ECHOWINTER EDITION - JANUARY 2017 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER FROM BETHANY CHILDREN’S HOME
Health Services at Bethany: More than just acute care... facilities. Health education including previously worked for Penn State Hershey classes in hygiene, nutrition and living in the division of pediatric hospitalist a healthy lifestyle will benefit all youth medicine. on campus and prepare them for a more Her family includes her husband, independent and prosperous adulthood. Wesley, a 2 year old son, Hudson, and a Additionally two RNs have been hired 7 month old daughter, Harper. Lyndsay including Gwen Schoonover, RN. One enjoys spending time with her family, more male staff member will join them travel and wine tasting. later in February. Having staff of each She is excited about the future of Pictured: Gwen Schoonover and Lyndsay Gardner gender can offer a wider variety of support Bethany’s Health Department and her Bethany Children’s Home Health Clinic to residents who may be comfortable with goals include empowering our youth to be is committed to offering continuing care one more than the other. responsible for their health and wellness and new services to the youth on campus. Having continuity of care available for after they leave our care. Under the guidance of Lyndsay Gardner, Bethany’s youth so that they can have all pediatric nurse practitioner, health clinic their health needs fulfilled by on-campus The Hope Fund: staff offer medication management, staff is another goal for Lyndsay and her Bethany is confronted at times with health assessments, yearly physical exams, staff. residents who are diagnosed with serious dental and vision referrals, sick visits and medical conditions while living at treatment of minor injuries. New services Meet Lyndsay Gardner, DNP, CRNP: Bethany. The Hope Fund was established offered this year will be 24/7 on- call Lyndsay Gardner joined the team at to help them with exceptional medical support from two licensed RNs and health Bethany Children’s Home in October needs both now and in the years to come. education services. Having on-call staff of 2016. Her nursing background is in The fund primarily supports medical and will be a cost and time savings over having pediatric critical care and her nurse medically related expenses for girls and cottage staff take sick or injured residents practitioner background includes boys who have a severe medical concern to urgent care or emergency room pediatric hospitalist medicine. She that are diagnosed while at Bethany. EveryoneChristmas at Bethany, from the youth to the staff,at was treated Bethany to another happy and magical Christmas this year. The season kicked off with the annual Hanging of the Greens service, and continued with cookie socials, ornament exchanges, fellowship opportunities, the annual Youth Christmas Dinner, Christmas Eve service, and of course Christmas Day! Thank you to all who supported our Christmas at Bethany Children’s Home this year. All of our youth received wonderful gifts from each of you and it made their holiday even more special!
Mt. Penn Elementary School, St. John UCC, Riegelsville Wentz’s UCC, Lansdale WHITE GIFTS AND Reading St. John’s (Kimmel’s), Ashland Western Berks Physical Therapy & COTTAGE ADOPTIONS New Goshenhoppen UCC, St. John’s UCC, Fogelsville Wellness Center, Robesonia East Greenville St. John’s UCC, Denver Whitfield Elementary School, Churches, Businesses, Organizations Nova Care Inc., King of Prussia St. John’s UCC, Lansdale Reading Old Zionsville UCC, Old Zionsville St. John’s UCC, Phoenixville Women of St. Paul’s UCC, Calvary Reformed UCC, Reading Olivet Schwenkfelder UCC, St. Luke’s UCC, North Wales Northampton Christ Church UCC, Conyngham East Norriton St. Luke’s UCC, Dublin Wyomissing UCC, Sinking Spring Cocalico High School German Club, One United Church of Christ, St. Luke’s UCC, Lititz Zion’s Stone UCC (Kreidersville), Denver Reading St. Mark’s UCC, Cressona Northampton Corps Fitness, Wyomissing Pack 457 Tiger Den, Womelsdorf St. Matthew’s UCC, Chester Springs Zwingli UCC, Souderton Curves, Lititz Performance Toyota, Sinking Spring St. Michael’s Church, Hamburg Dreisbach UCC, Lewisburg Perseverance Fire Company, St. Paul’s UCC, Northampton Individual Donors Emmanuel UCC, Nuremberg Jonestown St. Paul’s UCC, Sellersville Faith UCC, Grantville Pleasantville UCC, Chalfont St. Peter’s Pikeland UCC, Mr. David Brennan & Family Falkner Swamp UCC, Gilbertsville Precision Medical Products, Denver Chester Springs Ms. Teresa Caligaris First UCC, Middleburg Reading Health Systems, Reading St. Peter’s Tohickon UCC, Perkasie Mr. Randy Chapman First UCC, Schuylkill Haven Reformed Church of the Ascension, St. Peter’s UCC, West Lawn Mr. Leon Conrad Fleetwood Medical, Fleetwood Jeffersonville St. Peter’s UCC, New Columbia Ms. Ann Criswell Friedens United Church of Christ, Ridge Valley UCC, Sellersville St. Peter’s UCC (Orwin), Tower City Mrs. Bretta Illig Oley Salem Hetzel’s Church, Tremont St. Stephen’s UCC, Perkasie Mrs. Melissah Jablonski Governor Mifflin SD Step Program, Salem UCC, Campbelltown Target, Wyomissing Mr. & Mrs. Leon Kranyecz Shillington Salem UCC, Doylestown Tompkins VIST Bank, Sinking Spring Mrs. Regina Lebo & Family Grace UCC, Allentown Salem UCC (Spangsville), Oley Tree House Private Brands, Ms. Michelle Lubnow Gulph UCC, Conshohocken Signs and More, Shillington Womelsdorf Mr. Mike Nawa Heidelberg UCC, Schwenksville Solomon’s UCC, Macungie Trinity Reformed UCC, Collegeville Mr. & Mrs. William Ney Ideal Concepts, Allentown South Heidelberg Recreation Trinity Reformed UCC, Bloomsburg Dr. & Mrs. James Priebe & Family Immanuel UCC, Shillington Department, Sinking Spring Trinity UCC, East Petersburg Ms. Jennifer Profit Kutztown Manor, Kutztown St Paul’s UCC Women’s Guild, Trinity UCC, Tower City Ms. Diana Severn Ladies of Grace UCC, Spring Mills Sellersville Turkey Hill, Myerstown Ms. Marie Smith LCBC Church St. Andrew’s UCC, Perkasie Turkey Hill, Reading Mr. and Mrs. Pharon Wesner Lowe’s, Lebanon St. Andrew’s UCC, Reading UCC at East Goshen, West Chester Mrs. Cyndi Yaeckel
Various pieces of vintage white china with and without the green Bethany logo. Including large and small serving bowls, plates and cups. Please call Bethany China For Sale Bethany’s Development office for more information: 610-589-6828. Thank You to our Partners & Donors
Thank you to Alisha Leavelle and friends from Ideal Concepts in Allentown. They made sure every resident at Bethany had a special present waiting for them on Christmas day!
Special Thank You to the Elves at Christmas Who Created Many Smiles This Year!
LCBC Church Lowe’s, Lebanon Pennsylvania National Guard, Fort Indiantown Gap Salem UCC, Campbelltown Peggy Bachman Alden and Arnetta Huffman Regina Lebo Susie Parks Ina Warner
To learn more about involvement opportunities and how you can make a difference with service projects, adopting a cottage, or making financial contributions please contact our Development Department today at 610-589-6828 or visit our website at www.bethanyhome.org
Seeking A Speaker for Your Service Organization, Mission Moment, or Sunday School? Call 610-589-6827 or email [email protected] to schedule a speaker to share the story and mission of Bethany Children’s Home. 1863 Bethany Road Womelsdorf, PA 19567 www.bethanyhome.org 610-589-4501
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A Simple Gift Save the dates! through your will or estate will help us with what we do today and far into March 5: Bethany Night the future. It’s a simple gift that costs at the Reading Royals nothing during your lifetime. To learn more about Bethany’s planned giving program, please call 610-689-6827 Summer Concert Series: or www.bethanyhome.org July 7: Burning House Educational Improvement July 14: Reading Buccanneers Drum EITC Tax Credit Program & Bugle Corp Special thank you to Waste Management and Philadelphia July 21: Know Return (Kansas Tribute) Insurance Companies for partnering with Bethany for the July 28: Tin Bird Choir EITC Program. Funds from EITC provide support for August 4: Stephanie Grace education remediation for youth served at Bethany. The program focuses on a balance of individualized services and August 11: The Uptown Band group learning based on academic and educational needs.
September 22: Over the Edge Fundraiser
Patty Barthel, Waste Management and Tim Koenig, EHD Inc.; Meggan Kerber, Director of Developement, Bethany Greg Kalata, VP of Finance and Kevin Snyder, CEO, Bethany; Heather M. Barron-Bowlin, Philadelphia Insurance Co. The official registration and financial information of Bethany Home Inc. and Bethany Children's Home Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement. Tax Id: 23-1365188