The spirit of giving is shining brightly in the Bay Area. Now celebrating 40 years, Wish Book readers are stepping up to help their South Bay neighbors in need. As of Dec. 18, your generous donations have reached a heartwarming $400,346!
We’d like to express our deepest gratitude to our amazing Wish Book donors. Your contributions will fuel essential programs that support countless families struggling in our local communities. Every dollar you give goes directly to work in the South Bay and will make a difference for so many. It is readers like you that make Wish Book a success year after year.
We are still counting contributions, and there is still time to bring joy to families featured in our news sections and online this holiday season. To learn more about these families and discover how you can donate, visit wishbook.mercurynews.com. Below is a partial list of generous contributors; we will publish a full list in January. We are also grateful to the many anonymous donors who choose to quietly share their compassion. Together, we can create a brighter holiday season for our neighbors in need.
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Sridhar Acharya
Catherine Adkins
Fernando Agudelo & Jan Maulhardt
Daniel & Theresa Akaki
Lane & Barb Albanese
Donna Alongi
Patricia Alves in memory of Joe Alves & Bill and Karen George
Marianne Ambrosini
Lynn Amerian
Richard Amlin
Susan Andersen
Keith Anderson
Lois Anderson
Richard Andrews
Anido Familyin honor of The Community of Volunteers
Anonymous in honor of D & Z Hannah
Anonymous in honor of Helping Hands Silicon Valley
Anonymous in honor of Katie Coleman
Anonymous in honor off Kyle Hansel
Anonymous in honor of M Bercow
Anonymous in honor of Mama Jean
Anonymous in honor of Mir Sayed
Anonymous in honor of Mr Steve Nguyen, Scout Master Troop 493 Cupertino
Anonymous in honor of the American Indians
Anonymous in memory of Kyan E. Wong
Anonymous in memory of Carole Lue
Anonymous in memory of Clark Batistich
Anonymous in memory of David Steffen
Anonymous in memory of Dee Price
Anonymous in memory of Dorothy, Gerald, H.B., & Laura
Anonymous in memory of Eric Vieler
Anonymous in memory of Eunice Markaway
Anonymous in memory of George Domon
Anonymous in memory of Jeanette Miller
Anonymous in memory of Kyan E. Wong
Anonymous in memory of Luz Vargas
Anonymous in memory of May M Tanaka
Anonymous in memory of Melvin Ebeling
Anonymous in memory of Mike Elliott
Anonymous in memory of Mrs. Roxanne Roman
Anonymous in memory of Nita Picchetti
Anonymous in memory of Sandra Knutson
Gary & Pamela Aquilina in honor of Florence Hedblad
Roberta Archibald in memory of my son, Scott
Arts Initiative GP in honor of Frank Reed
Mel Ausman
John & Eryl Aynsley
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Carol Bacchetti
Sarah-Ann & Brian Baderoch
Joseph & Rebecca Baem
Mo Bai
Dale & Leslie Bailey
Evelene Ballard in memory of Robert Ballard
Juliana Barr in memory of Chris Orman
Linda Barrett
Sharon Bartholomew
Joyce Bartlett
Helen & Jack Battad
Walter & Chris Battistella
Anne & Buz Battle
Brad & Mayur Baugh
John Baumgarten
Darla Beck
Merle And Lorna Beghtel
Adrienne J. Bennett
Deanna Bermillo in honor of Jake, Colton, & Kassidy
Deborah Best
Richard Beyer
John & Lee Blaettler
Claudia Blakeslee
Hella & Tony Bluhm-Stieber
Robert Bogdanoff & Lucy McProud in honor of Pat & Joan Bogdanoff
Judith Borlase
Kristine Borrison
Pamela Bowen
John & Carol Bower
Mary Boyle in memory of Lorraine Boyle
Cheryl Branco
G. A. Braun
Bonnie Breda in honor of my mom, Lindy Jost
The San Jose Bretschneiders in memory of Richard and Dorothy Bretschneider
Marjorie Bridges
Roger & Margot Brockmeyer in honor of the Brockmeyer Family
Raymond Brooks in memory of Lisa S Brooks
Alexander Brown in memory of Ida Jean Brown
Susan & Lynn Brown
Carol Bruce in memory of Prof Kenneth R Bruce
Gail & Bill Buckley
Marilyn & Bill Burns in memory of Michael Paradise
Sherry Burns
Bill & Sharon Bynum
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Marge Cadena
Sharon Calcagno
Albert Camarillo in memory of the Hidden Villa founders and their social justice efforts
Diana Campa
Eileen & Don Campagna
Janet & Brian Cane
Shelley Capovilla in memory of Randy Tyner
Tom & Michele Cappels
Maureen Cappon-Javey in honor of Reza Javey
Jean Caravalho
Michael Carroll in memory of Maxine Carroll
Michael Cashion
Maureen Cerecedes in honor of Kyle Hansel
Philie Chan
Janet Chance
Hal & Karen Chase
Mark Chetkovich in memory of Michael & Alke Chetkovich
Judy Chi in honor of Senior Coastsiders
Eva Ching
Laura Chiu
Roberta Chock
Anita Chopra in memory of Nirmal Kanta Chopra
Hetty E. Christensen in honor of Veterans
Carol Christensen
Donna Christensen
James & Elizabeth Cilker
Elizabeth Cilker
Connie Cipriano
Beatrice Clark in memory of Anita Dick
Mr and Mrs Richard Clark in memory of our parents, family, and friends
Keith & Linda Clarke
Sarah Clish in memory of Jim & Nancy Clish
Laura Coburn
John Swartley & Debra Cohen
Deb Colden in honor of The Stanford Walkers
Gina Colton in memory of Lisa Seifert
Barbara Colyar
Mary Ann Cook
Carolyn Cool
Linda Coon
William Fanning & Gary Cooper
John and Emily Corpos
Ken & Kathie Corsello
Betty Costales
Deborah Crim in memory of Rev. Dr. Charles F. Stewart, Jr.
Karin Crosby
Pat & Chris Cross
Consuelo Culbertson
Michael Culcasi
Ginger Cullen
Pat Cunnane
Connie Cunningham
Patricia Curia
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Virginia Dahl in memory of Alison M Mackey
Thomas & Teri Dahl
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Dalton in honor of James E Sylvester
Jeremiah Darais
Josephine Darius
Beverly David in memory of Maxine & Amory Cochrane
Linda Davidge
Brain & Jenean Davidson
Tom & Tomiko Davis
Allison Davis
Reyel Daystar Family
Louis De Lellis
Russ & Debbie Dean in memory of George & Onnolee Larson
Michele & David Dearborn
Nancy DeFever in honor of Jackie Anderson
Peter, Kim and James Delevett
C & C Demartini
Mary DeMasters
Katie Dent in honor of Savannah Clark and Bradley & Hannah Catlin
Catherine Derringer
Guatam DeSai
Carl Jukkola & Desmond Lee
Rob Devincenzi
J.D. Di Salvo in memory of Phyllis Di Salvo
Sandra DiGiulio
Rudolph & Donna Dittrich
Shubhada Divekar in memory of Ram Sathe
Vu Doan in honor of Jej Doan
Peter Doelling in memory of Kurt Doelling, Brother
Kathleen Doerr in memory of Dick Doerr
Katherine Doi
Jerry & Marilyn Drino
Richard Duran in memory of Rose Duran
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Yvonne Eaton
Cathy Eaton
Amanda Eberly
Phyllis Ebersole
Barbara Eckerman
David & Dawn Edgren
Doug & Kristen Edwards
Steven Edwards
Lynne Edwards
Susan & Erik Edwards
Rick Ehrhart
Eugene Ely in honor of Walt Longbottom and Randi Ely
Sarah English in honor of Shirley Hunter
Andy & Jennifer Enzminger
Epstein Family Fund
Dan & Cindy Erceg
Barbara Erhard
George Erickson
Ellen Fagan
Colette Farabaugh
Hillary & Stan Farkasin memory of Brett Farkas Komanovsky
Patricia Faust in memory of Sammie J. Faust
Brian Faust
Janet Fee
Teresa Feng & Chin-Der Mo
John & Beth Fensterwald
Brian Fernandez in memory of Beatrice Fernandez & Sandy Polando
Florence Fiance
John Fioretta
Nancy Fischbein
Steve Fishman
Allen Fleishman
Sandra Foehr
Marilyn Fordham in memory of John W Fordham
David & Wendy Fotland
Lynne S. Fovinci
Maria Franco in honor of Joao Franco
Mike Frankel in memory of Mr. Roadshow — Gary Richards
Jason Freund
Kathy Fryer
Adele Fukuba & Gerard Goeser in memory of Ada & Robert Lynds
Lynn Fukuda in memory of Joseph Micielli
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Elaine Gable
Mary Ann Gage
Kathryn Gallant
Ronnie Garris
Kathie Gaylord in memory of Lissi Osterlund
Steven & Dawn Gerdt
Ruth Geredes
Rhonda & Ralph Gerhardt
Janis Gerlinger
Carol Gerwitz
Farid & Laleh Ghafghaichi in memory of Dr Mohammad T Hamidieh
Diana Gilbert
Rose Giles in memory of George, Tommy, & Henry Hall
Richard Gillam
Cathy Gist
John Givens in memory of Dorothy Givens
Helen Gjerde
Mr and Mrs William Glick
Henci Goer
Margaret Goetz
Dave Gonzalez
Terry Gonzalez
Dorothea and Charles Gordon in honor of our family
Paul Gourley
Lois Gragnola
Ed & Barbara Grant
Laddie & Chris Green in honor of Harland & Candace and Gayle & Sharon Green families
Joan Gregory
Julie Groll
Carol Guertin
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Lars Hagen
Linda Hakmi
Douglas Hall
Carol A. Hampel
Kathleen & Fred Hanes
Rudy Hansen
Stuart & Carol Hansen
Doranne Hardt
Flo Harrison in honor of Wes Harrison
Lilly Grenz & Harry Lichtbach
Cindy & Rich Hauser in memory of Tennyson Heen
Georgiana Hays in memory of Elizabeth Georgiana Hays
Bruce Heflinger
Thomas Heim in memory of Robert J Heim
Peggy Heiman
Pam & Jorge Helmer
Tracy Hemmeter
Cindy & Dave Hendrickson
Patricia Hendriks
Jeanine Henneman
Barry Hennings
Walter Herrera
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Steven Hibshman
John & Linda Higgins
Nancy & Allan Hikoyeda
Andy & Debbie Hilton
Jerome Hines
Hines Family Fund
John & Sarah Hinkle
John & Alice Ho
Margaret Hohenshelt
Harriet Holmes in memory of Kenneth Holmes
Bonnie Home in memory of Holly Hayes
Jane Horton in memory of Aaron Shawn Horton
Penelope Houston in memory of David Houston
Diane Howell
David & Sharon Hoyt
Paul Hsieh
William Huey
Daniel & Debra Hunter
Carolyn Hutchins
Hwang Family
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Janet & Peyton Ikeda in memory of Karen Yoneda
Joan Iorizzo in memory of Carlo Iorizzo
Glenn, Jean, and Kathleen Ireland
Joseph Isaacson
AJ & Steve Jackson in honor of AJ and Steve
Nancy Jacobson
Leonard Jacobson
Jangian/Herhold Family
Max Jedda in honor of Lorraine Jedda
John Jenkins in honor of Lauren
Carol Jennings
Patti Jensen in memory of Mary DeNardo
Jensen Scales Inc
Jensen Family
Jack Jewell
Mark Jimenez
Angelina Johnson iin memory of Don Cordero
Karen Johnson
David Johnston
Ella Jones in memory of Steven Jones
Robert & Linda Jones
Dale & Anne Jones
Millie Jones
Jossi Family Trust
The Jung Family
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Albert Kaiser in memory of Suzanne Kaiser
Carolyn Kameya
Carol Kamita in memory of Mason & Ryan
Kazuyo Kaneko
Mr & Mrs Warren J. Kaplan
Kathleen Karmendy
Karen & David Keefer
Rosemary Keith
Shirley Keller
James Kelley in honor of Shawn Kelley
Millie Kellogg in honor of Ashli Kellogg
Mary Kelly
Paige & David Kenigsberg in honor of Dr. James E. Lewis M.D.
Christina Kennaday
Linda Kenny
Sue Kensill RN, MIssion Hospice and Health Care
Pamela Kershner
Steve Kessler
Milt & J. Khoobyarian
Jay & Nancy Kidd
Karen Kieffer-Gillette in memory of Holly Hayes
E.H. King in honor of Helping Hands SV
BD Kirby
Celeste & Howard Kitagawa
Gayle C. Kludt in memory of Donna Rooney
Chris Knoblaugh in memory of Joseph and Charlene Gadker
Paul Knofler in memory of Frank Knofler
Joanne Kobori in memory of Sandi Guenther
Patricia Kongsle
KooNguyen Family
Wanda Kownacki
Kozlovsky Family Fund
Judy Kramer
Debra & Dana Kreitter
Mike & Donna Krey
Kuckens Family
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Alan Lagod
Raj Lakhotia in honor of Mir Sayed
Susan Lange in honor of all good people including Marie Bernard
Malle Lantz
Sheila LaPointe in memory of Larry LaPointe
Michael Larimore
Terry Larkin
Gary & Maria Larson in memory of Yvonne Larson
Jan Laskowski
Dr and Mrs Donald Lathrop
Sharell Lauderbach
John Laumann
Kristina Lauraitis
Paula & Bill LeBlanc
David & Tara Lee
Rose & Gill Lee
Daniel & Shirley Lee
Terri Lehan
Amy Leisenring
Rob & Lucinda Lenicheck
Robert Leone
Raymond & Kathleen Levitt
George & Thelma Lie in memory of Che-Chin Lie
Ineke Ligtenberg
Judith Livengood
Judith London
Bette Loomis in honor of San Jose State
Charlene Loomis
Caresse Loski
Kathy & Mark Loveless
Mr and Mrs Mario Lowe
Lucido Family
Barry and Jenny Ludwig
Connie & Bob Lurie
Gerri Lurya
Jeannie Lutticken
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Alison Mackey in memory of Tom & Teri Dahl
Rob & Karen Magovern
Mah Family in memory of Ramon S and Carmen L Duran
Ed & Jan Maisen
Joyce Malia
Pamela Mallory
Jean Manahan
Lois Mannix
Judith Manton
Uma & Murali Mantravadi
Sharlynn Mar
Nancy Marini
Marini Family
Monica Maxwell & Mark Montrose
James & Larissa Marocco
Michele Marquardt
Mashall Family
Nancy C. Martin
Stephen & Susan Martin
Lynda Martinez in memory of Mickey Martinez
Robert Martinez
Joe & Karen Martini
Mark Stevens & Mary Murphy
Agnes Matter-Dang
Robert Matusiak in memory of Beth Warren
Ruth Max
Diane Mazzoni
Sue McAllister in honor of Jefferson High School, Daly City
Susan McAllister in memory of Holly Hayes
Allan McCleod
Mary E. McEnery
Alyson McLamore
Marjorie McLaren in honor of RB
James McLean
Tom, Patti, and Duncan McRae in honor of Timpany Center Staff
Daryl McTeague
Shannon Meier in memory of Jim Meier
Paula Meier in memory of Joseph Schumaker
Alan & Patti Mena in memory of Michael Bertoli
Geoff Mendal in memory of Angelika Mendal
Eusebio Menezes
Julie Mercer
Jojy Michael in memory of Rose and Michael
Denise Michael
Betsy Mielke in memory of Gene & Anna Verbrugge
Laura Mifflin
Kathleen Miller in honor of Ellen Maloney
Michael Miller in memory of Clarence Miller
Mary Artibee & Milt Mallory in honor of Sarah-Ann and Brian Badenoch
Barry & Rosemarie Mirkin
Val Mitchell in memory of my Linda, Linda Mitchell
Joette & Bernard Mitchell
Arvind & Ellen Mody
Kathleen Moe
Ram Mohan
Carol Monahan
Julie Monda
Lydia Montano
James Montgomerie
Danny, Madelyn, & Michael Moon
Sandra Moore
Mike & Pat Moore
Susan & Jim Moore
Polly Moreno in memory of Anthony Moreno
Dean & Renee Moresco
Lynn & Barry Morgan
Barbara Morrey in memory of Hank Gambina
Marcia Morton
Margaret Muench
Patricia Munoz in memory of my dad, Jesus Trevino
Susan Munro in honor of Bonstead family and Parsons family
Dean & Jake Munro
Sidney O. Mygatt
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Susan Nakamura
Michael & Jeanne Nakano
Shaon & John Nasstrom
Nancy Navarro
Karen Nelson
Nevada Ave Neighbors in honor of Nevada Avenue Neighbors
Paul & Antje Newhagen
Harlen Ng
Hai Nguyen
The Nguyens Cupertino
Marsha & David Nicodemo
Akio Nishino in memory of Saeko Nishino
Joan Nolen in memory of John Nolen
Pieter Noordam
Betty Norris
Nancy Noto
Linda O’Maley
Teresa O’Neill
Kathy O’Sullivan
Dave & Margaret Obenour in memory of Martha & Richard Smiley
Sandra Oda
Delbert Odle
Janice Olavarri in memory of Norma Olivarri
Marta Olds
Anna Olivera in memory of Jason
Julian Ong
Pancho & Selena Oppus
Warren Otsuka in memory of Claudia Otsuka
Peggy Padelt
Terrie Page
Carol Paivinen
Laurie Palmer
Jeanne Palmer
Pangal Family Fund
The Paper Doll
Mary Parks
Howard & Vivian Pearce in honor of all parents
Carlo & Evelyn Pedron
Todd Peters
Alice Petersen
Carol Peterson
Warren Pierce
Susan Pierce
Sal Pizarro
Marsha & David Pollack in memory of Holly Hayes
Donna Pombo
Jean Pond
Don Pratt
Jeff Preefer
Allen Price
Craig Price & Louise Apichell
Bruce & Donna Prime
Mike & Tammy Primeau
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Caroline Rackowski in memory of Caroline & Lillian
Rick Radiotes
Randy Rae & Lora O’haver
Gerry Ramoni in honor of Jim Ramoni & David Cisneros
Harvey & Sally Rarback
Roseann Rasul in memory of Jacob Rasul
Jane Ratchye
Jonathan & Judith Rattner
Pat Ray in memory of Marjorie Norgard
Tanya Rebarchik
Steven & Regina Reed
Glenn Reed
Regan Family
Edward & Laura Reidenbach
Mary Reiland in memory of Peter G. Reiland
Robert & Sally Reingold
Ann Reisenauer
Lisa & Conrad Reiss-Garcia
Henry & Arlene Remmers
Ana Rendon in honor of Our Virgin of Guadalupe
Stephen Robie
Sally & Tom Robinette in memory of Dorean Ames
Randy & Debra Robinson
Rita L. Robison
Binh Roby
Rocklin Family in memory of Roy Rocklin
Jetty Rodriguez in honor of all of our grandchildren
Patricia & Ed Roesch
Deborah Rosenberg in memory of Nate Rosenberg
Harriet Rowan
Ronald Rowe
Cynthia Ruby
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James Sabbatini
Barbara Saito
M Sako
C. N. Sallan
Karen Salzer
Maxine & Phillip Sampson
Mandy & Eric Samson in honor of Dorothy Brewer’s 100th birthday!
Eric & Mandy Samson
Ruedi Sandmeier
Armida Santos in honor of the De La Torre Family
Dave Santos
Janice & Brad Santos
G. S. Satya
Portia Saul in memory of my mom, Marge Smith
Kathleen Schleef
Susan & Glen Schofield
Monique Schutte in memory of J.B. Schutte
Ellen & Marvin Schwartz
William Schwarz in honor of Martha Kulisch
Maria Scott
June Scott
Lyle & Sally Sechrest
Marialis Seehorn
Nancy Seiden in memory of Nadav Timmer
Jeanette Seiji
Judi Seip
Rick & Mary Lou Serrano
Andrew Shaffer
Atirek Sharma in memory of my uncle Rama Shankar
Mike & Mimi Shea
Douglas A Sheaffer
Mimi & Guy Shellman
Lisa & WInston Sherard in memory of Jean Friedrichs & Florence Sherard
Mien & Nancy Shih
Leslie Shiozaki
Shiralkar Family in honor of Anjali & Ranjit
Greg & Susan Sickal
Carolyn & Jeremy Siegel
Pete Silva in memory of Marilyn Silva
Jerry & Priscilla Simms in memory of Brian Simms
Bob Singsank & Joan Lucas
Vicki Sisi
Ruth Sitton
Norma Slavit in memory of Dr. Cy Bross & Louis Dombro
Robert E. Slye
Allan Smirni
David & Mary Smith
Chris Smith
Charlene & Dale Smith
Terrence P. Smith
Warren Snaider in memory of Marilyn Snaider
George & Lorraine Sousa in honor of Lisa Sousa Carlson
Sherry Stack in honor of Mabel Lively
Kellie Stafford
Jonas & Christine Stafford
Barbara Stark in memory of Gary Stark
Jeff Steffan
Betty & Chuck Steffeck
Sue Stephan
Earthling Adrienne Stephens
Rhonda Striegel
Gregory Sue
Cindy Sue
Susan Sundberg in memory of Whisper & Sunshine
Martin Suorosa
Steven & Sue Swanson
Kirk Swedenborg
Richard Swent
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Bob & Carol Taggart in memory of my mother, Mable Wallmark
Tom & Joyce Tamaru
Cheryl Tamburri
Louise Tamm in memory of Roy & Florence Tamm
Rose & Frank Tamney
Francine Tanner
Elise Tavella
Elsa Tenorio
Lisa Thomas
Jan H. Thompson
Michael & Ann Thompson
Geraldine Thompson
Mark & Cheryl Thompson
Paul Thorpe
Susan Tillim
Laura Tindall
Dan Toft
Raymond & Grace Tom in memory of Marilyn Yee
Lucy Tompkins MD
Caroline Tonetti in memory of Emily Schatz
Richard & Pat Treadway
Pat Treadwell
Barbara Tribble
Tom Trombetta in memory of Alan Trombetta
Timothy Tsun
John & Judy Turner
William Turney
Marta Tyler
Kou-Hu Tzou
Patti Van der Burg
Georgina Van Horn in honor of Maggie Holler
Lynn Vanderhoef
Robina Vandersteen in memory of Elsie & Harry Baggs
Velazquez Family in memory of Lizeth Velazquez
Wilma Velez
Kristina Vetter in memory of Agneta W Mead and Nicholas F Mead
Janice Villemaire
Gayle Visher
Ann Vivian
Susan Voll
Anne Vosti
Craig vW & Ann I
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Sunny & Pat Wagstaff
Erik Walberg
Stephen Walker
Richard & Nancy Walter
Gretchen Warner
Lorri Watson
Gloria Wayne
Ken Weber
Robin Wedell
Tammie Weigl in memory of Mavis F. Crede
Mark & Sue Weiner
Linda Weinstein
Harriet Weiss
Claudia Weist
Carolyn Westphal
Denise Weyl
Marianna Whaley in honor of Joan Whaley
Randy & Marcia White
Kathleen White
Jack & Pearl Wiedlin in memory of Steve Wiedlin
Patricia Wilcox
Donna Terman & William Brown
Sandra Williams in memory of Adeline Luoto
David Williams
Kimberly Williams
Patricia Williams
Robin and Maryke Williams
Robert Wilson
Marilyn Winkleby
Ann & Neil Wolff
Bruce & Jill Wolk in honor of Dylan & Jennifer Wolk
Jude Wong
Ariel & Bruce Wooley
Leonie Worsham
Suzanne Worthington in honor of Dianne Scheck
Mark & Susie Wright
Frances Yau
Amy Yeckel
Jan Yedinak
Warren Yee
Madelyn Yeo
Jim & Kim Yglesias
Barbara Young in memory of Brian Young
Carol Zaccheo in honor of Myron Zaccheo
Carol Zink in memory of my Mom and Dad who taught me to be helpful to those in need
Zwolinski Family
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