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Champions for Sea Change We are grateful for ocean stewards who support our work with annual gifts of $1,000 and above.

A Look Back Reflecting on last year’s achievements.

Bequests for the Ocean We honor in memoriam supporters whose foresight and generosity create an ocean legacy for future generations.

Financial Summary An overview of Ocean Conservancy’s revenues and expenses.

For the Year Ended June 30, 2016

R EVE N U E S Contributions, grants and bequests $19,402,188 List rental income 54,078 Royalties and other 1,708

Total revenues 19,457,974

EXPE N S E S Gulf of Mexico restoration 3,223,756Ocean policy, science and governance 3,941,089 Trash free seas 3,104,946Marine wildlife and ecosystem protection 2,395,571 Communications and outreach 4,423,175

Total program expenses 17,088,537 Fundraising and membership development 3,562,353 General and administration 2,145,085

Total supporting service expenses 5,707,438

Total expenses 22,795,975

GAINS AND LOSSES Investment gains and interest income, net 472,566 Change in net assets (2,865,435)

Net assets, beginning of the year 34,073,366

NET ASSETS, END OF THE YEAR $31,207,931

Ocean Conservancy continues to deliver high impact programmatic results in an operationally efficient and cost-effective manner. This impact is made possible through the ongoing commitment, involvement and financial contributions of individuals, foundations and corporations who understand the critical importance of protecting and preserving the ocean.

Ocean Conservancy’s 2016 revenue totaled $19.46 million. Investment income and gains totaled $0.5 million and expenses totaled $22.8 million. Eighty-four percent of expenses were for ocean conservation programmatic activities and administrative services, and 16 percent of expenses were for fundraising.

Ocean Conservancy meets all 20 standards for charitable organizations established by the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance and is proud of its reputation as a good steward of the resources entrusted to it by its supporters. The financial results depicted are derived from Ocean Conservancy’s June 30, 2016 audited financial statements. Copies of the complete audited financial statements are available upon request or on the Ocean Conservancy website — www.oceanconservancy.org.

Program and Administrative Services 84%

Fundraising and Membership Development 16%

Financial Summary

Revenue and Expense Summary

R EVE N U E S EXPE N S E S

Individuals 58%

Foundations 31%Corporations 9%

Other 2%

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Through our programs here at Ocean Conservancy, we look holistically at the ocean. A complexity of issues affects the ocean waters that cover 70 percent of the planet. Multiple threats can interact to jeopardize ocean well-being, and we must be prepared at every square on our “board” to meet these threats.

When we think about the current threats from climate change in the ocean, it’s not only important to focus on the increase in ocean temperatures and acidity levels imperiling shellfish and the coastal communities whose economies depend upon a healthy ocean. We must also monitor the shifting stocks of fish, as many move towards the polar reaches for cooler waters, changing the balance of nature in the food web. We must work tirelessly in the Arctic where temperatures in November were 36 degrees higher at the North Pole than in previous years — melting ice at alarming rates and opening up the last frontier to increased shipping that threatens habitat and wildlife. And we must continue our efforts to secure a healthy and revitalized Gulf of Mexico.

We must work with rapidly developing countries to help them strengthen their waste infrastructures in order to stem the tide of toxic plastics into our ocean. Here at home, we must continue advancing the management of competing ocean uses — from commercial fishing to wildlife protection to off-shore energy develop-ment to recreation — relieving the pressure on ocean waters and coastal areas through intensive planning. And we must fight to protect and advance the laws that make our ocean and coastal communities stronger.

When we look at the ocean as a chess board, however, we must also be most

Life,” Sean Hampton Cole, http://seanhamptoncole.wordpress.com).

These admonitions are nothing new to Ocean Conservancy — they sum up how we do our work. But with the recent changes throughout our government, it’s good to remind ourselves and our supporters that Ocean Conservancy understands the “game” and will never back down.

Pushing the chess analogy forward, we can view the ocean as one large chess board: We must vigilantly watch over our charge, the ocean, to make sure a move in one direction does not leave another flank unguarded. The thing a chess player never wants is a surprise from the side.

every move must have a carefully planned purpose, and Ocean Conservancy’s method of protecting the ocean formulates smart, purposeful moves based on sound science and winning strategies.

To win at chess, one plays for the advantage, defends one’s position, seizes the initiative, learns to spot patterns, and ignores the opponent’s actions at one’s own peril! Play for Plan A, but always have Plan B and even C as backups in case of sudden rever-sals. Remain flexible and recalculate — things seldom go the way they were planned; adjust and continue the game to win. (See “Living Strategically: 50 Lessons Chess Teaches You about

The work we do requires sound strate-gies, pragmatic thoughtfulness and serious expertise across the spectrum of ocean issues. A united front is para-mount as we work together with partners, supporters and lawmakers to find solutions that protect our blue planet.

In this spring issue of Splash, we always highlight some of our greatest wins of the past year. We take this time also to assess the present and to thank supporters like you who make all of our wins possible, and we look ahead and recommit to saving our seas.

Effective ocean conservation is much like a successful game of chess: patience, science, strategy and action combine to produce victory. In chess,

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Without your generous commitment, these “victories at sea” would never be possible. Thank you, thank you — for your financial contributions as well as your efforts in signing petitions, contacting your congressional repre-sentatives, removing trash from your local waterways and advocating for a healthy ocean.

The cover story offers you an overview of Ocean Conservancy’s multi-faceted conservation efforts and explains the level of thought and strategy that informs all of our actions. Our CEO Andreas Merkl and President Janis Searles Jones lead the organization, almost 100 strong, to make a signifi-cant difference for the ocean.

Because of this model, we have lots to celebrate. In the center section, you will read about ocean conservation wins from the past year. From expanding our global efforts to stem the tide of plastics entering the ocean, to securing this country’s first landmark ocean plans in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, to winning a significant victory to limit drilling in the Arctic Ocean, Ocean Conservancy has

moved the dial forward for the ocean waters that cover 70 percent of our world.

Ocean Conservancy realizes that working with partner organizations — on the local, regional, national or international stage — is critical to achieving effective conservation. We are particularly proud of the collaborative effort of a number of groups, including Ocean Conservancy, in launching the Marine Conservation Diversity Fellowship program in 2016 to increase the diversity of professionals entering the marine conservation field.

As we pause to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year, we are committed now, more than ever, to bold and ambitious campaigns to protect the ocean going forward. Needless to say, global and ocean warming, with its threats to ocean life and coastal communities, is front and center in the challenges we address.

WELCOME

We speak for the entire Board and all of Ocean Conservancy in thanking you for your help. Please continue to support the work that lies ahead.

Best regards,

Tom Allen

Dan Oros

Co-chairs, Ocean Conservancy Board of Directors

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The Board of Directors could not be more proud of Ocean Conservancy’s accomplishments in 2016 — nor more appreciative of your support on behalf of the ocean.

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Panaphil and Uphill Foundation

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Strongin Family Trust

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Merlin Foundation

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Plurabel Fund

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The Seattle Foundation

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LAWRENCE J. AMON Chief Financial Officer

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MALISSA LASH Deputy Director, Resource Development

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cognizant of the “pieces” on the board in order to win the game. It’s not just the queen and the king that are impor-tant, but rather the combined efforts and complementary capacities of all the chess pieces that ensure success. Without the bishop, the castle, the knight, the pawns, “checkmate” doesn’t happen. Chess is a game, above all, of interdependence, and that is certainly true of ocean conservation as well.

Neither Ocean Conservancy nor any other non-profit organization can achieve victory alone. We rely on our partners — trusted scientists and ocean experts, local stakeholders, state and local governments, national policy makers, foreign governments, on-the-ground organizations and a vocal and supportive public — to help us win. Please continue to stand with us in 2017 and beyond as we redouble our efforts for victory in ocean conservation.

Together, we are a united front for our ocean.

Dr. David C. Aldrich (Treasurer)Vienna, VA

Mr. Thomas H. Allen (Co-chair)Portland, ME Ms. Laura CappsSanta Barbara, CA

Mr. Steve HennChicago, IL

Ms. Eva HoLos Angeles, CA

Ms. Kathleen Justice-MoorePalo Alto, CA

Mr. Andreas MerklWashington, DC

Mr. Edward M. Miller Charlottesville, VA Mr. Jeremy MiloMountain View, CA

Dr. Michael Orbach (Secretary)Santa Cruz, CA

Mr. Daniel Oros (Co-chair)Menlo Park, CA

Dr. Stephen Palumbi Ex officioPalo Alto, CA

Mr. John SargentNew York, NY

Mr. Steve StronginNew York, NY

Mr. Lawrence Wagenberg New York, NY

Dr. Suzanne H. Woolsey New York, NY

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TOM ALLENBoard Co-Chair

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for all you do to help us secure a healthy ocean for future generations. Here are some examples of what we accomplished this year — without

your support, they would not have been possible.

Nurtured Future Leaders of Conservation This year we launched The Roger

Arliner Young Marine Conservation

Diversity Fellowship program with our

environmental partners to provide work

opportunities for young people from

communities underrepresented in

marine conservation and to foster

the next generation of environmental

leaders. In its inaugural year, partners

included Ocean Conservancy,

Environmental Defense Fund,

Greenpeace, Natural Resources

Defense Council, Oceana and Rare.

Created for recent college grads,

the fellowship’s goal is to open doors,

build bridges, recognize and remove

barriers, make this work accessible and

inclusive, and increase the diversity

of professionals entering the field.

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Country’s First Regional Ocean Plans Go into Effect in the Northeast and Mid-AtlanticThis year marked the historic release

of the nation’s first ocean plans. These

landmark plans — now in effect from

Maine to Virginia — represent a funda-

mental shift in the way the U.S. thinks

about managing the ocean. As the

ocean gets more crowded, ecosystems

get more stressed and conflicts arise

over the use of ocean resources. Ocean

plans provide a mechanism for bringing

together ocean users to identify such

things as key fishing grounds, locations

of energy platforms, hotspots for

tourism, and important migration routes

— all in order to better balance ocean

uses and protect marine wildlife and

habitats. Ocean Conservancy and our

partners have helped win support

from industry, conservationists and

lawmakers to make this new model

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Expanded our Ocean Plastics Work to New Regions and Areas of Greatest PriorityAs part of our International Coastal

Cleanup™, we launched our mobile app,

Clean Swell®, that allows volunteers to

record trash collected along beaches

and waterways. Collected data is

instantaneously uploaded to Ocean

Conservancy’s global ocean trash

database, helping us understand

waste trends and hotspots for harmful

ocean debris. This year also marked

the first official Cleanup in Cuba,

where a door has opened between

our countries on conservation. In Asia,

we mobilized our National Asia Pacific

Cleanup Coordinators to collaborate on

solutions where ocean plastic leakage

is currently greatest. And, we hosted

a high-level summit in Japan to explore

ways to spur waste management

investment in the region and prevent

trash from entering the ocean.

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Kept the Spotlight on Gulf of Mexico Health and Recovery A May oil spill south of the Louisiana

coast brought Gulf of Mexico drilling

to the forefront once again. Since

the 2010 BP oil disaster, Ocean

Conservancy has been a relentless

voice demanding that billions in BP

funds are put to good use in rebuilding

the region’s ecological and economic

vitality. This year, our new report,

Charting the Gulf, provided decision-

makers with a comprehensive picture

of where natural resource monitoring is

happening effectively and where it is not.

By highlighting the critical importance

of monitoring the impacts of our

restoration dollars on species ranging

from sea turtles to bluefin tuna to deep

sea corals and more, Ocean Conservancy

is making the case for spending restoration

dollars in the areas — and on the wildlife

— most in need of those precious resources.

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Mobilized U.S. and International Action to Battle Ocean Acidification Ocean Conservancy continues to

drive action on ocean acidification

(OA) and support for impacted coastal

communities. With our partners, we

increased federal funding for acidification

research and monitoring by 66 percent

to a total $10 million, and we helped

shape two California bills to address

changing OA. To draw attention to

this largely invisible threat, we hosted

Stanford University’s Virtual Reality

Lab to introduce members of Congress

to OA’s damaging impacts below the

water. In addition, we helped create

and launch the International Alliance to

Combat Acidification with West Coast

states and British Columbia at the State

Department’s Our Ocean Conference

in September. France and Chile were

the first countries to sign on and others

have since joined to collectively combat

OA and reduce carbon emissions.

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Secured Victories for Sustainable Fisheries on the West Coast and NationwideIn spring 2016, the federal government

finalized a groundbreaking rule banning

the commercial fishing of certain West

Coast forage fish. The rule included

species like smelt and herring that

play a critical role in the food chain

and health of marine ecosystems.

Conservation groups, including Ocean

Conservancy, crafted the policy in a

significant step for our ocean. We also

celebrated the 40th anniversary of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation

and Management Act (MSA), the keystone

law that has made so many of our

fisheries sustainable, well-managed

and productive. We remain committed

to preserving this foundational policy.

And we continue to bring together

teams of the best researchers — including

Oxford University — to develop new,

highly adaptive approaches to manag-

ing fisheries in the wake of changing

ocean conditions.

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Achieved Ground-breaking Wins for the Arctic

Ocean Conservancy played key legal,

policy and strategic roles in achieving

recent wins for the Arctic. Victories

include major conservation

announcements from the White House,

including establishment of the Northern

Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area at

the request of Alaska Native tribes.

This action balances conservation of

this unique region with sustainable

economic development, establishing

comprehensive management for the

region that integrates Alaska Native

tribes into federal management.

The Obama administration also took

bold actions to protect the Chukchi

and Beaufort seas from risky offshore

drilling. And, the U.S. and Canada

committed to partnering to make

Arctic shipping safer, phasing out

the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the

region and reaffirming science-based

fisheries management practices.

Ocean Conservancy’s team of lawyers,

scientists and advocates actively

championed these milestones, and

we will work tirelessly to try to

defend them from opposition in

coming years.

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JANUARY 1–DECEMBER 31, 2016

Ocean Conservancy is grateful to the following foundations, corporations and government agencies for their generous support of our ocean conservation work.

Foundations, Corporations and Government Agencies

444S Foundation11th Hour Racing, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation

Absolutely Fish, Inc.Adessium FoundationAlgalita Marine Research FoundationAltria Group, Inc.Amazon Smile AmcorAmerican Chemistry Council American Cuisines Inc. DBA Manuel’s Downtown

Anonymous (3)Arctic Community Advised Fund of the Peace Development Fund

Robert & Toni Bader Charitable FoundationBank of AmericaBGE LTDBoulder Scientific CompanyBrunswick Public FoundationBunting Family Foundation - Fund BThe Campbell Foundation The Coca-Cola CompanyConsumer Goods Forum Covanta Energy CorporationCox Enterprises, Inc.Craigslist Charitable FundCroakies Custom Direct, LLCDanoneDart Container CorporationThe Dow Chemical CompanyDyson FoundationThe Educational Foundation of AmericaeQuilter.comEquinixGeorgia Aquarium Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationThe Glad Products Company Google Ad GrantsHammermill PaperHarney & SonsHydawayITW ITW Foundation

The J.M. Kaplan FundKeep America BeautifulThe Kingfisher Foundation The Forrest C. and Frances H. Lattner Foundation

Macmillan Publishers Marine Mammal CenterThe Martin Foundation, Inc.Giles W. and Elise G. Mead FoundationGordon and Betty Moore FoundationThe Curtis & Edith Munson FoundationNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NatureWorksNestlé Waters NANorton Point O-I Charities FoundationThe Oak Foundation USAOceans 5The Ohrstrom FoundationOnce KidsOuterknownThe David & Lucile Packard FoundationPCI CommunicationsThe Pew Charitable TrustsProcter & GambleProject AWAREREDISAResources Legacy Fund FoundationRockefeller Brothers FundRockflowerpaper, LLCRozalia ProjectSea BagsSuperior Nut CompanyVagabondVancouver Aquarium Triad FoundationU.S. Department of StateWalmart Corporation The Walton Family FoundationThe Whitehead Foundation, Inc.Wilburforce FoundationWorld Animal Protection World Wildlife FundWorld Plastics Council

Bequests for the Ocean

Winifred A. CaldwellBeryl DaveyJoseph H. DeareStephen DinnersteinTheresa EichornMarylynn Irene EvansGail FimpleEthelynn GoldbergGarnet GorinJohn L. HaagBettie C. HannanChrista M. KoeingMildred A. Lillis

William MailletSusan L. MarinoffMary Alice MathewsSharon McElrathC. Lynn MunroJulien MusafiaStarlyn Rene NelsonMeta OsbornFrances PerlmanJohn and Maureen PynerWilliam RaflowskiPeggy Ann RandallClara F. Remick

Cynthia RiceJean T. RobertsonMary Ellen RobinsonRobert H. SchuldtRobert SkakelLura Rae SteinerGioia C. TaberGwendolyn TaylorHerbert ThieleRobert TrautGeorge Wilkins

JANUARY 1–DECEMBER 31, 2016

We honor in memoriam the following supporters of Ocean Conservancy. Their foresight and generosity provide important and ongoing program support and create an ocean legacy for future generations to behold and enjoy.

We thank the following dedicated supporters who are investing in the future of our ocean and its wildlife by including Ocean Conservancy in their wills, trusts and beneficiary designations.

Ocean Legacy Society

Bonnie De ClarkKisbel E. De La RosaPhyllis H. DealM. A. DeangelisMs. Liz deCaracenaMary L. DedererCarl DegelJames M. DegenBarbara DelgadoArlene DemancheLyn deMartinEd DeMartiniGreg DemchickLou A. DenisonAmbassador Amy Deosaran

Dr. Jos DeRuyterRonald DeveauHelene DienerDebbie DillDr. Jason DillyNancy DirkseDavid DixonPatricia S. DixonPeggy A. Turner and Anna Dobbins

Jacqueline M. DolphinManuel A. DominguezLynda H. DonatiMaria DossantosKathy DoyleJames N. Drane USAF(ret)

Ms. Helen M. DrewsL. DruckerAnthony J. DubinskiLinnea DueHeather DumasHenry P. DunbarLinda DunhamPatricia A. DunhamHugh R. DunlapMadeline DuperreFrances DuvallSarah DuvallCarol DyerErna EarleRebecca EasonJean K. EckertPatricia EddyBeverley EdgarShih-ping EdmondsonAnna W. EdwardsPatricia EhlineAndrea G. EisenbergMrs. Daphne Moore EitelCarolyn A. EldredJames EldridgeDonn EllerbrockSusan S. ElligerKurt ElmLinda EmblenDr. and Mrs. Hamilton Emmons

Dennis S. EmoryCandas EricksonJolene ErnstErik EsborgG. E. EvansR. Evans-BanksFrances L. EzerJohn T. FaheyJonathan FairDiane FalkLeslie FarerRichard A. FarrarSandra J. FarwellAdrienne FavaleJames A. FenimoreMitchell FieldRoberta J. FinkeRachel FitzgeraldMarty FlickPatricia FloodCymbelene A. ForbesChris FordJanet B. ForemanSarah ForkeySusan ForsterCarol S. FortierLuanne C. FortierRichard FortmannGregory A. Fowler and Julie B. Lovins

Kim A. FoyJean FrankelThomas F. Frankhouser, Jr.Mr. Don FrantzGail FreadKira FreedPatricia FreemanRichard FreemanRussell B. Frehling and Debra Blalock

Melanie B. FrenchLenore FriedmanG. FriedrichCynthia FrizzleKristin FrontieraPatricia FryeAnthony J. FuccelloSusan J. FuglieJames FullertonMolly M. Fulton

Owen B. Fuqua, Jr.Robert C. FurtekRobert M. GaiserClaudia A. GaisfordJonathan P. GaitsAudrey GallowMargot GaltLouise GantressConstance Garcia-BarrioSarah GardenerJoyceAnn A. GardnerTanya Gardiner-ScottBarbara I. GarlinghouseCheryl L. GarnantJanet C. GartlandAlice M. GatesRita GehrkeJames GeibJoan T. GeislerArlene M. GeistAbby GerryGail T. GibsonJoni C. GilbertKatie GillisWynne S. GillisEliot GirsangMarilyn M. GiseJames GleasonNancy L. GlenzSuzette GoebelJohanna E. GoeringPeggy D. GoldbergKip GoldsberryDonna GonzalezFred GoodStanley Z. GoodfarbBarbara J. GoodwinCandee O. GordonDaniel S. GordonJeanne GordonKenneth A. GordonHenry GoreckiMark GorsetmanGrover H. GortonBob GrahamThomas J. GrahameRobert N. GranfeldtJohn GrangerCynthia GrayGloria GrayJanet M. GraySarah GreenbergDavid GreenblattJohn W. GriekEdward G. GriffinRebecca GriffithBill and Sherri GriggsJulie GrossCraig and Susan GrubeTimothy S. GudukasKathryn E. HaasMelva HackneyMargaret A. HagerEllen K. HahnJennifer C. HainDebbie HamelNancy M. HamiltonHarry N. HammJohn S. HandSteven Eric HandwerkerEva HanksMelissa A. HanmerHoward G. HansenSherry E. HansenWilliam T. Hardison, Jr.Barbara A. HargroveJane HarkinsPollyana L. HarmonGary HarpelBecky HarrellSusan HarringtonRuthanne HarstadDavid W. HartJeannine B. HartmanHelen HartzogPaul B. and Karen J. Harvey

Alyson Harvey-WilliamsJoan HaskinsMarti H. HatchettBeverly HattersleyJohn and Bonnie HausnerDonald HawkinsChristine B. HayesJulie HazardJason HealyDiane K. HeathPhilip HeaverRodney A. HeavnerChristel J. HebekeDr. June E. HeilmanLois HeintzAnneliese HendersonRon and Denise HerboldJoan HesterbergPamela HetheringtonPeter A. HeusDonald HeynemanBarbara HigginsChristopher HiggsDr. Emita B. HillConnie M. HillerKathleen Hils

Janet HingstonMark HirschmanMary A. HohenseeBetty J. HollingSott Holloman/In Memory of Beatrice Violet Holloman

Don and Diane HolmesStewart HolmesJeffrey M. HolsteinKaren O. HoltKathleen M. HomaEdna M. HooverSeth Cohen and Kimberly Horning

Harriet Hoskyns-AbrahallCatherine HossLynn HouleAlice HouseknechtJulia HoustonMrs. H.M. HowardLeona HowardJanice and John HowieMargaret HubbertRuth HubenschmidtElizabeth E. HullBetty HuntJohn HuntClarice HunterDr. Joan HunterLynne C. HydeLinda T. JacksonEdward JakaryMyrna JakobowskiNancy JamisonT. R. JaskowskiJan M. Jennings CailleuxRose M. JepsenJake JeromeJohn M. JeterRoseanne E. JobinAlvar JohansonCharles S. JohnsBill JohnsonCharlotte JohnsonKaren JohnsonLaura K. JohnsonMarion JohnsonRichard JohnsonRichard W. JohnsonRoger JohnsonSue C. JohnsonCharlie JonesChristine F. JonesJeffrey JonesJohn N. JonesMelinda S. JonesSandra B. JonesConnie JoycePhyllis F. KadleWilliam KaganKatherine KaiserJulie KammGretchen C. KanterDonna E. KantnerTeresa KapciukJoann KargesSusan B. KarstenBernard KatzShirley J. KaubBarbara KautzPauline E. KayesGlenn Seiler and Pamela Kearby

Ginni KeithJames M. Keith, IVDouglas KelbaughCharles W. KellerLee and Kathy KelleyCaroline KemperDennis KennettMary KentNora P. KenwayKim KeppenKristy J. KernenKevin Kerr and Genevieve Hahn Kerr

Herbert R. KerryHarold S. KerznerJune and Mark KieferK. KingJudith KinsmanJohn KirchnerJustine KirkJennifer KirschnickJackie KliegerMarci KlimpelSharon KloepferTheresa KloetLewis E. KlotzbachDonna KnappJohn and Carol KnoxMickey G. KnoxBryan KnuthPatricia E. KohaneRichard Kolbell and Patricia Bowman

Mrs. Wilfred R. KonnekerCarol KosbergSteven KostisJim and Kathy KotasIlona J. KovachG. KazillSusan J. KramerDiane M. KrauseCatherine KrellAlbert KrenzWayne Krill

Armin U. KuderAnn J. KugelSandra KullerCarol KummerowJean KyleGreg La FortuneNancy A. LahnanenGretchen LallyCatherine LambPeter LandeckerAnita LangKim M. LangDiana L. LangerLinda LanginLaurel LapointeJohn LargeHarmony LarsonSylvia LarsonWilliam LaudaniMarta Jo LawrenceCarol A. LawsonDe Anna LayneMary Ellen LaytheJean LecuyerPeyton LeeHelen D. LeforW. R. LenvilleDonna Levin and Denis Loring

Kelly LewisLynn LewisCharlie and Sharon Lindner

Tui LindseyPhilip A. LinkElsie ListromElaine F. Livesey-FasselJean H. LockeBjorn LofbladJoseph LoganMargret E. LohfeldFrances M. LorenzoDwight and Kimberly Lowell

Millie LozierJames M. LukasDr. Kirk LumJane W. LuskLinda A. LutzLinda J. LyerlyJacqueline V. LynnDana LyonsLorne LyonsLorn H. MacDougalWebster M. MackAndrea J. MaederMs. Karen A. MalkinTimothy MaloneyScott MalsomS. ManginiSandra MannJoanne ManowayZandria L. MansfieldDavid MaransSteve MarineauBonnie J. MarkleyRuth B. MarlattWendy MarshDoris E. MarshallDr. Susan MarshallGordon MartinJean MartinJulie MartinKaren L. MartinJoHanne MartzCandace MastDianne MathiesonIrene MatthewsPatricia D. MatthiasWilliam H. MattoxShari MatzChristopher B. MayPatricia MaydahlNancy B. MayeskiBetty MayrPamela MazzolineKenneth L. McClintockRev. Mary E. McAnallyStacey B. McAndrewsMargaret McBrideLorraine M. McCarthyCharles W. McClearyBetty Lou McCormackDelia McCullochMr. & Mrs. Roy M. McCulloch

Michael McCurdyMark and Sharon McDonald

Hugh P. McElrathKathleen McEnerneyJoan K. McFaddenDr. Mike McGeeVicki Lee McGriffMr. and Mrs. Christopher McKee

Laurie L. MckeonMichael McLeanJohn R. McMahonRobert J. McMillinColleen McMullenValerie McMullianDina McneffMary M. McPhersonMaureen McTigueKathryn McWilliamsHyta MedererBrian Melito

Meg and Richard MeltzAnthony MerolaAlison D. MerowPatricia E. MerrillDr. R. M. MesavageAnn E. MeyerCarol A. MeyerCharlotte Delahay MeyerEric and Lucy MeyerSusan E. MeyerRichard MikitaRuth E. MikuskoMarie A. MildramGail A. MillerMary MillerMichael A. MillerRichard J. MillerBob MillerRobert MillerPeter and Susan MimnoPhyllis E. MinaMs. Patricia L. MinnickLisa M. Mintz KavasVinnia H. MiskimenDavid ModicaJan MoffatYvonne Mohlman, M.D.Marion MoirJudy A. MonroeAngelina MontellaAmelia L. MontjoyHelen MoodySusan MoonGillian MooreGlory MooreJerry MooreMarilyn MooreSteven E. MooreSusan L. MoreyRoberta Morrow-JonesPamela S. MortonAndrew W. MossIrene MostekPhyllis F. MountLouise MuellerMarcella MulhernCharles MulryDenise C. MurphyJoe B. MurphyMichael MurphySarah MurphySimon MurphyVonnie L. MurrMary MyersBill and Sandy MyskowskiMary Jo NagyDonald NeeperAnn NehringGloria NelsonKathe and Les NelsonMary Kay NeumannJohn A. NevrosJohn S. NewberrySharon NicodemusBarbara E. NilesGinny NobleRichard NordJeffrey D. NorwalkBarbara NowaczykMargaret O’BrienBeverly L. O’DonoghueJ. Anthony OgdenMichael and Barbara OggKathleen E. OlanderMr. Steven H. OlanoffLeslie O’LoughlinAnn OlsonKari OlsonRon OlsonVictoria OlsonDr. Carol O’NeilJeff O’NeilMr. and Mrs. Gilman Ordway

Shirley and James Ortman

Detlef OttJeanne OwenMadeline OwenLauretta M. OwensCheryl S. PaceValerie PaganoAlexis M. PalinkasBetty PankeDella PanosRobert and Ann Pardini Family Trust

Suzanne M. ParkerWilliam N. ParkerViolet PaschkeJacqueline PatekEvon PattersonJean PattonAndria PayneR. L. PearsonRobert F. PearsonVernette PembertonMarie PendzichJulanne PentecostDr. Theresa A. PerenichMara and Robert B. Perkins

Ronald W. PerkinsThomas M. PerkinsSheila J. PetersenCaitlin PetersonJulia PetipasDennis Pfeifer

Jayne C. PhelpsJulie PhillipsSherry PiattFabrice PierreGail PigeonFeodor PitcairnNaomi C. PitcairnJames PochertBernie M. PorterCecil L. Powers, Jr.Susan PrellJoyce PrestonMaryLou PriceLinda PriorDiane PriscoDonna ProhazkaJoseph R. PulleyElissa QuerzeDr. Carolyn S. QuinnPatricia QuinnVedran RadojcicMichele M. RaeAlan D. RammerDavid J. RamosGeorge RamosCarmen L. RamseyEdward R. RangDr. Francine RascoJuanita RasmussenKelly RauchTim RauppGwen RawlingsMary A. RaynoldsSuzanne RealMichael and Laila Redman

Douglas G. ReesCarla Reeves

Jeanne RehwinkelJulie M. ReillyBrenda ReimertCadi M. ReissLori ReiterLorita RenfroKristen L. RentonDavid RenzLaura ReutterGertrude ReynoldsPhyllis ReynoldsKaren RhinesDavid RiceAnn T. RichardsBarbara RichardsonGail RichardsonLinda K. RichterDenise L. RischelJulie RobertsE. L. RobertsonMs. Jane W. RobertsonJuls RobertsonSydney R. RockefellerElaine RoederHelen P. RogersJoseph RosemanMs. Judith RosenthalMarvin RossVicki L. RothePat RothfederDanielle RoyDiane RoySusan RudkinBrad August RueschNorma E. RuggDorothy M. RuhlEric RushSteven J. RussG. RussellJanice L. RussellMs. Paula A. RussoJaneris SaavedraDr. Charlotte SahnowJoyce SalgCarol A. SalzettiJoan S. SamaraPatricia T. SandbergDennis SandersRobert A. SanviHeather SargeantPhil ScanlanDianne ScarduzioKaren F. Schaaf

Karen SchanerbergerJudith ScherffMr. Harold A. SchesslerRoberta SchieleBetsy SchiffJanet H. SchiffMichael SchinagelRhoda SchlammHoward L. SchlesingerRosalba SchmidtSabryna SchmidtBernard J. SchoberL. D. SchockLawrence SchoppJudith F. SchrafftDavid C. SchroederEileen E. SchroederKay S. Schroer Mr. and Mrs. W. Ford Schumann

Winn R. SchwyhartSidney SclarConnie ScontrinoDiane M. ScottJoan ScottPenelope D. ScottCarolyn SearcyLaura M. Secord and Eric J. Lobbins

Judith SedlowLee SeegerJoanne SelkoDr. Ranil SenanayakeViki M. ServisMary S. SettlesMary E. ShallowPatricia ShannonShirley Shaw

Stephanie ShawAnna SheaTara ShewchukMarilee ShigematsuEileen C. ShoemakerLois ShriverDr. David P. SicklesJames SidellLucy SidenerGeorgia SiegelKathy SiftarMaureen S. SikoraNancy M. SikoraCynthia SillamanD. SilvermanMarie SimolinPatricia SinclairKenneth R. Sinibaldi, D.V.M.

Miriam L. SivakCarol SjolundCindy SlawskiStella SmetanaMrs. Joel D. SmithBeverly SmithCarla SmithEleanore N. SmithGlynda R. SmithJ. B. SmithJacqueline K. SmithRandi L. SmithRoberta SmithRobert E. SmythMaria A. SocarrasLowell Sodeman, IIJeff SoffMark SolomonsonAnne Bacon SouléDavid SpainhowerGreg SparksAnne D. SpivakPaula C. SpreitzerHeidi G. SprowlsJeffrey and Vikki SpruillJenny R. St. MartinMae StadlerSusan C. StaeblerTellina StaffordLinda StalcupNancy StanislawskiLauren StaufferMichelle Stauffer

Danielle T. AbbottOrr Adams, Jr.Susan B. AdamsWes AdamsSteven H. AhearnSheila T. AhernRobert V. AielloRichard W. AlbertsKathryn AlbrechtSandy AldenShabnam AlibhaiJeane Ann AllenJ. G. AllenLisa AllenMary A. AllenTracy L. AllenJudith AllisonJohn AllynDavid R. AlmEnrique AlvarezDamaris AmaranteJudith W. AmicoAudrey J. AmthorJane AndersenJoan AndersenAnne AndersonElizabeth A. OfsteadGuy K. AndersonKaren AndersonMarilyn AndersonNancy D. and Thomas F. Anderson

Nancy AndonDon AndrewsPriscilla AndrewsPatricia AndringSabine AntonsonWilliam AppelKenneth ArkenbergCathy ArnettCindy ArnoldJohn D. “Chimo” ArnoldAmy AsciTerri and Ken AshDorothea deZafra AtwellDiane AugurJanise AugurJennifer J. BaerPatrick W. and C. Elaine Baird

Dixie BakerRuth R. BakerJanet BakshHeidi BaldassareDr. Michael H. BallotLinda BancroftJames BangerterDr. John BannisterAlexis BarbeauDanielle BarcilonJane A. BargerEleanor BariaCharles J. BarnettRobert G. and Ann S. Barrett

Sally S. Barrett

Virginia BarrettJamie BartelKai and Kiku BartschiDianne G. BatchKevin W. BauerPauline C. BauerJo Ann BaughmanRonald and Judith Beard

Marilyn BeasleyDenise BechtelGary E. BeckAlice BeetzAnn L. BeierMary J. BelfieLizabeth McDannel BellMrs. Helene BelzMagnus B. BennedsenAnna B. BensonWalter BergerBarbara BermanRyan BerningAnne L. BernsteinLinda BertschJonathan BeshelJoseph BieblPeter BierceKristi BinaGuy BirtwhistleMs. Lela BishopDorothy BlackPerry BlackHelen B. Blackburn-White

Nancy BlackwellRichard BlakemanJudith BlancheJose E. BlancoNancy BlendMs. Betty E. Blumenkamp

Billie BlytmannCurtis BohlenCleo J. BohneShirley BollingerMerry BoltSheila BondJay BonestellStan BorenArt BorerRema BoscovRobyn C. BostromHara A. BouganimKathy BouvierSandra BovesValarie A. BowenJoan BoyceMagdaline BoyerLeslie BoyleDebra BradfordJoAnna L. BrandRamna BrandtWayne A. BrandtMichael BraySherri BrayPatricia A. Bredenberg

Roger A. BredineLinda BrentzelEleanor G. BrewJim and Kathy BrickerMelissia BrittFe C. BrittainEnoch BrookenMarla BroughtonLois G. BrounellJudith BrownKaren A. BrownPhillip T. BrownRoss S. BrownTheresa BrownBarbara B. BruellCharles BryantMary K. BuckRaymond BucklandAndrew G. BukovitzTammy J. BunceDiane L. BunkerFrederick J. BuonoGeoffrey BurgerR. and A. BurleighWendy Burnett-StewartMary BurnsNoreen Burns-McDonaldCarrie BurrTy BuschNancy A. ButlerDebi ButtreeNancy BybeeMary ByePatt ByrdWallace M. CackowskiMaria CadaxaKathleen CairnsScott CaldwellWilliam and Alice Calloway

Elnora CameronAlexander A. CampbellFay G. CampbellPauline B. CampbellAdrianna CaneverRose CannetoFrank CannonDr. Irene Cannon-GearyPamela CanyonriversMarie B. CapaciNancy CaranicaErin CarmackChristopher CarneyMr. and Mrs. John F. CarrDebra CarterCandis CebulaBecky CenicerosDr. Joseph ChaiklinKatrina Seipp Chamberlin, PhD

Wendy Mae ChambersToni ChanOliver ChanlerBarbara A. ChapmanJohn ChapmanThomas S. Chapman

Lida G. ChaseTom R. ChaseDr. Gay E. CheneyMarcia CitronElizabeth ClarkMarjorie ClarkMatthew C. ClarkRuth ClarkSheryl ClarkToni ClarkAnne ClarkeDawn M. ClarkeRonald ClaytonWalter L. CleaverMs. Teena R. CoffelR. E. CohenJohn R. ColeToni ColemanCarol ColipSally P. CollinsonGeorge ColmantJulie ColwellBettie L. CombsTim CombsRoger C. ConantMarianna ConfredaDon and Linda ConnollySue ConsidineMary L. ContakosC’Anne M. CookCatherine M. CookJohn M. CooneyEdward C. CooperMarilyn C. CooperKathy CorcoranSean CosgroveNancy L. CostaAngela CothamC. Beth CotnerMrs. R. S. CottrellGeraldine CoulterDonald L. CowardSue A. CoxDr. Bryan C. CraftsHeather CraigKathleen CraigDr. Susan CropperEric CrossDonna CummingElizabeth CummingBob CunninghamJanette CunninghamStuart L. CurrierConstance J. CushmanMichael CzajkowskiJoseph DahlheimerJean E. D’AmatoBetts W. DannJeanne Dapper-BuschGary H. DarnellPaul E. DautremontSaundra DavenportDolores DavidsonDiana P. DaviesDavid DavisElaine DavisJoan DavisCraig DawsonGladys De Causemacker

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