ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, January 14, 1996 TAG: 9601150048
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-1 EDITION: METRO
COLUMN: Good Neighbors Fund
SOURCE: BETSY BIESENBACH STAFF WRITER
MEMO: ***CORRECTION***
Published correction ran on January 20, 1996.
A contribution in the Good Neighbors Fund story in Sunday's paper
should have read: Margaret N. Ferris in honor of Mary W. Ferris.
This year's Good Neighbors Fund drive, which supports Roanoke Area Ministries' emergency financial assistance program and is sponsored by The Roanoke Times, fell short of last year's total of $102,000.
Although the drive officially ended Dec. 31, contributions continue to come in for several months afterward each year. Donations are accepted until the end of the fiscal year, but the names of the donors will not be published.
The final amount has yet to be tallied, but the annual fund-raiser brought in more than $100,000 for 1995.
Contributions were running about even with the previous year until the middle of December.
Unfortunately, said Wendy Moore, RAM's executive director, the drop in donations coincided with the furlough of Roanoke-based federal government workers and with cuts in the federal fuel-assistance program. RAM is already receiving applications for help from people affected by these events.
The agency, however, is grateful for the donations it did receive, Moore said. Every penny raised will go toward helping people with rent, utility and medical bills. None will be used for adminstrative costs.
Although monetary donations were down, the response to the agency's "wish list" of other items it needed was wonderful, Moore said.
In answer to a plea for replacements for an aging washer and dryer, Roanoke-area residents donated three used dryers and four used washers. Although there are hookups for only one of each, the agency has kept several of them in case of breakdowns.
Of the nine television sets RAM was offered, four were accepted, and the rest found homes elsewhere. Large amounts of food were donated, and there was a big increase in the number of volunteers who offered to work in the kitchen and the shelter, Moore said.
Two churches made substantial donations toward fixing the day shelter's rotting floors, and, along with several smaller contributions from individuals and other organizations, there should be enough money to replace the 15-year-old carpeting as well, Moore said.
Final contributors included:
M.L. Strauss
Mary Elizabeth Wood
Ruth Collins, in honor of son, Mark; daughter, Theresa; granddaughters, Dwonna, Brandi and Ginger; and grandsons, Tim, Jesse and Jacob
Virginia Road Runners, in memory of Lucille Silvers
Kyle I. and Jaycee B. Jones
Patricia N. Smith
Calvert C. DeColigny
Garst and Jeanne Bishop
Business Women's Circle at Central United Methodist Church
Gail Lambert, in honor of Rebecca Hartman
Gleaners S.S. Class of Bonsack United Methodist Church
Trey, Bob and Bill Mangus, in memory of W. Gordon Mangus, Mary Moore Mangus and Julian and J eanette Price
Ashley, Amanda, Evan and Austin Otey, in memory of grandpa, Lawrence N. Otey Sr.
L. Dorcas Lofland
In honor of Monterey Elementary school safety patrols
Alex, Mandy, Wendy and Mike Hutcherson, in memory of Douglas M. Wilson
Margaret N. Ferris, in honor of Jennifer and Christopher Talevi and in memory of Mary W. Ferris, Trudy Bateman and Evelyn M. Silek
Glen Cove Elementary School, in honor of Principal Shelby Thomason and Assistant Principal Doug Fowler
Herb and Charlotte Scholz, in memory of Jean Deel
Lora Hopkins
John, Hoye, Sara and Alex Duckworth, in honor of friend, Millie
A/V Health Services Inc., in honor of MST 3K
Smith's Grocery & Hardware, Ray J. and Diann Smith
Miguel Laujebah
Mary Anne Mercer, in memory of Patricia Guzi
Audrey Harris, in honor of Harmon Bible Class, Greene Memorial United Methodist Church
Mena Mason and Vivian Colman, in memory of Sarah A. Renick
Elizabeth Quigley
Norwood and Lucille Middleton
Mary S. Hobbs, in memory of Gavin and Irene Sublett
Steve and Linda Snead
Percy and Louise Obenchain
George and Wanda Janosko, in memory of Ruth Gailey, Doris Carter, their parents, and brothers - Edwin Callis and Mike Callis
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fernald
Bill and Elizabeth Martin
Arnold and Glenda DeHart, in memory of their parents
Leah Halsey
D.M. Goad
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas W. Densmore, in honor of North Cross faculty and staff
Hildreth Shortt
Helen M. Ager
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Whitt
Josephine Rorrer
Margaret R. Johnson
Ronald M. Ayers
Delores Coles, in memory of Mattie Payne, Maggie Scott and Malcolm Williams
Frank and Beverly Porter
In honor of John Mills, retired automotive class teacher at Botetourt Vocational School
Frances C. Lowe
TOTAL AS OF 1/11/96$100,150.40
Checks should be made payable to Good Neighbors Fund and mailed to The Roanoke Times, P.0. Box 1951, Roanoke, Va. 24008.
Names - but not amounts of donations - of contributing businesses, individuals or organizations, as well as memorial and honorific designations, will be listed in the newspaper. Those requesting that their names not be used will remain anonymous. If no preference is stated, the donor's name will be listed.
Gifts cannot be earmarked for any particular individual or family. Gifts are tax-deductible.
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