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November/December, 2014 Members Support Wild Ones Mission with Generous Gifts and Contributions Thank you, everyone! Thanks to you, Wild Ones has had an awesome 35th year. We are delighted to tell you that we were only 34 members away from 4000 in October and are looking forward to definitely hitting President Tim Lewis’ 4000 member goal or even more in 2015. This growth and everything else we’ve done this year could only have been accomplished because of you and your generous support toward our mission. Thank you, everyone. Your financial as well as your personal contributions towards the Wild Ones efforts in 2014 and through your membership for these many years, have moved us another step toward successfully spreading the word about the importance of native plants to biodiversity and to the well-being of our Earth. We are committed to being a good steward of all contributions entrusted to Wild Ones. Many wonderful things have happened this past year. The Wild for Monarchs Program continues to be a huge success and Monarch Watch has continued to increase the value of our Seeds for Education Grant Program by providing additional funding for grant recipients registering their Waystations. Our Internet resources have continued to grow through our new social media program and more of our chapters have successfully developed websites as part of the whole Wild Ones website. The Native Plants Butterfly Garden Recognition Program took us a little longer than we expected to get going, but it is now running smoothly. If you haven’t registered your garden, please do as soon as possible. We hosted the “Moving for Monarchs” ballerina at our 35th anniversary celebration and have gathered sufficient donations toward the new film Hometown Habitat that Wild Ones will be listed in the credits. We also recently attended the Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) annual meeting and participated in updating the 2008 North American Monarch Conservation Plan (NAMCP) and developing the Trinational Action Plan/NAMCP along with other MJV partners and representatives from federal agencies. Along the way we welcomed two new chapters: Prairie Edge in Minnesota and Will County in Illinois. We also awarded 16 Seeds for Education Grants. Finally, we have developed our first complete strategic plan to guide us as we plan how to use the nearly $107,000 bequest from one of our members to “Spread the Word” about the importance of native plants to biodiversity and the very existence of this planet Earth. So, as of this writing we have 3,819 members in 47 states and Washington DC and in two provinces of Canada. The WILD Center continues to become better known not only as the national headquarters for Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes, but also as a public garden, having increased our visitors registration by 22% (and we know many visitors do not register because we see them walking through the gardens daily!). We’ve had visitors from California, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania,Tennesee, Virginia, the Netherlands, and of course from across the Midwest. We filmed Doug Tallamy, PhD while he presented the keynote at the Wild Ones Fox Valley Area annual conference and hosted author Mariette Nowak at Fox Cities Book Festival. And we gratefully accepted 930.75 volunteer hours that included Wild Ones members, local school groups, master gardeners and 90 Pathfinders. Every effort has been made to ensure that the donor lists are accurate and reflect gifts made from October 10, 2013 through October 22, 2014. However, should there be an error or omission, please contact the national office at 877-394-9453 (877-FYIWILD) or via e-mail at [email protected]. Since as a result of the historic meeting between the North American Leaders Summit last February, America has now also gotten on-board with its “Federal Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators,” Wild Ones future and the fulfillment of our mission has just gotten a huge boost. With your continued support, it is our goal to expand the movement during our 36th year so more people will understand the important role all of us need to play in revitalizing our own yards and our communities’ green spaces with native plants and natural landscapes to preserve our nation’s biodiversity. THANK YOU TO ALL WHOSE GIFTS ARE PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR NATIVE LANDSCAPING Continued on next page. Healing the Earth, one yard at a time! Photo by Betty Hall, “Downy Skullcap”

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Page 1: Members Support Wild Ones Mission with Generous Gifts and

November/December, 2014

Members Support Wild Ones Mission with Generous Gifts and Contributions

Thank you, everyone!

Thanks to you, Wild Ones has had an awesome 35th year. We are delighted to tell you that we were only 34 members away from 4000 in October and are looking forward to definitely hitting President Tim Lewis’ 4000 member goal or even more in 2015. This growth and everything else we’ve done this year could only have been accomplished because of you and your generous support toward our mission. Thank you, everyone.

Your financial as well as your personal contributions towards the Wild Ones efforts in 2014 and through your membership for these many years, have moved us another step toward successfully spreading the word about the importance of native plants to biodiversity and to the well-being of our Earth. We are committed to being a good steward of all contributions entrusted to Wild Ones.

Many wonderful things have happened this past year. The Wild for Monarchs Program continues to be a huge success and Monarch Watch has continued to increase the value of our Seeds for Education Grant Program by providing additional funding for grant recipients registering their Waystations. Our Internet resources have continued to grow through our new social media program and more of our chapters have successfully developed websites as part of the whole Wild Ones website. The Native Plants Butterfly Garden Recognition Program took us a little longer than we expected to get going, but it is now running smoothly.

If you haven’t registered your garden, please do as soon as possible. We hosted the “Moving for Monarchs” ballerina at our 35th anniversary celebration and have gathered sufficient donations toward the new film Hometown Habitat that Wild Ones will be listed in the credits. We also recently attended the Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) annual meeting and participated in updating the 2008 North American Monarch Conservation Plan (NAMCP) and developing the

Trinational Action Plan/NAMCP along with other MJV partners and representatives from federal agencies.

Along the way we welcomed two new chapters: Prairie Edge in Minnesota and Will County in Illinois. We also awarded 16 Seeds for Education Grants. Finally, we have developed our first complete strategic plan to guide us as we plan how to use the nearly $107,000 bequest from one of our members to “Spread the Word” about the importance of native plants to biodiversity and the very existence of this planet Earth.

So, as of this writing we have 3,819 members in 47 states and Washington DC and in two provinces of Canada. The WILD Center continues to become better known not only as the national headquarters for Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes, but also as a public garden, having increased our visitors registration by 22% (and we know many visitors do notregister because we see them walking through the gardens daily!). We’ve had visitors from California, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania,Tennesee, Virginia, the Netherlands, and of course from across the Midwest. We filmed Doug Tallamy, PhD while he presented the keynote at the Wild Ones Fox Valley Area annual conference and hosted author Mariette Nowak at Fox Cities Book Festival. And we gratefully accepted 930.75 volunteer hours that included Wild Ones members, local school groups, master gardeners and 90 Pathfinders.

Every effort has been made to ensure that the donor lists are accurate and reflect gifts made from October 10, 2013 through October 22, 2014. However, should there be an error or omission, please contact the national office at 877-394-9453 (877-FYIWILD) or via e-mail at [email protected].

Since as a result of the historic meeting between the North American Leaders Summit last February, America has now also gotten on-board with its “Federal Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators,” Wild Ones future and the fulfillment of our mission has just gotten a huge boost. With your continued support, it is our goal to expand the movement during our 36th year so more people will understand the important role all of us need to play in revitalizing our own yards and our communities’ green spaces with native plants and natural landscapes to preserve our nation’s biodiversity.

THANK YOU TO ALL WHOSE GIFTS ARE PLANTING THE SEEDS FOR NATIVE LANDSCAPING

Continued on next page.

Healing the Earth, one yard at a time!

Photo by Betty Hall, “Downy Skullcap”

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Wilds Ones Legacy Program $6700Estate of Elmer Krushinske

Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program$800 - $500Rock River Valley ChapterRed Cedar ChapterIllinois Prairie ChapterMenomonee River Area Chapter

$125 - $50Milwaukee-North ChapterRiver City - Grand Rapids Area

ChapterEdward N DaytonJoyce TorresaniPatricia M OttoCharles HeideWilliam CarrollMack Ruffin & Kathy CarterKirby & Dan DoyleAnne M BrayLouise Giddings

$45 - $3Suzanne D & Raymond F

GoodrichSharon L PedersenMartha NitzMary Ann MenckCarol & Dan ChewFrank Oboikovitz & Denise

SandovalDonna M GagerTodd I & Betty J BerensBill & Ginny NelsonAlan NassDavid & Karen EdwardsDenise & Edwin GehringJulia HartJean M FarookiJames R HewittHildy FeenAmanda McCue

Virginia E KnagJeanne M HendersonCathy WoodRosemary & Peter EidenMarie & David WendtMary & Richard GoehringBill & Barbara GraueJanice SteinbachJennifer LaForestTom & Barb Glassel

General Operating Fund $1600 - $500Mandy & Ken PlochMartha F & Jeffrey RiceFox Valley Area Chapter Greater DuPage Chapter Northern Kane County Chapter Addison & Deborah Igleheart

$350 - $100North Park Nature Center

Chapter Illinois Prairie ChapterRock River Valley Chapter Lake-to-Prairie Chapter Lexington Chapter Savannah FurmanJohn & Kaye KreutzfeldtJack & Ruth PfaffmannDale YoungquistDonna & John VanBueckenMarna T NemonDorothy JachimOak Openings Region Chapter

$75 - $3Good Search North Oakland Chapter Walter & Bev WieckertRachel E FingerCharles HeideTodd Sullivan, St. Aubin

NurseryCarol SchneiderMedina GrossCathy Wegner

John DicksonDiane M Olson-SchmidtAlan NassDenise & Edwin GehringPatricia J StephensonJune KeiblerHeather TriplettMarsha & Richard KruegerLydia GarveyMary OhnemusCorey & Terese BertcherFredericka VeikleyPamla WoodMary D RogersSylvia BanvillePenny Van TasselMilwaukee-Southwest/Wehr

Chapter Ellen-Marie SilvermanMargaret A PembertonDaphne CarneyAngela Myers Nic PattonBobbi Jo GamacheNancy MeharryBarbara EllisJanice SteinbachNancy DeeverSteve Van ZantRita M OlleBill & Barbara GraueSharon Lee BrownKen & Mary KuesterCarol WahlJackie ScharfenbergSandra SeemannScott & Susan HeatwoleCheryl RootLoris & Arno Damerow

Growing Wild Ones$3000 - $500Root River ChapterMarilyn D JonesOakland ChapterJanine TredeFrancine Glass

$450 - $200Kent & Kathy LawrenceDave & Bridget LembergDoug & Carla Salmon

FoundationJuan Gonzalez, TreasurerHerbert H Kohl Charities IncCecelia JokerstAmerican National BankSally Wencel

$150 - $100Douglas TallamyRichard WebbTim & Janaan Lewis Melodie FeeleyCharles SturmJim & Ginny SchultzVirginia S & Walter WatsonBeate PopkinCatherine NiessinkPaul & Carol SoderholmAnne D MeyerChuck HanlonKimberly A BarnesSteven D & Keiko Kojima HallMary G HanlonBecky EricksonChristopher & Martina MannKay M WosewickEmile GarneauDiane S O’ConnellPete & Sanny OberhauserDiane & David FellRoger MillerFlint River Chapter

$90 - $30Glenn & Ellen PetersonJan GricusWilliam O GentryLucy ChargotKit WoessnerMarilyn C HansotiaMarcia McLaughlinPeter SigmannSwifka, Mary & Sauers, DeanC Glen WalterRon EndresMail List Processing, IncGreater Cincinnati ChapterRuth BloughTim AthanBridget WattsStephanie Harold & Bonnie VastagChristine Souris-KoslaShirlee HoffmanMarvin & Barbara GossenDonald RantalaMary Ann ReynoldsThomas R JuddAnne M HouleAnnette E WeissbachRosalind BatleyTom & Kathy DesantisRandi Starmer

$25 - $3Alan NassKenneth J HorvathPat GlonMona Rynearson

Melville KennedyMary Ann KniepThomas J HarabesDavid & Karen EdwardsLinda & Jim PorterPatricia J StephensonHolly & Jack BartholmaiSandford, Carolyn & Carlin,

CharlesMichael & Cynthia SevillaCamille HutchinsonMary Kate WalshBrent & Susan HansonPaul Knoop JrFredericka VeikleyMartha AgnewSuzanne D & Raymond F

GoodrichElizabeth GersonRosemary & Lee JonesLiz GenoveseAnna J CampbellCarol BiesemeyerHelen & Joe JacobsAmy LehmanJudy & Skip JohnsonJerrold GershoneChristine R DaubnerTodd I & Betty J BerensJoan JardinRosemary & Peter EidenGerald RauJudith KesserHarold JonesSherri RobsonNada S BevicJune CortrightLouise R QuigleyLiz & Bill BloodRebecca Gale-GonzalezJanice SteinbachKristin L KauthBarbara HillCecil & Susan McIntireCheryl L NehlJudith Kay M ChaseSally & Paul Vargo

Journal Support $1500 - $3Greater DuPage ChapterIngrid Verhulst & Pam HolyMandy & Ken PlochMadison ChapterOakland Chapter Alan W HopeflArlene KjarJack G Saltes

Employer Matching Donation $500 $20Anonymous

1:1 Prudential FoundationDiane & David Fell

1:1 Kimberly Clark FdnWalter & Bev Wieckert

3:1 ITW FoundationLaura Strehlow & Walter

Oberheu 1:1 Pfizer Foundation

Members Support Wild Ones Mission with Generous Gifts and contributions (continued)

Page 2 November/December, 2014

Photo by Alistair Bradley, “Winter at Prairie Gardens

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Bernita Hile 50% BMO Bank

Judith Graham 1:1 Fidelity Charitable Match

Kathy Mielke & Jeff Stack 1:1 Silicon Valley Community Fdn

Nancy Linnell Roeglin 1:1 Macy’s Foundation

Rich & Susan McMullen 1:1 GE Foundation

Sharon Duerkop 1:1 Thrivent Financial

Joann C Sustachek 1:1 Abbott Lab

Nan & Jeff Calvert 1:1 Abbott Lab

Executive Director Special ProjectsComputer Equipment

$1900 - $500Ingrid Verhulst & Pam HolyMandy & Ken Ploch

Hometown Habitat

$1000 - $500Twin Cities ChapterGreen Bay ChapterMenomonee River Area

ChapterTennessee Valley ChapterDoor County ChapterKettle Moraine Chapter

$300 - $100Habitat Gardening Club of

Central New York ChapterJudy & Ron PetersGreater DuPage ChapterRiver City - Grand Rapids

Area ChapterMid-Mitten ChapterLucy ChargotKalamazoo Area ChapterHal & Ginny MannNorth Oakland ChapterMadison ChapterRichard Webb

$85 - $10Dale & Penny SchaberMarsha GebhardtDonna StekliVicki & Richard BonkPat & Carl BrustWolf River ChapterPrairie Edge ChapterJanet & John AllenKaren & Mike Syverson Virginia S & Walter WatsonWilliam H MollAlan & Nancy BedellLoris & Arno DamerowJim & Ginny SchultzRick Sanders & Janice HandRobert & Carolyn ArevaloJoan RudolphLucy & Roy ValitchkaKathleen HallettOakland Chapter Tom Barnes

Bill Berry CNRA Columbus ChapterFox Valley ChapterGreater Cincinnati ChapterDavid KopitzkeLexington ChapterCarey LundinJanet Marinelli Milwaukee-Southwest Wehr

ChapterKaren Oberhauser, Monarch

Joint VentureOak Openings ChapterDiane Olson-SchmidtDouglas Owens-Pike,

EnergyScapesChad Pregracke Pollinator Partnership Red Cedar ChapterRJ Marx Shaw Nature Reserve St.

LouisSt. Croix Oak SavannaSt. Louis ChapterDonna VanBuecken Will County Chapter

Moving for Monarchs$2000 - $1000Holly & Jack BartholmaiPatricia RobertsonMandy & Ken PlochFox Valley Area Chapter

Tallamy DVD $1000 - $500Mandy & Ken PlochRoger MillerDonna & John VanBuecken

Grants & Contracts for Wild Ones Operations$9000 – $750Monarch Joint Venture - Wild

for Monarchs ExpensesWisconsin Energy

Corporation Foundation - Annual Meeting Expenses

Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region - Annual Meeting Expenses

Grants for WILD Center Development$400Fox Cities Convention and

Visitors Bureau - Matching lighting funds for site sign

HQ & WILD Center Donations$2000 - $500Dave & Sue PeckFrancine GlassEileen M Robb MDEileen Metress

$300 - $100Kenneth E LangnerIronwood Foundation

Rich & Janet CarlsonKathleen GillElaine TholenGibson Woods ChapterDonna & John VanBueckenJoyce TorresaniKristin L KauthPat ClancyJudy & Ron PetersKaren & Mike SyversonRuth E Marshall

$60 - $3Anne C McNittDavid MitchellCecilia CarreonTim & Janaan LewisDavid & Karen EdwardsJames M WellmanJohn C & Marian ThillCaron HassenAlan NassNorthfield Prairie Partners

ChapterBarbara KoberJohn & Patti WojtowiczTodd I & Betty J BerensBrenda HaslerZoe FotakisErnestine WhitmanVirginia E KnagChristine R DaubnerSusan BongBill & Barbara GraueJanice SteinbachAnna Cash

WILD CenterIn-Kind DonationsRon’z Tree Service: one load

of chipped barkJim & Carol Bray, Hickory

Road Gardens: an assortment of bare root shade plants

Kathleen Hallett: prairie rosesMarilyn D Jones: a 1993

EZGO club carKen Melchert, Harp Gallery:

4 large baptisia plantsEd Pahl: various ecotype

prairie seedMandy & Ken Ploch: sideoats

& bottle brush seedsWilliam Rather: use of truck

& 1/3 hp motorKevin R Tubbs, Oshkosh Corp:

2 pairs of safety glassesWalter & Bev Wieckert:

pagoda dogwood saplings

Wild Ones In-Kind DonationsJill Botvinik: 20” monitorDan Savin & Joy Buslaff,

Quarry School Publishing Services: donated time & skills toward development of promotional materials

Carol & Dan Chew: published 35th anniversary book

Brent & Heather Holm: Heather Holm Photography

book entitled “Pollinators of Native Plants.”

David Kopitzke: Wildflowers of Wisconsin limited print

Kent & Kathy Lawrence, Kickapoo Mud Creek Nature Conservancy: milkweed seed

Xerces Society Invertebrate Conservation: the book “Milkweeds: Conservation Practitioner’s Guide”

Denise Meehan: various books to Wild Ones LibraryDeb Muraro: donation of time

& skills designing the Wild Ones Journal

Robert & Carol Niendorf: paper flip chart and 5 drawer file cabinet

Pizzo Native Plant Nursery: book Green and Natural Spaces in your Community

Oakland Chapter: various books

Emily Oaks: asclepias syriaca seed

Steven Olderr: consulting on the Wild Ones Library

Clifford Orsted, Door Landscape & Nursery: new computer with

keyboard and screenMary P & John D Paquette:

maintaining The Meeting Place for the Wild Ones Journal

Dave & Sue Peck: book “The Walker’s Companion.”

Retta Richie-Holbrook: donated time & skills toward website

Joan Rudolph: 1st Edition “Bringing Nature Home”

B. L. Stanek: 1937 biology bookRae & Steve Sweet: Lorrie

Otto memorabiliaRichard Webb: moderation

of Wild Ones Facebook account

Agrecol Corp: cleaned milkweed seed

Walter & Bev Wieckert: Milkweed seeds

WILD Center Volunteer of the YearWe are pleased again to be able to present Dave Edwards as our Volunteer of the Year. Since we moved in 6 years ago, Dave has been a steadfast volunteer at the WILD Center (Wild Ones Institute for Learning and De-velopment) helping with any and all chores that needed to be done. Dave often volunteers his time during the day, working on the gardens and constructing various amenities. He has been invaluable as a leader for other volunteers as well, while working harder than all of us.

This past year we have been fortunate to have had many volunteers from all over the United States work with us. The international summit of the Pathfinders which was held at the EAA grounds brought youngsters from New York, Indiana, Colorado, Texas, Nebraska and Iowa just in time to help with the spruce-up for our 35th anniversary celebration. They, along with the many other volunteers from the Fox Valley Area Chapter and the Fox Valley community, are to be commended for spending some of their free time at the WILD Center helping us fight buckthorn, restore the site and keep the trails open. It goes without saying that the progress we’ve made to date in the development of the Center would not be so far along without Dave’s and their valuable assistance.

Thank you all.

November/December, 2014 Page 3

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The Wild Ones Legacy ProgramTo fund its important programs, Wild Ones dependsheavily on private contributions from caringindividuals. Donors are discovering the benefits of supporting charities through their estate plans.Through the Wild Ones Legacy Program wewill work with you and your estate-planningprofessionals to help you help Wild Ones, after youare gone, to continue to get its message across andto expand the movement. With your assistance we will continue to spread the word about howimportant native plants are to our very existenceand to the existence of the Earth as a living planet.

These donations (often called planned gifts) canoffer many advantages:

• Reduce estate taxes. • Provide a life-income stream. • Allow you to make a much larger gift

than you thought possible. • Receive a current income-tax deduction. • Reduce or avoid capital gains tax. • Support Wild Ones mission and work.

If you have not yet included the Wild Ones in yourestate plans, the following are some of the mostpopular methods to accomplish that. If you havequestions or would like more information, pleasecontact National Counsel, Bret Rappaport, at 312-845-5116 or [email protected], or the Wild Ones National Office at 877-394-9453 or [email protected].

Wills

One of the simplest and most common ways to remember Wild Ones and help us carry onour mission is to leave a bequest through your will.

The following is suggested language to use in willsand a variety of other estate planning tools – feelfree to print this and take it to your attorney whenyou are discussing your estate plans.

When making a gift to the Wild OnesNatural Landscapers, Ltd., use thislanguage:

“I give and bequeath the sum of $ _____________ (or _______ percent of my estate) to the Wild OnesNatural Landscapers Ltd., to be used for its generalpurposes.”

You may also give a particular asset (“my shares of XYZ stock…”) or a portion of the residue of your estate after other bequests have been paid(“50 percent of the rest, residue and remainder ofmy estate…”).

Trusts

There are many different types of trusts that canserve a variety of purposes. It would be impossibleto give even a brief explanation of the many typesof trusts in this information. The advice of anattorney and qualified financial planner is necessaryto assess your situation and decide which trustmight best serve your goals. Please know, howeverthat it is easy to include a gift to Wild Ones throughyour trust by using the language set forth above.

Also, there are trusts (called Charitable RemainderTrusts) that can provide you or your loved ones witha life-income stream while also providing a gift tosupport the programs of the Wild Ones. Pleasecheck with your financial advisor to determine whatis best for your situation.

Life insurance

Life insurance can be a valuable tool in estateplanning. By naming beneficiaries on policies, the proceeds can be paid directly to that person or organization without having to go throughprobate. Life insurance also offers a wonderfulway to make a charitable gift. It is possible tomake gifts with “paid-up” policies, policies withpremiums still due, policies where you can retainthe right to a poli cy’s cash value, or by assigningthe dividends in a participating policy. Check withyour insurance agent to see which option wouldbe best for you.

Pay on death or transfer on death accounts

This estate planning tool can be an effective way toquickly transfer assets – such as bank accounts – toa beneficiary, because it avoids that asset goingthrough the probate process. It also allows you tochange the beneficiary at any time.

When establishing the account, tell your bankingrepresentative that you wish it to be a “Pay onDeath” account. They will ask you for the name of the person or charitable organization you wishto receive the property upon your death.

Gifts of securities

While a gift of securities is not strictly an estate-planning tool, there are significant advantages tothis type of donation that have allowed manydonors to make gifts that will live on after theyare gone.

If you have owned stock for at least one year thathas increased in value, you can donate that stockto a charitable organization without having topay capital-gains tax on the increase. Addi tionallythere is an income-tax charitable deduction equalto the full current market value of the securities(up to 30 percent of the donor’s adjusted grossincome). Using appreciated stock to fund a giftannuity offers added tax benefits to that gift.

Note: In order to receive the most favorable taxtreatment, you must donate the securities to the Wild Ones – you cannot sell the stock anddonate the proceeds. If you would like moreinformation on how to make this transfer, pleasecontact the Wild Ones National Office.

Retirement plan assets

With the increase in the variety of retirement planassets that people own, an important aspect ofyour estate planning should be making sure thatthe money invested in these accounts goes to the people or organizations you wish to receivethem.

Examples of these different retirement plansinclude IRAs, pension plans, Keogh, and 401(K)accounts. If you are contemplating a charitablegift in your estate plans, using assets such asthose in retirement plans can maximize yourdonation while allowing other property that isnot subject to some taxes to be passed to yourbeneficiaries. Consult your financial advisor to see what is best for your particular estate plan.

WildOnesLegacy

GET WILDSTAY WILDHow You Can Help Support Our MissionThere are many ways you can help Wild Ones promoteenvironmentally sound landscaping practices to preservebiodiversity through the preservation, restoration, andestablishment of native plant communities – includingfinancial support or volunteer ing your time. You canchoose to provide additional support in various ways.Which of these might work for you?

Annual SupportAnnual gifts, in addition to membership fees, providecritical on going resources to support daily operationsand enable Wild Ones to carry out its mission throughoutthe year.

Acorn Circle members provide dependable incomefor Wild Ones programs by making their annual giftsthrough convenient monthly deductions via credit cardor direct debit from a designated financial account. Anyamount is greatly appreciated.

Burr Oak CircleDonors who make annual gifts of $1,000 or more arehonored through this leadership circle program, and areprovided with special benefits such as special retreatsat the Wild Ones headquarters and a 10 percent discounton items at the Wild Store.

Oak Savanna CircleMembers of this circle have loyally supported Wild Onesfor at least 15 years or more.

Employee Matching Gift ProgramMany companies and organizations match employeecontributions, greatly increasing the impact of a chari-table gift to Wild Ones. Please contact your humanresources office for further information.

Special Gifts and HeritageContact the Wild Ones Executive Director for further in-formation about the Wild Ones Legacy Program which in-cludes making gifts of appreciated stock, real property,in-kind gifts, IRA-rollover gifts (option through December2013 per the Pension Protection Act of 2006 amended),and multi-year commitments. The Legacy Program (seeopposite page) also can include bequests, charitablegift an nuities, trusts, and other planned giving vehicleswhich provide significant support to Wild Ones whilealso benefiting the donors and their families.VolunteerMore than 6,000 people annually volunteer their timeand energy for land conservation, community gardenplantings, and other chapter and national Wild Onesactivities. Please consider becoming a “plants-roots”partner with Wild Ones.

Lifetime MembersLifetime members have shown a long-term commitmentto the Wild Ones mission and its goals.

Gift MembershipsOne of the easiest ways to advocate and help others whoare not already Wild Ones members learn about the ben-efits of using native plants in their landscaping is togive them a gift mem bership.

For more information on supporting Wild Ones, contactDonna VanBuecken, Executive Director, Wild Ones, P.O.Box 1274, Appleton, Wisconsin 54912-1274, 877-394-9453 (toll free), [email protected], or visitour web site at www.wildones.org/.

Helping You Help Wild Ones

After You’re Gone

Legacy_J-F 2014_News 10/27/14 8:14 AM Page 1

The Wild Ones Legacy ProgramTo fund its important programs, Wild Ones dependsheavily on private contributions from caringindividuals. Donors are discovering the benefits of supporting charities through their estate plans.Through the Wild Ones Legacy Program wewill work with you and your estate-planningprofessionals to help you help Wild Ones, after youare gone, to continue to get its message across andto expand the movement. With your assistance we will continue to spread the word about howimportant native plants are to our very existenceand to the existence of the Earth as a living planet.

These donations (often called planned gifts) canoffer many advantages:

• Reduce estate taxes. • Provide a life-income stream. • Allow you to make a much larger gift

than you thought possible. • Receive a current income-tax deduction. • Reduce or avoid capital gains tax. • Support Wild Ones mission and work.

If you have not yet included the Wild Ones in yourestate plans, the following are some of the mostpopular methods to accomplish that. If you havequestions or would like more information, pleasecontact National Counsel, Bret Rappaport, at 312-845-5116 or [email protected], or the Wild Ones National Office at 877-394-9453 or [email protected].

Wills

One of the simplest and most common ways to remember Wild Ones and help us carry onour mission is to leave a bequest through your will.

The following is suggested language to use in willsand a variety of other estate planning tools – feelfree to print this and take it to your attorney whenyou are discussing your estate plans.

When making a gift to the Wild OnesNatural Landscapers, Ltd., use thislanguage:

“I give and bequeath the sum of $ _____________ (or _______ percent of my estate) to the Wild OnesNatural Landscapers Ltd., to be used for its generalpurposes.”

You may also give a particular asset (“my shares of XYZ stock…”) or a portion of the residue of your estate after other bequests have been paid(“50 percent of the rest, residue and remainder ofmy estate…”).

Trusts

There are many different types of trusts that canserve a variety of purposes. It would be impossibleto give even a brief explanation of the many typesof trusts in this information. The advice of anattorney and qualified financial planner is necessaryto assess your situation and decide which trustmight best serve your goals. Please know, howeverthat it is easy to include a gift to Wild Ones throughyour trust by using the language set forth above.

Also, there are trusts (called Charitable RemainderTrusts) that can provide you or your loved ones witha life-income stream while also providing a gift tosupport the programs of the Wild Ones. Pleasecheck with your financial advisor to determine whatis best for your situation.

Life insurance

Life insurance can be a valuable tool in estateplanning. By naming beneficiaries on policies, the proceeds can be paid directly to that person or organization without having to go throughprobate. Life insurance also offers a wonderfulway to make a charitable gift. It is possible tomake gifts with “paid-up” policies, policies withpremiums still due, policies where you can retainthe right to a poli cy’s cash value, or by assigningthe dividends in a participating policy. Check withyour insurance agent to see which option wouldbe best for you.

Pay on death or transfer on death accounts

This estate planning tool can be an effective way toquickly transfer assets – such as bank accounts – toa beneficiary, because it avoids that asset goingthrough the probate process. It also allows you tochange the beneficiary at any time.

When establishing the account, tell your bankingrepresentative that you wish it to be a “Pay onDeath” account. They will ask you for the name of the person or charitable organization you wishto receive the property upon your death.

Gifts of securities

While a gift of securities is not strictly an estate-planning tool, there are significant advantages tothis type of donation that have allowed manydonors to make gifts that will live on after theyare gone.

If you have owned stock for at least one year thathas increased in value, you can donate that stockto a charitable organization without having topay capital-gains tax on the increase. Addi tionallythere is an income-tax charitable deduction equalto the full current market value of the securities(up to 30 percent of the donor’s adjusted grossincome). Using appreciated stock to fund a giftannuity offers added tax benefits to that gift.

Note: In order to receive the most favorable taxtreatment, you must donate the securities to the Wild Ones – you cannot sell the stock anddonate the proceeds. If you would like moreinformation on how to make this transfer, pleasecontact the Wild Ones National Office.

Retirement plan assets

With the increase in the variety of retirement planassets that people own, an important aspect ofyour estate planning should be making sure thatthe money invested in these accounts goes to the people or organizations you wish to receivethem.

Examples of these different retirement plansinclude IRAs, pension plans, Keogh, and 401(K)accounts. If you are contemplating a charitablegift in your estate plans, using assets such asthose in retirement plans can maximize yourdonation while allowing other property that isnot subject to some taxes to be passed to yourbeneficiaries. Consult your financial advisor to see what is best for your particular estate plan.

WildOnesLegacy

GET WILDSTAY WILDHow You Can Help Support Our MissionThere are many ways you can help Wild Ones promoteenvironmentally sound landscaping practices to preservebiodiversity through the preservation, restoration, andestablishment of native plant communities – includingfinancial support or volunteer ing your time. You canchoose to provide additional support in various ways.Which of these might work for you?

Annual SupportAnnual gifts, in addition to membership fees, providecritical on going resources to support daily operationsand enable Wild Ones to carry out its mission throughoutthe year.

Acorn Circle members provide dependable incomefor Wild Ones programs by making their annual giftsthrough convenient monthly deductions via credit cardor direct debit from a designated financial account. Anyamount is greatly appreciated.

Burr Oak CircleDonors who make annual gifts of $1,000 or more arehonored through this leadership circle program, and areprovided with special benefits such as special retreatsat the Wild Ones headquarters and a 10 percent discounton items at the Wild Store.

Oak Savanna CircleMembers of this circle have loyally supported Wild Onesfor at least 15 years or more.

Employee Matching Gift ProgramMany companies and organizations match employeecontributions, greatly increasing the impact of a chari-table gift to Wild Ones. Please contact your humanresources office for further information.

Special Gifts and HeritageContact the Wild Ones Executive Director for further in-formation about the Wild Ones Legacy Program which in-cludes making gifts of appreciated stock, real property,in-kind gifts, IRA-rollover gifts (option through December2013 per the Pension Protection Act of 2006 amended),and multi-year commitments. The Legacy Program (seeopposite page) also can include bequests, charitablegift an nuities, trusts, and other planned giving vehicleswhich provide significant support to Wild Ones whilealso benefiting the donors and their families.VolunteerMore than 6,000 people annually volunteer their timeand energy for land conservation, community gardenplantings, and other chapter and national Wild Onesactivities. Please consider becoming a “plants-roots”partner with Wild Ones.

Lifetime MembersLifetime members have shown a long-term commitmentto the Wild Ones mission and its goals.

Gift MembershipsOne of the easiest ways to advocate and help others whoare not already Wild Ones members learn about the ben-efits of using native plants in their landscaping is togive them a gift mem bership.

For more information on supporting Wild Ones, contactDonna VanBuecken, Executive Director, Wild Ones, P.O.Box 1274, Appleton, Wisconsin 54912-1274, 877-394-9453 (toll free), [email protected], or visitour web site at www.wildones.org/.

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Burr Oak CircleThe Wild Ones Burr Oak Circle honors donors who contribute $1,000 or more annually to Wild Ones efforts. Holly & Jack BartholmaiFrancine Glass Ingrid Verhulst & Pam HolyMarilyn D JonesRoger MillerMandy & Ken PlochMartha F & Jeffrey RicePatricia RobertsonFox Valley Area ChapterGreater DuPage Chapter Green Bay Chapter Root River ChapterTwin Cities Chapter

Oak Savanna CircleThe Wild Ones Oak Savanna Circle honors members who have loyally supported Wild Ones for 15 years or more. Unfortunately, we don’t have everyone’s join date from the very early years, so if your name has been missed, please let the National Office know as soon as possible.

Connecticut College ArboretumMartha AgnewChristopher & Barbara AltenburgDorothy AndersonDan AndraeElse AnkelRobert & Carolyn ArevaloJack & Joyce ArmstrongPatricia Armstrong, Prairie Sun

ConsultantsJulie Ann ArnethDaniel Collins & Nancy Aten,

Landscapes of PlaceBruce & Diana BaldiCurtis C & Kathy Baltz MDJamie BarnesFrancie BarnesSue BarrieChristina & Lyn BartleyKathy BausFrancis BeckRobert & Beverly BeebeJanet & Edward BeimbornTodd I & Betty J BerensDorothy S BergstraserCorey & Terese BertcherJames F & Geraldine BestmanNada S BevicGail & Emil BiedronJack & Harriet L BigelowKathy BildnerMaureen BirkKay & Phil BlairSarah R Boles, Northern Native

PlantscapesLloyd BorerTom BorgmanBarb Boyd

Dorothy & Paul BoyerArlene & Chris BrakerJacquie BranchfordBetty M BraunSusan E BrauningAnne M BrayRay & Martha BrightJanice BrillBernard & Mary Ann BromeislDonna & Daniel BrouillardKristen J BrownMelissa BruderValerie BrumderPat & Carl BrustJudy Burnell GrimesDan Savin & Joy Buslaff, Quarry

School Publishing ServicesAnna J CampbellSteven J CariniDaphne CarneyNancy CarpenterMack Ruffin & Kathy CarterMarilyn CaseAnn CaseCraig & Kathy CastleMaria G CattellThe Cepa FamilyDorothy J ChapinJudith Kay M ChaseMargaret ChathamMark & Terri ChelmowskiPeter ChenCarol & Dan ChewMarilyn ChrystMarcella A CiuckiPat ClancySusan R ClappRuth Ann CloonanTodd & Susan CloseSusan CohnDonald & Cecilia ColesNey CollierColleen ConwayMelissa CookMary Carol CooperMr. & Mrs. Harry CotterillLouise CoumbeMary Ann CraytonJeff CropperJim & Laurie CubitMartha DahlingerJeanine DammannDorothy DanakChristine R DaubnerJudith A DavenportJean & Jim DehornAnn DemorestJudy & Joe DerekNeil Dibol, Prairie NurseryJo Ann & Bob DickeyGenevieve Best-Dickson & Robert

DicksonDan J & Diane C DieterichJoe DiFrancesJudy & Wooly DimmickRodman E Doll

Kirby & Dan DoylePat A DoyleTacie DrazninDennis DreherDiane DuBoisSharon DuerkopMichael DuMezEsther & Bill Durnwald, Michigan

Wildflower FarmDavid & Karen EdwardsBetty & Lowell EdwardsRichard J Ehrenberg, Design With

Nature In MindRosemary & Peter EidenTed EischeidTom EisenhartSarah ElmigerFaith & Bob EmonsLarry EnkojiJay & Jane EvansBill & Judy EyringDiane & David FellMilena FenclMary Lou M FindleySally FinkCarolyn J Finzer & FamilyMitchell R FlesnerCarol FloraSusan R ForbesJane E FoulserLiz FrautschiZaiga FreivaldsPhyllis Croce & John FreyMargot M FuchsTimothy & Lois FultonAndrew J FumallDonna M GagerPam D & Dick L GambrelIlse GebhardWallace L Gehring IIDonald Geiger, Marianist

Environmental Education CenterBarbara GeisenOrin G GelderloosJane GenzelPatty GernerKathleen GillFrancine GlassTom & Barb GlasselEsther Meyer & Tom GlaweMichal J. Glines, Glines DesignsSuzanne D & Raymond F GoodrichBarb GoreMarvin & Barbara GossenPat GraceAnn Ellen Grace SchactmanKathleen GraffBill & Barbara GraueGlenn L GreenKathleen GreenholdtBarbara GruenwaldRenate GudatGerald GundersonCarolyn & Bob HaglundHetty HallDavid Meilbeck & Deborah

Hamilton

Wilder and Wildest Members Give Extra Support Through Higher Levels of Membership

The Wild Ones Legacy ProgramTo fund its important programs, Wild Ones dependsheavily on private contributions from caringindividuals. Donors are discovering the benefits of supporting charities through their estate plans.Through the Wild Ones Legacy Program wewill work with you and your estate-planningprofessionals to help you help Wild Ones, after youare gone, to continue to get its message across andto expand the movement. With your assistance we will continue to spread the word about howimportant native plants are to our very existenceand to the existence of the Earth as a living planet.

These donations (often called planned gifts) canoffer many advantages:

• Reduce estate taxes. • Provide a life-income stream. • Allow you to make a much larger gift

than you thought possible. • Receive a current income-tax deduction. • Reduce or avoid capital gains tax. • Support Wild Ones mission and work.

If you have not yet included the Wild Ones in yourestate plans, the following are some of the mostpopular methods to accomplish that. If you havequestions or would like more information, pleasecontact National Counsel, Bret Rappaport, at 312-845-5116 or [email protected], or the Wild Ones National Office at 877-394-9453 or [email protected].

Wills

One of the simplest and most common ways to remember Wild Ones and help us carry onour mission is to leave a bequest through your will.

The following is suggested language to use in willsand a variety of other estate planning tools – feelfree to print this and take it to your attorney whenyou are discussing your estate plans.

When making a gift to the Wild OnesNatural Landscapers, Ltd., use thislanguage:

“I give and bequeath the sum of $ _____________ (or _______ percent of my estate) to the Wild OnesNatural Landscapers Ltd., to be used for its generalpurposes.”

You may also give a particular asset (“my shares of XYZ stock…”) or a portion of the residue of your estate after other bequests have been paid(“50 percent of the rest, residue and remainder ofmy estate…”).

Trusts

There are many different types of trusts that canserve a variety of purposes. It would be impossibleto give even a brief explanation of the many typesof trusts in this information. The advice of anattorney and qualified financial planner is necessaryto assess your situation and decide which trustmight best serve your goals. Please know, howeverthat it is easy to include a gift to Wild Ones throughyour trust by using the language set forth above.

Also, there are trusts (called Charitable RemainderTrusts) that can provide you or your loved ones witha life-income stream while also providing a gift tosupport the programs of the Wild Ones. Pleasecheck with your financial advisor to determine whatis best for your situation.

Life insurance

Life insurance can be a valuable tool in estateplanning. By naming beneficiaries on policies, the proceeds can be paid directly to that person or organization without having to go throughprobate. Life insurance also offers a wonderfulway to make a charitable gift. It is possible tomake gifts with “paid-up” policies, policies withpremiums still due, policies where you can retainthe right to a poli cy’s cash value, or by assigningthe dividends in a participating policy. Check withyour insurance agent to see which option wouldbe best for you.

Pay on death or transfer on death accounts

This estate planning tool can be an effective way toquickly transfer assets – such as bank accounts – toa beneficiary, because it avoids that asset goingthrough the probate process. It also allows you tochange the beneficiary at any time.

When establishing the account, tell your bankingrepresentative that you wish it to be a “Pay onDeath” account. They will ask you for the name of the person or charitable organization you wishto receive the property upon your death.

Gifts of securities

While a gift of securities is not strictly an estate-planning tool, there are significant advantages tothis type of donation that have allowed manydonors to make gifts that will live on after theyare gone.

If you have owned stock for at least one year thathas increased in value, you can donate that stockto a charitable organization without having topay capital-gains tax on the increase. Addi tionallythere is an income-tax charitable deduction equalto the full current market value of the securities(up to 30 percent of the donor’s adjusted grossincome). Using appreciated stock to fund a giftannuity offers added tax benefits to that gift.

Note: In order to receive the most favorable taxtreatment, you must donate the securities to the Wild Ones – you cannot sell the stock anddonate the proceeds. If you would like moreinformation on how to make this transfer, pleasecontact the Wild Ones National Office.

Retirement plan assets

With the increase in the variety of retirement planassets that people own, an important aspect ofyour estate planning should be making sure thatthe money invested in these accounts goes to the people or organizations you wish to receivethem.

Examples of these different retirement plansinclude IRAs, pension plans, Keogh, and 401(K)accounts. If you are contemplating a charitablegift in your estate plans, using assets such asthose in retirement plans can maximize yourdonation while allowing other property that isnot subject to some taxes to be passed to yourbeneficiaries. Consult your financial advisor to see what is best for your particular estate plan.

WildOnesLegacy

GET WILDSTAY WILDHow You Can Help Support Our MissionThere are many ways you can help Wild Ones promoteenvironmentally sound landscaping practices to preservebiodiversity through the preservation, restoration, andestablishment of native plant communities – includingfinancial support or volunteer ing your time. You canchoose to provide additional support in various ways.Which of these might work for you?

Annual SupportAnnual gifts, in addition to membership fees, providecritical on going resources to support daily operationsand enable Wild Ones to carry out its mission throughoutthe year.

Acorn Circle members provide dependable incomefor Wild Ones programs by making their annual giftsthrough convenient monthly deductions via credit cardor direct debit from a designated financial account. Anyamount is greatly appreciated.

Burr Oak CircleDonors who make annual gifts of $1,000 or more arehonored through this leadership circle program, and areprovided with special benefits such as special retreatsat the Wild Ones headquarters and a 10 percent discounton items at the Wild Store.

Oak Savanna CircleMembers of this circle have loyally supported Wild Onesfor at least 15 years or more.

Employee Matching Gift ProgramMany companies and organizations match employeecontributions, greatly increasing the impact of a chari-table gift to Wild Ones. Please contact your humanresources office for further information.

Special Gifts and HeritageContact the Wild Ones Executive Director for further in-formation about the Wild Ones Legacy Program which in-cludes making gifts of appreciated stock, real property,in-kind gifts, IRA-rollover gifts (option through December2013 per the Pension Protection Act of 2006 amended),and multi-year commitments. The Legacy Program (seeopposite page) also can include bequests, charitablegift an nuities, trusts, and other planned giving vehicleswhich provide significant support to Wild Ones whilealso benefiting the donors and their families.VolunteerMore than 6,000 people annually volunteer their timeand energy for land conservation, community gardenplantings, and other chapter and national Wild Onesactivities. Please consider becoming a “plants-roots”partner with Wild Ones.

Lifetime MembersLifetime members have shown a long-term commitmentto the Wild Ones mission and its goals.

Gift MembershipsOne of the easiest ways to advocate and help others whoare not already Wild Ones members learn about the ben-efits of using native plants in their landscaping is togive them a gift mem bership.

For more information on supporting Wild Ones, contactDonna VanBuecken, Executive Director, Wild Ones, P.O.Box 1274, Appleton, Wisconsin 54912-1274, 877-394-9453 (toll free), [email protected], or visitour web site at www.wildones.org/.

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Jean M HancockMary G HanlonChuck HanlonJoan E HansenThomas J HarabesCarolyn A & Peter HarstadJulia HartKatrina R HayesSteve & Vivian HazellCarol J HehnJudy & Glenn HelgelandCarolyn HenneTrish Hacker-Hennig & John

HennigSally HeuerBernita HilePatricia Hill, Pat Hill Landscape

DesignJames HodginsArleen HollenhorstPat HollingsworthJames E & Diane M HolmesMarlowe & Nancy HolstrumPenny HoltzmannIngrid Verhulst & Pam HolyMarty HonelDave & Jean HorstKenneth J HorvathPeterson, Deborah & Houk,

MargaretAnn HowellPatricia L HubbsJane HugginsKaren M HunterLinda & Terry HurstElaine HutchcroftM.L. Jelachich, PhDLana JeromeJim & Jane Jerzak FamilyCarolyn K JohnsonAnita & David JohnsonBetsy & Dan JohnsonKaren M JohnsonLynda & Lee JohnsonBrian & Alison JohnsonLisa JohnsonMary L JohnstonJoseph F JonakinRosemary & Lee JonesCeleste & Patrick JonesLiz JonesMarilynn Keller,Joseph K KellerDebra & Jeff KelmDory KimballMaggie Kincaid

Robert A KincsesSue & Bob KindeEd & Charlotte KleteckaKaren KnackVirginia E KnagMary Ann KniepMargaret M KnightRay & Kathy KnoeppelPaul Knoop JrJan & Dick KoelMarian KoenigJudy A KolossoJudy A KoskyGail & Tom KossMarylou & Robert F KramerJosh & Mollie KrecklowJohn S KreznarPaula & Mark KrierMarsha & Richard KruegerMary KullerGretchen KumlienOlivia KwongTherese LamanBobbie LambiotteSusan LammertCarolyn LarkinCelia Duke LarsenLee & Pamela LarsonEileen & Paul Le FortRuth LeathersDiane LembckDave & Bridget LembergCyndi & David LeMieuxCynthia LepkowskiCal & Sharon LewisTim & Janaan LewisLeslie LihouDeb LilyDick & Tink LinhartJulie & Chuck LoderbauerJulie & Daniel LongTed R LowePeter Lowe, The Dawes

ArboretumJohn & Kim Lowman VollmerKen LukowJulie R MacierKay MacNeilSaida MalarneyChristopher M & Martina Mann,

Fields NeighborhoodCathie MannJean ManoJack MarcumJanet MarinelliMarion Marsh

Crystal & Don MasonPackard, Stephen & Masters,

LindaMary Anne & Bruce MathwichAndrea MatthiesJohn Skowronski & Karen MatzConnie MayJudy A McBroomWilma & Richard McCallisterJudith McCandlessKaren McCormickSarah McGowanHelen H McKeanPaul & Elizabeth McKenneyAnne C McNittYvonne J MeansBill & Cheryl MerrickBarb & James MetzlerSue MeyerAnne D MeyerGail M MichaelDon MillerPatricia MillerDuane MittagDarrel MorrisonPamela L MottDave & Madelyn MudgettMark MullinsPatrick Murphy & Marie

Murphy-SporsAnnette & Nino MusilAlan NassJean A NealChristine NelsonSusan NelsonJudy NewmanRobert & Carol NiendorfCatherine NiessinkPizzo Native Plant NurseryKen NodolfSarah M & Larry D NoodenMike & Sue NordinNancy NorgordMary NormanMarlene & Joe NowakTom & Julie NowakMariette & Dave NowakMike & Sylvia O’BrienDoreen O’BrienPeg O’HarrowRita M OlleRobert H OpsteenJudy OrdensMary Clark OrmondSharon L OstrowskiPatricia M OttoMargaret OvittJeannine PalmsMary P & John D PaquetteJudith Reninger & Donald

PardonnerTerry & Gail PavleticLisa J Pearson, LJ Geer DesignDave & Sue PeckPatricia R PensisJim & Joy PerryDavid & Louise PeteringWayne & Judy PetersonW Thatcher & Joanne W

PetersonJohn R & Judi PetersonLaurie PevnickShirley A & Jack Pflederer

Sarah PickJoanne PigozzoMandy & Ken PlochTeddy PoradaBob & Jessica PorterBecky Porter, Prairie

Restorations IncDr Diana Post, Rachel Carson

Council IncEdward & Meg PotempaJoe & Diane PowelkaLouise R QuigleyAndrew & Janet RaddatzChristine RademacherAlex RakowskiLaura & Ralph RamseierConnie Ramthun, Kettle

Moraine Natural LandscapingBret & Jina RappaportDave Wilhelm & Karen RascoPatti L RatkowskiValerie ReedM Catherine ReglinChristine J ReichertDonna RetzlaffMartha F & Jeffrey RiceJewel Richardson, Wetlands

NurseryCarol Richardson McCoyJames & Lois RichmondLinda S RidleyAnn RifenbergKathy & Javier RinconKim RisleyAnnette RobertsonRobert A RollEugene F & Amy RosenbergKathie Ayres & Ted RossKen & Audrey RuedingerSally RutzkyMargaret SaboJack G SaltesCathy SalzerCaroline SantMark SantkuylEllyn M SatterHenrietta T SaundersJanet ScalponeJean SchaeferJon & Jo Ann SchedlerLarry & Emily ScheunemannTina M SchmidtTimothy & Jill SchmidtEllyn A SchmitzJoan D SchneiderEileen ScholzRoger & Pat SchroderJack SchroederThomas H SeilerStephen H SentoffJohn Shannon & Jan SerrMichelle SerreynCarol M ShafferAmy SheldonJeanne C ShirasGreg ShirleyRobin SiegelKenneth F SikoraEllen-Marie SilvermanLeonard M SkoczekPhil Skultety, Schaumburg Park

DistrictTom Small

Mary L SmithLewis & Carol SmithJanet & Earl SmithKenneth M SolisToni SpearsNancy SpencerKen & Nancy J SpindlerJan SpredemannKathy Mielke & Jeff StackSharon StarkstonBill & Carol SteeleRandy & Joyce StephensGuy & Edie Sternberg, Starhill

ForestJohn StiefelSherman & Sally StockJudi StuckJim StuhlmacherWayne SvobodaWilliam & Patricia SwaneyElaine & Severin SwansonRae & Steve SweetJack & Marjorie Ann SwelstadKaren & Mike SyversonLeslie & Craig TaylorCarol TennessenGail Testor, Prairie Moon

NurseryDavid & Judy ThayerJohn C & Marian ThillElaine TholenLiesl M Thomas, Northern

Sunset PerennialsLu Anne ThompsonJoyce TorresaniJim & Arlene TowlerTori S TrauschtKarin Trenkenschu, Prairie

Seating CorpSteven UlrichPeter & Colleen VachuskaMichael T Van AlstineDonna & John VanBueckenHarold & Bonnie VastagAmy Vickers, Amy Vickers &

Associates IncDonald L & Lynn VorpahlWill WagnerAnn K WakemanElizabeth W WalcottLinda WalkerChristine M WaltersJoanne WanasekElizabeth M WarnerRud & Timmy WassonBridget Watts, Nature Study

Guild PublishersAndrea B WebberDr Karen WeddeDavid & Kathy WegeCathy WegnerAnnette E WeissbachAmy K Welch,Sarah WeltzienKaren WesleyMargaret WestphalGail E WhistanceRochelle & Paul WhitemanMaryann WhitmanRich & Liz WhitneyWalter & Bev WieckertRobert L WilsonMargie Winter

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Steve & Janet WissinkKit WoessnerRichard H WojciechowskiBarb WolterScott Woodbury, Shaw Nature

ReserveKay M WosewickLaurie J YahrMichael Yanny

Lifetime MembersBernard Schwartz & Charolotte

AdelmanCarol AndrewsPatricia ArmstrongSharon BloomgardenSusan L & Darrell BorgerMarilyn CasePat ClancyRuth Ann CloonanVenkat & Rama DavarapalliPamela Marie DeerwoodCarol DelheimerJohn C & Theresa DeWalls

DeLisleLisa Scribner & Dean DoeringRodman E DollSusan R ForbesPhillip & Betty GeorgeauLynn GillesSteven D & Keiko Kojima HallWilliam E HastingsLaura HedienIngrid Verhulst Pam HolyElaine HutchcroftCornelia KaseSybilla S KaseMack Ruffin & Kathy CarterDiane S Keeney PhDEvelyn Timm & Alden KendallHope KuniholmWilliam & Nellie LanninTim & Janaan LewisJohn & Kim Lowman VollmerKay MacNeilBarb & Mike MaddenRichard & Diane Madlon-KayDavid & Suzanne MajerusChristopher & Martina MannJohn Skowronski & Karen MatzEileen MetressGretchen NeeringMariette & Dave NowakEugenia E ParkerMandy & Ken PlochBret & Jina RappaportKaren RetzerMartha F & Jeffrey RiceAnnette RobertsonRobert & Joan SchauppJohn Shannon & Jan SerrMichelle SerreynRobin SiegelNeil SikoraJane SladeGuy SmithSherrie & Bill SnyderJanis SolomonBrook C SoltvedtLarry StaceyMary & John ThiesingLaurel ToussaintKarin Trenkenschu

Steven UlrichPeter & Colleen VachuskaDr Karen WeddeJean & Tom WeedmanSally WencelStephen WindsorDonald & Benia Zouras

Wildest Household MembersCarol BallSteve BanovetzJohn & Jill BarkerKimberly A BarnesHolly & Jack BartholmaiAnn BaughanRuth & Glenn BeachTom & Louise BeckettLynn BeihlJanet & Edward BeimbornAdriane BlaesingCarol BohumolskiStewart BolingerBarb BoydRay & Martha BrightMarney BrucePat & Carl BrustEmily CampbellRuth CaputoCarolyn Sandford & Charles

CarlinCecilia CarreonWilliam CarrollAnn CaseThe Cepa FamilyMark & Terri ChelmowskiPeter ChenMary Susan ChenSusan ChristensenAnne CoburnCheryl CorneyBill & Nancy CoxMary Ann CraytonToni DanielsPeggy DankertRay DarlingIrene DayEdward N DaytonCharles DelmanPaula & Dan DeneenPamela DeweyAna Garcia DoyleJon J DuerrKaren EckmanBetty & Lowell EdwardsRosemary & Peter EidenElizabeth & Herodotos EllinasScott Meeker & Kathleen ErnstHelen EtkinSandra EverillOwen FairmanDiane & David FellRachel E FingerEileen Udry & Tom FittonVicki FlierLiz FrautschiElizabeth FreesPhyllis Croce & Jonn FreyToni Kovach & David

FukuzawaSavannah FurmanWilliam O GentryJane Genzel

Jane GiblinFrancine GlassEsther Meyer & Tom GlaweMarvin & Barbara GossenGlenn L GreenDonna GreenNorman & Daryl GrierKaren GrycewiczEmelie HaighHolly HamiltonRick Sanders & Janice HandChuck HanlonBonnie Harper-LoreKatrina R HayesAnn & Charles HeideCharles HeideConnie HeintzNancy HennessyBernita HileJudy & Ed HinesAlan W HopeflJill HudockBarb HuntRichard HyamsDorothy JachimJames JacksonMichael Head & Mary JamesJoyce E JamiesonDan & Cathy JanecykM.L. Jelachich, PhDTom JordanNoemi Barabas & Peter JungChris Williams & Joe KaplanKristin L KauthMary KearneySue & Bob KindeBill & Carol KlugLucy F KlugMargaret M KnightTracey KoenigJudy A KolossoVirginia KoppGordon KorthalsPaula & Mark KrierRobin & Stan LabanczDavid & Arlene LaMackInger LambCatherine A LarsenLee & Pamela LarsonAndrea LatchemLeora & Roger LaylinMira LeeDave & Bridget LembergChris LeodlerDave & Shirl LeslieHelen LoewiKen LukowWatson, Jan & Lustig, AlDean MacMorrisDonna MaddoxChandan MahantaAlysoun MahoneyMarta ManildiHal & Ginny MannJack MarcumRuth E MarshallStephen Packard & Linda

MastersSusan MatiskoElizabeth MattinglyKay McClellandCarol McManusBill & Cheryl Merrick

Chet & Miriam MeyersDenise & Jim MiglinMary MillerHarold & Doris MillerDiane MillerDavid MitchellLiz & Jim MitchellJoAnn MongeLinda MorganChris MuldoonKelly M MundtJean & Dave MuntzAlan NassJean A NealW Randy NielsenEmily OaksDiana & Jim OleskevichSharon L OstrowskiMargaret OvittEd PahlMary P & John D PaquetteDenise ParisianMary Dragich & John PastorSally & Eric PaulElizabeth PerryDavid & Louise PeteringJudy & Ron PetersDoris PierzchalskiJasmin PontiArlyn PosekanyCarol Sullivan & Robbyn

PrangeKristin RaabElisabeth A RaleighStephen RaySusan M ReedPatricia RobertsonKathy RogersSally RutzkyJanet (Jan) ScalponeSara SchlenkerJonathan Green & Joy SchochetJanet T SchultzJames SchultzJim & Ginny SchultzThomas H SeilerGreg ShirleyMiriam SimmonsMichaline S SinkulaMartha Peterson & Brett SpearChristine StierSherman & Sally StockMartha J StoltenbergRobert & Marilyn SutherlandWayne SvobodaWilliam & Patricia SwaneyKaren & Mike SyversonDavid & Judy ThayerWilliam A ThomasBetsy Pollock & Mike TiedeckJames & Carolyn TimmonsKeith M TomaszewskyJanine TredeJoan VatzTom & Gail WalderJack & Carolyn WallaceHans Evers & Ann WallaceAnn M WarrenRud & Timmy WassonVirginia S & Walter WatsonAndy & Sandy WhitneyKarin & Klaus WisiolSarah Wolf

Deborah WoltermanCarolyn R & Foster R

WoodwardKay M WosewickLaurie M YoungBrian ZimmermanGloria Jean Ziolkowski

Wilder Household MembersMartha AgnewCraig & Kathy AkeyLynn AndersonLori AndreenBruce AntmanRobert & Carolyn ArevaloCarol ArmstrongSusan ArnoldPete ArntsenLynn Hayes Ayres & Daniel

AyresBruce & Diana BaldiCarole J BassRosalind BatleyBernard BaumeisterCathy & Steve BazeleyPatricia C BeauregardAlan & Nancy BedellRowena BelcherJohn Meeks & Susan BennerTodd I & Betty J BerensJean BertelsenJohn BesserKathy BildnerRuth BloughDiane BodkinCarol BranscombNancy & Bob BraschlerKathy BrehmGary BrittonEric & Claire BrittonBeth BrombachKristen J BrownJoan BrownCharlotte BrownJames & Ruth BrueckMary BryanMary BuckleyMarie BurlesonCarol & Tom BurnsNan & Jeff CalvertFrancine CantorDaphne CarneyKay A CaskeyCraig E & Kathy F CastleNancy CastleHeather & Tom CataniaSusan & Frank CebelinskiCarl, Kathy & Connor ChapmanMargaret Chatham

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JoAnne ChristensonTheresa CiccolellaMarshall ClarkeHenemyer, Jill & Clune, DottiJames & Virginia CoburnSusan CohnGary & Elaine CollCarlos ContrerasCindy ConwayJanice CookElizabeth CookMark Newstrom Michelle CookMr.& Mrs. Harry CotterillLouise CoumbeDave CrawfordGalen & Gail CrowMary CywinskiJames CzarkowskiMary DanewitzCatherine M DavisKeith Ward & Pat DeeringCarol Heppe & Richard DeesEvelyn & Harley DellAnn DemorestAmy T DickinsonJackie DiehlAmy S DohertyHenry & Lorna DomkeRandy & Sylvia DowningSteve & Maria DuaneSteve DuerksenJoel & Sandra DunnetteDavid & Deb DunstoneAnne & Steve EckhardtTom & Katie EickmanCamille EinoderMaxine EllisSarah ElmigerCheryl M EnglishRebecca EyerGreg FalkMelodie FeeleyGary FeestJanie FinchMary Lou M FindleyJames & Sally FinzelMaryEllen FittsJudith & Patrick FitzgeraldStephanie ForanKen FosterDeanna FrautschiCarla FreemanLee FrelichCindy FrenchGaye FugatePhil & Carolyn FulkersonDonna M GagerCinda GallitzEmile GarneauDouglas & Janet GeblerFrances & Robert GeierDaniel Elvira & Cecilia GerberElizabeth GersonMichal J. GlinesKrina GossJoe GrabillPat GraceJudith GrahamKathleen GreenholdtBob & Susan GreseLaura GruzwalskiEileen M Guthrie

Kimberley HaagBetty HallDebbie HansenMarilyn C HansotiaKathleen HartmanLaura Hartwell BerlinDeborah & Walter HarwellBob & Teresa HauserJane HayesSarah HempelCarolyn HenneJohn HermansonSally HeuerRoberta HodgdonShirlee HoffmanMaurita HollandDeborah HollowayJames E & Diane M HolmesMichael S & Reva A HolmesMarlowe & Nancy HolstrumAlexandria HoltGlenda M HoodDonald HorakLynn & Ron HorneDave & Jean HorstMarianne HuntPeter HuntingtonSharon HurlbertCamille HutchinsonMary HuttonDawn IshidaHelen & Joe JacobsJim & Jane Jerzak FamilyBrian & Alison JohnsonLynda & Lee JohnsonCarolyn K JohnsonSandra JohnsonAndrea & Lowell A JohnsonRoyanne JohnsonRon & Francys JohnsonRosalie JohnsonCathy JohnsonCecelia JokerstJoseph F JonakinRosemary & Lee JonesMarilyn D JonesRon & Nancy JonesSue & Bob JordanMary JunttonenClarence & Karen KaplanJudy KayJune KeiblerErika KeithBarbara KellJoseph K KellerDebra & Jeff KelmLawrence Becker & Carol

KesslerRichard Atwell & Elizabeth KingBrian & Lori KnappJan & Dick KoelGillian B KohlerRobert KormanBev KostekMarylou & Robert KramerPaula KramerMary S KretschmanMary Alyce KrohnkeMarsha & Richard KruegerKathleen KruesiJames & Joan L KuhnsKay Kummerow

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