NASHVILLE PUBLIC TELEVISION REPORT TO THE COMMUNITY 2015 LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT

Kathy Mattea taping an Aging Matters segment

Commitment to our Subsequently they play a crucial role in inform- We are also developing projects based on a community is one ing our major projects such as Aging Matters. much younger demographic through the Amer- of NPT’s core values. ican Graduate public media initiative. Our NPT This year we took this Now in its third year, Aging Matters is truly Reports projects in this area involves numerous especially to heart as one of the most important projects with which discussions with parents, students, teachers and we focused on expand- I’ve been involved in my career. The issues other stakeholders. The resulting videos and lon- ing the impact of our facing seniors and our broader community, ger features reveal crucial topics concerning the key projects through as more of us grow older, will have a long- education of Middle Tennessee’s young people. numerous screen- lasting impact on the future of Nashville. ings, discussions and Education and awareness are critical With shows including Downton Abbey, Tennessee workshops with partner elements in helping to foster changes that Crossroads, Antiques Roadshow, Frontline and organizations through- will ensure the best possible outcomes for NOVA you can always count on television that out the region. our seniors. touches hearts and minds on NPT. In the months ahead, we will share more projects that contin- Our commitment to serving Middle Tennessee With Aging Matters, we are working to tell the ue to spotlight important issues that encourage has always encompassed so much more than whole story about aging. Through documen- viewers to engage with NPT and their neighbors. what you see on the television screen. Every taries that highlight concerns, challenges and week we are out in the community, talking to realities faced by seniors, we hope to combat Sincerely, our audiences about important issues such stereotypes and misconceptions about what it as aging, immigration and education. These means to be an older adult. This also taps into conversations give voice to your concerns a larger national dialogue about the way we Beth Curley and the issues that are affecting your life. approach aging and the elderly. President & CEO 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS Michael A. Koban, Jr., Chairman Beth Curley, President and CEO Robert V. Dale, Treasurer Cristina Welhoelter, Secretary

DIRECTORS Scott E. Becker Jennifer R. Frist Jeff W. Gregg William W. Hastings Carlene M. Lebous Jack D. Lowery, Jr. Charlie McCarter Eleanor McDonald John S. Sergent, M.D. Yanika C. Smith-Bartley Jessica J. Thomas Karen H. Thompson Denine Torr Timothy J. Walsh Peggy Warner Peter Westerholm

EMERITUS Charles W. Cook, Jr. Ben R. Rechter

STAFF Beth Curley, President and CEO Kathy McElroy, Vice President and CFO Kevin Crane, Vice President of Content and Technology Daniel Tidwell, Vice President of Development and Marketing

ON THE COVER Downton Abbey, Season 5 Ken Burns’ The Roosevelts: An Intimate History 3 NPT ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS

WESSYNGTON PLANTATION DESPERATE DAYS RECONSTRUCTION

The Tennessee Civil War 150 project concluded this year with three new documen- taries featuring regional historians and nearby locales. The series received the Public Relations and Media Award given by the Tennessee Society of the Daughters of the Revolution earlier this year. The organization was impressed by the depth and breadth of the presentation of the events of the Civil War in Tennessee and its effect on the lives of Tennesseans. Wessyngton Plantation: Wessyngton Plantation: A Family’s Road to A Family’s Road to Freedom Freedom tells the story of one family’s long connection to a Middle Tennessee tobacco Desperate Days: Last Hope of the Reconstruction: A Moment in the Sun, plantation where generations of them were Confederacy begins three years into the the final documentary in the series, is a enslaved. The documentary was inspired by Civil War and documents the central role riveting tale of revenge, domestic terror and a Tennessee State Museum exhibit Slaves Tennessee played as the South reckoned broken promises after the Civil War. The film and Slaveholders of Wessyngton Plantation with depleted manpower and resources as chronicles how advances made by formerly and the book that led to it – John F. Baker Jr.’s well as a series of stinging defeats. enslaved people were quashed through The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation. various means. 4 NPT ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS

CAREGIVING ECONOMICS OF AGING AGING IN PLACE

healthcare and other fields, the documentary examines various scenarios of requirements such as long-term care and living longer. AGING MATTERS tion, that of providing care for older people, Hosted by Grammy-winning singer and whether a little help around the house or more NPT Reports: Aging Matters: Aging in Place, songwriter Kathy Mattea, the NPT Reports: extensive and life-sustaining attention. As the the fifth documentary in the series, explores Aging Matters series explores how Americans documentary shows, our reliance on informal what it really takes for elderly citizens to suc- – particularly those in Middle Tennessee – arrangements and a fragmented system has cessfully age in their own homes, including approach the realities of growing older. This implications for recipients and providers of available transportation; accessibility within fiscal year we completed three Aging Matters care – especially as we face a boom in the the home and surrounding environment; and documentaries; each broadcast premiere was aging population. the existence of a supportive community. paired with a pre-recorded panel discussion on related topics. We also created 26 short NPT Reports: Aging Matters: Economics of Aging Matters is made possible by the support Aging Matters updates on pertinent topics. Aging examines the sobering facts regarding of Cigna-HeathSpring, The West End Home Americans’ preparedness for meeting the Foundation, The HCA Foundation, Jeannette NPT Reports: Aging Matters: Caregiving costs of their senior years. Through conver- Travis Foundation and The Community covers an integral part of the aging equa- sations with retirees and experts in finance, Foundation of Middle Tennessee. 5 NPT ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS

NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS NPT’s Emmy Award-winning Next Door cultural city and used Next Door Neighbors: Neighbors series continued to tell the stories Community from 2014 as a key discussion of Nashville’s newest citizens through a series element. Over 100 community members, or- of ten short features and one longer docu- ganizations and businesses attended. Partic- mentary. Next Door Neighbors: New Begin- ipants listened to immigrant stories and had nings, the eighth documentary in the series, the opportunity to connect with community focuses on refugees from Rwanda, Haiti and organizations serving immigrant populations.

Burma. Nashville’s Public Library system requested This year our Next Door Neighbors docu- screenings of the series at five branches over mentaries were distributed through the World the course of the year. NPT also conducted Channel, an alternative public television chan- eight corporate screenings with documenta- nel. NPT also continued to extend the impact ries from the series. Finally, a highlight reel of Next Door Neighbors: Bhutanese Screening at Nissan of Next Door Neighbors through screenings, the series was produced to offer an overview discussions and other community events. of the compelling stories told in the films.

In February 2015, Lipscomb University hosted Next Door Neighbors is made possible by the a major event on Nashville’s future as a multi- support of The Nissan Foundation. 6 NPT ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS

TENNESSEE CROSSROADS VOLUNTEER GARDENER Tennessee Crossroads’ 28th season brought Volunteer Gardener produced 23 new shows viewers 42 new stories and continued to be in 2014-2015. “I continue to be awestruck by one of the highest-rated, locally produced the passion people have for growing and programs in the entire PBS system. In nurturing a favorite type of plant,” said November 2014, the fifth annual Tennessee Greta Requierme, the show’s producer. Crossroads Thanksgiving Day Marathon “It can quickly turn into an obsession, some- presented 15 hours of Crossroads favorites thing they readily admit.” This year, Volunteer and travel specials to viewers. The marathon Gardener spotlighted people for whom that aired from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on NPT2 and is certainly true. For example, the Brentwood then switched over to NPT from 7 to 10 p.m. gardens of the current president of the Amer- for an additional three hours of shows. ican Daffodil Society include several types of miniatures, species and historics of the flower. Volunteer Gardener also profiled a conifer collector with more than 600 specimens. 7 NPT ORIGINAL PRODUCTIONS

ARTS BREAK Arts Break continued to provide viewers with a look inside Nashville’s vibrant visual and performing arts scene. 15 new epi- sodes featured Andy Warhol’s Flowers at Cheekwood, a season of events at OZ Arts Nashville and Nashville Ballet’s production of Swan Lake among other topics.

ARTQUEST Two-time Emmy Award-winning series ArtQuest: Art is All Around You continued to introduce children to experiencing and understanding art. Compare Kandinsky and Engineering Art and 13 other new segments used exhibition visits and talks with creators to keep young minds flowing with creativity. 8 NPT AWARDS

Children’s Health Crisis: Food won the Emmy Award in the Public Affairs category, with awards going to NPT producer Will Pedigo and editor Matthew Emigh.

Two NPT productions received Emmy Awards for outstanding programs from the Mid-South Chap- Two NPT productions were recognized by the ter of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences. National Educational Telecommunications ArtQuest: Art Is All Around You, a co-production Association. Aging Matters: End of Life with the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, won for Best received a NETA Award for Best Documentary; Children’s Program with statuettes going to pro- while ArtQuest: Art Is All Around You received ducer and writer Linda Wei, editor Matthew Emigh a NETA Award for Instructional Media. and CEO Beth Curley of NPT; educators Samantha Andrews and Anne Henderson of the Frist Center for the Visual Arts; and co-host Dajiah Platt. 9 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Aging Matters Screening at Gordon Jewish Community Center

NPT Reports: Aging Matters NPT hosted a significant number of Aging Last Days in Vietnam Screening Matters screenings this year, including pre- view events with a panel discussion at Fifty- Family Literacy Workshops In April, NPT was asked by PBS to host an Forward for each documentary premiere. We Our Family Literacy Workshops are designed event promoting Rory Kennedy’s Oscar-nomi- partnered with numerous other community to help raise literacy levels of participating nated Last Days in Vietnam documentary. NPT organizations and also presented sessions at children and parents, build home libraries, welcomed local Vietnam veterans and mem- the National Respite Conference, TSU’s Aging and help families develop a habit of daily bers of Nashville’s Vietnamese community to Conference, Silver Stars and the premiere of reading. This year NPT conducted 33 family a screening and panel discussion with two of Glen Campbell’s I’ll Be Me movie. We distrib- literacy workshops focusing on at-risk families, the documentary’s subjects that was broad- uted copies of the Aging Matters DVDs at the particularly those of immigrant and refugee cast live via an online viewing platform.

Alive Hospice Faith Leaders Conference. communities. A Path Appears Screening

American Graduate PBS Programming Tie-In Events In preparation for the next American Grad- This year NPT was involved with well-attended uate documentary, NPT held discussions events showcasing PBS programming. with a cross section of groups, including In March, NPT teamed up with the Vander- parents, teachers, conference attendees, bilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Gilda’s Club Nash- online screening participants and members of ville and the American Cancer Society for a educational organizations. Chief among the preview of the Ken Burns’ produced Cancer: issues emerging from the sessions was that of Emperor of All Maladies documentary on cam- school choice; it is therefore the subject of the pus. NPT also produced on-air spots high- next American Graduate documentary. lighting local cancer-fighting organizations. 10 COMMUNITY EVENTS

Big Yellow Bird Bash NPT’s fourth annual Big Yellow Bird Bash was its most successful to date. A new generation of NPT supporters flocked to Houston Station to celebrate public television’s role in their lives. There was food, drinks, much dancing, yellow attire and photo opportunities on the yellow carpet.

Community Cinema NPT’s Community Cinema series of free screenings and discussions continued with five documentaries from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens at the Downtown Public Library. Particularly successful was the January presentation of A Path Appears with a panel including women from Thistle Farms/Magdalene House who ‘Downton Abbey’ Preview Events were featured in the Nashville segment of the The fifth season of Downton Abbey on Master- documentary. piece started early for NPT viewers thanks to two preview events. In December, nearly 300 fans dressed in 1920s-inspired fashions for NPT’s 1920s Soirée & Screening at the Frank- lin Theatre. NPT’s Appraisal Day Two O’Clock Tea with NPT More than 300 registered attendees brought In January, fans of Downton Abbey on Mas- silver, guns, dolls, furniture, pop culture mem- terpiece were invited to a second preview orabilia and more to the Factory at Franklin screening, this one an afternoon tea. Dressed for NPT’s sixth Appraisal Day. They received once again in era-specific attire, guests en- verbal appraisals from 17 local and regional joyed tea, champagne and delicious bites. appraisers with a range of expertise. 11 NPT FINANCIALS

FY 15 Revenue FY 15 Revenue State of Tennessee 8% $ 430,793 CPB 21% $ 1,104,790 15% 8% State of Tennessee Individual 41% $ 2,176,764 CPB Corporate 4% $ 232,127 9% 21% Individual Foundations 2% $ 131,500 2% Corporate 4% Restricted Corp. & Foundation 9% $ 487,320 Foundations Earned Revenue 15% $ 788,123

Restricted Corp. & Foundation Total Operating Revenue 100% $ 5,351,417 41% Earned Revenue FY 15 Expenses FY 15 Expenses Programming & Outreach 59% $ 2,992,647 Administration 14% $ 738,840 9% Fundraising 18% $ 906,316 Technology 9% $ 462,986

Programming & Outreach 18% Total Operating Expense 100% $ 5,100,789 Administration 59% Fundraising 14% Technology In FY15 community donations and sponsorship from the Middle Tennessee community provided NPT with 56% of our operating revenue. Individual support was the foundation of contributed revenue and at $2,176,764 (41%) made up the largest source of revenue. General support from local foundations and corpora- tions accounted for $363,627 (6%) of total revenue while restricted project funding from those same sources provided NPT with $487,320 (9%) which made possible NPT’s major projects such as NPT Reports: Aging Matters, Next Door Neighbors, Arts Break and ArtQuest. Government funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting totaled $1,104,790 (21%) and funding from the State of Tennessee accounted for $430,793 (8%). The remainder of NPT’s revenue pie was generated by a variety of earned revenue streams which generated $788,123 or 15% of total revenue in FY15. 12 NPT Thanks these supporters for their generosity during fiscal year 2014-2015

NPT Reports: Aging Matters was made Dr. and Mrs. Howard S. Kirshner John and Ellen Cate Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Mathews Leslie and Neil Alexander possible by the following funders in FY15: Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Koban, Jr. Elizabeth Ragland Chalfant Jen and Charlie McCarter Dr. William C. Alford, Jr. Cigna-HealthSpring Mrs. James R. Meadows, Jr. Harry Clemens Richard McCarty Lucille Owens Allen The West End Home Foundation Mrs. Margaret Ann C. Robinson Eden and William Cochran Mr. and Mrs. Ken Melkus Susan Altice Jeannette Travis Foundation Dr. and Mrs. John S. Sergent Patricia K. Colton Mr. and Mrs. F. Max Merrell Carolyn and David Amiot The HCA Foundation Ann and Jon Shayne Andrea Conte and Gov. Phil Bredesen Keith Merrill Rita W. Anderson The Community Foundation Tennessee Arts Commission Daniel B. Cornfield, PhD Dennis and Sharon Monroe Rosalyn Anderson of Middle Tennessee John and Peggy Warner Mary Jo and Greg Cote The Rev. and Mrs. H. Gudger Nichols, Jr. Carol B. Arendall Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Warren, Jr. Joe D. Crumpacker Dale Nichols Sandra Arevalos NPT thanks these supporters for their Washington Foundation Richard Daft Jane K. Norris Edward Ashworth generous annual support during FY15: Linda and Robert Dale Brad and Kim Paisley Leigh Atkins Leadership Circle Hanish Dayal David Pettus Elaine Ballard Chairman’s Circle $2,500 - $4,999 Nancy Delboy Charles H. Potter, Jr. Brenda Bass $50,000+ Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Cook, Jr. Grace W. Denny Mary Potts Ruth Beaman The Frist Foundation Diane and Burton Dye Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dettwiller Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. Powell Mr. and Mrs. Scott E. Becker The Memorial Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James C. Elliott Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Doochin Margaret M. Pritchett Lillian Bennett The Nissan Foundation Mrs. Annette Eskind Diana and John Doss Mr. and Mrs. Colin V. Reed Anne and Marvin Berwind Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area Mr. and Mrs. Richard Eskind Dr. and Mrs. William H. Edwards, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Doyle R. Rippee Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Birdwell Dr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Frist, Jr. Louise O. Ervin Ann V. Roberts Chad Bisher President’s Circle William Hastings Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Eskind Christy and Phillip Robinson David Bockian $25,000 - $49,999 Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Hays Dr. Meredith A. Ezell Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Sapp Jeff Boggan Ingram Charitable Fund Dr. Melissa Hilmes Frances M. Forsee Frederic Scaiola Mr. and Mrs. Gordan Bonnyman, Jr. Judy and Steve Turner Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Lainhart Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Frist, Jr Lisa and Bob Schatz Leslie R. Boone Dr. and Mrs. J. Kenneth Jacobs Cheryl W. Mason Judith Ginn Fernando F. Segovia Jennie Bowman The Hon. Gilbert S. Merritt Gwen and Frank Gordon Joan Shayne, The Blum Family Foundation Rear Admiral Jerry Breast Masterpiece Guild Georgianna W. Russell Mr. and Mrs. Joel C. Gordon Jacqueline Shrago Don Brooks $10,000 - $24,999 Mr. and Mrs. William T. Spitz Sara and Stanley Graber Bertie and Don Shriver Vallie C. Brooks Anonymous Jamie G. Taylor Jeff W. Gregg Mr. and Mrs. W. Lucas Simons Dr. Steve Brown Harold and Eleanor Bradley Karen H. Thompson Kristi Hall Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Small Tom Bruce Dollar General Literacy Foundation Laura Anne Turner Brian J. Harris and Jennifer E. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Howard G. Smithson George G. Brummett First Tennessee Foundation Patricia and Rodes Hart Elizabeth and Worth Squire Mr. and Mrs. Brett D. Bryant Ingram Industries Producer’s Society Mary Fran Hazinski Davis and Ames Davis Llewellyn S. Tidwell Iris Buhl Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Lehew $1,000 - $2,499 William Massey Louis B. Todd, Jr. Juanita Burks Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin R. Rechter, Aladdin Industries Foundation Lyman O. Heidtke Vicki Turner Lynn and Sam Bush The Rechter Family Advised Fund Norah Lee and Duane Allen Victoria A. Heil Mrs. Mary N. Wade Mr. and Mrs. William H. Cammack of the Community Foundation William Warren Jenkins Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Herr Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Wahl Marilyn Campbell of Middle Tennessee Stephen C. Asbury Caroline Howell Dr. and Mrs. William H. Wall III Lori Canale April Ashburn Mrs. Thomas M. Hudson Elizabeth Wall Patricia B. Carty Broadcaster’s Circle Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barker Marylin Hughes Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Warner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. R. Booth Chapman $5,000 - $9,999 Margaret Bass Isaacs & Associates Kent and Karen Weeks Barbara and Eric Chazen Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Baulch Mrs. Scott Bates Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kanaday, Jr. Crissy and Robert Welhoelter Mr. and Mrs. Pickslay Cheek, Jr. Dr. Trey Calfee and Mr. and Mrs. John S Beasley II Allaire Urban Karzon Peggy and Walter West Janet M. Clarke Dr. Lisa Richardson-Calfee Annie L. Berry Catherine and Jim Kelly Anne D. White Daniel Cobble Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Cigarran Mr. and Mrs. J. William Blevins Mr. and Mrs. William B. 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Jennifer Reinganum and Andrew Daughety Byrd and J. Leon Helguera Joyce and Robert Manyik Lee Allen Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Swafford Devereaux Davis Aggie Helisek Darrell Marshall Nathan H. Ridley Ruth Sykes Barbara Dement Carol Hempfner Charlotte Marshall Drs. Robert and Luann Daggett Doris R. Taft Mrs. Keith C. Demoss M. A. Henderson James Martin Betty and Chuck Rodgers Tennessee Bank and Trust Sallie S. Diehl Wallace Henderson Dr. Mary Ruth Martin Robert W. Roethemeyer, Jr. Jon and Patricia Terry Mrs. Lee Dietz Joan and Chris Henning Wendy Martin Joyce Rogers Bruce R. Thomas Shirlean Duncan The Honorable and Mrs. Douglas Henry, Jr. Simon McCain Delma Rogers Frances L. Thomas Susan Earhart Shirley and Herman Henry Frances McCain Emmanelle Rose Patricia and James Tolley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Edmondson, Sr. Mary Hester Christine and John McCarthy Suma Clark and Jack Ross John N. Tollini James A. Eggermann Beverly Hickerson Gordon McClellan Ann W. Rowe Emily and Alexander Townes Marilyn and Steve Elbert Leslie and Charles J. Higgins Julie J. McCown Dr. and Mrs. John C. Roy Martha Trammell Meryle Elftmann Emanuel Hnarakis Robert McCracken II Ben Russ Joanne Trotter Debbie Emamalie Nancy Crozier Charles McCuen Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Russ Betty Turner Mr. and Mrs. W. Mark Endicott Jack Hood Eleanor McDonald Gueneer Ruthsatz Mr. and Mrs. Cal Turner, Jr. Frank W. Essex Jeff Hopper David McKenzie Ed Salyers Jack Uffelman Richard Farmer Mr. and Mrs. James J. Howe Sandra L. McLeroy David Scales United Way of Metro Nashville Brett Ferguson Barbara Huljak Mr. and Mrs F. Lynn McPheeters Veronica Scott Dr. Jan Van Eys Mrs. T. Scott Fillebrown Mr. and Mrs. Burton Hummell Dr. Arthur M. Mellor Diane Shafer Jeanne Ballinger and Irwin Venick T. Aldrich Finegan Phyllis Hutchins Vera Merritt Susan and R. Parker Sherrill John Wallick Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Fisher Linda Jackson Betty Merritt Christine Silberberger Diane and Mark Warren Wayne Flatt Frances C. Jackson Dr. and Mrs. Alvin H. Meyer Imogene Simmons Marty and Nancy Warren Leona and Arthur Fleischer Anna and Rick Jacques Julie Miller Jim and Debbie Simpson Dr. Medford S. Webster Cathy and Howard Fuchs Henry Jennings Cheryl Moore Truett Smith Thomas Welborn Kay K. Gaines Jack Jennings Sandra Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Byron W. Smith Marilyn Wells Melinda and David Gales Amelia and Dorris Jernigan William D. Moss Suzanne Sousan Janice Wendell Barbara Gay Janet T. Jones Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Murphy Susan M. Spickard Iva West Dr. Ted M. George Mary L. Jones Teresa A. Nacarato Elizabeth B. Stadler Danny G. Wheeler Mrs. Douraine George Deborah T. Jones Lynn and Robert H. Neal Alice Stern Charles Hampton White June E. Gilmore Richard Jones James R. Neal Dr. Gertrude Stone Sue Fort White Rona Godwin William Joor Katherine and Patrick Nevill Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stringer Mr. and Mrs. John White Dr. Gerri Goodwin Dr. and Mrs. Gary G. Kaufman Leslie and Scott Newman Mary Stuck Patrick Williams Linda Gorrell Dr. Jerry Kennedy Mrs. Blair W. Nickle Betty Ann Stumb Dr. Lynn Williams Mariona and Robert Gossett Anne Kenny Mr. and Mrs. Marvin J. Nischan Kathy Gould Ann Ketch George Northup 1920s Soirée & Screening Betty Baird Graham Janet and David Kleinfelter Dr. Harrell Odom and Barry Cook Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Graham Sandy Knox Kerry O’Neil Nancy and Dale Grimes Ann L. Kozy Dr. and Mrs. David Page Gary Grisham Bethany Kroemer Harold Parker Kathy W. Grupke Delores Laetz Diane D. Parker Margaret Haase Theodore W. Lenz Mitchell S. Parks Ann Hagerman Patricia Lesch Deborah Petrochko Patricia W. Hall Adam J. Liff Shelley and Randy Phillips Tom Hall Dr. and Mrs. Macrae Linton James Pierce Teresa Halloran Jane M. Longhurst Carol Polston Vickie Hannig Reginald and Judith Lowe Dr. and Mrs. Neil M. Price Cynthia Harper Mary Macauley Lukens Bettye J. Pupo-Walker Annemarie Harrod Mary F. Lynch Jay Radzinski Paul Harvey Linda MacDonald Mary Raffety Charles Haston Andrea and Helga Maneschi Sally Ramsey Max D. Haught Deborah Mangrum Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Raskin Suzanne Hays Bonnie Manson Linda P. Redman

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