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SPONSORS & CONTRIBUTORS

Community Funded

The Festival gratefully acknowledges our many contributors for their financial support. Without you, we would not exist. The following list presents contributions and pledges made from August 1, 2023 through January 9, 2025. If we have omitted or incorrectly listed a name, we sincerely apologize and ask that you notify us at 904-261-1779 or email us for correction.

Individual Support

Hope Nautilus - $20,000 & Up

James and Dorothy Baer Foundation

Leslie Berghoef

Sue Braddock (in loving memory of Dr. Joe Marasco)

The Burroughs Family Foundation

The Gant Family Foundation

Jack and Sandy Halsey

Bill Hensley and Anne Coonrod Hensley

Ernest Michel and Heidja Kruse

Dr. Joseph A Marasco Jr. (in memoriam)

Diamond Nautilus - $10,000 - $19,999

William and Sheila Braddock

Erle and Candace Bridgewater

Jeanne Conner

Lyn Deroy and Family (in memory of Michel Deroy)

Steve and Peggy McCormick

Tom and Jeanette Pippin

Platinum Nautilus - $5,000 - $9,999

James Babcock

Michelle Baldacci

Francesco & Amanda Borghese

Ron and Dorothy Cheeley

Jim and Janet Flynn

Williams and Debbie Hyde

Eileen Ira

Jack and Bev Keigwin

Joanna M. Kennard

Claudia Koerner

Sharon Lennon

Bob Lindberg

Kathleen Minder and Stephen Gessner

Steven and Jerrie Sell

Anonymous

Ronald Tomlinson & Jacqueline Dorrance Tomlinson

Mark and Kathy Whitehead (in honor of William Ransom)

Martha Wilkins (in memory of Christopher Rex)

Gold Nautilus - $2,500 - $4,999

Jean Drapeau

Anonymous

Daniel Groth and Frances Peters

Patrick and Elisabeth Hervy

Jeffrey and Shelley Hirshberg

Scott and Judy McCue (in memory of Christopher Rex)

William Ransom and Yinzi Kong (in loving memory of Dr. Joe

Marasco)

Anonymous

Bud and Elizabeth Tanis (in memory of Maxine Tanis)

Helen & Richard Tufaro

Tom and Vicki Whittemore

Silver Nautilus - $1,000 - $2,499

Honja Lee Abrons Rev Trust of 2003

William Agricola

David & Michelle Baldacci

Susan Barry and Gerand Custer

E. David and Gloria Beeman

Caroline R. Burroughs

Craig & Toni Boelsen

Peter and Merrilee Chamberlain

Ken and Ruth Cornish

Russ and Margaret Dancy

Dr. George and Jean de Tarnowsky

Sarah Edwards

Ann & Robert Freeman

John Giffin and Mrs. Nancy Warren

Chuck and Russell Glasheen

William and Anne Gower

Mark and Donna Kaufman

Dr. and Mrs. Howard S. Kirshner

Howard and Carol Kirshner

Nick and Lis Krawiecki

Robert Lacey III

Jo-Ann Leimberg (in honor of Steve Leimberg)

Peter and Jackie Martin

Roderick & Dee Matthews

Donald and Sally McCarron

Wayne and Jean Middleton

Charles and Janet Plosser

Cille & Steve Ramsey

Jeffrey and Sandra Rogers

Don and Anne Teddlie

Kevin and Lisa Webber

Don and Janet Wilkerson

Martha Wilkins

Ann & Hugh Williams

Carleton and Barbara Zacheis

Crystal Nautilus - $500 - $999

Karen Berger

Emma Mills-Bledsoe

Patti Bock

Mike and Charlotte Bowling

Richard and Particia Campana

Carole Cooper-Haims

Sylvia Derrick

Jennifer & Patrick Dwyer

Gigi Feazell

Tricia Gerak

Hugh and Patricia Hayden

Stephen and Paula Heuser

Dr. Robert and Rebecca Joyce

Stephen and Susan Kaye

Carol Meyer

Don and Mary Miech

Axia Public Relations/Jason and Tabitha Mudd

Marguerite Oines

Jeffrey Packer and Jane Sandhaus-Packer (in memory of Dr.

Joe Marasco)

Richard and Diane Price

Chris & Jana Ragucci

Cathy & Robert Randall

Lyn Rion

Douglas & Suzanne Schiffman

Cynthia Shoff

Rose M. Stubbs (in memory of Bob Stubbs)

Sebastien and Lauren Templeton

Tom & Connie Wiggins (in memory of Christopher Rex)

Mary Jane Johnson and Larry Williams

Debra Allison & Cynthia Zarsky

Karen Zurlo

Friends of the Festival - $100 - $499

Deb Ahern

Barbara A. Alleva

Carrie Anderson Mays

David & Robyn Barrie

David Barry

Joanne Blalock

Susanne Bonfe

Andrew and Jennifer Borggaard

Michael & Sarah Borns

Henry and Katya Bowers

Bernadine Collins

Kevin and Judy Connelly

Ken and Carol Copithorne

Kristin Cortes

James Daubel

Cathy & Don DeCesare

Col (Ret) Richard and Tina Devoe

Anonymous

David Douglas

Gracia Drew

Beverly Durity

Ronald Eash & Mary Rood

Anonymous (in loving memory of Barb Thede, Mother of Sue

Braddock)

Emily Farmer

Sara Flohr

Linda & Michael Gard

Beth-Ann Gentile

Fred and Patricia Gieg

Gordon & Rosemary Hart

John Herron

Corky and Andrea Hoffman

Paul and Laura Howard

Sue and Tony Jarzyna

Andrea Kerin

Allen & Beverly Kezsbom

Ron and Janet Kolar

Anthony & Peggy Kolasa

Larry Kramer

Dr. Ross and Jean Krueger

Linda Kurtz

David Lakari

Alwynne Lamp

David Libby (in memory of Joseph A. Marasco, Jr.)

John Lindbeck

Thomas Logan

Brenda Lynch

Ann & Michael MacDonald

George Maentz

Stacy and John McKenzie

Merry McNamara

Carl Meaux

Paul and Christine Meehan (in Memory of Michel Deroy)

Mark & Marsha Metzler

Dave and Kathy Miller

June & Tim Miller

Louise Mozena

Maureen Nussman

Frank and Mary O’Donnell

Anne & Ralph Oman

Beth Partleton

Joel and Alice Payne

Len & Lynne Pelletiere

Stewart Pikula

Charles and Judith Pillans

Shelden O. Pisani (in honor of Sue Braddock)

Dr. John Pittari (in memory of Dr. Joseph Marasco from

lifelong friend)

Debbie & Thomas Polito

Elaine & Robert Reisner

Bill and Laura Rhoden

Henry & Phyllis Rodeffer

Fred and Jennifer Salisbury

Karl and Margaret Schneider

Deborah Schultz

Dianne & Richard Seaman

Frank Segalla

Julian & Vicki Segraves

Lee and Helen Sessions

Mary Shepherd

Elisabeth Shorstein

Patricia Anne Siberski

Buddy and Sue Sinor

Tom Sintes

Marie Smith

Helen Smith

John and Patricia Soper

Barbara & Kenneth Stanley

Judy and Ed Stanley

Sheryl Starling

Sherry Stefina

Michael and Salme Harju Steinberg

Zora R. Stevens

Doree Stow (in honor of Dr. Martha Wilkins)

Bryan & Karen Tabler

Benjamin Tandy

Robert Tankel

Louis and Joyce Tonti

Mr. and Mrs. Marinato

Sherlyn Van Orden (in memory of Dr. Joseph Marasco)

Sarah Warden and Michael Kushner, MD

Dora Yelk

Dr. Gwyn Perry and Martha Yohe

Laura Yusko

Frank Parent and Patricia Zeno

Elliot and Carolyn Zisser

Festival Supporters - Up to $99

Cynthia Aldridge

Rocco Belmonte

Pamela Bruno

Patrice Bugelasbrandt

Michael Burtz

David and Stephania Dunnmon

Mary Emerson-Smith

Irene L. Hambrock

Leslie Hickey

Andrea & Creighton Hoffman

Russell Jahn

Joshua Jenkins

Elaine Kerkezi

Elizaabeth & Scott A Kessler

Erin Bailey Lake

Janis McLean

Gray McRimmon

Jim O’Brien

Phyllis Pescosolido

Cason Wilson

Government & Business Support

Current and Past Government Support

State of Florida Division of Arts and Culture: Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the national Endowment for the Arts

Amelia Island Tourist Development Council

Nassau Council of Arts and Culture

National Endowment for the Arts

Business Support

First Federal Bank

Keyboard Connection- Jack Melvin

Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island

WestRock

WJCT Public Media