February 2014 Friends Forever Humane Society Newsletter

2014: Celebrating 61 Years of Giving Companion Animals a Second Chance

CALENDAR March 6-12 National Pet Sitters Week Celebrate 13-20 National Wildlife Week Chili 23 National Puppy Day the end of April All month Day Chilly Days… Animal Cruelty Prevention Month with National Pet Month National Pet First Aid Awareness 2014 Month Chili Day! Prevention of Lyme Disease in Dogs National Heartworm Awareness Month Help Friends Forever celebrate the 2 Chili Day! end of winter – finally! Join us for 7 Deadline to purchase March lunch or supper….or both! Our menu Madness raffle tickets includes both traditional and vegetarian 10 ASPCA Anniversary (founded 1866) chili, chili dogs, cheese, beverages, and home- 11 National Pet Day made desserts. All proceeds directly benefit the com- 13-19 National Animal Control Officer panion animals at Friends Forever so bring your appetite, your friends, your family, or Appreciation Week your whole office and help our furry pals waiting for their forever homes! 17-23 Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week Wednesday, April 2 18-24 National Pet ID Week Freeport Eagles Club (1200 W Galena Avenue, across from Lincoln Mall) 22 Earth Day Lunch 11:00 am – 1:30 pm 26 National Kids & Pets Day Supper 4:00 – 7:00 pm 26 World Veterinary Day Carry-outs offered 26-27 Annual Rummage Sale Tickets available at the door ($8 adults, $5 children) 30 National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day or in advance ($7 adults, $5 children) Board Meetings – 4th Wednesdays, 5:45 at the Shelter or from any FFHS board member pm – Freeport Public Library In this Issue From the President...... 2 Dogs Rule! FFHS Wish List...... 2 Choose Me...... 3 Part of our very successful Match Challenge, which you’ll read about in more detail later in this issue, was to pit the dog lovers against the cat lovers to see which group March Madness...... 3 could raise more for the Challenge. The dog lovers came out ahead and have those Treasurer’s Letter...... 3 bragging rights for 2014! In Memory Of/In Honor Of...... 4 We plan to have another Match Challenge this year so the cat lovers will have a chance Winter Isn’t Over Yet!...... 5 to even the score for 2015. In the meantime, we know that ALL pet lovers are win- Wear Your Loves for Friends...... 6 ners, but the biggest winners of all are the dogs and cats they adopt from Friends Caring Matters...... 6 Forever and other shelters. So here’s to pets and their people, and a great year ahead Donations...... 7 for Friends Forever! From the President Wish List We appreciate all donations! Here is our wish list, including both daily-use items and those we have included as special, larger dona- tions that will add to the safety and security of our need for foster homes to help in a cat staff, visitors, and animals. If you have questions, As the new President for Friends Forever, please contact the shelter. I want to start my first letter by introduc- hoarding situation. After talking with ing myself. Some of you may already Carol and the Paws Humane Society, we Daily Use know me as I have been volunteering and decided we should help in this rescue. We ALWAYS need these Items! adopting from FFHS for over 20 years. Carol, my husband, and I went with • Purina Dog and Puppy Chow Paws staff to the hoarder’s home twice. • Purina Cat and Kitten Chow I’ve had a passion for animals since a There were about 150 cats and kittens, • Paper towels small child, carrying kittens from the almost all of them in deplorable due to a • Toilet paper neighbors and rescuing a tom cat in my diet of diet of cat food mixed with low- • Double pocket folders Grandma’s small town. This passion • High efficiency (HE) laundry soap protein horse feed. We were only able followed me into my adult life, and my • Garbage bags (55, 39, and 13 gallon) to take in six cats at FFHS, but working husband Arlen and I started our affili- • Copy paper together with other shelters, our involve- ation with Friends Forever many years • Gift cards from Staples, Menards, Farm & Fleet, ment saved over 125. Since I already had ago by adopting a cat we named Ziggy, Walmart and Home Hardware experience fostering for FFHS, I person- followed by cats Rusty and Sam, who still • Clay cat litter ally took in two kittens. Efforts like this • Chew bones are sharing our home with Hoke, Panda, one take the devotion of our wonderful • Treats and Abby, all adopted from FFHS. Since manager, staff, volunteers – and financial • Bleach my children have also adopted cats, you backing. • Dish soap can probably see a pattern here: some • Glass cleaner folks affectionately call me the crazy cat As you will see in Terri’s Treasurer’s Let- lady, and I don’t mind. Our family’s work ter, 2013 was a very good year financially Shelter/Park Improvement and with the Shelter has also included our for the shelter and we ended the year Maintenance Items • 6x6 treated posts 8’ long son Matt’s summer job there in 1994, and much stronger than we have in previous • Security camera system my volunteering with the “Pet a Pet” pro- years. Unfortunately, it took some very generous donors to accomplish this feat • Picnic tables gram to take Shelter pets to visit nursing • Benches for the dog park since some of our annual fundraisers homes. • Riding lawn mower were down due to bad weather and/or I became a board member four years ago • Large dog kennels the economy. Goals for this year include and these days you may see me at func- • Grooming table more work with volunteers, bigger and tions or hear me monthly on WFRL 1570 • Gator or similar UTV with dump box for park better fundraisers, a spay/neuter pro- maintenance AM the third Tuesday of the month chat- gram and many, many adoptions. • New(er) van or conversion vehicle ting with Shary Gibson on her Talk Of the Town program. I try to stay as active Please join us in achieving these goals. Special Request as possible to get the word out about The Shelter is only as strong as its board, We need to better insulate the ceilings and the Shelter and its wonderful, adoptable staff, volunteers, and members. We are the attic to reduce heating and cooling costs, homeless pets. always happy to hear your ideas. I look and have identified the following as the right forward to a successful 2014! For example, I keep up with area shelters product to meet our requirements: through Facebook and last year saw a Diane Menards item number 161-7940 • Price per roll = $10.44 • R30 un-faced roll, 15” x 22’ (27.5 sq ft) • 50 rolls needed We would also be very happy to receive Menards gift cards to use toward this purchase. Thank you!

2 Friends Forever Humane Society • March 2014 Here are two fabulous pets ready to be your Forever Friends! For more information on these and other wonderful adoptable pets, call the Shelter at 815-232-6164 or visit us at www.friendsforeverhs.org

Brook SFD (single female dog) – Hi! HI! Snowflake FC (single female cat) – I HI! I’m Brook, and I’m a hit at Friends know it’s been a long winter, but I’m the Forever because I’m so outgoing and kind of snowy white critter that you’ll energetic. I’m three years old, and humans want for a pal all year. I’m sort of unique are just about my most favorite thing ever. as far as cat breeds go – I’m at least I’m in obedience training right now and I’m part American Curl, which is a newer at the head of my class – I’m an over- breed characterized by ear tips that achiever when it comes to pleasing people! curl backwards. I’m only a little over a I’m very loving and my medium build year old and like playing with cat toys, but also enjoy long cuddles on a makes me just the right size for almost any home. Or car – did I mention loving lap. In short, I’m a pretty fantastic feline, if I do say so myself. I that I am looking forward to going places with my new forever family? I hope you’ll come meet me and let me drift my way into your heart! hope to meet you soon!

It’s time for March Treasurer’s Letter Madness, and Friends Off to a great start – Forever Humane Society let’s keep the momentum going! is going a little crazy! Welcome to 2014! Before we get too far into many of our rescues become therapy dogs. Unlike Warren Buffet, we don’t have a bil- the New Year, let’s recap 2013 and see how it The totals from that night were tallied and we lion dollars to award a perfect bracket, but turned out. As you may recall, I ended last year received $4,000 from the event. The cookie you could be a big winner in our raffle even hoping that we would have enough money in walk and basket sale was also in November, if you’re not a college basketball fan. Only the checking account to cover our expenses and we had a lot of baskets left over. Through 1000 tickets (maximum) will be sold, and until our first fund raiser. We started 2013 with the efforts of some very dedicated volunteers, you could win $500 or more! Cash prizes $10,000 and since I knew it wasn’t enough the baskets were sold at every venue possible, are as follows: I was secretly hoping for $20,000 to start which brought the total to over $7,000 for 1st place (first drawn) – $500 or 10% of 2014. I’m really pleased to be able to say that the event. The last fundraiser in every year total dollars in ticket sales, whichever is we ended 2013 with $38,168.14 in the check is the holiday appeal. The returns have been greater book. very generous and came to almost $5,000 2nd place (second drawn) – 5% of total So how did we end up with so much more in December. The holiday donations are still dollars in ticket sales than I was even optimistically expecting? Let’s coming in through January, so the total for this 3rd place (third drawn) – 3% of total start with the Match Challenge. In mid-2013 fundraiser is not yet known. dollars in ticket sales Jim and Sandy Dixon contacted us with an The large bank balance is only one part of the 4th place (fourth drawn) – 2% of total offer to match a specific set of donations up good news. We are showing a profit instead of dollars in ticket sales to $5,000. So the challenge was made and a loss this year, ending the year $44,575.13 5th place (fifth drawn) – 1% of total people answered the call, donating a total of ahead. We also finished 2013 with enough in dollars in ticket sales $6,686.07. When Jim and Sandy were told, our current assets to cover our expenses for Ticket prices: they very generously decided to match the a year and a day, so we will have no trouble $10 individually full amount, not just the $5,000. In total, passing this check in our yearly audit. 3 for $20 the 2013 match challenge made $13,372.14 2013 had many financial ups and downs but 8 for $50 which makes it our largest fundraiser in 2013. with all the generous help from our friends, I would like to thank everyone who helped Tickets will be sold through April 7, the the year ended on a definite high. Now we us meet and exceed the $5,000 goal and an date of the final NCAA Tournament game, just need to keep the trend going so we can extra-large thank you to Jim and Sandy for and winners will be drawn on April 8. Buy continue to help the dogs and cats that will coming up with the idea, and for their overall yours today through FFHS board members need us in 2014 and beyond. generosity and support. and volunteers, or at the Friends Forever Terri Matthews, Treasurer shelter office (966 W Rudy Rd, Freeport, There were three other large-dollar events Friends Forever Humane Society 815-232-6164). that I want to mention. The FHN Gala was in Please note that in order to help with newsletter November and the charity being supported costs, we have elected to discontinue publishing Win BIG with Friends Forever, and make this year was their new therapy dog program. actual financials in the newsletter. However, these our furry friends big winners too! We received 10% of the proceeds because so are always available to you by calling the shelter or emailing us at [email protected]. March 2014 • Friends Forever Humane Society 3 To the generous people who’ve helped Friends Forever through memorials and donations. Thank you… The following lists cover the timeframe from September 23 to October 31, 2013. Maxwell and Purrsnikkity Ed Nevaril Coconut In Honor of... Rose Ferguson Freeport Liberty Village Veneta Agney Ho. Assoc. The Swifts, Folgates and Jake Beloved Pets formerly owned Johnsons Robert Keller Lucy Kinney Pat Kelly Danielle Goebel Stacy Kinney Our Dogs Past and Present Sammie and Josie Carolyn Mastroianni Gary Oldenburg Ruth Bernhard George & Joanne Modica Michael Mastroianni Lynn & Rudolph Grahn Sunny Nemo In Honor of Kurt and Liz Spooner Alice and Henry Schlatter-Cable Rebecca Bicker Jackie Warner Vicki Warthen Josie Rags Betty Mickel Kay Boschulte Donald Bourne Pat Johnson Janie Morris Donald Bourne Oreo Tinkerbell Beth Street Marjorie Manthei Bridgette and Dan Cree Wendy Kindberg Miss Sasha Lee Monika E Ishmon Misty and Corky Bill & Krystal Christ In Memory of... Dennis Schoonhoven Ted & Linda Kowalczyk Bob and Sandy Chapman Peg Schoonhoven Robert Perry Cali and Angel Ben & Amy Spindler Andres & Jane Bardelas Susan Mansheim Mary Lloyd Jeanie and Stan Krok - Dennis & Mary Denise Book Joan Larson Queenie Merry Christmas Kay Boschulte Alfreda Bach and Dan Steele Paul & Norma Meier Arnold and Betty Wood Karen Christen Patricia Steele Scout Don & Dana Frazer Brent Fonana Myrile Lownils Elaine Pro J.H. Barkaw and Sons Inc Franklyn R. Gonder Judith Ann & Virgil Bocker Kendall & Beverly Knautz Chico and Katie Cub Foods Employees Danny Krum Diane Susan Rosenstein Kurt Steffen Linda Truckenmiller-Krum Ted & Linda Kowalczyk Milo Aunt Norma Clifford & Sharon Lang Dr. Harold E. Held DVM Barbara & Ronald Samuelson Gerry Winter Donald & Virginia Maves Deb Held David & Deborah Meyers Chelsie and Coonie Peggy Hartman Deborah Nordgren Chris Opolony Steve & Karen Schlamp Tom and Melinda Hartman Janet Patterson Thomas Opolony Baby B Gordon and Aimee Kendell Michael & Susan Perry Mary Confer and her dog Heidi Craig Sweeney Terri & Ray Matthews Gary & Patricia Quinn Nada Lighthart Tina Lessenger Sims Jimmy and Bandit Beth Street Mr & Mrs. Albert Scheider Roberta Tasso Janey Morse Norma Skaggs Reba Marilyn Smit Duchess I and II Cheryl Rice Ben & Amy Spindler Keith Smith Linda Weaner Kay Ferron Gerald & Gwen Vietmeier Buster Sievers In Memorial of Sasha the dog Dr. Doak Kristen York Denise Sievers Karl and Susan Brown Connie Kaderly Robin Boyer Jack and Hunter Sheeba Maloney Marsha Deitehlhoff Robert & Norine Ehrler Angela & Craig Downen Wendy Kindberg Maxine Miller Pinto Windsor, Martin and Jan Callie Libby Wolfe Judy Decker Oakes Best Friend Eleanor Lehman Mary Backus Spunky John Watkins Chris Brancet Toki Sam & Rosemary Havens Daisy and Gizmo Mary Lloyd Maureen and Phil Johnson Martha and Ron Highland Laddie Wayne & Diane Conroy Charles Sam & Rosemary Havens Moses and Emmett Arlene Powers Carolyn Crank Paul & Carolyn Crank Berry Robert & Mary Miller Minnie Laurie Broughton “Buddy Arendt” Barbara & Ronald Samuelson Nancy Massie Janet Taylor Oda Mae, best puppy ever Gary Oldenburg Domino Kandace Leitzen Patricia Steele

4 Friends Forever Humane Society • March 2014 The best doctor in the world is the veterinarian. To the generous people who’ve helped Friends Forever through memorials and donations. He can’t ask his patients what’s the matter. He’s got to just know. – Will Rogers

The following lists cover the timeframe from September 23 to October 31, 2013. We’re pleased to include an article from a Freeport-area vet in the Friends Forever newsletter! Authors will change from issue to issue and will focus on a seasonal or other timely pet concern. Thank you, veterinarians! Mittens Debbie Murray Candy our black lab Winter Isn’t Over Yet! Jill & Mike While it probably seems like this winter has Eric Sorensen’s the tips are warming up – these extremities 2nd place finish in the gone on forever, it’s not over yet! Keeping are susceptible to frostbite too. Also remember Best Weatherman contest your pets safe during cold weather is really that you and they may be walking on de-icers Karen Churney pretty simple, but it’s also very important to or other hazardous or poisonous winter- John Delong their ongoing health. Here are my top tips for weather chemicals, so you’ll want to get those Nicole Dettmer keeping them in tip-top shape as winter winds off their feet with a damp towel before they Pamela Dole down. have a chance to lick them. Catherine Doubler First and foremost, remember that they Judith Gerhartz Just like people, arthritic and elderly pets – or Sarah Helm need protection from the elements just like very young ones – may have more difficulty Darrell Janesak people do. Ask yourself if you’d be warm and walking on snow and ice and could slip or fall, Cori Jarrett comfortable in their place and if you can’t so slow your pace Marianne Lameyer answer yes, take and watch them Robert Larrison steps to change more carefully Stacy Meile that answer. than you might in Mt Morris Chiropractic Animals’ cold warmer weather. Lyneigh Otto tolerance varies Short-legged pals Jennifer Praus may find their Darrell Ree based on their Carole Rose coats, body fat, tummies, which Lonnie Schrader and general are usually less Eric Sorensen health. Pets protected with fur, Teresa Wellman with diabetes, touching the snow Shelila Ray Wunder heart disease, or the cold ground kidney disease, and that can make or hormonal them much colder Friends Forever Board and imbalances much faster. If your Staff Board (such as pet will tolerate a Cushing’s coat, now’s the time Diane Heeren – President disease) can for a little fashion Brian Wheelock – VP have difficulty fun! Karen Christen – Secretary regulating As far as feeding, some people feel that it’s OK Terri Matthews – Treasurer their body temperature, and may experience to feed their pets a little more in the winter Carole Dickerson problems from temperature extremes. If you because it’s cold. Usually that’s not necessary – Connie Larson have questions about your pet’s temperature or a good idea – but if you have questions, we’ll Marilyn Smit limits, we can help you determine what will be glad to help you figure out a good cold- Doug Toepfer work best. weather diet for your furry friend. Pam Wilson In general, use common sense when taking It doesn’t take a lot of effort to ensure that pets Shelter or letting pets outdoors: the colder it is, the are comfy this time of year so please keep them Carol Falconer – Manager less time they should be out, even if they don’t safe and sound, and remember that Spring is seem to mind. When they come back in, check just around the corner! Contact any of their foot pads to be sure that there’s no ice these folks through or snow clinging to the fur between the pads. Dr. Patrick J. Heitzman, DVM the Shelter Even though it will melt indoors, if enough Tender Loving Care Animal Hospital Email: snow or ice is packed into their paws it may 1633 S Galena Avenue, Freeport,IL 61032 [email protected] not melt fast enough to avoid the possibility Phone: 815-235-1401 Phone: 815-232-6164 of frostbite. Check their ears to make sure that

March 2014 • Friends Forever Humane Society 5 Wear Your Love for Friends Forever Around Your Wrist

When Amy Davis adopted her two dogs “I’m a huge fan of Friends Forever,” from Friends Forever, she was so appre- says Amy. “I am so grateful to have my ciative of the care they’d received while dogs, and I was very impressed with the they were there (one was at the Shelter amount of love, care, and attention I for a year!) that she decided she needed know they got at the Shelter. The brace- to do something to “give back.” Shelter lets are my way of helping, and while I Helper Bracelets were born! love making them, the best part is taking Trapper, one of the two dogs Amy “I started the idea of making the bracelets the money to the Shelter!” adopted from Friends Forever, thinks that when my mother-in-law passed away and Amy’s Shelter Helper Bracelets sell for EVERYONE should have a Shelter Helper I got her beading kit, which was actually $20 – $10 comes to the Shelter and Amy Bracelet! a whole suitcase,” says Amy. “I knew I uses the other $10 to buy more beads wanted to do something special with it and supplies. All of her creativity and but I wasn’t sure what, especially since time is donated. To see some of the I’d never made jewelry before. I prayed bracelets (she has over 100 to choose for some guidance about what to do and from!) and contact her to buy for your where to give the proceeds and one night friends and relatives, search “Freeport it hit me: Friends Forever.” Shelter Helper” in Facebook. Thank you, In a little over a year, Amy has donated Amy, for helping Friends Forever in such $3,800 from 380 bracelets to the Shelter, a beautiful way! and once people purchase one, they often buy several more.

Caring Matters

n my letter this time I want to show- “I feel like Taco (a FFHS cat) because case a great example of how Friends since we have been here, he has been Forever has worked successfully with pacing in his cage and like him, I just Ianother local agency. want out sometimes.” Allisha from the Norman C. Sleezer “I am like this white cat because he is Youth Home in Freeport recently vis- injured, and I have injured myself in the ited Friends Forever to present a Care p a s t .” Project. The purpose of a Care Project “I feel similar to this bigger cat because is to allow girls from Sleezer to show often I don’t look like what others think how they have cared for themselves and I should and they are intimidated by my others. appearance.” Allisha decided to illustrate her Care Allisha’s presentation demonstrated Project through exploring the similarities how Friends Forever can have a posi- between herself and her feline friends at tive impact on the lives of others. Like through interacting with them here. She Friends Forever. She did a phenomenal Allisha and her peers, our animals have talked about how some of the cats are job drawing comparisons, beginning experienced hardship, loneliness, and shy and some are anxious and aggres- with her history of not feeling a sense of the lack of feeling like they belong. Our sive, based on the homes from which belonging to a family and searching for work matters, not only to them but to the they’ve come, and how that’s similar to love in a family environment. She corre- people who eventually open their hearts the responses people have to new homes lated her experience with the experience to give them forever homes. I am so or situations based on their own histo- of the cats and continued her project by proud to be a part of Friends Forever! teaching her peers what she has learned ries. Here are some of the comments that about cats’ mannerisms and behaviors were shared: Carol Falconer Friends Forever Shelter Manager 6 Friends Forever Humane Society • March 2014 Jane Krug James & Ulrike Rachuy Marianne Lameyer Sara Rausch Donations Anna & Richard Lamia John and Shelley Reininger Sylvia Landers David & Marilyn Rice Dean Lawver Diane Robertson Ronald Aden Deb Fargher Marvin Leatherman Rita K Rowe Phyllis Alexander Gil Farnham Scott Lillie Bruce Rucker Lisa K Allseits Carol Fasanella Becky Lockner Virginia Runte Lance & Judy Barney Emily Ferguson Tory and Justin Logsdon Betty Rupnow Katherine Barry Kay Ferron Catherine and Patrick Kathy Schauer John and Gwendlyn Barth Sheryl Fetzer Jones Lowe-Jones Allen & Helen Schlueter Sue Becker Fidelity Charitable M45 Marketing Services Bobbie Schoonhoven Carol Behning Linda Foat Donna Madge Bette-Jon Schrade Beichel Family Charitable Fund Brent Fontana Tina Maize Gary & Aileen Schreiner Blanchard Enterprises Freeport Family Chiropractic Judy & Ken Maluchnik Phyllis Seifer Judith Ann & Virgil Bocker Dannis & Orvin Gates Mary Marks Karen Senior Marjorie and Edward Bogenrief George Bailey Foundation Terri & Ray Matthews Eugene Shade Terry Bogenriet Gretchen Goldsmith Debra Jane May Kevin Sherman C. Elaine Bourne Laurie Gungel Jessica and Richard McElweel Cynthia & Penny Smith Brenda Boynton Tara Hagemann David & Nancy McIntyre Bob & Mary Spahn Lowell & Diane Buck Ryan Hall Bill & Norma McLenahan State Bank Of Freeport Gary & Mary Lou Buettner Daniel Hartley Scott Meinert Kristine Steinhagen Bobbi Cable Linda Hastings Shary Meinert Beverly Stichter Susan Cain Elaine Hayunga Steven D Meyers Beth Street Jean Castle Linda Heidenreich Betty Miller Sullivan Foods Bob & Sandy Chapman Kathy and Richard Heinkel Mary E Miller Betty Swalve Karen Christen Rich & Connie Heinrich Nick Miller Laurie Swanson Rhonda Clary Leslie A Herendeen Della Moen Geoff & Linda Sweet Barbara Cober Kathryn Hert Loren E Morgan Jr. Lee Thomasson Phil & Liana Collalti Judy Hille Bill and Lora Morrow Ken & Marcia Thompson Colony Brands Inc Mary Ann & Doug Hoefer Morse Electric Angela Threadgill Connor Co Lucille Hofer Frank & Laurie Musso Theresa Tipton Donna Cornelius William & Sally Hoff Thomas Myers Janet Tomita Country North of Freeport IL Sylvia Hoggatt Dana Nappi TOPS IL 1689 Freeport Members Randy Croffoot Dennis Holsinger Joseph Nast Theresa Ursin Robert & Joan Croffoot Richard & Althea Hornung James & Valerie Nelson Quentin Valkema Donna Dagnan Shelby Hubble Kathleen Nicodemus Roy Van De Mark Amy Davis Lee & Vicki Hunt William Niles Juan Vega Lisa and Barry De Boor David & Christal Ifert Rose Noeske Paul Watkins Dory DeFrane Darleen Incelli Ralph Norman C T & P C Weigel Marjorie Diehl Rachel Johansen Gloria Norris Judy & Gerald Welbourne Wanda Dikkers Marcia Johnson Mary Owen Steve & Sanda Wells Sara Ditzler Pat Kelly Maxine Patterson Jeffrey White Daniel & Peggy Dixon David & Deb Klages Dennis Pecina William & Ann Wilcox Jim & Sandy Dixon S K KLECKLER Sally Petersen Jessia Wills Mabel Doll Shari Klever Adell Peterson Pamela S Wilson Michael & Cindy Domino Melinda Kluge Royce & Janet Piefer Gerry Winter Carol Drummet Craig & Donna Knaack Sherry and Richard Pitterle Helen Winters Barbara D’Souza Richard Knox Gerald & Ritarose Polley Juleah Wojcik Lisa & Tim Ebbers Harlan and Jean Koberstein William & Marla Pommerening Jon & Pam Wolfe Donna Eisenbise Dennis & Kay Koerner Gary & Nancy Price Michael & Terri Young Andrew Elgin Pattie Krippendorf Brandy Quinn Susan Zink Richard & Sandra Engels Erna Krischak

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