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Acknowledgements

ACB wishes to thank its many members and friends who gave so generously in response to our fall 1999 letter requesting support for ACB’s ongoing programs and services. This partial list of donors reflects only those people who gave us permission to publicly acknowledge their gifts.

Alabama 
Jeff Lang, Talladega 
June Milam, Birmingham

Alaska 
Deborah Jenkins, Fairbanks

Arizona 
Larry Davis, Sun City West 
Alan Gore, Phoenix

Arkansas 
Lorene Denney, Clinton 
Richard and Beverly Knoernschild, Russellville 
W.C. O’Connor, Marmaduke 
Buddy Brown Spivey, North Little Rock

California 
Ardis Bazyn, Burbank 
Candace L. Berg, Portola Valley 
Kevin Berkery, Burbank 
Ralph Black, Sacramento 
Mari Bull, Claremont 
Regina Chavez-Berlin, Albany 
Diana June Colburn, Hayward 
James Conway and Ruth Masonek, Alameda 
Bianca Culbertson, Carmichael 
Winifred Downing, San Francisco 
Gerald Glass and LaRue Reeves, Redlands 
Virginia Gong, Union City 
Phil Hallford, San Diego 
Constance Hubbard, LaCanada 
Mike Keithley, Mountain View 
Kevin Kelly, San Diego 
J. Henry Kruse, Albany 
Judy Larson, Castro Valley 
Carol Leamy, Truckee 
Peggy Martinez, Arcata 
George F. Matranga, Pasadena 
Cliff Munger, San Rafael 
Jill O’Connell, Carlotta 
Scott and Kathie Papera, Manhattan Beach 
Mary Jane Paulson, San Francisco 
Mitchell Pomerantz, Los Angeles 
Rex Ransom, El Segundo 
Teddie Remhild, Burbank 
Bonnie Reyff, San Francisco 
Joanne Ritter, San Rafael 
Donna L. Sanchez, San Jose 
Edward J. Schuler, Lucerne 
Peter Schustack, San Luis Obispo 
Frank Selders, Redondo Beach 
Sheila Styron, West Hollywood 
Marilee Talkington, San Francisco 
John V. Timms, Berkeley 
Jinger Valenzuela, Glendale 
Victoria Vaughn, Banning 
Abby Vincent, Culver City

Colorado 
Andrew Capdeville, Denver 
Lynn A. Janssen, Lakewood 
Alice M. Johnson, Denver 
Janet Leonard, Lakewood

Connecticut 
Anna Godrie, Fairfield 
David Goldstein, Bridgeport 
Bernard W. Kassett, Tolland 
Barbara Lombardi, Shelton 
Louise Manginello, Hartford

Delaware 
Alice Capodanno, Wilmington 
Kenneth J. Roach, Wilmington

District of Columbia 
Jim Doherty 
Oral O. Miller 
Thomas H. Miller 
John Sutton

Florida 
Frank A. Bartola, Winter Park 
Kathleen J. Briley, Cocoa 
Gladys Burck, West Palm Beach 
Beatrice David, Tampa 
Denyse Eddy, Winter Park 
Page H. Ferrell, Palm Beach 
Richard Giombetti, Pompano Beach 
Nancy Gould, Delray Beach 
Charles Hackney, Lakeland 
Debbie Hietala, St. Petersburg 
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hughes, Clearwater 
Alice Kinard, Jacksonville 
James Kracht, Miami 
David Lang, Ormond Beach 
Judy Mazza, Naples 
Alma McCormick, Port Charlotte 
Clinton and Ruth Moore, Port Charlotte 
Grace Moulton, Tallahassee 
Nigel B. Ricards, Boca Raton 
Louise C. Robinson, Key West 
Ronald Scouten, Lakeland 
Mary B. Smiech, Clearwater 
Connie Stolp, Maitland 
Howard Watts, Pensacola 
Pamela Watts, Pensacola 
Kenneth Wilson, North Ft. Myers

Georgia 
William C. Duran, Chickamauga 
Richard C. Ellison, Lincolnton 
Judy Presley, Helen 
Thomas H. Ridgeway, Macon 
June and Bob Willis, Avondale Estates

Hawaii 
Charleen Doi, Honolulu 
Cynthia Hirakawa, Honolulu 
Benjamin Kahikina, Kalaupapa

Idaho 
Earl Lusk, Boise

Illinois 
William Byers, Chicago 
Karyn and Ray Campbell, Glen Ellyn 
William Etzbach, Mendota 
Keith Garrett, Keithsburg 
Sally Hering, Lake Bluff 
Heidi Kimbel, Rosk Island 
Elizabeth Kummetz, Chicago 
Dennis Mejia, Highland 
Natalie F. Miller, Evanston 
Kevin E. O’Connor, Long Grove 
Charles and Lillian Rosenbom, Harwood Heights 
Terry-Ann M. Saurmann, Arlington Heights 
Glenn Wiemer, Glenview 
Betty Wilkerson, Springfield

Indiana 
Agnes L. Cripe, Goshen 
Thomas Eade, New Castle 
Edward and Agnes Grinnan, Carmel 
Marlyce Hanna, Indianapolis 
John Huffman, Indianapolis 
Virginia L. Keen, Indianapolis 
Joseph J. Neff, Indianapolis 
Ross N. Pangere, Valparaiso 
South Central Assn. of the Visually Impaired, Bedford 
Mike and Dolly Sowder, Bedford

Iowa 
Kenneth Ebb, Mt. Pleasant 
Lucille Gardner, Des Moines 
Roger Larson, Eagle Grove 
Zelda M. Reed, Des Moines 
Frank Strong Jr., Des Moines

Kansas 
Betty Christian, Wichita 
Donald and Jeanne Enos, Wichita 
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Morrow, Overland Park

Kentucky 
Robert Duncan, Louisville 
James Gordon, Louisville 
Susan Robertson, Louisville

Maryland 
Frank and Anita Cohen, Potomac 
Michael Fitzgerald, Rockville 
Edward G. Kenlon, Great Mills 
Susan McCarthy, Arnold 
Cody and Margaret R. Pfanstiehl, Silver Spring 
Bertha B. Smith, Rockville 
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Wright, Arnold

Massachusetts 
Beezy Bentzen, Berlin 
Sandra Burgess, Springfield 
Gilbert Busch, Jamaica Plain 
Joyce Cannon, Falmouth 
Brian and Kim Charlson, Watertown 
Diane Croft, Chestnut Hill 
Virginia Dean, Cambridge 
Joyce L. Nadell, South Weymouth 
Myra Ross, Amherst 
Judy Savageau, Worcester 
Betty Soderholm, Southborough 
Sharon Strzalkowski, Worcester

Michigan 
Sylvia Adrian, Port Huron 
Tracy Anderson, Grand Blanc 
Carol Hahn, Kalamazoo 
Edwin Heyboer, Zeeland 
Margaret Hunerjager, Niles 
Elizabeth M. Lennon, Kalamazoo 
Lucille B. Patrick, Kalamazoo 
Donald J. Schichtel, Grand Rapids

Minnesota 
Edward D. Bender, White Bear Lake 
Juliette Silvers, Minneapolis 
Max G. Swanson, Minneapolis 
James Torgerson, S. St. Paul 
Mike and Elaine Vining, Minneapolis

Mississippi 
Russell and Melanie Austin, Jackson 
Sharon Near, Hazlehurst 
Robert and Mary Sallis, Jackson 
Ken Loden, Tupelo 
Carrie B. Ponder, Brandon 
Danny Thompson, Marks

Missouri 
Barbara Borgmeyer, St. Charles 
Pauline Krueger, Branson

Nevada 
Robert F. Seeman, Las Vegas

New Jersey 
Pasquale Acquaviva, Red Bank 
Richard W. Bleecker, Jersey City 
Eleanor Falkenstern, Norwood 
Edward Fedush, Garfield 
Karen Pasquinelli, Newark 
Peter J. Pasinosky, Jersey City

New Mexico 
Lonnie and Brenda Lanning, Albuquerque 
Fred Mansfield, Santa Fe

New York 
Virginia Attansio, Staten Island 
Roberta Becker, Mineola 
Merritt M. Clark, Albany 
Leon Goutevenier, Port Washington 
Vernon Grist, New York 
Alice Lockwood, Brentwood 
Eugene Manfrini, New York 
Arthur Miles, Johnstown 
Michael O’Brien, Troy 
Margaret Ricciardi, Oyster Bay 
Carol Roy, Bronx 
Paul and Mary C. Sauerland, Hicksville 
Mirian Vieni, Westbury 
Helen Whelan, Seaford 
Kevin Wollenweber, Valley Stream

North Carolina 
Jim Baker, Oak Ridge 
Norma F. Krajczar, Morehead City 
Kenneth R. Pond, Charlotte 
Judith K. Redfield, Clemmons

North Dakota 
Alice Brooks, Hazen

Ohio 
Todd Bauer, Windham 
Richard and Gina Bird, Parma Heights 
Linda Bradon, St. Clairsville 
Earnest L. Breece, Marion 
Donald Brucker, Columbus 
Dawn Christensen, Holland 
Carolyn Mae Hathaway, North Industry 
F.T. Jenkins, Akron 
Charles (Bill) Keller, Columbus 
Ken Morlock, Columbus 
Kimberly S. Ruf, Dayton 
John and Karen Stuetzer, Oregon

Oklahoma 
Lillian Alexander, Tulsa 
Janet E. Cahalan, Edmond 
Wanda Eller, Tulsa 
Clarence and Nancy Mayberry, Muskogee

Oregon 
Margaret B. Alvarez, Tigard 
Donna Fanelle, Medford 
Susan Maltby, Salem 
Margaret Reznicsek, Salem 
Patricia A. Worrall, Portland

Pennsylvania 
Linda C. Bach, Philadelphia 
Alvin C. Blazik, Warminster 
Connie Bortzfield, Lancaster 
Hilda H. Carter, Jankintown 
Chloe Datto, Jermyn 
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Davis, Doyletown 
Theresa and Sebastian Demanop, Havertown 
Lavera Diggins, Philadelphia 
John Horst, Elizabethtown 
Kathleen Huebner, Cheltenham 
Sam Huhn, Elkins Park 
Cynthia Johnson, Pittsburgh 
Merlin Stacy Keller, Wexford 
Ellen Kyle, Woodlyn 
Raymond Leonardo, Havertown 
Pearl McMichael, New Brighton 
Shirley Nyland, Munhall 
Elizabeth R. Panell, Philadelphia 
Anna B. Porter, Lancaster 
Almeda P. Ruger, Levittown 
Mary J. Smith, Reading 
Alice Stephens, Philadelphia 
Bruno J. Wolozyn, Oil City

South Carolina 
James R. Farrer, Jr., Central 
Ann E. Smith, Ninety Six

South Dakota 
Leighton Meyers, Sioux Falls 
Seth and Koni Sims, Sioux Falls

Tennessee 
Robert K. Armstrong, Memphis 
Bobbie M. Mezci, Cumberland Furnace 
Vernon L. Phillips Jr., Nashville 
Robert B. Shaw Jr., Memphis

Texas 
Jo Cassidy, Cypress 
Robert M. Gibson, San Antonio 
Naomi Gough, Fort Worth 
George Gray, Cleveland 
Edward F. Guerra, Austin 
Clessia Himes, Hurst 
Larry Johnson, San Antonio 
Joyce Jones, Houston 
Nathan H. Kenyon, San Antonio 
Bernice Klepac, Houston 
Ruth Nowlin, Austin 
Gerald A. Spencer, Corpus Christi 
McLeod Stinnett, Dallas 
Debra Ann West, San Antonio

Utah 
Alyce Bai, Salt Lake City 
Glen Gleaves, Salt Lake City 
Ernest and Cheryl Heyborne, Cedar City 
Theda S. Imlay, Salt Lake City 
Virginia Nichols, Francis 
Ted Petersen, Ephraim 
Homer Stephens, Provo 
Eugene M. and Eileen B. Wood, Salt Lake City

Vermont 
Richard Erickson, Burlington 
Robert A. Green, Newport 
Joann H. Nichols, Brattleboro

Virginia 
D. Louise Bledsoe, Chester Gap 
Roger J. Bourdon, Fredericksburg 
Robert H. Burke Jr., Charlottesville 
Joseph Grayson Chinn, Tappahannock 
Peter E. Davis, Arlington 
Teena L. Hazel, Fishersville 
Charles Hodge, Arlington 
Eugene Jaggi, Mechanicsville 
Billie Jean Keith, Arlington 
John A. McCann, Alexandria 
Sandra Haas Radin, Virginia Beach 
Sharon Saylor, Vienna 
Sally Steiger, Newport News 
Roy and Mabel Ward, Richmond 
Amy Williams, Alexandria

Washington 
Sue Ammeter, Seattle 
William Manke, Kent 
Rhonda Nelson, Auburn 
Mei Ling Wong, Cheney

West Virginia 
Donna Brown, Romney 
Patricia A. Walker, Huntington

Wisconsin 
Richard B. Berres, West Bend 
LaVerne Golob, West Allis 
Walter F. Johnson, Milwaukee 
Donald Lehman, Kenosha 
Charles and Wanda Ludois, Greenfield 
Noella Meulemans, West Allis 
Ron Pedderson, Mequon 
Jane Stoklasa, Waukesha 
Rachel Wilson, Milwaukee

Nigeria 
Mary B. Smiech, Lagos

Peru 
Russ Reinert, Lima