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Irvine Nature Center / Annual Report 2009
G ROWING G REEN
Irvine Nature Center is a non-profit environmental education
organization whose mission is to inspire appreciation and respect
for the natural world, to increase awareness of environmental issues,
and to encourage individuals to sustain Earth’s ecosystem.
Dear Members and Friends,
Much like that of a plant, the life of a child
must be watered, fed, nurtured and in many cases
exposed to the light of the sun. Our hope, at Irvine
Nature Center, is that we give urban youth learning
opportunities in environmental education that will
help them grow their own gardens of experience and
greener living through our Urban Education Program,
Schoolyard Discovery. For the last 16 years (nearly half
of Irvine’s history), the program has been providing
these transformative experiences to Baltimore City
public schools free of charge.
During the school year, we partner inner Baltimore
City high schools with neighboring elementary schools
and we train the highschoolers on how to teach third
grade students natural science lessons on their schoolyard. These students are often surprised that amidst
blacktop and asphalt, nature does in fact exist in their
schoolyards and are excited to get involved in improvement projects like butterfly and rain gardens. Each
summer, we run a Summer Fellowship Program for
which we employ Baltimore City high school students
to be paid to work full time for 6 weeks doing research
projects, maintaining gardens at the Baltimore City
schools that were planted during the school year, team
building and leadership skills. One of their most important duties is passing the knowledge on that they
have acquired by teaching children at Baltimore City
recreation centers over the summer.
In addition to the beauty that the program leaves
in its wake as evidenced in the amazing gardens our
children plant, we have discovered that a flowering
takes place in the heart of each child. They discover the
beauty of the sense of accomplishment they feel after
conquering the fear of canoeing, or learning the many
species of insects and animals who inhabit the soil they
till or teaching a younger child to value the process of
growing a seed. Many of the high school students and
summer fellows discover that this program has left an
indelible mark. They go back to their neighborhoods
empowered to convince their friends to recycle, compost,
and become better stewards of Earth. Others discover
this program has prepared them for the newly emergent
green collar workforce, and they begin exploring career
options in environmental education.
This summer we produced a video of our Urban
Education Program. We asked our staff members,
program participants and school administrators to tell
the story of Schoolyard Discovery through their eyes –
what makes our program different? What impact has
the program had on their lives, and why is it important
for the program to continue?
As you read their words, we invite you to consider
their answers. Then we invite you to create your own.
Ask yourself – what is the value of teaching a child to
connect with the natural world so closely, that he or
she wants to protect and preserve the environment?
And finally what is the value of securing a program that
teaches children from Baltimore City to grow green?
Sincerely,
Angus Burton
President
Baltimore City Educators
1.a
a
“I believe as educators we have a responsibility to the
whole child, and there’s more to education than just
the ABC’s and the 123’s. That we need to provide
opportunities and experiences for children so that they
can make good choices in the future in terms of ‘What
I want to be in life, what my interests might be that I
want to pursue’ because they have had exposure and
that exposure has left the walls of the classroom.
Irvine has [created] a very enriching partnership [here].
These kinds of partnerships are essential – they become
the lifeblood of a school. And when we look at our
Maryland State Assessments, when children are
engaged in academic opportunities that make sense,
the motivation is there to learn even more.”
1.b
1.c
b
Irvine Nature Center’s Urban Education
Program was established in 1993. Now
known as Schoolyard Discovery, this unique
program was developed to introduce Baltimore
City Public School students to the wonders of
the natural world. The program is offered at
no cost to participating schools.
Matthew Riley, Principal
Cross Country Elementary/Middle School
Kim Glover-Spencer, Enrichment Coordinator
Cross Country Elementary/Middle School
“The [children] love that the program is hands on,
physical, outside. They really appreciate the part of
their day where they can be outside and doing something and then see the transformation, where a plot of
grass has transformed into something beautiful, and
they can observe the butterflies and all of the habitat
that comes as a result of it being planted. They feel like
‘I did this, I made this happen, I was part of changing
the complexion of the school.’”
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Rosilind Davis, Teacher
Western High School
“The Schoolyard Discovery Program is a fantastic
program. It was brought to my attention by a science
teacher at the school who thought it would benefit my
students at the Teacher Academy who are required to
complete a certain number of hours in an internship.
These young ladies are aspiring to enter into the field
of education. So this is an opportunity for them to get
hands on experience in working with students.”
Summer Fellows
d
J’Brea Fain, 2009 Summer Fellow
Mergenthaler High School
“We do a lot. On Mondays we actually do water
quality. So we go out to different bodies of water, learn
about the quality, we test pH, and what type of animals
and wildlife we see, and that basically tells us the
condition of the water. And on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
and Thursdays we do gardening working at different
schools in the afternoons. We do our research work
with the Chesapeake Bay, and we go out to do experiments. On Fridays, those are the days that we go to the
recreation centers and work with children. It’s actually
a wonderful experience – [the kids] are like really into
it. They’re focused and willing to learn the things that
we teach them.”
e
In the Summer 2009, 10 high school
student fellows and 323 elementary
school-aged students at Baltimore
City recreation centers participated
in the program.
Shawn Jones,, Jr., 2009 Summer Fellow
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
2.d
“I’m learning how to teach, be patient with children,
how to garden and take care of my environment, and
how nature affects us all. If we help support Irvine,
maybe we could get Baltimore City and possibly the
United States to start taking care of the environment
more and we could kind of spread it throughout
the world.”
2.e
f
Kelsie Hall, 2009 Summer Fellow
Digital Harbor High School
“Coming to Irvine and learning everything that I have
has changed the way I am in everyday life. I won’t
litter. If I have trash and no trash can, I’ll hold [the
trash] in my purse until I get home. I’m the same way
with my friends – I’ll take their bottles home or take
them to work so they can be recycled. I just don’t want
to make the planet a trashy place anymore – I want it
to be beautiful and I really want to start a garden in my
backyard. It changes your perspective on things once
you really understand nature.
2.f
Irvine Staff
There were 15 schools participating
during the 2008-09 school year.
Four gardens were installed at 6
elementary schools as a part of the
program, and currently there are
80 gardens and 293 trees planted
at 12 different schools.
a
Kristy Street, Director of Urban Education
Irvine Nature Center
“I think with education in general, the thought is
always: if you’re going to make a change, you have to
make an impact on the generation coming up. You
have to teach them something they don’t know, so
that they can make a difference. But what we see,
particularly with the Summer Fellowship, is that it is
a job and they’re learning that they can do more than
clean up a stream once a month – they can make this
their career path. Whether it’s a classic ‘green’ job like
an environmental educator, or designer of solar panels,
or its working at an accounting firm and teaching the
firm to be green. This program creates a lifestyle
change that is motivated by the small wonder of
moments of discovery that will stick in their hearts
and carry them all the way through their adulthood.”
3.a
b
Jason Toraldo, Urban Education Coordinator
Irvine Nature Center
“Inside the classroom students feel as though it’s just
another day with maybe a guest teacher. As we move
outside, they start to get [into] this new experience;
they’re learning about nature that is actually around
them on their city school grounds. A lot of them don’t
actually think there is any nature in their neighborhoods.
…Our goal is to get them to respect nature and then
become stewards of the environment.”
3.b
c
Rick Hobbs, Schoolyard Habitat Coordinator
Irvine Nature Center
3.c
“We develop a plan and create projects, like different
themed gardens that give students the opportunity
to learn outdoors. We create spaces in which students
can learn about the natural world, and any discipline,
really – math, art, social studies, science. Through
our programming we’ve seen direct results in science
testing scores and a way to make that more tangible
for students. They get to learn [the discipline] in
the classroom, but then have it reinforced in the
outdoor classroom.”
Students
d
Zoe, Medfield Heights Elementary
4.d
“All of us planted in the garden and we’re planting
more so we can make the Earth a better place. There
are bugs living in the garden – there’s purple flowers,
pink flowers, yellow flowers, all kinds of flowers. My
favorite part is where you see all of the flowers and you
can like walk through them on the path. The garden
actually makes Medfield look prettier and it makes
coming to school – great!”
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Michaela, Medfield Heights Elementary
“It’s really fun. I like getting dirty. They teach us about
what kind of trees we’re looking at or what kind of
flowers we’re planting, or how worms help us and stuff.
We find worms and everything and then we just like
get them in our hand and we just put them back and
sometimes we can find butterflies on the flowers.”
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4.e
4.f
Mary, Medfield Heights Elementary
“Like sometimes we just catch flies and put soil in for
worms and we take out the worms and see if they’re
having a baby or not. We learn about butterflies, and
we learn about plants and a lot about bugs. Irvine
really teaches all about nature and what’s really good
about it.”
Since its inception in 1993, the Urban
Education Program has served 91 schools
and 56 recreation centers. The program
has also served 16,288 elementary school
students and 4,338 middle and high
school students.
Annual Giving Donors
Pioneer
$15,000 +
Mr. and Mrs. William Balfour
Mrs. Olivia Irvine Dodge
Ms. Jeanne Donovan Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Winstead III
Leader
$10,000 +
Mr. and Mrs. Angus Burton
Mr. and Mrs. Terral Jordan
Conservationist
$5,000 +
Mr. and Mrs. James Piper III
Mr. and Mrs. James Shea
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Van Dyke
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Welles
Explorer
$2,500 +
Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Allchin
Mrs. C. Marshall Barton, Jr.
Suzanne E. Chapelle Ph.D.
Sandra Levi Gerstung
Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Harris III
Mr. and Mrs. Curran W. Harvey, Jr.
Mrs. Virginia M. Karr
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel I. Kemper
Mr. and Mrs. E. Robert Kent, Jr.
Mr. George A. Murnaghan
Mr. and Mrs. G. Peter O'Neill
Mr. and Mrs. Clement J. Palevich
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Riepe
Adventurer
$1000 +
Anonymous
Mrs. H. Norman Baetjer, Jr.
Mrs. Clifton C. Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Boutilier
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brennen
Mr. and Mrs. J. Dorsey Brown III
Ms. Mary Catherine Bunting
Mrs. Ann Clapp
Ms. Betty Cooke
Mr. and Mrs. Kent Croft
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. DeGroff, Jr.
Ms. Donna Eden
Mr. and Mrs. Hobart V. Fowlkes
Mrs. Charlton G.C. Friedberg
Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Dixon Gibbs, Jr.
Mrs. Brigitte Harper
Mrs. E. Phillips Hathaway
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hieronimus
Mr. Louis Hillman
Mrs. Joan McHenry Hoblitzell
Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Hogan III
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Huber
Mr. Cyril Keene, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Boulton Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. David Kilminster
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Levering IV
Mrs. Carol McCord
Mrs. J. Raymond Moore, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory C. Pinkard
James Potter and Virginia Naylor
Mrs. Helen M. Rankin
Mrs. Richard C. Riggs
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Rockwell
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Rodgers
Mr. Henry A. Rosenberg, Jr.
Mrs. Clare H. Stewart
Ms. Anne L. Stone
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan H.
Weinman
Mr. Jay M Weinstein
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus M.G. Williams
Protector
$500 +
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Albert
David and Bonnie Allan
Louise A. Armstrong
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Athey
Mr. and Mrs. Perry J. Bolton
Mr. and Mrs. Andre Brewster
Susan T. Cashman
Mrs. Bedford Chapin
Mrs. Caroline A. Coleman
Miss Caroline H. Dixon
Dr. Robert and Kristel Donner
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dunn IV
Mrs. Elinor Feiss
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Finnerty
Mr. Malcolm Gee
Mr. and Mrs. Sherlock Gillet
Mr. William M. Goodridge
Mrs. Charlotte Goodwin
Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Griswold IV
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hagan
Mr. Curran W. Harvey III
Jay and Kristine Hilbert
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend Hoen
Miss Amanda W. Hopkins
Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Hubbard, Jr.
Philip and Susan C. Iglehart
Mr. and Mrs. Alan R. Ingraham
Mr. William Legg
Ms. Carol Macht
Mr. and Mrs. George P.
Mahoney,, Jr.
Through the program, secondary
school students have earned over
36,000 hours of service learning
since 1993.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Matthai
Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Meredith
Mrs. Lawrence P. Naylor III
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Frederick Obrecht
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Offutt
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pakula
Mr. George Roche
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Rodgers
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Welles
Mr. and Mrs. John West
Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Whitridge
Mr. James Witty
Mrs. Ann Yellott
Mr. Frederick A. Zeller
Supporter
$250 +
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H.G. Bailliere
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Balfour
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Banks
Steve and Sallie Barker
Mrs. A. Clarke Bedford, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Lance Bendann
Ms. Nancy H. Berger
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Berghuis
J. Keith Bowers and
Christel Cothran
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Brewster
Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Brown, Jr.
Ms. Sandra C. Brown
Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Couch
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Drachman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Elder
Burt and Arlene Falke
Craig and Sheriden Floyd
A.C. and Kathryn George
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goodwin
George Grose and Amy Macht
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D.H. Harvey
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hilgenberg
Alfred and Dana Himmelrich
Homeland Garden Club
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jenkins II
Mr. Robert H. Johnson
Joan P. Locke
Mr. and Mrs. Clark F. MacKenzie
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mardiney
Mrs. Mary W. Marr
Mr. Milton E. Marriott, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Martin
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Merrick III
Carl Osterman and Sandra Liotta
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Palmer
Katharine Patterson
Ms. Kathy Phillips
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Pistell
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Pistell
Mr. and Mrs. A. MacDonough
Plant Sr.
John and Marsha Ramsay
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Seifert
Laura Jean Sill
Mr. and Mrs. P. David Sowell
St. Georges Garden Club
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Strouse
Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Craig Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Ward
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Wiedel
Mr. Thomas E. Wilcox and Ms. E.
Whitney Ransome
Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Shaw Wilgis
Mrs. Jean R. Worthley
Other Donors
John E. Adams M.D.
Kirsten and Jeff Adams
Ms. Mary Adams
Mr. and Mrs. William Ross Adams
Ms. Georgia Adkins
William H. Adler and Rebecca Elon
Ms. Angeleme Akbari
Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Albert
A.J. Alper and Angela Venza
Amy Alastair and Krulak Palmer
Linda Anders and Kim Morrill
Dr. William A. Andersen
Ms. Cecily Anderson
Charles R. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. George Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Judd Anderson
Mrs. Pauline R. Anderson
Dr. and Mrs. Blair Andrew
Anonymous
Dana and Lynn Arenson
Ms. Jeanne Armacost
Mr. Robert W. Armacost
Mrs. Nathaniel D. Arnot, Jr.
Ms. Cecile E. Audette
Mr. Martin P. Azola
Ms. Mary I. Azrael
Ms. Jan Babus
Charles Bacharach and
Elizabeth A. Smith
Ms. Linda Baer
Mrs. Katharine Baetjer
Mrs. William Hugh Bagby, Jr.
Cameron and Sarah Baird
Bill and Maris Baker
Ms. Clara Baker
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Baker
Ms. Georgia Baker
Mr. William C. Baker
Mr. and Mrs. David Bakkegard
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Baldwin
Laurie Balfour
Peter Bancroft and E. McKennon
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Baniszewski
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lloyd Bank
Ms. Laura Bankey
Richard Bannister
Ms. Catherine A. Barbour
Ms. Annick Barker
Mr. Nicholas Barker
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory H. Barnhill
Kim Barton
Mr. and Mrs. Tad Bashore
Mr. and Mrs. Tom and
Cathy Bashore Family
Mr. and Mrs. Morton J. Baum
Ms. Diana Baumann
Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Beach
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Beatty
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Beckley
Carri Beer
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Beer
Mr. and Mrs. George Beneman II
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bennett
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory P. Benz
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bereson
Ms. Jane Berg
Bruce W. Berger M.D.
Philip and Toby Berman
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bernard
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Bernhardt
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Betten
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Beyer
Mark Beyer
Ishan Bhattacharya and
Jacqueline Wisner
Mr. Peter Bieneman
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Biggs
Bilger Family
Mr. Daniel M. Billig
Dr. and Mrs. Michael Billig
Valerie Binder
Gaia Rose and Melanie Birch
Ms. J. Catherine Bishop
Seth Blackshaw and Wendy Yap
Mr. H. Paul Blaisdell
Ms. Katharine Blakeslee
Mr. Floyd F. Bland
Kathryn R. Blom
Mr. Neil Bloom
Ms. Sarah B. Bloomer
Mr. and Mrs. William F. Blue
Ms. Rosanna Blum
Mr. Brad Boban
Sue and Bob Bobango
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bohac
Ms. Mira L. Boland
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony E. Bolard
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson M. Bolton
Mr. and Mrs. T. Talbott Bond
William and Lee Bone
Mr. Michael L. Boner
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bonsal III
Mr. Steven Bookoff
Ms. Lacey Bordeaux
Ms. Elaine Ewing Born
Ms. Eleanor A. Bounds
Mr. Steven Bova
Stephen P. Bowler and
Anita Kraemer
Mr. John L. Bowman, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William B. Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Boynton
Ms. Virginia K. Brace
Mr. Larry Brammer
Ms. Joanna Brandt
Martin and Kimberly Brandwin
Mr. Steve Breiter and
Ms. Valerie Eisman
Ms. Helaine Brenner
Dr. and Mrs. J. I. Brenner
Ms. Margaret Brill
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Brino
Rick and Tracey Brocato
Mr. and Mrs. Ed J. Brody
Ms. Martha Bromberger-Barnea
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Brooks
Ms. Anne P. Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Brouillette
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Brown
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Brown IV
Mrs. Marjorie Brown
Bob Brown and Lynn Kramer
Robert Brown and Sindee Ernst
Mr. Thomas M. Bruggman
Joan and Barry Brunett
Ms. Tessy Brungardt
Julia Nickles Bryan
Mrs. Charles M. Buchanan
Ms. Jennifer Buchness
Mr. and Mrs. R. Bailey Buck III
Mrs. Richard B. Buck
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Burbelo
Stephen Burch and Nora Linstrom
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Burdette
Dr. Tammy Burgunder and Family
Ms. Virginia Shriver Burns
Mr. and Mrs. John Busse
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford R. Buxbaum
Ms. Deborah Winston Callard
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Callard
Larke P. Camp
Mr. and Mrs. John Campagna
Mrs. Jolene R. Campbell
Mr. Patrick Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Carey
Mr. Glenn M. Carey
Mrs. Sarah S. Carey
Mrs. Christina Cargo
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne P. Carneal
The Carneal Family
Ms. Carla Cascio
Ms. Kelly M. Causey
Mr. Martin J. Cayford
Cedarcroft School
Ms. Anne Celaya
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Chapman
Ms. Martha Chestem
August and Melissa Chiasera
Ms. Valerie Chng-Lim
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Chrvala
Dr. and Mrs. Gaylord Lee Clark
Mr. James G. Clark
Mr. John Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Clausen
Mr. Tim Cliffe
Mr. Michael Clingman
Mr. and Mrs. Peyton S.
Cochran, Jr.
Ms. Barbara Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cohen
Ms. Katheleen Cohn
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Cole, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cole
Ms. Karan Cole
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Cole
Mrs. Alastair M. Collie
Patricia Collins
Mr. and Mrs. Beverley C.
Compton, Jr.
Ms. Elizabeth Conklin
Mr. Frank Conlan
Thomas and Marie Conley
Mr. and Mrs. Grafflin Cook III
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Cooper
The Cooper Family
The Cope Family
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Copeland
Nancy Cornbrooks
Paul T. and Karol S. Costa
Mr. and Mrs. S. Christopher Costa
Ms. Victoria Costello
Ms. Carol Coughlin
Mr. and Mrs. Constantine A.
Courpas
Mr. and Mrs. J. Stephen Cowles
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Crawley
Joseph and Sharon Credit
Darin Crew
Ms. Joyce Croswell
Mr. Michael Crow
Reverand and Mrs. Thomas
L. Culbertson
Mrs. Chris Cullison
Mrs. Maria Culotta
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. C. Cummings
Mr. William R. Curtis
Mr. Gislin Dagnelie
Mr. James A. Daily
Ms. Sara Daly
Ms. Ann Davis
Charles A. Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davison
Ms. Eleanor Dayhoff-Brannigan
Rey de Castro and Kim Lochner
Irvine’s Urban Education
Program has been supported by
79 interns and 1,882 hours of
volunteer service since 1997.
Ms. Jennifer Defensor
John Deford
Ms. Gale P. Dehaven
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Del Terzo
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Dell
Jane Delury
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Dender
Ms. Erica P. Denner
John M. DeNoyer and Ann Csonka
Mr. Dan Devries
Mr. and Mrs. Ernesto Diaz
Richard L. Dietrich
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel DiFurio
Ms. Cecelia L. Digiacomo
Dijak Family
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dillon
Ms. Mary C. Dipietro
Paul and Theresa Dittmar
Mr. and Mrs. Ian Dix
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Doak
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Dobbie
Mr. and Mrs. Chip Doeller
Doug and Kathie Dollenberg
Ms. Sharon Dondes
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Donnelly
Mr. Charlie Dorsey
Mr. and Mrs. Van Dorsey
Sylvia Doud
Donna L. Dow M. D.
Mrs. J. Thomas Dulaney
Mr. Neil Dunty
Mr. and Mrs. David R. Durfee Sr.
Jeffrey and Natalie Durkee
Mrs. Georgia L. Eackers
Jay and Sarah Eastman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eastman
Mrs. Loretta S. Eaton
Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Eckhaus
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Egerton
Alberta Eidman
Mr. Mark Eisenberg
Ms. Lori Joy Eisner
Terence Ellen and Amy Boscov
Mr. and Mrs. Hank Entwisle
Mr. and Mrs. Suat Eraslan
Scott Espenscheid and
Dale DeYoung
Hartley C. Etheridge
Ms. Dawn P. Evans
Mrs. Mary C. Eyring
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Ezersky
Ms. Michele Fagin
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fancher
Fayne K. Farrar
Paul and Elizabeth Farrell
Ms. Randi Fedur
Ms. Ruth Fegley
Mr. and Mrs. Peter R. Fenwick
Ms. Nancy Ferrone
Dan and Liz Fesperman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fidati
Mr. David Filbert
Mr. Jack Finkelstein
Mrs. Margaret Finn
Karen and Ben Fireman
Mr. and Mrs. Morton Fisher
Ms. Jean Fiumara
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Flanigan
Ms. Rosellen Fleishman
Mr. John Fleishman and
Dr. Joan Cwi
Mr. Bruce W. Fleming
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleury
Ms. Harriet S. Flotte
Dr. Jean Ford and
Mrs. Amy Bibb-Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin W. Foster
Jeffrey Fram
Mr. Neal Frankel
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Franklin
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Franklin
Franklin Garden Club
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Frederick
Ms. Cindy Freeman
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Frenkil
Mr. Frederick H. Frey
Erin Frick
Mr. and Mrs. David Friedman
Ms. Meghan Friedman
Ms. Noris Friedman
Friends School of Baltimore
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Frisch
Mrs. Dorothy L. Fritz
Ms. Judy Furlow
Ms. Amy Gaeta
Ms. Jennifer Gaither
Drs. Joseph Gall and Diane Dwyer
Dr. and Mrs. Earl Galleher, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Galli
Mr. Gerald Galuardi
Ms. Mary Kay D. Ganning
Garden Club of Twenty
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Garrett
Garrison Forest School
M. Tyler Gatchell
Thomas and Barbara Gayler
William Geenen and Lillie Stewart
Ms. Joyce Geipe
Ms. Rosemary B. Geyer
Jay and Pat Ghingher
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Gibbs
Jeff Gibson
Michele Gilden
Ms. Alice Giles
Ms. Janie Ginsburg
Mr. and Mrs. Eliot Glaser
Mary Beth Glaser
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Glazier
Ms. Corliss Olivier Glennon
Ms. Jennifer Glose
Mr. and Mrs. Donald N. Gluckman
Baroness Ghislaine Godenne M.D.
Mr. Fred R. Goldman
Lorraine B. Goldstein
Ms. Claire W. Gonder
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gonglewski
Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Goodrich
Ms. Helen Gordon
Ms. Mary S. Gorman
Mrs. Ogden Gorman
Mr. Geoff Gorski
Ms. Charlotte E. Grahe
Ms. Estelle C. Grainger
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Gratz
Daniel Green and Elizabeth Toole
Mr. and Mrs. James Gregory
Nanette and Irvin Greif, Jr.
Ms. Jennifer Grim
Ms. Chanda Grimes
Mr. Jeffrey Grip
Lisa Grogan
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Gross
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Gross, Jr.
Ms. Susan Gross
Dr. and Mrs. Francis C. Grumbine
Ms. Heide Grundmann
Guilford Garden Club
Ms. Dorothy Gustafson
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Gustavsson
Ms. Katherine E. Gutberlet
Mr. and Mrs. Les Guthorn
Ms. Pam Haag
Sarah and Thomas Haines
Ms. Anne Hale
Pam and Tom Hall
Bob and Fritzi Hallock
Mr. Jonathan Hamaker
Kim Hammond and Carol Elerdiny
Ms. Kristy Hanley
Dr. and Mrs. Frederik Hansen
Ms. McKenna Hardie
Hardy Garden Club
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Haroun
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Harris
Mr. and Mrs. I. Michael Harris
Heidi and Emily Hart-Gorman
Mr. and Mrs. R. Dixon Harvey, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Hastings
Mr. and Mrs. H. Grant Hathaway
Mr. and Mrs. David Hauser
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hawkins
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hazard
Ms. Lee M. Hendler
Ms. Cindy Heseltine
Ms. Sandra Dalsheimer Hess
Ms. Rae Ann Hetrick
Mr. and Mrs. Philip I. Heuisler III
Mrs. Harold Higginbottom, Jr.
Charlie and Genia Hill
Mrs. Barbara Himmelrich
Ms. Gina Hirschhorn
Mr. Rick Hobbs
Ms. Jean Hoblitzell
Mr. and Mrs. Peter A.B.
Hoblitzell,, Jr.
Ms. Priscilla Hoblitzell
Frank and Moira Hoen
Mr. John H. Hoffman
Miss Katharine McLane Hoffman
Patrick Holmes and
Elizabeth Biliske
Carrington Dame Hooper
Mr. William U. Hooper, Jr.
Yoshimi Hooten-Ng
Bill Hopkinson and
Mary Sue McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hord
Mrs. Frances Horich
Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Horn
Ms. Jenny B. Horton
Susan S. Hossfeld
Jackie Hossfield
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Howard
Walter M. Howard and
Stephen S. Howard
Ms. Michelle Hruz
Mrs. Ina C. Hubard
Crawford and Lexa Hubbard
Ms. Ina C. Hubbard
Mr. and Mrs. Todd C. Hufnagel
Mrs. James W. Hundley, Jr.
Lynn Huntley
Ms. Heidi Hutchison
Mr. Richard Hutzler
Mr. and Mrs. Francis N. Iglehart
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Iglehart
Mr. Otto H. Illian II
Mrs. Lyn Ingram
Paisley Isaacs
Janet Isherwood D.V.M.
Richard and Robin Jackson
Jackson Family
Mr. Ben Jacobson
Ms. Judith Jacobson
The Jacoby Family
JCC Community Garden Club
Majid Jelvah
Mrs. Katharine Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. McKay Jenkins
Kris Jenner and Susan Cummings
Ms. Jill Jimmyer
Ms. Julia A. Jitkoff
Christy and Malcolm Johns
Mr. E. Gordon Johns
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Johnson
Dr. J. T. H. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Kemper
Ms. Suzanne C. Kendrick
Mr. Thomas J. Kenny
Ms. Cynthia Hitt Kent
David E. Kern
Ms. Umbreen Khalidi-Majeed
Carim and Mara-Lee Khouzami
Ms. Rosemary Killen
Ms. Megan Killian
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Killingstad
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kimmel
Mr. and Mrs. Alton E. Kinlaw
Kathy Kiselewich
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Kloman
Mrs. Frank Knipp
Ms. Agnes West Kohler
Ms. Josephine L. Kohn
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kopelson
Mrs. Barbara T. Koppelman
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Koprowicz
Ms. Rose Anna Kottler
Matthew and Amy Johnson
Mr. Shannon Moe Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Jones
Mrs. Calvin E. Jones
Ms. Kim Juvan
Ms. Irene Kadlecik
John Kadlecik and Katy Gaughan
Hank and Josie Kaestner
Mr. Mike Kalcevic
Ms. Deborah Kalmar
David Kalzha and
Monica Hawley-Kalzha
Ms. Joann Kandel
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Kaplan
Ms. Kim Karlsen
Ms. Barbara Karpel
Mr. Ray W. Kauffman
Kevin Kearney
Mr. and Mrs. William Keating
Charles B. Keenan, Jr.
Kevin Keller and Lauren Kallins
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Kelly, Jr.
Ms. Jean Kouwenhoven
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Kouwenhoven
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Kozak
Mrs. Dennis W. Kreiner
Mr. Richard Krejci
Ms. Phyllis Kroser
Benjamin Krosin
Mr. Daniel Krosin
Mrs. Robin M. Kummer
Mr. Rudolph Kuppers
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kyle
Mrs. Frederick W. Lafferty
Ms. Janet Lahr
Mrs. Patricia Laidlaw
Ms. Shelby L. Lambert
Ms. Julie Lanahan
Mr. and Mrs. James Leo Lancaster
Ms. Anne Langley
Ms. Eileen Lankford
Mr. and Mrs. Clark J. Lare
Mr. and Mrs. Juergen H. Laue
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory T. Lawrence
Gary and Tricia Lay
Ms. Chana Lazaroff
Ms. Jonna Lazarus
Mr. Maurice Lazenby
Ms. Laura Leach
Ms. Christianna Leahy
Ms. Nora Leavey
Jeanette LeBlanc and Cindy Jones
Mrs. Beth Lebow
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Lechtzin
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leikach
Mr. and Mrs. Paul LePage
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Levitas
Edwin and Mary Ann Lewis
Ms. Jessica L. Lewis
Ms. Mary Lynn Lewis
Dr. and Mrs. Paul S. Lietman
Pierce and Karen Linaweaver
Mrs. Mary K. Linden
Ms. Barbara A. Lingg
Mr. Marc I. Lipnick
Ms. Barbara E. Lishean
Dr. John W. Littlefield
Ms. Tiffany Livingstone
Ms. Mary Beth Locke
Charles Locke and Elissa Hozore
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lord
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lorenz
Mr. Eric Losen
Mrs. Eleanor Lott
Mr. Michael Lower
Mr. Arvin Lubetkin
Greg Lucas and Cynthia Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Dorian Lucca
Ann Porter Lundy
Mr. and Mrs. Steven and
Stacy Lunenfeld
Lutherville Garden Club
Ms. Anita M. Lutz
Ms. Tina Lyght
Mr. Bradley T. MacDonald
Ms. Martha Macgill
Bryan and Debra MacKay
Ms. Kathleen MacMillan
Mrs. Merrall MacNeille
Mr. Bernard G. Maddox
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Maddux IV
Mr. and Mrs. Lauren G. Madsen
Larry Magder and Lisa Lubomski
Patrick and Susan Maher
Ms. Noelle Manasco
Mr. Jared I. Mandell
Kathryn G. Manson
Ms. Amy Mantegna
Edward and Judith Mantler
Darren Margolis
Ms. Karen Marino
Susan and Jay Markowitz
J. Carey Martien
Elizabeth B. Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Martin
Mr. Scott E. Martin
Ms. Stephanie Masavyak
Monica Maslack
Jim and Maggie Matheny
Mr. and Mrs. E. Trail Mathias
Raisa Matsiyevskaya
Mrs. Jackie Mattheu
Ms. Marilyn Mause
Mr. Kenneth A. Maylath
Mr. and Mrs. John McCann
Mrs. William J. McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
F. McCauley, Jr.
Ms. Kay McConnell
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. McCord
Louis McCoy
Ms. Leigh McDonald Hall
Catherine and Seth McDonnell
Terence J.P. McGilvery
Madeline and Maureen McGuire
Ms. Amy H. McGuirk
Mr. and Mrs. Gary N. McKee
Mr. Shawn McKenzie and Mrs.
Shawn Dorman
Mr. Patrick McMahan
Eleanor McMillan
Mr. and Mrs. William
McMillan,, Jr.
Blanche Meeson Ph.D
Melissa Melum
Harry W. Merritt / Susan Zator
Suzanne Merryman
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory T. Merz
Mr. Eugene R. Meyer
The Meyer Family
David Meyers and Roberta Strickler
Trish Miceli
Roger and Linda Michel
Mr. John Michener
The Mickel Family
Alice Carter Middendorf
Renate Milewich
Ms. Frances A. Milio
Ms. Vanessa R. Milio
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Millan
Mrs. Anne W. Miller
Ms. Gail Wilson Miller
Ms. Jean E. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Millhauser
Amy and Michael Millin
Michael Mininsohn and
Pamela Marks
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Minken
Peter and Bonnie Minkler
Alec and Debby Miran
Ms. Sande Mitchell
Mr. and Mrs. Francois Miton
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Monaghan
Ms. Alexis N. Montague
Ms. Paula K. Montrie
Mr. and Mrs. Craig A. Moore
Ms. Joan Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morelli
Dan and Shelley Morhaim
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Morin
Dr. and Mrs. Richard and
Helga Morrow
Mr. George S. Mozal
Mt. Washington Garden Club
Mt. Washington Preservation
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Muller
Dixie Mullineaux
Susan Muray and Betsy Cerulo
Ms. Patricia Murphy
Wendy and Jonathan Nash
Mr. and Mrs. David Nasrallah
Ms. Evelyn J. Nastos
Pat Nathanson
Mr. and Mrs. C. Palmer Neer, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenrad Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Travers Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Neuman
Mr. Mark Neumann
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Newhall III
Mr. and Mrs. Ngon Nguyen
Mr. Stephen Nichols
Mr. and Mrs. George Nixon
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Noar
Robert Noble and Clare Berrang
Carolyn Norris and
Edward Hedgecock
Kathleen and Roger Novak
Mrs. Paul F. Obrecht, Jr.
Ms. Suzanne W. Obrecht
Ms. Achsah O'Donovan
Dr. Charles O'Donovan III
Mrs. Hugh J. O'Donovan
Mr. Chas Offutt
Ms. Michele Olson
Tara O'Neal and Scott Snyder
Carol Oppenheimer
Mr. and Mrs. Keith O'Reilly
Mr. James Orr
Mr. Philip D. Orwig
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Oster
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Ostergaard
Ms. Eleanor Abell Owen
Mr. and Mrs. William M. Owen
Ms. Becky Pagani
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Palmer
Mr. and Mrs. Rene Parent
Jeffrey M. Pargament M.D.
Pat Parker
Mr. and Mrs. Ridgely Parks
Mrs. M.C.H. Parr
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parr
Mr. Michael Pasquariello
Ms. Terre Patrick
Mr. and Mrs. Arnall Patz
Susan C. Patz
John and Becky Pauliny
Ms. Betty Pause
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Payne
Christopher Pearce
Reesa Pearlman and Julie Soss
Ms. Louisa Peartree
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Peddy
Ms. Mary C. Peeples
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Penniman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pentz
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Pereira
Adrienne Peres
Ms. Christine Perkins
Patsy Perlman
Mr. and Mrs. Cindy Perlow
Robert W. Peters, M.D. and
Nancy Mastellone
Ms. Joanne Pettinicchio
Ms. Ruth Ann Pierce
Mr. Tim Pierce
Mr. Martin Pilachowski
Ms. Kate Pisano
Mr. and Mrs. David Pitard
Kevin and Jennifer Pitts
Charles and Kathy Piven
Mr. and Mrs. Albin
MacDonough Plant, Jr.
Ms. Nina Platt
Mr. Sage Platt
Ed Polochick
Mrs. Virgina T. Pond
Ms. Joyce Ponsell
Ms. Maria Porada
Ms. Adrienne Porcella
Miss Barbara Hamilton Porter
Ms. Katherine Hancock Porter
Ms. Susan Porter
Dr. Benjamin F. Poscover
Mrs. Nancy H. Posner
Ms. Kate Powell
Michael Preston and
Kristin Seeberger
Cynthia Borden Prince
Ms. Amy Provan
Brandey Pruso
Ms. Carolyn Puckett
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Pugh
Ms. Julia Punch
Ms. Amy Quarles
Thomas Queeney and Clare Walker
Ms. Erica Quigley
John P. Railey and C. Kuduk
Ms. Jill Rairigh
Mr. Walter D. Ramberg
Ms. Marian Randall
Mrs. Robert Lee Randolph
Mr. and Mrs. James Ranney
Mrs. Bobbie Rasin
Ms. Betsy D. Rath
Rath/O'Hara Family
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ray
Mrs. Gretchen Redden
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Redwood
Terry Reed
Mr. Douglas M. Reese
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Reid
Mr. and Mrs. Etan Reisner
Mr. Brian E. Resh
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Restelli
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Reynolds
Ms. Sue A. Ricciardi
Mr. and Mrs. George Rich
Mr. Arnold Richman
Jeff Richman and Aimee Maceda
Mr. Barry D. Richmond
Susan Obrecht Riehl
Mrs. Kathryn Coke Rienhoff
Mr. and Mrs. Francis G. Riggs
Mr. Chandler Robbins
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Robbins
Ms. Melina Roberts
Dr. and Mrs. Randolph W. Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Timonthy F. Roberts
Dale Roberts and Ann Fishman
Mr. and Mrs. J. Courtland Robinson
Ms. Sarah Robinson
Ms. Timmi Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Brett D. Rogers
Mr. John Rogers III
Ms. Julie Rogers
Mr. Robin Rohrbaugh
Roland Park Garden Club
Brian and Sara Rollfinke
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Rose
Ms. Karen Rosen
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rosenberg
Roslyn Garden Club
Dr. Alan Ross
Dr. Jerome Ross
Ms. Jean Rottinghaus
Ms. Victoria Rougeot
Ms. Libby Rouse
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip
Rowland-Seymour
Vickie Rubenstein
Ms. Ann Rubin
Ms. Suzanne E. Rubin
Mr. George M. Ruddy
Mrs. Sandy D. Runyeon
Ms. Gina Ruppert
Mrs. Virginia M. Ryan
Ms. Jennifer Sachs
Mr. Ismail Saed
Ms. Courtney Sagal
Mrs. Robin Sakin
Wendy Salkind
Jesse Salter and Kristin Hermann
Mary Catherine Savage
Edmond Sawyer
Mrs. Frances Patton Saybolt
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Scarborough
Ms. Angela Schaeffer
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark Schapiro
Christopher and Stephanie Scharpf
Mr. and Mrs. Robert and
Jennifer Scharpf
Ms. Melissa Schechter
Ms. Jean Scheid
Mr. Jerry Scheinker
Mr. David R. Schiminger
Ms. Dara Schnee
Ms. Tamara T. Schnydman
Mr. Gary Schoppert
Mr. Joe Schreiber, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Schreiber
Dr. and Mrs. Martin S. Schugam
Mr. Joseph Schuimmer
Ms. Kerry Schulze
Kelly Schutz
Martine Schwarts
Mr. Ben Schwartz
Mr. and Mrs. John Scocca
Mr. Paul R. Seaton
Ms. Joyce B. Sebian
Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Secor
David and Kim Seifert
Ms. Sharon Seligson
Mr. and Mrs. Truman T. Semans
Ms. Cyndy Serfas
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Seville
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Sexton
Dr. and Mrs. Carlton C. Sexton
Mariam Shah
Ms. Joanne Sharp
Ms. Jill Shatzkin
Ms. Fredericka Shaw
Mrs. Patricia L. Shea
Mr. and Mrs. Steven L. Shea
Mrs. John W. Sheldon
Drs. Gordon and Barbara Shelton
Mr. John Shepley
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H.
Sheppard,, Jr.
Ms. Suzanne R. Sherwood
Mr. and Mrs. Nikhil Sheth
Mr. and Mrs. John Shock
Ms. Mary Kay Shock
Tim and Jill Showalter
Chips and Judy Shutt
Ms. Sandra Lee Sieglein
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Silber
Ms. Marjorie Simon
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Simons
Ms. Michelle Simpson
Brian and Jane Sims
Harold E. Slanker, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Slater
Mr. and Mrs. H. Evans Smith, Jr.
Mr. James Smith
Ms. LouAnne Smith
Marion Sinwell Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith
Dr. and Mrs. Jerome I. Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Larry D. Snyder
Ms. Helen Sobus
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Somers
Jill Sommer
Andrew Spawn and
Carla Spawn-Vanberkum
Ms. Phyllis Spence
Mrs. Suzanne Spencer
Ms. Cynthia A. Spindler
Ms. Barbara St. Ours
Rachel Steffens and Ryan McFall
Anne and Theodore Stein
Ms. Sharon Stein
Ms. Jane Stern
Louisa Jenkins Stevenson
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Stewart, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Stewart
Mr. Hubert M. Stiles
Ms. Carol Stolba
Mrs. G. L. Stonesifer
Ms. Margaret P. Stout
Mr. Dennis Strauss
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Strom
Ms. Barbara Stumpf
Mrs. Allen Sugarman
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sugarman
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Summers
Carolyn Pass Susel M.D.
Mr. Christopher J. Svehla
Mr. and Mrs. John Swarm
Ms. Kerry W. Swarr
Ms. Suzanne Swift
Ms. Karen T. Syrylo
Mrs. Margaret C. Taliaferro
Ms. Stacey Taule
Ms. Jeanne Tebera
Mr. Bill Temmink
Mr. and Mrs. M. David Testa
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Thompson
Ms. Krystia Thompson
Louisa Rogoff Thompson
Ms. Jane Thursby
Ms. Midge K. Thursby
Ms. S. Van Tiem
Mrs. R. Carmichael Tilghman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard C.
Tilghman,, Jr.
Mrs. Diane Topper
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Toraldo
Jon and Judith Tortora
Craig and Darlene Townsend
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Townsend
Dr. Glenn Treisman and Dr. Joyce
King
Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Treuchet
Mrs. I. Ridgeway Trimble
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trinkoff
Ms. Mindy Trippe
Ms. Jody Maier Troy
Ms. Sidney P. Turner
Mr. Harry B. Turner and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Twohy
Ms. Debra Tyrangiel
Dean Uhler and Cathy Dryden
Mr. and Mrs. Israel Ungar
Ms. Lori A. Valenti
Dr. and Mrs. David Valle
Sara Van Dyke
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vandyke
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Verde
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vieth
Mrs. Umberto VillaSanta
Scott and Heather Vogel
Dr. and Mrs. Ken Vogelstein
Mr. Jon Wachs
John Wagener and
Vivian Schimberg
Mr. and Mrs. David Wagenheim
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wagner, Jr.
Mrs. Henry Wagner
Mrs. Herbert A. Wagner
Ms. Nancy Wakefield
Mr. and Mrs. David Walbeck
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Walbeck
Mr. Nolan Walborn
Polly Walker M.D.
Mr. Semmes G. Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Warner, Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Neil Warres
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Washburn
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D.
Washburne
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Watkins
Mr. John G. Watt
Mike Weddle and Sandi Rowland
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Weinberg
Ms. Susan Weinstein
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Weiss
Betty F. Weitz
Mrs. Nancy P. Welbourn
Ms. Irene B. Wells
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew White
Ms. Katherine White
Mr. Rodney White
White House Nursery
Mr. and Mrs. William W.
Whitehurst, Jr.
Suzanne G. Whitney
Ms. Sandra M. Wilbanks
Jud and Gay Williams
Ms. Lauren A. Williams
Ms. Maxine Williams
Dr. and Mrs. McRae Williams
Ms. Alix Wilson
Steuart G. Wilson
Mr. William G. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W.
Winstead, Jr.
Mrs. Thomas Winstead
Mrs. Peyton R. Wise II
Jan Wisniewski
Ms. Rebecca Wolf
Mr. and Mrs. M. Gordon Wolman
Rob and Lucy Wood
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Woodward, Jr.
Ms. Jill K. Woodward
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Woodward
Simeon and Currie Wooten
Ms. Carolyn Worall
Mr. Paul Worley
Ms. Carolyn Worrall
Mr. and Mrs. Rex Wright
William and Hope Wright
Susan Wunder
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Wyskiel
Ms. Susan S. Xanders
Henry and Amit Yaffe
Alan and Lee Yarbro
Miss Elizabeth Welsh Young
Miss Hyatt Hood Young
Ms. Kristin Young
Mr. Nicholas Young
Ms. Sandra Young
Gavin Youngquist and
Daisy Hopkins-Youngquist
Mr. and Mrs. Williams J. Yurcik
Ms. Rose Zaeske
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Zatz
Ms. Pamela P. Zavitz
Mrs. Estelle Zeiler
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Zinn
Ms. Sandy Zoilkowski
Capital Donors
New gift or pledge payment in FY09
Baltimore Community Foundation
Baltimore County Government
Henry and Ruth
Blaustein-Rosenberg Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Brooks
Bunting Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Angus Burton
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart M.
Christhilf III
Mr. and Mrs. Kerby Confer
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Dillon
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eastman
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Elder
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Farber
Feather Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Hobart V. Fowlkes
Garden Club of America
Mr. Malcolm Gee
Gordon Croft Foundation, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. James D. Hardesty
Mr. and Mrs. G. Ridgely Hardy
Mr. and Mrs. H. Grant Hathaway
The Hecht-Levi Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Howard
Ms. Mary Howard
Walter M. Howard and
Stephen S. Howard
Mrs. Virginia M. Karr
Mr. and Mrs. E. Robert Kent, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mardiney
Joseph and Harvey Meyerhoff
Family Charitable Fund
Mr. and Mrs. James Piper III
The Platt Foundation
PNC
Provident Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Quigley
Richard S. Reynolds Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Randolph W. Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Rodgers
Roslyn Garden Club
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark Schapiro
Ms. Michele Speaks
State of Maryland
The T. Rowe Price Program for
Charitable Giving
United States Federal Government
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Van Dyke
Mrs. Mary Frances Wagley
The Harry and Jeanette
Weinberg Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Welles
Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Winstead III
Corporate Donors
Roundtable
$25,000 +
Bank of America Corporation
Sustainer
$5,000 +
Legg Mason
Northrop Grumman
PNC
REI Timonium
Patron
$2,500 +
T. Rowe Price Associates
Foundation, Inc.
Venable Foundation
Friend
Croft Leominster
GWWO, Inc. / Architects
Hord Coplan Macht, Inc.
Marathon Capital
Management, LLC
McCormick & Company, Inc.
Quick Connect
Communications, Inc.
Synthesis Incorporated
Associate
$500 +
A Garden of Earthly Delights
Baltimore Glass Company
Bendann Art Galleries, Inc.
Berman McAleer, Inc.
Bodie, Nagle, Dolina, Smith
& Hobbs, P.A.
Carroll Tree Service, Inc.
Coffee With T
Cooke & Steinmetz
Eclipse Security, Inc.
Henry Adams, LLC
Joseph Mullan Company
PHH Vehicle Mgmt. Services
Under the Sun, LLC
Ward-Boland Associates, Inc.
Wilmer’s Communications
The Wine Merchant, Inc.
Other Donors
Antique Exchange
BGE
Cedar Valley Nurseries
Chardon, Inc.
Chesapeake Natives
Consolidated Insurance Center, Inc.
CRW Parts, Inc.
Doyle Farm Nursery
Ecole Fine Foods, Inc.
Elk Ridge Nature Works
Enchanter’s Garden
Farmers & Merchants Bank
The Floral Studio
Foxleigh Enterprises, Inc.
Gerstung Inter-Sport
Go Native Tree Farm
Green and Sticky, Inc.
Greenlea Gardens, Ltd.,
t/a Flowers and Fancies
Heartwood Nursery, Inc.
Hogan & Hartson LLP
Hoppintots Children's Gym, Inc.
Kellogg Collection, Inc.
Kollar Environmental Associates
& Nursery
Medifast Inc.
Meyer Seed Company of
Baltimore, Inc.
Miller's Minuteman Press
Mt. Washington Cleaners
Natural Landscapes Nursery
Northrun Farm
Orr’s Tree Farm
Papers Plus
Parsons Nursery
Southside Nursery
Sunnyfields
Sylva Native Nursery
Yoicks!, LLC
Grants and Foundations
The Associated: Jewish Community
Fed. of Baltimore
The Baltimore City Foundation
Baltimore City Recreation and Parks
Baltimore Community Foundation
Baltimore County Commission
on Arts and Sciences
Bancroft Foundation
Bank of America Corporation
Bonsal Family Foundation
The Campbell Foundation, Inc.
Charitable Flex Fund
Chesapeake Bay Trust
The Clayton Baker Trust
Combined Charity Campaign
of Baltimore City
Combined Federal Campaign
of Central Maryland
J. C. Crothers Foundation, Inc.
The Eliasberg Family
Foundation, Inc.
Environmental Fund for
Maryland, Inc.
France-Merrick Foundation
The A.C. and Penney Hubbard
Foundation, Inc.
The Marion I. & Henry J. Knott
Foundation
The Zanvyl and Isabelle
Krieger Fund
L’Aiglon Foundation
The Looram Foundation
Lois and Philip Macht Family
Philanthropic Fund
Maryland Charity Campaign
Howard C. & Marguerite E.
Muller Charitable Foundation
The Patterson Family Foundation
Pip the Dog Fund
Rollins-Luetkemeyer
Foundation, Inc.
Save-A-Heart Foundation, Inc.
The Schoeneman-Halle
Foundation, Inc.
T. Rowe Price Associates
Foundation, Inc.
The Robb & Elizabeth Tyler
Foundation, Inc.
The Toby & Melvin Weinman
Foundation, Inc.
York Children’s Foundation
Matching Gifts
PNC
T. Rowe Price Associates
Foundation, Inc.
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
Financial Information
ASSETS, LIABILITY, & NET ASSET SUMMARY
Income
Operating Contributions 49%
Program Fees 4%
Retail Store 6%
Special Events 2%
Cash & cash equivalents
Marketable securities
Pledges receivable, net
Inventory
Prepaid expenses
Property & equipment, net
2009
288,368
1,027,811
1,548,077
32,150
3,871
6,772,628
2008
500,546
1,828,217
2,122,823
21,266
5,923
5,567,612
TOTAL ASSETS
9,672,905
10,046,387
Total Liabilities
Total Net Assets
988,455
8,684,450
943,912
9,102,475
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
9,672,905
10,046,387
Contributions
Grants & foundations
Membership
Program income
Special events
Rental income
Retail revenue
Investment income (loss)
Capital contributions
Endowment contributions
867,281
192,854
53,615
93,550
41,224
16,348
145,789
(289,013)
530,214
50,100
535,345
203,450
90,651
80,686
20,749
87,921
(5,561)
1,225,390
196,350
TOTAL SUPPORT & REVENUE
1,701,962
2,434,981
Program
Management & General
Fundraising
1,406,994
230,705
482,288
953,389
152,184
422,072
TOTAL EXPENSES
2,119,987
1,527,645
Change in Net Assets
(418,025)
907,336
Rental Income 1%
Capital Contributions 23%
Endowment Contributions 2%
Expenses
SUPPORT & REVENUE
Programs 66%
Fundraising 23%
Management
and General 11%
EXPENSES
Non-Profit Org.
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Founder
Olivia Irvine Dodge
President
Angus M. Burton
Vice President
Gregory C. Pinkard
Secretary
Suzanne E. Chapelle, PhD
Treasurer
Warren F. Boutilier
Trustees
Jane Bagby ex officio
William L. Balfour ex officio
Lawrence J. Beyer
Frank A. Bonsal, III
Betsy B. Brennen
Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin
Kent G. Croft
Frances H. Flanigan
Edith H. Garrett
Sarah Haines, PhD
Janet H. Harvey
J. Zohara Meyerhoff Hieronimus
Maxine V. Hoen
Lynn R. Jordan
Nicholas W. Kouwenhoven
Peggy F. O’Neill ex officio
Clement J. Palevich
Katharine Patterson
James Piper, III
Sage Platt
Patrick A. Rodgers, II
Page Ward Seville
Barbara B. Shea
Clare H. Stewart
Yolanda Vazquez
James D. Witty
Jason Toraldo
Urban Education Coordinator
Trustees Emeriti
Nancy B. Allchin
Jeanne H. Baetjer
Malcolm Gee
Robert H. Johnson
Ellen H. Kelly
William H. Winstead, III
Jean R. Worthley
Carin Smith
Volunteer Coordinator
Linda Eustis
Assistant Naturalist
Heather Wight
Volunteer Group Leader
Monica Wiedel-Lubinski
Arts Program Coordinator
Facility Rental Coordinator
Staff
Evelyn Nastos
Administrative Assistant
Peggy F. O’Neill
Executive Director
Courtney Sagal
Education Administrative Assistant
Robert Mardiney
Director of Education
Rachael Buhler
Development Coordinator
Kevin P. Kearney
Director of Development
Chrissie Bortner
Marketing and Communications Assistant
Doria Wiedel
Director of Finance
Linda Jacobson
Retail Manager
Christina Royster-Hemby
Director of Marketing and Communications
Bill Wiedel
IT Coordinator
Kristy Streett
Director of Urban Education
Jack Fromm
IT Coordinator
Kim Devkota
Assistant Director of Development
Wally Vait
Buildings & Grounds Manager
Rachel Felling
Teacher-Naturalist
Fred Goldman
Receptionist
Rick Hobbs
Schoolyard Habitat Coordinator