Donate to support mental health services!
Help people find the hope and healing that leads to a fulfilling life… even if they can’t afford counseling.
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You can donate to our annual fund:
“I’ve supported the Center for years now in a variety of ways. Why? Because their services had a huge impact on my life in the past. And I know they make that same kind of life-changing difference everyday in the lives of hundreds of others.”
Shirley Poertner,
Women Helping Women Committee Member
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Mind & Spirit Counseling Center is a 501(c)3 charitable organization.
Gifts to the Center are tax-deductible to the full extent allowable. EIN #42-0995074
Mind & Spirit Counseling Center is a nonprofit mental health organization providing high quality services to all who walk through our doors, including those who are uninsured, underinsured or from low-income households.
Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center was our name from 1972-2022.
A donation frequency of monthly, quarterly, or annually helps more people needing mental health support in Iowa!
$10/MONTH helps a child distressed by domestic violence
$25/MONTH helps a family relate to a loved one who suffers from addiction
$50/MONTH helps parents who grieve the death of their son or daughter
$100/MONTH Helps an adolescent who is bullied at school
$250/MONTH Helps a veteran who considers suicide
Donate By Check or Phone
Rather than donating online, you may submit your donation via phone by calling Laurie Betts Sloterdyk at 515-564-5122, or mail a check made payable to Mind & Spirit Counseling Center to the following address:
Mind & Spirit Counseling Center
Attn: Laurie Betts Sloterdyk
8553 Urbandale Ave
Urbandale, IA 50322
Planned Giving Helps You Leave a Legacy
Giving a legacy gift makes it possible for us to continue the mission for years into the future. You can make a difference today for those needing our mental health services tomorrow.
IRA Charitable Rollover
You may be looking for a way to make a big difference to help further support the Mind & Spirit Counseling Center. If you are 70½ or older you may also be interested in a way to lower the income and taxes from your IRA withdrawals. An IRA charitable rollover is a way you can help make an impact in your community and benefit this year.
How an IRA charitable rollover gift works
- Contact your IRA plan administrator to make a gift from your IRA to the Mind & Spirit Counseling Center.
- Your IRA funds will be directly transferred to the Mind & Spirit Counseling Center.
- You will receive an acknowledgment of receipt from the Mind & Spirit Counseling Center.
- Please note that IRA charitable rollover gifts do not qualify for a charitable deduction.
Contact us if you have any questions about an IRA charitable rollover gift, please contact the Center’s Director of Development, Laurie Betts Sloterdyk, 515-274-4006 x137, lsloterdyk@mindspiritcenter.org
Stock Transfers
To transfer stock to the Center, please send a Letter of Authorization to your broker(s) to send securities to the following:
- Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
- DTC # 07250
- Account Name: Mind & Spirit Counseling Center
- Account Number: 441H8304
For more information, please contact Laurie Betts Sloterdyk, Director of Development by calling 515564-5122 or emailing lsloterdyk@mindspiritcenter.org
Matching Gifts Boost the Power of Your Donation!
Many employers will match employee or retiree gifts to nonprofit organizations like the Center. This is a powerful way to maximize your contribution to mental health services in our community!
If you or your spouse is employed by (or retired from) a company that matches employee or retiree charitable contributions, your gift could be worth even more than you thought. Check with your employer on their matching gifts program. Matching gift forms can be sent to:
Mind & Spirit Counseling Center
Attn: Laurie Betts Sloterdyk
8553 Urbandale Ave
Urbandale, IA 50322
lsloterdyk@mindspiritcenter.org
2,225
individuals served
through counseling, psychiatry and psychological testing
458
children and teens lives touched
through our Children Overcoming the Obstacles of Life program (C.O.O.L.)
25%
services subsidized
for clients who were uninsured, underinsured or from low-income households
420
hours clinical training
and supervision provided by Center clinicians
Recognizing Our Donors
Thanks to the following donors, Mind & Spirit Counseling Center is able to provide quality mental health services, even to those who are unable to afford it. The following is a list of our 2021 donors. For longer sections, you may select the number of entries you’d like to see per page, and advance through the pages to view the full list.
| VISIONARIES ($50,000+) |
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| Carlson Family Foundation |
| The Estate of Harold "Hal" Higgs |
| CHAMPIONS ($25,000 - $49,999) |
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| Delta Dental of Iowa |
| DEFENDERS ($10,000 - $24,999) |
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| Linda and Bob Anderson |
| Doug A. Fick |
| Mary Gottschalk and Kent Zimmerman |
| Iowa Foundation for Education, Environment, and the Arts |
| Microsoft - Community Empowerment Fund |
| Polk County Board of Supervisors |
| Prairie Meadows |
| Kay and Bob Riley |
| United Way of Central Iowa |
| Sally Wood |
| PATRONS ($5,000 - $9,999) |
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| American Enterprise Group |
| Bank of America |
| Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey |
| BWA Foundation |
| Kathy and William Fehrman |
| Kate Garst |
| Sally and Tom Graf |
| MidAmerican Energy Company |
| Storey Kenworthy |
| Sally and Sam Wallace |
| The West Bancorporation Foundation, Inc. |
| HEALERS ($2,500 - $4,999) |
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| Carol Bodensteiner |
| Chrysalis Foundation |
| Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines |
| Cultivating Compassion: The Dr. Richard Deming Foundation |
| Dentons Davis Brown, P.C. |
| Foster Group, Inc. |
| Sharon Goldford |
| Norma Hirsch |
| Trudy Holman Hurd |
| Hy-Vee |
| Andrea James |
| LaDonna and Rich Matthes |
| Sue and Todd Mattison |
| Shirley Poertner |
| Plymouth Congregational UCC |
| Rusty Hubbell |
| Rachel Stauffer and Jim Lawson |
| The Viking Foundation of Lincoln |
| Susan and Carl Voss |
| Marti Wade |
| West Bank |
| Kathleen and Larry Zimpleman |
| NURTURERS ($1,000 - $2,499) |
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| Anonymous |
| Apple Roofing, L.L.C. |
| Rev. Paul R. and Sandra L. Axness |
| Dr. Barbara Beatty |
| Broadlawns Medical Center |
| City of West Des Moines |
| Roxanne Barton Conlin |
| Patty and Jim Cownie |
| Des Moines University |
| Easter Family Fund |
| Nora and Dave Everett |
| Cindy and Tom Fischer |
| Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. |
| Jann Freed and John Fisher |
| Barbara and Michael Gartner |
| Gateway Market and Cafe' |
| Beth and Stephen Gaul |
| Deborah Gitchell |
| The Graham Group, Inc. |
| Renee Hardman |
| Katherine S. Hauser, M.D. |
| John and Jeannine Hayes |
| Sarah and James Hayes |
| Starr and Harry Hinrichs |
| Ann and Thomas Holme |
| Charlotte and Fred Hubbell |
| Debbie and Michael Hubbell |
| IMT Insurance |
| Iowa Radiology |
| Martha James and Michael Myszewski |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines |
| Kate and Andy Juelfs |
| Linda and Tom Koehn |
| Mary F. and Charles Kunkel |
| Kum & Go |
| Kwik Star |
| Virginia and Nix Lauridsen |
| Kristen and Joe Lee |
| Janet Linn |
| Nancy Main |
| Steve Marquardt |
| Claudette and Patrick J McDonald |
| Dr. Bernard and Brenda Mouw |
| Doris Jean Newlin |
| William and Pauline Niebur |
| Barb and Andy Nish |
| Jill and Mark Oman |
| Merle T. Pederson |
| David Primeau |
| Kathy Reardon |
| Mary M. Riche |
| Mustafa Sagun |
| Jackie Saunders and Cecil Goettsch |
| Dr. Rebecca and Dr. Robert Shaw |
| Cameron Shepherd and Peter Sloterdyk |
| Phil and Diana Sickles |
| Chris and Larry Sidwell |
| Silver Fox |
| Kathy and Ted Stuart |
| Mary H. Stuart |
| Toni and Tim Urban |
| Sheri and Dick Vohs |
| Chris Waddle |
| Dr. Teri Wahlig and Mark Feldmann |
| Whitney Warne and Erik Dominguez |
| Wells Fargo |
| William C. Knapp Charitable Foundation/Susan and Bill Knapp |
| Kim and Rich Willis |
| Connie Wimer |
| Rev. Paul Witmer and Lynn Heuss |
| Alan Zuckert and Joyce Dainty |
| ADVOCATES ($500 - $999) |
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| Anonymous |
| Stephanie Asklof |
| Kristen Benge |
| Carrie Bening |
| Janet and Charles Betts |
| Annie S. and Matt Brandt |
| Amy Campbell |
| Carney & Appleby, P.L.C. Attorneys at Law |
| Central Presbyterian Church |
| Lori Chesser |
| Renee Clippert |
| Connie Wilson Design |
| Tom Connolly and Family |
| Beth and Tim Coonan |
| Dr. Christine Dietz |
| Marsha and Ellery Duke |
| Sondra Eddings |
| Denise Essman |
| Jane Fogg |
| Gregary and Jan Franck |
| Jane Funk |
| Rosalie Gallagher |
| The Grainger Foundation |
| Jill D. Greiner |
| Rachel Hardin |
| Diane Hedden |
| Leslie and Steve Heimbach |
| Jody and Tom Herman |
| Karen Jeske |
| Dianne and Roger Jones |
| Onnalee Kelley |
| Anne M. and E.J. Kelly |
| Kitchen Collage |
| Jenna Knox |
| Mary Kramer |
| Marla Lacey |
| Angela Loomis |
| Robbie and Rick Malm |
| Cyril and John Mandelbaum |
| Lorraine and Tom May |
| Cathy McMullen |
| Jeff Means and Diane Glass |
| The Middleton Family |
| Diane H. Morain |
| Ellen K. and Bruce E. Nelson |
| Jeanne and Jim O'Halloran |
| Lynsey Oster |
| Stephanie Pearl |
| Sharon and James Rasmussen |
| Katherine and Charles Safris |
| David and Lita Sagula |
| Melanie Scupham |
| Karen Shaff |
| Barb Sherman |
| Patsy and John Shors |
| Kendra Simmons |
| Laurie and Ashley Sloterdyk |
| Terri Mork Speirs |
| Kathleen Stahl |
| Randal and John Stern |
| Hallie Still-Caris |
| Nanette D. Stubbs |
| Velvet Coat |
| Rhonda and Joe Watton |
| Fritz Wehrenberg and Jennie LeGates |
| Emily and Fred Weitz |
| Malinda Wiesner |
| Deb Wiley and John Schmidt |
| Emily Williams-Bouska |
| Martha Willits |
| Dr. Judy Winkelpleck |
| SUPPORTERS ($250 - $499) |
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| Emily Abbas |
| Anonymous (3) |
| Judith Akre |
| Lisa and Brad Anderson |
| Becky Anthony |
| Barb Bachman |
| Janice Bannister |
| Mary K. Bartine |
| Connie Beasley |
| Lois Beh |
| Karin Beschen |
| Beth Bishop |
| Patricia Boddy |
| Connie Boesen |
| Teresa Bomhoff |
| Nancy Bone |
| Lisa Bradshaw |
| Shelley Brody |
| Suzan Kelsey Brooks |
| Sue Ellen Burke |
| Judith Burns |
| Suzie Glazer Burt |
| Phyllis Cacciatore |
| Teree Caldwell-Johnson |
| Marilyn and Frank Carroll |
| Kevin Carroll |
| LaNae Ceryanec |
| Nancy Cheeseman |
| Holly and John Clark |
| Polly L Clark |
| Alicia Claypool |
| Julie Ann and Michael Connolly |
| Holly Craiger |
| Cynde Cronin |
| Suzanna de Baca |
| Douglas Detrick |
| Helen Eddy |
| Kelly Edmister |
| Lynn Ekblad |
| Dr. Katherine Elsner, D.D.S. |
| Karen Engman |
| First United Methodist Church |
| Peggy Fisher |
| Fran Fleck |
| Allison Fleming |
| Julie Fleming |
| Paige Franzluebbers |
| Kathy Giles |
| Shawna Gisi |
| Linda Goeldner |
| Gary and Janet Goodhall |
| Judith Goodwin |
| Mary Helen Grace |
| Courtney Greene |
| Carrie Hall |
| Jan Hardin |
| Lori and Larry Hartsook |
| Lynn Heggen |
| Barbara Hein |
| Christine Hensley |
| Victoria Herring |
| Rev. Martha E. Hill |
| Nick and Jill Hittner |
| Dixie Hoekman |
| Michelle Hogan |
| Sara Hopkins |
| Dr. Alexandra Hubbell |
| Bev Hutney |
| In the Bag Corporate Cuisine |
| Connie Isaacson |
| Linda L. Jennings |
| Joseph Jester |
| Joanne Johnson |
| Myrna Johnson |
| Sandy Benson Johnson |
| Beth Stelle Jones |
| Susan Judkins |
| Rosemary Jungmann |
| Lola Kenworthy |
| Emily Susanin Kessinger |
| Kathi Koenig |
| Erin Kuhl |
| Kathryn Kunert |
| Sheila Kurtz-Robinson |
| Carol Leech |
| Caroline Levine |
| Christine Lewis |
| Sheila Starkovich Lingwall |
| Julie Linn |
| Deb Madison-Levi |
| Kate Massop |
| Ms. Louise McDonald |
| Dr. Andy McGuire |
| Jan and John Mechem |
| Matt and Lisa Meline |
| Shirl Melton |
| Reo Menning |
| Rebecca and Brian Metzger |
| Ann Michelson |
| Robyn Mills |
| Rose Kleyweg Mitchell |
| Polly Moore |
| Cheryl Morton |
| Jill Musin |
| Maura Nelson |
| Liz Neumann |
| Greg Nichols and Dawn Connet |
| Mary Nilsen |
| Charlotte Noble |
| Noreen O'Shea and Thomas Benzoni |
| Leigh O'Tool |
| Jo Oldson |
| Katie Gibson Overby |
| Nina Socarras Pack |
| Mary Pappajohn |
| Katie Patton |
| Donna L. Paulsen |
| Sally Pederson |
| Allison and Timothy Peet |
| Sen. Janet Petersen |
| Diann M. Peyton |
| Lynn Rankin |
| Lynette Rasmussen |
| Martha A. Reno |
| Susy Robinette |
| Tamara Rood |
| Janet Rosenbury |
| Anne Roth |
| Katie Roth |
| Barbara Royal and Deidre Fudge |
| Debra Salowitz |
| Laura Sands |
| Priscilla D. Sayeed |
| Susan Moritz Scharnberg |
| Sam Scheidler |
| Pam Schoffner |
| Mary Kay Shanley |
| Loretta Sieman |
| Joan Stark |
| Jacqueline Stoken |
| Ellen Strachota |
| Mary Ellen and Larry Streyffeler |
| Gail Stubbs |
| Erica Shannon Stueve |
| Jan Stump |
| Sarah Sullivan |
| Sarah Susanin |
| Mathilde Brown Swanson |
| Cheryl Sypal |
| Tiffany Tauscheck |
| Joyce and Harold Templeman |
| Marsha Ternus |
| Robert and Karen Unrau |
| Teresa VanVleet-Danos |
| Terri Vaughan |
| Renee Von Bokern |
| Susan Vujnovich-McRoberts |
| Charlene Vukovich |
| Marilyn Warling |
| Melissa Watson |
| Linda Weidmaier |
| Katie Wengert |
| Tracy Wheeler |
| Dee Willemsen |
| Jean M. Williams |
| Rena S. Wilson |
| Janie Wine |
| Barbara Yankey |
| Kate Yocom |
| Roberta and Reg Yoder |
| FRIENDS ($100 - $249) |
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| Sophia Ahmad |
| Anonymous (6) |
| Ed Augustine |
| James Austin |
| Julianne Bartlett |
| Dodie and Wayne Bauman |
| Benson Family Foundation |
| Jan Berlin |
| Paula Bittick Binkley |
| Meghan Blum |
| J.R. and Meredith Boesen |
| Nicole Boyington |
| Mary Brooks |
| Nancy Brown |
| Rachel Bruns |
| Ellen and John Burnquist |
| Paul and Nancy Burrow |
| Businessolver Foundation |
| Robin Ahnen-Cacciatore |
| Sue Caley |
| Jessica Cezar |
| Shelley Chambers |
| Mary Chapman |
| Diane Child |
| Sabrina Sartori Chouinard |
| Elizabeth Chrisinger |
| Eva Christiansen |
| Mary Cory |
| Patricia and Jay Cramer |
| David C. King Family Charitable Fund |
| Abbe Davidson |
| Susan Lee Davis |
| Patrick and Margaret Deluhery |
| Lori and Tim Diebel |
| M.J. Dolan |
| Amy and Tom Donnelly |
| Richard Douglass |
| Margaret and Kevin Doyle |
| Kathryn Wheeler Driscoll |
| Marianne Fons |
| Robin Fortney |
| Linda Franker |
| Carol and Jim Franzluebbers |
| Brenna Fujimoto |
| Katherine Gamble |
| Mary Ann and Gene Gardner |
| Harlan Gillespie |
| Sandra Githens |
| Phyllis Goodman |
| Celeste Goodrich |
| Nancy Green |
| Bonnie Green |
| Kay Grother |
| Nancy and Gary A.T. Guthrie |
| Diana Hansen |
| Lois Harms |
| Mary Beth Hart |
| Kathleen Heinzel |
| Barbara and Gordon Hendrickson |
| Kelli Hill |
| Jennifer Hilmes |
| Kathleen Hoegh |
| Dale and Robert Howe |
| Jann Culvahouse Howell |
| Teri Hughes-Paulline |
| Craig and Joan Johnson |
| Megan and Lance Kading |
| Brad and Lori Kiewel |
| Char Kimball |
| Valerie Kottke-Cole |
| Cynthia Lidgett |
| Elaine Lundstrom and David Yurdin |
| Marian and Ivan Lyddon |
| Glenys Bittick Lynch |
| Colleen MacRae |
| Mark McQuistan |
| Kate Mead |
| Bob and Sharon Meisenheimer |
| Robert J. Myers |
| Mary O'Brien |
| Doris and Michael O'Malley |
| Linda and Gary Ordway |
| John Otte |
| Laura Palmer |
| Diana and Daryl Pals |
| Mary Jean Paschen |
| Dr. Lauren Patrick, D.D.S. |
| Katie Patterson |
| Judy Perkins |
| Polk County Housing Trust Fund |
| Donni Popejoy |
| Melissa Primus |
| Rolland Riley and Carol Hibbs |
| Estee Roe |
| Annette Roth |
| Don Rowland |
| Linda Rullan |
| Cassie Sampson |
| Kathryn and Mike Sankey |
| Erica Schaefer |
| Chuck and Meg Smith |
| Kelly Sparks |
| Dr. Katie Spellman, D.D.S. |
| Karen and Charles Stockton |
| Rev. David and Betty Stout |
| Paul Strayer Jr. |
| Chelsea Swanson |
| Nikki Syverson |
| John R. Taylor |
| Annie Uetz |
| Lisa Veach |
| Ann-Charlotte Wade |
| Jack G. Wahlig |
| Emily Webb |
| West Des Moines Christian Church |
| Christopher Wilson |
| COMPANIONS (gifts up to $99) |
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| Susie Anderson |
| Anonymous (2) |
| Peg Armstrong-Gustafson |
| Judy Blank |
| Judy Bradshaw |
| Julius S. Conner |
| Stephanie Cornish |
| Linda Dawe |
| Sheryl DeMouth |
| Mary Kay Dial |
| Lillian Dittrick |
| Sally Dix |
| Teresa Driscoll |
| Linda "Chick" Duffy |
| Beth Ann and John Edwards |
| Claudia and Dave Ewald |
| Jennifer Feeney |
| Rita and Thomas Fisher |
| Priscilla Gilbert |
| Marcia and William Gilmer |
| Patricia J. Goldberg |
| Sally Hampton |
| Nancy Jo and James Hopkins, M.D. |
| Gloria Cano Humphrey |
| Marla and Jeffrey Inks |
| Ted Irvine |
| Janet A. Johnson |
| Jason Kelly |
| Pamela Kenyon |
| Delma Kernan |
| Mary Ellen and James Kimball |
| Deb Kline |
| Connie Klug |
| Kristi Knous |
| Lynn Mankins |
| Carol McGarvey |
| Michael McNeil |
| Sally Nadolsky |
| Catherine Olesen |
| Vickie Olsen |
| Cheryl Pederson |
| Katy and Ed Polich |
| Peg and Layne Rasmussen |
| Sandy Riesberg |
| Jim and Susan Rohden |
| Mary Routh |
| Abigail Schiltz |
| Kathy Shives |
| Katherine Sircy |
| Lu Spaine |
| Barbara and Paul Spong |
| William Staplin |
| Julie Stauch |
| Rep. Kristin Sunde |
| Karen Novak Swalwell |
| Sr. Cathy Talarico, CHM |
| Susan Terry |
| Jill and Derek Trobaugh |
| Sen. Sarah Trone-Garriott |
| Elaine Van Dyck |
| Mary Van Heukelom |
| Peri Van Tassel |
| Kjersten Walker |
| Mary Wells |
| Jody White |
| Estela Whitman |
| Mary H. Yearns |
| Corporate Matching Gift Employers |
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| Assured Life Association |
| The Grainger Foundation |
| The Meredith Corporation Foundation |
| Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield |
| Wells Fargo |
| Gifts in Kind |
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| Anonymous |
| Business Publications Corp. |
| Connie Wilson Design |
| Tom Fischer |
| Integrity Printing |
| Shirley Poertner |
| Honor Gifts | |
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| Gifts were given in honor of: | Given by: |
| Shelley Chambers | Joseph Chambers |
| Angela Connolly | Beth Bishop |
| Teresa Bomhoff | |
| Tom Connolly and Family | |
| Connie Isaacson | |
| Susan Judkins | |
| Polk County Board of Supervisors | |
| Polk County Housing Trust Fund | |
| Susan and Carl Voss | |
| Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center Staff | Christine Dietz |
| Chris Waddle | |
| Dr. Ellery Duke and Kathy Reardon, R.N. | Stephen and Beth Gaul |
| Renee Hardman | Mary Brooks |
| Cynde Cronin | |
| Emily Kessinger | Peter Sloterdyk |
| Mary Kunkel | Mary Routh |
| Kathryn Mandsager | Kathy Giles |
| J. Jeffrey Means | Sharon and Dennis Goldford |
| Rachel Meier, LIMHP, CPC, PLADC | Paige Franzluebbers |
| Katie Patton | Lisa Bradshaw |
| Shannon Reider | Sharon Goldford |
| Laurie Betts Sloteryk, Terri Speirs, and the WHW Committee | Sharon Goldford |
| Those who courageously meet with a counselor for the very first time | Chris Waddle |
| Susan Voss | Merle Pederson |
| Marti Wade | Sharon Goldford |
| Memorial Gifts | |
|---|---|
| Gifts were given in memory of: | Given by: |
| Evelyn Adams Benson | Benson Family Foundation |
| Mary Bruce | Sarah and James Hayes |
| Isabel Anne Dietz | Christine Dietz |
| Ray Duke | Marsha and Ellery Duke |
| Eugene and Bradley | Anonymous |
| Mary Susan Gibson | Patsy and John Shors |
| Winnie Hayes | Mary Cory |
| John and Jeannine Hayes | |
| Harold "Hal" Higgs | Anonymous |
| Dr. Barbara Beatty | |
| Janet Berlin | |
| Carney & Appleby, P.L.C. | |
| Margaret and Patrick Deluhery | |
| Mary Kay Dial | |
| Jennifer Feeney | |
| Marcia and William Gilmer | |
| Nancy and James Hopkins, M.D. | |
| Joan and Craig Johnson | |
| Valerie Kottke-Cole | |
| Mark McQuistan | |
| Robert Myers | |
| Sally Nadolsky | |
| Doris Jean Newlin | |
| Claudia Peyton and David Ewald | |
| Katy and Ed Polich | |
| Susan and Jim Rohden | |
| Kathryn and Mike Sankey | |
| Jack Wahlig | |
| Maria S. Otte | John Otte |
| Maggie Pope | Catherine Olesen |
| Tom Reese | Mary Gottschalk |
| Sr. JoAnne Talarico, CHM | Sr. Cathy Talarico, CHM |