JMS Wildlife Habitat
& Outdoor Classroom
List of Community Donors 2005-present


Local Business
Richard Wilson Landscape
Trees, planting & seeding
Regions Bank
Monetary ($100.00)
Lowes
Discounts on over 150 plants
Poinsettia fund raiser
$154.00 plants
$130.00 plants
$5,000.00 Grant
Walmart
Monetary
Home Depot
Discounts on over 15 plants
Holly tree
Chapman Fence Co.
Fencing
211 Inert Landfill
4 loads of top soil
Thompson Orchard
Discounts on over 10 plants
McKnight Construction
Front – end loading, soil
Maddox Seed & Feed
15 bags of top soil
Cofer’s Home & Garden Showcase
Discounts on plants, pond plants
Growers Outlet
5 Free or discounted plants
Stock Seed Farms
Discounted flower, grass seed
Dills Trucking
4 deliveries of top soil
Great Expectations Landscape
Over 100 auger-dug holes, 10 trees
MKM Enterprises
Large boulders, plus delivery
SRI Auto Repair
Monetary
Wolfskin Gardens
Discounts on over 20 plants
Nature’s Outpost
Hummingbird feeder, bird house
The Straw Lot
Over 50 bales of pine straw
Harco Rental Co.
Rental of front end loader
Doggie Style’n
Monetary
Chili Dawgs
Monetary
Angel Creek Nursery
Over 100 trees
Eastside Ornamentals
20 trees and shrubs
Oakridge Landscaping, Inc
Digging, 40 bales of wheat straw
Stiber Technical Illustrations
Discount on club t-shirts
Ga Department of Transportation
Wildflower seed packets
Wood Brothers Land Surveyors
Monetary
Jefferson Chiropractic Center
Monetary
Mitchell Hardware
Discount hoses, hardware, lumber
Between Nursery
Over 50 plants ($150.00)
W & W Metal Sales
Donation of pavilion roof
Thomas Concrete
Discount on pavilion concrete
Keith Hayes Construction
Construction of pavilion
Double D Truss
Trusses for pavilion
Southeastern Landscape Corp.
Wax myrtles for pavilion
Southeast Award & Sign
Pavilion engraved sign at cost
Select Trees and Georgia Green Pro
3 large oaks
Athens LD & M Landscaping
Delivery, planting of 3 large oaks
Quality Property Management
Supplies for new trail benches
Drew Deckle Const.
Concrete, lumber for benches
Huber, Inc. (Chris Vegas, parent)
5 tons of mulch
Wild Birds Unlimited
seminar, bird supplies
Trader Joes
donated lollipops, fundraiser
Jordan Bros Nursery
trees
Dutch Petaler
Carnation supplier for fundraiser
Martin Landscape Supply
Stone steps at pond, installed!
Art Design Promotions
Discounted t-shirts
Jefferson Pizza Kitchen (Jessica, Eric Miller)
Dinner for Nature Night
UGA Geology Dept.
Specimens for Geology Exhibit
Brant Finley, retired teacher
Fossil specimens, labor
Cofers
Discounted native plants
Sign Bros.
Discounted water cycle & interpretive signs
Sandy Creek Nature Center
Exhibit, activities at OC Day
Keep Jackson County Beautiful
Exhibit, activities at OC Day
Bloom and Ivy, Tracy Pratt
Order carnations for Valentine Fundraiser
Oconee River Soil and Water Conservation District
Grant for Water Cycle Stations / Game
Jefferson City Roads and Grounds
Donated, delivered large cemetery oak trunks
Carroll Daniel Construction
Salvaged tree trunks, rocks, boulders
UGA Entomology Department
Exhibit, volunteers at OC Day
Georgia Department of Education
Gold Grant for replacing benches
Individuals & Civic Groups
Mike Buffington, parent
Transplanting, equipment
Lisa Stephenson, parent
Plants
Richard Wilson, parent
Trees, tree planting, seeding
Troop 158
Jeff Sturm, parent, scout leader
Josh Deremer, eagle scout
Constructed benches
Planted trees
Sandra DeBockler, parent
Plants, habitat care
David Calloway, HS teacher
Tilling, plowing, sign, repair
Randy McKinney, HS teacher
Routed sign
Robin O’Neal, MS teacher
Monetary
Candice Simmons, MS teacher
Habitat care, grant writing
Lind Pals, JMS Media Specialist
Habitat care, grant writing
website updates
Bill Shalenberger, newspaper patron
3 Custom-built bird houses
Shovels, pitch fork
Ron and Diane Gatlin, teacher family
Monetary, plants, labor, supplies
Sean McAuley, teacher spouse
Equipment Repairs, habitat care
Mike McAuley, teacher family
Wheelbarrow
Lisa Langley, parent
Plants
Billy Madison, parent, landscaper
Plants, labor
Mark McMullin, administrator spouse
Use of front-end loader
Mary Etchison, MS 7th grade teacher
Butterfly bush
Walt Marracini, MS teacher
Water hose, sprinkler
Norman “Curly” Shumake, custodian
Plants, plant care, watering
Jodi Moon, parent
Wildflower seed
John Family, parents
Plants, seed
Lynn Reeves, Construction foreman
Transported and spread soil
Bobby Wilkins
10 Trees, shrubs
Jason Connor, teacher
Buckets, gloves, stakes
Walt Maracinni, teacher
Hose, sprinkler
Brenda John, parent
Wildflower seeds
Denise Morrow, McAuley’s cousin
$50.00
Totie Daniel, custodian
Monetary
Ron Simmons, teacher spouse
Help planting trees
Nicole McIntyre, parent
Plants
Mrs. Mashburn, parent
Help planting
Wendy Davis, parent
Bird seed
Gena Tyler, parent
Bird seed
Beddow Family
Bird Feeder, plants
Scott McKinney
Discount on sign routing
Lewis Kibui, parent
Donation of stationary
Josh Snapp, student
Bird feeders, seed
Susan Tuggle-Hansird / Chamber of Comm.
Hay
Jada Bell, parent
Plants
Jodi Blalock, parent, Harco Equipment Rental, Winder
Auger tree hole digging
Swayne Jordan, Jordan Brothers Nursery
Ginko tree (36’’ root ball)
Greg Maxwell
Embroidered, framed display
Williams Family, Ace Hardware
Bird seed, pots, stones, soil,
bird houses
Colleen Monjure, parent (Jillian)
Dogwood tree
John and Phyllis Jackson
Mulch, plants
Richie & Melanie Wood, parents
3 tree gators, seed, plants
Scott & Isa Childs, parents
Bird seed, gardening tools
Ian Smith (Isobel Vanderpool), parent
Custom bird feeder
Gary Brook, teacher uncle
Foliage Fest volunteer
Beth Ann Carson, parent
Wood for signs
Bosie Griffith, parent
Wood for signs
Brandi Smith, parent
Wood for signs
Chuck Murphy
Bird nesting boxes, poles; bat house pole
Jeff Henry, parent
Design, construction, installation of new benches, custom bird houses, pond deck
Justin Vinings, Surface Drainage Solutions
Design, installation of pond, pond plants
Terry Fulcher & Homer Jo Fulcher; student Emma
Bush hogging and Bobcat work for pond
Jefferson School System Foundation;
Melanie Sigler
Generous funding for projects
Jennifer Geier, Southern Rose Sweets, parent
Custom cookies sold at Foliage Festival
Josh Springthorpe, Catherine and Ian
Maintenance assistance
David Barnett, student Ellie's dad
Removed large dead pine tree
Chad Ashe, Brayden's parent
Cut telephone poles for Geology Exhibit
Brant Finley, retired Gwinnett teacher
fossils, labor for fossil exhibit, Edu. booths
Jeremy Trammel, Trammel Heating & Air, Peyton & Tyler's dad
Concrete for fossil exhibit
Matthew Glick, Mason's father
Pressure washed pavilion floor
Matt & Angela Haun, parents of Chandler
donation of wildlife cameras
Lee Bishop, LEB Trunk & Equipment, parent
Moving, carving oak trunks
The DeHart Family, parents of Eli
Felling multiple invasive pear trees
The Sullens Family, parents of Nolan
Irrigation equipment
Josh and Garrett Maddox, staff husband & alumnus
Felled 2 large trees damaging pavilion

Thank you to Lowes of Athens, Epps Bridge and Interstate Truck and Equipment Sales for help with our annual poinsettia fundraiser!


Thank you to Susan & David of Wild Birds Unlimited, Athens, for teaching us about attracting birds & citizen science: the Great American Bird Count!

Thank you to Chuck Murphy for 4 bird nest boxes he helped the students assemble & install!


Thank you, Chuck Murphy, for purchasing the 15ft pole for our bat house, & for your help an expertise! April 2021
