Oddfellows Supporters

Thanks to these 2007-2008 supporters of Oddfellows Playhouse

(Through Feb 25, 2008)

Donors

SUPERSTARS $5,000 +
American Savings Foundation
Thomas J. Atkins Memorial Fund
J. Walton Bissell Foundation
CT Commission on Culture & Tourism
CT State Department of Education
Liberty Bank Foundation
Middlesex United Way
Middletown Commission on the Arts
Middletown Youth Service Bureau
Pratt & Whitney - Middletown
êThe Stare Fund

ANGELS $1,000-$4,999
êAnonymous
êThe Abely Family
The Aetna Foundation
êPeggy Carey & Jonathan Best
Elizabeth Carse Foundation
Citizens Bank
Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Memorial
   Foundation
êJim & Peggy Gutmann
êKaren and Justin Miel
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Kohl’s Cares for Kids
êPam & Ed Lang
êMark Masselli & Jennifer Alexander
êFrancine & Jon McKiernan
Jane & Reds McMillan
êArthur Meyers, Liberty Bank
   Diversity Award
Middlesex County Community Foundation
Middlesex County Substance Abuse
Action Council
Middletown Foundation for the Arts
êJosh Olken
Mimi & Charles Rich,
   in memory of our parents
Olga Sipolin Children’s Fund
êMike Sciola & Frank Kuan*
êGlenn Taylor*
êWilliam L. Trousdale & Priscilla Meyer
United Way of the Capital Area
êArthur E. Webster, Esq.

PRODUCERS $500-$999
Anonymous (2)
êAnonymous
Bob Alexander
ê Fred & Kathleen Ellis
ê Marnie Goodman & Gordon Hard
êBob & Barbara Harris
êShawn Hill & Magdalena Teter
Middletown Road Races
Persephone Miel
êBetsy & David Morgan
êCindy & Tom Prue*
Ultimate Maintenance Concepts**
êThe Wilkinson Family

DIRECTORS $250-$499
êLiz and Eric Anderson
êLydia Brewster
êKristen Brodeur and Matthew Pugliese
êSusan M. Brown
Farrell, Guarino & Boccalatte, P.C.
Ralph & Jane Formica
Gorilla Graphics**
êDominick Grant
êTravis & Joan Hedrick
êRhea Padis Higgins
êPatricia Hill & John Klause
êManju Hingorani
êJacqueline Hubbard and
Norman Needleman
ê Susan Lourie & Eric Mosher
ê Richard and Maryellen Pugliese,
   in honor of Matt Pugliese
The Schulz Family
Peri Smilow & Budd Mishkin
Bill Stowe & Karin Trainer,
   in memory of Phil Bosakowski
êCarol Wood

PLAYWRIGHTS $100-249
A.R. Mazzotta Employment Specialists
Mehadin & Barbara Arafeh
Banwer/Rosenthal Family,
   in memory of Richard & Hinda Rosenthal
êStacey Belstler*
êLoren Blackford
êLouis Bonaiuto,
   in honor of Gretchen and Rob Spector
êKaren Bovard & Greg Pyke
êDavid Boyce
êLeslie Bulion
êSergei & Valentina Bunaev
êCarolyn & Josh Rauh
êGrace and Bobby Wayne Clark
êKaren Collins & Mark Hovey
êJohnna & Steven Cote
êAndrew and Jennifer Curran
êRick & Laurie Dickerson
êNancy & Woody D'Oench
The Dutcher Family
êJohn & Fred Elmore
êEvelyn & Marvin Farbman
êMargaret Flinter & Paul Freudlich
êMarquise Frasier*
êLaurie & Peter Frenzel
êFran & Prabhash Ganguli
Rachel & Ben Geballe
Edith Gengras
Gibson Design
êConcettina and Peter Gillies
êBernardo & Augusta Gonzalez,
   in honor of Talia & Sergio
êEstelle Goodman,
   in memory of Rita Hard
êSal D'Alessandro &
Mardi Hanson-D'Alessandro
êSarah Higginbotham
Elisabeth Holder
êLauren Hoshibata
Greta & Robert Hoshibata,
   in honor of Lauren Hoshibata
êVirginia Houghtaling,
   in memory of Bud Church
êSimone & William Clay Howe
êMrs. Robert D. Jay,
   in honor of Alida Jay Boye
êJoan T. Jurale
Richard & Naomi Kamins
Joyce & Bob Kirkpatrick
Susanne Javorski & Bruce MacLeod
êLisa & Mark Masoni
êSteve & Rita McDermott
êGretchen Mihaly-Spector and
Robert Spector
Kenneth W. Morgan
êMaureen & William Morris
êBob & Anne Mueller
êDaniel Ostrow & Sarah Sponzo
Bob & Jan Parks,
   in honor of Constance M. Parks
êConnie Parks,
   in honor of Bob & Jan Parks
Pedal Power **
Barbara Pelson
êLeona Pie*
êR.P. Brazos Oil Co.
Mary Rindfleisch & Joe Keneally
êAndrew Sacco, Jr.
Karl & Wendy Scheibe
êJohn & Melissa Schilke
Muriel S. Schulman
Alice Schumacher
êShelly & Bob Schwartz,
   in honor of Stephanie Schwartz
êJoseph & Marie Serra
êClaire Shea
The Szkrybalo Family
êKate TenEyck & Noah Baerman
êVickey Terrell*
David Taraskevich & Sally Tomiko
êKaren & Paul Torop
êRachel Trousdale
United Way of Greater New Haven
United Way of Norwalk & Wilton, Inc.
The Vaughan-Alberts
êMr. Martin B. Weiner
êMichael Weir & Laurel Appel
êDaniel Wilcox & Maeta Kaplan
êAndrea Wilson
êJeremy & Vicky Zwelling,
   in memory of Faustino Menendez

CAST & CREW $15-$99
êAnonymous
Anonymous
êAnonymous,
In memory of Patti O'Neal
Deb Addis
êDrs. Daren & Kirsten Anderson
Carrie Baris
êAnna Barron
êWendy & Allan Berlind
Bernheimer-Lincoln Insurance Group
êKathryn I. Briggs
Janet Brooks & Alan Sinischalchi
êShannon and Judith Brown
êLucile Bruce,
   in honor of Jerome & Patricia Long
êTom Callinan & Ann Shapiro
êBethany Camarda,
   in honor of Becky Carroll
êCasey & Kandie Carle
êLisa and Denis Caron & Family
êJack Carr
Clara & Ed Chapman
êCast of Chavez Ravine,
   in honor of Enza Gianonne
êElmer Chiarappa
êEd, Alexis & Arden Chiucarello
Terry & Heidi Chriss
Sarah Prown & John Coleman
Terry Concannon
êMr. & Mrs. David Cooper
êPam Daniels
Lois de Boer
Anthony & Michelle Duvall,
   in memory of Richard McCourt
êElizabeth Emery
Julia & Philip Faraci**
êPeter & Molly Farnsworth
Carl & Ann Faust
êMike & Tracy Fillion
êEva Firshein
William & Gretchen Foster,
   in honor of Mame Shamsid-Din
êWilliam D. Foye
Leyna Gabriele
êLynne & Mike Garner
Mal & Linda Gorin
êGary Shaw and Shiela Graham-Smith
Jim Grant
êThe Greenberg/Cohen Family
êJeff & Johanna Greenfield
êGertrude Reif Hughes,
   in honor of Betsy Morgan
Linda & Warren Jessen
êRachel Kamins
Harold H. Kaplan
Sam & Marian Katz
êWendy Kesselman
Rani Arbo & Scott Kessel
êCarolyn Kirsch
êEugene & Mary Klaaren
Ron & Marcy Klattenberg
êBobbye Knoll,
   in honor of Ledah Wilcox
Doug Kulmacz*
êRay & Georgie Leone
Jerome & Pat Long
Jeff & Sonya Madoff
Clark Maines
Anthony S. Marino
êPatti & Jeff Miller
êLinda B. Miller
Richard & Joan Miller
êChris & Ruth Montgomery
êMargaret Monthei
Karen Nichols & James Bendzinski
êWilfredo Nieves
Peter A. Oldziey
êDavid and Maria Otfinoski
Olivia M. Perry*
The Pinch Family
êRobert & Eleanor Poole
êDaniel Pugliese
êThe Ravenelle-Bloom Family
Emily Reeve & Marvin Williams
Mary & Jon Samburg
êConstance Sattler
êAnita & Les Saunders
êThe Schatz/Wells Family
Nathan and Shirley Shapiro
Charitable Trust
Stephen & Carol Shapiro
êSam Shaw
êLeigh B. Shearer
Irene & Allen Silberstein
êGay Smith
êChip Steel
êLen & Sheila Stoane
êTimothy Sweeney*
êKathlyn & Arnold Talevi
United Way Tristate
United Ways of New England
êArt & Joan Upgren
êWilliam & Camille Van Saun
Arthur & Phyllis Waldman
êWilliam & Susan Wasch
êChris Widmer & Willa Williams
êGlenn Woods*
êMrs. Norman H. Wright
Tom & Sue Zalaski

CORPORATE MATCH
Aetna
St. Paul Travelers

êStar Performers
(increased or new gifts to this year’s appeal)

*denotes United Way donor
**In Kind Donation

If we have made a mistake in your listing, please let us know so that we can make the appropriate correction. Thank you.
860/347-6143 dominick@oddfellows.org
 
 


 

Funders

The Playhouse relies on many different funders for yearly support. "Earned income" from tuition, ticket sales, and building rental brings in about 33% of the annual budget. "Unearned income" from the generous donors to our Annual Appeal and a lot of wonderful funders covers the rest of the expenses. This might appear a bit lopsided, but it's part of the longstanding Oddfellows commitment to include all kids--regardless of background or financial situation. Below is a listing of the kind friends who have supported Oddfellows this past season.

Major Funders:
 

CT State Department of Education-season-long support of the educational aspects of our program, with a special emphasis on a commitment to diversity
 

Middletown Commission on the Arts-underwriting the Children’s Circus of Middletown as well as support for scholarships and the Neighborhood Troupes
 

Middlesex United Way-long-term very generous support of the Neighborhood Troupes and the Children’s Circus
 

CT Commission on Culture & Tourism-organizational support for our entire program and a special partnership grant with the Russell Library for Othello and Much Ado About Nothing, a public forum and multimedia display at the library, and a discount program with local restaurants.
 

The J. Walton Bissell Foundation-generous unrestricted organizational support funding
 

Middletown Youth Services Bureau-much-appreciated funding for the Neighborhood Troupes at Maplewood Terrace and the North End
 

The Stare Fund-generous unrestricted operating support
 

The Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation-important capital funding to repair the Playhouse roof
 

Citizens Bank-crucial funding for the Neighborhood Troupes and underwriting of this season's Martin Luther King performance at the community celebration in January
 

American Savings Foundation-important funding of the Neighborhood Troupes
 

The Liberty Bank Foundation-generous support of the Neighborhood Troupes
 

Middlesex County Community Foundation-key support of the new curriculum initiative for the Neighborhood Troupes
 

Pratt & Whitney-Middletown-key support of scholarships for dozens of eager young people
 

Middletown Foundation for the Arts-important unrestricted organizational support
 

Thomas J. Atkins Memorial Fund-loyal support of the Neighborhood Troupes, “Kids on the Block” handicapped-awareness programs, and scholarships for kids with special needs
 

The Olga Sipolin Children's Fund-important support of the Maplewood Terrace/Chatham Court Senior Troupes' and Teen Repertory Company's production of "Bliss"
 

Elizabeth Carse Foundation-important funding for the Neighborhood Troupes
 

Aetna Foundation-generous support for producing a forthcoming mini-documentary on the Playhouse
 

Middlesex County Substance Abuse Action Council-much-appreciated support of the Neighborhood Troupes
 

The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation, the Irving Kohn Foundation, and Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Memorial Foundation-all supporting a breadth of organizational expenses


        Heartfelt thanks to one and all!

 

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