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October 2018 Edition In Loving Memory Potomac Community Resources, Inc. @PCRmd NEWS PCR POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES, Inc. SERVING TEENS AND ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES BOARD OF DIRECTORS Rev. Msgr. John J. Enzler Chairman James M. Sullivan President Robert J. Ryan Vice President Taylor Burke Secretary Daniel E. Verner Treasurer Rev. William D. Byrne Amanda Herndon Joan Hosmer Sandra Andreas McMurtrie Lawrence Ryan Brian P. Sullivan Joan G. Sullivan * * * Stanley R. Soya Pro-Bono Legal Counsel * * * PCR STAFF Stephen F. Riley Executive Director [email protected] Seth Duncan Program Director Melissa Wyman, MS, CTRS Respite Care & Community Outreach Director Patricia Medeiros Manager, Finance & Administration Naomi Chernick-Berman Heather Kramarek Janice Sansolo Jim Sullivan’s commitment to PCR’s members and mission was total. He and his wife Joan founded PCR and he devoted countless hours to leading our organization, giving advice, sharing his expertise, providing support and encouragement, challenging us to do and be our very best. Jim was passionate about the rights of persons with developmental differences, including the right to be included fully into all aspects of community life in meaningful ways. He was wonderfully generous with his financial support for our work, and an enthusiastic and highly effective advocate and fundraiser for PCR. Whenever he was with our members, at our programs – especially the Tricia Sullivan Respite Care Program – at our parties, at the Annual White Masses and Faith, Deafness & Disability conferences, Jim always made a point of seeking out and talking with PCR members and their families to say hello, to learn about their lives, and to ask what PCR could do to help them. His engagement was genuine and sincere, and he enjoyed these conversations very much, often sharing stories of his beloved daughter Tricia with PCR families. Jim’s empathy and compassion provided hope. Our condolences and prayers go out to Jim’s wife Joan, and to their children Jim and his wife Lucy, Katie Tyson and her husband Bob, and Brian and his wife Jen, and to the grandchildren whom Jim loved so much and of whom he was so very proud. We are very grateful to Joan for establishing the Jim Sullivan Memorial Fund for PCR and for consenting to our request that the PCR house be dedicated to Jim, and named in his honor. We were truly blessed to have Jim as a part of our community, and for his leadership. By continuing the work that he and Joan started in 1994, we can pay tribute to his legacy and fulfill the mission of service about which he cared so very deeply. James M. Sullivan PCR Co-founder and President 1943 - 2018
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October 2018 Edition
In Loving Memory
Potomac Community Resources, Inc. @PCRmd
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POTOMAC COMMUNITY RESOURCES, Inc. S E RV I N G T E E N S A N D A D U LT S W I T H D E V E L O P M E N TA L D I F F E R E N C E S
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rev. Msgr. John J. Enzler Chairman James M. Sullivan President
Robert J. Ryan Vice President
Taylor Burke Secretary
Daniel E. Verner Treasurer
Rev. William D. Byrne Amanda Herndon Joan Hosmer Sandra Andreas McMurtrie Lawrence Ryan Brian P. Sullivan Joan G. Sullivan
* * * Stanley R. Soya Pro-Bono Legal Counsel
* * * PCR STAFF Stephen F. Riley Executive Director [email protected]
Seth Duncan Program Director
Melissa Wyman, MS, CTRS Respite Care & Community Outreach Director
Patricia Medeiros Manager, Finance & Administration
Naomi Chernick-Berman Heather Kramarek Janice Sansolo
Jim Sullivan’s commitment to PCR’s members and mission was total. He and his wife Joan founded PCR and he devoted countless hours to leading our organization, giving advice, sharing his expertise, providing support and encouragement, challenging us to do and be our very best.
Jim was passionate about the rights of persons with developmental differences,
including the right to be included fully into all aspects of community life in meaningful ways. He was wonderfully generous with his financial support for our work, and an enthusiastic and highly effective advocate and fundraiser for PCR.
Whenever he was with our members, at our programs – especially the Tricia Sullivan Respite Care Program – at our parties, at the Annual White Masses and Faith, Deafness & Disability conferences, Jim always made a point of seeking out and talking with PCR members and their families to say hello, to learn about their lives, and to ask what PCR could do to help them. His engagement was genuine and sincere, and he enjoyed these conversations very much, often sharing stories of his beloved daughter Tricia with PCR families. Jim’s empathy and compassion provided hope.
Our condolences and prayers go out to Jim’s wife Joan, and to their children Jim and his wife Lucy, Katie Tyson and her husband Bob, and Brian and his wife Jen, and to the grandchildren whom Jim loved so much and of whom he was so very proud.
We are very grateful to Joan for establishing the Jim Sullivan Memorial Fund for PCR and for consenting to our request that the PCR house be dedicated to Jim, and named in his honor.
We were truly blessed to have Jim as a part of our community, and for his leadership. By continuing the work that he and Joan started in 1994, we can pay tribute to his legacy and fulfill the mission of service about which he cared so very deeply.
James M. Sullivan PCR Co-founder and President
1943 - 2018
October 2018 Edition
PCR & COMMUNITY NEWS
PCR MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Matt Ficca
Matt Ficca was one of more than 500 young people, including individuals with various disabilities and volunteer companions, who gathered in Hampshire, England, for a once-in-a-lifetime week of fun, friendship, and adventure. This year’s annual International Holiday Camp (IHC), which was hosted by Order of Malta volunteers, brought together guests from 23 countries for an opportunity to get out in the world and to be inspired by all that it has to offer.
Matt, a PCR member since 2010, has participated in PCR’s Studio 3F and Earth Day, and is a regular at our Halloween, Holiday and Beach parties, and summer BBQs. He has also danced the night away at many Patricia Sullivan Benefit Dinners. Matt attended the Graduate Transition Program at Montgomery College of which PCR is a co-founder and partner.
As part of the IHC delegation, Matt experienced indoor sky diving at Arundel Castle and breathtaking views atop the London Eye. His favorite activity, by far, was the nightly disco parties that went late into the night.
REMEMBER TO RSVP TO PCR’s HALLOWEEN PARTY
You’re invited to join your PCR friends for a spooky and fun Halloween celebration! Dress in your favorite costume and enjoy snacks, crafts, the photo booth, a DJ and dancing!
The Halloween party will be held on Saturday, October 27th from 6:00pm-8:00pm
in the gym at Connelly School of the Holy Child located at 9029 Bradley Boulevard in Potomac, Maryland.
There is no fee for this special event and no personal care will be provided.
Please RSVP to Seth Duncan at [email protected] or call the PCR office at 301-365-0561.
RSVPs must be received by October 22nd. Be sure to provide the participant’s full name and an
emergency contact number when you RSVP.
We hope to see you there!
October 2018 Edition
Catherine & John AdamsAndreas FoundationSarah ArnettCarrie & Amir Assili Hillary & Tom BaltimoreJulie & Mark BaslerVivian & Ray BassBCC Redsox Team & FamiliesMichael BeckleyCarol & Francis BerginAlisa BergmanLaura & Raymond BouvierElizabeth & Philip BrachTracy & David BurkeJacqueline ButtimerAnastasia CallahanBilly CannonMr. & Mrs. Jerry Carlson Susan & Paul CarrollNancy & Gene CarterRichard Caruso & The Uncommon Individual FoundationKimberly CernakChristine Sullivan CosgroveBetsy DahmMarilyn & Gary DandoNancy & Eric DeehanPauline & Garry DevingerRon DoneyKathleen & Walter DoyleAnn EaglesonStuart Essig - Essig Enright Family FoundationChristine & David EvansRick FeliceCarrie FoxRobert John Alexander FraserHeather FrenchKristin & Jack Fusco & Family Matthew GlyderMike GlyerPatricia & Edward GrenierMary Ellen & Richard Hibey
Darlene & Jay HickeyRay HukeMollie & Richard IngramIntegra LifeSciences CorporationErika Stillabower & Joshua Izenberg & FamilyToni Amato & Brian KasprzakKathleen & Virgil KeithElisha KingReas KondraschowColleen & John LaHaise Linda & David LaRocheLoretta & Dominick LaRosaBarbara LedwithStephanie Linnartz & the Marriott TeamLittle Farms Garden Club of PotomacPamela & Dennis LuceyThe J. Willard & Alice S. Marriott FoundationTherese MatanVJ, Keith, Mark & Kim McVickerPatricia & Carlos MedeirosAnne & Andrew MeehanLouise & Scott MelbyDonald Morel, Jr.MJ MorrowThe Mullery FamilyAmish NaikChristopher NassettaNFM Lending, LLCSondra & Daryl NickelCarole & Roy NickolaiCaren NorianDeborah & David O’Connor
Judi O’GradyJan OzgaThe PCR Office StaffJocelyn Starzak & Benjamin PedersenLorraine & Peter PlamondonJudy & Gary QuintiereDoris & James ReillyBrenda & Michael RicardTraci & Brian RichmondThe Riley FamilyLina, Mark & Matthew Ross John Sabin Margaret Anne SantosBecky, Rob, Luke & Natalie ShafferMaureen & Chuck ShortCarol & Charlie SmithSmolker, Bartlett, Loeb, Hinds & Thompson, P.A.William SommersThomas SpeightPat & Michael StecherPatrick J. SullivanNorma & Bill TiefelMary Ellen & Don TomassoCarrie TydingsMary & William TysonRaghav VajjhalaCarol WagnerRichard WattisAndrea WebberMaureen, Colleen, Timothy, Daniel & Jennifer WitherellDevi Kane Zinzuvadia
*Donations as of September 25, 2018
SAVE THE DATE 23rd Annual
Patricia Sullivan Benefit Dinner April 6, 2019
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852
PCR Gratefully Acknowledges the Following Memorial Contributions Establishing the Jim Sullivan Memorial Fund for PCR
October 2018 Edition
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OCTOBER SKIP DATES Basketball: 10/7, 10/14 & 10/21
Men’s Groups: 10/3 & 10/10 NoteAbles I & II: 10/3
NoteAbles III & IV: 10/8 Rhythmic Movement: 10/25
Women’s Group: 10/2 & 10/16 YogaVentures: 10/8
DATES TO REMEMBER Phabulous Photographers: 10/2
Studio 3F: 10/19 Tricia Sullivan Respite Care Program I: 10/14 & 10/28
Tricia Sullivan Respite Care Program II: 10/21 Wednesday Art: 10/3 & 10/17
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Transitioning Youth Resource Fair Date: October 13, 2018 Time: 10:00am-1:00pm Where: Montgomery College - Rockville Small Gym, N Campus Drive Rockville, MD 20850
Transition Times Date: October 17, 2018 Time: 7:30pm-9:00pm Topic: Maryland Community of Practice for Supporting Families: Charting the Life Course Framework Where: The Arc Montgomery County 11600 Nebel Street, Rockville, MD 20852
Archdiocese of Washington 9th Annual White Mass Date: October 28, 2018 Time: 11:30am Where: Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle 1725 Rhode Island Ave., NW Washington, DC 20036
HALLOWEEN PARTY - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27th Please Look Inside for More Information
