Category Archives: Our Supporters

2022 and 2023 Donations

Special note: in 2022 and 2023, we omitted our traditional annual request for donations. Those who contributed to Friends of WMC Park in these two years took the initiative to contribute totally unprompted by us. Thanks so much! Your donations, along with donations accumulated from previous years, subsidized the hundreds of new native trees, shrubs and perennials installed in the main park and parking lot planting beds during our Fall 2022, Spring 2023, and Fall 2023 Planting Days

Four Paws ($150 or more)

Peter & Ellen Briggs

James & Jen Sperry

Three Paws ($100 to $149)

Nora Engel & Gustavo Klurfan

David Mark

Two Paws ($50 to $99)

Heather Farrel & Daniel Dicriscio

Harriet Ruffin

One Paw (up to $49)

Elizabeth Keech

2021 Donations

Four Paws ($150 or more)

Peter & Ellen Briggs

Pam Hamilton

Ingrid Johansen

David & Beth Marks

Craig Oliner & Alyson Owen

Mana & Ken Pollack

Ellen Reese & Gary Stein

Three Paws ($100-$149)

Judy & Yair Argon

Harold Feldman & Annie Steinberg

Richard Hamilton

Karen Hinckley

Nora & Barry Kramer

Joan Logue

Dori & Karl Middleman

Eileen Rosenau

Jen & James Sperry

Two Paws (($50-$99)

John & Barbara Barr

Iain & Mary Black

Julie & Alan Hochman

Michael & Selina Hoessly

Carolyn W. Scott

Amy & Adam Steel

Jill & Eric Sussman

Nancy Winkler & John Bryan

One Paw (up to $49)

Janet Bauman

Katya Grischuk

June Lauer

2020 Donations

FOUR PAWS ($150 and over)

Peter & Ellen Briggs

Fred Fisher

Anne Hamilton

Bobby & Randie Harmelin

Beth & David Mark

Marsha Perelman

Ellen Reese & Gary Stein

Maria Spagnuolo

Anthony Vale

THREE PAWS ($100-$149)

Judy & Yair Argon

Janice Asher

The Cassimatis Family

Harold Feldman & Annie Steinberg

Richard Hamilton

Pam Hamilton & Steve Levy

Karen Hinckley

Alan & Julie Hochman

Michael Hoessly

Joan Logue

Craig Oliner

Sheila Romirowsky

Kay Sude

Jill & Eric Sussman

TWO PAWS ($50-$99)

Judy & Art Axelrod

Charna Axelrod

Iain & Mary Black

Kirk & Stephanie Brandon

Randy Esposito & Fotini Debonera

The Farrell Family

Linda & Bob Pitt

Jay & Marya Margolis

Helene & Kent Walker

The Wassmansdorf Family

ONE PAW (up to $49)

Katya Grischuk

Christine & David Hartzell

Hank & Barbara Holmes

June Lauer

HONORARY or IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

In honor of Jake Alpert

2019 Donations

FOUR PAWS ($150 or more)

Peter and Ellen Briggs

Marsha Perelman

Maria and Ken Pollack

Ellen Reese and Gary Stein

Barbara, Dan, Katy & Sam Yody

THREE PAWS ($100 to $149)

Diana and Lawrence Alpert

Yair and Judy Argon

Jill Cooper

Gary and Linda Dorey-Stein

Karen and Joan Garbeil

Richard Hamilton

Karen Hinckley

Michael and Selina Hoessly

Nora and Barry Kramer

Beth and David Mark

Karl and Dori Middleman

Craig Oliner

Shelly Phillips

Kay Sude

John Bryan III and Nancy Winkler

TWO PAWS ($50 to $99)

Judy and Art Axelrod

Mary and Iain Black

Glenn and Jennifer Cooper

Mary Field

Robby and Judy Freeman

Susan Lichtman

Jay and Marya Margolis

Marjorie Paul

Linda Pitt

Craig and Cary Sellers

Helene Feinberg Walker

Rick and Karen Wilson

ONE PAW (up to $49)

Lars Pace and Michelle Detwiler

David and Christine Hartzell

Hank and Barbara Holmes

June Lauer

Mary Anne Sheldon

Judith Thompson

2018 Volunteers

In 2018 we held a total of 7 official work days – three dedicated to planting and maintenance, and 4 to cutting down our ever-persistent crop of invasive Japanese Knotweed. Many, many thanks to our 14 wonderful volunteers, Judy Argon, Karen Barsotti, Ellen Briggs, Helen Chen, Art Gold, Karen Hinckley, Gary Kingaffer, June Lauer, Orsi Lazar, Linda Pitt, Ellen Reese, Mary Ann Sheldon, Christel Urmenhazi, and Helene Feinberg Walker who donated a total of 84 hours to our ongoing efforts to keep our park green and growing! We should also note that, in addition to our official work days, ad hoc volunteers donated many additional but uncounted hours to general upkeep and maintenance (mostly weeding and invasive removal). An additional thank you to you unsung heroes! And last but not least, Matt Berk, Rich Cutshall, and Gary Stein have consistently been there to help with skilled projects such as gate latch repairs and affixing signage

2017 Volunteers

Some of the volunteers at October 2017 work day

In 2017

In 2017, our volunteers once again surpassed expectation. During the year, we held 10 formal pre-announced work days. Our work included:

Wildlife and Respite Garden maintenance
Control of Japanese Knotweed, an invasive plant that threatens the park’s ecological health
Planting new native shrubs in the low lying areas of the park in an effort to reduce mud

Seventeen of our members participated in these work days. Including additional help from several young people fulfilling community service requirements, we logged a total of 134 volunteer work hours for the year! Thanks a million to member volunteers Judy and Yair Argon, Ellen Briggs, Paula Burns, David and Tal Coren, Rich Cutshall, Michelle Detwiler, Pinkie Hamilton, Karen Hinckley, Tessa Lamont Siegel, June Lauer, Max Perelman, Linda Pitt, Ellen Reese, Cary Sellers, and Elaine Stern for all their hard work. We also had a number of non-official work days so our actual volunteer work hours probably total around 160.

2018 Donations

FOUR PAWS ($150 or more)

Peter & Ellen Briggs

Anne Hamilton

Beth & David Mark

THREE PAWS (($100 to $149)

Judy & Yair Argon

Jay Bryan & Nancy Winkler

John & Jessica Cassimatis

Linda & Gary Dorey-Stein

Richard Hamilton

Karen Hinckley

Michael Hoessly

Joan Logue

Ellen Reese & Gary Stein

Eileen Rosenau

Kay Sude

Sherry & Lewis Wexler

Karen Zimmerman & David Preefer

TWO PAWS ($50 to $99)

Arthur & Judy Axelrod

John & Barbara Barr

Iain & Mary Black

Karen & Joan Garbeil

Jill Cooper

Hazel Murphy

Jay & Marya Margolis

Jill & Eric Sussman

Christel Urmenyhazi

Mark & Sonya Wassmansdorf

Rick & Karen Wilson

ONE PAW (up to $49)

Janice Asher

Amy Cohen & Tom Waniewski

Michelle Detwiler & Lars Pace

Mary Field

Helene Walker

2016 Volunteers

Volunteer Work Day Projects in 2016

Michelle, Paula, Ellen, Linda and Pinkie at a 2017 Garden Work Day

Our first project, begun three years ago, was the creation of the Wildlife and Respite Garden in the fenced area adjacent to the parking lot. In 2016, we continued maintenance and planting of this area. Our watering team kept the garden going during the severe drought, and additional volunteers kept after the weeds, cut back overgrown sedge, and did some more planting.

For the first time in 2016, we expanded our ecological efforts to the main park and held three work days centered on invasive plant removal –specifically, Japanese Knotweed. Knotweed crowds out many beneficial plants and is extraordinarily difficult to control. We succeeded in cutting and removing 700 pounds of knotweed from the park!

Altogether 22 volunteers contributed 92 hours at our work days. Thanks go to Judy Argon; Julian, Susan, and Paul Brenman; Ellen and Stephen Briggs; Paula Burns; Chris Bushnell; Daniel Cohen; Michelle Detwiler; Mary Field; Pinkie Hamilton; Bobby Harmelin; Karen Hinckley; Hazel Murphy; Linda Pitt; Ellen Reese; Elaine Stern; and Mark Wassmansdorf.

Knotweed Penitentiary

In addition, freelancer members Rich Cutshall and Craig Oliner spent uncounted hours clearing trails and removing debris. Rich even made us our Knotweed Penitentiary, where cut knotweed may be stored without danger of re-rooting itself into the park lands.

2017 Donations

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS TO FRIENDS OF WEST MILL CREEK PARK!

Four Paws ($150 or more)

Anne & Matt Hamilton

Bobby & Randie Harmelin

Jay & Marya Margolis

Marsha Perelman

Ellen Reese & Gary Stein

Peter & Ellen Briggs

Three Paws ($100 to $149)

Anonymous

Judith & Yair Argon

Brenman Family

Karen Hinckley

Michael & Selina Hoessly

Sharon McGinley

Hazel Murphy

Shelly Phillips

Maria Pollack

David Preefer & Karen Zimmerman

Eileen Rosenau

Karl & Dori Middleman

Kay Sude

Two Paws ($50 to $99)

Judy & Art Axelrod

John & Barbara Barr

Mary & Iain Black

John Cassimitis

Glenn & Jennifer Cooper

Michelle Detwiler & Lars Pace

Linda Fairstone

Karen & Joan Garbeil

Susan Lichtman

Joan Logue

Karyn Lush

Marilyn Steiner

Helen Feinberg Walker & Kent Walker

Sherri & Lewis Wexler

Rich & Karen Wilson

The Yody Family

One Paw (up to $49)

Janice Asher

Amy Cohen & Tom Waniewski

Lee Dante

Mary Field

Martha Lombardo

John Newhall

Christel Urmenyhaz

Flaura Winston

2016 Donations

Thank you for your generous donation to Friends of West Mill Creek Park!

Four Paws ($150 or more)

Ellen Briggs

Fran Bryan

Marsha Perelman

Ellen Reese & Gary Stein

Three Paws ($100-$149)

Judith and Yair Argon

Duncan Busser

Scott & Kristin Edwards

Robert & Randie Harmelin

Nora & Barry Kramer

Susan Lichtman

Selina Luger

Jay & Marya Margolis

Karl & Dori Middleman

Hazel Murphy

Craig Oliner

David Preefer & Karen Zimmerman

Eileen Rosenau

Leslie & Neil Stone

Two Paws ($50-$99)

Judy & Art Axelrod

Jill Cooper

Karen & Joan Garbeil

Jon Goodman

Pinkie & Rick Hamilton

Stacey & Sergio Sauchuk

Kay Sude

Jill Sussman

Rick & Karen Wilson

One Paw (up to $49)

Linda Dorey-Stein

John Newhall

Tessa Lamont Siegel

Cary Sellers

Helene Feinberg Walker & Kent Walker