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Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association HOPE IN ACTION Spring 2021 ■ Volume 40 ■ Number 2
MIFA Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Paula Jacobson
CHAIR
Dr. Stephen Cook
VICE CHAIR MIFA friends,
Margaret McLean
SECRETARY I am so excited to share our plans with you for
Sara Hall Our City, Our Story, which will be held virtually
LEGAL COUNSEL on Tuesday, September 14.
Aarti Bowman
TREASURER This year’s event will be a conversation between
Gregory M. Duckett two extraordinary authors, Kiese Laymon and
AT-LARGE
Brett Grinder Elizabeth Gilbert. They will explore a concept so
Sally Jones Heinz
AT-LARGE
PRESIDENT & CEO
familiar to us at MIFA but scarce in the past year: unity.
Rev. Dr. Dorothy S. Wells
EX OFFICIO MIFA was created in 1968 during a period in American
Brian Athow history that was as turbulent and divisive as we have
Lucia Crenshaw ever seen. And now, after a period of separation —
Doug Duncan physical, due to the pandemic, but also political and
Maria Leggett ideological — we are tasked with coming back together
Sandra Madubuonwu and finding that unity again.
Ted Miller
Rev. Dr. Byron C. Moore How do we move forward? How do we remember
Caprice T. Morgan what we have in common? How do we heal? Kiese
Catherine Muscari and Elizabeth will explore these questions through
Carl Person
Ashley Boggs Robilio
their own very different perspectives. I can’t wait
Danish Siddiqui to hear what they have to say — I hope you will join us.
Joe Stewart
Sincerely,
Tish Towns
Rabbi Bess Wohlner
Scott Young
Sally Jones Heinz Sally Jones Heinz, PRESIDENT & CEO
PRESIDENT & CEO
Our City
Our Story
2021
Save the date
TUESDAY ❘
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Elizabeth Gilbert and Kiese Laymon
in conversation
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 ❘ NOON
community.mifa.org/ourcityourstory
Volunteer photos by Steve Roberts
MIFA Celebrates Volunteers
In April, MIFA staff celebrated the many volunteers whose support helps
10+ years
our programs serve the neighbors who need us most. For three days during CONGREGATE MEALS
National Volunteer Week, the Meals on Wheels team led celebrations in the Eddie Blackwell
parking lot with music and cheers and distributed gift bags to meal delivery Tracie Crockett
volunteers. Our other programs recognized volunteers with thank-you cards, Gwendolyn Calhoun
videos, and Zoom calls. Emma Debose
Doris Logan
We are especially grateful to the volunteers who have served for years or even
decades. We have attempted to recognize all our longtime volunteers in the Ophelia Malone
listing below; however, our records may be incomplete, especially for volun- Mary Marise
teers who serve as part of a group or congregation. Please feel free to contact Prativa Mohanty
Kristi Estes at kestes@mifa.org or (901) 529-4521 with any corrections. Frances Stewart
Myra Wilson
LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
Gordon Bradley, 10 years
Jill Bryson, 10 years
Kimberley Jones, 10 years
Gwendolyn Jordan, 11 years
Ella Watson, 13 years
Sandra Chandler, 21 years
Marjorie Palazzolo, 21 years
Dianne Polly, 22 years
Dottie Walsh, 22 years
Carolyn Kent Beck, 23 years
SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM
Jearlene Curry, 10 years
Ilean Tompkins, 20 years
OUR MISSION: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-impact programs. Spring 2021 5
MIFA Celebrates Volunteers
MEALS ON WHEELS Emily Traylor
10+ years Steve Warner
Carolyn Bridges Peggy Wilkinson
Robert Cannon
Susan Daniel
15+ years
Buddy Adams
Scott Dawson
Elizabeth Anderson
John Dillard
Robert Anderson
Dennis Dolan
Robin Ascolese
Nancy M. Ellis
Ellen Caldwell
Anne Ferguson
Sanell Chism
Myra Ann Kelso
Mary Lou Cushing*
Callie Kimbro
Camille Deaderick
Susan Liddon
Paulette Delk*
Timmie Mann
Gwendolyn Goode
George Marr
Randall Higginbotham
Joe Millner
Robert Hudson
Alma Moore
Laurie Hudson
Gerald Neal
Jessica Hunter
Sherwood Platt
Jim Jones
John Potts
Shaila Karkera
Priya Rao
Ellen Klyce
Julie Saxon
Gary McCraw
Phil Shannon
Michael McCraw*
Judith Sossaman Brantley
Joe Padgett
Dona Sparger
Lyn Sawyer
Trish Spore
Mary Saxton
Glen Stovall
6 Spring 2021 mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 OUR VISION: Uniting the community through service.
MIFA Celebrates Volunteers
Jim Spake 25+ years
Frank Suddoth Ellen Barkley
Betty Turner* Kitty Cannon
Bill Weiss Susie McCandless
Martha Wheeler* Douglas Reed
Beverly Williams Jerry Schwartz
Gina Williams Robin Stein
Sue Woelke K.C. Warren
*Denotes incomplete records;
service may be longer. 30+ years
Natalie Jalenak
20+ years Lee McWaters
Jeanne Alpert
Bill McWaters
Julia Anderson
James Waller
Nadene Day
Sally Evans 35+ years
Karen Franklin Margaret Brown
Donna Holliday Judy Royal
Sara Holmes Laura Schwartz
Robin Leffler 40+ years
Sue Ann Lipsey
Betty Malmo
Cynthia Monteverde
Michael Morris
Judy Moss
Sharon Ritz
Timothy Self
Nancy Walls
Carol Yaffe
Thank
you !
OUR MISSION: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-impact programs. Spring 2021 7
Vaccine Accessibility for
MIFA Meals on Wheels Clients
As the COVID vaccine became more widely available in early 2021, MIFA and
other local partners began to look for ways to get the vaccine to our senior
neighbors, especially those for whom leaving home is difficult or impossible.
We sent a survey to 1,100 home-delivered meal recipients; of the 400 who
responded, about 25% had already received the vaccine, but half said they
needed help getting to a vaccination site or could not leave their homes at all.
That’s where Meritan came in. They had already begun a successful campaign
to vaccinate homebound residents of Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, and Lauderdale
counties at no cost to the recipients (although health insurance can cover
some administration fees). They graciously—and without hesitation—agreed to
provide vaccines to our clients in their homes as well. We began referring clients
in late March and have since connected 54 clients to Meritan for in-home shots.
We are so grateful to Meritan and its Executive Director Melanie Keller for their
dedication to helping our senior neighbors access the vaccine.
To learn more about Meritan and their vaccine program, visit meritan.org.
Jennifer Mohundro, RN, leaving the
Meritan office with the travel fridge
used to transport the vaccines.
8 Spring 2021 mifa.org • (901) 527-0208 OUR VISION: Uniting the community through service.
Plus-1 Community Giving Challenge
We are grateful to all who supported our Plus-1 Community Giving Challenge this spring.
PARTNER CONGREGATIONS STEERING COMMITTEE To see videos from the following friends
Abyssinian Baptist Church Emily Woodside and partners who added their voices to the
Anointed Temple of Praise CHURCH OF THE HOLY COMMUNION campaign, visit community.mifa.org/plus-1.
Berean Missionary Baptist Church Danish Siddiqui Rabbi Micah Greenstein
Christ Missionary Baptist Church MIFA BOARD MEMBER TEMPLE ISRAEL
Church of the Holy Communion
Hope Church Dr. Stephen Cook Rev. Hester Mathes
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH CHURCH OF THE HOLY COMMUNION
Freedom's Chapel Christian Church DOC
Metropolitan Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Dorothy S. Wells Yvonne Madlock
Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church ST. GEORGE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
Sehrish Siddiqui
Mt. Moriah-East Baptist Church GERMANTOWN
Mt. Zion Baptist Church Rev. Dr. J. Lawrence Turner
Rev. Dr. Byron C. Moore
MISSISSIPPI BOULEVARD CHRISTIAN CHURCH
New Direction Christian Church ST. ANDREW AME CHURCH
Rosemark COGIC Jane Venson-Talford
Pastor John Smith
Second Baptist Church ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC.
ROSEMARK COGIC
BETA EPSILON OMEGA CHAPTER
St. James AME Church
St. Andrew AME Church
St. Paul Baptist Church
The Healing Cathedral Christian Church
Temple Israel
Learn more and give at mifa.org/plus-1.
OUR MISSION: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-impact programs. Spring 2021 9
MIFA’s 34th annual
No-Go Gala
2021
Discover Be a tourist in your own city!
Memphis
Let our MIFA friends be your Travel Guides
to some fascinating places in Memphis.“ We have so much to do…”
Your No-Go Travel Guides
Clark Butcher
Ernest Carpenter
Enjoy. Your support is essential. Elaine and Bill Dudley
Russ and Tomeka Hart Wigginton
Martha Kelly
mifa.org/nogogala Maria Leggett
Hazel Moore
Patrice Bates Thompson
Stephanie, Bobby, and Sam WhiteNON-PROFIT ORG.
910 Vance Avenue U.S. Postage
Memphis, TN 38126 PAID
Memphis, TN
PERMIT NO.
367
Private donations combined with funds from these
partners make MIFA’s services possible.
Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association, Inc. is a 501(c)(3)
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