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GCF Gloucester Community Foundation GCF GCF News Page 2 Gloucester Community Foundation GCF GCF Gloucester Community Foundation GCF Gloucester Gazette-Journal  November 23, 2006 The Gloucester Community Foundation Chairman Laurence E. Wilkinson, Jr. (2nd from left) and panelists (from left) Patricia P. Barry, Helen Madden, Kathy E. Vesley-Massey, Harvery B. Morgan, and Rick Allen prior to the 2nd Gloucester Forward community forum on aging sponsored by the GCF and the Sanders Fund on November 3, 2006 at VIMS. Over a hundred attended this event which concluded with the GCF awarding grants to both Bay Aging and the Gloucester-Mathews Free Clinic for their programs for seniors. Gloucester Gazette-Journal  November 2, 2006 MCV Professor To Speak At VIMS Friday On Foundation Program by Sherry Hamilton Dr. Patricia Barry, founder and former executive director of the Merck Institute of Aging and Health and former president of the American Geriatrics Society, will serve as moderator of a panel that will discuss issues of aging in Gloucester County at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. The program is free and open to the public. There will be a reception for participants at 6 o’clock. The panel discussion is the second of a two-part Gloucester Forward Series sponsored by the Gloucester Community Foundation and the Sanders Fund. The first program in the series, held last Friday, consisted of a lecture by Dr. Peter Boling of the Division of General Medicine at the Medical College of Virginia, and a question-and-answer session. Barry said that Boling presented a broad overview on aging from a global perspective, dwelling on the aging over the next three decades. He discussed the changes that aging brings, said Barry, even in a society that is “aging healthier.” Boling pointed out the dangers of increased obesity and the need to maintain a healthy lifestyle to prevent the onset of chronic disease. “Five percent of Medicare recipients use about 37 percent of resources due to chronic illness,” said Barry. “We need to figure out how to handle that better.” During next week’s panel discussion, Barry will use the information from Dr. Boling’s lecture, along with information gained during her own distinguished career, to guide panelists through a discussion of how Gloucester County will deal with a senior population that’s expected to increase from its current 13 percent to over 40 percent of the county’s population by 2030. “Both Gloucester and Mathews are areas where people grew up, never left, and are aging in place,” said Barry. “Those over 85 will most likely need care and consume the most resources…We need to realize it’s an oncoming train, and it’s time to prepare for that.” Barry will give a short address at the beginning of the program, then introduce the panel members, each of whom will give a presentation. Kathy E. Vesley-Massey, chief operating officer for Bay Aging, will discuss the services currently provided by the agency and its future needs. She will also give a case presentation. Helen Madden, Ph.D., executive director of the Center for Excellence in Aging and Geriatric Health, will discuss the ways in which the city of Williamsburg is addressing the aging issue. Rich Allen, pharmacist and member of the Gloucester Board of Supervisors, and Harvey B. Morgan, retired pharmacist and Delegate for Virginia’s 98th district and chair of the House of Delegates Joint Commission on Health Care, will respond to the presentations given by Vesley-Massey and Madden. Finally, participants will have the opportunity to submit written questions for consideration by the panel members. “We would like to get a lot of community involvement,” said Barry. In addition to serving five years at the helm of the Merck Institute of Aging and Health, Dr. Patricia Barry was Clinical Professor of Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the College of William and Mary, received her M.D. degree and her postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, and obtained her M.P.H. from Boston University. Before assuming her position at the Merck Institute, she was Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Geriatrics Section of the Department of Medicine, and Director of the Gerontology Center of Boston University. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Geriatrics Society and a member of the Board of Directors of the Fund for William and Mary. She lives in Gloucester Point with her husband, Dr. Marshall Barry.    Gloucester Gazette-Journal  October 19, 2006 MCV Professor To Speak At VIMS Friday On Foundation Program by Sherry Hamilton “Will You Be Alive and Kicking at 90 and Beyond?” is the topic of a talk to be given by Medical College of Virginia Professor Peter Boling, M.D., at 7 p.m. Friday in Watermen’s Hall at VIMS. The evening will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. The lecture is sponsored by the Gloucester Community Foundation and the Sanders Fund as the first lecture in this year’s Gloucester Forward series. The second program in the two-part series will be a panel discussion moderated by Patricia P. Barry, M.D., M.P.H., former president of the American Geriatrics Society and a Gloucester resident. It will be held at VIMS on Friday, Nov. 3, with a 6 p.m. reception and 7 p.m. lecture. Seating is limited. To register for either program or for both, call 693-7202. Boling is the interim chair of MCV’s Division of General Medicine and its director of long-term care and geriatrics. He is the author of “The Physician’s Role in Home Health Care,” according to the MCV website, and his primary career focus has been care of the frail and vulnerable. His particular areas of interest are care coordination, care transitions, and home health care, says the website, and he is recognized nationally for his work on home health care. Anne Marshall, board member of the Gloucester Community Foundation, said Boling will look at aging from a global medical perspective as well as from the individual’s point of view, at “how we as individuals grapple with aging.” She described the professor as “a compelling, entertaining speaker.” GCF chair Larry Wilkinson said that the issue of aging is one that a growing number of communities must address. Long-term care is one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States, he said, which highlights the fact that there is an aging population that must be served. “With baby boomers just beginning to turn 60, it will have long-term implications for this community and for any community,” he said. “We want people to see what’s lying ahead. It can have some far-reaching impacts that will affect all of us.” Wilkinson said that the over-65 population of Gloucester is expected to increase significantly between now and 2030. “It’s just astounding,” he said. “What’s the impact our growing old is going to have on our communities?” "The Booming Dynamics of Aging in Gloucester: From Awareness To Action” will be the topic of the panel discussion on Nov. 3. Participating as panel members will be Rich Allen, pharmacist and chair of the Gloucester Board of Supervisors; Helen Madden, executive director of the Center for Excellence in Aging & Geriatric Health; Harvey B. Morgan, Delegate for Virginia’s 98th district and chair of the House of Delegates Joint Commission on Health Care; and Kathy E. Vesley-Massey, chief operating officer for Bay Aging. Dr. Barry said the panel discussion will be based on the broad issues raised by Dr. Boling in his talk. Panel members will bring a local community perspective to those issues, said Marshall, and discuss ways in which to address them. Marshall pointed out that aging has been a topic of growing interest among Gloucester residents, saying, “We’re really kind of right in sync with what’s on people’s minds.” The Gloucester Community Foundation is a philanthropic organization that was founded in 2000 to provide Gloucester residents with a way to support and enhance the community through charitable funding. According to its website, www.gloucestercf.org, it provides vehicles for donors, including donor-advised funds and field of interest funds, and it established and is building the Gloucester Community Endowment Fund, which makes grants to local nonprofit organizations. The foundation “aims to meet community needs and strengthen local nonprofit organizations.” The foundation is also charged with providing opportunities for individuals, non-profit organizations, and others to “have dialog on community issues,” and with bringing people together to have a “diverse discussion around a common cause or a common goal,” a release said. “We feel we’ve done that for Gloucester County,” said Wilkinson. The Sanders Fund was established in 2003 with funds from the sale of the Francis N. Sanders Nursing Home and affiliated assisted living and independent living facilities, said Robert Marble, a member of the board of the Sanders Fund. Its purpose is to continue the vision of Francis N. Sanders to offer services for senior citizens by providing grants to address their health care needs, he said. The Gloucester Community Foundation and the Sanders Fund were both established under the auspices of the Richmond Community Foundation, said Marble, but they are not part of each other.    Gloucester-Mathews Gazette Journal July 13, 2006 PEACE FROGS Bank to Bank fundraiser swimmers crossed a 2.2 mile stretch of the Ware River in 90 minutes on July 1 to benefit the Gloucester-Mathews Free Clinic. The participants included, from left, Frank Wingfield, Jay Scudder, Clayton James, Bill Fireash, Ash Bowden, Andrew Morgan, Joel Backer, Catesby Jones, Ed Ould, Jonathan Peebles and Peter Wilcox. The fourth annual event has raised $15,000 so far and is still accepting donations. Contributions may be sent to the Peace Frogs Bank to Bank Fund, P.O. Box 137, White Marsh, Va. 23187   Bank to Bank Swim July 2005 Scott Paget, Dr. Peter E. Wilcox, David Julien, Clayton James, Jonathan Peebles, Scott Finney, Derek Robertson, Catesby Jones, Jay Scudder, Bill Boyd, and Sean Driscoll       Gloucester Gazette-Journal  October 20, 2005 Local Forums To Explore Aging The Gloucester Community Foundation will present a two part program on “Aging Issues and Gloucester County: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?” next month as part of its 2005 Gloucester Forward Series. The programs will be held Nov. 4 and 11 at Watermen’s Hall, Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Each begins with a reception at 6 p.m. followed by lecture and discussion at 7 o’clock. Studies show that one in four Gloucester residents are coping with elder care issues and that by 2050, fifty percent of the county population will be over 65, according to the Foundation. The programs will explore the medical and social challenges residents will face as the population ages and how other communities are dealing with these issues. The first program on Nov. 4 features Dr. Peter A. Boling, a professor in the long-term care program at Medical College of Virginia and author of “The Physician’s Role in Home Health Care.” His topic, “Will You Be Alive and Kicking at 90 and Beyond?” The Nov. 11 program will be a panel discussion on local aging issues. The following panelists are scheduled to participate: Gloucester supervisor and pharmacist Rick Allen, internal medicine specialist Dr. Robert T. Davis and Helen Madden, executive director of The Center for Excellence in Aging and Geriatric Health. Also scheduled are Kim Snead, Executive Director of the Virginia General Assembly Joint Commission on Health Care, Grady W. “Skip” Philips III, senior vice-president of operations for Riverside Regional Medical Center, and Kathy E. Vesley-Massey, chief officer for Bay Aging. Dr. Patricia P. Barry, executive director of the Merck Institute of Aging and Health, will serve as moderator. The programs are free and open to the public. Photo Caption: AGING ISSUES will be discussed in programs Nov 4 and 11 sponsored by the Gloucester Community Foundation at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. Above, clockwise from top left, GCF board member Laurence Wilkinson discussed upcoming presentations with Rick Allen, Kathy E. Vesley-Massey and Helen Madden, some of the participating panelists. ~~~~~ Gloucester Gazette-Journal  July 28, 2005 PROVIDINGSCHOLARSHIPS: Gloucester Community Foundation recently donated $2,000 to Gloucester High School for its Summer School Scholarship Program. The program provides summer school tuition assistance for needy students. From left, are GCF member Mimi Ulsaker, GHS principal Layton Beverage who accepted the donation from new GCF member Tara Thomas, and GHS dean of guidance Sue Donaldson who oversees the scholarship program. ~~~~~ Gloucester Gazette-Journal  July 14, 2005 Peace Frogs In The Swim For Local Children by Quinton Sheppard “It was phenomenal,” said Peace Frogs owner Catesby Jones, referring to his July 2 Peace Frogs Bank to Bank swim fundraiser. During the event, Jones and about ten others swam across the York River from the Felgates Creek area of the Yorktown side to the Carters Creek area of Gloucester to raise money for an endowment fund for children of Gloucester County. “We had lots of community support and all of the people made it out who were supposed to,” added Jones. He said that the swimmers raised upwards of $20,000 with Saturday’s event, but stressed that donations are still being accepted. He said that depending on the total amount raised, some of the money will go toward the Gloucester-Mathews Free Clinic as well. As for the swim, Jones said it went more easily this year than last. He said that the currents were not as bad as in 2004, but the water temperature was a bit cooler. “At the end, we did have thunderstorms come up on us,” said Jones. Fortunately, though, he said that most swimmers had reached the dock, but a few had to be plucked out of the water just shy of the dock for safety reasons. Jones said that he had a great time doing the event, and looks forward to it again next year. He said that he appreciated the assistance of both Abingdon and York Fire and Rescue stations, as they had boats out in the river to aid swimmers if a problem were to occur. He said that if people would like to donate further to this cause, to either donate online at www.peacefrogs.com or make checks payable to Peace Frogs Bank to Bank and drop them off at the store, located at 7546 John Clayton Memorial Highway, Gloucester. To Read Additional News about the G. C. F., please click on Page:  1  3  4  5  6  7

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