In June, HomeShare Vermonthosted a national training inBurlington in conjunctionwith the National SharedHousing Resource Center. Wehad ten programs representedfrom around the country aswell as the United Kingdom-based Homeshare International.We kept the attendance smallso that it would result incross-training and lots of dis-cussion. Half of the attendeeswere HomeShare Vermont staffor volunteers so it was hugelyvaluable to us. We had three workshops focused onthe screening and matching process which resulted in

great discussions and sharingof materials and ideas.

Special thanks to attorneyRandy Amis and Lauren-Glenn Davitian, ExecutiveDirector of the Center forMedia and Democracy, fordonating their time andexpertise to leading work-shops.

The training was veryenergizing for staff as well asour volunteers. “It was a con-firmation that we are a greatprogram, we are unique, and

we are doing cutting edge work.” said Kirby Dunn,Executive Director of HomeShare Vermont.

HomeShare Vermont Hosts National Training

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This has been another very busyyear for us. For the second year

in a row we have served over 900different people at various stages inthe screening and matching process.We see that our overall match num-bers are up 10% from last year, over30% in two years and over 90% infive years.

We are providing very affordablehousing in our homesharing pro-gram. Of the new matches madethis past year, 43% were service only(no rent or utilities) and the averagerent in a homesharing match madethis year was only $114/month.

Homesharing sees the greatestnumber of people applying, but wesee that we actually have more peo-ple in a match in Caregiving. Thisis due to the fact that it is more diffi-cult to make homesharing matchesand very often people who needcaregiving have more than onematch as their care needs are muchhigher.

This past year, HomeShareVermont enabled 37 of our neigh-bors to remain in their homesthrough the end of their life thanksto our Homesharing and Caregivingprograms.

AmeriCorps Partnership

One of the reasons we have beenable to serve so many more peopleover the last few years is not becauseour paid staff has gotten larger–ithasn’t. Thanks to the VermontHousing and Conservation Board(VHCB), this year we had two fabu-lous AmeriCorps members as part

of our team. They not only helpedus serve clients but they wereinstrumental in all of the projectswe have taken on this year. Thankyou Ali and Stephanie!

National RecognitionHomeShare Vermont submitted anarticle to the “Communities andBanking” magazine published bythe Federal Reserve Bank of Bostonand it was published in June of this year.

Volunteer Analysis BegunTwo University of Vermont sociolo-gists, Dr. Fred Fengler and Dr. NickDanigelis, published a book in1991 called “No Place Like Home”about the first five years ofHomeShare Vermont, then knownas Project Home. Well, both profes-sors are back with us again this yearto do a study on homesharing andvolunteerism. They are looking at

Kirby and Lauren-Glenn with Elizabeth Mills of HomeshareInternational.

AmeriCorps Members Steph and Ali

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW

A Letter from HOMEA N N U A L R E P O R T F Y 1 0

is published by HomeShare Vermont412 Farrell Street, Suite 300South Burlington, VT 05403phone: (802) 863-5625Website: HomeShareVermont.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PresidentDavid Porteous

Vice-PresidentDan Stanyon

TreasurerGeorge Mona

SecretaryNancy Robinson

Ruth Barenbaum Zachary ManchesterEstelle Deane Cathie MerrihewKelly Deforge Carol MillerJohn Draper Ruth MooreSam Falzone Julie Burger PiersonPeter Lawlor Joyce Reddy-BradbeeTom Maffitt Chris Walker

STAFF VOLUNTEERS

Ruth Barenbaum Connie KennaDorothy Black Kathleen KocherlakotaBarbara Bucannon Carol MillerEllie Campbell Julie Burger PiersonDiana Cotter Katie SchmidtManya Dickinson Judy SperryJane Goodman Becky StrattonJoyce Haggarty

STAFF

Executive DirectorKirby Dunn

Homesharing CoordinatorAmy Jelen

Caregiving Coordinator MaryLou Thorpe

Office ManagerHolly Reed

Office AssistantDorothy Howe

AmeriCorps MemberAli Fogel

We wish to acknowledge Steve Alexander and PhyllisBartling of Futura Design in Shelburne for donating theirtime for the design/production of this Annual Report.

our Staff Volunteers in particular tosee to what extent their involve-ment is a reason for our successand what benefits the volunteersget from working with HomeShareVermont. They have held extensiveinterviews with all fourteen StaffVolunteers and are now interview-ing staff.

We are very excited about thisproject because we have longbelieved that the Staff Volunteersare one of the reasons we are sosuccessful and cost effective. OurStaff Volunteers are typically retiredprofessionals who donate an aver-age of ten hours per week to helpus make matches. They interviewclients, maintain the files and doeverything a staff person would doincluding attend weekly case con-ference meetings. They are truly anamazing group and we hope this studywill give them recognition for theimportant work they do as volunteers.

Support and Training We continue to offer monthly sup-port groups for our caregivers andhomesharers. These support groupsare staffed by Louise Dietzel,licensed psychologist, to offer care-givers an opportunity to connectwith others who provide care andto support them in the sometimesdifficult work they do.

We also offered the followingfree trainings to our caregivers andour homesharers over the past year.A special thanks to these presenters:• How to Transfer Safely. Led byMartha Brown from the VNA

• Professional DevelopmentWorkshop. Focused on communi-cation, interviewing skills, andemployer expectations. Led byKathy Burford & Kris Degenhardtfrom VT Adult Learning

• H1N1 Disease Prevention. Led byUVM nursing students

• Speaking the Language ofDementia. Led by Carrie Shamel,Choices for Care Case Manager

• Effective Communication. Led byLouise Dietzel

Cooking & Nutrition Classes Offered One of the biggest needs of eldersin our program is to have someonecook for them. However, we havemany homesharers and caregiverswho don’t cook or who cook foodsthat are not suitable for peoplewho may have special dietaryneeds. Mary Woodruff lent herexpertise to provide three differentCooking & Nutrition workshops forour homesharers and caregivers.Mary has helped our homesharersand caregivers feel comfortableabout the choices they make whencooking for themselves and others.Thank you Mary!

OutreachFinding more people willing toconsider bringing a homesharerinto their homes and getting theword out about our CaregivingProgram continues to be a chal-lenge. Again this year we workedwith local pharmacies to putHomeShare stickers on their bags.A special thank you to:Vermont Family Pharmacy onNorth Ave. in Burlington Kinney Drugs on Williston Roadand Shelburne Road

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Amy Jelen (top left) with HomeShareVermont Chittenden County Volunteers.Standing: Ellie Campbell, Carol Miller, JaneGoodman; Seated: Kathleen Kocherlakota,and Dorothy Black.

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Service ReportJuly 1, 2009–June 30, 2010

HOMESHARING HOURLYCARE LIVE-INCARE Totals

INTAKES 424 121 66 611APPLICATIONS 196 79 36 311INTERVIEWS 159 73 28 260INTRODUCTIONS 130 55 25 210MATCHES 76 132 46 254

With over twenty-five years of experience,HomeShare Vermont has developed a compre-

hensive and client driven process to make the bestin-home matches possible.

� Each applicant completes a written Application.� A comprehensive Interview is scheduled to get toknow what the person’s needs are.

� Background checks are done and references arechecked.

� If approved for the program, staff starts to look for amatch.

� When we have someone we think might be a fit, wecall and tell them about each other.

� If they would like to meet, we arrange an Intro ductionwith staff present. Very often several Intro ductionsmight occur before the right person is found.

� If both agree, a Trial Match is set up, typically fortwo weeks.

� If that succeeds, a Match Agreement is signed, out-lining the expectations of both parties.

� HomeShare staff stay in regular contact and areavailable if needs change or issues arise.

Our Screening & Matching Process

The numbers above show how labor intensive thescreening and matching process is. While our goal is tomatch everyone who comes in for services, sometimes

our programs aren’t a good fit, and other times we justdon’t find what someone is looking for. Also note thatIntroductions and Matches count events, not people.

Growth in Service DeliveryBelow is a graph showing the growth in the numberof overall matches made in both Homesharing andCaregiving in the last five years. We have had anothervery busy year. This year’s matches resulted in approxi-mately 240,000 hours of paid care and approximately36,400 hours of bartered service to our neighbors inthe Champlain Valley.

A Personalized Service: In both Homesharing andCaregiving our services are tailor made to the individ-ual and we stay actively involved in all our matches tohelp with changing needs or any issues which mayarise. We provide comprehensive screening includingsix different background checks and require at leastthree positive references.

Homesharing is an old fashioned bartering arrange-ment where someone with a spare room in the homeneeds a little help, such as companionship, help withmeals or simply a protective presence in the home,and is matched with someone who is looking for anaffordable place to live and can offer an average of tenhours a week of service. An affordable rent or helpwith utilities can also be part of the exchange.

Caregiving serves people who need more help than ahomesharer can provide and they hire a caregiver toprovide personal, non-medical care in the home oneither an hourly basis, or as a live-in companion whoworks full-time in exchange for a salary plus roomand board. Our caregiving program is unique in thatit is based on the self-directed model of care wherethe caregiver works directly for the person receivingcare. Caregiving allows people to stay at home withtheir pets, friends and family.

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In the winter of 2008, Milton andhis family did not believe goingback to his home was a possibility;he was very sick and had an infec-tion that he could not shake.Milton, a retired Zoology professorat the University of Vermont and aWorld War II veteran, went intothe hospital for routine surgerybut then experienced swelling inthe brain and was in intensivecare for seven days. He was thensent to a rehab center where hespent the next four months.Milton’s son Jeff said, “I hadreservations about the wisdom ofreturning a very, very ill man tohis home, but that was his wish.”One week after MaryLou Thorpe,our Caregiving Coordinator, metwith Milton and his son, Miltonwas returning to his Burlingtonhome. Regina, his live-in caregiv-er, was there waiting for him.

Originally from Ghana, Reginamoved to New York City 30 yearsago. In 2002, she decided to moveto Vermont to be closer to family.Since then Regina has been anactive caregiver with us. Reginaenjoys caring for seniors and has

been working in either hospitals orproviding at home personal carefor over ten years. Regina now liveswith Milton in his home, and pro-vides housekeeping, cooking, andhelp with daily activities. Reginasaid “Milton is very easy to be

around. We have a great team inplace, Didier and Yvonne (twoHomeShare Vermont hourly care-givers), come in and help me, and Icouldn’t do it without them.”

Since Milton moved home, hishealth has improved dramatically.Coming home has been, “a fresh

start, the first day of the rest of mylife,” said Milton. The first fewmonths were tough. Regina had touse a Hoyer lift to transfer Miltonfrom his chair to his bed. With thehelp of a physical therapist andMilton’s commitment to continuethe exercises, he can now useboth his legs and the Hoyer liftsits in the corner of the roomcollecting dust! Jeff drops bydaily and they now enjoy walk-ing around the neighborhoodwhere Milton and his late wifelived and raised their family forover 30 years.

Jeff is pleased with the dedi-cation the caregiving team showstowards his father and that theyare willing to learn and accom-modate a variety of needs. Jeffsays, “I trust them completelyand I credit their efforts for keep-

ing him happy.” Regina ended withsaying, “It’s great having HomeShareVermont available. You get one-on-one care in your home.” Jeff agreesand notes, “after a while, we all feellike family.”

A Wish to Come Home

Finding the Right Fit

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Milton and Regina

Caregiving

Bootsie lives in a sun-filled 18th-century home sur-rounded by her perennial gardens. Originally from

Connecticut, she followed three of her children up toVermont and settled into a home outside of Vergennes.

An elegant and gracious woman, she’s someone wholooks on the bright side of things and has a lovely wayof making people around her feel important. Bootsieis close to her five kids, and, when they encouragedher to consider homesharing, she wasn’t sure sheneeded it, but trusted their judgment and was willingto give it a try. Her one worry was the thought of hav-ing to “entertain” a homesharer like having a guest—we assured her that wasn’t her job. HomeShareVermont started looking for someone with a sunnydisposition, who liked to cook, and had their owninterests and would entertain themselves.

Right away we thought of Lisa. A professional care-giver and part-time baker with an easy-going personal-ity, she seemed to fit the bill. Lisa was born and raisedin Vermont, and had recently moved back to theFerrisburgh area to care for her aging parents. Some of

Homesharing in Addison County

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Cooking Makes a Home for Two

Aretired chemist and Shelburne Museum Guide for33 years, John’s a history buff and train enthusi-

ast. Many days he heads out to watch trains aroundthe region. After his wife passed away, John and hisson thought it would be a good idea to have someonecome live with him to help out with some householdchores. John is close with his sonwho visits frequently throughoutthe week, but he knew that hav-ing a homesharer would “take aload off my son’s shoulders.”John decided reluctantly to givehomesharing a try.

After meeting a few differentpeople, John found his matchwith Eva, a young woman fromEssex Junction. Eva graduatedfrom Ithaca College and movedback home to Vermont. Eventhough she was working twojobs Eva still couldn’t find anapartment she could afford. As she was browsing oncraigslist one day she stumbled across a HomeShareVermont posting. Eva decided this could be a goodoption where she could share her cooking and garden-ing expertise. John and Eva met in mid-March andstarted their match in April.

Walking into John’s Shelburne home, you instantly

smell the aroma of fresh baked cookies and see Eva inthe kitchen rolling out dough with a cook book in frontof her. His favorite thing about homesharing with Eva?“The cooking,” said John. Eva loves the big kitchenand having someone to share her home-cooked mealswith, and John is delighted to have somebody to help

with the dishes! “As long as Ikeep cooking, I think I can stay,”Eva says with a laugh. Eva hasbeen learning a lot about trains,as John tells her of the trips he’staken. Some outside clearing andgardening are in the works fortheir big summer plans.

John says he gets a kick outof Eva’s sense of humor andyouthful energy. They are botheasygoing and flexible, and Johnsays he doesn’t count the hoursthat Eva helps around thehouse—it all just works out. Both

are happy with the friendship they have built in such ashort amount of time. They find the similarity of theirlaid-back personalities to be continuously helpful inmaking their homeshare work. For John, homesharingis something he plans to continue for quite sometime, “The need doesn’t go away and I am glad I canhelp someone else.”

Eva and John

her work was seasonal and would be ending shortly,so she was looking for a more affordable housingsituation.

Bootsie’s children were hoping to find a uniqueblend of someone to exchange companionship andhelp around the house for a place to live. HomeShareVermont introduced Bootsie and Lisa and, right away,they both wanted to do a trial match to see if they“clicked”. Lisa brought her black cat, they got to knoweach other for a couple weeks, and both decided to“match” and continue living together.

Lisa quickly came to love Bootsie and her charm.They began watching British sit-coms and tennis on TVtogether and getting to know the people of Vergennesat church on Sundays. Bootsie did a lot of painting inthe past, and Lisa is helping her to get out and startdoing landscape sketches once more. Lisa keeps thehome stocked with fresh-baked treats, cooks several

meals each week, and helps with laundry and house-keeping.

The family is grateful for Lisa’s attentive nature andbreathes a sigh of relief knowing someone’s there atnight and keeping a watchful eye. When her familyfirst contacted HomeShare Vermont, Mary’s son said,“My main concern is finding the right person who willunderstand my mom’s needs.” HomeShare’s matchingprocess and ongoing support put him at ease, andtoday he’s happy to say that “Lisa is a perfect fit.” Ayear has passed, and Bootsie, her family, and Lisa andher cat are all grateful that they formed this friendshipthrough homesharing!

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Homesharing

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The Polly Rowe Fund wasdeveloped in 2002 after the

passing of one of our foundersand long-time volunteers, PollyRowe. Polly volunteered forHomeShare for over eighteenyears. She not only volunteeredher time but was also a home-sharer herself.

The goal of the Polly Rowe Fund is to gener-ate income to help sustain HomeShare Vermont.This is a board dedicated fund.

A special thank you to the following donorswho have given this year:

Patricia A. Baer

Malcolm & Sarah Chamberlain

Fred & Michaele Esposito

Robert & Malia Honnold

Bernard Lisman

Alice C. Rowe

Janice Smith

Jane Stickney

Carol Tandy & Martha Olsley

Elizabeth Wallman

Total Endowment Funds $264,871.80

THE BUILDING FUND*

Beginning Balance $90,363.94

Interest 3,131.65

Expenses (5,239.51)

Ending Balance $88,256.08

THE POLLY ROWE FUND*

Beginning Balance $148,934.10Interest 5,372.21Donations 680.00Transfer in from Fund Balance 21,629.21Ending Balance $176,615.72

July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010

HomeShare Vermont Endowment Funds

THE BUILDING FUND THE POLLY ROWE FUND

A s part of our 2007 Capital Campaign to builda new home for HomeShare Vermont we

included a healthy reserve account, a dedicatedfund now called the Building Endowment Fund.This fund can be used for office related expensesas approved by the Finance Committee.

Please Consider a Planned GiftPlanned Giving is a way to leave a philan-

thropic legacy for HomeShare Vermont.

Planned gifts provide an ongoing source of

income to assure the long-term viability and

sustainability of our programs. As a communi-

ty-based organization even small bequests can

offer a relatively large income stream. Join us

in helping to assure that HomeShare Vermont

is here to assist future generations. Please con-

sider adding HomeShare Vermont to your

estate plans.

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EXPENSESSalaries $146,031

Payroll Benefits 30,543

Addison County 12,519

Advertising 5,865

Occupancy 6,150

Postage 4,060

AmeriCorps 11,771

Fundraising Exp. 2,251

Audit/Legal/Ins. 5,462

Training 3,946

Telephone & Internet 2,034

Printing 10,797

Equipment & Maintenance 4,187

Supplies 2,454

Mileage 1,683

Misc./General/Fees 5,149

Total $254,912Net Surplus $4,231

Financial Report (unaudited*)July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010

A s Treasurer I am pleased toreport that we again ended

the year with a surplus. Ourfundraising and donations weredown from the previous year asthe downturn in the economyseems to have taken a toll onour donors. However, we wereable to keep costs under controland end the year well despitethese difficulties.

One of the biggest financial changes forHomeShare Vermont was the action of the Boardof Directors to move a total of $50,000 of fundsfrom the Polly Rowe accounts to establish theHomeShare Vermont Fund at the Vermont

Community Foundation. We had over six monthsof liquid funds for operations and the FinanceCommittee felt we were on solid financialground. The Committee looked at various invest-ment options and budget projections and recom-mended we invest these funds in the VermontCommunity Foundation.

The Board of Directors hires an independentaudit of HomeShare finances even though notrequired by law or funders. All donors areencouraged to go to the HomeShare website to review our audited financial statements which will be posted once completed in lateSeptember 2010.

–George Mona, Treasurer

INCOMEUnited Way $ 57,495

State Grant 77,545

Municipal Grants 22,833

Foundations & Grants 11,938

Annual Appeal 18,949

Inns Raffle 9,814

Spring Party 14,660

Donations 26,978

Customer Fees 15,011

Other 3,920

Total $259,143

George Mona

*Note these numbers are unaudited. Our FY 10 Audit willbe on our website soon after our 9/23/10 Board ofDirectors meeting. Please go to our website for completedaudited financials at www.HomeShareVermont.org

Other1%

Customer Fees6%Foundations

& Grants5%

Cities & Towns

9%

State of Vermont

30%

Donations & Fundraising

27%

United Way22%

In 2006 HomeShare Vermont offi-cially expanded our services toAddison County, thanks to a hard-working group of Staff Volunteers,several of whom had been workingfor years to make this happen. Asin Chittenden and Grand Isle coun-ties, Staff Volunteers are our eyes,ears and hands in Addison County.They meet with our HomesharingCoordinator, Amy Jelen, one after-noon every two weeks. They inter-view clients, check references, putup posters and write articles for thelocal paper. They do it all! This pastyear we interviewed over fiftyhomesharing candidates and hadsix homesharing matches inAddison County thanks to theseamazing volunteers. While thismight not seem like a lot, we arevery pleased with the growth inmatches and acknowledge howmuch more difficult it is to makematches in rural areas of the state.

Ruth Barenbaum is acollage artist and avidgardener. She is aretired adult literacyprofessional, who vol-

unteered for eight years in theAlternatives to Violence Project.Ruth now has one literacy student,one sewing student and one medi-tation student. With Katie Schmidtseven years ago, she helped to leadHomeShare Vermont’s extensioninto Addison County and is also onthe HomeShare Vermont Board ofDirectors.

Diana Cotter movedback to Vermont fiveyears ago after retiringfrom teaching in LosAngeles. Every day as

she looks out over the fields sur-rounding her rural East Middleburyhome, she counts her blessing tobe able to live in such a beautifulplace. She is active in variousorganizations around town and isbusy volunteering with Middlebury

International Students, atCommunity Supper, at her churchand with HomeShare Vermont forthe past year!

Manya Dickinson is aretired special educa-tion teacher who haslived in upstate NewYork, Massachusetts,

Puerto Rico and Long Island. Hermove to Middlebury, Vermont threeyears ago has given her time toenjoy her two little granddaughtersand to garden, knit and volunteer.She believes in the goals ofHomeShare in providing help forthe vulnerable elderly and hasenjoyed meeting all the peoplededicated to and involved withHomeShare Vermont.

Joyce Haggarty beganvolunteering withHomeShare Vermontas the program was get-ting established in

Addison County. She is a retiredexecutive manager with a strongbackground in accounting and alsohas experience in music of variouskinds from teaching elementaryschool music and writing musicalplays to choir directing and playingthe organ. Joyce enjoys the oppor-tunity through HomeShareVermont to continue her volunteerwork with people and be involvedin her East Middlebury communityand greater Addison County.

While Connie Kennawas teaching German,she found little time tovolunteer. But since herretirement in 2001, her

regular volunteer jobs have includ-ed bagging at the MiddleburyNatural Foods Co-op, gallery-sittingat the Brandon Artists Guild andteaching English as a SecondLanguage for Vermont AdultLearning. A volunteer forHomeShare since 2005, Connie

cites this as her favorite volunteeractivity! She travels as often as shecan and she continues her interestin foreign languages by organizingweekly language groups in French,Spanish and German.

Judy Sperry is a realtorand registered nurse inMiddlebury. Shespends the winter inFlorida and, when in

Vermont, has devoted part of herbusy life to volunteering withHomeShare since 2007. Judy heardabout HomeShare through a storyin the Addison Independent andthinks that her two professionslend great knowledge and experi-ence to her as a volunteer with theprogram.

Katie Schmidt of EastMiddlebury is a profes-sional volunteer andcommunity organizerand was one of the

original organizers of AddisonCounty Counseling Service. Katieenjoys yoga and taught tennis forover 15 years. She was instrumentalin getting HomeShare Vermontstarted in Addison County and hasbeen involved as a staff volunteerever since.

Becky Stratton is aMiddlebury residentand retired clinicalsocial worker whoworked for many years

in a mental health agency. Her par-ents were great role models in let-ting her know to plan for aging inadvance. That led to her interest inhomesharing—and decision toboth volunteer and plan to home-share herself in the future. She’sbeen volunteering with HomeShareVermont for over 2 years.

Addison County Going Strong Thanks to Volunteers8

9Last year, Barbara Buchanan and Herbie(her guide dog) approached the

United Way Volunteer Center in hopes offinding a volunteer position through oneof their member agencies. Barbara andher husband moved to Vermont ten yearsago, after they both retired from 25 yearsworking for the Federal Government inWashington, D.C. They were ready tomove on to a quieter life. But Barbara isa very social person and wanted to con-tinue to be active. After meeting Barbara,United Way immediately thought ofHomeShare, and as soon as we metBarbara and Herbie we knew they’d be aperfect fit in our small office.

Barbara volunteers two days a weekhelping the staff with answering thephones, completing personal and land-lord reference calls, mailings, takingphone inquiries, and making our applica-tion packets. Herbie unfortunately cannothelp out with those things but we get thepleasure of Barbara letting him take abreak from his work so we can play withhim! Both Barbara and Herbie are a joyto be around and we are grateful thatUnited Way helped HomeShare form amatch of our own. If you call the officeMonday or Friday give a big hello andthank you to Barbara.

A Match of Our Own

HomeShare EncouragesCross-Cultural Exchange

Barbara and Herbie

One of the amazing side benefits of our programs is the amount

of diversity in our clients. We notonly make intergenerationalmatches, we are alsomaking many crosscultural matches aswell. In our out-comes surveysthis past winter,this was raisedby our programparticipants asan unexpectedbenefit of home-sharing or caregiv-ing. We have manyinternational studentswho want to homeshare toimprove their English or learnAmerican customs. Getting peopleto live together of different agesand from different cultures will go a

long way to breaking down barriersand biases. This past year we servedclients born in twenty differentcountries including:

AfghanistanAustraliaCanadaChinaCongoFranceGhanaIvory CoastJamaicaKenyaKoreaNew Zealand

NigeriaRussia

SpainSudanSwedenUnited StatesVietnam

ZimbabweHomeShare Vermont is a non-profitagency that enables elders and per-sons with disabilities to remainindependently in their homes bybringing them together with peopleseeking affordable housing and/orcaregiving opportunities. HomeShareVermont is a member agency of theUnited Way of Chittenden County.

Our programs and services are avail-able to all people regardless of race,color, religion, sex, sexual orienta-tion, age, disability, place of birth,ancestry or national origin.

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Mark & Kathy BrooksDonna BrownSuzanne BrownBarbara & Roger BuchananMs. Barbara BullChristina Bullard & Todd SchlossbergNancy & Frank BullisGary BurgerPamela BurgerMr. & Mrs. Roland BurroughsStu & Jeneva BurroughsChris BurtEllen BushwellerMr. & Mrs. Ernest ButtsAlden CadwellPeter CameronPeggy CareySarah CarpentarDorothy CarpenterJohn T. & Cornelia S. CarpenterThomas & Christina CavinLinda Chaplin Carri ChapmanJill ChapmanPaul & Carla ChapmanLynette & Christopher ChaseRussell ChaseBonnie ChristineJoanne CilloLinda ClapperCynthia & Zach ClementsHarriet A. CobbRoberta & Laurence CoffinJudith A. CohenD. ColettePaula & Larry ColettiRichard & Rose CollettiDonnell CollinsVicky & Russell ColvinBetsy ConlonTim ConnorsSally ConradCatherine CookeRoddy CookeMarcia & Randall CoreyBeth CotaD. Brookes CowanWilliam & Gay CraigLyz CromerJohn & Melissa CroninBarbara Crook & James WolvingtonJen CrowellMargaret CsalaAnn CurranJulia CurryRev. Lawrence & Helen CurtisLois D'ArcangeloJoyce B. DanielsNick & Anita DanigelisStephen & Elaine DatesJean DaviesJohn DavisMs. Elizabeth J. DavisGerald S. & Karen N. DavisKathy DavisLauren-Glenn DavitianEstelle DeaneLeslie DeeKelly & Ande DeforgeAnnmarie DeitrichRay DemersWilliam & Phyllis DemingKathie DesautelsJustin & Jennifer DextradeurElaine DickhautCarol DieckmannCheryl DierschAnnmarie DietrichLouise A. DietzelMolly DillonJohn & Ann DinseThomas & Patricia DiSilvio

William & Leonora DodgeLynnette DonahueKevin & Michele DonahueFrank & Ducky DonathSandra DooleySarah L. DoppRoger & Elita DorwartRich DowningArmand & Mary Lou DragonJohn DraperRichard DraperJeff DreibelbisAlice DrislaneDeborah & John DruryMichael DuanyEverett & Ethelyn DubuqueLydia DuiforKirby DunnCarole DunsheeMarie DussaultVan EastonKaren EddyNancy & Mark EldridgeEric EllicockRussell & Nancy Ellis Mark & Annette EllisonLeslie EnglishSandra EnmanJohn & Jane EwingLynn FaberJonathan & Louise FairbankSam FalzonePam FarnhamMrs. Doris FazioGail & Samuel FeitelbergFred Fengler & Kandace BenediniMatt FerignoBonnie FerroJames & Ann FingarKira & Tony FisetJim & Barb FlintMark Floegel & Andrienne PuchesKathyrn FlynnMary & Shelly FogelEdward & Donna FoleyFrances FosterJim & Liz FosterGerald & Anne FrancisPatricia FrenchAlexander & Alyce FurlaniDana GacettaMarjorie & Mark GadueTony GalasJanice GallantKerri GarbisDebra GarellaMichael Garvey & Catherine NeffWalter & Joan GatesBarbara GayDavid & Carol GaylordNancy & Charles GearVicki & Jim GelberBarbara Geries & Brian JohnsonWendy GibsonWilliam & Maureen GilbertMarie A. GillWilliam GirouxBarbara GladeGary Golden & Carol LivingstonLari GoldsmithLois & Dale GoodNicholas Gotelli & Maryanne KampmannChristine GrahamWilliam & Valerie GrahamBrandi GrattanM. Yvonne GrattonDenis GravelinMichael Green & Sarah MuyskensMarcel & Harriet GrunvaldMarion GuildDieter W. & Valerie P. GumpFred & Sally Hackett

Ron & Celia HackettJoyce HaggartyCarleton & Josephine HainesDr. William Hakkarinen & Marsha HowesNatalie HallDonna HallenElizabeth HalpernLinda & Larry HamiltonAmy HamlinBurt & Marjorie HamrellRecille HamrellMrs. Pamela P. HanleyDanita HansonJenna HararZoe HardyDonna & John HarnishSarah HarringtonDr. Beth A. HartSandra & David HaseldineMr. & Mrs. David & Anne HaukeWilliam & Carole HaukeBrad HayesIzzie HayesMr. & Mrs. Neal HayesPaul HayesDawn & Bill HazelettHelen Head & Tom MercurioRichard & Barbara HeilmanCalef Heininger & Gloria HeiningerPatricia HeinrichDr. & Mrs. John HelzerWard & Irene HendeeReed & Carol HendersonRobert & Jean HenshawJanet D. Rood & Fred Herbolzheimer, Jr.Windy & Brent HeynCarol Hinson & Bill ParkhillBrian & Doug HoarRosalie Jean HodgkinMr. & Mrs. Jay HoffmanClem & Sylvia HoldenRobert HooperDonald & Mary Ann HorensteinMary HoughtonSean HoughtonPhyllis & Robert HouleDorothy HoweBetsy & Bill HowlandGerald & Judy HuetzAllan Hunt & Susie TaylorJennifer & Brian HunterKathleen HurleyEdward & Mary Lou HurleyJeanne & Bruce HutchinsChris IanniJuan R. IariaFrank & Elaine IttlemanSchuyler & Penrose JacksonThora R. JacksonStu & Anzi JacobsGlenn Jarrett & Judy BarberJeffrey & Roberta JarvisMr. Lyn JarvisAmy JelenSara JelenMarilynne JohnsonSally JohnsonAllan & Trudi JordanMichael JulowKurt Kaffenberger & Martha SeagraveBrenda KaimAnn KalinoskiMarion KaminskiJudith KaplanGeorge & Jenna KatzKathleen KeenanBeverly KeimBrendan & Kathleen KeleherEmily KellerJeanne KellerSusan KelleyKevin & Kris Kenlan

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Thank You! We’d like to thank our donors at all levels of giving, who have faithfully supported us again this year. HomeShareVermont gives a special thank you to the staff, volunteers and donors of the United Way of Chittenden County.

John P. & Susan M. KentSusan KervanArt KilmerSusan & Edward KiniryRobert Kiss & Jackie MajorosBrenda KissamHarvey J. & Debra Cohen KleinPhyllis W. KlinefelterEileen & Rama KocherlakotaKathleen KocherlakotaLazarus KogsCem Kolukisa & Eileen TogherRhonda & Larry KostMargaret KovalA. Paul & Arlene F. KrapchoDaniel KroukBeth Kuhn & Kenneth EdwardsMichelle Ferland KupersmithLarry Kupferman & Susan SchoenfieldDeb LaChanceJ. Ladd & Martha WhitneyTim LadueSebastien LalandeHenry & Molly LambertPam LamsonRoy & MaryLou LangdellRod & Donna LarrowLars LarsenDawn LaWareBill & Maggie LawlissPeter & Mary LawlorRon LeavittTodd & Karen LefkoeChris & Jennifer LeopoldJoanne LesageRoni LesageVirginia LesageMalcolm K. LeVanwayPaul & Patty LeviJacalyn LevineJim LibbyCrea LintilhacAnn LipsittMr. & Mrs. Bernard LismanGeorge T. & Betty LittleAnn C. LivingstonPatricia & Neil LollerDr. & Mrs. Marshall LondonCarolyn E. LongNick LorenziniMr. & Mrs. Charles LotzKaren LougeeDorothy LovellDaniel & Kathleen LuceKevin LynchIna & Gordon MacGregorKathy MackinAndrew MacPersonBruce & Pamela MacPhersonJoan H. MadisonDoris W. MaeckDavid MaffittMr. & Mrs. John R. MaffittTom & Peg MaffittStephen & Emily MagowanMartha MaksymThe Rev. & Mrs. DeWitt MallaryRuss & Renee ManchesterZachary ManchesterPam MapleRita Markely & Katy FarnhamAl & Jackie MarlowDr. & Mrs. Herbert Martin Jennifer MartinPeter & Isabella MartinBen & Nan MasonReta MastersCarolyn MayerBobbe MaynesJeanine McCarthyLaurie McCarthy-BullisRichard & Mary McClintockLucinda McCloudB. McCutheonNancy McDermottPat McDonald

N. R. McDonnell & J. A. BakerBarbara McDowellDavid & Patricia McGarryThomas McGivneyJacqueline M. McGlennMr. & Mrs. Ed McGovernMatthew McGowanDr. R. J. McKay, Jr.Angelica McLennanSally McMahonThomas & Pamela MeakerMaryEllen MendlCathie & Robert MerrihewEdd & Beth MerrittCraig MetzBridget & Nick MeyerPatti & Brian MeyerSandra & Raymond MichaudSandy & Muffie MilensCarol T. MillerChris MillerJames MillerJohn & Robin MilneDonald & Stephanie MinerJane MitchellJane MitiguyRichard & Barbara MoffiDavid MonaGeorge & June MonaJoel & Susan MonaHugh & Ruth MooreTom & Gail MoreauLinda MorrellBob MorrowJohn & Shawn MurphyRon MussenBrenda NagleRev. Diane NancekivellCharles NarhLee NelsonBelen NemazeeRadetta NemcoskyRandy NewbyPolly NicholCathy NiefBetty & Victor NuovoDan & Sandra O'BrienFrance O'BrienFrancine O'BrienLeo & Bonnie O'BrienStephanie O'BrienTimothy O'BrienThomas & Lorrie O'DonovanKathy Olwell & Wolfgang WeiseJessica OskiBev OsterbergAmy OttenMr. & Mrs. John OwenElizabeth PackerAnna PalmerRaymond E. PalmerStacey & James PapeBarbie ParkerElizabeth PastiJohn & Fiona PattersonJohn & Patti PaulRich & Debra PearceKathy PedenFred PeetIvan & Rose PelsRobert J. PendersDebra & Ron PerreaultDouglas & Patricia PiersonNancy PiersonDr. & Mrs. Richard PiersonRev. Stewart & Julie Burger PiersonRoger & Linda PignataroKeith & Penelope PillsburyBrian Pine & Liz CurryGary & Donna PittmanJames & Judy PizzagalliPat PizzagalliMaryanna PlanteA. S. PlattAnne Baker PlattLeisa Pollander

Margaret Pond & James RaderThe Rev. Kenneth & Peggy PoppeDavid Porteous & Vicky SmithMark PorterPhyllis PowellBeverly Stevens PrakeltBarbara PrineDr. & Mrs. Ralph Provost Anna PurnaJanine & John PutnamJeanette PyleMr. & Mrs. Congreve QuinbyRobert & Catharine RachlinSenator Douglas RacineMr. & Mrs. Thomas RacineHenry & Deborah RackliffDaniel RawsonDan & Elizabeth ReardonMildred A. Reardon, M.D.Joyce Reddy-Bradbee & George BradbeeHolly & Brian ReedWendell & Alberta ReedCindy ReidRenee Reiner & Michael DesantoHeath & Harriet RiggsJoanne RileyAlan RobertsMarilyn & Stephen Roberts Virginia Roberts & Jeff GevaltPat Robins & Lisa SchambergNancy Robinson Richard & Lillian RobinsonSidney J. RocklissAndrea Rogers & Avery HallCatharine M. RogersRebecca RogersJane Ropulewis-ShawLew Rose & Ravena HatchPat & Kevin RosellMr. & Mrs. Paul & Hannah E. RosenthalCharlotte H. RossJan & Mary Jane RozendaalJohanna RuessCarl & Deb RungeMichael & Kim SaccoStephanie SalmonSenator Bernie SandersMartha SandersPaul SandsMr. & Mrs. Joe SavaRichard W. SchillhammerColleen Schmitt & Deboah MacDonoughJeff SchneiderKate & Bill Schubart Don & Hope SchultzRich SchwartzsteinJocelyn Secker-WalkerDewie & Melanie SeiglerFred Senftleber & Dawn SenftleberWayne SenvilleTrish ShabazzCarrie Shamel & Michael PicheMargaret P. ShaubCarol & Peter SheaJohn & Dianne ShearerWilliam & Jane ShearerPeter & Chris SheilSenator Peter ShumlinJohn & Nancy SimsonGloria B. & George C. SingerDavid SmallCarolyn M. SmithFred & Eleanor SmithJanice M. SmithWendy G. SmithWillard F. SmithIzabela SochaSallie SouleGlenn D. & Dr. Marga S. SproulSusan SquierJ. Ward & Janet StackpoleRobert & Joan StanfieldDan & Dawn StanyonJudy SteacyAimee StearnsElizabeth Steele

Lael & Ron StegallMay StewartPaul StewartChristine StillerByron & Lee StookeyNeil & Marilyn StoutBecky StrattonMary M. StuartAlexandra SturgesYaesee & Susan SussmanBurton & Bee TabakinRichard & Sue TaneySteve TaubmanCarl & Ching-Wen TaylorChuck & Eadie TemplinNatalie ThompsonPatrick ThorntonMaryLou & Maurice ThorpeCatherine TierneyChristine M. TissotBernard & Elizabeth TolmieArliene TorreJonathan & Sharonlee TrefrySandra TrueThe Rev. & Mrs. C. Leland UdellH. Carmer & Elizabeth Van BurenKay VanWoertSally & William VaunKevin VellerBruce & Lillian VennerJackie & Joe VezinaDorothy Vigil-PhalenSandra VoehlVictoria WacekMr. & Mrs. Calvin WalkerChris Walker Dawn WalkerJennifer Wallace-Brodeur & Ben TrumanElizabeth WallmanDavid & Carol WaltersBenjamin WareSusan WargoDavid WarrenMs. Laura WarrenMary WarrenJane & Win WayDeborah & Colt WeatherstonElizabeth & Bob WebsterMonica WeeberDeborah WeinbergerDavid WeinsteinDouglas E. WeirGeraldine WeissDavid & Karen WeissensteinRobert & Kate WetherbeeJanet WhatleyMary P. WheelerBrigette & Rich WhiteLucille WhiteRick WhittleseyKristie WildesAgnes WilliamsJerry WilliamsRichard Williams & Valerie EdwardsRobert & Ruby WillisBarbara S. WilsonTed Wimpey & Jane KnodellWashington & Alice WinnBrian & Julie WolfeNancy WoodBeverly Wool & Kenneth RothwellA. Peter WoolfsonWilliam & Rae WorthenAmy Wright & Gil LivingstonJean WrightKaren & Donald YaggyGlen & Maureen YatesJoan YoungWayne YounghansFran ZabiegalskiAlexander & Marguerite ZabriskieHolly Zanes

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Special Thanks to these DonorsCorporations/BusinessesBarnes & Noble Bemis Appraisal ServicesCleveland Management Council,NCM Associates, Inc.Davis & Hodgdon Associate, CPAs, PLCFutura DesignGoodSearchGoss Dodge, Inc.Hazelett Strip Casting CorporationIBMJanitech KeyBank Merchants Trust CompanyNew Millennium Honda Group,NCM Associates, Inc.North County Federal Credit UnionPaul Frank + CollinsThe Law Offices of Fred PeetThe Rotisserie RestaurantStewart Property ManagementTD Bank, N.A.TruexCullinsUnion Mutual Fire Insurance Company

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FoundationsCleveland H. Dodge Foundation Inc.GE FoundationGlaxoSmithKline FoundationLintilhac Foundation, Inc.Vermont Community FoundationWilliam R. Hauke Jr. Charitable FoundationWurster Family Foundation

GovernmentCity of BurlingtonCity of South BurlingtonState of Vermont Town of Essex Town of Shelburne Town of Williston

Charitable and ReligiousOrganizationsCathedral Square CorporationCharlotte-Shelburne Rotary Club

Community Lutheran ChurchHeavenly Cents Thrift Shop United Way of Chittenden County Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

Contributions have beengiven in honor or memoryof the following:Mildred Akins“Aunt Joan & Uncle George” Elsa BarmoreAnn BothwellCarl CobbRuth CohenCatherine CookeHelen & Joe ConnorsStuart CorbinMilton CrouchMary FosterDorothy FranklinBeverly FreyJack GavinMary HaasIzzy Hayes

Vladimir HavskyDr. Charles HoustonIaria FamilyPat GecewiczSadie InghamRuby JohnsonKathleen Kocherlakota“Kit”Estella H. MeakerJohn “Jack” McDonald Jack PalmerRaymond E. “Whitey” PalmerHarriet Rublee PondNelson PowellBetty ProulxKathleen Eads RaderRobert & Marilyn ShearerDoree WattJoyce & John WilliamsBill YoungIndividual members of the HomeShare VermontStaff and Board of Directors

If we have omitted anyone or included anyone who would prefer to be anonymous, it is unintentional, and we would appreciate your notifying theHomeShare Vermont office. Anyone who contributed after June 30, 2010 will be acknowledged in next year’s annual report.In-kind donations from local businesses for our Inns Raffle and “Taste of Home” were acknowledged in previous newsletters and cannot be listedhere due to space constraints.

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