Westport RiverWatershed Alliance
2014Annual Report
Our mission:to restore, protect, celebrate, and sustain the natural resources of the Westport River and its watershed
Photo credit:Richard Cottrell
STAFF
Matthew C. Patrick, Executive DirectorCurt Freese, Interim Executive Director
Roberta Carvalho, Science DirectorShelli Costa, Education Director
Gay Gillespie, Development DirectorDachelle London, Office Administrator
Betsy White, Advocacy Director
OFFICERS
Tom SchmittPresident
Charley AppletonVice President
Martha SlaightTreasurer
Tom RobinsonSecretary
Ed CareyJC Cummings
Ingrid DavidgeLinda Findlay
Curt FreeseSally Ann Ledbetter
Jennifer Marshall GranthamMarilyn Packard-Luther
Eileen WardwellDale Weber
Gretchen Whipple
Westport River Watershed Alliance 2014 Board of Directors
Photo credit: Freeman Hill
Dear Members and Friends:
Tom Schmitt WRWA President
2014 has been anything but a quiet year at the WRWA. We went through a year-long executive leadership transition. In May we bought and are now working on adaptation of the Head Garage. We initiated a two-year study of Cockeast Pond nutrient loading. And we secured over $1.0 million though a Massachusetts bond bill and the Army Corps for the Hix Bridge rubble removal and oyster bed project. These along with ongoing programs and projects have kept us busy and on our toes.
We’re proud to have faced and addressed those challenges and initiatives. In fact we thrived on them—mainly because of the board and staff members whose support and leadership sustained us throughout the year. Here’s a sampling of that commitment:
WRWA vice president Charley Appleton, whose leadership, spirit and wisdom on the Head • Garage initiative has been invaluable. He also chairs the WRWA leadership committee that recruited the splendid class of seven new board members for 2015.
Science Director Roberta Carvalho—for having served with distinction as interim executive • in November and December.
Board member Linda Findlay and the Deveolpment Committee—who oversaw and • executed an aggressive development program that exceeded goals for every fundraising initiative, and spearheaded new ones.
Office Assistant Dachelle London who early this year ably took over WRWA’s bookkeeping • and promptly taught herself about accounting and how to use software that tracks it.
Board member and secretary, Tom Robinson, energetically and meticulously organized • and executed a four-month search that led to hiring Deborah Weaver, our executive director.
Advocacy Director Betsy White—whose imagination and initiative led to the Cockeast • Pond study.
Most of all we are proud of you, our members, whose support and assistance—of all kinds—enables us to protect, preserve and restore our beloved estuary. 2015 and the years ahead offer promise of even greater challenges and opportunities. The WRWA board and staff thank you for all you have done to sustain our success over our 38 years. We will do our best to continue earning your trust and commitment in our mission.
Westport River Watershed Alliance Sources and Uses of Funds in 2014 (unaudited)
2014 was a successful year for WRWA. Membership is the foundation from which all activities spring. Without our members WRWA could not accomplish all that it does. Membership, Annual Fund Drive, and Summer Gala are the major fundraising campaigns that the Development Committee sponsors. The Summer Gala this year was held at Westport Point at the lovely home of June and Ted Moore. Over 450 guests enjoyed a beautiful evening and a live auction with new Westport resident and Skinner auction pro Steve Fletcher.
New in 2014 was “Buoy the Winter Blues”, a silent auction held at The Dedee Shattuck Gallery where 54 artists displayed their ingenuity with hand painted and sculpted wooden buoys. The evening was so successful it is being repeated in March 2015 at Buzzards Bay Brewing.
Eighteen watershed businesses joined our ranks as year-round Corporate Sponsors. Over 54 local businesses supported River Day that was a beautiful day complete with the traditional family paddle, music, environmental exhibits and children’s activities. We even opened our recently purchased building at the Head of Westport to show visitors the exciting space we will be moving into.
In the Strategic Plan for WRWA, one major goal was to locate and purchase a site for a headquarters. This dream became a reality in May 2014 with the purchase of the historic “Head Garage”. The site provides a perfect opportunity to expand WRWA services, to promote community engagement and to provide a beautiful, environmentally sensitive resource center for the entire watershed. WRWA will have a “habitat” of its own, right on the Head of the Westport River.
We are thankful to the over 200 volunteers who helped with various activities throughout the year, but we are especially grateful to you our members who helped us exceed our financial goals while having fun and celebrating the mission of the organization.
Development Committee: Linda Findlay (chair) JC Cummings, Ingrid Davidge, Gay Gillespie, Terry Guiney, Sally Ann Ledbetter, Dachelle London, Beth McCurdy, Carol Moriarty, Tom Robinson, Tom Schmitt, Martha Slaight.
2014 Events and Fundraising
Architect’s rendering of WRWA’s future headquarters at the Head of Westport
2014 Education ProgramsOver 2,000 school children participate in WRWA’s watershed education programs. Our award-winning program enhances the existing school curriculum with hands-on, science lessons and field studies in order to build a sense of local stewardship for our amazing natural surroundings. During 2014, our education programs made impressive advances:
WRWA led unique teacher-training • opportunities for educators at the Westport Community Schools.
WRWA partnered with the Lloyd Center for the Environment and received • grant funding from SEEAL to update the 3rd grade Feathery Focus lessons to be Smart-Board compatible. Additional lessons were added to the curriculum to teach the students about shifting bird populations as a result of climate change.
The 24th year of Adopt-a-Watershed was led by our staff in collaboration • with the Environmental Science class at the Westport High School.
Fifth graders at Westport Middle School planted the • 12,000th dune grass seedlings as part of the Dune Restoration Project, which was supported by a grant from the Buzzards Bay Garden Club.
WRWA also expanded its Preschool River Rats program • to include more students in the head start and special needs classrooms as well as creating materials to link student learning with take home activities bringing the message home to their families. This project was made possible by a grant from the Helen Ellis Trust.
Once again our summer science programs for children • were a big hit. We hosted seven weeks of summer science programs, reaching over 100 participants ages 3 to 16 throughout the season.
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Photo credit:WRWA
2014 Science ProgramsOur water quality monitoring data is crucial in identifying, substantiating, and measuring everything that WRWA undertakes in order to improve the health of the river. We continually improve our ability to share our data with government agencies, planners, and other environmental groups.
A great deal of staff and volunteer effort is deployed in maintaining one of Massachusetts’ longest ongoing fecal coliform bacteria volunteer monitoring programs. WRWA also participates in the Buzzard’s Bay Coalition’s Baywatchers project, which continues to show that nitrogen is the major threat to the river’s overall health.
Last year we had several important advances in this key program:Over 180 samples were collected to analyze salinity, temperature, pH, • turbidity and bacteria. Our dedicated volunteers are out testing, rain or shine. These water quality samples are also a means for us to evaluate the effectiveness of remediation projects, such as the Westport River Stormwater Project at the Head of Westport.
We successfully applied to the Massachusetts Environmental Trust for • funds to perform bacteria source tracking in the West Branch. This grant also allowed us to produce a flyer on pet waste pollution prevention. The flyer was mailed to all Westport residents and made available at many public locations and pet related businesses. We also have volunteers counting waterfowl on the West Branch.
Our staff is constantly working with Town of Westport staff • and departments. In 2014 we assisted the town with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Annual Report as well as the stormwater remediation project at the Westport Middle School (319 project). We continue to work with the Westport Highway Department on stormwater issues and to prioritize and identify culverts that need replacing and which will improve stream crossing for fish and wildlife.
In 2014, WRWA continued the testing of Cockeast Pond for • nutrient levels and worked with the Coastal Systems Program at SMAST-UMass Dartmouth in assessing the data. Cockeast Pond will be investigated intensely over the next two years.
Photo credit:Roberta Carvalho
2014 Advocacy Action IssuesIt was busy year for Advocacy, with a number of ongoing projects and many new ones as well. The WRWA continued to work with Dartmouth residents to lobby the MA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to explore all options by which to close the unlined, uncapped landfill in North Dartmouth, near the headwaters of the Westport River. We continue to advocate for the preservation of the environmentally sensitive areas along Beach Avenue while still allowing public access for the appreciation for the beauty of the locale. We attended meetings regarding the Lincoln Park Development in Dartmouth, MA to keep an eye on their stormwater management plan. We continue to work with the Westport Agricultural Commission to refine the Massachusetts Estuary Project data for farm land use.
In the summer, Cockeast Pond was sampled for water quality for the seventh year in a row. Relative to that, a fund raising campaign was started to support Phase One of a two-phase study to determine nitrogen sources to the pond. Rain gardens were planted at Sam Tripp Brook and Cockeast Pond to help control stormwater runoff, supported by a grant from the Desrosiers Memorial Fund. The Drift Road Stormwater Management Study was completed, which provided the Town with engineering plans to reduce flooding on that road. This study was funded by a mini-grant written by WRWA and submitted to the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program.
Progress was made toward removing the rubble from under Hix Bridge as the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and the Town of Westport agreed to fund a feasibility study for the project. WRWA also worked with the Westport Board of Health to write a grant proposal which would provide financial help for those residents wanting to put in a nitrogen-reducing septic system. And, in December the Bread and Cheese Brook Study report was submitted by the scientists at UMass Dartmouth, which pinpointed specific areas in the watershed that were the largest sources of nitrogen to the East Branch of the Westport River.
Photo credit:Jessica Krause Smith
2014Annual Giving
In an effort to acknowledge the many ways in which our contributors support WRWA throughout the year, members are listed according to their total annual giving. Gifts in this total include memberships, Annual Fund contributions, matching gifts, memorial contributions, endowment gifts, Summer Gala contributions (excluding auction purchases) and other donations from January 1-December 31, 2014. Every effort has been made to ensure that these are accurate and inclusive. If you feel that an error has been made, please contact the WRWA office.
$30,000-$50,000
Nichols Foundation
$15,000-$29,999
John & Carol MoriartyRupert C. Thompson Fund
$10,000-$14,999
Mr. & Mrs. R. Jeremy GranthamSally Ann LedbetterDeborah C. RobbinsThe Van Sloun Foundation
$5,000-$9,999
AnonymousBayCoast BankGreater Tiverton Community ChorusGeorge Grimshaw & Irene GudewiczCharlotte S. MetcalfThomas & Johanna RobinsonTom & Kate SchmittNeil & Sue Van Sloun
$2,500-$4,999
AnonymousRussell S. BeedeCharles & Linda FindlayJane Clark & Jonathan GertlerJack GormanRalph & Calla GuildTerry Guiney & Christine MengSarah & Ted LodgeBarbara & Tom SlaightCatherine MacIntyre Williams
$1,000-$2,499
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin E. AgnewJoel Altstein & Nan LairdPeter & Rosanne ArestyCharles Baker & Dorothy PizzellaElizabeth & Greg BarrHeather Bentz & Curtis FreeseTrey & Debbie BiancoTom Boreiko & Alison CoolidgeElizabeth J. BrinkerhoffPhil & Hilary BurlingMr. & Mrs. John J. Clarke, Jr.David Cole & Betty SladeMr. & Mrs. Terrance ConnollyGeoff & Tracy CornellMichael F. & Marian CroninCharles DeknatelMichelle Demarest & John PattersonJeffrey Elefante & Catherine SatterleePam & Bob FaulknerDale FerrisMarjorie Findlay & Geoff FreemanMr. & Mrs. Edward B. Flynn, IIIJanice M. Glynn & Gary R. LeeRussell & Adriane GrahamJanet S. Hadley & H. Lawrence WebbJudith B. HaleDiane & Andreas HalvorsenMark & Sally White- HartyAnn S. HigginsLawrence & Caroline HuntingtonMary Hynes & Marc Tessier-LavigneScott & Barbara JonesMr. & Mrs. Robert A LawrenceJoanne LearyThe Lloyd CenterAndrea Powning
Sally B. SchofieldElizabeth C.B. & Paul G. Sittenfeld Spindle Rock ClubChris & Elizabeth ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Renke ThyeJim & Nancy Whitin Jamie Zimmerman
$500-$999
Joan & Richard AbramsJoel & Lisa Schmid AlvordSusan & Henry AshworthSally BachelderBruce & Denise BaumanElizabeth Baylies & Nicholas BurnsRobert Bechtle & Whitney ChadwickCaroline L. BolterDavid & Edith BordenLarry & Susan BorgesCharles F. BrodtDeborah & David BrownGioia T. Browne & James MarshNils J. Bruzelius & Lynne A. WeilJefferson Bull &
Marilyn Packard-LutherKatherine BurdonPamela & Charles CareyJohn & Christine ConwayPamela Coravos & Garrett StuckDr. & Mrs. Michael B. CorbettElizabeth Coxe & David ForneyLeslie CroninCarolyn Duby & David SwiftMichael Elefante & Louise SawyerRobin & Samuel FanStephen L. Fletcher & Michael D. WaldenJoseph GreaneyCarol Ann & Jim HayesSheila HughesBarbara and Peter HumphreyPeter & Kate KastnerMartin & Judy KellyMary Ellen KennedyVirginia A. KingGinger LacyNan & Jim LairdHenry & Catherine LanierAnne & Bob LarnerMr. & Mrs. Peter G. Lisle
Photo credit:Lauren Daley
Jane LoosW. Brem & Anne P. MayerChip & Nancy McGrathJim & Donna MoodyMichael & Linda MoodyWard & Lucy MooneyMr. & Mrs. William MorrisonJoseph MullaneyWally & Helga NicholsSharon Nolan & Jim RosenfeldMr. & Mrs. John S. Penney, Jr.Wynn PerlickRobert M. PozzoQuebec-Labrador Foundation, Inc.Amy Rosenberg & John SlafskyTina & Paul SchmidBeverly SchuchMrs. John B. SegalChris & Deb SemineMichael & Louise SilvermanMartha SlaightMark A. StraussR. Michael & Martha N. SullivanLaura Raposa Syre & Steven W. SyreJoan ThompsonDavid & Lynne TothLiz WaringMr. & Mrs. Carroll WilliamsonSandra WilsonStephen & Kathleen Young
$250-$499
Carol Akerson & Richard KellyPaul R. AlassoPat & Charley AppletonBill & Susan BarkerNina BarkerBill & Ceelie BeachamLin Beck & Bill PardeeRob & Katherine BeedePeter BergMr. & Mrs. Robert R. Borden IIIMary Lou BoutwellSally BraytonMr. & Mrs. James F. BraytonLee & Joanne BrewdaRichard & Barbara BrewerLaurie & John K. BullardNancy BurkholderSusan BushElizabeth W. Cady
Edward & Susanne CareyConstance & Richard CastensonLeo & Amy ChausseSusan Clare & Peter D. ParkerBob CliftonSam CoaleTom & Joan CoughlinCharles O. Cowing & Katherine GibsonScott & Joanna CreelmanLarry & Nancy CulpepperHolly & David Cummings
Gretchen Dale & Carl SchneiderPaul & Pat DaoustIngrid DavidgeJeff & Lynn DetrickJoyce DiBona & Bob WeissWendy & Jim DorseyEven Keel Realty, Inc.Peter & Alison FennDaniel & Carol FitchAndrew Lott & Elizabeth FlynnElizabeth Foote & Eric ThorgersonUlrike & Stuart FuldGarden Club of Buzzards Bay
Gay & Chip GillespieBob & Bea GormleyKirk Grosel & Alicia SouthwellJohn & Corbin HarwoodBill & Betty HeathLee HigginsJanet & Rob HillAnne T. HopkinsChris HornigThomas & Barbara JansenJanet W. JonesFoster KayElliott & Jacqueline KieffRyan KimSusan & Ron KnappMr. & Mrs. Andrew M. KohlenbergMr. & Mrs. E. Swift LawrenceDiana LevyBarbara C. LinnellJohn MacFayden & Jean RosielloMartha D. MarshallJanie MartignettiMr. & Mrs. David D. MartinMaurice E. MayFrank McDonough & Dale WeberWill MilburyVarick NilesJonathan & Joan O’BrienArthur & Connie ParkerErnie Patrikis & Emily TruebloodAnn West & Michael PieringMargery J. Raphael &
Philip M. WeinsteinSharon Raposa & Steve SiebelSamuel & Katya RavidMr. & Mrs. Guy RenyAmy SaldingerRon & Betsey ScharlackRos & Joe SenecaJoan & Fred SlafskyBarbara S. SmithRick & Mary SmithMr. & Mrs. David SprogisHoward & Fredi StevensonLinda M. StrattonBonnie & Sandy StroppHenry & Judy SwanPaul A. Tamburello, Jr.Elizabeth TemkinJennifer TerryMargaret G. ThomasMr. & Mrs. Charles Trippe
Photo credit: Vivian Fagan
Janet & Henry VaillantChuck & Eileen WardwellKeith & Susan WatsonMary K. WellmanDonald & Linda WestfallMr. Robert WheelerGretchen & Larry WhippleBob & Mary Ellen WhiteHarry & Lucy WhitinNina & Kent WilleverJeanne & Michael Wyand
Up to $249
Steven AbreuKrister, Kiki, & Sydney AdamsMilton & Marilyn AdamsMyrna Adolfo & James MilesJoe & Michelle AlbernazCali Almy & Whitmore BoogaertsAnne AlmyCarol & Len AmaralJ. George AnetakisAnonymousJulie AraujoRobert ArmknectBreck Arnzen & Lani Peterson-ArnzenHelene AugerLawrence Bailis & Susan ShevitzAnne & Michael BaneLouise BaptisteWalter & Anne BarnesJim Barnett & Carolyn HaynesCaleb T. BarnumMr. & Mrs. William M. BarnumCharles & Dianne BaronA.I. Bassette & Ann Reffue Barbara BeanJudith BeavanDavid Bechhofer & Kate NeaveBeetle, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. John BeiserJohn D. BelcherJean BellowAlice Benedict & Caldwell SmithMichael BereskyDr. & Mrs. John M. Bergland, IIIMr. & Mrs. Warner B. BerthoffDavid & Betsy BienvenueMr. & Mrs. Peter H. BigelowJeanne M. BirdEmilio Bizzi
Judith E. BlackJulie & Bob BlakeJody BlishRichard J. BlumBettina Borders & Victor MaileyChristopher Bosso & Marcia GoetschRuth & David BournsDr. Mark Boyer & Dr. Barbara MillenNina J. BradleyMaddy BragarJane BraytonPaul & Joan BrenckleBeatrice Brewster
Julia BrewsterPeter & Tally BriggsHolly J. BronhardDr. Edward M. BrownC. Bennett & Ursula S. BrownBuzz & Nancy BrownleeBurt BryanElizabeth Bullock & S.M. JordanBrenda BurkeMichael & Catriona BurnsSheila BurrelloPerry Burwell & Rita MillerBill & Penny ButlerDonna & Michael ButtsJohn BuxtonTad & Peggy CampionDr. & Mrs. Wilfred Carney, Jr.Nancy CarneyJohn P. Cayer
Rebecca ChaceChris Chan & Annie Mock ChanPhoebe ChardonLucile ChaseLee Cooke ChildsNick & Meg ChristSarah ChristieArthur & Grace CintronJohn & Rayna CipolliniRip Tompkins & Fran ClarkLinda ClarkBruce & Karen ClarkeDavid ClottDaniel L. CodigaDr. & Mrs. John J. CollettiPeter G. ColliasRobert Collins & Hope SterlingTony & Sharon ConnorsSteve ConnorsCarol & James ConstantineDeb Coolidge & Harvey GoldmanPaul & Caroline CooperAlison Cooper-MullinVictoria Black CoreyDavid & Linda CornellCorinne CorriganRichard & Judith CottrellRobert & Louisa CoughlinBess Coughlin & Damon MayRuss & Suze CraigMr. & Mrs. William CrimminsEarle & Sylvia CrosbyRonald & Kathryn CrosbyNancy CrosbyPatricia Cumming & Lee RudolphDavid & Jean CummingsMr. & Mrs. John B. Cummings, Jr.Victoria R. CunninghamTim Curley & Martha SaldingerJulie Curtis & Paul FaySusan CzernickaBrendan DaleyRosemary DaleyDenise D’ApolitoNancy M. DawsonLindsay DearbornJack & Inge DeFuscoRobert DelafuenteTerry & Paula DelanoRalph & Heidi DerbyshireClem Desjardins & Linda NanniErich Dethlefsen
Westport fifth graders plant beach grass to restore dune habitat
Bette & John DeVeuveSally DeyPatrick & Patricia DillonJudith A. Souza & Lynn DolbecKaren Donfried & Alan UntereinerJen & Joe DowlingThomas & Rosemary DownerCarrie Drake & Cranston PaullThomas Drew &
Carolyn Benedict-DrewDeborah & Henry DrinkerMilt DunhamBruce EarleMr. & Mrs. Paul EastwoodBeverley EdwardsKelly El KourhyDavid ElliottKimberley EstesBarry & Elaine FainBarbara FariaJohn & Barbara FazzinaJessica FeffermanCharles & Kate FeiningerKathy & Conrad FeiningerSheila & Joe FeitelbergRick FindlayEric & Sydney FisherAnne Fitzgerald & Lawrence HookeyAnn FlatherMaureen H. FlemingEdith Forrester
Dr. Steven & Lyn ForsRoger & Geri FortierRichard FoxPeter & Joan FradleyJudith & John FramptonLaura Marie & Stan FrankenthalerThomas & Jan FreddoMr. & Mrs. Gerald M. FreedSusan Freeman-AronoskyHenry & Priscilla FrischCarl & Alicia FurmanBrian Gallagher & Julie MorseLee & Polly GardnerNatalie GarfieldJane A. GasekIrene GavrilukMr. & Mrs. Thomas E. GebhardNatalie Sciacca Gekle & Curtis GekleElizabeth Gelfand & Jerry SundheimerAshley GesnerBill Gesner & Sarah A LoweDavid A. Gibbs & Rosemary PereiraChristine J. & Thomas M. GibneyJohn & Bonny GiffordLaura & Howard GiffordDeborah GilbertTimothy & Leila GillespieSally & Jim GilliattNancy W. GladstoneEdward R. GoldbergCarol Goodman & Robert Walsh
Tim GoodridgeRoger M. GreenePeter & Tracy GreenwoodAustin GreggDeborah GrinnellElizabeth Grossman & Baruch KirschenbaumGene & Carol GuayAdam & Dana GuildDavid & Margaret GulletteMichael Habib & Evelyn WilberBob & Susan HadleyRob Haimes & Joan ShafranKaren & Rob HaleNathan & Eileen HallEleanor Anne HallDeWitt & Sharon HardinLinda & Skyler HardyRobert M. HargravesLinton HarringtonJoseph & Helen HarringtonBarbara HarrisDorothy C. HarviJune Hatfield & Roland KoelschJim Hayes & Maggie Kelly-HayesCarol M. HazenJack HealeyPatricia M. HealeyAnne & Jerry HellerRuss Hensel & Karen QuigleySarah HerreidPaul & Linda HeywoodPolly HickoxBarbara R. HickoxHilltop Montessori School, Inc.David HobartWilliam Hogan & Donna MassanoRichard & Ashley HolmquistMarcia & Peter HolsterPatricia HoulihanEd HowePhebe HowlandAlice HuffJoanne & Al HumphreyRosalind L. HunnewellDelia & Bill HuntSheila HutchinsonJess & Paul InwoodTom & Maureen IwanskiDavid J. JabbourCarole & Ed JacksonElizabeth Jackson
Stuart JamiesonNicholas & Sarah JansenTrintje JansenAlissa & David JarvisBetsy JohnsonPeter & Tanya JohnsonGenae JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Richard A. JonesNorma K. JudsonJohn & Carolyn KaiserIvan & Joan KaufmanBetsy Keady & Mark L. SmithMr. & Mrs. James E. KeeleyMr. Joseph L. Keith IIIJudy L. KellerJill & Matt KelsallTom & Suzanne KendigMary Louise KennedyMary L. KennedyJohn Kennedy & Catherine ReidGene & Peggy KennedySusan F. R. KennyPatrick & JoAnn KeyesDr. Stewart KirkaldyBarbara and Richard KloehnDeb KnappCaroline KnoxJohn & Patricia KoenitzerRichard F. KoenitzerDaniel & Lee KraftMr. & Mrs. Robert A. KuglerRichard & Elizabeth KuglerBill & Julie LachSean & Jacqueline LafranceRobert N. LaFranceDavid Lalima & Georgiana ThomasCarol Langstaff & Jim RooneyRoch E. LaVaultAndre & Diane LavoieRachel LawrenceRuddick LawrenceThomas LeachRay LearyJohn & Jean LenardPeter LenrowDr. John F. LentiniLucy Ann LepreauJonathan LeviIrene M. LimaCarol P. LongEdward & Janice LopesRev. Richard T. Loring
Camilla A. LosBette Low & Ed RooneyAnne LowellSteven Lubar & Lisa ThoerleJennie & Peter LucasRuth & Bruce LynnPeter MacDougallNancy & Roger MackayAlice & Cukie MacomberDonna MacomberAndrew Magee & Lucy MunsonDoris & Dick MagovernWill Makris & Doug ReedRichard & Audre ManchesterPaul B. MarionYvonne Marquis
Marge & Rick McNallyAlison Mears & Stefano PaciPaul & Pixie MedeirosNancee MeekerPeg MegowenJames MelvinRoger & Judy MenardMichel & Louise MethotTobias & Elizabeth MicheelsJames R. MilkeyValerie & Doug MillerTony & Geraldine MillhamRichard & Nancy MobleyWilliam MoncriefRobert & Dale MongeonJonathan & Eva MongeeRobert & Susan MontgomeryJune & Ted MooreKaren Moore HolidayKaki Trimble & Seth MorrisonDiana & Hugh MortonBrian MosesStacy & Sean MullaneyMr. & Mrs. Brian F. MullaneyMark MunceyElisabeth MundelMr. & Mrs. A. Stedman MurdyRichard & Barbara MurphyJoop & Ria NagtegaalBill & Jane NapolitanoRuss & Claire NautaCraig NewbergerKeith & Sonia NickelsonJohn & Kayla NilesHarriet S. NoyesSarah & Doug OliveiraNoel & Linda OlsenBetsy OstreicherElaine OstroffDavid Wilkens & Karen OttensteinMelissa PachecoMary Anne & Robert PallackBernadette & Larry PalmerNancy & John PannoniLex PanosMary Ellen & Glenn ParkerDavid & Alicia PattersonMartha Holman PaullBarbara PeixeMelissa PelletierRosemary PereiraKenneth Perez
Photo credit:Anne Winner
Ed & Denise Martins Richard & Ann MasonDouglas & Carolyn MaterneJanice MaynardRoger J. McAvoyClaire M. & Thomas F. McCabeGerard L. McCarthy & Joanne WahlGretchen C. McCraeOlivia B. McCullough &
Jonathan SharlinJohn & Carla McDermottJohn A. McDonoughDr. & Mrs. Joseph C. McGuillMr. & Mrs. Arthur C. McKinleyShauna McLelland & Kevin Stokesbury
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence PhanEleanor & Richard PhillipsPeter PietraszekNorma PineaultPeter E. PoirierTed & Cathy PomeroySam & Mimi PowellRon & Loretta PriceR.P. Valois & Company, Inc.Camilla RaposaMary Trigg & Ronald RappDonald T. ReillyMargaret ReznikMary RiesLarry & Ellie RinkLorraine RiouxBruce & Virginia RobertsRaymond A. RobillardJune Brownell RocheState Senator Michael J. RodriguesRuven & Catherine RodriguezDennis & Ruth RogChristine & David RootLt. Col. Gordon D. RoweMichael R. RoyRob RussellErica SahlinRicardo & Susan SanchezJudy & Bob SandsDavid & Bonnie SandsAnthony SapienzaCarol ScheneShirley N. SchlothauerMargot & Mark SchmidJohn & Kathy SchneiderJill & Drew SchofieldAmy F. ScottTimothy Scott & Gabriele ZybarthAngi & Alan ScottRobert & Norma Sears Alan & Janis SemineNancy ShandKevin & Eileen SheaEileen Wheeler SheehanElizabeth SilvermanO. Robert & Evelyn SimhaGary & Terry SimmonsTom Slaman & Ken StoneRobert Smith & Sarah StanburyDavid SmithAnne & Kendrick SnyderRobert Solomon
Rosanne SomersonEva SommaripaJoyce & Fred SparlingElizabeth SpicerJohn & Targ SpicerKevin St. MartinCarol & Bob StegemanJonathan & Peggy StevensBrenda & Greg StoneEdward & Rebecca Stropp IIIMark & Katrina StrozikJames & Patricia Stubbert
Alvin & Arline TrippMarcia Colby TruslowCatherine & Arstein TveitAndrzej Tymowski & Ann WilliamsMr. & Mrs. William J. Underwood, Jr.Paul & Martha ValcourtHilly & Piet van LoonDrs. Willem & Inge Van PeltAmy VersaggiEmily VoglerDr. & Mrs. Douglas VronaElizabeth & Jeff WadeRichard Wagner & Elizabeth WheelerDavid & June WallaceJoseph B. WalshJim & Janice WareCassandra WarshowskyMr. & Mrs. James WattersonDeborah Weaver & Philip WeinbergJanet & Hans WegnerRosalind WeirAl & Renee WestBetsy WhiteMr. & Mrs. Benjamin White, IIIDonald B. WhiteRita & Robert WhitemanBarbara WicksGinny & Jack WilkensKathleen R. WilsonTom & Anne WinnerDr. & Mrs. Peter F. WohlauerAlice WoodHelen WoodhouseHolly Young & Michael Alexander WoodhouseGordon & Josie WoollamRichard & Shirley WordellGeorge YeomansThomas YeomansDavid & Sarah YerkesLouise YoungGeraldine Zetzel
Donations for WRWA’s Science and Edu
Phillip & Linda StubblefieldDan SullivanQuentin & Sacha SullivanPaul & Ann SullivanEmily SuttonCindy & Arthur SweetserLinda & Jeffrey SwopeMaryann & Bill TabolaSusan & Dennis TalbotDonald & Yvonne TaylorRay & Janet TetraultMary Anne ThadeuTed & Carol ThibodeauAndrew & Annemarie ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Carlton W. ThompsonMary ThorntonThe Trinity Club of HartfordLee TrippAllen G. & Amelia Tripp
2014 Summer Gala - Beyond the Sea
BenefactorsAnonymousPeter & Rosanne ArestyCharlie Baker & Dorrie PizellaDebbie & Trey BiancoKatherine A. BurdonPhil & Hilary BurlingLinda & Spinner FindlayJack GormanCalla & Ralph GuildJudy HaleCarol Ann HayesCaroline & Larry HuntingtonBob & Patsy LawrenceSally Ann LedbetterSarah & Ted LodgeCharlotte MetcalfCarol & John MoriartyKate & Tom SchmittSandra Wilson
PatronsJoan & Rich AbramsJoel & Lisa Schmid-AlvordRobert Bechtle & Whitney ChadwickMary Lou BoutwellNils Bruzelius & Lynne WeilSusan & John ClarkeTerrance & Charlene ConnollyElizabeth Coxe & David ForneyDale FerrisJeremy & Hanne GranthamSally & Mark HartyPeter & Kate KastnerMarty & Judy KellyJanie MartignettiMichael & Linda MoodyJoseph MullaneyRobert & Alexandra PozzoBarbara & Tom Slaight
SponsorsPenny & Bill AgnewBruce Bauman & Denise SeldenLibby Baylies & Nick BurnsBill & Ceelie BeachamRussell BeedeDavid & Edith BordenLarry & Susan BorgesElizabeth BrinkerhoffGioia Browne & Jim MarshCharles & Pamela CareyDavid Cole & Betty SladeCharles DeknatelGary Lee & Janice GlynnDiane & Andreas HalvorsenLee HigginsAnn HigginsSheila HughesBarbara & Peter HumphreyJanet JonesElliott & Jacqueline KieffJim & Nan LairdJoanne LearyMartha MarshallDavid & Maria MartinAnne & Brem MayerCharles & Nancy McGrathJim & Donna MoodyBill & Lee MorrisonWally & Helga NicholsSharon Nolan & Jim RosenfeldJack PenneyWynn PerlickAndrea PowningLaura Raposa & Steven SyreDebby RobbinsPaul & Tina SchmidBeverly SchuchJanet Segal (In Honor of John Segal)Michael & Louise Silverman
The Stratton FamilyJoan ThompsonCharlie & Pam TrippeJanet & Henry VaillantLiz WaringMary Kaneb WellmanJim & Nancy WhitinCatherine M. WilliamsSteve & Kathy Young
Gala SponsorsThe Back EddyFormaggio KitchenSpindrift SodaTen Cousins Brick OvenWicked Kickin’ Cheesecakes
Special Thanks to our Hosts:Ted & June Moore
UMass Dartmouth Invitation Design:Ashleigh MotaJodi PennyJessica Richard
2014 Corporate Sponsors
2014 River Day & Watershed Ride Sponsors:
A.G. Bettencourt, Inc. ACE HardwareAcme SanitationAdamsville Healing Arts CenterAir Distribution SystemsA.S. DeamsThe Back EddyBaraby ElectricThe Bayside RestaurantBoucher & Heureux, Inc.Boztonian CarpentryBradshaw Insurance AgencyBrayton’s GarageCool GeeksCountry WoolensCoyne & Powers Insurance Agency, Inc.Distinctive Auto BodyDurfee Buffinton InsuranceExcel Recycling Even Keel Realty, Inc.Fay Spofford and Thorndike
BayCoast BankLees MarketABC Rent-a-TentAcoaxet Veterinary Clinic, Inc.Buzzards Bay BreweringDartmouth Building SupplyDentistry by Jussuaume and Wendell, DDSElegant Restrooms of Rent-a-JonF.L. Tripp & Sons, Inc.Lees Oil Service, Inc.Mid-City ScrapMechanics BankPrimaCareThe Residence at Cedar DellSaltonstall ArchitectsTen Cousins Brick OvenWestport Federal Credit UnionWestport Rivers Winery
Fernandes & CharestField EngineeringGoldstein’s Farm EquipmentGraphix PlusGray’s Daily GrindGrums Family RestaurantHandy Hill CreameryHay Ray’s Farm & Feed HOMEWORKSThe Horsley Witten Group, Inc.Jack’s Landscapen, Inc.JOAL’s GarageJohn Sores Village GarageKozy Nook RestaurantLapointe InsuranceLawton BuildersMarguerite’sMeriz LandscapingN.A.C. Security & Stereo Systems, Inc.Norfolk Ram Group, LLCP.M. Maintenance & LandscapingPatrners Village StorePine Hill EquipmentA.J. Potter & SonsPotter Funeral Service, Inc.Ralco Electric, Inc.State Sen. Michael RodriguesRepresentative Paul SchmidScottee’s BikeSimmons Café and MarketSpecht Physical TherapySuperior Drywall, Inc.Sylvia Group of Insurance Companies T.F. Morra Tree Care, IncTim’s Lawn CareTMJ OrthopedicsRoland ValoisVillage Hair FashionsVillage PizzaDr. Douglas G. Vrona, D.M.D.Westport ApothecaryWestport ChiropracticWestport Lobster CompanyZibra Corporation
AnonymousCharles & Pat AppletonElizabeth BrinkerhoffEdward & Susie CareyJC Cummings Ingrid DavidgeLinda & Charles FindlayCurtis Freese & Heather BentzGrimshaw-Gudewicz
Charitable FoundationTerrance Guiney & Christine MengJennifer GranthamJim & Carol Ann HayesSally Ann LedbetterJohn and Carol MoriartyNichols FoundationMarilyn Packard-Luther & Jeff BullThomas & Johanna RobinsonThomas & Katherine SchmittPaul & Elizabeth SittenfeldMartha SlaightDale Weber & Frank McDonoughElizabeth WardwellGretchen & Larry Whipple
2014 New Headquarters Capital Campaign Supporters:
We are pleased to report 100% Board of Director participation
totalling $106,000
Special Recognition Gifts
Photo credit:Roberta Carvalho
In Honor of Betty Slade’s Birthday:Peter & Joan Fradley
In Honor of Andrzej Tymowski and Ann WilliamsJessica Williams
2014 Scholarship Donors:Marilyn Packard-Luther
In memory of Frani MeVay:David & Edith BordenElizabeth Bullock & S.M. JordanRussell & Adriane GrahamJanet & Rob HillJamie ZimmermanJim & Nancy WhitinRita & Robert Whiteman
In Memory of James Goodridge:The Trinity Club of HartfordAnne Reffue & A.I. BassetteLouise YoungPenny & Bill Butler
In Memory of Carl A. Schmitt:Earle & Sylvia CrosbyMary Ellen & Glenn Parker
In Memory of Joseph & Pauline Taylor:Susan Freeman-Aronosky
In Memory of Merrit Saldinger:Tim Curley & Martha Saldinger
Matching Gifts:ADP Matching GiftsCornerstone Real Estate Advisers, LLCHenry Grank Guggenheim FoundationIBM International FoundationYour Cause, LLC (Dell Giving)Special Gifts Donated to WRWA:Karen Moore Holiday via Community YogaGreater Tiverton Community Chorus
Sylvan Education Foundation; Donors: VanSloun Family
Advocacy CommitteeCharley AppletonEd CareyDavid ColeIngrid DavidgeLinda FindlayTom JansenPeter KastnerRon KnappSally Ann LedbetterMaury MayMarilyn Packard-LutherBill PardeeRon PriceTom SchmittDale WeberJim Whitin
Buoy Event VolunteersCharley AppletonJeff BullEd CareyJC CummingsIngrid Davidge Linda FindlayCurt FreeseTrintje JansenKetcham TrapsSally Ann LedbetterIsabel MattiaGrant MooreMarilyn Packard-LutherTom RobinsonFrank SchmidtTom SchmittDedee ShattuckMartha Slaight
Education VolunteersAidan CoreyDan HarringtonSally Ann LedbetterJanie MartignettiMarilyn Packard-LutherBonnie StroppGretchen Whipple
River Day VolunteersCharley AppletonChris AshViennia and Ben BoothElizabeth BrinkerhoffThe Carey FamilyAidan CoreyRich DionneJulia DwyerSarah DwyerLinda FindlaySteve FletcherLynn FolanJessica GesnerWendy GoldbergSarah JansenTom JansenTrintje JansenMary Ellen KennedySally Ann LedbetterMaury MayDeb Ross / Kevin MacIssacCathleen MenardDonna MitchellPeter PereiraTom RobinsonAshton Rock and FriendsTom SchmittMartha SlaightSandy and Bonnie StroppJudy TaberDale WeberBambi WisbachGretchen and Larry Whipple
Summer Gala VolunteersCharley AppletonDenise BolducElizabeth BrinkerhoffJeff BullEd CareyLinda ClarkLiz CoxeJC CummingsIngrid DavidgeLindsay DearbornJoyce DibonaDeb DrinkerLinda Findlay
Lyn ForsLydia GollnerCarol Ann HayesBarbara JansenTom JansenTrintje JansenPeter KastnerMary Ellen KennedyNan and Jim LairdJackie and Rudd LawrenceSally Ann LedbetterJanie MartignettiMaury MayCarol MoriartyWally and Helga NicholsMarilyn Packard-LutherRon PriceTom RobinsonDavid and Christine RootMartha SlaightRick and Mary SmithAnne SnyderBonnie StroppMary ThorntonPam Trippe Chris VezetinskiEileen Wardwell
Water Monitoring VolunteersBrendan CormierCurt FreeseJames GoodmanBea GormleyKiri PeirceRon PriceCatherine Williams
Westport River BaywatchersCharley Appleton Brenden CormierJames GoodmanCatherine WilliamsLee TrippEd Carey Jim WhitinSally Ann LedbetterKate and Tom Schmitt
Westport River Watershed Alliance 2014 Volunteers
Special Thank you to the artists and the Dedee Shattuck Gallery who helped make our first annual winter fundraiser, held on March 1, 2014 “Buoy Your Winter Blues” a success:
Megan Abajian Phyllis Dobbyn Adams Barrett AllenNancy AndersenCharley AppletonJosie Richmond ArkinsHeather BentzGerry BillingsClaire BowenMorgan BozarthMaddy BragarDick BrewerDon CadoretRoberta CarvalhoMeredith CornellAlicia CrespoLibby Manchester GilpatricSarah Fielding-GunnBetsey & Vidar HaalandSandra HallCharlotte HamlinSharon HardinBarbara Edlund HealyRima HeckerMichael HubertElizabeth JacksonHannah JansenNick JansenTrintje JansenKathrine LovellIsabel Mattia
Greg MooreGreg MottaElena PetevaKaren RichmondAra SadaniantzSuzy SchiresonBrenda Wrigley ScottMary SextonNancy ShandRacket ShreveLucy SnyderPeter StoneSharlie SudduthLucy TabitMartha TaradashSuzanne TomlinsonClaire TremblayJim WhitinNancy WhitinJacklyn WilliamCorey WindhamSarah Tappen WindhamHelen Woodhouse
Buoy the Winter Blues
