Thank you to those who have already made contributions!
$500,000+
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Henry III
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Henry
The W. Duke Kimbrell Family Foundation
State of North Carolina
$250,000+
The David Belk Cannon Foundation
Dave and Nan Kirlin
Ring Torrence Stafford
$100,000+
City of Gastonia
Jami and Bryan Farris
Gaston Community Foundation
Melissa and John Harris
Virgil P. Warren Foundation
Stonecutter Foundation
$50,000+
The Dickson Foundation
Anne and Tom Efird
First Gaston Foundation Fund
First Horizon Foundation
The Hendricks-Cox Foundation
Shirley and Caroline Cox
Barbara Groves Yarbrough
$25,000+
May and Carroll Barger
The Cannon Foundation
Coleman and Tim Efird
The Carrie E. and Lena V. Glenn Foundation
Fred Utick
Watson Insurance Agency, Inc.
$15,000+
Drs. John and Annamarie Collier
Ann and Walt Przygocki
Dr. and Mrs. Grene Radford
Mr. and Mrs. Marsh Spencer
Dr. V. Ann Tippitt and Dr. J. Alan May
$5,000+
Brian A. and Nolan A. Adams
Larry and Diane Brannock
Beverly B. Bryant
Steve and Trisha Campbell
Rev. Daniel and Rachel Commerford
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
Bill and Shanda Fangman
The Forgan Family
Councilman Jim Gallagher and family
LeeAnn and Rusty Harris
Trey and Cameron Helms
Hadley Henry
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jarman, Jr.
Nancy Kuney
Arthur and Maureen Lange
Dr. and Mrs. Dustin Letts
Tony and Stephanie Pasour
Pearl Dixon Balthis Foundation
Ginger and Len Rowe
Julia and Ravi Singh
Wes and Pauline Styers
Ernest and Sarah Sumner
Mallory and William Trogdon
Paul Lyon and Elysabeth Utick
Anne and Dale Ward
$2,500+
Karl and Paula McKinnon
Chuck and Bridget Niemeyer
Mr. Tete Pearson, Jr.
Janie and Larry Stiles
$1,000+
Anne Comer
Michael and Martha Dickson
Charles and Katherine Gallman
The Gastonia East Rotary Club
Dr. Randy Gehle and Mrs. Anette Gehle
Christopher and Stacy Kolbash
Ronald and Mary Margaret Kolbash
Pam and Norman Overcash
Rose and Jonathan Planer
The Russell Family
$100+
Mr. Henry Armfield, Jr.
Lillith Braxton
Mr. and Mrs. David Carter
Bill & Dr. Loretta Dodgen
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ferebee
Anne Holland
Ms. Anne Hardy
Dara Hartman
Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Healy
Beth Hemphill
Bridget Kopetzky
Kim and Richard Langholz
Laurel East Community Watch
Marbles Kids Museum + IMAX Theater
Mr. and Mrs. David Minnich
Mr. and Mrs. James Morris, II
Mr. Ron Pantuso
Parag Phadke and Elizabeth Bumgarner
Allie Smith
Mr. Ash Smith
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Stephens
Mr. TJ Solomon, II and Ms. Janice Booth
Paula Wallace
Julia and Craig Watson
HONORARIUMS
Karl and Paula McKinnon
in honor of
Ann Tippitt
Coleman and Tim Efird
in honor of
Elysabeth Utick
Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Stephens
in honor of
Jackson Farris
MEMORIALS
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Henry III
in memory of
Elizabeth Williams Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Henry
in memory of
Elizabeth Williams Robinson
Hadley Henry
in memory of
Elizabeth Williams Robinson
Ring Torrence Stafford
honoring the memory of my parents
Charlton and Mary Elizabeth Torrence
In memory of Kathleen Mott, a cherished mother,
forever loved by her family.
Councilman Jim Gallagher and family
in loving memory of
Charmaine Gallagher
May and Carroll Barger
in memory of
Becky and Bynum Carter
J. Alan May
in memory of
Jack and Jeanetta May
V. Ann Tippitt
in memory of
Calvin and Margaret Tippitt
The Farris Family
in memory of
Karl McKinnon
Additional gifts made in memory of
Karl McKinnon:
Henry Armfield
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ferebee
Beth Hemphill
Marbles Kids Museum + IMAX Theater
Ron Pantuso
Ash Smith
Mr. TJ Solomon, II and Ms. Janice Booth
Donors as of 3/18/2026
