C A M PA I G N U P D AT ER E P O R T F R O M G E O R G E T O W N V I S I T A T I O N

INAUGURAL ISSUE

A MESSAGE FROM OUR CAMPAIGN LEADERS

Message From the Campaign LeadersThank you to all our donors! More exciting plans on the horizon.

Campaign at a Glance The campaign focuses on raising funds for three different components: building projects, our endowment and the Salesian Center.

By the Numbers How do all the figures break down?

IN THIS ISSUE:

Dear Friends,

Our capital campaign, A Cherished Past, A Vibrant Future, is underway with great momentum. We are delighted to update you with several key developments in each of our campaign’s three strategic initiatives: Preserving our Charism; Building our Endowment; and Enhancing our Campus.

In just over a year, we have raised close to $13 million towards our $23 million goal, thanks to the generous commitment of 325 donors. Thanks to you, we were able to renovate McNabb Field. This tangible result strengthens our resolve to accomplish the rest of our goals.

Our next project is a revamp of our outdated dining and food service areas on the lower level of Founders Hall. This new space will nearly double our current seating capacity and greatly enhance the students’ dining experience. This $3 million project will add 500 square feet to the dining room and update the mechanical systems. We are in the process of laying out our construction and permitting schedules, aiming for a start date of June 2015.

In addition, our campaign is targeting the following:

• Building our endowment in order to maintain competitive salaries and benefits for teachers and staff and to also limit future tuition increases;

• Funding programmatic and facility improvements; and

• Establishing the St. Jane de Chantal Salesian Center, which is a critical vehicle to maintain our identity as a Catholic institution in the Salesian tradition. We are excited about this $3 million of committed funds to the Center so far, and we have begun implementing programs and formulating an expanded program for the Center.

We are over 56% towards our $23 million goal, but there is still plenty of work ahead and we need your continued support.

This campaign will ensure a secure future for Visitation and will preserve the Salesian values it imparts. We welcome your thoughts, ideas or questions, and as always we thank you for being a loyal member of our community.

FEB2015

With Gratitude,

Sr. Mary Berchmans Hannan ’48, ’50 President Emerita and Director of Mission and Ministry

Ann Sheehy Fowler ’86 and Brand Fowler Campaign Co-Chairs

Daniel M. Kerns Head of School

The almost $11 million building component

of our campaign consists of the following:

✔ Renovate McNabb Field

(Completed August 2014), ensuring

the school’s athletic program remains

competitive, while also reducing

weather-related cancellations, and

increasing overall facility usage

✔ Expand and renovate the dining

room (Due Fall 2015) in order to more

than double the number of students

who can be seated at once. This $3

million project will add 500 square feet

and 250 seats. It will include raising the

ceiling, updating the kitchen area, and

opening up the space so that it is more

comfortable and attractive as well as

more functional for both the kitchen staff

and the students. In addition, this space

will provide a much needed meeting

venue for our Visitation community.

✔ Add (September 2017) 12,525 square

feet of new classroom space to St.

Joseph’s Hall. This $6.8 million project

will include 10 new classrooms, a

1,000-square-foot art studio and a new

science lab. These additions will ensure

that we meet the educational demands

of this century, allowing students’

creativity to flourish and inspiring them to

think innovatively across the curriculum.

✔ Improve the existing classrooms

(September 2017) in St. Joe’s, making

them more conducive to learning with

better lighting and updated equipment

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CAMPAIGN AT A GLANCE

The $3 million St. Jane de Chantal Salesian

Center is the cornerstone of our campaign.

Its purpose is to ensure that the Sisters’

Salesian way of life continues to live and

flourish in the lives of all our students,

teachers, parents, faculty, staff and alumnae

for generations to come. The Center will:

✔ Create Salesian formation

programs and seminars, enabling

the community to fully understand

and embrace Salesian Spirituality

✔ Gather and organize the school’s

archives, in order to preserve and make

available our artifacts and history

✔ Digitally archive our 216-year-old

school history, making our story

accessible online

✔ Construct and maintain an online

platform where members of our

Visitation family and others beyond

our immediate community may go

for Salesian inspiration, historical

vignettes, prayers, stories, history

and Salesian guidance

✔ Produce a movie that will capture the

beauty of the Sisters’ Salesian way in

order to both preserve their legacy and

also ensure that it lives on inside and

beyond the school walls

Our endowment is critical as we draw

upon the wisdom of the Sisters, and the

vision of the founders to position Visitation

for a vibrant future in the 21st century

and beyond. Growing our endowment is a

strategic priority for our Board of Trustees

and school leadership. Thanks to five

generous donors, we have already raised

over half of our $8 million goal and have

established four new endowed named

scholarships. Endowed gifts to Visitation

will create opportunities for today’s

students, as well as tomorrow’s. This will:

✔ Create a legacy of support for

Visitation and the community it serves

✔ Provide the school with a

permanent stream of income

that will ensure future financial

stability and flexibility

✔ Augment our financial aid pool,

enabling the school to maintain a

culturally and economically diverse

student body

✔ Enhance funding for faculty/staff

compensation and instructional

programs

✔ Limit future tuition increases

Visitation is a way of life that we all believe in.

Our next project: Renovation of the

student dining room. (Fall 2015)

“ Visitation has a history of transforming and inspiring girls to be intellectually curious, become better women, give back to their communities, and incorporate Salesian spirituality into their everyday life. That opportunity is exactly what this campaign is about.” Ann Sheehy Fowler ’86 and Brand Fowler, Campaign Co-Chairs (Caroline ’16, Maggie ’17)

A SPECIAL THANK YOU to our 325 generous donors!

GIFT LEVELS RECEIVED$ 3 million

$ 1.5 million

$ 1 million

$ 250,000

$ 200,000

$ 125,000

$ 100,000

$ 75,000

$ 50,000

$ 25,000

$ 10,000

Up to $10,000 x269

BY THE NUMBERS We have raised$12.9 million

towards our goal of $23m

$3.02 million has been

raised for the Salesian Center

$4.1 million has been

raised for our endowment

$4.7 million has been raised for unrestricted use

cox graae + spackarchitects

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GEORGETOWN VISITATION

PREPARATORY SCHOOL

1524 35th STREET NW

WASHINGTON, DC 20007202.337.3350

a. morton thomas &

associates, inc.civil engineer

800 King Farm Blvd. Fourth Floor

Rockville, MD 20850

telephone: 301 881 2545

facsimile: 301 881 0814

linton

engineering, llc

structural engineer46090 Lake Center Plaza

Potomac Falls, VA 20165

telephone: 571 323 0320

facsimile: 571 323 0689

provectus engineers

mech./plumb./elec. engineers3141 Fairview Park Dr. #645

Falls Church, VA 22042

telephone: 703-823-4694

facsimile: 703-823-4697

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nyikos associates, inc.

food services consultant18219-A Flower Hill Way

Gaithersburg, MD 20879

telephone: 240 683 9530

facsimile: 240 683 9532

The Gallery Building

Dining Room &

Kitchen Renovation

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FLOOR - FURNITURE

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ENGINEER'SSTORAGE

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KITCHENSERVERY

KITCHEN PREP AREA620 sq ft

MECH.270 sq ft

MECH.200 sq ft

FACILITIESSTORAGE /LAUNDRY

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SPRINK.25 sq ft

MEN'STOILET55 sq ft

VESTIBULE45 sq ft

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ENGINEER'SOFFICE270 sq ftENGINEER'S

STORAGE410 sq ft

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DINING ROOM3,120 sf

(222 SEATS)

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cox graae + spackarchitects2909 M Street, NorthwestWashington DC 20007telephone: 202 965 7070facsimile: 202 965 7144

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GEORGETOWN VISITATIONPREPARATORY SCHOOL

1524 35th STREET NWWASHINGTON, DC 20007202.337.3350

c o n c e p t d e s i g n

a. morton thomas &associates, inc.civil engineer800 King Farm Blvd. Fourth FloorRockville, MD 20850 telephone: 301 881 2545facsimile: 301 881 0814

lintonengineering, llcstructural engineer46090 Lake Center PlazaPotomac Falls, VA 20165telephone: 571 323 0320facsimile: 571 323 0689provectus engineersmech./plumb./elec. engineers3141 Fairview Park Dr. #645Falls Church, VA 22042telephone: 703-823-4694facsimile: 703-823-4697

copyright © cox graae+spack architects 2014

nyikos associates, inc.food services consultant18219-A Flower Hill WayGaithersburg, MD 20879telephone: 240 683 9530facsimile: 240 683 9532

The Gallery BuildingDining Room &Kitchen Renovation

EFBS

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EXTERIOR RENDERING

1 EXTERIOR RENDERING - Proposed Courtyard View

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EXISTING CONDITIONS VIEWWith this inaugural newsletter, we would like to recognize those leaders who have made this campaign possible:

HONORARY CHAIRS

Sr. Mary Berchmans Hannan ’48, ’50

Fuzzy and Eric Billings

Kathy and Oliver Carr

Tricia and Frank Saul

Agnes Neill Williams ’47, ’49

CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE

Ann Sheehy Fowler ’86 and Brand Fowler Campaign Co-Chairs

Daniel Ward Chair of the Board of Trustees

Daniel M. Kerns Head of School

Nathalie Bergin Sullivan ’71 Advancement Director

Ray Biagini

Julie Donatelli ’80

Shannon and Joe Hynds

Anne Cadell Killeen ’80 and Jay Killeen

Dennis Lucey

Tricia Sheehy Malloy ’78

Carolyn Adams Ridgway ’89

Elizabeth and Rick Tonner

Laura Tramonte

John Treseler

Chris Ward

Jodi Perry Yeager ’86

F E B R U A RY 2 0 1 5 | 3

Founders Guild $100,000 and aboveAnonymous (2)

Brian and Sheila McDonnell Bates ’80

Mr. and Mrs. Eric F. Billings

The Scott and Patrice Brickman Family Foundation

Estate of Ann C. Chadeayne Brown JC ’41

The Carr Family

Estate of Mary Jane Cullinane ’44

Mr. and Mrs. Lou Donatelli Ann Kirlin JC ’56

Brand and Ann Fowler Ann Sheehy ’86

Joseph and Shannon Hynds

Tricia and Geoff Malloy Patricia Sheehy ’78

Mr. Roger H. Mudd

Terrence and Margaret O’Donnell

Mr. and Mrs. John F. W. Rogers

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent A. Sheehy Helen McKenna JC ’49

Sisters of the Visitation of Georgetown

Gabriela and Doug Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. Ward

Agnes N. Williams ’47

Green Gate Patrons$25,000–$99,999Anonymous (3)

Mrs. Joan Bader

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Bender Ellen Williams ’73

Ray and Celeste Biagini

C. Maury Devine

Mary Lacey Gilbride Memorial Fund ++

The Gosling Foundation

Eugene and Killian Huger Fund - MHL

The Jim and Laura Hunt Family

Mimsy and Rusty Lindner

Richard and Christine Reed

Cathy and Mike Rusnak Cathy Stohlman ’80

Ed Ryan and Catie Malone ’77

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sheehy

John and Peggy Treseler

Skip and Jodi Yeager Jodi Perry ’86

St. Jane de Chantal Associates $10,000–$24,999Tim and Ruth Brightbill

J.B. and Meghan (Mutchler) Deerin ’88

Julie Donatelli ’80 and Michael Baranowsky

Ms. Elizabeth Downes and Mr. Patrick Doyle

Kevin J. Fischer and Frances A. Mooney

Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Geier

Georgetown Visitation Parents’ Association

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Guarriello

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Kerns, Jr. Alice Fleury ’86

Pam and Dennis Lucey

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Maloney

Dan and Anne Weaver McBride

Mr. and Mrs. James H. Molloy III Margaret Whitty ’88

Pam and Bill Oetgen

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Quinn

Michele and Alex Ross Michele Singer ’82

Frank and Anita Rothwell

Mrs. Marianne Stohlman Marianne Darby ’50

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Thomas

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Tonner, Jr.

Robert and Laura Tramonte

Ms. Susan Ward

St. Francis de Sales Benefactors $5,000–$9,999Mr. and Mrs. Louis Christopher

Tom and Jacqueline Collamore Jacqueline Kelly ’78

Ms. K. Marguerite Conley ’86

Bryan and Ellen Cullen

Thomas and Frances Fitzgerald

Mr. and Mrs. Scott S. Gilbride

Ms. Sharon Egan Katula ’82

Mr. and Mrs. Scott M. McCaleb Meghan Molloy ’84

The Hon. and Mrs. Philip E. Ruppe

Ms. Elizabeth A. Sheehy ’83

Mr. Jeffrey Walker and Ms. Lynne Rasmussen

Leonard Neale Society$2,500–$4,999Grace and John Carroll/Carroll & Carroll, PC

Chuck and Maria Castle

Mr. James T. Neill and Ms. Amy McNamer

The J. Timothy Thompson Family

Teresa Lalor Society $1,500–$2,499Dr. and Mrs. Eric L. Eisenhauer

Elsje Carbone ’91

Mrs. Barbara Shea O’Hare ’67

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Poulson Noreen Lavan ’74

John and Kate Wyckoff

Maria Sharpe Society $500–$1,499Catherine and John Adams

Maura and Neil Alt

Ms. Kristin L. Andersen ’01

Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Deering Angela Capron ’96

Mrs. Cherrie W. Doggett

Mrs. Maurian Donohoe Dubinsky ’98

Mr. and Mrs. David Gaudreau

Mr. and Mrs. William L. Gaudreau

The Hagerup Family

Samantha Spina Hennig ’89

Mrs. Kristin O’Connor Hirst ’93

Mrs. Caroline Mendoza Horrigan ’88

Mr. and Mrs. William B. Howard

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jackson III

Mr. and Mrs. Alan J. Joaquin

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Knoll Carol Ann Fabrizio ’59

Dr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Krivda

Mr. and Mrs. James E. Lonergan

Ms. Elizabeth A. Maloney ’67

Ms. Jacqueline Abell Maloney ’71

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas P. McDaniel

Mr. Sean McEvoy and Dr. Therese McNerney

Ms. Katherine S. McNerney ’93

Ms. Mary Grace Mooney ’12

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Railey

Carolyn Adams Ridgway ’89

Ms. Anne Parrette Rohall ’86

Mary Ellen and Richard J. Rotondo

Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Rowan Jennifer Pyne ’88

Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Ryan, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Jay T. Taylor Courtney O’Hara ’89

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Veith

Mr. Garry O. Whipkey and Dr. Mary Beth McAteer-Whipkey ’72

Ms. Marie Spencer Woodbury-Claiborn ’69

Friends of Visitation $100–$499Anonymous

Capt. Caroline Donohue Cassidy ’01

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Chadwick Claire Kelly ’94

Mr. and Mrs. James V. Cole

Mr. and Mrs. Sean Cusson Molly Geissenhainer ’00

Mrs. Jennifer Becker Denney ’97

Dr. Mary E. Fitzpatrick ’66

Mr. and Mrs. Neil J. Goetzman

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Greenberg Ann O’Donnell ’74

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Grandonico

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Handorf Caroline Coleman ’96

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hillegass Carrie Babbington ’88

Ms. Caroline Lawrie

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Leasure Katherine Baker ’94

Mr. and Mrs. Darren MacLennan Jennifer Maloney ’88

Ms. Teresa C. Maguire ’77

Dr. Pamela A. Marks ’90

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Metz Courtney Byrd ’00

Mr. and Mrs. Fred S. Moghtader Maureen Castle ’61

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Moore Jennifer Baker ’90

Mr. and Mrs. Seamus Murphy Christine Ryan ’94

Mrs. Melissa Hayes Plunkett ’95

Ms. Genevieve M. Ryan ’07

Mr. and Mrs. J. Todd Samperton Maureen Fitzgerald ’73

Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Scullin Elizabeth Walsh ’67

Mrs. Jacqueline Veith Shooshan ’01

Mr. and Mrs. David Steinbraker Mary Claire Tappan ’64

Turf Field Committee

Mr. and Mrs. William C. Woofter III Michaelyn McMahon ’85

Ms. Catherine Zorc ’96

Gold-White Partners up to $99Ms. Jamie A. Adasi ’06

Mrs. Andrea Paraud Bayly ’01

Mr. and Mrs. Damon Bell

Mr. John Hyland and Ms. Carolyn Collins ’65

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Emory Patricia Reilly ’78

Ms. Kathryn L. Guida ’04

Mr. and Mrs. Whit Mathis Ashley Windsor ’93

Mr. and Mrs. James M. Naughton, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Pennington

Mr. and Mrs. Waldemar J. Pflepsen, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Stroud Shannon Delany ’93

1524 Thirty-Fifth Street, NW | Washington, DC 20007-2785 | P (202) 337-3350 ext. 2284 | nsullivan@visi.org | www.visi.org

WITH SPECIAL GRATITUDEThese generous individuals provided early commitments during the leadership phase of

our capital campaign, A Cherished Past, A Vibrant Future, through January 31, 2015.

++ We are grateful for the generosity of the 185 donors who contributed to this fund in memory of Mary Lacey Gilbride ’08.