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2008 Annual Report What a Historic Year 1 From its inception in 1977, Omega has believed that nature, people, and the world we inhabit are an interconnected and evolving web of life.

What a historic year we We’ve long pushed the limits of conventional thinking to improve our own lives, the lives of others, and the planet we all share. We believe that the ideas and mission we have championed for so long will find experienced in 2008. more partners, more seekers, and more supporters in the years to come. Looking back over Omega’s past year, I see how far we’ve traveled as an organization leading the way in lifelong learning, inspired living, and creating sustainable community. In 2008, we began to see the culmination of a number of initiatives that sparked our imaginations just a few years ago. Some of the year’s highlights include:

• In less than two years from the October 2007 groundbreaking, the award-winning Omega Center for We have found ourselves in a Sustainable Living, a state-of-the art education center and natural wastewater treatment facility, was slated to be one of the first Living Buildings in America poised to open and begin operating in the spring of 2009. world that seems to be growing • We embarked on a two-year research and development project to explore how to build Omega’s women’s leadership programs through our Women’s Institute, sponsor of Omega’s annual Women increasingly smaller—and ever & Power conference.

• Our annual Service Week—a dedicated time for nonprofit organizations to be on our campus without more in need of creative solutions charge, whether for work, respite, or healing—took a development step forward by partnering with the Council of Community Services of New York State, Inc., and the Support for Nonprofit Management.

to some very serious problems. • We continued to increase our scholarship pool in our ongoing effort to help make attending our programs more affordable. In 2008, we awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships.

• Omega increased its public outreach, resulting in many features in the media for all the good work Omega is doing in the world, as well as for the stellar teachers who offered programs with us in 2008. The New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, Marie Claire magazine, Consumer Reports on Health, Body+Soul online, the Huffington Post, and many other newspapers, magazines, websites, and television and radio programs featured Omega’s campus, programs, and faculty throughout the year.

There are many more highlights noted throughout this report, and we are thrilled with all the advances we have made. And while we look back on the great strides we made in 2008, we are also looking ahead as we continue to offer support and guidance for people everywhere in their search to lead courageous, happy, fulfilling lives.

Robert “Skip” Backus, CEO OMEGA eOmega.org • 800.944.1001 2 Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL) Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL) 3 In less than two years from the October 2007 groundbreaking, Building a More the Omega Center for Sustainable Living was well under construction Sustainable World and on schedule to begin operating in the spring of 2009. A $3.2 million capital campaign is underway to fund the creation of the Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL). Omega has already received $100,000 from the Dutchess County Industrial Development Throughout 2008, construction continued on the Omega Center Authority, among generous donations from others. Omega is seeking $1.7 million to complete its goal.

for Sustainable Living, a state-of-the art education center and Spearheaded by Omega CEO Skip Backus, the project attracted increasing media attention throughout the year, and for good reason. A model of sustainable architecture, the OCSL is a pioneering project in the natural wastewater treatment facility—and Omega’s Living Building Challenge, a program of the Cascadia Region Green Building Council. The Living Building largest ever construction project. Challenge is attempting to push the boundaries of green building and sustainable architecture to help our society move quickly to a state of balance between natural and built environments.

The OCSL is also expected to receive LEED Platinum certification. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance buildings. With indoor and outdoor classrooms and a wastewater treatment facility called the Eco Machine™, the OCSL models a new way of being in relationship to each other and our precious planet.

Both general and trade publications (print and online) featured the OSCL in their pages, including E/The Environmental Magazine, Plenty magazine, Environmental Building News, Forbes.com, and New West magazine. Additionally, Omega was a featured project at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston.

Omega’s Green Initiatives Continue

Throughout 2008, Omega continued offering its popular Low Carbon Diet & Cool Community. This is a free, optional class presented on our campus one evening each week during our Rhinebeck campus season (April through October). Participants learned simple, practical steps to help their households, workplaces, and communities reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Omega completely renovated a number of its accommodations to support sustainable living. These Green Rooms, prepared for the 2009 season, offer organic mattresses, pillows, and comforters; low-flow showerheads and dual button toilets; compact fluorescent lighting; and air-conditioning and heat offset “Omega Institute, a pioneering adopter of by wind-powered energy. the Living Building Challenge, is helping Our efforts at creating a sustainable world in 2008 also included the beginning of phasing out sales of bottled to change the way we design, build, and water in the Omega Café and offering filtered water from Omega’s own wells. And Omega FoodWorks, which prepares all the meals at Omega, is making every effort to use seasonal produce to support the local area’s operate buildings by creating the Omega agriculture and food purveyors. Center for Sustainable Living. Through its leadership, Omega is providing us with hope and guidance for a sustainable future.” eOmega.org/ocsl – Jason F. McLennan Founder of the Living Building Challenge 4 Program Highlights for 2008 a 5

“Research has shown that we deal best with Program2008 change when we feel connected to others.” –Skip Backus, Chief Executive Officer, Omega Institute Highlights John of God • Pema Chödrön • Krishna Das • Brian Weiss • Ysaye M. Barnwell In 2008, thousands of people turned Growing interest in a broad range of programs in 2008 speaks “Today, visitors seeking quiet getaways to Omega seeking healthy ways to cope to the unique and valuable place Omega holds in the world. and personal enlightenment flock with stress and find support through Through Omega’s new partnership with Shambhala Some of our returning popular teachers included to the Omega Institute, America’s their life transitions during the recent Sun magazine, we offered our second annual Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön, past-life regression largest center for holistic living. This What the Buddhists Teach series on our campus therapy expert Brian Weiss, Sufi master Llewellyn with a successful program on love and relationship Vaughan-Lee, Kundalini Yoga teachers Gurmukh beautiful retreat in the Hudson Valley economic downturn. featuring renowned teachers Sylvia Boorstein, Kaur Khalsa and Gurushabd Singh Khalsa, and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Polly Young-Eisendrath, Sweet Honey in the Rock singer Ysaye M. Barnwell. offers classes on meditation, stress Since Omega is close to home for so many people in the and John Tarrant. Our annual Labor Day Weekend Ecstatic Chant Northeast, the organization’s Rhinebeck, New York location management, exercise, nutrition, and program was another huge success, with presenters provided an affordable, easy-to-reach destination where they Our foray into helping our nation’s veterans and Krishna Das, Deva Premal & Miten, Wah!, Jai Uttal, play. Tree-lined paths and country could find much-needed support and camaraderie. their families was continued in 2008 with a retreat and Sheila Chandra, among others. lanes soothe jangled nerves, while led by Zen master Claude AnShin Thomas called “Research has shown that we deal best with change when The Costs of War, Violence & Denial. The program We’re often surprised and delighted by some of the Omega Wellness Center provides we feel connected to others,” said Skip Backus, CEO of focused on how to use meditation to help relieve our new programs and teachers that exceed our Omega Institute. “Omega is renowned for providing a safe massages and bodywork.” the effects of war and was open to veterans and expectations, and this happened in 2008 with and beautiful haven where people from all walks of life their families and friends. programs like Matrix Energetics offered by Richard gather together for insight, rejuvenation, and support. Bartlett, A Course in Miracles led by Ken Wapnick, Omega offers fresh ideas and tools for living with meaning John of God (Medium João), the renowned A Weekend to Change Your Life with Joan Anderson, and purpose.” Brazilian healer, returned to Omega in September and a program on Mothers and Daughters cotaught for his second program with us, filling our campus As a result, the number of people who attended Omega by mother-daughter team Sil and Eliza Reynolds, –Forbes Traveler on “America’s Top with more than 2,500 people during his four days events last year fell only slightly from our record year in just to name a few. Meditation Retreats” on campus. 2007, indicating an ongoing interest in—and need for— the programs Omega offers.

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Conferences Professional Trainings Other Words We hosted our annual Also in New York City in October, Omega hosted Omega continued to offer a wide variety of professional trainings from the Being Fearless conference Buddhist teachers Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, and in 2008 to help people grow their career, practice, or vocation. Our Wise in April in New York City Mark Epstein as they presented a phenomenally professional trainings are distinguished by taking a holistic approach In 2008, many other distinguished with keynote speakers successful weekend program to explore the ancient, to life and learning. They explore the link between personal and teachers offered their wisdom from Mia Farrow, Anne Lamott, life-changing power of cultural transformation while offering people ways to make the world a variety of traditions, subjects, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Buddhist teachings and OMEGA healthier and more humane. p re s e n t s practices, including: Valerie Plame Wilson, the latest research in A Weekend with Jack Kornfield, Our Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Mind-Body Medicine Rev. Michael Beckwith, contemporary Western Tara Brach & Nancy Slonim Aronie Zev Kedem, and psychology. Mark Epstein program led each year by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki F. Santorelli, was Gregg Braden sold out again as an increasing number of health-care professionals Caroline Myss. Sonia Choquette Our major sustainability want to learn how to use mindfulness meditation techniques to help On our Rhinebeck campus, our Women & Courage A New York City Event alleviate the stress in their own lives as well as the lives of others. We Donna Eden initiative, The Water October 10 & 11, 2008 Join three of the West’s most prominent Guy Finley conference in September sold out, drawing more of Life conference in Buddhist teachers for this exclusive weekend program. also offered a mindfulness training on the prevention of depression

than 400 people to hear speakers from around October, featured several NYC relapse with Zindel Segal and Susan Woods. Lilias Folan the world, renowned environmental OMEGA Visit us at eOmega.org/events or call 800.944.1001 Sharon Gannon and David Life returned to our campus to Debbie Ford

Kornfield Weekend PC.indd 1 6/17/08 10:28:11 AM Expressing Women’s Wisdomin the 21 including advocates. They included offer their exclusive North American month-long Jivamukti YogaTM Jimmie Dale Gilmore Wo m e n writer and Maude Barlow, who, just before the conference, was presented by the Teacher Training. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela Women’s Institute st at Omega & Courage September 12–14, 2008 Century human rights named senior advisor on water issues by the president It is time to change our definition of what it means to be a brave Alex & Allyson Grey and daring human being. activist Isabel of the 63rd Session of the United Nations General We also offered an inaugural Global Negotiation Insight

Christiane Northrup Isabel Allende Elizabeth Lesser Queen Afua Loung Ung Sarah Peter Carla Goldstein Ubaka Hil Allende and Assembly, Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann; John Todd, Initiative (GNII). Formerly hosted at the Harvard Negotiation Harville Hendrix writer and developer of the Insight Initiative, GNII, founded by John Holland survivor of Eco Machine™, Erica Ariel Fox, focuses on the art of Mark Hyman Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. W&C Postcard.indd 1 6/26/08 12:13:40 PM Cambodia’s the heart of the Water of Life negotiation in a variety of professional John Todd Challenges & Opportunities in the 21st Century Jonathan Kozol A Weekend Conference “killing fields,” Loung Ung. Renowned women’s Omega Center Maude Barlow settings. Fox’s own Beyond Yes™ method October 24–26, 2008 Ervin Laszlo wellness expert Christiane Northrup offered a for Sustainable Ned Sullivan Omega Institute, Rhinebeck, New York explores the interplay between the best

Join us for a weekend conference with some of the leading environmental speakers Dan Millman keynote as did Tara Brach, a popular mindfulness Living; and Robert Alex Matthiessen in North America and learn about the Omega Center for Sustainable Living, the practices of negotiation and insights from new home of Omega’s environmental education programs, which is expected Sharon Olds meditation teacher, and Queen Afua, whose expertise Wenonah Hauter to be the fi rst building in the United States to be awarded LEED Platinum F. Kennedy, Jr., Status and meet the Living Building Challenge. the great wisdom traditions. Marge Piercy focuses on the blending of spiritual and ancestral senior attorney OMEGA Register at: [email protected] or 800.944.1001 healing with alternative medicine. for the Natural Other professional trainings offered in Daniel Pinchbeck 2008 include the areas of reflexology, Thai Resources Defense Council and recently named one Gary Renard Our 2008 Being Yoga conference in October in of Time magazine’s “Heroes for the Planet.” massage, Eye Movement Desensitization New York City, with such stellar teachers as Seane and Reprocessing (EMDR), shamanic James Redfield Corn, Shiva Rea, Rod Stryker, Sharon Gannon. practices, autism, leadership, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche David Life, and The Oprah Winfrey Show featured Omega cofounder psychotherapy, among dozens of Larry Rosenberg b e i n g 2 0 0 8 Cyndi Lee, focused on other subjects. Gabrielle Roth Keynote Speaker Elizabeth Lesser speaking about the similarities and Russell Simmons karma yoga, or the Peter Senge Yweekend o g a yoga of service, to help differences between religion and spirituality, during conference NYC C. Norman Shealy participants integrate an episode on Eckhart Tolle’s webinar and book, A service into their Russell Targ yoga practice. New Earth. Earlier in 2008, “Oprah Radio Soul Series” John Todd featured Lesser being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey, James Van Praagh Sharon Gannon • David Life Iyanla Vanzant October 10–13 focusing on several questions about Omega’s history Sheraton New York Hotel John Welwood Yoga NYC OMEGA and current programs. Rodney Yee

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The eOmega omega Community Ramps 2008Up Teen Camp Building a robust eOmega community was high on Omega’s agenda in 2008. “It was important that Omega implement an integrated online Omega Teen Camp has seen remarkable strategy encompassing a number of initiatives,” said Omega marketing director, Michael Lupetin. Omega has indeed made great strides in growth since its inception in 2002. During that developing and growing its online presence: first year, our teen camp had 60 campers. In • A fully redesigned website that received more than 1.1 million visitors 2008, there were 320. in 2008—a record number, marking a 20% increase over 2007 and a 60% increase over 2006 “We tapped into something special,” said Omega Teen Camp director • An all-new monthly eOmega newsletter with informative and Adam Simon. “We get a tremendous amount of teens who have never personal articles, horoscopes, a recipe from the Omega kitchen, and been away from home and we make them feel welcome right away. 5 digital downloads featuring excerpts of talks from some of the best I think we are good at helping teens make connections. If you feel and most renowned teachers who have come to Omega you don’t have a friend in the world, you can come to our camp and “A Great Place to be Exactly within a day you will have three or four close bonds. We have a very • Targeted eblasts with exclusive discounts, early invitations, and Who You Are!” welcoming, fun, and nonjudgmental kind of community among the special offers staff, and the teens learn from that example. And we do something • An eOmega newsletter subscriber list that grew by 13% in 2008 to different from other camps—offering yoga, meditation, sweat lodges, a total of 103,000 and all sorts of things that you won’t find anywhere else.” • The implementation of search engine marketing, which drew 9% Omega Teen Camp, located on 450 acres in Holmes, New York, of the total number of visitors to the Omega website from online offers more than 75 dynamic experiences designed to help teenagers Google searches (ages 13-17) strengthen self-esteem, develop lasting friendships, and • User-friendly 3-step online registration process, which resulted gain tools to successfully navigate the increasingly complex process in nearly one third of all the people who registered for an Omega of coming of age. program—the most ever “With the eOmega community, we developed an “The interdepartmental effort by our dedicated staff has made all the OmegaTeenCamp.org web initiatives a huge success,” said Laurie Zollo, Omega web initiatives end-user friendly, fully-branded manager. “It is wonderful to work with a group of people who put their online environment to house all heart and soul into their work.” of our existing initiatives while allowing for future growth and development.” eOmega.org/community –Michael Lupetin, Markrting Director, Omega Institute 10 Audited Financial Statement 2008 Audited Financial Statement 2008 11 Balance Sheet Statement of Cash Flows Income Statement 2008 Assets 2008 Totals 2007 Totals Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities Revenues Unrestricted Restricted 2008 Totals 2007 Totals Overall Expenses Current Assets Program Revenues Cash and Cash Equivalents $245,038 $633,494 2008 Totals 2007 Totals Programs and Housing $12,788,513 $12,788,513 $13,909,789 Total Expenditures: $17,097,560 Marketable Securities $558 $238 Net Increase from Activities $562,561 $677,576 Meals Revenue $34,181 $34,181 $32,600 Depreciation Loans Receivable $5,909 $7,148 Adjustments to reconcile Net Transportation Revenue $31,473 $31,473 $28,681 $577,536 Donations Receivable $350,000 $0 Increase from activities net cash Exhibit Revenue $56,150 $56,150 $84,300 Program 3.4% Expenses Accounts Receivable $1,512 $9,772 provided by operating activities: Facility Rental Revenue $428,294 $428,294 $295,575 Administration, $10,279,441 Inventories $298,018 $291,274 Depreciation $577,536 $584,969 Miscellaneous Revenue $713,877 $713,877 $511,957 Development 60.1% Prepaid Expenses $71,134 $92,214 Bookstore Revenue $1,320,418 $1,320,418 $1,478,055 & General Investment in Art $7,296 $7,296 Changes In: Cafe Revenue $279,643 $279,643 $259,910 978,061 Deferred Program Costs $478,434 $785,097 Inventories -$6,744 -$39,379 Wellness Center Revenue $597,256 $597,256 $514,264 5.7% Total Current Assets $1,457,899 $1,826,533 Accounts Receivable $8,260 $13,925 Other Sales $4,876 $4,876 $0 Donations Receivable -$350,000 $0 Total Program Income $16,254,681 $16,254,681 $17,115,131 Property and Equipment Prepaid Expenses $21,080 -$40,734 Donations Revenue Land $1,145,328 $1,142,600 Deferred Programs $306,663 $59,373 Donations - Unrestricted $24,585 $24,585 $74,642 Buildings and Improvements $16,758,135 $14,417,632 Notes Receivable Women & Power Donations $2,360 $2,360 $252,241 Administrative Equipment $1,586,433 $1,078,573 Accounts Payable $18,560 $124,994 Women’s Institute Funding $391,085 $391,085 $201,356 Cafe, Camp, Store, Deferred program revenue $343,408 -$390,996 Capital Campaign $633,307 $633,307 $218,466 Library Equipment and Books $1,809,686 $1,651,078 Taxes payable $1,417 -$999 Scholarship Fund Donations $193,561 $193,561 $100,359 Website Development $0 $218,542 Program Credits -$57,749 $21,029 Ram Dass Library Fund Donations $1,320 $1,320 $1,885 Personnel Campus Master Plan $0 $0 Other Restricted Donations $3,190 $3,190 $20,000 $5,262,522 Accumulated Depreciation -$6,063,329 -$5,509,003 Net Cash Provided by Operating Total Donations $24,585 $1,224,823 $1,249,408 $868,949 30.8% Total Property and Equipment 15,236,253 12,999,422 Activities $1,424,992 $1,009,758 Investment Activity Program Expenses: $10,279,441 Total Assets $16,694,152 $14,825,955 Cash Flows From Investing Activities Revenues-Investment Income $36,373 $36,373 $97,426 Investments in Marketing Miscellaneous Activity Marketing Faculty Liabilities and Securities -$320 $0 Miscellaneous Income $119,659 $119,659 $109,503 $1,264,209 $4,034,247 Unrestricted Net Assets Note Payable $1,000,000 12.3% Net Assets Released from Restrictions $1,260,417 -$1,260,417 $0 $0 39.2% Current Liabilities Land, Building, Improvement and Campus Food, Line of Credit - Note Payable $1,000,000 $0 Equipment Purchases Net -$2,814,366 -$936,920 Total Revenues and Other Support $17,695,715 -$35,594 $17,660,121 $18,191,009 Maintenance Accounts Payable $162,750 $144,190 Loans Receivable $1,239 $2,069 & Utilities Expenditures Unrestricted Restricted 2008 Totals 2007 Totals Taxes Payable $2,076 $659 -$1,813,447 -$934,851 $2,855,465 Program Expenditures Deferred Program Revenue $1,420,658 $1,077,250 27.8% Program Credits Outstanding $261,159 $318,908 Net Decrease in Cash -$388,455 $74,907 Program Faculty $4,034,247 $4,034,247 $4,685,246 Total Current Liabilities $2,846,643 $1,541,007 Program Production $757,311 $757,311 $971,481 Summary Marketing $1,264,209 $1,264,209 $1,367,075 Non-Current Liabilities Cash Balance at End of Period $245,038 $633,493 Kitchen Expenses $1,138,469 $1,138,469 $1,076,913 Note Payable $0 $0 Cash Balance at Beginning of Campus Expenses $1,716,996 $1,716,996 $1,617,985 Cost of Production Total Liabilities $2,846,643 $1,541,007 Period $633,493 $558,586 Bookstore Cost of Sales $813,801 $813,801 $895,075 Goods Sold $757,311 Library Purchases $0 $0 $48 $1,368,209 7.4% Net Assets Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash -$388,455 $74,907 Media Production Costs $13,113 $13,113 $43,937 13.3% Unrestricted $13,585,226 $12,987,071 Cafe Cost of Sales $181,509 $181,509 $153,896 Restricted $262,283 $297,877 Memo:Interest paid on debt for the year ended Wellness Center $359,786 $359,786 $278,454 Total Net Assets 13,847,509 13,284,948 December 31, 2004 totalled $22,513 Total Program Expenditures $10,279,441 $10,279,441 $11,090,110 Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Inc. is qualified as a tax-exempt organization under Administrative Expenditures Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Total Liabilities and Net Assets $16,694,152 $14,825,955 Personnel $5,262,522 $5,262,522 $5,062,167 Code. Contributions are tax-deductible, as 20 Administrative $613,487 $613,487 $463,462 allowed by the law. $18,191,009 $17,660,121 $17,513,433 $17,097,560 Development $83,145 $83,145 $102,198 $15,063,774 The Statement of Financial Position and 15 $14,073,229 $13,811,242$14,230,831 General $281,429 $281,429 $210,527 Activities is summarized here. A complete copy Comparative Revenues, Depreciation $577,536 $577,536 $584,969 of the last annual report filed with the New 10 Total Administrative Expenditures $6,818,119 $6,818,119 $6,423,323 York State Office of the Attorney General may

Millions be obtained upon request by writing to the: Expenses, and Net Earnings Total Expenditures $17,097,560 $17,097,560 17,513,433 5 Change in Net Assets $598,155 -$35,594 $562,561 $677,576 New York State Office of the Attorney General $990,545 $677,576 Charities Bureau -$419,589 $562,561 Net Assets Beginning of Year $12,987,071 $297,877 $13,284,948 $12,607,372 0 120 Broadway 2005 2006 2007 2008 Net Assets End of Year $13,585,226 $262,283 $13,847,509 $13,284,948 New York, NY 10271 -5 Revenues Expenses Net Earnings 12 Thank You for Supporting Omega’s Mission Thank You for Supporting Omega’s Mission 13

Every contribution to Omega supports Omega Circle Benefactor Karen S. McVoy Walter C. Mickleburgh Jamila Janco Associate Linda Iervolino Jeri Slater our mission. We are deeply grateful $2,500 – $4,999 Biff K. and Amy Stephan Rechtschaffen PRS & Associates/ $125 – $249 Frank E. Jones Paige Smith Visionary Mithoefer Richard Travers Robin L. Johnson Felicia D. Jones Jay & Linda Sussman to all of our members. It is through Katherine B. Arthaud Robin Abrett & $5,000 plus Promindful, Inc./ Cassa Von Kundra Bill F. Karl Laurie H. Jones & Marianne & Randy your support that Omega has created Melissa Elstein & Alex G. Nason Carol Williams in memory of Berny Baron Mountain Mamas Sutin and enhanced its scholarship efforts Frederick & Greta Eric Katzman Hilda M. Porro Susan Wisherd Frank & Natalie Karl Hannah Belser David A. Kandel Mrs. Juliette & Kurt C. and developed facilities on campus Smiley Charitable Federico Gallegos JJR Foundation of the I Love Yoga Lisa Kauffman Monica Biondi Elizabeth W. Kearns Swartz Shari Greenleaf & Breast Cancer Options, for intellectual inquiry, meditation, Foundation, Inc./ Jewish Communal Anonymous (5) Elaine & Hank Koelmel Gary & Sandy Kiernan Beth Torpey Henry C. & Phyllis Ted Seides Fund/Julia Ruch Ina Sherman Lane Inc. Judith E. Klein Lana M. Torres and prayer. Participants in the Beinstein Marshall & Sterling Inc. Altman-Stiller Supporter Paula Lightkap Roberta & Michael Lee Kravitz Pamela Azarelo Omega Circle further strengthen Jacalyn E. S. Bennett Patrick McDonnell & Foundation/Robert & $250 – $499 Richard L. London Brenner Cheryl Kurash & Suzanne Van Appledorn Omega’s deepest commitments to The Dietrich Karen O’Connell Christine Stiller The John C. 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Sall Sandi Wheaton Bergstrom Devlin & Kevin McNally Debra Wood Marge Gabel Walter Galloway Sherry J. Hurwitz Donna McManus Jill Samo, A.J. Wice Edward Devlin Ronald Meyer Marie Wright Michael Collins Mary G. Gardner Inge Hyder Diana L. McPeak Craig Lipman, P.E. & Bob Wilson Diana Dial Marcia Miller Lisa Yesse Combs & Company/ Debbra Gill Nancy Jacobs Pam J. Meredith Chelsea & Brielle Shaila Penelope Wood Stacy Dilieto Joseph S. Mitchell III Julie Zebley Dierdre Combs Angelo P. & Karen L. Monika M. Jaeckle Corinne I. Miller Samo-Lipman Leslye Wood Florence Dupont Thomas W. Monteith Anonymous (11) Donna Coombs Giordano Peggy Janes Linda Mills James Sanger Anne Woods Iris Edmonds Tori Morandi Allison J. Boyd Keith Godlewski Mark Jofe Gary Millspaugh Ana A. Sanjuan Jan Zegarac Cathy J. Eising Violet Murphy Larry Crenshaw Liz Godwin Sandra Johnson Francina Minors Pamela Sankar Susanna Zilber Judi Ekholm Carol Napier Ruth Crump Joanne Gogarty Vicki Johnson Debbie Moran in honor Albert Schaeffer Anonymous (9) Enetploy Inc./Mary Clara McCabe Nolan “Omega is like a feeling, Tony Currera Joan M. Golan Jean Josepho of Sister Alice Martin Anna Schantz Ellen Evans Lee Pagni a possibility of how the whole Timothy Daniel & Michael S. Goldstein Vera Kaplan & Fatty David Schlecker June Fait & Ludmila Peterson Gabrielle Halko Sharon Good Susan & Peter Katz Nancy C. & Hugh Marie D. Schleinkofer Herbert Coles Charles Phillips world could be someday, living Barbara P. Danner Barbara Goodbody Eileen M. Kenney Murray Rosemary Schultz Ruth Ann & Paul Farley Phyllis Wendt Pierce Hillary Davidson Suzy Goodelman Lee S. Kimball Cris Murray Jed Schwartz Dawn & Lawrence Penelope Poor in peace, love, and harmony. Dona Davis Shelley Goodgold Midge & Rick Kinder Robert E. Murtagh David M. Schwartz Freedman Joy Principe Elaine Daw Karen S. Goodheart Pat Kirkpatrick Gina Nee Peter Segsworth Sharon L. Freeman Lenore Rabin-Koster & It is truly like a dream Caroline Dickson Valerie Greene Shari Kirsh Tom Nelson Nancy Sell Byron Lynn M. Gelman Arnold Koster to be there.” Bonnie Gilliams Beth Reilly Michele C. Glenn Ysabel V. Reyes & Mario I. Martinez –Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa, Kundalini Yoga teacher 16 Rhinebeck, New York Board of Directors 2008 17

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