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This year’s Broadway lineup has the most titles Blumenthal has ever had (16), and the season extends through Oct. 5, 2014.

Vice President of Programming Douglas Young said: “It has been a phenomenal season so far, as fans have seen some incredible Charlotte premieres (I Love Lucy Live On Stage, Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty and Forbidden Broadway: Alive & Kicking); a great new production of Stephen Schwartz’s Godspell; and a couple of amazing soldout runs (Disney’s The Lion King and Potted Potter). But the bulk of the season is still ahead of us.”

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Evita March 4-9, 2014 · Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award-winning musical returns at last! Eva Perón used her beauty and charisma to rise meteorically from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as first lady. Adored by her people as a champion for the poor, she became one of the most powerful women in the world, while her greed, outsized ambition and fragile health made her one of the most tragic.

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M

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During college she studied languages and design, but still made time for music and ballet courses and small parts in musicals.

As is true in life, Marie didn’t land where she expected she might after college. A series of twists and turns led her to open the gift shop Michel's with her brother Michel in their hometown Charlotte in 1951.

Over the years, they sold tobacco, novelties and giftware, and in less true-to-gift-shop form, lent myriad items from the shop as props for local theater. In exchange, they received tickets to the shows. And these props-fortickets experiences got Marie in the habit of patronizing the performing arts, so to speak.

Later, in the ’90s, Charlotte was a city fast in transition. Michel had passed away and Marie was running the gift shop on her own when she was approached to sell the building that housed Michel's to make way for construction of the new Belk Theater. Marie decided to sell and retire.

But she couldn’t stay away from the theater or the spot where Michel’s once stood. That’s when Marie became a volunteer usher. This is her 21st season as an usher.

"I've made a lot of friends – oh my gosh, yes!" she said, referring to the impressive network of friends and family she has created through the arts. “It’s amazing how many interesting people you meet as an usher, or participating in arts groups in any way. It’s a big part of my life.”

Believe it or not, Marie was not a Symphony-goer before she became an usher. But once she started volunteering at concerts, she gradually fell in love. She now subscribes to the Symphony’s Pops and KnightSounds series and ushers as many

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Marie’s dedication to the performing arts doesn’t stop there. Not only is she a loyal supporter of the Charlotte Symphony, but she also sits on the board of North Carolina Dance Theatre and contributes to Theater Charlotte and other local cultural groups.

She also sings in her church choir, runs her church’s volunteer gift shop and dances on occasion.

At the end of the day, though, Marie says, “I’m just a plain old person. I enjoy life, take one day at a time; the arts, music – it’s not my life’s work, it’s my lifetime hobby.”

Look for Marie next time you attend the Symphony. Say hello and, on behalf of all of us who appreciate how music enriches our lives, thank her.

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In North Carolina Dance Theatre’s Cinderella, you won’t find any glass slippers.

Instead, Cinderella wears pointe shoes. Like the classic fairy tale, Cinderella’s pointe shoes are only suited for her.

Pointe shoes are a ballerina’s most important tool. They allow ballerinas to dance on the tips of their toes and create the illusion of floating.

“My pointe shoes become a part of me when I dance, almost like an extension of my body,” said company dancer Sarah Hayes Watson.

Pointe shoes look dainty, but they are actually very sturdy. The tip of the shoe is a box made of densely packed fibers and hardened by glue. Because of their importance, a lot of time is spent finding the perfect pair.

“They must be molded and tailored specifically to my feet, and they withstand a lot of wear and tear,” said Watson. “You want the shoe to be supportive while also creating the perfect look.”

Even after the shoes are tailor-made, each dancer also has a unique process to break in their shoes. The breaking in process might include using a hammer to soften the box of the shoe or adding glue to make the pointe shoes stiffer. The dancers sew on their own elastics and ribbon.

Despite all the work to perfect their pointe shoes, some shoes only last through a day of rehearsals. If a performance is very demanding on their shoes, a dancer will use a new pair for every performance.

“A pair of shoes costs an average of $93, and the company purchases about 475 pairs a year,” said Director of Artistic Operations Edna Mae Berkey. “It’s a priority of the company to make sure the dancers have the pointe shoes they need.”

Watson said, “I really love dancing on pointe. It creates a sense of magic when I dance.”

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THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS The nights before Christmas ...

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THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS PEABO BRYSON He is one of the premier vocalists in contemporary music, and with 25 years of music making to his credit, Peabo Bryson is expanding his creative horizons as a producer and songwriter.

As witnessed by his outstanding debut for Windham-Hill Records, this twotime Grammy-Award winning legend is reaching new heights with a set of exceptional material, much of which he wrote and produced with musical partner Regina Troupe.

To a collection of tailor-made original songs that showcase Bryson’s rich, soulful style, this internationallyrenowned performer adds an emotive reading of Leon Russell’s classic “A Song for You” and an infectious cover of the 1979 Rufus & Chaka Khan hit “Ain’t Nobody.”

From the sensuous, tropical flavor of “On and On” to “Did You Ever Know,” the kind of standout performance ballad that has made him a fixture on the music scene, Bryson has delivered an album sure to satisfy the loyal global audience he’s created for himself over the past two decades.

Teaming with longtime friend and duet partner Roberta Flack, there’s “The Gift,” a poignant tune that is a reminder of the pair’s vocal chemistry.

“My Heart Belongs to You” is another Bryson highlight, while the easy-going, finger-snapper “Somebody in Your Life” demonstrates Bryson’s ability to handle groove tunes along with the quiet storm and adult contemporary ballads that have made him a longtime favorite among pop and R&B listeners.

With almost 20 albums to his credit,

Bryson’s career has gone continued to grow, particularly during the past decade. Enjoying an unprecedented, across-the-board level of international success, Bryson has the distinctions of being the first artist in music history to have separate records topping four different charts. One was “A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme),” a duet with Regina Belle that won an Oscar as best song in 1992 and earned Bryson a Grammy Award for best pop vocal by a duo or group, topping the pop and adult contemporary charts. Another was new recording of the classic musical “The King and I,” featuring Bryson and Tony-winner Lea Solonga on the song “We Kiss in a Shadow,” which became No. 1 on the classical crossover charts.

Saxophonist Kenny G’s multiplatinum “Breathless” included Bryson on “By the Time This Night Is Over,” which topped the contemporary charts and also enjoyed a three-month run as a hit single on the hot 100 in 1993.

But acclaim and recognition are nothing new to this multitalented singer, songwriter and producer, born in Sheville, S.C. Exposed to music at an early age, Bryson began singing with local bands during his teen years, performing on the famed “chitlin circuit” and gaining the kind of experience that would help prepare him for a solid career as a recording artist and entertainer.

In 1975, Bryson signed with Atlantabased Bang Records and enjoyed some initial success on the R&B charts with tunes like “I Can Make It Better” and “Underground Music.” However, it was after switching to Capital Records in 1977 that he gained national attention, thanks to top 10 R&B hits like “I’m So Into You” and “Reaching For the Sky,” the title track for his Capital debut gold

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THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS album, which also included the classic “Feel the Fire.”

Further success followed with the gold album “Crosswinds,” and Bryson rapidly became one of the most popular headliners, touring nationally throughout the late ’70s and early ’80s. His six-year tenure with Capital also included major hit duets with Natalie Cole (“Gimme Some Time” and “What You Won’t Do for Love”) and Roberta Flack, with whom he scored his first pop breakthrough via “Tonite, I Celebrate My Love,” taken from the 1983 gold “Born to Love” album.

In 1984, Bryson signed with Elektra Records and achieved instant success with the top 10 pop and R&B smash “If Ever You’re In My Arms Again,” which also topped the adult contemporary charts. Further hits followed, including “Without You,” a 1987 duet with Belle.

In 1989, Bryson returned to Capital, claiming his first R&B chart-topper with “Show and Tell,” from the top 10 R&Bcharted album “All My Love.”

In 1990, he moved to Columbia Records and recorded the album “Can You Stop the Rain.” The title track also became a No. 1 hit R&B single. “Lost In the Night” was nominated for a 1992 Grammy Award. In 1991, Bryson teamed up with international superstar Celine Dion to record the theme tune for Disney’s film, “Beauty and the Beast”; the result, a No. 1 pop hit, a Grammy for best vocal by a duo or group and an Oscar for best song.

In 1992, Bryson repeated that success, this time with Belle on another Disney derived tune, when “A Whole New World (Aladdin’s Theme)” hit the top of the charts and won Bryson a slew of awards. His 1994 Columbia album “Through the Fire” contained both movie themes, and since that

time, Bryson has toured the world, singing at The Miss America Pageant in 1995.

Demonstrating his skills as an actor, he appeared in the lead role for the touring production of the Tony Awardwinning “Raisin” (based on “Raisin In the Sun”) and in the role of The Wizard in a touring company of “The Wiz.” In 1998, he appeared in the Michigan Opera Theater’s 100th anniversary production of The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess and also recorded two songs for the soundtrack for the “Barney” movie, one of which became the lead song for the album – the Bryson-produced “Dreams.”

Bryson spent a good portion of 1998 also working on his much-anticipated “Private Music” debut, and for his many avid fans the world over, the wait has been worthwhile. Whether he’s expressing heartfelt sentiments through the mellow “Unconditional Love” or grooving on “Eye On You,” Bryson is at his intimate best – a legendary vocalist offering a timeless mix of pop and soul as only he can.

MELISSA MANCHESTER Grammy Award-winning artist Melissa Manchester was born in New York where her father was a bassoonist for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He introduced her to all the classics, and by the age of 15, Manchester was already a published poet.

After graduating from the High School of Performing Arts, where she studied acting, Manchester entered New York University and enrolled in

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THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS a songwriting class taught by Paul Simon. She landed a staff writing job at Chappell Music and performed as a solo singer/pianist in the clubs for Greenwich Village and Manhattan’s Upper West Side. There she met Bette Midler, who greatly contributed to her rapid ascent.

As a backup singer for Midler, Manchester fulfilled her childhood fantasy of playing at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Six months later, she had a recording contract and shortly thereafter was headlining Carnegie Hall and performing for soldout audiences.

Manchester’s albums have established her as one of the most compelling singer/songwriters in contemporary music. Her debut albums “Home to Myself” and “Bright Eyes” positioned her as a dynamic new talent, and her album “Melissa” launched the smash hit single “Midnight Blue.”

“Lovers After All,” from her “For the Working Girl” album, the sensual ballad that she wrote and performed as a duet with Peabo Bryson, was a hit on the pop and R&B charts. Manchester also co-wrote “Whenever I Call You Friend” with Kenny Loggins, which has become a radio classic.

In 1980, she became the first artist in the history of the Academy Awards to have two nominated movie themes in a given year: “Ice Castles” and “The Promise.” Manchester went on to make Oscar history by performing both of these works in their entirety during the show.

Manchester was nominated for Grammy Awards in 1978 and 1979. She received the Grammy Award in 1982 for best female vocalist for “You Should Hear How She Talks About You,” from her “Hey Ricky” album produced by

Arif Mardin.

For her acclaimed 1989 album, “Tribute,” Manchester came full circle, honoring the singers who influenced her. From Garland to Streisand, Piaf to Fitzgerald, Manchester paid a sincere and touching tribute to some remarkable entertainers with this lush collection of classics.

Manchester has combined her acting and singing in starring roles in Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Song and Dance, Music of the Night and in a recurring role for the hit television series “Blossom.”

She also worked again with Midler, co-starring in the film For the Boys, released by 20th Century Fox. Manchester released a Christmas album on Angel/EMI Records titled “Joy,” which the New York Times called “a heartfelt Christmas album that sounds classic on first listen.”

In yet another career first, Manchester wrote the musical I Sent a Letter to My Love, based on the Bernice Rubens novel by the same name. She performed the leading role in a National Public Radio broadcast premiere in 1998.

Manchester also worked on another album with tours in Australia, Japan and America, and wrote the score for Lady and the Tramp II, the sequel to the beloved Walt Disney classic.

RUBEN STUDDARD On today’s ever changing musical landscape, the definition of rhythm and blues fluctuates as much as the rolling hills of Birmingham’s Red Mountains.

Generation Y looks to rhythm-driven

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Ruben Studdard is the uniquely perfect combination of both schools of music, and he brings both exciting dimensions to “Letters From Birmingham” (Shanachie – March 13, 2012). This alluring concept album about the ups and downs of modern romance is the project Studdard has longed to make his entire career. With it, he exhibits stunning performances that range from an angelic falsetto on love songs like “Today” to hard-hitting dance floor grooves like “Turn You Out” that show off a raw vocal edge.

It’s been almost a decade since Fox Television’s “American Idol” talent competition crowned Studdard its 2003 winner after he pulled 24 million votes and became a household name.

In the years since, the Velvet Teddy Bear (as Gladys Knight nicknamed him for his smoothly soothing vocal style) has produced a string of gold and platinum albums, toured as Fats Waller in a national stage tour of Ain’t Misbehavin’, appeared on various television shows, toured in the comedy drama “Heaven I Need A Hug” with Robin Givens and played a pastor in the Trace Adkins film, “Lifted.”

Along the way, he also picked up Grammy and American Music Award nominations and turned out now classic urban radio hits like “Sorry 2004,” “Superstar,” “Make Ya Feel Beautiful” and “Change Me.” He also scored a No. 1 Gospel hit with “I Need An Angel.” “Letters From Birmingham” is Studdard’s most personal set of music yet, and he’s hoping his vast fan

base will enjoy and be surprised by the album’s twists and turns.

The 11-song set was produced by Elvis “Blac Elvis” Williams (Beyoncé, Fergie, T.I., Ludacris, Ciara) and Studdard’s longtime collaborator, Harold Lilly (who co-wrote Alicia Keys’ classic “You Don’t Know My Name” and who has collaborated with Luther Vandross, Fantasia and Angie Stone among others).

“Even before I signed with Shanachie, we started working on songs together,” Studdard says of he and Lilly. “Martin Luther King Jr. had this famous letter from a Birmingham jail, and being from Birmingham, I’ve read it so many times.

We were going through the Atlanta airport one day and they have this display for Martin Luther King Jr., and it just struck me to do the album as letters. Harold said he thought that it would be a tight concept. So after that we kind of made all of the songs into a letter concept.”

This sack of musical letters tells the whirlwind tale of a 21st century courtship. The sultry “Love Skies” is a chivalrous pick-up track in which Studdard serenades with a romantic forecast calling for “love skies.” It’s love at first sight on “Sexy Mother,” a saucy echo of Marvin Gaye’s “I Want You” era music. Studdard teases on the surprisingly funkified and horn-driven “Turn You Out.” This straight-forward promise of satisfaction highlights Ruben singing, “When I give it to ya, you gonna want to shout.”

A lifelong movie buff, Studdard transforms the Gene Wilder tune “Pure Imagination” from the 1971 children’s film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” into a love song.

“People don’t write songs like that anymore,” he adds. “They just don’t.

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THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS If you listen to songs that were written anywhere between the 1920s and 1970s, people talked to each other differently than they do now, so the songs sound differently. I was always a fan of that song as a kid. That song was a highlight from the movie for me. I was almost afraid to do it because I wanted to be able to do it so it would sound like it fit with the rest of the album, but we worked it out.

“My whole thing about this album was to just put the people together that I thought were the best in the business at writing records,” he explains. “Not just the best at writing radio songs but writing great songs because above anything else I want the album to be around longer than the regular album cycle.” Aside from two cover songs and one other track, Williams and Lilly either wrote or co-wrote the remaining songs.

“We’ve been friends for so long,” Studdard says of Lilly “He was the first songwriter I worked with after ‘American Idol.’ We had so much in common and became great friends. He knows me better than anybody that’s ever worked with me before.”

While making “Letters From Birmingham,” Studdard went into the studio and recorded a song with Heavy D., which happens to be the rap legends final recording. Mike City, who has produced Rhianna and Usher, sent Studdard the track. “They asked who I’d like to have rap on it,” he recalls.

“In passing, I said Heavy D. Next thing I knew they were calling him on the phone. I was such a huge fan of his growing up. To get the opportunity to work with him was a blessing, and I hate that he had to leave us so soon.”

One of the two songs Studdard penned with Lilly is arguably the

album’s most personal. It’s titled “June 28th (I’m Single),” and it happens to be the day in 2008 that he married Surata Zuri McCants whom he had met at a Wal-Mart in-store appearance in autumn 2006. Against a ’50s era piano pounding melody, Studdard sings, “June 28th I was saying I do to my bride, and two years later in October we said goodbye.” In it, he explains how he sought to make the marriage work in spite of her conflicting actions, and although “I’ll miss you,” he announces that he’s single and available: “So, if you see me on the street, don’t be afraid to speak.” In talking of the song while avoiding details, he chuckles and says, “It’s pretty much what it is. That song speaks for itself. It’s what we call the declaration of independence.”

Always one to give back, Studdard created “The Ruben Studdard Foundation for the Advancement of Children in the Music Arts.” Through his foundation, Ruben strives to promote the essential role of the arts in education through learning initiatives for the development of students in the Greater Birmingham Area.

He is also an official spokesperson for “Be Sickle Smart,” a nationwide grassroots health-education program aimed at increasing awareness of iron overload among people living with sickle-cell disease.

Studdard also created and recently held The Ruben Studdard Celebration Weekend in his home state of Alabama, in which he participated in a half marathon! The former football athlete (he received a scholarship to Alabama A&M University where he studied music) also recently became a vegan.

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THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS band called “Just a Few Cats.”

The set of song and aural letters showcased on “Letters From Birmingham,” represents Ruben Studdard’s independence as an artist and showcases his R&B with a greater marriage of catchy hooks and sophisticated prose than his previous work. “I hope people will hear it and say, gosh these are great songs,” he says. “I wanted to make an album that you could put in and not take off, and it be on from start to finish … I think we did that. I hope in the next five years people will still be asking me to sing Love Skies.”

CECE WINANS If you ask CeCe Winans what drives her, the answer will be far removed from her endless list of accolades, bestselling albums, widespread industry recognition, and vast amounts of press coverage. She’ll make no mention of the multiple Grammy®, Stellar and Dove awards she has garnered over the years, let alone the gold- and platinumcertified albums she’s scored – not even those she nabbed with brother BeBe as part of the hit-making duo BeBe & CeCe Winans.

She won’t tell you she’s graced the covers of high-profile publications such as Essence, Jet, CCM and Today’s Christian Woman, among many others, or that she’s made her rounds in the talk-show circuit, making appearances

on “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” “Oprah,” “Live With Regis & Kathie Lee,” “The Grammy Awards” and more. And radio hits? Forget about it.

When all is said and done, Winans’ heart lies someplace else. Having recorded eight solo projects, she shares, “When you play positive music, gospel, inspirational – whatever you want to name it – you’re teaching lessons to other people, which is still very important, and nothing is more powerful than when you’re face to face with God.” Much of Winans’ chart-topping music has seen the singer entertaining her pop sensibilities, proving that she excels at interpreting buoyant, life-affirming songs that a wider audience could embrace. Not one to pick favorites, she says she loves both ends of the spectrum. But something about singing for God and his church strikes a chord in her that not even the most uplifting, stirring pop tune can. No matter where she stands in the musical spectrum, Winans simply owns the lyric, cognizant that she’s simply preparing the listener for deeper intimacy with the divine God. “It’s great to sing songs that help us or that encourage us to live right, or to talk right, or to love each other – and those are all powerful messages, things that God smiles upon,” Winans says. “But when you just talk about the power of the living God and his awesomeness and his holiness, nothing is more powerful than that.

It penetrates the heart more than anything.”

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Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and support of the following contributors.

Chairman

Peg and Jay Adamczyk Dr. Milton and Arlene Berkman

Producer’s Circle Vickie and Tom Gabbard Renee and Chris Hobart

Mr. and Mrs. William B. McGuire, Jr. Jeanne and Rick Puckett Michael, Jaime and Allie Monday

The Blumenthal Foundation - Amy and Philip Blumenthal Betsy and Alfred Brand Mr. William K. Diehl, Jr. Dorlisa and Peter Flur

Belinda and Timothy Gunter Beverly and Jim Hance Diane and Chuck Harrington David and Nancy Hauser

Sally Hawk and Tommi Levi Michael Kahn Julie and Howard Levine Karen and Edgar Whitener

Charlie Elberson Grace, Michael and John Galloway Sandra and Stephen Godofsky Douglas R. and Elizabeth G. Goldstein Mrs. Gail Grim Lisa and Greg Haislip Rebecca S. Henderson and J. Michael Booe Mandy and Todd Houser

Nora and Thomas Hughes Sunny and Wen Hutchinson Susan and David Jamison Michelle and Tom Johnson Juanita and Lloyd Johnson Cathy Kearns and Dennis Sullivan Anna & Thomas Nelson Eva and George Raftelis Wendy and Frank Rosen Brenda and Bill Ryan Jane and Nelson Schwab

Lisa and Glenn Sherrill Paulette and Ronnie Sherrill Norma and Rodney Short The Levine-Sklut Family Foundation - Lori and Eric Sklut Anne and Robert Stolz Jacqueline A. Tucker Mr. E. I. Weisiger, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. White Amy Wooden and Joe Kolodziej Joan and Robert Zimmerman

Bret Burquest Jeff and Anne Brady Carlson Karmen Cassell Elaine and Steve Coats Donna and Alvaro de Molina Michele Durkin Marcia and Bob Dynko Beth and Jonathan Feit Landrum and Kathie Fisher Todd E. Gardner, MD In Memory of Judy Gerhart Carl and Rebecca Guidice Robin and Blaine Hawkins Patti and Mark Hawley

Carol Horn Virginia A. Kern Mary Jean and Howard L. Kushner The Leon Levine Foundation Sandra and Leon Levine Ashley and Scott Mattei Jill Maxwell Clifford McCurdy Janet and Peter Nixon Jim Putnam Ken Rothmel Jean and Matthew Salisbury Mary and Peter Schild

Mr. and Mrs. Jason C. Schmidly Rose and Tom Sherard Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Spencer Ingrid and Walter Steele Dia and Paul Steiger David Thomason Ellen and Ron Vilas Sandy and Greg Vlahos Catherine and Scott Warfield Mary Ellen and Reid Wilkerson Johnnie Willis Lisa and Kenny Wilson Jennifer and John Wozniak

Joni Davis Gloria and Peter De Arcangelis Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Deaton Lee Ann and Steve DeCarlo Betty Doria Pepper and Roddey Dowd, Sr. Brigid and James Downs Martha and Eric Eubank Michele and Walter Fisher Michele and Walter Fisher Sara and Curt Fochtmann Joyce Staley Ford Stacey and Robert Frost John R. Georgius Anne and George Goodyear Randy Griffin Molly and Robert Griffin Ellen and Ned Hardison Debbie and Frank Harrison Randy Helton William Hertzing Kathy and Ben Hill Carolyn and Tim Hilton Dr. Ann Hoscheit and Mr. Joe Davis Peggy and James Hynes

Lynn Jeffrey Marie-Claire Marroum-Kardous Linda and Kerry Kenner Janice S. Ladley Beverly and John Lassiter James Ledbetter Melinda Leith Marc and Xhenis Levack Joan F. Lorden H. Joseph Machicote Joseph Maxim Stephen P. McClure Jane and Hugh McColl Betsy and T. Bragg McLeod Elsa and Joseph McNamara Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Mealy Ms. Marie Mitchell Jared Mobley Dr. Shannon Moran and Mr. Joseph Lovallo Jill and Ed Newman Fidel and Laura Prieto Dan Reilly Cindy and Randy Rice Dr. and Mrs. Richard S. Roberts

Sally and Russell Robinson Lisa and Robert Rollins William R. Rollins Carla and Ed Rose Stuart Schnider Thad and Bobbie Sharrett Roger Shaul, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Shelton, Sr. Peggy and Pope Shuford June Silver The Marc and Mattye Silverman Foundation Sherry and Tom Skains Tom E. Smith Rosemary and Paul Smith Patricia and John Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Jack H. Thomas Dan and Sylvia Warren Dan and Sylvia Warren Larry Weems James Wheeler Teresa and Stick Williams Pat and Bill Williamson Cathey and Rip Winfield Gillian Albinski and Douglas Young

Director

Barbara and David Goodman

President

Anonymous (2) Mr. William M. Barnhardt and Mrs. Nancy B. Thomas Christine and Arthur Becker

Benefactor

Anonymous (2) Elizabeth Yerby and Mark Angel Cathy and Jim Baily Julie and Riaz Bhamani Margaret and Smoky Bissell Jennifer and John Blumer Kristin and Buck Bradberry Robin and Lea Burt Nan and Hal Clarke Jim Donahue Victoria and Porter Durham

Investor

Anonymous Holly and Jeff Atkins Elizabeth Austin John & Anne Barry Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Blocker Mr. and Mrs. Alan Blumenthal Ben and Meghann HG Bourne Pat and Tim Brier Jerod Brown Mary and Frank Brown Troy Brown Bridget and Shippen Browne Sara and James Buck Katy and James Bullock

Grand Patron

Larry Adams Valerie and Bill Alexander Daphne Aycock Bryan and Kristen Barboza Dr. and Mrs. Edward S. Baum Renee and Mike Baumbach Linda and Ralph Beck Joyce and Andrew Berger The Donald H. and Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foundation Louise and Mark Bernstein Lakana and Tony Bikhazi Peggy and Ray Bouley Crandall and Erskine Bowles Laura and Sam Bowles Bill and Robin Branstrom Kathleen Britton William Britton Peter and Cynthia Buck Nancy and Mark Carter Harvey and Muri Corzin Lori Cuddy Rose and Bill Cummings Marshall and Max Daniel Rachel and Gene Davis

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Contributions received from Nov. 8, 2012 – Nov. 8, 2013..

Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and support of the following contributors.

Leadership Gifts

Broadway Lights Series Sponsor

Celebrity Series Sponsor

Signature Gifts

Presenting Sponsor The Blumey Awards

Official Airline of Blumenthal Performing Arts

Major Gifts

Preferred Dining and Catering Partner of Blumenthal Performing Arts

Preferred Snack Food Provider of Blumenthal Performing Arts

Preferred Caterer of Blumenthal Performing Arts

Foundation Gifts

THE DOCTOR FAMILY FOUNDATION Education Programs and Student Scholarships

THE LOVETT FOUNDATION The Arts & Science Council Supports Blumenthal Performing Arts’ 2014 Fiscal Year budget with a Basic Operating Grant in the amount of $312,092.

Blumenthal Performing Arts receives support from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

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Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and support of the following contributors.

CEO Partners

Presidential Partners

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Blumenthal Performing Arts recognizes with gratitude the dedication and support of the following contributors.

Corporate Partners Executive Partner Belk Inc BlackArch Partners Crescent Communities, LLC Deloitte Ernst & Young LLP Family Dollar Store

Hunton & Williams LLP InterCon Building Corporation K&L Gates LLP King & Spalding LLP KPMG, LLP Lincoln Harris LLP

McGuireWoods, LLP Midrex Technologies, Inc. North Highland Company NUCOR Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Rodgers Builders SteelFab, Inc. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC

Direct Source, Inc. Goodrich Foundation Granite Sky Design Imperial Printing JJ Wade & Associates Little Associates

McGladrey & Pullen LLP McMahon Truck Centers Morningstar Mini-Storage Raffaldini Vineyards & Winery Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.

Shaw Group TOSHIBA America Business Solutions White Knight Engineered Products

Datatech Information Services, Inc. Defease With Ease Diebold, Inc. Dixon Hughes Goodman PLLC DSG Concrete Contractors, LLC Forsythe Solutions Group, Inc. Galvan Industries, Inc. Garmon & Company, Inc. Commercial Flooring Harris-Barnes Hendrick Construction, Inc. High Performance Technologies HITACHI Data Systems Hood Hargett & Associates Hoopaugh Grading Co., LLC

Interstate Electric Co. Inc. Katalyst Network Group Lake Norman Custom Glass, Inc. LB&A, Certified Public Accountants, PLLC Martin Marietta Materials McCracken & Lopez, PA McGrann Paper Corporation McNeary, Inc. MDI Group MegaPath, Inc. Messer Construction Co. NCR Corporation Odell Associates Party City

PMMC Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Robert Pittenger Company Rogers Unloading Service Schindler Elevator Corp.

Staley Inc. Tandus Flooring Theory House Trinity Consulting United Mechanical Corporation Velligan Medical Services Walbridge Southeast Wealth Builders CFE Willis XenTegra

Managing Partner Ashley Furniture HomeStore Baird Private Wealth Management C design Inc. Charlotte Paint Co. Inc. Charlotte Pipe and Foundry

Associate Partner Ajax Rolled Ring & Machine Aster Group Corporation Bailiwick Data Systems, Inc. BB&T Beacon Partners Bissell Chicago Title Insurance Company Choate Construction Co. CloudComm CM Steel Inc. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated CohnReznick LLP Crosland Southeast CSI Leasing, Inc.

Contributions received from Nov. 8, 2012 – Nov. 8, 2013.

Restaurant Partners Our Restaurant Partners help make your Blumenthal experience even more special. We gratefully acknowledge their generous support and hope you will patronize them frequently.

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Opera Carolina

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‘Opera, You Rock!’

Arts education for children is an essential part of Opera Carolina’s mission

T

he Opera Carolina staff is always thrilled by enthusiastic reactions and shouts of “Bravo!” from audiences in the Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center.

But there are other responses to great performances that are far more gratifying to the staff of the 65-year-old company – responses from students.

In 2012-13, Opera Carolina served more than 42,690 area school children and teachers with performances in classrooms and school auditoriums. That marks a 37 percent increase in attendance over the previous school year.

“Kids are an unfailingly positive audience,” says James Meena, general director of Charlotte’s Opera company. “They are uninhibited in showing us their appreciation.”

That gratitude has come in the form of giddy thank-you notes from young fans. One letter, in response to The Magic Flute, was filled with exclamation points, stars, smiley faces and a crayon note that read, “Opera, you rock!!!! I want to be an opera singer when I grow up!”

“We want every young person in our community to have a front row seat to the magic of opera,” Maestro Meena says. “It’s our commitment to accessible arts education that, we hope, is inspiring kids to be lifelong arts supporters – and maybe even become artists themselves.”

Opera Express, the educational touring company of Opera Carolina, has introduced nearly 1.5 million students to opera since its inception in 1971. These mobile productions help children in kindergarten through fifth grade see opera as a fun art form.

The commitment to education is also evident in: • Opera Carolina Academy, which offers music, drama and vocal instruction, taught by professional singer-actors, for middle and high school students.

• Student Night at the Opera, held during the final dress rehearsal of each production, offers all the pageantry of a regular night at the opera – but for a fraction of the cost. Tickets are just $5 per student and $10 for adults and include pre-performance singing by Academy students and an intermission Q-and-A with cast members.

Those engagements are only possible through generous donations to the SPARK campaign, an initiative designed to build private support for cultural programming in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and the surrounding region.

The Opera Carolina staff gives an enthusiastic “Bravo!” (with exclamation points and smiley faces!) to the generous SPARK donors who make it possible for young fans to fall in love with opera.

To learn more about Opera Carolina’s community engagement programs, visit www.operacarolina.org.

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thank you for making your mark.

The Arts & Science Council (ASC) is grateful to and thanks the following individuals, organizations and their employees for making their mark by investing in Charlooe-Mecklenburg’s arts, science, history and heritage community.

Thanks to the inspiring generosity of our donors, ASC is able to support more than 100 arts and cultural organizations which educate, entertain and enrich lives throughout our community each and every day.

Learn about ASC’s work in the community at ArtsAndScience.org.

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corporate sustainer $100,000 - $999,999

C. D. Spangler Foundation

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CORPORATE BENEFACTOR $50,000 - $99,999 The Charlotte Observer The Dickson Foundation Ernst & Young LLP Harris Teeter, Inc. K&L Gates LLP KPMG LLP Mayer Brown National Gypsum Company Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP Presbyterian Healthcare Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.

CORPORATE SPONSOR $5,000 - $9,999 Akers Foundation Babcock & Wilcox Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. CB Richard Ellis Central Piedmont Comm. College Charlotte Latin School Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority Bojangles’ Coliseum Charlotte Convention Center NASCAR Hall of Fame Ovens Auditorium CORPORATE PATRON Time Warner Cable Arena $25,000 - $49,999 Visit Charlotte Belk Inc. & Belk Charlotte Region Charlotte Symphony Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Cogentrix Energy Power Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP Management, LLC Clariant Corporation CPI Security Systems, Inc. The Dowd Foundation Discovery Place, Inc. Electrolux EnPro Industries, Inc. Family Dollar Stores, Inc. Forbo Siegling, LLC Fifth Third Bank Gantt Huberman Architects PLLC Foundation For The Carolinas General Dynamics Armament and Grant Thornton LLP Technical Products Moore & Van Allen PLLC James, McElroy & Diehl, P.A. National Endowment for the Arts Jones Lang LaSalle Philip L. Van Every Foundation King & Spalding LLP SPX Corporation Levine Museum of the New South University of North Carolina Marsh Associates, Inc. at Charlotte McColl Center for Visual Art Visa U.S.A., Inc. McGladrey & Pullen, LLP Microsoft CORPORATE DIRECTOR The Mint Museum $10,000 - $24,999 North Highland Accenture Queens University of Charlotte Allen Tate Company REDF Marketing Alston & Bird LLP Regions Bank American Tire Distributors Rodgers Builders, Inc. ASC Employees SunTrust Bank Balfour Beatty Construction United Way Central Carolinas, Inc. BB&T Wray Ward The Bissell Family of Companies Blumenthal Foundation CORPORATE CONTRIBUTOR Carolinas Pathology Group, PA $1,000 - $4,999 Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Actor’s Theatre of Charlotte Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Air Products Group Inc. Faison Airgas National Welders Goodrich Aon Hewitt Greer & Walker, LLP Apparo Hearst Corporation Service Center Bank of Commerce HEPACO Barnhardt Manufacturing Company HMSHost BDO Seidman, LLP Hunton & Williams LLP Beacon Partners Husqvarna Bechtler Museum of Modern Art IBM Corporation Behringer Harvard Little Belgrave Associates Poyner Spruill LLP Blumenthal Performing Arts SCOR Global Life Blythe Development Co. Shaw Power Group Lend Lease Sidley Austin LLP Carocon Corporation Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. Carolina Tractor STEELFAB Carolina Voices TIAA-CREF Centro CityWorks Time Warner Cable Charlotte Center City Partners Winston & Strawn LLP Charlotte Regional Partnership

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Hope & Dhiaa Jamil Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. LaPlaca Terrence P. Laughlin Dr. Edward H. Lipford The following individuals make their mark through their membership in the Marc Manly & Colby Chapman Harrison & Margaret Marshall Vanguard Society, a leadership giving Chan & Virginia Martin group for those who generously conJim & Jennifer McCarthy tribute $1,000 or more to ASC. Mica & Keith Oberkfell Patrick J. O’Leary PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. John M. Papadopulos $10,000 & above Anonymous President’s Circle Donor (2) Anne & Scott Perper Robert Hugh Pryor Amy & Philip Blumenthal Robert & Katie Qutub Mary & Charles Bowman Matt & Anne Rankowitz Jeffrey S. & Gretchen L.B. Brown Sally & Russell Robinson Brooke & Steve Cornwell Laura & Mike Schulte Mr. & Mrs. William D. Cornwell, Jr. Lori & Eric Sklut Jeanne Edwards Johnson Andrea & Sean Smith Susan Faulkner & Don Smith Bruce R. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. John C. Fennebresque Scott & LouAnn Vaughn Sarah Belk Gambrell S. Dawn Welch Laura & Mike Grace William States Lee Foundation Sandra & Leon Levine Mr. & Mrs. Joel V. Williamson Jane & Hugh McColl Bill & Pat Williamson Brian Moynihan John & Brenda Woodcock Anna & Tom Nelson Debbie & Pat Phillips PATRON James & Mary Anne (M.A.) Rogers $3,000 - $4,999 Tom & Sherry Skains Anonymous Patron Donors (3) Michael & Janet Adams TRUSTEE Jennifer O. Appleby $5,000-$9,999 Mary Lou & Jim Babb Akers Foundation John Barkley William M. & Harriet B. Barnhardt Bobby Bellamy* Jon & Lisa Barrett David E. Bolls Pamela & Sidney Beckwith Mr. & Mrs. Hayden D. Brown Linda & Bob Bertges Steven & Peggy Burke Margaret & Smoky Bissell Robert E. Bush, Jr. J. Michael Booe & Mr. & Mrs. Keith G. Butler Rebecca S. Henderson Madelyn & Kevin Caple Jim Brown & Joni Stanley Brian W. Coffey Shelia Bryenton Catherine E. Connor Peter & Connie Carlson Jeanie & Tom Cottingham Jim & Joan Carroll Brian Crutchfield & Ken Davis The CKKO Foundation Paul & Mary Jo Duffy Nan & Hal Clarke Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Engel Steven & Olivia Cohen Anita Ennis Peter & Nancy Covington Bill & Linda McFarland Farthing Robert D. & Peggy B. Culbertson Melissa & Steven Frank* Mr. & Mrs. John H. Culver, III Maggie & Mike Gray Mr. & Mrs. Ron T. Curtis David Hagen Rennie Cuthbertson Veronica Hagen David & Kim Darnell John & Cathy Harris Donna & Alvaro de Molina Jay & Kristie Harris Mrs. Alan T. Dickson George & Carla Harrison Mr. & Mrs. R. Stuart Dickson Stephen & Pamela Hasty William K. Diehl, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Herlong* Theresa & Doug Drew Elizabeth & Mark Hindal Dorlisa K. & Peter W. Flur Teresa Hoelle & Scott Provancher* Sally & Curt Fochtmann Kirk & Helen Hollifield Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Francis Craig & Jacqueline Honeycutt Lynn J. Good Christopher T. Huff Greg & Wendy Hackworth Walter & Kathleen Humann Travis & Lise Hain John & Maria Huson Wells & Donna Hall Robert E. & Lynda James Carol & Watts Hamrick Chris Jensen Cammie & W. Barnes Hauptfuhrer Robert Petty & Carol Hitselberger

Jack & Elizabeth Jordan Kal Kardous & Marie-Claire Marroum-Kardous Mr. & Mrs. John H. Keener Virginia M. Kemp Matthew J. Kosmicki Abbey & Rick Lejk Jane R. Lewis-Raymond Donna & Ivan Marcotte Leslie & Michael Marsicano Richard M. McDermott Mark & Cara McGoldrick Donald A. McMullen, Jr. & Madeline L. McMullen Lee & Gwynne Movius Philip & Marianne Norwood Kevin & Sue O’Hara Jason & Amy O’Neil Leanne S. Phillips Lauren Piefke & William C. Caudle, Jr. T. Crawford Pounds Lisa & Chip Sawicki Mr. & Mrs. Todd Schanzlin Mr. & Mrs. John L. Seabrook, III Dr. Mark F. Self Mr. & Mrs. Scott C. Shell Katy & Raleigh Shoemaker Mattye & Marc Silverman Lee Spinks Jenny & Scott Stevens Glenn & Debbie Stewart Mr. & Mrs. John A. Switzer Ms. Susan E. Thomas Lisa Turbessi & Paul Caleca Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth T. Valentine Greg & Sandy Vlahos Kevin & Jill Walker Ward Wellman & Laura Meyer Wellman Darin & Stephanie Wettengel* Mr. & Mrs. Steven K. Young Mr. & Mrs. James W. Zellers, II DIRECTOR $1,500 - $2,999 Anonymous Director Donors (8) Susie C. Adams Mr. & Mrs. Andrew M. Airheart Bonnie & Sam Alexander Leslie Sara Alston Rebecca & Mike Anderson Steven C. Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Blas Arroyo Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Arthur Raina Avalon Lynda A. Baldwin Mona Baset & Will Wilhelm* Katie & Richard Bates J. Patrick & Elizabeth Bechdol Laura D. Belcher The Katherine & Thomas Belk Foundation Louise & Mark Bernstein William & Marianne Berry Catherine Bessant Roland Bibeau Pat & Jane Binetti Sandra & Frank Blanchfield

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DIRECTOR continued Mr. & Mrs. Alan Blumenthal Mary & Steve Boehm Aileen & Mark Boltz Marilyn & Herb Bonkovsky Jean-Pierre & Patricia Bonnefoux KM Boulerice Alisa Bradshaw R. Michael Brannock, Jr.* David & Ladonna Brawley Ken & Kelly Braxton Jay & Mandi Brigman Amy & Robert Brinkley Benjamin Brooks Jeff & Cantey Brown Paula E. & Thomas M. Brown David Brown, Jr. James D. Buchanan Julie Burch Carol & Jeff Burgess Eric L. Burk Shannon & Glenn Burns Shirley & Rob Byrd Doug & Laura Caldwell* Mark Calloway Susanne & Tom Cambern Boyd & Frances Campbell Ted & Michelle Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey P. Cantrell Carl & Irene Carande Francie Carney David Carpenter David Carroll Edward Carroll Robert F. Carta Ann Caulkins & Kelley Anderson Shar Chapp Waymon N. Chen* Amanda M. Christie* Sally & Derick Close Jim & Robin Cochran Bevelyn A. Coleman Jane & David Conlan Neil & Claire Cotty Ruthye Cureton Cooley Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery P. Corser Julie A. Crawford Rufus Dalton Dr. Pamela & Mr. Robert Davies, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Davis Lynn & Scott Davis Stephen & Linda De May Jason & Caroline Dellaway Caroline Dellinger Don & Diane Denton M. Andrew Dews Douglas A. Doetsch Robert Frank Dogens Jere Drummond Philip L. & Lisa Lewis Dubois James Dugan J. Porter Durham Dave C. Easton Deborah & Michael Edwards Helen Eggers Brian & Stacey Ellis*

Susan Evans Tere & Doug Ey Lisa Fairclough Jami & Bryan Farris Dr. & Mrs. Tom Fehring John & Carmel Feldman Chris & Leigh Ferrante Elmar & Suzanne Fetscher Dean M. Fischbeck Landrum Fisher David & Theresa Florian Paul & Dede Foody Anthony A. Fox Michael Friedland & Angela Sutton Rudolph & Glenda Gabriel Libba & Mike Gaither Alice D. & Arthur J. Gallagher Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. Gamble Cindy & Harvey Gantt Michael Gardner & Kathryn Maciel In Memory of Judy Gerhart Jeff Gesslein Matthew Gillespie Ms. Kristine Goldbach Tammy & Ken Golder Carol & Shelton Gorelick Sue & Pete Gorman Laura & Charlie Greer Bryan & Jandy Gregory* Tom Griffin Paul & Hope Griggs* Billy & Tracy Grooms John Hagen & Wendy Magee-Hagen Janice D. Hager Liz Hair Jeffery L. Hall & David R. Snider Mirsad & Mirzeta Hadzikadic Mr. & Mrs. Claude Hamilton Bernie Hargadon & Jill Dinwiddie Roberta & Michael Harper J. Kay Harris Ken & Julie Harris - Weddington, NC Kate & Greg Hatcher Ann Marie Haynes* Mr. & Mrs. Scott E. Heberton Mark Heisig A.D. & Tracey Hembrick Andrew & Catherine Hensley Steve & Bonnie Herdt Jason & Tracy Hickey Chad & Mary Hollingsworth M. Allison Honeycutt Mr. & Mrs. Chris Housman James & Becky Hovis Cheryl Walker & Jeff Huberman Karen Humphries Martin Hurden* Brian & Brandy Hydrick Pierce B. Irby H. Bryan Ives, III Ashley & Barbara Jenkins Mr. Louis Jerome Richard & Donna Johnson Shane A. Johnson & Brooke C. Smith* Allen C. Jones Jacqueline & Sean Jones

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DIRECTOR continued Steve & Laura Newmark My Ngo* Ms. Patricia O’Boyle Kevin Oden Mary & Michael Onak Robert & Pidge Osborn Stephanie & Billy Owens Joy Paige Rose & Bailey Patrick Rohan & Angela Paul Brian Peinkofer* Don & Sue Phillips Richard & Diane Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Joseph G. Piemont Larry & Dale Polsky J. William & Susan Porter Marci S. Prawdzik Mr. & Mrs. Reginald F. Pretty Chuck Price Joe & Christine Price Walter & Christi Pringle Mr. & Mrs. Robert O. Pritchard Karen & Ward Pritchett Ben & Jeannette Proffitt Michael & Lara Ragunas Kim & Robby Ray Lilly Raymond David & Lori Thompson Reed Beth & Ernie Reigel Curtis & Jolle Reinhart Clyda & George Rent Laura & Mark Reynolds Joe Ernest Rhinehart Mr & Mrs. Ronald J. Rick Kelly & Patrick Ridinger* Robbin & Pat Riley Irena & Lee Rimler Mary & Bruce Rinehart Anne & Epes Robinson B.L. Rogers & C.M. Lucas Maria Ropic Mr. Kris Ruckman Dr. & Mrs. Michael Ruhlen David & Linda Sakaluk Sterling Saunders Savage Helen Scarborough K. Will & Jean-Anne Schmidt Martha & Jerry Schmitt Kevin & Meghan Scotto* Dale & Mary Sedivec Mr. & Mrs. Michael Seelig Gail & Ken Sharp Ruth G. & Colin S. Shaw Marcie & Torrence Shealy Anne M. Sheffield Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Sherrill Ronnie & Paulette Sherrill Lisa Marie Shuster Rodney Sides Michael N. Silverman Walker & Elizabeth Simmons Bob & Caroline Sink Mr. & Mrs. Roy L. Smart C. Steven Smith A. Randolph & Laura Knight Smith

Mr. & Mrs. John W. Alexander Lolani Alexander Tim & Julia Allen Kendall Alley Dana S. Alligood* Courtney & John Allison Angie Allred Donna Allson John Altmeyer* Jeannette & Francisco Alvarado Brent & Jill Andersen George W. Anderson* Paul & Kristen Anderson Cindy Angelelli Ross & Michele Annable Ben Antanaitis Deywon Arant-McAdoo Lynn Archiopoli Carter Arey* Christie & Andrew Asimos Nancy & Alan Atwell Elizabeth M. Austin Ms. Barbara J. Avard Paul Baalman Shaunna & Derrick Bailey* Barbara Baker Marty Baker Robert Baker & Dr. Laramie Williams Sherri & George Baldwin Jim Ball Richard E. Ballantine Dr. William Ballinger Steven Balzer* Lisa Banko Brian & Holly Baran* Robert Barbee Madia & Tim Barber Elizabeth & Brian Barger Christopher Barnard Jasmine S. Barnes* Gail & John Baron Leslie Barrett Deborah & Bruce Barteldt Cheryl Barton Chuck & Debbie Beam Debbie & Randy Beaver Jessica Bednarcik* Laure & Mark Behnke Gayle A. & Kenneth D. Bell Lisa Bellucci Jennifer E. Bennett & Douglas A. Bennett Sanford Berlin Donald H. & Barbara K. Bernstein Family Foundation Jane Berry Raj Bharadwaj & Aditi Sharma-Bharadwaj Timothy Bice SPONSOR Mr. & Mrs. Steve Biehl $1,000 - $1,499 Michael & Namita Biggins* Anonymous Sponsor Donors (18) Mr. & Mrs. Howard Bissell, III Debbie Abels Diane Blanchfield Melissa Brammer Abernathy* Louis A. Bledsoe, III Jessica Adams* Roger Denny & Natasha Adams-Denny Mr. & Mrs. William F. Blue, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Willam Bockenek Dr. Kiran Adlakha Mrs. Jean Boggs Keith Agisim William Bollinger Kathryn Aittola* Louis & Maria Bonaiuto John R. Albert William & Donna Sofsky Kristy Spears Steve & Barbara Spradling Bill & Ellen Standish Steve & Karen Starbuck Gina Stavrakas Chinyere Stinson* Jeffrey & Rebecca Stoddard* Wesley & Claudia Sturges Nina & Nolen Suddeth William Sullivan, Jr. Melissa Summitt Scott & Patty Szabo Ann & Michael Tarwater Allen Tate Claire Taylor David R. Taylor Robert & Tina Taylor Drs. Chris & Lillian Teigland Daniel Thomas Kimberly Tomljanovic Brent & Alice Torstrick John & Christina Trainor Lucy A. & B. Keith Trent Amy & Hal Tribble Don & Beverly Truslow Frank Tucker & Cheryl Palmer Mark & LuAnn Tucker Paula Vincent Curt & Clare Walton Ranelle & Kayla Warfield Dave Wedding Gregory & Julianne Weidner Ed Weisiger, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. David W. Welch Tom & Sarah Welch John Welfare Richard & Katherine Wellner Mr. & Mrs. John Wester Betsy & Bill White Martha Whitecotton Mary Wilcox David Wiles Richard & Teresa Williams Gregory C. Wolf Royce D. & Donna Harris Wolfe G. Duane Wood Mr. & Mrs. James R. Worrell, Sr. Anne & Fletcher Wright Jarrett & Mary Wyant Mark D. & Robin H. Wyatt Barbara G. Yarbrough Bryan & Shane Yokley Hans & Terri Zandhuis Sam & Emily Zimmern

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sponsor continued Jason Boone* Philip Borneman Matthew Boss* Abby Bostian Suzanne Crist Botts Karl Bovee Robyn T. Bowers Matthew S. Boyd* Faye Bowman Jan M. Boylston & Bert Rogers Lisa & Martin Brackett Paula M. Bradham Amy & Kirk Bradley* Chris & Laurie Brady Mr. & Mrs. R. Alfred Brand, III Dr. Karen E. Breach Susan & K.C. Brechnitz Dean S. Briere & Jeffery C. Ange Kobi Brinson Paige & Matthew Brockmann Wil Brooks & Linda Lockman-Brooks Reagan & Christian Brose Jacqui & Todd Brown Cassie Brown & John Cornely Karen & Chris Brown Frank & Mary Brown Stacey H. & Gordon R. Brown L’Tanya Brown Natalie Brown* Stephen Brown Laura & Col. Fred Brown Mr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Browne, Jr. David Browning Daunte & Tonya Bruce* Ms. Kelly A. Bruno Sandra & Ronnie Bryant Peter & Cynthia Buck Bryan & Robin Buckler* Salem S. Bullard* Joseph & Catherine Buonanno Kevin Burianek Troy & Jennifer Burns John Burns Ronald Butler Alice B. Byrd Richard Byrne Kimberly & John Cacheris Dorothy & Myron Caldwell Mr. & Mrs. Stokely G. Caldwell, Jr. Mary Lynne & Lawrence Calhoun John S. Call Heather & Scott Cammarn Patricia Campbell Kathy Cantwell & Eric Bartholomew Angela Cardoso Jeff & Anne Brady Carlson* Becky & Gene Carney Regina & George Carp Cheryl Carpenter Beverly A. Carroll Brett C. Carter Ronald L. Carter, Ph.D. Garland S. & Katherine C. Cassada Peter Cassidy Joanne & Anthony Caterino

John & Jane Cato Rebecca & Steve Chaffin Lee Champion* Mr. & Mrs. H. Paul Chapman Kevin Chapman & Karen H. Chapman* Daniel G. Chappell Iris S. Cheng & Daniel Uri Kevin A. Chheda* Dr. Michelle K. Chiu Matthew Churchill Laura & Nathan Clark* Julie Cuthbertson Clarkson Kristen Cleary* Herb & Gina Clegg Blake Clifton* Bill & Ruth Cline Gene & Jean Cochrane Barry Cockman* D. Mark Cody Tara & Teddy Coffey* Dr. & Mrs. Paul Colavita Jason Collins* Ken Collins Julie Conigliaro* Sabrina S. Conley* Dorothy & Mike Connor Betsy & Chris Conway* Larry Conyers David & April Cook Brian Coone Mark Copeland* Amber & Christopher Cordell Chris & Lenlee Corish Lee & Karen Cory Donovan Corzo Donna Council Carter & Kristen Thompson Chad & Ashley Cowan David & Susan Cox Debra & David Cox Bob & Ann Cramer Angela Crawford Rhonda Crawford G. Bryan Crocker Nancy M. Crown Mary Crudane E. Scott Crutchfield Jeffrey Cudd Stephen & Kathy Cummings Sara Cummings* Glenn & Joanne Cunningham Deborah Cupini Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Cureton Ned Curran William E. Currens, Jr. Alice Cutter Sarah & Larry Dagenhart Michael & Lois Dalton Gwin & Robert Dalton Christy & Brad Daniel* Jeff & Khaki Daniel* Jacque Daniels Kim & Andrew Darden Hilary & Martin Davidson Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Davis Christine Davis

Daniel Davis John & Charlotte Davis Kelly Davis Vincent Davis Wallace Davison Annamarie M. Deak-Phillips Robert & Karen Dean Gene & Carol DeLaddy Mike & Helen Denny Roger Denny & Natasha Adams-Denny Doug & Jennifer Dent Diane & Bill Denton Anup & Anjna Desai Barb DeSilva Stephen A. Deskevich Jody & Mike Desmond Susan DeVore Patrick & Judy Diamond Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Diaz Peggy & Charles Dickerson Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Dickson Gay Dillashaw Mark & Kathy Dimoff* Susanne Payne Dixon* Bryan & Joyce Dolan Meredith & Walter Dolhare Jim & Kathy Dollar Carolyn & Paul Donohue David S. Dooley William Dove Bryan R. Downey, MBA Grant Duff-Cole* Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Duke Tom Duke & Tina Ross Michele A. Durkin Tamara & David Dyckman James Earle Jeff Edge Andrew & Dianne Elliott & Family Dorsey E. & Mark T. Elliott Mr. & Mrs. Martin W. Ericson, Jr. Brent & Kristy Evans* LeKisha Evans* Mary Lindsay & Jason Evans* Nancy & Ralph Falls Claudia & W. Lee Fanning, M.D. James & Kate Ferguson* Michael & Susan Ferone John Thaddeus Ferretti David Fisher Walter & Michele Fisher Heidi & Lee Fite Carolyn Flowers Jeff & Amy Foley Parker & Joan Foley Martin T. Foley James & Leslie Ford Frank R. Forrest Ellen Fox William J. Fox David & Dawn Franchina Paul Franz Jayne & Forrest Frazier Suzanne Freeman Toni & Tony Freeman Helen A. Fritsche

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Anne J. Henderson Kim Henderson & Patrick McLoughlin* Eric Fromm Mr. Peter Hennis & Lou & Nancy Fuller Ms. Sharon Lubert Patty & Alex Funderburg Sharon Herrmann Tom & Vickie Gabbard Sara Herron Sally & Brad Gabosch Gretchen Hefner Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Gaither Christopher & Michelle Hessler Steve Galbreath Elizabeth Ray Hessler Erin Garlick Rob & Leigh Hickman* Inge Garrison Josephine H. Hicks Judy A. Gauthier Sally Higgins & Ray Owens Kodwo Ghartey-Tagoe Mr. & Mrs. Timothy R. Hileman Mr. & Mrs. John Giannuzzi Greg & Julie Hobby Meg Gibbs & Brian C. Cox Dr. Timothy & Terri Hodges Brennan Giggey Jane & Arnold Hoffmann Linda A. Gilch Julie Hoffman & David Maltz Rick & Selena Giovannelli Michael Holcomb Richard S. Glaser, Jr. Mr. Dwight & Dr. Chandra Hollier Stuart & Shari Goldstein Ashley Holmes* Amy Gollinger Jennifer & Kent Holtzmuller Heidi Gollinger* Vicky & Adam Holtzschue Greg & Linda Gombar Tami Honeycutt Carol Goolsby Cynthia Hooper Bill & Patty Gorelick Tom & Kristina Hoops Mary Ann Grace John Horan Colleen Reardon Graham Terry Hosch Elizabeth Gray Mr. & Mrs. John R. Hosmer Jr. Thomas Greuling The Houston Family* Dan Grieneisen Adam Howard* Robert G. & Molly B. Griffin Larissa & Ken Huber John P. Griffith John & Carolyn Hudson Eugene & Julie Zydron Griggs Mr. & Mrs. Steven Hughes Lisa M. Grodevant Christopher Hummer Jeffrey Grossman Calvin Hung Albert E. Guarnieri Justin Hunt Mr. & Mrs. Russell C. Guerin Amelia Diane Hunter Lauren Topham Gulak* Nancy Gutierrez & James Hathaway Deshaun Hunter James Hunter Michelle L. Gutt Jayne Conway Hunter Janet Haack Darlene Hurt Robert J. Hahn & Alicia Burke Mrs. Lou Ann Hutchison John & Lisa Hairr James Illing Rick & Sandra Hajda Hytham & Beth Imseis Cynthia & Ruffin Hall Robb & Lois Ingland Kirk Halliburton* Amy Jackson* Beverly & Jim Hance Allen & Marcia Jackson Brigid Handy-Williams David & Rosalyn Jacobs Mr. & Mrs. John J. Hanes Lane Jacobs & Tamara Titus Ron & Vicki Hankins Mike & Katie James Melva Hanna Dr. Kathleen V. Jameson & Ned & Ellen Hardison Mr. John R. Bryant Mr. & Mrs. R. Douglas Harmon The Jane R. McBryde Robert & Sharon Harrington Family Foundation Flynn & Debbie Harris Marc P. Jarmosevich* Dr. Frank & Debbie Harrison, Jr. Nikki Emanuel Jarrell & Richard Jarrell* Debra Childers Hartman Jennifer & David Jarrett Ella & Jeremy Harvey* Mr. Nevio Jerolimic Vida C. Harvey* Charles E. Johnson Michael S. Hawley & Danny Johnson Dr. Katherine J. Pierce David & Jan Johnson J. Patrick Hayden Graham Johnson Daniel Hayes Linda G. Johnson Chris & Brenda Heck Carolina & Michael Johnson* Jim & Laurie Hedrick Lea & Stuart Johnson Steve Hehr Victoria Orena Johnson Joseph E. Helweg

Pam & Rob Johnson Gretchen M. Johnston David Jones & E. Randall Morrow James Jones Jason Jones Mr. & Mrs. Max E. Justice Guilherme Kahl Ms. Jerri Kallam* Kathleen Ann Kaney Donna Kania James Kaylor William E. Keenan Dr. & Mrs. Stephen R. Keener Mr. & Mrs. Lenoir C. Keesler, Jr. Winston Kelley Jill & Mark Kelly Jennifer KellyMary Kelly Dean & Michele Kelsey Marty & Marcie Kelso Rich & Debbie Kempter Wade & Eileen Kennedy Karen Kennedy Gaskins Michael Kennelly Jeff & Kelly Kent Judy Kerns Elizabeth Kerr Mike & Devin Kerrigan Kimberly M. Kicklighter Greg & Leisha Kilpatrick Ron & Jan Kimble John & Sandy Kindbom Agatha King Van & Jean King Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Kiriaskos Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Kirkland, IV Mary & Ryan Knight Stacie & Patrick Knight* Katy Knox & Jeff Krupa John & Sarah Komisin Alan Koreneff Wendy & Jeff Kornegay Elizabeth L. Kruger Kelly & Wade Kruse* Phil & Susan Kuttner Brad & Jeanne Kutrow John Lamb Brent Lambert Traci Lamothe Gary Lancaster Stan & Anne Land James Laney John, Sandi & Caroline Langdon Bruce & Anita LaRowe Martha A. Larsh Pete & Kelli Lash John & Beverly Lassiter Barbara Laughlin Christopher Lawing & Jeff Rivenbark Jared & Elizabeth Lawrence* Jennifer M. Laws Mr. & Mrs. Haynes P. Lea Willard Leach Rene LeBlanc-Allman Jeff Ledford* Jeffrey D. Lee Mandy Lee Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Lee

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sponsor continued Scott & Maureen Leighty Louis Leone Julie & Howard Levine Charlene Lewis David & Beth Lewis Teresa Lewis W. Spencer Lilly Scott & Cheri Lindblom Kirk & Darla Lindsey Olivia Linkel Mark & Elizabeth Little Michelle Littlejohn* Shug & Walker Lockett Jane & Luther Lockwood Henry & Trissy Lomax Vincent Long Judy & Rodney Long Nancy & Mark Loper Frank & Rachel Lorch Bill & Carol Lorenz George & Amy Lovett Carol Lovin Dr. & Mrs. Jack A. Lucas Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Lucas, III Steve & Vicki Luquire Beth MacDonald & James A.L. Daniel* John & Lucile Mackay Ben & Virginia Maffitt Mr. & Mrs. John Anton Maguire Stephen Mangan Scott Manson Robert R. Marcus Joy & Alfred Marshall Jonathan & Amy Martin Russell Martin* John & Karin Marx Kathleen M. Maryman Charlotte Marz Ms. Haia Matariyeh & Mr. Timothy Pivovarnik* David J. Matthews Rick & Terry Mattingly Alicia R. Mattison John & Elenor Maxheim John May Sloane & Bill Mayberry Alexander McAlister Angelina M. McArthur* Mr. & Mrs. Albert L. McAulay, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Neill G. McBryde Christopher Lee McClanahan* Chris & Kerry McClennen* Susan & Michael McCoy Dr. & Mrs. James T. McDeavitt James E. McDermott Jim & Fran McDermott Christina & Warren McDonald John & Amy McDonald John M. McDowell* Mike & Melissa McGuire Jane & DG McIntyre Karen McKinney Beth & Wayne McKinzie Richard & Anne McKnight James H. McLawhorn

Mr. & Mrs. Leon McLennon Bill & Donna McNairy James McQuage Josh & Barbara Meeks David Megginson Catherine & Jim Metze Mr. & Mrs. Martin Metzker Kyle C. Miller* Randy & Sherry Miller Linda & Dave Mitchell Thomas & Susan Mitchell Valerie & Robert Mittl Arrington & Burch Mixon Jared & Courtney Mobley* Ruth Moeller Sheila Molino Margaret Ann Montague Daniel F. Montano* Vince & Linda Mooney Debra Plousha Moore Katherine & Flynn Mooring* Katie & Kevin Morgan Lewis Morris Bill & Lynette Morrissett Kevin & Paula Moulton* Mark Moyer Charles & Susan Muha A. R. Mullinax Michele & Tim Mullins Patrick Mumford Ms. Anu Murthy & Sathya G. Jyothinagaram Liz & Jeremy Naman* Brian Nason* Raj & Michele Natarajan* Edward A. & Linda S. Need Richard & Barbara Neidinger Mark Nelson Paul & Melanie Newton Richard L. Nichols Dr. & Mrs. David Nix Tony & Donnamarie Nobili Kate Barber Nolan* Maggie Norris Curtis & Jean Novotny Joseph & Debbie O’Connor William O’Donnell Tate & Kristin Ogburn Terry Ohr & Jeffrey Curren Keith & Terri O’Leary Richard & Harriet Ollman* Mark Osborn Tony & Jennifer Osborne* Michael Q. Overcash* Ross Painter Lisa Palazzolo Kenneth Parker Paula Parker Luann & Bill Parmelee Chris Parris Daniel J. Parsons, M.D. Shital & Kamal Patel Robert & Cyndee Patterson Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Patterson Joe & Janie Peak Roger Pelz Sherri Pendleton

Rachel Permut* Clay & Nikki Perry* R. Lynn Pettus Santina & David Pfleeger Lisa & Tom Phillips Kathy L. Pilkington Victor Pineiro-Carrero Mr. & Mrs. Christian F. Pineno Will & Sara Piner* Karelle Pinnock Donald Plaus Claudia & Andrew Plepler Deborah Poovey Debra J. Poteet Margaret & George Povinelli James F. & Alicia Brown Powers Laura Pranger Anne Predieri Jim Preston Edward Price Jamie & Gene Pridgen Ray & Betsy Prosser Cindy & Norfleet Pruden Walt & Ann Przygocki Ray & Kathy Quintin Craig Radke Mr. & Mrs. Curt Radkin Derek Raghavan Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Rains Wendy Raker Mr. & Mrs. Henry H. Ralston Jane S. Ratteree Kiley Rawlins Michael Ray Elizabeth Raymond Lawrence W. & Claire P. Raymond JeNai & Ray Redwood* Anna Reed* Kathryn Reid Mary Wallace Reid Dr. & Mrs. Richard B. Reiling Michael Rettaliata* Lisa H. Rhyne Kevin Rich John Richards & Leigh McDonald Mike & Kelli Richardson Rosalind & Jerry Richardson Kathy L. Ridge Mary Riley Mike Riley Mark & Lynette Rinker Eleanor L. Ritterskamp Mike & Jo Rizer Renee Rizzuti Jeffrey Roark Manley & Jennifer Roberts Allen Robertson Craig & Brett Robertson Chandra & Dan Robertson Mr. William L. Robertson, Jr. Christopher Robinson Graham Robinson Tynetta Robinson Nick & Sharon Rodono Jim & Karen Rodriguez Mr. & Mrs. Casey Rogers Marvin Rogers

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Emily & Zach Smith Gregory & Amy Smith Janet & Joshua Smith* Mr. & Mrs. Kevin J. Rollwage Kathleen & Michael Smith Mr. & Mrs. John Roncevich, Jr. Shawn Smith Pamela & Gerard Rooney Wyatt & Amber Smith Carla & Ed Rose Andrea Smith-Jones Geoffrey & Katherine Rose Carrie Spada Michael L. & Linda Rose Mr. & Mrs. Randolph Sparks Sara & Dan Roselli Chris & Shawna Speer* Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Rosenthal Kenneth Spielfogel & Richard Withem Young-Sun Roth Cassandra & Reginald Springer Douglas Roush Cate Stadelman Mr. & Mrs. Charles Royal Kimberly Stamey Adriana Rugh* Blair & Mike Stanford Sherry & Charles Rumbough Jimmie Stanley Dr. & Mrs. Judson W. Russell Morgan & John Starks* Kathy & Paul Rutledge Bruce & Elaine Steen Lisa & Mike Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Steffens Timothy Ryan Catherine Stempien & James Bolin Matthew Sadler Andrea Stevenson* Jacquelyn H. Salinas Kevin P. Stichter Vandana & Rahul D. Samant Kevin Stitt Richard K. Schell Liam Stokes & Betsy Rosen Adriaan Schieferdecker Dr. Stephen P. Schultz & Donna Dutton Tim & Lu Anne Stokes Shane & Tami Stout* James & Lisa Schumacher Sheri Wiltshire Straw Tari & Ed Schutzman Tamara J. Stringer & Richard W. Viola Laurie & Russell Schwartz Dan & Edie Sullivan Marty & Dawn Schwartz Jack & Melissa Sullivan Rachel L. Scott Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Summer Jamie Lee C. Sebrell Patsy & Ted Sumner Dr. & Mrs. Jay G. Selle Beth E. Susi, M.D. Steven Sellin & Theresa Pullega Mr. & Mrs. Mark Swancy Tandy Senay* Heather & Ryan Swindells* Mr. & Mrs. William Serenius Eva Tai Kevin Sexton Andrew W. Tate* Vicki L. Sgro James Taylor Hugh & Katy Shannon John & Jennifer Taylor Che C. Shearin* Barbara Ann Temple, Ph.D. Ed & Jeana Sheehan David Templeman Donna & Tom Shepherd Cynthia Ellen Tennill* Virginia Sheppard Gerald & Krista Terrell, Jr.* Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Sherard, Jr. Rick & Debbie Thames Peter & Robin Sherman Kathryn & Richard Thigpen Peter & Cheryl Sherrard Geretha Thomas Stan Sherrill* Joan & Hailey Thomas Margaret Shiver Laura J. Thomas Mark Short Linda D. Thomas Carol E. Shrum Harriette & Sydnor Thompson David & Elizabeth Shuford Elizabeth & Alexander Timkovich* Christine Sibley Coralie & Eric Todd Mr. & Mrs. William T. Sigmon Jerry & Phyllis Tomb Bob Simmons Michael Toohey Jose & Sharon Simon William Toole & Claudina Ghianni The Simonton Family Roberta M. Tremain Whitney Simpson & Nathan Fuller* Lynn & Jeff Trenning Doug & Viki Singleton Sayre & Michael Tribble Liz & Jason Sisk* Karen A. Trigg John & Gina Skelton David L. Trusty Jackie Slaugenhaupt* Caroline & William Tsai Daniel S. Small Burnet Tucker Kim & Chip Smallwood Jonathan & Theresa Utrup* Brad & Carol Smith Larry & Susan Valenti Brent & Mandy Smith Betsy & George Van Allen Brian E. Smith Mrs. William K. Van Allen David & Jennifer Smith Ella-Marie Smith & Jeremy B Harvey* Mary D. Vasto Elton Smith

Ana Vazquez* Lori & Ron Veith Robert Vernon Brad & Whitney Vineyard* Bruce & Janet Voelker William Vogel Chris & Megan Vutsinas* Stephen L. Wagner The Waldman & Romanelli Family John D. Walker Gaby & Kent Walker Mary Claire & Dan Wall Phil & Michelle Wall Dr. Stephen & Dawn Wallenhaupt Mr. & Mrs. Louis T. Walters Rogers Warner Tom Warshauer Alec & Mayleng Watson* Debra S. Watt Lesa & Bud Watts Kay & Van Weatherspoon Jennifer & Eric Weber Kathy Weeks Carol Weida & James Mountjoy Dr. David A. Weinrib Linda & Craig Weisbruch Angela E. Weitzel* Julia Weitzen Rex & Linda Welton Phillip & Carol Wertz* Dr. & Mrs. David Wesley Christopher Wey Regina & Nick Wharton Mr. & Mrs. David B. Whelpley, Jr. Mack W. White Mary Jean White Rebecca S. Whitley Danny & Sandi Wiles Amy Pritchard Williams David K. Williams Marylyn & Ed Williams Nancy Williams & Roger Dahnert Eric & Dina Wilson Isvara Wilson Mr. & Mrs. J. Michael Wilson Quinn, Michah, Kim & Alan Wilson Richard & Janet Wilson John Witherington* Mr. & Mrs. W. Samuel Woodard Mr. & Mrs. John Woodlief Teresa C. Woods Drs. Hayes & Susan Woollen Velva & Tom Woollen Westley H. Workman David C. Wright, III Paul & Joan Wyche Elizabeth Yerby Cindy M. Young Johanna C. Young* Andrea Yushinsky Mark Zagar Margaret & Zachary Zapack Michael Zgoda Joan & Robert Zimmerman Bill & Angie Zimmern* Mary & Tom Zweng

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The following individuals make their mark through membership in the Young Donor Society, a leadership giving group for those 40 and under who generously contribute $500 or more to ASC. Anonymous Young Donor Society Members (8) Sara Abadi Marc Abraham Susan Adams Scott Addison Kareem K Al-Amin Michelle Allred Kimberly J. Anderson Jennifer K. Anthony Dawn Audie Nina Austin Alieu Barry Bah Jim Barber Susan Barber-Tracey Amy Barclay Elliott Barker Bryan Barnes Neal Barrow Nicole & Toby Bartlett Lina Baumberger Matthew Beck Kerrie L. Beer Ernest Bennett Jason E. Bennett Jason & Tiffany Bernd Michelle Bettin Aditya Bhasin Megan & Aaron Biller Bryan & Lisa Bishop Daniel & Blair Black Matthew Black Robert Blackard Stephanie L. Blanton Khoy Blasi-Diggs Chris Boothe Tom & Betsy Brady Jennifer Braganza Drew Branham Suzi Brantley Marshall Breece Breland Nicholas & Elizabeth Bresnahan John Broderick Kelly & Mark Brookshire Andrew Brown Collin Brown Renee Brown & Kelly Gimlin Marcus Buchan Melissa & Josh Buchanan James Tyler Buck Dart Budz Michael & Jane Bufkin Renee M. Burns Lindsay H. Burrell Tami Burris Shirley & Michael Butterworth Tiffany M. Capers Ashley Carlson Simone Carmona Brandon Carroll

Chavon & Charles Carroll Matt Cavalline Laura Cherny Suzanne Chomiczewski Kevin Church Phoebe Coddington Melissa L. Collins Jeffrey Colson Nolan Howard Combs Christopher M. Cornell Kristin Cooke David Correa Eric H. Cottrell & Stefanie Groot Tom C. Croft Emily Crow Tracy Daniels Jacob Darling Jerrod Davies Kristen Day Ryan Deal Jeremy Deese Dan & Stuart Deets Craig Delucia Lisa Demko Michael DePalma Matt & Kerri DeRuyter Jordan & Jerome Deveix Tarin DeVitto Kimberly Dewberry Dillon & Amy Dieffenbach Jonathan & Susan Dion Ronald Dixon Caitlin & Brian Donley Joesph & Jenny Duey Thomas Duncan Brett & Julie Durham Annette Ebright Deborah Edney & Brian McKean Heather C. Edwards J. Scott Efrid Mona Elias Katie Elliott Ryan Epstein James Eubanks Tiffany Eubanks Landon Eustache Todd Everts James & Katie Ewing Davis M. Ferguson Nathan Fess Aaron Fiedler Nicholas Fischer & Jessica Sansavera Melanie K. Fitzgerald Shannon Fitzgerald Christopher Flynn Alexander G. Foley Melinda Fowler Lydia Fraze Julianna Lowe French Gerry Geier Garit Anthony Gemeinhardt Brian Gibbons Jon Gilchrist David S. Goldberg Jon & Deborah Goldberg Heather O. Gottehrer Zoe & Kevin Grabowski Jada Grandy

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Cheryl Green Whitney Greene Jason & Caroline Griffin Marc & Jane Gustafson John Hackney Susan R. Metius Michael Hanna Beth Hansen Julie S. Harris William Taylor Hayden Aiysha Hayes Patrick Hege Neal Hendrix James Gregory Herring Jr. Vincent & Jessica Hindman Marcy Hingst Shannon Hoff Christine & Trevor Hoke Matt & Meghan Holbrook Christy Holden Helen Holmberg Robert Holzman Jeffrey S. Honeycutt Amanda & Mark Horn Ronald Horton Sarah Fulton Hutchins Mitchell & Lindsay Hyatt Katie & Travis Iams Jason James Andrew J. Jarnecke Bradley Jensen R. Jayson Johnston Tiffany Johnston Crystal M. Jones Michelle Tallardy Jones Tracy E. Jones Heather Jousma Michael & Anna Juby Travis & Sara Justice Brian & Raizel Kahn Portia Kee Tara Michelle Keener Lori R. Keeton Deana Keller Lauren Kenney Mike Kerr Richard Kicklighter Maile K. Kim C. Bailey King, Jr. Kenneth & Jenna King Julie Knutson Chad J. Kobos Ryan A. Kompanik Jennifer Krinke Nikolai Kruger Katherine Kulovitz David Lapp Andrew Largen Laura Lee R. Lawley Kelly Lawrence Jen & Todd Leahy Yohanna Leak Elizabeth Lee Beth Levanti Katherine Leveque Mr. & Mrs. Joel Levy Sarah Lewkowitz Pamela Lieberman

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Young Donor Society continued Shannon Lilly Brandon Little Jennifer & Clay Littlefield John R. Logan Chris & Melissa L’Orange Gwendolyn H. Lowry Mary Lytch Sarah R. Macrae Mr. & Mrs. L. Maigon Kunal Makin Kate & Daniel Marks Kara Martin Nicole Martin Constance Matthews Andrew McCartney Emily & Matt McCallister J. Labon McCoy & Katie Densford McCoy Tamika McCullough April McDonald Missy McDonald Catherine McFadden-Barnes Glen McLaughlin Jeffrey David McLeod Shawn P. McMaster Heather McNatt Amber McQueen April Meadows Paul Meads Laura Megahee Gregory Mellone Ruth Ann Meredith James Merrick Julie & Ron Messenger Brook Miller Hunter & Catherine Miller Christopher Martin Miller Wes Misson Angelo & Heather Mitsopoulos Geoffrey Mize Carla Sofia Molina Susan Arrington Monks Angela M. Mook Alicia Mooney David Morse Kevin & Sarah Moss Jennifer Muckley Sean M. Newcomb Kate Newton Adam Nicholson Edwin & Laurin Nipper James O’Dell Megan OHara Lorry Olson Genie & Maciej Ombach Melissa Swonger Orr Kathryn Parks Neil Patel

Andrew Patterson Joy Patterson Ashley & Matthew Pearson Amy Permenter Kevin Perry Stephanie Perry Sarah Petrucci Charles Pettigrew Quynh Pham Andrea Phelps Joe Piacentino Dr. Bradford L. Picot Joy Pinchback Leigh & Josh Pittman Ony Pius Nisha Prasad Meghan M. Pratt Nichole Pressler Davis Brittany Ann Priddy Jeanine Qasim Samuel V. Ramsey Todd Rantala Mark Andrew Reed Mary Catherine Regan Lyndsi Reimer Sarah Reynolds Lauren Rico Nicola & Richard Rivera Tom Rivers Jeff & Holly Roberson Elisa Robinson Sean M. Robinson Leigh & Patrick Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Michael Romanzo Brian Rozelle Brandon & Stephanie Rucker Katherine J. Rush Patrick D. Ryan Ann M. Saari Darbie Sale Diana Beatrice Samayoa Ron Samuels & Jo Schirmer Shaun P. Sanders Vincent Santanna Christopher & Amy Scalera Angela P. Scholl Betsy & George Scott Julie H. Seidenstein Robin Selby Jocelyn M. Sikora Jane Singleton Jason Sito Nicole Skinner Colby Slaughter Edward Smith, II Leigh Ann Smith Shannon S. Smith Luis A. Somoza Jeremy & Jo Sorenson Lea Souther

Arthur Spring Sarah Stabley Holly Stanley Justin Steinschriber & Kirsten Baldwin Kati Stegall Stephanie Stenglein Angela Stewart Nick Stewart John Stoker Catherine Sweeney Ann Sylvester Michael Szarowicz Tedrick Tarver John & Claire Tate Kirk Tesch Kristianne Thomas Michelle Thornhill Robert Touchstone Emily Travis Katherine Trotter Mary Alice Trussell Lecia Tucker Johnnetta Turner Mrs. Amy & Mr. Peter L. Tyler, II Brian & April Vahey Jessica Vance Michael Vanni John & Laura Viccellio Luis Villadiego Patrick & Cathy Vimislik Melissa Wall William Walts Catherine Warfield Sarah McCracken & Aaron Weiner Jennifer L. Weiss Shenell West John Whalen Brian R. Whitaker Brian M. White Merri White Greg Whitesell Bradley E. Williams Tamara L. Williams Kozlow Danielle Wilson W. Scott Wilson Jennifer Wolfe Evan & Robyn Wolkofsky Lauren & Clay Woodruff Shelby Woolford Tracey Wopperer Eric Zion Mallory & William Zvara

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