Supporting the Mission of Friends Homes

There are several ways you can support the mission of Friends Homes through your time, talents, and resources.

As a non-profit organization dedicated to providing care for seniors at a reasonable cost, Friends Homes depends on the generosity of our supporters. Charitable gifts help us maintain our Resident Assistance Fund, purchase needed equipment, and maintain and expand our campus to meet current and future resident needs.

Charitable gifts may be made through individual giving, memorials and honorariums and planned giving arrangements.

Volunteers are also a significant part of the life of our community. At Friends Homes, volunteers help with a variety of jobs including working in our community store, assisting with activities, reading to residents, and more. Volunteering for organizations both on and off campus contributes to residents’ fulfilling sense of purpose.

Two years ago, Friends Homes’ Board of Trustees began a strategic community planning process, committing to engage residents and staff to boldly shape future direction. Planning has been intentional and based in the Quaker testimonies of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship at the core. Central to the vision is the imperative to update the Guilford campus, increase access for residents of the future by building new residential accommodations and improve community spaces – all without placing a financial burden on current residents. The Friends Homes’ Board of Trustees launched a $1.2 million Capital Campaign to raise private dollars to support the building of the Connector Bridge and establish a Resident Financial Assistance Endowment. Recently, the Board of Trustees announced the dedication of the Connector Bridge in honor of two stalwart families who have been leaders in the Quaker and Friends Homes community for decades and who exemplify building community and connection: Charlie and Mary Kirkman Routh and the late Carson and Janie Grantham.

Campaign Cabinet Leadership:

  • Carson Grantham
  • Honorary Co-Chair (until his passing in November 2021)
  • Mary and Charlie Routh
  • Honorary Co-Chairs
  • Pat and Pete Cross
  • Co-Chairs
  • Margaret and Patrick Miller
  • Co-Chairs

Campaign Cabinet Members:

  • Marie and Tom Brown
  • Betsy and Jay Bumm
  • Bill Carroll
  • Kathy and Dick Coe
  • Carol Cothern
  • Dossie Davis
  • Mary and Don Farlow
  • Nancy Glenz
  • Terri and George Harris
  • Deborah Suess and Tim Jackson
  • Barbara Jones
  • Jim Newlin (until his passing in May 2022)
  • Ellen and Elwood Parker
  • Joy and Dan Reavis
  • Betty Rogers
  • Wilson Sheldon
  • Sarah and Tom Wright

Friends Homes Bridges to the Future Endowments:

  • Aline T. Harcum Endowment
  • Eleanor Procton Endowment
  • William D. Coble and Ruth N. Coble Endowment
  • Jeanette Ross Roos Endowment

Friends of Friends Homes Society Members:

  • Charles & Mary Kirkman Routh
  • Judith Smith Moore
  • Nancy L. Glenz
  • Jim Newlin
  • Tom & Nancy Antoon
  • Marla Allred
  • Joan Newlin Poole
  • Rose & Bill Bailey
  • Robert Harcum
  • (3) Anonymous

Bridges to the Future Capital Campaign Donors

  • John & Marcia Abernethy
  • Pat Adelberger
  • Dan and Mary Allen
  • Marla Allred
  • Harry and Marti Angel
  • Rose & Bill Bailey
  • Kathryn Bailey
  • Eleanor Baker
  • Barbara Barker
  • Joey and Sarah Barker
  • Catherine C. Barnes
  • Wilma Bates
  • Lacy & Lena Baynes
  • M. Gertrude Beal
  • Reginald and Christine Beeson
  • Jacquelyne Behrends
  • Barbara Bell
  • O. Theodor Benfey
  • Ann Bennett-Phillips
  • Susan and John Black
  • Linda Bradshaw
  • Jim and Elizabeth Cross Bridges
  • Hank and Donna Brooks
  • David and Mae Brown
  • Tom and Marie Brown
  • Patsy and Jerry Bulla
  • Betsy and Jay Bumm
  • Hilary Bumm
  • Jimmy and Judy Butler
  • Joanna Grantham and Mike Callahan
  • Charles Cameron
  • Chris and Sandra Canipe
  • William P. Carroll
  • Hazel and John Carroll
  • Dawn Carter
  • Louise Case
  • Dee Case
  • Jay and Beth Chambers
  • Nancy Clark
  • Elizabeth Clary
  • Samuel Coble
  • Richard and Kathleen Coe
  • Lisa Comito and Steve Coggin
  • Mark Collins
  • Angela Conwell
  • Carol Leuzinger Cothern
  • Teresa Cox
  • Jonathan and Emille Cox
  • James Cox
  • Pat and Pete Cross
  • Seth and Stephanie Cross
  • Barbara Cummings
  • Ruby Dance
  • Cliff and Dossie Davis
  • Lynn and Jim Davis
  • Bill and Dawn Davis
  • Dr. & Mrs. Philip C. Deaton
  • Betsy Deaton
  • Gary and Susan Dent
  • Al and Jerry Dew
  • Annemarie and Brian Dloniak
  • J. Taylor and Audrey Doggett
  • Martha Eakes
  • Rod and Nancy Edens
  • Leah and David Edgerton
  • Nancy and Ralph Edwards
  • Jack and Joyce Fagg
  • Mary and Don Farlow
  • Diane and Luke Fisher
  • Paul and Barbara Fleming
  • Marie Franklin
  • Naomi Galbreath
  • Reid & Judy Gaskins
  • Edward and Marilyn Gideon
  • Irwin Smallwood Jr. and Judy Glasgow
  • Nancy L. Glenz
  • Bob & Laura Gobble
  • Elizabeth Godwin
  • Crystal Golden
  • Judith M. Goodman
  • Rudy and Lou Gordh
  • Carson Grantham
  • Henry Brooks Grantham
  • Michael and Jennifer Cross Green
  • Robert and Linda Gretton
  • Joseph Gruendler
  • Lynn Hall
  • Randall and Heidi Hamilton
  • John and Martha Hancock
  • D. Frazier & Julia Hanover
  • David & Sarah Hanson
  • Robert Harcum and Victoria Harcum
  • Tom and Carolyn Harmon
  • Terri and George Harris
  • Cyril and Judy Harvey
  • Rick Hatch
  • Bill and Shirley Haworth
  • Harvey and Emily Herman
  • Eric Hiatt
  • Jim and Nancy Highfill
  • Philip and Monica Hix
  • Don and Mickey Hoagland
  • Sandy and Peggy Holder
  • Fred Bunnell & Teresa Holleman
  • Nancy Hollowell
  • Peggy Holshouser
  • Ruth Anne Hood
  • Gary and Marion Hosey
  • Wyn Hrdlicka
  • Susi Hudson
  • Jenny Huffaker
  • Bill and Janet Inmon
  • Dwight and Laura Jackson
  • Jonathan and Connie Jacobs
  • Mary Ann Johnson
  • Yvonne Johnson
  • Harold and Katie Johnson
  • Barbara Jones
  • Shukriyyah Jones
  • Debbie Kaynor
  • Sarah Kellam
  • Kathy Kellum
  • E.D. Kennedy
  • Robert and Sharon Kidd
  • Jack and Janet Kirk
  • Janice Kirkman
  • Ralph and Wenda Kirkman
  • Audrey Koopman
  • Clara Koster
  • Pearl Kraay
  • Alice Kunka
  • Ann Kunkel
  • Paul and Patricia Lamont
  • Thomas and Patricia Lanza
  • Claudel Lassiter
  • Herb & Diane LeBosse
  • Mike and Luann Lee
  • Mandy Lotz
  • Dianne Lytle
  • Danny and Dawn Marsh
  • Joann Martin
  • Sarah McAdams
  • Judith McAlister
  • Deets and Mary Anna McCullen
  • Marianna and Bill McDonald
  • Hector McEachern
  • Carol McKenzie
  • Brent and Brenda McKinney
  • Doris McKnight
  • William McNeil
  • Doris Melson
  • Robert and Joyce Mers
  • Margaret and Patrick Miller
  • Sue Mitchell
  • Donna Moran
  • Keith and Brenda Morris
  • Steve & Connie Mullinix
  • Harold and Sarah Murray
  • Frieda and Don Murray
  • Jim Newlin
  • Ron & Jane Norwood
  • Steve Young and Mona Olds
  • Virginia (Ginger) Osborne
  • Werner Ostmann
  • Annette Overton
  • Taylor Owens
  • Ellen and Elwood Parker
  • Joyce Parkhurst
  • Khaki Parks
  • Martha Lou Pearman
  • Deborah Pegram
  • William E. Phillips
  • Wade Phillips
  • Bill and Clarajo Pleasants
  • Joan Newlin Poole
  • Helen Posey
  • Richard & Janet Potter
  • Dianne Powel
  • Becca Pritchard
  • David and Ann Raper
  • Bonnie Ray
  • Kevin and Marisa Ray
  • Dan and Joy Reavis
  • Carey and Judy Reece
  • Jim and Pam Reese
  • Bobbie Reeves
  • Roy and Judy Ritter
  • Bobby & Susan Rives
  • Grady & Janet Robbins
  • Suzanne Robbins
  • Freda Robison
  • Stephen and Patricia Rockwood
  • Elizabeth C. Rogers
  • R. Bracky Rogers
  • Jenny Ross
  • Lawrence Ross
  • Charlie and Mary Routh
  • Jean Rowden
  • Anne Russell
  • Erica Rutishauser
  • Ruth Scanlan
  • Fred Wilson & Jennifer Schaal
  • Richard Sedory
  • Carl and Diane Semmler
  • John and Joyce Setchfield
  • Wilson M. Sheldon Jr.
  • Wade and Brenda Shelton
  • Ellenor Shepherd
  • Richard and Carolyn Sherrick
  • Sandra Shields
  • Shelby Shore
  • Don and Marvene Shore
  • Daryl Shores
  • Lynne Skelton
  • Jessie Smith
  • Winnie Smith
  • Tom & Sheila Smith
  • Patricia Smithwick
  • Sarah and Donald Sparrow
  • Carson Spering
  • Donna Sprinkle
  • Charles and Patsy Stamey
  • Wes Stanley
  • Juanita Staton
  • Will, Tina, Phoebe & Chloe Stevens
  • Tim Jackson and Deborah Suess
  • Natalie Teichman
  • James Hood and Sara Beth Terrell
  • Tom and Gaither Terrell
  • Arnie and Kathleen Thompson
  • Patrick Tillman
  • Ray and Carole Treadway
  • Jimmy and Peggy Truitt
  • Betty Turner
  • Elizabeth Vance
  • Holly, Trent and Emmett Watson
  • Verne Nielsen and BJ Weatherby
  • Tim and Tina Webster
  • Charlie and Sara White
  • Walter Wieselquist
  • Laura Williams
  • Etta Florence Winslow
  • Robert Winsor
  • Grey Wood
  • Alec and Kathy Wrenn
  • Tom & Sarah Wright
  • Judith Davie Wright
  • Paul Zopf
  • Anonymous (9)