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GSL COMMUNITY GIVES BACK DURING FIRST-EVER CELEBRATION OF GIVING TO GSL
By Brenda Berry, Director of Advancement
Earlier this year, GSL received a remarkable blessing: A current family made a $75,000 donation to this year’s Annual Fund. The gift was given without restriction, but did come with one request from the family: Use this gift to enhance and inspire giving in our community. And so, on Monday, February 27, we launched our first-ever weeklong Celebration of Giving to GSL.
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We are so touched by the generosity of our community and thank everyone who responded to the call to increase the culture of giving at GSL. Here are some of the outcomes from the week of giving as of March 8:
• We received gifts from 130 donors
• Donors represented all constituencies*, including
• 60% current families
• 30% alumni
• 22% alumni parents
• 12% faculty and staff
• 11% grandparents
*Why don’t these numbers add up to 100%? Because many donors fall into more than one category. For example, a current parent may also be an alumna/alumnus.
We are overwhelmed with gratitude for our GSL community! To raise more than $43K through this brand new, never-tested week of giving is a testament to the strength and generosity of you — our GSL community! We will continue to raise money for GSL as we strive to reach our $750,000 annual fund goal this year. Please join us in commemorating GSL’s 75th anniversary by helping us create a more robust culture of giving that will help ensure our sustainability for years to come. Whether celebrating the past, present, or the future, we hope you will reflect on the reasons you love GSL and then share that love with a gift to this year’s Annual Fund. Just as each member of our community makes a difference, so too does each gift make a difference, regardless of the amount.
You may give or pledge online at gslschool.org/give — simply scan the QR code below. All gifts received by July 31, 2023 will be recognized in the 2022-23 Giving Report later this year.
Thank you for being a part of this special year at GSL!
