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Brighten the Corner Where You Are and You Will Light the World

“Brighten the Corner Where You Are and You Will Light the World”*

Dear Friends,

We live in a world that sometimes seems to be spinning out of control. We find ourselves thinking, “I’m just one person, what can I do to truly make things better?” In 1913, a public school teacher named Ira D. Ogden wrote the lyrics to a gospel hymn entitled “Brighten the Corner Where You Are” and, in so doing, reminded all of us that we can have a positive impact on the lives of others even in the smallest of ways. Nothing makes it easier to put that sentiment into practice than coming to the LLDH Home every day and working alongside people who understand what it means to love and respect each other. Sue and I are tremendously thankful for the kindness and compassion with which the Home’s employees perform the work of caring for low to modest income seniors of Washington, DC. We are equally thankful to all of you who, through your heartfelt support of our mission and generous financial contributions, make this Home the bright corner that it is.

So let us take this thought one step further, though we certainly can’t claim authorship as that belongs to a well-known American writer who once wrote “Brighten the corner where you are and you will light the world.” Together, we can continue to brighten this corner we call the Home. Together, we can truly “light the world” right here on Western Avenue. Your continuing belief in our ability to meet the challenge of caring for those who can no longer care for themselves and willingness to make that belief a reality through your donations to our annual campaign make all the difference.

Sincerely,

L. Ward Orem, MA, LNHA Susan. M. Hargreaves, MSA, LNHA CEO Administrator

*Dean Koontz, “From the Corner of His Eye,” published 2000 (Bantam Books)

B R I G H T E N T H E CO R N E R W H E R E YO U A R EThe Home has a long history of making a positive impact on the lives of those we serve. As the only long term care facility in Washington, DC, exclusively caring for low income elders of the city, we stand alone in brightening the lives of many who might otherwise go without food, shelter, medications essential to their health, and opportunities for social interactions and recreational activities.

For those 150+ individuals who pass through the Home’s doors each year either in a residency capacity or as short-term rehabilitation clients, the services we offer in our corner remain vitally important to ensuring their overall wellbeing. Each program provided by the Home is integral to achieving our mission of empowering low and modest income seniors to live their lives to the fullest.

Please join with us as we move into our 78th consecutive year of serving the needs of one of the city’s most at-risk populations.

A N D Y O U W I L L L I G H T T H E W O R L DThe simplest acts of kindness — hugging someone to ease their pain, remembering a friend’s birthday, or thanking people who have made a lasting impression on your life — can bring smiles and, yes, sometimes tears to those on the receiving end of those acts.

Residents’ family members and friends, wherever you might reside, help us by sharing our story. In turn, those hearing our story often become supporters of the Home themselves and assist us in sustaining a strong base of donor support so critical to securing our future.

We share with you excerpts from just two of the letters of thanks the Home has received over the years; they speak far more eloquently than we can to how our bright corner can light the world.

F R O M O U R L E T T E R S“…there is great comfort in knowing that the Home still stands, that its commitment to our most treasured citizens remains unchanged by the passage of time, that members of the Home’s family… work quiet miracles – year after year – providing safety, quality care, and dignity to the vulnerable… I am aware that “quiet heroes” require no thanks, other than the privilege of sharing in the richness of the lives of the…residents… I do ask, however that you accept… (our) family’s sincere wish for… blessings… on your amazing staff and on the “treasures” for which you have been called upon to love.” (December 2009)

“On behalf of our dear Mother…, we would like to express our deepest appreciation and gratitude to the LLDH staff… who have invested so dearly to create a warm and considerate environment. You are an amazing Team!!... From our visits and daily talks with Mom, we marvel at the extraordinary efforts of so many and the culture of kindness and caring that permeates the Home. The nursing staff has masterfully balanced carrying out their professional duties in ways that convey compassion and concern for their resident-patients and their families. We notice the attention to detail of the housekeepers and the cheery ladies in the dining areas who serve up smiles along with helpful assistance for those in need…. Both arriving and leaving, I’m always cordially greeted by the helpful and courteous telephone-receptionists. As her Family, we have such good feelings our Mother is in a loving and safe place. Most important, Mom feels the same way…she tells us often!! (Please) share this letter and our grateful appreciation and thankfulness to all those who contribute so much.” (May 2016)

T R I B U T EL I S T I N G S

I N M E M O R Y O FMaureen Brannon Marceron

Patricia Brannon William Merceron

Marie Louise Brannon Patricia Brannon

Polly King Evans* Laurence Jarvik and Nancy Strickland

Louise Everett Mr. and Mrs. John Sanfuentes

Amanda Gripper Margaret Crawford

Lillian Johnson Patricia Hagans Desiree Johnson

Phyllis Bonn Kurtz Debra Lyle*

Louis “Buddy” Orem Marjorie Orem

Bob Rogers Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hargreaves*

Mark Sakaley Isis Hannallah Mr. and Mrs. James McCallum Sarah McKechnie* Barbara Rosenbaum

Marjorie Timbers Mr. and Mrs. Leon Carroll

Gladys Torres Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Gerig

I N H O N O R O FCheryl Browning

Douglas Wonderlic and Carolyn Long

Sue Hargreaves* Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lerner

Frank Lundblad Catherine Lundblad*

Janet Neale Mr. and Mrs. Edward Neale

L. Ward Orem* Mr. and Mrs. Mark Acton

Dr. Marta Schneider* Albion Fitzgerald

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Tobriner Mr. and Mrs. James Simon

H E L P T H E H O M EC O N T I N U E T O G R O W !• Tell one new person about the Home this year.

• Send us a note about how involvement with the Home has touched your life.

• Consider a first – time financial gift or an increase in your giving this year.

M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N TThe mission of the Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home is to provide extraordinary health and life care services to low and modest income seniors of the District of Columbia, empowering them to live their lives to the fullest.

2 0 1 6 F I S C A L Y E A RJ u l y 1 , 2 0 1 5 – J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 1 6

65% Medicare and Medicaid $7,010,307.00

7% Resident Revenue $760,534.00

12% Contributions $1,271,729.00

0% Misc. Income $30,442.00

16% Lisner Contributions $ 1,772,764.00

TOTAL REVENUE $10,845,776.00

TOTAL EXPENSE $10,845,776.00

52% Healthcare $5,616,246.00

11% Nutritional $1,185,843.00

4% Social & Recreational Services $427,734.00

20% Housing $2,170,725.00

13% Management & Development $1,445,228.00

OPER ATING E XPENSE

OPER ATING REVENUE

B O A R D M E M B E R S( A s o f J u l y 2 0 1 6 )

THE ABRAHAM AND LAURA LISNER HOME FOR AGED WOMEN

Christopher Tawa, PresidentMatthew Frumin, Vice PresidentMarnie T. Kagan, TreasurerPat Johnson, SecretaryRobert Cooper

Tom Dillon

Christine Hobbs

Barbara Ingraham

David Leopold

Carolyn Nazdin

Haydn Richards

L. Ward Orem (ex-officio)

THE LOUISE HOME (AFFILIATED 1976)

Philip O’Donoghue, PresidentPhilip Israel, Jr.

Deirdre Parrot

Virginia Pascoe

THE JOHN DICKSON HOME (AFFILIATED 1985)

Terence W. Collins, PresidentJudith Bair

Arthur Elgin

Jean Hartman

Barbara Ingraham

Patricia Johnson

THE HENRY AND ANNIE HURT HOME FOR THE BLIND (AFFILIATED 1993)Terence W. Collins, PresidentThe Rev. Dr. William Hague

Barbara Ingraham

THE ELIZABETH R. SHOEMAKER HOME (AFFILIATED 2006)

Terence W. Collins, PresidentStephanie deSibour

Edward Dillon

Margaret Eastman

Barbara Ingraham

Patricia Johnson

Judith Martin

UNWNCA #8007 CFC # 25024

Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home 5425 Western Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20015 (202) 966-6667 www.lldhhome.org

F O U N D E R S S O C I E T Y

$100,000 & Above

The John Dickson Home

The Henry and Annie Hurt Home for the Blind

The Louise Home

The Elizabeth R. Shoemaker Home

S U N D I A L S O C I E T Y

$25,000 – $99,999

Hexagon, Inc.

V I S I O N A R Y

$10,000 – $24,999

Aid Association for the Blind of the District of Columbia

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation

L E A D E R

$5,000 – $9,999.99

Bank of America, U. S. Trust

Hamilton Insurance Agency

Chrisman Iribe and Martha Holland

Mary & Daniel Loughran Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Tobriner

B E N E F A C T O R

$1,000 – $4,999

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3E

Bollinger Energy

Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Carlton

The Reverend and Mrs. Dessie Carter

Charles & Mary Latham Fund

Cristita Conaco*

Johanna Cruz

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities

EMS, Inc.

Enginuiti, Inc.

Albion Fitzgerald

Matthew Frumin

Hertzbach & Company, P.A.

Margaret Howell and Ole Villadsen

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kagan

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kuhn

David Leopold and Ashley Mattoon

Carol Lewis

Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home Family Council

Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home Resident Council

Lord and Taylor

Mrs. Eva Nash

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Neale

L. Ward Orem*

PEPCO

Mr. and Mrs. David Povich

Radiation Physics, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. Haydn Richards

S. Kann Sons Company Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. John Sanfuentes

Mr. and Mrs. James Simon

Christopher Tawa and Barbara O’Hanlon

United Way of the National Capital Area

P A T R O N

$500 – $999

Mr. and Mrs. Brian Abel*

Paula Barrie

Bay City Pest Management Co., Inc.

Pauline Blumenstock

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooper

Margaret Crawford

Clifton Cunningham*

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dillon

EuroMotor Cars

Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Fletcher

Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hargreaves*

Christine Hobbs

Jackson and Campbell, P.C.

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Johnson*

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lundblad*

Janean Mann

PharMerica

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Rosenberg

Senta Speight

George Taler and Cyndy Renoff

Winfred Turner

Vanguard Charitable

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Voith

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Witcher

T H A N K S T O O U R G E N E R O U S D O N O R SJ u l y 1 , 2 0 1 5 – J u n e 3 0 , 2 0 1 6

F R I E N D

Up to $499

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Acton

Arlene Alexander

Altrusa Club of Washington, DC

Sonia Angus*

Dr. and Mrs. John Attaway

Muhammed Badah

Mr. and Mrs. David Beck

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bell*

Margarita Benitez

Hardy Bennett and Iris Ruffin-Bennett

Kristin Beyard

Luis Blandon

Patricia Brannon

Dr. and Mrs. James Brodsky*

Regina Brooks

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Buchanan

Anika Buche

Thomas Burton*

Maria Calderon*

Mr. and Mrs. Leon Carroll

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Carter*

Florena Carter

Ronnie Clapp

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Collar*

Vera Connolly

Susanne Cook

Lashone Crank

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crosby

Thomas Dawes

Stephanie deSibour

Hazel Dos Santos*

Joan Dunn*

Janet Dwyer

Margaret Eastman

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Elgin

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Finkelstein

Lisa Finn

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Fox

Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Gerig

Cindy Gertz

Mr. and Mrs. Noel Gessner

Anita Gilbert

Susan Gladish

Anna Greene*

Anita Guzeh*

Patricia Hagans

The Reverend and Mrs. William Hague

Isis Hannallah

Lisa Harfoot*

Mr. and Mrs. James Hargreaves

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Harris

Virginia Heckhaus

Mr. and Mrs. Yvonne Hood

Sheryll Hunt*

Mr. and Mrs Stephen Ingraham

Lee Jarrett*

Laurence Jarvik and Nancy Strickland

Desiree Johnson

Loretta Jones*

Judith Karo

Mr. and Mrs. William Keating, III

Diane Keeley

Marlena Keenan*

Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Kimbrough

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Klink

Pearlbea LaBier

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ladwig

Alexis Landsman

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Lash

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Lerner

Debra Lyle*

Frances Mahncke

John Maraney

William Marceron

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Martin

Lynda Martin-McCormick

V. E. Mazzarella

Mr. and Mrs. Peter McCall

Mr. and Mr. James McCallum

Sarah McKechnie*

Langley McKinney

Maureen Miles

Patricia Mirsky, RN, MSN*

Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Morchower

Maya Nakashima

The Honorable and Mrs. James Nathanson

Mary Nileve

Northwest Neighbors Village

Betsy Norton

William Page

Deirdre Parrot

Sandra Pettis

Jonathan Plater*

Mr. and Mrs. George Pomeroy

Pamela Potolicchio

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Prentiss

Dana Prinkey*

Margaret Pully

Lisa Rajah*

Barbara Ratigan

Nathaline Richardson

Barbara Rosenbaum

Carol Schwartz

Steve Scott

Joanne Simeon

Susanne Slater and Laurence Gold

Susan Sloan

Abbe Smith and Sally Greenberg

Betty Smith

The Honorable and Mrs. Walter Stadtler

Leah Talley

David Thomas

David Tijerino*

Dr. Russell Tilley

Village of Friendship Heights

Mr. and Mrs. John Vivian

Deborah Walker and Larry Harvey

Sandra Walker

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ward

Steven Weinberg

Patricia Winston

Douglas Wonderlic and Carolyn Long

Xukpoi Co.

T H A N K Y O U

To our generous in-kind donors for gifts $1,000 and above

Trio Caliente

LINK Strategic Partners

Response Tech

* current or former staff of the Home