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A Message from the Chair of the Parents' Fund Committee

April 2013

Dear Parents and Grandparents,

I hope this letter finds you and your family well and that you all enjoyed some quality time together during the March break. If you are like me, one of the joys of school break is appreciating the growth and development of your daughter (or granddaughter) as she takes on new challenges, makes adjustments, and pushes herself to new heights at one of the most critical, vulnerable, and hopeful times of her life. My wife, Lucy, and I feel grateful that Cate has spent her high school years in a community of girls with the guidance, role modeling, and teaching by such fine adults at Miss Hall’s School. That’s why we make our annual gift to the School.
 
As Chair of this year’s Parents’ Fund, I am writing to ask you to join us in giving to the 2012-2013 Fund for MHS. To date, we have raised $63,000 toward our goal of $80,000. With your support this year, we hope to reach our goal and break a participation record. To help propel us forward toward the finish line, a generous parent offered a $10,000 challenge to all parents. She will match dollar-for-dollar all new gifts from parents that are received during the month of April. In other words, your April contribution to The Fund will have double the value for MHS.
 
Each gift a parent or grandparent makes to The Fund demonstrates confidence in the School and conveys gratitude to the faculty, while supporting the costs of the programs not covered by tuition. Gifts have ranged from $10, $25, $50, and $100, to $1,000+; all gifts support our daughters. I invite you to join with others to meet the April challenge and help this year’s Fund achieve its goal.
 
To make your gift today, click here. For more information, contact Louise Macdonald, Director of Annual Giving, at (413) 997-7310 or lmacdonald@misshalls.org.
 
Thank you for your support.
 
Sincerely,
 
Tuck Barclay (Cate ’13)
Chair, Parents’ Fund Committee
 
P.S. As an expression of gratitude all 2012-2013 Parents’ Fund gifts will be recognized by class on signage in the front hall during Family Weekend. See the list of parent and grandparent donors here.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE "All-In April" PARTICIPATION CHALLENGE, CLICK HERE.
     
                  
                                             
The Fund for MHS

The Fund for MHS

A gift to The Fund for MHS is perhaps the most important gift a donor can make, because it is this Fund that brings excellence to all of the School programs on a daily basis, year after year. The Fund for MHS is the School's bedrock; all of the dreams and plans for the institution's future are dependent upon its success. Your wise investment ensures that we are able to provide the best for the girls of the twenty-first century.

The 2013 Fund for MHS goal has been set at $1,000,000 by the Board of Trustees. Last year Trustees and Leadership Gifts Committee members participated at 100%, and returning full-time faculty and administrative staff at 99%.  We hope you will consider joining one of the many Gift Clubs established to recognize donors who support The Fund for MHS in extraordinary ways. And, of course, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers who help with this effort.
Mail Gifts or Pledges to
Development Office
Miss Hall's School
PO Box 1166
Pittsfield, MA 01201

Contact us at:
(413) 395-7061
development@misshalls.org
 
Located in the Berkshires in western Massachusetts, Miss Hall's School is a private, college preparatory boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12. The School inspires and encourages each girl to pursue the highest standards of learning and character; to contribute boldly and creatively to the common good; and to seek a purposeful life based on honor, respect, growth, and personal authenticity.