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EVENING FESTIVITIES

5:30 pm - Cocktails & Hors d’oeuvres
in the Formal Garden of The Lincoln Family Home

7:00 pm - Celebratory Dinner in Lincoln Hall
Welcome by Bob Hallenbeck, Chair of the Board of Trustees

Program: Advancing Mission & Creating Opportunity
Featuring Special Guest Ron C. White, New York Times best-selling author and renowned Abraham Lincoln Scholar*

Live Auction & Live Appeal for Lincoln Hall
Closing Toast by Brian Keefe, President
Dancing in Lincoln Hall

~~~ Festive Attire ~~~

For more information, contact Nan Bambara, Advancement Director at nan@hildene.org, office 802-367-7994, or text 407-375-8615.

*For more information on Ron White, please visit www.prhspeakers.com.

Buy Your Tickets Live Auction Preview!

Ribbon Cutting at Lincoln Hall

Lincoln Hall Inside

ADVANCE MISSION | CREATE OPPORTUNITY

We are so close! We are immensely grateful for the tremendous support from over 350 people who have helped make Lincoln Hall a reality! We’ve raised almost $6 million in cash and pledges. Last fall, an anonymous donor stepped forward and with an incredible show of support, made a $1,000,000 challenge match! This means your gifts, including multi-year pledges, will be matched dollar-for-dollar, doubling your impact. As of June 2024, we have just over $450,000 left to raise to unlock the funds. Please help us make this match, as the more money we can raise against the bank’s investment, the greater the benefits to Hildene over the decades.

After this raise-up, our final campaign will be to fund phase two of Lincoln Hall construction. This includes audio-visual hybrid technology throughout the building, and finishing the lower-level conference rooms, new exhibition space, and additional restrooms. We will also have a café offering freshly prepared items featuring Hildene-grown products and an outdoor patio area inviting our guests to sit and linger a little bit longer. There will be additional landscaping around the south side and west patio. The completion of this work will enable Hildene to realize the full potential of Lincoln Hall. Your support will make all the difference! Please consider a gift today!

Donate to Lincoln Hall today!

The $1 Million match

LINCOLN HALL IS TAKING OFF!

As we enter the final stretch of fundraising for the completion of phase one, we are thrilled to announce a $1 Million Challenge Match, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor. We hope this donor’s contribution inspires you to make a gift today. Your donations, including multi-year pledges, will be matched dollar-for-dollar, effectively doubling your impact.

Current Fundraising Status of Match:

• $1,000,000 - Challenge Match
• $530,000 - Raised (as of May 2024)
• $470,000 - Remaining to raise to unlock the dollar-for-dollar challenge match

We are immensely grateful for the tremendous support from over 350 donors who have helped us raise almost $6 million in cash and pledges thus far.

All donors giving $1,000 or above will receive recognition on our donor plaques at Lincoln Hall. Donors giving multiple gifts will be recognized at the level of their cumulative giving to Lincoln Hall.

For more information, please contact: Brian Keefe: 802-362-3996, brian@hildene.org Nan Bambara: 802-367-7994, nan@hildene.org

Donate and Double Your Gift Today!

“We are passionate about this great future asset as we know Lincoln Hall will be a powerful lift to Hildene’s mission-driven programs and, at the same time, provide a measurable economic impact on the greater community.”

Ursula & Paul Lowerre*
*Vice Chair, Hildene Board of Trustees

SPECIAL THANKS

Special thanks to all those who have already given $1,000 and above. Because of their early and strong support, the Capital Campaign for Lincoln Hall is in its final phase. New donors giving $1,000 and above will be added to this list which will be updated monthly. List as of July, 2024

Lincoln Circle $1,000,000+

Anonymous

Susan Hunter and Doug Watson

Bill and Marlynn Scully

Donna Walker

Harlan Circle $500,000 - $999,999

Beckwith Circle $250,000 - $499,999

Juliette and Stallworth Larson

Ursula and Paul Lowerre

1905 Circle $100,000 - $249,999

Anne Archer and Michael Cooperman

Susan and Robert Hallenbeck

Randall Perkins

Frederic Taylor

1978 Circle $50,000 - $99,999

Kathy Fisher and Rocco Maggiotto

Jane and Ken Moriarty

Constance West

Jacqueline and Anthony Marro

Chair's Circle $25,000 - $49,999

Anonymous
Anonymous
Hoa and Orland Campbell
Clark French

Roby Harrington
Carol and Anthony Kalliche
Michael and Barbara Powers
rkMILES, Inc.

Sears-Swetland Family Foundation
Carolyn and William Stutt
Willam and Jane Told
Mary-Anne and Bob Van Degna

Deborah and William Wight

Trustees' Circle $10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous
Pat and Jack Bennett
Susan and Peter Bradford
Jane S. Childs

Berthe and Bob Cowles
Patti and Jim Evans
Robin and Marc Fisher
Deborah and Bruce Hallett

Leslie and Brian Keefe
Walker and Allison Kimball
Susan and John Linvill
Gwen and Jim Maiella

Rachael and John Robertson
Rebecca Y. Robinson
Christie Salomon and Richard Lombard
Karen Schwenk

President's Circle $5,000 - $9,999

Pat and Rick Bianchi
Anne Brett
Judy and Fred Buechner
Nancy and Don Burd
Margaret Cating
Austin S. Felis, Trustee
Kaulbach Foundation

In Memory of Nan F. Flynn
Elizabeth Hutchings
Linda and Michael Infurna
Mr. & Mrs. Donald S. Kendall, III
Claudia and Peter Kinder
Anne and Anthony MacLaurin

Constance and Arthur Page
In Loving Memory of George W. Peck IV
Judy Robbins
Janice Scheer
Susan and Robert Shaw
Bob and Judi Sherman

Shari Siegel
Susan and David Stratton
Wenke Thoman-Sterns and William Sterns
Ann Vogt-Kopczynski
Molly and Jeff Williams
Barbara and John King Wright

Preservation Circle $2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous
Diana and Michael Bickford
Bill and Becky Burke
Anne Corso and Timothy Griffith
Katherine and David Dickenson
Karol and Rich Digan
Stephen E. Drunsic and Christian Goff

Cornelia and Robert Ferguson
Andrew C. and Alicia Bambara Fish
Kimberly and Jay Flynn
Christine and David Furman
Robert Galluscio
Diane and Tommy Harmon
Tony Hoyt

Alison Bellino Johnston
and James Johnston
Erin Kaufman and Mark Tashjian
Jim and Pat Lee
Grace and Robert Manne
Georgette McAuley and Kevin Duffy
Caitlyn and Ryan Miosek

David and Nancy Nurnberger
Penelope Peterson
Scott Shallo
Susan Willetts and Alan Pritz
Bebbins and James Yudes

Conservation Circle $1,000 - $2,499

Doug and Jean Abel
Julie and Zack Alcorn
John Alfonso
Mary and Keld Alstrup
Maggie Hoffmann and Jonathan Ams
Charles Ams
Chris and Jane Ams
Lynn and Jerry Babicka
Nan E. Bambara and Enrique de la Rosa
Judith M. Barrows
Hans and Wendy Baurmeister
John and Patricia Belcastro
in memory of our time in Vermont
Eleanor and Larry Bell
Barbara and Al Bellino
Bradley J. Bender
Polly Bennett-Daniel and Clifton Daniel
Christine and Seth Bongartz
Harriet and Nathaniel Boone
Heidi and Jim Boudreau
Kathleen Brill and Charles Stevenson
Peggy Brockett and Brianna Wilkins
Christie and Michael Bronstein
Dr. Geoffry Campe
Deborah and John Cave
Julie and Dave Citron
Barbara Clune
Irene and Chris Cole
Ray and Julia Craig
Janet Crowder and Peter Cooper
In memory of Joseph J. Costa, M.D.
Lucille S. Day
Eugenie and William de Rham
The Dorsch Family
Kathleen and Jeb Ebbott
Jane and Al Eckhardt
Donna Edge and Cathy Minns

Linda and Michael Fechter
Sherry and Glenn Firestone
John and Betsy Fogarty
Elizabeth Frank
Beth and Martin Friedman
Karen Ganz and Joseph Morein
Mary Jo Gourd
Ramsay Gourd
Hanse Halligan
Jeffrey W. and Margaret M. Hamilton
Kimet and John Hand
Ronald Harmsen
Mary Beth and Geoff Hatheway
Martha and Richard Heilemann
Ken and Dori Henry
Dana and Jeffrey Holding
David and Katherine Hoopes
Ken and Jenny Howell
Victoria Hoyt and John Dick
Jacquelyn Walton Hunt
Abbie and Don Hutchins
Stan Hynds and Stephanie Moffett-Hynds
Mary Jane and Nick Ihasz
Julane Irvin-Ware
Frank and Christine Jagisch
Polly S. and Richard E. Jones
Charitable Fund
Susan and Lael Kellett
Kelton Family Foundation
Fredricka Kimball
Nancy Kimball
Steve and Jenn Kimball
Penelope Kokkinides and David Temkin
Eileen Kremers and Peter Fox Cohalan
Deborah and John Larkin
Roberta and David Lawrence, Jr.
Mary Miller Lee and Larry D. Lee

Meg and Ron Levene
Susan Levitin and Douglas Levine
Tajlei Levis and Jonathan Canter
Lee and Jon Linen
George Litman
Anne J. Lourie
Michelle Manfredo and Paul Wangenheim
Nancy B. Martin
Judi and Levering McCormick
Patricia and Donald McCree
Patricia McGrath and Joel Iannuzzi
John McInerney
Joe and Caren McVicker
Marcia and Barry Meinerth
Mary and Walter Miller
The Mount Family
Gillian Munson and Taylor White
Ingrid Nardoni
Greg and Barbara Nelson
Elaine and David Nordby
Jonathan Ocana and Lauren Weeks
Lance and Patsy Odden
Carole and Nicho Parks
Suzanne and Richard Penney
Carol and Phil Peterson
Jennifer and William V.N. Philip
Connie and Dean Phypers
Abigail and David Picotte
Susan Carroll Picotte
in memory of Willam B. Picotte
Nancy and Denis Pinkernell
James and Jacqueline Quigley
James and Susan Ramsey
Francine Reed
Meg and Brooks Robbins
in memory of Judy M. Taylor
Jack and Penny Rohrbach

Philip and Georgia Ruegger
Memory of Peggy and Phil Ruegger Sr.
Liz Ruffa
Cheri and Stephen Saltzman
Larry and Katharine Senn
Andrew and Jennifer Shaw
Joan and Keith Shepherd
Kim and Robert Showalter
Lynn and Ron Simmons
Rache Simmons and John Decorato
Janet and Harold Simpson
Ray and Carolyn Smith
Musa Speranza and Joseph Shin
Catherine L. Stewart
Anthony Surratt and Todd Harrington
Amy and Scott Swinarton
Kate and Joel Townsend
Barbara and Charles Travers, Jr.
Patricia J. Venti
Judith Wade and Robert Goepfert
Paul Walker and Dale Dusman
Ira Weinstein
Betsy and David Weisman
Christine and Albert Weiss
Lynne and Scott Welsh
Shirley and Keith Wilcox
In Memory of Dr. William C. Winter
Deborah and Robert Wycoff
Jane W. Wykoff and George A. Whaling
Bebbins and James Yudes
Elliott and Michele Zide
Danielle Zimbardi and Barbara Feola