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House of Ruth Maryland Changing Attitudes. Saving Lives. Winter 2019

A Beacon of Hope House of Ruth Maryland opened its doors in 1977 as one of the first shelters for

victims of intimate partner violence anywhere in the world. The very first shelter for abused women opened in 1971, more than 100 years after the first shelter for abused animals opened.

Since that time, House of Ruth Maryland has provided services to over 100,000 survivors of intimate partner violence. While most people know House of Ruth Maryland for providing safe shelter, we also provide counseling support, legal advocacy, and wrap around services such as employment assistance and parenting support – for victims.

But we quickly learned that hiding and healing victims wasn’t enough. One abusive partner can have many victims.

What we also learned is that victims don’t necessarily want to leave their partner and at the request of survivors, we began engaging abusive partners in services. The history of that work is best capture by the Maya Angelou quote, “Do your best until you know better. When you know better, do better.” House of Ruth Maryland made many well-intentioned mistakes along the way.

We started with couples counseling until we realized that asking victims of intimate partner violence to negotiate with their abusive partners was not only ineffective, it downplayed the abuse and it was downright dangerous to the victim.

So we decided that only the abusive partner should be held accountable for change and sent them to individual therapy… only to learn that this is not an issue of mental illness. We have learned through studies that the rate of mental illness in the abusive population is no higher than in the general population. Mental illness does not cause intimate partner violence. And giving an abusive partner an incorrect diagnosis, simply provided a new way for them to justify their violence. Continued on page 2

InsidePAGE 2Cover Story

PAGE 3Letter from the Executive Director Special Thanks Board of Directors

PAGE 4Something Out of Nothing

PAGE 5Fill The House!Upcoming Events Support From Legal Community A Run To Remember

PAGE 6-8Capital Campaign

PAGE 9-11Honor Roll

PAGE 12Spring Luncheon

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Then we moved on to anger management but intimate partner violence isn’t an anger issue. Abusive partners are able to control themselves around other family members, in front of their probation agents, their congregations, and their employers. Intimate Partner violence is not an abuser being unable to manage their anger - it is about maintaining control and the sense of entitlement they feel to punish their partners for not meeting their expectations.

Today House of Ruth Maryland knows better and we do better – through research in the field and through research on our own programs. We know that abusive partners are often exhibiting learned behavior that they’ve witnessed their parents or other role models. We know that we need to respectfully engage them in a change process that is sympathetic to the cruelty and abuse they have often experienced, if we are going to get them to stop the cruelty they are perpetuating.

At House of Ruth Maryland’s new Community Engagement Center, we will be able to do even more. Even better. We acknowledge that abusive partners have many needs and we have now added supportive services such as employment assistance, parenting support, and substance abuse and mental health treatment abusive for abusive partners that target those factors that research shows will reduce re-offenses and reduce their lethality. Because we know better, we are doing better.

But that is not enough. House of Ruth Maryland will continue

to serve individuals with the same high quality we have for 40 years, but this problem requires a community solution.

Many abusive partners think that their behavior is normal and that everyone is doing it. But, we know that the vast majority of partners will never be abusive toward an intimate partner. Research tells us that only about 10% of men will use violence toward a partner. But abusive partners’ violence is reinforced in two ways:

First, every time they get what they want by using violence, the behavior is

House of Ruth Maryland formally dedicated the new Community Engagement Center on November 6. We thank so many of our supporters and community partners for joining us to celebrate this next step forward for our community.

Brandon Scott, Baltimore City Council President, Lisa Nitsch, Director of Training and Outreach, House of Ruth Maryland, Sandi Timmins, Executive Director, House of Ruth Maryland and Matt Moore, President, Board of Directors, House of Ruth Maryland

Brooke Lierman, MD State Delegate, Christy DiPietro, House of Ruth Maryland Board Member, Janice Miller, Director of Programs and Services, House of Ruth Maryland

Sheldon Caplis, Consultant, Lisa Nitsch, Director of Training and Outreach, House of Ruth Maryland

Rand Griffin, Holly Griffin, Board Member, House of Ruth Maryland, Dan Yardley, Board Member, House of Ruth Maryland

reinforced. So much so that their abuse can begin to feel reflexive.

But secondly, it is reinforced by the subtle messages received from so many different people in their lives.

While many in our community have learned better and are doing better, in 2019, • faith leaders are still telling victims of intimate partner violence to pray harder and be more obedient. • 50% of victims will lose their job as a result of the violence they experience. • Teachers are still telling little girls that the bullying they experience from boys is a sign of affection.• Parents are still telling their sons to stop crying, to not be sissies and to “be a man”.

We have generations of boys who have been instructed to disconnect from their feelings and generations of girls who are taught that abuse equates with love.

None of those parents or faith leaders or teachers believe they are part of the problem and it’s true, they do not single-handedly cause intimate partner violence.

But when that 10% of people who are abusive sits through that sermon, sees that movie, hears that song or that locker-room joke…. Or just as bad, when that 10% who are abusive are met by silence by all of us, because we just don’t know what to say, that reinforces their belief that everyone else is doing the same thing.

Our Community Engagement Center houses our Training Institute with a facility to provide training onsite, online and throughout our community and nation to make sure everyone knows better. We will insist that our community shift away from harmful messages and end the silence. We are building and offering programming so that very faith leader, every employer, every parent, every teacher, every person in Maryland will know better and to do better.

To learn more about our Training Institute and training programs for your workplace, faith based organization, youth service organization or anything else, please contact our Training Institute at Training@hruthmd.org.

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Letter from the Executive Director What an exciting time to be part of the fight to end intimate partner violence.

Change is happening. The community is engaging in the solution, and behaviors are shifting. On November 6, I was grateful to be joined by so many friends, colleagues, elected officials, community partners and donors who have made our Community Engagement Center a reality.

While many programs will run out of the new Center, I want to highlight a ground-breaking approach to Abuse Intervention Programming. Since our inception, we’ve acknowledged the need to take a comprehensive approach in supporting survivors, providing an array of services within House of Ruth Maryland and partnering with other service providers to include assistance with job training, education programs, help with substance abuse. Now, we are also addressing the complexities of the lives of the men in our abuse intervention program. Research tells us that specific factors increase the likelihood of continued abuse, and the level of violence used.

With the guidance of a team of researchers from three different universities, we are adding supportive services, provided by community partners, to address those factors and supplement our structured intervention program. Participants, when they come to their group sessions, will have access to job training assistance, education assistance, help overcoming addictions, parole and probation, parenting classes and more. Our community partners will have space in the Community Engagement Center to work directly with the program participants. This model is the first of its kind in the country. The research team working with us received a grant from the Office of Violence against Women, in the US Department of Justice, to evaluate the effectiveness of the model.

Anecdotally, we know it works, and recent research conducted before implementing the supportive services model showed that men who completed our program were 40% less likely to commit ANY violent act – not just violence against their partner. We fully expect the data will show that by adding the supportive services model, more men will complete and we’ll be leading the charge in creating a safer community for everyone. This is how we change Baltimore. We’re ready to get it done.

Sandi Timmins, Executive Director Sandi Timmins

Board of DirectorsPresident

Matthew S. Moore

Vice PresidentPamela Colbert

TreasurerSteven Poynot

SecretaryThomas Prevas

Members

Kappie Bogart

Meryl Burgin

Joyce Ann Burman

Ben Burns

Pamela Conover

Victoria A. Deyesu

Christy DiPietro

Ann Marie Doory

Holly Griffin

Monica Hausner

Jeri Hawthorne

Julie Hopkins

Lisa Hudson

Linda T. Lo Cascio

Whitney Lull

Pam Malester

Mary D. Miller

Laura Mooney

Jeff Musgrove

Jennifer Quinlan

Magnus Rhyu

Scott Vogel

Monica White

Dan Yardley

Executive DirectorSandi Timmins

Special Thanks To: • Sade Jackson, who at just 17 years old, founded the organization, Crown Your Inspiration, and used her platform, and her contacts at the Los Angeles Lakers Foundation, to collect donations for Back To School needs for our clients.

• Lyndon’s for sending end of season boutique clothing and accessories to Ruth’s Closet

• Mano Swartz for collecting and donating furs for resale at Ruth’s Closet – their support for the last several years has truly enhanced Ruth’s Closet’s fall and winter merchandise

• Gail Starks at The Young School for donating toiletries purchased with proceeds from their student Art Exhibition

• Hallie Miller from the Baltimore Sun for organizing a donation drive with their woman and girl day event

• Tracey Avent for organizing a toiletries drive at Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.

• Baltimore Heritage Quilters Guild for donating hand made quilts for shelter, full size for women and smaller for children

• Derm Associates in Rockville for donating lotion, body wash, and laundry detergent samples

• Carter Braxton Chapter DAR for donating non-perishable food items and diapers, wipes and other baby items.

Fifteen years ago, an idea was born and now, more than $85,000 later, it’s alive and well and set for another record-breaking year at the annual B-More Bags Trunk Show on December 14 at Ruth’s Closet. When asked how B-More Bags was started, project founder and former House of Ruth Maryland staff member, Terri Wurmser, shared that, “I invited a volunteer who had been involved with Art Bears to think with me about a different product we could make and sell using donated materials. The idea that emerged was to sew fabric bags that were one-of-a-kind, functional, beautiful, affordable. And we would have a lot of repeat customers! The name B-More Bags was a play-on-words intended to identify our locale (Baltimore) as well as to convey our hope that with the support of House of Ruth Maryland, survivors of intimate partner violence would reclaim their lives and “be more”.

While most people only hear about B-More Bags around the time of the Trunk Show and Sale, volunteers work on every facet of production through the year. Early in the calendar year, volunteers come together to review past sales, and remaining inventory of bags and fabrics. Then, BMB Coordinators, a small group of volunteers willing to provide leadership

for the project, invite input from other BMB volunteers who contribute design ideas. From there a production plan is created, reflecting a line of bags that range in price and the skill level needed to sew them. New designs go into production after a prototype has been made, critiqued, tweaked and given final approval. One of the Coordinating Group members acts as production manager for each design, creating sewing instructions that are used to cut pattern pieces, assisting volunteer sewers and ensuring that all bags sold are flawless.

Jen Talbert, Director of Social Enterprise at House of Ruth Maryland, is the business manager for B-More Bags and was once a volunteer. “We couldn’t sustain this project without the support of our amazing volunteers, who design and sew the bags, and the support of House of Ruth Maryland, in providing a place for sewing, storage, a place to sell the bags and staff to provide support. It’s truly a collaborative effort that benefits the victims we serve,” said Talbert.

Since those early days, when the B-More Bags Trunk Show and Sale was held in the Board Room at House of Ruth Maryland’s administrative offices, B-More Bags have been featured in various craft shows, in local retail stores, and now the annual Trunk Show makes its home at Ruth’s Closet. Last year, the annual

sale made over $11,000 – all to help victims of intimate partner violence. When asked what kept her coming back, long-time B-More Bags volunteer Catherine Rooker said, “The gorgeous fabrics we get to work with, turning those fabrics into innovative, functional and fun designs, the camaraderie (sisterhood) of a wonderful group of women I would never have had a chance to know and, of course, the support for HRM.”

When asked what she wanted the legacy of B-More Bags to be, Wurmser said, “With vision, commitment and collaborative leadership, dedicated volunteers created and sustained a social enterprise that continues to bring visibility to House of Ruth Maryland and financial support to help the victims of intimate partner violence.”

To learn more about B-More Bags, visit www.hruth.org/b-morebags

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UPCOMING EVENTSB-More Bags Trunk Show and Sale, December 14

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, February 2020

Spring Luncheon, April 1, 2020

Crabaret, July 9, 2020

Domestic Violence Awareness Month, October

For more information on upcoming events, visit www.hruth.org/events.

Support from the Legal Community

Each year, the House of Ruth Maryland’s Legal Clinic is fortunate to receive

funding from the Maryland Legal Services Corporation (MLSC).

A portion of funding for the MLSC comes from the Interest on Lawyer

Trust Accounts (IOLTA). On behalf of the Maryland State Bar Association and

Maryland Legal Services Corporation, we want to acknowledge with special

appreciation Honor Roll Members (listed below). These financial institutions pay

premium interest rates on IOLTA in support of civil legal services for low-income

Marylanders.

Bank of Charles Town, Carroll Community Bank, CFG Community Bank,

Congressional Bank, First Shore Federal, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Industrial Bank,

MainStreet Bank, M&T Bank, NWSB Bank, A Division of ACNB Bank, PeoplesBank,

A Codorus Valley Company. Premier Bank, Inc., and Standard Bank.

For a complete list of all financial institutions approved to accept IOLTA

deposits, visit www.mlsc.org.

Fill The House Despite the wind and rain, the third

annual Fill The House on October 16 was a tremendous success! Thanks to the tireless efforts of WMAR and Fill The House sponsors Weis Markets, Von Paris Moving and Storage, Kimco Realty, PeoplesBank, HCR ManorCare, 100.7 The Bay, donors were able to drop off their donations without even getting in the rain!

In total, thousands of diapers and wipes were donated, and formula, bedding and so much more to stock our shelves so the victims who come to House of Ruth Maryland seeking help, can rest assured that they will have some of the basic necessities they need.

To learn more about how you can support House of Ruth Maryland, visit www.hruth.org/ways-to-give.

A Run to Remember A beautiful fall day greeted the nearly 500 runners and walkers who participated

in this year’s Jessica Meredith Jacobsen 5k, held on September 21, at Immaculate

Concepcion Church in Towson. The race, organized by the

Knights of Columbus Council #4011 honors the memory of

Jessica Meredith Jacobsen, who was murdered in 2007 by her

abusive partner. House of Ruth Maryland is grateful to

receive a portion of the proceeds from this event each year

and we thank the many people who support runners,

run themselves and volunteer to make the event a

success each year!

To learn more about upcoming events, please visit

www.hruth.org/events.

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A New EraThe stories are as old as time itself, a powerful man taking advantage of those less powerful, whether in a relationship or not. And just as old as these stories are the stories of those around them. Those who turn a blind eye to the abuse they see. Those who aren’t willing to tell their buddy, friend, family member that this behavior is not okay. Those who have been victimized but are too afraid to come forward because no one will believe them, they’ll never work again or will be told that it’s their fault — why didn’t she just leave?

Many of us have a friend, family member, colleague or acquaintance whose partner makes us uncomfortable. Maybe it’s the way he talks to her. Maybe it’s the way he grabs her arm. Maybe it’s the look he gives her as she’s talking to someone else at the party. Maybe we know what’s happening behind closed doors and are too afraid to speak up.

We — all of us — must put our discomfort or fear aside. It’s up to each of us to boldly speak up and open these doors.

• To change the cultural and societal norms that allow abusive partners to continue to assert their control.

• To come together in focusing on the perpetrator, ushering in a new era when the shame and stigma of intimate partner violence moves away from the victim to rest on the abuser and those who avert their eyes.

• To offer a highly visible, easily accessible location open to the public, where we can work in partnership with others in the community.

Building more shelters for victims will never be a permanent solution to intimate partner violence. We must open our doors, invite the community into our house, and stimulate discussions that increase community engagement, dispel myths, and confront attitudes.

We cannot do this in our victim service locations because shelter and counseling sites are confidential and access by the public is limited.

The solution? House of Ruth Maryland’s Community Engagement Center — an accessible, highly visible space at 2521 North Charles Street, where we can work, hand-in-hand, with the community. For the first-time, House of Ruth Maryland can coordinate comprehensive services for abusive partners, in a similar way to how we provide services for victims.

We know that violence in the home often spills out into the streets. Our Community Engagement Center will house programs that work with abusers to stop the abuse in homes, provide training and education both locally for our community and nationally for service providers so victims and abusers get the help they need; emergency triage programming for victims; a gathering space for our community, and more.

We need your participation to ensure the success of our new location. We have naming opportunities to recognize your support in combating intimate partner violence.

You can donate now or learn more about the Building The Solution Campaign at www.hruth.org/solution

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House of Ruth Maryland appreciates the additional support of many of our community who have joined us to fund the Building The Solution Campaign! To date, generous donors have committed to over $5.4 million to the Campaign, representing over 80% of our campaign goal of $6.6 million. We ask you to consider making a special commitment to our Capital Campaign to help us reach our goal. For more information on the campaign and to learn more about naming and recognition opportunities, please contact Andrew Primrose, at aprimrose@hruthmd.org or by phone at 443-569-0515. Donors are listed as of November 11, 2019.

Defenders $100,000 +4K FoundationJacob and Hilda Blaustein FoundationMeredith and Joseph CallananCarmen & Victoria Deyesu Family FoundationChristy and David DiPietroFrance - Merrick FoundationJeff and Holly MusgroveAmy and Charles NewhallThe Baltimore RavensThe Bunting Family FoundationThe Griffin Family Charitable FoundationThe Harry & Jeanette Weinberg FoundationThe Kahlert FoundationThe Letaw Family FoundationThe Middendorf FoundationT. Rowe Price Foundation

Champions $25,000 -$99,999Ed & Ellen BernardSana and Andy BrooksBarb BurdettLinda Schaefer CameronSheldon and Jamie CaplisPamela and Scott ConoverConstellation EnergyNancy and John EricksonJennifer and Paul GreenHolly GriffinMonica HausnerHoward BankJoe and Megan LaRoqueM&T BankJohn and Carolyn MaroonMary D. Miller and Charles HirschMary and James MillerMatt and Patricia MooreChris NewmanJennifer and George ReynoldsRobert and Elaine SchaeferRothschild Charitable FoundationThe Clayton Baker TrustCarolyn and David Thaler

Protectors $10,000 - $24,999Yuri AgrawalMeryl BurginBeverly and John CarterPam ColbertKevin and Allison FrankJeri Hawthorne and Michael GarciaAmoretta M. Hoeber and Dr. Mark EpsteinLisa and Todd HudsonLinda Lo CascioMcCormick & CompanyAdam and Merritt MillerAlvin and Sue MillerRick and Judy MorrisonBrenda and Steve PoynotThe Dream Big FoundationDan and Aimee YardleyScott and Kristin Vogel

Guardians $5,000 - $9,999Kappie BogartDarrell and Randi Braman, Jr.Ben BurnsJulie Hopkins and Matthew PalmerKatie Ryan Lekin and Jim LekinWhitney and Clifford LullPam and Allan MalesterRobert MaxHarvey and Margaret MillerAnn Miller and George KomatsoluisThomas and Emily PrevasThe Brooks Family FoundationThe Helen Clay Frick FoundationJennifer Quinlan and Charles OttMagnus and Elie RhyuJoan and Jonathan SchochorSandi TimminsWilliam WendlerTerri Wurmser

Allies $1,000 - $4,999 Calvin BakerClare BerrangJoyce A. Burman and David GreifJody L. Clark and Gail V. Colangelo Charitable FundKaye Lynn CrownAnn Marie DooryEnfield LLCFreeman and Jacqueline HrabowskiMary McGeadyPamela and Robert SloanMelissa WalkerMonica White

Last year, we mistakenly left George Lambert off of our Honor Roll publication. We apologize for the error

and thank Mr. Lambert and his family for their

almost 20 years of dedicated support.

Individuals

Champions ($25,000 and above)Estate Of Linda Sherman

Protectors($10,000 - $24,999)Victoria A. Deyesu Nancy and John C. EricksonEstate of Paul Gillespie Guardians($5,000 - $9,999)AnonymousEstate of Brenda L. BotelerMary Catherine BuntingPatricia Davis and Wesley CallenderMegan FordMitzi and Norman GlickSusan and Steve Immelt, Esq. Susan B. KatzenbergCharles and Julie KernanGeorge A. LambertLaura L. LeftwichJohn and Louise MachenEstate of Claire R. ManneLisa ManzoneMary D. Miller and Charles S. HirschPatricia ParkerEdmund PiraliAnne SimonnetAlexius D. SmithKathy and Mark VaselkivWilliam Wendler

Allies ($2,500 - $4,999) Betsy and John BondMeryl and Harold BurginLinda Schaefer CameronAlexandra K. and David F. DaluryRobert A. DymondKathleen Ellis and Pat Noble Douglas H. FeiockMichael A. FineTheodore GiovanisMonica M. Hausner Denise E. and Normand P. LongThurman Melson

Lawrence MuldoonElaine and Robert SchaeferBetsy and George M. ShermanEdward and Mary Jo Wiese

Mentors ($1,000 - $2,499) AnonymousCatherine AhyeZachary AlbertsSolomon Akinyele Susan Anthony and Bill McDonoughIlene Asner and Richard KramerJanet L. BlizardDavid Borenstein and Dorothy Fait Dr. Jackie C. Campbell Amy CaplanJoyce CharlesGolam ChoudhuryGauthami ChurukantiJoan Coley and Lee RiceLauren ComberPamela and Scott ConoverB.J. and William Cowie Josh CrandellDavid W. and Judy B. Drager-DavidoffLynne M. Durbin, Esq.Byron K. Edmond and Dr. Regenia Carpenter-EdmondJoan S. and Tony M. EdwardsDr. Joyce L. Epstein Brandon EtheridgeJohn Eugene IIIHenry E. FesslerLaura FontainePaul and Mo ForresterDiane J. and James F. GardnerCraig T. and Roberta R. Garrison-MogrenJeanne Princeton Gildee and Wilson GildeeStephen Goldberg Sheldon and Shelley GoldsekerElena GoldsteinJessica GomelRichard M. GoodyFrank D. and Maxine GrosshansEdward HardesterBarbara and Douglas O. Hart

James HartLisa D. and Maurice L. HaywoodFelicia M. and Richard M. HulitCarla HuttonJohn R. JacksonKenneth H. JaffeMaryAnne JohnsonGloria G. and James F. Knittle, Jr.Darlene KnottAlison R. KunzS. Michelle LeeDorothy J. Lennig, Esq. and Vernon A. Krause, Jr. Margaret MacLeodJo Anne S. MatschulatMichael P. and Therese M. McAllisterMaria and William J. McCarthy Eileen T. McGrawSusan MecinskiBernard J. Meinschein Jr.Rita MendlThomas C. MerchantJames M. Merwald IIICatherine MieleHarvey L. and Margaret G. MillerPatricia J. MitchellChristopher S. MorrisMichael MortonAnnie L. Murray and Gustavo De Los Reyes Fran Pailen-Watkins and Kevin WatkinsNicholas OlcottLudge and Tamla A. OlivierGregory PayneJay A. and Naudane L. PhillipsMichael A. PreasCharleen F. PriceRachel D. ProtzmanJennifer Quinlan and Charles OttJames H. ReinerMichael B. RosenzweigShawn A. RossDavid SawitzkiThomas M. Scalea, M.D.Paula L. SchaubleBarbara S. SchuetteDavid and Ruth B. SimonShawn Siochain

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We Honor All Those Who Stand With Us To Shine A Light on Intimate Partner Violence House of Ruth Maryland greatly appreciates the support of those who share our vision of dignity, respect and safety for women and children. We also appreciate those who donate and choose to remain anonymous. Thank you for your generosity and commitment. These gifts were made from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. If you donate through the United Way and do not see your name listed, we may not have received notification of your gift before this went to print. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our list. Please call the Development Office at (443)569-0517 with any changes, corrections or comments.

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Peter SnyderCarol and Clifford M. Stretmater IIIHolly R. and Michael F. Summers, PhDTezhra TuckerElton N. and Sibyl A. WrightGary A. WaisMelissa M. WalkerJudith A. WeilandMaryellen T. WhalenJane WolfsonGerald L. WollmanMary Ann and Roy E. Wood

Corporations, Foundations and Community Groups

Champions ($25,000 and above)Alice Shaver FoundationBaltimore Children and Youth FundCareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of MD, Inc.Greater Washington Community FoundationInnovative Services Inc.Marjorie Cook FoundationMaryland Legal Services CorporationMcCormick & Company The Charles Crane Family Foundation, Inc.The Orokawa FoundationThe Letaw Family Foundation, Inc.Wells Fargo Foundation

Protectors ($10,000-$24,999)AEGON/Transamerica FoundationBenevity Community Impact Fund Clearing House, Ltd.Ellin & Tucker, CharteredIn Honor Of Her, Inc.Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff Family Charitable FundsNordstromRothschild Charitable FoundationScripps Howard FoundationT. Rowe Price Foundation, Inc.The Frank E. & Miriam Loveman Charitable FoundationThe Heather K. and Clifford M. Athey FundThe Helen Clay Frick FoundationThe Kay Family Foundation, Inc.The Marksmen Company The Nextgen Foundation Charitable TrustUnited Way of Central MarylandWells Fargo FoundationWorld Bank Community Connections FundAdd Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund

Guardians ($5,000-$9,999) 3M Foundation Alpha Chi Omega Foundation, IncAnonymousBaltimore Community FoundationCecilia Young Willard Helping FoundationExelon CorporationFather O’Neill Council No. 4011 Knights of ColumbusNAIOP Maryland, Inc.Robinson FoundationTessco TechnologiesThe Donald E. Gordon Charitable Foundation, Inc.The Greater Baltimore Board Of RealtorsThe Griffin Family Charitable Foundation, Inc.The Herman & Walter Samuelson FoundationThe Lois and Irving Blum FoundationTJX Foundation, Inc.

Allies ($2,500-$4,999)Borden Family Fund c/o Scott & Tina BordenChapin Davis FoundationGames and StuffHighPoint Global, LLCJohnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, INC. (JMT)Ken & Fran Beck Charitable Fund of The Columbus FoundationLanham Construction Co., Inc.Leo V. Berger Fund & Sigmund & Harry KassapLouis H. Gross FoundationMarty Hartman West Charitable FundMullen Andersen Children’s Foundation and TrustSaiontz & Kirk P.A.The Blyler/Thompson Charitable FundThe Fein FoundationThe Helen S. and Merrill L. Bank Charitable Foundation Inc.The Lois and Philip Macht Family Philanthropic FundThe Robert W. Awalt, Sr. Family Foundation, Inc.WPW Foundation

Mentors ($1,000-$2,499)A.E. Dott & AssociatesAbell Family Fund Allegis Group FoundationAmeriprise FinancialAnonymousAugsburg Lutheran Home of Maryland, Inc.

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of MD, Inc.Colin A. MacLachlan FundData Processing Solutions, IncEmmanuel Baptist ChurchEmess Philanthropic Fund c/o Marjorie Shapiro Francis Family Charitable Gift FundFreedom Flow Fellowship Outreach Ministries, Inc. Foo Koenig Family Charitable FundGielen Family Fund c/o Andrea and Price GielenGlad To Be Here Foundation INC.Glen Meadows Residents AssociationGoldseker FoundationHoneywell International Charity MatchingInovalon, INC.Jane & Worth B. Daniels Jr. FundJody L. Clark and Gail V. Colangelo Charitable FundJohns Hopkins Accounts Payable Service CenterKeller Foundations LLCKPMGLeidosLenox LaserLester Poretsky Family FoundationLibby Helms, Inc. M&T BankMartin S. Himeles, Sr. FoundationThe Miller Family Gift Fund Morgan StanleyMorris Weinman Memorial Foundation, Inc.Mustang Club Of MarylandPavey Family Foundation FundPhi Alpha Mu at McDaniel CollegeProdec Finishes Inc. Rummel, Klepper & KahlSmith Family Charitable FundSteven J. Katz Philanthropic FundThe Edwin & Jeanne C. Trexler FoundationThe Harvey M. Meyerhoff Fund, Inc.The Lyn & Andrew McCormick Charitable Gift FundThe Pennyghael Foundation, Inc.The Sinsky-Kresser-Racusin Memorial Foundation, Inc.The Suzanne Ricklin Charitable Gift FundThe Troll Family Charitable Gift FundTowson University-SGA Working FundUnitarian Universalist Church of RockvilleWunagle Charitable Fund

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FY 2018 Government Grantors (direct awards and subcontracts)Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentBaltimore City Mayor’s Office of Human ServicesBaltimore City Mayor’s Office of Criminal JusticeBaltimore City Police DepartmentBaltimore County Department of Social ServicesBaltimore County Department of PlanningMaryland Administrative Office of the CourtsMaryland Department of HealthMaryland Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentMaryland Department of Human ServicesMaryland Governor’s Office of Crime Control and PreventionMaryland State Department of EducationMontgomery County CouncilMontgomery County Sherriff’s OfficePrince George’s County Department of Family ServicesPrince George’s County Community PartnershipU.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Administration on Children, Youth and FamiliesU.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentU.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of CrimeU.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs – Bureau of Justice AssistanceU.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women

House of Ruth Maryland would like to thank our 2019 Signature Event Sponsors

Spring Luncheon 2019

Gold Sponsors AnonymousMerritt PropertiesTransamerica

Silver Sponsors McCormickM&T Bank/Wilmington Trust

Bronze Sponsors The Musgrove Family FoundationCFG Community BankConfidioGreater Baltimore Board of Realtors Charitable FoundationJohns Hopkins School of NursingLaw Offices of Peter T. NichollSt. Joseph Medical CenterVerdence Capital Advisors

Lead Sponsors Vicki DeyesuChristy DiPietroMary D. MillerAccurate Weatherstrip & GlassBaltimore OriolesBaltimore RavensBGEBGE HomeBozzutoCampbell & Co. CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldKaiser PermanenteRosenberg FoundationUniversity of Maryland Medical System

Table Hosts Mayer BakerSana BrooksJoyce Ann BurmanSheldon Caplis Jamie FrankTere GeckleHolly GriffinJeri HawthorneSusan B. Katzenberg & Carol MachtJulia KeeltyPam MalesterBrenda ReverJeanette Rockefeller Joan SchochorMeadow Lark Washington & Joy SibelEllen Webb & Jean WymanTerri Wurmser19/19 Investment CounselBB&TBrightKeyChesapeake Employers’ Insurance CompanyChesapeake Wealth Management Group at Morgan StanleyHoward BankKPMGLegg MasonMerkleSaul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLPSchochor, Federico & StatonT. Rowe PriceTurnbull, Nicholson & Sanders, P.A.

Media Sponsor WMAR 2

Crabaret 2019

Title Sponsor Anonymous

Gold Sponsors Carmen & Victoria Deyesu Family Foundation, Inc.ConfidioGreenspring Associates

Silver Sponsors Capital Funding Group, Inc.M&T BankThe Warner CompaniesThe Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

Bronze Sponsors TAmy NewhallBelcara HealthTito’s Handmade VodkaUSI Insurance ServicesVerdence Capital Advisors

Copper Sponsors AnonymousJoyce Ann Burman & David Greif, IIDean Cavalier & Nancy Dudman-CavalierMonica HausnerSamuel & Barbara HimmelrichMary Miller & Charles HirschElizabeth MoserAmerican Office Bowie & Jensen, LLCHopkins IPKelly & AssociatesKPMGPlanned Parenthood of Maryland, Inc.PSA Insurance & Financial Services Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLPTowson University FoundationW. R. Grace Foundation

Beverage Sponsor Monument City Brewing Company, Southern Wine & Spirits, Tito’s Vodka

Media Sponsor WBFF Fox 45

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Join us on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at the Hilton Baltimore to hear from award-winning actress, author and fierce advocate for women’s rights, Robin Givens. Givens will share her story of the legacy of domestic abuse in her family and how she came to terms with it in her own life. She’ll share how she was able to break the cycle with the help of strong women in her life.

Wednesday, April 1, 202011 AM – 1:30 PM • Baltimore Hilton401 West Pratt Street • Baltimore, Maryland 21201

Event Co-Chairs: Vicki Deyesu and Whitney LullGold Sponsors: Merritt PropertiesBronze Sponsors: Confidio, Verdence Capital AdvisorsLead Sponsors: Sheldon Caplis, Vicki Deyesu, Christy DiPietro, Mary Miller

To secure your corporate sponsorship today, please contact Andrew Primrose, at aprimrose@hruthmd.org or by phone at 443-569-0515. For more information about the event or to purchase individual tickets,

please contact Kenia Thomas, at 443-569-0526 or by email at kthomas@hruthmd.org.

Tickets are $125 and tables can be purchased for $1,500.

Robin Givens

19TH ANNUAL SPRING LUNCHEON