We are so very grateful for our Kevin Garvey Society members. Benefits of the Kevin Garvey Society include:
Your generosity makes our homes feel cozy and warm. Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour to see how your gift allows our guests feel comfortable and at ease.
We are so thankful for your kindness. It would be our privilege to thank you and your fellow Kevin Garvey Society members, to celebrate the work you’ve helped make possible, and share our plans for the future.
Postponed due to COVID-19
You choose to give to Kevin Guest House for reasons that are personal to you. We’ll give you personalized updates on how your gifts are providing a comfortable and supportive home away from home.
Donations of $500 or more received from individuals between Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 10, 2022
Corlin Bauhofer
Joseph Bertozzi
David A. & Margaret V. Borchard
Rosanne Braxton
M. Joseph Browne
David & Katherine Carlson
Darlene Collins
Edward & Margaret Condon
James V. Conway
Corey & Becky Cressy
Bob & Nancy Daugherty
James F. & Patti Doyle
Karen Durawa
Pamela JK Evans
Mary R. Evans & Andrew Paul Hrenyo
George & Agnes Farris
Hugh J. III & Nina Garvey
John & Jeanne Garvey
Thomas & Mary Garvey
Thomas M. Garvey & Dana Villanova Garvey
Mary Garvey Grenier
Rev. Marilyn Hale
Macoy Hartweg
Bob Hocking
John & Cynthia Hopkins
William Hopkins
Kevin & Maureen Horgan
Tom Jordan
Sarah Kaufman
Samuel & Natalie Kinsella-Flatt
Phillip Kirchner
Stephen G. Klug
Naniscah Koessler
Martin & Nancy Krebs
Joan Kuhn
Lynda S. Large
George Leedom
Albert L. III & Lucy M. Lord
Linda L. Mader Engstrom
Amy Mantrow & Max Mantrow
Robert & Elaine Marinucci
Marc & Amy Martis
Gerard & Barbara Mazurkiewicz
Jay & Kim McKinley
LeRhea & Camron McKinley
Carolyn Minnick
Robert L. Montgomery Jr & Kathryn M. Cambi, MD
Jonathan & Wendy Morris
James Neil & Mary Ellen Morrissey
Amy & Rodman Nagy
Peter & Wendy Naylon
Tedd A. & Melissa P. Neff
Christine Norton
J. Philip & Mary Karen O’Neil
M.G. O’Neil, Jr.
Ed Paradise
Michelle & Gerald Parrish
Frank & Lynn Potocnik
Seth & Marianne Potratz
Annette Pringle
Rick & Linda Quinn
Glen & Mary Reaves
Michael Rose
Bill & Holly Rupp
Jamie & Gail Scotland
William & Susan Semmel
Dr. Samson K. Shen
Michael E. Skerl, DDS
Mary Pat Stechschulte & Sarah A Cerminara
Andrea Tarshus
Drs. Christina Tobin & Thomas Schwaab
Adolph Uryniak
Cynthia Vance & Scott Smith
Ann Walley
Rebecca Walsh
Matthew & Catherine Whitehead
Bradly & Lynsey Weaver
Debbie Welles
From time to time the Kevin Garvey Society members are asked to help with special projects including our Comfort & Compassion Project.
A number of years ago, our kitchen chairs had seen a lot of wear-and-tear. We needed to upgrade from the existing residential-grade chairs to something stronger. Most importantly we needed to make an investment in safe yet comfortable chairs that could be enjoyed by our guests each day.
Thanks to the extra-special generosity of our Kevin Garvey Society members, this Comfort & Compassion Project raised nearly $7,000 to purchase commercial-grade kitchen chairs. Our friends from the Interior Design Association of WNY helped find some that would look great in our beautiful kitchen, and secured them for a great price helping our donors’ generosity go even further. Our 2019 Comfort & Compassion Project replaced the lovely but worn carpeting
on the front and back staircase and throughout the second floor of the main house, including a couple of bedrooms. COVID-19 put the project on hold, but generous friends donated more $9,770, and the upgraded the carpeting provides a comfortable and clean environment for our guests.
In 2020, our project also focuses on safety and security in high traffic guest areas.
Currently guest keys are kept in two locations – a small, hard to reach plastic box, the other inside a small bathroom cabinet with a safe for guest and staff valuables, and weekly deposits. Daily guest deliveries of personal items and medication remain in plain view but should be locked. A recent technology donation has generously replaced 15-yr-old equipment and laptops for guests to borrow, but we don’t currently have enough lockable space to accept. Moving to new electronic key fob entry also requires a lockable, organized space.
As we move to more touchless entry and other ways for guests to comfortably isolate in their rooms through technology, we need a custom cabinet built to store these items and keep personal belonging safe. There is only one space in the main house that can accomplish all this, requiring custom build due to the unique position of radiators, pipes, etc. Guests and staff will have easier access to items, while also keeping them more secure.