THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS CHERRY TREE ADOPTERS
TREE ADOPTIONS — $1,000 AND UP
Rihoko Akiyama
Trevor Ashworth
Judith Brown
Kimberley Brown
David Carlberg
Connie Carter
Virginia Cheng
Nicole Collins-Clagett
Cherry Blossom, Inc.
Armeane and Mary Choksi
Club Wyndham Resort at National Harbor
DC Children of the American Revolution
Laura DeBonis
Georgetown Cupcake
Brian Hogan
Amelia Holman
Kris Kennedy
Kathi Knise
Kathleen Lane
Marianne Lent
Christy Maguire
Diana Mayhew
James Michal
Ann Micka
Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc
Dr. Samuel Myers
National Cherry Blossom Festival, Inc.
Bradley Pine
Lisa Pitt
Joan Carol Poor
Janis Randall
Mary Rapp
Judith Ritz
Marlene M. Ross
Pamela Scholl
Margene Sims
Read to Achieve Foundation
Scott Smiley
Lisa Smith
Stephanie Tomiyasu
Vida Fitness
Wells Fargo Bank
The Honorable Timothy Wirth and Mrs. Wren Wirth
Tatum Fraites
HONORARY TREE ADOPTIONS — $1,000 AND UP
Trees generously supported in honor or memory of an individual(s). Honoree names are in bold, with names of supporters listed underneath.
Sarah Akridge
Betty Hudson
Carolyn Williams
Holly Anderson
Jack Anderson
Ami Aronson
Jodie McLean
Ashburn-Dyer Family
Lamont Amy
Will Berry
Friends of Will Berry
Richard Allen Billingsley
Krystal Thraikill
Helen and Margaret Blooms
Amy Crowe
Kathryn D. Burke
Deborah Burke
Dennis & Janice Caprara
Leslie Lombardi
Catarina Castruccio-Prince
Julia Strasser
Junie Chang
Colin Davis
Iris Ladd Clarke
Tracy Cooper-Tuckman
Ella Cleveland
David Cleveland
Mary Lou Collector, National Cherry Blossom Festival Volunteer
Friends of Mary Lou Collector
Patricia Conway
Lauren Conway
La Casina DC the Costantini Family
Monica LaFonte
James D. Culver
Marcia Culver
Cheri Daschle
Linda and Tom Daschle
Rich and Cyndy Davison
John Hamre
Camille de Lucy
Jodie McLean
William C. Doherty Sr. and
Gertrude Dacey Doherty
Jeanne Puglisi Hartig
Edens
Jodie McLean
Abby Elitzky-Kuin
Jon Elitzky
Jennifer Eras
Stephen Kavic
Lloyd Fuller
Caroline Maynard
Phillip Geissler
Lauren Nakashima
Jane Grall
Edward Neafsey
Sally Hamilton Griffith
Lanny and Susan Griffith
Susan Griffith
Lanny Griffith
Pedro, Mama, my bride Ikeita Guzman
Carmen Guzman
Roy E. Halladay
Sara Halladay
Donica Hance
Kristin Rohr
Michele Hantke-Jones
Geoff Jones
Paula Heichel
Friends of Paula Heichel
Hoffman Family
Traci Hoffman
Nicole Hoplin
Eric Hoplin
Marcia Huston
Kirk Huston
Emily Kavic
Stephen Kavic
Kristen Kinzel
Friends of Kristen Kinzel
Robert Lamb
Charles Choyce
The Frederick J. Lombardi Family
Leslie Lombardi
Prabhav Vinod Maniyar
Manisha Maniyar
Matt and Nancy
Deborah Low
Debby and Dan McGinn
Amy Dunbar
Judith McKelvey
Marjorie Randolph
Amy Yanagisawa-Wilkins
Caton And Mae Merchant
Carol Kirby
Nobuo Miyahara
Janis Randall
Indrani Mondal
Kalyan Mondal
Suaad Mualim
Ikhlass Hassen
Luke Neil
Susan Phillips
Joseph S. Nolan
Kimberley Brown
Rumiko Onda
Masanori Onda
Tony Perasso
Leslie Mason
Hugh and Marjorie Pettingill
Lindsay Pettingil
Warren and Yoshiko Poole
Barney Poole
Gaël Chatelain-Berry
Harry Blair
Kathy Radcliffe
Patty McGrady
Earldine Sampson
Lisa Wenger
Paula Saunders
Christina Sorensen
Michael Selman
Row Selman
Justin Kent Simmons
Sandy Simmons
Gloria Smith
Karyn Smith
Col. E. L. “Steve” Stevens
Karen Kerby
Mae Spicer and Anne Craft
Julia Spicer
Kayli Thompson
Friends of Kayli Thompson
Vic & Fumi Tanaka
Cathy Adam
David Thompson
Nicolette Drescher
Nathaniel Treffeisen and Quinn Hatoff
David Hatoff
Eli Valimont
Friends of Eli Valimont
Robert Van Fossan, Mary Van Fossan and Ford Van Fossan
Mary Van Fossan
George Vasquez
Lauren Nakashima
Washington DC Instagram Community (IGDC)
Friends of IGDC
Ronald Joseph Wuorinen
J. Conrad Wuorinen
2024 Cherry Tree Ambassadors
Thank you to our Cherry Tree Ambassadors who help raise awareness about the challenges facing the Cherry Trees and their need for support. Interested in becoming an ambassador? Contact: comms@nationalmall.org
Megan Clarke
Reporter, WJLA
Candice Cole
Reporter, DC News Now
D.C. Pickleball Team
Major League Pickleball Premier Level
Lesli Foster
Anchor, WUSA9
Kellye Lynn
Anchor, WJLA7
Michelle Marsh
Anchor, WJLA
Allison Seymour
Anchor, WUSA9
Elieen Whelan
Meteorologist, WJLA
Mariel Carbone
Reporter, DC News Now
Laurie Collins
@DCCityGirl
Lydia Marie Elizabeth
Artist, @lydiamarieelizabeth
Brian van de Graaf
Meteorologist, WJLA
Makayla Lucero
Meteorologist, WUSA9
Steve Rudin
Reporter, WJLA7
Joy Wang
Reporter, WJLA
Cherry Tree Ambassadors Through the Years
Laurie Collins
AKA dccitygirl
@dccitygirl
Julie Donaldson
Senior Vice President of Media and Content, Washington Commanders
@_juliedonaldson
Grit and Grace, Inc.
Event Planner
@gritandgraceinc
Michelle Marsh
ABC7 News Anchor
@tvmichellemarsh
Carl Ray
Makeup Artist
@carlraymua
Brian van de Graaff
Meteorologist, WJLA
@brian7newsdc
Monte Durham
Fashion Director, Say Yes to the Dress
@therealmontedurham
Leslie Foster
Evening News Anchor, WUSA9
@leslifoster
Katherine and Sophie
Owners, Georgetown Cupcake
@katherinesophie
Sue Palka
Fox5 DC Meteorologist
@suepalkafox5
Alison Starling
News Anchor, WJLA
@alison7news
Eileen Whelan
Meteorologist/Weather Producer, WJLA
@eileen-whelen