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EMERGENCY FOOD HOUSING AND M

SINCE 1959

LCS News

December 2013

EMERGENCY FOOD HOUSING AND M

SINCE 1959

Volunteers from Bethel AME.

LCS recently introduced its ninth monthly

distribution of food for low income people.It is based at Bethel African Methodist

Episcopal Church on Walnut Street in Wilm-

ington and is known as the Haven of Caring

Monthly Food Distribution.

Monthly Distributions as they are now

called were formerly known as Grocery

Clubs. Five of LCS’s nine Monthly Distri-butions are managed by Lutheran churches.Two are in affordable senior housing

projects; one is in a Baptist church; and the

newest is an AME church.

Half of the clients of the Bethel programcome from a nonprot organization next

door to the church known as Beautiful Gate.

Its mission is to help AIDS sufferers.

So far the new distribution has enrolled20 families. It is held on the third Thursday

each month. Organizers have plans to add

another ten families in coming months.

Bethel is a regular supporter of LCS in

large part because of its commitment to theLCS FAITH Center which is located three

blocks away. The church’s participation in

forming the new distribution was the result

of hard work by the just-retired Rev. ShirleySaunders. She is assisted by a host of

enthusiastic volunteers.

LCS Introduces NinthMonthly Distribution

LCS HOME Program AddsMore Repairmen

LCS Considers Move

After 30 years in the same building

on Rodney Street in Wilmington, LCS

is working toward moving to a larger

building that should allow it to grow and

better serve the need in our communityfor housing, food and other types of

assistance for low income families. It

is in Wilmington’s Baynard Boulevard

neighborhood.

One of the most exciting aspects of

this project is the fact that for the rst

time both of its staffed sites – the 1304

Rodney Street headquarters and the LCS

FAITH Center on Walnut Street – would

be consolidated under one roof.

The building under consideration is on

a bus route and has plenty of parking.

New repairman David Ferryman got rightto work helping older homeowners.

“Even if we wanted to stay on Rod-

ney Street, we couldn’t, because that

building has been sold and acquired bya developer who plans to convert it to

apartments,” said LCS Executive

Director Jean Warren.

LCS is conducting a planning study

to determine the funding sources and

amounts necessary to acquire the build-

ing and renovate it.

LCS has added three home repair-men this year and now has a total of six

specialists ready to help older and disabled

homeowners make necessary repairs.

Known as Home Oriented Maintenance

for the Elderly (HOME), this programhas been operated by LCS for 25 years.

Clients must be homeowners 55 or olderor disabled.

Historically, the program typicallyserved low income homeowners and

charged low rates. Today, very low income

people can get repairs done for free or for

very little due to LCS’s sliding scale.

A review of recent jobs for low income

homeowners included constructing a fence

for a woman who wanted to keep drug

trafckers out of her yard. For another, we

replaced a bay window that had been shat-

tered in a break-in.

At the other end of the spectrum, LCS

will handle jobs for people who are not

low income for $25 an hour. We do thisbecause of the vulnerability of the elderly

to disinterested or unscrupulous

contractors.

LCS has applied for grants to keep theHOME Program affordable, but would

welcome donations designated for it.

Lutheran Community Services

1304 N. Rodney St.Wilmington, DE 19806

www.lcsde.org • [email protected]

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Barbara and Dale King

HONORARIUMS AND MEMORIALS— A wonderful way to recognize or remember someone.

Nancy and Mark Cameron

Kim and Paul Jeffrey Klocke


Susie and Ron Hull


Grace Lutheran ChurchNancy and Mark Cameron

Jane and Chick Baddorf

Karyn Scout

Lois Snyder



Edward Wheeler

Michael Merkel

Jill Getty

Jeff Elseroad

Connie and Joseph McDermond

Grace and William Grant Jr.

Beth and Russ Holladay

Beth and Russ Holladay


Ronni Cohen

Ethyl Legates

Phyllis Troisi


Al and Joan Zverina

Anna Marie Leo

Betty Platt

Betty Platt

Bill and Grace Grant

David WhitenackDr. and Mrs. Michael Hart

Gary Baddorf

Greg and Cheryl Johnson

Jeanette Hufnal

John and Judy Olson

Kay Stiles

Kaye Tyson

Kaye Tyson

Ken and Martha Eddins

Laurie Elseroad

Linda McDermond

Mark and Nancy Cameron

Michael Goyda

Nancy Goyda

Rosemary Kimes

Sharon Boland

Medical Drivers

Medical Drivers

Zack Baddorf

Gift of LovePeggy and Ed Fasig

Ruth and Edmund Flexman

Pam and Jerry Adams

Marge and Fred Altergott

David Andrews

Julie and John Auger


Io and Thomas Betley

Phyllis Bierstedt

Coleman Bye

Lindsey Slater and John Cartier

Yvonne and Joe Cilento

Courtney Collier-BeyerDorothy Davis

Christine and Gary Ebert

Katherine Esterly

Lorraine and Patrick Fett

Iris Fisher

Dolly and Dave Frampton

Jo Ellen Freida

Nancy and William Fuson

Susan and Gary Gooden

Julia and Steve Hallock

Donna Harris

Helen Hylenski

Cheryl and Greg Johnson

Philip Keller

Lee and Ralph Klesius

Daniel Kline

Janet and Brian Kramer

Jean and Robert Krapf

Carol and Chuck Landry

Karen and James Larson

Susan and Kevin Loney

Linda Lort

Claudette and Fred MeltonRuthea Miller and Joseph Mauro

Sandra Michel

Lisabeth Moore

Janice Reissig

Isaac Rufus

Merrily and Anthony Schiavone

Harriet and Otis Shealy

Phyllis and Bill Shone

Sara and Gene Tupin

Brian Ungerer

Jean and Paul Warren

Nicky and Gene Zaiser

Gift of Faith

Donor In Honor of…Robert and Sarah Kohn

Sandra Stabnau

Bruce Turnbull


Jeffrey Taylor

Maria Taylor

Nancy Davis

H. Thomas and Neal Littel

Elinor Knodel


Lisa and Ted Trala

Harry Hoopes

Janet Autenrieth

S. Lup Jung



Jean Warren

Beverly Pfrogner

Barbara and Bruce Jackson

Adele and Frank Taylor

Bill Kaiser

Andrew Brody Kohn

Arthur Stabnau Jr.

Beverly Turnbull

Beverly Turnbull

Bill and Jan Taylor

Bud AllenDonald L. Davis

Duane Conly

Elinor Findley Knodel

Henry and Bertha Olson

James L. Phillips

Janet Hoopes

John S. Autenrieth

Kurt and Claire Runge

Nelson and Lucy Jane Block

Nelson Block

Otis Shealy

Paul Bacher

Paul Bacher

Paul Bacher

Thurman and Maxine Kaiser

Sharing God’s blessings by helping others in need

Bequests

Lutheran Community Services appreciates bequests from

contributors’ estates. Supporters who are interested in our

long-term feasibility should make bequests to the Martin

Luther Foundation, which is the endowment of Lutheran

Community Services. These gifts demonstrate your beliefthat our work should continue.

To designate a tax-deductible endowment gift to us, we

suggest using the following language:

I hereby bequeath to Martin Luther Foundation,

Incorporated, a 501(c)(3) organization, with principal

ofces at 1304 N. Rodney Street, Wilmington, DE 19806,

and its successors, the sum of $___________

[or ________ percentage of the estate] for its general

purposes.

We strongly recommend, however, consulting with an

attorney when writing or preparing your estate plans. For

more information about making a planned gift to Lutheran

Community Services or the Martin Luther Foundation,

contact Steve Tindall at (302) 654 8886 or via email at

[email protected].

Donor In Memory Of...

2013 LCS Helping Others Circle

Gift of HopeJohanna and Gerrit Salemink

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