Visionary leaders recognized the extraordinary features of the Smoky Mountains and championed the movement to create Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 1934. Today, Friends of the Smokies honors the distinguished group of donors who, year after year, help protect, preserve, and provide for this national treasure that belongs to us all. The 1934 Society leads this continued legacy of stewardship and philanthropy.
Gifts of $1,934 or more given on an annual basis qualify you to join the 1934 Society and enjoy its benefits.
Benefits
-Listed by name in Friends of the Smokies annual report
-Listed by name on Friends of the Smokies website
-Invitation to four special park experiences annually
Levels
$1,934+ Mount Cammerer Level
$2,500+ Mount Collins Level
$5,000+ Mount Chapman Level
$10,000+ Mount Sterling Level
$25,000+ Mount Kephart Level
$50,000+ Mt. Le Conte Level
There is strength in numbers. 1934 Society gifts ensure Friends of the Smokies will remain a strong park partner for decades to come. The society’s name hearkens back to the establishment of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the community leaders who stood together in their vision of a strong, healthy destination beloved by millions of visitors each year. NPS Photo.
2024 Members of the 1934 Society
Mount Le Conte Level ($50,000+)
Anonymous
Joe and Sharon Pryse
Ed and Diane Straker
Mount Kephart Level ($25,000+)
Anonymous
Kevin and Irene Anton
Peter Engeler
James and Karen Everett
Robert and Margaret Hill
Richard and Peggy Hostetler
Bob and Karen Bentz
Mount Sterling Level ($10,000+)
Anonymous
Jeffrey and Dawn Bounds
John and Doris Clayton
Lamar and DeEtta Eberhardt
RE and Chris Foust
James A. Gerding
Paul Kent
Rodney Lawler
Robert W. Lederer
Julie Blalock and Rick McFalls
Mark and Olivia Rechter
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rechter
Fred and Alice Stanback
Larry and Mary Taylor
Brent Redstone and Anne Vanderwerken
Doug and Melissa White
JoAnn Wyman
Mount Chapman Level ($5,000+)
Susan Cooper
Norman and Lee Ann Dobbs
Burton Dye
Anne Deeley Easterly
Jeff and Melanie Flickinger
Margaret and Mac Foster
Steve Gigliotti
John and Susan Hawthorne
David Heald and Sue Harris
Linda Kinsinger and Russell Harris
Lane Hays
Margaret Helton
Keith and Jacqueline Holdbrooks
Robert Hutson
Carlene LeCompte
Jamey Leseueur
Dan and Deener Matthews
Christine Morgan
Mark and Kathryn Niemeyer
David and Bobbie Polacsek
John and Sarah Ransom
John and Nancy Ray
Alexa Riley
Joanne Rogers
William Trushel
David Verble
Peter and Helen Wallace
Donald Weisbaker
Gary and Sandy Wade
Mount Collins Level ($2,500+)
Jim and Kati Blalock
Richard and Jean Botto
A.C. and Michelle Buchanan
Melle Dalton
Carl and Julie Falk
Edward Fleming
Richard and Phaye Geiger
Jim and Jan Hart
Mark and Donna Mooney
Eugene and Lee Naughton
Susan Partridge
Ronald and Camelia Ray
William and Jennifer Stokely IV
Catherine Thompson
Michael Wetzel and Carol Endres
Mount Cammerer Level ($1,934+)
Danny Bernstein
John Buso
Kay Clayton
Julia Cooper
Mike and Cindy Corn
Elizabeth Fox
Lucia Gilliland
Donald and Judith Grigsby
Robert and Liz Hall
Mike and Pamela Knies
Ann Lindsay
David Stubbs and Terry Matre
Mark and Donna Mooney
Steve and Janice Pierce
Heath and Dana Soehn
Bradley Fricke and Jennifer Still
Alex and Emily Taylor
Eileen Wilson
1934 Society members have given cumulative direct donations totaling $1,934 or more annually.