WE hAD A BlAST! - Community Service for Children

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, INC.
Dr. Diane Scott – Chair
Retired, Allentown School District
Mr. Ray L. Federici – Vice Chair
Alvin H. Butz, Inc.
Summer 2008 • Volume 5, Issue 3
Mr. Robert E. Vitale – Treasurer
Concannon, Miller & Co., P.C.
Ms. Barbara Fraust – Secretary
Carol C. Dorey Real Estate
Ms. Jane R. Ervin – CEO/President
Community Services for Children, Inc.
“We had a blast!”
Said Bonnie Hall, Director of Global Quality Assurance, Crayola. Ms. Hall
led 14 other volunteers from Crayola for a day of bus cleaning at CSC.
A great way to spend a hot day!
Above, front row, from left: Dave Farkas, Kristin Herman, Greg Koch,
Rich Martin, Lance Knelly, David Frederickson.
Above, back row, from left: Marie Peart, Ray Parker, Bob Dentith,
Dee Hockin, Todd Fedorowicz, Kelly Boyle-Hause, Alicia Brown,
Bonnie Hall, Joe Spence.
Mr. Gerald R. Beaver
Retired, St. Luke’s Hospital
and Health Network
Mr. Donald M. Bernhard
PPL, Inc.
Mr. Keith L. Boroch
VNA, St. Luke’s Hospital
and Health Network
Ms. Nancy A. DeBellis
Crayola
Mrs. Pamela Dent
Community Child Advocate
Mr. Edward Donley
Former Chairman,
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
A Tribute
In honor of Phyllis Scott’s 88th Birthday
Contribution from Linda & Mike Rosenfeld
Honoring another is a great way to make a contribution that will improve
the lives of children and families!
Ms. Elsbeth Haymon
Allentown Art Museum
Preparing children and their families to succeed in learning and in life.
Ms. Marcela Herrera
Head Start Policy Council
Representative
Ms. L. Susan Hunt
Allentown Art Museum
Ms. Michana Johnson
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Dr. Henry U. Odi
Lehigh University
Dr. David Rabaut
Retired, United Way of the Greater
Lehigh Valley
Ms. Patricia Simon
WLVT, PBS 39
Ms. Marlene Fowler
Community Child Advocate
Mr. Frank T. Smith
Summit Management
& Realty Co.
Mr. Glenn Guanowsky, Esq.
Lehigh Valley Hospital and
Health Network
Ms. Julianna Timmcke
Performance
Testing Council, Inc.
Editor – Sara George
Design and Layout by Klunk & Millan Advertising
Community Services for Children salutes outstanding individuals and organizations for their
contributions toward improving the lives of children through The Inez and Edward Donley
Award. The 2008 awardees are Lee and Dolly Butz (shown above) for their outstanding lifetime
assistance to children and to the Women’s Leadership Initiative for their development of women
(Katie Loeb-Schwab, current president (shown above, right); founded by Betsy Torrance).
The 13th Annual Donley Awards and Children’s Gala, CSC’s major fundraising event, will be held Friday,
October 17, 2008, 6 p.m., at the Candlelight Inn. Dr. Arthur Rothkopf, President Emeritus of Lafayette College, and
currently Senior Vice President of the US Chamber of Commerce and Special Counsel to the President, will provide
the keynote address regarding the importance of investing in quality early education for a competitive workforce in
the future and for wise community development.
Tony Iannelli, Executive Director of the Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, will be master of ceremony
at the event. Members of the Donley Children’s Gala Committee include Linda Anthony, David Ellowitch,
Jane Ervin, Sara George, Donna Haggerty, Margot Hillman, Valerie Holt, Colby J. Kent, Kathy Leber,
Katie Loeb-Schwab, Helena Lindquist, Shirley Miller, Linda Nabb, Gerry Riegger, Peter Schurman, and
Jared Steckel.
PBS-39 is preparing a special tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Donley, for whom the Award is named, in honor of their
many years of devoted service to this community, the state, and the country. This video will have its debut at the
October 17th event.
In addition to the Awards Presentation and Keynote Address, entertainment will be provided by the Jazz Fusion
Trio. Unique and rare items and family entertainment baskets will be auctioned. Individual tickets are $110.
Sponsorships are available. For more information, call Sara George, 610-437-6000, ext 2101.
1520 Hanover Avenue
Allentown, PA 18109
The Donley Children’s Campus
R aff l e
s u p p orts
Annual
Fund
Community Services
for Children, Inc.
A winning package from the 2009 US Women’s Open, being played at Saucon Valley, includes two tickets
to each day of the event (July 6-12), with grounds access for practice and championship rounds, and
guaranteed parking. Limited number are available. Chances are $20 each for this $260 value package.
Contact Gerry Riegger at 610-437-6000, ext 2110 or griegger@cscinc.org for raffle tickets. Winning
ticket will be drawn during the 13th Annual Donley Awards and Children’s Gala, October 17th.
Rot hk o pf e m phasi z es
in v estme nt i n earl y
c hi l d hood
Featured as the keynote speaker at
the Donley Award and Children’s Gala
October 17th, Arthur J. Rothkopf serves
as senior vice president and counselor
to the president of the US Chamber.
His responsibilities include
leadership of the Chamber’s
Education and Workforce
Initiative, including the nonprofit
Institute for a Competitive
Workforce. In addition, he is
responsible for supervising the
National Chamber Foundation,
a nonprofit public policy think tank
affiliated with the chamber. He also
supervises the Business Civic Leadership
Center, a nonprofit affiliate of the
Chamber dedicated to improved
business and society relations.
He served for 12 years as president
of Lafayette College and was deputy
secretary of the Department of
Transportation during President George
Herbert Walker Bush’s administration.
He began his career as a layer specializing in tax, regulation and legislation.
His law degree is from Harvard. He
completed his undergraduate degree
at Lafayette.
Non-Profit
Organization
U.S. Postage Paid
Bethlehem, PA
Permit No. 67
Measuring Our
New Foundation
Donations and Grants
Institute of Museums and
Library Sciences
(Award given to DaVinci Science
Center): to partner with DaVinci
to create a science curriculum for
pre-kindergarten teachers
By Numerous CSC Parents
My child has learned to have a better attitude towards involvement with other
children. I feel pleased and proud.
The Holt Family Foundation
$5000 for the GROWTH program
that helps strengthen marriages of
low income families.
“It has been a wonderful
Head Start helped to instill a larger sense of community in
our family. The opportunity to volunteer and observe in the
experience throughout this
classroom was wonderful. Thanks and more thanks go to
year working with CSC.
the teachers and staff for making this an incredible year.
I just moved to PA and my
She has made friends and improved on her social skills.
She is also completely ready for kindergarten. Both the
teachers and Family Partner always went out of their way
to make me feel comfortable and a part of the program.
Couldn’t have asked for better teachers or Family Partner!
family worker has been
such a big help in settling
in to the new area. She has
helped with vital information
Fall Conference to Address Depressed Moms
CSC’s Institute for Child and Family Development will hold a full-day conference
November 14, 2008, entitled “How Maternal Depression Affects Babies and Young
Children.” Program presenters are well-known, published experts in their field: Dr. Roseanne
Clark and Dr. Andres Pumariega. The conference will
be held at the Best Western Hotel & Conference
Center. Two Rivers Health & Wellness Foundation
is the Speaker Sponsor for the conference.
Crayola has provided additional support.
It is not uncommon for mothers to
experience depression soon after
childbirth and during the first year
of the baby’s life. Early identification and treatment of maternal
Pennsylvania Office of
Child Development & Early
Learning (OCDEL)
$157,000 to increase number of
children in CSC’s Allentown Pre-K
Counts program from 100 to 120.
The Ryder-Pool Foundation
$2500 for the GROWTH program
that helps strengthen marriages
of low-income families.
depression is important for mother, baby, and family. Major depression in the postpartum
period is a significant public health concern that poses risk to the quality of the motherinfant relationship during a critical period for the development of attachment. Inadequate
attachment or failure to attach is associated with developmental delay, behavior issues, and
other challenges in infants and young children, which adversely affect learning.
The prevalence, symptoms, and risks associated with postpartum depression and the impact
on maternal functioning, mother-infant and family relationships, and consequences for
child development and subsequent psychopathology will be described and explored in this
conference. Presenters will discuss strategies for early screening and identification of postpartum depression, as well as assessment and treatment approaches for supporting positive
family relationships, emotions, attention, and behavior regulation in young children.
Speaker’s sponsor:
Act 48 and CEUs available. For additional information or to register, please call 610-432-7300.
in raising my children. She has
I thank God for this type of program.
also encouraged me in attending
college and bettering myself.
They need you to spread the word about the program.
Calling
Sometimes that’s what we need
I have learned that
we are to invest in
our children, as they
learn what we as
parents teach them.
I learned to never
settle for less and
that whatever you
set your mind to
you can accomplish
and succeed.
They need books
and items to help
families in crisis.
to take the next step. Over all
v o l u n teers
Our goal is to have a volunteer in every classroom every day of the school year. Not
it was an exceptional job and
necessarily for the entire day. Could be for an hour or two. Could be during lunch. Do
should be done in every school.
you like to read, play music, play? Have a special talent or interest to share with a child?
Give Aileen Ney a call at 610-437-6000, ext.
Keep up the good work!”
2173, to explore the opportunities!
Colby Kent, CMA
Donley Awards Dinner
Volunteer
Jared Steckel, CMA
Donley Awards Dinner
Volunteer
Shown here: Donley Awards Dinner volunteers
help children at the Donley Children’s Campus
prepare table centerpieces that will be auctioned off October 17, 2008.
As a parent of a child in SafeStart, I want to thank you for
all your time and your kindness.
Volunteer Shirley Miller, Air Products
“A man never stands so tall
as when he stoops to help a child.”
Photos by Jack Lerch, Air Products
Bits -n- Pieces
Baum Art Students Beautify CSC
Under the direction of Rosemary Geseck, a teacher
with the Baum Art School, eight high school students
are painting a mural for the reception area in the Levin
Administration Building at the Donley Children’s
Campus to enhance our “family-friendly” environment.
Students include Reed Baum, Shay Baum, Matt
Chernasky, Sandra Kanapathy, Kaitlyn M. May, Abbey
Rosko, Dani Savaki, and Mia Walton.
Susquehanna
Bank Helps Classrooms
A big thank you to Randy Wenhold, Assistant Vice
President and Branch Manager at Susquehanna Bank’s
11th & Hamilton branch, for spearheading a Back to
School book and supply drive on behalf of CSC’s
Allentown Pre-K Counts School, which is moving into
new classrooms down the street from the bank this
September.
CSC Expands Pre-K Counts
Thanks to Gov. Ed Rendell and the PA Legislature,
the free preschool program for low-income families
was expanded for the next school year. CSC was
awarded funds for 20 additional students, bringing
the total to 140 in our program. In September, 120
preschoolers attend CSC’s Pre-K Counts School in
Allentown and 20 in Easton.
child Development
Expert Joins Staff
Pamela Cho recently joined the
staff as the new Director of Child
Development Services. She will lead the child
development services area of the home-based Early
Head Start and Head Start programs. Ms. Cho earned
her master’s degree in social work from the University
of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Work. Her undergraduate degree is from Emory University in Atlanta.
Haymon Joins Board
Elsbeth Haymon recently joined the CSC Board of
Directors. Currently she is the Director of Development
for the Allentown Art Museum. She has a long career
in development, including CSC’s capital campaign for
the Donley Children’s Campus, Wildlands Conservancy,
and Farr Healey Consulting.
Toshiba, other business
partners, raise funds
New Pre-K Counts school Opens
in Allentown
The building gods were with us this past summer and
CSC was able to secure a lease for the former Verizon
Building at 11th & Linden in Allentown. With enough
space for all six Pre-K Counts classrooms, CSC is
moving its once scattered classrooms under one roof,
making for easier administration. The building is
owned by Mark Smith Realty.
Kudos especially to Jim LeVan,
Business Team Manager, Toshiba,
for conceiving and spearheading
a recycling event to raise money
for CSC. Toshiba Customer
Service Rep. Casey DeCeia was
instrumental in coordinating with
recycler Shawn Erie, Regional
Sales Manager for AERC/
Comcyle. Lehigh Valley Economic
Development Corp. and the
Eastern Pennsylvania Business
Journal assisted efforts by
promoting the event through their
networks. Thanks also to Colby
Kent and Jared Steckel, CMA.