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FOUNDING BENEFACTORS

  • Jacobs Family fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
  • Mary & Jim Ottaway

Corporate and foundation grants

Anonymous (3) • Baldwin Wealth Partners • BankFive • Barry Investment Advisors • BayCoast Bank • Braitmayer Foundation • Bristol County Savings Bank • Carney Family Charitable Foundation • Charles L. Barmonde Fund • CHT Foundation • Cuttyhunk Ferry* • Fiber Optic Center • GroundTruth • HandUp Mattress Resale & Recycling • Imtra Corporation • Insulet Corporation • Island Foundation • Jacobs Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation • LandVest • Merck Family Fund • Morton’s Fork Catering Company* • NewsMatch • Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation • Rathmann Family Foundation • Report for America • Schrafft Charitable Trust • Adam R. Scripps Foundation • Shaw Donor Fund • Servedwell Hospitality • Skip’s Marine Supply • Sylvia Group • The Tow Foundation • Tonix Pharmaceuticals • Whaling City Sound


Individual Gifts

A

Jane Abbott • Steven Abdow* • Susan Adams • David Airozo • Joan Akin* • Lisa Aldrich CPA PC • Sally Aldrich • Edward Allard • Leo & Jocelyn Allen • Sam Allis • Frank Almeida • Robert Almy* • Joel Alvord & Lisa Schmid • Sarah Alvord* • Melissa Alwang • Heather Amsden* • Ben & Vanessa Anderson • Dana Anderson* • Donnie Anderson • James Anderson* • Robert Anderson* • Dr. Patricia Andrade • Peter Andrews* • Anonymous (3) • Elizabeth Antonell • Mark Araujo • Dickon & Cece Armstrong* • Kai Bridge Armstrong • Maureen Armstrong • Nicole Arnold • R.S. Arnold • Trish & Chris Arnold • Albert Arthofer • Henry Arruda • Paulina Arruda • Christine Ash* • Jane H. Ash • Sarah Athanas* • Carol Atkinson • Anne & Greg Avis • George Azzariti

B

Barbara Schaffer Bacon • Peter Bailet • Bruce Bailey* • Jessica Bailey* • Deborah Baker • Hope Baker* • Ian Baker* • Toby Baker • Howard & Gretchen Baker-Smith • Lisa Balaschak* • Douglas Balder & Joan DeCollibus • Chris Baldwin & Sally Reyering • Michael Baldwin • Taylor Baldwin • Gina Balestracci* • Lenore Balliro • Jan Baptist* • Daniel Baptista • Bill & Beth Barker • Charles Barmonde & Aiden FitzGerald • Soo & Sam Barnard • Rebecca Barnes • Shaleen Barnes • Carol Barnewolt • David Barrett • Dana Barrows • Lucy Bartholomay • Natalie Bartlett* • Christina Bascom • Bianca & Michael Bator • Thelma Baxter • Milo & Robin Beach • Mark Bear* • Gale & Tom Beaton • John & Jackie Beauregard • Kate Beauregard • Diane Beauvais • Bob & Pam Beck • Nancy Becker • Nate Bekemeier & Penny Brewer • Alan Bedard • Roy Belcher • Tom Bell • Robert Benavidez* • Charles Bencal • Arthur Bennett • Laura Bennett • Lloyd Bennett • Maria Benson* • Dorothy Bentley • Martin Bentz* • Martha & Gunnar Berg • Ned Berke* • Tobe Berkovitz* • Charlotte Berman • Mindy Berman • Pamela Bermudez • Barbara Bernard • Molly Bernard* • W. & R. Bernheimer • Michele Bernier • Donna M. Berry • Thomasin Berry • Sarah Bertovich*  • JoAnn Bertrand • Diane & Warren Berube* • Dan Berwick • Rachel Besen* • Teresa Betit • Jan & Chuck Bichsel* • Jono Billings Cuttyhunk Ferry* • Sandra Bilodeau* • Christine M. Black* • Lee Blake • Elizabeth & Peter Blanchard • James Bobrick • John Bockstoce • Linda Bodenmann • Lindley Boegehold* David Bogen • Greg Bongiorno • Mr. & Mrs. Willard S. Boothby III • Karen Bordeleau • Marjorie Borden* • Bettina Borders & Vic Mailey • JB Borges • Neal Borstein • Nicole Boucher • Carol Bowen • Robert Bowen* • Travis Bowie & Katherine McGonigle • Frederick Boyd* • Eric Braitmayer • Nancy Braitmayer • David Branco • Morgan Brandso* • Nannette Braucher* • Carol & Christopher Brennan • Mel & Jim Bride* • Victoria Bridges • Marlissa Briggett • Julius & Sandra Britto • Deborah Persons Brooke • Pauline Brookfield • Allen Brooks • Camilla Brooks • Diane Brown-Couture* • Barb & Stu Brown • Nancy Brown • Robert & Hanne Browne* • David Brownell* • Chad Brubaker • Theresa Brum • Nils Bruzelius • Irene & Norm Buck* • John Buck* • John & Laurie Bullard • Pamela Bullard • William & Diana Bullard • Judy & Tom Bullitt • Adrian Burke • Richard & Jayne Burkhardt • Andy & Amy Burnes • Toby & Barbie Burr • Charlene Burton • John Busch

C

Jeannine Cabral • Kathryn Calado • Ann & David Caldwell • Lean Camara • Lisen Cameron • Ginger & Don Canfield* • Steven Capella*• Cindy Carey • Russ & Lorraine Carey • Tracy Carreiro* • Paul Carrier • Michelle Carrier-Trial • Kathleen Carter • Maria Jose Carvalho • Anne Cass • Dexter Cate • Ellen Cavanaugh* • Leo & Amy Chausse • Greg Check • Gerry Chervinsky • Ami Chitwood • Sunny Chumack* • Deborah Ciolfi & Chris Pilkington* • Gloria Clark* • Thomas Clemow • Jo Clermont • Lynn Coish • Robert Coleman • Jenna Coller • Deborah Comey • Elise Conde • Jean Conley & Stephen Tripoli • Barbara Connolly • Mary Beth Connolly* • Phoebe Constan • Jane Constant • Leslie Conway* • Alison Coolidge & Tom Boreiko • Mimi Coolidge • Marc Cooper • Patrice Cooper • Mary & Allyn Copp • Bill & Janet Coquillette • Sandy Cormier* • Joanne Correia* • Jeanne Costa • Jeff Costa • Joanne Costa* • Mandi Costa • Christopher Cote • Chuck Cotter & Marilyn Saint-Aubin • Jonathan Couture* • Peter Covill • Elizabeth Coxe & David Forney • Dwight & Loretto Crane • Oxford Creamery • Douglas Crocker • Evelyn Crocker • David & Victoria Croll • James & Edwina Cronin • Catherine Crosby* • Tom Crotty* • Martha Crowley* • Carl J. Cruz • Dave & Mary Joe Cuddy* • Victoria Cunningham • Leigh Brownell Currens* • Paul Cusson • Molly & Philip Cutler • Walter J. Czerny, Jr.

D

Fred & Kate Dabney • Manuela DaCosta • Paula Daigle • Sylvia Daley • Joan Dalton* • John Dalton • Jocelin Demakis Daluz • Kathleen Damaskos • Michele Dandrea* • Gail Davidson • Hugh Davis • Sue & Bob Daylor • Cornelia Dean • Elizabeth & Nicholas Deane • Julia Decot • Richard DeCoux • Helen DeGroot* • John H. Deknatel and Carol M.Taylor • Catherine Delano • Lynne DeLucia • Peter Demakis • Michele DeMary • Kathie Deneault • Elizabeth DiCarlo & Beverly Baccelli • James & Carol Dildine • William L. Dills • Allan & Priscilla Ditchfield* • Beth & Michael Doherty • Joan Dolian • Scott Doliner • Anne Donnellon • Ruth Doran • Jon Dorn • Wendy Dorsey • George dos Santos* • Rev. John & Zelinda Douhan • Robert Dowd • Paul Downey • Joanna Dresser • Margaret Drew* • Kim Driscoll • Pamela Drouin • Vic Duarte • Richard Duncan • Samuel Duncan • Elaine Dupre • James Durning • Michael Dury

E

Anne Eades* • Kristen Eastman • Rebecca Eaton & Steven Ashley • Pete Eckerson • Stefan Edick • Jim & Nancy Edwards • Melanie & Tanina Edwards-Tavares* • Rachel Eisendrath • Rebecca Eissenova* • John Eklund* • Louise Elefante • Deborah Elfers Haffenreffer & Mark Haffenreffer* • Lisa Elliott • John Elsaesser • Kathy & David Ennis • Bethany Enzian • Luise Erdmann • Michael Esposito • Elizabeth Eustis • Mara Evans • Jeanne Evenden

F

Richard Fabio • Michael & Megan Falvey • Eileen Farley • Carole & Frank Farrell • Katherine Farrish • Helga Faulenbach • Nancy Feeney • Paul Fenaux* • Peter Fenn • Linda & Peter Fenton • Kate & David Fentress* • Carole Ferguson* • Kerry & Scott Ferguson • John Fernandes • Diane Fernandez • Anne Ferreira* • John Ferreira • Jason Fiering • Jeanne Filiault •  John Finley & Stan McGee • Ernest Fisher • Nicholas B. Finn • Susan Finn • Jerry Fishbein • Gerald & Holly FitzGerald • Allison Flaherty • Donald Fleming, Esq. • Alice Flint • Kathie Florsheim • Debby Flynn • Sarah Flynn & David Prosten • Marie Fontaine* • Deedee & Stewart Forbes • Margaret Forbush • Wendy Forbush • Jean Fordyce* • Gail Fortes • Ann Fox* • Todd Foy* • Brian Fraga • Anthi Frangiadis • Anne Franzino • Jared Fredrickson* • Janet Freedman & Andy Peppard • Robert French* • Tom & Jill French • Hetty Friedman Designs* 

G

Glenn Gabbard* • Susan Gabert • Robert Gadon • Katherine Gagne • Michael Gagne • Genesis Galan* • Lois Gallant • Katherine Knutsen & Michael Gallant • Laura & Will Gardner* • Seth Garfield • Joanne Garfield • Natalie Garfield • Linda Garibaldi • Sarah Garraty • Peter & Deborah Gates • Patricia Gatto • Katherine & Philip Gaudet •  Suzanne & George Gebelein* • Constance Gee • Judith Gengler* • Nancy Gentile* • Gloria George-Dowd • Miryam Gerson • David Giblin • Alex Gil • Matthew Gilbert • David Gilbertson • Fain Gildea* • Peggy Gildersleeve • Rosemary Gill • Gay Gillespie • David Gillies* • Kimberly Gilman • Gilmour Family • Hugh Gilpatric* • Phoebe Girard • Bernard Giroux • Mary Sue Gladstone • Jeffrey Glassman • Georgia Glick • Barbara & Milton Glicksman* • Sharon Gochenour* • Buzz & Kim Goddard • Wendy H. Goldberg • Arthur & Trudy Golden • Francisco Goldman* • Linda R. Gomes* • Joanne Gonet • Kevin Gonzalez* • Jeffrey & Molly Goodman • Sally Goodman & Jonathan Schwartz • John Gorczyca • Jack Gorman • Beth Gormley • Joanne Gracia* • John Graef • Ben Graham • Margaret Grant • Miles Grant • Abby Gray • Bob & Elaine Gray • Joseph Greaney* • Stacy Greenspan • Charlotte Greeson • Gerard Grenier • Marjorie & Nick Greville • William Griffen • Lawrence Griffin • Carole Griffith • Dr. James Griffith • Noah Griffith* • Tricia Grime • Gary & Susan Grosart* • Kathleen Guarino* • Peter Guernsey • Jon Gunschel • Valerie & Ihsan Gurdal • John Gushue • Chris Gustin • Philip Guymont & Susan McLaren 

H

Pat Haddad • Janice Hagerman • Candice Hahn • Rob Haimes & Joan Shafran • Nicole Hales* • Amy Haley • Jennifer Hall • Jocelin Hamblett • Charlotte Hamlin* • Teresa Hamm* • Margot Hand • Nancy Harding* • Nancy Harmon • Caren Harple • David & Maria Harrington • Andrew Harris* • R. M. Hart • Helena & Ken Hartnett* • Milena Haskovec • Carla & Steve Hatfield • Adam Hausknecht* • Elizabeth Hausknecht • Peter Hawes* • Ariel Hayes • Annie Hayes • Laurie Hays* • Harriet & John Hazard • Deirdre Healy • Kimberly Heard • Gerald Hebert • Paul & Carolyn Hebert • Kaiya Hefele • Susan Heide • Anne & Jerry Heller • Joe Hellyar • Richard Hendey • Ed Henschel • William Herbert* • Sandra Hering* • Judy & Ted Herlihy • Sarah Herman • Stacie & Mark Hess* • Frederick Hewett* • Stephen Hickox • Cile Hicks • Mr. and Mrs. Prentiss Higgins • Jack Hillier •  Helen Hobbs • Matthew Hobbs • Nelson Hockert-Lotz & Susan Goldsmith* • Carol Hogan • Maeve Hogan • Edward Hoffer • Patricia Holland • Buell Hollister* • Margaret Hollister • Marlene Holohan • Jeanne Hopkins* • Merita Hopkins & James Ring • Rick & Jackie Hopp • Lowis & Jay Horowitz • Robert Horton • Ilene Horvitz • Jack and Laurie Howard • Jeremy Howard • Alex Bundy Howell* • Austin Hoyt • Jim & Jan Hudson •  Jim & Bess Hughes • Maryellen Hughes • Heidi & Arthur Huguley* • Elizabeth Huidekoper* • Michael Humphrey • Barrett Hurwitz • Helen Husher*

I

Ann Harrington Ibara • Joan Indio • Barbara & Richard van Inwegen* • David Isenberg

J

Margaret Jackson • Marsha Jackson • Helene Jacobs • Ilene & Richard Jacobs • Eric James* • David Jeffrey • Susie & Brad Jenkins • Dottie & Geoffrey Jenkins* • Doreen Jennings* • Cindy & Jerry Johnson • Nan Johnson • Ben Jones & Dr. Kimberly Griffith* • Keith Jones • Lawrence Jones • Roger Jones 

K

Karen Kandel • Raphael Kanter • Barbara Kaplan • Darrell & Elisabeth Kastin • Kirk Kathryn • Colleen & Gerry Kavanaugh* • David Kavanaugh* • Lawrence Kavanagh* • Karen Kayser* • Martha & Michael Keating • Joanne Keegan* •  Arne de Keijzer • Susan Kehoe* • John Kelleher • Patricia Kelleher • Kevin Kelley • Nicholas Kelley • Rusty & Betsy Kellogg • Julianne Kelly* • John Kelly • Lilian Kemp • Capt. Jim Kendall • Frances Kennedy • Mary Ellen Kennedy • Mr. and Mrs. William Kennedy • Robert Kenworthy • Andrew Keough • Carol Kerrissey • Julia & Stephen Kiechel • Marion Kimball* • Robert Kirkwood* • Anne Kirschmann • Andrei Klein • Frederick Klein • Leslie Knowles • Nancy Knutsen • Richard Kobayashi • Amelia Koch • Max Kohlenberg* • Rachael Kolb* • Andrew Kolek • George Kontanis • Sheila & Gerard Koot • Susan Korsmeyer • Laura Kreutzer • Jennie Kristel* • Dan Krockmalnic • Susan Krumholz • Susan Kryczka* • Robert Kubiniec • Laura Kuhn • Nancy Kurtz • Dr. Anne C. Kushwaha*

L

Betty Labonte* • Susan Lacey* • Evan Lagasse* • David Lagreze • Christy LaGue • Mia & Michael Lahti • Nan M. Laird & Joel Altstein • Anita Lamothe* • Scott Lang • Ellen Langer & Nancy Hemenway • Larry Langford* • Nancy Langhans • Mary Lapointe • Anne Larner • Carlene B. Larsson / Larsson-Danforth Family • Jonathan Lash • Gay & Robert Lasher • Sebastian Lassalle* • Randy & MJ Lauderdale • Mark Lavallee • Betsy Lawrence* • Leslie Lawrence • Robert & Maria Lawton • Russ Lawton • Anne Layton* • Christine Le Jacq Smith • Richard Leary • Dale Leavitt • Carlene LeBlanc • Susan Leclair* • Dave Lederer • Sarah & Seth Lederman • Anne Lee* • Kevin Lee* • Susan Lee* • Paul Lehner • Martha Leonard • Madeline Leone • Deborah J. Lesco • Doug Lester* • Susan Levasseur* • Frances Levin* • Paul Levine* • Maureen Lewis • Bruce Lider • Jackson Lieb • Light Family • David Lima • Amy Lind • Craig Lindell • Ann Lipham • Julie Lipkin • Mr. Martin Lipman & Dr. Barbara Pearl • Corinne Lippie • Hannah Lloyd* • Lofberg Family Foundation • Maura Lohrenz* • Doreen Lopes-Smith • Regina Lopes • Juliet Loranger • Joan Louden-Black • Anne Louro* • Bette Low • Doretta Lowney • Mark Lubbers • Emily & Peter Luchetti • Beth Luey • Judith Lund • Howard Lurie • Lija Lusis • Maryellen Lutcavage • Trish Lyell & Bob Gilston* • Alan Lynch* • Dale Lynch • Frances Lynch • Kerry Lynch & Dean Slocum • Gail Lyonnais

M

D. Lloyd & Ann Macdonald • Donna MacDonald • Andrea Macha* • Cindy MacLeod* • Ivy and D’Arcy MacMahon* • Leah Macomber • Paul Maeder & Gwill York • Richard Magan* •Deborah Mahoney • Kathleen Mahoney • Mike Mahoney • Timothy Mahoney* • Robert Mahowald • Deborah Mallon • M.E. Malone • Mark Mancuso • Mary Mandeville • Gayle Wells Mandle • Martha E. Mangelsdorf* • Nicholas Mann • Theresa Manning • Jessica Manyan • Diane Marchese • Alvin & Andrea Marcovici • Steven Markowski • David Marks • Francesca Martin • Florence Martocci* • Richard Masciantonio • John Mastrobattista • Harry Matelski • Shane M. Mathews • Carolee Matsumoto & David Gilbertson  • Alyzza May • Joe & Cathy Mayall* • Mary McAuliffe • Nathan McCann • Kathryn & Jeffrey McCarron • Daniel McCorkle • Kristen McCormack & Michael Taubenberger • Daniel McCormick • Roger McDonald* • Joe & Holly McDonough • Freddy & Alex McFerran • Kirsten McGarvey • Peter Mcghee* • Rachel McGourthy • Frances McIntyre* • Regina McIntyre* • Elizabeth McKay • Catherine McKenna • Leslie McKinley • Louise McManus • Maija McManus* • Amanda McMullen • Nancy McMurray* • Pamela McNamara* • Tom McNaught • Jessica McWade • Susan Mead • Susan Meadows • Melissa Medeiros • Sandra Medeiros • Leslie Melby* • Lena Melendez* • Lisa & Andy Mellgard • Beth Mello • Mark Mello • Natalie Mello &  David DiBiasio* • Daniela Melo & Timothy Walker • Joan Menard & Michael Balukonis• Felice Mendell & Marc Cooper • Joanne Mendes • Julia Merrell* • Judith Mickelson • Neil Miller • Rose Miller • Dudley & Dora Millikin • Debbie Millin • Lincoln Millstein • Becky Minard • Paul Mindus* • Becca Mitchell • Helen Montague • Fen Montaigne • Matthew Monteiro • Michael Moody • Paul Mooney* • Elizabeth Moore • Kathleen Moore* • Bonnie Morgan • Elizabeth Morgan* • Thomas Moriarty* • David Morris • Susan & Anthony Morris • Anne Morse • Ellen & Weld Morse • Greg Morton* • Barbara Moss • Morgan Mowbray* • M. Teresa Mozaz* • Regina Mullen • Elizabeth Murphy* • Lydia Murphy • Betts Murray • Joanne Murray* • Pamela Murray*  

N

Drew Nahigyan • Jacqueline Nelson-Eckhardt* • Anthony Nesi • Ted Nesi* • David Neumeyer • John Newton & Janice Weber • Peter Neville • Michael Nicholas* • Dina Nichols • Henry Nieder* • Zachary Nieder* • Maura Nolan • R. Henry Norweb III • Christine Nounou • James Novakoff  • Paula Noversa •  Aaron Novy* • Joe Nunes

O

Joan O’Beirne • Barbara Oberkoetter* • Tatiana Oberkoetter* • Maureen O’Donnell • Stephanie O’Hara* • Chip & Bobbie O’Hare • Renate Oliver • Art Oliveira • Claire Olivier • Norma Olivier • Marsha Onufrak • Maria Openshaw • Orphan Family Fund of San Diego Foundation • Jeanne Orphan • Otto Osmers • Carolyn Osteen

P

Marisa Pagano • Steve & Maddie Paiva • Margaret Palmer* • Todd Palmer • Linda Pammenter* • Andrea Panciera • Mary Pantuhova • Kathleen Pappalardo • Gisele Pappas • Tom & Jill Pappas  • Thomas & Letitia Parker • Christine Parks* • Ann Parson • Sandria Parsons* • Matthew Patrick* • Anne Patterson & Christopher Finn • Betsy Pattullo • Allegra Pawlowski* • Margaret F. Peart • Lisa Peck • Peddock Capital Advisors, LLC • Cora Peirce • Maureen Peloquin • Maureen Pena* • Debby Pereira • Rosemary Pereira • Dan Perez • Jamie Perkins • Joan Perkins • Richard & Alden Perkins* • Richard Perras • Daniel & Susan Perry* • Gilbert Perry* • Geraldine Perry-Lopes • Joseph Perry • Michele Perryman* • Tom Peters & Susan Sargent*• Timothy Phelps • Frank Phillips* • Lorenzo Phillips • Mona Phillips* • Terry Phinney • Winifred Phyfe* • Leo & Eve Pierce • Jeffrey Pierce • Michael Pierre • Joyce Pimental* • Melodie Pimentel* • John Pinheiro • Victor Pinheiro* • Robert Pink Jr.* • Kenneth Piva • Susan Pizzolato* • Christine Plante* • Nancy Plante*• Brian Plummer* • Elizabeth Pohl • Laura & Michael Pol • Ronald Ponte • Victoria Pope & Joel Brenner • Sarah Porter* • Rick Porteus* • Mark Powell • Robert Powell • Barbara Poznysz • Larry Pratt & Rosalind A. Forber • Julia Preston • Iryna and Richard Priester* • Joseph Prosser* • Jennifer Prouty* • Nicole Pupillo* • Thomas Puryear

Q

Karen Quigley*

R

Philip Racicot* • Kristin Raffa* • Lisa Rahn • MacLaren Randall • Elise Rapoza*• Naomi Rappaport & Kevin Brown • Anne Noonan & Jim Rathmann • Whitney Ray-Dawson • Margaret & John Reichenbach • Rob Reid • Kara Reis • Edward Reiss* • John Rexine • Matt Rhind • Jennifer Rhoads*  • Genie & Don Rice • Nancy Richard • Mary Ellen Riell • Anne Righter • Michael Riley • Simon Rios • Kristine Risbergs • Joel Ristuccia & Joan Sapir • Edward Ritchie • Henry Roberts • Bryan Robertson • Jeanne Robinson • Michael Robinson* • Walter V. Robinson & Barbara Wojtklewicz • Mary Ann Rogers • Michael Rogovsky • Frances Rocha • Robert Rocha • Barbara Roessner & Robert Horton • Jane Roessner • Theresa Romanovitch • Edmund Rooney* • Haven Roosevelt • Alice Root* • Bruce & Cynthia Rose • Elliot & Patty Rosenfield • Chris & Cecilia Ross • John Ross • Dana Roszkiewicz • Savannah Roth • Jonathan & Eve Rounds • Frank Roylance • Marian Royer • Drs. Jennifer & Gregory Russell • Sanford Hewitt Russell • Nancy Ryan • John Ryan-Henry

S

Derek Sachs • Timothy Safford* • Cynthia Salamon • Robert Saltzman • Les Sampou • Phil Black & Brigitte Sandquist • Anthony Sapienza • Bonny Saulnier* • Elizabeth Saulnier • Michael Sayles • Frederic Schaefer, Jr. • Susan C. Schenker • Christopher Schlesinger • Susan C. Schlesinger • Cynthia Schmarsow • Christine & Paul Schmid • Philip Schmid* • William Schnoor • David Schofield • Kathy Schulman • Susan Scott* • Martha Sears & Gary Baker • Vicki Sederholm* • Mary Anne Sedney • Jody Seivert* • Philip Sell • Mary Serreze* • Val Seveney • M. Bruce & Frances Schaefer Severance • James Shachoy & Laura Ryan Shachoy • Richard Shafer • Dorothy & William Shattuck* • Jill Shay • Timothy Shea • Pam & Everett Sherman • Michael Sherman • Arthur Short • Ken Short • Pamela Shwartz • Daphne Fogg Siegal • Christopher Silva • Peter Silva* • Mark & Heidi Silverstein • Steve & Judy Silverstein • Hardwick & Sloan Simmons • Jeffrey Simon • Michael Sitarz • Barbara & Tom Slaight • Martha Slaight • William Slater* • Joe Slomka • Alison Smart • Charles Smiler* • Abigail Smith • Jennifer Smith* • Leslie Smith-Tullar • Nancy J. Smith* • Nancy Smith* • Richard Smith* • William Smith • Mary Smoyer • Linda Snyder • Anthony Sobieski • Kathleen Solomon • William Sommerville* • Sooner Foundation • Eileen Sorrentino • Lori Sousa • Bernadette Souza • Nicholas Souza* • Susan Souza • Jack Spillane • Andrew Spongberg • John Spooner • Aaron Stallings • Jane Stankiewicz • Kendra St Aubin • Robert J. & Bonnie M. Stapleton • Nan Starr • James & Patricia Steever • Bernard Stein • Alex Steinert-Evoy • Raymond Stephens • Celia Stern • Fredi & Howard Stevenson • Julie & Daniel Stevenson • Susan Stillman* • Newcomb Stillwell • Clara Stites • Patricia Storace* • Eivind & Sylvia Strand • John & Rosalie Strittmatter • Cynthia Stone • June Strunk • Barbara Sullivan • Deborah & Nicholas Sullivan • Geoff Sullivan • Mark Sullivan • Martha & R. Michael Sullivan • Michael & Diane Sullivan • Sharon Sullivan-Puccini • Howard Sutton • Gayle Swicker* • Tom Swift • Jeffrey and Linda L. Swope • Peter Sylvain • Elizabeth Sylvia* • William Szeliga

T

Richard Tabors* • Mary Tamucci • Rachel Tapley • Kenneth Tavares* • Ben & Kate Taylor • Chuck & Ravenna Taylor • David V.N. Taylor • Kimberly Taylor • Marianne Taylor • Max Taylor • Ned Taylor • Richard & Patricia Taylor* • Stephen Taylor & Joan Dalton* • Susan Teal* • Dale Thackeray • James & Sheridan Thomas • Rachel Thomas • Patricia Thompson • Jennifer Tichon • Patrice Tiedemann* • Moira Tierney • Halima Tiffany • Myles Tillotson • David Tobias & Liz Micheels • Patricia Tocci • Mary Tomlinson •  Andy Tomolonis • Valerie Tomolonis • Stephen Toohey* • Jim Tooley • Lee Torda* • Elizabeth Torrant • Jess Torres • Nancy Tostanoski & Brian Hogan • Katherine Townsend • Jack Townley • John Townley • Barbara Traban • Katherine Tracey* • Colleen Trahan* • James Trecker* • Sarah & James Treco • Bill Trifiro • Dorian Trifiro • Suzanna & William Trimble • Amy Trow • Pamela Truesdale • Dianne Tsitsos* • Cynthia Turse • Kari Tyler

U

Martha Ucci • Phyllis Uhl • Robert Unger

V

Sarah Van Vleck • Harvey & Terrie Varnet • John Vasconcellos & Bill Barr* • Megan Vaughn • Suzanne de Vegh • Linda Veiga • Allison Ventura • Dawn & Leonard Ventura* • Roberta Verville • Rhonda Veugen • Carlos Vieira • David Vincent • James Vincent* • Lydia Vincent • Noble Vincent • Karen Voci* • Lee Vulgaris

W

Priscilla Wade • Henry Wainer • Richard Walega • Margaret Walker • Samia Walker • Chrystal Walsh* • Ellen Walsh • Jo Walters • Anna Ward • Darice & Robert Wareham • Betty & David Watson • Robert & Elizabeth Wax • Linda & Bob Waxler • John Weaver* • Ruth Webb* • David & Louise Wechsler • Joanna Weeks • Jane & Russ Weigel • Alex Weiner • Roz Weir* • Deborah Jackson Weiss • Ethan Weiss • Neal Weiss & Marge Waite* • Wendy Weldon • Christopher West • Mark Whalen • Anne Wheelock • Bill & Jean Whelan • Anne Whitaker • Anna Whitcomb & Sam Knight* • Howard & Suzy White • Katherine White* • Mary Ellen & Bob White • Lynn Whitney* • Randall Whittle • Pamela Whynot* • Wendy Wiggins • Peter Wilde • Winn Willard* • Betsy Williams & Tom Moore • Colin Williams • Corinn Williams • Janet Williams • Marjorie Williams • Stuart Williamson • Eileen Wilmarth-Guerette* • Marcy Wintrub & Duane Barton • Rich Wolverton* • Allison & George Wood • Victoria Wood* • Margaret Wool & Vincent Mor • David & Grace Wyss • Kimberly & Dave Wyzenbeek*

X

Carol Xavier

Y

Chris & Mary Y. • David Yormick • Carol Young • Jane Young • Karen & William Young • Martha Yules • Sidney Yules

Z

John Zakian*• Mara Zalite • Krista Zamurs • Eusie Zane • Mary Zane* • Hans & Ann Ziegler • Linda Zieper* • Jane Zimmerman • Daniel Zinsmeyer • Susan Zipoli* • Yvonne Zuther

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