Jessica McKneally

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Truth about Retirement

April 21 at 11am

Wine Tasting

May 19 at 3pm

Save the Date

Annual Membership Meeting

August 3 at 6pm

ANITA STICKNEY was relaxing in the lodge during a ski vacation in

Morzine, France, when word came down the mountain that her husband, Charles, had taken a fall. Charles, an avid skiier, had broken his femur and was on his way to a French surgical hospital. “I knew it wasn’t life threatening,” Anita remembers. “But I didn’t know it would become such an adventure.” On the medical fl ight from France, Charles developed interal injuries, and the couple stopped to get him treatment in Reykjavik, Iceland. By the time they met Charles’s orthopaedic surgeon, Sean Hanley, at the Portland Jetport, it was clear Charles would need rehabilitation before returning home.

And the Stickneys’ home is a very special place. Since the 1950s, Charles and Anita have lived in the historic 1730 parsonage of Reverend Ammi R. Cutter in Yarmouth. Charles had fi rst seen this lovely Colonial house when he was six years old, and its white chimneys and black roof captured his boyish imagination. Anita, a Georgia native, wanted horses, and room for their growing family. The Stickneys moved in with their son Andrew, and later welcomed their daughters Anne, Alice and Beth, while restoring and renovating the house. While they claim to be only its caretakers, every room shows their fi ne eye for art, antiques and craftsmanship, and their love of family. It is an extraordinary house—of course Charles could not wait to come home.

It would be over three months, however, before he could. “I began my treatment at Brighton Medical Center,” Charles re-calls, “but I could only stay there two weeks. I wish I had gone straight to The Cedars, where I could get seven days of therapy a week at The Sam L. Cohen Rehabilitation Center. And the new therapy area at The Cedars is really great.”

When the prosthesis to mend the break Charles received in France failed, he left The Cedars for surgery at Mercy Hospital.The feeling of community was particularly important to Charles and Anita after that setback. “I think it is important to fi nd the

good in any situation,” Anita says. “Everyone at The Cedars was so positive.”

“I can’t say enough about the friendliness of the personnel and the quality of care at The Cedars,” adds Charles. “[President and CEO] Kathy Callnan is so personable, and the attention to detail for patients is wonderful.” The former owner of Deering Ice Cream, Charles’s eyes twinkle as he confesses to his favor-ite thing about The Cedars—“ice cream at the nurses’s station, whenever you want it!” he laughs.

Now back at home with Anita, Charles expects to return to the slopes—and to serving as an instructor for the Maine Handi-capped Skiing Program in Sunday River—next winter.

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"The I in illness is isolation, and the crucial letters in wellness are we." —Unknown

Our Community Approach to Wellness

TAKE A DEEP BREATH. That's where Jessica McKneally, BA, RYT, yoga instructor for The Cedars, begins her chair yoga class each week. Her students fi nd their chairs and begin to stretch their bodies, focus their minds and fi nd their center. After a long Maine winter, yoga in the sunlight is a deep breath of fresh air.

Yoga classes designed just for seniors are just one of the many holistic wellness options available to The Cedars community. All winter long, members of The Atrium and The Osher Inn have practiced tai chi, worked out in the gym or in water aerobics and swam laps in the pool. Patients in The Sam L. Cohen Rehabilitation Center gain strength and mobility through therapeutic exercises in the spacious, sunny therapy gym. Delicious, heart-healthy menu choices, wellness lectures and round-the-clock access to medical care are just some of the ways The Cedars helps all our members, patients and residents care for their physical well being.

But wellness is more than physical—it is mental, and spiritual. "Many of the chronic ailments associated with the aging process are the result of stress, imbalance and disconnection," explains Jessica. "Relieving stress, cultivating balance in our lives and reconnecting to our self and others can go a long way towards establishing a healthier, happier, more sustainable life."

Monthly calendars packed with cultural, social and spiritual activities keep The Cedars community vibrant, and connected. For the most important aspect of wellness is community—rich lives shared with good friends. This is one of the reasons why Jessica will end this yoga session by instructing her students to simply laugh, as hard as they can. As giggles turn into rollicking bouts of laughter, everyone in the room is completely relaxed, totally renewed and feeling great. Namaste.

Only The Cedars offers award-winning independent living,

assisted living, skilled nursing and rehabilitation on one

beautiful, convenient Portland campus.

Visit thecedarsportland.org or call 221.7000 today.

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here, to have a facility so close that could get me well and

back into my own home." —CHARLES STICKNEY

David & Joanne Speed

The Stickneys and The Sam L. Cohen Rehabilitation Center

Charles and Anita Stickney

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The Ladies Auxiliary plaques, posted outside the Chapel at the Jewish Home for Aged, listed those who pledged $10,000.00 in the early days of the orga-nization. Life members of The Cedars Auxiliary are now listed on plaques in the Hoffman Cen-ter and online at Documenting Maine Jewry (MaineJews.org), a community-based history project providing information on Jewish citizens of Maine. The site also boasts over 100 images from

the old Home. New Junior Life member Hannah Berzinis (pictured at left) is a third generation Auxiliary member: her mother is incoming president Suzie Berzinis and her grand-mother is Betsy Levenson.

“No one has ever become poor by giving.” —Anne Frank

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Chair yoga class

Support the Auxiliary today! Call 207.xxx.xxxx to ponsor, donate to or play in the

9th Annual Cedars Auxiliary Golf Tournament July 11 at Val Halla, Cumberland, Maine

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Bernard & Gregory C. Shapiro Fund

Mr. & Mrs. Arnold C. Shapiro

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory C. Shapiro In memory of Abe Elowitch

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory C. Shapiro In memory of Sonja Messerschmidt

Mrs. Tanya M. Shapiro In memory of Kurt Strauss

Mrs. Tanya M. Shapiro In memory of Walker Harris

Bennett & Esther Webber Arts & Entertainment Fund

Ms. Nancy E. Bogg & Mr. Mark Kiefner In memory of Harry & Sally Bogg

Ms. Nancy E. Bogg & Mr. Mark Kiefner In memory of Honey Cox

Mr. & Mrs. Jason Omenn In memory of Esther Webber from Bryna Webber

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Rose In memory of Tyna Merdek

Ms. Bryna Webber In memory of Carlene Goldman

Ms. Bryna Webber In memory of Herman Ragovy

Bequests

Estate of Abraham Elowitch

Estate of Ruth Droll Lustig

Memorial Gifts

In memory of Rebecca Ber Ruth C. Levy

In memory of Susan Berkman’s stepfather Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of Helen Carpenter Ms. Kathryn Callnan

In memory of Ralph Copleman Mr. & Mrs. James S. Burns

In memory of Shelly Dassa Ms. Kathryn Callnan

In memory of Helen Deschenes Ms. Mary Ellen Deschenes

In memory of Rose DeRice Patricia & David Anderson Ms. Kathryn Callnan

In memory of John & Eleanor Downes Mr. & Mrs. Richard A. Carriuolo

In memory of Eleanor Downes Ms. Kathryn Callnan Mrs. Alice W Cobb Ms. Jean Dolloff Kevin Piccone & Lucinda Pyne Mrs. Marlene Tordoff

In memory of Bessie Edison Leona R. Roberts

In memory of Abe Elowitch Ms. Kathryn Callnan Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Carp Mrs. Pearl E. Gerber Mr. & Mrs. John M. Haas, Jr. Mr. Carl Lerman Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of Doris Galli Ms. Kathryn Callnan Anthony & Deborah Galli Mr. & Mrs. David Galli Mr. Norman Galli Ms. Natalie Hague Ms. Sandra Howard Ms. Ruth Jensen Kathleen Mahoney John & Judith Peverada Dorothy & John Peverada Jr.

In memory of Roy Garrand Betty Bailey Susan Bassi-Brown Ms. Christine Campbell Mrs. Frances Chaiken Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Goldfarb Gale Amidon Griffi n Mrs. Pearl K. Levine Elizabeth & Wesley Phillips Mrs. Anne Spiegel Ms. Susan V. Tanzer Mrs. Edith Vine United Way of Greater Portland Mrs. Constance P. Webster

In memory of Violet Geller Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of Edward M. Golodetz Ms. Kathryn Callnan

In memory of Gladys Goldman Mr. & Mrs. James S. Burns

In memory of Marie Hanna Mr. & Mrs. James S. Burns

In memory of Rick Hartglass in appreciation for all that he did for The Cedars Auxiliary The Cedars Auxiliary

In memory of Rick Hartglass Mr. & Mrs. James S. Burns Ms. Kathryn Callnan Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of Fannie Kaplan Mrs. Sylvia Kaplan Wenig

In memory of Richard Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of Goldie Kissen Ms. Kathryn Callnan

In memory of Renee & Edward Laine Mr. Philip B. Laine

In memory of Ray Landry Ms. Eleanor O’Donnell

In memory of Sidney Levine Ms. Kathryn Callnan Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of William Levi Mrs. Harriet Levi

In memory of Bessie & Morris Mack Mrs. Irene Mack

In memory of Philip Mack Mrs. Irene Mack

In memory of Tyna Merdek Ms. Kathryn Callnan Mrs. Marjorie Chandler Mr. & Mrs. Murray Rosen Ms. Elaine Sandler Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of Sonja Messerschmidt Mrs. Muriel Branz Mr. & Mrs. James S. Burns Ms. Kathryn Callnan Mrs. Ida S. Goldman Ms. Phyllis Schultz & Dr. Matthew Gromet Dr. & Mrs. Norman E. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of Jean Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of Barbara Dill Montgomery Mr. & Mrs. James S. Burns

In memory of Jack Novick Ms. Kathryn Callnan Mrs. Pearl E. Gerber Mr. Carl Lerman Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of Joseph Paradis Mrs. Fran Fritzsche-Jensen

In memory of Irving Poliner, M.D. Alison & David Moore Ms. Barbara Poliner

In memory of Julie Riggi Mr. & Mrs. James S. Burns

In memory of Rebecca Rice Ms. Kathryn Callnan Ms. Elene S. Rudnick Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of Rebecca Rice, beloved mother & grandmother Mrs. Ida S. Goldman

In memory of Jack Rosen Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of Poppy Shapiro Ms. Kathryn Callnan

In memory of Doris Stearns Roberta Page Barker Ms. Kathryn Callnan Mrs. Alice W. Cobb Ms. Lucia Conicelli Ms. Julie Gamelson Ms. Sandra Howard Ms. Therese Morin

In memory of Kurt Strauss Ms. Kathryn Callnan Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Stone

In memory of Kurt Strauss and his devotion to The Atrium at The Cedars Mr. & Mrs. James E. Freilinger

In memory of Dorothy Tabery Ms. Kathryn Callnan

In memory of Eleanor Taft Leona R. Roberts

In memory of Roberto Tanenbaum Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In memory of Pat Tholen Ms. Kathryn Callnan

In memory of Nechama Wilansky Ms. Kathryn Callnan Mrs. Pearl E. Gerber

Honorariums

In honor of Thelma Berger’s birthday Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Hertz

In honor of Vi Geller with get well wishes Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In honor of Pearl Levine’s birthday Mrs. Harriette Small

In honor of Elaine & David Lewis’ 75th birthdays from Peter Lewis, Jennifer & Michael Snyder & Rebecca, Scott, & Joshua Mr. & Mrs. Michael Snyder

In honor of Margaretmary McCann Woman’s Woodfords Club

In honor of Greta Miller, in recognition for most years of service to The Cedars Auxiliary Ms. Kathryn Callnan

In honor of Ethan Remmel with get well wishes Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

In honor of Gregory Rosen attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mr. & Mrs. Murray Rosen

In honor of Ruth Shurman’s 90th birthday Mrs. Frances E. Glazier

In honor of Charlotte Siegel Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Marshall

In honor of the staff from Viola Perry’s daughters Ms. Gail Perry Jean Perry Seanor

In honor of Ina Weisman with get well wishes Mrs. Harriet Weisman

Annual Appeal Gifts

A.S. & F.B. Levey Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence D. Adrian

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Aronson

Eileen Balladur

Sandi Bartel & David Polsky In memory of Rose & David Bartel

Mr. Rex Bell In honor of Mary “Molly” Bell

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Ber

Mrs. Morry S. Berlin

Ms. Dauna W. Binder In memory of Adryth Rand Webb

Louise Chasse-Bither & Michael Bither M.D.

Mr. Scott Black In memory of Selma Black

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Blumenthal

Law Offi ces of Joe Bornstein In honor of The Osher Inn staff with our deepest appreciation and thanks for the wonderful care and support shown to our parents Bea & Russ Bornstein. With love and admiration Joe, Debbie, Bruce Bornstein.

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Borofsky

Mr. Richard Borts & Ms. Paulette York

Mr. & Mrs. James S. Burns In memory of Rose & Mitchell Burns

Mr. Stephen Camann In honor of Marcus, Cleg, Mistretta, P.A.

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Chapman In memory of Thelma E. Dyer

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence M. Chern

Mr. & Mrs. Irvin Cohen Jr.

Ms. Barbara Corey In honor of Gladys M. Coleman

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Davis

Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Dichter

Mrs. Diane A. Dussault

Mr. & Mrs. George H. Ellis

Mr. Jay H. Espovich In memory of Sam L. Cohen & Celia Robinson

Mrs. Marjorie Farrar

Mrs. Estelle R. Fineman In memory of Eleanor Taft

Mr. & Mrs. Leslie A. Fleisher

Dr. Michael D. Garnett

Ms. Brenda Garrand

Mrs. George Geyerhahn

Mr. & Mrs. Jerome F. Goldberg

Mrs. Ann Goldkrand

Mr. Samuel Goldstein

In honor of Mildred Drees

Mrs. Zelda Greenspun

Ms. Moreen Halmo In memory of Sharon Blum

Ms. Barbara Harrison In memory of Sylvia & Morris Greenberg

Mr. William Hebert

Mr. & Mrs. William Hilton In memory of Mary Hilton

Ms. Gloria Hodgson

Ned & Sherry Berson Holstein In memory of Claire & Jack Berson

Col. & Mrs. David Hunt

Mr. Mark D. Kaplan

Mr. & Mrs. Laurence D. Kane In memory of Gertrude Kane

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard L. Klompus In memory of Elizabeth Mensh & Jay Povich

Mr. Shelly Krems

Thomas J. Landry

Mr. & Mrs. Marc Lasky In memory of Tyna Merdek

Ms. Pamela Lemieux In honor of the wonderful, caring staff at The Osher Inn

Mr. Carl Lerman

Barry Levine In memory of Betty & Irving Levine

Ms. Ida-Joyce Levine In memory of Lewis L. & Celia G. Levine

Mrs. Robert M. Levine In memory of Robert M. Levine

Mrs. Shirley S. Levine

Mr. & Mrs. David N. Lewis

Mrs. Suzanne MacArthur In honor of The Osher Inn Staff

Mr. & Mrs. Lester N. Mack In memory of Bessie Mack

Mr. & Mrs. S. Richard Mack In memory of Abe Elowitch

George & Nancy Savage Marcus In memory of Sonja Messerschmidt

Mr. & Mrs. Saul Marcus In memory of Miriam Marcus

Ms. Dorothy McCann

Ms. Margaretmary McCann

Cantor Kurt Messerschmidt In memory of Sonja Messerschmidt

Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Miller

Ms. Terri Mingo In memory of Nancy Mingo

Dr. Sarah E. Moore

Mrs. Harriet Mountain

Mr. Rudolph Naples In honor of Lillian Naples

Mrs. Bonnie Lee J. Nelson

Nelson & Small Inc.

Elizabeth & Dennis O’Donnell In memory of Lorraine E. Burrows

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ory In memory of Bessie Elkind

September 1, 2010 - February 28, 2011Gifts to The Cedars

Gifts received between

September 1, 2010 and

February 28, 2011.

Our generous donors

have chosen to

memorialize or honor

loved ones and friends

with gifts to The Cedars.

We thank them for their

thoughtful support.

Call (207) 221-7000 to

make your honorarium or

memorial gift today.

Every effort has been

made to ensure that

names have been printed

correctly. If, by some

chance, we have made

an error, please call the

Development Offi ce at

207-221-7000 to let us

know. Thank you.

Supporting Our Seniors

MEET OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Have an IRA? Good News for Your Gift.

IN OCTOBER The Cedars community welcomed Beth Sheppard as our new director of development. She has three decades of not-for-profi t experience in communications, program management and fundraising, and worked most recently at Bates College. Beth has raised money not only professionally but also as a volunteer for her children’s schools, her college, the Maine Music Society, and the Auburn Public Library. Beth lives in Auburn with her psy-chologist husband, the youngest of their three children, and their labradoodle.

The Development Offi ce helps The Cedars build stronger rela-tionships with donors and prospective donors, raises funds for new projects and ongoing operations, and fosters public support of our aging population. The offi ce raises money by direct mail appeals, face-to-face solicitations, a planned giving program, and

special events, and oversees the ongoing work of The Cedars Auxiliary.

“We are delighted that Beth has joined our team,” said Kathy Callnan, President and CEO. “She brings a great mix of energy, experience, and a real excitement for our mission and we look for-ward to working with her.”

Beth Sheppard, the new Director of

Development at The Cedars

Mrs. Nancy Osher Blumberg In memory of Sonja Messerschmidt

Mr. & Mrs. Jotham D. Pierce Jr.

Ms. Henni Polak

Ms. Barbara Poliner In memory of Irving Poliner, MD

Mrs. Camilla Polisner

Dr. & Mrs. Duane Polisner

Mrs. Patricia B. Quinlan In honor of The Osher Inn Staff

Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Ravin

Ms. Barbara & Mr. Mo Mehlsak Riegelhaupt

Mrs. Eleanor Rosen

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Schultz In memory of Sonia Belgar & Anne Schultz

Mrs. Jeanette Sferes In memory of Molly Dansky, Eli Dansky, Goldie Grant, Rebecca Candelmo, & Paul Sferes

Mr. & Mrs. Allan Shapiro

Mr. & Mrs. Neil Michael Shapiro

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Shuman

Mrs. Charlotte Siegel In honor of Pearl Gerber’s birthday

Mrs. Harriette Small

Ms. Grace Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Smith

Mr. & Mrs. David Speed

Mr. Sumner Thompson In memory of Stanley Sontz

Ms. Jeanne Tinkle In memory of Norman Tinkle

Mr. & Mrs. David S. Turesky In memory of Ethel Dean Zimmerman and Alice Gilbert Turesky and in honor of their decades of service to the Jewish Home and The Cedars

Mr. John Uhas In honor of Lillian Sanborn

Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Volk In honor of Frank Charak’s 90th Birthday

Mrs. Constance P. Webster

Mrs. Harriet Weisman

Ms. Ruth A. Yates In memory of Sadye Schatz

Mr. & Mrs. Barry Zimmerman

High Holiday Gifts

Dr. & Mrs. Howard Berg

Mrs. Morry S. Berlin

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Borofsky In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Jack Popkin

Mrs. Leone Burrage

Mrs. Cathy B. Cohen

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cohen In memory of Ida Mack Cohen

Ms. Goldie Fink In memory of Herman Fink

Mrs. Dorothy A. Fishman

Mr. & Mrs. Sidney H. Geller

Mrs. Esther Goldberg In memory of Myer Goldberg

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Goldberg

Mr. Richard A. Jacobs In memory of Bernice Jacobs

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Jones

Mr. Frank Juliano In memory of Alice Juliano

Mrs. Shirley Kazon

Mrs. Ethel Koocher

Mr. & Mrs. Savely Kuperman In honor of Mrs. Helen Schwartz’ granddaughter

Mr. & Mrs. Marc Lasky In honor of Tyna Merdek

Mr. Evan Lelansky In memory of Allen & Marion Lelansky

Mr. Carl Lerman In memory of Shirley Lerman

Mr. & Mrs. Elliott A. Lerman In memory of Marion & Sidney Lerman

Mr. & Mrs. Alan J. Levenson

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Levine

Mrs. Shirley S. Levine

Lewis & Evelyn Rosenthal Charitable Trust

Mrs. Ruth Lotker In memory of George Lotker

Ms. Rachelle Mack In memory of Cynthia Mack

Mr. & Mrs. Alastair MacVicar

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Miller

Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Novick

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ory In memory of Bessie Elkind

Dr. & Mrs. Harold L. Osher In memory of Tyna Merdek

Ms. Henni Polak

Mr. & Mrs. Norman Rapkin

Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Rubin

Dr. & Mrs.Jeffrey M. Saffer

Ms. Joanne S. Sataloff

Mr. & Mrs. Monroe Scharff

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Schultz In memory of Sonia Belgar & Anne Schultz

Selma Pluznick Foundation, Inc.

Mrs. Beverly Shapiro In memory of Howard L. Shapiro

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Shuman

Mrs. Harriette Small

Miss Virginia L. Swift In memory of Loretta Swift

Ms. Jeanne Tinkle In memory of Norman Tinkle

Mr. King Weinstein

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Wolman In memory of Lewis & Ida Wolman

Mrs. Zelda Zack In memory of Morris Zack

Membership Gifts

Ms. Nancy E. Bogg & Mr. Mark Kiefner

Mr. & Mrs. James S. Burns In memory of Rose & Mitchell Burns

Mary Lou Condon

Mr. & Mrs. James E. Freilinger

Mr. & Mrs. Sidney H. Geller

Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Gilbert

Mrs. Phyllis S. Klein In memory of my loving husband, Jonas Klein

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lunder

Norman-David Lincoln Mercury

Mr. & Mrs. Abraham Peck In memory of Rick Hartglass

Mrs. Anne Spiegel

General Gifts

AnonymousMr. Richard BlakeCancer Community CenterMrs. Alice W. CobbMr. & Mrs. Stanley ElowitchMr. & Mrs. David Turitz

Gifts in Kind

Mr. & Mrs. Richard BlakeMrs. Alice W. CobbTheresa ConstantineJanet W. DeFilippMs. Josephine DesjardinsMs. Evelyn DouglassMr. Ray DownesMary GoffMr. Alan W. HeifetzCol. & Mrs. David HuntMs. Megan IrvingSandy JenkinsMr. Tim JohnsonMs. Bettina LevineMr. & Mrs. Geoffrey RiceTown & Country FCUMrs. Martha WolfsantMrs. Natalie Woolf

2010 Auxiliary Donors’ Dinner Event Sponsors

Akari Day Spa Bernie’s Restaurant Big Sky Bread Co. Borealis Diane Boucher

Kathryn Callnan Cathy B. Cohen Couleur Collection Dimillo’s Floating Restaurant Dino International Furs Dodge Florist Eastland Park Hotel Fran Fritzsche-Jensen Patricia A. Garson Rene Givner & Jeff Forbes Good Life MarketGreat Lost Bear Zelda Greenspun Sheryl Haas Harbor FishHavana South Health Coaches Candace M. Henriksson Kennel Shop Pet Super Store Joanne Larman Lepage Bakeries Nicole Lindsay Kate Lowry Maine Red Claws Ruth Martin Native Maine Produce & Specialty Foods Melissa Olander Old Port Sea Grill PFG North Center Planet Fitness Portland Pirates Nancy Ravin Ri-Ra’s Irish Pub Toby S. Rosenberg Stephen J. Schwartz Rosalyn Siegel Skillins Greenhouses Virginia Squires-Eklund Sysco Food Tavecchia Tiffany’s Salon Visibility Voila Walter’s Restaurant

2010 Auxiliary Donors’ Dinner Sherry Hour Sponsors

Adele AronsonRena Levy BeckerNancy E. BoggDiane BoucherEleanor BraininCathy B. CohenPhyllis H. CohenMildred Kaplan DreesDiane A. DussaultKaren FarberKatie & Jim FreilingerFran Fritzsche-JensenPatricia A. GarsonSusan GarsonElizabeth GellerRenee GivnerSusan T. GoldbergLynn K. GoldfarbHilary GoodmanMargie Goodman

Yvette GorayebZelda E. GreenspunSheryl HaasCandy HenrikssonBonnie KleinLyndall KleinPhyllis S. KleinEthel Koocher In honor of my great- granddaughter Sara Elizabeth Goodman on her Bat Mitzvah; & new great, great grandaughter Riley-Grace FogelLivie LeibermanBetsy LevensonDorothy & Magaretmary McCannBonnie Lee NelsonMary P. NelsonBette & Sam Novick In honor of our grandsons Alex and HenrLenore RapkinHilary Rapkin & Will StilesBarbara ShapiroTanya M. ShapiroNancy ShumanThe Smestad FamilyVirginia Squires-Eklund In honor of Stanley SquiresPatrice Weber, President of N.C.J.W.Constance WebsterJanie Zimmerman

Donors who are age 70-1/2 or older can again make gifts to The Cedars and other charities directly from their IRAs, without including the IRA withdrawal in their taxable income. This provision, available now through Decem-ber 31, 2011, was passed into law recently. Who benefi ts?

• Donors who do not need the income of their minimum required IRA distribution.

• Donors who have already reached their giving limits based on adjusted gross income.

• Donors whose income level causes the phase out of their exemptions.

• Donors who don’t itemize their deductions.

• Donors for whom additional income will cause more of their Social Security in-come to be taxed.

In order to qualify under this new law, you cannot take a regular distribution and then

write a check to The Cedars. You must instruct your IRA administrator to transfer funds directly from your IRA to charity.

You should also contact The Cedars directly to inform us that an IRA distribution from you is coming, or ask your IRA administrator to disclose your name to us—otherwise we may not be able to properly acknowledge your generous gift.

You may make qualifi ed distributions to charity in 2011, with a limit of $100,000 for the year.

You must be age 70-1/2 or greater at the time you transfer the funds.

You can only use IRA funds to make an outright charitable gift—not to fund any form of life-income gift such as a charitable gift annuity.

If you have questions about this great oppor-tunity, please contact Beth Sheppard, Director of Development, at (207) 221-7002 oresheppard@thecedarsportland.org.