Blue Bash Giving

IMPACT OF YOUR SUPPORT: GREATEST NEED

Greatest need dollars are powerful because they flow into the budgeting process to fund initiatives that benefit all students from Tiny Torreys to Upper School, while at the same time empowering school leadership to address pressing needs in real time. In addition to funding COVID-19 protocols, these flexible dollars made a variety of programs possible. Pathways, a workshop in creative negotiation, brought LJCDS students together with Israeli and Australian students to learn how to find mutually beneficial solutions for difficult problems. Artist-inresidence and Emmy Award-nominated musician Jarrett Johnson worked with our talented Madrigal Singers and performed with them at Blue Bash. Torrey Mock Trial won first place out of 27 competing teams at the San Diego County High School Mock Trial Competition, qualifying to compete in their first California State Championship.

COVID-19 TASK FORCE

Our COVID-19 Task Force, composed of world-class physicians, scientists and academics, provided the expertise that informed our Return to Campus Plan.

SANDRA I. COUFAL, M.D., P’16 ’23 has been the biomedical advisor for the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation since 2001 and a member of their Global Pandemic Response Team since 2009. She is the co-founder, director and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Tricida, Inc., and the co-founder and co-manager of Sibling Capital Ventures, LLC, a private venture capital firm investing in medicine, chemistry, technology and material sciences.

ROGER MILLS, M.D., P’07 ’11 ’20

was involved with the development of antiviral drugs for almost 20 years. He developed drugs for herpes viruses and HIV, including the first HAART triple therapy study. While at Gilead Sciences, he was the head of Tamiflu development for influenza. During that time, he was involved with the national pandemic planning for the H5N1 virus at the CDC together with the DOD, FDA and NIAID. BOB KAIN P’23 is the co-founder and former CEO of LunaPBC. LunaPBC subsequently founded LunaDNA, a community-owned platform for health research. At Illumina for 15 years, he led the design and development of the modern, high throughput genome sequencer that brought the cost of human genome sequencing below  $1,000.

JOSH SCHIMMER, M.D., P’24 is a senior managing director on Evercore ISI’s biotech team, focusing on small, mid and select large-cap biotechnology companies. He was ranked number one in Institutional Investor’s AllAmerica Research Team for SMID Biotech in 2018 and 2019. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, his investigative research has been focused on pandemic issues.

MARK MINASIAN P’24 is the CEO of KBS, the largest privately owned industrial cleaning company in North America. With over 75,000 active customer sites, his firm has been on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing sanitization and disinfection services to clients like Amazon, Target, Kroger and Microsoft. He joined the task force to assist the school in the design and implementation of updated cleaning and disinfection protocols for the campus.

DECEMBER 2020: MONTH OF GIVING

Several families stepped forward and pooled five-figure gifts to match contributions made during the Month of Giving. With this match, gifts were doubled during December 2020. On behalf of the community, we extend our deepest gratitude to these families for making LJCDS a philanthropic priority.

CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS

Many local and national companies match employees’ charitable donations, doubling their impact. To learn if your company will match your contribution, please visit www.ljcds.org/giving.

TOP CORPORATE MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES

Qualcomm Hyosung Holdings USA, Inc. Sempra Energy Foundation Baupost Group LLC Morgan Stanley Intuit Artisan Partners The Walt Disney Company Foundation Cymer R.A.R.E. Global Enterprises, Inc. Sony Interactive Media The Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley

Foundation

23 $102,597 $2,386

COMPANIES MATCHED GIFTS IN 2020–2021

TOTAL RAISED THROUGH MATCHING GIFTS, COMPARED TO $74,405 IN 2019–2020 AVERAGE MATCHING GIFT COMPARED TO $1,815 IN 2019–2020

89%

INCREASE IN MATCHING GIFTS, FROM 37 IN 2019–2020 TO 70 IN 2020–2021

Anonymous ljcds Family Lisa and Ben Arnold and Family Jaclyn and Rob Bralower and Family Alan Braynin and Family Carina and Cody Sun and Family Rosee and Christian Voigtlander and Family

LJCDS has been like a home and family to me for nearly 25 years. My contribution is a commitment to the continued excellence we have always had at this school.

Lori Long, Middle School Educator

Impact 2020–2021

BLUE BASH

One of La Jolla Country Day School’s most time-honored traditions is our annual Parents Association gala, Blue Bash—a night we gather as a community to celebrate LJCDS while raising funds needed to fuel our school’s success. Historically grossing over a half a million dollars annually for tuition assistance, faculty and staff professional growth, the ongoing work of the Parents Association, and the school’s endowment, this year’s Blue Bash was record-breaking. With an enthusiastic planning committee and innovative in-person and virtual format, nearly 400 guests from around the country celebrated our thriving LJCDS community!

Donors to Blue Bash 2021 are noted by [•] in the column titled “BB” on the 2020–2021 list of donors located on pages 69–79.

Over the past few years, I have developed an interest in fashion, but lacked hands-on experience in the field. Blue Bash auctioned off a day of mentorship with an alumna fashion merchandiser for Diane von Furstenberg in New York City, and I knew this was the perfect opportunity to learn more about my possible career path in fashion. Upon arriving at DVF in New York City, I was greeted by Arlene Olvera ’05 and was soon listening in on her meeting with Nordstrom, where she presented an unreleased line. I walked away knowing I wanted to pursue fashion, which might not have happened if I didn’t shadow Arlene.

Kaia Brown ’21

FUNDS RAISED BENEFIT:

Parents Association Activities: PA activities are important ways to support campus. This special group of parents is ever-present, embracing our school community each and every day of the year. Tuition Assistance: A diverse community contributes to a more enriching teaching and learning experience. Tuition assistance helps develop and sustain a diverse student body representing various cultural, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Endowment: A strong endowment provides LJCDS with a steady source of revenue and is essential to the long-term stability of a first-class educational institution. Faculty/Staff Professional Growth: To remain on the leading edge of pedagogy, faculty and staff continually ensure their craft is second to none. From conferences to global excursions, new learning experiences equip our educators with ways to innovate in their LJCDS classrooms.

Year-by-Year Blue Bash Giving

$600k

$400k

$567,155 $512,532 $617,020

$535,721

$200k

$627,288

$0

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

793 INDIVIDUAL BIDS WERE PLACED ON 195 AUCTION PACKAGES

$335,000+ WAS DONATED DURING THE PADDLE RAISE TO SUPPORT TUITION ASSISTANCE—A BLUE BASH RECORD!

36 FAMILY AND CORPORATE SPONSORS SUPPORTED THIS YEAR’S EVENT, COMPARED TO 25 IN 2019–2020

CO-CHAIRS

Angela DeJarnette Jenna Stein

BLUE BASH GIFTS-IN-KIND

Hundreds of faculty/staff, families, alumni, local businesses and organizations donated gifts-in-kind for our silent and live auctions. As one-of-a-kind opportunities and experiences, they brought in nearly $150,000. For more information on becoming an auction donor, please visit ljcds.org/bluebash.