Mortar & Pestle Society
The Mortar and Pestle Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that is the official friends group for the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum. The Society’s support benefits a variety of projects such as object conservation, education programs, and other specific Museum needs.
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Mortar & Pestle Society
The Mortar and Pestle Society grew out of the “Landmarks Society,” which owned and operated the Museum from 1939 until 2006. The group reorganized in 2009 with a new mission to provide financial support for the Museum from the Society’s endowment.
Membership Levels and Benefits
Friend - $50 or more
- Free admission for two adults year round
- 10% discount at Museum Gift Shop
- Museum newsletter subscription
- Invitation to Annual Membership Event
- Voting membership in the Society
Patron - $100 or more
- All Friend benefits
- Free admission for four adults year round
- Museum mug
Benefactor - $500 or more
- All Patron Benefits
- Museum ornament
Lifetime - $1000 or more
- All Benefactor Benefits
- Engraved mortar and pestle
Board of Directors
- Linda Lovell, President
- Chad Worz, Vice-President – Pharmacy Association representative
- Mariecus Jarvis, Secretary
- Stephen Freitas, Treasurer
- Bailee Barfield
- Jennifer Carter
- Al Cox
- Ashley Lanham - Pharmacy Association representative
- Mel Nelson – Pharmacy Association representative
- Paige Alona Sass
- Danny Smith
- Nancy Smith
- Tom Soapes
- Krystalyn Weaver – Pharmacy Association representative
With Thanks...
Our ongoing thanks to these organizations for establishing the Mortar and Pestle Society endowment. Through their generosity, it is possible for the society to provide perpetual financial support to the museum.
Corporate Donors
- AstraZeneca
- Bayer Foundation
- Bristol-Meyers-Squibb
- CVS
- Eli Lilly
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Merck
- Pfizer Parke-Davis
- Procter & Gamble
Association Donors
- American Pharmaceutical Association
- Institute for Advancement of Community Pharmacists
- National association of Chain Stores