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Looking Back with Gratitude
Paul Sorensen, Executive Director
As another school year comes to a close, I am granted the space to reflect on the wonderful year we have had at the Greenwich Center for Hope & Renewal. While I am thankful that we were able to help countless individuals, marriages and families through our professional counseling, as well as develop new, innovative services like the Connection Course, perhaps I am most awestruck by the breadth and depth of our leadership.
It has been said, "The act of leadership is fundamentally about other and not self." As much as anywhere I have ever served, I have the great blessing of seeing this type of leadership at work at the Center for Hope & Renewal. In addition to all of our incredible financial partners, I would like to say a special thank you to the following leaders who have served with me this past school year:
Board of Directors
Directors
Tom and Barbara Arenz, Sarah Boles, Jeanie Calhoun, Rebecca George, Peter Jayes, Tia Mahaffy, Jill Olson, Parker Stacy, Jay Stout
Marketing Committee
Valerie Gammage, Bill McGowan, Jill Olson, Mike Stallard, Jesse Silver
Pastoral Advisors
Dr. Hillary Bercovici, Reverend Chuck Davis, Dr. Chuck DeGroat, Dr. Bill Evertsberg, Pastor Glenn Harvison, Dr. Jim Lemler, Dr. Heather Wright
Professionals of the Center
George Faller, Susan Gestal, Stephen Gilbert, Ginny Gray, Karene Madden, Nancy Sadock, Parker and Mary Stacy, Paige Stetson, Jill Woolworth
Partnering Leaders of the Center
Connection Course
Angela Decandia-Presuto
Executives in Transition
Reverend Montsignor Alan Detscher, Reverend Frank Hoffmann, Reverend Sam Schreiner (Pastors)
John Bassler, Doug Campbell, Rick Lyons, Ernst Schirmer, Bob Sloan, Chris Tella (Leaders)
Pat Harmon, Greg Ohman, Jennifer Scott (Guest Leaders)
Renewal Seminars
Ben Brightwell
Reverend Chuck Davis
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Counselors Abroad
A Counselor Expanding Her Reach
Therapist Susan Gestal and husband, Pastor Bill Gestal, recently left home for Jos, Nigeria. Overflowing with teaching materials and food, their mission began... This is Susan's fourth visit to Jos. On this trip, Joan Wilson, a play therapist from Canada, joins her. Together, using principles of Theraplay, Susan and Joan will be working with upwards of 1,200 orphans. Their effort? To help these children, who have a long history of abuse, neglect and trauma, regain a normal life. Along with the aim of serving the children, Susan will be empowering the 100 caregivers with helpful tools and training to overcome Jos' daily challenges. If you would like follow the Gestals on their African adventure, please click here.
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Counselors in the News
The Greenwich Center for Hope and Renewal is well aware of the gifts of our therapists, and now we are even more excited that they are being recognized beyond our doors.
George Faller, EFT Trainer and Center Therapist, was featured on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams on December 3, 2010. George began his career in the NYPD and is now a Lieutenant with the NYFD. He was interviewed, not only because of his courage as a public servant, but because he is a source of strength for the men and women in uniform and their families. To see the featured story, please click here. Distorting Love - RELEVANT MAGAZINE 
Paul Sorensen proves that living a life defined by his career as a marriage leader, as well as counseling with a faith-based lens, is worth emulating. Jake and Melissa Kircher of "Relevant Magazine" interviewed the Center's Executive Director in the piece, Distorting Love. In the article, Paul addresses a serious challenge for couples in a post-modern world, and he speaks to the benefits of connecting, loving and giving in our most precious relationships. To read the article, please click here. |
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Mark Your Calendars ...
The Greenwich Center Connection Course
A Relationship Education Experience for Married Couples
Description: Wouldn't it be nice to have the best tools and understanding to grow and safeguard your marriage? We invite you to an educational and experiential day that integrates a biblical worldview and the most empirically supported marriage model in the world, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). Pioneered by Drs. Sue Johnson and Les Greenberg, and outlined in Dr. Johnson's latest work, Hold Me Tight, research studies have found that 70-75% of couples move from distress to recovery and approximately 90% show significant improvements through the use of EFT. We believe some investments are worth protecting; your marriage is one of them.
When: October 1 or November 12, 2011
Where: Greenwich Center for Hope & Renewal 237 Taconic Road, Greenwich, CT 06831
Special Note: Because space is limited, please reserve your space sooner rather than later.
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Giving to the Center
Thank you to all who have generously given to the Center. We are wonderfully supported and blessed. As many of you know, we have launched a "Moving on Up" campaign to raise the $700,000 needed to cover operational and capital expenses for 2011 and 2012 - so that the Board of Directors can turn its attention to the implementation of the following strategic objectives for the Center's future:
- The creation and installation of a model for sustainable revenue based upon the careful combination of client fees and multi-church support
- The expansion of its existing donor base into a stable group of supporters
- The creation of a marketing program to support objectives one and two
The Greenwich Center for Hope & Renewal is a non-profit organization under IRS 501(c)(3) supported through the generosity of individuals, churches, foundations and businesses. All gifts to the Center are tax deductible and are immediately acknowledged through a gift receipt letter. We honor the principles of confidentiality and anonymity in all areas of giving and participation.
To make an online donation to the Center, please click:
To make a cash donation to the Center, please send your gift to the following address:
Greenwich Center for Hope & Renewal
237 Taconic Road
Greenwich, CT 06831
To make a donation of securities or mutual funds to the Center, please contact one of the two following individuals for delivery instructions:
Andrew Boles, CFP
Edward Jones
(973) 377-2377
or
Paul Sorensen, Director
Greenwich Center for Hope & Renewal
(203) 340-9816
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Parenting 101 Blog
Susan Gestal, M.A., L.P.C.
In an effort to provide parents with excellent guidance and resources on parenting, our very own Susan Gestal has created a parenting blog: Parenting 101.
At the Greenwich Center for Hope & Renewal, Susan is a leading professional in children's behavioral assessment and counseling services, as well as parental consultation and counseling.
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