Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association HOPE IN ACTION Winter 2018 ■ Volume 38 ■ Number 2 Board of Directors EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Rev. Dr. Dorothy Sanders Wells Dear friends, CHAIR Paula Jacobson Over two years ago on May 24, 2016, MIFA held a facilitated town VICE CHAIR hall meeting composed of MIFA stakeholders and community leaders Ken Jones as the first of a series of conversations about MIFA’s 50th anniver- SECRETARY & LEGAL COUNSEL Aarti Bowman sary. Discussions continued with our board, special committees, staff, TREASURER and one-on-one talks with long-time supporters. The results were Gregory M. Duckett brimming with ideas about the importance of such an organizational Brett Grinder milestone, celebratory goals and how to effectively implement them, key messages, Milton Lovell Margaret McLean and best of all inspiration, anticipation, and excitement. Ashley Boggs Robilio Our recent anniversary events successfully increased public awareness attracting new Dr. Stephen Cook and diverse audiences, celebrated what’s unique about MIFA, took a lively look at the Lucia Crenshaw Sara Hall past and toward the future, and provided opportunities for service and support. Maria Leggett Our trio of signature events included CommUNITY Days, an unparalleled city-wide Ted Miller Catherine Muscari service effort; the unveiling of an historical marker on our front grounds at Legacy Day; Gretchen Wollert McLennon and, finally, a spectacular sold-out Golden Gala. Norma J. Oliver Carl Person But even with this ambitious array of events, we felt something was missing. We felt it Danish Siddiqui was important to mark this occasion in a fashion similar to what our founders did for our Joe Stewart community back in 1968 — by providing ways to connect and serve. Tish Towns Rabbi Bess Wohlner Therefore, we proudly introduced a new online resource: MIFA Center for CommUNITY. Dr. Walker Wright On this content-rich site you can discover how we can transform ourselves and build Scott Young community. Please visit the site — community.mifa.org — and share it with others. Sally Jones Heinz PRESIDENT & CEO Finally, thanks to all who joined us for our jubilee year celebrations and who continue Hope in Action staff to support our work. James Seacat EDITOR [email protected] (901) 529- 4544 Terri Jones Sally Jones Heinz, PRESIDENT & CEO DESIGNER

ON THE COVER: MIFA's 2018 Holiday card

2 Winter 2018 mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 OUR VISION: Uniting the community through service. Seasonal giving, year-round impact

For Shelia and Mark Bolden, the holidays are always a struggle. Providing the basics like food, healthcare, and utilities for their children is tough enough, much less buying gifts to mark the season. When their youngest son developed a chronic respiratory condition requiring costly medica- tion, they had to choose between his medical care or paying rent for their modest apartment. MIFA Emergency Services provided rental assistance to prevent eviction and connected them with wrap-around services to defray the costs of their son’s ongoing treatment. You can help families like the Boldens and help at-risk seniors by giving a gift using our Home for the Holidays digital catalog, Holiday Cards . The catalog offers giving options at a mifa.org/holidaycatalog suggested donation $10 time when it’s important to share our joys and gifts with those who have less. Send us your recipient list and our volunteers will handwrite your personal message, Honor friends, family, or business associates with a gift that address each card, and drop them in the mail. supports our vulnerable neighbors. An acknowledgement will be This year’s distinctive card cover design is by sent to those you’re honoring with your gift. Memphis artist Leslie Barron. There are giving choices that represent a week of hot meals for a homebound senior, a night in an emergency shelter for a family in EASY ORDERING need, utility assistance for a family experiencing an unexpected VISIT: mifa.org/holidaycatalog crisis, and more. CALL: (901) 529- 4544 Also, you’ll find opportunities for workplace giving and for donating care package items delivered to seniors on Christmas morning along with their meals on wheels.

OUR MISSION: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-­impact programs. Winter 2018 3 ’S JUBIL IFA EE M Y E 8 A 1 0 R 2 5 Introducing Community.MIFA.org MIFA’s anniversary gift to the greater Memphis area is MIFA Center for CommUNITY, a new interactive website about serving together to build community. MIFA Center for CommUNITY connects volunteers with service opportunities and helps them understand why service matters. The website’s objective embodies our founders’ aspirations back in 1968 and our vision today: uniting the community through service. The site features training tools, testimonials from volunteers, and an easy-to-use calendar of events. It includes resources written by local experts about issues related to senior hunger, family homelessness, and interfaith relations. It also connects visitors to other sites for additional guided activities such as tips on talking to your children about homelessness. MIFA Center for CommUNITY is made possible by the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis with support from Boyle Investment Company, H. W. Durham Foundation, and nexAir. Take a few minutes to visit community.mifa.org.

4 Winter 2018 mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 OUR VISION: Uniting the community through service. ’S JUBIL IFA EE M Y E 8 A 1 0 R 2 5 CommUNITY Days In a major six-day, county-wide event, over 1,000 volunteers from over 70 congregations and faith groups joined together for projects to unite and better our community.

from left: Unity Church of Practical Christianity and Pema Karpo Buddist Meditation Center beautification; Cane Creek Baptist Church, St. Peter’s MBC, Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church, and Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church clean up Rose Hill Cemetary; Calvary Episcopal Church and St. James AME clean up and paint at St. James Church

We came together for a Labor Day party in the Binghampton community Our members were excited to be a part of this tremendous with Temple Israel, Caritas Village, McMerton Gardens, and the Refugee and life altering encounter. I am so grateful for MIFA and its Empowerment Program and created a space where we could simply share vision brought to fruition of “uniting the community through a good meal and enjoy one another's company. We were intentional about service.” We accomplished this vision together as one com- the fact that there weren't "servers" and "those being served," but rather munity for its 50th anniversary, and we are geared up to we were all there, serving one another by being in community. continue uniting with our community for years to come! — Reverend Sara B. Dorrien-Christians, Idlewild Presbyterian Church — Tamara Pate, Communications Director, Breath of Life Christian Center

OUR MISSION: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-­impact programs. Winter 2018 5 ’S JUBIL IFA EE M Y E 8 A 1 0 R 2 5 Legacy Day The unveiling of a historical marker at MIFA was the centerpiece of a tribute to MIFA’s founding and interfaith legacy.

from left: Interfaith prayer - Rev. Walter Henry, Debbie Burch, Rev. Margaret Burnett, Imam Anwar Arafat, Pastor Bartholomew Orr, Rabbi Bess Wohlner, Dean Andy Andrews; detail of marker; Linda Marks, Fr. Nicholas Vieron, Barbara Newsom, Sally Jones Heinz

The child MIFA would grow tall and strong and serve MIFA is the most important MIFA’s original and ongoing purpose is all its people, whether they worshiped in the Shadow institution in Memphis today. to help build a healthy, thriving community. of the Cross or near the Star of David or by some other — Congressman Steve Cohen The core value which that endeavor requires symbol. People from all across America would come is love — love of the best we can do and love to see how it was done and imitate our MIFA. of the best we can find in each other. — Father Nicholas Vieron, Pastor Emeritus, — Linda Marks Memphis Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church MIFA Inter-Faith and Community Outreach Officer

6 Winter 2018 mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 OUR VISION: Uniting the community through service. ’S JUBIL IFA EE M Y E 8 A 1 0 R 2 5 Golden Gala Over 600 friends enjoyed a sold-out jubilee celebration including dinner, live music, and inspiring presentations on MIFA’s founding, growth, and future.

from left: Julia Allen, Barbara Wilson, Sara Holmes, Janice Vanderhaar, Sybil Tucker, Annette Bickers; Sally Jones Heinz, Rev. Dr. Dorothy Sanders Wells, Norma Oliver, Lucia Whittemore Crenshaw, Sehrish Siddiqui; Charlie Nelson, Rev. Dr. Steve Montgomery, Barbara & Allie Prescott

MIFA’s original and ongoing purpose is As we celebrate our jubilee year, a time for renewal and I hope our founders would be proud to see what to help build a healthy, thriving community. commitment to the work that we do, I pray for a renewal MIFA has become today. A professional social The core value which that endeavor requires of our mission — to come together to serve the most services agency with a focused mission — we support is love — love of the best we can do and love vulnerable among us, and to continue to model for our the independence of vulnerable seniors and families of the best we can find in each other. community, our nation, and our world true respect, true in crisis. We touch 50,000 people each year. — Linda Marks dignity, and true love for all people. — Sally Jones Heinz MIFA Inter-Faith and Community Outreach Officer — Reverend Dr. Dorothy Sanders Wells MIFA President & CEO Chair, MIFA Board of Directors Rector, St. George’s Episcopal Church

OUR MISSION: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-­impact programs. Winter 2018 7 Contributions MIFA gratefully acknowledges the following gifts of cash or stock received July 1 - September 15, 2018. Your annual gifts help MIFA meet the current needs of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis with high-impact services that sustain and support them. For a complete listing of recent gifts, please visit mifa.org/contributions.

INDIVIDUALS, PERSONAL FOUNDATIONS & ESTATES Tara & Jeff Engelberg Alison & Jimmy Wetter $250 - $499 Mark & Cindy Finestone Dr. & Mrs. Gordon Yukon Mr. David M. Alperin $15,000+ Ms. Loraine R. Fowler Mr. Patrick Brooks Crews Family Foundation $750 - $999 Margaret & Bill Craddock Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Francis Lucia & Hal Crenshaw $20,000 - $25,000 Mr. & Mrs. W. Jerry Gillis Ms. Debra E. Crummie Michelle & Arthur Fulmer Jeanne & Rabbi Harry K. Danziger Miss Louise R. Horn Ms. Mary G. Davis Estate of Sylvia G. Marks Emily R. Woodside & The Huisking Foundation, Inc. William D. Falvey, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Evetts $5,000 - $7,500 Ms. Dianne King Mrs. Ann Fain $500 - $749 Kelly & Brian Athow Mr. Travis D. Hodgson Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Landau Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Burleigh, Jr. Ken & Vivian Jones Mr. & Mrs. Logan Meeks Mrs. Julia W. Allen Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Douglass Yvonne & Lawrence E. Madlock Mr. & Mrs. Joshua D. Poag Brooke & Alan Balducci Bruce McDonald $2,500 - $4,999 Julie & Jim Raines Mr. Michael F. Curtis Ms. Burkitt G. Oates & Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Gibson II Mr. J. Martin Regan, Jr. Mrs. Sheryl I. Gorden Mr. Stephen L. Poole Mr. & Mrs. Judson A. Lindsey Mr. & Mrs. Richard Roberts Grace Katz Dr. & Mrs. Frank Ognibene Rabbis Bess Wohlner & Jeremy Simons Judy Royal Drs. Shamim & Mr. Thomas B. Preston Mr. & Mrs. Jack Scharff, Jr. Mohammed Moinuddin $1,000 - $2,499 Dr. Sheela Sheth Dr. Allen Scoggin Anonymous Mrs. Irene L. Orgill Bianca & Kobie Sweeten Bruce & Gillian Steinhauer Michael & Bette Ferguson Arndt Mr. & Mrs. Max B. Ostner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Thornton III Mr. & Mrs. Jamnu H. Tahiliani Mrs. Eleanor Baer Mr. Ryan Porter Mr. Milton H. Ward Mr. & Mrs. David Tate Mrs. Annette Bickers Carol W. Prentiss Mr. Jonathan I. Wax Sybil & Donald Tucker Richard & Debbie Binswanger Mr. & Mrs. Michael Robilio Herb & the Rev. Dr. Dorothy Mr. & Mrs. Robert Turner Mr. & Mrs. Michael Browne Caprice & Art Snyder Sanders Wells Libby E. Whitten Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Dempsey Jr. Ms. Anne Wulff & Mr. Brian P. Bendersky Cindy & Edward Dobbs

8 Winter 2018 mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 OUR VISION: Uniting the community through service. Corporations, Foundations, & Peder Lund Gallery $249 and under Roquita Coleman-Williams Other Organizations Pfizer YourCause Matching Gift Blessed Sacrament Church The MIFA family Program First Assembly of God $250,000+ The Community Anonymous The Flora Belle Moss and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Patrick Brooks Bessie Abigail Moss Foundation Plough Foundation Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church United Way of the Mid-South Second Baptist Church Councilman Kemp Conrad $50,000 - $75,000 The MIFA family Second Congregational United Church Memphis City Council Congregations & Faith of Christ Rena Cook Speer Charitable Trust Communities St. Paul United Methodist Church Janet Kisber The Day Foundation $2,500 - $5,000 Lucia Crenshaw $10,000 - $20,000 Fullview Missionary Baptist Church IN HONOR OF: Ellen Cooper Klyce ServiceMaster Germantown Presbyterian Church SunTrust Bank The Islamic Society of North America Shante K. Avant Fred Davis The MIFA family The MIFA family St. George's Episcopal Church $5,000 - $7,500 MGM Resorts Foundation St. John's United Methodist Church Commissioner Walter Bailey Tosha Downey The MIFA family The MIFA family $2,500 - $4,999 $1,000 - $2,499 ANF Architects Calvary Episcopal Church Janice A. Banks Regina Duberstein Ros Kimmelman Baptist Memorial Health Care St. Andrew's Episcopal Church The MIFA family City Leadership $500 - $999 Commissioner Mark Billingsley Peggy Evensky Hilton Hotels Corporation Central Church The MIFA family Shirley Manis Memphis Tourism Greater White Stone Missionary Preston Butts, Jr. John Freeman Baptist Church Tri-State Truck Center, Inc. The MIFA family The MIFA family UPS Idlewild Presbyterian Church Memphis Friends Meeting Trey Carter Beverly Froelich $1,000 - $2,499 The MIFA family The MIFA family Second Presbyterian Church A Square Meal Cafe White Stone Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Charles Caswell Emily Fulmer Ideas Unlimited The MIFA family The MIFA family Mercer Capital Management, Inc. $250 - $499 National Civil Rights Museum Castalia Baptist Church Dr. Charles Cape Patrick Galphin and the nexAir Team Cumberland Presbyterian Church of The MIFA family The MIFA family $500 - $999 Germantown Belz Foundation Congressman Stephen I. Cohen Ingrid & Gordon Goldsmith Gospel Temple Missionary Baptist The MIFA family Jennie Rothman Benevity Church First Tennessee Foundation Lord of Life Lutheran Church

OUR MISSION: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-­impact programs. Winter 2018 9 Teddy Gorman Elizabeth Low Gayle Rose Lori Turner-Wilson The MIFA family The MIFA family The MIFA family The MIFA family

Lionel Hollins Tommy Malone Joe Royer Jeanne Varnell The MIFA family The MIFA family The MIFA family Nancy & Kenn Phillips and Family

Cato Johnson Michelle McKissack Jack Sammons The Honorable Mark Ward The MIFA family The MIFA family The MIFA family Ellen Whitten & Vince Harrigan

Julia Kavanaugh MIFA's 50th anniversary Nora Rothschild David Weatherspoon The MIFA family Jeanne & Harry Danziger Shirley Manis The MIFA family

Punima D. Keshani TaJuan Stout Mitchell Rudi Scheidt Jason Wexler Himani & Raj Dave The MIFA family Ros Kimmelman The MIFA family

Arthur King Paul Morris Heidi Shafer Mayor AC Wharton Janet Kisber The MIFA family The MIFA family The MIFA family

Susan Knight Ines Negrette Derwin Sisnett The MIFA family The MIFA family The MIFA family IN MEMORY OF: Samantha Kriger Cardell Orrin Avron Slutsky Sam Alabaster Jean & Buddy Ballin The MIFA family Shirley Manis Dr. Derene E. Akins Susan & Harold Brooks Dale Lane Louis Pounders Gina Smith The MIFA family ANF Architects The MIFA family Chitra Bahadur Dr. & Mrs. D. D. Sidhu Dr. Edward Lazar Julie & Jim Raines Josh Spickler Ros Kimmelman Shirley & Bob Turner The MIFA family Sally Barcroft Delores & Roland Oser Shirley & H.I. Summerfield Stephanie Reyes Hari Surineni Courtney Leon The MIFA family The MIFA family James O. E. Beck III The MIFA family Neville & Warfield Williams Mike Ritz Anthony Tate Josh Lipman The MIFA family The MIFA family Dr. William "Billy" Bickers The MIFA family Anne Brown Kristine Roberts Harriet Thomas Tommie & Joe Cervetti Judy & Jerome Lit The MIFA family The MIFA family Jean Lewis John Klettner Lori Spicer Robertson Rick Thompson Stephanie P. Love The MIFA family The MIFA family Cathy Brown The MIFA family Rebecca Argall

10 Winter 2018 mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 OUR VISION: Uniting the community through service. Circle of Hope

Connecting your generous gifts with our neighbors’ great needs FOR 50 YEARS, MIFA has connected our community with opportunities to serve and support our neighbors who struggle with poverty, hunger, and homelessness. Your gifts to the Circle of Hope provide more than vital funds to address these crippling issues. When you give, you help connect thousands of homebound seniors and working poor families with interventions that offer them help and hope. In this season of giving, we invite you to join the Circle of Hope with a high-impact gift of $1000 or more. You may use the enclosed envelope to make an outright gift or to sign up for a recurring gift of $80 a month or more. Become an essential part of the safety net it takes to connect critical services with critical needs by joining the Circle of Hope today!

Lucia & Hal Crenshaw and Gretchen & Kojo McLennon, supporters and co-chairs of MIFA’s 50th anniversary Circle of Hope annual campaign.

OUR MISSION: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-­impact programs. Winter 2018 11 Melvin Burgess Alice Carmen Doyle Bill Frazee Jim Harwood Michelle D. Flake Dianne King Lyn & Gordon Yukon Emily & Harvey Kay Harold Cloud Mattie Jean Edwards Randy E. Gaines Keeney Family Michelle D. Flake Deborah & Sam Brackstone Patricia G. Strougal Mary Lovett Kate Mallory Carroll Curtis Surender Ennu Dave Goldberg Randolph McCloy Anne Brown Asan Tejwani Janet Kisber Missie & Jim McDonnell Joseph A. Dieffenbacher Frederica "Ricki" Fife James C. "Buddy" Griffin Jr. Linda McEachran Hedi & Curt Ward Doris Bodan Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP Irene Orgill Gerald A. Dortch & Mayme A. Dortch Jill Fisher Ruby Law-Grover Ryan Porter Courtney & Aaron Shemper Shirley Manis Michelle D. Flake J. Martin Regan, Jr. Whitney Family You can be a pillar Dorotha Bickerstaff Harwood for our neighbors in need! Libby King Barbara Lynn Leppert Become a recurring monthly MIFA donor. Beverly Fourmy Carrick Your gift will impact the lives of vulnerable Cordelia Henderson seniors and families in crisis. Mary & Charles Cape Mildred "Millie" Malkin Shirley Manis $25 per month Charles, Catherine and You can be a pillar Keepsfor the ourlights on forneighbors a working poor family. Lt. Frank Huisking Delores & Roland Oser $60 per month The Huisking Foundation in need! Become a recurringProvides monthly a senior with MIFA meals ondonor. wheels forYour one month. Joanne Markell gift will impact the lives of vulnerable$100 per seniors month and families in Gerald Hytken Taryn & Jim Spake Helps connect a family with permanent stable housing. Janet Kisber crisis. June McCormick Shirley Manis Mary Ruleman

Henry W. Jones Wanda B. Meredith The MIFA family Mary Ann & Billy Griesbeck

Visit: mifa.org and give today. Donald C. Keeney Evelyn Middleton of Hope Joyce Arnold Paula & Joey McPeak Stephen Barton Visit: mifa.org and give today. Ronnell Beal David Moreau Asan Tejwani Jessica Benton Lyn & Gordon Yukon Mr. & Mrs. Michael Buttarazzi Joe Clark David Nahmias Financial Federal Laurie Stark

12 Winter 2018 mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 OUR VISION: Uniting the community through service. Lillian M. Newport Sheela Sheth, Hema, Varsha, Bob Seifert FOR THE BIRTHDAY OF: Nancy & Mike Murphy Bindu & Jolly Mary & Charles Cape Don Abitz Sunita Sheth Carolyn Norton Constance "Connie" Shelton Deborah & Sam Brackstone Derene Akins Dr. & Mrs. D. D. Sidhu Doris Bodan Elizabeth Steinkoenig Jeanne Alpert Richard Orgel Jean Lewis Jamnu Tahiliani Sheldon Simons Patricia Blackwell Janet Kisber The MIFA family Asan Tejwani Mr. Steve Ash Sidney Turnipseed Pam & Fred Montesi Julie & Jim Raines Dr. Binford Peeples Jennifer Rothman Laurie Stark Beverly Mankey Mrs. Jody Avery Stephanie Poje Mrs. Edith Verna Pam & Fred Montesi Prabhakar Parikh Pam, Fred, Nikki, Elizabeth & Eric Mrs. Wanda Barzizza Chandranayan Baxi Joyce Peterson Montesi Curtis Bickers Phyllis & Tom Francis Pam & Fred Montesi Dabney Wellford Dinesh & Bharti D. Chauhan Mrs. Melanie Bell Thomas Ryan Prewitt, Sr. The MIFA family Tri Dang Beverly F. Carrick Pam & Fred Montesi Annabelle P. Whittemore Himani & Raj Dave Samuel Rabinowitz Ellen Cooper Klyce Mrs. Linda Ash Bryan Janet Fleming Todd Barton Pam & Fred Montesi Jeannette Fuchs Helen Wiggins The MIFA family Jaya & Visanji Gala Ros Kimmelman Mrs. Suzanne Canepari Jean-Paul Richard Pam & Fred Montesi Milind Ganoo Mrs. Karen Avery Word Laura, Jim & Hays Bynum Dr. & Mrs. Mohan Karkera Pam & Fred Montesi Mr. Brad Champlin Pratima & Mohan Karve Alberta Robinson-Gipson Pam & Fred Montesi Teasie Wunderlich Sampath Kumar Michelle D. Flake Heathie & John Colvett Mrs. Dianne Champlin Joel Lyons Genease Thaxton Pam & Fred Montesi Memphis Radiological, PC Charles Leo Wurtzburger Harry S. Rosen The MIFA family Mr. Don Clanton Dr. Mohammed Moinuddin Steve Rosen Pam & Fred Montesi Bharti & Kaushik Parikh Elmer L. Yancey Dr. E. William "Bill" Rosenberg Priya Pawar Gloria Cathcart Mrs. Lesley Colvett Doris Bodan Pam & Fred Montesi Mary J. Self Janis & Jim Musselman Shirley Manis Meera & Bhrugu Shah Mr. & Mrs. Joe Yasinsky Lucia Crenshaw Joyce Margulies & Uttam Shah Sheldon "Shelly" Saslawsky Taryn & Jim Spake Milton Lovell Linda & David Usdan The MIFA family Mrs. Barbara Daush Pam & Fred Montesi

OUR MISSION: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-­impact programs. *Deceased Winter 2018 13 Edward J. Dobbs Katharine Huffman Caprice Snyder Mrs. Kay Wright Milton Lovell Barbara & Bill Johns Milton Lovell Pam & Fred Montesi

Mrs. Lisa Duerr Mrs. Dee Anna Hussey Daisy Spiro Rev. Walker D. Wright Pam & Fred Montesi Pam & Fred Montesi Shelley & Steve Spiro Milton Lovell

Mrs. Lavonda Forbess Mrs. Sherri Kimery Mr. David Tate Scott Young Pam & Fred Montesi Pam & Fred Montesi Pam & Fred Montesi Milton Lovell

Katherine Fox Mrs. Fini Koerner Mr. Jim Taylor Leah Fox-Greenberg Pam & Fred Montesi Pam & Fred Montesi FOR THE ANNIVERSARY O'Guin Family OR WEDDING OF: Mrs. Kathy S. Maury Mrs. Mimi Taylor Mrs. Cindy Gambrell Pam & Fred Montesi Pam & Fred Montesi Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Buring Pam & Fred Montesi Janet Kisber David Miller Mrs. Liz Thomas Ms. Chris Card Green Deborah & Sam Brackstone Pam & Fred Montesi Dr. & Mrs. John Buttross Pam & Fred Montesi Pam, Fred, Nikki, Elizabeth & Eric Mrs. Allison Montesi Mr. Jon Thompson Montesi Brett Grinder Pam & Fred Montesi Pam & Fred Montesi Milton Lovell Mr. & Mrs. Paul Matthews Mr. Eric Montesi Nina & Matthew Thornton Pam & Fred Montesi and family Iris K. Harkavy Pam & Fred Montesi The MIFA family Jean & Buddy Ballin Julie and Jim Raines Mrs. Nayla Nassar Mrs. Susan Vescovo The MIFA family Judy & Morris Kriger Pam & Fred Montesi Pam & Fred Montesi Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Makowsky Judy & Neil Ringel Mr. Dennis Norton Mr. Bill Wells Pam & Fred Montesi Pam & Fred Montesi Mrs. Anita Harris Pam & Fred Montesi Mrs. Hope Presley Dr. Jess Wesberry Pam & Fred Montesi Pam & Fred Montesi Mr. Jimmy Hartley Pam & Fred Montesi Mrs. Gretchen Reaves Mrs. Mary Lee Wesberry Pam & Fred Montesi Pam & Fred Montesi Mrs. Dominga Hernandez Pam & Fred Montesi Mr. Richy Roberts Ellen Whitten Pam & Fred Montesi Milton Lovell Mr. Tom Horton Pam & Fred Montesi Sehrish Siddiqui Mrs. Janice Akins Wooley Milton Lovell Pam & Fred Montesi

14 Winter 2018 mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 OUR VISION: Uniting the community through service. ’S JUBIL IFA EE M Y E 8 A 1 0 R 2 5

Our 50th Anniversary Supporters

AutoZone NIKE Baptist Memorial Health Care MLGW Bass, Berry & Sims Orion Federal Credit Union Brown Missionary Baptist Church Regional One Health Calvary Episcopal Church ServiceMaster Elvis Presley Enterprises State Systems, Inc. The Ellison Foundation St. George’s Episcopal Church Hilton St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral H.W. Durham Foundation Summit Asset Management LLC International Paper Temple Israel ISNA (Islamic Society of North America) Tri-State Truck Center, Inc. Jim Keras Subaru Trustmark Bank Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare UPS Memphis Theological Seminary Yuletide Office Solutions Memphis Tourism

OUR MISSION: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-­impact programs. Winter 2018 15 NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. Postage 910 Vance Avenue Memphis, TN 38126 PAID Memphis, TN PERMIT NO. 367

Private donations combined with funds from these partners make MIFA’s services possible.

The Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible charity.

Accredited by Holiday Family Service Days Home for the Holidays Thursday, December 20, 2018 | 9:30 – Noon Ring in the New Thursday, December 27, 2018 | 9:30 – Noon SPACE IS LIMITED, ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Contact Dorothy McClure at [email protected] or (901) 529-4523 for details or visit community.mifa.org.