Annual Report 2013 The Abundance Foundation

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6th Annual Amazing Pepper Festival

Highlights of 2013

Chatham Chef Challenge

Climate Change Adaptation 6th Pepper Festival

DIY Workshops Slow Money NC Pickard’s Mountain Eco-Institute

Pecha Kucha Sustainability Tours Join us!

On behalf of the Board and Staff...

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In  collaboration  with  our  agricultural  community,  we  brought  NC  farmers,  NC  researchers  and  technical  advisors  together  along  with  sustainable  agriculture  advocates  to  begin  answering  questions  about  how  we  can  modify  our  production  practices  in  response  to  climate  change.    We  were  asked  by  the  community  to  help  ?ind  local  solutions  to  the  problems  arising  in  our  changing  climate  today.    We  called  it  Farming  Strategies  in  Today’s  Changing  Climate  and  partnered  with  Central  Carolina  Community  College  in  Pittsboro.    (It  sold  out!)  Our  keynotes  

were  Laura  Lengnick  who  had  just  participated  in  a  USDA  climate  change  paper  as  well  as  our  State  Climatologist,  Ryan  Boyles  who  explained  in  detail  the  weather  and  climate  trends  and  forecasts  for  North  Carolina.    Break  out  sessions  occurred  with  farming  experts  and  researchers  and  a  big  part  of  the  day  was  having  the  140  people  listen  and  talk  to  each  other.    The  day  ended  with  a  celebratory  party  at  the  Eco-­‐Industrial  Plant.    The  overwhelming  message  of  the  day  was:  HOPE.    These  topics  of  extreme  weather  patterns  and  uncontrollable  diseases,  pests  and  environmental  degradation  can  seem  overwhelming.    We  found  that  the  group  wanted  a  lot  more.    A  white  paper  was  written  from  the  day  and  a  climate  change  vulnerability  study  was  conducted  in  Chatham  County  with  7  local  farmers  and  NCSU.    The  2014  Adaptation  Conference  is  being  held  on  February  7th  @  CCCC  with  Albert  Bates  from  infamous  Tennessee  eco-­‐institute,  

The  Farm.    We  were  the  ?irst  to  hold  this  type  of  grassroots  climate  adaptation  conference  and  we  are  grateful  for  the  collaboration  with  the  local  organizations  and  experts  that  helped  put  it  on.    We  see  the  need  for  an  annual  gathering  to  solve  our  local  problems.

First Climate Change Adaptation ConferenceOn behalf of the Board and Staff...

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The ‘choir’ understands what we do and why we do it. It is time now to reach the next circle of the public in very intentional ways through new corporate partnerships and a focus on improving the strength and quality of our unique brand. !We constantly tweak the workshop series to be not only educational, but a real and meaningful experience. With our expertise and new ideas and subjects, we are creating a beautiful program that thousands of consumers have now taken part of. 2014 will include more interesting topics taught by fascinating Instructors. !Some examples of past 2013 Workshops: Backyard Poultry Intensive, Intro To Aquaponics, Wild Fermentation, Seed Saving and Advanced Plant Breeding, Wild Edibles, Wonder Walk: Making Pesto with “Weeds”, Whole Foods Approach to Weight Loss, Fungi 101 & Mushroom Log Cultivation, The Transformative Life, Valentines’ Day Wine and Cheese Soiree, Beginning Cheese Making & Manifestation. We invite you to participate in some of our exciting and sometimes quirky workshops in 2014 while you meet some of the most interesting people in the Triangle.

On behalf of the Board and Staff...

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The  Abundance  Foundation  helped  found  the  United  States’  first-­‐ever  wild  food  and  medicinal  herb  market  in  Carrboro,  North  Carolina  in  spring  2013.  The  Wild  Food  +  Herb  Market  (WF+HM)  took  place  one  Sunday  afternoon  each  month  on  the  Carrboro  Commons  from  March  through  November  2013.  

A  variety  of  

vendors  provided  

unusual  wild  foods  and  

unique  herbal  offerings  

at  each  Market,  

everything  from  herbal  

desserts,  to  dried  

mushrooms,  to  freshly  

foraged  fruits,  nuts,  

and  vegetables.  

The  WF+HM  also  

offered  resources  to  learn  

more  about  wild  plants  of  the  Piedmont  

and  their  uses,  how  to  identify  and  harvest  

wild  foods  and  herbs  sustainably,  and  have  

the  opportunity  to  ask  experts  to  identify  

edible  and  medicinal  

plants  and  mushrooms.  !    !                                                                                                                                                    

The  NC  Botanical  

Garden  featured  

educational  booths  

offering  information  on  

botanical  illustration  

and  invasive  species,  as  

well  as  endangered  

plant  lists.  

Attendees  came  from  

across  the  southeast  to  

see  the  WF+HM  

because  of  local,  

national,  and  

international  press  

attention  from  

Singapore,  Qatar,  

Chicago,  Reuters,  

Yahoo!,  INDY  Week,  

and  more.  The  Wild  Food  

+  Herb  Market  was  also  fortunate  to  be  

featured  on  the  public  access  television  

channel,  UNCTV,  which  substantially  

increased  the  Market's  exposure.  

As  a  place  to  buy,  sell,  trade  and  

gather  with  others  interested  in  wild  

foods  and  herbs,  over  time  the  WF+HM  

created  a  market  for  wild  food  and  

medicinal  herbs  in  the  area  and  grow  

small  businesses  serving  these  needs.  The  Wild  Food  +  Herb  Market  also  helped  serve  as  a  catalyst  for  creating  a  vibrant  community  of  wild  food  stewards  and  herbal  medicine  in  central  North  Carolina.

First Wild Food & Herb Market

2013 Vendors & Educational

Organizations Alfred’s Farm

Carolina Whole Health Cloudberry Botanicals

Edge of the World Farm Feather Village Farm Foraged for You From the Mother Gold Finch Designs & Full Flower

Herbs Herb Planet, Organic Handcrafted

Herbal Products Homestead Healthcare Infusion Herbs Nourish Inside & Out Piedmont Herbs Silvan Song Tree Essences Three Hawk Farm Two Chicks Farm

The Wild Table Women’s Birth and Wellness Boutique

Woodfruit Abundance Healing Arts North Carolina Botanical

Garden Learning Outside Transplanting Traditions

Community Farm

On behalf of the Board and Staff...

The  second  part  of  our  Chef  Challenge  including  working  with  “Cafeteria  Man”  Tony  Geraci.    We  went  to  Memphis,  Tennessee  to  see  how  he  has  turned  around  their  nutri?on  department  that  serves  130,000  kids  and  cooking  from  scratch  in  a  central  kitchen.    They  have  quite  the  opera?on  that  has  local  farmers  stopping  in  all  day  to  deliver  fresh  produce  as  well  as  shipping  in  massive  amounts  from  other  places.    Tony  has  a  very  outside  the  box,  entrepreneurial  method  of  bringing  in  the  kids  to  cook,  teaching  them  to  run  gardens,  and  he’s  increased  school  lunch  sales  because  the  food  tastes  good!    We  brought  Tony  to  PiJsboro  to  meet  with  our  school  board  and  held  a  Public  Forum  at  CCCC  that  was  standing  room  only.    Tony  and  the  panel  of  local  nutri?onist,  farm  and  department  of  agriculture  folks  took  all  ques?ons  from  a  very  passionate  group  of  lunch  staff  and  local  food  ac?vists.  

During  our  2013  Chatham  Chef  Challenge,  our  farm-­‐to-­‐school  initiative  in  Chatham  County,  local  chefs,  cafeteria  staff  teamed  together  to  serve  17,400  healthy,  delicious  and  creative  school  lunches  in  all  17  Chatham  County  Public  Schools.      We  

worked  with  award  winning  Chefs  to  teach  

new  recipes,  knife  skills,  and  techniques  in  the  kitchen  to  our  nutrition  staff  that  

serves  9000  kids.  

On behalf of the Board and Staff...

It’s a little crazy that we have been working on local food, renewable energy and community for 8 years now. Time flies.

We had several firsts in the nation. Yes, little Abundance was first off the line to hold a Wild Food & Herb Market and also first to hold a Climate Change Adaptation Conference.

We excel at pioneering and being the small but powerful grassroots engine that gets others motivated and inspired.

As they say, it takes a small group of committed citizens and we have that here in central North Carolina like no other place in the country. Our success this year was due to the many collaborations and relationships built over the past years. We worked with other non-profits, businesses, local government, the community college and with many different volunteers. We met our goals of bringing people together to learn and to implement.

We brought more people on staff to help. Beth Tacular is the brilliant artist and branding brain behind the new fliers for our DIY Workshop Series and events. She thinks deeply about who we need to reach and how to keep having fun while doing it. Look for a new, easier-to-read website in 2014 under her management. Laurel Shulman came in and helped organize

and cheer us on. She is a skilled cheese maker and permaculturist as well. Charlotte Vetter is a retired CPA and we are fortunate to have her overseeing our books, 990 and fiscal sponsorship management.!

Jenny Schnaak continues to amaze with her high energy, positive attitude and fresh ideas. We see big things coming

in the year ahead!

A lot of Community Resilience From our Children’s Sustainability

Education to our Annual Amazing Pepper Festival to our quirky DIY Workshop Series, Abundance reaches thousands of people with a very positive message about taking care of ourselves, our planet and creating a beautiful community spirit of resilience. And it shows. This place is amazing and getting better every day. You all are our cheerleaders, our supporters and our workhorses. We thank you for letting us do this important work. Please jump in for 2014’s year of adventure!!

With gratitude and abundance,!Tami SchwerinExecutive Director

2013 A year of no fear On behalf of the Board and Staff...

It’s really fun to look at the numbers every year and see where we came from. An inspired idea and lots of passion. Beginning in 2006 our revenue was $22,700. Our biggest year was 2012 at $349,374 and that

included a big capital campaign to build Pickards Mountain Eco-Institute Community Kitchen which has been performing wonderfully with events and workshops on their beautiful farm. 2013 was a year of growth with each

program being a bit bigger than the year before. That is the way we like it…good steady growth each year. Our 990’s and past annual reports are located on our website under About Us. Please visit and call if you have questions! Thanks for reading!

2013 Financial UpdateOn behalf of the Board and Staff...

Abundant By Nature LLC Acosta, Nancy Addu, Donald Afonso, Esteban Alces Foundation Alder, David Aldrich, Jennifer Alexander, Michael Allabach, Joseph Allen, Gregory Alphin Design Build Alphin, William Alvarez, Patricia Amago, Sindo & Barbara Amy & Michael Tiemann Ancelini, Anne Anderson, David Anderson, Elizabeth Anderson, Virginia Andresen, Susan Angle, Marcia & Mark Trustin Aquilino, Renee Arble, Cassandra Arney, David Artman, Matt Atkins, Lydia M Austin, Christi Bachenheimer, Margaret Baker, Jeffrey Baldwin, Keith Baldwin, Lillian Ball, Monica Ballard, Ida Balog, Tarus Barbara W. Williamson Barber & Barber, PLLC Barco, Monica Barlowe, Clark Barnes, RB & Betty Bartenstein, Jeuli Bartlett, Rachel Bashford, William Bashista, Mark Bauman, Mary Bearden, Karen Becker, Noah Beddingfield, MarK Befus, Deanna Behr, Greg Bell, Joyce Bell, Meredith Benjamin Vineyards and Winery Benowitz, Judith Berger, Michele Bergmann, Ben Berkshire Botanical Garden Besseyre, Barbel Best, Melissa Beth Owl's Daughter Bethune, Alexander Beuttell, John Bevan, Bonnie Bicknell, Summer Birbeck, Karen Blankenbaker Gotwals, Kimberly Blankenship, Tatyana Bleier, Myla Blitz, Jonathan Boehm, Elana

Boehm, Tova Boffemmyer, Clare Bolton, Charlie C. Bonitz, John Borman, Wendy & Lewis Borrero, Sheila Bouterse, Jan Bowen, Amanda Bowen, Eric Bowers, Robert Boyce, Jody Boyd, Richard Brache, Margery Brackett, Sherry Bradford, Samuel Bradshaw & Robinson Brannen, Jessica Bratz, Erica Brazda, Shirley Breckenridge, Betsy Brennan, Dennis Brewer, Douglas Briar Chapel-NNP Bringing It Home Chatham LLC Brinker, Callie Brittany Alexander Brooks, Judith Brown, Molly Brunke, Robert Buck, Kathleen Buckner, Donald Buisson, Shelley Bulla, Brian Bulpitt, Joel Bulpitt, Kristin Bumbera, Mary Ann Burch, Candace Burke, Lauren Burnett, Beth Burns, Norma Bush, Pat Butler, Heather Butler, Matthew Butler, Patricia Butt, Judith By the Brook Productions, LLC Byrd, Amanda Byrd, Mark Byrne, Donald Byron, Kathleen & John Cady, Scott & Bonita Caktus Consulting Group LLC Calandra, Kim Calhoun, Karen Calicher, Dillon Callaghan, Susan Camblos, Grace Z Campbell, Dolores Campbell, Sarah Campbell, Tom Campo, Alyssa Cannedy, Susan Cantrell, Kerry Capital Bank NC Capps Apizza Capps, Shosha Carey, Jacqueline Carolina Brewery, Inc Carraway, David

Carriel, Elizabeth Carson, Drew-Anne Carter, Duane Carter, Gregory Carter, Melissa Cassle, Amber Cates, Jared Cates, Jerry CCCC CE Group CEFS Chad McRae Chapman, Jean Chatham Economic Development Corp Chatham Mills Farmers Market Chay, Deborah Cheren, Stan Chernoff, Melanie Chmielewski, Carlota Clark, Mary Clarke, Elizabeth Clore, Elizabeth Cochie, Cindy & James Cohn, Gerald Coleman, Julie Coleman, William Collogan, Matthew Company Shops Market Condo, Liz Cone, Laurie Conlon, Christie Connelly, Lauren Considine, Julia Cook for Good Cook, Chelsea Cook, Curtis Cook, Kate Cook, Keith Cook, Lisa Cook, Sam Cook, William Coonley, Sarah Corbett, Maureen Corzine, Gillian Cote, Rebekka Cott, Sara Cotterman, John Coughlin, Amy Country Farm & Home Supply Cox, Kristen Cranford, Ronda Creth, Sheila Cross, Sarah Cullington, Elizabeth Cummings, Henrietta and Richard Curry, GailAustin Curtis, Elisabeth D'Amato, Victor D'Aurora, Jeannie Dale, Bobby Dale, Johlyn Daly, Judith Daniel, Diane David Weekley Homes Davis, Bruce & Kathryn Davis, Jan Davis, Jerome Davis, Scott Davisson, Wren

Thank You for your support!On behalf of the Board and Staff...

Dawson, Ken Day, Sharon Deal, Donna Deguzman, Christine & Filipe Delafield, Martha Delen, Daniel Deluxe Demeree, Sandy Denz, Peter Derrick, Jason Devil's Distillery Dew, Kimi DeWitt, Jerald Diana, Melanie Dick, Roger Dickinson, Barbara Dobbs Bright, Virginia Dodd, Randall Doerr Melich, Karen Dog Day Farm Donaldson, Thomas Douglas, Diana Dowd, Kathy Downs, Rebecca E Doyle, Carolyn Drake, Jennifer & Joseph Draughon, Susan Drescher, Christian Driscoll, Nancy Driver, Madison Droke, Michelle Dubester, Iiana Dubose, Elizabeth Dudenhoeffer, Earl Duke, Kent Dukes, Nita Dunn, Kristina Dunn, Maureen Dupree, Michael & Kathleen Durham Ice Cream Company Durham PROUD Program Dutch Buffalo Farm, LLC Earthlights Candle Eisbach, Shelly Elaine Loyack Elizabeth Hilborn Ellis, Pam Engel, Nicole Enney, Lori Erpelding, Nicholas Estill, James Estill, Lyle Evans, Robin Farrington, Erica Farris, Richard Fatty Owl Farm, LLC Feather Foundation Fennel, Tracey Fenwick Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund File, Colette Finkel, Paul Fisher, Adai Fisher, Carl Fisher, Donald Fisher, Thomas Fittro, Christian

Fitzgerald Family Foundation Fitzgerald, Barbara Fitzgerald, Kersten and Frank Fliss, Michael Flora Family Foundation Flynn, Conor Forehand, Hersey and Lisa Foster, Craig Foster, Elaine Foundation for the Carolinas Freeman, Sharon Freeze, John Friedberg, Pearl Froelich, Charles Frye, Leslie Fryland, Paula Fulghum, Wade Fullsteam Brewery Fund for Democratic Communities Funicello, Tara Galloway, Rebecca Gardner, Joanne Garrett, Edward & Amy Gartman, Margaret Gawalt, Eric Gay, Christopher Geddings, Stephanie Gehrken, Greer E Germain, John Gibbs, Deborah Gillen, Glenn Gillen, Melissa Gilliland, Randy Girl Scouts #1006 Girl Scouts #1871 Girl Scouts #3937 Girl Scouts #74 Glass, Steve Glassie, Henry Goddin, Sarah Goetz, Robert Goin, Connie Goldston, Beth Graham, Cameron Graham, Carolyn Granath, Anne Grathwohl, Steve Green Cafe On-Line Green Door Design/Build, Inc. Greene, Herman Greenfield, Jennifer Greenslade, Diane Greenway Transit Services Greenwood, Ariel Griffin, Ann Grodski de Barrera, Leon Grossman, Julie Grubb, William Gualtieri, Sara Guerrero, Catherine Gurganus, Bert Gwyn, Gareth Hager, Jamie Haggerty, Sarah Haitema, Xavier Hall, Julie Hallstein, Moya

Hamill, Lisa Hammeke, Erin Hammond, Perrin Hanks, Marty Hargrove, Clinton Harkrader, Richard and Lonna Harper, J. Stephen Harrelson, Judy Harris, Christopher Harris, Susan Harrison, Courtney Hartman, T Harwell, Rita Hawe, Pamela Hayden, Christa Hayes, Lynn Hayes, Mig Little Hayes, Patricia Hazlett, Rachel Headington, Charlie Heavner, J A Heiderman, Erin Heindl, Michael Heise, Laura Helms, Eleanor Helser, Aron Hemby, James Henderson, Jane Henkel, Thomas Henry, Donal Henry, Eric Henry, Eric M. Henson, Sydney Heritage Farms Hersh, S. Diane Hewitt, Aileen Hewitt, Mark and Carol Hicks, Lorna Hicks, Lynn Higgins, Sheila Hill, Jonathan Hill, Lauren Hill, Tamsey Hillyer, Bridget Hinkle, Christoper Hobbs Architects, P.A. Hobgood, Erin Fisher, Donald Fisher, Thomas Fittro, Christian Fitzgerald Family Foundation Forehand, Hersey and Lisa Foster, Elaine Freeman, Sharon Freeze, John Friedberg, Pearl Frye, Leslie Fryland, Paula Fulghum, Wade Fullsteam Brewery Fund for Democratic Communities Funicello, Tara Galloway, Rebecca Gardner, Joanne Garrett, Edward & Amy Gartman, Margaret Gawalt, Eric

On behalf of the Board and Staff...

Gay, Christopher Geddings, Stephanie Gehrken, Greer E Germain, John Gibbs, Deborah Gillen, Glenn Gillen, Melissa Gilliland, Randy Girl Scouts #1006 Girl Scouts #1871 Girl Scouts #3937 Girl Scouts #74 Glass, Steve Glassie, Henry Goddin, Sarah Goetz, Robert Goin, Connie Goldston, Beth Graham, Cameron Graham, Carolyn Granath, Anne Grathwohl, Steve Green Cafe On-Line Green Door Design/Build, Inc. Greene, Herman Greenfield, Jennifer Greenslade, Diane Greenway Transit Services Greenwood, Ariel Griffin, Ann Grodski de Barrera, Leon Grossman, Julie Grubb, William Gualtieri, Sara Guerrero, Catherine Gurganus, Bert Gwyn, Gareth Hager, Jamie Haggerty, Sarah Haitema, Xavier Hall, Julie Hallstein, Moya Hamill, Lisa Hammeke, Erin Hammond, Perrin Hanks, Marty Hargrove, Clinton Harkrader, Richard and Lonna Harper, J. Stephen Harrelson, Judy Harris, Christopher Harris, Susan Harrison, Courtney Hartman, T Harwell, Rita Hawe, Pamela Hayden, Christa Hayes, Lynn Hayes, Mig Little Hayes, Patricia Hazlett, Rachel Headington, Charlie Heavner, J A Heiderman, Erin Heindl, Michael Heise, Laura Helms, Eleanor

Helser, Aron Hemby, James Henderson, Jane Henkel, Thomas Henry, Donal Henry, Eric Henry, Eric M. Henson, Sydney Heritage Farms Hersh, S. Diane Hewitt, Aileen Hewitt, Mark and Carol Hicks, Lorna Hicks, Lynn Higgins, Sheila Hill, Jonathan Hill, Lauren Hill, Tamsey Hillyer, Bridget Hinkle, Christoper Hobbs Architects, P.A. Hobgood, Erin Hock, Deborah Hoeflich, Sandra & Peter Hoffman, Alec Hollar, Ron Hollick, Heather Holloway, Barbara Holltzman, Claiborne Holt, Cathy Holton, Paul Hood, Denny Hooker, Will Hooker, Will Horne, Kaye Horton, Hope Horton, Joshua Hospira Employee Giving Campaign Hough, Jacquelyn Howells, Polly Howlett, Tom Hoyt, Howard Hren, Rebekah Hubbard, Alan & Helen Huberman, Joseph Hugo, Matthew Hunt, Joshua Hunter, Kyle & Cory Hurtgen, Nancy Hutchby, Elizabeth R Huth, Annie Hyman, Frank Ibes, Catherine Indino, Amy Isaacson, Ari Jackai, Louis Jackson, Jennifer Jacobs, Nancy James Grady James Richmond Jameson, Gordon Janeway, Barbara Janik, Connie Jay, Paula Jenifer Everage Jensen, Jan Jentsch, Claire

Jimmonson, Mark Joe Toong Johnson Bradsher, Joan Johnson, Cara Johnson, Joanna Johnson, Stephen Johnston, Karen Johnston, Terrance & Robin Jones, Rachel Jones, Tandy Joy, Audrey Jude, Chris Julian Price Family Foundation Justice, Gina Kadis, Robert Kalisher, Jesse & Helen Kalliopeia Kaman, Chris and Jane Kaplan, Karen W Katchian, S Kauffman, Erin Keefe, Bernadette Keesee, David & Susan Keim, Tim Keisler, Clyde Kelly, Edward Kelly, Jonathan Kemper, April Kenlan, Katie Kepley, Bart Kerns, Donell Khalil, Lara Kielar, Catherine Kimley-Horn & Assoc Kimmy, Amy King, James King, Rebecca Kinsey, Mark Kirk, Charity Kleaveland, Jeff Klepper, Amanda Kline, Carol Knab, George Knapp, Darin Koehler, Carolyn Kohanowich, Robin Krebill, Dan Krebs, Thomas R. Kriegel, Claudio Kristin, L Henry Krombach, Dunn, Pappalardo & Turchetti CPAs, PLLC Kulberg, Rachel LaHaye, Michael Lambert, David Thomas Lancaster, Emily Lane, Evan P Lane, Joanne Lang, Josh Lang, Linda LaReau, Rene Lareau, Rene J Larry's Beans Larsen, David Lasater, Katherine Laski, Caroline Lauffer, Laura

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Laura Harter Lawrence, S. Lawrence, Todd Lawson, Laurene Learned, Rodney Ledwell, Cathie Lee, Cornelia Lee, Matthew Lefferts, Horace Leinicke, Sally & Jeffrey Lelekacs, Joanna Lenhardt, Ann Lepine, Nancy Lesley Landis Lessler, Judith Lewinski, Allison Lieppe, Linda Lin, Audrey Linda Querec Lindley, Julius Lindsley, Heather Linker, Ione Liu, Cheng Livingston, F E Llama Designa Lobacz, David and Ursula Loeblich, Dr. Alfred Loflin, Amy Long, Anne Long, Marina Long, Robert Longobardo, Dawn Lopp, Jameson Lynn Hayes Properties Lynn, Andrea Lyons, Robin MacDonald Dobbs, Anna MacFall, Janet MacLachlan, Elizabeth Macpherson, Mark Magrinat, Amy Mahadevan, Thava Mallam, Karen Mandell, Rachel Manka, Ronald Mann, Stephen Manzo, Anthony March, Gillan Markle, Don Marks, Heather Marlow, WS Marsh, Karen E Marsh, Mary Lynn Maruzella, Erin Mason, Corey Masterson, Catherine Mastromichalis, Alexis Matthews, Elena & Maximilian Mattox, John & Uta Matza, Joya Maurer, Lori Mayer, Nancy Maynard, Dan McCall, Brenda Mccausland, Jack McDonough, Michael McGill, Dennis

McGregor, Jean McIver, Marianne Mckay, Matt McKelvey, Thomas McKinney, Caroline McMahan, Dana & Esteban McManus, Deborah McNeish, Marya McOwen, Dennis McReynolds, Katy Mehalic, Brian Melby, Thomas Melodie Edmund Metzo, Katherine Michelau, Susan Miller, Douglas and Elizabeth Miller, Jessica Miller, McCayne Mills, Jonathan and Dina MIne, Eric Misenheimer, Jan & David Mitchell, Helen Mooney, Dean Moore, Greta Moore, Helen Moore, Martha J. Morgaine Squire, Mary Morris, J & K Morris, Katherine Morris, Ray Morris, Thomas Moschos, Susan & Stergios Mosher, Charles Moss, Donna Mottus, Kathleen Moudy, Elizabeth Mulligan, Mike Mullin, Julia Mullins, Martha Murphy, Stacy Murrah, Valerie Myers, Susan Nakhnikian-Weintraub, Mark & Judith Napolitani, Vincent Nardin, Eileen Natishan, John & Jacqueline Neipp, Joshua Network for Good New Horizons Trading Company Newlin, Larry Nghiem, Anh Nichols, Janet Nicola, David North Carolina Community Foundation, Inc. Norton, Jane Nunn, Jerrie Nunnelly, Jaime O'Connor, Anita O'Keefe, Lara O'Luanaigh, Bill Oglesby, Mary Oldenburg, Miles Olvera, Miguel Onken, Jane Organics and Sounds Overton, Susan

Owen, Gregor Owens, Christine Owens, Greg Owensby, Kelly Pallett, Monica Parker, Lisa Parrish, Angela Parsifal, Nancy Parsons, Diana Patricio, Courtney Payne, Christopher Payne, Sandra Pazdziorko, Robert Pedraza, Juan Pegg, Jesse Pelissier, Bernadette Peltier, K Perritt, Richard & Terezinha Pesek, Vera Peters, Marcella Petrilli, Patricia Petrusa, Heather Pettus, J.H. Philip, Leslie Phillips, Gary Phillips, Mary Phoenix, Frank and Kaola Piedmont Biofuels Industrial Pietrosemoli, Silvana Pittman, Alina Pixton, Judith Plaster, Carol Pohanka, Erich Polk, Amber Prentice, A. Leyton Prevatt, Jay Prose, Claudia Protzman, Alexander Puentes, Joseph and Figen Tek-Puentes Pullen, Karen Pungello, Angela Pungello, Elizabeth Pungello, Robert Punwani, Jayson Puryear, Charles Quaintance-Weaver Management Raborn, Craig Rafalow, Lee Ramey, Anne Ramos, Charles & Nilda Ramsey, Mike Randall, John Ranells, Noah Ravetto, Alicia Ray, Leslie & David Raynor, Thomas Reagan, Lynnette Redden, Gretchen Reemsnyder, Jill Reid, Colbey Reid, Dianne Reid, Elizabeth Reynolds, Nancy Richardson, Wendy Rider, Michelle River Mill Academy Robak, Justin

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Roberts, Reid Robertson, Erin Robertson, James Robinson, Beth and Dehmer, Alan Rodgers, Jeanie Rodriguez, Robert & Linda Roe, Casey Rohacs, Jason Rolander Family Foundation Rosa, Brian Rositch, Noelia Ross, Lawrence Rudolf, Matt Ruedi, Gayle Rumsey, Rebecca Russell, Kevin Russell, Kevin Russell, Larry Sacca, Paul Salgado, Liane Salgado, Maria Saling, Patricia Salman, David Sanaei, Nahid Sanford Contractors Savage, Eric Scappino, Lori Schetzina, Cathy Schnaak, Jean C. Schnaak, Jenny Schnaak, Neil & Jean Schneider, Jorge Schroeder, Wilma Schubert, Brigitte Schubert, Peter Schwerin, Tamela Schwerin, Tami Scott, Stephen Self, Deanna Senior, Leigh Sessoms, Hallie Shahrzad Shamsaee, LLC Shakori Grassroots Festival of Music and Dan Shaner, Ramsey Shea, Cynthia & David Sheline, Jonathan Shepherd, Kathleen Shepherd, Michael Shimer, Cynthia Sholder, Travis Siman, Florence Simerly, Dana Simpson, Gary Sinclair, L C Sineath, Thomas Skinner, Sara Sliwka, Jolene Small B & B Cafe, Inc Smith, Caleb W Smith, Jane Smith, Jeremy Smith, Kenneth Snyder, Jennifer Song, Silvan Sorg, Lisa Southern Energy Management, Inc

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