In This Issue: Welcome New Families Shop N’ Support 2010-2011 Development Roundup Life After Bridges
BRIDGES FINALLY HAS A PERMANENT HOME! Thanks to generous leadership gifts from our Trustees, families, faculty, staff and community of supporters, we were able to move forward with the purchase of our Studio City Campus.
The Bridges Now! Capital Campaign is securing our future, by funding the acquisition and development of our campus and positioning us for even greater success in the years ahead! For information about the Bridges Now! Capital Campaign, or to make a gift /pledge your support, please contact our Development Office at: development@bridges.edu.
Dear Friends and Parents, With the return of our students just around the corner, the quiet hum on campus has erupted in a spirited and vibrant buzz. Our expanded Development Office has been busy over these summer months reaching out to new supporters in the community, expanding the opportunities for parent involvement and connections, welcoming our Alumni and their parents back to the Bridges family, and creating new opportunities for communicating to each other and our supporters. Please read on to learn more about Upcoming Events, our exciting Shop N’ Support program, how to connect to the community on Facebook, our new Alumni Outreach efforts and the myriad of ways you can become even more involved as proud members of the Bridges community! OUR COMMUNITY IS THRIVING WELCOME NEW FAMILIES The diversity and talents of our Bridges community continue to bloom! Please join us in welcoming new students and their families to our very special community at Bridges. The wide-ranging talents, interests and creativity of this passionate group of young people will greatly enrich “the Bridges Experience.” The 2011-2012 school year brings new writers, inventors, designers, scientists, linguists, historians, mathematicians, and artists to campus, with a passion for animals, scouting, volunteering and traveling, and a deep interest in robotics, reading, rollerblading, skiing, kickboxing and a host of other activities. These students will join us each day from as far away as Culver City and the Westside of Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley, and distant parts of the greater Los Angeles area and the San Fernando Valley. We even have a student joining us from Florida. We look forward to watching with joy and pride as these new members of the “Phoenix” community spread their wings here at Bridges! Welcome!
REMINDER TO NEW FAMILIES: Please hold the dates for the New Family Social on Sunday, August 21st from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., and the New Parent Dinner on Tuesday, September 6th at 6:30 p.m.. More details to follow... page 1