“All have the right to lay their burden upon us without our having the right to complain about it. We must be like a milestone on a street corner where all those who pass by can rest and lay down their heavy burdens.” ~ Sister Rosalie Rendu, Co-Founder The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
2015 Annual Report Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Diocesan Council of Pittsburgh
Our Mission. . .
Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, a Catholic lay organization, leads women and men to join together to grow spiritually by of- fering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering. Vincentians wit- ness God’s love by embracing all works of charity and justice and collaborate with other people of good will in relieving need and addressing its causes making no distinction in those served.
Our History. . . St. Vincent de Paul
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul was founded in 1833 by Frederic Ozanam, a 20-year old student of the Sorbonne University in Paris, France. Challenged to "practice what they preached", Frederic and a group of fellow students sought out the poor in Paris in their homes and brought them bread, clothes and, most importantly, friendship. This small group took as their Patron the great French priest, St. Vincent de Paul.
Similar groups began to form in Paris, and then spread throughout France, and eventually throughout the world. In 1845, the first U.S. Conference was formed in St. Louis, Missouri. Seven years later (1852) the first Conference was started in the heart of Pittsburgh. Today there are 107 Conferences within the Diocese of Pittsburgh with more than 1,000 members.
Our Members. . .
We are young and old. Our members come in every shade of skin color. Some of us are wealthy, some are financially poor, but all of us are blessed with an awareness that our blessings (time, talent or treasure) are to be shared with our brothers and sisters in need.
We are part of an international society of friends united by a spirit of poverty, humility, and sharing, which is nourished by prayer and reflection, mutually supportive gatherings, and adherence to a basic Rule. Energized by the awareness that service to our brother or sister in need is in fact an encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ, members of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul are keenly aware that poverty, suffering and loneliness are present for millions in our communities. For that reason, we collaborate with all who seek to relieve need and address its causes.
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul offers tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. It is this personalized involvement that makes the work of the Society unique. This aid may take the form of intervention, consultation, or often through direct dollar or in-kind service. An essential precept of the Society's work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those who are served. The Society recognizes that it must assume, also, a role of advocacy for those who are defenseless or voiceless. Some 12 million persons are helped annually by Vincentians in the United States. The list of services of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul in the United States is endless. No work of charity is foreign to the Society. To quote our patron, Saint Vincent de Paul: "Charity is infinitely inventive."
2 A Joint Letter from our Diocesan Council President & Executive Director
Dear Friends:
Saint Vincent de Paul reminds us that “Since God is satisfied with our good will and honest efforts, let us also be satisfied with the outcome He gives to them, and our actions will never be without good results.”
During the past year, the Diocesan Council of Pittsburgh faced some major challenges as well as achieved an incredible amount of good results for our sisters and brothers in need. Let’s focus on the challenges first and then move on to the good news.
As reported on page 10, financially, 2015 was a difficult year for the Diocesan Council of Pittsburgh. We ended the year with a net loss of $476,825. A number of factors contributed to this deficit, including: lower thrift store sales due to ongoing highway construction limiting customer access to two of our stores; a depressed world market for recycled clothing; and unrealized depreciation of investments. We were able to hold expenses at less than 1% higher than the previous year. Fortunately, due to the good stewardship of our board over the past years, our organizational reserves were able to cover our revenue shortfall. These reserves remain strong for future years.
Now for the good news and highlights:
We made a number of management changes during the year to maximize efficiencies and better-respond to the changing economic environment. Jim McGinley was hired as our new Director of Warehouse & Recycling Operations and veteran SVdP thrift store manager, Carolyn Kintzing was promoted to Director of Thrift Store Operations. With their leadership, we have been able to reduce expenses and increase both thrift store and recycling revenue. During the first four months of fiscal year 2016, we experienced a net surplus of $67,759.
As indicated on pages 6 & 7, our 100+ conferences reported serving 171,134 people-in-need during 2015. That is 57,898 more people than the previous year!
Under the leadership of Matt Walker, our Voice of the Poor subcommittee is thriving. Throughout the year, members of the committee have been meeting with local and state elected officials, advocating on behalf of the people we serve. In addition, the group facilitated a successful Poverty Simulation for over 100 Vincentians, sensitizing participants to the realities of life faced by people with low incomes.
Michael’s Place, our home of hope and recovery for men transitioning from jail to independent living and gainful employment, has a new strategic plan to better serve the needs of these men as well as generate new long-term revenue streams to support the ministry.
We were honored to have Sheila Gilbert, our National President, join us as the keynote speaker for our Annual Bishop’s Mass & Brunch. Sheila challenged all of us to combine our works of charity with efforts toward systemic change and social justice as we work to eliminate poverty, one person, one family at a time.
Despite the financial challenges that we faced in 2015, we are confident that we are positioned to move forward successfully, ensuring that our important work and mission continues for generations to come. We are grateful for all that you do in the spirit of Vincent, Frederic, and Rosalie and assure you of our ongoing prayers. Al Bannon Keith G. Kondrich Al Bannon, President Keith G. Kondrich, Executive Director 3 Allied Forces slowly made their way up the boot. Vincentians - Called to be the There were times when the soldiers did not meet Hands of Jesus much resistance so they often had a lot of time on their hands. In one town that had been badly bombed During this Holy Year dedicated to the theme of they entered a church that had experienced a lot of mercy, I have often reflected on a sentence that damage. Inside the church they found pieces of a occurs shortly after the consecration in the Second statue and they decided to try to rebuild it. Slowly it Eucharist Prayer. The priest says: “Giving thanks that became apparent that it was a statue of Jesus. They you have held us worthy to be in your presence and finally had the statue put together except they minister to you.” couldn’t find the hands. Since there was no electricity
The words “. . .to be in your presence and minister in the town, they kept searching until it was dark. The to you” make me ask myself, “How do I minister to next morning, some of the soldiers went back to the God as I celebrate the Eucharist?” “What type of church to try to find the hands of the statue. When ministry does God need?” This question always brings they entered the church, they were shocked to see a me back to the exchange between Jesus and Peter sign hanging on the arms of the statue. The sign read, after the Resurrection. After asking Peter three times “I have no hands but yours.” if he loved Jesus, and each time receiving a yes from This Holy Year of mercy calls us to be the hands of Peter, Jesus told him to feed and care for his sheep. Jesus. When we practice the Corporal and Spiritual
I realize that giving people the Eucharist during Works of Mercy we make Jesus real for people. It is Mass is a wonderful way to show them the love and important to practice both the Corporal and Spiritual mercy of God. Yet, what about after Mass, how are Works of Mercy. Both are equally important because the sheep shown the mercy of God? The Church has we are called to nurture mind, body and spirit. attempted to respond to that question throughout its Practicing both of them gives the Vincentian vocation history. We know that the apostles chose deacons to its unique place in the ministry of the Church. help them with the day-to-day needs of the faithful. ~ Fr. Scott Seethaler, Capuchin One of the reasons that the followers of Christ were Spiritual Advisor for The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul called Christians was because of the love and mercy Council of Pittsburgh they showed even to strangers.
When Frederic Ozanam invited lay people to help him minister to Jesus’ flock, he set something in motion that he could never have imagined. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul exists to show the love and mercy of God. Through our service to those who come to us for help, like Frederic Ozanam, we make the mercy of God present in our times.
One of the many touching stories that came out of World War II is a story that happened in Italy as the
During 2015, the SVdP Diocesan Council of Pittsburgh. . . Supplied 2,154 clothing vouchers to individuals in need. Provided burial assistance to 30 indigent persons. Provided $81,830 to assist 515 households with electric, gas, water, heating oil, and propane utility bill payments. Aided 12,300 walk-in and referral clients with basic needs assistance in the form of clothing, furniture, rent, and utilities, and other-agency referrals. Provided $30,000 in twinning assistance to the SVdP Conference of Southern West Virginia to help individuals and families in need with clothing, furniture, rent, and utility payments. 4 Michael’s Place Happenings The Power of a Personal Visit Mark DeAndrea During 2015, Michael’s Place, our home of hope St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Carnegie, PA and recovery for men transitioning from jail to independent living and gainful employment served 23 It’s my second home visit that still burns in my men between the ages of 26 and 56. memory and my soul. I was training with a Vincentian at my parish, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, in Carnegie 10 new men entered in 2015. 2 directly from jail; 8 when we made a house call to this particular couple. from substance abuse treatment centers. They were about to be evicted from the house they 14 men left Michael’s Place during the year, none rented. The landlord lived across the street and had income at entry: 8 were employed and 3 were would, without fail, pound relentlessly on their front collecting Social Security at exit. 12 men moved to door every morning looking for his rent check. It was permanent housing. 19 men reconnected with family; a pretty desperate situation and time was running 9 with their children. out.
As my partner and I sat and talked with the couple Michael’s Place currently has 3 alumni on staff. about their need and our willingness to help, the wife
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ began to tear up. Choking back the tears, she said, Former Diocesan “Nobody has said one kind word to us, until now.”
Council of Pittsburgh At that moment, I understood the importance of President, John “Jack” this personal meeting. There was no one judging Bosley was recognized at them. There was no one criticizing them. There was the Annual Bishop’s no one belittling them. There was only hope and Mass & Brunch for his optimism, trust and calmness, and a sense of caring “tireless efforts to and encouragement. provide a home of hope At the time, I had no idea how many people there and recovery to were in our own backyard who desperately struggled countless men in need”. to make a rent payment, to pay their electric or gas Jack has been a longtime bill, or who needed food to put on the table for their supporter and Jack Bosley kids. This home visit opened my eyes and allowed me committee member of to see that these are our neighbors who may have Michael’s Place. The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul lost a job because of downsizing, or who have been dedicated a special area on the grounds of Michael’s diagnosed with a serious or terminal illness and can’t Place as The Jack Bosley Meditation Garden in his afford to pay for health coverage. honor. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ These are our neighbors who have no one to talk “Before Michael's Place, I was stripped emotionally, to and nowhere to turn. Think of a time when you physically, spiritually. I was alone, afraid, not sure of were hurting or in need and someone reached out to who I was or what I wanted. As I take the next step, I you. A time when you absolutely needed someone to find myself stronger and more confident, a person talk to and someone was there for you, when you with dreams, goals, self-esteem and motivation. I am were worried about something and someone prayed awestruck thinking of what I accomplished: for you or helped you in some tangible, practical way. completing rehab, getting my driver's license, Now, think of a time when they DIDN’T reach out to obtaining and using a sponsor, getting and keeping a you; when you were on your own. That is the job, reestablishing a relationship with my mother, importance of the home visit. joining and becoming treasurer of my home group, Cell phones and emails are wonderful inventions, nine months sobriety. . .Michael's Place literally saved but they will never be a substitute for the power of a my life!” personal visit! ~ Michael’s Place Graduate
5 Conference Services & Finances
BEAVER DISTRICT COUNCIL Disbursements People Served In-Kind Service Hours Christ the King (Good Samaritan) $ 19,027.00 3,448 $ 12,910.00 1,217 Our Lady of Fatima $ 36,002.88 4,540 $ 15,726.00 2,860 St. Blaise $ 5,068.82 635 $ 2,000.00 2,185 St. Francis Cabrini $ 6,181.25 68 $ 400.00 10 St. John the Baptist/Baden $ 5,090.00 108 $ 2,800.00 169 St. John the Baptist/Monaca $ 32,027.00 1,681 $ 21,744.91 626 St. Monica $ 21,003.35 425 $ 1,150.00 244 St. Titus $ 10,863.00 474 $ 5,720.00 District Totals = $ 135,263.30 11,379 $ 62,450.91 7,311 BUTLER DISTRICT COUNCIL Disbursements People Served In-Kind Service Hours Holy Sepulcher $ 6,103.73 176 550 St. Andrew $ 2,625.77 16 St. Ferdinand $ 27,151.00 1,409 $ 27,070.00 214 St. Fidelis $ 5,324.21 1,500 $ 4,336.00 4,575 St. Gregory $ 9,574.00 3,017 $ 750.00 1,315 St. Kilian $ 31,786.00 15,560 $ 54,438.00 8,084 St. Michael (Greek Cathlolic) $ 966.50 167 $ 2,975.00 361 St. Michael the Archangel $ 3,813.00 12,903 $ 5,400.00 1,100 St. Paul $ 13,969.00 474 1,253 District Totals = $ 101,313.21 35,222 $ 94,969.00 17,452 CENTRAL DISTRICT COUNCIL Disbursements People Served In-Kind Service Hours Downtown Cluster $ 4,982.98 6,029 $ 77,941.00 1,200 Good Shepherd $ 14,044.51 1,014 558 Holy Trinity/St. Agnes (W. Mifflin) $ 3,222.19 129 320 Madonna del Castello/Word of God $ 19,204.00 254 $ 419.00 140 North American Martyrs $ 20,263.00 599 $ 240.00 792 Our Lady of Guadalupe $ 10,167.08 256 $ 18,394.00 235 Our Lady of the Angels $ 12,622.00 558 150 Queen of the Rosary $ 1,792.00 124 437 Sacred Heart (Shadyside) $ 24,870.00 634 1,738 St. Bartholomew $ 3,629.12 222 $ 350.00 100 St. Bede $ 14,695.00 702 230 St. Charles Lwanga $ 14,636.65 3,781 1,031 St. Francis of Assisi (Duquesne University) $ 1,500.00 1,520 1,140 St. Jude the Apostle $ 10,127.00 1,361 $ 1,005.00 317 St. Maria Goretti $ 12,004.57 200 St. Maurice $ 7,980.00 1,851 $ 10,800.00 380 St. Robert Bellarmine $ 5,315.00 326 213 St. Rosalia $ 5,156.00 1,416 $ 8,260.00 446 St. Stephen $ 8,661.15 160 $ 605.00 81 District Totals = $ 194,872.25 21,136 $ 118,014.00 9,509 LAWRENCE DISTRICT COUNCIL Disbursements People Served In-Kind Service Hours Frederic Ozanam (St. Vincent de Paul) $ 8,252.37 62 $ 150.00 Mary, Mother of Hope $ 11,279.00 674 320 St. Joseph the Worker $ St. Vitus $ 22,831.00 896 $ 2,200.00 1,800 District Totals = $ 42,362.37 1,632 $ 2,350.00 2,120 NORTHEAST DISTRICT COUNCIL Disbursements People Served In-Kind Service Hours Holy Family $ 3,469.00 138 $ 375.00 260 Holy Martyrs $ 19,249.00 338 198 Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament $ 23,714.00 827 336 Our Lady of Victory $ 8,496.25 51 60 St. Gerard Majella $ 10,534.87 365 150 St. Irenaeus $ 22,758.00 661 $ 1,300.00 680 St. Joseph (O'Hara) $ 8,178.00 599 $ 7,200.00 St. Juan Diego $ 29,043.00 10,083 $ 185,086.00 5,114 St. Mary of the Assumption $ 28,118.00 403 $ 47,000.00 2,661 St. Pio of Pietrelcina $ 35,352.00 872 284 St. Scholastica $ 3,640.00 28 258 St. Victor $ 17,955.00 118 District Totals = $ 210,507.12 14,483 $ 240,961.00 10,001
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NORTHWEST DISTRICT COUNCIL Disbursements People Served In-Kind Service Hours All Saints $ 6,832.00 860 180 Assumption $ 28,576.00 6,165 $ 14,000.00 2,500 Holy Spirit $ 2,829.00 265 $ 350.00 1,040 Most Holy Name of Jesus $ 14,393.00 479 $ 1,337.00 Sacred Heart (Emsworth) $ 3,825.23 114 $ 214.00 154 St. Athanasius $ 17,091.00 1,175 $ 1,896.00 786 St. Bonaventure $ 20,687.00 498 305 St. Catherine of Sweden $ 13,020.00 57 1,500 St. Cyril of Alexandria $ 9,938.00 596 100 St. James $ 17,251.00 870 $ 7,000.00 284 St. Peter $ 11,706.00 665 250 St. Richard $ 14,620.00 111 191 St. Sebastian $ 20,613.00 4,446 $ 79,788.00 2,039 St. Teresa of Avila $ 37,694.00 5,634 $ 11,050.00 2,655 St. Ursula $ 8,384.00 99 157 District Totals = $ 227,459.23 22,034 $ 115,635.00 12,141 SOUTHEAST DISTRICT COUNCIL Disbursements People Served In-Kind Service Hours Ave Maria $ 6,662.31 199 300 Holy Angels $ 8,478.00 509 $ 1,550.00 Immaculate Conception $ 22,196.00 1,448 $ 310.00 820 Our Lady of Loreto $ 6,424.07 610 175 Our Lady Of the Valley $ 3,478.71 415 $ 1,740.00 1,246 Prince of Peace $ 10,985.77 315 $ 850.00 89 Resurrection (Brookline) $ 24,170.00 1,236 $ 5,200.00 2,000 St. Albert the Great $ 8,851.00 228 730 St. Anne $ 30,110.87 2,034 $ 26,575.00 1,588 St. Benedict the Abbot $ 30,356.00 2,774 $ 7,390.00 789 St. Bernard $ 54,101.00 810 $ 1,637.00 879 St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin $ 42,550.00 2,364 $ 15,270.00 1,481 St. Joan of Arc $ 18,644.00 1,577 $ 23,900.00 3,350 St. Maximillan Kolbe $ 22,169.00 3,869 $ 2,150.00 5,117 St. Patrick $ 33,134.84 748 $ 500.00 965 St. Pius X $ 19,829.00 949 $ 1,560.00 720 St. Therese of Lisieux $ 8,956.00 150 250 St. Thomas More $ 6,464.75 9,579 1,244 St. Valentine $ 28,528.00 370 $ 5,380.00 1,300 St. Winifred $ 15,547.00 312 $ 2,500.00 167 District Totals = $ 401,636.32 30,496 $ 96,512.00 23,210 SOUTHWEST DISTRICT COUNCIL Disbursements People Served In-Kind Service Hours Ascension $ 6,952.00 882 1,915 Guardian Angels $ 20,314.00 1,053 $ 1,500.00 526 Holy Child $ 25,574.00 4,618 $ 9,613.00 2,012 Holy Innocents $ 2,796.58 25 Holy Trinity (Robinson Twp.) $ 12,676.00 990 $ 18,000.00 995 Our Lady of Grace $ 17,384.50 5,703 $ 17,190.00 1,638 St. Catherine of Siena $ 30,085.89 3,369 $ 9,500.00 3,681 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton $ 40,265.00 11,311 $ 84,950.00 4,735 St. John of God $ 31,127.00 1,012 St. Malachy $ 12,197.00 211 $ 3,500.00 450 St. Margaret Mary $ 3,114.59 150 105 St. Margaret of Scotland $ 7,440.00 230 550 St. Pamphilus $ 6,624.00 2,787 $ 9,301.00 84 St. Philip $ 29,036.00 2,272 $ 34,000.00 3,352 Sts.Simon & Jude $ 9,837.00 69 $ 1,500.00 150 District Totals = $ 255,423.56 34,682 $ 189,454.00 20,193
TOTALS FOR ALL CONFERENCES = $ 1,568,837.36 171,064 $ 920,346.00 101,936 Total People Served by SVdP Central Office = 21,602 Total People Served by SVdP District Councils = 32,111 TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED = 224,777
7 A Community’s Labor of Love
Established in 1954, St. Juan Diego Conference’s Food Pantry located at St. Mary’s Parish has been through a lot over the years. From floods to years with just a handful of families to serve each month, this pantry has persevered and grown – due, in large part, to an impressive collaboration of the communities it serves.
Today, the Food Pantry serves over 120 families every month. John Staud, president of the St. Juan Diego Conference, remembers how few families they could help when he and his wife, Janet Yodanis, took over in 1997. “There were only about 15 to 20 families at that time. But God has been very good to this pantry. Very good.”
Over the years since, the Food Pantry has found many generous allies. Fox Chapel Presbyterian John Staud, President—St. Juan Diego Conference Church routinely provides funds, food, and volunteers. St. Joseph, St. Scholastica, St. Pio of icing, balloons, and other small party favors. Pietrelcina, and Hoboken Presbyterian Church all Approximately 50 regular volunteers help to provide support and food on a regular basis. First organize food, escort pantry clients on food English Lutheran Church even donates money for the distribution days, and unload trucks when donations pantry to purchase pet food. come in.
St. Mary of the Assumption is a major supporter of The Food Pantry is a community effort, both John the pantry. Every month, Sister Lois brings down half and Janet reiterate. They couldn’t do this work of the food she receives from the Greater Pittsburgh without the generosity of countless individuals, Community Food Bank – free of charge. “She’s been parishes, and businesses throughout the area. Never really great,” John says with a smile. “I don’t know was that more apparent than in 2004 when a major where we’d be without her.” flood swept through the Sharpsburg area. “The
In addition to local churches, businesses have also water was everywhere,” John remembers. “It was as provided a great deal of support over the years. high as my waist.” The pantry lost everything - over Loafer’s Bread Company drops off all of their day-old $15,000 worth of food, multiple refrigerators and bread. John is able to get produce and meats from freezers, on top of the general water damage done to local stores at a discounted rate, allowing the pantry the building itself. But that did not deter the to supplement the normal dry and canned food they volunteers at the St. Juan Diego Food Pantry. pass out to pantry clients. In April, they received 15 The Diocese sent in a crew the next day to clean cases of strawberries – a definite crowd pleaser. out the debris. Volunteers worked tirelessly, And it doesn’t stop there. Local Boy Scout troops sometimes up to 13 hours per day, to get everything have food drives. Local Girl Scouts make birthday back in place and organize incoming donations. And bags to pass out to children that include cake mix, within three days, they had collected enough food to feed those who needed it in the flood area.
“Yours must be a work of love; of kindness. The community provided when the Food Pantry and its clients needed it most – and they continue to You must give your time, your talents, do so. As John says, “God has been very good to this yourselves.” (Frederic Ozanam) pantry.”
8 In addition, local confer- ences raised a total of $53,906 from individual sponsors, to support direct services and assistance to local individuals and families in need.
Participating parish conferences in 2015 included: Ave Marie/St. Agnes; Christ Bill Toms at the Hard Rock Cafe the King (Good Samaritan); Frederic Ozanam; Good Rockers For Shepherd; Holy Angels; Holy 2015 Friends of Trinity/St. Agnes; Madonna St. Vincent de Paul! the Poor Walk Del Castello/Word of God; On Wednesday, November 25, 2015, Mary Mother Of Hope; North local musicians gathered at The Hard 39 SVdP Conferences American Martyrs; Our Lady of Rock Café in Station Square for the 10th participated in the 5th Annual Fatima; Our Lady of Annual Joyce & Bill Toms Thanksgiving Friends of the Poor Walk in Guadalupe; Resurrection; Benefit Concert. Proceeds from the the Fall of 2015. Thanks to the Sacred Heart (Shadyside); show benefitted the Society of Saint following sponsors who con- St. Anne; St. Athanasius; Vincent de Paul. tributed a total of $18,300 to St. Blaise; St. Catherine of support the event: Sweden; St. Charles Lwanga; It was an incredible evening of music St. Fidelis; St. Gabriel of the and fellowship that celebrated the UPMC Health Plan Sorrowful Virgin; St. James; important work and mission of the PNC Financial Services St. John Of God; St. John the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. American General Services Baptist (Baden); St. John the In addition to great music by Bill Toms & The Coalition Baptist (Monaca); St. Joseph Hard Rain, The Stevee Wellons Band, John D’Alessandro Funeral (Coraopolis); St. Juan Diego; Gresh's Gris-Gris; and many other special Home St. Jude the Apostle; St. Maria guests including WDVE DJ Sean McDowell Duquesne University Goretti; St. Margaret of (who served as master of ceremonies), Elachko Funeral Home Scotland; St. Patrick; St. Philip; the evening also featured a 50/50 raffle, Elmer L. Herman Funeral St. Richard; St. Sebastian; silent auctions, and chances to win a Home St. Stephen; St. Teresa Of variety of creative gift baskets. Thanks to Henderson Brothers, Inc. Avila; St. Thomas More; the organizing efforts of Joyce Toms, the Herbein+Company, Inc. St. Titus; event raised over $7,000 for SVdP! Molyneaux Tile & Carpet St. Ursula; and The 11th Annual Benefit Show is Scalise Industries, Inc. St. Vitus. scheduled for Wednesday, November 23, Wolbert Auto Body 2016. Proceeds will once again benefit Walter J. Zalewski Funeral the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. Homes. Inc.
During 2015 our Northside Food Pantry. . .
Distributed 191,373 pounds of consumable goods. Served 5,199 eligible North Side residents whose income level was 150% of the federal poverty level. Provided 357 individuals with grocery-store gift cards to assist with purchasing Thanksgiving dinner. Provided 436 individuals with a variety of new wrapped Christmas gifts and toys during the holiday season.
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Major Contributors
Individuals James Ley Businesses & Organizations Al Bannon Deborah Liotus Catholic Diocese Foundation Mark Bibro Michael Levenson Christ the Divine Teacher Catholic Carl P. Bongiovanni Michael Lewandowski Academy John J. “Jack” Bosley Steven Ludwick De Marillac Guild Jeffrey Brandle, Sr. Justin Luzar Sharry Everett Scholarship Fund Ralph Burchenal Mary Mackay Hatzel & Buehler, Inc. Michael Calorie Edward McCann, Jr. IES Communications Debbie Ciabattoni Marion Nowak Kate M. Kelley Foundation Loraine G. Clifford (Estate) Bud O’Brien Knights of Columbus South Hills John Daley Patrick M. O'Donnell Council #3084 Charlotte Dangelo Rudy & Pat Pallan Ladies of Bethany Mark DeAndrea Pamela J. & Robert Peles John R. & Margaret S. McCartan William DeLuca Elizabeth Pohlod Charitable Fund George & Eileen Dorman William Roos The Pittsburgh Foundation Regis Dugan Mark Scalise Saint Alphonsus School William Eassie David Schaffner Saint John Capistran Parish Laura Ellis Suzanne Shore Saint Peter Parish Lawrence Flis Fannie Stone Saint Sebastian Parish Ruth & James George Mary Swindal Saint Ursula SAC Development Fund Michael Hasch III Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sydlik Saint Ursula Christian Mothers Fund Todd Izzo Joshua Tarnow Pete Jeffrey John Wall Bill Knoll Peter Yohe *See the Listing of Joseph Koepfinger Friends of the Poor Walk Sponsors Keith & Helen Kondrich on Page 9 Helene Larkin
Administrative Staff Board of Directors
Brittany Barnicott Manager - Special Projects & Social Media Al Bannon, President Mike Calorie Director - Conference Formation Ricardo Luckow, VP - Treasurer Darlene Collier Director - Administration & HR Joe Hoover, VP - Formation Dawn Dietz Manager - Monroeville Store Bud Manion, VP - Stores & Operations Laurie Heisler Manager - Castle Shannon Store Tess Keddie, Secretary Linda Kilderry Director - Homeless Programs Mark Bibro, Chair - Michael’s Place Carolyn Kintzing Director - Thrift Store Operations John J. “Jack” Bosley
Keith G. Kondrich Executive Director District Council Presidents: Albert Laslavic Manager - Butler Store John Dudo, Beaver District Barbi Mayberry Manager - Coraopolis Store John Grzebieniak, Lawrence District Jim McGinley Director - Warehouse & Recycling Operations Dorothy Hostovich, Central District Brad Mrock Manager - Sharpsburg Store Michael Ivosevic, Southwest District Harry Powell Building Manager Pat Janoski, Northeast District Lisa Sherwood Administrative Executive Assistant Bud Manion, Southeast District Dennis Slupe Business Manager, Butler District Jim Owens, Butler District Lisa Slupe Director of Services, Butler District David Vtipil, Northwest District Beth Speedy Manager - Penn Hills Store Non-Voting Members: James Taylor Administrative Coordinator Greg Farrell, Herbein+Company, Inc. Julia Wheeler Manager - Basic Needs Assistance Deborah A. Liotus, Solicitor Peter Yohe Director - Finance Keith G. Kondrich, Executive Director Father Scott Seethaler, Spiritual Advisor
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