Donations Fall & Winter 2023
Many, many thanks to the alumni and friends of Arrowbear who donated to our Scholarship Fund. Donations from the Fall Newsletter totaled $63,476.35. We are particularly grateful because we know these are still difficult times with families trying to recover economically from the effects of the pandemic. All of the donations will go toward scholarships for this coming summer and Summer 2024.
Every donation is appreciated. We receive amounts from $10 to hundreds of dollars. It all adds up. Don’t worry about waiting until you can give more at some point in the future. Any amount makes a difference. It’s always a wonderful surprise to visit the mailbox and hear how you’re doing and what is keeping you busy. Please keep in touch and give when you can. We love to hear from you.
Anonymous
Paul Arundel
Krystianne Avedian
Robert Baeyens
Michelle Otto Boden
Teresa Marsi Bothman
Elizabeth Houston Bowermaster
Lon & Kiki Collins Bussell
Dave Collins
Michelle & Javier Cedeño
William & Marie Course
Leslie Collins Edwards
Karl & Stephanie Eggers
Mike & Marylynn Wilcox Eipper
Larry Evans
Erin Nakagawa Felix
Renee Florsheim
Mike & Jan Fluchere
Jane Rink Franklin
Jim Garrecht
Lida Lockwood Gerenraich
Julie Gill
Eileen Choi Golden
Lynne Greenwood
Neil Greeley
Eileen Marrison Halcrow
Kate Conroy Hernandez
Sherry & Lindsay Hetz
Karin Hoesli
Hogarth Family Trust
Stefanie Holzman
Jim Hopkins
Janitta Funk Keck
Marian Kent
Peter Kozik
Don & Anita Orahood Kramer
Leonie Kramer
Hayden Gerald Lawrence
Long Beach Alumnae Chapter
of Sigma Alpha Iota
David Low
Allan McMurray
Robert Menke
Russell Miller
Michael & Rosann Monaghan
David Moody
Janet Moore
Morey’s Music Store
Yasuko Morihara
Musical Arts Club of Long Beach
Becky Boggs Othmer
John Rabold
Sean Regaldo
Steven Reynolds
Nancy Rodriguez-Bell
Nailah Connor Roque
Ildiko Meracz Siegrist
Robert & Jennifer Mitchell Spier
Richard Uhler
Rebecca Waldorf
Bruce Wilkison
Veronica Wilson
Charles & Cathi Daggett Wrench

Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a national event designed to encourage donations to worthy causes. The most recent event took place on November 29, 2022. We raised $1,121 for the scholarship fund. Many thanks to the donors who contributed.
Katy Bridges
Beckie Roth Celikel
Ri-Jen Chou
Jim Garrecht
Juanita Jackson
Robert Menke
Naomi Norwick
D. Wilson Ochoa
Becky Boggs Othmer
Michaela Quinby
Rocky Reames
LIsa Moliver Sandler
Marcy Sudock
Bruce Wilkison
Dedications
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Rosemary Waller in memory of Dick Waller.
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Naomi Norwick in memory of Walter and Natalie Norwick.
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Jean Mahnken Prendergast in memory of Connie Sainburg Namasy.
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Beth Mills Grace, Jeff Mills, and Peggy Mills in memory of Ted Mills.
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Meg Garside Jones in memory of her father, oboist, Rodney Garside.
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Kirk and Eric Watilo in honor of their mother, Myrtle Seymore Watilo.
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Linda Olson in honor of her twins – former campers Patricia and Isabel Olson.
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Marvin Sippel in memory of his sisters Vina Mae Woodland and Evelyn Baeyens.
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Sarah Solberg in memory of Ellen Schinnerer Deffner and Carole Ohlendorf Dockstader.

Additional Donations
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Matching Grants
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Thank you to the eight alumni who have set up automatic monthly donations through PayPal. We receive $175 in total every month from these alumni for a yearly total of $2,275. You are all awesome!
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Thank you to Carla Buddingh who set up a Facebook donation for her birthday with the donations going to our Scholarship Fund. Thank you to everyone who donated.
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Thank you to the Anonymous person who set up a Facebook donation for his or her birthday with the donations going to our Scholarship Fund. Please email us so we can give you the proper credit.
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Thank you to Naomi Norwick who set up a Facebook donation for her birthday with the donations going to our Scholarship Fund. Thank you to everyone who donated.
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Thank you to Russell Graham for arranging for us to receive payroll withholdings from the Northrop Grumman Employees Charity Organization (ECHO) and a donation from the Charities Aid Foundation America program.
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Many thanks to Jim Garrecht who arranged for us to receive payroll deductions through the United Way and Kaiser Permanente programs.
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Thank you to Nancy Rodriguez-Bell for a matching grant from Bank of America.
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Many thanks to Veronica Wilson for a matching grant from BASF Corporation.
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Thank you to Robert & Jennifer Mitchell Spier for a matching grant through the Benevity Community Impact Fund.
Facebook birthday fundraisers have raised $1,160 since the Fall Newsletter.
We are so grateful to everyone who sets up a fundraiser and to those who donate.