Thanks to performers and porch hosts who are the heart of this festival.
Many thanks to the generosity of the following:
- Mayor Martin J. Walsh
- City of Boston, Mayor's Office of Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism, and Special Events (Julie Burros, Tom Johnston, Karin Goodfellow, Arreen Andrew, Sarah Hudson)
- Councillors Matt O'Malley, Tito Jackson and Ayanna Pressley
- Representatives Liz Malia and Jeffrey Sanchez
- Michael Baker, District Affairs Director, Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez
- City of Boston Office of Neighborhood Services - Julianne Doherty
- City of Boston Inspectional Services - Commissioner William Christopher
- Boston Police Department E-13
And to our generous sponsors:
Centre Street Café, City Feed and Supply, Hyde Jackson Square Main Streets, Tres Gatos, Ula Cafe, and Vee Vee
To the following for their financial and/or in-kind support:
- Boston Cultural Council for a generous grant
- JPNDC for underwriting Boston Pedicab rides to residents with mobility issues at Bromley Heath, Catherine Gallagher Coop, Hyde Square Coop, JP Scattered Sites, Julia Martin House and Nate Smith House
- Red Sun Press for donating and displaying our banner
- Bella Luna/Milky Way and Tres Gatos for hosting our fundraisers
- 1st Baptist Church, for screening the JP Porchfest film and for being the location of Porchfest Central
And to the following for their collaboration and support:
Bikes not Bombs, Boston Hassle, Bromley Heath Housing, Centre/South Main Streets, Egleston Square Main Streets, Franklin Park Coalition, Hyde/Jackson Square Main Streets, Hyde Square Task Force, JPForum, JPNet, South Street Youth Center
To the following for their starring roles:
- Kirk Israel - Website Creator/Code Monkey
- Megan Hiserodt - Assistant Event Producer
- Kristi Parker - Volunteer Coordinator
To our Special Porch People:
Dustin Bell, Kaitlin Bresee, Norah Dooley, Ken Green, Molly Hamill, Andrea Lovett, Sasee Marcelino, Michelle Richardson, Paul Sedgwick, Peter Snoad, Mary Wallace
And for their important help:
- Jane Akiba, Olivia Deng and Kendra Long - Photographers
- mjb-interrobang letterpress, David Parmenter - Graphic Designers
- Taylor Cain, Leah Field, Sarah Litten, Yosh Seidner - Researchers
- Juan Gonzalez/JPNDC and Yosh Seidner - Translation of materials into Spanish
- Susan Elsbree - Media
- Kim Fox, Special Porch schedule
- Sarah Cherry Rice - T-shirt design support
- Bromley Heath - Gerald Casey, Gwen Friend, Marie Kerins-Gould, Josefina Osorio, Yamilet Torres, Amelia Youngstrom
- South Street - Lucy Cornier, Cassandra Dupuis, Corey Stallings
- Richard Rozewski - fundraising support
And to our great team of volunteers, before and during the event!
These are our supporters at the time of printing. Apologies to anyone we overlooked.
Our thanks to everyone who contributed to another fantastic event!
Mindy Fried and Marie Ghitman, Co-Producers, Jamaica Plain Porchfest