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3Rd Annual Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction 3rd Annual Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction Program Silent Auction & Cocktail Reception 6:00 p.m. Greetings ~ Jerry Dahlberg, Vice Board Chair 6:15 p.m. Silent Auction Green Table Closes 7:00 p.m. Welcome ~ The Rev. Ronald C. Byrd, President & CEO 7:00 p.m. Invocation ~ The Rev. Charles Millar 7:00 p.m. Silent Auction Brown Table Closes 7:15 p.m. Dinner 7:15 p.m. Forster Woods Presentation ~ Jennifer A. Putmon 8:15 p.m. Introduction Keynote Speaker ~ John O. Grettenberger, Sr. 8:30 p.m. Keynote Address ~ The Honorable David C. Hollister 8:30 p.m. Closing Remarks ~ Fr. Ron 8:45 p.m. Benediction ~ The Rev. Charles Millar 8:45 p.m. Silent Auction Purple Table Closes 9:00 p.m. Supporting caregivers, and their loved ones . May 19, 2017 Greetings and Thank You! Welcome to Forster Woods Adult Day Center’s 3rd Annual Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction! The story of Forster Woods began with a personal story in my family. My mother suffered from Lewy Body dementia, a variation of Alzheimer’s. During the seven years of mom’s decline, I became increasingly aware of the need for support for my mother and respite care for Jennifer and me. Those of you who have provided care for loved ones understand the immense emotional and physical toil the illness takes as you as watch your loved one fade away. The process is long, slow, and, at times, crippling. This year Forster Woods celebrates its 5th anniversary. Over the last five years Forster Woods has continue to grow, and since its early beginnings the center has nearly doubled the number of program participants annually. It has always been our mission for Forster Woods to be assessable and affordable to everyone in our community requiring our services. Forster Woods relies on personal contributions and fundraisers to support nearly one-third of its annual operating budget. Your support tonight is one way to assure we will continue to provide high-quality service and care to our participants and caregivers. Tonight we welcome the Honorable David C. Hollister as our keynote speaker. At the age of 58, while serving as Lansing’s 49th Mayor, David was diagnosis with Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s is the second most commonly diagnosed neurological disorder in the United States, next to Alzheimer’s and there are more than 50,000 people in Michigan living with Parkinson. Please join me in welcoming Mayor Hollister. Again, thank you for your support and kindness, your generously and compassion, and for your participation in Forster Woods’ mission to provide needed support to those given into our care. The mission continues, Fr. Ron+ The Reverend Ronald C. Byrd, Sr, CDP President & CEO 4656 N. Meridian Rd., Williamston, MI 48895 | Phone: 517-349-3101 | Fax: 517-349-6487 E-mail: [email protected] | Website: forsterwoods.org Welcome The Honorable David C. Hollister 49th Mayor of Lansing David Hollister began his public service career as a high school teacher. He taught government, history, and economics for both the Lansing and Durand school systems and spent the summers of 1966 and 1968 as a volunteer teacher in the Mississippi Freedom Schools in Holly Springs, Mississippi. While working as a full-time teacher, David Hollister was elected to the Ingham County Commission in 1968 and served until 1974. In 1974 David Hollister was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives, where he served until 1993. He served on the powerful appropriations committee and chaired the social services appropriations subcommittee for over a decade. Hollister sponsored and was instrumental in passing significant legislation in such areas as open meetings, right to die, hospice, adoption reform, mandatory seat belts, clean water, Blue Cross Blue Shield reform, and anti-redlining/neighborhood improvement. David Hollister was elected Lansing’s mayor in 1993, 1997 and 2001. Mayor Hollister’s successes include $2.9 billion in investments to city infrastructure and civic life, including an new city transportation center, a new downtown minor league baseball stadium, five new state office buildings, three General Motors manufacturing facilities, and revitalization of Lansing’s historic Old Town. Mayor Hollister created and led the regional Lansing Works! Keep GM movement to maintain a major GM presence in the Lansing area. Lansing continues to be an auto manufacturing city because of his efforts. Recognizing the importance of maintaining mid-Michigan’s insurance sector, he helped structure a regional tax sharing agreement with Alaiedon and Meridian townships to keep Jackson National Life Insurance Company in the region. Mayor Hollister’s time in office was characterized by close collaboration with colleges and universities and cooperation with the region’s business and labor communities. For these and other achievements, he received an honorary doctorate from Michigan State University in 1997. In 2003 Governor Jennifer Granholm appointed Hollister to the position of director of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth where he served until 2006. The department integrated top economic development, workforce training, job creation, innovation, entrepreneurship and urban revitalization programs. Hollister’s major initiatives include launching the Cool Cities Initiative, establishing three new venture capital funds, creating 13 Regional Skills Alliances to help reshape Michigan’s workforce, luring 17 companies to move their headquarters to Michigan or expand their automotive research and development operations, and developing the 21st Century Jobs Initiative. In 2005 Hollister co-founded, along with Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon, the Prima Civitas Foundation (PCF). As President and CEO, Hollister oversaw various initiatives designed to accelerate the transformation of Michigan to a more diverse, competitive, innovative, entrepreneurial and traditional “land grant” university to a “world grant” university more fully engaged in creating a 21st Century economy. From 2011 to 2013 Hollister transitioned to semi-retirement by becoming the foundation’s Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. Prior to retiring in 2016, Hollister was CEO of Hollister Solutions LLC, providing consulting services on a part-time basis in the areas of economic development, state and local government, public-private partnerships, and lifelong learning. He provided consulting services to the Flint Genesee Chamber of Commerce and Flint Area Reinvestment Office. Hollister currently serves on the boards of the Michigan Institute from Contemporary Art, Genesee Global Action Team and the Information Technology Empowerment Center. He is chair of the Lansing Fiscal Health Team and serves on the Lansing are MotorCities Park Advisory Council. He was a co-convener of, and continues to serve on, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) committee, which successfully championed Michigan State University to house the U.S. Department of Energy’s $800 million research facility. Hollister earned Bachelor of Arts and Master’s degrees in government and history from Michigan State University. In 1997 he received an Honorary Law Degree from Michigan State University, and in 2014 an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Olivet College. Hollister is married, the father of three sons, and the grandfather of seven children. St. Katherine’s Episcopal Church & Forster Woods Board of Directors Congratulate Forster Woods on winning $5,000 Big Bang-quet prize for most voters! In addition, because of the generous contributions Forster Woods raised $7,929.00. We would like to thank the following people for their support: Ellen Adamo Thomas Corner Deborah Harris Christine Mergener Melissa Sellers Katherine Adams Jerry Dahlberg Eric Hawley David Mergener Diane Shafer Stacy Allen Karen East Frederick Hawley Rebecca Mergener Mary Ellen Sheets Ashley Anderson James Ecklund Sarah Hawley Matthew Michalek Jackie Shinn Ginette Anderson Miguel Escobar S Hawley Francine Minnick Jan Shoemaker Lance Anderson Charles Featherly David Hess Lisa Mireles Sandra Sinkovitz Noah Anderson Chuck Featherly Teresa Hill Sandra Montesa Charles Spanburg Elizabeth Angeley Lille Foster Craig Hiner James W. Murphy Ronald Spann Jesse Angeley Shady Foster Susan Hiner Keith Owen Win Stebbins Elaine Antcliff Smokey Foster Julia Huttar Bailey Deborah Pierce Sue Steudle Terry Apple Zeus Foster Helen Johnson Max Pierce Megan Stockmeyer Janae Beauchamp Betty Francis Jeffrey Johnson William Pillow Meredith Swamp Charis Bhagianathan Jennifer & Michael Gardner Ron Kinell Kay Pixley Randall Swamp Penny Blair Jackie Gargano Sue Kinell Charlotte Poston Alexandria Swats Pat Blakeman Nicholas Gargano Ava Koski Demi Prentiss Kimberly Sweet Robert Blakeman Roger Gargano Cruz Koski Alexander Putmon Antionette Talbot Dawn Bower RW Gargano Elaine Koski Jennifer Putmon Mark Talbot Gregory Bower Angelique George Peter Koski Madison Putmon Joianne Tennant Jennifer Branch Wendell Gibbs Debbie Kring Matthew Putmon Philip Trosko Annette Buchanan Lillian Goodlett Carol Laub Meranda Putmon Amanda Valles Jennifer Byrd Sherry Graham Emily Laub Ryleigh Putmon Susan Vandercook Kayla Byrd William Graham Frederick Laub Randolph Rasch Grace VanValkenburg Ramon Byrd Jane Grettenberger Thomas Laub Reg and Dana Riggs Dona Vogel Ronald Byrd John Grettenberger Paul LeClair Jane Rose Linda and Willie Wilkerson Janet Campbell Gail Griffin Kathy Lovell Keith Rouse Katherine Wittenauer Kandace Carty Dennis Gruesbeck Shirley Major Sherri Rouse Candra C. 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