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2010 Annual Report
riverbend environmental education center
Flowing
Reflecting
Growing
From the Executive Director
Dear Friends,
The 2010 fiscal year was one of celebrated accomplishments,
new beginnings and planning for the future. Like the stream
that runs through our property, the essence of our mission - our
educational programs for children - continues to flow and evolve.
“A river seems a magic thing.
A magic, living part of the earth itself.”
- Laura Gilpin
Riverbend is aptly named for the bend in The Schuylkill River that defines
the contour of our property. And like the river, it possesses a bit of magic.
A rustic place that is green and hilly where tens of thousands of children
have learned and played, explored and discovered a bit about the wonderful world of nature and a bit about themselves as well.
Mission
Riverbend Environmental Education Center teaches environmental
principles to children in Southeastern Pennsylvania through a direct
connection with nature, inspiring respect for our natural world and
action as aware, responsible and caring citizens.
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The highlights that we share in this report are a snapshot in time that connect the days
before and following the given year, yet they are all part of our 2008-2011 Strategic
Plan. This plan has been an invaluable working document and barometer of our
progress and our impact.
We are optimistic about our purpose and our ability to connect children to the
natural world and inspire the next generation of environmental stewards. As demonstrated in the program statistics on page 10, our school programs continue to grow from 2009 to 2010, we witnessed a 16% increase in per-student visits, 61% of which
are from underserved communities.
The changing and challenging economy prompts a healthy dose of reflection, instills
patience, cultivates persistence and invigorates an already entrepreneurial approach.
This attitude, balanced with best practices, enables us to continue to gladly serve our
purpose and solve problems that naturally arise while implementing our future plans.
We are proud of the work we have accomplished, its impact on the children we serve,
and the environment.Yet our work is not possible without your generous support.
Thank you for your investment in a healthy environment for our kids.
Sincerely,
Laurie Bachman
Executive Director
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2010 at a Glance...
1. Philadelphia Children Access Nature
After a year of program planning, curriculum development, and fundraising,
Riverbend initiated the three-year phased implementation of a environmental
enrichment program for K-grade 5 school children. This replicable program
model provides hands-on, outdoor expansions to the School District of Philadelphia’s Science CORE Modules that relate to Earth and Biological Sciences.
Through professional development and teacher support, in-class activities for
students, field trips and community involvement, the program strives to increase
the effectiveness of science education for participating students.
Implementation of the program began in November 2010 with our school partner, the Anna Blakiston Day School. The first year we worked with second grade
students and teachers on an Air and Weather Unit and Insect Unit. It included
three half-day professional development workshops with the teachers, 12 in-class
lessons for each of the three classrooms, and two field trips for all of the students.
Over the course of the next two years, we will implement the program across all
K-5 grade levels at the AB Day School.
This program has been made possible by the generous support ofThe Boeing Company Charitable Trust,
The Hamilton Family Foundation, Henkel of America, Inc., PECO, and SAP.
2. Alec Williamson Bird Observation area
A beautiful mahogany deck overlooking the Alec Williamson Bird Observation
Area and stone terrace leading into the native plant garden are the finishing
touches of Riverbend’s most ambitious habitat improvement to date. The thoughtfully designed space welcomes the casual visitor to observe and enjoy the natural
setting and provides much needed room to teach the groups of children who
visit for school or camp programs. The project was the culmination of a long and
challenging design phase followed by an equally intricate construction process.
Riverbend’s entire property committee was instrumental in the success of the
overall project. Thanks go to the Snider Foundation for the generous funding provided, Glackin Thomas Panzak for the in-kind donation of landscape architecture
services and to Wick Littleton of Littleton Landscape Contractors for his many
hours of in-kind general project management.
To compliment the educational experience of the garden, a comprehensive plant
guide was also developed and completed in 2010. It includes a photo, description and bloom time of the 118 native trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants, ferns and
grasses growing in this lush patch of land. It is used in our educational programs
and is at the disposal of all visitors.
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Second graders learning about nature in their schoolyard.
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4. Riverbend Through the Lens
3. Master Site Plan Update
As the old adage goes, “a picture is worth a thousand words,”
therefore a video must be worth much more! Telling our story
through imagery and sound is a powerful tool that communicates
our purpose to the viewer in a way that the printed word cannot.
Thanks to the generous support of Cackie and Joe Rogers, our
work was brought to life and premiered at our spring fundraising
event, Friday Night Unplugged. Joe’s brother, Frank Rogers, contributed his considerable videographer skills and talent to create
an impactful video. It has been a wonderful way to inform and inspire people about our work. It can be viewed from the front page
of our website: www.riverbendeec.org.
In 2004, we adopted a ten year Master Site Plan for the entire Riverbend property. Since then, key master site plan recommendations have been implemented
and Riverbend has grown significantly as an organization. One of the objectives
in the 2008 Strategic Plan was to update the master site plan to provide for the
creation of innovative passive and active open space guided by our educational
goals. The plan focuses on the core of the Riverbend campus, a 10-acre area
bounded by deer fence.
A consulting team led by ML Baird & Co., working with staff and an ad-hoc
committee, produced an innovative plan featuring recommendations that are
ambitious yet realizable and maintainable. This plan highlights two priority
improvements that will enrich the unique identity of our site and expand the
distinctiveness of Riverbend. The first is a tiered pond that will engage all visitors
and enable Riverbend to serve the growing demand for a variety of programming a large pond will support. The second is a “West Loop” trail featuring a
variety of over-sized concepts illustrating habitats and behaviors from the natural
world to engage children and their imaginations. Concepts include a burrow,
cocoon, spiderweb and woven art installation culminating in a crow’s nest
lookout at a highpoint on the site offering views across the Schuylkill River and
Miquon.
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Program Partner Highlight
Norristown Area School District
Riverbend has been bringing environmental education programs to all third and
fourth grade students at the six elementary schools in the Norristown Area School
District for five years. It includes teacher training, in-class, pre and post lessons, and
a field trip to Riverbend or, more recently, The Palace Mission. Additionally, thanks
to the support and partnership of the Junior League of Philadelphia, Riverbend helps
to host Family Science Night once a year at each school.
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s our global society increases, sustaining the environment must become everyone’s responsibility. Education is the most powerful tool
for broadening understanding and increasing sensitivity and concern
for the environment. Helping children become stewards of the environment
is one of the most important legacies and gifts that may be provided to them.
Riverbend Environmental Education Center’s extraordinary commitment to
connecting children throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania with the environment is to be applauded.
Riverbend has helped fill the hearts and minds of students in the Norristown
Area School District with a sense of wonder and discovery of nature and
the environment. Students have had a unique opportunity to participate in
engaging lessons developed by the Riverbend staff and watched them unfold
through enriching experiences on Riverbend’s breathtaking grounds. Imagination and creativity abound as students connect to the environment.
Because of this program, Norristown Area School District students have
increased their awareness of and sensitivity to nature and the environment.
A highlight of the incredible partnership between Riverbend and our School
District has been the enrichment of the lives of our children and their families through environmental education and science nights. The instructional
practice of our teachers has also been enhanced through rich professional
learning activities provided by Riverbend.
As superintendent of the Norristown Area School District, it is a joy to see
the commitment of Riverbend. The work is leaving an indelible mark on
shaping perspectives and developing values regarding the environment. Our
society will certainly reap the benefit as Riverbend continues to grow stewards of the environment in such a positive, yet intentional manner.
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Third graders learning about watersheds.
- Dr. Janet Samuels, Superintendent,
Norristown Area School District
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Philanthrophic Partner Reflection - Ed Snider
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s most readers of this report are aware, Ed Snider is a well-known
philanthropist in Philadelphia, with many worthy organizations and the
people they serve benefitting from his generosity. Many of you may also
know that Riverbend is one of those organizations and that Mr. Snider made
a very generous multi-year pledge that was fulfilled in 2010. In honor of this
gift, our signature Sears Roebuck Catalog Barn is now named The Snider
Barn and dedicated in honor of the Snider Family.
This important gift was designated for projects recommended in the 2004
Master Site Development Plan and when the commitment was made in 2005,
we were beyond thrilled about the positive impact it would have on our ability
to realize so many improvements to our site. From 2006 through 2010,
Riverbend invested almost $800,000, thanks to Mr. Snider and the generosity
of many other foundations, individuals, corporations, and public funding.
Each year we added to the list of improvements, both small and large. The most
significant projects include:
• Brick courtyard/outdoor teaching space with a native plant garden
• Lenape Village teaching area
• Porous paving parking lot and adjacent bioswale
2010 education program statistics
Programs for Groups
 School/Scout
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101 schools/29 first-time visitors to Riverbend
20 scout troops
60% from Montgomery County, 23% from Philadelphia County,
13% from Delaware County, 4% from Chester County
64% public schools, 28% private schools, 8% scouts
8,555 individual children served, 41% from underserved communities
1,940 teachers and chaperones participated
68% onsite programs, 32% offsite programs
 After-School
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4 Schools
250 children served
 5 Years of
Growth (year-to-year comparison of per-student visits*)
20062007200820092010
Onsite 4,0225,0115,6245,6476,369
Offsite
1,8293,4974,3885,1596,200
Total 6,802 8,508 10,01210,80612,559**
* some students participate in more than one program
** 61% of total visits were students from underserved communities
• Deer exclosure fence
• Alec Williamson Bird Observation Area and adjacent deck
• Signage and outdoor seating
• Master Site Development Plan update
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With the updated master site development plan in hand, we will look to the
next phase of significant site improvements that will continue to contribute to
the momentum and increasing visibility Riverbend has in the local community
and the greater Philadelphia region.
Programs for Individuals
 Summer
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Camp
12 weeks of camp with an average of 56 campers per week
301 families and 405 individual children participated
Most popular age group: 5-6 year olds (Explorers)
 Birthday
Parties: 64 parties with more than 1,100 children participating
 Nature Clubs: 56 programs with more than 300 children participating
 Year Round Camp: 18 days of camp with 181 children participating
 Family Programs: 28 programs with almost 800 participants
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Corporate Partner Highlight:
PECO’s Energizing Education Program
Riverbend is grateful for PECO’s generous,
ongoing support of our educational programs,
and we are delighted to have Mary Jane Roache,
PECO’s Director of Customer Care, as a board
member. PECO demonstrates environmental
leadership through its support of the PECO
Green Region Open Space Program and a
variety of environmental education initiatives.
Of particular significance is the PECO Energizing Education Program
for local middle school students. Riverbend’s Executive Director, Laurie
Bachman, is an original member of the steering committee that developed the program.
From our Partner:
The PECO Energizing Education Program, designed in partnership with the National
Energy Education Development Project (NEED) and The Franklin Institute, is a projectbased curriculum using hands-on activities to explore the sources and uses of energy
and the important role of energy efficiency in environmental conservation. The program
begins with a curriculum workshop for teachers at The Franklin Institute and then
combines a classroom component with a school energy audit, a field trip and/or
in-school program (PECO covers the cost for either), a community project and an
opportunity for the students to present their energy projects at a community event.
Since its inception in 2009, nearly 30 schools have participated in the program.
“We have experienced wonderful success with the PECO Energizing Education Program
over the past three years,” said Jeff Gordon, manager of Corporate Relations. “The
students continue to impress us with their understanding of energy conservation and
how they choose to share their knowledge with the community.”
PECO is proud to support Riverbend – one of the premiere environmental organizations in the region – in its efforts to introduce young people to the wonders of nature
and the importance of environmental preservation and energy conservation.
To learn more about PECO’s environmental initiatives, visit www.peco.com/green.
For more about the PECO Energizing Education Program and how schools can participate, visit www.need.org/PECO.
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Summer Camp Junior Volunteer Program
Teens, 14 years of age and older, have been volunteering in our summer camp
program for many years, but in 2010, we formalized the program. In addition to
an application and interview process, the program requires volunteers to attend
six hours of training and to commit a minimum of three weeks of their time. The
Camp Junior Volunteers perform a vital role in Riverbend’s summer camp program
assisting camp staff with assigned tasks that help with the general management of
educational groups, primarily for children 4-6 years of age. In the first year, we had
a total of 25 teenagers participate in the program.
United Way Donor Choice
Riverbend became a United Way Donor Choice Agency in 2010. We hope you will
consider designating Riverbend as a recipient if you make annual contribution.
Our donor number is: 48566.
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2010 Revenue, Expenses & Contributions
Revenue, Gains and Other Support: $648,176
Special Events - 13%
Educational Programs - 52%
Contributions - 35%
Special Events & Contributions: $310,387
Government - 4%
Foundations - 25%
Businesses - 40%
Individuals - 31%
Expenses: $668,605
Management & General - 12%
Fundraising - 12%
Program Services - 76%
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“I just love learning outside because
it’s where I love to be.”
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Our Donor Family 2010
$10,000 and up
The Boeing Company Charitable
Trust
Centocor Ortho Biotech, Inc.
SAP
The Ed Snider Foundation
Wright-Cook Foundation
$1,000 - $2,499
Laurie Bachman
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Bedford, IV
Bianchi Charitable Fund,
The Gwen and Dennis
Kelly & Rick Biesecker
Katie & Paul Binnion
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L.
Bissinger, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. James Brogan
$5,000 - $9,999
Bryn Mawr Trust Company
ASTM International
Burket-Plack Foundation
Elsie Lee Garthwaite Memorial
Cordelia Clement
Foundation
Concrete Service Materials
The Hamilton Family Foundation
Company
Henkel of America, Inc.
The Connelly Foundation
Keystone Foods LLC
Glackin Thomas Panzak, Inc.
PECO
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Ronald A. Krancer
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Haines
Pennsylvania Historical and
Kalan Foundation
Museum Commission
Jane Koppelman
Township of Lower Merion
Littleton Landscape Contractor,
Vanguard Group Matching Gifts
LLC
The Magellan Group
Nancy H. McCahan
$2,500 - $4,999
Mr. & Mrs. Howard McCoy
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Milby
Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.
Mini of the Main Line
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Bianchi
Montgomery County
Mr. & Mrs. Rodney Day
Conservation District
Barbara & Harry DeVerter
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Petrauskas
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. John Phelan
Mr. & Mrs. Lucian C. Galloway
The Hamilton Family Foundation The Philadelphia School
Mr. & Mrs. William B. Read, III
Henkel of America, Inc.
Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial Mr. & Mrs. John Reilly
Emily & Rich Reiner
Irwin H. English Company, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. William T. Roache, III
Johnson & Johnson
Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Rogers, Jr.
Rosenlund Family Foundation
Keystone Foods, LLC
Meriam Zandi & Thomas Jay Rush
The Mill Spring Foundation
Sound Waves Car and Home Audio
Mr. Ronald A. Krancer
Pennsylvania Historical Society & Carol Baker & Mark Stein
Kathleen D. & Herbert J. Stotler
Commission
Viola & Christian Terwiesch
Philadelphia Eagles
Shreiner Tree Care Specialists, Inc. Think Green LLC
Lisa & Jeffrey Thomas
Keira & Jay Vederman
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Waverly Custom Homes
Lisa & Lars Williamson
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Wilson
United Way of Southeastern
Pennsylvania
VMA Designs
$250 - $999
Melissa & Paul Anderson
Jackie & David Blumberg
Brendan Gibbons Co.
Bridgewater Tech, Inc.
Carrie & David Brodsky
Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Brody
Mr. & Mrs. George W.
Broseman, Esq.
Richard & Jenny Brown
Bryce’s Catering Company
C & V Landscaping
Central City Steel
Mr. & Mrs. J. Gordon Cooney, Esq.
Cooper and Schall, P.C.
Mary & Bill Copeland
Hanya & Bill Cosmi
Tony & Harriet Crane
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Crowley
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Dean
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Dooney
East River Bank
Kristin Edwards
Episcopal Academy
Firstrust Bank
Flik Flak Watches
Floors USA
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Fromhold
John C. Fuhr
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Gadsden
Jodi Spragins & Brook Gardner
Mr. & Mrs. William Giles
Giverny Gardens
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Goodman
Associate Dean John Gotanda &
Brenda H. Gotanda, Esq.
Nancy Greene & Peter Grove
Sherry & Bart Haines
Hamill Custom Woodworking
Anne & Matt Hamilton
Eugenie Logue & Gerhardt P.
Herbert
Hugh Lofting Timber Framing, Inc.
Independence Blue Cross
Isdaner & Co., LLC
Jewish Federation of Greater
Philadelphia
JFS4 Enterprises, LLC
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Jungreis
Una Kang
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard J. Keating, Jr.
The Honorable & Mrs. Michael L.
Krancer
Land Design & Construction
Managers, Ltd.
Lori Shinal Interiors
MacGuffin Theatre & Film Co.
MacLaren Fabrication, Inc.
Angie & Tom Maher
Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP
Dr. & Mrs. John H. Marks
Nancy & Paul Matlack
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph McCabe
E. Murdoch Family Foundation The Neubauer Foundation
Nottingham Custom Painting
Karen Aydt & David O’Connell
OMG Style, Inc.
Orion Electric
Peter Zimmerman Architects, Inc.
The Philadelphia Foundation
Phoenix
Steven Prusky
Barbara Ragan
Catherine & Wil Rappaport
Reilly Insulation, Inc.
Marcia & Robert Reiver
Remington Group, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rex
Gerald B. Rorer
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Rowell
ServiceMark
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Sharkey
Shipley Lower School
Site Engineering Concepts, LLC
Lavinia & Michael Smerconish
Mr. & Mrs. Shanin Specter
Stanley W Cooper Inc.
Mary Virginia Stieb-Hales
Tague Lumber
Heidi & Paul Tirjan
Jay H. Tolson
Top Shelf Closets
Mr. & Mrs. James J. Tornetta
Dr. Alexander R. Vaccaro, III
Warren Claytor Architects
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Weber
Susan & Gregory Weinstein
Tricia & Andy Wellenbach
Wellsboro & Corning Railroad
Company
Amy Fox & Daniel Wheeler
Whole Foods Market
Senator Connie & Dr. Sankey
Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Zuzelo
Up to $250
Ursina Teitelbaum & Benjamin
Abella
AGA Consulting
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen S. Aichele
Renee & Alex Archawski
Arthur DeSolis Paving
Darin & Stephanie Bacharach
Pearl Elias & Steven Bachrach
Mr. & Mrs. Philip R. Bagley
Anne S. Bahl
The Baldwin School
Barry Becker
Benner & Sons
Lynn & Harris Berger
Jennifer Berlin
Jena Bernstein
Virginia Berwick
Wendy Frame & Chris Blackman
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Bostard
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bruckner
Bob Bruder
Mr. & Mrs. James M. Buck, III
Lisa Buraks
Joseph & Wendy C. Calhoun
Professor Beth Lyon & Dr. Greg
Carlson
The Cassidy Family
Laurie Matt & John Cassidy
Molly Love & Adrian Castelli
Sally W. Castle
Susan W. & Cummins
Catherwood, Jr.
Charles Friel, Inc.
Christiane Chiappinelli
Paul and Cathy Chicos
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Chulik
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory F.
Cirillo Esq.
Lita and Stanley Cohen
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Colen, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. David Comroe
Victoria Conn
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Contract
David Copas
Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Cordray
Tracy Coyle
Patrick Coyne
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Craig
Emily Crane
Amy Crossley
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Cutner
Nancy Bare Davis
Nancy & Ken Davis
Mrs. Robert Degerberg
Com. Jane & Dr. Ernest Dellheim
Diamond Contract Flooring
Katherine & John Douglas
Dr. & Mrs. Richard C. Drummond
Beth Rittenhouse & Steven Dupont
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Dworkin
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Early
Linda & Nick Eiteljorg
Patricia & Robert Engle
Mr. & Mrs. Carl Erdman
Ferguson Enterprises
Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Fisher
Anne & Gren Foote
Ingela Williamson & Bruce
Foresman
Four Counties Garden Club
Jamie & Brian Fox
Maureen Fox
Mr. & Mrs. W. Edward Frazer, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Furman
Mrs. John Gall
Jennifer Gendzel
Generosity Community Alliance
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Gian-Grasso
Ellen Gimbel
Gladwyne Civic Association
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
Norah & Howard Goldfine
The Goldman Family
Virginia L. Goodby
Alison & Chad Graham
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Up to $250 Cont.
Gladwyne Civic Association
GlaxoSmithKline Foundation
Norah & Howard Goldfine
The Goldman Family
Virginia L. Goodby
Alison & Chad Graham
Elsie Graves
Mr. & Mrs. David Grimmig
Joy Takahashi & John Gullace
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Hagner
Gisela Kirk Hall
Judy Hallman
Mr. & Mrs. Henry R. Hallowell, Jr.
Martha Ann Hanson
Harmonson Stairs
Mr. & Mrs. J. Barton Harrison
Mr. & Mrs. John S. C. Harvey, III
Wesley M. Heilman III
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Hepler
Anne Stokes Hochberg
Carolyn Howe
Louise & Joseph Huber
Mary B. Hummeler
Garth Isaak & Melissa Hunt
IBM Corporation
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
Environmental Action Club
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Janiczek
James Bradberry Architects
Yardly & Scott Jenkins
Meg Daly & Craig S. Johnson
Ellen T. Jordan CFP
Jordan & Sons, R. A.
Mr. & Mrs. Bennett Keiser
Mr. & Mrs. William Kenny
Maude Wood Kent
Mr. & Mrs. Farokh Kheradi
Suzanne & Justin Kimball
Alison Keel & Stephen Kimmel
Lois Kistler
Josephine Klein
Nadine Kolowrat & Jeremy Klotz
Artemis & William Koch
Irene Kohl
Jack & Patricia Kolff
KPMG
Bettina Hess & David Kwass
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Lambert
Elyssa Kane & Jeff Levine
Alida Lovell
M. L. Baird & Co
Lois & Arnold Machles
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Honor and Memorial Gifts
Lisa Maloney
Dr. & Mrs. Francis R. Manlove
Mayfield Gardens
Christin & Dan McClave
Julie & Bill McDermott
Herbert & Mary McDonald
Dr. & Mrs. David E. McGinnis
Mr. & Mrs. Alan McIlvain, Jr.
Oscar Mestre
Miller Brothers
Erika Miller
Melvin B. Miller
Mr. & Mrs. David Miller
L. Martin Miller
Morici, Dzik & Associates CPA
Mr. & Mrs. Percival B. Moser, III
Kathy & David Mullaney
Mrs. Daniel J. Murphy, Jr.
Robin Murphy
James & Celeste Nasuti
Meta B. & Benjamin R. Neilson
Barbara Nelson
Dr. & Mrs. Harvey L. Nisenbaum
Peter & Jo-Anna Novelli
Laurel & Edward O’Connor
Albert Olenzak
Eric Pawlow
Peace A Pizza
Albert & Arlene Perlstein
The Philadelphia Contributionship
PNC Investments
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Polett
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Powell, 2nd
Richard & Shelley Powell
Mrs. Henry L. Price
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Prim
Kathy & Bryce Quayle
Courtney & Andrew Rau
Ben Read
REI
Lois & Gerald Renthal
Betsy Robb
Cynthia & Bill Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. James C. Robinson
Subha & James Robinson
Fran Rogalsky
Joan &Tim Roll
Ms. Joyce Levy & Dr. Phyllis
Rosenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Elwood Rush
Mr. & Mrs. Morton T. Saunders
Ellen H. Sholevar
Stacy Shuler
Susan Thal & Ed Siebert
Mr. & Mrs. Barton M. Silverman
Nancy R. & Alan D. Silverman
Nancy & Bill Simkiss
Cynthia & Stephen Sinclair
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Smith, III
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Stadtmauer
Stephen Varenhorst Architects
Kate & JT Straub
Carol Sullivan
Dr. & Mrs. William Sun
Susquehanna Bank
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Sweeney
Shirley Swerdloff
Mrs. David T. Sykes
Margaret W. Tilghman
Trader Joe’s Company
Kathleen Troncelliti
United Way of Bergen County
Janice Gault & James F. Vander
Mr. & Mrs. Jacques Vauclain
Mr. & Mrs. Emmanuel Voissard
Wallingford Station Family Dental
Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Weiner
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond H. Welsh
Courtenay & Thomas Willcox
Sherrie & Morris Willner
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Willoughby
Dr. & Mrs. Richard P. Wilson
Mildred Wilson
Mimi Winkler
Donna & Jim Winsor
JoAnne & Edward Woehling
Mr. & Mrs. Bertram Wolfson
Mr. & Mrs. John B.Yerkes, Jr.
Yerkes Associates, Inc.
Thomas V. Zug, Jr.
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In Honor of Sally Mattison’s
Birthday - Lynn & Harris
Berger
In Honor of Lisa & Lars
Williamson - Mary & Bill
Copeland
In Memory of Thomas Cole’s
Mother - Michael Haines
In Memory of Bennett
Kaiser’s Nephew - Michael
Haines
McDonald
Memorial Gift - Marilyn Faris’
Father - Michael Haines
In Honor of Ellen Jordan In Honor of Sally Mattison’s
Birthday - Lois Machles
In Memory of George
Rogalsky - Nancy & Ken Davis In Memory of Genevieve In Honor of John Phelan Nancy and Bill Giles
In honor of Sally Mattison’s
Birthday - Mary & Herbert
Nancy & Paul Matlack
In Memory of Liza Murdoch
& Robert McCahan - Nancy
McCahan
In Memory of Sharon Ash -
Eleanor & David Miller
In honor of Sally Mattison’s
Birthday - Ellen Sholevar
In Memory of David T. Sykes Lainie Sykes
In Honor of the Hard-Working
Staff at Riverbend - Heidi &
Paul Tirjan
Phil Gray
Rob Lambert - Site
Engineering Concepts
Cackie & Joe Rogers
In-Kind Donations
Alex Archawski
Laurie Bachman
Nancy Bradberry
Bridlewild Trails
Alan Brody - Bryce’s Catering
Jenny Cross
Evan DeSantola
Wick Littleton - Litteton
Landscape Contractors
Scott Rowell
Kelly Rowell
Angie Maher
Steve Shreiner - Shreiner Tree
Care Specialists
Eric Milby
Stacy Shuler
Palace Mission, Inc.
Rick Gallagher
Bern Panzak - Glackin
Thomas Panzak, Inc
Glackin Thomas Panzak
Phillies
Phil Gray
Bill Read
Michael Haines -Waverly
Custom Home
REI
Heidi Tirjan
Villanova School of Law
Whole Foods
Todd Zimmerman Pictures by Todd
Frank Rogers
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Moving up:
Board of Director News
On December 7, 2010, Lisa Thomas, RLA, AICP, LEED AP was
elected as Riverbend’s new board president. A principal of Glackin Thomas Panzak, a land planning and landscape architecture
firm in Paoli, PA, Lisa has been a board member at Riverbend
since 2007. Prior to her appointment as board president, Thomas
was chair of the property committee of Riverbend. Her expertise in
the development of site feasibility studies, environmental analysis studies,
site design, reforestation plans, open space management plans, and detailed
construction documentation plans has been vital to the improvements made to
Riverbend’s 30-acre preserve.
A warm welcome to:
Mary Jane Roache is a wonderful addition to Riverbend’s
board of directors, bringing considerable energy, leadership and problem-solving skills. She has spent her career in
the gas and utility business, the last 16 with PECO. An avid
gardener and bird watcher, she has a real affinity and commitment to our mission. MJ has been familiar with Riverbend
for many years, as her now college-aged daughter attended summer camp here when she was younger and she even hosted team-building
retreats at The Snider Barn many years ago.
Ellen Jordan comes to Riverbend with a strong commitment to the environment, a love of nature and a willingness
to share her considerable professional experience to benefit
our goals. With more than 24 years of experience in the
financial planning and wealth management industry, Ellen
currently provides comprehensive financial planning for existing and prospective clients in the Wealth Management Division of
The Bryn Mawr Trust Company.
2010 Board List
OFFICERS
Beverly Galloway, Chair
Michael Haines, Vice-Chair
Leah Scharff Hepler, CPA, Treasurer
Emily Zuzelo, Esq., Secretary
A fond farewell to:
DIRECTORS
Gwen Bianchi
Ellen Jordan, CFP
Robert Lambert, Jr., PE
William (Wick) Littleton
Eric Milby, Esq.
William B. Read
Mary Jane Roache
Stephen Shreiner
Lisa Thomas, RLA, AICP, LEED AP
Heidi Tirjan
Keira Vederman
Lisa Williamson
Tracy Rucker Wilson
2010 was the final year of Beverly Galloway’s term as
Chair of Riverbend’s Board of Directors. She admirably
served the last year of service (and never missed a board
meeting) even though she had relocated to Austin, Texas in
December, 2009. Her leadership was dynamic and impactful, helping Riverbend to witness significant growth organizationally. Of significance, Bev spearheaded the strategic plan that
was adopted by the board of directors in 2008 and she was instrumental
in accomplishing many of the plan’s objectives. She co-chaired Riverbend’s
most successfully single fundraising event to date, The Go Green Gala, in
2008, and she made a lasting impact through several significant introductions that have led to new donors, new board members and new program
partners that we continue to sustain today. It is with sincere gratitude that
Bev generously and graciously fulfilled her commitment to Riverbend.
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2010 Volunteers
Groups
The Agnes Irwin School
The Episcopal Academy
Friends’ Central School
Goldman Sachs
Harriton High School
Haverford College
The Haverford School
Janssen Pharaceuticals
McNeil Pharmaceuticals
Power Windows &
Siding & SBN
SAP
The Shipley School
Shire Pharmaceuticals
Villanova University
Individuals
Michael Ajyian
Claire Aljian
Alex Archawski
Kelly Archer
Roxanne Ballantini
Kaitlin Barker
Dan Barnes Batista
Zach Baumstein
Julie Becker
Benjamin Bernstein
Gwen Bianchi
Toby Blumberg
Nancy Bradberry
Bryce Brody
Doris Brogan
Anita Brook-Dupree
Jory Cabhart
Lena Cox
Tim Cox
Nick Crandall
Mary Catherine Curran
Jenny Cross
Gregory Dadourian
Linda Dooney
Rick Gallagher
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Beverly Galloway
Brian Gao
Jacquie Genovesi
Ben Gibbons
Nancy Giles
Amy Gold
John Gotanda
Peter Grove
Susan Haider
Michael Haines
Marisa Hall
Leah Hepler
Erica Hoffman
Janet Howarth
Ian Hunt-Isaak
Ellen Jordan
Len Keating
Benjamin Kimmel
Jérôme Krumenacker
Ashley Kurtz
Rob Lambert
Kris Lehr-Kratz
Johanna Lenahan
Molly Levinthal
Linna Li
Wick Littleton
Nathan Lobb
Tom Maher
Alisha Maity
Selena Maity
Rachel Margulies
Debbie McCabe
Mimi McCann
Nadine McHenry
Don McKinney
Eric Milby
Marisa Miller
Sara Mitchell
Zoe Metz
Karen Pallente
Chris Paterno
Ethan Pentz
Emily Perkins
Jordan Peskin
Karen Petrauskas
Aidan Phillips
Kat Pisani
Lauren Possiel
Timshel Purdum
Joseph Quaid
Bill Read
Susan Read
Lindsey Reder
Nicole Rees
Shari Rex
Lauren Rhodes
Carolyn Roache
MJ Roache
Joe Rogers
Emily Roll
Katherine Roll
Julie Rosner
Kelly Rowell
Tracy Rucker-Wilson
Emily Rush
Caroline Scarlato
Adeline Schlussel
Jack Shade
Stever Shreiner
Snowden Family
Josh Strayer
Susan Swanson
Fitz Tepper
Lisa Thomas
Heidi Tirjan
Jess Vander
Keira Vederman
Anneke Walsh
Jack Weinrieb
Brendan Wickline
Victoria Widergren
Leslie Williams
Lisa Williamson
Emily Willkomm
Ben Ynocenio
Emily Zuzelo
2010 Staff List
Executive Director
Laurie Bachman
Director of Education
Stacy Carr-Poole
Camp Coordinator
David Lowe
Development and Marketing Manager
Angie Maher
Property Manager
Christopher Wales
SAP volunteers
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Gladwyne, PA 19035
610.526.5234
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