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Words Are Tools Fall 2011

“Reading changes our lives and our lives change our reading.” -Maryanne Wolf

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Our sincere thanks to the many contributors to this production including; Jenna Floyd, Nina Smith,

La Tonia Wells, John Lybolt, Kate Gottfred, Lauren Kowalkowski,

Michael Levesque, Stephanie Cates, Chris Hillcoat, and David Starr.

Words from our President

F riends,

Leap has known for many years, and current research supports that reading, reason

and executive functioning skills cannot work without language. And it’s time to ―fall‖

into reading here at Leap Learning Systems! Our innovative, language-based reading

programs help students from preschool through high school years become more en-

gaged readers. We help to inspire students to have ownership of their learning and to

be excited about reading to learn. One example would include how LASER (Leap’s

After School Enrichment program) increases reading exposure and practice time for

those children who receive limited reading time at home.

This year, we are celebrating a re-energized collaboration between Early Childhood

Teachers and Speech Language Pathologists in Chicago Public Schools. A cohort of

approximately 80 teachers and SLPs are being trained on a variety of techniques, in-

cluding Leap’s Preschool Dialogic Reading Interventions. These educators work in

some of CPS’s most challenged neighborhoods , but they are already reporting success

in helping students gain emergent literacy skills. This pilot program is inspired in part

by the innovative work being conducted throughout the Woodlawn Children’s Promise

Community and is targeted to be expanded to other CPS schools in coming years.

Through professional development many preschool and early childhood teachers

have learned and are already enhancing the executive functioning skills of students

through programs such as Leap’s Language through Science program (LTS) and Vo-

cabulary Improvement Program (VIP). Executive Function involves language-based

brain activities which allow all of us to be effective planners, project completers, prob-

lem solvers, and decision makers. Leap’s programs all emphasize the continuing de-

velopment of these skills throughout the students’ school career.

I invite you to read the rest of our newsletter to learn about our latest developments

and on-going efforts to help close the education gap. Remember you can now Like and

follow Leap Learning Systems on Facebook!

I also invite you to make a financial gift to Leap Learning Systems to help make a

difference in the lives of students in the Chicagoland area.

A Leap gift is a great gift!

Sincerely,

Catherine H. Gottfred, Ph.D. Catherine H. Gottfred, Ph.D.

Catherine H. Gottfred,

Founder of Leap Learning

Systems in Chicago, IL

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A “Reading Brain” at Work

Leap Learning Systems is in the business of creating ―reading brains‖. But in order to create reading brains, we must

first help students to develop their language skills. An understanding of language helps students to better conceptual-

ize and understand what they are reading. For example, our Language for Scholars programs and Vocabulary Im-

provement programs help students to become more confident in their language skills, which in turn helps them to be-

come more confident when they read. Through language stimulation, we strive to instill a desire in students to learn

how to read independently, because here at Leap, we understand the concept that the more you read, the more you

know.

Your financial support helps us continue to bring the highest quality, language-based academic programs to thousands

of teachers, classroom support staff and students in high needs schools across the city.

Please make a donation to Leap Learning Systems. It is an investment in the

community and the future. A gift of any amount can help:

Thank You from the Board of Directors

Josh Aldort, J.D. Richard Gottfred Chris Hillcoat Lindsey Holton

Catherine Gottfred, Ph.D. Russ Campion Pamela Daniels-Halisi Scott Kilrea

Lorraine Cole, Ph.D. Charlie Burt Cynthia Elkins Jeri Logemann, Ph.D.

Loida Rosario

Donate on-line at www.leaplearningsystems.org/get_involved/donate.html or by mail to:

Leap Learning Systems

8 South Michigan, Suite 812

Chicago, IL 60603

$50 Underwrites

materials and

supplies for an early

childhood program

$100 Supports one

after school academic

coaching session

$500 Helps to support an

eight week LTS pre-

school program

$1,000 Supports a full

LFS program for

high school students

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Great partnerships can make the difference between being mildly or

wildly successful. The Leap team takes the extra steps to help our partners reach

their goals. See what a few school administrators, teachers and students

have to say about their experience.

Productive Partnerships

Jennifer Clayton

M.H.S. CCC/SLP/L

CPS Speech Manager- South

―Leap Learning Systems has

worked closely with the Speech

department in the Chicago Public

Schools for the past three years in

order to enhance the knowledge base

of SLPs and teachers in the area of

literacy and language development.

―This collaborative effort will

assist SLPS and teachers with

understanding the importance of

language in the early years for

children. The LEAP team

demonstrates a broad knowledge

which includes, theory, evidence-

based interventions, and an

understanding of the importance of

collaboration among school wide

staff.

―This partnership has been

necessary in order to close the

achievement gap among students

and improve the reading skills of

students at an early age. We are

grateful to the LEAP team for their

efforts to improve the literacy skills

of our students.‖

Regina Johnson

After-School Educator

University of Chicago Charter

School Donoghue Campus

"I really enjoy the Leap

Learning Systems partner-

ship. It has been a pleasurable

experience. I have learned a lot

of different techniques from the

Leap team. I also enjoy the fun

activities that they have for the

students after each

lesson.

―I appreciate the one-on-one

contact from the coaches. It has

taught me how to ask open-

ended questions with my 9-year-

old daughter. You are doing an

awesome job for the kids."

Bryan Castillo, 12th Grader,

Prosser Career Academy

―The material that I was able to

learn from After School Matters will

help me in the future by having

more self-confidence while

presenting in front of a large

audience without losing posture or

speaking skills. It will also help me

on future projects while working

with a team.‖

Jasman Bailey,

12th Grader,

Austin Business and

Entrepreneurship Academy

―It helped me a lot. I was first

scared to speak, but [we had] a lot of

presentations. It was fun working in

groups. After college, I want to

become a nurse. My

communication [speech] goals could

take me far in that.‖

Both of these students participated

in ASM at the Austin HS Campus.

Program instruction provided by the

Leap staff.

Visit and Like

our Facebook

page today!

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Many of us are good planners, strategic thinkers and can

focus on a project until it is completed. Executive Functioning is

the term speech pathologists, educators, and neuroscientists use to

investigate and develop these skills (Blakemore 2006 and Ward 2010).

Adolescence is the time when neurological growth and

maturation of Executive Functioning skills begins in earnest for

children with sound language and education preparation. But the

groundwork for these effective skills begins at an early age, allow-

ing us to become effective problem solvers, planners and project

completers.

It is a sad reality that not every child experiences equal op-

portunities with spoken language (sometimes they have heard 40

million fewer words by their fourth birthday); they are not prepared

for the life skills that Executive Functioning eventually grants (Hart

& Risley, 1997).

Fortunately, Leap’s effective preschool programs such as

Language through Science (LTS), helps preschool and kindergar-

ten teachers build rich and memorable language experiences that

support academic growth. Accord-

ing to Dr. John Lybolt of LEAP,

these ―pre-Executive Functioning‖

skills lead directly to effective read-

ing classroom responsiveness and

academic self-starting.

For information on how to bring LTS to

your classroom or childcare center contact

us at (312) 578-1255 or visit our website.

Development and expansion of LTS has been made possible through the gener-

ous support of funders such as the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community

Trust, Polk Bros. Foundation, the Boeing Employee Community Fund, CPS

Office of Math and Science and others.

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Building Language Throughout the Year:

the Preschool Early Literacy Curriculum

Leap Learning Systems' preschool curriculum is easily adaptable to any

classroom but is best utilized when complimented with one of our early

childhood PD programs such as our Vocabulary Improvement Programs

(VIP) or Language Through Science program.

Ideal for Head Start programs: For information on any Leap Learn-

ing Systems professional development program, contact our office at (312)-

578-1255. To purchase, go to: http://www.brookespublishing.com/store/books/lybolt-

67809/ index.htm Use code #AF67808 for a $10 discount.

Dr. John Lybolt,

Research & Curriculum

Director at Leap

Learning Systems

Executive Function—Early Childhood

Collaboration!

This year, we are celebrating our re-

energized partnership with Chicago

Public School early childhood

teachers and speech language pa-

thologists. Through five collabora-

tive workshops these professionals

are making classroom excellence

happen! PD sessions began October

and will continue through April

2012.

What they are learning:

How to share high energy

teaching methods

Ways to best leverage class-

room knowledge for all students

Strategies on maximizing best

teaching practices

Better collaboration between early

childhood teachers and speech pa-

thologists will ultimately lead to

increased student performance.

Stay tuned for the results and

outcome from this exciting

initiative!

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Building Language and Literacy Skills

“The Importance of Dialogic Reading”

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Contact us today to learn how Leap can help your afterschool program have a greater impact.

latonia@leaplearningsystems.org or call 312-578-1255.

An Approach That Gets Results

LASER can be used with struggling readers, with students that qualify for support under Title I and those that

simply want to provide a fun and effective academic enrichment component.

All good readers must have a strong foundation and comfort level with certain key language and literacy skills.

Thus we focus on the four fundamental areas necessary for school success:

Historically, free print resources from libraries have not been scarce. But frightening figures emerged at the be-

ginning of the Internet era: according to one study children entering kindergarten from low print households only experi-

enced 20 hours of reading time, as compared to children from ―high-print‖ households who entered school with 1000

hours or more of book reading (Hart & Risley, 1997).

Children with less exposure to spoken language or print from their homes or

preschools are often destined for difficulty in learning to read and understanding

curriculum content in school. Moreover, with the Internet era in full swing, more par-

ents working longer hours and children spending more time in front of the television,

an increasing number of students are struggling in school.

In order to completely hold ownership over a concept vocabulary word or

idea, the average person must have 35 exposures to the concept or idea (Montgomery,

2007). Leap coaches parents and teachers to read the same book repeatedly, giving

children deep rather than shallow reading experiences.

Following our LASER program instructions, parents, afterschool leaders and teachers read books four times, al-

lowing a child to incorporate their own experiences and background knowledge to the print material, and begin to antici-

pate reading print on their own. Pre-k and kindergarten children begin to have pleasure and anticipate success with read-

ing. Children from first grade through high school participate in our LASER program which supplements phonics instruc-

tion. Our LASER strategies help students to become engaged in projects to help them understand why they know what

they do from their reading. It is critical to expose these students to reading (and repetition of that reading) in order to pro-

vide them with more opportunities for success in the future.

The LASER program has been developed through the generous support of organizations such as U.S. Bancorp Foundation,

The Siragusa Foundation, Burt Family Foundation and others.

1) Oral Language

Knowledge

2) Reading Decoding

(sounding out)

4) Writing Skills

3) Reading

Comprehension

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All LFS programs are designed to enhance the communication skills of students through the program’s introduction and em-

phasis of using Academic/Business English. For the purposes of evaluation and instruction, Leap focuses on eight speech goal

categories - Articulation, Body Language, Intonation, Projection, Rate, Filler Free Speech, Grammar and Conversation.

Through instruction and program workshops, LFS teaches students to use Academic/Business English as an additional tool

that will help them communicate successfully with a wide variety of audiences, network effectively and make a strong, posi-

tive first impression with teachers, counselors, admissions officers and employers.

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Summer tends to be a time when intense learning goes on break – no schoolwork or tests to take,

no presentations or class discussions. However, Leap Learning Systems challenges students to keep on

their thinking caps and learn ways to become more confident and effective communicators! This past

summer student scholars did just that — by taking full advantage of Leap’s Language for Scholars

program (LFS).

While it is important to value your home dialect, it is also extremely important and beneficial to

be able to utilize Academic/Business English in school and in other key environments. Student scholars

participating in high caliber summer programs like the University of Chicago’s Collegiate Scholars

Program and the Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund stayed a few steps ahead of their peers by taking

time during their summer break to learn about improving their communication skills.

LFS workshops provided these students with intense, but fun skills building practice in areas

such as code-switching, non verbal communication, articulation and techniques on how to reduce filler

words during conversations and presentations. All of these key 21st century skills will benefit students

and help them to make positive first impressions on teachers, administrators, college interviewers and

employers.

Next summer, give your teens access to skills training that matter now and in the future.

Contact Leap Learning Systems to learn how to incorporate LFS into your program summer schedule.

Language For Scholars

Summer Skills Building Programs

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Julia Bassewitz is currently working

toward her MA in Speech Language

Pathology at the University of Wisconsin

in Madison. She joined Leap for a

summer internship after hearing about the

wonderful services that Leap provided to a

family friend.

She worked on the preparation and

execution of various programs during her

time at Leap, and said she truly enjoyed her

experience. Throughout her time over the

summer at Leap, she said she made many

connections with many knowledgeable and

helpful professionals. She said she learned

so much from the staff and from the

students she worked with.

―Leap Learning Systems is a great place

to intern,‖ she said. ―It allows you to see

how education and speech-pathology can

be combined to bring life-changing services

to students of all ages. Leap is also a great

place to meet kind, hard-working people,

get hands-on experience helping others, and

expand your repertoire of skills and work

ethics.‖

Hannah Pourchot is a senior at the

University of Oklahoma Health and

Science Center and will continue on to

obtain her Master’s degree in Speech

Language Pathology. At Leap, she

worked on the LASER program, After

School Matters and other programs.

―It was truly enlightening to watch

these students take the information we

were presenting them and see them real-

ize they have the potential to do so much

with the simple tools we have supplied

them,‖ she said. ―Watching these stu-

dents grow everyday and progress at such

a rapid rate truly speaks to the work that

is done at Leap Learning Systems.‖

Hannah said the things she experienced

at Leap have shaped her view of what she

wants to do after graduate school. ―I

learned something new everyday,‖ she

said, ―and I cannot thank the Leap staff

enough for giving me the opportunity to

be a part of the great work they do.‖

We are lucky to have a team of dedicated contributors that lend their talents on both a full and part time basis.

Here are the people that have made it happen over the past several months.

Catherine H. Gottfred,

Ph.D., Founder

La Tonia Wells Roger Anderson Patty Pollina Jenna Floyd

John Lybolt, Ph.D.

Curriculum Director

Nina Smith Juliane Culver Julie Rosenthal Mary Lucas

Michael Levesque,

Executive Director

Lauren Kowalkowski Jennifer Preschern Angela Howard Zuri Wells

Andrea Olano Davett Williams Jordan Fox Marilyn Starks Andrea Solochek

Bernie Grisham Julia Bassewitz Hannah Pourchot Henri Parker Tonya Jeter

Marguerite Daus Aja Johnson Stephanie Cates Jamie Schmidt Angelique M. Collins

Visit www.leaplearningsystems.org to learn more about our quality programs and amazing staff.

Julia Bassewitz, B.A. Hannah Pourchot, B.A.

Interns that Rock!

Andi Solochek is a senior at University

of Michigan and plans on obtaining a Mas-

ter’s in Speech Pathology. During her sum-

mer at Leap, she assisted with the Lan-

guage for Scholars program and helped

evaluate speech goals before and after the

program. She said she learned something

every single day when she went to work.

―I learned so many things that I know I

will be able to apply in my career as a

Speech Pathologist. I also loved that I got

to know so much more about Chicago.

Leap really does spread itself around the

city and attending each program is a great

way to learn more about the students I met

in each program as well as the surrounding

neighborhoods.‖

Andi said that working at Leap was a

truly invaluable experience. ―I had the

privilege of understanding how to develop

and run effective programming. As I

watched the students in each program

discover new things about themselves, I

gained a new sense of confidence too.‖

Andi Solochek

Whether you are volunteering for school credits or personal growth, Leap is a great place to build skills,

and we’d love to have you! Click here and fill out an application today!

A very special thank you again to our sponsors for all of their support throughout this year. Groups or individuals that have

contributed volunteer time to Leap including service through internships and externships, represent a diverse set of organizations

including: Ariel Community Academy, Boeing, Chicago Career Tech, Chicago Semester, City of Chicago, US Bank, Elmhurst

College, Northwestern University, The Private Bank, Rush University and William Blair & Co.

Check on our website or look us up on Facebook for a list of our upcoming events!

No one gets everything they need to be successful in life from home. School-age children and teens benefit greatly

from the variety of mentors and role models who help them navigate through the challenges of life. Many positive rein-

forcements come from these interactions with caring, passionate professionals that are not the regular classroom teachers.

The ultimate goal of Leap’s partnership with One Good Deed is to show students in the Chicagoland area that academic

success is an attainable option.

Leap Learning Systems provides well-structured volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals to support the

academic work of classroom teachers and afterschool programs. Leap’s specific initiatives under this bold plan by the

Mayor will target language and literacy skills building programs. We are recruiting and training groups of dedicated volun-

teers to serve as long term tutors, working with students to improve their oral language and reading skills.

You can be the spark that makes a difference in a child’s life. Volunteer and join our family of individuals and

organizations that believe they can make the world a little better by sharing what they know.

Chicago Public Schools Key Academic Success Milestones

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“Together, we can renew and strengthen our city -- community by community, neighborhood by neighbor-

hood, and block by block. The challenges for the city of Chicago are no match for the character of the people

of Chicago.” -Mayor Rahm Emanuel

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Leap programs are made possible through the generous support of a wide variety of

foundation, public, corporate and individual giving.

Thank you to our funders and partners that have made it possible over the years for thousands of students to gain access to high qual-

ity reading materials and literacy support; for teachers to have intense classroom modeling and coaching support; and for teens to gain

critical 21st century skills that help make them more competitive in the classroom and one day in the board room.

Harry F. and Elaine Chaddick Foundation

Health Education & Relief Foundation

Irwin Andrew Porter Foundation

J. Patrick and Anne M. Gallagher

James & Rev. Sally Iberg

James A. Alexander

James and Char Washburn

James and Cindy Ziemba

James and Debby Holton

James and Helen M. L. Faust

James and Madeline McMullan

James and Pat Hunt

James and Stephanie Hamman

James and Wendy Kemp

Jamie E. Kinder

Jane P. Downton

Janet Iltis

Janet Kenny

Janet Merutka

Janet P. Valkenaar

Janet Reid

Janie and Wayne Moretti

Jason and Allison Wilk

Jay and Kathy Pierce

Jennifer and Richard Preschern

Jeri Logemann, Ph.D. *

Jim Hendricks

Joel and Ann Platt

John and Catherine R. W. Estey

John and Dorothy R. Gardner

John and Jane Demler

John and Kim Barnett

John and Mary Lou Lybolt

John and Mary Raitt

John and Sharon J. Leary

John Clint Mabie

John F. Alden

John Robert Gardner

Jon Isherwood

Jordan Fox

Joseph and Alison Yastrow

Joseph and Barbara L. Baughman

Josh and Julie Aldort *

Joshua and Lindsey Holton *

Juan Calixto

Judith and Norman Andrews

Judith C. Busch

Aimee J. Markelz

Albert and Rita J. Lacher

Alisa Hauser

Alison Lemke

American Family Insurance

Andrew and Molly Goldberg

Andrew H. & Catherine S. Connor

Ann Deakyne

Ann Petroliunas

Anonymous Donor-Advised Fund at

The Chicago Community Trust

Arlene A. Pietranton, Ph.D.

Audries Blake

B.K. and G.H. Doerner

Bank of America

Barbara Hillcoat

Beryl Bills

Beverly and Morris L. Applebaum

Bill and Jesse Cesaroni

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

Bob and Becky McLennan

Boeing Employees Community Fund

Bradley Barnett

Brent Griffin

Bruce S. and Laura M. Linger

Bryce and Theresa Adams

Burt Family Foundation

Burton and Francine R. Rissman

Cap and Jean Gray

Carlette McMullan & John Gibbins

Carol O. Carson-Warner, Ed.D

Catherine Clark

Catherine Pollina

Charles and Cheryl Pyne

Charles and Nancy Moore

Charles and Victoria F. H. Hodges, IV

Charles Kraft

Charles R. Burt *

Chester A. Gougis & Shelley Ochab

Chester and Shelly Ochab A. Gougis

Chicago Sun Times Charity Trust

Chicago Tribune

Chicago White Sox

Chris Jaskot

Christopher and Carolyn Eigel

Christopher and Mary Hillcoat *

Circle of Service Foundation, Inc.

Circle Urban Ministries

CNA Foundation

Col. Stanley McNeil Foundation

Colleen O'Rourke

Constance and Robert Browne

Craig and Maureen Kirby

Craig and Nancy Davis

Daniel J. Wilson and Kirsten K. Mahlman

Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund

Daniel T. Van Voorhis

Daryl and Donnita Travis

David and Beryl B. Bills

David and Beth J. Shaw

David and Jan Shields

David and Julie T. Farina

David and Laura Kofoid P. Ricci

David and Lemmietta McNeilly

David and Linda Hamman

David and Nancy E. Winton

David and Peggy Rogers

David Barshes

David Connolly

David P. Radelet

David Starr *

Dr. David V. and Mrs. Chronda Spurlin

Dennis Dudley

Dewayne Celestan

Diane M. McKeever

Diane Marie Luciani

Diane Ulrich

Diane Zent

Don and Ellen C. Clark

Don and Margo I. DePhillips

Douglas and Jeanne Blauw

Dr. Cheri Carrico

Dr. Dianne H. Meyer

Dr. James and Mrs. Charlane Mowery

Dr. Ria R. Pinkston-McKee

Earl and Ruth Shultz

Edgar and Debby Jannotta

Edward and Cynthia Bruksch

Edward and Norma S. N. Koenig

Edwina Cook

Elaine Dunn Engel

Eleanor G. Sigurdson

Eric A. Cooper

Erica Summers

Eugene and Joanne DeMuro

Evangeline R. Haarlow

Frank and Kelli DiLeonardi

Fred and Nancy Gillick

Fred B. Snite Foundation

Frederick and Marilyn F. Webster, Jr.

G.A. Gundrum

George and Diane B. N. Silca

Gilles Demeulenaere

Glen & Linda Davis

Glenview Community Church

Gottfred Family Foundation

Grace S. Lieberman

Greg Antonucci

Karen O. Williams

Keith and Rachelle Sanders

Kim Schuh

Kimberly Barich

Kraft Employee Fund

Lancaster Family Foundation

Lance and Sue Hale

Larry Clemmons

Laura Justice, Ph.D.

Leon Schnayer

Leslie and Paul Lehner

Leslie H. Lehner

Levoyd & Jackie Robinson

Linda Tarrson *

Linya Moy

Lisa A. Schumacher

Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

Lloyd and Kathryn Bettis

Loida Rosario *

Lorraine Cole, Ph.D. *

Loui Marver

Luanne M. Eng

Maggie Weber

Marcia Northern

Margaret J. Braatz

Mark Cozzi

Mark M. Lyman

Mark Wyman

Marvin and Georgieanne Alef, Jr.

Mary Alice Wheeler Fund

Mary C. Slocum

Mary Jannotta

Mary Lou Gorno

Mary U. Hooper

Matthew and Pam MacPherson

Max Goldenberg Foundation

McCormick Tribune Foundation

Melissa Mueller

Judge Melynee Leftridge

Michael and Cathy Busch

Michael and Shawn Levesque *

Michelle Jackson

Modestus Bauer Foundation

Mr. & Mrs. Craig Dvais

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Mallicoat, Jr

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew David

Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Bregstone

Mr. Lloyd A. Bettis & Mrs. Kathryn A.

Bettis

Mr. Terry & Dr. Jackki Thomas

Mrs. Gladys Goodmonson

Our goal is to fully acknowledge all donations and gifts. Please accept our deepest apologies, if we have omitted anyone from this list.

Terry and Sally Hicks

The Chicago Community Trust

The Irvin Stern Foundation

The John Buck Company

The Markos Foundation, Inc.

The Oberheide Family Foundation

The Oppenheimer Family Foundation

The Siragusa Foundation

Thomas and Cindy Ficho

Thomas and Karen A. L. Aldrich

Thomas and Rosalie Amos

Thomas and Sandra R. Kully

Thomas and Sarah Wilson

Thomas and Sonja L. E. Koenig

Thomas and Susan D. P. Kearney

Thomas J Dwyer

Thomas MacAdam

Tom and Gwen McCormick

Tom Nieman

Tommie L. Robinson, Jr.

Total Capital Solutions, Inc.

U.S. Bancorp Foundation

Valerie Toney Parker

Vanessa Cooper

Vaughn Gordy

Victora Fahey

Walter and Jeanette Bledsoe

Wayne Andersen & Judge Shelia

O'Brien

Willia M. Carr-Parker

William and Anne Tobey, Jr.

William and Catherine Kirby

William and Gail C. Steinmetz

William and Gloria Ann Perlitz

William and Marlo W. Keyser

William and Susan T. White

William B. and Mary H. Semmer

William Blair and Company Founda-

tion

William O'Hara

WJ and JK Truettner Foundation

* Leap Board of Directors

Mrs.Gladys Goodmonson

Neal and Rachel L. Seltzer

Norma and John Green

Pam Daniels-Halisi *

Pamela Thomas

Pat and Bill Frey

Patricia A. Prelock

Peggy Rogers

Penelope Whiteside

Perry and Sharon L. Gunn

Peter Wrenn

Polk Bros. Foundation

Ralph and Holly Love

Randall and Mary Ryan-Smith

Raymond and Patty A. Pollina

Reggie and Miriam Moore

Rene and Rita Torrado

Rev. Glen and Mrs. Rebecca Taibl

Richard and Edith A. Phelan

Richard and Katie Gottfred *

Richard M. & Elizabeth M. Ross Foundation

Rita Spitz

Robert and Cathy Pierce

Robert and Dee Lorenz

Robert and Karey C. Fix

Robert and Kathlyn A. C. Warskow

Robert and Maureen Carson

Robert M & Mary J Bacon

Robert and Nancy A. L. Tompkins

Robert and Pat Ahrens

Robert Gottfred

Robert J. Cooney

Robert Newman

Robert S. Watterson

Rochelle Helgeland

Rodney Ira and Dr. Janet Farr Eiger

Roxanne Glasco

Russell and Suzanne Campion *

Ruth Whiteside

Scott and Mary Beth Kilrea *

Stephanie Aldort

Stephen and Cynthia Elkins *

Stephen and Ellen Scholly

Stephen Rivard, M.D.

Steve And Leslie Jacobson

Steven and Mary C. Ethington

Susan and Stephen D. Bass Marcus

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