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Durham
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Sandy Welton, Charlotte
$500 to $999
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Charlotte
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of the Fdn. for the Carolinas $150 to $249
Jane Brown & Jim Protzman, CH Eve Barkley, Chapel Hill
Tom & Barbara Coulson,
Marshall
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Michael Crowell, Raleigh
Julia Elsee, Smithfield
Steve Fromme, Chapel Hill
Michael & Kathleen Glancy,
Wilmington
Bob Hall & Jen Miller, Durham Peggy & Bob Culbertson,
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Greensboro
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Steven Unruhe, Durham Jake C. Helder, Monroe Marilyn deVille, Highlands Joan Reven, Chapel Hill Pittsboro Rivers, Durham Dottie Coplon, Charlotte Ted Odell, Morehead City
Chuck Nichols Jr., Raleigh Terry Helms, Raleigh Jill Dinwiddie & Bernie Zachary Rowles, Carrboro Elsie Cunningham, Pittsboro Lucinda Plant, Conover June Cottrell, Greenville Blair Pollock, Chapel Hill
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Shared Visions Foundation Vanceboro Martin Eakes, Durham Ken & Jane Schorr, Charlotte Jean K. Davis, Raleigh John Sanders, Chapel Hill Wrightsville Beach William & Mary Read, Brevard
Amy Smoker & Randall Lanier, Mary & William Joslin, Raleigh Randy Evans, Rocky Mount Michael Schwalbe, Chapel Hill Marla Drucker, Asheville Terry Shank, Greenville Maria Dillard, Raleigh Don Richardson, Brevard
Chapel Hill Elyse Jung, Winston-Salem Katherine A. Fitch, Pittsboro Robert Scull, New Bern Alan W. Duncan, Greensboro Linda Shaw, Durham Kay Doost, Greensboro Jill A. Roberts, Brevard
Holly Stevens, Oak Ridge Cristin Kenney, Chapel Hill W. Davis Fort, Albemarle Robert Seymour, Chapel Hill Patricia Dunn, Jim Shelton, Wilmington Justin Ervin, Greensboro Peter L. Roda, Asheville
Nan & David Kirlin, Gastonia Rachel Futrell, Washington Jacqueline Sices, Chapel Hill Greenville Totals for Ann Sherman, Chapel Hill Max Feinbloom, Wilmington Ariel Rogers
Liz Bromberg & Scott Kohn, CH Frank R. Gailor, Raleigh Clarke Thacher, Durham Jeanette Gay Maethel & Larry William S. Flash, Pittsboro Eva Rogers, Greenville
Ann & Lex Alexander, CH Constance Kolpitcke, Charlotte C.L. Moore & Stephen Gheen, Sharon Thompson, Durham Eddy, CH
2006 Shindelman, Franklin Christopher Fordham III, CH Sarah Rubin, Asheville
Jane & Bob Avinger, Davidson Henry & Betty Landsberger, CH Durham Clare J. Tufts, Durham Marianna & J. Individuals: Nancy Shoemaker, Raleigh Jennie Johnson Franklin, Hunter Schofield, Hurdle Mills
Mary Dell Chilton, Chapel Hill Gaynelle & P.R. Latta, Raleigh Tom Gilmore, Julian Ruel Tyson Jr., Chapel Hill W. Edgerton, $116,800 Carl Shy, Efland Warrenton Will Shand, Greensboro
Catherine & Wilton Connor, Page Lee & Doug Cosby, Jenny P. Godwin, New Bern Barbara & Tim Valentine, Greensboro Jane & Gary Smith, Raleigh Barry Freeman, Chapel Hill Marywinne Sherwood, CH
Charlotte Charlotte Karen & Dan Gottovi, Raleigh Nashville Jean Anne & Foundations: Adam Sotak & Tara Purohit Ellen Gaskill, Beaufort Deanna R. Spake, Charlotte
James G. Exum Jr., Greensboro Michael Mason, Durham Billy W. Green, Spring Hope Allen Valpey, Durham Joseph Feiler, $505,000 Allen Spalt, Carrboro Philip Gaskins, Charlotte Charles Stern, Durham
Janice Faulkner, Greenville Beth & James Maxwell, Durham Bill & Leesie Guthridge, CH Cindy Watson, Rose Hill Charlotte Other: $31,267 David Tayloe Jr., Goldsboro Jane & Donald Gilbert, Leland Pablo Stone, Black Mountain
Cindy & Harvey Gantt, Charlotte Ann M. Newman, Charlotte Darryl Hammill, Raleigh Betty Weatherby, Greensboro Laurie Fox & Hope C. Taylor, Stem Minerva Glidden, Carolina Bch Cynthia Strain, Highlands
Carol Haack, Waynesville William A. Nichols, Charlotte Dale Harrold, Concord Evan & Marcia Webster, Daniele Armaleo, Durham George Wilkinson Thorpe, Alice Glover, Chapel Hill Gerald Surh, Carrboro
Hodges Taylor Gallery, Charlotte Panera Bread Co., CH/Durham Eunice Heilig, Winston-Salem Davidson Dee Gamble, Santa Fe Rocky Mount Jim Goldsmith, Marion Lindsay Tate, Raleigh
Bertha Merrill Holt, Burlington Dot & Bill Reist, Emerald Isle Charles M. Hensey, Raleigh Jane B. Weis, Swannanoa Jeri Gray, Raleigh UNC School of Social Work Gibson Gray, Lumberton Sandra Tawake, Greenville
Arlon Kemple, Carrboro Carol & Russel Shores, CH Hilda & W.L. Highfill, Raleigh Jesse White, Chapel Hill Alice & Ralph Greenlaw, Raleigh Sharon F. Valentine, Fayetteville Billy & Virginia Griffin, Durham Queen Thompson, Charlotte
Carolyn & Cy King, Raleigh Lanty Smith, Greensboro Mary Lamberton Hill, Chapel Hill Steven Wing, Pittsboro Wib Gulley, Durham Hank Wall, Raleigh Ralph & Debra Grosswald, Barbara Wade, Charlotte
Dot & Larry McGee, Raleigh Beth Springston, Charlotte Dan Hudgins, Durham Barden Winstead Jr, Rocky Mt Gary Hamilton, Durham Joan F. Walsh, Durham Boone Michael K. Wade, Carrboro
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Tema Okun & Tom Stern, Josh Stein, Raleigh Stephanie & Erik Insko, Barlow Herget, Raleigh Jim Warren, Durham John & Mary Hammond, Ann Wall, Raleigh
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Susan & Tom Ross, Chapel Hill Clarence Walker, Charlotte Thomas Irons, Greenville Audrey Albrecht, Wilmington Margaret Hilpen & John Hilpert, Elizabeth Waugh-Stewart, CH: Harold B. Hanig, Topsail Beach Burwell & Michele Ware, CH
Gary Shipman, Wilmington Gregg A. Watkins, Charlotte Sandy & Deane Irving, Raleigh Jan Allen, Chapel Hill Louisburg In honor of Kate, David, Soren Wes Hare, Chapel Hill James S. Watson, Maury
Eva L. Wilson, Goldsboro Caroline Jennette, Carrboro Carol W. Anderson, Durham Verla C. Insko, Chapel Hill and Lila Rademacher Carmen M. Hiott, Raleigh Patricia Watts Hill, Pittsboro
Randall Stewart, Rocky Mount Nancy & Norman Johnson, Julia & David Archer, Winston- Leonard Jernigan Jr., Raleigh Mack W. White Jr., Davidson John & Frankie Hobart, Joseph Wells, Raleigh
Terry Taylor-Allen, Charlotte $100 to $149 Pittsboro Salem Jim Johnson, Charlotte Polly Williams, Raleigh Smithfield Charles W. West, Carolina Bch
Harriette & Sydnor Thompson, J. Allen Adams, Raleigh Sally Jones, Winston-Salem David Austin, Durham Beverly C. Kawalec, Chapel Hill Emily Williamson, Hildebran Lorie Hoyt, Carrboro June White, Charlotte
Charlotte R. H. Barnhardt, Rocky Mount Lynne Kane, Chapel Hill Dan Besse, Winston-Salem Lori & A. Khamala, Durham George Wisneskey, Oriental Minnie Hunt, Sunset Beach Wayne E. White, Smithfield
Robert L. Tuck, Chapel Hill Molly Beacham, Chapel Hill James W. Kirkland, Greenville Evelyn S. Bloch, Durham Harvey & Georgia Kebschull, Elizabeth Woodman, Wendy Jacobs, Durham Whole Foods Market, CH
Anne S. White, Davidson Lennie Gerber & Pearl Berlin, Mary Klenz, Charlotte Pat & Steve Bocckino, Durham Raleigh Hillsborough Jim & Shirley Jensen, Burlington L. Jane Wilson, Asheville
High Point Edward H. Knox, Charlotte Kate C. Boniske, Arden Jereann King Johnson, Heather Yandow, Raleigh Donna Johnston, Pisgah Forest Jane Wolfe, Jamesville
Seth Bernanke, Charlotte Chris Kouri, Charlotte Helen Wood Brigham, Newton Warrenton Barbara Zelter, Raleigh Leah Karpen, Asheville Larry Womble, Winston-Salem
Laura & Rory Blake, Charlotte Tobi M. Lippin, Durham Mary H. Brookhart, Raleigh Loudelle & W.L.M. King, Elon Jereann King Johnson, Alice and John Woodbury, CH
Tucker Bartlett, Durham Scott Boatwright, Asheville Thomas J. Marchner, Durham Sam & Beverly Brown, Charlotte Ed & Ruth Klemmer, Raleigh $5 to $49 Warrenton Johannes Zonneveld, Raleigh
Laura Benedict, Durham Linda & Mitch Bollag, Concord Carol J. Mattocks, New Bern Rick Bryant, Fayetteville Henry & Betty Landsberger, CH John M. Aberman, Charlotte Richard Koerber, Asheville
William Blancato, Winston-Salem Else Bolotin, Chapel Hill Margaret McCann, Chapel Hill Susan Burgess, Charlotte Jack Leiss, Cedar Grove Sunday Ajose, Greenville James Lenhart, Black Mountain Major Foundation Grants
Lanier & Fred Blum, Durham Rosemary Bowman, Win-Salem Troy & Susan McLean, Durham Joe & Linda Burton, Raleigh Caroline & Paul Lindsay, CH Ellen L. Arnold, Greenville Linda Levy, Charlotte Carnegie Corporation of NY
Isabelle Buckley, Raleigh Bryan F. Brice Jr., Raleigh Nancy Milio, Chapel Hill Bob & Barbara Cain, Raleigh Quentin W. Lindsey, Cary Daniel Barber, Asheville Clayton & Mary Alice Lewis, Educational Fdn. of America
Betty Cameron, Wilmington Joyce Brown, Chapel Hill Jenifer Morgan, Burnsville Joel Carlin, Durham Dick Logan, Cary Sam & Virginia Baron, CH Charlotte JEHT Foundation
Linda Carlisle, Greensboro Nils Brubaker, Chapel Hill Barbara & Paul Nettesheim, CH Henry Carr Jr., Clinton Theodore Luebke, Durham Jim Barton, Asheville Margaret A. Lewis, Durham Park Foundation
Dumont Clarke, Charlotte David Bruton, Pinehurst Marie & Jay Novello, Wake Candace Carraway, Durham Mark Marcoplos, Carrboro Dorothy L. Bell, Raleigh Barbara Lorie, Pittsboro Piper/Proteus Fund
Peg & Ed Chapin, Charlotte Forest Barry Cheney, Hickory Becky & Vern Marlin, Lake Ann T. Berry, Raleigh Kristina S. Lynn, Franklin Rockefeller Family Fund
Charlotte Don Chaplin, Burlington Patrick Oglesby, Chapel Hill John Cheuvront, Beaufort Waccamaw V. L. Bounds, Chapel Hill Barclay Martin, Chapel Hill Z. Smith Reynolds Fdn.
John Curry, Asheville Janak Choksi, Burlington Melva Okun, Carrboro Barbara Clark, Conover Joann Mazzetta, Durham Geri Bowen, Raleigh Joan Mathis, Arden
Cassandra Daniels, Greenville Mac & Pat Clarke, Chapel Hill Florence Peacock, Chapel Hill Helen Cleereman, Garner Wendy McCorkle, Durham Betty & Fred Bowman, Burlington Frank McCain, Winston-Salem KEY: CH = Chapel Hill