RESILIENCE

REPORT2016 ANNUAL

CONTENTSAbout LifeBridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

President’s Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

LifeBridge Programs . . . . . . . . . . 4

2016 at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Stories of Resilience

Maria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Kolach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Mariam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Billy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Financials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Our Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . 25

SINCE 1849, our mission has been to help the poorest and most vulnerable of our community to build brighter futures. Most of the 17,000 low-income people we serve in Fairfield and New Haven counties live at or below the poverty level. They are challenged by a range of complex social, economic and health issues.

Over time, the diversity of our clients and the scope of our services has grown and changed, but our purpose has endured: to help people in crisis acquire the resources, skills and knowledge they need to achieve greater self-sufficiency and lasting change.

To provide these services, LifeBridge employs approximately 200 staff, engages nearly 300 volunteers, and collaborates with over 100 human service and government agencies, civic groups, and community organizations across Connecticut.

Together with you, our supporters, we are:

INSPIRING CHANGE one person at a time—with expert, caring staff and a multi-dimensional, culturally diverse, holistic approach.

EMPOWERING PEOPLE through hands-on, comprehensive services—from counseling and emergency assistance to financial education, and basic literacy and work skills training.

ACHIEVING RESULTS that strengthen our community with a more employable and competitive workforce, empowered and educated youth, and individuals and families better able to cope with life’s challenges.

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WHAT IS IT that gives any of us the capacity to bounce back from life’s challenges? In a word: resilience. Each of the individual stories in our annual report this year embody the ineffable quality of resilience. From coping with mental illness, to living in foster care, to learning new work skills, each of these women and men have moved forward positively in their lives. LifeBridge is proud and privileged to have been a support and help along the way.

There are so many stories like these among the thousands of individuals who come to us for help every year. Their grit and determination inspire us to serve them with respect and optimism, knowing that life can be better for each of them, especially when someone believes in them.

Relationships are at the core of resilience—knowing that someone has heard your story, and will stand by you. Over and again, in all our programs, we hear: “LifeBridge didn’t give up on me.” Whether it’s a young mother struggling to earn her diploma and find a job, a working parent trying to create a new business, or an elderly deaf person needing help with daily activities—that personal relationship with a LifeBridge staff member helps to build resilience and nurture success.

Resilience is a trait we share with our clients. Every day, our staff tap their own inner strength and expertise to respond to clients’ urgent and complex needs while striving to improve our services. To stretch limited resources, we’ve expanded our volunteer corps, which provided 10,000 hours of service last year that ranged from helping clients file tax returns, to mentoring and tutoring youth, to sorting clothes in our Community Closet.

This spring, the first floor of our building was completely flooded, requiring us to relocate staff and undertake costly repairs. Our resilient staff doubled-up in offices, worked in hallways, and flexed their hours to avoid disrupting

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services to our clients. Administratively, we worked to maintain a “resilient” budget and managed to end the year ahead of budget despite the flood and significant cuts to our state funding.

We were able to do all of this because resiliency is embedded in our culture and operational strategies. For example, we found new ways to acquire the resources we needed to address growing community demand for services

in two key areas. We merged with Fairfield Counseling Services (FCS) last spring to expand our behavioral health services and bring additional expertise to our clinical team. Shortly afterwards, following months of planning, we launched a new social enterprise called FreshConnections. Funded by a three-year start-up federal grant, this exciting

program helps address hunger and community health by bringing affordable fresh fruits and vegetables to “food deserts” where some of Bridgeport’s poorest people live.

Our relationship with you—our supporters—is at the core of our resilience. Thank you for your concern and commitment to our work. Your generous support helps make it possible for thousands of people throughout Fairfield and New Haven counties to develop the resiliency they need to transform their lives and achieve lasting change.

Sincerely,

William J. Hass, Ph.D. Harold J. Trischman, Jr. President & CEO Chairman of the Board

RELATIONSHIPS ARE AT THE CORE OF RESILIENCE—KNOWING THAT SOMEONE HAS HEARD YOUR STORY, AND WILL STAND BY YOU.

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AT LIFEBRIDGE we help our clients become more resilient by linking flexible, innovative services that strengthen personal capability, build skills, and identify pathways to economic self-sufficiency. Each client receives an individual plan of comprehensive services utilizing one or more of our four core programs:

From financial education and budget counseling, to work skills training, internships, and small business development—our integrated services help individuals acquire the knowledge,

skills, and resources they need to become more economically self-sufficient and succeed in the workplace.

People struggling with family challenges, personal issues, domestic violence, substance abuse, trauma, grief, and unemployment find support through our trained and licensed

clinicians. LifeBridge operates the only walk-in mental health clinic in Greater Bridgeport, and through a recent merger with Fairfield Counseling Services also provides behavioral health services in Greater Fairfield.

To help at-risk youth ages 14-22 from Greater Bridgeport reach their full potential, we provide comprehensive case management, life-skill and work readiness training, financial education,

remedial math and reading assistance, job-coaching and access to work internships. Our new TechConnections program combines computer science education and work readiness training to prepare our youth for the 21st century workplace.

Our three social enterprise programs provide essential services to some of the region’s most vulnerable people. Through Meals On Wheels, nutritious meals are delivered

to the homes of low-income homebound and disabled people in Greater New Haven. As Connecticut’s leading provider of Sign Language Interpreting Services, we also offer statewide services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, including case management, information and referrals, and independent living skills. FreshConnections, our newest enterprise, provides affordable fresh produce to low-income neighborhoods in Bridgeport.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

YOUTHSERVICES

SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

2016 AT A GLANCE

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

33 local social service and community organizations received free financial education workshops

of clients who received coaching to address a financial crisis successfully resolved it

86PERCENT

93PERCENT

86PERCENT

93PERCENT

of our Workshop In Business Opportunities (WIBO) graduates already in business reported increased growth within 12-18 months of graduation

SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

of TechConnections students either progressed to the next grade level or graduated from high school92%

32Our small food service staff of

provided 268,769 home-delivered meals to elderly and disabled clients in Greater New Haven

Our state-wide deaf services

program provided 18,585

HOURS of sign language interpretation

We helped address the mental health needs of Fairfield County by providing

individual and group therapy sessions20,564

During its first month of operation,

FreshConnections, our newest enterprise,

delivered pounds of fresh produce 1,100

to low-income neighborhoods in BridgeportOur VITA volunteers prepared 707 tax returns for free and helped our clients receive refunds totaling $1,482,311

AT-RISK YOUTH

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

people in crisis received immediate assistance through our walk-in mental health clinic 2,303

“ LIFEBRIDGE MADE ME REALIZE THAT I COUNT . . . THAT I AM SOMEBODY IMPORTANT.”

BEHAVIORIAL HEALTH

MARIA RECEIVED:• Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services• Individual Therapy• Advocacy and Case Management

Services to strengthen the ability to cope, adapt and overcome life’s challenges

4,400 CLIENTS

MARIAWhen Maria was referred to LifeBridge four years ago, she was so anxious that she could barely make eye contact. Suffering from schizophrenia, she was having delusions and hearing voices. She was also in chronic physical pain from fibromyalgia. She felt helpless and useless. Unable to cope and separated from her husband, Maria lost custody of her son. “My heart was tearing—I felt destroyed—he was my life.”

A LifeBridge therapist and one of our Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services staff worked one-on-one with Maria each week, helping her adjust her medications and focusing on her skills—from shopping for clothes to filling out paperwork in order to access resources. They taught her ways to cope with her physical pain. Together, they created a list of goals to help Maria gain self-confidence and a feeling of purpose. That individual attention—along with her strong faith—have helped Maria on a path to self-sufficiency. “Now, it’s like another life I’m living,” she says.

Maria no longer needs to see her therapist every week. In fact, she has started a support group for other LifeBridge clients and members of her church. “Maria is a social ambassador for LifeBridge,” her case manager says. “She inspires others to take charge of themselves.”

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“ WHENEVER I WAS DISCOURAGED, LIFEBRIDGE STAFF ENCOURAGED ME TO PUSH FORWARD.”

YOUTH SERVICES

KOLACH RECEIVED:• After School Tutoring• Technology Training• Customer Service Training• Personal Support and Mentoring

Comprehensive support for at-risk youth ages 14-23

185CLIENTS

KOLACHWhen Kolach was 12, she and her siblings were placed in foster care because her mother couldn’t take care of them. It was a devastating experience. “It’s like your whole world comes crashing down and your heart breaks into a million pieces,” she said. For two years, they lived with a foster family in Massachusetts until her father won custody and they joined him in Bridgeport.

Life with her father was a hard adjustment, but Kolach says he helped keep her focused. When she was a junior in high school, she enrolled in LifeBridge’s after school digital learning program (TechConnections). Staff and volunteer tutors helped her improve her writing, math, and computer skills, patiently explaining concepts that didn’t come easily.

Staff encouraged Kolach to graduate from high school and then to apply to college, helping with her college essay and even accompanying her to the admissions interview. “Whenever I was discouraged with the application or financial aid process, the staff helped me and encouraged me to push forward,” she says. Today Kolach is a proud student at Housatonic Community College and helps support herself with a part-time receptionist job.

Hands-on technology training, mentoring and personal support from LifeBridge has made a big impact on Kolach’s life. With a college education underway, a job, and a plan, she feels optimistic and confident about her future.

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“ WIBO…GOT ME ON A PATH FOR MY BUSINESS.”

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

DAVIDAs a single father raising two special needs children, David struggled to access the resources they needed to have a stable, normal life.

David was referred to LifeBridge by the Department of Children & Families while he was seeking custody of his children. His counselor helped him to face challenges and prepare to raise his special needs children as a single father. “She’s an outstanding therapist—and an outstanding person. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have been able to do half the things I’ve done.”

After sharing his dream of starting his own business, David was encouraged to enroll in our Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) program. WIBO gave him the skills and confidence he needed to start a part-time business, utilizing his experience advocating for services, to help other parents with special needs children gain the resources they need.

Today David lives a busy and fulfilling life. He works hard to balance family life, his business and full-time work as a job coach at a social service agency. “My children are my motivators,” he says. “It’s a lot to juggle, but it’s all worth it.

DAVID RECEIVED:• Behavioral Health Counseling• Small Business Assistance / Workshop in

Business Opportunities (WIBO)• One-on-One Coaching and Referrals• Financial Education

Educational and financial training that build economic self-sufficiency

7,000 CLIENTS

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“ LIFEBRIDGE TAUGHT ME THAT I’M A STRONG PERSON—TO NOT GIVE UP, AND TO FOLLOW MY DREAMS.”

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT / WORKSKILLS

MARIAM RECEIVED:• Work Skills Training• Subsidized Internships• One-on-one Coaching and Remedial Assistance• Resume Building

Educational and financial services aimed toward economic self-sufficiency

7,000 CLIENTS

MARIAMWhen Mariam, a single mom, came to LifeBridge she didn’t have a high school diploma, a job, or plan to get them. After assessing her situation, our staff worked with Mariam to set educational, financial, and employment goals and helped provide her with the services she needed to achieve them.

Working with her every step of the way, LifeBridge staff provided multi-dimensional support that enabled her to earn her high school diploma and take one of our customer service courses. When she completed her course, staff helped her to create a resume and get a subsidized work internship at Leisha’s Bakeria. Through Leisha, a recent graduate of our small business program (WIBO), Mariam learned a lot about operating a food business and acquired important work skills. “I learned from Miss Leisha how to be responsible, and that the customer comes first.”

Mariam’s internship opened her eyes to the range of opportunities that come with experience and education, and inspired her to dream of running a restaurant someday. Recently, LifeBridge staff helped her obtain financial aid and enroll in part-time evening classes at a local community college where she’s working towards an associate degree in Business Management.

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“ MY CASEWORKER IS ALWAYS THERE FOR ME AND HELPS ME STAY CONNECTED TO THE WORLD.”

SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

BILLY RECEIVED:• Counseling and Case Management for the Deaf • In-Home Assistance• Meals On Wheels for the Elderly and Disabled

Mission-based, revenue-generating services that address important community needs

5,800 CLIENTS

BILLYDeaf since birth, Billy worked as a custodian at Trumbull High School for 39 years. Now retired, Billy lives alone and has suffered two strokes, making it difficult for him to get around.

It hasn’t been an easy life, but as his case worker says, “Billy is a fighter.” To help Billy live independently, our Deaf Services staff created a supportive network—visiting him every week, taking him to his medical appointments, food shopping, teaching him to adopt a healthy diet for his diabetes, and enrolling him in our Meals on Wheels program so he could receive hot meals in his home. To help him stay connected with the outside world, staff also taught him how to use his video phone so he can communicate with friends and family using sign language.

A brave and cheerful man, Billy continues to enjoy life and regularly participates in LifeBridge’s social activities for the deaf, including Bingo games, pot luck dinners, and our annual Deaf Services picnic.

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LIFEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SUMMARY Fiscal Year 2016 (July 1, 2015 –June 30, 2016)

Government Grants

Government Fees

Program Service Revenue

Other Income

Investment Income

Economic Empowerment Initiative

Youth Services

Development & Fund Raising

Management & General

Behavioral Health

Social Enterprises

Individual Donors

Corporations

Foundations

Bequests & Others

United Way

REVENUE

Individual Donors $ 201,321

Corporations 31,256

Foundations 1,163,630

Bequests & Others 517,749

United Way 15,508

Government Grants 5,222,472

Government Fees 1,870,709

Program Service Revenue 1,644,090

Other Income 143,292

Investment Income 26,809

Investment Gain/(Loss) (65,342)

Grand Total $10,771,494

EXPENSES

Behavioral Health $ 2,278,954

Social Enterprises 1,310,737

Economic Empowerment Initiative 3,800,397

Youth Services 1,038,767

Development and Fundraising 500,159

Management and General 1,949,975

Grand Total $10,878,989

2016 Operating Profit & (Loss) $186,407

2016 Depreciation, Amortization & Investment Gains/(Losses) ($412,710)

Fairfield Counseling Services Acquisition $118,805

2016 Net Profit & (Loss) ($107,495)

REVENUE

EXPENSES

CORPORATIONS$25,000+PSEG Power Connecticut LLC

$10,000+GE FoundationPeople’s United BankThe Trischman Group at

Morgan Stanley

$5,000+Adams Hometown MarketGanim FinancialICP Investment Capital PartnersSikorsky Aircraft CorporationWells FargoWilliam Blair & Company

$2,500+Berchem, Moses, & Devlin, P.C.iShares - Private Client GroupMorgan StanleyNewtown Savings BankPeople’s Securities, Inc.Pullman & Comley, LLCUnited Illuminating Company/

Southern Connecticut Gas

$1,000+Aquarion Water CompanyBlumShapiroCapossela, Cohen LLCDworken, Hillman, LaMorte,

& Sterczala, P.C.Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc.Land Rover MilfordLindley Food ServiceMB Financial BankRobert D. Scinto, Inc.United Technologies Corporation

Webster BankXhema Construction

$500+BIC CorporationBismark Construction CompanyCigna Health and Life Insurance

CompanyColony GrillForger-Kunkel Plumbing & Heating,

LLCHGT, LLC - Higgins Group Real EstateInvesco PowersharesMitchell & Sheahan P.C.O & G Industries, Inc.Vazzy’sW.B. Mason

$250+Mark Otterson - State Farm InsuranceMerit Insurance, Inc.R.F.P. Associates LLCRose & Kiernan, Inc.Russo & Associates, LLC,

Attorneys at LawTD BankSprint NextelWade’s Dairy, Inc.

Up to $249Baldwin Pearson Realtors

& Company, Inc.Meehan, Meehan & Gavin, LLPNRG - New Resources GroupPitney Bowes Inc.RFM GroupSorenson Communications, Inc.Tidy DiapersLaw Office of Tyisha S. Toms, LLC

FOUNDATIONS$100,000+Bromer Kearney Charitable Foundation,

Inc.Lone Pine Foundation, Inc.Smith Richardson Foundation

$50,000+Virginia B. Squiers FoundationThe Tow FoundationTudor Foundation

$20,000+Fairfield County Community FoundationNear & Far Aid Association

$10,000+The Capital Group Companies

Charitable FoundationBank of America Charitable Foundation,

Inc.Voya FoundationThe Walt Disney Company Foundation

$5,000+BJ’s Charitable FoundationCollin Comey Guardian Angel FundThe Inner City Foundation for

Charity & EducationPitney Bowes FoundationTD Charitable FoundationThe Ernest & Joan Trefz Foundation

$2,500+Frederick A. DeLuca FoundationThe Hodgman Family FoundationRuscito Family FoundationSwindells Charitable Foundation

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORTLifeBridge Community Services extends its deep appreciation and sincere thanks to the following individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations whose generous support enabled us to help more than 17,000 people from Fairfield and New Haven counties to develop the resiliency they need to build a brighter future.

*Fiscal year starting July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016

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$1,000+David & Eunice Bigelow FoundationCitizens Charitable FoundationThe Maurice Goodman Foundation, Inc.Jewish Community FoundationThe Ethel & Abe Lapides FoundationMellen FoundationMorgan Stanley FoundationPartnersFinancial Charitable FoundationThe Grace Jones Richardson TrustSharon & Kathy Reed Family

Charitable FundAnita Vogel Sklarsky Fund

$500+Fairfield Rotary Foundation

Up to $499Amazon Smiles Foundation

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS$20,000+United Way of Coastal Fairfield County

$10,000+Bridgeport Rotary Club

$5,000+Federation for Jewish Philanthropy

of Upper Fairfield County

$1,000+Greenfield Hill Congregational ChurchSacred Heart UniversityTrinity Episcopal ChurchUniversity of BridgeportThe University of New Haven

Graduate School

$500+First Church CongregationalHall Neighborhood HouseThe Silvia Spaidal Fund

Up to $499Cardinal Shehan CenterSouthwestern Connecticut

Agency on AgingSt. George Albanian Orthodox Church

INDIVIDUALS$100,000+Ms. Sandra J. Bromer and

Ms. Patricia K. Kearney

$25,000+Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Ley

$10,000+Mrs. David EngelmanMr. and Mrs. Brian G. KellyMr. and Mrs. Harold Trischman Jr.

$5,000+AnonymousMs. Patrice ComeySylvia and Shane EddyMr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. GanimMr. and Mrs. Arthur GoldfarbMr. and Mrs. Armando F. Goncalves Mr. Stephen Lawrence and

Mrs. Lisa LawrenceMr. and Mrs. Jonathan MaldonMr. and Mrs. Robert F. MatthewsMr. and Mrs. Ernest TrefzMr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Weinstein

$2,500+Mr. and Mrs. Steven AsettaMr. and Mrs. James BagleyMr. Drummond C. Bell and

Mrs. Shelly BellMr. and Mrs. Daniel BennewitzRoberta and Brad Burns-HowardMr. Jeffrey Head and

Ms. Marianne RuscitoMr. Thomas F. HodgmanMs. Marta Jo LawrenceMr. and Mrs. Brendan MilesMr. and Mrs. John R. PageMr. and Mrs. Anthony RuscitoDr. Thomas A. TraversMs. Shelby Wilson

$1,000+Dr. Jeanne D. BreenMr. Robert A. Cenci and

Ms. Marjorie PetersonMr. and Mrs. Scott CurranMr. and Mrs. Richard E. Eldh Jr.Mr. Steve Finnegan

Ms. Christine GonzalezDr. and Mrs. William J. HassMr. Bruce HublerMr. and Mrs. George A. KlugPeter and Carleen KunkelMr. and Mrs. Walter M. LeaskMr. and Mrs. C. Donald Lord Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. McHughMs. Sheila S. NevilleMr. and Mrs. Leonard C. PetersonMr. and Mrs. Stuart S. RichardsonMr. Robert RichterThe Honorable and

Mrs. Eddie Rodriguez Jr.Mr. and Mrs. H. Elliott Rogers Jr.Mrs. Katherine K. RustMr. and Mrs. William SeaverMr. and Mrs. Steven G. SegalMr. and Mrs. Hugh R. SmithEllen and Steve TowerMr. and Mrs. Christian J. TrefzMr. and Mrs. John L. TuckerMr. Jeffrey P. WeinsteinMr. and Mrs. John A. WinsteadMr. and Mrs. Carl Zuckerberg

$500+AnonymousMr. and Mrs. James AlexanderJames ArcontiBob and Eleanore ChalouxDr. Lee Combrinck-GrahamMr. and Mrs. Tim CoughlinMr. and Mrs. Christopher M. DaleyMr. James H. Dean and

Ms. Virginia D. Lynch DeanMr. Edwin P. Farrow Esq.Mr. Vincent P. FiumidinisiMr. and Mrs. Peter GaveyMr. and Mrs. Patrick T. HackettMs. Dawn M. Hatchett and

Mr. Benny HatchettMr. and Mrs. William H. Hoffmann Jr.Ms. Kimberly Johnson and

Ms. Janet RidenourMr. and Mrs. Robert H. JosephbergGeorge and Louisa KasperMrs. Jill KellyMr. and Mrs. Brian J. Langdon

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Dr. and Mrs. George B. Longstreth IIIMr. and Mrs. William Newbauer Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey T. Nichols IIMr. and Mrs. Plinio PerezMrs. Elizabeth M. PfriemMs. Angelika K. PortoMs. Sharon R. Rehme and

Mr. Richard HockmanMr. Raymond RizioMr. and Mrs. William RussellMr. Michael SchererMs. Fredda TakacsMr. Norman H. Trepner and

Ms. Susan ThomsenMs. Susan Van RiperMs. Margaret Walker Esq.

$250+AnonymousMr. and Mrs. James BaldwinMr. and Mrs. Collin P. BaronMr. and Mrs. Donald V. Barrett

Mrs. S. James BaumMr. Robert BolandMr. and Mrs. Charles F. ChiusanoMr. and Mrs. John CoyleMr. and Mrs. Norman P. DetullioMrs. Henry B. DuPont IIIMr. and Mrs. Robert J. FiloteiState Marshal Thomas FoldyMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. GrossMs. Janet HansenErin and Eric HarkraderMr. John HerzogMs. Aimee HousholderMr. and Mrs. Ned C. LautenbachMs. Rita MarberMs. Barbara Mariconda

Ms. Denise McElhinneyMr. and Mrs. Richard T. Meehan Jr.Mr. Karl R. Mizak and

Mrs. Ann J. MizakMr. and Mrs. Michael D. MooreMr. and Mrs. Michael NiedermeierMr. and Mrs. Joseph PalsaMr. and Mrs. Richard D. PerusiMr. Robert PetronelliMr. and Mrs. Stephen RaccuiaDr. Gioia Riccio and Mr. David SullivanMr. and Mrs. Scott RichterMr. John RobertMs. Cristina SandoloMr. and Mrs. Joe SarbinowskiMr. and Mrs. Michael E. Shea Jr.Ms. Alloe E. StokesMr. Steven TorkelsenMr. Mauricio TrabucoKaren and Richard WiesMr. and Mrs. Adam Wolf

$100+Mr. and Mrs. Randall AbramsMr. Joseph AleardiMs. Marie AllenMr. and Mrs. Peter AmbroseMr. and Mrs. Eric J. AppellofMr. and Mrs. Robert ArnoldMr. Andrew AshforthMr. Michael J. AustinMrs. Frances S. BaldwinMr. Bradley BarberMs. Carolee J. BarrettMs. Lisa BartoliRasta BehrangMs. Kendall BennewitzMr. and Mrs. Marc Bergschneider

Ms. Lynn P. BerryRev. Sharon P. Blackburn and

Mr. David W. BlackburnMrs. Yvonne BoninaEileen and Timothy BrennanMr. Tom BrennanMr. and Mrs. Robert BurianMr. Robert BurlinsonMr. Scott BurrowsElizabeth and James CampbellMr. and Mrs. John CannonMs. Elsa CantorMr. Jeffrey CastleMr. Craig ChangMr. and Mrs. Donald B. ChristieMs. Gabi CoatsworthMr. Lewis CohenMr. and Mrs. John V. ContinoMr. Albert CortinaMs. Ellen DalyMs. Anne DanaherMs. Minda DaniellMr. Charles E. DeBerry Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Alexander DimitriefMr. Bayard DodgeMs. Paula DodgeMs. Clare DonahueMr. Jonny DonigerMr. and Mrs. Timothy DriscollMr. Martin DworkenMs. Meaghan DwyerMr. and Mrs. David H. Faile Jr.Mr. Richard FernandesMs. Linda FildesMs. Ruth Anne Taylor and

Mr. Scott FitzpatrickMr. Oscar J. ForceMr. and Mrs. David R. FosterMr. Daniel FrancouerMs. Elizabeth FrankoMs. Roberta FreehlingMs. Maryann C. FreemanMr. Aaron M. FriedmanMr. Mark A. Fries and Ms. Nancy TaylorMrs. Stanley FrommMs. Christine Gannon and

Mr. Richard GannonMr. and Mrs. Andrew Geisert

“ MORE THAN EDUCATION, MORE THAN EXPERIENCE, MORE THAN TRAINING, A PERSON’S LEVEL OF RESILIENCE WILL DETERMINE WHO SUCCEEDS AND WHO FAILS. . . ”

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Marty and Roger GilbertMs. Nancy S. GillilandMr. and Mrs. Thomas D. GoldbergMr. Luis GonzalezMs. Gloria C. GoodenoughMs. Nichole GraftMs. Lee GreenbergMr. and Mrs. Pasquale GuidoMr. and Mrs. Robert HackerMr. Stephen B. HamiltonMr. Gregory HardimanMs. Marie HarlowMr. and Mrs. James HawleyMs. Mary Pat C. HealyMr. and Mrs. George HebnerMr. Timothy HentzelMr. Robert M. HetterlyMr. and Mrs. Wayne R. HillerRev. and Mrs. Robert A. HoffmanMr. Robert C. HoughtonMr. and Mrs. Michael C. JacksonMr. Allan JayMr. Jason JulianMs. Karla KantzasMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. KeeneyMr. and Mrs. Thomas KeimMr. William KelleherMs. Patricia KellyMs. Nancy KennedyMr. David M. KeyesMr. Benjamin KozeraMr. and Mrs. Richard KralMr. and Mrs. John M. KreitlerMr. and Mrs. Hobart C. KreitlerMr. and Mrs. Peter KriegMs. Joanne W. LenciMr. and Mrs. Alan M. LewisMs. Lisa MalatestaMr. George MarkleyMr. John M. MarsilioMr. and Mrs. Roger MartinMs. Joan MartinMr. and Mrs. L. Robert MartinezMs. Jeanne MathewsMs. Kristin MatthewsMs. Susan MazzolaMs. Ellen McBrideMr. and Mrs. Thomas McCafferty

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. McCain Jr.Mr. and Mrs. David E. McKinneyMs. Nancy McTague-StockMs. Nancy MeehanMs. Carla MiklosRosemary and Paul MillerMr. and Mrs. John R. MitchellMs. Jean H. MoffittMs. Margaret MolwitzMs. Lauren MontanoMr. Earl Moran

Fran and Robert MorrisMr. Stuart MorrisonMs. Deborah OliverMs. Emily OrbenMr. and Mrs. Howard OwensMs. Mary PepeMr. and Mrs. Randy PeyserMr. Jose Antonio PolMs. Ruth L. PowellMr. and Mrs. Eugene J. RichterMr. Paul RichterMs. Jodine RoyeMr. Hal Rubenstein and

Ms. Kathryn HowellMr. John G. RussellMr. and Mrs. Vincent SantilliMr. and Mrs. Leonard SantowMr. and Mrs. William H. SchmidtMr. and Mrs. Andrew J. SeborMr. Agustin SevillanoMs. Janet R. SmithMs. Janice C. Smith

Ms. Nancy O. SmithMs. Lynnette SodhaMr. Ludwig SpinelliMr. and Mrs. James StirlingMs. Judith StoneMr. and Mrs. Ross StricklandMr. Preston C. Tisdale Esq.Mr. Matthew TolentinoMs. Elizabeth TorresMr. and Mrs. Milan TurkMr. Brian Vahey and

Ms. Cristin McCarthy-VaheyMs. Ursula D. Van ArnamMr. and Mrs. Peter von EulerMr. Lawrence N. WaterburyMr. Peter WeilandMr. Richard WeinsteinMs. Stacey WeissMr. and Mrs. Charles E. WelchMr. and Mrs. William J. WenzelMr. and Mrs. E. Packer WilburMs. Elizabeth Zezima

Up to $99Mr. David Adler and Ms. Mona PierpaoliMr. Mark AdzigianMr. and Mrs. Joseph AlbertyMr. and Mrs. Brian AlbonMs. Debra AldersonMs. Danielle AlfredoMr. and Mrs. Richard S. AllenMs. Tammie AndersonMr. and Mrs. Bert AndrenMr. Gabriel J. AppletonMs. Melissa ArbustoMs. Virginia R. ArndtMs. Carolyn ArnoldMs. Elaine AssuncaoMr. Robert AssuncaoMr. and Mrs. Dean AtkinsonJocelyn and Bob AultMr. John Ayer Jr.Mr. Brandon BaederMr. and Mrs. Stephen BankMr. Nick BanksMs. Grace BaptistMs. Lindsey BargerMs. Erika BarnettMr. Brian Barrett

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Mr. Daniel BartoliMs. Lynne BartonMs. Brittany BattisMr. Anthony BeanMs. Jessica BeanMs. Angela BecchettiMs. Marcey BeckerMs. Carrie BediniMs. Carol BellemoreMr. Lawrence BellemoreMrs. Deirdre BennettMr. and Mrs. William S. BennewitzMr. and Mrs. Francisco BermudezMs. Alex BessonMs. Cheryl BielingMs. Bev BjorklundMs. Esther BobowickMs. Laura BongiMs. Lisa BosikMs. Suzanne BoyceMr. Connor BrawleyMs. Christine BrennanMr. Daniel BrennanMs. Kelly BrennanMr. and Mrs. Robert BrennanMs. Linda BreskyDr. Paul Broadie IIMrs. Rita C. BrouilletteMs. Molly BrownMr. and Mrs. Franklin E. BrownMs. Christine BruzinskiMr. Kevin BurlinsonMs. Nicole CairoMs. Barbara CalabreseMr. Colin CantyMs. Elizabeth CapobiancoMs. Antoinetta CarmodyMs. Patricia CarrollMs. Maria C. CastilloMs. Theresa CavalliMs. Karen CerratoMs. Lisa CerulliMr. Gregory ChambersMr. Edward ChapmanMs. Jennifer ChouinardMs. Ileana ChuBarbara CirellaMr. Dwight Clemmons

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel CodmanMs. Kelly CohanMs. Irene CohenMs. Anne H. ColeMr. Andrew ColemanMs. Debra ColemanMs. Jenna ColleranMs. Julie CollierMr. Mark ComstockMr. Charles ConnorMs. Mary Lee CorcoranMs. Darice CoreyMr. and Mrs. Rick CortellessaMs. Catherine CostaMs. Bethany CoteMr. Joshua CringleMr. Charles CrossmanMr. and Mrs. Robert CrowleyMs. Gloria CruzMrs. Judith CrystalMr. Gregory CsernicaMs. Felicia CzumbleMr. Thomas D’AddarioMackenzie DanchoMs. Gina DaSilvaMs. Shamecca DavisMs. Karen D’EliaMs. Lisa DeloheryMr. James DenkusMs. Karen DeRosaMr. John DesrochersMr. and Mrs. Richard J. DestadioMs. Helaine DeVoreMs. Catherine DiasMs. Cathy DiCoccoMr. Louis DiGiacomoMs. Julie DoehleMr. James DolanMr. Thomas DonleavyMr. David DonovanPam and Ken DoughertyMs. Deb DowlingMr. David DripchakMs. Monique DruckerMs. Brittany DubovickMs. Marlise DunneMs. Claire EisenbergMr. Kevin Eisenberg

Etsuko ElmammannMr. John EngMr. and Mrs. Michael EspositoMr. Jonathan EvansMs. Olivia EydeMs. Mimi FahyMr. Phil FalconeMr. Mario FaustiniMs. Beth Anne FerraroMs. Joanna FerreiraDr. Lauren Festa and Ms. Trema VoytekMr. Michael FinneranMs. Joanna FisherMs. Susan FiskeMs. Antonietta FitzgeraldMs. Kathie FitzgeraldMs. Patricia FitzgeraldMs. M.J. FitzgibbonMs. Joan FleitasMr. Brian FletcherMr. Stephen FletcherMs. Mari FlickerMr. Brandon FowlerMrs. Henry J. FoxMr. and Mrs. Robert A. FranchiniMrs. John M. FrangioneMs. Mary FrankMs. Arline FritzMr. Payten GallagherMs. Sabra G. Gallo and

Mr. Frederick W. PostMs. Rose GarfieldMs. Nancy GeilsMs. Mary GiacobbeMs. Francine GilbertMr. Peter Gillespie and

Ms. Margaret TaylorMs. Sabine GoeringMs. Barbara GoldmanMr. and Mrs. Richard GoldrickMr. and Mrs. Douglas S. GoodmanMr. Robert GrabowskiMs. Anne GradyMs. Katherine GrandonMr. Richard GrangerMs. Karen GrasseMs. Linda P. GreenMr. Brendan Greenwald

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Mr. Christopher GreenwoodMs. Dana GriffinMs. Janet GrilloMr. Colin GrommischMr. Matt GuidoMs. Nancy GuimondMs. Teresa HallMs. Kimberly HallasMr. Christopher HardimanMr. Daniel HardimanMr. Nicholas HardimanMr. and Mrs. Richard HassMs. Kimberly HayesMs. Carol HellerMr. and Mrs. Daniel R. HennesseyMs. Mary Lou HerlihyMs. Katie Hill and Mr. Todd KristofikMr. Charlie HoffmanMs. Kate HoffmanMs. Karen HollantMs. Mayx HolmesMr. Anthony HoltzMr. and Mrs. Philip K. HotchkissMr. Michael HowardMs. Jean HowellMs. C. Patricia HuebnerMr. Thomas HughesMr. James HuntMs. Laura HuntMr. David HuntingtonMr. Brent HymanMs. Mildred M. JackoMr. and Mrs. David O. JacksonMr. Eric JaffeMs. Kim JohnsonMs. Kristen JohnsonMs. Maureen JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Penn JohnsonMs. Janice JohnstonMs. Kathleen JohnstonMr. Ken JonesMs. Rebecca JonesMs. Joanne JovovichMr. Anthony JulianMr. and Mrs. Michael KaelinMr. and Mrs. Ronald KaiserMr. Jake KaneMr. and Mrs. Robert C. Kane

Ms. Jodi KaragianesMs. Peg KarbovanecMr. Joe KatheinMr. Charles KaywoodMs. Lisette KedanMr. and Mrs. David R. KennedyMr. and Mrs. Fred KetcherMr. Andrew KokordaMs. Carole KoletarMr. Shane KoproskiMr. Stephen KorwinMs. Mary Kay KosnikMs. Oksana KovalykMr. David KozeraMr. Kevin KozeraMr. Michael KozeraMs. Florence KrautMs. Liz KrebsMr. and Mrs. Edward J. Krygier

Dr. and Mrs. Joel W. KunkelMs. Betsy KutnerMs. Kristine LackowskiMs. Caryn LaFlecheMs. Angelica LaggisMs. Hope LamersonMs. Louise Lancaster KeimMs. Elizabeth C. LandMr. Donald LarsonMr. Frederic LartiguevieilleMr. Branden LawrenceMs. Diane LazarMs. Triandafylia LeakeMs. Janice LiakosMr. and Mrs. Gerald LiloreMr. Nikon LimberisMs. Marianna LisiMr. Ted Littlejohn and

Ms. Joanne LibbyMr. Charles LombardiMr. Paul LonesMs. Lily LopezMr. Wes LordMs. Alexandra LowryMr. Matthew LubankoMr. John LuczajMs. Mari Lu LuongoDevon MacDonaldMs. Terese MacPhersonMr. Angelo MaragosMr. and Mrs. Lewis J. MarinoMr. Terence MarkeyMr. and Mrs. Philip R. MarsiliusMs. Hollis MartensMr. John MarusaMr. Joseph MatthewsMs. Christine McBride

Ms. Helen L. McBrienMr. Peter McCabeMs. Maureen McCarthyMr. Tom McHughMr. Derrick McLaughlinMs. Pamela McRaeMr. James Mead Jr.Ms. Dara MeiserMr. and Mrs. Joseph MeliciaMs. Hilary MichaelsMs. Sarah MicioniMr. and Mrs. Craig MiklusMs. Joan MilesMr. Keegan MilesMr. Matthew MilesMs. Susan MirantiMs. Stacey MokotoffMs. Lenore Moncrieffe

“ . . . SUCCESS IS TO BE MEASURED NOT SO MUCH BY THE POSITION THAT ONE HAS REACHED IN LIFE AS BY THE OBSTACLES OVERCOME WHILE TRYING TO SUCCEED.”

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Mr. and Mrs. John MoranMr. Ted MorganMs. Adriana MorrellMs. Bunny MostadMr. Derek MutzMs. Miriam NaggarWafaa NaggarYahy NaggarMs. Diana NardelloMr. Louis NaultMs. Laura NeedhamMr. Bradley NerreauMs. Stacia NicholsonMs. Beth NishballMr. Robert NishballMr. Connor NolanMs. Lindsay NunneryMr. Eric NyquistMs. Lori O’BrienMs. Lauretta O’ConnorMr. David O’HaraMs. Nicole O’LearyMs. Suzanne O’NeillMr. Brad OrbanMs. Megan OrciariMs. Amanda OrnitzMs. Courtney OrrMs. Yasmine OsmanMr. Robert OtalukaDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey OwensMr. and Mrs. Roland J. PageMs. Ellen PagliaroMs. Laura PanicciaMs. Roberta PantalenaMs. Chrissy PaoliniMr. Joseph PapeikaMr. Anthony PassarelloMs. Joanne PasseriMs. Shreya PatelMs. Noel PeaseMs. Jody PeckMs. Cary PeirceMs. Susan PelletierMs. Victoria PelletierMs. Joan PendergastMr. and Mrs. Mark PereiraMs. Jackie PerrottaMr. Arthur Perry

Ms. Barbara PhillipsMr. Michael PicarazziMs. Tracey PicarazziMs. Ev PicarazziMr. Joseph PierceMs. Barbara PiroMs. Alice PisaniMs. Renee PomerantzMr. and Mrs. Bill PontinSydney PothierMs. Lynne Powell-PintoMs. Corinne PrevotMr. Dominic PuleoMr. Francis PuzziferriMs. Veronica QuinnMs. Bette RaffertyMr. Elliot RanardMs. Barbara RandiMs. Patricia M. RandolphMr. Mark RaposaMr. David RattnerMs. Kristi RayMr. David P. ReissMs. Brenda RidenourMr. and Mrs. Timothy RidenourMs. Monica RiveraMr. Jared RobichaudMs. Dorena RobinsonMs. Michele RodriguezMr. George RomerMs. Joan RosenbaumMs. Helen RossMs. Kathy RoweMs. Laura RundellMr. Robert RussoMr. Adam RustMs. Emily RutzMr. Charles RyanMs. Kelly RyanMs. Suzanne RyanMr. Russell SackowitzMr. Robert SadowskiMr. Eric SantiagoMs. Susan M. SchallerMs. Linda SchatzMr. Lawrence SchiffmanMr. and Mrs. Walter E. SchluterMs. Melissa Schmitt

Ms. Gail ScholanMrs. Annamary G. SearlesMr. Andrew SeferiKaren and Spiro SeferiMr. and Mrs. Robert F. SelkisMr. Pablo SevillaMs. Rochelle ShapiroMr. Barry SheehanMs. Laura SheldonJ. ShepardMr. William SherlachMr. Keith SilverMr. Michael SitemanMr. Donald SmiarowskiKaren and Michael SmithMs. Leigh SobelMs. Alicia SpangenbergerMs. Karla SpragueMr. Ken StaffeyMs. Ginger StairMs. Carol SteinerMs. Patricia StevensMr. and Mrs. Robert StilsonMs. Jean A. SturgesMr. Robert C. SussmanKaleb SzaboMs. Marcia TabachnickMs. Susan TabachnickMs. Evelyn TaylorMr. Christian TemplemanMr. Patrick TianiMs. Jane H. TierneyMr. and Mrs. Paul S. TimpanelliMs. Mara TolentinoMr. Felipe TorruellaMs. Anne TraynorMs. Hannah TrischmanMs. Jane T. TrischmanMr. John TrischmanMrs. Jill Trischman-MarksMr. Patrick TutekMr. and Mrs. Arthur TuttleMs. Ruth TwerskyMr. and Mrs. J. Alexander Urquhart Jr.Ms. Eneida VazquezMr. Matthew VeceMs. Teresa VeglianteMs. Diane Verlezza

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Ms. Becky VirgallaMs. Dory ViscogliosiMy Thuc VognMr. William WalesMs. Carol WallaceMs. Catherine WalshMs. Deanne WalshMs. Sharon WardMs. Donna WatsonMr. and Mrs. Paul S. WehnerMr. Matthew WeilMr. Steven WeilMr. Cameron WeinerMs. Judy WeinsteinMr. Ryan WeinsteinMs. Carolyn WeirMs. Virginia Weir and

Mr. John BurlinsonMs. Desiree WellingtonMs. Wendy WheelerMs. Alexandra WhelanMs. Claudia WiesMs. Summer WiesMr. Kevin WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Anthony WilliamsMaxim WillwerthMr. and Mrs. Robert C. WittekindMs. Emma WolfmanMs. Amy WynkoopMs. Janet WynneMs. Carol YoungTyler YoungMr. and Mrs. Dave YowanMr. and Mrs. Lewis YurdinMr. Benjamin ZelermyerMs. Stephanie ZetyeMs. Sarah ZevallosMr. Gordon Zimmermann

MATCHING GIFTSBank of America Charitable

Foundation, Inc.Citizens Charitable FoundationGE FoundationMorgan StanleyUnited Technologies CorporationThe Walt Disney Company Foundation

BEQUESTS & TRUSTSMary W. Beardsley TrustLevi S. Cobb TrustElsie Davis Young Endowment FundThe Mary Hawley TrustThe Grace Jones Richardson TrustBenjamin B. Lewis TrustThe Helen Breznicky Testamentary

Charitable Trust

IN MEMORY OFHelen Breznicky Joseph and Vivian PalsaJohn Frangione Sr. Sunshine Club: Joel Barlow

High SchoolFilomena (Fannie) Severi Mrs. John Frangione

IN HONOR OFTammie Anderson Ms. Mimi FahyElizabeth Campbell Dr. and Mrs. William J. HassCraig Chang Dr. and Mrs. William J. HassLisa Delohery Dr. and Mrs. William J. HassLauren Festa Dr. and Mrs. William J. HassAndrew Geisert Dr. and Mrs. William J. HassAndrea Guido Ms. Susan MazzolaDolores Guido Ms. Susan MazzolaRichard Hockman Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. JosephbergKimberly Johnson Dr. and Mrs. William J. HassJack and Cherie Page Mr. and Mrs. Roger MartinJack and Cherie Page Mr. and Mrs. Roland J. PageKathy Pontin Dr. and Mrs. William J. HassRay Prunier Mr. and Mrs. Philip K. Hotchkiss

Donna Waltrip Mr. and Mrs. Daniel BennewitzKenneth L. Weinstein Mr. and Mrs. Steven G. SegalKaren Wies Dr. and Mrs. William J. HassKaren Wies Mr. and Mrs. James Alexander

IN-KIND GIFTSMr. Michael J. AustinBilly’s BakeryMr. Drummond C. Bell and

Mrs. Shelly BellMr. BridgeMr. Robert A. Cenci and

Ms. Marjorie PetersonDavid Mac Hair and Color GroupDiscovery Museum-The Adventure ParkFlourishes Gift ShopFrederick A. DeLuca FoundationFrito Lay, Milford Ganim’s Garden Center and

GreenhousesGarelick & HerbsCynthia A. GoldrickGreater Bridgeport SymphonyH SalonImagesMr. and Mrs. Brian KellyLong Wharf TheatreMassage EnvyMr. and Mrs. Brendan MilesModa CapelliNorwalk Symphony OrchestraThe PantryPosh NailsMr. Doug RomanoMr. Michael RiccioRyan John Hair SalonSo Chic, FairfieldSpic & Span MarketSplash Car WashTotal Look SalonsTotal WineW Hair & ColorMs. Stacey WeissWestport Country Playhouse

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LIFEBRIDGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS*Harold Trischman, Jr., ChairSteve Finnegan, First Vice ChairBrendan Miles, First Vice ChairRobert Matthews, Second Vice ChairRobert Chaloux, TreasurerEllen Tower, Assistant Treasurer Edwin P. Farrow, Esq., SecretaryMartha Gates Lord, EdD, Assistant Secretary

Jeanne BreenRoberta Burns-HowardRobert CenciLaura CoughlinCharles E. DeBerry, Jr.Bob EickRobert FiloteiLawrence GanimGeorge Kasper, Esq.Brian KellyCarleen KunkelChris LyddyJoan SloanPaul S. TimpanelliThomas TraversMargaret Walker, Esq.Kenneth WeinsteinShelby Wilson, Esq.Elizabeth Zezima

LIFEBRIDGE JUNIOR ADVISORY BOARDKendall BennewitzMeaghan DwyerKevin EisenbergBrendan GreenwaldGregory HardimanBenjamin KozeraFrank MentoneAlexander PaliosJohn TrischmanSamuel Weil

*as of November 2016

LIFEBRIDGE LEADERSHIP*William J. Hass, PhD, President and CEODawn Hatchett, LMSW, Executive Vice President

and Chief Operating OfficerKaren Wies, MLA, Vice President of Development

& CommunicationsCraig Chang, MBA, Chief Financial OfficerKim Johnson, MPA, Vice President of

Organizational PerformancePat Wheeler, Director of Human Resources

& Risk Management

LIFEBRIDGE LIFE TRUSTEESEdie BaumShelly BellDrummond BellSeth BrodySandra BromerNancy GillilandSamuel KoutasBrian LangdonWalter LeaskBetsy LongstrethWilliam MinterHumphrey NicholsSally SmithAlloe StokesDonna WaltripLaura Wilbur

Your support keeps LifeBridge strong— and resilient! If you would like to make a contribution, you can donate:Online: www.LifeBridgeCT.orgPhone: 203-368-5567Mail: LifeBridge Community Services, 475 Clinton Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06605

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