A special thanks to our French and American friends, French city officials, members of the business community, volunteers and supporters:

In France

Conseil général de Loir-et-Cher

Claude Denis, Mayor, City of Mer

Céline Semaan, Cultural Attachée, City of Avaray

Patricia Jollivet, Cultural Attachée, City of Cour-Cheverny

Jean-Jacques Moreau, Mayor, City of Cour-sur-Loire

Serge Bourgoin, Mayor, City of Talcy

Jean-Yves Pouchoux, Curator, Château de Talcy

Yves Fargeas, President, Friends of the Castle and the Windmill of Talcy

Claire Barker, bilingual specialist, Paris

Michel and Dominique Verluise, Cour-sur-Loire

Rebecca Balinski, Cour-sur-Loire

Pascale and Philippe Dehen, Mer

Sabine Pinson, Crédit Mutuel, Beaugency

Sandrine and Sébastien Gagné, Le Prieuré, Courbouzon

Michel and Marilyss Maunoury, Herbilly

Louis and Cecily Frémaux, Avaray

Caroline Frémaux and Daniel Laurent, La Riche

Pascal Frémaux, Ingré

Vincent Frémaux, Paris

In the US

Linfield College, McMinnville (Oregon)

Colgate University, Hamilton (New York)

Alliance française of Portland (Oregon)

Parsons and Grinage, CPAs, Portland

Tom Pixton, Attorney at Law, Portland

Dr. Laura Klugherz, Hamilton (New York)

Patricia Britton, McMinnville (Oregon)

Carol Knudsen, Portland (Oregon)