Thank You To Our Supporters
Friends Donors, Members and Business Sponsors
help us support the Boca Raton Public Library
This listing represents donors, members and business sponsors who made gifts of $75 or greater to the Friends since 2018 in support of programs and services at the Boca Raton Public Library.
BUSINESS SPONSORS
FRIENDS CIRCLE ($1000 plus)
Boyd, Richards, Parker & Colonnelli, P.L.
(sponsor of BRPL's annual Summer Reading Program 2018 -2020)
Dell Technologies Charitable Giving (2025)
Sharon and William Griffin (2021 - 2024)
Dr. Wilma Harrison (2021 - 2023)
Cathy and Tom Jaffe (2023)
Paula Kahaner (2024)
Joyce & Gerald Kessler (2022)
Wendy Kulberg (2020)
Krista Maki (2020)
Carol Anne Halperin Minkin Family Foundation on behalf of Carol Halperin Minkin (2020 -2022)
Farah Nerette (2025)
Patricia Gould Peck Charitable Trust (2020)
Larry & Dina Port (2024)
Stephen & Sharon Sadek (2023 - 2025)
(sponsor of the library's 2023 children book giveaway program)
Susan Sosin
(sponsor of 2020 Pondhawk Storybook Project)
Arthur & Ellen Wagner (2019, 2020, 2022, 2024)
(sponsor of 2025 Friends Sunday Music Series)
(community grant in support of the 2018 Florence Fuller Child Development Center programs at the library sponsored by the Friends)
Jeff Weber
BENEFACTOR ($500)
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Donna Aptekar (2022)
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Dr. George & Inna Botelho (2019)
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Glenn Dekraker/CoreMedia Systems (2019)
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Linda Goldberg (2024)
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Patricia Gould-Peck
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Sharon & William Griffin (2020)
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Betty Grinnan (2019- 2021/2023)
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Cathy and Tom Jaffee (2020/
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2021/2022)
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Wendy Kulberg (2018-2019)
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Joyce & Gerald Kessler (2018-2022)
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Krista Maki (2022)
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Manjunath Pendakur (2024)
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Robert Ian Rubin (2022)
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Mike & Kathy Worley- Bane Foundation (2020)
CORPORATE SPONSORS
Wells Fargo/ Renee Johnson $500 employer match (2021)
Junior League of Boca Raton ($500 grant for the 2018 Summer Reading Program)
$250 Donation (2024)
ZenBusiness
$300 donation (2024)
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM SPONSORS
Betty Grinnan & Judy Teller Kaye for Living Voices presentation: Anne Frank, Through the Eyes of a Friend 3/10/2019
BIBLIOPHILE ($250)
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Mari Adam (2019 & 2020)
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Sharon Arnett (2018, 2019, 2022)
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Mary Baade (2018/ 2019/ 2020)
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Col. Al Biegel (2019- $300)
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Cyndi Bloom & Gil Dube
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Lori & Chris Fluehr (2018)
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Betty Grinnan
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Dorothy M. Guinn (2019)
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James & Nancy Hendrey
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(2018 & 2019)
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Renee McCabe Johnson
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Judy Teller Kaye & David Kaye
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Janet & Lee Klingler (2018-2021)
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Debra Kull (2023)
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Krista Maki (2018 & 2019)
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Pat Moran (2020-2023)
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Mary Phillips (2021 & 2022)
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Carol & Leonard Robinson (2023-2024)
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Joel & Deborah Shlian (2024)
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Betsy & Rick Schuster (2018-2024)
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Scott Singer (2020 & 2023)
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Marilyn & Jay Spechler (2023)
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Eugene & Marina Tablis (2021)
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Francis Taney (2019)
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Arthur & Ellen Wagner (2018)
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Tracy Wasserman (2022)
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Richard L. and Lois S. Werner Family Foundation (2021-2023)
BEST FRIEND ($75)
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Letty Covar (2023)
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Margery Denver (2021)
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Elizabeth Dudley (2023)
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Carolyn Duggan (2025)
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Sharon Drew (2022)
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Helene & Jay Eichler
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Nancy Jo Feinberg (2023)
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Lora Skeets Friedkin (2019)
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Diane Gimbel (2019 - 2023)
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Sandra P. Grieser
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Christine Kassover (2022)
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Diane Kessler (2019)
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Shelly LaPorte (2024)
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Nancy Leeds (2021)
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Gail Levenson (2024)
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Susan Maltese (2020)
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Alan Marcovitz (2020)
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Barbara Metsch (2022 - 2025)
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Alexis Moore (2021)
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Julia G. Myers
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Yvonne Orbach (2024)
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Andrea Levine O'Rourke (2023)
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Lourdes Pita
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Mary Grace Perrin (2023)
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Tim Ratty (2022)
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Oneeb Rehman (2023)
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Sally B. Robinson (2020 & 2021)
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David Robbins (2025)
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Jo Robbins (2023)
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Heather Ronan (2022)
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Cyva Scheide (2022)
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Markus Schmidmeier
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Stephanie Shulman (2023)
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Neil Silver (2023)
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Scott Singer
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Barbara Smilow (2021)
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Trudi Stevens (2023 -2024)
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Carol Walker (2021)
BOOKLOVER ($100)
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Comprehensive Wellness Center/Tracy Baker, Ph.D. (2022)
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Mari Adam (2018, 2022)
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Sharon Arnett (2025)
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Mary Baade (2018-$100 & 2019- $200)
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Holly Braun (2020 - in honor of Wendy Kulberg)
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Cyndi Bloom (2018-2024)
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Yvonne Boice (2019)
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Larry & Helen Cellon
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Cindy Chassan (2024)
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Nancy Cohen (2020)
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Betsy Cooper
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Robert J. Creighton (2018)
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Sandy Creighton
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Norma Eigles (2020)
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Ruth Feinberg
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Madeline Felton (2019)
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Lora Skeets Friedkin (2024)
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Lisa & Tomas Friedlander (2024)
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Carol Friedman (2018 & 2019)
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William Gelin (2019)
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Diane Gimbel (2018)
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Harvey & Ellen Goldberg (2022 & 2023)
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Meghna Grover (2021)
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Dorothy M. Guinn (2018 and 2020)
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Marc and Jennifer Hahn (2020)
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Hubert Harriman (2022 & 2024)
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Joelle Hervis (2024)
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Marc Horowitz (2019)
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Jennifer Jablonowski (2022)
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Bernard & Donna Jorge (2023)
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Judy Teller Kaye (2019 - 2021, 2023-2025)
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Nancy Leeds (2018)
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Gail Levenson (2022)
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Elizabeth J. Liberty (2020- 2024)
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Emily Lilly (2023)
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Margo Loutrel (2022 - 2024)
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Linda MacLaren (2023)
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Richard Magill (2023) - in honor of Pat Moran
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Krista Maki (2021)
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Victor & Ann Martinez
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Deborah Mele (2024)
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William Mezzabarba (2024)
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Alexis Moore (2022)
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Pat Moran (2024)
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Ann Nappa (2020)
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Marian Nease (2018 - 2025)
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Lois Nelson (2020)
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Manjunath Pendakur (2020 & 2023)
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Rojavathi Pendakur (2020)
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Joseph & Edwina Pedalino
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Ellen Percher (2018 & 2019)
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Mary Phillips (2018 - 2020, 2024)
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Victoria Phillips (2020)
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Deborah Pollack (2018)
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Philip Pollak (2022)
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Susan Reilly (2024-2025)
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Carol & Leonard Robinson (2021 & 2022)
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Laura J. Rossi (2019 -2023)
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Paula Rucket (2018)
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Carol Rynk (2018-2019, 2021)
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Betty & Rick Schuster (2020)
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Sandi Marcia Schwartz (2021)
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Deborah & Joel Shlian (2021 - 2023 -$150)
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Terence Smolev (2022)
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Phillip J. Solondz (2019 -2021)
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Susan & Mark Sosin (2018 & 2019)
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Marilyn & Jay Spechler (2019 - 2021)
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Barbara Stevens
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Trudi Stevens (2021)
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Richard & Carole Stone (2022 -2025)
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Roxana Suarez (2018/2021 - 2024)
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Barbara Sussman (2022)
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Stanley & Jane Talesnick (2018 - 2020)
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Paul Templer (2022)
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Anna Thomas (2020)
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Joanne Toulantis (2018/2022 & 2023)
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Lenore Wachtel
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Dorian Wagner (2025)
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Carol Walker (2022)
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Ron Wartko (2025)
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Tracy Wasserman (2023-2025)
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Neal Weisman (2022)
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Carole Weller (2022)
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Richard L. and Lois S. Werner Family Foundation (2018/ 2019-$150/ 2020)
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Wendy Wingfield (2019 - 2024)
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Sheryl Wolf (2023-2024)
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Michael Zheutlin -Zheutlin Children's Trust (2022)
Memorial donations in honor of
Kristi Maki
Founding Friends Board member and 30+ year Friends volunteer
Caroline Baron
Cyndi Bloom
Karin Cain
Barbara Faires
Betty Grinnan
Adam Johnson
Alexis Johnson
Beth Lazerick
Emily Lily
Pat Moran
Ann Nappa
Phil & Susan Schmidt
Tracy Wasserman
Memorial donations in honor of
Ann Martinez
Long-time Friends member and bookstore volunteer:
Cyndi Bloom
Elaine Caplan
Nancy Cohen
Sandy Creighton
Betty Grinnan
Wendy Kulberg
Joseph and Glenda Stephens
Tracy Wasserman
Other Donations:
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In honor of Grandma Marilyn. Love Parker & Gannon Biener
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Brian Kushner, in memory of Marilyn Biener
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Donna Feinberg, in memory of Karin Nazaruk, librarian (2022)
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Samara Gerson, in honor of Janet Metzger, an avid reader and lover of the Boca Raton library.
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Joanne Toulantis in memory of Sy Levine of Mamaroneck, NY (2021)
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Sheryl Wolf, in memory of Myra Schutzer (2021)
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Sheryl Wolf, in memory of Ross Woolley (2024)
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First Okoper Society, Inc. in NYC in memory of Lorraine Liebowitz (2023)