Guthrie Theater

It is a great pleasure to have this opportunity to reach out to you, a group with such passion, dedication and insight into this great theater and the many ways in which it touches and inspires this community. In this space, I hope to share with you some of the many reasons why we can all be proud to be part of the Guthrie and how donations contribute to touching many lives on so many levels.

In the past year, for instance, more than 420,000 people came to see shows at the Guthrie, and more than 7,000 visitors enjoyed one of the Guthrie's tours: backstage, audio and architecture. This speaks to a terrific level of community involvement and interest and also helps drive home a vital point: that the Guthrie is a world-class theater where our productions are built under one roof, by craftspeople and artisans of the highest caliber. They are one-of-a-kind creations and the result of enormous skill and creativity. Just as importantly, our tours are a vivid reminder that this theater belongs to everyone, that its doors are open, and that it's a place of welcome and celebration throughout the year.

These are some of the many reasons why our donors deserve such recognition and thanks. In giving to the Guthrie, you are contributing to the brilliant work we enjoy so much on our stages. You're also contributing to a vital and electric community presence, a place of education and training, a place dedicated to access for all, and an organization of fabulously dedicated individuals determined to ensure that the arts and all their benefits will continue to thrive for generations to come. You are making a difference and ultimately contributing to public connectedness and dialogue, to the very discourse so vital to our democracy.

Again, thank you.

Wendy Nelson
Chair, Guthrie Board of Directors

Jani-King
Leonard, Street & Deinard
Summit Brewing Company
Valspar Foundation
White Bear Subaru

American Express
Ecolab
Lowry Hill
Prairie Organic Vodka
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP
Xcel Energy Foundation

Davisco Foods International, Inc.
Emerson Process Management - Rosemount Inc.
Ernst & Young LLP
Faribault Foods, Inc.
Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett
Jefferson Lines
JPMorgan
Kitchak Cellars
KPMG LLP
Mayo Clinic
Northern Trust
Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner P.A.
Tennant Foundation
UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Architectural Alliance
Bachman's Inc.
Data Recognition Corporation
Eide Bailly
Federated Insurance
Ford Motor Company
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
General Casualty Insurance Co.
Hammel, Green & Abrahamson
Haskell's
Hunt Electric Corporation
Johnson Screens, Inc., A Weatherford Company
Lindquist & Vennum
Marco Business Products, Inc.
McGough Construction Co.
Metal-Matic, Inc.
Mill City Security Services
Modern Climate
National Checking Company
Nelson Tietz & Hoye Inc.
Northland Aluminum Products, Inc. (Nordic Ware)
Packaging Corporation of America
Park Nicollet Health Services
Quality Furniture Rental, Inc.
Roessler Public Relations
Seabury/OCI Advisors
Secoa, Inc.
Securian Foundation, supported by Securian Financial
Group and its affiliates, Minnesota Life, Advantus
Capital Management and Securian Trust
Paul Seyb Associates in honor of
Gilda's Club Twin Cities
Shapco Printing, Inc.
Sightline Partners
Sit Investment Associates Foundation
Spencer Stuart
Stat Technologies
The Stratford Companies
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd.
Warner Appraisers
Zelle Hofmann Voelbel & Mason LLP

As of January 2, 2012

Guthrie Business Council Committee

Margarette Minor, Co-chair
Thrivent Financial

Steven C. Webster, Co-chair
3M

Nils W. Snyder, Vice Chair
Welsh Companies

Kari Swan, Vice Chair
JPMorgan

Vannesa Abbe
Ernst & Young

Jesse Bergland
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

Beth Bird
Eide Bailly LLP

Bill Blackburn
Wells Fargo, The Private Bank

Mark Hedin
Ikea

Liesl Hyde
Challenger, Gray & Christmas

Robert E. Jenkins
U.S. Bank

John Junek
Ameriprise Financial

Janet K. Kinzler
Sit Investment Associates

Jill Weber
Leonard, Street & Deinard