2016 ANNUAL REPORT

Grateful

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of gratitude, we are including for the first time our financial donor list. For these who gave so generously in 2016, I offer my personal thanks on behalf of the BACN Board, Staff and the Neighbors we serve. Bless you for your help in this important work!

Gerri VanAntwerp, Executive Director

Dear Friends,Reflecting on Benzie Area Christian Neighbors (BACN) in 2016, the feeling that most quickly surfaces is gratitude. I’m so grateful for:

• The steadfast community support that allowed Neighbors to help Neighbors

• Neighbor needs being met despite some financial challenges

• The way in which our community’s young people stepped up to help those in need

• Our volunteers, who gave such kind and compassionate service

• A hard-working Board of Directors who prioritized BACN’s mission

• Community partners who worked with us to identify needs and provide services

• The participants who stepped up to participate in the Facility Feasibility Study

• The Tuesday food pantry volunteers, who sometimes sang as they worked

• The concrete evidence of humanity’s goodness, even in the midst of tumultuous times

Through this 2016 annual report, we’re offering our donors a financial and programmatic recap of the year. In the spirit

2016 BENZIE AREA CHRISTIAN NEIGHBORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lynne BekkeringWilliam DundonAnne HebertEugene HoughtenJames MacKenzieNancy MeekJim RyanDonald SchafferJerry SlaterRussell SmithPenny SzczechowskiJudith WelchGerri VanAntwerp

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2016 IN REVIEW

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS AND TO THOSE WHO DONATE FOOD AND MATERIAL GOODS:

• The work of BACN’s volunteers saved $243,050 in labor cost

• The value of donated food was nearly $263,000

• The value of donated material goods was nearly $502,000

• Thousands of dollars were saved by those who volunteered maintenance and repair of the BACN facility, donated technical support, mowed the lawn, assisted the Food Rescue driver, provided free advertising, and discounted needed services.

2016 SERVICE

From a total 5,149 Unique Households, in 2016 BACN assisted:

4,678 for Food

63 for GED

4,033 for Clothing

35 for Housing

371 for Utilities

25 for Medical

211 for Transportation

123 for Other

Individual Needs

In-Kind: 68% Individuals: 13% Foundations: 11% Organizations: 3% Churches: 2% Businesses: 2% Events: 1%

2016 EXPENSES2016 REVENUE

Over 5,000 pounds of food, dozens of coats and gloves, and over $2,000 in cash donations were received as a direct result of youth involvement. Thank you!

Programs & Services 92% Management 3% Fundraising: 5%

Total 2016 Budget: $571,611

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The Impact of In-KindA large percentage of BACN’s revenue is designated as in-kind. But what does that look like in relation to BACN’s services? BACN benefits from so many different sources of in-kind support– from our own volunteers’ time to donations of food and clothing. Community businesses provide much-needed, in-kind services in our facility (For example, locksmith, Ken Knapp, changed all our locks for free as a Christmas present to BACN.) These acts of kindness happen every day, and there is no way we can possibly note each one with the individual attention it deserves.

Below we are sharing a small sample of the way in-kind food donations impacts the BACN Pantry. In 2016, we gratefully accepted:

• An entire pallet of applesauce from Loy Putney Orchards

• Over 50 pounds of packaged venison after DNR officer Rebecca Hopkins and Karlin Market & Deli teamed up to pay for the processing of an illegally taken deer

• Over 400 pounds of processed pork packaged into sausages, roasts and chops, donated from ProWeb Marketing

• Over 200 pounds of grass-fed beef from Misty Acres Farm of the Grand Traverse Land Conservancy, and processing paid for by Cherry Republic

• Two entire freezers full of packaged salmon and lake trout, filleted and donated by sportsmen and women participating in the Benzie Fishing Frenzy

• Hundreds of dozens of eggs donated by area farmers

• Pallets of apples, butternut squash and other seasonal fresh produce donated from area farmers

These are but a small sampling of large individual donations–that when added to the many food drives sponsored by local schools, businesses, churches and organizations–provided nearly $263,000 worth of food in 2016. BACN paired these food donations with purchased staples through the year, to provide the well-rounded nutritional supplement needed by our Neighbor families. Our thank you is simple, yet heart-felt.

LEFT: A new shipment of apple sauce is a welcome donation to our food pantry. MIDDLE: BACN volunteers help make our food drives a big success. RIGHT: Rebecca Hopkins, one of many generous donors, helps to fill our freezer with meat.

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$5,000 AND ABOVEAnonymousBenzie County (2% funds from the

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians)

Benzie County Community ChestConsumers Power CompanyDan and Magee GordonGrand Traverse Regional

Community FoundationRalph and Peggy JacksonPhilip and Nancy MeekThe Art & Mary Schmuckal

Family FoundationThe Father Lovett Foundation of

St. Philip’s Episocpal ChurchThe Foster Family FoundationThe Herbert and Barbara

Dow FoundationThe John L. Mulvaney FoundationThe Wayne and Joan

Webber FoundationUnited Way of Northwest Michigan

$2,500 THROUGH $4,999Cherryland Cares–Cherryland

Electric CooperativeBill and Cheri DundonWilliam and Nancy EllisFirst Congregational Church

of FrankfortGroundwork Center For

Resilient CommunitiesJohn and Sandra O’NealWalter and Peggy Nelson

Steve and Danica PetersonRetired Auto Workers

Council #31476Saint Ann Catholic ChurchKurt and Susan SwansonThe Pierce Family

Charitable FoundationUnitarian Universalist

Congregation of Benzie County

$1,000 THROUGH $2,499Carl and Betsy AndersonTroy and Jill BancroftWilliam and Patricia BeckErnest and Mary BehnkeBenzie Sunrise RotaryBlaine Christian ChurchBlaine Christian Church

Women’s FellowshipCherry Republic, Inc.Robert and Janet CondonBetty CroftMargaret CunninghamBryant DennisonStaci DoeblerJack and Barbara DrewFamily Fare of FrankfortFirst Congregational Church

of BenzoniaDiane FlynnMartha GarberEugene GolandaJack and Judy HarnishScott and Molly Harrison

Our Generous DonorsSimply put, BACN’s mission could not be carried out without the ongoing support of our generous and deeply committed donors. We are grateful for each and every one of you!

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Hastings Mutual Insurance Company

Hugh and Pat HesslerSharon HillquistWalter JohnsonJoyce Meyer MinistriesKim and Jo Ellen LathwellConstance M. LearnihanJames and Robin MacKenzieRobert Alan MeyersKelly OttingerJane A. PurkisElizabeth B. RogersSteve and Cindy RoszellJohn W. RuckrichDan and Janice SchoonmakerWilliam and Lynell SingerJerry and Agnes SlaterSmeltzer OrchardsHal and Leslie SorstokkeSt. Andrews Presbyterian ChurchSt. Philip’s Episcopal ChurchThe Willoughby

Rotary FoundationTrinity Lutheran Church of ArcadiaWebber InsuranceJudy WelchKaryn WellsWest Shore BankBarry and Pat WittZane Zwick

$500 THROUGH $999Dennis and Ruth AmboJohn and Marilyn BarclayTerry and Gretchen BardJames and Lynne BekkeringWilliam Bekkering and

Gwen VanDorpBenzie Area Church of ChristBetsie Bay FurnitureNena O. BondarenkoMichael and Karen BurkeJoe and Rose ColemanMark and Janet CopherElmer CoteDenison TilesJames and Sarah DuttonJennifer EggleHeidi L. FarkasMarsha and Ray ForesmanFrancis and Nancy FosterFrankfort United Methodist ChurchWilliam and Holly FullerGeno’s Sports Bar & GrillGraceland Fruit, Inc.Suzanne M. Gray-BastaEllie HaroldJames and Eileen KellyJoyce KirshnerJim and Chris MacInnesMike and Beth McNamaraMeijer of ManisteeWilliam R. and Joan J. Olsen

Saint Ann Men’s ClubSaint Ann Parish Women’s GuildDonald and Wylie SchafferSchmuckal Oil CompanyWilliam SeitzSteve and Lynn StephensStormcloud Brewing CompanyBruce and Jane StoweThe Women’s Association

of the Congregational Summer Assembly

Anne Katherine ToomeyTrinity Lutheran W.E.L.C.A.Mike and Gerri VanAntwerpSuzy VoltzGerald and Susan WilgusBertram and Patricia WilsonStan and Karla WoellFrances Wyatt

$250 THROUGH $499Jon and Mary ArmstrongMartha and George BaileyJonathan and Kathleen BallBear Lake United Methodist ChurchJames A. BennettBenzie Central Gridiron ClubBlarney Castle Oil CompanyGerald and Gloria BoydNancy and Michael CallCase Court Construction, LLCHarold and Marsha Case

Leon and Christine ChilsonJohn and Lynn CollinsNancy M. CreechPatricia DelonnayPreston and Mary DiltsVictor and Peg DubrowskiNed and Bobbie EdwardsLuAnn ElwellFirst Congregational Church of

Frankfort Women’s FellowshipJoe and Beth FitzsimmonsEarl (Bud) FrankenbergerDonald and Joanne GatzAnne HebertMary HelmsAndy HermanCarol HessGene and Evelyn HoughtonChester and Shirley JonesLaura LavrackSharron LemmerAnthony and Linda MarchioBob and Nancy MarshallNancy L. MayesMary Jane MeierGlen and Teresa MenschingKenneth and Roxanne MinerRichard and Kristine MitchellCourtney MorrisMolly MurbachAmy J. MurleyC. North Douglass

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Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency

Fred OefleinKipp OwenP.E.O. Chapter FSAnibal and Ann PepperPlatte River Inn, LLCCarolyn RadeletJudith and Larry RossJohn and Barbara RothhaarDeb SchinnererRobert and Mary SchollLeonard and Jane SchroederBarry SmithRussell SmithRichard and Diana SosnowskiSunbeams of Promise, LLCJohn and Sally SundstromSteve TeboThe Fusion RestaurantThe Inn at WatervaleThompsonville Country StoreRonald and Gloria TroutmanThomas and Laura TrudeauDaniel and Margaret VanhaftenJames and Judith VillinesMargaret and Donald WalkerCarolyn and Gary WatersonWESCO, Inc.Jane and Holland Wilde Bruce and Avace WildieJulie B. Williams

$100 THROUGH $249Ethel A. AldridgeRichard A. and Sue A. AndersonKen and Glenda AndrewsRobert and Molly ApplefordVicki and Anthony AppleyardArcadia Women’s ClubSusan Arnold and Ralph PoellingFred AuchJohn and Mary BatemanCharles and Georgia BavolBay Port LodgingBill and Kathleen BeckRobert and Carol BeidlerPatrick and Linda C. BelangerPriscilla A. BeldenMartin and Cynthia BencsikBenzie Area Masonic Lodge #444Benzie Area OES #405Benzie Enterprises, Inc.Ann BirdKathleen J. BlakeRandall and Frances K. BondWilliam and Judith BosCatherine Bosher and

Jose Perez-SanzCarolyn and Dick BowersLisa BreithauptCharles BrooksMichael and Patricia BroughhamPatricia BurchettConrad and Judy Caris

Donald and Donna ChalmersCherry Capital Cruisers Car ClubJames ColeHarold and Molly ComerContractor’s Building SupplyDonald D. and Marilyn CookJames and Susan CormierKen and Cindy CoxJanet CrawfordSivert and Naomi CrawfordLeila CrossenCrystal Beach

Cottagers AssociationCrystal Lake Arbor #138Tami Cullingford and Barbara VisserTed and Marcia CurranGeorge R. and Patricia A. DaisyPhilip and Jennifer DalyMarcella DayRichard and Barbara DehnLawrence DelonnayJohn and Nancy DeobaldRoger S. and Helen DeweyRobert S. DinkmeyerRobert and Barbara DisseAnne and Earl DrydenElberta United Methodist ChurchRobert ElyTed and Barbara FisherBarbara FiskJohn and Carolyn FredalDale F. and Gail M. Freeman

Bill and Molly FrosticRussell M. FullerChristine GehringDr. William and Jayne GilliganLinda D. GlennSusanne E. GlynnGeorge and Catherine GranlundHoward and Arline GreeneRobert and Lacey GreerWard and Pudge GriffenJennifer GrochowalskiPeggy GrommonsMichael and Bonnie HallPhilip HampHanmer’s Riverside ResortLinda H. HansonJohn HaysWilliam and Ann HenningJackie HiceRichard HitchinghamPaul and Susan HolwerdaMel and Marlene HoppJohn H. and Wilma M. HultmanGerald JehleAllen and Rosalie JongekrijgJohn and Ruta KalninsShirley and Darrell KinnanShirley A. KonczalTom and Mary KunitzerJack LarmierMike and Deborah LasloFred and Jan Lauerman

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Leers Construction CompanyPatricia LindnerMarilyn and Richard LundeenLutheran Camp Association–

Camp ArcadiaJames and Evelyn MarchioLois J. MartindaleJohn and Havala McCallRobert and Barbara McCallJohanna McClearAnthony and Joellen McDonaldCarol Jean McKeeBob and Judy McQuilkinKeith and Judy MeadJohn and Nancy MeadeRod MeadeChris and Jennifer MeekerRobert MeyersWilliam and Mary Lou MickHarlan and Darcy MiddlemissBetty L. MillerRaymond and Mary Ellen MillerSarah MillerChristine MonahanSharon MurphyWilliam E. NelsonMarion and Joseph NiedSkip and Mary Lou NobleL. Andrew NormanTom and Michelle NorthrupChris NunezPaul and Barbara Odland

Thomas and Jan OgleThomas and Mary OsbornCarl and Josephine PacePapa J’s Pizza and SubsRoger and Carole PapineauJohn F. and Penny ParkinWilliam and Joey ParrisGail E. ParryJarold and Nancy PattersonCathleen PeckPenfold-House AlmaSteve Perry and Pamela Howe-PerryJerry and Mary PetersonEdward and Patricia PetrickWilliam and Mary PinkersonAl and Elaine PischkeRichard and Kim PlahnaCharlotte PutneyEileen RauschertWilliam and Patricia ReedRuth ReeveJeanine ReevesBarbara and John RieglerThomas and Jonnine RumneyDaniel and Alicia RuschDonald RustJim Ryan and Liza BarnardHelene SaundersGermaine and Donald SchmidtGerald and Suzanne SchroerDavid E. ScottMichael H. Scott

Jan SedlacekNancy ShreveLewis SmallDennis and Lynn SmithSuzanne M. and Richard J. SmithDianne and Ross StephensonJames StevensWilliam and Patricia StorrerJeri A. StricklandChristine SturgisJim and Penny SzczechowskiDonald and Margaret TarkingtonRobert B. TarkingtonThe Cherry HutThe Coho CaféThe Lutheran Camp AssociationThe Mayfair TavernThe Roadhouse Mexican

Restaurant & BarMichael and Marcia ThompsonMichael and Nancy TimmisBeverly ToomeyTom and Mary TorbetTrinity Lutheran Ladies Aid

of ArcadiaRichard and Anne TryonClaude and Donna VanderPloegJohn and Lynn VinkemulderJames M. WadsworthSydney and Mary WalstonBruce WaltonRobert and Helen Wangard

John and Pamela WehmeyerPeter and Nancy WeirRobert and Marilyn WhisnerMargaret WickstromDonald and Patricia WilderRonald and Nancy L. WilliamsK. Jane and Mark WilsonPatrick and Susan WilsonJohn and Beverly WittenbornSarah WrightKaren WulkeyJohn and Donna WyattDavid and Janet WynneTom and Sheila ZdybekRobert and Greta Zwinck

UP TO $99Fernanda AcostaLeah Sirrine AdamsDavid AdcockPatricia K. AllenRichard and Karen AllenAlward, Fisher, Rice, Rowe

& Graf, PLCDavid and Christine AnthonyPeter and Nancy AyersRobert and Nancy BaglanJennie Beth BakerMary BakerPhyllis A. BarthDennis and Deborah BasierbeBenzie County Central Schools

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Cynthia BergBetsie River Veterinary ClinicPatricia BlackmerNellie BlakeleyEdith BletcherBarbara A. BleyaertSharon BlightBob and Nancy BoehmGreta S. BolgerAlicia BondWarren and Beverly BoosMary Ann BoydDavid BradleyMarjorie BraemLinda L. BramblePeter BrownAlva BrunPeter and Norma BullockDouglas and Dawn CampeauWilliam CarrollAndrew and Christy CaseDonald and Ann CasteelGary and Lee CheadleMelborn and Marie L. ChickSteve and Hallie ChristianRichard and Mary Anne CiviokMary CluloChris and Marie CookJeanne C. Corey and Paul Vezina Joan CurrierGayle D. DalrympleJune Deering

Betty Demers and Marty JablonskiJoyce DennisonTimothy and Marcia DennisonJudy DeYoungElwood and Sue Ann DickinsonDon and Deborah DinkmeyerDonald DiSimoneJames and Janis DrubertCharles and Janice DugganJon DunnCharles and Sue EckerFred and Carol EdmondsRussell and Jackqueline EdwardsJane ElzermanRichard and Etta ErdmanMark J. and Christine EsperJackie FineMae M. FitznerMarianne FleetwoodFogg FarmFrederick and Carolyn ForsytheNancy FoustLarry and Bonnie FrankaHarold and Carol FranksSuzanne FreshouorPaul and Nancy GaffneyWilliam and Noralee GareySusan GarrisonFrances M. GilligLorraine GillisonMartin and Elizabeth GottliebJudy Grant

Nancy Adadow GrayBarbara K. GreenStephanie GriffinMarueen G. GuzyHoward and Judith HaagRichard E. HaanLyle D. HansenBarbara HarjuAlice and Ethan HarnishScott and Mary HarrisonRobert HealdH. Michael and Connie HenschellCharles and Mary Ann HillSeipp L. and Liselotte HoelzelCarl and Cynthia HoodVirgil and Barbara HoutzRichard and Sally HugArdith HughesAl and Gerry HyamsMic InselMarvin IsonGeorge A. JacksonLinda JanemaGeorge JanssenSusan JeanJon and Mary JeroreJohn Marshall Insurance AgencyBarbara JohnsonDavid and Kathy JohnsonJerry and Fran JohnsonJoe and Linda Whalen JohnstonRonald and Beverly Jokisch

Ray and Beverly JusickFloyd and Debbie KearnsLynn and Barbara KelleyGordon and Carol KellsRobert and Susan KingSally KingAnna KingsburyShirley KinseyKK Builders, LLCJack and Beth KloskoskiKen and Virginia KnutsenCarl and Joanne KobernikKevin and Carol KraakWilliam KulbackJohn and Jane KundelPaula J. LakeElaine LarsonFrances P. LarsonSteve and Lou LaskeSally Lavender-HasseldahlDavid and Jane LeanRobert and Patricia LekovishClaudia and Pete LewisDorla LinkCora Sue LittlerValerie LoCiceroJoan LuedtkeBen and Sally LundquistLyle Crist & Patsy Fagan, LLCM.J. Lappan Design & Drafting, Inc.Judy MaceyRobert J. Mair

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Mary A. MannionElizabeth A. MarcottMargaret and Larry MarcumChip and Sarah MayPauline MayoDiane L. McDonaldWilliam and Inger McEwenKeith and Chloe McGeheeRobert and Janice McKeeJacqueline L. McLaughlinRosalie McLenithanGary L. MichalekConrad and Vivien MillerEldon and Dorothy MillerRita MinteerGerald MonteothDavid MonteithDennis and Linda MooreRobert MummyAndrew and Heather NelsonKaren NostrandtNugent Ace HardwareCatherine M. OhlfsRowena OlingneySandra OlsenRonald and Maureen O’NeillTerry and Judy OslinRalph and Carol OstrowskiPat ParkhurstStacy PaschePaul Oliver Memorial HospitalJames and Julaine Pelekis

Roger and Heather PerryStephen and Candace PetrickGeorge L. PetritzMark PiersonMichele PreussLarry PriceRonald and Marilyn PulliamAnne PurpuraFrank and Bonnie PutneyRasma PutninsBrent and Page RectorJim and Patricia ReoRetired Teachers of ManisteeDavid and Michele RobinsonBeverly J. RockwellPearl E. RuarkClaudette R. Rudy-ClarkRobert and Michelle RussellSara L. RyanStephanie SalekS. Phillip SchaffnerLouise SchliefKurt and Marilou SchlotterbeckJerry and Delores SchmittMary SchoonoverDarrell and Dorreen ScottRuth SeltzerRichard ShadwickSteve and Wanda ShreinerLeah SirrineHal and Marilyn SmithMillie E. Smith

John and Barbara SmootWallace and Mary SparksSt. Andrews Presbyterian

Women’s FellowshipPaul StabnauEileen StapletonHarriet StoneSue A. SullivanJoseph TaraskavageRobert and Mary TaylorThomas and Sue TeteakMeredith L. TharpKelly and Carolyn ThayerThe Cabbage Shed

Waterfront PubGary and Shirley TranquillCharlie and Sharon TrenseGene and Melanie TrenthamChristy and Charles Tull

Joyce ValentineKristin VanHeyningenJosephine VaughhanScott and Diana VerStratCatherine WalkerLonnie and Lynn WalkerSteve WaltonEdward and Barbara WardJeff and Jana WeltmerBeverly E. WengerDennis and Denise WhitcombCathy WilkinsonMary L. WilliamsMichelle WittenbornLarry and Myra WoldringRobert and Elizabeth WoodsSandy and Joseph WrightLarry and Mary Wulke

Every attempt has been made to ensure this is a complete and accurate list. If you find your information is incorrect, missing, or your name misspelled, please let us know so we can correct our records. If an error has occurred, a cup of coffee and piece of pie with be on BACN, delivered with our sincere apologies!