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FEDERAL TAX ID 68·0231350 SAVING LIVES ONE MEAL AT A TIME FALL 2016

Stories From The HeartWhen I write about our clients, I hope to humanize them and help us all understand their reality. They are faces; they have amazing histories; they are our relatives, our neighbors, our friends. They might be estranged from their family or the family is so overwhelmed by their own responsibilities they may not have the bandwidth to tend to an elder relative on a regular basis. Or they might live too far away from their family to provide regular contact. These “Stories of the Heart” are the faces of those frail homebound elders you help nourish. Thank you!

Wardell Jones is one among many Meals on Wheels recipients in Contra Costa County.

When we arrived, he had already been listening to the news and gave us a financial report. We discussed the upcoming election while waiting for his meal to arrive. Photos of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren were hung on the walls of his small studio on the first floor of the senior home. Paintings were interspersed among the photos -- his artwork and grand-kids’ paintings.

His name is Wardell Jones, but back “in the day” he was “Cadillac” Jones. Why Cadillac? “Because I could run fast,” he said. “I set the record for the 100 yard dash at the 1953 Junior Olympics.”

“My family moved from Louisiana to Richmond in the early forties to work in the factories supporting the war effort. I arrived as a teenager with 9 uncles and 4 aunts. After the war, I attended Cal and earned my teaching certificate. I taught for 5 years. Teaching was rough in those days. I also did police and community organization work. Then in the Spring of 1989 I had two strokes and 3 weeks later I lost my eyesight. I felt like the world had come to an end and that I had nothing to live for. I was rescued by a friend who came by one day and said he would take me anywhere I wanted to go. He would be my eyes until I learned to live independently.”

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As we are admiring his paintings, he mentioned that one day he was listening to a television program about how to paint. Wardell carefully memorized the instructions and then secured paints and an easel and he’s been painting ever since. The landscapes he paints are vibrant and thoughtful.

“I’ve outlived all my friends,” he said. “Family comes by occasionally but I manage on my own most of the time. I rarely leave my apartment so it means a lot to me to have a daily visitor from Meals on Wheels.” I asked how he passes the time and he said he listens to music, plays guitar and paints.

When he was younger, inspired by Harry James, Wardell also learned to play the trumpet. As jazz is quietly playing in the background there is a knock on the door and volunteer Steven Paskowitz arrives in his Meals on Wheels t-shirt. Steven was at the end of his route so he stayed briefly to play a game of chess, a game that Wardell learned over ten years, practicing every day.

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A special way to help...Answers to your questions about leaving a bequest to Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa

Q-What is a bequest?

A-A bequest provides a specific amount of money, a percentage of an estate, or a certain piece of property to a charitable organization at the time of death. For most people this involves naming a charity as a beneficiary in a will, codicil, life insurance policy or retirement plan or by making a gift of real estate.

Q-What is the benefit of making such a gift?

A-Often a planned gift offers a charitable- minded person the chance to leave a special legacy without compromising his or her current financial situation. Some planned gifts can offer immediate tax benefits during life as well.

Q-Is it difficult or complicated to leave a planned gift?

A-Typically no. The first step is to contact an attorney who can advise you on setting up a gift that ensures your wishes are followed. Sample language is provided on the back page that should make the process even easier.

Q-Why does Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa want to know that I have named it as a beneficiary in my estate plans?

A-When a generous donor includes Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa in their will or estate plans, we want to have the opportunity to thank them for their heartfelt gesture by acknowledging them through our exclusive Meals on Wheels Legacy Society. Knowing about future planned gifts also helps us plan for growth to meet the growing needs of our community.

TEAM UP with Adonal Foyle,

former Golden State Warrior & community champion,

for an unforgettable meal!

Enjoy delicious chef created food paired with fabulous wine!

Sunday, October 23 • 5 to 8 pm Rustic Tavern

3576 Mt Diablo Blvd • Lafayette CA 94549 • 925·385·0559

Tickets $185 at mowcc_adonalfoyle.eventbrite.com

Special Guest Adonal Foyle is a retired NBA player, who was the eighth overall pick in the 1997 NBA draft. He played a total of 13 seasons, the first ten with the Golden State Warriors.

A published author, national speaker, and consultant, Adonal currently serves as the Community Ambassador for the 2015 World Champion Golden State Warriors. We also anticipate

some celebrity servers, including gold medalist swimmer Natalie Coughlin.

Silent and Live Auction items from the world of Sports and Entertainment! And more…

All proceeds will go towards our frail homebound seniors.

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HealthbeatA note from Dietitian Jeanne Polk

Added Sugars Add to Your Risk of Heart Disease

Getting too much added sugar in your diet could significantly increase your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease.

Added sugars are sugars and syrups that are added to foods or beverages when they’re processed or prepared.

Some examples of foods that may contain added sugars include:

• sugar-sweetened beverages like regular soft drinks,

• sugars and candy

• grain-based desserts such as cakes cookies, and pies,

• fruit drinks (fruitades and fruit punch),

• dairy desserts and milk products including ice cream, sweetened yogurt, and sweetened milk,

• other grain based foods such as cinnamon toast and honey-nut waffles

They have long been cited for contributing to obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Most U.S. adults consume about 22 teaspoons of added sugars a day.

The American Heart Association recommends:

• No more than 6 teaspoons or 100 calories a day of sugar for most women.

• No more than 9 teaspoons or 150 calories a day for most men.

Sugar-sweetened beverages are the largest source of added sugars in the American diet. They should be limited to 36 ounces or 450 calories a week.

A can of regular soda packs about 35 grams of added sugars, equivalent to 8.75 teaspoons or 140 calories. Reducing or cutting out soda, fruit, sports and energy drinks as well as enhanced waters, sweetened teas, and sugary coffee drinks can go a long way toward that goal.

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Why I Give to Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa and what it meant to my father.

“I just called to say my father passed away recently. But I want you to know that while he was in the hospital, he always asked where his Meals on Wheels meal was. He missed your daily meal so much.

Thank you for nourishing him when he was living independently. I am so grateful.”

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Excerpt from

Researchers Confront an Epidemic of LonelinessBy KATIE HAFNER SEPT. 5, 2016 in The New York Times.

Researchers have found mounting evidence linking loneliness to physical illness and to functional and cognitive decline. As a predictor of early death, loneliness eclipses obesity.

“The profound effects of loneliness on health and independence are a critical public health problem,” said Dr. Carla M. Perissinotto, a geriatrician at the University of California, San Francisco. “It is no longer medically or ethically acceptable to ignore older adults who feel lonely and marginalized.”

In … the United States, roughly one in three people older than 65 live alone, and in the United States, half of those older than 85 live alone. Studies…show the prevalence of loneliness among people older than 60 ranging from 10 percent to 46 percent.

John T. Cacioppo, a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago and director of the university’s Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience, has been studying loneliness since the 1990s. He said loneliness is an aversive signal much like thirst, hunger or pain.

In his research, Professor Cacioppo has shown that loneliness affects several key bodily functions, at least in part through overstimulation of the body’s stress response. Chronic loneliness, his work has shown, is associated with increased levels of cortisol, a major stress hormone, as well as higher vascular resistance, which can raise blood pressure and decrease blood flow to vital organs.

Professor Cacioppo’s research has also shown that the danger signals activated in the brain by loneliness affect the production of white blood cells; this can impair the immune system’s ability to fight infections.

It is only in the past several years that loneliness has been examined through a medical, rather than psychological or sociological, lens. Dr. Perissinotto, the University of California, San Francisco geriatrician, decided to study loneliness when she began to sense there were factors affecting her patients’ health that she was failing to capture.

Why Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa Matters When it Comes to Loneliness and Isolation

Not Just a Meal but A FRIENDLY VISITFor many seniors, the trusted Meals on Wheels volunteer or staff member

who shows up every day with a hot meal and a warm smile is the only person they see or speak with all day. This special delivery is the reason to get up in the morning, something to look forward to, and a reminder to take good care of themselves. Seniors traveling to group settings for meals also receive valuable social interaction and companionship. All of us can attest that a meal can be much more than the food on the plate, but also the company across the table.

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THANK YOU!to our 1,000+ donors who have supported Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa for over a decade and, in so doing, have had a major impact on the lives of homebound elders in our community.

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Prep:Cook:

Yield:6 servingsLevel:Intermediate

Total Time:1 hr

20 min40 min

Butternut Squash SoupRecipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen

Ingredients

Butternut Squash Soup

Ingredients1 (2 to 3 pound) butternut squash, peeled and seeded

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 medium onion, chopped

6 cups chicken stock

Nutmeg

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

DirectionsCut squash into 1-inch chunks. In large pot melt butter. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 8 minutes. Add squash and stock. Bring to a simmer and cook until squash is tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove squash chunks with slotted spoon and place in a blender and puree. Return blended squash to pot. Stir and season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Serve.

Every donation to Meals on Wheels helps homebound elders in our community to maintain their health and independence. Limited space prohibits our acknowledgement of each of our over 9,000 wonderful donors this past year. Thank you so much for each and every gift to help our homebound elders in need!

A Note from Paul

Dare to DreamWho could have imagined when we began Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa 26

years ago, that on August 17th of this year we would have provided our 5 millionth meal delivered to a homebound senior in Contra Costa County. In 1990, Bob Sessler and I established this charitable nonprofit to find the community resources in the form of individual contributions and grants, to reduce or eliminate chronic waiting lists of frail homebound elders who could not be served in a timely manner for lack of funds.

Our dream back then was to expand Meals on Wheels by ten, twenty, or even (dare we dream it) thirty percent. Looking back, the countywide Meals on Wheels 26 years ago was delivering about 550 meals per day. Today, thanks in large part to your contributions to Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, the countywide Meals on Wheels Program delivers more than 1,600 meals to homebound elders each day. We expect to provide 415,000 meals this year, and have become the primary funder of Meals on Wheels services in this county. Thank you so much for making this dream possible.

Linda Lucas receiving our Five Millionth Meal

Congressman Mark DeSaulnier presenting 5 millionth meal recognition to Co-founder, Bob Sessler.

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(Lois Salem)Diehl, JosephDiggs, RonaldDill, PhyllisDiokno, Patricia and

EdwardDobson, David and Mc

Cloy, CeciliaDong, JamesDority, DeborahDoyle, HelenDraeger, ThomasDuffy, Sheila and Duffy,

GloriaDuryea, DianEarl, Sandra and JamesEbersole, Janet Z.Eckelmann, Claudia P.

and Hardy, Allen L.Edick, William and

Burns, PamelaEichelbaugh, FrancesEllis, GraceEllison, Camille and

HughElya, RobertErickson, Oscar and

MarilynEscalante, Mary F.Etzel, EdwardEvans, KatherineFariss, ElsieFay, Diane and GeraldFelix, AliceFerster, PauletteFeyler, DarleneFiame, JacquelineFinster, Charles and

CaroleFischer, AnnFitzpatrick, KathleenFitzpatrick, ValerieFlynn, JaneFontana, LeoFoskett, Jean and

William W

Fox, James and KarelFrazier, Hubert and

SharonFreestone, JulieFreitas, Richard and

NancyFrentzel, TahdFrey, WalterFry, DavidFunk, JohnG.O. SupplyGallagher, KathyGanch, RobertGarbesi, George and

ErikaGarcia, Norma and

RichardGarrison, William and

BerniceGauny, StaceyGerber, JanyceGibbens, CarolynGillan, DonaldGoetsch, RogerGoostree, TracyGottschall, KimballGould, RichardGovan, NinaGrant, JamesGray, Gary and KellyGray-Raine, MarilynnGrech, DorannaGreen, Catherine and

StephenGreen, JohnGrieb, Alan and CarolGrieve, ArleneGriffis, Linda A. and

Barner, SandraGrimes, BerniceGrimsrud, JuliaGuichard, MatthewGuinta, Dennis and SaraGustafson, RichardGutierrez, MarcosHaese, Nathan and

Wollowitz, SusanHaggerty, DennisHall, CarolynHall, MelvaHall, Roger and Hall,

BrianHallenbeck, B.Hamblin, NicoleHamilton, R. F.Hampton, Hal and

LourdesHance, Carol and V. M.Hanson, JudithHarrison, JanaHartog, John

Harwood, Donald and Margaret

Hattwick, PatriciaHauser, DeannaHausken, JamesHazel, InannaHeden, MarciaHeiles, CarlHendrickson, JoHendrickson, Jo-LHennessey, Judy and

Hennessey, JenniferHenry, DanielHesson, JanetHickson, Carole and J.Hildebrand, Betty J. and

Robert A.Hilden, RosamondHill, Laura and MichaelHoffman, MarjorieHolmes, Linda J.Hook, MarianneHook, MaryHooper, Virginia and

Hooper Jr., E.B.Hopewell, LucindaHoran, Jr., JamesHowe, SusanHuebsch, Ian O.Hunt, Charles and JeanHunt, Mike and CarolJentzen, JudyJerozal, VickiJewell, ElizabethJewett, RobertaJohnson, JedJohnson, Russell and

BettyJohnson, WilliamJones, AlanJones, CarolJones, CynthiaJones, Linda and

KennethJones, OliverJoshi, SunilKahn, SharonKail, Lois and DavidKaiper, DonaldKaluza, HansKaminsky, JoelKaufman, BruceKeegan, John and JoanKenfield, NancyKennedy, James and

JanetKillam, Joanne C.Kim, Laura and

Westendorf, GaylKincanon, PamelaKirby, Katherine and

David

Kirby, PatriciaKnight, OlgaKnowles, John A. and

Marilyn J.Knox, Charles and

BerthaKoch, Dieter and JoannKotlier, ErnestKowalski, Richard and

RoxanneKramer, JerryKrames, Lester and

BonnieKratt, Nikki and Kratt,

MarilynKroger, AlfredKurpinsky, Joann MLa Pointe, LauriLagrandeur, HeidiLamanno, KristineLane, John M. and Mary

Lynn H.Larsen, FlemmingLarsen, MariaLarson, JoannaLathrope, WandaLazere, AlanLe Febvre, Duane and

FayeLea, AnneLehmkuhl, GeraldLeimer, Roy E. and

Barbara L.Lessard-Smith, TheresaLeung-Lee, PaulinaLevada, MartiLiberty, MargieLieblich, Richard and

Triplett, BrianLindvig, Marilyn and

Schmidt, RoyNancy Lively Hagedorn

(Hagedorn-Lively Inc.)Livingston, Ruby A. and

Douglas R.Lonzo, Thomas and

AnitaLoorz, EdithLopez, WilliamLorenzetti, FredLoveall, MarkLucas, Victoria and

AnthonyLueth, Christopher and

DinaLytell, JoyceMaarse, NinaMack, Charles and

MarleneMadura-Carroll, Karin

and MichaelMaeda, ReneeMaher, Michael and

Helene

Maienschein, JonMakin, John and JanetMargot, Nicolas and

Dunn, JenniferMarin, RoxanneMarinell, ArleneMark, MaryMark, Sharon and AllenMarks, LauraMarques, Mary JoMarshall, Patricia G.Martin, Jim and GenineMartinez Rotary ClubMassoni, Cathy and

AnthonyMatsumoto, RoyMattal, Sari-LoisMatteucci, KathleenMaurino, GloriaMc Knight, PaulMc Neel, Sandra V.McAllister, RayMcCall, JudithMcClintick, TimothyMcConnell, BarryMcCreery, Timothy David

and Patton, Patricia L.McDermott, John and

LaurelMcElroy, Sandra and

BernardMcKendell, HelenMcLaughlin-Endress,

DonnaMcManus, Kathy M. and

James T.McNeil, SusanMcQuillian, SusanMeigs, TrudyMerrill, MarcelaMetz, BarbroMezzatesta-Schreurs,

Lucia and Schreurs, John

Mickelwait, PatriciaMijares, Raoul and

JulianaMikulich, MichaelMilani, AndreaMiller, Barry and LindaMiller, Jeffrey and JoanMiller, LynnMills, CarrolMilne, M.Minney, Valerie and PaulMonson, MichaelMontes, AngieMontgomery, Earline

and KirkMoore, Jerilyn and

JosephMoore, John

Morrison, GeraldineMoser, Gerald and EllenMRC IncorporatedMunson, JoyceMurray, M. ReneeMusgrove, RichMuto, DianeNavid, MohammadrezaNearon, KimberlyNelson, HelenNelson, ManyaNewby Elevator

Consulting CompanyNewman, HarriettNicoll, RichardNomura, EdNye, Max and NadeaneO’Brien, CandaceO’Connell, SallyO’Doherty, SoraO’Leary, ThomasOakleaf, LynnOditt, Nancy and DanielOehninger, Mary L. and

James R.Oelrich, PatriciaOetzel, AndrewOgden, Ginger LeeOjena, Stephen and

JayleneOlson Jr., Wayne and

Corral-Olson, SilviaOlson, Robert and HelenOtis, Roy J. and Susan W.Overly, DianPaddock, Stephen P. and

Patricia S.Pai, ThomasPalermini, RobertJob Finders (Brian

Palkowski)Palmer, PatriciaPankhurst, SheilaParella, MichelleParsley, Harold and CarolParti, Deepak and IraPasaak, Rosemary and

RobertPastorino, GreggPatterson, ThomasPattinson, Hugh M.Paul & Betty Baldacci

Family Foundation (PaulBaldacci)

Pazzi, PeggiePeddycord, DanPedroni, FrankPehrson, Rona King and

Michael JohnPerry, GregPeterson, WalterPetrich, Sharon

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Tributes

MemorialsFROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For

Al Bruzzone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim BruzzoneAlbert McManus. . . . . . . . . . . James Gary & Genevieve

Julia McManusBarbara Campbell . . . . . . . . . Mary Lynn LaneBarbara Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . Susan Mary SeymourBenedict Mosley. . . . . . . . . . . Dan ChauvetBenny & Pat Venturino . . . . . Mary Lynn LaneBob Mehus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy MehusClare & Bob Beckner . . . . . . . Lynn LaneDarlene Commiskey . . . . . . . . Georgia PelotDavid & Marianne Lowe . . . . Lynn LaneDouglas Jones. . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenda JonesEleanor Janson . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth VoltErica Garas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn LaneFrances Spillane . . . . . . . . . . . Jim SpillaneHealthy Steps Hiking Group . Lynn LaneJ. Michael Storms & Therese

McArdle-Storms. . . . . . . . Jack McArdleJack & Joanne Sonnenberg. . Lynn LaneJoe & Andrea Milani. . . . . . . . Martha McIntyreKam Li . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yung To

Karen Lind Taylor . . . . . . . . . . Thomas MacLeanKatie Mosle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kurt MaronMarjorie McHugh . . . . . . . . . . Matthew RenkasMark O’Brien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn LaneMarlene Michelson . . . . . . . . Jim LivingstonMelva & Harry Hall. . . . . . . . . LucilleNancy Ramos . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connie GozzanoNancy Ramos . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bud FrasierPamela Billings. . . . . . . . . . . . MaxinePatricia Strong . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn LanePleasant Hill Senior Club . . . . Joshua WinfieldRay & Joanne Doorack . . . . . . Lynn LaneRobert Jaramillo. . . . . . . . . . . Jesus R. JaramilloRobert Van Buren . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Van BurenRosanna Buckholdt . . . . . . . . JoAnn AielloSandra McNeel . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan & MacSusan & Phil Grover . . . . . . . . Josefine StolzThe Bonaquisto, Compton

and Evans Family . . . . . . . JoAnn AielloThe TPMG Team . . . . . . . . . . . JoAnn AielloVilma Garrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donald & Cathleen DowdellYvonne Ruiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ana Ruiz

FROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . For

Amenda Kung. . . . . . . . . . . . . Fern YuDebra Pohlson . . . . . . . . . . . . Sharon GoodallEdward Cortes. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay & Beatrice Cortes

Pieper, MichaelPinder, ThomasPirogowicz, John A.Pizza, Robert and LindaPlant, Andrea and C

StephenPlant, TheodorePlummer, AngelaPockell, David G. and

Naomi K.Polacchi, RobertPolgar, Leslie G. and

Susan C.Porter, JeannePound, John and EloisePowell, Sarah JanePowlan, HelenePrado, Martin and Janis

CarvajalPrussin, Traudel and

StanleyPryde, David and

MarvelleQuallen, Frank and

JeanetteRay, Sanjay and

AnuradhaRecto, EdithaReed, SheilaReeves, Ruth H.Regalia, VickyReich, Daniel and Lopez,

MagdaReilly, Traci and KevinRepublic Services, Inc.Reynolds, Barry and JillRheuark, D.J.Rhodes, Janet and BillyRicci, IsolinaRice, Craig W.Rice, Susan Ann and

Jeffrey W.Richards, Roberta and

StanleyRiley, GeorgeRiley, Jeanne and

WilliamRippel, TrudyRivoli, Timothy and

ShellyRobinson, KeithRobinson, NancyRobinson, RichardRobnett, Rosemary and

DudleyRochelle, Roy and PeggyRoden, Danny and MariaRodrick, ScottRonconi, GayleRontal, TaneRoss, HughRuff, LarryRuiz, Yvonne

Rusay, Ronald and Suzanne

Russell, Gregory and Anne

Ryan, JeanneS.D.H. Enterprises, Inc.

(Sigrid Wagner)Saling, Tina L. and

David P.Salisbury, RoySan Miguel, DoloresSandler, BrendaSasaki, Kent and Julie

HinkenSatariano, Enid and

WilliamSatow, JudithSchardt, Mary and

WilliamScharping, DebraSchmidt, AngelaSchmidt, ElfriedeSchmitt, Donald and

PaulaSchneider, StevenSchober, Carl and JoanSchoen, RolandSchorr, Richard and

PatriciaSchremp, Bernice M.Schruben, Donna and

LeeSchultz, Jerry and DonnaAnonymousScott, AnnSeelye, TerrySelby, ScottSemm, Bobbie and CraigSextro, RichardSharkey, AnneShepherd, Diane and

MarkSheppard, Lynda and

JamesShockley, Lestle and

PatriciaSholaas, MonicaShootkevich, JulieSiguenza, EvonneSilbert, RichardSimkins, JoyceSkyline Events Group

(Sara Schriefer)Slaven, DanielSlevin, LindaSloan, MichaelSmith, Andrew M. and

YeseniaSmith, JeneilSmith, Ron and JudySnodgrass, DonaldSpady, CarolynSpatz, Elaine

Speckman, Nancy and Bernard

Spencer, Vincent and Charlotte

Spillane, FrancesSt. John, PatStafford, Annabel and

JamesStaggs, Roger and

DonnaStearns, JudithStein, Daniel and JudithStevens, RogerStickney, SharonStong Plambeck,

KathleenStorms, J. Michael

and Mc Ardle-Storms,Therese

Stradley, RichardStreet, LynnSullivan, MarilynSutsakhan, Linerath

and CatherineSwainbank, CynthiaSwett, Jonathan and

Frary, DianeSzentimrey, RobertTagliapietra, MarjorieTakano, Jessica M. and

JojiroTanquary, PatriciaTate Mason Jr., David

and McLean Mason, Erin

Taylor, AndreTennyson, LowellTessler, LarryThe KSD Group, Inc.

(Kenneth Defiebre)The Lubrizol Foundation

(Karen Lerchbacher)Thomas, SusanThomas, Vera and VernThompson, EllenThompson, JamesThornton, DuaneThurston Jr, RossTierney, DianeTillery, DelraeTittle, DavidToliver, TommieTomlinson, CarolTruebridge, J. ChristianTuffnell, RobertTurnwall, Susan and

StevenUnited Methodist

WomenUrbanic, Allan and

BarbaraVencill, WilliamVenton, EllenVietti, Mary

Vinzent, SuzanneVitug, CeciliaVivendi Holding Corp.Vojvoda, JohnWagner, DonnaWahlig, JoyceWalters, BarbaraWangerin, TomWeller, Daniel and CarolWellman, William and

SueWentworth, C. ThomasWessel, JanetWestbury, Bob

White, Kristine and Albert

Whitehead, R.Wiegand, ShirleyWilde, JulieWilliams, LeoWilloughby, AnnWilson, Brent D. and

Kathleen E.Wingard Construction

Inc.Wolf, JamesWong, Stephen B. M.

and Kathleen B.

Wong, WilmaWood, Smith, Henning

& Berman LLP (AliciaKennon)

Worden, MarlysWrath, MarciaWright, PhilWyatt, LeslieWyatt, MichaelWyman, RogerYarborough, Kitty and

RickYeaman, M. DonYee Derango, BeverlyYoseph, Stephanie

Young, Randall and Sharon

Young, Vivian and Carlile, James

Yu, Kin and Wong, Sandra

Ziff, Donald and Manly, Dorothy

Zoerner, ArloZumwalt, Linda and

James

Emilio Castillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fran AndreouMcLin Family Foundation . . . Elisa FredricksonRick Gaudy &

Nora Guzman . . . . . . . . . . Lori Mora

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