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Celebrating 60 Years Serving Seniors

2014 Honor Roll of Donors

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The Golden Age Centers (GAC) was established in 1954 to enhance the quality of life and independence of low-income older adults in Cleveland. In its early years, GAC replicated a pilot project of the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging that was designed to demonstrate the benefits of bringing older adults together to meet their social needs. Over the years, GAC’s operations and programs expanded; at its peak, the agency served 7,000 older adults at 16 sites. With declines in funding, the scale of operations diminished in recent years. In 2014, GAC faced increasing challenges due to further funding cuts and became the Rose Centers for Aging Well, a limited liability company (LLC) of the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging.

The alliance enabled us to continue uninterrupted service to community seniors. In 2014, GAC/Rose Centers served 1,988 older adults in its centers and in their homes.

Our Home-Delivered Meal Program brought 168,694 frozen or hot nutritious meals to 1,012 homebound seniors.

In addition, thanks to our Supplemental Food Distribution, 700 qualified low-income seniors received shelf-stable food each month for

emergency situations when meal-delivery trucks could not safely deliver meals.

In our centers, 45,680 hot noontime meals were served in 2014.

Transportation services were provided to 176 seniors during the year, enabling them to visit our centers for social and

wellness programs, and providing transportation for grocery shopping and activity trips.

More than 790 seniors served by GAC/Rose Centers received social work services, including linkages and referrals to additional benefits and services, case management, counseling, and assistance completing government and insurance forms.

Year in Review

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William Conway, Business

Burt Saltzman, Community Service

Michael Schwartz PhD, Education

Ronald J. Ross, MD, Medicine

Michael Hargrove, Sports Legends

James G. Herman AIA, The Arts

The Golden Achievement AwardsThe Golden Achievement Awards, established by the Golden Age Centers of Greater Cleveland in 1993, honor individuals of mature years for outstanding service to their community in six specific categories. In each case, the recipient’s commitment to excellence is directed beyond self-interest and serves as an exemplary model for others to follow. The 2014 Golden Achievement Awards were presented at the annual gala on May 4, 2014 at the Country Club in Pepper Pike. Honorees included:

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PATRON TICKETSMr. & Mrs. Gary L. BrahlerMr. & Mrs. James DaytonDr. Maggie JacksonMr. Robert L. OldenburgMr. S. R. Petry IIMr. & Mrs. Jacob RosenbaumMr. & Mrs. Michael Schwartz

BENEFACTOR TICKETSMs. Cynthia H. Dunn

PROGRAM ADSThe Fedeli GroupMs. Norma LernerMr. Roy MinoffMr. & Mrs. Michael PerlmuterMr. Will Sukenik

DONATIONSAnonymousMr. & Mrs. Mark AdlerMr. & Mrs. Stuart BerkowitzMr. & Mrs. Michael BiedenbachMr. & Mrs. Peter W. DanfordMs. Lucy P. FioreMr. James D. GibansMr. Dennis B. HallmanDr. & Mrs. Zev HarelMs. Jill Friedman Helfman

Mr. & Mrs. James G. HermanMrs. Linda M. KatzDr. & Mrs. Frederic W. LaffertyMr. & Mrs. Stuart M. NeyeMs. Anne OganMr. Robert L. OldenburgMr. & Mrs. S. Colin PetryMs. Michele RidellaDr. Fred C. RothsteinMr. Burton I. SaltzmanMr. & Mrs. Marvin SolganikMr. Jerome Weinberger

SPONSORSHIPS / TABLE PURCHASESBenjamin Rose Institute on AgingThe Cleveland ClinicCleveland State UniversityDollar BankFairmount Minerals LimitedMr. & Mrs. John E. HermanHoward, Wershbale & Co.Mr. & Mrs. Ernest P. MansourMr. & Mrs. A. Malachi Mixon, IIIPK Management/Euclid Hill VillaReminger FoundationDr. & Mrs. Ronald RossRoyal Chemical Co.

Thank you to our gala sponsors, donors and patrons who helped make the 2014 Golden Achievement Awards a success and supported the Senior Hunger Fund

Share Your Nomination!If you would like to nominate someone for

the next Golden Achievement Awards, visit:

www.benrose.org/rosecenters

or call Institutional Advancement at 216.791.8000

SAVE THE DATE: May 1, 2016 for the Golden Achievement Awards

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Aetna MedicalBenjamin Rose Institute on AgingBoys & Girls Clubs of ClevelandCareSourceCleveland Clinic Cleveland OrchestraCleveland YogaDancing SheepExactCare Pharmacy Executive ArrangementsFifth Third BankGanley Subaru of Bedford

Hasek Automotive ServiceHospice of the Western ReserveHoward Hanna - Paul BlumbergIndependence Business SupplyJewish Federation of ClevelandJudson Smart LivingJudson at South Franklin Circle KeyBankLaurel SchoolMcGregorNationwide HealthCare LLCNotre Dame College

Physicians Ambulance ServicePK ManagementCouncilman Michael Polensek Positively ClevelandRaymond James Wealth Care GroupReMax Real Estate Group – Katy BrahlerSenior Independence Tri-State Capital BankUniversity School

CLEVELAND: Resources, Services & Treasures

CLEVELAND: Resources, Services & Treasures is an annual publication, designed and developed by the Golden Age Centers of Greater Cleveland (GAC), now the Rose Centers for Aging Well. The Guide celebrates a city brimming with expansion, innovation, and a flourishing entrepreneurial spirit. It is home to world-class medical institutions, cutting-edge research, prestigious colleges and universities, distinguished museums, brilliant national and regional theater, the acclaimed Cleveland Orchestra, popular professional sports teams, and a viable corporate environment with prominent engineering and technology. There’s the Cleveland Metroparks, a system of parks and marinas that span over 21,000 acres and hundreds of miles of walking, bicycle, and horse trails. It is all located on America’s largest fresh water resource, yours to explore and enjoy. All revenue from the Cleveland Guide directly benefits the GAC’s Senior Hunger Fund, a lifeline of support for homebound elders who are unable to leave their homes without assistance, shop for food, or prepare meals.

For a copy of the 2015 Cleveland Guide, visit benrose.org/rosecenters

CLEVELAND 2014

World-class Resources, Services & TreasuresThank you to our 2014 advertisers!

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Eva & Joseph Bruening FoundationOhio Bureau Workers’ CompensationWilliam M. & Elizabeth W. Jones Fund Kiwanis Foundation – ClevelandMcGregor FoundationMeals on Wheels Association of AmericaNorthern Ohio Golf Charities FoundationShaker Quality Auto BodyUnited Way of Greater Cleveland

Grants and Other Support

Mr. & Mrs. F. Reed Andrews, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Keith ArianMr. Thomas J. BaechleMr. & Mrs. Edgar H. BolesMr. & Mrs. Ted ClarkMrs. Inez CorradoMr. & Mrs. Pitt CurtissMr. & Mrs. William DonleyMs. Jane DonnellMs. Irma A. Dugan & Ms. Carol M.

HaueisMs. Cynthia H. DunnMr. & Mrs. Thomas EmbresciaMs. Delaine M. EvansMrs. Mary Lou FerbertDr. & Mrs. Avrum I. FroimsonGAC AdministrationMr. & Mrs. Robert M. GinnMr. & Mrs. Robert GudbransonMs. Phyllis B. HackettMr. & Mrs. Henry R. HatchMr. & Mrs. Robert E. JacksonMr. & Mrs. Donald J. KattMr. Ward KelleyKeyBank FoundationMr. Roger T. KnipperMr. William I Kurfis & Ms. Kathleen M.

McConaughyMs. Diane M. Lance

Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. LozickMr. & Mrs. Randall D. LukeMr. Julien L. McCallMr. & Mrs. John McDonaldMr. & Mrs. Robert McInnesMs. Dorothy MitchellMrs. Chloe OldenburgMr. & Mrs. Dale OmoriDr. & Mrs. Hunter PeckhamMs. Dorothy PowerMrs. Chloe O. RankinMs. Michele RidellaDr. & Mrs. Michael F. RoizenFrances L. Snider Memorial FundMr. & Mrs. Donald SperryVirginia Ann Stepler Living TrustMr. & Mrs. Peter StevensThe Julia Owen Sutton TrustMr. & Mrs. Roger M. SynenbergMr. & Mrs. Mark TemplerMr. & Mrs. Roop VermaMs. Carolyn S. Wicklund Ms. Denise Willard-MihokMr. & Mrs. Thomas WingMr. & Mrs. William WykleMr. & Mrs. Ron YoutseyMs. Charlene ZatikMr. & Mrs. Richard Zilm

Honor Roll of DonorsGifts made to the Golden Age Centers of Greater Cleveland from January 1 to August 31, 2014. Gifts made after September 1, 2014 are recorded in the 2014 Annual Report of the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging.

Staff in the home-delivered meal program prepare more than 160,000 meals per year for local seniors.

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IN MEMORY OFBARBARA S. “BUSTER” OLDENBURG

Mr. & Mrs. F. Reed Andrews, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Edgar H. BolesMr. & Mrs. Ted ClarkMrs. Inez CorradoMr. & Mrs. Pitt CurtissMs. Irma A. Dugan & Ms. Carol M.

HaueisMs. Delaine M. EvansMrs. Mary Lou FerbertMr. & Mrs. Robert M. Ginn

Ms. Phyllis B. HackettMr. & Mrs. Robert E. JacksonMr. Ward KelleyMr. Roger T. KnipperMr. & Mrs. Randall D. LukeMcGregor FoundationMr. & Mrs. Robert McInnesMs. Dorothy MitchellMrs. Chloe OldenburgMs. Dorothy PowerMrs. Chloe O. RankinVirginia Ann Stepler Living TrustMr. & Mrs. Peter T. Stevens

Mr. & Mrs. Mark TemplerMr. & Mrs. Roop VermaMs. Carolyn S. WicklundMr. & Mrs. Thomas WingMr. & Mrs. Ron YoutseyMr. & Mrs. Richard Zilm

IN MEMORY OFROY GENTLES

Mr. Julien L. McCallMr. & Mrs. Donald Sperry

Tribute Gifts

Gifts made to the Golden Age Centers of Greater Cleveland from January 1 to August 31, 2014. Gifts made after September 1, 2014 are recorded in the 2014 Annual Report of the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging.

Each of our Home-Delivered Meal vehicles logs more than 11,000 miles per year. Generous support from organizations like Meals on Wheels of America and the Northern Ohio Gold Charities Foundation help replace aging vehicles. Continued support of the home-delivered meal fleet helps us ensure the nutritional needs of homebound seniors are met.

Support of Home-Delivered Meal Vehicles

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Thomas Boardman Cheryl L. BocciaMrs. Albert W. BoehringerErnest J. BohnGeorge P. Bohnert, Jr. Margaret F. Bolton Harry J. BolwellGary L. BrahlerGeorge C. BrainardMrs. Herbert BrandtThomas G. Brick Oliver BrooksRonald Brown Robert Bry David Buckel Armond D. Budish Jean H. BurkeBoyd S. Byall

Timothy J. Callahan Christopher B. CameronRobert S. CareyColleen CarpenterDavid L. CarpenterRobert CarrJack D. CavanFrank P. CelesteRoger H. CerneWebb Chamberlin, MDDavid ChambersCarl E. Chancellor Daisy M. Chandler Beverly Charles

Susan Chiodo Paricia ChokelWilma ChristianCharles ClarkR. D. Clark Mrs. Robert Clements Richard L. CoakwellEleanor ColclourghtRobert H. CollacottCynthia ColemanDavid CollierJerry C. ComellaFlorence ConnellyRobert F. Conway Thomas A. Cook Mrs. Warren H. CorningLouise W. CraneDoris CrenshawC. Philip CristalMark M. Crowley Louis D. Cull

Angela AnnaMae DavisRussell H. Davis Tonya S. Davis-BrownCarol DaytonRobert Dickman, MDLulu Diehl Mrs. Henry DismickLetha DismonAnita Dixon-EppleyMrs. Stanley Dobrowski Michael A. Dolan

Mrs. Roland DonnemDonald J. DoskeyRichard W. DrakeMrs. Francis DrazChristopher du LaneyRuth E. DunkleCynthia H. Dunn

John V. EakinWilliam EasterlingShirley J. EisenbergSandra EmerlingRaymond R. Ernest

Guy C. FabeJanis Lee Faehnrich Robert S. FaxonGeorge J. Feiss. Jr. Santiago FelicianoLois G. Filipic Mrs. Vincent Fiordalis llRaymond FisherPatty FlautoJoseph M. Foley, MDMarie Foltz Melissa ForseyJoseph F. FowlerMrs. Morris W. Fox Gus FrangosIrwin H. Frank, MD Mrs. Samuel O.

FreelanderPaul R. Frohring

Mrs. Robert I. GaleHarold GalvinTerrie Anter Garr William F. Gates Roy A. Gentles Mrs. Charles L. GetzMary GillWilliam D. Ginn Mrs. Abraham Gitson John Glover Bettyann Gorman George D. GotschallRichard R. GouldRuth Grandin Marjorie Gray Katherine GriffinFred Griffith Mrs. Ernest C. Grist Mrs. Bruce GriswoldMrs. Arthur C. Groth Jerome GrossEdgar Gustafson

Rev. Gordon HagbergChisholm HalleJay M. Halle Dennis HallmanHelen Hanchette David S. Hanick Albert B. HardingShirley HargisFrank HarrisRobert L. Hartford

Thank You to Our Dedicated Board Members!During its 60-year history, the Golden Age Centers of Greater Cleveland welcomed many prominent Clevelanders to its Board of Directors. Thank you to all of those who served the organization as a Board member and positively impacted the Golden Age Centers in many ways.

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Hoerner Stephen J. HollerHenry T. HoltkampWilliam W. HornerEdwin A. HowePeggy HudsonJames J. Hummer

W. Browne IrishRev. Michael Ivanko

James W. Jackson Maggie Jackson, PhD Donald G. Jacobs Paul W. Jahn William H. JairrelsTroy Lee JamesMrs. William E. S.

James Barbara Bellin JanovitzLouis JartzDennis R. JaworskiChuck Johns

Alleyene Johnson J. Kimball Johnson Tom L. JohnsonMrs. Willie G. JohnsonMrs. Theodore T. Jones William M. Jones Walter E. KalbererHerbert Kamm Merle W. Kann Mrs. Sidmon J. KaplanHon. Martin J. KeaneNancy F. KeithleyDeborah Kelm Patricia L. KelvayWilliam B. KindeAnna Mae KingJohn A. KinleyJohn H. KinleyKaren R. KleinhenzLee R. KolbJordan KosbergThomas Kroeger

Robert W. Lackner Sallie Ladd Nathaniel E. LeonardRalph Levenworth Bracy E. Lewis Hon. Fannie M. LewisJosie M. LindsayStacey LitzlerMrs. David LoeglerSusan LoessinQuigg LohrA. W. Lorenz

Mrs. Hugh D. LukeMrs. Charles R. Lurie

Mrs. Brooks Maccracken Joseph V. MadiganCheryl L. MakiDonald B. Maness Elizabeth MannersEva ManningAndrea Martemus-PetersDynette M. MartinGeorge B. Mayor M. Joan McCarthyLeona McClintockFrederick McConnell, Jr. Joseph McCoyMrs. Gerald McDonoughRobert M. McInnesHenry Paul McIntoshRev. Marvin A. McMickleS. Sterling McMillanJean E. McNameeRobert A. McNewMrs. Ralph MeermansOwen C. Meff Edward S. Merrick Mrs. John S. Mills Alicja Minoff Mrs. Roy B. MinorCharles MitchellBarbara MixonCharles MooneyGeorge A. MooreRichard R. MooreBridget J. MontanaCarmella Morganti

Edwyne Moss Herman Moss Michael Muniak Arthur MunsonJoy Musawwir Cecil C. Myers

Arthur Naparstek, PhDMrs. Henry J. Nave Frank S. Novak

Mrs. Robert OldenburgSuzanne Omori

Margaret L. O’NeillFrank R. Otte

Stanley Dan PaceSusan B. ParkerHon. Gary PaulenskeMrs. Heaton PenningtonFatima Perkins Adolph Perles Gustave A. Peterson Mrs. Thomas F. PetersonS. Richard Petry, II Raymond L. Pianka

Historical List of Board Members

Golden Age campers sport corsages they made at craft class, circa 1950s.

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Arthur RaskeThomas Reading Brad RexEugene Rex, Jr.Kenneth RicciMichele A. Ridella Ruth RippnerSusie L. RiversOdelia V. RobinsonWilliam Robinson, Jr.Harold RoeschJames RokakisE. Lynn RollinsJacob I. RosenbaumMarvin Rosenberg, MDHerbert RudyPaul L. Ruflin

Esther SaginorJohn Saile Hon. Joseph Santiago Mrs. Arnold SaundersRob Saxon Mark ScheerLori Joseph SchmittBenedict Schneider, MDCarl R. SchorppTheodore Schurdell

Leonard S. Schwartz Lloyd S. Schwenger Charles ScottMrs. John T. ScottWarner Seely Leona SellarsGeoffrey B. SeymourNathan Shafran Clarence L. Sharpe Celia Sinclair Frank A. Sinkler Kathleen Patton Skerl Mrs. Willie Sledge Peggy SloanJohn E. Smeltz Charles Smirz Ellis W. Smith Hon. Helen K. SmithHudson D. SmithJean A. Smith Martha L. SmithMrs. Rollin A. SniderBarbara SorchyThomas C. SparksGilda Spears Kathleen K. StarkoffRobert M. Stecher, MDChristine B. StevensMrs. James R. StewartMrs. Leonard Stewart Virda L. Stewart Mrs. Charles J. Stilwell Thomas L. Stilwell Joseph D. Stocklen, MD Charles Stone, MD Rosaline Strickland

Franklin A. Sturgis William Sullivan Mrs. D. K. Swartwout Mrs. Russell Swiler

Seth C. Taft Joseph G. Teague Wallace G. Teare James E. Terry Amos B. Thompson Lockwood Thompson Ronald D. ThompsonMartha Towns George S. TraubRichard R. TurneyAndrew Tylek

Ralph M. VaraAnthony VictoraKelly Victory, MD

Margaret WagnerJoyce Walker MSSA Charles E. Wallace, Jr.Victor B. Wallace J. Robert Waterhouse Christine WatkinsEffie WatkinsDeborah S. WechslerJulius Weil. MDMrs. M. Brock WeirEdwin S. WeissMrs. James M. Weiss, Jr.Craig O. WhitePaul D. WhiteEdward L. Wilkerson, MD

Gerald WilkieBretnell WilliamsFrank C. Williams, DDSPolesta Williams, DOMrs. Whiting WilliamsArthur P. Williamson Craig E. Willis Mrs. Guy A. WillsArtha WoodsJames Woods

Robert Woolley Emmie Wright May Wykle, PhD

Allan J. ZambieBeatrice Zimet

Historical List of Board Members

Below: Golden Age campers enjoy some leisure time, circa 1950s.

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