Nourishing the
Human Spirit
Annual Update
www.lifecarealliance.org
Leadership Perspective
From President & CEO Chuck Gehring
LifeCare Alliance’s Founder, Catherine Nelson Black, noted in the original meeting minutes in 1898, that she founded
our Agency “to take care of those nobody else pays any attention to.” I think about her goal and her wish daily. This is
the ultimate goal - a goal an Agency such as LifeCare Alliance may never be able to improve upon, even 115 years
later. And when you combine this statement with our modern marketing tagline, that we are “Nourishing the Human
Spirit”, well, we’ve said it all.
I am extremely proud that last year LifeCare Alliance was again able to accept all clients in need who qualified.
This may not seem like a big deal, as this is what not-for-profit organizations are supposed to do—accept those in
need and help them. Unfortunately, our acceptance of all those in need has become the exception, not the rule,
in our country. In fact, what we do is truly exceptional. We are one of the very few organizations in the nation still
accepting clients without waiting lists.
LifeCare Alliance President
and CEO Chuck Gehring was
selected as a recipient of the
Robert M. Duncan Citizenship
Award. This exceptional
recognition is extended by The
Ohio State University Alumni
Association to alumni who have
given sustained leadership, time,
and talent to their community.
LifeCare Alliance
1699 West Mound Street
Columbus, OH 43223
•
•
•
•
•
•
Administrative Offices
Columbus Cancer Clinic
IMPACT Safety
Wellness Programs
Help-at-Home
Meals Production Kitchen
670 Harmon Avenue
Columbus, OH 43223
•
•
•
•
•
Meals-on-Wheels Distribution Facility
L.A. Catering Event Center
Carrie’s Café
Groceries-to-Go Pantry
Project OpenHand-Columbus
Call (614) 444.MEAL (6325)
to volunteer today!
Call (614) 278.3130 to sign up
for services today!
www.lifecarealliance.org
“Like” us on Facebook.
Follow us on Twitter.
Help LifeCare
Alliance Go Green!
Send your email address to
cblair@lifecarealliance.org for electronic
agency updates, news, and event information!
Throughout the United States, agencies providing services like ours are struggling. Many have even discontinued
their work. Knowing that the population of our clients will continue to dramatically increase over the next decade,
how can we position LifeCare Alliance to take care of them? The answer is our Agency goal—to increase revenues
from our fundraising and social entrepreneurship efforts to equal 50 percent of our total Agency revenues by the
end of 2014. Given this number was close to zero in 2000, this is truly a lofty goal, but one we must achieve for our
clients. We ended 2012 with revenues from these sources totaling 37.1% of our total revenues. Had this total been
lower, we simply could not have serviced all of our clients, and we would have the massive waiting lists that exist in
other metropolitan areas across the county.
But, not only does LifeCare Alliance continue to accept all those in need, we did more! Beginning in January, 2013,
we began providing Meals-on-Wheels and Dining Center meals for Marion County. When the previous provider
could no longer continue meal service financially, no other organizations or counties would take on this challenge . . .
except for LifeCare Alliance. Not only did we accept the Marion County Meals-on-Wheels program, but we expanded
it. By accepting new clients in need, the number of clients served has tripled in only six months. New clients have
expressed their gratitude in many ways. They have also told us they can not believe that we can help them when
others could not. This is the “taking care of those nobody else pays any attention to”, just like Mrs. Black wanted 115
years ago.
In addition to Marion County Meals-on-Wheels, we also expanded our Homemaker Program. When another
local not-for-profit organization was unable to continue their homemaker program, LifeCare Alliance again stepped
up and accepted their clients. No clients lost homemaker service, a critical program for those with compromised
immune systems due to age or illness.
When I started at LifeCare Alliance twelve years ago, there were six not-for-profit organizations providing
homemaker services. With this latest consolidation, LifeCare Alliance is the only one left.
Over the next few years, I expect additional programs to be discontinued due to financial pressures and funding
decreases. With your continued assistance, LifeCare Alliance will be positioned to accept more programs and people
in need. While this may sound negative for senior services, I am convinced senior service consolidation is positive,
and needed. The Agency mergers LifeCare Alliance has completed over the past several years have been positive,
with many more clients served at significantly reduced cost. My hope is that more agencies and counties will join us
now and not wait for financial problems to occur.
LifeCare Alliance operates nationally recognized models for our programs, volunteering, and the services we
provide our clients. We are one of only a handful of major metropolitan areas in the county still taking clients in
need without waiting lists. In 2013, this is truly our most amazing and most important statistic. The services you
will read about in this report are exceptional and truly not the norm in other areas.
Your support of LifeCare Alliance is truly an investment in our community. AARP calculates the LifeCare Alliance
saved Ohio taxpayers more than $62,000 per year for each senior or medically challenged person we assist
in remaining independent and in their own home, which is where they want to be! This clearly makes LifeCare
Alliance the best value for your dollar.
All of this is accomplished EVERY DAY through the efforts of our dedicated volunteers, staff and management
team, board members, supporters, and especially YOU. However, we need your support now more than ever.
I hope you will consider a special gift this year – an extra gift – to assist us in meeting our challenges.
In addition, you can help us in a number of ways:
• Volunteer and get involved. When you deliver Meals-on-Wheels or one of our other critical services,
you save us the cost of performing this service. We simply could not deliver our services without you.
• Supply our food pantries. When you provide food or personal care items to our food pantries you
reduce our costs and support a family or individual in critical need, often keeping them out of
homeless shelters.
• Get your company involved. Currently, more than 90 companies deliver Meals-on-Wheels
through our Adopt-A-Route program. There is no better way to increase employee morale at no
cost to your company.
• Buy a catering. Our L.A. Catering company provides critical funding for clients we could not
otherwise service. From graduation parties to wedding receptions to company events, we are
your source for the best in catering.
• Have LifeCare Alliance provide your corporate wellness programs, flu shots, travel vaccines,
and safety trainings.
• Donate your gently used clothes and household items to our three supporting thrift stores
in Grove City, Worthington, and Reynoldsburg.
• Take a tour and learn about the work of The Columbus Cancer Clinic, Project OpenHand,
IMPACT Safety, AniMeals Pet Care Program, Groceries-To-Go Food Pantry, Fan Campaign, and
our many other incredible programs and services.
• Donate. We still need funds!
• Care. Serve. When you support LifeCare Alliance, you truly assist those most in need in our community.
I am proud EVERY DAY that LifeCare Alliance is in the homes and neighborhoods of our local communities doing what
we do best -- Nourishing the Human Spirit -- and substantially improving and changing lives. As a supporter of LifeCare
Alliance, you truly help to, “take care of those nobody else pays any attention to.”
LifeCare Alliance 2012 Financials
REVENUES
EXPENSES
13.9% Franklin County Senior Option Levy ­
$2,665,869
57.7% Program Services $10,398,795
4.3% Passport $816,735
24.0% Volunteer Hours and In-Kind Value $4,337,248
3.0%
Title III-B/State Block Grant $572,652
7.7%
$1,387,044
8.4%
Title III-C/State Block Grant
$1,611,035
3.0%
Medicare Title XX
15.5% Other contracts and program services
Food and In-Kind Contributions Support Services
$568,888
3.9%
Management and General $698,455
$2,965,159
3.0%
Fiscal and IT Services $538,659
$8,936
1.4%
Occupancy $248,436
$425,852
0%
Capital Campaign Contributions 3.3%
United Way
$628,543
2.3%
Development 1.4%
Consumer Contributions: Meals-on-Wheels $274,433
0%
Capital Campaign 11.6% Donor Contributions
$2,231,672
2.0% Investment Income 5.2%
$383,775
Endowment Bequests
Total Expenses
$0
$18,034,489
$1,000,000
0.1%Other
$19,648
(1.5%) Building Sale Loss
($289,691)
22.6% Volunteer Hours and In-Kind Value $4,337,248
7.2%
$1,387,044
Food and In-Kind Contributions
Total Revenue
$19,181,946
Statements of Financial Position — December 31, 2012
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
Cash and cash equivalents
$3,000,452
Receivables - current:
Accounts receivable, net Contributions receivable
$808,397
$294,616
Capital campaign pledges receivable
Property Tax Rebate Receivable
-0-
Note Receivable
$100,000
Total receivables - current
$1,219,452
Marketable securities
$1,723,849
Inventories and prepaid expenses
$16,439
$276,119
Total current assets
$6,219,872
Property and Equipment - net
$8,619,953
Property Held for Resale - net
-0-
Cash Held for Long Term Purposes
Capital Campaign Pledges Receivable - net
Marketable Securities Held
for Long Term Purposes $1,134,363
-0$1,654,157
Note Receivable
$650,000
Beneficial Interest in Assets Held by Foundation
$275,122
TOTAL ASSETS
Current portion of note payable
$121,782
Accounts payable
$373,685
Payroll and related liabilities
$701,767
Other liabilities
$302,554
Total current liabilities
$1,499,788
Long Term Liabilities
Note payable
$1,019,862
Net Assets
Unrestricted:
Undesignated
$9,949,002
Designated by Board
$1,776,722
Total unrestricted net assets
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
Total net assets
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$11,725,724
$3,455,986
$852,107
$16,033,817
$18,553,467
$18,553,467
Nourishing the Human Spirit
LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit PAGE 3 Client Impact:
Keeping People Out of Nursing Homes,
Homeless Shelters, and Hospitals
The majority of LifeCare Alliance clients are low income, many living on less than $600 per month from SSI. With
senior housing costs in Ohio now averaging more than $62,000 per year, LifeCare Alliance saves tax payers money
because the health and nutrition services we provide in the home and community settings directly contribute to
an individual’s ability to remain safe and independent in the comfort of his/her own home, where he/she wants to be.
Our clients’ alternative is to move into government-paid housing, you, the taxpayer, pay for this housing. The Agency received its first $1 million
gift in 2012 from Helen M. Wickham.
Our clients also average five less days a year in the hospital than those with comparable demographics. This is because
individuals, who receive the appropriate nutrition levels and regular health assessments, are able to prevent and
circumvent potentially debilitating and costly health outcomes. Our clients have increased immune systems and faster
recuperation rates which prevent hospital stays and/or reduce the length of stay.
Keeping Our Community Healthy and at Work
The number one reason employees miss work is to take care of sick parents. This is at a huge economic cost to their
company and the community. As the boomer generation continues to age, the number of workers who will need to
care for elderly parents will dramatically increase. As companies and individuals look to relocate, a leading decision
factor is whether the community has good social services. In particular, nutrition and health care services that keep
mom and dad healthy, prevent illness and keep them out of hospitals is a huge consideration as employees must care
for their aging parents by relocating them as well.
Fundraising Highlights
LifeCare Alliance’s Mound Street Remodel project involves revamping the heart of the Agency’s nutrition programs:
the kitchen. The project continues to be a focal point for capital improvements to the 23-year-old kitchen facility on
West Mound Street. The facility currently prepares and cooks as many as 6,000 meals per day for medically challenged,
disabled, low-income, under- and un-insured adults and children in Central Ohio. As the Agency’s meal production
expands, capital improvements in the kitchen are necessary to continue services to the individuals who rely on
LifeCare Alliance to meet their most basic human need: food. Here are a few items on our to-do list:
• Kettle Match Challenge. LifeCare Alliance the Midwest’s leading provider of Meals-on-Wheels extends a
warm thank you to the Central Ohio community for their help in achieving the Kettle Match Challenge.
LifeCare Alliance received $90,000 from an anonymous donor for a match grant to raise $180,000 in 180 days
to the purchase new cooking kettles for the Meals-on-Wheels program. The kettles are used to cook and mix
numerous food products to produce approximately 6,000 meals daily. Through the generosity and support
of more than 100 donors, LifeCare Alliance achieved and surpassed it goal raising more than $200,000 in
total donations.
• Drains. The kitchen’s current drain system is more than 20 years old and is weakened due to daily water
drainage, mopping, and the use of strong astringents and detergents to adhere to the Ohio Department
of Agriculture’s cleaning and disposal guidelines. The drain system needs to be replaced with new stainless
steel drains and to repair/demolish and rebuild walls and the trench floor. The installation of a new stainless
steel drain system offers many benefits. Stainless steel drains are corrosion and impact-resistant with a longer
lifespan than other drain systems. These drains will also cut back on labor and time costs, as they are easily
cleaned and sterilized; this type of system is the first choice for facilities with strict hygiene conditions.
• Space. Though state-of-the-art when it opened in 1991, the facility now operates at three times the capacity
for which it was originally constructed and is anticipating an increase in the future as other meal providers
stop serving clients. This remodel project will ensure the continuation of meal production and quality service
and increase the volume of food prepared in LifeCare Alliance’s Mound Street kitchen. An increase in capacity
is essential in order to keep up with increased demand for basic needs services as poverty rates in Columbus
climb, and for better meal production efficiency as LifeCare Alliance increases its social entrepreneurship
endeavors to offset funding cuts.
PAGE 4 LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit
Catherine Nelson Black Society
A thoughtful gift is always meaningful, especially when the gift is given to a charitable organization. It’s never too early
to begin planning for your estate. Does your will or living trust still reflect your current wishes? Ask your attorney about
a living trust, a living will and a durable power of attorney. A winning option is to establish a charitable gift in your will or
estate plan. The impact of your life will be felt and remembered for generations, leaving our community a better place.
Establishing a plan during your life allows you to realize substantial tax benefits while they can most positively impact you
and your family.
Established to honor those who have made a planned gift to LifeCare Alliance, the Catherine Nelson Black Society is a
significant source of ongoing, legacy funding for our programs. As a member, you can select a specific program to fund or
allow LifeCare Alliance to use your gift where it is needed most. Your gift can even be made in honor of a family member or
friend. A legacy fund will be established for your gift and provide leadership for future generations. Your stewardship will be
acknowledged on an ongoing basis in LifeCare Alliance publications unless noted otherwise. Most importantly, you can be
assured that your gift will provide critical services to those most in need for years to come.
To learn more or inquire about planned giving opportunities, contact Chuck Gehring at cgehring@lifecarealliance.org
or (614) 437-2801.
Catherine Nelson Black Society Planned Giving Members:
LifeCare Alliance
Board of Directors Fund
Charles B. Goodspeed Fund
Henry F. Neithardt Fund
Julia L. and Phillip E. Gregory Fund
Alice Paugh Endowment Fund
Mildred T. Hanson Fund
Anna C. Penney Trust
Hilda L. Hard Fund
Heather Pick Spirit Fund
Bill and Helen Heintz Fund
Nina B. Pohlman Fund
Francis Hodges Fund
Bessie B. Porter Fund
Sheila E. Hodgson Fund
Ella Price Fund
Edward and Julie Bacome Fund
Hubbard Family Fund
Vera K. Randall Fund
Mary Bangle Johansmann Fund
Ingram Endowment Fund
Henry Rawles Jr. Fund
Sarah M. Beall Fund
John and Maryann Ingram Kelley Fund
Rays Endowment Fund
Woodrow W. Braskett Fund
Celia C. Jeffrey Fund
Mary Louise Rhoads Fund
Fred Carver Fund
Arthur J. and Sara Jo Kobacker Fund
Donna Ruscitti and Brian Rigg Fund
Wilda G. Chambers Fund
Ruth Lang Fund
Patricia L. Rutherford Fund
Laura Reed Clark Fund
Carolyn L. Langbein Fund
George Sanderson Fund
Robert and Amy Click Fund
Robert Layton Fund
Edith Scherb Fund
Katherine Correll Fund
Ross O. Leis Fund
Robert S. Schoedinger Fund
Adelaide C. Craig Fund
Dan and Anne Longo Fund
Scioto Corporation Fund
Naomi L. Curtis Fund
Sara Elizabeth Loughridge Fund
Barbara and Larry F. Smith Fund
Dr. Conrad and Harriet
de Fiebre Fund
Robert Mannerstrom Fund
Maralyn Jean Spangler Fund
Elizabeth Marion Comly Fund
Lillian Spelman Frank Fund
Carol Donahue Fund
Walter and Alice Martin Fund
Jackson and Marge Taylor Fund
Lena Dorman Fund
Dan and Linda Marvin Fund
David Todd and Jeff Rodriguez Fund
Mrs. Fred M. Ellis Fund
Barry J. Mastrine Fund
Alonzo H. Tuttle Fund
Ervin E. and Frances M. Emmerich Fund
Beulah Mathers Fund
Annette Utzinger Fund
A. Irene Emswiler Fund
James and Kathleen McGinnis Fund
Garnette Marie Weaver Fund
Frank Forchheimer Fund
Florence H. McQuiniff Fund
Alice S. Wells Fund
Nelson and Emagean French Fund
Florence Zacks Melton Fund
Richard and Carol Wendt Fund
Harry and Kathie Gardner Fund
Mary H. Miller Fund
Helen M. and Wick Wickham Fund
Gehring Family Fund
Betty Mohr Fund
Sara J. Young Fund
Centennial Fund
LifeCare Alliance Service Board Fund
To learn more or inquire about
planned giving opportunities,
contact Chuck Gehring at
cgehring@lifecarealliance.org
or (614) 437-2801.
LifeCare Alliance Service Board
Educational Fund
LifeCare Alliance Fund at
The Columbus Foundation
H.C. Godman Trust Fund
In Memory Of...
LifeCare Alliance remembers our friends and family who have been clients, donors, and volunteers of the Agency:
Wellena Recca Appleton
James R. Frost
Anne Watson Raymond
Joan Berichon
Mildred F. Furney
Kathleen Marie Rieser
Stephen Mark Bibbee
William Gerstner
Lois Sarko
David Blumstein
Mary Jane Hill
Aleatha Shilling
Harold Blumstein
Juanita B. Hiser
James R. Skillman
Anna L. Childs
Alice Marakas
Irma Smith
Peter M. Crane
Shirley Meek
Harold Tidd
Conrad DiFiebre
Joan Merz
Shardine Whitfield
Autumn Farrell
LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit PAGE 5 Social Entrepreneurship
Holding Our Own: Paying for clients who can’t pay for themselves
Recent trends in not-for-profit agencies indicate there are a greater number of charitable organizations that recognize
the need to offset annual operating expenses through active social entrepreneur enterprises. Similarly, private
and community funders alike understand the importance of not-for-profits “helping themselves in order to help
others.” LifeCare Alliance recognizes the need for self-sufficiency and is committed to further developing a stream of
compatible fee-based programs to increase agency revenue to continue to assist all those in need. Our service area in
Franklin, Madison, and Marion counties is one of only a few major metropolitan areas in the United States that has
no waiting list. Waiting lists in some cities total more than 1,000 people, and it takes a year or more to start service. This is for the most basic of needs – food.
Currently, LifeCare Alliance offers social enterprise programs that help serve our clients in need while offering services
in the community. These services include:
L.A. Catering
LifeCare Alliance started L.A. Catering, which offers full-service catering, including complete beverage service, using
the culinary expertise or LifeCare Alliance kitchen staff and facilities at 1699 West Mound Street and 670 Harmon
Avenue. Recognized as the 15th largest caterer in central Ohio, proceeds from L.A. Catering served an additional 500
clients last year.
Using the culinary and dietetic expertise of the Agency’s meal programs, L.A. Catering provides quality catering at
your facility or our Event Center located at 670 Harmon Avenue. LA Catering is listed as a preferred caterer at
many locations throughout Central Ohio. The Harmon Avenue facility offers clients the following services:
• Banquet space and meeting rooms for various group sizes
• Free parking and nearby freeway access
• State-of-the-art audio visual technology
• 16’ x 9’ projection screen
• High-speed Wi-Fi
• Risers and staging available
Book your next event with
L.A. Catering today!
www.la-catering.com
Corporate Wellness
Catch the Corporate Wellness Spirit Program is designed to meet the wellness needs of employers and employees
at their work sites through health, nutrition, and education services. The wellness team provides on-site wellness
services, personal face-to-face coaching at the worksite with a registered nurse and dietitian, and offers community
health fairs for community organizations and businesses.
The Corporate Wellness program serves 37 corporations and institutions including:
• Edison Welding
• Grange Insurance
• Franklin University
• Highlights for Children
• GFS Chemical
• White Castle System, Inc.
Corporations that provide wellness services as a benefit to their employees experience a happier and healthier
workforce, improved employee retention, improved employee morale and feeling that their well-being is valued,
increased health-risk awareness, decreased workers’ compensation claims, increased employee productivity, improved
benefits plan and no net cost increase, less absenteeism and sick days, and ultimately increased control over a
company’s benefit costs.
PAGE 6 LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit
Flu Shots and Immunizations
By staying up to date on recommended vaccines, you can
protect yourself and others from serious, life-threatening
infections. Routine vaccines that are available for adults
include flu, varicella (chicken pox), Zoster (shingles), and
Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis).
The LifeCare Alliance immunization team offers the following
travel vaccines to the public:
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Meningitis
• MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella)
• Typhoid Fever
• Yellow Fever
• Polio
• Japanese Encephalitis
• Rabies
• Varicella (chicken pox)
• Zoster (shingles)
• Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis)
Our registered nurses also provide international travelers with pre-and post-travel counseling and malaria prevention advice.
There is no consultation or administration fee.
For more information or to schedule an appointment with a registered nurse, please call 614-278-3130.
Impact Safety
Established in 1993, IMPACT Safety develops and teaches interpersonal safety skills for high-risk professionals, companies,
youth, women, those with disabilities and the elderly. LifeCare Alliance’s elderly clients are at greater risk for keeping their
finances, physical assets, identity and body safe. LifeCare Alliance serves more than 15,000 clients annually and is proud to
be able to offer additional resources, like those offered by IMPACT Safety, to keep our clients safe.
IMPACT Safety offers fee-for-service programs statewide that provide tools to overcome violence. Programming offers lowcost training to women, men, teens and children to strengthen resolve, expand choices, and transform fear into courage.
IMPACT Safety offers community education programs, community workshops, teen classes, 25-hour basics personal safety
classes for women, advanced classes, and classes for children. Additionally IMPACT Safety provides two- or three-day
courses for organizations and businesses that focus on organization safety policy, protocol implementation, and safety
awareness skills for professionals.
Meals For Kids
The Meals-for-Kids program delivers meals to afterschool care sites, daycare centers, and charter schools. Meals-for-Kids
provided more than 148,000 meals to predominately lower-income and at-risk children at 14 sites in Central Ohio.
Background Checks
LifeCare Alliance offers background checks including BCI and FBI fingerprinting for outside
entities as part of the Agency’s fee-based service programs. Background checks are offered by
appointment only Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Costs for background
checks are as follow:
• BCI Only: $32.00
• FBI Only: $35.00
• BCI & FBI: $65.00
The Agency accepts cash, check, or credit card as acceptable forms of payment. For more
information, please contact customer service at 614-278-3130.
LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit PAGE 7 Meals-On-Wheels
Keep the Meals Rollin’!
Stats
Dear Meals-on-Wheels,
I began receiving Meals-on-Wheels in 1998. I desperately needed the
meals because I am diabetic and suffer from neuropathy. The neuropathy
is really bad in my hands and feet, which prevents me from standing too
long to prepare my meals. To be honest, these meals keep me alive. The
meals are portion controlled and nutritionally balanced. When I tell people
about the meals, I make sure to let them know that the meals are good
and delicious (My favorite meal is the roasted chicken.) and the people
at Meals-on-Wheels are very nice. My driver, Sidney Hill, is always
courteous, happy, and bubbly!
I want to thank LifeCare Alliance for all they do. Because of LifeCare
Alliance, I know I am never alone – all I have to do is call and I also know
that I will never be hungry!
Sincerely,
Kathy Conley, Columbus
The Meals-on-Wheels
program serves as many as
6,000 meals a day, including
meals for kids in day care
and after-school programs.
Five thousand, one hundred
and sixty-five (5,165) Mealson-Wheels volunteers
logged 426,950 miles and
195,901 hours of service
delivering more than one
million meals in Franklin and
Madison counties in 2012.
Ninety percent (90%) of the
Meals-on-Wheels clients are
over the age of 65, 99% have
incomes less than $20,000
annually, 64% are female
and 39% are minority.
Program | Meals-on-Wheels provides nourishing food and a daily visit to homebound, older adults and individuals with a disability
and/or medical challenge 365 days each year. Meal options include hot, cold, frozen, diet, kosher, vegetarian, pureed, and mechanical soft,
along with meals for specialty diets. Home and community-based services keep our neighbors and loved ones in their own homes, and they
save money, too. In fact, the cost of one day in a hospital equals the cost of ONE YEAR of Meals-on-Wheels. The cost of one month of care in
a nursing home equals that of providing Meals-on-Wheels for 7 years! [Source: Journal of the American Dietetic Association, March 2010]
Marion
Agency Expands Services to Marion County
LifeCare Alliance, the leading Meals-on-Wheels provider in the Midwest, assumed the Marion Older Americans Act
meals contract and began delivery of Marion County Meals-on-Wheels to homebound older adults and medically
challenged individuals. This partnership between LifeCare Alliance, Marion Multi-Purpose Senior Center, and the Ohio
District Five Area Agency on Aging, provides both home-delivered and congregate meals to Marion County residents.
Madison
Since the Agency began delivery of the Marion County Meals-on-Wheels program on January 2, 2013, LifeCare
Alliance has accomplished the following:
Franklin
•
•
•
•
Provided daily meals to nearly 200 clients throughout the county
Opened two client dining centers in Marion and Prospect
Recently approved as a Passport provider for Meals-on-Wheels in Marion County
Established a Beat the Heat fan campaign in coordination with the City of Marion fire department
Prior to the expansion, LifeCare Alliance provided Meals-on-Wheels delivery services to Franklin and Madison
Counties, giving the Agency extensive nutritional experience to prepare and serve congregate meals. The Marion
Multi-Purpose Senior Center serves as a congregate meals site and location for coordinating home-delivered meals.
Through this most recent partnership, the Agency has added dozens of meals to its daily schedule of 6,000 hot, cold,
and shelf-stable meals.
To learn more about the acquisition of the Marion County Meals-on-Wheels program or to volunteer, please contact
Andrea Denning at adenning@lifecarealliance.org or 614-437-2957.
30 Years: Madison County Meals-on-Wheels Celebrates Milestone
Madison County’s Meals-on-Wheels volunteer program
began in January 1983. Using Madison County Hospital
as its operational hub, volunteers delivered about 75
meals each day to clients residing in London, Midway,
Mt. Sterling, Plain City, South Solon, and West Jefferson.
LifeCare Alliance began delivering meals and serving
congregate meals to Madison County residents in June
2003, when the program could no longer continue due
to financial reasons.
The start of delivery in Madison County marked the first
time LifeCare Alliance delivered meals to a contiguous
county outside of Franklin County. The Agency
successfully sustained meals integrity and maintains
safe meals temperatures while transporting them from
Columbus to London.
“The relationship between LifeCare Alliance and Madison
County has been wonderful,” said Chuck Gehring,
LifeCare Alliance President and CEO. “It’s been 10 years
since we began delivering meals to Madison County
residents and we are celebrating with our clients.”
The heart and soul of Madison County Meals-on-Wheels
program is Leah Baird, who has been affiliated with the
program since its inception in 1983. Boasting 23 years
of service to Madison County Meals-on-Wheels, Leah
has managed more than 100 volunteer drivers. In 2012,
volunteers delivered 44,903 meals to 275 homebound
older adults, medically challenged and/or those with
disabling conditions in Madison County.
The Corporate Meal Route program is an innovative way
for companies, social clubs, churches and individuals
to get involved and help the community. Any company
or group interested in volunteering to deliver Mealson-Wheels during their lunch hour can participate.
Volunteers are trained at their respective work sites.
Then, custom routes are developed to accommodate
the group. Routes vary, but take approximately one
hour to deliver to clients. To learn more about how
you can become a Corporate Meal Route Partner, call
614-444-MEAL. For more information on Madison
County Meals-on-Wheels program, please contact
Leah Baird at 740-845-7325.
In 2003, LifeCare Alliance began delivering Meals-on-Wheels to Madison County. The program has grown every year
since. Last year, Meals-on-Wheels volunteers delivered 44,903 meals to 275 clients throughout Madison County.
There are 95 active volunteers and their corporations sponsoring meal routes. Companies include Arbors at West
Jefferson and London, Hurt Battelle Memorial Library, Huntington Bank - London and West Jefferson, Jefferson
Industries, London High School Seniors, MARCO Industries, Nissen Chemitec America, Staples, and West Jefferson
High School Student Council.
PAGE 8 LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit
Dining Centers/Carrie’s Cafe
The trend in providing nutritional programs for seniors is now to focus on holistically
meeting seniors’ nutritional, emotional, and psychological needs. LifeCare Alliance has
developed a business model through Carrie’s Café, an all-inclusive approach to reach not
only our clients, but our donors, volunteers and social entrepreneurship customers.
Anyone, regardless of age, can take
advantage of all that Carrie’s Café has
to offer! We encourage the public,
our donors and volunteers to try the
services housed in Carrie’s Cafe. You
can eat breakfast or lunch, rent event
space, use L.A. Catering for their events
and/or participate in the wide array of
activities that happen monthly.
This new operational model takes care of clients’ nutritional needs by providing a variety of
healthy menu options every day. The accompanying café supports their physical, emotional
and psychological needs by providing healthcare services, socialization and educational
opportunities that engage clients’ physical activity, mental activity, community engagement
and enjoyment of life. Programming options give clients an opportunity to meet, connect,
socialize and maintain relationships - Carrie’s Café provides more ‘than just a meal’. A few
examples of programming options include: falls prevention, arthritis exercise, traditional
senior exercise, menu-planning, chronic disease care, diabetes maintenance and crafts.
Stats
The program served
more than 150,000
meals to 4,062 clients.
Eighty-two percent
(82%) of the Senior
Dining Center clients are
over the age of 65, 90%
have incomes less than
$20,000 annually, 68%
are female, and 57% are
minority.
Carrie’s Cafe is not just for our senior clients. The public is welcome and
encouraged to take advantage of the services housed in Carrie’s Cafe. This enables Carrie’s Café to be an intergenerational experience. Anyone
can visit the café for breakfast or lunch, use L.A. Catering for their events,
rent event space, and/or take advantage of the café’s programming.
Like any community, the more diverse the population, the more fruitful
the outcomes. Stop by Carrie’s Café for a great lunch and enjoyable company.
Lunch is served from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and is
conveniently located at 670 Harmon Avenue in Columbus just off I-71 in
downtown with ample parking. We encourage the public, our donors,
and volunteers to visit us, tour the facility to learn more about what we
do, and experience the services housed at Carrie’s Café! Program| Carrie’s Cafe is a new operational model with the goal of serving its older adult customer customers holistically by meeting their
nutritional, emotional, psychological and physical needs.
Customers’ nutritional needs are met by providing a variety of menu options on a daily basis that include hot entrees, sandwiches, soups and
salads. The Café model supports customers’ emotional and psychological needs by providing socialization and educational opportunities.
The on-site Wellness Center can help improve customers’ physical well-being via visits to the center’s dietitian, nurse and visiting pharmacist.
Carrie’s Café is a complete package providing a higher level of successful aging. The Café is not a just a place to eat – it is an essential part of the
community’s social fabric.
New Marion
Dining
Centers Open!
The dining center at the
Marion County Senior Center is
open Tuesday - Friday from
10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and
is located at 2375 Harding
Highway East. LifeCare Alliance’s
involvement with Marion County
congregate dining started
on January 2, 2013. A Title III
congregate site had been in
operation at the Marion Senior
Center. A staff member cooked
lunches Monday - Friday. Today,
a volunteer still cooks the meals
on Monday.
The Prospect Senior Center
Dining Center is open on
Thursdays from 10:30 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. and is located at
318 N. Elm Street. This dining
center opened on June 6, 2013.
Prior to LifeCare Alliance’s
involvement, volunteers
cooked meals on Thursdays.
To The Staff and LifeCare Alliance Family,
LifeCare Alliance helps so many people. It has added a lot to my life, giving me something
to look forward to each day. I love talking, laughing, and enjoying the company of the
people who attend the Hilltop Dining Center.
I have learned so much by working with the supervisors, the coordinators, and all of the
participants – they really trust me to complete all my tasks!
My family says they that because of the responsibility I have gained at the Dining Center,
my self-confidence has increased!
LifeCare Alliance gives me more than I give! I feel my position is a pleasure, not a job!
We really have a lot of fun at the Hilltop Dining Center. Thank God for all you do!
From my heart,
Flo Black
Program | Senior Dining Centers provide meals for older adults and individuals with a disability and/or medically-challenged adults at
community dining centers and restaurants in over twenty locations across Central Ohio, including culturally diverse meals at fourteen Asian and
Somali restaurants. Transportation is available to most locations. LifeCare Alliance is the largest provider of senior meals through the community
dining centers in both Central Ohio and the state, according to the Ohio Department of Aging, 2008. Dining centers offer socialization, enriching
programming and a nutritious meal with the purpose of increasing the number of Central Ohioans who achieve a higher level of successful aging,
defined as the avoidance of disease and disability, maintenance of high cognitive and physical functioning, and engagement with life.
LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit PAGE 9 Project OpenHand and
Groceries-to-Go Pantry
2012 Stats
Dear LifeCare Alliance,
Many of you do not know me. My name is Emma Fuller and I am a
mother, grandmother, a sister, and a SURVIVOR who happens to be a
client of Project OpenHand. I was diagnosed with the HIV virus in 1991.
The first question that I asked myself was, “What do I do and how can I
live with this disease?”
I was introduced to Project OpenHand and became a client in 1997. During
that time, I developed shingles and was very weak and consequently
unable to cook for myself. Project OpenHand delivered my meals and
provided nutritional counseling and support to help me deal with having the
HIV virus. I also received pantry items, which I still receive today.
It has been a rough road and sometimes I wonder how I get through it.
By the grace of God and the help I receive from Project OpenHand, it
gives me the strength to continue.
My personal mission in life is to “give back” and help others in the way
Project OpenHand helped me! Thank you to all the people who make it
possible. I really appreciate it.
Project OpenHand
Columbus provided
more than 21,000
home-delivered meals
and served more than
1,500 congregate meals
as well as provided
more than 10,800
bags of groceries to
more than 600 clients.
Nearly 33% of the
Project OpenHandColumbus clients are
age 55 or older, 91%
have incomes less than
$20,000 annually, 16%
are female, and 59% are
minority. Sincerely,
Emma
Program | Project OpenHand-Columbus provides home-delivered nutritionally enriched meals, pantry items, nutritional supplements,
nutritional assessments, counseling and a congregate meal program to men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS in Central Ohio.
Nourishing the
Human Spirit
PAGE 10 LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit
Ways to Help the Groceries-to-Go Pantry Clients
2012 Stats
Donation items listed below are always in high demand. We gratefully accept
donations for our clients. Hygiene and cleaning products are a daily necessity;
clients are not able to use food stamps to purchase these items. The challenge
for LifeCare Alliance is securing funding to provide these products. Many grant
funders do not fund the purchase of hygiene products as they (unlike food) are
not considered a “vital” necessity for sustaining life. However, they are vital to
the dignity and mental health of our clients. All non-perishable food items are
beneficial, as they are easy to store and do not take much effort/ability to prepare.
Groceries-to-Go served
938 clients at 7,200
pantry visits, providing
more than 21,000
grocery bags that
equate to 65,000 meals.
We also provided clients
with approximately
1,250 cases of Ensure.
Program | Groceries-to-Go Pantry provides groceries, personal hygiene items and cleaning
supplies to Project OpenHand-Columbus and Columbus Cancer Clinic clients who are living with
HIV/AIDS and/or active cancer.
Non-Perishable Food Items
Household and Hygiene Items
Canned Fruits/Vegetables
Beans (Canned or Dry)
Canned Meat/Fish
Canned Soups
Chips/Snacks
Juices
Canned Stews
Peanut Butter
Pudding
Cereals
Noodles
Paper Towels
Toilet Tissue
Laundry Detergent
Paper Plates
Kleenex
Soap
Shampoo
Toothpaste
Sanitizer
The Columbus Cancer Clinic
Stats
Dear LifeCare Alliance,
Program | The Columbus Cancer Clinic is a
Medicare-certified service, providing education
about cancer prevention and early detection, headto-toe screening examinations and mammograms,
regardless of the client’s ability to pay.
The Clinic also provides low-income, underinsured, or uninsured individuals living with active
cancer with medical supplies, medical equipment,
medication assistance, transportation and to and
from cancer-related appointments, pantry items,
nutritional supplements and emergency financial
assistance to those Home Care Support patients
who are about to lose daily necessities such as
housing and/or utilities. The Program provides
skilled nursing care, home health aide, social work,
therapy and/or dietitian, if needed, to maintain the
patient in the home setting. All home care support
services are free of charge.
In January 2002, our father, Paul Robinson, was diagnosed with lung
cancer. That began a long and painful journey of treatments and medications.
After months of chemo, radiation, breathing treatments and all the
complications that accompany this terrible disease, we had exhausted all
resources and had nowhere to turn for help. We were fortunate and blessed to
discover the Columbus Cancer Clinic. Not only did they help with medications,
treatment, and transportation to and from the doctor appointments, they also
made sure that he was getting the proper nutrition.
There is no way that we could ever repay them for what they did for our
family. More importantly, they helped us through an emotionally difficult
time and through an expensive process. Because of their grace and sensitivity,
they helped our father maintain his dignity. We will be eternally grateful and
indebted to this wonderful organization and the people who work there.
The program provided
3,135 clients with 2,500
cancer screenings and
mammograms and
655 home care support
services for cancer
patients. Eighteen
percent (18%) of all
Columbus Cancer
Clinic clients are age
65 and older, 72%
have incomes less than
$20,000 annually, 83%
are females and 45%
are minority.
This was the notice that was posted regarding our yard sale:
THIS YARD SALE IS A SMALL WAY FOR US TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED
SO MANY OTHERS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR PANTRIES REMAIN
FULL SO THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THOSE IN NEED. SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHOP AND IF YOU SEE NOTHING THAT SPARKS AN
INTEREST, PLEASE OPEN YOUR HEART AND MAKE A DONATION, NO MATTER
HOW SMALL, TO THE COLUMBUS CANCER CLINIC. THANK YOU!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Mayes
The Columbus Cancer Clinic
Ohio Service Map
Ray Groups
The Rays are volunteer groups who have committed their time to fundraising
and volunteering for the Columbus Cancer Clinic. The first Ray was established in
1947 and since then 22 other Ray Groups have started with the same mission of
providing support for the many services of the Columbus Cancer Clinic.
Thrift Shops
Thrift Shops are located in Grove City, Reynoldsburg and Worthington. Each shop
sells gently used clothing and household items with all proceeds going to support
services of The Columbus Cancer Clinic.
The Thrift Shop business is a day-in-day out, year long, volunteer-driven effort.
More than 150 volunteers sacrifice much of their own time to see that the shops
are run well and generate a profit. They are very proud of their efforts, as is
LifeCare Alliance.
The Young Professionals Group
YPG was founded in 2003 in an effort to encourage young professionals within
Columbus to become involved in their community through volunteerism, to
provide an opportunity to network with other area professionals, and to increase
awareness and financial support for programs and services available through
fundraising and special events. To learn more about this group, contact Charity
Blair at cblair@lifecarealliance.org or (614)437-2902.
Thrift Shops
Hours of Operation:
Grove City Thrift Shop
3684 Garden Court
Grove City, Ohio 43123
HOURS: Tuesday – Friday
from Noon – 4 p.m.,
Saturday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Reynoldsburg Thrift Shop
7125 East Main Street
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
HOURS: Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Friday from Noon – 4 p.m.;
Saturday from 10:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Worthington Thrift Shop
5600 North High Street
Worthington, Ohio 43085
HOURS: Tuesday – Friday
from 1 – 4 p.m.; Saturday from
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Volunteer and financial support is vital to the Thrift Shops! We ask everyone to donate clothes and
household items to the one of the locations listed above when you’re cleaning out your closet.
LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit PAGE 11 Wellness Centers
Dear LifeCare Alliance,
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all the help my husband
and I have received at the Trinity Baptist Church Wellness Center. I have
been attending three or four years on a regular basis, but my husband
Thomas, was a client when the Wellness Center was located at 1100
East Broad Street. Thomas would have his toenails trimmed on a regular
basis from the nurse. Once the center moved to Trinity, I started going
with him. The staff has been a really big help because my husband now
has Alzheimer’s disease and trying to manage his medications was a bit
overwhelming. Our nurse referred me to the Visiting Pharmacists who
helped with all the prescriptions he is taking. I also talk with the Dietitians
there, too! I am also enrolled in the PACE (People with Arthritis Can
Exercise) program and attend classes on Tuesdays and Fridays.
2012 Stats
Nurses and dietitians
provided 6,671 wellness
visits to 1,178 wellness
center clients. Ninetythree percent (93%) of
the Wellness Services
clients are age 65 or
older, 37% have incomes
less than $20,000
annually, 65% are female,
and 31% are minority.
I just want you to know how thankful I am for the Wellness Center staff
as they continue to work with Thomas, and me. I sincerely appreciate the
support that they have provided in the past and look forward the service
they have yet to provide.
Best regards,
Eloise Burke
Visiting Nurses provide health care
linkage service to assist patients with
managing their chronic health conditions.
This program also provides a Visiting
Pharmacist, who assists clients in
arranging medications to prevent and
reduce drug interactions.
Program | Wellness Service provides health care services in community wellness centers throughout Franklin County. The community
wellness centers are located in areas where the population is under-served, has limited access to health care, and/or has limited financial
resources. Services include, but are not limited to, health assessments, skilled nursing care, and screening tests with a focus on health
promotion and education, disease prevention and chronic disease management. In addition to the registered nurses, the wellness program
employs registered dietitians who provide medical nutrition therapy, weight management programs, diabetes self-management and
educational programs on a wide variety of nutrition topics. A registered pharmacist provides medication reviews and assists clients with
medication management.
The adult immunization program offers a full array of adult immunizations from A (hepatitis A) to Z (zoster/shingles), including
international travel health clinic which provides a comprehensive pre-travel assessment and all vaccines needed for international travel.
PAGE 12 LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit
Help-At-Home
Dear LifeCare Alliance,
I am writing this letter to let you know how pleased I have been with the services
I have received from LifeCare Alliance for the past 35 years. I became a client
in 1977 when I moved from New Jersey to pursue an employment opportunity.
Upon my arrival, I was informed that the job had been filled. You see, I have
cerebral palsy, I am a quadriplegic and confined to a wheelchair.
Upon my arrival to Columbus, Ohio, it was suggested that I contact the Bureau
of Vocational Rehabilitation who recommended that I apply for SSD. That is
when I learned about the services and staff of LifeCare Alliance. I received
in-home nursing care, a homemaker to help with daily living activities, a home
health aide, and a dietitian who helps me keep my diabetes on track through
my diet. Jackie Cordle, the volunteer who shops for my groceries, is now an
adopted member of my family.
2012 Stats
The program provided
12,000 hours of
homemaker and/or
home health aide
services to 500 clients.
Ninety-three percent
(93%) of the Help-atHome clients are age
65 or older, 75% have
incomes less than
$20,000 annually, 82%
are female and 37%
are minority.
Simply stated, if it was not for the work of LifeCare Alliance I would not have
managed my independent lifestyle or even be living in my own home. I consider
myself an advocate and tell as many people as possible about the good work of
LifeCare Alliance – I am a one-man resource center!
I feel that if I did not have the services of LifeCare Alliance, I would be in a pine
box! The employees, who I think of as my family, are FANTASTIC! Not only do
they encourage me to get out and not allow my disabilities to handicap me, they
are there to witness my efforts! Thank you, LifeCare Alliance, for all you do for
the community and me!
Sincerely,
Peter Brockel
Program | Help-at-Home provides homemakers and home health aides who assist with daily living activities, bathing, fall prevention, and
basic household chores. The Help-at-Home staff works with a network of community contacts to assure appropriate client services are accessed.
In addition, Help-at-Home coordinates home repair projects for clients in need of safety and health related repairs such as repairing electrical or
plumbing issues, installing grab bars and railings, repairing floors and drywall.
Senior Pet Care Program
LifeCare Alliance is the safety net for those who society has forgotten, providing health
services to the medically indigent so our clients do not have to choose between food,
medication and housing. Our clients are strong-willed, vibrant people who want to
live with dignity in their own homes. The vast majority of our clients live on an income
of less than $600/month. This presents a challenge for our clients who face limited
choices based on their limited incomes.
The same challenges that make it difficult for our clients to prepare healthy food,
transport themselves, and provide for their own basic care make it difficult for them
to take care of their pets. More than 70% of our clients own a cat or dog, and the bond
with their animal is very strong. For some, their pet may be the only companion they
have contact with throughout the day. We first learned of the need for a pet care
program when we discovered that some of our Meals-on-Wheels clients were feeding
all or a portion of their meal to their pet. They either don’t have enough money to buy
pet food or physically can’t get to the store. As a result, we began accepting pet food
donations in 2007.
2012 Stats
The program provided
food, supplies,
grooming, and
veterinary visits to 400
clients and 470 pets.
Nearly 70% of LifeCare
Alliance clients own a
companion pet.
By providing donated pet food to our clients with animals, they experience the
complete benefit of receiving the life-sustaining food and resources we deliver
designed to make them healthier and allow them remain in their own homes where
they want to be. Once pet food distribution began, we quickly realized that our clients’ pets require more than food. In 2008,
we started securing grants to assist with general veterinary care, grooming, and spay-neuter surgeries. In 2009, we were
approached by The Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine about an outreach program they were developing.
They were looking for opportunities to provide valuable field experience to their graduating seniors as well much needed
care for animals whose owners lack access to a regular veterinarian. Through our strong partnership, the OSU outreach
program has donated more than $60,000 in time, mileage, and care to our clients and their pets.
Due to increasing demand for pet food, the delivery service once covered by our paid staff is now coordinated by an allvolunteer team. We call it AniMeals. It’s Meals-on-Wheels for pets! By offering this needed service, we get a second valuable
check on our clients and save money, which ensures that we have no waiting lists for LifeCare Alliance’s signature services:
Meals-on-Wheels, Senior Dining Centers, Wellness Centers, Help-at-Home, Visiting Nurses, Columbus Cancer Clinic, Project
OpenHand-Columbus, Groceries-to-Go Pantry, IMPACT Safety, and Senior Pet Care.
To learn more about the Senior Pet Care Program, contact Paul Fralic at pfralic@lifecarealliance.org or (614) 437-2867.
Program| The Senior Pet Care Program provides clients assistance in taking care of their pets while still maintaining the client’s ability to
remain in their home. The program assists with pet care and welfare, delivering pet food and setting up veterinary visits in the home as well as the
veterinarians’ offices. In 2012, LifeCare Alliance developed the AniMeals program, which implemented coordinated routes that deliver pet food
directly to clients in their homes who are medically challenged, homebound, or living with a disability.
LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit PAGE 13 To learn more about
volunteer opportunities,
contact Pauli Tice at
ptice@lifecarealliance.org
or (614) 437-2859.
Volunteer. Serve. Give Back.
LifeCare Alliance volunteers are the most cherished resources within our organization. Without them, we simply
could not accomplish the many tasks that are required each day. These unsung heroes serve our clients by delivering
Meals-on-Wheels, serving clients at dining centers, assisting with light housekeeping chores, stocking pantry shelves,
providing pet care services, running errands and picking up groceries. In 2012, 7,600 volunteers contributed more
than 195,901 hours and drove more than 426,950 miles to care for our most vulnerable residents, the older adults and
individuals with a medical challenge and/or disability in our community.
To learn more about volunteer opportunities, contact Pauli Tice at ptice@lifecarealliance.org or (614) 437-2859.
Looking for a new way to actively engage your employees within the community? A number of Central Ohio
businesses are meeting the challenge by adopting to a Meals-on-Wheels route with LifeCare Alliance.
You and your employees will love the rewards that come with using lunch hours to deliver, hot, nutritious meals to our
clients. Employees feel good about teaming up with coworkers to make a difference in the community – and it shows!
Many companies that have adopted route attest to improved employee morale, enhanced, workplace teams, and
reduced turnover amongst their employees.
Your company can adopt a route for one day a week, five days each week, or any number of days in between. Any
level of participation will save LifeCare Alliance the cost of a paid driver with no expense to you. We cover all of your
training needs and even deliver the meals to your company’s door! As a token of appreciation, LifeCare Alliance will
recognize your involvement in our annual report and website.
We look forward to welcoming you to the outstanding team of Central Ohio companies who currently benefit from
adopting a Meals-on-Wheels route. To learn more, contact Pauli Tice at ptice@lifecarealliance.org or (614) 437-2859.
Corporate Meal Route Partners
2Checkout
Columbus Alzheimer Care Center
Indus Hotels
Nationwide Insurance – Downtown
Acorn Distributors
Community Partners
Integra Realty Resources
Nationwide Insurance – Dublin
Alvis House
Crown Appraisal Group
Jefferson Industries Corp.
NexTech Materials, Ltd.
American Electric Power – Downtown
DeWolfe House
Jet Container
NiSource/Columbia Gas
American Electric Power – Arena District
Diamond Hill Investments
Keller Williams Cap. Partners Realty
Nissen Chemitec America
American Electric Power – Gahanna
Donatos/Grote Co.
KEMBA Financial Credit Union
Performance Chrysler - Jeep - Dodge
Ameritech/SBC
DSW
Key Bank
Price Waterhouse Coopers
Anu Resources Unlimited, Inc.
Ernst & Young
Kimball Midwest
Quantum Health
Arbors of London
First Federal Credit Control
Kindred Healthcare
Real Property Management
Arbors of West Jefferson
Franklin County Residential Services
KPMG
Safelite AutoGlass
ARC Industries
Franklin University
Kroger
Assurex Global
Franklin Woods Nursing & Rehab
Liebert Corporation
School Employees
Retirement System of Ohio
Bailey Cavalieri
GBQ Partners
Liebert Global Services
Battelle
Glimcher
LifeCare Alliance
Byers Mazda-Subaru
Goodwill Columbus
Lockheed Martin
Cardinal Health
Gordon Food Service
ManorCare of Westerville
Cashland
Grange Insurance
Manta
Casto Management
Honda Family Center
Martha Vance & Associates
Century Insurance
Huntington National Bank – Easton
MATCO Ind.
Chase - Westerville
Huntington National Bank – Downtown
MCI/Verizon
Chase Home Finance
Huntington National Bank – London
Mettler Toledo
Cheryl & Co.
Huntington National Bank – Operations
Center
Momentive Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
Huntington National Bank – West Jefferson
National Church Residences
Citi Bank
Clear Channel Radio
Cleverley & Associates
Hurt-Battelle Memorial Library
PAGE 14 LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit
Monterey Care Center
Nationwide Insurance Co.
Sherwin Williams
Sika Corporation
Smith Realty Partners
Smiths Medical Critical Care
Staples
Target
Team Fishel
Traditions at Stygler Road
United Parcel Service
Walmart
Willis of Ohio, Inc.
Worthington Industries, Inc.
Board List
CHAIR
William E. Lyons
Community Volunteer
Charles H. Walker, JD
Bricker & Eckler LLP
VICE CHAIR
Patricia A. McKnight, MS RD LD
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Richard K. Wendt
Community Volunteer
Joseph W. Cole II
Sequent
Matthew N. McPeek
Cardinal Health
Medical Director
SECRETARY
Paul A. Naumoff, JD
Ernst & Young
Cathy A. Greiwe MD MS RN
Central Ohio Primary Care
Thomas H. Welch
Grange Insurance Company
Cathy M. Lyttle
Worthington Industries, Inc.
TREASURER
Daniel J. Neumeyer
Huntington National Bank
Kent C. Hess, FACHE
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Colleen K. Nissl, JD
NetJets
Professional
Advisory Committee
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Steve A. Niswonger
Scioto Services
Thomas M. Anderson, DO
Central Ohio Radiology Oncology
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Denise M. Robinson
Alvis House
William B. Farrar, MD
The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
Robert O. Click
CB Richard Ellis
Donna M. Ruscitti, Esq.
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Dorene J. Frankhauser, RN
Mount Carmel Health System
Board Roster
Erin Kelley Shannon
White Castle Systems, Inc.
Charles Gehring
LifeCare Alliance
Terry A. Boyd, PhD
Franklin University
Thomas P. Skoog
KPMG LLP
John Gregory, MSW LSW
LifeCare Alliance
The Honorable Kimberly J. Brown
Judge, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
Eric C. Smith
Team Fishel
Cathy Greiwe, MD MS RN
Central Ohio Primary Care
Donna Buckley
Community Volunteer
Eric E. Smith
Nationwide Insurance Company
Elizabeth A. Haselwood, MSN RN
The Ohio State University Hospitals East
Hugh C. Cathey
Columbus-Partners LLC
Timothy O. Wiechers, JD
Assurex Global
Robin Hutchinson Bell
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Karen S. Cookston
Ameriprise Financial
Randolph C. Wiseman, JD
Bricker & Eckler LLP
Heather McCormick, MS, RD, LS, CDE
LifeCare Alliance
Sanjay Dudaney
Halcyon Solutions
Vinson Yates
OhioHealth
Dan McFarland, MD
Community Volunteer
Honorary Board Membership
Patricia A. McKnight, MS RD LD
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Robert A. Fleming
Safe Lift Transportation
Janet Gibbs
Feeding America
Cathy Phillips, RN OCN
The Columbus Cancer Clinic - LifeCare Alliance
Martha Frye, CPA
Nationwide Insurance Company
J. Preston Estes
Community Volunteer
R. Trent Sickles, MD
Max Sports & Family Health
Elizabeth A. Haselwood, MSN RN
The Ohio State University Hospital East
Maryann Ingram Kelley
White Castle Systems Inc.
Betsy Grimes, PhD
Urbana University
Dino D. Lanno
Safelite AutoGlass Corp.
Frederick E. Mills, JD
Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease LLP
Jan Wallace, MS, CNP
LifeCare Alliance
Brian X. Tierney
American Electric Power
Robert L. Fenner, CPCU
Thomas-Fenner-Woods Agency
T. Earl LeVere, JD
Ice Miller LLP
LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit PAGE 15 The Columbus Cancer Clinic Advisory Board
ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR
Robert O. Click
CB Richard Ellis
ADVISORY MEMBERSHIP
M. Douglas Anderson
Worthington Industries, Inc.
Thomas M. Anderson, DO
Central Ohio Radiology Oncology
Sandy Clary
Community Volunteer
Charlotte L. Collister
The Collister Company
Ohmer Crowell
Community Volunteer
Tamara J. Dosch
Capitol Square Ltd.
Dorene J. Fankhauser, RN
Mount Carmel Health System
William B. Farrar, MD
The James Cancer Hospital and
Solove Research Institute
Robert L. Fenner, CPCU
Thomas-Fenner-Woods Agency
Gregory Hamrick
Thomas-Fenner-Woods Agency
Maryann Ingram Kelley
White Castle System, Inc.
Thomas L. Long, JD
Baker & Hostetler
Nancy N. Lurie
Community Volunteer
Maria Bornhorst Mendes
Bank of America
Bradley N. Mullenix
Huntington National Bank
Carole A. Myser
American Electric Power
Colleen K. Nissl, JD
NetJets
Tom Rothmann
Genentech
Richard A. Roy, MD
Central Ohio Urology Group
Elisabeth Spaine
The Arlington Group
Larry Wolpert
Community Volunteer
J. Jeffrey McNealey, JD
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP
Project Openhand-Columbus Advisory Board
ADVISORY COMMITTEE CHAIR
Don Sgontz
Abbott Nutrition
Kevin Wood
M-Ecompanies, Inc.
ADVISORY MEMBERSHIP
Jackson and Marge Taylor
Lifetime Members
Gary Macklis
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Kathy Jo Blaho, RN
OhioHealth
Sean A. Whalen, CTP
US Bank
David P. Todd
Ohio Industrial Commission
Karen Cookston
Ameriprise Financial
Rollin E. Seward
Ohio Department of Development
Impact Safety Advisory Board
Linda Kanney
Community Volunteer
Mark Conselyea, MHA
The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
David Eschleman, CPA
Nartker, Grunewald, Eschleman & Cooper, LLC
PAGE 16 LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit
We would like to say Thank You to all of our Donors!
Founder III
Sustainer
$250,000+
$10,000+
St. Agatha School
Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging
Armstrong Foundation
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
City of Columbus
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
The Thomas-Fenner-Woods Agency, Inc.
Franklin County Department of Jobs and Family Services
Central Ohio Men Against Prostate Cancer
Tom and Joan Welch
Franklin County Senior Options
Central Ohio Primary Care Physicians
Franklin County Office on Aging
Columbus Blue Jacket Foundation
State of Ohio - Passport
Community Shares of Mid Ohio
Helen M. Wickham
Emerson Network Power
United Way of Central Ohio
Florence H. McQuiniff Fund
$2,500+
Chuck and Kris Gehring
John and Patricia Ammendola
Gerbig, Snell, Weisheimer & Associates, Inc.
ATLAPAC Corp
John B. & Dareth Gerlach Foundation
BMI Federal Credit Union
$100,000+
JP Morgan Chase & Co Employee Giving Campaign
Terry and Shirley Boyd
John and Maryann Kelley
American Electric Power
Johnny and Kim Brown
John Kelley III
Estate of Hilda L. Hard
Celia Kahn Lazarus Ray
KPMG’S Community Giving Campaign
The Huntington National Bank
John and Susan Connor
Richard and Kimberly Kurth
Nationwide Foundation
Tom Dailey
MAC AIDS Fund
Ohio Department of Health
Deloitte Services LLC
Madison County Commissioners
Anonymous
Timothy and Julianna Doniere
The Micah Fund
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Columbus Affiliate
Andy and Tammy Dosch
Momentive
The Harold C. Schott Foundation
Elizabeth Simons Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Hambleton Fund
The Harry C. Moores Foundation
Ernst & Young
OhioHealth
The Ingram-White Castle Foundation
Farmers New World Life
Paul G. Duke Foundation
Walmart Foundation
Ferne A. Zetty/All for Animals Fund
Project Blues
COTA New Freedom
Charles and Rhonda Fraas
Virginia Ragan
Gardiner Allen DeRoberts Insurance
Eric and Nancy Smith
Harry and Kathleen Gardner
The Columbus Foundation
Giant Eagle
The FG Foundation
GBQ Partners LLP
$50,000+
The Reinberger Foundation
GFS Chemicals, Inc.
Brian and Beth Tierney
Abbott Laboratories Employee Fund
DeeDee and Herb Glimcher
US Foodservice
Abbott Nutrition
Larry and Cindy Hilsheimer
David and Susan Williams
ACS BEST Program
Mars Petcare USA
Worthington Industries Inc.
Cardinal Health Foundation
George and Terri Lewandowski
Worthington Thrift Shop
Fred Carver
Nancy and Tom Lurie
WBNS-10TV
Columbia Gas of Ohio – A NiSource Company
MacLaurin Family Foundation
Wendy’s International Foundation
Diamond Hill Investments
Madison County Senior Citizens Center
Worthington Industries
Grange Insurance Companies
Steven Manos
Worthington Thrift Shop
Dan and Linda Marvin
Founder II
Founder I
Grove City Thrift Shop
LifeCare Alliance Board of Directors
Limited Brands, Inc.
The Ohio Commission on Minority Health
Pacesetter
SafeLift Transportation
Scioto Services
Team Fishel
Benefactor
Kimball Midwest
Meals On Wheels Association Of America
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
Reynoldsburg Thrift Shop
$5,000+
Miriam & Stanley Schwartz, Jr. Philanthropic Foundation
Safelite Glass Corporation
ANU Resources Unlimited, Inc.
White Castle System, Inc.
Nina B. Pohlman Fund
Jerry and Janet Armstrong
Steve and Jill Niswonger
Assurex Global
Ross O. Leis Fund
Banfield Charitable Trust
Mike and Sue Sayre
Jane Barthelmas
St. Alban’s Of Bexley Episcopal Church
$25,000+
Breast Cancer Fund of Ohio
TDCI, Inc.
Rob and Amy Click
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, Inc.
US Bank
Carl and Patricia Jo Colombini
City of Grove City
Marvin Wallace
Jerome and Margaret Cunningham
Crawl for Cancer
Richard Wendt
Ervin E. and Frances M. Emmerich Fund
Delaware Council for Older Adults
Gary and Mandi Williams
Indus Hotels
Dispatch Broadcast Group
Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust
Emergency Food and Shelter Program
LifeCare Alliance Service Board
Franklin County Commissioners
Neal Longanbach
Kroger
Martha Lovette Frye, CPA
LifeCare Alliance Staff
Terry Matthews
PNC
Nordstrom Inc.
Quantum Health, LLC
Northwestern Mutual: The Kemelgor Financial Group
Saks Fifth Avenue
Order of the Eastern Star
United Way of Clark, Champaign and Madison Counties
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Investor
John Mitchell
Nourishing the
Human Spirit
Young Professionals Group of The Columbus Cancer Clinic
LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit PAGE 17 Donor List (continued)
Patron
Linda Kanney
Meg Kelley
$1,000+
KPMG LLP
2Checkout.com Inc.
Mike and Lorie Krieger
A Christmas to Cure Cancer
Kimberly Laughlin
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
Leo Yassenoff Foundation
Allen Foundation
Helen Liebman
Alissa Amidon-Carbonaro
Lucy Ann Jones Living Trust
Tom and Barb Anderson
Jeff and Cathy Lyttle
Charles Arens
Tom Maish
George Bailey
Mary Bangle Johansmann
Memorial Fund
Bank of America Charitable
Foundation, Inc.
Thomas and Lou Ann Kress
Dave and Elisa McCurdy
Visiting Nurse Association
of America
Walgreens Health Services
Heather Ward-Smith
Whole Foods Market
Randolph and Patricia Wiseman
Tyler and Kathy Wooddell
Worly Plumbing Supply, Inc.
Vinson and Teresa Yates
Nick and Judy Zuk
Leader
Elizabeth Haselwood
Lee Solis
Hugh Hayden
Solis Women’s Health
Jane Hummer
St. Peter Church
Rhonda Huston
John Stephens
Robin Hutchinson Bell
Mark Stickdorn
Indian Run
United Methodist Church
Bob and Laura Stillman
Interstate Gas Supply, Inc.
Cynthia Taubman
James P. Garland and
Carol J. Andreae Fund
Richard Taps
Judith Tomblin
Battelle Memorial Institute
John and Nancy McEwan
$500+
John and Susan Boylan
Jim and Kathy McGinnis
John Allen
Bricker & Eckler LLP
Robert and Anne Jeffrey
Jeff and Sara McNealey
Pamela Allen
Dale and Marty Brinkman
Tori Johnson
Bryan McNeice
Alliance Data
William and Deborah Carter
Theodore and Yudelka Jordan
Medical Mutual
Angela An and Don Wolery
Hugh Cathey
Jung Won Kim
Mediu
Norman Anderson
CB Richard Ellis
Richard Kisker
Joel and Maria Mendes
Carmen and Margaret Angelo
Children’s Hunger Alliance
Kiwanis Club of Berwick
James Mertens
Apprisen Financial Advocates
City Of Columbus,
Income Tax Division
Amy Klaben
Lawrence Minton
Robert Atha
Nicholas Kontras
Molina Healthcare of Ohio
Mark and Julie Bergstedt
Peter Kourlas
Richard Mueller
Joseph and Marlene Berwanger
Kathleen Kress and Marvin Miller
Paul and Jennifer Naumoff
Betty Zenker Cancer Ray
Kathy Landers
Columbus Chapter Of Oncology
Nursing Society
Dan and Patty Neumeyer
Fred and Pam Biesecker
Dino Lanno
Patrick and Nancy O’Loughlin
Chris Black
William and Linda Lee
Columbus Jewish Foundation
Ometek Incorporated
Bob and Terry Borchlewicz
Dan and Anne Longo
Columbus Kroger Bakery
Orix Foundation
Ingrid Brownlee
Kendrick Lubker
Commerce National Bank
Ice Miller
Jeffrey Bryson
Barbara Main
Jack Conner
Shawn Parker and Michael Giano
Donna Buckley
Mary Scarlett Cancer Ray
Daniel and Amy Creekmur
PhRMA
James and Jean Burgess
American Cancer Society
East Central
Denise Maze
Ohmer and Patsy Crowell
Portfolio Creative, LLC
Diane Burke
Paul and Sandy Anderson
Ann and Daniel McDowell
Dejaco Family Foundation
Anne Powell Riley
Brian and Laura Butler
Architectural Advantages
Robert and Karen McIsaac
Doug and Andrea Denning
Race For Hope
Donald and Jill Butler
Monica McJunkin
AT&T United Way
Employee Giving Campaign
Nino and Juliana Di Iullo
Kevin and Barb Radous
Cabaret4Care
Patricia McKnight
John & Sine-Marie Ayres
Donan Engineering Co., Inc.
David and Sue Roark
Fred Miller
Edward Bacome
Dublin Cleaners, Inc.
Nick and Valerie Roger
Capital Investment Services
of America
Muirfield Village Golf Club
Marcella Baird
Eastern Columbus Kiwanis
Donna Ruscitti
Brett Mulgrew
Lawrence Baum
Edelman Financial Services LLC
Thomas Ryan
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Barbara Bean
Gary and Phyllis Elliott
John and Lisa Sadler
Veronica Bennu
Steve and Patty Elsea
Charlotte and Mike Collister
Colleen Nissl and Roger Sugarman
Armena Schmidt
Debora Norris
Thomas and Penny Boes
Nicholas Evans
School Employees Retirement
System of Ohio
Darci Congrove
Mark Conselyea
Johnathan Northup
Gary Bray
Scotts Miracle-Gro
Community Gardens Fund
Sarah Corna
Bridget O’Donnel
Catherine and John Brody
Lori and Don Overmyer
Buckeye Rod Builders Inc.
Sue Packer
Warren Bulman
Angela Pasquith
Robert Byers
Tanya Patrella
Patricia Callahan
Carol Pearson
Richard Caner
Dale and Phyllis Perdue
William Christensen
Mark and Rosemary Pomeroy
Robert Clinger
Nancy Poss
Columbus Oktoberfest LLC
Mary Ramey
Karen Cookston
Charles and Mary Susan Rath
Dan and Elizabeth Corbo
Rea & Associates
Richard Czekajewski
Real Property Management
Kurt and Lonni Dieck
Richard Lee Bailey and Gary
Wayne Bloom Fund
Kevens and Abigail Dorsainvil
Robert Richards
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
Todd and Nicole Fackler
Paul Riewe
Eastway Supplies, INC
Firestone
Royal Electric & Technologies
Susan Edison
Paul and Jennifer Fralic
David Schooler
Sylvia Emswiler
Cathy Greiwe
Collin and Elizabeth Seely
Carol England
Rene Haas
Richard Sensenbrenner
Carl Evans
Robert and Sue Hackett
Phyllis Shwartz
Event Marketing Strategies
Gladys and Andrew Hardt
Philip Smith
Faith Lutheran Church
Julie Harmon
Smudz Insurance Group
Cindy Farson
Donald Coffin
Columbus Alternative Volleyball
Enthusiasts (CAVE)
EXPRESS
Margaret Fauth
David and Felicia Feinberg
Robert and Mary Kay Fenner
Tom and Wendy Feusse
Fifth Third Bank
Florence Grossman Cancer Ray
Brian and Paula Foy
Mildred and Fred Gain
Dianna Gallaugher
Neil and Nancy Gant
Geotechnical Consultants, Inc.
Janet Gibbs
Philip & Lynn Glandon
Ruth Gonser
Harry Goussetis
John Gregory
Julie Cohen
Sandra Schreiber
Sequent
Covenant Presbyterian Women
Aaron and Stacey Shank
Elizabeth Crane
Erin and Dana Shannon
David Crombie
Bill and Nancy Sheridan
Sharon and Dan Cvetanovich
Greg Stewart
The Cygan Family
Robert Stowers
William Dawson
Chuck and JoJo Strickler
Discover Financial Services
Superior Beverage Group
Phillip Doudna
The Beck Foundation
Dublin Dance Centre
and Gymnastics
The Center for Health Affairs
The City of Worthington
The English Family Foundation
The Hildreth Foundation, Inc.
Grove City Area Senior Citizens
Thomas Hastings
The Mattlin Foundation
Dolores and John Igel
Edward Chinnock
County Commissioners
Association of Ohio
The Julia L. and Phillip E.
Gregory Fund
Kent and Stephanie Hess
Catherine Black Cancer Ray
Sue Thoman
Kelly Uhler
Marci and Bill Ingram
Annette Utzinger
John and Katie Jenkins
Mary Vantilburg
Charissa and Gerard Johnson
PAGE 18 LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit
Sanjay Dudaney
Employees Community Fund
of the Boeing Company
Richard Jandrain
Tommy’s Diner
Tommy’s Pizza
Doris Utzinger
Marilyn Veatch
Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #5185
Roger Whitaker
Catherine White
Herman White
Lorraine White
Tim and Kelly Wiechers
Luan Zangmeister
Supporter
$250+
Acorn Distributors
Craig and Julie Douglas
John Finn
Purdy Electric
Neil Book
Katherine Dufrane
Bernard Gustina
Robert Fisher
Norman Quick
David Boothby, SR.
John Dunkle
Phyllis and George Hackett
Timothy Gardner
Patricia Reagan
Allen Bornstein
Bobbi Edgin
Janet Hall
Daniel and Lynnette Goldberg
Denise Robinson
Fred Bowditch
Edison Credit Union
Russell Hall
Grove City Community Club
Jeffrey Rodek
Elizabeth Bowling
Maurice Elder
Daniel Hamilton
Grove City Noon Lions Club
Teressa Rosenthal
Mary Boyer Call
Elizabeth Ellman
Robert Hamilton
Douglas Harned
Molly and Larry Ruben
Michael Brandl
Geraldine Ellman
Priscilla Hammonds
Kira Hemminger
Sanctuary of Living Waters
Ministries
Brashares Family Foundation
Howard Epstein
James Hamrick
Derek and Jennifer Sandusky
George Bresock
Clyde Ernsberger
Margaret Hanna
Herbert Bronstein
Glenn Ave Grill
Sue Harmon
Aime Brooks
Barbara Farrell
Alison Harsh
Nancy Brown
Jean Fender
Philip and Joann Hawley
Wendy Brozovich
Sharon Fetter
James Hayden
Shari Bruck
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Lisa Ann Heinbach
Mary Bryant
Minnie Figart-Braden
Mike and Ilana Heintz
David Burkley
First Presbyterian Church
Sue Helmreich
Peter Bury
Henry Fisher
Chad Hemminger
Brendan Bush
Tricia Fliehman
Paul Hendrickson
John Butterfield
Walter Fluellen
Cynthia Hengeli
Mark Byers
Ralph Ford
Gene Henkelmann
Diane Byers
John Fornal
M.E. Herbst
Mark Caito
Steven Forry
Thomas Heston
Robert Caldwell
Bob and Deborah Forsblom
Christy Hill
Nick Cannell
Bryan Fortson
Mary Hill
Sarah Carey
Niles Foss
Paul Hinders
Joyce Carr
James Foster
Robert Hoehl
Stephen Cartwright
Jenifer Franz
Rebecca Hoover
Paul Casper
Robert Fresco
Stephen Hopkins
Donna Chamberlain
Constance Freundlich
Gary Horn
Frederick Champa
Daniel and Bonita Fritz
DeAnna Horstmeier
Herbert Chen
Joan Fuhrman
Harold Houser
Thomas Chickerella
Ann Gabriel
David and Michelle Houze
Patricia Christian
Brian Gaston
Ernest Howard, Jr.
Sandra Clary
Norman Gearhart
Doris Hoyer
Class Acts Entertainment
David Gervers
Jerry and Bonny Hudson
Brad Coleman
William and Abi Getzinger
Bradley Hummel
Calvin Colins
William and Stella Gibb
Mitchell Hurd
Stuart Collins
Gregory Gibbons
Marian Huston
Columbus First Bank
Vince and Helen Gill
Stanton and Ann Ickes
Owen Connaughton
Sharon and James Gillis
Thomas Igoe
Grant Cooke
Sylvia Gillis
Terry Ingram
Karen Cooper
Leonard and Annette Gilman
Alice Jackson
Ida Copenhaver
Charlotte Glenn-Frey
and Dave Frey
Marian Jacobs
Martha Goff
Thomas Jedinak
David Hetzler
Thomas Hickey
Linda Hicks
Thomas Hockman
Sue Hoelscher
Glen Schmidt
Jay Schottenstein
Robert and Joan Skully
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Dale Smith
Honda of America
Mfg. Company, Inc.
Roger Snyder
Daniel Snyder
Mary Helen Hopkins
Kimberly Snyder
Dewey Horn
Jeff and Michelle Stokes
Brent Hostetler
Tom Sweet
Denise Howerton
Tabloid Services Inc.
Olas Hubbs III
Todd Tarrier
Gretchen Hummel
Team Brown Fund
Shannon and Steven Hutkai
Helen Tien
Jeanette and John Iacovetta
Robert Trainer
IBM Employee Services Center
Beulah Ulmer
Nicole Iovine
Laura Vallee
Jim Keim Ford, Inc.
Wal-Mart Distribution Center
#6824
Richard and Hilda Kautz
Fortis College Surgical Sweets
William and Peggy Keller
Troy and Leslie Kemelgor
James and Dolores Kennard
Rachyl Kershaw
Warren King
Joyce Kirby
Duane Knauer
Matt and Dorina Kramer
Andy and Michelle Kress
Tom and Joan Kress II
Susan Lapp
Dennis and Rachel Laycock
Jill Levy
Martin and Miriam Linsey
Elizabeth Livingston
Thomas Long
William Lyons
Majorie R. Irby and Louis H.
Randall Fund
Judy Ward
James and Ann Warner
Rodney Wasserstrom
Alan Weinberg
Lloyd Welker
Camille and Mike Wing
The Mark H. Zangmeister Center
Sponsor
$100+
Chadwick Alger
Randy Allen
Wilda Ann Allinder
William Anderson
Mary Antonelli
Pam Archer
Jodi and Robert Artz
Joanne Aubrey
Bob McCurdy
Stephen Auch
John McDavid
The American Legion Auxiliary Don Genti
Dan McFarland
Thomas Couvreur
James Cox
Barbara Crabill
Sue Ann Crego
Mary Crerand
Gregory Cunningham
Matt and Tricia Cunningham
Fritz and Carol Babbert
Dianne Curry
Brian and Ann Bachman
Elizabeth Custer
Mike and Jordan Bain
Katherine Dasta
Scott and Julia Bair
Norma Davis
Bake Crafters Food Company
Mike Davis
Esther Baker
Linda Davis
Balanced Yoga
Marilyn Davy
Ricky Barnhart
Brenda Dean
Elizabeth Batzer
Craig Deep
Nancy Beja
Alan Dekker
Jane Belt
Matthew and Mallory Delucas
Chris Bendinelli
Kimberly and Michael Dennis
Ronald Berggren
Michelle DeNoma
Garry Bergman
Jean Deutschle
Ohio Housing Finance Agency
Nitin Bhatt
DeVry
Roger and Rita Park
Eileen Billie
Bill DeWitt
Barbara Parker
Jason Bisping
Naveen Dharmalingam
Chris and Susan Petersen
Leah Blackburn
Elfi DiBella
Phi Beta Psi Sorority - Iota Delta
Chapter
Jason and Charity Blair
Beverly Dills
Betsy Blake
Mary Dixon
Warren and Sandra Philipp
Bill Blazer
DIY Smart Floor, LLC
Alice and Bruce Pollard
Richard Boder
M. Kathleen Dougherty
Kim and Nelson Pontillo
Geneva Bodi
Patrick Doyle
Tanya Poteet
Jeanine Boehm
Dorothy Dresher
Rebecca Psigoda
Penny, Tom, and Kirby Boes
David and Susan Dudley
McKesson Foundation
Robert McLaughlin
Mari Margaret McLean
Jim Miller
Roselle Mishkind
M. Cameron and Molly Mitchell
Christopher Moore
Ann Morrill
Richard Murdock
N. Wasserstrom & Sons
Daniel Neary
Richard Neil
Ohio Breast and
Cervical Cancer Coalition
Scott Golden
Marc Goldenberg
Howard Goodman
Laurie Goodman
Matthew Graff
Dennis and Silva Gramlich
Kellie Grant
Great Falls Animal Hospital
Sonia Greenslade
Dale Gregan
Jo-Ellen Griffith
William Grindle
Kristina Grogan
Thomas Gross
Barbara Grossman
Paul and Tracie Groves
Janet M Kohn Fund
Michael Jennings
James and Sue Jerele
JoAnn’s Barber Shop
Shirley Jockle
Julie Johnson
Jay Johnson
Karyn Johnson
Gary Jones
Michael Jordan
Marianne and Paul Kadlic
Thomas Kaliker
Laurie Kaps-Keller
Alice Katterhenrich
Joyce Katz
Christopher Keklak
Timothy Kelly
LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit PAGE 19 Donor List (continued)
Amanda Kennedy
Steve and Aubrey Mangum
Larry Myers
Marie Sanchez
Michael Taxier
Margaret Taylor
Richard Ketcham
Frederick Mann
John Nachtrab
Scott Sanders
Badar Khan
Clarence and Sally Mann
Lynne Norman
Carolyn Sandy
Phyllis Taylor
Gary Kiefer
Pete Maravich
Helen Normoyle
Tom Sanville
Hamilton Teaford
Sue Kittle
Megan Marchal
Erica and Patrick O’Donnell
Michael and Cynthia Sarris
Robert Teater
Jeri Kladder
Linda Martens
Margo Olson
Raymond Sauer
TelecomPioneers
Marilou Klie
Craig Martin
Jack Olson
Terry Saylor
Mark Thompson
Jeri Klopfenstein
Lynn Martin
Sue Ann and Donald Ordaz
Bonnie Scafaro
Kelly and Robert Timberlake
Janice Knasel
Barbara Massie
Patrick O’Reilly
Anne Scaperoth
TK Productions, Inc.
Christine Knight
Albert Mathews
Kristin Orr
Elissa Scarberry
Shirley Tobias
Maureen Kocot
Ric and Maria Mazon
James Ortlieb
Margaret Schafer
John Tonti
George Kontogiannis
Lillian and James McAuley
Stephen Osborne
Diane Schiffbauer
Caitlin Toohey
Cary Kozberg
Thomas McAuliffe
Jennifer and Keith Osburn
Joseph Schindler
Jack Trador
Greg and Eileen Kramer
Georgeann McCall
Patrick Ott
Rosemary Schirtzinger
Phillip Trudeau
Jane Krastel
Nancy McClary
Monica and Sumeet Pahouja
Heather Schmoltz
Michael Tweed
Yvonne Kristof
Anne McCord
Jane Parnes
Jeanette Schneider
David Tyler
Patricia Kuhns
Clara and Joseph McDaniel
Donald Paynter
John Schoedinger
Gregory Underwood
United Commercial Travelers
of America
Alice Lahrmer
Beverly McDonald
Robert Pearson
George Schuliger
Dayle Lahrmer
Chris and Shannon McGee
Nicholas Perrini
David Schuller
Robert Lane
Ruth McGinnis
Barbara Pest
Edward Schultz
Gavin Larrimer
Dianna McGrath
Mary Peterson
Judith Schumacher
Sally Lathrop
Brandon McIntyre
Joseph Pietrusik
Richard Schuster
Jacquelyn Lavalley
Diane McKibben
Kathy Pohlable
Schwab Charitable Fund
Mary Lazarus
Seam McLean
Claire Porter
Martin Schwalbe
Jan Legg
Chris and Sheila McQuade
Jerry Post
Beverly Seaton
Harry Lehman
William Meier
Helen Poston
Angela Securo
Kevin and Eileen Lepionka
Diana Melvin
Steven Power
Jeffrey Seiter
David Levy
Jacob Menzie
Karen Price
Joshua and Valerie Selekman
Courtney Lewis
Linda Mercer
Animah Pritchard
Carla Sell
Betty Lewis
Chris Miles
Thomas Prunte
Ronda and Harry Shamansky
Karen Lewis
Teddy and Kay Miller
Flossie Pryor
Martha Shaw
June Libby
Mary Ann Miller
Joyce Purcell
Charlotte Shechter
Jayne and Larry Liff
Kortney Miller
Mark Puskarich
Marvin Shrimplin
Mariah Liggett
Ronald Miller
Julie Quackenbush
Gerald and Dorothy Shroyer
Dianna and Jeffrey Lilly
Camille and Jason Milligan
Ruth Quillin
Trent Sickles, MD
Joel and Stacy Lilly
Millipore
Thomas and Wanda Radke
Alice Siddle
Robert Lindemann
Jan Milner
Donald and Susan Radkoski
Mark and Janet Simpson
Cheryl and James Lindsey
William Mitchell
Gary Rausch
Robert Skinner
Larry Link
Donald Mitchell
Sue Ann Reash
Robert and Juanita Slater
Carole Listiak
Mary & Bennie Mitchell
Jim and Michelle Reese
Adrian Smith
David Locklin
Janice Monks
John Reichley
Anne Smith
Jerry Loffman
Jodi Montgomery
Thomas Reidy
Bonnie Smith
Heather Logsdon
John Montgomery
Tom and Vicky Reidy
Daniel Smith
Sandy Lomeo
Larry Moon
Edward Reik
Edward Smith
Bob and Kathy Longstreth
Betty Lue Moore
Vicki Reilly
Harry Smith
Gerlinde Lott
Karen Moore
Vincent Reilly
Ian and Laurie Smith
Yung-Chen and Katherine Lu
Hazel Morrow-Jones
Carmelita Rhynehardt
John Smith
Daniel Ludlum
Paul Morton
William Riat
Larry and Barbara Smith
Laurie and James Ludlum
Mary Ruth Mossbarger
C. Thomas Ridenour
Patricia Socall
Willliam Lust
George Moyer
Charles Riggle
Nick and Martha Soulas
Vicki Lyden
Beverly Mumper
Gary Rinehart
Southbend Tavern
Jeffrey Lyons
Melanie Murnan
Robert Roach
Pasquale Spallino
Martha Maas
Marlene Murphy
Timothy and Donna Rocchi
St. Brigid of Kildare Church
Michael Mahoney
William and Mary Muryn
Sanford Rock
R. Tyler Stant
David and Diane Rodgers
Star Leasing Company
Paul Rodgers
Karen Stevenson
Martin Roesch
Laura Stillion
Susan Rosenstock
Traci Stillwagon and Patrick Ohara
Carol Roy
Ronald Stoughton
Richard Royer
Tom and Marcia Strup
Florine Ruben
Michael Stuebe
Beverly Ruff
Elaine Sturtz
Scott Ruhl
Ryan Summers
Delbert Russell
Lynne Sutton
Mary Ryan
Terry Swango
S & S Garage Door Service
Martha Sweterlitsch
John and Barbara Sabo
Jere Szabo
Scott and Debbie Safcik
Ralph Talmage
Alice Salyer
Charleta Tavares
PAGE 20 LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit
Unity East Church
Erma Van Keuren
Karen Vanassenderp
Roger and Charlene Vance
Chris Vassaux
Carol Ventresca
Jerry and Michele Wade
Rhonda Wallace
John Wallach
Elizabeth Ward
Jean Ware
James Warmbrod
William Warner
Jessica Warner
Roger Warren
Karine Wascher
William Watson
Sherrill Webb Twiss
Missy Weiler
Alan Weiler
Barbara Werum
Jane Werum
Dawn Whippler
David and Lori Whitacre
Paula White
Whitehall United Methodist
Women Association
Donald Wilke
Jeanette Wilks
Dean Williams
Faith Williams
Louis Williott
Jerry and Julie Wilson
Mike and Julie Wilson
Deanne Witiak
Alice Wittenmeier
Larry Wolfe
Worthington Hills
Country Club, Inc.
John Wotton
Richard Wright
Mark and Barbara Yates
Kristine Yoder
Keith Yoder
Cynthia Yost
Chung Chang and Shumel Yu
Michael Zajano
Jon and Kim Zauislak
Paul Zemanek
In-Kind Donations Provide
Tax Deductions and A Business
Solution For Your Organization.
LifeCare Alliance accepts food product
and material donations at its Harmon
Avenue facility. We can solve an issue
for your business!
Please spread the word and
consider companies you may
know that can benefit from this
kind of business expense solution.
Recently, LifeCare Alliance received a pet food donation that
included broken bags of food, which the pet food company was
paying a trash hauler to take away and landfill. Instead, the food
was donated to us. The pet food company:
• Saved the cost of the trash hauling
• Received a tax deduction for the donation
• Assisted many clients in need
• Received a great article in The Columbus Dispatch
• Helped our environment
• Potentially increased their sales due to the great story
Our ability to use numerous products, which may be discarded by the manufacturer/supplier,
MAKES LIFECARE ALLIANCE DIFFERENT and provides a solution to a business expense issue.
Please consider sharing this story with your clients and companies you
know. Who can you introduce us to?
We receive other types of products, too:
• A medical supply company has inventory shipped to them in error. It is far less expensive for them to donate the items
to us than to ship them back. We receive new wheelchairs and other needed medical supplies for our clients. We will
even PICK UP THE ITEMS.
• A food company has donated their leftover stock for years. Prior to this, they sent the products to a landfill. We use the
products in our food pantries, Meals-on-Wheels, and other areas. This REDUCES OUR COST AND THEY RECEIVE A TAX
BENEFIT AND REDUCED REFUGE COSTS.
Please spread the word and consider companies you may know that can benefit from this kind of business expense. Please
contact Chuck Gehring to discuss any ideas you may have at 614-437-2801 or e-mail at cgehring@lifecarealliance.org.
LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit PAGE 21 In-Kind Donations
Robin Aagenas
Clary Communications
Glazer’s of Ohio
Mars Petcare USA
Allison Adams
Community Computer Alliance
Flossie Gooch
Tom Matzen
Kathleen and Doug Altherr
Corinthian Chapter 393,
Order of the Eastern Star
Alex Gosetto
Jim and Kathy McGinnis
GreenStreet Enterprises
Candance McKnight
John Gregory
Nicole McMichael
Susan Gordan
Anne McNealey Spaine
Grange Insurance
Debbie Mecham
Greener Tours
MedVet Medical and
Cancer Center for Pets
Carmen and Margaret Angelo
Rosanne Albanese
Alvis House
American Municipal Power
Connie Anorms
Azoti
Kermit Ball
Rhonda Barton
Christi Benner
Naresh Bhatia
Eileen Billie
Marsha Bishop
Diana Blue
David Blumstein
Mike and Melissa Bonace
Jan Bright
Buckeye Bells Red Hat Group
Donna Buckley
Gary Bumgarner Sr.
Patrick Carmichael
Cardinal Health Strategic Pricing Group
Cardinal Health Foundation
Becky Cassidy
Bert Castle
Catherine Black Cancer Ray
CB Richard Ellis
Celia Kahn Lazarus Ray
Anton Chin
Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Reds
Claddagh Irish Pub
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Indians
Rob and Amy Click
Tonya Colosimo
Columbus Academy
Columbus Board of Realtors
Columbus Business First
Columbus Chapter
Of Oncology Nursing Society
Ohmer and Patsy Crowell
CSC Worldwide
Stephanie Culler
Culture Unlimited Club
Joanne Davis
Barbara Deavers
Decker Construction
Delta Airlines
Lori Dennis
Diamond Hill
Capital Management, Inc.
Dispatch Broadcast Group, Inc.
Dodge Recreation
Brenda Doner
Drug-Free Action Alliance
Dublin Coffman High School
Dublin Dance Centre and Gymnastics
Mike Dunham
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
Eastside Grace Brethern
Carolyn Eliot
Brian Ellyson
Karen Elzey
Embassy Suites
Epcon Communities
Erie Insurance Group
Mike Erlich
Expression Floral Design Studios
Arthur Evans
Stephanie Ferry
Fifth Third Bank
First Congregational Church
Jim Fortag
Fortis College
Brian and Paula Foy
Franklin University
Charlotte Glenn Frey
Margaret Fauth
Chuck and Kris Gehring
Chuck Gehring, Jr.
Erin Gibbons
Columbus Clippers
Girl Scout Troop #1350
Columbus Insight Center
Girl Scout Troop #1750
Columbus State Community College
Girl Scout Troop 720
Columbus Ursine Brotherhood
Ryan Glaze
PAGE 22 LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit
Grove City Christian School
Halcyon Solutions
Jim Hamrick
Kent and Molly Haroz
Elizabeth Haselwood
Jeri Hendricks
Nancy Henkle
Heritage Middle School
Hope’s Boutique
Rita Hunter
Huntington
Emily Hurt
Indus Hotels
Linda Johnston
Laura Jones
Candy Jordan
Meijer
Carla Meinberg
Connie Michael
Mid Ohio Foodbank
Molina Health
Gladys Murray
Len and Kathy Myers
National Christian Network Church
NetJets
New Albany Middle School
Lynne Norman
Not Ready for PrimeTime
Bowling League
Tammy O’Connell
Odyssey Hospice
David Keller
Office of the Ohio Attorney
General/Health Care Fraud Section
Alice Kelley
Ohio Dominican University
Amanda Kennedy
OhioHealth
Kingdom Christian Center
HEIRS Youth Ministry
The Ohio State University
Kolpac
Tom Kotchou
Michelle Kress
Kroger
KTTC Silent Auction items
LabCorp
Catherine Lang-Cline
Nancy Leeper
Legacy Flooring
Kevin Lepionka
Debby Lewis-Cardenas
T. Earl LeVere
Marla Lieber
Limited Brands, Inc.
Lowe’s Home Improvement Centers, Inc
William Lyons
Cathy Mayne Lyttle
MAC Aids
Lorraine Maghes
Tom Maish
Old Navy
Richard Olobatuyi
Sharon Ondera
Order Eastern Star
OSU AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
Otterbein College
Emily Park
Parsons Family Farm
Pepsi Bottling Group
Jo Ann Peters
PetSmart
PetSmart Distribution Center #10
Phylogeny
Connie Polhamus
Polyester Bowling Academy
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
Portfolio Creative, LLC
Posh Pets Boutique
Janice Price
Professional Bull Riders
Professional Services Inc.
Progressive Medical, Inc.
St. Matthew’s Church
Diane Vaillant
Letha Pugh
St. Peter Church
Iris Velasco
Pup Town Lounge
Patrick and Tracy Stillwagon
Jose Villa
Quintessential Quilt Guild
Lisha and Walter Stillwagon
Joy Venters
Rainbow Sisters of Central Ohio
Stop the Suffering
Varo Engineers, Inc.
Betsy Randle
Chris Sullivan
Reliable Interpreting Agency
Sullivant Elementary
Verizon Health
and Wellness Center
Rescue Bank National
Ryan Summers
John Rhodeu
Superior Beverage Group
Ricart
Brandy Swisher
Barry Roberts
Carol Tabor
Pamela Roberts
John Tagnesi
Rob McCartney and Associates
John Tehan
Rocky Fork Service Unit
Jackson and Marge Taylor
Martin Roesch
Sandra Taylor
Diane Ruck
Team Fishel
Donna Ruscitti
Tee Jaye’s Country Place
Safelite Glass Corporation
The Graham School
SafeLift Transportation
The Grote Company
Laralyn Sasaki
The Paul Peterson Company
Amy Satterfield
The Research Institute at
Nationwide Childrens Hospital
Irene Sawyer
Michael Sayre
Mary Anne Scherer
Schodorf Vans
The Thomas-Fenner-Woods
Agency, Inc.
The Shelly Company
Ed Schottenstein
Thomas Worthington
High School
Dave and Estelle Scott
Jennifer Tice
John and Kathy Sheridan
Pauli Tice
Signage Consultants, Inc.
Tools Unlimited
Terry Sheeley
Total Quality Logistics
Nancy Shockley
Victor Trianfo
Susan Silberman
Trinity United Methodist Church
David Smith
Ben Tryon
Valerie Snavely
UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Jackie Snyder
UMR-A Division of
United Healthcare
Socks for Seniors
Theresa Speakman
Lee and Harriet Stanley
Starbucks Coffee
Gregory Underwood
Ung Ho Yi
University of Cincinnati
St. Agatha School
Upper Arlington Civic
Association
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Annette Utzinger
Affiliations
Jeff Wallace
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Distribution Center
#6824
Deanna Wakeman
WBNS 10TV
Joan Weldon
White Castle
Kathleen Whitehead
Who Dey
Mary Willard
Rollin Wildin
Rosalie Winger
Winchester Veterinary
Clinic, Inc.
Ric Woerner
Chris Wojcik
Patricia Wongsam
Carol Wooten
Worthington Christian
High School
Worthington Christian
Middle School
Worthington Industries Inc.
Worthington Park Elementary
Worthington Thrift Shop
Xavier University
Jerrie Yeagley
Who Dey
Yellow Cab
Yelp
Zangmeister Cancer Center
Teresa Zarzano
LifeCare Alliance
(614) 278.3130
1699 West Mound Street
Columbus, Ohio 43223
670 Harmon Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43223
Call (614) 444.MEAL (6325)
to volunteer today!
Call (614) 278.3130 to sign up
for services today!
www.lifecarealliance.org
Like us on Facebook.
Follow us on Twitter.
United Way
of Clark, Champaign &
Madison Counties
And You!
LifeCare Alliance | Nourishing the Human Spirit PAGE 23 Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Columbus, Ohio
Permit No. 2311
1699 West Mound Street
Columbus, OH 43223
Nourishing the Human Spirit.
LifeCare Alliance is a not-for-profit
organization that provides a
comprehensive array of health and
nutrition services to older adults and
medically challenged or homebound
residents of Central Ohio through its
signature programs: Meals-on-Wheels,
Senior Dining Centers, Wellness
Centers, Help-at-Home, Visiting Nurses,
Columbus Cancer Clinic, Project
OpenHand-Columbus, Groceries-to-Go
Pantry, IMPACT Safety, and Senior Pet
Care. The Agency’s mission is to lead the
community in identifying and delivering
health and nutrition services to meet
the community’s changing needs.
www.lifecarealliance.org