Mission Statement

Mission
Statement
WINTER 2009 • VOLUME III ISSUE 1 • WWW.HARMONY-AT-HOME.ORG
Harmony At Home’s
mission is to “establish
and conduct programs
that teach healthy
communication within
families, to help break
the cycle of violence
and abuse.”
CONTACT INFORMATION
Julianne Leavy
Executive Director
Shelley Watson
Executive Assistant
Harmony At Home
3785 Via Nona Marie, Suite 300
Carmel, CA 93923
Tel (831) 625-5160
Fax (866) 280-0931
Email julianne@harmony-at-home.org
Web www.harmony-at-home.org
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Making a Difference...
Accomplishments & NEW!
Ongoing Efforts – Collaboration
Fundraiser Donors
Birdies for Charity
Staff Roster & Board of Directors
Additional 2009 Donors
Executive Director’s Message...
I
am pleased to update you on Harmony At Home’s November fundraiser
luncheon “Embracing Peace and Harmony for All Children.” The donations are still coming in! Thank you Monterey County, for helping Harmony
At Home’s first ASK fundraiser to be a resounding success. We have received
over $26,000 in donations & pledges from this event.The feedback we have received is that people were moved to the point of taking action: action through
their checkbooks and action through wanting to volunteer time and expertise.
Could we have asked for anything more? We are touched that 243 people
showed up in body, mind and spirit on Nov. 6 at Corral de Tierra Country Club
to support Harmony At Home and to learn about our programs.
With the funds that were raised, we will be able to serve approximately
250 more children and youth who have been traumatized by violence.Through
our Sticks & Stones® and Teen Camp programs, the children who will benefit
from this additional funding will range from elementary school age through
high school. This additional funding will also support separating and divorcing
families in our What About The Children? program. We have already decided to expand our Sticks &
Stones® program into the Junior High Schools. The youth who will receive services at the Junior High
level will have graduated from Sticks & Stones® in their participating elementary school, or will be
completely new to the program. The children who were supported by Sticks & Stones® in elementary
school will continue to move forward on a path of learning alternatives to violence. The new referrals
will be youth who are at risk for gang affiliation and/or have experienced trauma. We hope to reach
these young people in time for positive intervention. So far (as we are already a few weeks into the
program) these young people are very responsive and truly want our support.This is a great start, and
a sign of healing. The school’s Principals are ecstatic that we have a presence in their schools.
All in all, the fundraiser luncheon was a great success. Harmony At Home is five years old this
month (December) and we are ready to launch our next phase of organizational development and
examine the steps needed to continue expanding our services. Stay in touch, so we can share our
successes with you in 2010!
With Warm Regards,
Julianne Leavy
Founder & Executive Director
Please see page 3 for the list of donors
who gave at the Nov. 6th fundraiser.
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS & NEW!
ANNOUNCING THE EXPANSION OF STICKS & STONES® SCHOOL-BASED
COUNSELING PROGRAM
By Julianne Leavy
MAKING A
DIFFERENCE IN THE
LIVES OF
TEENAGERS
THROUGH FILM...
A PLEA FOR HELP
By Julianne Leavy
In the fall of 2008, Harmony At Home was
approached by the City of Marina to help
thirty 12-year-old youth at-risk for incarceration. We were told that if intervention
were not immediate we would lose these
kids to crime. Our attention was peaked, but
then we were told that the city of Marina did
not have any money to support a counseling
program. Hmmm... a predicament that many
cities and counties are finding themselves
in these days. After much contemplation I
decided to produce a play for all 600 youth
at Los Arboles Middle School, where these
thirty attend. I felt this was a reasonable outreach that would impact all the youth, and
not cost Marina.
In March of 2009 I created and wrote
CHOICES©. It is a play about a boy and a girl
who each have a difficult childhood. They are
presented with two paths to take: the path
that leads to addiction, promiscuity, incarceration and early death or the path that leads
to happiness and success but may seem more
difficult.The play was a hit.The youth engaged
in meaningful conversation about making the
best choices. Our onsite therapist, Claudia
Martin, volunteered to counsel these thirty
at-risk youth, and significant positive change
ensued. Now we would like CHOICES© to
expand to all Monterey County Junior High
and High schools through the medium of
film. We are looking for help to professionally produce this film. We want professional
actors, film scriptwriters and a film crew.
These come at a cost of $20,000-$40,000. If
you know of actors or filmmakers that may
be interested in helping us with this project,
or if you know of any donors that would
be interested in a project like this, please
contact us as soon as possible. With this film
we hope to partner with other community
organizations to make a difference in the
lives of teenagers in Monterey County, along
with education and counseling.
Harmony At Home’s goal, in the next ten
years, is to be able to offer our programs
in all of the schools in Monterey County
that request and need our services for
violence intervention and prevention. We
are pleased to announce that, due to a
Monterey County Mental Health Services
Act grant and the individual donations received from community members, we have
expanded our direct counseling hours in
21 elementary schools by approximately
1700 additional hours for this school year.
This increase in hours will allow us to
serve approximately 300 more children
this school year. The support from the
County and local donors has also allowed
us to expand our counseling to four Junior
High schools in Salinas, so that participants
can learn alternatives to violence. In addition
to supporting our youth, the County funding is helping us to expand our counseling
to families that have experienced domestic
violence. With this expansion, we can teach
families healthy ways to function and live
together in non-violence. In time, as we
continue to support peace within families,
we will see the benefits spill out into our
communities. Children that are raised in
peaceful homes become peaceful citizens
who support non-violence. Our children
learn how to act in the world from what
they see at home. Harmony At Home has
tremendous gratitude to our donors for
helping us to make our mission a reality.
ON GOING EFFORTS
A COLLABORATION THAT KEEPS ON GIVING
By Julianne Leavy
2009 marks the third year that Congregation Beth Israel and Harmony At
Home have connected children from
Carmel and Salinas through giving. The
“Holiday Mitzvah Project” is a project
for children that attend Sunday Religious
School where they purchase gifts for K-6
grade students in three Salinas elementary schools. “Mitzvah” is a Hebrew word
meaning an act of human kindness. It is a
Jewish tradition that is about giving without expectation. The children in Salinas
are delighted and moved by the experience of receiving a gift from another
child who they don’t even know. It truly
is a heart-warming experience that both
organizations cherish throughout the holiday season. Harmony At Home is grateful
to be in collaboration with Congregation
Beth Israel, as they support family and
children learning, celebrating, and being
together.
Art created by Teen Camp participants
FUNDRAISER DONORS
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WHOSE DONATIONS MADE
OUR FUNDRAISER A SUCCESS
Mary Adams
Julie Anongos
Wendy Askew
Frances Baca
Daniel Bach
Susan Bajari
Hon. Diana Baker
LaVerne Baker-Leyva
Michelle Beach
Crystal Beget
Marla Bell
Brenda Bhaskar
Albert Bonfiglio
Colleen Bonfiglio
Pamela Breslin
Zuzzanne Broom
Luanne Buchman
Robert Burlison
June Campbell
Denise Cardona
Casey Castillo
Maureen Chodosh
Karen Clampitt
Janet Eadie Cohen
Ron & Linda Cosmero
JoAnn Crivello
Susan Culcasi
Claudia Daniels
Lynn & Lydia Davis
Cynthia Davis
Debra & Victor Diaz
Denise Dinner
Martin Donald
Emily DuBois
Julia Edgcomb
Bee Epstein-Shepard
Anna Frieberg-Gibbs
Gwen Frindt
Carolyn Frost-Williams
Allison Gardner
Nelda Getz
Anna Gibbs
Priscilla Gilbertson
Susan Gleason
Sheree Goldman
Joie Goodkin
Robert Gore
Suzanne Graybill
Susan & Bruce Greenbaum
Hon. Adrienne Grover
Jason Hall
Nashwan Hamza of
Hamza Des.& Construct.
Kimberlee Harbor
Pam Harp
Nancy Hatton
Robert Herbert
Lyn Higashi
Rosa Hong
Ruth Horn
Kip Hudson
Kristen Hunter
Louis & Roberta Huntington
Chris & Rae Huntington
Lyde Hussey
Larry Imwalle
Ann Jealous
Ellie Johnson
Joanne Johnson
Sandra Kahn
Cheryl Kaiser
Robin & Terrill Keeler
Marsha Kelly
Nicole Kelly
Ron & Ann Kihara
Klein Medical
Ila Kleinman
Nancy KotowskiS
Ellen Krause
Kate & Dan Kurz
Richard LakeJ
Theresa Lambert
Kathy Lambert
Rosemary Lande
Wendy Lang
Gordon & Terri LarsonL
Laela Leavy
Mike Leavy & Susan Galvin
Zad Leavy
Gifford Lehman
Laura Lee Lienk
Jill Livingstone
Lynn Lozier
Dia Lynn
Roy &Linda Madsen
Kevin Mahoney
Claudia Martin
Maren Martin
Judy Masilyah
Ann McBride Dejesus
Wendy McCraney-Matz
Pat McDermott
Kelly McMillin
Lisa Mendelsohn
Tom Michaelson
Debbie Miller
Kristin Minnich
Barbara Morais
Miranda Morris
Richard Moss
Brenda Murdock
Eileen Nazzaro
Judy Nejasmich
Shelley Nemeth
Tami Newton
Geoffrey Norris
Daniel O’Brien
Phyllis O’Shea
Sandy Oh
Kristin Orliss
Peter & Dee Dee Osborne
Connie Piersol
Sheri Perlman
Carolyn Pinizzotto
Marcia Pompan
Catherine Powers
Dona Putnam
Deborah Rich
Louise Riddell-Kaufman
Roseanne Rito
Nick Robertson of
Robertson Antiques
Barbara Robinson
Susan Ross
Jennifer Rossi
Simon Salinas
Joan Schaeffer
Wendy Schmidt
Harvey Schrier
Marilyn Seeley
Scott Sexsmith
Lynn Sexton
Lisa Shake
Marilyn Shepherd
Harriet Sheppard
Jennifer Sheppard
Joanne Shiffman
Donna Shore
Jill Sleeper
Kate Spacher
Elizabeth Spadaro
Deborah Stark
Kim Stemler
Roxanne & Steve Storm
Robert Taniguchi
Paula Taylor
Barbara Termath
Gary Thelander
Antoinette Tramontin
Mr. & Mrs. Trotter of
Trotters Antiques
Donna Vaughan
Tara Vindhurst
Susan Walker
Tempe Wennerholm
Anne Wheelis
Lynne White-Dixon
Phyllis Woolworth
Elizabeth Woolpert
DONATIONS MADE IN MEMORY OR HONOR
Heather Downs in honor of Cole & Mackenzie Keller
Linda Ford in honor of Stephanie Hulsey, Assistant D.A.
Donna Garren in memory of G.A. Gindick
Stephanie Hulsey in honor of John S. Myszak
Martha Elin Mountain “in honor of the visionary school administrators who host S&S”
Deneen Newman in honor of Larry Newman , Retired Principal of Ledesma Elementary
Ann & Steve Packer in honor of Lita Steklof
Nina Patane in honor of Marcia Pompan
Daniel & Roseanne Pierre in honor of Pamela Pierre
Paula Robinson in honor of Julianne Leavy
Terry Uchida in memory of Ociel Montiel
Lisa Watson in honor of Sara & Summer Watson
BIRDIES FOR CHARITY®
& HARMONY AT HOME
By Shelley Watson
Birdies for Charity® (BFC) is
a nationwide program that, since
its inception, has generated more
than $40,000,000 for charities
across the country.Currently,there are 18 PGA
Tour tournaments participating in the Birdies
for Charity® program. The Monterey Peninsula Foundation (MPF) is the private foundation
that hosts the AT&T Pebble Beach National
Pro-Am, one of the most recognized and
beloved golf tournaments on the PGA TOUR.
MPF disburses all proceeds from the tournament to local and regional charities. In 2009,
79 charities collectively raised $135,000.
Harmony At Home is participating in the
event for the first time this year, and will receive a 10% match from MPF for every dollar
donated through Birdies for Charity®.
It may have been a bit awkward to have
kicked off our BFC fundraiser by combining it
with our November 6th fundraiser luncheon,
but the prospect of receiving an additional 10%
match on donations was too good to pass up.
Our donors were kind enough to indulge us
in this mission by donating over $17,000 to
Harmony At Home through the Monterey
Peninsula Foundation. That means we will
receive over $1,700 EXTRA dollars from this
effort, and that extra 10% will provide over 40
additional hours of counseling for children!
We have enclosed a pledge form and
remittance envelope if you would be interested
in participating in this fun event. You can also
participate online: https://birdies.attpbgolfcom/
charities/harmony-at-home. You may donate
anytime between November 1, 2009 and
February 26, 2010. Donors who complete an
official pledge form have the opportunity to
“Guess the Birdies” on the pledge form (step
4). The lucky person who guesses the correct number of birdies scored by PGA Tour
players during the official tournament play at
the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am will
receive the grand prize of two Continental
Airline Tickets (up to $500 each)! As an added incentive to donate random drawings will
occur beginning in December, from the current list of weekly donors, giving donors the
opportunity to win such items as a one night
stay at the Inn at Spanish Bay, golf for two
at The Links, Waterford Crystal or sports
memorabilia AND MORE!
If you are considering your end of year
donations, I hope you take a look at this opportunity. Not only do you stand to receive a
great prize, but Harmony At Home stands to
gain an additional 10% from your gift—AND
if Harmony At Home is one of the top four
earning charities, we will be provided with an
exhibition booth at the entrance to the tournament for one full day during the tournament. This means exposure to approximately
30,000 people. The cut off date for determining the top four charities is January 29, so
please get your pledge or flat donation in as
soon as possible. A little birdie told me…you
might win!
HARMONY AT HOME
STAFF ROSTER
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Julianne Leavy, Executive Director
Cheryl Trotter, Program Coordinator
Shelley Watson, Executive Assistant
CLINICAL SUPERVISION
Julianne Leavy, MFT
Candice Gregory, LCSW, PPSC
Wendy McCraney-Matz, MFT
COUNSELING STAFF
Elizabeth Andrade
Suzie Bajari
Gail Bengard
Colleen Bonfiglio
Diane Cotton
Lizzy Ehrmann
Michelle Feliciano
Stephanie Herbert
Jeff James
Claudia Martin
Mirym Meija
Tara Modaff
Suzie Sullivan
Cheryl Trotter
Frances Weesner
Susie Winn
Sheila Wright
WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN
TEACHING STAFF
Gail Bengard
Colleen Bonfiglio
Nancy Carnathan-Cribbs
Terrill Keeler
Connie Piersol
Susan Ross
Wendy Schmidt
Mark Shuler
Cheryl Trotter
Carolyn Kelleher
THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE WHO
MAKE HARMONY AT HOME POSSIBLE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VOLUNTEERS
Michael Leavy
President
Financial Consultant
Savannah Alvarez
Wendy Askew
Suzie Bajari
Marla Bell
Gail Bengard
Colleen Bonfiglio
Casey Castillo
Karen Clampitt
Diane Cotton
Jim Cox
Chris & Joanna Devers
Lizzie Ehrmann
Susan Galvin
Sheree Goldman
Laura Gonzales
Bob Gore
Candice Gregory
Stephanie Herbert
Hilda Huerta
Stephanie Hulsey
Kristin Hunter
Rae Huntington
Patricia McDermott
Vice President
Marriage and Family Therapist
Marsha Kelly
Treasurer
Former Coordinator/Administrator MCOE
Richard Moss
Director
Operations Manager
Wendy NcCraney-Matz
Director
Marriage and Family Therapist
ADDITIONAL DONORS IN 2009
ACTION Council of
Monterey County
Hugo & Karen Ferlito
Dr. Carl Alasko
Richard Gerber &
Laurie Kleinman
Alisal Union School
District
Jeff & Deborah
Greenberg
Jennifer Allen
Candice Gregory
Gail Bates
Peggy Hansen
Gail Bengard &
Marla Bell
Harden Foundation
Robert Berman
Stephanie Hulsey
California Pizza Kitchen
Nancy Carnathan-Cribbs
Community Foundation
Community Partnership
for Youth
Congregation Beth Israel
Joseph & Sharon
Crescente
Jan Davidson
Diane Day
Billie DiMonaco
Marie Diridoni
Susan Ditzler
Domestic Violence
Coordinating Council
Special thanks to the Community
Foundation for Monterey County
For sponsoring our Organizational
Capacity Building
Consultant: Grace Hammond
Edna Jimenez
Marsha Kelly
Nicole Kelly
Charles Knight
Nancy Kotowski
Julianne Leavy
Michael Leavy
Pat McDermott
Claudia Martin
Christina Marsh
Areanna Mosley
Richard Moss
Brenda Murdock
Jane Parker
Angelica Partida
Marcia Pompan
Jill Sleeper
Kate Spacher
Cheryl Trotter
Shelley Watson
Frances Weesner
Janet Eadie-Cohen
Clint & Dina Eastwood
Emkay Asso. Ltd.
Laurel Emsley
David & Lois Epel
Cynthia Healy
Eric & Elizabeth Isaacs
Judy Ishizue
Natalie Jaffe &
Jim Sammet
Dr. Richard Kelly
Carolyn Kleefeld
Helen Galvin
Julianne Leavy &
Charles Knight
Laela Leavy
Zad Leavy
Paul & Barbara Lee
Jerry Lesser
Melvin & Shonny Lesser
Monterey Peninsula
Foundation Youth Fund
Monterey Peninsula
Volunteer Services
Charles & Linda Page
Perry, Johnson, Anderson,
Miller & Moskowitz
Rita Reiman
Linda Rodriguez
Eugene Rosenberg
George & Gail Rothman
Anna Swartley &
David Sabih
Salinas City Elementary
Schools
Ron Schebeck
Marianne Schneider
Sandra Silvestri
Dr. Sid Smith
Betty Jean Stallings
Patricia Standish
Carl & Ellen Swallow
Terry & Paula Trotter
Frank & Doris Uyeda
Hillary Lipman
Van Loben Sels /
RembeRock Foundation
Rosann Lynch
Tina Walker
Patricia McDermott
Woodward Foundation
Henrik & Lisa Martin
Yellow Brick Road
Benefit Shop
Ann Mather & Tim
Gonzales
Madelon Zimner