THE FERGUSON L I BRARY 2013–2014

MISSION FORWARD

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This was a year to look forward as well as reflect on where

we’ve been. It was both bitter and sweet. The Ferguson’s

long-time president, Ernie DiMattia, passed away in June

after a long illness. He was a bright light in the Stamford

community and beloved by all of us here at The Ferguson.

Ernie was a visionary and challenged us to be forward thinking.

To that end we completed a new strategic plan this year,

which will guide the Library through 2017. It was crafted with input from staff, trustees and the

community, and includes new mission and vision statements. It is a clear road map of where we are

going and how we intend to get there.

We have already launched some exciting new initiatives, including the Stamford Small Business Resource

Center, funded by a grant from the First County Bank Foundation, and Sunday passport service at the

Main Library. Our spring fundraiser, A Novel Affair, was our most successful event yet, netting nearly

$200,000. We are grateful to our many sponsors for their generous support. Indeed, we are struck with

how widespread and deep our community support is. Whether it is an individual donation to our Annual

Appeal, or a grant to help us add a day to the Bookmobile, the Stamford community has stepped up to

support their public library.

We are grateful as well, to the city of Stamford for recognizing the Library as an important community re-

source and for increasing our funding this upcoming year. As we begin implementing our new strategic

plan, we will find new ways to reach out to underserved segments of our community, while providing the

kinds of programs and services that have made The Ferguson Library one of our state’s most respected

public libraries.

There is much work to be done, but with the help of our talented staff

and dedicated Trustees, Citizen Advisors, Foundation and Friends boards,

we will embrace both the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.

Michael J. Cacace

Chair, Ferguson Library Board of Trustees

Alice Knapp

President, The Ferguson Library

Message from the Chair and the President

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At the end of June, we lost our beloved president, Ernie DiMattia. During his 38 years as president

of The Ferguson, he ushered the Library into the digital age and oversaw the renovation of the

Main Library and all three of its branches. He was a visionary, who saw beyond the day to day, and

embraced rapidly changing technology. When he came to The Ferguson in 1976, library users still

thumbed through card catalogs to look for a book, and our music collections existed on vinyl. Ernie

saw the promise of the Internet early on, and in 1995, The Ferguson became the first public library in

Connecticut to provide Internet access. He opened a passport office and a Starbucks (the first public

library in the U.S. to do so), which became important sources of revenue for the Library.

Ernie was a fierce champion of The Ferguson and libraries in general, and recognized that to stay

relevant libraries had to reinvent themselves as community spaces and centers of continuing educa-

tion. He was active in the Stamford community, and served on the boards of many local organiza-

tions. But The Ferguson was his passion and he cared deeply for its staff. He was a man of vision,

integrity and inspiration.

He will be missed.

Remembering Ernie DiMattiaFerguson Library President 1976 – 2014

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Advance Literacy: Nurture and encourage literacy.

Inspire a Love of Reading: Celebrate life-long learning.

Atmosphere: Create a safe, inviting and comfortable en-vironment that is conducive to reading, studying, learning and engagement.

Access: Provide convenient hours and locations for theStamford community and remote access via our website.

Accountability: Responsibility for providing quality customer-driven services.

Connections: Build relationships among and between in-dividuals and community groups.

Creativity/Innovation & Technology: Encourage creativity, experimentation and innovation while utilizingthe latest technology.

Diversity: Embrace the numerous cultures and races inthe community.

Equality: Freedom from bias or favoritism.

Intellectual Freedom: Facilitate the free exchange of in-formation and ideas.

Provide free and equal access to information, ideas,books and technology to educate and enrich the Stamford community.

Inspire, promote and foster lifelong learning and personal growth.

Our Mission Our Core Values

Our Vision

“The only thing you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” – Albert Einstein

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This year, the Library’s Board of Trustees adopted a new strategic plan that willguide the Library through 2017. The plan is the culmination of an 18-month project,which included a community survey, multiple stakeholder interviews, staff focusgroups, and a board retreat. It is ambitious, visionary and far reaching, and aims to grow and strengthen the Library’s role as the educational, informational and cultural center of the Stamford community.

As part of this process, the board crafted new mission and vision statements, andupdated the Library’s core values and services.

It is our hope that this plan will provide our city with an understanding of the direction in which the Library is headed, and how we expect to achieve our objectives.

The strategic plan is available on our website, www.fergusonlibrary.org.

Mission Forward A New Strategic Plan

“When in doubt, go to the library.” – J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Stamford Small Business Re-source CenterWith a grant from the First County Bank Foundation, we developed partnerships with SCORE, the Business Council ofFairfield County, the Stamford Innovation Center and others to enhance services to small businesses. In addition to programming here at the Library, and satellite print and digitalcollections, we offer Skype consultations with a Ferguson business librarian via an iPad at the Stamford Innovation Center and the Business Council of Fairfield County.

Passport Service on SundaysWe added Sunday hours at the Main Library passport office in May to accommodate the busy summer travel season. TheFerguson is the only area passport acceptance facility open on Sundays.

New Sound and Projection System at Main LibraryThe Main Library auditorium got a long-awaited audio/visualupgrade this year with a new screen, theater quality projectorand surround sound for a professional movie house experience.The project was paid for with capital funds from the city ofStamford.

The Richard & Hinda Rosenthal RoomThe Rosenthal Foundation pledged $100,000 to outfit a smallstudy room in the Main Library to house the Rosenthal familybook collection, as well as elements of several other private collections.

Text AlertsWe can now send text alerts to our subscribers. People who wish to receive occasional updates via their mobile phones can sign up via our website or when they apply for a library card.

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New This Year

“Libraries are the heart of thecommunity.”

– D.V. Gambini

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Many thanks to all our supporters, large and small. Your generosity and commitment to the Library helped us surpassour fundraising goals this year. Your support really does make a difference.

The Library’s Annual Appeal raised $116,000 this year frommore than 1,000 donors, a 40% increase over last year.

Our spring gala, A Novel Affair, exceeded all expectations, netting $196,000, a 20% increase over the year before. Wewelcomed 300 guests into the Library for a festive evening of food, spirits and entertainment, and were pleased to honorformer Board Chair and long-time library supporter GregCaggainello with The Ferguson Award. A special thank you to Purdue Pharma for generously printing the invitations andprograms for A Novel Affair.

Major sponsors:

Kathryn Emmett & David S. Golub Friends of The Ferguson LibraryGE Asset ManagementKonica Minolta OdysseyRePitney Bowes, Inc.Purdue Pharma L.P.Silver Golub & TeitellSL Green Realty CorpThomson Reuters

The Ferguson successfully applied for a number of grants thisyear to support new and ongoing programs and services. Manythanks to these funders:

• The Ferguson Library Foundation – $82,500 for children’s programming and collection support

• Steven A. and Alexandra M. Cohen Foundation – $25,000 forchildren’s programming and collection support

• Purdue Pharma – donation of 40 iPads, value $16,000

• First County Bank Foundation – $12,000 for a teen Maker-space Place and $11,000 to establish the Stamford SmallBusiness Resource Center

• Max J. & Winnie S. Rosenshein Foundation – $5,000 to sup-port summer outreach to disadvantaged children

• Library Services and Technology Act grant for Services forOlder Adults – $5,000 for outreach to Stamford seniors

• KPMG – $4,000 for children’s books through their Family for Literacy Program

• Abilis – $3,000 for the Next Chapter Book Club, whichserves adults with disabilities

• Nestle Waters – $2,500 to serve disadvantaged childrenthrough our Head Start outreach program

SupportWe Can’t Do It Without You

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We Have an App for ThatTechnology is changing at breathtaking speed, and it’s our job to make sure no one is left behind. Indeed, our new mission talks about using technology to educate and enrich the Stamford community. To that end, we are proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish this year.

Digital discovery tablesOur users can now come in and try out a Kindle or an iPad or other digital device. We set up digital discovery tables in the adult and teen areas so people can get familiar with thetechnology. Our iPad tables with educational apps for the preschool set continue to be a huge hit.

Check out a digital device Our Youth and Adult Services departments began making digital devices available for check-out. In the Adult Department,Kindles and Nooks are preloaded with New York Timesbestselling fiction and nonfiction titles. .

Yes, we really do have an app for thatFerguson’s app, which makes our website easy to use from a mobile device, is now available in Spanish, Russian and Chinese, in addition to English. Last year, there were 493,782visits to our website via our mobile app.

Virtual Library CardsThis new feature on the Library’s app allows users to scan theircard at self check-out. No library card needed.

iMacs with special editing softwareAs part of the First County Bank Foundation grant, we addedtwo iMacs with special editing software to the computer lab.They’re perfect for web design, video editing, genealogy, etc.

Support(continued)

We are grateful to our 2013 – 2014 Sunday Sponsors for helping uskeep the Main Library open on Sundays, one of our busiest days of theweek. Special thanks to the Herbert & Nell Singer Foundation for theirextraordinary gift of $100,000.

• Judith Block

• First Niagara Bank Foundation

• Herbert & Nell Singer Foundation

• Pitney Bowes

• Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky LLP and the Herbert and Sarah M. Gibor Charitable Foundation

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Books & More

In 2013 – 2014 we circulated 911,226 booksand other materials.

eBooksEbooks continue to grow in popularity, although theywon’t soon be taking the place of print. In August, adonation from the Stamford Women’s Club allowed usto add 85 world language books to our digital bookcollection. And in June, we launched a new ebookplatform, the 3M Cloud Library, which provides userswith more digital book choices, and easily allowsthem to transfer the content to their own device. Wealso launched a start-up core collection of ebooks forchildren and teens.

Online magazines and other electronic re-sourcesThis was the year of all things digital. In September, we launched Zinio, a database of 23 popular magazines, including Esquire, Rolling Stone and Na-tional Geographic. Multiple users can access itthrough our website and the service immediatelyproved popular – in the first month, 70 people created accounts. In February, we went live with In-dieflix, a new streaming movie service with accessto feature films, shorts and documentaries.

Our librarians are skilled at connecting readers withbooks in any format – print or electronic. In fact, it’sone of the things they enjoy most!

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The Library offered a total of 1,973 programs this year. Nearly 56,000people attended.

Our Civility in America series, co-sponsoredby Sacred Heart University, the DilenschneiderGroup and Hearst Media Services CT, contin-ued to draw big audiences with a roster ofcompelling speakers. This year we welcomedAbe Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League; former CIA spymasterJack Devine; and Bishop Frank Caggiano,among others.

The Ferguson was one of four urban librariesin Connecticut to host the national interactiveart and community building project, TheWAVE. On Saturday, March 29, the Main Li-brary came alive with more than 1,000 people making plastic waves as part of thisinventive installation celebrating water. The breathtaking exhibit was on display in our lobby and children’s room through thesummer, and we did a variety of relatedwater-themed programming.

All year, we offered author programs, bookdiscussions, films as well as a new film discussion series, computer classes, and our popular Let’s Talk English conversationgroups. We also tried out some “Maker-space” programming—everything fromsewing (a big hit!) to making robots and 3D printers. There appears to be a growing in-terest in this type of DIY programming, andwe plan to do more in the coming year.

Programming

“The Civility Series makes usproud to live in Stamford.”

– Roni & Allan Lang

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“I’m so pleased with the [summerreading club] program. It keepsher busy during the summer.”

– Marjorie Cezaire Our 2013 Children’s Summer Reading Club drew a record3,427 registrants – a 35% increase over last year! Part of thesuccess of this year’s program was our outreach to summercamps. These young people often don’t have the opportunity to come to the Library, so with the help of a grant from theMax J. & Winnie S. Rosenshein Foundation we brought it to them.

We are supporting the shift toward STEM (science, technology,engineering and math) in programming for our youngest li-brary users. Storytimes introduce beginning math concepts likedirections and opposites, reinforcing Core Curriculum standards little ones will need when they go to school.

Our many other programs for children include book discus-sions, films, art workshops, chess club and computer program-ming. In August, an audience of about 100 got up close andpersonal with life size replicas of dinosaur fossils, and in Febru-ary, 107 Stamford school students in grades 2 – 6 participatedin our Martin Luther King Civil Rights Story Contest.

Just for Kids

“Baby classes elsewhere cost hundreds of dollars. Here wecan come for free.”

– Meghan Kuebler

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Teens

We have an active teen program at The FergusonLibrary that just keeps on growing. T-MAD, ourteen advisory group, helps plan events and rec-ommend young adult titles. This year, a record233 teens volunteered with our children’s sum-mer reading program. They listen to the youngerkids report on books and show that it’s cool tocome to the library! Teen volunteers were alsoindispensable in helping out with our WAVE program, interviewing participants and helpingyounger kids fashion their plastic waves.

The Bookmobile and Purple Bus

Thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Steven A. & Alexandra M.Cohen Foundation, we were able to add another day to the Bookmobile’s schedule. The Bookmobile is now on the roadtwo days a week, visiting preschools, community centers, andhousing complexes throughout the city. With this additionalday, we were able to expand library service on the east andsouth sides of Stamford.

The Purple Bus brings Stamford school children to the Library,some for the very first time. 1549 children from 15 elementaryand preschools visited on the Purple Bus this year.

“I love the bookmobile because I enjoy seeing my daughter’s facewhen I have new books for her to read.”

– Jasmine Bryant

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Community Partnerships and OutreachOne of the goals of our new strategic plan is to increase access to li-brary and community resources. To that end, we have cultivated part-nerships with many organizations in the community, and often bringlibrary services to those who are unable to come to us. Here aresome of the ways we collaborate.

• World Book Night – volunteers fanned out from the library tohand out books as part of this national book give-away project.

• Stamford Senior Center – our librarians conducted book discus-sions at the Senior Center and also helped seniors become com-fortable with digital technology.

• Art exhibits – we partner with the Stamford Art Association to display art on an ongoing basis at the Main Library.

• Tax assistance provided by AARP at the Harry Bennett andWeed Memorial & Hollander branches. 950 people were served.

• STEMFest – Ferguson participated in this community educationevent at Mill River Park, sponsored by the Board of Education.

• Reading is Fundamental (RIF) book giveaways – hosted at theLibrary in cooperation with the Stamford Public Education Foundation. 700 children went home with a free book.

• Kindergarten readiness night – in conjunction with the SchoolReadiness Council. 200 families came to the Library to learn aboutkindergarten.

• Through our Stamford Small Business Resource Center, Information Services librarians reached out to the Business Council of Fairfield County and the Stamford Innovation Center to promote our technology and research offerings.

• Health fairs – The Ferguson had a presence at the Yerwood Center and Chelsea Piers community health fairs.

• Volunteers from accounting firm KPMG listened to young readersas part of our Book Buddies program over the summer. A bookgiveaway allowed us to get extra books into the hands of HeadStart classrooms.

“You all at Stamford library are the best!”

– Raj Seksaria

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35th AnniversaryBook & Author TeaIn 2014, the Friends celebrated their 35th anniversary. In honor of this occasion, they produced a beautiful history of the organ-ization, with a list of past presidents and board members allthe way back to the beginning. They celebrated the anniversarywith a very special Book & Author Tea featuring bestselling au-thor Barbara Taylor Bradford. The event, held this year at theMain Library, drew about 100 guests for an elegant, lovely af-ternoon.

Friends Author SeriesThis year, the Friends hosted New York Times bestselling au-thors Wally Lamb and Chris Bohjalian as part of the Friends Au-thor Series. This popular series brings exciting authors into theLibrary for evenings of food, wine and conversation. With a modest ticket price, it is a mini fundraiser for the Friends.

Books for Babies and Literary CompetitionThe Friends’ Books for Babies program, marked its 28th year bydelivering books to more than 2,000 new mothers at StamfordHospital. The Literary Competition, now in its 29th year, recog-nized the best in student writing at an awards ceremony inApril.

Friends Book ShopThe Friends Book Shop, with locations at the Main Library andHarry Bennett Branch, sells quality used books at reasonableprices. Last year, the shops raised $175,000 to support libraryprograms and collections.

“I love meeting people. Every day you come in and it’s a new experience.”

– Marge Kappas, Book Shop volunteer

Friends of The Ferguson Library

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“I have become accustomed to the consistently fine serviceprovided by your staff.”

– John McKeefery

Ferguson Stats

Operating support from the city of Stamford $7,140,000

Contributions and grants $768,828

Revenue from other sources $433,700

Salaries, etc $6,291,149

Purchases of books, etc $682,078

Items circulated 911,226

Visitors 731,746

Offsite Internet users 521,448

Reference questions 143,945

Passport applications 8,327

Ferguson Staff

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$50,000 and upThe Herbert & Nell Singer Foundation

Purdue Pharma

$20,000 to $49,999First County BankFriends of The Ferguson LibraryPitney Bowes, Inc.SL Green Management LLCSteven A. & Alexandra M. Cohen Foundation

$5,000 to $19,999Susan Cullman & John KirbyAnthony DevitoKathryn EmmettFirst Niagara Bank Foundation

GE Asset ManagementKonica Minolta Business Solutions

KPMG LLP Law Offices of Silver Golub & Teitell

Odyssey Reinsurance Company

Max J. & Winnie S. Rosenshein Foundation

Seaboard Property Management, Inc.

Thomson ReutersWofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky and The Herbert & Sarah M. Gibor Charitable Foundation

$1,000 to $4,999Anonymous Barbara Aronica & Peter BuckRobert BarnumNeva BennettJudith BlockEllen Bromley & Thomas Gizicki

Building & Land Technologies

Cacace Tusch & SantagataGreg CaggainelloSal CampofrancoErnest & Susan DiMattiaAmy & Tony DownerFairfield County BankFairview Capital Partners, Inc.Carolyn & Philip Farin

Michael FinkelsteinFinn Dixon & Herling LLPRichard & Nancy FreedmanDean & Laura GodownRobert & Sandy GoldsteinBurton & Carol HoffmanStephen HoffmanMaria B. JacobsonSopong KimNarinder KumarBenjamin LansonMort & Eleanor LowenthalDavid & Judith MartinNancy MesserAlex & Rickie MillerPatricia MorrisLaurence C. MorseNagi JewelersDenis & Brita NaydenDeborah & Robert NeimanNestle Waters North AmericaFred NivesHarley & Stephen OsmanThe Queenan FoundationAndy & Paula QuickThomas RichLee RizzutoFlorence RoodEileen H. RosnerMichael and Monica Schlessinger

Robert C. SclafaniArthur & Betsey SelkowitzJennie SoreseSt. John’s Community Foundation

Stamford Hospital FoundationNancy TersigniHoward & Jacqueline TooterDudley N. Williams, Jr. & Juanita James

$500 to $999Ernest N. AbateABM Janitorial ServicesDebra Adler-KleinJack AlexanderAvon Theatre Film Center, Inc.Kerrin & Stephne BehrendGeorge & Carol BelloBetty & Eric BrennanRoss BurkhardtWilliam S. Callion, Jr.Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP

Peter B. CaseJuliet CassoneThomas CassoneGladys CohenSaul & Mimi CohenConnecticut State LibraryDavid CunnDay Pitney LLPMarilyn Ducksworth-DavisNick EverettCingari FamilySandra Finch-NguyenMaureen GambinoDonna and Thomas Getreuer

Mark GolubTheodore GreeneShirley HartlettRosalind M. HewsenianAnna KaridasEdith Y. KhayattAlice Knapp & Walter YoungJennifer & Mark LapineDorothy LilienGregory & Flavia LodatoMargaret M. LynnJane & Phil MolstreMorgan Stanley Wealth Management

Stephen PerryPierson & Smith, a Division of First Niagara Risk Management, Inc.

Preferred Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Vineet PruthiRobert RaymondSusan RichHelen & John RothermichMarsha ShendellJami SherwoodSignCrafters, Inc.Henry & Meryl SilversteinRichard SontagMerle SpiegelStamford Downtown Special Services District

Nick TarziaDaniel TaylorThe Dilenschneider GroupThe Learning Center at Piper’s Hill

The Stamford Woman’s ClubTronox LimitedPeter & Diane TryhaneTurner Construction CompanyDana D. TylerTracie Wilson

$250 to $499Stephen AlpertFrancesca AmoreLesley AptKathleen AurichioLinda and Joe AvellarSusan Baldwin

Brad & Nancy BenjaminLeigh & Nicholas BochicchioKeith BovaPatricia BrodhagenMichael & Maureen CacaceKristina CurranHarry D. DayMichael & Susanne deMiltNeil & Lois DreyerZhiyong DuanMarilynn DuekerNancy & Kevin FaheyNaeem & Susanah FayyazMichael & Carol FedeleRosalea and Dick FisherFrances & Gerry GinsburgKenneth GoldSteven GoldmarkCaryl & Mevlin GoldsteinDale GreenwoodAndrew HansonGeorge B. HarveyNicole & Larry HeathJames IannazzoJ. P. Salmini Co., Inc.Alan & Peggy KalterDavid & Jessica KoorisAlexandra KraussMichael KunkelMarc & Marcy KurzmanNick LaiBarbara LefflerRoger LevienCarol E. LibertyMatthew MacdonaldHoward MalloyJohnnie MalloyWilliam MalloyLinda MarkeloffMargaret MetwallyDaniel MorrisPolly MorrowElizabeth H. MoserGeorge N. NicholsAndrew NoorigianJames O’NeillOPIN – Outreach to Pets in Need

Harry OrlickRandall & Elizabeth OutlawParaEducators Association of Stamford

Robert PasteelnickRobert & Patricia PhillipsMarianne RapaportMatthew SchiffmanBrian and Monica SciaccaConstance SheppardRobert L. SimonNancy SinacoriWendy SkrattJoshua SmithSpringdale Neighborhood Association

Michael & Betsy StoneDavid Swerdloff

Erna SzekeresAnne TaylorDavid TeitlerJohnna TorsoneMichael TotiloAnthony D.TrugliaWilliam Van SyckleMary C.VosVivien WhiteSteve & Caron ZampinoMattias & Irina ZhabinskiyHillary & Robert ZitterGlenn Zorn

$100 to $249Affineco LLCAFSCMECecilia AitaElizabeth AlexanderElaine & Merlin AlperJacquelyn AndersonRichard AndersonLucy and Irwyn ApplebaumRonald AronsonAmit & Swati AroraVirginia AtkinsGilda & George AxiotakisNorma AyerGuy BaileyWilliam BakerMatt BarwinskiAnn BaurChristine BegoleEdward J. BellaBello, Lapine & Cassone, LLPMichael & Lisa BenjaminYvette BenjaminSid BinderPaul & Patricia BissetHarry BlochChristine BloomLawrence BolanowskiGregory BomashMark BonnerSarah BoyleWalter BradleySara BreckenridgeLindsay BreeklandJohn & Lisa BreunigCathy BrombergRobert BromfieldDaisy BrownScott BrownMark & Carolyn BrowningDouglas BurkeJane BurleyAngela CarlucciGail & Peter CarrieroDaniel CarterSean & Amanda CassidyJoyce ChavkinRichard ChinEleanor & Harry ChristensenJoseph CingariArthur Clegg

Our DonorsWe thank the following people, businesses and organizationsfor their generosity. We apologize for any inadvertent omissionsor errors. Please call 203 351-8208 or visit fergusonlibrary.org to find out how you can help.

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Karen & Walter JoelsonLori & Demian JohnstonEugene JonesAlfred JosephMargery E. JoyceCharles JuddStuart KaminskyKatchko & Sons Construction Services, Inc.

Mark F. KatzRandie S. KatzSheila & Jeffrey KatzMark KavanaghSylvia KayeJohn KellerJoanne F. KennedyShideh KhorashehKimberly KispertHerbert B. KohnRichard KoomeySherrod KrabbePaula & Alan KrollPamela Whitney KushRuth KwartinHoaihai KwikRobert & Dorothy LandressEve LapineMargaret LardizabalJonathan C. Lawlor

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