Woodstock Employees' Charitable Support Fund

WOODSTOCK EMPLOYEES' CHILDREN'S EDUCATION FUND

OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOUR HELP

SHARED GRATITUDE

Woodstock School currently has three funds dedicated to

"I want to bring to your kind notice that the financial aid which

assisting employees with educational and medical

was given for my children’s education was a great help for

expenses that exceed their Woodstock wage and benefits

which we are very grateful. My son Gulshan is now working as

packages – and all three are currently in need of

an accountant at the Telecommunications Department, and my

additional funding. Woodstock needs your help to

son Honey is working as an assistant professor and also

continue offering this additional assistance to the families

pursuing his Ph.D in Human Resource Development." – Babbal,

of valued employees. We're beginning our efforts by

Driver; tuition support for sons Gulshan and Honey

seeking support for the Employees' Children's Education Fund that urgently needs replenishment to be sustainable.

"Thank you so much for these funds which have helped me a lot. The funds have covered six months' worth of school fees

THE INITIAL GOAL: INR 26 LAKH / USD 31,600 Initial funding is needed to provide for both this year's applications (INR 6 lakh or approx. USD 7,300) and an endowment of INR 20 lakh or approx. USD 24,300 to create a sustainable pathway forward.

CHARITABLE FUNDS SUPPORTING EMPLOYEES Employees' Children's Education Fund supporting K-12 education expenses exceeding the Woodstock-allotted stipend Luminescence Fund assisting high-need, high-achieving employee children with their higher studies Employees' Benevolent Fund providing for medical costs exceeding Woodstock School provided insurance benefits

for both of my children, and I am so happy knowing that they are able to get the best education possible, thanks to you." – Anil Peter, Senior Tradesman, Projects and Estates; tuition support for daughter Angel (Grade 10) and son Anmol (Grade 12) to attend St Joseph's Academy, Dehradun

Every gift – no matter the size – boosts the fund closer to these goals! Community members, please lend whatever support you can for this important effort.

WOODSTOCK EMPLOYEES' CHARITABLE SUPPORT FUNDS JOIN OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS

The Woodstock Employees' Charitable Funds Advocacy Team (L-R): Dyumna '23, Rehaan '24, Advancement and Alumni Relations Director Katie Jo Walter, Jayant '23, Finance Director Shailesh Garg, Senior Account Office Assistant and Mailroom employee Vinod Kumar

Woodstock campus stakeholders are joining forces to shore up the financial resources needed to maintain the legacy of providing assistance to Woodstock employees in covering medical and education costs beyond their Woodstock wage and benefits packages.

STUDENTS Student support leaders include current student Rehaan and

EMPLOYEES' CHARITABLE FUND ADVOCACY TEAM

Student Council Presidents Dyumna and Jayant, who through

Employees' Charitable Funds Advocacy Team. The team

Woodstock's annual Goal-A-Thon charity football tournament helped raise INR 2 lakh 13 thousand (approx. USD 2,600) from fellow students and their families.

These efforts and more are supported by the Woodstock pictured above includes both students and Woodstock personnel.

"Employees have been there for you and us, and they will be there for Woodstock in the future. They’ve always offered assistance and have never backed down from challenges. They always have a smile on their faces no matter the hardships. It's only right that we honour their legacy and empower them by giving back through the funds established to support their greatest needs." – Student members of the Employees' Charitable Funds Advocacy Team

Mr Kumar coordinates the submission of requests to all funds

ALUMNI

from the Employees' Children's Education Fund and are all now

Alumni – always Woodstock's biggest supporters – have

enrolled in Uttarakhand higher education institutions. I'm

recently been involved as well. In 2004 the class of 1957

happy to help others get the same assistance I've been so

donated in honour of their teachers Bob and Sally Stoddard.

fortunate to receive."

providing aid to Woodstock employees and their families. He enjoys this responsibility that often entails educating his colleagues about how to state their cases and helping them obtain important financial and academic records. "My daughter Jyoti and sons Aman and Ashish have benefitted

Building upon this legacy, in 2019 the class of 1970 undertook fundraising that included a challenge gift as well as gifts from

Mr Garg and Ms Walter are members of the Employee Funds

the class of 1973 and others. In 2022 the class of 1972 raised

Disbursement Committee. They see the compelling cases that

funds toward employees' children's education at their 50th

continue to come forward from employees seeking

class reunion.

supplemental funding for their families in the face of the

ADMINISTRATION Woodstock administration staff is also getting involved.

Director of Communications Kenton Beachy '78 has purposed his 4,600 km Winter Break motorbike tour to awareness about and generating donations for the Employees' Children's Education Fund. A growing number of Woodstock Colleagues have pledged to sponsor the ride in support.

dwindling funds to meet these requests. They've therefore contributed funds themselves and also made it a priority to work with the Woodstock community to replenish funds and continue this important service ensuring bright futures for Woodstock employees living, learning, and working on the hillside.

GIVE TODAY CHARITABLE SUPPORT FUNDS EMPLOYEES' CHILDREN'S EDUCATION FUND

YOUR COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP

INDIA

TAX BENEFIT

Donations can be made directly to Woodstock School by residents of India and are eligible for tax benefit under section 80g of the Income Tax Act. Note that you would like your gift to go to the Employees' Children's Education Fund.

UNITED STATES

Donations can be made to Woodstock School via cheque or bank transfer (for bank info see details below). Those seeking tax benefit may give to the Friends of Woodstock School Foundation (FWS), an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit Organization supporting the educational mission and purposes of Woodstock School. Donations to FWS are tax-exempt in accordance with U.S. law. Make your donation to the Woodstock Employees' Children's Education Fund.

CANADA

Donations can be made to Woodstock School via cheque or bank transfer (for bank info see details below). Those seeking tax benefit may give to Canadian Friends of Woodstock School, a registered charity (separate from the USA’s Friends of Woodstock School). Note that you would like your gift to go to the Employees' Children's Education Fund.

REST OF THE WORLD

Donations can be made to Woodstock School via cheque or bank transfer (for bank info see details below). Donors not eligible for tax relief in the U.S., Canada, or India should check the regulations in the country in which they are residents to establish whether tax relief is available for their donations. Note that you would like your gift to go towards the Employees' Children's Education Fund.

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Details for bank transfers from non-Indian citizens: Bank Name: State Bank of India Account Name: The Board of Directors of the Woodstock School and Teachers Training College Account Number: 40078561071 IFS Code: SBIN0000691 SWIFT Code: SBININBB104 Bank Address: FCRA Cell, 4th Floor, State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch, 11 Sansad Marg, New Delhi - 110001

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WINTER 2022

WOODSTOCK EMPLOYEES' CHILDREN'S EDUCATION FUND

THANKING THOSE WHO HAVE PAVED THE WAY – CLASS OF '57 ARTICULATING THE NEED AND IDENTIFYING WAYS TO HELP For Woodstock School's 150th anniversary in 2004, the class of 1957 donated in honour of their teachers Bob and Sally Stoddard in support of employees’ children's education.

The class shared that their desire to establish the fund was based on the fact that "rising expectations in all levels of society during India’s current economic boom also contribute to higher expectations of our employees for the opportunities they want to give their children. First and foremost among that is to provide their children with a better education, especially an English medium school, which could raise their professional aspirations.

"Consequently, many of our school employees would like to send their children to some of the better local Mussoorie schools than they could [otherwise] afford, even with the ... school stipend." Since that time Woodstock has continued to increase employee salaries as well as benefits, such as per-child education stipends in keeping with the increases in compensation. Yet overall educational costs and

Dedication of the 1957 Whispering Pine Yearbook to Bob Stoddard

accompanying employee educational aspirations for their children continue to grow.

Assistance that began with only books and uniforms quickly grew to assistance covering tuition for children in Grades 11 and 12.

Employees are understandably keen to send their children from even an early age to better schools than the standard government municipal offerings, and Woodstock is eager to help.

In order to continue our legacy of supporting highquality educational pathways offering upward mobility for children of employees, Woodstock seeks to provide an influx of funding in support of the Employees' Children's Education Fund.