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2.
HOMEFIELDS’ 11TH ANNUAL FALL Good Board Members (cont’d.)
CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT attending the annual Advocates Picnic Suzanne’s professional life, world
at Homefields and familiarizing herself experience, and commitment to family
Friday, September 21, 2007 good use of recreational time. Start
with our residential goals since 1999. bring a grounding respect for Home-
7:30 AM Tournament—12:30 PM Tournament now to assemble your foursome(s) and
“I attended Lancaster Country Day fields’ missions to the Board as well
Crossgates Golf Club to consider seriously how you might
1 Crossland Pass, Millersville, PA support Homefields and its fine work School until 10th grade; I graduated as the creative know-how to move us
Contact the Chair: Terry Blue in new, more creative, and even more from Bronxville High School, Bronx- forward.
(twb13@psu.edu) with ideas generous ways. ville N.Y. in 1973. I attended Elizabeth-
The planning committee town College where I met Peter. We
always is looking for were married in 1974. I have 2 chil- Barbara J. Spiegelberg
novel ideas to keep the dren: Elizabeth aged 32 and Peter aged
interest in the outing 30. I have one grandson named Owen An active
right at the cutting edge. who was born 5 years ago to my son. I volunteer in
We’re happy to steal ideas have been with the Columbia Animal the Lancaster
from other outings you’ve Hospital since 1990. I’ve filled every community
attended so long as we for many
position from receptionist to surgical
don’t have to break any years, Barbara
laws to do so. Feel free technician to my current position as
Practice Manager. Peter and I love to lives with
to fire off clever ideas to
travel. We’ve been to Ireland several her husband,
twb13@psu.edu for our
consideration. We want times to visit our ‘adopted’ boys. We Bruce, in Mt.
With each year, the challenge of the you to leave Crossgates each year with met Joseph and Clarke through an Nebo. They
Homefields’ Fall Classic Golf Tourna- a smile on your face to match the exchange program trying to bring the are parents
ment planning committee becomes warm feelings in your heart. 2 sides of the Irish conflict together. of two sons, William, a resident at the
more formidable. Seeking always to Mark your schedule and look for- They were 13 years old at the time. Selinsgrove Center, and Tom, who lives
offer an interesting and enjoyable op- ward to receiving more information on They are now 35 and married with with his wife and son in Bothel, near
portunity for old friends to meet and the activities planned for September 21, children. We also traveled the Alaskan Seattle, WA. Both Bruce and Barbara
share an afternoon of fulfilling and 2007. Together, we can make the 11th grew up in New York City, but found
pipeline 2 years ago. Last summer we
rewarding good times, the committee Homefields Fall Classic Golf Tourna- themselves living happily in more and
offers appeal along with a measure of ment our best and most successful yet. traveled the Baltics including Sweden,
Norway, Estonia, and St. Petersburg, more rural settings. They learned to
precision and spontaneity.
Russia.” raise animals (goats, ducks, geese) and
At this early point in the planning, Terry Blue, Chair of Homefields’
the agenda for the 11th is not yet fully Golf Tournament Committee grow vegetables in their organic gar-
developed. The lessons of the past have den. Now that they are older, they have
been instructive, though. The 10th given up these activities and instead
offered morning and afternoon rounds
that moved along well. It, too, included Help Homefields to Grow happily participate in the Homefields
Farm Shareholder program.
some of the interesting twists that Before retirement in 2000, Barbara
give Homefields’ day on the links its Strategic Planning is a focused effort new board members are joining us, and
to produce fundamental decisions and we continue to appreciate strong com- spent many years as a real estate agent.
distinctive character. Special prizes on Since THEN (her retirement) Barbara
selected holes and the voluntary inter- actions that shape and guide what an munity support. We now will focus on
organization does, will do and why. It building sustainability, perpetuity, and has devoted her time to mediation,
mittent use of persimmon clubs helped both as a mediator and as assistant
shape the feeling of the day. Good requires a broad brush point-of-view, development into Homefields’ future.
information gathering, exploring This year we are expanding the director of the Lancaster Mediation
weather certainly helped, although the
shortened daylight hours posed some alternatives, and an understanding of Strategic Planning process beyond the Center. She has served on the Board
small problems with getting the morn- how today’s decisions might impact the boardroom and into the community. of both the Lancaster Mediation
ing group off in time. The Porsche was future. We will host a series of meetings with Center and the Lancaster Area Victim
enjoyed by two of the golfers and their The Board of Directors first met to stakeholders, including representatives Offender Reconciliation Program.
friends for a weekend, but the ZTR implement a Strategic Planning pro- from Community Services Group, Barbara has also been on the Martic
tractor made its way back to the show- cess in the winter of 1997. Ten winters Keystone Goodwill, shareholders, Lan-
Township Planning Commission for a
room. There’s always room for even later, that process faithfully continues. caster County Mental Health/Mental
It is on that day that we solidify a plan Retardation, the Office of Mental number of years. Raising William has
better luck this year. provided long experience working with
That luck, along with the skill that for the next 12 to 24 months. We also Retardation, neighbors and friends.
identify concepts for Futures planning, Be part of the process; let us grow the various agencies that oversee pro-
improves the odds, will be tested on grams available to the handicapped.
Friday, September 21. Again, we’re go- a vision that reaches beyond what we together! If you are interested in help-
can see in the next five years. This ing Homefields grow into the future, Barbara brings to the Homefields
ing to Crossgates Golf Club in Millers-
ville to see if everyone can improve on beneficial procedure is an important contact me at aghawthorne@comcast. Board her strong interest in advocating
last year’s scores. This short but very step to help assure a productive future net, or visit us at www.homefields.org for the needs of those in group homes,
interesting course seems to suit our for Homefields. and hopes to help expand the work of
Allison G. Hawthorne,
group, and the experience gained from Our Founding Board has been tran- Homefields and its excellent vision.
Strategic Planning Chairperson
year to year has made it a continuing sitioning into a Development Board;
3.
A Day in the Life...
I am often asked what a day in the life
of the residents at Homefields may be
like and I simply reply, “The same as it is
for you or me on any normal day.” They
awaken around 6:00 a.m. to start a full
day with a long journey ahead. Everyone
carpools in the same van daily, going
in different directions, with their own
destination.
Our residents get home around 4:00
p.m., the end to a long day, and a car ride
on Friday that is just traffic jam after traf-
fic jam. Once home it is dinner, household
responsibilities that need to be done, per-
sonal time and outings. So, again, when
asked, “What is a day in the life of one of
the residents at Homefields like?” I smile Members of Homefields, clockwise from
and say “A normal day just like yours and top left: Megan Ham and Lisa Strauss
smile for the camera; Mary Beth Determan
mine”. But now that I think about it, it sounds awaits her dad to see an Elvis imperson-
like the residents have a much more demand- ator; Ted Lyet greets a visitor to the ranch house; Edie Ford
ing life then we do, don’t you think? enters data into the daily residential log; Brian Bixler, Victor Lyet,
Stefan Latshaw, and LeAnn Hildebrand, shopping for groceries at
Melody Edwards John Herr’s Market.
Residential Supervisor
Homefields
Mission Statements
RESIDENTIAL To create
financially secure, long-term
homes for adults with mental Board of Directors
retardation in safe, family- Joyce Scout Smedley, Pres.
like settings where there is Allison G. Hawthorne, V.P.
respect for the individual Dennis Dougherty, Treas.
in a holistic sense, and fun Linda Strauss, Sec.
and creativity are revered as Janet M. Hartle
basic human needs. Christian R. Herr, Jr.
VOCATIONAL To provide Cindy Ledwith
horticultural facilities for Suzanne Ollar
individuals who prosper with Barbara Spiegelberg
Thomas E. Strauss Homefields is a non-profit organization, 501(c)(3). Donations are tax-deductible.
supported employment, to Letters to the Editor can be sent to: Homefields, 150 Letort Road, P.O. Box #41,
nurture integration through Millersville, PA 17551, (717) 872-2012, or to info@homefields.org
community interaction, and Honorary Board
to cultivate a spirit of volun- James Determan The official registration statement and financial information of Homefields Incorporated may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free,
within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
teerism within our community. Dorothy L. Lyet
Non-Profit Organ.