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John and Laura ShieldsRuth SiegalAlma SloanSam and Linda SmithWilliam Plesec and Susan StechschulteVagn SteenBill and Betsy SteinbrinkBrit and Kate StensonBert and Alice StrattonJohn and Alexa SulakJoseph and K.K. SullivanArthur and Carolyn VanDykeTony and Amy Vegh*Stephen and Carolyn WarnerRamona WeberSteve and Christine WeitznerSteve Witser and Marta JasbergAllTogetherNowLetter from the Board Chair& the Executive DirectorThere’s nothing more joyous than watching a group of proud children join hands andbow before an audience of their parents and friends at the end of a performance. Orseeing them share a poem or story with classmates that defines their individual personality, dreams, or challenges. There is just something gratifying about comingtogether to acknowledge artful work—especially that of children, who are discovering so much about themselves and their world in the process.Art is present all around us, but we usually experience it in connection with other people—parents, teachers, friends, community members, or the artists themselves. By their nature, the arts are collaborative. They compel us to announce, reaffirm, question,or change what we know about ourselves–and help us to better understand and connect with each other. While the arts teachchildren critical thinking skills, independence, and self-confidence, they also teach children essential partnering skills like tolerance, respect for others, and how to work in a group.At YAGC, we know that collaboration and partnership are critical to successfully infusing the arts into our children’s schools andclassrooms. For 52 years, we’ve fostered partnerships between students, teachers, and artists that have improved academic performance and enriched lives. During the last decade, YAGC has become increasingly savvy at facilitating collaborations. We broadened our approach to include local government and community partners, consortiums of regional education and cultural stakeholders, as well as national funders and programs. We are receiving local and national recognition as a facilitator—adept atbringing together diverse parties to improve and increase arts education experiences in Northeast Ohio.In the following pages, we are proud to share a few of our success stories from the last year. All are shining examples of howworking together in arts education makes a real difference in the lives and futures of our children.Our personal thanks to all of you who have come together to make our work possible. With the help of our generous sponsors,parents, educators, staff, volunteers, artists, and community partners, YAGC will continue to touch hundreds of thousands of livesthrough the arts every year.As we celebrate our accomplishments, there is still much work to be done. Your encouragement and support are essential to oursuccess. All together now!Sincerely,Leonard YoungChair, Board of DirectorsMarsha DobrzynskiExecutive Director“Coming together is a beginning;keeping together is progress;working together is success.”— Henry Ford(2)Donor- up to 99Mark and Shirley AsselJames and Marjorie BashawEllen BattleTom and Susie BauerMichael and Laura BennettRon and Marlene BishopCharles and Christy BittenbenderArthur and Lenore BlumEleanor BonnieLori BoxRobert Brody and Mary Ann Conn-BrodyLarry and Andi CarliniJeff and Pat ChokelErica CollinsNathaniel and Nancy CookeRick and Suzanne CooperNancy CrawfordJeff and Julie CristalJames and Claudia CullJia CunninghamVincetta DoonerDan and Indrani EglestonLeonard and Muriel EnteDavid and Marjorie FalkMichael and Megan FrothinghamJames and Nina GibbansRichard Goddard and Ann UnverzagtJonathan and Jenny GrahamAnna GreenfieldBob GriesMarvin Feldstein and Susan HannaCharles and Ann HerbruckGeorge and Bert HoltLaurie JacobsKeith and Karen KerrStuart and Theresia KlineStanley KlinePaul and Cindy KlugAndrew and Susan KrembsAlan and Virginia KuperMonica LacksChris and Marilyn LangmackClyde and Karen LoughridgeWendy MahonRichard and Connie ManuelKevin and Sheila MargolisCharlie and Susan MarstonWilliam and Norene MartinThomas and Marilyn McLaughlinGlen and Ida MercerJason and Christine MittonGlenn and Jerry MooreDonald MorrisonJohn and Terri ParkerElmer and Eudese PaullCarol PosnerDoris PotterBill and Sandra PowelGeralyn PrestiCourtney PriceClay and Beth RankinMary Sue ReimuellerNorman and Bridget RobbinsRichard and Maurine RugglesJames and Judith SaksWilma SalisburyJim and Joan SchattingerJohn SebastianNorine SharpLen Smith and Ann SherifEmma ShookChristine SiarkaReuben and Dorothy SilverPauline SilvermanBruce and Sue SimonsonJudy SkillicornKatherine SolenderAbram and Ruth StavitskyEarl and Nanci SteinRonald and Eugenia StraussJohn and Mary Sue TanisRia TerraNova-WebbDiana TittleDod and Annie WainwrightTracey WalkerJay and Wendy WasmanMichael and Meredith WeilNatalie WeltyMargaret WongRobert and Karen YoudelmanTributesIn memory ofMs. Tracey Walkerin memory of Lucille DukeDavid and Marjorie Falkin memory of Joseph Bolt & Mrs. Evelyn JacobsRichard Goddard and Ann Unverzagtin memory of Lyn MartahusMr. and Mrs. Reuben Silverin memory of Mary RautenbergIn honor ofMr. and Mrs. Tom Holmesin honor of Sarah HolmesMr. and Mrs. Matt Brandonin honor of Ann KentMr. Eli Manosin honor of W. Robert PerkinsMr. Stanley Proctorin honor of Bob and Ginny PerkinsMrs. Geralyn Prestiin honor of Albert RatnerMr. and Mrs. Bruce Reinholdin honor of Jean ReinholdMr. and Mrs. Clyde Loughridgein honor of Jean ReinholdMr. Raymond Voelkerin honor of Phyllis WebbMr. and Mrs. Andrew Greenin honor of Suzanne WestlakeAEA Selection CommitteeRosemary Weltman, ChairJune AntoinePatti BeckerJean BystrickyIsabella DorrHoward MeekerMarcus NiemanHarry SelnerKatherine SolenderSpecial ThanksAnn Ginn, AEA ChairExecutive CateringLakeside BlueprintJonathan GrahamEast High School and Sean BookerSwingtime at the Cleveland CabaretTable SponsorsCuyahoga Community CollegeKeyBankHuntingtonMarcus Thomas LLCNational CityThe Plain DealerUlmer & Berne LLPTable HostsDurga Chigurupati and C.V. RamanaMarsha Dobrzynski and Roger BreedloveBinney and Dave FoutsAnne and Walter GinnRosemary and Gerald GoldScott and Mary Lynn HarperDave and Dozie HerbruckDenise KestnerDale and Jennifer MarkworthMargaret and Adrian KrudyCorinne and Craig MooreJoanne Kim and Jim NashBob and Ginny PerkinsW. Robert Perkins IVSteve and Christine WeitznerSuzanne and Paul WestlakeSpecial ThanksBob FrankSista Jewel JacksonBonnie DolanRobin Pease and Kulture KidsMarcus Thomas LLCLakeside BlueprintGeorge WoidekArtWorksLead SponsorForest City EnterprisesAdditional SponsorsDodd CameraDave’s SupermarketsThe Coral Company* Donor gift was matched by an employerCompany Matching ProgramsEaton CorporationKey FoundationMerrill LynchSherwin WilliamsSPECIAL EVENTS & PROGRAMSArts Educator AwardsLead SponsorForest City Enterprises(11)Special ThanksThe Cleveland OrchestraJonathan GrahamRon SzaibelArnie BergerRobert Madison, Int.IDEOAmerican GreetingsMarcus Thomas LLCMatthew T.The Malrite CompanyIoannis Yessios

AllTogetherNow 50 to 999Medical Mutual of OhioThe Nathan L. and Regina Herman Charitable Fundsupporting foundation of theJewish Community Foundation of ClevelandOur Donors and ContributorsGIFTS TO ENDOWMENTMarsha Dobrzynski and Roger BreedloveCatherine F. FullerDavid and Dozie HerbruckW. Robert and Ginny PerkinsTom and Christine StevensPROGRAM & OPERATING SUPPORTCompanies, Corporations & FoundationsOver 250,000The Cleveland FoundationOver 100,000Cleveland Municipal School DistrictThe George Gund FoundationThe Ford Foundation 25,000 to 99,000AnonymousThe Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening FoundationForest City Enterprises, Inc.The Hearst Foundation, IncKey FoundationKulas FoundationJohn P. Murphy FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsThe Nord Family FoundationOhio Arts CouncilThe Kelvin and Eleanor Smith FoundationThomas H. White Foundation, a KeyBank Trust 10,000 to 24,999The Abington FoundationThe Community Foundation of Greater Lorain CountyFrank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn Charitable TrustThe Lake-Geauga Fund of The Cleveland FoundationMartha Holden Jennings FoundationMetLife FoundationThe William J. and Dorothy K. O’Neill FoundationSisters of Charity Foundation of ClevelandYoung Audiences, Inc. 5,000 to 9,999Benesch Friedlander Coplan Aronoff LLPDeaconess Community FoundationEaton CorporationThe Hankins FoundationThe Edward and Betty Sloat FoundationThe Stocker Foundation 2,500 to 4,999Baker and Hostetler LLPThe George W. Codrington Charitable FoundationThe Jennifer Ferchill FoundationGiant Eagle, Inc.Jones DayMcMaster-Carr Supply Co.Ulmer & Berne LLP 1,000 to 2,499Corrine L. Dodero Trust for the Arts and SciencesThe EWR FoundationThe Harry K. Fox and Emma R. Fox Charitable FoundationHerbruck AlderMarsh Inc.MellonThe Nordson Corporation FoundationPrimus Venture PartnersQualchoiceIndividualsLeader - 1,000 and aboveDave and Binney FoutsWalter and Anne GinnGerald and Rosemary GoldDavid and Dozie HerbruckTracey Jenkins*Jim Nash and Joanne KimDale and Jennifer MarkworthHermann and Sally MengesBrad and Sue-Anne NorrickW. Robert and Ginny PerkinsRichard PogueRonald and Deborah RatnerLarry SimpsonFred and Beth SpechtWilliam SpechtTom and Christine Stevens*Raymond VoelkerMichael Ungar and Deborah WarnerBill and Maggie WelchHarry and Rosemary WeltmanLeonard and Pam YoungBenefactor - 600 to 999Steven and Elise AuvilRobert and Gail GaronTimothy and Era GriffinScott and Mary Lynn HarperGeraldine HuraCori and Craig MooreNicholas and Patricia ValentinoPaul and Suzanne WestlakePatron - 350-599Fred and Ellen AsbeckC.V. Ramana and Durga ChigurupatiJoe and Sue CilloJohn and Nikki CorriganAnthony Decello and Rebecca ZutiRoger Breedlove and Marsha DobrzynskiT.J. and Bitty DorrWarren and Diane FarrFred and Marcia FloydCatherine F. FullerDoris HerrMichael and Jane HorvitzTed and Sunny JonesAnn KentMichael and Pamela KestnerAdrian and Margaret KrudyTom and Mary LucchesiSkip and Marion MurfeyDavid Porter and Margaret PoutasseBarbara RobinsonRobert and Katharine RuhlSponsor - 100- 349Mark and Pam AlderJohn and Diane AndricaSharon AunchmanDavid Barnes and Elizabeth BabcoxPatti BeckerClurie BennisJim and Christine BerickMatt and Laura BrandonHoward and Jane BusseThomas and Bonnie ButtsPeter and Jan CalfeeAnn CalkinsAlbert Leonetti and Ruth Anna CarlsonLee and Tuni Chilcote(10)Corning ChisholmHomer and Gertrude ChisholmPaul and Jill ClarkFrank CohenInez CorradoRich and Connie Croasdaile*Janet CurryDavid and Deborah DaberkoColin and Emily DavidsonDavid DemingDave and Amy ShuteJohn and Janeth EbyAndy and Leigh FabensArt and Mary Ann FalcoMark Gifford and Jeannie Fleming-GiffordBill and Julie FrazierBill Gaskill and Kathy BurkeChris and Maribeth GibbonPaolo and Pat GiorgiJeffery and Norma GlazerSalvador and Colleen Gonzalez*Randall and Barbara GordonJohn GradyRoe GreenAndrew and BettyAnne GreenJohn and Helen GrimaGary Hanson and Barbara KlanteHenry HatchPeter and Sunnie HellmanPeter Herbruck and Pam MascioAlex and Traci HerbruckMaria HermannJames and Beth HoffmanTom and Mary JonesAaron and Bonnie JacobsonWilliam and Elizabeth JonesDonald and Nancy JunglasDavid Kantor and Mary Ellen McNultJay and Sandy KaufmanJoseph and Nancy KeithleyPatrick and Julie KellyAndrew and Joan KohnElizabeth KukkolaHarold and Susan LaPineMark and Sarah LewineJane LisySteve LortonCharlise LylesRaymond and Nancy MaloneParnell Tillotson and Janice MatteucciChris and Gaylee McCrackenFrank and Kathleen McKennaJami and Heather MeekerPeter and Mary Lou MillerWilliam and Margaret MitchellCurt and Sara MollJohn and Cathy MooreDavid and Priscilla MooreDonald MorrisonLeslie and Janet MorseBrian and Cindy MurphyJoseph and Barbara NahraRobert and Janet NearyJon Cline and Eliesha NelsonArthur and Madeline ObrockRonald Philop and Linda SandhausLarry and Julia PollockDaniel PorrasStanley ProctorAlbert and Audrey RatnerHelen ReedJames and Georgianna RobertsJim and Mary RydzelJames and Anne SchoffJohn and Barbara SchubertSteve and Abbie SenderLarry Oscar and Jeanne ShattenTimothy and Arlene SheeranAllTogetherNowthe art in pARTnershipSometimes, the entire culture of aschool—and a community—can betransformed by the arts.Each year, students and teachers atRoxboro Elementary and Middle Schools inCleveland Heights create, discover andinvestigate through the ar

Attorney, Eliza Jennings Group Fred Asbeck Senior Vice President, National City Bank Steven M.Auvil Attorney, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Arnoff LLP Durga Chigurupati Community Arts Activist Joe Cillo Director Information Systems, The Plain Dealer Anthony Decel