2011 Annual Report - Brattleboro Area Hospice

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Brattleboro Area
Hospice
2011 Annual Report
Loving Care of the
Dying and Bereaved
B ereavement Care: The R esilience
of
L ove
Brattleboro Area Hospice
2011 Annual Report
Ta b l e
of
Contents
From the Board President and Executive Director............................................................. 4
Cover Story – Bereavement Care: The Resilience of Love................................................ 5
Hallowell: Songs for Hospice and Healing........................................................................12
Hurricane Irene: The Challenge and the Response.........................................................16
Wild Night on the Catwalk..............................................................................................18
2011 Annual Service of Remembrance at the Hospice Memorial Garden...................... 23
2011 Program and Volunteer Overview............................................................................24
Experienced Goods Thrift Shop...................................................................................... 30
Experienced Goods Home Furnishings.............................................................................32
Staff and Board of Directors.............................................................................................33
2011 Donors..................................................................................................................... 34
2011 Financial Statement................................................................................................. 40
Brattleboro Area Hospice 2011 Annual Report
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191 Canal Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-257-0775 ❖ telephone
1-800-579-7300 ❖ toll free in Vermont
brattleborohospice.org ❖ website
info@brattleborohospice.org ❖ email
Experienced Goods Thrift Shop
77 Flat Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301
802-254-5200 ❖ telephone
Brattleboro Area Hospice is an independent, communitybased, nonprofit volunteer hospice organization. We are funded by
our thrift store sales, individual donations and memorials, United
Way of Windham County, grants and local towns.
Financial contributions of any size to Brattleboro Area Hospice are
appreciated and are tax deductible. By establishing memorial gifts in
honor of a loved one, remembering us in your will, or making a stock
donation, you can help further our work. Please contact us at 802257-0775 or 1-800-579-7300 for more information on the many ways
you can donate to Brattleboro Area Hospice.
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Loving Care of the Dying and Bereaved
191 Canal Street, Brattleboro, VT
Our mission is to provide non-medical assistance to the terminally ill and their loved ones; to
provide bereavement services to Hospice families and the community; and to educate others
about the issues of death and dying. All our services are free of charge.
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Hospice Care Program
Trained volunteers and staff work with patients and their families to address the physical,
emotional, social and spiritual needs that are associated with death and dying. Our Hospice
Program serves patients who have a prognosis of one year or less; the Pathways Program is for
home-care patients with a prognosis of two years or less who may choose to receive curative
therapies.
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Bereavement Care Program
Adjusting to life without a loved one is difficult. Bereavement services are an important part
of hospice care and help people understand grief as a normal process. Support groups, limited
individual support and our bereavement newsletter Seasons are available to surviving Hospice
family members as well as anyone in our community.
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Community Education
We are a community resource on the issues of death, dying and grieving. Hospice and
bereavement trainings are open to everyone whether or not they choose to volunteer. We are
available to speak to local groups and businesses, and offer trainings and inservices to medical
professionals. Our lending library is open to the public with over 650 books, tapes and videos.
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Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit. ~ Bern William
Dear Friends,
Our Bereavement Care Coordinator Elizabeth Pittman often suggests an exercise
to clients, recommending that each day they write down one blessing and one
challenge. This helps acknowledge the pain they are feeling, yet also recognizes
that there are moments of blessing that can give comfort and strength.
Hospice and bereavement work is the embodiment of this exercise. Each day, our
volunteers and staff bear witness to the grief, loss and pain that come from a death.
And yet, amidst these intense challenges, they can witness the blessings of deep
love, of a dedicated family, and of the quiet resilience within someone facing the
end of their life.
In the spirit of Elizabeth’s exercise, we share two extraordinary events, one a
challenge and one a blessing, our organization experienced in the past year.
In the fall of 2011, we withstood the challenge of Hurricane Irene’s flooding,
which severely damaged Experienced Goods, our major fundraiser. Through the
strength of dedicated staff, many compassionate volunteers and the generosity of
our donors, we have made it through this ordeal, remaining strong and able to
continue our work in the community.
No one could ask for a more unique and remarkable event than Wild Night
on the Catwalk! Team Décor, an incredibly talented and dedicated group of
volunteers, created a magical November evening of creativity and fun, all the while
raising funds to support our work. The occasion was a spectacular success: an
opportunity for us to gather and remember that despite our challenges, there can be
moments of lightness and play celebrating the exuberance of life.
As we look back at this remarkable year, we bear witness to the extraordinary
resilience of our clients, volunteers, staff and our community. The blessings of our
deep connection and commitment to each other gave us strength to overcome the
adversity we faced together in 2011, and ability to meet whatever challenges this
current year will bring.
Greg Moschetti
Susan Parris
PresidentExecutive Director
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Bearing Witness: The Resilience of Love
An interview with Elizabeth Pittman
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ince 1994, Brattleboro Area Hospice has been fortunate to have Elizabeth Pittman overseeing
our Bereavement Care Program. Elizabeth has provided wise and compassionate care for
thousands of people who have come to us in the midst of grieving the loss of someone they loved,
through counseling individuals and families, in addition to facilitating numerous support groups. On
the eve of retiring, she sat down to share stories and wisdom from her years of bearing witness to
how resilient we can be despite the pain of loss.
Several years into doing this work, I came
across a chapter called “Heartbreakthrough.”
Though the book was about improvisation &
creativity and not intended to be about grief,
I felt this heading summed up what I saw over
and over again: that for many, the experience
of heartbreak led to breakthroughs in how
people understood and lived their lives. One
of the gifts of this work is that I have really
gotten to witness resilience in people. There
was one man who was so heartbroken after his
wife died. I first met him a few months after
her death and he would cry at every support
group meeting; they’d been together for five
decades and he was missing her terribly.
Eventually though the tears began to dry up
and the good memories were interspersed
with the difficult ones. He started volunteering
around town and about 2 ½ years later he
brought his girlfriend by; they were about to
take a trip and he wanted me to meet her.
I’ve run a lot of support groups and that’s
been a real blessing in a lot of ways. When a
support group is really working, I get to witness
people supporting each other, and finding that
their most difficult challenging moments and
stories are really helpful for other people to hear.
I was touched by the moment in a group
when a man brought knitting that his beloved
had made and looking at it made him really
sad. She died of cancer at age 37. His mother
had died also at the same age of cancer. He had
been having dreams and sometimes it was this
woman or sometimes his mother would show
up, and wondering about this kept him coming
to the group. The knitting had two balls of
yarn that were still connected to it, though
they were knotted off. He said ‘it’s something she
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was working on that’s incomplete, and her life was
an incomplete life. That makes me feel really sad
for her’.
Somebody sitting across from him said ‘hold
it up’, and he did, and it was a beautiful woven
rectangle. It’s true that her intention was for it
to be the back of a sweater, but it looked like
a completed rectangle with those two balls
of yarn still connected. The woman sitting
across from him said, ‘I understand that you
see this as something incomplete, but I look at it
and see these colors that would make a beautiful
wall hanging.’ This had never occurred to him.
It really shifted his point of view about it. He
said, ‘well you know, I think I could cut these two
pieces of yarn off now.’ A teacher in the group
had a pair of those blunt nosed scissors like
he would have used at seven years of age, the
age he was when his mother died, and he took
them and cut the yarn and had a wall hanging.
That’s a little crystallization moment of how we
can carry something we’ve been seeing from a
particular perspective and then receive the gift
of the other perspectives from the group.
In another support group, there was a woman
who had two daughters who had lost their
father. It happened to be the only day those
two school aged girls came to our office with
their mother. They settled in our library with
reading and drawing materials. A man in the
group had written a song for his father that he
felt ready to share, so when he got his guitar
out to sing for the group, the mother asked
if the girls could join us because the oldest
daughter had been learning guitar from her
father just before his death. After singing his
song, the man taught the girl some guitar
chords. It was an incredibly sweet moment.
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While that fellow is a musician, there
are people who don’t necessarily consider
themselves poets or musicians or gardeners but
they create something because grief is such a
heart opening experience and they want to
capture it in some way. There was a woman
that came to us who was in such a locked up
place when I first met with her that she could
barely speak. She showed no emotion on her
face and was in such a dark place because of
the loss of a child. Monosyllables were the most
she could get out of her mouth, until I asked
her if she had done any drawing or artwork.
She said she loved that when she was a kid
and we went down the hall and got out art
materials, and as soon as she started collaging
and drawing her story poured out.
Many bereaved people experience shock
or numbness soon after a death; surrounded
by family and friends, they put one foot in
front of another and manage to plan and get
through the memorial service. When family
and friends return to their lives, there are still
paperwork and things to take care of, but at
some point there is a kind of let down. It’s
a little bit like having Novocain and then,
when it wears off, everything feels raw. It hits
some people harder than others, and some
people later than others. From the perspective
of a helping volunteer or professional, this
gives us an opportunity to reassure bereaved
people that there’s nothing wrong with them
and they’re not doing it wrong. Paradoxically,
being in that raw place indicates that they are
moving along. We let clients know, ‘Now it’s
time to be gentle with yourself and to find more
acceptance of wherever you are, even if it’s a very
difficult place to be.’ And we are here to help
with these difficult times.
When grieving, I think there is an
expectation that little by little things will get
better and better. I think a more useful model
is to think that things will come in waves —
sometimes you feel like you are on top of things
and on the crest of the wave, and sometimes
you feel you’ve been thrown back to square
one. This can really upset people, they feel
like, ‘Haven’t I been grieving for months? And
now it feels like it’s all new and I’m starting over.’
This is why we follow up with people for
more than a year: you don’t know what is going
to be the trigger for that upsurge in grief. It
might be the time of year, a holiday or special
occasion, or running into someone you haven’t
seen in a long time that hasn’t heard about the
death, and it can take you by surprise. There’s
a way we have an embodied memory of what’s
happened in our lives that really can awaken
awareness in us. People sometimes feel bad that
they’re remembering the loss months or years
later, as if it means they didn’t grieve right
the first time. Any kind of big change in our
life, not just a death loss, can wake up some
experiences that have lain dormant for a while.
If you can see it in a positive light, it gives us
the opportunity to integrate things from a
more mature place. If people are showing up
in your dreams or you think you see them in
the distance, just pay attention: your psyche
is knocking on the door and saying I want
you to notice this. And you can notice it by
writing things down, or talking to a friend or
a minister, to one of us here at Hospice, or by
coming to one of our support groups.
One practice I suggest is a simple writing
exercise: each day write one thing that
has been a blessing and one that has been
a challenge. Not every blessing, not every
challenge. I’m not a Pollyanna who’s just saying
“count your blessings,” on the other hand,
it can drag you down to dwell only on the
challenges in your life and the hills you have
to climb. Both of these are in your life, even if
it’s weighted in one direction or another at the
moment. Often with blessings it can be really
small things but it’s about recognizing them:
the robins are back, the crocuses are up, I had
my favorite cup of tea this morning, a stranger
smiled at me today just when I needed it.
We don’t honor transitions, which is why
grieving people ask, ‘why is this taking so long? I
have an expectation of how this is supposed to be
going and it is not going that way.’ It’s important
to find a way to slow down and realize this is
where you are right now. Loving yourself right
there in the middle of the mess, the chaos
and changes, may help you begin to find your
way into whatever the next step is in your life.
It’s quite an honor to hold a person’s hand
and walk along with them when they are
experiencing this.
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So Little Left
Writing Responses to Grief
Part of the pleasure of writing, as well as the pain, is
involved in pouring into that thing which is being created
all of what [I] cannot understand, cannot say, cannot
deal with or cannot even admit in any other way. ~Ralph Ellison, quoted in Jill Krementz, The Writer’s Desk
Writing a letter to a loved one who has died is
one way to sort through our feelings and memories.
Anne Brener in Mourning and Mitzvah: A Guided
Journal for Walking the Mourner’s Path Through Grief
to Healing* suggests:
“It might be helpful to look at a picture of the
deceased before writing the letter. Allow yourself
to absorb the image and the feelings the picture
generates within you. If you already know what needs
to be said, just begin writing.” If not, she offers many
partial sentences to complete of which the following
are only a few.
In losing you I feel that I have lost ……………
The biggest surprise has been …………………
The hardest thing has been ……………………
I am most grateful for …………………………..
In Part Of Me Died, Too: Stories Of Creative
Survival Among Bereaved Children And Teenagers*,
author Virginia Fry says, “When change and loss
come into our lives and take some of our dreams
away, it is important to create new hopes and
wishes.” She suggests writing a “Fears and Hopes”
poem that answers the questions “What are you
afraid might happen?” and “How can you stay
hopeful when you are scared?”
*Both of these books—and many others on grief—are
available in the Hospice Lending Library.
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When he died there was
so little left behind:
two well worn hats
a denim jacket frayed at elbow
and at cuff
three pairs of boots long
sculpted to his feet.
At his desk, a few good pens
a wooden ruler
rubber bands and paper clips
in an old tin box
an ancient clip board
I remember from twenty years
ago.
In the right hand drawer,
a brand new cowhide wallet
slim and elegant still in the
box it came in as a present
two pairs of bifocals both
slightly scratched
a list of repairs to make in the
next month that never came
I wanted to give each of his
children
something uniquely his
as if an object could keep him
in their hearts
as if their memories were not
enough
as if her nose, his eyes, did not
carry
the stamp of who he was
I found his ancient wallet,
threadbare,
polished with the sweat of his
hands
and one small ivory pocket
knife
carried in the front right
pocket
for close to 60 years
For three years I kept his hat
and jacket in my closet
For three years I could press it
to my face
to find his smell again
This year as spring arrived,
that too was gone
I walk through the rooms we
lived in for so long
and what I touch and see and
hold of him
is the gift his presence gave
No object could encompass
the heart that held me dear
~Cielle Tewksbury
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wish that I knew more of my father’s stories. I brought
his wallet with me tonight. It’s a snapshot of who he was
when he died– especially the spot where he kept his family
pictures.
He told a story one time when my friend Marilyn was
visiting in 1995. He first met my mother when she was
in Brattleboro at the library– for him it was love at first
sight. He knew he wanted to marry her. He had a piece of
paper that she wrote her address on. He folded the paper
and put it in his wallet. The paper stayed there until it fell
apart and then he copied it onto another piece of paper
and stuck it behind the picture of her he always carried.
In the picture she must be the age when they first met.
I remember Marilyn in tears. She could always cry a lot
easier then I can. She thought the story was the most
romantic one she ever heard.
He told us a little about his growing up years. Poor,
traveled around VT and NH a lot with a father who was a
logger and drank too much.
When it was the 50th anniversary of WWII he told
us that he was part of a group of soldiers that liberated a
Jewish concentration camp. He would not speak much of
the war. Once I remember an old WWII type plane flew
over the house– Dad was up on a ladder and he jumped off
the ladder and threw himself on the ground. I was a young
kid at the time and it scared me.
He told us a funny story about being in Germany during
the war. They came across an old still in the Vineyards.
When they tried to get it going it blew up and gave their
position away to the Germans.
Most of this time Dad was just this quiet presence who
worked hard, took care of and enjoyed his family. I only
remember one spanking he gave me– after I hit my sister
over the head with a coke bottle.
If I got really quiet I would see that I am afraid of being
alone– of being last.
~ Jane Wheeler
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Witnessing the Unfolding of Grief
Marilyn Buhlmann has been volunteering with
Brattleboro Area Hospice bereavement clients for
seven years. She sat down on a spring morning
recently to share her experiences and the wisdom
gained from years of paying attention to loss and
grief.
My heart is with people who are struggling
with loss. After a death people understand
you’re sad for a few weeks and then they just
don’t want to hear it. So it’s really critical for
people experiencing a loss to have a place to
come for as long as they need.
I have had a lot of loss in my life. I lost my
mom in my 30s and was able to quit my job,
take her out of the hospital and be with her in
the last few weeks of her life. The hole in my
life from losing my mom was just amazing to
me. At that point, most of my friends my age
were still struggling in their relationships with
their parents. I realized that people out in the
world were not ready to deal with grief. Unless
someone had experienced it, they just didn’t
want to hear it, or to see that I was dragging
around this aching wound. And so I came to
Brattleboro Area Hospice and joined a support
group, and it was just so wonderful to have a
place to talk about this huge loss.
I think every time I meet with a bereavement
client I’m able to learn something about myself.
The kind of listening you do in bereavement
is not the same kind of listening you do all the
time. I need to be aware of myself and how
things are impacting me. I sit and listen and
focus on this other person and not judge them
or myself. It gives you a chance to learn about
yourself and at the same time be fully present
with someone else. I don’t think there are
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many occasions, unless you’re a therapist, where
you get to practice this experience. I will want
to say something, and then I’ll think, ‘it’s not
about you Marilyn. Pay attention. You can think
about yourself later, but right now focus on the
person you’re with.”
When I need to talk about whatever is going
on with a client, being able to call Elizabeth or
Muriel [Bereavement staff] is really wonderful.
I don’t feel like I’m out there all alone. There
isn’t a bad question you can ask. And if you’re
being open and responsive to the bereavement
client, you need to allow there to be that kind
of care for yourself, too.
Bereavement can be complicated. I had
one client who had been a victim of abuse
from their family member and they were the
one, bless their heart, who was the primary
caregiver. Here was someone caring for a dying
person who had been really cruel to them years
before, so the caregiver’s grief after their death
was very different, and they had very different
needs. I would say to them “it’s amazing that
you took your life experiences, and rather than
turning them back on your family member, you
found a place in your heart for them.” There are
often very mixed and very painful memories
that come out. There are always conflicting
emotions. We can find forgiveness and
acceptance and move beyond those memories.
Just through the act of listening, it’s amazing
to watch it unfold. Something starts around
tension, anger or sadness, and then like a
flower you witness that it expands. You don’t
react to it. Certainly you listen and respond
in kindness, but you don’t fix it. People talk
about really hard emotions, and things that
they may be ashamed about. Through listening
you discover common human experiences:
we feel joy and we feel sadness, we feel pride
in accomplishment and also deep shame. We
feel all of them, they are not pathological,
they are just experiences, and I like to see that
unfolding over a period of time with somebody.
I started out a lot more naive and wanting
to take action in my early meetings because
my first impulse was to make it better, and
watching somebody dissolve into tears, I really
had to control myself. But I learned to just let
the grief—in fact let any emotion—flow, and
not want it to go away. In fact, here is the place
where people come and you don’t have to ‘get
over it’, you can move through it. Grief is not
something that goes away; it’s something you
become accustomed to. There’s a place in your
life that’s empty, and grieving takes its own
time.
in the world with it, so for an hour or more
a week, you can be in a group or meet with
a volunteer. You can share a loss over time,
because the schedule that the rest of the
world has about grief is not realistic. It’s great
to honor the person you’ve lost and yourself
by taking some time. Now might not be the
right time, but know that at any point, you
can have an experience that can lessen the
pain that you have around a loss.
I’ve been really blessed to be able to do this
kind of work. I feel that this is the kind of
work that I should be doing, it feels natural,
and fortunately I can do it as a volunteer. It
feels like the perfect match for me.
You can come to Brattleboro Area Hospice
and there are so many ways you can share and
express your sense of loss. It’s so hard to be out
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With Compassion in the Heart of our Song
Some Hallowell Stories from Kathy Leo
She crossed the street to reach me on the
sidewalk in Brattleboro one spring day. Winter
had receded. Brattleboro was humming with
life the way it does on a day like this. She
looked familiar but I couldn’t place her at
first. Not until she introduced herself as Erica
and reminded me that we had sung for her
sister Carol twice before she died peacefully
at home in her small cozy cabin behind the
old farmhouse. It was in the heart of winter, I
remembered. Our first visit was a sing on the
small entry porch outside the cabin. The family
was not quite sure they wanted the singers to
be part of this death. They were closely tending
their sister Carol and her young daughter,
making choices that honored who she was and
how she lived. Four of us sang on the porch,
the front window cracked open just enough
to let our sounds flow into Carol where she
was bundled in comforters, a sister or two on
either side of her. We buttoned up our down
jackets and pulled our wool hats tightly over
our ears as the bitter cold winter blew around
us, lifting the pages of our music. We put our
heads together and sang, hoping our songs
would reach the hearts of this lovely family. We
did not expect to be called back. The need for
family privacy was clear to us. When the call
came late one evening about a week later, we
dropped everything and returned to the small
cabin in the dark. This time we were welcomed
in. We slipped quietly inside, stood in deep
respect and comfort around Carol where she
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seemed quiet and deep, unresponsive to those
around her, in her own private peaceful place.
Her breath was even and slow. She rested in a
recliner, wrapped in a colorful quilt. We sang
quietly and softly, songs to make a little bridge
to help carry her over to the other side. Her
sisters sat shoulder to shoulder on the couch.
The light was dim and soft. Her mother slipped
in and out of the room as if the music invited
her gently into the space where her daughter
was dying. The room was crowded with family
and friends but in a quiet way. Through our
songs, we were able to say, “We see you. We
honor your life, and your journey towards death.
We feel the love of this family. We are grateful to
be here, witness to this miracle.”
Erica told me this, on the sidewalk that
spring day, months after her sister’s death. She
told me that the family couldn’t decide about
having the singers visit. They were reluctant to
invite anyone into this space who might look
upon their sister’s dying with pity. They did not
want this journey to be seen as tragic. They
wanted it to be a time of grace and beauty. An
honoring of Carol’s life and spirit. And, she
said, that is exactly what we felt from each of
you as you sang around her and for all of us.
You simply showed us compassion. You helped
us feel the grace of our sister’s dying. She filled
up with tears. So did I. We shared a moment of
great tenderness, again.
Hallowell continues to learn, stretch and
grow as we are welcomed and embraced by
our community. There are too many stories
to choose from, stories of family after family
who have welcomed us into their private
and intimate lives during a time of loss and
grief. We are learning compassion. And how
to communicate compassion through our
presence and through our songs. I recently
decided I wanted to look more closely at the
word Compassion and what it means to each of
us. What does it evoke to think deeply about
compassion as part of our practice, as part of
our daily lives. In recent workshops and during
our rehearsal time, I invited people to consider
what it means to be compassionate, and then
to write down just a few words to describe their
thoughts. We then filled a basket with these
words, passed it around and read each other’s
words, anonymously. It became a circle poem,
with compassion at the heart of it. I want
compassion to be at the heart of everything we
say, do and choose. And sing of course. Here
are some of the writings:
• deep sensitivity to the needs of others
• listening with your whole being
• not judging, not trying to fix
• just being there
• caring and being with others wherever and
whoever they are
• being One in silence
• being deeply with someone
• the absence of “I”
• seeing essence
• acceptance and pure love
• quiet presence
• understanding that surpasses understanding
• sharing passion, feeling, love, emotion
• when one heart is willing to melt into another
• compassion is the heart
There is only compassion when we are fully
present at a bedside. We stand in witness,
trying to say through music what we feel.
Through the sounds, the words we choose to
sing, the feelings the music evokes, we offer
compassion.
Bridget was the matriarch of her Irish
family. She was beloved and well known, a
small but strong, fierce and funny, wonderful
spirited woman in our community. When
her granddaughter Darry called me to bring a
group of singers to her bedside in the hospital, I
was more than grateful to do so. What I didn’t
know was that we were to receive, once again,
that wonderful gift of witnessing the flow of
love and connection of an extended family.
And that it would open our hearts and teach us
again what it means to feel deep compassion,
without trying to change or “fix” what we are
privileged to witness and be a small part of for a
little while.
Bridget was tiny in her hospital bed, wearing
an oxygen mask over her mouth and nose
though she still struggled to fill her fluid-filled
lungs with breath. When we arrived, we found
the family scattered around the halls and
cafes of the hospital. The sing brought them
all together around Bridget’s bed. She was
completely surrounded by her family, adult
children and grown grandchildren and their
partners. We stood apart, well aware of our
role as simply singers. This was our time to fill
the room with songs that would hopefully say
some of what the family wanted to say. All we
had to do was to watch closely, to feel, to listen
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with our hearts and then sing to that. Bridget’s
daughter Oona asked us if we could sing
something that would help her to “let go.” We
sang, Love Call me Home, Sing to Me of Heaven,
I Will Guide Thee. Songs in English. Songs
the family could hear the message of. Bridget’s
eyes were wide open, shining even. Bright
with love and sparkle. Though we told her she
might want to sleep while we sang. Rest in our
sounds. But her spirit was lighting up the room.
She was not going to miss a minute of this.
She was wide awake. And she was fully with
each member of her beloved family as they took
turns lying with her, breaking down. Openly
crying. A great flood of release happened as
we sang with our hearts open. We were feeling
open and compassionate and grateful for what
we were invited to witness. There often comes
a moment during a sing when we can feel
the saturation point of grief. It might be time
for one more song and then time to take our
leave. We had reached that point at Bridget’s
bedside. The family needed a rest, but they
were not ready to let us go. Instead, Oona
asked for a more uplifting song. We sang Parting
Glass, a melodic Irish tune that speaks from
the perspective of the one leaving the world,
saying “goodnight and joy be with you all” to his
or her beloveds. It turned out to be the perfect
song. If Bridget’s eyes could have grown even
brighter, they did. After that, I Still Have Joy
fell from our lips and then a quiet hymn to
leave everyone breathing softly, All Through the
Night.
Bridget’s family understood that the sing was
a gathering of family, a time for their grief to
rise up and find expression, a time for love and
connection to flow between all of them. Oona
later told me that she felt the sing was the true
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funeral/memorial service for the family. It was
a way to help the family say goodbye to Bridget.
And granddaughter Darry wrote me this very
loving note the day after our sing:
Dear Kathy (and the singers!),
Shortly after your sing by her bedside, Bridget
slipped into a state of unconsciousness. She is still
there, but it won’t be long until she finally passes.
We are so grateful that her final moments of
awareness were filled with so much beauty. I
believe that she was guided to the other side on the
wings of your music. I doubt you were looking at
this particular moment, but when you began the
Irish tune my aunt requested, Bridget’s face lit up
and she smiled a very happy, very peaceful smile.
It was amazing - like seeing her in her girlhood in
Ireland. I’m sure you’ve heard all of this before, but the
sing was so cathartic for all of us, and I’m sure
that facilitated Bridget’s letting go. I remember
when you were starting up the group, and I
thought then that it was an amazing and powerful
concept, but I could not have imagined the beauty
and power until I experienced it myself.
My family cannot stop talking about the sing.
Please tell all the singers that they make the most
beautiful music and their work is so sorely needed
and so hugely appreciated.
Best,
Darry
Hallowell is grateful to each and every family
we are privileged to sing for. Those who die
before us, who invite us to their bedside, teach
us to live with compassion in our hearts. May
we all know the meaning of compassion in our
own lives and allow it to shape everything we
do, say, think and sing.
2011 Hallowell Singers
©Tom Goldschmid
Mary Alice Amidon
Robin Davis
Kathleen Leo
Beth Spicer
Peter Amidon
Jamie Eckley
Beth Lukin
Terry Sylvester
Helen Anglos
Hans Estrin
Cathy MacDonald
Harriet Tepfer
Susan Barduhn
Linda Evans
Mike Mayer
Burt Tepfer
Margaret Dale Barrand
Calvin Farwell
KathyMichel
Cindy Tolman
Tony Barrand
Tom Goldschmid
Jonathon Morse
Connie Woodberry
Susan Bell
Mark Grieco
Patrice Murray
Mary Cay Brass
Annie Guion
Karolina Oleksiw
Fred Breunig
Amy Harlow
Susan Owings
Lauren Breunig
Tom Jamison
Julie Peterson
Ellen Crockett
Valerie Kosednar
Joan Shimer
Larry Crockett
Bonnie Kraft
Walter Slowinski
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Hurricane Irene: The Challenge and the Response
The events of August 28, 2011 and its
aftermath caused considerable pain and
suffering through loss of life and property
in Windham County. How we all came
together in response to Hurricane Irene is a
testimony to just how resilient we can be when
challenged by a crisis.
Experienced Goods Thrift Shop, our
major fundraiser, was one of the businesses
in downtown Brattleboro severely impacted
by the storm. Floodwater damaged the
walls, fixtures and approximately half of our
retail goods. Witnessing the immediate and
extraordinary response by our Store staff,
our volunteers and the wider community
was indeed awe inspiring. Karen Zamojski
and Gemma Champoli, Store Managers,
were quickly in control of the situation, and
their incredible energy and organizing skills
were critical to how well we adapted to this
challenge. Store staff and hundreds of hospice
and community volunteers also made a huge
difference to our recovery, dedicating many
hours clearing out damaged items and moving
salvageable goods to new locations, including
storage space donated by BDCC at the Book
Press building.
volunteers rose to the occasion. A heartfelt
thank you to those who helped us through
this disaster. Whether you physically helped
us clean the damage, or restock and reopen,
or donated funds to offset our losses, all of you
made a big difference in our ability to recover
from this crisis.
The Store required professional cleaning
due to silt and potential mold, and was closed
for refurbishment until early October 2011.
We then had to move our entire stock, as
well as all equipment and fixtures, back into
the space. Once again, our store staff and
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Some of the Many Volunteers who
helped us after the flood.
THANK YOU!
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Wild Night on the Catwalk: Compassion for Fashion
A Benefit for Brattleboro Area Hospice — November 19, 2011
On Saturday, November
19th, 2011 we witnessed
something you rarely see
in Vermont—true haute
couture—which, according
to Wikipedia, is “the creation
of exclusive custom-fitted
clothing… sewn with extreme
attention to detail.”
That’s right—setting
aside our fleece and snow
boots, Brattleboro Vermont
joined the fashion world for
the evening—living like a
fashionista in New York City
for the night. A breathtaking
evening of fashion, food,
music, originality and most
of all fun was created by
Brattleboro’s very own Team
Décor, an incredibly dedicated
and imaginative group of
individuals who put the event
together for the benefit of
Brattleboro Area Hospice.
This group of innovative and
energetic volunteers provided
an evening that went far
beyond the dreams of all who
attended.
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We deeply appreciate all of
the hard work of Team Décor,
whose unending creativity
and passion was truly awe
inspiring. A big thanks
to our many sponsors—
your generosity was a key
component for our success.
We are also grateful to the
many community members
who donated their time and
talent to the event, and of
course a big thank you to
the enthusiastic audience.
Together we all experienced
a once-in-a-lifetime magical
evening!
Team Décor
Production Team
Karen Abel
Bette Abrams
Jenny Amanna
Lynn Barrett
Quinn Cartelli
Priscilla Cotton
Lenai Crocker
Marjorie Merena
Mark Malloy
Tim Mathiesen
Kris McDermet
Gina Pattison
Patti Pusey
Liz Richards
Grady Smith
Erik von Ranson
Peter Welch
Sponsors
Host
Trust Company of Vermont
William Vranos Orthopedics
Wells Fargo Company of
Vermont
Silver
Additional Donors
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Anonymous
Bast Investment Company
Chuck Cummings
Fisher and Fisher Law Offices
Merrill Gas
Shearer Hill Farm Bed and
Breakfast
Gold
Bronze
Brattleboro Savings & Loan
Association
Dartmouth Hitchcock
Medical Center
Edward Jones Investments:
Offices of Ana Saavedra &
Philip A. George
Entergy Vermont Yankee
Members First Credit Union
Pine Heights of Brattleboro
The Richards Group
The Windham Foundation
Friends
Connie Baxter and Greg
Moschetti
Bayada Hospice
Brattleboro Subaru
Elizabeth Catlin and Jared
Flynn
Holton Home
Kris McDermet Rugs
Newton Business
NutroGenesis
Palmiter Realty Group
People’s United Bank
Potter Stewart Law Offices
Tracy Sloan, CPA
Media Sponsors
Brattleboro Reformer
WKVT Radio
WRSI Radio
The Commons
WTSA Radio
SO Vermont Arts & Living
The Putney School
Randy Smith
Jonathan Riseling
Kevin Feal-Staub
Mark Grieco
James Wallace
Sue Brearey
Master of Ceremonies
Monte Belmonte
Red Carpet Host
Desha Peacock
Designers
Truly Alvarenga
Maia Bissette
Rena Gerrior
Benjamin Clark
Cindy Leszcak
Kris McDermet
Pamela Moore Bridals
Cynthia Nims
Maria Pugnetti
Alice Fagel
Afterparty DJ
DJ Nic (aka Disco Nic)
Models
Jess Abston
Toni Baldi
Maggie Bernhard
Meyru Bhanti
David Cadran
Nancy Caldwell
Samantha Connor
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Lenai Crocker
Alexis Dashas
Molly Elsasser
Kate Gautier
Nicole Hastings
Kiera Lewis
Meg Luce
Emily McGrath
Angela Mooney
Justine Perkins
Shelley Rogers
Rebecca Savage-Kepple
Mallory Sawyer
Shelby Sayer
Anna Short
Courtney Stancliff
Carissa Stockwell
Saliya Walker
Hair & Make-up Artists
Linda Barry- Cottage Hair
Studio
Ashley Bennett
Liz Cruz
Erin Engelhard- Jasmine
Aesthetics
Jean Gilbert
Malaysia Goodnow - Peebles
Dept. Store
Melissa Grover
Allison Herrington - Flashy
Lash Studio
Barbara Kinsman- Beck’s
Studio Hair Salon
Julie Mulholland
Kelly Short - Beck’s Studio
Hair Design
Joanna Terry - Natural Beauty
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Alisha Wilcox - Diane’s Hair
Express
Dianne Wrinn - Diane’s Hair
Express
Fashion Institute of
Technology Exhibit
Kyle Edmund PearsonCurator’s Choice First
Place “Complete the Look”
competition for
FIT students
Bruce Andrews of Shelburne
Museum
Event Consultant/Stage
Manager
Conrad Lamour - Fashion
Designer, CEO of
Providence Fashion Week and
Boston En Vogue
Auction Donors
Peg Brown and Neil Senior
Verde for Garden and Home
Petria Mitchell
Fireworks Restaurant
G Housen
Stephen Proctor
Whitman’s Hair Design
Joyce Sullivan
Kris and Stewart McDermet
Peter Havens Restaurant
Mount Snow
Cynthia Shulga/Timex Corp
Ruth Unsicker
Putnam Insurance
Marta Bernbaum
Mocha Joe’s
Liz and Mark Richards
Brattleboro Country Club
Eric Sandstrum
Burrows Specialized Sports
Jared Smith
The Marina Restaurant
Sam’s Outdoor Outfitters
Altiplano
Mara Williams Oakes
Erin Engelhard- Jasmine
Aesthetics
Renaissance Fine Jewelry
Lynn Hoeft
Lynn Barrett
H&R Block
Coach Leatherware
Food
Tristan Toleno
Terri Ziter
Sharon Myers Fine Catering
Our Lady of Fatima GuildWilmington
Twin Valley Junior Iron ChefsLonny Paige, Director
Matthew Cole, Coach
Judy Huebner - Chesterfield
Inn
Kris McDermet
Putney Inn
Dar Tavernier-Singer
Karen Abel
Liz Richards
Susan Talbot
Judy Davidson
First Student, Inc
Green Mountain Tent
Howard Printing, Inc
Klondike Sound Company
Linden Gardens
Minuteman Press
Motel 6
Peebles Department Store
Putney Volunteer Fire
Department
Sandi Mann
Staples
Vermont Artisan Designs
Zephyr Designs
Bar
Event Volunteers
Avigliano Catering (division
of Honora Winery)
John Abel
Betsy Bates
Connie Baxter
Pam Becker
Bettina Berg
Auction Promoters
Carolyn Conrad
Gay Maxwell
Beth Kiendl
David Woodberry
Stewart McDermet
Auction Vignette Art
Carrie Simmons
Falyn Arakelian
Donna Scully
Jen Wiechers
Additional Support &
In-Kind Donations
John Brunelle & Son
Construction
Colonial Motel & Spa
Costume Ladies
Cultural Intrigue
Susan Botelho
Tony Botelho
Gordon Bristol
Jean Bristol
Jen Carr
Chris Chapman
Kim Colligan
David Cotton
Biz Dana
Judy Davidson
Karen Duggan
Ann Fiedler
Jerry Forkin
Jim Giddings
Jon Gilcrest
Harrel Hamilton
Laura Haskins
Karen Henry
Linda Huebner
Randy Jacobs
Andrew MacFarland
Dustin Manix
Sandi Mann
Jane Martin
Theresa Masiello
Jim Maxwell
Greg McAllister
Stewart McDermet
Lisa McKenney
Petria Mitchell
Greg Moschetti
Cynthia Nims
Annamarie Pluhar
Toby Price
Rohan Providence
Sherry Providence
Ariel Redden
Herb Rest
Nick Rice
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Mary Rosen
Sara Ryan
Jessica Shepley
Don Skekel
Jill Spiro
Susan Talbot
Lauren von Krusenstiern
Special Thanks
Cotton Design Associates,
LLC
Primetime Concepts, Inc, We
Make the News
Ad Vice Communications
Specialists
Brilliant Lighting, Design &
Imaging
Marjorie Merena/M2
EvRClear Audio, LLC
Conrad Lamour
Welch Masonry
Grayson Digital
Earl Paul Bonuam - logo
©Night Fantasy, a costume designed for Marjorie Merena by Earl Paul
Program Design
Carrie Ritson-Normandeau
All Fashion Photos by:
©Kayley Hoddick 2011
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2011 Annual Service of Remembrance
at the
Hospice Memorial Garden
Our Memorial Garden, located in Brattleboro’s Living Memorial Park, is a source of
contemplation, remembrance and beauty, and is one of the few gardens open to the general public
in our community.
Anyone is welcome to plant flowers to honor their loved ones who have died, either during our
annual Service of Remembrance in early June or with the assistance of our garden volunteers.
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2011 Program & Volunteer Overview
Our Hospice Care Program provided
volunteer services to 71 terminally ill patients
and their families in 2011. One hundred
and twenty six hospice care volunteers and
42 Hallowell volunteers spent 1,516 hours
providing companionship and assistance to
patients and their families.
Many other volunteers donated their time to
help Brattleboro Area Hospice in 2011:
In 2011, our Bereavement Care Program
served 448 bereaved Hospice family members
and bereaved individuals from the community.
Sixty six bereavement care volunteers, who are
trained in issues such as the grieving process,
listening skills and family dynamics, spent 168
hours working with families after the patient’s
death.
• 58 fundraising volunteers spent 3,593
hours in 2011 working at our thrift stores
Experienced Goods & Experienced Goods
Home Furnishings as salespeople and
behind the scenes as sorters, steamers,
carpenters and truckers.
The Bereavement Care Program provided
a total of 90 bereavement support groups
throughout the year involving 246 participants
and 68.5 volunteer hours. We offered the
following support groups in 2011:
• 44 volunteers spent 1,505 hours assisting
with special projects such as training and
education, in-services, outreach programs,
our Memorial Garden, and other hospice
activities.
• 22 Board and administrative volunteers
spent 288 hours assisting with the
financial and administrative work of BAH.
• Spring & Fall General Bereavement
Support Groups
• On-going Bereaved Parents Support Group
• Summer Drop-In Support Group
• Loss Writing Support Group
• On-going Partner/Spouse Loss Support
Group
• On-going Suicide Loss Support Group
• Coping with the Holidays Good Grief
Children’s Group
• Good Grief Teen’s Bookmaking Workshop
©Kathleen M. Carr
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2011 Dia de los Muertos Community Altar
Each November we create a
Day of the Dead Community
Altar to remember those
who have died, following in
the tradition of the Mexican
holiday Dia de los Muertos. In
2011 the altar was once again
created at Experienced Goods
Home Furnishings at 51 Elliot
Street. Community members
and hospice families joined us
to leave offerings (a picture, a
favorite food, a poem) to honor
their family and friends who
have passed on, and to listen
to the Hospice singing group
Hallowell, who gather each
year and sing songs of love and
remembrance at the altar.
Brattleboro Area Hospice Lending Library
Our library contains over
650 books, audiotapes and
videos on dying, death and
grieving. We encourage
you to stop by and borrow
from this wonderful
source of information
and support. Donations
of books or funds to our
Lending Library are always
welcome!
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2011 Community Education and Events
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“Art Helps the Heart” Wishing Tree Project
Annual Hospice Memorial Garden Service of Remembrance
Approaching the End of Life with Love & Grace- Hilltop House staff
Art Helps the Heart: Creating Commemorative Valentines
Art Helps the Heart: Creating Prayer Flags
Bereavement Care Volunteer Training (One 7- week session, Fall)
Dia De Los Muertos Community Altar
Grieving Pre-Teen & Teens Bookmaking Workshop
Hospice Care Volunteer Training (One 11- week session, Spring)
Hospice presentation to Sojourns Community Health Clinic
Spirituality and End-of-Life Care/Hospice Foundation of America Annual Teleconference
Staff Support at Gathering Place
Twice Monthly On-Going Caregivers Support Group at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
2011 Volunteer Inservices
• Art Workshop with Artist and Volunteer Helen Hawes
• Boundaries and the Volunteer’s Role, Workshop with Manny Mansbach
• Endings and Rememberings: a time to remember with stories or mementos, clients who
have died during the year.
• Funerals: Traditional and Alternative. What is Possible (Wellness in Windham County)
• Healing Walk at Manitou
• Hospice and Palliative Care Council of Vermont’ Annual Conference at Lake Morey
Resort in Fairlee, various workshops on death & dying attended by staff & volunteers
• Simple Gift of Personal Care with Kris McDermet
• Whose Death Is It Anyway?-Advance Directives/video & discussion
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We worked with the following organizations and community groups in 2011:
AIDS Project of Southern
Vermont
Area psychotherapists &
physicians
All Souls Unitarian
Universalist Church
Alzheimer’s Association
Anna Marsh Behavioral Care
Center (AMBCC)
Atamaniuk Funeral Home
Austine School for the Deaf
Bayada Nurses
Brattleboro Area Baha’i
Community
Brattleboro Area Jewish
Community
Brattleboro Food Co-Op
Brattleboro Master Gardeners
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital
Town of Brattleboro Parks and
Recreation
Town of Brattleboro, Town
Manager’s Office
Brattleboro Reformer
Brattleboro Retreat
Brattleboro Union High
School
Center for Health & Learning
The Commons
Compassionate Friends
Cooley-Dickinson Hospital
The Gathering Place
Guilford Cares
Grace Cottage Hospital
Guilford Community Church
HCRS
Hilltop House
Holton Home
Hospice & Palliative Care
Council of Vermont
(HPCCV)
Hospice Care Services of
Keene
Hospice of Franklin County
Interfaith Initiative
Kurn-Hattin
Landmark College
The Latchis Theater
Leland & Gray Union Middle
& High School
The Manitou Project
Marlboro College Graduate
Center
Marlboro College Health
Center
Norris Cotton Cancer Center,
Lebanon, NH
Phoenix House, Tapestry &
RISE women’s programs
Pine Heights
Putney Cares
Putney Fire Department
Rescue, Inc.
RSVP
Samaritans, Inc. of Keene, NH
St. Michael’s Episcopal
Church
Senior Solutions
Thompson House
Town Nurse, Wilmington
United Way of Windham
County
VA Community Outpatient
Clinic, Brattleboro
Valley Cares
Vernon Green Nursing Home
Vernon Hall
Veterans Administration
Medical Center, WRJ
Visiting Nurses of VT/NH
VNA & Hospice of SVHC,
Bennington, VT
VNA & Hospice of
Chittenden & Grand Isle
counties: Camp Knock-Knock
WTSA
WKVT
Youth Services
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2011 Volunteers
2011 Bereavement Volunteers
Eve Baker
Jessica Barnes
Katherine Barratt
Bettina Berg
Marilyn Buhlmann
Betty Chamberlin
Heather Chaudoir
Elizabeth Christie
Joanne Clark
Rick Cowan
Trudy Crites
Natalie Donovan
Jesse Einermann
Robyn Flatley
Joan Geneseo
Laury Greening
Carolyn Gregory
Jennifer Hall
Helen Hawes
Karen Hesse
Stephen Hill
Claudette Hollenbeck
J. Parker Huber
Cindy Hutcheson
Hope Jinishian
Flynn Johnson
Carolyn Kasper
Aylanah Katz
Lerna
Lynn Martin
Joy McCarrick
Stewart McDermet
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Lauri Miner
Petey Mitchell
Lorna Mitchell
John Nopper, Jr.
Jane Noyes
Loretta Palazzo
Toby Price
Mary Quinn
Sara Ryan
Bill Schmidt
Eva Shelby
Dawn Slade
Shirley S. Squires
Jim Stasunas
Ann Stockwell
Cielle Tewksbury
Suzette Theodorou
Annie Thompson
Donna Trumbull
Steven Walton
Ellenka Wasung-Lott
Elsa Waxman
Suzanne Weinberg
Cheryl Wilfong
Phillip Wilson
Muriel Winter Wolf
2011 Hospice Care Volunteers
Mary Adams
Catherine Amarante
Natalie Baker Merrill
Linda Barry
Betsy Bates
Connie Baxter
Richard Beach
Joan Benneyan
Bettina Berg
Damaris Bernhard
Susan Botelho
Jean Bristol
Sandra Brodsky
Debbie Brookes
Leni Brown
Patricia Burleson
Kathy Burris
Betty Chamberlin
Michelle Cherrier
Penfield Chester
Elizabeth Christie
Jean Ciannavei
Joanne Clark
Helen Cornman
Tim Cowles
Susie Crowther
Donna Curtis
Lori Daniels
Elaina Denney
Lois Diorio
Natalie Donovan
Cassandra Ehrlich
Richard Ewald
Ann Fielder
Jennifer Fitzgerald
Trudi Flannery
Robyn Flatley
Mike Fleming
Susie Fletcher
Marshall Glickman
Carol Greenberg
Carolyn Gregory
Jennifer Hall
Elizabeth Harlow
Helen Hawes
Melissa Hays
Susan Hebson
Cal Heile
Dan Heller
Stephen Hill
Rob Hinrichs
Claudette Hollenbeck
J. Parker Huber
Cindy Hutcheson
Susan Jacobowitz
Flynn Johnson
Carolyn Kasper
Aylanah Katz
Ruth Kibby
Michelle Kilduff
Wendy Killian
Judith Kinley
Gloria Klein
Robbie Kresch
George Lagro
Brenda Lawrence
Kathleen Leo
Lerna
Kathryn Longbotham
Ed Maloney
Robin Mathiesen
Greg McAllister
Joy McCarrick
Kris McDermet
Stewart McDermet
Hollis Melton
Judi Mills
Lorna Mitchell
Petey Mitchell
Greg Moschetti
Janet Murano
Ryan Murphy
Ursula Nadolny
Beth Newman
John Nopper, Jr.
Jane Noyes
Karolina Oleksiw
Sandie Page
Peggy Partridge
Annamarie Pluhar
Bradley Poster
Sandra Powers
Karen Pratt
Toby Price
Vikki Putnam
Mary Quinn
Dana Renault
Coni Richards
Lauri Richardson
Laura Robertson
Joanna Rueter
Sara Ryan
Jane Sbardella
Monica Scherman
Bill Schmidt
Rebecca Seymour
Eva Shelby
Daniel Sicken
Shirley S. Squires
Ann Stockwell
Lee Stookey
Ann Switzer
Eleanor Temple
Burt Tepfer
Jan Terk
Cielle Tewksbury
Suzette Theodorou
Chris Triebert
Francine Vallario
Carrie Walker
Elsa Waxman
Suzanne Weinberg
Ted White
Cheryl Wilfong
Phillip Wilson
Susan Wilson
Jayne Wood
Mary Wright
2011 Shop Volunteers
Paul and Carol
Adkins
Spoon Agave
Suzie Anderson
Jennifer Anger
Katherine Barratt
Lavonne Betts
Aleda Bliss
Tony Botelho
Betsy Bousquet
Veronica Brelsford
Tim Brockel
Becky Butler
Alex Cain
Michael Carey
John Case
Justin Clough
Rachel CohenRottenberg
Jackie Connors
Evan Cross
Susie Crowther
Shirley Cutler
Jeanne Czuy
SharonDunn
Jonathan Flaccus
Arlene Gray
Kristin Haislett
Alyssa-Ann Hamel
Sue Haskins
Bob Henry
Diane Hill
Linda Huebner
Tina Hutchins
Jack Jackson
Connie Kimball
Jessica Kingsbury
Laurie Kwader
George Lagro
Cassie Lavallee
Stewart McDermet
Nancy McIsaac
Kelli Moran
Laura Mullen
Jan Ori
Wesley Pittman
Neil Senior
Mary Siano
Deborah Silver
Lilly Sollberger
Marty Spencer
Becky Steele
Josh Steele
Doris Stephens
Harriet Tepfer
Hilly Van Loon
Craig Vinton
James Wagenhauser
Joan Wells
Emmy Whistler
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2011 Special Projects Volunteers
Karen Abel
Patricia Austin
Katherine Barratt
Connie Baxter
Gordon Bristol
Jean Bristol
Marilyn Buhlmann
Penfield Chester
Joanna Clark
Helen Cornman
Susie Crowther
Karen Davis
Noel Dery
Ann Fielder
Robyn Flatley
Hallowell Singers
Helen Hawes
Cindy Hutcheson
George Lagro
Ruth Lane
Charlie LaRosa
Kathy Leo
Kris McDermet
Stewart McDermet
Lynn Martin
Theresa Masiello
Hollis Melton
Cynthia Nims
Janes Noyes
Janet Phoenix
Wesley Pittman
Patti Pusey
Mary Quinn
Mary Rivers
Sara Ryan
Shirley Squires
Steve Squires
Jim Stasunas
Doris Stephens
Ann Switzer
Doug Switzer
Elizabeth Ungerleider
Carrie Walker
Steve Walton
Experienced Goods Thrift Shop
By Ellen Graham
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous
changes. Don’t resist them- that only creates
sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow
naturally forward in any way they like.” Lao Tzu
The past year has seen a number of changes
for Experienced Goods, both planned and
unplanned. The closure of the popular home
furnishing store on Elliot Street, shortened
hours at the Flat Street location, and
reductions in shop staff are among the former,
while the changes brought by hurricane Irene
are examples of the latter. Although the two
kinds of changes are different in intent and
purpose, the end result is still change, whether
it is chaotic or meticulously drafted.
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“If good happens, good. If bad happens, good.”
Lao Tzu
I was on my maternity leave when Irene
struck, but I watched with mounting dismay
the footage available on social media as
Brattleboro citizens shared video of the rising
water on Flat Street. Many thoughts raced
through my mind, for the shop, my coworkers
and the organization. I tried to calculate the
loss but was quickly overwhelmed. Seeing
the store in its post flood state was a shock. It
was hard to remember how it looked before,
and more difficult than that to imagine how
it could be salvaged. However, in what would
become a defining theme of the days after
Irene, a community emerged to rebuild what
had been lost. The staff and volunteers of
the shop worked together, braving the “flood
mud” to sort, salvage or remove every item
in the store, a huge undertaking. After the
cleaning was complete, the store had to be
pieced back together, and then replenished
with merchandise. Using the empty space as a
blank slate, the staff made some changes to the
layout, and the resulting changes in flow and
light have been the focus of much praise from
our customers. What had seemed impossible
had been achieved. Thanks to the volunteers,
staff and donors The Goods had risen again.
“Do you have the patience to wait until your
mud settles and the water is clear?” Lao Tzu
After putting a store back together, it was not
long before staff and volunteers were taking
another store apart. The home furnishings shop
on Elliot Street was closed in the early part of
2012, one of the measures taken to strengthen
the resources to the main fundraising efforts
of Experienced Goods. The store was beautiful
and well enjoyed by the community, and its
staff took time and care to maintain a lovely
atmosphere, even in the final days. At the Flat
Street location, we hope to carry on some of
the magic these talented people brought to the
table. Along with the loss of the Elliot Street
shop and staff, our volunteer coordinator,
Sarah Rice, has moved on. She did so much
great work, expanding her role and position in
ways that benefited the shop and organization
tremendously. Sarah will be greatly missed by
all of us here at the shop, and leaves behind
some mighty shoes to fill.
We are looking forward to the future here at
Experienced Goods. New faces, new changes,
and new growth are an inevitable part of life,
necessary to prevent stagnation. Perhaps we
wish the coming year to be more orderly, but
that book is unwritten. All we can know is that
we have the strength within ourselves and the
support needed to weather any storm.
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Experienced Goods Home Furnishings
By Gemma Champoli
I was thinking about how the Elliot Street
Store began back in the fall of 2009, and I
think the English Proverb, “nothing ventured,
nothing gained” sums up the attitude that
inspired us to take a risk in expanding the
mission of Experienced Goods.
At the time, donations were abundant,
the need for additional space (especially for
furniture) was clear, and a strong desire to
feature the splendid generosity of our donors
gave us the momentum to return to our Elliot
Street roots and begin anew.
And wasn’t it glorious! So many beautiful
donations presented with care and creativity.
We so enjoyed it. Thank you to everyone who
made it possible. The Elliot Street Store was
successful on so many levels, but as William
Shakespeare said, “Timing is everything”, and
Elliot Street’s time had come to an end. We
closed the doors in February 2012, and a fond
farewell it was.
2011 was a challenging and inspiring
year for many Vermonters. At home here
in Brattleboro we felt the powerful and
devastating impact of Hurricane Irene. It has
indeed changed the face of the Flat Street
block and beyond.
However, it is important to note that along
with the devastation came the inspiration
of what community can mean, and the
unexpected support that arrives in droves. The
lighter/brighter side of the human experience is
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that we are capable of rising to great heights of
compassion, generosity, and endurance. The
volunteers and staff showed all of these traits as
we set our goals to reopen the Flat Street Store.
In addition to the Flat Street flood, the
shrinking economy, and the shrinking
of downtown Brattleboro impacted the
organization as a whole. We needed to pull
together our time, energy and resources…so
now we are together again under one roof. We
are getting a solid foundation under us once
again. We look forward to the year ahead and
we hope you will come visit us here.
We must wonder, what will be next? To
quote Napoleon Hill, “First comes thought; then
organization of that thought, into ideas and plans;
then transformation of those plans into reality."
The beginning…is in your imagination. Stay
tuned!
Staff and Board of Directors
2012 Brattleboro Area Hospice Staff
Bettina Berg................... Hospice Volunteer & Education Coordinator
Jennifer Carr........................................................Development Director
Joyce Drew...................................................................... Office Manager
Ryan Murphy.................................................Hospice Care Coordinator
Susan Parris............................................................... Executive Director
Elizabeth Evans Pittman.......................Bereavement Care Coordinator
Cheryl Richards............................................Hospice Care Coordinator
Muriel Winter Wolf.......................Bereavement Volunteer Coordinator
2012 Experienced Goods Staff
Karen Zamojski......................... Store Manager
Ellen Graham......................Assistant Manager
Sarah Rice ................... Volunteer Coordinator
Jennie Reichman
Gemma Champoli
Christopher John.................... Store Assistants
2011 Experienced Goods Home
Furnishing Staff
Karen Zamojski......................... Store Manager
Gemma Champoli..................... Store Manager
Karen Abel
Tom Harris
Liza King................................. Store Assistants
2012 Board of Directors
Karen Abel
Connie Baxter....................................Secretary
Gordon Bristol
Jean Bristol
Ann Fielder................................Vice President
Theresa Masiello ...............................Treasurer
Greg Moschetti.................................. President
Patty Pusey
Cynthia Nims
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2011 Donors
The generous assistance of these donors allows our services to remain free of charge.
AARP #763
Abigail Abel
Karen & John Abel
Peter & Marion Abell
Bette & Bruce Abrams
Eleanor Adams
Cliff Adler & Lynn
Levine
The Albert and
Margaret M.
Blenderman Fund
Carolyn Allbee
Bruce & Janet Alvarez
American Graphics
Institute
Arland & Sharon
Amidon
Steve Anderson &
Jacquie Walker
Sally Andrews
Ella Jane Angell
Jennifer Ansart
Mathilda Apsit
Bob & Barbara Arms
Kathleen Arnini
AthenaArvanitakis
Ruth Atwater
Patricia Austin
Richard Austin
Janet Avery
John & Elisabeth
Babbitt
Baha'i in Brattleboro
Martha Baker
Patricia Baker
Alta Barber
Susan Barduhn
Tony & Margaret
Barrand
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Katherine Barratt
Joan Barry
Robert & Debra
Bashford
Bast Investment
Company, LLC
Bayada Nurses
Karen Becker
Denise Beckwith
Margaret Bemis
Cara Benedetto
Janice Bennett
Joan Benneyan
Bettina Berg
Don Berg
Jack & Judith Berkley
Stephanie Bernard &
Justin Bartlett
Meredith Bernstein
Shayne Berry
Diana Bingham
Rosa Blaushild
Dave Blocher & Claudia
Teachman Blocher
Stephen & Steffi Booth
Ronald BosLun
Sandra Bosna & George
Rosenthal
Michael Bosworth &
Naomi Lindenfeld
Susan & Tony Botelho
Bountiful Inc
Hollie Bowen
Patricia A. Bowen
Phyllis Boysen, Susan
Nelson & Don
Blenderman
Brattleboro Emblem
Club #517
Brattleboro Memorial
Hospital
Brattleboro Retreat
Brattleboro Rotary Club
Brattleboro Savings &
Loan Assoc.
Brattleboro Subaru
Raymond & Marilyn
Briggs
Gordon & Jean Bristol
Debbie Brookes
Norman & Barbara
Brooks
David B. Brown
Brown & Roberts ACE
Hardware
Giles Browne &
Lorraine Fiore
John & Lori Brunelle
Ione Brunton
Mary Lou Buchanan
Jane Buckingham
Marilyn Buhlmann
Willy & Susan
Buhlmann
James & Debra Bunker
Samuel Bunker
Victor & Mary Burdo
Katherine Burris
Frances L. Burrows
Patricia Cameron
Hugh & Jane Campbell
Catherine Canon
James & Annette Cappy
John & Mary Carnahan
Judy Carpenter
Ivan Carrasquillo, MD
Adrienne Carroll
Alan Carter
John Case
Mary Agnes & Bill
Casey
Marilyn & Larry Cassidy
Elizabeth J. Catlin &
Jared P. Flynn
Centre Congregational
Church
Cersosimo Lumber Co.,
Inc.
Joan Cersosimo
Betty Chamberlin
John Chard
Barbara & Stanley
Charkey
Michelle Cherrier &
Philip Goepp
Penfield Chester
William & Priscilla
Chester, Jr.
Franklin & Ingrid
Chrisco
Elizabeth Christie
Chroma Technology
Corporation
Frances Church
Arnold Clark
Frances Clark
Joanne Clark
Keith & Nancy Clarke
Kate Cleghorn
Contemporary Music
Store
Adam & Torie Collins
The Commons
Anne & Wayne Cook
Kathleen D. Cooke
Rupa Cousins
Richard Cowan
Tim & Waew Cowles
Alfred & Janet Cramer
Shirley Crosier
Lindsay Crossman
Charles Cummings
Julie Cunningham
Tom Dahlin & Greg
Van Iderstine
John & Helen Daly
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Medical Center
Alan Dater & Lisa
Merton
Jack & Judy Davidson
Karen Davis
Allison & David Deen
Dental Health, Dr.
Neumeister & Dr.
Heydinger
Ellis & Rosalie Derrig
Carl M. Dessaint VFW
Post 1034
Carl M. Dessaint VFW
Post 1034, Ladies
Auxiliary
Stephen & Nancy Detra
Vera Deyo
Carolyn DiNicolaFawley
Frank & Vera Dickinson
Lynette Dion
Deirdre Donaldson &
Alan Dann
Natalie & Bryan
Donovan
Mary Dunham
Richard K. Dunn
Sharon Dunn & Paul
Berch
Anne Duzinski
Robert Earle
Edwards Angell Palmer
& Dodge, LLP
Charlene Ellis & Fred
Taylor
Chris Ellis & Marc
Cohen
Corwin & Elizabeth
Elwell
Elysian Hills Tree Farm
David & Julie Emond
Norene Ennis & Jeff
Jewett
John & Virginia Enola
Entergy Vermont Yankee
Kathy Ernst & Larry
Alper
Phyllis & James Erwin
Barbara Estey
Eternal Blessings
Cremation Service,
LLC
Barbara Evans
Dart & Joy Everett
Margaret Everitt
Gaelen & Richard Ewald
Robert S. & Booie
Fagelson
Harriet Fairbank
Peter Falion & Elizabeth
Tannenbaum
Families First
Ina Feidelseit
Martha Fenn
Eugene Hill Ferrara
John & Jane Katz Field
Ann Fielder & Tom
Yahn
John & Karen
Finkenberg
First Congregational
Church
First Congregational
Church Ladies Aid
Society
Lesley Fishelman
Fisher & Fisher Law
Offices, PC
Jennifer Fitzgerald
Marion, George &
Cathy Flanders
Robyn Flatley
Michael Fleming
Paula Flicker
Frank & Lois Forester
Ellen Forsythe & Alan
Blood
Christina Fountain
Loeffler
Tom Franks & Kate
Hayes
Barb & Mark Frazier
Dennis & Marjorie
Frehsee
Thomas & Cecilie
French
George & Cina Friend
Mary B. Galanes
Isabelle Gander
Olga Gandia & Clark
Todd
Robert Gannett
Winifred Ganshaw
Cary Gaunt
Edward Gay & Elizabeth
Hull
Marilyn E. George
Phil George, Edward
Jones Investments
Jean Giddings &
Thomas Ehrenberg
Sandra & Robert Gillis
Zenith Gladieux
Rhondi & Tom Gleason
Karen Gore
John & Marie Gormly
Vicki Gragen
Ada Grant
Lucy Gratwick
Pauline Graves
Tom & Connie Green
Carol & Jerry Greenberg
John & Kathryn
Greenberg
John B. Greene, Jr. &
Christina Greene
Laury Greening
G.S. Precision, Inc.
Bill Guenther
Guilford Community
Church
Jennie Gutosk
Mary Gyori
Lee Ha
Jennifer Hall
Betsy Hallett
Richard Hamilton
Robert Hancock &
Christine Terry
Alison Hannan
Margaret & Michael
Hardy
Helen Hawes
Rev. Dr. Mary N.
Hawkes
Nancy Haydock, MD
Patricia & Herbert
Hayes
George S. & Rose M.
Haynes
Melissa Hays
Ken & Susan Hebson
Ken & Cal Heile
George & Laura Heller
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Dick & Nan Heminway
Mike & Betty Henry
Michael Hertz
Karen & Randy Hess
Peter Hetzel & Carol
Schnabel
Norman Hewes
Diane Hill
Holton Home, Inc
J’meLee Hood
Charles Hornsby
Iedje Hornsby
The Hotel Pharmacy, Inc
Frederick Houston
Wendell & Madelyn
Howard
Florence Howe
Tori Howell Sylvester
Andrew Hritz
J. Parker Huber
Josephine Hulbirt
Clarinda Humphrey
Jane Hurley
Cindy Hutcheson
Wesley & Edith Ives
Barbara Jadlowski
Carol Jaenson
Susan James
Anne Janeway
Louise Jenkin
Jurg Jenzer & Althea
Lloyd
Lucille Jerard
Nancy Jesup
Carol Ann & Peter
Johnson
36
Christy L. Johnson &
Kenneth Vancott
Robert & Carol Johnson
Kate Judd & Robert
Miller
Paul & Maryanne
Kaemmerlen
Robert & Betty Karg
Carolyn & Gary Katz
Lynn, Lenny & Cindy
Keeler
Keene Duplicate Bridge
Club
Marty & Bill Kelly
Heidi Kendrick &
Robert Soucy
Bob & Ginny Kenney
Janis & Jim Kiehle
Lynde & Connie
Kimball
Shirley & Robert King
Mrs. Arthur Kingsley
Donald & Judith Kinley
Gloria Klein
Bettina Krampetz
Richard & Karen Kren
John & Patricia Krieger
Laurie Kwader
Dr. & Mrs. Rene
LaPlante
Anna May Lacoy
George Lagro
John Lamoureux
Mary Lamoureux
Joseph Landry
Carey Lane
Diane Larsen-Freeman
Joel & Cassandra
Laviolette
Sue Lederer
Bruce & Madeleine
Lefker
Charles & Lynn Leighton
Steven & Linda Lembke
Kathleen Leo & Thomas
Goldschmid
Lerna
Thomas Lewis & Eve Fox
Rose Lee Libby
Gordon Little &
Elizabeth McLarney
Joe & Anne Little
Don & Nancy Long
Honey Loring
Isabel Loudig
Juliet Loutrel
Thomas Lowell & Ellen
O’Beirne
James B. Luke Family
Charitable Foundation
Deborah Luskin &
Timothy P. Shafer, MD
Justine Lyford
Robert Lyons
John & Margaret
MacArthur
Prudence MacKinney
Donna Macomber
Patrick Madden &
Annette Spaulding
Shimon & Tova Malin
Ed & Meg Maloney
Anita Manco
Kim & Isabelle Mann
David Manning
Barbara & Charles
Marchant
Janice & Henry Martin
Evrett Masters
Mary Mathias
Jim & Gay Maxwell
Mayer & Rosenthal
Harriet A. Maynard
Reginald Maynard
Joseph & Jennifer Mazur
Greg McAllister &
Linda Evans
Beth McCabe
McCarty & Bueler
Stewart & Kris
McDermet
Mary Ellen McDurfee &
Doug Richmond
Chip McLaughlin &
Keith Maynard
Patricia McPike
Marilyn McQuaide &
Tom Freiberger
Mark Melchior
Hollis Melton
Members First Credit
Union
Mr. & Mrs. Frank
Merrill
Natalie & Noah Merrill
Merrill Gas
Merrill Lynch
Sarah Messenger
Bernadette Meyer
Cathryn E. Meyer
Kathleen Michel
Roger & Judith Miller
Paul Millman
Norm & Judi Mills
Stephen & Christine
Mills
Agustine Monge, Jr.
Elizabeth Moore
Irving & Ellen Morris
Meris Morrison
Jonathan & Charlene
Morse
Gregory Moschetti &
Connie Baxter
Martha Moscrip &
Nancy Pike
Sara Jane Moss
James & Christine
Moulton
Mount Snow Ltd
Mountain Grove
Christadelphian Chapel
Orly Munzing & Robert
Dunbar
Patrice Murray & Fred
Breunig
Gar & Nicole Murtha
Margaret Murtha
William & Florence
Nestor
Patti & Bob Neubauer
Frances Nevins
Margaret Newton, M.D.
Newton Business
Dr. & Mrs. James M.
Nickerson
Paul & Jody
Normandeau
Jane Noyes & Andrew
Ingalls
Jeff Nugent
Tom & Gail Nunziata
Nutragenesis, LLC
Bob & Norma O’Brien
Dan & Mary O’Connell
Margaret O’Connell
Karolina Oleksiw
Nancy & Victor Olson
Susan M. Olson
Richard Oneill
Bob & Joyce Orr
Ardis Osborn
Our Lady of Fatima
Catholic Church
Sandie Page
Elaine & Paul Pajuk
Betsy Palmer
Judith S. Palmer
Ronald & Sallyann
Palmer
Palmiter Realty Group
Lucille Parker
Susan Parris
Maryann Parrott
Peggy Partridge
Leonard & Janet Peduzzi
People’s United Bank
People’s United
Operations Center
Faith Pepe
Periwinkle Foundation
Peter Havens
Julie Peterson & John
Wesley
Katherine Philbrick
Pine Heights, Brattleboro
Elizabeth & Wesley
Pittman
Harvey & Kathleen
Plimpton
Eric Pofcher & Wendy
Bayliss
Bradley Poster & Lauren
Olitski Poster
Potter Stewart Jr. Law
Offices, P.C.
Karen Pratt & Robert
Perrone
Toby Price & Anne
Chipperfield
Robert & Sen Pen Pu
Joseph Pumilia
Kate Purdie & Andy
Reichsman
Patti & Bill Pusey
Patricia & Paul Putnam
Thomas & Karen
Rappaport
Marian Raser
Robert Ratti
Thomas & Carole Rayl
Eileen Reardon
Greg Record
Wendy Redlinger
Franz Reichsman
Lawrence & Constance
Reilly
Herbert Rest & Susan
Talbot
Jean Riccardi
Coni Richards
Edward & Tammy
Richards
Liz Richards
The Richards Group
Peter & Elizabeth
Richards
Gisele Richardson
Anne Rider & Rob
Hinrichs
Shirley Ridgway
Nick Rifkin
Craig A. Rinder, MD
Mary Rivers
Joanne Roberts
Laura Robertson & Kurt
Behrens
Ellie Roden & Phil
Russett
Michael Roemer
Andy Rome
Rachel CohenRottenberg & Robert
Rottenberg
Allison & Nicholas Rowe
Jeanne Rueter
Joanna & Bob Rueter
Lois Ruttenberg
Sara & Kevin Ryan
Vera Ryan
St. Joseph K of C
Council #6921
Ana Saavedra, Edward
Jones Investments
Candace Sak
Sams Outdoor Outfitters
Marianne Sanders
Marjorie & Steven Sayer
Ed & Jane Sbardella
Jonathan Schechtman
& Deborah DoyleSchechtman
Deidre Scherer & Steve
Levine
Erik Schickedanz &
Ruth Allard
Mark & Marion Schlefer
George & Krimhilde
Schneeberger
Marilyn Scholl
Janet & Walter Schwarz
Richard & Carol Schwer
Kerry Secrest
Allan & Sally Seymour
Nancy Antonacci Shaich
Joyce Shenian
Peter & Susan Sherlock
Frances & Robert
Sherman
Robert Sherwin
Elaine Shield
Heidi Short
Jeff Shumlin & Evie
Lovett
Alfred & Mary Siano
Jessica Silva
Andrew Simonds
Russell G. Simpson
Tracy Sloan & Leslie
Olcott
Priscilla Kay Smith
Todd Smith & Jennifer
Sutton
Janette & Edward Smuts
Dan Snow & Elin
Waagen
Jilisa Snyder
Francis Sopper
Jane Southworth
Marcia M. Spencer
Francis & Gail Speno
Matt & Fannie Speno
John & Targ Spicer
Stephen Spitzer & Erin
Berand
Christopher Sproat
Shirley Squires
Barbara H. St. John
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William & Florence
Staats
Devin Starlanyl
Philip & Marcia Steckler
Georg & Hanne
Steinmeyer
Russell & Doris Stephens
Lisa Stevens
Philip & Cherolyn
Stimmel
Donald & Alice
Stockwell
Mary & Erwin Stockwell
Lee & Byron Stookey
Larry & Myrtle Stowell
William Straus & Lynne
Weinstein
Ruth Struthers
Michael Sullivan
Elizabeth H. Suppo
Gennifer Sussman
Caterina Swanson
Elisabeth Swift
Ann & Doug Switzer
William A. & Leona
Tabell
Margaret Taplin
Burton & Harriet Tepfer
Jon & Kathy Thatcher
Thomas Thompson Trust
Ann Thompson
William & Suzanne
Thompson
Lydia & Rob Thomson
Nick & Joan Thorndike
Kenneth Tillinghast
Felicia & Jim Tober
Anne Tobey
Bob & Karen Tortolani
Town of Brattleboro
Town of Dummerston
Town of Guilford
Town of Hinsdale
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Town of Newfane
Town of Putney
Town of Townshend
Town of Vernon
Town of Wardsboro
Town of Whitingham
Town of Wilmington
Ray & Helene Trombley
Justine Trowbridge
Donna Trumbull
Trust Company of
Vermont
Robert Tucker & Laura
Lawson Tucker
Katharine Turner
Bill & Betty Tyler
United Methodist
Women of Brattleboro
United Way of Coastal
Fairfield County
United Way of
Windham County
Dr. & Mrs. George
Vazakas
The Vermont
Community Foundation
Vermont Country Store
Irene Victoria
Mariquita Vitzthum
Winifred Vogt
Stillman & Wilma
Vonderhorst
William Vranos, MD
Elizabeth S. Walker
Jeanne & Ray Walker
Janet Wallstein & Jane
Dewey
Steven Walton
Byron Watson
Edie & Sandy Wax
Barry & Elsa Waxman
Jill Weber
Kent & Patty Webster
Wells Fargo Advisors
Roberta Werner
Patricia Whalen &
Fletcher Proctor
Kathleen White
Ruth White
James & Janet Wickwire
John & Cindy Wilcox
Cheryl Wilfong
Cathi & Roger Wilken
Ruth Wilmot
William V. Wilmot
Douglas Wilson
Jerelyn & Alex Wilson
Susan & Phillip Wilson
Windham Foundation
Betsy & Robert Winkler
Nancy Wittler
Muriel Winter Wolf
Connie Woodberry
Barbara Woods
George & Elizabeth
Wright
WW Building Supply
Merrill & Robert Yeaw
Mary Zabriskie
Chris Zappala & Lisa
Kuneman
Bessie Zarvis
Lauren & Konstantin
von Krusenstiern
In-Kind Donors
Against The Grain Pizza
Agway
Amy’s Bakery
Anonymous
Madeline Arms
Michael Atamaniuk
Carol Barry
Jake Bell
Martha Black
Brattleboro
Development Credit
Corporation
Brattleboro Food Co-op
Edmund Brelsford
Carol Brooke-diBock
Jane Buckingham
Marilyn Buhlmann
Connie Burton
John Carter
Penfield Chester
Ali Cole
Bill Conley
Bill Covey
Helen Daly, Psy.D
Bonnie Dickey
Dutton’s Farmstand
Dynamic Landscaping
and Supply
Kathy Gaiser-Licht
Mary Greene
Michelle Grist-Weiner
Hannaford
Helen Hawes
Harlow’s Farm Stand
Betty Henry
Cynthia Hill
Rabbi Tom Heyn
Mary Kmet-Campbell
Leader Beverage
Lerna
Lilac Ridge Farm
Kris McDermet
Manny Mansbach
Mike Mayer
Agnes Mikijaniec
Nancy Miller
Joan Morse
Diane Murphy
Sharon Myers
Newfane Greenhouse &
Nursery
North Country Natural
Krista Oarcea
Barbara Parker
Price Chopper
Marie Proctor
Putney Co-Op
Rashed’s Garden Center
Bob Ratti
Patricia Ray
Debbie Rosenblatt
Walter Slowinsky
Rev. Jean Smith
Rev. Lise Sparrow
Shirley Squires
Martha Swanson
Rick Taylor
Taylor for Flowers
Town of Brattleboro
(Kiwanis Shelter)
Elizabeth Ungerleider
Vermont Country Deli
Walker Farm
Ray Walker
John R. Wright
Teri Young
Dwight Zeager
Donations Made
In Honor Of:
Jane Baker
Margaret Bemis
Bettina Berg
Mrs. Harlan J. Coit
R. Keith Clark, MD
Richard Cunningham
David Evans
Fellow volunteers
Melissa Evans Fountain
Hallowell Singers
Honey Loring
Marie Martin
My grandchildren
Nicolette
Susan Parris, Bettina
Berg, Elizabeth Pittman
and rest of Hospice staff
Anne O Sullivan
Marion Peloso
Elizabeth Pittman
Bradley Poster
Elisabeth Swift
Vanda Warner
Donations Made
In Memory Of:
Eleanor Abel
John H. Abel, Sr.
Minola Allen
Ed Anderson
Nicolas A. Apgar
Arthur E. Avery
Jane Baker
Edith Batchelder
Helen Baumgartner
Joan Somerville Berg
Margaret Blenheim
Ellie Booth
Jana Pospisilova Brown
Frances Cecil
Nancy Chard
Phyllis I. Clark
Alice Luke Cole
Frances Cooke
Fran Covey
Wendell W. Covey
Ann H. Cummings
Carol M. DiNicola
William and David Dion
Kathleen Donnelly
Nora Ellis
Rev. David E. Evans
Frances & Walker Evans
Ginny Evans
Ruth Gates
Frank & Nicholas
Giamartino
Barbara Bishop
Greenwood
Carol Prichett Grobe
Claire Grussing
Josephine Gully
Ruth Henoch
Barbara W. Hewes
Leslie Hill
Edward F. Hurley
Donald Jadlowski
Gerald James
Ellis & Ann Joffe
Ava Venice Johnson
Gail Kendrick
Frida Kulmus
Loretta Kulmus
Ann Mansur-Lagro
George Lamoureux
Richard K. Lane
Alice LaRosa
Jerry Lefevre
George Lindsey
Loved ones
Catherine McGrath
Robert McIntyre
James McLarney
Vincent Manco Sr.
Jeanne Mansur
Michael Marantz &
Rebecca Bat Ohni
Marianne
Linda Watson Masters
Pamela Mayer
Mabel & Kenneth
Maynard
Pete Maynard
Margaret “Peg” Morgan
Eva Merryman
Robert Brenton Mohr
Carl Newton
Nicolette
Charlie Orrange
Stuart Osborne
Frank & Irene Palmer
Mr. & Mrs. Frank
Partridge
Herbert F. Paulman
Don Precourt
Jane Hwa Pu
Janet Purdie
Roger Ramm
Mary Reichsman
James Riccardi
Burton J. Roberts
Peter Ruttenberg
Irving Saltzman
Beatrice Sanzaris
Phil & Mary Seagroatt
Paul Shield
David G. Simons
Peggy Smith
Raymond Snow
Ed Softkey
James Speck
Laura Sperazzi
Kevin, Ron & Maynard
Squires
Clarence Stacey
Phyllis Stromberg
Joseph Supple, O.M.I.
Andrew D. Suppo
Eric Swanson
Betty & Guy Theriault
Robert Torrey
James Tramel
Nina Trombley
Bill Tucker
Henry Wallstein
Charles (Chuck) Webb
Kelsey Wells
Louise Wilson
Debbie Wood
Jane Worden
Robert Yacubian
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2011 Income and Expenses
Income
Donations & Fundraising
106,351
Planned Giving & Bequests
10,138
United Way
11,664
Town Funding
4,095
Thrift Shops (after Expenses)
171,135
Miscellaneous8,993
Total Income
312,376
Expenses
Wages & Benefits
245,478
Programs & Outreach
20,186
Fundraising & Development
6,102
Overhead & Occupancy
50,212
Depreciation10,210
Total Expenses
332,188
2011 Assets, Liabilities and Equity
Assets
Cash94,383
Investments178,365
Property & House
174,328
Other Assets
23,177
Total Assets
470,253
Liabilities
Accounts Payable
Other Liabilities
Mortgage Loan Payable
VEDA Loan Payable
Total Liabilities
Equity
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
Net Income (Loss)
Total Equity
Total Liabilities & Equity
40
2,259
31,315
101,167
19,178
153,919
314,368
21,778
-19,812
316,334
470,253
A United Way Agency
191 Canal Street
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
Non-Profit Org.
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2011 Annual Report - Brattleboro Area Hospice

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