2018 Giving Societies

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