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Getting Out : Generations
A Statement from the Directors of Elderhaven | from Bill Deyo - Wednesday, February 09, 2005
accessed 2616 times A statement from the Directors of Elderhaven
My name is Bill Deyo. I'm married to Jeannie Zerby, the sister of Karen Zerby. Together Jeannie and I manage Elderhaven, an assisted living home in Tucson, Arizona. The founders of Elderhaven are the Reverend and Mrs. Eugene Zerby.
There have been rumors on various web sites that Karen Zerby purchased or invested in or donated towards the purchase of the Elderhaven property or an apartment for her parents. We have also been receiving phone calls from former Family members asking about this.
In order to put these rumors to rest, I state the following: Karen Zerby did not purchase or invest in or donate toward the purchase of the Elderhaven property or building. She did not purchase or invest in or donate toward the purchase of an apartment for her parents. Neither Karen, nor the Family International has anything to do with Elderhaven. Karen is not a financial investor or privy to the operations of Elderhaven.
Angela Smith was a member of our board of directors. Over the years she had visited Elderhaven a number of times. During these visits she would help in any way she could. She became a dear friend to us, and as such, we asked her to become a member of our board. Angela being a member of the Family International did not play into our decision, she was our friend. She actively helped us and was a true Christian. That is why we invited her to become a member of our board.
Angela Smith was our friend, Ricky Rodriquez was our nephew. We loved them both and we grieve their passing.
The United States Federal Government, Internal Revenue Service, has declared Elderhaven to be a section 501c3 not for profit organization. The State of Arizona and the City of Tucson acknowledge this proclamation.Information regarding Elderhaven is posted at www.guidestar.org. |
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Reader's comments on this article Add a new comment on this article |  from Nancy
Friday, February 11, 2005 - 09:25
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"Angela being a member of the Family International did not play into our decision"
Directly contradicts the statements of Claire Borowik, the cult's spokesperson, that Angela was not a member of the Family.
Reminds me of a song, "Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies, tell me, tell me lies..."
Obviously, there is something to hide. More investigation needs to be had on this little organization, specifically the source of all these cash property purchases by Zerby's aged parents.
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| from sarafina
Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 10:58
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Does anyone remember what Zerby's Birthday is?
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Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 10:04
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Mr. Deyo, if I were running a service agency that billed itself as a "Christian" assisted living facility, I would do everything I could to distance myself from The Family International, including issuing a blanket denial of current financial ties to Karen Zerby.
Your statement does address the question of how Reverand & Mrs. Zerby were able to make approximately $900,000 in cash property purchases during the 1980s. I find it interesting you felt the need to issue your denial of financial ties to Karen Zerby AFTER information about Zerby family business transactions was made public on this website. Given the fact that The Family International currently does not have and has never had any financial reporting accountability to its tithing membership, it is within the realm of possibility that David Berg authorized a transfer of funds to the senior Zerbys in the 1980s to help build their ministry in the Tuscon area. Surely you can see that is a legitimate question?
If you are serious about distancing yourself from The Family International, you might want to publish the names of your current Journeys End and Elderhaven corporate partners and board members so that any question about current Family involvement in your operation are laid to rest once and for all. While you and your wife may rather naively assume that The Family International is a misunderstood (and perhaps sometimes misguided) Christian missionary organization, I can assure you that the larger, mainstream Christian community and informed public opinion does not hold this view of an organization riddled with 30 years of scandal and allegations of criminal activity.
Karen Zerby & The Family International leadership are facing extremely serious allegations of child abuse, charity fraud & misrepresentation, institutional prostitution, and aiding & abetting noncustodial parents in kidnapping children from spouses who leave the group. These allegations are not the "mistakes" of a misguided, well-intentioned person--these allegations constitute a 30-year pattern of activity on the part of Family leadership. Supporting documentation for these allegations is a matter of public record, should you choose to inform yourself about why your business is being investigated and may be named in a civil suit against Karen Zerby & The Family International.
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| from steam
Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 05:18
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I am the one who phoned and asked a few days back about this. The reply I received was "No Comment". I find it probable that this statement is true either in it's implications or in it's technicalities. That is the problem, we know how easy it is to word something so it is technically true but hides a deeper truth. However if Zerby never sent support to her parents or any relatives (which considering the history of cash property purchases, if she didn't help pay, they had plenty of money, so she certainly shouldn't have been supporting them with "Family" tithes) than I honestly feel bad that you were dragged into this controversy. Please understand Bill, that "The Family" has such a history of duplicity and fraud that people are naturally skeptical, and if you grew up, often without enough to eat, and in many cases very malnutritious and monotous food. Having maybe received 3 or 4 new articles of clothing in your life (aside from tennis shoes) and by the way for many this is absolutely no exageration, I know it isn't for me. You then find out that the money that was so difficult to send to WS may have been used to support Zerby's parents when everyone else is being required to beg from everyone they know, no matter how badly they are doing financially, you would be rather irritated to put it mildly. I hope what you are saying is true both technically and in it's implications that no one in your family ever touched a penny of the "blood money", as, if you are a true Christian, (and you seem to be), You should be plagued by a very guilty conscience if it isn't true. Some of this money was squeezed from very poor people in the thrid world on "faith trips" who would give almost their entire monthly salary, which was usually a pittance but certainly a "widows mite" thinking they were giving to a good cause.
PS: Sorry for the confusing run-on sentences I don't have time to fix it.
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| from Damned either way?
Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 01:16
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"Karen Zerby did not purchase or invest in or donate toward the purchase of the Elderhaven property or building. She did not purchase or invest in or donate toward the purchase of an apartment for her parents."
--When they put it that way, Karen sounds like a cold-hearted-b*tch.
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Wednesday, February 09, 2005 - 21:54
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Why would they care about people talking about their financial history on a website? Why have they sent out a statement? Are they trying to make a potential investigation not happen because they have something to hide? Who knows, maybe they don't and maybe Angela was just on the board because she was a friend of Zerby's, although that still seems a little strange to me.
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| | | |  From my thots
Thursday, February 10, 2005, 11:34
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i believe Karen Zerby deliberately planted Angela in her parents' retirement home. maybe she was worried about exmembers contacting her parents & wanted someone there she trusted to keep her parents positive. the money issue is another whole issue & may or may not figure in but I've met Angela & she was a very bouncy happy person, cheerful personality & allthat. i can believe she helped out just like the Dayos say she did. Angela was just the kind of person you just knowwould give a favorable impression of The Family to the parents. but here's the catch - Angela was no regular Family member. she was also one of KZ's elite secretaries & really loyal. i have no doubt in my mind that KZ sent Angela on a mission to the retirement home. how she got herself elected on the board of directors is a real good question. it's sure something KZ woulda wanted to happen. she wanted it to happen & it happened. don't tell me that's not suspicious.(reply to this comment) |
| | | | | From Eric Cartman
Thursday, May 05, 2005, 08:59
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How about "Mom, Dad, in return for all the dollars we sent you from Thailand, this is your new board member. Don't worry, she's real nice"
Angie, get this place ready, cause we're moving in. Oh, and so is the FCF board. (reply to this comment) |
| | From xolox
Thursday, May 05, 2005, 13:58
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Not anymore. I seriously doubt any Zerbylings, or Kellyites of any considerable rank would venture to live out the rest of their days under what is sure to be the intense scrutiny of the hellish vandari.
Though wouldn't it be nice if Zerby had a brain fart and moved into that nursing home? I'd apply for a job there immediately.(reply to this comment) |
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