Once again, readers have helped meet fundraising goal

We are thrilled to report that once again our readers have stepped up to support The Charlotte News. Our fundraising campaigns in 2024 prompted more than 350 readers to donate, providing more than half the revenue that is required to keep us in business.

Almost all gifts received in November and December were matched by our $15,000 NewsMatch grant and a $10,000 challenge from seven friends of The Charlotte News. As a result, the newspaper will receive an additional $25,000 over and above your donations.

We are so grateful.

It means a lot to us to know that the newspaper has this level of public support. It also means that we’re answerable to you, our readers. We welcome your feedback on the newspaper’s coverage of town issues and your suggestions for how we can do better, including ideas for stories. You will find the email addresses for our editor and board members on page two of this newspaper and on the “about” page of our website.

As you know from our campaigns, this newspaper costs about $150,000 a year to produce. That covers printing, postage, salaries, software, insurance, and so on. Yet the newspaper is delivered for free to every household in Charlotte and published, in full, on our website. Twice a year, we ask you, our readers, to pay for this public service, and you do not disappoint.

If you were intending to send a gift but didn’t get to it in the rush of the holidays and year’s end, it’s not too late. Be an early bird in 2025 with a donation on our website, charlottenewsvt.org.

Below, we’ve listed the more than 350 individuals and couples who made 575 gifts to The Charlotte News last year. We’ve added the names of spouses and partners wherever possible. In other instances, the information wasn’t provided, and we apologize for the omissions. We’ve checked this listing carefully, but if we’ve made errors, please let us know with an email to John at [email protected]. In the future, we’ll be sure to give credit where its due.

With best wishes for the New Year and thanks to our 2024 donors:

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Alexa Lewis
Alexandra Lehmann
Andre LaChance
Andrea Rogers
Andrew Milliken
Andrew Zehner
Andrew Thurber & Kathryn Perkins
Andrew See
Andy Fite
Anita Royer
Anne & Jim Lampman
Arline Van Gessel
Arthur Birney
Barbara Zimmerman
Barbara Baker
Bernie Regenauer
Beth Sytsma & Ted Roberts
Bill & Nina Regan
Bill Fraser-Harris
Bill & Lynn Fox
Bob & Nancy Bloch
Bob & Kathryn Mesaros
Briar Alpert & Susan Vigsnes
Brooke Taylor Mossman
Brownie Adsit
Capt. Dan
Carl & Carlanne Herzog
Carleen Tufo
Carolyn & Jack Kovac
Catherine Stanger & Alan Budney
Cathy Hunter
Charles Moseley
Charlotte & Craig Addison
Cheryl Walker
Chris & Bob Lobel
Christine & Bob Stiller
Christine & John Giraudo
Claire Aube
Claudette Swett
Claudia Marshall &
Matthew Zucker
Claudia & Mark Pfaff
Colleen Boyce
Constantine & MaryAnne Gatos
Craig Heindel & Judith Chaves
Dale Bergdahl & Jerilyn
Dana Ward
Daniel Raabe & Rachel Destito
Danielle & James Menk
Dave & Karen Speidel
David Blittersdorf
Deborah Minkler
Deborah Lamden & Enzo Di Maio
Deborah Cook
Deborah Davis
Deborah Smith
Del Sheldon
Dewey Donovan
Dick Tonino
Donna Atwater & Rodney Parsons
Donna & Remo Pizzagalli
Dorothy Grover-Read &
Stewart Read
Doug Mariboe
Ed Sulva
Edorah Frazer
Eileen Curtis
Eleanor Russell
Eleanor Capeless
Elizabeth Humstone
Elizabeth Bassett & John Pane
Elsie Kiley
Emily Dempsey
Erin Hanley
Erin Ross
Ernest Pomerleau
Evan Osler & Elizabeth Watson
Frances Foster
Gail Holmes
Garrett Sadler
Gary & Karin Small
Gay Regan
George Howe
George & Kathleen Fox
Glen Carleton
Glen Findholt
Gopi & J.P. Advani
Grady Thomas
Gregory & Fraya Smith
Gretchen Morse
Hank & Josie Kaestner
Heather & John Dwight
Heather Abele
Helen Toor
Helena Spear
Henry Hagar
Holly Groschner
Ian Govett & Karen Nolin
Jackie Coleburn
James Faulkner
James & MaryEllen Hebert
James & Alice Murdoch
James & Patricia Dobson
Jan Blomstrann
Jane Carleton
Jane & David Ross Allen
Janice & Tom Heilmann
Jeannie MacDonough
Jed Borovik
Jeff & Susan McDonald
Jeffrey Small
Jennifer Stadnik
Jenny & Jordan Wilson
Jenny & Dan Cole
Jessica Rauch
Jessie Price & John Streng
Jill Smith
Jill & Edward Wilkens
Jill Wolcott
Jim & Dee Hodson
Jim Squires &
Debbie Dodd-Squires
Joan Weed

Jodi & Jeff Smith
John Limanek & Laurie Thompson
John & Nancy Rosenthal
John Thibault
John Sheehan
John Quinney & Colleen Armstrong
John & Dorrice Hammer
John Cammack
John & Joan Ernst
Jonathan & Erika Bearman
Jonathan Silverman
& Martha Whitfield
Joseph & Cornelia Tierney
Joseph & Jennifer Dickerman
Joseph Lasek
Julia Russell
Julian Kulski
Karen Tuininga
Karen Weber
Karen & Bill Bruett
Karina & Stuart Warshaw
Karyn & John Lunde
Kate Lampton
Katharine Hikel
Katherine & Bill Schubart
Katherine Ranallo
Katherine Arthaud
Kathlyn Furr
Kenneth & Lisa Miller
Kerrie Pughe
Kevin Pumiglia & Kathryn Leopold
Kevin & Deidre Goldenbogen
Kim & David Ziegelman
Kim Findlay
Kimberly Warren
Kristy Spengler
Lane & Janet Morrison
Larry Sommers & Joanne Dennee
Laura Cahners-Ford
Laura & Peter Osborne
Laura St. George
Laurel Lakey & Jared Ulmer
Lauren Hart
Laurey & Alden Mauck
Laurie Green
Laurie Thompson & John Limanek
Lee Wasserman
Lee Suskin
Lee Krohn & Carol Talley
Lee Ann Cox & Enrique Corredera
Lell & Rex Forehand
Lesli Blount
Leslie & Junior Lewis
Linda Gilbert
Linda Hamilton
Lindsay Longe & Chris Mack
Lindsay & Sam Smith
Lisa Crispin & Robert Downing
Lisa Steele & Scott Hammond
Liz & Jim Foster
Liz & Chuck DesLauriers
Lois Obregon
Lois McClure
Lori Racha & Damon Silverman
Lorraine & Joseph Koffman
Louise & Jonathan Fairbank
Lucie Lehmann
Lynne & Stephen Hale
Lynne & Scott Jaunich
Lynne Bond
Macy Margolin
Magdalena Naylor
Marc & Annie Richter
Marc Wieman
Mare Hopkins
Margaret & Michael Lazar
Margery & Russ McCracken
Mark & Ann Dillenbeck
Mark & Jill Lyons
Mark & Victoria Powers
Martha & Russell Partridge
Martha & Mike Wool
Martha & Joe Barton-Rivera
Martha Mitchell
Mary & Tim Volk
Mary Van Vleck
Mary Holmes
Mary & Charlie Brush
Maryanne Kyburz-Ladue
Marybeth Gilliam
Matthew & Rebecca Coll
Matthew Tolosky
Meaghan & Ethan McLaughlin
Meg Berlin
Meg & Whit Smith
Meghan & Matthew Siket
Melanie Goodman
Melanie Bui
Michael & Justine Dee
Michael & Shelby Teaster
Mike & Janet Yantachka
Mimsy Murray & Stan Monk
Missy Kraus
Moe Harvey & Mary Mead
Molly McClaskey & Gill Barlow
Nadine Canter
Nan & Ben Mason
Nancy Aronson
Nancy Wood
Nancy Petty
Nick Vanderkloot
Pamela Powell
Patricia Waters
Patricia ODonnell & Jim Donovan
Paul Wadler
Peggy & Jim Sharpe
Penelope Hoblyn
Peter & Nancy Richardson
Peter Holmberg
Peter Swift & Diana McCargo
Peter & Diane Rosenfeld
Peter Post

Peter & Meredith Moses
Peter & Julia Voll
Peter Macia
Peter & Paula Joslin
Peter Cole
Phyllis Mazurski
Polly Harris
Ralph Brooker
Randy & Karen Ramsden
Randy & Nancy Longe
Raymond & Mary Mesirow
Richard & Wendy Hendrickson
Richard & Linda Stowe
Richard & Juliette Latimer
Richard & Sandi Detwiler
Richard Kerschner
Richard & Kathryn Ahrens
Rick Blount & Andrea Grayson
Robbie Hodgson
Robbie & Susan Hall
Robert & Marjorie Archer
Robert & Deborah Donahue
Robert Carmody & Mary Scripps
Robert Steis
Robert & Yolande Larson
Robert Nickelsberg
Robert Der Stein & Kathryn Milillo
Roberta Whitmore
Roberta & John Stetson
Robin & Robert Coleburn
Robin & Bob Turnau
Robin Hayden
Rocki-Lee Dewitt &
Josephine Herrera
Ronda Moore
Ruah Swennerfelt & Louis Cox
Sam & Judy Pugliese
Sandy Jones
Sandy Schofield
Sarah Spooner
Sera Anderson
Shari Bell
Sharon Mount & Barry Finette
Stan & Bettina Wasilewski
Stephanie & Jim Wells
Stephany & Bruce Hasse
Stephen Crane
Stephen Kiernan
Stephen Johnson
Stephen & Margaret Foster
Steve Wisbaum & Suzanne Lourie
Steve Kantor
Steven Spadaccini
Steven Siket
Sue & Dave Schermerhorn
Susan Horsford
Susan & Nick Carter
Susan & John Lavigne
Susan Hong
Susan Tobin
Susan Stuck
Susan McCullough
Susan & Jim Hyde
Susan & Hans Ohanian
Susan Sim
Susanne & Chris Davis
Suzanne Slesar
Suzy Hodgson & Mike Walker
Taylor Root Family Charitable Fund
Ted LeBlanc & Jane Kearns
Ted Scatchard
Ted & Anne Castle
Ted Montgomery
Terry Close & Jonathan Hart
Theresa Carroll
Theresa & Bill Petrow
Thomas Macia
“Thomas McAuliff Jr. &
Janella Pennington”
Thomas Maci
Thomas & Susan Little
Thomas & Naomi Randall
Tim McCullough
Tim & Jenn Higgins
Timothy & Suzanne Hawley
Tina & Ric Flood
Toby Barlow
Tom & Michelle Tiller
Tom & Lorna Bates
Tom & Ebeth Scatchard
Toni & Bob Monsey
Tracey Beaudin
Valerie Graham
Vera Simon-Nobes
Victor & Wanda Bean
Victoria & John Rizzi
Vince Crockenberg
Virginia Keyser
Wendy Hawkins
William & Patricia Nestork
William Pendlebury
William Thompson
William Lockwood
Wolfger Schneider
Zackary Macik

(Bill Regan is chair of the board of directors of The Charlotte News. John Quinney is chair of the board’s fundraising committee.)