A WORD FROM OUR WE BELIEVE VOLUNTEER CAMPAIGN ADVISOR – BILL LIVELY As the second year of the five year WE BELIEVE campaign nears completion, it is already deemed the most successful philanthropic initiative in St. Philip’s School and Community Center’s 70-year history. To date, WE BELIEVE has inspired more than $13 million in total commitments, including the Perot Family’s generous $3 million gift endowing Dr. Terry Flowers’ Head Master’s position, $2 million from Diana and Todd Maclin (this includes a $1 million challenge gift), $1 million from Gradus, $500,000 from Ashlee and Chris Kleinert for Named Scholarships for After School Care and Our Community Pantry, $200,000 from the McDermott Family for the After School Care Fund and many other generous donations from loyal and new partners. WE BELIEVE exists to spread the good news of St. Philip’s impact on Dallas children and families to new audiences and to ensure St. Philip’s long-term financial health and stability by endowing programs and positions important to its noble mission. Of the $50 million to be raised over the campaign, 90% will be used for Endowment and Capital needs and 10% for Operations. The impact is already being felt throughout the organization. Among its many accomplishments during its first two years, the campaign has funded a new iLab equipped with robotics, 3D printers and upgraded touch screens, provided families with more than $250,000 in tuition assistance, funded needed deferred maintenance in three different buildings and enabled St. Philip’s to engage four new Early Childhood Teaching Assistants. We are encouraged by the response of the Dallas community for this effort and look forward to officially moving into the public phase of the campaign in the coming year. WE BELIEVE great things lie ahead for St. Philip’s School and Community Center and South Dallas. Our success to date could not be achieved without the dedicated support of the WE BELIEVE Campaign’s 40-member volunteer Cabinet that includes:
Diana and Todd Maclin, Co-Chairs
Mickey and Bill Lively
Nancy Perot and Rod Jones, Co-Chairs
Ann and Chris Mahowald
Tina and Dan Stansbury, Jr., Co-Chairs
Anne and Edward Mercer
Amy Youngquist and David Cowling
Paula and John Mitchell
Dow Crocker
Roland Parrish
John Eagle
Nancy and David Saustad
Regen and Jeffrey Fearon
Kit and Kemp Sawers
Melissa and Trevor Fetter
Abigail and Andrew Sinwell
Brill Garrett
Steve Smiley
Sherrelle and Brandon Jones
Bonnie Smith
Robert Landin
William Taylor
George Lee, Jr.
Barbara and Myron Watkins
Liza Liee
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