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In 2017, United Church Homes kicked off the largest fundraising campaign in the history of the organization with a $20 million comprehensive Campaign for Abundant Life at the rededication of the Fairhaven Community campus in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The goal was to raise money that would support our mission to transform aging for the people we serve. This included donations to our residential and healthcare communities, affordable housing, pastoral care programs, The Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging and to our endowments that would provide sustainability for our future.

In 2020, UCH received its largest single donation in history from long-time friends who made an estate gift of $17.5 million. This transformational gift nearly doubled our $20 million goal with two years left of fundraising. As a result, the Campaign Steering Committee decided to establish a revised goal of $45 million.

Gifts and pledges continued through the end of 2022 to completion of the 5-year effort and victory was made with a total raised of $47,406,780 to close out this historic campaign for United Church Homes.

Thank You for Your Gifts Contributing to the Success of the Campaign for Abundant Life As It Exceeded the Goal with $47,406,780 Raised!

Thank you to the generous individuals, corporations, churches and community partners who donated $5,000+ during this campaign.

Aetna Better Health of Ohio	Alluvial Private Wealth	Ms. Grace Amy Anders *
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce J. Angell	Verna M. Armitage *	Ashland County Community Foundation
Aspire Consulting Partners Inc.	Austin-Bailey Health and Wellness Foundation	Ms. Phyllis Ayers *
Baker Financial Services, LLC	Mr. & Mrs. James Balk	Mr. & Mrs. Philip Balkema
Ms. Patricia Bartsokas-Huth	Mrs. Mary E. Bayman	Mr. Gene Beaston * & Mrs. Dorothy Beaston *
Mrs. Elaine Beaver	Rev. & Mrs. Richard F. Beck	Mr. Harold A. Behnken *
Mr. Charles F. Bender * & Mrs. Jean W. Bender *	Mr. Tom Berry *	Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Betz
Mr. & Mrs. Karl F. Betz Jr	Big Lots Foundation	Rev. Dr. Geoffrey A. Black
Thomas Blandford *	Mrs. Becky Blocksom & Mr. Robert Blocksom	Bostwick Lake Congregational UCC, Rockford, MI
Mr. Lynn Bowers	Mr. Robert E. Bowman *	Mr. & Mrs. David J. Brainin
Dr. Bob L. Brandt, Jr.	Mrs. Linda Brewer	Brown Home
Buerger Energy	Mr. Bruce R. Burgan * & Mrs. Ruth E. Burgan *	Rev. Daniel L. Busch
Dr. Daniel J. Cannone	CareLinc Medical Equipment & Supply Co., LLC.	Mr. & Mrs. E. James Casey Jr.
Miss Pauline Choate *	Christ Church United Church of Christ, Ft. Thomas, KY	City of Canal Winchester
City of Fairborn, Ohio	Community Reinvestment Activities Fund of the CareSource Foundation	Mr. & Mrs. William M. Clark
Mr. Larry W. Clausing & Mrs. Donna L. Overholt *	Commercial Savings Bank	Comstock Park Congregational UCC, Comstock Park, MI
Mrs. Marjorie J. Corsi	Rev. John Cramton	Mr. John Cummings & Mr. Jerry Mallicoat *
Rev. Dr. Kenneth V. Daniel & Rev. Dr. Barbara Kershner-Daniel	Randolph J & Estelle M Dorn Foundation	David’s United Church of Christ, Canal Winchester, OH
David’s United Church of Christ, Kettering, OH	Mr. Richard D. Dible	Ms. Mary L. Dickman *
Disciples Uniting in the Quad Cities	Mr. James Ditzler & Mrs. Linda Ditzler *	Mr. Max H. Doering *
Margaret D. Dorman *	Mr. Ronald E. Duckson & Mrs. Nancy L. Duckson *	Mrs. Debra L. Durbin
East Congregational UCC, Grand Rapids, MI	Dr. E. Anne Eddowes *	Mrs. Suzanne S. Ellis
Ms. Adelle B. Elshoff *	Emanuel United Church of Christ, Upper Sandusky, OH	Erie County Community Foundation
Miss Joan K. Ernst *	John & Martha Ewalt	Mr. Dan C. Fagan
Fairhaven Community Country Store	Fairhaven Community Volunteer Service Group	Ms. Carolyn M. Farrell
Ms. Laura M. Farrell	Miss Helen B. Farrenkopf *	Mrs. Mary L. Fenker-Lindsley *
Ms. Lida M. Ferguson *	Fidelity Charitable	First (Park) Congregational UCC, Grand Rapids, MI
First Citizens National Bank	First Congregational Church of Rockford, Rockford, MI	First United Church of Christ, Marion, OH
Rev. Ruth D. Fitzgerald	Mr. William T. Flickinger	Rev. Tim Forbess
Miss Shirley Frank *	Rev. Mark & Marguerite Frey	Friends of Chapel Hill Community Auxiliary
Rev. John M. Gantt	Mr. Charles J. Gilbert	Glenwood Residents Association
Mr. Theodore Gloeckler	Gordon Food Service	Grand Rapids Community Foundation
Grand West Association of the Michigan Conference of UCC, Grand Rapids, MI	Ms. Cathy M. Green	Mr. & Mrs. Jack C. Guy
Hamilton Charitable Foundation	Ms. Lisa Hanauer & Ms. Sue Spiegel	Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hanseman
Mr. W. J. Hardman	Miss Caroline Hart *	Harry C. Moores Foundation
Mr. Robert L. Hart * & Mrs. Ila Hart *	HealthPRO Heritage, LLC	Heart of West Michigan United Way
Heartland Conference of the UCC, Worthington, OH	Doris B. Heartwell *	Mrs. Virginia L. Heidt *
Hempy Water Conditioning, Inc.	Mr. James L. & Darla K. Henry	Ethel Heyob *
Hieronymus Family Fund Inc.	Harriet Homer *	Heritage Healthcare
Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County	Mrs. Gloria T. Hurwitz & Mr. Greg Hurwitz	Rev. Sandra L. Hutchinson & Rev. Kenneth E. Hutchinson
Ice Miller	Miss Mariesther Johnson *	Dorothy L. Jones *
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Judson	Mr. & Mrs. Gordon K. Kelly	Rev. Dr. Paul B. Kiewit *
Ms. Donna L. Kimmel	Ms. Amy L. Kotterman	Mr. Paul F. Kotterman
Mr. William A. Kroft * & Mrs. Wanda J. Kroft	Mr. & Mrs. David R. Krumlauf	Dr. Thomas J. Kurien *
Mr. Robert Kursar & Ms. Betty Kursar	Mr. & Mrs. George Kuzmich	Rev. David L. Larson
Mr. & Mrs. Richard F. Lashbrook	Mr. & Mrs. Chris Laskowski	Dr. Raymond J. Laurion *
Ms. Juanita R. Lawler *	Ms. Mary Ann Lee *	Lehman Charitable Foundation
Rev. Thomas L. Leslie & Rev. Dr. Robin S. Brown	Mr. & Mrs. Keith A. Lewis	Rev. Dr. Susan K. Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Long	Mr. John Loomis	Rev. & Mrs. James Lumm
Rev. Scott R. MacLean	Mr. Mark J. Mahorney & Ms. Karen L. Mahorney *	Miss Madeline J. Manning *
Mr. & Mrs. James Markey	Ms. Ellen Marquardt	Martin Luther King Jr. Community Coalition
Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Martz	Dr. & Mrs. Francis P. Mast *	Mr. David R. Matthews *
Mayes Community Temple COGIC	McCoy Engineering & Manufacturing Co.	Mr. Thomas R. McLean *
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Meier	Mr. & Mrs. John Meirndorf	Merle & Harold F. Dutton Jr. Fund of the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
Ms. Carol R. Metzker *	Mr. & Mrs. Dale R. Meyer	Rev. Kathryn J. Mikkelsen *
Miss Ruth E. Miller *	Mr. & Mrs. Daniel L. Mischler	Miss Alida M. Moelker *
Mr. & Mrs. L. S. Moon	Dr. Susan A. Morris *	Mort Meisner Associates
Mount Zion Congregational UCC, Cleveland, OH	Mr. Gregory J. Mullins *	Ms. Cindy A. Munson *
Rev. Christopher E. Myers *	Ms. Sheri L. Myers	National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 188, Grand Rapids, MI
Mr. Alan R. Nichols & Mrs. Melissa M. Nichols	North Congregational UCC, Columbus, OH	North Congregational UCC, Farmington Hills, MI
North Congregational UCC, Springfield, OH	Northwest Ohio Association UCC, Sylvania, OH	Ms. Janis A. Nye
Ms. Cynthia L. Ogden *	Mr. Gary A. Ohm & Mrs. Sharon Ohm	Mr. John H. Olesky & Mrs. Mary A. Olesky *
Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Olesky	Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Oliver	Ms. Elizabeth A. Orndorff *
Ms. Betty J. Overholt *	Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Palmer Jr.	Ms. Lucille R. Parks *
Pastoral Counseling Center of Hamilton County, Cincinnati, OH	Ms. Anne M. Patterson	Paul P. & Lucille K. Wege Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Randal L. Pearce	Ms. Elizabeth J. Peterson *	Ms. Elizabeth A. Pettigrew
Mr. Robert Pfeiffer	Mr. & Mrs. Dan B. Phillips	Miss Margaret C. Pippenger *
Mr. & Mrs. Donald W. Poje	Presbytery of the Western Reserve	Ms. Phyllis M. Preston *
ProMedica Foundation	Ms. Shirley Purvis *	Quailty Care Family Practice, Inc.
Rev. Dr. Janet L. Reeves *	Rev. William L. Reisterer	Mr. & Mrs. Paul Rentschler
Ms. Gayle A. Rhodes *	Mr. & Mrs. David E. Rickel	Mr. Jack J. Riebel
Ries & Ries CPA, Inc.	Dr. & Mrs. David W. Robinson	Ms. Harriet D. Robinson *
Ms. Jacqueline L. Robinson	Rev. Dr. David A. Rogers & Ms. Mary Ann M. Rogers	Ms. Janet A. Rosenkrantz *
Mr. & Mrs. Carl R. Rupp	Ms. Sandra J. Ruttan	Dr. Donna M. Sabella & Mr. Brad Cohen
Ms. Maria G. Samson *	Ms. Ann D. Sand	Mr. & Mrs. John M. Sands
Ms. Alice J. Schafer	Rev. J. Paul & Mrs. Bonnie W. Schear	Ms. June L. Schindler *
Rev. John R. Schleicher *	Ms. Jean M. Schmidt *	Rev. Sarah M. Schoeffler
Ms. Amy R. Schubert	Dr. & Mrs. John R. Schulte	Ms. Sharon D. Schutz
Ms. Theresa Schwab	Ms. Mary M. Sefzik *	Ms. Sarah D. Seidelmann *
Ms. Emily K. Seifert	Mr. & Mrs. Harry Seifert	Servant Communities
Rev. Mary E. Sharpe *	Ms. Catherine E. Sharpe-Spicer *	Ms. Susan M. Shepard
Ms. Susan S. Shoup	Ms. Janette E. Shurts	Ms. Diane K. Shutt
Ms. Faye M. Sigler *	Ms. Mary Lou Skornicka *	Mr. Mark D. Skornicka *
Ms. Nancy E. Slagle *	Rev. D. William & Mrs. Sharon J. Smith	Rev. Dr. Richard L. Smith
Rev. Dr. Sharon S. Smith	Ms. Thelma Smith *	South Congregational UCC, Columbus, OH
South Congregational UCC, Springfield, OH	South Haven Community Foundation	South Haven Public Schools
Southside UCC, Milwaukee, WI	Ms. Marianne S. Spalding *	Ms. Jean F. Speicher *
St. Andrew’s UCC, Sarasota, FL	St. Charles Community Church, Toledo, OH	St. John’s UCC, Defiance, OH
St. John’s UCC, Grand Rapids, MI	St. John’s UCC, Sylvania, OH	St. John’s UCC, Woodville, OH
St. Lucas Lutheran Church, Toledo, OH	St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Bowling Green, OH	St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Toledo, OH
St. Matthew’s UCC, Wheaton, IL	St. Paul’s UCC, LaSalle, IL	St. Paul’s UCC, Woodville, OH
St. Stephen’s UCC, Cleveland, OH	St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Perrysburg, OH	St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Toledo, OH
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Toledo, OH	Mr. Mark D. Steadman	Ms. Martha J. Stearns *
Dr. & Mrs. Dale R. Steeves	Mr. & Mrs. Bruce W. Steiner	Dr. & Mrs. Richard F. Steinmetz
Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Stephenson	Ms. Virginia M. Stockwell	Ms. Margaret H. Stoll *
Ms. Julia A. Storck	Ms. Linda M. Strickland *	Mr. & Mrs. Ronald F. Strickland
Ms. Kaye A. Strong *	Mr. & Mrs. David A. Stumpf	Sylvan UCC, Toledo, OH
Ms. Diana J. Szasz	Ms. Jody L. Talbott	Ms. Mary M. Taylor *
Ms. Charlotte M. Tenney *	Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Thoms	Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Thornton
Ms. Patricia M. Thornton *	Ms. Karen L. Thrash *	Ms. Sara A. Tomlinson *
Ms. Emma K. Topel	Ms. Elisa J. Traeger *	Ms. Lois J. Trautman *
Ms. Linda L. Treuhaft *	Mr. & Mrs. James J. Troyanowski	Ms. Amy K. Turner
Ms. Joyce M. Uher *	Mr. Thomas J. Uher	United Church of Christ, Congregational, Grinnell, IA
United Church of Christ, La Mesa, CA	United Church of Christ, Parker, CO	United Church of Christ, St. Augustine, FL
United Church of Christ, San Diego, CA	United Church of Christ, Whittier, CA	United Church of Christ, Yakima, WA
United Methodist Church, Anchorage, AK	United Methodist Church, Bellingham, WA	United Methodist Church, Santa Rosa, CA
United Methodist Women, Western PA Conference	United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, New Brighton, MN	Universalist Unitarian Church of Santa Paula, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Valentine	Ms. Jacquelyn Valentine *	Ms. Marcia L. Van Buren
Ms. Kathleen A. Van Vleet *	Ms. Anne Van Wie *	Ms. Angela M. Vance *
Ms. Esther M. Van Wormer *	Mr. & Mrs. Harry R. Vandenberg	Ms. Muriel G. VanderMolen *
Mr. & Mrs. James P. Vargo	Mr. & Mrs. Roger L. Vaughan	Ms. Esther M. Veach *
Ms. Christina S. Versluis *	Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Vining	Ms. Connie J. Vitale
Ms. Betty A. Voelker *	Ms. Ann M. Volkman *	Ms. Paula Vorpahl *
Ms. Cathleen L. Vosler *	Ms. Jane W. Votava	Ms. Lila M. Wagner *
Ms. Jeanne E. Wagner *	Ms. Joy E. Wagner	Ms. Lynn R. Wagner
Ms. Marilyn J. Wagner *	Ms. Nancy A. Wagner *	Ms. Sharon L. Wagner
Mr. & Mrs. Gary J. Walker	Ms. Georgia B. Walker *	Ms. Jacqueline M. Walker *
Ms. Sharon A. Wallace *	Mr. & Mrs. John F. Waller	Ms. Linda A. Walter *
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Walters	Ms. Susan M. Walters	Ms. Susan L. Wampler *
Ms. Joan M. Ward *	Ms. Jennifer L. Warren *	Ms. Angela Washington *
Ms. Helen J. Weaver *	Mr. & Mrs. James G. Weber	Ms. Julie M. Weber *
Ms. Karen J. Webster	Mr. & Mrs. Frederick H. Weichert	Ms. Marjorie G. Wein *
Ms. Mary E. Weis *	Ms. Sheila R. Welch *	Ms. Sharon W. Wells
Ms. Pat Wentworth *	Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Wenzel	Ms. Betty L. Werth *
Ms. Judith C. West *	Ms. Teresa J. Westrick *	Ms. Janet M. Weyenberg *
Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Wheeler	Ms. Julie B. Whipple *	Ms. Elizabeth A. Whitaker *
Ms. Marilyn L. White	Ms. Patricia L. White *	Ms. June M. Whittaker *
Mr. & Mrs. William F. Widdowson	Ms. Karen A. Widner *	Ms. Diane Wierzbicki
Ms. Shirley J. Wierzbicki *	Ms. Betsy J. Wilcox *	Ms. Eileen R. Wiley
Ms. Shirley A. Wiley	Ms. Ann C. Wilhelm *	Ms. Patricia A. Wilkening
Ms. Susan J. Will *	Ms. Barbara M. Willard *	Ms. Janet S. Willert *
Ms. Joan M. Williams *	Ms. Judith A. Williams *	Ms. Katherine M. Williams *
Ms. Laverne Williams *	Ms. Mary E. Williams *	Ms. Myrtle A. Williams *
Ms. V. Kay Williams	Ms. Wanda S. Williams	Ms. Joan B. Williamson *
Ms. Karen A. Willis *	Ms. Linda K. Wilson *	Ms. Martha L. Wilson
Ms. Rebecca L. Wilson *	Ms. Susan J. Wilson	Ms. Karen R. Winey *
Ms. Elayne J. Winnicki *	Ms. Carole A. Winslow *	Ms. Nancy S. Winter *
Ms. Barbara S. Wintler *	Ms. Diane M. Wisniewski *	Ms. Ellen M. Wojtaszek *
Ms. Elsie B. Wolf *	Ms. Diane J. Wollerman *	Ms. Audrey M. Woodman *
Ms. Laura A. Woodring	Ms. Paula L. Woodruff	Ms. Bette J. Woods *
Ms. Diane G. Woods *	Ms. Elise M. Woolworth *	Ms. Sherrie A. Woznicki *
Ms. Judith E. Wrzesinski *	Ms. Betsy Yount *	Ms. Amy J. Zacharias *
Ms. Susan Z. Zajac *	Ms. Frances L. Zalusky *	Ms. Katherine C. Zambon *
Ms. Roxane S. Zantl *	Ms. Jocelyn A. Zarbano *	Ms. Dolores R. Zarlengo *
Ms. Karen A. Zednick *	Ms. Christine A. Zeller	Ms. Lillian G. Zemke *
Ms. Hedy S. Zepp *	Ms. Darlene L. Zidek *	Ms. Marilyn J. Zimmermann *
Ms. Dianne M. Zingleman *	Ms. Jean M. Zitlow *	Ms. Marilyn J. Zlotnik *

For more information about the Campaign for Abundant Life at United Church Homes, please contact the advancement office at (740) 382-4885 or advancement@uchinc.org.