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A L E T T E R f r om TO CQU EV I L L E S O C I E T Y C H A I R S

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Dear UnitedWay of Broward CountyTocqueville Society Members:

rough your personal involvementand generous financial support, you leadunited way of broward County increating sustained improvements in ourcommunity’s health and human services.assisting those who are less fortunate,the Tocqueville society membership hasmade a real difference by demonstratingwhat alexis de Tocqueville observedmany years ago – that americans hold incommon a unique willingness to work

for the public welfare – a tendency tolend faithful support to neighbors andcountrymen, especially in times of need.

as chairs of the uwbC Tocquevillesociety, we applaud you and what youhave been able to accomplish for the goodof our community. we thank you foryour continued support – and for beingleaders in making a difference in whattruly matters.

sincerely,

brenda m. Johnson, uwbCTocqueville society Chair

2003-04 to 2006-07

Jeff falkanger, Incoming uwbCTocqueville society Chair

2007-08

A B O U T T H E TO CQU EV I L L E S O C I E T Y

Why U N I T E D WAY ?

The TO CQU EV I L L E S O C I E T Y

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FOr AlMOsT 68 YeArs, united wayof broward County has been bringing togetherpeople and resources to improve lives within ourcommunity. when you support united wayof broward County, you help ensure a stronger,healthier community. from a businessperspective, that means a more productivebusiness environment. from an individualperspective, that means that broward Countywill be a better place to live, a better place towork, and a better place to raise children.

our experience tells us that the best wayto help the most people is to target ourcommunity’s most serious problems, and then

focus on the underlying causes of those issues. Ittakes the whole community -- working together-- to pull it off. we bring together people fromall across the community -- people fromgovernment, business, labor, faith groups,nonprofits, academic institutions, and ordinarycitizens -- to tackle the issues that matter most.

united way of broward County is focusedon the bottom-line results: the lives we changeand the communities we shape. and throughthese sustained changes, Tocqueville societymembers help improve lives and shape strongercommunities.

TODAY, the united way Tocquevillesociety is one of the world’s most prestigiousinstitutions for individuals who are passionateabout improving peoples’ lives andstrengthening communities. In the spirit of thegreat philosopher, alexis de Tocqueville, and hisadmiration of voluntarism in america, unitedway of america founded the Tocquevillesociety in 1984.

e united way of broward CountyTocqueville society was founded in 1990 bycommunity leaders bob elmore, wayne andmarti huizenga, bob and millicent steele, andwilliam and norma horvitz. e localmembership recognized in this book join 411other Tocqueville societies across the unitedstates whose 24,307 members invested $500million during the 2005-06 campaign year totruly make an impact that improves people’slives throughout the country. In browardCounty, Tocqueville members contributed 17%

of the dollars raised during this same campaignyear.

membership in the society is granted toindividuals who give a minimum contributionof $10,000 annually to united way. nationalsociety membership is granted to individualswho contribute $100,000 or more per year.partnership with united way’s million Dollarroundtable is limited to individuals who havecontributed $1,000,000 or more to the unitedway cause. united way of broward Countybenefits from four members in the millionDollar roundtable and two national members.

locally, as well as nationally, major gifts fromindividual donors are what make it possible forus to improve lives, strengthen communitiesand partner with others to tackle root causesof systemic problems right here in browardCounty. ese leaders in giving are ourvisionaries, our champions. we thank you.

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BrenDA M. JOhnsOn was honored asrecipient of the 2006 united way of browardCounty Tocqueville society award for heroutstanding philanthropic leadership. Duringthe three years that she was Chair of the society,her personal commitment and professional skillsguided a successful growth initiative whichresulted in an unprecedented increase in thenumber of members, having a significant impactof the lives of many in our community.

brenda said when accepting the award, “weaccomplished this growth – members of thesociety, supported fully by united way ofbroward County board of Directors, staff, agreat society executive Committee, and faith inwhat we were doing – expanding the capacity ofunited way of broward County to serve theneeds of people in need in our community.” shecredited the hard work of the united way staffand fellow Tocqueville members with hersuccess by saying that they are among the mostcaring and generous people in this community.“is award is very humbling for me for it truly

belongs to every member who has believed in theexpansion of society membership, who hassupported and encouraged the work, and whohas brought new philanthropists into our fold.It has been a personal honor to serve amongthese fine people,” she modestly added.

noting that Tocqueville society members arecommunity leaders who are making a differencein the lives of tens of thousands of browardcounty residents who they will never know andwho will never know them, she continued,“ey simply care, and are a part of a national —even international— organization of otherphilanthropists who similarly impact quality oflife in their communities. is society welcomesall who believe in giving to improve quality oflife and are in a position to do so generously,”she concluded.

brenda m. Johnson was presented withthis award and honored at a reception on april4, 2007. It was graciously hosted by memberlorraine omas in her home.

brenda m. Johnson, center, received the 2006 united wayof broward County Tocqueville society award, presented by

last year’s recipients Keith and Dot Cobb.

PA S T AWA R D R E C I PI E N TS U N I T E D WAY O F B ROWA R D CO U N T Y

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Dot & Keith Cobb (2005) millicent & bob steele (2004)

ginny & Tom miller (2003) John C. Johnson (2002)

Zachariah p. Zachariah, mD (2000) marti & wayne huizenga (1997)

TO CQU EV I L L E S O C I E T Y PA S T AWA R D R E C I PI E N TS

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Jim & Jan moran (1996) edmund ansin (1995)

robert l. elmore (1994)

FOunDing MeMBers:

robert l. elmoremr. & mrs. william D. horvitzh. wayne & marti huizengamr. & mrs. robert a. steele

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Tocquevilles Host Receptions to Support Growth Initiativee Tocqueville society is a special

partnership of individuals who are inspired bywhat they can accomplish together. memberscommit to a leadership role in giving and tosupport the growth of the society membership,thereby providing vital financial support tounited way of broward County’s leadershiprole in improving the community. receptionsare held to recognize new members, and

provide an opportunity to invite others to join.e fall 2006 reception was held at pier

Top, an event hosted by Tocqueville mikemaroone, president & Coo, autonation.members celebrated the growth of bothbroward County and the Tocqueville societyas they enjoyed a bird’s-eye view of broward, aswell as historical photos on exhibit.

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Carole & Jeff falkanger, and lorraine omas

Colin brown and Keith Koenig

ginny miller and alan levy

britt sikes, John hargrove, and sean guerin

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a march event at the home of scott andpatti parker marked the continued growth ofthe society by welcoming 20 new members forthe 2006-07 campaign year.

e Tocqueville society also enjoyed aspring reception, which was graciously hostedby member lorraine omas in her home.at that time, brenda m. Johnson received thelocal society’s highest award, the united wayof broward County Tocqueville society award,

in recognition of her outstanding leadershipand philanthropic involvement. brenda wasinstrumental in planning and implementingthe growth initiative as a result of focus groupmeetings with members in 2003-04. It firsttook the membership to the 100-membermark and at year-end to 115, more thandoubling the membership during her tenure asChair of the society.

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lynne wines, gale butler (autonation host),hattie hess, Dot Cobb, and liz langsenkamp

patti & scott parker

ray & Julie southern, and mike maroone

Tocqueville society executive Committee members:ned black, David Zwick, greg sandefur, Keith Cobb,brenda Johnson, David schulman, and susie levan.

(not pictured Jeff falkanger, Dr. pat Taylor and Chuck pisciotta).

TO CQU EV I L L E S O C I E T Y G I V I N G L EV E L S

Giving Levels of the Tocqueville Society

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lA TABle rOnDe De DeuX MilliOns De DOllArs . . . . $2,000,000 - $2,999,999

lA TABle rOnDe D’un MilliOn De DOllArs . . . . . . . . . . $1,000,000 - $1,999,999

lA sOCiéTé nATiOnAle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100,000 - $249,999

OrDre De FrATerniTé. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,000 - $99,999

OrDre D’egAliTé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50,000 - $74,999

OrDre De liBerTé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000 - $49,999

MeMBres De lA sOCiéTé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 - $24,999

Three elements of democracy which Tocquevilleso admired in American society were liberty,equality and the fraternal spirit of neighborhelping neighbor. To distinguish memberswithin the United Way of Broward CountyTocqueville Society who have achieved higherlevels of giving, special orders of recognitionhave been created and are used both locallyand on the national level.

La Table Rondede Deux Millions de Dollars

r e C O g n i T i O n O F M e M B e r s W h O C O n T r i B u T e

$ 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - $ 2 , 9 9 9 , 9 9 9 T O

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JIM, founder of Jm family enterprises, Inc. ande Jim moran foundation, and Jan, senior vicepresident of Jm family enterprises and chairman andpresident of e Jim moran foundation, shared astrong commitment of giving back to make a positivedifference in the communities where they lived andworked together. although Jim’s recent passing is atremendous loss to family, friends, associates and ourcommunity, Jan is committed to continuing his legacyof thoughtful, compassionate philanthropy. emorans received many honors from organizations suchas the association of fundraising professionals, boys &girls Clubs of america, florida state university, holyCross hospital, national Conference for Communityand Justice and urban league of broward County.

In 1996, Jim received the prestigious horatio algerassociation of Distinguished americans award and in2005, he was inducted into the automotive hall offame, the single greatest honor in the international

motor vehicle industry. In 1995, Jim and Jancommitted to a $500,000 challenge grant benefitingunited way of broward County in fort lauderdale,florida. for the next five years, the moran Challengegrant provided matching funds for every new dollarraised through the leaders In giving division of unitedway. e donation was the first of its kind for unitedway of broward County and also established the unitedway’s first-ever endowment fund at Communityfoundation of broward. Jim and Jan joined themillion Dollar roundtable in 2000 with theirsecond generous gift to united way of broward County.

In 2003, they committed to another $500,000challenge grant to encourage first-time businessparticipation in united way’s county-wide fundraisingcampaign and increase contributions to united way’sCommunity solutions fund. rough the challenge,the morans helped united way of broward Countygenerate more than $1 million in additional campaigncontributions.

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L A TA B L E RO N D E D E D E U X M I L L I O N S D E D O L L A R S

Jim* and Jan Moran ♥

* Deceased

La Table Ronded’un Million de Dollars


$ 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - $ 1 , 9 9 9 , 9 9 9 T O


EDMUND ANSIN, president of sunbeamTelevision Corporation (wsvn Channel 7miami and whDh Channel 7 boston) hasbeen an active leader in south floridafor many decades. his television stations, twoof the most successful in the country, areat the forefront of community involvement,including united way in particular.

mr. ansin holds the unique distinction ofreceiving multiple alexis de Tocqueville awards

in miami, florida; fort lauderdale, florida;and boston, massachusetts. he is recognizednationally in la Table ronde de Trois millionsde Dollars.

e ansin building, home to the unitedway of broward County, is named in memoryof his parents, sophie and sidney ansin. hejoined the million Dollar roundtable in 1998.

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Edmund N. Ansin ♥WSVN Channel 7

STEVE AND MADELAINE HALMOShave been active in leadership roles in thesouth florida community for many years.steve has been active in a variety of businesses,including the reunion group (a credit cardservices firm), commercial real estate,venture capital, and others.

e halmoses joined the million Dollarroundtable in 2001 with their gift of $1million to the united way of broward Countyin fort lauderdale, florida.

e halmoses have served as directors,campaign chairs, and other leadership roleswith such organizations in south florida asthe museum of science and Discovery, Jackand Jill Children’s Center, Communityfoundation of broward, pine Crest school,boys and girls Clubs, florida atlanticuniversity, and others.

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Steve and Madelaine HalmosS. Halmos Family Foundation, Inc.

WAYNE HUIZENGA is an extraordinarybusinessman, who, with his wife, marti, hasreached out to his community and nation andbecome a leading philanthropist.

as Chairman of huizenga holdings, andpast chairman of autonation, Inc., andrepublic services, Inc., wayne has proven hisleadership. his personal investments alsoinclude ownership of the national footballleague’s miami Dolphins and Dolphinstadium.

e huizengas joined the million Dollarroundtable in 1998 with their gift of $1million to united way of broward County. In1999, they gave an additional $1 million foruse in the united ways in stuart and st. lucieCounties in florida.

wayne and marti have been honored onnumerous occasions for their philanthropy andview giving to their community as a"privilege." ey have often said, "the unitedway allows us to benefit a broad cross sectionof our community with a single gift."

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Wayne and Marti HuizengaHuizenga Holdings, Inc.

La SociétéNationale


$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 - $ 2 4 9 , 0 0 0 T O


JON KRUPNICK is the founding partnerand Ceo of Krupnick Campbell malonebuser slama hancock liberman & mcKeewhere he has earned the recognition andreputation as one of the premier and mostinnovative trial lawyers in the united states.

both attorneys, Jon and elaine have beenuwbC Tocqueville society members since1995. ey are supporters of many charities inaddition to united way of broward County

including the Community foundation ofbroward, s.o.s. Children’s village of florida,Inc., american red Cross and e salvationarmy of broward County.

Jon is the award-winning author ofPan American’s Pacific Pioneers, A PictorialHistory of Pan Am’s Pacific First Flights,1935-1946.

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L A S O C I ÉT É NATIONALE

Jon E. Krupnick, Esq. and Elaine P. Krupnick, Esq.Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Liberman & McKee, P.A.

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L A S O C I ÉT É NATIONALE

Ray E.* and Staseli B.*Titus Foundation ♥

* Deceased

Ordrede Fraternité


$ 7 5 , 0 0 0 - $ 9 9 , 9 9 9 T O


William R.Watts* Foundation ♥

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* Deceased

Ordred’Egalité


$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 - $ 7 4 , 9 9 9 T O


O R D R E D ’ E G A L I T É

Mike JacksonAutoNation, Inc.

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Ordrede Liberté


$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 - $ 4 9 , 9 9 9 T O


Robert Elmore ♥Founder, Hardrives Company

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O R D R E D E L I B E RT É

Keith and Doreen Koenig ♥City Furniture

Dick and Laura Norwalk ♥

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Greg and Kim SandefurSand Dollar Distributors, Inc.

Alvin Sherman ♥

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I. Lorraine Thomas ♥

Membresde la Société


$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 - $ 2 4 , 9 9 9 T O


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M E M B R E S D E L A S O C I ÉT É

John E.Abdo ♥BankAtlantic

Jayne and Leonard AbessCity National Bank of Florida

Winifred J. and Joseph C. AmaturoAmaturo Family Foundation, Inc.

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Gary and Darcie BehmEnterprise Rent-A-Car

Walter and Debbie Banks ♥Lago Mar Resort and Club

Thomas P. and Kari AngeloAngelo & Banta, P.A.

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Ned D. Blackand Carolyn S. Davis ♥

Seitlin

James and Lisa BergerBerger Singerman, P.A.

Steven and Jill Belous ♥Ernst &Young LLP

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ColinW. Brown ♥JM Family Enterprises, Inc.

Scott and Andrea Brenner ♥Brenner Real Estate Group

Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Brogan, Jr.GreenbergTraurig, P.A.

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Allison and Todd Cohen ♥Community Capital Management, Inc.

Keith and Dot Cobb ♥

Allison and Andrew CagnettaTransworld Business Brokers

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Nancy A. and Paul E. Daly

James A. and Jan R. Cummings

Lynne and Thomas CoonCapstone Title

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Cathy and James DonnellyCastle Group

Robert E. Dooley, Esq. ♥

Maureen Kempston Darkes ♥General Motors

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Itchko Ezratti ♥G.L. Homes of Florida

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Elkins ♥

Ann Marie and Jim DunnJ.R. Dunn Jewelers

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Douglas and Audrey FieldsOswald Trippe & Company

Raquel and President Ray Ferrero, Jr.Nova Southeastern University

Jeff and Carole FalkangerFalkanger Snyder Martineau Yates

Architects & Engineers

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Susan T. and Jesse P. Gaddis ♥Gaddis Family Foundation

James FranskouskyBernstein Global Wealth Management

Christine M. & M. Austin Forman ♥

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Bob and Ann Gremillion ♥Sun-Sentinel Company

Jenny and Sean Guerin ♥U.S. Imaging Solutions

John R. andMary Cheryl Hargrove

Gordon Hargrove & James, P.A.

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Francie and David Horvitz ♥The David and Francie Horvitz

Family Foundation, Inc.

C. Kennon and Judith D. Hetlage ♥Memorial Hospital Miramar

Hattie and Joseph Hess ♥

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William* and Norma Horvitz

Tom and Gena Hoyer ♥

Stephen and Michele Jackman ♥Seitlin

* Deceased

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Stephen Keller ♥

Patricia W. and Bruce M. Keir ♥Community Bank of Broward

John and Brenda JohnsonHoly Cross Hospital

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Patricia C. and Paul J. Kilgallon ♥

Liz and Kurt Langsenkamp ♥Steel Fabricators, Inc.

Josh and Andrea Leibowitz

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Bruce and Jane LevyEmerald Planning Group, Inc.

Alan B. and Susie Levan ♥BankAtlantic

Robert W. LeiderWSVN Channel 7

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Marsha and Alan LevyGreat American Farms

Jim Lister ♥First Data

Kevin A. and Jeanette Malone ♥Krupnick Campbell Malone

Buser Slama Hancock Liberman& McKee, P.A.

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Monica and Michael MarooneAutoNation, Inc.

Gary J. Marcotte ♥AutoNation, Inc.

Don and Louise MarksForm Works, Inc.

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Linda and Chuck McIntyreNorthwestern MutualFinancial Network

Tom andVickie McDonald ♥Craven Thompson & Associates, Inc.

Jerry and Joanne McDonaldGT McDonald Enterprises

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Ginny and Tom MillerMiller Construction Company

Tony and Laurie Mijares ♥United Homes International

Patty and George Meillarec ♥Mesirow Financial, Inc.

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Ed and Carol Morse ♥Ed Morse Automotive Group

Pat Moran

Fred and Audrey Millsaps ♥

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Jim and Cathy O’ConnorRepublic Services, Inc.

Sandra and Bob Moss ♥Moss and Associates

Una Murphy

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Susie and Tim PetrilloThe Restaurant People

Patti and W. Scott Parker ♥Parker-Harrigan Group/

Merryll Lynch

Patricia and Thomas O’Donnell ♥Thomas and Patricia O’Donnell

Family Foundation

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Matthew Pisoni ♥

Bill & Luann Pierce ♥

Chuck Pisciotta ♥KPMG LLP

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Stuart Rosenfeldt ♥Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler

Cynthia and Ramon RodriguezCrowe Chizek and Company, LLC

Mark and CarolAnn Repetski ♥Deloitte &Touche, USA LLP

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Gail and Joseph ScottBroward General Medical Center

Carrie and David Schulman ♥MassMutual/DBSFinancial Group

Scott W. Rothstein ♥Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler

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Alicia and Ralph Siegel ♥Deloitte & Touche USA LLP

Mr. and Mrs. John Edward Sharkey ♥

Frank Scruggs ♥

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Phillip and Colleen Smith ♥KPMG LLP

Robbin and Joseph Slama ♥Krupnick Campbell Malone

Buser Slama Hancock Liberman& McKee, P.A.

Tiffini and Britt Sikes ♥U.S. Imaging Solutions

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Julie N. and Raymond C. SouthernBalfour Beatty Construction

Terry Sterck ♥Corporate Express

Robert A. and Millicent Steele ♥

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Terry StilesStiles Corporation

Jim Stork and Ron Ansin ♥Stork’s Cafes

Barbara K. and Cyrus B.Sweet III ♥

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Keith and Lynn UrtelErnst & Young LLP

Stephen Thibault ♥Deloitte & Touche, USA LLP

Dr. Patrick and Susan TaylorHoly Cross Hospital

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Lynne B.Wines ♥

Nancy A. and Douglas E.Weber

James B. and Mary E.Werle ♥

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Lisa and David Zwick ♥

Lainie & Michael ZagerEmerald Companies

Patricia Wollowick ♥

Two members wish to remain anonymous

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