The Mariposa DR Foundation 2020 Annual Report

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Our Team 06 Winter 10 Social Enterprises 16 Covid-19 22 Fall 30 Profiles in Generosity 38 Our Volunteers 40 Financial Overview 42 Donors 44

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PO Box 425 Ithaca, NY 14851 Calle Principal Cabarete, Dominican Republic (809) 571 0610 info@mariposadrfoundation.org www.mariposadrfoundation.org @Mariposa DR Foundation

our MISSION

our VISION

WE CREATE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO END GENERATIONAL POVERTY

BY EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING GIRLS AND INSPIRING THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO JOIN THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT

TO CREATE A MODEL THAT CAN BE ADAPTED AROUND THE WORLD FOR A HOLISTIC GIRLS’ EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM TO END GENERATIONAL POVERTY.

We provided meals, food certificates, health insurance and emergency housing assistance for the families who needed a hand up. We gifted reusable shopping bags and masks to families and community members, keeping in mind the fragile environment despite the crisis we were in.

Staff went door to door to over 100 families and made sure our girls were safe and loaded them up with books and iPads with headsets so they could listen to stories. We loaned sewing machines and provided jobs for 10 more girls. Girls borrowed guitars and pianos. We did as much as we could to meet each girl’s individual needs within the new context. We know this storm will pass, they always do, but we have learned there is much good you can do in the eye of a hurricane.

We did not do this alone. We never do.

Our board members, donors, partners and friends were there for us all year long; a constant reminder that we are in this together. The phone calls and emails came in and people opened up their hearts and their wallets. We may have lost income from our social businesses, but you were there for us to make sure the pandemic would not knock us down completely. Instead we smashed the glass ceiling!

When their colleges in the USA closed, three Mariposa graduates were welcomed into homes by caring, loving generous families. All three are on track to graduate in 2023. Two more Mariposa graduates received scholarships to the renown UWC, Nicole to Costa Rica and Detiny Esmeralda to Canada.

In 2020 we also expanded our model, building a new educational center in a remote community in the mountains outside Jarabacoa. The land was donated by our Honorary Chairwoman Julia Alvarez and her husband Bill Eichner. Julia also published her newest children’s book, Already A Butterfly, a story inspired by the Mariposa girls and the work we do.

From January 1 until December 31 we stayed focused on our mission to provide sustainable solutions to end generational poverty by educating and empowering girls and inspiring the international community to join in the global movement.

We are doing it again in 2021.

One behalf of our board of directors, dedicated staff and our powerful girls and with Immense Gratitude, we hope you read our 2020 annual report and marvel at what a year it was.

Patricia Thorndike Suriel Executive Director, The Mariposa DR Foundation

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

We began 2020 with energy and hope, but in the end 2020 would bring the world a lot of heartache. The pandemic added to our daily challenges and escalated needs. It intensified the hardships that our girls and their families continue to endure. Still, we remained focused and flexible and persevered.

OUR TEAM

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Julia Alvarez Honorary Chairwoman, World Renowned Author, National Medal of Arts Recipient Tesha McCord Poe Board President, Founder of Joy Raising Jessica Mitchell Board Treasurer Raymond Jay Dunn Dunn Family Charitable Foundation Teri Epting Retired Educator Jadihel Taveras Head of School, Esperanza Academy Patricia Thorndike Suriel Mariposa DR Foundation

ADVISORY BOARD

Radmilla Cody Miss Navajo Nation ’97-‘98, Grammy-nominated artist Bill Eichner Founder of Alta Gracia Emmanuel Franjul Frontier Capital Holly Gordon Campaign Founder and Executive Producer Girl Rising Judy Greenberg Psychologist Richard Hansen Soluz Deborah Harmon Bouknight Educator Sara Lulo Yale Law School Nell Newman Founder of Newman’s Own Organics Yaneris M. Rosa Honeywell Security Group Caitlin O’Shea Educator Elizabeth Thorndike Environmentalist Joelle Wyser-Pratte OCP Capital

DOMINICAN BOARD

Milagros De La Cruz Aislinn Doyle Jessica Lawson Yajaira López Francia Soranyi Lugo Sarah Ross Paulina Perez Patricia Thorndike Suriel

OUR TEAM

Patricia Thorndike Suriel Founder & Executive Director Jessica Lawson Co-Founder and Consultant Amanda Bucci Program Coordinator & Director of Art & Culture Pamela Cuadros Graphic Designer & Surfing Mentor Aislinn Doyle Development & Volunteer Relations

María Alexandra Rivas Production Supervisor Belkys Ynoa Seamstress

Nora Fallon Assistant Director of Elementary & Middle School Yajaira Martinez Office Manager Miriam Orellana Peña Program Advisor

Tony García Lead Barista

Fernanda García Program Assistant

Orianna García Server, Mariposa Volando

Rebeca Dugue Program Assistant

Karina Mendez Manager

Harriet Trower Environmental Ambassador

Yamalí Pascual Server

Dilsaurys Mercado Literacy Guide & Librarian

Fermín Vargas Server

Altagracia De La Rosa Community Social Worker

Fifi Richard Cook

Yanaira Rodriguez Secretary, Mariposa Volando

Viviana Garcia Intern

Ana Suriel Special Education

Erika Ventura Intern

Alexander De La Cruz Associate Director of Water Sports Eva Torres Grounds Yany Almonte Kitchen Helper

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Fran Afonso (Girls not Brides) David O. Brown George Harper Sebastiano Massimino Amy Martin Jianca Lazarus

Julia’s newest book, Already a Butterfly is a gentle picture book tale about self-soothing practices and self-confidence beliefs. This latest work was inspired by her volunteer work in helping to develop the meditation and mindfulness program here at The Mariposa DR Foundation.

Young Mari is a very busy butterfly. She’s constantly on the move from flower to flower and planning for migration. In the midst of all of her busyness, Mari asks herself the question, does being so productive make her happy? The only way she feels like a butterfly is by acting like one. Mari discovers that the secret to feeling most like herself is to follow her instincts, focus on her breath and find her quiet place. Under the tutorial of a flower bud, Mari learns to meditate and appreciate her journey as a butterfly. In this children’s book, stunningly illustrated by award-winning artist, Raúl Colón, Alvarez highlights the importance of mindfulness and self-care for children.

“The Mariposa Center for Girls is an oasis of hope in landscape that does not favor triumphant outcomes for the girl child. In the Dominican Republic twelve percent (12%) of all girls marry at fifteen, that “magic” age when a Latina girl supposedly becomes a woman. Forty-two percent (42%) will marry by the time they are seventeen. Teen pregnancy secures a life of poverty. These girls are on the receiving end of a culture of abuse, machismo, and poverty: hours of chores at home, long and unsafe walks to schools with limited resources once they arrive. The pressures and demands are enough to make even the strongest girls break and lose their spirit.”

Julia Alvarez Honorary Chairwoman, The Mariposa DR Foundation

WINTER TERM YOGA | SUPPORTED BY YOGA EFFEC T

ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

DANCE SEWING

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CASTILLEJA SCHOOL

In January of 2020, we had the great privilege of hosting Castilleja Community Engaged Learning Group for the 5th year in a row. Castilleja and Mariposa girls worked collaboratively on a number of STEAM projects during their visit. Together they discovered the magic of science as they captured solar rays and baked cookies in their hand crafted solar ovens.

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They also worked in partnership in tinkering with robotics as they developed technical competency.

Integrated into all of their projects was a fundamental framework of environmental sustainability and creative repurposing. Together they engineered the design and execution of building a bench on site made completely out of 1,500 eco bottle bricks (a plastic bottle stuffed with single-use plastic trash and repurposed as a building block). In the end, the girls found common ground as they focused on the connections they made between environmental sustainability, social justice, and of course, new found friendships.

WHAT A WONDERFUL WAY TO PREVENT PLASTIC FROM ENTERING THE SEA AND UTILIZING THIS READILY AVAILABLE MATERIAL INTO A BUILDING BLOCK!

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GLOBAL CORALITION EVENT In October of 2019, we received a phone call from Global Coralition founder, Angeline Chan, who presented us with their idea of building the largest underwater sculpture (shaped in the form of the Taino goddess of water, Atabey), for coral reef restoration along the north coast of the Dominican Republic. An integral part of their vision was to educate local community members and children about the importance of understanding the link between coral restoration and climate change through the power of art. As we are a highly recognized organization in the community with a deep focus on environmental sustainability and a great appreciation of the arts, Mariposa was a perfect foundation to collaborate with.

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and mythology, while connecting it to science and art. With our holistic educational approach, we were able to seamlessly integrate all of our classes into the theme. Our Musical Director, Tadeu De Marco, together with the Mariposa Musical Group, collaborated on singing and recording a traditional Areito (Taino rhythm) and performing it with handmade traditional instruments.

We also hired a local dance instructor, Nina Ruskova, to teach choreography to match the composed Areito. Meanwhile, our sewing group confeccioned their own Taino traditional wear with Upcycled sails and simultaneously created a short presentation based on the knowledge they learned through a history course. Throughout the semester our environmental activist group focused on coral reef degradation and the connections of marine life and the health of the planet. The final culmination included more than 50 Mariposa girls and highlighted their hard work and dedication through a presentation of a performance at a Global Coralition international event.

Originally, we had big plans to replicate the presentation for our 10 year anniversary and combine it with a special 50 year anniversary Earth Day celebration, which was projected to have a full event with activities, educational opportunities for the community, presentations for an international community, but unfortunately, due to the pandemic, we were limited to just this one performance.

Regardless, the Mariposa girls who participated in this project completed the coursework with an incredible amount of knowledge of their history and a deeper connection to the environment.

By singing, dancing, creating and learning they were part of a larger process of truly understanding their connections to the past and hope for the future.

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OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

The very innovation that made the Mariposa DR Foundation unique and successful now makes us exceptionally vulnerable.

Since our inception our team has worked to be self-sufficient through the creation of social businesses. The temporary loss of these social businesses right now poses a serious threat to our important work.

CLICK HERE TO READ OUR 2021 CABARETE GUIDE

We created CABARETE: Responsible Tourism and Investment Guide to promote the best of what this small town has to offer.

Our goal was to create a platform to talk about our work at The Mariposa DR Foundation to end generational poverty, highlight the local business we love, tell interesting stories and encourage solid investment in the place so many of us from around the world consider home. Ten years later, we can proudly say, we are on a clear path to success.

At Mariposa, we focus on educating and empowering girls. We knew that investing in girls would result in the highest returns for Patricia & Jessica Co-founders, The Mariposa DR Foundation

the whole community. We knew that girls who stay in school, get quality health care, play sports, and have a safe space to gather, are more likely to graduate high school, earn income, and have children later, ending the cycle of generational poverty for their families. We also knew that if local businesses were doing well, the community would invest back into the world’s most powerful force for change - our girls.

The girls at The Mariposa DR Foundation are unstoppable young women, determined to continue their studies and achieve their goals. Although local businesses were hit hard in the global pandemic, they continue to stand behind their investment in supporting our girls.

We could not be more proud to be a part of this amazing community and present this ten year anniversary edition as a tribute to the many businesses that make Cabarete such a wonderful place to visit, work, eat, live and play.

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OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

Cabarete Coffee Company started the year with record number sales and continues to prove itself as a major asset for Mariposa DR Foundation. Founded in 2009 by our Executive Director and her family and donated to Mariposa in 2018, the business produces revenue, which reduces Mariposa’s need to outsource food needs and helps make us more self-sustaining. In addition we employ some Mariposa graduates as well as provide internships for girls in our programs. We temporarily closed our shop for the safety of our staff on March 15, 2020. We have been working on plans to reopen in 2021. In the meantime, we have maintained healthcare coverage for our staff and many are employed in different areas of the organization until we reopen.

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OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES

Always a joy when 11th Hour Racing Ambassador Brock Callen comes to visit and drops off colorful sails to be upcycled.

We are incredibly grateful for the financial support, especially from 11th Hour Racing and The Schmidt Family Foundation, that allowed us to take time to focus on how to safely open our Center and start up programs again in September.

We were proud to show off our upcycled sails to fellow 11th Hour Racing grantee, Richard Feeny from the Community Boating Center of New Bedford Massachusetts.

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Like everyone around the world, In just a few days in March our world had been turned upside down as we worried about our community’s health, worked to pivot our programs and services, and were stressed where our revenue would come from to support that pivot. Now, one year later, we understand that now more than ever is the time to be innovative, agile and efficient.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the most effective policy response is the one that accounts for how the crisis is experienced by women and girls. With a fierce determination to jump over the hurdles that are in front of us, we are committed to continue to provide outstanding opportunities for girls growing up in poverty.

Here is the approach we have taken:

ACCESS TO EDUCATION

Our intimate knowledge of the Mariposa girls and their unique interests was crucial as we gathered materials for their personalized self-care and education packages that we distributed.

The bags had everything from hygiene products and toiletries to pertinent health information and their favorite books. We continue to offer distance learning materials and access to iPads as well as ensuring Mariposas have resources to complete remote learning offered by their schools at the elementary, high school, and university levels.

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We also are focusing on nurturing their mental health, giving the Mariposas journals to write in and offering virtual yoga classes. We have also delivered several musical instruments to the Mariposas’ homes so they can keep practicing and for their enjoyment.

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FOOD SECURITY

We have prioritized feeding families. We set up a food certificate program at the locally owned Supermercado La Rosa. We believe that families need to make food decisions for themselves, while simultaneously supporting a Cabarete owned and run market and injecting money into the local economy.

We provided the supermarket with our Upcycled Sails bags to give to our families when they do their purchasing; reminding all of us of the importance of being environmentally conscious during these challenging times. We believe we have saved over 1,000 plastic bags in doing this, at a time when plastic bags have unfortunately become the norm again.

We are also supplying some families in high need with clean water for drinking and offer food for the girls when they are at our Center for programming.

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HERE YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE OF ROWS AND ROWS OF PLASTIC BAGS FROM THE DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT’S FOOD DISTRIBUTION.

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HEALTH

We educated the Mariposa girls about the importance of social distancing, and model what that looks like, as well as share best practices for staying healthy. Mask compliance is not high in Cabarete, and there is currently a 45% positive rate for Covid tests.

This has been an especially scary time for the pregnant women in our community. We are connecting with our Mariposa graduates who are pregnant and offering them support and resources.

We are also working in collaboration with CEPROSH to deliver medication to HIV+ community members in Cabarete and Sosua. We are distributing sanitary pads, masks, soap and hand sanitizer.

CLICK HERE TO READ OUR COVID-19 SPECIAL REPORT

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FALL TERM

BACK TO THE MARIPOSA CENTER FOR GIRLS The girls loved being back and we had a lot of fun with them in classes that included:

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1:1 TUTORING AND SMALL GROUP ACADEMIC HELP

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GIRL RISING AND ECO HEROE CURRICULUM

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SWIMMING

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SEWING CLASSES

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SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CLASSES

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FREE READING

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ZUMBA

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AUDIOBOOK PROGRAM

We launched a Virtual Volunteer Program with 8 volunteers and 15 girls. The Mariposa International Virtual Volunteer Program concept was spearheaded by Patricia Suriel and Tori Dunn. The idea of this program is to continue to foster that important link of international volunteers that makes our programming so unique, giving individual support to girls virtually, while simultaneously reengaging past volunteers with our mission and vision. Volunteers donated about 114 hours.

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As is true in every community, stress levels are incredibly high for our girls and young women as they try to cope with challenges presented by the pandemic Many of us can relate to the need to be near water to center us, to offer us a respite from the world, to give us perspective, and to move our bodies.

Now more than ever it is essential for their mental health to get the Mariposa young women safely to the beach and out on the water surfing, SUPing or swimming.

This requires significant planning and logistics to make sure Mariposas can remain physically distant in vans and that we have more qualified staff for the much smaller groups, but we are committed to making it happen.

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In January of 2020, we officially acquired the Finca Alta Gracia organic coffee farm through the generosity of Honorary Board member and acclaimed Dominican author, Julia Alvarez and her husband, Bill Eichner. In early 2020, we pushed through doing major construction on the Mariposa Mountain campus and built the initial school structure with the generous funding from RNT Rausch. The silver lining of the pandemic was that we had the time to be able to focus our efforts on this new campus and the development of the farm in general.

Thank you to RNT Rausch and Acronis Foundation for helping with construction and Future4Children ffor supporting our teacher training! We have run a few short camps to get things moving, and children in the community were thrilled to have somewhere to come.

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PROFILES IN GENEROSITY

VANESSA NADAL & LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA

Supporting the world’s most powerful force for change is a family affair for the Nadal/ Miranda family!

For the last 7 years, Vanessa and Lin have supported our work with generous donations, volunteering their time, and making connections through their incredible network. From emceeing our inauguration of the Mariposa Center for Girls in 2014 to facilitating iPad donations for remote schooling during the pandemic, we are so grateful to them, their extended family and their philanthropic team.

Vanessa and Lin are strong advocates of our arts programming, as well as supporting our Rise Up Scholarship.

WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

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OUR VOLUNTEERS

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Keara Cormier-Hill

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Jenna Dailey

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Todd Dailey

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Hari Gallard

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Getchis Family

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Colleen Kavanaugh

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Abby Melick

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Luz Palmero

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Marianne Sanderson Santilli

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Myia Miller

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Tatianna Suriel

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Elizabeth Thorndike

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Elyse Transon

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Harriet Trower

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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW

IN 2020 WE RAISED OVER

$1,035,938 FUNDS RAISED IN THE D.R.

$64,337 IN-KIND

$252,857 FUNDS RAISED IN THE US

$702,000

PRO-BONO

$16,744

Funds raised in the US Funds raised in the DR Pro-Bono In-Kind

PROGRAMS

USE OF FUNDS

87% ADMINISTRATIVE

8%

FUNDRAISING

5%

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3 Mariposas Montessori

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Tina Bjornson Gastineau

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Brock Callen

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Kelley Carter

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The Doyle Family

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Louise Garby

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Mike Harkness

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Sherry Herdman

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ISLA Academy

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Anne Lagan

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Valerie Leconte

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Sarah Ludwig-Ross

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Lin-Manuel Miranda & Vanessa Nadal

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Oriana Martinez

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Nick Meluso

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N. Michael

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Microsoft

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The Miller Family

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Jessica Mitchell

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Georgina Monti

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Laura Niinikoski

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Nancy Peace

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Jean-Pierre Piche

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Annika Pint

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Marlin Reynoso Ricardo

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Paula Richards

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Frederic Rossignol

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Karen Silverman

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Anna Spevak

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Kim Thayer

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Olive Thompson

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DONORS

$100,000 + •

Schmidt Family Foundation

$50,000 - $99,999 • •

84VikingsforGood Foundation Lin-Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal /Hispanic Federation • Whitby School

$25,000 – $49,999

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Global Giving JetBlue Gallegos Family Lawrence Academy Wind Voyager Phillips Andover

$15,000 – $24,999 • • • • •

Acronis Foundation/GNT Bausch Dunn Family Charitable Foundation Court England Teri and Drew Epting Newman’s Own Foundation

$1,000 - $2,499 •

Julia Alvarez and Bill Eichner

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Coronado Family Fund/Julia Coronado

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Jenna and Todd Dailey

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Alexandra Freeman

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Robert Half

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Celia Judge

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Anne Lagan

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Peter and Kate Manning

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Heather Molnar and Charles Forsythe

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Olivier Macchi

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Packer Collegiate Institute

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Robert Half

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Yoga Effect

$500 - $999 •

Barbara Adair in Memory of Neil Adair

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Melissa Bauer

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Mary Berens

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Cocomutt Shak Dog Rescue

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Charles Cycon

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Edwidge Danticat

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Brian and Katie Doyle

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Lewis Gray

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Mike Harkness

$5,000 - $9,999

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Donna Heskett

Concord Academy Future4Children Lauren Oh

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Francis Honore

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Don Husby

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Eileen Kavanagh

$2,500 - $4,999

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Kimberly Kelly

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Edward and Janet Ahlstrand Family Fund

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Kent Place Staff in honor of Julie Gentile

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Staci Darmody

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Phyllis Lawson in Memory of Blanche

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Michael and Christine Doyle

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The Deidre M. Giblin and David B. DuBard

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Christiane Lourenco

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Diemut Nadal

$10,000 - $14,999 • • •

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Deborah and Lon Bouknight BP Lester and Regina John Foundation Liberty Hill Foundation

Charitable Foundation

Johnson

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Daniel Hassan

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North Andover High School

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Sherry Herdman

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Nandini Oomann

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Judy Smith

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NVIDIA

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Laura Pena

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Verizon Foundation

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Joelle Wyser-Pratte

$250 - $499 •

$150 - $249

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Michele Wilcox

Amity Regional School

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Ann Williams in memory of

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Amanda

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Anonymous

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Anonymous (3)

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Joan Arches

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Luis Arias

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Joya Bee

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Nellie Arrieta

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Anna Lee Benson

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Benevity Fund

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Eli Berman

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John Alexander

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Tara Bolton-Nixon

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Tehka Bowen

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Tim Anagnostis

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Brenda Boon

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Amy Boynton

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Anonymous (19)

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Todd Brazda

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Nathaniel Cabot

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Rose Barham

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Castilleja School

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Lynn Chasson

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Judy Barr

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Christopher Carver

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Laura Contreras

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Stuart Bernstein

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Anne-Marie Claessens

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Sheldon Corchado

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Susan Blank

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Debbie Dailey

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Michael Crowley

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Lisa Breitmayer

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Dominican Talks

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Dale Dimos

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Tori Brown

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Jones Family Charitable Foundation

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Naomi Eskenazi

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Marvin Cabrera

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Leonard Gaulin

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Jose Calderon

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Carmen Genao

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Susan E Green

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Craig Carlson

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The Getchis Family

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Santiago Grullon

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Jinah Choi

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Good Street

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Elaine Hanson

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Renee Cobb

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Libby Jones

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Sophia Hill

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Victoria Cross

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John Leddy

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Shoshana Himmel

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Kathy Czadzeck

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Joe Lomba

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Janice Jorgensen

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George Dickinson in

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Minerva Educational Foundation

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MIchelle Kiley

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National Cathedral School

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Kimber Kronfle

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Jennifer Dunn

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Alan Pearlberg

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Leonard Lawson

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Arlenin Dushku

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Pledgling Foundation

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Christine Lightheart

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Mary Lotuff Feeny

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Gail Rosselot

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Patricia and Jeff Luzim

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Sarah Feeny

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Rye Country Day School

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Eleanor Maguire

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Ellen Fish

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Zoe Scott

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Brian McBride

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Melina Formisano

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Karen Silverman

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Old Saratoga Reformed

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Tammy Frazier

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Bessie and Tom Speers

Church

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Tara Fried

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Patricia Suriel

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Tesha Poe

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Jennifer Furigay

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Elizabeth Thorndike

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Thomas Reyer

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Brandon Barnett Gardner

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Walt Disney Foundation

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Natalie Rodriguez

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Maria Haza

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Kevin Wood

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Robin Rose

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Megan Helene

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Bernadette Sanchez

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Debra Skelton

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Susan Lacy in Honor of Edward Thorndike

Blanche Johnson

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Patrick Williams

$100 - $149

Memory of Joe McCord

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Holly Herren

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Stardancer Tantra

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Francine Taillon

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Abbe Herzig

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Daniel Stockdale

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Rosie Hidalgo Mccabe

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Joy Taylor

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MaryAnn Hoadley

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Vicki Taylor Brous

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Aartee

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Lynette Holtz in Honor of Paula

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Katja Thieme

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Bill Adams

Richards

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Edward Thorndike

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Roberta Lynne Alexander

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Chris Humberstone

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Tonya Vander Molen

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Panos Angelopoulos

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David Inderkum

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Luz A Villalpando

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Larry and Mary Ann Thompson

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Shane Kavanagh

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Robert Wallace

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Anonymous (13)

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Brogiin Keeton

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Maryann Webb

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Sara Åsjö

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Ruth Kelleher

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Janet Welz-Kavanagh

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Carlos A. Beato

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Gail Kellough

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Rebecca Williams

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Donald Benson

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John Kemenosh

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Vera Wilman

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Julia Berens

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Eva Kristina Knof

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Jennifer Wood

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David Berg

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Susan Larkin

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Kristina Wunder

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Maya Besselink

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Vanessa Lopez

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Aziz Yousif

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Linda Bianchi

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Alana Lowery

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Daniel Bishop-Schaffer

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Nancy Marcucella

$75 - $99

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Melissa Blue

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Dianel McLaughlin

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Amazon Smile

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Sonia Bouchard

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Coralia Melendez

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Carrie Bee

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Amanda Bucci

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Carol Miller

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Celia Clement

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Maria Maxiel Fernandez Cabral

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Kathy Miller

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Central Catholic High School

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Kathy Calwell

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Joshua Mitchell

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Tim Dougherty

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Cindy Coleman

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Francoise Moreau

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Aislinn Doyle and Derek Luzim

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Kevin Conroy

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Sarah Morgan

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Clare Fewtrell

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Mabel De La Cruz

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Kirsy Munoz

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Nicole Fox

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Tim Dailey

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Caitlin Nalipa

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Chris harper

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Molly Daniello

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John O’Doherty

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Katherine Herold

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Sheila DeFord

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Christopher Perry

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Amanda Kennett

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Judy Deluca

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Dawn Provencher

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SPECIAL THANKS

JESSICA MITCHELL EXECUTIVE BOARD TREASURER 2010 - 2020 We are so grateful for Jessica’s time and wisdom for the past decade of serving on the Executive Board. She has witnessed and been integral to the growth of the Foundation from the beginning and has positively impacted the lives of girls and their families throughout Cabarete.

We are sorry for her departure, but we know she will always be part of the Mariposa Family.

Thank you Jessica!

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THE PROMISE THE OFFER OUR PLEDGE

THE KNOW

THE ASK

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We will provide you with an education filled with experiences to last a lifetime. On field trips and through environmental education you will see, smell, and taste things that you never dreamed existed. You will learn skills that will land you jobs and some that will become hobbies. You will play sports, dance, sing and laugh. You will be safe in our home, because it was built to be your home, too.

You will learn about other cultures and about your own rich culture, knowledge you can pass to your children one day when you are gown up and if you decide to have them. You will attend a private school where you will stay until you are eighteen years old. We will provide tutors and academic assistance along the way. If you are committed to going to college we will help you to get there.

You will learn languages to enable you to communicate with people from around the world. You will serve your community and communities with people you do not know. You will march for peace, for change, and for justice for all. You will be a leader who commands respect.

We understand that if your teeth ache or your mother is ill or your siblings are hungry you may not be present, and you need to be present, both physically and mentally. Therefore we will make sure you receive health care and learn to advocate for your health and wellness. If your family needs assistance, financial or emotional, we promise we will look for resources to help them, so that they will also remain determined to help you break the cycle of poverty by receiving a quality education that was not offered to them. We recognize that you cannot do it alone, none of us ever have.

Our wings are fashioned by many hands.

You began your life many miles behind the starting line, and that was not fair. But this has given you a better understanding of how to be compassionate and patient and we trust you will use this compassion and patience to help others who may stumble or need the wisdom of someone who has had to overcome so many obstacles. You will remain committed and will not give up.

You may get used to hearing no, but you will never accept it when it is about your well-being or your own dreams or the well-being and dreams of your community, since we don’t belong to ourselves alone.

To achieve these goals, you must show up. You must contribute your time and devotion. Dream big, work hard.

You must never forget your cradle, where you came from and that you will share your knowledge and love with all that you come into contact with.

You will care for your mother earth and for your mother who birthed you as well as the many mothers and fathers who helped raise you. You will be proud and remain a reader, a problem solver, and a good communicator.

You will never stop trying. You will not condone violence or discrimination in any form or intentionally hurt others. You will not judge others as we did not raise you to be judges but to be peacemakers. You will teach others to love the earth and the sea and the air.

You are a Mariposa. Your wings were fashioned by many hands. Use them to soar.

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LA PROMESA LA OFERTA NUESTRO COMPROMISO

LA COMPRENSÍON

LO PEDIDO

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Te proporcionaremos una educación llena de experiencias para toda la vida.

En excursiones y a través de la educación medioambiental verás, olerás y sabrás cosas que no imaginabas que existían. Ganarás habilidades que te ayudarán a conseguir trabajo y algunas que se convertirán en pasatiempos.

Jugarás deportes, bailarás, cantarás y te reirás. Estarás segura en nuestro hogar, porque fue hecho para ser el tuyo también.

Aprenderás sobre tu propia cultura y otras, conocimiento que pasarás a tus hijos un día, si tu decides y estés lista para tenerlos. Asistirás a una escuela privada donde estudiarás hasta los dieciocho años. Te proporcionaremos tutores y ayuda académica en el camino. Si estás comprometida para ir a la universidad te ayudaremos a llegar allí.

Aprenderás idiomas que te permitirán comunicarte con personas de todo el mundo. Servirás a tu comunidad y a comunidades de personas que no conoces. Marcharás por la paz, por el cambio y por justicia para todos. Serás una líder que inspira respeto.

Entendemos que si te duele un diente o tu mamá está enferma o tus hermanos tienen hambre tal vez no estarás presente, y tienes que estar presente, tanto físico como mentalmente. Por lo tanto nos aseguraremos de que recibas atención médica y aprendas a defender tu salud y bienestar.

Si tu familia necesita ayuda financiara o emocional, prometemos buscar los recursos para ayudarles para que ellos también sigan determinados a ayudarte a acabar con el ciclo de pobreza a través de una educación de calidad que no les ofrecieron. Reconocemos que no lo puedes hacer sola, nadie lo ha hecho solo.

Comenzaste la vida muchas millas atrás de la línea de inicio, y eso no es justo. Pero eso te ha dado un mejor entendimiento de cómo ser compasivo y paciente y confiamos que usarás esta compasión y paciencia para ayudar a otros que pueden tropezar o necesitar la sabiduría de alguien que ha superado tantos obstáculos. Seguirás comprometida y no te rendirás. Tal vez te acostumbrarás a oír “no,” pero nunca lo aceptarás cuando tiene que ver con tu bienestar o tus sueños o el bienestar y sueños de tu comunidad, porque no nos pertenecemos a nosotros solos.

Para alcanzar estas metas, tienes que venir. Tienes que contribuir tu tiempo y devoción. Soñar grande, trabajar duro.

Nunca debes olvidarte de tu cuna, de donde vienes, y compartirás tu conocimiento y amor con todos con quien tengas contacto.

Cuidarás la madre tierra y la madre que te dio la luz y todos las madres y los padres que ayudaron a criarte. Serás orgullosa y serás una lectora, una buena comunicadora y solucionadora de problemas. Nunca dejarás de intentar. No condonarás ni la violencia ni la discriminación en ninguna forma ni hacerle daño a otro a propósito. No juzgarás a otros porque no te criamos para ser jueces sino pacificadores. Enseñarás a otros a amar a la tierra y el mar y el aire.

Eres una Mariposa. Tus alas fueron hechas por muchas manos. Pero solo tú puedes ponértelas y volar por todo el tiempo que estés en la tierra.

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