{"id":1252,"date":"2022-04-15T02:23:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T09:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/?page_id=1252"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T00:37:29","slug":"rfodonors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/donate\/rfodonors\/","title":{"rendered":"RFO Donors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>We thank and appreciate the loyal supporters of the Robert Ferguson Observatory!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Comet Donors<br>$1 &#8211; $100<\/td><td><br>&#8211; Kimberly &amp; Simon Blattner<br>&#8211; Marisa Bradley<br>&#8211; Joel Brown<br>&#8211; The Burton Family<br>&#8211; Richard Burtt<br>&#8211; Karen Christensen<br>&#8211; Ron Derammelaere<br>&#8211; Bryan Dillon<br>&#8211; Rachel Freed<br>&#8211; Frank Gallardo<br>&#8211; Aaron Goldfield<br>&#8211; Ralph Haney<br>&#8211; Brent and Catrina Howatt<br>&#8211; Andy Kaufman<br>&#8211; Karin Kiessling<br>&#8211; Stephen and Pat Kirkish<br>&#8211; Kurt Kruger<br>&#8211; Joe La Sala<br>&#8211; John Li<br>&#8211; Susan Lueker<br>&#8211; Stacy Luther<br>&#8211; Erick Miranda<br>&#8211; August Moretti<br>&#8211; Connie Neuhouser<br>&#8211; Cynthia Neumann<br>&#8211; Roger Peters and Stephanie Moulton-Peters<br>&#8211; Judd Reed<br>&#8211; David and Linda Robshaw<br>&#8211; James Rumack, MD<br>&#8211; Andy Sampson<br>&#8211; Christopher Shadix<br>&#8211; Roger Steers<br>&#8211; Joe Tenn<br>&#8211; Bob Trepanier<br>&#8211; Kenneth Voss<br>&#8211; Anne Wurr<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Star Donors<br>$101 &#8211; $500<\/td><td><br>&#8211; Jim Bogue<br>&#8211; Wenling Chen and Ruoxun Wang<br>&#8211; Cortex<br>&#8211; Theresa Coyne and Jerome Horton<br>&#8211; David Cranford<br>&#8211; Jeff Crouch<br>&#8211; Marcus Daniel<br>&#8211; Michael Eckstein<br>&#8211; Colleen Ferguson <br>&#8211; Perry Freeman<br>&#8211; Thomas Greene<br>&#8211; Mark and Jan Hejtmanek<br>&#8211; Bill and Cathy Holland<br>&#8211; Sanika Iyers (Planet Talk)<br>&#8211; Richard Kirby<br>&#8211; Kiwanis Club of Oakmont Foundation<br>&#8211; Paul Larkin<br>&#8211; Robert Lundstrom<br>&#8211; Ross Macleod<br>&#8211; Eric Norrbom<br>&#8211; Kelly and Craig Olson<br>&#8211; James Ouimette<br>&#8211; Ann Peters<br>&#8211; Bryce Polkinghorn<br>&#8211; Thomas Quinlan<br>&#8211; Rotary Club of Glen Ellen<br>&#8211; Santa Rosa Host Lion&#8217;s Club<br>&#8211; Smart &amp; Final Charitable Foundation<br>&#8211; USF Department of Physics and Astronomy<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Planet Donors<br>$501 &#8211; $1,000<\/td><td><br>&#8211; Mark Baldassari<br>&#8211; Chuck Connor Consulting<br><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/c-conner-logo-tagline-1-1024x582.jpg\" alt=\"\"><br>&#8211; Codding Foundation<br>&#8211; Heck Foundation<br>&#8211; Chris Laven<br>&#8211; Lipman Family Foundation<br>&#8211; Rohnert Park-Cotati Rotary<br>&#8211; Santa Rosa East West Rotary<br>&#8211; Sondra Madson<br>&#8211; Sonoma Clean Power <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" class=\"wp-image-2383\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SCP_2_lines_trans.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SCP_2_lines_trans.png 900w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SCP_2_lines_trans-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SCP_2_lines_trans-768x201.png 768w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SCP_2_lines_trans-229x60.png 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br>&#8211; Sue Remick<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Sun Donors<br>$1,001 &#8211; $5,000<\/td><td><br>&#8211; Allen Barrett<br>&#8211; Amaturo Foundation<br>&#8211; Patrick and Karen Caskey<br>&#8211; Exchange Bank<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"25\" class=\"wp-image-2713\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image001.png\" alt=\"\"><br>&#8211; June Ferguson<br>&#8211; City of Sonoma <br><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2902\" style=\"width: NaNpx;\" src=\"http:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/City-Seal-Good-with-transparent-background.tif\" alt=\"\"><br>&#8211; Colleen Ferguson<br>&#8211; Jeremy Hancock<br>&#8211; Heidi Gerster Kikawada<br>&#8211; Glenn Kozel<br>&#8211; George Loyer<br>&#8211; GC Micro<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"46\" class=\"wp-image-1943\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gc-micro.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gc-micro.png 270w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/gc-micro-195x60.png 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br>&#8211; Keysight<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"45\" class=\"wp-image-2318\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BrandRefresh-Keysight-Horizontal-Logo-CMYK-Color.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BrandRefresh-Keysight-Horizontal-Logo-CMYK-Color.jpg 2474w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BrandRefresh-Keysight-Horizontal-Logo-CMYK-Color-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BrandRefresh-Keysight-Horizontal-Logo-CMYK-Color-1024x309.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BrandRefresh-Keysight-Horizontal-Logo-CMYK-Color-768x232.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BrandRefresh-Keysight-Horizontal-Logo-CMYK-Color-1536x463.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BrandRefresh-Keysight-Horizontal-Logo-CMYK-Color-2048x618.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/BrandRefresh-Keysight-Horizontal-Logo-CMYK-Color-199x60.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br>&#8211; Landmark Vineyards<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"59\" class=\"wp-image-2905\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/LandmarkVineyards_Logo-e1753395554556.png\" alt=\"\"><br>&#8211; Mark Mills-Thysen<br>&#8211; Eric McHenry<br>&#8211; Laura Peticolas<br>&#8211; Rotary Club of Santa Rosa East\/West<br>&#8211; Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley<br>-Sonoma Tourism Improvement District<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"81\" class=\"wp-image-2962\" style=\"width: 280px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/STID2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/STID2.jpg 943w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/STID2-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/STID2-768x223.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/STID2-206x60.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Solar System Donors<br>$5,001 &#8211; $10,000<\/td><td><br>&#8211; Dave Kensiski<br><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Galaxy Donors<br>$10,001+<\/td><td>&#8211; Amaturo Sonoma Media Group<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"62\" class=\"wp-image-2317\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sonoma_media_logo.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sonoma_media_logo.png 320w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sonoma_media_logo-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/sonoma_media_logo-145x60.png 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br>&#8211; Gary Kozel &#8211; in loving memory of Christine Churchill<br>&#8211; Impact 100 Sonoma<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"133\" class=\"wp-image-2849\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GrantRecipient_LOGO-color-2.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GrantRecipient_LOGO-color-2.png 1351w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GrantRecipient_LOGO-color-2-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GrantRecipient_LOGO-color-2-1024x910.png 1024w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GrantRecipient_LOGO-color-2-768x683.png 768w, https:\/\/rfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GrantRecipient_LOGO-color-2-67x60.png 67w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br>&#8211; Purdom Family Foundation<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We thank and appreciate the loyal supporters of the Robert Ferguson Observatory! Comet Donors$1 &#8211; $100 &#8211; Kimberly &amp; Simon Blattner&#8211; Marisa Bradley&#8211; Joel Brown&#8211; The Burton Family&#8211; Richard Burtt&#8211; Karen Christensen&#8211; Ron Derammelaere&#8211; Bryan Dillon&#8211; Rachel Freed&#8211; Frank Gallardo&#8211; Aaron Goldfield&#8211; Ralph Haney&#8211; Brent and Catrina Howatt&#8211; Andy Kaufman&#8211; Karin Kiessling&#8211; Stephen and Pat &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":481,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1252","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1252"}],"version-history":[{"count":118,"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1252\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3288,"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1252\/revisions\/3288"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rfo.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}