St. Joseph Services Update: December 2012

ST. JOSEPH SERVICES UPDATE
DEVELOPING YOUTH. EDUCATING ADULTS. TRANSFORMING LIVES.
December 2012
SJS welcomes Sr. Sharon Horace as we say goodbye to
Whitney Kimmet, Daughters of Charity postulant
The St. Joseph Services team has been blessed with Whitney Kimmet’s gifts since last July. Whitney is a Daughters
of Charity postulant who came to donate her time and skills in SJS Development and as a tutor. She originally hails
from Yorktown, Virginia, and has quite an eclectic background.
Having played the flute since she was 12, Whitney majored in music
in college and thereafter went on to work in the field of theme park
management. After joining the Daughters of Charity in January
2010, she has traveled to numerous cities in the United States
including Washington D.C. and Detroit, where she taught
kindergarten and religious education. Her next stop was Chicago,
where she joined the SJS Development team and has worked on
various tasks including managing donations, database restructuring,
and Fall Festival planning. She also tutors students at Josephinum
Academy where she set up an SJS after school academic help center.
After she leaves SJS in January, she will continue on to St. Louis
Whitney shares her gift of music with St. Angela
where she will participate in seminary—immersion in community,
summer camp students
deep prayer, and spiritual formation. “I’ve really loved being here,”
she says, “I‘ve been so impressed with the dedication of so many volunteers.” Whitney’s skills and generosity
have been much appreciated during her time here, and she will be truly missed by the staff and students she has
helped so tirelessly.
As we say goodbye to Whitney, SJS is excited to welcome Sr.
Sharon Horace. Sr. Sharon has spent the last two years in Kenya
working with students at St. Catherine Girl’s Secondary and Poly
Technical schools, teaching classes, holding retreats, and
developing leadership programs. The four years prior to her work
in Kenya, she served as the Assistant Director and Mission and
Youth Coordinator at Proyecto Juan Diego in Brownsville, Texas.
Sr. Sharon has a background in fine arts and fine arts education
and has earned a Master in Pastoral Studies from Loyola
University. SJS looks forward to utilizing Sr. Sharon’s creativity to
aid in Vincentian mission integration, coordination of the tutoring
center at Josephinum Academy, and as an adult ESL instructor. Be
sure to stop by and welcome Sr. Sharon!
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Sr. Sharon Horace in Kenya
DePaul University Honored at 8th Annual Fall Festival
Thank You Fall Festival Committee!
DePaul University staff Siobhan O’Donoghue and Howard
Rosing accept the St. Joseph Services Award on behalf of Fr.
Dennis Holtschneider, President of DePaul University. DePaul
was recognized for their contributions to expanding our
mission since our inception in 2001. DePaul has provided SJS
with countless student volunteers as tutors, on Vincentian
mission days, SJS website design, marketing videos, in-depth
community assessments, and leadership training. Thank you
DePaul for your partnership in service.
Nancy Pins and Pamela Fitzell, Co-chairs
Setting up for the event!
Top row from left: Jack Kenesey, Sarah Hill, Jeremy and Katie
McKenzie, Nancy Pins, Arlene Tengel, Sandra Wisniewski
Bottom row from left: Carmel Cowan, Mary Ann Kenesey,
Pam Fitzell, Whitney Kimmet, Sheli Sullivan
Not pictured: Holly Pickering and Eileen Quinn
Jody and Frank Weschler (center) continue to support SJS,
pictured with Luckner (left) and Sr. Theresa Sullivan, DC.
Luckner, who the Weschlers sponsored from Haiti to receive
heart surgery, lives with their family and studies with an ESL
tutor at SJS three days a week.
The Pins, a Family of SJS volunteers, (from left): Katie has helped with SJS
marketing, Nancy is Fall Festival Co-Chair for the 2nd year, Dr. Michael Pins is
an SJS Board Member; Michael and Erin were event volunteers. Thomas (not
pictured) is currently studying abroad, but was a dedicated summer camp
counselor at SJS.
Visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SJSChicago
to see more pictures from the Fall Festival.
Please remember to “like” our page!
Sr. Katie Norris (left) enjoys the evening with SJS Board
Members Sr. Kathy Overmann and Sr. Patricia Dunne.
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Fall Festival Donors and Sponsors
In-Kind Sponsors
Bredemann Lexus & Ford in
Glenview
The Sullivan Brothers Band
Jim Sullivan, Matt O’Connor, Jim Hayes
AV Technical Support
John Dolan
Platform 29
Eddie O’Connor and Tommy Sullivan
Crystal Cave, Inc.
Katie and Jeremy McKenzie
Joseph Mullarkey Distributor, Inc. and
Miller Coors Brewing Company
Nichols Display Group
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
Schaefer’s Liquors
St. Joan of Arc Parish
St. Thomas of Villanova Parish
Ron Knebel
Armando Pagnucci
Vicki Pagnucci
Nancy and Michael Pins
A big thanks to Marty Bredemann and his staff at Bredemann Lexus and Ford in
Glenview for hosting the 8th consecutive Fall Festival.
Donors
St. Joseph Angels - $5,000+ Champions - $1,000-$2,499 Peter & Sheli Sullivan
Friends of St. Joseph Services
William & Katie O'Connor
Michael & Nancy Pins
Hal & Lisa Sullivan
Accretive Health
Callahan Family
The Carrigan Charitable Trust
BJ & Stacy Dolan
Patricia Dolan
Crusaders - $2,500-$4,999 Patrick & Susie Dolan
Rita Farrell Mayer
Corcoran Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Fitzell
Tom & Carmel Cowan
Ms. Jane F. Geldermann
Dearborn Capital
Gordon & Sarah Lane Hill
Management, LLC
Mary and Jeff Josephs
DePaul University
Kaufman Hall
Jack & Mary Ann Kenesey
Julie & Todd Maus
Tim & Amy Kenesey Family
Ed & Mary Morley
Lin-Mar Motors
Don & Pat Mrozek
Bob & Rita O'Brien
Frank & Sian Oddo
Packaging Corporation of
Queen of All Saints Basilica
America
Tom Snitzer & Sharon Sullivan Dr. & Mrs. Mark Sand in
Memory of Bob & Lou Sand
Eunie Sullivan
Mr.
& Mrs. Tom Schuman
Mildred Sullivan
Jay
&
Joe Scoby
Beth & Dean Walsh
United Displaycraft
Frank & Jody Weschler
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Earl & Sue Moore
Pillars - $750-$999
Frank R. Munaretto CPA
Jeff Norby & Avis Shapiro
O’Tech Corporation
Supporters - $500 - $749
Anonymous
Aurora Investment
Management LLC
BMO Harris Bank
Columbia St. Mary’s
Marty & Katie Bredemann
Mike Brennan
Thomas Cary
Dan Coyne - Perkins Coie, LLP
Kathi Deane & Herb Schepel
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Betsy Donahue & Jeff Later
First American Bank
Jim & Marianne Hayes
Helen Brach Foundation
Huron Consulting Group
Dan & Judy Josephs
Dave & Mary Lackinger
Landex Research, Inc.
Lee McDonnell
Judith Neafsey
Victoria Pagnucci
Bob & Barbara Perkaus
Maggie & Mark Raynard
Ben & Linda Ruf
Tom & Mary Schufreider
Jim Sullivan & Kara Kane
Rosemary Sullivan
St. Mary & Elizabeth Medical
Center—Presence Health
Pete & Carol Tomaselli
Bill & Carolyn Wetterer
Charles & Kathy Wolf
Robert & Patricia Asmussen
Joy to you this Christmas! A young St. Joseph Services
student (left) exudes the love and appreciation we at St.
Joseph Services have for you—our volunteers and
donors!
We are so grateful to you for your ongoing generosity
to our mission to bring quality education programs to
some of Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods. Through
afterschool programs, weekend and evening sports and
classes, computer skills and ESL tutoring, you have helped us reach
over 600 students, ages 3-83 with the help of 300 trained volunteer tutors. May you feel the
joy you give to us.
Blessings to you,
Lisa Sand Sullivan, Executive Director
May you and your loved ones have a Merry Christmas
and a peace-filled New Year!
ST. JOSEPH SERVICES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rita Farrell Mayer
Chair
Victoria Pagnucci
Vice Chair
Michael Grzelakowski
Secretary
Sr. Patricia Dunne, D.C.
Treasurer
Michael Brennan
John Klare
Meg Prost Munaretto
Jeff Norby
Sr. Kathy Overmann, D.C.
Michael Pins, M.D.
ToKeisha Tharpe
Lee McDonnell
Director Emeritus
Lisa S. Sullivan
Executive Director
1501 N. Oakley Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60622
(773) 278-0484
www.stjosephservices.org
Dear Friends and Family,