Supporters

Organizational Endorsees

Individual Endorsees 

Susan Ahearn
West Hartford, CT

Siham Alfred
Somerset, NJ

Paul Amrhein
Raleigh, NC

Bernadette Anello
New York, NY

Senaya Anthony
Ibadab,Oyo State Nigeria,

Mary Arduser
Willimgsburg, MA

Leonard Armstrong
San Diego, CA

Sara Asmussen
Kansas City, MO

TL Michael Auman, OFM Cap.
Milwaukee, WI

Sr. Antonina Avitabile, MSC
New York, NY

Libby Avitabile
Brooklyn, NY

Silas Baumann, OFM Cap.
Appleton, WI

Catherine A. Berg
Phoenix, AZ

Mrs. Kathleen Betz
Cincinnati, OH

Michael Blastic, OFM Conv.
St. Bonaventure, NY

Anne R. Bock, SFO
N. Beach Haven, NJ

Kenneth H. Bond
St. Augustine, FL

Barbara Borthwick
Stafford, VA

Kate Brenner
Milwaukee, WI

Miguel Briseno, OFM Conv.
Mesilla Park, NM

Laura Britto
Woodbridge, VA

Sister Marilyn Brodd
Sheboygan, WI

Deirdre Burkart
Boston, MA

Susan Burke, SFO
Peace and Justice Commissioner Portiuncula Fraternity, SFO
Front Royal, VA

Madonna Burke
West Hartford, CT

Patrick Burke
Garner, NC

Harold Burt
Glastonbury, CT

Carlos M Calderon, SFO
Deltona, FL

Bill Campbell
Raleigh, NC

Fr. Eric Carpine, OFM
New York, NY

Valerie Cathell
Dumfries, VA

Fr. Damian Cesanek, OFM
Uniontown, PA

Peter and  Virginia Cimini
Newington, CT

Br. Paul R. ClarkOFM Conv.
San Antonio, TX

Catherine W. Coburn
West Hartford, CT

Fr. Frank Coens, OFM
Pastor St. Vincent De Paul Parish
Nashville, TN

Mary Lou Coffman, SFO
Woodbridge, VA

Carolyn Colburn, SFO
Foster City, CA

John Concannon
Chicago, IL

Beatrice Costagliola, FMM
El Paso, TX

Darce Costello
Cromwell, CT

Steven D. Crain
Ft. Wayne, IN

Julian Crespo
Baltimore, MD

Aggie Dalton
Raleigh, NC

Frances D'Amico

Vihn Dang
Chicago, IL

Mary Gen Davies
Philadelphia, PA

Mark Davis
Milwaukee, WI

Song Hui Davis, SFO
Hixson, TN

Tim Davis, SFO
Hixson, TN

Margo Dean, SFO
Kentwood, MI

Fr. William DeBiase, OFM
Philadelphia, PA

Chad Deffler
Parker, CO

Sister Lita Degentesh
Wauwatosa, WI

Helen DellaPietra

Judith Desmarais
Montreal, Quebec

Sister Bernardin Deutsch
 School Sisters of St. Francis
Milwaukee, WI

Patti A. DeWitt, SFO
Buffalo, NY

Gina Di Salvo
Columbus, OH

Fr. Francis Di Spigno, OFM
Silver Spring, MD

Robert L Dickinson
South Windsor, CT

Frances C. DiDonato
Cleveland, OH

Barbara Donahue
West Hartford, CT

Kathleen A. Donohoe, OSF
Park Ridge, IL

Judy Dougherty
 Franciscan Center for Service & Advocacy - Siena College
Loudonville, NY

Sister Annie Dougherty, O.S.F.
Tampa, FL

Jean Durel
St. Louis, MO

Paul A. Durso
Raleigh, NC

Jane Tremper East, SFO

Br. Larry Eberhardt, OFM Conv.
Louisville, KY

Katie Edgington
Overland Park, KS

Sister Arlene Einwalter, SSSF
Counselor/ Educator School Sisters of St. Francis
Santa Fe, NM

John Elmer, OFM Conv.
Mount St. Francis, IN

Jane Est
Missoula, MT

Theresa Evans
Scranton, PA

Sr. Maureen Faenza
Hartford, CT

William Farris, OFM
Cincinnati, OH

Carole C. Fay
Vernon, CT

Fr. Charles Finnegan, OFM
Philadelphia, PA

Sr. Marilyn Fischer
New York, NY

William Fitzgerald, OFM
Boston, MA

Carol Flaherty, F.M.M.
No. Providence, RI

Clare Flanagan
East Hartford, CT

Sr. Theresa Fonti
Hartford, CT

Beth Ford
Washington, DC

John Forlenza-Bailey
West Hartford, CT

Thomas Franks, OFM Cap.
Roxbury, MA

Jane Gallagher
Glastonbury, CT

Julia Gamble
Durham, NC

Lisa Marie Garcia
San Mateo, CA

Rita Gaul
Earling, IA

Sara Elizabeth Gausz

Kathryn L. Gavaghan
Wake Forest, NC

Merri Colleen Gerke
St. Bernard, OH

Gaston L. Gianni, Jr.
Dumfries, VA

Ann Gillette
Jamaica Plain, MA

Leopold Gleissner, OFM Cap.
Kaukauna, WI

Grace Golata, SSSF
Milwaukee, WI

Mary Batchelder Gorman
Bloomfield, CT

Eric Gottmann
East Simsbury, CT

Immaculate Gough, msc
Chicago, IL

Michael Graf, OFM Cap.
Tuscon, AZ

Jim Gudaitis
Durham, NC

Alfredo Gundrum, OFM Cap.
Chicago, IL

Sally Haddad
Berlin, CT

Fr. Kyle Haden, OFM
Triangle, VA

Suzanne Hafner
Cortlandt Manor, NY

Mary Hague
Kaukauna, MI

Bernadette Halbur
El Paso, TX

Elizabeth C. Hall
Greenville, NY

Mr. & Mrs. Richard & Alma Hammer
Raleigh, NC

Fran Hannon
Enfield, CT

Ray and Jo-Ann Hardwick, SFO
Corona, CA

Br. Michael Harlan, OFM
New York, NY

Richard Hart
Milwaukee, WI

Karen Hartman, S.F.P.
Cincinnati, OH

Sister Mary Haskins
Largo, FL

Patricia Hendricks
San Francisco, CA

Diane Hensarling
Dumfries, VA

Fr. Kenneth Himes, OFM
Chestnut Hill, MA

Thomas Hinchen
Brooklyn, NY

Mary Lynne Hixson
Barrington, RI

Br. Linh Hoang, OFM
Loudonville, NY

Rosemary Hobson
Coventry, RI

Dorrie Horwath
Manassas, VA

Claire P Hurley
Triangle, VA

Richard Husted, OFM
Pastor St. Bonaventure Parish
Allegany, NY

Patricia Imdieke, OSF
Director, Office for Lay Associates Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, MN
Little Falls, MN

Christine Imislund
Albuquerque, NM

S. Carol Ann Jaeger
Menomonee Falls, WI

Noel Hedrick & James Mirphy
San Diego, CA

Sister Theresa Marie Jarvis
Campbellsport, WI

Maureen Jerkowski, OSF
El Paso, TX

Jerome Johnson
Mt. Calvary, WI

Margaret Johnson
Washington, DC

Fr. Michael P. Jones, OFM
Hartford, CT

Michael Joyce, OFM
Providence, RI

Joan Kaepplinger
Harwood Heights, IL

Michelle Kallam
Raleigh, NC

Matthew Kane
Raleigh, NC

Jim Keller
Greendale, WI

Kathleen Kelley
Omaha, NE

Lizanne Dinoto Kelley
Montclair, VA

Sister Catherine Kelter
Janesville, WI

Fr. Kieran Kemner, OFM
Countryside, IL

Carroll Ann Kemp, SNJM
Silver Spring, MD

Michelle Kendell
Huntington Woods, MI

Kathryn King, FSP
Bronx, NY

Marion Kingsbury
Rocky Hill, CT

Sister Frances Kloewer
Earling, IA

Sheila Kloss
Idyllwild, CA

Rick Knott
Olean, NY

Fr. Paul Koenig, OFM Cap.
Milwaukee, WI

Ellen M. Kort
Raleigh, NC

Jeanne Kortekamp
Cincinnati, OH

Myron Kowalsky, OFM Cap.
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Hermes Donald Kreilkamp
Rensselaer, IN

Sister Joselita LaCoursiere
El Paso, TX

Larry LaCross
Presque Isle, MI

Sister Aimee Laemmrich
Wauwatosa, WI

JoAnn Walsh Laflamme
Springfield, MA

Megan Lafontaine
Washington, DC

Charles & Joan Lanagan
West Roxbury, MA

Carl Langenderfer, OFM
Cincinnati, OH

Barry Langley, OFM
Tampa, FL

Sister Margaret LeClaire
 School Sisters of St. Francis
Greenfield, WI

Brian Lee
Baltimore, MD

Paula Lehrman
Raleigh, NC

Phillip G. Ley, OFM Conv.
San Antonio, TX

Walter Liss, OFM
Silver Spring, MD

Br. Dominic N. Lococo, OFM
Cincinnati, OH

Br. Dominic Lococo, OFM
Cincinnati, OH

Katherine Loffler
Galena, MO

Fr. Alejandro Lopez
Peoria, IL

Karen Lucas
Ledyard, CT

Edward C. Mace
Springfield, VA

Gary Maciag, OFM
Loudonville, NY

Br. Hugh Macsherry, OFM
Silver Spring, MD

Br. John Maganzini, OFM
Boston, MA

Thomas F. Malone
West Hartford, CT

Nancy Marie
Livonia, MI

Cyprian Martin
West Hartford, CT

Elizabeth Mattson
Raleigh, NC

David McBrier
Raleigh, NC

Charles McCall
West Bend, WI

Charles McCarthy, OFM Conv.
El Paso, TX

Pat McCarthy, OSF
 School Sisters of St. Francis
Rockford, IL

Megan McCormick
Area Director Jesuit Volunteer Corps
Portland, OR

Sandra J. McCoy, SFO
Ulysses, PA

Jim McIntosh, OFM
East Rutherford, NJ

Wendy McIntosh
Dumfries, VA

Elizabeth McIntosh
North Bethesda, MD

Dorothy McKeague, SSSF
Campbellsport, WI

Thomas P. McMahan
Evans, CO

Aubrey McNeil, OFM
Anderson, SC

Mary McReynolds
Raleigh, NC

Br. Patrick J. McSherry, OFM Cap.
Detroit, MI

Sister Mary Rose Menting
Appleton, WI

Bernadette Mernin
Cranston, RI

Sister Madeline Meyer, SSSF
Milwaukee, WI

Sister Renate Miedema
Haarlem, Nederland

Joseph F. Mitcho
Dumfries, VA

Jeanne C. Mitcho
Dumfries, VA

Joseph Mitcho
Dumfries, VA

Florence U. Mittino
Stafford, VA

Sheila Moorman
Raleigh, NC

Mary Morch
Raleigh, NC

Domenick Morda, SFO

Valerie and Arnie Moreno, SFO
Linden, NJ

Mary Motte, fmm
Bronx, NY

Dan Mulholland, SFO
Arlington, VA

Dan Mulholland, SFO
Arlington, VA

Sarah Mulholland, SFO
Arlington, VA

Kevin Mullen, ofm
Loudonville, NY

Gerard Mulvey, OFM Cap.
New York, NY

Mary Munden, SFO
Sunnyvale, CA

Br. Daniel Murray, OFM
Bronx, NY

Mary Narayan
Vienna, VA

Sarah Nash, IHM
Monroe, MI

Deacon Joseph Nazzaro, SFO
Hilton Head Island, SC

Daniel C. Nelson, OFM
Loudonville, NY

M. E. Nelson
Avon, CT

Tom Nguyen
Chicago, IL

Erin O'Brien
Philadelphia, PA

Kelli O'Brien
Scranton, PA

Dennis O'Brien
Olean, NY

Kevin O'Connell
Wilmington, DE

Erin O'Keefe
Omaha, NE

John A. Paar
Raleigh, NC

Br. Gerald A. Paciello, OFM
Wilmington, DE

Alfred Papillon
Kalispell, MT

Mary Ann and Achilles Pappano
West Simsbury, CT

Steven Pavignano, OFM
Hartford, CT

Sr. Lois Pereira, FMM
Brighton, MA

Friar Vincent Petersen, OFM Conv.
El Paso, TX

Fr. Gregg Petri, OFM
 Franciscan Province of St. John the Baptist
Bloomington, IL

Gene Pistaccchio, OFM
Boston, MA

Donna Pistacchio
Northport, NY

Linda Poland
Newington, CT

Penelope Ann Portman
Whitewater, WI

Timothy Powers, OFM
Silver Spring, MD

Sr. Philippa Provenzano, MSC
Philadelphi, PA

Karen R. Pushaw
Philadelphia, PA

Terri RaFalik
Raleigh, NC

Pat Rafter
Delran, NJ

Stephen Rahrig
Farmington Hills, MI

Teresa S. Redder, SFO
Eastampton, NJ

Jeffrey C. Redder, SFO
Eastampton, NJ

Sister Betty Reinders
Appleton, WI

Sister Alice Retzner, OSF
Beattyville, KY

Maria Reynolds
Chicago, IL

Bernice Rieland
Little Falls, MN

Carol L. Ries, SNJM
Silver Spring, MD

Br. Phillips Robinette, O.F.M.
Cincinnati, OH

Maria Garcia Rouphail
Raleigh, NC

Maria Garcia Rouphail
Raleigh, NC

Dorothy-Ann Rowland, SFO
Seabrook, SC

Br. Jack Ruskowitz, OFM
Cedar Lake, IN

Judith D. Ryerse
Fredericksburg, VA

Andrea Saccoccia
Dumfries, VA

Sister Mary Angela Saeman
 School Sisters of St. Francis
Janesville, WI

Madeline Sample, SFO
Glendale, AZ

John Francis Samsa, OFM Cap.
Appleton, WI

Michael R. Sanders, SFO
Fairfield, OH

Thaddeus Sapio, OFM
Assoc. Pastor Holy Cross Parish
Bronx, NY

Kathleen Sappah

Maristell Schanen
Little Falls, MN

Theresa Schexnayder
San Leandro, CA

Lauri Lumby Schmidt
Oshkosh, WI

Br. Mark Schmitz, OFM
Detroit, MI

Friar Larry Schreiber, OFM
Albuquerque, NM

Jerome Schroeder
South Milwaukee, WI

Br. Mark Schroeder, OFM
Oceanside, CA

Sister Celia Schulte
West Allis, WI

Paula J. Scraba
Sioux City, IA

Catharine Henderson Selph
Raleigh, NC

Catherine A. Seymour
Scranton, PA

Catherine Shanahan
Raleigh, NC

Margaret Shay
Galena, IL

Nancy Singh, SFO
Oak Ridge, TN

Linda L. Smith
Louisville, KY

Lucille Souza
New York, NY

Fr. Tom Speier, OFM
Cincinnati, OH

Bernard Splawski, OFM
Margate, NJ

Brian Starks

Jen Starks
Tallahassee, FL

Ken Stewart, OFM Cap.
Appleton, WI

Jessica Stieritz
Cincinnati, OH

Sr. Mary Ann Stoffregen
Oldenburg, IN

John Stowe, OFM Conv.
El Paso, TX

Monica M. Suarez
Cranston, RI

Matthew Sudnick
Cambridge, MA

Bernadette Sullivan
Brooklyn, NY

Curt R Talbot
Farmington, CT

Fr. Dennis Tamburello, OFM
Loudonville, NY

Benedict Taylor, OFM
New York, NY

Russell Testa
Silver Spring, MD

Br. Fred Thompson, FSD
Castle Hayne, NC

Thomas J. Thompson
Raleigh, NC

Judy Thompson
Dumfries, VA

Clarence G. Thompson
Dumfries, VA

Judith Thomson
Fremont, OH

Alberto Tomayo
Baltimore, MD

Nancy E. Torres, SFO
Horse Shoe, NC

Terry Ulrich, SFO
Monroe, IA

Sr. Arlene Van Dusen
New York, NY

Patrica Van Vooren
Hawthorne, NJ

Roger Veik, OFM Cap.
Billings, MT

Leanne Vigliano
Montclair, VA

Thomas F. Vigliotta, OFM
Athens, GA

Thomas F. Vigliotta, OFM
Athens, GA

Judy Vogel
Cato, WI

Beverly Wadding
Lyman, SC

Sister Veronica Wagner, O.S.F.
Walls, MS

Joseph V. Walsh
Springfield, MA

Allen Weber
St. Bonaventure, NY

Fr. William "Jud" Weiksnar, OFM
Pastor St. Anthony of Padua Parish
Camden, NJ

Richard Weithoner, SFO
Omaha, NE

SJ Werner
Dorchester, WI

Carol F. Wester, OP
Racine, WI

Gladys Whitehouse
Raleigh, NC

Leander J. Wick
Alexandria, VA

Todd Wieschowski, OFM Cap.
Chicago, IL

Sister Phyllis Wirtz
Coordinator of Ministry and Community Life School Sisters of St. Francis
Milwaukee, WI

Francis Woerner, SFO
Newark, DE

D. Lincoln Woodard
Glastonbury, CT

Anna  Elizabeth Woodard
Glastonbury, CT

Benjamin Lincon Woodard
Glastonbury, CT

Elena Katherine Woodard
Glastonbury, CT

Caroline Elena Benavides Woodard
Glastonbury, CT

James Xavier
Houston, TX

Jonica M Yakey, RN
Harper Woods, MI

Paul Yaroch, OFM Cap.
Fond du Lac, WI

Raul Yepez
Washington, DC

Bernie Zajdel
Pastor St. Bonaventure Parish
Bloomington, MN

Br. Louis P. Zant, OFM

Patricia A. Zechman
Dumfries, VA

Fr. Tom Zelinski, OFM Cap.
Marathon, WI

Cheri Ziemienski
Riverside, CA

Bruce Ziemienski
Riverside, CA

Michael Zuelke, OFM Cap.
Milwaukee, WI

Sister Francita
Winsted, MN

Patricia
Washington, DC