We Drink from Wells Others Dug: The Balch Legacy Society

SOCIETY honors individuals and families who support Holderness School through a planned gift, such as a bequest, retirement account, charitable remainder trust, or gift annuity. Balch Legacy Society members like Cush ’59 and Pam Andrews provide educational opportunities for future generations of students and inspire generosity in others.

Making a planned gift earns donors membership in the Balch Legacy Society, named for the family that donated Livermore Mansion and the surrounding land that became the home of Holderness School.

For more information on the mutual benefits of supporting Holderness and your family through life income gifts and bequests, please visit www.holderness. planmygift.org or contact Advisor to The Balch Legacy Society Tim Scott at (603)662-6287 or tscott@holderness.org.

When the Rev. Lewis P.W. Balch, Jr. passed away in 1875, it was the careful and quiet work of his will that brought a lasting afterlife to his desires. Rev. Balch and his widow, Emily, donated much of their estate to help Bishop W.W. Niles establish Holderness School on the Livermore Estate overlooking Plymouth. It has long been this level of prescient philanthropy that has helped the school grow and prosper even though trying times. From its earliest days, just about every aspect of Holderness was designed as Balch and Niles envisioned, bringing out the fullest possibility in each student, both in the classroom and out of doors. The school of the future will continue to capitalize on its location and physical resources to be both unique among top rated New England boarding schools while also staying true to its core mission of service to all humankind.

Today, the Balch Legacy Society exists to ensure that the school we know and love will continue to be the best it can be, especially during the inevitability of changing and challenging times. For many who know and love the school, supporting it since we graduated has been a natural way of both giving back and paying it forward. While our time on campus was short, over nearly 150 years the school has graduated thousands of young people each supported by a deeply devoted faculty, many of whom have remained loyal for their entire careers.

I am beyond thrilled to have joined the school’s advancement staff in the role of steward and keeper of the Balch Legacy Society flame. My years at Holderness were pivotal, as I know they were for many of you, and together we can help the school thrive long after we have moved on. In effect, together we are digging wells for students we will never know. As our legacy, that’s a good feeling indeed. n

Tim Scott ’73 Advisor to The Balch Legacy Society