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Individual support is the single most important source of funding for North Country Public Radio. There is no substitute for you and your contribution. Please take a moment and join us today. Help pay for the programs and services that you enjoy.

Four ways to pledge your support to North Country Public Radio:

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List of participating businesses.

Leadership Gifts in FY 2007 (FY 2007: 7/1/06-6/30/07):

$365-$499
Geraldine C. Armani
Nancy Bell
Jim and Jean Benvenuto
Thomas L. Berger
Florence Bero
Thomas and Jane Bissell
Laurie Booth-Trudo and Michael Trudo
Jason and Gail Brill
Rocky and Betsy Buck
Dr. Gerald Cahill
Lisa and Greg Caito
Craig Carney
Jane A. Castaneda
Robert Collier
Joe and Rita Coney
David and Carolyn Cramoy
Lorene and Derek Davey
Raven Davis
LeRoy E. and Patricia DeMarsh
Christopher R. Dunn
Bill and Gini Dutcher
Stephen and Karen Easter
Dr. Steven D. Fisher
Kathleen Fitzgerald and Bob Josephson
Selma Foster and Walter Weitzmann
Brenna and Jeffrey Ginger
Irving and Sheila Goldman
George Gonos
Fred and Melinda Goss
Charlotte and John Greenizen
Crosby Hard
Dani Haseltine
Chrystal L. Hayman
M. J. Heisey and Phil Harnden
Jeffrey D. and Irene Horbar
David E. Hornung and Susan Ward
Dr. Stacey Howlett
Sarah Johnson
David and Nicola Jordan
Dina Kennedy
Brian and Sally Kirby
William Kirchgasser
Richard J. Leonard
Julia Loomis and Howard Runyon
Frances Lund and Troy Randall
Louis and Sandy Maine
Brian Mann and Susan Waters
Daun Martin
Dan and Gloria C. McCormick
Kevin and Alycia Miller-Lynch
John Mills and Margaret Balassone
Dr. and Mrs. Scott D. Minor
Jim and Joyce Monroe
Susan Neal and Bob Pettee
Celia Nyamweru and Njuguna Mwangi
Sara A. Ort
Laura N. O’Shaughnessy
Therese Patnode
Michael and Mary Beth E. Peabody
Laura Person
Laura J. Pfeffer
Carol Jean Pinney
Anselum L. Pominville
Donald Potter and Barbara Lake Potter
Charlotte Ramsay
Bob Reddoch
Mary Lou Reed
George and Carol J. Reed
Betty R. Rutherford
Mary Beth Sclafani
Michael and Ellen Seidman
Jerry and Toni Shaw
Harold and Carol Shippey
Dixie Smith
Armond and Ann Spencer
Michael and Jane Squires
Kate Stavenhagen and Don Nardiello
Daniel and Ann Sullivan
Sandra Uechi and David Crosby
Jeff Van Arsdales and Jan Virkler
Mildred Whalen
Frederick and Barbara Wilder
Sarah Woodin

$500-$999
Michael and Katherine Archibald
Peter and Barbara Beekman
Arthur and Sandy Bissell
Parker and Judith Blatchford
William and Karen Blough
Etienne and Lisa Boillot
Maegan Bos and Brian Ladd
Bill and Betty Bradley
William and Gail Bradley
Charlie and Freda Bradt
Dennie and Libby Brandt
Christopher and Linda Brandy
Ron and Millie Burkman
Don and Peggy Burlingame
Richard and Ellen Bush
Frederick C. Calder
Drs. Luis Canales and Susanne Daye
Preston and Joan Carlisle
Vasily and Mary-Ann Cateforis
Anitra Christoffel Pell
Jennifer and Trenton Clark
Timothy and Andrea Collins
Grant and Marguerite Cornwell
Terry de la Vega and Dale Hobson
David and Sandy Demarest
John and Beverly DeWeese
Allan and Carol Drew
Joe Duemer and Carole Mathey
Richard Dutton and Susan Swain
John Eckel
Nils and Lynn Ekfelt
Nancy Dotterer Field
Timothy and Amy Flack
Richard Gardner and Anne Monck
Frederick and Diana Genung
Peter and Linda Gibbs
Judith C. Gibson
Peter and Marilyn Gillespie
Larry and Judith Glasser
Joy Gokey
Tony and Bunny Goodwin
Clancy H. Gratto and Colleen Livingston
Linda Griffin and Tom Patterson
R. Avery Hall and Andrea Rogers
Calista L. Harder
Hank and Marian Hofmann
Chris Horn and Judith Vernon-Horn
Norman and Nancy Howard
Robert and Kristin Hyams
Gene and Carolyn Kaczka
Brad J. Landry
Sara and Bill Leo
Lee and Yvonne Lewandowski
Phyllis Magnus
Anne Malone and Milner Grimsled
Lynne H. Matott
Bob and Betsey Matteson
Louise McCarren and Ed Amidon
Thomas and Amber McKernan
Peter and Nancy Miller
Ed and Rebecca Milner
Richard Moose
Jim and Martha O’Donnell
Daniel and Nancy Palmateer
Judith A. Pareria
Timothy and Beth Patrick
Don and Betty Peckham
Gary and Diane Pickering
Galen K. Pletcher
Ali Pomponio and Richard Perry
Thomas and Carol Pynchon
Eileen Raymond and Donna Smith-Raymond
Terry and Nancy Reed
Shirley A. Russell
Lynn Sarf and Rich Watkins
John and Betty Schlieder
Michael and Lora Schultz
Tom and JoAnn Schwalm
Stacie Sears
Grant Simmons
Bruce and Rosalie Smith
Everett and Martha F. Smith
John R. Sullivan
Susan Sweeney Smith and Andrew Smith
Cathy Tedford
Kelly J. Trombley
Valerie Trudeau
Jan K. Turcotte
Alfred Tyler, 2nd and Mary Tyler Daub
Anna Van Slyke
Pieter Visscher
Tom Warrington and Betsy Folwell
Susan Washburn and Kristin Rehder
Bill Weber and Amy Vedder
Robert and Patricia Wells
Ron Williams and Kathy Schaper
Mickey Williams
Thomas and Patricia Willis
Eric Wojahn
Robert and Blaikie Worth
Con Tech Building Systems, Inc., Bob and Beth Reddick
Countryside Veterinary Clinic
Ogdensburg Rotary Club, Inc
And other anonymous donors

$1000-$1999
The Altman Foundation, Peter and Margie Stern
Ann Adams and Gerald Kusler
Michael G. Alzo
Ben and Charlotte Benderly
Thomas and Marion Blauvelt
James and Marcia Brooks
Elizabeth Bryden
Peter V. Carls
David and Lucy Carson
Michael and Kathy Clarke
Duncan and Lois Cutter
Frances M. Davis
JoAnn Elberty
Jay and Dorothy Federman
Rene-Paul and Janice Forier
Edward and Elizabeth Gaylord
Rita Goldberg
Stephanie J. Gubelin
Robert Hoffman
Jack and Connie Hume
Margaret T. Huskins
Francis and Yolanda Kinnelly
Michael and Evelyn Kitay
Janet Langlois
Todd Lockwood
Daniel and Carol Luthringshauser
John and Jonathan Macdonald
Sebastian and Anne Mazzotta
Anonymous, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo
Sandra McCloy and John Dewar
Bruce and Alice McClure
Drs. Elizabeth McCormick and Steve Scalia
Frank and Marilyn McNicholas
Arnie and Bonnie Miller
Henry Morlock and Ursula Jones
Eric and Judy Mower
Kate Newell
Don O’Brien
Aileen O'Donoghue
Bengt and Polly Ohman
Stephen and Deborah Page
June Peoples and Joel Hurd
Susan Powers and Will Siegfried
Wanda J. Renick
Charlie and Pooh Ritchie, Staritch Foundation
Phoebe and Allen Rogerson
Peggy Rood
John and Nancy Rosenthal
Joe and Diny Rupp
Mark and Louise Scarlett
Elizabeth Skarie and Jerry Greenfield
Roland and Nina Stearns
Michael and Joanna Rebecca Thompson
John and Georgia Vose
Peter and Francine Walker
Paul Willcott and Ann Laemmle
And other anonymous donors


$2000-$4999
Edward and Betsy Blodgett
Anonymous in honor of Ellen Cuthbert Burt
Sheila Cerwonka
Michael Ellis and Kathleen Hanna
Stephen and Judith Hopkins
Timothy Kemp and Suzanne Miller
Theodore and Mary Mascott
Ellen Rocco
Robert and Jackie Sauter
Jeffrey Sellon and Marilyn Burns
David Sommerstein and Lisa Lazenby
Barrie and Wynant Vanderpoel
William and Elise Widlund
Peter and Kathy Wyckoff
And other anonymous donors

$5000-$9999
Jeff and Allee Burt
Rhonda Butler and David Brunner
Wilbur and Peggy Cowett
Margo Ernst
Lee and Debby Hirschey
J. Richard and Carol Munro
Allan P. Newell

$10,000+
John and Eve Bogle

 

Membership FAQs

  1. Why should I become a "member" of a radio station?
  1. The programming you find on NCPR—especially the news—is extremely expensive. We purchase network programming from National Public Radio and Public Radio International and produce local programs as well. Then we turn to the people who listen to help pay the bills. It's like paying for a subscription to a newspaper, magazine or cable system, only we don't have a required subscription rate and we work on the honor system. If you use our service, we request that you do whatever you can to help keep the station viable for the future.

  1. How do I decide how much to contribute?
  1. The amount you contribute is entirely up to you. We ask you to think about how many hours you listen each day or week, how much you pay for other news and entertainment sources, and how much you can afford. We say "give until it feels good."

  1. Is my gift tax-deductible?
  1. Your gift to NCPR is tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. Current IRS regulations allow you to deduct the amount of your contributions during the year MINUS the estimated fair market value of any thank you gifts you received in return.

  1. How do I get one of those Thank You Gifts?
  1. You'll find a selection of current gifts at our on-line pledge form. During on-air fundraisers, other gifts may be offered. You should receive your gift three to four weeks after your pledge has been paid. Members paying by monthly installments receive their gifts after the station's costs are covered. We hope, however, that supporting public radio is the true motivation for your pledge.

  1. Does NCPR exchange its members' names?
  1. Lists of donors to NCPR are confidential. Your decision to support public radio is a fundamentally private decision; we are committed to keeping that decision private.

  1. How long will my membership last?
  1. Your membership is good for twelve months. We will notify you by mail when it's your time to renew. You are certainly welcome to make additional gifts throughout the year, but your membership renewal date will remain consistent.

  1. What if I move?
  1. NCPR's network of transmitters and translators cover a huge geography. You may still be within the listening area! Please let us know if you move. We will be sure to change our records. We are charged for each piece of bulk mail that is forwarded to you or returned to us. Help us save money by notifying us of your new address as soon as possible.

  1. Why did I get two of these?
  1. If you receive two copies of any of our mailings, you may have duplicate membership records. Please e-mail June Peoples or call 315-229-5356 or toll free 877-388-NCPR during regular business hours, and we'll fix the problem.

  1. How much mail am I going to get if I become a member?
  1. None, if you don't want any. We will mark your membership record as you wish. But we're pretty conservative users of paper and postage. You can expect to receive the quarterly Newsletter, a holiday programs flyer, and an annual renewal letter. We do send monthly invoices for unpaid pledges and renewal reminders. It is very rare for us to ask for a contribution in addition to your annual subscription.
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