In this Issue...Front Cover: Special OlympicsPg. 2: Awards & Special EventsPg. 3: Executive Director’s Corner

Pg. 4: Foundation News & Ways to Help

Pgs. 5 & 6: Thank You to our DonorsPg. 7: Partners and Friends of SAVEBack Cover: Shop the Online Mall at eScrip.com

Special OlympicsPast, Present and Future!

by Sue Zaring

Bowling: Carol, Sharon and Lois Parent, Kim Wagner, Benson

Massey, Velvet Rouse, and Uhlon Hicks were SAVE’s gold medalwinners in Special Olympics Bowling last December. Three coachesaccompanied them to the State Finals at Landmark Lanes in Peoria.

Track & Field: The Spring Games

Time Trials will be held at McKendreeCollege in Lebanon on Saturday, March28th.

Volunteers are needed for the TimeTrials and for the Spring Games at SIU

Edwardsville on Saturday, May 2nd. Paperwork needs to be completed on all Volunteers andturned in as soon as possible. Names have to be approved prior to the official deadline on March 3.You can volunteer by the hour or all day on those dates. Help make our dreams come true.

Call Sue at 618-234-1992, ext 128.

Top: Benson MasseyRight (l-r) Carol, Sharon

and Lois Parent

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Presents were delivered by Santa’sElves Lisa Phillipson, Karen Kunsemiller

& Barbara Hohlt

More Elves came from farand wide to help with the

Christmas Dance. TheHacker Family (bottomright) from Granite City

and members of theEdwardsville DAV Unit #90(below) were great help at

the party.

The Christmas Dance at Bel-Air Bowl wasgreat fun for everyone. Santa (Bill Brauer)and Mrs. Santa (BettyBrauer), once againlivened up the party forCarol Jean, Chris andeveryone at SAVE. Patand Tracy from ClassAct Karaoke & DJService (below) keptthe music playing.

Craig Simon designed the unique ornamentthat was our gift to supporters.

Thanks for Making our Christmas Merry!

Congratulations to the Annual Award Winners!Turkey Hill Clients of the Year

Danny Myles

and Demonte Moore

North Illinois Client of the Year

Corey Engle

ResidentialClient of the

YearSharonParent

Residential Staff of the Year“Miss Charlie” Charlessetta Whittaker

JOBtrack Employee of the YearAlbert Randle

JOBtrack Employer of the YearOlive Garden, Fairview Heights

Turkey Hill Staff of the Year

Jennifer Andrews

North Illinois Staff of the YearMarilyn Brinker

Friend of SAVEOlympic Restaurant

Board Member of the YearAnne Fohne Keeley

Volunteer of the YearChurch of Latter Day Saints

Optimist Club AwardFlo Thompson

Staff Longevity AwardsDenise Huffmon - 30 Years

Susan Cullen - 20 YearsRobert Atchison - 15 YearsDeborah Ashford - 15 Years

Joyce Waddy-Bownes - 15 YearsJackie Williams - 15 Years

Cindy Rehg - 15 Years

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SAVE Programs & ServicesJOBtrack offers employees who WANT to work, onsite job coaches to

help train and monitor their progress.Developmental Training and Vocational Development programs provided

consumers with 100,000 hours of employment last year.Residential Services offers 29+ individuals supervised, independent

living in a home and neighborhood environment.For information on SAVE’s programs and services, visit us online at

www.saveorg.org or call 618-234-1992. For contract services, call JimSchnipper at 618-234-1992, ext. 118.

Executive Director’s CornerDear Friends of SAVE,As we embark on another year of service to the

men and women at SAVE, I would like to express deepappreciation to several organizations that providefaithful support for our efforts. They help us empow-er SAVE’s consumers to attain their highest potentialand have happy lives:

The Junior Service Club of St. Clair County - Thisorganization of professional women has provided not only financial supportfor over a decade, but personal enrichment programs. Each year they host aHalloween Party for the consumers that is a highlight with games, tricks andtreats. They also have undertaken special projects to beautify the campus.

Knights of Columbus - Local chapters of this international fellowship havecommitted themselves to assisting those with developmental disabilities byproviding financial support annually, and volunteering personal time thathelps build a firm foundation for SAVE’s program. This partnership is furtherstrengthened through SAVE’s support of the Knights’ fundraising efforts, whichaffords us the opportunity to highlight SAVE’s work to the wider community.

Latter Day Saints, O’Fallon & Belleville - In recent years two Wards have“adopted” SAVE as an annual special service project that involves close to 100volunteers. Through their efforts they have provided much needed mainte-nance and renovation work in classrooms, housing and grounds at Turkey Hilland the North Illinois Street site.

Faith Lutheran Church, O’Fallon - For the past several years the youth ofFaith Church have spent a day each spring accomplishing much neededrenewal for the buildings and grounds through cleaning and painting andlandscaping.

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Freeburg –The Youth organization has recent-ly assisted with maintenance and renovation of homes in our residential site.

D.A.V. Edwardsville Unit #90 – For more than 20 years this organization hasbrought the Christmas Spirit to SAVE’s Annual Christmas Dance.

The resources these organizations along with numerous other groups andindividuals give each year enables SAVE to be the premier provider of servic-es to adults with disabilities in Southwest Illinois. Seeing the smiles and senseof satisfaction that the consumers experience because of these efforts, affirmsthe important, life-changing work of SAVE!

THANK YOU, one and all! 2015 is bright with promise and hope because

of you.

Randolph B. LawExecutive Director

SAVE Board MembersPat White, PresidentLarry Fox, 1st Vice PresidentAnne Fohne Keeley, 2nd V. Pres.Julie Hermann, SecretaryEugene Briggs, TreasurerTy Cottingham, Past PresidentLisa DoironBarbara A. HohltHank KeeleyGeorge LewisDon RigneyTeresa ShaltenbrandMarilyn ViseJim Wescoat, Jr.

Lee Hopp SAVEFoundation

Board MembersEric Forguson, ChairpersonEric Rhein, Vice ChairpersonGayle Keniley, SecretaryLaninya Cason, TreasurerRandolph Law, PresidentFrank BookerDavid BruchhauserDennis JacknewitzJoyce StromSteve Voss

Honorary FoundationBoard Members

Jamie AuffenbergMichael BuehlhornMrs. Georgia CostelloElizabeth MetcalfMarianne Serkin

Executive DirectorRandolph Law3001 SAVE Rd.Belleville, IL 62221618-234-1992www.saveorg.org

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at www.saveorg.orgto make a donation online!

Use PayPal or your credit cardto help SAVE.

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It’s an easy way to help SAVE.

Swipe your card before checking

out, and Schnucks will donate 2% -

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Call SAVE 618-234-1992,ext. 123 for your card.

Belleville

SAVE North, 620 N. Illinois

2785 South Belt West

Safe Lock Storage, 2215 Lebanon Ave

North Belt W. Liquor Store, 3620 N. Belt W.

Freeburg

Dollar General #5, 1231 N. State

Buck's BP, 108 S. State

Lebanon

Dollar General, 707 S. Madison

Mascoutah

Dollar General, 844 N. Jefferson St.

American Legion Post 292, 1414 W. Main St.

95 Mascoutah Plaza (across from Tom’s Market)

O'Fallon

Mississippi River Cons., 201 Scott-Troy Rd.

Lakepointe Center, 715 Lakepointe Ctr Dr. (E. Hwy 50)

Casey’s General Store, 504 Hartman Lane

Swansea

State Beauty Supply, 1600 N. Illinois St.

Clean out those closets and drop clothes & shoesin the Yellow SAVE Donation Boxes!

100% of the Proceeds go to SAVE

Lee Hopp SAVE Foundation

Remember!SAVE Electronic Recycling

Center at SAVE North!Open M-F, 9am-3pm

Computers, keyboards, mice,cords, game systems, monitors

and other electronics.

Note: SAVE does notaccept TVs at this time

It’sall

FREE!cell phones & toner cartridges

Easy Ways to Help!Creative Ways to Support SAVE

For those wanting to make a difference in the lives of the men andwomen SAVE serves, here are some creative ways to provide support

that have a significant impact. Gifts made with thoughtful considerationto the future show the community what you value, and that you want toinvest not only your possessions, but your life as well.

An easy way to support SAVE is through the eScrip-Schnucks pro-gram. Use you eScrip card each time you shop at Schnucks and a per-centage of the sale is donated to SAVE. Don’t have a Schnucks eScripcard? Call 618-234-1992 and request one. When you receive it, all youhave to do is register it, shop and help SAVE.

A relatively new way to provide resources is by shopping online atwww.eScrip.com. By shopping at the more than 100 vendors participat-ing in the program, a percentage of your purchase will be donated toSAVE. See the back cover of this Newsletter for more information, alongwith a special opportunity to be entered to win a $100 VISA gift card.

Does your employer have a matching gift program? A number ofcompanies in the area offer to match gifts made to charitable organiza-tions by their employees, thereby doubling the employee’s contribution.Contact your Human Resources department to explore this possibility.

Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SAVEPage. Social mediais a very effective way to spread the word about how SAVE affects thelives of our consumers. Through photos, posts and shared information,we impact the larger community. For example, more than 1,000 peoplehave seen our post about Midwestern Propane dedicating their newtruck to SAVE! The more Likes we have, the sooner more folks find us.

Finally, don’t forget the Bequest. Including SAVE in your estate plan,either through your will or a trust, is a great way to help insure ourimportant work far into the future, as well as leave a personal legacy forothers to remember.

As you can see there are a number of ways to provide support forSAVE that cost very little, yet provide valuable resources for our mission.If you have questions about any of this or would like additional informa-tion, contact Director of Development James Freeman at 618-234-1992,ext. 123.

Stay informed at saveorg.org

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Thank you to the followingmembers of the ADVOCATES FORSAVE program. Advocates provideregular financial support of at least

$25 a month ($300/year).

Kim AndersonFrank & Marti Booker

David BruchhauserKay Bruchhauser

Ken BuchheitLaninya Cason

Jack & Sharon DenhamAletha DresselEric Forguson

James FreemanJames & Carol Graham

Dr. & Mrs. Andrew GregowiczDennis & Julie HermannRon L. & Karen Hindman

Pauline HoldenerEloise Homan

Rodney & Barbara HortonGeorgia & Robert HuelsmanDennis & Carol Jacknewitz

Dennis & Trudy JonesHank & Susan Keeley

Eugene & Anne KeeleyGayle Keniley

Randy & Ellen LawCol. Maurice Lee

Marion & Deborah MasonJohn & Eleanor Matejka

Janet PoeEdward & Shirley Quinn

Eric RheinDon & Carrie RigneyEd & Sara SchrockDan & Jane SkaerMartha Stenger

Larry & Joan VickSteve & Marilyn Voss

Vivian WadeDolores Anne Waller

Pat White

If you would like information aboutthis effort to provide a f irm founda-

tion for SAVE’s programs, pleasecontact James Freeman, Director ofDevelopment at 234-1992, x 123.

Donations to SAVE & the SAVE Foundation for Sept. 1, 2014 - Jan. 31, 2015

Thank you!SAVE Advocates

AnonymousRoseanne ArriolaJoseph & Marie AvilaFrank E. BallJim & Sue BaltzJohn & Mary BauerLeonard BeckBelleville Midtown Mitzi BerensBill & Betty BrauerJames & Patricia BrinkmanKay BruchhauserKen BuchheitRoger & Loretta CampbellHarold and Judy CarpenterTerrell ColemanTy & Carol CottinghamPatricia CruzMary and Jack DrummondMary EitzenheferLaVerne FielingMarlene ForeeJames FreemanWayne & Dorothy FreudenbergLeonhard and Evelyn FritzMartha GallionJames & Mary Ann GehrsRichard & Carmen GrauleinDr. Andrew & Mrs. GregowiczJeffery GundlachPatricia GundlachMollie & Hoover GuthrieDr. Dean & Susan HagemanStuart HauserEugene and Mary Ann HausmannJoann & Robert HoffmannDavid and Sue HoffmannCDR Jon B. & Sally L. JonasEugene & Anne KeeleyHenry & Susan KeeleyKnights of Columbus Council No. 1028 – BellevilleCouncil 6996 - Fairview HeightsCouncil 4239 - O'Fallon

Lee & Donna KnoebelHerman & Esther KoldehoffLinda Kujawa

Randolph & Ellen LawMaurice LeeBetty Jo LindsayJohn & Marlene LintzAnn LoganMaclair Asphalt Sales LLCJayne & Lonnie McDanielKyle and Kari MortonFrank MyersEugene & Jeanette NapierForrest & Patricia OlsonPanorama Banquets Inc.Kay PfeilJanet PoePoelker's GarageEdward & Shirley QuinnTerry & Shannon RenoFranklin RogersStephen Schmidt, MDHans & Carol SchwanDanny & Karen SchwendemanWalter and Cathy SewellPearl SpiesHelen StevensonDavid & Jody SyzdekT & B Land TrustG.L. Thomas, CPAEdward & Mary TwiggStephen P. VossTerry & Charlotte WaltherAllen & Bonnie WattersSteven WeberDavid J. WeidlerWalter WestonBernard WickleinKaren Williams

Ann PoettkerLinus & Barb Poettker

Dennis SundermanJudith Forbes

Betty BrauerDarlene Linerode

Kevin WeberRobert Weber

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We extend our heartfeltsympathy to the families who

have lost loved ones.Thank you for designating

SAVE as the recipient ofthese memorials.

Helen Biver

Joan Geolat

Magdalen Blaies

Robert Blaies

Jack Butler &

Irene Willeford

Patti Rettig

Mark J. Deschaine

Marnie E. Deschaine

Joseph Dietz

Diane Dietz

Walter Dill

Dean and Jane Skaer

Robert Foree

David and Key Family

Douglas Gain

Shirley Klawonn

John Gass

Robert and Marion Hinkle

Lymon Sr. & Grace Hall

Pat White

Naccoma Harris

Johnnie & Mary Spencer

Quinten & JoAnn Huber

Joseph & Aurelia Glauber

James Koehler

Virginia Koehler

John E. Kreisler

Margaret & John E. Kreisler

Loraine Lewis

Louis Evans

George Lewis

Frank Matejka &

Mary Matejka

Dorothy Matejka

Rosalyn Meriwether

William Meriwether, Jr

Joyce Phillips & Tom Berger

Carol J Needles

Mike Reno

Betty Bolt

Robert & Kay Hudzik

John & Marlene Lintz

Richard Reno

Roger & Janet Schloemann

Donald & Helen Bartling

Howard and Michelle Hudzik

Robert Shankle

Bill Huff

Celeste Sweat

Ann Kohnen

William Spinnenweber

Jenrose Spinnenweber

Martha Urban

Midwestern Propane Gas

Jack Wagner

Nora Caldwell

Paul P. Waller, Jr

Dolores Anne Waller

Vincent J. Walter

Marion Walter

Becker, Hoerner,Thompson and

Ysursa, P.C., Attorneys At Law

Michael & Julie Boucher

Susanne and Eugene Briggs

David Bruchhauser

Michael & Nancy Carr

Carter-Waters

Dave Behrmann Excavating

Dow Heating & Air

Conditioning

G W Van Keppel Co.

Barbara Hohlt

James & Linda Jandro

Keller Construction, Inc.

Theodore A. Kienstra

Lucco Management

Dennis Lutz

Maclair Asphalt Sales LLC

Midland States Bank Waterloo

Dr. Kathleen Roche

Stan Samoska

United Association of

Steamfitters

Gerald & Bernadette Urban

Pat White

Kathy Denham

Jane E. Stock

Loraine Lewis

Gary Johnson

Mike Reno

Allison, Knapp, & Siekman

Bruce Andres

Robert & Elizabeth Cerulli

Martha Dexheimer

Mary Eitzenhefer

Don, Lori, & Donna Forness

Loretta, Darrel & June

Frederking

Leonhard and Evelyn Fritz

James & Mary Ann Gehrs

Wesley & Lois Heintz

Mike & Margaret Hernez

Harold & Laura Ives

Lorraine Jung

Mark & Mary Ellen Junker

Randolph & Ellen Law

Marilyn Neu

Brian and Judith O'Neill

James & Barbara Pajares

Laura Showmaker

Larry & Jorene Thoeming

Doris & Dave Waeltz

James & Tina Warhoover

Steven & Jean Weier

Mary Eitzenhefer

Lee F. Rieso

Locklar-Smith

American Legion Post #550

SAVE Foundation

In Memory of In Memory of

SAVE Donors cont’d

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March 15, 2015Dine to Donate

Olympic Restaurant

10% of theentire day’s

receipts (6am-9pm)go to help the SAVEResidential Program!

Eat In or Carry Out!

4508 W. Main, Belleville

618-416-1656

Saturday, April 25, 2015Knights of Columbus Hall

5420 Old Collinsville Rd., Fairview Heights*************************

50/50 · Silent Auction · $12/person

Tables of 8 - 10 · Cash Bar · Bring Snacks

618-234-1992, ext 123 to reserve a table

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Midwestern Propane Delivers SAVE’s Message

Midwestern Propane Gas Company received a new tanker truck inDecember that is dedicated to SAVE. Four of SAVE’s consumers are

pictured on both sides of the tank, along with the SAVE logo and web-site. Not only has Midwestern offered this “rolling billboard” to helppromote SAVE’s mission, but they are donating a percentage of thesales generated by this truck to SAVE. Our thanks to MidwesternPropane for being a wonderful partner.

(l-r) SAVE’s Executive Director Randy Law and Board President Pat White came tosee the new truck when it arrived. Midwestern Propane’s General Manager Ron

Brodwater, and Operations Manager Dale Wiegard, showed it off.

Knights of ColumbusCouncils Support SAVEEver since SAVE acquired the

property at Turkey Hill in 1974,area community organizationshave been vital to our success.

Several houses bear the namesof the groups that “adoptedthem” for rehab and repair then.

Today, we still receive financialand volunteer support from manyof these same organizations.

Jim Schnipper, Director ofOperations (l) accepted a checkfrom Tom Reaka, who represent-ed the Freeburg Knights ofColumbus. Knights Councils inFairview Heights, Belleville,O’Fallon, Millstadt and Cahokiaalso support SAVE. Thank you!

Have an item to donate tothe Trivia Silent Auction?

Call 618-234-1992

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