Support MYS: Donor listing

The Minnesota Youth Symphonies and its Board of Directors thank the following individuals for their generous contributions this season. Donations of $100 or more are listed and were received between June 1, 2007 and May 31, 2008.

Corporations & Foundations

  • The Allegro Fund of the Saint Paul Foundation
  • Elmer L. and Eleanor J. Andersen Foundation
  • Allianz Life Insurance Company
  • Best Buy
  • The Boss Foundation
  • Charles and Kathryn Cunningham Foundation
  • Ecolab Foundation
  • Richard and Beverly Fink Family Foundation
  • Fredrikson and Byron Foundation
  • Margaret H. and James E. Kelley Foundation
  • Mardag Foundation
  • Minnesota State Arts Board
  • The Nash Foundation
  • Dwight D. Opperman Foundation
  • Pobiel Family Charitable Fund
  • RBC Dain Rauscher Foundation
  • Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation
  • Margaret Rivers Fund
  • Rosemount, Inc.
  • St. Paul Cultural STAR
  • Target
  • Georgia and Jim Thompson Family Fund of the Minneapolis Foundation
  • James R. Thorpe Foundation
  • Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
  • West, a Thomson Business
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Corporate Matching Gifts

  • Allstate
  • Ameriprise
  • Greater Twin Cities United Way Campaign
  • Guidant Foundation
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Securian Foundation
  • United Arts Workplace Giving Campaign
  • WPG Solutions
  • West, a Thomson Business
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Carissa Hayen Memorial Scholarship Fund

  • Anonymous (3)
  • Katie Bauernfeind
  • Meghan Berman, in honor of Peter Howard
  • Lauren Densinger
  • Rick and Juanita Doyle, in memory of Carissa Hayen
  • Sonja Funkenbusch
  • Eliza Hartley
  • Cathy and Ray Hayen, in memory of Carissa Hayen
  • Linda and Glenn Hayen, in memory of Carissa Hayen
  • Caroline Lemen
  • Mia Lundgren
  • Brett Alexander and Judy MacGibbon, for viola scholarships
  • Rob Margolis
  • Jacob D. Martin
  • John Perkins
  • Rebecca Roden
  • Amy Shepperd
  • Rosa Thompson-Vieira
  • Meredith Vaughan
  • Bill and Barbara Welke

Instrument Fund

  • Anonymous
  • Philip and Carolyn Brunelle
  • Chuck and Vicki Densinger
  • Jane Densinger
  • Dorothy Doherty
  • Karen and David Grandstrand
  • Donn and Bonnie McLellan
  • Lynn and David Meyer
  • Noodles & Company
  • Bill and Barbara Welke
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Gifts In-Kind

  • Best Buy
  • Kathy Brown
  • Brueggers, Stillwater
  • Champps
  • Chuck and Vicki Densinger
  • Tom Frantz
  • Hopkins Center for the Arts
  • House of Note
  • Ichiban
  • Izzy’s Ice Cream
  • Tara Jackson
  • Joe’s Garage
  • Niall Klyn
  • Vicki L. Krueger
  • Mall of America and The Park at MOA
  • Lisa McChesney
  • Julie Michels
  • Noodles & Company
  • Carol Rudnickas
  • Spaghetti Factory
  • Starbucks, Highland Park
  • Christina Strachan
  • Target
  • Kevin Tilka
  • Jennifer Volby
  • Kristen and Kyle Wesloh
  • Ying Xue

$5000 to $9999 Director’s Circle

  • David & Debra Andreas

$2500 to $4999 Platinum Guarantor

  • Julia W. Dayton
  • Karen and David Grandstrand
  • Sasan Mokhtari and Mary Brown
  • Bill and Barbara Welke

$1000 to $2499 Gold Guarantor

  • Jeffrey Brown
  • Michael B. Eckhardt, for the MYS String Studio
  • Marjorie and Joseph Grinnell
  • Claudette and Manny Laureano, in honor of our children, Max and Kiko
  • Kathy and Randy Margolis

$500 to $999 Silver Guarantor

  • Anonymous
  • David D. Dayton
  • Chuck and Vicki Densinger
  • Jonathan and Jill Eisenberg
  • Jim and Barbara Jacob
  • Doug and Mary Jones
  • Andy and Grace Juang
  • Phillip and Nelle Nones, in honor of past MYS Board Presidents Walter and Jane Nones
  • Daniel and Lyn Palacheck
  • Michael and Catharine Wright

$250 to $499 Fellow

  • Anonymous (2)
  • Cecile and Chris Alper-Leroux
  • Dr. and Mrs. Berman, in honor of daughter, Meghan Berman
  • Randall Eisenbeisz
  • Nancy Esslinger
  • Steven and Barbara Gaynor
  • Andrea Hauser and Charles Hardy
  • John Hottinger
  • Vicki L. Krueger
  • Steven and Kelly Lensing, in honor of Judy Blomgren
  • Nancy and Allen Levine
  • Katherine Majkrzak
  • The McQuade Family
  • Julie Michels and Steven Hutton
  • Scott and Judy Olsen
  • Mark and Celine Perkins
  • Peggy and Tom Radio
  • Henry Charles and Mary Jane Smith, in honor of Manny and Claudette Laureano
  • Ron and Joanne Zigman

$100 to $249 Benefactor

  • Anonymous (4)
  • Anonymous, in honor of Natalie, Stella, Jonah and Dan
  • Holly Ager
  • Stella Anderson
  • Jha Anuradha
  • Sofia Ardalan, in memory of Mary West
  • Barbara S. Belk
  • David and Maryann Benditt
  • Evelina Chao
  • K. Coon, in honor of all the practice time of Eva and Ella Coon
  • Tom and Ellie Crosby, Jr.
  • Seth Cruden
  • Jane Densinger, in memory of William C. Densinger
  • David and Sandra Frauenshuh
  • Mary Gander
  • Marjorie and Joseph Grinnell, in memory of Stephen Plasman
  • House of Note
  • Lyn Hunt
  • Thelma Johnson, in memory of Clifford Johnson
  • Dr. G. Paul and Nancy Kerestes
  • Sunny S. Kim
  • Robert C. Klas
  • Paul and Deb Knutson
  • Alicia Koelz, in memory of Mary West
  • Ingrid and Peter Koller
  • Stephanie Krejcarek
  • Richard and Diane Kruger
  • Sarah Kwak
  • Jim and Perry Leger
  • John Litch
  • Jan Malcolm, in honor of Maureen Peterson
  • Ann and Michael Markman
  • Sylvia McCormack
  • Mike and Karen Mickelson
  • Gottfried and Mary Beth Millner
  • Paul and Carol Moen
  • Sheila Morgan, in memory of Judy Lampert
  • Joan Neil, in honor of Melissa Deal
  • Beth Nienow, in memory of Elaine Nienow
  • Dale and Denise Osterman
  • James A. Parente, Jr. and Arlene A. Teraoka
  • Robert and Mary Pennell
  • Baird and Maureen Peterson
  • James Peterson
  • Pata Ken Puffer, in honor of Stephen Taylor
  • Belva Rasmussen
  • Al and Carol Rudnickas
  • Paul and Patricia Samson
  • Paul and Camille Schroeder
  • Wook-Jin Seong
  • Donna Strand and Judy Rohlfs, in honor of Kevin, Kelsey and Terry Burk
  • Gary and Dona Stanull
  • Doug and Sandy Szarkowski
  • David Wankel
  • Frank and Francis Wilkinson
  • Silvia Yueh

35th Anniversary Commissions Fund Donors

Orchestra Chair $5,000-$9,999

  • Sasan Mokhtari and Mary Brown
  • Bill and Barbara Welke

Chamber Musician $1,000-$4,999

  • Marjorie and Joseph Grinnell
  • The Johnson Family
  • Claudette and Manny Laureano
  • Katherine and Douglas Skor

Soloist $500-$999

  • Chris and Cecile Alper-Leroux
  • Chuck and Vicki Densinger, in honor of our daughter, Lauren Densinger, MYS Class of 2008
  • Diane and Richard Kruger
  • Kathy and Randy Margolis
  • Richard and Denise McGee
  • Judith and Kevin Nilan
  • Tom and Peggy Radio

Instrumentalist $25-$499

  • Anonymous (6)
  • Sofia Ardalan
  • Thomas and Julia Bartsch
  • David and Mary Ann Benditt
  • Meghan Berman, in honor of Claudette and Manny Laureano
  • David and Alexandria Briggs
  • Kathy Brown
  • Rachel Brudnoy
  • Timothy and Barbara Carlson
  • Annette Caruthers
  • Nancy and Harry Cohen
  • Burt and Jeanne Corwin
  • Shirley Decker
  • Eric Funkenbusch and Christine Tarte
  • John and Rebecca Gabriel
  • Kathryn Ganzel
  • Mark Gitch
  • Karen and David Grandstrand
  • James Hansen
  • Guilford and Kathryn Hartley
  • Mark and Margaret Hottinger
  • Charles R. and Sally B. Jorgensen
  • W. A. King
  • Vicki L. Krueger
  • The Lelich Family
  • Jacob D. Martin
  • Cliff and Sharon McGinnis
  • Debby and Dick McNeil, in appreciation of Claudette and Manny Laureano
  • David and Lynn Meyer
  • Laura and Don Nemcek
  • Baird and Maureen Peterson
  • Belva H. Rasmussen
  • The Rudnickas Family
  • Karen Schilling
  • Robert Sells and Laurie Whipple
  • Anne Shainline
  • Ellen Skorseth
  • Jorja Fleezanis and Michael Steinberg
  • Bob and Didi Storeygard
  • Kevin Tilka and Gina Heatherington
  • Eric Trygstad
  • Eric and Carol Weitz