annual report | 2012 inquiry

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Annual Report | 2012 Wilderness Inquiry

Sharing the

adventure

with people

of all ages,

backgrounds,

and abilities

since 1978.

2 wilderness inquiry | annual report 2012

thank you!From the Executive Director and Board Chair

Mission

Our mission is to connect

people from all walks of life

to the natural world through

shared outdoor education and

adventure programs. Using

outdoor adventure as a medium,

WI programs inspire personal

growth, enhanced awareness of

the environment, and community

integration on a scalable basis,

making a measurable impact on

the environment and society.

Greg Lais and Tom Nelson

Dear Friends - As a supporter of Wilderness Inquiry (WI), you are on the forefront of a

movement that is providing life-changing connections to nature for tens of thousands

of people from all walks of life.

You already know what the research is starting to confirm—spending time outdoors

boosts creativity, self-confidence, health and wellbeing. A recent evaluation of

our Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures program conducted by the University

of Minnesota suggests that time spent outdoors can help increase performance

in school for disadvantaged students.

Because of your belief in our mission, last year we served 16,345 people on 334

inclusive outdoor events. Your support made participation possible for people who

would otherwise not have had the opportunity, including urban youth, low-income

families, veterans, and people with disabilities.

Your contributions provided scholarships and support for people like John, a veteran

who is blind as a result of his service to our country. John received a scholarship to

participate on a 7-day trip in Minnesota’s North Woods. John said, “Canoeing the

Boundary Waters is an experience I will never forget! After becoming blind, I did not

think this was possible for me. The healing and confidence I gained is immeasurable!”

As Wilderness Inquiry enters its 35th year, we dedicate this annual report to you—our

incredible community of supporters. You are a passionate and important voice for the

belief that the outdoors is not for only a privileged few, but rather for all to enjoy as

part of our national heritage.

Best regards,

Greg Lais Tom NelsonExecutive Director Board Chair

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project Fit (Families integrating together)

When families engage in outdoor programs

together, they have an opportunity to build

relationships, improve communication skills,

and develop shared values. WI provided

training, equipment, and support for 329

people participating in multi-day family

adventures last year.

urban wilderness Canoe adventures (uwCa)

A partnership between WI, the National Park

Service, the Mississippi River Fund, and other

partners, the UWCA is designed to connect

urban youth and families to the amazing outdoor

activities right in their own backyard. Last year,

WI introduced 13,114 people to local waterways

from the Mississippi to the Harlem River

(see page 4 for more information).

share the adventure

WI adventures foster an environment where

individuals develop and model respect for

every person, regardless of experience, ability

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solving skills, strengthen communication, and

gain a new understanding of and appreciation

for diversity. In 2012, WI shared integrated

outdoor adventures with 2,486 people.

Gateway to adventure

Gateway to Adventure is an innovative program

that empowers people with intellectual

disabilities to develop skills to enjoy outdoor

adventure experiences and integrate into

community activities. Last year, 240 Gateway

participants joined WI on multi-day adventures

(see page 5 for more information).

outdoor skills workshops

WI introduces thousands of people to outdoor

activities through workshops at local festivals

such as May Day Celebration, Dragon Festival

and the Aquatennial Beach Bash. By leveraging

community partnerships and events, WI offered

these no-cost introductory activities to 4,139

participants last year.

† Service by program numbers total more than the

total number of people served because there is

some crossover in program participation.

In 2012, WI provided integrated programming that served 16,345 people on 334 inclusive outdoor events. WI is committed

to sharing the outdoors with traditionally underserved populations through the following program areas:

Ann Bancroft waves from the back of a Voyageur Canoe. Ann helped launch our new Mississippi River day trips in 2012. Join her in 2013!

www.wildernessinquiry.org/mississippiriverdaytrip


uwCa provides outdoor learning for 13,000+ urban youth

on the Mississippi river

In partnership with the National Park Service, The Mississippi River Fund, Minneapolis

and Saint Paul Public Schools, WI introduced over 8,000 urban youth and families to

our national treasure, the Mississippi River. With support from the Environmental Trust

Fund, we will expand beyond the Twin Cities to serve youth in Grand Rapids, Saint

Cloud, Hastings and Red Wing in 2013. Major funding for the UWCA was provided by the

Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended

by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).

Minds and bodies are engaged as students learn about

species in the Mississippi River as part of the UWCA program.

Canoemobile expands uwCa Model to seven Cities across the u.s.

WI’s Canoemobile, a national demonstration of our successful UWCA program,

brought six Voyageur canoes and introductory paddling experiences to over 1,500

urban youth and families on local waterways in Milwaukee, Chicago, Michigan City,

Cincinnati, Louisville, New York and Washington, D.C in 2012. This is part of WI’s

long-term vision to reach 200,000 youth through hands-on outdoor experiences

on local waterways in 20 major cities by 2020.

Everyone loved paddling with Chad (pictured right). Here he is celebrating

with a woman who paddled for the first time on the Harlem River in the Bronx last October.

adventures provide Healing for Military Veterans

With funding from the Sierra Club’s Military Families Outdoors program, WI provided

five veterans training trips designed to build on active duty and military veterans’ leadership experience and promote lifelong outdoor recreation skills as part of

WI’s Share the Adventure program.

“This program helped me remember who I am (or was) and reconnect with the

outdoors, which I haven’t done for a long time,” said Tim, age 39, and a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Veterans explored the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Yellowstone National Park and the Florida Everglades 10,000 Islands with WI last year.

Completed Kayak Corral at little sand Bay Basecamp

With the help of the WM Foundation and the Pohlad Family Foundation, we launched

Phase II of the project and completed construction of our “Kayak Corral.” Having this facility allowed us to move our entire sea kayaking operation to Little Sand Bay,

streamlining our operations and eliminating the need to drive big rigs to and from

the Twin Cities between trips.

Completed Kayak Corral at our Little Sand Bay Basecamp.

[ 2012 Highlights ]


Gateway to adventure program serves individuals with Cognitive disabilities

WI successfully completed a two-year Gateway to Adventure program grant from

the May and Stanley Smith Charitable Trust. Gateway is designed to improve

socialization, independence, community integration, and pre-vocational and

vocational skills among participants with intellectual disabilities through training

workshops and extended trips. In 2012, WI served 329 individuals with intellectual

disabilities through this program.

Gateway program participants learn fun and challenging outdoor

skills like how to ski and build a quinzee or snow shelter.

second annual Great river race a big success

The Great River Race benefits the Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures (UWCA) program, a creative outdoor education initiative that works to reduce the

achievement gap in partnership with public schools and youth serving

organizations by providing enriching nature-based learning to more than

10,000 students each year. Each team races on behalf of a local school

in an effort to win that school a $5,000 UWCA scholarship. Corporations,

local government agencies, colleges, and nonprofit organizations sponsored paddling teams: 20 sponsors 200 paddlers $60,000 + raised.

Corporate teams paddle hard to provide outdoor

learning experiences for local students in the UWCA.

u.s. secretary of the interior Ken salazar recognizes uwCa

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Governor Mark Dayton

were hosted by the National Park Service, the Mississippi River Fund,

and Wilderness Inquiry on a tour of the Mississippi National River

and Recreation Area in August. Secretary Salazar recognized the UWCA

as a national leader in connecting urban audiences to the outdoors.

Pictured from left, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, WI Program Manager

Josh Garubanda, and Governor Mark Dayton discuss the benefits of connecting youth to the outdoors through programs like the UWCA.

signed Memorandum of understanding with Federal land Management agencies

Wilderness Inquiry renewed its partnership agreement with the National Forest

Service, Bureau of Land Management, The National Park Service, the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This Memorandum

of Understanding (MOU) will help facilitate development of joint programs

to increase outdoor recreation opportunities for people of all abilities

and cultural backgrounds, and providing opportunities for recreation,

service, and careers related to America’s Great Outdoors.

WI and Forest Service staff sign a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly

serve people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth on Forest Service lands.

[ 2012 Highlights ]


TUTTLE, J

[ Financial summary ]

2012 was another sound financial year for Wilderness Inquiry. Program and contributed revenues were comparable to 2011, which is good news considering that 2011 was our best financial year ever. In addition to strong and stable contributions and earned revenues, the completion of our Little Sand Bay “kayak corral” will support our mission for years to come. WI’s financial position continues to be stable as it enters its 35th year. Our audited financial statements as of December 31st, 2012 were prepared by Carpenter, Evert & Associates Certified Public Accountants.

uses and sources of Funds

Balance sheet 2012 2011

ASSETS

Cash & Cash Equivalents $ 454,160 $ 518,369

Other Current Assets 202,795 361,976

Property & Equipment 1,878,382 1,792,477

Grants Receivable 60,712 —

Investments/Endowments 510,503 457,515

Total Assets $ 3,106,552 $ 3,130,337

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

Current Liabilities

Accts Payable & Accrued Expenses 151,484 189,377

Deferred Revenue 205,236 286,719

Total Current Liabilities $ 356,720 $ 476,096

Long Term Liabilities Accrued Expenses 93,591 $ 67,443

Mortgages Payable 348,864 $ 372,281

Total Long Term Liabilities $ 799,175 $ 915,820

Net Assets $ 2,307,377 $ 2,214,517

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $ 3,106,552 $ 3,130,337

statement of activities

revenue: $2,448,740 expenses: $2,355,880

1% Miscellaneous

Income

7% Fundraising

2% Investment

Income

3% Managment and General

11% Government

Grants

“In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wilderness Inquiry, Inc. as of December 31, 2012 and 2011,

and the changes in its net assets and cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally

accepted in the United States of America.”

— Carpenter, Evert & Associates Certified Public Accountants, March 14, 2013

Jason Matz

90% ProgramServices

42% Grants,

Contributions,Gifts

44% Program Fees

2012 2011

SUPPORT & REVENUE

Grants, Contributions, Gifts 1,029,480 1,082,250Government Grants 279,408 345,385

Program Fees 1,081,020 1,025,262

Investment Income 45,715 9,166

Miscellaneous Income 13,117 25,406

Total Support & Revenue $ 2,448,740 $2,487,469

EXPENSES

Program Services 2,126,170 2,016,888

Management & General 69,802 76,280

Fundraising 159,908 109,221

Total Expenses $ 2,355,880 $2,202,389


[ donor summary ]

$100,000 and upDriscoll Foundation

Environmental Trust Fund

Mitsubishi Electric

America Foundation

$25,000 – $99,000Environmental Protection Agency

The Frey Foundation

The Minneapolis Foundation

Mississippi River Fund

National Park Service

Carl & Eloise Pohlad Foundation

RBC Wealth Management

May & Stanley Smith Foundation

Travelers Foundation

$10,000 - $24,999Anonymous

Paul Adelman Children with

Disabilities Endowment Fund

Fred C. & Katherine B.

Andersen Foundation

Blue Cross Blue Shield of

Minnesota Foundation

The Charles E. & Edna T.

Brundage Foundation

Bureau of Land Management

Carolyn Foundation

Ceridian Corporation

Fredman Family Foundation

The Thomas W. & Lorna P.

Gleason Foundation of the MN

Community Foundation

Grand Canyon Fund

The Hedberg Family

Charitable Foundation

The Lux Foundation

Minnesota Environmental Fund

Francine Murphy

Amy Owen

The Pentair Foundation

Jim & Yvonne Sexton

Family Foundation

Gladys M. Smith & Jane

McCarthy Fund of


UCare Fund

Donald Weesner Charitable Trust

$5,000 - $9,999Anonymous (2)

Hugh J. Andersen Foundation

Peter Bachman & Jan Rice

Gordon & Margaret Bailey

Foundation

Edward R. Bazinet


Morgan & Anna Burns

The Buuck Family Foundation

We extend our heartfelt thanks to our amazing community of supporters. More than 1,300 individuals, corporations, and foundations

made donations and grants to WI in 2012. The gifts listed here reflect those received between Jan. 1, 2012 and March 25, 2013. We make every effort to ensure accuracy. If you notice an error, please contact Sarah Milligan-Toffler, Associate Director at [email protected].

Julie Corty Fund of the Women’s

Foundation of MN

Greg & Betsy Dehn

Craig & Carlon Fontaine

Jim & Mary Frey

Julius Gaudio

Hunt Greene & Jane Piccard

Diana Grove & Joe Krupp

Louis F. & Katherine Hill

Chandra Jessee

Thomas Nelson & Martha Dayton

Sue & Tom O’Connor

John Lavander & Nancy Owen

The Jay & Rose Phillips

Family Foundation

Margaret Rivers Fund

United Health Foundation

$1,000 - $4,999Anonymous (4)

Darren Acheson & Carol Peterson

Elmer L. & Eleanor J.

Andersen Foundation

Elizabeth Bancroft

Jim & Deborah Barnes

Bearence Mgmt Group

Scott & Julie Becker

The Beverly Foundation

Bruce & Sharon Bottomley

The Broadwaters Foundation

John & Betty Bullion

Tom & Sonya Campion Fund at

The Seattle Foundation

Carleton College

The Challenge Scholarship Fund

of The Saint Paul Foundation

Arne & Jessica Cook

Ned & Sherry Ann Dayton

Chuck Dayton & Sara Evans

Martha Dayton

Chad & Maggie Dayton

The Dellwood Foundation

Nancy & Mike Domaille

Jack & Kirsten Driscoll

John & Ann Dryer

Eliot Street Fund

Emerson Process Management-

Rosemount Inc.

Martha & Ron Erickson

Ron Erickson & Lisa Doerr

David & Beth Finch

Jim Finch

Matthew & Miriam Flannigan

Trudy Fredin

Nancy Gibson & Ron Sternal

Ellen Grace

Liebe Gray

Mike Hahm

HealthPartners

Joan Higinbotham

Michael & Valerie Hoffman

Brian & Karen Holcomb

Laura & Steve Inglis

Piper Jaffray

Sally Johnson & Kay Kramer

Art & Martha Kaemmer Fund of

The HRK Foundation

Marilyn Kapter

Gabriel Keller

Kellogg Commission Co. Fund of


Mary & Shaun Kennedy

Greg & Gail Kenton

Mag Klein Galland

Greg Lais & Patti Thurber

Tom Lewin

Lone Wolf Fund Duluth-Superior

Area Community Foundation

Mary & Mark Maher

Jason & Stephanie Matz

McCarthy-Bjorklund Foundation

Bill & Carol McMahon

Messerli & Kramer Foundation

Carol Milligan

Mortenson Construction

Mosquito

Bruce & Elaine Moulton

Jim & Lorna Nelson

Robin Bean Nelson

Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.

Mark & Kelley Parish

Elizabeth “Betsy” Pate Foundation of the

Saint Paul Foundation

Peregrine Capital Mgmt Fund of


Paul & Jo Anne Peterson

L.E. Phillips Family Foundation

The Elizabeth C.

Quinlan Foundation

Reader’s Digest Foundation

Bob & Joanne Rick

Riley Hayes

Thomas A. & Georgina T. Russo

Family Fund of the Schwab

Charitable Fund

John & Dorothy Scanlan

Bill Schildt

Bill & Cindy Schmoker

Tom & Patty Sexton

Jim Sexton

The Smikis Foundation

Jim & Merrie Stolpestad

Pete Tanghe & Michele Harris

John & Ellie Tucker

Stephanie Vos

Cindy & Joe Walz

Frank Wei

Weitz Family Foundation

Steve Wells & Jane Scallen

Western National Insurance

Benson & Mary Whitney

Jim & Carla Wilding

James H. Woods Foundation

World Presidents Organization -

Twin Cities Chapter

$500 - $999Anonymous (5)

Thomas J. Abood

Apostle Islands Historic

Preservation Conservancy

Mark Albrecht

Peter Anson & Sally Ankeny Anson

Dick & Debbie Bancroft

Jann & Gordon Baustian

Mary Blickenderfer

Jerry & Elna Campbell-Wade

Marty & Peg Carlson

Michael Adam Carroll Memorial

Fund of the Duluth-Superior

Area Community Foundation

Paul Chapin

Paul & Mary Choiniere

Ken Collier & Nancy Scherer

James Connor

CobornsDelivers

Jane Sage Cowles

& Anne Stephens

Jay & Page Cowles

David & Kitty Crosby

Scott & Jean Crow

Ken & Linda Cutler

Wendy & Doug Dayton

Judy Dayton

Lori & Paul Delahunt

John & Susan Dyke

The Eddy Family Foundation

Ned Foster & Laura Tiffany

Jim & Joan Gardner

David Goldberg & Alison Rodner

Tom & Cindy Goodwin

Jerry & Cindy Gray

Robert Gregory

Brenda & Mark Grim

Betsy & Jule Hannaford

Van & Elizabeth Hawn

Cynthia & Bill Hersey

Sue Hodgson

Tim & Amy Houlihan

Opportunity Fund Chair’s ReportI want to extend my thanks to each one of the 1,348

individuals who contributed to WI’s Opportunity

Fund this year. Together we raised $397,750 to reach

underserved audiences.

More than half the people we serve would not have

access to outdoor programs without support from

people like you. Thank you for joining with us to

guarantee that people of all ages, backgrounds, and

abilities have a chance to participate equally in WI’s

outdoor education and adventure programs.Greg Dehn



[ donor summary ]

Howard Family Fund of


Ann & Terry Huntrods Fund


Steven & Carol Lorentzen

Judy & Malcolm W. McDonald

Family Charitable Acct

Sarah & Jeff Milligan-TofflerChris Mincks & Lisa Shakerin

Carol Mizuno

Dan Ness

Janet & Mike Nilles

Gary & Mary O’Brien

Rhoda & Greg Olsen

Tom & Betsy Otteson

Ed & Constance Palmer

Craig & Ellie Peterson

Pierce Family Fund of the

Minneapolis Foundation

Pricco Family Charitable Fund of


Irene Qualters

Steve & Katie Remole

Becky Roethlisberger

Dennis & Kelly Ryan

Paul & Amy Shirilla

Gerry & Nan Snyder

Dwight & Nancy Steege

Beverly Stirtz

Nancy Stone

Lori Tauring & Renee Tierney

Dag & Mary Von Ruden

The Whitney Foundation

Carol Ann Williams

Ron Zickert & Teresa Antonneau

$250 - $499Anonymous (6)

Affiance FinancialErik Allen

Russ & Barbara Andrews

Ian Armitage

Hunter Bancroft

Josh Baltzell & Suzanne Richards/

Split Rock Partners

Bank of America


Christopher Barns

& Kathleen Stachowski

Louis Bartholome

Doug Bekke

Karen Bohn & Gary Surdel

Kate Bryant and Jon Lindfors

Scott & Sarah Burns

Mike & Lupita Butler

Jayne Carey-Peterson

Joe & Jane Cavanaugh

Chomicz Family Foundation

Pam & Bryce Doty

John DuBois

Ekdahl Hutchinson Family Fund

of The Minneapolis Foundation

Victoria Erhart

Bob & Kim Fischer

Chip Fisher

Sue Fishman

Jennifer Fitz-Roy

Anita Foss

Lee, Amy, Ethan

& Adam Friedman

Ted Glass & Debra Jeffreys

Peter & Karma Goss

Sarah & Rick Goullaud

Jim Gribble

Mona & Dave Harmann

Jeff & Lucy Heegaard

Susan Heegaard

David Hegewald

Carl & Carolyn Heilman

Donald Helgeson & Sue Shepard

Bob House

Trish Ishizuka

Draper & Molly Jaffray

John Judd

Phyllis & Don Kahn

Greg Keane

Chuck & Lisa Keller

Karen Kelley-Ariwoola

Martin & Esther Kellogg Fund


Shaun & Mary Kennedy

Chad Klatt

Tracy Kochendorfer

Paul & Susan Labovitz

Charlie & Sherry Lais

Michael Lander

Ralph Lentz

Steve & Kris Levine

Deb Liang & Matt Tillotson

Clarence & Susan Liang

Marvin Liewer

Joe Lobl & Robin Taylor

Mark & Sally Ludlow

Eileen Maher

Mary Maher

Jan Malcolm & Kris Carlson

Brian Martinson & Melissa Partin

Paul Maumalanga

David Mayeron

Leo & Katie McAvoy

Holli McClain

Doug McCullough

Dick & Joyce H. McFarland

Family Fund of The

Minneapolis Foundation

Larry & Maureen McGough

David McKee & Lynn Naeckel

McKenna Family Fund of the

MN Community Foundation

Steven & Catherine Means

Paula & Kurtis Meyer

John & Susan Miller

Lisa Nadler & Deb Pilkington

Richard & Nancy Nicholson Fund/

Nicholson Family Foundation

Catherine & Louis Paglia

Katie Piehl & Rich Knowlton

Fred & Doreen Prince

Doug & Sharon Pugh

Lynn Quigley

Raderstorf/Armstrong

Family Fund

Rip & Gail Rapson

Marion & Don Robertson

Sandra Roe

Vicki Rupp

Scott & Kate Schaefers

Joel Schneider

Anne Simonson

Jay & Yvonne Smith

Frank Star

Barb & Art Stock

William Stoeri

Rob & Amy Stolpestad

Susan Talbot

Mary Anne Thurber

Kathy Thurber

Drieke Van Giffen

Peg Velden

Bob & Nancy Verhey

Mary Vrabel

Dan & Kathy Wachtler

Alice & Fred Wall

Family Foundation

Howard & Jo Weiner

Steve Wilson & Mary Shedd

Susan and Gus WinfieldFred & Eleanor Winston

WIPFLi LLP

Cory Zanin & Tom Buchberger

$100 - $249Anonymous (13)

Charlotte & Charles Abrahamson

Kent & Amanda Adams

Tracy Alger

Allan & Virginia Amis

Lynn & Dale Anderson

Scott & Sandra Anderson

Steve & Annette Anderson

Mark Anderson

Stephanie Andrews

Cheryl Appeldorn

& John Schnettler

Michele Arington

Carol & Alexander Aronis

Maggie Arzdorf

Janet Badura

Kent Baker & Grace Lin

Katharine Baker

Margaret & Alexander Bancroft

Ann Bancroft & Pam Arnold

Jim Barott

B.J. Battig & Kay Williams

Robert & Barbara Beck

Mary & David Beer

Martha Beery Milbery

& Kevin Milbery

The Belcher-Larson Family

Mark Bentley

Judy Berglund

Victor Birdsong

Greg Bistram & Rebecca Hartman

Clara Bleak & Donald Dewey

Bobby & Steve’s Auto World

Youth Foundation

Carly Bosanko & John Morgan

Maria Bournias

Nina & William Brandt

Betsy & Hank Brummer

John & Rose Marie Burkholder

William & Patricia Burns

Martha Butler

Michael & Barbara Byrne

Huck & Chrissie Cammack

Mary Ann Campbell

Barb Carlson

Jon Carpenter

Tim & Sarah Carroll

Reid Carron & Becky Rom

Brett & Carla Carver

Henry & Patricia Chang

Sally Chaster

Bob & Deb Chauvin

Jackie Cherryhomes

Tony Christianson/Adam Smith

Growth Partners

Ted & Alex Christianson

Beth Clayton

Barb Coffin & Dan EngstromIrv Cohen

Tasso Coin

Robert Collier

Marcia Crist

Michael Cuff

Bill & Mary Ellen Cunningham

David & Julie Cutter

Joe Dahlem

Sheldon & Carol Damberg

Brenda & Swep Davis

Barb Dehn

Lawrence & Sue Dillehay

Joe & Genie Dixon

Michael Check

& Jennifer Doble Check

Heidi Doering

John & Karissa Dolan

Linda Donaldson

Chuck & MaryAnn Dorsey

Katherine Douglas

Anne Doyle & Jim Stock

James & Margaret Duddleston

Dick & Harriet Duerre

Holly Einess

Karen Eoff

Ryan & Sarah Erickson

Lonnie Fairchild

Catherine Finch

Robert & Karen Fink

Brian Flannigan

Roger & Harriet Flashinski

Jennifer Fleming

Anice Flesh

Wood R. Foster, Jr.

& Jane Severns Foster

Ronald Fraboni

Michael & Marianne Francis

Jennifer Franko

Barb & Zola Friedman

Robert & Sarah Frost

William Fulton

Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation

Margo George

Daniel & Patti Gerhan

Mitch & Kathy Ginsburg

Mark Gittleman

& Debra Oberman

Judy & Geoff Gluck

Ken Goldberg

& Pam Wilson Goldberg

David & Lisa Goodwin

Ryan & Shannon Gould

Peter & Mary Gove

Gary Grabko

Betty Grant

Sharon Grant & Steve Ghan

Hazen & Kathy GravesCutline


[ donor summary ]

Leland Green

John & Virginia Greenman

Barb Greer

Eleanor Gregory

John Grierson

Elizabeth Grimes

John & Anne Groton

Daniel Gulbrandson

Brian & Angela Gustafson

Howard & Betsy Guthmann

Sam Haeuser & Carson Lentz

Gordon & Laurie Hain

Thomas & Jennifer Halverson

Ellie Hands

Mary Hanley

Lisa Hansen

Jean & Don Hanson

Clyde Hanson

Mike & Kathleen Harrington

Pat Hart

Helen & Bill Hartfiel Katharine Hartley

Myrna, Ilene & Martin Hasenfeld

Bob & Dianne Haugen

Maurice Hearne

Edith & Frank Hedges

Peter & Anne Heegaard

Clifford Heim

Steve & Shannon Heim

Frances Heinselman

Paula & Doug Hemer

Bonnie & Duane Hendrickson

Jeff & Patty Henry

Connie Hilliard & Fran Coyne

Dewey & Jean Hobson

Harry & Lieke Hogenkamp

J. Kevin Holbein

Sharon Hollingsworth

Tom & Libby Horner

Paula Horner

Mark & Amy Hove

Bill & Kathleen Howard

Chris & Karen Hoy

Ralph & Margaret Hubert

Christopher & Erika Hughes

Lois & Glen Hurley

Greg & Diana Ingraham

Helena Jackson

& Doug Dunham

Kim & Catherine Jackson

Brian & Michelle Jacobson

Larry Jakus

Tommy & Julie Johns

Renee Johnson

Daryl & Amy Johnson

Darrell Johnson & Janet Wiig

Catherine Jordan & Steve Lick

Susan & Richard Justman

Kathleen & Keith Kale

Lois Kalusche-De Ziel

Lauren & Danny Kaplan

Stephen & Melissa Keinath

The Kellcie Fund

Terry Kelly

T.J. & Erica Kerr

Madeleine Kerr & David Shanteau

RB & Courtney Kiernat

Deb Kierstead

Susan Kinder & David Vealitzek

Julie & George Kinney

Kevin & Amy Kluesner

Alan & Ann Koehler

Anthony Komaroff

& Lydia Villa-Komaroff

Rod & Michele Komis

David & Anita Kordonowy

Linda Krach

Kevin Krahn

Neil & Deb Krueger

Susan Kute

Anne & Pierre LaGrandeur

Joe Lais

Peter Lancaster

Lance Insurance & Marketing

Services LLC

Mark Landreville

Lucy & Kenneth Langa

Mary Langer

Jeff Lasar

Annie Leonard

Kim Leventhal & Kevin Nosbisch

Gail Lewellan

The Law Offices of James B. Lewis

Marvin & Marcia Lindseth

Erik Lindseth & Kristin Benson

Andy Litecky

Dave & Ann Locey

Deborah Loon

Mari & Tom Lowe

Peter & Peggy Lowndes

Paul Lukens & Nancy Hoeft

Dean & Janet Lund

Marina & Michael Lyon

Craig & Pamela Mackey

Connie Magnuson

Ruth Markowitz

Thomas & Kathleen Martin

Sarah Martin

Virginia May

Annyce Mayer

Jack & Cindy Mayeron

Mary McCarten

Michael McCarthy

Chelle & Jim McClure

Charlene McEvoy

Andy & Corie McKibben

Rob & Becky McKim

Eileen McMahon & Steve Karbon

H.G. McNeely Jr.

Kate McRoberts

Paul & Rachel Meadows

Bill Meller

Scott & Liz Mendel

Chris and Nicole Mewes

Chet & Miriam Meyers

Bob Miller

& Malinda Gaskamp-Miller

Laura Miller

Tom & Martha Milligan

Ran & Beth Miner

Joel Mintzer & Heidi Schneider

Kathleen Misukanis

Doug & Therese Moore

Patrick Moore

Chuck & Melinda Moos

Jonathan & Martha Morgan

Kate Morton-Peters

& Stan Oleson

Earl Mosiman

Nina & Gordon Mosser

Paula Moulton

Anah & Howard Munson

Katherine & Kingsley Murphy, Jr.

Douglas & Kathy Nafziger

Cara Nance

Morgan & Patricia Nederhiser

Courtland Nelson

Lori Nestor

Elizabeth & Eric Nicholson

Michael & Pam Nightingale

Duane Ninneman

Gretchen & Jack Norqual

Martha Norton

Jenni & Eric O’Link

Diana O’Mara

Elie Ogden

Kirby & Anne Ogden

Rob & Pam Ohno

Stacey Oliver

Vance Olivier

Ari Olson

Keith & Ellen Opprecht

Rick & Ann Owen

Thom Pak

Mark & Marjorie Paller

Bruce & Grace Palmer

Nina Pan

Phyllis Parise

Jennifer Parker

Todd & Ann Parriott

Cathy Parsa

Pam & Jon Passman

Lars Peterssen

John & Anne PflueckeJeanne Pickering

Barb Kern-Pieh & Steve Pieh

Debra & Mark Pierce

Joe & Zita Pietrus

Jaime Pinkham

Stefan Plambeck

Susan Plimpton

Sarah Pohl

Walter & Harriet Pratt

Patricia Price

Jeff & Lisa Pust

Mark Quale

Dick & Penny Quist

Brian Rank

Gary & Susan Rappaport

Tip & Ann Ray

Noel Raymond & Amy Finch

Marvin & Sharon Resnick

David Richardson

Richard Riemersma

Roger & Barbara Ritzman

Jenifer Robins & Steve Hunegs

Nancy & Gary Rodgers

Noah Rosen & Amanda French

Ian & Tallulah Rosenthal

Donald & June Rott

On Sept. 12, 2012, more than 200 racers paddled

from Hidden Falls to Harriet Island to raise awareness

and funds for student success. We’d like to extend a

hearty thank you to our race sponsors, who helped us

raise more than $64,000!

Special Thanks to Sponsors of the Second Annual Great River Race

presenting sponsor

UCare

Founding sponsor

Travelers

supporting sponsor

Ceridian

Boat sponsors

Bearence Management

Bush Foundation Employees

Carleton College

City of Minneapolis

City of Saint Paul

Family of Neil DuBois

Exeter Realty

Financial Asset Advisors

Greene Holcomb & Fisher, LLC

HealthPartners

Mississippi River Fund

Mortenson Construction

Mosquito

National Parks Conservation Association

Natural Resource Professionals

The Network for Better Futures/Faegre Baker Daniels

Peregrine Capital Management

Riley Hayes Advertising

additional support

CobornsDelivers

Dunn Brothers Coffee

Great Harvest Bread

Subway

Twin Cities in Motion

Wipfli

The UCare Team loves working together to help kids!

Corporate teams stepped it up for student success in the

Great River Race.


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Myra H. Roufs

Helen Schoberg Rudie

Janine Rueter

Dan & Cari Sandstrom

Jim & Kristin Sankovitz

Jane & Eric Sassenfeld

Pat & Char Scanlan

Richard Scarlett

Barbara Scherer

Melissa Rappaport Schifman

& Jim Schifman

Stuart J. Schleien

Kathy & Jeff Schoenbauer

Chris & Chrissy Schultz

Paul & Sue Schurke

Beverly & William Schwagerl

Catherine Scott

J. Seely, MD

Varsha Seetharam

Debra Severson

Dave & Julie Seykora

Kath Sharp

Larry & Cheri Sheehan

Stanley & Lucy Shepard

Andrew & Cheryl Shern

Steve & Connie Shields

Jon & Sue Sibley

Julie Silverman & Bard Borkon

Nancy Simmet

Steve Simon

Gary Simpson

Sue Singer

Shirley Smart

Christine Smeby

John Smith

Donna Smith

Tim & Colleen Smith

Leonard Snellman

Hans Sohlen & Nanine Swift

William Sohn

Leif Solberg

Steven & Karen Sonnenberg

Laurel Sorensen

John Sorteberg

& Christina Kennedy

David & Diane Spangler

Stacey & Dave Spencer

St. Croix River Assn

Marcia & Joe Stahovich

Kathy Steinberger & Jim Young

Eric & Caroline Stevens

James & Ruth Stevens

Jan Stone

Caroline Storck

Delores Strasser

Steven Streeter

& Robin Wettengel

Elizabeth Stricklin

Sunnyside Elementary’s iRead

for Need Students

Bill Sutherland

Jonathan Tang

Megan Tarnow

Barb & Bruce Telander

Mark Ten Eyck & LaRaye Osborne

Jill Thompson

Randy Thoreson

Tim & Diane Thorpe

Madelon Timmons

Ron & Nita Toensing

Sharon Toll

Christine Tomlinson

Mike & Doreen Trucano

John & Nina Tuttle

Kay Tuveson

David Urban

Nancy Uschold

Valerie Valentine-Heath

Alan & Shelley Van Dellen

Mary W. Vaughan

Dan & Sue Vogeler

Philip Von Ruden

Norbert & Jewell Von Ruden

Mary Vos

Louis & Linda Wagner

Mary Wahlstrand

& Mark Bohnhorst

Timothy & Rebecca Waldeck

Don & Biddy Waletzko

Emily Walz

Thomas & Judith Ware

Bonnie Warhol & Tom Hetzel

Nancy & David Warner

Andrew & Kathy Washburn

Sven Wehrwein

& Mary Ann Dorsher

Nancy Weidler

Tricia Weinberg

Jim Weiske

Alan & Dorene Wernke

Kelly & John Wheaton

James & Mary White

Steve Wilkinson

John & Linda Williams

Susan Wittkop

Rick Wittwer/Wittwer

Placement Services

Michael & Barbara Woolsey

Susan & Wayne Wright

James Wyman

Cleo Zalk

Ellen Zemel

Linda Zespy

Tamar Zick & Maureen Leahy

Louise Ziegler

Deborah Zvosec & Steve Smith

Michael Zwank

Up to $100Anonymous (15)

Martin Albert & Peggy Wright

Stan & Gloria Alexander

Jean Allan

Barb Amram

Susan Anacker

Barbara Andersen

Genna Anderson

Chel Anderson

Paula & Scott Anderson

Alice Anderson

Amy Anderson

Dave Anderson

Leonard Anderson

Lorraine Anderson

Mary Anderson

Suzanne & Thomas Andreasen

Kathryn Armitage

Chris Arthur

Aspen Waste Systems, Inc

Elizabeth Atkinson

Phoebe Atwood Alden

Renee Bahneman

Gail Baker

Rich Baker & Rebekah Anderson

Tom & Barb Balcom

Nancy & Ken Ballard

Jessica Balter & James Sharrer

Genie Bang & Derek DeNero

Bev & Bob Barrett

MarySue Barrett

William & Alexandra Bartolic

Richard Bartusch

Greg Bartz

Keith Bastian

Ronald & Christy Bateman

Carla Bates

Denise & Jeffrey Bauman

Glenn Beachy

Nell Bean

Connie Beck

Kurt & Elaine Beckstrom

Norton Bell

Bruce Beneke & Martha Eaves

Timothy Benjamin

Sharon Benmaman & John Allen

Buzz & Vicki Benson

Paul Berg

Bernadette Berger

Ann Bevan Hollos

Jan Bilden

Pamela Bishop

Karen Blachowiak

Abbe Blacker & Stephen Cohen

Amy Blumenshine

Jerald Boitnott

Tisha Bolger & Debra Broderick

Joyce Borgerding

& Thomas Rauch

Fred & Penny Boulay

Judd & Beth Brackett

Elizabeth Brackett

Ruth Bradford-Johnson

Richard Brock

Tom Bromen

Lisa Brosseau & Allen Giles

Dorean Brouillette

Mary Brown

Chad Brown

Lynn Brysiewicz

Neal & Marie Buethe

Tamara Buetow

Hilary Bulger

Ann Bulloch

Charlie Bulman

Helen & Dick Bumgardner

Sally Burns

Patrick Burns

Molly Cairnes

Jessica Callery

Armando Camacho

Pat Campanaro

John Carron & Traci Telander

Dan & Jane Carter

Julie Cavanaugh

Mary Chamberlain

Hilary Chen

Paul W. Child, Jr. & Judy Child

Andy Christensen

Betty Christiansen

Justin Christy

Holly Church & Mike Grossman

Judy Citko

Dale & Sue Claridge

Eileen Claridge

Susan & Jim Clough

Mary & Bill CoffinJulie Cohen

Barry Cole

Janet Collins

Terence Collins & Carol Miller

Create Your Legacy: WI’s Friends for the Future SocietyIncluding WI in your will or estate plan ensures that people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities will

have the opportunity to experience a meaningful connection to nature now and for years to come. WI’s

Friends for the Future Society honors those individuals who have made a provision for WI in their will.

We are pleased to recognize the following members:

Planned gifts offer many benefits to both donors and WI. For more information about how a planned gift might meet your goals or if you have made a provision for WI in your will, we’d love to hear from you.

Contact Sarah Milligan-Toffler at 612-676-9400 or [email protected].

Mary BlickenderferDr. & Mrs. Sheldon DambergDr. Madeleine Kerr & Mr. David ShanteauMark Leo (in memoriam)Keith & Ellen Opprecht

Craig PetersonJanice QuickNancy SimmetBette WidneyTom Widney (in memoriam)


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Bryan & Jean Colwell

Kathryn Combs

Tim Connor

Patricia Connors

Joe Conrad

Bob Conway

Lynn & Dave Cookson

Bettye and Howard Cooley

Mark & Karri Copman

Edward Corwin

Lewis & Eustis Cowardin

John Cowardin

Jon Cross & Jen Karetnick

David & Phyllis Dahl

Margie & Bill Dahlof

Janet Dalgleish

Donna Damiano

Liz Danielson

Yoshiko Dart

Robert Daves

Thomas Davidson

Joan Davies

Anne De Coster

Tom & Barbara Deans

Richard DeCoursey

Robert & Nancy Dehn

Don & Alma Derauf

Dharma Merchant Services

Manzie DiAngelis

Richard Dibble

& Josephine Estrada

Cindy Dillenschneider

& Jason Maloney

Nancy Dimberio

Amy Diorio

Erin Dirksen

Larry Dittberner

Kevin & Beth Dooley

Deborah Dora

Sheril Doughman

Julie DuBois

Margaret DuBois

Lisa DuBois-Schmitz

Holly Duck & Alice DuBois

Jim Dunleavy

John & Gladys Ebert

Joe & Teresa Eckert

Angela Effertz

Katherine Ella

Amanda Ellerton

& Peter Wagenius

John & Ann Elward

Dean & Marianne Elzinga

Gail Emerich

Linda Enck

Debbie Engelen-Eigles

Craig & Sandra Erickson

Edward & Leslie Evans

Sid and Wendy Farrar

David & Patricia Fenrick

Robert Feutz

Jack & Jessica Fey

Robert & Nancy Fierer

Steve & Stacy Finkelstein

Dennis Fogland

Kathryn Foley

Joe Foley

Jamie & Craig Folkers

Dan Fontaine

Lisa Forslund

Michael & Molly Frank

Dan & Julie Franklin

Joan Freathy

Larry & Esther Freeman

Joyce & Norman Friedman

Mary Friedmann

Bernie & Damaris Friel

Barbara Fritz

Lynn & Robert Fuller

Travis Funk

Kathleen Gaffney

Thomas & Carolyn Galvin

Fred & Carol Gamble

Joyce Gannon

Josh Garubanda

Emanuel & Cecille Gaziano

John Geelan & Megan Feeney

Heidi & Mark Gemlo

Julie & Vijay George

Joseph & Virginia Gerbasi

Betsy Gibbs

Theresa Gienapp

Sara & Garry Gilberg

Joel Glaser

Michael Goertz

Milagros Gonzalez

Brian Goodspeed

Joan & Paul Goossens

Max Goralnick

Bradley Gordon

Robert Gorkin

Aaron & Staci Graber

Bob & Kay Graf

Monica & Mike Grajewski

Leigh Gray

Lincoln Gray & Bernie Mathes

Margaret & Steve Grazevich

Dick & MaryJo Grebe

Ben & Nancy Greenebaum

Carol & Lee Grim

Stacey Grimes

Victoria Groves

Molly Gruen

Julie & Matt Guidry

Rick & Patricia Gustafson

Dean & Wendy Gustafson

Allan & Maia Haag

Rochelle Habeck & Allan Hunt

Kris & Teresa Hall

Beverly Halleckson

Craig & Louise Halverson

Richard Hamilton Smith

Terry Hanson

Andrew & Jennifer Hardacre

Carol Hardenburg

Joyce & Robert Harlow

Rebecca Harmon

Mary Harmon

Carolyn Harmon

John Harrer

Herb & Karen Harriss

Robin Hasenfeld

& Lester Blumberg

Carol Haskins

Gail Hastings

Geoff Hathaway

John & Jennifer Hayes

Chuck & Polly Hebble

Roger Heegaard & Cheryl Thomas

David Heidtke

Harry & Janet Heifetz

Michael Hennig

David & Glenda Henning

June & Robert Hensley

Rebecca Heymann

Annie Hickman

Dawn Hill

Arthur Himmelman

Meredith & Matt Hintz

Elizabeth Hinz

Jo Hittner

Carol & Brian Hoag

Carson & Joelle Hoeft

Michael Hoffman

Dale & Faith Hoiseth

Greg & Linka Holey

Kenneth Holmen

Douglas Holtquist

Catherine Holtzclaw

Linda & David Hommes

Casey & Bill Hooke

Gloria Hopp & Brian Fier

Allen & Susan Hoppe

Jonathan Houlihan

Richard & Patricia Huizel

Kathryn Humphrey

Ed Hyshiver

Lisa & Buddy Ide

Kathleen Ingerson

Randy Istre

Karen Iverson

Grace E. Jacobs

Joshua Janousek

Jean Burke

John & Beth Villaume

Martha Johnson

Ardes Johnson

Dan & Sally Johnson

Jan Marie Johnson

Gayle Johnson & Donna Jaye

Nancy Johnson

Norah Johnson

Jim & Nancy Johnson

Bernadeia Johnson

Diana & Russell Jones

Marilyn Jones

Rebecca Jones

Fred Dulles & Cathy Jordan

William Judy

Mary Ann Juenemann

David Kahn

& Kathleen Roche-Goggins

Peter & Susan Kahn

Jeff & Orlee Kahn

Anita Kaliszewski

Elizabeth Kallestad

Kelly Kalli

Loree Kalliainen

Dr. Katherine Kane

Sue Kanz

Mary KatsiaficasKent & Kathy Kehrberg

Charles Kelly

Elizabeth Kelsey

Barry Kempton

Colleen Kennedy

John & Janet Killeen

Kelly & Kurt Kleppe

William Klett

Todd Klingel

David Klingensmith

Kelly Kloth

Mike & Celeste Knoff

Kristin Knopf

Ellen Knudsen

Suzanne Koerner

Karla & Rick Komec

Bette & Lou Kotlarz

Thomas Kottke

Douglas & Susan Kowalski

Janice Kraser

Robert Kravitz

Jen Kuhar

Kim Kvale

Roger & Daisy Kylmanen

Carmen LaChappelle

James LaFave

Michael Lafferty

Rody & Janet Lageson

Tammy Lambas

Elizabeth Lampert

Rick & Jill Lane

Carly Lapin

Charles Larson

Linda Lawrence

Pat Lawrence

Rose Leapaldt

Don & Marlyee Lee

Leroy Leftwich

Todd & Debi Lehman

Debbie & Jeff Lentsch

Chelsea Leven

Gloria & Barry Leven

Rob Ley

Anna Liebenow

Jack & Rhoda Liebo

Stan Linnell

Anne Linnihan

Aryliss Lisner

Karen Lockwood

Kelly Logue

Bob & Janet London

Elizabeth Looby

John Luczak

Kristen & Kristofer Lund

Mike & Kelsey Lundberg

Tom & Ayn Luther

Kent & Barb Lyford

Jim Lynch & Melissa Draper

Katie Macke


Wilderness Inquiry makes the outdoors accessible to people of all abilities.


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Kory & John Macy

Kunal & Stephanie Madhok

Barbara Magnuson

John & Becky Maher

Gary Mainor

Cheryl & Peter Mairs

Daniel Malinow

Jim & Paula Mallory

Kealy Malmgren

Gustavo Mancilla

Reynaldo Mangual

Marketing with Meaning, LLC

Mary Brock

Jeff & Carol Matson

Carol & Robert Matson

Amanda Mattke

Karen & Ron Matz

Mike Matz

Jasper Matz

Tom & Susan Mayerle

Maureen Mayo

Sylvia McAlpine

Charles McCarthy

Cheryl McChesney

David McDonald

Sean & Britt McDonnell

Charles & LeDonna McIntosh

Lisa McLean

Mary McMahon

Stacey McMullen

Lois McNamara

Don & Susan McNaughton

Sam Meddaugh

Gretchen Mehmel

& Jeff Birchem

Edith Meissner

Dave & Carey Meyer

Bob & Stacey Michels

Jean Michlewicz

Janet MifflinEarl Miller

Mark J. Miller

Karen Minge

Robert & Marveen Minish

Mike Misukanis

Noreen Moen

Sharon Moenkhaus

Moira & Dan Moga

Greg & Astrid Mohn

Robert & Linda Moore

Timothy Moore

Lee & Vicki Morgan

Brad Morris

Denise & George Morris

Wendy Morris

Donald Morrow

Scott & Beth Mosley

Ellen & Terry Muller

John & Judith Murphy

Tony Murphy

Brian Myles

Tia Nelson

Charles & Barbara Nelson

Sue & Jeff Nelson

Theresa Neshiem

Tracey & Richard Newberrry

Lisa Nilles

Matthew Monteleone & Lily Ning

Kerin McTeigue O’Connor

& Patrick O’Connor

David O’Fallon

Erin O’Grady

Megan O’Leary

Thomas & Celine O’Neill

Topher Obetz & Paola Nunez

Mary Oftedahl

The Okee Dokee Brothers

Nanci Olesen & Steve Epp

Ron & Mary Olson

Mary Olson

Korey L Opland

Edie & Bob Orazem

Rachel Orville

John Otterson

Susan Overson

Donald Owen

Katherine Pacyga Routt

Frank Parisi

Henrietta Parsons

Daniel Paskewitz

Don & Gari Patton

Lynn Pearce Tate

Joey Pederson

Danielle Pellitteri

Bob & Anne Perschel

Betty & Lynda Petersen

Amy Petersen

Don & Jeannette Peterson

Anthony Pfaff

Wayne & Bridget Phillips

Babs Pilling & Dan Carlson

Dave & Shelley Plumb

Cathy Polley

Laurel Porter

James & Elberta Prestegard

Sheila Prok

Paul & Betty Quie

Tom Quinn

Keith & Jody Radtke

Kathy Rauch

Larry & Jeanne Reddel

James Reece

Jennifer & Chris Reedy

Brenda Reichow

Jamie Lyn Reinschmidt

Mark Rekow

Katie Renollett

Jean Replinger

Carol Rice

Marie Rickmyer

Richard & Krispen Ridgway

James & Ann Riley

Crystal Rimoczy

Jim & Leslie Rinck

Ann Risch

Susan Stiles & Jeffrey Robbins

Holly Robbins

Kurt Behrens & Laura Robertson

Anne Robertson & Thomas Fronk

Julie & Thomas Robinson

Maureen & David Rochester

Ann Rogers

Barbara Rom

Susan Rostkoski

Maureen Rueber

Kathleen Russell

Dean & Kathy Sanberg

Alice Sanborn

Carole & Edward Sanders

Georgia Scarr

Dan Schally

Jeffery & Gayle Schaub

Linda Schave

Esther Schippers

Beverly Schleper

Carleen & John Schloemer

Julie Schmieg

Jim Schoeller

& Patricia O’Hara Schoeller

Dee Schofield Michael & Susan Schroeder

Pauline & Robert Schroeder

Brian Schubloom

& Shelly Allmaras

Gary & Joyce Nelson Schuette

Brian Schultz

Mike & Sheila Seats

Santara Sen

Jerry & Heidi Sery

Rita Shapiro

Audrey SheffieldKathi Wilken & Steve Simon

Claire Simonson

Erika & Paul Sitz

Kathryn & Thomas Skalitzky

Amy & Mike Sluis

Frances Smith

Beth & Al Smith

Meredith Smith

Tom Smith & Diana Martinez

Darryl Bathel & Virginia Snarksi

Marlene Sobek

Erol Sonderegger

Nancy Spurgin

John & Jula St. Marie

Zach & Jen Stabenow

Robert Stacken

Robert & Cynthia Stadel

Stand Up Minnesota, LLC

Susan Stehling

Karen Steiner

Heidi Steltzner

Sabina & John Sten

Chuck & Sheila Stokes

Kathy Stoltz Buhta & Ron Buhta

Julie Storck

Perry & Sherri Strassman

Whalen & Lou Strobhar

Tim & Pam Strom

Julie Stroud

Laura & Dan Swartz

Duane & Vicki Swenson

Leslie Sworsky

Barb Symalla

John Tamminen

Mary Tanghe

Paul WM Taylor, Native America

Rainbow Network

Mark & Amanda Tempel

Dave & Linda Therkelsen

John Thomas

Gayen Thompson

Vern & Susan Thompson

Mollie Thompson

Sheila Thomson

Dixie Tilden

TisBest Charity Gift Cards

Joseph Tombers

Amanda Torres

Lyndon Torstenson

The best science lab is outdoors! 78% of youth participating in our Urban Wilderness Canoe Adventures program

reported an increased interest in science and the environment.


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TributesHonorees are listed first in bold. Donors listed beneath honoree(s).

darren acheson

Robert & Pam Ohno

dr. richard adair

Susan Justman

robyn alexander & members, friends and family of the Brain injury Group

Nina & Gordon Mosser

All kids who overcome diffi-culties to conquer the world!

Janice Kraser

ian armitage

Kathryn Armitage

alexander & Margaret Bancroft

Elizabeth Bancroft

ann Bancroft

Tim Connor

Jan Malcolm & Kris Carlton

dick & debbie Bancroft

Ronald Fraboni

Raised $7,500 or moreMorgan Burns

Lee Friedman

Lorna Gleason

Hunt Greene

Michael Hoffman

Jason Matz

Greg Lais

Sarah Milligan-TofflerTom Nelson

Raised $5,000 to $7,499Debbie Bancroft

Susan O’Connor

Andy Walz

Raised $2,500 to $4,999Greg Dehn

Jack Driscoll

Marti Erickson

Mary & Mark Maher

John Scanlan

Bill Simpson

WI Champions Rock our WorldEach year more than 75 volunteer Champions contribute

their time, talent, and networks to raise money for WI’s

Opportunity Fund. Below is a listing of Champions who

helped us reach our goal in 2012.

Raised $1,000 to $2,499Ann Bancroft


Reid Carron

Ken Collier

Cory Dahl

Chad Dayton

Kate HartfielGabe Keller

Dave Kingman

Jim Langdon

Deb Liang

Charlene McEvoy

Dan Ness

Craig Peterson

Scott Schaefers

Audrey SheffieldDag Von Ruden

Alycia Wagner

Raised $500 to $999Ian Armitage

Hilary Bulger

Jennifer Fitz-Roy

Matt Heuer

Jon Houlihan

Jenni O’Link

Hannah Radant

Kath Sharp

Liz Shirley

Gary Simpson

Kathy Steinberger

John Villa

Raised $200 to $499 Dave Haugen

Megan Ihlenfeld

Brian Jacobson

Charlie Lais

Mo Mayo

Erik Ophaug

Dean Sanberg

Paul Schurke

Julie Storck

Mollie Thompson

Tim Thorpe

Raised Up to $200Erin Aadalen

Robyn Alexander

Casey Baustian

Scott Crow

Bob Fischer

Josh Garubanda

Adam Hoffman

Colin Johnson

Shay Koski

Nathan Lien

Jim Lynch

Mike Miller

Sarah Oppelt

Dave Seykora

Shelley Sloan

Dwight Steege

John Tuttle

Dylan Woehrle

Michael Traber

Amanda Troelsen

Judy Trousdell

Eric Trygstad

Demetrios & Carol Tsacoyeanes

Chien-Chung Tsai

Roger & Donna Urbanski

Ruth Usem

Gale Van Buskirk

Andrew Velthaus & Wayne Shields

Peter Villaume

Frank Villaume III

Frank & Luly Villaume

Susan VonBank

Tracy Wachtler

Tony Wagner

Robert & Jeanne Walz

Anthony Walz

Everett Ward

Sheryl Sue & Steven Warren

Thomas Warth

James & Mickie Watt

Anna Waugh

Bill Webb & Linny Mae Siems

Mark & Annette Weber

William & Elizabeth Webster

Katherine Welch

Marnie Wells

Marcia Werner

Edwin & Beverly Wetherill

Jim & Ann Wheeler

James Whitney

Susan Wiley

Eldor & Cal Wilfahrt

Allison Williams

Judd & Rachelle Williams

Allan Willig

Shawn Willy

Charlie Witzke & Amy Wagner

Jodi Wolk

Kathy Wood

Thom & Jeanne Woodward

Linda & David Workman

Steven York

Andrew Young

Ian Young

Yuchin Yu

Diane Zamjahn

Marc & Billi Jo Zielinski

Reid & Lori Zimmerman

Marjorie & Scott Zucker

Michael Zucker & Deirdre Keller

For information about how to become a WI Champion, contact Sarah

Milligan-Toffler at 612-676-9413 or [email protected]

WI Champions celebrate reaching our annual fund goal.

Jessica Barnes

Fred Dulles & Cathy Jordan

tom Barry

Patrick Moore

Jane & Jay Baxter

Carly Lapin

Bill & dottie Behling

Mollie Thompson

pete Bretzman

Jennifer Parker

Jolen & Jerry Brockman

Michael Lafferty

ray Brusseau

Dawn Hill

Morgan & anna Burns & Family

William & Patricia Burns

reagan Cameron

John Thomas

Birth of Cohen richard dahl

Greg Lais

Andy Walz

Ken Collier & nancy scherer

Marion & Don Robertson

Costa rica tribe Jan. 2013

Thomas & Judith Ware

anthony & nina diangelis

Manzie DiAngelis

Colleen duffy, Kathleen loughran, & Kelsey nesheim

Lisa Hansen

Marti erickson

St. Croix River Assn

Jennifer Fitz-Roy Maria Bournias

Milagros Gonzalez

Jen Kuhar

Lois McNamara

Crystal Rimoczy

Santara Sen

lee Friedman

David Goldberg & Alison

Rodner

Jenifer Robins & Steve Hunegs

Bill Gagnon

Carly Lapin

dan & ed Greenebaum

Ben & Nancy Greenebaum

WI introduced more than 13,000 urban youth and families to the outdoors in their backyard. Here, students paddle the Anacostia River

in Washington, DC.


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Caleb George-Guidry Matt & Julie Guidry

lisa Hansen

Tracy Kochendorfer

Ariana Hausia-Haugen Audrey Sheffield

Leila & Ariana Hausia-Haugen our amazing granddaughters

Bob & Dianne Haugen

dave Haugen and natalie,

Leila & Ariana Hausia-Haugen Jane & Eric Sassenfeld

Matt Heuer & erica dillig

BWCA trip participants

stacey Hodge

Tom & Ayn Luther

Catherine Jordan

Arthur Himmelman

Peter Lancaster

Wendy Morris

David O’Fallon

Greg and Jane Jude in honor

of their wedding

Bob & Stacey Michels

Gabriel Keller

William Sohn

tara Klatt

Chad Klatt

Greg lais

Tish Bolger

Ellie Hands

Dan & Sally Johnson

David McKee & Lynn Naeckel

Stuart Schleien

Greg lais in honor of

receiving the wilderness

education association’s 2012

paul petzoldt award for

outstanding achievement

in outdoor leadership

Lee, Amy, Ethan & Adam

Friedman

Harriet lewis

Kory & John Macy

deb liang & Matt tillotson

Clarence & Susan Liang

Jason & stephanie Matz

Marvin & Marcia Lindseth

Vern & Susan Thompson

Jasper & Beckett Matz

Jack & Jessica Fey

dr. Charlene Mcevoy

World Presidents

Organization - Twin Cities

Chapter

Joe Meade

Gordon Hain

edna Meisel

Marc & Billi Jo Zielinski

Mike Miller

Debbie & Jeff Lentsch

don Monow

Fran Smith

patrick Moore

Timothy Moore

thomas M. nelson

Robin Bean Nelson

dan ness

Joel Glaser

erik ophaug

Everglades 10,000 Islands

Trip Participants

erik ophaug & alycia wagner

Adirondack Mountain Club

Green River trip 2012

Hannah radant

Cheryl Mairs

Jan Stone

Jeff and linda richards Family

Jason & Stephanie Matz

paul ronan, Colleen duffy &

Hilary Bulger

Apostle Islands Family Trip

Participants

amos rosenbloom’s 85th Birthday

Ruth Usem

saint paul aVid program

Maureen Rueber

dean sanberg & rebecca Barnes, Belize & tikal 2013

Mark Quale

John sexton

Tom & Patty Sexton

John scanlan

Susan Rostkoski

scott schaefers

Mark Bentley

david o. schally

Dan Schally

emily seltz and her mom,

anne seltz

Madelon Timmons

dave shanteau & Madeleine Kerr

David Urban

Kath sharp

Liebe Gray

Sue Talbot

norma & dewaine silker

Sue Kanz

Bill simpson

Neil & Deb Krueger

John Miller

Lisa Nadler & Deb Pilkington

Andrew & Cheryl Shern

Bill simpson and Mollie thompson

Carol Hardenburg

eric simula

Elizabeth Brackett

shelly sloan

Katherine Welch

leo sonderegger

Erol Sonderegger

teddy spencer

Ed & Val Spencer

John steinberger

Betsy Gibbs

Kathy steinberger

Laura Miller

Julie storck

Demetrios & Carol

Tsacoyeanes

Mollie thompson

Sarah Milligan-Toffler

Melissa, Chris &

Chandler tyler

David & Patricia Fenrick

paul Vanderspek &

Barbara woodbury

Jean Michlewicz

Beth Villaume

Julie Stroud

Frank Villaume III

Allan Willig

dag Von ruden

Philip Von Ruden

alycia wagner, Colin Johnson,

Kaybe loughran & rob Booth

July 2012 Yellowstone Pack

and Paddle trip participants

andy walz

Karen Bohn

Paula & Kurtis Meyer

Steve Wilkinson

andy walz for the superb care we received on our trip to

tanzania

Stephen and Cynthia

Heymann

Birth of Clara Jo walz

Greg Lais

Barb Kern-Pieh & Steve Pieh

Deborah Zvosec & Steve

Smith

elaine willis


Gael Zembal

Aryliss Lisner


Thank you to the following

companies who match their

employees’ or retirees’ gifts.

ameriprise Foundation

Carmen LaChapelle

Theresa Neshiem

Mary Peterson

At&t Foundation

Jim McClure

Bank of america

David Mayeron

Ca technologies, inc.

Aaron Graber

Jp Morgan Chase Foundation

Larry Jakus

Fitch, inc

Martha Butler

arthur J. Gallagher

Foundation

William Powell

General Mills Foundation

Doug Moore

Google

Jonathan Tang

Kresge Foundation

Rip Rapson

Microsoft Corporation

Paul Moran

nuveen investments

Christine Tomlinson

Pfizer Foundation Barbara Gerolimatos

reader’s digest Foundation

Ken Collier

tCF Foundation

Joe Green

thomson reuters

Todd Sample

travelers

Scott Schaefers

us Bancorp Foundation

Charles Tatsuda

Xcel energy Foundation

Matching program

Bruce Palmer

Employee Matching Gifts

[ donor summary ]

MemorialsHonoree is listed first in bold. Donor(s) listed beneath

honoree.

nicholas G. anderson

Mary Anderson

Bill Bancroft

Kath Sharp

ray Brusseau

Dawn Hill

Gary e. Claridge

Eileen Claridge

don Clifton

Nancy & Ken Ballard

ella sturgis pillsbury Crosby

Martha Beery Milbery &

Kevin Milbery

petra Cusick

Brian Flannigan

Carol & Brian Hoag

Colleen Kennedy

Shaun & Mary Kennedy

Mary Olson

thomas G. dehn

Barb Dehn

Greg & Elizabeth Dehn

Robert & Nancy Dehn

Norah Johnson

neil duBois

Renee Bahneman

Annette Butler

Barb Carlson

Ralph & Margaret Hubert

Rose Leapaldt

Janet & Mike Nilles

Phyllis Parise

Debra & Mark Pierce

Kathy Wood

donna Felt

Connie Magnuson

Martha Finch

Robyn Alexander

Anice Flesh

Kathryn Humphrey

donald a. Fischer

Bob & Kim Fischer

Jazmyn rose Franko

Jennifer Franko

John Galland ~ celebrating the

wildness in all of us

Mag Klein Galland

Cynthia & Bill Hersey

Kay Piers & Katherine Lewis

Mel Gittleman


& Kevin Milbery

andrew Hasenfeld

Robin Hasenfeld &

Lester Blumberg

Myrna, Ilene & Martin

Hasenfeld

peter G. Hoffman

Darren Acheson

& Carol Peterson

Cheryl Appeldorn

& John Schnettler

Josh Baltzell & Suzanne

Richards/Split Rock Partners

Morgan & Anna Burns

Henry & Patricia Chang

Ted & Alex Christianson

Katherine Douglas

Robert & Sarah Frost

Daniel Gulbrandson

Thomas & Jennifer Halverson

R.B. & Courtney Kiernat

Michael & Pam Nightingale

Joel Schneider

Bill Sutherland

lloyd Hollingsworth

Sharon Hollingsworth

Jane Jasperson

Gail Lewellan

Herb Johnson

Erika & Paul Sitz

Bette and don lais


Charlie & Sherry Lais

rhoda lewin

Leland Green

Bill & lucille Magie

John & Ellie Tucker

sean Maher

Marilyn Kapter

Eileen Maher

Mary Maher

Mary & Mark Maher

Mark & Kelley Parish

Bill Webb & Linny Mae Siems

nancy Marshall

Mary & Mark Maher

Paula Moulton

Gordon McCallum

Julie Cavanaugh

Sheril Doughman

russel Medin


& Kevin Milbery

patrick H. Milligan


& Kevin Milbery

Kevin & Beth Dooley

dean Morgan

Donna Damiano

andrew Murphy

Ann Bancroft & Pam Arnold

Wayne & Bridget Phillips

devin atlee nance

Cara Nance

dr. richard owen

Ronald & Christy Bateman

Nina & William Brandt

Jean & Bruce Grussing


Amy Owen

Donald Owen

Rick & Ann Owen

Dan & Cari Sandstrom

Pauline & Robert Schroeder

Margaret rybar

Ruth Bradford-Johnson

Franklin paul schoberg

Helen Schoberg Rudie

larry schwargerl

Beverly & William Schwagerl

Edmund G. Skeffington, Sr. Martha Beery Milbery &

Kevin Milbery

Charlie smith

Timothy Benjamin

robert storck

Caroline Storck

Bill Voelkel

Dawn Hill

Mac werner

Marcia Werner

tom widney

Nancy Simmet

elaine willis


Board oF direCtors tom nelson, Chairscott schaefers, Vice ChairMorgan Burns, SecretaryJason Matz, Treasurerlorna Gleason, Governance ChairCharles CaterGreg dehnJack driscollMartha erickson, phdlorna GleasonHunt GreeneCharlene Mcevoy, M.d.doug Mooredan ness

Greg lais, Executive Director

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