Say ‘Yes’ to OPL this summer by Wendy Townley
As you page through the latest issue of our Connect newsletter, learning more about the vibrant, bustling communities created by OPL, consider how your neighborhood branch has touched your life. What book, program, film, or library staff member proved most memorable? What opportunity opened your eyes to something new? What did you learn? And, how did the experience make you feel? Seven days a week, OPL members find inspiration in a variety of places. Our branches are a great gathering space, of course, but even more library visits are made virtually via omahalibrary.org. When patrons need answers, OPL routinely delivers. As you consider the countless ways OPL enriches our city and changes lives, I also ask you to imagine a future where library growth and expansion simply stops. Since 1985, the foundation has worked tirelessly to raise funds for OPL. The staff and board of directors are library advocates who continually seek private support from individuals, companies and foundations.
Financial Gifts $100,000+
Peter Kiewit Foundation
$50,000+
Anonymous Richard D. Holland The Sherwood Foundation William & Ruth Scott Family Foundation
$25,000+
Cox Communications Ethel Flannigan (Bequest) Lozier Foundation Martha & D. David Slosburg
$15,000+
Sokolof Foundation in memory of Richard Rosinsky
(Director Level) $10,000+
The Adah & Leon Millard Foundation Ramona & Deryl Hamann McGowan Family Foundation Parker Family Foundation Amy L. Scott Family Foundation Eve & Fred Simon Ann & Ken Stinson Tenaska, Inc. Weitz Family Foundation
(Conservator) $5,000+
Bluestem Prairie Foundation Kathleen & N.P. “Sandy” Dodge Hawks Foundation Gilbert M. & Martha H. Hitchcock Foundation Mary A. Holland William & Harriet Otis Nebraska Humanities Council Runza Betiana & Todd Simon
(Advocate) $2,000+
Anonymous America First Foundation Bellevue Offutt Homeschool Group First National Bank of Omaha Heritage Services Joan Gibson & Don Wurster James P. Kineen Rochelle & Jim Mullen Mutual of Omaha Companies National Everything Wholesale RBC Wealth Management The Soener Foundation Beth & Kelvin Whited
(Sustainer) $1,000+
Anonymous Arun Agarwal Mary Joy Anderson Cindy & Mogens Bay Berger & O’Toole CPAs (Bob & Shary Berger)
Barbara J. Bock-Mavis John K. & Lynne D. Boyer Family Foundation Anne & Stephen Bruckner Julie & Scott Cobb Deloitte Terri & John Diesing Fraser Stryker Friedland Family Foundation Dawn & James Hammel Jean & John Hartwell Peg & John Heck Catharine & Neil Holstein Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation Helen & Richard Kelley Kari & Dan Kinsella Stephanie & John “Jack” Koraleski A. George & Sandy Lozier Steven Martin & Amy Haddad Maggie & Mike McMeekin Mike & Dana Meyer Sharee & Murray Newman Omaha Steaks International Performance Auto Group Winifred & Lewis Pinch Sandra Price Ann Rinne Barb & Ron Schaefer Linda & Michael Simmonds Bruce & Stacy Simon Annette & Paul Smith Stephen & Karen Swartz Christine & Tony Swerczek Dorothy & Stanley Truhlsen Sarah Watson Julie & Mark Wilson Nancy & Philip Wolf
(Page Turner) $500+
Anonymous (2) Jane Alseth Lise Anderson Lynn & Thomas Ashby Carol & Richard Britten Rhonda & Sandor Chomos Henry & Ellie Clure Cora & Maurice Conner Nancy Darst Carol Ebdon Devin Fox Julie & Lance Fritz Scott & Cindy Heider Leona & Bill Kernen Lyle Kinley & Gwen Teeple Marsha & Milton Kleinberg Vicki & David Krecek Mary & Rodrigo Lopez Renee McArthur Deborah & Michael McLarney Mid Month Book Club Bobbie & James Montequin George Morrissey
Omaha and Douglas County residents deserve a great library system teeming with offerings and activity. Meeting such expectations, however, is costly. Tax dollars alone are simply not enough. Private contributions are vital to provide materials and services that meet the needs of library patrons today and in the future. With your generous support – accomplished easily by returning the special envelope included with this newsletter – Omaha can continually strive toward a public library system it both needs and deserves. Reflect upon the library’s impact in your life, and make your taxdeductible gift today. Join the hundreds of supporters who have already said “yes” to OPL and its positive impact in the lives of our neighbors, family members and friends.
Northern Natural Gas Mary Anne & Bruce Ramge Dave & Anne Rismiller Ruth & John Sage Molly & Tobin Schropp Mike & Marilyn Sitorius Gloria Sorensen Mark Terhune Donald & Ruby Tiller Judith Vann Katie Weitz Wally & Barbara Weitz
(Collector) $250+
Anonymous Doug & Cathy Aden Trent Allen AON Foundation Kim Bainbridge BCDM Architects Cerian Bearl Elizabeth Becker Robert & Jill Cochran Lisa & Stewart Dale Kennard & Marcia Davies Teri & Mark D’Agostino Robyn Devore Joseph Drugmand Wanda & Mike Gottschalk Lynn & Cindy Gray Roberta Gunning Sarah Haddad Janis & Dr. John Haggstrom David Harding & Sarah Newman Terry & Linda Haubold Bill Honke & Molly Maguire Clara & Harold Hoover Sandi Jenkins Geraldine & Jack King Gary & Lucie Long Sharon McGrath John & Merrillee Miller Diana Nevins Norma & Cliff Pountney Kathleen & John Ransom Rotary of Omaha - North Club Rotary of Omaha - Northwest Club Rick & Carol Russell Saddlebrook Elementary School PTA Shirley Siebler Susan Stalnaker Jim & Maureen Waldron Gary Wasdin Judy & Gale Wickersham Eileen Wirth Thank you to these companies that match employee contributions: American Express BNSF Foundation eBay Inc. First Data Union Pacific Corporation
Honorariums & Memorials January 18 - April 24, 2014
In Memory of Seymour Bailis Keith & Judy Josephson
In Honor of Barb Chilton Gloria Sorensen
In Honor of Jacob Houser Gloria Sorensen
In Memory of Roberta Long Evonne Edgington A. George & Sandy Lozier Paul & Kay Saari
In Memory of Susan McArthur
Heidi & Robert Aylward Candace & Michael Connery Andrew & Deborah Cornwall Karen & James Haines Barbara & Paul Hart Terry & Vareane Heese Martin & Nancy Hornig Jeffrey & Patricia Johnson Mary & David Kentsmith David & Marla Kildow Michelle & James Kirkpatrick Albert Krska Michelle Lukowski Barry & Gail Maher Thomas & Andrea Maupin Renee McArthur Metropolitan Reading Council Douglas Miller & Delores McArthur-Miller Terry Osborn Robert & Lois Ourada Peter Sarpy Social Committee James & Kristine Rogers Sheryl Schiessler William & Susan Smith Timothy & Lanette Starbuck Susan Startzer Carol Szalewski Joann Thielen Larry Tjaden Louis & Janet Vacek Richard & Mary Yadon
In Honor of Marguerite Miller Gloria Sorensen
In Memory of Barbara Rees Jerry & Barbara Wolpa
In Memory of Gerri Rice Jerry & Barbara Wolpa
In Memory of Jessie Clark Schirding Jana & Tom Cappelin Marcia Clark Donna Wendorff
In Honor of Gloria Sorensen Beth Nachman
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