Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall Opening Gala
This momentous event took place on Friday, October 3, 2008 – it was a chance to celebrate the culmination of 11 years of expansion plans, to thank our supporters and donors and introduce them to this amazing resource for our region’s children and families. The event was a grand celebration with over 1,700 in attendance. Funds raised from the Gala totaled almost $1.1 million!
Thank you to the Please Touch Museum Board of Directors, Opening Gala Committee led by Anne Hamilton and Susan Shea, our generous sponsors and our individual supporters for your time and generosity.
- Please Touch Museum Opening Gala Sponsors
- Please Touch Museum Opening Gala Leadership and VIP Sponsors
Benefactor
Mr. and Mrs. S. Matthews V. Hamilton, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Shea, Jr.
TD Bank
Patron
Comcast Family of Companies
Daniel J. Keating Company
Hamilton Family Foundation
Independence Blue Cross
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Middleton
Platinum
The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies
A.T. Chadwick Company, Inc.
M & S Foundation
Pearl Pressman Liberty Communications Group
PECO
Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News
Philadelphia Magazine
Wachovia
Gold
Bank of America
Frank L. Coulson, Jr. and Sarah Miller Coulson
Peggy and Bruce Earle
Josh and Rena Kopelman
Leslie Miller and Richard Worley
The PFM Group
PNC Bank, N.A.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Shire Pharmaceuticals
Silver
Aetna
Aqua America, Inc.
ARAMARK
Bala Consulting Engineers
The Bank of New York Mellon
Barbara Brown-Ruttenberg and John Ruttenberg
Cephalon, Inc.
Citigroup
The Connelly Foundation
Greater Philadelphia Tourism & Marketing Corporation
Guggenheim
GVA Smith Mack
ING DIRECT
Isdaner & Company, LLC
The Liem Family
McDonald’s Corporation
NorthStar Advisors, LLC
Philadelphia Covention & Visitors Bureau
The Phillies
Salveson Stetson Group, Inc.
Saul Ewing, LLP
Sovereign Bank
Stradley, Ronon, Stevens and Young, LLP
Susquehanna Foundation
Tierney Communications
Michael and Sandy Wax
As of October 3, 2008
Leadership
Frank and Sandra Baldino
Beneficial Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Block
Bob and Sibby Brasler
BrownPartners, Inc.
Susan and Walter Buckley
Liza Cartmell and Paul Zoubeck
Sharon and Kevin Coghlan
Drs. Debra and Stephen Copit
Antelo Devereux, Jr.
Liz Dow
Holly and Ed Eger
Anne F. Elder
EP Henry Corporation
ESF Summer Camps
Charlie and Cathy Gillespie
Carole Haas Gravagno
John C. and Chara C. Haas
Independence Foundation
Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Jordan
George and Barbara Karr
Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers LLP
Joseph H. Kluger and Susan E. Lewis
Kyle’s Treehouse
Vicki and Chris Le Vine
Marguerite and Gerry Lenfest
Charisse R. Lillie
William and Veena Loftus
Jack and Julie Lord
Jeffrey and Christina Lurie/Philadelphia Eagles
Management Resources
David and Christine Martinelli
Ken and Moira Mumma
Mr. and Mrs. Britton H. Murdoch
Michael and Kathryn Park
Jeffrey and Marsha Perelman
The Philadelphia Foundation
The Pincus Family Foundation
Chip and Nancy Roach
Molly and Arnie Schneider
Jay and Susie Shah
Terry Slease
Martha McGeary Snider
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Straw
Fred and Barbara Sutherland
Robert Urquhart and Marsha I. Lester
Wakefern
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Todd Walker
Sankey and Connie Williams
VIP
AlliedBarton
Jill and Paul Aschkenasy
William J. Avery
Ballard Spahr
Lynda Barness
Battleship New Jersey Museum & Memorial
Christine and Leif Beck
Peter Benoliel and Willo Carey
Bentley Systems, Inc.
Don and Laura Besecker
Mary and Jerry Block
Donna and Jon Boscia
Charlotte and Bob Brown
Susan and Stephen D. Brown
Laura and Bill Buck
Gene Castellano
Debbie and Greg Clower
Amy and Michael Cohen
Suzanne and Norman Cohn
Ian Comisky
Commonwealth Strategies, Inc.
D’Angelo Brothers, Inc.
Lydie and Paul de Janosi
DiBona Family Foundation
Tobey and Mark Dichter
Dilworth Paxson, LLP
Barbara Eberlein
Kitty and Sean Egan
Fairmount Park Conservancy, Katrina L. Wilhelm
FB Capital Partners
Sharla and Barry Feldscher
Jaimie and David Field
Nancy Gansky
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gansky
Toni and Bob Garrison
Phil Goldsmith
Juliet Goodfriend
The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation
Melissa Grimm
Elizabeth and Dennis Grimm
Janet and John O. Haas
Barbara D. and Robert P. Hauptfuhrer
Steve and Barbara Hildenbrand
Wayne and Judy Huey
Independence Visitors Center
The Kaufman Partnership, Ltd.
Ann and Everett Keech
Ken and Elaine Kirby
KPMG LLP
Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Kuensell
Julie and Ted Leisenring
Jody McNeil Lewis
The Malvern School
Peter Mark
Allan and Pat Murphy
Catherine T. Murphy
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Nagle
NHS Human Services/LaVerne Fish
Mamie Nichols and Rebecca McJett
Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. McMenamin
Howard and Barbara Meyers
Gordon Morewood
National Philanthropic Trust
Dr. Leroy D. Nunery II and Gina Golson Nunery
Tim and Sue O’Reilly
Miller Parker and Mar Ogilvie
Sherry and John Pearlstein
Keith and Frank Pension
The Philadelphia Zoo
Philly.com
Vivian Piasecki
Louise and Alan Reed
Sean Reilly
Amy and Barry Renninger
Ken and Nichole Rowles
Pia and Shantanu Roychowdhury
Robin and Mark Rubenstein
Julie and Jordan Savitch
Juliet Greenfield Six
Mary and Sid Smith
Craig and Nicole Snyder
Portia Hamilton-Sperr
Leslie Hurtubise Steidle
Temple Unversity Health System
Richard Tewskbury, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Toscani
Tozour-Trane
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Tuten
Universal Services Associates, Inc. (USA)
Ernest and Margaret Varalli
Mellen and Brian Vogt
Gregg and Debra Wallace
Joe and Jolly Waterman
Nancy and George Wells
Mr. and Mrs. John Wildemore, III
Deborah Willig
Thomas and Jennifer Winnick
Dennis M. Wint/The Franklin Institute
Richard E. and Diane Dalto Woosnam
As of October 3, 2008