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Celebrating 35 years of service

RemembeRing ouR eldeRs

Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly Vision Statement is “To create a community where elders are not forgotten, an extended family that recognizes the needs of the human spirit: to serve others,

to be loved, to enjoy life.” Through the efforts of the Little Brothers team, the staff, volunteers and donors, we have made significant progress in achieving our vision and goals. We continue to grow our many programs that serve our elderly friends in Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon, Baraga and most recently, Marquette counties. Implementing the newly developed strategic plan will provide additional direction for the Little Brothers team to continue to provide and expand our many programs. Thank you to everyone who has supported our programs and I ask that you continue your support of Little Brothers.

Tom OldfieldBoard President

Tom OldfieldPresident

Steve SabatiniVice President

George KauppilaTreasurer

Patty Lins Secretary

David Geisler

Kiersten Birondo

Theresa (Pleshe) Cherubini

Judy Mattson

Cheryl O’Brien

Ted Simonsen

Valorie Troesch

Jeff Veum

expanding ouR loveWhen I first went to work for Little Brothers back in 1982, in Minneapolis,

I loved the organization and everything about it! I loved that it was grass roots, volunteers and staff providing kindness to elderly people and making lifelong friendship in return.

Today I still love the organization for these same reasons! Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly addresses the needs of the human spirit. It’s a visit to a forever friend, taking someone to the store, swinging by Helen’s after work with an ice cream sundae just because you know she likes them! It’s making sure Martha has an arm to hold on to as she goes to the doctors and a shoulder to lean on afterwards. It’s stacking someone’s firewood and admiring their independence and savoring that homemade cookie they baked for you. It’s celebrating someone’s birthday with them, only to find out they had never had their own birthday party before.

More than 1100 volunteers reach out to our elderly friends and they do it with kindness and respect. The compassion of our volunteers and staff has made our community stronger and safer for our elderly friends.

Little Brothers is looking to the future with excitement as we are expanding into our 5th county – Marquette. We have a vision; to create a community where elders are not forgotten. Be assured we will do this well through caring volunteers and staff. Our motto says it all, where service to the elderly begins by being a friend.

Cathy Kass-AtenExecutive Director

527 Hancock Street Hancock, MI 49930

906-482-6944 PH906-482-6106 Fax

3www.houghton.littlebrothers.org

Who speaks for that elderly person alone in the chair

watching life pass her by?

We do.

ouR signatuRe pRogRamTo ease isolation and loneliness among the elderly in a five-county area, we provide friendship to 200 elderly friends who identify themselves as lonely and who are in want and need of in-home visits at least twice a month. We consider them our “forever friends.” Our commitment is long-term: once accepted into our program, we make a commitment to be their friend for the remainder of their life. Visits may also include shopping, going out to lunch, or attending a community event together. We also invite our Forever Friends to attend numerous social activities we host throughout the year.

Thank you all for my wonderful birthday party

and for the wonderful meals.

Friendly Home Visiting Program

home and heaRthOur Firewood Program serves elders who can no longer process their own firewood or cannot afford to purchase it for winter home heating. We deliver 140 pickup truckloads of cut and split firewood annually to elders who still use firewood as their main source of home-heating. Over 450 volunteers cut, split, and deliver the firewood throughout the year.

Firewood Program

bRidging geneRationsOur Forever Friends are provided opportunities to socialize with their peers, connect with their community, and learn about new topics. Activities vary with the season and include movie matinees, picnics, historical tours, and theatre. We celebrate birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Halloween. Intergenerational programs pair international students and 6th grade students with seniors to discuss current events, culture, and participate in oral history interviews.

Social Activities Program

Festivity with FRiendsAnnually, we serve over 3,600 holiday meals to both our elderly friends and volunteers.

This program gives elders age 60 and older, a memorable Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter when they would otherwise be alone. A traditional holiday meal is prepared from scratch at twelve meal sites in the five-county area. Hot meals are delivered to those unable to attend.

Holiday Program

5staying saFe with assistanceCommonly needed equipment such as walkers, canes, wheelchairs, shower seats and other assistive devices are available to any area senior to borrow, free of charge, for as long as necessary from Little Brothers.

Medical Transport ProgrampRomoting healthy livingThe Medical Transportation Program provides an average of 1,800 one-way rides annually for our elderly friends to their medical appointments. We provide “door-through-door” transportation from knowledgeable and compassionate drivers who offer reassurance, friendship and assistance. This service enables our elderly friends to live independently in their own homes. We provide transportation to Doctors and Specialists locally or at the regional medical center which is 100 miles away.

nouRishmentOver 100 low-income seniors are supplied with non-perishable food once a month. Each bag of food is personalized and includes easy-to-prepare food. If an elder is unable to pick up their food, it will be delivered to their home by a volunteer. At Christmas, we deliver a special gift of non-perishable food with holiday treats.

Monthly Food Bags Program

Medical Loan Closet Program

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As I attend my final week of undergraduate lectures and prepare for Spring Commencement, I find myself reflecting on the sum of my experiences over the last five years at Michigan Tech. While I am incredibly excited to graduate, I can’t help but express my gratitude for all of the people that have guided me, challenged me, and helped me grow as a person during my time here.

One of the most influential people during my journey through undergrad has been my Forever Friend, Janice Peterson. I’ve been visiting with Janice for several years now; we’ve enjoyed lots of lively conversations, lunch dates at Applebee’s, and an incredible friendship. I feel very lucky to have gotten to know Janice during my time at Michigan Tech; she provides the perspective that only nine decades of life can bring. When stresses about classes leave me feeling worried, I often think of the many times that she has looked me right in the eyes—and with the most sincere confidence—reminds me, “it’s all in God’s hands.”

It was no mistake that Janice and I were matched together as Forever Friends; not only do we share in faith but also in an unrelenting desire to live life to the fullest. Sometimes I help Janice cope with not being able to do every single thing she wants to do by gently reminding her that the energy, independence, and mobility she has at the age of 90 are truly an inspiration to us all.

This past fall, we celebrated Janice’s 90th birthday with a special dinner outing with a group of her friends, a homemade chocolate cherry cake (her favorite flavor), and some friendly Scrabble competition (I am no match for her skills!). It was so amazing to celebrate that milestone together.

Getting to know Janice and volunteering at other Little Brothers events has opened my eyes to notice the broader Houghton community beyond those studying and teaching at Michigan Tech. I’ve grown to enjoy serving our elderly community so much that now, as I approach the start of medical school, I am strongly considering a career in geriatric medicine. I’ve seen firsthand the ways that our elderly population has specific needs, and there is a great demand for young physicians to compassionately respond to those needs and advocate for their care especially in rural areas.

I am so thankful for all that Little Brothers does for our community, and words cannot express the gratitude I feel to have been a small part of that mission. I look forward to bringing the same dedication and enthusiasm to serving the elderly wherever I move in the future as well as through my career in medicine.

Carly JosephVolunteer

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“Thank you for a wonderful party, it was my first time out since my surgery. It was wonderful and I met many new friends. My life without Little Brothers would be very hard.”JP

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“The roses for me were beautiful. I shared them with the rest of my friends and they lasted 8 days before wilting. Thanks for remembering my birthday and visiting for it.”Rose

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2017 Donors $250 to $499Nancy AbramsonFred and Agnes AholaRichard and Adele ArmbrusterAspirus Keweenaw HospitalEthan AtenSusanna AusemaMary AutenriethRebecca BarnardSteve BlackburnJoe BoultonWilliam and Ethel BuckBetty BurgPaul and Elizabeth DaugirdaDoug DernbergerJimmy and Sue DiehlRichard DrenovskyChris Edlin and Ellie BunzendahlMatthew and Lynn EliasonColleen FatlaFirst United Methodist Church - HancockWilliam and Dorothy FosterTerry and Kathryn FreemanAkash GargTim and Helen GerardPaul Goudreault and Katie GrierJay and Phyllis GreenErnest GriffMarge GrifforEric and Barbara HalonenMarilynn HamarBruce and Mary Christine HarrisJames and Bonita HayViola HedinPatricia HeidenJanice HenkelTom and Jane HiltunenRalph and Myrna HodekPatricia HoganHoly Trinity Lutheran Church - ChassellIR Telemetrics, Inc.Bruce and Marilyn JacobsenDana JohnsonJoints In Motion Physical TherapyCharles and Lisa JukkalaRuth KaarlelaDavid KarvonenKeweenaw Brewing Company LLCBruce and Dawn KingCarole KittiKnights Of Columbus #13224Oscar KnuuttilaGrant KolbRichard and Laura KolehmainenJohn and Anita KoskiKurtis KreitPaul KuhnmuenchWilliam and Ethel LarsenDavid and Jean LarsonPaul LehtoJeff and Sandy LewinSadie LiimatainenLions Club of KeweenawLions Club of Lake Linden-HubbellMarcia LittlefieldGregory LoughrigePaul and Loretta LucasJohn and Sue LynchGary and Judy MattsonLaVerne McCabeSean McCormally and Cynthia MillsCharles MenardMorgan and Kathleen MichelMarvin and Kathryn MoilanenGerald and Elaine MortimerPaul and Joan MosesThomas and Denise MoyleKeith and Elsa MugfordRen Olson

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$1,000 to $4,999Mike and Cathy AtenBaraga County Community

FoundationMaryann BeckwithSharon BelangerMary Billings and James BillingsHoward BixbyVirginia Wood BrownClannad FoundationTom and Donna ColeCopper Country Mental HealthBrian and Amy DietrichEdward Jones - Financial Advisor:

Steve ZutterRobert GainesPatrick and Constance GarlitzDavid GeislerJohn and Lynn GierkeWilliam and Eloise HallerDennis and Cynthia HannonDan HardieMichael Henley and Randi Yoder

Carol HockingHoughton LionsGlenn IerleyInstitute Of Natural TherapyMaria JanowiakGeorge KauppilaKeweenaw Bay Indian CommunitySue Ellen Kingsley and Terry KinzelGeorge KinnunenSteve KrasickyGeorge and Jo Ann KurzKevin and Jane KutschGil Lewis and Sue BagleyLinda LuseBernard and Loretta MannistoMary Thompson FoundationMichael and Michele McCueHenry and Janice NordsiekWilliam RaduchelDr. and Ms. Mark and

Catherine RedrowGordon and Holly Rintala

Samuel L. Westerman FoundationSteve Schmunk and Ann RussKenneth SeatonSt. Albert The Great - HoughtonSt. Mary’s Parish - Milford, MISt. Michael Parish - Grand Ledge, MIDavid SundbergMichael and Anne SzostakTalcott Family Foundation Inc.Mary ThayerPatrick and Diane ThorntonThrivent Choice DollarsJerry and Patricia TrudellGary and Kim TunstallBrennan TymrackUpper Peninsula AudiologyJeff Veum and Gail NorthDennis WaaralaJohn WeimerWeyerhaeuser NR Company

$500 to $999John and Julie AbbeyJeffrey and Pamela AllenDave CarlbornCertainTeedScott ClaytonRobert and Mary Jean DaavettilaGerald and Connie DeLandMarcello DiMare and Martitia

BarsottiBob and Stephanie FrankeLucia GauthierTodd Gemelli and Kathleen HarterChristopher and Abbey GreenEdith GreeneGundlach KCFRon and Lou HelmanHerman Gundlach Donor

Advised FundKeith and Barbara HolmThomas HoppJames and Marcia HouleRobert and Naina HowardWilma JenkinsJoann Jurdzinski

Stephen and Jean KampeMark and Ellen KemppainenKeweenaw Randon Acts Of

Community KindnessKeweenaw Title AgencyJoe KirkishHarry and Yvonne KnoblochLions Club of ChassellDrs. Wade and Audrey ListonMichael and Patty LydonSusan MakelaJackie ManchesterAlex MayerMichael and Mary Alice MerloErnest MooneyGwen NielsenThomas and Rosalie NitzscheRev. Emmett NordenJames and Cheryl O’BrienTom and Pat OldfieldMargaret O’NeilDavid OplandGene OrtnerRonald Paavo

Almor and Kathleen PenegorAnton PintarNancy PintarPaul QueeneyRight Start UpJoseph and Mary RossiDave and Linda RulisonRuth SablichHenry and Sally SantefordJames and Mary SchneiderAndrew and Anne SchumerTed SimonsenHoward SnureSt. Andrew Catholic Church -

Rochester, MILaura SwensonEllen ThacherPaul and Lorraine TomasiAnnagret TrudellDon Venne and Mary Rose RossiCarl and Patricia VilmannDonald Muir Watson

$5,000 and upDonna BackersJames A. Ruppe FoundationKeweenaw Community FoundationNina Kirkaldy

Michigan Health Endowment FundPortage Health FoundationGary RytiThomas and Victoria Shields

Diane SpaydThe Clare FoundationJohn and Joyce VanWestenburg

“Thank you for the Christmas box of goodies and the monthly grocery bag.

It is greatly appreciated and every item is used.”

Eleanor

$250 TO $499 CONTINUEDLinda OttChuck Ouellette and Bernadette

Yeoman-OuelletteCarol PakkalaJack and Lee ParkerRobert and Karen ParssinenLowell and Jean PeacockPepsi Cola Bottling HoughtonRolf and Candy PetersonJudy PlesheJack and Alice PowellStephen PummillGerald and Rita RadeckiRange BankJane Rather and Stephen RatherMark and Catherine RedrowSuzanne RichClayton and Anne RobertsStephen SabatiniCarmen SandrettoRobert SastamoinenMary Ann SchallerNancy and George SchriverSemco EnergyTerrence and Noreen ShaughnessyMary ShieldsFrancis ShirodaAmber Silberg-SteinerSiloa Church Women - OntonagonLarry and Mary Lou SmithBill and Hilary SprouleSue StackhousePaul and Leann SterkDale StimpsonVictor and Sandra StorhokJeffery and Julie StrickerSuperior National Bank EmployeesSuperior Sand and Gravel, Inc.Carl and Joyce SwangerSwede’s Gift ShopDoug and Louise TerrellAlan Thayer and Sandra SutherlandSusan ThorntonWillliam and Catherine TislarKeith and Valorie TroeschUP Engineers & ArchitectsJanet Van DykeJim and Sharon Van NorwickLawrence WedellJohn Welch and Rosemary GrierRon and Mary Beth WesthouseJohn and Rita WilliamsPatricia WinthropKathleen Zimmerman

$100 to $249David and Jackie AaltoEarl AndersonGeorge AndersonMarillyn and Douglas AndersonBill AndreiniKarlton AntesJoan AntilaArcher Daniels MidlandBurt ArolaJohn and Jane AuchterSteve AugerPhyllis AurichVern and Margaret AxfordRobert and Betty BallewJared and Jessica BarberJackie BarnaPhillip and April BarryDaniel and Pamela BartonWilliam and Judith BastianKenneth BaylesHelmi BeckMichael Beck and Cynthia LangwiserGrace Ann BeebeDorthey BehrendM. Jean BelkonenJim and Linda BeloteRobertine BensonJoseph and Kathleen BergerRalph and Lois BergstadBrian and Donna BerrymanBethany Lutheran Church - MohawkMary Jo BeveridgeBlue Wolf CorporationTom and Connie BorsethGordon BorsvoldJulie BoushelleDavid and Myrna BoutinJoan Rea BoyerKristine BradoffThomas BraunRobert BrennanTerriann BridgesBill and Barb BriggsDonald and Sharon BrownRalph and Robert BryantFrank and Michelle BrychtaWilliam Buchan and Sharon SutterBill and Laura BulleitByron and Jo Anne BurdittEmanuel and Miriam BylerCalumet United Methodist WomenCalumet Women’s ClubJack and Nancy CamilleriElizabeth CampbellDavid and Annette Carlson

Raymond CarlsonAda CarozzaWinifred CaviggiolaMarcy CellaGene ChamberlainMichael ChaseChristian Women’s BrunchAdrienne ChristianJohn and Becky ChristiansonMichael and Jacqueline ChristieGerald and Shirley ClischKevin CodereRalph CoonMarilyn CooperCopper Country FordCopper Country Veterinary ClinicRobert CourchaineMargaret CrawleyDaniel and Shellie CrismanCTC Holdings, LPDolores CummingBJ and Sally Ann CurtisLee and Barbara DaavettilaNorman DaviesBob DawsonBonnie DeCaire-JonesAlex and Mary DeForgePeggy DeschampsPauline DespotNeil and Lynn Devine, Jr.George Dewey and Andrea PuzakulichMerton and Marie DibbleLaura DillonRobert DionCharles and Debra DlubalaJohn and Sharon DougovetoLawrence and Susan DoyleDrew ConstructionFrank DrewMichael and Judy DrewyorJames DubeJohn and Lois DunnRichard DunnebackeEagle Harbor Twp. Ladies CoffeeJoanne EdwardsJack and Sandi EngelErickson Feed, Seed and Pet SupplyRoy EvensonLawrence and Carol EversNatalie Faller ClarkHarry and Diane FarleyEugene Fasullo and Maxine HyrkasGaylord and Sharon FaullNancy FentonFrank and Marjorie FergusonMark and Claranne FerrisFrank and Emily FialaBill and Barry FinkFirst Lutheran Church - Dollar BayAbby Sue FisherLinda FleischerLeo and Ann FlynnJohn and Joyce FolinoKary and Shirley FrankDon FranttiDavid and Suzanne FrenchBobbie FreshwaterRobert and Dorothy FrickePeg and Chris GaleRobert and Mary GardnerTim and Annette GardnerJames GarlandRuth GarnMartin and Sharon GembrowskiGeneral Dynamics - OTSMichael and Marie GervaisMary GestrichRuth GillGloria Dei Lutheran Church - Hancock

Karen GoinsGrandchamp, McBride, Wallner,

Wallner & ProphetTrudy GrayGreat Lakes Mutual InsuranceStephen and Jacqueline GretzingerPauline GrierCarl and Peggy GroeneveldVicki GroverJulie GundlachKaren HaischerZachary HalkolaCarlos and Janice HangarterWilliam and Dorothy HannerDuane and Lynne HaralsonMartin and Mary HarkinsMichael HauserVerna HautamakiHoughton County Medical Care Facility

Employees AssociationLloyd and Patricia HeldtJames Henley and Jane DosemagenHerbert JarviJanyth HessJohn and Christy HilgersHoward and JoAnn HilshorstAlison HoaglandRobert and Christine HodgesClarence and Joan HoffmanSteven Holli and Jeanine IzzoKenneth and Diane HolmanJim HolmquistHoly Cross Lutheran - BaragaMarvin and Elenore HopfBruce HorschMary HosangMarlene HouleWilliam and Marianne HueblerDave Hughes and Lennon Mattila-HughesPaul and Lynn HurstJoan HyrkasNorma InghramIsraelite House of DavidSally JablonskiWilliam and Margaret JacksonSigurds and Candace JannersKathy JarvenpaaJack Jobst and Deborah FedewaJohn and Cookie JohnsonPhilip JohnsonRich JohnsonWilliam and Nancy JohnsonClinton and Francine JonesBruce and Mary JoostenMarilyn JukuriGerald and Gloria JunakJude and Betty KalcichJoe KalliokoskiGeorge and Lisa KarcherSteve KarpiakDavid and Carol KassSteven and Katherine KassEd Kautto and Debbie StoufferTed and Helen KearlyTimothy and Gwen KearlyEsther KeelingAlvin and Elizabeth KempainenEleanore KeranenCharlie Kerfoot and Lucille ZelaznyKeweenaw Petroleum ServicesAnn KipinaDan KirkishNancy KissingerKiwanis Club Of The Copper CountryKraig Klungness and Katharine AlvordMichael and Wanda KolbRussell and Elizabeth KorbySylvia Kosciolek

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$100 TO $249 CONTINUEDVirginia KoskelaJames KoskinenDonald and Cynthia KossBetty KrattChristine KuesterNell KuhnmuenchJim and Debbie KurttiRev. Eugene KutschBruce and Ann LabinsJames LahtiArnold and Mary LaitinenEllen LaitinenJames LarouxPamela LarueBill Lassi and Doris VeldhuisLassila Insurance AgencyMeghan and Pasi LautalaLeadfoot Engineering, Inc.Ron and Roni LessardKathleen LewandowskiPaul and Karen LewisBarbara LindblomLions Club of South RangeWilliam LohelaJerry and Dolly LuomaJudy LuukkonenPatricia MaguireDaniel and Darlene MakiHoward MakiKathy MakiMark MakkonenChristopher MaloneOliver ManziniEugene and Faye MarionJerrold MarshJon and Betty MarsonMartin Custom & CollisionPaul MasiniRonald and Mary MathwichHelen MatsonLeo and Marian MattilaMichael and Vicky MattilaJames and Linda MattsonDebbie MausJames and Rose Marie MayoShirley McArthurJanet McCallRobert McCarthyHilary and John McConnachieMcGann Building SupplyDouglas and Lisa McKenzieRobert McMastersJulie McQuainJeannette MedlynJeffrey Melka and Julie Jerman-MelkaDavid and Jacqueline MentePete MethodMichael A. Lahti RentalsStan and Ida MichaelsonScott and Jennifer MiersDonald and Sharon MikkolaMary MikkolaJane MillerMichele MillerMohawk SuperetteFrederick MolzahnJerry and Carol MonkMatthew and Amy MonteMitchell and Joyce MontePhil and Judy MonticelloBarbara MooreDennis and Pauline MooreMotorcity Lambda Chi

Alpha Alumni

Yvonne MoyerMTU, Engineering Fundamentals Dept.Genowefa MuehlhausenHelen MuellerDeborah MunnClaire and Steven MurchieRichard and Pat MurleyJanet MurrayAnne MutterCheryl NaaskoMichael NarhiAnn NelsonPaolo and Carla NervoJohn and Jayne NestellWaino NivaJoyce NorthNorthern Oil 1, Inc.James and Roberta O’ConnellKevin and Debra OhlroggeClara OinesMichael and Sara OjaPaul and Joyce OllilaTamara OlsonToni OlsonErvin OttOtter Lake Sportsmen’s ClubAnne OxenriderTom OzanichKerri PageSusan PaquetteAnthony and Joanne PardiniEileen PareRichard and Susan ParmaleeGrace ParoliniJoseph Pasek and Julie StahlRobert and Beth PattersonDavid and Stacie PeltomaaWayne and Laura PenningtonJean PeralaDavid and Darlene PeryamKenneth PesolaGary and Mary PetersJanice PetersonLee and Susan PetersonPeterson’s Fish MarketMary PetlewskiPi Kappa Alpha FraternityShirley PichettePaul and Sharon PietilaJames and Judith PlutePortage Lake District LibraryPortage Lake United ChurchBetzabe PraegerEugene and Jill ProbeMillie PyoralaKenneth and Christine RaisanenMichael and Phyllis RamosMichael and Catherine RaspetChristopher and Lois RaymondRedeemer Free LutheranTerry Reed

Fred and Janice ReeseFr. Alexander ReichertJay and Bonnie RichmondM. Josette Riopelle and Edward PinardiKenneth and Diana RiuttaDaniel and Eleanor RivardArnold and Margaret RobertsRobert and Lois RogersDavid RopponenBill and Nanno RoseDonald Ross and Mary Zurcher-RossGail RossJohn and Carol RossioMark and Ann RothBill and Sandi RothneyJay RoweLorna RowleyBrenda RudigerRuth and Fred RuellePatricia and Bruce RukkilaCleo RuonavaaraSacred Heart Church - CalumetSacred Heart High School Class Of ‘58Melissa SantiniAnn SarneckiWilliam and Dorothy SatherDonald SaveraHolly SchipperTony and Richele SchwallerLois SeilerSusan SerafiniTony and Cathy SettlemyreChing-Kuang SheneElizabeth Shimatz and Norma MichorMark Silver and Mary HindelangJean SimilaBeverly SimonsonDan Skorich and Cathy HarrisRoger Skufca and Patricia WheelerCharles and Sharon SlusserMichael and Linda SmithPhilip and Marjorie SmithWilliam and Judith SmithMilton and Bodil SoderbergTed and Alice SoldanDianne Sprague and Nancy Byers-SpragueSt. Francis of Assisi Church - Dollar BaySt. Paul The Apostle - CalumetSt. Paul’s Lutheran Church - Mass CityArt Stancher and Beth O’BrienJaneen Stephenson and

Leonard BohmannElsa StrayerDavid and Paula StrenskiMary StrongStumpf Family Charitable FundJohn SullivanKevin Sullivan and Regina McGoffJim and Fredi TaddeucciVictor TaipaleJack Taratuta

Ian and Roseann TerryRichard and Naomi TervoThe Land of Make BelieveEugene and Norma TheilerNoreen ThierDavid and Kathy ThomasPeter and Catherine ThomasMary ThornburyMichael and Joan ThorntonSusan ThorntonShirley TimbermanLorraine TomasiPaul and Carolyn TormalaJanette TrevorrowRichard and Barbara TrudgeonPaul TulikangasAllan and Linda TuomaalaWalter TurinoUP Association of RealtorsNoel Urban and Judy PerlingerPhillip and Janice UrenDonald Van UumCharlene VialDomingo VidalRobert and Pamela VietzkePeter and Natalie VillemureRobert VincentFrederick Von BatchelderPhillip and Charlene WaattiRoy and Mina WakehamJohn and Nancy WakemanMichael and Barbara WallGert WalleyRuth WanhalaGregory and Mary Rose WellsJohn and Jean WickettGerald and Victoria WigandWayne and Violet WiitalaJames and Shelley WilliamsonMargaret WilsonDave WinelandDouglas and Carol WoggonPauline WohlfordGregory and Karen WolfeSharon WuollettSteven and Joy YamborOlin YargerLola YoderJames and Joy ZiemnickZion Lutheran Church - Women’s

Missionary Outreach - HancockSandy Zurcher

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opeRating budget Fiscal yeaR 2017

October 1st - September 30th

OPERaTING INCOME Projected Income PercentageContributions ........................................................................... $291,835 ........... 47%Board Gifts and Major Donors .................................................... $51,000 ........... 8%Expansion Donations, New Acquisitions, Website ......................... $4,826 ........... 1%Grants........................................................................................ $82,749 ........... 13%Special Events (Raffles and Sweepstakes, Annual Fundraiser).... $37,662 ........... 6%

OTHER INCOMEGain/Loss on Sales, Annual Report ............................................... $4,797 ........... 1%Foundation Income Payout and Bequests ................................... $77,253 ........... 12%In-Kind Donation ........................................................................ $76,661 ........... 12% TOTaL INCOME ......... $626,783 ........... 100%

(Percentages of Operational Expenses based on past audits) Programs ................................................................................. $502,379 ........... 77%Fund Raising/Development ........................................................ $84,817 ........... 13%Management ............................................................................. $65,244 ........... 10% TOTaL ExPENSES ..... $652,440 ........... 100%Deficit covered by operating reserve fund

Little Brothers – Friends of the ElderlyuppeR michigan Foundation

You can support exemplary and compassionate care to our Elderly Friends in Upper Michigan when you consider a bequest to Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly, Upper Michigan Foundation. Including Little Brothers Upper Michigan in a Planned Gift or Will provides the Upper Michigan Chapter the opportunity to continue their work far into the future. This is a simple way to support our mission offering caring service, companionship, friendship and lasting memories to our elderly friends in Upper Michigan.For more information, please visit houghton.littlebrothers.org or contact Michael Aten at (906) 282-3406.

Grant money allows us to organize activities to bridge the generations.

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