2015 Annual Report

2015 Annual Report

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Financial HighlightsThe organization has changed from the cash basis of accounting to the accrual basis of accounting, which is U.S. GAAP, as required by the State of Wisconsin,

Dept. of Financial Institutions.

Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2015

Board Officers Lee A. Riordan Chair

Denasha A. Scott Vice Chair

Patricia Laughlin Secretary

Erica J. Gottschalk Treasurer

President/CEO Ellen Hayward

Directors Robert L. Hanley Margarete R. Harvey Ronald E. Jacquart Geneva Johnson Karen W. Plunkett Harriet M. PurtellCharles R. RevieRoger C. ShermanMatthew M. StanoMichele M. YoungJohn A. Zaganczyk

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

Operating Income $481,122 $440,011Operating Expenses $427,651 $394,409Net Income (Deficit) $44,878 $32,558 From OperationsRestricted Garden Fund Net Change <$20,816> $42,708

Total Change in Net Assets $24,062 $75,266

2015 Actual 2014 Actual

In Appreciation...Lee Riordan retired as Board Chair in July, 2015. We express our deep gratitude for his more than 23 years of Board service and support.

Denasha A. Scott succeeded Mr. Riordan as FBBG’s Board Chair.

With Gratitude to Our Board of Directors

From one of our

public schools… “Thank you so much for

providing such an exciting

and educational program.

Our kids were enthralled

with the natural

surroundings and learned

a lot. We appreciate your

help and friendliness.”

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Highlights of Our 2015 Achievements

ACHIEVED break-even budget for our 6th consecutive year.

PROVIDED 19,541 K-12 students with outcome driven, nature based learning.

RECRUITED 567 in-garden volunteers, donating 1,779 hours in support of Boerner’s horticulture staff… nurturing and sustaining our historic gardens (1939). Our 6th year; 7,100 hours since start of County approved initiative in summer of 2010. Corporate volunteer teams joining us this year included: US Bank (4th year!), Deloitte (new in 2015), Goodwill Industries, IEWC (Industrial Electric Wire & Cable) and Careers Incorporated.

PLANNED & FACILITATED 98 adult education classes, family workshops, weekly garden walks, docent led garden tours, outreach and special events, positively impacting and enriching the lives of our community members.

Included: Stroller Rolls, Senior Wellness Day, Recycled Art Contest, FBBG Founder’s group; luncheon hosted in Zilli’s café at Boerner.

SUSTAINED & GREW OUR PARTNERSHIPS SE Wisconsin school districts, Girl Scout/Boy Scout/Eagle Scout troops, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum, Volunteer Center of Milwaukee, Greater Milwaukee Committee’s Teachtown Initiative, Alverno College, Indian Summer, Life Navigators, Variety Club Children’s Charity (New), Careers Incorporated, Goodwill Industries, Southeast WI Chambers of Commerce (Waukesha, Hales Corners, South Suburban), local businesses, non-profit organizations, plant societies and Master Gardeners.

FACILITATED FREE TUESDAYS AT BOERNER First year of FBBG obtained County approval to welcome visitors for one day admission-free each month.

DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR BOERNER – facilitated Parks Marketing Dept. production of 5 new street signs helping visitors find Boerner.

LADISH COMPANY FOUNDATION AWARD - 3 consecutive years of awards in support of BBG In-Garden Intern Program. 2015-2017 Facilitator for award is Ladish Foundation trustee who learned of our needs through his in-garden volunteer hours at Boerner in 2015.

WHITNALL PARK ROTARY ADA PATH OPENED: partnership between Rotary Club, Milwaukee County Parks and FBBG. Connects and makes accessible 3 historic, signature gardens within Boerner.

Special Honor – Whitnall Park Rotary Club/Rotary International presented FBBG CEO with the Paul Harris Fellow Award (at their 40th anniversary celebration) in appreciation for her partnering with the Club to complete the ADA Rotary Path at Boerner (opened July 28, 2015).

Supporters of Education,the Environment andDevelopmental Strides

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

Mr. Thomas S. BarberMs. Joanne BeckerMr. & Mrs. 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, II

Mr. & Mrs. David J. KundertMr. & Mrs. Charles P. LaBahnMrs. Barbara LuetzowMrs. Sally S. ManegoldMr. & 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. CharneckiMr. & Mrs. Roger C. ShermanProfessor George SosnovskyMr. & Mrs. Matthew M. StanoMs. Mary Ann StueberMr. & Mrs. David V. UihleinMr. & Mrs. Gregory YoungMr. & Mrs. John A. Zaganczyk

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

Ian NeilsonMichelle OsmanJerry OuperRyan PalnerTina PanagisBonnie PaplhamMark PawlakBarb PerszykKaye PedersonCassie PiotrowskiPatti PiotrowskiMuriel PlichtaBryant PossZach PotterEthan PotrykusGary PowelskiJill PunzenbergerTricia PytelRebecca ReganDonna RehbeckMary RindfleishPat RobertsDori Ross

Charlie RudolphDiane SachsSandy SamoSue SatulaBailey SchmidlapMichael SchmidlapAllison SchmidtJudy SchmidtJason SchmitzLori SchullerDana SchumacherEmily SealyRobin SealyThomas SealyElizabeth SeramurNicole SeversonJosh SextonLew SilvaRobin SilvaDennis SimpsonTia SlaughterDiane Spear SarolaCarol Stankiewicz

Gwenda SzygielskiBrian ThomasBecky ThorpeKim TobiasDiane TowerKarina Van DorenRyan VincentPaula WallnerAaron WalczakBrenda WashburnSue WeberChris WegnerMatt WestphalSuzanne WiednerJan WiltzinsJanice WitkowiakLinda WitkowskiPatty WittJoe WoefelKaitlin WojciechowskiJulia WolfGreg YoungMark Yunk

Jean AkhterPaulette AllenJeffrey AmidonSamantha AmoreJessi AndersenKari AndersonClaire BauerLorie BeckerRachel BeckerNajib BensgmaneSherry BentzJudith BenzCarmen BerteJake BeresSharon BirdRachel BlackwoodCarol BlockJulie BottoniMary Braun Roger BrinkmeierBrian BulgrinRuss BykowskiAdrianne ChangDiane ChedenD.J. CrawfordCathy CurroDiane CzubkowskiSandra DalhaMichele DambeckJohanna DammJulie DanielLarry DeanEsther DemerdashDru DenisonLaura DixonBonnie DoerrCliff DoerrBeth DoyleMary Ann DudeRon DyszelskiBirute Earl

David EarlJan EndriesRandi FeiersteinTheresa FenningsGladys FinertyJoe FinertyDick FitzgeraldErin FlinnHelen FlynnDirk FoelkRachel FormellaRhea ForsytheLynn FredericksonCary FriebergJill FritzkeCheryl GanskePat GavinAnnie GeeJim GilboyHeather GoodallSue Goodwin Erica J. GottschalkGail Griswold-RandazzoBrian GrothJudy GurgleTed HaaschAnnelise HaenNancy HagerAlice HainJimmy HamiltonLarry HammondEmily HankesSandy HanusLori HartzheinMostafa HassanJeff HatkeAmanda HeldChris HernkeAlicia HewittRose HillWilliam Hinke

Mary HughesSusan InbuschLynn InlenfeldLorena JacobsonJennifer JahnJane JindraKaren JohnsonBenjamin JossartSandy KaminskiNancy KarrGreg KedrowskiPeter KennedyBryan KiefferLara KolsterLynn KordickChrissy KozikDesiree LangeKate LilekNicole LincolnNancy Linnell-RoeglinCheryl LippmannChloe LizourekEric LoranzSandy Lovas-LopezJordan LynchKathy MartinezAmanda MastKevin MatsonAlex MatveerMary Beth McCormackCourtney McCorwiellDiana MeadLinda MeikNancy MeyersAnn MichaelsLance MillerPam MillingtonBritany MorrisonJackie NelsonRoseann NessKate Neumann

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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, 2015 through December 31, 2015. Our goal is to recognize and thank all of our donors.

Our Appreciation & Gratitude Clubs and SocietiesBonsai SocietyDaylily Society of Southeast WIElm Grove Garden ClubGreater Milwaukee Rose SocietyHerb Society of America WI UnitKettle Moraine Garden ClubOak Creek Lions Club

Southeast Wisconsin Master GardenersSpring City Garden ClubWhitnall Park Rotary

Community SupportAmerican Players TheatreRoger and Gloria BrinkmeierBetty Brinn Children’s MuseumCareers, Inc.Coalition of Photographic Artists Milwaukee (CoPA) - Michael Havice, James PoliakCreative Images Photo ClubDan’s L & L Fine Jewelry, Inc.Daylily Society of Southeast WisconsinDeloitteFlorentine Opera CompanyGarden Star, LLCGoodwill IndustriesGreater Milwaukee Rose SocietyIndustrial Electric Wire & Cable (IEWC) Hales Corners Chamber of CommerceMargarete and David HarveyHerb Society of America – Wisconsin Unit

Holz Motors, Inc.Susan Inbusch Ronald Jacquart & Michael McCarthyMilwaukee Chamber TheatreMilwaukee Repertory TheaterMilwaukee Symphony OrchestraNext Act TheatrePlant Land Inc. Pure Salon and Day SpaMr. and Mrs. Edward PurtellWilliam J. RadlerReinders, Inc.Shady Acres Perennial NurserySkylight Music TheatreStafford Rosenbaum, LLPSunset PlayhouseUS BankWe EnergiesJohn WirthThe Wisconsin Club

Foundation and Corporate SupportAntonia FoundationAttorneys Title and Closing Services, LLCBastian Family FoundationJoanne E. Becker Revocable TrustJohn C. Bock FoundationBoerner Botanical Garden and Arboretum FoundationBoerner Endowment BoardBrewers Community Foundation, Inc.Brookbank Foundation, Inc.Marjorie L. Christiansen FoundationMae E. Demmer Charitable Trust/Edward U. Demmer Foundation Electronic Data Communications, Inc. Fibreform ContainersFour-Four FoundationThe Foster Family FoundationDavid J. Frank Landscape ContractingGreater Milwaukee Foundation Bucyrus Foundation, Inc. Mary and James LaVelle Asher and Susan Nichols Family Fund William J. Radler Fund Lucy and Jack Rosenberg Donor Advisor FundDorothy Inbusch FoundationIronwood FoundationHerb Society of America WI UnitJerome J. and Dorothy H. Holz Family FoundationKarate AmericaHerbert H. Kohl Charities, Inc.Jacquart/McCarthy Tax LLCJohnson’s Nursery

Ladish Company FoundationLandworks, Inc.Luxembourg GardensMelinda Myers, LLCGeorge and Julie Mosher Family FoundationCharles D. Ortgiesen Foundation, Inc.Jane Bradley Pettit FoundationPlunkett Family FoundationPrice Foundation, Inc.Reilly, Penner and Benton, LLPSchoenleber FoundationSensient Technologies Foundation, Inc.Silicon PasturesFrancie Luke Silverman Family FoundationSoutheast Wisconsin Master GardenersStano LandscapingTelly Foundation, Ltd.Terra-Firma Landscape, Inc.Timo Gallery TNS Transmissions, LLCDavid and Julia Uihlein Charitable Foundation, Inc.Vilter FoundationWe EnergiesWhitnall Park Rotary Foundation, Inc.Zilli Hospitality Group Various anonymous donors

Matching Gift CompaniesBucyrus Foundation, Inc.Deloitte GE FoundationMr. & Mrs. Charles P. LaBahnRockwell Automation Charitable CorporateWe Energies Foundation

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Gifts from Individuals Richard & Nancy CallendarKathy CariniJoseph Carlino & Roxanne PhelpsSteve & Linda CarlsonJean CarmodyRosemary CarpenterThomas CarpenterChristine CarrilloPamela & John CarterKaren CaseKathleen & Daniel CaseyGreg CastleChristopher Cera & Jeanne Raemisch-CeraSandra CeranskiMary ChambersThomas ChattonAmy Chavie & Tyler SmithAnju ChawdaPoonam ChawhanDavinder & Paramjith ChawlaHuiping ChengLatesha ChildsMichael ChovonecJennifer ChristLinda ChristiansenWenda & Lawrence CichuckiMargaret & Thomas CiurlikDawn & Keith ClarkDennis ClarkBonnie CliffordJessica CloningerJames & Virginia CoburnPeter & Sue CoenenPatti CondellaDick & Ginny ConfortiAnn & Thayer ConurnSteve ContneyEllen CookGreg & Maggie CookArlo & Nancy CoplanMary CorletteJeanne CoughlinDiane CowanSandra CraigJim & Janet CrancDonald Cress

Marguerite CroftBeth CrysdaleJames & Shelly CuleaMark & Sherry CummisfordDee & Joe CurreyAndrea CychoszDan CyrShari D’AcquistoHiro DaiguchiFrank Daily & Julianna EbertDebbie DakichMary DaltonMichele DambeckJohanna DammAparna DateyMichael & Heidi DavidJonathan DawsonKathryn & Marilyn DechampsMark DeCheckKatherine DelemontEsther DemerdashRobert & Shannon DetoroAnn Deuster-DoughertyMary DevittPaul DidionJessica & Scott DixonPat DobersteinScott & Sharon DolvenDavis & Cheryl DonarsJohn & Mary DonovanThomas DornoffPamela DowningBarbara DraegerVesna DragicevicMary DrewEugenia DriesJames DroppNanette DryburghDolores Du PontPatsy DubocNancy DubykRose DuchinDonna DuesterStefanie & David DuganKelli DuketJessica DunbarBarry & Catherine DuncanJohn & Margot Dunn

Alan DurantCynthia Durko LynchCarol DyerRon DyszelskiCheri L. Dziekan ChapmanBill EasthamCrystal EbelingSylvia EckenrodeRichard & Nina EdelmanGeorge & Diane EdwardLois EhlertRalph & Ruth EhlertLisa & Roger EllerJulie EllisKerry W. ‘Buzz’ ElwoodDiane EngleSharon ErdmannSusan ErhartCarlton EricksenCandee Erickson & John BrzekTeresa EsserLivia EszesLawrence & Laurie EversKaren & Mark FairbanksErnestine FajaGerry FalkCara Coburn FarisAlyssa & Andy FarmerMark & Kathleen FelsheimNedine Ferris & Marlene BodenSarah FisherKatherine FisherShaleigh FitzpatrickJohn FleissnerJulie FlemingJoan & Tom FlemingRichard & Rachel FlemingLissa FlemmingMaria FleschnerKimberly FlierlHelen Flynn

Our deep appreciation to all who supported FBBG in 2015.

Wendy AbnerPaula AccolaSusan & Michael AdamsHelen AdeltChristine Adler-PipiaAnnemarie AdsenAshley AdsitRichard AikenJoseph & Ellen AlbrechtBarbara AliSteve & Katy AlmondBruce & Helen Ambuel Joan AmundsonChristine AndersonPehr AndersonScott & Sonia AndersonTammy AndersonMike & Susan ArcherJulie & Paul ArnsteinPatricia AshtonJohn & Alexanne AstburyKurt AugustJan AweGary BackLaura BakerHelen BalcomeRobert BaldersonAudrey BaldewiczIlze Balodis-LarsonMichael BantzKathryn & Chester BarbasiewiczMichael & Nancy BarberThomas BarberMary BardBarbara A. BaronBruce & Margaret BarrJane L. Barry & Max A. LipcamanKerry BarteltJan & Alice BartnikFrank BastianMary BatesLori Bauman

Bonnie BaumbachDonald & Donna BaumgartnerGina Bavda Kathleen BaxterKim BeckerJoanne BeckerEileen BeierMary Benes-MaloneCathy BenjaminJane BereiterJoseph & Vivian BeresMargaret BeresMary BergerArdell BerginKathy BergnerEdward & Lori BeringerSally BesgroveBonnie Best & Paul GessnerJean Marie BestShirley BestKrista BettsArthur & Carolee BeutlerMarlene A. BialekSharon BirdHeather BirkRonald & Leslie BisbingAnne BischkeRobert & Ellen BladornDonald & Kristine BlairBlaschke FamilyGerald & Therese BlaskiJanis Blean-KachiganJoseph & Dorothy BodeauEllie Boerner & Greg SchlichtingGregory BoernerRoger L. BoernerDon & Janet BolanowskiJoyce BoldtIlene Ann BolleChuck & Peg BonackNancy BoresKathy Bosetti-ReeseJane Bosman-Clark

Margaret & William BosseSheryl BowmanMary BowserHeidi BoydSue BoydDeanna BraegerEugene & Rebecca BrahVirginia BraleyJames & Judith BrandtGabriella BrasLaurie BraunTheresa BrazaleLois BreisterMary Ann BrennanJulia Briede IbarRoger & Gloria BrinkmeierMichael & Jeannee BriselliJane BrodyAudrey BrooksPharis BrooksWinston BrownKatie BrownMary & Lou BrownAlice BrunelliJoseph & Marlene BrunoCarol BrushArdell & Marie BrynildsonOlive BrysonJohn BucksonTina BuelowCaroline BuetowAnne Marie BulaDennis & Brenda BulaElaine BurkeJoanne BurmeisterRosalyn BurnsLovetta BurrowsCheryl BurtonJohn BuschJudy & George BushRichard & Catherine ButschChristopher & Mariann ByersPaul & Mary ByrneMike & Ro Cahill

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Doris FonsRyan & Sarah ForbesSarah Ford & Randall KlumbMary ForeckiSuzanne & Byron FosterNilah FowlerJason Francki & Sarah DanielsBette FrangeschDavid J. FrankSteven & Linda FranzWarner & Dorothy FrazierLeslie & Mary FregienDuane & Janet FreitagJean FrelkaPatricia FremarekMaura FrennSister Therese FreySusan FrickerJack & Mary FriebolinJohanna FritzDavid FritzkeLaRae FrommBarbara FuldnerDavid & Rachel FurseEdward FyrnysKay GalbraithRegina GarciaPeter & Peg GardnerThomas GarnhartRobert & Diana GarnierMary GarvensJames & Gisela GasiorPatti GayerLisa & Glenn GeardinoLinda GehringSusan GendreauAnthony & Jane GentileHoward GeorgeGeorge & Rosemary GerharzViolet GerhatEric GerspachMichael GettlerIsabella Giaimo & Michael WittigCharles GibsonJamie & Donald GilbertJames GilboyAlexandra GilgenbachDavid & Faith Ginger

Jane GlaserHelaine GlassCynthia GlodowskiJoan GlyzewskiMrs. Constance GodfreyKaren GoetzBernice GogginsGerald GoldbergHoward GoldsteinMichael & Mimi GollerRosemary GombasCharles Gorie & Debra WalkerAnita GornErica & Brian GottschalkJudith M. GrabowskiChris & Dion GracyalnyJason & Jenny GrahamBarbara & Joan GrahamLynn GramEdward & Constance GratzGlenn GravesMark GreenLois GreenfieldDeborah GreenwaldtPatricia GregsonShari GreskJanie & Jane GresserJanet GriesbackKathy GrimmGail Griswold-RandazzoRoberta GronnigerMerilyn & Richard GrossmanChristine GrubbsJames Grunow & Maria MigdalHoward & Phyllis GruszynskiPatricia GrutzaDonald GumienyJudy GurgleJoseph & Mary GuthrieSandra Gutowski & Jon HugdahlTed & Helen HaaschHarold HaaseJean HaaseBenjamin HabanekKarleen HaberichterScott & Jayne HackbarthNancy Hager

Jeanne HagnerBarbara HahnGilbert HainRyan HajewskiJustin HalbeRita HaleSuzanne & David HallingTheresa HamalainenBonnie HammernikBarbara HammonsLauren & Tim HanamanRobert & Heidi HanleyGeorges HannaJoan HansenArlene HansenPeter & Jill HansenMarie HardyErin HarengJanie HartJoan & Michael HartungMargarete & David HarveyNikki & Ken HauckMolly HavasSarah & Byron HawksBrad & Tammy HaysEllen HaywardKathy HeathJo Denice HeckJohn Hefter & Paul ZidonowitzJohn & Marjorie HeilLynn HeindlKathie HeineckBruce HelingCourtney HellerGreg & Linda HelminskiJames & Judy HelminskiMonica & Kirk HemingerHeidi HennesseyShanthi HenriksenRonald & Marita Hensel

Erica & Richard HensonJill HepburnMelanie HerrigesJames & Susan HerzfeldJudith HessPatricia Ann HesslerJennifer HierAngela & Tim HillSusan HillMary HillTom HipsakJodie HobusEleanor HoehnMike HoffmanHelga HoffmannJanine HofmeisterPatricia HoganAmy HogleKelly & Tim HoglundMolly HoholikSamantha HolschuhJeanne HolstonRandy & Pat HolubHoward HolzDavid & Constance HoogerlandRonnette HopsoodLinda HornJanet HorningRaymond HorvathClinton HousleySally Hoyt & Vaughn AusmanWilliam & Debra HoytSarah HuckMary HughesDavid HughesRichard HugoBarbara HuntKelly HunterLaura HutchisonDr. & Mrs. James S. HydeRoger HyttinenRev. Michael IgnaszakSusan InbuschJackie IoderMichael & Sheila IrwinAlan JabergRichard & Carolyn JacobusRon Jacquart & Michael McCarthy

Michelle JaeckelJennifer JahnzGail JakusRobin & Jim JaniszewskiBernadette JanuszMichael Jedrzejewski & Sybil GrandeckPatricia Jens & Lee ElverJohn & Diane JensMargaret JeskeCatherine JimenezCarol JohnsonDane & Erika JohnsonGeneva JohnsonJohn & Ellen JohnsonKaren Ann JohnsonMary JohnsonPatricia JohnsonSharon JonasMichael JonesRob JonesNancy JostKen & Pauline JudyCheryl JuechDiann JulgaDaniel & Susan JulkaJudith JurkowskiMary & Dennis KaczmarekLinda & Trevor KahnWilliam & Sandra KaminskiAmy KaminskiLaurie & Andrew KanekoaWayne & Patricia KankelfitzAbby KanyerHildegard KarizsJeffrey & Jennifer KarronDorothy KassilkeJoe & Les KastnerBruce & Sally KehlNorma KellerJohn & Joy KelleyKaren & Michael KelleyVelva KelleyKathy KellyMary KemenJoanne KemnitzDiane & Peter Kendzie-HoldawayAlex Kendziorski

Tess KenneyHelen KenneyMaureen KeppertDebra KernPaul Keyser & Susan Schmitz KeyserMarian KieckbuschSusan KiefferJon & Catherine KiekhoferKathleen KilpsJoohyun KimKaren KindelRay & Carol KinneyRichard & Patricia KirsopMarilyn KirtleyGary & Karen KitchinKaren KlausBarbara KlavesAlice KlayborThomas & Jean KleinClaude & Amy KlemowitsBarbara KletzkeMichael & Gretchen KlingGertrude KloppenburgLeah KnezicMary KniepRobley & Sheila KnutsenCaroline KobbJohn KoconisJennifer KoeffDarby KoehneLeroy & Jarmy KoeppTodd & Melissa KoeppelJulilly KohlerMarlys KohlsJames & Sharon KoierTeri KolbJames KomesAlisha KoneaznySusan KopfMatthew Kopf & Ani SaryanOlivia KopitzkeBenedict & Lee KordusMichelle KoroghlanianWilliam & Jacqueline KorthStan & Carol KosmatkaEileen KostalekHari KotaJuli Ann Kotke & Thomas Gray

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Jean KovacKenneth & Ellen KowalskiMary KozlowskiCatherine KrolBetty KrollChristine KrskoMicaela KruegerJune KruegerMary KrullJohn Paul Kucera & Michael BullardLeona KuehnLois I. KuehnMarilyn KuglerBrian KuhnErik & Dorothy KulkeG.L.V. Gayatri KumarDavid & Camille KundertDavid & Linda KurtzRobert & Susan KustraMary Ann & Charles LaBahnBrian & Sheri LaDowJeffrey LaDowBen & Jen LaDukeDonald LaganowskiMary Beth LaHayeCharlene M. LakeGerhardt & LuAnn LambrechtMary LandowskiRuth LangeJames & Elizabeth LangeJeanne LangenbergCourtney Langosch & Cassie BauerJane & Keith LarsenMargaret LarsenJames LarsonVictor LarsonArthur & Nancy LaskinGerise LaspisaBill & Judy LasteLynn LaufenbergPatricia Laughlin & Robert BurnhamWalter LauxJames & Mary LaVelleJennifer Law-MylesMelanie LawsonLinda Lawson

Jennifer LazewskiTanya LechmaierDavid & Lin-yen LeeArchana LeeJoanne LehmanCraig & Linda LenhardAngela LeonardHenry LeonardMarie LePageStuart & Charlene LesarCindy LeseColleen LeseMark & Beth LeverenceNora & David LewisMary LewisCarmel LibermanStephanie LichterJames & Jacqueline LichtySusan LiedArnold & Joan LimJill LindbergMarylou LindquistLois Lindsey-HitoCynthia LindstedtRuth Ann LinkJoyce & Conrad LinskiJames & Priscilla LipscombAndrea & Joshua LipskiNancy LisieckiSandy LisowskiGeroge C.C. LiuDarlene & Frederick LochbihlerKathleen LochrieBonnie Lynn LoduhaRobert & Arlene LoganBetty LolkesMary LongJean LongeneckerSusan Loomans & John SokolDeborah Lorenz CostiganCarrie Losin & Erik PfarrerJerry LovasSusan LovernNicholas LucchettiLynn & Richard LuciusRita LuedkeRick & M. Kathryn LuedkeBarbara Luetzow

Jean LufburrowLaurie LukaszewiczMargaret & Michael LundDenise LuppiJohanna LutterbieSusan MadsenDonald & Jean MagarianDennis & Lynn MahonyMark & Sherry MaierleMr. & Mrs. Gerald E. MainmanChristopher MakiSteven Makovec & Fred PieperGerald & Bonnie MalcoreConnie MalencoreMarlene MalisowBill Mandella & Sara SzaboSally ManegoldLinda MankaLisa MansfieldGeri Jones MantyhSara MapesAllen & Sharon MarifkeSummer & Scott MarkJudy & Lucille MarksMichael MarlinAnnette S. MarraSusan MarschmanRenee MarsdenJoAnn MartinLucy MartinSandra Joan MartinDonna MartinezMargaret MartinezBonnie & James MartinsKatie MatelSally MathewsJames & Betty MatkeyRie MavesSusan D. MayerCarol T. MayerLinda MayerBerniece MazanzMary McCannLisa McCormackMary Beth McCormackMatthew & Lisa McCormackJames McCoyMarcia McDermott

Nancy & Aaron McGeeJohn & Janice McHughMurray & Elizabeth McKeeKit McNallyRebecca McNeillyKris McQuerryDenise MechaCamille MecikalskiRobert & Patti MeerschaertDaniel MeerschaertRhody & Carolyn MegalPatrick Mehigan & Piper PlummerKay MehlbergMary Jo MeierElizabeth MelcherGabriela MelendezJeanne MentingJohn MenzelCheryl MerkerDavid & Pamela MerrittAnna MersMichael & Mary Ellen MervisDianne MessarTom & Anne MetcalfeJan MetrusiasKatherine & Clifford MeyerEdward & Mary MeyerRandy & Sherry MeyerTimothy MeyerringBeth MeyersDiane MeyersJacqueline M. MichalsPat MilewskiSarah & John MillerRuth MillerLinda J. MillerCarla MillerMichael & Kate MillerPam MillingtonCatherine MillingtonMary MindhamMike MiotaDavid & Joanne MitchellPatricia MitschrichEdyta MlotLisa MocnikGreg MolthenAngela Montgomery

Mary MoritzJames & Sharon MorriseyRichard & Kristine MorrisseyRuth MosherJulie & George MosherJennifer MotlThomas Mueller & Kay GalbraithMichael MuellerMaureen Mueller & Martin GregorcichGene & LuAnn MuellerPatricia Mueller, MDCaitlin MuellerJames Mullin & Belinda LeungPollyanna MuradasMichelle MurphyDorothy MurphyBeatrice MurphySusan MusgraveMelinda Myers & Peter JosephMatthew NaaszPatricia NakamuraSusan NanceJerry & Kathleen NapelTim NarrJean & Hilton NealKate NeilsBarbara NellenMichael & Lola NelsonKaren NelsonJohn & Jackie NelsonAnn NelsonBarbara NestingenJim NeurothPhilip & Anita NickersonCarol NicolaiLaurie & Earl NiehusenTeresa & Andy NieznanskiMary NinnemanKeith & JoAnn NoahLinda NobleDale & Diane NoelBob & Rory NovohradskyChris NowakJohn & Paula NurseMichele NygroJohn F. OberwetterKyle O’Connell

Pete OertelRichard & Judy OhlJohn & Nedra OhmPatrick T. O’LearyPolina OlexenkoRobert & Laurie OlguinDavid & Diane OlsenMary Beth OpgenorthSandy Ostrowski & Thomas FreimundRobert & Holly OttumJerome OuperMargot PaapStephanie & John PadiasekMarjorie PagelShannon PahlRamamohan PaiHarold S. PalmerIsaac & Charysse PalmerLeslie ParkerKathleen PasichCharlene PaszkiewiczSusanna PathakSusan & T.J. PatrickMary Jean PattersonRandy PauersMary Ellen PaulAmy PaulsDan PautzBrett PaviaSusan PavlikKaren PawlakMark PawlakSherry Pearce & Helen ReinholzTed & Jean PelzekPatricia PenegorMary PeplinskiRichard PerezRon & Susan PescheDiane PeteRuth Peters

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Yvonne PetersenThomas & Deborah PetriJoseph & Mary PetrieJenni & Michael PhelanDan PhelpsJulie PhillipsThomas & Linda PhillipsSusan PickettJessica & Vicki PieperKaren Ann PierceWalter & Beatrice PieringJudy PiersonJay & Dagmar PillingRobert & Marion PincharRita PiperJudith PlaczkowskiCatharena PlichtaMuriel PlichtaAdela PlonczynskiNathan & Galina PlunkettKaren PlunkettPatty PobereznyTracie PolhamusThom PollockPatricia PomahacDebbie PomeroyMarc & Wendy PotochnikMaureen Powers-TodtSarah PrattDoug & Wendy PrellwitzJoyce PrewittMaribeth PriceChrissy PriceSandra PriebeBarb PritzlBernard & Lynn PronschinskeEdward & Harriet PurtellRichard QuigleyPhyliss QuimbyGrace & Richard QuirkeKarlo RaabBunny Raasch-HootenMary Ann RabionSalvatore & Linda RacitiDianne RaderTerrance RadewanLee & Bette RadkeWilliam J. RadlerSharon Radocha

Lester RadtkeKaren RadtkeSusan RahnLinda RahnJuanita RamosDiana RathmannScott & Melinda RedlingerKathleen ReeseMichael Reese & Laurie ViduskiRebecca ReganRoy & Bobbi ReimanNatalie ReinboldJoel & Mary ReindersMary Elizabeth ReinhartThomas RemingaTomm RenkCecile ResopChuck & Bonnie RevieCynthia ReynoldsNancy RiceDavid RichJack RichardsDonald RichardsMary RickConnie RickRichard & Priscilla RiebsMarilyn Riese & Kathy DeChampsSheryl RimesLee RiordanBob & Patricia RobertsJan & Marilee RockleyDonald RoeckerDeb RoegnerRobert & Lou RogowskiRick & Candy RomanoVictoria RomansJoydell RonckeDaniel RoskomDiane RossaJorge Rossette & Rocio SaybeMary RothDiane C. RoumanJaye RoushDeborah RuckBryce RuddockJenny RuhnkeJanet Ruhsam

Amy & Steve RyanDiane RychlinskiValerie & Lance RyeJudith & John SackersonJeannine SaksefskiStephanie Sampson-McKennisStephania Sampson-TaylorLeticia SanchezKaren SandovalDominic SanFelippoValorie SangslandStephanie SansoucieEve SappenfieldStephen & Catherine SargentMary SassJohn & Gwen SauerJudith SavageRachel & Andrew SawyerLynne Schade & David AxtellJames SchaeferJanet SchaeferJoseph & Rose SchaeferRobert & Juanita SchaeferPatricia SchaferSusan ScharmachPhyllis ScharnerJames SchauerCarlen SchenkJanis ScherrSteve & Linda ScherrerDoug & Marcia ScherrerMatthew ScherrerMardy ScheunemannRobert & Bonnie SchiekNadine SchilkeRobert & Cato SchleyDan SchlizSue & Tim SchmidbauerRand SchmidtThomas & Mary SchmittNell SchneiderRoy SchneiderMatthew SchneiderVirginia ScholzFaith & Rob SchroederBeth SchroederJeremy SchubotKarl SchultzHeather Schulz

Robert & Margaret SchumannJeremy SchumotDavid & Heather SchusterSabine SchwarkLiselotte E. SchwartzFaye SchwelitzDenasha Scott & George CharneckiMary ScottRozanne ScrevenThomas & Meredith ScrivnerElenore SeamonCaryl SedushakJeffrey SeefeldLois & Jim SeefeldtBeverly SeneyJohn Shannon & Jan SerrStanley & Marilyn ShepardRoger & Corine ShermanElizabeth SheroDale & Cathy ShivelyAlbert & Betty SiemsenSairish SikanderJeff SimcockRebecca & Piero SimoniCatherine SimonsMatthew Singer & Maureen MalloMatt SirinekPamela Sischo & Joan AlleyPatricia SkieraSteve Skinner & Lisa Wentworth-RohrBarbara SlaniaBeth SlaymanAdrin SmithJennifer SmithIngrid & Roy SmithCatherine SmithLeonard SobczakSergio Solache & Jason DietenbergerNita SorefThomas SorensenProfessor George SosnovskyLisa SouthernNicole SovaBarbara SpaldaMichael & Joan Spector

Eileen SperlNancy SpindlerJanice SponderTom SpragueJerry SpychalaGary & Maryann SramekCarla StaabElizabeth StaffordCarol StankiewiczMatthew & Judith StanoRichard & Mary StanleyKeith & Janet StapeScott & Karen StardyAlexander & Sarah StarrettRonald & Cheryl StaubJanan StefanskiGalen & Pat SteffelTerri SteffenhagenMary SteinbrennerAl Stieber & Chris MarceilleSusan StipanMary Jo StockWilliam StollTimothy & Jane StollerRichard StoneGloria StoneRaymond StoppenbachRhonda & Rick StorcKatherine StrachotaSuzanne Stracke SheaBill & Melody StreeterAlan & Ruth StrekowRobert & Louise StruzynskiCharles F. & Margy A. StubleyJoanne W. StubnerYvonne StutzerMary SukoppElizabeth & Gary SukowateyMolly SullivanJames SurfusEdward & Maria SusterichBarbara & Ronald SweetCatherine SwesselJanet SzarekAnn SzeflinskiDon & Mary SzulczewskiGwenda SzygielskiDenise Szymanski

Tony & Constance TaagenKyle TalbotVictoria TaschMichael & Ann TateJames & Barbara TatnallYali TaugJudy & Art TaychertSermeng Tay-KonkolTom TaylorGregory TelegaKristine TellierLinda & Doug ThalackerVerona ThomJohn & Anne ThomasJames & Sue ThomasAmy Thomaszewski & Ryan FlohrDavid & Donna ThomeJim & Sue ThorsenMichael & Pam ToddJoseph & Shirley TodorDiane TourangeauAllen & Rosemary ToussaintDiane TowerLeigh TowillJeff & Patty TraderErin TritzMichael TrudeauAthena TsevasRichard & Jane TuchalskiLisa A. & Jeffrey A. TurkowJoyce TurnerJerome TutajSally TwiningMarlene UdovichLinda Ulrich & Mark EagonSharon UntzMichael & Barbara UschanSusan Utley

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Russ AweEileen BeierEthel Dorothy BoernerBruce W. BoldtIlene Ann BolleOlive BrilGloria BrinkmeierVirginia Frank

Lois Ann FranseeDolores GutowskiCatherine HaleJanet LahlDean LensingBetty Ann OlsonJulia PokerSusan Robertson

Irene SchwarkShirley SlawnyLettie SwensonMarcie TaylorBen R. WalderCarol E. WalderRobert Wenke

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 & stewardship of our natural world, while nourishing & 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!

Gary VailMark & Eileen ValaitisThu Van & Michael HintzLynn & Maarten van LierTom VandervortBen VandervortMayra Vega-WitteClarice VichichMichael & Lisa VickeryJeanne VielleuxRandy & Gillian VodnikWaldemar VoeltzJohn VoelzMaria VoermansLloyd & Christine VogdsChuck & Kathie VogelBrad & Jane VoglDiane & Dennis VoitErwin & Krista Von De EheCarol Von KaenelCarolyn VoskuilHope WachendorfMichelle & Al WadeJudy WagnerJennifer & Gregory WagnerAlex WaierJames & Debra WalczykFred & Rose Mary WaleckiKristin WallochKathy WampnerMary WannDave WanningerNorma & John WardJane WarzalaRichard & Donna WashburnDana WashburnJames & Beverly WashcovickSusan & Ken Watles

Teresa WeberMary WeberCindy WeberBeverly & Glenn WefelLeo & Mary WegerbauerYuqiang Wei & Peter HinowMarcelline WeinsheimTricia WeisSuzy WeismanJames WeitzerLaura WellsMichael & Rebecca WendtVicki & Bob WenkeJan WenzelMary WescottAlpha WetenkampScott & Kathleen WeydaTeig & Lindsey Whaley-SmithElizabeth WhitcombLisa WhiteMargaret WickertSandy WiegandBetty WiegandCheryl WienkeJames & Libby WigdaleKarl & Susan WigdalBrad WilcoxMary Wilkins PetersonJudy WilliamsonMichele & Tim WillmsPatrick & Joan WilsonJodi Wire

John & Pat WisdomJanice WitkowiakPatty WittAurelius WizaLynita WolfBarbara WoodCharles & Diana WoodringAnn WoodwardFrances WurlitzerSue & Xenglong YangAnna YevsTae YoonAdam YoppJoe YoungMelissa Young & Brandon StanleyMichelle & Greg YoungJoslyn ZaffrannAlice ZaganczykJohn & Leslie ZaganczykPatricia ZainerGertrude ZaunerPeggy Zautke-GibbsJohn & Theodora ZawadzkiChester & Susan ZbrozekWujie ZhangJoanne ZiarekFlorence & Jon ZickermannJudith ZiebartJulie & Jerry ZiemerSara & Dave ZiesemerEllen ZilliDoug & Jill ZientaraCarol ZubaThomas & Linda ZukowskiLynn ZwickeVarious anonymous donors