From Our Leadership Welcome to our 2019 annual report! It reflects the amazing work that has been done by college and high school student counselors, our staff, volunteers, board members, children and families. LEAP worked with over 1000 children and teens over the last year, and none of this would be possible without the generosity of our donors, partners and friends.
Board of Directors Officers Ann Baker Pepe, Co-Chair Ed Cleary, Co-Chair Stephen Wizner, Vice Chair Susan Biel Kerley, Treasurer Cynthia Mann, Secretary Co-Founders & Past Chairs Anne Tyler Calabresi Roslyn Milstein Meyer Directors Sharon Brooks Marcus Mcferren Tai Richardson Ken Russell Alexis Smith Deloris Vaughn
Our focus is on children in high poverty neighborhoods. We work to make sure that they have access to academic support as well as the rich assortment of amazing activities that our city has to offer, from computer science classes to yoga to swim instruction to our massive Halloween festival to sports with the UNH Women’s field hockey team. Our kids are introduced to great authors from Walter Dean Meyers to Shakespeare. They get to talk to scholars ranging from Claudia Rankine to the PhD candidates at Yale’s Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition. All of this spectacular work is done under the supervision of older teens and young adults who run our daily programs for younger children. It is amazing to consider just how many people are needed to make LEAP successful. But that’s what we mean in the LEAP motto: Creating A New Haven for our Children. Please enjoy the report and let us know how you would like to join us at LEAP!
Emeritus Honorable William Dyson Louise Endel Jerome Harris Meyer Executive Director Henry Fernandez
Henry Fernandez, Executive Director
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Our Vision The neighborhoods served by LEAP have child poverty rates ranging from 35% to 58%; levels 3 times higher than the Connecticut average of 15%. In the New Haven School District, only 31% to 34% of Black and Latinx students passed the English Language Arts standardized test, compared to 66% of White students (DataHaven 2019). Leadership, Education and Athletics in Partnership, Inc. (LEAP) was created in direct response to these challenges. LEAP was founded in 1992 by leading educators, students and community activists in New Haven to provide highly vulnerable youth of color with educational and enrichment opportunities that are often inaccessible due to financial and social barriers. From the beginning, LEAP has used a multi-tiered mentoring model that focuses on young people of color as the solution, rather than the problem. LEAP's mission is to develop the strengths and talents of young leaders who create and implement year-round, community and school-based programs designed to achieve positive outcomes for children living in high-poverty urban neighborhoods.
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Broadening Horizons
During the fall, spring, and summer components, LEAP counselors take their students on adventures all around New Haven for further educational and social enrichment. These are facilitated by community partnerships, such as the Yale University Art Gallery; Yale's Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition; and the Appalachian Mountain Club. In the summer, LEAP kids enjoy a "journey" outside of New Haven to visit museums and other attractions that connect to their LEAP curriculum. This summer, 260 kids ages 7-15 traveled to the Connecticut Science Center, Dinosaur State Park, Washington, D.C., or Philadelphia. Plus, all LEAP kids go on an overnight camping trip during the summer to explore nature and learn about the environment. This year, our younger kids enjoyed camping at the Calabresi farm, older campers journeyed to Black Rock State Park, and Leaders in Training went backpacking at the AMC Noble View Outdoor Center in Massachusetts. Through Outdoor Corps, LEAP’s partnership program with the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, 108 nine- and ten-yearold kids studied insects, birds, plants, food webs, and habitats through experiential lessons in local parks, at the Peabody Museum, and on their camping trip. LEAP ANNUAL REPORT | PAGE 9
Meet a LEAP Kid: Paije
Paije is 10 years old, and this is her third year at our Fair Haven North site. Paije explains why she spends her summers at LEAP: "My summers before LEAP weren’t as exciting because during LEAP we go swimming almost every week, we get to go to the park, and we get to explore nature. The good thing about it is we don't have to be on our phones. We can explore nature and we can take a step towards our careers, like college and stuff. LEAP has changed my life because I can explore more. I’m not always on my phone, I’m not always inside. I go outside almost every single day and it’s just better now that I’m in LEAP. It’s not the same old boring summer because I get to spend summer with my friends and meet new people.” “I like to be outside, like a lot. Now I'm more interested in becoming a person who digs up fossils. I might go to different countries to find dinosaur fossils and stuff. If I don’t become an archeologist, I really want to become the president, probably the first Latina president because I’m really good at making decisions and I’m really good at standing up for what I believe in."
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Youth Development LEAP is committed to developing strong young leaders who are prepared to mentor LEAP children and strengthen their communities. Our Youth Development Program includes our Leaders in Training (LITs) who are 13-15 years old and our Junior Counselors (JCs) who are high school students. This year, LEAP served 93 LITs and employed 98 JCs.
Our Leaders in Training are in the transition from camper to counselor and middle school to high school, so their curriculum recognizes the social and educational development needs of this age group while preparing them to take on leadership roles in their community. LITs participate in trainings and workshops that help them problem-solve issues teenagers face, make good decisions around their own health and sexuality, and set goals for their future. LITs also apprentice under counselors in the classroom to prepare them to become our next generation of LEAP mentors. Our Junior Counselors are 16-18 year-old high school students who are paid members of the LEAP staff, and each works under the supervision of a Senior Counselor who guides and mentors them. Our JCs also receive resources such as professional development, financial literacy workshops, and academic coaching. LEAP ANNUAL REPORT | PAGE 12
College Access
In our Youth Development Program, our goal is to prepare our young adults for successful futures, and part of this is ensuring that they can pursue higher education. Our college access programming includes PSAT/SAT prep classes, writing workshops focused on college essays, career fairs, college advising, a week-long out-of-state college tour, and financial aid training for parents. In April 2019, our youth visited Maryland, Washington D. C., and Virginia, touring colleges including the University of Baltimore, Howard University, Georgetown University, and Norfolk State University. LEAP also awarded $13,000 worth of scholarships to our youth, rewarding them for their dedication and service to our LEAP community. Four students received the Regina Winters Scholarship, the Jay Bovilsky Scholarship, and/or the Stiefel Williams Family Scholarship. This year, 100% of our high school seniors graduated from high school and will be attending 2- or 4-year colleges, and we are so excited to see the amazing things they will do.
40
LEAP youth went on an college tour to...
10
colleges and universities in...
3
states, including: Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.
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Meet a Leader in Training: Maurice
Maurice is 13 years old and this is his first summer at LEAP as part of the Leaders in Training program. When Maurice got his LIT application, he remembers working hard on it and turning it in two days later, as fast as he could. He wrote two paragraphs for each of the three open-ended questions. He remembers his call with Ms. Paris when he got off the waitlist and officially had a spot in LEAP as an LIT, and he was thrilled. “I like it here, it gives me the experience to work with kids. I look forward to having kids when I grow up, and LEAP makes me see how it can be challenging, but if you get to know the person and see how they feel, then you can cooperate and work with them. This gives me experience for the future.” “For future programs and jobs, I will not just sit in the back. I now know how to be the one to stand up, be in the front, and lead the way. That’s why I like LEAP, because it’s literally 'leaders in training.' I’m training to be a leader. I know how to conduct myself in a more organized and professional way."
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Senior Counselors Our Senior Counselors (SCs) are college students who are responsible for overseeing children grouped by age and gender. They receive extensive training to prepare them for the tremendous responsibilities of teaching, inspiring, and caring for children as well as mentoring the Junior Counselors (JCs) with whom they partner. Their preparation includes training in literacy education, CPR, conflict resolution, classroom management, trauma-informed education, and even how to take their kids camping. Through our unique model, SCs receive genuine leadership opportunities with support from their supervisors.
LEAP values the opportunity for young people to grow within LEAP, progressively taking on increased responsibility and leadership. Our success is reflected in our high retention rate. Of our 63 SCs in summer 2019, 25 had been SCs in previous components, and 13 first got their start in the Children's Program or Youth Development Program. LEAP ANNUAL REPORT | PAGE 16
Meet a Senior Counselor: Darius
Darius began his journey at LEAP as a Leader in Training at age 13. He was a Leader in Training for two years, a Junior Counselor for two years, and came back to LEAP as a Senior Counselor. After half a decade at LEAP, Darius reminisces about what this organization has meant to him, saying: “When I was growing up I didn’t have a lot of structure. Rules and responsibilities weren’t familiar to me and kids would do whatever. LEAP taught me that everything we go through in life is important, and that taking responsibility in all aspects of life and in anything you do—from doing chores to going to school—that’s all that matters.” “Before LEAP I was very reserved. I was more of a follower, and I would let people dictate what I did. Now, as a counselor, I find myself being more vocal. People come to me with questions about anything—not just about the program, but about life in general. This growth is something I can attribute to LEAP and is what anyone who steps through these doors can expect to get.” Darius is a Journalism major at Central Connecticut State University and spent his summer with the 11-12 year-old boys at our Fair Haven South site. They were thrilled to have such an amazing counselor and role model.
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LEAP Community Center At LEAP's Roslyn Milstein Meyer Community Center at 31 Jefferson Street, LEAPers have a space of their own equipped with a garden, gym, pool, computer learning center, kitchen, and much more. The Community Center is the home base for the Leaders in Training, while the LEAP children visit from their school-based sites to participate in enrichment activities. The Community Center also houses the offices of LEAP's full-time staff, and is where much of our professional development takes place, including LEAP’s extensive counselor trainings throughout the year.
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Aquatics
According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the drowning rate for African American children is over 5.5 times that of their white peers. At LEAP, we seek to change this statistic by providing children with swimming lessons in our pool as part of our after-school and summer programs. Our high school and college student lifeguards and swim instructors are primarily young people of color from the same neighborhoods as our children. In fact, many of them first learned to swim at LEAP themselves. They serve as excellent examples that we can all become strong swimmers.
In 2018-2019:
365
LEAP kids took swimming lessons.
21
Swim instructors ages 16 to 20 served as teachers and mentors.
80%
of LEAP kids who took swim lessons said they wanted to swim more at LEAP.
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LEAP Computer Learning Center (LCLC)
In our LCLC, our LEAPers get the opportunity to learn about coding, robotics, computer science, and STEM careers.
Our LCLC curriculum varies by age group, and includes building and coding a robot, designing apps, creating video games, vlogging and video editing, creating a blog, and learning the basics of programming languages like Python. Our students also learn about the wide range of careers in STEM and about role models of all backgrounds who have followed their dreams in STEM industries.
271
Students received lessons in the LCLC in 2018-2019
68%
of those students were female
Before classes in the LCLC, only 15% of students knew what coding was. After practicing coding themselves, 100% reported knowing what coding is.
15%
100%
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LEAP Year Event
Our LEAP Year Event, held on the last Thursday of every February, is an elegant evening of fine dining and conversation. Following a cocktail reception, attendees choose from a wealth of distinguished speakers to hear from at intimate dinner parties across 30 homes and venues in Greater New Haven. LEAP Year Event is a tradition almost as old as LEAP itself. LEAP Year Event 2019 was our 24th year, raising over $200,000 for LEAP programming. LEAP Year Event Dinner Hosts
Nancy & Rick Antle Andrea & Jeremy Asnes Emily Bazelon & Paul Sabin Rita Berkson & Randy Reinhold Dr. Paul Broadie II & Gateway Community College Foundation Hart D. Caparulo & Elizabeth R. Hartmayer Priscilla & Robert Dannies Lely & David Evans, Yale Berkeley College Cynthia Farrar & Paul Kennedy Paulette & Lawrence Fox Burch Valldejuli & Pablo Perez, mActivity Fitness Center Shelley & Gordon Geballe Miriam Gohara & Marcus McFerren Gisela & Richard Goldstein Alice & Jim Hadler
Anne Higonnet & John Geanakoplos Cynthia & Matthew Haiken Michael Kaplan & Susan Sawyer Robert Leighton & Maureen Weaver Roxanne & Kevin Coady Tracey L. Meares Roz & Jerry Meyer Murray Moss & Franklin Getchell Debra & Ron Nudel Annie Murphy Paul Claudia Rankine & John Lucas David Schaefer Anthony & Joann Scillia Ellen Shuman & Douglas Rae Union League Café - Alison Bonds & Larry Levine Zinc New Haven - Susan Kerley
LEAP Year Event Guests of Honor
Heidi Beirich Reginald Dwayne Betts Amy Bloom Colin M. Caplan Nicholas Dawidoff Wine 101/Chris Fiore James Forman, Jr. James Green, Yale Art Gallery Jake Halpern Keisha Redd-Hannans, NH Board of Ed. Jennifer L. Klein
Pauline Lord Nancy Yao Maasbach Mark Mercurio Hope Metcalf Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak Marcella Nunez-Smith Jacob G. Padrón Katie Rae John Sayles and Maggie Renzi Cristina Rodríguez Stacey Rose
Ben Schaefer Reva Siegel Mark Simon Jason Stanley Sam Stein Meg Urry Paula Vogel Scott Wallace Stephanie Wiles, Yale Art Gallery Emily Wang Michael Zacchea
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LEAP Year Event Sponsors
Diamond Southern Connecticut State University Noble Wealth Advisors of Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC The L. Suzio York Hill Companies Sportech University of New Haven, College of Arts and Sciences Platinum Friend New York Life A-1 Toyota Building & Construction Trades Council of New Haven and Albertus Magnus College Connecticut State Building Trades Council with support from Authentic Beauty & Body Salon, LLC CT Carpenters Local 326 Bailey Scarano, LLC Electrical Workers Local 90 Christine Barker of Zangari Cohn Cuthbertson Duhl & Grello PC Iron Workers Local 424 Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman, LLP Laborers' Local 455 Centerbrook Architects and Planners, LLC Operating Engineers Local 478 Deb Eldrich & Dan Hoffnung Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 777 Jody Ellant & Howard Reiter Roofers Local 12 Encalada Construction, Inc. Hap & Stacey Perkins with Unicorr Packaging Group idiom Boutique Gold Jordan's Furniture Jay Bright Architect The Juice Box Dimeo Construction Employee Charitable Foundation Law Office of W. Martyn Philpot, Jr., LLC The George Ellis Co. Mary Wade The Schaefer Family Foundation Padula Institute of Vision Rehabilitation TIAA People's United Bank U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management Sydney Perry Wave Gallery Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Centers, formally Chapin Webster Bank & Havlicek Joel Zackin & Celeste Suggs Soho Hair Group & Day Spa/Odeon Boutique Silver Splash Car Wash Dechert, LLP Start Community Bank Eder Bros., Inc. Town Fair Tire Foundation GSB Wealth Management Unique Auto Sales KeyBank Reception Sponsors The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Black Hog Brewing Co. Dr. Cynthia Mann Culinary Concerts, Inc. Marcum, LLP Hopkins School Dr. Marcus McFerren/The Dermatology Group Sirota-Rosenthal Productions The Morrison & Foerster Foundation The Wine Thief John S. Nussbaum Wiggin & Dana LLP LEAP Year Event Committee Members Julie Wilson & Thomas Ruggieri Susan Kerley, Chair Yale New Haven Hospital Ann Baker Pepe Yale University Office of New Haven & State Affairs Judy Clark Bronze Henry Fernandez David A. Beckerman Foundation Nathalie Garcia Mora Comcast LaKisha Jordan Connecticut Custom Aquatics, LLC Rachel Kline Brown Dr. Gary Desir & Dr. Deborah Dyett Desir Cynthia Mann Dick & Marissa Ferguson Thea Moritz George & Barb Germano Sydney Perry Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven of funds raised from LEAP Amy Rubin Mindell Langan Year Event went to Jill Weaver Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C.
96%
Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Petra Construction Corporation Ms. Lisa Stanger & Dr. Greg Colodner
programming for our LEAP children.
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Meet Our Staff In addition to our Senior Counselors and Junior Counselors, LEAP has a dedicated full-time staff with offices at our Community Center at 31 Jefferson Street. Henry Fernandez Yakeita Robinson Rachel Kline Brown Laura Lindgren Lee Osorio Abdul-Razak Zachariah Paris Jones Brandon Patterson Victoria Wang Erin Bond Hannah Lee Shanahia Fernandez John Lee Adiel Dominguez Tatiana Alvelo Frankie Roman Jasmine Williams Marvin Parker Annie Veale
Executive Director Chief of Staff Director of Development Director of Finance Children's Program Director Counselor Development Manager Youth Development Coordinator Community Center and Payroll Director Grant Writer Development Associate Computer Learning Center Director Head Lifeguard Dixwell Site Coordinator Fair Haven North Site Coordinator Hill South Site Coordinator Fair Haven South Site Coordinator Dwight-Kensington Site Coordinator Maintenance Associate Front Desk Receptionist
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Our Partners
LEAP has built vibrant partnerships that enable us to provide free, accessible, high quality programs for young people. University programs such as Dwight Hall at Yale’s Urban Fellows, the Harvard Club of Southern Connecticut’s Summer Community Service Fellowship, and the University of New Haven's Community Work Study Program help connect passionate interns to paid opportunities in LEAP's office. New Haven Public Schools provide free classroom space in our five school sites. Neighborworks New Horizons provides free housing to LEAP Senior Counselors during the summer so they can reside in the neighborhoods where their students live. A broad variety of local groups and individuals provide free inkind services to LEAP that benefit our young people, ranging from support at our annual events, to occasional workshops at the LEAP Community Center, to a carefully planned curriculum of activities for children every week. These partnerships play a vital role in connecting young people from New Haven's lowincome communities with the city's rich cultural and educational resources.
LEAP's Community Partners
Appalachian Mountain Club Connex Credit Union CT Department of Transportation Garden Club of New Haven Gateway Community College Hopkins School Massaro Community Farm Neighborworks New Horizons New Haven Free Public Library New Haven Department of Education Planned Parenthood Public Allies Connecticut University of New Haven Spanish Department University of New Haven Women's Field Hockey Yale Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale Rhythmic Blue Yale University Art Gallery ...And many more individual volunteers! LEAP ANNUAL REPORT | PAGE 27
Our Donors Leaders
Anonymous Donor The Barnes Foundation Jay & Grace Bright Guido & Anne Calabresi The City of New Haven The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund William and Jean Graustein Fund Susan B. Kerley Lewis G. Schaeneman Jr. Foundation Henry D. Lord Seymour L. Lustman Memorial Fund Mara W. Breech Foundation Marcum, LLP Roslyn M. & Jerome Meyer New York Life Foundation NewAlliance Foundation Noble Wealth Advisors of Janney Montgomery Scott LLC The Cyrus M. Quigley Foundation The Ranis Family Julia Rusinek Memorial Fund The Sassafras Foundation The Seedlings Foundation The Skye Foundation The Smart Family Foundation of New York Sportech Venues The Trailview Foundation D United Way of Greater New Haven Wells Fargo Foundation
Educators
Bank of America Charitable Foundation Connecticut Container Corp. Unicorr Packaging Group ERJ Fund Franke Family Charitable Foundation Garden Homes Fund George A. & Grace L. Long Foundation Legg Mason Liberty Bank Foundation Anonymous Donor George Ellis Company New York Life Investments Petit Family Foundation TD Charitable Foundation Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America The Curran Foundation The Schaefer Family Foundation The Winokur Family Foundation USA Swimming Make a Splash Wave Gallery Webster Bank Joel Zackin & Celeste Suggs Athletes
Elizabeth Alexander Anonymous Donor Anonymous Donor Bill Aseltyne & Jeff Stryker David A. Beckerman Foundation John Bozzi & Catharine Arnold Building & Construction Trades Council of New Haven City Missionary Association of New Haven
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Edward Cleary The DCJ Charitable Trust Dechert LLP Dimeo Construction Company Eder Brothers, Inc. GSB Wealth Management JANA Foundation, Inc. KeyBank Cynthia Mann & Sostena Romano Henry E. Niles Foundation, Inc. John S. Nussbaum People's United Community Foundation Dorothy K. Robinson Thomas Ruggieri & Juliana Wilson U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management The United Illuminating Company & Southern CT Gas Wiggin & Dana Stephen & Rachel Wizner Yale University Office of New Haven & State Affairs Partners
Bruce & Susan Ackerman Victor & Laura Altshul Rick & Nancy Antle Kitty B. Bateman Elizabeth Wilson & Robert Berman Bob & Steffi Berne Alison L. Bonds Marna Borgstrom Deborah Bovilsky Brenner, Saltzman & Wallman, LLP Sharon Brooks & Runa Saeki Brzezicki Family Foundation Stocky & Judy Clark Comcast Connecticut Custom Aquatics, LLC Construction & General Laborers' Local Union 455 Robert & Priscilla Dannies Gary & Deborah Desir Ronald & Catharine Duman Henry Fernandez & Kica Matos
Emily Fine & Stephen Stein Francine Foss John Geanakoplos & Anne Higonnet George & Barbara Germano Stefan Hurlburt Jewish Federation & Foundation of Greater New Haven Joe & Cindy Goldberg Family Foundation Charles & Gretchen Kingsley Henry S. Harrison & Ruth D. Lambert Langan Kirk & Claire Lehneis Arthur & Betty Levy Charles Ellis & Linda K. Lorimer Marc & Margaret Mann Donald Margulies & Lynn Street Daniel Markovits & Susan Bilston Marcus McFerren & Miriam Gohara Tracey Meares Ruby Melton & Gail McAvay Mark Mercurio & Anna Mercurio The Morrison & Foerster Foundation Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. The New Haven Investment Fund LLC NewCity Foundation David I. Newton Sara H. Ohly Monique Osborn Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects Gregory & Ann Baker Pepe Petra Construction Corporation Gernot & Sandra Reiners Richard & Paula Resch Jock Reynolds & Suzanne Hellmuth David Rosen & Barbara Goren Carol L. Sirot Southern Connecticut State University, President Lisa Stanger & Dr. Greg Colodner Steelers Charities with Lavon Hooks B. Corey Stone, Jr. & Susan McDonald The L. Suzio Concrete Co., Inc. LEAP ANNUAL REPORT | PAGE 29
Ted Taylor The Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundation Theobald Foundation Town Fair Tire Foundation University of New Haven, College of Arts & Sciences USTA New England Ben Wizner Jake & Kira Wizner Yale-New Haven Hospital Heroes
A-1 Toyota Muneer I. Ahmad & Navtej Dhillon Albertus Magnus College Michelle W. Anderson Susan & Basil Anton Stephen & Judith August Paul & Joanne Bailey Bailey Scarano, LLC Christine Barker William & Ellen Brainard Carole B. Brown Carolyn & Arnold Cary Centerbrook Architects & Planners, LLC Sandy Chang Elsie Chapman George Chavent Connecticut State Building Trades Council Elizabeth Costa & Robert Yagley Aaron Cravez CT Carpenters Local 326 Sheila & Peter de Bretteville Raymond DeAngelis Toni Dorfman & John Gaddis Stan & Dana Eisenstat Deborah Eldrich & Daniel Hoffnung Jody Ellant & Howard Reiter Jeffery Elliott
The Foundation of the New Haven County Bar Joseph D. Garrison Meredith Gavrin & Gregory Baldwin Georgia-Pacific Financial Management LLC Albert & Susan Gobel Gisela & Richard H. Goldstein Michael Graetz & Brett Dignam Hands On Moving, LLC Beverly J. Hodgson & John Leventhal Robert & Carla Horwitz Burgwell Howard & Jennifer Richeson Roger G. Ibbotson Idiom Boutique International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 90 International Union of Operating Engineers Local 478 Jordan's Furniture Gerald H. Kahn Robert Kantor & Ellen Flanagan Norman & Laura Kaplan Jonathan & Susan Katz Barry Nalebuff & Helen Kauder Hugh F. Keefe & Tara Knight Matthew Klein & Alyssa Casden George & Meghan Knight Harold Koh & Mary-Christy Fisher Jacqueline Koral Marta A. Kostecki Paul & Melanie Kregling Richard B. Larson Sylvia Lavietes & Harri Taranto Law Office of W. Martyn Philpot, Jr. LLC James & Hannah Leckman Margaret M. MacMullen, Ed.D Myldred Mann Mary Wade Phyllis McGrath & Patrick Sheehan Stephen Tuber & Jodie R. Meyer LEAP ANNUAL REPORT | PAGE 30
James T. Morley, Jr. Ron & Debra Nudel Brian & Sarah Obremski William V. Padula Zehra Patwa & Dr. Huned Patwa People's United Bank Sydney Perry Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Centers Mona Pierpaoli & David Adler Pincus Family Foundation Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union 777 Aviva Poczter Carl Porto Douglas Rae & D. Ellen Shuman Carol Ross Richard & Elizabeth Rubin Kenneth & Joanne Russell Jonathan Sackler & Mary Corson Carl Safina Nathan M. Silverstein John & Claire Simon Soho Hair Group & Day Spa / Odeon Boutique Splash Car Wash Spring Glen Church Start Community Bank Caryl & Steven Steinberg Brian & Alina Sullivan The Juice Box Unique Auto Sales Patricia & Richard Vancil Marc Wallman & Cynthia Carr Brenden Walsh Virginia & John Wilkinson Tyrone Williams Friends
Reverend Harry Adams Stephanie Addenbrooke Lucille Alderman Bruce Alexander
Robert Alvine & Joann Thompson Lucy Ambach Walter & Diane Ariker F. Christopher & Janet Arterton Drew Balter & Patricia Fountain David N. Berg & Robin S. Golden Eric & Ethel Berger Randy Reinhold & Rita Berkson Steven Berry & Lauren Pinzka Herbert Brockman William Brown & Sally Hill Susan J. Bryson Peter J. Butler Emily Byrne Berclee Cameron Christopher & Priscilla Canny Michael Caplan & JoAnne Burger Richard & Mary Casden Amber Castle & Dan Zaniewski Samuel Chamino Carol L. Cheney Charles T. Clark Constance Clement Frank B. Cochran & Stephanie M. Fitzgerald Jeremiah Coffey & Elizabeth Maggenheimer Jamie Cohen & Fran DeToro Leeland & Emily Cole-Chu William & Deborah Colwell Joanne Connon Hugh & Judith Cuthbertson Pietro Decamilli & Claudia Buzzi Pat DeMaio Betty Ann Donegan William Dow III & Diane Dow J. Joseph Errington & E. Puanani Ford Brad Falk Leonard & Stephanie Farber Harvey M. & Susan E. Feinberg Andrew & Polly Fiddler Giuseppe Fiducia John & Catherine Forrest
Drew Forsyth & Josh Goodbaum Foundation for the Arts & Trauma Dr. Deborah Fried & Dr. Kalman Watsky Gerald & Barbara Gaab Suzanne Gauch Brad Gentry Robert Gillis Dr. Carole T. Goldberg Linda Greenhouse & Eugene Fidell Elizabeth Greenspan John Grim & Mary Tucker Elizabeth Haas Chad H. Herzog John Jacobson & Cindy Kissin Steven & Natalie Judd Karen Kavey Michael Kavey Christine Kim & Douglas Kysar Robert King & Patricia Rossi Hedda & Gary Kopf Bonnie Becker & John Krystal Nicholas & Jean Lamont Ben Ledbetter & Deborah Freedman Robert Leighton & Maureen Weaver Kay Long & Bruce P. Benson Lisa Maass & David Maass Robert Harrity & Dr. Janet Madigan Rick Mayer & Melanie Barocas-Mayer David & Susan Millen New Haven Road Race Jeffrey G. Nolan Diana Pacetta-Ullmann Thomas Lynch & Laura Pappano Cesar Pelli & Diane Balmori Philip M. Pivawer James & Elana Ponet Asghar & Faye Rastegar Betsey M. Reid Kevin Rocco Philip & Judy S. Rosenthal Marjorie S. Rosenthal
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Joseph Ross Ron Rozett Kathy Salisbury Rama Sawhney Mark & Lynne Schpero Rochelle Schreibman Kaminsky & David Kaminsky William & Elizabeth Sledge Ben & Audrey Solnit Jason Stanley & Njeri Thande Steven Wolfson & Elsa Stone R. Lee Stump & Abigail Roth Robert Taplin Deloris Vaughn Paula Vogel & Anne Fausto Sterling Eve Volk Milton & Joan Wallack Mary Lee Weber Betty & Alan Weintraub James & Elizabeth Whitney Richard & Karen Wies George & Susan Wildridge Stephanie Wiles Madeline Wilson Michael Wishnie & Cathy Edwards Joseph & Myra Zelson Neighbors
Max Abelson Susan S. Addiss Bob & Jean Adnopoz Melinda A. Agsten Phillip Bernstein & Nancy Alexander Haneefah J. Al-Haqq Amazon Smile Nunzy Annunziato Henry Arnold Mark N. Aronson Peter Aronson Laura Ascenzi-Moreno
Andrea & Jeremy Asnes Linda K. Astmann David Astrachan & Karen Kapel Astrachan Jennifer Bagnoli James & Doris Barber Elizabeth H. Barnston Kathleen Barone Paul & Carole Bass Randy Beach Richard & Nancy Beals Heidi Beirich Cordalie Benoit Robert Berliner Joseph Bertorelli Murray Biggs & Lita Wright John Blanton Harold & Jeanne Bloom Joe & Betty Lou Blumberg Eric Bohman Erin Bond Harold Bornstein Irwin M. Braverman Stephen & Cynthia Brenner Cathy Briggs Michael J. Bright Josiah Brown Wanda Brown Allyson Brundige Angel Bruno Meg Budries Linda R. Burt John & Josephine Bush Geoffrey & Bronach Bye Jeannette Q. Byers Caplan & Hecht, LLC Anthony & Natividad Carter George Chaffin Fernando Chagollan Frank & Alison Chapman Marjorie F. Chapman
Yung-Chi & Elaine Cheng Donna Chow John Ciccolo & Sydney Phillips Emanuel Clancy Ann A. Clark Sarah Clark Susan Clinard & Thierry Emonet Julie Cohen Lawrence & Jane Cohen Alice B. Colonna Christine Condon Congregation Mishkan Israel David & Debra Cook Harriet Cooper Judy & Alan Cooper Peter & Diana Cooper Michael Costen Diane Cover Linda Coverdale Lizanne Cox Joseph Craft & Cristina Brunet Joseph Crisco Sean Croteau Anne Curtis & James Fischer Dennis Curtis & Judith Resnik Neera Dahl George Davis Hugh & Jean Davis Brenda De Jesus Sharon De Kadt & Chris Keevil Matthew DeMaio John & Kathy DeStefano Walden & Marguerite Dillaway Henry & Elaine Dove Dr. Thomas W. Downey Honorable William R. Dyson Leticia Echevarria Edge of the Woods Market Thomas D. Eisen & Elizabeth A. Jonas Marcia Ekerd
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Nancy C. Fallon Robert & Elaine Feldman Stephen & Edith Flagg Ben Florsheim Alyson Fox Miss Janice R. Frank Ilene Fraser Gary & Linda Friedlaender Carolyn J. Friedman Stan & Roberta Friedman Adam Frugal Beverly Gage & Daniel Perkins Drew Galls Paul Garlinghouse Judith Garvey GE Foundation John & Marcia Gell Sally Gessner Christopher & Evelyn Getman David Gibson & Lizanne Cox Nina Gilin Mary Kate Gill & Ray Villanova William & Kel Ginsberg Pamela Glasscock Lindy L. Gold Maria Gomez Susan Gooley Marjorie Greenblatt Leah Gregorio Ali Griffin Bonita Grubbs Gwendolyn Gunn & Norman Marshall H. Pearce Company, Realtors Judith Hahn Jake Halpern & Kasia Lipska Larry Harris Chelsea Harry Betsy Hartmayer James Hartung
Douglas Hausladen Tim Hawley Mark Healey Asefeh Heiat & Masoud Azodi Trish Helm Julie H. Heninger & Dr. George R. Heninger Dr. Peter Herbert Carlos J. Huerta Nancy Hunt Lawrence & Lucie Iannotti Iron Workers Local 424 J & J Restaurant LLC Erica Janas Richard Jaynes Jones Family Farm Scott & Virginia Junkin Moreson Kaplan & Nina Adams Ted & Katherine Kennedy Patricia Kilpatrick Diane King Dr. Harvey Kliman & S&ra Stein Lawrence & Nancy Kline Jorji Knickrehm Stephen Kovel Wendy E. Kravitz Ayse Kubra Coskun Richard Lalli Maria K. Lamberto Joseph & Constance LaPalombara Chris LaPorte Francesco Lascari Amy Leirvik Timothy Lembo Lewis Lerman Delci Lev Molly S. LeVan Lawrence Levenson John & Barbara Lichtman John P. Loge, Jr.
Karen Longa Lisa M. Lovejoy Amelea Lowery Liliana Lucca Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante Peggy M. Lyons Robert & Carol Lyons James & Kaye Maggart Vilma D. Maisano Ashley Makar Steven Marans Wendy Marans Orlando Marcano Stuart & Joan G. Margolis Maria Markham Lynne A. Maser Linda Mason Briggs Margaret Mason David Mayhew & Michael Stotts Dr. John McCarthy Karrie McMillan Carolyn McNally Steven Mentz & Alinor Sterling Karen Messier Carolyn Milazzo & Stephen Murphy Andrea Miller Leonard & Ellen Milstone Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak & Anna McGawMobarak Erin Montaine William & Julia Moore Eileen More Rona Muntner Annie Murphy Paul Music Haven Robert Narracci Benjamin Nelson Natalia Neparidze
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Heather O'Connell Francine F. Sears Anne Olcott Michelle Serlin James Robert & Inge Bickel Osborne Susan Shimelman Richard & Catherine T. Ownbey Madison SimĂľes Renee Pallenberg Mark Simon & Penny Bellamy Lauren Pallone Sankalp Sinha Eric Patermo Dr. Miriam Sivkin & Yoram Lirtzman Dorothy H. Patterson Alexis H. Smith Emmett Pepper Nancy & Thomas Smith Howard A. Phillips Steven & Susan Smith Charles A. Pillsbury & Reverend Alice Perry Mercedes Soto Nicholas Dawidoff & Kaari Pitkin Law Offices of Jonathan E. Spodnick, LLC Jody Platner Carl H. Stahnke Yann Poncin Moses & Leah Stambler Stanley & Carroll Possick Lauren V. Stark J. Pottenger & Susan Wharfe Leslie Stasko Zebettie Powell Samuel Stein Rick & Sarah Purdy Alinor Sterling Alexander Purves Robert & Jane Stern Jay S. Readey & Lisa D. McGill Wendy Stewart & James Phillips Patrick Reilly Albert M. Stiewing Tracee Reiser & Robert Hayford Bonnie Sullivan Ilana Richaman Jean E. Sutherland Richard & Carol Roberts F. Peter Swanson & Robert Gregson Nathaniel Romero Kathryn F. Takabvirwa Roofers Local 12 Ruben Taylor & Margo A. Taylor Maxine Rosenbloom Toad's Place Dr. Lynda Rosenfeld & Richard M. Weiss Sharon Trivelli Randy M. Ruotolo Tzedakah House, LLC Joanne Saccio Danielle Ursone Marion H. Sachdeva Joan Venditto Jeffrey L. Sammons Patricia Wales Leah Samson Brant Walker Robert Sandine Jan Walzer & David Etzel Robert & Ellen Scalettar Jean K. Webb David Schaefer & Janet Hall Paul Michaelson & Janet Weiswasser Lawrence Schaefer & Lina Lawall Penny A. Welbourne Anne F. Schenck G. Harold Welch, Jr. Marc & Jodi Schneider Robert & Marie Weltzien
Paul Wessel Angela Westwood Austin Whitehill Edward & Mary Lou Winnick Albert Wise Jr. James & Melanie Wolf Joshua Wright & Eliza Leighton Jaime Youripoma John & Patricia Zandy Mary Lou Zocher Howard & Linda Zonana Mary Zorzanello Rosanne Zudekoff Gifts in Kind
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