Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, December 9, 1994 TAG: 9412300072
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B1 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
After 12 years of exchanging gifts, employees thought "in lieu of Christmas presents, [donating to Good Neighbors] would be best," office manager Ellen Janney said.
The five cardiac surgeons "give suffering people a second chance, a renewed life and improvement in their quality of life," Janney wrote in a letter accompanying the contribution.
Janney and co-workers Marie, Mary, Louise, Janet and Jean hope this starts a trend among other office staffs who want to buy Christmas presents.
Roanoke Area Ministries uses every dollar collected in the Good Neighbors fund, which runs through Dec. 31, to help residents meet fuel, utility, medical and other emergency needs.
Thursday's contributors included:
Kelly McCreery, in memory of my Paw Paw, Garland Craig, and great-grandmother Beulah Holdren
Ruth Class of Grandin Court Baptist Church
Anita and Bill Craft
Roanoke Old Dominion Glass employees, in honor of Ray Tate and Joan Trice of Old Dominion Glass
Charles W. Gilbert
Betty Crawford
John R. Palmer
Mike and Ellen Massey
Angie L. Dillon, in loving memory of Henry M. and Macie P. Dillon
In memory of Sue and Lowry Booker and Mildred D. Cook by their niece, Mildred C. Jofko
Dick and Nancy Wellons, in honor of "Bowles, Nelson, Powers"
Dick and Nancy Wellons, in honor of Betty Virginia Adams
Jeff DeBell and Mimi Babe Harris, in memory of Thomas James Babe
Paul B. Foster and Janet E. Foster
Ronnie and Gail Blanchard, in memory of her parents Charles V. and Kyma A. Carter
Mr. and Mrs. John Lancaster
Anonymous, in memory of Dallie Ann Wright
John and Velma Delaney, in memory of John and Gertrude Delaney, John and Nannie Fralin and Ira J. Bower
Mr. and Mrs. David K. Lisk, in memory of loved ones
Pat and Charlie Steffen in memory of Bob Wessel
F.W. Hubbell
Dr. and Mrs. D.P. Minichan Jr.
Lillian D. Edwards
Woody and Janet Obenchain, in honor of Pvt. Shannon Salser and in memory of Kathleen St. Clair, Bertha Brooks and Elva Viar
Evelyn and Grover Ford, in memory of their son, "Bob"
Blanche Foster
C. Overacre, in memory of Susan Kay Hodges
The Judy Smith Circle, Windsor Hills United Methodist Women
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm A. Shaw, in memory of their beloved parents
Rebecca Jones, in memory of her husband, Charles Jones and all their loved ones
Helen Edwards, in memory of her husband, Larry Edwards
Barbara and Roby Jarrett, in memory of their fathers, Carlton L. Simmons and Thomas L. Jarrett
Pauline Young, in memory of loved ones
Irene and Michael Arthur, in memory of Robert W. Arthur
Virginia S. Emmons, in memory of her sisters, June Hoal, Margaret Shomish and her husband, Ron
Virginia S. and Howard Emmons, in memory of their parents and beloved brother-in-law, Lefty Hoal
Florence K. Logan
Ken and Liz Kornegay, in memory of their parents, Dr. and Mrs. W.S. Lloyd and James Kornegay
Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Martin
C. David Young
Mr. Thomson, in memory of Paul R. Thomson Sr.
Margaret Tyree Caldwell, in honor of her brother, Bill Tyree and family; and her sister, Betty T. Tayloe and family
Helen Cheverie and Thomas Cheverie
Virginia Petty
Ruby R. Larue, in memory of her husband, Dale W. Larue
Jerry and Charlotte Barnett, in honor of Jerry W. and Robert A. Barnett
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Gilmer, in memory of Greg Gilmer
Jimmy Trinkle, in memory of Duval Adams, Harold Hoback, Jimmy Teas and John Barbour Frye
M.G. Grubb
Pat and Mary Jane Esperti
Juanita S. Malone, in honor of her friend, Margaret "Anne" Coleman
Hazel H. Doss, in memory of her husband, Edward T. Doss
John and Elaine Isler III
Eleanor Miller
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Murphy, in memory of his brothers
Office staff of Cardiovascular Surgical Associates, Inc., in honor of Drs. Paul Frantz, Kevin Ducey, Christopher Wells, Brian Strain and Joseph Baker
Eleanor C. Long
Frances Wakat
Women's Fellowship of First Church of the Brethren, in honor of their pastor, the Rev. David R. Miller and pastor emeritus, the Rev. Paul Alwine and his wife, Kay
"The Friendship Club" of Westhampton Christian Church in Roanoke, in memory of their loved ones
L. C. Pheil and family, in honor of the Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church Preschool director and staff
ANONYMOUS DONATIONS $170.00
SUBTOTAL $2,341.00
TOTAL AS OF 12/8/94 $30,359.00
Checks should be made payable to Good Neighbors Fund and mailed to Roanoke Times & World-News. P.0. Box 1951, Roanoke, Va. 24008.
Names - but not amounts of donations - of contributing businesses, individuals or organizations, as well as memorial and honorific designations, will be listed in the newspaper. Those requesting that their names not be used will remain anonymous. If no preference is stated, the donor's name will be listed.
Gifts cannot be earmarked for any particular individual or family. Gifts are tax-deductible.
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