Funding & How to Become a Donor.

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Thank you so much to our donors that make second chances possible!

2022 Donors

Over $5,000.00 Level

Mike and Linda Howell • Walla Walla University Church of Seventh Day Adventists

$1001.00-$5,000.00 Level

Mark Brucks • Trisha Bush-Lefore • Anonymous

$501.00-$1000.00 Level

Christina Gehrke • Dr. Benjamin Gibbs • Fry's True Value • Melissa Clearfield •
Nonda and Don Gibbard • Stephen Michael and Mary Rashcko

$101.00-$500.00 Level

Austin Archer • Banner Bank • Committee to Elect Jared Hawkins • Derek Sarley • Donald and Chanpen Bush • Donna and Dennis Ledford • Donna Cook Gardner • Ed Gerkey • Jan Alexander • Karen Miller • Katie Rains • Kay and Dr. Bruce Barga • Kim Zora • Michelle and Gary Southern • Nancy Tavelli and Keith Farrington • Peggy and William McClung • Phil and Debbie Merrell • Philip and Barbara Benge • Riett Jacks • Sergio & Wendy Hernandez • Theresa Elliott • Tobi and Michael Goff

$1.00-$100.00 Level

Allen Aplass • Ann Cornell • Anne Marie and Don Schwerin • Chelanne Brown • Claire Valente • Claudia Angus • Cynthia Westerbeck • Dan and Melissa Thiessen • Dan Clark • Deanna & Joe Drazan • Dolores and Victor Walker • Douglas and Karen Bayne • Earl and Sandi Blackaby • Ellen Wolf • Emily Anderson • Express Employment Professionals • Frederick Crowe • James & Winifred Graham • Jeannie Gregory • Jennifer Miller • John Lohrmann • Joy Bellinger • Joyce Muzzall • Kaitlyn Patia • Karen Carman • Karen Szall • Kathleen A. Saunders and Robert Stultz • Kathy Ketcham and Pat Spencer • Kirsten Schober • Larry and Betty Pearson • Linda Scott • Liz Knapke • Lonna Brockway • Lynn Suckow • Mark Lua • Nora Connors • Office of the Secretary of State • Pedrito Maynard-Reid • Peter Viavant • Sabrina Schabbing • Sarah McClure • Sharon and Timothy Kaufman-Osborn • Shauna and John Bogley • Sherry Keller • Susan Collins • Susanne Alterman • Terri and Roger Trick • The Benevity Community Impact Fund • Tracii Hickman • Warren Waller

In Kind Donations

CV The Vintage LLC • Anonymous

2021 Donors

$1,001.00-$5,000.00 Level

Blue Mountain Community Foundation (Valley Giving Guide) • Foster Garvey PC • Mike & Linda Howell • Walla Walla University Church of Seventh Day Adventists

$501.00-$1,000.00 Level

Aaron’s Western Operations • Anonymous • Austin Archer • Bacon & Eggs • James & Jeanette Barrow • Marilyn McAuley • Stephen Michael & Mary Rashcko • Walla Walla County Bar Association

$101.00-$500.00 Level

Benjamin Gibbs • Chuck & Karen Hindman • Dayle & Mary Lynne Schroeder • Heather Schermann & Grant Smith • Kay & Bruce Barga • Lisa Meyer • Nonda Gibbard • Sally Kearsley • Sherry Hansen • The Blackbaud Giving Fund

$1.00-$100.00 Level

Diane Briggs • Earl & Sandra Blackaby • Office of the Secretary of State

In Kind Donations

Alycia Silver • Anonymous • Brian Carlyle • Bright’s Candies • Burwood Brewing Company • Butcher Butcher Walla Walla • Canoe Ridge Vineyard • Colville Street Patisserie • Danner Farms Mentoring Project • Daylan Gibbard • Don & Nonda Gibbard • Dorothy Steding • Gesa Power House Theater • Ice-Burg • Klicker Antique & Fruit Store • Lisa Meyer • M. Acuff • Mike & Linda Howell • Northstar Winery • Precept Brands • Red Monkey Downtown • Spring Valley Vineyard • Thiessen Ranch • Tony & Joyce Turner • Walla Walla Kiwanis • Walla Walla Roastery • Walla Walla Steak Company • WSP Sustainable Practices Lab • Yellowhawk Resort

2020 Donors

$1,001.00-$5,000.00 Level

Eastgate Lions Club • Eastside Friends Meeting • Inland Cellular • Mike & Linda Howell

$501.00-$1,000.00 Level

Austin Archer • Walla Walla University Church of Seventh Day Adventists

$101.00-$500.00 Level

Don & Judy Harwood • George & Mary Birchfield • Edward & Jan Foster • Jeremy Karpatkin • Joy Bellinger • Kim Zora • MiltonStateline Adventist School • Ryan Armstrong • Sally Kearsley • Steven Lipson

$1.00-$100.00 Level

A Place for Rover • Alicia Wetmore • Gary & Jan Bainter • Janet Narum • Judy Schillings • Douglas & Karen Morton • Kaylee Knowles • Office of the Secretary of State • Richard & Malinda Pankl • Shareen Reser-Knowles • Suzanne Morrissey

In Kind Donations

Anonymous • Christ Lutheran Church • Don & Nonda Gibbard • Lisa Meyer • Mike & Linda Howell • Milton-Stateline Adventist School

2019 Donors

$1,001.00-$5,000.00 Level

Michelle & Gary Southern • Mike & Linda Howell • Walla Walla University Church of Seventh Day Adventists

$501.00-$1,000.00 Level

Austin Archer • Church Women United of Walla Walla • James & Jeanette Barrow • Rich & Reitt Jacks • Stephen Michael & Mary Rashcko

$101.00-$500.00 Level

Albert & Laura Schueller • Brian & Laurie Maguire • Brittany Moss • Chuck Hindman • Claire Valente • Dale & Mary Lynne Schroeder • Don & Anne Marie Schwerin • Don & Judy Harwood • Don & Nonda Gibbard • Donna Cook Gardner • Douglas Bayne • Eastgate Lions Club • F. James & Jayne McCarthy • Gloria & Merrill Camp • Henning & Kristy Guldhemmer • Lee & Bonnie Ballard • Miriam Michael • Philip & Barbara Benge • Sally Kearsley • Sue & Charles O’Neill • Walla Walla County Bar Association • Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce • Yancey & LaVonne Reser

$1.00-$100.00 Level

A Place for Rover • Adam Miller • Andrew Gallagher • Bill & Sandy O’Brien • Dolores & Victor Walker • Don & Judy Harwood • Frederick & Sara Moore • Gail Gallaher • Gary & Jan Bainter • Gloria & Merrill Camp • James Opara, MD • Jan McGowan • Jeanine Johnston • John & Shauna Bogley • John & Janey McKern • John Burke • Joyce Muzzall • Karen Yeager • Kathy Ketcham & Pat Spencer • Kay Maxfield • Laurence Pearson • Lynn Suckow • Maxine Narum • Office of the Secretary of State • Rachel George & John Gahbauer • Rick & Janet Moody • Scott Williams • Sharon Kaufman-Osborn & Timothy Osborn • Terri & Roger Trick • Virginia Harrison • Wilber & Karen Pribilsky

In Kind Donations

Alycia Silver • Bacon & Eggs • Becky Turner • Bright’s Candies • Christ Lutheran Church • Colville Street Patisserie • Don & Nonda Gibbard • El Corazon Winery • Green Valley Gardens • Harvest Smoothie Co. • House of Dapper • Ice-Burg • Ink Institute • Inkspiration Tattoo & Piercing • Isenhower Cellars • Karen Gleason • Kari Isaacson • Larry & Betty Pearson • Lenel Parish • Little Theater of Walla Walla • Michelle & Gary Southern • Mike & Linda Howell • Nancy Tavelli & Keith Farrington • Nick Seltmann • Northstar Winery • Plumb Cellars • Quirk Brewing • Sally Sundin • Salon Five One Seven • Seven Hills Winery • Shawna Morgan • Tony & Joyce Turner • Walla Walla Roastery • Walla Walla Steak Company • Waterbrook Winery • Why Not Pizza • Wine Barrel Furniture Company

2018 Donors

$1,001.00-$5,000.00 Level

Dave & Jennifer Elmenhurst • Mark Beck • Mike & Linda Howell • Walla Walla University Church of Seventh Day Adventists

$501.00-$1,000.00 Level

Austin Archer • Chuck Hindman

$101.00-$500.00 Level

Annie Capestany • Arline Kerns • Barak Kassar & Christen Weiderholt • Dan Clark • Darrel Martin • Donna & Dave Jones • Donna Gardner • George & Cora Edwards • George Bridges • J. Jay Gerbino • Kerry Shiels • Lourice Kilo • Michele Kilo • Michelle & Gary Southern • Sally Kearsley • Stephen Michael & Mary Raschko • Yancy & LaVonne ReserAnnie Capestany • Arline Kerns • Barak Kassar & Christen Weiderholt • Dan Clark • Darrel Martin • Donna & Dave Jones • Donna Gardner • George & Cora Edwards • George Bridges • J. Jay Gerbino • Kerry Shiels • Lourice Kilo • Michele Kilo • Michelle & Gary Southern • Sally Kearsley • Stephen Michael & Mary Raschko • Yancy & LaVonne Reser

$1.00-$100.00 Level

Anne Marie Schwerin • Barbara Benge • Becky HaneyNixon • Bicycle Barn • Bonnie Ballard • Brent Caulk • Clare Valente • Dale & Mary Lynne Schroeder • Dennis & Charlotte Saul • Dolores & Victor Walker • Don & Judy Harwood • Dorothy Knudson • Douglas Bayne • Earl & Sandra Blackaby • Edith & Fred Lieband • Elliott & Linda Eki • Frederick & Sara Moore • Gary & Jan Bainter • Jan & Edward Foster • Jan McGowan • Kathylu Szabo • Kay Maxfield • Keith Farrington & Nancy Tavelli • Larry & Betty Pearson • Marshall & Julie Keymer • Nancy Ball • Nancy Forsthoefel • Pat Spencer & Kathy Ketcham • Patricia Martin • Patricia Sorenson • Sharon & Timothy Kaufman-Osborn • Shauna Bogley • Sherry Goff • Steven & Dianna Woolley • Sue & Charles O’Neill • Thatcher & Linda Carter • Thomas & Heidi Meier • Tim Stephens • Tony & Joyce Turner • Vanessa Prull • Wilber & Karen Pribilsky • William Albee

In Kind Donations

Albert & Laura Schueller • Albertsons • Alycia Silver • Annie Capestany • Becky Turner • Christen Galipeau • Cyndi Hamby • Frog Hollow Farm • Greg & Linda brown • Grocery outlet • Hayshaker Farm • Jackie & David Scholl • Jeremy Gibbs • Kathryn Farrell Guizar • laura Cummings • Lenore Barkan & Ron Urban • Lisa Meyer • Little Theater of Walla Walla • Marc Goff • Nicole Pietrantoni • Nonda Gibbard • Quirk Brewing • Robert Carson • Safeway • Super 1 Foods • Susan Palmer • Thatcher & Linda Carter • Walla Walla Bread Company • Wine Barrel Furniture Company

2017 Donors

$1,001.00-$5,000.00 Level

American Association of University Women • Blue Mountain Community Foundation • Mike & Linda Howell • Walla Walla University Church of Seventh Day Adventists

$501.00-$1,000.00 Level

Arline Kerns • Austin Archer • Kerry Shiels • Mark Beck

$101.00-$500.00 Level

Brandon L. Johnson • Darrel Martin • David Legenfelder • George Bridges • Jan & Edward Foster • Kathylu Szabo • Nancy Ball • Rhonda & Keith Olson • Sally Kearsley • Timothy Kaufman-Osborn

$1.00-$100.00 Level

Ann Schmitt • Anne Marie Scherwin • Barbara Benge • Claire Valente • Dan Clark • David & Jackie Scholl • Douglas Henry • Douglas L. Bayne • Earl & Sandra Blackaby • Elinor M. Sherry • Gretchen Lech • Heidi Dobson • Jan McGowan • Jerry Makus • Joyce & Tony Turner • Karen Grimaud • Karen Ross Morton • Kay L. Maxfield • Keith Farrington • Kimberly A. Shelton • L. Christine Young • Lewis May • Lori Loseth • Marshall Keymer • Michelle Southern • Nancy Forsthoefel • Nancy Wolfe • Patricia Sorenson • Rev. Steven Woolley • Rich Jacks • Sara Moore • Shauna Lilly Bogley • Steven Van Ausdle • Susan Maple • Suzanne E. Morrissey • Treda M. McCaw • Virginia Berney

In Kind Donations

Albertsons • Alycia Silver • Annie Capestany • Becky Turner • Basel Cellars Estate Winery • Browne Family Vineyards • Buty Winery • Christen Betts • Connie Zigler • Don Gibbard • Doug Gisi • Everett Maroon • Foundry Vineyards • Frog Hollow Farms • Gary Hemenway • Ice-Burg Drive-In • Jackie Scholl • Jennifer Peha • Joyce Klassen • Kathy Farrell Guizar • Keo Capestany • L’Ecole No. 41 • Lenel Parish • Little Theater of Walla Walla • Mark Beck • Mark Ryan Winery • Michelle Southern • Mike & Linda Howell • Plumb Cellars • Quirk Brewing • Reininger Winery • Rich Jacks • Ron Urban • Rotie Cellars • Safeway • Seven Hills Winery • Staci Simmelink-Johnson • Super 1 Foods • Susan Palmer • Walla Walla Foundry • Washington State Penitentiary Sustainability Center • Waterbrook Winery