Daymark, Incor porated

The Daymark 2014 Spring Gala,

titled Take Me Home, featured

area talent, local chefs, and a

silent auction of local goods and

services. A former New Connec-

tions resident who credits the

agency for many positive

changes in his life spoken about

his family, his military career,

and how New Connections made

it possible.

The evening’s entertainment was

provided by local artists Magician

John Slicer, Comedy Troup The

No Pants Players, and Popular

Band Santa Cruz. A silent auc-

tion of area merchandise and

certerpieces of Blenko glass

were featured and food and

cocktails (such as moonshine)

completed the evening.

Chefs for the evening included

Distinctive Gourmet, Zando Ca-

tering Unlimited, Wellingtons,

Holiday Inn and Suites Charles-

ton West, The Chop House, Tide-

water, Berry Hills Country Club,

Bridge Road Bistro, and D’Artag-

nan LLC.

DAYMARK is so appreciative of

the Gala’s Sponsors and the

many guests who bought tickets

and enjoyed the evening. Spon-

sors for the Gala were: Steve and

Diane Walker, BrickStreet,

WOWK-TV, Frontier Communi-

cation, EQT, Huntington

Bank, Moses Automotive,

Doug Skaff, Payne Gallatin/

Drew Payne, Thornhill Auto

Group, Ellen and Marc Slot-

nick, Pauline Lester and

Frank Robinson, United Bank,

Kathy and Marty Becker,

Ernst and Young, Leslie Tyree,

Betty Anne Smith, Drs. Rich-

ard and Edward Howard, Wes-

Banco, City Insurance,

Charles and Sandy Loeb, Jr.,

Lorie and David Nolan,

Rowan and Associates, Physi-

cal Exams, Inc., Dixon Hughes

-Goodman, Eric Kinder, Sue

Webster, Agatha Rubin, Sut-

tle and Stalnaker, Wendy and

JB McCusky, Jackson Kelly

PLLC, and David and Sandra

Thomas. Pictures of the Gala

are on page 5.

T A K E M E HO M E G A L A AT C H A R L E S T O N C I V I C CE N T E R F E AT U R E S L O C A L F L AVO R

Spr ing 2014

Daymark has a new website! Go to www.daymark.org to see it!

DAYMARK D IGEST

A W O R D F R O M O U R C H A I R M A N , A L L I S O N B A L L A R D

I’ve always believed that giving

back to the community is a re-

sponsibility, a duty, of all citizens.

Every not-for-profit organization

in our community is different, but

every one of them share the

common need of drawing upon

the talents of citizens to help the

organization meet its goals and

objectives. Community ser-

vice is a two-way street how-

ever, as I’ve also found that I

also learn as much from my

experiences as I give in ser-

vice.

Such is the way with my in-

volvement with the Daymark,

Inc. board. I’ve been a board

member for about 5 years

now, and it is amazing how

each year brings new chal-

lenges and opportunities.

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The Nolan Family poses during the Take Me Home Gala, March 29, 2014

(continued from page 1)

We are a very active board,

with regular monthly meetings

in addition to several commit-

tees that meet relatively fre-

quently. Some of our issues

are common to other not-for-

profit organizations, such as

funding concerns, but some

are unique with respect to the

nature of the services we

provide to youth.

Our board members have very

diverse backgrounds, includ-

ing lawyers, financial advisors

and accountants, and former

social services workers.

Therefore, our discussions of

issues encompass all aspects

as they would affect the or-

ganization. We also have

youth members on our board,

who can bring a different per-

spective of those we strive to

serve.

One of the most rewarding

parts of our board meetings

include when we have the

opportunity to interact with

some of the youth in our pro-

grams, who come and tell us

their story about how Day-

mark’s programs have im-

pacted their lives. Such ex-

periences help us as board

members and volunteers see

the fruits of our efforts, and

continue to reinforce our com-

mitment to helping the organi-

zation meet its objectives.

Another aspect of being in-

volved with the Daymark

Board is the ability to interact

with the Daymark staff. They

are all so wonderful and car-

ing, and they work so hard to

help the youth, it is truly a

pleasure to help them do

what they do.

As the current Board Chairper-

son of Daymark, I would like

to thank all of our board

members for their time and

efforts, thank all our staff for

their commitment to serving

youth through Daymark’s

programs, and thank all our

sponsors and donors for their

continued support.

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R I V E R R I D G E C H U R C H H A S S E R V I C E S U N D A Y A T P A T C H W O R K

A WO RD F RO M O U R CH A I RM A N (C O N TI NU E D F RO M PAG E 1 )

along doorways and some

walls.

These wonderful workers

arrived at 9:30 and painted

steadily until after 4pm that

day. The age range was from

11 years old to 60.. They did a

fantastic job and were enthu-

siastic and ready to go. DAY-

MARK provided snacks and

drinks for the volunteers.

Many asked about DAYMARK

services and spoke with the

youth who are residing at

Patchwork. Some Turning

Point and Patchwork youth

and staff had prepared for the

day by taping all the areas to

be painted. (That was also a

big job!)

Thanks to everyone who

helped with the Patchwork

Spring Spruce Up project!

Pictures of the Service Sun-

day are on page 4.

River Ridge Church contacted

Programs Director Dana Cut-

lip in January about a project

at one of the DAYMARK facili-

ties. After some planning, the

congregation decided that

instead of having Sunday

service at their church on

April 6, they would have Ser-

vice Sunday at Patchwork.

About twenty people came to

Patchwork and painted the

entry/dining room, stairwells

from the first to third floors,

the youth lounge, hallways on

the second and third floors,

all of the youth bedrooms, the

third floor bathroom, and trim

“One of the most

rewarding parts of our

board meetings include

when we have the

opportunity to interact

with some of the youth

in our programs, who

come and tell us their

story about how

Daymark’s programs

have impacted their

lives.”

Allison Ballard,

Daymark Board

Chairman

Daymark Board Chairman, Alli-son Ballard

Daymark Digest

Alpha Technologies

Leslie Anderson

Don Andrews

Benjamin Ashley

Marion Baer

Kenneth & Allison Ballard W. Marston & Katharine Becker

Bert Wolfe Toyota

Spencer Bivens Briar Mountain Coal and Coke Company

BrickStreet

BrooAlexa Construction, LLC

Robert Brunner

Kathryn Burgess

James Butch

Katy Campbell

Elsie Carter

James Caudill

David & Louise Christensen

City Insurance

City of Charleston

M.R. Condaras

David & Linda Cooper

Freddy & Hornor Davis

K. Paul & Mary Jean Davis

Donald Dechman

EQT Foundation

Ernst & Young

Robert and Sandra Evans

First Presbyterian Church

Daniel & Kathryn Foster

Roberta Fowlkes

P. Francke

John Gagnon

Samme Gee

Barbara Gessner

Carole Glasser

Jack Goldfarb

Gordon Lane & Associates

Mark & Adele Holmes

Howard & Howard DDS PLLC

George Howerton

Huntington Bank

Constance Ivey

Jackson Kelly PLLC

Charles Johnson

Becky Jordon

Kanawha City Lions Club

J.Y. and Lucia Kauh

Eric Kinder

Alan & Carol Kuhlman

J. Thomas Lane

James and Jessica Lane

Shannon Larwa

Cyron & Patricia Lawson

Richard Lehman

Pauline Lester

Jessie Lindsay

Peter & Ann-Bailey Lipsett

Tony Majestro

Duncan & Lura Malcolm

George Manahan

Jay Margolis

J. McCain

Sallie McClaraugherty

Bob & Jane McEldowney

Britt & Judy McJunkin

Callen McJunkin

Julia Morton

Meghan Moses

Robert & Nikki Moses

Bill & Carolyn Mullett

John Nesius

David & Lorie Nolan

Richard Nolan

Shelly & Jason Norton

Brian & Susan O’Connell

Frances Pack

Kim & Cheryl Patrick

Keith & Amy Pauley

Angus Peyton

Nina Ratrie Peyton

David Phillips

Physical Exams, Inc.

Vicki Pleasant

Robert & Christine Pollard

David & Anna Pollitt

Ronald & Terry Potesta

PrayWorks, LLC Presbyterian Women of Bream

Michelle Proops

Richwood Christian Church Riverlawn Presbyterian Church

Joey & Laura Robertson

Rowan & Associates PLLC

Larry Rowe

Agatha Rubin Rudd Equipment Company Foundation, Inc.

Mark & Ellis Schaul

Scohy Appraisal Services

Brent Sears

Harold Selinger

Richard Sibley

Melody Simpson

Richard Sinclair

W.T. & Sally Slicer

Marc & Ellen Slotnick

Paul & Judy Smart

Betty Anne Smith

Carolyn Smith

Suttle & Stalnaker

David & Sandra Thomas

Jay & Simone Thomas

L. Thomas

Thornhill Ford Lincoln

L. Blair Thrush

Thomas & Rebecca Tinder

Linda Turner

Leslie & Scott Tyree

United Bank, Inc.

Sue Webster

Stephen & Tresa-Davis Weir

Robert Withrow

WOWK-TV

In Honor of:

Linda Jean Persinger by How-ard M. Persinger

In Memory of:

Karen Condaras by Dr. Mi-chael Condaras

William Fleisher by Betty Wat-son

Dr. Paul Francke by Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan S. Lynn

James Steptoe by Sprague and Sally Hazard

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CO N TRI BUTI O N S

If you would like to

contribute to Daymark’s

work with our

community’s youth, please

call (304) 340-3675 or

go to www.daymark.org.

You may donate on-line

or write a check!

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R I VE R R ID G E CH U RCH SERV IC E SU N DAY

Daymark Digest Page 5

SC E N E S F RO M T H E 2014 TA K E M E H O M E GA L A

The March 29 event featured a Silent Auction, champagne,

music, and gourmet food.

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