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Milestone Grant Received from the Robin Hood Foundation
“If the condition of man is to be progressively ameliorated, as we fondly hope and believe, education is to be the chief instrument in
Message from the CEO:
Built to Last
t was 1806. The Napoleonic Wars were raging in Europe. Here in The United
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States, Thomas Jefferson was President, Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific and Noah Webster first published his Compendious Dictionary of the English
Language. And, in a little clapboard house in Greenwich Village, Elizabeth Hamilton
effecting it.”
(widow of Alexander Hamilton and daughter of Revolutionary War General Philip
— President Thomas Jefferson, early 1800s,
Schuyler), Isabella Graham and her daughter, Joanne Bethune, founded The Orphan
Graham Windham’s founding years
Asylum Society of the City of New York — today’s Graham Windham — and pledged “never refuse an orphan child brought to us
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e are extremely pleased and proud
for protection whether or not we have a dollar
to kick-off our Bicentennial Year with
in the treasury.” Two hundred years is a long time by
the announcement of a first time, one-year renewable grant of $400,000 from the
most standards. It certainly is a very long time
Robin Hood Foundation. This grant will be
for a social service agency to last. But here
used to implement the national Parent-Child
we are in 2006, still standing, still serving
Home Program (PCHP), a home-based
and still imagining our future 200 years after
family-centered literacy program for toddlers
our founding. It is a good time to stop for a
in Graham Windham’s Bronx programs.
moment and reflect on how we got from there to here, and to reset our clock.
The PCHP will provide in-home educational guidance to 100 Bronx families, including those receiving foster care and/or prevention services at Graham Windham
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Poul Jensen
“…here we are in 2006, still standing, still serving and still imagining our future 200 years after our founding.”
Clearly we were built to last. An organization will not survive for 200 years if it were not. It starts with our DNA, meaning our mission and values. Graham Windham is an “intentional” community. Our mission is to serve the desperate and needy children and families of New York. It is unswerving. Fidelity to mission is our first value. Doing so with integrity and always always — the best interests of the children in mind follows. continued on page 2
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CEO Letter, continued from page 1 Our mission defines who we are and our values determine
please join hands with us to create a future for Graham
how we act.
Windham that is equal to our solemn mission and extraordinary
Being sound operationally is essential. Attention to the
200 year legacy. It is a future that also means hope, and a
bottom line is a non-negotiable. Organizations will not survive,
future, for all the desperate and needy children and families
let alone thrive, if their resources are inadequate or if they are
we serve. It is a mission and a vision fully deserving of our
not managed efficiently. Financial insolvency is the number
hard work, and your generous support.
one destroyer of service organizations. Service quality matters equally. Organizations have to do what they do well. If they do not, they will be eclipsed and eventually replaced by those that do. Service excellence is always where we set our sights. Holding to a steady course keeps organizations coherent and level-headed. That is particularly important when the service
Poul Jensen President and CEO, Graham Windham
field (child welfare and protection) is so fraught with primal emotions and radically shifting ideologies. Over the years, Graham Windham has never deviated from its core beliefs — the primacy of child safety, good child care and sensible child development. We stick to the knitting and we mean business. You won’t find Graham Windham getting all caught up in the latest fad of the day. We are exceedingly well anchored.
Penny Hardaway – Former New York Knicks Player Scores Big for Graham Windham’s Children On December 20, 2005, in the middle of the holiday transit strike,
That does not mean, however, that we do not evolve.
forty-four children from Graham Windham’s Beacon Center set out on
In fact, continual renewal is a prerequisite for an enduring
foot to attend Penny Hardaway’s Annual Holiday Give-Away. Caught up
organizational life and Graham Windham has been adept at
in the excitement of the evening, the children hardly noticed the frigid
adjusting to its constantly changing task environment. We live
temperatures and the long walk to the Harlem State Office building
by the four A’s (or try to): Alert to change, Agile in deployment,
where the party was held.
Adaptive in practice and Aligned in purpose — which brings
Robin Hood, fromforpage “This was the continued best party ever the 1 Beacon students. The enthusiasm,
us to today, and tomorrow. Even a cursory awareness of current
excitement,
events makes clear that the urgency of our mission has in no
entertainment,
way withered over the years. The horrors of child abuse and
food,
dancing,
neglect seem never to fade. It is an appalling and always
face
painting
shocking constant. The context within which it manifests,
and
the
gifts
however, does change and that requires a great deal from us.
were
all
very
In some ways, It is becoming harder and harder to be wise and
special,”
to do good. That’s because for every forward step society takes,
Bibiana Thomas,
said
there’s a (usually unintentional) consequence that pushes it
Director of the Beacon Program. Throughout the course of the evening
backwards. It is easy to get entangled in the dialectic and lose
Penny danced with the children to the sizzling tunes of the Master of
your way and your footing in the process.
Ceremonies, Uncle Magic — The Hip Hop Magician and the children
We remain, therefore, forever vigilant, forever committed
enjoyed a live performance by The New York Knicks City Dancers.
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and forever invigorated. And that, friends and supporters, is
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how we intend to make our bicentennial celebration a truly
Graham Windham extends a special thank you to Shamika Lee, a
meaningful one, and the start of our third century of services
member of Graham Windham’s Board of Directors for facilitating this
an auspicious one. We ask you then — unhesitatingly — to
event and to Penny Hardaway, Inc.’s volunteers and Penny for providing
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such a wonderful evening for the children of Graham Windham.
Robin Hood, cont’d from page 1 and families enrolled in Graham Windham’s Early Head Start program, as well as biological parents who have reunited with their children. Kieran McGrath, Senior Program Officer at the Robin Hood Foundation said, “The Robin Hood Foundation is committed to targeting poverty in New York City by finding and funding the best community-based groups, such as Graham Windham and forming partnerships to maximize results.” Decades of continuous positive results for the national PCHP
First Person: Transito Chauca Resident, Graham Windham’s Supervised Independent Living Program wenty year-old Transito Chauca is a proud and self-
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sufficient young adult. Transito knows that her hopes and aspirations are achievable and she anticipates
her future with dignity and grace. On February 1, 2006, she
indicates that this program is one of the most effective means of promoting
completed a two-year Medical Assistance Program offered
early literacy and education, family togetherness, prevention and reunification.
at the Sanford Brown Institute. After securing a full-time
As an additional benefit, the PCHP will provide an extra set of “eyes and
job, Transito plans to live on her own for the first time and
ears” in the homes of the families served, helping to further
return to school to become a pediatrician. She has acquired
support Graham Windham’s unwavering commitment to home safety for
a newfound confidence and what were once just dreams is
all children in its care. “A partnership with the Robin Hood Foundation
now reality.
could not have come at a more appropriate time for Graham Windham.
At the age of 13, Transito moved from Ecuador to
Starting off our Bicentennial year in this light, with the funds to be able to
The United States with her mother to join her brother. She
help our children and families in this capacity, furthers our critical efforts to
faced many challenges that tested her confidence: a new
promote literacy for our youngest clients,” said Charmane Wong, Graham
home, a different country, a foreign language, a new school,
Windham Vice President.
the stress of making friends, pressures of being a teenager
Each family enrolled in Graham Windham’s PCHP will be assigned
and a family life that was often in crisis. As a result of family
a Home Visitor, who will visit two times a week. In the twice-weekly
unrest, she was placed in New York City’s Foster Care
sessions with the parent (or other primary caregiver) and the child, the
System and came to Graham Windham. During her first
Home Visitor will model verbal interaction, reading and play activities. The
year, at 17, Transito lived with a foster family in the Bronx
Visitor will show parents how to use books and toys, provided by Graham
and completed high school. When she turned 18, Transito
Windham, to cultivate language and emergent literacy skills that promote
was accepted into Graham Windham’s Supervised
school readiness. During the two-year project, families will acquire a library
Independent Living Program (SUP) where she continues to
of children’s books and a large collection of educationally stimulating toys.
live with a female roommate. Through this program
“This partnership makes sense because the Robin Hood Foundation
Transito has participated in various trainings including life
and Graham Windham share a common mission, to help disadvantaged
skills, the world of work and educational and vocational
children and families overcome barriers to attaining self-sufficiency.
programs. While SUP is designed to help teens mature into
Not having the ability to read or write is one of the greatest obstacles. We
self-sufficient adults with the ability to live on their own,
are extremely grateful to the Robin Hood Foundation for providing this
the program also provides permanency-planning services to
opportunity in our Bicentennial Year,” said Poul Jensen, Graham Windham
ensure that upon discharge residents have a stable, life-long
President and CEO.
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mentors or guardians). Today, Transito is busy completing a five-week
Graham School Students “Play Ball” With Bloomberg Employees
internship for her Medical Assistance program and applying
For the second year, teens from the Graham School participated in this
leaves Graham Windham, the permanency-planning staff has
year’s “Best of Bloomberg” 2005 holiday program, which is an entire
arranged for Transito to remain connected to her biological
week in the month of December when Bloomberg employees take time
older brother and a mentor at VIM Clothing where she
off from work to participate in charitable activities. Ten youth from the
works part-time. Her future goals will take discipline, guidance
Graham School joined Bloomberg volunteers for a fun-filled basketball outing at the Chelsea Piers Field House on December 13, 2005.
for full-time Medical Assistance jobs. When she officially
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The Citigroup Foundation Renews Support for Early Childhood In December 2005, the Citigroup Foundation awarded Graham Windham a renewed grant of $50,000 to continue support of Graham Windham’s Community-Based Literacy Program. This generous support will allow Graham Windham to enhance literacy services in all of the Agency’s Brooklyn Early Childhood Programs as well as serve those children between one month and eight years of age who currently receive foster care and prevention services in Brooklyn.
Family Permanency Planning Services (FPPS) hosts Annual Foster Care Holiday Party On December 9, 2005, Graham Windham
“Since 2001, the Citigroup Foundation has provided early and significant funding for
staff hosted over 300 of the Agency’s foster
Graham Windham’s efforts to build a comprehensive, family literacy model to address the
care children and their families for the Annual
needs of both parents and home-based child care providers in the Agency’s early childhood
Foster Care Holiday Party at Washington
education programs. The Citigroup Foundation’s continued loyal support has been essential to
Irving High School. The children, ranging
the success of this program and we are pleased to continue this partnership in our Bicentennial
from birth to eighteen years old, and their
Year,” said Poul Jensen, President and CEO.
families were treated to a full buffet of food,
The primary goal of Graham Windham’s Brooklyn Early Childhood Literacy Program is two-
snacks and desserts and enjoyed an array of
fold; the Agency is committed to providing Graham Windham’s young children with the proper
entertainment including magic tricks, photo
supports during their early years to help to increase reading and literacy skills and to train parents,
opportunities with Minnie Mouse, and dancing
in-home providers, and foster parents on how to augment their child’s literacy development.
to the energetic music of Deejay Steven Glus.
This program is designed to encourage stable and interactive educational environments inside and
Graham Windham staff provided a variety of
outside of the classroom to increase the likelihood that all children in Graham Windham’s care
activities including face painting, pin the nose
attain their full potential as adults. “We recognize the importance of building a strong foundation
on Rudolph, Holiday Bingo, a snowball toss,
for learning early in a child’s development and are pleased to know that the children and families
and arts and crafts. The children were all
who participate in the Graham Windham program continue to achieve academically at high levels,”
smiles when they received cuddly teddy
said Stephanie Hochman, Program Officer, Citigroup Foundation. “Citigroup is pleased to strengthen
bears, books, dradels, yo-yos and other prizes
its commitment to help make communities where we do business better places through our
for their participation in the games!
support of Graham Windham.”
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Pictured at Right: On January 26, 2006, NYPD Police Officers who appear as the main characters, along with Elmo, in a popular Sesame Street book, “The People in Your Neighborhood”, visited Graham
Windham’s
Finest Childcare Center located at One Police Plaza to read their book to the children.
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Bronxville Friends Share Holiday Cheer Once again, Graham Windham’s Bronxville Friends demonstrated the true meaning of sharing the holiday season, when volunteers of all ages arrived at The Graham School campus on December 7, 2005, for Graham Windham’s second annual Adopt-a-Cottage for the Holidays Program. Spearheaded by Karin Kuhns, a long-time Graham Windham Volunteer, the Adopt-a-Cottage for the Holidays Program has grown tremendously. Last year, the Bronxville Friends together
NBC Supports Graham Windham’s First Annual Book-Give-Away Week A Storybook Success! hanks to the generosity of NBC and its Annual Toy Drive, Graham Windham
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received 3,000 donated books and hosted the Agency’s First Annual BookGive-Away Week from January 23 – 27, 2006. Over 400 children and 196
families visited Graham Windham’s multi-service centers in Brooklyn, Harlem and the Bronx to receive a variety of books for children of all ages. Literacy staff was available each day to speak with families and answer questions
with the children on campus decorated four
about the wide range of literacy and education services provided through Graham
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Windham’s Community-Based Literacy Program. In addition to books, Literacy Staff provided families with take-home reading activity worksheets that promote parentchild interaction and success in school. “We are extremely thankful to NBC for providing the books necessary to establish Book-Give-Away Week. This event was so successful because families had the opportunity to interact and get to know Graham Windham’s Literacy Staff and celebrate the Agency’s continued commitment to literacy and education,” said Karenne Berry, Director of Literacy and Education. For many years, a variety of individual donors, companies and organizations have donated books and toys to Graham Windham. However, this is the first year Graham Windham’s Literacy Program designated an entire week to distributing books to families. Book-Give-Away Week was a huge success and Graham Windham’s Literacy staff looks forward to continuing the tradition in the coming years. GW
cottages were garnished with holiday cheer
To learn more about how you can donate books, toys, and other in-kind gifts to Graham
and decorations. Carmen Paolercio, a Graham Windham
Windham please call (212) 529-6445, Ext. 316 or email ifillw@graham-windham.org.
Board Member, helped coordinate the Bronxville Friend’s “Santa Night” this year
Under the leadership of Graham
For the last 16 years, the Bronxville
where more than 100 Bronxville Friends
Windham Board Members Pamela Minetti
Friends have been extremely generous to
fulfilled Christmas “wish lists” for 165
and Tracy Rutherfurd, the Bronxville High
the children that Graham Windham serves.
children on the Graham School Campus.
School Youth Council regularly hosts activities
“It is truly a strong commitment between the
Additionally, this holiday season, the
on the campus twice a month. Earlier in the
two communities,” said Karin Kuhns.
Bronxville
the
holiday season, the Bronxville High School
Bronxville Middle School 7th grade class
Youth Council cooked a festive Thanksgiving
Graham Windham is extremely grateful
and the Bronxville High School Youth
meal with the children at Fox, Rogers and
to the Bronxville Friends for their tireless
Council to provide all of the presents and
Perkins cottages. At Christmas time, the Youth
generosity and for providing the opportunities
Christmas Day stockings for approximately
Council sang songs, made candy houses
for our children and families to experience
40 children who woke up Christmas morning
and shared hot chocolate and Christmas
the joys of the holiday season.
on the Graham School Campus.
cake with the children.
Friends
worked
with
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A Short History raham Windham, the oldest non sectarian child welfare agency in The United States, is celebrating its 200th
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Anniversary! Founded in New York City in 1806 by a group of dedicated forward-looking women, including
Isabella Graham and Elizabeth (Mrs. Alexander) Hamilton, Graham Windham has been meeting the needs of New York City’s poorest, most vulnerable children for two centuries. Two hundred years of continuous service is an outstanding record for any institution. But, consider the dramatic societal changes and upheaval we have seen over those 200 years and their profound effects upon our children and their families – The Civil War, industrialization, pandemic disease, two World Wars, The Great Depression, The Civil Rights movement and epidemic levels of drug abuse and associated diseases like HIV/Aids. Now consider that over that same period of time, we have experienced a revolutionary change in our approach to child welfare – institutionalization gave way to foster care, which was replaced by a preference for early intervention, permanent family reunification and/or adoption. And all the while, our population of at-risk children has grown, with the most vulnerable children facing greater and greater risks. When you take all of these factors into consideration, it is nothing short of miraculous for one agency to have grown, adapted, expanded and modified its services and programs continuously over 200 years to meet the ever-changing needs of New York City’s most vulnerable population. And yet, many of the principles that guided our founders, and many of the basic needs they sought to meet, have remained constant. In 1806, The Orphan Asylum Society of the City of New York (which evolved into The Graham Home for Children) was established to care for and educate parentless children regardless of their financial resources. In 1835, The Society for the Relief of Half-Orphan and Destitute Children (which evolved into Windham Child Care) was established to enable widowed parents to work while their children were safely and properly educated and cared for. Then, as today, the agencies that would eventually become the combined Graham Windham were dedicated to providing safety, stability, education and family for those children whose own families were unable to do so. Similarly, in the past as today, those agencies relied for support upon the good will and generosity of those in the community, including civic leaders, business leaders, prominent members of society and celebrities. Early supporters included Governor DeWitt Clinton and singer Jenny Lind. Later supporters included Mrs. R.G. Dun, wife of the founder of Dun and Bradstreet, Miss America Lee Merriwether, actress Debbie Reynolds, singer Eddie Fisher and cowboy star Hopalong Cassidy. In 1965, Mrs. Brooke Astor donated funds that enabled the Graham School to build a gymnasium, and in 1996, Mrs. Astor was honored at Graham Windham’s 190th Anniversary Gala, for which The First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton served as The Honorary Chair. Other past gala honorees include Arthur Ashe, Ruby Bridges, Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, Joan Ganz Cooney, Oscar de la Renta, Jim Henson, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Judith Jamison, Wynton Marsalis and Maurice Sendak. Today, as we prepare to celebrate our 200th Anniversary, Graham-Windham continues to provide vital preventive services, education, protection and assistance to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children of New York City. As we embark on our third century, we remain true to the ideals and principles of our founders while we strive to meet and adapt to the ever-changing needs faced by our children. We are confident that if Mrs. Graham and her determined and dedicated cohorts could visit us today, they would be proud of their legacy. — Melissa M. Thomson, Trustee and Bicentennial Ball Co-Chair, Graham Windham
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The First Day: March 15, 1806 n March of 1806, Mrs. Isabella Graham, President of the Society for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children, found
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herself faced with the problem of caring for six children whose widowed mothers had recently died. Rather than commit the children to the grim confines of the local almshouse, Mrs. Graham enlisted her daughter, Divie Bethune, her recently widowed
friend Elizabeth (Mrs. Alexander) Hamilton, and several other prominent New York City women and together they created the Orphan Asylum Society in the City of New York. Soon thereafter, Mrs. Graham’s young charges were living in a small house in Greenwich Village and the institution we now know as Graham-Windham had embarked on its two-hundred year mission serving the needs of New York City’s most vulnerable population.
Orphan Society Transcribed from “Minute Book, Orphan Society,” 1806 to 1822, pictured at left. The female subscribers to the proposals for providing an Asylum for Orphan Children, met at the City Hotel on Saturday the 15th day of March at 11 o’clock A.M. Mrs. Graham was called to the chair when the following ladies were unanimously chosen as a Board of Director for the ensuing half year. Mrs. Hoffman
1st Director
The following resolutions were
Mrs. Hamilton
2nd Director
agreed to.
Mrs. Bethune
Treasurer
1st: That unlimited powers be
Mrs. Rodman
Secretary
given to the Board to act in such manners they shall deem proper
TRUSTEES
till the next general meeting.
Mrs. Startin
2nd: That the Gentlemen,
Mrs. Sadler
subscribers to the Institution be
Mrs. McVickar
requested to select a committee
Mrs. Pierce
to visit the Asylum occasionally
Mrs. Faielie
& to make a minute of their
Mrs. Aspinwell
observations on the present regulations, & suggest such alterations & improvements as they may conceive beneficial to the future welfare of the Institution a book for which ….. be & to they the same before the Board at their next meeting found at the Asylum.
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or 200 years Graham Windham has relied upon the generosity and support of the public to safeguard our Founders’ pledge to
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“never refuse an orphan child brought to us for protection whether or not we have a dollar in the treasury.”
June, 1808. Thirty dollars from the pupils of Miss Frances Brenton's school, the fruits of their self-denial in voluntary living for some days on mush and molassess, in order that the money thus saved might be given to the Asylum. 1812. One dollar from Miss Emma Stansbury, gained, one cent at a time, for learning one hundred questions in the Catechism. 1839. Two hundred loads of street manure from the Mayor and Corporation. 1851. Portrait of Mrs. Hamilton by Huntington, presented by Duncan C. Pell.
DONATIONS: 1892-93 Transcribed from Annual Report pictured above. OCTOBER Three barrels of apples, from Mrs. O. B. Potter.
An extension table, nursery chairs, toys and nine forks, from Mrs. Merchant.
Three pairs of knitted reins and four booklets for the nursery children, from Mrs. Carrier.
NOVEMBER A large box of cut flowers, from Mrs. De Forest.
JANUARY A hymn book for the choir, from Mrs. Cortlandt Irving.
Oranges, apples, cake and nuts for Thanksgiving, from Mrs. Brewster.
A set of Rand & McNally’s large school map, from Mrs. Geo. D. Phelps.
One hundred and sixty-two numbers of “Harper’s Wide Awake” and one hundred and sixty-one numbers of “Harpers Young People.”
Turkey and cranberries, from Mr. Gen Battersby.
FEBRUARY A quantity of china and glass, from the estate of Mrs. R. L. Stuart.
A large framed picture, from Mrs. Appleton. A hundred and thirty pounds of coffee, from Messrs. Hard and Rand. Five dollars for Christmas, from Mrs. C. Devoe.
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DECEMBER Large supplies of turkeys for the Christmas dinner, from Mrs. T. C. Sloane.
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An afghan and two pairs of slippers for the nursery, from Mrs. Henry W. Smith. A bountiful dinner for the household on Wasington’s Birthday, from a friend, by Miss Talbot. MARCH Two boxes of oranges, from Mrs. T. M. Adams.
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APRIL Two hundred and twenty Hot Cross Buns, from Mr. Geo M. Ballou. Thirty five dozen eggs, from Park & Tilford. Ten dollars for ice cream, from Mrs. H. D. Forest. Two hundred cakes, from Mrs. Devoe. MAY Two large dishes and some stoneware, from Mrs. Davison. Six tops, six jumping ropes, a game of lotto and colored beads, from Mrs. T. M. Adams.
Ice cream and cake for the evening of the Columbian Exhibition, from Miss Bradley and Miss Henry. A large quantity of hymnals, from Rev. J. Ireland Tucker, D D., Troy N.Y. Fifteen dollars for the Columbian Celebration, from Mrs. Brewster. A furnished doll’s cradle, from “a little child who wanted to make somebody happy,” through Mrs. W. W. Knox. A suit of boy’s cloth and onehalf dozen shirt waists, from Mrs. C. Bowman. Booklets, from Mrs. Phelps. Booklets, from Miss Butler. Coral and cones for Kindergarten Institution.
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THE GRAHAM WINDHAM BICENTENNIAL BALL e are delighted to invite you to join us for
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S AV E T H E D A T E
The Graham Windham Bicentennial Ball, honoring Joel I. Klein, Chancellor of the
HONOREE
New York City Public Schools, for his tremendous
JOEL I. KLEIN
commitment to public education for the children of
Chancellor of the New York City Public Schools
New York. We are planning an extraordinary benefit
THE BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
celebration worthy of honoring both Chancellor HONORARY CHAIR
Klein’s outstanding achievements and the historical
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator Charles E. Schumer
significance of Graham Windham’s 200th anniversary and our remarkable legacy of charitable giving in
CIVIC CHAIR
The United States. In the past, Presidents, First Ladies,
Vernon Jordan
Senators, Governors and Mayors have recognized and
CORPORATE CHAIRS
supported Graham Windham’s vital mission. We hope
Suzy and Jack Welch
you too will join us in supporting Graham Windham
CO-CHAIRS
Heather McVeigh Melissa Thomson
by purchasing a table or tickets for this extraordinary event for New York City, for our children and for the nation!
Tracy Rutherfurd Georgia Wall
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24TH, 2006
Heather McVeigh Tracy Rutherfurd Melissa Thomson Georgia Wall Bicentennial Ball Co-Chairs
Cocktail Reception 6:30 PM | Dinner and Dancing 7:30 PM Cipriani Wall Street 55 Wall Street, New York City Inquiries 212.529.6445, Ext. 316 www.graham-windham.org
ISABELLA GRAHAM AWARDEES
Pictured Above: from the Archives — New York Orphan Asylum, present day Graham Windham
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Joel I. Klein
2005
John Sargent
2004
James Gorman
2002
Kenneth Lewis
1999
Michael Ainslie
1998
Marian Sulzberger Heiskell
1997
Judith Jamison
1996
Mrs. Vincent Astor Ruby Bridges
1995
Charlayne Hunter-Gault Donna Hanover
1994
Dr. T. Berry Brazelton
1992
Maurice Sendak
1991
Oscar de la Renta
1989
Wynton Marsalis
1988
Joan Ganz Cooney
1987
Arthur Ashe
1986
Jim Henson
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brasco Mrs. Delphine W. K. Brown Mr. and Mrs. R. Kenneth Bryant Mr. and Mrs. John M. Burke Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Byam Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Noble O. Carpenter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Max C. Chapman Mr. and Mrs. Neil Chrisman Mr. Christopher Cimino Mr. and Mrs. Pat Ciriello Mr. and Mrs. Jerome E. Connolly Mr. Christopher Cooney and Mr. James Blumenfeld Ms. Dianne G. Crary Mr. and Mrs. David F. Craver Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Curry Daily Mirror Associates Mr. and Mrs. George Damiano Ms. Noreen P. Denihan Ms. Allison Devitt Mrs. Ruth Dewey Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Dipaoli Liz Ann and Buzz Doherty Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D’Onofrio Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Dotoli Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan J. Doyle Elliot Associates Mr. Richard N. Episcopo Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan L. Erickson Mr. Jon Estreich and Mr. Jonathan Rosen Ms. Madeline Fagan Adezio Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fahrenholtz Mrs. John G. Farrow Mr. Michael Ferrari and Ms. Christina Ferrari Mr. Conrad Fioretti Mr. and Mrs. Ben Fishbein Mr. Craig A. Foster Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Frank Mr. and Mrs. Paul Frank Ms. Dorothy L. Furness Mr. and Mrs. Allan H. Glick Ms. Ashley K. Goddard Ms. Eugenia Maury Mr. Walter Gollinge $2,500 + Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. of Mr. and Mrs. William Gollner Mr. and Mrs. Warren J. Adelson New York Mr. Mark C. Gordon and Alianza Dominicana, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Axelrod Ms. Anne M. Zweibel Ms. Carole D. Crocker Mr. Peter M. Baiardi and and Mrs. George R. Goresen Mr. Mr. Kenneth M. DeRegt Ms. Shirley Wallace and Mrs. James Grass Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Paolercio, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Bauer Mrs. Marion T. Greenup Ms. Mary Thomas and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Beglin Thomas Grossman Mr. Ms. Ellen Violett Dr. Herman Buschke and and Mrs. Thomas S. Groves Mr. The Vanderbilt Family Foundation Ms. Bertelle Selig Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Guardino Mr. and Mrs. Raul Betancourt Ms. Jean L. Guttman Mr. Paul Bird and Ms. Amy Parsons Mr. Michael Hailstork
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR GENEROUS DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS
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First Person, continued from page 3 and support. While Transito will provide the hard work and drive,
A Holiday Dream Comes True for One Graham Windham Family
Graham Windham will make certain she has the future emotional support and guidance needed. Recently, Transito said, “My goal
Each year, Graham Windham Trustee Shamika Lee organizes a holiday
was to be able to finish going to school by the age of 21 and to be
gift drive for Graham Windham’s teens. This year she introduced the
able to depend on myself. Thanks to Graham Windham staff, I
Agency to the Queens Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi (KAP), an
have achieved this goal.”
organization that engages in a number of community services throughout
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Queens and other areas of New York City. The Chapter made a holiday wish come true for a family of three in Graham Windham’s care by “adopting” the family this past holiday season. Members purchased a variety of gifts including clothing, a DVD player, cook wear, a laptop, toys and other gifts for the family to open on Christmas Day.
For more information about how you can “Adopt” a family for the holidays, birthdays and other special occasions, please call (212) 529-6445, Ext. 316 or email ifillw@graham-windham.org.
Pictured at Left: Graham Windham’s children were paid a surprise visit from Santa Clause On December 13, 2005, when Bath and Body Works region 20 organized and hosted a holiday party for Graham Windham at the Agency’s 540 Atlantic Avenue Site in Brooklyn. Serving Children Supporting Families Strengthening Communities
Graham Windham 33 Irving Place New York, NY 10003
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