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How You Can Help Us

Donate money to MBSF!
All donations to MBSF are fully tax-deductible and are acknowledged with a letter. If requested by the donor, donations of $50+ are recognized with a personalized, color certificate like the one shown in the picture below for either the donor or friends and family members. Larger donations are recognized with gifts, if requested.

The certificates make excellent gifts! Donors of $50+ may elect to receive an MBSF T-shirt, an Environmental Education manual or a package of 5 greeting cards with a picture of a monarch butterfly (see picture below). Donors of $75+ may elect to receive two gifts. To make a donation please print a copy of the MBSF Donor Form.

Conduct a fundraiser!
Many friends of MBSF conduct fundraisers to support the work of our Foundation. These fundraisers include everything from penny jars in classrooms to milkweed sales. School fundraisers can involve projects by individual classrooms or whole-school initiatives. In many cases, we provide incentives such as t-shirts or baskets to schools.

Help us spread the word!
MBSF officers are happy to give presentations in schools or for community groups when these organizations support MBSF with donations. We are also happy to help individuals who are interested in giving their own presentations on monarch conservation, and can supply information, slides, and other materials.

If you would like information on conducting a fundraiser, please contact Karen Oberhauser.

Thanks to Our Supporters

Ssince we began working in 1997, over 400 individuals and organizations have donated money to MBSF or spread the word about our work by distributing brochures all over the US. We thank all of you for this support. We would especially like to acknowledge the following:

Individuals who have donated over $100
School or other youth groups who have earned money to support monarch conservation
Organizations that have supported MBSF educational and fund-raising efforts
Special Friends that have helped in other important way

Individuals & Organizations who have donated over $100
* Individuals and organizations who donated $1,000 or more.

Spring 2004– Spring 2005
- Anonymous*

- Lincoln Brower

- Cottonwood Foundation*

- Larry Crooks*

- Ilse Gebhard

- Jeff and Lucy Heegaard

- Susan McIntosh

- Sandra and Bill Podulka

- Isabella Soparkar

- Charles Stephens*

- Sandra Stokesbary *

- Toni & Chip Taylor *

- Tom Uecker *

- Kate Whitlock and John Ewer*

Spring 2003 – Spring 2004
- Anonymous*

- Lincoln Brower

- Stephen Budd*

- Cottonwood Foundation*

- Larry Crooks*

- Jeff and Lucy Heegaard

- Elizabeth Horner

- Donna Kemp

- Kimberly Clark Foundation

- Catherine MacDonald

- Jeffrey L. Mandel, M.D.

- Maumee Bay Nature Center

- Pease Family Fund

- Sandra and Bill Podulka

- Richard Ruiz, M.D.

- Jane A. Seggelink

- Sandra Stokesbary

- Toni & Chip Taylor

- Tom Uecker

- Judith Wible, M.D.*

- World Wildlife Fund*

Spring 2002 – Spring 2003
    - Anonymous
    - Martha Anderson
    - Tom Barksdale
    - Denise Canora
    - Jeff and Lucy Heegaard
    - Mary Kennedy
    - Howard and Lynne Markus
    - Erik and Kris Mollenhauer
    - Brenda Olin
    - Lynn Rosenblatt
    - Sandra Stokesbary

Spring 2001 – Spring 2002
    - Anonymous*
    - Norm and Georgia Alstad
    - Audubon Wildlife Society
    - Lincoln Brower
    - Stephen Budd*
    - Cottonwood Foundation*
    - Larry Crooks*
    - Lucy and Jeff Heegaard
    - Helen Johnson
    - Mary Bishop Kennedy
    - Jeff and Lucy Heegaard
    - Caroline Marris
    - Howard and Lynne Markus
    - Erik and Kris Mollenhauer
    - Sandra and Bill Podulka
    - Mike Quinn
    - Lisa, Marshall, Ilana, Emily Raskind
    - Mary Alice Raynolds
    - Carolyn Schwantes
    - Bruce Steffensmeir
    - Sandra Stokesbary
    - Toni and Chip Taylor
    - Alice McWilliams
    - Ray Matousek

Spring 2000 - Spring 2001
    - Anonymous*
    - Norm and Georgia Alstad
    - Gretchen Oberhauser Bell*
    - Stephen Budd*
    - Cottonwood Foundation*
    - Larry Crooks*
    - Leon DeBrakeleer
    - Philo Goodrich
    - Jeff and Lucy Heegaard
    - Nicole Hamilton
    - Jim Hillegass*
    - Elizabeth Horner*
    - Elizabeth Howard*
    - Catherine MacDonald
    - Howard and Lynne Markus
    - Keith and Ruth Miller
    - Craig Miller and Paul Moss
    - Karen Oberhauser
    - Pete and Sanny Oberhauser*
    - The October Hill Foundation*
    - Toni and Chip Taylor
    - Sandra and Bill Podulka
    - Mary Alice Raynolds
    - Sweet Briar College*
    - Sandra Stokesbary
    - Ray Matousek
    - Lois Teichert

Spring 1999- Spring 2000
    - Stuart Abelson
    - Gretchen Oberhauser Bell
    - Sweet Briar College
    - Lincoln Brower
    - Stephen Budd
    - Susan Clark
    - Terry Cole
    - Lawrence Crooks
    - Barbara Duetsch
    - Denise Gibbs
    - Lucy and Jeff Heegaard
    - Jim Hillegass
    - Linda Hillegass and Jim McKee
    - Elizabeth Howard
    - Jim Kane
    - Lee Larcheveque
    - Julie Brophy and Bill Lutz
    - Catherine MacDonald
    - Karen Oberhauser
    - Pete and Sanny Oberhauser*
    - Manitowoc WI Garden Club
    - C.J. Meitner
    - Monica Missrie
    - Mia Monroe
    - Hannah Nielsen
    - Toni and Chip Taylor
    - Sandra and Bill Podulka
    - Janet and Norman Pease
    - Miriam Smead
    - Steve Steffensmeier
    - Ray Matousek
    - Saskya Van Nouhuys
    - US Fish and Wildlife Service

Spring 1998- Spring 1999
    - Glenn and Barb Giersbach
    - Richard Patin
    - Sandra Zimmerman
    - Tony and Chip Taylor
    - Elizabeth Hunter
    - Catherine MacDonald
    - Ray Matousek
    - Brenda and Donald Olin
    - Gretchen Oberhauser Bell
    - Elizabeth Howard
    - Barbara Deutsch
    - Karen Oberhauser
    - Pete and Sanny Oberhauser*
    - Jim Hillegass

Teachers and Students

Spring 2004– Spring 2005

· Don Scallen, a teacher, writer and nature photographer form Ontario, Canada sent us $250 Canadian dollars that he received from and article he wrote on butterflies.

· Ms. Erin Meyer's class at aLlendale Public School in MI sent MBSF a check for $156.00

· Gloria Culpepper's students at Dr. Fermin Calderon Elementary School in TX came up with 216.50 with their annual saving pennies campaign. *

· Gerald Axelbaum and KAthy Lewis' Fifth Grade class at The College School of Webster Groves in MO baked treats and made craft items to sell to sutdents and families. They raised a grand total of $397.81.*

· Ms. Karen Rose's class at Dighton Elementary in MA collected $100.00.

· Ms. Ellen Grady's class at Ellen T. Briggs School in NJ sent us $100.00

· The Student Council at Keigwin Middle School in CT sent us $100.00

· Ms. Melissa's class at Holton School in KS sent us $250.00

· Brenda Olin's first graders at Juda Schoool in WI participated in the Journey North symbolic migration and raised $100.00*

· Ms. Connie Shaw's class at Loudon Country Day School in VA sent $147.50.

· Students from Ms. Ellen Kareltz class in Moharimet Elementary School in NH sent $100.00*

· The North End Student Council in NJ sent us $300.00*

· Rieck Avenue School PTO in NY sent $150.00.

· Ms. Margaret William's students at Riverview School in MN sold plants at their Spring festival and sent us a check for $429.00*

· Ms. Donna Kemp's class at Sparta HS in WI donated $500.00*

· Ms. Joyce Crebase's class at Swift Middle School in CT designed and sold t-shirts and sent us the proceeds from their sales which were a total of $151.90*

· The kids from Ms. Michelle Turner's class at Turtle Creek Elementary in WI sold products and made a total of $516.00. They sent half of it to us and the other to Old World, WI to adopt an animal.

· Mrs. Nevala's and Mrs. Skerik's 2nd graders at Washburn Elementary in WI contributed 100.00*

· Ms. Joanie Prin's class at West Point Elementary School in NY came up with $150.00.*

· Ms. Gayle Klowere's students at York Middle School in NE sent 100.00*

· Journey North Symbolic Migration participants donated an amazing total of $11040.86!!

Spring 2003 – Spring 2004

· Following their yearly tradition, Ms. Given's and Mrs. Eibel's classes at the Alliance Middle School in OH participated in the Journey North Symbolic migration and raised $300 for MBSF.

· Students at the College School of Webster Groves in MO also participated in the Journey North program and sent us several checks totaling $540.75

· Another Journey North participant, the Connoquenessing Valley Elementary in Zelienople, PA collected $100 for MBSF.

· Gloria Culpepper’s annual saving pennies campaign marches on and this year her students at Dr.Fermin Calderon Elementary School in Bracketville, TX raised $246.

· Students at Jefferson School in Appleton, WI donated $100.

· The Juda School First Graders in WI raised $100.

· Students from the Merchantville School in NJ collected $300.

· The third grade class at Milton Academy in MA raised $106.

· Students from the Moharimet Elementary School in Durham NH donated $100.

· The North End School Student Council from Cedar Grove, NJ sent us $201.

· The Strathcona School in Ontario, Canada participated in the Journey North program and sent us $210.29 Canadian dollars.

· The St. Stephens School in Anoka, MN raised 136.42.

· Journey North Symbolic Migration participants donated an amazing total of $12,160!!

Spring 2002 – Spring 2003

Ms. Given's and Mrs. Eibel's classes in Alliance Middle School, OH donated $300
Dighton Elementary students in MA raised $248.38
Students from Jefferson School in IL donated $100
West Preston Middle School donated $100 and Jimmy Shaver did his science fair project on Monarchs
Juda School First Graders organized a bake sale WI and came up with $100
Moharimet Elementary School students in NH donated $100
Sr. Ann's 1st Graders in St. Mary Dover NH also donated $100
Mrs. Nevala's and Mrs. Skerik's 2nd Grade class in Washburn Elementary WI raised $100
Students from Winona Middle School in MN donated $100
Central Elementary School fifth graders spent several weeks selling cotton candy after school with a cotton candy machine donated by a local Wal-Mart store. They also donated their time to sell the candy at a local town celebration even after school was dismissed for the summer and raised a total of $200. We sent them baskets to use as raffle prizes this spring.
As part of Gloria Culpepper’s annual butterfly pennies, Monea Meck-Fortunato’s students at Dr. Fermin Calderón Elementary in Del Rio, Texas raised $301
Gloria Culpepper’s class was not left behind and collected a total of 232.50
Journey North Symbolic Migration participants donated a total of $7005.53

Spring 1999 – Spring 2000

· Heath School Students in Chestnut Hill MA donated $100

· Betty Slater's 3rd and 4th grade gifted students at Norton Elementary School in Snellville GA created the Norton Mall, and raised $100

· Church Street Elementary School students in Tupelo MS raised $155.78

· The Woodstown-Pilesgrove School Foundation in Woodstown NJ donated $450

· Gloria Culpepper's class at F. Calderon Elementary School in Del Rio TX and collected $230. This is the 3rd year that F. Calderon students have raised money for MBSF!

· Gloria Jacob's students in Pinckney Elementary School in Lawrence KS held a cookie and nectar sale, for the 4th year!!, and raised donated $110.

· Donna Kemp’s science classes in Sparta WI held a school fundraiser and raised $600.

· Ann Mock’s Junior Naturalists Club in Maple Grove MN created and sold beautiful embossed cards and raised $623

· Kathleen Powell's 3rd Grade "Kidville" students at Grandview Elementary School in Connersville IN raised $83.50

· Monica Thibault's students at Plymouth MS in Plymouth MN raised $53.96

Spring 1999 – Spring 2000

Sandra Anderson’s 6^th grade students at Plymouth Middle School in Plymouth MN donated $100
Cedarburg HS students in Grafton WI raised $38 by selling butterfly gardens
Gloria Culpepper’s F. Calderon Elementary students in Del Rio TX collected $312.40 worth of coins
Launa Ellison’s students at Clara Barton Open School in Minneapolis raised $165
Charlotte Galloway’s 3^rd graders at Brooker Elementary School in Brandon FL raised $75
Natalie Gelatt’s students at Hygiene Elementary School in Hygiene CO sold rainforest plants to raise $140
The Hacock Elementary School in Quakertown PA raised $69
Gloria Jacob’s 2^nd graders at Pinckney Elementary School in Lawrence KS held a cookie sale to raise $70
Johnston School in Appleton WI donated $25
Joseph, Jessica and Francis raised $37.91 in Willowdale Ontario
Oscar Howe School Kindergarteners in Sioux Falls SD collected $4.35 worth of coins
Len Larson’s 2^nd grade students at Burroughs School in Minneapolis raised $37.30 in spare change
Deb Manske’s kindergarten students in Bear Creek WI conducted a bake sale to raise $100
Brenda Olin’s 1^st graders in Juda WI conducted a bake sale to raise $135
Diane Porath and Patricia Menegheli and their St. Francis-St. James United School students in St. Paul MN sold McDonald’s lunches at school to raise $289
Dan Scheer’s 6^th graders at Hutchinson Middle School in Hutchinson MN collected $75 in change
The Fontier Trail Junior High Ecology Club in Olathe KS donated $50
June Teisan’s Middle School students in Harper Woods MI collected $5
Laura Temali’s Museum Magnet students in St. Paul MN collected $78.19 worth of coins
Sandra Thomas and her 3-4^th grade enrichment classes in Peachtree City GA donated $15
Julette Uebner’s Mariposa Elementary Students in Mariposa CA collected aluminum cans to raise $100
Cathy Weiss’s Advent Parish Day School students in Tallahassee FL sold lemonade and baked goods, and did tasks at home to raise $75
Participants in the Journey North Symbolic Migration donated a collective total of over $6,500! (see www.learner.org/jnorth for a complete list of Journey North donors)

Organizations:

Journey North, 18150 Breezy Point Road, Wayzata MN 55391. www.learner.org/jnorth. An annual, internet-based distance learning adventure that engages students in a global study of wildlife migration. Many participants in the "Symbolic Monarch Butterfly Migration" donate funds to MBSF.
Monarchs in the Classroom, Univ. of MN, 1987 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul MN 55108. www.monarchlab.umn.edu. Bringing inquiry-based science, conservation and research to K-12 teachers and students, many of whom conduct MBSF fundraising efforts.
Biophilia. c/o Randy Korb, PO Box 5025, Appleton WI 54913-5025. 920 734-6595. Dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and wildlife habitats by connecting people with nature through innovative environmental products and education programs. A portion of the profits from backyard butterfly gardens and donations from public presentations on monarchs supports MBSF work.
KSTP TV (Mpls-St. Paul). A Jason Davis documentary, "Saving the Monarchs", highlighted the issues surrounding monarch conservation and featured the work of MBSF.

Special Friends of MBSF:

Gretchen Bell, Betsy Chastain, Liz Goehring, Jim Hillegass, and Pete and Sanny Oberhauser provided organizational and moral support, and helped to spread the word; Bill Lutz donated legal support and advice. J. River provided web hosting.

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