Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic

"Jennifer Berthelot has volunteered with us [Children's] for several years. Jennifer has helped at our Information desks and assisted nursing staff in caring for patients. She is able to accept responsibility and follow thru to complete an assignment. Jennifer has been of great help in providing tours of the hospital for many visiting groups. This is an activity more usually entrusted to adult volunteers. Jennifer has always done an outstanding job for us. She has our highest recommendation for… Show more

"Jennifer Berthelot has volunteered with us [Children's] for several years. Jennifer has helped at our Information desks and assisted nursing staff in caring for patients. She is able to accept responsibility and follow thru to complete an assignment. Jennifer has been of great help in providing tours of the hospital for many visiting groups. This is an activity more usually entrusted to adult volunteers. Jennifer has always done an outstanding job for us. She has our highest recommendation for 142 hours of service."
Barbara Clinefelter
Assistant Director
Volunteer Services
November 30, 1994 Show less

"CYO Search is a peer ministry program offering four retreat weekends per year (March, April, September and November) and monthly follow-up activities. All participants volunteer their time and talents to let peers know they are loved and accepted for who they are. CYO Search and its participants strive to provide an alternative for young people where they may be accepted for who they are and not worry about many of the common peer pressures in their daily lives"
Tod Wammes
CYO Search… Show more

"CYO Search is a peer ministry program offering four retreat weekends per year (March, April, September and November) and monthly follow-up activities. All participants volunteer their time and talents to let peers know they are loved and accepted for who they are. CYO Search and its participants strive to provide an alternative for young people where they may be accepted for who they are and not worry about many of the common peer pressures in their daily lives"
Tod Wammes
CYO Search Program Director
December 1, 1994

Jennifer worked 6 retreats as a Team Member: November 1992, March 1993, November 1993, March 1994, April 1994 and November 1994. Jennifer spent 14 hours in Team meetings and 32 hours in Weekends for a total of 46 hours per weekend. Jennifer's estimated volunteer hours adds up to 276 hours plus approximately 36 hours in additional planning meetings. Show less

"Jennifer has donated her time very faithfully over these past years and each year she has become more involved than the previous year.

Our clientele in the swimming program varies in age from 3 years to 70 years. All of our clients have disabilities ranging from mild to severe CP, stroke, accident trauma, behavior, learning disabilities and A.D.D.

Jennifer's first year with us was in 1991, and she has volunteered for about 26 hours as our program went for one hour per week from… Show more

"Jennifer has donated her time very faithfully over these past years and each year she has become more involved than the previous year.

Our clientele in the swimming program varies in age from 3 years to 70 years. All of our clients have disabilities ranging from mild to severe CP, stroke, accident trauma, behavior, learning disabilities and A.D.D.

Jennifer's first year with us was in 1991, and she has volunteered for about 26 hours as our program went for one hour per week from April through October. In 1992 she again volunteered for about the same number of hours (26). In 1993 we increased our program to two hours a week and Jennifer also increased her volunteer time to 64 hours. This past year which was just completed we again expanded our program and Jennifer was there again for us by increasing her hours to 73."

Russ Boies
Swim Program Coordinator
Easter Seal Society Show less

"Jennifer worked as my assistant coach for a sixth-grade girls soccer team. Jennifer's presence played a vital role in the physical, social, and emotional development of the young ladies. Her outstanding leadership ability has been very influential in the formation of a strong role model for the players on the team. The girls continue to rely on Jennifer for support, and Jennifer is always willing to help. She has clearly defined to them the meaning of teamwork, both on and off the soccer… Show more

"Jennifer worked as my assistant coach for a sixth-grade girls soccer team. Jennifer's presence played a vital role in the physical, social, and emotional development of the young ladies. Her outstanding leadership ability has been very influential in the formation of a strong role model for the players on the team. The girls continue to rely on Jennifer for support, and Jennifer is always willing to help. She has clearly defined to them the meaning of teamwork, both on and off the soccer field. I was honored to work with Jennifer for the minimum 45 hours that we spent coaching."

Mary Beth Thomas
Sixth-Grade Soccer Coach
Akron, Ohio Show less

"I am the Coordinator of the Joyful Witness, Faith and Light Prayer Group; Faith and Light Prayer Groups are known internationally for serving children with mental retardation and their families. We organize an annual retreat for area children and their families at Loyola of the Lakes Retreat Center, Clinton, Ohio. Volunteers play an indispensable part in the retreat by working with the children with handicaps, and allowing their parents to fully participate in adult retreat sessions. Jennifer… Show more

"I am the Coordinator of the Joyful Witness, Faith and Light Prayer Group; Faith and Light Prayer Groups are known internationally for serving children with mental retardation and their families. We organize an annual retreat for area children and their families at Loyola of the Lakes Retreat Center, Clinton, Ohio. Volunteers play an indispensable part in the retreat by working with the children with handicaps, and allowing their parents to fully participate in adult retreat sessions. Jennifer worked our annual retreat in 1993 and 1994. Spending a total of 50 volunteer hours over the weekend each year, for a total of 100 hours."

W. Kirt Bromley
Faith and Light Coordinator
Special Ed Teacher Show less

As a High School student, Jennifer was the youngest Board member of Gennesaret. Gennesaret was founded in October of 1986 and is an innovative all-volunteer nonprofit corporation operating under the direction of a board of directors. It is a unique provider of long term housing for homeless two-parent families in Summit County, Ohio. The program enables the participants to stay together as a family in a furnished apartment for one to two years. At the end of their stay, the family has the… Show more

As a High School student, Jennifer was the youngest Board member of Gennesaret. Gennesaret was founded in October of 1986 and is an innovative all-volunteer nonprofit corporation operating under the direction of a board of directors. It is a unique provider of long term housing for homeless two-parent families in Summit County, Ohio. The program enables the participants to stay together as a family in a furnished apartment for one to two years. At the end of their stay, the family has the opportunity to apply for a grant from Gennesaret to be used for a down payment on a home of their own. They also operate a Family Nutritional Center, which provides free hot meals twice weekly to needy families and individuals in the community.

Bob Dirgo
Founder & President Show less