Circle of Friends

At The Bell Center, our annual giving campaign this year was Believe in the Beginning. This captures the heart of early intervention and the extraordinary promise found in a child’s earliest days. The first years of life are a time when the brain is most adaptable, when connections are forming rapidly, and when even the smallest support can make a lifelong difference.

For children with a genetic diagnosis or developmental delays, this beginning is not defined by limitations. When we choose to believe in what can be, rather than what is, we create space for growth, progress, and hope. By investing in these critical early years, we help each child reach their fullest potential.

Betty Bell Circle

Jeanne S. Hutchison
Lynn and Benny LaRussa, Jr.
Genie and Michael Thompson

All About Me

Linda and Robin Hurst
Kathleen and Marbury McCullough
Susu and Temple Millsap
Marian and Steven Phillips
Caitlyn and Cary Spell
The Suco Family
Anna and Brant Watts
Lauren and Charles Welden III
Wendy and Murray Beard
Mary Allison and Robert Bradford
Liz and Dow Briggs
Karen and Richard Burke
Anonymous
Donna and Steven Fortson
Gale and Andrew Fortson
Grace and Pate Howard

Explore Everyday

Caylen and Matt Bean
Nancy and Rob Burton
Tanya and Skip Cooper
Robyn and Steve Cramer
Cheryl Crane
Deborah and Marzette Fisher
Jane and Richard Green
Sally Hall
Patti and Pat Henry
Reel Howell
Jodi and Chuck Karr
Jeri and Robert Kyle
Kevin Kynerd
Benny LaRussa, Sr.
Whitney and Troy Lugo
Peggy and Scott McDuffie
Robert and Mary Cobb Family Foundation
James Rushton
Madeline Eckenrode and Michael Soike
Lee and Jeff Taylor
Thomas and Cindy Harrison Foundation
Charlotte and Johnny Walker
Lori and Kevin Wills

My Friends

Charles Anderson
Wendy and Al Bedran
Jennifer and Whit Bird
Pat and John Blythe
Dawson Brady
Tanya and Noel Carden
Vicki and Charles Carlisle Jr.
Lara and Ernie Carlton
Elizabeth and Lewis Cheney
Melinda and Robert Coats
Paul Compton
Ann and Thomas Cooper
Anne Martha and Brian Corley
Mary and Jeffrey Crittenden
Julie and Drew Cundiff
Patricia and Frank Day
Jennifer and Matthew Dent
Abbie Drummond
Sarah and Charles Duggan
Lori Ermert
Joy and Samuel Fitch
Laura and John Fitzpatrick
Robert and Carol Flowers Foundation
Rebecca Fulmer
Gillian and Michael Goodrich
Susan and David Gray
Cary Guffey
Gerrie Hansford
Elizabeth Staley and Daniel Harmon
Savannah and James Harris
Angie and Charlie Hartman
Macie and Drew Harvey
Cameron and Jeff Hicks
Ann and Tommy Israel
Emily and Adam Israel
Kristen and Jud Jacobs
John and Ilene Kennedy Foundation
Chris Johns
Amy and Matt Jordan
Melinda Kent
Daley and Christopher King
Susan and Max Kirkpatrick
Mary Alayne Long
Carolyne and Justin Marsh
Bonnie and Larry Mauldin
Tricia and Kevin McCain
Amanda and Tom McGough
Catherine and Emmett McLean
Carol and Daniel Miles
Lisa and David Miller
Laura and Temp Millsap
Christy and Scott Moran
Kathy and Michael Mouron
Carolyn and Andy Parker
Lucy Parker
Barbara Patrick
Natalie and Hap Pruitt
Denny Ragland
Barbara and William Ranieri
Joel Roach
Stephanie and Gordie Robinson
Laura Townsend Rue
Rumsey Giving Fund
Margaret Sands
Joan and W. Stancil Starnes
Linda and Gordon Stewart
Matt and Christine Stoops
Meg and Sandy Sullivan
The Hackney Foundation
The Sara West McCullough Charitable Fund
Cynthia and Donald Walker
Jackie and David Woodall
Kathy Zicarelli

Little Leaps

Donna and Charlie Angel
Frank Askins
Carla and James Aycock Jr.
Margaret and Martin Bailey
Teresa Bandel
Brenda Baskin
Michelle Behrle
Amy Bennett
Anne and Paul Bernauer
Margaret and Malcolm S. Bethea
Ginger and Stephen Blake
Margaret Bolin
Cheryl and Mark Bourn
Chris Branch
Susan Brandino
Katherine and Tom Brinkley
Lee Ann and Ron Bruno
Margaret and James Brunstad
Nelson Campany
Kameron and Nathan Carden
Kathy Carmichael
Matt Carrington
Kaitlyn and Patrick Cashman
Teresa Chacana
Elizabeth Chambers
Edith and Michael Chastain
Jerry Chastain
Nancy and Ward Cheatham
Terri and Mike Civitello
Mitch Clanton
Shelley and Jerry Clark
Lindsey and Grant Cochran
Jonathan Colehower
Jon Conlin
Jana Contardi
Joy and Lee Cooper
Jennie and Timothy Corley
John Crockard
Melissa Crosby
Jill Cullen
Ashley and Jeremiah Culwell
Melody and Derek Cunningham
Ramona and Jim Cunningham
Laura Cunningham
Gwendolyn Deierhoi
Doug Dellaccio
Christy and Gerry Dey
Jim Esdale
Terri and Frederick Ferguson
Laura and John Fiveash
JJ Fletcher
James Gannon
Alicia and Sims Garrison
Meridee Gibson
Alison and Jim Gorrie
Frances and Miller Gorrie
Tom Gray
Andrew Green
Erin and Mitchell Greggs
Cyrise and Carl Griffin
James Griffith
Laura and Jim Griffo
Elizabeth and William Gunn
Lauren and Nicolas Gutierrez
Blair and Rachel Hamm
Frances and Trey Hamre
Nancy and Bob Hankin
AK and Casey Hardeman
April Harry
Kristina Hawkins
Robby Hayes
Brianna and Anthony Hendricks
Megan Holley
James Hughes
Stephen Hunt Jr
Jill Hurley
Ruby Jackson
Teresa Jackson
Peter Jebeles
Marianne Jenkins
Johnna and Alan Johnson
Amy and John Johnstone
Andy Jones
Kat and G Gannon
Cheryl and James Kelly
Dottie and Raleigh Kent
Amy Kerper
Melea and Thomas Lambert III
Teri and Pat Lavette
Cheryl and Ray Lea
Debra Linton
Matthew Lloyd
Ryan Lutz
Terri and John Lyon
Mathew McBride
Kolby McKenzie
Mamie and Bryan McLean
Moeshia Miles
Gayle Moran
Ashlee and Matt Motyka
Wade Neth
Susan and John Nevins
Reid Nickle
Kate and Claude Nielsen
George Noonan
Samer Othman
Jan and Grantland Rice III
Melissa Richie
Kim Rieger
Ashley Robinett
Susan and Mark Rohrer
James Sawyer
Erin Scheiter
Vern Scheiter
Taylor Seale
Kerry Sims
Toni Slade
Katherine Smith
Kim and Tommy Smith
Mary Jo Smith
Whitney and Kirk Smith
Annie and Connor Somerville
Mary Ann and Doyle Spell
Jonathan Sterling
Kimeran and William Stevens
Merrill Stewart Jr.
Beth Thorne Stukes
Rhonda Sutton
Makenzie and Brad Tew
Jamie and Mitchell Theodore
Suzette Tipton
Reggie Torbor
Emily and Rustin Truitt
DA and Ingram Tynes
Cathy Ward
Leila Watso

Bright Beginnings

Rickey Alexander
Chelsea Alford
Caley Allen
Meredith Alsabrook
Kenneth Altum
Margaret Anders
Carolyn and Gary Anderson
Charlie Angel
James Ash
Joseph Azar
Laura Findlay
Emma Bacon
Christina Bain
Christy Bain
Brad Baker
Melissa Barawell
Elizabeth and Steven Barron
Ellen and Steve Barry
Mike Battle
Pam Baugh
Katherine Beasley
Nancy Beasley
Lindsay Beck
Carol and Dave Bell
Claire Bellman
Steve Besch
Kristin Bessette
William Bickley
Katy Bishop
Brooke and Zak Blakney
Fredia Blanchett
Shannon Blankenship
Marilyn Bochnak
Molly Boff
Joshua Boggs
Evan Bohan
Shaina Bolden
Melissa Bonds
Kelly Boner
Chris Boos
Tiffany Borden
Taylor Bostany
Jessica Bou Akar
Eric Boyd
Wade Boyd
Chris Boyington
Barrett Bradford
Foley Branch
Hunter Branch
Sonya and James Branche, Jr.
Jon Brasfield
Joseph Bratina
Kristi Breaux
Alain Brett
Sara Bright
Hannah Broom
Carderal Brown
Hank Brown
JoEllen Brown
Michael Brown
Bill Bruce
Maddy Bruce
Bill Bryant
Mary Helen Bryant
Stacy Bryant
Stacy and Alan Bryars
Janet Buche
Mike Bunn
Chad Burke
Davaine Burke
Sheila Burkhardt
Donald Burleson
Chandra Burrell
Janet Burroughs
Cade Bush
Anne Bussian
Gracyn Butler
Melissa Butts
Joel Caldwell
Jennifer Campbell
Samantha Carden
Sharon Cargill
Alan Carlton
Phillip Carlton
Ariel Carpenter
Tiffany Carpenter
Chris Carter
Kathy Carter
Andrew Cartwright
Caroline Cash
April Cassell
Patti and Bobby Cato
Sarah Chaloult
John Chambliss
Jacqueline Chandler
William Chaney
Kenny Chapman
Keith Chapple
Angela Chatham
Camille Clary
Sandra Clevelabd
Margaret and Archie Cobbs
Alex Coffey
Lucas Coffey
Susan Cohen
Robert Cole
Jeremy Colegrove
Debbie Coleman
Margaret Colvert
Katherine Compain
Kristie Conner
Michael Connors
Druid Conrad
Robin Cook
Pat and Charlie Cooke
Carlton and Joe Cooper
Lanette Coots
Drew Corley
Ebony Cotton
Carolyn Cowan
Lydia Cowart
Cilie and James Cowin
Haley Cox
Richard Cox
Teri and Bob Cozzi
Mabry Craddock
Diana and Terry Cramer
Kevin Crane
Mary Stuart Crane
Lauren Crow
Nan and W. Baker Crow IV
Linda Crump
Kaycee Crumpton
Vera and Alaric Cull
Tyndall Cunningham
Mervyn Currie
Adrianne Curvin
Kathryn and Frank D’Alessandro
Ann Daugherty
Drew Davenport
Devon and Blake Davidson
Sarah Davis
Debra Daw
Rhonda Day
Carol and Jorge De La Torre
Monique De Nysschen
Katey Deas
Jennifer Deason
Brittany Decker
Emily Deerin
Beth Denson
Gyn Denton
Carly and Alex Derencz
Seth DeSantis
Rayna Dewberry
Jessica Dials
Martin Diaz-Valdes
Frederick Dick
Jessica Didyoung
Rick DiGiorgio
Joyce Dixon
Scott Dobbs
Laura Doody
Margaret Doody
Taylor Dotson
Mary Dougher
Jake Doughty
Teresa and William Douglas
Jeff Douglass
Emma Grace Doyal
Patsy D. Dreher
Debbie Drummond
Mary Stewart Drummond
Sheldon Dumas
Jessellan L. Dunn
Taylor Dunn
Amy Dwyer
Luke Dyson
Susan Dyson
Janis Edmondson
Robyn Edwards
Joyce Eldridge
Mike England
Anna English
Cara English
Ivy English
Amanda and Matt Ennis
Barbara and Phillip Esdale
Graham Esdale
Alli Evans
Crayton Fargason
Grace Farmer
Juanita Farris
Nicole Faulk
Jennifer Faulkner
Emily Feldewerth
DeAnn Ferrell
Nancy and Tracy Ferren
TJ Fincher
Madi Finnesand
Chris Fitzgerald
Beverly and William Fleming
Caroline Fleming
Mark Foley
Janet Ford
Katina Ford
Leslie Fortenberry
Rory Foster
Bonnie Foulks
Madeline Francke
Coy Fredd
Lacie Free
Lauren Fried
Ronnie Frostig
Kurt Funderburg
David Gannon
William Gannon
Sally Garrison
Kai Garson-Shumway
Paige Garvin
Sheryl Gaston
Emma Gibney
Linda and Rick Gibson
Johnie Gieger
Bryan Giles
Jarrod Giles
Kim Gladney
Terri and David Glasgow
Tara Glass
Sydney Glenzer
David Goble
Nancy C. Goedecke
Anne Goldberg
Hank Gonzales
English Gonzalez
Margaret Gorini
Kristy Gossman
Jane B. Gough
Evelyn and Paul Graham
Karen Grahn
Chad Gray
Marybeth Greaney
Sissy Green
Amy Greene
Rebecca Colehower Griffin
Charita Griskell
Jamie Grizzle
John Grizzle
Joan Guest
Matias Gutierrez
Rodrigo Gutierrez
Ellasandra and Anthony Hahn
Madeline Haikala
Charlotte Haims
Preston Hairell
Germania Hale
Lauren Hall
Thomas Halvorsen
Rebecca Hambrick
Taylor Hamilton
Susan and Bill Hardekopf
Austin Hardison
Peggy Harkness
Stuart Harmon
James Harrison
Margot Harvey
Tiffany Harvey
Mary Haupt
Nancy and Louis Heck
Gina Hedberg
Caroline Henderson
Gina and John Henley
Cristy Henry
Patrick Higgins
Sara Lynn and Jackson Hill
Danielle Hines
Taylor Hobbs
Jeremy Hodge
Teresa and E.L. Holland
Tori Holland
Keith and Tricia Holmes
Timothy Hontzas
Alison Hoover
Diane Horton
Diane Howell
Peyton and David Hubbard
Mary Hubert
Clare Huddleston
Caroline and Paul Huffman
Hamilton Hurd
Jacob Ingle
Donna and Charlie Ingram
Melanie Insley
Wendy and Alton Irwin
Carolyn and Jerry Jackson
Erion Jackson
Phillip Jackson
Reisa Jackson
Jake James
Theresa and Rick Johanson
Emma Clare Johnson
Lindsay Johnson
Alexis and Ryan Jones
Brooke Jones
Kathryn Jones
Melody Jones
Michael Jones
Sherry Jones
Suzanne Jones
CJ Jordan
Hamilton Jordan
Willie Jordan
Sophie Joseph
Brady Jost
Jay Keene
Weesa Keller
Hillary and Burgin Kent
John Kerley
Jeremy Key
Fady Khabbaz
Peter Kiernan
Brian Knapp
Melanie Kohn
Michele Kong
Allie Kotsovos
Carly Miller and Elliot Labovitz
Kalyn Lake
Jane and Patrick Lamb
Sarah and Pearce Lane
Jennifer Lanier
David Lankford
Virginia and William Lathem
Marissa Lavender
Sydney Lawrence
Levi Layton
Judith Lazenby
Jenna Lee
MinHuey Lee
Nicole LeMier
Heath Lewis
Zac Linberg
Carla Little
Mary Beth Lloyd
Karen Lockwood
Emma Loftin
Jordan Logue
Margie Lombardo
David Loper
Mary Margaret Lopez
Michelle Lorino
Kevin Lovoy
Bobby Lowe
Jennifer and Wade Lowman
Donna Luther
Reid Maddux
Krissy and Paul Malek

Deb Marquis
Justin Martin
Kristen Martin
Margie and Bobby Martin
Mary Ellen Martin
Melody Martin
Jane Massengale
Megan Massmann
Michael Matthews
Jeremy May
Sherie and Randy Mayfield
Dana Mayo
Brenda McAdams
Pamela and Michael McAlister
Patrick McAllister
Jenny McCall
Dorothy McCranie
Meg McCroskey
Ashley McCullars
Jan McDonald
Daniel McDowell
Krystyna McDuffie
Cheryl McFarland
Richard McGuire
Emily McInnis
Chris Mcintosh
Tayler McPherson
Lisa McWilliams
Marsha Meadows
Meredith Milewicz
Nikki Mills
Virginia Mills
Dejuan Minor
Crissy Mitchell
Madisen Mitchell
Shelby Mitchell
Ural Mitchell
EA Montgomery
Angela Moorer
Claiborne Morris
Mandy Morris
Billy Moss
Danielle Mulvehill
Nathan Mulvehill
Joseph Mungenast
Molly Murphy
Jennifer Myers
Rodrigo Nehgme
Vicente Nehgme
Daphne Nelson
Debbie Nelson
Don and Audrey Nettlow
Emily Newcomer
Eli Nichols
Spencer Nicholson
Ashley Nielsen
CJ Noble
Elizabeth Noles
Cindy and Mike Norden
Patricia Nowland
Denzel Okinedo
Nolan Osvath
Leigh Owen
Luz Padilla
Madison Paez
Milton Palacios
James Palmer
Anthony Palumbo
Kunal Parikh
Allie Parkerson
Carlie Parrish
Gail and Edward Parrish
Suzanne Pasisis
Eloise Pasqualini
Rajan Patel
Anderson Peacock
Abby Pearce
Laura Peek
John Michael Pegusky
Hope Pendergrass
Joseph Perez
Amanda and Paul Perry
Brooke Perry
Bailey Peterson
Brenda Peterson
Will Petty
Marie Pfarr
Hunter Phares
Thomas Phifer
Leigh Anne and Sid Philips
Bryant Phillips
Jane Pierce
Elizabeth Pierxe
Aunt Plant
Kimberly Player
Beth Plemons
Eric Posas
Grant Potts
Marcus Powe
Charlotte Powell
Frank Powell
Leigh and Chilton Powell
Ashley Powers
Michael Powers
Toler Presley
Hyacinth and Charles Prince
Tricia Pugh
Leslie Pulley
Ramsey Pursell Nuss
Susan and Kile Putman
Dorcas B. Quinn
Lindsay and Michelle Raley
Vedha Ram
Caroline Ramsey
Sheyenne Ratliff
Kelly Ray
Kasey Reamer
John Reaves
Deb Reed
Luci Reed
Taylor Reeves
Waymond Reeves
Bethany Reitsma
Anna Renou
Margaret Renou
Tucker Rhonda
Catherine Rice
Catherine Richardson
Knox Richardson
Terri Richardson
Keith Richmond
Anna Richter
Grace Rickman
Annie Ridgeway
Printella Ridgeway-Thomas
Scott Ridley
William Ridley
Gretchen and David Riviere
Lauren and Jared Roberts
Sarah Roberts
Liam Robertson
Patrick Robinson
Parker Rocco
Emily Roche
Phillip Rodgers
Kylee Roerick
Eric Romano
Libby Romano
Peter Royen
Elizabeth Ruark
Brandon Ruble
Dianne Rumanek
Courtney Ryan
Martha Ryan
Michelle Ryle
Gina Saab
Alex and Fernando Salas
Nichole Samuy
Mary Margaret Sanders
Trent Sandlin
Joanna Sands
Julie Sands
Cameron Sanford
Julia Sasser
Abbie Sauls
Jeffrey Schatz
Barbara Scheiter
Emily Scheiter
Madonna Scheiter
Erinn Schmit
Julie Schwindt
Jennifer Scott
Pam Scott
Hannah and Jesse Scroggins
Jack Seale
Grace Sedberry
Ashley Sellers
Cindy Sfakianos
Kayvon Shahbaz
Amanda and Colton Shaw
Daniel Shaw
Mollie Shealy
John Shelfer
Bennett Shell
DeMarco Sheridan
Rebecca Shetler
Josh Short
Dan Sims
Jack Sims
Kenneth Sims
Nancy Sims
Holly and Ryan Sims
Morgan Sinclair
Stephen Sisel
Stephen Skelton
John Slocumb
Liesl Slocumb
Sherry Slocumb
Alex Smith
Brittany Smith
Jason Smith
Kate Smith
Kayla Smith
Paul Smith
Taylor Smith
Tempe Smith
Robin and Robert Snyder
Abigail Sorrells
Cedric Spann
Robin Sparks Davis
Debbie Spear
Maggie Spivey
Marcia Stabler
Mae Rose Stark
Bill Steed
Judy Steel
Holley and Danny Steele
Vicki Stefankiewicz
Matthew Stephens
Janie Sterling
Matthew Sterling
Angela Stevens
Cindy Stevens
Jamie Stewart
Lisa Stiff
Devon Straughan
Ali Strauss
Julia Strawn
Theresa and James Strong
Sharon and Bob Suellentrop
Linda Sullivan
Myra Sullivan
Eric Sutton
Whitney Sutton
Kathy Tamburello
Drew Tate
Mae Taul
Emily Taylor
Rowena Teague
Claude Terry
Zona Theodore
Angela Thomas
Lee Thomas
Jessica and Jeremy Thompkins
Brett Thompson
Chuck Thompson
Mitch Thompson
Tatum Thrash
Brandon Tice
Brenda Tidwell
Erin Tipton
Ellie Toranto
Sara Townsend Saunders
Drew Traffanstedt
Alicia and Steve Trawick
Karly Trent
Matt Turner
Melissa Turnipseed
John Uhl
Maritza Valdez
Frank Van Deman
AnneDavis Vander Have
Emily and Nate VanDerVeer
Lionires Vargas
Kristen Vaughan
Mary Margaret Vick
Leslie Vickery
Mimi Virciglio
Sydney von Rosenberg
Nguyen Vu
Mike Walker
Misty Walker
Claire Wallace
Dan Wallace
Emily Ward
Patrice Ward
Terry Ware
Jimmie Washington
Jeannette and Hans Watford
Andrew Watson
Lili Watson
Ellen and Rich Webster
Bryant Welbourne
Louise and W. Edgar Welden, Sr.
Ricky Weldon
Rylee Welker
Shawn Wescott
Nellie Whatley
Rhett Wheeler
Josh White
Parker White
Shanon White
Stacy and Perry White
Kim Whorton
J.C. and Robert Whorton
Molly Wickstrom
Kristi Wilhite
Chris Wilkerson
Margaret and Charles Wilkinson
Kevin Williams
Bridget Wilson
Joanne Wilson
Marra Wilson
Nancy Wilson
Tonya Wilson
Lynn Winchester
Jan Winstead
Amy Wood
Charlestan Wood
Whitney and Alex Woodard
Dana Woodcock
Kendra Wright
Susan and Lester Wrobel
Beth Yelton
Dale and Recca Young
James Young
Randy Young
Mike Zajac
Jenny Zarichnak
Dhvanil Zaveri
Phillip Zicarelli
Lisa Zimet
Frank Zito