LITERACYMID-SOUTH ANNUALREPORT 2014-2015
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Leadership
2014 2015
Board of Directors Bev Vitali, Chair Christian Brothers University Ashley Bonds, Vice Chair Marx-Bensdorf Realtors Amanda Clarkson, Secretary University of Memphis Fred Towler, Treasurer International Paper J. Patrick Blankinship, Jr. Methodist Healthcare/ University of Tennessee Nora Boone Freedom Preparatory Academy Bryan Capooth Hilton Worldwide Mark Conley University of Memphis Michael Dockery FedEx Whitney Harmon Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Kevin Dean and Stacy Early receiving their English Forward instructor certificates.
Advisory Board
Steve Berger brg3s architects
Austen Onek WREG News Channel 3
Suzanne Bonefas Rhodes College
Ellen Prewitt Author
Cynthia Burnett Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal School
Jamie Rugel Celtic Crossing
Mary Lou Brown Commercial Appeal
Courtney Miller Santo University of Memphis
Reuben Brunson RocketFuel Judy Card First Regional Library System
Vicki Murrell University of Memphis Claire Ryan BCD Travel Anne Townsend Community Volunteer Donna Waggener Community Volunteer
Macon Wilson Booksellers at Laurelwood
Carolyn S. Head Southwest Tennessee Community College
John Wright UPS
Harry Freeman Community Volunteer
Nicole Yasinski Booksellers at Laurelwood
Pamela Kelly Law Offices of Pamela Kelly
Alicia Howard Siemens, Inc. Rene Friemoth Lee Community Volunteer
Teri Sullivan Share Group
Kevin Dean Executive Director
Staff
Lee Chase IV Workplace Literacy Coordinator
Vernetta Anderson Training Services Manager
Heather Nordtvedt Director of Development
Jeanne Williams Finance Manager
Jeff Rhodin Director of Collaborative Action
Stacy Early Training & Placement Coordinator
Kayla Brooks Partnership Development Manage
Troy Wiggins Adult Learning Coordinator
Erica Roberts Adult Learning Coordinator
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Adult learning program
Stacy Early leading an Adult Learning Program tutor training in the new Literacy Mid-South office.
The Numbers
Adult Students Served:
518
Percentage of Adult Students Showing Progress:
85%
Active Volunteers:
248
Since our founding in 1974, the Adult Learning Program at Literacy Mid-South has served over 22,000 adults. The Adult Learning Program provides basic education and pre-GED preparation to adults reading at or below a sixth grade level. A dedicated team of trained volunteer tutors facilitate oneon-one tutoring and small group sessions to help low-literate adults reach their personal goals — preparing for the GED, obtaining a drivers’ license, completing a job application, or better managing their finances and health — and provide them with the tools necessary to navigate their daily tasks. The Adult Learning Program utilizes a benchmarking system that efficiently tracks progress made by students and provides tutors with lesson plans and other suggested activities. Literacy Mid-South has also created a mobile app, which is available for free to all volunteers and adult students. The app also features a wealth of resources and a quick progress report form so tutors can easily submit information directly to Literacy Mid-South. www.literacymidsouth.org
Read memphis project
Vernetta Anderson presenting East End Church of Christ with their Read Memphis certificate.
Literacy Mid-South teamed with Agape Child & Family Services to teach Shady Grove Presbyterian to become adult tutors in Frayser.
The Read Memphis Project is a vigorous six-month certification process facilitated by Literacy MidSouth that creates new community-based adult basic education centers throughout Shelby County. Community partners in the Read Memphis Project expand Literacy Mid-South’s reach and impact by providing vital adult basic education services to at-risk individuals, meeting them where they are in the community and increasing the accessibility of adult basic education. There are currently 10 organizations that have undergone certification. Over this past year, 7 organizations received their certification. These newly certified partners include:
The Numbers
Professionals Trained:
28
• East End Church of Christ • Lemoyne-Owen College • Shelby County Division of Correction • Refugee Empowerment
Students Served through New Adult Basic Education Programs:
51
• Raleigh Egypt Middle School • Pretrial Services • Shady Grove Presbyterian Church This collaboration allows Literacy Mid-South to more realistically tackle the alarming literacy rates in Shelby County, where one in seven adults read below a third grade level.
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Value of Contributions to Newly Certified Partners:
$156,000
mid-south book festival
Harry Freeman moderating the “Making Memphis” panel, which featured Dan Conaway, Willie Bearden, and Corey Mesler.
The Numbers Attendees:
2,800 Participating Authors:
52
The first Annual Mid-South Book Festival took place at the Memphis Botanic Garden on Saturday, September 26th, 2014. The Mid-South Book Festival is Memphis’ premier celebration of literary arts. Free and open to the public, this cultural festival features presentations from best-selling authors, exciting speaker panels, writing workshops, book signings, children’s activities, and much more. Almost 3,000 Mid-Southerners gathered at the Memphis Botanic Garden to partake in all of the festivities. With a healthy mix of local and national talent presenting, a wide range of community partners, and lots of fun activities, there was truly something for everyone to enjoy at the MidSouth Book Festival. Presented by Literacy Mid-South and Homewood Suites, the festival plays a major role in the organization’s mission of creating a community actively engaged in continuous learning. Stay on the look out for the 3rd annual Mid-South Book Festival to take place in the fall of 2016. www.literacymidsouth.org
Reading Campaign
Celebrity reader at Springdale Elementary.
Students enjoying The Fourteenth Goldfish as part of Literacy Mid-South’s Reading Campaign.
Each Spring, Literacy Mid-South promotes reading and learning through a citywide reading campaign. The goal of this annual event is to develop a community experience through the reading and discussion of a shared book. In the spring of 2015, Literacy Mid-South hosted a Reading Flash Mob in Overton Park. Also in the spring of 2015, Literacy Mid-South partnered with First Book to distribute 500,000 books to some of their community partners. The goal of the book giveaway was to ensure that children, who need the books the most, can go home with a book. Literacy Mid-South also hosted many celebrity readings throughout Shelby County Schools in the spring of 2015 to help promote the importance of literacy and reading in our schools. Thanks to the genorisity of donors and sponsors, Literacy Mid-South is able to distribute books, supplies, and the promotion of literacy to nonprofit organizations and schools across Shelby County. www.literacymidsouth.org
The Numbers
Books Distributed:
500,000 iPads and Kindles distributed:
100
Seeding Success — 3rd Grade Reading Proficiency
Above: Volunteers organizing the 500K books Literacy Mid-South distributed in the spring of 2015. Top right: A student at Georgian Hills selects his new glasses as part of Literacy Mid-South’s partnership with Southern College of Optometry. Bottom right: The Literacy Mid-South staff prepares to give away 8,000 kids books at the 2014 Cooper Young Festival.
The Numbers
Children Participating in the Summer Reading Program:
800+
Children receiving eye services:
1,800
Literacy Mid-South is leading a Collaborative Action Network comprised of community organizations, school districts, businesses, and nonprofits. Every year, more than 6,000 students in Shelby County leave 3rd grade incapable of reading at a 3rd grade level. Studies show that 74% of 3rd graders who read poorly still struggle in 9th grade and 3rd grade reading skills can reasonable predict a student’s likelihood to graduate. Literacy Mid-South is committed to leading organizations to improve the rates of reading proficiency at 3rd grade for every Shelby County child. In the summer of 2015, Literacy Mid-South lead an initiative to provide local nonprofits with a literacy program for their summer programming. Literacy Mid-South also brought in the Southern College of Optometry to the network so that they could provide eye services for the participating organizations’ members. The services they provide range from free eye exams and glasses if necessary. This is pivotal as difficulty with sight is a major physiological barrier to learning. www.literacymidsouth.org
Our Financials Literacy Mid-South, Inc. Statements of financial position June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014
UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS Support United Way Services funding Business Organization Individuals Fundraising Investment Income
Year Ended June 30, 2015 $
TOTAL UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
129,377 495,009 129,248 39,182 140
Year Ended June 30, 2014 $
87, 664 299, 397 115, 745 44, 270 181
792,956
547, 257
(47,097)
(137, 968)
745,859
409, 289
Expenses Program Services Management and General Fundraising
488,879 61,917 32,746
358, 968 76, 701 13, 963
TOTAL EXPENSES
583, 542
449, 632
162,317
(40, 343)
Net Assets Released from Restrictions TOTAL UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT AND RECLASSIFCATIONS
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS
Many thanks to Watkins Uiberall for making Literacy Mid-South the beneficiary of their “Jeans Friday” campaign!
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Our donors The Shakespeare Society $25,000+ Anonymous Donor Assisi Foundation International Paper Foundation The Hurston Fellowship $7,500 - $24,999 AutoZone Inc. Dollar General Foundation GIVE365 Homewood Suites Kemmons Wilson Family Foundation Memphis City Schools Foundation, Inc. The TJX Foundation Thomas W. Briggs Foundation United Way of the Mid-South The Hughes Club $2,500 - $7,499 Mr. Jonathan H.
Bennett Booksellers at Laurelwood Buckman Laboratories International First Tennessee Foundation MidSouthCon University of Memphis The Austen Society $500 - $2499 Mr. L. A. ‘Chip’ Armstrong, Jr. ArtsMemphis Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Austin Ms. Geetika Bhargava Elsie Bloodworth Ashley Bonds Amanda Clarkson Mark Conley Mr. William Crawford DaVita Dialysis Drs. Kin & Erin Dempsey Ms. Lynn Diebold
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP Robyn Evans FedEx Employees Credit Association Harry M. Freeman, & Sara Ratner Goodlett Foundation Whitney Harmon Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc. Marx-Bensdorf Realtors Mr. & Mrs. Logan Edward Meeks Joan Messmore Memphis Light Gas & Water Dan & Vicki Murrell Mr. William Neal Mr. & Mrs. Max Ostner, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. Rieman South Arts StateFarm - Kathy Thurmond-Edwards
Mr. & Mrs. John Stokes The Commercial Appeal Mr. Freddie Towler United Way of Tampa Bay Bev Vitali Walmart Watkins Uiberall, PLLC Mr. & Mrs. Greg Weidenhoffer Ms. Jeanne L. Williams Mr. & Mrs. Gary M. Wilson The Faulker Folk $1 - $499 AmazonSmile Foundation Mr. Timothy Armor DeVange Arnold Ms. Candi Ashley BankTennessee Michael Barbee Barefoot Books Rick Bartl Candice Baxter Mr. West S. Beibers Ms. Jessica Birnbaum
Ms. Denise Bollheimer Dr. Suzanne L. Bonefas Ms. Leslie J. Bouldin Ms. Darlene Brooks Ms. Mary Lou Brown Ms. Sheryl Buchalski Bill & Peter Burtch & Raccasi Mr. Matthew Butterfield Brad Camp Mr. Bryan Capooth John Carmichael Mr. Lonzie Carter, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Steven Chase Chevron Humankind Matching Gift Program Bridget Ciaramitaro Jonathan Cole Comfort Keepers Dr. & Mrs. William D. Compton Mr. Gerald L. Conway Ms. Ronda Kay Coop Mr. Chris Cooper Mr. Preston Cox Ms. Gina Curry
Musician, Brennan Villines with guests at Literatini 2015.
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Our donors Bill Dean Kevin Dean Terri H. Dean Caitlin Dempsey Mr. John Denton Mr. Christopher Douglas Mr. John P. Douglas Ms. Judith Douglass James Drummond Mr. & Mrs. Reid Dulberger Mrs. Ina Eiseman Brian Elrod Randy Engel Mr. Lawrence Evans Farm2Cart Jennifer Fields Ms. Brittany V. Fitzpatrick Mr. Michael Fletcher Mr. Daniel J. Flick Barry Flippo Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Foot Ms. Angelica Fortney Ricky & Renee Frazier Angela Fulton Mr. Rod Gary Ms. Sharon Gaskin George Gavin Ms. Rebekah J. Gienapp Mr. EJ Gonda Mr. Alvin A. Gordon Ms. Nina C. Gourley Ms. IndiAna Gowland Piper Gray Ms. Halle Griggs Herb & Joan Dennehy Gunn Mr. Omar Haachak Mr. Jim Hanas Mr. & Mrs. Rowland Hancock Mr. & Mrs. Keith Hansom Ms. Shelby Hartman Mr. Robert Hazlett Carolyn S. Head Ms. L. M. Heathcott Ms. Elizabeth S. Heflin Ms. Linda Helper Roxane Henrici Mr. & Mrs. Scott Heppel Hermitage Chapter, DAR Carol & Buddy Hodge Brittany Hodges Victoria Holladay
Mr. Michael Honey Annelle & Joseph Huggins Ms. Marilyn Hughes Innovo Publishing LLC Jack Pirtle’s Chicken Ms. Shirley M. Jack Ms. Katherine James Dennis Janzer Ms. Lori Johnson Joyce Jones Mr. Bruce M. Kahn Ms. Angeline Kern Ms. Kathleen Knowles Ms. Jackie Kravetz Kroger Mr. Joe Kyle Ms. Wight Boggs Laminack Mrs. Janis Lange Dan & Bonnie Lattimore Law Offices of Timothy R. Johnson, Esq. Ms. Elisabeth F. Lee Rene & Roland Lee Tyrus Legge Bradley & Courtney Leon Ms. Bethany Lewis Ms. Jeana Littrell Sandra Majkrzak, & Mr. Charlie Johnson Hannah Marsh Howard Martin Ms. Paula R McCalla Ms. Kimberly McCollum Mr. Stuart McCommon Dr. & Mrs. Lucius McGehee Shawn McGhee Mrs. Francesca McKee Mrs. Glinda McKinney Dr. Brian McKinnon Mr. & Mrs. Logan Edward Meeks Memphis Book Club Merck Foundation Ms. Katherine Morris Ms. Christina Mullen Bryan Mulroy Dr. Gail Murray & Dr. Joe Hawes National Daughters of the American Revolution
Sally & Frank Navarra Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church Ms. Calanthe Nguyen Mr. Larry Nicholson David & Teresa Nickel Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Ms. Elizabeth Olim Mr. Toby Osofsky Tammy Owens Dr. & Mrs. Frederick Palmer Mr. W. Mark Parker Ms. Emma Parsons Ms. Michele Passeretti Mr. & Mrs. David K. Payton Ms. Jeanette Peeples Mrs. Diane Perel Ms. Sherry S. Perry Mrs. Ada Person Ms. Betsy Phillips Mr. Jonathan Pierre Mary Catherine Polatty Ellen &,Tom Prewitt Mrs. Nancy D. Prillaman Prudential Financial, Inc. Ms. Toni Quick Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Quinn Dabney Raburn Har Rai Emilie G. Ratner Mr. Franlkin W. Ray, Jr. Ms. Diane C. Reddoch Ms. Carly Rexroad Ms. Rita R. Richardson Ms. Mona Rippe Mr. Benjamin Roberts Ms. Erica Roberts Mrs. Perveen K. Rustomfram Ms. Claire Ryan Ms. Jennifer Sadler Mr. Edward Saig Mr. Charles G. Sallis Mr. & Mrs. Charles Sallis Scripps Howard Foundation Ms. Shelley Shanaman Ms. Renae Shelton Mr. Barry L. Shulkin Adam Simpson www.literacymidsouth.org
Ms. Jennifer Sink Ms. Kathryn S. Skinner Ms. Jennifer Smith Mr. John Smith Karen Smith Somerset Apartment Management, LLC Anna Bess Sorin Mr. Shaun Sparacio Shannon Sparks Adam Stark Ms. Robin Steed Gillian Steinhauser Shelly Stepenaskie Mr. John A. Stevenson Ms. Carolyn Stricklin Students of ECON 7100 - University of Memphis Ms. Jennifer Sudbury Mrs. Teri SullivanElmore SunTrust United Way Campaign Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Tashie Mr. Glen Tedford Tennessee Genealogical Society The Hershey Company The Meltdown Glenn & Shelley Thomas Titan Pallet Company, LLC Ms. Anne S. Townsend Mr. & Mrs. Aubrey J. Tucker Ms. Kaye Tune United Way of Williamson County Kulsoom Usmani Ms. Sandra Van Velsor Pam & Bob VanDoren Ms. Mary VanGieson Donna Waggener Dr. Frances C. Walker Ms. Michele Walker Wal-Mart Super Center Taylor Wamble Ms. Anya Ward Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. Ms. Christine Weinreich Alex & Karen Wellford Barry White
Ms. Leslie Wilkinson Susan Williams Ms. Ruth Wilson Ms. K.D. Wood Mrs. Emily R. Woodside Mr. Al Wooten Mrs. Dorothy D. Work Mr. Todd A. Zoblotsky IN-KIND DONORS: American Computer Enterprises Arcade Restaurant Ballet Memphis Beauty Shop Restaurant Brown Dog Lodge Ciao Bella Italian Grill Eclectic Eye Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar Folk’s Folly Garden & Gun GPAC Graceland, Division of Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. Huey’s MadeIn MALCO Theatres, Inc. Memphis Botanic Garden Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Rock N Soul Museum Midtown Massage Mirimichi Mississippi Riverkings Oak Hall Opera Memphis Pink Palace Family of Museums Playhouse on the Square Rachel’s Salon & Day Spa Round Top Group, LLC Sache Southwest Airlines Co. Sun Studio The Mighty Olive The Whimsy Cookie Co. Underground Art, Inc.
Our tributes IN HONOR: Jeff & Elizabeth Alexander Ashley Bonds Jane Baker Ashley Bonds John & Amanda Baldwin Glenn & Shelley Thomas Rafe Banks Ashley Bonds Jane Blankinship Dr. J. Patrick Blankinship & Jonathan Hancock Patrick Blankinship Mr. & Mrs. Rowland Hancock Jennie Bledsoe Ashley Bonds Elsie Bloodworth Kevin Dean Nora K. Boone & Stephen Douglass Ms. Judith Douglass Andy & Pam Branham James Drummond Ms. Linda Branim Dan & Vicki Murrell Ms. Teresa Brooks Dr. J. Patrick Blankinship & Jonathan Hancock John & Jan Brown Ashley Bonds Blake Burr Ellen & Tom Prewitt Ms. Mary Terrell Cargill Dr. Frances C. Walker Erik & Quinn Carlson Whitney Harmon Ms. Emma Connolly Ellen & Tom Prewitt Chris, Scarlett, & Stella Cook Ashley Bonds Susan Cushman Ellen & Tom Prewitt Jenna Cutshall Ashley Bonds Kevin Dean Ashley Bonds Terri H. Dean Kevin Dean Rick DeStefanis Ellen & Tom Prewitt
Mrs. Sarah F. DiNicolantonio Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Foot Beverly Dorsey Ellen & Tom Prewitt Mr. Mac Edwards Alex & Karen Wellford Mr. & Mrs. Martin Edwards Pam & Bob VanDoren Jay Etkin Ms. Mary VanGieson Susan & Jeff Fairchild Buxbaum Ms. Claire Ryan Tom & Elizabeth Farrar James Drummond Bob & Allison Fentress James Drummond Mr. & Mrs. Jere Fones Pam & Bob VanDoren Mrs. Carol Myhr Fourmy James Drummond Harry Freeman & Sara Ratner Ms. Denis Bollheimer Dan & Vicki Murrell Gary & Kathryn Garland Ashley Bonds Jason & Leslie George Ms. Erica Roberts Jacob Gettig Ms. Shelley Shanaman William & Julia Gibbons Mr. John Smith Mr. & Mrs. Mackie Gober Pam & Bob VanDoreen Blake & Thomas Graves Smith Ashley Bonds Bill & Susan Guess Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Ms. Hannah Guess Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Charles Hadley & Felecia Wilson Dan & Vicki Murrell
Jeff Rhodin with Erica Roberts at the Literacy Mid-South office.
Betty Halbert Ellen & Tom Prewitt Allen Hamblin Ashley Bonds Mr. & Mrs. Rowland Hancock Dr. J. Patrick Blankinship & Jonathan Hancock Whitney Harmon Ashley Bonds Harpring Family Whitney Harmon Joe Hawes Ellen & Tom Prewitt Mr. & Mrs. Bob Hendrix Mr. & Mrs. Greg Weidenhoffer Suzanne Henley Ellen & Tom Prewitt www.literacymidsouth.org
Bear & Tripp Horne Ashley Bonds Katherine Hughes Ellen & Tom Prewitt Sandi Butler Hughes Ellen & Tom Prewitt Frances Hunter Ellen & Tom Prewitt Neal & Susan Jackson Dan & Vicki Murrell Mr. Robert Jackson Dan & Vicki Murrell Jacob, Mollie, & Liza Jernigan Baker Ashley Bonds Mr. & Mrs. George Johnson Pam & Bob VanDoren David Jones Ashley Bonds
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Foot Ms. Faye Kelly Ms. Erica Roberts Keys Family Whitney Harmon Kendall Kinler Hermitage Chapter, DAR Michelle Labedis & Family Ellen & Tom Prewitt Dan & Bonnie Lattimore Dan & Vicki Murrell Mr. & Mrs. Scott P. Ledbetter Alex & Karen Wellford
Our tributes Leith Family Whitney Harmon Ms. Bethany Lewis Ms. Kimberly McCollum Sybil MacBeth Ellen & Tom Prewitt Sandra Majkrzak & Mr. Charlie Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Nikki Marsh Hannah Marsh Ron & Betty Marshak Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Marx-Bensdorf Realtors Ashley Bonds
Shawn McGhee Amy Beth Dudley Bryan Mulroy Memphis Title Company Ashley Bonds Michael & Sharyne Mette Ashley Bonds Tijuana Miller & Family Ms. Erica Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Jim Moore Pam & Bob VanDoren Richard & Sarah Moore David & Teresa Nickel Mr. & Mrs. Ed Morrow Annelle & Joseph Huggins Cody Murrell Dan & Vicki Murrell Dan Murrell Vicki Murrell Mr. Charlie G. Sallis Dan & Vicki Murrell DeVange Arnold Mr. & Mrs. Charles Sallis Ms. Susan Murrell Dan & Vicki Murrell Vicki Murrell Ms. Bethany Lewis Ms. Kimberly McCollum Dan Murrell
Dr. & Mrs. Mitch Myers Pam & Bob VanDoren Sally & Frank Navarra Dan & Vicki Murrell Ms. Carol Nordtvedt Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Ernie & Barbara Nordtvedt Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Nick & Elizabeth Nordtvedt Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Richard, Lilliana, & Isabella Nordtvedt Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Andy O’Fee Ashley Bonds Andy & Nora Papanicolaou Ashley Bonds
Mr. & Mrs. Lou Paris Annelle & Jospeh Huggins Mike & Chantal Parker Hassard Ashley Bonds Mrs. Judy Parker Pam & Bob VanDoren Mike, Victoria, Lily, & Zoey Pastorius Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Jay Patterson Ashley Bonds Perros Family James Drummond Curtis & Donna Phillipy David & Teresa Nickel Cordell & Tawanda Pirtle Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt
FOX13’s Valerie Calhoun with author, Marja Mills, at Literatini 2015.
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Rae-Anne & Matt Pitts Ashley Bonds Ms. Anna Christine Powless Dan & Vicki Murrell Barb & Ken Pullig Ms. Claire Ryan Susan Ratner Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Quinn Sloan & Julia Rehder David & Teresa Nickel Sam & Michelle Rogers David & Teresa Nickel Seth & Maggie Rudy Robertson Ashley Bonds Cynthia & Jerry Russell Dan & Vicki Murrell
Mike & Ginger Russell David & Teresa Nickel Ms. Claire Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Quinn Emilie G. Ratner Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Ryan Ms. Claire Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Charles Sallis Dan & Vicki Murrell Kathy Scarpati Ashley Bonds Terry Scott Alex & Karen Wellford Eve & Lew Siegel Ms. Claire Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Irby Simpkins Pam & Bob VanDoren Dr. Mrs. CD Smith Alex & Karen Wellford
Sarah Jo Smith Dr. J. Patrick Blankinship & Jonathan Hancock Jason Snow Whitney Harmon Staff of Literacy Mid-South Bradley & Courtney Leon Dan & Vicki Murrell Bev Vitali Mr. Craig Stewart Kevin Dean Carol Stout Ashley Bonds Kim & David Strickland Ashley Bonds Dan Stringfellow Ellen 7 Tom Prewitt Kim & Terrance Stokrich Ashley Bonds
Dr. & Mrs. Owen Tabor Alex & Karen Wellford Stephanie Taylor Ashley Bonds The Agranov Family Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Tommy & Janet Thomas Glenn & Shelley Thomas Frank & Laura Thomason Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Nathan Tipton & Mr. Paul Foster Mr. & Mrs. Matt Nordtvedt Sally Tomlinson Ellen & Tom Prewitt Rick Travers Ashley Bonds
Mike & Kathy Trawick Ashley Bonds Trouy Family James Drummond Judy Tucker Ms. Mary Lou Brown Dan & Russ Vest Drury Kevin Dean Joe & Marjorie Vincent Dr. J. Patrick Blankinship & Jonathan Hancock Ann & Jules Wade Mr. Joe Kyle Jason & Debbie Wallace Ashley Bonds Barry White Kevin Dean Justin Whitford Kevin Dean
Dr. & Mrs. Larry Whitlock Pam & Bob VanDoren Rachel Wilhite Ashley Bonds Sherman & Mollie Wilmott Ashley Bonds Mr. & Mrs. Preston Wilson Pam & Bob VanDoren Erika Yunkun Ms. Elisabeth F. Lee John & Ashley Zelasko Burkes Ashley Bonds IN MEMORY: Miriam Baer BankTennessee Ms. Jessica Birnbaum Ms. Terri Burson Dr. & Mrs. Steven Chase Comfort Keepers Ms. Gina Curry Mr. Harry J. Jaffe
Ashley Bonds, Sally Stover, and John Minervini judging the Martini Death Match participants at Literatini 2015.
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Ms. Lori Johnson Mr. Bruce M. Kahn Ms. Elizabeth Olim Mr. Toby Osofsky Mrs. Diane Perel Ms. Mona Rippe Mr. Edward Saig Carol Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Tashie Mr. Glen Tedford Ms. Kaye Tune Wealth Strategies Group, Inc. Thomas Boggs Ms. Wight Boggs Laminack Chris Brown Ms. Robin Steed Jacinda Daniels Ms. Sandra Van Velsor Ralph Faudree Dan & Vicki Murrell Mr. Dennis Freeland Mrs. Perveen K. Rustomfram Buddy Gadd Elsie Bloodworth Jo Gallimore Elsie Bloodworth Robert Eugene Lippard Brad Camp Daniel T. McGown Ms. Ruth Wilson Irene Morehart Ms. L. M. Heathcott Rita Pearl Ms. Michele Walker Susan Quick Ms. Toni Quick Jason Russell Elsie Bloodworth Jack Shannon Dabney Raburn Betty Shelton Elsie Bloodworth Kevin Dean Mary Styers Dan & Vicki Murrell Corinne Wilson Memphis Book Club Fred Wilson Dan & Vicki Murrell
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