OctoberResident of the MonthDespite facing many obstacles in his life, October Resident of the Month David G., continues to move forward. David, a tenth-grader at Hazelwood West, is a good student who makes above average grades. His interests outside of school include playing football, basketball and video games, and listening to music. After graduating from high school, David would like to become a truck driver or perhaps playfootball. He has worked very hard to achieve his goals, and over the last year has become a more mature and responsible young man.

NovemberResident of the MonthThe November Resident of the Month is Brittany F. of Aspen Cottage. Bright and engaging,she is doing very well academically at Hazelwood Middle School. Brittany would like tomodel or work in the computer industry in the future. For now, though, she’s enjoying beinga teenager, spending her free time listening to music and hitting the shops. Her supervisornotes that Brittany has made significant progress at CCM, and has learned to establish meaningful and healthy relationships with family members and other adults.

DecemberResident of the MonthBrandon K. of Cypress Cottage earned top honors as Resident of the Month for December.Brandon attends school on campus and has benefited by the individualized instruction,making significant improvements in math. When not in school, Brandon enjoys dancing,basketball and playing video games. But his first love is Mizzou football, and Brandondreams of one day playing for his favorite team.

OctoberEmployee of the month

LaQuita DardenResidential TechnicianCypress Cottage

NovemberEmployee of the month

Sharon JohnsonRegistered Medical AssistantClinic

DecemberEmployee of the month

Maurice CollinsResidential TechnicianCypress Cottage

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HONOR FORSEQUOIA HOUSE

Variety the Children’s Charity ofSt. Louis honored SequoiaHouse with the 2006 StellarPerformance Award at Variety’sAnnual Awards Luncheon heldin November. This distinctionrecognizes the excellent pro-gram in Sequoia House whichprepares its young adult femaleresidents to eventually liveindependent of ChildCenter~Marygrove.

A Commitment to CaringThe following employees were recognized at the annual Thanksgiving Appreciation Luncheon

for their commitment and dedication to the children of Child Center~Marygrove:

2006 Service Awards

3 YEARSDaniel BondJamette BufordChristina CainMindy FogelbachGloria JamesReginald JohnsonDavid KellyShereda LoweryDan O’KeefeAndrea ReynoldsAnjail RobinsonWinniefred Stennis-Mensey

5 YEARSAndria BaneNicole BellDundi CooperRalph CooperPat Foster-StaplesMontrell HendersonCyndi HimstedtDawn Kelley

10 YEARSLinda BlanksJulia CashelAl FischerDanielle HannebiqueTammy HoytSteve Vila

15 YEARSMichelle PurnellFran Williams

20 YEARSMike BaerDonna HoffmannMary KlevornLen KosteDorothy LambBrant Tate

CORPORATION/ORGANIZATION DONATIONS

AMS AutomotiveArthur & Helen Baer FoundationAT&T ScroogebustersB & B Heating & Cooling, Inc.Behlmann Sign CompanyCommunity Christ FellowshipCurves, FlorissantDDI MediaDial CorporationCaleb C & Julia W. Dula

Educational & Charitable FoundationFlorissant Valley JayceesFred Weber, Inc. GKN AerospaceGall Family Philanthropic FundGibson Variety BandGreater St. Louis Community Foundation,

Special Friends of Children FundGrey Eagle DistributorsGuns-n-HosesHaberberger Mechanical Contr.Hardee’s Corporation Holiday Inn, Earth CityIBM CorporationKoelling & Associates Inc.Missouri Cameo ClubMissouri Foundation For HealthModel A Restorers ClubNordyne & Nordyne EmployeesRegional Business CouncilRottler Pest Control CompanySt. Ferdinand Township Lions ClubSt. Louis Association of RealtorsSt. Louis Lodge No. 5, I.O.O.F.Sayler-Hawkins FoundationShaughnessy Family FoundationTHF Realty, Inc. Thies Farm & Greenhouses, Inc.Tri-Star Tire Sales, Inc.Unnerstall Contracting Co.VHA Mid-AmericaVariety the Children’s Charity of St. LouisWachovia BankWaldbart & Sons Nursery, FlorissantWorld Wide Technology, Inc.

CONTRIBUTIONS

David AbeggGreg AblerPeggy & Charlie Acosta*All States Bridge ClubStella AlexanderCharles AndertDolores AneyJack BackowskiDolores BairdSheila BallardRobert & Fran BarrettCarol BartonMichael BearmanMark BeckhamAnn BeckringKen & Linda BehlmannSheri BeileJoseph & Marilynn BellKathy BenageMr. & Mrs. James BergerJoyce & Price BlackwellDonald BoehmBoeing HSM Group Jean BozadaElenora BrandRalph BraunStephen & Camille BrauerB. A. BridgewaterBill BrinkerTom & Sharon BrunoNora BurstBarbara BusbyLoyola BushnellJulia BuskenRussell Busken

Scott & Nancy BuxbaumRobert C. ByrneCarol CahalinJack & Mary Ann CahalinKevin & Lois CasserlyCastlereigh Lunch ClubMichael ChickeyAndrew CondieNicholas CongemiTom & Margaret ConnorsEdward P. CookJohn W. CookMarvin CookMr. & Mrs. John F. CookeAnna CoraceStephen CortinovisCarol CzarneckiMr. & Mrs. Andrew B. Craig IIICarolyn DanforthWilliam H. DanforthDanis Charitable TrustJim & Jeanette DentMr. & Mrs. Roger DierbergRobert DillmanDiane Doerhoff Richard & Diane DohackJo Ann DohertyDon & Diane DonlonJoseh & Carole DonohueJudith DonohueDolores DozaShannon DresserAgnes DreyerJoe & Donna DrozdaTim & Cindy DruryKathleen T. Eagan*Michael & Dorothy Eagan*Shawn Eagan*Suzanne Eagan*Shirley EbbesmeyerGary & Pat EisenhartDon & Dana EllebrachtEdgar EllermannRosalie EnglerGeorge ErkerSteve & Deborah FernandezEdduyn & Margarita FigueroaDorothy FischerJames E. FischerLois FischerCheryl FlahertyMarilyn FoddeDavid FoshageGreg & Mary Ann FowlerArthur R. FrancisGenevieve GammaAllan & Susan GasparovicPatricia GellerMr. & Mrs. Richard J. GeorgeLoretta GettemierFred & Mary Kay GladbachSharon Gogel*Kathleen GoldenGary & Carla Grewe & FamilyJane & Gerard GreweDolores GruenlohMary Jane GruenlohRobert GrundelCindy GrumneyRobert GrundelDee GruenlohMary Ann HallemannCatherine HamlinBill & Sherry HammerlyElaine HarrisAndrew & Marjorie HarkinsF. L. HawesPatricia HayekThomas & Mary HennessySharon & Michael HepburnMarion HickeyEthel HoesliAnn HoganMr. & Mrs. David M. HolloMaggie & Ron HoltmanSid & Julie Holthaus

Gerri HornJames H. Howe IIIMoe & Cindy HunnDavid HurstGene & Rose Marie HutchensHelen George HuttonJohn F. HynesIBM St. Louis ColleaguesBetty JohnsonBeverly Ann JohnsonMr. & Mrs. James L. Johnson IIISteven Tener JohnstonMyles & Suzanne JonesPatty & Brad JonesRodney K. JonesJeanie KaceraWilliam J. KeenanLoretta KellerDorothy J. KemperLouis KettenbachAnn KeyJo Ann KindleMary Janet KinsellaHarry & Kay KleinMargaret KobuschJohn KohnenMrs. Lester & Sharon Ann KramerSr. Ellen KronMary KronEugene LaBargeBob & Carol LambertMr. & Mrs. Donald LambertMr. & Mrs. C. W. Lane, Jr.Robert V. LangBetty MacConnellBill ManekeMrs. Theodore R. P. MartinSheila McDonaldLeona McKeeDavid MeskerMike Keeven LandscapingJerome MitchellJoseph MonahanJoe & Kathleen MorrisChuck MeyerLinda MeyerMississippi Valley Roofing, Inc.Charlie & Pat NewmanNorth Side Tool & Machine Inc.William & Sue O’BrienDrew OhlmsJohn OlmstedRobert OlwigJim & Pat O’Mara Grandchildren

& Great GrandchildrenKevin O’MaraMr. & Mrs. James OrthweinElizabeth PalmerDavid PendergrassRosemary Pitlyk, Mr. & Mrs. John PopeJames PortellJoseph Prusaczyk, M.D.Roxanne PutneyHoward & Dorothea RauJeff RehrWilliam & Beverly ReidKatie ReidyMike & Sue ReillyTim ReillyEd & Betty RemigerBrent RestemayerTy & Pam RichardsonPaul RitterMark D. RogersRich & Clarann RuhmannRick & Sherry ScarfinoSam & Liz SchaeferMark & Linda SchaefflerEd & Lee SchallomRich & Regina SchlakeGary & Margie SchnickerMarilyn SchnuckDian C. SchockRosalee SchroederDon & Marie SchulteJay & Marie Schultehenrich

Rob SchultzKathy ScioreEllen ScottJohn Shinstock, Jr.Kelsey & Kaley ShortStephen SiebelsAnn & Greg SiemerMary Ann SiesenerIsabel Moore ShepleyDennis & Rita SparrowDr. Gene W. SpectorPat & Carolyn StevensonBob StrickerFrank & Ruth StrobleMary SzramkowskiMr. & Mrs. James TiburziAddie TompkinsBob Travis & Susan Connolly-TravisThomas F. TrostJames TruetkenJoseph TwomblyDorothea VecchiottiLeo & Tillie VoegtliThe Von Gontard FoundationSandra WagnerBetty & Marty WaligoraEllen A. WallaceGlenda WarrenRoy & Carol WhislerLee WightmanEllie WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Williams, Jr.Paul & Carol WilsonPam WinkelmanDr. Amy WolffMarjorie WolterHelen WootenWorld Wide Technolgy, Inc. EmployeesMrs. Donald D. WrenCharles & Mary Ellen WurmPat Yanics Dr. Shaheen Zia

*JAMES J. EAGAN FUND

GIFTS (misc. donations & services)

Karen & Jennifer AbeggKaren AbbottSr. Eleanor AdamsJulius AdelsteinKim AgathenTerese AlberMark AmmannAnn’s Bra Shop, O’FallonTim & Cindy Ard Dolores BairdJames & Lillyann BaldanzaDanny BarczykowskiCarol Baronowsky Linda BarylskiTimothy BattlesSandra BierJoe BommaritoNorma BonellaBill BrinkerLuanne BrownSteve & Ginny BublitzDr. Martin BuchheitBuchheit ChildrenBarry BuchekEric CarlsonCastlereigh Lunch BunchChrist Prince of Peace SchoolChrist Prince of Peace 5th GradeCity of Florissant Community Dev. StaffStella CisiwoskiNate & Mark ClintonCombs School StudentsEdward & Ann CookJohn CookPat CopelinKathy CostelloThomas & Denise CotterChristine & Cheryl CrainLaura Crowley

Dairy Queen, FlorissantJanet DanielsMarge DanielsRonald DaughertyJeanne DayDierberg’s, FlorissantJill DilschneiderSally & Larry DolanRoberta DubuqueDunn’s Lawn ServiceKaren DupskeL. EbeJeanne EffingerEthel EllisKathy FischerFlorissant Rotary Club MembersForsyth SchoolFred Weber, Inc. EmployeesJulie Garrison & Lauren FredeSue GasparovicGregg GeversGirl Scout Council Distr. 9Girl Scouts Jr. Troop 3555Goeke ProduceRoger GraefserGary & Carla GreweTammi HallHazelwood Central H.S.

Challengers Galactic ProgramRae HopkinsLinda HartMike & Julie HerculesFlorence HeuerTina HillPat HoffmanRae HopkinsBrian & Laurie JacksonJana Elementary SchoolMyles & Sue JonesSharon JonesShawn Paul JonesLibby JurgensmeyerDeborah, Brendan & Dan KaneJim & Anita Kelly Sandy KesslerChuck KleineEllie KluemperJeff KneezleMichelle KoernerBea KovathJanice KramerSr. Ellen KronDon & Denise LafferreLou LaRoccaLashly & Baer, P.C. EmployeesDee LaytonMolly LaytonDiane LentzKathleen LesniakHon. Robert Lowery, City of FlorissantPat ManoneKathy McCannKevin McCarthyCheryl McCoyEvelyn McGrathSue McFarlandJulie McHughBridget McKeageBen MessinaPatricia MetrejonLinda MeyerVince MillerRuth MuskettRebecca NiethammerNancy NortonTom O’KeefeCathy PalmerJohn ParksMichael PeplinskiJudy PetersPeggy PlontMary PolanskyJohn & Sylvia PopeSteve PurgahnHank QuilloCharlene Radzom

Christine RandazzoBrittany & Kim RaneyTiffany ReedyTamara RotheSacred Heart SchoolSt. Angela MericiSt. Louis Bread Co.St. Norbert’s ParishSt. Sabina Girls Scout Troop #2652Sacred Heart 5th Grade GirlsSalem Baptist ChurchTrudy SavantGail ScarfinoLiz SchaeferPat SchlosserMary Jo SchulerMrs. D. SeegelJacob SimmonsDevin & Mary Pat SkoubyJuli SmithJane SokolKaren SomersDeborah StopkeMichele & Doug StriebelBrian SuthersMarcella SweetinElaine TangAlice TazasrekCharlotte ThiermannKathleen ThomasDave & Kathy ToettcherUSM Service-Learning CenterRuth UmhoeferVirginia ValliDavid & Cindy VanCampWalgreen’sMary Helen WalkDorothy WasingerJoan WatkinsKelly WaymireJohn & Lisa WeberEric & Lisa WestrichPhyllis WestrichDavid WilsonPam WinkelmannCindy WinklerLauren & Kathie ZacheisKay Zotta

TRIBUTES

IN HONORMary Patricia Bauer

Susan E. BauerLowell Girardier

Bob & Lisa PorterSr. Helen Negri

Bob & Lisa PorterThe Eagan Family

Sr. Teresa Maria Eagan*Marty & Gloria Flores

Dolores FloresTom & Kim Flores

Dolores Flores Mrs. Ted Jones

Martha JonesBill & Pat Olwig

Roseanne & Steve SchroederRick Van Bokkelen

Joseph & Sally Van Bokkelen

58TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARYArthur & Elva Keeven

Ray & Nancy Becker

51ST WEDDING ANNIVERSARYJim & Pat O’Mara

Tom & Kathy Fischer

45TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARYNorma & Will DowneyAnita Kelly & Anita Rafsky

WEDDING ANNIVERSARYTom & Margaret Connors

Annette Wagner

WEDDINGStan & Terri Roch

Laura Shucart

90TH BIRTHDAYHelen Evers Ritz & Earl Ritz

Kathy & Dave Toettcher

BIRTH OF LUKE ROBERT DOWNEYNorma Jean Downey

RETIREMENTMargaret Connors

Florissant Senior CitizensAdvisory Commission

IN MEMORYBill Ahearn

Jim & Pat O’MaraAdrian Andrews

Robert & Marian Goldkamp & FamilyKirby Baird

Dorothy LambHoward Boschert

Mary Jo BoschertJeff Clinton

Eugene TinsleyViola (Pat) Conley

Catherine HamlinThe Ottos

Richard CrzeskowiakMargaret Nolte

Tom DerbyClara FennewaldPaula HoetteMarcella SweetinCathy Yuede

James EaganPatrick & Debbe Eagan*

Paul FitzgeraldSr. Helen Negri

George FoelschMick & CoCo McLaughlin

Margaret HillenbrandEd & Margie Koopman

Ruth Ann HoormannJo Korte

Robert KaegelPatrick & Debbe Eagan*

Margaret KersgieterRev. Paul & Sr. Eileen Kersgieter

Betty LaRoccaLou LaRocca

Joan LaRoccaLou LaRocca

Loretta LiszewskiDave & Marian Miller

Maureen LoveletteJim & Pat O’Mara

Monroe C. Mathes Sandra Greenberg

Margaret Mary Hirsch McGauleyJoseph F. McGauley

Celeste MeyerJack & Dorothy BehlmannHenry F. HendelLawrence P. HendelJimJeanette KramerAlbert & Joseph MeyerMr. & Mrs. Cyril MeyerWalter & Dorothy Meyer

Helen & Ken OhlmsNancy Van DoverKathleen WeberPaul & Mary Ann Zerr

Richard NoonanPatricia Noonan

Shirley Moser O’ SheaMary Ellen Bredenkoetter

Ken OttoShirley & Don Paulsen

Marge PurdomKatie Purdom

Joe PyczMary Jo Schuette

Ann QuilloHenry Quillo

Rose M. ResaSwink, Fiehler & Co., P.C.

Doris RichardsonNorma Jean Downey

Betty RoderickJim & Pat O’MaraTim & Kathy Schulte

Joseph SchaferGene & Mary Jo Schulte

Mary SchulteTim & Kathy Schulte

Janice SimmsJim & Cindy Gauthier

Velma SimonDarlene Fuchs

Hilda SmileyEd & Ginny KrebsSr. Helen & CC~MG Staff

Ruth VotrubaJim & Pat O’Mara

Ann Weissenborn’s GrandmotherTim & Kathy Schulte

Theresa WendelinHarry & Joan LaddGene & Mary Jo Schulte

Pat WilliamsHelen & Bob Wootten

RECOVERYJackie Alviti

Dorothy LambMary Faron

Jim & Pat O’MaraMrs. Pat Flagg

Tim & Kathy SchulteTerry Flynn

Jim & Pat O’MaraGayle Garner

Jim & Pat O’MaraJerry Keller

Jim & Pat O’MaraJo Kempa

Annette LammersMaureen Lovelette

Mick & CoCo McLaughlinJim & Pat O’Mara

Maury McCormackDave & Marian Miller

Dick PorterfieldBob & Helen Wootten

Nancy WhitenerDorothy Lamb

SPECIAL INTENTIONSJune Foelsch

Jim & Pat O’MaraPat Ladi

Jim & Pat O’MaraMary Ann Quigley

Jim & Pat O’MaraMichelle Rohlfing

Jo RohlfingPat Ryan

Russ & Joann BeermannJosephine Sansone

Jo RohlfingMary Streck

Jo RohlfingJoann Svetanics

Jim & Pat O’MaraNorma Sullivan

Jim & Pat O’MaraJoann Svetanics

Jim & Pat O’MaraRuth Votruba

Jim & Pat O’Mara

Child Center~Marygrove's Tribute Fund provides an opportunity for you toput a spiritual dimension to almost any occasion. When you want to acknowl-edge a special occasion, honor a friend or remember a loved one who hasdied, a donation to the Tribute Fund is a gift that will make a difference in thelives of the children served by Child Center~Marygrove. Masses are offered

for all those memorialized, honored or celebrated through a gift to the TributeFund. Appropriate cards will be sent in your name. Whether it's a memorial,birthday, baptism, graduation, wedding, anniversary or for someone who issick, a donation to Child Center~Marygrove's Tribute Fund will insure that thejoy and kindness is shared. For more information, call (314) 837-1702.

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Calendar of Events

Return Service Requested

The mission of Child Center~Marygrove is to provide qualitymental health services to severely disturbed children, youngadults and their families who are economically disadvantaged.

Please Note:

First Friday for April will be

held on Wednesday, April 4

instead of Friday, April 6 due

to CCM staff being off for Good

Friday. Masses on Wednesday

will be held at their regularly

scheduled times; 7 a.m.

followed by breakfast and 11:30

a.m. followed by lunch.

We hope to see you there!

March 2 – First FridayMass at 7 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.

Breakfast 7:30 a.m.–Lunch 12 Noon

March 16 – Rummage Sale9:30 a.m.–1:30p.m.

CCM Cafeteria

April 4 – First WednesdayMass at 7 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.

Breakfast 7:30 a.m.–Lunch 12 Noon

April 10 – Card Party10:30 a.m.

The May Center at DePaul Health Center

Help us spend our postal costswisely. Please notify us if you havehad a change of address or name.

Changes can be sent to Child Center~Marygrove:

Attn: Dorothy Lamb2705 Mullanphy LaneFlorissant, MO 63031

Changes can also be made by calling us at (314) 830-6244.

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This Child Center~Marygrove newsletter was made possible through the generous support of our friends at:

• Advertisers Printing Co.• Brentmoor Retirement Community • Swell Advertising, Inc. • SSM DePaul Health Center

If you or your company would like to help support this newsletter,please call (314) 830-6276.

WISHLISTo ∑ Books for Young

Adult Males: Harry PotterStephen KingScience FictionMysteriesMagicComic Characters

o ∑ For CCM Kitchen:sheet pans (industrial)

speed racktortilla basket (wire frame)

o ∑ For Campus StoreBooks: all agesstationeryplastic picture frameshair accessoriescandyhot wheels costume jewelry

o ∑ For Recreation Therapyboard games

arts and crafts supplies

Brentmoor Retirement Communities provide a full complement of

amenities and personal services.

Conveniently located within minutes of shopping, churches, synagogues, banks

and medical offices.

It’s your choice — Choose the Community that best fits your needs and lifestyle.

Stop by and visit us at:

We will make a $500 donation when you mention Child Center~Marygrove upon move in!

Brentmoor8600 Delmar

St. Louis(314) 995-3811

Brentmoor Place1001 N. McKnight

St. Louis(314) 995-3811

Brentmoor Oak Tree Village363 Jungermann Rd.

St. Peters(636) 928-3877

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