REPORT ON PHILANTHROPY 2014-2015
“The tradition of giving at WFS is as old as the School itself. We were founded through donations from members of Wilmington Monthly Meeting, and 267 years later, the Meeting has been joined by 1,530 donors from our nowglobal school community to reach a new record for annual giving. On behalf of everyone at Friends, thank you for your generosity and your trust. Special thanks to the volunteers who lead our fundraising efforts, building on our founders’ vision of service and investment in education toward a better world. I look forward to continuing that good work with you in the years ahead.” - Ken Aldridge, Head of School
“Wilmington Friends is exactly the type of nurturing community we want for our kids. Our experience at the lower school has exceeded our expectations. For this reason, we agreed to chair the 2014-15 Annual Fund Leadership Committee. We wanted to help Wilmington Friends have the support it needs to continue to be a great school.” - Lauren and Lee Asher, Parents & Leadership Committee Chairs
2014-15 Annual Fund Leadership & Senior Fund Committees The Annual Fund Leadership Committee & Senior Fund Committee members not only give generously to Friends, they also invite others to join them. We are deeply grateful for their successful outreach within the Friends community this past year. Their personal calls, emails and notes inspired many others to give and helped us to have the most successful Annual Fund campaign on record.
Annual Fund Chairs: Overall
Lauren and Lee Asher
Alumni
Melissa Fagan Billitto ’87
Grandparents
Marilyn and Michael Uffner
Coo and Jamie Murray
Faculty & Staff
Debbie McCall
Parents
Anne and Wally McWalter
Parents of Alumni Russell Endo Senior Fund
Meg Gehret Erskine ’83
Leadership Committee Members: Jennifer Gimler Brady Rob Brand ’89 Mati Buccini Ellen Gay Susan Kelly Christopher W. Lee ’82 Deborah Miller Kimberlee and H. Robin Orth Darcy Rademaker Deborah and David Ross Elizabeth Lord Scott ’70 Jeannette Smith and Walter Smith ’62 Aubree Wellons
Senior Fund Committee Members: Marci Aerenson Irene P. Blumberg Kathleen M. Ganse Jane Hollingsworth Amy Leviton Amy L. Trainer Martha Poorman Tschantz ’85 and Jay Tschantz
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