Forward Together Comprehensive Campaign

Dear Falcons, When we were invited to join Forward Together, the Comprehensive Campaign for FWCD, as the public phase chairs, we enthusiastically accepted. We saw this as a way to say thank you for the Ryan, Lily ’22, Martha Wynn ’27, Eloise ’24, outstanding education and opportunities FWCD Heather made available to our three daughters and our school community. Even though our Lower School days are behind us, we felt it our privilege to pay it forward for future generations of students and their families.

We have been amazed at – and grateful for – Falcon alumni, parents and community members who embrace this sentiment. Through the generous financial support contributed to achieve the goals for this campaign, FWCD’s campus is already enjoying enhanced athletic fields and greater resources because of increased endowment gifts.

In addition, we are now seeing the construction of the new beautiful Lower School building as a result of gifts and pledges received to date.

There are still naming opportunities available for the Lower School and endowed programs, which stretch across all three divisions. We consider it an honor to pave the way for future Falcons just as parents, grandparents and faculty did for us 60 years ago. Please join us in this campaign and help us cross the finish line this spring. Forward Together!

Very sincerely,

Heather and Ryan Senter Forward Together Consitiuency Co-chairs

Classroom

Dear Falcons, The 60th anniversary is replete with reasons to celebrate and recognize important milestones for our school. It is also the impetus for considering ways in which we each can participate in securing the future of the School for the benefit of our students and families.

William ’96, Anjie (Landreth) ’94, Adelaide ’26, Ward ’24

I invite the campus community and beyond to join us as we write Fort Worth Country Day’s next chapter. We are now focused on fulfilling the funding for our new Lower School and increasing gifts to our endowment. Every dollar you give or pledge makes a difference and brings us closer to our goal. Your donation to the Forward Together Campaign is an investment in the future potential of our school.

Together, we can inspire the generations to come.

We have all been fortunate to be the beneficiaries of those who’ve donated in the past. It is now incumbent on our generation to step up and play our part to secure the future of our school and further preserve its legacy that means so much to us all, so those in the future can benefit as well.

Sincerely,

William Butler ’96 Member, Board of Trustees Forward Together Organization and Operations Co-chair

Courtyard

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Kids are really kind of coming into their own in lower school. I’m so excited for all of the children to get to go to school in this amazing new building. I just can’t wait to see what kind of things transpire out of it from an educational perspective.

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~ Whitney Baggett Creel ’04

Atrium

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I give because Country Day is a premier learning institute in this city. We all know that our children are our future, and we certainly want them to have the finest of facilities and the finest of teachers.

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– Joy Ann Havran

Reception

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I am beyond thankful for what Country Day gave to me. I want to do anything to help the School thrive.

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~ Katy Rhodes Magruder ’98

Endowment Naming Opportunities Endowment is the key to FWCD’s financial stability and sustainability, ensuring continuation of outstanding teaching and academic experiences for our students. Recognition for establishing an endowment begins at $50,000, which can be pledged and paid over five years. Gifts of any amount can be added to an established, existing endowed fund. All donors will be recognized for contributions to the campaign.

Falcon Students To establish a named tuition assistance fund • Tuition Assistance (need-based), Full Tuition • Tuition Assistance (need-based), Half Tuition • Tuition Assistance (need-based), Quarter Tuition • Co-curricular Program Support (need-based)

$ 500,000 $ 250,000 $ 125,000 $ 50,000

Program Support Minimum gift to establish a new endowed fund - $50,000 • Academic Programs – travel, field trips, community engagement • Arts Programs – performance, dance, visual arts • Athletic Programs – team travel, equipment, field maintenance Professional Development Minimum gift to establish a new endowed fund - $50,000 • Professional Development Opportunities • Conference Support • Service Awards and Recognition Leadership and Academic Positions To establish a named position • Assistant Head of School • Director, Fine Arts • Director, Athletics • Other Academic Positions

$1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000

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There’s nothing more important to us than our kids, and there’s no place they spend more time than at school. For us, it’s an easy place to devote our time, energy and resources. We’re putting in everything we have, hoping they get everything out of that, along with their peers, teachers, and the entire community here at FWCD. Giving back to a place that makes your kids so happy and brings them joy every day is easy.

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– Haddy and Edward Manuel

Lower School Naming Opportunities Space

Naming Gift

Reser ved

Library Grade 1 & 2 Wing Grade 3 & 4 Wing Classrooms Entry Commons Collaboratory Science Specialty Classrooms Small Group Rooms Counselor Office Academic Support Offices Conference Room Offices Administration Suite Break Room Nurse Office Outdoor Classrooms Story Tree Patio Butterfly Garden Fireplace

$ 2,500,000 $ 5,000,000 $ 5,000,000 $ 350,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 2,500,000 $ 550,000 $ 550,000 $ 150,000 $ 125,000 $ 150,000 $ 250,000 $ 125,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 100,000 $ 75,000 $ 250,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 200,000 $ 500,000

Reserved

3 Reserved Reserved

Available Yes Yes 13 Available Yes

Reserved 2 Reserved 1 Reserved

2 Available Yes

2 Reserved Reserved 2 Available Reserved Reserved Reserved 2 Reserved Yes Reserved Yes

Together We Can How to make a group gift Community and family are FWCD hallmarks. The School community often comes together to support students and faculty by combining resources to address challenges and meet academic, arts or athletic goals.

We invite you to consider joining with family or friends to combine resources to invest in the Lower School or establish an endowed fund.

Doing so provides gifts that move us closer to meeting the financial goals for these priorities. Combined gifts could include parents who have become friends through shared student activities, alumni joining with classmates, or friends made while watching sports. Your group gift also demonstrates the true sense of community for which FWCD is known.

Each group member is welcome to pledge their portion of the gift and arrange a payment schedule that best meets individual preferences.

Gifts and pledges can be paid by cash, credit card or stock transfers.

Gift recognition will be in the name of the group, with individual attribution included.

Science lab

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I am an example that you are never done with Fort Worth Country Day. Our associations, whether alumni, a parent, a grandparent, a teacher or a mix of those, are for a lifetime and not defined by your years at the School. ~ Dan Bloch H’06

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Your investment of any amount to Fort Worth Countr y Day’s Forward Together Campaign is vital for our continued success. Consider making a gift or pledge by Wednesday, May 22, the last day of school in our 60th year, as we work toward securing a bright future for our Falcons for the next 60 years.

Pledge payment options – Five (5) year pledge period

Gift Amount

5-year pledge Annual pledge payments (5 payments)

$ 500,000 $ 350,000 $ 250,000 $ 100,000 $ 50,000 $ 25,000

$ 100,000 $ 70,000 $ 50,000 $ 20,000 $ 10,000 $ 5,000

5-year pledge 5-year pledge Quarterly Monthly pledge payments payments (60 payments) (20 payments) $ 25,000 $ 8,333 $ 17,500 $ 5,834 $ 12,500 $ 4,167 $ 5,000 $ 1,667 $ 2,500 $ 833 $ 1,250 $ 417

For more information about making a gift, establishing a new fund, contributing to an established fund, taking advantage of a naming opportuning or maximizing a gift’s potential by combining resources with other Falcons, contact Sandra Tuomey, Director of Advancement, at sandra.tuomey@fwcd.com or 817.302.3223.

Campaign Co-Chairs William Butler ’96, Organization and Operations Co-chair Gloria Moncrief Holmsten ’00, Leadership Gifts Co-chair Heather and Ryan Senter, Constituency Co-chairs

Honorar y Chair Kit Tennison Moncrief ’70

Steering Committee Gantt Bumstead Brian Crumley ’92 Randy Eisenman ’93 Bryan King

Stephen Luskey ’01 Rob Semple ’95 Helen Todora Michael Todora

Lower School Subcommittee Helen and Michael Todora, Co-chairs Claire and Joseph Berkes ’98 Anne Carvalho Larkin and Richard McMillan Mary (Hallman) ’03 and Dwayne Smith

Constituent Campaign Committee Parents

Claire and Joseph Berkes ’98 Leigh (Taylor) ’95 and Michael Bornitz Haddy and Edward Manuel Larkin and Richard McMillan

Grandparents

Carol and Vern Spurlock Jerry and James Taylor

Alumni

Asad Dean ’90 Katy Rhodes Magruder ’98 Reid Shackelford ’93

Past Parents

Joy Ann and Bob Havran Bari (Buckner) ’83 and John Brookman ’80

Faculty/Staff

Andréanne Annis Dan Bloch Hugo Muñoz

Campaign Staff Support Eric Lombardi Tom Mitchell Sandra Tuomey Caren Handleman