Thank you for your support in 2017. With your help, we were able to distrib-ute a record-setting 4,687 pairs of shoes to children in Kalamazoo County.

First Day Shoe Fund’s volunteers and staff work throughout the year to ensure there will be enough shoes to meet each individual child’s need come summer and fall. Shoes are a tricky business – there is no one-size-fits-all, and it takes a village to help each child end up with the right pair.

From our Fund Development committee organiz-ing fundraising events and mailings; to Finance Committee keeping track of the budget; PR/Mar-keting promoting awareness of our activities and Program Committee buying and distributing the shoes; and our working Board of Directors staying involved in all of it; there are dozens of dedicated individuals who work behind the scenes to help kids in Kalamazoo County start school on equal footing with their peers.

None of it could happen without you. There is no endowment and no sponsorship from a sneaker company. We maintain an inventory of over 6,000 pairs of shoes available to local youth because they are purchased using donations from sup-porters like you. Our average donation amount is around $100. It takes a lot of people giving $100 to meet the need in Kalamazoo County, and the community comes through every year.

This annual report is our chance to report back to you on the impact your support had on Kalama-zoo County children in 2017. We look forward to working with you in 2018 and beyond!

With sincere appreciation,

John CurranExecutive Director

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Garth & Janae AasenRandall AdamsAdvia Credit UnionChristine & John AlexanderAllegra - Marketing, Print, MailCody AllkinsMatthew & Cynthia AlvesTeressa AndersonKatreena AndrewsAnonymousApplause Distributing Inc.Arcadia Ales BrewingHector & Ana AriasMark & Ann AustinMarty & Madeline AustinAnneliese & Ernesto AvelarAnna AvizaJo AvriettKay BaetsenMark & Jane BainbridgeMary BakosJessica BallBank Of AmericaMary BarroneGloria BarteltTim & Deb BartikCallie Baskerville-JonesRaymond BaymaKristina BazaliKenneth BeadlingJames BeebeChild & Family Psychological ServicesCindy BellomoSteven BergerMarcus & Lynn BerlinChris BeverlyMary BiaginiBig Apple BagelsBilbo’s PizzaAllison & Nick BirminghamJeannine & Russell BoehmBombas SocksDan & Jackie BozarthCheryl & Bruce BrineyLisa & Whitney Brink-HansenAnnie BrownJanice BrownMary & Donald BrownRobert & Susan BrownJillian BryantJoseph & Joyce BudgeTheresa BurgosScotty & Marcy BurkettRae ByeHolly & Jody CaldwellRussell & Susan CanningJames & Carol CarterMichael & Julie CartierChristine CastleHarriet & Donald ChalkerJoe Chambers & Shardae Jones-ChambersTim CharronLynn ChioKari ChirhartDevin ClemenceJoan ColgrenComerica Charitable FoundationCommunity Services CharityDon & Kathy CooneyJoel & Jacquelyn CooperTerri & Bert CooperJeff & Linda CoxJonathan & Peggy CrawfordRon & Nancy CrowellScott & Christen CrowleyCSL Solutions Inc.Karen & Jerry CulpJohn Curran & Sakhi VyasTighe & Jane CurranBabajide DaranijohDave & Kay KoldykeDavid S. NovakJerry & Tami DayharshGeorge & Pam DeAlthSandra & Mark DeloreyDana DeLuca & Ken GreschakJason DemorrowValerie Denghel & Allen MedlinDerek & Jerry StrineKatie DeringJulie DeversAnn DiBellaDick & Pamela Nivala

Peter & Ann DielemanKathy DilsaverRichard & Kathy DirrenbergerDown Dog YogaPatrick DowneyKelly DoyleGreg & Ann FeldmeierDr. Joe FoundationTom GarlingSherrie DraayerDon & Ann DrahosBetty & Lawrence DrucktenSarah Dudley-Lemek & John LemekSteve DuerksenDunkin DonutsFran DwightJohn DwyerEaton CorporationPaula & Jim EckertEd’s Basic Car Rental LLCRX OpticalEdwards GarmentErik & Mandy EldredMusette El-MohammedErbelli’sJames & Jennifer EvansScott & Kathleen EverettEZ MartMarilyn & Pete FagerDusty FarmerCourtney Holsworth & Connor FarrellDan & Sheryl FarrellEllen & Dennis FaurotSheldon & Greta FaworskiPatricia FeblesAnn & Gary FergemannThe Fetzer InstituteSean FletcherWendy FloraSandy FordZak & Lacey FordMaryAnn & Jim FosterAaron FoxLinda Fuhlbrugge FoxJohn & Ann FraserFriendship Village EmployeesDavid & Nicole FurgasonDavid & Diane GallivanJoan GalopinJeff & Kitty GardnerGenerous Hands Inc.Amy Glass & Ross ChapmanThomas & Amy GoodwinJason & Melissa GrantAdam & Abi GravesCindy GreenKris GreenJohn GreenhoeJim & Cynda GreenmanRyan & Lauren Grinnell- AckermanRylee & Rudy GuillenBarb GumpperGary & Ann GuniaGuys Who GiveTodd & Heather HaighEan HamiltonMargaret Hamilton & Rod CarpenterBarb HammonLadislav & Eva HankaRyan & Madeleine HansonMark & Brooke HariHarold & Grace Upjohn FoundationGuila & Michael HarrisonHarry’s FoundationVicki & Ted HartlebAJ & Katherine HartmanMarsha & Jim HeathAura Ines HeinzJim & Deb HemenwayNancy & William HendricksonBrad Hershbein & Emily FreedMadelon & Joseph HeywoodRep. Jon Hoadley & Kris DietermanAdrian HodaJud & Darcy HoffMark & Mary Sue HoffmanSusan HoffmanGeorge & Mary HorenskyHal HornefferKen & Cathy Hosner

Lisa HudsonAgnes HughesSue & Raymond HughesRobert & Patricia HuiskampTammy HundHungry Howie’s PizzaScott HunterChristopher & Catherine HurleyIHS DistributingHira IrfanIrving S. Gilmore FoundationJim JacksonJolene Jackson & Alonzo Han-nafordKaren JacksonJames RodbardJerry & Barbara JamesElizabeth JamiesonKevin & Jennifer JawahirJim JilekJon & Carrie JilekSusie JobKrista JohnsCarol Johnson & Carla HerbertErnestine JohnsonJuicy Leaf JuiceCierra KabatKalamazoo Covenant ChurchKalamazoo Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge 98Diane KarlisConrad KaufmanValerie KeefeNick & Linda KekicMary KelberRobert & Donna KellerLouise Poirier & Bob KildeaMichael KillarneyCory KingWoody & Kathleen KingKate Kirk-GreenbergLori KirshmanDiane & James KoningKaren KostbadeTom Kostrzewa & Jean OgilvieNancy KovachWilliam & Susan KovatsSandy KristenGail KristinDeb KrohnTom & Karen KruseAmy & Todd KuchtaNancy & Craig KuipersRandee KushnerKyle ProductionsLaborers Local 355Richard & Linda LambSharon LamsonMandi LandstraAllan & Rita LaReauYolonda LavenderRobert LehmanDeborah LemereRoger & Kristy LepleyLest We Forget Our Vets Inc.Tim & Dawn LesterPhalon LewisKirsty LeylandSuzanne LiddellGary LieberAndy LincolnLiving Trust Of Vera HornerCody & Kathleen LivingstonJames LivingstonNico & Andrea LopezJeff & Jamie LuchiesSandra MagnanCarter & Greg MagnellMaria Maki & Brian SmithJennifer & Daniel MartinsonBob & Linda MasonLucy Matthews & Randy SeberMichael & Amy MaxsonTravis & Amanda MaySusan McBainSean McCann & Priscilla LambertRon & Angee McCormickDavid McFarlinCarol & Dan McGlinnJudy & Gordon McGowanCharlie & Michele McGowenKaren & John McLarenMcMaster-CarrDonna & Jim MenchingerMerrill Lynch

Marsha Meyer & Michael DunnMichigan Business Brokers AssociationMICRAFT, LLCRoberta MilesDavid Miller & Andrea OserGerald Miller & Bonnie FriedmanMichelle Miller-AdamsMiller-Schuring AgencySarah MilneGary & Ann MironChristopher & Margaret MoffatCarl & Jane MorauTerry MorrowMRC ArtworksKristen & Matthew MulderBarbara MummaThom MyersKelly NashJennifer NaylorJodi & Robert NemethDoug NeracherNext Level PerformanceTara NultyLara OberlinMerrikay Oleen-BurkeyCaitlin O’RourkeDonna & Mark OudersluysJerry & Cindy OwensPapa John’sDon & Ann ParfetPat Cronin & Karen HalstedHarry PatelKenny PatelSanjay & Sneha PatelJeff PauzaDoug Pearce & Zac BauerPatricia & Dennis PearceEmily & Jeff PearsonPepsiJulie & Bob PetersonMike & Debbie PfennigTony & Nikki PfennigJohn PiperPizza HutCraig & Linda PlattTom & Mary PlattePamela & William PohlmanPortage PrintingKiwanis Club Of PortageJeff PorterKristen & Eric PottsLinda & Tom PowellJim & Judy PraegerPenola PresleyJohn & Judy ProvancherLarry & Aura ProvancherMichael & Yolanda QuinnRajesh & Nita DagliPaul RanslerSue & John RathFrank & Cyndi RauchSally ReamesArlene ReitzSue Ellen & James ReitznerJanice & Robert RenschDr. Michael F. Rice & Laufet A. MorrisonMatthew & Tracy RickerKevin RimesCaryl & William RimmkeLuann RodgersBernard & Nydia RoehrAngie RohrerAnne RohrerEdward RoseJeffrey RostamiKristine RudowskeLynn RussellJanice RyderSally Appleyard TrustSalut MarketJennifer SandersonThe Torrence FamilyMarilyn SassamanLaurel & Mike ScheidtTom & Diana SchlueterGregory & Katherine SchultzSchupan & Sons Inc.Jamie & Kelly SchuringScott Cowherd & Anna PattonJohn ScottBecky Searles & Cassie RiddleRoy SecorRandy & Donna Seilheimer

Alexandria ShanklinShawna & Eric GallagherPatti Sholler-BarberJudy & Bob ShrimplinBruce & Kathy ShurtzJames SimpsonPaul & Erin SimpsonJaspal SinghDolores SmithJudy & Dan SmithMartha SmithKen & Sandy SmottSteve & Ann SoperSouth County Community ServicesJune SpeakerJohn SpeierSpirit Of KalamazooJoseph & Gloria SpoerlMisty StandishAnne StefanovGayle StephensonSteve Scafaria & Deb Studt- ScafariaKeith & Jan StevensMarlys StewartMelinda Stiles-ConradAnne & Phil StohrerRebecca & Adam StraussBarbara StrlekarStryker CorporationRon & Margaret StrzeleckiSweetwater’s Donut MillDevon & Leo SwiatFrank Taylor & Barry SchroederJohn Taylor & Meredith PlaceTechnical Packaging Systems, Inc.The Marvin & Rosalie Okun FoundationTibble Law Office, P.C.Kristen TiddAnn Tideman & Wayne FaldaTiffany’s Wine & SpiritsTim Horton’sTJX FoundationCarrie TokarEdie TrentCathy TroyerTulips Little Pop Up ShopTyler-Little Family FoundationUnited Party & Event ServicesUnited Way of the Battle Creek & Kalamazoo RegionUpston Chiropractic WellnessKathryn Van DisRick Van LiereJim Van SwedenVander Horst Law Office, P.C.Margaret & Dr. Kenneth Vander VeldeChris & Joell VanWinkleKim VarneyDana VervilleVMLChetan & Sheela VyasW.K. Kellogg FoundationGay WalkerWalmart FoundationWater Street Coffee JointBarbara WebberPam & Josh WeinerCathleen WeirWeitzenhoffer Seminole FoundationWellspring - Cori Terry & DancersJulia WentzelWest Michigan Beer ToursLesli Weston & William A. AdamsonKarl WestraKathryn WiebeMyra Willis & Steve StankewiczRyan WinfieldGordy & Jana WolfeSteven WoloszykColleen Thebert Wright & Jacob WeintraubDennis YetterBrock & Chelsea YordyMariAnne ZangCharles & Pamela ZellerLaurie & Jim ZiechZoetisJerry & Mary Zwart

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These donors stepped up in 2017 and helped students start school on equal footing.

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