ANNUAL REPORT 2017–2018 MISSION STATEMENT BOARD OF The Arboretum Foundation promotes, protects, and enhances the Washington Park DIRECTORS Arboretum for current and future generations Sherrey Luetjen by strengthening and building a diverse and President engaged community of donors, volunteers, Jason Morse Carolyn Kitchell Jim Reid Paul ‘Skip’ Vonckx Jenny Wyatt and advocates. Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Jeanne Peterson Trina Wherry VISION STATEMENT Secretary Treasurer The Arboretum is a highly treasured, widely Diane Adachi Jan Kirkwood Waszak Anne Phelps used community asset and a horticultural, Joan Affleck-Smith Jeff Lehman Marylyn ‘Missy’ Ward environmental, recreational, and cultural Steve Alley Noriko Palmer Roger Williams resource for the region. Carol Hoerster Chris Pendl EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ABOUT THE FOUNDATION Fred Hoyt Interim Director, UW Botanic Gardens Founded in 1935, the non-profit Arboretum Jane Stonecipher Foundation raises funds and manages Interim Executive Director, Arboretum Foundation membership and volunteer programs to Christopher Williams promote, protect, and enhance the Interim Superintendent, Seattle Parks and Recreation Washington Park Arboretum. The Foundation provides essential support for Arboretum STAFF operations and activities, including arboriculture, maintenance, education, and Jane Stonecipher Tess Forté Chie Iida collection restoration. In 2016, the Foundation Interim Executive Director Events Manager Events Coordinator/Japanese Garden also assumed the primary support role for the Lee Benner Jessa Gardner Nick Magruder Seattle Japanese Garden. Development Director Japanese Garden Support Manager Development Associate Whit Carter Alyssa Henry Ron Schmaltz VISIT US ONLINE Events and Operations Coordinator Volunteer Programs Manager Garden Stewards Assistant www.arboretumfoundation.org Niall Dunne Randall Hitchin Gary Wortzel Communications Manager Special Projects Manager Director of Finance OPENING THE NEW LOOP AND A NEW CHAPTER What a year we’ve had! The Loop Trail opened to wide acclaim and is attracting old and new friends to explore and appreciate the Arboretum. The new Centennial Garden adds a summer-interest focal point to Azalea Way and features a lovely curved stone bench on which to sit and contemplate the Jenny Wyatt adjacent pond and tree-covered hillside (see pages 8–9). Vice President We had a banner year of fundraising as well—thank you so much to all of our donors who provided critical financial support to the Arboretum in 2017–18! Our Opening Night Party at the 2018 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival (see page 6–7) set new fundraising records while paying tribute to three decades of impact by Duane Kelly and Iain Robertson. Our lovely and fragrant (gold Sherrey Luetjen medal-winning!) Festival display celebrated the Witt Winter Garden, which was the inspiration for the Arboretum’s first display garden 30 years ago. It was also a busy and successful year at the Seattle Japanese Garden (see page 10). As we enter President, our third year as the major support organization for the Garden, we are excited to provide broader Board of Directors community access through increased no-cost public programming, as well as a new membership program that has the potential to significantly augment the support base for this special treasure. In the Japanese Garden and throughout the Arboretum, our dedicated volunteers continue to have enormous impact, contributing in a wide variety of ways (see page 12). We greatly value their efforts and appreciate their dedication to this beautiful public garden. This has also been a year of change, with Paige Miller leaving the Foundation after a decade of service (see page 14). In our roles as Interim Executive Director and Foundation Board Chair, we have had the opportunity to connect with many of the Arboretum’s longtime volunteers and Jane Stonecipher supporters to hear about both the history of, and dreams for, this place that so many hold special. We look forward to making more of these connections in the coming year, and deeply appreciate all the ways that you, the Arboretum community, come together to preserve and enhance this most Interim special treasure. Executive Director 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Balance Sheet Revenue & Expenses ArbFest 2017 FY 2017 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2016 Assets Revenue Cash in Bank $ 457,352 $ 231,164 Support & Memberships - Unrestricted Investment Account Funds: Membership & Donors $ 469,875 $ 475,799 General 1,410,217 1,384,785 Events & Gift Shop, net of costs 305,432 287,112 Endowment 2,033,369 1,884,977 Private Grants 119,500 114,000 Promises to Give from Donors 115,150 207,433 Other Revenues & In-Kind donations 166,418 105,677 Other Current Assets 53,501 42,747 Total 1,061,225 982,588 Property, net of depreciation 666 125 Operating Expenses: Total Assets $ 4,069,714 $ 3,751,772 Program services $ 451,157 $ 404,312 Liabilities and Net Assets Grants to UWBG 244,480 298,357 Accounts Payable Fundraising 198,060 158,752 & Accrued Liabilities $ 66,113 $ 116,274 Management & General 173,334 148,211 Grants Payable 120,456 13,655 Total Operating Expenses 1,067,031 1,006,632 Net Assets Net Gain (Loss) on Investments 327,773 (52,558) Unrestricted/Board Restricted 1,733,869 1,567,094 Change in Net Assets - Operating Activities 321,967 (76,602) Temporarily Restricted 764,256 690,254 Permanently Restricted 1,385,020 1,364,495 Permanently & Temporarily Restricted Total Net Assets 3,883,145 3,621,843 Endowment Donations Revenue $ 20,525 $ 39,880 Capital Projects Revenue 130,925 135,000 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 4,069,714 $ 3,751,772 151,450 174,880

Special Grants to Others Project and Fundraising Expenses 212,115 127,497

Change in Net Assets - Non-Operating (60,665) 47,383

Total Change in Net Assets $ 261,302 $ (29,219) Hydrangea quercifolia SNAPSHOTS 2017–18

ArbFest 2017 Centennial Garden Celebration

Loop Trail Opening 2018 Opening Night Party Prepping for Plant Sale

Earth Day 2018 5 EVENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS Foundation members and donors stood tall for trees in 2017–18 by attending our fundraisers, giving generously during our appeals, and renewing their membership commitments to the Arboretum. Your support funds the Arboretum’s maintenance, environmental education, and volunteer progams and helps ensure the future of this beautiful haven in the heart of Seattle! More than 170 guests attended our ArbFest summer party on July 20, 2017. Inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the party featured a Renaissance-style feast, specialty drinks, lawn games, and minstrel music, as well as songs and scenes from the play. It was a magical evening, and we raised over $25,000 for the Arboretum in ticket sales and sponsorship. ArbFest will return in 2019, as we alternate between it and the Japanese Garden Summer Party (see page 11) each year. More than 330 shoppers came to Graham Visitors Center on September 9 to buy plants for their gardens and support the Arboretum at our annual FallAbundance sale. It was a fine day, and we had plenty of walk-in shoppers at the event. We sold about $5,000 worth of plants from the Pat Calvert Greenhouse and Plant Donations Nursery, and shoppers also made additional donations to the Arboretum during their visits. Despite wet weather, attendance was good for our annual holiday sale, Gifts & Greens Galore, on December 2. We sold lots of nature-inspired gifts and handcrafted greens, raising more than $12,000 to support the Arboretum. During the sale, UW Botanic Gardens educators hosted a fun series of kids’ activities that included a faux-snowball toss, bird-feeder and snow-globe crafts, finger painting, Planting Time: A family stocks and a reading corner. up on high-quality plants at our FallAbundance sale. More than 350 guests attended our 30th annual Opening Night Party and Auction at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival on February 6, 2018. They 6 GARDEN WINS GOLD helped us raise over $300,000 in support of the Arboretum and The Arboretum display garden at the Seattle Japanese Garden—making 2018 NW Flower & Garden Festival it our most successful fundraiser paid homage to one of the park’s most ever! The theme this year was iconic gardens: the Witt Winter Garden. “Winter Garden Carnavale” Dedicated in 1988, the Winter Garden celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2018. and—along with a preview of the Like this garden, our Festival display, Garden Festival displays—guests set against a similar backdrop of lush enjoyed stilt-walking performers and evergreen trees and shrubs, featured a an opera flash mob. Our program wide variety of plants that stir the senses paid tribute to Iain Robertson throughout the winter season. Designed (designer of the Witt Winter Garden Flash Mob: During Opening Night, opera by local plantsman Bob Lilly and designer at the Arboretum) and Duane Kelly singers disguised as waiters performed Phil Wood, in collaboration with architect (founder of the Garden Festival) a surprise rendition of the brindisi from and Foundation board member Roger and how the investments they made Verdi’s La Traviata. Williams, the garden was awarded a Gold decades ago still impact our region in positive ways today. Medal by the festival judges. Despite more drippy weather, turnout was strong for our Early Bloomers Spring Plant Sale on April 14. April showers bring May flowers—and gardeners know this well! We raised $7,000 for the Arboretum, including additional donations made at the register. We received amazing support during our GiveBIG spring appeal in May. A total of 186 donors gave over $35,000 to the Arboretum during the Seattle Foundation’s final GiveBIG event. Most of those donations came through the GiveBIG website on May 9, but we also received a number of mailed gifts in response to our GiveBIG-themed spring appeal letter. 7 LOOP TRAIL AND OTHER MASTER PLAN PROJECTS A year and a half in the making, the new Arboretum Loop Trail opened to the public in November 2017—two months ahead of schedule. Some planting and minor construction tasks were completed over the winter and early spring in preparation for the Grand Opening Celebration in early April 2018. An estimated crowd of between 800 and 1,000 visitors came to the event and enjoyed a fun afternoon of music, food, and community activities. Members of the Husky Drumline performed during the main ceremony at the Birch Parking Lot, adjacent to the Ribbon Cutting: Our guest speakers cutting a ceremonial vine to trail—and they were a big hit! Our guest speakers were open the Loop Trail. Seattle Deputy Mayor Mike Fong, Seattle Parks Interim Superintendent Christopher Williams, Arboretum Foundation Board President Sherrey Luetjen, and director of the UW’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Dan Brown. A “vine cutting” officially opened the trail, and members of the UW Track and Field team ran a ceremonial “lap of the loop.” Visitors then dispersed throughout the Arboretum, walking and biking the two-mile loop. Along the way, they enjoyed food trucks and free snacks, a variety of experiences and musical performances, and UW-hosted educational activities. The trail opens up new vistas in the Arboretum and makes the plant collection much more accessible. It also provides the city of Seattle with an exciting new venue for recreation. With the trail completed, the Arboretum partners at the Foundation, City, and UW have turned their full attention to other Master Plan projects coming down the pike. In early 2018, we hired the architectural firm Mithun to complete an in-depth pre-design study for the construction of a new Environmental Education Center at the Arboretum. 8 Mithun was the lead designer for the IslandWood learning center on Bainbridge and the new Nordic Museum in Ballard. The firm will provide us with critical information that we need to define the scope of the project, including preliminary concept designs, building cost estimates and timelines, permitting requirements, and parking needs. We should have the study report in fall 2018. Another exciting project on the horizon is the renovation of the Waterfront Trail connecting Foster Island and Marsh Island in the Arboretum. The City has secured about $1.4 million from various funding sources and is already Trail Work: Funds have been secured for assessing the repairs that need to be made to certain sections of the trail. renovating the Waterfront Trail. CENTENNIAL GARDEN OPENS In September 2017, the Arboretum opened its newest ornamental display—the Azalea Way Centennial Garden—to the public. Located by the pond at the south end of Azalea Way, the summer-themed garden celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Seattle Garden Club, which has a long and influential history in the Arboretum. Funding for the garden was provided by the Garden Club and the Foundation. The centerpiece of the garden is a long, curving, stone bench that offers views across the pond to the tree-clad hillside beyond. Hydrangeas are the summer-blooming stars of the show, while plantings of rhododendrons and enkianthus connect the garden to the spring-flowering displays on Azalea Way. In mid-September, about 90 members of the Garden Club came to the Arboretum to celebrate the club’s centenary and formally open the new garden. The festivities included a colorful parasol parade down Azalea Way. 9 A GIFT TO RENEW THE AN EXCITING YEAR AT THE JAPANESE GARDEN BOULEVARD CORRIDOR The year 2017 was a big one for the Seattle Japanese Garden, with more In spring 2018, the Foundation received than 100,000 visitors coming through a very generous gift of $275,000 from our gates. Our wonderful volunteer a friend of the Arboretum. Much guides from Arboretum Unit 86 led of the gift is designated to pay for 236 tours of the garden, while our the cleanup and enhancement of hard-working Niwashi volunteers collections along the Lake Washington donated over 1,000 hours helping Boulevard and Loop Trail corridors. the horticulture staff with garden The project will include major removals maintenance. Butoh Dancer: A young visitor enjoys a performance during First Thursday. of invasive weeds along the corridors In partnership with Seattle Parks and and Arboretum Creek, plus significant Recreation, we also debuted two new public programs focused on engaging our pruning and new planting to improve local community: First Thursday and Family Saturday. The programs feature aesthetic and wildlife value. The project special exhibits, demonstrations, storytelling, craft activities, and more. Entry will significantly enhance the “curb to the garden is now free from 3 p.m. until close during our First Thursday appeal” of the boulevard and better programs every month. And with the help of new grant funding in 2018, we set the tone for what a visitor might are able to offer free entry for children 12 and under from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. expect from our world-class Arboretum. during Family Saturdays. These are big strides towards increasing access to the We’re excited that part of the gift will garden—a major goal for both the Foundation and Seattle Parks. be used to unlock matching funds from Several small projects completed in the garden during the winter off-season the Student Conservation Association helped us refine the landscape. Senior Gardener, Pete Putnicki, describes the and recruit youth from primarily garden as “a garden of inches,” where each tiny change has a distinct effect South Seattle schools to work for four upon the landscape. The replacement of a hedge near the Tateuchi Community weeks on the project in summer 2018 Room with a traditional bamboo fence in the “teppo-gaki” style has certainly and learn about careers in ecological made a significant impact! Mark Meenan of the American Bamboo Company restoration. taught the garden’s horticultural team how to GARDEN PARTY: hand-knot the bamboo poles together with twine FESTIVAL IN THE using a technique that has been practiced in Japan for centuries. EVENING SUN April visitors to the Garden enjoyed seeing another maintenance project done in a traditional fashion: the replacement of the machiai roof in the tea garden. The machiai is a small structure beside the teahouse used as a meeting place before the tea ceremony begins. Our Shoseian teahouse has a beautiful Roof Replacement: The machiai in the tea copper roof, but the machiai roof had fallen garden with its new roof. Join us on Thursday, July 12, into disrepair. Thanks to a special donation 2018, from 6 to 9 p.m. for a made just for this project, we were able to commission the services of local craftsman summer evening in the Seattle Dale Brotherton and his Takumi Company to replace the roof. Watching Dale work was Japanese Garden, sipping sake a real treat for garden visitors—he builds structures without any screws or nails, instead under the setting sun. Enjoy tra- carefully hand-planing each piece of wood so they fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. ditional Japanese festival fare, For everyone who loves the garden, 2018 offers special new ways to support it. In April, local wine, craft beer, live jazz we unveiled a new membership program available at the garden Gatehouse. Benefits of music, and other surprises. annual membership include unlimited garden access, an invitation to special, members- Proceeds support cultural only hours in the garden, express entry during popular garden events such as Maple programming and maintenance Festival and Tanabata, and early access to ticket sales for our 2018 Moon Viewing event. in the Japanese Garden. Experienced visitors know that early ticket access is the best membership perk—tickets Tickets, $125: available at to the 2017 Moon Viewing sold out in 36 hours! Hot on the heels of the new membership www.seattlejapanesegarden.org. program, we also launched a new donor recognition program—the Camellia Circle— dedicated to the sustainability of the Japanese Garden. 11 VOLUNTEERS MAKE THE ARBORETUM SHINE

The past year saw an uptick in the number of volunteers dedicating their time and effort on behalf of the Arboretum: More than 1,100 volunteers donated over 12,000 hours of work, which had an estimated monetary value of nearly $300,000! But volunteering here is about more than just the numbers—it is also about the heart. People come here to find a community and a sense of belonging. Volunteering at the Arboretum not only allows folks to take on new responsibilities and learn brand new skills, but also to make new friends who share similar interests. Holiday Helpers: Volunteers We have our regulars—the volunteers who bring cheer to visitors at the Arboretum Gift at Gifts & Greens Galore. Shop, the Pat Calvert Greenhouse, the Plant Donations Nursery, or out in the park as Garden Stewards! We are also lucky to have volunteers who routinely help us with our fundraisers and plant sales. All of them play a key role in sustaining the Arboretum. In addition to our regular program- and event-related volunteering, we continued to see a lot of love from corporate and community groups volunteering at the Arboretum! This past fiscal year, nine separate groups conducted work- service projects here, weeding and mulching throughout the plant collection. The majority of these groups return to care for the Arboretum each year and so are developing a legacy of service in the park. We held our annual Day of Caring event here last September, and Earth Day at the Arboretum in April 2018. These two days alone are

12 Day of Caring: More than 130 volunteers helped care for the Arboretum on September 15. OUR PESKY-PLANT responsible for over 1,500 volunteer hours and for nearly 500 new people spending the REMOVAL TEAM! day in the Arboretum weeding, mulching, Did you notice how spectacular and maintaining trails. This past Earth the Arboretum looked this spring? Day, we were delighted to get some great Then please join us in thanking the sponsorship, from Starbucks, Caffe Ladro, Arboretum Garden Stewards for the wonderful weeding they do to Clif Bar, Movin’ 92.5 FM, Sugru, and keep the plant collections looking Brew Dr. Kombucha. their best. From May to November, The Arboretum Foundation Units also Huskies Lend a Hand: 110 students the stewards battle stinky bob, worked hard on behalf of the Arboretum from the UW Track and Field Team came buttercups, horsetails and other this past year. Units 16 and 26 held auctions to the Arboretum for their annual work- pesky plants in the Woodland to raise money for Arboretum projects. service event. Garden and Pacific Connections, and Units 5, 79, 1/75, and 95 participated in various projects to help with our events along Azalea Way. This past year, 35 stewards donated more than 925 and fundraisers, such as making centerpieces and wreaths, writing thank-you hours of work. We also welcomed notes, and donating wine. This past year, we also said a fond farewell to several Ron Schmaltz on board as our new Arboretum Foundation Units (7, 24, 41, and 79) whose members decided it Stewards Assistant (see page 14). was time to focus on other things in life. We thank them all for their years of dedicated service to the Arboretum. At our annual meeting in June 2017, we honored Jeanne Peterson with our Volunteer Legacy Award for her longstanding and passionate commitment to the Arboretum Foundation and the Seattle Japanese Garden. In August 2017, in partnership with UW Botanic Gardens, we had the immense pleasure of hosting our Volunteer Appreciation Party at the Graham Visitors Center. At the party, we honored Ashley George as our Volunteer of the Year for her deep commitment to the Arboretum, both as a Garden Steward and special events volunteer! 13 FAREWELL TO STAFF UPDATE PAIGE In the past year, we welcomed four new staff members to the Arboretum Foundation! In August 2017, Paige Miller left the organization after About 100 guests 10 years of leadership to start a new adventure in New Orleans. We joined us at the Graham hired Jane Stonecipher as our Interim Executive Director, and she now Visitors Center on July oversees the daily operations of the Foundation and works with our 31, 2017, to thank Paige Board and staff to ensure that we continue to fulfill our mission to Miller for her 10 years support the Arboretum. Prior to joining the Foundation, Jane served as Vice President of of valuable service as Business Development and Finance at the Woodland Park Zoo. our Executive Director. A lot happened in the In September 2017, Ron Schmaltz joined our team as the new Garden Arboretum during Stewards Assistant. He coordinates weekly work sessions for the Stewards Paige’s tenure, and volunteers in the Arboretum. Ron worked in IT at Group Health for 26 years in their speeches, before switching to a career in horticulture. He is also a part-time gardener representatives from for UW Botanic Gardens at the Arboretum. all three Arboretum In December 2017, we welcomed Whit Carter on board as our new Events partners recounted and Operations Coordinator. He is responsible for event planning and stories of her support, assisting in gift shop management, and managing our busy acomplishments. Paige office. Outside of work, Whit volunteers at the West Seattle Food Bank, moved to New Orleans where he runs their social media and helps with event planning. to be with her husband, Lee Benner also joined the staff in December as our new Development Biff, and to work with Director. She is responsible for strategic planning and the him on developing a implementation of several key areas of the Foundation’s philanthropic new treatment for late- work. Lee has worked for a variety of non-profits whose missions stage cancers. centered on the environment, education, and civic engagement. Before 14 joining us, she was the Director of the Sustainable Path Foundation. DONORS May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018

We deeply appreciate $2,500 + Arboretum Foundation Unit 22 the generosity of the John A. Wott, Director Anonymous Arboretum Foundation Unit 52 Emeritus Diane Adachi Arboretum Foundation Unit 69 following donors whose Susie Wyckoff Arboretum Foundation Unit 16 Arboretum Foundation Unit 79 gifts ensure that the Arboretum Foundation Unit 80 Arboretum Foundation Unit 86 Steve & B. J. Anderson Arboretum Foundation Unit 98 Arboretum Foundation $5,000+ AHBL Joan Affleck-Smith & Jan Anderson will continue to promote, Tom Alberg & Judi Beck Nepier V. Smith Becker Capital Connie & Richard Albrecht enhance and protect the Bob & Gail Alexander Jeanne Berwick & Jim Degel Dean & Vicki Allen Steve Alley & Amy Scott Betsy Donworth Washington Park Arbo- Anthony Allison & Nancy Randy Cerf Mary Patricia Dougherty Fisher-Allison retum for current and Lori Dickerson Fred Drennan & Teresa Phoebe H. Andrew future generations. Ilga Jansons & Michael Massagli Badgley Phelps Wealth Dryfoos Allan & Barbara Ferrin Managers Nicole & Tim Engle Frederick & Denise Graham Davis Bae Arboretum Legacy Foley Sign Company Jay & Pamela Green Bill & Nancy Bain Camellia japonica ‘Amabilis’ Katharyn Gerlich Mark Hamilton & Suzanne Gifts Della & Bruce Balick The O.D. Fisher Charitable Pat & Mary Ellen Hughes Rapp Jacob Engelstein Kate Janeway Catherine Bath Foundation Juniper Foundation Terry Hayes Stacie & Jeff Feinstein Owen M. Johnson Marie & Mike Bender Susanne Hubbach Susanne Keller K & L Gates Charles Fitzgerald Tom & Lara Keane Lee Benner & Richard Rebecca Cardiff McGoodwin Martin Luther King School Franny Ketcham-Mead Steve & Peggy Garber Jean & Kevin Kelly Kenagy Dream Foundation Kathleen & Richard Lea Hope Garrett Marianne & Wiley Kitchell Jolie Bergman Rachel & Brad Moodie Maple Bay Fund Michael Geri Kathryn Korab & Alex Bruce & Ann Blume $10,000+ Paccar Foundation Jason Morse Theresa Gillespie Hopmann Anonymous (3) Barbara Bonjour Noriko & Doug Palmer Susan R. Moseley Effie & Kevin Gleason Pamela Kraus & Austin Dahl Arboretum Foundation Unit 26 Elisabeth Bottler Saltchuk Resources, Inc. NBBJ Caroline Hazard Goedhart Marcelle LaGrou Jeff & Alicia Carnevali Karen & Kenneth Boudreau Jim Reid & Richard Smith John & Lee Neff Denise Gudwin Gretchen Lambert Diana Gale & Jerry Hillis Bill & Karen Buchan Ghida Sinno Nicki & Mike Nelson Helen & Adam Harmetz Finn Lepsoe Donald G. Graham, Jr. Margaret Cashman & Barbara Ann & Daniel Streissguth Jeanne E. Peterson Lee Heck & Bill McGee Peggy & Ronald Levin Dr. John & Darcy Halloran McCann Edie & John Tenneson Kathleen Pierce Richard & Betty Hedreen Carla & Donald Lewis Carol & John Hoerster Leslie & Dale Chihuly Holly Ulfers Jack & Marilyn Rafn Mary Heim Greg & Corina Linden Shalini & Peter Jacobs Tim Clancy Skip Vonckx & Zanny Milo Roberts Group Carol H. Henderson Ellen Look & Tony Cavalieri Carolyn & Bob Kitchell JoAnn & Rex Clark Ken & Jan Wherry Kimberly Shine Mary Joan Hervey Julie Lowe Jeff Lehman & Katrina Steve & Judy Clifford Tom & Lyn White Marylyn Ward & Jay Johnston Emily B. Heston Renee Lund Russell Pat Crockett & Keith Johnson Peggy Wilton Trina Wherry Harold & Mary Fran Hill Dianne & Dave Marquardt Sherrey & Douglas Luetjen Eliza Davidson & Randolph LaVerne Woods Diane M. Hilmo Pat & Tom McCann Peach Foundation Urmston Jennifer & Scott Wyatt Bill Horder Keith & Mary Kay McCaw Pendleton & Elisabeth Carey $1,000 + Lillian DiGiacomo Hoshide Wanzer Architects Family Foundation Ann P. Wyckoff Amazon Appstore Miller Charitable Foundation Maureen & Ron DiGiacomo Fred Hoyt & Michelle Barry Scott & Shelley McIntyre Marcia & Klaus Peter Zech Arboretum Foundation The Seattle Foundation Daniel Downey Jenefer & David Hutchins John McLaughlin Unit 1/75 Jane & Chuck Stonecipher Julie Eitel Fred & Judy Isaac Arboretum Foundation Unit 5 15 I am lucky enough to live near the Arboretum. I am so thankful for all the work and care that goes into the plants, trees, DONORS and landscaping. It is such a magical place that I want future generations to enjoy. —Beth Zirngible, AF donor

Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Mills $500 + Gerry Smith & Vicki Halper Lorabeth Lawson Susan Ward Potts Richard Weller & Margaret Ellen Minshew Anonymous (3) Dean Hart & Michael Connors Lucky Seven Foundation Andrew Price, Jr. Allen Moccasin Lake Foundation Marilee & Gordon Ahalt Matthew Hastings Carl & Susan Mason Sara Raab McInerny & Tryg Carolyn Whittlesey Egon & Laina Molbak Catherine Allan Patricia & David Anne & Rick Matsen McInerny Debbi & John Wilson Simon & Carol Ottenberg Deborah & James Andrews Helberg-Smukowski Gillian Matthews D & P Roberts Family Karen Overstreet & John Reed Arboretum Foundation Unit 7 Robert Henkens Bill McJohn Foundation Debra Perry Brenda Baltrusch Vincent Herberholt & Paige Miller & Harry Gould Juliet & Stephen Romano $250 + Anonymous Barbara A. Peterson Birgit Behnke Catherine Murray Louis Mills Stacy Rowland Lyle & Betty Appleford Anne Phelps Belle Epicurean Jacobson, Jarvis & Co. Pllc Andy Mitton & Jesse Johnson Diane Sainsbury Judith & Arnold Bendich Monica Posada-Garcia Marjorie Bombar Galen Jefferson Montlake Community Club Mary Saylor Nathaniel Bennett & Rachel Barbara Reskin & Lowell L. Herb Bridge & Edie Hilliard Deborah B. Jensen Gordon & Mary Ellen Mulder Jeff & Julie Schoenfeld Simon Hargens Anne Briggs Karen Johnson Sharon Nelson Charles Smith C.B. Bollen & Michael Michael Riley & Robin Shapiro Phoebe Brockman & Marwan Mark Johnson & Rick Gill Nancy Neraas Heather Smith Eshelman Thurston & Catherine Roach Kashkoush Susannah & Jerome Johnson Eleanor & Charles Nolan Beverly Song & William Andrea Bolliger Iain Robertson & Hady DeJong Daniel Brown Alex Johnston Doug & Nancy Norberg Glassford Christopher Bondy Jeannie & Bill Ruckelshaus Sally Browning Paul Jurek David Ohashi & Jennifer Daniel Sparler & Jeffrey Linda Boyd & Ravi Pandya Mildred Russell Kristin Buckley Nancy Kartes Charlton Schouten Margaret Breen Elena Saba Carol Burns Shirley Kiang Kimberly Ordon & Allan Elaine Springer & Walter Lauren Ari Broderick Peyton & Megan Smith Christine Campbell Karen Koon & Brad Edwards Bakalian Palmer Walt & Dona Bubelis Philip & Susan Stoller Diana Carey Anne Kroeker & Richard Leeds Cathy O’Rear Elaine Starz-Brown Doug & Kay Burke Kimbrough Street & Ilsa & Roger Coleman Michael Lamb & Adam Grutz Sandra Pappas Paula Stewart Harry & Carol Caldwell Arthur P. Schneider Lenore Cote Frank Lawler & Ann McCurdy The Pirie-Newell Family Rebecca & Marvin Strenge Nancy Campbell Linda & David Strout Elisabeth Cox Ann C. Strong Sharon & Craig Campbell James O. Travis Kelly Curtis Joan Suver & Jay Decker Shelly Capeloto Craig Trueblood & Julie Suzette & Leon De Turenne Dan Swanson Susan K. Carter McAvoy Mark Del Beccaro & Dawn David & Nancy Thacher John Cherry Tulalip Tribes Charitable Fund Cotter Rahul Thombre & Margaret Alice E. Chew Peter & Shannon van Oppen Deborah DeWolfe & Kate Hayes Keith Christian Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh Stewart Brian Thompson Sally Clark Ted & Iris Wagner Miles & Elizabeth Drake Michele Tiesse Gilb & Robert Sue & Hugh Clark Eva & Arthur Wahl Jeanne G. Dryfoos Gilb Theodore & Patricia Collins Maggie Walker Tammy Erickson Bill & Catherine Vanderwilt Shaun Corry Deborah & Neal Warner Bill Estes Barbara Warren Patricia L. Coulter Karla & Gary Waterman Gunilla & Jerry Finrow Washington Women’s Melanie Davies & Alex LaVilla Marjorie L. Whiting Gary Fluhrer Foundation Beth Donnellan Roger & Connie Williams Tess Forte & Carl Baker Suzan & Russell Watanabe David Dougherty Barbara Yasui Michael & Melinda Garner Bruce W. Watermann & Patricia Drummond James R. Goodall Linda C. Burnett Susan Eggers & Timothy Keller Katherine Graubard & William Meg & Ron Watson Berberis darwinii Jerry & Debbie Engel Calvin Walter Weber & Teri Kopp Patricia Evans Richard Gross 16 May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018

Todd Fernandez Marshal McReal & John Satish Thatte & Vandana Datye Sarma Davidson Susan & Joseph Fiala Friedman Sue Tong Christine S. Davis First Presbyterian Church Robert Meadows Dino Vasquez Mary & Bruce Davis Judy Fisher Chong & Barbara Merz Jennifer Veninga Gema De Soto Sally Frankenberg Karen Morell Dale Watanabe Karel & William Deibel Ron Friedman Allen & Elizabeth Ayrault Whatley Family Foundation Wendy del Valle Adam & Carol Geballe Moses David & Mary Ashley Williams Karen DeLucas Brian Giddens & Steven Rovig Mary A. Newcomer Shirley & Scott Wilson Alan P. Dodson & Tanya Cameron & David Given Charles Ogburn Omar Watson & George DeMarsh-Dodson Laura B. Gowen Michael O’Malley & Jocelyn Shriver Lue Douthit Robyn Grad Scheintaub Wyman Youth Trust Martha & Richard Draves Demetria Haffenreffer Everett & Andrea Paup Marc & Beth Droppert Donald & Gayle Harris Ruth & Jim Powers Ann & Roger Eastwood Peter & Patsy Haug Charles Price & Glenn Withey $100 + Scott Edwards Catherine Hayes Debra Prinzing & Bruce David Aggerholm & Gwen Sandra & Thomas Eichbaum Mary Jo Heston Brooks Lundberg Janet & Michael Endsley Paul Hogle & Karen Helen Riley Donald J. Ahlstrom Rhododendron adenopodum Mary Engel & Nolan Hester Malen-Hogle Elizabeth & Jonathan Roberts Kate Allen Clair Enlow Herb & Gerry Holley Stephen & Kate Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert Anderson Cassandra Fall Benz & Roberto Carpentier Ann & David Eschenbach Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jensen Judith Rupert Nobuko Anderson Paul C. Benz Richard Chalker Dan & Nancy Evans Jewish Federation of Carole Rush & Richard Andler Sally Anderson Patsy Bergdahl Flo Chambers Sue Ewens & Jim Luby Greater Seattle Mariana Sacristan Siffredi Suzanne & Marvin Anderson Dan Berger Becky Chan & Pat Gariety Helen Farrell Philip & Elizabeth Johnson De Lucas Basil & Gretchen Anex Joseph & Linda Berkson Adam & Samantha Chapman Susan B. Ferguson Susie Johnson Sharsti Sandall & Robert Caleb Karen & David Aoyama Jim & Suzette Birrell Marian T. Childs Charles & Rose Ann Finkel Jim Jorgenson Wilkinson Arboretum Foundation Unit 24 Inez Noble Black Linda Clapham JoAnne Fiorito Duane Kelly Deborah Sawislak Kathleen Archer Mary Black John & Judy Clark Carolyn Fisher Andrew & Polly Kenefick Elizabeth Schott Joan Arnold Marlin & Ellen Blizinsky Erika Clawson Jillian Fisher Jeanie Ketcham Seattle Christchurch Sister City Madeleine Arvold Kenan Block Rita Rae & Richard Cloney Mary Ann Fleck Nancy Ketcham & Mike Association Susan & Stuart Ashmun Gizele Bowen Helen M. Clouston Caralene Fleming Warsinske Frank & Suzanne Shaw Jane Aslanian Tom, Marti, & Kathryn Bowen Tyler Cob Joan Flynn Denise King Michael Shiosaki & Edward Kerry Bair Virginia Brewer Sabra & Richard Contreras Kristina Fordice Cindy & Terry Klett Murray Bill & Norma Baker JP Brigham Beth Cook & Ken Sparks David & Marlene Foster Julie Kouhia Eva Simmer Annette Barca Maureen Brinck-Lund & Eric Peggy Corley Susanne & Bruce Foster John & Laura Kvasnosky Jonathan Smith Gerrit & Pat Barrere Thorsen Julie Coryell & Seelye Martin Alicia Franzese Candy J Lee & Rocke Koreis Stephen Smith & Carla Granat Patricia J. Barthe Eleanor & Alan Brown Florence Covey Max Frause Elizabeth Lee Clark Sorensen & Susan Way Michael Bauman & Tamar Wolf Pat & Richard Bryant Marilyn Covey Susan Fuchs Louisa Malatos Michael & Mary Jo Stansbury Eric & Laura Baumgartner Blake Bundesmann Janet Crites Kristin C. Gabrielson Candy & Richard Mathes Anne R. Steele Jordan Bayles Brian & Daniel Bunten-Foster David Crooker Doreen & Chris Gavin Scott McAdams Barbara & Paul Stephanus Barbara G. Beatty Rhonda & Larry Bush Barbee & James Crutcher Gail J. Gazda Lorne McConachie Dorothy Strong Nancy J. Beckett Carl & Ann Cady Alice Cunningham & Blair Wendy Gibble Chris McKay Harold Taniguchi Patricia Belotti Barbara J. Cain Osborn Deborah L. Giles Robin Bentley Ellen Carnwath Neil Cuthbert Michael & Leslie Gillespie 17 DONORS The Arboretum Foundation is most grateful to our many donors.

Lynda Gilman Sheila Lukehart Yvonne & John Palka Masako Sekimoto L. K. Goodrick Magnolia sieboldii Cathy MacLeod Eriann Pearson & Harry Paula Selas Pat & Dennis Gossler Mary & Gary Madson Cooker Peter Shalit & Bob Clark Scott Graham Carolyn Mattern Katy Pedelty Brad & Linda Shallenberger Debbie Grant Helen Matzger Margaret Pepper Jo-Anne G. Shanahan Jeannie & Charles William C McCahill Jr & Lynn Phillips & Warren Bakken Chris & Nichole Sharpe Gravenkemper Ying Pu Susan Picquelle Tanya Shewchuk Tony & Jean Greenwald Diane McDonald Beverly Pierson Sharron & Robert Shinbo Maren Gribskov & David Karen McFadden Susanna Steiff Pinyuh Kay Shoudy Sumrall Sarah McGann Arlen & Karen Plaister Margaret Sigley Nancy Grout Doug & Theresa McLean Heidi Powell & Andy Jessup Paul Silver & Christina Marra Margaret & Jerome Grubaugh Vera Metz Shizue Prochaska Charles Simenstad & Kate B. Grutz Dennis Meyer Jane & Mark Quehrn Stephanie Martin John W. Hadac Philip Michel Norman Raab Foundation Nancy Simsons Judith R. Hance Lindsay R. Michimoto Katie Randall Peggy Skow Faith Hanna Pamela & Robert Miller Steven Randolph Margaret Alice Soderstrom Katherine Hanson & Michael Mary Monfort Richard Ratliff Mani & Karen Soma Schick Chris & Cara Holloway Barbara & Judd Kirk Renee N. Montgelas Elaine Rea Elsie G. Spinning Aslaug Haraldsdottir & Matt Terry Holme & Jeanne Iannucci Dale Klein Bruce & Joanne Montgomery Evelyn Reed John Spoden Berge Elizabeth Holohan & Joe Slagel Darlene Klein David Moore Mary Reitz Richie Steffen & Rick Peterson Lawrence E. Hard Eric Holtz & Dorothy Jean Eugene M. Kleiner Bobbie & Larry Morris Kelly Rench Jane Stevens Karin Harder Guth Christina Koons & Jim Spencer Morris Laura Rinehart Kay Stimson Lynne & Halstead Harrison Amanda & Andrew Hosch McIntire Rocky Morris Marlene & David Rinker Wilma Stordahl Patricia Hastings Eddie Huang Virginia & Len Korycki Anne & Rollin Morrison Kirk Robbins Ben Streissguth Ellen & David Hecht Jarlath Hume Nancy Kuehnoel & Mark Royce & Rose Morrison Helen R. Roberts John Sullivan Nancy Heckler Stanley W. Hungerford Proulx Motorola Solutions Mr. & Mrs. Donald Rosen Marion Sullivan Heather Heide & Jonathan Luanna Iverson Tina Kuhnle Foundation John Russell Donna Sunkel Heide-Pointl Christina Jallings Mary & David Lamb Daniel J. Mount Anne Ryan Veronica & Bill Sutherland Janet Heineck The James Family Susan Lantz-Dey Diana Neely Meg & Dennis Ryan Christine Sutter Timothy Heitman & Edward Carol Jensen Micki Larimer Steve & Jane Nestor Sharsti Sandall & Robert Natalie & Wayne Suyenaga Chen Barbara Johnson Roseann LaRoque Mary Noble Wilkerson John Swanson & Jan Cranfield Elise Hemenway Marta Johnson & Johann Gary Lasater Cathy Nunneley Martha & Robert Sander Sheila B. Taft Jorja Henikoff Rocholl Jeanne Marie Lee Linda O’Byrne Rachael Satherley Hai Mee Tan Beda Herbison Pam Judge Caroline LeMay Gigli Y. Oh Hans & Lyn Sauter William Thieleman Irma Herrmann Chris & Suzanne Juneau Luanne Lemmer Betty G. Olson Pamela Schell Patrick & Margaret Tyson Genie Higgins Gordon W. Keating Mary F. Lenox Ann & Melbourne O’Mera Kristiann Schoening Denise Van Horn & Tom Heinz Margot & Tim Hill Theresa Keating M. A. Leonard Marilyn O’Neill Lynn & David Schueler Janice Van Sickle Thomas & Arline Hinckley Eric Keiser Andrea Lieberman Mary Clare O’Regan Norman Scott Jo Ann Waldron Joanne Hochberg Thomas P. Kelly Michelle Liles Ann Ormsby David Seater Adrienne Walker William Hochberg Mary Kennedy Arni H. Litt Jonathan & Stephanie Otis Seattle Garden Club Marisa Walker Shannon & Louis Hoffer Virginia King Harriet Litt Laura & David Pace Lawson & Robert Sebris Connie Walsh Sigrid Hokanson Margaret & Jack Pageler Chris & Bryce Seidl Gayle Walters 18 DONORS The Arboretum Foundation is most grateful to our many donors. May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018

Linda Waltie Joan Affleck-Smith & Helen Moodie MEMORIAL GIFTS Anonymous Woodland Park Zoo Society Joy & Mindy Wannamaker Nepier V. Smith Rima Sinno *Gifts have been received in Batch 206 Distillery Starbucks Ruth & Charles Watts Steve Alley & Amy Scott Betty Jane Smith honor of the following Belle Epicurean Jane & Chuck Stonecipher Mary Ellen & Jim Weber Ilga Jansons & Michael Holly Ulfers individuals and groups: Big Trees Inc. Craig Trueblood Susan Weinstein Dryfoos Allan E. Williams Brew Dr. Kombucha Suzan Watanabe Julie & Mike Weisbach Dan Hinkley & Robert Jones Peggy Wilton David L. Aasen Caffe Ladro Willows Lodge Nan Weiss-Ham Carol & John Hoerster John Hiller Zobel Mary Aslanian Sean Carlton Phil Wood Sharlene & Herbert Welsh Carolyn & Bob Kitchell Esther Bath Chateau St. Michelle Carol Baxter Mike Wetter Jeff Lehman & Katrina Russell COMMEMORATIVE City of Seattle MATCHING GIFT Kevin Wherry Sherrey & Douglas Luetjen Nancy Brewster Clif Bar Christine & Bruce White John & Lee Neff TREES Ruth Mary Close Tydi Concrete COMPANIES John Whitehurst Noriko & Doug Palmer *Trees have been dedicated in Betty Comtois Denali Fitness Apple, Inc. James Whitson & Patricia Jeanne E. Peterson honor of the following: Nancy Draper Ron Gagliardo BlackRock Charles Giese The Boeing Company Adams Jim Reid & Richard Smith Nick Beerman Mauro Golmarvi Peter Wickstrand Jane & Chuck Stonecipher Ben Gregory Lynn Gottlieb Chevron Eileen Kilgren Bergman Anne Griffin Kennedy The Bill & Melinda Gates Richard Wieland Dick & Hope Stroble Maureen & Ron DiGiacomo Dan Hinkley Jana Wilkins Craig Trueblood & Julie Larry Lee Carol Hoerster Foundation Jack & Maxine Ford Lou Lorton Google Alan Williams McAvoy Connor Le The Heathman Hotel Susan Williams Skip Vonckx & Zanny Milo Ellen Lyons Susie Johnson Home Depot Margie Malinawski Rebecca McGoodwin Microsoft Susan Winokur & Paul Leach Marylyn Ward & Jay Johnston Peggy Wilton KIND Barbara Winquist Trina Wherry Rita Marie McGovern Carolyn & Bob Kitchell Network For Good Thomas Winter & Corinne Tom & Lyn White Carl Meurk KUOW 94.9 FM Saltchuk Thwing Roger & Connie Williams GIFTS IN HONOR BJ Parrish Chris & Betsy Larson T-Mobile USA, Inc. Kaycie Wood John A. Wott, *Gifts have been received in Dr. Sarah Reichard Jeff Lehman & Katrina Russell Phil Wood Director Emeritus honor of the following: Barbara Robles Madison Park Bakery Every effort has been made to Lorna & Louis W. Roebke ensure that our donor lists are Douglas & Susan Woods Jennifer & Scott Wyatt Arboretum Foundation Staff Movin’ 92.5 Lyn Sauter accurate. If you have a correc- Art & Susan Wright Richard & Nancy Beren Residence Inn Marriott Sebastian tion to this donor list, please Kunfeng Scott Wu Diane Carlson Terry Mayberry COMMEMORATIVE Elenore & Paul Thienes contact us at 206.325.4510. Kathryn & John Yerke Austin Dickerson Mayflower Park Hotel BENCHES Norma Vonckx Marcia L. Zervis Ron & Maureen DiGiacamo Ciscoe Morris *Benches have been dedicated Betty Elizabeth Wood PHOTO & IMAGE Louis & Corinne Zibelli Jeaneite Given Daniel Mount Gayle Ziese Phillips in honor of the following: Jacqui Naylor & Art Khu CREDITS Herb & Gerry Holley IN KIND GIFTS Dee Zimmerman Ira & Luba Alexander Ciscoe Morris Noriko & Doug Palmer Featured photos by Arboretum Janis Zinanni 501 Commons GreatBlue Photos Foundation staff, except for: Dream Foundation Sherrey Luetjen A Place For Mom Beth Zirngible Scholarship Students at the Suzanne McLaughlin Queen Bee Bakery Sam Fu – page 5 (top right), Aegis Living St. Clouds Restaurant & page 8 Martin Luther King School Linda O’Bryne Joan Affleck-Smith Lynn Chapman Marge Padelford Catering David Hutchins – page 6, EDUCATION Arboretum Foundation Seattle’s Child page 12 (top left) Mike Dillon Carol Scott Unit 1/75 CENTER Carolyn Kitchell John Wott Seattle Petanque Club Ted Alger – page 5 (bottom Arboretum Foundation Smith Brothers Farms left), page 7 (top right) Seymour Kunis Unit 95 TWIGS Diane Adachi Streissguth Gardens David Rosen – page 11 (left) Rev Marcel Rene Minshew Hotel Andra Sugru Aurora Santiago – page 11 (right) Washington Park Arboretum 2300 Arboretum Drive East NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE Seattle, WA 98112-2300 PAID SEATTLE, WA PERMIT NO. 126

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