2018 Board of Directors

Robert Thompson President Tom Humphreys Vice President William Dahms Treasurer Alexandra Dieck Secretary Jo Ella Coles Phil Geyer Terence Joiner Emily Kennedy Mike Klar Cameron LaFleur William Mahler Ken Nemerovski Gary Stahl Stephen Stewart Ken Timmer Phil Weiss

2018 Staff Executive Director Sarah Thornburg Director of Operations/ Furniture Coordinator Lora Elwart Director of Communications and Development Laurie Sternberg Caseworker Ola Saad Circles Coordinator Suzanne Van Dam Circles Coach Bonita Bingham Office Manager Jane Slider Receptionist (AARP) Minnie Bradford VISTA Amtheyst Floyd

From the President and Executive Director

Robert C. Thompson Sarah M. Thornburg

Board President Executive Director

Dear Friends,

Is there really anything more fulfilling than knowing that one’s time, talents and resources are making a REAL difference? In 2018, Friends In Deed welcomed 14 new Leaders into the Circles Washtenaw County program while we celebrated the accomplishments of 8 Circle Leaders from 2017. These inaugural Circle Leaders are getting jobs, promotions, achieving education goals, securing housing, and buying homes while at the same time, building and nurturing an authentic and caring community. We could not be happier for them.

We also celebrated a record Giving Tuesday Bed and Crib Drive in 2018, giving comfort and, literally, a soft place to call their own to so many of our neighbors. We welcomed a new Caseworker to the Help Line, continued to help those whose needs were not being met by the safety net in our county, and helped with a record amount of utility shut-off preventions.

As we celebrate 36 years of serving Washtenaw County, we are thankful for all of you and for all of your support of the FID mission for so many years. Together we are lightening each other’s burdens and making a REAL difference.

Thank you for being with us in the past and for looking forward with us to the future.

Sincerely,

2018

Generous Donors

St. Joseph Parish of Deer held a blanket and pillow drive for

us… Pillow fight!

Transportation 2018 Highlights

Expanding Our Impact

In 2018, we worked to refine our programs, consider

and plan for the future, and settle into our new

mission:

Helping People In Need; Building

Community to End Poverty.

We also enjoyed unprecedented support for our

organization. For instance, the Roy & Carol Weber

Endowment Fund ($125,000) was established at the

Ann Arbor Area Community Fund for our benefit, and

we received a $36,000 grant from the Community

Foundation for Southwest Michigan for Circles. We

also obtained our first AmeriCorps VISTA.

New Staff

Furniture

Generous

Volunteers

We welcomed Ola Saad as our

new caseworker in 2018.

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We welcomed Amtheyst Floyd

as our new VISTA.

Folks took selfies at the 2018 Annual Dinner -- a

good time was had by all. Best of all, the event

raised a record amount of funds for Friends In

Deed and its programs.

Successful Events

After 10 years of homelessness,

John was able to make his new

apartment a home with

furniture he received from FID.

Our Helpline helped Ramone

with the cost of tires so that he

could pass a Lyft inspection.

“This Allowed me to have

another reliable form of income.”

We welcomed our second cohort

of Circles Leaders in 2018. They

graduated from training in

November of 2018. They are

now matched with Allies.

Donations/Income

Grants …………..………………..$146,275 34%

Individuals ……...................$103,386 24%

Fundraising ………….…………..$78,614 19%

Congregations ..…………..……$40,103 9%

Orgs./Businesses ………………$26,683 6%

Bed Drive Donations……….…$18,807 4%

Other ………………………………..$15,840 4%

TOTAL ……………………...……$429,708 100%

Our Dollars at Work in 2018

Expenditures Circles Program ……………...$137,952 31%

Direct Assistance…………..…$123,179 28%

Administration ……….……...…$56,533 13%

Furniture Program ……….…..$50,762 11%

Fundraising ……………….………$44,797 10%

Outreach …………………….......$20,165 5%

Facilities ………………………..……$9,568 2%

TOTAL ……………………...……$442,956 100%

2018 Statistical Overview Description Number Served

Intake Needs 674

Telephone Referrals 421

Total Needs Requested 1095

Types of Intake Needs Provided

Financial 332

Furniture 342

Other 3

Monies Distributed

From FID $58,034

From Agencies $44,182

Total $ Distributed $102,216

Cars Donated: 15

Furniture/Appliances Disbursed

Total Items Disbursed 1928

Deliveries to Clients 151

Pick-ups from Donors 212

Cribs Distributed 20

Volunteer Hours Provided

Furniture/Office 2044

Circles Program 1500

Note: In addition to the above, FID also received over $31,400 estimated value of donated

furniture and $32,000 estimated value of donated vehicles during 2018.

Friends In Deed adopted a new mission statement in 2018.

Helping people in need;

Building community to end poverty.

Thank you so much to our amazing donors!

Individuals Abbott, Wayne

Ackerman, Matthew &

Marianne

Adewunmi, Bisi & Natalie

Allemang, Christopher

Ang, Elaine

Angerman, Steven & Martha

Annesley, Thomas & Linda

Arcure, Jill & Robert

Ardner, Mary & Patricia

Armelagos-Barnett, Karen

Ascione, Frank

Ascione-Juska, Wendy

Atkins, Jennifer

Atkins, Linda

Backues, Steven & Adrienne

Bagozzi, Beverly & Rick

Baker, James & Mary

Balbach, Daniel & Barbara

Bates, Bradford & Lydia

Bauer, Adam

Bean, Colleen

Bell, Virginia

Bertcher, Terese & Corey

Bingham, Bonita

Bird, George

Blaauw, Gail

Black, Herbert & Christine

Bogits, Ann & Patrick

Bolt, Barbara

Bonderud, Joan & Roger

Boren, Molly

Bradshaw, Mary Anna

Brehob, Katrina

Brewis, Aubrey

Brohl, Thomas

Buhrer, Arno

Buiten, Roger & Barbara

Bullock, Jonothan

Burgener, Carol

Cadagin, Edward & Victoria

Caldwell, John & Mary

Campbell, Andrew

Carpinella, Dr. Ronald

Carson, J. David

Carson, John

Cartwright, Lorin

Caviani, Ernest

Centlivre, Michael

Chethik, Beverly

Cholger, Allen

Clifford, David

Cole, Lauren & Jason

Coles, Jo Ella

Conaway, Jay

Conlon, Margaret

Converse, Muriel & Dan

Cowan, Van

Cranford, Joanne

Cross, Carol

Crowner, Christine

Cudd, Bobby

Dahms, William & Marilyn

Day, Jennie

De Zeeuw, Sue & Darren

Deans, T’Keyah

Debbink, John

Decker, Joseph & Nannette

Dempsey, Sue

Deren, Michael & Joyce

Dieck, Alexandra

Dieter, Alan & Judy

Dobbs, Patricia Brochu

Dobson, Mary

Dolecki-Lane, Jo

Donoghue, Amy

Dougherty, Gail

Downs, John

Dufek, William & Sheri

Eaton, Patricia

Eisenberg, Shoshana

Elwart, Lora & Scott

Engelman, Paige

Engerer, Alvin & Katie

Eppler, Michael

Everett, Candice

Farris, Gregory

Federbush, Rohn

Feenstra, Steven & Pamela

Ruiter-Feenstra

Fenske, Jill

Fichtenberg, Barbara

Fischer, Ken

Fletcher, Robert & Carol

Fliege, Suzanne

Foster, Mark

Foster, Suzanne

Frank, Larry & Nancy

Franzen, Ray

Frederick, Elizabeth

Frey, Mark & May

Frison, Rev. Mike

Fuller, Barry

Garris, Jackie

Genova, H. Nicholas

George, Susan & Robert

Gere, Budge & Anne

Gerulaitis, Leonardas &

Renate

Geyer, Philip & Marilyn

Gibson, Marilyn

Gillis, Mary

Gilmartin, Kevin

Glahn, Margaret

Gleason, Joshua

Glover, Roy & Marilyn

Gohl, Paul & Laura

Golden, Rev. Linda

Goodson, Raymond & Susie

Gottliebsen, Douglas &

Carol

Gousseff, Marla & James

Grams, Bill

Grapentine, Chris

Green, Daniel & Norma

Green, Jason

Gross, Cheryl

Guenzel, Robert & Pamela

Gunderson, Mark

Haessler, Robert & Janet

Hall, Jim & Kyle

Hamel, Colette & John

Hansen, John & Sandy

Harrington, Robert & Nancy

Harris, Mimi

Hause, Roberta

Hawkins, K. Bell

Hayden, Jeannine

Hayes, Walter & Martha

Hermann, William & Susan

Hetrick, Debora

Heys, Courtney

Heys, Marie & Don

Hieftje, John

Hiemstra, Bruce & Loris

Hogan, R. Timothy & Shirley

Holdaway-Heys, Sue

Holm, Suzanne

Holmes, William & Wendy

Homan, Alice & James

Hubers, David

Hufnagel, Carol

Humphreys, Thomas &

Deborah

Individuals (continued)

Hungerman, Ann

Hunsberger, Susan

Hurst, Edith

Ingling, Virginia

Irvine, Anne

Jackman, Dana

Jelneck, Lois

Jennings, Gerald & Mary

Jester, Billy

Johnson, Barry & Leslie

Johnson, Bobby

Johnson, Donna

Johnson, Jill

Johnson, Timothy

Johnston, Betty

Joiner, Terence

Jones, Gia

Kemmer, Ray

Kennedy-Marlow, Dr. Emily

Kennedy, Nancy and Daniel

Kershaw, Martha

Kersten, Donald & Kathleen

Kieras, David & Rita

Kinley, William & Mary

Kirking, D.

Klar, Michael

Klimach, Linda

Knapp, John & Marcia

Knaup, Sandra & Kim

Knepper, Joann

Knight-Drain, Carol

Koenig-Reinke, Essie

Kolars, Joseph

Kooyers, Lloyd

Kortesoja Klenczar, Linda

Koster, Virginia

Kotre, Ann Marie

Kowatch, Kelly

Kraker, Beverly & Alan

Krehbiel, Martha

Krieg, Laurence

Kruse, Bert & Geraldine

Kuck, Don & Laurie

Kuehnle, Gary

LaFleur, Cameron

Laginess, Joan & Mark

Laird, Margaret

Lampe, Mary Beth & Cliff

Lane, Randolph

Langlois, Lorne

Larson, Myra

Larson, Tom & Claudia

Lavoie, George

LaVoy, Dennis

Lawson, Mariana

Leckrone, Gerald & Janet

Lemmer, Marie

Lepkowski, James

Lessure, Carol

Levine, Tom

Lombardini, Linda

Long, Robin

Love, Dale

Lunn, Sally

Lynn, William & Judith

Macvey, Wayne & Deborah

Maddock, Sara

Maes, Barbara

Mahaney, Donna

Malayang, James

Mahler, Linda & William

Mani, Thomas

Marino, Quentin & Carol

Mast, Greg & Cindy

McCarthy, Patricia

McCarty, Ronald & Pattilyn

McCoin, Mike & Diane

McDonough, Jill

McNair, John & Catherine

McPherson, William

McTaggart, Steven

Meagher, Stephen

Mealing, Linda

Mehta, Dady & Martha

Merte, Herman, Jr. &

Bernice

Michael, Elizabeth

Michniak, Michael & Amelia

Mikusko, M. Brady & Ernest

Young

Miller, Barbara

Milner, Danielle

Milske, Marlene

Moln, Bruce & Ann

Mominee, Jerome &

Suzanne

Monsma, Charles & Norma

Moore, Jaime

Morrison, Jeannine

Mosher, Charles & Lori

Mosshart, Betty

Munoz, Juan "Victor"

Nadeau, Michael & Sherry

Nemerovski, Kenneth

Newman, Joan

Nong, Paige

Nordlinger, John & Cindy

Novak, Jerry & Julie

Nowak, John & Diane

Nowland, Richard & Rita

Nowland, Tom & Lisa

Oakes, Lawrence & Carol

Oberdoerster, Mark &

Deborah

Oslin, Alva & Linda

Pankopf, John & Dawn

Pavlik, Bradley

Peper, H. Robert & Thelma

Perkings, Scott

Perkins, Veronica

Pesonen, Lindsay

Peterson, Paul & Mona

Pflasterer, James & Nancy

Phelps, Mary

Pier, Dawn

Piazza, James & Julie

Porisch, Michell

Preston, Gretchen &

Gregory Meisner

Prieskorn, Nancy

Prince, Helena

Ratliff, Martha

Redmond, Timothy &

Patricia

Reed, Russell & Nancy

Reimink, Ronald

Rintamaki, John & Marilyn

Robertson, James & Patricia

Robinson, Kathleen

Rodriguez, Michelle & Steve

Roehrig, Charles & Amy

Romaine, Christopher

Russell, Lois

Savard, Gregg & Carol

Savoie, Kathleen

Schaafsma, James

Schmidt, Heinz & Martha

Schutjer, Marlys

Scott, Susan Sweet

Scovel, Jo

Shannon, Peggy

Shaw, Eleanor

Siglin, David

Sizemore, Donald & Rhonda

Slider, Glenn & Jane

Smith, Alixandra

Smith, Doug & Sally

Smith, Rodney & Janet

Smith, Sidonie

Spier, Gretta

Individuals (continued)

Thank you so much to our amazing donors!

Foundations and Community Organizations

Amazon Smile

Ann Arbor Area Board of

Realtors

Ann Arbor Area Community

Foundation

Ann Arbor Thrift Shop

Barrier Busters

Charity Motors

Comerica Charitable

Foundation

Community Foundation for

Southeastern Michigan

Dexter Knights of Columbus

Council 2959

Edward F. Redies Foundation

Greater Michigan Plumbing and

Mechanical Contractors

Hope Clinic

James A. & Faith Knight

Foundation

Jeane Seeley Memorial Fund

(First Presbyterian Church -

Ann Arbor)

King of Kings Quilting Group

Knights of Columbus Saline

Council 6674

Ladies Literary Club of Ypsilanti

National Christian Foundation /

Thomas L. Thomas Fund

Pfizer Foundation

St. Vincent de Paul of St.

Thomas

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

United Way of Washtenaw

County

Ypsilanti Thrift Shop

Spongberg, Nia

Stahl, Gary & Jennifer

Steenstra, James & Louise

Sterken, James & Gwynn

Sternberg, Laura

Steward, Cynthia & Robert

Stewart, Paul & Eulalia

Stewart, Stephen & Gayle

Stone-Palmquist, Peri &

Matthew

Stuber, Dick & Elsa

Subotic, Nikola & Anne

Sukach, James & Rebekah

Talbott, Sandy

Tassie, Colleen

Tatum, Judy

Teare, Sarah

Terry, Jr, Ernest

Tetrev-Kurz, Carol

Thomas, Deborah & Kenny

Thomas, Thomas & Janet

Thomas, Julia Ann

Thompson, Bob & Audrey

Seasholtz

Thompson, Linda

Thornburg, Sarah & Ross

Timmer, Kenneth & Phyllis

Todoroff, Susan

Topper-Bricker, Hilene

Turner, Amherst “Nub”

Turner, Matthew

Underwood, Colin & Reiko

Tanese

Underwood, Dana E.

Van Dam, Cassandra

Van Dam, Emily

Van Dam, Suzanne

Vanden Broek, Willem

Vandersypen, Hugo & Karla

VanderYacht, David & Mary

VanOrman, S. Kay

VanZomeren, Wayne & Ann

Vegter, Katrina

Vincke, James

Vivek, Jaikamal

Walker, Troy & Justine

Walters, Mike & Sue

Waltz, James & Malinda

Warren, Robert & Christine

Weathers, Rhonda

Weber, Carol

Weber, Douglas & Susan

Weber, Michael & Deborah

Weener, Deborah & Ross

West, Susan

Weston, Tyler & Stephanie

Weiss, Phillip

Whitcher, Ursula

White, Michael

Wickins, Charles

Wilhelmsen, John & Margo

Wilkerson, Terri

Williams, Angela “Bird”

Williams, Brian & Heidi

Williams, H.J. & N.

Williams, Janis

Williams, Tracy

Wilson, Timothy

Wisely, Mary

Witt, Connie

Work, Carolyn & Stewart

Wortley, James & Carole

Yoneta, Mayumi

Zelisse, Henry & Dorothy

Zuellig, Cheryl

Business Donors Abbott’s Landscape Nursery

Absopure

ADD Consulting, LLC

Amherst Fund LLC

Ann Arbor Art Center

Ann Arbor Smiles Dental Group

Ann Arbor State Bank

Arbor Fit Club

Arthur Murray Dance Studio

Artistica Gallery

Athleta

B&B Payee Services

Balance Massage Therapy

Bank of Ann Arbor

Barry’s Bagels

bd's Mongolian Grill

Beezy’s Cafe

Bruegger’s Bagels

Busch’s on S. Main

Carl’s Golfland

Carver and Associates

Cherry Republic

Conor O’Neills

Consumer’s Energy

Count of Antipasto

Cultivate Community

Daniel Jacob Distributing

Dexter Bakery

Dufek State Farm Ins. Agency

Allen Dumont, MD

Eagle Crest Golf Club

East Liberty LLC

Fleming Artists

Fox Hills Golf Course

Fresh Thyme Market

Frita Batidos

G and B Graphics

Gabriel’s Hoagies

Grain Line Artistry

Grand Hotel

Great Harvest Bread Co.

Green Oaks Golf Course

Haab's Restaurant

Holiday's Restaurant

Juicy Kitchen

Jungle Java

Kensington Hotel

Knight’s Restaurant

Liberty Athletic Club

Macheko Grill

Mac’s Seafood

Manpower of SE Michigan

Martini Golf Tees

Mast Shoes

Michigan Business Connection, LLC

Miles of Golf

Morgan & York Fine Wine

Mrs. Fields Cookies

NASCAR – Michigan International Speedway

Northside Grill

Oasis Hot Tub Gardens

Old National Bank

Old Town Tavern

Original Gravity Brewing Company

Palm Palace Restaurant

Pictures Plus

Pizza House

Pollard Banknote

Praxis Properties

Purpose Rose Theater

Quality 16 Cinemas

Ravens Club

Reach Law Firm

Real Seafood Co.

Red Rock Café

Ridecorp, Inc.

Rose Bradley Portraits

Rusty Wallace Racing

Select Auto Services

Sha Zen Massage

Sidetrack

Slurping Turtle

Small World Shoppe (SERRV)

Spice Merchants

State Farm Insurance

- Bill Dufek

Stonebridge Golf Course

Stuart Avenue Inn

TGIFridays

The Ark

The Art Spot

The Common Grill

The Enchanted Florist

The Michigan Theater

The Polished Edge

The Polo Fields

The Potting Shed

The Purple Rose Theater

The Sports Bar - Westside

Thistle & Bess

Three Chairs Company

Thunder Over Michigan / Yankee Air Force, Inc.

Toledo Mudhens / Fifth Third Field

Toledo Walleyes

Trader Joes

Tower Inn Café

Two James Spirits

Two Men and a Truck

Tyner Furniture

U of M Athletic Department

Underground Printing

University Musical Society

Van Winkle Mattress Company

vis-à-vis Salon & Spa

Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation Commission

Washtenaw Dairy

Weber’s Inn

West Side Book Shop

Wellington Industries

White Wolf Healing

World of Rocks

Ypsi Food Co-op

Zap Zone

Zingerman’s—BAKE!

Congregational Partners and Donors Ann Arbor Christian Reformed Church

Calvary Presbyterian Church

Church Women United of Ypsilanti

Crossroads Community Baptist Church

First Baptist Church - Ann Arbor

First Baptist Church - Ypsilanti

First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor

First Presbyterian Church of Ypsilanti

First United Methodist Church of Saline

First United Methodist Church of Ypsilanti

Grace Bible Church

Holy Faith Church

Immanuel Baptist Church

Immanuel Baptist ABW Ministries

King of Kings Lutheran Church

Knox Presbyterian

Northside Community Church

Presbyterian Women of Ann Arbor

St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church

St. Clare of Assisi Episcopal Church

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church

St. Luke Lutheran Church

St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church

St. Paul Road Missionary Baptist Church

St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church

Vineyard Church

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Zion Lutheran Church

Thank you so much to our amazing donors!