by Joe Wilhelm Jr.
Staff Writer
The historic inauguration of President Barack Obama may not have been so grand if it weren’t for private contributions from people across America.
President Obama presented himself as the candidate of change during his campaign and he is striving to live up to that image.
He has charged his Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) with the responsibility of making the reporting of donations as transparent as possible. Donors contributing over $200 are listed at www.pic2009.org/page/content/donors.
According to the PIC Web site, it doesn’t accept contributions from corporations, political action committees, labor unions, current federally-registered lobbyists, non-U.S. Citizens and registered foreign agents. Individual donations are capped at $50,000.
The following is a list of local donors:
Mitra Ahadpour, Ez-4 Toothbrush, Jacksonville, FL, 32225, $250.00
William Anderson, Publix, Saint Augustine, FL, 32084, $300.00
Alvin Brown, H. Clinton for President, Jacksonville, FL, 32277, $250.00
Robert Burch, Flagler Hospital, East Palatka, FL, 32131, $200.00
Cleveland Ferguson, Florida Coastal School of Law, Jacksonville, FL, 32225, $250.00
George Gharda-Ward, Renniasance Behavioral Health Care, Jacksonville, FL, 32259, $250.00
Leslie Goller, Terrell Hogan, Jacksonville, FL, 32217, $1,000.00
Christopher Hand, Terrell Hogan, Jacksonville FL, 32202, $1,000.00
Cynthia Jackson, Smith, Hulsey & Busey, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, $250.00
Barbara Jones, Self employed, Jacksonville, FL, 32250, $6,000.00
Kenneth Jones, IR, Jacksonville, FL, 32256, $200.00
Michael Kepto, self employed, Jacksonville, FL, 32257, $250.00
Eloise Lockhart-Sample, not employed, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, $5,000.00
Clara Mclaughlin, The Florida Star/The Georgia Star, Jacksonville, FL, 32203, $250.00
Stephen Pajcic, Pajcic & Pajcic, Jacksonville, FL, 32205, $10,000.00
Helen Polite, self employed, Jacksonville, FL, 32208, $250.00
Abbiah Reddy, not employed, Orange Park, FL, 32073, $250.00
Bonnie Solloway, First Coast News/Gannett, Jacksonville, FL, 32256, $250.00
Bobby Stein, CEO Jacksonville, FL, 32210, $50,000.00
Ranjana Swenson, not employed, Orange Park, FL, 32003 $200.00
Lawrence Upson, United Football League, Jacksonville, FL, 32202, $250.00
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