SPRING 2012
The Mavericks and Hunter Hayes
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Provide A LITTLE NIGHT of MUSIC
www.pencilfoundation.org
John Gauder
Chairman
Denine Torr
Vice Chairman
Kathy Nevill
Treasurer
Jennie Renwick
Immediate Past Chairman
Brian Abrahamson
Scott Becker
Camilla P. Benbow
Beth Brill
Don Caldwell
Mary Cohn
Bill Collier
Robert M. Cook
Elveta Cooper
Beth Curley
Tiffany Curtis
Karl F. Dean
John Doerge
Bryan Fastenau
Robert C. Fisher
Robin Fothergill
Brian Geraghty
Jeff Gregg
Marc Hill
Justin Hudson, Intern
Chris R. Johnson
Michael Lomax
Cindy Mabe
June D. Manning
Darin Matson
Lonnell Matthews
Candice McQueen
Nancy Flatt Meador
Enrico J. Pennisi
Brian Phillips
Gracie Porter
Bert Quintana
Jesse Register
Sue Spickard
Byron R. Trauger
Claire Tucker
John Van Mol
Sandra Vance
Walter Vance
Connie White
Connie Williams
Executive Director
The Mavericks, after an eight-year hiatus, have reunited and luckily for PENCIL their first
Nashville appearance was at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum for A LITTLE
NIGHT of MUSIC. Presenting Sponsor and Producer Creative Artists Agency once again
recruited two incredible acts who entertained a crowd of more than 200 public education supporters. Complimenting the unique sound of The Mavericks, who seamlessly fuse elements of
60s rock-and-roll and country while adding a hint of Spanish flair, was special guest Hunter
Hayes, a multi-talented new artist climbing up the country charts. The evening began with a
silent auction featuring more than 70 items. CAA created an online auction of more than 20
items that included a trip and concert packages that also helped raise funds to support Nashville public school students through PENCIL programs. PENCIL is grateful to John Gauder
and Jeff Gregg, who served as General Chairman of the event and to Scott Borchetta and Jesse
Register for serving as Honorary Chairman. What an incredible evening of music and support
for public education! The event raised $116,000 for PENCIL programs.
Presenting Sponsor & Producer:
Title Sponsor: Benefactor Sponsor: The Mavericks
Corporate Sponsors: Contributing Sponsors:
Hunter Hayes
Media Sponsor:
OUR MISSION: LINKING COMMUNITY RESOURCES WITH NASHVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ACHIEVE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND PREPARE FOR LIFE
DONORS
A Little Night of Music, continued
Brian & Jennifer Abrahamson
Academy of Country Music
Aegis Sciences Corporation
Mary Ahluwaila
Drew Alexander
Senator & Mrs. Lamar Alexander
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Allen
American General Life &
Accident Insurance Company
Amerigroup
David K. Anderson
Anonymous (3)
DeVan & Karen Ard
AT&T
J. Hunter & Leigh Atkins
Sue Atkinson
Nancy Auman
David Bailey
Cheryl Bak
Bank of America Charitable Trust
Samuel Bass
Thomas Bauman
Larry Beckwith
Belmont University
Kristin Benton
Big Machine Records
BlueCross BlueShield of
Tennessee Community Trust
The Blum Family Foundation
BMI
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bracken
Bradford Family Foundation
Tracey Bradford
Carol Bradley
The Honorable Philip Bredesen &
Ms. Andrew Conte
Beth Brill
Brown and Caldwell
Amelia E. Brown
Raymond L. Brown, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. William Bryan, Jr.
Frank & Ann Bumstead
Sheryle A. Burch
BRAVO to 30 Years of Volunteerism
PENCIL celebrated 30 years of PENCIL
Partners and volunteers at BRAVO!, presented by Ford Partnership for Advanced Studies, where 300 guests gathered to honor outstanding organizations and individuals that
go above and beyond in support of Nashville
public schools.
Mayor Karl Dean presented the Mayor’s
Award for Outstanding School Partner to
Donelson Church of Christ for its partnership with McGavock Elementary. As a
first-year PENCIL Partner, the church hit the ground running from day one – volunteering,
providing financial and in-kind donations and reaching out to McGavock families in need.
Church members have provided weekly tutoring to 50 students, have helped struggling families with lunch money and clothing and provided a $1000 gift certificate for Standard School
Attire. In partnership with Soles4Souls, the church also provided a new pair of shoes to every
student in the school.
Honorable Mention in this category went to AMEC for its partnership with McMurray Middle,
Dollar General Corporation for its 25-year partnership with Hattie Cotton Elementary and
Vulcan Materials, PENCIL Partner to Una Elementary.
Deloitte received the Outstanding System-Wide Partnership Award for its contribution not only to PENCIL Partner Warner Elementary but for its partnerships with Career
Academies at both Antioch and Overton High, mentoring for
middle school girls in Art2STEM, and other contributions that
reach across the district. In the past school year, Deloitte volunteers provided 2,456 volunteer hours, and $119,650 in inkind donations and other gifts. They provided a $10,000 Dual
Enrollment Scholarship for students at Overton and Antioch
high, hosted job shadow days and presented 12 $100 scholarships to Academy Students of the Year.
DONORS continued
Bravo to these milestone partnerships:
10 Years
Association of Governmental Accountants & Alex Green
Elementary | Colonial Pipeline Company & Mt. View Elementary | First Tennessee, Bellevue & Harpeth Valley
Elementary | Insurors of Nashville & Tom Joy Elementary | Krispy Kreme & Goodlettsville Elementary | Love
Helps & Old Center Elementary | Outback Steakhouse,
Gallatin Road & Gateway Elementary | Outback Steakhouse, Gallatin Road & Goodlettsville Middle | Piedmont
Natural Gas & Dan Mills Elementary | Bank of Nashville
& Napier Elementary Enhanced Option
James S. Cage
Swingley Cage
Rebecca Cagle
Cal Turner Family Foundation
Sue & Don Caldwell
Craig Canan
Matthew & Marisa Cannata
CapStar Bank
Tasha Cartwright
CheckVelocity
15 Years
Mr. & Mrs. Will Cheek
FedExOffice, Hickory Hollow & Una Elementary | First
Unitarian Universalist Church & Fall-Hamilton Elementary Enhanced Option | Heery International & Granbery
Elementary | Nashville Public Television & Fall-Hamilton
Elementary Enhanced Option
Paula Clinton
20 Years
City National Bank
Purity Dairies & Napier Elementary Enhanced Option |
Southwest Airlines & Tulip Grove Elementary
Mr. & Mrs. G. William Coble, II
25 Years
Comcast
Bank of America & Caldwell Elementary | Baptist Hospital & Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet | Dollar General
Corporation & Hattie Cotton Elementary | Inglewood
United Methodist Church & Baxter ALC | Kroger Company & Glenview Elementary | Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
& Martin Luther King, Jr. Magnet | Tennessee State University, Department of Biology & Martin Luther King, Jr.
Magnet | The Tennessee Credit Union & Wright Middle
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center & Harris-Hillman
School | Walmart, Rivergate & Old Center Elementary
The Comcast Foundation
30 Years
Belmont Church & Carter-Lawrence | U.S. Bank & Warner Elementary | AT&T & Ross Elementary | Genesco &
Una Elementary | Bank of America & Cora Howe School
Celebrating 30 Years as a PENCIL Partner
CNA Foundation
Chris Coates
Citizens Savings Bank & Trust Co.
Melanie Collins
The Community Foundation of
Middle Tennessee
Sherry Conwell
Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Cook, Jr.
Robert M. Cook
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Cook
Joel Cooper
Country Music Association
Creative Artists Agency
Creative Artists
Agency Foundation
Citizens Bank | HCA | Ernst & Young | First Tennessee Bank | Regions Bank | Ingram Industries
Kroger | GNAR | U.S. Bank | American General Life & Accident Insurance Co | SunTrust Bank
Liz & Gil Cunningham
Partnership Coordinator Service Awards
CVS Caremark
The following individuals are recognized for their long-term commitment to serving as
PENCIL Partner Coordinators:
10 Years
Tammy Fruscione, Association of Governmental Accountants | Katrina E. Herman, Bank of Nashville
Mr. William Frye, Cornerstone Financial Credit Union | Ms. Kris Brummett, Dupont | Connie Edwards,
Rogers Group, Inc. | Thomas Conner, Sitemason | Lee Swartz, Sony/ATV Music Publishing | Rebecca
Weiser, Woodbine United Methodist Church
Beth Curley
Angelita Dalton
The Dan and Margaret Maddox
Charitable Fund
The Honorable Karl F. Dean &
Ms. Anne Davis
Christine & Laurence DeFrance,
The Larry & Chris
20 Years
Ann Reeves, Brandywine Womens Club | Charles Campbell, Davidson County Juvenile Court | Bebe
Holland, Triumph Aerostructures
DeFrance Family*
DONORS continued
The Delek Fund for Hope of
The Community Foundation of
Middle Tennessee
Dell
Dell Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Vernon S. Denney
William & June Denny
Kim Detwiller
Denise and Sam Devane
Shannon Dickens
Mary Sue Dietrich
Tiffany Dobbins
John Doerge
Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General
Literacy Foundation
Lori H. Donahue
Dee & Jerald Doochin
Robert Doyle
Carolyn Edwards
Mrs. Annette S. Eskind
The Jeffrey & Donna Eskind
Family Foundation
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Eskind
The Steve & Laurie Eskind
Family Foundation
Shary & Rod Essig
Abu Fakhruddin
Bryan & Shari Fastenau
Philip Feemster
Farzin Ferdowski
John & Carole Ferguson
Fifth Third Bank
Fifth Third Foundation
First Tennessee
Lois Forsmo
Dr. & Mrs. Henry Foster
The M. Stratton Foster
Charitable Foundation Chet Foster
Fletcher Foster
Henry & St. Clair Foster
Robin Fothergill
BRAVO to 30 Years of Volunteerism, continued
PENCIL’s Volunteer of the Year
When acclaimed watercolor artist and teacher gail
McDaniel learned from public school art teachers
about the lack of funding for art programs, she wanted to help. Beginning small in 2001 gail created a
mini grant opportunity for teachers by donating proceeds from a watercolor workshop. Soon after, gail
and her husband, Ken, began hosting a luncheon and
auction in their home called the “Chase Away the
Blahs Party.” Over the past 11 years, the McDaniels
have raised almost $90,000 in support of art education.
LP PENCIL Box, is also a recipient of gail’s extraordinary efforts to support the arts. Nearly
$26,000 has been given to PENCIL to purchase special art supplies to be distributed to Metro
teachers, who receive two free shopping trips each school year. Congratulations, gail. Thank
you for all of your support of art education.
DONORS continued
James Franklin
Freeman Webb Company
Frist Foundation
Cathey & Wilford Fuqua
Gannett Foundation/
The Tennessean
Fred Gately
John Gauder
Gaylord Entertainment Company
Gaylord Entertainment
Foundation
Genesco
Brian & Jocelyn Geraghty
Gerard & Susan Geraghty
Mayor Dean Honored for Commitment to Metro Schools
PENCIL is proud to honor a community leader each year at
BRAVO! who has gone above and beyond in their support
and commitment to public education in Nashville. This year’s
winner of the E. Bronson Ingram Award, in honor of Ingram, a PENCIL founder and board member, is Mayor Karl
F. Dean. Since elected in 2007, Mayor Dean has consistently
made high quality education for Nashville his number one
priority.
Tracy Gershon
Ralph & Alice Glassford
Jodie Gleason
Greater Nashville Association
of Realtors
Jacque Green
Gay N. Greer
John Greer
Jeff Gregg
In 2010 Dean encouraged community engagement in schools
by signing an executive order allowing Metro Government
employees an hour a week of volunteer time in Metro schools.
The same year, he created a task force consisting of more than 50 Nashville leaders, charged
with developing Nashville’s first Child and Youth Master Plan. Mayor Dean has mobilized the
private sector to donate millions of dollars to bring Teach for America and the New Teachers Project to Nashville. Teach for America now has 130 Corps members in our schools, with
another 100 joining in the fall.
Mayor Dean launched a citywide taskforce focused on reducing the number of dropouts,
called the Project for Student Success. One outcome is the highly acclaimed Nashville After
Zone Alliance, known as NAZA, which provides high quality afterschool programming for low
income middle school students in the Stratford, Maplewood, Glencliff, and Overton clusters,
with plans to add the Pearl-Cohn and Whites Creek clusters in the fall. PENCIL coordinates
programs in the Glencliff and Overton clusters. Mayor Dean is also an active member of the
PENCIL Foundation Board of Directors and the Academies of Nashville CEO Champions
group led by the Nashville Chamber, as well as Alignment Nashville.
This is just a snapshot of the incredible contributions Mayor Dean has made to public education. Congratulations, Mayor Dean and many thanks for making education a priority.
Gail & Steven Greil
Sybil Hall
Wayne Halper
Robbie Hampton
Brenda Harrison
Robin Hausken
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Haynes
HCA
HCA Foundation
Healthways Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Ted Helm
Terry Hemmings
Senator Douglas Henry
Denise F. Hickerson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hilton
Michael Hinchion
Yin & Don Hong
Joan Hornberger
Susan S. Hudgens
Daniel Huff
DONORS continued
Jeffrey Hughes
Mr. & Mrs. Cory Hustad
Special Thanks for Making BRAVO! a Success
Presenting Sponsor & Producer:
Susan Hutchins
Ingram Industries Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. David
B. Ingram
J. Alexander’s
Host:
Lipscomb University
Mr. & Mrs. William Jacobs
Susan Jakoblew
Sylvia Jarrett
John Jeske
Jobs for Amerca’s
Graduates
Chris & Shelly Johnson
The Keith & Nancy Johnson Family Foundation
Chery Johnson
Ann Johnston
Brook Daniel Joyce
Table decorations:
Nashville School of the Arts students
Laurie Poole, NSA Visual Arts Chair
Student Performances:
Leona Turner, Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet
Robert E. Lillard Ballroom Dancers
Frankie Jackson, Physical Education Teacher, Robert E. Lillard Elementary
Student Presenter:
Chris Steele, Academy Student of the Year, Antioch High School
Video Production and Editing:
Go To Team/Roger Woodruff
Vicki & Ricky Kelley
Valerie King
Andrew Kintz
Sarah & Walter Knestrick*
Jimmy Koeninger
Nancy Flatt Meador
Barbara Owens
Bill Purcell
Vinci Koldziejski
The Memorial Foundation
Sandra Owens
Purity Foundation
Kraft CPAs
Melba Boyd Merriwether
Kevin Partridge
Bert & Alicia Quintana
Kay Kretsch
Tara Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Enrico J. Pennisi
Eberhand Ramm
Kenneth Larkin
Deborah Montgomery
Bradley Peterson
Regions Financial Corporation
Lipscomb University
Sandra Moorman
Peyback Foundation
Jesse Register
Live Nation
Patty & Mitch Morrison
The Pfeffer Foundation/ Mr.
R.G. Anderson Company
Diane Long
Nashville Career
LP Building Products
Advancement Center
The Louisiana-Pacific
The Nashville Chamber
Foundation
Cindy Mabe
Kathleen & Don
MacLachlan
Public Benefit Foundation
Nashville Predators
Foundation
& Mrs. Philip M. Pfeffer
Rondal Richardson
Jennifer Phill
Bailey Roberts
Piedmont Natural
Rogers Group, Inc.
Gas Foundation
Mr & Mrs. Charles Roos
Pinnacle Finiancial Partners
Laura Ross
Gracie Porter
Susan Runnion
National Shows 2 LLC
The Justin and Valere Blair
Saint Thomas Health Services
Anna Martin
Patrick & Kathy Nevill
Potter Foundation
Lane Sandidge
Mrs. Jack C. Massey
The NewsChannel 5 Network
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Pride
Johnetta Scales
Kathy & Darin Matson
NFIB
Mr. Joseph Prochaska & Ms.
Scarlett Family Foundation
Jonula Mechelle McNair
Mike Nichols
Tammy McGarr
Nissan North America, Inc.
Candice & Andy McQueen
Cory Owen
Catherine Soudoplatoff
Publix Super Markets
Charities
Sandra Schatten Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. James Ronald Scott
Nancy Shapiro
DONORS continued
Sharing Spree
Metropolitan Nashville
IN-KIND DONORS
Football Department
The Frist Visual Arts
Vicki Shaw
UPS Foundation
Sitel
U.S. Bankcorps Foundation
13 Management
Center
Smith, Wiles & Co.
*Jennifer Van Den Brink
AC Entertainment
Gallery West
Mark Smith
Sandra & Walter Vance
Trace Adkins
Gaylord Opryland Resort
Catherine Soudoplatoff and
Vanderbilt University
Alabama
Vanderbilt University Peabody
J. Alexander’s
Gellman Management
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Southwood
Mr. & Mrs. John Van Mol
Arista Nashville
Brantley Gilbert
Carmen Sparkman
Mammie Angel Viera
Rodney Atkins
Gossip Girl
Dr. & Mrs. Anderson Spickard
Betsy & Knox Walkup
Bacardi USA
Grand Avenue
Manuel Strong
Marsha Warden
Sam Bass
Hallmark
Students and Friends of gail
Warner Brothers Records
BCBGMACAZRIA
Hard 8 Management
Rhonda Warren
Rob Bironas
Harley Davidson
Bettie Sulmers
Kimberly Washington
Borman Entertainment
SunTrust Bank
Myra Webb
Bridgestone Arena
Hunter Hayes
SunTrust Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Zac Brown Band
The Hermitage Hotel
Earl Swensson Associates
Betty & Bernard
Cabana Restaurant
Faith Hill
Caribe Royal Hotel
Hody’s Florist
Joe Prochaska
McDaniel Award
Sysco Nashville
Werthan Foundation
& Convention Center
of Columbia
T&T Family Foundation
west elm
Eric Church
Hot Chelle Rae
Andrew Ta
Connie White
Coach
The Hutton Hotel
Target Whole Foods Market
Stephen Cook
J & M Concepts
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Tarkington
Connie Williams
Country Music Association
Alan Jackson
Ten Thousand Villages
Sally Williams
The Country Music Hall of
Erica and Billy Jacobs
The Tennessee Credit Union
Mr. & Mrs. Donald
Fame and Museum
Erica James Travel
Lizzy Couture Vintage Jewelry
Norah Jones
Jim Williamson
Creative Artists Agency
juice, Nashville
Mr. & Mrs. Ridley Wills, II
Crush Management
Kansas
Lisa Wiltshire
Billy Currington
Sarah and Walter Knestrick
Margaret Winstead
Jack Daniel’s Distillery
Uncle Kracker
Labor & Workforce
William Witherspoon
Dare Mighty Entertainment
Alison Krauss & Union
Development
YouthWorks Witherspoon
Dennis Entertainment
Station
Tennessee Titans
Frank Zier
Dessert Designs
Kroger
Tennessee Titans/Tennessee
Raymond Zimmerman
Dewar’s
Lady Antebellum
Dollar General
Life is good Company
Dreams Boutique
Little Big Town
IN HONOR
Dye Van Mol & Lawrence
The Loft
Elan Salon
lookie lous
Sue Spickard
Escape Day Spa+Salon
Loretta Lynn Enterprises
Flying Dutchmen Travel
Loveless Café
Fontanel Mansion & Café
LP Building Products
Fontanella
Lucchese Inc.
Coach James Franklin –
MAC Cosmetics
Tennessee Department
of Education
Tennessee Department of
Human Services
Tennessee Department of
Football Inc.
R. Williamson
Family Foundation
Tennsco
Annetta Thompson
Denine & Sean Torr
Byron & Aleta Trauger
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip M. Trella
Claire Tucker
Charlie Tygard
United Parcel Service
United Way of
by Jane and Bill Coble
*The Charitable Giving Card
Program of The Community
Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Vanderbilt University
IN-KIND DONORS
continued
Patrón
Sanctuary
Universal Studios
Susan and Ric Pennisi
Sandbox Entertainment
Keith Urban
The Mavericks
Pete + Zoe Photography
Smith, Wiles & Company
Vector Management
Martina McBride
Kellie Pickler
Song and Dance Too, Inc.
Walt Disney World
McGhee Entertainment
Play Productions
Southern Ground/Southern
Watermark Restaurant
Tim McGraw
Popcorn Sutton’s Tennessee
Hide
Whatever It Takes
MODA Boutique
Whiskey
Southwest Airlines
Wincraft Music
Modern Arks
Q Prime South
Staples
The Wine & Easel
Morris Management Group
Real World Tours
Stella & Dot
Steve Winwood
Coach Mike Munchak
Red Light Management
Sugarland
Mike Wolfe/
Darin Murphy
Red Mountain Entertainment
Sunset Grill/Midtown Café
Nashville Ballet
REI
Taylor Swift
Nashville Dog Wizard
RLM/Mission Management
Tayst Restaurant & Wine Bar
The Nashville
ROAR Management
Tennessee Titans
Ryman Auditorium
Train
Nashville Predators
Coach Nick Saban—Alabama
Randy Travis
Nashville Trunk & Bag
University Football
Shania Twain
Mandalay Bay Resort
& Casino
Palm Restaurant
The Paper Place
Department
Antique Archaeology
You’re Invited
Carrie Underwood
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