Donors

Your financial support changes lives

Thank you, donors!

THANK YOU to these individuals, organizations and businesses who generously support services, education and advocacy for people in Wisconsin who are living with vision loss. Your financial support in the past year has kept people informed, engaged and connected. The Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired is grateful for each donor and each gift.

White Cane Circle

Monthly Donors

Martha Abrams
Nurudeen Amusa
Mike & Susan Archer
Steven & Susan Baudo
Claire Box
Henrietta de la Garza
Claire Dick
James Evans
James & Karen Fletcher
Susan Gentry
Sean Gifford
Brent Goodman
Rosemary Goodrich
Nona Graves & Dennis Ameden
Maria Heide
Denise Jess
Scott & Brenda Johnson
Rajnish, Arvinder & Avanish Kapur
Candice Koehn
Constance Malak
Carmela Moftah
Eva Parenica
Chris Richmond
James Roberts
Patricia Schroeder
Patty Slaby
Margaret Sommers
Rhonda Staats
Karen Steffen
Nat Tarnoff
Victor Thonn
James Tormey
Eunice Wagner
Lori & Mark Werbeckes
Donald Whitman
John & Roslyn Zeltins

Council Friends

$500 or more in 2022

Carol Adams
Anonymous
Mike & Susan Archer
Thomas & Martha Beach
Priscilla & Anthony Beadell
Beastro & Barley
Berlin Lions Club
Computer & Networking Solutions
Ernst Conrath
Raquel Frommelt
Gerald & Betty Fuller
Sean Gifford
Mary Gill
Nona Graves & Dennis Ameden
Greenville Lioness Lion Club
John & Diane Herman
Loretta Himmelsbach
Robert Holloway
Kay Hutchison
Nancy Hutson
Denise Jess & Jani Koester
Peter Kaufman
Joan Klebs
Marlyn Klongland & Jo Ann Klongland
Candice Koehn
La Crosse Lions Club
John & Terry Ladwig
Lake Wisconsin Lions Club
Anomymous
Marvin Levy
Barbara Lockwood
Lomira Lions Club
Katharine Lyall
Middleton Lions Club
Gail Morton & Mark Rooney
David Mueller
Neshkoro Lions Club
Okauchee Lions Club
Paleo Mama Bakery
Anonymous
Gerald Ring
James Roberts
Jeffrey & Christine Rushton
Tracy Schoenrock
Patricia A. Schroeder
Brook Soltvedt & David Nelson
Anne & Richard Spalding
Karen Steffen
Kimberly Stepien, MD
Catherine & George Tesar
Gloria Turgeson
David G. & Nancy B. Walsh Family Foundation
Dan & Jeanna Werbeckes
Lori & Mark Werbeckes
Donald Whitman
Margaret Williams
Jeffrey & Nancy Williamson
Barbra Winter
Mark Wroczynski
Terri Young, MD
John & Roslyn Zeltins

Council Visionaries

Cumulative gifts of $20,000

Carol Adams
Anonymous
Loretta Himmelsbach
Rosemary Himmelsbach
Marvin Strehlow
Anonymous
Margaret Williams

Legacy CirCle

Stan Nelson*
Kathleen Brockman*
Steven Johnson*
Chris & Theresa Zenchenko
Arnold* & Alice Tucker
Ester Lovelace
Anonymous
Scott & Beverly Verhage
Ray Cubberly
Helen J. Bewick*
Anonymous
Loretta Himmelsbach
Anonymous
Marjean Kuschel
Robert E. & Carolyn E. Arndt
Daniel & Rachel Golla
Neil* & Peggy Ford
Carolyn Schultz
Michael S. Goodman

*In Memoriam

Individuals, businesses, service organizations and foundations That gave in 2023

Anonymous
Martha Abrams
Gerald Acken
David Ackmann
Carol Adams
Sandra Adams
Margaret Ade
Rose Adler
Tanya Albers
Sharyn Alden
Susan & Michael Ales
Alliant Energy Foundation
AmazonSmile Foundation
Nurudeen Amusa
Brandolyn Amusa
Carol Andersen
Anderson & Shapiro Eye Surgeons
Carol Anderson
Dr. & Mrs. C.J. Anderson
Anonymous
Linda Anderson
Scott & Laura Anderson
Virgene Anderson
Cynthia & Bruce Andre
Irmgard Andrew
Karen Angeli
Deb Annen
Anonymous
Michael & Nancy Anthony
Richard & Alice Appen
Midiala Arango
Mike & Susan Archer
Edgar & Colleen Armacanqui
Barbara Armstrong
Robert & Carolyn Arndt
Joby Arnold
Rebecca Arrowood
Associated Bank
Barbara Avery & Geoffrey Merrill
Richard Ayres
Inhkhiene Baccam
Michael Baer
Barbara Baesman
Sallie & Herb Baggett
Dolores Bahr
Jaxon Baker
Luke Balistreri
George Bambrough
Alice & Eric Bannier
Dr. James Bardenwerper
Todd Barnett
Anne Basten
Rachel Bat-Abraham
Joyce Bates
Steven & Susan Baudo
Carol Bauer & Jeannie Bauer
Ned Baxter
Jaron Baxter
Priscilla & Anthony Beadell
Sheridan Bearheart
Beastro & Barley
Marvin Beatty
Cherri Becker
Barbara Beckert
George & Linda Bednar
Sheila Behm
Teresa Behm
David Bell
Bruce Bender
Dianne Benson
Steve Bentin
Emily Berberich
Karen Berger & Myron Eshowsky
Lynn & Terry Berken
Berlin Lions Club
Michael & Luann Berns
William & Elaine Bethke
Nila Biddle
Amy Bigna
Richard & Ann Binder
Asta & Howard Blanchar
Gail Bliss
Michael Blumenfeld
William & Sherry Boeger
Fredric & Karen Boettcher
James Boho
Charles & Luann Boie
Nannette Boinski
Dennis & Robin Boland
Katie Bolen-Irwin
Jessica Boling
Dennis & Linda Bollig
Kathleen & Bill Bollom
Deborah & Russell Borkin
Richard & Marilyn Borree
Claire Box
Carl & Judy Brakebush
Dorothy Brar
Mary Braskamp
Mitch Brey
Lucy & Jack Brey
Barbara Brinkman
Brix Cider
David & Jane Brockhaus
Kristin Brockhaus Miller & Adam Miller
Pat Brockman
Joyce Bromley
Jennifer Brown
Marion Brown
Stewart Brown
Larry Brubacker
Sherry Bruce
William & Denise Buenzli
Heather Buggs
Robert & Carol Burger
Earl Burger
Kathleen Burr
Doris Buyze
Kathleen Callen
Mike & Bonnie Callen
Mary Lou Callin
Bonita Campbell
Nola Grace Campbell
Beverly Cann & Karen Lucas
Carol & Darrell Carpenter
Joyce Carpenter
John Carter
Louis & Joan Cecil
Ruth Chalmers
Donald & Beverly Chappie
Hazel Chmielewski
Grace Chosy
Tom & Patty Cihowiak
Joseph & Virginia Cissell
Richard & Tracy Clark
Julie Claybaugh
Anonymous
Sandra Cohen
Chelsea Coleman
Rose Collier
Community Reinvestment Fund
Community Shares of WI
Computer & Networking Solutions
Ellen Connor
David Cooley
Katherine Corbett
Andrew Couch
Courtier Foundation Inc.
Suzanne & Don Cowan
Elizabeth Crawford
Anonymous
Dr. Christopher & Laurie Croasdale
Nicholas & Rebecca Curran
Wallace Cutler
Mary Daniel
Lavon Darling
Abigail Darwin
Richard Davenport
Henrietta De La Garza
Lorna Jean DeBroux
Amy Dee
Daniel DeFosse
Joanne Delforge
Delta Gamma Fraternity
Mary & Richard Denham
James Denham
Diane & Bradley Deprez
Claire Dick
Doris Dolph
Justin Dooley
Wallace & Margaret Douma
Casdondra Downing
Charles Downing
Ruth Downs
Lisa Doyle
Robert & Pam Draves
Sally Drew
Sandra Drossart
Linda Dufner
Regina Dunst
Kerman Eckes
Shelly & Peter Eisch
Emanation Graphics
Endres Manufacturing Foundation
Elizabeth Enright
Joanne Erickson
Phyllis Ermer
Patrik Erneman
Charles Evans
James Evans
Emmanuel Fabiyi
Carol Falstad
Michael Feder
Hildy Feen
Charles Fehl
Rebecca Feldt
Don & Marlyn Fenhaus
James Ferwerda
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
-Stephen & Gloria Carlson
-Mary & Bruce Feay
-Bertha LeGore
-Lorman Forbes Family Fund
-Ann Manikas & David Isaacson
-Doug & Carla Salmon
Joyce Fiel
Cheryl Fine
Spring Fleming
Kathryn Flemmen
Robert & Susan Flemming
James & Karen Fletcher
FM Global Foundation
Darlene Fochs
Diane Folstad
Russ Forbess
Peggy Ford
Lynn Forshaug
James Fowler
Joshua Kim Tae Francis & Connie Jaenicke
Elmer Frank
Linda Frank
Howard Frankenthal Family Foundation
Matthew Friedlander
Linda Froehlich
Edward & Joyce Fujikawa
Jo Ann Fujikawa
Connie Gabrilska
Frances Gasper
Jessica Gauthier
Susan Gentry
Elizabeth George & Paul Voytas
Linda Gerke
Kathy Germann
Sean Gifford
Patricia Gilbertson
Mary Gill
Joe & Donna Gilles
Norman & Amanda Gilliland
Bruce Gilmeister
Mary Gjermo
Lenore Glore
Greg Goeks
Howard Goldstein
Don & Irene Golembiewski
Rachel & Daniel Golla
Sidney & Marlene Gomon
James Gonyo
Brent Goodman
Rosemary Goodrich
Dennis Gordon
Kristina Gordon
William Graczyk
Linda & James Graeper
Lawrence & Carolyn Graff
Sandra Granroth
Nona Graves and Dennis Ameden
Greater Milwaukee Foundation
-Carl & Alma S. Greilach Fund
-William R. & Lois J. Phillips Fund
Green Bay Packers Foundation
Greenville Lioness Lion Club
Anonymous
Elsie Gruenewald
Daniel Guenterberg
Jeffrey Gurriell
Charles & Margaret Gustafson
William Haefner
Mary Jean Hale
Marvin Hammes
William Hammond
Jason & Krista Handel
Joan & John Handel
Dr. Richard Haney
Theresa Hannah
Lee Hansen
Susan Hansen
Alan & Patricia Hanson
Claudine Hanson
Dennis & Sharon Hanson
Suzanne Harmelink
David Harris
Linda & Garth Harris
Diane Harrison
Chamomile Harrison
Daniel Hartung
Gary Haugen
Theresa Hauri
Colleen Hayes
Marilyn Hayes
Katherine Headley
Karen & Dave Heesen
Maria & Jan Heide
Anonymous
Lorrie Heinemann
Dean & Barbara Hekel
Beverly Helland
Sylvia & Joe Hemauer
Donna Hemmerling
Michael Hendren
Raymond Hennig
Ruby Henniges
Joyce Hermanson
Patricia Herrling
Steven & Sandra Hess
Loretta Himmelsbach
Magdalen Hirst
Donald Hodgins
Rebecca Hoefs
Patricia Hoesly & Dave Gunderson
Rita & Ernest Hohlstein
Beverly Holley
Anonymous
Hooper Foundation
Horicon Lions Club
James & Lucille Hornung
Hortonville Lions Club
Thomas & Jeanine Houtevelde
Marilyn & Neil Howell
Evelyn Hug
John Hughes
Sarah Hughes
Karen Pat Hults
Alain Hung
Emil Hunkel
Judith Hunter
Larry & Diane Hurtgen
Kay Hutchison
Industries for the Blind & Visually Impaired
InSight Eye Care LLC
Gordon & Anne Jackson
Bob Jacobson
Harvey Jacobson
Michael Jarmonczuk
Deon Jaye
Jeff Jensen & Barbara Wilson
Patricia Jensen
Denise Jess & Jani Koester
Jewish Community Foundation
Margaret Johansson
Jaimes & Mary Johnson
Jill Johnson
Scott & Brenda Johnson
Jerome Johnson
Richard & Darlene Johnson
Joseph Johnson
Johnson Bank
-Claremont Jackman
Thomas & Genevieve Jonely
Dan & Peggy Jones
Cindy & David Joosten
Jean Kalscheur
Rajnish, Arvinder, & Avanish Kapur
Gary Karl
Jean Karls
Donna & Theodore Karwoski
Johanna & Darwin Kaufman
Chip & Christy Kaufman
Kristin Kaufman
Peter Kaufman
Virginia Kaufman
Sukhvir Kaur
Lorna Kaye
Kenneth Keith
Teresa & Richard Keller
Marsha Kelly
Christina Kelm
Joy Kendall
Kendall Lions Club
Stanley & Faye Kiefer
Dr. Frank & Mary Jo Kilpatrick
Pauline & Howard King
Michelle Kirch
Jill Kittel
Lea Kitz
Robert Kivela
Stephanie Klas
Joan Klebs
Philip & Joanne Klein
Harald Kliems
Sandra Klimek
Marlyn & Jo Ann Klongland
Sharon Knauf
Rebecca & Michael Kneer
Lee Knispel
Deborah Koch
Doris Koch
Anonymous
Candice Koehn
Herb Kohl Philanthropies
Warren & Janet Konopacki
Karin Konrad
Judy Kopp
Peter & Mary Kopp
Alan Kosak
Katherine Kostamo
Jacqueline Kostelnik
Joseph & Patricia Krantz
Robert Krarup
Shirley Krasovich
Charles Kreimendahl
Richard Krenzke
Glenn Kruse
Ruth Kruse
Judith Kruzan
Kathleen Kukawica
Jack & Linda Kuschel
La Crosse Lions Club
Adam La Fave
John & Terry Ladwig
John Lalande
Allen & Jeanne Lamers
Nancy Larson
Ellen Larson Latimer
Anomymous
Debra Leigl
Cynthia Lemke
Theresa Lent
Anonymous
Marvin Levy
Deborah & Daniel Lewellin
Roy Libby
Liberty Mutual Foundation
Duane Lickel
Marilyn Lienke
Bryan Lilly
James Lins
Irene Lippelt
Lois Loff
Lomira Lions Club
Ester & Birl Lowery
Loyal Lions Club
Neil Lucchese
Arthur & Sandra Luedeke
Alan & Rona Lukazewski
Stephen & Susan Lusted
Michael Lyons
Michael Lyster
Stewart Macaulay
Madison Community Foundation
-Melanie G. Ramey Charitable Fund
Madison Gas & Electric Foundation
Madison Investments Fnd, Inc.
Madison South Rotary Foundation
Constance Malak
Mary Maller
Mary Lou Maly
Silvan Maly
Virginia Mamrosh
Paula Marcou
Marquette Neighborhood Association
Anna Marshall
Brenna Marsicek
Mary Mastaglio
Mattingly Low Vision, Inc.
Miriam Mattson
Sharon Matusinec
David Matzner
Kenneth & Kay Mauk
Gregg May
Aleda McArdle
Patricia McCarthy & Anthony Barbuto
Megin McDonell
Stewart McElroy
McFarland Lioness/Lions Club
McFarland Lions Club Foundation
Robert & Sharon Meier
Marjorie Meier
Sharifa Merchant
Tom & Ann Merfeld
James & Peggy Merrill
Dorothy Merten
Ron & Mary Mesman
Kathryn & Richard Metke
Michael Meton
Dan Meyer
Debby & Dan Meyer
Keith Meyer
Richard Meyer
Jo Ann Meyers
Margaret Meythaler
William Michels
Pamela & Mark Midbon
Connie Miller
Gene & Marjorie Miller
Ricky Mills
Mineral Point Lions Club
Steven Mintz
Anupama Mital
Mary Jo & John Moch
Carmela Moftah
Kathy Mogensen
Lucy Moon
Gail Morton & Mark Rooney
Jean Mosher
Bruce & Bonnie Mueller
David Mueller
Diane Mueller
Laura Mueller
Kathryn Mulligan
Christy Murphy
Nyla Musser
Carolyn Neerhof
Nelnet Foundation
Patricia Nelson
Neshkoro Lions Club
New Glarus Brewing Co.
Eileen Newcomer
Newton Lions Club
Barbara Nilsson
Lydia Nordahl
Carrie Nottingham
Julia Nowicki
Daniel O’Brien
John & Kathy O’Connor
Vince O’Hern & Linda Baldwin
Adedayo Odunsi
Gregory Ogunbowale
Isiaka & Olalekan Olaniyi
Old Republic Insurance
Deborah Olmsted
Martha Olsen
Murnell Olsen
Jay & Linda Olson
Anonymous
Tom & Ginny Olson
Brian Opria
Marina Orio
Randal & Anne Orlikowski
Phyllis Orsburne
Tracy Ostwald Kowald
Sandra Oudenhoven
Dana Outhouse
Monica Paffenroth
Eva Parenica
Park Bank Center
Dale Parker
Anonymous
Martha & Jon Paskey
Rachel Pavone
PayPal Giving Fund
Judith Peak
Amy Pearson
David Peck
Blair & Brent Perzentka
Karen & Richard Perzentka
Mark Pesh
Wilmer & Wiladean Peters
Dan & Judy Peterson
Derek Peterson & Beth Esser
Norman Peterson
Patricia Peterson
Renee Peterson
Zachary Peterson
Anna Mae Petrusha
Tom & Laurie Pfiffner
Ronald & Judy Phillips
Gerri Pianko
Agnes Pickar
Kevin Piery
Pledgeling Foundation
Plymouth Lions Club
Betty Pollex
Lee Pondrom
Joan Pope
David & Susan Porter
Mary Belle Potter
Sarah Potts
Francis Power
Holly Powers
Wilai Pratoomtong
Dianna Propson
Alice Punwar
Anne Putnam Smith
June Quesnell
Racine Community Foundation
-John & Gladys Franco Fund
Timothy Radelet
Krista & Richard Ralston
Melanie Ramey
Bill Ramey
Kenneth Ramm
Diana & Joseph K. Randolph
Christopher Rapp
Deborah Rasmussen
Judith Rasmussen
Michael Ratsch
Mary Rebhan
Matthew Reetz
JoAnn Reiter
Barbara Resop
Jennifer & Greg Rice
Hilda Richey
Chris Richmond
Larry & Kerry Rickert
James & Alyce Riedl
Gerald Ring
Jim Ring
Donald & Beverly Ripp
Constance Risjord
James Roberts
Delores Robillard
Eloise Robinson
Nila & Manuel Rodriguez
Mary & Robert Roenneburg
Arlene Roesch
Mildred Ropella
Kenny Rosales
Karen Rosen
Ronald Rubenzer
Leo Ruesch
Ellen Rulseh
Janice Runge
Steven & Linda Rupert
Sylvia Rupnow
Jeffrey & Christine Rushton
Richard Russell
Wanda Rye
Evelyn Safeblade
Edith Sagal
Phil & Barbara Salstrom
Renee Salus
David Sample
Mae Sanford
Sargento Foods
Juanita Schadde
Gladys Schaefer
Anonymous
Anthony Scherer
Donna Scheunemann
Sandra Schild
Gary Schiller
Allan & Dorothy Schilling
Wesley Schirmer
Carleen & John Schloemer
Peter Schmalz
Anonymous
JoAnn Schober
Tracy Schoenrock
Dr. Jean Schott-Wagner & William Wagner
Patricia Schroeder
Joan Schuette
Debra & Virgil Schulenburg
Kathleen Schuster
Schwab Charitable Fund
-David & Carrie Rancourt
Charles Schwarting
Bess & Milton Schwartz
Todd & Kim Seidl
Bonnie Seidlitz
Sudarshan Sharma
Nancy Shebuski
Thomas & Martha Shimek
Beverly Shipley
Julie Shireman
Lynn & John Sinclair
Cindy Sinram
Nick Sinram
Daune & James Sisel
Marlene Sitts
Patty Slaby
Catherine & Sean Slatter
Raymond & Kathi Smerz
Gary & Patricia Smith
Greg & Sue Smith
Lanny & Margaret Smith
Michael Smith
Pat & Jay Smith
Anthony Smorynski
Jack & Christine Snider
Cynda Solberg
Evelyn Sole
Brook Soltvedt & David L. Nelson
Margaret Sommers
Kathy Southard
Donald Spencer
Stephen & Marlie Sramek
Rhonda Staats
LaVerne Stark
Stateline Community Foundation
Maurice & Lois Stecklein
Karen Steffen
Julia Stegeman
William & Bonita Steinbach
Mary Steinhofer
Jon & Becky Stellmacher
Michael & Takako Sterr
Elaine Stevens
Anonymous
Kim Stien
Kenneth & Mary Stoey
Judith Stolper Eugene Haug
Karen Strangberg
James Stransky
Marvin Strehlow
Melissa Stroede
Sybil Strupp
Audrey Studrawa
Nicholas Stundahl
Sturgeon Bay Lions Club
Paul & Barbara Sturn
Sub-Zero Wolf Foundation, Inc.
Mary Sullivan
William Sullivan
Sun Prairie Lions Foundation
Kana Sundblad
SVA Certified Public Accountants
Kaitlin Svabek
Nat Tarnoff
Sharlene Tebeest
Catherine & George Tesar
Victoria Tessman
Jacinda Tessmann
Emma Thieme
Victor Thonn
Douglas Thorp
Janice Thostenson
Joyce Tikalsky & John Hallinan
Don Timpel
Gary Tipler
Victoria Topp
Lawrence & Mary Toriello
James Tormey
Richard & Cynthia Torn
Dan Torres
Town of Black Brook
Town of Sheboygan Lions Club
Adrian Treves
Aaria Troiano
Angie Trudell Vasquez
Alice Tucker
Moira Urich
Gary Utterberg
UW Credit Union
UW Health
Louis & Heidi Valentine
Carol & Richard Van Boxtel
Linda & Steven Vande Hei
Vanguard Charitable
Lee Vermilyea
Bill Vielgut
Kathleen & Todd Violante
Angelica Visgin
Shirley Vogel
The Vogel Foundation, Inc.
Martin & Karen Voss
William Wade
JoyAnne Waggoner
Eunice Wagner
Raymond & Linda Wagner
Kent Wahlberg
Monica Wahlberg
Arnold & Ellen Wald
Walgreen’s Donation Program
Walmart – Monona
Walmart – Nakoosa Trail
Cynthia Walsh
David G. & Nancy B. Walsh Family Foundation Ltd
James Walsh
Susan Walsh
Arthur Ward
Ashley Wasmund
Anita Waterbury
Lester Watters
Waukesha County Community Foundation
-William & Michele Holcomb
Barbara Weber
Mark Weber
Amanda Wegner
Daniel Weiss
Janet Weitz
Thelma Wells
Kathleen Welsch
Wenthe-Davidson Engineering Co.
Dan & Jeanna Werbeckes
Lori & Mark Werbeckes
David Westenberger
White Cane Day Celebration
Donald Whitman
Lori Whitney
Stephanie Whitney
Richard Wickman
Larry Wieland
Robert & Julie Wigen
Kerry Wilcox
Elizabeth & Phillip Willems
Margaret Williams
Williams Bay Lions Club
Jeffrey Williamson
Mary & Joe Wilson
Pamela Wilson
Barbra Winter
Joyce Witmer
Barbara Wolosz
Judy Woltersom
Mary & Conrad Wrzesinski
Amy Wurf
Jingping Xu
Gary & Sandra Yakes
Terri Young, MD
Joseph & Edna Zadra
Danita Zelenak
John & Roslyn Zeltins
Harvey & Dolores Zeman
Dwight & Bonnie Ziegler
Lon & Linda Ziehm
Dean Ziemke, PhD & Paul Grossberg, MD
Barbara Ziese
Richard Zietko
Charles Zimbrick
Kathleen Zuelsdorff
Kurt Zurbuchen
Mike & Jennifer Zutter

Donations can be made online or sent to:

Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired 754 Williamson Street, Madison, WI  53703

Direct questions to Lori at (608) 237-8114 or send her an email.