2013 Donor Salute Preserve. Protect. Provide. About Us

Board of Directors • January 1, 2013- Dec. 31, 2013

OFFICERS HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Dr. Daniel P. Matthews...... Chair Sandy Beall (Maryville, TN) Waynesville, NC Mimi Cecil (Asheville, NC) Dale Keasling...... Vice Chair Julie Elliott (Louisville, TN) Knoxville, TN Bruce Hartmann (Knoxville, TN) Kay Clayton...... Secretary Luke Hyde (Bryson City, NC) Knoxville, TN Diane (Deener) Matthews (Waynesville, NC) Stephen W. Woody...... Treasurer Linda Ogle (Pigeon Forge, TN) Asheville, NC Hal Roberts (Waynesville, NC) Chief Justice Gary R. Wade...... Emeritus Chair Jack Williams (Knoxville, TN) Sevierville, TN Wilma Maples** BOARD MEMBERS Nancy Daves (Knoxville, TN) EMERITUS BOARD MEMBERS Cindi DeBusk (Knoxville, TN) John Dickson (Asheville, NC) Vicky Fulmer (Maryville, TN) Natalie Haslam (Knoxville, TN) John Mason (Asheville, NC) Mary Johnson (Shady Valley, TN) Jim Ogle (Sevierville, TN) Kathryn McNeil (San Francisco, CA) Meridith Elliott Powell (Asheville, NC) Judy Morton (Knoxville, TN) Heath Shuler (Asheville, NC) John B. Waters, Jr. (Sevierville, TN) Mark Williams (Knoxville, TN) David White (Sevierville, TN) Dr. Myron “Barney” Coulter** (Waynesville, NC) Leon Jones** Wilma Dykeman Stokely** Lindsay Young** ** Deceased

Friends Staff

Jim Hart...... President Holly Demuth...... North Carolina Director Nan Jones...... Chief Financial Officer Grace Loy...... Office/Special Projects Coordinator Lauren Gass...... Special Projects Director Holly Scott...... Marketing Director Sarah Weeks...... Director of Development

Office Information

Tennessee/Main Office North Carolina Office Jim Hart, President Holly Demuth, North Carolina Director 3099 Winfield Dunn Parkway, Suite 2 160 South Main Street PO Box 1660 Waynesville, NC 28786 Kodak, TN 37764 Phone: (828) 452-0720 Phone: (865) 932-4794 or 1-800-845-5665 Fax: (828) 452-0767 Fax: (865) 933-7607 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]

Mission Statement

The mission of Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is to assist the National Park Service in its mission to preserve and protect Great Smoky Mountains National Park by raising funds and awareness and providing volunteers for needed projects. 2 Friends Website: www.FriendsOfTheSmokies.org Friends Across The Country

In 2013, nearly 4,200 individuals, corporations, and foundations representing 45 states, the District of Columbia, and 9. the U.S. Virgin Islands made gifts to Michigan Friends of the Smokies, hailing from as far away as Hawaii to as close as Knoxville, Tennessee. Great Smoky Mountains National Park benefits from tremendous 4. Ohio generosity! We’d love to count Friends of 9. 10. the Smokies in every state. Can you help Indiana Maryland us? If you know someone who loves Great Smoky Mountains National Park and lives 8. Virginia 9. Kentucky in Kansas, New Mexico, North and South 2. North Dakota, or Vermont, please encourage 1. Tennessee Carolina them to become a Friend, or give them a gift membership for a birthday, anniversary, or 6. South Carolina holiday! 5. Georgia 7. Alabama Top Ten States (# of donors) 1. Tennessee 2. North Carolina 3. Florida 3. Florida 4. Ohio 5. Georgia 6. South Carolina 7. Alabama 8. Virginia 9. Kentucky & Indiana (Tied!) 10. Maryland

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3 HOW IT ALL BEGAN- A Hike to Mt. Cammerer 20 Years Ago

By Chief Justice Gary R. Wade

Circa 1990, Gatlinburg architect Tom Trotter Photo Credit Jack Williams lamented that he had reached the ripe old age of 40 and yet he had not hiked all the trails in the Smokies. Dedicated to physical fitness, Tom challenged me to set aside a couple of weekend days each month for hiking. He acquired a map of the trails and over the next two to three years carefully charted each of the hikes we made. The more popular the trails, some of which we had trekked before, such as the Chimneys, the various routes to LeConte, and Charlie’s Bunion, were first on the list. Tom loved the Elkmont area and made sure I was exposed to every hiking trail, from the Sugarlands Center to Tremont, such as Jake’s Creek, Huskey Gap, and Blanket Mountain. I, on the other hand, had spent much of my childhood near the “Big” Greenbrier entrance to the Park and was eager for Tom to experience the Ramsey Cascades, Maddron Bald, and Porter Flats trails.

During this time, however, one hike stood above all the others- at least in our minds- the Low Gap trail from the Cosby Campground to Mt. Cammerer was a place Tom had never seen before. Despite the degree of difficulty over six miles in getting to the top with its 5,000 feet of elevation, I wanted Tom to see what my brother, Dr. Dwight Wade, and I experienced a few weeks earlier: a 360 degree view and an octagonal, western style fire tower built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, in the late 1930s. Tom immediately recognized the architectural significance of the fire tower, which featured a stone foundation, some of which, we later learned, weighed 600 pounds, having been blocked from a mountainside quarry Photo Credit Bruce McCamish only 100 feet away. Unfortunately, graffiti “adorned” the walls of what had obviously been, in its day, a quite impressive facility. While eating our lunch on the rocks at the fire tower, Tom and I were joined by a back country ranger. Tom began quizzing the ranger about the tower and its demise. The ranger told us that the park superintendent, Randy Pope, was interested in having something done to the structure. Tom gave the ranger his business card, asking him to pass it along to Superintendent Pope. “If Randy Pope really wants to do this, tell him that I will donate my time for the architectural drawings and to give me a call.” A few days later, Randy Pope called Tom, and scheduled a meeting. While in Superintendent Pope’s office, Randy patiently explained that the Congress no

4 longer appropriated amounts sufficient for either capital improvements or the costly maintenance associated with the upkeep of historic structures. While pleased that Tom was donating his architectural talents, Randy asked how he might raise the $35,000 or so in construction costs. Tom answered, “Don’t worry, I’ll leave that up to my Photo Credit ?? friend Gary Wade.” Needless to say, Randy quickly accepted Tom’s proposal.

Well, while I had done some fundraising during my time as mayor in my hometown in Sevierville, I had just been named judge on the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, and a cardinal rule in the profession precluded use of the judicial office to raise funds- no matter how worthy or non-controversial the project. When I dallied about, stirring over the constraints of the judicial guidelines, Superintendent Pope eventually decided to push forward by setting a date for a meeting designed to establish an organization dedicated solely to the support of “our” national treasure. On September 3, 1993, Park Superintendent Randy Pope and Bob Miller (who I often called the “Voice of the Park”) invited a collection of people from Tennessee and North Carolina to form the founding board of what we know as Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Prominent Knoxville philanthropist Lindsay Young and Western North Carolina University Chancellor Barney Coulter attended that meeting. So did Steve Woody of the Cataloochee Woodys, Judy Morton (Morton’s Overlook), banker and outdoor photographer John Dickson, Mary Johnson, and, of course, Natalie Haslam. They were soon joined by noted author Wilma Dykeman, former TVA chair John Waters, UT VP Jack Williams, businessman David White, and Cherokee, North Carolina magistrate Lee Jones, who was later elected Chief of the Photo Credit Jack Williams Eastern Band of his tribe. Soon afterward, the Rotary Clubs of Knoxville stepped forward. Bob Ely of the West Knoxville Rotary persuaded Artist Terry Chandler to do a painting of the tower. The sale of the prints largely covered the cost of restoration. Stokely Enterprises provided the helicopter to deliver the construction materials and by 1995 the very first project of “Friends of the Smokies” had become a reality. As Friends completes its twentieth year of service to the country’s most visited national park, support from people of both states and across America averages more than $3 million annually. Over Friends of the Smokies’ history, more than $44 million have been contributed to preserve and protect our mountain retreat. Trail maintenance, the preservation of historic structures, and the introduction of young people to nature’s wonders are chief among the accomplishments of Friends. Through Friends of the Smokies, the Mt. Cammerer fire tower, which is situated at the Tennessee/North Carolina line, has come to symbolize the joint commitment of the two states, to maintain our cherished mountains for all posterity.

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Friends of the Smokies recognizes and thanks each We thank you for your contributions; you make and every donor who made it possible to fund more an impact on the Park’s special places and the life than $1 million in crucial needs in Great Smoky within them. When combined with the generosity Mountains National Park from January 1, 2013 to of thousands of drivers in North Carolina and December 31, 2013. Here you will find a listing of Tennessee who purchase or renew Friends of the donors giving $100 or more in 2013. Smokies license plates for their vehicles, and many more who place quarters or dollars in our donation Throughout a year of challenges, from the spring boxes from Deep Creek to Clingman’s Dome, it landslide on US 441 to the two-week government means that you have helped make our Park better shutdown in October, our Park and its employees this year and for years to come. still continued their efforts to keep our nation’s most-visited national park a place where families We offer a special word of thanks for the many want to return year after year. Your support local businesses surrounding the Park who improved new sections of the beloved Chimney donate gifts of goods or services to enhance our Tops Trail; treated thousands of trees threatened fundraising event experiences for our patrons. by the hemlock woolly adelgid; opened up the 2013 was a difficult year for our community wonders of the enormously diverse Great Smoky partners who depend on the tourism dollars Mountains National Park to thousands of teachers generated by visitors to an open and thriving and students through the Parks as Classrooms national park, and we appreciate the continued program; and preserved historic log cabins and generosity from our corporate and small business churches from Cades Cove to Cataloochee Valley. friends.

Thank you to Sam Hobbs for use of his black bear photos used throughout this publication FOUNDATIONS $5,000 to $9,999 $250 to $499 Citizens National Bank Clayton Family Foundation Alliant Energy Foundation Clayton Mobile Homes Pilot Travel Centers $30,000+ National Park Foundation Mitchell and Dorothy Kostro Family Foundation SmartBank Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville $1,000 to $4,999 Haslam Family Foundation Community Foundation of BUSINESSES $5,000 to $9,999 Western North Carolina Alcoa Charles Blalock & Sons $20,000 to $29,999 The Dollywood Foundation $100,000+ Newman’s Own Foundation Johnson Family of Restaurants Scripps Howard Foundation Scripps Networks Interactive The Cobble Family Foundation Knoxville News Sentinel Martin & Company William E. & Audrine C. $20,000 to $25,000 $10,000 to $19,999 Honey Foundation Mast General Store Alcoa Foundation Home Federal Bank Nisus Corporation Sugarland Cellars The Haslam 3 Foundation $500 to $999 Phillips & Jordan Paddison Charitable Lewis H. Bochner Wildlife Regal Entertainment Group Foundation $10,000 to $19,999 Trust REI Richard Haiman National Parks Anonymous Lumina Foundation Foundation Boyd’s Jig and Reel The William B. Stokely Jr. Charter Foundation

Black Bear Protection and Conservation In 2013, Friends of the Smokies members and NC and TN specialty license plate owners provided $48,300 for the protection of black bears in the Smokies. Your support helped rehabilitate orphaned and injured black bears and cubs at the Appalachian Bear Rescue Center in Townsend, TN; provided seasonal employees to ensure responsible black bear viewing behavior by park visitors in areas like Newfound Gap Road and Cades Cove; and funded the replacement of faulty food and backpack hoisting cables at backcountry campsites and shelters. Keeping people and their food away from bears in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a crucial step in ensuring the long-term health and survival of more than 1500 of these Photo Credit Sam Hobbs beloved animals. Thank you to the Bearington Collection, Earl & Margit Worsham, and Friends’ NC + TN License Plate Owners for their generosity. 6 We Salute Our Donors

$2,500 to $4,999 Gastrointestinal Associates AT&T GNC Consulting Barber McMurry Architects JPMorgan Chase Barnes Insurance Agency Lamon Jewelers Conner Family Properties Northwestern Mutual Financial Dollywood Company Network HR Comp Paisley-Stone Interiors Kramer Rayson Patagonia Nantahala Outdoor Center Pay Pal Giving Fund Ole Smoky Distillery Smoky Mountain Food Services Ripley’s Aquarium of the Spotted Spaniel Smokies Sun Belt Coating The Trust Company of The Reserve Wine and Spirits Knoxville $100 to $249 $1,000 to $2,499 Ace Hardware of Gatlinburg Drake Diamond Gallery AC Entertainment MATCHING GIFT GE Mellow Retail Blount Dermatology COMPANIES GlaxoSmithKline Nantahala Brewery Carolina Seasons Nursery JPMorgan Chase Knoxville News Sentinel Parkgrove, L.P. Comfort Inns Creekwood Cabins Friends of the Smokies thanks Monsanto Sevierville Tax Service Dewolf Architecture the following companies for Morgan Stanley Tennessee State Bank EMCO-Williams providing matching gifts in Newmont Mining Valley Forge Inn Flat Creek Publishing 2013. Matching gifts make Norfolk Southern Wells Fargo Bank Jonathan’s contributions go twice as far! Oracle Kepler Research Does your employer match PNC $500 to $999 LeConte Lodge your charitable contributions? PPG Industries Bentley Systems Media Services Send us your matching gift REI Blue Ridge Mountain Sports ModernTech paperwork, and we’ll be The Pew Charitable Trusts California Steel Industries Noble Commercial happy to process it with your Thrivent Financial for Greystone Maintenance Services employer! Lutherans Foundation Neuroscience & Associates Phil Lovelace & Associates Vulcan Materials Smoky Mountain Title Powell, Hays, and Company Allstate TAO Enterprises Ruby Tuesday Ameriprise The Swag Mountaintop Inn Smoky Mountain Popcorn Amgen ADDITIONAL USAFunds Smoky Mountain Property Aon Service Corporation PARTNERS Walmart Management AXA Southern Heritage Bank Bank of America $10,000 to $15,000 Southwest Industrial Supply $250 to $499 BellSouth Georgetown Running Club Tennessee Valley Title Appalachia Business Chase Manhattan Great Smoky Mountains Insurance Communications Coca-Cola Association Tennessee Wood Flooring Brookside Resort Eli Lilly Whitford Corporation Buckhorn Inn ExxonMobil $5,000 to $9,999 Cash Hardware Gannett Tennessee Valley Authority East Gate Plaza Photo Credit Jim Corbin

Reduce Ginseng Poaching through Marking Ginseng Roots For the third consecutive year, Friends of the Smokies proudly supported ginseng conservation efforts in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, bringing the total committed for anti-ginseng poaching initiatives to $15,000 through 2013. Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s ginseng poaching prevention program is equal parts science, conservation, and crime scene investigation. Park officials view ginseng as the natural resource most threatened as a result of harmful human activity; in some backcountry areas it has been totally eliminated. Poaching literally erases natural history, and tramples other organisms and sensitive plant communities. To prove that the park’s ginseng is being sold on the market, rangers work with state resource agencies to mark roots with dye or magnetic strips. More than 6600 individual ginseng plants have been marked by hand over the last 3 years to help discourage ginseng poaching and assist in the apprehension of offenders. Thank you to the Knoxville Garden Club for funding these efforts. 7 We Salute Our Donors

$2,500 to $4,999 Happy Hikers O’Conner Senior Cherokee Boys Club Center Cherokee Central Schools $100 to $249 $1,000 to $2,499 Bess Chapel United Methodist Appalachian Trail Conservancy Church Covenant Health Cookeville-Putnam County Foothill Striders Clean Commission Haywood County Tourism East Tennessee Regional Development Authority Leadership Association Intentional Growth Center East Tennessee Whitewater North Carolina State University Club Sevier County Mayor’s Office Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce $500 to $999 Great Smoky Mountains Blount Partnership/Smoky Employee/Alumni Walnut Free Will Baptist Giving Campaign Mtn Tourism Development Association Church Buckhorn Inn Authority Haywood County Hotel & Chillhowee Inn Episcopal School of Knoxville Motel Association Combined Federal Campaign Forest Fire Lookout Laureate Gamma Beta Sigma PARTNERS IN Western North Carolina Association Phi PHILANTHROPY Community Foundation of Knoxville Garden Club National Geographic Society Greater Memphis Lexington Professional NorthStar Church Friends of the Smokies also Community Foundation of Firefighters, IAFF Local 526 Ski Chalet Village Owner’s thanks the following community Western North Carolina West Knoxville Rotary Club Club foundations, gift funds, and East Tennessee Foundation St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal businesses for facilitating Foundation For The Carolinas $250 to $499 Church contributions through payroll United States Department of Foxtrot Inn Bed and Breakfast Calvin College deduction, donor-advised funds, Commerce National Climatic Gracehill Earthjustice gifts of stock, guest donation Data Center HOPE Christian Community Genesee Valley Harriers programs, and other charitable University of Tennessee Foundation Running Club gifts in 2013. Telephone Services Staff Laurel Springs Lodge Mast General Store AT&T United Way Employee National Christian Foundation

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Program Report Since 2003, Friends of the Smokies members and supporters have helped Great Smoky Mountains National Park establish the world’s largest hemlock woolly adelgid treatment program in an effort to save a portion of the Park’s vast population of eastern hemlock trees. Each year, the Park measures its success and maps areas where chemical and biological treatments have been administered. In 2013, the park’s vegetation crew was able to treat more trees along scenic drives like Cades Cove and Greenbrier entrance road. They also celebrated the success of treating old growth streamside hemlocks through new chemical delivery systems. Additionally, there were 14 releases of microscopic predatory beetles totaling 21,019 insects, bringing the total of adelgid-eating beetles released in the Smokies to 560,000 since the biological control program began.

To-date, 104 conservation areas have been established across Great Smoky Mountains National Park totaling 4829 acres. By locating conservation areas in different geographic locations throughout the park, genetic diversity within the species is being maintained, in hopes that the park’s surviving hemlocks will be better able to fight off future environmental stressors. Along the Park’s trails, more than 2,500 acres of frontcountry hemlock trees have been treated, with more than 10,000 additional acres of treated trees along streamsides and in the backcountry.

More than 220,000 individual hemlock trees have been treated in the Photo Credit Sam Hobbs Smokies over the last 10 years. With your help, the eastern hemlocks will thrive in the Smokies to be enjoyed by future generations. Thank you to Fred & Alice Stanback and Brad & Shelli Stanback for their generous program support 8 We Salute Our Donors

East Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains by the states. You can register Friends of the Smokies sincerely Network for Good Association’s park as a Friends of the Smokies thanks all of the Tennessee North Carolina State bookstores license plate owner and receive County Clerks and their Employees Combined Great Smoky Mountains a complimentary one-year employees for their support! Campaign Railroad membership on our website at Schwab Fund for Charitable Haywood County Hotel http://www.friendsofthesmokies. $200,000+ Giving and Motel Association org/platesform.html Park Donation Box Sweet Berries Bed and (participating members) Folks who put their hard-earned Contributors Breakfast The Inn on the River dollars in our donation boxes in Tennessee Tool & Engineering Knoxville Zoo places like Sugarlands Visitors Triangle Community Loralei’s Center and Oconaluftee Visitors $25,000 to $49,999 Foundation Mast General Store Center do so anonymously. Ms. Kathryn K. McNeil Wells Fargo Community Museum of Appalachia All of this support is greatly Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Roady Support Campaign NOC Gatlinburg needed, and deeply Ober Gatlinburg appreciated. $20,000 to $24,999 MEMBERSHIP Parkside Cabin Rentals Mr. and Mrs. Bradford G. PARTNERS The Park Grill Steakhouse MOUNTAINTOP Stanback The Peddler Steakhouse FRIENDS Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Stanback Pigeon Forge Hotel and Mr. and Mrs. James M. Hart The following businesses Lodging Association generously participate in our (participating members) $400,000+ membership benefits program $10,000 to $19,999 Ripley’s Gatlinburg Attractions by extending discounts to Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Sevierville Lodging Association members of Friends of the Anderson, Jr. (participating members) Smokies. For an up-to-date Mr. Robert W. Baggett Smoky Mountain Outdoors listing of our membership Mr. and Mrs. Randal D. Boyd Whitewater Rafting partners, please visit our Ms. Kim C. Cornish Smoky Mountain Premier RV Mr. and Mrs. Autrey O. DeBusk website at North Carolina Specialty Resort Mr. and Mrs. James A. Haslam, www.FriendsOfTheSmokies.org License Plate Supporters Tennessee Smokies Baseball II Friends of the Smokies sincerely The TN Riverboat Company Dr. and Mrs. Steve Rhodes Apple Valley Comfort Inn thanks all of the employees of Ms. Pat H. Summitt Big Cabins the tag offices and the North INDIVIDUALS Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Worsham The Biltmore Estate Carolina Division of Motor Blue Ridge Books & News Vehicles for their support! Blue Ridge Mountain Sports Every year, some of our $5,000 to $9,999 Carolina Vacations outstanding sources of support $375,000+ The Estate of Tutt S. Bradford Cataloochee Valley Tours come from donors whose Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Curtis Clarion Inn Willow River names we may not know and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Elliott Dollywood & Dollywood’s whose faces we may never see! Mr. and Mrs. Phillip E. Fulmer Splash Country The names and addresses of Mr. and Mrs. Sam J. Furrow Gatlinburg Lodging & those who purchase the Friends Mrs. Christine G. Hayworth Hospitality Association of the Smokies specialty license Mr. Robert W. Hutson plates in Tennessee and North Mrs. Sherri P. Lee (participating members) Tennessee Specialty License Carolina are kept confidential Dr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Plate Supporters Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Oakley Mr. James D. Ogle Mrs. Linda N. Ogle Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Partridge Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Pryse

Mt. Cammerer The iconic Mt. Cammerer Fire Tower was Friends of the Smokies’ first historic restoration project. In 2013, members’ support totaling $2400 helped repair windows and doors as well as walkway pickets at this favorite hiking destination. Thank you to Chief Justice & Mrs. Gary Wade and Mr. & Mrs. Tom Trotter for their support.

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Ms. Carol Dodson Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Mr. and Mrs. Leon C. Downey Madigan Mr. Ralph Egli Mr. Frank A. March Mrs. Rita Englum Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Martin Mr. Larry Estes Mr. and Mrs. James W. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ethier McBrearty Dr. and Mrs. R. K. Farris Ms. Kim Wood McClamroch Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Mr. and Mrs. Glen S. McGroom Ferriter Dr. and Mrs. Fred McLean Mr. Edward R. Fleming Ms. Jodi A. Miller Mr. Ted L. Flickinger and Mrs. Ms. Julie Anne Morton Julie Howard Mr. and Mrs. Conley H. Dr. and Mrs. Michael R. Flynn Murrell Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Foster Mr. Henry Naff Ms. Gail Frizzell Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Dr. and Mrs. William J. Fry Nelson Chief Justice and Mrs. Gary R. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Anton Mr. Gideon W. Fryer Mr. and Mrs. Joe Philips Wade Mr. and Mrs. Patrick L. Arnette Dr. and Mrs. R. Harold Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Powell Mr. and Mrs. Brent Watson Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Bacon Galbraith Mr. and Mrs. Beville H. Reagan Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey A. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Bartell Mr. Brennon Garrett Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Reyes Wolpert Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beckwith Mr. and Mrs. George R. Giles Mr. Richard Robillard and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Tom J. Benton Mr. Steve Grabenstein and Ms. Ken Spurling Mr. and Mrs. Patrick $2,500 to $4,999 Sarah Oram Mr. and Mrs. Patrick M. Roddy Birmingham Mr. Tommy Walker and Mrs. Mr. Stephen Grady and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Rogers Mr. and Mrs. James D. Blalock Cathy G. Ackermann Patricia Grady Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Ruyl Mr. and Mrs. Sidney A. Blalock Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Baileyaker Mr. and Mrs. Ted O. Greene Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ryall Ms. Sylvia Blanc Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Clayton Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grizzard Ms. J. Elaine Seat Mr. Jack Woodall and Ms. Dr. Reid Crumpton Governor and Mrs. William E. Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Sheetz Sharon E. Boyce Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Daves Haslam Mr. and Mrs. Bob Snodderly Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brooks Ms. Elizabeth Dodds Mr.and Mrs. Henry Heyen Ms. Carol Stevenson Mr. Michael S. Brown and Ms. Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Falk Mr. and Mrs. Keith Holdbrooks Mrs. Kay B. Stueve Betty S. Evans Ms. Audrine Honey Mrs. Norma K. Holmes The Honorable and Mrs. Don Mr. and Mrs. Steve Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. John O. Israel Mr. and Mrs. Tyler Huskey Sundquist Mr. and Mrs. Darby A. Mr. and Mrs. Dale A. Keasling Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Tate Campbell Ms. Laurie MacNair Mr. and Mrs. David P. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Tom Trotter, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Carmon Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mason Mrs. Dorothy E. Kelly Ms. Margaret A. Turner Mr. John Chevalier Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Muszik Pastor Buddy Kemnur Mr. and Mrs. Robin Turner Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Mr. and Mrs. Greg S. Palmer Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. King Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Christenberry, Jr. Mrs. Marion A. Pavur Mr. and Mrs. Gene C. Koonce Valentine Mr. James L. Clayton Mr. Todd Proffitt Mr. Franklin A. LaFond and Mr. and Mrs. John P. Vestal David and Annie Colquitt Dr. and Mrs. John R. Ray Ms. Constance R. Helton Mr. and Mrs. Zach Wade Mr. Mike Comer Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Squires, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jon R. Lawler Mr. and Mrs. John B. Waters, Mr. Ted Cook Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ullrich Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Lawrence III Mr. and Mrs. Charles Logan Mr. John B. Waters, Jr. Mrs. Magdalene P. Liles Mr. David V. White Coykendall Dr. and Mrs. Keith Whaley Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Don Whitted Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Mr. and Mrs. Mark K. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Les Love Mr. and Mrs. Rittner E. Will Crawford Mrs. Lydia S. Macauley $1,000 to $2,499 Mr. and Mrs. Bradley N. Currey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Agreda Photo Credit Finley Holiday Mr. and Mrs. Donald Davis Mr. Edward S. Albers, Jr. Supt. and Mrs. Dale Ditmanson Anonymous

Parks as Classrooms In 2013, Friends of the Smokies contributors provided $112,372 for the Parks as Classrooms education program in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. While the statistics are impressive- 18,000 kids participated in the program last year- the words of teachers and students illustrate best the impact of your support- “The children learned so much, and the entire program was of a wonderful quality. Please thank the proper people that provided funding for this to be a no-cost trip. I’m not sure we could participate if there was cost involved. One of our most memorable quotes was, ‘The only other waterfall I have seen was in a video game.’ That made it all worthwhile.” - Fairview School, 1st grade teacher, Jackson County, NC 10 We Salute Our Donors

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Mr. and Mrs. Randy Clemens Ms. Sandra E. Gates Mr. Ronald Johnson Wilson Mr. and Mrs. B. Dale Collier Mr. and Mrs. James A. Gerding Ms. Debbie Kerns Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Mr. George G. Conner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Gill Mr. James C. Key, Jr. Woody Mr. and Mrs. Steve Covert Mr. Sandy Gillespie Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kielarowski Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mr. and Mrs. Terry Cowles Jim and Libby Gilley Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. King Yarbrough Mr. and Mrs. James B. Mr. Sidney Gilreath Mr. and Mrs. Mark King Coykendall, III Mr. and Mrs. James E. Goddard Mr. and Mrs. Kevin L. Kirkland CASCADE FRIENDS Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. Creed Mr. Wes Goddard Mr. Mike Knies Ms. Lois G. Cruze Mr. and Mrs. Warren Gooch Dr. and Mrs. John W. Lacey, III $500 to $999 Ms. Abby Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Keith Goodwin Ms. Nancy J. Laurence Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Dismukes Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Grant Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Mr. and Mrs. Victor H. Ashe Ms. Anna G. Dobbins Ms. Bernice Gray Ledyard Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Atchison Mr. and Mrs. Rick Dodd Ms. Clementine W. Gregory Mr. Jeff Lee and Dr. Christy Lee Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mr. Leo Duran, Jr. Ms. Nancy R. Harmon Dr. Rob Howard and Mrs. Atchley, Jr. Mr. Jimmy Edwards Mr. Tom R. Harrington, III Marianne Lyon Mr. and Mrs. Merrill D. Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Elliott Dr. and Mrs. John Haydek Mrs. Mary L. Maples II Mr. and Mrs. Tom Marsh Dr. Brett R. Baldwin and Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. Martin Jennifer D. Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Joseph May Dr. Lee R. Barnes, Jr. Mr. William Mayo Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Beall, Mrs. Angeline F. McCamy Jr. Mrs. Aileen McCarter Mr. and Mrs. William Beecher Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ms. Deborah J. Bennett and Ms. McClinton Margaret Bennett Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bennett McCullough, Jr. Ms. Teresa Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Victor H. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Biggs McLean, III Dr. and Mrs. David A. Birdwell Mr. and Mrs. James H. Mr. and Mrs. Don Blackburn McMahon Mr. and Mrs. Raymond K. Mrs. Kathy B. McPhail Boardman Mr. Milton McNally and Ms. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Boles Melinda Meador Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bondos Mr. Robert Menasco Mr. and Mrs. Galen C. Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Ed Meyer Mr. Charles F. Brakebill Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mierke Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Britton Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Miller, Jr. Mr. Harold E. Brock, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Erb Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Haythorn Dr. and Mrs. William J. Minteer Mr. and Mrs. William S. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Estill Mrs. Stefanie S. Hess Mr. David C. Mouron Broome, Jr. Ms. Ruth Z. Ewald Mr. and Dr. Geoffrey A. Hoff Mr. and Mrs. Carl Newman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brosch Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Feder Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hunkeler Mr. John J. Newman Mr. and Mrs. Scott Brun Mr. Kevin FitzGerald and Mrs. Mr. Luke D. Hyde and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Bud C. Ogle Ms. Sandra K. Burdick and Mr. Cyn Slaughter Leila Tvedt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Tom Boyd Ms. Sara P. Flower Mr. and Mrs. John R. Israel Ohman Dr. John M. Burkhart and Dr. Mr. and Mrs. E. Bruce Foster, Mrs. Mary Paddison James Ms. Linda Oldham Laura B. Powers Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Johnson Dr. and Mrs. G. S. Ollard Ms. Mary Jo Campbell Mrs. Betty D. Frierson Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Johnson Ms. Cynthia Osborne Dr. and Mrs. Jefferson Ms. Gwendolyn Galphin Mr. Dennis Owen Chapman Ms. Melissa M. Garrett Ms. Sarah C. Clark Mr. and Mrs. James Gass Mr. and Mrs. John M. Clayton

Did You Know? Did you know that Friends of the Smokies has contributed more than $2.3 million over the last 21 years to educate more than 18,000 schoolchildren in Tennessee and North Carolina every year? That totals more than 378,000 students. That would fill Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee almost 4 times!!! Thank you to Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville, NC GlaxoSmithKline Foundation, Richard Haiman National Parks Photo Credit Jack Williams Foundation and Toyota for Parks as Classrooms funding.

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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Mr. and Mrs. John Burton Wainner Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Callaway, Jr. Watson, Jr. Mr. Mark Camblin Ms. Elizabeth Watts and Ms. Dr. and Mrs. Carlos C. Jill Stevens Campbell Ms. Sarah J. Weeks Mr. and Mrs. Allen G. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. West Carpenter Mr. Ken W. and Commissioner Ms. Judith M. Carson Susan H. Whitaker Ms. Betsy Cate Mr. and Mrs. Keith Widmer Mr. Art Cathers Mr. and Mrs. Marshall L. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wilkins Christensen Mr. and Mrs. Alan Willett Mr. and Mrs. Dewey L. Clark Mr. Steven P. Yurkovich Ms. Janice K. Clayton Mr. and Mrs. Bill L. Cobble Mr. and Mrs. Steven D. Owens Mr. James F. Smith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Colclough Mr. and Mrs. Robert Page Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Steger EVERGREEN FRIENDS Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. Collier, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parrott Ms. Jennie G. Stewart Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mack B. Pearsall Mr. Craig O. Stine and Dr. $250 TO $499 Mrs. Bobbie Congleton Mr. and Mrs. Randall R. Pope Jeannette Wilcox Mr. and Mrs. Joel Adams Mr. and Mrs. Jon Cook Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Prinz Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Swift Ms. Nancy A. Alderman Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cook Mr. James N. Proffitt, Jr. Ms. Chaney Swiney Mr. and Mrs. Jay Aldrich Mr. and Mrs. Frederic L. Mr. William J. Pugh Judge and Mrs. D. Michael Mrs. Wanda B. Anderson Coover Mr. Byron Reed Swiney Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. William M. Ms. Elizabeth W. Reeves Mr. and Mrs. W. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cottrell Mr. and Mrs. Michael Roeder Taylor Atterson Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Rule Mr. John Z. C. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Ayres Cummings Ms. Brenda Clabough Russell Ms. Lois R. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bacon Dr. and Mrs. Javad Deganian Mr. and Mrs. Steve Saxton Mr. and Mrs. Allen Tillman Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Barden Dr. Julie E. Dodd Ms. Relia M. Scheib Mr. and Mrs. Tim Topham Mr. and Mrs. Sam F. Beck Mr. Dan Dougherty Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Schultz Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Tullock Ms. Berta M. Bergia Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Dula Ms. Holly Scott Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ben Turner Mr. and Mrs. Cotton Berrier Mr. and Mrs. Mike Duncan Ms. Roberta Scull Mrs. Joyce D. Underwood Mr. Charles Manneschmidt and Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Mr. Jason E. Seavy Mr. and Mrs. Frank Venable Ms. Linda Billman Dunning, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George Shiner Mr. David C. Verble Mr. Donald Box Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dusseau Mr. and Mrs. James Q. Sidwell, Mr. Robert Vesser Dr. David D. Bradley and Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Dwyer Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Park G. Vestal, Jr. Amy J. Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Dye Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Skinner, Ms. Nancy Voith and Mr. Ms. Teresa Brinson Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ebsen Sr. Kenneth Stark Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Brock, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Slover Mr. Kenneth R. Wade and Mrs. Ms. Dorothy M. Brooks Edwards Mr. and Mrs. David F. Smith Marion Paul Mrs. Renee Brown Susan and David Emert Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Bernard III Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Buchanan, Encarnacion III Ms. Pamela S. Farrar Dr. Allen Edwards and Dr. Sue Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Bunney Faulkner Mr. and Mrs. James H. Mr. and Mrs. Greg Filter Burbank Mr. Kevin W. FitzPatrick Dr. and Mrs. Curtis Burke Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Fluharty Burrell Dr. and Mrs. Paul D. Forrest

Did You Know? Did you know that Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the salamander capital of the world with over 30 species including the largest and most elusive hellbender? Friends of the Smokies has funded air & water quality research since 2006 to the tune of $100,00+ each year to ensure that they have a healthy habitat to live and grow in. Photo Credit Billy Jones

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Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Francis, Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Mr. and Mrs. Paul D. Mrs. Herbert H. Slatery, Jr. Jr. Imbrey McNamara Dr. and Mrs. Gavin Smith Ms. Karen E. Free Dr. Holly Ivey Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert L. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frey Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Iwaoka McNutt Mr. and Mrs. William J. Snow Mr. and Mrs. Don R. Fuller Mr. James Jenkins Dr. and Mrs. James R. Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Solem Dr. Vicki Funk Dr. and Mrs. Chip Johnson Merriman Dr. Forrest Spencer Dr. and Mrs. Judson Gash Mr. and Mrs. John T. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Clayton J. Mr. and Mrs. James J. Stanek Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Geiger Mr. and Mrs. William C. Minchew Mr. and Mrs. Paul Steneck Dr. and Mrs. Peter Gentling Johnson Mr. Mark Moon Mr. William B. Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Joy Mr. and Mrs. Doug Moore Mr. and Mrs. George L. Sterchi Mr. and Mrs. Steven J. Gigliotti Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Dr. Rhea Morgan Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stewart Mrs. Beatrice Glawe Kastner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joel V. Morris, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stickney Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Goddard Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Kea, Jr. Ms. Rose Moseley Dr. William Sullivan and Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Farrel Golden Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kennedy, Jr. Mr. Robert Moss Mary Kay Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Willis D. Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Kile Mr. Gerald M. Munday Mr. and Mrs. Alan Sumeriski Gradison Jr. Mr. Bill Kilpatrick Mrs. Jacqueline Newman Mr. Charles W. Swanson and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kincaid Mrs. Kathryn Niemeyer Mrs. Pamela L. Reeves Greengold Mr. and Mrs. Phillip C. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Norvell Ms. Charlotte Tallent Mr. Ray Greer Kindred Mr. Thomas Nutbrown Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Tarkington Mr. and Mrs. Ed Oblow Mr. Richard M. Taylor, Jr. Mr. T. Patrick O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Ed Templeton Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Ogden Mr. Karl J. Thomas Rev. and Mrs. Jeff Ownby Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tipton Mrs. Kathleen R. Pacetti Mr. and Mrs. Dalton L. Mr. John Pardekooper Townsend Ms. Anne Patrick Mr. Fred Turner Ms. Margaret A. Payne Mr. and Mrs. Mark Tyson Ms. Lisa Percy Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert D. Pickel Underwood Dr. Carl A. Pierce and Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Van Kaupp Margaret S. Pierce Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vandermeer Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Pitney Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Walker Ms. Ann P. Porter Mr. and Mrs. Richard Way Mrs. Patricia Postma Mr. and Mrs. John Wear Mr. James Presley Mrs. Laura Webb Ms. Sharon Price Mr. and Mrs. David Wedekind Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. King Mr. Tim Raines Ms. Elaine Werffeli Mr. Christopher G. Hall Mr. and Mrs. John C. King Ms. Stephanie J. Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. West Mr. and Mrs. William A. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus B. King Mr. and Mrs. George B. Rawls, Mr. Michael L. Wetzel Harmon Mr. and Mrs. Bradley H. Kopf Jr. Ms. Jacqui Whittemore and Mr. Mr. John Hart and Ms. Mischa Ms. Dianne L. Kosmala and Ms. Ms. Kimberly Ray Andrew McDonald Renfroe Dianna Fuller Mr. and Mrs. David B. Reeves Mr. and Mrs. John E. Wilbanks Paul and Mary Ann Mr. Richard T. Kubota Mr. Robert D. Reily Ms. Debra Williams Haubenreich, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Levin Ms. Laura J. Renfro Mrs. Eileen P. Wilson Mr. Michael R. Hemphill Mr. and Mrs. Bill H. Lewis Mr. Morton Rickless Mr. and Mrs. Bill Woodrick Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Hendricks Mrs. Linnea M. Linton Mr. Louis Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Word, Ms. Doris W. Henning Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Jr. Mr. Mike Hickey Livingston Robertson Ms. Cynthia R. Wyrick Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Hill Ms. Mary Ann Lochner Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Rolfe Mr. and Mrs. Keith Yahr Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Lonon Mr. and Mrs. Craig Ross Mr. and Mrs. Preston York Mr. George G. Hines, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Ms. Elizabeth Rucker Dr. and Mrs. Fred Hodge Lorenzo Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Sarson CREEKSIDE FRIENDS Dr. Lynn Hogue and Dr. Carol Mr. and Mrs. Todd Loveday Mr. and Mrs. Jay Schmid Hogue John and Lillian Mashburn Mr. and Mrs. Al Schmutzer $100 to $249 Dr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Holland Mr. and Mrs. Dave Massie Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Aalders Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Mr. and Mrs. William A. May, Schriver, Jr. Ms. Elizabeth M. Adamitis Hopkins III Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sechler Mr. Leroy Adams Mr. Benjamin C. Houck Mr. and Mrs. David Mayfield Ms. Janette C. Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Tommy G. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Ms. Maureen D. McBride Mr. and Mrs. James W. Adams Howell Mr. and Mrs. Steven McBride Shepherd Mr. and Mrs. Phil Addis Mr. Jeremy S. Hunt and Ms. Ms. Melanie P. McCall Mr. Will Sibbald and Mr. Mr. Ben H. Adler Deandra Little Mr. and Mrs. Mark McCown Leland T. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Dr. Hugh Hyatt Mr. and Mrs. James Mr. Chris Siget Alexander McDonough Dr. and Mrs. L. Gene Singleton Mrs. Marcia J. Allen 13 We Salute Our Donors

Mr. M. J. Allman Mr. Max E. Brewer Dr. and Mrs. Jose G. Amador Mr. Olin Brewer Mr. and Mrs. E. Riley Anderson Mr. Donald Brewton Mr. and Mrs. John E. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Brice Dr. and Mrs. Thomas I. Mr. and Mrs. William Brickeen Anderson Mr. Joseph W. Brill Mr. and Mrs. Monty C. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Broady Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Brooks Mr. Phil Antonelli Dr. and Mrs. William S. Mr. Jack Apgar Broome, III Ms. Charlotte Appleton Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Brothers Ms. Eloise Y. Armstrong Ms. Barbara A. Brower Mr. and Mrs. Neil Arnold, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brown Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Askew Mr. Clifford Brown Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Askov Dr. and Mrs. David Brown Ms. Diane K. Atkin Dr. and Mrs. Edward F. Brown Mrs. Isbell Behrer Bollinger Mr. and Mrs. James J. Autry Ms. Deborah D. Broyles Ms. Karen L. Beisel Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Ms. Madonna A. Bachman Mr. and Mrs. Travis Brummitt Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Belote, Bonnyman Dr. Ellis S. Bacon Mrs. Barbara L. Bryant III Mr. and Mrs. G. Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Steve Badinghaus Mrs. Carline C. Bryant Mr. Larry R. Benfield Bonnyman, Jr. Col. and Mrs. Roy Bahr Loretta and Monty Bryant Ms. Camilla Benson Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Borden Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Baird Mr. and Mrs. Bob Buchanan Mr. Leo Benson, III Mr. and Mrs. James L. Boren, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Baird Mr. and Mrs. Eric Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. John S. Berry Jr. Mrs. Lillian R. Baker Mr. Johnny W. Buchanan Dr. Mark T. Biagi Mr. Kenneth R. Borisch Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bales Mr. and Mrs. Ray E. Buchanan Mr. Kevin E. Bienvenu Mr. and Mrs. Richard Botto Mr. and Mrs. Paul Balitsaris Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bihl Mr. and Mrs. David Bourne Ms. Carol L. Ball Buchanan Mr. Lee Bilderback Ms. Janet Bower Mrs. Fatema Bandukwala Mr. and Mrs. Clay H. Buckner, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Bishop Mr. and Mrs. David R. Bowers, Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Barker Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bishop Jr. Ms. Patsy Barker Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bumgarner Dr. and Mrs. Harry L. Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bowman Mr. Weaver C. Barksdale Ms. Jeanne R. Burger Mrs. Tommie G. Bivens Honorable Bill Boyum Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. Barnett Mr. and Mrs. Jack C. Burgin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Black, III Ms. Frances Bradburn Ms. Marjorie Barron Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Burke Mr. and Mrs. Tom Blackman Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bradford Mr. William L. Barron Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Burke Mr. and Mrs. Brad Blackwell Mr. Travis Bradley Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bartlett, III Mr. Johnny M. Burkett Mr. Harry Blackwood, III Dr. and Mrs. Terry Bragg Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Dr. and Mrs. Norvel L. Burkett Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Blair Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Brandt Basinsky Mr. and Mrs. Ben A. Burnette, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Blake Mr. Rich Brasher Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Jr. Ms. Allene Blalock Mrs. Carlene Braswell Batchelor Dr. Tara M. Burnette Ms. Dianne Blane Mr. Michael J. Braun Mr. Paul Bates and Mrs. Anne Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burroughs Mrs. Margaret Blankenship Ms. Susan Bravman Bridges Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Burwell Ms. Ann K. Blomquist Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Bauknight Mr. Tommy Bush Mr. and Mrs. James S. Bogard Breeding Mr. John Bays Mr. and Mrs. Warren R. Mr. Max Boling Mr. and Mrs. David L. Brewer Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Beard Butcher Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Beauchene

Trails Forever Progress on Chimney Tops Trail Following their successful 3-year transformation of the Forney Ridge Trail, the Trails Forever crew began work in 2012 on overhauling the very popular Chimney Tops Trail. Phase I work in 2012 focused on the section between the trailhead and the junction with Road Prong Trail at a cost of $121,000 funded by donors to Friends’ Trails Forever endowment. The crew constructed rock steps along the first 1.2 miles of trail in the steepest areas to prevent erosion created by the more than 80 inches of rain that fall in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on an annual basis, coupled with the foot traffic of the millions of hikers who tackle this short, steep trail each year. Crew members, with the support of more Photo Credit Jack Williams than 300 volunteers who gave more than 5500 hours to the Trails Forever program in 2012, also redefined sections of trail that had become difficult or unsafe to navigate, and improved drainage through the installation of sustainable materials that discourage future erosion. Thank you to Sam and Ann Furrow, Haslam Family Foundation, Sherri Lee, and Pat Summit for Trails Forever Endowment support. 14 We Salute Our Donors

Mr. and Mrs. Kurt L. Butefish Mr. and Mrs. George H. V. Mr. and Mrs. Ed M. Cotter Dr. and Mrs. James Delashmit Ms. Barbara Butler Cecil Mr. Brian K. Covington Mrs. Margaret H. Dempster Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon W. Dr. John D. Cowan and Dr. Mr. Frances Deram Byerley Chandler, III Peggy P. Cowan Ms. Joann D’Eramo Ms. Karyle A. Byrd Ms. Melody L. Channell Ms. Patricia A. Cowan Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dickason Ms. Joan C. Cabe Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Cheek Mr. and Mrs. Dale L. Cox Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie E. Cain, Jeff and Deb Chenault Ms. Julia H. Craze Dicus Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Chitwood Ms. Ruthellen Crews Mr. Ken Diebold Dr. Gene Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Hans Christen Mrs. Henrietta M. Croker Mr. David Dieter Ms. Linda E. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mr. Raymond Caldwell Christenberry Dr. and Mrs. James M. Mr. and Mrs. Steve E. Clabo Callaway Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Clark Mr. and Mrs. Hugh M. Ms. Sally Clark Calloway, Jr. Mr. Robert Clayton Mr. Worth E. Campbell Mr. Jeff Cobb Mr. C. Howard Capito Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Cobb Dr. Julia A. Capps and Mrs. Ms. Tassie Cody Nell Capps Mr. and Mrs. Oliver B. Coggin Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Cardente Dr. and Mrs. H. C. Coghlan Mayor and Mrs. Roy G. Mrs. Susan P. Cole Cardwell Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Collister Carleston Mr. Danny Colvin Mr. Kenneth B. Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie R. Mr. and Mrs. David Carr Comeaux Mr. Steve Carr Ms. Diana Condon Mr. and Mrs. David W. Ms. Cherie M. Cone Dr. Clay Crowder and Dr. Mr. Odell G. Dillard Carringer Mr. Jeffrey H. Conklin Margaret S. Ribble Mr. Thomas Dillard and Dr. Ms. Bonnie C. Carroll and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ms. Debra G. Cruze Susan Dillard Roy H. Cooper Converse Mr. and Mrs. Phil R. Crye, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald P. Mr. James W. Carroll and Ms. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy R. Cook Dillingham, Jr. Lisette M. McCormick Ms. M. Evelyn Cooke Dr. and Mrs. Michael L. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil L. Dills Ms. Marilyn L. Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Alan D. Coope Cummings Dr. J. Paul Dittmann Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Carter Mr. and Mrs. James A. Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Cromer Curtis Mr. and Mrs. Dennis O. Dixon Mr. and Mrs. Rickard Casey Ms. Joyce Cooper Mr. and Mrs. George A. Dailey Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Mr. Lane Cooper Mr. and Mrs. Scott Daniel Dodson Catterfeld Mr. and Mrs. Lanis L. Cope Mrs. Ann B. Daugherty Ms. Nancy B. Donaldson Mr. and Mrs. Phillip L. Ms. Cynthia Corn Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Davey Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Dornbush Caughron Mr. David M. Cosgrove Mr. and Mrs. Ben M. Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Doughty Mr. Alex R. Davis Mrs. Wanda G. Douglas Ms. Charlotte M. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Dowd Mr. Thomas J. Davis Mr. and Mrs. James R. Down Mr. and Mrs. Rayburn H. Dean Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Doyle Mr. Robert A. Dean Mr. and Mrs. Gary Drake Mr. Frank A. Deganahl Mr. William W. Drummy Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey DeGroat Ms. Lisa Dugger

The crew faced significant challenges for Phase 2 in 2013, beginning with January floods that washed away the pedestrian bridge across Walker Camp Prong. While the Trails Forever crew was not tasked with replacing it, staging of materials and equipment for their work was much more difficult without the bridge. The new bridge was finished in July. Phase 2 improvements included building several sets of rock steps and staircases, as well as elevated turnpikes and rock and timber retaining walls. In 2013, Friends of the Smokies contributed $217,000 for Chimney Tops improvements by the Trails Forever crew; volunteers contributed more than 1000 hours.

The two-week federal government shutdown resulted in a loss of productivity for the Trails Forever crew. Work will resume in spring 2014 to complete Phase 2 Chimney Tops work and begin Phase 3. The remaining 0.8 miles of trail include the most continuous technical trail reconstruction needed on the entire rehabilitation project. Thank you to Aslan Foundation, Wayne Basler, and Lyndhurst Foundation for Trails Forever support.

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Ms. Lyn Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Finney Mr. Lee Galloway and Ms. Mr. and Mrs. James F. Green Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Durham Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Fisher Nancy Thompson Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Greene, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Omer O. Dyer Mr. Walter S. Fitzpatrick, III Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Greene Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Dykes Ms. Wanda Fitzpatrick Galloway Mr. and Mrs. David Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Tony Eagle Mr. and Mrs. James L. Floyd Mr. and Mrs. John Garner Ms. Nan Greer Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Eaves Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman G. Mr. Greg Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Bob Eby Foglesong Garrett Mr. James Grossen Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Mr. and Mrs. Myron D. Fore Mr. and Mrs. John S. Garton Mr. Manfred Grote Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Ken Foreman Mr. and Mrs. Tim Gately Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Guigou, Dr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Geagan Jr. Ms. Nina Gerli Prof. Rosalind Hackett Ms. Clare Gibbons Rep. and Mrs. Phil Haire Dr. and Mrs. Gerald W. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hale Mr. and Mrs. Gordon D. Mr. and Mrs. Randy Hall Gibson Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hall Ms. Bettie Gifford Mr. and Mrs. Stanley S. Hall Col. and Mrs. M. S. Gilchrist Mr. and Mrs. Chris Halouma Dr. and Mrs. Jim C. Gilland Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Brian W. Ms. Mary Hamilton Gillenwater Mr. and Mrs. Giles R. Hammat Dr. and Mrs. David Gilliam Ms. Elaina F. Hampton Mr. and Mrs. James S. Mr. and Mrs. Bill J. Hancock Gilliland, Jr. Mr. Bailey S. Hand Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gilliland Mr. and Mrs. Herb M. Handly Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Gladding Mr. Richard T. Hanlin Mr. Gerald Glawe Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Ekkebus Ms. Gayle Forst Mr. and Mrs. John A. Goebel Hardwick Ms. Karen P. Ellingson Mrs. Carolyn Forster Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Goins Mr. William E. Harmon Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ellington Mr. C. E. Foster Ms. Marcia Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Harr Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ellis Mrs. Nora Foster Ms. Mary Gollwitzer Mr.and Mrs. Mike Harrington Ms. Tammy L. Ellison Rev. and Mrs. Dennis G. Ms. Connie Gonzalez Ms. Jennifer Harris Mr. and Mrs. Bobby H. Ely Fotinos Mr. and Mrs. Mike E. Goodin Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. Dr. and Mrs. Dan Ely Mr. and Mrs. James R. Fox Mrs. Glenda S. Goodman Harrison, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Ely, Jr. Ms. Marilyn L. Frank Ms. Margaret L. Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hart Mr. and Mrs. David Etnier Mr. Bob Frear Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Mr. and Mrs. William A. Hart, Ms. Kimberly M. Evans Mrs. Carolyn Freeman Goodwin Jr. Mr. and Mrs. David E. Everson Dr. and Mrs. Steve Freeman Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Gorla Mr. Mark Harvey Mrs. Jean Ezzell Mr. Wayne H. Freeman Dr. and Mrs. Randal O. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Haskins Ms. Donna H. Fagan Gary and Lucas Freimuth Graham, M.D. Mr. Michael W. Hastings Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Failing Mr. Sam French Mr. and Mrs. Arvilee Grant Mrs. Kathryn Hawbaker Mr. and Mrs. Jim Failor Mr. and Mrs. Randall M. Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Ms. Margell M. Hawkins Dr. and Mrs. Walter D. Fain Fritchman Grant Mr. and Mrs. William D. Dr. and Mrs. Worley Fain Dr. and Mrs. Stefan H. Fromm Mr. and Mrs. Duncan S. Gray, Hawkins, III Ms. Carrie Fair Mr. and Mrs. James D. Froyd Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William B. Mrs. Anne W. Farkas Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Dr. and Mrs. John Gray Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. Chester Farley Fuhrman Ms. Mary Gray Mr. George M. Hayes Mr. Harold Farwell Mr. Christopher D. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fenn Fuller Mrs. Mary Ann Fennell Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mr. and Mrs. James C. Fields Fuqua Ms. Carole Figas Mr. and Mrs. Louie C. Finley

Did You Know? Did you know that Great Smoky Mountains National Park has the largest collection of historic log cabins and churches of any national park? The Park asks Friends of the Smokies every year to fund restoration work from Cades Cove to Cataloochee Valley, with projects costing anywhere from $12,000 to more than $30,000 each.

We appreciate each and every NC + TN Friends of the Smokies Photo Credit Sam Hobbs license plate owner for making this work possible. 16 We Salute Our Donors

Mr. and Mrs. John Haynes Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin W. Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Large Mayor and Mrs. Jerry Hays Hutchison Kilpatrick Ms. Wanda Large Ms. Cynthia H. Headrick Mr. and Mrs. William S. Irby Mr. Dennis King Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Lash, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Don Headrick Mr. and Mrs. J. Morris Irvin Mr. and Mrs. John D. King Mr. and Mrs. Henry Law Dr. Kevin Heinrich Dr. and Mrs. Homer L. Isbell Mr. and Mrs. Michael B. King Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Lawson Mr. and Mrs. Eric Henderson Mr. and Mrs. David P. Ivey Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Kinsey Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Leach Mr. and Mrs. Phillip L. Mr. and Mrs. George D. Ivey Ms. Debra L. Kipp Ms. Marie H. Ledgerwood Henebry Ms. Fidelia V. Jahna Mr. Christopher Kirchhoff Mr. Charles L. Lee Mr. and Mrs. David H. Henry Mr. Stephen P. James Mr. Carl Kirkland Mr. and Mrs. James A. Lee Mr. and Mrs. David L. Henry Chuck and Terry James Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kirkland Mr. and Mrs. Alfred M. Ms. Patty Henry Mr. and Mrs. John J. Jaqua, Jr. Ms. Peggy Kirkpatrick Legendre Ms. Phyllis Henry Mrs. Mary K. Jenkins Mr. Robert Kivett Mr. Marc Lehmann Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hensley Mr. and Mrs. Steven Jenkins Mr. Robert C. Klettner Mr. Keith Leiter Mr. and Mrs. Egbert M. Dr. Susan Jenkins Mr. and Mrs. Calvin A. Knoke Mr. and Mrs. Brad Levy Herring, III Ms. Elizabeth Johns Mr. David C. Kocher Miss Helen Levy Dr. Hortense Hester Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Johnson Ms. Joanne M. Hibbs Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnson Ms. Susan Hicks Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Johnson Higgins Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. John Hilbrandt III Dr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Hill, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Hill Johnston, III Mr. Larry A. Hill Ms. Jane Johnston and Ms. Mr. Rick Hill Diane Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Hill Mr. and Mrs. Alan Jones Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hillmer Coach and Mrs. Butch Jones Mr. and Mrs. David D. Hilton Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. O. Mr. Benjamin F. Hitch Jones Mr. George Hobber Ms. Deborah Jones Ms. Anna F. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Elton R. Jones Ms. Teri Holbrook Mr. and Mrs. Leonard D. Jones Dr. Richard D. Holland Ms. Patricia C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Mr. Robert V. Jones Hollenbeck Ms. Sheryl Jones Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Mr. Stephen P. Jones Hollenbeck Ms. Verni Jones Mr. Jim Hollingsworth Mr. and Mrs. William C. Jones Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hollis Mr. and Mrs. John H. Jordan Ms. Maribel Koella and Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Lewis Mr. Tommy Holmes Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jordan Chuck Jones Dr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Lewis, Ms. Carol Hood Mr. and Mrs. Steven H. Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kohler Jr. Mr. and Mrs. F. Lambert Mr. and Mrs. Terry Jordan- Mr. and Mrs. Mark A. Koons Mr. and Mrs. Wendell P. Hooper, Jr. Henley Mr. William Kopinski Liemohn Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hoppe, Jr. Ms. Kathryn M. Joyner Mr. Jacob D. Kortz Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lillestolen Clyde Hopkins Living Trust Ms. Denise L. Juneau Mr. William L. Kovacich Ms. Ann Lindsay Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Mr. Roy Kramer Ms. Nancy L. Lindsey Hostetler Kallemeyn Ms. Valera Krebs Mr. and Mrs. Tim Line Mrs. Karen Houck Ms. Karen Kammer Mr. and Mrs. William F. Mr. Kenneth L. Linker Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Karas Kreitlow Mr. and Mrs. Vernon M. Lix Houston Ms. Mary T. Karnis Mr. and Mrs. William T. Ms. Cindy Lloyd Mr. Barry Howard Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kassem Kroska Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Lloyd Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kaufholz Mr. and Mrs. Brad Kuester Dr. and Mrs. Michael A. Lofaro Mrs. Dorinda J. Howe Mrs. Sandra B. Kehne Mr. and Mrs. Clark Kulp Mr. and Mrs. William Long Ms. Christine Hoyer Mr. and Mrs. John S. Keller Mr. and Mrs. Sam J. Ms. Mary K. Longworth Mr. and Mrs. Camden R. Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Kelly Kuykendall Mr. and Mrs. Keith Love Hubbard Mr. Terry Kelps Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lambert Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Love Dr. and Mrs. Charles Mr. Steve Kemp and Ms. Janet Mr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Ms. Barbara Loveday Huddleston H. Rock Lambert Mr. and Mrs. Scott V. Lowry Ms. Jane A. Hudson Mrs. Susan J. Kendall Mr. and Mrs. James T. Ms. Toni L. Loy-Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Steiner M. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Lambiase Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lucas Humerick Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. David Lane Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lumsdon Mr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Hunt Ms. Shirley Whitney Kerr Mrs. Joan C. Lane Mrs. Edith N. Lyons Ms. Charlotte Hutchison Mr. Abroun M. Kilpatrick, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Lansing Ms. Patricia Mack Ms. Carolyn M. Large Dr. Larry G. Maden

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Mr. and Mrs. Steve T. Mallard Ms. Julie McGuffin Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Nadaud Mr. and Mrs. John W. Parker Mr. and Mrs. Charles Malmin Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Naill Mrs. Shirley J. Parrott Mrs. Charmaine B. Mamantov McInnis, Jr. Dr. Joel C. Boggan and Dr. Ann Mr. James W. Parry Mr. Dan R. Manis Ms. Janet L. McKinley M. Navar-Boggan Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parsons Miss Margery A. Manville Mr. and Mrs. Max McLeod Mrs. Sandy Z. Neale Mr. and Mrs. Doug Patchen Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Marcum Dr. and Mrs. Wesley E. McNeal Mr. Michael A. Newbill Mr. and Mrs. Gerald A. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O. Ms. Jill Ann McNutt Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Patterson Marsh Mrs. Jeanne Meador Newton Mr. and Mrs. Keith Patton Mrs. C. A. Martin Dr. and Mrs. Dan T. Meadows Ms. Kathy Niccum Ms. Janice Payne Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Martin Ms. Deann Meister Mr. Doug Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Bob Pearce Mr. and Mrs. James D. Martin Dr. Richard D. Melton Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Nidiffer Mr. and Mrs. Peter Pellegrini Ms. Laura L. Martin Ms. Peggy Melville Jr. Mr. James R. Pelphrey, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul B. Masi Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory E. Niles Dr. Michael R. Pelton Ms. Cynthia A. Mason Mercer Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. Ms. Heather Pemberton Mr. and Mrs. Stanley D. Ira and Carol Merritt Niswonger Mr. and Mrs. Dwain L. Matchett Ms. Annette J. Messinger Mr. and Mrs. George D. Nix Pesterfield Mr. and Mrs. Randall Matthews Mr. Larry M. Metcalf Mr. Jim Nixon Mr. and Mrs. Walt Petersen Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Milani Mr. and Mrs. George Njezic Mr. and Mrs. Carl Peterson Matthews Mr. and Mrs. Bob Miller Ms. Flo P. Norville Dr. and Mrs. Lester M. Petrie Mr. Edward B. Maupin, III Mr. and Mrs. Gary Miller Mr. Sam M. Nowell Mr. Kenneth D. Phillips Mrs. Deborah May Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Miller Ms. Deborah A. Nuchols Mr. and Mrs. Maurice H. Mr. and Mrs. Denny Mayes Mr. and Mrs. Odus H. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oakberg Phillips Rev. and Mrs. Charles W. Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Mills Mr. and Mrs. David S. Oaks Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Phillips Maynard Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mincey Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Ogle Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Phillips, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. David McAdoo Mr. and Mrs. Conrad H. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan D. O’Hagan Ms. Sandra M. Pickett Ms. Mary K. McAllister Minnich Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Ohle Ms. Chris S. Pienkowski Mr. and Mrs. John T. McBeth Ms. Athena Mondello Mr. and Mrs. David U. O’Kain Mrs. Florence A. Podeszwa Mr. and Mrs. Roger N. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mr. Barry O’Leary Mr. John D. Poole, III McBrayer Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. O’Neal Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porter Mr. James W. McCall Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Mrs. Judy A. Poulson Mr. and Mrs. Rick McCarroll Moore, Jr. Oppenheim Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Pounds Mr. and Mrs. Doug McCarty Mr. John G. Moore, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Ms. Irmentraud Powell Mr. and Mrs. George McClain Mr. John M. Moore, Jr. Orander, Jr. Ms. Emily F. Price Mr. David McCormick Ms. Sharon Mora Mr. and Mrs. Charles Osborne Mr. Glen Price Mr. Dave McCown Ellen and Grant Morar Mr. and Mrs. Conrad K. Mr. James Price Mr. F. Douglas McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Brad Morgan Ottenfeld Ms. Jani Price Ms. Betty C. McCrary Mr. George D. Morris Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Overbay Mrs. Claudette Pridemore Mrs. Jane S. McCullough Ms. Linda L. Morrison Senator and Mrs. J. D. Overbey Mr. Chuck Proctor Mr. and Mrs. Dean E. Mr. and Mrs. William Morrow Mr. and Mrs. Pete Owens Mr. and Mrs. Kevin S. Proffitt McCumber Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mosher Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ownby Mr. and Mrs. William F. Dr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Mr. and Mrs. Michael C. Proffitt McDaniel, Jr. Mummert Ownby Ms. Louise Prutley Ms. Martha E. McDonald Mr. William W. Murphy Mr. Ray Pack Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Pryor Ms. Suzanne R. McDowell Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Murray Ms. Kimberly Padgett Mr. and Mrs. William A. Pryor Mr. and Mrs. Mike McElhinney Mrs. Barbara Murrish Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Painter Mr. and Mrs. Elven C. Punch Mrs. Dorothy C. McElyea Ms. Gail Myers Ms. Mary Palmer Ms. Gwen Pyle Mrs. Elaine McGinn Ms. Judith C. Myers Johns Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Queen Mr. Robert L. McGrath Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Myrick Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Rader Ms. Joy F. McGroom Dr. and Mrs. John Panella Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Rainey Mr. Christopher Panneck Mr. and Mrs. J. Earl Rainwater Mr. and Mrs. Calvin M. Parham Mr. and Mrs. Christopher R. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Parham Ralls

Student Conservation Associates (SCAs) Twenty-six (26) young people lived and worked in Great Smoky Mountains last year as part of Friends’ $85,000 in funding for Student Conservation Associates. These high school and college students may well be the National Park Service’s future career rangers, and they serve important functions during their terms of service in the Smokies. They assist with educational programs like Junior Ranger, and help treat wooly adelgid-threatened eastern hemlocks. Photo Credit NPS Thank you to Lyndhurst Foundation for supporting the SCA program in the Smokies. 18 We Salute Our Donors

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Ramger Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell D. Sprinkle Ramsey Mr. Michael R. Sprowls Mr. Richard T. Ramsey Mr. and Mrs. Edward St. Clair Mrs. Gwendolyn Rand Mr. Joseph Stair Mr. and Mrs. Mike Rawdon Ms. Brandi A. Stallings Mr. and Mrs. Perry G. Rawson Mrs. F. W. Stallmann Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Ray Mrs. Josie B. Stanga and Mr. Mr. William A. Reck Keith G. Stanga Ms. Sharon Redden Ms. Diane Stanley Ms. Jessica Reed Ms. Susan Stanton Mr. and Mrs. Michael Reeser Ms. Lois S. Starck Mr. Brandon Reid Mr. Tom Starnes John Reilly Dr. and Mrs. Christian Stauber Mr. Philip J. Reiner Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stayton Mrs. Emily Sue Richardson Mr. Robert N. Steinwurtzel Mr. Robbins Richardson and Ms. Audrey T. S. Stelson Ms. Janet H. Bull Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Mr. Wayne Richardson Stephan Ms. Emily A. Rickard Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephens Ms. Terri Rickard Mr. and Mrs. Gary Stepp Mr. and Mrs. Bob Riddle Ms. Katherine E. Sayne Mr. David L. Sims and Ms. Mr. and Mrs. David M. Stewart Ms. Sharron E. Riley Mr. and Mrs. Carroll J. Schell Rebecca D. Hedly Mrs. Roberta M. Stewart Mrs. Mary A. Rinearson Mrs. Carol Schmid Mr. and Mrs. Gregory C. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Stinnett Mr. Kevin Ringham Mrs. Darlene F. Schmidt Sinatro Mr. Idus Stinson Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Ritchie Ms. Joann Schmidt Mrs. Kathleen M. Sinclair Ms. Barbara Stitt Rev. and Mrs. A. R. Rizner Mr. and Mrs. James E. Schulz Ms. Joan M. Sitton Mr. and Mrs. William B. Ms. Vanessa Roach Mr. and Mrs. Marc W. Mr. and Mrs. Jim N. Skeen Stokely, III Ms. Michelle Robbins Schwegman Mrs. Sandra F. Skeen Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stratigos Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Ms. Drusilla Scott Mr. John Skinner and Ms. Mr. James Strickland Roberts Mr. and Mrs. John W. Scott Sandi Langston Mr. James Strickland Mr. and Mrs. David M. Roberts Mr. James Rick Scroggins and Mr. and Mrs. John Slater Mrs. Ann R. Stubblefield Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Roberts Ms. Sherry Harrison Ms. Sarah Sledziski Mrs. Beverly S. Stubbs Mr. William Robertson Mr. Robert Seay Mrs. Margaret A. Sliger Ms. Peggy M. Stuhlreyer Mr. and Mrs. Barry B. Robie Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Seiler Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bill Sloan Mr. and Mrs. Hubert M. Styles Mr. Douglas O. Robinette Mr. and Mrs. David C. Sellers Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Sloan Ms. Julie Sudman Mr. and Mrs. Barry L. Robinson Mr. O. R. Sellers Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Smith Mr. Michael Sullivan Mr. L. P. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Bill P. Seneker Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Smith Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Summitt, II Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Sexton Mr. David Smith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Susman Mr. and Mrs. James M. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Mr. Dwayne Smith Mr. and Mrs. David C. Swann Rodebaugh Seymour, Jr. Ms. Jewell D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Swann Ms. Lynn Rodgers Mr. Noor Sharif Dr. Kenneth W. Smith Mr. Duane F. Swartzlander Mr. and Mrs. Hal Y. Roe Mr. William D. Sharp Dr. Penelope S. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Sweet Mr. and Mrs. William E. Roehl, Dr. Ruth G. Shaw Ms. Rebecca S. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Sheffield Ms. Rita Smith Swofford Mr. and Dr. Robert A. Rohde Mr. and Mrs. David M. Shehan Ms. Sarah R. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Talley Ms. Kimberly L. Roper Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dean Mr. and Mrs. Vernon M. Smith Mr. John J. Talone, Jr. Mr. Daniel Rose Shehan Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Smith Capt. and Mrs. Lee A. Tarlton Mr. and Mrs. Jim W. Rose Mr. and Mrs. Arnold C. Robert and Betsy Smith Mrs. Cathy A. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Rosser Sheldon Ms. Sandy Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Rothwell Ms. Fern L. Shepard Mr. and Mrs. Heath Soehn Ms. Lynne Taylor Mrs. Lolita Roy Mr. and Mrs. George Shepherd Mrs. Laura Soltis Mayor and Mrs. Thomas W. Mr. Sam Rudder Mr. and Mrs. John Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. James W. Rugh Dan and Mary Ann Shields Sorensen Mr. and Mrs. Dale E. Teague Mr. and Mrs. James R. Runkle Mr. Ernest L. Shipe, Jr. Ms. Cynthiana C. Spangler Mr. and Mrs. James A. Temple Mr. and Mrs. Jim Rushton Ms. Dorothy Shippen and Mr. Ms. Lisa J. Sparkes Mr. Ray Terrin Jack Rutledge Geoffrey Kapler Mr. and Mrs. William Mr. Bailey Terry, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Dr. and Mrs. James Shirk Sparkman Mr. Charles Testor Ryburn Mr. and Mrs. David E. Shuck Mr. and Mrs. David D. Speeg Ms. Brenda Therry Mr. Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr. Mrs. Olivia Shutter Mr. and Mrs. Anthony L. Mr. and Mrs. Alan Theyken Mrs. Dixie B. Sallee Mr. Matt Sidwell Spezia Mr. and Mrs. William J. Dr. and Mrs. Jerry E. Sanders Mr. Carl Sikkema Dr. Dennis U. Spjut Thompson Mr. George Sanford Ms. Janet Simcox Mr. and Mrs. Ed Spray Jim and Carol Tipps Mr. and Mrs. Royce Sayer Mr. and Mrs. Ken Simonis Ms. Jolene M. Tomaro

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Mrs. Leslie R. Toney Mr. and Mrs. Marlin West us keep our operating costs Knoxville News Sentinel Dr. Michael Toomey and Ms. Mr. and Mrs. Steve West down. To all of our in-kind Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Lydia Birk Mr. Earl R. Whaley and Ms. donors, thank you for helping us Kysela Pere et Fils Dr. Carol J. Topping Adrienne Lamon help the Smokies! Lakeside Restaurant Ms. Jennifer Travis Mr. and Mrs. Roger Whaley Licklog Hollow Baskets Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mr. and Mrs. Andy White Businesses & Organizations Little River Trading Company Trotman Ms. Lisa White 3 MB Marc Nelson Denim Dr. and Mrs. Richard Truluck Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. AAA East Tennessee Masssage Works Dr. Ted Tsaltas and Ms. Kim Whitehead About You Salon & Day Spa Mike C. Berry Studio Davis Mr. and Mrs. James C. Whitley Alpine Ski Center Mountain Laurel Chalets Mrs. Sue Tucker Mrs. Dorothy J. Wilkinson Art & Frame Outlet Music Outlet Mr. and Mrs. James W. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Michael Willauer Barber McMurry Architects Oak Haven Resort Mr. and Mrs. Robert Twilley Mr. Dwight H. Willett Bearden Beer Market Ober Gatlinburg Mr. William Underwood Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bearly Baskets Obligato Mr. Dan E. Unger Williams, Jr. Bent Creek Golf Course Old Edwards Inn and Spa Ms. Lea Valentine Mr. and Mrs. Locke W. Bistro at the Bijou Ole Smoky Distillery Ms. Melissa Van Kirk Williams Blue Ridge Books & Cafe Orvis Mr. Donnell Van Noppen and Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Blue Smoke Coffee Roasting Ovenart Designer Cake Ms. Rivka P. Gordon Williams Co. Parkside Realty Mr. and Mrs. Allen Vandergriff Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Williams Bob’s Package Store PDS Ms. Deborah VanDuynhoven Mr. and Mrs. William B. Boogertown Gap PetSafe Village Pet Spa & Ms. Tami Vater Williams, III Boyd Thomas Clothing Resort Mr. and Mrs. Denty P. Vaughn, Mr. and Mrs. David R. Wilson Briarwood Ranch Safari Park Pigeon River Pottery Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Wilson Buie Pottery Razberries Mrs. Denise Vermeulen Mr. and Mrs. Dave R. Wilson Campbell Tent & Party Rental Richmont Inn Ms. Sherry Vermillion Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilson, Jr. Cataloochee Valley Tours Rick Terry Jewelry Designs Mr. and Mrs. Doug Viereck Dr. and Mrs. N. R. Wilson, III Chase Manhattan Foundation Riverstone Resort and Spa Mrs. Georgiana Vines Mr. and Mrs. Steven W. Chillbillies Rocky Flatts Pottery Mr. and Mrs. Jack Voggs Winchester Crenshaw Children’s Shop Rocky Top Tours Dr. and Mrs. Dwight R. Wade, Judge and Mrs. Dennis J. Dancing Bear Lodge RT Lodge Jr. Winner Davis Studio Scripps Networks Mr. Bob Walker Mr. and Mrs. Greg Wittbecker Diverse Concepts Smart Toys and Books Mr. John D. Walker Mr. and Mrs. Lee Woodall Dollywood Company Smoky Mountain Gillies Dr. and Mrs. James W. Wall Mr. Stuart R. Worden Dyer Vineyard Flyfishing Mrs. Nancy Wallace Ms. Jenny M. Worrell Elle Boutique Smoky Mountain Leather Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Walls Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wray Farragut Wine & Spirits Smoky Mountain Living Mr. and Mrs. Michael Walsh Mrs. Carol S. Wright Fiber Art Designs by Deborah Magazine Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Ms. Adelheid C. Wunderlich Fontana Village Resort Snowbird Mountain Lodge Walther Ms. Elaine W. Wynn Food City Sole in the City Ms. Cheryl Ward Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Wyrick, Fox Den Country Club Spa 9700 Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Ward Jr. From Me to You and Dragonfly Stewart Gallery Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ward Ms. Ann L. Young Boutique Stokely Hospitality Enterprises Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Young Gatlinburg Skylift Swim and Tri Warlick Ms. Virginia E. Young Gibbs Smith Publisher Tate’s Day Camp Mr. and Mrs. Larry Warren Ms. Mary Sue Younger Glass Bazaar Tennessee Park Service Mr. and Mrs. Robert Warshaw Mr. and Mrs. Ming C. Yu Grey Gables Bed and Breakfast Tennfab Mr. and Mrs. William W. Mrs. Geraldine M. Zellers Inn The Casual Pint Craft Beer Wassynger Mrs. Marcene S. Ziegler J. P. Coffin’s Market Dr. Susan Watson and Dr. Don Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. KB Designs The Ferrell Shop Watson Zimmerman Dr. and Mrs. Jack S. Watson Mr. and Mrs. C. Ian Zirkle Ms. Vickey S. Watson Ms. Mary K. Zuhr and Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Wawrzyk Doug Goeringer Mrs. Judy L. Wayman Ms. Charlotte Wear GIFTS-IN-KIND Dr. and Mrs. Taylor Weatherbee Friends of the Smokies thanks Mr. and Mrs. Julian T. Webb the following individuals, Mr. and Mrs. Lynn T. Webb businesses, and organizations Mr. Daniel H. Weirich for their in-kind gifts in 2012- Mr. John Weishaupt everything from food and Mr. Jeff A. Welch beverages for special events to Ms. Kate D. Welch auction items to donations of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wells services and equipment to help 20 We Salute Our Donors

The Lodge at Buckberry Creek Mr. and Mrs. Vern Hippensteal Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey A. Glenn and Charlotte Dallman The Sevierville Golf Club Ms. Cheryl D. Houston Wolpert by Jackie Dallman The Spotted Spaniel Mr. and Mrs. James Huskey Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. Worsham Dale Ditmanson by Jim and The Swag Mountaintop Inn Mr. Chris Hussar Ellie Burbank The Waynesville Inn, Golf Mr. and Mrs. George D. Ivey TRIBUTE GIFTS Stephen and Kelly Dmetruk by Resort and Spa Mrs. Mary K. Jenkins John Reilly Thunder Road Wine and Ms. Natalie Kissel Friends of the Smokies Faith Dougherty by Dan Spirits Mr. E. Malcolm Link would like to thank all of Dougherty Twisted Ridge Photography Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McAvoy the individuals, businesses, Linda Dougherty by Dan Uncle Lem’s Mountain Mr. and Mrs. Leonard foundations, and community Dougherty Outfitters McKeehan partners that paid tribute to the Sean Fails by Katherine Sayne Village Fine Art Gallery Ms. Betty Melrose following people and places Fire Fighters by Mr. and Mrs. Wendy Seaward Jewelry Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. through their gifts to Friends of Daniel Kite Wolfgang’s Restaurant and Montgomery the Smokies in 2013: Dr. and Mrs. Ted Flickinger by Wine Bistro Ms. Marjorie Murphy In Honor Of: Mr. Ted Flickinger and Mrs. Young Williams Animal Center Ms. Sarah Musgrave Julie Howard Baby Bird by Sandy Richardson Young, Williams Law Firm Mr. and Mrs. Dell Myers Robin Goddard by Sarah Senator and Mrs. Lamar Mr. Mark Newton Weeks Alexander by Barbara Ms. Karen Noggle Steve and Patti Grady by Daniel Individuals Loveday Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Oakley Grady Mr. Tommy Walker and Mrs. Ronald and Emma Bennett by Mr. James D. Ogle Betty Green by Martha Hicks Cathy G. Ackermann Dr. Michael Bennett Mr. Nathan Osborne Brenda Hagedorn by Patricia Mr. Robert Alewine Dorothy Brooks by Cindy Dr. and Mrs. Robert Overholt Evans Mr. Chuck W. Alexander Lloyd Ms. Jillian Parham Ann Hallquist by John Mr. and Mrs. James P. Gay Bryant by Sarah Smith Mr. Barry Phillips and Mr. Hallquist Anderson, IV Kevin and Karen Buehler by Stephen Leach Bill Harmon by Sheryl Harmon Ms. Ruth A. Barber and Mr. J. Kevin Ringham Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Phillips, Sr. Bruce Hartmann by Scripps K. Watson Crystal Burnes by ModernTech Mr. and Mrs. John Pirkle Howard Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Walt Bearden Corporation Mr. and Mrs. David B. Reeves Sarah Harvey by Dr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Benton Jim and Betty Reid Campbell Rev. and Mrs. Larry B. Roberts John Ray Mr. and Mrs. James D. Blalock by Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Jim and Natalie Haslam by Mr. Matthew Brass Campbell Robertson Barbara Loveday Ms. Kala Brewster Mary Jo Campbell by Dr. and Mr. Ed Shields Yogi and Yolie Heinrich by Mr. Charles Brooks Mrs. Carlos Campbell Ms. Susan Stanton Herbert Dockery Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brown Pete and Donna Cantrell by Mr. and Mrs. William B. Phyllis Henry by Mark Harvey Ms. Gay D. Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cantrell Stokely, III Hiking Club of Jefferson Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Burke Glenn Claypool by Aaron Ms. Bobbi Swann County by Sylvia Blanc Mayor and Mrs. Roy G. Claypool Mrs. Barbara Tenney Catherine Hoffman by Kathleen Cardwell Judy Coker by Mr. and Mrs. Ms. Susan Thomas Pacetti Mr. and Mrs. Thad S. Cox, Jr. James Shepherd Ms. Joanna Tinker Matthew and Caroline Mr. and Mrs. Sam H. Curtis Donald and Betty Cone by Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Tino Holtzman by Dr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Davis Cherie Cone Mrs. Nanci D. Travis John Ray Mr. John Devore LeMott Cowan by Dr. and Mrs. Chief Justice and Mrs. Gary R. Nan Nichols Jones by Eileen Mr. and Mrs. John B. Dickson John Ray Wade Wilson Mr. Andrew Drinnon Bradley Cowan by Dr. and Mrs. Mayor and Mrs. Larry Waters Joshua and Miranda by Sharon Mrs. Candy Finley-Brooks and John Ray Ms. Sarah J. Weeks Price Mr. Charles Brooks Mike and Mary Crawford by Brian Westphalen Fred Kastner by Ed Castle Mr. Kevin FitzGerald and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Miller Cyn Slaughter Mr. and Mrs. Mike White Cindy Kendrick by Dylan Ms. Judi Gaston Mr. and Mrs. Don Whitted Kendrick Mr. and Mrs. James E. Goddard Ms. Melinda Widmer and Ms. Ms. Katy Graham Natalie Widmer Mr. and Mrs. Hash Hashemian Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Williams Mr. and Mrs. David H. Henry Mr. and Mrs. David R. Wilson

Did You Know? Did you know that Friends of the Smokies partnered to reintroduce the majestic elk to Cataloochee Valley after a 150-year absence? Today the herd numbers over 200 animals, and tens of thousands of visitors every year flock to Cataloochee to see and hear them bugle during their annual courtship rituals. Photo Credit Sam Hobbs Thank you Charter for your important support!

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Sabrina and Nikki Kile by Mr. Sam and Barbara Shultz by Woody by Amgen; Mr. and Walter Bizzell by Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Jack Voggs Curtis Enterprises Mrs. Ronald Hunt; Mr. and Charles Haubold Donald Kizer by Robert Vesser Ken and Diann Simonis Mrs. Raymond McClinton; James T. (Pete) Blackmon by Caroline Laffler by Mr. and by Dale and Suzanne Mr. and Mrs. Carter Smith Don and Nancy Dunning; Mrs. Eddie Lail Ditmanson Jimmy and Nancy Wright by Roland Friedrich; Mr. and Ann Lindsay by Berlyn Cate Sole Sisters Hiking Club by Mr. and Mrs. Neil Fischer Mrs. Calvin Knoke; Billye Jeff and Kathy Love by Chief Mark and Gayle Williams Lee; Mary Manning Justice and Mrs. Gary R. Richard Stevens by Mr. and In Memory Of: Richard Boles by Dana Wade Mrs. Jack Bomar Albie by Jenn DiPietro McLaughlin Sandy Martin by David Martin Bill and Kay Stokely by Mr. and Virgil Allen by Marcia Allen Carolyn Bollinger by Dr. and John and Dee Mason by Mr. Mrs. Bob Buchanan; Dale Barbara Andre by Nanci Travis Mrs. Henry A. Callaway, Jr. and Mrs. Bob Riddle and Suzanne Ditmanson; Susan Apgar by Jack Apgar Mary Bolt by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mary Mason by Dr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Ken Michaels Ann Balch by Mr. and Mrs. Broady; Mr. and Mrs. James Gavin Smith Ron Sutton and Desiree St. Wayne Ellison B. Coykendall, III; Mr. and Dr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Duran by Nicole Sutton West Barber by Ruth Barber Mrs. James Gerding; Martha Matthews by Deborah Tennessee Bar Association Staff and J.K. Watson Hess; Colonel and Mrs. G.W. Broyles; Mr. and Mrs. by Cynthia Wyrick Jonathan Beal by Antonina McIntosh; Agnes Marshall; Bradley N. Currey, Jr.; Robin and DeAnn Turner Simeti; Mr. and Mrs. John George Martinsen; Oakbrook Phillip and Vicky Fulmer by Dale and Suzanne White Preparatory School; Dorothy Mark and Marcia McGlinch by Ditmanson Dick and Manon Beard by Mr. Robbins; Shirley Sponholtz; Pam McGlinch Dr. and Mrs. William and Mrs. Greg Filter Virginia Sponholtz; Ann Sherrie McNall by Marjorie Vandergriff by Mr. and Mrs. Beezus, the trusty spaniel by Stubblefield; USC-Business Barron Allen Vandergriff James Strickland Partnership Foundation; Sally McNiell by Dr. and Mrs. Dr. Annemarie Timmerman Ethel Bender by Mr. and Mrs. United States Department Robert Ramger and Mr. Russell Virgo by Ira Merritt of Commerce- National Susan Moore by T.L. Boyd Frances Bradburn Mike Bender by Mr. and Mrs. Climatic Data Center; Lynn Gene and Jann Peitso by Teri Chief Justice Gary R. Wade Ira Merritt Wechselberger Holbrook by East Tennessee Regional Sara Lou Todd Berg by Clarence Bowers by Lynda Marie Pfannkuche by Lynn Leadership Association; Stephanie Adlin; Mr. and Bowers Rodgers Tennessee Alliance for Legal Mrs. Jeffrey Crabtree; Dr. Mark Boyles by Mr. and Mrs. Red Squirrel and Running Services; Will, Brennan, and Mrs. Thomas Clary; Johnny Cheek; Mr. and Gerbil by Dana Stewart- Becca, and Melissa Mr. and Mrs. David Fritts; Mrs. James Down; Lakeview Miller Mr. and Mrs. Albert Warner Loralei Jacobs; Mr. and Academy; Mr. and Mrs. Emmalee Renfro by Laura and family by Susan Warner Mrs. Dan Jenkins; Dr. and Herman O. Logan, Jr. Renfro Dr. Taylor Weatherbee by Mrs. Wendell Lawson; Joy Floyd Brock by Mr. and Mrs. Sandra Rice by Mr. and Mrs. Jennifer Spicer McGroom; Stan and Sam Roy Brock Tony English Sarah Weeks by Mr. and Mrs. McGroom; Mary Palmer; Lois Brock by Mr. Harold E. Eileen Ritter by Elisabeth Bradley Weeks Holly Scott; Mr. and Mrs. Brock, Jr. Guerrero Bill Williams by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sharpe; Benjamin John Burnette by Barbara Jo John D. C. Roach by Vanessa Steve Griffey Simpson; Cindy Spangler; Ann Burnette Roach Jack Williams by Charlie Judy Wade; Linda Welch Joan Butefish by Mr. and Mrs. Doug and Leslie Roberts by Mr. Brakebill; Dollywood William Thomas Berg by Stan Kurt Butefish and Mrs. Marvin Eaves Mark Williams by Luke Hyde and Sam McGroom Carlos Clinton Campbell, Jr. by Mark Schaefer by Lauren and Leila Tvedt Samuel Berger by Jay and Tom R. Harrington, III Schaefer James Wilson by Mr. and Mrs. Sandra Aldrich; Holly Scott Jenny Carleston by Mr. and Scott and George by Dr. Carol Richard E. Naill Iva Birchfield by Mark Webb Mrs. Milton Carleston J. Topping Stephen and Mary Bruce Sonny Bivens by Jimmy Cauthen by Linda Tommie Bivens Cauthen

Did You Know? Each year almost 3,000 individuals donate over 135,000 hours of volunteer service to Great Smoky Mountains National Park? Friends of the Smokies thanks each and every member of the Park’s Volunteers-in-Parks (VIP) program for making our national park a welcoming place for families who visit. Thank you to Haywood County TDA for supporting the Elk Bugle Corps volunteers in Cataloochee. Photo Credit NPS 22 We Salute Our Donors

Mr. and Mrs. William A. Christ Taylor and Peggy Cook by Maxine Donahoo by Janet Ryan; Ray Sellers; Ski Chalet by Mr. and Mrs. William C. Patricia Cowan Piecara and Marvin Harden; Village Owner’s Club; Ann Christ Mercer Cotton by Dr. and Mrs. Marsha Ralph; William Stubblefield; Chief Justice Chuy the Jungle Boy by James Henry Callaway, Jr. Sharp and Mrs. Gary R. Wade; Strickland Tom Cronan Pathfinder Fund Thomas Downs by Mr. and Sarah Weeks; Mr. and Mrs. Robby Clark by Linda Fournier of Trails Forever by Senator Mrs. George Nix Thomas White; Ann Young Ann Cobern by Kevin and Mrs. Lamar Alexander; Larry Eugene Dunaway by the Robert Englum by Rita Englum FitzGerald and Cyn Linda Caldwell; Mr. and Natural Science Division of Viola Ergen by Murray Browne Slaughter; Jim and Robin Mrs. Sam Furrow; Haslam Walters and Denise Case Goddard; Great Smoky Family Foundation; Mr. State Community College Harriet Maples Estes by Larry Mountains Employee & and Mrs. Richard Hopkins; Phil Dunn by Lyn Dunn Estes Alumni Association; Phyllis Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson; Robert Anthony Dusseau by Aunt Ada Loveday Farmer by Henry; Dana Soehn; Mr. and Sherri Lee; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dusseau Carlene Braswell Mrs. W. Stewart Taylor Seneker; Pat Summitt Dorothy “Dot” McNutt Egli Josh Faught by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott Collins, Jr. by Craig Duane Crow by AC by Mr. and Mrs. Mark Christopher Lee James Barclay; Mr. and Entertainment; Mr. and Boyles; Joan Cejner; Chalet Frances Woody Flower by Mrs. Ben Broome; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Basinsky; Mr. Village; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Beagle and Elena Mrs. William S. Broome, and Mrs. Eric Buchanan; James Craft; Esther Dyche; Messina; Louise Dowd; Jr.; Dr. and Mrs. William S. Margell Hawkins; Hannah Kevin FitzGerald and Cyn Sara Flower; Flying Frog Broome, III; Jim and Ellie Robb; Mr. and Mrs. Steve Slaughter; Mr. and Mrs. Publishing; Gordon- Burbank; Mr. and Mrs. Robinson; Southern Heritage Robert Fuqua; Mr. and Feinblatt, LLC Attorneys Ben A. Burnette, Jr.; Sue Bank; Southwest Industrial Mrs. James Gerding; Jim at Law; Susan Kornblatt; Fischer; Robert Godwin and Supply; Sun Belt Coating; and Robin Goddard; David Mr. and Mrs. John McBeth; Karen Hasenauer; Greater Whitford Corporation Goodwin; Mr. and Mrs. Robert McGrath; Joseph Tennessee Chapter Appraisal James Floyd “Jim” Russell Haskins; Phyllis Pandullo; Mr. and Mrs. Institute; Jim Hollingsworth; Cunningham, III by Mr. and Henry; Bill Kilpatrick; Dr. Dale Renfro; Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. James Hoyal; Mrs. Lee Gilliland and Mrs. Joseph W. Lewis, Thomas Stephens; Debra W.W. Kennerly; Maribel Fred W. Curtis by Stephanie Jr; Laura Mlynarczyk; Mr. Taylor; Nancy Walsh and Koella and Dr. Chuck Jones; Curtis and Mrs. Randall Pope; Len Tashman; Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. David Lane; J.R. “Butch” Davis by Mr. and Richard Ramsey; Carolyn Stephen W. Woody Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lane; Mrs. David McKee Bill Lawhon; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Davis by Mr. James McClain; Mr. and and Mrs. Olaf Mrs. Homer Mills; Mr. and Storaasli Mrs. Robert Smith; Mr. and Stephen Dawkins Mrs. Dale Teague; Tennessee by Mr. and Mrs. Valley Title Insurance; Mr. Robert Stephens and Mrs. Thomas Wainner; William H. Dodson Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Warwick; by Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Donald White; William S. Broome, Wood Propreties; Mr. and Jr. Mrs. Bill Woodrick

Photo Credit RandRFlyFishing.com

Photo Credit RandRFlyFishing.com

Did You Know? Did you know that the brook trout is a native of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and that Friends of the Smokies has funded projects to reintroduce them to their native habitat, enabling you to tell even bigger and better fish stories (or lies) to your friends and grandkids for generations to come? Thank you to Little River Chapter- Trout Unltd., Orvis, Powell Partridge and WalMart for generously supporting Smokies fisheries initiatives.

23 We Salute Our Donors

Ted Fowler (for Elk Bugle Joyce Corkery; Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson; Mrs. Henry A. Callaway, Jr.; Corps) by Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ekkebus; Virginia Dennis King; Knoxville Roy Kramer Tom Harrington; Cynthia Forsberg; Major and Mrs. Dermatology Group; Donna Irvin Krebs by Valera Krebs Howard; George McGahagin; Guy Gibbs; Mr. and Mrs. Leggett; Debra Medley; Laren Timothy Lambdin by Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Nilo Menendez Randall Matthews; Richard University of Tennessee Wesley Morgan Dr. Voit Gilmore by Betty Philippone; Dorothy Shippen Telephone Services; Steven Marilyn Lawhon by Mr. and McCrary and Geoffrey Kapler; Henry Vantrease Mrs. William S. Broome, Gerald Glawe by Mr. and Mrs. and Susan Nutbrown; Jason Houck by Dana Mikel Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mark Anderson; Mr. and Thomas Nutbrown; Joseph Huie by Mr. and Mrs. Wainner Mrs. Bill Boles; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bross; Mr. and Mrs. Alan Browne; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Clark; Don Davidson and Lorna Knuuttila; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Eby; Ellen Oaks Bridge Group; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gilmore; Mr. and Mrs. Alryn Groen; Phyllis Gustafson; Josh Haka; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hamill; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Henne; Mr. and Mrs. Marv Howe; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Johnson; Mr. and Mrs. Ron Johnson; Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Karas; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Kohler; Georgelen Kuhn; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Laing; Jennifer Losselyoung; Patricia Mack; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Maveus; Margaret Moulton; Mr. and Mrs. James Myers; Mike Myers; Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Niles; Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas David Etnier; Ray Sellers Norma Leahy by Tom R. Al Quitno; Mr. and Mrs. Southon, Elaine Werffeli; Edna Jackson by Sam Nowell Harrington, III David Ripley; Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Clark White; Sue Jenkins by Juanita Evans; Bill Letner by Ann Lindsay Jim Satterlee; Judy Schrock; Gloria Zirkle Kathleen Odvody; Russell Ira Lewis by John D. Poole, III Mr. and Mrs. Brian Snyder; Genyth Hall by Mr. and Mrs. Printing Company John Lindsey by Nancy Lindsey Tyrrell Well & Pump; Mr. Victor Shea Helen Hicks Jones by Kelly Dr. Henry Long by Mr. and and Mrs. Sherman Webb; Anna Raye Hamilton by Anne Harrison; Phyllis Henry; Mrs. William S. Broome, Jr. Sheila Goodeve by James Coller Eileen Wilson Goodeve J. Michael Haun by Linda Haun Clyde and Lois Keeble by Mr. Winifred Love by Angela Fred Goodman by Glenda Juergen Heinrich by Dr. Kevin and Mrs. David U. O’Kain Holtzclaw Goodman Heinrich Jeanne Claire Kennedy by Mr. Howard Justice McAnnally, Betty Jane Gordon by Mr. and Jake Higgs by Dr. and Mrs. and Mrs. James Whitley Sr. by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mrs. Kenneth Wise Henry A. Callaway, Jr. John Mauk Kennerly by Beale; Rich Brasher; Mr. Kristofer and Jennifer Green by Justin Hirche by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bodell; Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Sam Brasher; Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Robert Hirche William S. Broome, Jr.; Phyllis Henry; Mary Hirsch; Mullins Maxine Wilson Hitch by Mr. Sandra Burdick and Tom NorthStar Church; Joann John Grim by Jeff Welch Benjamin Hitch Mr. and Boyd; Barbara Collins; Mr. Schmidt Agee J. Guge by Brad Bray; Mrs. John Keller; Carolyn and Mrs. Robert Elliott; Nan John McCall by Diane Cook California Steel Industries; Lane; Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Greer; Tina Gregg; Dr. R.D. Richard McCleary by Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Alan Coope; Tallent Mauk; Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Mrs. James A. Haslam, II Rick Dobbs; Sam French; Thomas Franklin Hitch by Rowe; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grover Cleveland McLemore, Kathleen Harrison; Mr. Benjamin Hitch Wainner; Mr. and Mrs. Jr. by Virginia Ballard; Worth and Mrs. Ray Lane; Cheryl Jean Snipes Hoffa by Mr. and Charles White; Mr. and Mrs. Campbell; Marjorie Gardner; Oerther; Glen Price Mrs. Tim Gately Bill Woodrick Margaret Goodman; Suzanne Janet Haire by Mr. and Mrs. Grace Alma Sams Holtzclaw Herbert Kerr by Shirley Hine; Dr. Herbert Howard; Robert Alford; Mildred by Mr. and Mrs. Lanier Whitney Kerr Frieda Morton; Mr. and Mrs. Beasley; Dr. and Mrs. John Brandau; Mr. and Mrs. David Mr. and Mrs. Edward Knight, Bill Myers; Almeda Partain; Begovich; Mr. and Mrs. Brannum; Anna Davis; Faye Sr. by Lynda Bowers Sandra Pickett; Nancy Joseph Bondos; Mr. and Grantham; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Knight, Jr. by Lynda Ribble; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mrs. Lloyd Brown; Mr. Gilbert Grayson; Sandra Bowers Ritchie; Mr. and Mrs. Don and Mrs. Frank Cardinale; Guinn; William Holtzclaw; Sara Jo Kramer by Dr. and Sullenberger;

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Mr. and Mrs. Al Thompson; Herta Olive; Mr. and Mrs. by Barnes Insurance Agency; Hand; Jennifer Harris; Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Morris Tate; Faye Vance; Burg Coffees; Tommy Bush; and Mrs. Jim Hart; The Thompson; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Marita Vornehm; Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Ely, Honorable and Mrs. Edward Walton; Myrtle Weaver Mrs. Thomas Wainner; N. Jr.; Arline Guyton; Aileen Roy Hawkens; Mr. and Mrs. Fred McMahan by Jerry Lucille Way; Mr. and Mrs. McCarter; Mountain Star William D. Hawkins, III; Huskey; Mr. and Mrs. Bud Bill Woodrick; Adelheid Lodge; Susan Myers; Mr. Christine Hayworth; Kathryn Ogle; Wunderlich and Mrs. Bud Ogle; Mr. Robertson Hemphill; Anne Chief Justice and Mrs. Gary Douglas Neale by Kathryn and Mrs. Gilbert Pickel; Hinds; James Jenkins; Alan R. Wade; Barbara Weeks Hawbaker Smoky Mountain Highland and Nan Jones; Nicole Sam McMurray by Phyllis Beverly Neubert by Mr. and Games; Southern Fried Grill; Kauss; Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Mrs. James Fox; Mr. and Tennessee State Bank; Dr. Kernodle; Christopher Edna Mae McNutt by Juanita Mrs. Jim Price; Charlotte and Mrs. Dwight R. Wade, Kirchhoff; Mr. and Mrs. Barnes; Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Tallent Jr.; Chief Justice and Mrs. W.M. Kizer; Lexington W. Lewis. Jr.; Robert Moss; Roy New by Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Wade Professional Firefighters; Elizabeth Oakberg; Mr. and Larry Dollmeyer; Kepler George Ribble by Dr. and Mrs. Mary Longworth; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oakberg; Mr. Research; New Apostolic Henry A. Callaway, Jr. Mrs. Albert F. Lovelace, Jr.; and Mrs. Bud Ogle; Mr. and Church Cedar Rapids; Mr. Wayne Richardson by Emily Lumina Foundation; Mr. Mrs. Randall Pope; Richard and Mrs. Morgan Stangle Sue Richardson and Mrs. Donald Martin; Ramsey; Wayne Richardson; Gladith Barnes Norton by Lauren Woodall Roady by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Masi; James Thompson; Ann Maxine Pressley M.J. Allman; Mr. and Mrs. Maureen McBride; Mr. and Young Antoinette Ogle by Mr. and Neil Arnold, Jr.; Madonna Mrs. Doug McCarty; Emily K.M. “Pop” Menefee by Robert Mrs. Carl Falk Bachman; Sherry Bain; Mr. McClure; Mr. and Mrs. Menasco Herbert Ogle by Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Paul Balitsaris; Mr. James McDonough; Suzanne Virginia Monroe by Schas, LLC Bill Woodrick and Mrs. Roy Beauchene; McDowell; Oliver Melton; Renaissance Terrace Harry Lee Painter by Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Dr. Christopher Miller; Karen Morel by Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Bill Adams; Mr. and Belote, III; Eric Bilsky; Laura National Geographic Society; Russell Blum Mrs. David Bond; Mr. and Blackwelder; Deborah Bleviss Michael Newbill; Newman’s John W. Morton, Jr. by Mr. Mrs. Marc Schwegman and William Lienesch; Mr. Own Foundation; Doug and Mrs. David Bozeman Viola Taylor Paluzelle by and Mrs. Brian Bonnyman; Nichols; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ed Murphey by Mr. and Mrs. George G. Conner, Jr. Barbara Brower; Justin W. Nidiffer, Jr; Matthew David Leffel Jim Parnell by Janet Noble Buenaflor; Brittany Cain; Nidiffer; Lindsay O’Brien; Robert Murrish by Barbara James Patton by Margaret James Carroll and Lisette The Pew Charitable Trusts; Murrish Burrus; Mr. and Mrs. Wally McCormick; Gail Clark; Philip Reiner; Mr. and Mrs. Priscilla Nalls by Christine Foutch Sarah Clark; Coca-Cola Daniel Ritchie; Mr. and Hoyer Robert Ladd Payne by Mr. and Matching Gifts Program; Mrs. Stephen Roady; Rogue Elke Narten by Anonymous; Mrs. Claude Crass; Mr. and Dr. and Mrs. Michael Athletic Club; Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. William Mrs. Ed Smith; Mr. and Mrs. Cummings; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Rule; Mr. and S. Broome, Jr.; Bonnie Richard Wilburn Robert Daverman; Clay S. Mrs. Anthony Rutherford; Brulotte; Gay Bryant; Anne Colville Phillips by Mr. Davis, Jr.; Nancy Donaldson; Mr. and Mrs. Jay Schmid; Sandra Burdick and Tom and Mrs. Joseph Cook; Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Holly Scott; Ruth Shaw; Boyd; Nancy Djirikian; Mr. and Mrs. DeForrest Jackson; Doolan; Earthjustice; Gayle Fern Shepard; Mr. and and Mrs. Robert Elliott; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Forst; Jim and Lauren Gass; Mrs. Robert Slusher; Robert Connie Gonzalez; David Wainner Genesee Valley Harriers Steinwurtzel; Mr. and Mrs. Greenman; Chrissa Hall; Amber Pye by Mary Way Running Club; Georgetown David Stroud; Sara Sunu; Mr. and Mrs. William Jones; Brownlee and Kelley Reagan Running Nancy Sutton; USA Funds; Club; Karin Donnell Van Noppen and Goldman; Rivka Gordon; Chief Justice David Green and Mrs. Gary R. Wade; and Myrth Sarah Weeks; Jack Woodall York; Bailey and Sharon Boyce;

Did You Know? Did you know that Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the #1 national park service unit in generating tourism dollars and jobs in its surrounding communities? The latest study shows the Smokies annually bring in $818 million to the towns around our national park and create nearly 12,000 jobs. Taking care of Great Smoky Mountains National Park makes our communities stronger. Photo Credit Sam Hobbs 25 We Salute Our Donors 2014 Park Needs

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Roger Stout by Gloria Stout Ellouise Whaley by Mr. and Randall Crass; Frances Zimmerman Brad Strohecker by Michael Mrs. Gary Anderson; Tommy Deram; Walter S. Fitzpatrick, Matthew Rust by Jim Harb Sullivan Ariaill; Mr. and Mrs. Robert III; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Nathaniel Hardy Ryall by Mr. Sunny, beloved dog by Mr. and Bay; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Freking; Gastrointestinal and Mrs. Joseph Ryall Mrs. Anthony Hayman Bergman; Cookeville-Putnam Associates; Mr. and Mrs. Ryker the dog by Betsy Doris Teague by Mr. and Mrs. County Clean Commission; Giles Hammat; Dr. and Mrs. Feathergill Wayne Ellison Mr. and Mrs. Edward Driver; Thomas Higgins; Mr. and Robert (Bob) Sanders by Robert Frank Terrell by Maryfrances Mr. and Mrs. David Duncan; Mrs. Anthony Morton; Mr. Adkinson; Ruth Foster Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duncan; and Mrs. Gary Muir; Mr. and Evelyn Savino by Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Thomas by Lois Thomas Mr. and Mrs. James Forney; Mrs. Doug Patchen; George John Garton; Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Thompson by Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Foutch; Sanford; Mr. and Mrs. Tony Garton Mrs. George Deichert Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hagler; Charles Wallace; Mr. and Judy Shamblin by Joseph Marie Thompson by Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mrs. David Wilt; Jaye Wolfe Nance Mrs. James Thompson Harlan; J.A. Hart; Julie Hart; Eugene Williams by Anne Larry Skeen by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Threlkeld by Mr. and Mrs. Emerine Hopson; Helen Arundel Community Tony Ponzio; Gaye Scalf; Gene Doss Jolley; Mr. and Mrs. Lyle College; Nancy Calvert; Mr. Sandra Skeen; Denise Hewlette Tipton by Lara Garner Juroff; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel and Mrs. Frank Fried; Scott Tortorelli Trygve “T.J.” Tolnas by Mr. and M. Lewallen, Jr.; Mr. and Shetrone Harriett Smartt by Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. William S. Broome, Jr.; Mrs. Ronald Mayer; Media James Williams by Diane William S. Broome, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elliott; Services; Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mount John Smartt by Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Reid; Mr. Musick; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bob and Aileen Wilson by Ann Charlie Brice; Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. Thomas Wainner Patterson; Mr. and Mrs. Buttram James M. Johnston, III; Mike Myrtle Walker Trentham Charlie Piper; Mr. and Mrs. Kathi Lee Wilson by Eileen Knies; Chief Justice and Mrs. by Mr. and Mrs. William F.D. Pryor; Karen Smith; Wilson Gary R. Wade Buchanan; Mr. and Mrs. Marianne Wentzel; Mr. and Jackson Kent Witherspoon by Mimi Smith by Dr. and Mrs. Robert Byrd; Violet Holt; Mr. Mrs. Phillip Williams; Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Redmon Henry A. Callaway, Jr. and Mrs. Van Myers and Mrs. Robert F. Wyrick, Frank and Edna Word by Mr. Garnett Andrews Spencer by Robert Underwood by Joyce Jr.; Dr. and Mrs. John Zirkle and Mrs. Frank A. Word, Jr. Dr. Forrest Spencer Underwood Tyler Wheatley by Mr. and Caroline Worth by Valley Carl Stoffle by Julie Mingle Frank Vincent by Myra Kravetz Mrs. Robert Baird; Anthony Forge Inn Doug Storey by Mr. and Mrs. Duward Earnest Walker by Becker and Rebecca Judge; Edward Wright by Mr. and William S. Broome, Jr.; Mr. Jane Wauford Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brooks; Mrs. M.M. Haythorn and Mrs. Thomas Wainner; Wilber Warwick by Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Mr. and Mrs. Bill Woodrick Mrs. William S. Broome, Jr. Comeaux; Mr. and Mrs.

Photo Credit Jim Mowbray

26 2014 Park Needs

It’s all right here- all of the ways you will make an impact in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2014 through your membership gifts, license plate purchases, and special event participation- THANK YOU! Natural Resource Management & Science Suppress Hemlock Woolly Support Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR) $ 9,000 Adelgid Infestation $ 20,000 Each year a number of orphaned or injured Park bears are treated Since 2003, Friends of the Smokies has had a leadership role in and housed in the nonprofit ABR center in Townsend until they supporting the most ambitious program in the Southeast aimed at can be released back into the Park. Prior to the creation of ABR, protecting hemlocks from the invasive and deadly hemlock woolly most of these animals were euthanized. adelgid. To date, more than 250,000 individual hemlock trees have been hand-treated, and more than 4,700 acres of hemlock- Reduce Backcountry Bear Problems dominated forest have been set aside as special conservation areas. with Food Storage Cable Systems $ 4,000 Protection includes a combination of soap spraying in the front Each backcountry campsite and shelter has a pulley and cable country, systemic pesticides in more remote areas and biological system which campers are required to use to hoist their food control using predator beetles raised in the Lindsay Young and packs out of the reach of bears for the increased safety of Beneficial Insect Lab at UT. both visitors and bears. Each year a number of these systems are damaged through use or by falling trees and must be replaced.

Support Indiana Bat Telemetry Study $ 2,500 These funds would allow us to provide 10 radio-transmitters for a study led by Dr. Joy O’Keefe, Director of the Center for Bat Research, Outreach and Conservation. Objectives of the study are to 1) measure roost habitat selection Photo Credit Jim Mowbray for Indiana bats in GRSM during the emergence period from caves in early April and May, and 2) assess thermoregulatory strategies of Indiana Public Safety Treatment of Ash Trees (EAB) $ 5,500 bats at root in spring. Results of the study will provide a better EAB was confirmed in GRSM in 2012 in two locations along understanding of the risks associated with fires during spring for the Gatlinburg Trail and Greenbrier Road and recently in Cades roosting Indiana bats. Cove in 2013. In addition, portions of Blount, Sevier, and Cocke counties in TN have been confirmed positive for EAB. As of Support for 26 SCA/Interns September 2012, no counties in NC have been confirmed positive for Resource Mgmt & Science Activities $ 86,324 for EAB. These funds will support the systemic treatment of 300 These 26 Student Conservation Associates (SCAs)/interns will ash trees in developed areas (campgrounds, picnic areas, parking spray for hemlock woolly adelgids, eradicate non-native plants, areas) in TN to prevent hazard tree danger. sample streams for brook trout, help trap problem bears, and assist with research activities. These interns get an enormous amount of Maintain Protection of Fraser Firs work experience while providing a huge amount of cost-effective at Purchase Knob $ 2,500 labor. This funding provides a small living allowance and Park Since 1962, the balsam woolly adelgid, an exotic predatory housing to these young people who come from all over the US. European insect, has killed 91% of the Park’s naturally-occurring stands of high-elevation Fraser firs. The Park and UT planted 600 Water Quality Monitoring Program $ 85,000 seedlings at the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center One of the park’s biggest single resource issues is trying to improve at Purchase Knob in 1995. While some of these trees have been water quality in North Carolina and Tennessee. All of the Park’s attacked by the balsam woolly adelgid, they are treated annually watersheds have their headwaters deep within the protection of with sprays and pesticides to preserve samples of the trees’ genetic the Park far from any upstream point-source pollution, but due to material, which is important for species preservation. Park staff is the large amounts of air borne acid and mercury being deposited, hopeful that these will assist in future repopulation of firs. and leaching out of soils, many of the Park’s high elevation streams are too acidic to support brook trout. This project supports a Mow the Viewshed in Cades Cove $ 6,000 long-term UT study that will help correlate changes (reductions) As a part of our grassland management and restoration efforts in acid being deposited with changes in water quality at a site on in Cades Cove, fields are kept open by several methods to help Noland Divide. provide varied habitats for turkey, coyote, fox, rabbit, deer, bear, ground nesting birds such as quail. Some fields are mowed after Support Cultural Resource Photo Credit Jim Mowbray nesting season, while others are burned, plowed, and harvested in Collections Storage at OSTI $ 48,123 the gradual process to restore much of the Cove to native meadow The project would fund the continued storage of cultural museum habitat. These funds support our viewshed mowing that both keep collections at the Office of Science and Technology (OSTI) into the fields open and provide vistas into the grassland communities. 2014. Park museum collections are currently stored at OSTI in space rented from the Department of Energy. This space provides Support Cataloochee Field Management $ 3,000 more appropriate storage than can be provided in the park. As part of our field management in Cataloochee, fields are mown Approximately 30,000 historic, archaeological, and archival items once a year to preserve the historical landscape. Mowing is are currently stored at OSTI. conducted in August to provide better summer habitat for elk. 27 2014 Park Needs 2014 Park Needs

Resource Education Elkmont Wayside Exhibits $ 14,500 Distance Learning $ 5,400 Fabrication of 11 Elkmont wayside exhibit panels and frames Funds requested are a one-time expense for the purchase of which were designed in FY 2012. These exhibits tell the stories of equipment to launch a distance learning initiative as part of the the Elkmont Historic District highlighting the former communities Smokies’ Parks as Classrooms program. Students will create blogs, of Millionaires’ Row, Society Hill, and Daisy Town. video storytelling and photo journaling about their field trip experiences in the Park that will be shared with other schools and Experience Your Smokies (NC) $ 500 national parks across the country that are creating special student The Experience Your Smokies program provides a unique experiences leading up the National Park Service Centennial in opportunity for our local residents to get to know the park and its 2016. employees in a whole new way. The program is designed for local residents, business, community and educational leaders to get a Empower Science Teachers behind the scenes look into the national park, while networking through Teacher-Ranger-Teacher Program $ 2,299 with others from western North Carolina. The goal is improved science education capability. Teachers from area high schools become seasonal employees in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. They learn the science of the park and Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center go back and teach their students. Teacher Ranger Teacher $ 4,000 A local school teacher will be hired to work on the North Carolina NC High School Intern Program $ 4,324 side of the Smokies as part of the national NPS Teacher-Ranger- Six High school students from Swain County and Cherokee Teacher program. For 6-8 weeks during the summer, the teacher Central Schools along with participants from Graham, Haywood, will assist with the operation of our popular high school intern and other nearby counties will be selected as High School Interns. program, JR Ranger presentations and will also develop a new In addition, one teacher will be selected as a Teacher-Ranger- lesson plan to be posted on the NPS Teacher-Ranger-Teacher Teacher. These funds will also help support a project coordinator. website. Expand Educational Outreach $ 59,581 Sugarlands Visitor Center Museum Taxidermy $ 2,300 Additional funding for environmental education will go to expand Following the recent visitor center renovations, the popular natural Parks as Classrooms as well as the Junior Ranger program and history museum is receiving even more visitation after the entrance the Not-So-Junior Ranger program. The expansion also includes was made more open and inviting! In 2013, we were able to conducting teacher workshops and hiring high school interns. replace the gray fox, bob white, and ruffed grouse. In 2014, we are requesting funds to replace the red squirrel, eastern screech Support Park-wide Parks as Classrooms $ 114,900 owl, muskrat, oven bird, wood thrush, sharp shinned hawk, mink, Approximately 18,000 students every year in Tennessee and and broad winged hawk. These museum specimens need to be North Carolina receive curriculum-based environmental education replaced due to their advanced age. opportunities through the Parks as Classroom program. These hands-on, ranger-led lessons utilizing the Park as an enormous Educating Teachers in Science and Technology $ 17,000 outdoor classroom help foster a love for nature and inform the next The program will include two teacher workshops (60 total generation of park supporters. teachers) in the spring and summer of 2014 with the teachers agreeing to use park education materials back in their classrooms and to bring their students to the park for field trips during the 2014-2015 school year. This includes a request for $4,000 for bus stipends to assist with transportation expenses for 40 field trips with up to 60 students each.

28 Photo Credit Sam Hobbs 2014 Park Needs

Parkwide Volunteer-in-Park Program Facilities Management

VIP Recognition Awards Program $ 1,000 Manage Public Rental Use Programs Each year almost 3,000 individuals contribute over 160,000 hours at the Appalachian Clubhouse and Spence Cabin $ 14,000 of volunteer service with VIP’s supporting virtually all phases of A seasonal employee will perform onsite management of these Park operations. These funds allow us the opportunity to provide historic structures in Elkmont that are open for day-use rental. recognition in to our year-round volunteers in the form of awards Duties include conducting pre-rental tours for interested groups, such as plaques, belt buckles, and certificates. inspecting the condition pre- and post rental, and cleaning if needed. Artist in Residence Program $ 6,300 Artists have played important part in the formation and Paint Hiram Caldwell House $ 15,700 establishment of our park. Early writers, photographers, painters, The Hiram Caldwell House in Big Cataloochee is a two story and musicians drew inspiration from these mountains and helped balloon frame residence that was built in 1906. Due to weathering translate their purpose as a place of pleasure and preservation. An of the exterior finishes the porches and siding are suffering rapid Artist-in-Residence supports the opportunity for an artist to live in deterioration. The exterior paint has exceeded its normal life cycle. the park and produce original works of art. In exchange, the artist The replacement of severely rotted components and repainting the agrees to donate a piece of work to the park. entire exterior will stop the further infiltration of moisture and stop the decay of the wood components.

Visitor Amenities Funding from Friends of the Smokies maintains vault toilets in these popular areas for visitor convenience.

Cataloochee Visitor Amenities $ 16,200 Roaring Fork Visitor Amenities $ 14,000 Townsend Wye Visitor Amenities $ 4,000

Support Operations for the Appalachian Highlands Center $ 26,027 This support covers interior custodial services, utilities, road maintenance, and mowing of the meadows.

Cades Cove Fencing $ 24,700 Over the last several years, we have repaired or replaced the most critical fences around Cades Cove. We now have 44,000 feet of barbless barbwire fencing, 4,900 feet of locust worm fencing, and 3,200 feet of locust post and stacked rail fencing. These funds will help support 2 seasonal employees who will maintain these fences along with 13 cemeteries and 9 historic structures.

Trails Forever Rehabilitation of Chimney Tops Trail (Phase 2 & 3) $ 200,000 These funds will support the continuation of trail rehabilitation along one of the most heavily-travelled in the Smokies. Phase 2 will complete the section from the Road Prong trailhead to the first left hand switchback up the trail for 0.4 miles. Phase 3 will complete the last 0.4 miles to the summit of the trail at Chimney Tops. This project will resolve the safety issues and make the trail more enjoyable to hike.

Photo Credit Jim Mowbray 29 2014 Park Needs Salute to our 2013 Event Sponsors

Resource & Visitor Protection

Provide Support for New Volunteer Support Appalachian Trail Ridgerunner Program $ 37,600 Cades Cove Bicycle Patrol $ 900 Each year the Park recruits a series of individuals who provide a Volunteer-in-Park Bike Patrollers help Resource & Visitor presence on the Appalachian Trail from March through October. Protection staff manage bike traffic, provide safety information, They provide visitor information, do trail maintenance, pack out and assist in managing accident scenes. litter, keep up composting privies, report on the condition of the trail and the shelters, report emergencies and advise hikers on food storage and other regulations, and relay real-time information Support for the All-Volunteer Elk Bugle Corps $ 3,300 regarding possible problem bears. Their presence on the AT for During the peak visitation periods for elk-viewing in the over 15 years has made a huge difference in the Park’s ability to Cataloochee area of the park, a team of dedicated volunteers manage the AT. provides interpretive and safety information to park visitors to enhance their viewing experience while helping to preserve the natural behavior patterns of the elk herd. Student Conservation Association (R&VP) $13,550 Continued support for two Resource & Visitor Protection SCA volunteer positions. Volunteers work for 12 weeks during our Reduce Ginseng Poaching busy field seasons (spring, summer, fall). Students hired through through Marking Ginseng Roots $ 4,000 the Student Conservation Association (SCA) receive free travel to Ginseng is a staple medicine, but it is illegal to take it from the the park along with a weekly stipend. national park. It is legal to sell it outside of the park. To prove that the park’s ginseng is being sold on the market, rangers work with Construction of Joint Curatorial Collections state resource agencies to mark roots with dye or magnetic strips. Preservation Center $700,000 This facility will house the Park’s cultural resource collection that Backcountry Privy Replacement $ 10,450 includes a wide range of artifacts including archeological specimens Funding would be used to remove the current privies and construct dating back 8,000 years, tools, clothing, and household items from new moldering privies of a design that that allows for quick and the cabins of pre-park settlers, and thousands of photographs, easy movement between the composting bins and will be more documents, and other archival records. These items are currently sanitary for both users and maintainers. The new privies will be in storage at Sugarlands Visitors Center and in rented space at similar to those used in the recent construction of backcountry Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In addition to the collection from privies at LeConte, Icewater and Pecks. Privies at Cosby, Mt. the Smokies, the facility will include the collections of four other Collins, Double Spring and Spence are of this outdated design. National Park Service Areas- Andrew Johnson National Historic The two privies that will be replaced under this project will be Site, Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, Big South Fork determined in consultation with the Smoky Mountains Hiking River and Recreation Area, and Obed Wild and Scenic River. Club based on priority assessments. Altogether the collection will contain 144,000 artifacts, 220,000 archival records, and about 275 lineal feet of library materials. Support for the Volunteer Roadside Assistance Program $ 10,610 The Smokies recruits a series of retired law enforcement officers and their spouses to patrol Newfound Gap Road and Cades Cove, providing directions and visitor information, responding to disabled vehicles and lock-outs, and assisting with motor vehicle accidents and bear-related traffic jams. Their presence has substantially freed up the commissioned law enforcement rangers in the park, enabling them to respond more quickly to more serious law enforcement incidents. TOTAL FY2014 PARK SUPPORT REQUESTED FROM FRIENDS OF THE SMOKIES $ 1,599,088

Photo Credit Jim Mowbray

30 Salute to our 2013 Event Sponsors

Friends of the Smokies would like to recognize and thank the following 2013 special event sponsors for their support and generosity- 2013 3P BBQ AND AUCTION A.K.A. PICNIC IN PITTMAN FOR THE PARK Platinum Sugarland Cellars Gold Gatlinburg Skylift Parkside Cabin Rentals Silver Barnes Insurance Agency Photo Credit Billy Jones Charles Blalock & Sons Citizens National Bank Laurel Friends Holston’s Kitchen Alcoa Home Federal Bank Charles Blalock & Sons NOC Gatlinburg Knoxville News Sentinel Ole Smoky Tennessee Moonshine Martin & Company Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies Nisus Corporation Riverside Tower Phillips & Jordan Regal Entertainment Group 2013 APPALACHIAN TRAIL WORKDAY/ The William B. Stokely, Jr. Foundation NATIONAL TRAILS DAY Rhododendron Friends Blue Smoke Coffee Roasting Company Kramer Rayson Cash Hardware Wine Auction Sponsor Food City Sugarland Cellars TVA

2013 CLASSIC HIKES OF THE SMOKIES 2013 FRIENDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TELETHON Fontana Village HomeTrust Bank Dollywood Mast General Store Mast General Store Rocky Top Tours Pilot Travel Centers Wells Fargo SmartBank Sugarland Cellars 2013 EVERGREEN BALL 2013 GET ON THE TRAIL WITH FRIENDS & MISSY Hemlock Friends SPRING AND FALL HIKING SERIES Scripps Networks- HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Blue Ridge Mountain Sports Cooking Channel, Travel Channel, Great American Country East Tennessee PBS Balsam Friends Farm Bureau Insurance Anderson Companies Fontana Village Resort Boy’s Jig & Reel Home Federal Bank Citizens National Bank Knoxville News Sentinel Clayton Bank & Trust Mountain Laurel Chalets Clayton Homes Haslam Family Foundation 2013 NEIGHBORS IN THE FOOTHILLS Haslam 3 Foundation Jim and Natalie Haslam Northwestern Mutual Financial Network Home Federal Bank RT Lodge Pilot Travel Centers The Reserve Wine and Spirits SmartBank 2013 SWAG WEEKEND Randy & Jenny Boyd Dennis & Carol Oakley Tom & Bev Brosch Ted & Avis Phillips Kay Clayton Rob & Meridith Powell Bill & Donna Cobble Joe & Sharon Pryse Donald Davis Bill & Kay Stokely Pete & Cindi DeBusk Gary & Sandy Wade Phillip & Vicky Fulmer Brent & Sheila Watson Home Federal Bank Mark & Kristin Williams John & Dee Mason Geoff & Pat Wolpert Dan & Deener Matthews Earl & Margit Worsham Photo Credit Jim Mowbray

Photo Credit Danny Bernstein 31 FRIENDS OF GREAT SMOKY Non-Profit Org. MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK U.S. POSTAGE Post Office Box 1660 PAID Kodak, Tennessee 37764-7660 Knoxville, TN Permit No. 475

Photo by Sam Hobbs