As we undertook our first Capital Campaign in 30 years to support our transformation into a regional history center, we asked the community to support a preliminary campaign goal of $1.5 million. The response was gratifying and has heartened us in ways that go well beyond a financial scorecard. The campaign and the transformation both continue with the expectation that they will enable us to deploy our physical and intellectual resources for maximum benefit to current and future generations.
The individuals and organizations named here made commitments to the Capital Campaign through June 30, 2019. If an employer matched a donor’s gift, the originating donor’s name appears in the category that captures the combined total. As the campaign continues through 2020, pledges will be added to this list and recognized yearly.
$50,000 to $99,999
Larry and Nancy Bossidy
Connecticut State Department of
Community & Economic Development
Cheryl and Christopher Crowl
Daystar Foundation
The Ellis Family
Fairfield County Bank
Liz and Steven Goldstone
Reinhold and Hildegard Grob
Joan A. Payden
Stephen Reynolds and Susan Wolf
$25,000 to $49,999
Rhonda Hill
The Kettering Family Foundation
Christine and Philip Lodewick
Sue W. Manning
Frank and Hilary Micalizzi
Dan and Annette O'Brien
Joel Third
Carol and Richard Vazzana
$10,000 to $24,999
Barker Welfare Foundation
Kimberly and Christopher Bishop
BMW of Ridgefield
Andrew and Nina Bodner
Sara Champion
Connecticut Trust for Historic
Preservation/1772 Foundation
Jeanne M. Cook
The Freidenrich Family
Sheila and Michael Gray
Greg and Valerie Jensen
Patricia E. Linnon
Charlie and Judi Pankenier
Ridgefield Thrift Shop, Inc.
John and Phyllis Robertson
Allison and Jon Stockel
Don and Tina Sturges
Terry McManus and Brian Truskowski
$2,500 to $9,999
Patricia and Robertson Bennett
Jeff and Christine Boris
Ellen Burns and Darwin Ellis
Martha and David Campbell
Colonial Cleaners
Connecticut Humanities
Kathleen and Don Daughters
Beth and Chuck Hancock
Lisa and Larry Harder
Cindy and Tom Johnstone
Angela and Jim Liptack
Denis and Mary Ellen Loncto
M&T Charitable Foundation
Diana and Brian Patrick Martin
Roger Restaino and Miriam G. Martinez
Margo McEachern
Susanne McNelis
Shen-Zhuang Chien and Charles Prescott
Mrs. F. F. Randolph Jr.
Adalio and Lisa Sanchez
Sue Seifer
David B. Smith and Maria Victor-Smith
Taylor-Zemo Foundation
Dino Trevisani and Ainsley Kerr
Barbara and Bill Wyman
Up to $999
Karen and Michael Albano
Barbara and Michael Anderson
Beverly Barnard
Matt Bartelme
Theresa and Michael Bearden-Rettger
Carol Anne Bootle
The Bradys
Peter Brown
Dorothy and James Callahan
Linda and Robert Camera
Georgia Carrington and Rebecca Strominger
Barbara Christen and David Luljak
Barbara Cmiel
Mary and James Coleman
Amanda and Robert Cordano
Ruth and Charlie Creamer
Paula Curry and Robert Bojanek
Ellen and Murray Darvick
Diane and Rich De Serio
Gavin Donnelly
Tricia and Jim Duggan
Theresa and Buell Duncan
Joe Ellis
Ralph Ellis
Jocelyn Fainer
Teri and Kevin Fischer
Shelly and Ira Joe Fisher
David, Sue, Stephen and Alex Frankiewicz
Dorothy Franks
Margaret N. Frankston
Brad Fries
Julie Gallagher
Kelly and Robert Galvin
Kathy Graham
Ralph and Joan Green
Janet and Mark Groves
Elise and Jay Haas
Martin Handshy
Sally and Thom Healy
Janet and Thomas Himmelright
Robert Ingraham
Mary Kaletta
Jocelyn and Sidney Kelley, Jr.
Deborah and Rob Kinnaird
Ann and Ted Kopp
Marilyn and Joseph Kreitz
Cheryn and John Kwasnik
Karen Lambert
Nancy Libby
Patricia Ligos
In-Kind Donors
Addessi Jewelers
Bellagamba Electric Inc.
Bernard's and Sarah Bouissou Catering
CorCystems, Inc.
Davis Tree & Logging
De Clercq Office Group
Deborah Ann’s Sweet Shoppe
Home Media Designs
Hamlet Hub
Josh Fischer Design
Montanari Fuel Service, Inc.
Sean O'Kane AIA Architect, PC
Ridgefield Supply
Southwestern Connecticut Security
Sturges Brothers, Inc.
TownVibe/Ridgefield Magazine
Westchester Carpentry & Millwork, Inc.
Matching Gift Companies
Chevron Corporation
ExxonMobil Foundation
GE Foundation
The Harvey Hubbell Foundation
Morgan Stanley