2017 Giving Societies

In 2017, our generous donors provided $41,999 to help fund the Kalamazoo Literacy Council and its vision to empower adults to reach their full potential. We are very grate for those who supported us:  

Burdick-Thorne Foundation

Chemical Bank

The H.P. and Genevieve Connable Fund

Kalamazoo Rotary Club

Elizabeth Upjohn Mason

Pfizer Foundation

Volunteer Program

Louise & George Robeck

William & Melinda Scott

Water Street Coffee Joint Literacy Connection Benefit

Paula Aldridge

William Dimond

Judy Kepler

Julie & Keith Lewandowski

Molitor Family Foundation

MPI Research

The Project Group

Marie Rogers

Bruce & Katherine Shurtz

Michaline Sinkula

Tyler Little Family Foundation

Marilyn Vineyard

William Willging

Heather Adams

Harold & Sherry Bate

Robin Byrn

Phyllis Chenery

Anders Dahlberg

Jim & Colleen Edwards

Sonia Hill

Jack & Andy Hopkins

Darlene & Timothy Hybels

Geneva Jackson

Joel & Florence Orosz

Eduardo Osorio

Iris Salters

Karl Sandelin

Liz Semaan

Taco Bob’s Fundraiser 

Herb Ayers & Beth Hartman

Jack Barry

Roxanne Barry

Martha Beverly

Robert Borsos

Janice Brown

Nancy Busso

David & Kathleen Campbell

Margaret Carr

Jim Carter, MD

Susan Caulfield

Christine Chadderdon

Michael Cockrell

Liz Colson

Peter Colson

Suzanne Cook

Marge Davies

Dawn DeLuca

Nathaniel & Carolyn Devries

John Dillworth

Mark & Diane Donovan

Bob & Mary Doud

Douglas & Son Inc.

Steve East & Katie Johnson

Randall & Diane Eberts

Michael D. Evans

Fetzer Institute Matching Gifts

Leigh Arden Ford

Warren Fritz

Deborah Gang & Alan Sylvester

Dale & Yvonne Gatz

Scott Goodwin

Charles Grdina

Gail Griffin

Ed & Ginnie Hessler

John Holmes & Jane Nelson-Holmes

Julie & Tom Horkey

Innovative Analytics

David Isaacson

Jerry & Barbara James

Marge Kars

Audrey Ketchum

Ann Marie & Otto Kreuzer

Millie Lambert

Jacqueline LaParl

Gail Ledbetter

Albert Little

Robert Little

Harry & Carol Madison

Melanie & Jack Manis

George Miller

John & Dallas Morgan

Thom Myers

Pamela Obed

Noel Ocen

Dr. Mark & Natalie Jones Orbe

Don & Ann Parfet

Ann Paulson

John & Joyce Petro

Ross Pollard

Gwen Raaberg

Robert Rasmussen

Thomas Richardson

Hon. Julie Rogers & Dr. Ed Orloff

Jean Runge

Georgiana Rush

Rhianna Russell

Frank Sardone & Susan Fall

Mark & Cynthia Schauer

Chris Scheller

Marilyn & Larry Schlack

Martha Semaan

Paula Shelhamer

James & Carole Smith

Mary Spradling

Vern & Lyda Stillwell

Gary & Rita Swain

John & Shirley Swanson

Michael Tabiadon

Robert & Susan Thayer

Monica Tory & Jonathan Evans

Jack Urban

Mary Ann Wannamaker

Elizabeth Warner

Susan Warner (in honor of Ann Rohrbaugh)

William & Donna Wilford

Paul Williams

Sharon Williams

WMU Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Janet Wolf

 

Charlia Aardema

Dale Abbott

Kim Adams

Irfan Alibhai

Richard & Kay Anderson

Emily Arndt

Jo & Chet Arnold

Melanie Baird

Teresa Barnes

Leigh Barry

Rina Battani

Stephanie Bayma

Corey Beech

Gordon & Ellen Bolar

Fontayne Bovee-Simpson

Sue Brant

Anne Briggs (in honor of Janet Herrington)

Mary and Donald Brown

Marian Burkey

Anthony Callaway

Cartridge World

Marc Chenier

Frank Cody

Grace Colson

Don & Kathy Cooney

Joseph Costello

Helen Coverdale

Jenifer Czach

Kay Davis

Dennis DeHaan

Hendrik Devries

Danna Downing

Debra Driver Cassell

Michael Dunn & Marsha Meyer (in honor of Kathy Jennings)

Karen & Stuart Eddy

Elaine Ephraim

Steve & Connie Ferguson

Kate Ferraro

Lisa & David Finn

Jackie Finnerty

Dmitry & Galina Fisenko

Laura Fisher

Beverly Fogarty

John & Ann Fraser

Emily Freed

Barbara Frisbie

Timothy Gallagher

Linda Gay

Marlin Gerber

Amy Gilmore

Shannon Goodwin

Mary Gustas

Michael Guyton

Janet Hamilton

Aaron Hart

Keith Hayden

James & Martha Hilboldt

Carolyn Hilgart

Carl Ill

Lisa Jones-Parra

Kalamazoo Community Foundation Matching Grant

Joseph Kanamueller

Jim Kindle

Toni & Bob Kowalski

Elissa la Bagnara

Catherine Larson

Dale Latulippe

Claudia Lee

Richard Liston

Claudine Madi

Sarah Mansberger

Andrew Marshall

Joseph & Barbara McAllister

Jason McBride

James & Amy Melvin

Caron & William Merrow

Michelle Miller-Adams

Merri Moore

Brenda & Jeff Murphy

Wanda Myrick

Marian Nelson

Catherine Niessink

Lauren Norman

Stacy Nowicki

Carla Obringer

Lindsay O’Donohue

Steve Ott

Mary Overman

Priscilla Pedraza

Leslie Pettis

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts

Romeo Phillips, Ph.D.

Sally Pitt-Van Buren

Tom & Mary Platte

Mary Polus

Ted Potyrala

Mary Rademacher

Judi Rambow

Rhonda Ramsey

Mark & Jennifer Rankin

Helen Reinkensmeyer

Robyn Richardson

Arthur Roberts &

Betty Lujan-Roberts

Ann Rohrbaugh

Brenda Saylor

Eileen Scamehorn

Matthew Schlegel

Angela Schultz

Emil Semaan

Lynn Semaan

Joan Sevcik

Chris & Katherine Shook

Lori Sims

Mary Smyser

Janet Snyder

Cheryl TenBrink

Don Theis

David Thompson

Cheryl Throgmorton

Farida Touma

Thomas & Kathleen Vance

Pam Vanderklok

Catherine Vandermaas

Jon & Courtenay Vandermolen

Ed & Sue Vanecek

Sherie Veramay

Jacqueline Wahl

Angela & Justin Weber

Roger & Maggi Weinberg

Adam Westhouse

Harold & Madelyn Wiersma

Joe Wilford

Sonia Wilkerson

Janet Willging

Elaine & James Williams

Kimberly Willis

Holly Wohlfert

Jennifer Wu 

Rebecca L. Noricks

Lyda Stillwell

Dr. Richard Westerman

W.K. Kellogg Foundation