2014
Headmaster’s Circle
Highlights of the report presented: The Annual Fund raised $3,980,688 – the ninth consecutive year over $3,000,000.
Reception
Over 96 percent of current parents contributed to Annual Giving, including 100 percent of Senior Class parents.
On a beautiful September evening, the Headmaster’s Circle Reception welcomed more than 200 guests who had made leadership gifts of $2,500 or more to the 2013-2014 Annual Fund. Many thanks to RCDS Board President Lee Flanagan and to the co-chairs of Annual Giving, Andrea Sullivan and Laura Mattson; to the Class of 2014 Senior Gift co-chairs, Lee Flanagan, Farrel Starker, and Kim Wachenheim Wagman ’84; to the Alumni Fund co-chairs, Rebecca Calman ’03 and W. Dyer Halpern ’98; to Ted Dunn, chairman of the Grandparents’ Fund; to past parents Tom and Patricia Lovejoy, who encouraged many former parents to support the Past Parent Scholarship Fund; to Ginny Black and Donald Kyle ’81 for their service as Faculty and Staff Gift co-chairs; and to Parents Association President Lynne Wolitzer, who supported and coordinated the PA’s successful fund-raising efforts. In his remarks, Mr. Nelson gave special thanks to Ginny Rowen, former Director of Development, who, upon her retirement in June after 25 years of service, had been responsible for raising almost $93 million for the School. She received a rousing round of applause and many congratulations.
Mr. Nelson thanked Laura Mattson (left) and Andrea Sullivan for their work as co-chairs of the 2013-2014 Annual Fund.
Meredith deChabert, assistant head of school and Middle School principal, with Sarah Mariani, and Kim Wachenheim Wagman ’84.
Ginny Rowen, former RCDS director of development and fund-raiser extraordinaire.
Lishan Aklog and Maria Fidalgo Rebecca May and Fernando Rivas
Jon and Nina Cheigh
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