the official annualreport for ruth's table

Welcome to Bethany Center News, the official newsletter of Bethany Center Senior Housing. This issue is also the annual report for Ruth’s Table, a program of Bethany Center Foundation of San Francisco, dedi-cated to creative learning, rooted in the life of artist Ruth Asawa. We have just completed year three of Ruth’s Table programming, and there are some highlights to share with you. You will have a chance to go inside our second-annual fundraiser, named Art at the Table, which was even better in its sophomore year. And you’ll get to peak into the Gallery at Ruth’s Table at one of our most exciting exhibitions yet! We are so proud to tell you that Ruth Asawa, for whom Ruth’s Table was named, has been featured in a poster series in San Francisco, a tremendous honor for her set forth by the San Francisco Arts Commission. More than ever, we are using our space to pay homage to Ruth’s mantra of “lifelong learning” as we open it to various and unique collaborators, which bring artists, students and creative thinkers of all generations into Bethany Center and Ruth’s Table. Enjoy this second annual report, and see you soon, at Ruth’s Table.

In this issue:

page 2 A Letter from Executive Director Jerry Brown c a s p f // page 3 Ruth’s Table: The third year at a glance

pages 4 / 5 Art at the Table at Foreign Cinema the fundraiser in its second year draws a sell-out crowd //

page 6 Finos Detalles fall 2012 at the Gallery // page 7 Asawa is featured in a poster series on MUNI’s T-line

page 8 Ruth’s Table & Bethany Center Collaborators // page 9 Dance Generators more than a story about dance

page 10 Meet our new members of the boards // page 11 Thank You to Our Donors, Ruth’s Table Programming

Bethany Center NewsRUTH’S TABLE AT BETHANY CENTER 2012 ANNUAL REPORT NOVEMBER 2012

BETHANY CENTER AND RUTH’S TABLE / 580 CAPP STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94110 / WWW.BETHANYCENTER.ORG / WWW.RUTHSTABLE.ORG

1 Art at the Table emcee Megumi Inouye and guests Margie Ramirez, Dorothy Yuki, Aiko Cuneo, and Ruth’s Table artist in residence, Monica Lee at our 2012 fundraising event.PHOTO BY ALEXANDER BAUZON

Dear Friends and Colleagues—Hat’s Off to You!

Thank you for your support and for being a part of our Bethany Center community. So much has happened that wouldn’t have without your financial and volunteer support. You have helped us have an amazing year!

In 2013 I will celebrate having been Bethany Center’s Executive Director for twenty five years! So much has changed in my tenure, and so many opportunities and challenges have presented themselves. The one constant of my time here has been the need for affordable housing, and particularly, if you’re getting older, housing that also has the supportive ser-vices right at home to keep you healthy, independent and engaged. San Francisco consis-tently ranks as one of the most expensive housing markets in the country. That knowledge was driven home in October, when for the first time in eight years, we opened our wait-ing list. In ten hours on, October 1 and 2, we accepted 300 applications and had enough people sign up to fill our waiting list for another eight years until 2020!

Our staff, board and residents are acutely aware that we need to stay at the forefront of be-ing an innovative housing provider. We’ve just finished a year-long planning process with the help of our architectural firm, Gelfand Partners, to develop a master plan to improve Bethany Center, increase program space at 580 Capp Street, complete fire sprinkler and seismic work, and adopt this space for our most important outreach achievement: Ruth’s Table. Over the next decade, we’ll be investing millions of dollars of our buildings equity into our property to better serve our residents and the community. Most of the money will be funded through HUD.

We need to expand our building space, because, thanks to Ruth’s Table, we are burst-ing at the seams! This past year, Ruth’s Table held over 355 exhibitions, art workshops, dance and music sessions, performances, lectures, film screenings, exercise classes, and computer training sessions. And over 5,200 people enjoyed those activities and grew from them. A year ago, we noticed that what we’d originally thought would be a program for older people, was becoming very popular with young people too, especially our residents’ grandchildren. Under the visionary leadership of Lola Fraknoi our Director of Community Programs, program assistant Megan Coss, and our artist-in-residence Monica Lee, Bethany Center has become a place for all generation; “lifelong learning”. You’ll learn more about all those successes in this annual report.

At this year’s “Art at the Table” fundraiser we took time to thank some of the amazing peo-ple who have helped make Bethany Center great. At Foreign Cinema Restaurant in July, we honored: my dear friend Ramona Davies who is responsible for creating our WellElder program; Dr. Stephen Shapiro who ran our collaborator Community Music Center for two decades, San Francisco Supervisor and champion of seniors and arts issue; David Campos, and long-time Bethany Center board member Mary Franz, who has been a driving force behind all of our major advances in the past ten years.

Inside this annual report you’ll get to meet our newest board members, Tomoko Lipp, Sonja Marck, Augusto Pellegrini and Joy Xi. These folks bring new skills, vision and com-mitment to the future of our mission.

Under our boards’ leadership we’ll begin our 10-year renovation program so that we can continue to meet our residents’ needs while offering needed programs to the broader com-munity.

Your support helps produce outstanding programming and reaching out to new clients. We couldn’t do it without you !

Hat’s Off to You!

Jerry Brown, caspfExecutive Director

RUTH’S TABLE AT BETHANY CENTER 2012 ANNUAL REPORT NOVEMBER 2012

A Message from the Executive Director

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Bethany Center Senior Housing Executive Director, Jerry W. Brown caspf

PHOTO BY MONICA LEE

In October, for the first time in eight years, we opened our waiting list. In ten hours, on October 1 and 2,

we accepted 300 applications and had enough people sign up to fill

our waiting list for another eight years until 2020!

—jerry w. brown, caspf

COMMUNITY MEMBERS

RESIDENTS

851 1,793

1,111 155

2,032 793

2,460 463

A Year at a Glance Ruth’s Table: July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012


attendance at ruth’s table

organizations

2011 20112012 2012

TOTAL PROGRAMS

242

2011 2012

369

Art Classes, Workshops and Celebrations

167

2011 2012

266

ExerciseClasses

67

2011 2012

89

Exhibitions and Film Screenings

82011 2012

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programming at ruth’s table

TOTAL ATTENDANCE 1,962 1,9484,492 1,256

Art Classes, Workshops and Celebrations

Exhibitions and Film Screenings

revenue

64% / $175,637 Support from BCSH

13% / $34,900 Foundation Grants

7% / $19,643 General Donations

6% / $17,490 Partners (In-Kind)

5% / $13,170 Fundraising Events

4% / $11,697

Workshops and

Exhibitions

100% / $272,537 / TOTAL REVENUE

expenses

33% / $79,736 Program staff

28% / $66,956Fundraising

15% / $37,411Administration

9% / $21,017Arts Program & Exhibition Expenses

8% / $20,675Community outreach

7% / $17,490Partners (in-kind)

100% / $272,537 / TOTAL EXPENSES

For over 40 years, Bethany Center has been proud to welcome people of all backgrounds as they age productively and with dignity in our housing community at Capp and 21st Street in San Francisco’s Mission District.

The Bethany Center Foundation of San Francisco, founded in 2005, raises funds for programs at Bethany Center Senior Housing and Ruth’s Table.

Ruth’s Table is a center for creative learning designed for and by people over 50 living independent lives in San Francisco. The Center takes its inspiration and is rooted in the life of artist Ruth Asawa.

NET / $29,252


Honorees, Silent Auction and Art at the Tablethe second annual Ruth’s Table fundraiser at Foreign Cinemaby nicole bianchi

The Ruth’s Table fundraiser, aptly named “Art at the Table,” delighted attendees in the Modernism West Gallery at Foreign Cinema in San Francisco’s Mission District on June 14. For the second year, attendees came together for the chic event, complete with cocktails, mingling, a silent auction, a film screening, a plated dinner and a chance to hear from four honorees, who accepted service awards from Ruth’s Table.

The honorees—Mary Franz, vice president of the board of directors of the Bethany Center Foun-dation of San Francisco; Ramona Davies, director of community services for Northern California Presbyterian Homes & Services; Supervisor David Campos of San Francisco District 9; and Stephen Shapiro, director emeritus of the nonprofit Community Music Center on San Francisco’s Capp Street—were recognized for their long-time contributions to Bethany Center including their help in carrying out programs, their willingness to collaborate on community projects, and their valuable influence and vision

Among the highlights of the evening was the impressive collection of fascinators. Worn by many and displayed as center pieces at every table, the unique and avant garde headpieces were made by Aiko Cuneo, Ruth Asawa’s daughter, and other Ruth’s Table participants. These amazing structures, larger than a barrette and smaller than a hat, were constructed using mixed and recycled materials like zippers, feathers, flowers, beads, lace, fabric and paint chips at a Ruth’s Table workshop taught by Cuneo. She leads art classes all over San Francisco and has done so for the last 30 years. She now regularly teaches various workshops at Ruth’s Table.

Prior to sitting for dinner, guests congregated inside the Modernism West Gallery and on the outside Upper Patio where, amongst a bamboo grove and fountain, a variety of silent auction items were on display. Among them were a Ruth Asawa ink drawing of persimmons, a Malcolm Lubliner print of the electric Janis Joplin, and works by famed artists Jasper Johns, Josef Albers, and Robert Rauschenberg.

Megumi Inouye, mistress of ceremonies for the evening, also donned a self-made fascinator. Inouye hosts the Japanese American Journal on KTSF, the largest Asian language broadcast televi-sion station in the United States. She recently featured Ruth’s Table on her program, highlighting the mission, philosophy, and many creative programs offered at the Center. She is an avid crafter and attends many of Ruth’s Table workshops.

Each of the four community honorees was given a framed origami sculpture crafted by Dorothy Yuki, a Ruth’s Table instructor and participant.

“I feel that in receiving recognition from Ruth’s Table, it was really on behalf of both [Bethany Center and Bethany Center Foundation of San Francisco] boards,” said Mary Franz. “We worked as a team to make it happen, and we look forward to continuing our work together to make Ruth’s Table thrive, for our residents and for our community.”

“It was a joy to be honored and to have so many of my colleagues and family join Ruth’s Table for this event,” said Ramona Davies. “I could never do what I do without every one of them. Bethany Center’s vision of Ruth’s Table and then bringing it to light speaks volumes about the organization’s creativity and its board’s willingness to venture into unknown directions, now proving fruitful and fulfilling to those being served.”

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photos this page:

A fascinator hat created by Aiko Cuneo; Jeffrey T. Ellis, President of Bethany Center Foundation’s Board of Directors, welcomes guests to Art at the Table; Tomoko Lipp’s Paper Rose Community Tree.

photos opposite page (clockwise from top):

a view into the Modernism West Gallery from outside; Hadley Hall, Anne Hinton, and Jerry Brown congratulate NCPHS’ Director of Community Services Ramona Davies (center right), one of the evening’s honorees; Jerry Brown stands with CMC’s Director Emeritus Stephen Shapiro as Mr. Shapiro accepts his award; silent auction items on the patio; Danielle Sveska-Gensch (left), President of Bethany Center Senior Housing’s Board of Directors, poses for a picture with fellow board member, Joy Xi; Margie Ramirez (left) and Dorothy Yuki (right) pose for a photo with the event’s emcee, Megumi Inouye (center); Lola Fraknoi and District 9 Supervisor David Campos pose for a photo as Supervisor Campos accepts his award; Jerry Brown (left) and Jeffrey T. Ellis (right) congratulate BCSF’s Board of Director’s Vice President Mary Franz (center), one of the evening’s honorees.

ALL PHOTOS BY ALEXANDER BAUZON


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The Gallery at Ruth’s Table is now featuring its eighth exhib-it, Finos Detalles. Opened on Sept. 20 to coincide with His-panic Heritage Month, the show examines how “fine details” are ever present in art. Each of the nine featured artists finds commonality in their Latin American heritage. The exhibit remains at the gallery through Dec. 20. As visitors enter the gallery, the work they will see is “Undocumented Interven-tions #18” by Mexican-born artist, Julio César Morales. Of the soft water color on canvas depicting a child inside a life-sized Shrek pinata, Morales said, “This drawing depicts crossing attempts to the United States.” The drawing is part of an on going series around human trafficking. Morales’ work has been shown all over the world, from Museo Tamayo in Mexico City to the UCLA Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and the The National Watercolor Museum in Sweden to Asia and beyond. Mexican-born multi-disciplinary artist Juan Luna-Avin is making his curato-rial debut with Finos Detalles. He holds an MFA in Art Practice from Stanford University and a BFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, where he

was an Osher Scholar. An up-and-coming artist whose work examines individ-ual and collective identities through the lens of youth cultures and rock n’ roll music, Luna-Avin chose not to show his work in this exhibit because he did not want his own sensibilities to inform the rest of the show.

The other fresh faces he selected for the exhibit are Facundo Argañaraz, Sofía Córdova, Pablo Guardiola, Hector Dio Mendoza, Angelica Muro, Mitsy Avila Ovalles and Shalo P.

“For young artists to show their work here, intermingle and help seniors look at life in a different way is very helpful because it lets them know that the younger generation is interested in them,” said Jerry Brown, Bethany Center executive director. “[The seniors] appreciate the energy and we always appreciate the inter-generational conversations that happen.’’

“It’s a particularly moving sight to see Bethany residents, once timid and hesi-tant toward contemporary art, arrive at an exhibit with open minds, ready to view unique works and ask questions of the artists,” said Lola Fraknoi, Ruth’s Table director of community programs.

Finos Detalles can be seen during the Gallery’s regular hours, Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and by appointment Monday through Friday.

Finos Detalles, Autumn Opening at the Galleryby nicole bianchi

photos this row:

Undocumented Interventions #18 by Julio César Morales; Curator Juan Luna-Avin stands by Facundo Argañaraz’s piece, Untitled (A Private Space Drawn From Your Own Fantasies).

PHOTOS BY MONICA LEE

photos this row:

Bethany Center residents admire the artwork on the left:

Space Planning with flowers by Facundo Argañaraz;

on the right: Historia de un Conflicto, parte

II by Veronica Rojas.


photos this row:

(left) Artwork by Hector Dio Mendoza. (right) Featured artists: Sofía Córdova, Hector Dio Mendoza, Juan Luna-Avin, Pablo Guardiola, Angelica Muro, Facundo Argañaraz, Shalo P., Veronica Rojas, Julio César Morales (not pictured Mitsy Ávila Ovalles)



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The San Francisco Arts Commission has unveiled a poster series proclaiming that the arts “are an essential part of a well-rounded education” and has placed them in Muni shel-ters along San Francisco’s T-line from Embarcadero to Carroll Street. Each poster features a well-known artist in-cluding comedienne and actress Margaret Cho, dance chore-ographers Alonzo King and Sean Dorsey, performance artist Rhodessa Jones actor and musician Martin Luther McCoy, and visual artist and arts education pioneer Ruth Asawa, for whom Ruth’s Table at Bethany Center is named. These artIMPACT posters, which debuted at the Asian Art Museum on Sept.13 as part of National Arts Education Week (Sept. 9–15), will remain in the bus shelters through Dec. 31.

Tom DeCaigny, the Arts Commission’s cultural affairs director, said that cham-pioning quality, equity and access in arts education continues to be one of the Commission’s top priorities. “This campaign provides a perspective on how public figures we hold in high regard have benefitted from the arts in their own lives,” he said.

Asawa has always been a strong advocate for quality arts education. Her involve-ment in San Francisco public schools goes back to 1968, when she cofounded the Alvarado Arts Workshop while her three youngest children were attending the school. She wanted to provide children with experiences where they could create and problem solve through art and gardening.

“Children can learn that they have control over their own space and their own environment by producing murals on the wall. They are making history for themselves and begin to talk about what they’ve done instead of what someone else has done,” says Asawa on her artIMPACT poster.

Also in 1968, Asawa was appointed by Mayor Joseph Alioto to a four-year term on the San Francisco Arts Commission. She then went on to serve on Presi-dent Carter’s Commission on Mental Health on “The Role of the Arts” (1974), the California Arts Council (1976), and the National Endowment for the Arts (1977). She became a trustee of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in 1989.

As the Alvarado Arts Workshop was introduced at other schools in the City, in part because parents of the initial elementary school students wanted arts education in their children’s middle schools, Asawa also recognized the need for a local public high school for the arts. In 1982 she cofounded School of the Arts, which was renamed in February 2010 as Ruth Asawa San Francisco School of the Arts, honoring her dedication to arts education and the children of San Francisco’s public schools.

Asawa has always believed that lifelong learning is a right for everyone. “Don’t stop experimenting or experiencing,” says Aiko Cuneo, Asawa’s daughter, of the encouragement her mother gave to anyone who crossed her path.

And Asawa has embodied this belief in her own life, creating works in many disciplines while always encouraging others to also experience the reward of try-ing something new.

The first children to attend the Alvarado Arts Workshop are now in their fifties and, although the programs at Ruth’s Table at Bethany Center cater to all ages, it is fitting that many people aged 50 and above are able to participate in the arts and extend their “lifelong learning” through a range of creative workshops here. Ruth’s Table programs include art classes, modern dance, creative writing and Tai Chi. There is also an artist-in-residence program, a professional gallery with rotating exhibitions, concerts, film screenings and lectures.

Ruth’s Table continues the concept of “lifelong learning” with the belief that cre-ating art is an essential and enriching practice that can span one’s life and reach across all generations.

Ruth Asawa is featured in a poster series on San Francisco’s T-Lineby nicole bianchi

Lola Fraknoi and Aiko Cuneo at the Asian Art Museum for the debut of the artIMPACT posters; The Ruth Asawa poster as it appears on San Francisco’s T-Line.PHOTO BY JOEL PULIATTI, POSTER DESIGN BY MARISSA MOSSBERG


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New SectorNew Sector is committed to accelerating social change by strengthening organizations and developing tomorrow’s leaders. Over the course of a month, we hosted five New Sector educational meetings. The leader of the meetings was so inspired by Ruth’s Table he left with the promise of future collaborations and internships.

New CollaboratorsEtsyIn August, we hosted an Etsy Craft Night where members of the Etsy community came to Ruth’s Table to assemble knitted monsters! We have since teamed up with Etsy to host a series of educational workshops and craft events. We look forward to welcoming more members of the Etsy community in to Ruth’s Table.

Lick Wilmerding High School We were lucky to have a group of Lick Wilmerding High School students create an art project with Bethany Center residents. Although separated by age, the students and residents found commonality in their love for San Francisco. For the project, the students created stencils of iconic San Francisco scenes and installed them above the resident mailboxes.

Dance Generators at Ruth’s Table Much more than a story about danceby lola fraknoi

More and more studies are being published linking our health and creativity as we age. They confirm the fundamental idea behind Ruth’s Table.

Let me cite a few representative studies:

1. A study by Madeleine E. Hackney, PhD, and Gammon M. Earhart, PhD, from the Washington School of Medicine, St. Louis, demonstrated that dance therapy intervention improved balance and gait in seniors with mild to severe Parkinson Disease. Participants improved on the Berg balance scale, a 6 minute walk test, and functional reach, and showed in-creased balance, and improved quality of life as measured by the Parkin-son Disease questionnaire.

2. Researchers have long been studying the connection between health and major personality traits. Now, openness, which measures cogni-tive flexibility and the willingness to entertain new ideas, has emerged as a lifelong protective factor. A study by the Journal of Aging and Health published in June 2012, found that among personality traits, only creativity —not intelligence —decreased mortality risk. the research author, Nicholas Turiano, found that creative persons lived longer in the study; the results also found that practicing creative thinking can improve health by lowering stress and exercising the brain.

joining the dance

On October 6, inspired by these studies, I decided to join the Dance Generators workshop as a participant, and test these findings myself. We met in our gallery space - young, old, disabled, novice dancers, profes-sional dancers - all of us getting to know one another through the power of art through the power of dance. It turned out to be much more than a story about dance, as you will see.

the instructor

Natalie Greene is a dancer and choreographer and Director of Dance Generators Program, an inter-generational dance company based at Uni-versity of San Francisco that has made Ruth’s Table its home away from home.

Natalie’s approach to teaching combines warm-up movements to relax the body, humor to lighten the atmosphere, and improvisation and storytelling to choreograph dances. Her loose, welcoming style creates a playful place where people of all abilities feel safe trying new things around new people.

Natalie is part of a team of caring, creative instructors teaching at Ruth’s Table. These instructors create a safe, non-judgmental environment, one that inspires everyone to make art—whether with their bodies, their hands or their voices.

the dancers

Our workshop was a mix of Bethany Center residents and community participants. From Bethany Center came Queen, Margie, Roxanne, and Elizabeth in her wheelchair with her dog Roxie by her side. Community participants included Sharon, a long time Ruth’s Table supporter; Eric, a dancer from the Dance Generators Company; Yop, an older man with an itch to dance, Lori, a young painter; and Penny and Joan, a creative older woman and her good friend who’d suffered many strokes.

the subject

Even in dance, having a subject unifies the group. It creates a thread for what otherwise might appear as disparate movements. Natalie choose wa-ter for ours. she told her own story about growing up in Arizona, about how precious water is in a desert, and about the delight of a summer thunderstorm’s rain. Following Natalie’s lead, we then went around the circle sharing our own stories about water.

Sharon shared the feeling of stepping into a warm bath; Yope recalled a moment from childhood when he wanted to save bees from drowning in puddles in his backyard-- how the desire to save them overrode his fear of getting stung; Penny told a story of growing up in the country and pumping water from a well for her family, then walking back and forth – from house to well, and well to house – with a heavy, brimming bucket; but perhaps the most touching story came from Elizabeth, she recounted the last time she swam in a pool without crutches and the sense of free-dom that water gave her legs.

We converted each story into movements. Then after each story, we practiced the movement as a group, adding it on to the movements of the preceding story, and as we continued around the room, the movements, the stories and sounds, worked their way into a sequence – a dance, but also an exercise on retention.

the result

Along the way, as stories were shared, miraculous things happened – Roxanne divulged she’d been a dancer long ago and in perfect step started dancing the hula. Joan, the woman who had suffered many strokes, began moving her hips; her stare relaxed, and she trusted her partner Eric to lead her through the steps.

Everyone took turns dancing with Elizabeth. At one point, with the big-gest smile across her face, she stood up from her wheelchair, and with the help of her crutches, she moved with each one of partners freely through-out the gallery.

Looking around the room, I could see that all our bodies and faces were open and energized. We wouldn’t have met any other circumstances than under Ruth’s Table’s roof. And together, we created a beautiful dance that at its core serves as an example of the very best Ruth’s Table has to offer.

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Meet our newestmembers of the boards Sonja MarckSonja Marck who recently joined the Bethany Center Operating Board, met Jerry Brown and Lola Fraknoi at a Northern California AIA Design for Aging meeting. Jerry and Lola made an excellent presentation on their recent collaborative project with CCA(C) students and Bethany Center residents. After the meeting Sonja commented on Lola’s very stylish shoes. Cards were exchanged and an invitation to the next art opening at Bethany was extended. Long story short, a friendship developed and Sonja’s design background in Senior Housing and former gallery experience with Bay area artists over 75 years old (and up) made for a great pairing with Bethany Center.

Augusto PelligriniAugusto Pellegrini joined the board of Bethany Center Foundation of San Francisco, along with his cohort Tomoko Lipp and Joy Xi (to Bethany Center Senior Housing’s board) in July. Augusto comes from Treia, in Italy’s Marche region. He came to California to get his MBA at the Walter A. Haas Business School at UC Berkeley. And has since also become a Certified Public Accountant. He’s worked at Otis Spunkmeyer in Alameda, Levi Straus & Co., and is currently Senior Finance Manager for Walmart’s online presence. He came to Bethany Center via a circuitous route. His first Bethany’s Center connection happened at Levi Strauss, where he met Mary Franz, a long serving board member at Bethany. He and his brother also spend a lot of time making sure that their parents still residing in his native town get access to the best possible care as they age. A strong desire to give something back to the community, his own parents’ situation, and Mary’s endorsement of Bethany Center, all came into alignment when he saw Bethany’s ad for board members on ”Board Match”, a program run by the San Francisco Volunteer Center. Augusto says “It’s wonderful to be able to learn things from people who are very bright, and to be able to use my business skills at the highest level as a volunteer.”

Joy XiOne of our newest board members, Joy Xi, is also the youngest board member Bethany Center has ever had. And she comes with an incredible amount of life experience. She graduated from Harvard where she studied econom-ics. In the for-profit sector, she’s worked for such high-powered firms as Bain & Company doing strategic and operational analysis for Fortune 1000 companies and currently works for the venture funder Globalspan Capital Partners. Her non-profit work has been equally impressive as she’s worked in Chile helping “Accion Emprendedora” (Entrepreneurial Action) create in incubator for developing educational materials. In Boston she helped the New Sector Alliance—another entrepreneurial start-up support organization targeting the disabled—streamline their operations, and develop expansion plans. She’s an inveterate world traveler and loves to dance, particularly hip-hop, bhangra and bachata from India.

Tomoko LippTomoko Lipp, artist, originally came from Fukuoka, Japan. She and her family moved to San Francisco over 33 years ago. Tomoko studied at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, and at the School of Visual Arts in New York, New York. During a 2006 visit back to Fukuoka, Tomoko was overwhelmed by the amount of talent Japan was wasting, especially the talents of women and seniors. She noticed many Japanese women enjoyed handcrafts and many retirees were looking for meaningful activities, and they all were searching for the opportunity to gather to-gether and share in a common activity. Inspired by her visit, Tomoko established, 3R Art—a 100% volunteer, not for profit organization promoting the 3 Rs—reduce, reuse, recycle—in a positive way through the creation of recycled art. She founded the Paper Rose Project, an art project that builds community and encourages people to share and help the people around them. The Paper Rose Project is a unique way to up-cycle used materials into unique works of art. The project has been taught all over the world, including Japan, Costa Rica, Bulgaria, Columbia, Canada, Scotland and Korea. Her classes have been extremely popular at Ruth’s Table. Now she brings her talent and insight to the Bethany Center Foundation board of directors. She loves Ruth’s Table because it, “is surrounded by beautiful art and a friendly atmosphere that encourages artistic expression.”

photos clockwise from top left:

Lola Fraknoi at the Finos Detalles opening reception with new board member, Sonja Marck (right).

New board members Augusto Pellegrini (front, center left) and Joy Xi (front, center right) sit with fellow board members and friends at the Art at the Table event.

New board member Tomoko Lipp and Jerry Brown pose by Tomoko’s Paper Rose Community Tree.

We thank our donorsDuring the past year, members of the community have shown a tremendous outpouring of support for Ruth’s Table. The Bethany Center Foundation of San Francisco thanks the following for their generosity:

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in-kind donations30th Street Senior Center826 ValenciaAcademy of Art UniversityCalifornia College of the ArtsCommunity Music CenterSan Francisco State University

$15 ,000 or moreAnonymous

$5 ,000 or moreMelanie Adams & Dennis FisherBethany Center Foundation Board of DirectorsBethany Center Senior Housing Board of DirectorsCalifornia Arts CouncilJeffrey T. Ellis and the Ellis Family Trust

$2 ,500 or moreDanielle & Devin GenschJune and Julian Foss FoundationHeffernan Group Foundation

$1 ,500 or moreCarlos A. Ausejo, E.AJerry BrownCabrillo Plumbing & HeatingFirth ConstructionMary Franz and Kyle McEwen

$1 ,000 or moreBethany United Methodist ChurchLisa GelfandSan Francisco Greater Mission Rotary Club

$500 or moreFreddie AngelesLola FraknoiAnne GermanacosNorthern California Presbyterian Homes & ServicesOmega Boys ClubJulie Stuhr & Corando DominguezAlicia Yballa

$250 or moreSusan BergerJulio BolivarPranee BrownNancy BrundyHadley Dale HallTomoko and George LippSonja MarckAugusto Pellegrini

$100 or moreIrene P. AndersenDavid BakerTeresa BaoMargaret C BaranNicolle BianchiCornely CompanyRamona K. Davies

$100 or more (continued)Jane Lynn DiephuisKen DonnellyBetty Ann and Gustav ErpenErna and Steven HennessyFrances L HildebrandE. Anne HintonPriscilla Jackson-HaynesJudith JanecLutheran Care for the AgingMelvin MatsumotoShireen McSpaddenDean PainterCharles A RaymondLouise Adler SampsonBarbara SolomonDebra and Mecahel VamerCarol Y WongJoy Xi

up to $100Susan BackmanMargeret C. BoydWing Fai ChanMui Lec CheEmma ChicosGabrielle M. CurryViola E. DelkQing Zhi DengBin FengGeorge FuGregory GarrettRichard Grube

up to $100 (continued)Marge HarburgAvedis KabajouzianMary LioePeter J. LoganMara MamayevaLester MarksLarisa MorgulisGuadalupe PortilloMaya PortnayaThirry RossetAnn Megan RovereAtsuko SaitoStephen R. ShapiroSam SimkinXiaoxuan SongZeng Cheng SongBette Li SpencerCharles R. TempleTai Yin TsangKam Chan TseStanislav VasilyevZhong Zian Chen WongAmy Yang

art at the table auction donorsRuth AsawaJack JacobsonPaul LanierMalcolm LublinerThierry RossetRossi AntiquesEarl SpeasPeter Taber

CMC Music at Ruth’s Table Presents: La Familia Pena-GoveaWednesday, November 28 at 7pmThe members of La Familia Pena-Govea sing and play exciting music from Mexico and Latin America. CMC faculty member, Miguel Govea, his wife, Susan Pena, and two daughters, Rene and Cecilia, make a dynamic musical team that has become much-loved in their hometown of San Francisco and beyond.watch pbs video—kqed’s spark Paper Roses with Tomoko LippSaturday December 1st from 2 to 4pmTomoko has traveled all over the world teaching how to make beautiful flowers from recycled materials.free

Valentine’s Craft Fair with Monica LeeFriday February 8th, 6:30 to 8:00pmGet ready for Valentine’s by making cards, gift bags, pink & red zipper pins.$15 adults / $7 kids

Exhibit Art Teachers Art: A celebration of Art Teachers ArtworkReception: Thursday February 21st. 6-8pmShow runs February 21st to May 10thIn collaboration with Antigone Trimis, SFSUD, Art Education Master Plan implementation Manager.We will invite art teachers that teach in middle and high school, Arts Coordinators and artists-in-residence to submit their work for the exhibition. Curated by Linda Janklow, Education Program Director, Museum of Craft and Folk Art.application submission is free

Terrariums: back by popular demand make your own terrariumSunday April 28th – 6-8pmCreate your own mini-world at Monica Lee’s ter-rarium workshop. Learn how to create a garden within glass. We’ll provide the containers and all other supplies, but feel free to bring in a glass or jar from home to use as your new garden’s home. Supplies are limited. Please register for this work-shop by replying to this email or, by submitting a workshop registration form.registration cutoff is friday, 4/12/13 $20 adults / $9 kids

CaravanDate to be announcedTravel the world and listen to music and song from China, Japan, Russia, Bulgaria, Latin America, and many more. Attend this popular concert next spring.

Pressing the Edge: Quilt show returns to Ruth’s TableA summer show opening June 14th runs to August 30thWelcome back this group of quilters that has been meeting for nearly 9 years. Their backgrounds are very different but their interest in textiles and quilt-ing is a strong link. The title came from constant necessity of pressing in quilting and that we are always exploring new ways of seeing and composing.

For more informationplease visit www.ruthstable.orgor to enroll in a workshop, please callLola Fraknoi at 415.821.4515 ext.26 or email [email protected]

design + layoutNicole BianchiTuyen Ho

collaboratorsNicole BianchiDave BakerLola FraknoiJerry Brown, caspfMonica Clark

correspondenceBethany Center580 Capp Street San Francisco, CA94110-2570

websiteswww.bethanycenter.orgwww.ruthstable.org

executive directorJerry W. Brown, caspf

subscriptionsplease call415. 821. 4515

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RUTH’S TABLE 2012 ANNUAL REPORT

BETHANY CENTER NEWS is an annual publication featuring Ruth’s Table, a center for creative learning rooted in the life of artist Ruth Asawa.

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