761,992Accrued Unemployment Liability 25,094Lines of credit 0Notes Payable ----------

Total Liabilities 5,457,797 Net Assets 17,412,946

Total Liabilities & Net Assets $ 22,870,743

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 ADMINISTRATION AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL ExPENSIVE TRENDS

ETHNICITYHISPANIC OR LATINO 57.3%NON-HISPANIC OR NON-LATINO 42.7% WHITE/CAUCASIAN 65.5% BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN 27.6% MULTI-RACIAL 4.5% AMERICAN INDIAN/NATIVE AMERICAN 0.3% NATIVE AMERICAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER 0.3% ASIAN 1.0% NOT LISTED/UNKNOWN 0.8%

ETHNICITY STATISTICS AGENCY WIDETRENDS IN REVENUE AND ExPENSES

201725,233,12025,104,596

201620,436,17120,168,912

201522,056,03921,727,487

201828,492,60128,782,654

REVENUE: $27,399,082 EXPENSES: $27,489,472$ 30,000,000

$ 25,000,000

$ 20,000,000

$ 15,000,000

$ 10,000,000

$ 5,000,000

UNRESTRICTIVE NET ASSETS

2018201720162015 2019

$ 15,500,000

$ 15,000,000

$ 14,500,000

$ 14,000,000

$ 13,500,000

$ 13,000,000

2018201720162015 2019

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

201927,399,08227,489,472

Annual Report 2018-2019Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services

Fiscal Year

Our Programs & Services

Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTP’s): The main campus houses boys while our Pacific Lodge campus houses girls. Between the ages of 12 to 21, these youth are referred by probation and child welfare departments throughout the state. Therapists, counselors, and educators are assigned to each child and their families to craft individual treatment plans. The youth and their families are involved in therapies with a focus on Trauma Informed Care. Ancillary therapies are also available including art, movement, music, and pet therapies.

Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS): We offer one-on-one TBS to our clients to ensure that they can remain in the least restrictive environment possible and can transition between treatment levels when necessary.

Recreation and Leisure Activities: The Recreation Department provides a variety of on and off-grounds activities for the residents to teach them the meaning of healthy, pro-social leisure time activity.

Four Community Based Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs: Community-based STRTP’s throughout Los Angeles County (two of which are for girls) offer residents an alternative approach to living on the main campus. Some residents are graduates of our main campus who no longer need its more formal structure, thereby enabling a quick transition into mainstream community living.

Foster Care & Adoption Services: Our Foster Family & Adoption Agency (FFA) was established to find loving, safe, temporary and permanent homes for infants, children, and teens. Professional social workers and staff recruit, train, and certify foster and adoptive parents and provide regular follow-up care.

Mentoring: A caring, trusting relationship between a youth and an adult mentor can provide encouragement in all areas of a youth’s life. Mentors can provide tutoring and educational assistance, guiding higher educational and professional aspirations while modeling an appropriate, supportive adult figure.

Project Fatherhood: These support groups are designed to help fathers become more involved in their children’s lives. Residents who are fathers learn to develop strong paternal skills and the fathers or male role-models of our residents are also encouraged to attend. Additionally, there is a “Significant Others” group for relatives (aunts, grandparents, etc.) to foster improved relationships with the residents.

Optimist Charter School: Optimist Charter School is authorized by the Los Angeles County Office of Education, a member of LAC-SELPA, and is WASC accredited with a 10:1 student-teacher ratio. Special Education needs are respected, and students are offered academic classes and electives.

Family Finding: Children in the foster care system often feel completely alone. Our Family Finding Program attempts to locate, connect, and establish relationships that have been lost between foster children and relatives and may be able to provide new direction and stability to a child.

Mental Health Services: In partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, we offer individual and family counseling sessions for our residential and foster family placed children and their families, as well as community-based services for children and families in need. Program graduates who reside in Los Angeles County receive follow-up via aftercare services.

Community Mental Health Programs: Optimist’s Community Mental Health Programs are in place to stabilize families and avoid institutional placement of their children. Clinics are located in Los Angeles, Woodland Hills, and Palmdale. We also offer treatment services to those incarcerated in L.A. County Juvenile Halls and provide comprehensive mental health services in several school settings.

Wraparound Program: Wraparound is a community-based program that utilizes a team approach from therapists, parent-partners, case managers, and facilitators to provide services in the home and community. This program attempts to do “whatever it takes” to support the child remaining in the home and with the family.

Annual Report 2018-2019

QualityWe provide quality service, while striving for continuous

improvement

IntegrityWe embody honesty and

accountability in all our interactions with clients

and staff

RespectWe treat all staff, clients,

and their families with the respect and dignity

they deserve

AdvocacyWe serve as constant advocates for the best interests of our clients

and their families

DiversityWe value and honor the

diversity of our clientsand staff

Fiscal Year

Scott GrahamAndrew LloydEugene McGrath

Gerrie O’Meara Tom Spiel Ona WexlerScott Williams

Past Presidents (Non-Voting)

Immediate Past Presidents

Dee Gadbury Bill Snyder

Annual Report 2018-2019Fiscal Year

Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services

Our MissionOur mission is to provide innovative and individualized treatment, education, and support services to children,

young adults, and families to better their lives.

Larry Brown Sumako CohrsPamela DubenJack EvansDeborah Kent ClarkJim McDonnellTerry McWeeney

Linnie Murphy Michael SeibertCarolyn SieversCarol SimmonsCarol Truscott Ron Villachica Lenna Welling

Board OfficersPresident Malak KazanVice President Dennis AndolsekVice President Steven DubenVice President Leslie KingSecretary Linda McWeeneyTreasurer Leland Lau

Board Members

Fiscal Year 2018-19

Charitable Gifts in FY 2018- 2019Total raised: $1,051,276

GRANTS

PLANNED GIFTS

MAJOR GIFTS

SPECIAL EVENTS & RAFFLE

ANNUAL SUPPORT

29%

17%

6%

23%

25%

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Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services

14 For volunteer opportunities, visit us at www.OYHFS.org.

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHTS

Memorialize Your Commitment To

Optimist

Photo L-R: Eva Hainer and Sheri Polak

We are grateful to our wonderful volunteers

who give their time and talent to Optimist

Youth Homes & Family Services.

Meet Eva Hainer, a member of Rotary Club of

Woodland Hills and volunteer at our Pacific

Lodge campus for many years.

Introduced to our organization through her friend

Sheri Polak, Eva enjoys spending time with the

Optimist residents. She recently led a holiday

card making workshop at the Lodge. Our girls

made beautiful greeting cards for West Hills

Health & Rehab Center patients and delivered

them in December. It was an amazing experience

for our residents.

Show your support or honor a loved one by placing a name on a personalized engraved tile in the Optimist Youth Homes Everychild Youth Learning Center building at the main campus.

Large tiles (12” x 12”) $500

Small tiles (6” x 6”) $250

Interested? Please contact the Development Department at

323-443-3022 or info@oyhfs.org

by June 1, 2020.

Your tax-deductible support will make a lasting impact both today and for decades to come on the children who come here for help.

Tiles will be inscribed in late June. Due to the labor and costs involved, we submit only one order per year.

2020 OYHFS SPRING NEWSLETTER

I really enjoyed this DJ workshop. Thank you, Greg!!! -Optimist Resident

I first learned about Optimist when I was invited to attend a fundraising event, and I was convinced I needed to be involved in some way.

I was reminded of the everyday struggles I faced growing up and how those decisions can easily lead down the wrong path. When I was a teen, many of my friends went down the wrong path. Fortunately, at the age of 13, I was introduced to DJ’ing through my older brother. I truly believe it is what kept me out of trouble and also led me to who I am today.

I worked with the staff at Optimist to create a DJ workshop that would be a fun, hands-on experience for the youth. The workshop has been taking place weekly for over three months now, and attendance has grown each week. It has been such a rewarding experience for the students and for me. Due to my own personal experience, I relate to the challenges and pressures the students face, and I hope I can make a difference in their lives.

Greg, thank you very much for making a difference.

Greg is offering DJ classes to the boys at our main campus.

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Greg Lopez, Optimist Volunteer

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“ Building Productive Lives Since

1906 “

“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” -Oprah Winfrey

Become a Mentor!The Mentoring Program is designed

to match both male and female clients between the ages of 12-18

with an adult mentor. One-on-one mentors commit to meeting with their mentees at least eight hours

per month for one (1) year.

For more information, please email us volunteer@oyhfs.org.

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Estate Planning Other Optimist Memorable

With Gratitude

Please remember to include Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services in your estate planning. A bequest can help us serve future generations. Need assistance? Annie Nuttall, Chief Advancement and Communications Officer, is available to talk with you confidentially about your gift and estate plans and to help you in finding a qualified attorney.

323-443-3023 anuttall@oyhfs.org

AnonymousSal BalsamoJoseph BinningRonna & Larry BrownCerritos Optimist Club FoundationPenelope & Theodore ClarkMary Jane Cooper Estate of Gerald Edward Stutzman & Guyola Maria StutzmanEstate of Lois & Archie Hardy Festival of Trees CommitteeGary Troy FoundationGoodwin Family Memorial TrustGot Propane Inc.Julie & Don HopfJanice & Stuart KaiserPhyllis & Marv Kaye

King Nutronics CorporationGladys & Al LandeggerPeter LevineLon V. Smith FoundationLos Angeles Optimist Youth FoundationLos Angeles Water and Power Employees’ Association, Inc.Lowe’s Charitable & Educational FoundationMilo W. Bekins FoundationDoris & Greg MortonGeorge Murphy NWF Advisory Group OneDigitalCindy OsbrinkVictoria & Calvin Owens Pacific Palisades Optimist Club Pacific Union Community Giving Fund

Pasadena Optimist ClubPaul Preston Ralph M. Parsons FoundationRose Hills FoundationRotary Club of Woodland Hills S. Mark Taper FoundationJan & Ian Teague Jeff Moscaret & Valerie Tesauro The Audrey and Sydney Irmas Charitable Foundation The Clyde and Mary Lou Porter Foundation The Green Foundation The Hainer FoundationThe Osbrink AgencyUnion Bank FoundationUS Bank Variety-the Children’s Charity of Southern California Visionary Women Leslie King & Robert Welther

Woodland Hills Woman’s Club and Emmy award winning makeup artist, Shashana Kaplan offered a makeup class to the girls at our Pacific Lodge campus.

The 2019 holiday appeal was one of the most successful to date with over $131,200 raised. We are grateful to all our loyal and new supporters for including us in their year-end allocations.

Going above and beyondWe’re aware of how many organizations there are to choose from, and we are fortunate to have several donors fall under our Major Donor Category ($5,000+) for the 2019 calendar year. Thank you for believing so strongly in our mission so that we may continue helping as many at-risk youth and families as possible.

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OYHFS Honor Roll of Donors

OYHFS Honor Roll of Donors November 1, 2019 to February 15, 2020

Friends $250 - $999* Roberta Armijo Megan & Colin Barr Bella Vista Optimist Club of Montebello Anita & Joel Boxer Brigade Pest Management Don Brockway Ronna and Larry Brown Burbank-Magnolia Park Optimist Club Doug Buttrick Julie & Terry L. Carius Norma Cuenca Jen & David D’Alvarez Cheryl Downey & Larry Owens James & Cindy Dunn Alan Eskot Estate of Mary Barnyak Angela Etchison Farrokh Fathian Stephanie Ferguson Annie Nuttall & Michael Foodman Forest Family Foundation Anna & Jesse Fox James Gibson, III Ronald Goode Elliot Gross Jim Gruettner Lily & Beaumont Hall Paul Hutchins Kensington Optimist Club of San Diego Vijaya Kumari Frumeh Labow Gina Leggio Los Angeles Central City Optimist Fdn. Los Angeles Optimist Youth Fdn. Robert Lurie Pamela & Dr. Alvin Markovitz Ann & Mike Matthiessen Cathy McCutcheon Charles Meyers Pasadena Motorcycle Club Rosenheim & Associates, Inc. Donald Scott Sheldon & Kelsey Liber Charitable Fund Steven Smith Cydney Stewart & David Hovda Christine Taylor Tonia Tse Sharon & Lee Underwood Miguel Villegas Sondra & Norman Weinstock William and Sonia Pindler Family Fdn. Maggie Williams Wondery, Inc. Woodland Hills Woman’s Club

*cumulative

Benefactor $25,000 - $99,999* Gary Troy Foundation S. Mark Taper Foundation

Mentor $10,000 - $24,999* Edwin and Susan Virgin Charitable Trust Festival of Trees Committee Julie & Don Hopf Laugh Factory Inc. Peter A. Levine Milo W. Bekins Foundation Doris & Greg Morton Victoria & Calvin H. Owens

Guardian $5,000 - $9,999* Anonymous Theodore & Penelope Clark Janice & Stuart Kaiser Phyllis & Marv Kaye LA84 Foundation Lon V. Smith Foundation Jeff Moscaret & Valerie Tesauro George Murphy NWF Advisory Group Osbrink Agency Pacific Union Community Giving Fund Paul Preston Rotary Club of Woodland Hills Union Bank Foundation

Sponsor $1,000 - $4,999* Anonymous Carolyn Arthur Blue Bonnett Inc. Cerritos Optimist Club Foundation Sumako Cohrs Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation Lisa & Mark Henzel In-N-Out Burger Foundation Los Angeles Water & Power Employees’ Association Inc. Luxe Homecare, Inc. David Marquez Denise McCain-Tharnstrom & Charles Tharnstrom Randall Mehl Adrienne Morea Sandy & Brian Oard Adriana & Sil Orlando Susie & Harold Parker Pasadena Optimist Club Deborah & Norman Racine Roy E. Crummer Foundation Karen & William Skinner Lana & Jim Speer Beverly & Richard Testwuide Rita Villalobos Westchester County Homeowners Assoc. Wexler Family Foundation William H. Hannon Foundation Betty Zonker

Memorials In Loving Memory of: Bill Bertrand Della Bertrand William Bertrand Ben and Anne Binch Frank Binch Robert Connelly Patricia Connelly

Acie Estes Alan Estes

Al Levine Harriet & Richard Chase

Inez Lui Lilly & Beaumont Hall

Benjamin Malone Keith Malone

Lionel Matthes Jan Speer

Annette Nickell Susan Nickell

Jon Olin Roberta Armijo Kortney Barnes Patricia & Gary Cox Pauline & John Deeter Steven Doris Aurora D. Hill Fred Huang Janice P. & Gregory A. Kanteres Priscilla Labovitz Laurie A. Levesque Abigail Lynn Laurence Nelson Linda & Gary Oseransky Cynthia Savala Janice Shafer Reve Shapard The Lazar Family Timothy Ward Wondery, Inc.

Elizabeth “Betty” Preston Virginia J. Cromwell Paul Preston Victoria A. Rogers

M. Rudy Radofsky Mary Alvarado

Jack Ricketts Shirley Mae Ricketts

Marty Salzman Phoebe & Jack Patterson

Bly Schwerking Patricia & Arthur Pierce

Gabriel W. Villalobos Rita Villalobos

Honorariums In Honor of: Dennis Andolsek David Dickson Kensington O.C. of San Diego Patsy & Albert Wong

Bill & Della Bertrand Susan & Jim Rondou

Della Bertrand William Bertrand

Harriet Chase Shirley Friedman-Chase

Dr. William Chun Hoon Riz & Jerome Tong

Louis Deeter Pauline & John Deeter

Steve & Pam Duben Patricia & Gerald Dykhouse

Alan Eskot Anita & Joel Boxer

Rowan Klatt Klatt Family

Jerry Levine Victoria & Calvin H. Owens

Lucy Allyson Self-Stoico

Haissa Mellott Silvana Mellott

Optimist Club Members (Active) Wallace Takata

Sil Orlando Julia & Marc Gronovitz

Cindy Osbrink Tiffany Lyon

Osbrink Agency Jessica Golden

Juliana Restivo Rosa & Vince Restivo

Jessica Riley Rebecca Baltutis

Richard Salcido Jeff Salcido

Alex Tritch Mary Lynch

Ara Zenobians Kenneth & Christina Barshinger

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OYHFS Honor Roll of Donors November 1, 2019 to February 15, 2020

Friends $250 - $999* Roberta Armijo Megan & Colin Barr Bella Vista Optimist Club of Montebello Anita & Joel Boxer Brigade Pest Management Don Brockway Ronna and Larry Brown Burbank-Magnolia Park Optimist Club Doug Buttrick Julie & Terry L. Carius Norma Cuenca Jen & David D’Alvarez Cheryl Downey & Larry Owens James & Cindy Dunn Alan Eskot Estate of Mary Barnyak Angela Etchison Farrokh Fathian Stephanie Ferguson Annie Nuttall & Michael Foodman Forest Family Foundation Anna & Jesse Fox James Gibson, III Ronald Goode Elliot Gross Jim Gruettner Lily & Beaumont Hall Paul Hutchins Kensington Optimist Club of San Diego Vijaya Kumari Frumeh Labow Gina Leggio Los Angeles Central City Optimist Fdn. Los Angeles Optimist Youth Fdn. Robert Lurie Pamela & Dr. Alvin Markovitz Ann & Mike Matthiessen Cathy McCutcheon Charles Meyers Pasadena Motorcycle Club Rosenheim & Associates, Inc. Donald Scott Sheldon & Kelsey Liber Charitable Fund Steven Smith Cydney Stewart & David Hovda Christine Taylor Tonia Tse Sharon & Lee Underwood Miguel Villegas Sondra & Norman Weinstock William and Sonia Pindler Family Fdn. Maggie Williams Wondery, Inc. Woodland Hills Woman’s Club

*cumulative

Benefactor $25,000 - $99,999* Gary Troy Foundation S. Mark Taper Foundation

Mentor $10,000 - $24,999* Edwin and Susan Virgin Charitable Trust Festival of Trees Committee Julie & Don Hopf Laugh Factory Inc. Peter A. Levine Milo W. Bekins Foundation Doris & Greg Morton Victoria & Calvin H. Owens

Guardian $5,000 - $9,999* Anonymous Theodore & Penelope Clark Janice & Stuart Kaiser Phyllis & Marv Kaye LA84 Foundation Lon V. Smith Foundation Jeff Moscaret & Valerie Tesauro George Murphy NWF Advisory Group Osbrink Agency Pacific Union Community Giving Fund Paul Preston Rotary Club of Woodland Hills Union Bank Foundation

Sponsor $1,000 - $4,999* Anonymous Carolyn Arthur Blue Bonnett Inc. Cerritos Optimist Club Foundation Sumako Cohrs Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation Lisa & Mark Henzel In-N-Out Burger Foundation Los Angeles Water & Power Employees’ Association Inc. Luxe Homecare, Inc. David Marquez Denise McCain-Tharnstrom & Charles Tharnstrom Randall Mehl Adrienne Morea Sandy & Brian Oard Adriana & Sil Orlando Susie & Harold Parker Pasadena Optimist Club Deborah & Norman Racine Roy E. Crummer Foundation Karen & William Skinner Lana & Jim Speer Beverly & Richard Testwuide Rita Villalobos Westchester County Homeowners Assoc. Wexler Family Foundation William H. Hannon Foundation Betty Zonker

Memorials In Loving Memory of: Bill Bertrand Della Bertrand William Bertrand Ben and Anne Binch Frank Binch Robert Connelly Patricia Connelly

Acie Estes Alan Estes

Al Levine Harriet & Richard Chase

Inez Lui Lilly & Beaumont Hall

Benjamin Malone Keith Malone

Lionel Matthes Jan Speer

Annette Nickell Susan Nickell

Jon Olin Roberta Armijo Kortney Barnes Patricia & Gary Cox Pauline & John Deeter Steven Doris Aurora D. Hill Fred Huang Janice P. & Gregory A. Kanteres Priscilla Labovitz Laurie A. Levesque Abigail Lynn Laurence Nelson Linda & Gary Oseransky Cynthia Savala Janice Shafer Reve Shapard The Lazar Family Timothy Ward Wondery, Inc.

Elizabeth “Betty” Preston Virginia J. Cromwell Paul Preston Victoria A. Rogers

M. Rudy Radofsky Mary Alvarado

Jack Ricketts Shirley Mae Ricketts

Marty Salzman Phoebe & Jack Patterson

Bly Schwerking Patricia & Arthur Pierce

Gabriel W. Villalobos Rita Villalobos

Honorariums In Honor of: Dennis Andolsek David Dickson Kensington O.C. of San Diego Patsy & Albert Wong

Bill & Della Bertrand Susan & Jim Rondou

Della Bertrand William Bertrand

Harriet Chase Shirley Friedman-Chase

Dr. William Chun Hoon Riz & Jerome Tong

Louis Deeter Pauline & John Deeter

Steve & Pam Duben Patricia & Gerald Dykhouse

Alan Eskot Anita & Joel Boxer

Rowan Klatt Klatt Family

Jerry Levine Victoria & Calvin H. Owens

Lucy Allyson Self-Stoico

Haissa Mellott Silvana Mellott

Optimist Club Members (Active) Wallace Takata

Sil Orlando Julia & Marc Gronovitz

Cindy Osbrink Tiffany Lyon

Osbrink Agency Jessica Golden

Juliana Restivo Rosa & Vince Restivo

Jessica Riley Rebecca Baltutis

Richard Salcido Jeff Salcido

Alex Tritch Mary Lynch

Ara Zenobians Kenneth & Christina Barshinger

OYHFS Honor Roll of Donors November 1, 2019 to February 15, 2020

Friends $250 - $999* Roberta Armijo Megan & Colin Barr Bella Vista Optimist Club of Montebello Anita & Joel Boxer Brigade Pest Management Don Brockway Ronna and Larry Brown Burbank-Magnolia Park Optimist Club Doug Buttrick Julie & Terry L. Carius Norma Cuenca Jen & David D’Alvarez Cheryl Downey & Larry Owens James & Cindy Dunn Alan Eskot Estate of Mary Barnyak Angela Etchison Farrokh Fathian Stephanie Ferguson Annie Nuttall & Michael Foodman Forest Family Foundation Anna & Jesse Fox James Gibson, III Ronald Goode Elliot Gross Jim Gruettner Lily & Beaumont Hall Paul Hutchins Kensington Optimist Club of San Diego Vijaya Kumari Frumeh Labow Gina Leggio Los Angeles Central City Optimist Fdn. Los Angeles Optimist Youth Fdn. Robert Lurie Pamela & Dr. Alvin Markovitz Ann & Mike Matthiessen Cathy McCutcheon Charles Meyers Pasadena Motorcycle Club Rosenheim & Associates, Inc. Donald Scott Sheldon & Kelsey Liber Charitable Fund Steven Smith Cydney Stewart & David Hovda Christine Taylor Tonia Tse Sharon & Lee Underwood Miguel Villegas Sondra & Norman Weinstock William and Sonia Pindler Family Fdn. Maggie Williams Wondery, Inc. Woodland Hills Woman’s Club

*cumulative

Benefactor $25,000 - $99,999* Gary Troy Foundation S. Mark Taper Foundation

Mentor $10,000 - $24,999* Edwin and Susan Virgin Charitable Trust Festival of Trees Committee Julie & Don Hopf Laugh Factory Inc. Peter A. Levine Milo W. Bekins Foundation Doris & Greg Morton Victoria & Calvin H. Owens

Guardian $5,000 - $9,999* Anonymous Theodore & Penelope Clark Janice & Stuart Kaiser Phyllis & Marv Kaye LA84 Foundation Lon V. Smith Foundation Jeff Moscaret & Valerie Tesauro George Murphy NWF Advisory Group Osbrink Agency Pacific Union Community Giving Fund Paul Preston Rotary Club of Woodland Hills Union Bank Foundation

Sponsor $1,000 - $4,999* Anonymous Carolyn Arthur Blue Bonnett Inc. Cerritos Optimist Club Foundation Sumako Cohrs Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation Lisa & Mark Henzel In-N-Out Burger Foundation Los Angeles Water & Power Employees’ Association Inc. Luxe Homecare, Inc. David Marquez Denise McCain-Tharnstrom & Charles Tharnstrom Randall Mehl Adrienne Morea Sandy & Brian Oard Adriana & Sil Orlando Susie & Harold Parker Pasadena Optimist Club Deborah & Norman Racine Roy E. Crummer Foundation Karen & William Skinner Lana & Jim Speer Beverly & Richard Testwuide Rita Villalobos Westchester County Homeowners Assoc. Wexler Family Foundation William H. Hannon Foundation Betty Zonker

Memorials In Loving Memory of: Bill Bertrand Della Bertrand William Bertrand Ben and Anne Binch Frank Binch Robert Connelly Patricia Connelly

Acie Estes Alan Estes

Al Levine Harriet & Richard Chase

Inez Lui Lilly & Beaumont Hall

Benjamin Malone Keith Malone

Lionel Matthes Jan Speer

Annette Nickell Susan Nickell

Jon Olin Roberta Armijo Kortney Barnes Patricia & Gary Cox Pauline & John Deeter Steven Doris Aurora D. Hill Fred Huang Janice P. & Gregory A. Kanteres Priscilla Labovitz Laurie A. Levesque Abigail Lynn Laurence Nelson Linda & Gary Oseransky Cynthia Savala Janice Shafer Reve Shapard The Lazar Family Timothy Ward Wondery, Inc.

Elizabeth “Betty” Preston Virginia J. Cromwell Paul Preston Victoria A. Rogers

M. Rudy Radofsky Mary Alvarado

Jack Ricketts Shirley Mae Ricketts

Marty Salzman Phoebe & Jack Patterson

Bly Schwerking Patricia & Arthur Pierce

Gabriel W. Villalobos Rita Villalobos

Honorariums In Honor of: Dennis Andolsek David Dickson Kensington O.C. of San Diego Patsy & Albert Wong

Bill & Della Bertrand Susan & Jim Rondou

Della Bertrand William Bertrand

Harriet Chase Shirley Friedman-Chase

Dr. William Chun Hoon Riz & Jerome Tong

Louis Deeter Pauline & John Deeter

Steve & Pam Duben Patricia & Gerald Dykhouse

Alan Eskot Anita & Joel Boxer

Rowan Klatt Klatt Family

Jerry Levine Victoria & Calvin H. Owens

Lucy Allyson Self-Stoico

Haissa Mellott Silvana Mellott

Optimist Club Members (Active) Wallace Takata

Sil Orlando Julia & Marc Gronovitz

Cindy Osbrink Tiffany Lyon

Osbrink Agency Jessica Golden

Juliana Restivo Rosa & Vince Restivo

Jessica Riley Rebecca Baltutis

Richard Salcido Jeff Salcido

Alex Tritch Mary Lynch

Ara Zenobians Kenneth & Christina Barshinger

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