Rev. Deann Smith This is Me

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1. 1. www.kswestumc.org

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   Published on: 6/4/2008   Last Visited: 6/15/2008

   Rev. Deann Smith, executive minister of Open Door, said the organization is far from ready to launch a public campaign, but the conference's approval is an important step in the process for the organization.
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   "We understand that your congregations have just made a significant contribution to the ,Bridges to the Future' campaign," Smith said.

2. 2. www.thesunflower.com

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   Published on: 11/19/2007   Last Visited: 11/19/2007

   "Over 80 percent of those we serve with this program are making less than $10,000 a year, " said Deann Smith, executive director of Open Doors.

3. 3. www.kswestumc.org

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   Published on: 1/19/2007   Last Visited: 4/18/2007

   "Food, clothing and shelter is the tag line," said Executive Director Deann Smith.
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   Executive Director Deann Smith with bags of food being prepared for clients of United Methodist Open Door in Wichita.
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   "We found out that we were misunderstood, people didn't know the services that are under our umbrella," Smith said.
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   "This has been a three-to four-year process of really discerning how we should approach this, even if we should change our name," Smith said."It's been a very thoughtful decision.We were concerned we might lose some of our history with a new name."
   
   The agency eventually had two creative firms produce lists of name suggestions, and an interesting coincidence occurred.
   
   "The name ‘Open Door' was on both lists," Smith said.