In 2018, our generous donors helped fund the Kalamazoo Literacy Council and its vision to empower adults to reach their full potential. We are very grateful for those who supported us:
Burdick-Thorne Foundation
Chemical Bank
Jeff & Marcia Daniels
Eaton Corporation
The H.P. and Genevieve Connable Fund
Elizabeth Upjohn Mason
George & Louise Robeck
Marie Rogers
William & Melinda Scott
Tyler Little Family Foundation
Water Street Coffee Joint
Paula Aldridge
Louise & Don Berdahl
William Dimond
Judy Kepler
Chris Kuthe
Julie & Keith Lewandowski
Molitor Family Foundation
Pfizer Your Cause Matching Gifts
The Project Group
Frank Sardone & Susan Fall
Bruce & Katherine Shurtz
Marilyn Vineyard
Harold & Sherry Bate
Robin Byrn
Susan Caulfield
Suzanne Cook
Dawn DeLuca
Mary & Bob Doud
Jim & Colleen Edwards
Nina Feirer
Dr. Donald & Katherine Greydanus
Tom Hagadone & Pam Miller
Sonia Hill
Jack & Andy Hopkins
Innovative Analytics
Kalamazoo Corvette Club
Joel & Florence Orosz
Eduardo Osorio
Mark & Donna Oudersluys
Iris Salters
Liz Semaan
Taco Bob’s
Robert & Susan Thayer
VML Foundation
The Ample Pantry
Herb Ayers & Beth Hartman
Roxanne Barry
Martha Beverly
Mary & Donald Brown
Dr. Elizabeth Burns & Roger Zinser
David Campbell
Margaret Carr
Jim & Carol Carter
Phyllis Chenery
Paul & Karen Collier
Liz Colson
Maxx Colson
Don & Kathy Cooney
Harvey Crawley
Marge Davies
Josh & Kristy Deiters
John Dillworth & Dorilee Crown
Mark & Diane Donovan
Douglas & Son Inc.
Steve East & Katie Johnson
Michael D. Evans
Susan Fales
Fetzer Institute Matching Gifts
Greg Fitzgerald
Leigh Arden Ford
Deborah Gang & Alan Sylvester
Dale & Yvonne Gatz
Donald Gilmer & Lynn Weimeister
Gail Griffin
John Hall
Theresa Hazard
Jill & Jessica Hermann-Wilmarth
Ed & Ginnie Hessler
James & Martha Hilboldt
Henrik Holm
Thomas & Gitty Huff
David Isaacson
Karen Jennings
Leslie Jones-Parra
Robert Jorth
Kalsec Matching Gifts
Marge Kars
Catherine Larson
Gail Ledbetter
Lit for Reading
Mary Mannion
Joseph & Barbara McAllister
James & Amy Melvin
Terry Morrow
Maggie Mosby
Vi Murphy
Thom Myers
Abigail Nappier
Marian Nelson
Pamela Obed
Noel Ocen
Betty Lee Ongley
Seaborn & Nani O’Quinn
Dr. Mark & Mrs. Natalie Jones Orbe
Don & Ann Parfet
Ann Paulson
John & Joyce Petro
Gloria Gwen Raaberg
Holly Ramsdell
Nicole Reames
Helen Reinkensmeyer
Arthur Roberts & Betty Lujan-Roberts
Lindy Rose
Jean Runge
Pamela Rups
Mark & Cynthia Schauer
Chris Scheller
Martha Semaan
Paula Shelhamer
James & Carole Smith
Susan Sobeck
Vern & Lyda Stillwell
Shirley Swanson
Amy Upjohn & Brad VanderBerg
Pamela Vanderklok
Ed & Sue Vanecek
Bill & Carrie Venema
Susan Warner
Von Washington
William Wilford
Paul Williams
Carolyn Williams (in honor of Dawn DeLuca’s birthday)
Derek & Adrienne Wissner
Drew & Rachel Worgess
Charlia Aardema
Heather & Gary Adams (in memory of Jerome Kohel)
David Anderson
Jo & Chet Arnold
Melanie Baird
Teresa Barnes
Hillary Berry
Norm & Rita Bober
Raven Britt
Cara Burwell
Amy Campbell
Tory & Tim Cane
Ann Cendrowski
Corrine Cendrowski-Haley
Chris & Dave Chadderdon
Allisa Chamberlin
Janet Clemons
Ron & Nancy Crowell
Mary Patricia Denny
Randy DeSantis
Debra Driver Cassell
Steve & Connie Ferguson
Kate Ferraro
Lisa & David Finn
John & Beverly Folz
Mary Frailing
John & Ann Fraser
Emily Freed
Barbara Frisbie
Lydia Garcia
Linda Gay
Lucia Giacomantonio
Kelly Grace
Charles & Linda Grdina
Mary Gustas
Michael Guyton
Judith & Randall Halseth
Caroline Ham
Daniel Harris
Elizabeth Hart
Frederick & Terina Harvey
John & Linda Hayden
Carolyn Hilgart
Hon. Bobby Hopewell
Jim Hopfensperger
Marianne Houston
Carl Ill
Jerry & Barbara James
Hal Jenson, MD
Judy Jolliffe
Lisa Jones-Parra
Kalamazoo Community Foundation Matching Grant
Joseph Kanamueller
Elizabeth Kerlikowske
Colleen Kincade
Mary Koenigsknecht
Toni Kowalski
Jane & Ron Kramer
Dan Kucab
Elissa la Bagnara
Millie Lambert
Dale & Laura Latulippe
Cindy Leder
Cyekeia Lee
Richard Liston
Harry & Carol Madison
Sarah Mansberger
Michelle Miller-Adams
Melissa Montague
Gary & Elaine Morrow
Brenda Murphy
Catherine Niessink
Heather Oestrike & Thomas Schripsema
Judy Oliver
Shirley Palmer
Vanessa Pinto
Tom & Mary Platte
Liz & John Polasek
Amanda Posey
Chris Praedel
Mary Rademacher
Cheryl & Bob Reinhardt
Phil & Ellen Robertson
Ann Rohrbaugh
Georgiana Rush
Leslie Sandifer
A.Eileen Scamehorn
Janet Scarrow
Andrew Schick
Joan Sevcik
Mary Smyser
Janet Snyder
Bob & Diana Spradling
Jill Steiner
Mabel & Jochanan Stenesh (in memory of Myrtle Zietlow)
Lisa Aren Strubbe
Linda Sudeikis
Rhianna Tabiadon
Rebecca Taylor
Cheryl TenBrink
Don Theis
Cheryl Throgmorton
Monica Tory
Thomas & Kathleen Vance
Andrea VanDyke
Mark & Karen Veenendaal
Patricia Vinge
Jacqueline Wahl
Holly & Joe Walls
Amy Warren
Angela & Justin Weber
Jim & Sue Weeldreyer
Roger & Maggi Weinberg
Katie Weirick
Literacy Advocate ($100-$249)
Vern & Lyda Stillwell
Literacy Partner ($1-$99)
Rebecca L. Noricks