2015 Annual Report

2016 Annual Report

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Board Officers Denasha A. Scott ChairJohn A. Zaganczyk Vice ChairPatricia Laughlin SecretaryErica J. Gottschalk TreasurerLee A. Riordan Immediate Past ChairPresident/CEO Ellen Hayward

Directors Ellen L. BoernerRobert L. HanleyMargarete R. HarveyRonald E. JacquartMatthew M. StanoKaren W. PlunkettHarriet M. PurtellCharles R. RevieRoger C. ShermanMichele M. Young

Directors EmeritusThomas S. BarberDeanna BraegerElaine BurkeKaren A. CaseMelissa K. KoeppelMary Ann LaBahnMary LaVelleMelinda MyersWilliam J. RadlerNell Schneider

With Gratitude to Our Board of Directors

Matt Stano — In MemoriamFBBG board member, 2004-2016.

An active board member and ardent supporter of FBBG’s mission. His steadfast dedication and generous spirit are greatly missed.

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Financial HighlightsIn 2014, FBBG changed accounting methods from cash basis to accrual basis. The change is a requirement of U.S. GAAP, required by the State of WI Dept. of Financial Institutions.

Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2016

Operating Income $478,366 $481,122Operating Expenses $414,063 $427,651Net Income (Deficit) $64,303 $44,878 From OperationsRestricted Garden Fund Net Change ($3,765)** ($20,816)* Total Change in Net Assets $60,538 $24,062*Completed Rotary ADA Path with funds raised in 2014**Restricted Garden Fund Balance at end of 2016 was $84,640

The summaries shown above reflect our financial position in accordance with FBBG’s annual audits.

2016 Actual 2015 Actual*

“The students’ time was successfully filled with rich academic and fun activities. Overall this was

one of the best experiences for my students.”

“FBBG curriculum ties well to science standards.”

-Public School Partners

Highlights of Our 2016 Achievements• FBBG/Milwaukee County Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) completed. Enumerates the mutual agreement between Milwaukee County & Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens for a team relationship that will continue to sustain and preserve the Gardens for generations to come. Effective June 1, 2016

• FBBG’s 7th consecutive year of break-even or better budgets. No debt.

• MPS Learning Journeys; expanded initiative with Milwaukee Public Schools at the invitation of School Superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver. 3 year FBBG commitment...

• K-12 Outcomes-Driven Multi-session, In-Nature Education Programming: 17,000 students served. Public, private, parochial schools.

• In-Garden Volunteer teams supporting County garden staff; community & corporate* volunteers; – 7th straight year of initiative

Approved by the County in summer of 2010. First ever in-garden volunteer initiative for BBG.*Kohls, Humana, Paragon Services, Deloitte, Goodwill IndustriesTotal: 528 volunteers – 1,576 Hours

• Variety of FBBG Outreach events throughout the year: Chambers of Commerce (Hales Corners, Muskego, South Suburban & Wauwatosa) membership/networking events, Hales Corners Night Out, US Bank Earth Day, MPS STEM Fair, League of Milwaukee Artists Art Fair, etc.

• FBBG Member Appreciation Event 3rd Annual - July 27.

• FREE Tuesdays at Boerner; FBBG driven initiative; 2nd year.

• FBBG Community year-round events/classes: 109.

• FBBG Gift Shop restructured New store manager (FBBG staff).

• First Garden Conservancy Partnership; summer 2016: awareness building & revenue generation.

• China Lights Festival (County hosted) 2016: FBBG donors, promotion, adult & student classes, student performance.

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Supporters of Education,the Environment, andDevelopmental Strides

Thank you to our donors for their gifts of $1,000 or greater.

Mr. Thomas S. BarberMr. & Mrs. William BiersachMs. Ellen L. Boerner & Mr. Greg SchlichtingMr. Roger L. Boerner & FamilyMr. Roger BrinkmeierMr. & Mrs. Anthony BryantMs. Elaine BurkeMr. & Mrs. Thomas A. DrewMr. & Mrs. Byron FosterMr. & Mrs. Brian J. GottschalkMr. & Mrs. Edward W. GratzMs. Karleen B. HaberichterMr. & Mrs. Robert L. HanleyMr. & Mrs. David HarveyMr. Ronald E. Jacquart & Mr. Michael W. McCarthyMs. Deborah KernMr. & Mrs. W. David Knox IIMr. & Mrs. David J. Kundert

Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. LaBahnMrs. Barbara LuetzowMrs. Sally S. ManegoldMrs. Rita McDonaldMr. & Mrs. George A. MosherMr. & Mrs. Edward A. PurtellMr. William J. RadlerMr. & Mrs. Joel ReindersMr. & Mrs. Charles R. RevieMr. Lee A. RiordanMs. Nell M. SchneiderMs. Denasha A. Scott & Mr. George T. CharneckiProfessor George SosnovskyMr. & Mrs. Matthew M. StanoMs. Mary Ann StueberDr. & Mrs. John P. ThomasMr. & Mrs. Gregory YoungMr. & Mrs. John A. Zaganczyk

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To our volunteers...our deep appreciation for your devotion.

Riyas AbdulkhadarLinsey AdamsJean AkhterGrace AkinPaulette AllenJeffrey AmidonSamantha AmoreJessi AndersenDeeDee AndersonKari AndersonJoan ArmstrongJeff BarthClaire BauerDiane BeckCarrie BeckerLorie BeckerRachel BeckerPatrick BenderNajib BensgmaneSherry BentzJudith BenzJake BeresCarmen BerteSharon BirdPenny BishopRachel BlackwoodCarol BlockJeremy BlodgethJulie BottoniMary BraunRoger BrinkmeierSandi BrownCollin BuckleyBrian BulgrinJulie BuskeyRuss BykowskiEileen CantwellAdrianne ChangDiane ChedenDan ClarkCarolin ColwellD.J. CrawfordTyler CrewCathy CurroDiane CzubkowskiAmanda DahlqustSandra DalhaJohanna DammJulie DanielLarry DeanMichele DembeckEsther DemerdashDru Denison

Laura DixonBonnie DoerrCliff DoerrGwyn DossBeth DoyleMary Ann DudeRon DyszelskiBirute EarlDavid EarlJan EndriesAnn FarvellRandi FeiersteinTheresa FenningsGladys FinertyJoe FinertyDick FitzgeraldErin FlinnHelen FlynnDirk FoelkRachel FormellaRhea ForsytheLynn FredericksonCary FreibergBob FriebusJill FritzkeCheryl GanskePat GavinAnnie GeeAna GesellJim GilboyBrittany GneserLarry GoldHeather GoodallSue GoodwinErica GottschalkJohn GrimmGail Griswold-RandazzoBrian GrothWes GrunkeJudy GurgleTed HaaschAnnelise HaenNancy HagerAlice HainJimmy HamiltonAlissa HammersonLarry HammondEmily HankesSandy HanusMano ManoHarenLori HartzheinMostafa HassanJeff Hatke

Amanda HeldJudie HermannChris HernkeBrittany HerryAlicia HewittMary HughesRose HillWilliam HinkeJudith HoneckMichaela HubmannJames IbachSusan InbuschLynn InlenfeldKathy IntravaiaSri IyenjarLorena JacobsonJennifer JahnErika JanikTom JanikianJane JindraCary JohnsonKaren JohnsonRenee JohnsonRyan JohnsonBenjamin JossartSandy KaminskiNancy KarrGreg KedrowskiPeter KennedyBryan KiefferAngie KlimKris KlockoLara KolsterLynn KordickSteve KosselTammie KosselMaggie KowalskiChrissy KozikJim KrahnJohn LairdDesiree LangeCara LauritzonPeggy Laz RecknagelMary Legacy GrieshopAaron LiLihua LiangKate LilekNicole LincolnNancy Linnell- RoeglinCheryl LippmannChloe LizourekEric LoranzSandra Lovas-Lopez

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Sandy Lovas-LopezJordan LynchKathy MartinezAmanda MastKevin MatsonAlex MatveerShannon MayMary Beth McCormackCourtney McCorwiellRonna L. McDonnellDiana MeadLinda MeikAlex MergDave MetzgerNancy MeyersAnn MichaelsLance MillerPam MillingtonLauren MitchellBritany MorrisonLinda MoyerTim MurphyIan NeilsonJackie NelsonRoseann NessKate NeumannMichelle OsmanJerry OuperRyan PalnerDerek PankratzBonnie PaplhamRalph PawelskiMark PawlakKaye PedersonRebecca PekarskiJulia PerkarskyBarb PerszykWilliam PetroClinton PierceCassie PiotrowskiPatti PiotrowskiMuriel PlichtaBryant PossEthan PotrykusZach PotterTina Poulos

Gary PowelskiJill PunzenbergerTricia PytelTom RaceyRebecca ReganDonna RehbeckMary RindfleishRob RickertTasha RiederAna RmientaRachel RobargePat RobertsDori RossCharlie RudolphBonnie RuszkiewiczDiane SachsSandy SamoStephanie Sampson TaylorSandy SamseSue SatulaDawn ScherrBailey SchmidlapMichael SchmidlapAllison SchmidtJudy SchmidtJason SchmitzCaitlin SchroderLori SchullerDana SchumacherEmily SealyRobin SealyThomas SealyElizabeth SermurMirko SeverNicole SeversonJosh SextonSean ShanCasey ShrefflundKatie SilcockCarolyn SilerLew SilvaRobin SilvaDennis SimpsonTia SlaughterColleen SmithJamie SomterDiane Spear Sarola

Carol StankiewiczJoan SteinMark StembJason StephesonGwenda SzygielskiMorgan TaylorMike TeetersMike ThielBrian ThomasBecky ThorpeKim TobiasDiane TowerMarilyn TwomblyUrsula TwomblyKarina Van DorenClare VerhichRyan VincentAaron WalczakIngrid WallacePaula WallnerBrenda WashburnJulie WavitularSue WeberMike WeckmanChris WegnerTJ WeldelGina WestMatt WestphalRachel WhiteSuzanne WiednerDavid WillingJan WiltzinsJanice WitkowiakLinda WitkowskiPatty WittMarsha WittigJoe WoefelKaitlin WojciechowskiJulia WolfKelly WoodGreg YoungMark YunkSusan ZhaneyKyle Zimmerman

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The Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens is grateful to the individuals and organizations whose contributions support our operations and programs.

Donations are listed for the period of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. Our goal is to recognize and thank all of our donors.

Our Appreciation & Gratitude

Foundation and Corporate SupportAM Accounting & Tax Services, LLC Antonia FoundationAsher and Susan Nichols Family Fund Attorneys Title and Closing Services, LLC Barthel Fruit FarmBastian Family FoundationBoerner Botanical Garden and Arboretum FoundationBoerner Endowment BoardBrewers Community Foundation, Inc. Brookbank Foundation, Inc.Bucyrus Foundation, Inc.Charles D. Ortgiesen Foundation, Inc. David & Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation David J. Frank Landscape Contracting Demmer Charitable TrustDorothy Inbusch FoundationElectronic Data Communications, Inc. Fibreform Containers, Inc.Four-Four FoundationFox Point Federated Garden ClubFrancie Luke Silverman Family Foundation Freyberg Hinkle Ashland Powers & Stowell s.c. GE FoundationGeorge and Julie Mosher Family Foundation Greater Milwaukee Foundation Bucyrus Foundation, Inc. Mary and James LaVelle Asher and Susan Nichols Family Fund William J. Radler Fund Lucy & Jack Rosenberg Donor Advisor Fund

Herb Society of America WI UnitHerbert H. Kohl Charities, Inc.Ironwood FoundationJacquart/McCarthy Tax LLCJane Bradley Pettit FoundationJerome J. & Dorothy H. Holz Family Foundation Joanne E. Becker Revocable TrustJohn C. Bock FoundationJohnson Controls Foundation

Ladish Company FoundationLandworks, Inc.Lucy & Jack Rosenberg Donor Advised Fund Luxembourg GardensMae E. Demmer Charitable Trust/Edward U. Demmer Foundation Marjorie L. Christiansen Foundation Megal Development CorporationMelinda Myers, LLCNorthern Oak Wealth Management Outdoor Design, IncPatterson’s Orchards and Farm Market Plant LandPlunkett Family FoundationPrairie Financial GroupPrice Foundation, Inc.Reilly, Penner and Benton, LLPReinders, Inc.Richard and Nina Edelman Family Fund for Arts and EducationRockwell Automation Charitable Corp Matching Gift ProgramSchoenleber Foundation, Inc.Sensient Technologies Foundation, Inc. Southeast Wisconsin Master Gardeners Stafford Rosenbaum LLPStano LandscapingThe Foster Family FoundationVilter FoundationWauwatosa Beautification Committee, Inc We Energies FoundationWhitnall Park Rotary Foundation, Inc. Whole FoodsJoseph & Vera Zilber Family Foundation Zilli Hospitality GroupVarious anonymous donors

Matching Gift CompaniesBrookbank FoundationBucyrus Foundation, Inc.Deloitte GE FoundationRockwell Automation Charitable Corporate US BankWe Energies Foundation

Johnson’s NurseryKohl’s Department Stores, Inc.

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Clubs and SocietiesCreative Images Photo Club Daylily Society of Southeast WIElm Grove Garden ClubFriends of Havenwoods, Inc.Greater Milwaukee Rose SocietyHerb Society of America WI UnitHosta SocietyKettle Moraine Garden ClubOak Creek Lions ClubSoutheast Wisconsin Master GardenersSoutheast Wisconsin Cactus & Succulent Club

South Milwaukee Historical Society Spring City Garden Club The Garden ConservancyThe Milwaukee Art Museum Garden ClubWhitnall Park Rotary Wisconsin Iris Society

Community SupportAmerican Players TheatreAndrew ToyotaAnn’s Italian RestaurantBetty Brinn Children’s MuseumBiloba Brewing CompanyBlack Shoe Hospitality GroupCareers, Inc.Circa 1880City TinsDan’s L & L Fine Jewelry, Inc.DeloitteElliot Ace HarwareElm Grove Garden ClubFazio’s CandyFlorentine OperaFrankly MusicFroedtert & the Medical College of WisconsinFull Service Car WashGarden Star, LLCGift of WingsGoodwill IndustriesHales Corners Chamber of CommerceHolz Motors, Inc.Industrial Electric Wire & Cable (IEWC) Innovative Heath & Fitness

Irish Fest Krsko Chiropractic Lakefront BreweryLeague of Milwaukee ArtistsMichaelangelo’s PizzaMilwaukee Chamber TheatreMilwaukee Repertory TheaterMilwaukee Symphony OrchestraMonches FarmsNext Act TheatrePlant Land Inc. Reinders, Inc.Shady Lane GreenhouseSkylight Music TheatreSparkle SpaSprecher BrewingStafford Rosenbaum, LLPSunset PlayhouseThe Wisconsin ClubThird Space BrewingToys for TotsUS BankWe EnergiesWild Birds UnlimitedWilliam J. Radler, Rose Innovations

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Gifts from IndividualsOur deep appreciation to all who supported FBBG in 2016.

Barbara and Deb AbrahamPatricia AckermannConstance AdamkiewiczSusan and Michael AdamsLynn and Elizabeth AdelmanEmma Alba and Teresa GutierrezTrina AlbersDiane AlmondBruce and Helen AmbuelJoan AmundsonCarl and Marilyn AndersonChristine AndersonMichael and Luisa AndraeMaria ArenaJoan and Jack ArmstrongAdrienne AronJohn and Alexanne AstburyJan AweGary BackMike and Patti BackusSusan Baker GillDonald and Mary Kay BalchunasHelen BalcomeJerry and Peggy BaldukasKen and Cynthia BalestrieriIlze Balodis-LarsonDan and Pat BantzThomas S. BarberDeb BarchusMary BardDennis and Nancy BarnhardtAlex BarryKerry Bartelt and David MulseRichard and Jennifer

BartholomewCol. and Mrs. Glenn W. BartschPatricia Barwig and Jessica

Barwig RoulettePatricia Basthemer and Teri HaleFrank BastianMary BatesMichael Batzler

Julie and Corey BauerClaire BauerMichelle BauerLori BaumanDonald and Donna BaumgartnerJohn BaumgartnerJean and Curt BawdenJudy and Tim BaxterGloria BeckerPenelope BeekerLindell BehlendorfThomas and Kathryn BehrMary Louise BellJim and Char BellandMichael and Sarah BentzlerJane BereiterMarsha BerensonArdell BerginEdward and Lori BeringerMary BernauNicole Berry and Josh KishArthur and Carolee BeutlerTerry BeversdorfThomas BiddickSusan BighamRobert and Ellen BladornDonald and Kristine BlairArthur and Susan BlazekPeter BlitzerDebbie and Mark BlockCarol BlockJoanne BloomsteinMarilyn BlossomJoseph and Dorothy BodeauRoy and Susan BodshaugArt BoernerMr. Roger L. BoernerEllen L. Boerner and Greg

SchlichtingNorbert and Veronica BoinskiWilliam BolesChuck and Peg Bonack

Eileen BoothJane BothamHolly BotsfordFran BoucherRussell and Susan BoushonJohn and Kathryn BowenDeanna BraegerTodd BrameJerome and Bernice BrandlGabriella BrasJon and Candy BraseScott Braun and Carol Ann Richards BraunMary Anne BrazeltonSally and Joseph BrennerKaren BreyMark and Cheryl BrickmanFrank BrindzaRoger BrinkmeierPharis BrooksSally BrownCarol BrownMary and Lou BrownJoseph and Ann BrownRoberta BruckbauerNancy BrunetteJoseph and Marlene BrunoMr. and Mrs. Anthony BryantJeremiah BryarLinda BrzeskiKathy BuengerAnne Marie BulaRachel and Brett BunchkowskiShirley BurdenElaine BurkeJoanne BurmeisterLeone and Jack BurnsFrancis BussAshley ButkowskiTim CafferyNancy CallenderJane Campanelli

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Mark and Eileen CantwellYili CaoJoseph and Helen CaravellaSteve and Linda CarlsonDavid and Mary CarlsonMarcia CarmichaelDagmar Carnduff and Karin

KitchenDaphne CarneyKaren Case Vickie CatleyChristopher Cera and Jeanne Raemisch-CeraAlex ChadwickAdrianne ChangElvira ChicantekRoger ChoinskyMichael ChovanecCarol ChristJoan ChristiansenDebbie and Mark ChupaGilbert and Sinikka ChurchDavid CichyMargaret and Thomas CiurlikLorraine ClareyKathleen and Steven ClarkEdith ClarkEdward and Lisa ClarkJulie and Adam ClearyKathie and Paul CliffordJulietta CoburnMary and John CockingNancy & Allen CodyRuth CoelloPeter and Sue CoenenCarol ColasaccoDelores ColemanJohn F. CollopyCarolyn ColwellDonna ConantCindy ConnellKimberly Cook and Robert

SchiferlArlo and Nancy CoplanMary CopsonKaren Cornelius

Richard CottrillJeanne CoughlinFrancis CoxJames Cox and Mary PepkeSandra CraigDonald CressJohn and Donna CrivelloAnn CrosettoKevin Crowns and Sue KrebsDavid CrumJames and Shelly CuleaLynda CurlMary Ann CywinskiJody DaharshHiro DaiguchiFrank Daily and Julianna EbertBarbara DallmanKaren DalPortoMary DaltonRobert DamonDoris Danneberg John Dargle Jr.William J. DavidsAileen DavisSally Jane DayLev and Vivien De BackN. J. De MeyerMrs. Anne De VroomeFrank and Janet DeGaetanoJames DembowiakNicole DembowskiFenghua Deng and Jun MiaoNancy DesjardinsAnn Deuster-DoughertyNola DickKristi DifforJohn and Judith DilibertiJohn Dinges and Lori DordelCora DobrinskaThomas DornoffGwyn DossPamela DowningKristen DoyleJim and Rita DraganiVesna Dragicevic

Gloria DrenzekTom and Connie DrewMary and John DrewEugenia DriesPaul and Sandy DrobotNancy DubykRose and Kenneth DuchinMary Ann DudeYvonne DuemkeRon and Kristin DuKatzJane DurovyMary DwyerBarbara EberspergerRalph and Ruth EhlertKathy EidsmoeGeneva EllisonAmal El-SheikhMark and Mary Lou ElsonKerry W. ‘Buzz’ ElwoodErin EndressJanet EndriesJeanne ErcegPam and Gary ErdmanCandee Erickson and John BrzekEvelyn EricsonRebecca EvansLawrence and Laurie EversGloria EzerinsKaren and Mark FairbanksJoanne FairchildMichael and Sheila FalboTerri FamerPriscilla Farrell and Barbara JohnsonDonna Faw and Jay MillerPastor and Kathy FazioMichelle FeigenSister Nedine Ferris and Marlene

BodenPaul Feuling

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Ronald and Rita FickDebra FickGaylen FickRachel FingerMary FirnrohrKathy FisenneRichard and Shirley FitzgeraldJohn FleissnerJulie FlemingMaria FleschnerBrian R. and Sandra L. FloodHelen FlynnJanet FoltzMaureen FordJames and Christine ForisSuzanne and Byron FosterJudy FosterZachary & Leann FowlerMichael FoxDavid and Jane FrankSteven and Linda FranzWarner and Dorothy FrazierDale and Sharon FredricksonJohn and Carolyn FredriksenNancy FreitagDuane and Janet FreitagSusan FrickerTim FriskeRonald and Theresa FruncekCathy FuitenBarbara FuldnerRichard and Lizabeth FullerClarine FureyLucille FurkaEdward FyrnysDebora GablemanDouglas GallunHeidi GalvanJohn and Martha GalvinThomas and Joan GapinskiMary Beth GarrettLisa and Glenn GeardinoMary GeaseJack Gebhardt and Deborah

McKeithan-GebhardtLinda Gehring

Regis and Estella GentzGeorge and Rosemary

GerharzRachel and Matthew

GermainMichael GettlerJulie GibsonLisa K. GibsonqKelley GiffenJim GilboyJudy and Daniel GillMichael and Sara GilmanGale GirtlerJane and Richard GlaserArlene GlenzRobert GloudemanJamie and Jason GlowingGrace GnorskiRuta GobaEugene and Elizabeth GoetzThomas GoetzBernice GogginsLawrence GoldRichard and Kathleen GoldbergLynn and George GoldingCarol GoldsteinCharles Gorie and Debra WalkerPaul and Bonnie GossensErica GottschalkRobert GodziewskiWalter and Elaine GraetzJudith GrafLori GrahamRita GrantKathryn and Douglas GrantEdward and Constance GratzJanet GreeneBrent and Mary Sharon GregoryChristina GriffinJo Ann GrillKathy GrimmMargaret and Tom GrimmJill GrnoJudith GromalaTanya GrossJanet Gruner

Howard and Phyllis GruszynskiDavid and Betty GryppPaul and Margaret GuggBetty GurschkeMary A. and Joseph GuthrieByron HaalandDarlene HabanekElaine HaberichterMichael HagenKathleen HaleAlisha HallPatti Hall and Anna HirtLarry HammondMary HancockRobert and Heidi HanleyPat HannaPeter and Jill HansenJoan HansenArlene HansenMelissa HansonJim and Sandy HanusMary HarrimanThomas HarrisDavid HarrisonRand and Charlene HarteauJoan and Michael HartungMargarete and David HarveySally HassertPaul and Darlene HathawayNikki and Ken HauckMaryAnn HausmannBarbara HavasNan HayekKaren HayesEllen HaywardZak HeebshJohn and Theresa HeidenLynn HeindlKristina HeinzJon and Martha Heisel

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Lee HeldGreg and Linda HelminskiLinda HendersonJoseph and Shirley HenikaShayna HenkeMarilyn HenningRonald and Marita HenselLynn HerrmannElaine M. HerrickJames HersheyJudith HessPatricia Ann HesslerRoxy HeyseSusan HillMrs. Rose HillDaron and Pam HillDonald and Jacqueline HinkleTom HipsakEleanor HoehnMary HofschulteJill HoltonRandy and Pat HolubLaura HopperDonald Horack and Barbara

TylendaCatherine HorstRaymond HorvathAl HoveySarah HuckMary HughesTassia HughesRonald and Cynthia HuntLaura HutchinsonDr. and Mrs. James S. HydeJohn and Nancy HyndmanSheryl and Dick IhlenfeldtMelinda Illingworth and Erich

SchmidtRon and Mary IndenKenneth and Mary InglesKathleen and Tony IntravaiaMarcia IversonPhillip and Loris JacobsBill and Carol JacobsonRichard and Carolyn JacobusRon Jacquart and Michael

McCarthy

Frank and Christine JakubczakMelissa JamesJoan JanssenJoanne JarockiDawn JashinskyMichael Jedrzejewski and Sybil

GrandeckJulie JensenJames JerschefskeKarren JeskrRobert JesterNancy Ann JezoJane JindraJohn and Kate JirscheleRichard K. JohnsonMs. Geneva B. JohnsonPatricia JohnsonJean JohnsonMary Ann JohnsonJoan and Jodie JohnsonDawn JohnsonJanet JohnsonShawne JohnsonJessica Johnson and Charles

DombeckMs. Karen Ann JohnsonKaren JohnsonTommy JonesPaul and Katie JostNancy and Louis JostJ. J. JoyceJuanita JuerissonDiann JulgaJudith JurkowskiMary and Dennis KaczmarekCarrie KaliebeCarol KaminskiJeff and Sharie KaminskiHildegard KarizsCarol A. Kaspar and Denise

NaipulFrederick and Susan KastenBrian and Mary KayeCatherine KearnThomas and Judith KeenanMary KehmRaymond and Susan Kehm

Norma KellerCarol KellyMargaret KellySuzanne KelnhoferJoanne KemnitzMs. Deborah KernClaire KeyesJon and Catherine KiekhoferKenneth and Christine KielPat KielerCarol KinneyJane KirchoffGary and Karen KitchinKaren KlausThomas and Jean KleinJoan KleinschmidtMary and Gerry KleistBarbara KletzkeMichael and Gretchen KlingRuth KlopfArletta KnackertPatrick and Kristi KnappNona KnappMary KniepDavid and Diane KnoxRobley and Sheila KnutsenCaroline KobbLeroy and Jarmy KoeppJennifer Kogler-Shanen and

Mark SchanenRev. William KohlerJulilly KohlerWillard KokottJames KolackiJane KolbergMargaret KollerLaura KopaczDiane KopaczewskiJohn KoperSusan KopfD. Alec and Olivia KopitzkeJeff KopydlowskiBenedict and Lee KordusMichelle KoroghlanianCarol KoroghlanianLeopold Kos

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Amy KosloskeStan and Carol KosmatkaEileen KostalekMarilyn KosutJim KoteckiJean KovacMary KozlowskiJames and Helen KrahnEdward KrausRoger KrawieckiPatricia KreilMary and Larry KrolikowskiKaren KroppChristine KrskoSandra KrskoJune KruegerRichard and Marsha KruegerChristine KruegerColleen KruegerLois I. KuehnLeona KuehnMary KuehneLois KummerDavid and Camille KundertCarol KunertDenise KunzDavid and Linda KurtzMargaret KusikRobert and Susan KustraChristine KvenvikMary Ann and Charles LaBahnDennis Lach and Cindy WeberBrian and Sheri LaDowGerhardt and LuAnn LambrechtElizabeth LangeRita and N. LarsenRegina and Raymond LarsonVictor LarsonChris and Jessica LarsonArthur and Nancy LaskinBill and Judy LasteEllen Latorraca Diane LauRobert Burnham and Patricia

LaughlinConnie and Tim Laughlin

John LaumannJames and Mary LaVelleKenneth LaViolette Jr.Joanna LedvinaJessica LeFevreJoanne LehmanRachele and Bob LehrMike LehtinenDiane LembckDavid and Deborah LenzDiane LeonMs. Angela LeonardStuart and Charlene LesarCindy LeseMary LewisKathryn LichterJames and Jacqueline LichtyJeanine Limberger & David

LimbergerNancy LindbergPam LindgrenCynthia LindstedtAdele and Mark LindstromRuth Ann LinkRoger and Tracy LinseNancy LisieckiEd and Jessica LisinskiJulie and Jim LivingstonBarbara LoddeRobert and Arlene LoganFrank Loh and Lisa ChaoGregory LongBryan and Cindy LorentzenShirley LouthanWayne and Kristine LuedersMrs. Barbara LuetzowJean LufburrowJohanna LutterbieLinda MadsenStephen and Judy MaerschDonald and Jean MagarianDennis and Lynn MahonyMark and Sherry MaierleMr. and Mrs. Gerald E. MainmanAllison and Stephen MalcomJoseph and Sharon Malenda

Betty Malkey Robert J. MannRon and Vicki MarienJacqueline MarksRenee MarsdenSandra Joan MartinBerniece MasanzFredric and Mary MatesticKevin Matson and Linda

WabanimkeeJulie and Katrina MatthewsKen Mattison and Gloria

PalmersheimBrent MaynardEthel and Jonathan MaynesMichael McBrideAlan and Debbie McCalisterMary Beth McCormackPauline McCownJoseph McDevittJoni and Joe McDevittRita McDonaldMary Ann McEllistremRuth McEwenPatricia McFarlandSusan McGrathMargaret McGuireKris McGuireJack and Jan McHughMaura McMahonBarb McMathJulie McNeelyKay MehlbergM.J. MeierStephen MeierDavid MeissnerRobert and Chang MellerLouis and Cindy MenakoMary MerrillDavid and Pamela MerrittKatherine and Clifford MeyerEdward and Mary MeyerJoan MeyersAnne MichJacqueline M. MichalsConstance Michalski

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Michael MichalskiMichael and Leta MickasSteve and Kris Bina MidthunDavid and Karen MikolainisPat MilewskiDennis and Nancy MillerDennis and Suzanne MillerAnthony and Denise MillerKatharine MillerGreg and Susan MillevillePam MillingtonMary MindhamRichard Minkley and Susan

HunterLance MiyasakiTamara MogensenGreg MolthenMary MoritzJames and Sharon MorriseyRuth MosherGene and LuAnn MuellerMaureen Mueller & Martin

GregorcichPatricia Mueller, MDCarl MuenzmaierMaureen MullenStephen Mullins and Nancy

LepicJennifer MuraskiDorothy MurphyMichael MurrayRobert and Theresa MuselmanMelinda Myers and Peter JosephRuth NagelTarun R. NaikSusan NanceJerry and Kathleen NapelJessica NastRichard and Sally NehmMichael and Lola NelsonNancy and Dennis NelsonTed NelsonGeralynn NelsonOlivia NelsonCraig and Susie NevinsJo Newell

Harry and Jeri NewmanPhilip and Anita NickersonCarol NicolaiGary and Denice NiebuhrCatherine NiedereheKaren NiessingCharles NormanGerald and Robyn NovakMichele NygroRhonda and Gregory OberlandCandyce O’ConnellRichard and Judy OhlAntoinette OhmPatrick T. O’LearyLee OlsonJill OlsonGlenda OlszowyScott OnsagerJeremy and Joleen OpalaGeorgiana OrthausSandy Ostrowski and Thomas

FreimundElizabeth OttRobert and Holly OttumJerome OuperStephanie and John PadiasekKevin PagelArmin and Chris PalaciosRichard and Marie PalczynskiKatherine and Steven PalmerSandra Palmgren and Karen

KarnelJanice PanekBonnie PaplhamMr. and Mrs. PaqueHelene Parker Renee ParsonsMary Patrick and Jim MurphySusan PatrickRobert and Leda PatrickMaria and Andy PattersonDavid and Deborah PavelaDeb PeckJoan Pelayo and Arnold LimTed and Jean PelzekQuanying Peng and Dajun Wang

Katherine PepplerMary and John PerkowichBeth and Steve PerrigoJennifer PerryJudith PerszykRuth PetersPatricia PetersSharon and James PetrieWilliam and Nancy PetroBarbara PfarrEdna PfeifferJames PfingstenTherese PhilippKaren Ann PierceWalter and Beatrice PieringJay and Dagmar PillingJudith PinterMuriel PlichtaAdela PlonczynskiPatty PobereznyKaren PodbielskiMargaret PogorzelskiElizabeth PonJanet PortePierre and Mary Ellen PorterMarc and Wendy PotochnikMaureen Powers-TodtJudith PriceMaribeth PriceSandra PriebeWilliam and Cynthia ProstTed and Hattie PurtellYvonne QuintBunny Raasch-HootenJulie RaaumMary Ann RabionKate Radaj-SteinAnah RadatzDianne Rader

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Lorraine and Harold RadewahnDonald and Judith RafensteinJennifer RahmSusan RahnEmily RathsackSusan RatkowskiJan RazPeggy Laz RecknagelThomas and Kathleen ReevesRebecca ReganDonna RehbeckLisa RembyTomm RenkColleen ResendizDaniel and Michelle RevieChuck and Bonnie RevieTayler and Diane RhodeJoanne RichardsRichardsMichael and Mary RickCorinne RickDavid and Liz RickabyNino RidgwayRichard RiebelPriscilla RiebsRonald RieckLee RiordanLucy RippCraig and Christine RisserPat RobertsJan and Marilee RockleyLinda RohrbachPatrick RomeneskoJoydell RonckeMargaret RooneyJorge Rossette and Rocio SaybeLaurie Ross-FurnishMs. Judith RothJeanne RoweDeborah RuckMichael and Suzanne RudolfRenee RudolphSally RufTom RupelRanta RussellLynnea Rutkowski

Amy and Steve RyanDiane RychlinskiVirgina RydbergJames and Janet RydlewiczLyndee and CoreyMichael SaadBeverly SagerSherry SaikiJeannine SaksefskiMarlene SalekAnthony and Crystle SalmCristina Salo OlsonDennis and Kathy SampsonStephania Sampson-TaylorDiane and John Paul SanbornLawrence SandinKarin SandinJanet SandrettiDominic SanFelippoRandy and Sandra SannesJohn and Gwen SauerCandy Saul and Kathy BenzJudith SavageTiffany Scardino-Pech and

Deborah ScardinoLynne Schade and David AxtellJoseph and Rose SchaeferRobert and Juanita SchaeferJames SchaeferKimberlee SchardinSusan ScharmachMarshall and Barbara ScheibeCarlen SchenkJulee ScherrerSuzanne SchicantekBonnie SchiekRobert and Cato SchleyMarie SchlugeMarion SchlytterRobert SchmechelSharon SchmidbauerDoreen SchmidtJudy SchmidtKarl SchmitMarlene SchneiderNell Schneider

Mary Scholl and Christine Kanalas

Virginia ScholzDamon SchopenJames SchroederDonald SchroederNick SchroederJan SchuldtRobert Schuler and Florentino

FrancoElaine SchultzJoy SchultzDonna SchumannGail Schumann & Michael

SwitzenbaumJohn and Kari SchwabMary SchweitzerFaye SchwelitzJay and Sara SchwisterDenasha Scott and George

CharneckiRozanne ScrevenMeredith and Thomas ScrivnerJulie SeaversLois and Jim SeefeldtDiana Seibel and Jeri Ann JendeRosemary SelepBarbara SemRobert and Ruth SemrowBeverly SeneyJohn and Pat SerraJoan ShaferWilliam and Katherine ShafferJohn Shannon and Jan SerrStanley and Marilyn ShepardLynda ShererRoger and Corine ShermanDorothy ShermanElizabeth SheroDale and Cathy ShivelyMary SievertJoyce E. SiewertJeff SimcockKaren SimonsDerek SippelPamela Sischo and Joan AlleyPatrice Sisulak

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Ronald SkarieDennis SkellyPatricia SkieraMark SkrobisBarbara SlaniaMichael SlatteryBob SlawnyCatherine SlesarArlene SmiejaMike and Wendy SmileyAngela SmithIngrid and Roy SmithDiane SmithDaniel F. SmithTyler Smith and Amy ChavreAngela SmithAmanda SmithRichard SokolnickiDeanna SommerfeldBonnie SonntagNita SorefProfessor George SosnovskyJoel SpiessRenee SpottekBrian and Mara SpringGary and Maryann SramekCarla StaabDonna StaatsDawn-Marie Staccia and Jeff

LatinovichAmanda StahmannWilliam and Judith StandifordMary StanleyJudith StanoA. J. StarCatherine StarckScott and Karen StardyDawn StarkLaurie StarrRonald and Cheryl StaubPatricia StawickiGloria and Gary SteckLarry and Ruth SteffensSusan SteinbrennerSusan SteinhafelBonnie and Frank Stelzel

Barbara StenkeScott and Rosemarie SterryRaymond StockeroAna StoicaDonald and June StollenwerkHannah StolzenburgRaymond StoppenbachRichard and Ardyth StraubJean StraubCynthia StraussSusan StreckerBill and Melody StreeterAlan and Ruth StrekowCarolyn StruederMary Ann StueberMarilee Stujenske and Catherine

KnolDon SturmKierra StuvlandHye SukJames SurfusRebecca SurgesDavid and Sharon SwartzCheryl and Ken SweeneyBarbara and Ronald SweetPam SwenskiCatherine SwesselMary SzcygielDenise TadychRon and Marge TalskyJoan TarachowSandy TarkowskiJamie TassottiThomas and Gerri TaylorLynda Taylor and Eric HertzfeldtThomas TaylorPriscilla TentoniKaren Tharp NaderBonnie ThieleckeLisa ThinnesJohn and Anne ThomasJames and Sue ThomasJulie ThomasRita and Mark ThomasBryan and Susan ThometJudith Thompson

Deb ThompsonBecky ThorpeMichael Tidrick and Serafina

SchollLaura TidwellGeorg and Jean TillmannAdam TiutczenkoDiane TourangeauDiane TowerLeon and Elaine TowneMark and Claudia TrampeJosephine and Herb TraskWilliam and Suzanne TreichelKenneth TreisMarcia TremaineTom TrentacostiJerome and Norine TrewynPatricia TrinitapoliKeith and Anna TrischanRobert and Dawn TruittJames TurkJerome TutajLaurie TysonJessica and Ryan UdellMarlene UdovichSharon UntzAnn UtkeJennifer VaclavTerrance Van GorderErin Van HandelLynn and Maarten van LierSarah and Kris VanderkooyPaula VandermeuseHoua VangTeena VangJack VenskeDonald VetranoClarice Vichich

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Lisa VittRochelle VoelkelChuck and Kathie VogelCarol VondrellCarolyn VoskuilGary WaarvikEllie WachowiakDonovan Wackman and Kelsey

NewellDiane WaisJames and Debra WalczykAnn WalkerNancy WallsFrank and Milena WalterKathleen Wampner and Dean

MooneyPatricia WarcholDebra WarejckaDana WashburnBrenda WashburnMary WeberBrian and Chris WegnerDebra WeinerSuzy WeismanLinda WemberMary and David WendorfCharles WendtKristen WengertVicki WenkeRichard WenzelBeth WenzelJohn and Kathy WerderitchBrent WesleySusan WestergardPaul Westermann

Alpha WetenkampScott and Kathleen WeydaElizabeth WhitcombIverson WhiteJames and Elizabeth WigdaleEdwin WileyJean WilkerLoretta WilkesSusan and Kenneth WilliamsJack and Barbara WilliamsJahayra Williams and Maria

Colon-KanackJudy WilliamsonRobert WilsonBeth WilsonJean WindlerEdward WinklerKim Winkowski-BallbachJanet WintersbergerJennifer WirthJohn and Pat WisdomDan WisniewskiDennis Witiak and Georgiann

AndrejatCatherine Wittig EischAurelius WizaJoan WojtalJudith L. WoltringMr. H. Harpster WonderJulia WongCate and Jim Wrinn

Frances WurlitzerRihong XuJoe YoungChris and Michelle YoungMichele and Greg YoungJohn Zachar and Margaret

LansingKathleen ZadraJoslyn ZaffrannAlice ZaganczykJohn and Leslie ZaganczykGertrude ZaunerJohn ZawadzkiJoan ZawikowskiColleen ZawikowskiDennis and Robin ZdroikDonna ZerrienDavid and Julie ZersenSandra ZickMark and Janice ZiebellKris ZiemannBernadine Ziemba & Teresa LassTerese ZinnNancy and Donald ZitzerSebastian ZizzoDoug Zoern and Jill ZientaraMary ZydzikVarious anonymous donors

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Sally Jane DayLois FranceeConnie GavinDebra J. Ayers HaightMargarete HarveyNancy and Ralph Inbusch

Lucretia E. KielyCarol LatorracaMartha LovejoyMarilyn MillerPolly RabionKurt Schnelle FamilyShirley Schroeder

Matt StanoLettie SwensonPandora ThompsonChar TrentacostiRobert WenkeRobert Wennerstrum

We respectfully recognize gifts made in living honor or memory of the following individuals

Tribute Gifts

MISSION The mission of the Friends of Boerner Botanical Gardens is to provide a garden setting for learning that nurtures

understanding, enjoyment, and stewardship of our natural world, while nourishing and preserving the gardens for

future generations.

It is not only for us but our children and grandchildren who will reap the benefits.

– Alfred L. Boerner, Landscape Architect and Visionary

A huge thank you to all of you who make all of this possible!