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Jennifer A. Moore
The late Lorraine W. and Clarence H. Short
Anonymous (2)
Brooke Brown Barzun and Matthew Barzun
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Epstein
Jim and Sara Haynes
Peter Ashby Howard and Jody Howard
The late Michael C. Jordan
Ellen and Max Shapira
J. Keith Auerbach and Lynn Walker
Jim and Marianne Welch
William and Susan Yarmuth
Anonymous
Pumpkin and the late Robert Auerbach
Susan G. Ford
Nana Lampton
The late Rose Mary Toebbe
Buck and Josie Wiseman
Edith Bingham
Nina Bonnie
Hans and the late Kathy Bruehl
Donald G. Wenzel Jr. and Ronald L. Darnell
Janet DenUyl
Mary Moss Greenebaum
Matthew and Lena Hamel
Augusta Brown Holland and Gill Holland, Jr.
Paula and Frank Harshaw
Emma C. Hutchens and Kelsey Jones
Beth and Richard Klein
Bruce Merrick and Karen McCoy
Carol C. Pye
Shannon Ralston
Dr Greg Brown and Scott Rogers
Vivian Ruth Sawyer
Julie and Chris Soluri
Dr. and Mrs. David Tucker
James and Elizabeth Voyles
Martha and Kenneth Wertz
Grace Wooding
Shirley Dumesnil
Jane and Bert Emke
Sherry M. and Joseph Feldpausch
The late Judith R. Ford
Ryan Burke and Rosanna Gabriele
Moriah Ogilvie and William Holton
Alfred and Anne Joseph
Alan and Shelly Kamei
James and Irene Karp
Fairleigh and Abby Lussky
Allison and Tom O’Grady
James A. Pitt
Sharon and Henry Potter
K. Shaver
Helen Starr
Lee and John Stough
Bill and Mary Strench
Kenji and Kaori Tashiro
Dr. Alan Roth and Faye Weinberg
Jane Welch
Cheri and Jim Whelan
Maida Wood
John Downard and Mary Alexander
Lee Purcell Best
Walter Clare
Carolle Jones Clay and Kenneth Clay
Lee Dorsey
Linda and William Ellison
Cheryl and Eugene Gilchrist
Wanda Carol Hendrix
Mallory and Justin Howell
Janice Carter Levitch and Steve Humphreys
Donald Kavanaugh
Larry Shapin and Ladonna Nicolas
Dr. Kimberly Boland and Conor O’Driscoll
John Selent
Leslie and John Smart
Carl and Ellen Thomas
Joe and Sue Albrechta
Ralph and Tammy De Chabert
David and Sonya Cook
Susan and William Grubbs
Owen and Eleanor Hardy
Carol Harper
Mary Harper
Dr. Mary Harty and Mr. James Harty
Mathew and Carrielee Koole
The late Dr. James B. and Mrs. Helen K. Longley
Dr. Roy Meckler and Mrs. Lynn Meckler
Carey Pilo
Vicki and June Prince
Byron and Jahree Rager
Ali and Tyler Sharpe
Anton Skobelev
Mary Stites
Pamela and Paul Thompson
Anonymous
The Honorable Jerry Abramson and Mrs. Madeline Abramson
Michael G. Alt
Andy and Michelle Arnold
Kathleen Berger
Molly Bingham
Machiko Bruzina
Maria Ciliberti
Courtney Combs
Robert Cox
Frances Dumbaugh
Rev. John G. Eifler
Holly Brockman-Johnson and Steven Fick
Moira C. Fiedler
Turney Berry and Kendra Foster
Ms. Peggy Fowler
Vincenzo and Patricia Gabriele
Nicole George
Michael and Paula Grisanti
Roger and Karen Hale
Deana Hall
Anne and Mike Hampton
Kathy Hogan
Cheryl and Larry Hughett
Rhonda and Breckinridge Jones
Albin B. Hayes, Jr.
David and Karan Knight
Karen Koshewa
Dr. Thomas Loeb
Sheryl Snyder and Jessica Loving
Representative Mary Lou Marzian and Mr. Bill Marzian
Ms. Penelope T. Morton
R. Charles and Sally Moyer
Mary and Ted Nixon
Sharon P. Pfister
Janet W. Rink
Jacqueline Rosky
David and Marsha Roth
Dr. Myroslava Romach and Dr. Edward Sellers
Alynn and Andrew Sherman
Karen and Farrell Smith
Kenney and Cathy Snell
Claire and Tonya Stivers
Margaret Thomas
Rebecca Terry and Peter Thompson
Mary Gwen Wheeler
Joan Whittenberg
Anonymous
Ann Taylor Allen
Gwen Anderson
Richard and Patricia Arrington
Christopher Babcock
Erica Bachelor
Gary Barrigar
Debbie Berry
Lyle Browne
Alan and Sandra Bryant
Dr. Cynthia M. Campbell
Linda and Fred Cowan
Robert and Kathleen Daniels
Don Daub
Dr. Susan Donovan
Marcia Dorman
Traci and John Eikenberry
Pam and Tom Faludy
Leslie and Gregg Fowler
Tracy Green
Maureen McCall and Ronald Gregg
Mary and Thomas Hardin
Clare Hirn
Kimberly Hutchison
Robert Kapfhammer
Christopher and Alicia Krieg
Stanley and Sally Macdonald
Jason Malin
Guy and Elizabeth Montgomery
Ashley and Andrew Noland
Lue and John Peabody
Donna Moser Peak
D. Patton Pelfrey
Luke Powell
Deann and Chris Sandford
Terrie and Marshall Sellers
Ellen and Mark Sites
Michael Smart
Erik Snyder
Kim and David Taylor
Linda and Christopher Valentine
Carol and Eddie Vetter
Brett Corbin and Samantha Wallace-Corbin
Larry Wandel
Michelle Black White and Dr. David White
J. David and Inez White
Skip White
Nick Wilkerson
Sandy and Mary Wilson
Dr. Wayne Villanueva and Ms. Janet Witzleben
Ann Zimmerman
Debbie Zoglmann
Anonymous (2)
Jennifer Aam
Sarah Acland
Danielle Adsit
Patty Anderson
Luis Andrade
Kelli Archer
Troy Ashley
Erin and Joe Avdevich
Katherine Nicholas and Wade Bailey
Kathleen Bailey
Courtney Baird
Daniella Ballestes
Denee Bannister
Lynne Baron
Savannah Barrett
Beverly Barringer
Stephanie Bateman
Alma Benedict
Gail Benedict
Michael Bennett
Diana Bentz
Terry Bishop
Amanda Blakeman
Rhet Blumenschein
Victoria Boggs
Amanda Bommer-Villaveces
Anne and Morton Boyd
Theresa Brady
Linda L. Braun
Anne Braun
Jacqueline Brill
Debhra Thursby Brock
Darrell Brooke
Kathryn and Paul Brotzge
Ellen T. Brown
Kevin Brown
Mikelle Bruzina
Kayden Michele Burden
Dr. Crump Baker and Dr. Alta Burnett
Beth Bussell
Ronald and Elizabeth Butler
Jamie Jarboe and Douglas Butler
Russell Byrd
Sara and Dan Callaway
Brad and Ricardo Calobrace
Anne and Michael Campbell
Michael Campbell
Linda Carter
Ralph and Betty Cash
Cathy Caton
Bethany Chaney
Robert Ching
John Christine
Julie and William Churchill
Deanna Clark
Denise Clayton
Toni Clem
Lorna Cloud
Larry T. Sloan and Helen K. Cohen
Alice and Gus Collis
Christopher Colon
Brian Creech
Virgina B. Cromer
Mercedes Crosta-Roust
Dr. Tracy K’Meyer and Glenn Crothers
Sharon and Marissa Cundiff
Andrew Cunningham
Helen Daigle
Brenda Daniels and Jefferson Dalby
Diane Davis
Mary Davis
JoAnna Dejean
Philip DeLaney
Merry Denny
Kristi Ditto
Clarence Dixon
Patrick and Laurel Doheny
Clare Dougherty
Laurie Duesing
Cindy Dumas
Guy Genoud and Stacy Duncan
Katherine Dyke
Dr. Leza Eldorado
Paul Ethridge
Erin and Mitchell Evans
John Felton
Farrah Ferriell
Tony Ferry
Patience and Erica Fields
Keeley T. Finn
Elaine Finzel
Matt Firestone
Jason Fischer
Linda T. Fitts
Judge Paula Fitzgerald
Bonnie Fonseca-Greber
Adele Fontan
Harold and Sue Ford
Cathy Ford
Carolyn Free
Stephanie Fultz
Kristy Gaines
Elizabeth Gallacher
Susan and Terry Gardner
Deborah Gardner
Steve and Jenny Von Gerlachter
Amy Gerstle
Robert Gieszl
James Gilbert
Amber K. Gipson
Kristina Godlewski
Linda and Stuart Goldberg
Jane Goldstein
Jan Gonder
Kristal Goodman
Jada Grady
Steve Graham
Rachel Graves
Tina Gray
Claire Greenlee
Jim and Pat Greer
David Grey
Sandal H. Gulick
John and Rebecca Guthrie
Julie Guy
John Hale
Marie Haley
Bill and Judy Haliday
Kellie Hall
Jane Halliday
Edwin Hamblin
Stratton Hammon
Mark Hammond
Nancy S. Hancock
Mary C. Hardin
Sarah and Donald Harlan
Hannah Hatch
Hal Hauck
Joseph Hayden
Benjamin Haydon
Alethea Hayes
Thomas Heavrin
Stephanie Hedges
Jody Held
Dr. Erin Herstine
Jaime Heun
Kevin Hinton
Maliyah Hodges
Aubrey Holle
Amanda Egan and Kelly Hollingsworth
Tracie Holton
Shayda Honda
Megan and Dylan Hook
Marianne Hopewell
Mark Hopkins
Joe and Terresa Hopkins
Jo Nell House
Thomas House
Samuel House
Gerald G. Hubbs
Jon Huffman
Courtney Hunter
Chloe Hutto
Paul Tigue III
James Inge and Catherine Gaglio Inge
Dr. Thomas James
Jill and Franklin Jelsma
Alice Johnson
Olivia Johnson
Richard Johnson
Dr. Douglas Johnson
Hugh Jones
Sandra and Harry Kahne
Makayla Kanerviko
Clay Kannapell
Mrs. Margaret Karman and Dr. Robert Karman
Dick and Gail Kaukas
Mary Carol Kays
Sandra Richardson and Don Keeling
Karen Keith
LaShon Kell
Julia Kendrick
MK Kernan
Jennifer King
Suzie Kinman
Monica Kiper
Cindy Kirkpatrick
Haley Klein
Jonathan Klingenfus
Douglas Kloos
Donald Kolb
David Niehaus and Angela Koshewa
Marcella Kragel
Susan Hamilton and Ed Krebs
Kathleen Kronauer
Linda Labbadia
Richard Badaracco and Jo Lawless
Kateryna Sellers and Pete Lay
Timi Lentz
Jennifer Lindsay
Shary Loewy
Shane Logan
Katie Long
Michael Martin Losavio
Sarah Losson
Bruce and Judy Lowe
Rt. Rev David Reed and Catherine Luckett
Christie Luellen
Lauren Lydon
Joseph Lyons
Jama and Frank Mackin
Cynthia Mahin
Valerie Mahuron
Paul Manning
Sarah Maria
Evelyn Masters
Lisa and Mark Matthews
Sua Ann Mattox
John McBroom
Heather McCall
Matthew McGarvey
Ron McKulick
Kenneth and Phyllis McWilliams
Kimberly Meffert
Emma Melo
Christine Merritt
Ben Van Meter
Gary Michael
Suzette Miguel
Rowland Miller
Jennifer Loren Bingham Mills
Guy and Genevieve Montgomery
Muriel Moore
Patrick Moore
Jamie Morgan
Scott and Yvette Morris
Jill Morzillo
Pamela Nation
Martha Newman
Regan and Matthew Nichols
Jenny Nirmaier
David and Teresa Noe
Donald Norman
Erin Obenauf
Sharon Obenauf
Joy O’Bryan
David O’Connell
Barbara and Patrick O’Daniel-Munger
Sarah and Charles O’Koon
Mary and Patrick O’Shea
Joanna Overstreet
Lauren Owens
David Pantera
Eric and Martha Pecceu
Donna Pemberton
Tara Gardner Perry
Lili Peters
Michael Pitt
Susan Pointer
Virginia Pollitt
Tori Powell
Tracy Nichole Powell
Scott and Molly Prince
Kaci Prunty
Camy Pruss
Dennis Puffer
Jessica Purser
Gerardo Rachumi
Katy Rahla
Ann Ramser
Audra Rankin
Stephanie and Alex Ranquist
Katherine Peterson and Robert Redmon
Mary Alice Reese
Thomas Reid
Gingie Reisz
Rhonda Reskin
Sarah H. Rhyne
Katherine Biagi-Rickert and Tony Rickert
Mary Ann Ridge
Veronica Riggs
Lynda M. Robertson
Christa Faline Hill Rodman
Dinnie Rogers
Mitchell Ross
Susan Rostov
Robert and Mary Rounsavall
Carrie Row
Javan Roy-Bachman
Talley Russell
Dr. Colleen Ryan
Raffaella Rybarczyk
Jacob and Jennifer Sabel
Felice and Robert Sachs
Louise Sachs
Robin Schalda
Frances Schauman
Maria Scherer
Jo Anne Schneider
Shirley Schneringer
Tina and Geoff Schnuerle
Nikki Schreiner
Donna Schuster
Madison Schwitzer
Dr. Susan Zepeda and Dr. Fred Seifer
Dale Senior
David Senti
Douglas Shapiro
Alina Shaver
Sandra Fernandez Sheehy
Kathryn Sides
Dwight Kyle and Cindy Siletto
Mike Slaton
Paula Sleeman
Daniel Moyers and Barbara Smith
Kelli Smith
Gage Smith
Lenna Soltau
James and Nan Spalding
Laura Spaulding
Lucy Spickard
Nick Gaglio, Sr.
Edgar and Terry Stanton
Dr. Victoria Statler
Joseph Steinhauer
Alison and Bill Stemler
Mr. David Stierle
Kathleen Stocker
Edward and Joan Stone
Babsra Stone
Gordon and Catherine Strauss
Anita Streeter
Brian Strunk
Rosalie Surtees
Philip and Esther Tamplin
Leslie Taylor
Jennifer Taylor
Rachel Terry
Jacob and Megan Theisen
Lynn Theriot
Carol K. Thompson
Dr. Joseph Thompson and Mrs. Ann Thompson
Tawnee Thompson
Paul Thompson
Leatha Thurman
David and Diane Thurmond
Patricia Tinsley
Mrs. Carol Tittel and Dr. Paul Tittel
John Trageser
Lacey Lianne Trautwein
Gretchen Treitz-Martin
Georgia Turner
Dwight Turner
Brad Turner
Gwathmey and Ginny Tyler
Hector Urdaneta
Denisha Vaughn
Ellen Venhoff
Jane Vetrhus
Inta K. Voight
Jeanne Vuturo
Janet Walther
Brandt Wamsley
Shanna Ward
Suzanne M. Warner
Ronald Weber
Joe Weisenberger
Merleta Weisert
Mary Jo Wetzel
Portia White
Donald Whitfield
Susan Wilburn
Janelle Wilhelm
Keisha Williams
Mary Beth Williams
Denise Wilson
Marie Wilson
Christina Wiseman
Kenneth Wooton
Kathryn Wright
Dennis S. Wunderlich
Julie Wunderlin
Anne and Edward Wunsch
Kenneth and Michelle Yeargan
Margaret Young
Ashley Young
Judith and John Youngblood
Gail Zeh
Julie Zoeller
Anonymous (3)
Lee Purcell Best
The late Elaine Bornstein
Jamie Jarboe and Douglas Butler
Walter Clare
Dr. Claudia Crump
John R. Cummins
The late Judith R. Ford
Susan Grubbs
The late Michael C. Jordan
The late Dr. James B. and Mrs. Helen K. Longley
The late Betty and David Mills
Martha Nichols
D. Patton Pelfrey
Ronald Rubin
The late Lorraine W. and Clarence H. Short
Leslie and John Smart
Lee and John Stough
The late Mary Rose Toebbe
James and Elizabeth Voyles
Anonymous (2)
Anna’s Additions
The Kentucky Performing Arts
Ashley Rountree and Associates
Erica Bachelor
River House Restaurant and Raw Bar
Cultured Cheese and Charcuterie Bar
Debbie Berry
Heaven Hill Brands
Sean & Vennita Cantrell, children of the artist Jim Cantrell
Kimberly and Dan Colón
Fleur de Lis Communications
The Sherwin-Williams Company
Olmsted Parks Conservancy
Donald G. Wenzel, Jr. and Ronald L. Darnell
Barry Wooley Designs
Pam Faludy
Louisville City FC
Kentucky Derby Festival
Jack Fry’s
Jon Carloftis Fine Gardens
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum
James and Sara Haynes
Ms. Johanna Held
Asia Institute Crane House
Jonathan Huffman
Vivid Impact
Unbridled Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Brightside Foundation Inc.
Heine Brothers Coffee, Inc
Brightside Foundation Inc.
Davis Jewelers
Mr. Gareth Jones
KORT
Kroger
Adam Lawson
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Today’s Woman Magazine
Paul Manning
Speed Art Museum
The Louisville Orchestra
PARC
Prepping with Peppers
Le Relais
RIQUE
Buzzard’s Roost
Ms. K. Shaver
Alynn Sherman
Signarama
John and Leslie Smart
United Direct Solutions
Spiritless
Heritage Wine And Spirits
William and Mary Strench
Kelly Tassin
Unified Technologies
Frost Brown Todd
Zachary Wardlaw
Welch Printing Company, Inc.
Mrs. Elizabeth Windisch
Whiskey Row Hotel Collection
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