Annual Report 2014 One person at a time. Board of Directors At-A-Glance Chair of the Board: *Lance Lemieux, Eagan, Minnesota | President, Southview Senior Living Communities Community Support Vice Chair: *Ann Bailey, Apple Valley, Minnesota | Manager – Professional Services, Target Secretary: *Ed Gerber, Eagan, Minnesota | Legal Counsel Treasurer: *Brenda Apfelbacher, South St. Paul, Minnesota | Community Leader and Volunteer Directors At Large: *Leslie Campbell, Mendota Heights, Minnesota | Director – Service Operations, Blue Cross Blue Shield 3,100 students helped by Learning Buddies. 1,017 volunteers served in homes, schools, and our DARTS office. $490,936 value of volunteer hours contributed. *Mike Ubl, Lakeville, Minnesota | President. Ubl Consulting, LLC Directors: Joel Ackerman, Eden Prairie, Minnesota | President, River Systems, LLC Mike Dalglish, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota | President, Case Financial Cory Kallheim, Apple Valley, Minnesota | Vice President, Leading Age Laura Keithahn, Mendota Heights, Minnesota | Operations Executive, Health East Home Services 2,049 calls received for information and referrals. 418 homes Joe Kubes, Eagan, Minnesota | Director of Strategic Alliances, Thomson Reuters Legal cleaned by DARTS Homemakers. Mary Ellen Leary, Mendota Heights, Minnesota | President, The MEL Group, LLC 249 Seniors Jim Rollwagen, Mendota Heights, Minnesota | Retired, Chief Employment Counsel, Ecolab Jake Sedlacek, Mendota Heights, Minnesota | Manager – Community Relations & Economic Dev., Xcel Energy Barb Stinnett, St. Louis Park, Minnesota | Founder & Managing Partner, Timmaron Group Sandra Wiederholt, South St. Paul, Minnesota | President & CEO, Ecolab Credit Union Directors Emeritus: Barbara Blumer, Eagan, Minnesota | Barb Blumer Law, PA Millie Gignac, Eagan, Minnesota | Retired, Director of Benefits, Univac Division of Sperry Corp. Sandy Klas, Mendota Heights, Minnesota | Community Leader and Volunteer received outdoor chore services. Transportation 230,900 rides provided to seniors, people with disabilities, and community members. 4,400 people relied on DARTS for rides. *Executive Committee Members Save the Date for Party It Forward - October 10, 2015 2014 Annual Report | 2 Message from the President and Board Chair Dear Friends of DARTS: During this past year, we celebrated 40 years of DARTS service to the community. From the beginning, the DARTS culture has been entrepreneurial with an ability to adapt to new needs and to changing economic circumstances. Since 1974, thousands of older adults and their families have relied on DARTS to provide services—one person at a time— that help seniors continue to live independent and fulfilled lives. As part of our anniversary celebration, we welcomed more than 300 people to the DARTS campus for an Open House last summer (see photo on the cover of this annual report). Another memorable event was the President’s Recognition dinner in April where we said ” thank you” to the DARTS pioneers who built this incredible organization. In 2014 we also saw the largest change in the assisted transportation landscape since the Metropolitan Council took over Transit Link and Metro Mobility in 2010. At that time, DARTS was awarded a sole-source, five-year contract to operate as the service provider for the Met Council in Dakota County. This required adjustments in how we scheduled and delivered rides to our clients. We lost some of the personalization that was our hallmark. This year, the Met Council decided to do a competitive bidding process for the next five-year contract for both services. This process would result in fewer providers and larger contracts. It also meant that DARTS would be competing with large, for-profit, national and international firms to continue to provide this service. We submitted the best bid possible for the new contracts; however, we did not win the bids. Transit Link and Metro Mobility services are now being delivered by other providers. DARTS remains committed to providing critical, personalized transportation and home services. Going forward, we will be a smaller organization, but with the same passionate commitment to help seniors continue to live independently. Home help with tasks such as house cleaning, outdoor chores, and home repairs will be a larger share of our budget in the coming years as we rebuild our transportation services. Our new Let DARTS do it!™ service is helping us reach out to more people and introducing DARTS to younger Baby Boomers. DARTS new group rides program, DARTS Direct, is focused on working with senior facilities to meet their needs for weekly and monthly rides for shopping trips, special outings, and social events. We are also exploring a new volunteer driver program to help meet the growing need for individual rides. As we begin a new chapter in the DARTS story, we ask for your continued support and investment in this vibrant, community-owned organization. Please join us in looking forward to our next 40 years. Lance Lemieux Greg Konat Board Chair President/CEO 2014 Annual Report | 3 One person’s need For over 40 years, DARTS has served of the Twin Cities southeastern Jackie Hain DARTS Client “Without DARTS I would be in bad shape. I think that I would be in a care center. I like my little place. DARTS helps me be independent and stay in my home.” After a bad fall that left her in rehab for almost a month, Jackie realized that she needed help to stay in her home and was recommended by a friend to call DARTS. “I thought I could clean, but it was painful and I needed to get my exercises done,” explains Jackie. “Eileen, my homemaker, and I talked it over and she said that I was trying to do too much. I was just trying to help. I just can’t do it myself anymore.” Eileen alternates with another homemaker to help Jackie remain in her home. “I do her laundry, make sure her bathroom is clean and sterilized, clean her kitchen so it’s healthy for her, sweep and wash her floors, vacuum and make her bed because she has a bad back,” says Eileen. “Anything that I can do for her to help her stay in her home as long as possible.” 1,072 SENIORS were served by DARTS in 2014. 2014 Annual Report | 4 “My favorite part is helping her in the kitchen, cutting up her vegetables and making her hardboiled eggs for her salads so she has something to eat – that’s easy to do.” On the other hand, Eileen has been helped by Jackie who taught her a few things, like making it easier to put a pillow in a pillow case, the best cleaner for shining up the kitchen faucet and sink, and sharing her recipe for boiling eggs. The egg recipe really caught Eileen’s attention. “Never in my life did I think that there would be a recipe for boiling eggs, but I followed it and it works like a charm.” (See recipe on page 11.) Homemaking is just one of the services that Jackie is using from DARTS. Jackie also has a shopper and a visiting companion from DARTS. “I am so fortunate and so blessed to have help from DARTS — my visiting companion Katherine, my shopper Debbie and my homemakers, Eileen and Donna. Whenever I see them they make me feel like the Queen of the Day.” seniors, caregivers and the communities metro area ONE PERSON AT A TIME. One person’s challenge Irv Golden Caregiver & DARTS Client “I can’t believe the graciousness of people like Betty. With Helen’s condition, I have to take the good with the bad and try to level it out — Betty helps me do that.” Betty Bernardy with Helen Golden Helen Golden was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease a couple of years ago but it wasn’t until last fall, when the condition of his wife worsened, that Irv Golden realized the challenges of caring for a loved one. That’s when he reached out to DARTS for help and was connected with Betty Bernardy, a DARTS volunteer. “After retiring from a 27-year career as a nurse, I needed to be doing something useful instead of sitting at home”, says Betty. “I found out about volunteer work at DARTS in a church bulletin.” Irv says, “She always comes through the door with a big smile. I don’t always feel good but Betty makes me feel good!” At 94 years young, Irv enjoys the freedom that Betty provides through respite care. “Without DARTS and Betty’s help, I’d be at a saturation point. I have to get away sometimes.” Having been a caregiver herself for her husband a number of years ago, Betty understands the importance of respite. “People need some relief and relaxation from being a caregiver. It gives them an opportunity to meet with friends, keep appointments or just do something other than sitting at home. It keeps you young.” In Irv’s case, he likes to shop with an occasional lunch mixed in. “Betty is always prompt. She’s always there when expected. I have my list ready when she comes so I can get out and take care of our shopping. Not bad for 94. At my age, I can brag a little about that.” And Irv loves to brag about Betty, “I don’t know that much about DARTS, but I know that I’ve got Betty and she’s great!” 293 CAREGIVERS were supported by DARTS in 2014. 2014 2014Annual AnnualReport Report || 55 One person’s impact Amy Larson DARTS Volunteer “We get caught up in our own lives and don’t consider what we can do for someone else. Two hours of my time might mean a great deal to another individual.” Amy Larson believes in “giving back” to the community. Whether it’s organizing 150 youth hockey players for a volunteer activity — or rallying her own family to assist a woman who lives alone, she tackles each task with a strong sense of pride and commitment. “I just think it’s important to be a part of the community and do what you can to improve it,” says Amy, who works as a client representative at Blue Cross Blue Shield. As a member of Apple Valley’s Youth Hockey Association’s Board of Directors, Amy recalls they began considering volunteer opportunities for the young skaters four years ago. “A few of the teams had done individual community service projects in the past, and we wanted to expand that into an ongoing program that would not only promote team building, but also help people in need,” Amy says. 21,771 HOURS were donated by volunteers in 2014. 2014 Annual Report | 6 “I knew that DARTS organized a fall clean up that matches volunteers with seniors who need help raking leaves, trimming bushes, or any other kind of yard work.” Since then, the Apple Valley traveling hockey teams, from 3rd grade through high school, work as DARTS volunteers in the fall. Each team is assigned a homeowner, and they work together to rake and clean up the yards. “I just felt like these kids were privileged to be able to play hockey, and this is something they could do to give back,” Amy explains. “Plus at the end of the day, they can actually see what they’ve accomplished and how they’ve helped someone.” Amy’s son plays lacrosse at Apple Valley High School, so Amy arranged to have four teams from the varsity and junior varsity programs volunteer to provide clean up for four houses this spring. “Next year, I hope to expand our volunteer work to include the girl’s lacrosse team. It’s great for our kids, the community and especially the homeowners.” She says that people are very appreciative. The best part is when someone tells her: “If it wasn’t for DARTS, I wouldn’t be able to stay in my home.” By Patrice Peterson, Freelance Writer and DARTS Volunteer 2014 TRIBUTE GIFTS In Honor of James Nelson Lynn Martens In Honor of Cal Twining Robert Shannon In Memory of Lorrayne Anderson Rosemount Area Seniors In Memory of Dick Arneson Susan Arneson In Memory of Bill Beyer John Beyer In Memory of Doris Bisciglia George and Laurie Dalglish In Memory of Hazella Blackbird Shirley Pepin In Memory of Elaine Bonk Jim and Rita Jaworski In Memory of Pearl Buck Eagle Ridge Place Tenants Association In Memory of Emilie Burow The Lerner Foundation In Memory of Lois Casey George and Laurie Dalglish In Memory of Elaine Clausen Ethel Johnson In Memory of Kenneth Detviller James and Jane Peterson In Memory of Mildred Doehling LeRoy Motz In Memory of Rose Dwuznik James and Jane Peterson In Memory of Mary Elias Brenda Wieber In Memory of Mary Jo Gerlich George and Laurie Dalglish In Memory of Bernice Graupe Friends and Residents of Realife Cooperative Frank and Lenora Johnson In Memory of Edwin and Gretchen Griffin Patricia Dunlop In Memory of Rich Hagen Jim and Mary Swisher In Memory of Alice Harvey Eunice Dasovich In Memory of Rose Iijima Gene and Eileen Bohrer In Memory of Hazel Jansen Jim and Donna Nelson In Memory of Judy Kaushagen Edna Strand In Memory of June Korthaver Rosemount Area Seniors In Memory of Audrey Krech Don Glassing In Memory of Mariell Kurth Sylvia Hoekstra Debra Holmgren In Memory of Edward Lamusga Sophie Lamusga In Memory of Maktan Maecha Philip Dalseth In Memory of WSP Senior Citizen Club Members who passed West St. Paul Senior Citizen Club In Memory of Diane Michaels Karol Morton In Memory of David Moore Rosemount Area Seniors In Memory of Jamie Nelson Lynn Martens In Memory of Patricia Oberle Arnie and Sue Cardinal In Memory of Rayk Purtell Judy Snyder In Memory of Thomas Rafftery George and Laurie Dalglish In Memory of Majorie Rebischke Rosemount Area Seniors In Memory of Doris Reinartz Hank Reinartz In Memory of Kevin Robinette James and Jane Peterson In Memory of Donald Rosenberger George and Laurie Dalglish In Memory of Joan Shapiro The Saint Paul Foundation In Memory of Roger Strumstad James and Jane Peterson In Memory of Tom Swifka Eileen Frederice Hanna Wiebold In Memory of Scott Thelemann Dale and Mary Thelemann In Memory of Catherine Todd Jim and Rita Jaworski In Memory of David Toombs Rosemount Area Seniors In Memory of Mary Wegner Friends and Residents of Realife Cooperative of WSP 2014 Annual Report | 7 2014 Financials ASSETS Cash Equivalents Grants, Pledges & Accounts Receivable Prepaid Expenses Notes Receivable From Affiliates Long-Term Investments Property & Equipment, Net Total Assets ASSETS 2014 420,257 358,224 227,389 319,021 2,194,889 2,680,497 6,200,277 Liabilities Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses Donor Annuity Contracts Payable Total Liabilities Liabilities NET ASSETS 115,062 194,341 49,504 358,907 NET ASSETS Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Permanently Restricted Total Net Assets 4,264,404 639,181 937,785 5,841,370 Total Liabilities & Net Assets 6,200,277 66% Transportation 9% Home Services 6% Service Coordination & Caregiving 3% Other Programs 14% Administrative 2% Fundraising Expenditures DARTS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that meets the 27 accountability standards of the Charities Review Council, demonstrating responsibility, integrity, and transparency. Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by the law. DARTS does not share or sell our donor contact information. DARTS audited financial statements are available at www.dartsconnects.org 2014 Annual Report | 8 2014 Contributors Champion Partner $25,000+ Ames Construction Flint Hills Resources Goetzke, Lovina (HER, DEC) Lemieux, Lance and Amy Southview Senior Living Communities Inver Glen Senior Living Lilydale Senior Living The Saint Paul Foundation Gora, Brian Konat, Greg and Teresa LaManna, Carlo and Virginia (HER) Louis and Peaches Owen Family Foundation Ringler, Allen and Debra Rollwagen, Jim and Kris Wieber, Brenda Zachary, Martha West St. Paul Commercial Club Wiese-Parks, Lori and Robert Parks Will, Joshua Wright, Kim Builder $250-$999 Ackerman, Joel Anonymous Donors Apple Valley Villa Chapel Barrett, Robert (HER) Bronze Partner $1,000-$2,499 Beyer, John Visionary Partner $10,000The Allegro Fund of The Saint Blumer, Barb Paul Foundation $24,999 Bochman, Gary Beyer, William (HER, DEC) Dakota County Community Bosch, Allen and Tanya Campbell, Leslie and Jerry Reed Development Agency Braun, David Colvin, Dan and Mary Jo Quick, Gertrude (HER) Briest, Betty Thomson Reuters Dakota Electric Association Cardinal, Arnie and Sue Dunlop, Patricia Churchill, Susan Gold Partner $5,000-$9,999 Easter Lutheran Church Cobb, Shannon 3M Foundation Ecolab Foundation Cole, Ruth Bituminous Roadways, Inc. Edina Realty Foundation Daly, Josephine and Denis Durken, Joleen (HER) Evenson, Robert de Lambert, Guy, III Ebenezer/Fairview Health Systems Forseide, Shannon Ecker, Mark and Klea Ellingson, Chet and Sharon Fritsch, Bill and Colleen Evans, Wendy Lions Club of Burnsville Gerber, Ed and Deb Fairview Health Services, Lions Club of Eagan Hocking, Dan and Nikki Anonymous Donor McNamara Contracting, Inc Joan L. Shapiro Fund of The Saint Gateway Bank Rhody, Jackie (HER) Paul Foundation Gill,Kari SKB Environmental Kallheim, Cory and Brigitta Sharpe Good, Thomas and Mary Lou South Robert Street Business Keithahn, Laura and Larry Gross, Marlene Association Morton, Emma (HER) Haddorff, Rob Tapemark Company Navigate Forward Haschig, Steve and MJ United Way of Hastings Healy, Bill, Sr. Oden, Tom - Lansworth Xcel Energy and Foundation Enterprise Solutions Hoch, John Hokkanen, Charles and Sally Peterson, Dale and Jeri Silver Partner $2,500-$4,999 Jackson, Chris and Val Rechek, Stephanie Affinity Plus Rolig, Carol John and Libby Pearson Family Apfelbacher, Brenda and Scott Rotary Club of Burnsville Fund of The Saint Paul Bailey, Ann and Randy Rotary Club of Eagan Foundation Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sweitzer Foundation Kirby, Jean Minnesota Target Knights of Columbus Council 8367 Bremer Bank Travelers Community Connections Knudsen, Robert and Karen Cars for Courage Kenny Ulfers, Mark and Mary Ellen Konat, Maria Giguere, Tom and Kathleen United Way of Greater Atlanta Kubes, Joe and Deborah DEC = Deceased HER = Heritage Society Member Members of the Heritage Society are those who have included DARTS in their will and/or estate plans or have made a major contribution to our Endowment Fund. 2014 Annual Report | 9 Larsen, Paul and Lois Larson, Melissa Leary, Mary Ellen and Tom Lemieux, Mary Luhman, Paul and Christine Lundeen, Mark Lysne, Judy and Alex Petterson Mader, Jeffrey and Judy Matsuoka, Kelly McAfee, Greg and Linda McElroy, Dan and Mary Moe, Adelea Most, Rich and Julie Murr, James Nelson, Jim and Donna (HER) Nordstrom, Mervin and Ruth Northrup, Vianna Oestreich, Karl and Theresa Owners of Inverness Village Plaman, Karen Richardson, Teri Rolig, Jack and Bonnie Rueter, Greg and Teresa Sedlacek, Jake and Heidi Smith, Kevin Solutran, Inc Swain, Thomas and Arlene Teich, Jane The Thomas Mairs and Marjorie Mairs Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation Thomson Reuters, Anonymous Donor Ubl, Mike UPS, Anonymous Vance C. DeMong Charitable Trust Waldera, Patrick Wildenauer, Gail and Jerry Wirsig, Jean (HER) Xcel Energy, Anonymous Donor Friend $100-$249 Adams, Carolyn Agresti, Virginia Ameriprise Financial Advisors Amvets Post 1 Auxiliary AMVETS Post 1 Apfelbacher, Fred and Jeff Apfelbacher, Kurt 2014 Annual Report | 10 Apfelbacher, Steve and Nancy Arneson, Susan Arrigoni, Larry Barcus, Kevin and Vicki Baumann, Beth Beard, Pam Berggren, Brian and Barbara Beseman, Patricia Billigmeier, Thomas Boekhoff, Lynette Borrowman, Mary Breister, Dan and Ellie Brucker, Audrey Bubb, Betty Burns, Tim Carey, Todd Carlson, Craig and Catherine Chapdelaine, Don and Gerry Charity Bridge Group Christians, Margaret Colosimo, Jennifer Costello, Mike and Judie Cotosman, Iris Countryman, Jerome and Marilyn Dalglish, George and Laurie DeGenaro, Don and Karen Delta Dental Plan of Minnesota Dennis, Doneldon (DEC) Dobie, Kevin Dorland, Marilyn Ecolab Credit Union Ekholm, Peter and Elizabeth Ekness, Kate Equi-Tax Erickson, Ronald Esparza, Marc Ewing, Jerry and Janet Fairbrother, Judy and Wendy Lane Ferguson, Margie and Jack Field, Kerry and Monica Frandrup, Bryan Giefer, Jeffrey Girgen, Joseph and Susan Glacier Hill Booster Club Green, Verna Gydesen, Bill and Lois Hammer, Paul and Diane Hand, James Hansen, Edward Hayes, Tina HealthEast Care System, Anonymous Donor Hegland, Marjorie Hiway Federal Credit Union Hurta, Allen and Lois Impact Proven Solutions Impression Signs and Graphics Jakubowski, Matt Johnson, Thomas and Bonnie Johnson, Philip and Margee Kapacinskas, John and Heidi Kapanen, Ennie Kauls, Hermann and Janet Kleimola, Dave and Sue Klukas, Brian Kraft, Richard and Barbara LaBarre, Eugene Lamusga, Sophie Langer, Dave and Ann Larsen, Sterling and Karen Larson, Amy Larson, Edward Leonard, Red The Lerner Foundation, Lerner Publishing Group Lillis, Richard and Jill Lions Club of Farmington Lockwood, Robert Loken, Steven Loomis, Lawrence Loughrey, Jack and Julie Mains, Don and Rhoda Maloney, James Margolis, Larry and Karin Marten, Lynn McCourt, Anna McLaughlin, Diane Metropolitan Council, Anonymous Donor Mikel, Dan and Alice Mizpah Masonic Lodge #191 Morics, Inar and Susan Mrozinski, Michael and Mildred Mullen, Brian and Joanne Needham, Jan and Denny Ness, Barbara Nienhaus, Skip and Mary O’Connor, James and Lorraine Olson, Linda Park Family Fund of the Catholic Community Foundation One more contribution: Peterson, Robert Peterson, James and Jane Phillipich, Luann Poulos, Andy and Lora Punderson, Frances Quinn, Charles and Christine Reagan, Jim Reid, Bob Reinartz, Hank Ridenour, James and Susan Jackie’s Hard-Boiled Eggs Rooney, Lucy Sauro, Daniel 1. Place your raw eggs in a medium saucepan Schmidt, Bill and Karen Schneider Carpet One & cover with at least 2 inches of cold water. Schultz, Angela 2. Add 1 tablespoon of salt. Scott, Marion Sevold, Jane 3. Place the pan over high heat until it reaches Shaughnessy, Jerry and Mary a boil. Shaw, Reid and Ann Smith, Catherine 4. Turn off heat, cover and let it sit for 13 Solos, Mark and Bonnie minutes. Spychalla, Mary 5. After exactly 13 minutes, remove the Stelzner, Gary and Denise Strand, Edna eggs from the pan and place them in an Stratton, Duane ice-water bath and let them cool for five Swanson, Maryanne minutes. Telander, Sylvia 6. Carefully crack the eggs shells (making sure Templin, Janice Thelemann, Dale and Mary (HER) the majority of the shell is cracked). Thielman, Michael 7. Gently begin removing the shells. The iceTrevis, Mary Ann water bath will “shock” the membrane in Trucano, Judy between the egg-white and the egg shell, Tvedt, Delores Ubl, Diane and David loosening the shell and allowing you to United Way of Greater Milwaukee peel it off in nearly one piece. UnitedHealth Group 8. As needed, you can dip the egg (as you University of Minnesota, are peeling it) in and out of the water to Anonymous Donor Venhuizen, Laurel remove any slivers of shell. Verret, Paul and Carolyn 9. Serve immediately, use in a recipe or store Vlaar, Avis in your refrigerator for three days. Wade, Philip Wainio-Ward, Sabrina and Eldean Ward Weber, Robert and Ann West St. Paul Senior Citizen Club Weyerhaeuser, Ted and Nancy Every donation to DARTS is equally valued. Due to print space limitations, gifts of $100 and above are included here. To request a printed copy of all 2014 gifts or for any corrections or additions, please contact Sarah Jacobson at 651-234-2225. 2014Annual AnnualReport Report| |11 11 2014 Support DARTS DARTS is changing lives one person at a time. Your support makes a difference. Two ways to support DARTS today: 1. 2. Give a general gift to DARTS to be used where it is most needed. Give a tribute gift in memory or honor of a loved one. (See page 7) Donations can be made online at www.darts1.org/donate or by mail to: DARTS 1645 Marthaler Lane West St. Paul, MN 55118 Another way that you can support DARTS is by using our home cleaning and home maintenance specialists to help make your “To Do List” shorter. It’s a Win-Win! Your dollars are used to fund the services necessary for low-income seniors and you get to spend time on other things than household chores. It’s also a great gift! 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