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 enhance this national treasure that belongs to us all.
We invite you to join today!
How can I be part of the 1934 Society?
Friends of the Smokies makes it easy, offering a variety of ways to give. Gifts of $1,000 or more given on an annual basis qualify you to join the 1934 Society and enjoy its benefits.
Benefits
Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the park’s primary fundraising partner each year, elevating improvement and education projects well beyond what the park would otherwise be able to do. The 1934 Society continues a legacy of stewardship and philanthropy. We hope you will consider joining many other park benefactors in supporting our work through a gift to our annual fund. Membership in The 1934 Society is extended to those making cumulative direct donations totaling $1,000 or more unrelated to special events tickets/purchases or endowments.
$1,000+ Mount Cammerer Level
• Recognition in annual report
• Name listed as society member on website
• Includes all of the benefits of regular membership, with personalized cards and associated discounts
$1,934+ Mount Collins Level
• All benefits of Mount Cammerer Level, plus
• Friends of the Smokies staff member will give a presentation about Great Smoky Mountains National Park to your civic club or church group (upon mutually convenient date)
$2,500+ Mount Chapman Level
• All benefits of Mount Collins Level, plus
• Invitation for two to Annual Park Update
$5,000+ Mount Sterling Level
• All benefits of Mount Chapman Level, plus
• Listing on Friends of the Smokies’ donor wall at Sugarlands Visitors Center
$10,000+ Mount Kephart Level
• All benefits of Mount Sterling Level, plus
• Invitation for two to dine with Friends of the Smokies Board of Directors & Staff once a year
$25,000+ Mount Le Conte Level
• All benefits of Mount Kephart Level, plus
• Go behind-the-scenes with a ranger or Park-selected V.I.P. and FOTS staff member (Programming examples include: Spend a day at the Collections Preservation Center; learn all about the hemlock treatment program; get an in-depth look at Trails Forever; search for salamanders & learn about Park wildlife)
Impact
There is strength in numbers- many gifts add up to an important source of unrestricted funds that ensure Friends of the Smokies will remain a strong partner for Great Smoky Mountains National Park 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.
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1934 Society Members
Friends of the Smokies’ Charter Members are listed in bold.
Mount Le Conte Level ($25,000+)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Arroll
Mr. and Mrs. Larry C. Taylor
Mount Kephart Level ($10,000
Mr. Robert W. Baggett
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bounds
Mr. John Clayton
Mr. and Mrs. David Colquitt
Ms. Anne Deeley Easterly
Mr. James A. Gerding
Mr. Steven J. Gigliotti
Dr. Paul Kent
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Lawler
Olivia and Mark Rechter
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rechter
Ms. Paula G. Schoenhoff
Mount Sterling Level ($5,000+)
John and Melinda Buntin
Ms. Susan K. Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Falk
Mr. Edward R. Fleming
Margaret and Mac Foster
Mrs. Laura Harrill
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hart
Dr. Margaret Helton
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hess
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Holdbrooks
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Holtzclaw
Mr. and Mrs. Dale A. Keasling
Mr. Mike Knies
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Matthews
Dr. Kathryn & Mr. Mark Niemeyer
Beth and John Ransom
Dr. and Mrs. John R. Ray
Mrs. Joanne Rogers
Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Slover
Mr. David Stubbs and Ms. Terry Matre
Ms. Elizabeth S. Trent
Mount Chapman Level ($2,500+)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Botto
Mr. Jack Woodall and Mrs. Sharon E. Boyce
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Buchanan, III
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Daves
Jeff and Melanie Flickinger
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Geiger
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Goddard
Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Grigsby
Mrs. Lane Hays
Ms. Rebecca Kent
Ms. Diana Kirschner
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Le Compte
Olga Magyar
Mr. and Mrs. David Mallory
Dr. Mary Lou Maples
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Mooney
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Partridge
Mr. and Mrs. David Polacsek
Mr. and Mrs. Lee R. Squires, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry and Sara Valentine
Ms. Ashley Warrington
Dr. and Mrs. James E. West
Mr. and Ms. Michael L. Wetzel
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie L. Wheeler
Mount Collins Level ($1,934+)
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Addicks
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Aulick
Dr. E. Brown Crosby
Estate of Dorothy Johnson
Ms. Melissa M. Garrett
Dr. Jean Gauger and Mr. Hiram J. Rogers
Scott Gerding
Mrs. Mary P. James
Mr. Robert W. Lederer
Ms. Ann Lindsay
Dr. and Mrs. Fred McLean
Mr. and Mrs. Shane Patterson
Steve and Janice Pierce
Mr. & Mrs. Doug Skidmore
Robert and Betsy Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall L. Wilkins
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Yarbrough
Mount Cammerer Level ($1,000+)
Drs. Brett and Jennifer Baldwin
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Berry
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin E. Bienvenu
Dr. and Mrs. David A. Birdwell
Josh and Elizabeth Birdwell
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Blakeley
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Blanton, Jr.
Mr. Donald Box
Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Briggs
Mr. Harold E. Brock, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Bryant
Mr. and Mrs. Ben M. Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Chandler
Mrs. Louise Collier
Mr. George G. Conner, Jr.
Mrs. Renee Corbin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Corn
Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Costner
Mr. and Mrs. Tom W. Coulter
Mr. James R. Crossland
Mr. Randall Crum
Ms. Barbara Culver
Mr. Bradley N. Currey, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Davenport
Mr. and Mrs. George Deichert
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Dickinson
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Dolbow
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Dudney
Dr. and Mrs. Bill Dwyer
Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Eberhardt
Ann Ellington Duncan
Mrs. Rita Englum
Ms. Pamela P. Fansler
Mr. Ted L. Flickinger and Mrs. Julie Howard
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. French
Mr. Bradley Fricke
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gaubas
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Giles
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Gilliland
Mr. Steve Grabenstein and Ms. Sarah Oram
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Grady
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Greer
Ms. Cynthia Harper
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Haynes
Mr. Larrry Hoffman and Mrs. Ruthie Hoffman
Mr. and Mrs. F. Lambert Hooper, Jr.
Mr. Matthew Howell
Ms. Kaylene Hughes
Mr. William A. Johnson
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Johnson
Ms. Sarah Johnston
Mrs. Nan Jones
Mr. and Mrs. John K. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. David P. Jones
Brigid Mulroy Kahn
Ms. Dorothy Kostro
Mr. Franklyn Kraus
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Larson
Mr. and Mrs. Jon R. Lawler
Mr. and Mrs. Les Love
Dr. and Mrs. Robert R. Madigan
Cayce Maidens
Ms. Heather Martin
Mr. Edward Martin
Mr. and Mrs. David Martin
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mason
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Maul, III
Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Milani
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton J. Minchew
William and Patrice Minteer
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Morrow
Mr. and Mrs. Conley H. Murrell
Mr. John J. Newman
Mr. Grant Newman
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Oldham
Dr. and Mrs. G. S. Ollard
Mrs. Robert Parrott
Mr. Larry W. Pearce
Dr. Brad L. Pearman and Dr. Cynthia M. Pearman
Mr. and Mrs. John Pfaff
Mr. Randall R. Pope
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Prinz
Mr. Stephen Rayo
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Richey
Ms. Linda W. Schumann
Mrs. Roberta A. Scull
Dr. and Mrs. Scott Segars
Shaidnagle Luckey Family
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Sinatro
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Sizemore
Mr. & Mrs. John Skeens
Mr. James F. Smith, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alwyn Staley
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Starnes
Mr. Mike Strange
Ms. Debbie Sumner
Susan Taylor
Mr. Budd Terwilligor
Mr. William Trushel
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Turner
Mrs. Gwen Vacek
Mr. and Mrs. David Verble
Mr. John D. Walker
Anthea Wang
Mr. Jason Waskey
Ms. Elizabeth Watts and Ms. Jill Stevens
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Wells
Mr. Larry West
Mrs. and Mr. Janet Willaims
Ms. Joanne Yunk
Mr. Steven P. Yurkovich
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Zachry
1934 Society members have given cumulative direct donations totaling $1,000 or more unrelated to special events or purchases.