2016 ANNUAL REPORT Volume 29, Issue 1 Spring, 2017
Milestones and Measurements Laura Giddings, Executive Director/Community Leader One of the things that makes L’Arche different than a lot of other enterprises is the long span of time in which we operate. People sometimes want to know how many people we serve, or what outcomes we achieved in a year. These are difficult questions to answer when our products are relationships, and our outcome is growth of the human heart. Relationships and growth don’t lend themselves to measurement at a point in time; we recognize change most when we reflect back across years and even decades. In L’Arche, we succeed when we provide consistent, stable and loving care through the individual moments and interactions of our daily life together. From this perspective, 2016 was an outstanding year. Here are a few milestones from our community life in 2016:
Three core members celebrated their 30th Anniversaries in L’Arche: Ricky, Nancy, and Les.
Our founder, David Rothrock, reconnected with founding core member Greg, who still lives in The Farm crew grew by one when Drew Tacoma. joined the Group Supported Employment.
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Milestones and Measurements (continued from pg. 1)
We integrated 13 new assistants into the community, the largest in a single year in recent memory.
The Farm suffered the loss of three greenhouses. Fortunately two have been recovered; the third awaits rebirth in a whole new form.
Our #GivingTuesday campaign brought in over $6,000 to raise funds for core members to pursue passions and participate fully in the wider community.
Our theme for the year was “Embracing the Call” – very fitting for The annual auction was our ongoing efforts with the best attended and the capital campaign and generated the highest preparations for growing gross receipts in its 22 our mission in the new years of existence. Welcome Center building.
We have been richly blessed, and nothing makes that more evident than the fact that in 2017, we celebrate our 40th Anniversary. Forty years of making a difference in the lives of more than 30 core members and over 200 assistants. Thank you for your presence, in person or in spirit, in the life of our community. We hope to see you at one of our anniversary events this year!
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News from the LTH Board of Directors by Megan Matthew, Board President It has been a very busy year for the L’Arche Tahoma Hope Board. We just said goodbye to long-time and treasured member, Kevin King, who stepped down from the board. We are also in the process of welcoming three new members: Roger Simms, Emily Saxon Garza, and Beth O’Reilly. They all bring wonderful energy and experience to the Board. Please read more about them below. As the Welcome Center gets closer to physically existing, their time and talents will be especially beneficial. We are grateful for their commitment.
With Kevin’s departure, Paula Olson has graciously stepped into the position of Vice President on an interim basis. I am thankful for her insight, experience, and voice. Paul Borne has just celebrated his 10th year on the Board, although he has been involved in L’Arche for over 35 years. The balance of experience and fresh perspectives that these members bring enhances the board and will serve the community well in the coming year.
Emily Garza Beth O’Reilly I have been an occupational My name is Beth O’Reilly and I am the newest member therapist for 22 years serving of the L’Arche Tacoma board. I run my own consulting the Puyallup community. I have business, specializing in strategic planning, program worked at MultiCare for 22 years execution, and financial management. Prior to running and full-time for the last 5 years my own firm, I was an executive at T-Mobile, heading at the Puyallup School District. Enterprise Program Management and Technology I primarily work with students Finance. A Tacoma native, I have been involved in many ages 12-21. I am very interested, nonprofit activities in the area, including leadership and professionally and personally, in fundraising roles at Saint Patrick’s Catholic school, as young adults finding meaningful well as serving on the board for the TEARS Foundation and gratifying opportunities to in Puyallup. I was introduced to L’Arche in Spokane participate in their communities. I have been on the periphery during my time at Gonzaga University, and I am so of the L’Arche community for the past 10 years and I am excited to be able to be a part of the community in excited and blessed to now have the opportunity to be closer Tacoma. My husband and I have 2 sons — a current to the community by serving as a board member. My husband 5th grader at Saint Patrick School and a freshman at Jon and I have four children and 3 dogs. I enjoy spending time Bellarmine. with my family and friends, international mission trips, hiking, camping, and gardening.
Roger Simms Born in 1948, I spent my childhood in several places, but call Santa Fe, New Mexico, my childhood home. Educated in public schools, I then attended Georgetown University and UCLA. Graduating in the Vietnam era, military service was pretty inevitable, and I spent two years in the Army stationed in Germany. I then went to the University of New Mexico medical school and moved to Tacoma, WA, to do my internship. I had about a 30 year career as a physician, first in emergency medicine, and later general practice, most of which involved running an urgent care clinic in North Tacoma. I am now retired.
I was a cradle agnostic, but had a desire for increased spirituality in my life in 1999, when I joined the Catholic Church and St. Leo Parish — the same year I adopted my daughter, Lily. She was born with Down’s Syndrome to a relative who was unable to raise her. We knew little about the challenges, and the joys, of raising a child with a disability. Lily is now 17 years old and, though nonverbal and severely affected by Down’s, she is a happy girl — full of love which she readily shares. I have long admired the L’Arche philosophy and communities, in particular L’Arche Tahoma Hope, and I look forward to increased involvement with them.
In my spare time, I have always enjoyed anything that will get me outside — backpacking, skiing, river rafting, mountain climbing, bicycling. I have been fortunate to enjoy good health and I feel I’ve lived a blessed life. I have the desire to share that bounty with others who may not be so fortunate.
3. L’Arche Tahoma Hope ~ 2016 Annual Report & Soundings
Giving Thanks for 40 Years of Faithfulness David Rothrock, Campaign and Development Director
L’Arche Tahoma Hope turns 40 this year. And as with every 40 year old, it is time to look back with gratitude. From the beginning, and to this day, we thank you, our friends, for making it possible for L’Arche to grow and give life. You allowed Nancy, Les and Ricky, who just celebrated their anniversaries in L’Arche, to have a loving home for the past 30 years. With your support, L’Arche Farm and Gardens is a source of life for the many young people participating in service learning. Thanks to you, Bobby, Stacie and Carie to have a Day Support program that gives them joy and meaning.
Remembering the Past Excerpted from our 1983 Newsletter “Because we live in the shadow of a beautiful mountain (the native people called Our LTH Board help to break it Tahoma — “the dwelling place of God”) we didn’t have ground on the Welcome Center. to look far for a community name — “Tahoma Hope.” We do want to be a community of hope where people can find new life and grow and share their gifts with Capital Campaign for the others. We now share life between two houses... In September Welcome Center of 1982 we acquired a second house, the Farmhouse, L’Arche Tahoma Hope’s capital campaign for the located south of Tacoma about 10 miles from Hilltop Welcome Center continues to move forward. House. The large addition to the house was unfinished The initial phase of the campaign has been and we spent 11 months making it into a home. Dave focused on major donors. To date $1,912,159 Ronald was the building wizard and general contractor has been pledged, or 55% of our goal of $3.5 and he was aided by members of the community and million. We are now working hard to solicit many generous friends. It was thanks to the generosity of grants from foundations. The more public phase friends that we have been able to expand into a second of the campaign will coincide with the beginning house and welcome more people. of construction in August 2017. We are securing interim financing and Korsmo Construction has All of this represents much growth over the past three been chosen as the general contractor. years. The growth has been good, but as is the case of all growth, it has not been without some struggle. We are The Community dreams of the day when we very grateful for the many ways people have supported will be able to host you, our faithful supporters, us and made it possible in this gathering space of our own making. High ceilings will ensure a feeling of spaciousness, for our community to while warm finishes will contribute a homey exist and grow. The touch. With a commercial kitchen, we will no growth, the life and longer need to drag dishes out of the garage happiness of the people for serving and eating. We’ll have spaces where we have welcomed gives those who need a break can find quiet moments us all great joy. Thank of peace, and technology to allow us to share you!” pictures and videos simply and easily. If all goes as planned, we’ll be inviting you to join us for an ~ David Rothrock, 1983 open house, tours and the building dedication in March of 2018!
4. L’Arche Tahoma Hope ~ 2016 Annual Report & Soundings
A Special Thanks to Our 2016 Donors.... Sincere efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of these donor records. We apologize for any errors or omissions and ask you to notify us with corrections to help us continue to improve our efforts. Donors with a s before their name have given to our Capital Campaign.
“When we give generously, with an abundance mentality, what we give away will multiply.” ~ Henri Nouwen
Businesses Management Churches & Congregations Hands On Children’s Museum Hello, Cupcake L’Arche Noah Sealth Adriatic Grill Italian Cuisine Mountain View Lutheran Church Hoodsport Winery L’Honey Project & Wine Bar Redeemer Lutheran Church Infinite Soups Oregon Shakespeare Festival Al Terry Architecture Lutheran Church of Christ the King Johnson, Stone & Pagano, P.S. Pioneer Farm Museum Anthony’s Restaurants St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Katie Downs Tacoma Little Theatre Argosy Cruises by the Narrows Korsmo Construction Washington State Historical Broadway Center for the St. Charles Borromeo Mad Hat Tea Company Society Performing Arts St. Frances Cabrini Manza and Moceri, PS Chalet Bowl St. Leo’s Church Educational Institutions Metropolitan Market CHI Franciscan Health The Little Church on the Prairie MultiCare Health System sJesuit High School Columbia Bank United Church in University Place North Shore Golf and CC La Salle Catholic College Coordinated Care Westminster Presbyterian Church Pacific Grill Preparatory Corina Bakery Park 52, Inc. Community Groups & St. Ignatius College Prep Country Aire Technologies Inc. Party World Foundations & Grantors CSG Systems Nonprofits Cheryl L Porter, CPA sCupertino Electric Inc Beautiful Angle sGeorge & Dorothy Babare Seattle Seahawks Doyle’s Public House Catholic Daughters Family Foundation Selden’s Home Furnishings Emerald Downs of America #2003 sBoulanger Family Foundation Sun Break Cafe Evergreen Excavation, Inc. Catholic Daughters DeFalco Family Foundation Tacoma Rainiers Baseball Club sF and M Development Company of America #977 sDignitas Foundation The Spar Financial Design Group, Inc. Catholic Woman’s Club Fuchs Foundation Vino Aquino Gateway to India Children’s Museum of Tacoma sBruce W. Gilpin Memorial Watson’s Nursery Great West Property Foundation
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2016 Financial Narrative, John Elting, Treasurer
2016 was a sound financial year for L’Arche Tahoma Hope’s operations and its aspirations. The generous donations and annual auction support by the friends of L’Arche significantly bolstered our general fund, making the quality of life notably better for the community’s core members and staff. This extraordinary generosity was also evidenced in the mounting pledges for the new Welcome Center, to be constructed during the second half of 2017. By year-end, nearly 50% of the $3.5 million capital campaign goal had been pledged! In addition, donors generously augmented the existing Fr. James Boyle Endowment Fund with funds donated to the new James Henriot Endowment Fund, ensuring long term sustainability for the community.
Within the actual financial workings of the community, 2016 brought a new, much more understandable chart of accounts and with it more meaningful reporting. This was the product of inspiration, cognitive pain, and elbow grease by Susan Sezgin, our financial manager, in collaboration with Laura Giddings. In an outpouring of time and effort, volunteers, board members, and our Executive Director, performed the due diligence necessary to fully understand the construction financing and lending options for the Welcome Center. The payoff for these efforts will be realized in 2017, with a suite of creative, low-interest loans customized to meet our needs.
From a financial standpoint, 2017 will be a whirlwind of activity to construct the Welcome Center in the best, most cost effective way. In truth, though, our real focus will remain on the community’s mandate, its core members, and its staff. We know that your focus is there, as well. Thank you for your ongoing support of L’Arche Tahoma Hope Community. We are immensely grateful for your caring, your commitment, and your generosity.
Greater Tacoma Community United Way of Pierce County Pam Bonner Bridget Carney Foundation Donor Voice Daniel Borba Jean Carney Helpers Community, Inc. Alan and Sue Borne Lisa Carney and Patrick Boyd Estate of James Henriot Individuals Paul and Eileen Borne Ken and Elisa Carrothers William Kilworth Charitable Peter J. Borne Bruce Carter and John Abbott Foundation Mary Ann Boulanger Betty Saunders Timothy Allen Medina Foundation Catherine Bove sThe Cates Family Charles and Barbara Altier Gary E. Milgard Family Joseph and Nancy Boyd Joseph and Stacy Cates-Carney James and Mary Andersen Foundation Don and Carol Boyle Larry and Betty Cates Duane L. and Ida Annoni Dan and Pat Nelson Family James and Ruth Boyle, D.V.M. Becky Cates Steven and Mary Applegarth Foundation Joe and Carole Boyle Vicki Cates Atarah Austin Redford Family Partnership John and Kimberlee Boyle James and Barbara Cathcart Daniel R. and Ann C. Bailey Reichman Fund Lee Boyle Les and Mary Lou Cathersal William and Carol Barber Slavonian American Benevolent Mary Bradford Jim and Barbara Cavanaugh Callie Barish sStewardship Foundation Patsy and George Brannon Scott and Mary Chapman sBrian and Pauline Barlow United Way of Pierce County John Braunger Brian and Katie Chinchar Lynn Bauer Tina Brennan-Aguon Betty Chipps Incentive Match & Howard and Loree Baumgart Richard and Peggy Brennan sNancy Chmiel Donor Directed Laurie Beale Linda Bringer sGregory and Sharon Chow Thomas and Sharon Beale Amazon Smile sRichard Brown and James Sawatzki and sLarry and Jo Beauchamp Bank of America Employee Carlee Harder-Brown Lynne Christiansen Mary Lou Bennington Giving Campaign Wallace and Sarah Brown Nicholas Clark Gloria Bent The Benevity Community Al Terry and Cheryl Brush James and Mary Jo Clary Megan Bent Impact Fund Mark L. and Margaret Bubenik Niko and Kim Colella James Bentley Boeing Employees Timothy and Ronald and Linda Coleman Mary Bianchi Community Fund Maria-Cecelia Buckley Carol Colleran Teresa Bildhauer Kroger - Fred Meyer Dan and Christiane Buhl sChristine T. Colleran sGladys Bills United Way Chicago Milissa Burkey Liz Colleran Pietro Boffeli Donor Voice Brian Burpee and Joseph Hill Perry and Sandy Colombini Todd and Kristin Boffeli United Way of King County Diana Busch and Levin Conway sTony and Anna Colombini Todd and Paula Bond Donor Voice 6. 6. Spring, 2017
2016 Income Summary Overall Agency Income Breakdown
Operating Revenue
Gov’t Funding $1,053,560 Donations $272,502 Grants $121,141 Annual Auction $164,605 Farm Sales (net) $38,095 Residential Payments $250,044 Other Income $35,228 TOTAL INCOME $1,935,175
2016 Expense Summary
Operating Expenses Personnel $1,251,305 Staffing $44,007 Contract Services $47,092 Inservice/Prof. Development $14,580 Programmatic $80,259 Facilities $87,973 Equipment $9,196 Vehicles $40,549 Administration $59,311 Fundraising $36,329 Depreciation $61,953 Miscellaneous $8,174 TOTAL EXPENSES $1,740,728
Operating Expenses by Program L’Arche Tahoma Hope ~ 2016 Annual Report & Soundings
Jen Colwell Stephen Fox Jack and Angela Connelly Terry and Carolyn Frye Kathryn Cooney Joe and Betty Fugazi Waves of Change, Craig and Katie Cootsona Tom and Margaret Gallagher Mr. and Mrs. Corpuz Florence Gallo Anchors of Hope Allie Corrigan James and Susan Gardner Stan and Chris Cotton Emily and Jon Garza by Brittni Grace, Long Term Assistant Kristine Cowan Alexander and Shelly Garzon As I reflect on the Lenten theme “Waves of Brendan Coyne Chris Gavin Change, Anchors of Hope,” I look back to my Georgeann Cukjati Diana Geary time in community and how many waves of Kimberly Curtis sAndrea Gernon change have occurred since I stepped into the the Sarah Cushing John Gernon and Rebecca Brienza boat four years ago. My own physical changes of Susan Cutshall Jeff Gibbons moving from Ananda to Anawim to Farmhouse to Perry and Willy Dahlquist Laura Giddings and Hopespring to living out. The waves of transitions, Tim and Sharon Daly Chuck Schilling Ruth Daugherty William P. and Rochelle S. Giddings assistants coming in and out and moving around. sBruce and Mona Davies sAlan and Deborah Gill core members moving in and out and around. The Jim Lubitz and Sarah Davies sBob Gipe and Betsy Fine passing of dear core members. New leadership, Ricardo De Silva Dean and Jackie Giuntoli a new community leader. “People changing their John and Ashley Deasy sAaron and Kate Gladman spots.” And now we embark on the wave of James Degel Von and Margaret Graf change that the Welcome Center will bring. Maria Dela Paz John and Beverly Greco Shannon Dell Jeremy and Tiffany Green Steven Dent Dan and Judy Griffin Dennis and Yvonne DePaul Bill and Mary Grubbs Carole Dickson Barbara Gruber Herman and Dorothy Diers Ann Gugger and Parke Burgess Robert and Joan Dietz Clarence and June Guimond Richard and Darlene Donmoyer Nicholas Hagens Judy Donohue Susan Hahn Michael and Kathleen Dorcy Brendan and Susan Haigh Gail Dougherty Sara Hallvik sEarl and Lucretia Drangstveit Heidi Hamilton Ricky D. Durham Verna Hammond Joan Eads James and Patricia Harnish Joan Easterlund Christopher and Kristen Harrison Robert Byrne and Jean Eilers Richard and Kathleen Harrison Ellen Eischen Cassandra Hartnett Sarah, Sharilynn, Cindy and Brittni on community vacations. Byron Ellingson Robert and Kathleen Hasselblad Athena Elrod Rodney and Rebecca Hauth Community has shown me how much I can struggle John and Evelyn Elshaw Frederick B. Hayes with change; how exhausting riding those waves John and Sheila Elting Paul Hayes can be; how much grief change brings from things Brien and Kathy Elvins Scott Haydon that were lost. With change also comes change Tami Erhart Julie Ann Hebert in dynamics and relationships. The questions of William and Ann Evans Paula Hebert belonging begin to arise again and again: “Will I still Lu Farber sMargaret Hensler be able to fit in the boat? Am I still good enough? Bing Farmin sLeon and Esther Hershberger Will I fall out? Will I drown?” Robert J. and Jeanne M. Farrell Teresa Hershberger Those fears come up again. I have come to realize sPatricia and Ken Fengler Kay Hervey that, within those waves of change, I will never find Ronald and Sharon Finholm Maria Hetland myself in the same spot again. The anchors of hope Patricia Fiacchi Renee Hibbard are what keep me buoyant, afloat, what helps me Michael and Kelley Flamoe Ben Niedermeyer and pop back up again when I go under. Claire Foley Joanne Hidaka Tom Foote and Debra Janison Walter Hiskett When I was thinking of my anchors of hope, I kept The Fortier Family Susan Hodges coming back to trust, impermanence, and simple Mary Fox Brian and Sallaye Hoff
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Charles and Rebecca Hoffman sKatherine Lefco joys. Finding trust in the thing that is constantly Frances Holdener Clarence and Barbara Leingang happening: change. “That in the end it will be okay.” Jeff and Veronica Hooper Mark and Nancy Lennox Changes bring storms, but eventually the storm Bill Hoskyn Martha Leonhardt will be over. Pain and suffering from grief will arise, Jeff Boverman and sJohn Leung but it too is impermanent, ebbs and flows. Trust in Anita Hrishikesan Amy Levin the impermanence allows me to not hold on too Marjorie Hudacek Arthur Lewy and tightly, to make room for the change, and still calls Sue Hudacek Bria Chakofsky-Lewy me to be present to where I am. Aggie Hui-Burdsall Alayna Linde Dan and Kim Hulse Sam and Brandy Lindstrom The trust in myself and community. The trust that Holly Hunt Kenneth and Carrie Little I do belong, that I am welcome, that what I bring Patricia Hurlbut Michael and Amy Loughren is enough, that I have a spot, even though my spot Bruce and Bernadette Huson Douglas and Angela Lusk will change time and time again. The trust that, Joan Jackson Bob Mack even though my relationships will change, I can find Paul E. Jacobson Jane MacNeil support within the community and within myself, Joel and Lucille Janzen Patricia and John Magee that we are in it together. Fr. Jack Jennings Tim and Heather Maher Donna Jerome Thomas and Theresa Mahoney Barry and Tessa Johnson Cindy and Rob Malland Bob and Patti Johnson sPat and Judy Manza Gerald Johnson sViola Marcoe Albert Jones Sheila Marston Trish Joyce sScott and Megan Matthew David Keller and sJoe and Gloria Mayer Johanna Hanssen-Keller sPamela Mayer Bill and Judy Kelly Guy and Corrine McCarney sJeff and Diane Kelly Justin McCurdy Darren Kerbs Tim and Megan McDaniel Anne Kettenring Sandy McDonald Kevin Miller and Thomas and Doris McGuire Larysa Hallas-Miller Jerry L. and Mary Ellen McKain Brittni and Shann Diane Kilgore Billie McKenna Joseph King sLawrence and Millie McNerthney Another thing that keeps me afloat is the simple sKevin and Maggie King Gregory and Jutta Mead joy that I find in community, especially with the Jack and Bea Kingery Kevin and Annie Meirose core members. A smile, a noise, a holding of hands. sCliff and Maria Kirchmer Karen Micholic Impromptu dance parties. The slowing down and Julie Kirk sDanny and Teres Millar being with those who are dear to me. Jeffrey Klein and Stephanie Miller Elizabeth Archer-Klein Stephen and Jane Miller My journey in L’Arche has been a rocky one, full of sRachel Knoke and Erin Hahl Yumi Miller many waves of change, but through the waves and Alice Knox Tony and Melissa Missall storms I have found so many anchors of hope. Lou and Cari Kramp Debbie and Douglas Montgomery sSteve Kramp and Sarah Thorpe Judy Mladineo and Jeff Morgan Mimi Krsak Neil Mullen and Yolanda Duralde Sandra and Jan Kuwahara “We are like children building a sand castle. We David Muller and embellish it with beautiful shells, bits of driftwood, John and Shannon Lake Ksenija Simic-Muller and pieces of colored glass. The castle is ours, off Ken and Colleen Lamb Margaret Murphy, O.P. limits to others. We’re willing to attack if others Robert and Molly Lane Douglas and Donna Myhre threaten to hurt it. Yet despite all our attachment, Ruth Langen Jerry and Margaret Mylet we know that the tide will inevitably come in and Maria Lanier Alyssa Napoleon sweep the sand castle away. The trick is to enjoy Fr. Seamus Laverty Tim and Bernie Neff it fully but without clinging, and when the time Cathlynn Law Annie Nelson comes, let it dissolve back into the sea.” Shawn Anderson and Marcia Nelson Abby Laxa-Anderson ~ Pema Chödrön James and Anne Newton George Lee Gary and Marion Nitchmann
9. L’Arche Tahoma Hope ~ 2015 Annual Report & Soundings
Monica Nixon Kristy Samuelson Jane Thomas Charles and Lucy Walker Rachel Novinc Mark and Cielo Schacht Francis and Margaret Tolman sJames and Sandy Walker Joseph and Anne Nusse Amanda Schappler Jennifer Tomlin Robert and Teresa Walker Christine and Maria O’Brien Byron and Teresa Schmidt Patrick Toohey and sWilliam Wanden Neil and Claire O’Brien Christopher J. and Cheri’ Paillet Todd and Kim Ward Pauline O’Donnell Veronica Schmitt Ervin and Nancy Trapa Donald and Eke Warmenhoven Gerard D. O’Leary Chuck and Eve Schott Jerry and Nancy Traversie sKerry and Terrie Watrin Matt and Laura Ollerich sJennifer Schott sKim Travis Ben Wells Erik Olsen sJoanne Schott Nola Tresslar B. Yolande Wertman sPaula Olson sThomas J. and Jami Schott Carl and Marcy Trott Aaron Westlund Todd and Roberta Olson Tim and Demetra Schwieger Judy Trummert John T. Whipple sNicola Onnis Benjamin Scott sMichael A. and Mary Jo Tucci Cindy White Dan and Kathi Opitz Bob and Becky Scott Michael F. and Mimi Tucci Malcolm and Laura White Bill and Marie Orrange Wayne and Judith Scott Tom and Diane Tucci Karen Wild Diana Owens James and Kathryn Seley Rick Samyn and Denise Lucas and Paul Willers sAmy Pagano Jon E. and Maria Sessler Glenda Umipeg Debbie Wilson sTom Pagano Jon and Sara Sexton Kevin and Janice Upton Robert H. and Karen Wilson Janet M Parker Hakan and Susan Sezgin Nate and Karin Van Duzer James Witte Pat and Julia Patterson The Shafer Family Daniel Van Eycke sJean Witte Paul and MJ Patterson sElizabeth Shea Rob Van Orsow Steven and Jennifer Wolbrecht Joseph and Margaret Pazderka Timothy and Marcia Sherry Fr. Thomas Vandenberg sRichard Woo and Arlene Joe Francie and Pete Peltier Patrick and Mary Anne Shine Norbert and Bridget Vecchiato Del and Jeni Woock Mark Percy Mark and Roxanne Shinn James and Lucille Vig Carolyn Woodruff Teresita Perez Masami Shinya Lisa Villano Eraina Woodworth Richard and Fran Perry sBrainerd and Christiana Shiu sDave Vogel and Joy Wotherspoon and Tricia Peterson sRoger Simms Carla Rasmussen Beranger Hoppenot Philip and Gwen Phibbs sLily Simms Robert H. Vogel and sRobert and Mary Wulfekuhle James and Julie Plourde Megan and Jordan Skarr Kehaulani Waters-Vogel sJohn and Kalitsa Xitco Christine and Terrance Porter sCindy Skarvold Robin Vogel Peter and Diane Young Douglas and Lois Quail Bill and Mary Sleeth Arnljot and Dorothy Wagsholm Lew and Deanna Zieske Daniel and Jana Quiocho Andy and Laurie Smith Jerry and Magdalena Rapisarda Donna Smith Ed and Betty Reed Julie Smitham Janice Reeves Patricia Soderberg sBarry and Becky Reid Pat Sparks Memorial Contributions Thomas and Debbie Renner Wallace and Patricia Spencer sDonald and Janet Rich Todd Sprague We are grateful for the donations we have received Margaret Richichi Hugh and Carmen Stanley in memory of the following people since our Stephen and Mary Jo Riehl Doris Steeg Christmas newsletter. They, along with their families William and Ann Riley Jake and Karyn Sterino and friends, are in our prayers. Daniel Robb Reem Stewart George Rodkey Ron and Beth Stone Fr. Jimmy Boyle Edna Henderson Katie Rogers Alissa Strong Mark and Jan Rogers Dean and Holly Stroud Patrick Boyle Ida Karlin Inga Rohde Susan Sundahl and William Carlson Ruth Langen Tracy Hamann Dave Ronald Rosemary Jean Connelly Helen Stapleton sStephen and Nancy Rood Dave and Loretta Sutherland Tom Ross and Patty Bahoshy-Ross Allen and Joanne Suver Kenny Fengler Don Walther David C. Rothrock and Carl and Linda Swanson Kirsten Johnson Stacie Swanson David M. Rothrock and Dohn and Christine Swedberg We are also thankful for the donations we received in honor of : Gloriose Sakubu-Rothrock Chellis Swenson Steve Rothrock and Tessa Keating Saori Takayashi Mark Drangstveit Eve Schott Ciro and Amy Royster Daniel and Laura Taylor Kelly Menshick Susan Sezgin Shelly Rubatino Elizabeth Tegeler Donald and Kathryn Rule Ray Thoenig and Joyce Brannon
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Who’s Where in Our Community
Our Homes
HOPESPRING ANAWIM FARMHOUSE ANANDA DAY SUPPORT Ricky Durham Nathan Barlow Doug Creek Bobby Buchanan Michelle Boverman Sharilynn Heinzman Mark Drangstveit Shannon Dell Les Leise Sarah Cushing Debbie Wilson Carie Halle Kendyl Hair Cindy Skarvold Ben Feiten Julia Bartos Leana Shiu Nancy Tyson Stacie Swanson Sue Hudacek Michelle Boverman Jane MacNeil Sarah Cushing Pietro Boffeli Jeremy Sanchez Brittni Grace Megan Reid Laura Gaudette Maddie Kunkel Amanda Schappler Brian Holtvedt Amber Rybnick Julia Lechtenburg Catherine Lee Jordan Samuelson Katie Miyakado Margaret Miller Adrian Nelson JeanNette Nelson Natalie White
Farm & Gardens Community Support
Charles Clark II Dorothy Herbst Laura Giddings, Executive Director Doug Creek Julia Lechtenburg Teresa Hershberger, Residential Director Zach Hovland Elizabeth Nawrocki Sue Hudacek, Volunteer Coordinator Greg Kingery Megan Reid Inga Rohde, Commmunity Coordinator Les Leise Patrick Toohey David Rothrock, Campaign & Development Director Drew Peltier Kristen Vitcovich Mary Fox, Admininstrative Assistant Leana Shiu Zach Zaubi Eve Schott, Bookkeeper Debra Velder Ann Gugger, Development Assistant Debbie Wilson Dave Ronald, Maintenance
Supporting Life Members & Board of Directors Long-Term Volunteers
Megan Matthew, President Emily Garza James Bentley, Diana Busch, Stacy Cates-Carney, Paula Olson, Vice President Steve Kramp Perry Colombini, Sr. Madeleine Farrell, Mary Fox, Paul Borne, Secretary Beth O’Reilly Jerry Graddon, Jessie Green, Ann Gugger, Karl Hilsenberg, John Elting, Treasurer Jen Schott Bill Hoskyn, Misha Kimbrell, Grace Kretschmann, Abby Chris Colleran Roger Simms Laxa-Anderson, David Leistikow, John Leung, Anna Colombini Kim Travis Jodi McConnell, Theresa Rice, Jordan Sampson, Donna Smith
11. L’Arche Tahoma Hope ~ 2016 Annual Report & Soundings
Journey to Belfast: Re-membering Our Future by Laura Giddings, Executive Director/Community Leader We are proud to be one of 149 L’Arche communities around the world. This is a special year because there will be a gathering of the communities. The Federation Assembly meets every five years to determine the vision of the International Federation of L’Arche Communities, reflecting on the experience and concerns of the communities. 500 people with and without disabilities from 37 countries will gather in Belfast, Northern Ireland for seven days in June 2017. This event will celebrate the intrinsic value and unique contributions of people with intellectual disabilities. It will also celebrate the gifts and accomplishments of L’Arche and will refuel our large global community for the challenging and courageous task of working for justice and peace in a very divided world. We are invited to join in the spirit of the Assembly through reflection on the following questions:
• What are your dreams? Individually/as a community?
• How might you live your dream into being? What concrete first steps might you make?
• Who inspires you? How?
• How does L’Arche inspire others in our world today?
• How are we faithful to our founding charism, vision and mission – internationally, and in our own community?
The Assembly combines inspiration with the important work of governance. The following matters will be voted at the Assembly: (A) The Mandate (5-year work plan) of the Federation, and (B) The appointment of the International Leader, Vice International Leader, and International Stewardship Board leaders and members.
We are proud to note that the Vice International Leader to be confirmed is none other than our previous community leader, Stacy Cates-Carney. Having benefited from so many of Stacy’s gifts, we wish her many blessings as she accepts this responsibility. The Western Region delegation is shown below, and includes L’Arche Tahoma Hope’s own Kendyl Hair and Pietro Boffeli. We wish them safe travels and look forward to hearing about their adventures when they return!
Ellen, Andrew & Joan (Portland) Jazz & Cynthia (Orange, CA) Faythe & Andy (Portland)
L’Arche USA Western Region Delegation L’Arche International General Assembly Belfast, Northern Ireland, June 2017
Todd & Chad (Spokane) Dick & Bess (Seattle) Kendyl & Pietro (Tacoma)
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Auction 2017! Special Thanks to: A full house came together to raise over $153,000 in support of L’Arche Tahoma Hope at our 23rd Annual Auction. Year after year, Master Builders this event proves to be both a community builder and a fundraiser, Connelly Law Offices and we’re never sure which is more important. It’s an opportunity Tucci & Sons to see familar faces, and to also introduce new faces to the mission and essence of L’Arche Tahoma Hope. The amount of work that goes Architects into planning and executing an event like this is enormous, and we are especially grateful to our Auction Committee and volunteers for your Rebecca Cates countless hours of prepartion. We are CHI Franciscan also grateful to all those who donated items, because, what would an auction Engineers be without items?! Columbia Bank Korsmo Construction We look forward to seeing you all next year. Mark your calendars for: MultiCare Health Systems Saturday, March 10th, 2018! Surveyors Evergreen Excavation Financial Design Group
“And the Bill Downey Award Goes To....”
What a fitting tribute that, in the 40th year of L’Arche Tahoma Hope, David Rothrock is the recipient of the Bill Downey Award. David co-founded L’Arche Tahoma Hope with Peter Byrne in 1977 when they welcomed Fred Kobel and Greg Hanon into their home and lives in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood. And the rest —as they say — is history!
Each year this award, in memory of Bill Downey, is given to honor someone who embodies the spirit and mission of L’Arche Tahoma Hope. Bill had a special place in his heart for L’Arche and for all those close to him. He would affectionately call you “old fat cow” as a sign of his love. David, too, has a special place in his heart for L’Arche. Indeed, he even gave the name “L’Arche” to a dahlia variety that he cultivated years ago.
David has brought so many of us to L’Arche – core members, assistants, parents, family members, friends, board members, supporters, and the list goes on and on. David has invited us, suggested to us, cajoled us to “come and see” the gifts L’Arche has to offer. It is here in community, in relationship with our core members and one another, that we have discovered what it is to love and be loved, to see and accept weaknesses, to grow in compassion and humanity.
David’s vision, welcoming nature, and persistence helped L’Arche Tahoma Hope grow and blossom in the early years. His faith, love, efforts, and enthusiasm continue to be an inspiration today. David has been a leader, a spiritual guide, and a companion to many of us in our communal and our personal lives.
On the night of the auction, David received a photograph of him and Bill walking together, arm in arm, down a path (left) — on the long walk together! This long walk together, this journey of L’Arche, has been a treasure to David, and he has shared that treasure with us. Let us follow him and Bill down that path, and always carry L’Arche in our hearts.
Thank you, David! You old fat cow!
13. L’Arche Tahoma Hope ~ 2016 Annual Report & Soundings
WHERE TO FIND US... Please call ahead to confirm we will be at the following GREENHOUSE HOURS events before making a special trip out to see us... Monday - Saturday, 9am - 4pm until Oct 7th
MARKETS Tuesday Night Treats (May 31st - Aug 1st) Greenhouse stays open until 7pm Proctor Farmer’s Market, 9am - 2pm Saturdays through December 16th Tacoma Broadway Market, 10am - 3pm Thursdays, through October 26th EVENTS AT THE FARM North Pearl Farmer’s Market, 1pm - 5pm Saturdays, June 4th - August 27th Tuesday Night Treats May 31st - August 1st, greenhouse open till 7pm Dude Fest - Father’s Day Plant Sale CHURCH SALES Saturday, June 17th, 10am - 3pm Farm Summer Blowout All Saints Plant Sale, Puyallup, May 21st July 15th,,10am - 3pm , June 17th - 18th Eco Sunday at St. Leo’s Back to School Bonanza Holy Disciples, Puyallup, June 11th September 16th, 10am - 3pm (Visit our website or Facebook page to get specific Fall Fun Harvest Festival times for our weekend church sales). October 7th, 10am - 3pm ...followed by Oktoberfest from 4pm - 9pm Wonderful Wreath Bonanza Saturday, December 2nd Christmas Crafts, Wreaths, and Merriment
We encourage you to contact us ahead of time before making a special trip to see us, as sometimes our plans change. We can be reached via phone at (253) 537-7871, and via email at [email protected].
Like us on Facebook (search for L’Arche Farm) for special onsite offers, 14. to find out what the “Market Deal of the Day” is, and to see what we’re up to! Spring, 2017
Farm & Gardens’ Monthly eNewsletter is in Circulation! “Fresh from the Farm,” the newly established eNewsletter from L’Arche Farm & Gardens, debuted in February. It’s distributed monthly via email, and includes information about upcoming events on the farm, seasonal tips for your garden each month, recipes that highlight the produce in season, and articles about life on the farm. Each edition also includes a new “Featured Farmer”... until we run out of farmers to feature, that is! Two of our “Featured Farmers” from earlier in the year are showcased below.
Debbie Wilson
Doug Creek This month’s featured farmer is Debbie Wilson. Debbie is one This month’s featured farmer is Doug of the longest core members on Creek. Doug is one of our most the farm, working here for over experienced farmers with over 20 years 20 years! of experience on L’Arche Farm! Fresh from the Farm: Fresh from the Farm: What is your favorite job What is your favorite part about on the farm? working on the farm? Seeding. I like to see the vegetables I like going to market and having fun Debbie Wilson: Doug Creek: and flowers grow from just the little seed. there. I walk around and get food and coffee from the workers. FF: If you met people who had never been to the farm, what would you like them to know? FF: What would you tell people about the farm if they didn’t know about it? DW: Welcome to the farm! You need to come to the farm. We plant flowers and plants and we are a Come over and see the farm. We like to have DC: community. visitors, and I’ll give you a tour. What do you like to do in your free time when What do you like to do in your free time when FF: FF: you’re not on the farm? you’re not on the farm? I like sorting things, telling people they do a good Go home and put my feet up and go see my DW: DC: job, and appreciating people. And my favorite part about brother and see how he’s doing. Go to the Catholic springtime is going to the car show. Worker, eat food.
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15. L’Arche Tahoma Hope Community Non-Profit Org. 12303 36th Avenue East U.S. Postage Tacoma, Washington 98446 PAID Tacoma, WA Permit No. 1126
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Soundings is published three times a year, Spring, Fall and Christmas. L’Arche Tahoma Hope is a nonprofit organization. Your donations may be tax-deductible. Main Office The Farmhouse Anawim Ananda Hopespring Day Support Farm & Gardens 12303 36th Ave. E. 11716 Vickery Ave. E. 616 East 45th St. 12306 Vickery Ave. E. 12319 - 36th Ave. E. [email protected] 11716 Vickery Ave. E. Tacoma, WA 98446 Tacoma, WA 98446 Tacoma, WA 98404 Tacoma, WA 98446 Tacoma, WA 98446 (253) 537-7540 Tacoma, WA 98446
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The Mission of L’Arche is: • To make known the gifts of people with intellectual disabilities, revealed through mutually transforming relationships;
• To foster an environment in community that responds to the changing needs of our members, while being faithful to the core values of our founding story;
• To engage in our diverse cultures, working together toward a more human society.