Winter 2015 The Newsletter of Sipe’s Orchard Home Volume 69

News from the ORCHARD

We help families grow their dreams

Think about the people who have influenced you over the years: parents, teachers, friends, relatives, spouses, coaches, pastors, supervisors, co-workers, neighbors, and other role models. Different people at different times in our lives nudge us and shape us into who we are and who we will become.

Last year, Sipe’s did its share of nudging and shaping, helping children become a little more

competent and confident. Most children come to Sipe’s during a crucial transitional phase in their lives, making our time with them especially influential. The changes they make might be dramatic or subtle, but most make positive strides forward by the time they leave us.

We focused on restoration in 2014. This annual report offers a glimpse at what we did last year to restore our buildings, grounds, and programs, as well as children’s hopes, dreams, and lives. Of course, our great staff, committed board, and support-ive community all together make it possible for us to continue helping children grow and flourish.

From the President

Jamie Brown, CEO

A new telephone system came to Sipe’s in 2014. Here, the staff are learning to use it.

A jolly and enthusiastic group of 33 volunteers from Corning kicked off the 2015 volunteer projects at Sipe’s with a bang. They scraped, painted, sorted, cleaned, hauled, and otherwise worked to accomplish a huge amount of work.

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SIPE’S ORCHARD HOMEBOARD OF DIRECTORS

ChairDrew Dodd

Vice ChairBryan Graham

TreasurerSteve Shumaker

SecretaryMarsha Woodard

Steve BrackettCecil HollifieldDolan Huffman

Johnny ScottMartha SowersJerri Wilfong

BOARD MEMBERS EMERITUS

William BurtonRuth Deaton

Warren HuttonHamp Shuford, Jr.

Charles SnipesThomas Warlick

Winter 2015 – Issue 69Sipe’s Orchard Home

4431 County Home RoadConover, NC 28613

(828) 256-5056

Jamie Brown, President/CEOMark Morgan, Administrative Vice President

DeLane Bowman, Business ManagerSheila Moseley, Director of Early Age Ed.

Jackie Brown, Houston Program SupervisorTonya Whisnant, Food Services Director

For more news about Sipe’s please visit www.sipesorchardhome.org

The children enjoyed some new activities in 2014, including a weekly music class withMrs. Miles.

NCPK at the Tyndall CenterThe Tyndall Center is steady, maintaining its five-star rating, providing engaging and developmentally appropriate learning activities for four-year-olds year after year, and graduating fifty-one students ready for kindergarten. Several improvements came about in 2014, all of which were made possible by grants or volunteer efforts:

• Building Enhancements include a new roof, a new sidewalk, and a new gardening area.

• New Technology, in the form of three iPads for the three classroom teachers, make planning, recording, and reporting much easier.

• Music Classes with volunteer teacher Mrs. Miles get the children singing and moving with the music every week.

• Library Time, made possible by parent volunteers who organized the books, enable children to check out books every week. The Tyndall Center is fortunate to have a large collection of age-appropriate books, donated by numerous businesses, groups, and individuals.

• Stretch-and-Grow, a biweekly physical education class, provides themed work outs for the children, rewards for good deeds, and coaching on healthy eating and nutrition for the whole family.

• Parenting Classes which help parents continue their children’s classroom growth at home are provided in conjunction with the Catawba County Parenting Network.

Houston Houston increased its average population from six to nine in 2014, making a busy house even busier. The program served fifteen youth for the year.Changing a young adult’s self-image is one of the Houston program’s greatest challenges and achievements. Most of the youth in the program do not realize their skills and potential. They do not see themselves as high school (or college) graduates, skilled employees, or valuable people. The Houston program helps them see themselves in a new and positive light.

• As is typical of most residents, Martina saw herself with only a few basic skills: reading, talking to people, smiling. She had no idea that her ability to speak Spanish was a unique and valuable skill, nor did she think she could use that skill successfully. After some encouragement from the staff, she now volunteers as an interpreter with a nearby non-profit, building her skill and self-confidence.

• Tom has lived at Houston for nearly a year. Tom is never serious, completely lacks motivation, barely graduated from high school, and failed his first semester of community college. No one has ever taken care of Tom, and his mother is incredibly challenging. But the amazing skill that Tom possesses (yet never identified) is his unfailing care for other people. Tom received a pair of gloves for Christmas; he gave those gloves to a fellow resident who works outside and had talked about his hands getting cold. Tom makes sure another resident who is a chronic night-owl gets enough sleep. The list goes on. Tom says Houston has taught him a great deal about living on his own, and he is now exploring vocational options with the help of Job Corps.Program Supervisor Jackie Brown says that the Houston program is “more than just about the kids.” As Houston changes young people’s lives, it changes the community as well. Young people who might have dropped out of school are attending college. Young people who were headed for jail are finding their own apartments. Young people who expected to live on food stamps and handouts are gainfully employed. Young people who would have depended on public assistance are paying their own way and standing successfully on their own.

Sipe’s President Jamie Brown and the staff and youth of Houston Cottage welcomed friends and supporters to several Open Houses held in 2014. The Open Houses offered the community a time to learn more about the transitional living programand the young people who live there.

Light

Even where there is distance, there is a light. It rests ready to rise through the night. Hope rains down to give us another lift, As we gather strength from it. We realize the gift. Nothing in the past holds our future, because you see, Our hearts and minds lie awake presently. We’ll overcome any trials, Leaving the battlefield wearing smiles. So as we move forward, we confidently speak our words. Our voices finally heard.

W.E.February 2015

From One of Our Residents

This past year, we have asked for help so that we can expand the capacity of the Houston Transitional Living Program to meet an overwhelming need. Grant makers have responded:

• The Food Lion Charitable Foundation gave so that we can buy more food.

• The Millholland and Unifour Foundations gave so that we can increase the number served in Houston Cottage.

• The Broyhill Foundation and GKN gave to further equip Houston Cottage.

• The George Foundation gave to enable us to expand the program into a second building on campus.Thanks to this and other support, as well as hundreds of volunteer hours, we are seeing the Houston program begin to grow and more young people benefit from its services.

In one activity, campers were blindfolded andchallenged to identify common foods. Reactions varied widely, to say the least.

Everyone enjoyed horses again this summer.

Summer Camp Open HouseMarch 28, 20152:00-4:00 p.m.

See the Campus • Register for Camp

One of the traditions of summer camp is a July picnic, enjoyed by the campers, their families, and the Sipe’s staff.

Summer CampOver forty children participated in our 2014 summer camp, nine of whom received full or partial scholarships thanks to the United Way Youth Council and other donors. As in years past, campers enjoyed a variety of games, hikes, field trips, and other indoor and outdoor activities. One highlight of 2014 was the return of horseback riding, this year provide by Jennifer Bandy at Stillwater Farms.

Camp offered weekly themes this year, presenting campers with games, challenges, and other activities based around current interests. Two of the most popular borrowed from the reality shows The Amazing Race and Survivor. Both of these weeks encouraged campers to work together in teams and to explore different cultures, try new foods, and stretch themselves both physically and mentally.

New Agency Coming to CampusThe Children’s Advocacy and Protection Center (CAPC) will move to Sipe’s in 2015. They will occupy the front part of the Tyndall Center. The agreement is signed, the building remodeling is underway, and their move should take place sometime in the next few months. The CAPC serves children who are victims of abuse and neglect.

The Circle K Club from Catawba Valley Community College brought Christmas projects and toys for all of the children in the TyndallCenter. Their advisor, Linda Baker (far right), is a past vice-chair of Sipe’s Orchard Home’s board of directors.

The Abernethy Charitable TrustMrs. Claire L. AdamsAdvance Auto PartsAerus ElectroluxMr. & Mrs. Carl G. AlfreyAmerican Legion Post 16Mr. William BairdMr. & Mrs. Harold P. BakerMr. & Mrs. Richard BarnesBB & TMr. & Mrs. Roddy B. BeanMr. Truitt J. BeardMr. & Mrs. Luther BeaverBeth Eden Lutheran ChurchMiss Louise BishopBlessed John XXIII Ecumenical ChurchBlessings in a BackpackMs. Beulah BolickMr. & Mrs. Neil BolickMr. Colin F. BradyBroome Associated InsuranceMr. & Mrs. James R BrownMr. & Mrs. Thomas Walker BrownMr. & Mrs. Donald E. BumgarnerMrs. Jane BumgarnerMr. & Mrs. William E. Burton, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael ButlerC & R Tile, Inc.C.O. Miller Memorial FundMs. Virginia CaldwellCamfil Farr, Inc.

Mr. & Mrs. James CarmackCarolina Container Co.Ms. Phyllis CarswellCatawba County Radio ControllersCatawba County United Way, Inc.Catawba Valley Medical CenterCharity ChaseDr. & Mrs. Scott T. ChathamChurch of Hickory Inc.Mr. David R. ClarkMr. & Mrs. Dennis CloerMr. John W. ClontzMr. & Mrs. Charles M. CoffeyConcept Frames, Inc.Mr. Donald CorbettMs. Joyce G. CorbettMr. Gregory CrockerDavis’ ConcessionsMr. Lewis W. DealDeFeetDr. & Mrs. Geoffrey D. DeLearyDr. & Mrs. John DePerczelMr. & Mrs. Andrew DoddMr. & Mrs. John T. DoneyMr. & Ms. John D DoolosMrs. Nancy S. DowdyMr. & Mrs. Jerome EadesMrs. Margaret C. EdwardsTina & Gerald EvansFairfield Mountains ChapelFiber-Line, Inc.

Fidelity Charitable Gift FundMs. Joyce FidlerFirst Presbyterian ChurchFoundation for the CarolinasMrs. Ann L. FreemanMr. Warren L. FryeMr. Kenneth GarrettMr. & Mrs. Alfred GeisseleGenworth FinancialDr. Alice GeorgeMr. & Mrs. Boyd L. GeorgeGeorge FoundationMr. & Mrs. Bob GosnellGrayfield Cabinetry Inc.Greater Hickory Classic at Rock BarnGunter and Graham, D.D.S., P.A.Mrs. Anne S. HallMr. W. Cordell HarrisMr. Peter L. HauserMr. Harold HawnHayden FoundationMr. & Mrs. Hoyle W. HelmsHickory Mechanical, Inc.Hickory Saw & Tool, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth W. HilderbranMr. & Mrs. Douglas E. HolmanDr. & Mrs. William E. HoltJack Runnion FoundationMrs. Donna K JarrettMr. & Mrs. Ron JerniganMs. Suzette Jett

The following donors supported Sipe’s from August 1 through December 31. Thank You!

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Mr. & Mrs. Erik W. JordanMr. & Mrs. Edward W. Kelly, Jr.Kenneth & Suzanne Millholland Fdtn.Mr. & Mrs. Edwin KerrMr. & Mrs. James P. KerrKerr’s ConcreteDr. John KesselMr. Fred M. Kirby, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Allan C. KoehlerMs. Karen E. KuehlMr. & Mrs. Kenneth L. LawingMs. Martha H LeathermanMr. & Mrs. Ron O. LivingstonMr. & Mrs. D. Joe LongMrs. Ann S. LutzMr. & Mrs. Todd S. LynnMs. Phyllis MaherMr. Rick MahoneyMr. & Mrs. Glenn MartinMs. Kaye H. MatthewsMr. & Mrs. Pete MayoMs. Nancy O McCombsMrs. Marjorie McDanielMrs. Cathi McIntyreMile High United WayMr. William B. MillerMrs. Anne F. MitchellMr. & Mrs. Theo MonroeMr. & Mrs. Lee E. Moritz, JrMr. John MorrisMs. Gina MorrisMt Olive Lutheran ChurchMt. Olive Evangelical Lutheran ChurchSylvia F. Murrell

Nancy & Udean Burke FoundationNorth Carolina Community FoundationOyama CabinetPepsi-Cola Bottling Co.Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. PfefferkornMs. Janice Caldwell PittsPlateau United MethodistMr. Fred A. PooveyProgressive Electric Co.Mr.& Mrs. Paul QueenRam Utility & Construction Co., LLCMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Rasmussen, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. John RectorMr. & Mrs. Richard ReeseRev. & Mrs. C. Henry RendlemanMr. & Mrs. Bradley L. RicheyRick Berry DesignMr. & Mrs. Walter E. RobertsonMrs. Carol S. RobinsonMr. & Mrs. Robert RorieLt. Col. (Ret.) & Mrs. Ronald R. RoscoeMrs. Adele H. RosemanDr. & Mrs. James M. RossMr. & Mrs. James D. RunyonMr. & Mrs. W. L. SaferightMr. & Mrs. James M. SchmuckerMr. & Mrs. W. S. ScogginsMr. & Mrs. Wilbert W. SeabockMr. & Mrs. Carl H. SeitzMr. & Mrs. Harold SetzerMr. & Mrs. Jacob L. SetzerMr. & Mrs. Fred Lee Sherrill, Jr.Dr. William W. SherrodMr. A. Alex Shuford

Mr. Wade Hampton Shuford, Jr.Mr. Kevin W. SigmonMrs. Carol Tyler SinclairV. O. & Viola Sipe EstateMr. Robert M. SloanMs. Barbara SloopMr. & Mrs. David SmallMr. & Mrs. Charles M. SnipesMs. Mary Katherine SowersRuby SpencerSt. Aloysius Catholic ChurchSt. Andrew’s Lutheran ChurchSt. Luke’s Methodist ChurchSt. Luke’s United Methodist ChurchSt. Stephens Elementary SchoolSt. Stephens High SchoolMrs. Amelia StaffordLula Jane StearnsMr. Hugh D. Stetler Jr.Ms. Jean StetlerSutter Street ManufacturingMr. James Lee TeeterThe GE FoundationMr. & Mrs. Darrell ThomasThrivent Financial for Lutherans FoundationMs. Donna L. TilleyTruistTSH Charitable TrustTwin City Knitting Co., Inc.United Way of Caldwell CountyUnited Way of Central IndianaUnited Way of SE PennsylvaniaMrs. Camilla VanderzeeMr. & Mrs. Mark S. VollingerMr. & Mrs. Robert E. VollingerMr. & Mrs. Robert M. Ward Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jess G. WatersMr. Bob E. WattsMr. & Mrs. Robert A. Wessels, Jr.Whisnant & CompanyMrs. Peter W. WhitenerMr. & Mrs. James M. Whitworth, Jr.Ms. Anita L. WilliamsMr. & Mrs. L. Samuel Williams, Jr.Pat WilliamsMrs. Nancy W. WillinghamDr. & Mrs. H. Gray Winfield IIIWNNC/WAIZ RadioMrs. Ruby Brown WylyMr. & Mrs. Bobby YoungMr. and Mrs. Joe B. Yount

In Honor of…

Pat Anderson Mr. & Mrs. John HemmingsRev. & Mrs. Eddie Andrews Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryMrs. Shirley H. Anthony Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonLeslie Avant Mr. Jeffrey P. BronnenbergStephen Awl Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. Hardee

Two of the fourth grade classes at St. Stevens Elementary School recycled and sold lollipops to raise $664 for Sipe’s.

Rick Bare Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeSteven Barnes Mr. & Mrs. John W. LeagonCarl Becker Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeScott Bedington Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Walker, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Bill Berry Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryRick and Mary Berry Mr. & Mrs. Robert Frans TeeterBob Bisbee Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas TaylorHarold Williams & Craig Blackman Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonFreddy & Jan Bohmuller Mr. Avery WilfongTracy Bombenger Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeDeLane Bowman Mr. & Mrs. Kyle CanerdayBowman Grandchildren Mr. & Mrs. Steve BowmanMr. & Mrs. Ralph Bowman Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. Garlitz Mr. & Mrs. David MooreDr. & Mrs. William Brooks Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Campbell, Jr.Addie & Tucker Buchanan Mr. & Mrs. Paul S. ShumakerDr. & Mrs. Dudley J. Burton Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonBill & Judith Burton Mr. & Mrs. Harold ShullJudith Burton Mr. & Mrs. Harold ShullGeorge & Terri Ms. Peggy ByersMark Byers Ms. Peggy ByersMr. & Mrs. Robert L. Campbell Dr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Brooks, III Dr. & Mrs. W. Hampton LeflerBessie Carter Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. CarterRobert & Joyce Cassata Mr. & Mrs. David Graffagnino Mr. Donald E. KoberBill Cauble Mr. & Mrs. John R. CaubleJohn & Martha Cauble Mr. & Mrs. Ralph CunninghamW.L. Cauble, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ralph CunninghamAngela Cheek Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeAll Children Ms. Ingrid PeakeDon Corbett Dr. Alice GeorgeJoyce Corbett Mr. & Mrs. Wendell M. CramerRobin Cox Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeIrene Craig Mr. & Mrs. Carl Craig

Jerry & Judy Craig Mr. & Mrs. Rik CraigWendell & Judy Cramer Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas TaylorLisa Cummings Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeShirley & Ralph Cunningham Mr. & Mrs. John R. CaubleMr. & Mrs. Todd Dalton Mr. Jeffrey P. BronnenbergMr. & Mrs. Gurney R. Davis Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryJames J. Deal Pastor & Mrs. John WoodardDr. and Mrs. Hugo Deaton Mr. & Mrs. Derek S. Easton Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Frank Mr. & Mrs. Reginald L. Jones IIILois DeHart Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonMr. Andrew Dodd DRF Enterprises, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Christopher StoutSally Doughton Mrs. Leila B. DoughtonFrank Drendel Mr. & Mrs. Jearld LeonhardtMr. & Mrs. W. Allen Eades Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonRussell Early Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryEast First Street Baptist Church Ms. Tina H. SpencerMrs. Patty Elrod Mr. & Mrs. Bill Burton

Tim Elrod Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryMark E. & Joy M. Evans Dana L. WilliamsMr. & Mrs. Ronnie Finger Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryFirst Presbyterian Church-Pastors & Staff Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas TaylorFelix Lee Fletcher Ms. Frankie M. MatthewsDr. & Mrs. Thomas Foster Dr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Brooks, IIIJohn Foust Mrs. Meita Rhyne MaynardJerry Francis Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas TaylorHarry D. Frankel Dr. Nicholas & Kim FrankelKim Frankel Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeMr. & Mrs. David Frye Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryJodee Fulton Mr. Gary FultonDr. & Mrs. W. Ronald Gardner Dr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Brooks, III Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. GarlitzMr. & Mrs. Boyd L. George Mrs. Meita Rhyne MaynardGoldsmith, Goldsmith & Dews Chicago Title Company LLCDon Gordon Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. GarlitzGorham, Crone, Green & Steele Chicago Title Company LLC

Board member Cecil Hollifield and faithful volunteer Jack Weldon decorated the Christmas tree in front of Odom Cottage this year.

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Michael Greene Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeBill & Camille Gruman Mr. & Mrs. Randy CollinsOaula Teague & Staff Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas TaylorMr. & Mrs. Robert Hambrick, Jr. Mrs. Meita Rhyne MaynardHamby & Hamby Chicago Title Company LLCDan & Sherry Hardee Mr. Joe PhilyawMickey & Dixie Harris Dr. & Mrs. Steve D. HarlanDr. & Mrs. Robert Hart Dr. & Mrs. W. Hampton Lefler Mrs. Linda WarrenMr. & Mrs. Eddie Hicks Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryJane O. Hitchcock Mr. & Mrs. James M. Whitworth, Jr.Cecil Hollifield Mr. James N. HicksDolan L. Huffman, Sr. Hickory Sheet Metal EmployeesHal Huggins Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryDr. & Mrs. Peter Hurley Dr. & Mrs. William M. PekmanMason & Cosby Ingram Mr. Paul IngramMr. James P. Isenhowr Mr. Bill BurtonMr. & Mrs. Michael Isenhour Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonMr. Stine Isenhowr Mr. Bill BurtonDale & Kelley Jarrett Mr. & Mrs. Ned M. Jarrett

Ned & Martha Jarrett Mr. Dale A. JarrettJenna Jordan Heavner Mr. Don HeavnerDr. & Mrs. Jeremy Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Edward R. GerrardMr. & Mrs. Keith Johnson Dr. K. Wayne Smith Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. SnipesKeith Johnson Mrs. Anne G. HarrisonDr. Kim Jones and Mr. Jim Love Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. GarlitzBarbara Kirby Mr. Fred M. Kirby, Jr.Dr. Bill Kopp & Linda McCall Kay P. Herman, CPA, PADr. & Mrs. Carroll Koscheski Dr. and Mrs. Edward R. GerrardKris Lackey Mr. & Mrs. Steve LackeyMr. Clyde L. Lail Mr. Bill BurtonLaw Office of Hill Evans Chicago Title Company LLCNancy Lawson Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeJohn & Johnnie Leagon Mr. & Mrs. Jeff LeagonDr. & Mrs. W. Hampton Lefler Dr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Brooks, III Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Campbell, Jr.Alex & Sharon Little Mr. & Mrs. Max J. MillerLindsay Loflin Mr. & Mrs. Phil SmithThe Steve Loflin Family Mr. & Mrs. Phil Smith

David & Deborah Looper Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. GarlitzMr. & Mrs. Larry Lowdermilk Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonDavid & Kathy Ludwig Mr. & Mrs. Ronald G. HightLee & Carolyn Lyerly Mr. & Mrs. Randy CollinsJeff and Florence Mackie Mr. & Mrs. Randy CollinsMr. & Mrs. Jimmy Makar Mr. Dale A. JarrettWhit Malone Dr. & Mrs. Paul V. CaporossiFrankie Matthews Mr. Felix Lee FletcherMr. Dean Mattlock Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonMr. & Mrs. George McClellan Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryHarry & Gail McComb Mr. & Mrs. Robert Frans TeeterBob McCreary Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas TaylorMichele McGlamery Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeFaye K. Midgett Mr. & Mrs. Marcus C. MidgettGail Miller Mr. Jeffrey P. BronnenbergHalle, Cary & Jamie Miller Mrs. H. Grady Miller, Jr.Pauline Moretz Mr. & Mrs. Huitt Drum, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Poovey Mr. & Mrs. Cloyd H. Propst, Jr.Rebecca S. Moretz Mr. Keith D. MoretzMark Morgan Mr. Daniel R. Green, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Britton H. LowryMark & Tina Morgan Dr. & Mrs. John K. Earl Mr. & Mrs. James LacyConnie Morrison Conover Home CenterMaxine Morrison Mr. Frank C. CloningerMartha Mullins Mr. & Mrs. Bob SigmonMr. & Mrs. Walter Murray Mr. Jeffrey P. BronnenbergMr. and Mrs. Tim Osborne Mr. & Mrs. Max J. MillerPaul Packard Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeePannell & Pannell Chicago Title Company LLCBernice Parks Mr. William J. CombyPatrick, Harper & Dixon Chicago Title Company LLCMr. & Mrs. Moore Patton Ms. Donna T. AdamsPat Patton Mr. & Mrs. Roy Wayne LongBarbara Pearce Mr. Jeffrey P. Bronnenberg

The Mt. Olive Lutheran Church held a 5K Fun Run in September with approximately 200 runners participating. Proceeds benefitted several local charities, including Sipe’s.

Rev. & Mrs. Barry Pearce Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryJames Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeJason & Melanie Phillis Dr. & Mrs. Don CampbellJoe Philyaw Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeMr. & Mrs. Gary L. Pierce Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonKathy & Jerry Price Mr. & Mrs. John R. Cauble Mr. & Mrs. Ralph CunninghamDavid Pruitt Ms. Peggy ByersEmily Rabb Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryScott A. Rankin Mr. & Mrs. James Edgar Rankin, Jr.Sonny & Page Rankin Mr. & Mrs. Joseph S. Peters Mr. Roy Rankin & Mr. Duane Smith Mr. & Mrs. Scott RankinRichard Reese Hefner Reels, LLCMr. & Mrs. Otis Lee Rhoney Mr. & Mrs. Huitt Drum, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Ronald PooveyMiss Lucy Robinson Mr. Jeffrey P. BronnenbergMs. Sally Campbell Robinson Mr. Jeffrey P. BronnenbergAmy Rollins Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeSandra Schiffley Ms. Frances G. BeattieChuck Scronce Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeGlenn Shoaf Mr. & Mrs. Barry WhisnantPolly Shook Mrs. Meita Rhyne MaynardHarley F. Shuford, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Brooks, IIIMr. & Mrs. Harold Shull Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonLarry Sigmon Mr. James N. HicksSigmon, Mackie, Hutton, Hanvey & Ferrell Chicago Title Company LLCHarry Simpson Mrs. Rebecca SimpsonKate Simpson Mrs. Rebecca SimpsonSipe’s Orchard Home Staff Mr. & Mrs. Larry BakerMrs. Audrey K. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Steve HoyleMrs. Jan Smithson Dr. & Mrs. W. Hampton LeflerMr. Lawson J. Styles Mr. Bill BurtonMr. & Mrs. J. Vernon Tarlton III Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas TaylorMr. & Mrs. James V. Tarlton, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas TaylorDoug Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Francis

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Teague Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonMr. & Mrs. Larry Teague Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryWilson & Maureen Teague Mr. & Mrs. Randy CollinsJohn Teeter Ms. Donna T. AdamsBryce O. Thomas Jr. Mr. Jeffrey P. BronnenbergMr. Alvin Thornburg Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonTraci Mr. & Mrs. Edwin KerrMs. Evelyn Turnmyre Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. TurnmyreCody Underwood Davidson, Holland, Whitesell & Co.Blong Vang Mr. & Mrs. Dan E. HardeeJack & Linda Wade Dr. & Mrs. Paul V. CaporossiJeff Watts Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryMr. & Mrs. Andy Wells Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas TaylorMr. & Mrs. Dewey Lester Whicker Mr. Jeffrey P. BronnenbergMr. & Mrs. Barry Whisnant Mr. & Mrs. Glenn C. Shoaf Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas TaylorEugenia S. Whisnant Mr. Greg WhisnantJerry & Janey Whitener Mr. & Mrs. Max J. Miller

Mr. & Mrs. James Whitworth, Jr. Mrs. Jane HitchockW. Avery Wilfong Ms. Jerri WilfongMr. & Mrs. L. Samuel Williams Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonHeather Willis & Ryan Nesbitt Dr. & Mrs. Mark J. AndersonWilson, Lackey & Rohr Chicago Title Company LLCMr. & Mrs. Wayne Windsor Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonMr. & Mrs. Charles Withers Mrs. Madolyn C. HenryElaine Wong Mr. & Mrs. Albert C. LeeJohn & Marsha Woodard Mr. & Mrs. Randy CollinsRebecca & Robert Wright Mr. & Mrs. Wendell M. CramerRobert Yancey Chicago Title Company LLCYoung, Morphis, Bach & Taylor Chicago Title Company LLCDr. & Mrs. Ed Yount Mr. & Mrs. Bill BurtonMr. & Mrs. David Zagaroli Mr. Jeffrey P. Bronnenberg

In Memory of…

Mr. Claude Abernethy, Jr. Mr. Russell L. Isenhour, CPABrevard Arndt Mrs. Vera Drum Arndt

Many volunteers across Catawba County participated in the United Way’s 2014 Day of Caring. One group came to Sipe’s and completed numerous outdoor projects.

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Irene K. Bach Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas TaylorC.I. Baucom Ms. Judith CrouchIra Bell Mrs. Susannah Dell PattonVernon Bigsby Mr. & Mrs. Jerry FrancisPaul H. Bjerg Mr. & Mrs. Philip S. CadwalladerKermit & Ann Black Kermit Lamar Black, Jr.Alan Bohler Mrs. Barbara BohlerBetty Jo Bolick Mr. & Mrs. Ellis A. BolickMano & Mosie Bowman Mr. Jerry BowmanRobert & Faye Braswell Jr. Mr. James N. HicksJoyce Brittain Mr. & Mrs. Max J. MillerDr. & Mrs. Neel H. Bronnenberg Mr. Jeffrey P. Bronnenberg Dr. & Mrs. Brian P. HearonCorbin Bullins Mr. & Mrs. William J. LawingMr. & Mrs. Thomas Callanan Mr. & Mrs. Brad SullivanRichard “Blake” Cannon Mrs. Phyllis CannonKen Carter Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Carter

Bill & Myrtle Cauble Mr. & Mrs. John R. Cauble Mr. William L. Cauble, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ralph CunninghamRobert & Marion Cline Mr. Jeffrey P. BronnenbergNed Cloer Mr. James N. HicksCarroll & Lorie Craig Mr. & Mrs. Rik CraigEthel D. Dale Ms. Pamela DaleHarold Deitz, Jr. Ms. Nancy S. DeitzTed C. Drum, Sr Mr. & Mrs. Huitt Drum, Sr.Ted C. Drum, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Huitt Drum, Sr.Ronald C. Dudan Mrs. Jane DudanLillian C. Ennis Paige E PopeGeorge Fisher Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Fisher Dr. & Mrs. Charles N. ReedDavid S. Flowers R.B. Northcross, LLCKenneth Flowers Mrs. Kenneth FlowersJohn A. Forlines, Jr Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas Taylor

Jean Frans Ms. Donna T. Adams John C. Harmon Family Foundation Mrs. Susannah Dell Patton Mr. & Mrs. H. Dean Proctor Rick Berry DesignJ. Robert Gaither, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Hugh R. GaitherJennifer Garner Mr. & Mrs. Joe GarnerLee & Helen George Mr. Jeffrey P. Bronnenberg Mr. & Mrs. Gerald D. DavisMabel H. Gragg Ms. Betty ClarkGary Graybeal Mr. James N. HicksDanny R. Gwaltney Ms. Marion GwaltneyJalen GwaltneyMs. Marion GwaltneyJill Adair Hampton Mr. & Mrs. Ronald D. HamptonAmos Hastings Therapeutic TechniquesHelen J. Hatley Mr. James N. HicksMarianne Hauser Mr. Peter L. HauserBrenda Craig Hedrick Mr. & Mrs. Rik Craig

The CCM Sports Bombers worked on our ball field and used it for baseball practice. We were glad they put our field to good use.

Walter Hicks Mr. James N. HicksWalter L. Hitchcock Mr. & Mrs. James M. Whitworth, Jr.Ray Hoke Ms. Carol M. LegrandMarty & Kirk Hollar Ms. Brenda HauptMr. William D. Holloway Mrs. William D. HollowayMr. Charles D. Houston Mr. & Mrs. James N. WilsonDewey & Hazel Houston Mr. & Mrs. William J. Kupetz Mr. & Mrs. James N. WilsonNeil K. Houston Mr. & Mrs. James N. WilsonMrs. Helen Hovis Ms. Sylvia ShookPhil & Ann Hrynkiewicz Ms. Teresa McCaslinWilliam E. Huey Mr. R. E. SimpsonMr. & Mrs. Lee J.M. Huffman Mr. & Mrs. Dolan L. HuffmanSherry Huffman The Reverend Partee BoliekBulo M. Hunt Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth KanipeGeorge N. Hutton, Jr. Mrs. George N. Hutton, Jr. Mrs. Ann W. PedenEvelyn Ingram Mr. Paul IngramBennie J. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Ralph P. ShellCharlie Jones Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. GriffinFrank J. Jones, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Ralph P. ShellSteve Jones Mr. & Mrs. Michael JonesSamuel Ryan Kincaid The Yount Foundation Inc.Timothy “Shyler” Kincaid Pastor & Mrs. John WoodardArlene Kirby Mr. Dan W. KirbyDanny Kirby Mr. Dan W. KirbyAl & Harriet Kuhn Mr. Thomas A. KuhnFaye E. Kyzer Mr. Henry KyzerBob Lail Mr. & Mrs. Will MonroeWilliam Lawing Mrs. Merriel LawingMr. & Mrs. C. M. Little Mr. & Mrs. Dolan L. HuffmanKemp Litton Ms. Pamala AaronFrances V. Mauser Ms. Pamela DaleBishop Michael McDaniel Mrs. Marjorie McDanielGarrett Wade McLamb Mr. & Mrs. R. Paul Ruddock

H. Grady Miller, Jr. Mrs. H. Grady Miller, Jr.Roy B. Moffitt Mrs. Hilda G. MoffittAubrey Moretz Mr. & Mrs. Huitt Drum, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Max J. MillerMr. Tom Morphis Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas TaylorPhil Mullins Mr. & Mrs. Bob SigmonW. W. Mundy Twin Oaks ApartmentsMr. John G. Odom Mr. Don R. Patrick Ronald’s Rentals Mr. & Mrs. Steve M. ShufordWilliam E. Page Mr. & Mrs. John ModeGary Parker Mrs. Gary S. ParkerAndrew Patton Mrs. Ann W. Peden Mrs. T. Manly Whitener, Jr.John M. Patton Ms. Kelly Burgin Ms. Pat PattonHarriet B. Payne Ms. Frances G. BeattieFrank Pearce Mr. Jeffrey P. BronnenbergC. L. & Mildred Peterson Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. PetersonJames Phillips Mr. Jeffrey P. BronnenbergMrs. Vada Pitts Adams Sales, Inc.Howard Poovey Mr. & Mrs. Ronald PooveyMr. & Mrs. Ural Poovey Mr. & Mrs. Ronald PooveyMr. & Mrs. Cloyd H. Propst, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Cloyd H. Propst, Jr.Mr. Randy Propst Mrs. Randy PropstE. Roy Rankin Mr. & Mrs. James Edgar Rankin, Jr.Robert Reed Mrs. Robert H. ReedBill Reese Hefner Reels, LLCDanny Reese Hefner Reels, LLCJoe F. Robinson, Jr Sheila RobinsonMark C. Sellers Sherry Sellers SipeHarold “Bud” N. Shell Mr. & Mrs. Ralph P. ShellNancy Cloer “Bo” Shell Mr. & Mrs. Ralph P. ShellMr. & Mrs. Maison H. Sherrill Mr. Maison Wayne SherrillMr. & Mrs. Earl F. Shurford Mr. & Mrs. Scott ShufordCharles & Lora Sigmon Mr. Leslie C. Sigmon

Mr. & Mrs. Jesse C. Sigmon Mr. & Mrs. Clarence L. PughLouise Sipe Sherry Sellers SipeMr. & Mrs. R. G. “Jack” Sipe Mr. & Mrs. Huitt Drum, Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Poovey Mr. & Mrs. Cloyd H. Propst, Jr.Gene Smith Mr. James N. HicksPowell Smith Mr. Powell Smith, Jr.David Starnes Mrs. Betty W. StarnesMarie Wright Thompson Mrs. John C. Ervin Mrs. F. E. ThornburgF. E. Thornburg Mrs. F. E. ThornburgSamuel H. Tillotson Mrs. Lavinia B. TillotsonErnest H. Troutman Mrs. Ernest H. TroutmanMr. Richard “Dick” Tyndall Ms. Reshma V. Gangwani Dr. & Mrs. William E. TyndallHazel Walkup Mr. R. E. SimpsonThomas Weir Mrs. Thomas H. WeirEdwin West Mrs. Mary Alice WestJoel G. White Benco Steel, Inc. Ms. Judy WhiteEstelle Whitener Mr. & Mrs. Glenn C. ShoafPeter W. Whitener Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Arrowood Hollar Tractor Parts Company Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Killlian Salem Reformed United Churcch of Christ Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Snipes Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Stevens IIIDanby Ward Wilcox Mrs. Dorothy M. WilcoxWilma Wilkie Mr. & Mrs. David MooreBob & Ramona Wilkinson Mr. James N. HicksJoyce Wilson Mr. Barry WilsonMillard & Virginia Winecoff Mr. & Mrs. Jan WilsonEverett Kent Wood, Jr Ms. Betty ClarkRichard Wyatt Mrs. Harriet WyattEdward Yoger The Reverend Partee BoliekHoward Young Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J. AbernathyMarian S. Yount Mrs. Eugenia S. WhisnantSeth & Sudie Yount Mr. and Mrs. Joe B.Yount

Financial Summary

Income Expenses

Payments for Services:

35%

Donations: 28%

Investment Income:

28% Food

Reimbursements: 4%

Sales & Rentals: 5%

Miscellaneous: 0%

Income

Summer Camp: 5%

Dietary: 9%

Maintenance: 6%

Fund Raising: 2% Administrative:

26%

Depreciation: 10%

Expenses

NCPK: 21% Houston:

21%

Payments for Services:

35%

Donations: 28%

Investment Income:

28% Food

Reimbursements: 4%

Sales & Rentals: 5%

Miscellaneous: 0%

Income

Summer Camp: 5%

Dietary: 9%

Maintenance: 6%

Fund Raising: 2% Administrative:

26%

Depreciation: 10%

Expenses

NCPK: 21% Houston:

21%

Member Agency ofCatawba County United Way

Sipe’s Orchard Home4431 County Home Road

Conover, NC 28613

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PAIDCONOVER, NC 28613

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With an increase in support and revenue and decreased expenses over last year, the financial picture at Sipe’s continuesto improve.