2015-16 WantsnWishes Brochure

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Wants-n-Wishes 2015-16

Green Spaces and Fun Places

Dear Parents, Faculty and Friends, On behalf of the Princeton Montessori Trustees, we extend our sincerest gratitude to all of you who donated to the 2014-15 campaign. Because of your generosity and continued commitment to the school, we were able to fulfill so many of the teachers’ wishes, from many new materials and a classroom makeover for lower elementary, to individual items by program like ipods for the toddler classrooms so that music can be shared across classrooms, and a vertical Lego Wall for the children in afterschool. These would not have been possible without your generous donations to Wants-n-Wishes. Your gifts also enabled us to meet last year’s goal of $150,000!

We were delighted to see so many families among the list of our caring contributors as participation by all of the community is our main goal. Do take a look through this Annual Report attachment to see the impact our school community’s generosity has made on Princeton Montessori School.

We are so excited to announce the focus of this year’s campaign! We have determined that we will focus on an area that most directly impacts the experience for children of all ages at our school while also meeting our new goals related to environmental education. The 2015-16 campaign theme is ‘Green Spaces and Fun Places’ and the wants and wishes are all related to maximizing the educational potential of our school grounds. For details and pictures, please see the attached brochure and imagine your child enjoying these additions in the coming school year!

Save the Date! We are hoping to kick off the campaign in a big way and cannot do it without you. Tuesday December 1st is now known as ‘Giving Tuesday’ nationwide, and we hope you will take action on this date and call us during our Telethon evening or pledge online so that our Princeton Montessori School students can benefit. In order to make this year’s wishes come true we will need to surpass $150,000. Can we count on you to help?

Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to our 2015-16 Campaign Volunteers: Tracey Baskin, Cindy Betz, Nicole Cannon, Jennifer Giblin, Dan Huang, Matt Lynch, Chandrika Sadhu, Caroline Scriven, Nili Schnitzer, Elizabeth Wasch, and Emma Zetterberg. In January, one of them will be reaching out to each of you to ask for your support. The campaign would not be possible without their gifts of time and energy!

As with other independent schools, tuition alone does not cover all the costs associated with providing a superior Montessori education. In fact there is a 15% gap between tuition revenue and the actual cost of providing this quality education to children that Wants-nWishes can bolster. Unlike tuition, the benefit to you is that your donation is tax deductible.

Thank you so much for considering a gift to our school. We hope we can count on you to make the dream of enhancements to our Green Spaces and Fun Places come true for all our children. We are thrilled to have you as part of our Princeton Montessori Community!

Sincerely,

Peter Egbert Rita Zetterberg Trustees, Princeton Montessori Society Co-Chairs, Wants-n-Wishes Campaign

2014-15

at a glance

154,908 donations received 201 campaign SummerQuest scholarships

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trustees...................100% parents...................... 59% faculty/staff...........100%

participation

New Initiatives Parent Assoc.

IB preparation Tune In Time Food and Nutrition plan Environmental Educator Sports with professionals

professional development workshops attended

Thanks to the generosity of our community, the 2014-15 “Wants-n-Wishes�

Annual Campaign was a great success! It is truly remarkable that so many of you donated so generously. You should take much pride in knowing that YOU have helped make a difference in the lives of our students.

with gratitude Founders Club $20,000+ The Lee and Marjorie Maschler Family

Leaders Club $10,000-19,999 Anonymous Sean and Ana Fieler Joe Hargrove and Carla Servin Josh Kulkin & Christina Kirby Deborah and Jim Peters Donna Tempel Alex To and Anthony Chell Rita Zetterberg and James D. Kaplan

Pacesetters Club $5,000-9,999 Anonymous Pete and Mary Ellen Egbert Rick & Michelle Morrison

Cornerstone Club $2,500-4,999 The John and Leigh Bartlett Family Lee and Nigel Gardner Koyluoglu Family

Patrons Club $1,000-2,499 Cindy and Peter Betz Urvish and Sunanda Bidkar Dr. Fabio and Mrs. Mireya Benedetti Michael Burns Ms. Bethanne Byrne Essig Enright Family Foundation The Johnson Family Mr. and Mrs. Corrington Hwong Ms. Blandine LaCroix John & Deborah Lynch Matthew Lynch Supriya & Amit Karande Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Saltarelli The Song Family

Innovators Club $500-999 Amy and Adrian Banner Castillejos Family Mr. Marc A. Chennault and Dr. Kimberly A. CookChennault Maeve Egner Melissa and Lee Davis Mr. and Mrs. Paul Evans Mr. and Mr. Robert Gregov Jon and Pat Hlafter Mr. and Mrs. Anton F. Kuppek Linda and Dustin Moskowitz

Sophia Ni c/o Yingchu Ni Jonathan & Andrea O’Brian Kristoffer Shields & Susana Choi-Shields Phillip & Erin Soccio Marsha & Joe Stencel Ms. Elizabeth Szpiek Bremser Yu Zhou

Creators Club $300-499 Erin Galbraith and Joseph Amon Clancy August Bing Bai and Yihua Wu Castillejos Family Mr. & Mrs. Sebastian Clarke Tom and Ginny Cusack The Jacob Family Family of Angelina Liu Kenneth & Vandana Gonzalo and Wendy RizoPatron Schnitzer Family Anders Svensson & Maria Carell Joyce and Larry Tatsch John Weihe The Weiler Family Qi Yan and Li Ye

Our sincerest thanks to everyone who donated to the 2014-15 Wants-n-Wishes Campaign Sustainers Club $100-299 The Bartlett Family Noah & Tracey Baskin Delmy Barrera Goran and Bozena Blix The Burnfields Paul and Virginia Burton Anita Chatterjee Cherag and Manisha Daruwala Tony Fang Giblin Family Glenn and Sarah Fratangelo Brett Hall Eliza Hammer Oxana and Arve Hanstveit Dave & Barbara Hart The Hindes Family Franjo Ivancic and Jaya Balasubramaniam Ms. Maria Johnson Anjum Khan Alborz Khorsandi Toyoko Kitade Damon and Maritza Koslow Dylan Masashi Kriengprarthana Drs. Lawrence Lai and Jipan Xie Carol Lawton Cecilia Y. Lawton Derry Light Mr. & Mrs. Robert Manley Victoria McGrath & Igor Manuilskiy Rob and Kathy Marmion Daniel Marmion Frank and Sheila McLaughlin Sue Ellen Miller Mr. John Nolan and Camilla Townsend Kate Norton & Dan Shea Nuria Perez-Olid The Peters-Manning Family Tori Pinciotti Charles and Maryann Post Annabelle and Rodney Priestley Alona Procaccini Marina Pocino Manishi Prasad & Rohit Mehrotra Mahesh & Sonia Rajagopalan Mr. Vikram Ramchandra & Mrs. Suchithra Vikram Aparna Anand & Anand Ramaswamy Adele + Bert Robinson

Shazah Sabuhi Vivian and Julian Scherer Alya Sen Laura Shepherd Teresa & Rodrigo Soto Rimma Skvortsova Martin Sybblis & Martha Kim William Takeuchi & Jennifer Shin Peggy Thompson Ms. Judy Townsend-Buckley The Walker Family Wasch Family Mr. and Mrs. Neal Winterhof Mr. and Mrs. Wolfson

Contributors Club up to $99 Anonymous Anonymous Ali Ashraf & Liz Maziarz The Berness Family Mary Beth Boutot Missy Bowman-Leonard Harry and Jackie Bunn Lia Butler Nicole Cannon (Kaduson) Sarah Coan Gabrielle Cayton-Hodges and Jonathan Hodges Ginger Christie Kathy and Chris Chrzan Jennifer Christiano Ursula Connors Evelia and Brianna Cunha Murat & Banu Eser The Gerstacker Family Kelly Glenfield Carole Golcher Pat Hansen Tessa Hessmiller Theresa Menders and Daniel Huang Huma Kazmi Suzanne Lombardi Ms. Sally Luke Anthony and Leslie Magliaro The May Family L. Meisenbacher Chris Millington Alex and Molly Mitnick Matilde Monte Laura Nivia Xan Nowakowski

The Parker-Friedland Family Manishi Prasad Zsuzsanna Ratkay Mary Robinson Stefanie Rossitto Sue Saad Chandrika and Srini Sadhu Shabnam Salih Monica Schneider Ms. Selma Sebastiani Eric and Diana Seiler Kathleen and David Sellers Gwen Shangle Vikram Singh Edgar & Olga Soto The Soto Medina Family Mr. Matthew Jones and Ms. Lisa Stolzer Nolan Townsend Family Matt Weber and Shin-Yi Lin Zhiyong & Wenjun Ann Wilson Haneen Rabie and Dave Woolliscroft

Current Students and Young Alumni Nick Bunn James Bunn Emma Byrne Quinn Cook Ty Cook Christopher Gardner Michael Jacob Avery Jacob Sami Kazmi Amna Kazmi Austin Kuppek Valerie Kuppek Caleb Light Wills Gerard Monteiro Mia Monteiro Christopher O’Brian Ellie O’Brian J.D. Peters Hugo Scheeren Harold Scheeren Lindsay Spring Daniel Winnick Justin Yi Emma Zetterberg Paul Zetterberg

welcome 2015-16 Campaign Green Spaces and Fun Places Say hello to our 2015-16 Campaign Leaders Trustee Co-Chairs: Peter Egbert Rita Zetterberg Parent and Alumni Leaders: Tracey Baskin Cindy Betz Nicole Cannon Jennifer Giblin Dan Huang Matt Lynch Chandrika Sadhu Nili Schnitzer Caroline Scriven Elizabeth Wasch Emma Zetterberg

This year we hope to enhance our outdoor environment with our Fun Places and Green Spaces vision for all our students to be able to learn and play outside.

We rely on donations from Trustees, Parents, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, Grandparents and Friends to support these enhancements that make our school a very special place for children to thrive.

You’ll find the specific requests for this year’s Wants-n-Wishes focus on the following pages.

These items are not covered by tuition. By sponsoring an item from the wish list, you are showing your support for our teachers and helping to make wishes come true, not only for children, but for the adults who care for them!

Your gift to the Wants-n-Wishes campaign will have a direct impact on the everyday lives of students.

Please help us reach our goal of $150,000!

Green Spaces and Fun Places teachers’

wish list

Greenhouse Gaga Pit Labyrinth Outdoor classroom Toddler slide Primry playground equipment Basketball court MS outdoor seating Outdoor paths

Learn more about the Wants-n-Wishes campaign at princetonmontessori.org.

Why Give?

Why are you asking me to give?

The Wants-n-Wishes Campaign is the school’s single most important source of much-needed unrestricted revenue. It is a vital part of each year’s operating budget, contributing to every part of Princeton Montessori School’s operations. Campaign gifts allow us to attract and retain the very best teachers, provide quality materials, and provide our students with a wide variety of diverse experiences.

In brief, the Wants-n-Wishes Campaign touches all aspects of our school.

How can my family contribute?

Gifts of every size are gratefully appreciated. Please give as generously as you can. Consistent participation is just as important as the donation amount. An investment in the present and future of Princeton Montessori School is one that will pay life-time dividends for your children and for future generations. In addition, your donation, unlike tuition, is 100% tax-deductible.

When should I give?

The Wants-n-Wishes Campaign kicks off with a Telethon on Tuesday, December 1st. Between January and March, a campaign volunteer will reach out to you via email to seek your participation. Donations are gratefully accepted up to July 30th, but the best gift of all is an early commitment.

Why don’t you just raise the tuition?

A full tuition at Princeton Montessori School does not cover the complete cost of educating each student. In fact there is at least a 15% gap between tuition revenue and the full cost of continuing to provide a world-class school and faculty. In addition, gifts to the Wants-n-Wishes Campaign are 100% tax-deductible while tuition is not.

Who supports the Wants-n-Wishes Campaign?

Each family, past and present, plays an active role in the school community. Our current parents, former parents, grandparents, alumni, trustees, friends, faculty, and staff share the responsibility of meeting the school’s educational goals and ensuring a soundly governed and financially healthy institution.

Do other schools ask for donations to their annual campaign?

Every independent school and university in this country and abroad has an annual campaign. It is an important tool that helps keep tuition affordable and enhances the children’s educational experience. A common goal of 100% participation builds community and inspires others to give.

“Our family cherishes the Wants-and-Wishes campaign each year as it creates an opportunity to have a direct impact on our school’s evolving vision, and, best of all, helps us honor teachers and faculty in the most genuine way.”

– Ayse Koyluoglu, current parent, mother of Kerem and Defne

Ways to Give Gifts to Princeton Montessori School can be made in a variety of ways. All gifts provide immediate benefits to the school and are tax deductible.

Credit Cards Online contributions can be made by credit card using VISA, MasterCard, or Discover. Note: we cannot accept American Express. Visit www.princetonmontessori.org and click Wants-n-Wishes under the Giving tab to donate online.

Gifts of Cash A cash gift entitles the donor to an income cash deduction in the year in which the gift is made.

Please make checks payable to Princeton Montessori Society. Pledge envelopes are available from the Main Office. Mail to: Princeton Montessori School, 487 Cherry Valley Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, Attn: Development Office.

Gifts of Securities Princeton Montessori Society accepts gifts of marketable stocks or securities in any amount. Appreciable tax savings may be realized by making your gift via stocks or other capital assets.

How to Double your Gift Does your employer have a matching gifts program? You may be able to double your gift by taking advantage of your corporate matching gift program. Check with your Human Resource Department to find out if your company participates in a Matching Gifts program to possibly double the amount of your donation.

Please contact Kathy Marmion with further questions: kmarmion@pmonts.org or 609-924-4594 x239