a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
an organization or individual who contributes to the SEEDS community in some way, but either cannot take the membership pledge (for example, an organization), or for whatever reason is not willing to take the membership pledge
A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures.