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Our Generous Donors
Our spring fundraising campaign was a huge success. With many thanks to everyone who donated, we are listing here the members of Persimmon Tree’s new Diamond Circle (gifts in 2025 totaling $1,000 or more), Emerald Circle (gifts in 2025 totaling $500 to $999), and Ruby Circle (gifts in 2025 totaling $200 to $499). We are also listing our Patrons (gifts in 2025 totaling $100 to $199) and our Sustaining Members (those who have opted to make automatic monthly donations).
You too can become a Circle member, just by donating now or at any time during the year. Multiple donations in the same year also count, if they add up to a Circle amount, so consider setting up monthly automatic gifts. That way you can make your giving more manageable by spacing it out, and Persimmon Tree gets the benefit of knowing there’s a secure monthly income we can count on. Click here to become a sustaining monthly member.
You too can become a Circle member, just by donating now or at any time during the year. Multiple donations in the same year also count, if they add up to a Circle amount, so consider setting up monthly automatic gifts. That way you can make your giving more manageable by spacing it out, and Persimmon Tree gets the benefit of knowing there’s a secure monthly income we can count on. Click here to become a sustaining monthly member.
The Diamond Circle
Anonymous
Buffington, Sally
Connor, Lynn
Perish, Melanie
Salt, Susan
Tamakoshi, Laura Zimmer
Buffington, Sally
Connor, Lynn
Perish, Melanie
Salt, Susan
Tamakoshi, Laura Zimmer
The Emerald Circle
Cleveland, Mary (Polly)
Collinson, Judy
Wagner, Margaret
Zorn, Jean
Collinson, Judy
Wagner, Margaret
Zorn, Jean
The Ruby Circle
Attanucci, Jane
Beck, Christine
Bedingfield, Sherri
Bergman, Joan Behrens
Cooper, Lucy
Gefen, Nan
Hand, Alice Ann
Harde, Grace W.
Hogue, Cynthia
Kennedy, Martha H.
Levin, Ann
Maisel, Peggy
Manaster, Jane
Osborne, Linda
Perl, Sondra
Ross, Judith
Seskin, Jane
Shaner, Lynne
Sklar, Kathryn
Spring, Julia
Stanford, Ann F.
Stein, Carrie
Thomas, Mary
Tinsley, Molly
Tisch, Robbie
Beck, Christine
Bedingfield, Sherri
Bergman, Joan Behrens
Cooper, Lucy
Gefen, Nan
Hand, Alice Ann
Harde, Grace W.
Hogue, Cynthia
Kennedy, Martha H.
Levin, Ann
Maisel, Peggy
Manaster, Jane
Osborne, Linda
Perl, Sondra
Ross, Judith
Seskin, Jane
Shaner, Lynne
Sklar, Kathryn
Spring, Julia
Stanford, Ann F.
Stein, Carrie
Thomas, Mary
Tinsley, Molly
Tisch, Robbie
Patrons
Anonymous
Behrens, Patricia McGovern
Brown, Andrea Carter
Brown, Jane
Burke, Zoe
Chong, Dorian
Clark, Marian
deBeer, Liz
Dixon, Mary Alice
Elshazly, Janet
Foster, Don
Frances, Sally
Franceschi, Betti
Glassman, Susan
Halpern, Susan
Jagoda, Joanne
Kammen, Carol
Keyes, Claire
Magy, Ronna
McAulay, Sara
Newburger, Amy
Nicholson, Ruth
Pearson, Margaret
Phillips, Vicki
Pratt, Julie
Reichman, Ellen
Reker, Mary Lou
Saunders, Jane
Schmidt, Jan
Schulman, Jane
Sikerbol, Kate
Smith, Deborah Takiff
Soniat, Katherine
Sosin, Kim
Stewart, Jody
Tucker, Norma
White, Katherine
Wilner, Eleanor
Wilson, Janice
Behrens, Patricia McGovern
Brown, Andrea Carter
Brown, Jane
Burke, Zoe
Chong, Dorian
Clark, Marian
deBeer, Liz
Dixon, Mary Alice
Elshazly, Janet
Foster, Don
Frances, Sally
Franceschi, Betti
Glassman, Susan
Halpern, Susan
Jagoda, Joanne
Kammen, Carol
Keyes, Claire
Magy, Ronna
McAulay, Sara
Newburger, Amy
Nicholson, Ruth
Pearson, Margaret
Phillips, Vicki
Pratt, Julie
Reichman, Ellen
Reker, Mary Lou
Saunders, Jane
Schmidt, Jan
Schulman, Jane
Sikerbol, Kate
Smith, Deborah Takiff
Soniat, Katherine
Sosin, Kim
Stewart, Jody
Tucker, Norma
White, Katherine
Wilner, Eleanor
Wilson, Janice
Sustaining Members
Barnstone, Aliki**
Brennan, Karen*
Burke, Mary*
Campbell Romano, Alice*
Dolan, Louise
Fulton, Alice*
Holladay, Royce*
Joosten, Yolanda
Kaufman, Debra
Kennedy, Sharon
Kranz, Marianne*
Kress-Dunn, Pamela*
Leonard, Sue**
McAulay, Sara*
Millard, Victoria*
Saxton, Ruth
Spring, Julia*
Wagner, Margaret***
Zorn, Jean***
*Patron
**Ruby Circle
*** Emerald Circle
Brennan, Karen*
Burke, Mary*
Campbell Romano, Alice*
Dolan, Louise
Fulton, Alice*
Holladay, Royce*
Joosten, Yolanda
Kaufman, Debra
Kennedy, Sharon
Kranz, Marianne*
Kress-Dunn, Pamela*
Leonard, Sue**
McAulay, Sara*
Millard, Victoria*
Saxton, Ruth
Spring, Julia*
Wagner, Margaret***
Zorn, Jean***
*Patron
**Ruby Circle
*** Emerald Circle
Winter of My Life
by Sherri Wright
"In Winter of My Life, Sherri Wright engages in conversation with memory in a debut book which evokes the extraordinary imagery of The Eastern Shore. In such poems as 'The Garden Goddess' and 'The Great Blue Heron at Silver Lake', Wright’s imaginative approach allows the reader to delve into the inner workings of the mind of the feminine, exploring contemporary issues such as domesticity, divorce, and the vast differences between generations. Questioning her own mortality, Wright allows the reader to entertain the question of regret, and the enormous joy of living life unrestrained."
— Tara A. Elliott, poet and Executive Director of Eastern Shore Writers Association
Available from Amazon and Bookshop, from the publisher Kelsay Books, from the author’s favorite local booksellers, Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach DE and Books & Books in Key West FL, and from your own favorite bookstore.