2013 Camp Fire First Texas Annual Report

2013 Annual Report

2013 Board of Directors Chairman of the Board Brandon L. Chase Vice Chairman, Administration Lauri Curtis Hadobas Vice Chairman, Financial Development Barbara B. Cook Vice Chairman, Planning Judd Pritchard Treasurer Nancy Hooper Secretary George W. Bean, Jr. Directors Jerri O. Akers Heidi Coombs Kimberly DeWoody Gary L. Douglas John S. Elliott Dolores Garza Marilyn Gilbert Michele Hahnfeld Terry Haney Dan Hansen Nina Hutton Brant C. Martin Gloria V. Martinez Bill McCoy Tod M. Miller John Molyneaux Chuck Mooney III Cheryl Moore Steven W. Novak Evelyn H. Richardson Jenene Schaffer Chuck Sheridan Linda Springer John Strong Monica M. Thomas-Bonnick Lynda Tiedtke Jared G. Vitemb Kay L. West Lori West Drenda Williams Witt President/CEO Zem Neill

2013 Foundation Board

Barry Richardson, Chair Daly R. Bales, Jr. Kenneth Barr Kevin Garmen Nina Hutton Melissa Kirtley Patricia Vaughan

This past year has been a time for visualizing the future as well as reflecting on the past... as we prepare to celebrate the Centennial anniversary of Camp Fire First Texas. The results and highlights shared in the 2013 annual report are the result of many individual and team efforts culminating in an outstanding year.

The level of success reached would not have been possible without the continued support of donors, volunteers, and staff.

Successes spanned from expansion of programs and growth in participation, to financial stability, and facility improvements. WoHeLo Lodge, as seen on the cover, broke ground in the fall of 2012 and was completed in the spring of 2013. The lodge has become the new center of Camp El Tesoro, but signifies so much more. It signifies investing in our future while paying respect to the past and it serves as a reminder that our role is to preserve what so many worked to build over the past 100 years.

As donors, volunteers and participants, it is our hope that you will join us in celebrating the accomplishments of this century old organization.

WoHeLo,

Brandon Chase, Zem Neill,

Chairman of the Board

President/CEO

Work. Health. Love.

The first two letters of the words Work, Health and Love spell out a more than 100 year old watch word for Camp Fire: WoHeLo. Camp Fire First Texas seeks to make a difference in ways that will have a lasting effect on the social fabric of our community and the well-being of children and families.

We accomplish this by focusing on these three social-impact areas:

Social Impact Areas

WOrk.

Camp Fire programs glorify and embrace the impact area of work − volunteerism, citizenship and service learning. We help youth give service in our community now and in the future. By providing children and youth with the outlets and opportunities to make an impact today, we help instill a new generation with the culture of giving community service.

This summer our teen programs made some amazing strides in giving back to the community through volunteering, learning about various organizations and how they impact our community.

HEalth.

Camp Fire recognizes that health is not single faceted. Real health stems from a number of factors. Through Camp Fire programs and outreach we support and foster the health and well-being for the “whole child” including the physical, cognitive and social/emotional.

Through Camp Fire Step Up more than 130 hours of community service were completed. Together, eight youth spent the summer in service including volunteering at the Tarrant Area Food Bank, CASA, Inc., serving meals at Union Gospel Mission and helping provide programming at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.

LOve. WoHeLo signifies an organization that is steeped in history, yet ready to adapt to the future needs of youth and families and is the three-impact area framework that is implemented today across the programs Camp Fire First Texas provides.

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Giving service is not only referenced in the historic “Camp Fire Law” but is reflected in this social impact area of Work – service learning, volunteerism and citizenship. This year, over 4,000 hours of service were given by Camp Fire youth. Whether it was the three to five year olds at the child development center participating in a bike-a-thon to support ill children, our Youth Adventure Program supporting the local food bank or our Step Up program volunteering at homeless shelters, museums, and retirement homes; Camp Fire youth are committed to making a difference in our community - today.

To love the outdoors, a person must be exposed to its beauty and understand their role in nature. Camp Fire helps create a love of the outdoors and foster environmental stewardship in children, youth and adults through a robust outdoor education curriculum and camping programs for all ages.

The hands-on help from Camp Fire youth volunteers at the museum was a highlight for them and the museum. They started the program by learning about the museum and its operations and later enjoyed a movie at the Omni Theater.

They were also instructed on how to cultivate a love of learning and curiosity in others. By helping guests of all ages apply the scientific process, they facilitated the discovery of augmented reality, creating animated videos and take part in community art activities that explore light and color in many different contexts while supporting the museum’s goals.

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Social Impact Areas

Camp Fire First Texas strives to make a meaningful difference in our communities through the development of programs that support the healthy growth and development of the whole child. In 2013, more than 3,000 hours of professional development were provided to early child care professionals and more than 13,000 children birth to age five became better prepared to start school on-track with their peers through a Camp Fire school readiness program.

Currently more than 2,000 child care professionals from 31 programs are actively participating in Camp Fire’s school readiness initiatives.

In October, two-year-old George started at Like My Own child care center which is one of those centers. It was apparent though observation and assessments that little George was already behind in his language development.

“George was extremely reserved and demonstrated behaviors consistent with language development issues like crying if another child took something from him and having awkward peer interactions,” said his teacher Michella.

Michella’s first goal was to make sure George felt safe and secure in his environment. “We’ve learned through the training and mentoring Camp Fire provides that unless a

child is connected and feels safe, the learning just won’t happen the same way,” added Michella.

After six weeks, George made significant strides in his language development, but that is when his family fell on hard times and could no longer afford to send George to the center. Each day he was away from the center, his mother said he’d get up in the morning, put on his backpack, and head to the door eager to go to school. It was a blessing when the owner of the center, Retha, called George’s mom to ask where he was currently enrolled.

When she found out he was staying at home, she offered to allow George to come back to Like My Own at no cost to the family.

“I saw the progress George made in just six weeks, and as a person who advocates for children and who cares for them, I just couldn’t justify allowing this little one to fall behind his peers again,” said Retha.

George is back in school maintaining his progress, and thanks to a family both in his home and at his child care center he continues to make wonderful strides.

It is well known that when children experience high quality early education, they learn more, develop more completely, and are much more likely to become confident, capable, caring youth and adults. When given the opportunity as children and young adults to make choices and develop confidence, they no longer strive, but thrive.

This year, more than 3,400 youth and adults were connected to nature through Camp Fire First Texas. Almost 2,000 of those connections were made through local school groups who attended an outdoor education program at Camp Fire Camp El Tesoro.

“A lot of our students are apprehensive before they get to Camp El Tesoro for our three-day, two-night trip,” said fifth grade science teacher Leslie Harvey, “But when it is time to leave, they are begging to stay longer. That is when I think to myself, ‘Success!’”

Harvey has brought her students to Camp El Tesoro’s outdoor education program for the past two years.

Each Fall the students are lead through both formal and informal activities to introduce and reinforce scientific concepts and competencies that are required for their grade level. Everything from archery and campfires are used as a real life example to build dialogue and understanding around scientific content.

“Presenting the information in the outdoor environment at El Tesoro gives my students the opportunity to make real world connections to the concepts that we are currently discussing and will introduce at a later date. As we work through various learning units like erosion or fossil fuels, the students refer to their outdoor education experience and use that information to draw parallels.”

The merits of the educational activities are reason enough for the group to continue the annual learning trek to El Tesoro, but the outdoor education experience is much more than a science lesson. Harvey explains that many of her students have never had an opportunity to go camping and experience the natural world the way they do during their outdoor education trip and in many instances, may never again. “We are creating once-in-a-lifetime memories for a lot of these children. What I value about our experience with Camp Fire’s outdoor education program is my students learn more than just the lessons needed for success in the classroom. They walk away with new, life-long skills that they will carry with them.”

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2013 Camp Fire Volunteer Award Recipients

Camp Fire Child Development Center received NAC Accreditation

Highlights

Programs recognized by NAC must demonstrate and document quality performance using research-based criteria. The system recognizes the diversity of programs and the uniqueness of each through the self-study and award process.

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Camp Fire Child Development Center is one of only 12 centers in Fort Worth to carry this distinction and only 121 child care providers are recognized in the state of Texas.*

Junior League of Fort Worth Alann Bedford Award

*Data extracted from the NACCP website’s public listing of accredited programs.

68%

Camp El Tesoro outdoor education programs triple participation As part of fulfilling a five-year plan for outreach and growth, the outdoor education program continues to grow. This year attendance tripled previous totals.

Volunteer Hours

WoHeLo Lodge and new center of camp

■ Volunteer hours donated to Camp Fire

On June 1 Camp Fire Camp El Tesoro dedicated the new dining hall complex that included the dining hall, health house and camp office.

This event also marked an important milestone in the campaign fundraising – appealing to the public for financial support of the project.

The Campaign for El Tesoro has raised $8.2 million of the $10.7 million goal and continues to looking to the larger community for support.

■ Volunteer hours Camp Fire donated

6%

7%

Excel for Success school readiness program launched

36%

School readiness builds a core competency that can be reflected in the educators’ actions in the classroom through their work with children, parents and program staff. What sets it apart from other models is the attention on putting research into practice and offering rigorous, ongoing professional development that systematically allows participants to learn, reflect on the learning and, finally, apply the learning in the classroom.

51%

Volunteers by Program

Camp Fire Camp El Tesoro Named “Most Awesome” Family Camp

■ Child Care Professional Development ■ After School Programs ■ Outdoor Programs ■ Administration & Finance Amanda Plotnicki & Terri Hollander Robert W. Spurck Award

Kimberly Hamilton Lynn Ross Award

Camp Fire Camp El Tesoro was named as “The Most Awesome Family Camping Site” by the readers of Red Tricycle. The 2013 Totally Awesome Awards nominations and winners are generated and selected entirely by the readers.

Award Recipients not pictured:

■ School Readiness

Deborah Ferguson Good News Award

■ Overnight Camp

■ Outdoor Education

Craig Gossard Sebago Award

■ Day Camp

Lisa Epps Blue Ribbon Award

■ Child Development Center

■ After School Programs ■ Early Child Care Professional Development

Aide Flores Lynn Ross Award 7

■ School Completion Red Oak Foundation Rosie Mauk Award

Rhonda Crabbs Blue Ribbon Award

Camp Fire Participation

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Financial Report

2013 Contributors $100,000 or more

Council Operating Statement of Activities

Anonymous Ella C. McFadden Charitable Trust of the Community Foundation of North Texas The Morris Foundation Rainwater Charitable Foundation Sid W. Richardson Foundation

Year Ended December 31, 2013

REVENUES AND OTHER SUPPORT Contributions

$1,491,403

Special Events (net)

$289,438

Corporate Contracts/Programs

$203,997

$99,999 - $30,000

Government Grants & Contracts

$705,683

Endowment Funds

$526,118

Fort Worth ISD The Meadows Foundation North Central Texas Council on Government Harold Simmons Foundation Tarrant County Youth Development Program Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management

United Ways

$70,611

Program Service Fees

$2,070,401

Miscellaneous Income

$242,571

Total revenues and other support

$5,600,222

EXPENSES Group Services

$763,087

Outdoor Programs

$1,419,551

Work/Family Programs

$3,286,506

Total expenses

$29,999 - $10,000 $5,469,144

Change in net assets

$131,078

Because of publication deadlines, the financial information above is preliminary and includes only operating activities. Audited financial statements will be available from the council office after June 30, 2014.

2013 Gifts to El Tesoro Capital Campaign

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Anonymous Anonymous D.R. and Kathleen Bales Karen and Kenneth Barr Jill and Todd Boydston The Meta Alice Keith Bratten Foundation Terri Brigman Susanne Brown Louise Britt Carvey Candy Channell Cindy Clines Communities Foundation of Texas Lisa A. Cook Kay and Jim Crain Donna Elton and Tom Smith Lisa and Bruce Epps Fash Foundation Pat and Sylvia Fisher Dolores Garza Lynda Gearheart Vincent Genovese Memorial Foundation

Lydia Goetz David and Lauri Curtis Hadobas Joan and Lee Roy Hahnfeld A. Chris Heath, M.D. Cecilia Hindman Marie Holliday, D.M.D. Gwen D. Jaques Diane Lochtrog Johnson Charlotte Keany Miss Connor Kilpatrick Reverend and Mrs. Floyd G. Kinser Mr. and Mrs. William H. Kirtley Toni Shiffer Kisielewski Rush Klein Gail and Bill Landreth Ginger and Mack Lawhon Sharon H. LeMond Debra Lochtrog Jean Marie Lochtrog Judith and Chris Lokey Jeanne Mabey Peggy McLeland

Laura and Tod Miller Sharon Millians Sara and Vernon Mitchell Molyneaux Charitable Foundation Chuck Mooney Family Zem Neill John Pace Dennis Pearson Linda L. Peoples Elaine and Timothy Petrus Cathy Phelps The Ryan Foundation William E. Scott Foundation Ann Sheets Bernadette and John Shults Peg L. Smith Drew and Linda Springer Family Charitable Foundation Texas Youth Development Corporation Ward G. Veale Dorothy C. Wing

Alcon Foundation Anonymous Anonymous Bank of America Charitable Foundation Bank of Texas Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Eddleman-McFarland Fund Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Nina Hutton J.E.S. Edwards Foundation James A. “Buddy” Davidson Charitable Foundation JPMorgan Chase Foundation Junior League of Fort Worth, Inc. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Lockheed Martin AERO Club The Adeline and George McQueen Foundation MHMR of Tarrant County Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moore New York Life Insurance Company The Rees-Jones Foundation Mark A. Schulze Stein Family Charitable Trust Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Thrive Foundation for Youth Camp Fire National XTO Energy, Inc.

$9,999 - $5,000 Access Midstream Bernau Family Foundation Birdies For Charity Colonial Country Club Charities of the Community Foundation of North Texas BNSF Railway Foundation C.B. Baird, Jr. Family Foundation A. J. & Jessie Duncan Foundation First American Payment Systems

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Johnston JPMorgan Chase Bank Katrine Menzing Deakins Charitable Trust Bank of America, Trustee Mary Potishman Lard Trust Mrs. Jimmie Lord John Molyneaux and Kay West Dr. and Mrs. Willis H. Murphey, Jr. Zem Neill Pier 1 Imports Betty J. Sanders Sportsmen’s Club of Fort Worth Lou and Malcolm Street Texas Youth Development Corporation Union Pacific Foundation United Way of Hood County

$4,999 - $1,000 Mr. Bart Adams AllianceTexas - A Development of Hillwood Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Anonymous Mr. Todd Batiste BEM, LC Dr. and Mrs. William F. Bonnell Mrs. Evelyn H. Breaux Mrs. Flora Brewer BSCO Business Development Group of Aledo Mr. J. W. Butts Mr. and Mrs. Jay Chapa Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Chase Mr. and Mrs. Will Fandrich Colonial Country Club Charities of the Community Foundation of North Texas Mrs. Barbara Cook Coors Distributing Company Ms. Kathy L. Cox Mr. Denis Cranford Dean, Jacobson Financial Services, LLC Deen Meat Company Ms. Karol Genovese Del Real Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeWoody Mr. and Mrs. Michael DeWoody Kelly D. Dillard Virginia Dorman Dr. and Mrs. Gary L. Douglas Karen Genovese Dozier Carol and Jim Dunaway, The Winn-Dunaway Foundation, Inc. Thelma, Emil and Edmund Fahrenkamp Memorial Trust Finley Resources, Inc. First Presbyterian Church Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Frost Gamma Phi Beta Foundation

Zeta Chi Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta at TCU Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Garman Garvey Texas Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Gilbert Good, Fulton & Farrell Architects Lauri Curtis and David Hadobas Mr. Ryan Haggerty Hahnfeld, Giordano, Cocanower, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Steve Heinen Terri and Rich Hollander Hossley Lighting Assoc.

Phyllis Jack-Moore and Bob Moore Jackson Walker, L.L.P. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Jacobson James and Dorothy Doss Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Johnson Melissa and William Kirtley Lakeshore Learning Materials Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lang Law Office of Mark Lane Lee Financial Corporation Lhoist North America Littler Mendelson P.C. Luther King Capital Management Nicholas and Louella Martin Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Martin, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William Massad Carol Snipes McQuien Mr. and Mrs. Audie Miller Sally P. and Scott W. Mooring III Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of North Texas Mr. and Mrs. Rick Muller Ms. Danielle E. Needham Ms. Stephanie Oelkers Mr. and Mrs. Stephen M. Pezanosky Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Raines Mrs. Jane Rector Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Reid RMP Industrial Supply, Inc Mr. Fritz Roessler Rogers Wealth Group, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jon Scarborough Anderson Trail, Inc. Ann and Jim Sheets Small Hands Big Hearts Pediatric Therapy Management LLC Frances C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation Mr. Edwin E. Smith Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Lynda and Eric Tiedtke Mr. and Mrs. Terry Topey TRI DAL LTD. United Cooperative Services

United Way of Tri-State Unity Church of Fort Worth The Virginia Hobbs Charitable Trust (Southwest Bank) The Gil and Dody Weaver Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael Weaver Mr. and Mrs. David Ferebee Ms. Kay L. West Drenda and John Witt The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel Ms. Jeanne Wray

$999 - $500 Kelly Abeyta Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Mr. William Baker D.R. and Kathleen Bales Bank of America, N.A. Fort Worth Mr. Michael Barger Karen Haun Barlow Mr. George W. Bean, Jr. Ben E. Keith Foods Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Brandt Clayton Yes! Corporate Office Lisa A. Cook Malinda Murphey Cowan Mr. and Mrs. Jerry W. Cranford Kimberly A. D’Avignon Michael Dawson Derrek Drury Educational First Steps Ellen Grasso & Sons Pat and Sylvia Fisher Marcia A. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Pete Giuliani, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Gooch Mr. and Mrs. Denis R. Greer Michele and Eric Hahnfeld Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hansen Bob Hart Brad Heath Higginbotham & Associates, Inc Nancy Hooper Imagetek Office Systems The J.I. Foundation Jetta Operating Company, Inc. Jim Landon Mr. and Mrs. Tim Landon Mr. and Mrs. Russell Laughlin Marilyn Mason Rosie Mauk Ms. Brenda Maxwell Jessie L. McCabe Mr. Bill McCoy Mr. and Mrs. Tod M. Miller James and Shannon Mulroy Dr. and Mrs. Charles P. O’Farrell The Recording Academy Texas Chapter Ms. Maurie Reynolds Brant A. Ring

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2013 Contributors continued Mr. and Mrs. Tom E. Robinson Ronald McDonald House Charities National Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater North Texas Sabre Holdings Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Rod Saint Marlene and Michael Sanders Mr. and Mrs. Matt Scales Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Schaffer Jack and Pat Shannon Shell Oil Company Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Bill Shelton Mrs. Tammie Shelton Mr. and Mrs. John Shults Mr. and Mrs. Steve R. Snow Liz and Kyle Spurgeon Mr. and Mrs. JB Strong Taco Casa Texas Health Resources Mr. Mark A. Thornhill TrueNorth United Way of Central New Mexico United Way of Parker County Mr. and Mrs. Jared Vitemb

Lisa Austin Sharon L. Austin Gary Baker Marsha Baker Rebecca Barron Michele Barrow Danielle Bassham Tom Bates Michael R. Baylor Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Beason Shirley “Frankie” Beiser Mr. and Mrs. Glen C. Bell Jacqueline Bender Stacy Benge Jerry F. Berger Mrs. June Berry Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Blanton Mrs. Jeanne Boatman B.Z. Bogle Cedric D. Brasfield Tara Brindley Pamela Brocato Darcy Brown Mary Burnette Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Burt Mr. and Mrs. William L. Campbell Alicia Cannon

Ms. Karen Denney Ms. Dawn DeWall Ms. Roberta Dubbs Mrs. Resa Dunkin Mr. and Mrs. Andy Dunn Mr. and Mrs. John S Elliott Ms. Donna Elton Ms. Donna M. Emerson Ms. Leigh Ann Emerson Ms. Pat Entwisle Lisa and Bruce Epps Ms. Kate Ewing Mr. Jacob Fain Richard and Patty Fenoglio Carole Findlay Mr. and Mrs. Robert Finley Mr. and Mrs. Dan Freundlich Mr. Len Fuller Mr. William Jared Fuller Ms. Jennifer Fung Arlington Alumnae Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta Greater Fort Worth Alumnae Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta Patrick and Laurie Garner Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gearheart Beckie and Pete Geren

Linda Hixon Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Holle Paul S. Hollis Trust Mr. and Mrs. Mike Holt Ms. Andra B. House Mr. and Mrs. Michael Howell Mr. and Mrs. Allan Howeth Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Huck Mr. John H. Huggins Evey and Michael Hull Ms. Teresa Hurst Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Isgur Mr. and Mrs. Joe V. Jackson Angela and Kirby Jacobson Diane Lochtrog Johnson Christy R. Jones Mr. William D. Josserand Mr. and Mrs. Byron L. Keil Mrs. Kelly B. Keller Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kennedy Ms. Ruth Ghormley Kimbrough Ms. Connie D. King Ms. Winifred King Angie Kraus Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kroh Ms. Vaughna Kromann Mrs. Janeen Lamkin

Tracie and Michael Voelkering Mr. and Mrs. Verne Walker Mr. Matthew Wallace and Dr. Danielle LeBlanc William Campbell Contemporary Art Wortham Insurance and Risk Management Mr. Jake Yarbrough Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Young

Carol Leticia Caraveo Leticia M. Caraveo Rita H. Carrolla Dr. Wayne Carson The Chandler Family Linda Chappell Bonnie Chilcutt Dr. and Mrs. Karamat Choudhry Mrs. Skyla Claxton Mr. and Mrs. James F. Claypool Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Clinkscale Concrete Colors of Texas Mr. Steve M. Connolly Ms. Heidi Coombs Ms. Nancy Corlett Jacqualyn A. Corona Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Crater Dr. and Mrs. Timothy E. Cronin Mr. Mark Crowell Mr. and Mrs. A. Dennis Crumley Ms. Brandy M. Cumberledge Ms. Nancy Cychol Dallas Ft. Worth SECC Mr. Brady Darnell Mrs. Monique DeGraauw

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. Gildon Ms. Paulette Golden Mr. Sean P. Golden The Gomez Family Ms. Susan Gorky Mr. Stanley Graner Ms. Jenny Gravley Dr. Adelaide Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Griffin Mr. Sam V. Guerin, Jr. Ms. Kay Gunn Mr. Todd Hagemeier Mr. and Mrs. Lee Roy Hahnfeld Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Hames Dorothy and Gary Hames Michelle Hancock Terry and Harry Haney Mrs. Rachel Ann Harris Sarah Harrison-Fincher Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hartman Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Harville Ms. Tracy A. Hemminger Mr. Cory Henderson Lisa Hinton Mr. and Mrs. Dub Hirst

Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Lampe Ms. Jane Lang Mr. and Mrs. Carl W. Langley Danh T. Le Susan Leach Ms. Sara Lee Ms. Donna Leonard Mrs. Monna Loftis Mr. Steven Lombardi Lonestar Antiques LLC Mr. and Mrs. Bernard P. Long Loyalty Class, First United Methodist Church Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Lucero Misty Luttrell Ms. Nancy L. Marchant Ms. Mary Martin Dr. Richard H. Mauk Maverick Lawn Care Mrs. Judy Mayo Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McBride Mr. Brian McCoy Mr. Ed McFalls Ms. Wendy A. McFarlin Mrs. Marilyn Hochberger McGee Ms. Carla McKenzie

$499 - $100

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Ms. Sue Abshire Mr. and Mrs. Charles Akers Albertson’s Community Partners Program Deborah and Paul Allen Barbara J. Anderson Brent Anderson Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Luddy Arias William A. Atkinson

Ms. Mary Anne McKenzie Mr. and Mrs. Paul McKinney Susan E. Merrill The Metz Family Mr. and Mrs. Allan Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Gene Miers Ms. Alicia C. Miller Ms. Allison L. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Brian Miller Ms. Lindsay C. Miller Mr. Mike Mills Sara and Vernon Mitchell Cheryl Y. Mixon Ms. Lynne Mixon Mr. Brent Mohar Ms. Martha Montgomery Ms. Jennifer L. Moody Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Mooney Ms. Courtney Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Moore Cassidy Moore Chris Moore Ms. Heidi D. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Philip A. Moroneso Mr. and Mrs. Steve Moroneso Fran Alece Mount Mr. Wayne Mudd Tracy Munford Mr. Brian L. Murnahan Mrs. Roxane C. Murph National Finance Credit Corporation of Texas Chris Neal Ms. Janet Neff Mr. Mark G. Nurdin Dr. and Mrs. Patrick W. O’Malley Ms. Elizabeth Page Parker County Cowboy Church Mr. Michael Pate Mr. and Mrs. Gary Patterson Mrs. Sarah Pemberton Mr. George D. Percival Father Lorenzo Perez Ms. Michelle Pettit Mr. and Mrs. Benedict A. Plotnicki, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. James W. Pohl Mr. and Mrs. John F. Pohl Mrs. DeVonna L. Powell Wicks Mr. Charlie Powell Mr. and Mrs. Jim C. Pritchard Project Partners Ms. Samantha Ptacek Mr. Jeremy Blake Raines Mrs. Patricia Raines Linda Ramoz Mrs. Jane Rector Ms. Natalie Renda Mr. and Mrs. Barry Richardson Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Rinn Dr. and Mrs. Tom Rogers, Jr. Terry Rolan Ms. Brittani Rollen Father Andy Salazar Jennifer R. Sanders Ms. Kerri A. Sands Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sauer Roland and Jennifer Schafer Hortencia Serna

Scott Shaunfield Bric Shelton Mr. Chuck Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. Grady Shropshire Mr. and Mrs. Martin Siegel Ms. Andrea S. Silva Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smith Ms. Jessica Sorenson Miss Kimberly Sotman Katlin Southall Ms. Nancy C. Spicer Ms. Shelley Spikes Mr. Jim Stanton Mr. Thomas M. Stoker Mrs. Laura West Strawser Mrs. Jill Harter Teagarden Ms. Christi M. Thornhill Mr. John G. Thornhill Mr. Marky Thornhill Ms. Shawna Tiner Ms. Kathy Tipps Mrs. Faye Toler Tom Thumb Good Neighbor Program Mr. and Mrs. James J. Ulrich United Way of Denton County Ms. Lynne Ware Urbel The Uvaney Family Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Valdez Mr. and Mrs. Dick Varnell Mrs. Lisa Waldron Mrs. Christine Walker Ms. Carolyn Waund Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wemhoener Mr. and Mrs. Jay West Mrs. Elaine Russey Whitney Mr. Keith Wiley Mr. Valleau Wilkie, Jr. Mr. Justin Williams Mr. Michael A. Williams Mr. Tom Williams Mr. Dale E. Williford Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Willis Ms. Judy R. Wilson

Gifts Up To $99 Ms. Carolyn A. Alban Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Almond Anonymous AT&T Mr. Scott Auzenne Ms. Jennifer C. Baggs Rosalind C. Balbo Emily L. Balkenbush Mrs. Linda Barnett Mrs. Carolyn Williamson Bellah Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bentley Mr. Paul Berry Mr. Chuck Bettinger Mr. Prichard Bevis Mrs. Anne E. Bloesser Ms. Kim Blouin Ms. Wendy L. Boaen Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bohme Ms. Patricia M. Bolger Shirley Bowen Mrs. JoAnn Boyle Ms. Ann B. Bracey Ms. Brittany Bradshaw

Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Brightbill III Patricia J. Brock Ms. Anne Brogden Ms. Martha Brooks Ms. Julie W. Brown Ms. Susanne Brown Ms. Tana Brown Miss Katie Bucher Ms. Trish Bull Mrs. Crystal Bullard Ms. Blanca Elena Burciaga C&N Manufacturing, Inc. Ms. Margaret C. Cairnes Ms. Margaret W. Campbell James Carpenter Tommy Carter David Cason Paul K. Chitwood April M. Ciccarello Mellanie L. Clay Cindy Clines Don Collins Mrs. Marietta H. Collins Hunt Cares through the Communities Foundation of Texas Mr. Clay Cook Mr. and Mrs. Jerry L. Cotton Ms. Tammy L. Coyne The Crole Family Mr. and Mrs. Dan Custred Mrs. J.C. Daniel Ms. Mecole Darden Ms. Crystal L. Davenport Ms. Becky Delaune Ms. Marian DeMott Ms. Tammy Denapoli Mrs. Debbie Dever Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Drake Ms. Carrie Duvall Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Easton Ms. Samantha Elder Ms. Sam Ellis Mrs. Catherine Bernell Estrada Ms. Micheline M. Farhoud Mr. Fred Fayyazi Ms. Patricia Feekin Ms. Lisa Fellers Mr. Michael Joseph Franko Alice Frazier Ms. Kristen Gallo Mrs. Joan Gambill Mrs. Bernardine Gehle Sara Gillen Mrs. Nancy Romine Gillis Ms. Lydia A. Goetz Ms. Brandy N. Gray Mrs. Susan J. Green Mr. and Mrs. Sean Greene Ms. Leah Griffin Ms. Kelly Guidry The Hale Family Ms. Keona Hall Debra Hanus Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hanus Mr. and Mrs. Weldon B. Hatch III Ms. Shawna Haught Ms. Patricia Ann Hawkins Mrs. Janet Hefler

Mrs. Dawn Henderson The Honorable Maryellen Hicks Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Hicks The Holt Family Ms. Aleshia Howe Mrs. Kathleen D. Hughes Mrs. Noelle Hulen Ms. Deloris Hummel Nancy Hutchins Ms. Greta Marcene Irwin Ms. Marcy Irwin Ms. Connie Jackson Mr. David Jackson Ms. Julie Jacobs Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Janes Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Jasper Valerie Jenkins Ms. Melissa B. Kates Ms. Wendy King Ms. Kate Kirtley Ms. Toni Shiffer Kisielewski Mr. and Mrs. F.D. Kisor Ms. Debra Kline Mrs. Vanessa Koether Joshua Kollie Ron Kreutzoerger Kroger Community Rewards Ms. Eileen S. Kulda Lake of the Woods Camp The Lamm Family Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lang Ms. Latasha Littlejohn Ms. Katherine Livingston Ms. Debra Lochtrog Melissa Lopez The Lovett Family Ms. Gina Lowe Ms. Lyn Lucas Mrs. Susanne Luebke Mr. and Mrs. J.G. Luke Ms. Lisa Lumley Mr. and Mrs. Bullett Manale Mrs. Rattana Mao Mrs. Jana Marbut-Ray Dr. Kristi Martin Ms. Martha H. Martin The Martinez Family Mr. Ben L. Matheson Kristen McAdoo Mr. and Mrs. Larry McAuley Carolyn S. McGaha Mrs. Mary Tyler McMurtray Ms. Jerri McNair Mr. Sean McPadden The McPherson Family Ms. Lena Melugin Ms. Kimberly Milam Ms. Donna L. Miley Ms. Tonya Miller Ms. Susie Minton Mrs. Kay Mitchell Mrs. Randi Mitchell Ms. Rebecca Montgomery Ms. Pam Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Moreno Mrs. Karen Janes Moser Ms. Darlene Myatt The Neill Family Ms. Maria Nicholas

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An Artists’ Christmas 2013 Participating Artists

2013 Contributors continued Martha O’Brien and Ronald Fox Mr. David Ogden Sylvia and Donald Otto The Paddack Family Ms. Terri Palomino Mr. and Mrs. Walter Paquette Ms. Pualani Patino Ms. Kim Pearson Ms. Shari Pearson Ms. Ann C. Peck Ms. Shannon L. Pena Linda L. Peoples Ms. Carla Y. Phillips Ms. Diane C. Phillips Mrs. Melissa B. Pickett Kay Pirtle Ms. Tracey Young and Mr. Jeff R. Pitts Mr. Todd Podell

Ms. Lindsay N. Power Mayor Betsy Price Mrs. Sherril Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. Bill Read The Reece-Hughes Family Ms. Kate Schwab Ridout Kristina Robertson Ms. Erin Robison Mr. and Mrs. Burnie Rodgers Rosa’s Cafe & Tortilla Factory, LTD Ms. Audrey Rowland The Sampson Family Santander Bank Ms. Norma Savage Mr. and Mrs. Trey Scheideman Ms. Colleen Schiebold Bonnie Schuler The Scott Family

The Sdoco Company Ms. Tonya Shearman Mr. Michael Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Bob J. Smith Mrs. Judith O. Smith Ms. Lawan Smith Ms. Susan Lucky Smith Mr. Lyle H. Snow Ms. Pamela Steege Mr. and Mrs. Scott Steffler Mrs. Verna K. Straiton Ms. Julia Strange The Strickland Family Ms. Lorraine Strowd Ms. Ginny Tanner Tarrant Technology Ms. Denise Tatum Ms. Elizabeth Teer Mrs. Kathleen Telger

Ms. Monica M. Thomas-Bonnick Ms. Crystal L. Tobar United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc. Ms. Vicki Wason Lt. Col. (Ret) and Mrs. Peter J. Webber The Wilburn Family Mr. and Mrs. John E. Woerly, Jr. Mrs. Patricia R. Wood Kathy Wymer Ms. Peggy Jean Yarborough Ms. Lauren Yosten Mr. and Mrs. William Michael Zimmerman

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Mary Ann Megan Auld Fred Auld Frederick William Auld III Zem Neill Myra Bauldwin Verna K. Straiton David R. Bearden Jessica and Samuel Lang John M. Blackwell Kathine and Pete Giuliani, Jr. Linda Brown April M. Ciccarello Sue Bell Brown Lori and Stuart Holle Melissa and Bill Joslin Mr. and Mrs. F.D. Kisor Mary and Rondale Ladd Zem Neill Ann Sheets Faye Toler Mr. and Mrs. William Michael Zimmerman Krystal DeShawn Bryant Zem Neill Ann Sheets James Floyd Burnette Mary Burnette Julie Ann Clakekey Evey Hull Mike Coleman Donna Elton Zem Neill Ann Sheets John Coultas Thomas Braun Bonnie Cross Diane Lochtrog Johnson Debra Lochtrog Jean Marie Lochtrog

Betty McBride Alcorn Marianna Alfaro Marti Bailey Donna Bales-Works Carol Benson Ed Blackburn David Blow Pamela Brocato Watt Casey Sharon Chastain Bonnie Chilcutt Douglas Clark Carolyn Cruz Lisa Cunningham Danny Deen Michel Demanche Thomas Diel Kelly Doran Blanche Douglas

Ron Favor John Fraser Kirsten Gallon Jeff Good JT Grant Sarah Green Michaele Ann Harper Sally Jan Harris Billy Hassell Sheri and Lee Hay Thomas Helmick Darlia Hobbs Kelli Holmes Susan Hubenthal Benito Huerta Val Hunnicutt Sue Jackson Jerry Johnston Avery Kelly

Michael Lamb Pamela Lancaster Pooran Lashini James Lassen Julie Lazarus Sunnie LeBlanc Connie Levsen Bob Lukeman Steve McCans Sue McCans Randy Meador Anthony Merino Barbara Millican Brent Mohar Brian Moore Celia Munoz Harmony Padgett Stormie Parker Karen Parker

Laurie and Jaycie Henderson Cory Henderson Kathleen Hicks The Honorable

Maryellen Hicks Allan Howeth Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Sharon Hubbard Nancy L. Marchant Mr. and Mrs. David Jones Dr. and Mrs. Willis H.

Murphey, Jr. Joan Katz Blake Brodgen Melissa Kirtley Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Huck Sherman R. Lawson Shirley and John Dean Susan Leach Mr. and Mrs. Scott Steffler Jean Marie Lochtrog Diane Lochtrog Johnson Debra Lochtrog Melissa Lopez Katherine Livingston Jessica Mason Marilyn Mason Jean and Vernon Mayfield Elise and Phil McConnell Judy Ryan Mayo Marian DeMott Lindsay Miller Alicia C. Miller Cheryl and Fred Moore Dr. Wayne Carson Ms. Karen Denney Rebekah and Breanna Moore The Crole Family Tony Nganga-Perry Christy and Stephen Pezanosky

Zem Neill Nancy Cychol Mr. and Mrs. William Massad Elaine and Tim Petrus Betty J. Sanders Lupe Nieto Lynne Ware Urbel Danielle Samsury Erin Robison Darian Sands Kerri A. Sands Ann Sheets Elaine and Tim Petrus Carson Aaden Smith “Memaw”, Susan Lucky Smith Shelley Spikes Brittany Bradshaw DeVonna Wicks Elizabeth Page Calie Willis, a new college graduate Mom and Dad Sheri and Douglas Willis Dorothy Coleman Wing Terri Brigman Sharon Millians Peg L. Smith Linda Winkelman Jerri McNair

Charla Pavlik Amanda Plotnicki Mary Rabien Raymond Rains John Redmond Kim Robbins Peter Robbins Amy Schultz Terry H. Shaw Luther Smith Bart Soutendijk Pamela Steege Jennifer Stufflebeam Pamela Summers Karl Umlauf Sands Weems Leo Wesson Carolyn Bernard Young

2013 Honorariums Mattie Mae Cunningham Linda Barnett Patricia “Tish” Bolger Martha and Charles Brooks Cindy Clines Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Drake Leigh Ann Emerson Pat and Sylvia Fisher Diane Lochtrog Johnson Connie D. King Dayna Hardin Lake of the Woods Camp Mr. and Mrs. Larry McAuley National Finance Credit Corp of Texas and Texas Livestock Marketing Association Zem Neill Linda Ramoz Dorothy Wing Walter Lee and Lena Mai Dyer Jill and Todd Boydston Chuck Entwisle, Father of Camille and Sami Pat Entwisle Carol Farmer The Roach Foundation Robert Flory Alicia Cannon Alex Ford Mr. and Mrs. William

Rosenberg Steve Fults Pam and Steve Mooney Anthony Genovese Karol Genovese Del Real W.T. and LaVerne Harris Phyllis Jack Moore and

Bob Moore Daniel Henard Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hahnfeld

Mark Henderson Cory Henderson Barbara Goodrum Hignight Fran Alece Mount Maude T. Katzenbach Ann Sheets Virginia Holland Kauffmann Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gearheart Marilyn Johnson King Mr. and Mrs. Richard King Adele Klein Rush Klein Leah Lombard Paula Lombard Chhoy Mao Rattana Mao Vernon Mayfield Margaret C. Cairnes Michael Joseph Franko Joan Gambill Patrick and Laurie Garner Teresa Hurst Ben L. Matheson Mr. and Mrs. Bob J. Smith Edith McKenzie Carla McKenzie Ralph Mendoza Zem Neill Ann Sheets Robert Moller Zem Neill Clarence Mooney, “Pepaw” Courtney, Pam and

Steve Mooney Michael Nemeth Frankie Beiser Harley Lee Nolen Cindy and J.R. Hames Katie Delcambre Pelton Mr. and Mrs. Gene Miers

Betty Lou McCuistion Petry Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bentley Mrs. J.C. Daniel Patricia Ann Hawkins Janet Hefler Zem Neill John Pace Dr. and Mrs. James W. Pohl Mr. and Mrs. John F. Pohl Lt. Col. (Ret) and

Mrs. Peter J. Webber Marlow Strode Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Grady Shropshire Grace Sadler Zem Neill Darrell W. Sands Kerri A. Sands David W. Scheibe Mrs. Shirley M. “Frankie” Beiser Ralph Schuler Lydia Goetz Amy Sherbart Janet and Bill Neff Dayton and Marie Sheridan Chuck Sheridan Jack Sheridan Glen and Dale Bell Beloved Mother, Frances Shiffer Toni Shiffer Kisielewski Gregory Smith Lawan Smith Olga Taylor Zem Neill Ted Thornhill Mark A. Thornhill Maxie Tipton (still helping children) Verne and Christine Walker Eric Wallace Leticia M. Caraveo

Dave Allen Marky Thornhill Corinthia Campbell Brandy N. Gray Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cochran Dr. and Mrs. Willis H. Murphey, Jr. Denis Cranford Jim Landon Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Crumley Dr. and Mrs. Willis H. Murphey, Jr. Kim D’Avignon Christy and Stephen Pezanosky Alicia Cannon Donna Elton Rita H. Carrolla Kathryn and Russell Laughlin A.J. Esquivel Christy and Stephen Pezanosky Deborah Ferguson Tod M. Miller Tyson Fields, my former student Vaughna Kromann Annie Flory Alicia Cannon Gamma Phi Beta Greater Fort Worth Alumnae 2012-2013 Executive Board Jennifer L. Moody Shirlene Gerth Your Team and Friends at XTO Michele Hahnfeld Donna Leonard Debra Hanus Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hanus Susan and Weldon Hatch Sara and Vernon Mitchell Rileigh Henard Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Burt Mr. and Mrs. Eric Hahnfeld

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