Campaign for Abundant Life

“Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege.”

– John D. Rockefeller Jr.

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What is the Campaign for Abundant Life?

The Campaign for Abundant Life raises funds for long-term care communities, affordable housing and more. In the past, the campaign has delivered some major milestones in UCH giving history:

  • In 2017, the campaign kicked off with the ambitious goal to raise $20 million within five years.
  • In 2020, UCH received its largest single donation ever. Some long-time friends of UCH made an estate gift of $17.5 million.
  • With two years left in the Campaign for Abundant Life, the Campaign Steering Committee raised the goal to $45 million.
  • Gifts and pledges continued through the end of 2022, closing out this historic campaign by raising a total of $47,406,780 for United Church Homes!

History of the Campaign

The Campaign for Abundant Life began at the rededication of the Fairhaven Community campus in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The goal: To raise money that would support our mission to transform aging. This would include donations for:

  • Residential and healthcare communities
  • Affordable housing
  • Pastoral care programs
  • The Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging
  • UCH Endowments that provide sustainability for our future
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High Impact Givers

Thank you to our high impact givers — generous individuals, corporations, churches, and community partners who donated $5,000 or more 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

Learn How to Give to UCH

For more information about the Campaign for Abundant Life at United Church Homes — and the lasting value of impact giving — please contact the advancement office at (740) 382-4885 — or [email protected].

 

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