The Many Ways to Support McLean
Thanks to the generous donations and selfless volunteer hours from people just like you, we’re able to provide, enhance, and sustain independence and the quality of life through our integrated health care services and campus community.
Whether it’s attending a fundraising event, joining our dedicated auxiliary, making a financial gift or becoming a volunteer, we count on your support for maintaining the standards for which McLean is known.
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How to make a gift to McLean
The McLean Development Office is part of the McLean Affiliates, a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization.
Make Your Gift Online
We make it easy to donate to McLean through a secure online contribution. We accept MasterCard, Visa and American Express.
To Donate by Check
Please make your check payable to McLean and send it to: McLean Development Office, 75 Great Pond Road, Simsbury, CT 06070
To Make a Gift of Stock.
It’s easy to make a stock gift to McLean. Give us a call and we’ll provide you or your broker with the information needed to complete the transaction. Your gift will be credited on the day it’s received and will be valued at that day’s mean average. For more information or to make a stock donation, please call 860-658-3702 or email Alison.swain@mcleancare.org.
To learn more about making a gift or to explore planned giving options please contact the McLean Development Office at 860-658-3702 or complete the Contact Us form and direct your comments and questions to Giving Opportunities.
Gifts that Keep On Giving
Planned gifts are hard at work, every day and in every way. These gifts provide quality-of-life programs for the entire McLean community. For more information please visit Gifts that Keep on Giving.
McLean Development Committee
- Jameson Lukasiewicz, Chair (VP, Marketing & Development, McLean)
- Lisa Clark (President, McLean)
- Judith A. Fitzgerald
- Rebecca May
- Mark Murnane
- Ann O’Donnell
- Brewster Perkins
- Victor Rush
- Alison Monteiro Swain (Development & Engagement Specialist, McLean)
Senator George P. McLean Legacy Society
The Senator McLean Legacy Society recognizes individuals who’ve included McLean Health Care or the McLean Game Refuge in their will or through a planned gift.
Senator McLean cared deeply about the health and vitality of our community and the protection of wildlife.
His grand and encompassing vision continues to thrive, thanks to McLean’s donor community.
Our members share in the mission and vision of Senator McLean.
There are so many ways to enhance life with a legacy gift to McLean. Tell us what really matters to you, and we’ll work together to create your lasting legacy. Every gift is significant, because even a modest bequest will grow substantially over time. Learn more about legacy gifts by visiting Gifts that Keep on Giving.
To begin a conversation today, call Alison Swain in the McLean Development Office, 860-658-3702.
Donor Publications
“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”
– Maya Angelou
Your Generosity Makes a Difference!
Your generous gift has a profound effect on those it touches. You’ll feel good knowing it offers comfort and companionship. It provides strength, stability and confidence to regain independence. It encourages personal growth. It uplifts and inspires.
There are many areas to which you can direct your gift, including:
McLean Health Care
The Village at McLean
McLean Outdoor Enhancement
McLean Hospice
McLean Home Care
McLean Assisted Living
McLean Skilled Nursing
McLean Memory Care
McLean Rehabilitation Services
Meals on Wheels
McLean Game Refuge
Patient Personal Needs Fund
Memory Care and Hospice Volunteer Programs
Patient Life Enhancement Fund
McLean Benevolent Fund
For more information please contact the McLean Development Office 860-658-3702 or email alison.swain@mcleancare.org.
Make Your Gift in Honor of Your Caregiver
Do you recall your McLean caregiver with affection and gratitude? The McLean Grateful Patient program provides a meaningful way to make your gift in honor of your caregiver. Let us know the name(s) of the caregiver(s) you wish to honor, and we’ll inform them of your kind gift. (Don’t worry if you don’t remember last names — we’ll figure it out!) Send gifts and notes to: McLean Development Office, 75 Great Pond Road, Simsbury, CT 06070.
Honor the Memory of Your Loved One
Send memorial gifts to: McLean Development Office, 75 Great Pond Road, Simsbury, CT 06070.
Senator George P. McLean Legacy Society Members
We gratefully acknowledge the generosity and compassionate foresight of our Legacy Members.
Members:
Anonymous (8)
Marion Atwater
Daniel P. Brown, Jr.
Bruce Cagenello
Dorothy Cagenello
Robert M. Ellis
Lynda Godkin
Barbara Hartwell
Dorothy Ianzito
Fred Kaprove
Mae Kaprove
Louine King
Gloria Knierim
Mavis E. Lenentine
Nancy Mixter
Bernardine Morris
Beverly Payne
David Payne
Arthur Phillips
Margaret Preli
Belle K. Ribicoff
Douglas Riggs
Heidi Eddy Riggs
Mary Sargent
Fay Shea
John Wilson
Penny Wilson
Pamela Gates Wright
Richard Wright
Jerome Yocious
Kathy Yocious
Legacy Tree at McLean in honor of the McLean Legacy Society Members
Remembered:
Anonymous (2)
Adrienne Allen
Juliette Anderson
Samuel Atwater
Janet S. Barnes
Marcus Bassevitch
W. Mason Beekley
Howard Berg
Joseph Bidwell
Julia Bonczek
Raymond Bonczek
Eleanor Bradley
Raymond Bradley
Florence H. Bredahl
Arthur Burkholder
John D. Burkholder
Arthur Carling
Bob Carlisle
Carol Carlisle
Eric Carlson
Stuart Carlson
Thomas Caruso
Elizabeth Cathles
Helen Cichon
Anna Clark
David W. Clark, Jr.
Marion Cole
Richard H. Cole
Ellen Collins
Faith Collins
Lois Comstock
Burwell Dodd
Betty Downey
Porter Downey
Arlene Duley
Grace Ellsworth
Garwood Ferguson
Janet Newell Fisk
Mary V. Freeman
Dick Gates
Jody Gates
Raymond B. Green
Jewel Gutman
T. Stewart Hamilton
John Hartwell
Ken Hickey
Richard Hines
John Holtz
Wayne D. Hudson
Leonard Ianzito
Sheldon J. Kahn
Chas King
Glenn Knierim
Roy F. Lagan
Lawrence Lederman
Marion J. Lederman
Chuck Lindberg
Peg Lindberg
Leila H. Little
Kathleen Magowan
Robert Magowan
Elizabeth Mazzucchi
Viola D. Mildren
Cecile B. Mitchell
Worthington Mixter
John J. Moran
Miriam R. NIchols
Edith Odgen
Irma Parady
Arthur Phillips
Shelia Phillips
Frederick Powell
June B. Prue
Irving S. Ribicoff
Marilyn Richardson
Michael P. Richardson
Eunice Roy
Rev. Norma Rust
Joseph Sargent
Alfred Schuyler
Muriel Schuyler
Katrine F. Siegal
Alice Sorant
Wesley T. Sorenson
Margaret B. Spencer
Marion Strindberg
Isabel B. Stubblebine
David Swicker
Alcide L. Tacy
Elizabeth Tesone
David Thornton
Alice Tooker
Dick Wagner
Lina Wagner
Stanley Walczewski
Elizabeth Wardinski
Mary Wilson
Publications:
April 2022:
2021 Donor Report
Listing of all Donors for the 2021 Calendar Year
April 2021:
2020 Donor Report
Listing of all Donors for the 2020 Calendar Year
April 2020:
2019 Donor Report
Listing of all Donors for the 2019 Calendar Year
March 2019:
2018 Donor Report
Listing of all Donors for the 2018 Calendar Year
March 2018:
2017 Donor Report
Listing of all Donors for the 2017 Calendar Year
March 2017:
2016 Donor Report
Listing of all Donors for 2016 Calendar Year
November 2016:
McLean Celebrates the Migratory Bird Treaty Centennial
March 2016:
2015 Donor Report
2015 Donor Report Insert: donors, gifts in memory and gifts in honor of individuals
Listing of all donors for 2015 Calendar Year
February 2015:
2014 Donor Report
Contributors Insert
Village Donor Insert
Listing of all donors for 2014
March 2014
Winter Newsletter / 2013 Donor Report
Fiscal Year 2013 Complete Donor List
Contact Us
Send us your questions, comments or requests by using the form below. You can even request to schedule a virtual appointment for our brand new Expansion, our Independent Living, or our Assisted Living. Please fill out our request form, and one of our team members will be in touch with you shortly.
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Auxiliary Membership
The McLean Auxiliary relies upon its members for charitable support and the contribution of time. To become an Auxiliary Member, fill out our application Membership Brochure 2021-22
Our Activities
- All volunteer-run gift shop
- Membership socials
- Fundraisers
- Bake sale
- Casino games for residents
- Dining room holiday flower arranging with residents
- May Day and Veterans Day flowers for all Health Center residents
- Holiday gift wrapping for residents
- Art lounge (different artist each month)
- Strawberry Festival awarding annual grants and scholarship
- Angel Hearts Gifts — Valentine gifts for all residents
- Scholarship program
- Artists reception for residents
The McLean Auxiliary Gift Shop
Our gift shop is for one-stop shopping. 
We guarantee you’ll find something for someone you love — and you, too! Even better, your purchase is a gift that keeps on giving. The store is run entirely by volunteers, and purchases support a multitude of activities and needs for McLean residents.
The shop is located in the lobby of the McLean Health Center and is open:
Monday through Friday: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday: Noon – 3 p.m.
If you’re interested in volunteering in the gift shop,please contact the Auxiliary at McLean.Auxiliary@mcleancare.org or call 860-658-3710.
The McLean Auxiliary Annual Scholarship Award
The McLean Auxiliary awards an annual scholarship up to $1,500 to an employee or child of an employee who’s pursuing a post-high school education in a medical or health care-related field.
Applications are available to employees in the McLean Human Resources office. Application can be made at any time. Decisions will be made annually during the last week of July. If granted assistance will be paid after successful (grade C or better) completion of the course.
The McLean Auxiliary will announce winners of the scholarship at their Membership Social in October.
The McLean Auxiliary Board Members
Ann ODonnell, President
Jane Stevenson, Vice President
Doris Rothe, Treasurer
Sandi Cady, Recording Secretary
Judy Fitzgerald, Corresponding Secretary
Colleen Casavant,
Angela Cleveland
Louise Polistena-D'Agosto
Carolyn Suffern
Carlene Rhea, McLean Liaison
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