2011
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The Angel’s House doors have been open as an emergency safe haven for foster children of Coweta County and beyond for over seven years.
A Message from the Board We consider ourselves fortunate and blessed to be able to continue to fulfill our mission of providing a safe, loving home for children. Your support helps us to make this possible. During this past year, we were able to meet many needs at the house. Memorial contributions allowed us to replace the much used stove and dishwasher, and soon we will replace the well-worn sofa and loveseat. We also received an anonymous donation of a car to replace the very used one we had. Our fantastic administrative and house staff continues to keep things running smoothly. They are a wonderful group of people who provide a nurturing environment and excellent care for “our” children. Their efforts help to make our responsibilities as board members much easier!
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My term as president is coming to an end, and I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the board for the wonderful job they do. Ann Phillips, who is our current vice-president, will be taking over in January, and she will serve the position very well. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank you for your continued and generous support of Angel’s House. We wish each of you a wonderful holiday season and a happy and healthy new year.
Note from Our Board President 1 Director News 2 Our Staff/Board 2 2012 Run for Angels & Chicken Q 3 News/Happenings/Accomplishments 4 Thank You Donors 6 Honors/Memoriams 10 A Few Words from the Children 11 Needs/Wish List 11 Georgia Baptist Children’s Home, as contracted by Our History 12 the Angel’s House board, oversees the day to day operations of the home, providing outstanding administrators as well as warm, loving house parents. For the Record: The current annual budget to keep Angel’s House Angel’s House has provided care for operational exceeds $250,000. The stipends children since June 2004. received from the state work to offset these expenses, but we are extremely dependent on Opening through October 2011: monetary and in-kind donations. It is a sad fact that Number of Children: 155 most of the children come to Angel’s House with only Days of Care: 17,328 the clothes on their backs. Male: 38 Monetary donations in any amount are always Female: 118 appreciated. Gift cards in any increment from Target, Children from Coweta County 85% Old Navy, Wal-Mart or any other store are greatly Average Days Stayed: 113 valued and enable the children to select their own
We Need You. Be an Angel!
- Colleen L. Sprayberry, Board President
Please Put Angel’s House on Your Yearly Donation List! If you would like to make a donation in honor of or in memory of a loved one, please be sure to attach a note including his/her name and address along with your check or gift card so those being honored may be notified. Upon request, we offer printed cards so that you may personally notify your honoree. Call Kaye Todd at 770-251-7050 if you would like some of these cards. Our address is P.O. Box 657, Newnan, GA 30264. You will find a contribution form and self-addressed envelope enclosed with this newsletter. You are also invited to join our Angel’s House Foundation Circle. Please give serious consideration to becoming a member of this special group.
clothing and toiletry items. Gift cards from skating rinks, movie theatres, pizza parlors, etc. enable the staff to treat the children to special outings. These cards may be sent to 1401 Holbrook Road, Newnan, GA 30263. Please see our current Needs/Wish list on page 11.
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A note from Angel’s House Director, Becky Parish
New Board Members We are thrilled to welcome four new members to our Board of Directors. Jill McKnight, Jennifer Palmer, Beth Quick and Kelley Welden joined us this past spring. These dedicated and talented ladies have so much to offer, and we are very fortunate to have them working with us. We say goodbye to board members Mark Pass and Anne Berry and thank them for their years of service to Angel’s House.
2011 Board of Directors Colleen Sprayberry President Ann Phillips Vice President LouAnne Connell Treasurer Marla Brandenburg Secretary Val Cranford Foundation Circle Co- Chair Bambi Edge Foundation Circle Co- Chair 2011 Run for Angels Chair Debi Fuchs Jill McKnight Cindy Owens Jennifer Palmer Beth Quick Lisa Shaak Angie Tarkenton Kelley Weldon
June 2011 marked the 7th year Angel’s House has been open. Angel’s House has seen many personnel and program changes during these years. No matter the length of stay, the one thing that remains the same is the care provided for each child. Based upon numerous changes at the state level regarding service needs, Angel’s House has adjusted its program to meet those needs. A big change that has impacted our program dealt with the age requirements for children under the age of 12 who must receive a special permission waiver granted by a Regional Director in order to be placed in a group home. During the first three years, children who came into care typically had a longer length of stay and were elementary school age. During the most recent four years, the age range has shifted to 13 years and older. Occasionally, Angel’s House still provides care for
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those under 12, but this has become a rarity. Because of this shift to teenagers and the referral base being predominantly female, Angel’s House has only served females since August 2007, allowing the program to utilize the facility to its optimum function. Meeting each child’s physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs remains the primary service goal of Angel’s House. Our service area predominantly remains Coweta County, but we do provide services for children outside the county. This care is for children in state custody. Overnight to 904 days has been the range of stay. Many of the children who come to Angel’s House on an emergency basis walk in with only the clothes on their backs. Community support is extremely necessary and deeply appreciated in meeting the needs of these children. Gift cards tend to be the most versatile manner to meet these needs. Angel’s House continues to provide emergency 23-hour stay for Coweta County DFCS “special needs” cases. - Becky Parish, Program Director
Becky Parish continues as the Program Coordinator at Angel’s House. Becky has been with Angel’s House since January 2007. Becky has been employed with Georgia Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries, Inc. for 22 years. The joys of working at Angel’s House continue to be balanced with the heart-breaking situations that bring our children to us! This joy and heart-break are possible on a daily basis because of God’s sustaining Grace. Kaye Todd continues as the Administrative Assistant at Angel’s House. Kaye has been with Angel’s House since August 2010 and with Georgia Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries, Inc. for three years. Kaye enjoys the variety of job tasks and working with the board. The tremendous amount of community support (especially at Christmas) was a great blessing and very touching. The full-time Direct Care staff members are Erik and Angela Vielhaber, Sania Elshorbgy and Becca Rountree. The Vielhabers have been group leaders at Angel’s House since December 2009 but came to us with 4 years experience from another program. Sania became a part of our team in September 2010 and Becca in October 2010. All four came to Angel’s House with a wide range of work and life experiences. Angel’s House is blessed with these dedicated individuals who look at their work as a ministry, not just a job! The Direct Care staff members live in for a seven-day period, 24 hours-per-day every other week. They function in the role of what most people know as the “mom” and “dad” of the household. We, as a staff, are reminded every day of the responsibility, privilege and opportunity that is ours to impact the lives of those who have been entrusted in our care. We prayerfully hope that each child learns as much from us as we do from them. Regardless of the length of stay, each staff member’s life is impacted by those who come through our doors. It is our goal that every child who comes to Angel’s House knows that she is loved and cared for by a staff team, God and a community that wants to make a positive difference in her life due to her stay at Angel’s House. Our prayer for each child remains: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
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2012 Run For Angels & Chicken-Q Saturday, February 4th, 2012
The 10th Annual 5K/10K Road Race and 1 Mile Fun Run, is set for Saturday, February 4th, 2012. This event is Angel’s House’s largest fundraiser, having raised over $210,000 since its inception in 2003. As both the 5K and 10K courses are certified as Peachtree Road Race Qualifiers, this has become a highly visible and well-participated event, attracting over 600 runners and walkers from all over the southeast. We strive to stage a quality athletic event by continuing to improve and expand what we offer our runners. The run is professionally managed by Pacesetter’s P.R. and takes place in historic downtown Newnan. Many committed volunteers are actively involved in the planning and implementation of the race, including various community and student groups. We are grateful for all who support the run by volunteering time, offering their services or by making an in-kind or monetary donation. The run sponsorship campaign is currently underway, offering a unique opportunity as 100% of your tax-deductible donation will go directly to Angel’s House. The race itself is fully sustained by participants’ entry fees.
Please bring your families and enjoy a day of fun beginning with the Run for Angels and ending with a delicious chicken lunch. If you are interested in helping with this event, please contact Bambi Edge at 770-253-7758.
The 2012 Angel’s House Chicken-Q will be held at the First United Methodist Church Parish Hall in conjunction with the Run for Angel’s on Saturday, February 4, 2012. We had a very successful 2011 Chicken-Q, serving over 1,375 plates of the famous Huckleberry’s chicken. Our community continues to show overwhelming support for this important fundraiser. Since 2002, the Chicken-Q has raised approximately $62,000 for Angel’s House. Several local churches have come together to make this event such a wonderful success, and we welcome all of the churches in the community to participate. These friends of Angel’s House sell tickets, bake homemade desserts and work to serve our many hungry patrons on the day of the Chicken-Q. Tickets will be for sale through the downtown churches. A drive-thru pick-up line opens at 10:30 a.m. for those who would like “to go” plates. Others are invited to eat in the Parish Hall beginning at 11a.m. Jennifer Palmer and Kelley Welden are the 2012 Chicken-Q co-chairs and can be contacted for more information.
Many Thanks to Our 2011 Sponsors
ACE Hardware BB&T Binion Tire Company Bowers & Burns Brothers LTD Carl E. Smith & Sons Building Materials, Inc Childrens Clinic Coweta-Fayette EMC Natural Gas Coweta-Fayette EMC
Crain Oil Company Inc. Flowers Bailey Street Bakery Georgia Bone & Joint Georgia Power Company Harwell, Brown & Harwell, P.C. Kam, Ebersbach & Lewis, P.C. Kemp’s Dalton West Flooring Kiwanis Club of Coweta County Knox Company, Inc
Matrix Insurance Agency, Inc McKoon Funeral Homes, Inc. NuLink Patrick H. Yancey, III DMD Publix Super Markets, Inc. Randa The Realtor Scott’s Book Store Stemberger & Cummins, P.C. SYNERGY Fitness and Personal Training
Tiernan & Patrylo, Inc. True Blue Graphic Canongate Golf Clubs Chick-Fil-A, Inc. Glover & Davis, P. A. Newnan Presbyterian Church Southtowne Toyota of Newnan United Bank
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2011 Happenings Around the House Dr. Robert Whipple IV, wife Claudia, and their family treated the children to an outing to see the Atlanta Braves. A part of this outing was transportation provided by Tommy Collins of Collins Limo. The children had an amazing adventure!
Angel’s House cannot function without the continued love and support from our donors! We are overwhelmed on a daily basis by the generosity and love poured out upon us!
Panera Bread continues to donate on a weekly basis. SouthCrest Church continues to visit Angel’s House, providing work groups and pizza parties. Basketball games, movies, board games, and lots of laughter and love mark every visit. Unity Baptist Church continues to be our host church, with members helping our children feel at home each service. The Women’s Ministry delivers a “goodie bag” every month. Outings with the youth group are donated to our girls and to our staff. Special thanks to our service providers who donate their time and service to keep us warm & cool: O’Callaghan Heating & Air, and to SOS for keeping our copier running. Huge thanks to Dr. Robert Whipple IV and his entire staff for continually seeing our children on short notice. Leesa Bates & Ms. Arleshia @ Platinum provide our children with free haircuts and hair care. The children and staff continue to enjoy the special treats that are brought by David Gregory, as donated by Starbucks. Olive Garden, Stevie B’s Pizza and Texas Roadhouse host the Angel’s House group for meals on a monthly basis, and Red Robin provides discounts when the staff take the children out to eat. Casey Childs donated lawn service to Angel’s House for several months during this past year. The service has included everything imaginable that a yard could use. Not only has the service been free, but the “servants” have been awesome! A fun and exciting day was enjoyed by all at the Logos Ranch. Thank you, Peyton family and friends. Valentine’s goodie bags were provided by Born Again Ministries and East Newnan Baptist Church with an expression of love & support to each girl.
Junction Lanes generously allows the girls to bowl on a quarterly basis. Each bowling event comes with a pizza! Carmike Theater treats us to movies anytime we set it up! At school, children participate in ROTC, art and drama and attend various activities such as sporting events and dances. One of our Newnan High School students from Angel’s House attended the Military Ball! Big thanks to Tommy Collins of Collins Limo for the special limousine ride for our Angel and her friend, Debbie Fuchs and daughter, Emma, for the manicure and pedicure, Murphey’s Florist for a wrist corsage, and Allison Vielhaber for the special dress. One of our girls participates in the band at Smokey Road Middle School. The entire Coweta County School System staff is responsive, dedicated and compassionate when meeting the needs of our girls! Gary and Ann Stallings donated guitars with free lessons and a variety of other services such as school clothes, supplies and blueberries. Yummies for our tummies and our hearts ☺ East Coweta Beta Club provided Halloween candy, which warmed the hearts of our dental provider, My Kidz Dentist! A great day of beauty makeovers was provided by Becky Santiago and Shelly Hendricks. Thanks, Kristie Washington, for setting this up! Resurrection Lutheran Church generously donates food items for our Thanksgiving meal every year! First Baptist Church-Atlanta donated tickets to the Atlanta Passion Play. This was an event like nothing ever experienced by our children and a night that lived on for days due to the impact of the performance! Tickets were donated to the Good Friday Concert at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater by an Anonymous donor. This was another event that had a powerful impact on the children, as it was discussed for days afterward. Angel’s House cannot function without the continued love and support from our donors! We are overwhelmed on a daily basis by the generosity and love poured out upon us! THANK YOU!
A BIG heart-felt THANK YOU to Mike Fitzpatrick Ford for helping us to solve our van issue. We have been looking for a gently used van to replace our current one and Mike Fitapztrick came through for us in a big way. Mike gave us a very generous trade-in amount for our old van which enabled us to purchase the 2011 twelve-passenger van with only 8000 miles!! The price was too good to pass up and we sincerely appreciate the efforts and generosity of Mike Fitzpatrick Ford. 4
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Back to School 2011
A Christmas Story 2010 “T’was the night before Christmas and all through the
house,” and how many children are snuggled in their bed at Angel’s House? One of the joys and potential disasters could come from that very question, because all the plans and present needs can change at the very last minute. This Christmas, the final count changed on the 22nd, just two nights before Christmas presents from Santa! If change was a surprise to Angel’s House staff, we would have been in panic mode. But due to the overwhelming support from the community, we’ve learned not to panic because there are always plenty of presents to meet the needs. (And amazingly the presents are “exactly the right ones” for whoever new becomes a part of the family!) We are thankful for the wonderful, generous, fabulous donors that make the eyes and hearts of our children and staff glow on Christmas morning! Christmas Wish Lists were filled by Dogwood Veterinarian Hospital, Matt Smith, Cindy Eidson, Dentistry 4 Children, and Virginia Shepherd with Georgia Tech. Gifts Cards and money for presents and activities were received from Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Women’s Group, Archie’s SS Class-Unity Baptist Church, Coweta County Soccer Association, Bob and Jill Truitt, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ball, Fred Robertson, Nu-Link: Newnan, Audrey Whiteside, Robert Eugene and Katherine Haw, Ronnie and Michelle Shultz, Christian Men’s Fellowship-Liberty Christian Church, Welch Elementary K-Kids, Steve and Christine Seaman, Neil and Kathleen Seeley, Darlene Turner, Cliff and Val Cranford, and Loyd and JoAnne Hayes. Food items were given by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Stockings, toys, and extra goodies were given by Lea Kelly, Janet Britt, Newnan Followers of Christ at East Coweta High School, Annie B. Gibbons Eastern Star-Outreach Committee, Hope Harris, Lois and Steven Pike,
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Min-Soo Lee: Southeastern Regional Director for Wells Fargo, Joe Bedwell, Newnan Academy “Back to School” equals a big of Preschool and Childcare, Starbucks with “Yee Haw” from the staff at Community Donors, LaDonna Mansfield-South- Angel’s House after a hectic Metro Ministries, Carolyn Barron-Montessori summer schedule! Preparing up School, Women of Purpose Class at FBC-Newnan, to ten teenagers for a new year Scott’s Book Store, Christ Chapel Community of academics is an event in Church-Zebulon, Julie and Mike Loyd, and Griffin and of itself! Supplies, clothes, Jewelers. A pizza party was enjoyed with Sharpsburg forms, shots, schedules and 16 Youth Softball Team. Donated tickets for the routines all have to be together Living Christmas Tree from New Hope Baptist for the school year to get off to a Church, Fayetteville offered an evening of reflection good start! As Angel’s House and childlike wonder for the greatest story ever prepared for school to start this told! Nutcracker tickets were given by Doris Russell year, we were blessed with School of Dance-Mr. Stephen Ball. Hi-5 Port-a- donations to get us on the Potties provided and delivered a live Christmas tree, right track! Thanks to Gracie’s and Hospital Discount Drugs donated numerous Closet, Gary and Ann Stallings, Christmas ornaments! and the Angel’s House Board, Overwhelming is the word that comes to mind when who gave us clothes and money we remember Christmas 2010! Christmas morning to buy clothes. School supplies wake-up and present time was an experience like no were provided by The Stallings, other for the children and the staff. It is one of the Betty Stapler, Ann Watts, times we are reminded of the wonder of Christmas and Archie’s Sunday School through the eyes of a sometimes cynical teenager who Class at Unity Baptist Church. becomes that awestruck child! One of the girls stated, We have new children through“This was the best Christmas I have ever had!” As a out the school year, so we’re in staff, Christmas is usually when we are blown away constant need of school supplies after wondering if it will all come together, and we all year long. A special thank realize just how fortunate we are to live in a community you to Sherry Warren, Title I who cares and shows it through giving. Christmas Coordinator of the Coweta 2010 will stand out as a reminder of God’s provisions County Board of Education, for the children through individuals and groups who for her dedicated support of want to make sure our children feel love. You helped Angel’s House as we access each child have an enjoyable holiday season despite Title I monies for educational being away from their own families by reminding needs, including our invaluable them that they are loved. tutors: currently Karin Gordon and Samantha Bullard and previous tutor, Maggie Horne.
December 2010 marked the 90th birthday for Mrs. Nell Jackson, a generous, long-time supporter of Angel’s House and the children who live here. Angel’s House is blessed to be a part of Mrs. Nell’s Unity Baptist Church, and was honored to be invited to attend her birthday celebration. At that celebration, the children and staff were able to meet her children. Through the generosity of Denise and Alan Jackson, the Angel’s House group and each individual Angel were given the opportunity to pose for professional pictures. Photographer Jim Robertson took two group portraits for Angel’s House. The girls’ individual pictures were addressed and signed by Alan Jackson, then framed and given to each girl for Christmas. This is an event and gift that will live in our girls’ hearts and memories forever.
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With the recession and possible state budget cuts, the generosity of these dedicated supporters mean more than ever. We cannot say thank you enough to all of these gracious donors. You are the wind beneath their wings!
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Halo of Love ($1,000 and above)
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Brandenburg Dr. and Mrs. George Ballantyne Bank of Coweta BNY Mellon Buffolo Rock/Pepsi Central Baptist Church Mr. and Mrs. Randy Connell Dr. and Mrs. Garnet R. Craddock, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Clifford A. Cranford, Jr. Department Of Family and Children Services Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Edge, IV First Liberty Bank and Loan First United Methodist Church Mrs. Richard Fuchs Mrs. Malcolm E. Harvey Huckleberry’s - Ms. Brenda Wilkins Kiwanis Club of Newnan, Inc.
Mrs. Ann Knight Mrs. Catherine Latimore Legacy Christian Church - Ms. Carolyn Strack Lichty Brothers Homes Lighthouse Committee of Newnan- Newnan Utilities Employees - Mrs. Alexis Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Malone Mr. and Mrs. Ellis A. Mansour Mr. and Mrs. George Massey Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McEntire Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. McKnight Newnan Salvage, Inc. Ms. Margatetta Osborn Mr. and Mrs. Greg Owens Mr. and Mrs. Emory Palmer PAPP Clinic Mr. and Mrs. Donald Phillips
Piedmont Newnan Hospital - Kelly Hines Mr. and Mrs. Scott Quick Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ray - Young Boozer Family foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Shaak Mrs. Doris Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Smith Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Sprayberry Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Tarkenton Mr. and Mrs. Larry Taylor The Allstate Foundation The Veggie Patch - Mrs. Laura Westbrook Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James Welden Mr. and Mrs. Eric Wellons Wood, Odom, and Edge, Attorneys At Law
The above members of the Foundation Circle donated $ 1,000 or more over the past twelve months. To learn more about becoming a member of Angel’s House Foundation Circle, please contact: LouAnne Connell, 770-253-4314,
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Halo of Hope ($200 to $999.99)
Mrs. Gene Abernathy ACE Hardware BB&T Binion Tire Company Mr. and Mrs. Duke Blackburn Brothers Bowers & Burns Mr. and Mrs. Sam Candler Canongate Golf Clubs Seniors Mens Golf Association Carl Smith & Sons Building Materials, Inc Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Cates Chic-Fil-A Childrens Clinic Mr. Richard Compton Coweta-Fayette EMC Natural Gas Coweta-Fayette EMC Crain Oil Company Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cranford Ms. Jan Deyton Mr. and Mrs. Hayne Drumheller Mr. and Mrs. Randy Ebersbach Mr. Joshua Fauver Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Fauver Flowers Bailey Street Bakery Miss Lucie Flowers
Georgia Bone & Joint, LLC Georgia Power Company Glover & Davis, P. A. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hamby Harold & Eva Brandner Harwell, Brown & Harwell, P.C. - Mrs. Lisa Harwell Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hembree Ms. Joyce L. Hubbard Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hynes Kam, Ebersbach & Lewis, P.C. Kemp’s Dalton West Flooring - Mr. Chris Kemp Kiwanis Club of Coweta County Knox Company, Inc Ms. Antoinette Mann Matrix Insurance Agency, Inc Mr. and Mrs. Jason McDonald Mr. Michael D. McEachin McKoon Funeral Homes, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Millar Mom’s Club of Sharpsburg Dr. and Mrs. Tom Moynahan Newnan Presbyterian Church Newnan Youth Council NuLink
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Palmer Patrick H. Yancey, III DMD Publix Super Markets, Inc. Randa The Realtor Mr. Fred Robertson Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sayeg Scott’s Book Store Mr. and Mrs. Steven Seaman Mr. and Mrs. Neil Seeley Southtowne Stemberger & Cummins, P.C. SYNERGY Fitness and Personal Training Dr. and Mrs. Boyce Thomas Tiernan & Patrylo, Inc. Toyota of Newnan True Blue Graphic United Bank Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Walker Welch Elementary K-Kids Welch Elementary/ - Ms. Jaskot’s 3rd Grade Class Wells Fargo Community Support - United Way Campaign White Oak Golden K Kiwanis Ms. Minerva Winslow
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Halo of Faith ($1 to $199.99) Without continued support from the many individuals and business entities that have graced us with their generous financial or in-kind donations, we could not continue to keep the doors of Angel’s House open. You have helped to protect the most vulnerable and least politically powerful citizens among us... our abused and neglected children. As we attempt to list all who have in some way contributed to Angel’s House in the past year, we risk the inadvertent omission of someone from our list. If we have neglected to include your name, please accept our apology and contact LouAnne Connell at 770-253-4314. Please know that each and every donation is appreciated. Ms. Harriet Abusaid Mrs. Charles Adams Allstate Giving Campaign Anonymous
Arnall Grocery Company Mr. and Mrs. Guy Arnall Assembly Of The Firstborn Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Ms. Margie Avery Mr. and Mrs. James Bagwell
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Banks Mr. and Mrs. Chip Barron Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barron Mr. Jess Barron Mr. John Barron Dr. Earnest Barron, Jr.
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Halo of Faith Mrs. Lindsey Barron Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Willis Barron Dr. and Mrs. Donald Bass Mr. and Mrs. Michael Beall Mr. and Mrs. Danny Beck Ms. Pamela Bell Ms. Lily Benson Mr. and Mrs. Will Blackburn Ms. Binka Bone Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Boren Mr. and Mrs. David Breed Ms. D.M. Brosche Ms. Barbara Brown Ms. Lela Brown Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Brown Ms. Ethel Bruner Ms. Elsa Burkhardt Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cahalan Camp & Associates Land Surveying, P.C. Mr. Paul Cantrell Mr. Jason Carmichael J.C. Cauthen Ms. Sandra Champion Mr. and Mrs. David Clark Ms. Jane Clark Mr. and Mrs. Ken W. Coggin Ms. Lucille A. Colvin Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Conklin Ms. Kristi Conort Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cornay Coweta County Sheriff’s Office Mr. and Mrs. Donald Craft Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Craven Ms. Carole Crenshaw Ms. Anne Culver Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Culver Mr. and Mrs. Turner Cunningham Ms. Lisa Davies Ms. Jennifer DeFayette Mr. and Mrs. James Dilz Judge and Mrs. Homer Drake, Jr. Mr. James Droskinis Mr. and Mrs. Jason Dudley Mr. and Mrs. Peter Durham Ms. Ella Dyer Mr. and Mrs. Henry Camp Embrey Mr. and Mrs. Myron Engebretson Mr. and Mrs. Rob Estes Mr. and Mrs. John Fanning Ms. Melinda Friesen Mr. and Mrs. Olin Galloway Ms. Kristie Gardner Ms. Charlotte Gay Ms. Katie Gentilello Ms. Libby George Mrs. Howard C. Glover, Jr. Ms. Kathleen Gooding
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Ms. Susan Graham Ms. Karen Green Mr. and Mrs. John Grenga Mr. Dan Groce Mr. and Mrs. Michael Guariglia Mr. and Mrs. Pat Guariglia Ms. Nicole Gyulay Mr. and Mrs. Michael Haley Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Ron Harwell Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haw Rebecca and James Heflin Ms. Deborah Henderson Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hensley Mr. and Mrs. John Hickman Hight Investments, LLC Ms. Susan Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Ken Horowitz Dr. and Mrs. Howard Hurley Mr. and Mrs. Barry Isaacs Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson Ms. Jenny Jackson Jamison Bedding, Inc. Johnson Ferry Baptist Church Mrs. Jane Johnson Ms. Elizabeth Jones Ms. Julie Jones Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Josey Mr. and Mrs. James Keene Mr. and Mrs. James Keith Ms. Barbara Kennedy Ms. Laura Kenney Mr. Emory King Ms. Ruth Kinsler Ms. Teresa Kline Mr. and Mrs. William Kline Siglinde Knight Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kovach Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Laurent Mr. and Mrs. David Laurent Judge and Mrs. William F. Lee, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lelchuk Ms. Vivian Lelchuk Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis Liberty Christian Church - Christian Men’s Fellowship Ms. Arlene Liebl Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Lindner Mr. and Mrs. John Lines Mr. and Mrs. Jim Luckie Mr. and Mrs. James Lyle Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lyles Mr. and Mrs. Joe MacNabb Mr. Stephen Marshall Mr. Jackson Martinee Dr. and Mrs. Andy McDonald Ms. Cindy McElhinney
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Ms. Mary McGraw Mr. and Mrs. Drew McLeod Ms. Joann McMichael Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy McMillan Lynn McRae-Hurdle Mr. and Mrs. David Merriwether Mr. Michael Mondelli Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moor Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moor Ms. Elizabeth Moore Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Moore Moreland Elementary Staff Mr. and Mrs. James Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Moye Mr. Arthur H. Murphy Mr. Joseph Myers Nelson’s Appliance & Home Furnishings New Bethel Congregational Methodist Church Ms. Frances M. Norman Mr. James Owen Mr. Cary Paba Mr. and Mrs. Steven Parcha Mrs. Howard Parks Mrs. J. W. Parks, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Pick Parks Mr. and Mrs. Mark Pass Mr. Thad Pettyjohn Ms. Nydira Peugh Ms. Linda Pittard Polly Crowley Adult Study Group Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ponce Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pope Mr. and Mrs. Laurie Pope Ms. Pamela Potter Mr. Matthew Pych Ms. Donna Quadri Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ray Mr. and Mrs. Jason Reaves Dana Reed Mr. Daniel Regenstein Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. William Robertson Rock Creek Lake Association Ms. Sue Royal Mrs. A. Burt Rutledge Mr. Raul Santelices Savannah Chatham County Media Sunshine Club Ms. Charlotte Schulz Mrs. Earlene Scott Sears Holdings Management Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Brad Sears Ms. Carol Lee Shankel Ms. Elisabeth Sikes Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smith Ms. Karen Smith Mr. and Mrs. Tim Snyder Ms. Julie Speer 8
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Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sprayberry Ms. Sharon Statter Ms. Theresa Stinson Mr. and Mrs. Eric Stipe Ms. Phoebe Strahler and Ms. Kay Patterson Mr. James Strickland Mr. Brett Stuart Ms. Judith Swafford Ms. Mary Taft-McPhee Mr. and Mrs. Rick Tamplin Tara Mustang Club Ms. Carolyn Taylor Ms. Jackie Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Bob Teller The Heritage School, Inc.
The Home Depot Foundation The Rowan Agency Dr. and Mrs. James J. Thomasson, Jr. Ms. Losia Tomlinson Mr. Russell Tomlinson Mr. and Mrs. Dan Umbach Mr. and Mrs. John Varner Mr. and Mrs. William Vaughn Mr. and Mrs. Richard Vickers Ms. Maxine Vineyard Ms. Ani Volkan Mr. Marsha Waller Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Walls Ms. Karen Walton Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Washburn Mr. and Mrs. Phil Watkiss Mr. and Mrs. James Weaver/AJFC Dr. and Mrs. Bobby Whipple Ms. Audrey Whiteside Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Winn Wise Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wood Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Woods Mr. and Mrs. Rick Worthen Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wright Ms. Pamela Wulz Dr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Yancey, III Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Yancey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Young
Angel’s House Giving Circle Members
InKind Donations America’s Best Anonymous Archie’s S.S. Class Arnall Grocery Company Assembly 367, Annie B. Gibbons Atlanta Fitness Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ball Mr. Steven Ball Mr. Joe Bedwell Bellevue Baptist Church GA’a Ms. Jennifer Bogle Ms. Donna Boykin Brighter Day Children’s Organization Ms. Janet Britt Buffolo Rock/ Pepsi Mr. Jeff Bugg Carolyn Barron Montessori School Ms. Becky Carpenter Ceil Harper’s Sunday School Class Chic-Fil-A Christ Chapel Community Church Collins Limosine Service Concord Baptist Church Coweta County Soccer Association Mr. Brad Dassey Delta ACS Learning Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Pub. Serv Dentistry 4 Children D’Imension 74 Salon Dogwood Veterinary Hospital Druid Hills Baptist Church Ms. Lucy Durand Epilepsy Foundation Flowers Bailey Street Bakery Followers Of Christ ECHS Ms. Kara Foster Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Frederick
Mrs. Richard Fuchs Ms. Melonie Gaeta Georiga Institute Of Technology Mr. Jim Grantham Dr. and Mrs. David Harding Gregory Greg’s Garage Mr. Murty Hannah Ms. Hope Harris Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Hays Hi-5 Port-A-Potties Mr. Joe Hobbs Hospital Discount Drugs Huckleberry’s Mr. and Mrs. Alan Jackson Ms. Jenny Jackson Mrs. Nell Jackson Mrs. Jane Johnson Ms. Ingrid Joyce Ms. Lea Kelly KFC Ms. Kathy Laster Logos Ranch - Reece and Tina Payton Love’M & Leave’M Mr. and Mrs. Mike Loyd Mills Chapel Rev. & Mrs. Larry Montgomery Mt. Carmel Methodist Church Newnan Academy Pre-school Newnan-Coweta Angel’s House Board Olive Garden - Ashley Park Optimist Club Of Senoia Ms. Sandra Parriet Patrick H. Yancey, III DMD Peachtree City Christian Church Ms. Jane Perez Mr. and Mrs. Steven Pike Platinum Salon - Arleshia Russell owner Publix Super Markets, Inc.- Ms. Brenda Reid Ms. Jenny Rada
Real Life Center Resurrection Lutheran Church Mr. Jim Robinson Ms. Rebecca Santiago Mr. and Mrs. Ronny Schultz Scott’s Book Store Sharpsburg 16 U Softball Sherwood Landscape Services Ms. Kay Smith Mr. Matt Smith Mr. Steve Smith Smokey Road Middle School South Metro Ministries Southcrest Baptist Church St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stallings Standard Office System Ms. Betty Stapler Starbucks Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stokely The Good Deed Team Ms. April Tidwell True Blue Graphic Mr. and Mrs. Bob Truitt Ms. Darlene Turner United States Postal Services Unity Baptist Church Ms. Allison Vielhaber Erik & Angela Vielhaber Ms. Kristie Washington Ms. Terry Watson Ms. Ann Watts Wells Fargo Wells Fargo Bank, NA Ms. Claudia Whipple Woman Of Purpose 1st Baptist Women’s Ministry Unity Baptist Church Mr. and Mrs. Greg Young
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In Memory of Mr. Gene Abernathy Mrs. Gene Abernathy In Memory of Mrs. Elzie Brown Ms. Frances M. Norman In Memory of Frances Evans Carlisle Mrs. Earlene Scott In Memory of Ms. Janelle Cook Ms. Carole Crenshaw Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis Ms. Cindy McElhinney In Honor of John Herbert, Andrew, and Catherine Cranford Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cranford In Honor of each employee who makes an important difference in individual children’s lives by their care Mr. and Mrs. Olin Galloway In Memory of Ross Elliott Ms. Jane Clark Mr. and Mrs. David Clark Ms. Jennifer DeFayette
In Memory of Mr. Jim Estes Dr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Yancey, III
In Memory of Mr. Bill Flowers Camp & Associates Land Surveying, P.C. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lelchuk Ms. Vivian Lelchuk Mr. and Mrs. William Robertson In Memory of Mr. Richard Fuchs Moreland Elementary Staff Ms. Margie Avery Mr. and Mrs. Michael Beall Ms. Pamela Bell Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cahalan Mr. Jason Carmichael Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Conklin Mr. and Mrs. Randy Connell Ms. Anne Culver Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Culver Mr. and Mrs. Hayne Drumheller Ms. Ella Dyer Mr. and Mrs. Myron Engebretson Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Fauver Mr. Joshua Fauver Ms. Katie Gentilello Ms. Nicole Gyulay Ms. Susan Hopkins Mr. and Mrs. Ken Horowitz Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hynes Mr. and Mrs. Barry Isaacs Ms. Elizabeth Jones
Ms. Laura Kenney Mr. Emory King Ms. Teresa Kline Ms. Mary McGraw Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Moore Ms. Elizabeth Moore Mr. Joseph Myers Mr. and Mrs. Greg Owens Mr. Cary Paba Mr. and Mrs. Warren Ponce Ms. Pamela Potter Mr. Matthew Pych Ms. Donna Quadri Mr. Raul Santelices Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sayeg Ms. Elisabeth Sikes Ms. Karen Smith Ms. Julie Speer Ms. Sharon Statter Ms. Mary Taft-McPhee Ms. Jackie Taylor Ms. Carolyn Taylor Ms. Losia Tomlinson Ms. Karen Walton Mr. and Mrs. Phil Watkiss Mr. and Mrs. Barry Young In Memory of Mr. Benny Eugene Hamby Rock Creek Lake Association Tara Mustang Club Johnson Ferry Baptist Church Mrs. Charles Adams Dr. Earnest Barron, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Brown Ms. Barbara Brown Mr. Paul Cantrell Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Craven Mr. and Mrs. Pat Guariglia Mr. and Mrs. Michael Guariglia Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hamby Dr. and Mrs. Howard Hurley Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Lindner Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy McMillan Mr. and Mrs. James Morgan Mr. Arthur H. Murphy Mrs. A. Burt Rutledge Mr. and Mrs. Tim Snyder Mr. Brett Stuart Mr. and Mrs. William Vaughn Mr. and Mrs. Larry Washburn In Memory of Mrs. Virginia Wiles Knox Jamison Bedding, Inc. Nelson’s Appliance & Home Furnishings The Heritage School, Inc. Rebecca and James Heflin
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Arnall Mr. and Mrs. James Bagwell Mrs. Lindsey Barron Mr. and Mrs. Danny Beck Ms. Lily Benson - JaJa Mr. and Mrs. David Breed Ms. D.M. Brosche Ms. Lela Brown Ms. Ethel Bruner Ms. Elsa Burkhardt Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cornay Ms. Jan Deyton Mr. and Mrs. Jason Dudley Mr. and Mrs. Henry Camp Embrey Mr. and Mrs. Rob Estes Savannah Chatham County Media Sunshine Club Ms. Melinda Friesen Ms. Charlotte Gay Ms. Susan Graham Mr. and Mrs. Ron Harwell Ms. Deborah Henderson Mr. and Mrs. John Hickman Mr. and Mrs. James Jackson Mr. and Mrs. James Keith Siglinde Knight Mrs. Catherine Latimore Mr. and Mrs. David Laurent Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Laurent Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lyles Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moor Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Moye Mr. and Mrs. Greg Owens Mrs. Howard Parks Mr. Thad Pettyjohn Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pope Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ray Mr. and Mrs. Jason Reaves Mrs. Earlene Scott Ms. Phoebe Strahler and Ms. Kay Patterson Ms. Judith Swafford Dr. and Mrs. James J. Thomasson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Varner Ms. Maxine Vineyard Ms. Ani Volkan Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Walls Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Ward In Memory of Mr Charles Mansour Mr. and Mrs. Randy Connell In Memory of Mrs. Nancy Burns McArdle Mr. and Mrs. Chip Barron In Memory of Mr. Ford Miller Mrs. Earlene Scott
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Quotes from the Children One girl stated that one of the most important things she has learned at Angel’s House is the value of praying through situations instead of impulsively acting on a thought!
One of the girls who came to Angel’s House with a history of running away recently made the comment that she had a dream where she was being encouraged to run away again, but she woke up remembering that she told the person, “No! I’ve learned so much at Angel’s House, and I want to make something out of my life!”
In Memory of Mrs. Virginia Murphey Ms. Lucille A. Colvin Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moor In Memory of Mrs. Dena Callaway Osborn Ms. Margatetta Osborn Ms. Nydira Peugh Ms. Linda Pittard In Honor of Mrs. Howard Pickens Parks, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Pick Parks In Memory of Ms. Susan Sams Mr. and Mrs. Randy Connell Ms. Lucy Durand Ms. Kathleen Gooding Mr. Dan Groce Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Greg Owens Ms. Theresa Stinson
During a recent wake-up call, one of the girls thanked the staff for being woken up without being yelled at. She said her only memory of home was the yelling, especially in the morning – an awful way to start her day.
One of our girls who left recently asked the staff, “How’s the family at Angel’s House going to continue when I leave our family?”
In Memory of Mr. John Shepherd Mrs. Doris Shepherd In Memory of Jake Shirley Mr. and Mrs. Randy Connell In Honor of Kimber Elise Steele on Her First Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Donald Craft In Memory of Mrs. Dorothy Vaughn Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Craven In Honor of Carly and Reid Vining Mr. Marsha Waller In Memory of Mrs. Bonnie Walker Dr. and Mrs. Patrick H. Yancey, III In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Olen Witcher Mr. and Mrs. John Lines In Memory of Mrs. Mary G. Henderson Zerblis Mr. and Mrs. Chip Barron Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barron Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Willis Barron Mrs. Lindsey Barron Mr. John Barron Mr. Jess Barron Dr. and Mrs. Donald Bass Ms. Binka Bone Mr. and Mrs. Randy Connell Mr. and Mrs. James Dilz Ms. Libby George Ms. Ruth Kinsler Mr. and Mrs. William Kline Mr. and Mrs. Joe MacNabb Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moor Mrs. Howard Parks Mrs. J. W. Parks, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Teller
Several girls made comments about experiencing things for the first time: eating out when the meal isn’t wrapped in a piece of paper, shopping wherever they want instead of where economics force them to, 3-D movie, Braves Game, limo ride, hiking trip, church, the park, concert and numerous other “firsts” that many of us take for granted.
Needs & Wishes: A Call to Action Angel’s House runs just like every other household with the same basic needs. Please consider a donation from the following list: Toilet Paper Paper Towels Paper Plates Shampoo Conditioner Hair Spray Body Wash Feminine Hygiene Products Laundry Soap Dishwasher Soap Dishwashing Liquid
Cleaning Supplies Towels, Wash Rags Blow Dryers Hair Straighteners Cookie Sheets Kitchen Towels Batteries Wii games Dance, Rock Band Bundle, Racing, Exercise, etc. – anything non-violent!
Fire Pit
Gift Cards to/for: Grocery Stores Clothing Stores Gas Wal-Mart Target Dining (Fast Food) Entertainment
Send gift card donations to: 1401 Holbrook Road, Newnan, GA 30263. All other donations call: 770.251.7050.
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The History of Angel’s House
Like most charitable endeavors, Angel’s House has its roots in a group of concerned members of the community who saw a need for help and set about to fill it. It began with monetary donations for presents at Christmas time and grew into an annual humanitarian fund for children in foster care. In October 2000, a crisis developed when lack of urgent foster care forced children and social workers to stay overnight at the county Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS) office. DFCS called on the neighborhood group for help. They quickly secured a room at the local men’s shelter, and this temporary solution convinced the group a county emergency shelter was desperately needed. The newly formed Newnan-Coweta Children’s Shelter Board went to work raising the one million dollars needed to fund construction of a permanent home and start-up program. Home-grown country music legend Alan Jackson and his family took special interest in the shelter and helped to make the dream come true. He and his wife Denise were instrumental in raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for the shelter by putting on a special concert as well as donating their corvette to be raffled. The Jackson’s were offered the honor of naming the shelter. They chose the name Angel’s House as it is their prayer that each child seeking shelter in the facility will be surrounded by “heavenly and earthly angels”.
Staff members are told on a regular basis things like: “This is the only home I’ve ever had,” “You’re the only mom I’ve ever had,” “You’re the only dad I’ve ever known.” As well as our girls becoming our family during the time they are at Angel’s House, we also become their family.”
Community support was also overwhelming and on August 21, 2002, ground was broken for Angel’s House. Another milestone was reached when the house was dedicated in February, 2004. Georgia’s First Lady Mary Perdue gave the keynote address. She remarked that “this project is what I would like to see all over the state of Georgia.” She continued by saying the community response to a much needed shelter is “of far greater value than anything the state can provide.” Since opening later that year on June 21, this special home has been a safe haven for over 155 children. Angel’s House runs just like a home with the group leaders serving as house parents. It is heartwarming to visit, smell the meals being prepared, watch as the children play on the playground, do their homework, or visit in the garden.
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