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2009 Annual Report Protecting our lands and waters for generations to come
Net Gains/Losses on
Investments
27%
Administrative
Expenses
32%
Program
Expenses
Revenue Contributions
56%
Expenses 62%
Interest
9%
Other Income
4%
In Kind Contributions
4%
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These abbreviated financial statements are derived from fully annotated financial statements audited by Sanders & Sanders CPAs
PS in whose opinion they “present fairly”, in all material respects, the financial position of Great Peninsula Conservancy for the year
ended December 31, 2009.
Staff
…protecting forever the Sandra Staples-Bortner, Executive Director
natural habitats, rural landscapes, Kate Kuhlman, Operations Director
and open spaces of the Michael Yadrick, Conservation Director
Great Peninsula
Board of Directors
John Lantz, President, Gig Harbor, 2010
3721 Kitsap Way, Suite 5 James D. DePew, Vice President, Gig Harbor, 2011
Bremerton, WA 98312 Kathleen Peters, Secretary, Bainbridge Island, 2011
360-373-3500 John H. Nelson, Treasurer, Kingston, 2010
1-866-373-3504
Thomas Antos, Gig Harbor, 2012 • Mark L. Bubenik, Gig Harbor, 2012
info@greatpeninsula.org John Dickson, Gig Harbor, 2010 • John Keates, Shelton, 2012
www.greatpeninsula.org Sidnie Shaffer, Bremerton, 2011 • Ken VanBuskirk, Belfair, 2011
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The Petersen Farm Legacy
At the end of the Clear Creek Trail in Silverdale, a piece his last years, Mr. Petersen counted on the help of several
of local history still stands as it has for well over 100 years. willing volunteers. In the words of one of them, Scott Hall,
This land has been known since 1948 as the Petersen “Gerry had what he called a lot of ‘unfinished symphonies’
Farm. The story though, of how it became a farm and of on the farm. I just helped him with some of these”.
those that called the Clear Creek Valley farm their home,
begins around 1880. The central building on the
former Holm Farm is most
Of course for centuries assuredly the barn, dating
before then, the to about 1902, and three
indigenous Suquamish nearby wooden silos, dating
used the Valley as a to the 1950s. The ax marks
winter camping ground. of hand hewn timber are
When Europeans arrived, still evident in the bones
they found the area along that hold up a barn built by
Clear Creek at the head fine hand craftsmanship.
Photo Credit: Scott Hall
Conservation Value Key
2009 Contributors – Thank you for your support!
$25,000+ Joyce Merkel Roger & Elisabeth Bondy David & Maria Mackovjak Melinda & Paul West
C. Keith Birkenfeld Memorial Stephen & Kathleen Reed Dan & Collette Boucher Edgar & Linda Marcuse Ann & David Wetter
Trust at the Seattle Ronald & Lillian Ross Pam Boyles William & Judy Matchett Mrs. Gary M. Wheeler
Foundation Roger & Athena Ryno & Roger Johnson Thomas & Wendy McClure Barbara Wilhite
Scott Silver Charles & Gail Bronson Chuck McGuire Muriel Williams
$10,000+ Robert E. & Ethel Judge Robert & Cathy Bryan Edith McKelvy Retha Sue Williams
Linda S. Benedict & John H. McCroskey Story Charlie Burrow Kevin & Lori McKenna George & Barbara Willock
Nelson Success Advertising Inc. & Linda Cazin Trisha Merritt Julie Wood
Gary & Marilyn Cunningham Marge J. Thorne Kevin & Nancy Buyer & Stephen Verderber Lou Ann & Roger Wood
National Fish & Wildlife Ken & Peggy VanBuskirk Thomas D. Cameron Rebecca & Doug Merson
Foundation Westgate Plaza LLC Lee & Rosa Roberto Carter Loyd & Sharon Miller $50+
Gary & Celia Parrott Lynn Whipple Rodney & Annick Case Nora Miller Kim Abel
Gary W. M. & Debra L. Davis Miller Bay Water Company John & Catherine Ahl
$5,000+ Nancy Davis Robert & Krista Mixon Margaret & Richard Almen
David & Katherine De Bruyn $250+ Robert & Anne DeLaney Don & Karen Monise Walter & Guillerma Amos
John Dickson Alpine Evergreen Co. Inc. Tom & Mary Ellen Donnelly Rollin & Mary Morford Representative Jan Angel
Puget Sound Energy Stephen & Sandra Anderson Marilyn Drengson Barney E. Mott Anonymous (3)
Foundation Anonymous (2) Bill & Ruth Drollinger Sandra Mowry Anita Bates
James E. Rodman Tom & Ann Antos Willa A. Fisher MD Carole & Roy Oesterhaus Correne Beaudoin-Hall
Margaret Baran Steve & Mindy Fohn Old Town Custom Framing Leif Bentsen & Elizabeth
$2,500+ Bruce & Tina Barner Friends of Miller Bay & Gallery LLC Huddle Bentsen
Janine Dolezel Beacon Development Group George & Rhoda Gage Robert & Melissa Olson Margaret B. Biedel
Jerry & Nancy Reid Ian & Bonnie Becke Larry Gamroth Margaret Padelford Janice & John Bloomquist
Richard & Karla Benedetti Frank & Carol Garratt Ruth Parmley Richard Brewer
$1,000+ Wanda & Ralph Butler Laura Gleysteen Larry & Jenny Paulson Bill & Linda Bruce
Phil & Karen Best Laura Burns Carroll Mary Gleysteen Eugene & Barbara Pearson Natalie E. Bryson
Alan & Sally Black Tasha & David Davis Greater Hansville C. L. & Patty Pecchenino Milissa Burkey
Bremerton Garden Club Jeff & Nan Feagin Community Center Joan Phillips & Ric Jones & Jeffery Hopper
Mark & Peggy Bubenik Tom & June Frey Lawrence & Lavone Greaves John Pierce & Holly Hughes Christine E. Butler-Minor
Gene & Linda Daniels Darrell Gee Christine Grenier Betty Pinkerton John & Theresa Chastain
Kit Ellis & Hugh Stout Andrew R. Hamilton Stephen & Kristine Growdon Thomas R. Preston Sigurd & Bonnie Chrey
Harold Engebretson Hood Canal Cathy Gunderson Bill & Berrit Price Mary Cockerham
Steve & Betty Fabry Environmental Council Marjorie Gustafson Dennis & Susan Quiring Nancy & Dick D’Archangel
Alice Harris Joycelyn Horder Alice & David Gutsche Dana & Nancy Quitslund Don & Marilyn Davidson
Todd & Cheryl Holdcroft Sophy C. Johnston Betha Gutsche & Tom Starr Connie & Terry Reckord George W. & Sara Nell Davis
Arthur M. James Gregory & Margaret Joyce John & Barbara Hager Laura Renner David Davison
Family Foundation James H. Julien Richard & Elizabeth Hedreen Harry & Inge Roegner Mitch & Jan DeRidder
James & Mary Kenney John W. Keates Julia Heiman James & Elizabeth Rohlfing Elaine H. Edmonson
Ken & Sherrie Kilborn Merrill & Elizabeth Koster David & Mary Herridge Darien Roseen & Dianne Lee Elizabeth Ellington
John & Patricia Lantz Charles & Elisibeth Luce Robert & Caroline Hoag Alice Ann Rosello Chapter NSDAR
Tex & Lynda Lewis Michael & Judy Maddox Laura Inveen & Harold R. Goodell Phedra Elliott
Macdonald-Will Foundation Don Paulson & Kathy Mahan Bill & Trish Kamps Shirley Roullard Lee & Vicki Evans
Gayle Peach Williams Sara & Byron Kane Alice P. Savage Merrill & Jacqueline Evans
Quadrant Homes Pete Philley & Monica Butler David & Joanne Kemp May Jane Saveskie Sarah Fisher & Matt Wilson
Arlene J. Runberg Ryan Sells Uptegraft Inc., PS The Kenison Family & Bob Hungerford Brenda Fong
Greg & Dion Rurik Christoph A. Schebel Holly S. Kennell Greg Schirato Sharon J. Fuller
Kevin & Emily Schoenfelder Ron & Nancy Sefton & Martin W. Berg Harold & Nina Seaberg Mary Sue Gee
Sidnie Shaffer Barbara K. Vaughan Victor J. Keranen Representative Larry Global Trek
& Michael Ellis Linda Waltie Michael King Seaquist Andrew W. Gregg
Sandra Staples-Bortner & Gregory Anderson Kitsap Audubon Society The Sharp Family David Grellier
& Brad Bortner Young Family Endowment Wayne & Dee Knight Richard Shattuck Rita Guhrauer
Frank M. Stutesman Fund of the Greater Sid & Jeanne Knutson Kenneth & Tanya Shawcroft Susan & Bill Hancock
TRIFAM Foundation Tacoma Community Mary Catherine Frank & Myvanwy Shirley John & Terry Harrington
Suzanne Tunney Foundation & James A. Kolb Silverdale Sunrise Lions Andrew Harris Jr.
& James DePew Donna Zimmerschied Kate Kuhlman Doris Small Mary Harris-Tucker
Ueland Foundation Jay Zischke & Jim Halstead John & Jeanne Snouwaert Cam & Esther Haslam
Henry & Dorothy Wilson Steve & Julie Landau Frank & Theresa Stanton Thomas & Victoria Hayward
$100+ Bruce & Lori Landram Robert & Lynn Sudduth Kurt Hermanns
$500+ AES Consultants Ann Stemler Langlitz Winnie Swanson & Rebeccah Sproat
John & Maile Bay Anonymous (5) & James H. Julien Bonnie D. Taylor Richard & Ida Hill
Angela de Oliveira Frances Arnold Andrea Lanyi Elaine Thomas & John Sledd Ward & Jane Hinrichs
& Bill Woods John & Joyce Aurelius Bob & Liz Lathrop Sara Thompson Ann & Kent Holder
Deanna Ferguson Dr. H. B. Barner Law Offices of Lynda H. & Rich Gelinas Naomi Huddlestone
Dr. Louis B. Graham Andy Becker & Donna Fisher McMaken PS Janet Tracy Dale Hunt
Ken Larson Bob & Jan Becker Denise Lietz Gary R. Smith June & Mike Jackson
Eric Lindgren Andrew & Shirley Beelik Ernest & Fay Linger Carolina & Nick Veenstra Zann & Craig Jacobrown
& Helen Nagy Gary & Pam Beil John & Sara Long Alex John & Dawn Virnig Robert & Rhoda Jensen
Darrell & Janet Bo Blakey Bruce & Margo Macdonald Connie Waddington Kelly Johns
6 James Blankenship Terrence Mace & Anne Wood Mary Ann Walters Joe Kaech Jr.
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Great Peninsula Conservancy is grateful to all whose donations were received between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009.
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Photo Credit: Ken Shawcroft