ANNUAL
REPORT 2015
Message from the CEO ...................5
Year in Review ........................... 6-8
By the Numbers .............................9
Treasurer’s Report ........................ 11
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Financial Report ..................... 12-13
Board of Trustees ......................... 14
Message from Board Chair............ 15
Donor List .............................. 16-19
Volunteers ................................... 21
THE
MISSION
Photo Collage ........................ 22-23
The mission of Denver Botanic Gardens is to connect people with plants, especially plants from the Rocky Mountain region
and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone.
The four core values of Gardens – transformation, relevance, diversity and sustainability – spell out the Gardens’ intentions
in the years ahead. These core values, along with the Gardens’ brand platform, strategy, icon and capital campaign, are
cohesive and serve as a map to chart our course. With the support of friends, we set out to ensure Denver Botanic Gardens
will forever flourish.
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MESSAGE
FROM THE CEO
It was a year filled with opportunities, challenges and fulfillment. Throughout 2015, the
Gardens once again saw what happens when a shared mission and sense of teamwork
propels people to reach new heights.
The stories told in more than 50 gardens at York Street flourished. The recently built Ellipse
garden, adjacent to the Waring House, exploded in color, its roses clearly relishing their
new home. New crevice gardens became flashpoints of attraction, their minuscule plants
both tenacious and stunning. The first major outdoor exhibition of Deborah Butterfield’s
remarkable horses found a welcome home here, the figures both beautiful and beguiling.
How did she first imagine her process of taking found wood and crafting bronze equines?
We were all amazed.
At Chatfield Farms, a new Lavender Garden was created adjacent to the butterfly house
which became a magnet for visitors. Vegetables grown at Chatfield Farms were shared
with four sites to address the struggles of urban food deserts. Teams from the Gardens seemed to be everywhere, with
projects at the 16th Street Mall to south Aurora.
The Gardens’ international impact deepened in 2015 as well. From design support of a new botanic garden in India to a
new agreement with governmental authorities in Argentina to share plant research and propagation, we entered a new era
of global understanding and cooperation.
By far, the biggest sensation of the year was Stinky, the Amorphophallus titanum that literally captivated the world. The
event received international media attention including the Wall Street Journal, The Times UK, New York Times, Los Angeles
Times and the Times of India. It was the first efflorescence of a corpse flower in the Rocky Mountain West and when throngs
of daring visitors waited in line for half a day to see Stinky and as many thousands more tracked the bloom online, we
had the opportunity to showcase one of nature’s greatest and strangest stories of adaptation. This was the perfect fusion
of horticulture and public relations.
The challenges of 2015 came from our most important ally – Mother Nature. In June, the York Street gardens were struck
by twin hailstorms. The damage was profound, but the team’s resilience proved to be equally so. Tents were shredded,
whole gardens were pulverized. The roof of the greenhouse complex was pitted with holes. Conservatory panels were
cracked. Yet, within hours, scores of staff and volunteers went to work and the recovery went into full swing. After mere
days, visitors experienced no diminishment of their experience and the chance to rebuild became an opportunity to make
everything even better. In fact, as the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory headed toward its 50th anniversary, the
entire structure moved toward complete restoration.
Fulfillment. Under the leadership of our remarkable Board Chair, Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis, the Board approved a new strategic
plan, taking the mission of the Gardens forward in a powerful way. Four key objectives were identified: sustainability,
diversity, the reauthorization of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) and the realization of the final project
of the Master Development Plan – the Center for Science, Art and Education. These four pillars have shared importance as
each will be fundamental to the Gardens’ path for decades to come.
All good things at the Gardens are possible because of you – Board Trustees, volunteers, donors, staff and countless friends
who relish this singular institution.
Thank you all.
Brian Vogt
Denver Botanic Gardens CEO
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5
YEAR
IN REVIEW
Art & Interpretation
Chatfield Farms
• Seven exhibitions were presented throughout the year including Deborah Butterfield: The Nature of Horses and Colorado’s
Climate Cousin: The Mountains and Plains of Southern Africa
• Lavender Garden constructed with 12 varieties of lavender, a labyrinth, pergola, stone patio and retaining wall. The
garden will host a Lavender Festival in 2016.
• The School of Botanical Art & Illustration offered 155 courses; nine distance learning courses with students from 15 states;
two courses at El Charco Botanical Garden in Mexico and two six-week artist-in-residency positions in collaboration with
the Research and Conservation Department.
• Veterans to Farmers Program participants completed 2,700 hours of agriculture instruction and hands-on work, focusing
on urban agriculture growing and marketing of products. A stipend offset travel and living costs.
• The interpretation team hosted 240 tours that served 2,814 people, 70 of which were of the Deborah Butterfield: The Nature
of Horses exhibition.
• Record breaking attendance: Pumpkin Festival attracted more than 30,000 people and Corn Maze gross revenue
was $452,000.
• Plans were developed for the Deer Creek Stables rental facility that will be completed in 2016.
• Roving and stationary docents engaged 3,700 visitors.
• Volunteers led 119 Science Chats in the Science Pyramid, reaching more than 6,500 visitors.
Development
• Corporate partner revenue was more than $400,000 of which $64,000 was corporate member revenue and $130,000
was sponsor revenue for the Summer Concert Series.
• UMB Bank continued to be a generous multi-year corporate partner with the Presenting Sponsorship of the Summer
Concert Series, the naming of the UMB Bank Amphitheater at York Street and exhibition sponsorship.
• The Contributing Membership program reached record numbers, including nine President’s Circle, 15 Garden Leader
and 33 Director’s Circle members, totaling $201,250 in revenue.
• The Gardens was a recipient of the “Innovate for Good” award for the Chatfield Farms Veterans in Food Deserts program.
• A grant from Kaiser Permanente supported the “Farm Stands in Food Deserts” with produce grown at Chatfield Farms.
Education & Library
• Summer camps had record attendance of 335 participants. Almost all camps at York Street and Chatfield Farms sold out.
Center for Global Initiatives
• Mordecai Children’s Garden celebrated its fifth season. Through restructuring the teen volunteer program, 77 drop-in
activities were provided for visiting families.
• Dr. Sarada Krishnan, Director of Horticulture and Center for Global Initiatives and Mike Kintgen, curator of alpine
collections went on a 10-day trip to Argentina to work with local agencies to acquire permits to collect and import plant
material for trialing in Colorado.
• The Bonfils-Stanton Series featured staff speakers including Michael Bone, Vera Evanson, Dan Johnson, Panayoti Kelaidis,
Mike Kintgen and Larry Vickerman.
• The book “Steppes: The Plants and Ecology of the World’s Semi-arid Regions” was published and released, authored by
five experts.
• The master plan for the M.S. Swaminathan Botanical Garden in Wayanad, India was completed, featuring schematic
designs done in collaboration with University of Colorado, Denver Landscape Architecture students.
• A second collaboration with the Girl Scouts doubled the program compared to last year. 199 Daisy Scouts and 114
adults attended the two “Scout Days.”
• The Helen Fowler Library expanded the book club to include a summer meet the author event.
• Cataloging was completed of the research department’s library collection.
• Seeds were exchanged with the Jerusalem Botanical Garden and germination studies were performed. The plants will be
trialed for garden performance in the coming years.
• Field Guide to the “Wildflowers of the Mountain States” book is being compiled with Timber Press. This book will be
published in 2017.
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THE NUMBERS
YEAR
IN REVIEW (continued)
Events
• Record breaking Blossoms of Light attracted 85,000
visitors and $670,493 revenue
• Record breaking Winter Gift Market attendance of 9,242
• New event series Glow at the Gardens was hosted over
three nights and featured 1,500 luminaries, 265 carved
pumpkins and showpiece pumpkins. All but one night sold
out with a total of 8,100 visitors.
Horticulture
• “Urban Food Initiative: Feeding Communities: A Handbook for the Urban Farmer” was used to teach two
public sessions and one in the Mariposa neighborhood.
Additionally, the material was used to teach participants
in the Chatfield Farms Veterans Farm Program.
• The Mariposa Urban Farm increased growing space to
2,500 sq. ft., including a 400 sq. ft. greenhouse which
was used for winter vegetable production and spring
transplant production. A distribution of 2,016 lbs. of
produce occurred.
• In collaboration with Metropolitan State University of
Denver, the 3-credit hour Urban Vegetable Gardening
course was offered during the Summer 2015 Semester
through the Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Events.
• Experiments were conducted in the tissue culture lab to
develop protocols and propagation of 15 species for
distribution to the green industry.
• Annuals trials: Third and final year of the annuals trials at
York Street featured 31 plant entries and 45 jurors. Best
of Show: Bidens CAMPFIRE™ Fireburst.
Operations
• Began construction of the Steppe, All-America Selections
and Sensory Gardens.
• Added access and surveillance systems to enhance
security.
• Major hail damage repair completed, including flooding
in Boettcher basement, extensive skylight replacement,
repainting of trellises and replacement of all non-vertical
panels in greenhouses.
• Created preventive maintenance and custodial programs
to improve function and aesthetics.
• Created internal policies to improve safety, compliance
and emergency response.
Research & Conservation
• Restoration of Deer Creek at Chatfield Farms began with
a floristic survey of the creek and planning for alterations
to the hydrology. The 5.5 acres of degraded habitat will
be restored to a functional riparian corridor supporting
urban wildlife.
• Expanded scientific capacity through the formalization of
a graduate program in collaboration with the University
of Colorado at Denver. The first graduate student worked
to understand seed mixes for restoring areas of the West.
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• Insect collection initiation within the Kathryn Kalmbach
Herbarium to focus on insects within the York Street
gardens. The collection has been used for educational
purposes in the School of Botanical Art & Illustration and
Science Pyramid.
January through December 2015
Visitors
Total Annual Attendance: 1,042,763
Membership
Total Member Households: 42,551
Community Garden
Rented Plots: 89
Registered Gardeners: 160
Produce donated to SAME Café: 658 pounds
Horticulture Therapy Program
Participants per category
Winter Green and Summer Sensory Programs: 652
Chatfield Farms Veterans Farm Program: 18
Community Supporting Agriculture
Pounds of produce grown at Chatfield Farms: 58,300
Pounds of produce sold through CSA: 51,800
Pounds of produce donated to community: 3,500
Public Programs
Plant Propagation & Production
Plants produced for displays: 34,780
Plants produced for CSA: 34,426
In-house propagated plants
sold at the Shop at the Gardens: 2,113
In-house propagated plants
sold at Spring Plant Sale: 5,713
In-house propagated plants
sold at Fall Plant & Bulb Sale: 1,723
Plant Distributions
Boyce Thompson Arboretum: 13 species for collections
Tucson Botanical Garden: 18 species for collections
University of Arizona Campus Arboretum:
1 species for collections
Researcher from Midwestern University:
4 species for phylogenetic research
Researcher from Smithsonian:
77 species for the Global Legume Genome Initiative
Researcher from University of Wyoming:
3 species for molecular research
School Children Visitors: 30,107
Youth and Family Program Attendance: 13,575
Adult Class and Workshop Attendance: 14,925
Adult Class and Workshops: 813
Index Seminum Seed Program
Helen Fowler Library
Herbarium
Circulation:
items checked out: 2,183
items used in house: 879
periodicals used in house: 637
Patrons:
new patrons added
to the library: 19,911
Catalog:
new items/records added to the library collection: 545
library records edited/corrected: 2,062
InterLibrary Loan:
items lent to other libraries: 137 items
borrowed for staff and members: 112
Gardening Help questions answered: 1,012
Institutions that ordered seeds: 63
Countries that participated: 21
Distributed seed packets: 742
Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi: 17,681
Collections that represent newly documented
fungi in Colorado: 9
Kathryn Kalmbach Herbarium: 56,674
Research and Conservation
Collections that represent new county records: 17
New Funding awarded/received: $150,984
Phenology visits: 649 total
People reached through
scientific outreach participants: 7100
Staff
Full-Time, Part-Time and Seasonal Staff: 224
Living Plant Collection
New Plant Accessions: 2,773
Plant Families: 244
Genera: 2,205
Species: 9,685
Taxa: 16,673
Accessioned Plants: 26,780
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TREASURER’S
REPORT
I am pleased to report on Denver Botanic Gardens Inc. results of the year ended December 31, 2015, as detailed in our
accompanying audited financial statements. The Gardens is a non-profit corporation formed in 1951, organized for the
establishment and maintenance of botanical gardens and arboreta in cooperation with the City and County of Denver (the
“City”), pursuant to a long term cooperative agreement with the City. In accordance with this agreement, the Gardens
manages and operates the facilities including the buildings, plantings and all other properties that constitute Denver Botanic
Gardens, including a long term agreement to operate Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms.
The accompanying financial statements also include the accounts of Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Inc. (“DBGE”)
a separate nonprofit organization established in 1991 that holds a majority of the Gardens’ endowment funds and also
includes the accounts of two affiliated volunteer organizations: the Associates of Denver Botanic Gardens and Denver
Botanic Gardens Guild, who work for the betterment of the Gardens by providing volunteer assistance and financial aid.
In 2015 the Gardens continued its mission of connecting people with plants with an operating budget of $18.5 million,
compared to a 2014 operating budget of $19.8 million. The decrease reflects a return to normal long-term growth after the
unprecedented popularity of the 2014 Chihuly exhibition. We ended the current year with an operating surplus more than
$729,000, compared to $4.2 million in 2014.
Non-operating activity included: endowment and capital campaign contributions of more than $319,000; investment return
on the endowment (net of distribution) of minus $1.3 million; and capital expenditures of $594,000. Under the operating
agreement with the City all capital improvements are assets of the City and as such are not reflected as the Gardens’
assets in the accompanying financial statements. These capital improvements, however, are central to our mission and the
experience of visiting the Gardens.
Total program services expenditures (representing core programs in the areas of horticulture, research, education and
Chatfield Farms), decreased by nearly $1.4 million or 8% compared to 2014, reflecting the additional expenditures in
2014 for the Chihuly exhibit.
Endowment net assets grew from $22.9 million in 2014 to $24.6 million in 2015 after contributions, realized and
unrealized gains, and an $873,000 distribution to the Gardens’ operating budget. Endowment investments are stated at
fair market value each year and for 2015 the change in fair value resulted in a loss of 1.4%. The investment portfolio is
diversified to limit the endowment’s investment risk and the Board of Trustees establish the portfolio’s investment policy.
Since its inception in July 1992, the portfolio has earned a compound annual growth rate of 8%.
During 2015, the finance committee of the board of trustees, the chair of the board, the CEO and the CFO met regularly
to review financial statements and results. This committee also approved the annual operating budget, the Internal Revenue
Service Form 990 and made recommendations on various policy decisions to the Board of Trustees and the CEO.
On behalf of the Gardens, I would like to thank the members, donors, the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD)
and the City and County of Denver for their foundation of support as we endeavor to ensure that the Gardens will forever
flourish.
Shawn A. Simmons
Treasurer, Board of Trustees
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2015
aSSetS
2015
C ombined Statement
2014
of
aCtivitieS
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash Restricted for Capital Projects
Supplemental Lease Payment Fund
Accounts Receivable
Prepaid Expenses
Inventory
Total Current Assets
Investments
$3,934,420
2,796,242
500,000
Membership Dues
2,962,683
3,575,429
812,458
669,790
Admissions
2,006,134
5,054,265
2,333,104
3,098,115
Special Events and Facility Rentals
2,441,728
2,963,265
145,585
136,330
Contributions and Grants
2,061,814
2,662,709
298,983
188,685
Chatfield Farms
1,730,096
1,660,168
$ 7,285,836
$ 9,919,041
City and County Of Denver
992,904
964,000
Educational/Public Programs
883,517
789,336
The Shop at the Gardens
697,270
1,165,162
Endowment Distribution
873,328
765,456
Other
421,690
506,981
$19,224,620
$24,041,191
16,069,995
17,430,832
2,425,906
2,390,186
18,495,901
19,821,018
728,719
4,220,173
$ 22,899,188
Real Estate and Water Rights
418,523
418,523
Improvements and Equipment
236,115
264,210
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Total Other Assets
$ 25,202,200
$ 23,581,921
TOTAL ASSETS
$32,488,036
$33,500,962
Total Operating Revenues, Gains and Support
Operating Expenditures
Program Services
Supporting Services
net aSSetS
Total Operating Expenditures
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Deferred Revenue
Total Liabilities
$1,412,740
$1,600,710
427,698
427,087
$ 1,840,438
$ 2,027,797
Net Assets
Change in Net Assets from Operating Activities
Non-Operating Activities
Endowment and Capital Campaign Contributions
319,361
932,159
Capital Improvements
(593,631)
(7,200,176)
–
777,988
(1,280,016)
(127,006)
(1,554,286)
(608,895)
31,473,165
27,861,887
$30,647,598
$31,473,165
Unrestricted
$1,063,977
$ 6,115,557
Designated
8,719,707
4,505,979
Temporarily Restricted
12,343,959
12,362,674
Permanently Restricted
8,519,955
8,488,955
Total Net Assets
$ 30,647,598
$ 31,473,165
Net Assets at Beginning of Year
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
$32,488,036
$33,500,962
NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR
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$4,153,456
$5,326,121
$ 24,547,562
(Less Accumulated Depreciation of $481,418)
SCFD
$899,464
Other Assets
and
2014
Operating Revenues, Gains and Support
Current Assets
LiabiLitieS
2015
Bond Proceeds Received for Capital Projects
Investment Return on Endowments, After Distribution
Change in Net Assets from Non-Operating Activities
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MESSAGE
FROM BOARD CHAIR
I send greetings from the Board of Trustees of Denver Botanic Gardens and a hearty thank you for all the ways
each of you support the work of connecting people to plants. As you see in this annual report, the Gardens
continues to flourish in all of its venues and 2015 was no exception. At the heart of it is a shared passion for
all things living and a desire to assure sustainability of our work in all dimensions...
• Scientific work, an often behind-the-scenes, yet significant contribution is dedicated to the sustainability
of this lovely planet.
• Community investments literally and figuratively feed people through stimulation of the mind, body and
spirit in ways that only plants enable.
• The creative and artistic beauty of the Gardens nurtures the soul of many communities and is fueled by
a love of and passion for the wonder and amazement that only the natural world can bring.
Denver Botanic Gardens’ team of staff, trustees and volunteers commit to this work because we believe in the
mission and what fruit that mission can bear for this community and beyond. We look forward to serving you
for many years to come and hope this brief look at some of the important work we have done (and not nearly
all the work that has been accomplished: that would take a report many pages longer!) makes you smile and
motivates you to visit often. Share the magic of this special place with others!
Thank you and see you around the Gardens!
Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis
Chair, Board of Trustees
2015
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Front Row: Shawn Simmons (Treasurer), Patricia Lepiani (Secretary), Jandel Allen-Davis (Board Chair),
Nancy Schotters, Steffan Tubbs, Laura Higgins
Back Row: Joyce Walker, Vicki Eppler, Janet Manning, Richard Clark (Vice Chair), Judy Sellers, Cynthia Scott,
Allyson Mendenhall, Dawn Bookhardt, Judy Grant, Steven Jordan, Eleanor Edwards, Jane O’Shaughnessy
Not Pictured: Bea Taplin, Janet Mordecai, BJ Dyer, Sandy Rothe, Lauri Dannemiller,
Mary Lee Chin, Christine Grawemeyer, Al Gerace, Jennifer Johnson, Nancy Buese, Rhonda Fields,
Kathy Hodgson, Tish Maes, Judy Shine, Harold Smethills, John Freyer, Louise Niekerk, Peter Kirsch,
Ed Connors, Richard Kirk, Barbara Baldwin, Jerry Ladd
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2015 GIFTS
& DONATIONS
$25,000 +
Citizens of the Scientific &
Cultural Facilities District
Associates of Denver Botanic
Gardens
Mrs. Laura Barton and
Mr. William Matthews
Bellco
Bonfils-Stanton Foundation
Mrs. Brooke and
Mr. Jon-Erik Borgen
Ms. Katherine S. Borgen and
Mr. Bjorn K. Borgen
Borgen Family Foundation
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Denver Botanic Gardens Guild
Denver Center for the
Performing Arts
Denver Debutante Ball
The Denver Foundation
The Barton Family Foundation
The Sylvia Knobloch Brown Fund
Fuller Family Fund
Margaret S. Garbe
The Peter and Rhondda
Grant Fund
Lorraine and Harley Higbie Fund
Imhoff Ohlson Family Fund
The KJ Commumity Fund
Kemp Family Fund
Kirsch-Reynolds Family Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Owen
Schlessman Family Foundation
Thomas and Beatrice Taplin Fund
Jack & Konnie Thompson Fund
Elevated Third
Helen K. & Arthur E.
Johnson Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Ladd
The Ladd Foundation
Hal and Ann Logan
David and Laura Merage
David & Laura Merage Foundation
Jonathan Merage Foundation
National Philathropic Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Newman
Newman Family Foundation
Perry & Co. Real Estate
Professionals
Rose Community Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Schotters
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Sherman & Howard, LLC
Mrs. Thomas E. Taplin
UMB Bank
Xcel Energy
$10,000-$24,999
AARP
Bank of America
Mrs. Mackintosh Brown
Centura Health
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Citywide Banks
Deloitte
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ebrahimi
Ebrahimi Family Foundation
The Eloy Martinez Family Trust
Estate of Alfred Von Essen
Estate of Kay Bloechl-Star
The Evaline Olson-Shuster Trust
First Western Financial, Inc.
FirstBank Holding Company
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Freyer
Newell and Judy Grant
Mr. Brantley J. Halstead
Ms. Susan McLoon Hodson
Holland & Hart
Lisa and Robert Kessler
Diana Kinsey and Mike Kinsey
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Kugeler
Lockton Companies, LLC
Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust
Dr. and Mrs. J. Michael Maloney
MarkWest Energy Partners
George Martinez
Merrill Lynch
Mrs. Janet R. Mordecai
Sean Myers
Polsinelli
Porter Adventist Hospital
Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Rainer
Ms. Shan Ring and Mr. Steven Ring
Jeanne and Chris Root
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Ross
Schwab Charitable Fund
Ms. Judith Shine
Squire Patton Boggs (USA) LLP
Mr. Arunas Statkus
Sturm Family Foundation
Swingle Lawn, Tree &
Landscape Care
United Airlines
Virginia W. Hill Foundation
Mr. Brian R. Vogt
Whole Foods Market Denver
$5,000-$9,999
A Line Boutique
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Agron
Sherri Alpert
Amaranth Apartments
Katy and Gregory Bante
Ms. Karmen Berentsen
Christina and John Brickley
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Business Wire
Mr. and Mrs. Brown W.
Cannon, Jr.
George and Christina Caulkins
Center for Plant Conservation
Mary Chenoweth
The Chill Foundation
Larry Chorn
City of Lakewood
Clif Bar & Company
Ms. Beth Dickhaus and
Mr. Darrin Sacks
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dickson
Dickson Family Fund
Jocelyn Ege
EKS&H
El Pomar Foundation
Ernst & Young
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
GH Phipps Construction Companies
Mr. Thomas J. Gibson and
Mr. Nathan Williams
Ms. Lynda Goldstein
Mr. and Mrs. Nick J. Hackstock
The Hackstock Family Foundation
Ms. Kathy Hodgson
Mr. and Mrs. Graham E. Hollis
Ms. Kittie Hook and
Mr. Charles Shelden
Land Title Guarantee Company
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
Marczyk Fine Foods
Kathy and Alex Martinez
Mrs. Eileen Honnen McDonald and
Mr. Ed McDonald
Caroline and Justin McMorrow
Dr. Jerry Meislik
Ms. Jennifer Milo
The Minneapolis Foundation
Daniel and Janet
Mordecai Foundation
Nexus Corporation
Ms. Jane O’Shaughnessy
Patron Spirits Company
Allison and Nelson Perkins
Ryan Pocius
The Ponzio Family
Mr. Michael Porter and
Cheryl Longtin
Patricia Powell
Private Client Reserve at US Bank
William D. Radichel Foundation
Marjorie Robinson
Rocky Mountain Popcorn Company
Becky and Brian Schaub
Ms. Cynthia Schlegel
The Cynthia R Schlegel Trust
Mrs. Cynthia Y. Scott and
Mr. Peter Scott
Ms. Ellen Scott
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shannon
Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Simmons
Ms. Patricia Somerville
Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
Sterling Ranch Development
Company
Marianne & Tim Sulser
Ian Teller
Ms. Joey Terriquez
Jaime and Elliot Turner
Dr. John L. Wiberg
Connie and Alex Wiegers
The Winthrop Foundation
Bryan Wright
$2,500-$4,999
AIA Industries, Inc.
Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis and
Mr. Anthony Davis
Anonymous
Bonnie Brae Wine & Liquor
Botanical Interests, Inc.
Ms. Mary Bradley
Mrs. Cameron Burn
Butler Rents
Cristen and Peter Calamari
Ms. Chelsea Carlson
Mrs. Janette W. Chase
Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Clark
Mrs. William B. Collister
Edward P. and Hope S. Connors
Corporate Kickoff
Ms. Anita Cox
Kate Dake
Dianne and Dale Dawson
DBC Irrigation Supply
Mr. Peter D. Durst and
Ms. Ellen Seale
Mr. BJ Dyer
Mr. and Mrs. Garry Eades
Mr. Garry Edwards and
Ms. Evette Wilson
Christy and Paul Eisman
Ms. Mary F. Elliman
Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
Angela Feiner
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Ferguson
Ms. Tamara Fischer and
Mr. Charles G. Kellogg
Ms. Gina Fratarcangeli and
Richard Nahabedian
Kristina Freitag
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Gibson
Marilyn Girouard
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gordon
Mr. Robert S. Graham
Anne and Ray Groves
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic C. Hamilton
The Frederic C. Hamilton
Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Cannon Y. Harvey
Haselden Construction
Mr. and Mrs. Harley G. Higbie, Jr.
Honnen Equipment Company
Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Hurtt
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Imhoff
Jewish Federation Foundation of
Greater Rhode Island
Mr. and Mrs. John Jordan
Keesen Landscape Management,
Inc.
Johanna Elizabeth Kelly and
Buzz Yancey
Kentwood Real Estate
Kimpton Monaco Denver Hotel
Mr. Richard A. Kirk
Mr. Peter J. Kirsch and Pat Reynolds
Deb Knobelman and
Martin Newburger
Kohl’s
Laurie and Peter Korneffel
Mrs. Katherine Lawrence
The David & Katherine
Lawrence Foundation
Cindy Linquist
Ms. Susan B. Mammel
Ms. Kristen Martin
Melville Foundation
Gene and Dee Milstein
National CineMedia, LLC
Noble Productions
Mr. Paul R. Ost and Mr. Will Biles
Barrington and Jamie Pitt Miller
Mary B. Schaefer and Hugh L. Rice
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Scully
Buz and Judy Sellers
Mr. Kenneth Suess
Elizabeth and Bennett Thompson
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Thompson
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Veit
Steven Wake
Lisa and Brian Wallace
Ms. Ellen K. Waterman
Mr. and Mrs. David Weitzenfeld
Mr. Mark W. Williams
Mr.and Mrs. James S Wilson
Amy Wood and Joseph Wood
Lise Woodard
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Woolley II
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zaparanick
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Zarlengo
$1,000-$2,499
Dawn Abbott
Weldon Abbott
Lisa Ahrendt and Bo Maurer
Kathryn Albright
Ale House at Amato’s
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Alishio
American Endowment Foundation
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Ms. Gail Anderson and
Ms. Barbara Edwards
Dr. Gail Armstrong
Ms. Kathy Ashenfelter and
Bob Weyand
Dr. Dan Atkins and Ms.
Mary Ervolina
Dr. V. Karen Augustitus and
Mr. George L. Sfirri, Jr.
Cynthia Avery
Mr. Hartman Axley
Eugene H. Baber II and
Gale Johnson
Dr. Catharyn Baird and
Mr. Bob Russell
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Baldwin
Mr. Derek Bamonte
Mrs. Pamela Beardsley
Dr. Kathleen Beatty and
Mr. Michael Beatty
Beauty Beyond Belief Seed
Don and Cara Bechter
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bellon
Paul Berger and Alisa Davidson
Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Bertoli
Scot and Claudia Bestick
Joseph B. Blake
Bobo’s Oat Bars
Boettcher Foundation
Martha Bombel
BP Foundation, Inc.
Mr. Marc Brombert
Brownstone Realty
Nancy and Timothy Buese
Susan Buhr
Mark and Jan Bundy
Mr. and Mrs. James Burdick
Thomas Burns
Sharon and Jim Butler
Carole and William Buyers
Eileen Byrne
Yvonne and Robert Camacho
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Campbell
Mrs. Sue M. Cannon
Dr. John D. Carroll
Ms. Lelia Carroll
The Carson Foundation
Laura Casselli
Ellie Caulkins
Caulkins Family Foundation
Ms. Carol Chamberlain
Lucy W. Chamberlain
Mary Lee Chin and James
Wagenlander
Christopher J.F. Graff
Charitable Foundation
Ms. Isabelle Clark
Mrs. Sheila Cleworth
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clinton
The Clinton Family Fund
CNA Foundation
Colorado Business Bank
Colorado Cider Company
Colorado Dermatologic Society
The Colorado Health Foundation
Community First Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. William Cook
John and Kay Cowling
Mr. Sam Coyle and Ms. Beth Coyle
Coyote Gold All Natural Margarita
Paul Craig and Sarah Craig
Ms. Judy Crawley
The Crestone Capital Foundation
Ms. Jennifer Crossett and
Mr. Shawn Murry
Cydney and Tom Marsico
Family Foundation
Jane and Tim Davis
Stasia Davison
Jennifer and Lourdes
Delgado-Cheers
Dr. Robert Dellavalle and
Dr. Lisa Schilling
Susan DeRose
Ms. Kristi Dinner
Mr. Donald Dixon and
Shari Lewinski
Kathryn and Gary Dudley
Charles and Michele Duey
Sara and Dan Dunlap
Ms. Barbara Edwards
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Eliot
Elmer F. Pierson Foundation
Karen and Gregory Engel
Karen Engelberth and
Sean Barrows
Ms. Peggy Epand
Edward Erickson and Patty Rolnick
Mr. and Mrs. John Finn
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Fischer
Dr. Kerry Fisher and Dr. Deb Fisher
Ms. Maureen Fitzgerald
Dr. Rey Fraga and
Ms. Rachel Lange
Cory Freyer
Paul and Darcie Frohardt
Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller
Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Fuller
Barbee Futrell Riehl and Dan Riehl
Ms. Patricia Gage and
Mr. Rob Holway
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Gart
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Gastis
Gelatt-Gephart Foundation Inc
GenSpring Family Offices
George J. & Elizabeth Park
Robinson Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Brent Gephart
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kaufmann
Glaze Baum Cake Shoppe
Alan Glickman and
Nanette Santoro
Dr. Burton P. Golub
Dr. Philip Good and
Christine Carcano
Linda Good Wilson and
Mark A. Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. James Goodwyn III
Andrew and Megan Graham
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grant
Christine and David Grawemeyer
Great-West Financial
Dr. and Mrs. James Griesemer
Mark Grimm
Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Grossman
Inge E. Guennel
Paul Guzman
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Haag
Dr. Laurel Haberstroh
Stephanie Haley-Andrews
Heidi Hammell
Susie and Michael Hawes
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2015 GIFTS
& DONATIONS (continued)
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Hayes
Gina Heathman and Rick Romano
Sharon and William Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hill
Hill Family Foundation
Beth Hinnen and Tim Roorda
Mrs. Deanne Hoaglund
Steve and Elizabeth Holtze
Ms. Christine L. Honnen
Mr. and Mrs. George M.
Hopfenbeck, Jr.
Carrie and Michael Horton
Mary Nell and Randall Howe
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hudon
Mr. Robert Huehmer and
Ms. Lisa Byington
Ms. Kathryn Huwaldt
The Infinite Monkey Theorem
Ira H. Wertenteil Foundation
Margaret Jackson
Fran Jamison
Mark G. Jennings
Julie Jensen
Yvonne Johnson and Grayce Fleet
Mrs. Karen S. Jones
Dr. Stephen M. Jordan and
Mrs. Ruth Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kaeuper
Charles Kaiser
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Kany
Barbara J. Kelley
The Kelli Lanphere Team
Dr. Jan Kennaugh and
Mr. Chip Horne
Heidi Keogh
Heidi and Randy Keogh Fund
Steve Kick and Steve Turner
Lisa and Steve Kijowski
Ms. Diane E. Kimmell
Peggy Kirkegaard
Mrs. Sharon Kirts
Lisa Kitchen
Rob and Kathy Klugman
Mr. William M Kohut and
Mr. Mike Evans
Donald and Mary Lou Kortz
Ms. Patti Kramish
Dr. Sarada Krishnan
Janet and Stuart Kritzer
Mrs. James B. Kurtz
Katharine Landmeier and
Omar Perez
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Scott Lauck
Christopher K. M. Leach
David Lettin
Alexander Llera
Mr. Dominic Lloyd
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Lofgren
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Logan
Mr. Mack Lovvorn and
Ms. Lindsay Tapp
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mandelson
Claire Markovitz
Mrs. Anne Marquis
Marshall-Rodeno Associated
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Marsico
Mr. and Mrs. J. Landis Martin
MassMutual Colorado
Mr. Frank J. Mauro
Mrs. Jan Mayer
Mr. Douglas R. McCallum and
Ms. Diana L. Neff
Lynn McGowin
Maeve McGrath
Tom and Barb McLaughlin
Micro Motion, Inc.
Barbara Miller
Mr. Bruce W. Miller
Heather and Mike Miller
Dr. Mark Mills
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Milzer
Robert Miner
Celesta Miracle
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mitchell
Marie and James Monroe
Dr. Syna Morgan and
Mr. Finn Jorgensen
Mr. and Mrs. John Morrison
Juan and Nancy Munoz
Linda Murphy
Susan Neidecker
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Nelson
Ms. Judy Noerr and
Mr. Philip J. Byrne II
Mike Novick
Dag and Alicia Nummedal
Ms. Stacy Ohlsson
Kristina and Nick Olsen
Onsite Power Inc.
Ms. Victoria C. Ovitz
Dr. Deborah A. Palmieri
Dr. Kevin Patterson and
Ms. Ann Hovland
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Paulien
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis A. Zeigler
Wallace and Cynthia Zellmer
Mr. Shawn Zinnen and
Mrs. Lisa Maier
Peri Marketing &
Public Relations, Inc.
Mrs. Nicholas Petry
Randel Polk
Dr. Miriam Post
Mrs. Kathleen Potter and
Mr. Jim Potter
The Precourt Foundation
Mr. Brit Probst
Nan and Hillary Procknow
Prologis
Ms. Joan Prusse and
Mr. Robert E. Musgraves
Quiznos
Catherine Reedy
Ms. Joanne E. Reilly and
Ronald T. Otsuki
Mr. Scott Richards and
Ms. Terrie Fontenot
Eric and Cari Riedlin
Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie
Dina and Ken Robke
Rock Bottom Brewery
Mr. Richard Roman and
Ms. Clara Restrepo
Paula and David Roney
Sandy and Leslie Rothe
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Roundtree
Ms. Martha Rudolph and
Mr. Robert Brown
Nina Saks and Richard B. Robinson
Mr. Arnie Samuels
Mrs. Judy Santambrogio
Saunders Construction Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Hank Schaller
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schlessman
Diane Freyer Schneider and
William Schneider Jr.
Taylor Schollmaier
Mary Ann Schultz
Jane Schultz-Burnett and Bart Burnett
Ms. Anne Schuster and
Mr. Duncan Wilcox
B.J. Scott
Hollie Seeley
Shacter Family Foundation, Inc.
Robert and Cynthia Shaiman
Cheryl and Dick Shaw
Julia Epel Sherry
Mrs. Merrill Shields and
Dr. M. Ray Thomasson
Ms. Patti Shwayder-Coffin
Stan Siefer
Singer Family Foundation, Inc.
Ms. Andrea Singer Pollack and
Mr. Bill Hankinson
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sisk, Jr.
Terri and Richard Slivka
Kam Snyder
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Southwick
Shaun Spaid
Sally P. Stabler and Carl White
Laurel Stadjuhar
Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Stava
Mary S. Sterne
The Strear Family Foundation
Subaru of America Foundation
Mr. William O. Sweeney
Dr. William Teller
Jim Theye and Dee Chirafisi
Jack and Konnie Thompson
tigris sponsorship and marketing
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Todd
Pat Todd and Jim Todd
Judi and Bryan Tointon
Theresa Tomich
Mr. Thomas W. Toomey
Toucan Oil Trust
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Trevor
Mrs. Theresa VanderHeiden and
Dr. Todd F VanderHeiden
Kevin Vollmer and
Brigid Vollmer O’Connor
Linda Wackwitz
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Wagner
Donald and Barbara Walls
Weckbaugh Foundation
Welby Gardens Company, Inc.
Lawrence Welshon
Mrs. Joan M. Whitbeck
Mr. and Mrs. Travis White
The William and Mattie Wattis
Harris Foundation
Elaine Williams
Ms. Marla Williams and
Ms. Katherine Peck
Ms. Ann Wilson and
Mr. Barney Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Art Wolfe
Karen Woods
Dr. Tambra Woods and
Ms. Anna Wegleitner
Scott and Joni Wylie
Mr. and Mrs. Ali Zalzala
$500-$999
Dr. and Mrs. John Aleinikoff
Dr. Barbara A. Allen
Roxanne and Ed Anderson
Applewood Seed Company
William and Elizabeth Armstrong
John and Frances Augenblick
Ms. Ann Ayers
Pamela Baca
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Bakemeier
Nancy and Joseph Baker
Bartholic Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Bayard
Bell Plumbing & Heating Co.
Ms. Ruth N. Benton
Anna Berglund Brick
Drs. William and Paula Bernstein
Paula and William
Bernstein Foundation
Mr. Christopher Bierman
Bird Rock Tropicals
Barbara Bohlman
Anne Boris
Judith and Paul Bortz
Mr. Henry C Bourne III and
Ms. Alisa Schreiber Bourne
Kay Bowman
Alan D. Bradshaw
Mr. Bruce Brown
Charles C. Brown
Mr. M. Peyton Bucy and
Mrs. Suzanne Bucy
Bucy Family Fund
Ms. Doris Burd
Burwell Industries, Inc.
Ms. Shannon Cadile
Kathleen Cain
Suzanne and Blair Cano
Dale Cantwell and Pamela Ray
Ms. Grace Carr
Cherry Cricket
Mr. Craig Chorney
Robert and Kathleen Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Clinton III
Mr. Jonathan Coleman and
Ms. Aimee Coleman
Colorado Mycological Society
Greg Comstock and
Scott R. Thomson
Frederick K. Conover and
Jacquelyn Wonder
Dolly and Bruce Craig
Ms. Eva Marie Denst
E.T. and Marguerite Detmer
DJ Vizio
Dilek and Mathew Eccles
Echter’s Nursery & Garden Center
Mrs. Mary Eiseman
Lisa and Scott Eldred
Leslie Ellis and Doug Semon
The Elm
James Engelsman
Enstrom Candies, Inc.
Rep. Rhonda C. Fields
Mira J. Fine and Anita H. Rouse
Mr. and Mrs. M. Allan Frank
Nancy Freeberg
The Garden Club of Denver
Mr. and Mrs. Brad Genson
Paul and Alison Gillis
Mr. and Mrs. James Golanty
Mr. Patrick Gourley
Ms. Sue L. Grace
Ms. Gertrude Grant
Dr. Anne Grau
Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Grenney
Richard Grisinger
Mr. Donald Hagengruber
Halliburton Giving Choices
Monika Hallman
Linda E. Hamlin
Becky Hammond
Mr. and Mrs. David Hammond
Michael B. Harnden
Eleanor Harrison and
Gedeon LaFarge
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Harry
Diana Hartford
Mrs. Jane C. Hays
HDR Engineering, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Barry Hirschfeld
Elana Hirschfeld
Ms. Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski and
Anna Hjelmroos
Darlene Holben
Ms. Kara Horner and
Mr. Spencer Denison
The House of Commons
Michael and Betsy Huseby
Steven Imig
William Imig
Susan Inglis and Martin Inglis
Irish Hound
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Jackson
Carol and Robert Jandrlich
JBK Landscape, LLC
Dr. Doug Jones
Gwen Karas
Polly A. Kemp
L.G. Klos
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Koelbel, Jr.
Koelbel Family Foundation
Annette and Tom Kowal
Patty and Scott Lampman
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Landgraf
Nancy and John Lockwood
Mrs. Mary Logan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Manning, Jr.
Marguerite and Max Martin
Lee Massey
Don and Purnee McCourt
Suzi McGregor
Mr. and Mrs. Michael McLaughlin
M-E Engineers, Inc.
The Louis R. & Dorothy M.
Meister Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Pepe J. Mendez
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Miles
Drs. Peggy and Ross Mills
Amy Minnick
Elene and Tom Mooney
Jerry Morris
Amy Mower and Edward Mower
Drs. Jennifer and Richard Neale
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Nichols
Mr. and Mrs. Will F. Nicholson, Jr.
Mr. Howard Noble and
Ms. Susan Noble
Noosa Yoghurt
Edythe Pahl
Ms. Ronda Palsulich
Karen D. Peters
Mrs. Marjorie A. Petersen
Mr. and Ms. Raymond Petros
Bill and Marilyn Plummer
Marjorie F. Polk
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Quinby
Robert G. Randall
Republic National Distributing
Company
John Rice
Kent Rice and Ann Corrigan
Robert and Myra Rich
Anne Rickenbaugh
Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc
William Roberts
Marianne B. Rooney
Paul and Carol Ann Rothman
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Rubingh
Runa Tea Company
Robert Cory and Greer Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Schiff
Vera Schmalenberger
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Sell
Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Shamos
Carole Shaw
Mrs. Susan B. Sheridan
Lynne Sirpolaidis
Mr. and Mrs. George Sissel
Anne Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Spaid
Eva Spitz
Ms. Beverly Sporcich
Leonard and Irma Strear
Target
Blair and Suzanne Taylor
Kristin Thompson
Robert K. Timothy
True Pump & Equipment, Inc.
Vail Resorts
Mrs. Mary Ann A. Van Horn
Verizon Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Thom Vernon
Ms. Meredith A. Vogel
The Vogel Charitable Foundation
Wadsworth Control Systems Inc
Edward and Patricia Wahtera
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wallach
Kyle and Jennifer Walsleben
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Waters
Mr. and Mrs. David Weaver
Western Union Foundation
Tor and Virginia Westgaard
Margie White
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiegand II
Wilderness Bond Partnership
Graham and Caro Williams
Mr. and Mrs. George Wood
Willis and Dawn Wood
Diane Woodworth-Jordan and
Chelsea Ogelsby
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright
Wyman’s No. 5
Matt and Amanda Yonan
Ann H. Young
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VOLUNTEERS
The Gardens is grateful for dedicated volunteers who offer their passions and skills to ensure we fulfill our mission and
create important connections between plants, conservation, art and our community.
Total Active Volunteers: 2,100
Volunteer Award Recipients
Total Volunteer Visits: 23,029
Volunteer of the Year: Ken Kuhar
Total Volunteer Hours: 83,000
Outstanding Behind the Scenes: Shirley Geist, Alice Bucher,
Sheralyn Fischer, Arlene Flannery, Barbara Keyswetter,
Hours by Department and Affiliate Volunteer Groups
Mary Montrey and Joanne Fisher
York St. Horticulture: 16,695
Outstanding Education Volunteer: Nevin Bebee
Special Events: 11,980
Lainie Jackson Outstanding Horticulture Volunteer:
Research and Conservation: 4,606
George Moo-Young
Chatfield Farms (CSA, Horticulture, FRAPA): 4747
Outstanding Chatfield Farms Volunteer: Peg Montagne
Chatfield Farms (Butterflies, Information Specialist,
Outstanding Teen Volunteer: Zach Caylor
Hildebrand Ranch House): 541
Children’s Education: 1,732
Golden Gnome Award: Karina Nabors
Golden Shovel Award: Jen Trunce, Angie Jewett,
Summer Teen Program: 3,187
Erik Geyer, Lydia Abernathy and Drew Habig
Ambassador Program: 8,590
Marilyn Skelton Most Number of Hours Served:
Docents: 5,195
Ken Kuhar, 1,205 hours
Library: 692
Excellence in Event Leadership: Kim Kimpton
Administration Board of Trustees: 882
Pete Petersen Award: Donna McLellan
Development/Membership: 119
Summer Concerts & Green Team: 1,492
Marketing/PR: 594
Gift Shop: 344
Hours by Affiliate Volunteer Groups
Denver Botanic Gardens Herb Guild: 7,519
Associates of Denver Botanic Gardens: 3,452
Garden Club of Denver: 800
Rocky Moutian Weavers Guild: 840
Master Gardeners Garden Help: 740
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1007 York Street
Denver, CO 80206
www.botanicgardens.org
EDITOR: Erin Bird
GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Noreen Gima
PHOTOGRAPHER: Scott Dressel-Martin