Keeping Our Promise

2011 Annual Report

Disability Rights North CarolinaChampions for Equality and Justice

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North Carolina’s Protection and Advocacy System

Disability Rights North Carolina is a federally mandated protection and advocacy system with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Social Security Administration. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Upon request, information is available in alternate formats.

Dear Friends and Supporters,

As we approach our fifth anniversary as North Carolina’s federally mandated protection and advocacy system (P&A), we are focusing on “keeping our promise.” To become the P&A in 2007, Disability Rights NC assured the federal government we would pursue legal, administrative and other appropriate remedies to ensure protection of the rights of individuals with disabilities individuals who are, or may be, eligible for treatment, services or habilitation or who are being considered for a change in living arrangements. We agreed to investigate incidents of abuse and neglect of individuals with disabilities if there is probable cause to believe that they occurred.

And we agreed to defend the rights of all North Carolinians with disabilities from discrimination based on disability. We renew these assurances each year. More importantly, these assurances are the promises our Staff, Board and its Advisory Council make to North Carolina citizens with disabilities.

These promises are both easy and hard to make. Easy because it is what we are meant to do – our mission is to protect the legal rights of people with disabilities. Hard because of the scope of our mission: we represent all people with disabilities in North Carolina (over one in five North Carolinians have a disability). Harder still because we fully understand the consequences of failure.

Every person has heard the adage “don’t make promises you can’t keep.” Since the future is always going to be uncertain, it might be wise to make no promise that isn’t a sure thing. In this respect, Disability Rights NC has thrown both wisdom and caution to the wind.

We do this because we believe that people with disabilities have the right to access services in the most integrated setting possible. We believe that people with disabilities deserve fair treatment. And we believe that there must be safe and humane environments wherever people with disabilities live, work or go to school. In short, we are the enforcer of disability laws and the protector of the rights of people with disabilities.

We take our direction from people with disabilities, focusing on what the community believes is most important. We are continually challenged to respond to an ever-growing need. In today’s economy, we must make choices and allocate our resources strategically because the need is greater than our capacity. Every day we hear from people we cannot serve. We will continue to be honest about our capacity and seek your input on how to target our resources.

Disability Rights NC is your protection and advocacy system. Together we can fulfill the promise of preserving the dignity of ALL people and their freedom to control their own lives. We promise to target our resources to achieve the greatest impact. And we promise to keep working for justice, upholding the fundamental rights of people with disabilities to live free from harm in the communities of their choice with the opportunity to participate fully and equally in society.

Vicki Smith, Executive DirectorBeth Garriss Hardy, Chair, Board of Directors

A Quick View of 2011

Cases opened before October 1, 2010: 94Cases opened on or after October 1, 2010: 758Total cases worked on from October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011: 852Cases still open on October 1, 2011: 124Information and referral services provided to 1462 callersTotal Services Provided (I&R cases): 2314

2011 Board of Directors

Beth Garriss Hardy – Summerfield (Chair)Jeff McLoud – Kinston (Chair-Elect)Kathy Boyd – Wake Forest (Treasurer)Brett Loftis – Charlotte (Secretary)Sadie Brewington Barbour – ClintonRusty Bradstock – GreensboroSuzanne Burley – RaleighDavid Cornwell – FletcherJennifer Diliberto – GreensboroAdonis Brown – DurhamGeorge “Pete” Clary – Winston-SalemBart Floyd – AshevilleVera Luck – DurhamCheryl Mulloy-Villemagne – WaynesvilleHerb Smith – DunnKimberly Taylor – StatesvilleWillis Williams – Jamesville

2011 PAIMI Advisory Council

David Cornwell – Fletcher (Chair)Michael Owen – Chapel Hill (Treasurer)Jeff McLoud – KinstonNick Lovick – New BernLois Cavanagh-Daley – RaleighLaurie Coker – Winston-SalemKenya Howard – RaleighPat McGinnis – MarionMarcia Roth – PittsboroSheila Wall-Hill – CharlotteDebbie Wingate – Kernersville

Staff

ExecutiveVicki Smith, Executive Director

Finance & OperationsCharlie Barnes, Chief Financial OfficerJanice Willmott, Chief Administrative OfficerEdward Salerno, IT AdministratorKarla Blackwell, ReceptionistAllyson Hilliard, Accounting AssistantMavis Jones, Office ManagerHaydee Martinez, Administrative Assistant

Legal & AdvocacyAdrienne Allison, Director of Advocacy and ComplianceJohn Rittelmeyer, Director of LitigationCas Shearin, Director of Investigations and MonitoringJennifer Bills, Senior AttorneyElizabeth Edwards, AttorneyLisa Grafstein, Senior AttorneyIris Green, Senior AttorneySusan Pollitt, Senior AttorneyChris Trottier, Senior AttorneyDiana Burch, AdvocateLisa Carroll, Legal SecretarySonya Clark, AdvocateRodney Crooms, AdvocateAngie Downs, AdvocateKim Fakhoury, ParalegalDan Fox, AdvocateAnthony Garcia-Copian, Intake SpecialistNancy Hitchcock, Intake SpecialistMorris McAdoo, AttorneyKady McDonald, Intake SpecialistKirby Morrow, AdvocateKaren Murphy, AdvocateSteve Noblitt, AdvocateLisa Rabon, AttorneyMercedes Restucha-Klem, AttorneyHolly Stiles, AttorneyAndrew Strickland, AttorneyKathy Smith, AdvocateKristine Sullivan, AttorneyDebbie Thome, Advocate

Policy & Outreach

Annaliese Dolph, Director of Public PolicyElaine Whitford, Director of DevelopmentCorye Dunn, Policy AnalystGabrielle Martino, Outreach Specialist

2011 Targets

The scope of our work each year is guided by Targets established by the Board of Directors and its Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Advisory Council. Our Targets determine how staff spends their time during the year. Our Targets for 2011 were:

Target #1: People with disabilities will have greater access to stable housing.

Target #2: Barriers to employment and vocational/educational training have been removed.

Target #3: People with disabilities will be provided effective communication with and physical access to health care facilities, programs and services.

Target #4: People with disabilities have their voting rights enforced and participate fully in the electoral process.

Target #5: There is greater understanding of the obligations of places of public accommodation and governments to provide equal access to services under the ADA and its implementing regulations.

Target #6: Students with disabilities and/or ADHD will not be long-term suspended related to their disabilities.

Target #7: “At-risk” children not already identified as having a disability who have been long-term suspended will return to school for evaluation and appropriate educational services.

Target #8: Kids with mental health needs will have access to services in their home community.

Target #9: People with disabilities will live in the most integrated settings in the community.

Target #10: People with disabilities will be safe in settings where they live, work, go to school or play.

Our Work and Clients

The following are just a few stories about our clients and our work in 2011.

Protecting the Right to Live in the Community

Helping people with disabilities remain in their own homes is central to the mission and work of Disability Rights NC. The U.S. Supreme Court in its Olmstead decision clearly upheld the right of people with disabilities to live in the most integrated setting possible. Budget cuts have placed this right in jeopardy for many people with disabilities in our state which prompted us to file two class action lawsuits this year.

Pashby v. Cansler, No. 5:11-CV-273-BO (E.D.N.C.).During May 2011, thousands of people with disabilities received a letter from the Carolina Center for Medical Excellence – a contractor for the N.C. Division of Medical Assistance – putting them on notice that their personal care services would no longer be covered by Medicaid effective June 1. The letters were identical and did not inform the individuals about why they no longer qualified for the services.

The letters were prompted by changes to Personal Care Services under the state’s Medicaid plan. On May 31, Disability Rights NC filed a class action lawsuit alleging that DHHS violated the ADA and Olmstead decision by increasing the eligibility criteria for in-home personal care while leaving the criteria for personal care provided in adult homes unchanged, thus forcing people to abandon their independent life to move into adult care homes to receive any services at all. As many as 2,400 recipients were terminated from the service as a result of the change. Attorneys with Legal Services of Southern Piedmont and the National Health Law Program are co-counsel in the case.

In December, U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle stopped the State of North Carolina from implementing the new policy on Medicaid personal care services. He found that the new policy treats people with similar needs differently and puts North Carolinians “who have been successfully living in their own homes…at risk of segregation, in the form of institutionalization.” The State is required to provide federally-funded services in “the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of the individual,” and the Medicaid Act requires that recipients not be treated differently when they have

similar levels of need.

The State has appealed Judge Boyle’s decision on the preliminary injunction. We expect a decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit later this year.

K.C. v. Cansler, No. 5:11-CV-354-FL (E.D.N.C.).This class action lawsuit challenges the manner in which DHHS, acting through its contractor PBH (formerly Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare), implemented a new version of a Medicaid waiver program known as the Innovations Waiver. PBH, a managed care experiment within the LME system, made substantial changes to the Innovations Waiver serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The changes included the implementation of as many as 31 tiers within the waiver, each with its own budgetary limit. The tier assignment process, which resulted in substantial service cuts for a number of waiver recipients, was conducted without benefit of any appeal or due process procedure that would allow the recipient to challenge the tier assignment.

The lawsuit claims that the process of converting waiver participants to the new tiered system violated the due process rights of the Medicaid waiver recipients. The lawsuit also states a claim for violation of the Medicaid Act because the tier assignment process was conducted without applying reasonable, objective standards.

The case of Olmstead v. L.C. and E.W. was filed by two women who were intermittently hospitalized in a Georgia psychiatric hospital for decades, despite recommendations from their doctors that they could live in the community with state-funded support and services. In 1999, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the “integration mandate” of the ADA required states to provide services in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of people with disabilities. The 6-3 decision in Olmstead ended segregation of people in institutions when community placement is desired by the individual and recommended by the individual’s health care providers. During the congressional debate of the pending ADA legislation, many U.S. representatives articulated a desire that the ADA result in a decrease of the institutionalization of disabled persons.

Obtaining Full Access to Community Living

We work to promote equal access to places of public accommodation across the State through enforcement of Titles II and III of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Integrated Employment

Through our Dignity of Work project, we are assessing the overall quality of employment opportunities provided to people with disabilities and will make recommendations for changes to increase opportunities for people with disabilities to enjoy meaningful employment. We are visiting work sites of subminimum wage employers and community rehabilitation programs across the state to assess compliance with regulatory requirements, to monitor their effectiveness in placing individuals with disabilities into competitive, integrated employment, and to ensure that the most appropriate level of vocational services is provided in a safe and non-abusive environment.

Disability Rights NC facilitated the Employment First Work group in North Carolina in response to NDRN’s publication, “Segregated and Exploited: A Call to Action.” This group, composed of representatives from Vocational Rehabilitation, Mental Health, community rehabilitation programs, supported employment providers and Employment Network providers, are working to encourage all services in North Carolina to prefer an integrated employment outcome.

Advocating for Accessible Housing

D.B. is 48-year-old person with rheumatoid arthritis and other health ailments that limit her mobility. D.B.’s request for a reasonable accommodation from the Raleigh Housing Authority (RHA) – to move from a third-floor apartment to an accessible unit – was unreasonably delayed for many months. Disability Rights NC assisted D.B. with filing a complaint of disability discrimination against RHA at the NC Human Relations Commission (HRC). In June, the HRC issued a finding that RHA discriminated against D.B. by unreasonably delaying her request for a reasonable accommodation.

Upholding the Right to Be Safe from Harm

One of the core responsibilities of a P&A is to investigate allegations of abuse and neglect of people with disabilities. Not only did we respond to allegations made by individuals witnessing potential abuse and neglect, we continued to monitor facilities throughout the state to ensure that the residents in those facilities were living in safe, healthy and caring environments. Last year, we monitored in 100 facilities across the state. A special grant from the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) allowed us to expand our regular monitoring program to include additional community placements (defined as

housing six or fewer people with developmental disabilities) where individuals with developmental disabilities lived and were transitioning from institutions to community living. The findings of the community placement monitoring project, in part, formed the basis of a report issued by NDRN in November.

We continued our regular review of deaths that the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is required to report to Disability Rights NC. These deaths include any death that occurs within seven days of restraint or seclusion; any homicide or suicide; and deaths that are deemed accidental. In addition, every death that occurs in a state-operated facility – regardless of the cause – must be reported to Disability Rights NC. This year, we reviewed 294 death reports in both private and public prisons, jails, hospitals, and day and residential programs for people with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.

Ensuring that Youth with Mental Health Needs Have Access to Services in Their Home Community

Funding cuts and the lack of necessary and appropriate community services have resulted in the institutionalization of North Carolina’s youth with mental health needs, often far from home in another state. The number of locked residential placements for North Carolina’s youth with mental health needs more than quadrupled from 117 in 2005 to 494 in March 2010.

In addition to representing 57 youth with complex mental health needs in 2011, our staff participated in a workgroup to address the failure to provide any services to the youth with the most complex needs. The workgroup’s findings, conclusions and recommendations to state policymakers will be captured in a position paper to be released in 2012. With the assistance of an intern from the N.C. Division of Services for the Blind’s Vocational Rehabilitation On-the-Job Training Program, we developed and conducted a survey to determine the gaps in available services for youth with mental illness in each Local Management Entity catchment area.

The case studies of several of our young clients were detailed in a special report released in December 2011, a copy of which can be found on our website.

Ensuring that Students with Disabilities Stay in School

We advocate on behalf of students who have been or are in danger of

being suspended from public school for actions related to their disability. We provided legal representation and assistance to approximately 74 students in 2011. The majority of the students we represented have returned to school with appropriate services in place, including compensatory services and positive behavioral supports. An untold number of unidentified children also received the benefits of our legal work as we successfully filed state administrative complaints as a legal strategy to address individual and systemic violations for the benefit of all special education students in the school system. This work was funded, in part, by IOLTA.

Ensuring that People with Mental Illness Receive Appropriate Services

We filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleging that people with mental illness living in North Carolina were not receiving adequate services. Federal law requires the State to provide care in a setting that lets people remain as integrated as possible in the community. After an eight-month investigation, the DOJ issued a letter of findings accusing the State of North Carolina of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by unnecessarily institutionalizing individuals with mental health needs instead of providing support in the community.

The central finding of the DOJ is that North Carolina lacks an adequate community support system for people with mental illness. As a result, individuals are institutionalized in more expensive and more restrictive settings in adult care homes. “Most people with mental illness receiving services in adult care homes could be served in more integrated settings, but are relegated indefinitely and unnecessarily to adult care homes because of systemic State actions and policies,” wrote U.S. Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez. “Reliance on unnecessary institutional settings violates the civil rights of people with disabilities. Community integration will permit the State to support people with disabilities in settings appropriate to their needs in a cost-effective manner.”

“Our findings are consistent with . . . conclusions made in several State-issued and State-funded reports,” Perez wrote. A January 2011 state-funded report issued by the NC Institute of Medicine concluded that adult care homes “are not optimal for community integration” and that “[r]esidents of ACHs may be cut off from active participation in the local community . . . . ” The same report admitted that there is an institutional bias in North Carolina: “People who enter an ACH or other type of facility can obtain certain financial assistance, services,

and supports that are not equally available to people with similar levels of disability and financial need who choose to remain in their own homes.” The DOJ began negotiating with the State to develop a voluntary compliance agreement. To date, negotiations have not resulted in a resolution. If negotiations are not successful, the U.S. Attorney General may initiate a lawsuit against the State to correct the deficiencies.

A copy of the 16-page report from Perez to state Attorney General Roy Cooper dated July 28, 2011 is available on our website.

2011 Nonprofit Sector Stewardship Award

Disability Rights NC received the Nonprofit Sector Stewardship Award – the state’s highest honor for nonprofits – presented by the N.C. Center for Nonprofits at its annual conference in September 2011. The Award recognizes nonprofits whose organizational effectiveness furthers the public’s understanding of and trust in the state’s nonprofit sector. Disability Rights NC was recognized for effectively using varied approaches to advocating for people with disabilities, expanding its community outreach efforts and building and maintaining exemplary relationships with diverse stakeholders. “We selected Disability Rights NC for its successful use of a dozen different tools to improve public policies and services for people with disabilities,” said Jane Kendall, president of the N.C. Center for Nonprofits. “One change in the law can change the lives of millions of people. . . .”

People Served by Disability

Deaf/Hard of Hearing – 5%Blind/Visually Impaired – 2.5%Mental Illness – 21%Autism – 9%Physical – 25%Neurological – 6%AD/LD – 8%Intellectual Disability – 15%Other Health Impaired – 6%Traumatic Brain Injury – 2.5%

Requests by Problem Area

Access to Records – 0.7%Accessibility – 6%Assistive Technology – 0.7%Benefits – 2%Community Services – 25%Criminal Justice – 1.7%Education – 27%Employment/Voc Rehab – 8%Guardianship – 1.6%Housing – 7.6%Abuse and Neglect – 14.2%Privacy Rights – 1%Transportation – 1.8%Other – 2.7%

Income by Source

PAAT: 3%PAIR: 17.3%PATBI: 1.6%PAIMI: 27.4%PAVA: 4.3%PABSS/Rep Payee: 6.7%PADD: 33.6%Non P&A Grants: 3.3%Donations and Other: 2.8%

What It Means

PAAT: Protection and Advocacy for Assistive TechnologyPABSS: Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social SecurityPADD: Protection and Advocacy for Developmental DisabilitiesPAIMI: Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental IllnessPAIR: Protection and Advocacy for Individual RightsPATBI: Protection and Advocacy for Traumatic Brain InjuryPAVA: Protection and Advocacy for Voting Acces

Expenses by Line Item

Personnel: 78%

Office Expense/Communications: 3%Professional Services: 2%Occupancy: 8%Client Services: 8%Governance: 1%

Program Costs vs. Administrative Costs

Total Administrative Costs: 13.7%Total Program Costs: 86.3%

Statement of Financial PositionAs of September 30, 2011

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents................$ 231,185Grants and contracts receivable...........188,372Prepaid expenses................................... 60,394Other assets............................................45,134Furniture and equipment........................88,541Less: Accumulated depreciation.............81,947

Total Assets.....................................$ 531,679

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES:Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 70,130Accrued leave........................................126,670

Total Current Liabilities..................$ 196,800

NET ASSETS:Unrestricted net assets......................$ 313,141Temporarily restricted............................21,738

Total Net Assets...............................$ 334,879

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS$ 531,679

Statement of Activities

SUPPORT AND REVENUE

Support:Grants and contracts...............$ 3,288,542Contributions.....................................65,410In-kind contributions.........................28,303Interest income.......................................555Other income..........................................101

Total Support, Revenue and Other Income.......................................$ 3,382,911

EXPENSES

Program ServicesProtection and advocacy...........2,723,971Legal services..............................112,105

Total program services.................$ 2,836,076

Support ServicesFund raising.......................................31,777Management and general................439,962

Total Expenses...........................$ 3,307,815Change in Net Assets.....................$ 75,096Net Asset – beginning of year.......$ 259,783Net Assets – end of year…………………$ 334,879

Thank You to Our Generous Donors!

Disability Rights North Carolina graciously thanks the following individuals and organizations for their support during the 2011 fiscal year (October 1, 2010 to September 30, 2011).

Champion ($1,500 +)Beth Garriss Hardy, In Honor of Marian Hartman, In Memory of Daniel Johnson, and In Honor of the Staff of Disability Rights NC *Jeff McLoudVicki SmithThe Arc of North Carolina

Director ($1,000 - $1,499)Marian and James Hartman, In Honor of the Staff of Disability Rights NC and Charlie Barnes *

Benefactor ($500 - $999)

Charlie and Sandra Barnes *Diana and Paul Burch *Hartzell & Whiteman, L.L.P.Marketing Association for Rehabilitation Centers, Inc. (MARC)Marsha and Iverson Riddle, In Honor of Holly Riddle

Sustainer ($250 - $499)Ciena CorporationLucy DanielsThea and Larry Gardner, In Honor of Jennifer BillsSyma and Lloyd Gerard, In Memory of Deb GreenblattCheryl and Greg McGrewMaureen and Rob Morrell, In Honor of Annaliese Dolph and In Memory of Opal Barrett FrithKevin Morton

Advocate ($100 - $249)Ann Akland *Mark and Devra Barrett, In Memory of Opal Barrett Frith *Kathy Boyd and Travis Payne *Suzanne BurleySonya Clark *Pete ClaryDeborah DobbinsEaster Seals UCP North Carolina & VirginiaSteven EdelsteinEdelstein & PayneKim FakhouryKatherine Fisher, In Honor of Robert FisherFoothills Chapter of N.C.R.I.D.Adele and John Foschia, Jr., In Memory of Opal Barrett Frith *Lawrence and Leslie GainsGarriss Hardy & AssociatesEllen Goldberg and Seth BernankeIris GreenChristine Griffin, In Memory of Opal Barrett Frith *Susan and Thomas HadleyAnn HaleHaylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc., In Memory of Opal Barrett FrithVirginia and Bruce Hilton, In Memory of Opal Barrett FrithFaith Holsaert *Jonah Liebert and Beth Trevor *Sally and Brett LoftisVera and Jason Luck *McPherson, Rocamora, Nicholson & Nordgren, PLLCMobile Insurance Agency, In Memory of Opal Barrett Frith

Steve and Leigh Noblitt *Susan and Thomas O’Brien, In Honor of Chris O’BrienJennifer and John RittelmeyerNancy and Steve Schecter, In Memory of Deborah GreenblattDr. Victoria Shea, In Memory of Linda LangJanna Shisler, In Honor of Monica and Frank TewJohn SilversteinJane SteinHolly StilesSundance Properties, L.L.C., In Memory of Opal Barrett FrithKimberly TaylorDavid Thompson, In Honor of Carl ThompsonRuth and Larry Thompson IIIBurwell WareGwen and Andrew WhitemanElaine WhitfordWillis WilliamsJanice and David Willmott *Sandra and Jim Wilson, In Honor of Lynn Wilson

Friend ($99 and under)Adrienne Allison and Bob Pleasants *American Modern Insurance Group Inc., In Memory of Opal Barrett FrithAnonymousColleen Anderson *Sadie Brewington BarbourShelley Barnes *Carol Barrett, In Memory of Opal Barrett Frith *Carrie and Fred BasasCharlie BernacchioJennifer Bills and Barbara Fedders *Karla Blackwell *Shelley BlumRusty BradstockMargie and Ken BrounClementine and Adonis BrownSally and James Cameron, In Memory of Opal Barrett Frith *Lisa Carroll *Melissa Clendening *Ran Coble, Jr. and Jane KendallDavid CornwellRebekah DavisJennifer DilibertodisAbility Resource CenterAnnaliese and Donavan Dolph

Angie DownsElizabeth EdwardsCharlyn and Greg Elliott, In Memory of Opal Barrett Frith *Mary Jo and Gerald Ellis, In Honor of Jonathan Ellis and In Memory of Deborah GreenblattMark EzzellPamela FisherKaren FloydDan and Tammy FoxAlfredia HarrisWilliam HessAllyson and Daniel HilliardNancy Hitchcock *The Honorable Barbara JacksonMable JamesChris Johnson - Johnson/Asfoury Group Wells Fargo AdvisorsSarah JohnsonMavis Jones *Louise and Robert JordanJohn Keller and Carolyn IngramLarkin KirkmanDr. Carolyn Lejuste *Irene and Jerry Leonard, In Memory of Opal Barrett Frith and Clinton BarrettJennifer Mahan and Douglas Bretz, In Memory of Opal Barrett FrithRoger ManusHaydee Martinez *Gabrielle Martino *Carrie MasonMorris McAdoo *Stephen McCallum *Dr. Ann Millett-GallantKirby MorrowCheryl Mulloy-Villemagne *Karen and Ronald Murphy *Robert and Patricia MyersSylvia NovinskyGreg Olley *Ryan Pinion *Michael Prisant and Elizabeth ColemangrayRonald PruittColleen Quinn *Lisa and Sam RabonCaroline and Charlie RaphunNatalie Reatig *Bonnie Schell

Cynthia and Maurice Sexton *Cas Shearin and Devon Tolson *Herb SmithKathy and Rocky SmithAndree and William Stanford, In Memory of Deborah GreenblattShera StewartAndrew StricklandKristine SullivanDebbie and David Thome *Chris and Richard Trottier *Linda Weisel and Dan PollittDeborah WeissmanAllen WellonsJane Wettach and Paul Baldasare, Jr.Jan Withers *Irene ZipperIsabel Zuber

(All donors noted with an asterisk (*) gave to Vicki Smith’s 60th Birthday Challenge)

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