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LAKE PARK FRIENDS ANNUAL REPORT ! 2020

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Dear Friends of Lake Park,

There is an old saying, believed to be a Chinese proverb: May you live in interesting times.

Last year was certainly that. Plans were made, scrapped and remade.

But during all that, something remarkable happened. The park we all love gave us more reasons to love it.

When we could go nowhere else, we headed for the ravines, woods and trails of the park.

Lake Park was always there for us, and Lake Park Friends has been there for the park.

In a year that became more interesting as the months wore on, I am frankly astonished at all we were able to do – with your help.

We planned for our Musical Mondays series. When that proved impossible, we held virtual concerts.

We planned for Cirque du Lake Park, our annual fundraiser under a big tent outside Lake Park Bistro. When that proved impossible, we went virtual – mounting a celebration at our neighbor, the North Point Lighthouse Museum, featuring Robin Pluer. Members came through as never before. I mean, in 2019, we set a record, raising nearly $40,000. In 2020, we blew past that – raising $57,000. Those funds will go toward planting trees in the park, helping to replace those lost to emerald ash borer.

Our hardworking Wednesday Work Group kept on working in woods and ravines – though masked, and at a distance from one another.

If planning and deftly switching course is a thread that ran through our year, the park itself is the thread that held us all together.

Details of the work of Lake Park Friends can be found in our 2020 annual report.

It’s a year that’s gotten us all thinking, and in paging through a favorite classic, Anne Frank’s “The Diary of a Young Girl,” I ran across a passage that seemed especially fitting:

“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature, and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy amidst the simple beauty of nature. . . . And I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.”

Lake Park brought solace in a year of troubles. Here’s to a year of slightly less interesting times.

On behalf of Lake Park Friends, I thank you for your support of this lovely old park.

The Best Remedy Is to Go OutsideA Letter from the President, Jan Uebelherr

Photo credit: James Rowen


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Year in Review - Highlights

WOODEN BRIDGE - The Locust Street Ravine Wooden Bridge was built to replace the previous one after a successful capital campaign raised $147,000.

FUNDED WORKER - Lake Park Friends funded a Milwaukee County Parks seasonal worker to mow and perform light duties in the park.

GREW MEMBERSHIP - In spring, LPF conducted a record-breaking Membership Campaign generating $60,000 in dues and gifts. The membership drive ended with a record 692 members.

BRIDGE AGREEMENT - Lake Park Friends executed a Ravine Road Bridge Maintenance Agreement with Milwaukee County ensuring the bridge will be properly cared for over the next 50 years.

VOLUNTEERS PERSISTED - LPF Wednesday Workers continued to meet, under pandemic safety guidelines, to perform natural areas improvements.

YEAR OF THE TREE - The LPF Board of Directors designated $25,000 for 2021 tree plantings in ravines and open areas of the park.


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Year in Review - Highlights

VIRTUAL CIRQUE - The North Point Lighthouse Museum hosted Virtual Cirque du Lake Park with entertainer Robin Pluer. And, LPF held its first online auction. The event raised a record $57,000.

VIRTUAL MUSIC - Musical Mondays: Backyard Edition livestream shows were engineered to help satisfy the need for summer music during a pandemic.

LAKE PARK READS - LPF launched Lake Park Reads Book Club for members to focus on relevant and interesting park topics.

SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE - The Communications Committee significantly improved the quality and quantity of Facebook posts.

FLOWERBEDS - For the ninth consecutive year, the Newberry Boulevard entrance flowerbeds were planted.

BIRDS - Volunteers faithfully filled bird feeders on a daily basis and monitored five bluebird houses.


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OPERATING REVENUES

OPERATING EXPENSES

Financial Highlights


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$200,000+Anonymous Donor 1

$20,000 - $25,000Coles Family Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999Anonymous Donor 2Anonymous Donor 3

$1,000 - $4,999Anonymous Donor 4Anonymous Donor 5Jennifer AbeleTracey & Scott BeckerAnne Booth & Charles TrainerJim CopeTracy & Dennis DerbyKathlyn Fletcher & Jack LittrellJennifer & Tom FlorsheimLilith & Lincoln FowlerHeidi FrenzelKatherine & Nick GerritsLisa Groskopf-GleasonAnne Hamilton & Fred GeilfussTimothy HoelterCaroline Hogan & Larry GlusmanTracy Luber & Gil SouthwellMary Meegan & Michael CaseyGoldi & Mark MillerLinda & Jock MutschlerCatherine & Bill PerezColleen Reilly & Dan RyanPat & Allen RieselbachPrairie Springs: Paul Fleckenstein TrustNancy & John SnyderChris Szczesny-Adams & Chris AdamsMary & Bill WalkerSuzy & Ron WalterKatie West & Rick SankovitzHeide Wetzel

$500 - $999Rose Marie BaronTena & Woody Benson

Sally & Peter BlommerBarbara & William BolesLisa & Jim BorrisCheri & Tom BriscoeAlicia BroerenLindsay Burke & Matt DomskiSusan & Liam CallananShirley Conlon & Jess BrownellKathleen Allen CrockerBecky & Mike D'AmatoGabrielle Davidson & Robert LyonDixie & Rick DeinesMargaret & Michael DeMicheleSandra & Max DermondKathleen Dolan & Thomas HolbrookRhonda & Art DowneyBuffy & Steve DubackElizabeth Elser Doolittle Charitable TrustGE Blackbaud Giving FundKaren & Stephen GuyKatie HeilPaula & Quinn HoganCarrie & Grant KilloranJennifer & Kevin KloehnCarrie & Rick KohloffJane & Tom LacyCathy & Paul LuberDavid T. LucasAnthony MaggioreMichelle & Michael McCoySally Merrell & Ely LeichtlingBarb & Bob MonnatMelissa Mooney & Phil SchultzJeanne & Larry ProchnowLisa Quezada & Joshua SmithMary Jo & Sam RadcliffeMary Ritchie & Tom CunninghamMeagan & Jason SchultzJocelyn Servick & Gary SteinhafelVictoria Teerlink & Jeff DropeSusan & Stacy TerrisSusan & Daniel VlietJane Waldbaum & Steve MorseJean & Sammis WhiteSarah & Steve Zimmerman

$250 - $499Shirley & Bob AnthonyBaird Foundation, Inc.Suzan Ben-Poorat & Richard HackSusan Bolly-Schlenker & Todd SchlenkerElizabeth BostromMargie Boyles & Steve HinkleJacqueline Boynton & Peter McAvoyMarcia Brooks & Ed HammondKathy & Robo BrumderSarah & David ClarkMichelle Clarke & Andrew FoyBritton & Charlie DomerKathy Donius & Paul KosidowskiElizabeth & Robert DraperElisabeth & John DugganDebbie & Jonathan EderAnn & Bob EisenbrownBarbara ElsnerEvelyn EricsonSara & Mark FioritaAnn Foley & Bill HauryKate & Paul GaffneyAlicia GathmanAlison Graf & Richard SchreinerKathy & Clark GridleySid Grinker Restoration, Inc.Colleen Gunther & Jack PriceSarah & Peter HammondCathy & Steve HoelterRobert A. HolmesWinnie HuebschMarsha Huff & James FrettyBarbara & Emory IrelandMarilyn W. JohnPatti Keating Kahn & Chuck KahnAlison & Kevin KeefeKim & Qasim KhanMarie Kohler & Brian ManiJohn KraniakJennifer Meyer-Stearns & James StearnsBeth & Gregory MyersBetsie & Patrick O'BrienChristine & James O'BrienYuiko & Thomas O'Reilly

Thank You to Our Generous DonorsWE ARE GRATEFUL for the support of these foundations, corporations and individuals who contributed to support our mission and programs. Donor levels reflect total given for the year, including membership dues, which were recorded on or before December 31, 2020. The following list includes gifts of $100 or more.


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$250 - $499 CONTINUEDMargaret & Michael OtemanJoe Pabst & John SchellingerElise PapkeJulie Penman & Jeff BentoffLaura Peters-Shimko & Jason ShimkoJoell & Trent PooleChristine Radiske & Herbert QuigleyMaria & Tim RoloffFred RuenzelJim Schleif & Bill MorleyRebecca & Brad SimenzPatrick SmallStacy Syrcle & Steve AmraenJane Tanner & William HableLynn & Dan TarrenceJan Uebelherr & Doug LeTendreTrish & Joe UllrichMary Vandenberg & Keith MardakBeth WeirickMarie WeissLois Wesener & Drew KennedyCarolyn White-Travanti & Leon TravantiJulie Wiegert & Roemel BrownJennifer & Andre WilliamsAlice & Joe WilsonMaxine Wishner & Gardner GovanCarol & Lee WolcottBrenda Wood & Joel HaubrichKathy & David Wyatt

$100 - $499Jean AlexanderNancy Appel & Tim LoduhaTamara Arendt & Brian MrochinskiJody Michael Armata & Will GreyLaura & Mike ArnowAnne & Jon BalesShirley Bankier & Mark PlotkinRobert E. BarrMargaret Barron & James LyonsMary & Marc BeckerBrooke Billick & Susan BickertBrynn & Jerry BlochRita Ann & Robert Blondis

Kathy & Tacitus BondDeborah & Russell BorkinMeg & Larry BoydJoan BrenkJoan & Peter BruceDiane & David BuckPatricia & Anthony BusalacchiPatrick T. ButlerJean & Dennis CasperDiane & Craigh CepukenasKyung ChoiAleta & Walter ChossekKaren & Richard ChristensonBill ChristoffersonJudith & J. Thomas ChristoffersonLynn & Jim ConnollyDeborah & Dennis ContaMargaret & Dave CoryRebecca & Donald CramerPatricia & Daniel D'AngeloAlicia & Dan DarrowMarshall DermerKaren Dettmer & Mike BairdMichael DeWan, DDSCarol & Bob DiggelmanDowner Wine & SpiritsDeborah Dreyfus & James LemkeDianne DziengelBarbara Elkon SindicSarah Erdmann & John LofgrenJean & Brent EricksonEllen & Thomas EttenSamara & John FangmanAmy Felton & Matt BalistrieriJulia & Patrick FennellyRaquel & Steve FilmanowiczDanielle & Patrick FinnRose Firle & David SchulteMoira Fitzgerald & Peter KammerTerri Flynn & Tom HeralyStacey & Ken ForceJudith & Chris FordKaren J. FoxLinda GaalaasJeff Gallas

Judy GaskellKathleen GeigerNorma & Ian GilsonDina & Joseph GoodeAnn & Larry GormanGillian & Michael GosmanJennifer & Brett GrasseLynn & Brendan GriffithSue & Jeff GrzecaSuzanne & Christopher HanksLeila & Joe HansonPatricia Hardt & Tony GilbertLisa & Mick HatchRivian & James HattJessica & David HendersonKathleen & John HickeyJean & Alan HilgemanAnn Hirst & Alex OrmandyCeleste & Steve HorvathMary Alice & William HoughtonJudith HufHelen H. HustonJulia & Elinor IhlenfeldtAnn Jacobs & Brad BrunsonLaurie & John JacobsMary Beth & John JacobsonBett JacquartHeidi Janzen & David O'BrienRita & Bill JennaroBarbara Johnson & Ann GreenAdele Kaferly & Loren LeysMary & Charles KampsLauren Kaszak & Craig PytelEmily & Brian KeelingLouise & Alexander KempeNan Kim-Paik & Peter PaikNancy & Bill KnightMilwaukee Lake Park Lawn Bowling AssnMaria & Rick KoehlerLaura & Paul KohlerRoy L. KruegerFrances & Michael La BuddeCeliane LabouretJeffrey LasselleMike Lasser & James Horst



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$100 - $249 CONTINUEDAlexis LaverdiereEmilia & Christopher LaydenAlice P. LewisRoxanne & Brian LinkMartha & John LunzKaren MaierleElaine & Gerald MainmanLisa & Kevin MakowskiCarole ManchesterJeaneen & Greg MardakMary & Peter McCannaLaura & Patrick McGartlandCara McGurry & Ariel NelsonBarbara McMath & Robert FerridayDiane McNally Tews & Grant TewsSandra & Marc McSweeneyJennifer Mell & Michael LaMontagnaGeorge L.N. Meyer Family FoundationSusan D. MischlerAnneke Mohr & Jacquelyn ScottPeggy Morsch & Kathy HersonLisa Moy & Paul WestphalDeborah & Mike MulveyJane & Kenneth MunsonDonna J. NealMary Kae NelsonMary Newby-Elder & Wyatt ElderChristine & Robert O'BrienJennifer & Bradley O'KeefDaniel O'KeefeCol. Ralph N. Olsen, MD

Lisa & Patrick OsowskiJudith & Ralph PaulsonNancy Peterson & Jason JentzschKathleen PhillipsEllen PickKaren & Jim PogorelcDebbie & Peter RamirezMiriam ReadingSharon Reed & Stew BraseNancy RichardsSharon Riley & Robert TitleyKaren & Richard RodgersJulie & Mason RossAmy & Richard RovinJeannee Sacken & Michael BriselliMuhammad Isa SadlonCelestina & James SandersDaniel SapiroKathryn & Joseph SauerKelly & Nick SchmidtGretchen SchuldtVirginia SchwartzSusan & John ScrippMonica Shah-Davidson & Jim DavidsonConstance ShaverJane Shero & Michael WeinertRomila Singh & Praveen KrishnamurtiRenee Sinopoli & Eric OsbergCarol SkornickaMary & Matthew SmithSolveig B. SpielmannAgnes & James Stearns

Jennifer & Charles StearnsMary StearnsValerie & Dan StefanichErin & Erik StilpKathy Stokebrand Spore & Keith SporeHolly & Scott StonerTheresa & Rudolph SundbergSara Swanson & Mark MoneCheri & Tom TalajkowskiMaddy Tarbox & Dr. Jeffrey GruchalskiCari Taylor-CarlsonTracy & Gary ThielWin ThrallCarol TishlerGlory Tutaj & Nathaniel BlazPatricia Van AlyeaMiriam Van de Sype & Flavius CucuAnna Varley & Thad NationRosemary A. VerbanacMelinda & Christopher VernonEleanor WainwrightRobert O. WalkerJulie Warner & Michael BurrWaterline RealtyDeanne Wecker & Bridget MackeyChristel Wendelberger & Michael de VogelLinda & Dan WilhelmsJulie & Mike WillmeringJennifer WillsLowell Wynn & James KulackoskiMary Jo Zimmer & Jon SchoenbeckMargaret Zincke


OUR MISSIONLake Park Friends is a non-profit organization whose mission is promote the preservation and enjoyment of Lake Park, to sponsor educational, recreational and cultural events in the park, and to raise funds for the restoration and enhancement of the park in the spirit of Frederick Law Olmsted.


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HOW TO CONTACT USMail to: P.O. Box 71197, Milwaukee, WI, 53211Email: [email protected]: 414.962.1680

Colleen Reilly was recognized for her participation as a member of the Ravine Road Concrete Bridge and Wooden Bridge Committees, for her stellar fundraising efforts, and for leading the Lake Park Friends organization as President for three years.

2019 Conservator AwardLPF Board of Directors

PresidentJan Uebelherr

Vice PresidentsBrenda WoodDevelopment

Jock MutschlerCommunications & Nominations

Caroline HoganMembership & Administration

SecretaryJennifer Meyer-Stearns

TreasurerDon Cramer

Board MembersSue Bolly-SchlenkerRoemel BrownBill HauryAnne HamiltonMeg HoJason Jentzsch

AdministratorAnn Wollmer
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