CABVI AR 2013This is an official publication of the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Reproduction without permission is prohibited.

Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired 507 Kent Street | Utica, New York 13501www.cabvi.org

2013 Annual Report contributing photographers, Ross J. Deater and Nancy L. Ford Photography Publication by: CABVI Development Department

Cover Photo: John Matthews & Mary Oatley, Dolphin Express, Subase New London, CT

Back Cover Photo: Bob Porter, Quality Management Representative & Joe Merlan, Contact Center Representative, Utica, NY

EMPOWERING PEOPLE. EMPOWERING COMMUNITY.

Our Mission is to assist people who are blind or visually

impaired to achieve their highest levels of independence.

Established in 1929, CABVI is a not-for-profit agency that

serves people who are blind and visually impaired, from

newborns to the elderly.

We offer comprehensive vision rehabilitation, employment

and technology services personally tailored to people with

visual impairments.

The 2013 Annual Report is dedicated to the memory of

George G. O’Connell March 4, 1936 - March 18, 2013

CABVI Board ∙ 1993 - 2002

Board Chair ∙ 1998 - 2001

George chaired the board during a period of extraordinary growth in services and employment. His contributions

will be remembered always.

Message from the President & CEO and Board Chair pg 3|4 CABVI 2013 in review pg 4|5 Central Industries pg 6|7

Sales and Marketing pg 8|9 Warehouses pg 9

Stratton VA Medical Center pg 10|11

Contact Center pg 12|13

Base Supply Centers pg 14|15

Rehabilitation Services pg 16|19 Technology Pre-Vocational Training Center Low Vision

CABVI Financial Statement pg 20 Staff pg 21|22

Senior Management pg 23

CABVI Boards and Foundations pg 24

Gifts pg 25|34

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Message from the PRESIDENT & CEO and CABVI BOARD CHAIRWe are honored to bring to you the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired’s 2013 Annual Report.

Our mission is to assist people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve their highest levels of independence. The key word of the mission is independence but the predicate of the mission is to assist – the action that leads people with vision loss to their goal.

In your senior years, independence to some may mean simply living safely at home. For others, independence is defined as meaningful employment or setting out on a career path. Parents of children who are blind or visually impaired wish the world for their kids and seek the tools to help them succeed in school and life – to be able to assert their independence.

None of this could happen without knowledgeable volunteers who provide

guidance and expertise, and have done so remarkably well, for 85 years. It could not happen without generous donors who see the value of supporting our cause. It could not happen without the desire of people with vision loss to live active and productive lives.

It could not happen without dedicated professionals, pulling together as a team, to provide the assistance central to our mission.

And they do it incredibly well.

Like any team, their skills are diverse. That’s what makes CABVI’s professionals so effective at all levels - each individual’s contributions help to complete the whole. Everyone

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Rudy D’Amico

Edward Welsh

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CABVI - 2013 IN REVIEW

EMPLOYMENT:

National Industries for the Blind (NIB)honored CABVI with the 2013 Employment Growth Award. The award recognizes efforts to increase employment retention, growth and upward mobility for people who are blind. The award acknowledges CABVI for its success and commitment to increasing economic independence for people who are blind.

In 2013, CABVI added 26 employees, 14 of whom are legally blind, to bring its total employment to 221. Of that total employment figure, 97 are legally blind.

CABVI is one of 93 nonprofit agencies across the country associated with NIB, the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind.

PROGRAMS:

Camp Abilities-CABVI, a rustic, residential summer camp for children who are blind or visually impaired, started as the kernel of an idea from the fertile minds of CABVI’s vision rehabilitation team.

with a hand in our manufacturing division helps generate revenue so the vision rehabilitation group can provide the deep menu of services to people of all ages with vision loss. The customer service representatives at CABVI’s Utica Contact Center and the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, NY, provide vital services to their constituents. Employees at the Base Supply Centers help our military protect the homeland.Support staff members are the threads that draw everything together… the list goes on.

We are fortunate to lead a team whose members recognize and respect the role of each department, and the abilities they bring to our common endeavor. They truly are the heart and soul of CABVI.

With great pride we present the CABVI team through our 2013 CABVI Annual Report.

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“What could a camp for children with visual impairment be with great organization and strong community support?” asked Kathy Beaver, CABVI’s Vice President of Rehabilitation.

With support from the New York Commission for the Blind, the Utica Lions Auxiliary, the Newman Community of SUNYIT and Utica College, CABVI knew it had the formula for a winning camp.

Twenty children, their counselors and staff stayed two nights and three days, August 5-7, 2013, at Camp Nazareth in the Adirondack Park. Five children were day-campers.

Children made s’mores by the camp fire, rode tandem bicycles and kayaks, participated in adaptive sports, learned about adaptive technology and had an overall great time.

In fact, so great, that Camp Abilities-CABVI will be a week-long camp in both summer and winter in 2014 and beyond.

WOMEN’S HEALTH INITIATIVES:

The inaugural CABVI Couture fashion show, June 26, 2013, shined the spotlight on new programs aimed solely for women with vision loss. Proceeds from CABVI Couture funded health and wellness, career planning, self-esteem and self-defense events.

CABVI - 2013 IN REVIEW

Self defense instruction by Eric Stalloch of Secure Living Online.

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CABVI - YEAR IN REVIEW

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CENTRAL INDUSTRIESUTICA, NY

(above) Robert Cabrera, Central Industries, Utica, NY

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CENTRAL INDUSTRIES

PRODUCTSNitrile, latex and synthetic examination gloves –

507,572 cases packaged Manila file folders, pocket and hanging folders – 16.5 million produced Disposable Wipes – 10.6 million produced Textiles – 695,500 towels, washcloths, pillow cases, bedspreads, sheets, food handler apronsBallpoint pens – 386,028 assembled and packagedRubber bands – 251,066 bags packagedWork Gloves – 62,567 pairs packaged

Flashlights – 27,485 assembled and packaged Neckerchiefs – 16,900 for the U.S. Navy

Kent Street Production Area 36,000 sq. ft. | Kenneth C. Thayer Production Facility 46,000 sq. ft.

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SALES/MARKETING ANDCUSTOMER SERVICE

CABVI sold 132,798 cases of gloves to the Transportation Security Administration of the Dept. of Homeland Security in 2013.

Nitrile, latex and synthetic examination gloves shipped and sold monthly to these consumers as well.

∙ NYC Health and Hospitals Corp./ NYC Hospitals∙ SUNY Medical Centers∙ VA Medical Centers∙ Federal Correctional Institutions∙ United States Postal Service

CABVI started a partnership with Cardinal Health to ship 89,743 cases of medical exam gloves to hospitals.

28,000 stethoscopes and 11,827 cases of pajamas to VA medical centers.

MEDICAL SUPPLIESIsolation gownsBlood pressure cuffsIncontinent productsSpecimen bagsUnder padsZep superior solutions

CUSTOMER SERVICEThree full-time and two part-time custom-er service representatives processed 21,861 orders in 2013.

Customer Service received orders via Electronic Data Interchange, fax, e-mail and telephone. The department also provides: QuotationsOrdering informationOrder trackingProblem order resolutionProcessing returnsCompiling reports

SALES/MARKETING ANDCUSTOMER SERVICE STAFF

Front row, left to right: Patty Gates, Customer Service Representative; Anthony Talerico, Vice President of Marketing and Product Development; Elizabeth Finer, Customer Service Representative; Michelle Smith, Sales and Marketing Coordina-tor; Angela Walker, Customer Service Manager; Joseph Madia, Product Manager/ Expeditor; Jessica Watson, Director of Services and Product Development; and Christine Barnes, Customer Service Assistant Manager. Back, left to right: Katie Humphreys, Director of Marketing & Product Management; Penny Edwards, Customer Service Representative, and Michael Blake, Product Manager/Expeditor.

Total Orders– 20,291shipped

Total Monthly Weight– over 1.05 million pounds shipped

Total Annual Weight– over 12.5 million pounds shipped

WAREHOUSES

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CABVI-Albany telephone operators and receptionists staff the Telecommunications Unit and Information Services Desk at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, NY. The 24/7 operation employs 11, with their responsibilities ranging from the medical center’s reception desk to routing all internal and external calls throughout the facility.

In 2013 they processed an astounding 515,199 calls (10,300 more calls than 2012). Under the direction of Casey Cummings, the CABVI-Albany operation became the first in the country to have people who are blind or visually impaired at a VA medical center’s front reception desk. CABVI’s Stratton VA operation opened in 1995.

STRATTON VA MEDICAL CENTER

Below: Kristopher Slaugenhoup, Receptionist and Diane Clancy, Receptionist. Right: Diane Clancy, Operator; Daniel Pallis, Operator and Tina Mayou, Work Experience Trainee.Insert: Casey Cummings, Project Manager.

CALL CENTER - Stratton VA Medical CenterALBANY, NY

CONTACT CENTERUTICA, NY

Tamra FoleyContact Center

Utica, NY

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Rocco GrazianoContact CenterUtica, NY

CONTACT CENTER

CABVI added 18 new jobs to the Contact Center in 2013, most to people who are blind or visually impaired.

The Contact Center services an agency of the Federal Government and requires CABVI’s Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) to verify, track, and report customer compliance with certain federal regulations.

They handle more than 140,000 incoming and outgoing calls annually. According to Contact Center Manager, Ryan Eddy.

The CSRs hired in 2013 brought total Con-tact Center employment to 34, 28 of whom are blind or visually impaired.

INTERESTING FACTS

Contract Value: $7.5 million over its five year term

Opened in 2010 employing 15 CSRs handling 70,000 calls

Call volume doubled by 2012Contact Center expansion began in 2012

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DOLPHIN EXPRESS STORE, Subase New London, CT. Staff of three

GALAXY EXPRESS STORE, Westover Air Reserve Base, MA.Staff of two

SHIPYARD EXPRESS STORE, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, ME.Staff of four

ISLAND EXPRESS STORE, Naval Station, Newport, RI.Staff of three

BASE SUPPLY CENTERS

Base Supply Center sales exceeded $3 million in 2013

Mark Koziol and Shelley Helene Milstein, Galaxy Express, Westover Air Reserve Base, MA

ISLANDEXPRESSNAVAL STATION, NEWPORT, RIPaul Fearns, Andre Gomes and Julia Calandrella

TECHNOLOGY CENTERUTICA, NY

Jeffery Berman, CABVI tech. trainer with consumer and employee Carl Gage.

Consumer and employee Carl Gage with Jeffery Berman, CABVI technology trainer.

Our objective is to teach people who are blind or visually impaired the skills necessary to employ the latest adaptive technology to succeed in school, land a quality job or maintain an existing career.

We provided training to 42 individuals with educational or vocational needs in 2013.

Sitting left to right: Carrie Lo Galbo, Communication and Public Relations Supervisor; Betsy Harvey-Minutti, Low Vision Manager/CVRT; Kathy Beaver, Vice President of Rehabilitation, and Kathy Cima, Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Standing left to right: Mary Lourdes Batson, Pre-Vocational Training Center Specialist; Laurie Veinot, Pre-Voca-tional Training Center Specialist; Alex Crawford, CVRT/COMS/Adaptive Sports and Rec. Coordinator; Kath-leen A. VanNederynen, CI Social Worker/WAC Supervisor; Stephanie Fitzgerald, Low Vision Assistant; Cynthia Freudenberger, Case Manager; Jeffery Berman, Technology Trainer; Paula Flisnik, Director of Community Rela-tions; Jim Marscher, Rehab Manager/COMS; Tammilee Wike, Case Manager/LPN; Mitchel Hansen, COMS; Laura Yakey, Case Manager/Adaptive Sports and Rec. Coordinator; Kim Scerbo, Teacher of the VisuallyImpaired; Ashleigh Stratton, Vision Screener/Employment Specialist, and Gina Zonnevylle, CVRT/COMS.

REHABILITATION STAFF

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BY GENDER Female 857Men 482

BY AGE 0-18 8819-60 23461-80 34481+ 673

BY LEADING CAUSEMacular Degeneration 494 Other 179 Glaucoma 75 Cataracts 73 Diabetic Retinopathy 61 Stroke 41

REHABILITATION SERVICESCONSUMER STATISTICS - 1339

BY COUNTYFulton 53Herkimer 158Jefferson 109Lewis 31

Madison 157Montgomery 80Oneida 705Otsego 7Other 36

LOW VISIONUTICA, NY

Above: Dr. Allen Zuck with consumer John Tracy.Right: Joseph Mohr, Pre-Vocational Training Center, Utica, NY.

LOW VISION INTAKES and REFERRALSCABVI Staff 286Eye Care Provider 133Family Member/ Friend 93Medical Provider 23Other 25Outreach 16Self 167Senior Program 17Social Service Agency 53State VR Counselor 34Veterans Administration 1

TOTAL INTAKES 848

CABVI’s Pre-Vocational Training Center counted and packaged over 1.5 million PENCILS.

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CABVI FINANCIAL STATEMENT For the year ending in 12|31|13

2013

$37,250,8223,922,561

981,114970,877176,566100,447

$43,402,387

$32,800,6653,595,3271,270,2851,194,804

742,960170,633112,647106,135

$39,993,456

$29,416,952

2012

$35,465,518 3,951,017

894,888 388,858 151,708

74,428

$40,926,417

$32,186,885 3,500,871 1,195,848 1,054,158

533,465 157,102 133,031

98,594

$38,859,954

$25,341,143

REVENUE Central Industries Sales Base Supply Store Sales Rehabilitation Program Income Contributions & Bequests Warehousing Services Gain on Sale of Investments

Total Operating Revenue

OPERATING EXPENSES Central Industries Program Base Supply Stores Merchandise Management and Administrative Rehabilitation Program Occupancy Development Public Education/Communications Warehousing Service

Total Operating Expenses

Ending Net Assets

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYEarl Holmes, Director of IT; Brian Vaillancourt, IT

Assistant; Vincent Salatino, Vice President of Operations; Kathleen Neary, Database Administrator,

and John Hluska, IT Technician.

FACILITIESFront, left to right: Douglas Rice, Facilities Me-chanic Facilities Coordinator; Chris Lenaghen, General Laborer; Edwin Dingman, Building Maintenance Assistant; Kevin Swayze, Facilities Manager; and Matthew Trapp, Building Main-tenance Assistant. Back row: Mark Litz, Facili-ties Mechanic, and Richard Bunce, Building Maintenance Coodinator.

CENTRAL INDUSTRIES Kathy Disque, Assistant Warehouse Manager; Steve Groszek, Warehouse Coordinator; John

Bembry, Production Coordinator; Kathy Abruzz-ese, Warehouse Supervisor; Dennis Webster, Vice President of Manufacturing & Business Services; Suvad Dizdarevic, Production Manager; Robert

Porter, ISO & Quality Coordinator, and Steve Niermeyer, Director of Manufacturing.

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DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE Carrie Lo Galbo, Communication and Public Rela-

tions Supervisor; Leta Laukaitis, Executive Assistant to President and CEO; Mary Fletcher, Public Rela-

tions and Development Specialist; Steve Gannon, Director of Development, and seated,

Mary Clements, Administrative Assistant.

HUMAN RESOURCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE Julie Byrne, Director of Human Resource; Mary Dougherty, Front Desk Supervisor,

and Sarah Holovitz, Human Resources Assistant.

BUSINESS OFFICE, PAYROLL AND PURCHASING Nancy Pianka, AR Specialist; Lynn Creedon, Staff Accountant; Darlene DeSiato, Purchasing Manager; Joyce Murphy, Office Assistant; Elizabeth Hance, Payroll Clerk; Denise Burline, Jr. Accountant; Deb Maxwell, Assistant Controller; Jill Koch, CFO. Not pictured De Varano, Purchasing Assistant and Jing Lin, Billing Assistant.

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Sitting left to right: Julie Byrne, Director of Human Resource; Bob Adams, Director of Operations - BSC Stores; Dennis Webster, Vice President of Manufacturing and Business Services, and Jessica Watson, Director of Services and Product Development.

Standing left to right: Steve Gannon, Director of Development; Earl Holmes, Director of Information Technology; Kathy Beaver, Vice President of Rehabilitation; Jill Koch, Chief Financial Officer; Rudy D’Amico, President and CEO; Anthony Talerico, Vice President of Marketing and Product Development; Vincent Salatino, Vice President of Operations; Paula Flisnik, Director of Community Relations, and Steve Niermeyer, Director of Production.

Insert: Katie Humphreys, Director of Marketing and Product Management.

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

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CABVI Board of Directors

An all-volunteer board of directors governs the association. Committed to the mission and dedicated to fiscal health, this group makes the immea-surable contribution of time, guidance and commitment to the association and the people it serves.

DIRECTORS

Edward P. Welsh, ChairKenneth C. Thayer, Vice ChairJames B. Turnbull, IV, Vice ChairGen. Richard Evans, USA Ret., TreasurerMarie Bord, SecretaryMargaret G. Brown, CPARichard DewarPaul J. DrejzaHon. Ralph J. EannaceJoseph Gale, M.D.Shawn KellyHon. Michael J. MisiaszekCynthia J. Parlato, M.D.Barton R. RasmusCol. Paul A. Steves, USA Ret.Thomas P. Webb, O.D.

EMERITIMark H. Elias, M.D.Mrs. Robert H. Fearon, Jr.Charles A. GaetanoMrs. Emlyn I. GriffithMrs. James P. O’DonnellJulius Perillo C.A.B. FOUNDATION

C.A.B. Foundation is the governing board of directors for Vehicles for Vision and Valuables for Vision. Since 1986, the Foundation has accepted and sold over 16,000 automobiles, boats, campers, appreciated property and real estate raising $1.8 million.

Michael J. Misiaszek, Esq., ChairFred Sadallah, Vice ChairWilliam L.Corrigan, Secretary/TreasurerSteve CaterPondra BowenRay O’BrienBarton R. RasmusEdward P. WelshMichael Wicks, Ph.D.

EMERITIRemi CharleboisJim Robinson

CNY VISION FOUNDATION

Organized in 2004, the CNY Vision Foundation, Inc. exists to support the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Mindy S. Barstein, ChairpersonGary D. Scalzo, Vice-ChairmanDebbie Kessler, SecretaryBarry Sinnott, TreasurerAndrew Cleary, MBAPaul J. DrejzaPeter H. Emery, Sr., R.Ph.Ralph ImundoTammy KnightMatthew Sisti

CABVI BOARDS AND FOUNDATIONS

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LEGACY GIFTS Estate of Albert M Anderegg Estate of Dorothy Bryden Carpenter Estate of Catherine F. Cobb Estate of Ann Huss Estate of Charles S Ochab Estate of Robert A. Payne Estate of Hester R Prenis

GIFTS IN MEMORY

Irene BrutoRudy and Anne D’AmicoLaura BurkeRudy and Anne D’AmicoDrs. Douglas H. Hurd and Cynthia J. ParlatoWillis BurnamRudy and Anne D’Amico Anthony Cardillo Vincent and Ann Salatino Harold CarusoJames CarloRudy and Anne D’Amico Beverly Clarey

Andrew and Janet ClareyPatrick and Mary DoughertyCindy and P. Daniel FreudenbergerDeanna ClarkeRudy and Anne D’AmicoMary Cole Alma Scheidelman David ContiAnthony and Linda BarbatoBetty BuehlerBarbara B. BurrowsLucretia CarconeAnthony and Rose Ann ClementeTerrence and Carol DowdallAlfred R. Funicello, Jr.Edward and Rosemary KulpaWilliam MonopoliRuth P. PelletierDonna RedmondKaren RothfussCamille A. SciortinoLinda SciortinoPhilip and Gloria SciortinoJohn CoonsRudy and Anne D’AmicoNazare CoriglianoAngelo and Rosemarie Alberici

Elizabeth BellacosaKaren BielbyMarlene BognerRichard and Grace BottiniMr. and Mrs. Norman J. BramleyFrank BroccoliArmando and Constance CastroMerino and Alberta CicconePeter CoriglianoJudy DestitoLiliana DiCastroGuido and Carol FanfarilloNed and Ersilia FerrisMario and Dorothy FragolaEugene GizziJoseph and Betty GriffoRobert and Peggy GullaForrest and Margaret HouseRobert and Nancy MonacelliJudy MondiOneida Financial Corporation Social ClubAugust PalmieriDarlene PfeiferAntoinette RioloRoger and Betty SabinJoseph and Bambina SchillaciPatrick and Patricia Trophia

FRIENDS AND BENEFACTORSA generous community helps to make our mission pos-sible. Your contribution to CABVI directly assists peo-ple needing our services, and we are deeply grateful for your support.

Members of the Anne Sullivan Macy Society support the mission of the agency with gifts of $100 or greater in the categories on these pages.

While we deeply appreciate all gifts of any denomina-tion, because of space constraints, we are listing only contributions of $50 and above.

We make every effort to properly recognize our bene-factors. Please call us at (315) 797-2233 if we have made an error or omission. Thank you.

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FRIENDS AND BENEFACTORS Continued

Anthony and Camille Vinci Tina CuchiaraleRudy and Anne D’AmicoSusan Rocco Frances D’Amico Rudy and Anne D’AmicoMario and Charlotte ForliniMatthew and Julie Sisti Dustin DavisRudy and Anne D’AmicoMary Ellen DeCarloDonald and Pat LoGuidiceUtica Lions Ladies AuxiliaryAlbert DellersRudy and Anne D’AmicoCindy and P. Daniel FreudenbergerFrancis Doughty Clifford and Marie CarrollOrmond and Rita EwersJonathan and Mary Beth KnauthDeborah MayoGerald and Mary Ann McMullenEthel WhaleyWilliam and Elizabeth WoodwardPatricia DrejzaCABVI Board of DirectorsRudy and Anne D’Amico James DyerMary D. RileyLes EidelhochDonald and Pat LoGuidiceAnthony ElacquaJames CarloRudy and Anne D’AmicoWilliam FahyRoger and Jeanine Allen

Marytheresa BalutisAlex and Anne BernhardtWilliam and Helen ChominDale E. CluckeyFriends in Craobh DuganStanley and Helen DzialoJoanne FadrowskiAlbina FoxChester GaciochRobert and Dorothy GurdakMichael and Christine HokeMary F. Hunt-MillerChristopher and Virginia KellyMarilyn KleekAurelia McConnellPeter and Cynthia MoleskyRichard W. MumptonHerman and Helen PeaseJoseph and Joan PenabadJoyce RichardsonJoAnn RyanSanny, Inc.Scalzo, Zogby & Wittig, Inc.Ferhun and Kerstin SoykanUtica Chapter Society of CPCUValley Insurance Agency Alliance, LLCLoretta VeinotFrank S. WalStephen WalMr. and Mrs. John R. YaworskiByron and Shirley Zurn Anthony FalvoMary ClementsGeorge FreyEdgar FreyMax Frey

Edgar FreyWilliam FreyEdgar FreyJohn M. GannonMary ClementsRudy and Anne D’AmicoSteve and Patty GannonMaj. Philip GannonRudy and Anne D’AmicoSteve and Patty GannonJosephine GargiuloJames and Sandra HockingM. Griffith Investment Services, Inc.Mary Lou RicciCarla GatesCarla JonquilTheresa GinneyCarmen and Cynthia BertoleroBarbara MalekEric and Jeanette SiegelDaniel and Sharon WarrenJoseph GiovinazzoRudy and Anne D’AmicoDonald and Pat LoGuidiceDorothy GreeleesEdgar FreyEdith GuarnieriUtica Lions Ladies AuxiliaryRuth HannonRudy and Anne D’AmicoBeulah HansonMitchel and Margaret HansenVivienne Hawkins PetersBryn Peters Madden Brian HickeyLaura E. O’Donnell

FRIENDS AND BENEFACTORS Continued

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Barbara HodgesUtica Lions Ladies AuxiliaryPearl HomolkaBetsy H. Harvey-MinuttiJohn KarasRudy and Anne D’AmicoIris KeeneyHon. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. HesterJames S. KernanPatrick KernanMark KnappAndrew and Janet ClareyPatrick and Mary DoughertyCindy and P. Daniel FreudenbergerLeo KogutPolly BlunkJoseph and Carol ConigliaroMarvin and Cheryl FettermanBeverly PriceJeff and Lindi QuackenbushGladys LichorowicTherese CandellaLodge 586, Polish National AlliancePolish Patriotic Amatuer Society Lodge #586Francis LongeLaura E. O’DonnellMarion LouvetJudith M. EhrhartCarol L. SimrellMacera and Pagliaro FamiliesMario and Jeannette Macera Gertrude MangBetty EgglestonJames and Jennifer Eggleston

Mr. and Mrs. Richard MiklicStephanie ManzanoDrs. Douglas H. Hurd and Cynthia J. ParlatoAnthony MarioRudy and Anne D’AmicoAlfred MisiaszekRudy and Anne D’AmicoVirginia MuntzShirley BarnesRon and Suzanne DealIndian River Intermedia School Social CommitteeBetty JabbsMadelyn WarnerHelen Nickerson EakerHarold and Vivian BogerdGeorge O’Connell AnonymousFrederick and Jennie ArcuriKathleen E. BeaverWilliam W. BoothDeborah BowieSheri BowieAndrea A. BresciaAlfred and Carol ChanatryRudy and Anne D’AmicoPhilip DavisMargaret DurrVincent and Lois ElacquaRonald and Sherri EnoksenMichael and Bernadette FentonVincent and Ann GrimaldiRosemary Hirota-MorrisGloria M. Infusino

James and Carrie LindseyDonald and Pat LoGuidiceJosephine LongoMr. and Mrs. Robert McGaughRosann MinoMohawk Valley Pharmacists SocietyOxsana NaumkinGeorge ParkerGeorge E. ParkerMary ParkerJoseph M. PowerPhyllis RosenthalDuane and Helene SandRich and Lonny SchneiderBernard and Joan SmithJeff and Amy StoneJohn and Ruth ThomasTIAA-CREFVanessa VuongWayne and Aggie Woodcock Joan O’NeillJennie BarlowArlene BlackCaruso, McLean & Co., Inc.Rudy and Anne D’AmicoCathleen DoughertyPatrick and Mary DoughertyRichard and Ana DrakeKevin and Clare FahyCindy and P. Daniel FreudenbergerBetsy H. Harvey-MinuttiMary KentDonald and Pat LoGuidiceBarbara MundeNew Hartford Police

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FRIENDS AND BENEFACTORS Continued

Catherine C. RindenelloSusan RobertsFrances ShenbergerSteete Ponte Ford, Inc.The 44 Mohawk LLCRebecca VanDerhoofTammilee E. Wike Robert A. PayneMichael BriggsNorth Utica-Whitestown RotaryJohn PhelpsJames BeranMichele CagwinDonald and Marlene DeRosaDavid and Anne FreytagTheresa T. GoldrickGinger ParkerHerman and Helen PeasePeters & AssociatesMr. and Mrs. Gary ScharfMr. and Mrs. Jerry ScharfJoyce ScharfBruce and Jennifer SchirmersMike SolariRichard and Roberta WagnerEmma Pino Isabella BregnardMarguerite H. FrederickRobert and Nancy McQueenVictoria StiefvaterMartha B. PritchardGreg and Kay MillsGeorge and Bonita SnyderPeter RatcliffeRudy and Anne D’Amico Patricia Rossettie

Rudy and Anne D’AmicoAdam RutzSterling and Stella CampaneyCindy and P. Daniel FreudenbergerCharlotte MartzloffRaymond N. Pritchard, Jr.Rosalie SadallahCABVI Board of DirectorsRudy and Anne D’AmicoRonny ScamardoRudy and Anne D’AmicoSusan RoccoMichael ScatellaroJames CarloRazia SinghRonald LabuzMabel Leah StingerLyman and Joan CrosbySalvatore SuppaJames CarloCecelia SwayzeMary ClementsRudy and Anne D’AmicoDorothy K. TannerDonna J. UptonAlfred M. TaurisanoRudy and Anne D’AmicoStephen TestaJames CarloRudy and Anne D’AmicoTheresa TorciaLaura E. O’DonnellJulie TrahanMitchel and Margaret HansenAngeline UvanniVincent and Ann Salatino

Gerrit VanNederynenRudy and Anne D’AmicoBarbara WalshEdgar FreyKenneth WoodBernadette WoodElizabeth YozzoJames CarloLena ZacaroliH. James and Dorothy GauvreauGulf Manor Property Owners Assoc.John and Diane LigasJerry MassagoThomas and Eleanor PorterPriscilla Thomas

Gifts in HonorKathy Beaver Rehabilitation Staff at CABVICassondre’ Carey-SchmidtGeoffrey and Donna BondiTom and Bernadette ClarkDr. and Mrs. Theodore C. MaxF. Eugene and Loretta RomanoDr. Joseph GaleIrene HumezJean LaClaireMichael LaClaireDr. Kenneth D. NovakStaff of Eye Associates of UticaDr. Cynthia J. ParlatoStaff of Eye Associates of Utica

FRIENDS AND BENEFACTORS Continued

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$10,000+Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Inc. National Industries for the Blind The Gibney Family Foundation Microflex Bonide Foundation, Inc.Robert Morris United Way of the Greater Utica Area NYS Employees Federated Appeal

$2,500 - $9,999Alpha Source International, LLC Bank of Utica Foundation, Inc. Basic Medical Industries, Inc. Dorothy Griffin Charitable Foundation Dura-Pack James K. Clark Fund of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties Patrick Kernan Lions Club of Utica Mohawk Valley Retina PLLC NBT Bank Norman E. Bramley Memorial Golf Tournament Omni International, LLC Strategic Financial Services, LLC William and Cynthia Tessien United Stationers Supply, Co.

$500 - $2,499 Accelerando Adirondack Financial Services

Air Temp Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. Alliance Rubber, Co. Frances Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey C. Brandstadt Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Capuana Carbone Auto Group Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp. Andrew and Janet Clarey William and Eleanor Corrigan Rev. and Mrs. John W. Currie Rudy and Anne D’Amico Philip Davis Richard Dewar Gregory and Denyse Evans First Source FCU Dr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Gale Steve and Patty Gannon GE Foundation Genesis Disposables, LLC Irene Humez Drs. Douglas H. Hurd and Cynthia J. Parlato Indium Corporation of America Dennis and Carole Kelly Mary Angela KernanJill R. Koch Mordehai and Lili Krakowski Leatherstocking Abstract & Title Corp. Alan and Connie Leist Lions Club Auxiliary of Utica Lions Club of Amsterdam Lions Club of Central Mohawk Valley Lions Club of Clinton Lions Club of Holland Patent Lions Club of Sauquoit Valley

Donald and Pat LoGuidice M & T Bank James and Kim Marscher Dr. and Mrs. Theodore C. Max Mayflower Trade LLC McDonald’s MeadWestvaco Medline Industries, Inc. Mohawk Valley Latino Association Mountainside Medical Sarah Mulvey Mutual of America Newman Community of SUNY IT and Utica College Dr. Kenneth D. Novak Phoenix Textile Corp Polish Patriotic Amateur Society Lodge #586 Red Steer Glove Co. F. Eugene and Loretta Romano Frederick and Andrea Sadallah Scalzo Zogby & Wittig, Inc. Geraldine Schisler Sempermed USA Matthew and Julie Sisti Slocum Dickson Foundation, Inc. John B. and Margaret T. Stetson Fund of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties Stewart’s Shoppes Cares Tony and Diane Talerico The Hartford Trenton Technology, Inc. UFCW District Union Local One U.S. Association for Blind Athletes Village Motors Auto Sales

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FRIENDS AND BENEFACTORS Continued

Vis-Ability, Inc. Walmart – Herkimer Walmart - New Hartford Walmart – Utica Walmart Distribution Center Dr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Webb Wilcor International Xonitek Corporation

$250 - $499

AMTec, Inc. Nick G. Anagnost Michael and Sabrina Arcuri Arlott Office Equipment John and Rosilynn Barone Kathleen E. Beaver Sam and Laine Berardino Herb and Hazel Black Kenneth and Marie Bord Pondra Bowen Chobani James and Margaret Clifford John and Diane DelMedico Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Eannace, Jr. Stuart and Elizabeth Finer L. Michael and Paula Fitzgerald Fitzgerald, De Pietro & Wojnas, PC Boyd and Patricia Foster Cindy and P. Daniel Freudenberger FSS Group LLC Charles A. Gaetano Carolyn Ganoe Dr. Deborah D. Graves Betsy H. Harvey-Minutti David and Linda Hazelden

Richard and Patricia Healey A. Paul Herubin Gladys Higgins Col. James G. Hill Ret. Mary F Hunt-Miller Ann Internicola Mr. and Mrs. John N. Kalil Dr. Laura Kilty Benjamin and Nancy Landset Gloria A Lekki-Macri, Esq. Renee G. Leve Lions Club of Camden Lions Club of Chittenango Lions Club of Deerfield Lions Club of New Hartford John J. and Janice S. Livingston Fund of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties David and Marie Mahar Alan P. Marscher and Svetlana G. Jorsted Patrick and Deborah MaxwellGregory and Cindy McLean Mohawk Valley Pharmacists Society Elizabeth R. Morgan New Hartford Lioness Club North Paving Co. Barton and Barbara Rasmus Earle C. Reed Joseph and Maria Ruggiero Vincent and Ann Salatino Specialized Marking Systems, LTD. Steete Ponte Ford, Inc. Col. and Mrs. Paul A. Steves Straubel Paper Company Roger and Kathleen Thompson US Materials Handling Corp.

Utica Valley Electric Richard R. Welchons Dr. and Mrs. Tim Woolner

$100 - $249Robert A. Adams Suzanne Adams-LaLonde Adorino Construction, Inc. Augustine A. Albanese Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Alessi Frances L Allen American Legion Crowley Barnum Post No. 25 George F. Aney Johanna Armstrong Arthur Nole Systems in HairRobert Baber Edvige Barrie Steven E. Barry Joseph W. Bednarczyk Benefit Resources, Inc. Loretta Berie Alex and Anne Bernhardt Gustave and Lydia Bitzer Edward and Frieda Blask Boats Unlimited Boilermaker Road Race, Inc. Geoffrey and Donna Bondi John and Katherine Bradley Brand & Oppenheimer Co., Inc. Michael Briggs Janet M. Burt Stephen Bussey Julie Byrne Robert Cabrera

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Theodore and Barbara Cale Martin Capra Victor Cardillo Hendrick and Dolores Chainey Alfred and Carol Chanatry CHIMA, Inc. Chittenango Rotary Foundation, Inc. Jacqueline H. Ciaglia Mary Clements Carl and Jacquelyn Cochi Anthony J. Colon Joseph and Carol Conigliaro Sherry A. Cooperman Mr. and Mrs. Peter Corigliano Dolores Coveleski Coventya, Inc. Lyman and Joan Crosby Jill E. Cuthbertson Dr. Ronald S. D’Amico Michael and Evy Damsky Joseph and Irene Deery Anne M. Dicks Erin G. Dinneen Suvad Dizdarevic Thomas and Theresa Dolan Cynthia Donachie Michael Donaghue Patrick and Mary Dougherty Richard and Ana Drake Rev. Paul J. Drobin Barbara Dunlevy Dr. and Mrs. Mark Elias Enjem’s Carpets Ronald and Sherri Enoksen Gen. and Mrs. Richard Evan Eye Plastic & Reconstructive

Donald and Kathleen Falkenstern Phil Farda Berneda Farney Richard and Paula Fedors John H. Fitzsimmons Jacqueline R. Fletcher Mary R. Fletcher Robert L. Fletcher, III Walter and Teresa Foley Blake and Cathy Ford Mario and Charlotte Forlini L. Theodore and Cheryl Foss Edgar Frey Bela Gaspar Barrett and Jacquelyne Gates Gale C. B. Gilbert Gary and Patricia Gildersleeve Frances K. Gilroy Gilroy, Kernan & Gilroy, Inc. Ralph and Pauline Giovinazzo Ernest and Lynne Giraud Michael and Sharon Giruzzi Greenwave International, Inc. Vincent and Ann Grimaldi Patrick and Barbara Grimes Russell and Beverly Gritsch Naomi Gross Janet Gurley Daphne Gutierrez Elizabeth Hance Mitchel and Margaret Hansen Violet M Hapanowicz Michael and Gina Hayduk Doris B. Hennings Dr. and Mrs. Lynn R. Henry Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Hester

Arthella Hopper Joan W. Horth Joyce Huyck Indoff Arline Ivers Harriet Jaloszynski Stanley Johnson Sophie A. Karas Christopher and Virginia Kelly James Kernan Cynthia A. Kester Donald and Mary Knapp George and Madeline Kuckel Ronald Labuz Mrs. Theo Lafferty Dina Laino Joseph and Lynn Latella Wayne and Linda LeGault Edwin E. Lindhurst Bettina Lindsey Lions Club of Broadalbin-Perth Lions Club of Fonda-Fultonville Lions Club of Herkimer Lions Club of Johnstown Lions Club of Oneida-Sherrill Mark and Ethel Litz Marta M. Louvet Paul Lukin Ellen Luley Janet M. MacCallum Charles and Darlene Mahady March Associates Anthony and Kim Matt Lillian Matt Matt Funeral Service, Inc. Howard and Doris McCumber

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGaugh David and Beverly McKay John and Josephine McKelvey William and Judith McMillan McQuade and Bannigan Joseph and Luticha Merlan David and Kathryn Midura William Monopoli Gary and Mary Ellen Morgan Donald and Martha Morreall Patrick and Margaret Moylan Rose Nassar New Hartford Police Steven Niermeyer Joseph and Glenda Nikodem Michele Nizzi Northern Safety Co., Inc. Elizabeth Olenik Thomas R. Olin H. Selma O’Meara Oneida County Sheriff Department Local 1249 Oneida Indian Nation Gertrude M. Owens Dominic Papa John D. Paracka Douglas M. Parrott Richard and Carla Pascucci Anne Perry Clifford and Virginia Peter Darlene Pfeifer Betty L. Phillips Emily M. Phillips Plastic Bottles, Inc. Thomas and Eleanor Porter Power Pallet

Robert Prenoveau Patricia W. Przyluke Carol Reardon Donna Redmond REM Fire Systems, Inc. Susan Roberts Richard and Lorraine Rossettie Sanny, Inc. Joyce Scharf Thomas A. Sears Thomas and Jeanne Sebastian Armand and Joanne Seccurra David Semit Herbert and Geraldine Semit Richard Sherman Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Siegel James and Margaret Smith Lewis and Jane Smith Staff of Eye Associates of Utica Joan Stahlberger Robert Steffensen Steven and Ellen Stottlar Surgical Design, Inc. Kevin S. Swayze Joseph Swierczek John and Mary Lou Talley Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney Kenneth and Eleanor ThayerJohn Thibault TIAA-CREF Doris Trevvett Trinity United Church of Christ Tru-Fit Steel Rule Dies of Wisconsin Utica Chapter Society of CPCU Utica First Insurance Company Valley Insurance Agency Alliance, LLC

Hue Van Gary and Kathy VanNederynen Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Mary Vicks David J. Vinci Louis G. Viviani Kathleen Wadell Richard and Roberta Wagner Frank S. Wal Thomas and Beverly Wall George and Shirley Waters Jessica Watson Edward and Roma Welsh Walter and Louise Whittaker Tammilee E. Wike Dan Wisner Betty J. Wojcik Wayne and Aggie Woodcock Edward T. Wurz Richard and Nancy Yakey Mr. and Mrs. John R. Yaworski Eric and Anne Yoss Francis and Dorothy Zakris Thomas A. Zarski Thomas and Theresa Ziegler Dimietri Zourdos Joseph Zuccaro Dr. and Mrs. Allen F. Zuck

$50 - $99Advanced Auto Parts Carolyn Ainsworth Clarence E. Aldridge Edward W. Allen Hartwell and Mildred Anway

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Eleanor Armstrong Albert R. Avellino Rabbi and Mrs. Henry Bamberger Daniel and Muriel Bassett Carol Bastian Mary Lourdes Batson Elizabeth Bellacosa James Beran Bette Y. Bloom Marcia Bogle Marlene Bogner David and Mary Born Deborah Bowie Sheri Bowie Crist and Katherine Brown Donald and Rosemary Brown Barbara B. Burrows Michele Cagwin John L. Calenzo Eugene and Sue Campagna Carolyn Campion Don Cannon William and Jeanne Capanna James Carlo Clifford and Marie Carroll Caruso, McLean & Co., Inc.Mary F. Casab Daniel J. Casale Richard and Jeannette Castelda Steve and Tricia Cater Daryl J. Chesebro Linda Christy Merino and Alberta Ciccone Kathleen Cima Vincent J. Cimino Douglas and Diane Clark

Ann B. Clarke Dorothy Coleman Robert Colway Computer Connection of CNY, Inc. Joseph and Margit Connors Annamary W. Costello John Coulter Donald J. Crane Louis and Leona Critelli Rev. Francis J. Culkin David and Kim Daniels Patricia Darling Harvey W. Davidson Richard and Ann Davis Salvatore and Anne DeFrancisco Liliana DiCastro Mark and Kathy Donovan Michael and Deborah Dyer Stanley and Helen Dzialo James and Jennifer Eggleston Judith M. Ehrhart LaVerne and Eleanor Enders Richard and Eileen Enders Carolyn M. Evans F.A.M. Construction Co., Inc. Carmella D. Fausto Marvin and Cheryl Fetterman Saul and Judith Finer David and Anne Freytag Friends in Craobh Dugan Gordon and Beverly Garrett H. James and Dorothy Gauvreau Robert Goering John and Michelle Gorczynski Donald and Helen Gossin Laura Graham

John and Jane Graves Larry and Debbie Guido Gulf Manor Property Owners Association Robert and Peggy Gulla Arleen Haig Leona M. Haley Charles T. Harris, Jr. Randy C. Harrison Robert and Nancy Hennessy Michael and Christine Hoke Forrest and Margaret House Harrison J. Hummel, III Alice Hyle Ralph and Maryann Imundo Jean D. Isbell Betty Jabbs Herbert and Betty Johnson Martha Jones Kevin and Ann Kelly Rita Kempson James and Ruth Kernan Richard and Susan Ketcham Kevin Kipers Jonathan and Mary Beth Knauth Raymond M. Kosiewicz Drs Jehangir and Maneck Kotwal Edmund A. Krzysko Francis and Constance LaGase Arnold and Linda Lanckton Donald and Esther Larkin Grace E. Lawendowski Jane H. Lazur David and Libby Lemire Helen Levy John Libby Lions Club of Northville Sacandaga

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Josephine Longo Vernon Loucks Kathleen A. Lowery M. Griffith Investment Services, Inc. Mario and Jeannette Macera Bryn Peters Madden Debra Mancuso M. Burton Marshall Maria Maxwell Donald and Noreen McCaffrey Aurelia McConnell Robert and Grace McMahon Ronald and Patricia Mercier Peter and Cynthia Molesky Judy Mondi Anna W. Moster Muhl Family Trust Barbara Munde Oxsana Naumkin David L. Nichols Robert and Ann Nicholson North Utica-Whitestown Rotary Laura E. O’Donnell James and Diana O’Looney Dr. and Mrs. Bahram Omidian Oneida Financial Corporation Social Club Edward J. Osredkar Catherine C. Paige August Palmieri Katie W. Palmiter Paradigm Consulting, Inc. George Parker Mary Parker Herman and Helen Pease

Rosemarie Peo Ronald and Charlene Pernat Evon Pinkos Andrew and Rita Polockow Robert Porter Bruce and Joan Prindle Jeff and Lindi Quackenbush Janet A. Raczynski Mark and Donna Radlowski Lori L. Rayner Rehabilitation Staff at CABVI Beth Rice Joyce Richardson Mary D. Riley Alan and Marsha Roseen Francis and Lena Rowe Kelly Ruiu Patrick J. Ryan Lettie Saheim Anthony and Teresa Scalzo Vincent Scarafile Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Scharf Herman R. Schinn Bruce and Jennifer Schirmers Wallace and Joyce Schweinsberg Marion C. Scoville Philomena Sculco David and Linda Serth Robert N. Sheldon Barbara J. Shuck Lay Shwe Eric and Jeanette Siegel Lillian K. Signor Bernard and Joan Smith

Shirley Snyder Lincoln and Rose Stafford Evelyn E. Stitt Jeff and Amy Stone Nancy Talento Priscilla Thomas Rosemarie Tortora Triple Kap Realty Margaret Urtz Marion L. Vincent Vanessa Vuong Stephen Wal Carrol and Dorothy Walsh Lloyd P. Walsh Eugenia Walters Stephen and Lynn Walthall Madelyn Warner Beatrice W. Watters Milton L. Webster Thomas P. Weimer David and Mary Ellen Welchons Tricia West Barbara Wheadon Floyd and Ellen White Joyce S. White Norman Williams Women’s Guild of the Federated Ruth E. Yeomans Danny and Viyada Young Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Zane John and Dolores Zawada Rose Zourdos

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