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Thank you to the WSO’s patrons, subscribers, sponsors, donors, and volunteers. Your support is instrumental!
The WSO acknowledges the passing of cherished supporters who have made significant contributions through their Estate. In 2023-2024, this includes:
Estate of Gwen and Murray Purdy
Estate of Lorna June Carroll
Sponsors
Platinum Baton $25,000+
Bill and Rochelle Tepperman
The Toldo Foundation
The Gordie Howe International Bridge Community Benefits Plan
WSO Guild
The Estate of John Dickinson
Podium Spotlight $20,000-$24,999
The Morris & Beverly Baker Foundation
The Chandisherry Foundation
Maestro’s Circle $15,000-$19,000
Bill and Lynn Baker
The Basilian Fathers
of Sandwich in Ontario
Kyle Kootstra & Ana Kleer of the Eizenga Kootstra Kleer Wealth Management Group of BMO Nesbitt Burns
Concertmasters’s Circle $10,000-$14,999
The Glen and Carmel Mitchell Foundation
The Charles & Ethel Cohen Family Foundation
Border City Living
Caesars Windsor Cares
Joan Mackay
Estate of Phyllis Zin
1 Anonymous Donor
Virtuoso’s Circle
$5,000-$9,999
LiUNA!625
The Kuker Family
Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Paterson
Richard and Colleen Peddie
Port Windsor
Composer’s Circle
$2,500-$4,999
Aird Berlis
Cardinal Place
Municipality of Leamington
OLG – www.olg.com
uWindsor Faculty of Education
Principal Players
$1,500-$2,499
The Truelight Foundation
Bianca De Luca
Paul and Mary Meanwell
Wanda Rosicki
Howard Spinner
Marilyn Stecher
Benefactors
$750-$1,499
Dr. E Gregory Butler
Viola Glos
Glenna Hemphill
John and Judy Hrycak
Kyle and Kara Kootstra
Don and Catherine Wilson
Robert and Heather Wilson
Bill and Jean Wright
Major Patrons
$500-$749
Sheila Blair Mosley
Barb and Cody Cooper
Duffy Davidson
Derek and Jill Farkas
Beth French
Patti Lauzon and Mark Sarafin
Julio Menezes
David and Rebecca Ng
Mary Lou Ouellette
Michael J. Saffran
Lisa Siimes
Patrons
$250-$499
Jeff Berryman
Claire Birch
Martha Brazeau
John Butcher
The Cheeseman Families
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Paterson
Carolyne Daley
Americo and Barbara Dean
Sandy Waites-Dupuis
Friends of Sandra Manzig
Christine Fullerton
Gordon and Betty Geddes
Richard and Sheilagh Householder
Jane A. Innerd
Lena Janosik
David Langstone and Shari Cunningham
Dr. Michael H. and Mrs. Sandra Malowitz
Joyce and Frederick Mason
Kirby O’Connor and Sandra McClellan
Peter Hrastovec
Arla and Mike Peters
Mary Ann and Ed Polachok
Barb Marie Proctor
Ronald Riberdy
Jackie and Phillip Rice
Mike Rogers
Sidney and Glenn Sellick
Gayle and Robert Siddall
Roger and Libby Skinner
Drs. Christine Vanderkooy and Ken Montgomery
2 Anonymous Donors
Associates
$150-$249
Walter and Carole Donaldson
Mary Jo Dowie
Henry Dupuis
Sandra Fletcher
Jim and Sallie Ford
Gerald and Bettie Fraser
Joan and John Giffen
Kenneth Little And Michael Wilcox
Marian Quenneville
Stephen and Kelly Savage
Stuart Selby
Barry and Anne St. Pierre
Barbara J. White and Lawrence K. Letwin
Anne Winterbottom
Sheila and Jerry Wisdom
A. Sheila Wright
1 Anonymous Donor
Friends
$50-$149
Irene Anderson
Audrey Bauman
Beach Grove Bridge Club
Helen Biales
Barbara Braithwaite
Roz and Mike Breshgold
Dan Ceccacci
Julia Chang
Charles Clark
Raymond Colautti
Diedrich and Patricia Damm
Tom Dejarlais
Carl and Mary Jane Dettinger
Sue Duransky
Bruce Elman
Robert and Marlene Fields
Alastair and Jeanne Flemming
Kevin Flood
Austin & Margaret Gravelle
Maurice or Patricia Janisse
Susie Knight
Patti Lauzon
Marc Maillet
Will & Kathryn Marenco
Rosemary and Gerry Marentette
Kathleen McCrone and Peter Burrell
Tom and Pat McMahon
Alexander and Leslie Palimaka
Clifton and Margie Pattison
Elizabeth and Reg Pell
Brian and Yvonne Prime
Susan Rousseau
David Ruch
Terry Savory
Eric and Ann Skelton
Crys Stammler
Peggy Soteros
Sharon Thorpe
Adrian and Monica Vandenhoven
Dennis and Carolina Venerus
Daniel Watt
Madelyn and Arthur Weingarden
Barbara Zakoor
6 Anonymous Donors
Supporters
Up to $49
Linda and Tony Gyemi
Gary Loeper
The Luckhardt Family
Rachel Olivero
Debra Read
Edward Rice
Ron and Lynne Wingelaar
Valerie Wright
Douglas and Barbara Zack
7 Anonymous Donors
Gifts in memory of a loved one, or in honour of a special occasion or special person, are always welcome. It is our privilege to pay tribute to the people you love. Thank you for your gift honouring them.
In Honour of Maestro Robert Franz’s
10th Year with the WSO
Rosemary and Gerry Marentette
Wanda Rosicki
In Memory of Peter Antaya
Tom Dejarlais
In Memory of Dr. Dumaresq Child
Irene Anderson
Kevin Flood
Gerald and Bettie Fraser
Gordon and Betty Geddes
Alexander and Leslie Palimaka
Eric and Ann Skelton
Barbara J. White and Lawrence K. Letwin
Sheila and Jerry Wisdom
Douglas and Barbara Zack
In Memory of Dr. John Dickinson
Tom Dejarlais
In Memory of Ray Fletcher and Helena (Peg) Deagle
Sandra Fletcher
In Memory of James Fullerton
Christine Fullerton
In Memory of Barbara Gall
Robert and Marlene Fields
Austin & Margaret Gravelle
In Memory of Carl Glos
Viola Glos
In Memory of Frank Janosik
Lena Janosik
In Memory of Beryl Kennedy
John Butcher
In Memory of Peter Kuker
Beach Grove Bridge Club
The Chandisherry Foundation
The Glen and Carmel Mitchell Foundation
The Cheeseman Families
Charles Clark
Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Paterson
Duffy Davidson
Bianca De Luca and Family
Carl and Mary Jane Dettinger
Walter and Carole Donaldson
Sue Duransky
Alastair and Jeanne Flemming
Maurice or Patricia Janisse
Patti Lauzon
Kathleen McCrone and Peter Burrell
Paul and Mary Meanwell
Mary Ann and Ed Polachok
Brian and Yvonne Prime
David Ruch
Terry Savory
Roger and Libby Skinner
Bill and Rochelle Tepperman
Daniel Watt
Barbara J. White and Lawrence K. Letwin
Don And Catherine Wilson
Bill and Jean Wright
The Windsor Gentleman’s Book Club
Jeff Berryman
Raymond Colautti
Bruce Elman
Douglas Kneale
Marc Maillet
Peter Hrastovec
Jerry Wisdom
In Memory of Brad Liptrot
Wanda Rosicki
In Memory of Sandra Manzig
Friends of Sandra Manzig
Wanda Rosicki
Sheila and Jerry Wisdom
In Memory of Elena Saffran
Michael J. Saffran
In Memory of Timo & Kaarina Siimes, and Matti & Dolores Holli, and Albert Siimes
Lisa Siimes
In Memory of Janice Spinner
Howard Spinner
In Memory of Herb Stammler
Crys Stammler
Peggy Soteros
In Memory of Arthur Weingarden
The Morris & Beverly Baker Foundation
Sheila and Jerry Wisdom
Legacy Donors
CUMULATIVE GIFTS TO THE FUTURE FUND
The WSO Future Fund is an endowment fund where gifts are invested and restricted in perpetuity to support WSO operations each season. The Future Fund is currently valued at more than $4 million, with a goal of $10 million. In 2022-2023, revenue from this fund contributed $142,000 to annual operations.
The WSO recognizes the vision and generosity of donors who have contributed to the Future Fund. If you are interested becoming a Legacy Donor, please contact Patti Lauzon, Executive, Development Manager, at plauzon@windsorsymphony.com.
$500,000+
The Toldo Foundation
$100,000 to $499,999
Cypher Systems Group
Ursuline Sisters of Chatham
Estate of Elmer Butt
Estate of Russel Munro
Estate of Gwen and Murray Purdy
$10,000 to $99,999
The WSO Guild
WFCU in honour of Marty Komsa
The Grain of Sand Foundation
The Tamblyn Family Foundation
Dr. Fouad Tayfour Charitable Foundation
Estate of Lorna June Carroll
Sandra Manzig
Up to $9,999
Don and Nancy Allen
Tracey Cohen
Barbara and Stanley Cunningham
Nadine Deleury
Serge Dignard
Glenna Hemphill
Alexandra Hrabowych
Claudia Hubbes
Gloria Manzig
Loraine Manzig
Walter Manzig
Claire McAllister
Robert and Beverly McMahon
Lisa Osborne
Russel Smith
Marilyn Stecher
Dennis and Carolina Venerus
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, matching funds totalling $1,104,769 have been added to the Future Fund thanks to the Endowment Incentives component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund of the Canadian Department of Heritage.
