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Wants-n-Wishes Campaign 2013-14

with gratitudeDear Princeton Montessori Community,

Thanks to the generosity of our community, the 2012-13 “Wants-n-Wishes” Annual Campaign was a success! It is truly remarkable that so many of you donated so generously. You should take much pride in knowing that YOU have helped make a difference in the lives of children. A summary of the 2012-13 “Wants-n-Wishes” Annual Campaign:

Over 62% of our parents, 82 % of our faculty, 100% of our dedicated • trustees, and 37% of our alumni and friends who we reached out to made a donation, which allowed us to reach our goal of $125,000. 29 teachers and staff members were recognized with a Gift of Gratitude for • donations over $1,000.Over 25 teachers were able to attend workshops, conferences or other • professional development opportunities. Four children received a full scholarship to SummerQuest as a result of your • donations. Program enhancement “Wishes” were fulfilled as a direct result of the • 2012-13 Campaign. The culmination of your donations allowed the School to give new life to the Freedom gardens; purchase mathematical fraction materials, new geography materials, and reference books for various programs; and fund enhancements to the toddler and infant play spaces.

On behalf of the Princeton Montessori Trustees and Parent Leaders, we extend our gratitude all of you who donated to the 2012-13 campaign. We are delighted to see your name among the list of our caring contributors. We thank you for your ongoing support, and hope we can count on you to make this year’s “Wants-n-Wishes” Campaign an even greater success.

We are thrilled to have you as part of our Princeton Montessori Community!

Sincerely,

Peter Egbert George Plasko Rita Zetterberg

Trustees, Princeton Montessori Society Co-Chairs, “Wants-n-Wishes” Campaign

Wants-n-Wishes 2012-13 donorsOur sincerest thanks to everyone who donated to the 2012-13 Wants-n-Wishes Campaign. A ✽ indicates two years of consistent giving to the Wants-n-Wishes Campaign. We hope to see your name on the list of 2013-14 donors.

Leaders Club $10,000-$19,999Fang Chen & Yanni Zhao ✽ Peter & Mary Ellen Egbert ✽Drs. Sean & Cecilia Feiler ✽The Maschler Family ✽Deborah & Jim Peters ✽

Pacesetters Club $5,000-$9,999Anonymous

Patrons Club $2,500-$4,999Kald Abdallah ✽John & Leigh Bartlett ✽John & Lori-Ann Cibbarelli ✽Vanu Chu & Edith GrafThe Song Family ✽

Innovators Club $1,000-$2,499Mr. Michael Burns ✽The Burton Family Bethanne & Emma Byrne ✽ Anita Canzano &

Steve Pietrzak ✽Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cusack ✽James & Natalie Douglas Lee & Nigel Gardner ✽ Ian & Jennifer GiblinMr. & Mrs. C. Hwong ✽ Joshua Kulkin &

Christina Kirby ✽The Koyluoglu Family ✽The Kuppek Family ✽Andrea & Christopher

Mecray ✽The Petrov Family ✽ Pheasant Hill Foundation ✽George & Krystyna Plasko ✽Joe & Marsha Stencel ✽Alex To & Anthony ChellJill & Gary Turndorf

Creators Club $500-$999AnonymousTracy & John AshcroftCindy & Peter Betz ✽ Rita & Tom Brenner ✽ Gene & Roxy Choe

Randall & Caroline Clouser ✽Philip & Jennifer

Delvecchio ✽Jon & Patricia Hlafter ✽Taylor Hwong &

Jennifer Koster ✽ Jaya Balasubramaniam &

Franjo IvancicSupriya & Amit Karande Joanna Karwacka ✽The Meehan Family ✽Vandana Monteiro ✽Linda Moskowitz ✽The O’Brian Family ✽Mahesh & Sonia

RajagopalanZsuzsanna &

Charles Ratkay ✽Ann Wright Wilson

Sustainers Club $100-$499Anita AlbersMrs. Jan ArslanBing Bai & Yihua WuAdrian and Amy Banner ✽Delmy Barrera ✽ Alexander & Helena BetruAdeline & F.X. Bouchet ✽Elizabeth Bremser ✽Yen-Chieh ChengLynn CrowPilar Daly ✽Melissa & Lee DavisShana & Adam ElgaBanu Eser ✽Paul & Mary Beth Evans ✽ Christopher Gardner ✽Dan & Amy Gerstacker ✽ Damon Grandbouche &

Rehana Farrell Maureen & John HackettPat Hansen ✽ Cassandra HanstveitDavid & Barbara Hart ✽ Kelly Hart ✽Mr. & Mrs. Steven Hartnack ✽Liliana & Guenter R. JanhoferThe Jayachandran FamilyElizabeth Jeglic ✽Maribel Jimenez ✽

Contributors Club up to $99Ali AhrafTracey Baskin Jessica BriarAndrea BurtnessMr. & Mrs. S. Clarke Rebecca Cibbarelli Mr. & Mrs. J. D’Andrea Kenneth Easwaran Kelly Glenfield ✽Nima GohilMs. Teresa Hartmann Ms. Caroline HartnackTessa Hessmiller ✽ Anne Marie HinrichsGabrielle Cayton-Hodges

& Jonathan HodgesJohn W. Kalpin IIIBeth KennedyThe Lowery FamilyDerry Light ✽Daniel MarmionMary & Curtis May ✽David & Kristy Moulton ✽Porva PantRashi Patel ✽J.D. PetersAndrea Plasko ✽The Pope FamilyRajiv Pothineni &

Phani SimhadriCorey PriceAlona Procaccini ✽ Andre & Franziska Quaiser ✽Srinvasa Sadhu &

Chandrika LuckiJamie & Nili Schnitzer ✽Kathleen & David Sellers ✽Gwen Shangle ✽Christine Soper ✽Soto Medina Family ✽Lindsay SpringMs. Lisa Stolzer ✽Kelsey Swanson ✽Isabel Teixeira ✽Carrie & Paul TetiSophia Torrance ✽Dylan Torrance ✽Greg Vallette ✽Bob Wolff

Sustainers Club $100-$499Maria Johnson ✽ Huma Kazmi ✽ Anjum KhanThe Knox FamilyDamon & Maritza KoslowAnand KrishnanElena Kurnov ✽ Sandra & Lance Lewis ✽Dr. and Mrs. Hector LopezAngelina LuiSally Luke ✽ Leslie Magliaro ✽Bridget Manley Robert & Kathy

Marmion ✽Sheila & Frank

McLaughlin ✽Alex & Molly Mitnick ✽Gary Mohamad &

Germine MeterialMichelle Morrison ✽Lisa Meisenbacher Vinay & Swati Navani Courtney Peters &

Tomas Manning ✽Mary Ellen O’BoyleMaryann & Charles PostHaneen Rabie &

Dave WooliscroftAnand RamaswamyBert & Adele Robinson ✽Ayla Sen ✽ Rimma Skvortsova ✽ Kim Smith ✽ Phillip & Erin SoccioTeresa Soto ✽ Matt & Beth Stencel ✽William Takeuchi &

Jennifer ShinPeggy Thompson ✽Victoria Watts TrotmanThe Tuorto Family John Weihe & Hui CaoAnn Wilson ✽Alexander WolfsonQi YanNing Yang

2013-14 Help us surpass

our $150,000 goalWe are pleased to announce the launch of this year’s Wants-n-Wishes Campaign. With your help, we can surpass our goal of raising $150,000 with 100% participation by all families within 100 days - a realistic target given the past philanthropic history of the Princeton Montessori School community. Donations to the Wants-n-Wishes Campaign support professional development opportunities for teachers, classroom materials and program enhancements. Each donation helps get us closer to 100% participation. Large or small, your donation is needed and appreciated.Below is a sampling of this year’s requests. Consider making the teachers’ Wants-n-Wishes come true!

Elementary and Middle School • Cultural Field TripsJunior I Musical Sponsorship• Junior 2 Operetta Sponsorship • Montessori Model • United Nations ProgramAssemblies Sponsorship• Iris Garden Outside the • Imaginarium Art StudioRequests for Classroom • Materials in All ProgramsNew Infant & Toddler Carpets• Archery Supplies and Shed for • Elementary and Middle School

For more information about this year’s Wants-n-Wishes, visit us at princetonmontessori.org or contact Kathy Marmion at kmarmion@pmonts.org.

New this year!Legacy Fund for Teacher Professional DevelopmentA new fund in the life of the School, the Legacy Fund’s first honoree is Marsha Stencel, for whom professional development has been a key priority in her 37 years of directing our world-class school. What better way to show your appreciation of Marsha AND our talented Montessori teachers? Your gift to the Legacy Fund provides opportunities for our talented teachers to attend educational conferences and pursue Montessori training. Last year, teachers attended Learning and the Brain Symposium, American Montessori Society (AMS) Annual Conference, National Science Teachers Conference, and the Model United Nations Program teacher workshop. In addition, three teachers received honorariums for MACAR training — Montessori Accreditation for Children at Risk (Reading).

This year, an anonymous donor will match each faculty and staff gift two-to-one, up to $5,000.

SummerQuest ScholarshipsCould you help to make another memorable summer for at least one child this summer? Generous donations from our grandparents, along with current parents, faculty, alumni students and alumni families, enable us to offer full SummerQuest Scholarships for local children who would not otherwise have the opportunity to experience the wonder of a Montessori classroom. Your gift to the SummerQuest Scholarship Fund is sure to have a positive impact on the future life of up to four students this summer.

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Toddler — Grade 5

Your gift to the Wants-n-Wishes Campaign has a direct impact on the everyday lives of our students. Like most independent schools and colleges, tuition does not cover all of the costs of providing services to our children. Wants-n-Wishes makes up the difference between tuition revenue and the actual cost of educating students. However, unlike tuition, donations to Wants-n-Wishes are tax-deductible.Interested in designating a gift? The following are two special funds designed for more purposeful giving.

your gifts at work

Gifts of Gratitude For each gift of $1,000, you may recognize a special teacher or staff member for making a difference in the lives of children. Recipients will be honored with a stone placed in the beautiful Montessori Milestones Garden and a card will be sent to them in your name.

ways to giveGifts to Princeton Montessori Society can be made in a variety of ways. All gifts provide immediate benefits to the School and are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

Gifts of CashA cash gift entitles the donor to an income cash deduction in the year in which the gift is made. Please make checks payable to Princeton Montessori Society. Pledge envelopes are available from the Main Office. Mail to: Princeton Montessori School, 487 Cherry Valley Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, Attn: Development Office

Credit CardsOnline contributions can be made by credit card using VISA, MasterCard, or Discover. Visit www.princetonmontessori.org and click Wants-n-Wishes to donate online

Gifts of SecuritiesPrinceton Montessori Society accepts gifts of marketable securities in any amount. Appreciable tax savings may be realized by making your gift via stocks or other capital assets. For more details on making a gift of stock or securities, please contact Kathy Marmion with further questions.

Maximize your GiftDoes your (or your spouse’s) employer have a matching gifts program? You may be able to double your gift by taking advantage of your or your spouse’s corporate matching gift program. Check with the Human Resource Department of your employer or contact at kmarmion@pmonts.org or 609-924-4594 x239 to find out if your company participates in a Matching Gifts program.