Glendale's
From the Heart Grant Reception,
May 27, 2010 at the Glendale Adult Center
Article
by Bette Sharpe - Photos by Bette and Ed Sharpe
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From
the left: City of Glendale Councilmember, Yvonne Knaak, Vice
Mayor Manny Martinez, Jerry Wissink, CEO BHHS Legacy
Foundation.
Photo
by Bette and Ed Sharpe
Glendale
Daily Planet
Thursday was a feel
good day for the City of Glendale and the surrounding
communities, if only the need for services was not as great.
Mayor Scruggs gave seventeen local non-profit agencies
grant monies totaling over $175,000.
The money is from the city's From the Heart Program.
This is the volunteer program that allows residents to
add a dollar to their water bill.
The monies raised are matched fifty-cents to each
dollar by the BHHS Legacy Foundation.
"Without a doubt, From the Heart truly
demonstrates our citizen's generosity and compassion to
improve the lives of others who live in our city,"
Mayor Scruggs explained.

From the left: City of Glendale Councilmember,
Yvonne Knaak, Vice Mayor Manny Martinez, Melissa Jimro,
Program Coordinator Association for Supportive Child Care,
Jerry Wissink, CEO BHHS Legacy Foundation.
Photo
by Bette and Ed Sharpe
Glendale
Daily Planet
"From the
Heart donations in 2009 totaled $126,424, including special
donations from the Mary Ann Palmer and Robert Lund
memorial," reported Mayor Scruggs.
Adding the matching funds from the BHHS Legacy
Foundation ($48,587) brings the total to be awarded today to
$175,011. These
funds will be awarded to social service agencies aiding
Glendale residents.
Since the program's
beginning in 1997, "$1.26 million dollars has been
raised by Glendale citizens and our corporate partners," Mayor
Scruggs said. This
number does not include matching funds.

From
the left: Ellise Hayden, Chief Operating Office Adelante
Health Care, Councilmember Yvonne Knaak, Vice Mayor, Manny
Martinez, and CEO BHHS Legacy Foundation, Jerry Wissink. Photo
by Bette and Ed Sharpe
Glendale
Daily Planet
Mayor Scruggs
explains, "In 1997, the City of Glendale partnered
with the McCormick Foundation, Arizona Republic Charities and
Quality f Life Community Services--formerly known as the
Glendale Human Services Council--to created our From the Heart
program".
Once a year the
From the Heart Funds are distributed through a grant
application process. The
major criteria for receiving funding "...is that
agencies must provide services to Glendale residents that
promote the positive development of youth, strengthen families
and assist our residents of all ages in addressing urgent
needs," elaborated Mayor Scruggs.
Several of today's
recipients said that their money was going directly to buy
food. Most, said
that the need this year is greater than last year. These are not easy times for charitable agencies due to the
sluggish economy; however, St. Mary's Food Bank, for example,
can stretch a $1.00 donation into seven meals.
Monetary donations
are accepted year round, for more information follow the link
below. Or if you
prefer, send a check for a $1.00, or more if you can, to the
address listed below. All
of the dollars, 100 %, go directly to providing essential
human and social services to our most vulnerable
residents--children, the elderly, and victims of abuse.
http://www.glendaleaz.com/fromtheheart/index.cfm
You may bring or
mail a check or money order made out to From the Heart in any
dollar amount to City of Glendale, Customer Service Office,
5850 W. Glendale Arizona, 1st Floor, Glendale, AZ 85301.

Mayor
Scurggs and Lucy Fricker, hold the From the Heart check for
$9,000 that was awarded to the Brad Riner Assistance Office,
which is located at the First United Methodist Church of
Glendale, in downtown Glendale.
Photo
by Bette and Ed Sharpe
Glendale
Daily Planet

Ellise
Hayden, Chief Operating Officer, Adelante Health Care,
receives a check for $6,000 from BHHS Legacy Foundation CEO,
Jerry Wissnik at the From the Heart reception.
Photo
by Bette and Ed Sharpe
Glendale
Daily Planet

Lucy
Fricker, received
a
From the Heart check for $9,000 that was awarded to the Brad
Riner
Assistance Office,
which is located at the First United Methodist Church of
Glendale
and Karl
Gentles,
Executive
Director
of Back
To School Clothing Drive Association received
a check for $10,000.
Photo
by Bette and Ed Sharpe
Glendale
Daily Planet

Linda
Scott, Vice President of Child and Family Solutions Jewish
Family & Children's Services, shakes hands with Jerry
Wissink (CEO, BHHS Foundation) as she accepts a check for
$8,250.
Photo
by Bette and Ed Sharpe
Glendale
Daily Planet
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The 2010 From
the Heart recipients and
agency member accepting are listed
below.
Ellis Hayden, Chief
Operating Officer
Adelante Health Care ($6,000)
Melissa Jimro,
Program Coordinator
Association for Supportive Child Care ($3,000)
Karl Gentles,
Executive Director
Back to School clothing Drive Association ($10,000)
Brad
Kuluris
Boys and Girls Clubs of
Metropolitan Phoenix ($10,000)
Karen Honess
Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) ($15,000)
Kristen Piolin,
Vice President of Agency Development
Community Bridges, Inc. ($6,000)
Lucy Fricker, Brad
Riner Administrator
First United Methodist Church of Glendale ($9,000)
Carl Balderson,
Executive Director
Glendale Family Development Center ($10,000)
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Milon Pitts,
Director of Client Services
Homeward Bound ($9,000)
Linda Scott, vice
President of child and Family Solutions
Jewish Family & Children's Services ($8,250)
Kym Thill,
Community Development Manager
New Life Center ($9,000)
Mimi Rogers, Founder &
Funds Development Director
One Step
Beyond ($9,000)
Tome
Hutchinson, Executive Vice President of Programs
A New Leaf (formerly PREHAB of Arizona) ($10,000)
Kathleen
Hefley, President of St. Helen's Conference
Society of St. Vincent de Paul ($18,000)
Leslie
Tuohy Executive Director
Solecito Services, Inc. ($6,000)
Elizabeth
Wilkinson, Grants Development Officer
St. Mary's Food Bank alliance ($18,761)
Dana
Campbell Saylor, CEO
YWCA of Maricopa County ($18,000)
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L
to R -
Vice Mayor Manny Martinez, From the Heart Committee Member,
Tom Eggleston, Karl Gentles, Executive Director Back To
School Clothing Drive
and Ed Sharpe Glendale Daily Planet / KKAT-IPTV. Photo by
Bette Sharpe
Glendale
Daily Planet
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