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2007 Community Report

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Our Mission

The Brandywine Health Foundation’s
mission is to initiate and support
programs to improve the health and
well-being of our community.

La mision del Brandywine Health
Foundation es la de iniciar y darle apoyo
a programas para mejorar la salud y el
bienestar de nuestra comunidad.

www.brandywinefoundation.org

CONVjoEinRtShAe TIONDearfriends,

Since the Brandywine Health Foundation’s launch in 2001, we’ve come to you each
year with a report of our funding activities and the many accomplishments and
challenges faced by the exceptional health agencies in the greater Coatesville area
that the foundation supports.

This year, while focusing on several pressing and important projects such as the
development of the Brandywine Health & Housing Center, we thought it timely to
set aside a period of self-reflection. We have been asking ourselves and others familiar
with our record: How can we build upon our success to date and best meet the needs of an
ever-changing community? In answering that question, we invite you to engage with us
in what is most appropriately a community conversation.

We began with the question: How can the foundation help our partner agencies create a
true medical home for thousands of our neighbors who need a permanent primary care

“ ”provider, regardless of their current insurance status or how it might change in the future?
The answers aren’t simple. Certainly providing agencies like ChesPenn Health Services
and Community Dental with long-term funding and building them a permanent home
are critical. But these agencies face problems that are national in scope and complex
in their sources — not the least of which are the shortage of health care workers and
reduced government funding.

Setting the bar as high as possible, the foundation can play a pivotal role in assisting
grantees by creatively recognizing solutions and promising advances throughout the
country, and in building local partnerships that maximize program development.
We know that the strongest medical providers and health care systems are like the
strongest communities: they are not segregated in their care but rather serve and are
made up of a diversity of people and organizations. They recognize that everyone,
regardless of income level or background, deserves the best possible health care. That
has been our philosophy at the Brandywine Health Foundation from the beginning,
and the conversations we’ve been having recently have underscored that mission focus.

That’s why we’re proud to be able to work with so many talented service providers
and community leaders. For example, any parent would want to bring his or her
children to Dr. Erica Turner, an experienced pediatrician working at ChesPenn. And
any pregnant woman would want to get her prenatal care there from Dr. Christine
Lyons, a beloved local obstetrician/gynecologist. Community health centers are no
longer the providers “of last resort” but rather are positioned to serve an increasingly
diverse population — with or without insurance.

We are grateful to have the opportunity to engage in a community dialogue designed
to bring us closer to the best possible health care for everyone living in the greater
Coatesville area. It is our sincere hope that you too value your role in our ongoing
conversation. We welcome your participation; please give us a call or visit our Web
site, www.brandywinefoundation.org, to share your thoughts.

With many thanks,

Anne L. Hearn, board chair
Frances M. Sheehan, president and CEO

CctaiatcynkloaeffpCoruoonajetdecasttsviiotlhnlea?ftorceuvsietadliozen thheealthA group gathered around a table oneWilly Serrano, behind the counter of his Willy’s Family Restaurant in Coatesville, discussing construction progress with
construction workers (from left) Brad Fahnestock, Michael Doris, John Beaumont, Terrence Dougherty, Al Johnson, Chris
“late-summer morning for coffee andKeller, Michael Archey, Ed Kanaley and Willy’s wife, Angela Serrano. Waitress Valerie Delgado (below) with Willy Serrano.

Seated next to Mariano, Al Johnson, a in the greater Coatesville area, the
Coatesville resident serving as a foreman center will bring together several vital

breakfast at Willy’s Family Restaurant, on the project for the Caldwell, Heckles health and social services, with

directly across a side street from the and Egan construction company, agrees: ChesPenn Health Services and

construction site of the $13.2 million “It gives the town an additional facelift. Community Dental on the first floor

Brandywine Health & Housing Center A number of older men who collect and the Child Guidance Resource

(BHHC), emphatically says yes. scrap metal from the site tell me, Center and Human Services Inc. on

“I’ve seen Coatesville in good times and ‘Everyone’s rooting for you guys.’ It’s the fourth floor. The second and third
in bad, and I can’t speak highly enough really good to feel like you’re doing floors will provide quality apartments
of the center,” says Jim Mariano, who something for your home town.” for 24 low-income seniors.

has operated a deli on Old Lincoln Funded by a combination of public and “Everyone I talk to on the street likes

Highway several blocks from the BHHC private sources, the four-story BHHC is it and asks what’s going on,” says Ed

since 1977. “I never expected to see a the first major construction project in Kanaley, CH&E’s project superintendent.

building as beautiful as this in Coatesville in more than three decades. “Soon as I say it’s going to be a medical

Coatesville.” Serving the uninsured and underserved facility, they like it even more.”

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Construction on the Brandywine Health & Housing Center is expected to be completed in the spring of 2008.

Willy Serrano, a San Salvador native
who has operated his restaurant for the
past three years in a building that has
long served as a Coatesville eatery,
hears much of the same kind of talk.
“What I’m hoping for is for the future,
for our kids,” says the father of two,
“and I hope bringing this in will help
everyone in the town.”

The foundation also strongly supports
building a river-walk recreational
trail along the Brandywine Creek in
Coatesville — an Activate Chester County
project supported by the National Park
Service as part of a nationwide YMCA
plan to combat obesity.

Coatesville resident Brad Fahnestock, “This fantastic initiative brings quality services to residents and allows
a Penn State Harrisburg senior and them to age in place in their homes, which we think is the core piece in
construction intern at the BHHC site, revitalizing communities and a model we’re looking to follow across the
also endorses the river walk. commonwealth.”

“From the time I was in 9th grade — Brian Hudson, executive director and CEO, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
I’ve heard about the revitalization of
Coatesville,” he tells the others at the “It’s great. It helps broaden health services to the entire city of
restaurant. “This beautiful building Coatesville and will continue to raise the equity in the city — not just the
finally represents what people were financial equity but the social equity and those other intangibles as well.”
talking about coming to light. Maybe this
and the river walk will give people hope.”

— Marty Eggleston, Coatesville City Council

happened without the Brandywine Health Foundation.” — State Sen. John Rafferty 3

Kimberly Hoferer, an Octorara
High School physical education
and health teacher, with student
Rebecca Shenk. Opposite page:
Nurse Christina Baker checks on
Chanel Torres and her baby,
Nahsier Buchanan.

Htooiwmpcaronvtehcehfioldurnedna’stihoenallethveirnagaebrieglawtiavye?ly small grantsWe can do it by partnering with oureducation professors, Tammy James,At Octorara Area High School, the
Ph.D., and Bethann Cinelli, Ed.D., to wellness policy has already resulted in
local schools and supporting the use ofhelp the Coatesville and Octorarathe establishment of a walking club that
nationally recognized, evidence-basedschool districts develop and implementwill be expanded this year; student
models. Our partnerships with schoolsCoordinated School Health Programs.photos of faculty members sporting

“include the Coordinated School Health
Program (CSHP) approach promoted Says James, “It’s a comprehensive milk “mustaches”; and a greater variety
by the Centers for Disease Control approach that involves faculty, staff, of healthy food choices in the cafeteria,
and Prevention (CDC) in the Coatesville parents and kids” — all of whom will including a switch from whole milk to
and Octorara school districts and the be represented this school year on 1 percent and skim milk.
Communities That Care programs that health councils in each participating
target substance abuse and problem school. CSHP also addresses a federal “Everyone can’t participate in
behaviors in youths in the Downingtown mandate requiring each school district competitive sports,” says Tammy
and Octorara areas. Nationally recognized, to create its own wellness policy Swink, R.N., B.S.N., the high school
evidence-based programs we support regarding both physical activity and nurse. “Thanks to the walking club,
include the Nurse-Family Partnership nutrition issues. which was the students’ idea, we now
and the Maternal and Child Health have kids engaged in physical activity
Consortium of Chester County’s (MCHC) “I see this as not just impacting our who otherwise would probably be sitting
Healthy Start program, both of which students and staff but the wider on a couch eating a bag of chips.”

target young, low-income pregnant community,” says Marie Walker, Ed.D., Helping teenagers be good moms

teens to improve birth outcomes. principal of Gordon Elementary School. While the foundation values learning
“We’ve already had parents in for line by trying out new ideas, it also looks to
Addressing the growing epidemic of dancing and healthy snacks. The kids what’s working elsewhere. The Nurse-
childhood obesity is a major foundation buy into this because it’s fun, and it Family Partnership, for example, is an
goal. The foundation is funding two brings in parental involvement that we evidence-based nationwide program
West Chester University health so need in our schools.”

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“By providing individualized support
to a first-time mom during pregnancy
and throughout the child’s first two
years, Pennsylvania’s Nurse-Family
Partnership can prevent problems
like child abuse and neglect,
strengthen the family bond and
give the child a healthier start.”

— Estelle B. Richman,
state secretary of public welfare

that brings nurses into the homes of half of the statewide rate — have been working, breaking the cycle they were
low-income, first-time expectant mothers premature. Likewise, fewer than 11 raised in.”
every two weeks for up to two years percent of her clients, notably lower
after their children are born. The than the county rate, have a second With Baker’s help, Jennifer Williams,
purpose is to encourage healthy babies child within two years of giving birth. 19, gave birth to her daughter, Mariah,
while the mothers — 75 percent of And 92 percent of the expectant on May 1, 2006, a year before she
whom are younger than 18 — continue mothers who were in school when graduated from Coatesville Area High
pursuing personal and career goals. they enrolled in the program stayed in School.
school or graduated.
“By providing individualized support to “I know a lot of people have trouble
a first-time mom during pregnancy and “We’ve found that young, low-income, being pregnant and having a baby,” says
throughout the child’s first two years, mostly single mothers — like most Williams, who expects to soon become
Pennsylvania’s Nurse-Family Partnership mothers — want to be good moms, a cosmetologist. “But Christina was
can prevent problems like child abuse and we help them in their aspirations,” very helpful, always telling me what
and neglect, strengthen the family says Pat Yoder, R.N., supervisor of to expect, and to keep my head up and
bond and give the child a healthier Chester County’s NFP program. try my hardest in everything I do.”
start,” says Estelle B. Richman, state
secretary of public welfare. Adds Baker, the nurse in Coatesville, Meanwhile, a 10-year study of one of
“One of the most gratifying things is our longest-supported programs, the
A $20,000 foundation grant funds the to see them following what I’m telling Maternal and Child Health Consortium’s
work of Christina Baker, R.N., the NFP them, such as seeing them feeding their countywide Healthy Start program
nurse in Coatesville. Since she began baby cereal out of a bowl instead of a for low-income expectant mothers,
working with the partnership in late bottle. And also seeing them graduate dramatically demonstrated its worth,
2001, only 4 percent of the single-child from high school and in some cases with rates of babies born preterm or
births she has overseen — less than move out, living on their own and with low weight significantly below
local, state and national averages.

a couch eating a bag of chips.” — Tammy Swink, R.N., B.S.N., school nurse, Octorara Area High School 5

Mayte Lucas-Chimeno, Maternal
and Child Health Consortium
health insurance coordinator,
speaking with Rocio Arizmendi
and her baby, Yareli Garcia.
Below: Adrianna Garcia.

lHoocawl icmanpathcteofonucnodmatpiloenx hnaavtieoanwsiigdneifpicraonbtlems?About one in six Americans — 47 million, including nearly 9 million children —

has no health insurance. Having a job, even a full-time job, doesn’t guarantee
coverage. In fact, as the percentage of workers covered by employer-based health
coverage declines, eight out of 10 uninsured Americans are in working families.

“ To address this problem locally, the foundation —
• funds services to the underinsured and uninsured by supporting a wide variety
of safety net providers,

• funds the Maternal and Child Health Consortium’s Insurance Outreach
Program, and

• advocates for reform of health care and health insurance.

This past year the MCHC’s Insurance Outreach Program, which received a $40,000
foundation grant, enrolled more than 1,200 children in some form of public health
insurance, such as Medicaid. “All of the families we’ve assisted have at least one
adult family member who is fully employed,” says Maryann Mesure, MCHC’s
director of programs.

MCHC and its partner agencies — Catholic Social Services and La Comunidad
Hispana, which receive foundation-funded stipends — screen people who come to
them for other services to determine whether they have health insurance coverage,
and help those who don’t have it to apply. People benefiting from the program
range from construction and agricultural workers to service industry employees
such as hotel housekeepers and supermarket clerks.

“As health insurance has become less affordable for both individuals and for
employers to offer, more and more families are becoming uninsured,” says Mesure.
“As a result, people don’t go for preventive care checkups and immunizations; they
wait until they are so sick that they need to see a doctor and go to an emergency
room, which costs far more than if they had a regular provider of care and health
insurance to pay that provider.”

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The foundation also functions as an improve the quality of care and control Christine Lyons, M.D., providing follow-up care to
advocate for health care reform. health care costs for employers and Sarah Wright and her baby, Catherine, at ChesPenn
Frances Sheehan, the foundation’s employees. Health Services. Below: Tasha Delaney, president of
president and CEO, served on the the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce,
Governor’s Task Force on Health Care Featured panel speakers included flanked by (left) one of the chamber’s board members,
Reform, and the foundation continues Rosemarie Greco, director of the state’s Michael T. Taylor, Esq., and Tim O’Brien, a chamber
to work with state legislators on health Office of Health Care Reform; James member.
access issues. Redmond, vice president for legislative
affairs for the Hospital & Healthsystem
“That’s vitally important,” says Margaret Association of Pennsylvania; and
Rivello, the Chester County Health I. Steven Udvarhelyi, M.D., senior vice
Department’s public health administrator, president and chief medical officer of
who also chairs Community Dental and Independence Blue Cross.
the public health advisory committee
of Community Volunteers in Medicine. According to Tasha Delaney, president
“Without their voice at the table, of the 240-member WCCCC, the
sometimes legislators aren’t fully aware foundation has been an invaluable
of what the needs are out there.” partner in heightening awareness of
the health insurance challenges facing
That includes speaking out for the small businesses and in giving the
county’s small businesses, which are chamber access to key business leaders
challenged with trying to offer and legislators.
employees affordable, quality health
insurance. Last March, with the “Because we have so many small
Western Chester County Chamber of businesses,” says Delaney, “the work
Commerce (WCCCC), the foundation the foundation is doing to bring
sponsored an interactive breakfast forum affordable and accessible health care
on Gov. Ed Rendell’s “Prescription for into the community in which we live
Pennsylvania” to expand access to and do business is of extreme
affordable health care coverage, importance.”

more families are becoming uninsured.” — Maryann Mesure, director of programs, Maternal and Child Health Consortium 7

How can you give back to your community?

Adds his mother, Franny Abbott, “It

“ was always a priority for my parents
that we all gave back.”
Franny Abbott with her mother, Betty Moran, and Giving back to the community through For Max’s senior project at the Westtown
son, Max Abbott. your support of the Brandywine Health School in 2005, he conducted a site
Foundation can take many forms. visit on behalf of his grandmother’s
“We’re blessed to be in the foundation to the Brandywine Health
situation that we are in, and it’s When Max Abbott was a young boy, Foundation’s offices and the health
a responsibility and a privilege each Christmas his grandmother, Betty center it supports. “I learned a lot
to care for people who aren’t as Moran, requested a simple “gift” from about how people can do more good
fortunate.” him and her 14 other grandchildren — with their finances and really help to
that they identify a worthwhile charity provide for the health and wellness of
— Max Abbott to which she would make a donation in people who are less fortunate,” says
their names. Max. “I thought it was very effective
how the foundation allocated resources
“We’ve grown up with philanthropy,” to different types of organizations to
says Max, a student at the Parsons help people.”
School of Design who now sits on
the board of his family’s nonprofit His grandmother agrees. After touring
foundation — one of seven his the Brandywine Health & Housing
grandmother and the families of her six Center construction site earlier this
children now operate. “We’re blessed to year, Moran — who also serves on the
be in the situation that we are in, and board of directors of Community
it’s a responsibility and a privilege to Volunteers in Medicine — doubled her
care for people who aren’t as fortunate.” already substantial pledge for the center
and wrote letters to others urging them
to do likewise.

“If you’re fortunate to be a philanthro-
pist,” she says, echoing her grandson,
“it should be an obligation to make the

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Dallas Krapf with his brother, Dale Krapf, and Falkow, a vice president and director of the Chester County Economic
nephew, Blake Krapf. cash management operations for Willow Development Council greatly assisted
Financial Bank. For the past five years fundraising for the Brandywine Health
lives of the less fortunate healthier, Falkow has served as one of three team & Housing Center by providing the
happier and free from pain and suffering.” captains managing a group of 25 to 50 foundation entrée to key business leaders.
bank volunteers who handle all the cash
For the Krapf family, which owns and generated by the festival. “It allows us to “It’s the first exciting, real demonstrated
operates the ubiquitous Krapf Bus use the expertise we have at the bank project that’s fostered a lot of support
Companies, support of the Brandywine for a great cause,” says Falkow. from a wide array of people both within
Health Foundation is also a multigener- and outside of Coatesville,” says Gary
ational affair. Dallas and Dale Krapf, Kay Falkow and daughter, Valerie. Smith, the council’s president and CEO.
the sons of company founders Eleanor “It symbolized the united effort of a great
and George Krapf Jr., and Dale’s son, Her 15-year-old daughter, Valerie, also community project that was really going
Blake, who is now the company’s was a volunteer face painter this past to help people with health and social
president and CEO, have all been spring. Says Falkow, “It was a great needs, and it was my pleasure to help
directly involved in helping the opportunity for her to realize that she introduce the business community to the
foundation. This support includes was one of many people, and, combined, opportunity to partner with the foundation
providing invaluable shuttle service what that large group of people could do.” to help them fulfill that vision.”
during the four-day Strawberry Also demonstrating that support for the
Festival, as well as financial support foundation need not always be financial, Fundraising highlights
of the foundation at the Garden Party.
Tim Connor, director of business development, Gary Despite two days of dreary, rainy weather,
“We’ve been giving back to the Smith, president & CEO, and Mike Grigalonis, chief this year’s four-day Rouse/Chamberlin
community since the 1980s, and I operating officer of the Chester County Economic Homes Strawberry Festival drew about
think the foundation has done a Development Council. 25,000 people and produced $80,000 in
tremendous job of giving back to net income, half of which was given to
people in the community who have the following valuable community
needs,” says Dallas Krapf, a former groups: the Brandywine YMCA,
Brandywine Hospital Foundation board Coatesville Public Library, Rotary Club
member. “Most of my immediate family of Coatesville and Thorndale Volunteer
graduated from what is now Coatesville Fire Company. The other half of the
Area High School, and I think the Strawberry Festival’s net proceeds will
foundation is so important because, be used to continue the foundation’s
even though the city has gotten so critical support of deserving health
much bad publicity over the years, I programs throughout the greater
truly still believe in Coatesville.” Coatesville area.

Supporting the Strawberry Festival has The 35th annual Rouse/Chamberlin
also become a family affair for Kay Homes Strawberry Festival, held on the
grounds of Brandywine Hospital, would
not have been possible without the help
of the hospital, its staff and hundreds of
volunteers led once again by chairperson
Judy Good, or the many businesses that
generously underwrote the event,
including Willow Financial Bank,
Coatesville Savings Bank, DNB First,

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— Kay Falkow, vice president and director of cash management operations for Willow Financial Bank 9

Herr Foods Inc., Neptune Moon Design Grants and Scholarships Provided
and Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C. from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007
A week earlier the foundation celebrated
the upcoming festival with its fifth SAFETY NET HEALTH CARE SAFETY NET HEALTH SUPPORT
annual Garden Party, which netted a SERVICES SERVICES, OUTREACH AND
record $57,000 — more than $16,000 ADVOCACY
above the previous year’s net proceeds. $1 million to ChesPenn Health
Cochaired once again by Mary Holleran Services (second year payments in $15,000 to Center for the Blind and
and Katherine Lovell, the party was a three-year pledge period) Visually Impaired
hosted for the fifth time by Jennifer and
Bob McNeil at their Springbank Farm. To support start-up of a Federally Qualified For the second year, to expand services from
More than 400 guests enjoyed a light Health Center in the city of Coatesville to Delaware County into Chester County.
supper, cocktails, the popular “Battle of provide primary care services to people of all
the Berries at Brandywine” restaurant ages and incomes, with a focus on the $10,000 to Center on Hearing and
dessert contest and fireworks. uninsured and underinsured. Deafness

Bob and Jennifer McNeil, Frances Sheehan and $225,000 to Chester County For the third year, for outreach and advocacy
Garden Party cochairs Katherine Lovell and Mary Community Dental for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community
Holleran. with health care providers in central and
To continue to reach out to a growing number western Chester County.
To honor the McNeils, the foundation of patients, hire a new executive director,
announced during the party that it develop a strategic plan for the future and $20,000 to Chester County Health
was establishing the McNeil Children’s prepare to move into the new Brandywine Department Nurse-Family Partnership
Lending Library in the waiting room Health & Housing Center in early 2008.
of the new Brandywine Health & To provide intensive parenting and home-visit
Housing Center. To encourage reading $15,000 to Community Volunteers in assistance to first-time teen mothers as part
among children who have limited Medicine of a national program with documented
access to books, the library will lend positive outcomes in reducing the number
books to children who come to To serve approximately 1,300 patients from of low-birth-weight babies and promoting
the center with their families. The the foundation’s service area with primary healthy parenting of children in low-income,
Outreach Committee from Freedom and dental care, largely provided by volunteer high-risk families.
Village Retirement Community is practitioners in CVIM’s West Chester location.
coordinating book donations. $6,500 to Coatesville Area Senior
$10,000 to Family Service of Chester Center
County
To fund a wide range of exercise programs,
To expand, for the fifth year, bilingual, including the ongoing fall prevention series,
bicultural counseling services from one day to and the PACE/PACENET/Medicare Part D
one-and-a-half days per week on a sliding- prescription assistance program at this senior
scale fee basis at the Family Service office in center in Coatesville that serves more than
the Coatesville Center for Community Health. 2,200 seniors a year.

$15,000 to La Comunidad Hispana’s $10,000 to Coatesville Center for
Project Salud Community Health

To serve approximately 110 patients from the For a collaborative effort to coordinate
Coatesville area who travel to Kennett Square bilingual health and social services provided
to be seen by experienced staff at this fully in the center’s building.
bilingual, bicultural, nurse-managed health
center. $5,000 to Delaware Valley
Grantmakers
$30,000 to Planned Parenthood of
Chester County To participate in a collaborative of health
foundations exploring ways to more effectively
To provide family planning services, treat behavioral health problems in low-
gynecological care and HIV+ primary care to income populations through the integration of
more than 2,200 patients from the greater behavioral health services in primary care
Coatesville area. settings, such as ChesPenn Health Services.

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$10,000 to Domestic Violence Center PREVENTING OBESITY MATCHING GRANTS
of Chester County
$20,124 to Southeast Pennsylvania $10,000 to La Comunidad Hispana
To provide bilingual domestic violence Area Health Education Center’s ($10,000 a year from 2006 to 2009)
services in the center’s office in the Obesity Project
Coatesville Center for Community Health. For the Workplace Wellness program, one of
To continue the After-School Nutrition and 15 health improvement projects funded by the
$6,500 to Downingtown Area Senior Fitness Program for Middle School Girls for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Local
Center 40 female students at Scott Middle School. Initiative Funding Partners, with the
condition that local funders like Brandywine
For Fit and Fun Program, Body Recall HELPING AT-RISK YOUTH SUCCEED Health Foundation fund the other half.
exercise classes and strength-training classes,
tai chi, yoga and dancing classes, health $5,000 to Bridge of Hope $10,000 to University of Pittsburgh
screenings and prescription assistance.
To partially support Girls of Hope, a mentoring To launch the new Pennsylvania Medicaid
$6,000 to Ken-Crest program for the daughters (ages 11–16) of Policy Center. Largely funded by the Pew
formerly homeless single women who are Charitable Trusts, with the support of local
To provide, in collaboration with the Chester alumnae or currently residing in this faith- funders like the Brandywine Health
County Department of Mental Health/Mental based transitional housing program in Foundation, the new policy center will study
Retardation, the START (Social/Transition Coatesville. and provide information to health providers,
Activities for Relationship Transformation) funders, elected officials and other members
program: workshops and group meetings $8,000 to Crime Victims Center of the public interested in Medicaid, a crucial
designed to teach appropriate forms of component of our health care system’s
social/sexual behaviors and relationship To provide, for the second year, funding to The financing structure.
skills to individuals age 18 and over with Link: Anti-Drugs, Alcohol, and Sexual Assault
developmental disabilities. Program for more than 1,200 youths, ages $5,000 to Coatesville Area School
11–18, in Coatesville Area School District District
$25,000 to Maternal and Child Health schools.
Consortium’s Healthy Start Program To support the new Family Center initiative
$12,000 to Community, Youth, and at the South Brandywine Middle School,
To serve more than 125 women each year in Women’s Alliance providing intensive support to high-risk
Coatesville, facilitating their access to early children and their families so that their
and ongoing prenatal care and pediatric care To provide free after-school programming in attendance and test scores improve and
for their babies and toddlers, and linking Coatesville for 30–60 children per day, and behavioral problems decline.
them with other needed services to improve for another 15–20 teens participating in the
the physical and mental health of the family. Teen Drop-In Center, which includes a drug CAPACITY-BUILDING GRANTS
and alcohol prevention program.
$40,000 to Maternal and Child Health $17,644 to Pennsylvania Association
Consortium’s Insurance Outreach $12,000 to Downingtown Area of Nonprofit Organizations
Program Communities That Care
To provide scholarships to nonprofit
For the fourth consecutive year, to educate To provide after-school mentoring in organizations participating in PANO’s
and enroll citizens in Medical Assistance, the collaboration with the Downingtown Area Nonprofit Certification Program and the
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) School District, Big Brothers Big Sisters, the Institute for Nonprofit Excellence. For a
and adultBasic, and to fund MCHC’s role as YMCA of the Brandywine Valley and Bishop second consecutive year, the Brandywine
coordinator of other agencies conducting Shanahan High School. Health Foundation, Phoenixville Community
enrollment activities, such as La Comunidad Health Foundation and Pottstown Health
Hispana and Catholic Social Services. $12,000 to Octorara Communities and Wellness Foundation collaborated to
That Care cosponsor the Institute for Nonprofit
Excellence — an intensive two-day workshop
To fund a program that includes mentoring by on strategic planning, marketing and
Big Brothers Big Sisters in the Octorara Area fundraising for teams of nonprofit agency
School District. CEOs and board members.

most vulnerable families.” — Burroughs P. Mack, M.S.S., executive director, Family Service of Chester County www.brandywinefoundation.org
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$11,192 to West Chester University, Grantmakers in Health HOW YOU CAN HELP
College of Health Sciences Guanajuato Graystone Society
Education and Exchange Program in Healthcare Improvement Foundation Administering funds through the foundation
Health Operation Thanksgiving/Operation can help maximize tax benefits without the
expense and legal obstacles sometimes
To enable four area health and human services Christmas encountered when setting up a private
staff members to participate in an annual Planned Parenthood of Chester County foundation. The foundation’s experts are
health education trip to Guanajuato, Mexico, Rip City Foundation available to offer advice on donor strategies
the original home of the majority of the that can protect personal assets while
Mexican community in Chester County. 2007 NURSING AND HEALTH achieving philanthropic goals.
PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
ROUSE/CHAMBERLIN HOMES With gifts of cash, stock, real estate or
2007 STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL Alumni Association Award: other assets, donors can entrust a fund of
Melissa Baldwin permanently held principal to the foundation
Brandywine YMCA, $7,000 for investment, while distributing the earnings
Coatesville Public Library, $4,000 Cardiac Rehab Scholarship Awards: to the causes that will help the community
Rotary Club of Coatesville, $16,000 Nicole Hilton, Christa McKay, Kimberly most.
Thorndale Volunteer Fire Company, Nicolazzo and Darlene Roe
$13,000 Options include the following:
Coatesville Athletic Association Funds
NONCOMPETITIVE COMMUNITY Scholarship: Ashley Rice
AND PASS-THROUGH DONATIONS Donor-Advised Funds
Egoville Scholarship Award: Donor-Designated Funds
$20,000 grant over a two-year period Jacquelyn Vega, 2006; Nancy Lorenz, 2007 Field-of-Interest Funds
to provide technical assistance to both Scholarship Funds
the Coatesville and the Octorara area Ethel G. Charlton Award: Bequests and Planned Gifts
school districts to assist them in Meadow Smith Unrestricted Gifts
developing the CDC-model Memorial and Honorarium Gifts
Coordinated School Health Programs. Gunard Berry Carlson Recognition
Award: Tammy Wisner Our experienced staff can help guide you
no matter the size of your gift. Charitable
Alzheimer’s Association of the Henrietta Potter Hankin Award: contributions are combined and invested for
Delaware Valley Stephanie Zack the best possible investment return so that
the community needs can be met now and
Big Brothers Big Sisters James Loren Cox Memorial Awards: in perpetuity.
ChesPenn Health Services Meadow Smith, Michelle Isaacs, Jaclyn
Chester County Community Dental Warren, Becky Wade and Nancy Lorenz For more information on giving
Chester County Community opportunities, please contact Dana Heiman
Margaret Barnes Award: Janette Kroenke at 610.380.9080, ext. 102. To learn about gifts
Foundation that will provide you with immediate
Chester County Fund for Women and Myrtle Harvey Award & Doris K. income tax deductions, higher current
Cumber Memorial Award: income, capital gains and estate tax relief,
Girls Kathleen Prendergast visit our Gift Planning Resource Center at
Coatesville Christmas Parade www.brandywinefoundation.org.
Coatesville Police Athletic League
Community Impact Legal Services TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS: $21,450
Delaware Valley Grantmakers
Good Fellowship Ambulance and EMS GRAND TOTAL: $1,016,290

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Financial Report

Statements of Financial Position Investment Policy
Years Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 It is the Brandywine Health Foundation’s
policy to invest funds with an asset mix
Assets $ 2007 2006 of 75 percent equities and 25 percent
Cash $ 4,913,613 $ 4,465,482 fixed instruments and cash. A volunteer
Investments 25,100,550 committee of experienced business
Accounts Receivable 22,922,896 managers regularly reviews the
Loans Receivable 698,568 383,334 foundation’s portfolio and evaluates
Furniture and Office Equipment, Less 3,928,996 the performance of our investment
2,000,000 managers, trustees and auditors. The
Accumulated Depreciation of $88,550 (2007) 41,314 committee’s investment strategy is
Other Assets 34,425 48,517 designed to protect the foundation’s
Total Assets 34,717,466 29,189 current and long-term benefit to the
$ 29,849,418 community by balancing the goal of
Liabilities and Net Assets 71,396 growing to meet future need with the
316,250 $ 53,918 goal of prudently minimizing risk.
Liabilities $ 1,500,000 576,500 Audit Committee
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $ 1,887,646 The foundation’s Audit Committee is
Grants Payable 2,000,000 an independent group of volunteers,
Note Payable 31,317,393 $ 2,630,418 chaired by former County Comptroller
Total Liabilities 1,406,109 and current County Commissioner
$ 25,758,270 Carol Aichele, joined by two
Net Assets $ 106,318 1,354,412 experienced accountants who do not
Unrestricted $ 32,829,820 106,318 serve on the board of directors. It is
Temporarily Restricted this committee’s responsibility to hire,
Permanently Restricted 34,717,466 $ 27,219,000 evaluate and oversee the work of the
Total Net Assets foundation’s auditors, Maillie,
2007 $ 29,849,418 Falconiero & Co. LLP, independent of
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 2,124,065 the board of directors, the president
2006 and CEO, and the staff accountant.
Statements of Activities 0 $0
Years Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 88,893 NOTES: Loans Receivable and Note Payable
460,305 represent funds borrowed and due to the foundation
Support and Revenue 0 208,283 for the development of the Brandywine Health &
136,320 805,881 Housing Center, and a loan to the BHS Transitional
Contributions—Brandywine Health & Housing Center $ 4,636,594 123,025 Corporation for the resolution of business issues;
6,985,872 2,429,810 this latter loan will be repaid from the proceeds of
Contribution from Brandywine Health Services Inc. $ 4,027,304 a pending property sale.
1,018,036
Contributions—General 180,904 $ 967,772 Funds held by the BHS Transitional Corporation are
176,112 157,611 housed at First National Bank of Chester County.
Estate Contribution 133,890 These funds are used to repay certain financial
1,375,052 obligations of Brandywine Hospital prior to its sale
Special Events $ 1,259,273 to Community Health Systems. All funds remaining
5,610,820 at BHS after the resolution of these issues and all
Investment Income $ 2,768,031 property sales will be donated to the foundation.
27,219,000
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Expenses $ $ 27,219,000
Program Services $
General and Administrative
Fundraising
Total Expenses

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets $

Net Assets at Beginning of Year

Net Assets at End of Year $

Investments Held as of June 30, 2007 $ 3,573,592
Dodge and Cox Stock Fund 2,245,805
Harbor Fund International 2,851,969
Individual Stock Holdings 2,311,265
PIMCO Moderate Duration Fund 2,396,012
PIMCO Total Return Fund 1,438,502
Royce Pennsylvania Fund 842,642
T. Rowe Price REIT Fund 5,401,475
Vanguard Global Equity Fund 4,039,288
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
$ 25,100,550

Investment Managers: PFM Advisors/Trustees: First Financial Bank/Auditors: Maillie, Falconiero & Co. LLP

Thank You to Our Generous Donors

The Brandywine Health Foundation’s ever-growing ability to enhance the availability and delivery of health care services to
those who most need them is a direct result of the growing number of caring donors who share the foundation’s vision for a
healthier greater Coatesville area. The foundation is grateful to the following people, businesses and organizations that
donated to the foundation between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007:

Champions ($25,000 or more) Mrs. Richard Egoville Hammond & Company Inc. Plumbing & Heating
ENTACC—Ear, Nose & Throat Associates of Hankin Foundation
Brandywine Consignment Shop Harold R. Berk, P.C.
Chester County Community Foundation Chester County Dana and Peter Heiman
City of Coatesville Redevelopment Authority Fox Rothschild Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Heumann
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania James and Bonnie Friedman Inn at Chester Springs
Communications Test Design Inc. Gateway Medical Associates Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Ladd
Connelly Foundation Ms. Doris Grassi and Mr. Richard Moore Mrs. Zelinda LeBoutillier
Mr. and Mrs. L. William Kay II Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Huston III Longenecker Pharmacy Inc.
Patricia Kind Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jacoby Dr. Christine and Dr. Christopher Lyons
Longwood Foundation Inc. Mrs. Richard I. G. Jones Lyons & Hohl
Marshall-Reynolds Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Duane Knecht Mr. and Mrs. Ian MacKinnon
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. McNeil Kohl's Maillie, Falconiero & Company LLP
Mrs. J. Maxwell Moran Di and Dallas Krapf Ms. Mary Alice Malone
Rouse/Chamberlin Homes MacElree Harvey Dr. Fred and Sue Meyers
Mr. Samuel Slater and Ms. Eleanor H. Forbes Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Moran
Mr. and Mrs. George Strawbridge Jr. Bud and Lynnette Mauger Mr. and Mrs. David W. Moser
Welfare Foundation Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Rodman Moorhead David and Janet Nathan
Dr. Gregory Ochsner and Ms. Maureen Murphy- National Penn Bank
Guiding Stars ($10,000–$24,999) Patrick C. O'Donnell, Esq. and Hannah Gardner, Esq.
Ochsner PFM Advisors, a Division of PFM Asset
Elizabeth and Thomas Belmont Jr. PECO, An Exelon Company
Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Jordan Phoenixville Community Health Foundation Management LLC
Stewart Huston Charitable Trust QVC Inc. R. H. Reinhardt Company
Ransome Engine CAT Power Systems Honorable John C. Rafferty Jr.
Pacesetters ($5,000–$9,999) The Roemer Foundation The Sanders Trust
Jeff Lewis and Mary Ann Rossi Dr. and Mrs. Robert Satriale
Brandywine Hospital Medical-Dental Staff Service Wholesale Inc. (SWI) Mr. John W. Spackman
Coatesville Savings Bank Frances M. Sheehan and Ricardo Gelman, M.D. Stock Building Supply
Miquette Cox Spatola Wines Inc. Univest National Bank & Trust Co.
First Cornerstone Foundation Inc. Sterling Kitchens UPS
Gallagher Belmont Services Inc. Ms. Ione Strauss Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Vivacqua
Carol Ware Gates Wawa Inc. Betsy Weaber
Keystone Mercy Health Plan West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. West Chester University
Rodman W. Moorhead III Fund Dr. and Mrs. Levi Wingard Mr. and Mrs. William M. Wright
Willow Financial Bank YMCA of the Brandywine Valley
Mr.* and Mrs. Victor E. Ziegler 1 Leader wishes to remain anonymous.
Visionaries ($2,500–$4,999)
Leaders ($500–$999) Sustainers ($250–$499)
Brandywine Hospital
Ms. Anne DeLosso and Mr. Alan Krasnick The Hon. Carol Aichele and Stephen Aichele, Esq. Franny and Franny Abbott
DNB First Milt and Ginny Allen Advanced GeoServices
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Eastburn Aqua Pennsylvania Inc. Allegheny East Conference of the Seventh-day
Anne L. Hearn and Michael L. Temin Blue Moon Florist
Herr Foods Inc. Cansler Investment Group Adventist Church
Majestic Midways Center for Arts & Technology Practical Art Partners Studio
Ms. Anne French Thorington Ms. Irma Bailey
Nursing Program Jack and Celeste Barr
Partners ($1,000–$2,499) Child Guidance Resource Center Dr. John Bartels and Dr. Jean Mihelcic
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company Mr. and Mrs. William Batteiger
Bentley Systems Inc. Donna and Keith Coughey Mr.* and Mrs. Philip Bell
Bob Wagner's Flooring America Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. DeLone III Mr. and Mrs. Rick Berger
Brandywine Valley Cardiovascular Associates Donald A. Pusey Inc. Brandywine Valley Association
Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Brown F. Frederick Breuninger & Son Insurance Inc. Brandywine Valley Pain Control Center
Bryn Mawr Trust First National Bank of Chester County Bridge of Hope Lancaster & Chester Counties
Caroline and George Butz Mrs. Lewis Frame Sr. Brite Realty Services Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. William Campbell Freedom Village at Brandywine Bunch & Richnow—Lifestyle Transitions
The Chester County Hospital Fulton Bank Dr. and Mrs. John D. Caggiano
Citadel Federal Credit Union Dr. and Mrs. Leonard C. Giunta Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Callazzo III
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Dr. Todd Campbell and Ms. Danielle Huff Mr. and Mrs. James Lennon Domestic Violence Center of Chester County
Camphill Special School Dr. and Mrs. Gary Levin Eastburn Photography
Constance Carter, CFRE Mrs. Joan S. Lindstrom Ms. Susan Eastburn
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Catanese Mr. and Mrs. James Logan Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Frederick
Center for Arts & Technology - Brandywine Mr. and Mrs. Christopher J. Lovell Friends Association for the Care & Protection of
ChesPenn Health Services Mr. Michael Lucas and Ms. Mary Anne Marchese
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Chuma Dr. William Luginbuhl and Dr. Erica Turner Children
CMC Inc. John H. Lymberis Mr. and Mrs. Alan Gay
Coatesville Area Senior Center Madison Parke LLC Mrs. Florence Goldfine
Coatesville Coca-Cola Bottling Works Manito Title Insurance Company Greystone Benefits Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Collins Maternal and Child Health Consortium Mrs. Joan Hedberg
Commerce Bank Meridian Bank Robert and Ann Hennessy
Community Dental Mr. and Mrs. Ivan S. Morris Jr. The Honorable and Mrs. Arthur Hershey
Community Lenders Community Development O'Rourke & Sons Mr.* and Mrs. Harold B. Jensen
Pennoni Associates Inc. Dr. Lynne Kotranski
Corporation Pepperidge Farm Inc. Ms. Dori Lawson
Comprehensive Oncology Care LLC Philadelphia Health Management Corporation Levin & Luminais Eye Associates
Countryside Consulting Inc. Kathleen Deets-Price and The Rev. Stephen Price Tad Mahan
Mr. Norman Cottom* and Ms. Mary Thompson Quik-Stop Pharmacy Mr. and Mrs. James Manning Jr., Esq.
Crime Victims' Center of Chester County Raida Rabah, M.D. McElderry Drywall Inc.
Croft, Drozd and Company PC Law Firm of Barry S. Rabin Terry and Jack Moody
D. L. Howell & Associates/D. L. Howell Surveying James and Janet Reading Moser Builders Inc.
Darshan Beauty Mr. and Mrs. William Recchiuti Paul and Judy Munscher
Davis Lumber Riley, Riper, Hollin & Colagrecco Mr. and Mrs. Paul Plourde
Domenick & Company Inc. Margaret and Tom Rivello Mr. and Mrs. Robert Poinier
Dr. Kenneth Doroski and Ms. Dawn Fastiggi Rooney Associates Inc. Amy and David Pollack
Downingtown Area Senior Center Inc. Representative and Mrs. Chris Ross Ms. M. Cynthia Quinn, MST, CPA
Dr. and Mrs. William Elkins Royal Paper Products Ms. Ruth Rainer
Emory Hill & Company Sam's Club Carol and Nick Revak
Mr. and Mrs. David England Albert Sardella, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Saello
Fischer Cunnane & Associates Ltd. Laura Sauer Palmer and David Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Randall Schauer, Esq.
Frame Group Ltd. Representative Curtis Schroder Mrs. Blanche K. Sharp
Francis Hall Insurance Services ServPro of Central Chester County Skin Health Solutions LLC
Dr. Andrew Frankel and Ms. Dale McCall Sherick Project Management Inc. The Honorable Barbara McIlvaine Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Franklin Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Shupp Southeast Pennsylvania AHEC
David M. Frees III, Esq. Siepser Laser Eyecare Ms. Susan Spackman
Greg A. Vietri Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Smith Stampfl-Hartke Associates LLC
Debra and Kenneth Goldblum, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Spackman Surgical Associates of Chester County
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Good Mr. and Mrs. Neal Stone Corrine Sylvia
Thomas* and Jane Greenleaf Stonebridge Bank Mr. and Ms. Steven Teitelman
Habitat for Humanity of Chester County Sunrise Assisted Living of Exton Ms. Sandy Thielz
Handi-Crafters Inc. Traffic Planning and Design Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Tindall
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Handy Sr. Ms. Elizabeth Walls Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tracy
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Harris West Chester University Mr. Craig Tucker
Hatt's True Value White Memorials Mr. and Mrs. Ben Valocchi Sr.
Heatherwood Retirement Community David and Kathleen Wierz Eva Verplanck, Ph.D.
John and Claudia Hellebush Kitty and Ray Williams Deborah and Laurence Weinberg, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Holleran Wellington Management Company LLP
Mary T. Holleran and David J. Proctor 2 Sustainers wish to remain anonymous. West Chester University Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Holling Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce
Allan Horwitz, Esq. Supporters ($100–$249) Westrum Development Company
Dr. and Mrs. R. Michael Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Chris Whitcomb
Law Office of Douglas P. Humes ACM Advisors Rekha Yagnik, M.D.
Col. and Mrs. John Jaccard Mr. Christopher Alikakos and Ms. Margaret L. Boyer Mr. and Mrs. Morey Young
Ms. Denise James Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bernard
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Janssen Jr. Bursich Associates Inc. 2 Supporters wish to remain anonymous.
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Jarvis, Esq. Dr. and Mrs. Won Chang
Daniel Kane, M.D., and Maria Frigoletto, Esq. William J. Chertok and Joanne Chertok* Friends ($99 and below)
Mr. and Mrs. William Keen Jr. City of Coatesville
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kelly Country Properties Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Arters Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ross Kershey Mr. and Mrs. James M. Crowley Bruce and Kathleen Beans
Stacey and Blake Krapf Mr. James F. Dickinson Jr. Bee Enterprises Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Kreb III Ms. Kristine Dickinson Dr. Horace K. Bonsall
The Landon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Diner Brandywine Stone & Landscape LLC
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Learn Mr. Michael Dipuppo Carousel Toyota
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Ms. Janice Clay Gifts in Memory of: Mr. Craig Shaffer & the Pennsylvania Freemasons
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Cohen Tim Conway, Graphic Design
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Connor Mr. Alfred Schumann Ms. Bonnie Timmons
Ms. Geraldine Coyle Turkey Hill
Steven and Cynthia Cunningham In-Kind Donors Twist'nShout Editorial and Design Services
Mrs. Jane Danneberger Victoria's Salon & Spa
Ms. Laura Dennis We are deeply grateful to Brandywine Hospital for Wagontown Volunteer Fire Company
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas M. DePedro providing the grounds and $23,000 of in-kind Mr. Mike Washaba
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Disanto support to the Rouse/Chamberlin Homes Washington Hose Company No. 1
Eagle Tavern and Inn Strawberry Festival. WCOJ Radio 1420
Edward B. Walsh & Associates Inc. Wegmans
Mr. Donald Eicher Allegheny East Conference of the Seventh-day Wentz Funeral Home
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Filippone Adventist Church West Brandywine Police Department
Ms. Jean Funk Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Good Allied Waste Willow Financial Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Groff Amelia's Grocery Outlet Willy's Family Restaurant
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hannum Apple Press WTXF Fox 29
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hatt Applebees, Thorndale Yearsley's, West Chester
Mrs. Violet Helenthal B101 Radio, WBEB FM
Deborah Holt Weil Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream 2007 Garden Party
Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Holtzman Blue Dog Printing and Design
Mr. Samuel L. Horton Jr. Blue Sky Band “Battle of the Berries at Brandywine”
Human Management Services Brandywine Valley Interiors Inc. Bonefish Grill
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hummler Brandywine YMCA Drafting Room/Brickside Grille
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Johnson Broody Chiropractic Duling-Kurtz House & Country Inn
Kauffman Gas Caln Township Board of Commissioners The Gables
Mr. and Mrs. William Leike Caln Township Police Department General Warren Inne
Mrs. Betty Margolis Caln Township Town Watch The Restaurant at Doneckers
Ms. Christa McKay Charles Blosenski Disposal Company List incomplete
Mr. and Mrs. John Newswanger Sr. Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry We apologize for any inaccuracies and welcome
Mr. Walter M. Petersheim City of Coatesville your corrections to our Donor List.
Mr. and Mrs. David Petrecca Coatesville Area School District
Mr. William L. Pilotti Coatesville Coca-Cola Bottling Works In Memoriam
Ms. Mary Putschi Crepitus
Mr. Robert Pyle* Comcast Cable Victor E. Ziegler
Ms. Geraldine Reigle Croppers Market Inc.
Mr. W. Donald Riley Dairy Queens of Chester County We sadly announce the passing of Victor
Mr. and Mrs. William Rose DJQ, Jesse Pryor E. Ziegler, 77, the Brandywine Health
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ruggeri Downingtown Golf Club Foundation’s first board president, on
Ms. Doris Saalbach F.A.M.I.L.I.E.S. September 30, 2007. An executive vice
Mr. Dennis P. Sabocsik FastSigns president at West Pharmaceutical Services
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaw Giant Food Stores LLC where he worked for more than 36 years,
Mr. and Mrs. David Shull The Golf Zone Vic had served on the board since he led
Ms. Mildred Smith Green Mansions Nursery the effort to create the foundation from the
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Swank GTS Gas Technolgies and Services sale of Brandywine Hospital in 2001.
Ms. Betty Taylor Happy Days Restaurant
Ms. Christine Taylor Pam Hesler & Associates Photography In his previous role as chairman of the
Mrs. Robert Thomas Hiram Peoples Fish Hatchery board of the hospital, Vic was responsible
Mr. John Thompson Home Depot, Parkesburg for leading the staff and volunteer leadership
Ms. Margaret Thompson (Peg) ICD Global through the process of first affiliating with
Law Firm of Hudson L. Voltz P.C. The Kazoo & Tambourine Repair Company Lancaster General Hospital, and then its
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Waite K-Mart, Thorndale purchase by Community Health Systems.
Mr. Joseph Jarvis Walters Krapf Bus Companies His sense of responsibility and commitment
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weber Lady of America to the community were unparalleled.
Wentz Funeral Home Lamb Beverage Inc.
Mr. Herman Whiteman Little Anthony's Pizza & Grill A sweet man who was tough enough to
Wilde Funeral Home The Little Chef Family Restaurant lead during difficult times, Vic Ziegler’s
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilkinson LoweRiders Bikes & Boards efforts will benefit our community for years
Ms. Elaine Delores Williams The Lukens Band
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zaleski Maclean-Chamberlain Funeral Home
Max & Erma's, Downingtown
6 Friends wish to remain anonymous. Minquas EMS
Neptune Moon Design
*Deceased Old Country Buffet, Downingtown
The PA Bass Federation
Thanks to donors who gave through PAC Strapping Products
the following United Ways: Paragon Business Gifts Inc.
Paul Green School of Rock Downingtown
United Way of Chester County Pepperidge Farm Inc.
United Way of Lancaster County Purple Mantis Consulting
United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania The Riverstone Café
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Board Members, Staff and Volunteers

It is impossible to talk about the work Our Volunteers John LeVan, Joan Levenite, Joan Lindstrom, Susan
of the Brandywine Health Foundation Lonas, Kayla Lonas, Katherine Lovell, Barbara Lowe,
without talking about the people who David Aberts, Bud Adams, Anna Marie Alderman, Yasmeen Lowe, Melissa Ludwiggen, Jess Lynch, Janet
make it all possible — our committed Carole Alderman, Ginny Allen, Janice Andersen, MacMurray, Ann MacNeil, Tina Maher, Susan
and dedicated staff, volunteers and Danesha Anderson, Kandi Anderson, Linda Anderson, Mammarella, Marietta Mann, Robin Marlowe, Colin
board of directors. Lending invaluable Karen Annaballi, Marcheta Antellocy, Sarah Arnold, Maropis, Debbie Maropis, Rae Marsden, Kellie Martin,
time, financial support and wise Joe Arvay, Karen Babiak, Julie Bacchini, Mike Mary Ellen Mason, Rachel Massaro, Nicole McCarry,
counsel, their contribution to the Bacchini, Ethel Backenstose, Irma Bailey, Bonnie Dave McDonald, Phil McDonald, Gertrude McElyer,
health and well-being of our community Baker, Mark Baker, Toni Baker, Wendy Balishen, Teri McFalls, Greg McFalls, Carol McFarland, Sean
is extraordinary. Houston Banker, Margaret Banks, Cathy Barbalace, McGlynchey, Ann McNally, Marcia McQueen, Pam
Board of Directors Joey Barlow, Celeste Barr, Carol Bazzel, John Bennett, Medina, Angela Megasko, Janet Meinig, Albert Melfi,
Mitch Bernstein, Virginia Bledsoe, Toffee Blum, Helen Kevin Merlo, Maryann Michinok, Adrienne Miele, Tom
Anne L. Hearn, Chair Bonsall, Kim Book, Sue Bowar, Bob Bowman, Miriello, Linda Miron, Leslie Mohr, Chuck Moore, Kay
Albert W. Eastburn, Vice Chair Monshae Bowman, Raymond Bowman, Traval Moore, Gail Morris, Ivan Morris, Linda Morris, Bruce
Thomas J. Belmont Jr., Secretary Bowman, Nancy Boyd, Betty Bradford, Deborah Mowday, Dorine Moyer, Faith Mugwe, Nancy Mull,
David C. England, Treasurer Bradley, Christine Broadbelt, Harvel Brown, Reg Angela Mullas, Judy Munscher, Daryla Myer, David
Brown, Dannielle Buchy, Jarrett Buffington, Joyce Nathan, Janet Nathan, Karen Neuhauser, Anne
The Hon. Carol Aichele Burges-Lee, Yvonne Burrell, Caroline Butz, Bobbi Newhart, Elizabeth Nguyen, Marisa Nikodemski, Traci
Dr. John K. Baillie** Callazzo, Nick Callazzo, James Campbell, Neil Nocito, Donna Oakes, Joseph Obernier, Carolyn
Frank F. Breuninger Jr.** Campbell, Holly Canfield, Lauren Capaldo, Megan O'Brien, Sandra O’Haire, Casandra Olseski, Amy
Norman E. Cottom° Capaldo, Susan Capozzoli, Linda Casey, Lloyd Casey, Osman, Cheryl Owens, Melanie Palubicki, Kawita
James J. Friedman* Caroline Cassels, Susan Catanese, Joe Catanese, Patel, Sue Peck, Debra Perry-Lockwood, Sara
Congressman Jim Gerlach Rose Cauller, Bill Chambers, Molly Clavier, Chip Clavier, Petrondi, Ann Phillips, Kria Pietryka, Carol Poinier, Bob
Doris A. Grassi Karen Cobb, Pamela Collins, Ken Collins, Arlene Poinier, Lee Pringle, Laura Proctor, Kathy Profeto,
Mrs. Richard I. G. Jones** Condon, Tim Conway, Peg Cook, Scarlett Corbbs, Trish Lauren Profeto, Jesse Pryor, Carol Puoci, Barry Rabin,
L. William Kay II Corby, Kassie Crawford, Scott Crim, Pat Crossan, Larry Donna Ramsay, Paula Ramsay, Stacey Ramsay, Deb
Harry Lewis Jr. Crosson, Mike Cunei, Marianna Cutler, Kathleen Rash, Marie Raws, Marlene Recchiuti, Nancy Reece,
Carla E. London, M.H.S. Deets-Price, Tasha Delaney, Carolyn DeLone, Tiffany Becky Reeves, El Alia Regay, Bonnie Reilly, Megan
James H. Manning Jr., Esq.** DeMatteo, Noel Devine, Ashley Diamicis, Donna Reppert, Anne Riley, Elizabeth Rissel, Rick Ritter, Matt
Michael C. McBratnie, Esq. DiFerdinando, Imelda Dittrich-Martin, Margaret Donlin, Roberts, Barbara Roberts, John Robinson, Jill Roche,
Frederic A. Meyers, M.D. Billie Jo Donnian, Anthony Doria, Nick Doria, Sally Donna Roslin, Larraine Ruggeri, Elaine Sabo, Mimi
Dr. Levi Wingard* Doyle, Marion Dugan, Monica Dulemba, Romaine Sack, Christopher Saello, Andrew Saello, Lauren
Victor E. Ziegler° Dunlap, Jane Eastburn, David Eastburn, Laurie Saello, Asha Sahijwani, Fatoumata Samoura, Barbara
Eastburn, Susan Eastburn, Robert Edge, Maria Santucci, Barbara Schemm, John Schemm, Virginia
* Retired Esposito, Kay Falkow, Valerie Falkow, Rosa Fenges, Schenk, Kodi Schenk, John Scherman, Joan
** New member Dot Fischer, Bridgid Fitzgerald, Ola Flick, Diana Ford, Schumann, Randy Scott, Phaedra Scott, Margaret
° Deceased Theron Forrester, Theresa Forstrom, Ann Marie Segner, Michael Sexton, Janis Shagren, Jason Shaner,
Francisco, Jeanne Franklin, Anthony Frederick, Mike Alex Sharber, Barbara Shea, Rhonda Shelton,
Board of directors, front row: Albert W. Eastburn, Geary, Heidi Giunta, Gloria Gleichert, Michael Glover, Bernadette Sherman, Sue Shrum, Cassandra Shupp,
Frederic A. Meyers, M.D., James J. Friedman, Anne L. Stephanie Glover, Jennifer Golly, Judith Good, George Debbie Shupp, Maria Smith, Karol Smith-Williamson,
Hearn and Frances M. Sheehan. Middle row: Michael Good, Joan Gordon, Donna Griffin, Lauren Griffith, Jan Mary Ann Smyth, Louise Snyder, Justina Sotomayor,
C. McBratnie, Esq., Frank F. Breuninger Jr., James H. Grob, Ronnie Guiseppe, Angie Gulli, Dennis Chelsea Spiegelhalder, Ann Spitz, Maegan Staats,
Manning Jr., Esq. and L. William Kay II. Back row: Hagenbuch, Thelma Hallman, Barbra Hamilton, Jenifer Hazel Stanton, Illaria Steele, Janet Steen, Phyllis
David C. England, Mrs. Richard I. G. Jones and Doris A. Harris, Sara Harris, Jenna Harvey, Jean Hass, Millie Stewart, Muriel Storrs, Val Stubinski, Gerald Stump,
Grassi. Not pictured: The Hon. Carol Aichele, Dr. John Hayden, Randall Heckert, Joan Hedberg, Brooke Mary Jane Stump, Savin Sun, Kathy Swarner, Sue
K. Baillie, Thomas J. Belmont Jr., Congressman Jim Hedderick, Amy Heiman, Bob Heiman, Nancy Heiman, Teitelman, Michael Temin, Catherine Terpack, Kenya
Gerlach, Harry Lewis Jr., and Carla E. London, M.H.S. Carol Helfrich, Shawn Hendry, Jessica Hernandez, Thompson, Dorothy Tindall, Rich Tomlinson, Dottie
Lena Hershey, Stephen Heumann, Vanessa Hilton, Tottser, Mary Jo Tracy, Tom Tracy, Barbara Travaglini,
Our Staff Delores Hines, Gabrielle Hines, Debbie Hockman, Joe Trianosky, Eleanor Tuttle, Michele Urban, Dalton
Carol Ann Hoesch, Burse Holleran, Mary Holleran, Bob Valentine, Ann Valentini, Tommy Valentini, Susanna
Frances M. Sheehan, President and CEO Holliday, Carlyle Holling, Linda Holloway, Phyllis Varga, Dave Varner, Evelyn Walker, Ellen Walter, Kerri
Dana M. Heiman, Vice President for Development Hoover, Mary Ellen Hopson, Regina Horton, Tammy Walton, Mia Washington, Georgianna Watterson, Bill
Hrynkow, Vickie Hsieh, Eileen Huber, Rebecca Hudson, Wedo, Beau Weisman, Chris Whitcomb, Kelly
and Communications Michelle Hughes, Donna Hull, Robin Hutchinson, Whitcomb, Max Whitcomb, Taylor Whitcomb, Dolly
Mark McKendry, Accountant Michele Ippolito, Roseanne Ippolito, Patti Jackson, Wideman-Scott, Kathryn Williams, Connie Wills, David
Joanne E. Pacana, Executive Assistant Denise James, Suzanne Jamison, Crystal Jilek, Wilson, Courtney Winkler, Jeff Wise, William Wise,
Jill Whitcomb, Special Events Coordinator Florence Johnson, Jackie Johnson, Mary Frances Christina Witherspoon, Ruth Wolfarth, Andrew Wolff,
Nancy Oliver, Consignment Shop Manager Johnson, Paul Johnson, Matt Jones, Tara Jones, Jodi Molly Wolff, Mary Woodward, Rebecca Woodward,
Anastasia Zarsky, Assistant Consignment Shop Jones, Amber Kaas, Georgene Kaster, Cindy Kauffman, Dale Yeager, Tiffany Yob, Ruth Young, Rachel Zarsky,
Brit Kay, Johanna Kiefer, Anne Killeen, Patrick Killeen, Margaret Zazo, Jackie Zelina, Gary Zenker, Nancy
Manager Linda Kipp, Rachel Kirumba, Kenneth Klein, Sandra Zudans and Paul Zurick
Kraft, Greg Krajewski, Flo Krempa, Arnold Kring, Patty
Kriston, Amy Kroeger, Jim Kruse, Kathleen Kubala, List incomplete
Beryl Kuntz, Colleen LaClair, Nicole LaClair, Kathy
Lawless, Dolores Learn, Sharon Lemon, Marie Lentz,

REPORT CREDITS: Copy and Design: Twist’nShout Editorial and Design
Photography: Rick Davis, Pam Hesler (p. 10), Scott Rowan (pp. 8, 16)