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TROY’S FAMILY
AND FRIENDS REUNION
2011 THE KICKOFF
EVENT FOR TROY’S
HOUSE BEGAN ON
JULY 17, 2011 IN
CAMARILLO, CA,
AT ST. JOHN’S
PLEASANT VALLEY
HOSPITAL.
We were pleased to
serve 46 to 50 guests in attendance. Guests
mingled while circling the gorgeous Healing
Garden, with beautiful spring and summer
flowers, exotic fish in ponds, and flowing foun-tains and waterfalls. The
stage was set with activities and
Michael Johns, disc jockey and Prayer War-rior, led the group in a
family prayer, and played relaxing Smooth Jazz music throughout the
afternoon. In addition, nearly half of our guests made dona-
tions for specialized T-shirts, coffee mugs, tote
bags, hats, pens, note-books, and mouse pads. All proceeds will help to
support our greater mission,
Troy and Jerry
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father in Heaven, I choose to forget the past today. I don’t want anything to hold me back
from the good future You have prepared for me. I choose forgiveness and ask that You
help me, by Your Spirit, to press forward in every area of my life. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
ST. JOHNS PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL HEALING GARDEN
TROY’S HOUSE, a non-profit organi-zation that help
families visit Hospitals
TROY’S HOUSE
FAMILY NEWSLETTER
Happy Birthday Troy!
OCTOBER 15, 2011
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Each guest was
tempted by the
scrumptious
selection of cakes and
cobblers, carefully
prepared by
Jerry Banks,
our expert baker, and
Troy ’ s mother. They
enjoyed a very unique
green salad, made by
Troy ’ s Aunt Chris-
tine, and a sweet po-
tato casserole, made
by our friend Trish.
Jennifer grilled steak
and hot dogs, and
Natasha cooked 24
lbs of chicken wings.
Thank you Nicole for
the delicious potato
salad.
Thank You ALL! HEALING
GARDEN 2011 Healing Garden
Pagoda
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TROY’S FAMILY AND FRIENDS REUNION 2011
ST. JOHNS PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL, CAMARILLO, CA
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Troy’s Family and Friends
Reunion Pictures
2
Troy’s Family & Friends
Reunion Pictures
3
Congratulations to Natasha Saffo and
Dru Banks Reunion Pictures
4
Congratulations to Marcus and Riki-
sha; Mashae, Dennis , Tay’von
and Donte; Reunion Pictures
5
Troy’s House Supporters
6
Troy’s House Supporters Cont’
7
Troy’s News Article; 8
Inside this issue:
Cover Story,
Troy’s Reunion
S P R E A D THE WORD! In order for Troy’s House to receive donations, it’s important that you, our Readers, spread the word.
Send an email to your friends and family about “www.troyshouse.org” in support of Troy’s House. Make sure
they fill out the Contact Us form so we can keep in touch and win grants. You can contact us by mail:
TROY’S HOUSE BOX 56
3501 S. 38th Street TACOMA, WA 98409
Below: Left: Mashae Banks (Troy’s Neice) with (her grandmother) Troy’s
Mother, Jerry,
(Center) Troy’s Aunt Karolyn, and (Right) Aunt Diane
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VOLUME 001 ISSUE 001 FIRST EDITION
Malik and Mario
having lunch in
Malibu.
California.
AFTER THE PARTY,
A SMALL GROUP
SURPRISED TROY
WITH THE PERFECT
GIFT, A CREATIVE
PHOTO . THE
PERFECT ENDING TO
A FANTASTIC DAY!
“WE LOVE TROY”!
TROY’S FAMILY AND FRIENDS REUNION 2011 Cont’
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Troy’s Family and Friends Reunion 2011 Cont’
Troy watches Hula Hoop Challengers
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Congratulations Natasha for
earning your AS degree in
Computer Data Sciences.
Congratulations
Dru
(Troy’s Niece)
for making the
cheerleading team
for 2 years
straight!
Go Juicy!
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TROY’S SISTER, ANDREA NATASHA AND TYSON WHITNEY AND DRU
Natasha (Troy’s Niece)
BREATHING PACEMAKERS Provide a far lower cost of care and much higher qual-ity of life for ventilator dependent patients with quad-riplegia, central sleep apnea, and diaphragm paralysis. The Mark IV Breathing Pacemaker System is a phrenic nerve stimulator, also called a diaphragm pacemaker. It consists of surgically implanted receivers and elec-trodes mated to an external transmitter by antennas worn over the implanted receivers. Phrenic pacing provides ventilatory support for pa-tients with chronic respiratory insufficiency whose diaphragm, lungs, and phrenic nerves have residual function. Diagnoses include, but are not limited to: Quadriplegia, complete or incomplete. The Mark IV Breathing Pacemaker System is the only device of its kind to have full premarket approval by the US FDA and qualify for the CE Mark under the European Active Implantable Medical Device Direc-tive. These devices are approved by the Center for medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HFCA) for Medicare reimbursement and by most other private and govern-ment insurance plans throughout the world.
Baby Donte
Emmanuel
Anderson
IN TROY’S NEWS
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VOLUME 001 ISSUE 001 FIRST EDITION
Congratulations Marcus
(Troy’s Nephew)
and Rikisha on your nuptials
May 22, 2010
Congratulations Mashae
and Dennis
On having baby Donte,
born
March 4, 2011.
Congratulations
Malik, (Troy’s Nephew)
for earning your
BA degree
in Business
Administration
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Congratulations
Tay’von for earning
your Terrific Kid
Award!
Our mission
Troy’s House Supporters
WE WILL ALWAYS THANK THOSE ALONG THE WAY WHO SUPPORT US!
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Above, Aunt Christine;
At right, Aunt Rose Tillman,
and Jerry Banks,
Troy’s Mother
Thank you all for
attending Troy’s
Family and Friends
Reunion. 2011.
Doree Foster
Troy’s Grandmother
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tillman
Mr. and Mrs. Tyson Cowdrey
Doree Foster
Jerry Banks
Diane Holmes
Nicole Holmes
Michael Johns
Gloria Sarcos
Jethro and Ethel Gupton
Louise Russell -Hawkins
Kim Jenkins
Christina Barr
Tony Wall
Trish Banks
Jennifer Banks
Christine White
Larry Fondern
Rachel Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Burns
Andrea Bowers
Whitney Banks
Mashae Banks
Mr. and Mrs. Mario Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Freeman
Malik Olanrewaju
Erin Siegl
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Because of our own experiences, we are
committed to assist immediate family
members with hospital
housing while visiting a loved on in the
hospital.
TROYS AUNTS, AND
\MOTHER JERRY
NATASHA: Cousin Malik participated in the Hula Hoop contest.
MASHAE: the family showed so much support at our donation booth
TYSON: I saw the huge smile on Troy’s face
ATHENA: Malik tried my chili cheese burger from Carl’s Jr!
AUNT DIANE: I saw the magnitude of the work that went into the event.
JERRY: at 87 years old, my adult children are blessed with a great Aunt.
Welcome Mrs. Christine White.
MARIO: how well things came together with the short amount of set up time
TROY: Larry Fondern showed up!
WHITNEY: I had almost all my cousins there...4 generations?
MIKE: everybody came together for one cause.
Charlene Bassett
Robin Locksley
Martin Gutierrez
Troy Lazos
Dr. Ed and Fran Elson
Margaret SattleWhite
Mack Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Davis
Sylvia Escalante
Maria Soto
Nancy Cross
Jeanette Lincoln Hood,
Brenda Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny
Maxwell
Marie Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown
Jeff Westgate
Holly Gilbertson-Lyle
Phil Patterson
SUPPORTERS COMMENTS MADE ABOUT TROY’S REUNION
“I COULDNT BELIEVE IT WHEN ...“
WE WILL ALWAYS THANK THOSE ALONG THE WAY WHO SUPPORT US
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Volume 1, Issue 1
Baby Troy
Banks
We apologize for not
having your pictures or
input in this issue. Please
submit your pictures for
our next issue. For more
information, please email
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TROY’S FOOD
WARRIORS,
WE THANK YOU SO
MUCH for everything
you say and do. There
is never a dull moment
with our California
Troy’s House Family,
We are fortunate to
have family, neighbor-
hood friends, Church
groups, clubs, hospital
staff, and businesses
donate their time, ser-
vices, and lots of food
and goodies for all
guests to ENJOY!
Microsoft
VISITING HOSPITAL CAN BRING HAPPINESS TO FAMILIES AND PATIENTS
TROY’S FAMILY AND FRIENDS REUNION 2011 CONT’
Troy still making the Newspapers!
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See Article Posted
MAY 28, 2011 at
vcstar.com Where hope, tragedy
and home intertwine:
SPREAD THE WORD
AGAIN!!!
Upcoming
Troy’s House
Event in Santa
Maria
California,
Summer 2012
Walk-a-thon,
BBQ,
Carwash
Let’s Walk for
Life!
Malik and Whitney The Boys and Girls Troy’s Sister,
Veronica Davis
TROY BANKS JERRY L. BANKS
TROYS HOUSE SUPPORTERS MARLENE CASTELLENOS ALICIA PEREZ LYDIA LOCKHART MARIO AND ATHENA
DANIEL MATILDA BRIGNONNI CARMEN PILLOT ANDREA BOWERS NATASHA COWDREY
DOREE FOSTER MASHAE BANKS NICOLE HOLMES DRU BANKS BRENDA WILLIAMS JEAN FREUND ONETTA BURNS ELDER HERMAN
BURNS LIZ AND SILAS
MOORE GLORIA BRADFORD SIDNEY AND VERONICA DAVIS
PRAYERS LIST FOR OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Troy’s House Family Recipe Submitted by Natasha Saffo Cowdrey
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HAPPY TO ATTEND TROY’S
FAMILY AND FRIENDS
REUNION
2011 Hula Hoop Champions
Jade and Whitney
Let’s get together
next summer!
Send in your
request for BBQ
menu. Pork, Beef
or Chicken?
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Shrimp Fettuccini
2 tsp oil
1 lb of lg. peeled deveined, uncooked shrimp
2 cloves of minced garlic
¼ c of finely minced onion
1 tsp of McCormick spicy Montreal spicy steak seasoning
2 cups of whole wheat fettuccini or whole wheat Rotini pasta
1 tub of Kraft Philadelphia Italian cheese and herb
cooking crème
1 tbsp of chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp of Kraft grated Parmesan cheese
Cook pasta according to package omitting the salt.
Meanwhile in a large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Add onion
and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add shrimp,
garlic, and McCormick seasoning and cook 5-6 minutes until
shrimp is fully cooked. Remove shrimp
reserving liquid if any.
Add cooking crème to skillet and whisk until smooth.
Add shrimp and heat thoroughly.
Add pasta, parsley and parmesan to skillet and toss with sauce
until coated.
Serve immediately
TROY’S CLASSMATES AT THE
ERNEST RIGHETTI HIGH SCHOOL
30 YEAR CLASS REUNION
TROY’S FOOTBALL BUDDIES
AND CLASSMATES AT
ERNEST RIGHETTI HIGH
SCHOOL
MESSAGES WERE SENT TO TROY FROM HIS ERNEST RIGHETTI
HIGH SCHOOL CLASSMATES. ATHENA DANIEL AND HOLLY
GILBERTSON LYLE WORKED TOGETHER AS THEY PASSED AROUND
A NOTEBOOK AT THE CELEBRATION,. HELD AT THE RADISSON
HOTEL, IN SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA.
THE FOLLOWING DAY , THE MESSAGE TO TROY BOOK WAS
DELIVERED TO TROY AT HIS REUNION.
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TROY’S SISTER,
ATHENA
TROYS HOUSE CLASSIFIED ADS
The day started out with the
nurses making a canopy out of
sheets for my bed, to protect
me from the sun.
Afterwards, I was wheeled
outside to the Healing Garden
where I visited with Friends and
Relatives.
GOD IS LOVE.
From, Troy Banks
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Volume 1, Issue 1
Thank you St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital,
especially Gena, and the Sub Acute
Nursing staff for ALL YOU DO.!
We want to thank
Costco for sponsoring our first event.
TROY’S HOUSE
WISH LIST -
2012: Volunteers for
Walk-a-thon,
BBQ and Car
Wash,
Legal Expertise
Non Profit Tax
Accountant
Donations, any
amount
Items For Sale?
(Send email to: :[email protected])
Rooms for Rent?
Malik just landed a job in Seattle, WA.
He is looking for a room or apartment rent
in November.
206-734-2356
Looking for Work?
Mario Daniel, Journeyman Assembly
Marine Technician, LOOKING for
Employment in Ventura County, CA.
Port Hueneme Base, Lockheed Martin?
772-621-6062
HOW I DESCRIBE YOU? From the time you were born
I have loved you...
How I describe you?
A Warrior
Intelligent
Strong Willed
Determined
Loving
Warm & Kind
A Peace Maker
A Smile that draws like a
magnet
An inspiration for all that
know you
My favorite Son
You are as good as it gets.
Much Love, Ma
Troy Article; Troys Family and Friends
Reunion pictures Cont’
8
Prayers for Family and Friends;
9
Troy’s High School Reunion, 30 years
10
Classifieds;; Poetry; Corner; A Message from
Troy
11
Board Of Directors Message;
Volunteers Section;
12
TROY BACK IN THE DAY!
Tomorrow’s Prayer
13
Inside this issue:
Cover Story,
Troy’s Reunion
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POETRY CORNER
A MESSAGE
FROM TROY
On behalf of our
wonderful Volunteer
Board Of Directors,
we wish to thank eve-
ryone who contributes
to Troy‘s House.
Your efforts help us
achieve our mission
everyday. It’s a privi-
lege to serve a
faith based
organization to wit-
ness the difference it
shall make in the lives
of so many families.
Let’s stay connected
and reunited! May
God bless you and
your family with good
health , peace and
prosperity. Sincerely.
Troy‘s House!, Inc.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MESSAGE
TROY BACK IN THE DAY!!
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Volume 1, Issue 1
VOLUNTEERS
SECTION: IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN
BECOMING A TROY’S
HOUSE BOARD
MEMBER, WE ARE
REVIEWING NEW
MEMBERSHIPS IN
JANUARY 2012.
Please call Troy’s House
at
772-621-6062
or
Visit our website at:
www,troyshouse.org
or email us at: [email protected]
AT THIS TIME, ALL
TROY’S HOUSE MEMBERS
ARE VOLUNTEER
POSITIONS.
IF YOU ARE NTERESTED IN
VOLUNTEERING AT OUR
UPCOMING EVENT, IN
SANTA MARIA, SUMMER
2012, PLEASE VISIT OUR
WEBSITE AND FILL OUT
THE CONTACT US SEC-
TION., OR EMAIL
WE WILL CONTACT YOU 2
MONTHS PRIOR TO THE
EVENT.
FOR THE HOLIDAYS, WE
HAVE TROY’S CAFÉ GIFT
BASKETS. CONTACT
JERRY BANKS OR CON-
TACT US FOR MORE
INFORMATION. 100% OF
THE PROCEEDS WILL GO
TOWARDS OUR MISSION.
LOOKING TO ADVERTISE
WITH US? PLEASE EMAIL
A COPY OF YOUR
BUSINESS CARD TODAY!
Our next issue will be
published on
May 15, 2012
Chairperson:
Athena Daniel
Vice Chair:
Mario Daniel
Secretary:
Andrea Bowers
Treasurer:
Mashae Banks
Strategic Planner:
Natasha Saffo
Cowdrey Executive Advisor:
Troy Banks
Editor In Chief
Athena Daniel
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PRAYER FOR TOMORROW
FATHER GOD, We know that you don't change; therefore we ask you to change us. We know we are your children, and have a blood covenant with Jesus. Therefore, we know we can speak and ask boldly in Jesus’ name, and be confident in our faith that we are heirs of the kingdom. We ask you, In Jesus’ mighty name, for Troy’s House. We shall give you all the glory and follow your commandments. In Proverbs 18:20, You said that a man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of the mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. We are confessing with our mouths for you to use us for your will and bless us to partnership with you at Troy's House, in Camarillo, California. We pray with our lips for joy, peace and prosperity as we fulfill this mission for good. According to your word in 1 Peter 4 vs. 8-9 , Troy’s House will above all things have fervent
charity among yourselves; for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use hospitality one to another without grudging. AMEN.
Happy Birthday Troy!!!
We love you and want you
to know that you are not
alone. We keep you in our
prayers and pray that you
may come home soon.
We hope you enjoyed the
first edition of the Troy’s
House Family Newsletter.
GOD BLESS, ALWAYS