gifts above MEMBERSHIP... Bud & Carol Hayden Roger & Marge Heegaard Erlene & Grant Herr John & Diana Hetzler Richard & Carrie Higgins Judy Hinrichs Debra & Jeff Hodroff G.L. & Susan Hoffman Orville C. Hognander, Jr. David W. Hohmann Barbara C. Hollenback Brad & Suzette Hoven Anne & Ron Howard James & Ann Howard Bruce & Jeannine Hubbard Betty T. Huber Joyce Huff Doug & Julie Huseby IBM David Ingbar Mona Inman & Dan Wetterlin Insurance Designers Bob & Luba Ireland Jean C. Jacobs Barbara O. Johnson Char Johnson Diane F. Johnson Judith A. Johnson Mark & Judie Jones Ray & Ellie Jones Julia Knight Inc. Sue & Dick Justman Richard & Lois Kelly Helen W. King Steve King Marcella Klein Mrs. John L. Knight George & Debra Kohan Barbara & Darrell Kula
Silvana LaCreta Ravena Lakefront Acupuncture Richard & Enid Lang Boyd A. Larson Paul & Nancy Larson Dianne & Daniel Latham Barry & Mary Lazarus Lifecore Biomedical Stephanie & Dean Lindeman David & Jean Linne Ashley & Jason Lubs Don & Diana Lee Lucker Lunderby Photography John & Mary Ellen Lundsten Chris & Joseph Lupo Jim & Julie Lura Bill Lurton Kirk & Kathleen MacKenzie Chris & Bill Marinel Karen Marinovich & Richard Roles Lynette & Gordon Marten William & Ann Matko Tim & Jan Maudlin Steve & Kelly May Marsha McDonald & Amos Rosenbloom Doug & Lori McDougal Charlene McEvoy Carol & Aaron McGuire Jennifer & Dave McIntosh Marjorie Meester Jay & Adrian Mega Men's & Women's Garden Club of Minneapolis Michael Foods, Inc. Jo Mihelich Joyce & Gary Miller Lisa Miller & Ron Sarachan Minnesota Dahlia Society
Judy Grandel Molloy Bill & Stephanie Naegele Michael Nation & Janet Sauers Gerald & Andrea Nelson Gloria Nelson & Laurence Rogers James Nelson & Nancy Ballsrud Karen A. Nelson Karen Nemchik & Tariq Samad Ford & Catherine Nicholson Stuart Nolan Lois & Kent Norby Kevin & Leslie Nordby Christopher & Annie O'Brien Lorre Ochs, M.D. William & Elinor Ogden James W. & Marjorie K. O'Hara Peter & Bonnie Olin Meredith & Tom Olson Verne Olson II Omega Chiropractic LaRaye Osborne & Mark Ten Eyck Donald Owen Henry & Betty Owen Carol & David Oyaas Susan & Gerry Palmer Kenneth & Joyce Patten Michael & Carol Pedersen Richard & Mary Ann Pedtke Peravid Foundation / David & Diane Lilly, Jr. Bob & Ann Perkins Jim & Donna Peter Helen Peters Penny Peters Richard Peters Mary Jo Peterson Stephen & Ann Pflaum Physical Electronics Jane Piccard & Hunt Greene
Anne D. Pick Kate K. Piper Sue Ann Pirsch Juliette L. Primeau Carsten & Miriam Quitter Rhonda Read-Boecker Clyde M. Reedy Charles & Susan Reinhart Louis & Corrine Ricard Dr. Owen & Sylvain Roberts Ken & Betsy Roering Anne C. Rojas Lori & Ross Ruschmeyer John & Maret Ryan Paul & Pat Sackett Carol Mae Sandstrom Forrest & Faye Sargent Jane Scallen & Steven Wells Ed & Sandy Schneider Pamela & Charlie Schroeder Harold & Bevard Schrum David R. Schubbe Russell Schumer & Judith Florestano Glenn Schwartz & Lenore Rockler Tom Seifert Bruce & Marcy Shilling Joseph N. Shneider Elaine Sloan & Ross Moen Anthony M. & Heather Smith Buddy & Kim Snow Charles Sorenson South Saint Paul Garden Club Gary & Susan Specker Betty Kay & George Stein Kathryn A. Sterner Thomas & Jeanne Sween Jane & Clark Sweet James & DeeDee Tennison
RON & LYNN OLSON
BERGREN FAMILY
Photo by Jill Bierbaum-Rice
Photo by Mark Weber
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BEES "No honey is sweet without its makers." This quote,
through a gift from their Donor Advised Fund at
often proclaimed by the four grandchildren of
The Minneapolis Foundation, funded the Honey
Helen and Gary Bergren while exploring the Arbo-
House at the Tashjian Bee and Pollinator Discovery
retum, was a special way of acknowledging the impor-
Center in honor of their grandchildren.
tance of honey bees. Helen remembers frequent trips with her grandchildren; in fact, Helen and her family have been visiting the Arboretum since 1964. It seems only fitting given their long appreciation of
On Sunday, Sept. 11 the entire Bergren family was on hand for the ceremonial ribbon cutting of the new Bee Center and to see the Honey House they made possible for future generations.
the Arboretum and honey bees that Helen and Gary,
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Kipling Thacker & Kevyn Riley Tim & Diane Thorpe Carrie & John Tietz Janet & Paul Tolzmann Jennifer Toth Keith & Chandra Tschohl Marilyn & Lowell Ueland Katy & Dewayne Ullsperger Faye Ulrich Donald Untiedt & J.M. McKee Kevin & Theresa Upton US Bancorp Foundation Nancy Van Sloun & Paul Barnard Bill Varner Dorothy Vawter & David Dudycha Lynn Vernon & Bruce Holcomb Lowell G. Wakefield Gary & Judy Watts Harold & Rita Werth Westwood Community Church Elizabeth Wexler & Emma Wexler Bill Whealon & Sylvia Nasla Ronald Wheeler Barbara White David K. Whitney The Whitney Foundation Jane Widmer Lawrence & Nancy Wigley Catherine & Peter Winge Nan & Rex Winter Rosemary & Wayne Wislofsky Kim Wolf Nan & Bob Woodburn Li Xu & Xiaoshuang Cheng Delores Zbikowski Gary E. Zywotko
A N N U A L R E P O R T F Y 2 016 // J U L Y 1, 2 015 – J U N E 3 0 , 2 016
THE BERGR EN FA MILY L EF T TO R IGHT: FRONT ROW:
Nathan Bergren, Elena Bergren, Cecilia Bergren MIDDLE ROW: Theresa
Bergren, Haley Bergren, Helen Bergren, Arboretum Foundation Trustee; Laura Bergren BACK ROW: Allan Bergren,
Gary Bergren, Paul Bergren