S U M M E R 2 0 1 5 THE LOREM IPSUMS SUMMER 2016 the WesleyLinks Inside this Issue! Meeting Summary 1-2 Upcoming Meeting & Speaker Information 3 Volunteer Opportunities 4 Volunteer Highlights 5 WesleyLink Welcomes and Highlights 6 WesleyLinks Members 7 Downsizing a Home of Memories Presented By Caring Transitions Owner, Paula Houston-Allen and Josh Payne, Sales Manager, Two Men and a Truck Caring Transitions of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Caring Transitions maintains a unique approach to major life changes. Their comprehensive services address the full spectrum of material, financial and emotional matters associated with a relocation or property liquidation and estate sale. Caring Transitions facilitates a smooth transition, overseeing the entire process, and produces a positive financial return on contents of a senior s home. In addition, they recognize the significant psychological impact of these types of transitions and the need to proactively plan and obtain professional support in advance of the life transition. This philosophy enables clients and their extended family and caregivers to move beyond the material. Caring Transitions provides expert guidance and resources to assist those who must simplify their material existence as well as prepare for and embrace subsequent phases of life. Save the Date! Sept. 2nd, 2015 Winter Preparations By People Working Cooperatively & Duke Energy Turn to Page 3! Nov. 4th, 2015 Caregiver Support By Catholic Charities of SouthWest Ohio Location: TBA 2016 Meeting Dates Mark your Calendar! February 3rd April 6th June 1st September 7th November 2nd
Paula Houston-Allen, M.A. and the network of Caring Transitions advisors are uniquely qualified: - Personal Property Appraisals - Comprehensive service that includes the removal and sale of all contents of a home - Team-based approach that includes experts in real estate & probate law, financial planning & brokerage services - Broad knowledge of market trends and ideal local, regional and national venues to sell unique household items Two Men and a Truck: Mission: Our commitment is to continuously strive to exceed our customers' expectations in value and high standard of satisfaction. Core Purpose: To Move People Forward Core Values: - Care - Integrity - Move People Forward - Be Your Best and Have Fun - Give Back to the Community - The Grandma Rule Service Features - Offers cross country move - Offers packing and unpacking - Will pack on the customer s timeline - Willing to do presentations at churches on timelines and goals Five Quick Tips Tip 1:Heavy items in small boxes and light items in big boxes Tip 2: One room at a time working on more is guaranteed to be overwhelming Tip 3: Be creative Make memory books on items that may not be able to go with you Tip 4: Be reasonable about new space, Can everything fit? Tip 5: NEVER use newspaper to wrap dishware, this can ruin your items! Instead use things like coffee filters, paper towels, etc. Community! If you know of someone in need of household items or that may want to donate household items contact Caring Transitions. They will come and pick them up! Movers for Moms is a nationwide initiative for Two Men and a Truck. A collection process of a variety of necessities for both women and children are collected through the month of March through May. Two Men and a Truck will set donation boxes throughout communities and collect them in May to be delivered for Mother s Day to the YWCA. Interested in more information about Caring Transitions or Two Men & A Truck? Would you like them to help your congregation members with a moving outline? Call. Caring Transitions of Greater Cincinnati and NKY Paula Houston-Allen 3737 Eastern Ave Cincinnati, OH 45226 513/718-7418 www.caringtransitionscincise.com Two Men & a Truck Josh Payne Sales Manager Hamilton East Cinci OH- 513-769-6683 Butler County OH- 513-942-9942 www.twomenandatruck.com
Be on the look out for our Navigation Friendly signs created by our Former WesleyLinks Convener Paul Hillebrand! People Working Cooperatively is a unique, non-profit organization serving low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners. PWC strengthens communities by providing professional, critical home repairs, weatherization, modification and maintenance services to help residents stay safely in their homes. PWC is supported by a robust group of more than 120 licensed, professionally trained staff members and administrative personnel. The dedicated corps of 7,000-plus volunteers makes it one of the largest volunteer corps in the region. Community members are invited to join PWC s cause by participating in a number of volunteer opportunities throughout the year. This growing list of events includes Repair Affair, held each May to complete home repairs and modifications not otherwise funded by agency dollars, and Prepare Affair, held each November to help clients prepare for the approaching winter. Save The Date! Sept. 2nd, 2015 Our next pizza and salad luncheon will be on Wednesday, Sept. 2nd, at Hyde Park Community United Methodist 1345 Grace Ave Cincinnati, OH 45208 at 11:45 a.m. Please note this meeting will be held in the theatre on the second floor instead of the Welcome Center. There is an elevator available. Please RSVP for the Sept. 2nd meeting by calling Ja Lah Willingham, Volunteer Coordinator at 513-661-2777 ext. 5428 or email jwillingham@wesleycs.org. All RSVP s will need to be finalized by Sept. 1st, 2015. Can t make it? Call In! WesleyLinks is now more available than ever with our new teleconference option! If you are unable to attend WesleyLinks meetings, there is now the option to call into the meeting via telephone and participate from wherever you are. To join the teleconference, please call 513-621-0220 at 12:20 p.m. When asked, enter the participant passcode 753269#. After entering the participant passcode, you will join the WesleyLinks meeting! Please call Ja Lah Willingham by September 2nd to RSVP for this option. Ashley joined the PWC family in 2011 and currently oversees the production support department. As the agency s customer service manager, Ashley dedicates herself to going above and beyond for the company, resolving client issues promptly, handling calls with excellent service, and ensuring that all applications and requests are processed quickly and efficiently. Ashley keeps her mind on the mission and heart on the clients. She actively participates in many outreach and volunteer events for PWC and serves as a member on PWC s Young Professional committee. Outside of saving homes and restoring pride, Ashley attends Thomas More College where she maintains a 3.8 GPA and frequent position on the Dean s List. Her goal is to obtain her Master s Degree in Business Administration Management and continue to grow at People Working Cooperatively. Currently, Ashley resides in Fairfield with her husband and their young daughter.
Volunteer Opportunities! Be sure to like our Facebook page and share your volunteer experiences or what you re incorporating at your church from WesleyLinks via social media! Tag us @Wesley Community Services on Facebook Share photos and use the hashtags: #GetInvolved #Wesley #Volunteer #WCS Meals/Transportation Office Assistant: Assist our Meals on Wheels Program in continuing to provide supreme services to our seniors by mapping out routes, confirming signatures, and other behind the scene tasks! Transportation Department, Auto Detailing: We are currently looking for groups to help detail our transportation vehicles. You are welcome to come in on Saturdays/ Sundays from 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. OR in the evenings on weekdays. We ask that all dates for Saturdays/Sundays be requested at least a week in advance. Marketing Team Members: Wesley Community Services is working to put together a team with an array of marketing backgrounds to help design, develop and implement the perfect Marketing Plan for Wesley Community Services. The Marketing team will generally meet once every two weeks in the evenings. Newsletter Journalists We would like to put together a quarterly newsletter to share the progress and enhance/increase awareness of the Wesley Community Services Organization. Volunteers will identify new relationships with media outlets, write/edit articles, design newsletters and secure media coverage on company articles. Our office is open Monday-Friday from 8AM-4:30PM, hours for scheduling are flexible between these times.
A Special Farewell to our WesleyLinks Convenor, Mr. Paul Hillebrand! The WesleyLinks team would like to thank you for your time and dedication to the WesleyLinks program and its improvement. We would like to wish you the best in all of your future endeavors and we hope to see you again. Farewell Paul!
Welcome Aboard Mrs. Ericka Copeland-Dansby! Wesley Community Services officially welcomed An advocate for the community s most vulnerable THE LOREM IPSUMS SUMMER 2016 Ericka Copeland Dansby April 15th, 2015. In the short period of Ericka being with the organization she has really focused on showcasing the organization hosting Wesley s first Spinning Class Fundraiser and Open House. Ericka has served the community for more than 25 years in various leadership roles in the non-profit sector. She has been responsible for providing vital services to the underserved throughout Greater Cincinnati with an emphasis on the residents of Greater Cincinnati s most disadvantaged communities. Ericka has championed senior health, housing and medication assistance, youth-development initiatives designed to assist vulnerable children K-12th grade, temporary housing for homeless families and children, employment readiness/skill training for adults, and community health and parental involvement programs. She served as Executive Director of Mercy Health St. John from 2002 2012. Elected to office in 2014, Ericka currently serves as the Vice-President of the Cincinnati Public School Board. Highlights Would you like your church activities to be featured in the next newsletter? Call or email Ja Lah Willingham! Anderson Hills United Methodist Visitation Program Quote Program Offers contemporary service Cincinnati Mennonite Fellowship Provides transportation for seniors in the congregation on an as needed basis Gaines United Methodist The Primetimers celebrate adults 90 and over with a dinner and a plaque. Mid-week Manna- community dinner and service every Wednesday at 5pm Prayer Ministry-connects with other local churches in the neighborhood to go into the community and pray for community members populations, Ericka s goals as Executive Director of Wesley Community Services is to expand outreach to assist seniors remaining in their homes as long as possible, strengthening the financial support of the organization, improving awareness surrounding issues faced by the aged population, and increasing partnerships with communities and businesses to improve support to the area s seniors. Ericka and her husband, Darrick Dansby, a Real Estate Developer, are the parents of Jeremiyah, a senior student at Walnut Hills High School. They live in the Roselawn community and, as a family, are actively involved in many service projects throughout the city. WesleyLinks would also like to welcome Cincinnati Mennonite Fellowship s new Pastor, Renee Kanagy and Gaines United Methodist s new Pastor, Don Wilson! Mt. Zion Baptist Sept. 13th Seasoned Saints Day/Grandparents Dayhonoring people over 50 Sept. 11th Old Fashion Bake Off inspired to help younger generations with cooking skills Making waterproof mats out of plastic bags for those facing homelessness
WesleyLinks is an ecumenical network of over 70 churches providing information on aging services to seniors in their congregations. Information is made available to seniors who need support so that they may stay in their own home for as long as possible. Wesleylinks Ohio es Anderson Hills Christian Anderson Hills UMC Armstrong Chapel UMC Berean Missionary Baptist Brecon UMC Calvary UMC Cherry Grove UMC Christ New Beginnings Ministries Christ Prince of Peace UMC Christ the King Lutheran of the Saviour UMC Clough UMC Faith United of Christ Forest Chapel UMC Fosdick First of God Friendship UMC Gaines UMC Groesbeck UMC Guardian Angels Catholic Hartwell UMC Hartzell UMC Hyde Park Bethlehem UMC Hyde Park Community UMC Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic John Wesley UMC Keys of the Kingdom UMC Knox Presbyterian Loveland UMC Lutheran of the Resurrection Miami Whitewater UMC Monfort Heights UMC Morrow UMC Mt. Carmel Christian Mt. Healthy UMC Mt. Moriah UMC Mt. Washington Presbyterian Mt. Washington UMC Nast Trinity UMC New Jerusalem Baptist New Vision UMC Newtown UMC North Bend UMC Oak Hills UMC Our Lady of Visitation Parkside Christian Pilgrim United of Christ Power and Faith Ministries Sharonville UMC Shiloh UMC Springdale Nazarene St. Aloysius Gonzaga St. Bernard Catholic St. Ignatius Catholic St. James Episcopal St. Joseph North Bend St. Lawrence St. Luke s Evangelical of Christ St. Martin of Tours St. Peter and St. Paul United of Christ Saint Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic St. Vincent DePaul/St. Bernard Clairvaux Trinity Presbyterian United Methodist Women Ohio River Valley District Vineyard Community Westwood First Presbyterian Westwood UMC Zion UMC WesleyLinks Northern Kentucky es of God First Evangelical Methodist Garrad St. of Christ Latonia Christian Melbourne UMC Mother of God Ninth St. Baptist Our Saviour Parish St. Augustine Trinity Episcopal Word of Life Christian Fellowship Interested in joining WesleyLinks? Please contact Ja Lah Willingham, Volunteer Coordinator at 513-661-2777 ext. 5428. She would be happy to answer any questions you may have and provide you with more information.